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Newspaper Page TextMebfokd Mail Tribune pally Twffitjrlbtrd Vnr WUy Kitty-uiU. Yr MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1928. No. 3. Today Up $142,000,000 More. Vlan Hanged, Woman Spared. Mr. RosenwalcTs Ex- - ample. Reservoir of Souls. By Arthur Briaban (Copyright, 1827, by New York Evening Journal, lac.) Yesterday for the eleventh eousecutivc day, Wall Street bought 3,000,000 ' shares of stock or more. .General Motors "hit a new high," on increase of 8 1-4 points, adding in one day $142,000,000 to tllic Hell ing value of that one stoek It is the world's first three bil lion dollar concern. Dr. Durant, who dreamed j stopping piaco on the first au tliat dream and sees it coine-i American air tour, a 35-dny trip true, must wish he could have ! 111 i iicui on. t ! Railroads arc cheerful i Southern' 1'acifie. for instance. I . announced the highest Febru ary profit in eleven years, an improvement of $838,7C6 over February, 1927. 1 Several stocks went skyrock eting. But be careful how yon deal with what brokers call the "high priced babies," there is, dynamite in some of them. Ami don't sell short, tears arc back of that. A Stock Exchange scat sold for !f:W5,000, a new record. The buyer got a bargain. , In thcro the course of the day WHS. a "well organized and bitter bear attack." Dou'tl laugh, please, it is no laughing matter for those bears. Canada has hanged George 'McDonald, forger, "confidence man and murderer, itls yOung wife, saved from the rope by public appeals, sent him word, "I shall never cease praying for you." She, poor woman, will liave tinfe to keep that jromisc, in her life imprisonment.- In Canada it MEANS life imprisonment. -..Sparing that woman ., is a step toward civilization. Once thousands a year were hanged for petty crimes. Hence 1 lie expression, "As well.be hanged for a slicep as a lamb." Chil dren were hanged and quarter ed in Franklin's childhood. "Civilization' has stopped ' hanging children, and grad-l b . Uall.V will Stop hanging WO- men, and finally will stop hanging. An.l limn nvtnmsjintl. will see crime diminish. If each would stick to his family and his people as Jul ius Rosenwald does there would be fewer ' poorhouses and less misery. Mr. Kosenwald cives $3,000,- f.. .. i t i.n.i for UUV lO Ull iiiiini.'fc " "!j will his eo-rcligionists in Russia, American lart gift ever madefy individual for Jewish relief l i aDroaa. , , . . ..,:,: The ignorant, associating Jews with eluthing, real es- ,.),. t.. nvlt "Cim Jews sue ' lcx " mu, tic, iii-n. vu"" j route for tho summer tour.- eeetl at farming? They ought Definite plans were not known; r..linin Diistnrcd his until the word was received In to. Aranam pastuictl Muford lhnt tn-rlty wouW be flocks and herds long beforcimnde one of the rtopplnc places' the "Anglo-Saxon" tame into existence. . 4 i O It may be added that Mr. Hosen - wald's many gifts are uisuncin non-sectarian, not confined to those of his own race. He Is one of the largest contributors in Amer - lea to work cf the joung Men s Christian association, Ked Cross, etc Sir Oliver LodiS learned In science, says "Human beings came frnSn some reservoir of life where they had no identity. Kach was civen an earthly body to develop Individuality. Interesting, but now did they get Into the reservoir? When told that the giant Atlas eupported'the earth on his ihoulrl- ers, a few ancient skeptics wanted to know what supported Atlas! (Continued on Paa;a Four) AIR TOUR PLANES TO ; STOPHERE iiimiwi u IIIUIUUCU III 1 LI 1 Id ary of First Ail-American Air Tour 25 Huge Ptanes and 206 Tourists Will Arrive Early In July. W A S II I X G T O N, Mar. 24. (Special to Mull Tribune) Mod ford, Oregon has been made a ''ovm'lne u'iiy of the im-j portant cities of the United Sta- , . .... 1 tea and Canada, and touching j Mexll' and c uha. which win start j ,rum w'""". C. next sum-, ...... nun ivai iivm iuuii) . Twenly-fivp huge multlmotored J planes will bo used carrying 206 ! passengers, in addition to the pi lots, navigators, and managers of the tour. The tour will start from hero .luno 15 and will end here July 20. About 10,000 miles will bo covered and a total of from l6 to 98 hours will be spent in the air. Virtually all plans for the tour have been completed according to American airways tours which Is engineering the project. This concern is a plon-; ecr In the field, and sponsored the! New York to Chicago aerial tour last September. The planes will leave here for Philadelphia and New York to pick up members of the party from those cities. The first night's stop will he In Boston. The tmif will nffnf thn ftrut opportunity ever given to see nearly nil of the principal cities of Anioiira In a Uttlo more than a month. " Since arrangements have not ...Ti.t llinuo 3 CI. mi an. LIIll oinni- seeins trlna. fishing. Rolf and inner sport a, mo exact date wiilrh the aerial touriHts will reaeh rt ford 1h not yet certain. They will prnlwibly arrive about July 1. From Tlonton the nlr tourists will no to Montreal. Ottowa and Toronto, then to Detroit and from there to Chicago. The fleet of airships wilt .then head went, stopping at Des Moines. Omaha, North Platte, Xehr., Hock Springs, Wyo., Salt Iake City. Bol?e. Spokane, and up to Van couver. Hrltlsh Tolumhia. Returning to this country they will stop at Seattle, Portland, and Medford. and' then head south In to Palf fornfn. ' mjikfnn- n nitrht's i slop at Oakland. The next day'amonS 685 students dropped from they will ko to Fresno, linkers- j tho Institution's rolls tor falluro field and l.os Anccles. to meet scholastic requirements Turnlnc eastward they will j dnring tn ,vmtcr term fl'P 111. P"TI I'll'KU. 1 Ulll'l, I III .-Mil. Kl Pao, Kort- Clarke, and Iaredo. If necessary arrangements can he made the party will spend a nlchT in Mexico Clly. Returning to W'nulilni-tnn klnim will hn iinnrln nt the following cities. Ileaumont, r''fn,'1 '''""acnia. i hasHce. Miami, Havana. j pal,,, Beach. Jacksonville, jlcston. and Richmond. Talla Cuba: Char- Mfxlfitl-d'H imnulnrltv n an nlr ( .... . ... . j I center win lie again aemonsiraieu In July of this year, when 25 ori more of the finest airplanes of all makes, carrying several Hundred pai-senccrs. will pass through Medford from Detroit on an from Detroit on an air," , ' . ' lliiniiiih Tvn c, Ton rlfUuf ... v; w,scons,n: Minnesota, Illinois nnd Indlnna. inuiuna. This trip Is being sponsors d by the National Aeronautical association be known as the ... summer air tour. 1 J'Z VW, the coast lam fall and was fully Unformed of tho route bv Lieut.- i-oakley Kelly. Lawrence Threlkel- son. and Julius L. Meier, of Port-j lani B)d tnkrn over thi route In a pnthflnder plane by fanner' for 'he trip- The national air itouis have been held for three years under authority' of the Ns - tional association .which has do 1 mlll.n to create public Jnterest In I aeronautics, proving t"at planes i ure ai,j,, to cover great dlstanc 'on ,0hedule tlr. : ,, flnlt toliy wn hol(1 )n i 0V(,r , 1900 mie course wlth )4 I ,,, romuftlng: Wio second tour in haiV.M planes and mile tour: the third In came as far west as the middle states and attracted 26 planes with a 4163 mile tour. The trio Jis year will cover probablv Q.ooo miles and will attract many i " e '-- 'hips manufuf'tnred throughout the worm The iBard of trophys will be imade on various factors Including 1-r- spesd take-off speed, landing 'speed, power, etc. CHICAGO OIL QUIZ WITNESSES Trailing national political party contributions, the senate oil in restigating committee has obtained new leads in Chicago. Shown here, testifying in Chicago, are Ira G. Hipsley, secretary to the Ute Fred Upham, treasurer of the Republican national committee; top left, Miss Nellc O'Connor, secretary to Percy B. Eckhart, wealthy Chicago miller; and, below, right, Miss Flora Johnson, also secretary to Eckhart, from whom the committee elicited Eckhart was among the dummy contributors to the Republican party, having been given 5,500 of Harry Sinclair's oil bonds. UaiTlpUS Agitator Among i 1100 Who Fail to Meet Scholastic Requirement Since Regime of New President Heavy Enroll- j ment Hit. ! SEATTLE,- Mar.: 21. (P) .Mnr- i ion Zioncheck. turbulent student president of the University ot Washington, today was listed A faction of students recently sought the removal of Zioncheck following the suspension of seven students and the' expulsion of two others who had kidnapped him and ducked him in Lake Washing ton canal. The kidnaping follow - I 1 hnh'.NIIIIIrNIN N IN HAN N AT WASHINGTON! OF MERE BOYS "U" FLUNK OUT TRAGEDY CAUSE 1 1 - 1 -'. - 1 zrz-' ed repeated attacks of the student ! was struck by the bullet as ho president upon the graduate man- j stepped off tho porch of a nelgh ager's manner of handling finances bor he had been visiting. of the new $000,000 athletic pavil - ion ioncnecK,x roiuseu to inuicaie 1 nemer ne woum eea, to ue re- ! msmiea in scnoot ! t lunking out of 68a students wiiu Jitive iiKvu in upireu w linn v I than 1100, four hundred and nine- !-"e ihe grade Id the fall Quarter. The , , ,h InalUutlnn'a ..... ' "' "..k,,. , I nillieulllK Ul C'v,.i ciiicum i ,the regime of Prcsldont M. Lylo Spencer who took office this year. : BY THE PRESIDENT! y 1 1 1 L0IULil I Mexico does not persecute the no-; nmur.- u. a iini. me man Catholic church, said tleneral i Hon took place' after the one-time ,,,.,...... j Alvaro Obrcson. sole candldato toj cabinet officer had executed the t f-"'r iLiHtceed President Calles, In a , lease of the Teapot Dome naval 24.-WV-A personal letter of con- perch ton?nt t CanltnB; MHtcj0l reserve In Wyoming to Bln- gratulatlons from resident t.ooi- zaeatcca,. General Alvaro Ob- clalr's mammoth oily company. " ,,'-',, ' ... , 7. , regon. Bald that Mexico's religious Romanowsky. wno win ceieoraie. . . eslabllBhcd "free- bls 100th birtnaay tomorrow n : " ho Is i the oldest resident in cnip- ,,e" 'alls. ' ' , . The letter reads .My uear .Mr. ilomano s . it m si i " r t my p.-celinKK and conpratulatlonM to a Civil war veteran upon the occaslon of his 100th blrthday.iH. llnys. head of the motion pic - ...1.I..1. r An. Ir..rn.n u'lll I'rii-iiiHllllH ll-i rniin). .'ij " a -a and happiness follow you the rest of your days. "Very truly yours, "t'alvin Coolldge." Truhce lavinn iJinds , ..i.i.aui a. ,mm, jir. n. iop, f. Trubee Davison, assistant secretary or war and Major den- eral Pechet, chief j.f the United States army air corp. arrived here today b) airplane from Salvador. They are on their way to Panama. ! Mapleton Man, 62, Killed By Stray Bullet Fired By Lads at Play Names of Youths Kept Secret Ex pert Establishes Facts. . l'OKThANDr Ore., Jlur. (A') j A small load bullet fired from n .22 calibre rifle in the hands ot two small boys caused the death of A. M. dray, 62, of Mapleton, j Ore., on March 17. This waa def initely established hero tonight t when Robert II r.j.,...l. I.i.lliu. tic expert for the Portland polico 'department, Identified the ball that 'killed (Jray as having been fired ! from tho rifle. ". W. Itoucrs. i deputy sheriff of J-uno county, in I cliarBO of criminal investigation j of that district, announced the result of the Injury tonight. ' The discovery brought to an end, ho said, a week's Invesllga 1 Hon Into Gray's detail. The ma i Neither sheriff Frank Taylor nor Deputy, lingers revealed the i names ot me noys wno nau oeen engaged In target practice on ine banks of tho Hluslaw river. Tho lads are nine and twelve years old. It Is not known which boy fired the hot that killed Cray, as each(lay b(,for0 the cnato Teapot fired two shots. TOLERANCE PLEA llglon and morality and therel'ore t rt0m of conscience." H() alj0 em,naszed tnat foreign capital will be welcomed hero pro - vided It comes upon terms of co - ; operatlon and not with conquest : jj view, i ' 4, NEW YOKK. Mar. 24 -IIP) win I hn...... .H.t . .... i:m 1 1. ,,. iun u?Hii'j tll.lie', llltWU I yesterday by T. J. Kcmbusch, seo- ..A. u ..nnfni...i Ifent motion picture exhibitors of : "'ln 'hl' had been kept off America that he used his office tol"" re-ords for surb a length of spread propaganda for Herbert 1 Ht"- Hoover. Kenwell, who said Sinclair had i . ,i, ' refused permission for blm to I.OS ANtlKLL.S, Mar. 24. lift i bring his private personal records K. O. Lewis, Atascadero promoter, here, also said there was no ae on trial for using the malls to de-1 count In the books covering the fraud, was found guilty on all J ;ei). 000 advance of Liberty bonds fourteen counts as charged by Jury I In federal court here today. ' SENATORS FUSS O'ER SUR IL BRIBP HOW ! . .. I' 1 Indiana By Questions on Own Mys tery Appointment b Klani Governor Republican' Leaders Caution New Evidence Hits Sinclair. I WASHINGTON, Mar. 24. VP) j Another attach by Senator ltob-. hnson. republican of Indiana, on Governor Smith of New York fori his rulenllun of Harry K. Sinn elulr as a racing commissioner of that tstatu during the investigation ofthe Teapot Dome naval oil re serve lease in 1Hl4 brought sham ! filie.Htiiininir from Kenntnr Tv- dings, demo4'rat of .Maryland, to diiy, as to Itoblnson's own poli tical associates. ltcforo an al most empty chamber late in the day. Hoblnson and Tydlngs, two of the senate's junior members, finally snarled in a bitter personal quarrel which brought word of ad- tee trom senator Pcsa, republican of Ohio, ' for more cautioua lang- uag iobinson had described some statements of tho Marylander an "fompalKn lies." Tydlngs was im mediately on hia foot but the In diana senator refUHed to yield. Sen dtor Fesa arose slowly and HHked for n word. , He cautioned that senate rules were being vio- iHied. ' JtobttiHOn withdrow his words "campulirn lies," and sub stituted "misrepresentations and I imputations." ' ' i When Kobinson finally conclud ed his answer to, Tydintja. who had ! asked him ot cxpluln the circum stances surrounding his "myster- .... v ft lUUn nIVimillVlll UJf UUtUltlul Jackson of Indiana, wha recently was triad for conspiracy. Sonator 1 1 ... u-,.... ,1,.. i,n,.nr, ... ki. "mbvc-'-fdi' adlburnment. "" ' The Indiana senator waa'' fre quently Interrupted also by Sen ator Walsh, of Montana, a demo crat presidential candldato and prosecutor of the" naval oil re serve leases- inquiry, to correct statements, made, by Iloblnsbn about tho Investigation. . Concluding his attack on Gov- ernor Hmlth, whom ho described becauso of tho "Intemperato" lang uage of his recent letter to Chair man Nye of the senate oil com mlttoe, Keblnson said ho spoke becauso "the time has come when sonieono should stand up for tho republican party." He asserted . that some of tho I aiicrn of both parlies were smeared with oil." 1 1 Tydlngs read a prepared speech (0 rcH(or0 half of the present tax In reply, reverting to a previous! on a ratu 0f I 1-2 percent to declaration by Hoblnson that.I0 nm Ha 0no means ot meeting "birds of a feather flock togeth- j tno white House demand. , or," and asked him to toll tho Another suggestion receiving aonntn n limit lilu tinlltlnnl nnnn- elates in Indiana whom he nam-j considerations of the bill In tho ma- j ularly the Smith phase, got Into ed as Governor Jackson. Goorpo ! jority ranks Is ono to abolish tho I senate debate with many an acrim Coffin, republican treasurer of , house provision for a graduated ' onions change. Uoblnson, an " I Marion county, who ho 1m under tax on smaller Incomes or corpor- Indiana republican, bouk'h iu eo n '. ....... i . , i n.n nmbtuiR. i.nuh iirhnthnr Hmlth had re- lnuicmieni, ana v. j. iepnen"oii, atlons anu iu nn.ioonw, r IservlnK a lift- t.-rm for murdcr.hhe corporation levy of 11 1-2 per All were Ku Klux Klan leaders political beneficiaries. WASHINGTON. Mar. 4. (IP) More evidence regarded as of high value to the government in the prosecution of the oil conspiracy chargo against Harry K. Sinclair early next month was adduced to. Dome commlttoe. It was furnish-1 I ed by Harold KenweU. cashier In 1 Sinclair's New York office, who disclosed that there were no rec- lords on the wealthy oil opera-1 I lnr' horde, .linwlnir either thai JJS.000 payment to M. T. Kv- 000.000 and believes congress will erhart. son-in-law of Albert B. 1 be warranted even ingoing beyond foil . .i.,ii,.m.,, i ihelthis if necessary. interior secretary. Kail's contention has been that tho payment wa one In an or dinary . business transaction and tould not bo considered In the Itefnre calling Kenwell to the stnnd the committee spent nearly an houi questioning Albert n. i lskcr of Chicago former chalr- 1 man of the board regarding ron- . tiihution. to the renulillcnn party Kenwell conceded that is the .t'all-Hlno'flr 1n' transnj-tlfins took place and were In the or- ' -. , . ' , '., . them before this time as they had occurred five years ago. He iniiin noi rec-nn Hny mrse iimiih- (Continued on Pag. Four, M SLASH E. BUT Presidential Experts Say iCongrecs Too gant Repeal Tax Annoys Head Dixie Extrava- of Auto Treasury Democrat Cut Wide Proposes to Swath. WASH1NOTON, Mar. 24. (P) A (22S.000.0U0 tax reduction can- i not be had at this session of con- Kress It a balanced budget Is to be maintained. In the opinion of administration tax experts who have studied the March 15 tax re ceipts. Appropriations already made by congress they contend, would make such a reduction unsafe and appropriations lor flood relief, es timated at (40,000,000 will force a substantial shaving down of the original figures recommended by the treasuhry. In view nf these disclosures j treasury officials plan to o back before congress with revisod ftK- uvea that probably will call for a reduction of between I180.000, 000 and J'iOO.OdO.OOO. Rocoipts have come In virtually n eHti mated by the treasury, these ex perts say, hut the conrn'osaional R- proprlntions have execoueu ino estimaton, Hut there will be tax reduction at this session," a spokesman said, "jiiBt what It will bo dopendB on what congress docs." these opinions wcro expressed despite tho belief ot President Coolldge and members of coimrosH that a 1225.000.000 reduction still . i ..nuun.ln ir nnnureUH C.UIH uuwu . nmnius ....n on future appropriations. I Chnlrman Smoot of the finance I oommlttee who will lead the tax ..ifiirii, for the admnusirniion ! doubtful where the :in-unlttuW ,m,n,. hut there were Indies tlona In tho republican ranks that restoration ot part of tho auto mobile levy to tho house bill might hn one way of holding down the Itotnl reduction to bo allowed. I Secretary Mellon conforrcd with I President Coolldgo today and lator ' b" ,lc, tull) .year but ' , ,,r,a tho oxtont. .ld he. thought tux rouucuuii v.ithAr would he say how much revenue had come in with tho first quarter tax returns nor how rar that income would affect tax re duction. The present three percent lax on automobiles yields the treas ury about J68.000.000. The house, against tho wishes of Secretary Mellon and tho president, vetoed I.. -onelll this. A niOVO IS Oh fOOt r.. - v. I attention in premium" j ur.ceni pi uiiuncu ) i h ilia nniTNA ill iu percent. The present corporauon tax is 13 12 percent. Senator aitnmons of North Car. nllnn IS; .anLit.tr iipmocrat on luuithat no nau neen so iniunnuu mui finance committee Is withholding comment on his plans for tax re lief until final returns 01 mo March 15 payments are available. ! hut he atlll Is determined that much larger cut than tnai projKwu by the administration shall be authorlicd. He feels that tho house bill goes none too far m " nI" kins for a total SlSBh Of KANSAS CITY, Mo., Mar. 24. (p) Apparent Irregularities of be tween S,000 and 110,000 wore found In the note case of the Klrsl National bank of Oab'irne, Kas., which closed today follow, ing the Biilcldo of Frank H. Den man. Its- president. L. K. Roberts. district chief national bonk exam iner announced hero today. Explosion Kills 8allor DKVONPOHT. Kng.. Mar. 24. (yp, One man was killed and three seriously injurnn ni an e,....n ... aboard the llrltlH., J Courageous now In tho dotkyaid "Tkmen. all engineers, were try ing out an emergency pump aboard the vessel when the axploslon took place. Oregon Weather Unsettled with rain; moderate temperature. Fresh and strong southerly wlnrtB on the coast. BANKER SHORT IN FUNDUUICIOESj IS1TH IS BEST BET ATSTi Lowden Gets First Republi-i can Delegates Al Con ceded Most Strength At Houston Hoover Forces Expected to Strength in May Democrats Busy. Show! -Oregon WASHINGTON, Mar. 2t.--(ffV-Intenslve maneuvers for delegates to tho national conventions Is ap proaching a showdown on many a political battle front with con tradictory claims coming from the camps of rival presidential candi dates as to who will be entrenched most strongly at Kansas City and Houston. Only two presidential primaries have been held. In only a handful ot states has the dolegate-sclect-tnt convention Btago been passed. Tho Bprlng season hardly Is under way and the presidential contend ers realize that April ana nay will furnish the bulk of the dele gate crop. They aro straining to make the most of It, apparently not alarmed that Uowdnn ot Illinois and Smith of Now York, from tho standpoint of Instructed delegates havo forged to the front In the scramble for convention votes at thai early stage of tho convention. Uenorally It Is conceded by his rivals that tho New York gover nor will go Into the Houston con vention well 111 the load. Wliother ho will bo nblo during tho ballot- lntf to command tho noceasary two-1 thirds majority Is a debatable question nround which revolves much ot the talk about other avowed candidates . and "davk Iioisos." ' js for liwdon, his early load Ir' 'challenged' particularly by the Hoover forces who confidently pre dict tho commerce aooretary will Bhortly shoot to tho front, nevor to he headed off. Hoover's adversaries, howoYcr, rofuso to concedo that he can be nomlnntod regardless of his actual and potential strength at tho out set ot tho Knnaas City convention. - For tho most part tho cam paigns of other republican presi dential possibilities aro being dir ected accordingly. The past week brought a var loty of political developments boar Ins on both tho republican and democratic presidential candidates. President Coolldgo advised Wy oming republicans that ho would not accode to their request that ho run again. CJovornor Smith definitely bo camo a presidential candidate by formally consenting to tho use of his nsnio on tho democratic pres idential preference ballot In the Massachusetts primaries'. DurliiK tho week politics, panic iu.,..,. - - - cetvod c a m pa Us n contributions ! i rnm MHrrv r. niiiijiuii mm nuu- x.t. iH se(Hntiy naa nameu nun itm6CprnB in uregon, ""'"" commissioner In Now York. I Idaho. Sye of North Dakota volunteered Julius C. Tan of Seattle and lor this ho got a scorching lot- . .. l.l . VD. VnrL tor oi ueiiuii iiiiiu i" .c . . .. governor who received an equally scorching communication In reply from the Young republican Inde pendent. 8A1.K.M, Ore., Mar. 24. (P) Oregon sends ten delegates to the national democratic convention. So far nine candidates have filed with tho secretary of state. Kb?ht of them declare In favor of Al Smith for' president. Three, all declaring for Smith, filed today. They were Dan J. Kry of Salem and W. H. Canon of Medford, candidates to rcpre- sent the first Oregon district, and Josoph K. Carson of Portland, can- didate to represent the third dls- trlct. ' UPSTATE RANCHER KILLED BY BLAST OUKfiON CITY, Ore.. Mar. 21. (A1) 'toy Itothman, 40, rancher living one mile east of Sandy was killed today when blasting stumps on his place. Ijiverne, an adopted son, was close by mil Delimit . .d miurv. ' 6. A. Pace, coroner, brought the ' hore ,,e roportC(1 Umt Hoth. "" ''. P'''l .0.t'l.X , tee" '" """"" When tho chargo did not explode he concluded it had missed fire. I to sont tho boy for nolher fuse and he wont to ex amine the charge which exploded Just an he arrived. The body was hurled 100 feet. . 1 MERGER OF 3 GROCERY 1 1 . Leading Wholesale cerns of Portland to Con solidateExpansion Pro gram Urged Recent Ex change of Branch Houses Not Affected.. I-OKTI.AND, ore.. Mar. i. Consolidation of Allen and Lew is, Mason Khrman and company, I-ang- and company, -wholesale grocery concerns of this city Into ono of tho largest wholesale es tablishmcnta of the Pacific coast Is being negotiated. It was an nounced officially today. Confirmation of rumors current for several days that such a mer ger was contemplated was given by lloscoe E. Nelson ot the legal firm of Doy, Hampson and Nelson which ia working on losal detulls of the consolidation plan. Officials ot the firms, by com mon agreeinent, retrained from comment that would disclose any of the detalla of the transaction, acknowledging only that it Is expected the merger will be com pleted within a ahort time. It was stated, however, that many of tho detalla remain to be work ed out In coming conferences. Operations of th emcrger of wholesale grocery company yet to receive a name will be extended In some directions, cqulsltion of an entire block ot land In this city and tho erection of an Made quate building"- Is ono part of tho merger nroject. This plan, it wan merger project. This plan. indicated would be a thoroughly modern structure, especially signed and equipped for the ex peditious hart'Wng of food prod ucts.' An impstent feature is tn be a manufacturing plant ot mag nitude. '-.' "The extensive manufa'oturlMr ' program contemplated will create a feature as welcome as It is tin- . usual in connection with mer gers," was the Informal comment of tho legal adviser. "Instead of lessening activities, it Is confident ly oxpocted of the' merger that It will Increase both operations and payrolls in Portland and contig uous territory-1 ' While no definite data were ob tainable, It was made evident that branch houses will be maintain ed at many key points In Oregon. Washington and Idnho which do not havo sufficient wholesale dis tribution at this time. Those will bo planned especially to expcdlto tho handling and delivery of . food products In thOBO communities and their particular territory. It was Indicated that existing branch establishments of tho three flrmB will not be taken Into tho merger at this time. About, two woeks ago the three firms made a . throo -cornered exchange of branch establishments In Oregon nnd It now develops that this deal forshadowed the merger now pending. . , Tho trio now has more than twenty branch and affiliated con- ... ,..ui . ; a, . rnrman oi ou rntiiuniw. have been participating In the con ferences here. Details of the merger remain yet tot be worked out. The consolidation ot the three firms will result In one unit with a capital of three million dollars. The combined annual sales of the three companies Is now betweon 115.000,000 and $20,000,000. A new combined manufacturing and distributing plant la to bo erected by the merger corporation at a cost of between $800,000 and one million dollars. , It was said tonight that more i than twenty branch houses of Lang an(- company and Mason Khrman : and more than sixty retail groc ory stores controlled by Allen and Lewis, do not figure In the merger, . , STANFORD .STAR TO WED WRITER , .-1 - -.. SANTA BAMBARA, Cal.. Mar. 24. (P) An application for a mar riage licens? was tiled here to day by Mrs. Adcla Rogors St. J.lohn, scenario and short story writer, and Richard "Dick" Hyland. former Stanford football star. The couple revealed their Intention of marrying here next Thursday. ) Hyland gave his age as 28 and Mrs. St. John as 31. Her divorce from Ivan St. John, publicity pro moter, bocame final last week Snow at Ashland ltain tell all last night in thia city, in one of the heaviest rain falls of ths season. At 11 o'clock snow was falling In Ashland.