La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 21, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Ruin in the west por- f tlon und probably lucal snows In the eut portion tonight und Sun day. Warmer in the eaat portion tonight. VOLUME XXVI. .MKUIll:i: ASSOCIATKD I'HESK IA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928. MUM HUH ASSOCIATKD I'UESiJ NUMBER 136 METHODISTS END TWO-DAY CONFERENCE Vote to Meet in Meridian, Ida., in 1929 Exact Dates Not Set TVfTTV'G PniTYPIT TO BE RETAINED . Hleiid itf lutp In February as had H."J. UOaiV Boise, Elected been prrvlouHly planned. 1 1 LMilLia, rtliu U. J. H,lk(.1 iinrney. Urant and Miil LeWlS, Of Kuna, LnOSen heur re Included In the district . it: Mow CWvntjirV i"1"1 uakethall teams from all. Bet as 11C OV-v-ll-l.il i J. tlonsi will tiilio part In the chum- , . . . . : . pionhlp play, from which one will N'uxt year's Western District con- he selected lo enter the stati- fcreiioe of the Mclhudlsl Kplscoiiul tournament at Salem later In church will he hold at Meridian. March. Ida. The Invitation from the Idaho , Inliiii tictx Tmmicy town was accepted lato yesterday The tournament, according t.i nd durlnK the last huslnesM session of vance Information, will he held at the two-day conference, '"hi" 'v"' Union. Only l-a flranile and Union held In iho l'lrst Methodist church were asklni; for the annual cvenl. of this clly. . DtirlilL' the incetinir I' wus Voted to continue the District -Men a council, an oi-Kanlzatlrin of the lay- men. and 1 1. J. Kuan, of Boise, w as I elected president und K. t'..lewis, of K'una. Ida., was elected' score- tary of the council. Iteports from cumnilUecs were heard durln? the meelln'r. and other routine business of the dis- Irlct. transacted. In a short' talk' Ulshop II. 1-cster Smith extended his thanks for .the. co-operation re ceived In the conference hero, and declared that lhis''conference and that of the Kuulcrn district, held at Jerome, Ida.; were'the must suc cessful In many waya of, any held In this area. . ' Hi" AMciiftnncp 1-iisl nlchl's tendance at - lite An early morning fire left a lji I'liurch was t'he best durliiK the en-Crunde family homeless and tnr a lire conference, and the proKrum short Mine, while the flames were which closed the two-dav meothiB first raitlnc thruliKh the bulldlm;. waa one of Interest. Dr. il. H. tior- it was believed that a boy was im ncll. of ChlcaKo. uallonal repre- prisoned In the home. Ills escape sentative of the board of home mis- from the l.iiinini; bulldlm; was not Ml, .11 work, and Hishon S h noticed and firemen spent several the speakers. Dr. Ciorncll talked' mlntnes tryliu: lo locate him before on homo missions. briiiKllul to ms It wiim learned that he was Bate III audience a vivid piuUirn of many tl!p crowd imlslile. if the nlacos where missions aro The fire alarm was turned III at behiK conducted In the home land, nnd llislnip Smltli uavc an luspir- lux address on foreran iitlsV.luuury ' Jl-uscn. at Waluut hnd l.iic Ht reels, Work. alreaily a mass of flames after a K. i. Smllh. treasurer of the oulck run to the scene. The fire local church, presided over the cuuld not be controlled until It had ineetiliK am r. O. Heath hud destroyed all hut the walls of the charge of lite devoltoual service, home anil Klre Chief C. O. Murch A men's chorus, consisting of about ison entered it on his records as a 111 voices, sang several numbers tolal loss. and I'aul Knnitlz salii; a solo. ( ' The amount of damage Is uncer l:efre the meeting closed a res- tain but II will run nita-h higher volu1ton w;rs adopted thanking tin than tho Insurance, which was in local church and the people of l.a" the amount of $:'uao. The house Orande for their hospitality and Was insured for $1400 and the fur-co-operation in ma kin? the con-, nilure for S'iOit. fcreiicc a success. I I There w.ts no time tu save the (VhiicH llcml Speaks 'furniture and among the articles Yesfen uy nftcrnoen I r. II. .J. burnul was a piaiiu. . lliirgstaliler. president of t'omeil : The origin of the fire is tin college. Iowa, gave bin second ad- known, t he fho chief reports, drc.-s of the confeienc". , l.nlor In Item II was sounded at il o'clock. the afternoon 10. K. Holler, of Km-J meH. Ida., substituting for K. R ! rr 1 v Itralnai-d. spoke on the subject. COilCCVl J lCiClS "The Kind of a Preacher Laymen Lllii'," and following his talk, (I'nntinurd nn Prtirp fi 1 the ALLEN UNABLE TO ENTER RING TIIIS EVENING lelnier Allen, who fought Uru lieil. r Portland, io a draw at I'luatitla Thursday night sprain ing his band In the contest, will be unable to fight In the second main event here tonight. It was an nounced I "day. An examination j of his hand by a physician result id in announcement that ho wits In no condition to enter the ring for several days. John llayden. of Pocatejlo. will meet Pay Hoffman. In the s'-cond main event, and arrangements are' being made to secure a fighter to meet Harrington, of Seattle, In the semi-final. The card begins at' S:lf o'clock this evening ut l:x ball. j Just before two o'clock It was pany was host to the Kasiern Ure unnounced that Tommy Mitchell. J gon .t)Mbei men s assoeistlon when of Salt Lake City, will fight liar- J niey met today at the Ln Grande rington In the scinl-flnul t I,(.t-1. The meeling is Ibe first In ' " " 1 se eral months. The session wut GUTTING READY FOR SPRING IPs itf kf yet lime for -prlng lioii-clrJinlng htft oii nrc ffct ilmr ready fnr II wU plan for cliiinglng llilmrx ulmut, getting new thing's gelling fid of old things. I'litt'k otcr lite thing' In I be all ir or Miiri'eooiu or MKMifl fliev-k uwr llie things ynu'd like lo dlMiinl ir you tiuld ilo -n ttt n rMiitiible mttnnlagf. I hrii urlle n WmiiI Ad for Tim (ilN'ricr and Unr it liwrl-! wienil i la vis. SonHftm Hunt' ilie llilnir son don't until. You mn rind HMm ihmI their nioiicy uilb ii Waul Ad. The fm4 Is nlrt'iiiclr miiuII MN n line for tlie ritM iitTTttoii, n line for end i Insert ion ilienuflcr, "Observer Advert l.lng A Mcrcluindlsluif Service Tournament To Be At Union On March 1,2 and 3 Basketball Teams from Six Counties to Take Part District Board Names Three Officials A meeting of the district basket IijJI hoard, consisting of K. D. Towler. of 1-t Grande, chairman; (11. M. DitHuis. of Joseph, mid II. iM. Hrundhent. of Haker, wax held HruHtlhent. of K:ikcrt wiin hctil hold the district championship i tournanifnt .March 1, 2 and 3 In- schools voting on the ucstluii favored Union this year. An -'." i'it i in i-cicreiice 10 wie selection will he made later, The district board this mornlnu also selected three officials for the tournament. Iialph Coleman, of Oregon Slate collese, will referee: Nolan Skiff, of l-a, (Iranile. will keep strtiro, and William I'cnre. of l-a Orande. will be tlmekeepor. Flames Destroy Jensen Home At j Walnut and Lake 7:40 o'clock this mnruiutf and the J firemen Coiind the home, of Verdi On Sale Today Tickets for the concert , In be given by the li Grande Neighb'ir houd club violin quartet Friday n-Ml,.,' !. "7 In tlm Lull Ml of the'l'jn firande hotel are now on ! lr. ut AiMer'M Millie slnre. Tiik- vt m"' ,,n ?""hased there or from any meniber yf the committee in charge of the ticket sale, uhlch cunslsts of .Miss lnmgenc Uussell. Miss .Mablo Duly. Airs. Ullle. .Mrs. Ilwoftd f JwIMlams. Mrs. K. J. Kitchen and W. W. Nusbaum. who are working under the chalrmau- hi of .Mrs. Hubert K. Kakln. A special effort Is being made lo interest the young music levers In the concert as well as the adult music lovers. A special admis sion price has been arranged for students wishing to attend. . Ifl l FjUlliy VO. Mi Obi To Lumber Men M um Kmily Lumber com- devoted ttj MlsftlcHs p-b)etilS with Mount llliilly l.tiinbcr company of ficials in c lunge. Diphtheria Cast First Since Fall The first eat-e "f diphtheria in Ia rande since btst fall whs re ported yesterday and (be police Im mediately pjaeed (lie home of Mr. Mason" -ptj Second street. under quarantine. ThecM is al -o one if scarlel fever In Iji flrande uMIomiuIi It H nearly re;tdy to he released from quantiiliue. S( 111 I.MICM II I ILI S SAl.K.M. lire.. Jjim. "il. (API Kd Sehiilmerich. of llillslioro. be came tin- first cHUilidale lo lib- for a legislative of The ftir (he I J J esinpalKii when he rettisteri'd with the secretary of state today km an aKplraut for the republican nom ination for the state senate fur Washington county. TOTAL TAXES PAID IN YEAR $838,076.12 Annual Report Made by Deputy Sheriff A. L. Helms, Collector, "'V. Ta, ir Sheriff Jesse Breshears Also Files Semi-Annual Report, Showing Taxes Paid in Six Months. -, A lulu I amount of ?K.1,M76;1 2 in tn::es was collect wl In I'ulun coun ty during t lie yetr: -1927, it whs livti-ned todny at ihr counly uourt- liuu.se whon Deputy Sheriff A.' Helms filoiJ mi iiiinun) report. ThtK iimount ini-l'iilpH not only the UC'ti ; taxes, hut the Interest mid pen- offl-jaltiea iin l!-i taxes and'-ln addl- tlun the delinquent- 'tux collection from Hie your l'Jl to. 13-3 in clusive. Mr. I lelni.H cxpliiiucd- Tlio tux amount to be col- letrled wuh $.S7't.:i8I.IIt. . Of thiH n mount ?77y,fi'J7.73 wuh collect P(l IciiviiiK a IWllam-'C of . $9U.683.4r. The 11'lMi iutcrcMt and , penalties collected amounted to $-',98.'1ii, All delinquent tux collection's from 1!M to lOUii Inclusive which wore made dui-iiiK the jiast year amount ed to $firi.as9.!4.v : .'.":'. -J The annual report, in detail.' I tux hoen filed t the oflces of ' vho county clerk, (. K. .Mci.'ormlck-. ; -liivslicurs' H(Mrt Sheriff J esse Ureshers' .seml-uu ATHLETIC CLUB WILL USE HALL ; Local Union Pacific Ern noypg Mttkinff P1&I1S fOI 1 . . : r k. es Making Plans Spoils Program The local Union Pacific; athletic cluli howllni? I en in will meet tht Walla. WailH tciim. here tomorrow ui Wan-'s IMIIiitrd parlors for il. return game In the serh-s to. dc termim: t!ie championship ' t"iiiu , which Ui represent the tin It at the syslcms tournament In March. Tlu; La Orande team will be made up of t. l llowurd. t V. 'ook, II. Yeske, Joe Weill, ami. K. V. Ahisworth. WaPa Walla is to li icpresented by A. Smith, J. J. iler gert. Mr. Hchlmdl, A. Itastron und ( '. Jlorst. They will arrive here on train No. 2 i and will begin bowling at t J : ,t U o'clock, accord ing to James Koscnbaum, secre tary of the locul elubv ' , Arrangements have been made by the athletle i-ub with the Al. 1. A. to secure use of their pew gymr nasiiim for recreational purposes on .Monday ami Wednesday even ings of each week, . It was an nounced today. Jiaseball. volley Im!! and ol her guinea will be played by the mem bers of the club, which is lo have the use of heat, tight and showers. Their hours will be from 7 : a U lo H p. m. on Monday evening atid from U:3 lo 8 p. m. on Wcdnes- fContinued on Pftge t MeitilMT of nn rolvcrtislnc tl nl tlie I iilrjtij tif (ricon nr-gm-d mi li3iirtll mcr IIm phut itf Monten In I hi iidttYllliur Held I luil liilrufior uggeted lluti ImhIi Imp und glrl uriu n full (Mtin ad for n Its-Hi Hon. Hie .Ion- lo Imiv (In j reference hy unlnir Un hie a or the bcl nd. The one written hy 3llw Ftor ence Orcbc sliouu law-voa. AND SHE WON Veteran Joseph I Five. Noses Out La Grande, 13-12 Fast, Rough Game Decid-j ed by Point Made After Foul Tigers Will Play Cove Here Tonight A powerful,' veteran Joseph has- kethall quiniet barely 'nosed out :l finhtint?. fasl-breaklntf lt Crandn five here Ikhi niphl the margin of victory being one lone point mude . afier foul. Jorieph und Lii Orande, fifthtin ever' ndnule of the four quarters,; tietl each qther a.s .far as field Iiuh kets go but. the .fact thut Joseph ' made o,ne extra, point .gave ho branch, lino boys u l?.lo 1- vlc-j " A' last , period rally ' nearly sunk Joseph, but, with the .tiger a llltlo loo, iiiKflr, it feH KhorL of victory, by; One field .basket; ; " ' The. first half of the Kaino never saw Josch ahead, nlthoiiKh the two teams were tied 'three times. The half ended 6 to tf, and in each cane the Timers scored a first field basket und then Joseph broke through the hoop with a lying score. ' - ; ; . ' Wolfe'? Arm Iisl(M-aled Jn the third quarter t'. Wolfe, Iji Grande center,' tripped over t'rn.ven,' Jotieph center, and dlslo-. cated his right krm ut the elbow. The loss . Tof.TWbire froni the lineup (enipo'rarily threw 'th Tiger team off Its balance and Joseph gained a fmtr-poiht lead before the blue and white cagoTs .'managed to re gain their stride.., At. the end of tile .third quarter the score stood: Joseph K La .firunde H, In the t'tiui I period Stoddard looped a long shot and Hlbberd broke through the ontire fteld with a fust dribblo and caged a close shot; Joseph shot a lone point in. the last period but (hat wis .enough. ; - Citiittk'Knfct Throughout The g.tine .was fust with both teams tumble to- rinr the hoop regularly. Korwarda . tm both squads missed' time and again after breaking through the defense. If either team had been shooting up lo form, the 'score .would have mounted into the 3as or 4uh. ,'Kecuuse of the speed of the game. It Was rough. Referee ltut-' el Iff being unable at times to keep ip : with the figUUing haskethull players. In addition to Wolfe's in juries, t'ravei) played the last nuiir- ex with Mood 'atreunnir Jovu JiIh ace the result of a head-on col-, llslon with Stoddard, Jai Orande cuptalifr. and guard. Lu Orande'u .offense showed biil- . iCnntlnued on Png li) Flora Bank Will I Liquidate; Action ' Is Voluntary One ; liNTl-JltPUISt-;, Ore.. Jan. !M In a notice to c:redltoi-H, the Flora rftate .'. bank tnakes formal un 'lotinccntenl ,thut the stork holders have v riled to Ibiuldale the Institu tion and will proceed to this end without delay. ' The stock holders have been pi eparlng for this fen months und contemplated taking action lant fall but I he time w.is not considered altogether Tnvnr tb'e, according to tho KiiN-rprle Kecord-ihletnln. The Muuidatlon Is entirely volun tary and of course depositors and tny other creditors will receive full vctllcment at once. The bunk has tlwuy.4 been In fir.sl class eoullllou jiid will retire froin business only because the volume was noi suffi cient to be attntcltve lo lnvesln.i ind the inanagmetit. Articles of Ineorporallou of the bu nk were draw n April 20, I '.t i, by I-:. It ich man. Kdward llenrrow, W. J. Hcuch, Albert Wllvon and A.I L. GoH;h. T,he last nfiiued hid rome from MImsoupI and w as t he jiganiKcr of the luslilutlon and has iie; n cashier and active munag"r vcr since. He has maintained it sound bank through all the tips and towns of (he war and the period lollowlng. und his withdrawal from if fairs of tlu community w III b: grcilly regretted. At the annua! stockholders' meel-. ing of the bank last week the old directors and off-cers were re elected to serve t h rough the re mainder of Its corpoiale life. They ire; Hiiectois. O. ('. Clark, W. II. Ha ker, Minnie A. Gom h. A. I. Goneh. 'Jfftcecs are: G. C. Clatk, pn-ii- lent; W. II. Haker, vice president; . L. GohcIi. cashier. Open Reservations For Lecture Jan. 23 Ite.cn atlons for Ibe llhutraied review, "Itomunce of Power' lo be presented at I be A rcade t heater Monday evening Jan. 30, will be made starting Monday morning Jan. 28. ut the offices of Ihe Kitsl -'rii Oreiton Lit hi and Pwwer com pany, Hfcordilig to fiUlioUllcemciti made loduy. There l no chariie or the event or for the reserva tion, but people interested are Jsked to arrange for their seals .is ,ijn as possible, und recrvu l Ions made will not be held after Friday, dccordfng lo the power company. Mr. Hi dry will present his Il lustrated review. at the high school at I o'clock. Jan. 30. so that the local theater will be able to cure for the adult population which wunu to heur hi in. BUILDER OF CANAL DIES IN NEW YORK Major General George W. Goethals Succumbs Aft er a Long Illness FUNERAL SERVICES YILL BE TUESDAY Body of Great Engineer Will Be Buried at West Point Wife at Bedside When Death Came. NKW YOIteT. Jan. 21 (AP) Major Oeueral fleorge V. Gca'tn als, builder of the Panama cunut, died ut his npurtmeuL today. Tho announceiuent wan made hy a son who said that his father had been ill for several mouths. Interment will be t West Po'iut. His two sons and his wife were at his bedside when dealh came. The nature of his Illness was not dlsclossed, but those closely asso ciated with him In business said he had been seriously in for two months und that hope for his re covery had been abandoned sever al weeks ago. Ills Illness did not become generally known until to duy. ltetlml From Active Work After his retirement, from ac tive service with the army hn dropped out. of tin: public eye to a great extent but continued uh con sulting engineer with offices 111 Jew York. He was one of the principal advisers of the port of New York authority during the const ruction of the Hoi lain) ve hicular tunnel. ll,- was also an advisor of the port authority In Its other projects. Including bridges now being built between Ktaten Island und New Jersey ami tin proponed bridge across thu Hudson to Fort Lee, N. J. I ''it in' ml TtMdny Oenerul Goethals Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kffle Kodiuan Goethals and two sons, Col. George, It. Goethals und Dr. Thoniua It. OoethalH. - ' , r . Funerjil services w ill bo. heblln the ehape!Aof Hi'e Military academy ut West Point, New York, ut S p. m. Tuesday. JONES SEEKING PRESIDENCY OF LOCAL NORMAL KIGKNK. tHe., Jan. 1 I (AP) Kleetion of a new superintendeul or schools In Kugene and the pos sibility of there also being a new clerk, loomed as the principal Items of business before the board of education at a meeting to be held Monday night. , ' David John Jones, 'superinten dent of the local system, some time ago applied for the presi dency of the new stale normal school to be creeled In I. a Grande and rum ots coun'ct -his name among the I luce most likely to be considered for thai position. H. I-:. Iniow. the mini being con sidered for the superinletideiicy here is superintendent of schools in, Pendleton and president of the Oregon State Tea cliffs association, lie is an educator oT considerable scholastic record und is said Jo have one of Ihe best public school systems In ireKnn ut Pendleton. Triplets Horn To Pondosa Couple Mr. and Airs. William Gray, 'f Pundosu, are the parents of girl triplets, born to them ut the SI. Kllznhcth hospital at Haker. ac cording to word received here. The huhlcH welched five pounds a nd three ounces, five pounds and eight ounces and four pounds and cfhl ounces. Mr. Gray is saw mill sup erintendent for the Grande Itonde Lumber company at Pondosa, and both ho and Mrs. Gray are well known here, having formerly made t heir home at Perry. M rs. Gray was already tho mother of three children. Columbia River Highway Sheet of Ice; Blizzard Rages in the Gorge poKTLANh. Ore.. .Inn. 21 (AP) Wht'e moderate went Iter condl Hoiik previ(4-d lit Portland todav, other parts oT tlie Mate a re not .-o fjirl llliale. The ( 'otutobtil 1 1 highway hiih a nlnt oT Ice, I'lialtti wen- ii necessity, ('ha 'tis also r' qulrcd on the highway south "i port tu nd him) on the As' or la high w a . The Colimili'a rler highway wr ' b'ock'd Ih1 ttlgbt front mt'l ri'g Ii unlit !i n'ct'x k HiIn itiornlng. u hee it was eleiired by highway ctews. A liH.Kard wuh rag'ng througft the I'olttiobta got'Ke at !l o'ctocl. I tits morning and t too e was little I hnji' atlou of It uLattng, accordinK to Hay Conway of tlie Oregon Htale Motor association, who re turned front there. ' NKW YOflK, Jan. :l (AP) - After 2o duyi uausuully uilM PRESIDENT C0SGRAVE i a' Y 1 ' f Vi fe s rivsidt'iit fiiseravp, lit llip.lrKli Km1 SIjiuv wi'Hvt'il In Xrw York josicrdaj- mill wuh mil l)y Minor Wiilkrr mill tlioiisdmls ir tiolli jmiltox. lo 'lorii'W. fiillimrrs. wlio IIIK'lllllKll to IHIIIIlllV Willi llHK.IIIlll pIlKlinlK WOIV Kllll- ilui'il hy th imllii1. Mr. rowtnivo is lull' on ll kimhIwIII Ii-I. ORGANIZED LABOR SEEKS 2.75 BEER President Green Explains Action Taken Politi - cal Issue' Likely MIAMI. Flu., Jan. 21 ( AP) Organized labor's demand for a 2.7ft per cent beer plank In the platrorm of the major political parties is alined only at the Vol stead act. and does not seek repeal of the lXth umendment lo thu constitution suy William Gre-en. president of, tlm American Fcder uU'on of iAihuv. '-. ... .-r Tho demand that 2.75 po,r cnt beer bo made a political Issue, .which grew out of'iL pb-a or the Pulled Hrewery workers before, ' the executive council of the fed eration here yesterday, was pre- , illcled on Ihe belief that a.7f per cent beer Is not intoxicating, said Mr. Green. He added It was thu consensus of the body thut such u heverugo handled under govern ment supervision at reasonable prices, would inaUe for temper ance. ' " " ' ' . ' ; "Wo see general und flagrant (Continued nn Page 8.) Lindbergh Flies To Colon Today FltA.NCK FIKLD, COLON. Jan. :!l r AP - Col. Charles A. Lind beigh landed hern saTely al 2:2a p. m. from David, near where he had Hitetil a vacation of sevenil days hunting ami fishing. Col. Lindbergh, who lefl Colon Just a week ago in order to get a complete rent from his arduous program of steady Pylng on his Central American good will tour, will soon continue Ihe flight which has Havana, Cuba, as Its next chief goal. The American flier will next hop to ' 'a i a ens. Venezuela, ul I hough he may at up 'off at Hogola. ( 'oltliubia. 300 Communists Are Killed Hy Chinese HANKOW. Jan. 21 ( A P ) Thir ty persons accused of communism have been executed In tin? past Hi I hours as the result of a renewal of the 'liin'Si; drive against com munist s. I Martial law was In force in the I Wuhan cities Hankow,- Hanyang and Wuchang today. The Chi nese charge the comiiiuiilsts with j plotting an uprising. I weather for January, tin- temper Inline di-oii'l to II dgr-e: today, j bringing ley blasts out of Hie wesl. j HlilSli UIMl hi hi: ' A wind, one of the strongest (r j .lemony, whipped over La Orande I 'a'e itiix morning, coming from u I southerly direction. Tlie temporal ore nHt night was i the warmest In the lnt six days, jllie mercury only dropping lo Z above zto. Ntghl before Itist Ihe i m hi I in tiiu was IV above ami t he I three preceding nights a low of 11 'above was registered, i Snow is predicted (or Uusterit Oregon next Week. I POKTLANH, Ore.. Jan. 21. AP j Hnovv w hlcli started to fa II at I noon wuh still falling at 'Jt o'clock j and had Increased In density. There wua no Mind. Copper Output In Oregon Gains 70 Per Cent, 1927 Total Value of Gold, Cop per, Silver, Iead Pro duced in State Last Year Was $365,000. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Hpc cial The value of gold, silver, copper, and lead produced In Ore gon in 1J27, according lo the esti mate of J. M. Hill of the United Htatea bureau of mines, department of commerce, wuh $366,000, uu in crease of $30,28(1 or nine per cent uh compared with the- value of metals- produced In. 1926. The largest. Incronso (58 per. cent) was In the value of copper produced. Gold Incrensed three per cent, but Hie, vuluo of silven decroiiRcd thrie per cent, duo to lower price, of tlie meta, und tho value of leud de creased C8 per cent, due tp umuller production und lower price. The gold production of Oregon hi 11127 Ih estimated ut 13,6"" ounces, valued ut $281,000, un In crease of 357 ounces uh com pu red with PJ26. The Kmplro dredge, Superior dredge und Buffulb Mon itor lode mine were the lurgest pro ducers of gold. An ubundant sup ply tif water mude possible more widespread und larger placer activ ity throughout the slate. Thu nntpuj pf silver ,froni- Ore gon mines In !)27, Is estimated at 31. 70(1 ounces, valued ut $18,000 us compared with 211,7.13 ounces val ued at $l3r568 I" lU2fI "" Increase of 7 per cent In quantity uh com puted with 1U26. Gold concentrates produced In Grant county yielded the largest quantity of sljvor und copper coneentrulcH were the uee ond most Importunt source of the motul in 127. . .-. ... . Copper Yield. The yield of copper In Oregon In 11)27 Ih estlmuted ut 605,00ft pounds, valued ut $66,700, us "com -I a rod with 296,464 pounds, valued at $41,604. In IU26. This repre sents an Increase. of 70 per cent In quantity. Most of the copper out put wuh from the Homestead Iron Dyke mine In linker county. It 1m estimated thut 6000 pounds of leud. valued ut $!t00, wuh re covered from Oregon niea In 1927. u decreuso or 57 per uent In quan tity an compured with 11,64J pounds, valued ut $924, produced in 1920. The 1927 output of leud was a by-product of (told concen trutva produced In Grant county, In fjnst Oregon In Kusterii Oregon the principal production of gold und silver was made by the Ktnplro dredge, neat - ( Continued on page Fire) Dissolution Of Japanese Diet Occurs Today TOKYO, Jan. 21; (AP) The long threatened dissolution of the Japanese diet took place today. ' The opposition Immediately pre sented a1 motion of censure upon (he reassembling of tho diet after a new year's receiss. , The government, however,' fore stalled an actual vote by announc ing the dissolution as soon as the finance minister hud finished blr Ujpeech.' The denunciation or the govern ment by the opposition wuh due te the hitter's dissatisfaction with the government's Chinese policy and with measures adopted for read justment of the financial und eco nomic situation In Japan. The opposition In particular held the government responsible for the outbreak of anil-Japanese move ment In China and denounced the expedition to hautitug as an unfor glvable blunder. As Ihe law requires u general election within .10 days after dis solution on elections were fixed for Feb. 20. Mrs. Hickman Will A ttend Son's Trial K A N'SAH CITV. Mo., Jan. 21. fAP Mrs. Kvu Hlekiuan, niotljer ! er of Marian Parker, ileparted t' I day for Los Angeles to attend the i trial of her son, set for Jan. 25. An other sou. Alfred Hickman, accom panied her. I.OK ANOLLKS. Jan. LM. (AP) --Jerome Walsh, attorney for Witt inm Kdward Hickman, Iddnuper and killer of Marian Parker, re turned here this morning from bin deposition taking tour of the Mid dle west with tho unnoiineement that ils client, would go to trial us scheduled next Wednesday, al Ihoiigh Walsh had been unable to complete his Investigations for luck of time. Predict Snow For Eastern Oregon HAN FltANCISCO. Jan. lit. (AP) The weather outlook for the week of January 21 lo IH was an nounced here today by the United States weather- bureau uh follows: Far western slates: The outlook is for normal temperatures and considerable cloudiness with lain lu the first "part of the week in ihe Pacific stales and local snows over Nevada. Idaho nnd the eastern put ts of Washington und Oregon. DIFFICULTIES ARE SHOWING UP IN CUBA Mexican Delegates Offer Amendments to Pan--. American Congress INTERNATIONAL INTERFERENCE UP Whether This Will Bear on U. S. Action in Nica ragua Is Puzzle , : No Objections Expected. HAVANA. Jan. 21 AP) Din-' satisfaction with the present orv gunlxulldn of tho Pan-American union, cumo to a head today In the announcement that tho Mexl can delegation would offer amend ments lo the proposed convention for the permanent organization of tho union. .. . . ' Thu Mexlcun proposal la thut the American republic should not necessurlly bo represented In tho Pun-American union by their dip lomatic representatives In Wash-, lugton, uh now obtains, but that . they should be free, to Bend Bpeclul representatives to the governing board. ' if- A declaration against Interna tional Interference on tho affairs of utiother country huvo been writ ten into a staomcnt of principle by tho public committee on inter national law of the Pan-American iconforenco. Tho declaration stlso makes recognition of defacto gov ernments obligatory. . 'Whether thin would bring Into public debate, tho policies of thu United States In lalln America was being discussed by observers today. No Objections Kreti Tt wuh stated authoritatively on behalf of tho United States dele gates that there Ih nothing to hide. , nor Is there anything to regret In the American governments stand. There huH been no Indication thut any delegation will bring tho mat ter Up. i '. '. .t ' ' The , Washington government, however. Imjf not chutigvd It p4M"V Hon on many fundamental potntu of. national policy regarding which Uh delegates hnro ut the proper lime will doubtless bo adamant. Specific points urn not mentioned but It. Is generally understood that prohibition of International inter vention Ih one of them. MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Jan 21 (AP) Advices from Ocotal to day Indicates tho possibility that tho rebel general, Augustlno San dlno, wuh wounded In the airplane bombardment of tils stronghold at F.I Chlpote last Sunday. Confirm ation of reports that Hundlno was dead und burled was lucking. . Tho lulest ud vices as to Hundlno, forwarded by tho murine gurrlson at Oeolul, said Information re ceived front Nlcaruguans coming lulu thu (own wuh thut Hundlno wuh wounded in the head nnd shoulder and wuh attended by a Mexican doctor. His woundd were staled to be serious. Airplanes I u ruing from Nucva Segovia district' where Hundlno hail been active, reported no algn? of rebel ucttvlty. COSGRAVE IS WELCOMED IN CHICAGO TODAY CIIICAC.o, Jan. 21 (AP) Wil liam T. Cosgruvo. president of thu executive council of the Irish Free Stale, and his party, urrlved ut tho Lu Halle street station ubourd ti private car attached to tho Twen ttelh century Limited ut U:ir o'clock today and were met by I welcoming throng of several bun dreil persons and u guard of mor than loo police. The Cosgrave parly was met b;. an orriclat reception coinmlttv. appointed by Mayor Thompson ul wearing top hats. Cheers went up from the crowd as the party b'ft the train un numbers of tho party smiled nn bowed an photographers' flush lights boomed, Tho police cleared u put I through tho crowd for the pari; as It mude Us way through tin concourse to wuitlng automobile:, for u parade up Michigan uvenn (o Iho Urako hotel uhure the. purl; will be quartered. There was no antagonistic dem onstrations. Guard Inspection To Be on Feb. K SAIJ'iM. Ore.. Jan. i (AP)--Brigadier General O-orge A. Wlillu udutunt general or Oregon, has Is sued orders for the annual federal Inupfclloit or the national guard In this stale. The Inspection will re quire about a mouth und will be ln Feb. Kegulur army offi cers w ill be the Inspectors. Ad vance In tor mat Ion from the war b pai tinent Imllcutes thut the In spection will ie moro exacting than over before, t