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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.