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f 1 . Valley I Coverage . Alert correspondent fa more than 70 communities kmo The Statesman naCea The Weather Partlr cloud v today land lYiday, slowly rising ' tem perature"; Max. Temp. Wed fteaday 65, Min. 45, ; river 2.5 feet r a 1 n .49 t, Inch, southerly wind. ! i lively with new of all seci tions of the middle WHlnm- ette valley, i EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, May 21, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 47 Questions IA11 Nonsense Says Pension Chief Townsend Tells Investigators pi : His Plan Over Million Collected Wieciswe ote oh .Corporation ; IJn-Tdx 'BiU-Eoonts Today At Banquet of Fanner Union Martin Speaks Fails to Relate j Details Of Tax Collection and Pension Payments . Collections Are I Around Million, Statement: of Townsend on Stand ' -WASHINGTON, May1 20.-(fl3) Irritated by sharp questioning re garding his knowledge of the Townsend old age -pension move ment, Dr. F. E. Townsend, its co founder, snapped back at a house Investigating committee today wit a blunt, "Oh, why all this nonsense!"-' , j ; j ' "As a matter of fact you don't know much about the Townsend movement except the collection of money, do you?"- pressed Repre sentative Hoffman !R-Mich). : "I decline to answer a ques tion of that kind,'? Townsend re torted. ! ; i. . : Contributions are t j Near Million Says; f The elderly pension leader, who had remained unruffled for the most part under ) a barrage of questions -during his second day before the committee, readily con ceded Townsend club members had contributed "in the neighbor hood of a million dollars since the inception of the niovement." ! "And what did the contributors receive in return?" asked James R. Sullivan, committee counsel. : "They got our organization, which is exactly what thev paid for," Townsend replied. "We have 8,000 clubs throughout the coun try and a live working organiza tion." , The pension leader said, how ever, a third party alliance of the three organizations was not con templated at this time. - Pressed by committeemen for details of the plan to impose a transactions tax to raise funds for payment of the $200 monthly pen sions to the aged, I Townsend said he believed he knew "a great deal about the plan." uicks Details of Tax and Pension Under Hoffman's persistent questioning, however, it was de veloped that Townsend had little Information concerning collection of the proposed tax and the ad ministration of the pension law. Townsend conceded! the age at which pension ! payments start might be reduced from 60 to 50 or 55, if necessary. "And you expect these people to vote for Townjsendites on the assumption they will soon receive a pension," asked) Hoffman. .."They will, too, as you will find out," answered Townsend. The retired California physician said he never made more than $2,500 or $3,000 a year practic ing medicine and denied 1 his or ganization had ever; knowingly ; taken contributions from poverty: ! stricken people, j ; i 43 Capitol Plans Received to Date . Forty three architects had sub mitted designs in the contest on plans for the new state capitol building up to late j Wednesday afternoon, Arthur Benson, clerk of the gupremei eourt and in charge of the entries reported. The state copitol reconstruction commission will F meet in Salem next Tuesday, J. A. McLean, chair man, said while here Wednesday on a short visit from Eugene. . McLean stated all entries in the national competition for de sign!, for the new capitol must be in Benson's hands by Friday night of this week. They will be turned over to the sub-committee of the commission on Saturday for open ing and display. I Jurors will announce the award to the winning architect May 28. Winners of the other five $1,500 prizes will also be announced at that Ume. ' i West Side Route Hearing Is Held - PORTLAND, Ore.. May 20.-VP) The state - high way commission shortened its meeting here today to go to McMinnville for a hear ing on the proposed re-routing of the west side highway through that city. ; . .. ') r -! . McMinnville residents aired their views on .three proposed routes to replace j the present "xig-sag" through town. .-,- The commission in its brief ses sion here outlined its 1937 road building and repair! budget but withheld announcement until lat er The group will convene here tomorrow to open bids on 12 pro jects. ' ; Kizer Reed Regent PORTLAND, Ore.4 May t0.-JP) -Benjamin II. KixerL Spokane at torney, became aregent of Reed college today under the new pro gram calling for widening the ge ographical distribution of mem- ft Soundphoto of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, backed by supporters of his program who trekked across the continent in a motor caravan, testifying before the house investigation committee at Washington. More Men Idle in Lumber Deadlock Log Supply Exhausted at Some Mills; Parley Is Apparently Futile i PORTLAND, Ore.,' May 20.-UP) -Strikes, a log shortage and dam aged mill machinery left several hundred men Without work in Portland today as negotiations continued in the current tie-up of loging camps in the western Co lumbia river area. State Labor Commissioner C H. Gram said another meeting of union men and joging opera tors would be held! Saturday in an attempt to reach an agreement. Control of hiring is the principal issue. No announcement was forthcoming from sions. today's ses- In Portland today, the large Eastern & Western Jnill remained -idle due to a strike called in pro (Turn to page 10, col. 3) Electric Finn to i Declare Dividend PORTLAND, Ore. i May 20. -UP) A report of the .North western Electric company showed today the firm had a balance of $370,- 538 from operations; for the year ending March 31, 1836. The sum represented an increase of $142,- 775 from th3 previous 12-month neriod. Net revenue of $i, 425, 907 was reported to be an increase of 8 per cent over the previous year. As soon as pending litigation is disposed of and necessary adjust me tit a are made in the par value of common stock, dividends from the 370.53S earnings, which are ac cumulated in the surplus account, will be payable to preferred stock holders, i Taxes Increased 8 per cent and other operating expenses 9 per cent during the past year, Pres ident L. T. Merwin said. Chief Minto Improved; Seriously III at Home Chief of Police Frank A. Minto was reported last night to be slightly improved at- his home where since Monday he has been bedfast. He was ordered to bed by his physician when he com plained of severe j pains in his legs, which first began last Thurs day. The ailment was attributed to nervous strain land complete rest was prescribed. The chief's condition was not believed to be serious. He has been in ill health for more than a year. man is Hoit But Last Man, Jersey List NEWARK, N. Jj, May 20,-UFi -Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, whose right to represent the republican party at the national convention was challenged because of his in tervention . in the Hauptmann- Lindbergh case, tonight finished last among the party's four elect ed delegates-at-large, as Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas won a sweeping victory in the presiden tial preference contest. More than 170,000 persons vot ed for Hoffman's j foe. Franklin W. Fort, who sought election solely on the issue! that it would be "a rebuke" to the governor tor "dragging Jersey justice in the mire" in the Hauptmano case. " " . ,1 " ': " - Although he led Fort by ap proximately 45,000 votes, the gov ernor trailed the slate's high man, former Ambassador Walter . Edge by more than 37,000 totes, and National . Committee woman Edna B. Conklin, by 7,000 votes. Landon Winner by Fonr-to-One Margin Other developments shown by tabulation of yesterday's ballot- war III v Struggle on For Mongols9! Fealty China and Japan Engaging in "Battle of Money" to Control Region 1 SIUTAN, S u 1 y a n Province, China, May 20,-() - China and Japan are waging! a "battle of money" to win the Support of rul ing : princes in strategically vital Inner Mongolia, which many ob servers believe may some day be come the scene of actual combat between Russian, and Japanese armies. . The Mongol princes, hard hit by ; a devastating winter which seriously depleted their herds, are gratefully accepting an unexpect ed windfall in the; shape of air planes, automobiles, munitions. high salaried jobs fend hard cashc China's chief interest in offer ing inducements tofthe Mongols is Is to block Japanese encroach ment on the last slice of Mongo lia which remains! under China's nominal control. Japan's aim, on the other hand, is to insure the friendship and cooperation' of the Inner Mongolians iin event of a clash with Soviet (Russia, Outer Mongolia, or both. Soviet Russia's interest in In ner Mongolia is equally vital, but if heragents are playing the same game as the Chinese and Japan ese, they are being highly secret ive about it. j Pyke Named Head Of International James Pyke,, eiping, China, was last night elected president of the International lub at Willam ette university for the coming school year. The group's new president, a senior in the univer sity next year, transferred to Wil lamette from Yenhing university in Peiping in 1934 and has been active in campus aiiairs since that time. ; . i Other officers I elected were Evelyn Welsh, y ice -. president; Totsura Tada, secretary-treasurer The clu, which has 45 mem bers. Is sponsored by the Carne gie foundation. Guests at last night s meeting wtere Mrs. Natha lie Panek and Mrjj.f C. A. Downs. Mooney Case Waits SAN FRANCISCO. May 2Q.-UP) -Thomas J. Mooney's habeas cor pus hearing, under way here since last fall, was recessed today un til Jnno 8. when I the final three state witnesses are to be called. ate . ..1111-iipi. j(i i.m.mi i -i linn - m President Roosevelt received a large "write ii" fvote, not tabu lated generally! but in some dis- Governor London's four-to-one victory over Senator William E. Borah in the presidential prefer, ence, which is not binding, and election of Landon pledged at- large and district- delegates which assures the Kanstn of at least 28 of the stated j 32 rotes at the Cleveland convention next month. The other fouTidelegates were unr pledged and ran without designa tion. Edge, said b!e believed these four would accept the ."decisive" Landon verdict ahd "vote accord ingly" which would mean a solid delegation 'fori the Kansan. ; : Demo Delegate All Support Roosevelt j The election In every district of the democratic organization district ; delegate slates . pledged to President Roosevelt renomt nation. :: i - i Polling ! of mere than 30,000 votes by Col. Henry Breckinridge, new deal foe and sole entrant in the democratic preference column (Turn. tQjma 1 I Named Delea Cooperative Program in Agriculture Praised By State Leader Parade of Progress' Has Colorful Features"; Meeting Near End MT.. ANGEL, May 20. Four hundred persons who attended the banquet of the Oregon Farmers Union 26th annual convention to night heard Governor Charles H. Martin and Charles C. Talbot, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, laud cooperative organization among farmers and point out the potential develop ment of natural resources of the nation. - The governor, speaking concern ing increasing markets and nat ural resources of Oregon, empha sised the value of Bonneville dam in developing a great industrial center on the Columbia river. He said the dam would make Portland a great original market and that not only Oregon but the whole Co lumbia valley would benefit by this huge project. Willamette Valley Survey Emphasized Governor Martin also pointed out the usefulness of the Willam ette valley survey and ended his talk by saying that he was always ready to work with the Farmers Union and Grange "to bring a wonderful day for Oregon." "The banking system of the country has given a special priv ilege to the rich man," Talbot said in his talk in which he took a thrust at the capitalistic system and urged a greater social view point. Father Alcuin of Mt. Angel also spoke at the banquet. Songs were given by the Mt. Angel quartet And by Miss Agnes Walker. Frank Heppwer of Mt. Angel was toast master. Afternoon Parade Colorful Spectacle Principal feature of the after noon was -the "March of Prog ress" parade. Unts in the parade, led by Cletus DutscnV in a float bearing Farmers Union emblem. included: George Meyers, first creamery driver here, in a. cov ered wagon followed by 12 cream trucks; R. J. Benning, Mt. An- (Turn to page 10, col. 1) One-Legged Man Is Jail Breaker LOS ANGELES May 20.-jP)- waiter Mumrord has only one leg, but he gets out of jail with the greatest of ease. Mumford, 34, appeared in mu nicipal court today for arraign ment on a jail escape charge, and it was disclosed that on May 18, 1935, he escaped twice from the Lincoln Heights jail. Also, he was arrested twice that day on other charges, of intoxica tion and begging. The judge set next Monday as a date for preliminary hearing. Then he cautioned officers who had the prisoner in tow. "Better take his crutches away from him or he may walk out again." Governor Advises Cadets at O.S. C. CORVALLIS, Ore., May 20.-UP) -Governor Charles H. Martin told 54 Oregon State college cadet of ficers today "the hope of the state is in such young men as you, who have never been licked." His address to the group, which soon will receive commissions, preceded the annual review of the R.O.T.C. unit. "When you finish here, don't jein the grouches who think everything isL wrong and don't join the radicals who want to tear everything to pieces," the gover nor told the cadets. Outbreaks Harass New Spanish Rule MADRID, May 20.-VPI- Labor and anti-clerical troubles contin ued in various sections of Spain tonight to cause fresh worries for the new government of Premier Santiago Casares Quiroga. Extremists at Talavera in GaH- cia province ejected nuns from a convent and appropriated the bnilding for "public use." Civil guards escorted the nuns back to their home and .surrounded the structure to prevent further at tacks. Republican Delegation To Organize, Portland Organization of Oregon's repub lican national convention delega tion of a chairman and secretary will be the order of business of meeting' of the committeemen to be ' held in Portland . Saturday Frank . Derby " announced yester Guf fey Drafts Price-Pegging ! Coal Measure Substitute for Rejected ! Control Bill to Pass Scrutiny, Claims - ; Question of Passage at Thisj Term Uncertain ; Unions Insistent WASHINGTON, May 20. Seeking to offset swiftly the su preme court's invalidation of the Guf fey Coal control act. Senator Gutfey (D-Pa) today Introduced substitute legislation shorn of all labor provisions but providing for governmental price fixing. Whether the senate and house majority leaders would demand final action on the measure at this session Was a matter of consider able debate. Guffey himself declined to pre dict action before adjournment. but asserted the new legislation -largely a duplicate of the ori ginal act except for the wage and hour sections tabooed by the court would avoid constitutional trouble j because it was based on congress' undisputed power to regulate Interstate commerce." The Pennsylvania senator said he had not conferred with Presi dent Roosevelt on the measure, despite a call at the White House. He told reporters it was for the chief executive to say whether it would be placed on the list of mut"!biris. Secretary Perkins late today couf erred i!t with Senator Guffey regarding' "possibility of Including some labor provisions in the re vised bill. Introducing a duplicate bill in the house, however. Representa tive Vinson (D-Ky) asserted, This is an administration mea sure." John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, told re porters! that his union Would "join in requesting congress to enact the bill at once prior to adjourn ment.! "The bill has been drafted on basis that seems to meet the requirements of the supreme court,"! Lewis added. "It will op erate to maintain the equilibrium of the coal industry pending fur ther study of stabilization of the Industry." Rudv Vallee Now Single Man Again i LOS ( ANGELES, May 20. -JP- The long-fought domestic warfare between Rudy Vallee and his wife. Fay Webb Vallee, ended in super ior court today when she won a divorce!. A property settlement was ap proved; giving her flOO a week for the rest of her life or until she re-married," along with a cash sum, the amount of which was not disclosed. ' ' ' She also received permission to use her maiden name again. The suit technically was con tested. North Sea Limbs Into Sound Port SEATTLE, Kay 20--(i'P)-The srlppled steamer North Sea, which ran aground at Marsh Point. Prince, of Wales Island, Alaska, a week ago, limped into port to night to be placed in drydock for repairs to a damaged hull. v Members of the crew said the trip south from Ketchikan was uneventful. After the North Sea went ashore In a dense fog, the steam er Victoria took most of the pas sengers from the North Sea. Those : bound for Ketchikan re mained aboard the North Sea. Defense Rests in PWA Power Case WASHINGTON, May 20.-UP)- The government closed today its defense of the public works ad ministration's $200,000,000 pow er program. The! three week hearing In the District of Columbia supreme court is expected to end Friday, when Newton D. .Baker, counsel for four utility firms, will submit a final argument for an injunction to prevent PWA financing local power, projects. : ': " Sarpolis Defeated J PORTLAND, Ore., May it.-jJP) -Chief Chlwakl, 243, Indianapolis, won the third fall on a foul to night to defeat Dr.' Sarpolis, 220, Cleveland, in - a - three-fall " main event wrestling match. - , Bloodhound Figii Capture oj Fugitive Beavers, Regarded- as Ringleader in Break From Oklahoma Penitentiary, Caught Without - Struggle; Two Remain at Liberty PITTSBURG, Okla., May 21. (Thursday) (AP) Th e capture of Claude Beavers, one of the eight desperate convicts who escaped from the Oklahoma penitntiary at McAlister,May 13, was announced here early today by War den Roy W. Kenny of the Prison. Beavers, sixth of the gang to be. captured, offered no Girl Gets Back Her Purse and Various Extras CHICAGO, May 20.--On the eighth floor -of the bnilding; where she worked, a thief snatched the purse of Miss Mary Alice Jones, a Sunday school worker. It contained $700 which she bad saved for a trip to the world Sunday school conven tion at Oslo, Norway. She chased the thief to the seventh floor, where she tore off his coat. On the fourth floor she ripped off his shirt. On the third floor, the thief, down to his trousers, gasp ed: "Lady, I dropped the purse on the seventh floor." Miss Jones, desisting, re turned to the seventh floor. The purse was there. I I Allen -Burt Race Still Uncertain Pendleton 3Ian Leading by 50; Turner Close to Martin in Count PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.-&P) -Two democratic campaigns for the nomination for state treasur er and for election as national convention delegates from the first district still held the lime light tonight S3 an aftermath of last Friday's primaries. Complete returns from all 36 counties, 16 of them official, left Jack Allen, Pendleton automobile dealer, in the lead in the treas urer nomination race by an even 50 votes. The tally to date: Allen 41,880. U. S. Burt of Corvallis. 41,830. Allen led last night by 59. Re- checks today lost him 10 in Jack con county and gave him fou more in Clackamas, while Burt gained three in Jackson giving him a net gain of nine. Asked concerning the possibil ity of a demand for a recount Burt said tonight, "I shall abide by the final results. They are not yet definite." The winner will oppose Rufus Holman, incumbent state . treas urer, in the general election next fall. In the first congressional dls- (Turn to page 10, col. 1) Layette For Multiple r Births to Cost No More PORTLAND, Ore., May 20.-P) An argument for quintuplets- department store offered today to provide insurance that layettes tor five babies will cost no more than for one. The first layette purch ased entitles the mother to as many more free as she has babies in excess of one when the "blessed event" arrives. Department Store Building To be Started in Ten Days Crews are expected with fa 10 days to start razing buildings and making 1 the excavation on : the Skiff property, 161-173 North Lib erty street, in preparation for construction of a department store building for 'Montgomery Ward and company, it was reported yes terday by Dr. Mark S. Skiff, for mer owner. Transfer of the deed to Montgomery! Ward and com pany was recorded " at the court house here yesterday. , Dr. Skiff said he had received his Information from Montgomery Ward and company attorneys In Portland: The new bnilding will hare at least two stories and base ment and will cover the 62 by 165 foot lot, Dr SkiIf w ad vised. Details as to type of con struction were not available here or in Portland., ' - r Consideration 1 Deal la Large Sam ' . Test holes, - apparently to as certain the typo of foundation nee esaary, were drilled 22 feet deep resin Desperate resistance,. Kenny said. "He was just about worn out." tne waraen saia. i . Old Boston, the prison's ace bloodhound,, was given much cre dit for the capture. The dog's keen nose led five possemen to the field where Beavers was found. Kenny said he would leave at once for the prison with the cap tive, placing him in -solitary con finement. Beavers was caught by a group of officers between here and the settlement of. Ti. First reports said he was un armed. Possemen began closing in on Beavers early last night. Old Bos ton struck a hot trail shortly after midnight, and Beavers was cap tured at 1:30 a. m. (C. S. T.) Beavers, regarded as one of the most desperate men in the break. was caught less than 20 miles from the penitentiary. Deraos Aghast as Lehman Declines Drafting of N. Y. Governor Proposed; He Disclaims Third Term Quest ALBANY, N. Y.. May 2oJ-(V Herbert H. Lehman, successor to President Roosevelt as' New lork's governor and staunch sup porter of new deal policies, an nounced with "dramatic sudden-, ness today that he will not seek reelection for a third term. Immediately, there were indi cations of a powerful "draft move ment" on the part of democratic leaders who had counted on the governor's candidacy to strength en the president's campaign in tils home state. I President Roosevelt expressed the hope Lehman would see his way clear to run for reelection, adding that he had known of the governor's intentions for ' some time. Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D. N.Y.) said in Washington that "Governor Lehman is eo indis pensable to the state1 that we've Just got to draft him." Unheralded Statement Prove3 Bombshell The governor's announcement, handed, to newspapermen In the form of a 250-word mimeto graphed statement with a hint of what it contained, left political ob servers gasping inasmuch as It had been, generally conceded that he would again consent to head the democratic state ticket. "I fee the time has come when I may ask release from the cares and responsibilities of the gov ernorship," he asserted. Lehman, who entered state ser vice in 1928 as lieu tenant-go ver (Turn to page 10, col. 4) Logging Injury Fatal EUGENE. Ore., May 20.-4)-Authern, Winfrey, 20-year-old Fall creek logger, died of injuries in curred when he was crushed by a log at -the Giustina mill in the Lost creek area. on the Skiff property Sunday, The salo of the - property in yolved $55,250 directly, including 120,000 la cash. Dr. Skift report ed. Other considerations,, he said, raised the amount in the deal to approximately $1000 per f ront foot. The purchaser is to buy rights- in joint building walls at either side of the lot owned by W. W.' Moore and the Eckerlen estate. . . -: ' ; - The' Skiff, deal, pending since last October, recently neared com pletion when Dr. and Mrs. Skiff won a court suit which had been brought against them over rights in" the property. . - Liberty street land with 82 H feet frontage was purchased from William Anderson by Dr. Skiff's father, L. S. Skit, in 1867. In the 1870s the north 20 feet was sold for $1500 to Reed's Opera House company. -For 48 year-Dr. Skiff now retired, had his dental of fices on the property which ho has just soId.; . :.v ' ' From Prison New Proposal Gains Siijpport In 1 1 J i 1 Flat Corporation Jncomi Tax of 25 Per Cent to Raise 641 Million .. Balloting Stage Reached But Possibility Seen Q Further Debate . n i WASHINGTON, j fuay 20.-JP)-Equipped with a dozen new seta et revenue estimates from the treas ury, the senate finance committee) today disposed of minor .points of the revenue bill and squared awaf for a decisive vote tomorrow ol the crucial corporation tax feat ure., ; ' Tot the latest j assortment ot plans for taxing corporations and their undistributed; earnings tbt estimated yields rah between $536,000,000 and $835,000,000. The committee argued over them; then postponed action. One member who has been fol lowing the trend of committee sentiment closely sad that a hith erto unrevealed proposal "appear ed to be less objectionable" to many of his colleagues than any other. ; i It would raise; an estimated $641,000,000 by placing a flat 25 per cent tax on Corporation in come. It would, however, allow a reduction from the amount ef tax able income equal! to 40 per cent of the amount pt such . inconia paid out as dividends.: Excess Profits Tajjj Would Be Removed : .": The plan also Would repeal the capital stock and excess profits taxes and the exemption of divi dends from the normal 4 per cent income tar. I j i Several committeemen said nev ertheless that the latest computa tions apparently had done little to solidify support behind any on proposal for rewriting the cor poration tax provisions ot the bill as approved by the house. Members said , they definitely .would reach the voting stage to morrow and begin the weediaar out process. But Senator Clarfex (D.-Mo.) warned that the contro versy still was so heated that a half a dav or the entire dav miraa be spent on more; debate. In its first real; action, designed to get past the . Jess troubleaoma aspects of the measure and dear the Way for the scrap over corpo ration taxes, the committee ap- proved the house provision for a 80 per cent tax on persons om firms "unjustly enriched" by non payment of the Old AAA process ing taxes. :j But the details were so altered as to ease up the tax to some degrees. . Non-Resident Alien Would Be Reduced Other modifications alse wen agreed on for : sections dealing with refunds of taxes on floor stocks on hand when the AAA war held Invalid, and, tentatively. fo (Turn to page 10, col. S) Prison Population Reaches New High if .1.1 G r 4 i-i . The Oregon state; penitentiary. with 9 59 inmates, had reached hew high" yesterday, former prison records having been equal led when 957 prisoners were ia the institution,! Warden James Lewis said yesterday that the pen itentiary could accommodate 1000 prisoners without overcrowding, due to the extra cell space provid ed when the new cell block was constructed. Dining! room taciU ties, however, are crowded. Twenty prisoners have reached the time for release; on good time credits, heretofore granted auto matically. Since the; case of Earl H. Fehl was presented in court, these prisoners have been held ia prison, awaiting a court decision. The parole board refused to act oa the cases until the court ruled. The prison population has gain ed steadily since the Martin ad ministration came into office in 1935, due to the refusal of Gover nor Martin to grant pardons and paroles except where exceptional cause for release of prisoners was present. : ! - fj"-".':' : - Scout Fund Here Gets Good Start . More than $1000 in cash and pledges was reported by workers in the Salem Boy Scout financial drive when they held their first report luncheon at the Quelle yes terday noon. The 1936-37 budget totals $3900. i ;i A second report meeting will bo held at the Quelle today noon Tentative plans are to hold a Tie tory dinner at' the conclusion 4 the driven ft ' Coiiimittee