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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
OKKOON: Kaln over well an-I
snow over east portion tonight
mid Friday. Normul temperature:
Fresh and strong southerly winds
on the coast. '
VOLUME XXV.
' MICMIJKIt ASSOCIATED PittC.HS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1927.
mi;mijer associated prksb
: NUMBER 152
CHANGES IN
Ha
'STATE GAME
L Ali'S ASKED
Wing, Fin and Flectfobt
.. .Club Takes Action at
1 ., Annual Meeting
FAVOR JAIL FOR i
.LAW VIOLATORS
L. A. Wright; of Union,
. ..Endorsed- as Logical
v Man for Appointmdht
on Commission. -
More than 2 no mouther of the
AVI Ok; I'iii.tnicl Kleotfoot flub, ifter
nut living their appetites fur otains
uu the "flxtn'M" at ..the annual
jnocitng hero last night In the M.
Ti. lnirch ha ho menu recommended
1'hilf Uu Oregon game law, as up
Jdvnc, - lo Haul cm Orogoti,, bo
rimittrcfl ius follows:
I r.'Opcu season on Chinese phcas
j apis, from Oct. 1 to Oit. 31 but '.
only fun WedncMdayt and Sun,
i day. , . i' "' '
1 :.,Opcn sen'son oh ermine H,enl. .1 t
J to oci. I.- . .. , , - m
, Open son. sun on Uecr Oct. I to
i Nov. ..HI. . M
1 -open neuson on Kagehena Auk.
J 1. to. Auk. 15. Hag Mi:ifl Tour In
i uih day uiul elyht lit seven con
, rtorutlve days.
i "HrK limit on thick 20 In one
' day.'
J . Uij; limit on flh 10 In one
t iluy.nml 7 ft In seven days or -0
poumls and one fish. In one day
' iiml-NO pounds and one f lull lu
J riovon days. : "'. '-
, -Making It unlawful , to take
i y a ult spawn from tho WV.lluwu
' rtvw above Wn I Iowa la lie,'- ..
J '.Making Jail sentences ' munda
t uuv. fur violation pf g-imc Inwj
( before open seasons.' !.'
, . . t ; y.
' The dub unanimously ; rorom
meudod thai lf A, Wrighr, of L'n-!
loin be appointed a nmmh.v of the,
Htutfl Knu) commission whenever
a vacancy should-occur and or'
derod that, a citpy of the rcsolutlini.
lie Kent lo liovornor I. f. 1'alter-'
muii. ' .,.:'. , . - k '-'
This action was taken - after i
resolution wan passed ipglng Unit
no changes be made In the per,
sonnet of the stale game' coinmls-.
slon because of political affiliations,
Wright, who. was In at tend unco-,
spoke briefly afterwords'; declaring
that If he Hbuuld be appointed, he
would try to nerve the Intercom of
the stale and Kastorn Oregon In
jiartlcular to I bo best of hb ability.
MtK'key Xw I'nhlriit
' I! lection of officer 'TOHUlled In
lhe secretary on motion chMiik a
.unanimous ballut fur 1'laude Mack
tcy, nomliuttcd us president; . L'lr-.
Vult .ludtfe J. V. KhuwIoh, hotntn
Sued as vice proslduitH. utid If.?!;.,
(.'oulid-jo. numluated iih ireitsurcr.
OompcllMun dcvcUiped In the
rne for secretary, after a motion to
combine ihe office of secretary and
treasurer was vnted down, with the
fltiu.1., vote tount Klvh'K A. AlcAllls;
ler the office. McAlllslor pulled'
f-i-nlcM and Charles M u rchlson.
jhtijtliei' nominee, 4M,
cMolutlun was piisned ondnrs-Ihw-Hi-e
bill now in the mate, lef-r'y
hit ure c I trust UK sloolheudH iih trout
am Mi'wIiik Unit t'nliiu count y'a
deleiillon cast their voIcm tn lis,
fatr. I'Iip vote was taken after
. t.'. Kelley kiivo :is his opinion
that more would be accomplished
by attempting to Mccare a closed
Neasou on salmon and Hteolhciida
durlnu the January, February and
.March runs.
It. II. lionney. of the Tnlon fish
IjVtbery. wild that he had been
iidviwd that the steelhead-truut bill
had a kowI chance of success.
i.lbcrt riiiilrniuii
Wurren K. (illbert served m
chair m;in and iniruduced Ur. W.
V. XAW'Ailory, iame Warden Julia
Valdcn and -Mr. -Murray who spoke
briefly.
Waldcn declared tlint the condi
tion of Chinese pheasitntri thiM win
ter ban been very jfood and that
'ffonllnued on ra(re HIv)
THE
LOST IS
FOUND
' Thliur t tut( are hot run hsiiiiI
I;1 he round ir Witnt A(b arc
umciI tiMislstciitly. Mont HplP
Hii Imue.-t by nature ami ore
Kind In nMuni Hciun they pick
up If they run fhni out who the
o nor N.
A bbick truellii buif i
hwt tin other tilichl on the hl:h
y nrnr Allci'l. 'I'lic owiht al
Vfrilsl for It Immndlalely In
The OhiTvi'r ilusiriffl column'.
It mm ni n r net! lo Tlir (h-ervrr
orricv ycrttcrtltiy nmrnlnff by Ihe
finder who had rcail llir ad.
cut In iniiide Itondc . Valley
Xrnrly rvtr loIy throurhoul
tin entire (inimlc Itondc Valley
rrtirls Tlie olwrver regularly.
It". Is an lnciM'iile ineaiL' of
nuitact not only for the mcr
i -hunt but for the freiiucnt nectln
Of the general public as well.
MObsrrrcr Ad-ertlslnr
, , A MercbandlaUitf ScrrJce
Directorate Is
Reelected; Ney r
Of f icers Named
La Grande Building and
Loan Association Is to
Move into New Offices
on Feb. 1.
The I. a Orumlo Mutldimr and
Loan HRMoelHtlnn will continue for
another year with the same board
of directors tin durlnir 1U26, al
though dome chunffes were made In
the officers of the association luat
evening when the nnnuul meeting
wnn held nt the building and loun
nfrlec tn the t.a jOrundo Nutlonal
bank bulldhiff. . -- .
Ur. . A. I.' Itlchurdson- was re
elected . president. ahU H. K. t'oo
tldge will continue in office na one
of the. vice president , Joe, (nrr
wns eleeted us the otln-r vice, prcsl
dent to take th ptnee of John
Htoddard. und II, At. Hay was elect
ed Hcci-etarytreusurer lu Ihe place
Of William Hlegrl8t.;. .;,
The directors are: Ur. Ulclmrd
son,' II. K.J t'ooltdffu, Joo Carr. Fred
Kiddle, AVIIIluin Hlcgrlst, John
Htoddurd. A. J. Ktunprc. A. T. Hill.
T, J. ScroKBln und J. K. l'hy.
The usual procedure of huslnecs
occupied the evening' after tho
election. ' .
' ltecoiintft (mvrtli
' The buildliiK and loan associa
tion' has '.grown to;suvh nh extent
during the two years since Its or
ganization hero that It has been
found necessary to occupy an of
fice of Its own. l'Vb. 1 the asso
ciation will more from the present
location to the West-Jacobsen
hulldlug In tho rooms now occupied
by Ihe Hecurlly construction com
pany, facing on Klin street. 'Hay.
new secrctary-treBmirer, will he
placed In charge of the .'office;
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENES FEB. 7
Crowded Calendar Is in
Prospect Several Crim
. inal Trials Expected.
Circuit' court machinery will be-tfhii-Ui.
grind In warnest enrly h1!
month wherl the rirst regulnr
term- tin 1 127 gets under J way.
Several cases, some criminal an!
others civil, are pending.
The erlmlnul doeket will In
trude Mevcial prohibition cuses It
Is said, und th officials of th
courtj headed by Judge .1. W.
Knovvb'H, expect, a hravy session.
A murder trial In also In pros
pect.. In eonneetlon with the kilt
ing of Jack Sturm near Hllgai-,).
The court cahmdiir will not b'
del'-rtiilrr-d until after the last
motion diiy. le'fore court convem-n.
which will probably he held dtif
Ing th last week of I his month.
The court term Is scheduled In
start on the Mist Monday in Kcb
reary, which this year falls on the
7th. Tin- county era nd jury may
be call'-d Into k s.iion about I h"
suinc time.
Colored Players
To Present Show
A ti'oop of UO ii"i:ro pluyers. In
cludlnff a chorus of JHi creole irlrls
iin-lved hen! litis mornlmr on I rain
No. 24 and will present the musl'
ciil comedy "Hirudin Hiitu" at the
Arcade tlit-ut-r this evening, slart
Iiij; at St 1 5 O'clock.
"Hi rult In Ham" wus showed In
I'endb'ton last night, and made ti
blir hit, according to Ih'1 iimnajfcc
of Ihe company. Art hur llocU
watd. who arrived here wllli Ihe
troop of pluyers.
Krom here the show will ro to
Italf-r.
Commerce Chamber
Faces Busy Period
The I'nlon county rliuiiib'-r of
commerce Is now In the 1m tfln
nlny nf one of Its busiest pi rtud.
and for the next twp montlis tb
citl'nd:ir will be crowded. Xomin
atlon and cbctlrn of tie n-w
directorate, election of officers,
ml line of pi'OKra.in uf wni !c.
inukinc up a budpt, the annmil
tiinner. 1 1m fourt It annual eco
nomic con fere ncM. h'jflHlative work
and muny other thine are In
cluded. A lefflslullve cominlltee will b.
appointed shortly to maintuln con
tact, with I'nlon county's delt-tri-llon
In Hh b in and to aid ft In any
way posMlble,
Jolly Pipers To
Meet Next Monday
Members of tin Jolly I'Iimts of
La firundu will hold their first
in eH In 7 of the year n-xt Monday
nlffht. Jan. I", In the Odd Kcllows
temple on Kim street, bef-lnnlng
with a dtnn'-r at six o'clock sharp,
wbleh will be served by the He
be kahs.
Afterwards a program will bo
held, featurlnir short talks. The
meet Inn will end tat elffht o'clock
so that all who wish to may at
tend the show.
Host Clint Huynts urges that all
Buiukerg of La Uruude utttnd.
AUTHORIZES
18-INCH MAIN
Will Connect Old Town
Reservoir with K Ave
nue Water Line
v,n utiiu ATpn 1
VVo MUkjm. wnii a jm.j -
I i AT ABOUT $35,000
Boxinp: Commission Re
appointed; Garret Ac
tion Held over: Treas
ury in Good Shape.
, Construction of u new IS -inch
Water main connecting' the Old
Town reservoir with K avenue
which leads Into the remainder of
Ihe city's water-main system, was
authorized last i.lt'hl at the week
ly executive kneeling of tho clly
commission. J
The work will cost upproxlmatly
$:ir,(Mi0 and Is provided for by the
special bond election voted here
Juno 3. I!ii5. This project It Is
said, will he practically completed
with the Installation, of the new
main. leaving- only work on the
second clly deep .well. The new
muin, which will,? carry a heuvy
load of water replaces the old
pipe which has been causing
trouble for some time, leakage liv
ing common.
The actloi) of the commission In
structed City Manager V. (V Crews
to proceed with the construction
Immediately. I
Trvnirer's Ki'iHirt ' !
The monthly report of the city
treasurer showed u larger balance
on hand than for several moulhs.
The bHlunce Dee. 1 wus $S7.4!0.84
and receipts during the month to
taled Sttl.l6lf.47. Dlsbursemehts
were $4)1,841.50 h-uvlng n balance
on hand Jan. 1. of lti.7,8 1 1.KI. '
; Iteupimlnt Cominlsskin
The I!i20 boxing comiplssion was
reappointed. Members ttro: trhulr
man -Ttoyv flirumrf J. -tlr, t 'ilrr.; I'"'.
Kecney. Dr; l- ., Hulstdh and W.
C. Crews.- ,,
J 111 Im for theinfmth of rneTii
ber. totaling v$n,Mil.:t-l. were al
lowed and ordered paid by war
rant, i i
i O. (iarretl filed an unswer lo
show why his rooming1 house li
cense should not be revoked. The
commission laid this matter over
until next WVdnesduy.
The clly manager reported that
redlights had been Installed on
Spring between Third and Fourth,
on Seeond and Spring.- mid on
I'eunsylvanliL and Second, lo serve,
as warnings to motorists a1 nlttht.
Tiger Team To
Leave On Trip
Late Tomorrow
Coach Tim MaeK'cn.lc Is cxp
liiir lo leave hi re' loinfirrow- afli-r-noon
by wtatre for Knlerprise and
Joseph., iieeiiniiMtb'd by clirhl
members of the La (Ininde httrh
basketball wiiiud.' Amuilff those
who will git are: .undid. Lyman..
Ileiry, Htnddurd and HanUs.
Whllf. Hie boys first team Is up
Ihe brnnchline. thKirls s xtel wll
meet Wallowa Rlrls hen- at S ,
o'clock Halnrdny niffht, Koltnw-
Imr this (fame the. t.a (Irande sec-i
ond imlntet will pbiy the I'nlon
buys second team. Jimmy liosen
hautp will ofrictate. ,
The Htiid'-nt body lina docbh 0 lo
admit onto lower floor at the ym
only those who present their
tickets at the door or buy them
there In order to adeitiatly handle
the crowds. Others will be jflven
seats In the balconies.
Sketches of Cadman's Successful
Opera To Be Part of Concert Herei'V
Charles Wiilierb-ld Cadniiin. Am
erican coinpos'T, wlio will appeur
here next Wednesday nichl al the
L. I. H. Tnbemiiele, has just lpid
th(- grcaleHt triumph of his entire
ca recr. with 1 he tremendous suc
cess of his new opera, "A Wllch
of Hnlem," which was produced
by tin Chleugo Civic Opera com
pany last mont li, j
This Is Cadman's weond bit'
Op'TuI It foici -ess, the I Irst tn'tiiK
at the Metropolitan Opera house In
IttlS. when his "Hunewis." the
little Catirornla-lndlan oH-ra, man
a ice d to live at this world famous
opera hoiou; for I wo cons"eiiiive
iw-asons. In "A Wllch of Hulem"
Cadmun has wrlMen a hiKtlmc work
critics say. All of ihe erliles of
Chicago and the. musknl maKaKtiii-s
of New York havu Riven high
prats; lo the work. j
Many La (irandt: music lovers
were probably Interested In I ece tu
ber's lnsu of the Musical Leader. 1
published in ChlcuKo, much space
In the ma(f;i7.ln" bi-lnjf Riven lo
"A Witch of Hab-m." radinon'a
toRraph appeared on the cover
page. j
In tUe projrarn here tho com
I More Marriages
fiu rv .
inaii divorces ,
In This County
! Cupid's Darts Well Aimed
During 1925188 Cou
ples Take Vows and
Only 70 Separated.
t'nlon county people stay mar
ried lonffer, according to the mar-
1 la ire and dlvnrei. t'iiritmn tlurltiir
y".n 1 - ln "" 1'ounly , l,,rk'M '
if 1 1 ice acre, com pa tea wnn ngures
fro,n 5o,m' of h other counties In
the, state.
I One hundred und ejghty-clglil
marriage licenses were granted
duriug tho year lu litis county. In
compurlson with the 7u divorce de
crees glveii a little more , JhlUi
one-third of the marriages. " "'
I Klamath's I'lgiiec
In Klamath county the number
of couples divorced was more than
half of the number married, Tho
marriage licenses issued numbered
230 and J 30 couples received di
vorces. Cnlon ' county's figures for 1H20
compare closely with the number
of. marriages and divorces In the
county during the year tU-'fi, om
it und red und seventy-six couples
being1 married here that yeur und
53 divorced.
I'nlon county was close to the
top In the percentage of nmrrlages ,
anu win protiaitiy imm mat :
place
ior ii present inuicu- i
lions are right.'
CLAYTON BOUND
TO GRAND JURY
Bonds Placed, at $250.00,
, Which He HasBeen .
.Unable to Furnish-
Willi, un It. Clayton, arrest-d
'I'ln-fdiiy nlulit on u vUttrv of op
erntlntf a still, watt, bound over lo
the (Errand jury -under 250 bom's
i i i. I t L "11 i L, t
licl fit'i .fnilLn 1 1 utftt 1.1 It it.' I
. . ' , ,
lie bud not furnished ihe 2t,0
lnhiy urifin iinil whh In Ihe eounly
J . . . j engaged In the itevsiuier IiuhIiiohs
. lr,.-..n ,. m,l along wllli , Vuk, Hukr ,, ArnBton, Rv.
I ... MeN-nl .und r.laie Kennedy , , ,, w)llo B(,,UU,n(llnc
B,,u' nlKUl ul 1"' '''yil'"'.ilPOltho the I'lltlre KaMem Ore.
fntli r I nion. when two; sill's.; ,iMrh-l. Rlnee selling Ills news
..r 311. nn.l 20-K.illon cup.iellv. a1,.P ut Al.,11Klon lls, r h hllB
!. moenshlne whteky .ami ,.,.,, JlvoiImb it of Ills lime in
quenllly nf mush w '"nrl''"'" l. eiinneeilon with the stale eliuml.er
Clnytou's euse will probably r co,iii,.ree of which ho Is a iU
eomi. up nei inonui ween in..
gr.in.1 jury n la. I' . H. Ivanhue,
Ills iittoill. y.
'
:
INew Frosh Asked
Tn lirinn Hi nlninna''
, ; pi'oijerty demand. I . appreciated
All new fj'-mli rroiii iinlslile. I.hls1 Hi" opportunity to become asso
retieoi dlstrlel must hr'ng llielr elated wllli my fallier and aeeepl-
,!.., tl, grid,; diuioimis Trlduv ui
t::iii p. tn. ill order lo pernill them
I ent-r t he hiirh school, it w:is
announced )rtda". ' :
' This rullnir dois 'not imply in
La firnivle Kludents. - Htudi-n's
t ninHfciTiiux f r o m ot lu-r hl'rh
schools should lift ve, their pilnct
. pal st-nd a copy' of their .cards to
the local high school.
Judge Gatens Is
Stricken in Court
I'OISTI.ANI), Ore.. Jan. in f A I )
eormer Clreilit .luilgi. Wllllani j
r.. liaieus oii-.j at a liosptlal Here
this afternoon after bring stricken
this morning In the euurlrooiii of
( ireult judge I-.kwall. lie as
arguing a property ilamage suit
when stricken. Iteeenlly lie re- I
turned from a trip, to Calllomlu !
for his health.
t
poser 1m to tell about his opera and
play a croup of numbers from ft
on the pin no. AlihoitKti It will not
be I lie a me as though It wen
presented with a great -.orchestra
and world famous singers, yet
from this very Informal and Intim
ate hearing of three numbers front
It Cadman's local admlfrs will In
glad lo have this touch uT a con
denied vernlon.
Cadmun will give n program of
variety, playing many of his older
compositions. Including "At lawn
Ing" and "The J-and of the Hky
Mine Water." which are his two
most popular compolttons.
Mix. IUclinrd-nu to Axsl-i . j
Mrs. A. L. ltichardson. coloratura '
soprano, will assist htm vocally
ami Im now tn fort land coaching ;
ui:h 1iiin preparatory to Ihe con-I
cert. j
1'osicrn und window carrls huve '
bct-n out for st-vertil days announc
ing the concert ami the Neighbor
hood club committee In charge,
headed by lr. Margaret Ingle, is
working toward Its success. Cad
man appears hen- under the aus
pices of tho La Grande Neighbor
hood club.
COLLECTIONS
OF TAXES IN
YEARJEAVY
Only Eight and a Half
Per Cent of 1925 Levy
Is Delinquent
$739,721.23 PAID IS
MORE THAN IN 1921
Back Taxes Ranging
f mm 1917 to 1924 Also
Collected in the Sum of
$52,898.42. . v - .
Out of Mfi.ir.!i.4 5 lo be collect
ed )n taxes lu I'nlon county foe
the year only eight and ft
half p.-r cent remains deltnn,ucnlt
which means that I7S9.72I.33 has
been collected during the p:ivH
year, leaving only ift.438.IJ In
delinquent taxes.
These figures coin pure favorably
with the percentage collected for
the lyrur,J!i24, which was thought
to be un unusually good collec
tion. The lax roll for IH25 was
i comddcrnbty larger' than for l!t'.4,
lhl. nmonnt Um, ywir nHn(r ,?r,4
$725,(100 of which
Although the aver.
1 less, more money
WI(M ,.0Ilected
,.., i
Htth
was actually collected duiing the
past year than during the previ
ous 12 months, officers point ou?.
The amount of ,dcllmiuenl tax s
collectt-d during the .year Jt26 on
tux rolls-fiom I HI 7 to 1924, In
clusive, IjiiVludlng Interest und pen
alty amounted to $52.K98.42.
Son Joins His
Father in Local
Realty Business
Aiinuunccinciit Is mtid
today of
i iiid iiaHociituoii oi vteorKe riuuiiUR'-
Huiilhiff-
ton t'urrey us purtner In the real
estate, loan und Insurance business
with, his father, O'0. II. Currey, ut
.
i' ueorsre .mini inffion . i urrey re-1
tm.H to ,jt QpanAn nUor U yurH
,i,i..t,.. n i. ....... t
i-retur. Ills fHinlly have been llv-
1n , tl.r rrn.r 0m 00S
Main uvenue slliee lasl Sepleiuber.
Mv l'iitl,..p ni.,1 I I..., I. I.uua un
llireiiie ecnrl.lenee In Ihe Hi n 111 II v .-
land progress of I'nlon county ami
It Is our expectation tluil lu7 and
following years will murli renewed
In both farm' and city
explained ueorge uunllng
ton ( urrey. i
j . tJeo. II. t'urrey esttihllshcd Ihe
'agency In 1 !i Hi at the time he sold
' the I .il Otimde (ihservei which he.
Tonnded In I S!i4.
K. P.- Officials on
Way to Salt Lake
A group of high orrleln's of vari
ous grnnil donmlliK of Knlghls of
I'yllilns In the I'aeifle Norlhwesl
and Ciinafla -passed throllgll IL
(.ramie ihls innriiing un their way
to Kail Luke-flty where llley will
attend tin: regional meeting of
Wrani.
chancellors und graiule
kerprrs of r 'cords and seats from
U slates und provinces.
In the party were tho following
Briue i hanc llors: Hd Hullngh
,,( Ki. Helens, 'representing Oregon:
.-red (S. Cook. Ilobert Klemlng,
si,.,,iii rre..nilnir Wiiahlnnlon:
and I'asl Chuneellor J. H. Klougll,
' of the Vancouver, II. C, lodge. In
! the party wi-re also the following
i irrnm! keeperl of records and seal:
Walter O. fileuson. of l'ortlutid.
prcs' iitlng Oregon; Kred O. Cook,
Olyiuplu. reprei-enllng washliig-
lini: Wllllum Holghlaiider, or Kei.
logg. representing Idaho; I red J.
Harding, Vancouver. H, '., repre
senting Hrltlslt Columbia. Among
the delegation of Ui (irande pcuplo
greeting the visitor were Mrs. Km
ina Harding and her daiighler,
r'firn Marriiiiir Keolt who PUt In a.
1. 1 ia ,.,i.i..t..M vlsiiliiir with
i.pit,i.r iteit I
Harding. In addition to meeting
his mother and sister, Harding also
was greeted by inuny of his former
fellow townsmen Inasmuch us he
et one time made hts hoiife here.
Krom a fraternal standpoint ths
regional meeting at Halt Luke und
nther like them that bus b"C!l
held throughout Hie C. H. ajid Can
tula ure second In Importance only
to the supreme conventions uf I hut
order.
vorxt; wn.is wins
( i. K T.AiNI Jan. HI (AP)
Young Hurry Wills, negro Junior
welter weight. won u technical
knockout over Hilly Murphy, of
Lowell. Massachusetts In the third
round of a scheduled Id-round
bout at Ouklund auditorium lust
night.
OH DADDY!
Vt S'tt ss;-;-i
Wt-"'-'
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HiiIm'ii liltiml, tr Xorlh 'ari.
Him, rpinl Miinvivhoi-o Ihul 1'rcHl.
clem 'ooIIiIk Miilksl wlini Im
met I lie rmlii-r nr tlli chlldivii.
UlllH-ll, tM'liiff elm fiitlior of
ilillilixn, flKiiml that Hip inHl.
l ii( would grin mill molt- bnuiil
y ulicii he mot liim. Ho wnn
right'. . ..,; ,
ANTI-AMERICAN
FEELING STRONG
l -t i u' i ' .
Uenei'tti I :UUUC in. IVICXlCO
', F)llhQ TT C flfi "Pftlna
bus of the North':
WANHI.(m., .ln. U (AI )
Sei'rrtarj' Kellogg luduy ntiUiurlanl
KlHteiiKiit Ihal. its-all of AnriMU
saihir Sliefrlelil fniin Mevlcu City
: Is not tinder tsmsliU'railiui nntl luut
, nut Ikcii tllseusM'tl nt tho stulo tie
IMirlntenl. s '
MKXIt'O CITY, Jun. IS (Al1)
' Anll-Aiiieriean senltinont. in Mexi
co Is .being displayed as thn. gen-
. .urul public becomes eognlxant of
; Hie 1 gravity of the. lulerniitlonul
'Situation augmented by thn con-
r'TI) of .the American department
.f "!"'" ,ovnr ; lh" "I'W"1- c
shevlsm hero.
. A manifestation ngalnst Iho Am
erican consulate tit. Ouadulajara
was overted only by military In
tervention; tlx; Nutlonal Htudents'
conRreKs voled yesterday to sup
port the' altitude of
I'reHldent
Cnllcs In the International crisis;
denouncing at the sumo time tho
"northern colossus" whlW the
newsiiiipeis, particularly Kl Un.
Iversal, are chirrulmr domination
of Mexico on thn part of Iho Unit
ed Hlntes. al the behest of "ex
ploiters who huve Inveuled money
''(Continued on ' Pago Five) ,
O.A.C. Cadet Band
To Visit La Grande
Word Iiiih been received hero that
prellmlniiry una nwemen ts huve
been, completed for the annual
spring eoncerl lour of tho O, A, V.
tcadet btmd durliiK sprlii); viicatlon
, this year.
Towns und cities that now uppcar
on the probable Itinerary iuehidc
OrcMiiani, Tho lJulles. Ia Oraude,
I'hierprfse, linker, L'nlou, North
J'owder, Ontario and Wclser, Ida.
A oiN ert and dtjn e Is aehcduled
for -traeh town. "''
Bill Would Change
v In La Grande
A ityjng other proposed hi Ma Id
come before, this session of Ihe
Htnte legislature In Hnlem that, will
affect1' Ijh " Gmndc Is one th.it
would alter the status of Justice
i or !acc courts
of peace, courts In eounly sent
"towns and cities.
The measure, which wua draft
ed recently by . a, committee rep.
resenting the f hegon Association
of Jusllc'S or The Peace, of which
Judge Hugh K. Itrady was u mem
ber. Is like 4 He .Miiltnoniah coun
ty plan, which has b'n succeus
fully In use for some time.
Prmldcw IHtrlrl Ccturls
lu brief It is utl extension of
the district court p'an, with sneh
dlsl rlet coitri s replacing just lee
courts and holding concurrent
Jurisdiction with Ihe remaining
just Ice conns over tie entire
county. Provision Is fnude for
trunaferrlinj acHons from any Jus
tice court It he district court
upon the HI ing uf affidavits of
prejudice, and th same proced
ure Is provided for transferring
ucUom from . the district to tho
Committee Vote
Favors McNary,
Haugen Measure
Agricultural Bill Is Ap
proved by Vote of 13 to
8 Following a Three
Day Battle.
W.VHH I N'GTON, Jan. IS (AI')
The huuHe agricultural commltt;
lotluy approved tho MeNary-llnu.
gon farm rollnf bill by a votn or
U to .
Tho voto wan tukrn after a 1110
Hon tn autislltute tile Curtls.rrlni
bill failed. 1C to 5. Voalcrday on
a almllar move; Hie I'urtla-l'rUp
bill received lu votes ugalnst ,11.
for the -MeNnry-llaugen bill.
A -group of farm organlxallon
leaders' -who awaited thn vole In
Chairman Haugen'a 'private orriqe,
rece-ed-tho news, of 'today's vote
with Jubilation. .. '.
The committee's action ended a
hard.throo.dny fight over Iho prq.
poaul for an equalhallon fee lev
led .on baslo erops to control crop
surpluses. This principle . la, In
cluded In the MeNary-Uaugcn bill
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (AP)
An amendment to the postal luwi
which would fix a special rule for
newspuper bundles, as proposed
by newspaper publishers .was. dta.
npproved' toilay' by the senate
poslofflco coiumlttoe.'
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS (Af)
The conference report on tho $71,
OdO.ooo rivers and harbors author
isation bill was approved today by
Iho house. Hennto action atlll is
necessary, -
May Drive Out "
AH Foreigners
In Concessions
HHANOHAr, Jan. IS (Al). A
report . received hern today said
representatives of tho Peking gov
ernment called on certain . lega
tions, ut .Tientsin .'yesterday and
"suggested" that tho foreign con
cessions; thcro be handed over to
I lie t'hincsc, I ' '
' Tlonisin l.'lnli f hrdluulsolnlii'U
Tientsin la tho principal sea out.
let and commercial cupltal . of
; northern China. , ,
( Thin move Is not consldcrod
surprising as the recent case at
Hankow, where the southern gov.
eminent took ovor tho British
concussion after un! uprising
among the coolies . hui rausi.d
ovacuatlou ,of American and Brit
ish residents, Is considered a prec
edent which certain Chinese lead
ers Intend to follow elsewhere.
Others In I.lim f
Itepdrts .that the northern gov
ernment would follow the course
taken by the Conloneso nt Han
kow wow received here from Pe
king a few day ago.
Admiral Clarence H. Williams,
coiuiiiunder of the American Asi
atic fleet, arrived hern . today
.lnJ l,la fl.ul.l.i Ultl-I. ......
from Mitnllo. Beyond the state
ment that, lie had been given or
ders lo "protect American lives
and interests Hi China" he gave
no Informal Ion regarding' tho de
tails of ills mission. . .
Sacasa Rumored
To Have Given Vp
MANUACII'A Nicaragua,
Jun. 13, (Al') An unconfirm
ed report was circulated here
today that Juan , B, Hacasa,
head of the liberal govern
ment of Nicaragua, waa leav
ing t'uerto Cubesus, realizing
It wus hopeless to continue his
opposition to the regime of the
conservative President lllus In
view of 111" uttltudo of the U.
H.
It was reported also that
President Harass, was prepar
ing to broadcast lo the entire
world a protest against the I',
H. lantllng forces 111 Nicaragua.
Justice Court
to District Tribunal
clrcult court.
The district courls created
would be made courts of record
and the county clerks of the va-
rluus counties would be designat
ed us the clerks of the courts. Ap
peals from the findings of t lie
dlctrlct courts would lie luken to
the circuit courts, but nndlngs or
fact would be confined to the dis
trict courts, thereby limiting the
Jury trials of any single uctlon
to one,
I 1st saJurtcH.
, If adopted, the tneusuin pro
vides that all county scut Justices
would serve out their unexpired
term as district Judges, who woulj i Oregon and California grant land
be pa hi flat salaries ranging from I refund, enuul to what Its share of
tl.itlii a year In counties of less luxes would huve bceu had the
than Hi, mm population to lu.lin'i j tuxes been assessed against' tho
In counties of between an.onu and lands alter they were taken over
loii.nno population. I ly lh government. The opinion
In some respects It would muUe j will be forwarded to Itepresentu
Ihe district courts similar to theillve W. C. Hawley, at Washington,
circuit courls yet. In reference tolwho with the county Judges and
umteuls. would irlvc the circuit; commissioners - of the state, haa.
courts nearly the same status over
district court case, as the supreme
court hua over circuit court cascj.
LEGISLATORS
Investigation of the State
Fish Commission Al
.rea'dy Arranged '
SEEK EDUCATION,. ,
BOOK BOARD QUIZ
Spee'd" limit Bill Passed
; by . Senate; Pendleton
, Men Ask Relocation of
Normal School
STATU HOUHB. HAJ.EM, Ore,
Jun. 13 (AI') -With an invest
gallon by a senate committee of tho
state fish commission alroaiy-nr-;
ranged to start next Monday even-
lng, an investigation of the stab)
1 text book commission and the state
board of education wns requested
today by Senator Joseph, o( Mult
nomah county.. , . . iV , ,-;
- Joseph asked that contracts for)
text books entered Into with the
American Book company and Glnu '
and'eompany be investigated. The
resolution charged that tho com
panies had : a virtual monopoly
by the school book business In
Oregon. . r . . , . ';
Speed Hill Passra Senate
The senate today passed a bill
introduced by Henator Miller; of
Joseihlne county, Increasing speed
limit ot automobile from 30 to
3b miles an hour. Bailey,' Carsnor
and Kddy, voted against It.
! Henator', Hail today Introduced
an old-ago pension bill by request.
. Henator. Hull's bill to make un
lawful to drive a motor vehlclo
;,without a n)i)ffler wus tabled In tho..
senate today, ,.c
Without a word of.conunant tho
houso today pass.d house concur-.
runt resolution No. 4 calling for
allowunee ot 5 a day for expenses
of members of the 94th session,
No roll cull' wus taken. Tho nay
chorus had but two or three mem.
.bora who sang out softly. ':,
, The ; Juiut ways- aa-4 in na
ooiiuiillleo taai nllli out ;
ftito from amiropriatloa ro
posod far ilrtisjs state drpart
nieiil ami autlvitlea. .
Abolishment Of the voters pain- .
phlot publishing . pictures and
statements bf candidate! for pub-
lie office is provided for In a bill
Introduced today by Senator A. R-
Huntor. i
' Armory Bill In
ltcprcseutativo Theodore K
Cramer, Jr.; and Benatar toward
W. Miller, of Grants Pass, Intro,
duced house- bill No. It thla morn.
Ing catling for an appropriation of
130.000 'to bo matched by contri
bution for tHo erection of an arm
ory at Grants Pass,
Tho Tillamook and Washington
county delegations started a drive
for the construction of tho pro
posed Wilson river -toll roud -when
they introduco ln the houso this ,
morning, a bill providing for con
struction of toll roads by tho atalo
highway commission,
Ailjiaim Until Monday
Doth houses adjourned this fore
noon until 10:30 o'clock Monday.
Tho frco text book bill, number
30 mado Its appearance In .tlio
house this morning with Represen
tatives Hazlett, Klshor, King, ratil
son and Bullcy as Its sponsors. Tim
" (Continued on Pag Four.) , . ; -
Not Guilty Is
Yellow Ticket
Case Verdict
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 (AP)
Circuit Judge John A. Hteveuson
today directed a verdict of not
guilty In the "yellow" ticket' caso
for 10. K. Htuckhottse, on of tho
five remaining defendant la tho
l trial.
Arguments worn at onco begun
for a similar directed verdict In
the cases ot the other four defend
ants. Churlca A. German, Kaymond
W. Caldwell, Charles E. Henshaw
and Walter H. Hredemeier. y : '
Judge Htevenson said that noth-
: Ing hud been proved beyond pos-;
session or one of th yellow tickota
on the part of Xtackhouse and that
this did not constitute "clrcula-
tlon.'
State Entitled To
Share 0. C. Money
HAI.BM. Ore., Jan. IS (AI').
In a letter to Hlstrlct Attorney
John 11. Carson for the Marion
enmity court, Attorney General I.
11. Van Winkle holds that tho
Hluti; Is entitled to a share of the
been working on the theory that
the refund should go to the coun-.
tics alono. . ;,i ..'..;,..'; '