La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 30, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 1 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY git y EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND CAP) Ore gon: Unsettled, ' probably rain tonight and Saturday.. r tOLUME XXIII. ME.MBIOIt AS.SOCIATK1) l-itlWH LA GRANDE OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925. MKMDKll AS.SOCIATKD PIUSHS NUMBER 97. (mttms Hunt's ? Daily r Letter I :. ; i.i, (By Harry B. Hunt) -WA SH I N GTON ( N KA special )--If oiie.wus out shooting bootleggers tiuti uould even snap at Lulled States Senator Kdward 1. Edwards of New Jersey. ' ' If 'ever a man looked "dry." tf-'s Kdwards. Put a black Prlncf Albert and a rusty plug hat on 1 1 tin and he'd be the living linage of, the. long, lank, cadaverous per son the cartoonists like to draw hh representing the personification of prohibition. - I'liyaicallyt tlu'rurort. . M's hurd to" picture KUwartl In t!iu rait; of ur'bootlcg baron, hs ho waj por Irilyeti -In the testimony- - of thr Treasury l-)epurtnient- ugent .who-' eus,.iie suw i38uii uti ndards Edwards Is so supremolyslilnny that a pint flusk In Ills hltr pocket would 'loom up like the bustle on u llla(te belle of 1 8UO. ' 1 'hfluestlonably if ny ' sleuthing wus done In the effort to catch Kdwurds. some other method llinll shadowing" him had 10 be : re- uted Prciw) Authorization for sorted to. He's too Ihin to fast Hnrcliil AK''nt Darlinsr. or the Jus - even a' substantial shadow.'- ... )1U! depart ment. to tdki- rilphtlierin .- . . lulltltoxln to Nome from Fiilrlmnks ' The charKCS against kdwurds.' ' aplam- htta been forwarded however, coming on the .heels of i , ,1u- , ', ,. the allegations that booze was' ''"(r as a member of the . .. , naval reserve unci has served us a smuggled in by meinbera of .Con- nuvu, fVer Bfess reluming from a junket to j ,.,.rmll!.slon WI1H ollllIuxl' to" . Panama and Havana, and the re, (U.rlllk(, tnB journey to speed up cent conviction of .Coneressman r(.r for lnose wirr,.r,n from J jingley of Kentucky with huvlng diphtheria at Nome, who have assisted In obtaining withdraw! bccn wttUnK ,.e,.r by ag teams, permits ; for liquor. Illegally. seem to make some Investigation ' - by Congress Into prohibition enforce ment' inescapable. . r " There has been an oltvious re luctance on the part' or Congrcst. to lift the: lid on the liquor situa tion."' " ' - -. ' The '. general characler of tliot cliarfffHdev'loptjd lu the Heotl dl yorue oust) "took In ho muuh, terrl- (Continued on Pago, 4.)'. i'.r-sage of the ordinance" fix ing '!the. suhtrleA of officers and crrltiiu eniployeH of the city of 1.a Orandn at the. cominlyslon meeling W'ednesduy night fbr the ItrLSCiiI year placi's uuveral of the iftiy omcmis on a increuno whbu Ifctitiort (" . , .' . 't each cuse. however, the In geiv4i;4was small und In proportion ito salaries paid other officials on Ihr-forcc. . Jliu city manager') salary re-naint-tl lheuine. the blind leader ami speed cop were given ralwes and no provision was madt? for an usl?tjtnt attorney. n'w salary Hat follows (now trfectrve): f'Hy manager. ;in per month: '. i'flf. $5": recorder. 5 ISO; trcas itreatlHV: uttorncy. $1u: phy tiic.laii. $16; police chief. J MO; ft ml ngid second policemen. 1130 extra polldctuan, $110; speed cop, . lire rhler. 14: fii-al and second . firemen, JU"; third flreiunn, $12: letter superintendent Mt street uiid c sewer superintendent, . Slln; j $luo; Janitor. $3; IJiavcr Creek pipe line caretuker, lou. Tlie rea.son for the Mpeed cop's ' V:''lnrv running higher Hum other ' officers is because the speed cop inuat furnish his own car. Kig iireji show that it costs, this officer from ' $4 2 to $i0 per month for the automobile he u.sua, figuring in investment und Interest. i u ' , ... Offh-erV Unties Ih-flm-il Keveral city officiate. In addition 1o their i-fgulur duties, hu-vo extra diiil' s: The Hty manajrer nlo acta us city engineer ulthough In an emergency he ma appoint a city engineer; the treasurer also 'collW'ts tho water revenue: and the fire chief ulo acts us plumb ing an delectiicul inspector. SALARIES ARE 1 REVISED SOI i Confirmation of Stone Is Expected Next Week . WASHINGTON (By lh" AksmI- add Tresst Hnul leaders huvej Siitne'a noniinutlun to the supreme cotnl would lip ronf'riiH'd n-si wvt k and some of those who have professed confirmation appeared to agn-e that their fight was u los ing on'. Members of the Judiciary tmiinlttee. to wkhk'h the nomina tion recommended, indicated a vote ihIkIiI be taken at Monday's committee meeting and that the - Semite Itself would be asked to act swn Mfterward. Th m-nate leaders i-iipect the opposition to continue until th- ftnl roll call but they do not look -fjr long debute. They believe Mr. IM one's statement twfore th committee Wedneeday materially cterd the air both with regard Ww Justice department proceed -IriE? ngamJt S natot Wht-elr of Mootana and the Owul-y cms fist me HIM L Special Agent Darling to Fly from Fairbanks to ; . Nome with Serum U. S. AUTHORIZES ATTEMPT BY AIR ' Darling Will Endeavor to Beat Dog Teams to the Lity Stricken by Diph theria. ' WASHINGTON (!!y the Assort- ROWEN PROPHECY HELD BASELESS BY ADVENTISTS WASHINGTON ( Hy the Assocl- ated. .1'ress) Prophecy that tin world Avlll uonid lo an end on Kub ruury -fl Hum atlrr-'d offluiulH of tin Seventh lny Advcntlst denoiuina (ton,. which liaa hendquarters ai 'rakoiiut pttrk Imre, to a vljjoroti: fumtuilfrn lo Hhow Uuri Ihu church hB dlsavotved any uiieti bellt-f. The proplu'tty wuh credited to Mra. Miirgurt W, Uowen of Cali fornia and Homo of hf roHo,i,Ali douiilte church opposition, have dlripoBeil of their property in vii rloii8 parte or the nounlry, have quit, work and have been busy for aoveral weeks preparing theniselvus for the end. .?.M AKY Tilt MKll HKAHIJ t'ASt.'AMI'; ,l,OCK8. : Cascade l,cks yesterilay experienced a se vere thtimb'r storm, Tollowed by ruin, that almost airiounted to a cloudburst. t hunder Ktorm lasted for some - time and several sharp fluuhe.s of llrThtning were almost blinding. Such a Ktorm at this seuson Is most unusual here. IIKNTON SH Kit IF IWAMKI COUVALIXS. Ore. Kmery J. Newton was elected sheriff of llenlon County to suecectl t lie bite Sheriff H. N. Warfh'ld at a iiH'eting of I he county commlK.sion'rH, as authorized by law. Mr. Newton wa recommended by the i-xecutlve committee of thn republican cen tral organization. Sheriff Newton is a- native son of Henton county and has been connected with the Ben ion County Statu bank as tell er. which b'll tp th oricimil hairh In udmluUlrntlnn plans. T !!; w h mp-:;'.:l Vi' iittmlnHtlon will make no stat"iii n beyond tndlrutttifi they had not changeii their position. Heflirt i:plniiw. Senator Hefltn, Oeiuoerat. Ala buiMH. u train esplalm-d to the sen ate Thursduy why he oppowd run fir;natlon f Attortwy (bturat Stone ss a supreme court JiJMtice. Ilevlewlng HCnin his olijcllon to th eourne followed ly Mr. Stone when h was eotins'l for 'he Mor gan estate In a chpm agaifint Jhiiwh Owenby fif I'olontdo. th Alaiams senator dtidar'-d he nt'HhT was acting frm a "parHHan" at;nd point nor "strtkinc ovt Mr. Stone's shoulder st th frenient." Ho far rh he knew, he said. Pres ident f'noii.ire n-vrr heard of the Owenby cajji-. ML II 1-0 PUZZLE ANSWER , i Giv eans en T : T l wo I ears i ears in Penitentiary Thomas B. Felder, Attor ney, Also Shares in Ad ditional Fines of $10, 000 Levied. XKW YOltK (My lllf As.' MH'laUll 1ti-ns) (;asHl It. Means wis found guilty by.Uie. ri-ileral court Jury today on t-linrges of conspiring U brlln uoteniiiient offlflnls. anil 'was si'iitenttcil to iay a fUlo if Sto.oou and to, serve two cars in the penitentiary.' 1 .- - - Tlionms II. .Fielder, Mean's attorney, was wiiYlrtcil - of -a-siiullnr charge, and was flneil fio.oou. ..; The Jury In the trial or (Li onel Thonins l'eldrr and ias- ' ton It. Moans, - chanced wltir con.sira-y to uVh-at the eml tit Justice hi connection -with the Cragt system glass co.h ket case, rendered a ' sealed verdict at 8:30 . o'clock last night. The Jurymen were then oJloweil to go home. : E I LOS AXCrKLKS (Uy tlioUwocU at"d I'reiB) May 2$ will mark tin end of Jack Dempsey'g ring career and the termination of hln part nership with Jack Kearns,. his manager, und his second entrance into tlie state of matrinibny, ac cording to his unnounjuement hero today. I'luit date 1h the birthday of hl bride-to-be, 'Kstelle 'J'uylor.; movie ictresa. , , -Wimt itit Aualn. . ," LtempHcy Iiuh fought' lila luat ring battle, he aaid. . JIM retire ment was at the roTiuoBt of his be Jjcolhed. he "V..., ' .''.V-w .S. It." THOMPSON VKltY IIiIj P 10 N U.l. K T O N. Ore. S. H. Tlmmpson, vlco president und live stock dlreclor of the lendlclon koundup for many years, a. prom inent wheat rancher, ia critically ill In u Uoston hospital, whore ho eceiilly Hiibmllted to an operation. according to ay mcssago received by friends, fir. Thompson wont lo New York In December to spend hrlstmas with his daughter w3io is a student in Columbia unlver slty. An abdominal operation may huve lo be performed In 'an effort to alleviate his condition, accord ing to the message. .mixtim; is k7. L NION, Ore. (Special). The meeting of dairy farmers at which Or. V. T. i'hy was to have spok en hist Saturday P.. M., will be held this Saturday at 2 o'clock ut the Union high school bMtld- ing. Dr. I'hy will talk on the "Breeding of Dairy Cattle." fSev eral other meetings havo already been held and topics along dairy lines discussed. . . MARY ,MII,l;S MINTKIl SITES JHKK MOTHER VOK. BIOMiV l.OS ANGKIjKS (By the As sociated -press) Mary Miles Mlnter's uarrel . with her mother over money, which has excited filmdom gossip off und on for tho past, several years got Into court Thursday when the motion plcturn actress sued fur an accounting of runds. estimated ut millions und which her mother handled as guHrdlan during her daugh ter's career. M 01 11 Officials, Clear Highway . SUBMIIE'S ; " -REPORT Oil CREW SAVEDpjf-T- 7fc WHEAT LOAN iff m S AMP S-48, Driven on Rocks at Portsmouth Harboivljs Badly Damaged RESCUE' CHECKED BY FIERCE GALE Foity-Six Men Taken Off by Coast Guards Today When Seas Subsided.-.; L. POIiTSMOl.'Tlf. N. H. (By the' Associated Press) The Vrew of 46 men, ( Submarine S-48, which was driven ashore off. the entrance to Portshiouth hal'bor' last night, was tuken off by coast guurdnien carK- today.' The men wore suf fering' from exposure and' their clothing was frozen. i The submarine hud been leaking., Hadly,- the members of. the" crow- said. . '" -: - ' '' Caught on- Hock. ' -Caught on the rocks for' many. hours lust night-vhlln u; gule lash ed the coast, the .submarine was carried off by a huge wave eurly today and driven Into the haven of hlttle Harbor. The rraft wa ipvmrfntly-ilam- aired und riiishllh'ht hIkiiuIh to niishM out the mldillo tlur of the wutchors on the' Hhore 'announced .Collopy lirldue, four inlleu uoutli Iho erow needed help budly. eant of Nuinpu. und liutl s iiTOuml- Itcsnif Workers Clmkttl. . The rnuat-.iriiurd crews, unable to reueli the mibmurine durlnir the giilw of lust- nlffhl, Directed tho resuue-when the eas subsided to- HELP SEARCH NKW YOItK.(By tho Associated Preus)Tho police have resorted to radio In their efforts to locato Kthel lifglnska, Knglish pianist, missing sin co Monday night. Ac cording to her secretary, who had no money with her when sho dis appeared.- The secretary added to thn apprehension for tho musician s safely by disclosing that Miss 1ginska attempted suicide while a student In Germany. Tho secretary said that when Miss Lieginska, was 17 or 18 yours of age, ithen studying lu Germany, sho Jumped Into a river and some one saved her. All sho remem bered of tho occurrence was her going from farmhouse to farm house, begging; meals and sleep ing In barns. SI.AYKR PLEADS GLIII Y KJ4AMATH FAhlA Ore. John Taylor, admitted leader of thn five outlaws who shot and killed Oscar Krlckson In tho robbery of a base ment gambling house here curly on the morning of January 4, en tered' a plea of guilty to man- slaughter in circuit court here, lie will be sentenced February 10. It mis Taylor's confession which made posfiible tho rapture, of three of the our othor suspects, and in view of this, district Attorn'y Ga- nonir ullowil him lo plcud gullly to the lesser crime. He will be used as the chief wllness ugulnxt John O'Nheu. l'eto Hulllvan and I HI in I'ale, whose Joint trial Krlckson's slaying will stnrt. 'I bo sImmc pli torcM wei-e laltcn a b'.ion iiiiM- ag f itie i-a niniie Wnllona iJikr hlgliwsy fthmthig lior tin Ittufiwny le:artntiiit of riiinl nisnagr lo ctHwUtenlly ktfii tlir rid Iti Iimm to Mrmlt travel (hpMc tin (Iririiiuc niiow. 'I lie mlntsr pk-!ifrr aIhima the ttitcbHay defiariinitit at wrrh n-ar Light. In tin ! -kg roil tid (tin lx Mtt mk f tlH rite-lmi llidts piling tip mh'h. lU'htvt K m Velio i nr. ilrltiti hf t liartr liH'rar. making the trtp Ut Llgtn llirtNiKli Hit mioh, dl1i hi pls'-r had drlftiij front ote to foir fe't derp. In Iros Angeles, no iiiurtlcr tangle Is com pic to witliiiut a "mystery girl." ' Photo shows Miss l'lofsie Omley, 21, who hns" won this tllto -Uespltt the fnct' that she maintains she know nothing; further of . W. Power, the slnyiug victim, than tluit once hi m puivluiscil nu aiilti fiom Ids shop, , 1 : NAMl'A. Mil. (Hpeelul).' Vlood !watcM - 8 frum tho New York ennui ed the K. K, Jlimtriter raucli llolini two t'i.1 deep. neeorilliiK to i-e. Ipoits lirouitht to Nnliiiia hy'M. M, Htilter and A. W. McNeil. The ,., Nuuiiia I wuro In an auto- mobile. tjLuck In the mud near the llastritef ranch when .the" canal '; banks broke, and narrowly escap ed fjoiu their machine as the wall of .water 2U feet', wide. , carrying jlurffv cakes of tee, swept, dO'jt-pn them. ( v : 1-fl NtitiMHi Indian week U..Up lo the. bridge ' level u,t ,tli' ieatt end of townund Is still rising. The Sixteenth ""aveniior subway-ls flooded und curious crowds are lining the brioxcs along the cre'elC wutchlng the river flow. .The slaughterhouse Is surrounded and isolated.- . . .1 , Several families In tho lowlands along'! Indian and Mason creeks! have been forced to leavo their homes. . . Unless freezing weuther sets In, officials of the reclamation service are' q uoted us saying, the flood will continue for several days. HOISK, Ida, (Special). Creeks and streams In Ada county. were running brimful and, In. - some places had gone over tho banks, according to reports . received Thursday by the county commls hloners. In the city. , said John M. Sharp, street commissioner, water had bucked up und flooded some sections, . C. IJASCOM SLEMP (ilVES UP PLACE AT WHITE HOUSE WAHHINOTUN (Hy tho Aho c-lated I'ressl. .'. Itasconi Hlelnp has terminated tils duties us see i-etury lo the president und'wiw given tl farewell dinner by Prciil .dent und Mis. CoolldKP. ,t, Kh.mp, who has lieeii sec n.(i, iy lo the president since Mr i-iIiIk.- entered the White -Houso ; .. in Bnend several weeks In Klor- ,:,,, !inil ,,. r,.nirn lo WuohlnK- IDAHO DNARAMPAGE lor:.nal t.i nn...l.... I'iu-. Ills mleees. ton I u r i i sor. .1 ..-Ill n..l rnPlnulllf ti, Lu VHI .. 1 .....i... ,.ni ,i Jotirnment of congress, but will miend U part of each' day ut the White Mouse, find Kdwurd T. ; , riark, personal sef:retary to I'reHl-j tdent Conlidge, also nlll devote u; part or hiv time to the 'vurk glv I en up by. Mr, Slemp. Outside OJ La Grande rimMP-d that A I' dill ot J.i.MI fainlll. h tr-hlc Iti 1 nlon ci HUH iriitxlde Hie litititellsie k-iiiily of l,n fitHiidi. If tliH foHinale l t'orrecf. The ObM-rier If rend rrgiihirly In h'l'A of lbee Imiiih.- In IM t ol'.NTV -an iiiiii-iimI t-oter age. (iHflitlljr wlieii jroii ttui hitler I he eiti ill of Ihf h'rrl lory nd lite fii'-l thai no art I fMal nietiiM tif tiniilalkHi building half shbtl In llil f i-elhttt growth. Ami Hm iiiiiii Imt is IniTrfl-liig of Hh iiwii sc ord ftwli nionth. IHewrtiT AdirrtKIng A .Mervh ami King f-k'mkf' p Frank Lloyd Director, On Site Quest Wallowa Wonderland, naturc'M scenic IHastorplece, may be u:ied for;thc locale of u feature motion picture If It sulla the fancy of Frank I Joyd, famous motion pic ture dlreclor and his technical stafr who aro inspecting the coun try today for suitablo locutions for an "Aluskan. production. .Mr. Lloyd, wlio ' arrived I his morning from Pendleton with his party will look oyer, the WjiHowa Inn-It or v Imln v u ml will ' lie nfl' agA'n 'thls evening for The Dalles I lo Inspect, tho Oeschutes Htver district. ' - ' - 7h contemplated feTitui e' lHroln a Hex' Bejich story with an Alas kan locale titled, "The Wings or Chanuo." In event tho picture Is taken In Wallowa county a com pany, of approximately no people Including cast und technical help would be locatod for several months niuklng tho picture. Would Bring Stars ,11 cr Tho cost for tho production will Include many ot the most shining lights In the film firmament. Anna Q. N Mason, famous for portrayal of tho leading charader In "J'onjola" and other pictures and lien Lyon will havo tho two main roles In tho production. Claildo tillllngwater, llobart Bos- worth and Georgo Fawcett aro to bo Included tn the supporting cast as well as numbers of persons ot lesser Importance. Mr. Lloyd's most'reeent produc tion was tho "Sea Hawk" starring Milton Hills which was recently shown at the Arcado theater here. Other recent, successful pictures directed by Mr, Lloyd were "Black Oxen,' starring ( 'oriune Ciiif I it h and tho "Silent Watcher." all re leased by tho First Notional Pic ture company. With Mr. Lloyd are W. Koer ner of the First National Portland office, Norbett Hrodin, head cam era fuun,' who filmed the "Sea Hawk." William llettr. assistant director and H. W. Hicks, traveling passenger agent for lite t ' nion Pa cllle. System. Ia Grande men who act om paiiled Mr. Lloyd and his party Into Wallowa eoniity were Klmer Ut ,l,t'l r..-jlilntil nf Hi., .hum. 1 ber of commerce, Karl Iteynolds, I secretary, W. t. Perkins. Kirnesl AleyeiH, Frank Ap MePherson. pbby and J A I.MAN V. N. Y. (Ity the AhjukjI uted PrcHK) One 'of the worst snowstorm! In 10 years swept. New York state today, paralysing traf rie and eaiifthitr many aeeldenis. In riainv cm lea fhe achoout n"i J lOtW'fJ. "" ' l' ' Farmer milk Je)h"U"i vetc made Impossible by blockatU'd hlghwas mi"! mail carriers were unable to make trips in many nee! Ions. Two feet of snow covered mosl of the mate. The heavy xnow is general throughout New Kntaud. Austrian Arrested for Possession of Liquor j l,cwii Melkovl'ch. Austrian, wiw 'urreiited last evening and ts helm? ' held In the cMy .hid for trial on ' ch-true of poasemlon of intoubul I lug I tni or. ! Officers assert that they found (about half ft pint of moonshine on his person. . . i I i i iinnii in NLW 101 in ; GRIP OF SNOW 'Jvi. - ft j E CHICAGO (Ity thn Assoi'l nled Press) The otcrnnH bureau conspiracy w,hc was given to tin Jury In the fed end court Uvw today. (IIJCAdU ( Ity the Associated Press) Anslstant Attorney Gen eral John W (.'rim completed the elnflng argument Tor tho prosecu tion In I he veteran bureau con spiracy trial Thursday In a four hour' review o f the go ve r n in e n t 'Charges' and evidence against For- v DiriH-tor Charles Forbes ;and W. ThotiiMoti, co-defendant on cihu,rgeu 0 Conspiracy lo defraud. ine .lurv-wtu n tnstrmitPd at in opening' of ,1 lie court today. ; . . Mr. ' t rim argued thut prosecu tion evldeiien had estubllshrd, Un lit ciMlouahly, that the defendants were partleji (, u conspiracy to al lot hospital rant rafts to favored builders, and that only "Forbes Inability lo deliver" prevented full consummation of the enterprise. I (e reviewed the evidence on the western inspection trip Forties' party took in July- 1H22, recalling that Kl Ins II. Mortimer, Thorn son's Washington agent, and now chief witness for the government, waji a member of the party for more than t h ree weeks and that Thomson, or one of his associates, was a niernber of the party much of the 't hue. XTRA WO.VT VISIT t Ol.I.l lil K sai,i;m. tiiv. (Ai) TbiH i-ais-hilUe Minn will wt n pnilrnt by not iiiiiMng tin, tdeiiniul Jlin keiK in the I n.crslty ttf Oivgoti nud the OtTXm Agrhtiltttrnl col ci. Then mix coieddernble op Itosltlon to. imikliig Hit liiW Ml iiienilH'i'M fiinii l,mie mid - llffiton eoitiitlCr; n-nilied thr t-mirlietlon that the trips ulH mil Ik taken; IACSIMI,L IM " W LI"' CP. A Ml HAPIOS. Mirb. (At) "I n in not for pifililbi'tion and i netrr nfl mid no driTitl iH'tnorrM j ever nits" former Vlrr-Prrwhlenl j .Marshall hdd the Niitlonnl Itclnll i I'liriillmr SchiHd nl a bampiet last id-hi. ! "lint mav thai IPs her'," lie ciftl- '. finiiefl. "let'H innitiliihi II or get rid, or it by due prtKi'ss of law.' MAHKirrs TODAV POKTI.ANH. Ore. APl.lve utoek nominally sieudy. Kggs 3 to i cen'rt liiwer. iUCil 3E.C. Itllller Pur. nulterfat steiyly. OB UP T u JunuRS La Follette Men Are ; Barred From Caucus WANHIN'riW Py tb- Asaicl- I fd Pt ' !5 l 1 f flllMei de( IhIiiII hut 1 eii reurlit'.l hy Kcpu'tiiif au houw I hwideis to h:r all outspoken li l-'olb'tte lltlppOl let ft'OIII the CUU- 1 ens w )i I' ll will be held February i!7. to delciniine the Itcpuhllean ealldldale for speaker und tin party's floor leader in. the next I'vrtKnr.H. Invitations to the meeting went out Thursday but none was sent to 1 a KepuMhui) members of I Ik house from Wisconsin, nor to Itep rcaentaiive Sinclair. North Imkota. and Ke)( r. Minnesota, who also showed open float Hit y during th recent eaiiipalgi) lo the Itepuhltcup tiatlnnal tteket. AniuiuiM-ement of tho action, w hleh will affect the committee as sinments of the barred represen- i tntt s snd deprive those holding Ways and Means Com mittee to Push Bill for Aid of Farmers $1,500,000 TO BE . AMOUJMT of fund Wheat Raisers in East Oregon Who Take Advantage- of Bill Will Pay 6 Per Cent Inter , est. V-" HALKr. Ore. (tiy tlie Associated I'reriH) The waya and means com mittee has decided report out favorably a bill for a' J i.&uo.tuxi loan to frost stricken farmers from, the sinking fund of the soldiers state aid commission.', They wilt pay the state si, per vent interest. The .above montloned ,All was J prepared In response to -demands rrota northeastern Oregon counties where the severe cold killed winter wheat necessitating reeed)ng, with the rarnters financially unable to shoulder the loudf i - KAFl fJlTV IllLI, IN HALKM, Ore.. (ny-thn Associated I'ress) "UegulaUon of spotlights and headlights s, attempted In a bill Introduced Ut the request of T. A. Hafferty, Chiuf of the state traf fic dopurtment, ' lHUer the bill uu-. tofliobtles may only, show, (wo head lights In front, with thu exception of parking lights, .und it la KpecU, fled that only ono upqt light may be used v The spotlight must be tin movuble. uttacbed-to the left, side Of tho machine and fooused diag onally across th-e roau 7C,fe than -four feet tu ulttiuelr ? yhttti . l'oeuMMitOli-aa-alril7a4t ; f. r Cfjl-iAVKll lift hTAAD , UAI.KM, Ore, (Uy tlie Associated Presa); George L. Kleaver, on tho stand last night, u& asked by Sen ator Johnson, of Corvallls, "Mr. L'lekvcr, It hus"Ueeh shown that you have been active in the Inves tigation of public officials." 'Considerably so, yes, said Clea ver. ' . ' - '; - "Wus this df your twn volition or upon instructions from the gov ernor? continued Johnson. "The governor instructed me to follow the udvict of the Antl-Ha-loon leugue vefy. closely, because they' had ' 2d years experience," Cleaver snsweredi "Hoinetlmes I was. advised by llerwig, sometimes (CnntlnuM ho PsjfB 6 ) T IlAKKIt. Ore. (Hpecial to the tib:'rver Ten true, bills. Includ ing two directed against Dewey Itussell and Carl Murray, charged with robbing homes In llaker and li tlrundo during ecember. havto been returned by the grand jury here. Itussel and Murray are specific ally charged 'with burglarising the homes of five Huker people: Mrs. Oerlrudo Pnrkrr. N. K. Gurney. I f. Kd wards, Fred Phillips and J. L. Koul'J. I e Chief or police Clint Haynes, who was an Important factor In the arrest of the two men. ap peared beforo the llaker county grand Jury early this; week in ref erence to the case. , chairmanship of their post. t made on the house floor by Itep rejenttlvt Wood. Indiana, who .n stied the caucus call. His authority to ignore any memlnTS re-elected as Itepublleans was challenged by ItopreHentative King. Itepublican. Illinois, and there were Indications the Ihhuc would be the subject of further debate on tm floor and probably tn the raucua. Wood Assails tnsargrnts. Mr. Wood, who us chairman of l he Itepuhlicnn congrcsslon cam iKtlKii commit tee, w as awthoriied to issue the caucus Invitations, as nailed the Wisconsin . delegation und others who openly supported the Iji Foltetlp.Wheidef presiden tial ticket and declared they sought to wipe out (he Hepabllean (Continued on rage t. . INDICTS i ROBBERS