La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 21, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREOON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PACES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ua femft? liwttttra hspnipr CITY EDITION THE WEATHER ' ORKflON: Fair 'mid continued cold tonight. Saturday fiilr with Slowly rising tempcruttU'o. VOLUME XXV. ME.MHKU ASSOCIATED P ft I. US LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927. MKMUHIl ASSOCIATED PltliSS NUMBER 160 WEATHER IS COLDEST IN THREEYEARS La Grande Thermometers Register Minimum of 13 . Below Last Night MEACHAM mercury DOWN TO 39 BELOW Western Oregon Suffer ing in Near Zero Snap Portland 15 Above But Relief Forecast OCLOON HHPOltTS linker C! IkIow. -I iiintllla I below. Mcaclinm :ttf below. Im niiHlt 1 lelow. . K Initial It Falls Ono below. ' ItuM'lHII'K 18 IllMIVO. " . Pm-tlnnd 13 nbotc. Pendleton 12 below. Sub-zero weal her In Fast era Oregon und near ssero Weather In Western Oregon today .found tin state fdiivvorlng in Its second severe cold snap of thin winter. 1 Tn J -a Grande the minimum re glstorcd on the government ther mometer was 1 3 below zero, onn degreo colder than In Hecomber, IJiSfl and the coldest weather since Hecombur, ltcM, when- 16 below was registered. ' Probably tin; coldo pliMT III Oregon last night was nl Moacli am. where an official temper a -tiirv of ill bclou was. i-egl sirred. JtejwMis fi-om HHifard Wild H was 40 Im'Iciw tlicro hut lltllp crwlmcv Is given hero ta the report as Wi zard! lvjnM'nitiir; itMittlly runs clusc to La Grande's, ' ! ' f ' From un verified reports. In be tween Baker and La Cirundo the weather was not no severe. Telo easet wart unofficially cnld to have only had li degrees,, below and North Powder only it few degrees 'colder. Haker waa ,12: bulpw, tine degree warmer than La Grande-' KaiiH'ln' It I ttclow No1 report. had been received from Wallowa county blit the sliCo highway commission reported that road conditions were good on ull state, hlghwuys and Unit the woalhcr was probably similar to that In La Grande. Kumela. is credited with 34 be luw. 5 degrees wnrmer than Mea cham, when the snow Is three and a half feet deep. At. 7:ai) a. m. here Ihe weather had warmed .five degrees but on the streets, at. 10 o'clock, the fh-r.-. momelers registered around 10 be low, r Quile a number of wntcr pipes were frozen last night, few sort-" ously however, and most wru thawed out quickly, causing little trouble. Tht! weather forecast predicts more cold for tonight but on Sat urday expects the temperatures to. nl art rising, Indicating that the present snap will not endure more than a couple of days more. I'lugci-H Frown The extreme cold here resulted in the last few days In the post ponement of many social affairs mid people as a rule are slicking dore to home. .Mnveral reports of children having fingers frozen on I heir way to school, havo uceu rvcc.'lvc'd Tiixls ar diiinK n rushind busl-. iia.t.-u iniil urn 1'iiroiintnrlnir Butnii Ulri'li'Ullli'S, i.ii'clnlly In Olil Town and on tin' lilll in Wi'st l.n. Itramlc. when! thu wind bli:w mom of last lilulit, vuualns nnvf drifta o Uc fonnrd. Tin. i'itv Mtriii'l fore" i sllll bilsily riiKUfc-'Ml In U'M'piag trails a ml .In wiiiii.. mirttt liirft drirtfl liuvc fornicil making It almost linpoa slbh' to riHutl laisi'iniMil windows wllli truc-ks, Vonl didlvorcrs report. i . j-.L COI.I OVKIt oisupos .l'OI-n..VNI), Ore., Jun, Si (AD I'n i zlni; wrutlmr sll srlppt'd Wi atrrn On gon tqduy und In Uio fatTn part of tht: nla1.o aub-zero ti'iiipcraturis prevailed, c'ontlnued old tonlKht. with nlowly rlnlns 1'!nperature .Saturday was the foreeajt. 'Hie weutlier bureau wa not prepared to say tills morning (Continued on Pttpre M NEWS OF THE VALLEY Tlirnuirli tho law clnde. of ciirniMiIeiits liH'uted In every eoiHtniiittl.v In In Ion ami Wul Un (oioitlcf The Oliener is nlilo to she such a wealth and variety r rural community news Hint It has Imtoiiic a uirt or the dally lire of mol subtunllal cllhuiis. TlM'rtt Is no bubstliule for a paper iclvlng Oils service with Ihe result that TIr; Observer iMMtstM an ever hicrealiiff rural following of uiiunua! pnMir tloits. "Observer Adwrtlslnir" A VeroliaudisUig Serttce Girls Win From Union Sextet In Close Game, 14-13 Blue and White Team, in Second ; Game of the Season, Nearly Faces Defeat. 4 If seo-sawlng scores, two teams In full tilt, an exulted gallery and Mdnfn TTtfWM ihan two points, dif ference In tho score makes a thrill er, then La Grande and Union girls played thrilling bull last night on the Union court. When the final whistle put on ond to the excite ment La. Grande retained a lead of one point In a 14-ltf setto. As the end approached Union had cur down a three-point shortage to one but her rally was stopped two min utes before the whistle. Union de veloped the fact that her sextet is stronger at a unit than Inst year and while she has no "Dead-shot"-Spencer, she Is groumlng two fast and sure forwards, .while the other four are capable of making , Ja Grande step lively every minute. The locals showed improvement over a week ago and Coach John son manifestly Is showing results. It was well that her sound did show improvements fans say, as there was need of the beat foot forward last night. ; " ViiJoii First To Score Union took the lead at the start, but at the half time period, the teams were square at eight. -When the second half was lo seconds along, Lena Campbell looped a fast one and from then on La Grande held the edge much of the time though the margin ' was uncom fortably small for the blue and while fnns. 'Notwithstanding the unusuajly spirlted dash and snap of Ihe play,, the hair-ruiajng switches from of fense to defense by both teams, the out I re groop ipluyed cleanly ,und sportstnunjy, .. ' . ' . Union made five of her points on free throws, excelling La Grande in this respect with fine accuracy in shootfng after fouls. Many Attenil From ller ? The La Grande delegation was large, li. spite of the extreme cold. Fans who have followed the local girls through' last season -ami this ao far, recahVthut last. night was the - -fffrntHitrett eg pp 6 LEGION TO OPEN HALL NEXT WEEK Committee D e c i d e s 1 to Have-Queen, Princess Contest in July ; lMans wore, completed for the opening -of 'tho American Legion hall, formerly Ihe Itex hall, when a tn eellnff was li eld at the hall, last nighl before tho legionnaires started to work at waxing the floor. ; The opening danee will be next Wednesday evening. Jan. 20, ami the Star Novelty orchestra has been obtained to play. Tlie financial committee re ported thai to dale there is a little less than Ihe first Ihousami dollars in Ihe treasury toward the stale convention fund. The goal of the legion post its to have $5,000 by the time of the convenllon In July, and the post members hop" lo have the first thousand after Wednesday night's dance..' Hans are to hav two dances at the hall, '.he redecorating of which is nea rty completed, each week. The seeond danee will be Kalur day night, Jan. ,29. In addition to Legion dances and med lugs the hall will bo available for private dances or parlies. Th" decorating of the liall Is practically com pleted. The walls have all been rellnled In much lighter colors than, be fore and tho walls decorated with stippled pHiiels In blue, orange, creum, rose, green and gray. HI lie and orange arc the predominal Ing colors in the decorations, festoons hanging from Uiu chandeliers being In this color, in addition to the many Itgats. Window decorations simitar to the wall panels ore be ing made and draperies to corres pond will be used. The. legion committee will work tonight and again Hunday before the work will be completed. Hur ley IL Richardson is directing the decorating. During tho meeting It was de finitely decld' d upon a oue.Mi ami princess contest instead of a bath ing beauty contest at the state eonteaj at Ihe state convention this year. The convention queen will bo elected In La flrande and varl. oiis towns attending will br repre sented by princesses, who are to depJi-C some historical character, or civic event In lite history of their town. Boys' Club Plans "Fight Campaign" The hoys' club of the Salva tion Army meet in tho basement of the army halt tunighL This will be the lust meeting before starting a special "I'll Fight Cam paign" meeting series. CITY ASSETS AT YEAR END $1,233,501.01 Financial Statement, Re leased Today, Gives Detailed List TREASURY REPORT SHOWS BUSINESS Many Interesting Items Carried ih Annual Checks Dog Popula- , . nop o03. Ktarilng with - S-'.'.S, tl' 1 .77 cash on' hand Jan. 1, lOjfi, the city of. La Grande wound up the last year with $107.814. 81 left In the city treasury, after adding alt receipt and subtracting all disbursements, I the report of J'.mtna Kowler, city , Ireasuror, shows. I Many interesting Items aro ear-' ried in the report. Kor example, Tttta d'Jg were , Ifcensod In ' La ' Grande last year, bringing In $ 5 lU ' revenue. This indicates that one dog exists for each 20 persons with in ihe city limits. . ' j Water receipts for ihe year to--' tnled Ktii.Ot 1 .1 -t, I m p r o v e m e n t , bonds not Ineluded in tho sinking fund, brought tn $(11,183.34, fines' and forfeits totaled 93G35.50 and 1 88 licenses furnished tho city $3030. iir.. . Many Warrants I 'aid J ' General -warrants paid In . 1!120 totaled $100,064.2!' ' and general t warrant Interest $410.97, tho 11-. bra ry received $8074.21, the park $1776.02, and the remainder of the large sum paid out included pay ments on bonds, Interest, etc, A cheek rhnws that La Grande's municipal eorpnrntlonls busineMS Inst year totaled $51o,44y.S0, more than half n million dollars. Glty Worth Xl.ltftl.ftOf .01 I The financial statement, prepared by Glty Itecorder J. . IC. Stearns, shows the "total assets ' of Ln Grande to be $1,233,001.01. as ful- (Continued on Page Frve) 1 Animal Hunting Fund Is Cut Off Of State's List ST A T IS H ( H : S K HAL K M . the., Jan. 21 (Al'J.-lly culling o-jt some appropriation bodily and trimming ot hers down 1 he ways and means committee last, night found a H.y to savo $ I 04, C" j inonj in slatr finances, , : Thu - predatory animul huntet s' fund was! cut out entirely, So were, thi appropriations for the bureau of. nursing, the pilot com mission and t "ne A merlca n t.a I ton commission, From the appropria tion allied by Ihe stale board of hoalih tiie conmill.tee cut off to?), 4 4 5. ( om in It tees wen- appolnleJ lo lnestlgnte some of tin; aril vi llus upon which tin- com mil lee ,1 now Pielln"il io frown. The state penitentiary was allowt'd its enlii'e: LStlmate of $4 I :,ohi. Union Meeting Is j To Be Held Later, It realise of eold weather Ihe .Tlirduled mer-tlng of Kustern Ore gon chambers of eommcrce, which was to have been held at I'nlon to day, has been Indefinitely post poned. The purpose of the meeting was to determine whether t lie cham bers shall continue to support the Old Oregon Trail JUghwsy association. Minam Lumber Company Defendant In Suit Instituted by Portland Firm KNTKIU'IEISi;, Ore., Jun. 'Z Tiie Minuin Lumber company was named us defendant In a $00,000 muiiy suit filed her by Cake and Cake und Ltljeguist, Portland at torneys Tepresenting" the HUMwrll Lumber company of Multnomah county. The complaint alleif'-H iliat on Keb. 15, 1P1I-' the Mlnam Lumber company was in debt to sevt-ral parties for expenses incurred hi the operation of its logging tump on the Mlnam river and suwmlll und planer at Minam,. Plaintiff clulms ihut the Minam coin puny entered Into a contract with K. V. nuswell. head of the. Huswcll Luinla-r company, where by he urjvunerd it $&0,000 with which to pay off most of the ont Htunding debts. A note was mude out which wus ulso slgiu-d by J, L. Cuvlneas., 11. S. Urownlon, c. H. Conkey, L. J. French, H. C. Cloff u ml liruee Cox, ulso named as de fendants In the suit. By the I'Titis of the contract the Minam Lumber company gave lo the Ituswi'lt company a bill of sale for ull lumber In the yards of the tn 111, gave a lien on uM logs that had been cut In tin: woods or would be, cut during the year und I turned over tho output of the mill WOULD PLACE 13 COLLEGES OVER OREGON Junior Institutions Fav ored by Wasco Coun ty Representative LA GRANDE IS SET AS ONE LOCATION Measure WouUProvkte Higher Institutions of Learning. STATU Ilorsi;. SALKM. Ore., Jan. 21 (AD A measure provid ing for the establishment of 13 Junior . collegos throughout the atato with the avowed- plan of widening the slate educational opportunities and relieving conges tion in the higher institutions of learning, wiw hit roduced In the house yesterday by It aborts, of Wasco county, 1 It is jirovlded that the state be divided into districts and the voters in each district may establish col lege and vote funds for operating them; County school auperlntend anls and county judges aro made regents, ' ' ' Gltles In which the colleges would be located are: Portland, Astoria, Salem, Albany, Marsh field. Medford. The Dulles, Pen dleton, Klamath Falls, La Grande, l.takor and Vale. The house late yesterday adopted senate Joint menrorial number 5 calling for an Investigation by con gress of a cont rael entered Into by Kred Ili'rrlek for purchase from 000. 000 feci of lumber In the Mul 000,000 feet of luinbc In the Mal heur national forests. Under terms of the contract executed In 11)23,. Tlerrlck was obligated to build about 80 miles of railroad which wus lo be a common carrier.' Tho contract has newr been fulfilled, extensions of time having been granted from year to yearv It wus pointed out 'by -Itepreite'nUrtWo -It, H. lUiiuillon, of Hend. l-'lnal action on t he "peddlers' license" law will lively betaken by the house Tuesday, it wasrinrilcatcd today, when Itepresentatlve Gra ham, chairman of the auto and roads com ml I lee, motioned t hat house bill S and senate bill 15 h. made a special order of business at that time. The house automobile and roads committer, has recommended that house bill No. 1, raising tin drivers license ag from 1 (J to IK years to pm:H. Certain exceptions would ) mude for minors driving ma chines to and from aehool. This provision is purlicularly necessary for sparsely settled sections of Ihe state where children come from considerable distances. Guatemala Trying To Restore Peace MANACI'A, NIcHiagiia, .Ian. " I (AD. C! nut a inula, through lis inljiiMt'T at Mam-gun, lias again offered to mediate with a view to bringing ptac hot ween the Iwj fact ionM in Nicai aguti. t he con hen at Ivrs unrjrr lrcident I Ur. and the liberals under I 'resided I Sacusa. , The cons'TVatlve govi-rn-ment has refused the suggest ion, v li h t he ex phi nation that Oual j -niaia wus used as a "re vol u Non ary base by the liberals and Me. ica lis." . .Major (lenerni Hm-lolonie 'i (uez, comma tiding I he cunst-'rva-tive troop in the vkinlly of chl-n-imh'g.L and Tel lea, has . anlv'-rl at Managua, and says Unit, within a few days he will make a con cent rated drive "t o break I he backbone of the revolution In tin lntrlor." to the liu::we company, which wus designated as Its arlling ag nt This lumber was to be sold and the proceeds applied on the debt, 'In addition the Minuin company men guve waivers of priority of Ihvlr clulms to Ihe lugging camp, sawmill and planer. Ituswell died in April of J l - 2 having (he business to his wile Harriet K. Ituswell und naming her ua heud of the business of the Bus well Lumber company. The complaint claims she sold the output of thu Minuin compuny for Vj-:2 und upplled this on tiie debt: thut In Murch l!i:!:i she ad vuiieod a further $JO,000 to the Minuin company and continued lu sell Its lumber, returning to the company enough for running ex. penses and applying the real on the two notes. In October of the M I Mil tn compuny ceased operations In Ihe logging camp und abut down tho mill and plum-r. At this lime the J balance due on the, two notes wus I IMatntlff uhUh that the lit lis on j the property be 'considered as , mortgages and that the entire hold j ings ot the Milium company be j sold at sheriff's sale to satisfy thu 1 clulms against the property. CHARLIE FEELING TERRIBLE ( MMmmmi Cc "II'n U'l'lllilcl" sllill ( iHllllc 1 in I l 1 ill CIllniKO, I'l'll'I'I'llIK III Ills wile divorce suit iicTiixiiilciiiM ami litis Iclt'iiliiilit iilclui'i' hlmuH Imw lie liHikotl n( the time. Tin- ili'Hitt Hits laki'ii us Olmi-llo nnllt'tl to hotti'd it train for Neu Vtirli, wlirro lie. in now III. SENATORS FAVOR NO RASH MOVES Robinson Resolution Fav ors Arbitration in Mex ican Oil Dispute ' WAKIIINOTON. Jan. 21 -M') 1 The Kobinson resolution sii-.:iresl-I ing arbitration of the oil dispute I with Mexico wuh approved today t by tho senate foreign.- relations I committee, :( to three. I The resolution merely expresses I the opinion of the senate and j would In no way be binding on tho udminisl ration. .Secretary Kellogg has disclosed that lu- Is studying the possibilities of arbitration and President Calle; of Mexico has ac cepled "in principle" that method uf adjusting the present dll'l'icul lies, but no definite official step to set Hie arbitration machinery ln niolion has yrl been made A pprovat of the n solid lou was voted after I he commit lei-, at a long srssluii made sonic changes In phraseology. Action by tiie senate, probably will be sough! to morrow. While 1 he I'OllM lilt lees was hearing resolutions ileal ing with the administration Ihe l.iitlu A me lieu n policy were referred to it from the senate floor. One by I Senator I'Vuzler, republican. North ljakot a, would request President t 'oolldgi! not to "intervene" I" Mexico during the summer t-eeens of cou.'rcMs, but to call a special session if he thought action -necessary. Tin' oilier, by Senator Nor ris, republican. Nebraska, would provide Tor a eoihmlttcu Investiga tion of published reports that the slate department bail sought to spread "propaganda" damaging to liiendly relations between tin- J, H, und Mexico. "only om; nidi;" WASHINGTON. Jan. 21 f AV) President ( 'oolidgc's position that Ihere Is only one finest ton. at iHsue between Mexico and tiie l ulled i Slutes that of whether American , properly Is to be taken from lis 'owners without compensation, was reiterated with emphasis today at I tin wlille house. 1 Tin; president has difficulty, H1 (was said ln seeing how Am'-rieans can bo on but one side of that question. The Washington govern ment Is on one side. It wa,n added, ' and tho Mexican govern men t on I Mm; other. j Klamath Murder Case (Joes lo Jury POItTLANO, On-.. .Ian. IM (AP) j Following Instructions from ctr- ' cult Judge Uudkln, tin- case of Guy Hconchin, charged with slaying Me Ch Hand Williams on the Klamath Indian reservation Oct. t:i. went to Mio Jury at u:o a. m. today. Five verdicts are possible un der Ihe federal law. Murder In tin- first degree as alhged In Ihe j Indictment, murder In tfie first de gree u ll hoiil infliction of capital punishment, second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and ac. qulttal. : ;.L-AL1U. Pastor Weeps As He Tells of Slaying Chipps In other hanks were reported to be (,-OIIIiT KOOM, AUSTIN, Tex., small. But tho aggregate aH re Jan. 2I.(APJ .1. I'Ynnk, Norris, ported by tho receivers was $913, noted fiimbimentiillHl pastor of Fort ooo. Worth, on Ihe witness stand hero - , today, told his story of how ho ' killed JioNtor K Chlpps, wealthy,,, HAS HALF MILLION CASH lumberman, In bis church office N1CW YORK, Jan. 21. (AP) liud. July 17. .Weeping and lipMing Although Charlie Chaplin's deposits over each 'word he related how in New York hanks, estimated at Chlpps had gone to his office, had $1,500,000, wore tied up by Income demanded that ho cnaso attacks on tax IIoiih today, tho comedian had Chlpps' friends, had threatened to on hand $500,000 in cash which ho kill hi in. and of how he shot Chlpps succeeded In withdrawing bororo when he said the latter came at the arrival of federal agents, tho him with bin hand on his hlpjNow York American Hays. . pocket. , , . '-' ' ' .' i Tho money was withdrawn from Before giving ihls part of t ho '' the Bowery and Hast Hiver Na slory lie had heard himself hitler- Ijonul bank Jusf I 5 minutes before ly lambasted and warmly defended federal agents arrived yesterduy, by attorneys in arguments over -tho admiHNion of certain cyhience. tie -sat Hi J mi l ly in Ilia witness box for more than an hour listening to these arguniuiiU In which much of JiIh past was raked over. Fail to Find Boy On Drifting Ice CLKVKLAND, Ohio, Jan. 21. ( A P). Police, firemen, aviators and coast guards early today gave up a valiant tight If) Have an unknown youth who was seen rioatiug lo his deafli on a cake of ice in Lake Kiii: Wed nesday night. The body of the victim, H'-aichi-ry believe, lii:iy never h r found,' it was grotnul loiplec.es In milling1 lew, -they -believe. And the story of a night of horror in the chilling' dai'kHess of Like Kip' never will be lot. I, Senate Passes House Bill Asking For "Expense Money" of $5 a Day HTATK HorNK. HA I. KM, Ore., Jan. 21 f AP-rKbllow.iiig a Iropi cal dchi'i.e the senate lale yester day parsed the lron.se joint resolu tion allowing ?i a day tor legis lators lor expenses, Th vote was. Kor Conks.' Ileal. Ceil. Cutler, Carsri'-r, Onvls, Dunne. Hull, Hare, Hunter. KtcnpiT, Mil nil, M liter, Aloser. Nor bald,. Cpton. Against Calley, Crow u. Cult, iMinn, Kddy. Kllfott. .lorn s, Joseph, Marl-s, .Staples, Kiruyrr, forbett. Ah nl - Kiddle, IteynohJs. Henator CulK opening the flghl agaiiiKf tlie rcrolutiou deciarcd the measure wus not constitutional for the reason I hat t he count It ui Ion limits tlie pay or leghdiltors to .1 a day. heinaiids I Call "To Puss It," he said. "Is lo ignore the consli till Ion w liich we have, sworn lo support. WV should be law-niukcr and not law-breakers,' He died an t-lcet ion in which Ihe pcyple had turned down tt Hiinlliir mcasiiic. and dciuaudeti a roll call vote. "I consider Unit , Win n 1 was ehcted tfi this senate," said Sen ator Staples "that I made an Im plied cont ract with the people, They are the other parties to the contract and aro not here to do- Chaplin Moves Just Ahead of The Collectors Lita and Government Arc Both Balked in At tempts to Tie Up Co- . median's Cash. LOS ANOHLKS, Jan. 21. (AP) Lita Grey Chaplin ttiKged in vain at the purse strings of her screen star husband today In an effort to collect '$ 1,400 temporary alimony and attorney's fees while the great er part of tho Chaplin fortune to ho uncovered alnce her divorce pe-1 tltlon was filed turned up on the other side of the continent. The scene of activity shifted lo! New York City last night when 11 became known that the government had filed lucomo tax liens against Chaplin for in ore than ? I .rr.0,(MMj ami that Chaplin was reported to' havo withdrawn half a million dol lars from a Now York bank a few minutes before federal authorities tied up his accounts. Llln Balked . 1 So far Mrs, Chaplin, who ulleged her husband had a fortune of Slfi.- j 000,00(1, lias been balked at every (turn to collect alimony. Although superior Judge Walter r. tiuertn yesterday ordered the receivers of Chaplin's property here lo pay her $14. 'I HO, inoomo tax Ileus filed, by the government hero tied up avail able funds unifiunllng lo $17,000 and she was prevented from collect ing. Her attorneys appealed to the commfcsHlonor of Internal revenue at Washington to lift the lien hero ho the alimony might be paid, 1 informed that Chaplin had al legedly withdrawn $fi00,000 from tho Bowery und Mast Itlvor Na tional bank In New York, the re i elvers hero pointed out that their information showed he hud only a little more than $10,000 to - his credit there fSOU.Iil In his own name and $7422.07 to tho credit of tho Charles Chaplin Kllm corpora tion. '- Only one of tho bank bahtncea as reported by the receivers show ed anything near 'the half million dollar murk. - This whs a balance of lu tho Guaranty Trust cum puny of New York deposited to the credit of tho Charles Chaplin l-'tlm .corporation. The Regent Film imimpHhy'!Hnothor nf (Jha.pl In s en l er prison, miu a ouiance oi ztfi,uiu lu tho Guaranty bunk Accounts tho newspaper says. When tho bank opened, tjie story (Continued on I'ago Five) Portland Checking Up On Motorists POllTLA Nl, Ore, Jan. i! I (AP) Police today started making ar rests or motorists driving without 1127 license plates, Tho first man caught was Hugh K. Abbott, an auto salesman. His alibi was that lie had the plales, hut that I hey bad not, been put on thn car, lie was fined $1. Owin,g lo the col I weather comparatively few- cars were on (he streets. , ' cooLmr;i; kions hill WASHINGTON; .Ian. 21 (AP) Prcwjdcnl Coolldgf today signed the ilwi-H ami harbors iiiitliori.a llnns hill. fend I heinseives. We Aro their I hired men. Whrv of you would expect his hired men to raise their own wages." ' Senator Hanks, speaking on Ihe ol her side, declared there was nothing in the resolution that does violence to tlie constllutlon for the rcanon that the constitutional pro vision refers entirely to compensa tion while he rcttolullon provides "expense money". : ', "The ri'iolution does not com pel any one to accept.;) his money, but I ven) me ltc guess that the senator Troni Yamhill will sign a receipt at 'he end of the session." IMinn Pokes Fun Senaior iniiin, of Jackson; 'poked fun at tlie resolution. , 'i'niler the present system'," he said "we have 'n .the senate (he thu si body of meti that could he gathered in this slate. While w can gel plenty of good men to work tor why pay more. Its goo I business lo keep It at $3." ' Senator Mowr reminded tho op position that wheiiitho constitution waH adopted meals cost cents and the tin est hotel room could bo gotten for $1 anight. He predict ed that the resolution would place (he legislature on a higher plane. (Continued on Pago Flvo) 65 AMERICAN LEAVE CHINA Refugees from Foochow Arrive at Manila on U. S. Destroyer HANKOW SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS Anti-Foreign Feeling De veloping General Ex odus of Americans and British Begins. MANILA. Jan. 20. (AP Hlxty five American missionaries, refu gees from Foochow, arrived hero today a hoard the V. S. destroyer PUtHbry with stories of the untl forelgn demonstration ln the Chi nese city which resulted In violence to American and British women. Tho refugee party was made up of 31 women, 31 children and threo men from tlie Methodist, llapttst and CongromUionul missions of Foochow. The majority are Meth odists." :.y i , Among them was Mrs. II, (1. "Price, wife of the Amoiiean eon aui of Foochow, ond her four chil dren. Chinese Ran Wild Mrs, JJrlee said tho outbreak NtarLed when tho bodies of natives ln a voncont there who had died of cholera were caniod out wlille a riot was in progress. Seeing the bodies and not knowing the catiso of the deaths, the Chinese run wild and the convent was stormed and looted. " On the day following tho trouble spread ovor the entire city and the surrounding districts becoming no serious that virtually all foreigners left. Price remained ut his post. On the trip from Foochow to Manila sailors aboard the Plllshury gave up their bunks to fugitives and slept in torpedo 'tubed und other Improvised places, : - The refugees brought' nothing hut their clothes. .They will be eared for in )irlviite homes' pendinir future plans. The three men may return to Foochow.. Situation Alarming ; F 13 KING, Jan.' 21, (AP) The anti-foreign situation . at Hankow haa developed seriously, says a telegram received today from unof ficial foreign sourcos at the Yangtze river city. One thousand American and Urltlsh men are leaving, It says. There 1b no official- confirmation of ' the telegram from prlvato sources of evacuation of the Amer ican and British men, who had re mained at' Hankow after sending their women and children to Shang hai and elsewhere for safety after the riotous demonstrations by Chi nese mobs Dec. 3 and 4. The British concession at Han kow has remained under control of the Cantonese or nationalist gov ernment since the -coolie mobs swept over It early this month, American and British warships tie In the Yangtzo opposite Hankow, ready to assist their nationals if necessary. . MISSIONARIES LEAVING 'SHANGHAI, Jan. .21. (AP) A. dispatch from Hankow dated Wed nesday night said 27 American mis sionaries were leaving Chunking, Hzechwan province, for Hankow to day. Twenty-five other mission aries arrived there from tho in terior yesterday, , Tho message said it was believed in Chinese circles that Kugeuo Chen, Cantonesa foreign minister, had seen the danger In the situa tion caused by the continued anti foreign agitation, but that he wan helpless against the racial element, of the Kiiomiutang party, which is backing the Cantonese government. The radicals 'Were said to ho insist ing on continued violent measures (Continued on Page Five) TEJEDA SAYS REBELLION IS PAST ITS PEAK , MKXICO CITY, Jan. '21 (AP) Adalberto Tejcda, minister or in terlor, Is Mooted by I ho newspaper Kxeelsior as declaring that "the Catholic rebellion!' has passed H peak. The. Catholic clergy, he sal 1, made a fundamental mistake In attempting to organize such a movement. The uprisings now ! ing put down by the. reilerat troops were Ihe luaxlmum effort 1 of which thu clergy were capable, hu added. May Oust Kansas9 Cigaret Sale Law TOPLKA, Kans., Jan. lit (AP Kansas, alter -trying for -0 yearj to enforce a law prohibiting . the sale of cigarettes, nars surrender on Mils Issue, Us house of rep-resentatlvi-s yesterday voted S:i lo 3ii for repeat of the measure. With a victory in the house, supporters of the hill forecast similar action by the senate, which voted to nn mil the act two years ago by a threo to one majority.