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I- i ; v.. CIRCULATION THE WEATHER Cloudy Sunday and Mon day, occasional rains north- west portion no change In temperature. . Yesterday's maximum 45, minimum 85 1 partly cloudy. Avmras - XHfly u( gu4y. 7104 Net Paid, 0788 Member ef -A. B. C EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December 21, 1930 No. 231 V E SE IH. CATTEGAT Forty., Lost When Oberon : Hits Arcturus off Dan- ish Coast Brothers Command two Col liding ; Vessels; Passen- . r gers Asleep in Cabins :. By AXEL GERFALK Copenhagen, Dec. '20. (APi . Rescue vessels .that had combed the f og-hidden . Cattegat for 24 , hours tonight virtually abandoned the search tor possible additional survivors of one of the worst marine disasters in the his tory of the Danish coast, the sink ing the- Finnish liner Oberon off Laso .Island. Commanders of the Teasels ex pressed belief any farther search would be unsuccessful. - At least 40 persons, and pos sibly more, were bell eyed to have been drowned ' when the Oberon went down; or to hare perished later In a sea of flaming oil that escaped from the Teasel's hold. The Oberon was rammed and sunk late last night In a dense .fog by her sister ship, the Arc turus, of the same line. ' Brothers Are Commanders By a strange coincidence, the two Teasels were commanded by brothers." Captains Erik and Ossl Hjelt. The Arcturus. after the tragedy, picked up Captain Erik Hjelt as he swam In the icy wa ters with the body of hia drown ed four-year-old daughter In his arms. Captain Erik Hjelt's wife also was drowned. Among those still missing and for whom hope had about been abandoned were J. W. H. T. Douglas, famous cricket player, and his father, J. H. Douglas. Of 12 English passengers known to haTe been on the Teasel only two were belleTed to hare survived. SurriTors of the disaster who arrired In Copenhagen said that when the crash came the fog was so dense that they could not see (Turn to page 2, ceL- 1) - fFins i 'IBM POLICY .Says Federal Reserve In fluenced by Internation al Bankers "WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. (AP) Broad criticism of the federal reserre system for Its fi nancial policies and its attitude toward reparations under the Versailles treaty, was placed be fore the house today by Chair man McFadden of the banking committee. McFadden asserted interna tional bankers took charge of Versailles treaty negotiations and as a result the "bonds afterward Issued are tainted with Illegal ity." It was "Inconceivable." he said, that the government would allow the sale of these bonds and the fact that it did was due wholly to the Influence of a pow erful grop of international bank ers. He charged there was too close an association between the federal reserve bank of New York and international . bankers and "economic experts to whose control that bank has been aban doned," "America's foreign financial policy," McFadden said, "should be fixed for the federal reserre banks by -the federal reserve one of the 12 coordinate federal reserve banks." "The Industrial . stagnation in this country today," he added, "Is largely due to the distrust of the 'people In the foreign policy of our. gom eminent and in the fi nancial policies of the federal re serve system. - Representative Ramseyer, re publican, Iowa, said he: doubted the wisdom of Ameri invest In? In reparations bonds. . Ramseyer asked if -acFadden belle. - hat "before there can be peace I the world we have got to scrap the Versailles treaty and theyToung pian ana sudsu tute something In the place of them." "We will not gt a proper so lution of this whole matter In Europe until we go back to the -very foundation," McFadden re- ' plied. . x I Green Section Out Tuesday On account of Christmas comlag on Trtursday, the Sa lem Advertiser, the green section of The Statesman, will be published on Tues day instead of Thursday. Thrifty housewives and late Christmas shoppers should- watch for this see- tion, which will carry offer ings and suggestions, that -will be very helpful. The food suggestions will help yon . make your Christmas dinner better and more eco nomical v .-: s . . SHIPS STOP Pres Three Relief Bills; Job Soon s Oregon Will get Over Million for Highway aid; More in Sight for Public Lands, r Harbors arid Forests By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON WAHINGTONr Dec 20. (AP) President Hoover late today signed the bill putting $116,000,000 immediately at ; his i disposal for new jobs on federal improvements throughout the nation. , ; " This emergency measure got through congress early In the afternoon end together with the-measure authorizing $45,000,000 for loons to drought stricken farmers to put in next year's crops was promptly signed, r The $45,000,000 must utm be appropriated. This will be done immediately after the holidays and meanwhile ar rangements will be perfected for getting the loans to the farmers. APPEAL TAKEN. ( DECIS Wickersham Enforcement Commission Ignores Judges Clark's Opinion WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 (AP) The government's chal lenge of the recent decision of Judge Clark in New Jersey, hold ing the ; prohibition amendment invalid, was filed today at the su preme court. Taking direct Issue with the district Judge, the government through Solicitor General Thach er will ask the supreme court to hold the .18th amendment was le gally ratified and that the national- prohibition act and other laws enacted under the prohibi tion amendment are valid. Attorney General Mitchell ex pects to obtain from counsel for the two men under indictment, W. H. Sprague and W. J. Howey a waiver so the appeal may be pre sented to. the court when It ends Its present recess on January 5. The denartment of Justice will expect Its appeal to ret before the court for consideration not later than January 12. The supreme court one week after the appeal is submitted wlU . . . a. announce wnetner me case win oe heard on its merits. Efforts will be made, to have the appeal argued during the week of January IS. If these fail It will be late in February before It can be heard. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (AP) Th Clark decision hold ing the 18th amendment Invalid does not mean a thing to the Wickersham law enforcement commission. Word came from commission circles today that the pending re port would not be held up until the supreme court passed on the case and that no cognizance would be taken of the New Jersey Judge's ruling. Motor Makers Relate Plans For Industry DETROIT. Dec. 20 (AP) Although several Detroit automo bile plants that brought out their new models following a mid-summer shutdown, have again sus pended 'production for inventory periods, optimistic statements for the Immediate future of the mo tor car Industry came from two sources today. W. 8. ! Knudsen, president and general manager of the Chevro let Motor Car company, which went Into production on new models only a few weeks ago, an nounced : the total factory force now numbers 30,401 men and that 10,000 more are to be add ed in January. A. U. Widman, works manager of Cadillac Motor Car company, which closed for inventory on December 18, said that 0,000 men will resume work an Jan uary S. This will be BOO more than were at work at the time the plant closed. Unions Seek Two Large CLEVELAND, O., Dec 20. (AP) A new campaign was In progress tonight to affiliate the major railroad labor brotherhoods with the American Federation of Labor to enable organized labor to meet Its future problems with a "solid front" of 3.500.000 mem bers. V I - ; - - ' Negotiations to this end. Insti tuted by William Green, president of the federation, were disclosed today by Alexander F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, when he an nounced the appointment of trainmen's . committee to confer with a committee from the federa tion. ! . ' -' - ' In the ' belief of many labor leaders, i the proposed affiliation of the brotherhoods and the fed eration is one of the most Impor tant undertakings in the history of organized labor In this country. LI Hoover Signs Available The $11 1,000.000 Is available at once and will be put into lm- mediate use. . In his recommen dalions and In his public state ments concerning them the pres ident has emphasised that work can begin immediately. AH the technical phases such as obtaining sites, architectural planning and engineering have been completed on all the pro jects Included under the recom mendations. Mr. Hoover has said actual employment under the bill can start in most cases within , from one to three months. The bill, In addition to allow ing actual labor to start on buildings and other projects, will provide labor in various In dustries, such as steel, brick, quarrying, and in machinery manufacturing, which will sup ply materials. The legislation completed the emergency progTam recommend ed by President Hoover but as the senate gave final approval to the $110,000,000 It heard a new appeal for additional relief. Senators LaFollette, republi can, Wisconsin, and Walsh, dem ocrat, Massachusetts, assailed the appropriation as a "drop in the bucket". They read reports from an lndepenlent survey of employment conditions In more than 200 cities conducted by themselves and demanded that congress enact direct appro- priation to be '' spent la - relief work. Senator Gillett. republican, Massachusetts, supported the contention of the administration that the cities and communities with the aid of the Red Cross could meet their own problems. He urged that American . self re liance be fostered as "the sure way to continued growth and prosperity for America". Division - of Funds The emergency appropriation bUl allocates the fund as fol lows: Federal and highway system $80,000,000. Rivers and harbors work $22,500,000. Mississippi flood control $3, 000.000. National forest Improvements $3,000,000. Construction forest highways $3,000,000. s Road in unreserved public lands and Indiana reservations $5,000,000. However, the legislation gives to President Hoover the right to allocate the funds as he sees fit if : emergencies develop. Demo crats and republican 'Indepen dents In the senate fought this provision but finally were de feated by a roll call. Oregon Gets Share The federal aid highway al lotments under the emergency measure Include: California 3,108.233. Idaho 1.008,038. Montana 1.C71.930. Oregon 1.329,287. Washington 1.270.133. The river and harbor allot ments Include: South Pacific division $933,- 000. North Pacific division 655.000. Total $22,500,000. $1.- EUGEXE Y WINS -EUGENE, Ore., Dec 2.0 (AP) The Eugene Y. M. C. A. bas ketball quintet defeated the Portland Y. M. C. A. team, 40 to 45, In an overtime period here tonight. , to Affiliate Labor Bodies Thus far, the negotiations with the trainmen's brotherhood are the only ones revealed but labor leaders are confident the - plans will Include similar proposals to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engtnemen and the Brotherhood of Railway Conduc tors. Together with the trainmen. they haTe a membership of ap proximately 500,000. : 1 ' Should an agreement be reach ed during the next sereral months. the proposed affiliation will be submitted to the federation con vention probably, in October next In the past, the almost alter lack' of - connection between : the big 'four brotherhoods and 'the federation has kept them from en joying the supporting strength of each other.-A number of difficul ties hitherto haTe preTented af filiation. - ASSAIL LUGAS nvFR mp e W ! I B III Wlfff Progressives Demand That Republican Committee . Director Resign Conservatives Defend; Lu cas Brands Norris as Democrat By HAROLD. D. OUVER, WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (AP) A republican demand that Robert H.- Lucas of Ken tucky, resign as 'executive direct or of the republican . national committee, was made' during heated debate In the senate late today after Lucas' frank admis sion that he helped finance the last campaign .against Senator Norris, republican. In Nebraska. Senator Howell, Norris col league, demanded that Lueas re sign. Senator Glenn, republican, Illinois, challenged the republi canism of Norris and the latter replied with a denunciation of Lueas. He gave his reasons for supporting Alfred E. Smith In 1928, told the senate he bad no apology for opposing Herbert Hoover and would do it again. "If the republican national committee has any respect for its reputation it will ask for Lucas'; resignation Immediately," How ell said. Lucas Admits Work Lucas had told the senate campaign funds committee ear lier in the day he paid more than $4,000 out of his own pocket for antl-Norrls. literature last Octo ber for circulation In Nebraska. He said the national committee had nothing to do with it. but he wanted to see Norris defeated because be was a democrat." Norris defended his actions In opposing Hoover two years ago. He said Hoover was on the side of the "power trust and was op posed to farm relief." "He was wrong on both Is sues," be asserted.' Fees in Mess Senator Cutting, republican. New Mexico, precipitated the out break by asking Senator Fees, of Ohio, In his capacity as chairman of the republican national' com mittee. If a report were true that Lucas bad tendered his resigna tion. Fess, who had refused to see newspapermen all day, de nied it. Cutting then called attention to Lucas' testimony before the Nye Investigators and asked Fess if he intended doing anything about It. "I do not," Fess replied curtly. Nye earlier had informed news papermen he had invited Fess to appear before his committee but that Fess said he had no infor mation on the subject and saw no reason to testify. CHEAPER MILK IS 111 PROSPECT Prospects for a one-cent re duction in the retail price of milk delivered to Salem consumers were favorable yesterday, the cut to become effective January 1. No surety that the drop In prices from the 1 1-1 2c basis to a 10c basis can be effected will rest until a meeting of producers with distributing men here Monday night in the chamber of, commerce rooms. Mr. Hurley of the Capitol Dairies said Saturday that he fa vored such a reduction and was going to urge It at the meeting tomorrow.' Hurley indicated that drops In the prices of other com modities made one in milk ne cessary. The existing price of 11 cents a quart for milk delirered at home, cash, in adrance, was. established July. 17 of this year. For milk paid for after delivery, the charge Is 12 cents a quart, the Increase effective In July, boosting the price two cents a quart for credit users as the former scale was 10 cents a quart Irrespective of whe ther cash was paid in advance. Producers in this area now re being paid $2.50 for class B milk. Hurley feels that a cut to $2.25 would be only a reasonable drop Inasmuch as raw milk, ungraded. Is selling as low as $1.50 a hun dred. The milk now sold through the Salem dairies is principally Class B grade and teats four per cent, butterfat content. Select Rossi As Successor To Mayor Rolph SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. (AP) Selection of Supervisor Angelo J. Rossi as the next mayor of San Francisco to succeed Got- ernor-elect James Rolph, Jr., was assured today." Ten of the It supervisors sign ed a resolution to be Introduced Monday proTidlng for the appoint ment of Rossi as mayor January f , simultaneously with Rolph's In auguration as roTernor. Four more supervisors said they would sign. -, ;v - - -.-:' Rossi, who has been acting mayor of the city during periods of Rolph's absence, is the gover nor-elect's choice as his successor. Soviet Purchases In United States Show Biz Increase NEW YORK. Dec 20l (AP) Soviet pnrchasee ta the United States la the yea eadte September - SO 'totaled f 140,223,000, and increased Z8M per cent ewer "the precedins; 12 months, aceoKUnc to a statistical am-, alysis published today by Uie Amtors; trading corpora tion. This la the commer cial representative of the so viet government in the Unit-, ed States. More than f ovr-flfths of the day's purchases consist sd of industrial and agricnl tmrml machinery, aaid. mm an tide tn Um cmrrent Iwne of the economic review of the .BOTjet.Jxnlon. - - LEASE SCULS TALKEDJBOUT Senate Rejects Conference Bill Account of Postof fice Leases WASHINGTON. Dee. 20 The senate today rejected a con ference report on the $1,084,000 treasury-postofflce appropriation bill after Senator Blaine, repub lican, Wisconsin, charged It would "perpetuate" a system of postoffice leases which constitues an annual "raid on the treasury" of from $10,000,000 to $15,000, 000. Some senators also voted against the report because It did not carry the usual appropriations for salary increases to . govern ment employes. The bill was sent back to conference by a vote of 43 to 24. Blaine, chairman of a senate committee which is Investigating postoffice leases, objected to the report because It had eliminated a provision to require competitive bidding for leases on postoffice garages. He charged the postoffice de partment with awarding leases to "favorites" without competitive bidding. Blaine said the government was paying exorbitant rentals on 500 buildings and the annual rentals ranged from 13 to (0 per cent of the .value of the pro per ties -with ad average of about 25 per cent. He cited a statement by Post master General Brown that eight per cent of the value of a building Is "reasonable rental" and 1C per eent "excesslTe." Blaine said his committee had found a lease for a postoffice gar age in Indianapolis, Talued at $37,000, for which the gorern ment was paying a rental of $20, 100 yearly. FARM BOARD GETS BORANIINC Farmers Union President Blames low Prices on Farm Board WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 (AP) Senator Borah, republican, Ida ho, demanded In the senate to night an explanation why the farm board "ceased" wheat stab ilisation operations last spring when the price was around a dol lar and did not start them again until the price reached a point "where the farmer could not lire." Speaking on the house bill to appropriate another $150,000,000 for the board for Immediate use, the Mahoan asserted the board stopped Its attempt to peg the price last spring the "day after Julius Barnes of the United States chamber of commerce reached Washington. - Smoot Offers Defense Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah, said the board "held the price last spring as long as it pos sibly could." Borah added the only hope held out by Chairman Legs tor the farmers was "to reduce acreage, yet he doesn't know how much they could reduce. "We certainly can get that kind of adrice cheaper than $500,000, 000," he said, referring to the to tal authorized for the board by congress. Borah said the average price of wheat In Idaho In the last 10 days was 43 cents a bushel,, and want ed to know why the board should seek to stabilize that price. GAS WELL BURNS ON WEWOKA, Okla., Dec 20. (AP) The giant torch of "Wild Abe" blazing gasser at the city's edge, continued to light up the countryside tonight, . FOR CHRISTMAS A good need ear wonld sake a very appropriate Christmas gift for any mem ber or ' the entire family. Why not bay one now when the price are so low and the selection Is good. . Jast tans to the classified page of this paper and yon will find a hnndred or more ears offered by reliable dealers of Salem. If you bay from one of these deal ers yon are assured of value and service. THREATS AND SNARLS Ifll RS ED Adjourns for Christmas Aft er Voting $31 1 ,000, 000 Relief Cordial Mood Toward Pres . Ideht Changes; Exfo - ' . Session Feared WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (AP) (Sunday) Clockhands had . crept - past midnight when congress quit early today for the holidays after; voting $311,000.-. 000 In emergency relief as its Christmas gift to the nation. - It was a snarling, strife-torn senate that yielded to permit en actment of the .emergency legis lation, and anxious leaders look ed' ahead with misgivings to the prospect of finishing the regular business - before March 4. The senate began its session at 11 a. m.. Saturday and made stubborn, halting, hard fought progress throughout the day and Into the night. The last action was the passage of the $150, 000,000 farm board- appropria tion, which was fought to com pletion while house members, their own work long since fin ished, watched tbe clock, told stories, and yawned. Parties in Dissension The heralded republican-democratic cooperation movement to speed legislation and to avoid an extra session of congress In the spring was all but buried under the dissension which flared into both parties. None of the regular appropria tion bills carrying the funds to meet the government's expenses during the next year got through the senate for final en actment and these must be dis posed . of before March 4 If the extra session is to be avoided. Beginning with apparent cor diality toward the president, tbe mood ' of many senators changed Quickly after he Issued a state ment that "the senate was play ing politics at the expense of hu man misery". - The senate had passed a drought relief bill for $ 00,00 0, 000, Instead of the lower figure wanted by the administration and amendments to the $116, 000,000 for , Immediate use on public Improvements had not been to Mr. Hoover's liking. Hoover is Criticized In addition, bills carrying au thorizations of hundreds of mil lions beyond the program out lined had been introduced. Hard ly a day passed after the lash fell that Mr. Hoover was not criticized and assailed on tbe senate floor, western progres sives Joining democrats in the attacks. The substance of the accom plishments for the first three weeks of this session and most of it was enacted today In the closing hours of the senate in cluded: Passed $118,000,000 appro (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Delegation Mar ks Time Over Senate Vacancy If the Marlon county delega tion doesn't get busy soon the legislature will be opening with nothing done in the way of filling the senatorial vacancy from Mar ion county. Sam Brown came to town one day last week, called on house members, said he would fix a day for the boys to get together and talk over this vacancy matter and other Marlon county matters. Then he went homeland nothing more has been heard from him. The report Saturday was that Brown had a cold and would be In this week to do up some of these legislative chores. House members are holding back about doing anything, feel ing it Is pretty much up to Sam. Brown is the senator, is high fac totum for the governor-elect; and what he says is going to go a long ways. Some representatives want to sidestep the making of an ap pointment themselves and may pass the buck to Brown or to the new governor who Is expected to take Brown's word for it. Candidacies are still a buzzing, but they make little honey with no hires to labor in. If the dele gation agrees to let the Bennett plan work, the appointment will be made by the governor with the approval of the senate. But lit tle can be accomplished by way of boosting particular candidates for the office until the formula for filling the vacancy Is worked out. A new entry Is made In the per son of Louis Laehmund, former senator, s Homer roster, Salem manager for Meier is said to be promoting Lachmund's candidacy, asserting he was a Meier supporter.- - - - - . . Marion Men fa Rear The Marlon county house dele gation gets set back against the railing according to the seating arrangement Just worked out. It gives them position la, the rear rank Instead of well up forward as they have enjoyed in previous yearsv A committee from the last house fixes. the seating arrange ments.; ' . . . 'As no moves have been made toward cutting down the salaried Si? JAIL ' SMGIGB Coming to Coast Soon n - - - - -'4- :- - Prof. Albert Einstein, noted tier man scientist, who Is coming to California.' ISTEIN PARTY STOP AT HAVANA. Dec. 20. (AP) Professor Albert Einstein, world famous physicist, and his party sailed this afternoon on the liner Belgenland tor California, where the scientist ' will pursue his as tronomical studies at tbe Mount Wilson observatory. ' . Professor Einstein, who arrired here yesterday,- was- the guest of honor at receptions tendered him by the scientific, engineering and astronomical societies of this city. He also was a guest of the He brew association of Havana, the directors of which paid their re spects to blm. Leave Choice To Mrs. Hoover PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. (AP) Two portraits of Presi dent Hoover, painted by a noted artist engaged by tbe Union lea gue of Philadelphia, will be shown to Mrs. Hoover Monday so that she may select the one she prefers. One portrait will be presented to the president by the league and the other will be hung in the halls of the league's home here. employes it is expected that the full allotment of Jobs will be available tor the "unemployed" including wires, cousins and grandmothers of the legislators. It la reported that a number of legislators are bringing their Wives along with them this time; either that or the wires are bring ing themselves along. The num ber Is said to be larger than In former sessions and living accom modations are being taken ' np rapidly. The Inaugural ball Is expected to start things socially, and the formal greeting to the new gov ernor and his wife on tbe part of the people of Salem Is expected to restore an old custom and do appropriate honor to each gover nor as he is inducted into the of fice. Speakership Battle Gordon and Lonergan are still going after the speakership ham mer and tongs. Gordon support ers now claim 30 "signed up" tor their man, only one short of the needed number. Arthur Law rence of Corvallis is listed as a new recruit to the Gordon ranks. He was in Salem a few days ago; and while he was reported as one of Lonergan's men, said he never had agreed to support Lonergan. Gordon has made every effort to get Julius Meier definitely be hind him; but Meier has made public snnouncement of a hands off policy. Lonergan counters with the assertion that he defin itely assured Meier he would co operate on his legislative pro gram. - Governor . Norblad Is outtlnc the finishing touches, on his mes sage to tbe legislature, only part of which he will read. Mr. Meier is getting his Ideas harnessed for his own message. The only ink ling ce gave out or what he would support was his endorsement of non-partisan Judiciary before the meeting of lawyers In Portland last week. The matters of press ing interest on his program are what he will do with the public service commission, and what his general policy will be toward pub "... ' :; yy. : ..; .. yv :.. mm lic utilities. Sheriff Calls on Tanlr Company to Protect ' His Prisoner Negro Confesses SIay ing School Teacher Near Maryville 8T. JOSEPn, Mo., Dec. 2t. (Sunday) . (AP) A snob which early today attacked the ' Buchanan county jail, seeking tbe release of Itaymond Gsmn, negro charged with the murder of Miss Vclma Colter, 10-year-old teacher, appeared to be dis- -persing at 2 a. (C.R.T.) an hour and a halt after it began forming. Police, however, said they were taking no rhaneo upon tbe mob's retnrnlng. and remained at the scene with tear bom 1 in and machine guns. Four tanks of the Missouri national guard 4 , had been eal'ed our, and city firemen lafcl lios lines to rpray the mobsmen If necessary. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 21. (AP) (Sunday) A crowd of approximately 150 men, moat of them aroused citizens . of Mary ville, Mo., sought entrance early today to the Buchanan county Jail, where Raymond Gunn, 30 year old negro confessed slayer of Miss Velma Colter, 19 year old Maryville teacher, was held. Every policeman tn the city and the fire department were summoned to the Jail, . . The men tried to get to the Jail through the county courthouse, an adjoining structure, but were unable to gain admittance. They also went to the door of the sher iff's residence, which has a pas sage to the Jail, but the door was shut against them. - Girl Beaten to Death Miss Colter, was found beaten to death Tuesday night In her rural school near Maryville. Gunn was arrested Thursday and authorities announced Thursday night he had signed a confession, he was brought late that night to St. Joseph for safekeeping, and transferred Friday from the central police station to the Bu chanan county Jail. A national guard tank com (Turn to page 2, col. 2) GETS IMPROVEMENT KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., DJ 20 (AP) Authorization for the Southern Pacific railroad to bejrln filling In 220 acres of land on the west side of Lake Ewauna was re ceived here today. Dredging of the Lake bottom to fill the land will be started at once, officials of tbe road said, and It will be followed lmmedi tely by a $200,000 Industrial pro ject Including spur tracks running onto the property. HAS 55 GALLONS MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 20 '(AP) Prohibition agents here today failed to approve Charles Dryer's Christmas "spirits." Dryer, an electric appliance salesman, was arrested as he came across the state line from California. The agents said they found SB gallons 'of liquor la his car. - - Dryer said the Christmas spir it moved him to bring the liquor north and he Intended to give a gallon to each of his customers. O. A. It. LV LAST SESSION OREGON CITY. Ore.. Dec 20 (AP) Members of Meade post No. 2. Grand Army of the Repub lic, met her today for the last time. Thinning ranks moved the veterans to adopt a resolution to give up their charter and disband. Only nine of the JLT members of the post were physically able to attend the last meeting. Philan der Meade, it, Is the youngest o2 the 17 and George W. Wenderer 102. the oldest AH property of the post was turned over to the Waldo . Can field post. Veterans of Foreign Wars all excent the cost colors. These were carried home by Drv Tid MCArthur. color-bearer for the past 27 years. TAKE BAXXA RICK PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 20 (AP) James F. Bannon, 55, charged with first degree murder, left tonight for Watford City. N D., In custody of two North Dako ta peace officers. Bannon was arrested at Wal.l port. Ore., a week ago in commo tio nwlth the death of six mem bers of the Albert E. Haven fam Hy near WHliston, N. D. Ills son. Charles ( allegedly has confetsed the murders. Julius 8. Taylor, state's attor ney, and Sheriff Charles A. J eobson, both of McKenzie county, N. D., did not question Bannon here but said they probably would Oregon Briefs . de so en route horns.