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,REE SECTIONS 24 PAGES THREE SECTIONS 24 PAGES LXMI TELEPHONE 1700 EUGENE, ORECON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS NUMBER 60 win LIS OF TILLER ....Partisan Disposal Lin Through Joint Citttee In Congress 1 ON BELIEF PLAN i Hear Favorite Son ;ept Nomination VOTABLES ATTEND IN TOlJAK'i fliumtlug Scolder Thn Weather Wushlngtoli and Oregon: Fair; no chungo In tninpei-uiiiro; tnudui' ato north to vvcat winds on tho coast. Yesterday's weather In Kogenai Maximum lenip'.mliira, 71); mln linuiii, H; i Ivor. 1.4; proclpltu lliin, nunai wind, nnrthwust, BAN FltANCIHCO, Aug. 1. (Ai')Tha weuther outlook for the week beginning August ID waa an nounaed hero lodny by the U. 8. weather bureuu aa folluua; Far western stu'lca: The nut look la (or fnlr weathor bin with folia aliinK tha .joaat and wiirm Willi moderately high flra huiurde ovar tho Inlarlor. L i Moment for Kainaia Llor Fr Prortaliiwd L Carllt Clwlw ol HU Purly a i T L. Vm All. Iff. ' Lo:tur.,rob..n..h?u1. airiuonai com"" Pair todW "n;lor .... la his addresa. for. Upilnf tl Itopubllcan LjtDtltl BOminuMv... Lwon and development cilirwaya " m, r.ll.f of th farmer ,, Knator. who gave Ellon and grealeat Pce iiu to a discussion of cultural sliuailon, wl,n i hu bn iiienimeu in Id eongroM. Lidtd from tha aaltlnK aun Lib slips of tha majaatlo Lit houw, senator Curtla k in ovation by m ra oo the lawn. Kunsane i Mt him to consrw ir made up moat of tha htohilso Included nation- Indira and a represent i ticb state. ill. lor L'ulU'd Front L Kinuna who cunt tholr III lor him tor president In ml convention, and to hla tailor Curtla called for a ind Impenetrable front." td to Herbert Hoover, tha prraldentlal nominee, aa irlhjr of the parly'e cholco. lo It and to the nation, both of our people and of d." Aa If to emphasise hla fe. lit had spelled the name Soovtr In hla prepared ad ciplltl letters. Inipllflera above lila hend the Kitator'a word to tha i before him, shaded by tha reading elms. An extenalvo loidcutlni hookup aent hla It Into tho air and to tho counties, thousands In v- ton of the country. br Fen of Ohio, temporary n of (he Republican con notified Senator Curtla of Intllon and In declaring hla "wlie declilon" related tha ti record of the noinlnoe, Itlng In hla advancement to of leader of hla pnrly In le threo yeora ago. M Moment for Kiinsna "treat moment for Kan fnntor Kcne turned to pro- 'ha senator aa choice of !' for rlce-prcldelit. lie la vlco-proildontlal candidate mte and It elected will tint over to attain that of P'Mt of the MlMlwInnl. mmti more happily thnn bronzed non of Minna tue.i. llni Upon whom un nlnnei. mc, Born n Mil. i . in, he has worked atondfnst "' 't, a youth on the "Ilh tome of hi. In u. Uter a Jockov n. n,. ", a back driver about "nil. otudyina law. mrf uu(ine aunriinv tnr I hi in. iIt 0 24- Krom t,)nt "ni nod In the game of in. IOai attnlned official lbl"o and ih. rn,.Ti.i. -a ;"n cama In for attention 'PMkeM. and both Inalat- . J . ot nipllhmenf "Jmlnlmrntlni, .... Lor th oampnlgn now to be Na Enforce Ah tJ.. rueve in . , . , -"5 an innuo '.t.u ; iz b In (.,.."'" "ny "m 1 r -- liUGICMS AM) VICIMTV I'llgQ OlIO Italia leadora dlacuaa hliiliwuy problcma at bU Klorence ara elou: pluna fur route to coaat given liupetua. I'nuo fwu New officer to head Salvation Army work In ISugeuo; come from Hawaii, I'ngo Nino O. J. Todd, engineer for famine re lief coiumlanlon, to return to China. Spirited fight agnljiat anti-power moiieurea to bo aturtcd ahortly. I'agi Milct'ii City keepa In cloae touch with pow- r Job; toatlng houae for concret built. Urundugo fi-lliiluted In reaolullona gdoptod by board of community cheat. McKenale acanery la prnlaed by Mr. and Mr a. J. M. (Jrean for mer realdenta. Thirty-three thouaand vlalt four community plnygrounda of city ' during aunimer. llundreda attend opening of John- aon'a new women'a wrar atore. Cluha to judge mock at Lane coun ty fnlr: preparation meeting held ymterdny. Fair building rlalug lo houae work of 4-11 clulw: many report for work. Tempcroluro bark at "9 degreca after going to S& for two dn. Mirny puy flnca (or overtlnio park ing: truffle pfflcora vlKllant. Mr. K. IC. Kllpntrlck aenda bullet th.'ough cougnr'a heart at flint 1I1IVU a li'it, Old acout pnya Uugcne vlalt lifter t yenra; helmd elenn uti ulout. Or. E. C. Sandninoii to apenk at Clirlatlan convention at Knnetia City. Dunebo dltirlct to vote bond lue for arhool houao at meeting Monday. Sparta newa Local nnd general. Page I. Newa of Lane county towna and oommunlllea. Pngea 4 and 5. ART GOEBEL PLANS HOP DOI.H FIJKIl TO WAY TO NKW WIN VOItK ' fa PREY OF " i J This Much L . v ' from Manouvcrs of Royal Air 3, Force Just Concluded ENEMY E1E5 DEFENSE nvaders Drop Theoretical Bombs During Foray ALL POINTS VULNERABLE Civilian Population to Suffer Mat of All Sllniilil Wnr lln'uk Out IU'Iwiimi ICngliiml nnit a Continental 1'ovter LOS ANOBI.KS. Aug. IS. (AP Art Qoebel of Polo Hawaiian flight fame, tonight announced thnt hla proponed non-atop hon from thla clly to New York will atnrt tomorrow. A final test flight wan made by Ooehel today nnd lie pronounced hla Ilornot-motored I.ockheed-Vo-fa piano In perfect nhnpe. The flight la Intended to nerve the double purpono of an ntlcmpt to crack the transconllnenlnl non--atop record of Lleulenantn Mnc Tleaily and Kelly, nnd getllne Ooehel to New Tork. He will race hnek to thla city In the National air rncea In September. LONDON, Aug. 18. (AP) The capital of tho ltrlllnh empire Is al- aoluloly at Iho mercy of an air iilinrk launched from the continent, army enperla now believe. That much, It la claimed, hua been learned definitely from tho annual manoouvcra of the royal air forco whlph ended thla morn ing, in Ihoao muneuvera "enemy" bombere mode 67 daylight raid on London. In nine of which they completely availed the defenao and dropped theoretical meaHnngora of aupponed death and destruction. Urlgudler Clonernl Orovifi, former director of flying operntlnna and now aecrctary of the Air League, aid: "London la too big to be ade quately defended from an air at tack. In a ehort tlmo Ita vita) polnta would bo In rillna and all other nectlonn of the city would be rendered unlnhnbttablo becauae of gllM." Ixmlfin Tlieiiretleally Haxcc One of tile facta of the maneu vers which the expert consider significant la thnt theoretically 300 tons of bombs loaded with go and high explosives wore dropped on London within one week, . Thla equal the bombs dropped on all of IOnglnnd by the Germane In the entlro period of Iho world war. Cienot'nl Orovea la certain that if war breaks out between KngUind anil a continental power, tho ci vilian population will suffer most of all. "High explosive and gaa bomha will be used freely In the next conflict" ho nnld. It will bo tho aim of each aide to terrurlzo tho civilian population of tho oth er. London Is peculiarly vulnerable lo an air attack." It wue brought out that a fleet of enemy bombers could bo over London 15 or twen ty minutes after crossing the const line. They could reach their ob Jccllvo ao quickly thai unless they wero Intercepted al the const, they could drop their entlro cnigo of explosives on the clly before defend ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE IS RAPPED BY JAMES REED KAVK IT ACTS IN filXHi:T. NO l(l.(.,lJ I Oil MOHAIR liJtrjfi-M lA-fiiciif) HvrltH to Dmnlnutc Ki'IHilill'iui In rly Wlillc Hut- tlllK lilt iK'Htl'Ul'tiMfi k an hah crry, auk. is. (A 'i'litr Anll-Hiiluun Umtiua wu oh miilnd today In (i slulcnmnt by Hcntnr Jamai A. ltnd of Minoui), who churyed the ImiKue wan try Inif in rioinlNfttQ i he Democratic puily, whllo ut tho nam tliye plot ting Ha (k'Htrurtlon, The otutotTiMit was "Sunutor KooiJ'at first win co tho recent Mil rtourl primary In which Charles M. Hay hackfd by the Antl-Haloon Lcnffiie, (Wealed Jamei -A, Collett, who hurl the mipport or Henator Heed for tho iJeinocrallo nomina tion for United Htatvi senator. Maltlnsr a deforiHe for tha poli cies ot Governor Alfred E. Binlth the I'ffmocrntlc pp'sldentlal nom inee, Kenntor Heed ald: "Even now Antl-Fnloon league la covert ly churning' tho ' election of Governor Smith meum the return of the open saloon and the flood ing of the country with unrestrict ed liquor. They know this charge to he untrue. They know no con Hldernhlo body of men propose the return of tho saloons, and that (inventor Smith's attitude Is that a better way for tho promotion of true temporanre ran be found than the plan of the Volstead Act. Knows Smith's Altitude 'The Antl-Haloon League man agers know that Governor Smith's altitude is that bootlegging and the Illicit traffic In liquors must cease and that some kind of gov ernmental supervision and regu lation can be devised which will better .promote temperance than (he present system which has flnodi d the country with poison ous liquors and produced an or ganized band of bootleggers and criminals which has to an appal ling degree debauched the pub lic sen Ice and lowered the stand ard of public morals." HosmhI hy Few Men 'The Antl-Paloon League," said Senator Reed, "Is an organization which has shown by Its record that It Is controlled hy s few men who have feathered and expended he twecn 930.000.000 and SA0.000 000. It keeps paid agents In every state to act under' the direction of a small coterie who control the or ganization. ' :'' ; t, ; j -."Tho men.'? ihc Senator said, "have conslstrtntly pursued the policy of attempting! to destroy any candidate or party which has nut accepted Its dictations. (Continued on Page 8 Column 1) GREATER ROCKFORD ON SECOND LEG TO SWEDEN II ASMXL AND ItAMi;il T,V ON iii;i; USE i Oll MI. KVANH . t (.rccnluiMl tho I Hcrs Will llvnt uimI iit?puro for Next Hop to Ireland AIAU1HON, Wis., Aug. 18 AI') I'Vu'.ueiit radio inefluuifes from I'arker Cruruer, navigator and rad io operator of Bert Hansen's mono plane Greater Itockrord, received ut station 'J Eli. of the iJurgtsa Bat tery company here iuJicatt-U tot night that the flyers wore n.uklng constant progress on the second kg of their proposed flight from Itoukford, Ills., to Stockholm, Swe den. COCHRANE, Ont., Aug. 18. (AL) Bert J lasHell and t'arker Cramer, itocktord. 111-, aviators, bound for Sweden, wero flying to night on a bee line for Mt Evans, Greenland, 1600 miles from here, where they are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Their plane, the Great er Itocktord, made ai easy take off from the temnorary runway here at 12:12 P. M., Eastern Standard time. The two American aviators were held here two days by rain after a nonstop flight Thursday from Hockford. eToday with dawn came ctcar and cool weather, and the Toronto weather bureau forecast favorable weather and practically all the way fur tho second, leg of their flight to Stockholm. Itoulv Lies Over Wilderness No word, except possibly a radio message from the plane Itself, will ba heard from Hassell and Cramer until their landing " In Greenland Their route lies- over a northern wilderness, Inhabited by a few trappers and fishermen. At Greenland, they will rest and prepare for their next hip to Ice land. From there the next Jump will be to Stockholm. The Stinson - Detrolter mono luuiiv wua in cxvtMieni unape. inur ing their two days enforced stay here Hassell and Cramer checked the plane and motor from wing tip to wing tip and from ntj to pro peller. On the flight hers It func tioned perfectly. Will Be Notified Wednesday Night of His Nomination for the Presidency LOUNSBURY WITNESS IN CROSS-STATE LINE CASE UK AVKIIS 'I'll XT SHIITIIltS I'ltLl LU LONG ItOLTKS Takes Issue with Governor tlnit Tlicro Is Considerable Hop Movement from Oregon OTHER TASKS IN OFFING Nominee Plans on Far-Flung Stumping Campaign' ' SPEECH IS ROUNDED OUT Necessity of Making Some Revi. ions to ills Reply to White Keeps Governor at Ilia Desk For Spell Hi MINING DEAL REPORTED Son nil of Son Renewed ROME, Aug. 18. (AP) Search for the six members of the dirig ible Italla's crew still missing and for Ronld Amundsen and his five companions has been renewed by the Norwegian senllnp hlp Rrag anza. It was learned today In an official communique from the Ital ian base Khlp Cltta dt Mllano at Kings Bay. nonulm Killed lit Crash LKWISTON, Mont.. Aug. 18. (AP) Frank Donaho, 38, well known Moore business man and former resident of Kansas City. Mn.. was almost Instantly killed when the car In which he was rid ing struck a bridgo rail 19 miles 'from hero today. LNTERKSTS IX CLARK KSTATE . INVOLVED IN CASE SPOKANE. Aug. 18. (AP) Prospective sale of tho Montana copper mining Interests of the es tate of the late Senator W. A. Clark of the Anaconda Copper Mining company, was announced here todny by John P. Gray of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. general counsel for the Montana interests of the Clark estate. ' The announcement followed a meeting here of tho directors of the Clark-Montana ' Realty com pany. Whether the sale was to Include the United Verde Copper m.ne ir) Arizona, the Butter mine, a daily newspaper, the Butte street inllwny system or the Columbia Gardens In Butte,, the latter a re creation park developed by the late Senator Clark, Mr, Gray could not say. The details of the transaction, he said, have not been worked out. or fui.i..u. our law. ': "pm to it,. fnth . . ""I'-ai or m amendment or ot the "r ''ess aM ... . ' 'w, Includ- CrthZL" T'"'m.nt..- ' th. . " nropoHnlii toholio . 10 """"'"'no n ta,'. ,Vnmcnt 10 "Wile Ik. "Pnsll)llty " Zm"M no "Lena- hot. f th Vol- Modocl . In fun ""n of alngera Ma. I?." olothea. "1 tee, whll,h RICH STRIKE NEAR BEND vast riKPOsrr ok tin-hkaii-ino ohe ni;ron'ri:i BKND. Oro.. Aug. IS. (AP) Klfty mining clnhns hov been staked out on the slopes nnd htittea of Bear ereek n tho result of the discovery of heads 01 all-very-while, nieliil from a hlnck rock tired In enmp flies nnd Im provised oro furnncca. Central Oreuon miners, Includ ing men who hnvo worked In 41ie tin mlnea of Wales nnd nre "sour douuha" of Klondlko experience, are convinced that a vnst deposit of .tln-bonrlnu ore hns lieen dis covered. Tho Hcnr hllltes pr ispects hnvo aont samples of thn lilnck rock to nssnyera In various porta of the ooilnlry nnd hnve been told thnt th rock benra tin. Wl Mi THAT HEM"? I'l.KASli Hl) HY CAR RUNS OFF' HIGHWAY ENTIHU IlKVNCI.nS FAMItiV OF POHTDAND UllBT , ASTORIA, Oro., Aug. 18. (AD Tho entire A. W. Ueynolds, fam ily, of I'ortlnnd, was brotiulit to nn Astoria, hospllnl tonlnht with In Jurloa received when the lteynolds automobile wna forced off tho Co lumbia highway nenr Weeiport to dny. Tho car waa passlna another when It wont Into tha ditch, struck a polo and turned over. Albert Reynolds, 8, la critically hurt with a fractured akulll hla parenta arc. suffering with bad ..... i- - . .i.. u..ji. M,i.iin ins daughter, Euliilln, 8, hna a bruited on i,kl,. daughter, isuiaiin, s, nni " 18 lumn 41'hm! and 1 oontuilon. - . By Paul F. Haupert ALBANY, N. Y.t Aug. 18. (AP) In the quiet surroundings of th cool, rambling executive Mansion, Governor Smith sought rest today to prime himself physically over the week-end for the biggest event of his career the ofriclal notifi cation Wednesday evening of his nomination for the presidency and for the far-flung stumping campaign he probably will. under take within a fortnight. Political conferences, which dur ing the week brought to Albany fcur Democratic leaders Senators Walsh, of Montana; Glass of Vir ginia and George and Georgia and J osephus Daniels were, for the moment, at an end. The nom inee's speech of acceptance was in shape for delivery. Only the necessity of making some revi sions Ir. his reply to William Allen White's attack on his legislative record kept the governor from giv ing himself over completely to rest and recreation. Is Guc&t at Dinner The governors only engagement for the week -send waa. .. dinner given for him tonight by news papermen who have been assign ed to cover his campaign. He ex pected no calls, and was determ ined to soft pedal politics as much as possible until the arrival here early next week of various party leaders for the notification cere monies. Tho present prospect Is that Govcrno Smith's running mate, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, with his wife will be house guests at the executive, mansion over the notification period. Senator Pitt man of Nevada, who will notify the governor of his nomination, and Mrs. Plttman also will be tl.sie. Hundreds of the governor's old friends aiiu political advisers are expected here from New Vork. special trains and boats on tho Hudson having been arranged to handle the crowd. Those in charge o. arranscments for the ceremony ia exneirilng 100.00P persons to be within siht of the governor as he outlines lily views on campaign issues from the east steps of the slate cn pilot. A chain of nearly 100 radio stations has been ar ranged for the broadcasting of the ovent. Governor Hedged About As he delivers his acceptance speech. Governor Smith will stand on a platform at the first landing of the ..owering steps. Below and Immediately in front of hfm will bo close to .l!00 newspapermen, and straight ahead, op a platform built around the equesterian statue of General "Phil" Sheridan, who was born In Albany, will bo. a small battalion of photographers nnd movie men. To the r Ik lit and left of the nomine- will be seats lor numbers-of th Democratic national commit tee ana mounting or 'ie steps be hind will be seats fo friends o' the governor nnd ether distingu ished guests. I'll, ns to Attend Rally Thursdnj the day ufter the no tified' ion, Governoi S,mlth plans t. go to New Yorl' for an vr night stny, befo Rolng to Sea Girt, on the New Jersey coast to attend a political rally Saturday and review nationnl guard troops. The middle of tho following week will find htm In Syracuse for his annual visit to the New York state fair at which he plans to deliver a non-political speech. Beyond that tmgattement the nominee's plans have not been disclosed. It Is expected that he will seek a vacation over l.abor day, and launch his speech mak ing campaign shortly thereafter Tho scope of his stumntng for the presidency h.is not been de termined. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18. (A I' i II. K. Lounsbury, general freight' agent for the Union Pacific system, presented testimony today at tho Interstate Commerce Com mission's hearing on the proposed cross-state rail line am exj-lalned that a large group of shippers, especially lumber manufacturers, prefer long routes for the reason that much of their product is sold in transit. These shippers, he said, prefer .slow freight in order that they may dispose of their shipments before they reach the ultimate diversion point. Mr. Lounsbury took Issue with Governor Patterson's statement that there is a considerable hop movement from western Oregon to the east. In 1926, he said., the Union Pacific did not receive a single car of hops from western Oregon for transit to the east, and in 1027 it received but three cars from the Southern Pacific for de livery to points east of the Missouri river. Disagrees With Mag la dry Mr. Lounsbury also disagreed with J. S. Magladry of Eugene, president of the Willamette Valley County Chamber Gathering at Florence Is Success; Large Attendance ; Impetus Is Given Plans foe Route to Coast LEVY BILLS COMBINED One Levy of Four Mills For Hlub.. way Work to Replace Two Previously Planned Early State Action Urged -a! By MURIEL PONSLER ; Register Florence Correspondent FLORENCE, Ore., Aug. 18.. Highway department problem dominated the discussions at to. day's business session ot the Lan county chamber of commerce, with Lumbermen's Association, who had j the result that the Willamette testified that the present average' Valley-Florence highway project running time of lumber shipments ! wa brought more definitely to th from Eugene to Chicago was 1 aentlon of county civic leader daya. The average time glvei, by j an ,more or lera Important atepa the railroad man from Eugene , olng toward the realization ' ot Chicago via Portland wa, ten day, ! e"lerI"",se, we" fkken- with a maximum time of 13 'daya 1 . meeting, together with recorded In the case of a single car. Mr. Lounsbury averred that there would be little freight mov ing overthe cross-state route from the Snake river valley section of Malheur' county. California, - for Instance, he said, produced more apples than ft consumed. Quesi tlonlng:- by Commissioner McMan amy and Examiner Rogers, how ever, brought out the fact that there was a lart,e movement of apples from the northwest to New York and the Shenandoah volley of Virginia' despite the fact that largo quantities of apples were pro duced in both those sections. - ' TO COMPARE AID PLANS M'Ml'LLEX'ARDKNT FARM RE LIEF ADVOCATE LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 18. (AP) Governor Adam McMuIlen, ar dent advocate of the McNary Haugen plan of agricultural relief, today said he would compare the declarations of Herbert Hoover and Governor Al Smith on the farming question before making a statement concerning the McNary Haugen bill. "Governor Smith said the-equalization fee was unacceptable, Mc MuIlen asserted. "At the same time he says he favors' a ptan whereby the crop surpluses will Bear the expense Incurred In marketing them." If Governor Smith does como out for a plan whereby tho sur plus units will bear tho cost of mnrkoting, it undoubtedly will be acceptable to tho farm leaders." tho governor added, "regardless of what the plan is called." BEERY PLANE DAMAGED FILM COMEDIAN 4SKS I'OH WHEEL AND PROPELLER LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. (AP) A telegram from Moapa, Nev., received by Wallace Beery's moth er here tonight indicated that tho screen comedian had met with a mishap on his airplane trip to Salt Lake City from Clover field. Santa Monica. The messnge, signed by Beery, asked that the Travelair Airncy at Los Angeles be lnstrunted to t.nd a propeller and a wheel to Moapa. No details as to why the propeller and a wheel of his ilnne needed replacing were given In the hrlef telegram. The missive ad Peery would arrive In Los AngeH'i to morrow morning, presumably by train. Seek to Swim Channel CAPJil ORIS NESS, France, Aug. 13. (AP) Two English swim mers took to the water from Cape Oris Nez tonight Ir nn effort to swim tho English channel. Miss Ivy Mnwke, who fnlled In a similar attempt Inst year, started iwim mlng at 0:46 P. M. nn watt fol lowed at 10 o'clock by Frnnlt Porks, who likewise failed to con quer the treacherous currents dur lug tho 1027 season. Tha weather waa favorable, FOREST FIRE FLARES UP SWEEPS OVER KOVR RANCH HOUSES IN ITS PATH MEOFORD, Ore. Aug. 13. ( AP) The forest fire on Gnlls creek near Gold Hill, which swept over 1500 acres and destroyed four mountain ranch houses Fri day, hroke out anew this evening, after being under control till day. It Is sweeping Into the Kane's creek district. The state forest service attributes the flames to a firebug. A forest flro hroke out In the Bishop creek section of the Ruch area this afternoon and Is threat ening an area of heavy timber, Its origin is unknown, The smoko from nearby forest fires cast a pall over the city and .dimmed the raya o the sun. picnic of Junction City people, at tracted more than 200 outsiders to Florence for the day. When the people of Lane coun ty are called upon at the fall elec tion to vote two-mill levies each for the McKenzle highway and the Willamette Valley-Florence route, they, will ballot on a con solfdated measure embodying the two plans and calling for a four mill levy Instead of separate two- mill levies, It was decided at th meeting. Strong support to thf levies was voiced at the session. ' County Judge C. P. Barnard. speaking with -regard to the levies, declared that every effort will b made to elimfnate the possibility' of technicalities, which held tm IlPPVlnilR nlnna frit ImnriMiamonl' of the valley-to-coast route. Early Action Wanted At the business session,, which was attended by about 35 repre sentatives of various chambers, lfc was decided to ask tha state high, way commission to hasten plans for its part of the Florence high way program. All of those pres ent were of the opinion that the portion of the road lying between Maplcton and Florence should be constructed first. When the matter of the route of this road came up, it was iri dfcated that the peoplo of Florence favor the route which leads down, the Siuslaw river, rather than that over tho North Fork hill. It was declared, however, that whichever route the state highway engineers decide upon will be satisfactory to Florence, as the residents of this city want the road, regardless of how it comes. . The county chambor represen tatives also considered for a brief time the problem of widening the McKenzie highway. The state highway commission Is Insisting that this route must have an 80 foot roadway, and much opposition has developed among farmers along the route, who feel that the right-of-way -widening thus ef fected would consume too much of their land . It was decided that his problem will he further threshed out at a- meeting of the ccunty chamber to be held at Irv ing In a few weeks. Irving was definitely decided upon as the next meeting place of the chamber, r Dunne Bills Discussed ' ' Another matter which came up in connection with roads was the possibility of the county chamber waging a compalgn in opposition to the Dunne auto license and gasoline tax measures. Definite action on this was deferred until, tho supreme court decides whether these nills, which have been de serted by their originator, shall go on the ballot. J. E, Shelton and T. J. Fllppin, Jr., official of the Kugene cham ber of commerce, and others spoke at the business session, which fol lowed a seafood dinner. The din i er, which brought together one o tho largest gatherings of Lane county people at st eh an event, was marked with good will and friendliness, and gave the county chamber session an auspicious start. A count of attendance revealed that there were 1U' people there from Junction City. 45 from Eu gene, 41 from Cottane drove, 10 from Springfield, and 38 as rep resentatives of the Farmers' Union nnd Oranges. Among out side visitors were Joe Larson, president of the Marshfleld cham ber of com merce, and M rs. Lar son, and Mr. and Mrs. McLaugh lin, Fresno, Cal. Nearly the entire membership of the Siuslaw cham ber of commerce was present. Many Remain Over It was a led letter day for the Siuslaw country, and dozens of the visitors remained over for the week-end, many of them to enjoy the Lane county beaches for the first time. Florence people opened Continued pa page. 19a columa Sa
