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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1933.
No. 185.
By PA IX MAI.LON
(Copyright, 1033. by Paul Million.)
Reaction.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 35. Two of
the biggest big shots In the upper
world of finance gave In private their
frank reactions to Mr. Roosevelt's
plan for progressive dollar devalua
tion. They were Illuminating and
Jar different from the blarney and
abuse put out by opposing money
agitators,
One, a Democrat, recently returned
from Europe, said:
"There will be a war In Europe
within a year. It will pull us out of
the hole. What Mr. Roosevelt la do
ing now will soon be Immaterial. If
be Is going to stabilize the dollar, all
right, but hla words are somewhat
indefinite."
The second, a Republican, whose
Judgment Is equally respected:
"If he works toward stabilization It
will be a good thing. But I oubt
If this plan will restore commodity
prices."
These represent probably the two
best views on the subject.
The reasons for this somewhat
ekeptlcal coment was not pessimism
but Ignorance.
Mr. Roosevelt Is trying a line of
devaluation and stabilization which
la a composite of the two plana rec
pmmended to him by his experts.
It has put him Into an untried
field where no one, not even he, can
tie sure of results. The details of
bow he works out the Idea mean
everything.
If he devalues the dollar through
' periodic adjustments tn the price of
rold. obtains his desired 1928 com
modity price level and then stabilizes
the dollar next year under . a com
modity dollar (gold basis) system
that will be fine.
But no one knows whether he can
do It.
Reasons.
Mr. Roosevelt's associates say he
dellberstely strove to create such un
rertalntv. That Is supposed to be
part of the scheme.
His Inner problem was to quiet the
Jarm .Inflationists, and the .Industrial
money stabilization men at the same
time. So he strove to create an In
flationary psychology by suggesting
dollar devaluation In a progressive.
Indirect way. In the next breath he
ought to pacify the stabllizatlonuts
by offering stabilization when the
proper devaluation point was reached.
Killing two birds with one stone
bas been attempted before, but never
-hen the blrda were flying In oppos
ite directions, miles apart. ,
However, that Intention explains
why he confined the announcement
of so vast a project In a single rather
ambiguous paragraph. A general pot
ihot at the entire sky might bring
down the game.
Ins.
The compromise was the handi
work of that phantom brain truster,
Prof. Warren of Cornell. He was as
alsted apparently by his Cornell col
league, Prof. Rogers, and Henry Mor-a-anthou.
Jr.. the farm credit expert.
I The old money policy crowd was
as much confused as you were. Ber
nard Baruch was not consulted. He
bad the main hand In planning our
last monev policy. His irienas say
be submitted a plan this time but
was NOT called In for consultation
on It.
Likewise, the treasury and federal
reserve officials were either coolly
Unored by the White House or only
auperflclally consulted
Outs.
The regular financial advisers ran
for the storm cellar the day after the
announcement was maoe.
Assistant Treasury Secretary Ache
son delcllned to see anyone, even the
press. His absence from the White
House lately has been conspicuous
So has that of Treasury Secretary
' Woodln. Apparently he was spraying
bis sore throat In New York during
most of the time prior to the money
iciinn. The exchange expert, oov,
Bprague. sent regrets to frlenda that
be was too busy to see them.
The treasury crowd stood for direct
atablllzatlon. which Mr. Koseveu re
Jects.
Fecreoy.
" Some of these strange doings can
It. attributed to Mr. Roosevelt s ae.
!r to keep hla decision secret from
Wall Street speculators. All they
. lh. lntrii nrlor to the an'
nouncement was that Mr. Roosevelt's
statement would be "bullish." They
got that word last Friday, three days
before the speech. That Is what turn
m the market from Its downward
course.
Secrecy waa carried to such an ex
tent that several administration of
f-.clala with Wall Street connections
left completely at sea warding
whst the President hsd In mind.
Explanation.
The first Impression of the money
experts was that Mr. Roosevelt would
work out his scheme somewhat as
follows:
First, he would start buying gold
somewhere around the world price,
pos.ilhly at about 131 an ounce.
That is nearly 111 an ounco more
than the government haa been paying
for gold. Economlata figure that es
tsb'.lshment of this new price would
be equivalent to devaluing the (told
(Continued on Page Seven)
SALEM. Ore.. Oct. 25. ( AP) Call
for 1150 000 general fund warrants
Issued from August 4 to 14 and
e'.arr.ped "not paid for want of
f-incls" was made by the state treas -
vj department
Horace Gillette in Hospital
Here With Wound in Chest
Accident Occurs in
Cascade Gorge Country
Horace Gillette, 31, Alva, Okla., was
shot and wounded In mistake for a
deer about 3:30 o'clock Tuesday af
ternoon by Glenn Clark of cascade
Gorge, according to Dr. W. A. Bishop
of this city. The bullet, allegedly
fired from Clark's gun. struck uii
lett a glancing blow In the chest,
pierced the chest wall and Injured
two ribs. Gillette waa brought to
this city last night and la In the
.Community hospital. His condition
Is renorted as "satisfactory ny ur.
Bishop, with the outcome Indefinite.
The Accident occurred aDous tnree
miles from Cascade Gorge and It waa
necessary to carry Gillette out on a
litter from the heavy timber.
According to facta gathered by Dr.
Bishop, Gillette and Clark went hunt
ing yesterday afternoon ana oecame
separated In the timber. Clark said
that he saw a movement in mo
brush and watched It for some time
before deciding It was a deer. He
then fired, only to learn to hla dis
may it was his hunting companion.
Clark la known aa an experienced
woodsman and careful hunter. He
has lived at Cascade Gorge for many
years.
Gillette has been visiting the M.
L. Clark family at Cascade Gorge for
some time.
After the accident, Gillette suf
fered .hemorrhages and bled freely,
some of the blood passing Into his
lungs. The fact that the bullet
struck glanclngly. Instead of direct,
prevented a tragedy.
It waa the first hunting accident
of the season in this county.
The deer season closes tomorrow.
HUNTER KILLED
IN EM AREA
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. 25. (AP)
Mistaken for a deer while hunting
early today, A. ,W. Ross of the Shan
creek district was shot and Kiuea,
according to word telephoned here.
B. P. Batten of Mie neighboring Pleas,
ant Grove district, waa hunting with
Ross.
It was the first deer hunting fa
tality of the season In Josephine
county.
SEWAGE PLANT AIO
E
Assurance that the state board will
do everything possible to hasten Med-
ford's application for sewage plant
Improvement funds to Washington,
D. C was voiced In the letter re
ceived today by City Superintendent
Fred Scheffel.
The letter, written by C. C. Hock
ley, state engineer of the public works
administration, read: "Received yours
ot the 18th with resolution attached
and assure you we will do the Ijfipt
we can under the circumstances."
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DISARMAMENT MEET
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 38.
(API The ateerlng committee recom.
mended today that the dlssrmament
conference be adjourned until De'
cember 4 as reports had been circu
lated that Germany would submit
proposals under which she could re
turn to the psrley and the League
of Nations.
These reports, originating tn Ger
man circles, said the Reich's position
would be set forth after the plebiS'
cite elections of November 13.
Roosevelt's Cold
Reported Better
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. (AP)
; President Roosevelt reported hie cold
improved today, but remained In the
executive mansion to conduct busi
ness with a long list of callers.
Sitting in bed wearing a white
Jersey sweater, Mr. Roosevelt received
newspapermen for bis regular semi
weekly conference. He remained In
bed during the morning.
Winooka Makes
Poor Showing
LAUREL. Md., Oct. 25 (AP)
Winooka. the Australian champion,
making his first start In the eastern
United States, finished last In a Nve-
. horse field as A. C. Bostwlck's Mr.:
; won the 13500 Challenger purse over
six furlongs here today. Sheldon H.
Fairbanks' Gold Step was second, Lee
, Ro.vnberg"s Kerry Patch, third and
A. L. Aite Character, fouxUi.
NRA ACTIVITIES
By thtt Associated Press.
Today.
NRA worki on program to estab
lish agencies la comraunltlea to
weigh consumer complaints.
Yesterday.
Hugh 8. Johnson reported the
buying campaign to be progressing
well.
American and Canadian news
print producers met to work out
voluntary price agreement.
President Roosevelt authorised
the NRA to Investigate complaints
against cheap foreign Imports In
a movement to protect American
Industry operating under codes.
President Roosevelt promulgated
codes on plumbago crucible, steel
tubular and firebox boiler Indus
tries and Industrial supplies and
distributors trade.
Hugh 8. Johnson denied farm
opposition caused NRA withdrawal
from small towns.
PLANS
NORTHWEST AREA
PORTLAND, Oct. 25. (AP) With
articles of Incorporation completed
and by-laws- adopted, the control
committee of Northwest Fruit Indus
tries, Inc., remained In session here
today to complete the organization of
various committees, which will work
under Its direction.
The corporation was set up to han
dle the marketing agreement between
handlers of tree fruit In Oregon.
Washington, Idaho and Montana, and
the agricultural adjustment adminis
tration. The crops in the four states
is valued at about (60,000,000.
Paul A. Scherer ot Medford, elected
president of the organisation at last
Monday's session, said commodity
committees of the corporation will
meet today and tonight In an attempt
to work out details for the various
branches of the Industry.
HUSBANDS, WIVES
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 26 (AP)
A double exchange of husbands and
wives In which two Oregon couples
figured, was revealed here today thru
the records of Mrs. Jean Shaw, Justice
of peace of St. Helens.
Amos Nelson, 34, of Prescott, mar
ried Mary Rtcker, 31, of St. Helens,
and George Rlcker, 37, of Portland
wed Anna Nelson, 30, also of Portland
In the exchange of mates, which oc
curred yesterday.
Mrs. Shaw said the new Mrs. Nelson
told her she had the same day re
ceived a divorce from Rlcker.
The two couples drove to the court
house together, got their licenses, and
then crossed the street to the office
of the Justice of peace. One couple
waited outside while the other was
married, and then the four left In an
automobile.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 36 (AP) The
slabbing of a worker by two women
strikers wielding scissors precipitated
street lighting today in the strike
of garment workers.
Women pulled hair and acratched
each other and one woman was knock
ed down aa police sought to quell
the melee.
Mrs. Desnlela Rernanrlea, a work
ing garment maker, waa the victim
of the scissors stabbing.
While the manufacturers have met
all wage and working hour demands
of the strikers, the sole point at issue
is recognition of the newly formed
International Ladles Osrment Work
ers' Union.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 35. (AP)
Thanksgiving and Christmas chicken
dinners for the 3.000.000 families or,
relief rolls may help solve another
farm surplus problem.
Government farm experts are con
sidering recommending purchase of
the chickens by the federal relief ad
ministration as a price lifting move.
If carried out, farm officials estl
mat the 6 000.000 chicken dinners
would take around 30.000.000 pounds
of dressed poultry off a market where
September storage reached the big
figure of 47,000,000 pounda.
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 35. Ai The
steamship Admiral Evans, which left
the Columbia river this morning for
California porta, waa reported at noon
today anchored In the vicinity of she
Columbia river llghtahlp, with a
b.-oken judder.
TEMBLOR SPOILS
NIGHT'S SLEEP IN
LOS AJICINITY
Eleven o'clock Shake Sends
Many Residents of Pasa
dena, Glendale and Bur-
bank Hurrying From Bed
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 (AP)
Many persons were aroused from
their slumbers at 11 o'clock last night
by an earthquake centering In the
foothill section north and east of tht
city, but giving the metropolitan sec
tion of Los Angeles quite a Jar.
One woman, Mrs. K. L. Carson, 34,
got out of bed In such a hurry she
fell and broke her arm.
Dr. Harry Wood, of the selemo logi
cal laboratory of the Carnegie Insti
tute of Pasadena, reported the epi
center of the quake was near Pasa
dena. That city, Olendale and Bur-
bank reported having felt the quake
strongly.
In Glendale, canned goods were
tumbled from shelves In stores and
scores of burglar alarms were set off.
Beverly Hills, also In the foothill sec
tion but to the west, reported only a
light shock. In Bell, located south
east of Los Angeles, the police station
waa cracked.
In Los Angeles the only affect of
the quake was to Jar loose a few
stones from the old red-stoned court
house which had been condemned
and roped off following the March 10
quake, which caused damage amount
ing to millions and the deaths of
more than 120 persona. Long Beach,
center of the March 10 tremor, was
unaffected by last night's shock.
Dr. Wood reported the temblor was
considerably less violent than the
October 3 quake which resulted In
light damage In Los Angeles. It was
believed by scientists that the quake
was an earth settling shock following
the March 10 quake.
BUILDlGlAGE
ER
By JAMBS COPE
(Associated Press Staff Writer.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (JP) A
decision sought by labor on tentative
plana within NRA to keep wages of
construction industries down for a
year aa an Inducement to capital to
stimulate building, was postponed to
day when deputies reported the mss
ter construction code not yet ready
for submission to Administrator Hugh
S. Johnson.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor; M. J.
McDonough, head of Its building
trades department, and other leaders,
had an appointment to see Johnson.
but the meeting was postponed until
tomorrow when the code la to be In
hla hands.
Meanwhile, however, It developed
that the "stepup plan" by which,
after being held low for a year, wages
would be raised, by a definite per
centage with a subsequent Increase
lster, had not been written Into the
general code. Indtcatlona were it
might beleft out of all Individual
compacte covering branchea of the
construction Industry,
The code, however, does propose
minimum wage level of 40 cents an
hour, except where by local agree.
ment the wage la set higher. In this
way the wages of all skilled workers
wouus be ten xo arourauon.
Johnson had before him for ap
proval the result of an International
conference of newsprint msnufactur
era who agreed last night to hold
prices at a minimum amounting to a
net delivered figure of 40 a tan
through 1S34: to fix no prices for
deliveries after 1034; and to fix no
1034 prices unles saccompanled by
provision for Increases on the first
of April. July and October of next
year If these are found necessary to
come in line with prevailing contract
market prlcee at those times.
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HITS LAKES AREA
By the Associated Press
Winter put on an October preview
of Ita annual ahow almost two
months ahead of the date for Its for
mal debut and today widely scattered
sections of the country and Canada
reported mantles of fleecy snow.
Accompanied by a drop In tempera
ture and with northwest storm warn
ings of a gale on Lake Superior, the
snow piled up to a depth of 12 Inches
In Duluth.
It waa the heaviest October fall In
47 years. Other places In the stste
reported varying degrees of snow with
BemidJI and Oonvlck In the northern
part covered with six and seven
Inches. At St. Tsui and Minneapolis
there wsa Just a trace of tht Duluth
storm.
LAWYERS WARNED
TO BE READY FOR
TRIAL HEREAFTER
Norton Emphasizes Court
Docket Rearranging Going
Too Far : Banks Paper
Case Presents Old Snag
Arrangement of the civil suit
docket was underway today by Cir
cuit Judge H. D. Norton, who stated
with considerable emphasis that in
the future attorneys for litigants
would be expected to be ready for
trial on the day set. The court de
clared that much confusion had
arisen on the calendar because attor
neys were always moving, "for one
reason or another" to have their cases
set last.
The court set Monday, November 6,
as date for opening of the term.
"This will give the attorneys no
chance to say they have not had pro
per time in which to prepare," said
the court.
Old Snag Bobs t'p
Immediately the court encountered
the Identical snag. It was endeavoring
to avoid, in the civil action of the
Columbia Paper Mills against the
Medford Pear Growers. The amount
Involved Is approximately $3000. It Is
a case arising from the financing
methods of L. A. Banks, former local
agitator, during bis operations In this
section. Twenty-eight orchard Is ts of
the valley are named ae co-defendants,
including Charles D. Stacy,
Ted Helmroth, Claude Ward, O. S.
Morrow and W. H. Arnold. They are
represented by Attorneys Gus New
bury, Don Newbury, Porter J. Neff,
W. G. Trill, T. J. Bnright. William
McAllister and W. E. Phtpps.
Banks Bought Paper
It Is alleged that Banks, as presi
dent of the Pear association, signed a
contract for the delivery of fruit
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NEW YORK, Oct, 35 (AP) Joseph
V. McKee'a campaign for the mayor
alty was definitely aligned by him
today with the policies of President
Roosevelt.
The recovery party csndldate as
serted that "a vota for McKee Is a
vote for Roosevelt."
While he made no claims himself
of White House support, his co-
vorkers In the csmpslgn previously
hive stated that the McKee candi
dacy waa approved and backed by the
"same personnel" behind the nstlonal
administration.
The attitude of the White Rouse,
however, appeared unchanged from
its previous aloofness from public
expression on any phases of the cam
paign. 1
SUSPECTS HELD
LA GRANDE, Ore., Oct. 35. (AP)
Glenn Slmms, 2$, ot Uklah, Ore., was
In the Wallowa county Jail at Enter
prise this morning Jointly charged
with Jesse Paul, escaped from an
Oklahoma prison, and Jamei Dushane
formerly of Texas, with the robbery
of the Stockgrowers and Farmers Na
tional bank at Wallowa Oct. 16.
Slmms confessed to state policemen
at Pendleton late last night, accord
ing to officers, that he furnished the
car, the gun and was to get one-third
of the loot. Previously reports were
that Paul and Dushane, who were
captured In Wallowa county last
Thursday by Cliff McOinnis, rancher,
stole Slmms' car.
HIGH SCHOOL GRIDDER
DIES FROM INJURIES
SEATTLE, Oct. 35. (AP) Archie
Dubey, 17-yesr-old Auburn high
school football player, who was In
jured In a game last Friday died to
day In a Seatla hospital. Dubey.
playing center, received a fractured
vertebra In the last five minutes of
Play.
Wedding Ring Ruse
Used By Chiseler
to Circumvent NRA
NEW TORK. Oct. 33. (AP) A
chiseler with a new Idea passes out
wedding rings to his girl em
ployes. The NRA complaint bureau Is
Investigating a garment shop pro
prietor who Is said to have bought
a utoek of wedding rlnga for hla
employees who work overtime on
Siturday nlghu. When Investiga
tors appear, the gtrla are told to
slip on the rings and pone as
boMes wives.
GET LICENSE, BUT
W MM?
If A UvO
IS j Jbrf I V tv
II v. .-. w -! ' V Vi
Despite a hurried trip to Las Vegas, Nsv., where they obtained a
license to wed, both Lupo Velei, vivacious little Mexican actress, and
Johnny Wels.muller, former world's swlmmlnfl champion and now a
film player, were emphatlo In their statements that no ceremony waa
performed. "We might get married today and again it might ba three
yeara from now.," aald Miss Velez. (Associated Press Photos)
CONTROL OF YIELD
WASHINGTON, Oct. 33. ()
President Roosevelt waa pleased to
day wl'th the public reaction to his
money program, but It was asserted
that no far aa Wall Street Is con'
cerned, he would keep hla future
moven and next steps to himself,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 35. (AP)
Nothing In presidential declarations
on monetary policy has changed the
views of Secretary Wallace and other
farm adjustment officials that pro
duction control Is a high road back
to agricultural prosperity.
In fact, the secretary has retter
ated that Inflation, by whatever
means accomplished, would not alone
solve the problems of the farmer,
He haa favored controlled Inflation
but believes even that would not re
move the disparity between agricul
ture- prices and Industrial prices.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 35. (API-
President Roosevelt's unprecedented
plan for controlling the American
value of gold In the expectation of
raising commodity prices waa put In
operation today with an offer to
purchase newly mined gold at 131.38
an ounce, 27 cents higher than t,he
day'a opening quotations on world
markets.
Announcing the price, Jesse H.
Jones, RFC chairman, said the metal
would be paid for in the oorpo ra
tion's 00-day debentures, which, he
added, could be easily converted Into
cash.
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'CRATE' TONIGHT
Tonight's the night of the big foot
ball benefit and all roads will lead
to Hunt's Craterlsn theater, follow
ing the final high achool rally, sched
uled for 7 o'clock, ahow to open at
7:15.
Commltteea were on the streets at
sn esrly hour this morning, aelllng
tickets for tha ahow, "Saturdays
Millions," a football picture for
football cause. Those who have not
purchased tlokela are urged to get
them at the Chamber of Commerce,
aa a full house will mean new suits
for Medford'a team. Tha high school
band, football squad and students
will apear in tha parade tonight.
Billie Dove Suffers
Attack of Pleurisy
HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 25. PV Blllle
1 Dove, screen actress, waa reported
seriously 111 fror. pleurisy at her home
i today. Only ner husbsnd. Robert
Kenaston, and her mother have been
permitted to visit her.
Mlas Dove, who haa not appeared in
, pictures since her marrlaga aeversl
I months sgo. haa been ill a montn
: She Is an expectant mother.
LINDBERGHS ARRIVE
IN SCOTLAND TODAY
INVERNESS. Scotland, Oct. 35
(AP) Colonel and Mrs. Chsrles A
Llndberah arrived here this afternoon
sfter a flight from Oalway, Irish
Pre State,
4NO WEDDING'
TO
NEW TORK, Oct. 33. (AP) A
safe deposit box rented by John
Gorch, questioned at Boston about
the Lindbergh baby kidnaping, iheld
nothing of -value, police said today
after they Inspected Ita contents.
Acting Captain Richard Oliver an
nounced the box held only seven
blank envelopes and four blank de
posit slips.
BOSTON, Mass.. Oct. 35. (AP)
Police who hsd been questioning
John Gorch about the Lindbergh kid
naping shifted today to a hunt for
a person who gave a "tip" leading to
Gorch's arrest. '
They wanted to find out Just Jiow
much the mysterious letter writer
knows about Gorch's past,
Gorch at first waa believed to bear
a resemblance to the "John" who
collected the 150,000 Lindbergh ran
som from Dr. John ("Jafale") Con
don. Condon, however, has denied
he Is the man, and Police Lieutenant
Jamea Ptnn of New York expressed to
his superiors a conviction that Gorch
had nothing to do with tha kid
naping. Finn, former bodyguard to Colonel
Lindbergh, questioned Gorch here.
TRENTON, N. J.. Oct. 23. (AP)
Col. H. Norman Schwanskopf, New
Jersey state police head, who la per
sonally directing tha Lindbergh kid
nap . hunt, said today: "There la
nothing In the Gorch case of Interest
to us."
L HEAD P.-T. A.
SALEM, Oct. 25. (AP) Mrs. Wil
liam Kletrr of Portland was the only
nominee for president of the Oregon
congress of psrents and teachers at
today's session.
Accomplishment of tha organisa
tion the past year were reported by
Mrs. w. T. Brie of Portland, presi
dent of the organization. She aald
that loan funds enabled many stu
dents to complete their educations.
The broad scope of tha organisation
waa described by Mrs. Hugh Bradford,
national president.
A report on what federal relief is
doing In Oregon waa given by Mrs.
W. W. Gabriel.
MISSIONARY ESCAPES
FROM CHINESE BAND
TOKYO, Oct. 28. (AP) A. Rengo
(Japanese) News agency dispatch
from Halnchlng (Changchun), capital
of Manchukuo, said today that Dr,
Niels Nleleon hsd escaped safely from
bandits who held him captive for alx
months. Tha dispatch aald he had
arrived at the Japanese garrison In
Hsluyen.
Rktill Fractured.
THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 33. (AP)
Miss Jessie Conlee, 23, of Moro.
Ore., Is In a local hospital here with
a fractured akull the result of an
automobile accident last night when
tha car In which she was riding
m-hed another at a street Intersection.
HAS $12,500,000
WORK LOAN PLAN
Program to Be Given Gov
ernor Would Aid Unem
ployment Relief Siskiyou
Project Included In List
By CLAYTON V. BRRNHARD
Associated Press staff Writer
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 33 (AP)-.
State highway program calling for a
federal loan of 13,500,OOO will be
presented to Governor Julius L.
Meier later today by the Stat high
way commission. It waa announced
by Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the
state highway commission, prior to
tne morning session here today, Tha
loan win Include 4,000,000 for work
on both the Wilson River and Wolf
Creek routea from Portland to the
sea.
This wsa the result of the execu
tive session feeld by the highway
commission yesterday afternoon and
last night. During the morning to
day, bids on 14 road Jobs, the low
est totaling (651,770 to the highest
total ot 967,237. were opened, with
contracts to be awarded later.
To Aid Jobless
The loan program was prepared at
the request of the governor with a
view of aiding unemployment relief.
Pinal approval of projects will be left
with the governor, and it waa indi
cated the executive wouU requeat an
even larger aum. The tl2,S00.000
program does not Include the five
Oregon Const bridges estimated to
oost In excess of 95,000,000.
"This program la the maximum
that can be handled by the present
high gasoline tax revenue to tha
atate for the next 12 years," Scott
said. "If a greater loan la mada re
paymenta must be over a longer pe
rlod of years or the present revenue
Increased. The 13 years la on tha
basis of tha present gasoline tax rata
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FOR CHILD POISONER
ASTORIA, Oct. 25. Pj An Indict
ment charging manslaughter waa re
turned by tha Olateop county grand
Jury, Tuesday, against Mrs. Galen
Coffin of Seaside, In connection with
the death of her daughter, Edith Maa
Coffin, three yeara old.
Mrs. Coffin waa alleged to have
given the child a strong antiseptic,
which resulted In her death, and to
have attempted to administer a elm
liar dose to her six-year-old aon, who
escaped from tha house and alarmed
neighbors,
Oregon Weatvier.
Pair tonight and Thursday, except
cloudy northwest portion, probably
with rains on north coast; cooler In
terlor tonight; moderate changeabla
wlnda offshore, mostly southerly.
Close Store. Armistice Day
At a meeting of retail merchant,
of Medford held at the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday, It waa de
cided to close the stores on Armis
tice day, Saturday, tlovember II.
WILL
ROGERS
qys:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Oct.
24--FarmerB are having a tough
time but they had no idea that
thev were bo bad off till they
joined an organization and had
aome paid leaders tell 'em how
poor they were. If ever an in
dustry was having a field day,
it' the industry of paid leaders
in every line who are explain
ing to their followers "what
the government owes to them."
I haven't seen a oopy of the
constitution in years, (guess
they are out of print) but I
don't remember in there any
thing about what it was to do
if yon raised too much, or if
you manufactured too much, or
if you went in debt too much,
or if you drove your automo
bile too much, or if you bathed
in one of your bathrooms too
much.
In fact, if I Kcracmbcr right
we owed more to the constitu
tion than it did to us.
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