EASTERN 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