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Less Fortunate Now li a good time to clean out the ttilngi around the home you no longer need or use. Just make a list ol them and advertise them In the Mall Tribune. No doubt you can make aomo one leu fortunate, real happy. Tribune EDFGRD Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER .15, 1938. No. 229. DM II L o)(fi1(n WLT CABET The Weather Forecast : Partly cloudy to night and Friday; little change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday . 44 Lowest thli morning ,..... 29 M j K 1 AVwmiillxu wmrJ ft exajataav fffllej l Smm&mpr axaxsaBe' Kiwi The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. SCHISM 8EKN GROWING IN RRPUnLHWN RANKS HOOVKK HIXII SPOKESMAN OF GOP Fl'NDAMENTAIJSM MEMBERS IN CONGRESS VIEWED AS MODERNISTS EX-PKEsIDKNT I'RGING rNYIEl.DINO OPPOSITION WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. The divi sion among Republicans Is rapdlty becoming as serious as the division among Democrats. If these last months, fonner President Herbert Hoover has redoubled his activities as the evangelist of Republican fun damentalism. His party's recent suc cesses have lent new fervor to his preaching, and. as there are many who dissent from his views, a real Intra-party struggle' hfur begun. . Before election. Hoover personalTy Intervened In several states, urging local candidates to blast the New Deal In his own stern manner. Some were converted. Others refused. The disagreement between Hoover and Thomas E. Dewey In New York, for example, was positive and rather sharp. Now Hoover has takon- the election results as the text for a practical sermon, which he addresses to every one of the Republican politicians en countered in hU, Journeys about the country. He argues that Dewey's failure to heed him cost the Repub leans a sure New York victory. He depicts the voting elsewhere as a handsome triumph for fundamental ism, using Pennsylvania and Michi gan as his most Important Illustra tions. He develops his old theme, that the Republicans must oppose the New Deal "on principle," and he pleads for unyielding opposition as the certain road to still more splen did victories at the polls. The difference between Hoover's fundamentalism and the doctrines of those who may be described as Re publican modernists Is nowhere more striking than here In Washington. The Republican members of con gress, whom the former president privately denounces as namby-famby and lacking In principle, are modern ist almost to a man. Lately the sen ate leader, Charles L. McNary of Ore gon, and other chieftains have re turned to town. They are quite as gratified as Hoover by their party's gains. But they smile wryly at the mention of a frontal assault on the New Deal. ' (Continued on Page Eight.) LOS ANOELBS. Dec. 18. (AP) Southern California's first storm of the season brought rain in varying amounts up to more than four Inches to an area that was begging for mois ture. The weather forecast said "show ers tonight and clearing tomorrow. The 227-day drought wes ended by a general rainfall. With the coming of the rain, of ficial sources expressed concern over flood danger, especially in the fire denuded Santa Monica and 8n Ber nardino mountains. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Oeorgs Hunt displaying uncalled for generorlty by giving his orand new Stetson bonnet to a friend whose own hat, George believes, was ciiawed up by one of the Hunt canine pets. Al Haren recalling the teirlftc storm of IB years neo whrn moit cf the town lKd up In the Pug thea ter to vivt "Up In Mble Room." Edith. Bunny and Jo Jerome hav ing lots ot tun celebrating Jos birthday, nu.rhy looking on envious like wh-:n Ji opened a handsome gift Loleta Shepherd telling the 1nn.-r-mct eert'Ui of hubby Bob's iaxlty In repaid to the healthy dally dozen, he refusing even to walk a block. Bill Caples doing a mat "oil o! ticket sellir.;, to finance a high ichcol children' ciirittmaa party. E AIDE L RETURN 10 PRIVATIAFFAIRS President Accepts Resigna tion, Effective Dec. 23 With 'Sincere Regret More Resignations Rumor WASHINGTON, -Dec. 15 (fl Pres ident Roosevelt accepted today the resignation of Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper effective December 23. The president said In a letter, made public by the White House, he knew the "Impelling personal rea sons" which prompted Roper to ask to be relieved of his duties and "I accept your resignation with very sincere regret." Roper's resignation was the second among cabinet members within re cent weeks. Attorney General Cum mlngs has resigned to resume law practice. More Rumored Rumors of other changes in the cabinet have circulated ever since the November 8 election. Among these who have been mentioned In that connection are Secretary of War Woodrlng and Secretary of the Navy Swanson. The White House announcement said Roper wanted to return to pri vate life to attend to personal affairs. Roper's letter of resignation dis closed he had expressed to the pres ident on sevoral occasions since March 4. 1037, "my desire to return to private life In order to give needed attention to my personal affairs and which I have not been able to do while In public office." Hopkins Talked Speculation as to a successor dealt primarily with the name of Harry l. Hopkins, the WPA administrator and close personal friend of Mr. Roosevelt. Roper was born In Marlboro coun ty. South Carolina, In 1867. He grad uated from Trinity college, now Duke university, and taught school before being elected to the state legislature at the age of 25. Although Roper's resignation had been rumored from time to time for more than a year, he was always vigorous In his denials until the death several weeks ago of his son-in-law, David R. Coker. It was un derstood by friends the death both saddened Roper and thrust upon him the responsibility of managing the large estate left by Mr. Coker. IN NEW JANGLE WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 5. (AP) Brlcn MeMahon, assistant attorney general, said today "leads Indicating F. Donald Coster . . . had engaged In shipping arms and munitions to belligerent countries in cases labeled milk of magnesia are now being In vestigated by the department of Jus tice. Coster, president of McKesson and Robblns, Bridgeport. Conn., drug house, was arrested at Fairfield, Conn., yesterday. The arrest was in connection with the seeming discrepancy of 618,000, 000 In the assets of the huge drug business he built. McMnhon said "Many Items now under Investigation by the depart ment In connection with the McKes son and Robblns case reveal an In credible situation." Endorse Farm Act NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18. (&- The American Farm Bureau federation !n convention here today adopted reso lutions endorsing the agricultural adjustment act of 1038 and urging President Roosevelt to call Into con ference representatives of Industry, labor and agriculture to formulate a program for economic balance. F.D.R. Praises Jefferson As Father of Democracy WASHINGTON. Dec. .8. AP) President Roosevelt, speaking t ground-breaking exercises for a mem orial to Tr.rmas Jefferson, praised Jefferson today for "establishing tie practical operation of the American govfmmnt as a democracy and nt an autocracy " Standinc on the south bank of tl.o tidal bfl'fin. the site chosen for a 3,000,000 fc.irine to the third presi dent, Mr Roosevelt said millions of Americans who visit the capital year ly will navo In days to come a sense of gratitude that an ad-qua V. na tional manorial to Jefferson a' la-rt has been .i.'ected. "For more than 50 year," ne sale! Thomas J, Hereon, the third presi Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Eastern Standard) NEW YORK. Dec. 15 Prank Parker returns to the Burns and Allen broadcast tomorrow night, replacing Tony Martin. The program marks the start of the second 13 -week pe riod of a contract for Bums and Allen that calls for 52 weeks of broadcasting. Representative Martin Dies of Texar, chairman of the congressional com mittee investigating un-American ac tivities, will broadcast on WJZ-NBC Saturday. He speaks In the National Grange program at 12:30. Tonight: Talks WABC-CB8 7:15, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson on the presi dent's birthday celebration; WJZ NBC, 8:30, George H, Davis on "Con gress and Business" and WlllHm Green on "Congress. Labor and the Election"; WJZ-NBC, 9:30. America'a Town Meeting, "What Is America's Greatest Need Today?" What to expect Friday: WEAF NBC 6:30, Pan-American congress. GO TO YREKA FOR MARRIAGE PAPERS Jackson county couples are now flocking to Yreka, Calif., to procure marriage licenses, according to a telephone message received today by County Clerk George R. Carter, from the county clerk of Siskiyou county. Cnllfornia. The apparent object la to evade the delay and red tape of the new Oregon marriage examina tion law. which went Into effect De cember 1. "They are waking me up at all hoursof the night, to procum mar riage 'licenses," the northern Cali fornia county official informed Clerk Carter. "They come from all points In Jackson county, with a few from other southern Oregon counties." The Siskiyou county cleric tele phoned for Information on the age requirements and other minor legal points of the' Oregon marriage law. Under California marriage laws, couples must wait three days after filing the application before a mar riage license Is issued. Yreka Is located 62 ml tea from Medford. on the Pacific highway Only two Jackson county couples have taken the medical examination required under the Oregon marriage law the past week, according to the county clerk, but the certificates authorizing issuance of licenses have not been received. One groom called three times for the necessary papers, and. Irked by the delay, made sar castic comment anent the new law. the . chief deputy county clerk re ported. U. S. WOULD UNIFY AMERICAN PACTS LIMA. Peru. Dec. 18. (AP) The United States laid before the Pan American conference today & project for unifying all existing Pan-American peace, conciliation and arbitra tion agreements Into one fundamen tal constitution of peace for the western hemisphere. The proposal formed a 12-page document containing 23 exhaustive articles. It does not carry existing agree ments any further and makes no fundamental changes except in re gard to arbitration. This followed disclosure by Argen tine delegation leaders that Argen tina had taken a dominant position in negotiations over a plan for con tinental solidarity and the United I States had abandoned all hopes for !a pact against outside aggression In 'favor of a mere declaration of policy. dent of the United States, has been recngnlred by our clttrenj not only for the outstanding part which h took In the drafting of the Declara tion of Independence, itself, not only for his HUtltorshlp of the Vtiglnla statute for reMgious freedom, hut no for the services he fende. ed In establishing the practical operation cf the American government as a dem ocracy and not an autocracy." The site was chosen after nvmths of controversy, some of it revolving around the fact a number of the famed Japanese cherry trees wi dur ing the tidal basin must be re.novej. Mr. Roowvelt selected the M7lh a mi ! vera r of the adoption of the American bill of rights for the ground breaking nu. FUNDS TARY, RELIEF AWAITJONGRESS Money to Operate WPA Until July 1 Must Be Con sidered Early in Session Defense Big Factor WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. (AP) Administration request for extra army and navy appropriations and or an additional relief fund which may run as high as $800,000,000 will be the first "big money" problems before the new congress. Funds to operate the WPA until July 1 must be considered early In the session, because the current al lotment may be exhausted by Feb ruary 15. The amount needed will depend on the size of relief rolls during the winter and spring, but WPA officials already are malting preliminary estimates. Congress also is expected to get an early start on the national de fense program. Well-informed house members said today the war depart ment hss submitted to the budget bureau an estimate "somewhere be tween .600.000.000 and $650,000,000" to run the army In the next fiscal year. This would be between $150. 000.000 and $200,000,000 above this year's total. President Roosevelt has Indicated he would ask for a 150.000.000 In crease for the navy, which got $546, 000.000 this year. Approval of the Increases would send the appropriations for the armed services to their highest peace-time level. While details were lacking as to how the additional funds would be spent, Mr. Roosevelt has Indicated a substantial part of the Increase for the army would go toward ths projected expansion of the air corja. E IN RECENT CAMPAIGN FOR SECRETARY'S JOB SALEM. Dec. 15.. OP) Oovernor Bleet Charles A. Sprague announcea today that Cecil L. Edwards, 31, Salem, would be his private secretary, and that Mrs. Helen Webster Beelur of Portland would be assistant sec retary. Edwards served as Sprague's cam paign manager for Marlon and Polk counties. He was secretary to State Senator Douglas McKay during the past three legislative sessions, and now Is a salesman for McKay's auto mobile agency. He owns a farm In Polk county. Mrs. Beelar was a member of the secretarial staff of former U. S. Sen ator Frederick Stclwer (R- Ore.) for seven years and was employed In tho law offices of Magulre, Shields find Morrison In Portland. She was grad uated from the University of Oregon i In 1929. In the university she was secretary of the Associated Students, and a member of the executive council. Sprague, a Republican, will take office January 9. 4- SHOT IN DEFENSF LOS AKORI.ES, Dec. 18. (AP Martin Snyder testified today he ahot "In Aldermen's direction" In aelf de fanae. The etate clalma that Snyder. Ruth Ettlng's e-huhand. hot Myrl Ald ernvvn in a Jealoua ratre. "I fired twioe In Alderman'! direc tion becaiirV) he pulled a gun out of hU porket and r-tarted to i(et off the plno bnch. Snyder testified . "1 wu afraid he waa trolng to kill me." He Insisted he did not aim the gun at Aldermen and he had no In tent ton of killing him. Aldermsn, who married Miss Kttlng yesterday, waa wounded In the abdomen by one of Snyder'a fthots. fired In the mualc room of the Alderman home last Ortober 15. Snyder denied he pulled hid own un first. Miss Ettlnir. Aldermsn end Edith Bnyder. the defendant's daugh ter, all hare testified that Snyder startAd the ahootlng. Insurgent Spy Ring Smashed In Spain BARCELONA. Dec. 15. (API The Spanish government announced to night that an Insurgent spy ring of 400 agents had been discovered and that some members already had been trid and sentenced to dealt). A communique from Premier Jusn Negr.n'i office said 200 of the spies nd been given prison. Unas ot from 30 to 30 rears. SNYDER CLAIMS Jap Ambassador " . , . I tr.-j - h v Pledging Japan-!'. S. "peace fiir generation to come, AiluM.dr Kensuke llorlmmrhl ts shown ns lie arrived In Peal lie from Japan, en route to Washington to assume his j new duties. (A, P. photo.) 7 ADMIT LONG LIST OF MINOR THEFTS - City police - today had epp-irently smashed a youthful gang or law breakers whose activities extend ovor six months and range from potty larceny to burglary and breaking and entering Arrested yesterday and this morn ing and being held In both the city and county Jails are six 16-year-old high school boya, and one youth of 17. Two other boys wore questioned today, but released. All now In cus tody have confessed to various crimes, pollco said, and one or two others now at large and suspected of work Ing with those being held will prob ably be apprehended Immediately. A considerable amount of loot hm been recovered by police, lncludli:g a tire and rtm stolen off a parked car belonging to Linn Mills, two Kodaks, several rolls of ftlm and several bottles of hair oil stolen recently from the warehouse of the California-Oregon Freliht Lines, anc a miscellaneous assortment of auto mobile accessories. Including two yellow fog lights. Police said the. boys have all con fessed to car prowling, gasoline and tire stealing, thefts of bicycles and bicycle equipment, and two of the youths have admitted breaking Into Franklin's grocery store November 19 and stealing candy, soda pop an potato chips. The youthful gang has not worked I as a unit, police said, although they have known of tho activities of each other. Two or three of them would prowl together and at different tlnv.'S, police explained. Because they have not pooled their loot, police are still attempting to recover stolen property. All the boys will probably be nr ralgned In Juvenile court next Tues day before Judge Earl B. Day. police said, with various charges being pre ferred against them. Names of the boys were withheld pending disposal of the cases. City police recently arrested two other local youths for oar prowllngc. One of them, Norvln Duane coble, 16. was sent to the state training echo.! at Wood bum. The other waa paroled to relatives In Central Point. CAPT. EDEN PROUD OF ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Dec. 16.- (API Capt. Anthony Eden told America today he was proud that In the pre revolutlonary days when his ances tor. Sir Robert Eden, waa colonial governor here "Maryland waa a cen ter of political and religious free dom" end Sir Robert "a liberal" who sympathlred with "the Amerlran new." Standing In the ballroom of his toric Hammond-Harwood hous. where Sir Robert may have danced with the belles of 1778, the tall Brit tsh statesman In a brier nationwide broadcast said he liked to relive the pages of history today "a history In which we onn both take pride." PORTLAND f'C 18 (AP) It was warmer all over Oregon today, but the government weather bureau pre dicted free Ring temperatures ID the Portland area tonight. N' AR FEVER BY RICHES Chamberlain Believes Ger mans Realize Disparity in Finance Might Be De- ciding Factor in Conflict Ov the Associated Press British Ptlme Minister Chamber lain declared today Britain' financial power was n curb on Nasi thought of war. The prime minister's brief but out spoken reference to Germany seemed to Indicate n stronger line toward the Nasi leadership since tho German ambassador and other Nazi repre sentatives boycotted the speech Tues day nltilu In which he rebuked the German press for Its attack on Earl Baldwin, former prime minister. The prime minister declared Oei mnn statesmen reatlzed tnat In i war "of long duration." Brltaln'a financial resources "tr.leht well prove to be a deciding factor." Prnnmt Army Budget ITp Amid Increasing strain on French Italian relations, the greatest French arms budget since the World War went to pnillament for approval. In Rom. Achllle Starw. secretary general of the Fascist party, ordered Fascists to resign from an associa tion of French and Italian war vet erans and from the Italy-France par liamentary group. The order was linked with the Ital ian clamor for territory or greater privileges In French possessions m Af rica and the Mediterranean to which France has answer that she would tlflht to protect her empire. The Spanish civil war thundered hack into action on two long-quiet fronts. : Insurgent artillery bombard ed government lines In northern Catalonia close to the French fron tier. In the south, government ad vices paid, on Insurgent tank and In fantry charge was repulsed with heavy losses west of Pozoblanco. The French ordinary and extraordi nary budgets apportioned Almost 40.000,000.000 francs (about 820, 000.000) to tho nation's armed ser vices, Thj sum represented 60 per cent of the government's estimated 1039 Income. To Build Huge Navy The money will go to build a French navy rivalling the combined fleets of laly and Germany, to In crease th. personnel and speed up warplane production for the air force, to buy now and better guns. Improve fortifications and Increase the me chanisation of the army. Italy must understand "she will never -ju sn Inch of any part of French territory no matter what means she uses." Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet told the Foreign Af fairs committee of the Chamber of Deputies. France also has named Oermany in answer to fUlchsfuehrer Hitler's deslrn for colonial expansion. In Berlin, Jews met tho deadline for the first payment on the MO0, 000.000 fln they must pay for the slaying of Ernst vom Rath, German diploma'., In Parts by a young Jew. Most of the 100.000,000 first Install ment had been paid In advance and for Jews whi. waited It was merely a drab matter of standing In line .t tellers windows with others paying taxes. Roseburg Man Wed Too Many Times ROSEBURG, Ore., Dee. 18. MP) Paul Brehmer, 19, of Roseburg, was under arrest here today for Investi gation of polygamy charges contained In a letter from Maxlne Brehmer of Rdmond, Oregon, claiming to be Brehmer'a undlvorced wife, Deputy Sheriff Clifford Thornton reported here today. Brehmer, the officer said, reportedly waa married to a 1 S -year-old girl at Eugene, Novem ber SO. Physician Bequeaths Burp To Professional Brothers PORTLAND, Die. (UP) A hearty disdain for Portland's medical profession and for patients who don't pay their bills was expressed In an undated will left by Dr. Arthur J. McLean, Portland brain specialist, who died In an automobile aeeldrnt December 7. riled for probate today, the will bequeathed "to 0 per cent of Port land's medical practitioners and their ethics and the whole local organliml medical profession, a lusty, rousing belch." 'To Portland! thieving patients." the will continued, "the haphazard care they will receive for their chisel ing tawdrlness." Other unlqus provisions: "To any unmentioned person who New Pear Price Record Is Set By Order Here What Is believed to be a new world's record for the price of pears was established today when ? Rosenberg Brothers lined an oraer for two Christmas gift packages containing 24 Cornice pears each for dispatch to Manila by Clipper plane. With the Clipper transportation charges included, the two boxes of pears cost the purchaser 85. Thus the 48 peara delivered figured at 1.77 each. CCC FOOD BILL NEAR $3,700,000 FOR. HALF YEAR PERIOD SUPPLY About 3.7O0.OO0 was spent for food supplies In the Medford CCC district for the six months ended November 30, It waa learned at headquarters here today. Of the total about $1,000,000 was spent for canned and sacked food supplies, a700,000 for fresh fruits and vegetables and 12.000.000 for poultry, dairy products, onions, meat and meat products, records showed. Ninety-nine percent of the total expended went to firms on the Pa cific coast. The approximate amount expended per day per enrol lee for food is 43 cents, headquarters said. The Medford CCC district com prises the largeat part of Oregon and northern California and covers about 90.000 square miles. Enrolled strength of the district Is between 5,000 and 0.000 men. TO START DEC. 22 Christmas vacation period for some 2780 students and 106 teachers of Medford's public achools will start one week from today. December 22. and end on January 2. Inclusive, the city school superintendent's office announced. Students and teachers will not return to school next Thurs day and will enjoy 13-day vacation before resuming study on Tuesday, January 8. First semester ends on Friday, January 20. with the final examin ations schedule for the week end ing on that date. Students and teachers at St. Mary's academy and high school will enjoy a 13-day holiday vacation, classes being suspended following completion of studies next Tuesday. There will be no school Wednesday. St. Mary's vacation period ends on January 2. with students and teach ers resuming theh studies January 3. Flrat semester ends January 20. SNEll. ICNllHEO BY BACKERS OF BILL SALEM, Dec. 15. (AP) Secretary of State Earl Snell said today he had received no reply to his request that the Associated Farmers and the Eastern Oregon Wheat league reveal the names of prsons who contributed to the 932.000 fund to support the bill to regulate picketing and boy cotting, passed at the November election. Snell said he did not know what action would be taken If the request, made two weeks ago, were denied. Snell made the request after D. E. Nlckerson, executive secretary of the State Federation of Labor, demanded that the names be disclosed, Nlck erson charging failure to reveal the namea was a violation of the corrupt practices act. shall attempt to break this will, the aum of gl. "To my name, oblivion, t specifi cally forbid IU use or association In any prospective fund, memorial, scholarship or trust of any nature I desire that Dr. Warren Hunter per form necropsy: that there be no funeral service of any sort; that the 11th stansa of Swinburne's 'Oarden of Proserpina' and the entire "Thana topsla' of Bryant be read aloud over my body by a lay person; that my cremated body's ashes be strewn by a paid employe on the waters of the fltralta of San Juan Da Pilca, Dr. McLean's estate exceeded 100. 000, mostly Insurance, which he left to his widow. He bequeathed his library to the University of Oregr.n medical school. - - OEBT OF NATION TAKES BIG JUMP ON Mi PAYING Per Capita Average Now $303 Interest Over Bil lion Per Year Five Bil lion Deficit This Year WASHJNQTOH. Deo. IS. (AP) The treasury's debt took a spectacu lar lump today to the unprecedented average of .303 for every man, wo man and child In the country. This was payment day for In vestors on 130.000.0O0 of new bonds and notes sold by the treasury, boosting the debt to a new record of .39.400.000.000. If the treasury's Indirect obligation on (5.000.000.000 worth of securities Issued by govern ment corporations were added In, the per capita debt would be 1341. The amount due and unpaid on war debts owed the United States by Kuropcan nations also reached a new peak today. It passed tha 2.000.000.000-mark aa another . In stallment became due, with only Finland waiting at the counter to pay. nilllnn In Interest On the direct national debt alone, the Interest cost la now more than 1,000.000,000 a year, or almost equal to the combined cost of the army and navy. Direct treasury obligations are about 60 per cent higher than at the war period peak of aa.B08,701.648 on August 31, 1910, and more than double the post-war low of gl8.oa6, 087,087 on December 31, 1930. Of the subsequent $23,378,000,000 debt lncreaae 84,900.000.000 was added during the last two years and two months of Herbert Hoover's adminis tration, and 818.475,000.000 since the start of the Roosevelt administration in March, 1933. This fiscal' year, tha government Is spending 89.000.000.000 and expect to collect only $8,000,000,000, leav ing a deficit of $4,000,000,000. This deficit must be raised by borrowing, except for $1,400,000,000 obtained through the cashing In of eternised gold and a smaller amount of cash, on hand. Finland to Pay As for the wsr debts, the Finnish government advised the state de partment Its eheck for $333,938.80 would be paid at the federal reserve bank In New York. No other money was expeetcd. nor waa any promise anticipated from the 13 other debtor countries to pay In the future or to propose any plan for settlement. A total of $180,217,334.37 fell due today. The previously due and un paid balance on debts In default since 1933 to 1934 waa $1,891,489, 908.83, thus making the total amount now owed $3,081,707,241.10. The nations in default are Great Britain, Prance. Belgium, Ceecho slovakla, Italy, Himgary, Poland, Es tonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Rumania and Yugoslavia. PACIFIC HIGHWAY INTERESTS TALKED EUGENE, Deo. IB. (AP) For the double purpose ot speeding up the rebuilding of the Pscltlo highway through Oregon and to attraot more tourists to drive along It route, representatives of various cities along the highway were meeting her this afternoon. A committee, appointed by WA Turnbull, chairman of the Eugene committee working under the aus pices of the chamber of commerce, waa expected to submit a definite working plan later today. The group met at an Informal luncheon, then adjourned until 3:80 p.m., when they will start considering plans. It was announced. On the planning committee wen Howard Merrlam. Goshen; Clifford Harold, Salem; H. S. Toney, Me Mlnnvllle: O. H. Demany. Grants Pass: Paul B. Rynntng, Medford; O. M. Oreen, Ashland, and Joe Smith, Cottage Orore. COPGfl PAYS $31,558 IN QUARTERLY TAXES California-Oregon Power company to-dxy made Its fourth quarter tax payment of the year amounting to $31,888.09, to the tax collection de partment of the sheriff's office. Today Is the final day for pay ments and nothing of a rush was underway. Clerks said they were bus ier last week. Most of the taxpayers msd half or full year payments. It waa figured the tax payments) were about the same as last Tear. )
