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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE c 1 T Y I ?fTt EDITION lltivi wattM THE WEATHER 0REC1ON: Ituln on the ooaat and mow or ruin in the interior today and tonight; colder tonlnt. Wednesday fair. VOLUME XXV. PAYROLLS IN CITY BETTER TWO MILLION Chamber of Commerce Survey Shows Healthy Employment Condition MANY FIRMS HAVE NOT YET REPORTED Several Institutions Hav ing Large Number of Employes Yet to Give ; Annual Figures. , With the liKRhnilne of 19!T t!'.; til" III Ij i- of commerce sturti'd u HUrvcy or I .a Clriinue puyrollH 11111J to dull' 40 unHwr.ru to thn quex tlcintiHlri s sent out liavo been ! ccIvimI, allowing f 1 .UU3.83 8.6 4 In iinniial puyt-otlR. - Alioilt 1125 lU'Ht ionnairua wore wilt out and nevc-rul of the public Institutions. Including tin ellv mi.i rounty olllcta, aomo or tlio lai-gout' ' rui-ognlzcd as ono or the leuil dcrurtment storos In the city, th.i '"K alngure of Eustcrn Oregon, rnllroad compuny and other places! , InU'iv.st Keon have not yet unswered. I)csld..s! Much Interest has been nianl the number or letters sent out rested lii Cadniun muslo here, some inquiries will bo taken out , patlcularly since Mrs. Jtlchard later. Karl Iteynolds, chamber of: son's presentation of his song commerCM seerelary, reports. cycle "The Spring of tho Year," It) Aitswci'M Heeelved. ! hero lust spring. Of Hit 40 answers receive J 22 were from shops of Iohh than $10. (MiO puyrolls, the smallost being $1200; nine were h;ss than $21), (hmi and two less than $30.ooo. At about the mine tlm is the payroll Inquiries were sent otit H wu7 Muisuunnanc, usKing eacn chamber of commerce member s' idea concerning what the chum- ber should Include in its program of work for 1)27-2H. Two hun dred and twenty-seven Inquiries were sent out and about 50 an swers have been received. . t'lty lireetory Suggested A rlty directory for Iu Grande end the sponsoring of a' murk'.-t road from Ial Grande to .Lch.uu:i Springs, by way of Hturkey. wore probably suggested In more of tho answers than any other ideas. Among tite, . other things, men-t Honed weivr'ilie aecuVing oP'Vdv? quale storm sewers from the bur in era dlstrlet of La Grande; the control of radio interference: u new holet: lund Heltleiiwnt, by cut ting up the larger farms in Hi' valley: a cheese factory and pan ning plant; milk condenser; build ing of , highways from Elgin to Weal oh and from I-u Grande to I'klah. by way of Sturkey and Kehmun Kprlng-s: help the county school superintendent; belt l'j lice protection for I-a Grand cultivate rricndly relationship with ( M1,,rci. t0,iay ut nutin In tho Soin Wallowu county; establishment of. Il(,r Krili u welfare commission; use of home; j. j oreen. local attorney, was products and patronize local nicr-j tno mHn speaker. Tasslng by the chants; renaming und remarking normal school and armory bills, of streeU; closer cooperation with , g(.m.runy understood and favored the granges: bring more chamb. r ' , iM Grande, he turned to otlu rrt of comnn busmeys before for tun luncheons: compile fiBiirca prove m Cliunde Ih not a hlBhei piiccd town: iniprdvn Ganclorr park; more cooperation in uslni; I'nlon county products, und orstin Ize u booster club within the cbumber or commerce. .Meet In- Held. The ebaniber of coluinerce illrec lors. committee bcuda and Hie proKrum 'Ot work: conimittue met (Continued on Pace rive) ELGIN MAN IN COUNTY JAIL; BR ANN ON FINED j liirry 'ebb. arroMleil at. Kl Bln on u Htatutory charuc, entered u plea or not KUilty this mornim; when he appeared In the Juwllce ciuut berore JudKe lluh K. Drady. I ie was placed under 1 00 bonds, which he was unable to rurnlsh. and his trial was set for Monday. Jan. 24. Krnest llr.-immn. arresled with llcnry Walmer for stcalliiu coal from the railway company, pleaded Kiillty lo a choree of larceny before JudKC Hiaily and was fined S5 II nd costs. He was unuble to pay the flue nod was committed to the roooty jail to servo It out at tbu rate of J- a day. BUSINESS IS INTERESTING l'.vcry hic-ines". rctunllcs or dial It Is. Is full of lillcrcslllie Ibliuts olhcTOlso llic owner nouliln'l In- In liusluos and wouldn't liuvo such llilnss a customers. Allvcrtlslnir Ibiil acts n-iilts Is ihIi erl 1-1 in Hun I" InlcrcslliilC. Thill's one n-asoil wliv ' cvssrul nilvcrllscr sih-miIs all Hie lime inwwirr lit Hie prcparn linn of liucrcsllia, rorccrul copy. It i. "Observer AilTertlln A erobauUitu Service" MKMUKIt AtjsOCIATEU MttS8 Packed House Is Anticipated For Cadman Concert Famous Composer to Ap pear at L. D. S. .Taber nacle with Mrs. A. L, Richardson. A large number of McKotu havu been sold and u packed housu ex pected for tho Cadman concert to morrow evening, beginning At 8:1G o'clock, at the 1.. U. H. tubemacle, when the Neigh borhood club will. present Charles Wakefield Cad man, famous Aiuerlcun . com poser , and1 pian ist, assisted by Mrs. A. 1.. itlch ardson, local col oratura . soprana. Mrs. Hlchard son hus been In Portland ' train ing with Cndman In preparation for tho concert. S li B . I s well known In local music circles and C. W, Cud man His com positions are known by music-lovers everywhere and his program tomorrow evening Is sure to bo received with great cnthu sluuiu. Among his many compositions are four operas one ''Tho Witch of Salem", being presented for the r(r8t Un(t , ,uat ,x.Cl.mber by .. r.t the Chicago Civic opera company which according to the Musical America "revealed one of the most Interesting native scores yet heard In Chicago." His opera ''Shunewis", was prc- (Contlttued on Page Five) GREEN TELLS OF PROPOSED BILLS Local Attorney Speaks at Chamber of Commerce Forum Luncheon A discussion of uieustu-es that hove been introduced or will lie introduced at this session of the stale legislature featured the regu- lar weekly forum luncheon of tho t nion count v chamber or com not us prominent In the public mind. The rree textbook measure, which would provide Tor the fur nishing o; school books by the state wus Hie. first taken up. A bill for the Increase of circuit JiiiIku salaries from K.utill to t&.&no was next on Hie list und Green rpoke In favor or Ibis plan, declar Im; Ihut such an increase In pay Is fair. Hills to Increase the sal urles of county clerks und county ussessors were also spoked of fav orably, Itevcillle Problem The revenue problem was touch ed upon. Orecn explalnliilf that wllli expenses mounting, some llieasllre Is necessary to relieve the state finances, lb; mentioned vari ous bills pending. Including three Income tux measures, a five-cent gas tax. and others. A plan to abolish tho parole board und pluce the responsibility with the statu bourd of control, did not meet with bis fuvor. He declured Ihut such a cundltlon might result. In some Instances, in political turmoil. The transient livestock law. which refers particularly to I'nlon und Wullowa counties, was dis cussed. Itecently a part or the law wus found unconstitutional In circuit court und the proposal Is to pass a new law. the same us the first, but with u change to agree with the courts. Green predicted a bitter fight when the bill comes The measure for compulsory In- i I deninlty Insurance for drivers oi , motor vehicles was mentioned, as ! was the measure providing ror a speed limit of 30 miles instead of ! 30 miles an hour. Judge Hugh K. Hrady. chairman. I also spoke of a plun to make Jus- Hee courts In county scuts dls I trlrt courts, following the .Multno i mull county plun. The llev. ('. V. i llunn, of the Christian .-church, 1 made un announcement before adjournment. Two committee rc i ports were also heard. I Cuilmun I'oiKi'it Anmiiini'cil 1 Mrs. Hugh K Hrudy announced the t'udinun concert, which will bo I hcljl lomniorw- night 111 the I.. !. i 8. tabernacle, and Sim. W. II. ' Mohnenkamp Jr.. sang two of (adman's selections "The Moon i Dehind the Cot ton wood" and "From the I-and of the Hky Hlue Waters.". Mrs. K. L. Holmes ac companied ber at the piano. mm POULTRYMEN BETTER EGG MARKET HERE Union County Co-Opera-' tive Association Tends I to Stabilize Price BUSINESS OVER 11 MONTHS $19,344.87 around a banquet table In the Odd . Follows teuiplo last night, that the . ' . -result of this opinion is a "ition- Members, Representing ace to free government" und is of Approximately- 6,000 1 lguvury cil,1tvn of HenS'y tO Hold Annual The. decision was handed down Meeting Friday " m u Cttst fro,n lnls city ut uipns , . - to any city court In tho stute. " 1 Illrigo pointed out that tho opinion . The annual meeting of tho Un- vuuld In reality place the entire Km County Cooperative- Poultry as-" maltur in the hands of tho trial soclutlon will be Friday afternoon' judge with no jury nor other foc al 2 o'clock in the post office build- tors to assist a defendant in his lntSt ; .quest, of Justice. This meeting marks the comnle-' tion of two years of sueeensful co operative marking of U. (.. C. O. eggs and couperative purchasing of poultry feed by the association, during whleh time eggs were mar keted by alout 18 association mem bers, owning around POOO hens. Tho gross business for the .first . 11 months of this yeur was $19,344.87. which is smaller, than during the previous year, probably because the price of eggs was somewhat lower und a decrease of the total number of hens In the various flocks. Members of the association be lieve that they have benefited the egg market lucally, not only for themselves hut for other poultry men outside of the association as well. During the two years that the associvtiun has been in business tho fluctuation In the egg market has decreased and the market price In the spring has never dropped as low, by a margin of throe cents a dozen, us It did three years provlous to the organization of the associa tion. , AH poultry men, whethor mem bers of the association or not. are asked to attend the meeting Friday, hoping to increase the association membership. A. L. Vuelx, presi dent, hus alroady sent out letters announcing the meeting. Girls, to PlaujaJL. Union on Friday A changi' hus been made In the week end basketball schedule uc cording to unnounccimnt today. The Union girls were scheduled lo play lu,r.. Friday nlKht but 111- aloud thn l.a Oranilc Klrls will ko to l.nlon. ntire will bo hut out; guim; honi Krlfluy nlfrht. Joaipll boys vs. the TlKrrtf, bKlnnlni; ut 7::ia o'clock. Knlcrprfcc comes ben; Hiiturday. Trapshooters Get Many Clay Pigeons Cbuse Uohncnkiimp and Ito.v Koresier made the highest scores at the Wing. Kin und Fleetfoot club trap shoot at tho hone Tree rounds Sunday. Ilohiicnkump. broke 29 out of 30 clays and For- ester smashed 24 out of ZS. Others making high seoroH were: t'lnudo Maekey, and II. K. O'Hrien 23 out of 2"i, and Tracey llollister, 22 out of 2 ii. These irapshooU will be held every Sunday from now on when weather permits. The turnout last Sunday wus encouraging to club officials. ROSKIintCJ Jan. 1 8 ( A I ) Playing wllh u revolver which hi "forgot wus loaded," almost prov ed futuJ to Virgil Meredith, 17-year-old Itoscburg boy las! night. The revolver was fired uecldcntnlly and Iho bullet went Into the young j Hum's neek and cumo out between bis shouldprn, Local Sheep Men's Problems Taken Up at Wool Growers' Conference Many things of Importance tuigon are charged higher rates for sheep men In this county ere dls- such grazing than any other state, cussed during the two-day annual ( and declared that he. thought ft meeting of the Oregon Wool Grow em association at I'cndleton Fri day und Saturday, among them be ing the mutter of holding u ram sale, which wus discussed by Hugh Sprout, secretary of the association. In bis report, according to County Agent H. O. Avery who attended the meeting. Spront described tho KM or, Ida., rum stile and the Sale Ittke sale and paid u nice compliment to the sale held at I'nlon lust year by local flock owners, which was the first one in Oregon. I-'uvor I'nlon Sale He suggested that the association should hold un a tin mil wile ut I'en- dlelon. but the sheer men here with approval by all of the sheep httve suggested thut the association men. A large decrease in the nuin take over the Colon sale und have ber of these unimulH on ranges and H at I'nlon. No definite decision a decrease In loss to sheep men was wan reuched. reported, however, It will be neces- Anolher thing of Interest to sheep sury to toiitlitue the work from men bsjally discussed at the meet- yetir to year us these animals could ing was the forest grazing contro- probably never be entirely exierin versj to raise the fees clmrged on Inated, It Is said. sheep gracing land, which has been The matter of making bear a pro on fool since 1921. Kred Falconer, tected animal was discussed and It one of the largest sheep owners In warn announced that the state game the state And a past president t commission hud , voted, In oppusl the association, pointed out that flock owners in Cullfornia and Ore-1 (Continued on Page Five) LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1927. Lack of Appeal ' Held Menace to Free Government E. R. Ringo Discusses Re v cent Supreme Court Decision at Meeting of Jolly Pipers. E. It. I tin go, local uttorney, dis cussing a recent decision by the state, supremo court holding thut Appeals from municlpul courts Is contrary to luw, told tho ; Jolly nf ririiiwlit nnll.oroH As a remedy he 'said thut an amendment to the city charter, providing for trial in the municipal court by jury, and another amend ment that would provide for tho naming of a Judge by popular vote, would help mutters lo some extent. Ho said thut a movoment was con templated in tho legislature but said that he believed that any ac tion taken by slate law-iuakera would be unlikely to prove con stitutional us applying to municlp ul Hies. A T. Hill, president of tho city commission, told oT his plans for a municipal park, centrally located. J, H. i'earo spoke of tho growth of La Grande since he came to this city, some 37 years ugo. Host Clint Hnynca usked for co operation In roforenco to tho new truffle ordinance. , Invito Smokers to Covo K. J. Stacklund. of Cove, ex tended an Invitation to the pipers to come to Cove for a smoker. James IcLaughllu spoko brief ly before adjournment. The chamber of commerce quar tet sang three numbers, which were greeted with much upplause. The Itev. Oliver Itiley, of tho Kpls- copal church, furnlshcdfclwo piano selections which wore viTry well re- . . . ..... . celved. Tho Hebekuhs served, LA GRANDE HAS HEAVY SNOWFALL! CjxTUpl, PlnnUpf nf)VPl'q OiXrlIU.ll UlcUIKtJl, VjOVLlb vjiuuiiu in iine uiiu a Half Hour Period The heaviest himjuTjiII Ju Crnudc ImH experienced in two yours took lilneo lust night and was Hill) con tinuing this morning. lleglnnlng iloouI Mi ). nil by 7:'.iU n'clock tills morning six Inches hud been meiiH ii red officially. Tho blanket gives lidded protection to full-sown crops )n the valley n December 12 J lichen of snow fp hi three days and six Inches f,.i In about 2i hours. However, no six-Inch rail Is recorded In 1112... 1 1 j or tUH? for u none and iThiiir lumr period prior to tha present one. mere was mi wind during the night and the temperature was moderate. The minimum wus 24 nhovn zero and at 7::iK . m. the mercury bud reached 31 above. Yhls hriugs Ui (irande's total simw- fall this year to around two feet. At .Mcai'hiim an 1 H-Inch fall bun been unofficially reported. , KLAMATH MAS OXK INCH KLAMATH KAI.LS. Ore., Jan. IK. (AI Snow which-began fall ing here early this morning Wan continuing today, with about our; inch on the grouml. Temperature Is hovering around freezing. unjust as the bulk of the stock Is tnurkeled on the basin of the Chi cago market and that the largest part of the sheep are actually ship ped to Haster'n markets. He de clured thut tho prospective rutae. If it went Into effect, would in crease the -fees for sheep in this section M per cent more than the present rates. He stilted that he would rather iay more for private leased grazing land, declaring it to b better and make bigger gains on lambs. NtM-cp li liter IHM-11-.-ed The predatory animal control work wuh also discussed und the coyote work seems to be inecOmc EXPENSES OF COUNTY FOR YEARHEAVY Total of $232,185.43 Spent County Clerk McCor nnck Reports MAJORITY IS USED ON VARIOUS ROADS Total Bill for Construc , tion of All Classes of .' Highways During 1926 Was $162,662.94. A total of 252, 1 Hu. 43 was spent by Union county during 1926; ac cording to figures Just compiled In the county clerk's office here, more than half of which was spent In road work. Including roads, high ways and market rouds. i The sum of $102,962.94 was spent on roads In the county. K7,r35.G4 being listed as nioney Hpent on rosdH and highways and $105, 437.81) the money expended on Un ion county market roads. SlierlTf Office Second The second largest amount paid out during tho year went to the sheriffs office, und was a totnl of $Kt!08.C7. und the third 1 urges t amount, $7259.71, went to the coun ty clerk's office. A total of $7!i0.fi7 went to the circuit court during tho year and $11445.04 was spent In tho cure of the poor of tho county.. j All other expenditures wero less th IT h'10 ,ariift'a,: being for "l-li Upeiiws which totaled VV 8UM1 f '779'&s i u un- vu it ii i y ju ii Htm vii'7.07 was paid on to tho county court or commissioners. i to Indigent Widows ' A total of $2,8U.oC wont to tho county school superintendents of fice, $3,250 to the county agent, and Vi.UU was paid out to Indigent widows. "' ' ' l "l ! thn vears exneudllures in 13.8ft for clearing und straightening of ll4 Grande Htindu rtvor. I - .. - - . ... V. - .. Measure Would Oust Pamphlets (Special) i'otler of j ' KAIJI.M, Ore. Jun. IS i Kepresentative M. (. Kugenc Introduced a hill JiiMt be- fore adjournment Thursday. Jan. 13, to abolish Iho pamphlet for candidates. It repeals three see- tloiiH and amends another In the law guvernlng corrupt pruetlces In noin 1 nations and oleellons. It is ii. it. Similar legislation was Intro-, duced by A. It. Hunter, of lu Orande. in the senate at the t-aino time. S. II. 3V. ; , Henator Hunter, who, six years ago., introduced a bill to abolish all volern piimphtels, considers Ihe cost of the candidates' pamphlets out of proportion to Its usefulness, de claiming bat not 2"i per cent of the voters pay any heed to them. Kcfi.tlor Noiblad says the entire, pamphlet issue should be abolished, I as a direct, saving to the stute. j Representative i'otter says his bill was made to apply particularly I to the candidates' pamphlets be- cause, or the two, the measures pamphlet has more merit under the direct primary than the former. Ho quotes flgurek to show that the candidates' pamphlet cost $15, 104.24 in the IU23-24 general elec tion. For those years the state ex pended $:il,22U.D7 for both pamph lets. , Cost of candidates' pamphlet for 1H25-2C was $!M57.55. Tolul for both $2l.!)10.2'i. ( 'uudldutes paid In fees exactly $2100, according to records of Sec-, retjiry of Slate Kozer. On the showing made, many members of both houses favor abolition of the entire pamphlet system. Commerce College jr. f rj1lVOllMftt KMYOW8 Since the beginning of the new year several new students have en rolled at the Inter-.Mountaln Com- I men-Id I colleue for classes either during Hie day ur at night. At present the enrollment In both the day-tlmo and the night schools is 25 students. 1 Among the new students regis-1 tered for day sehool are lea M ulleu- brg, Violet Kelty, Ully Waller, .Merlyn .Muyger, l-upbmiu Wallace land Mrs. Alice Wlsmau. The new I nlxht school sludeiils are MIhh j Kuth llerxlnger and Al. U, Thomp I son.' Teacher Held On C1t..l..l "tl VKNIX.KTON. Jun. I (Al1) 1. M. NiimIi. is. a liui hiT at Iti-llh. wint or 'inilli-tuii In being held hiTH on a Btultltiiry oharicw Involv. tng u minor. Nash hut taught Kbool In I'mnlllla county for tho pat 18 or 20 year. M KM HER ASSOCIATED PRESS KELLOGG BEFORE SENATE v V$ f i ) 4' ;h This shown Secretary of Statu Frank II. Kellogg (right) In tho committee, room of the somite foreign i-clatlons committee, when ho read u leptctliy itcMMimeiit charging that u "ml plot'-', agaliiHt Anieiicu was hack of the Mexlcan-Meuraguait trouble. Ho is shown with Senator ISoruh,. whom his. argumeiits. failed to con-. , tIiicc. .' ' . X Pioneer Banker Of Enterprise Dies After Fall ENTKUI'KISR, Ore. Jun. IS. (Special), V. Jt. Holmes, pioneer bunker of Wallowa county, died at his home ut Untnrprisu Hat ur day evening ut ii:J6 o'clock following a - few days' illness caused by u severe full. Kuncrul services ure to be held ut Kntorprise Wedne-i-duy afternoon ut which thn Kpls copal service will bo used. The Masonic lodge will have charge. He, le uvea (o mourn his loss his widow, a son und a daughter ani one sister. . , . , , , , The decedent was burn In Ohio In July,' infill und uume to Oregon when a young nmn.. being a rotd- -dtmt of 4'ovo Tor .'-about -i!a .yoaw. ..H He AvpH.'of ii family of W clill dr'eri: Fred J., (Tharlle (1., George , Kdward und Airs, McICennon, of Arkansas, nil of whom wero well known throughout l.nlon und Wul-i. Iowa counties. lie wos ber of tho MUsouiu lodge for half century. I ' During Iho yeur IK8K, Holmes founded the Wullowa National bank ut lOntcrpt-isc, where he litis been nsHociuled since, being first cashier und then president, in which cupucily he wus acting ut ile timo of his deulh. ' Shortly after coming hero ho married Miss Mattie Arum und to that, union three children - wore born, Kred A., of Los Angeles; Mrs. C. N. Miller, .of lOnlt-rprlse, und Cleruld. who died 1 5 yours ugo. ' , Dmaci v4-A nam 1 icociiicu To Large Crowd Here Last Night ty A JU-vHnv Ituln", presented hero lust night Henry Duffy at tho Arcade, theater Is another of tho modern dramas dcullng in sordid realities. With the port of 1'ago I'ugo, South Heus, us u selling, and tho time during the rainy season. It depleted a gathering of whites marooned ut a run down hotel for a fortnight becuuso of un outbreak of cholera thut prevented their ship sailing on time. The moral might have been: unnulural self' restraint leads to Inevitable self destruction; or It j might have ben something else. This writer Is making no at tempt to unutyKo the play, suffice to say I hat It was well presented and thut It curried much entertain ment Isabel Withers, us Sadie Thompson a person of question able morals, carried out tho de mands of her role In a very credit - ame manner nmi was appiauucu vigorously on the part of the largo audience;. Two missionurleH. played by Harold Hajier and Marguerllo Al- ten, und lr. Mcl'hnll, played by Krank Dawson, stood out us ex- am tiles of hlsirlonlc ublllty. Olhers in the cust wvre equally as good, Several iatives lent niiich to the ef recllvenes of Iho setting. The company, which recently appeared in I'orllund, Is going back for a return engagement. Ex-La Grande Man Gets High Office HAI.l'.M Ore.. Jan. IS (AIM P, Must, former speaker of he house in the Oregon legislature hus recent ly been appointed a incmliers of thi Wyoming public service commission according to word received here. Must, whoso home wus In l.a (Irnnde, wus uc-I tlve In Oregon politics for many years. . COOLIDGE AGAIN OUTLINES POLICY Mexican - American Land Law Question, Nicarag uan Situation Treated WAHHINO'VON-, Jun. 1 (Al) Wtillo sonutn and liouwi wcro ro nowlng dobutn today on tho Moxt-c-an - NIcat-uKuun linbroRllo. tho whlto houilo took ovcaiiton to aguln outllno tho iittltudu or tho admin lalrution towurd Moxlco' lund and oil ruRulutlona. - . . - - It was oxplulnod thut ProHldent noolldKO rogurda thn controvoray botween tlui'-ll. H. .und Mt'Xluo oy.or oil und .laad'luwa'aa bollod down to tho alnglq question . - rt -i "Hhull tlio property of Aiuerl cun citizens In .Mexico ba .confia- .., ,nit. withm. iw.in- nnia , f0rv coolbiiro Ui. ti.ni. vorV in inein-Uuken by bin direction In regard to tho new" Moxlcan laws hus boon I u lit n with that In mind, und for thn purpoflo of preventing confis cation. , fslmraguu I'ollcy . Ho fur us Nicaragua la concern ed, tho president fools that tho Monroo doetrino hus a specific pluco in connection with tho ad ministration's policy. In view o( tho fuct thut olher powerw do not send forces Into Central or South Amerlcun countries to protoct their own nutlonuls und their Interests it Is (heir custom to notify tho U. H. when they regard their nutlonuls us in jeopardy in ordor thut tho I government may first detonnino In tho light of iho Monroo doetrino whut action It cures to talto. In tho euso of Nlcuruguu, two Huropcuu countries Informed tho Washington government of fours i entertained for their nutlonuls In Nlcuruguu, and the president took thn view that this aspect of tho question could not be disregarded. Official circles, however, ' uro optimistic over Ihe flnul outcome tlf ,no ri)helllon .This feolimr is in creased by Iho lulest victories of the federals in the slates of Jalisco and Durango and the fuct that for several days ono or two rebel load ers have dally been reported killed while others unconditionally sur rendered. Vosterday, Kellpo Mendejt "and Jose Jesus Mart Inez, Insurgent chieftains In ihe states of (iuanii Juato and Mlchoacan respectively, (Continued on Ppge 6) Make Attempt To Reopen Cove Hank COVK. Jan. IH (Special). Tho'v has been u strong- movement on I government of Samara, in the foot to reopen the. Cove State southeastern part of Hussla. Kight bank. One hundred and flflyleen others have perished from the shares of slock ut $lMi a share ( ud at I'ugnchev, while many ure now sab und if enough bunk will again re ?. H' tl: sume duties. Democrats Ready To Force Tax Bill WASIUNOTON, Jan. IX. (Al) The tletaocratlc; move to force ac tion on their ?:t Jf.,U0U.fHM) tax re duction bill will be initiated some time next week, Itepresentallve (inrrett of Tennessee, minority house leatler, said today. It bad been (larrett's intention to move to discharge the ways and means committee from Jurisdiction over the bill today so Ihut It could be bruiiKht In the house House rules, however, reqiii floor, i lapse of 30 d'l.vs from the time u committee votes to table u measure! i oeioru a move to u.irKiiui hv cuii un made. 1 The ways and meauv committee ! . has voted lo labile all tux leglsla- j tion for the session. NUMBER 157 1MEASUREST0 GET REVENUE INTRODUCED odnes oi uuis jjumpea into House Grist Mill . at Salem Today 1 FISH QUIZ AGAIN COMES TO FRONT Joseph Renews Attack oh Norblad Asks Corbett ; to Remove Him as Head of Committee. ST ATM UOVBK. 8 ALUM. Ore., Jun. 18 (AD.A series of bills dcullng with state finances and taxutlon wus dumped Into houfe grist mill today. Most of them were signed by It. H. Hamilton, of Hend, chairman of the taxation ana revenue committee. . Tho tux measures seek to bring In revenue from sources that oili er states have found highly pro ductive. One would Impose a tax of flvo mills per annum on - In tangibles. Another would levy rate of 16 mills on corporate- en cess. The m o a s u r e s embody tha thought and work of such busi ness men as Htato Treasurer Kay, Secretary of Htato Koier, Speaker Catkin, Statu Tux Commissioner Klsher und others, r ' . Jun. 1 'ruth or tlmn 'Mur. 1" or each year would be sot us the da to for assessing property -under tho. terms of ono of thn bills.,; An other ineusure would glvo the stale tax supervisory commission con trol over tho usscssinent and tax luws of tho stute, county" ussessors and county hoard of equalUution, with the authority to fix. tnet val uation of any property n the btute. The amount of credit ot '-tho state and, its subdivisions ; thut might be loaned In any. one year would, be limited, to n" amount not to exceed an Increase ot aver three per cont . pt tho, previous HUH another bill, would cut in hautUta. six per cent tax liraiw. tion increases provision in the stuto constitution as applied to. mlllago taxes. It would limit the lncomo to threo per cent over. that of tho previous year In tho caso of mtllugo taxes, ;r' ' STAT1-3 HOUSK, 8ALE&I, Ore.; Jan. J8 (At1) Creation ot a com-v mltteo to uivestlgatcrrates ot the Pacific Telephone, and Telegraph company is provided In a resolu tion Introduced tuduy In the legis lature by representatives Burdlclc und Lonergun, - The house resolutions commit tee approved It, und its sponsors claimod enough votes to pass the measure. i ' . Use ot pictures of persons In posters and -udvertlsoments of to bacco would bo burred In this stats if tho legislature passes a bill in trod need by representative Paul son, of Marlon county. Paulson: thinks uttruative signs lead boys to smoke. . ; - STATU HOUSE,, SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18, (AP) Henator Joseph to day renewed his attack on Henator Norblud as chairman of the senate fish Investigation committee. Falling last night to prevail upon Senator Norblud to resign volun tarily us chuirmun on. account eC churges Hied ngulnst him with the commission by Representative MotJ, Sonator Josoph today wrote Presi dent Cot bott of the senate asking him to remove the Clutsop county solon. STAT !! HOUSE .SALICM, Ore., (Continued on Page 6) 80 FROZEN TO DEATH; COLD IS 4a BELOW ZERO SAMARA. Hussla. Jun. 18. f AP) K.lcbry persons have been frozen to death In outlying districts of the deaths from the Intense cold aru reported from Isolated villages along the Volga river. Kor several days tho mercury has stood at -10 bolow sero, the coldest weather ever known In tho region, und cuttle are dying by thousumls, Senate Refuses To Ratify Turk Treaty WASHINGTON', Jan. IS (AP) The m iihUi today tvhisctf to rati fy thv Iuauumi treaty with Tur key. Supporters of I be puct, led by Cbalrman Ikimh of tlio foreign re lation initiiulitce fulled to muster the tut esMiry two thirds vote necd- the.ed for ratificutloii. Tlio treaty would linvo rcettlttlt I Is I ted (llplomutle and commercial reunions vtnii iiirnej. Tlio vote wus 50 for and 4 against rntl fleu tion. This wan six less than tho two -thirds majority required.