La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 28, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERTWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE TUB WEATUC:. OREGON: Unsettled with ' caalonal rain tonight and Betur day. . Moderate ,. temperature.' Strong southwest and west wlnde, VOLUME XXV. MEMDEIt ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1927. MEMUEtt ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 163 .; BAKER ASKS ! FOR HIGHWAY SHOPS HERE fore State Commis sion with Request SITE IS OFFERED BY BAKER CHAMBER First' Rumors of Such a : Movement, Heard .Here About a Year Ago La -Grande to. Fight. . . v The Mutter' 'movement to secure th. Oregon slate highway' com mission H.ioiw.- now Jotuted' in 14 Grande, took concrete form last plight u-iifn a . Baker delegation appeared before the state . high way. CUiniMiJvtiun in i in uhiiu. t The Associated Press report of (he -meeting carried on Tho Ob K.irver's leased wire this morning, follows: ' 1 "Last n Iff! it . tho commission f .hoard a delegation from Baker, tusking that the commission CV 'labllsh Its Kttslcrn Oregon shops ! ut BsiUer after the expiration of ' t"li i present lease of Lu Cliundc-. William K. North, secrelary of : the chujuhcr . of commerce of ; Baker,- offered ull the. land nee canary. " - ; . , i ,v No action was taken pit tho re quest, apparently, a no report! otler than the above paragraph hits. . been received. Judge Wil liam Duby, of Bukor, is iiresciit cbulrmun of the stuto highway commission. Kirat rumors of such a' move ment were heard here about a year ago, but as no action was taken the matter was shunted Into the background and forgotten by, mosl local people, . , : ijt (.paiidc tu Tight ' ' According to Information today,; La Grande will conduct a spirited campaign to keep' the highway shops- here Hie headquarters of the, KuHtern Oregon division and the gi'ographiual'conttr- f:f the Kast'ern Orcgdil territory embraced' In the. division. . .' -.- The , present lease . On the shops litre, which an: owned by Union county, expires June h of thlsj yur. according to lnformulloh ob tained from the county court to day.. v .t J-'jiploys 2i! Men At present the shops are em ploying about 22 men. : although the number varies In kceordunc Vltb nbe amount of work. ' The payroll averages around $2,000 oi j:!,;.on monthly, or about ?30,00o annually. The opinion here Is . that tbr plate Ik to appropriate funds for b new shop in this division during thc-.-w resent hchhIoii of the legisla ture. MUG STORE IS VMOBHED; $25 OR " MORE MISSING &) time iluriliR the nlitlit aonu- uni broke Inlo 111'' I. I' drllR rtore and took bolween 25 and :il In cah from the till. It was reported to the pollco this morn lnR: ... Kntnilico whs gained through the aide door, opening onto Kcpol street. No nierehaiKllso was taken. Coolidge Signs i Longview Measure WAHIIINOTON, Jun. IS (AP) President (.'oolldge today signed tlio Longview bridgo bill. OUT IN THE VALLEY! 'The blanket cmcriug uf the ctlr of la Umndc by The Ob server Is always taken for grantwl with over 1700 paKT delivered to reader hero eoi-b evening. Hut It Is sometimes forgotten tlial )-nu ivlio live nil lite farm mid In llm smaller low ns uf the two counties make Up annllier group of readers al most liual ill slzu to that of Hit' city. On Hie rural routes out of 1A (iraiule. for e.taiiiile. Tlio Ob wrrer goes by Us tl currier anil by rural carriers In over ." sr nnl of the lanbolders eai-ll day. Nearly a pcrf" TOveragc I avaihUili the oilier rural mule In the valley. There amnion- KiiaruiiKH'd Hiid rural sub scribers to The tib.server tliuu lo any other two iMtH-rs In tin- two eountk combined. I It any wonder that The observer Is so generally roeoanlwd a the most economical ami effective meth od or medium aiullalilc In tills territory? "Observer Advertising : A JMcrcbandlabig Service" Sportsmen Dine At Union; Elect R. Bonney Head Nimrods and Anglers Go on Record Favoring a Strict Observance of Game Laws. UNION. Ore., Jan. 28 (Special) Tho Union . Bportsmen's club, which was organized about a year ago. held Itn first clum feed Wed- iifnuuy nigni ai me K. i: nun. ' with nearly 100 nimrods and nn- glere seated at tho tables Plenty of clams and the "fixings" that go with them wore nerved by a grqup of. women huuded by.Mrs; Cora Uuslqk.. v.- - '. The old officers of tho club and Visitors. Including H. K. Cooltdge, Al Andrews.- IT. K. O'Brien and Warden Waldon, of La Grande, and Warden. George Itogers. of Wul- owh county, were, seated at a epo- clal tablo facln? tho othor dinora. Other out-of-town vlfdtors wero Dr. Mark Phy and l.owls Bidder. ot Hot ,I.ulo. and siivcral from up Cathorlne creek. U A. Wright. iiresldlllR, called on practically all vlnltors and ov- cral local membern for abort talks, which .l.'iill timinlv iHh fiiiitlpm pertaining to hunting and fishing and particularly with leglslativo action along these lines. The club went, on record ia favoring strict observance of game ., laws ut ull times. Klwt Officers Officer were elected for tho new year us follows: It. IT. Bonney. superintendent of the local fish butchery, president; Oscar cros lund. vice president; co president: r. 1,. H. ocrelury: .'. I.. Cudwoll.- Davis, secre custodiun; and W Crosland, tra- From both the I.a Grande and ' Union sportsmen Micro worn hearty endorsements of I.. A. wrigni inr appointment on tho Blalo gomo conunlsston should a vacancy oc cur. TROOP NO. 4 IS ORGANIZED HERE Thirty Boys Join Scout Organwauon at.City - ; Hall Meeting.,:: The Initial meeting for tho ur- ,-iiulwitlun ot boy scout troops In La Grande wiim hold lu.it night, 1 when troop No. I, "Punvoreil by Hie. . , h aai .., unl wln. Moose lo.lge. met at tho city hull I ,.,,' ,a nccl.s- and completed orgniilautlonv. " .,,0,ilu.,. results" About 30 boys, five troop n.-.", .,,, V, ,a Orando Mr. Kopp nilltoemcn. Scoutmaster t.'ranshuw. I Foley liotel. and two usalatantM. besides J. litis-, . sell Scott, scout executive uf the, . ul-cuunly council, were in aiienu-. iiiiec. Tests were passeil by Ilie nicnibers of the troop, followed by; ganios. ',', 1 ' TolllKht trooli No. 3 M ill meet at j the First -Presbyterian church fori reorganisation. Dr. CI. S. Iloffinaii . s scuulmiister. Favor Campfire ill. Ml GrOUPS 111 LllUi ! .Menilni uf the glils' coininl' leo of the l.u Orallde Neighbor hood club expressed I hems'!! v a as favoring Hie organization of camp fire girls in l.a Grande, and d elded lo encourage the osliibllsli nient of more groups here, las; night when the committee met wllh Hie boys' committee of Hie llotary club und the boys' and girls' colllllllltee or the chamber of commerce. During the meeting plans were discussed for a mothers" and daughters' bumiuet, but no defi nite action was taken. Tells Wild Yarns. Police Detain Him The police have. Hie low down on tlio German situation al last! Joseph Frlrlc. believed lo come from Wallowa, let the cal out of Iho bug. Through an Interpreter Frlck declared thai IMHi.tioo Germans were In hiding hero and were prepar ing to organize a kingdom in the Grande Hondo valley, the police suy. Ho had other yarns equally us Interesting and asked a man' at one of the lo cal hotels to telegraph Presi dent I'oolldge warning him that he (Frlck) was going to attack a man who he alleged passed a bod check using his name.' according to officers. He Is also sal dto have at tempted to kayo a hotel olerk. Hut that was cuuugb to 'war rant placing Mm under rrot. the police reported, anil us a result Frlck Ib being held pending an examination ot his . sanity.' ' XTKtMKIt IN llTHK.SS MAX FriAN't.'ISrO. Jan. 28. -M") rhn Juiianese freight' steamer 1 1'lyde Maru Is in distress I lull miles iuff Muroran with her tail shaft I broken and her propeller gone. The ! chamber of commerce marine de 1 partmcnt was tulviaed here that the vessel was sending out signala of distress. -,; :' ' 1 The I'lyde Mai"u Is" bound from ilurorun to Grays Hurbor. CRUSADE NOW UNDER WAY IN LA GRANDE The Rev. C. A. Kopp, of Kalispel, Mont, Arrives for Three-Day Drive um V PTTPUAOIGT "vH EjUIIJ.iIIV1o1 OPENS SESSION . - - ' . . ; - . ' '.''' ' ' , W ' ' MlRSJpn Service Program Tonight Campaign to Continue Here Until . SnnHnv F.VAnihir .... y -a- : i 1 ' ' H'l... ri..i.n. .....i .11.... wid(j t.RmaK1, planned al llm Kon- ; ora convention of the. KpUcopal 'tllurch ln N,.w Orleans last year, oponcd at 8t. Petor's' Kplsoopal j church here thi mornine at ciifht : o'clock wllh holy oucharlst. Tn Ul.v. f. A. Kopp. crusader cf Kallnp'i l. jilont.. in cliarpo of i. i -i i i.. t Grande yesterday. " Thc wcond meeting of the cru sade started at three o'clock this afternoon. Personal religion Is tho subject for this meeting and tho I lev. Mr. Kopp will talk on "God-: In Itevelallon.M , . Meeting Tonight This evonlnR at 7:30 there will bo u mission aurvlco program when Mr. Kopp will talk on "Ob- stuclcs In Man's Approach to Him." f Tho crusade, here w ill continue I over Sunday, tomorrow's program ncUUK: holy cucharlst. 8 a. m.: ngnion service, "Avenues In God's Approach to Man," 8:30 p m All during January and Feb- ruary 300 crusaders. Including hi- M.:.., ...v.. sound a call to spiritual adventure, decluring that tho need of tho modern world l Iho recovery ot a living Christ and tllo rolease-.of His power In all the arfalrs of modurn life ' Om' Tauulit In Vnlo ' Mr Kopp who has been as- algned as a crusud6r hen', was born t u "'''Ct wl. -. , mt.;; "' .r'i ?ZXm in Hau C'lulre, WIS. Ho was euu . i." 1- ...... ..i,,....ut lit III.. work' he is doing. "I will try und ,'; ' , .,,,.,, r,.,..i ?c;ul. tho sub ects In a common m. ; riiiiivJi l'Ul Ollicklu Pill Ollt V . xi" fire tluek wua culled to the ,aK(.1M1.n; r the First lluptlst church this afternoon to e.xiin- guish a sni'ill blaze which wus ! oau.io'l by li n ov erlieated furnace, I it Is sold.. IK Hilltl.i The women of Hie chinch an-1. n.,,1 II... .....ililled billlilll' l to be held this evening will not In. nustnoned. iin the damage wus slight unl will not prevent hold- ing tile dinner. MICE PLAGUE IVoide of Kern nunl). !.. havf rulhil for nw uhl In rtulKing a ph.Hue of mice m.iii the bed uf Uikc -Huemi VlMn. . '. s now IIUIIieil HI Bnilll. im- M- jkt ilHure kIhiun a grain harri on the slioivs of I In lake. , lU-low are hIiiiuii an tnvUHimi w-ene hi ' tho oil eouuirj. and a trench of Uic Hins uttctl with iHiaoned grain to fltfht the rodents. State Planning No New Highway Construction Commission Orders Re Survey of Old Oregon Trail Between Kamela and Hilgard. POKTI.ANH. Ore.. Jim. 3 8 (AP) "We ure NOT going to mukn uny now alato highways." declared William uly, chalrmun of thu slate highway commission today. Tl, ....,...,,. u-.a nin.tn In o dVligiitlon from Old Grand llonde tht wanted to Iiiivp tho Btato build a road fronv Midway lo. connect with Urn irtiwil Halmon Hvor MZtm t)m Sulmoll rlvor liav Iwcn voted but arc bi-liiB hold ''uck " -Io'Ib?) niiby told tho doioifiiuon tnnt it should tako lla propoaal to tho fniiiilv rmlrt or to tho trUHtt'OS of tho now aiiporlor-hlKhway dlatiii t made to vote bonds of tho Salmon rlvor route. The coinmlanlon ordoied a re- aurvey on tho Old Orofron Trail between Kamela and HilRard. 12 mll H. f"r "l0 l,urI'1 ' wWenlns this section. ' m Qlfl VP1 Ac1t In Recovering of Woman's Body i 11 . I IM.ATTI' Vll.l.i;. WIS.. Jan. j (A i.)iler-s woods today Ravo up Hevi'ral pints of llio dismembered buily of Mrs. Haltle Hules Coffey. as another link in the alute's chain of evidence through which it hopes to Bond her bigamist husband and conlessed slayer to prison for life. , With William . .:o-iey. .... . bond salesman an eon res ay- or of his hrldo, as tlioii Rllian, rrieers recovered tho rema ns - J ,, liuardeu eiosiiiy uy uitiu.o, coney snoweu no iik. led tho party from one snow on- crusted mound to.another, and saw them dig Into tho frozen earth and extract portions or the body of tho woman lie had confessed killing lam Oct. 9 in Giant county, Wis. The proceedings woro wutcliod by 1000 persons. Bruce Cox Named ete6" President .: : : ' ' - ' 1 V II. .IIWA. Ijn'.. .full. i in. board of directors of tho Wallowa cuinmerciai ansuumu"" i...i.- mnm of the Sloekgrowers and ,,.,..,.,, Nati bank Tuesday night and elected ltruee ita iiresl- dent rur the coming year. Oilier orrleeis named were: t Vleo president. U F. Allen; I treasurer. Itoy Johnson; ai cn tary, in, .1. Billings. A membership eoniinlllee lor no ,,, has been named eonslsling of tcity Johnson, C. W. Allen, Barton Wade, f. T. MclJanlel and Ward, lovans. M. board of directors is com-. p()sed of: Bruce t'ox, N. J. Billings, p. Allen. IV. !. jonnson, v.. n. Au,.n, Bay Johnson and t'. T. Mc- Llanlel. I WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. (Al") f Keniilo Invcsl Igutlull of the I lel l lek , lumber ennlniet in ine n.ro.-u i c-........ n m.... , ...o serve in tliiint county. Oregon, wos;tliat tho 'hoy friends lire approved today by the nubile lauds ; 1 on wllnesses who uro rei IN CALIFORNIA 4 I 'ttiTfc ' 'fZ'A 1kV'MiIi-- V r''' ' J ' Vfl. 200 WORKERS ESCAPE FROM FIRE BARRIER Smoke-Filled Tunnels of Mine Exact Life of But One Employe THREE FIREMEN KILLED IN N. Y. Stephen Plecas, 7, Shot by Father, Dies in Port land Hospital Murder Charge Filed. Moi-uiuitown. W. V. 200 miners rocmctl, ona killed. .New Yoi It Three f Ircmcu killed, five hurt. lortltuitl Hoy . iliea of (run- KllOt WOtllHtS, JlimOANTOWN. W. V.. Jan. 2 (Al") Trapped by a firo in a Keott's run coal mlnn 200 minors were roacued today from tho smoko-filled underRround tunnels. Ono miner, Harry Heheldon of Kairchance, Pa., was tho lono vlc- m of tlio firo. NHW YOltK. Jan. 28 (AD ,.j , . ,,.,. uU) ,ust n)(fnt , tho .MaVaB ot ,,, , ri .,, Hlory ort tiiitl.lltts' ln tho Lower j.;usl Kill' j-i- today was removed from , Viy,' jig 1)1,1 JT u H'l... nlhnp I it .1 l.i.lt. I.Ann -.".'..-..-...I . Wn" .. of , c-u-i.. ,u'U.r..nUm. , the .troot ,,, todnjr, . fractures, lacora. """""f. J S-SSf1 I Tl, ?. Al-,,. ."'" . . . of HI. Hobo of hrmlno church, fought li s way through til" flam- Ing del Is to admlniater tho last rites of tho church to Mlchao An- selone. ono of Iho firemen pinned in the maas of alone, mortar and girder. Anzelone is in tho lios- I pltal. j ..okti.ani,. or.. ,.. n xkv -z ,X o 2 !X I'tecus, who has buon held I'lii.i In Jail contended that tho boy was hit ' while ho was ... ......., shoollng al Ned Hoaak, whom ho nocused of stealing his wires affec- lions. Charges of first degree murder were filed against Plecas following the death of tho boy. , . KrOWnmC Pljin! " O To Have Peaches' Friends Testify NEW YOUK. Jan. 2S (A.P)- I'.ilwaru w. urowniiig uopea 10 nave .4 im '.""'" former ' 1 'caches' Hcenan testify for se ugalnst her when his suit puratton rropens at Whlto Mis counsel nays among udy to suitport Browning. ! While his legal buttery was pre paring a counter bombardment to lVuchcs charges, Hrownlug dis cussed tho caac us he saw It. lie reiterated his denial of his j wire's churgeo of cruelly; called i himself a victim of "too much ntother-ln-htw;" expressed deter mination to keep his 10-year-old . adopted du lighter Dorothy Sun . shlno out or the litigation, and de clared a reconciliation with his ! wire to bo Impossible. "Persecu tion has killed my lovo for her," j ho said. 1 "Thero wilt positively ; be no reconciliation. I don't sco ' how I could posslliily be expected ' to forgive Peaches for what she ! has- done to me." j Mrownlng ridiculed lesllmony I of Mrs. Jleenun that he hud usked , lier to llvo with them. I "lld you ever hear of a sane I man who Invited his mother-in-law lo Kltek around day und j night?" ho usked, 1 brier seeking admission as 'evidence of a diary kept by Peaches before her marriage is be ing prepared by tho Browning counsel. If tho diary Is ndmltled. Peaches' former "boy friends" will be called to the wllncus stund. j Peaches, resting ut her Weat Km! avenue apartment, declared her diary merely contained "tho kind or ravings uny flupper might write:" j Charlotte Mill 20-ycar-old daughter of the slain choir alngcr In the Hull-Mills murder case at Houiervltle, N. J., today wus added to the Hrownlug separation caso I when attorneys for Mrownlng an I noiiuced that she. hud been nub ' poeimcd to appear Monday In I While Plains, N.-Y. Heflin'8 Life in Danger, He Claims WAHHINOTON, Jun. 28 (AP) Kenutur Heflln, democrat, Alu buma. deelun-d In the senate to day that he had received a hun dred letters threatening his life because of his recent uttuck on the Knights of Columbus. REPLACES "MA" I 11 mm Texas lias mine bark lo tlio Idea or liaviiig a "first lady" wlw ctHifliHW lier actlvlllcH to latly-lng, niul domn't (it to govern tnd hero slm Is, Mrs. an Alomly, wlfo of tlio nuw IfmenKM, who takes "Ma" Vvr- gtimm's itlatx, Is shown In Iho . gown sIhi wim at her Iiiih band's Inaugural ball at Aua ' Ull. WILSON EXPECTS TO REPLACE VARE Tells Democrats'' ab Jack son Day Dinner He Will Be U. S. Senator . PHILAnKU'HFA. Jan., 28 (AP) William B. Wilson, secrelary of labor under President Wilson and democrat!,, opponent of William 8. Yaro for the V. H. senate, bellevoa I nut Iho senate's Investigation of the Pennsylvania election will show Hint he was elected and not Varo, . Robert ThompBon, of Florenco,1 J',u"u". '"'-" " 1". -... iM.ii,.,.,,.,. i, m..ii ,! .Uhii H.iin, ir. hi- frm ih t) Introduced at thla aeaaton of turns. . v Ho so osserled last night In ad- .at . .. . dressing a JaJfcson day dlnnor at the llellcvue-Htratri.rd hotol. at which the name of Onvninor Al flmi th. of New York, iin n riomn- crutie prealdentlal posslbllUy wua received with prolonged cheers and republican clulms of mitlon-wido prosperity were Challenged. I 4tlla..n In. ...... n '..n.nA.1 ' nt preHent to give details of what he expected would he brought out in the senatorial Investigation but 4 1'mitlniiprt on Pair flvo) " Senators Reject Five Hartley Men OLYMPIA, Wash,, Jan. 28 (AP) Klvo men appointed by Governor Koland H. Hartley to the Univer sity or Wuphlugtoii board of re gents, wern rejected by tho son ate toduy urter two hours of debate. One regent John jU, kartell, Heattlo wus confirmed. Marx9 8 Cabinet Drawn Up Today itKKI.JN, Jan. 28 (Al1) Chan cellor Marx's new cabinet lo suc ceed the one. which resigned early last 'month wan constituted today. Dr. HlreHKituinn continues us for eign minister. ' British Forces Parade in Hongkong; Uncle Sam Is Awaiting Developments JIONUKON-fi, Jan. 28 Al') Jfeaded by military and naval bands, naval dctuoh incuts ' from British warshiim here und the vol unteer corps in full strength par aded through the Chinese Quarters of the elly toJuy. WAH.UNflTOtV. Jan. 2H (AP) While the United Ktates awaits tho reaction of the warring Peking und Cantoneae factions to peace over tures, extended to both In (ho Torm of an expressed ' willingness to negotiate new treaties with repub lic delegates. Interest hern has turned for the moment to Great Britain, now described as prepar ing to ort'er China "generous" terms In the hope of bringing or der out of chuos. i Washington government officials are keenly interested in any plan that might be offered by tho Brl thjh, ulthough they regard this Robber Escapes After Looting Florence Bank Unmasked Holdup . Man Forces Girl Cashier into Vault after Taking All Cash But Silver. KIHIKNB, Ore.. Jan. 28. (Al") A lone, unmuNked bundit held up Miss Harriet Weutherson, cashier of the Florence State bank, at Florence, at 8:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and escaped with nearly ull the money ln the hank, amount ing to between 112,000 und $10,000. Miss Wcathersun- was losked 111 the vault by the holdup mull. With the ult -uf a few matchea and a part uf u Hcrewdrlver which she found 111 the vault, she managed to take off the lock uf the vault about an hour und u half ufter tho rub. bery. ,v . . Miss Weatherson spread the alarm Immediately upon releasing herself. Sheriff Frank K. Taylor and a posse loft Kugene ut once Tor the scene uf the robbery.- A slide had held up truffio on the Coos Bay line of the Hollthern Pa cific so the sheriff and his deputies mude the trip on a speeder.. . Otlicns Tako lp Search In the meantime, tho clthsena of Florence started searching the sur rounding woods for a truce of the bandit. . - ...... r-. . - -r Miss Weathersun .'described tho holdup us u man of 35 or 40 years of age. He was light complexloned, rather slender and ahuut five foet 10 Inches tall, she said. He ontered the lobby of the hunk In a eusual way, and asked hot, if she was ulono. She replied in tho ufflrmutivo, and he Immediately drew a revolver, locked the front door, and walked behind the coun ter. "Fill this sack with every thing you huve," he ordered, ac ooi-dlng to MIhs Weathson'a story. The Hick whh a large coin sack. She swept ull tho coin and currency on the counter Into the suck, and the holdup then ordered her to bring all tho money out of the safe. He put ull tho gold and currency and some of the silver Into the big sack, loaving about 1200 In stiver! behind. uii.. t.. u..u. u . "Thla Is too daiuned heavy and ..'il"?!.?"" WThq.UOno?du;:n,r.n,lcylBp...ed tlJ t vote of 40 toadended. , cashier to lock the rear door of the nana ana anovou nor im It III prenumed thilt he wuiKea'aown - ' h" main Trert of ThVtown and . oiit Into the country. Tho bank Is fully insured aguiust robbery, Miss Weatherson said. It was scheduled to reopen today us. usuaL Honry Xlergmun, president of the! bunk, was In Portland ut the tlme of the holdup. Miss WeatherRon Is 20 years otl age und lias lived In Florence all . hor life. I Ull". i North Fork country ubout un hour "or the robhory, met two men .... ii. ..t, inn-i;nii.nDr.iiii on the roud. Both men had-packs n t"ei' backs, und one of them tullied with tho description of- ferod by Miss Voatherson, Tho othor -weighed about 200 poundH und was taller The posse ot cltlzonH Blurted out on tin trull (Continued on page. I U.S. Marines Are Ready For Call To The Orient WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (AP). Tho emergency marliio buttulion al Bun Minn, held for possible service. In China, toduy was ln creused to u strength- of l,li)3 men. Tho force, which Iho navy Bays is stationed at thn California po-t for use anywhere needed, has been augmi nled by f.OU men wlth iliawn rrom the mull guard, lua rlneM from .Mare Island and a de; lachment en route from Pllget Hound. It Is ready to move im mediately on receipt of orders, Major Heneral LeJeiine, comman dant of the marine corps, said, but there has been no Indication that any order has been iBsued. 'Half of Hie force from Iho I get Hound yard was sent yesterday to the concentration point. I country's position as somewhat dlf forenl from that of Kngland In re gard to China because of (he hit ter large coneesaionary interests. ' London advices plcturo the Bri tish press und public as impatient ly uwuliing rririul publication of the new proposals, which uro un dentluod to provide for tho oveu- .... -..- In ..f tin, llrlliMh .fll. cerwtons Including extra territorial ity. rl'he lrnlt d Hlates also has signi fied Its willingness to open nego ttatlous for ultimate abandonment of ull Amerlean extra territorial privileges In t'hluu In addition to working for immcUlato ' Chinese tariff uutoinny. Htuto advices reci ivgd id Wush- I Ington placed tho Cantonese. forces about 2'm mlms south ot Hhunghul with tho northern army's j udvunco guard ut Nanking west of Shanghai. TAX, FIMAKC5? MESSAGE DUE IN FEW DAYS Governor Patterson Will:"? Make Recommenda ;; XT 1. VXT 1- .V .''' IIOIIS INtiXb YVWSR ' ' . I "'"! i-1" TURNER TESTIFIES UN 1 xA TolHJH. , IjlJlZ ' ' House Passes Bill Raising Circuit Judges'. Salariea ' Budget Plan U Given O. K. 'i . : : , 'j KTATK HOlfBB,- 8ALKM, Ore., Jau. 28 (Al') Jo accordance nfllh-,' ine proiiiiso uiaae. tne ieguNanirek in his Inaugural message. Oovern- . or ratterson announced today that , In tho forepart of next week he -1 ' will submit a: special raeeaago on tho . financial and fax problem.:' "Not later than next Wednce- ' diiv T will tanhtnlt .imm.1.1 mMM on the financial .and' tax questions S.V now confronting the - legislature, '" nnirl fl nuornni. tnttaHAn - "in addition lo submlttinr ldeu peet to analyse legislation now c.H ponding with reference to both in the leglslftlure. Homo of this Icgl latlon I exnect to conunend and . ' other measures I tiwy oppoae. t k:UJk:au Uair. Itvna -1 "Thn Hlbailon in now half' ovitr. ' ' ' und during tho rc"iiainlqg half It " will bo Incumbent on us all to . conceniraie our aitcnuon on (ino inv nltnatlnn in ihn .nil ttiul fltn ' rV finances may bo irovldcd for thb a ul,,,',,Hl"uT u 11 , Lurdon. at tho Mmr ttm. possible." ., .'.,; Ho far there aro some 13 or 14' measures ponding In tho, legtela turo with refcrenaea to t taxation and revenue. - . .... '. Following a compromise reached j lust night between mombcra of the. nouso seoKing ana appoainc an m- ?V" t. ary or 16,000. In the oaie of Mult- ,., U.'lUtt . M M. - "r7"7" jllj; "I JTV .' l! STfEi . ." , pariieu ar Countjr.. HIM. Another serlee of bllli "' ,T T7Crr , the rango country east of the Ca cado mountalna waa Introduced to.' day in tho bouse by repreeentaiivo C. A. Hunter of Union and Wal lowa counties. : ' ':' , Appointment ' ot toe waya and' means coiumlttee of the legtala- I ture two yeara In advance may be , . . , , , .... . i w 'J0. '?,8'a'"' It would provide. that tho president of the senate aad ine speakor of the houo at eh session of tho legislature : would appoint the waya and means oora- , hcjmlUee for the next toooaedlnci lugiBiauva Mwva. - . , The bill would reoulre that a,t; least four of the aenate mentbert bo hold ovor senator. - Turner "lnUflc ' n. It, Turner, former etate sup. erlntendont ot publlo Inatructloa reiterated last niht at legtala-,'; tlve committee hearing1 en text ,' books, chargoa that he had pre viously made of political manlpula. ' Hon and undue Influence brought, to Dear in connecting . wiin tne awarding- of text book contract. ; Denials by other witneeeoe followed Turnor'a testimony. ' : Turner testified that when the text book commission held Ha .j meeting in August, 125, Rs chair- . (Continued on Page Four.) ; I. C. C. DECIDES NO JOINT RATE IS NECESSARY WASHINGTON. Jan. J (AP) , It 'lB not necessary at present to require rullroadB and uteamBhlpa to cooperate In milking Joint rate on wool from the Pacific coast to Huston und from Rocky Moun tain territory to the Pacific coast, J the Interstate commerce commls. " sioii decldod today. r A petition, of western shippers and the HoBton Wool Trade asso ciation for the establishment of through rates which would enablo . the wool shipments to travel on n single hill of lading over the rail and water Journey, was denletil. Hteulushlp .-companies were thn principal objectors to the through rutiiiK. ' ; , Democratic Fight To Cut Taxes Fails WASHINUTON. Jan. 28 (AJP) -T 'Iho demoeratlii fight to attach a lax reduction proposal to tho $184. nan. nun deficiency appropriation bill flnully failed today when tho S. piute puHsed tho appropriation bill without uny lax1 amendment. The tax nuetion waa raised In . u new form, however, when sen ator Harrison democrat Mississippi . Introduced a resolution to dculuro ; It. to bo tho aenso ot thu aenato . that permanent tax legislation . should be passed at this aeBslon. .