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VOLUME XXVII;
MEMBEIt , ASSOCIATED PRE8S
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1929.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PRE88
i NUMBEIt TV
irriAiTcuAiu
STARTS YEAR
IN LA GRANDE
Curtain Goes Up on Mid
night Matinee With Last
Shriek of Whistles
Motorists From
39 States Stop
Here Last Year
Total of 750 Register at
Chamber of Commerce
Office; This Is Only A
. Portion of Tourists
42 ENTERTAINERS
DO THEIR STUFF
Persons from 89 states In the
rnlon, from distuuccg us fur as
3S00 miles and us clove us the
border of Washington und Idaho,
families, individuals, persons look
ins: for work, persons looking for
pleasure, others looking for scenic
beauty, old una young, weaiiny anu
ft" - n i.' r ' poor ull have pussed through Ul
WatCh 1 ai'tieS, DariCeS Giande during the past your. These
Close in Time for At- J"r"1 ror "J"1 '?s'no",ly
. , a. a j thl?y r. number 7&u. or rather,
tendance at Arcade; this Is the total who. registered at
Evening Fairly Quiet ;"" u,lion ooun.Vr halbr of C(Jm"
v inerce during the last 12 months.
AH louritftti do not register horo--aome
stopping at linker Pendleton
or Ontario when they enter Oregon.
One cur - was registered from
Alaska, one was from Alberta, Ca
nada und two were from British
Columbia, - More cars came from
lduho thap from any other state.
There wan a total of 261 automo
biles from there. Washington is a
close second with 215.
The persons coming from Wash
ington were mostly commercial in
Intent, chamber of commerce of
ficials say.
Nearly all the persons
qtikt xkw ykak
CKI.KIiKATlOX
The arrival of 1929 was cele
brated In La CJrunde, following
the usual custom. Watch' par
ties, moHt of which ended in
timo for attendance ut the
American legion's Midnight
Matinee, dances, etc., und the
blowing of whittles and sound
ing of other noisy Instruments
greeted the -new year. Police
report' that on the wholo the
midnight hour was quiet, with
few disorders und u minimum
of trouble,
NATION GAY
AS NEW YEAR
MAKES DEBUT
From' Sidewalks of New
York to Golden Gate,
Americans Jovial
California And
Georgia Tech In
Gridiron Classic
South Is Pitted Against
West in Football Game
Being Played at Pasa
dena This Afternoon
FEW DEATHS DUE
TO CELEBRATION
Stray Bullets Wound Sev-
By Victor. G. Kldlrr
(Associated 1'rosM Hlmrtu Writer!
I PASADENA. Cal.. Jan. I (AP)
jUpon this foothill city, on tills duy
a bower of roses, the eyes of u
football world centered today,
watching the lushing -commit of
Must und West In the annual New
Yeur's duy gridiron cIuhhIc.
A struggle for the mythical su-
eral Persons; Vicious prr,nHOy ' a nation,, thin crucible
o ii it'i tij . i. iHi uiHi is ine nose nowi classic
SnOW Fall HltS Mld-WeSt brought together, the Golden Tor.
As 1928 Fades Out jnndo of Qeorgla Tech, unstuppuble
, i. " .. In Its season In the Kouther.i con-
.Terence, and the Uolden Beurs of
NEW YOUK. Jan. 1 (APJ Tile California, stopped once, but pow
sldcwalks of New York. and her erful nevertheless. So Intense wus
churches attracted thousands to the interest In this struggle ot the
welcome the New Year. smith's mightiest gridiron machine
The ancient chimes or Trinity and one of the west's most pow
minglcd with the squawk of tin erful aggregations that n record
horns as 191 was born while number of some 70.000 held tick
crowds, beyond the scope of trar- etll to tne picturesque Arroyo Seen
flc pollco surged through Times bow. The 8eat mle tor tne g,ime
Square. v 'exceeded by many thousands any
Gaiety was tho keynoto of the of the past. . Grid coaches from
city's welcome to the new year all sections of the country were
and cafes, restaurants, night clulia amunir the luiateboard holders.
I. and hotels wore taxed to capacity . . Begins at 9:1ft
The nero hour of 1:16 p. m. of
min. R proviue, lor me merry-limners. The Hero hour Of :15 p. m.
, ni.H i.v imnnrterl reilnrul nrn hi- . . , i .1
t j , - - in virnr. iypti;iii iuuiiwii uuy whs
the signal for the mighty effort
rrom esi or me Missouri river ,.,.. ,,., v... mB,i ln Mnn
wore sight seeing tourists. Kor thejh,ttan Brooklyn.: the Bronx and ., ,, u.art ,, ' :
With tl.e last wild shriek of the "Tm LonB Island- So wlll!'""-ca1 pregnable line through which Stan-
and the other midnight racket and
noise here lust night which loud
ly proclaimed to the world the
birth of a new your, the Midnight
Matinee, unnuul American Leglon
minstrel and vaudeville, began.
The excellent performance which
Included In its cast forty-two
black-faced entertainers, .officials
, and specialty uxt performers, wus
shown to a capuclty audience, ling
er to enter into tho spirit of the
' occasion, members of the uudlertc
at times rose to a hilarity and ex
uberance of spirit matching that
wnicn wus oroauaisi uy me miupj.v a(a(0 0 Maine,
proKHim ui biium. i iii-y tmpiiw Illllos ff
enthusiastically at a specially good cluime(j
num eran ruhrruKi .mn. S6(() m Qno Ver(nont cltijen
and kept time with their feet as wandered out to Oref0Q traveling
they tapped the floor In accompnn-
lment with tjie even time of the
"tikelele players.' - '-"--v
Many Kcok Work.
A large proportion of the car
owners registered wero persons
looking for work. The occupants
of such cars consisted mostly of
entire families moving bag and
baggage to greener fields. Those
from greater distances were small
er groups.
Korty-six more automobiles were
registered In the year 1927 than
weie in 1U2S, tho figures show.
The decrease during the past year
Is not considered great, however.
One cur wus registered from the
dint unco of 3X00
the celebration that the raids wera
more or less local to the district ln
which they occurred.
FRIKCO JVIHI.ANT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1 (AP)
As manufacturers of neo-annual
(Continued on Pago 6)
HAPPY WARRIOR
GIVES UP REINS
from Oregon. Massachusetts prgnU!n ri T A A Q " l i.
d one car. from a distance, of t.ianK11 f . ? T , .
succeeds ai bmitn . as
New York Governor
, (Continued on Pane 6) .
- At times loud shouts or, the toot
of a horn or the noise of a whistle
rose ahove the singing and the
noise Ol in iiuycr. I
Clever Jokes, cleverer puns, in-;
divlduitlly and In dialogues, kept
the uudlcuce laughing.
Protected by the black majdis
which covered their faces the min
strel men had their fun with local
men, many I-a Grande celebrities
coining In for a shore in the per
sonal rcmiirks.
The early part of the program
wus devoted to uuts staged by IiX
Grande collegians In musical und .
comedy skits. The foolerv of the
young men in tho stunts they act
ed with poise and naturalness
quite took the audience by storm.
The older men of the minstrel
,whi were sublime in the art of
uctlng like giddy characters in a
Four Boys Held
In Jail Here On
Robbery Charges
'A MIA NY. N. Y., Jan. 1 (At) :
Franklin I). I loose volt became gov-
Jernor of New York today. He Is a
democrat. A previous governor
i Roosevelt Theodore, a relative of
ll'Vanklln was a republican..
Alfred E. Hmlth, four times gov
ernor of the statu and candidate
for president In the lust campaign,.,
. Four boys, averaging 16 and 17 ,eUr iof vute ' fe 1 pu(bl
years of ago are held in the city ' 1 ho H'Py ,"7
jull this morning, facing serious cnded ' tn completion of his third
charges. The arrests were made J consecutive term, as governor,
yesterday by tho city police, with I Whut h Intwida to do has not been
District Attorney Carl H-elm co- JlHclosed. There have been report h
bperating. according to Chief Clint. tn,lt- ho wiM ,Jti a """ken after u
Haynes. j vacation somewlutre in the south.
Julie Muson and Gene McClaln ! Roosevelt who christened
are charged with the holdlng-up Smil h "The Happy Wurrlor" at
of P. J. J.illy sometime ago. when-; Houston. It was Hmlth who per
thu contractor rt?ported that ho-stiaded his friend "Frank" to run
ford, alone of several college foes,
was able to score to swing the pon-
I dulum of intersectlonal suprem
acy westward as Oregon titate.
'Stanford and Southern California
already had done this season. Tho
zero hour likewise marked Tech's
(effort to attain the brlllian
.neignts reacnea oy Alabama in two
i previous tournament of. roses
I The general opinion was that
(the game wus a toss-up with the
'breaks deciding whether the oust
or the west chulks up a triumph..
California's strong defensive
game had a rival of no mean cali
bre In the Tornado's forwnrd wall.
The Bears boasted a versatile run t
nlng attack In addition to Its strong I CHICAGO, Jan. (.!') Tho
defense with Bonny Lorn, passing. noW yur hlirdy ru- "ou
charging and kicking halfback and; .oltl 'hn t first bomb, a black
Charles Hobmi.iL crashinu full as Powder' pineapple", exploded, m
Hs ktymen. , - . ! lombd beert' vlunted In
The big storm of the smith
swirled mainly around the triple
threat activities of Warum M it. till.
So Alibi
Irp-game statements by the re
spective coaches, Clarence "Nibs'
THE CENTER OF ATTENTION
v .. .. v '
h .I. i i
.
Wlt,U 0i PO ABOUT 1 , INSIST OM , 1 . HOVi
. &E STATIC? ReAWJKltorJMtMTjXj ABOUT
vxxm Ann1 P? Vs. Ani HOvV?.-!. - AJl PROHISITiomT
; SHORTER WHAT IS NOfr, f-cZaf VTx "C
... I YOUR WUCY0M ?Vj?-Cf' IWHKT WlU. BEvX 30
--svZV YOU PO ABOUT J IN 'yi qfthe J
ARE MDU Xl ERIFp? . 3TXrTAU1ES1
BRIMQIMQ US VVlV ArWS) 'far?
$NW WUJh8 J V BRING BARM
Bomb Exploded
In Chicago :
As 1929 Starts
(Continued on Page 6)
ONLY 3 HOMES
QUARANTINED
AS 1929 COMES
was robbed of 2 and a billfold.
A .25 caliber automatic pistol was
taken frdm Mason, the pollco say,
and they recall that McClaln is
for governor.
lie fore his family and guests at
the executive mansion, Mr. Roose
velt last night look the oath of of-
, unuer paroie irom a sentence 10 ; flee. - which became effective al
j me reiorm scnooi. ncx mm was m(nlght. Tnc administration
Although sickness, particularly
influenza, has been more or less
general In L41 Grande during tho
last two months. La Orando went
Inlo the year of lltait this morning
with only three homes under quar
antine for contagious diseases.
Tuo diphtheria cases, one which
developed n couple of days ago at
the Adolph Slegrlst home, are un
der tniarantint! and there is
case of scarlet fever, according to
the police.
With tho exception of influen7,a
and mumps, there were no epi
demics in I-.a Grande last year,
neither diphtheria which caused
three deaths nor any other major
disease getting enough start to bo
classilied as of an epidemic nature.
Judge U. G. Couch some time ago
on charges of stealing cars and
robbing stores.
Jim Mutchler and Lester Ktell
mun, who police say arc also under
parolo from the same case in
which McClaln figured, are under
arrest on charges of robbing nn
Klgin store. Mason also faces this
satno charge.
Mr. Haynes suid this morning
that Mutchler and Htcllmaii con
fessed to taking A. C. Palmer's car
to l'endlcton Friday night.
; Mr 8. Kenworthy
Dies in Portland
MtAlU: SCHOOL ROOMS
ori-;. TOMORROW
"Grandma" McCrce Kenworthy.
of Portland, a well known resident
of Klgln for many years, died in
Portland Monday morning, accord
Ing to word received in la Grande.
The death of Mrs. Kenworthy,
who was Hb years old, came as the
result of double pneumonia. Her
birthduy came on Nor. 2.
Mrs. Kenworthy has many
friends in Klgin and the Grande
Ronde valley. She is survived by
three daughters, two- sons, und
Beveral granchildren and great
horn iivt-
Mrs. Joe
Three grade school rooms In the
Iai Grande High school building
will be open for occupancy toinor-
row mornfmr at the regulur time, nranrlrhi)rliin. mnitt nf
J. T. Iongfeltow, superlnlendeflt, ' In and around Portland
announced this morning. The three 1 Hoffman, formerly of Ja Grande,
rooms huvo been held In other! is a daughter.
buildings following the high school ' Funeral services will be held to
fire. I'uptln of Miss Ingle, Miss niPTow in Portland,
llerlng and Mrs. Guble are asked
to report ut tho high school to- Nnzorene Rallu
WKATIIFR TODAY
7:o 11. in. 33 above."
Minimum 2K above.
Condition Cloudy. .
I; The aone rullv of the Women's
of
tills oath was a precaution against
leaving the state without a gov
ernor overnight prior to Mr. Roose
velt's inauguration today.
As Mr. Roosevelt signed the sec
retary of slate's oath book, he said:
"Thert (a only one cloud in the
horizon, I wIhIi Governor Smith
were here for the next two years."
And the retiring governor replied:
"I will not be far awuy, and you
can cull on me ut any time and ut
five minutes notico I will bo on
hund."
Continued on Pagn ft.)
Pierce-Marvin
Wedding FAent
Of Last Night
HAI,KM, Ore.. Jun. 1 (Hpe
clttl) Miss t.'ornella Marvin,
for H3 years statu llbrurian,
was married at her country
home near Kola. Polk county,
last night, to ex-Governor Wal
ter M. Pierce, of l.a Grande.
Tho Itev. Norman Kendall Tul
ly. pastor or the Klrst Preshy
tertan church of Kalem, offi
ciated. The only guests at the cere
mony were Miss Marvin's
hrother-ln-law and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. Kritx Klade. her uncle
and aunt. Henry Moody und
Mrs. F. W. Kelcc. ull nf Kulem.
und her brothers, George Mar
vin and I'Ved Marvin of Ta
comu. Wash.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Pierce will
make their home on a ranch
In li'nlon county. It Is reported
here. Mrs. Pierce recently re
signed us stute libruriun.
Iliu doorway of Ous Kraals' e0m
blnutlon .coffee shop und burber
shop ut 447 North Clark street,
.lot fur from tho loop. . JJumugu
wus slight.
IlKTltOIT, Jan. 1 (AP) Tito
family of Vincent Glulluno, Italian
bunker and newspaper puhllshor,
escaped Injury early toduy when a
bomb blew out 'one side of tho
house, wreched the basement and
broke ull tho windows on tho flint
two floors.
Police could assign no motive for
the bombing, but recalled thut
Glulluno wus a defense witness re
cently In the triul or un Itullun uc
quilled or the shooting of another
Italian In a Columbus duy purado
here. Tho shooting was the result
of rusclst und untl-fasclst friction,
tho police said.
Glulluno Is the' president of a
bunk bearing bis numn und is the
publisher of the Italian Tribune of
America, i '.
. 4 .
Negro Convict '
Burned on Pyre
Near Rome, Miss.
Ity J. W. t'rnblree
(Secretary, National Kduculun
Association)
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 1 (AP)
The educational trends and
achievements of lDKK provide the
only safe basis for reliable estl
male on the cducatlunul outlook
for According to this view
the unprecedented progress In
ItOMII, Miss., Jan. t (AP) Slow
death on u funeral pyre aCier lielim
ut tha merey or n mob for seven
hours was the lieiialtv eviieled i.r
Ifhiirley Shepherd. 41-yeur-old ne
igro convict, fur Iho murder of J.
, 1'. Uuviill, employe of iho stalo
j prison farm, and the, ubdilctloii of
his IK-ycur-old diiughier, Hiiih.
Miepherd, cursing his eiiptors ul
lOst with his lust hrciitli, wus
nehed u short dlstuneo from a
.,, .. , . loud near hero lust night. Whllo
the war created difficult problems (l cniwil ,!Hllmulra l0 nfcuml. SMm
In education us well us In business, looked on silently, lie wan plnlon-
llidustry and social lire. There is 0(1 11 of logs, over which
a cleur demund for higher slmid-'K"""""0 w"" ""'"'"" "'" ln-h
iiMii-fi, jvepirii. wero mat me was
every phuse i.f , extnet for ulmoKt un hour uft-
jeachers, like er the flumes first begun to Inn at
Education Gains Are Forecast For
1929 by Officer of National Group1;
AIRPLANE BEGINS
ENDURANCE TEST
Take Air at 7:24; Hopes
to Stay Up Until En-
MKTKOPOI.ITAN A I R P O UT,
I.os Angeles. Jun. 1 ' (AP) The
army's tri-motored Kokker endur
ance plane Question Mark took tho
air at 7:24 o'clock this morning
In un attempt, by. means of aerial
refueling, to remain uluft until Us
engine weuw out.
The army refueling plane piloted
by Lieutenant Odas Moon preceded
tho Question Mark Into air. (up
taln Jt-HM. Kukiir was ut tho con-:
, trots of tho endurance lane us it
taxied down tho field and swung
ulort. ,The take-off was made after
a short-run, and the huge piano
was mkAfUvered alort without dlf
fieulty.te Dawn wus buroly discolor
ing the-sky when the Question
Mark wha wheeled from Its guurd
ed hangar, and the engines warmed
jup.
' Tho refueling plane circled thu
'field landed und again took the
air at 7:VJl a. m. This time It was
followed by tho official photo
graphers plane.
Condition libra.
Observer of the armv air snr
vlcu pronounced flying conditions
Ideal this morning. The night vis-
Ilbtlity was 8 mles und the day
vlslbillly at the' take-off was pro
nounced perfect.
I'l'he. gUiut plane, upon wlyieh
tho war department luis spent
much effort preparing for the test,
bunded northward Into a 30.mllo
wind. It circled tho upper half
of the' valley, rapidly climbing to
an attitude of 3.000 feet. At thut
elevation tho first refueling was begun.
L'nder strict orders of the United
King's Progress,
; Although Slow,
Is Continuing
LONDON, Jan. 1 (AP)-A hope
ful view of tho Illness or King
George; wus tulfcn Uy.iMoon Jury
tndoy in 0. New Yours letter to 8lr
Kynuston Mtudd. lord mayor of
London, In this letter she said:
"Tho king's Illness must tuke Its
long, arduous course but, please
God, 1 may look forward to a jilt
ing of tho, clouds and to jx huppy
nullallon of -the nation's . faith und
hope." .
This hopeful expression by His
Majesty's faithful consoit, who Is
visibly worn by tho long weeks of
anxiety and close ullendanco upon
tho monarch's sick chamber, fol
lowed bulletins from the medical
attendants which recently hnve
been Indicating conquest of the
king's actual dlaease nnd a center
ing of effort upon tho upbuilding
of his sadly depleted store of
strength,
I I.lllln Real Improvement.
Rut there Is still no Indhatlon
of any worthwhile. Improvement In
.his statu of extreme exhaustion,
which medical pronouncements
have dwelt upon so - frequently
and this, It was understood, was a
source of disappointment at the
palace today. Tho bulletin Issued
'at 11:15 a. m. was typical, it
. reud : t '
"Thu king bus ban a good night.
ITho general and local conditions
are unchiingrd,' ,
I Tile extreme ' weakness of the
' royal ptitfent n lakes his progress
even slower than hud been expettt
ed und this fact is causing con-
corn. . ,
ards of ethics in
modern activity.
tho other groups, are working on his clothing,
these problems. There Is un eM The negro took full blame for bin
m become " he fouIH for tnrt l ' crMlr l,,Khcr erlm absolving his two bunk-
sti.l rea Tr tJl ? In M chlrship In the schools und to mutes who hud been suspected of
stm greater gain in 183. kePp them free from partisan i.r complicity.
The people us a whole .u e r.ore L.omrnit.1 i,,n...u h t.u.. , . in' ..... , . .
ih, in ever before showing confl
TPey turn the cold nhoulder lo col
lege and foundation president who
would limit high school and col
lege opportunities to the talented vance R ,,dU(:at,oll .
and to the few In order 'o rwlm-e th)tII 4000.000 you
ine costs or eoucution. 1 ne peopi?
I
WK-VT II Kit V KSTKIt DAY
I Muxlmum 44, minimum
above. 0
fund It Ion Hnow.
j UKATIIKR 4 AN. I, IA2H
I Maximum 35 above, minimum
8 below zero.
Condition Rain .22 of Inch.
coinrnerclul influences. Tho public His but net was an ultemni (n
U'lll ni'Vnr Mtriiln nlli.uf u.inut Xlrl.. t u .
t?n: "genc.es. pn.em medic.,,; advtls: tomoblles M'nC Zli
ers or social ngitalors to Invade the where he wiik to be put (n demli,
schools with their propaganda. Khepherd will, silting belween two
i ne singe is set for a rapid nd- men. -one holding a rifle und the
There are more other u pistol. Wllh n sudden
young people In movement, he seized the rifle, but
. liiifh Mebr.fil nnd mnre thiin , lilii - l.tu ,.tin.....i ...... ..... -u..-. i i.t
are giving enthusiastic support to (I colleges. In Mt the foi- over the head with the pistol.
lowing Hems will stund out as the 1 UovaN,. iibout Hit yearn fdd and
record of growth and ..thieve merit: the father of eight children, wus
e floor of his
iul hud been
home and community; currying slashed, with a butcher knife nnd
J forward the movement for more he bad been beaten on the head
provMoiiM In cities and extensive character training In the with an lee nick and hammer.
allowance isrhool; Improvement of cour-HeH of Roth IUivhII. uretty UluU HchnI
Hhe made her
Scheduled Today
coeiety of the!ClV'C "" her orgunlzjitlons. ('It!- j Helullng the work of the school to found murdered on th
ne wis hed- zon,K 1u'"lr",""d "'" , '""" the work and the needs of the dining room. Ills throi
;-."?:.." teachers understand eltlucnn I ,,, ,, ,, .i,. .,..... .. ,
school authorities through parent-
teacher associations and tlir.,ut.'h '
Foreign Missionary socii
t'hureh of the Nauru
uled to be held in I -a Grande toduy. i,eltt.,
Halfway. Itlchland. Ilaker. Knlcr-1 The
prise and Wallowa. Two sneakers , states for retirement
ilsted on the convention progran,'"r lh more adeiiuute leachn-ien-'.study and a better articulation be- girl, was missing.
were Miss Agnex Gardner, who has ;Ure regulations have Increased I tween subjects and courses and be- way the following day to one of
been a missionary In India for .teaching efficiency throughout the tween schools on different levels: the camps and lold of being held
nation. The legal and medical pr j growth of professional spirit on the captive by Hheplierd. a Irusty who
fesslnns now place the teuchl.ig j port of teachers: increased alien- lived In a cabin In the rear of the.
profession on a par with Ihelr own. I lion to the philosophy or teaching, IiiithII home, rlhepherd was serv
There Ik encellent team work lnand shaping educational policies, lug a 20-ymir isuitence for man-
I methods and all work to meet the slaughter for killing another ne
whith followed Jn'.-ed. of the child. gro. .
year, and the Iter. A. K. Banner,
district superintendent, who Is to
make the evening address.
Meetings were scheduled. II was
I said this morning, for lr:3o a. m., the profession
. 1.J0 u. ui. and ?;3u p. ia. , The cundltiuns
(Continued on Page 6)
THREE HURT IN
NORTH POWDER
OVER WEEKEND
lly Mrs. loathe I l-'urwtjmi
(ObHorver 'or respondent)
NORTH POWUKR, Oro.. (Hpe
clal) Tbren boys ut tho V. K. K.
o.'s plant Kattirday ran picks into
their limbs. Krmon VandevHiiter
wus Injured In the leg and Wayne
Hi-neerbox und Allm Wleks were
Iiijurerl In tho feet. Wicks received
a severe cut, muklng ft necetsHdry
lo take him to tho hasp I la I.
The Correll family were Maker
visitors Haturday.
Mrs. (leorgo illckotrk, of t'or
viiIIIm, arrived Kattirday by (rain to
be with her father, Krunk Hutchln
sofih, '
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Lidlietter. of
l,u Orande, were North Powder v!s
Mors Hat urdiiy.
Ruth AiiKiistiis, of l.a Grande, vU
fled relallyeM here Huttirday goln?
on to Itker to spend the weekend.
Mr. and Mis. R. M. Hhonrds re
turned Monday front Rosevllh. al.
where I hey vlHHed I r. Irvine's fam
ily and oth'-r relatives.
Mr, und Mrs. Norval Olsen and
(he twin boys are confined to their
home. 111 of thn flu.
Audrey and Mud Korsslrom.
Helen Mnrr OrfsMem and Grac
Kelsey will leave Tuesday for Ku-gen-.
About a foot of snow full during
the duy Kuuduy.
Lnrge Crowd ut Palace.
Tho consultation or physlelanH
this morning lusted hbout un hour.
New Year's duy brought a lurger
crowd than usual to the pa lure
gates and tho people eagerly reud
the brief announcement.
One of the early cullers ui Iho
puhico wus the Prince of Wales,
lie remained there for some tlni".
The ueen' tetter to Iho lord
mayor replied to the cusloinaiy
New Years greeting of the lutter
to the king, a custom or long
stand In;,
1928 0. IL CI
K9ST LC.A
LEADERS S-IV
Accomplishments of Last
12 Months Kegarded As ;
Satisfactory
INDUSTRIES HAVE
A GOOD SEASON
Merger Movement Ex
panded Widely; Prob
lem of Over Production
Is Being Met, Is Report
j lly Claude A. f agger
(Associated Presn Kinaclal Writer)
NKW YORK (AP) While re
garding accompllshmenU of l&2ft .
an htchlv fititlsfuctorv In moat llrtpn.
leadnrs of American Industry and'
business look ror even greater
achievements ln through elliu- .
inutlon of uneconomic units, more .
efficient organisation and scientific
research.
Home 200 prominent business
men tell The Associated Press In
statemnnta reviewing trends have
thrived markedly during tho past ,
year and are consolidating their .
positions through Improvement ot
thulr products and development of
new markets. In - the -Industrie
that have not prospered proportion
atoiy, independent units are uniting
or cooperating to overcome com- .
mon dlffioultles. , v- ; f
The merger movement expanded
widely In 1928, particularly In the ,
merchandising field, and numerous
large consolidations are planned
for 1029. The tendency has been
toward eltmlatlon of wasteful com-;
petition and duplication, and ab-,
profitable units.
The problem of over-production,
which has depressed several Indus-
tries since the war, Is being met
more satisfactorily than ever be
fore, Many Industries have formed
AHRnelattons to comoile -accurate
trade Information and conduct re-
J search,
I Although reduction of unemploy
ment and widespread prosperity ln
crwnm d' tho - nation's pUpchwHPg--power
remarkably, many In'dustntts
organized export associations io
fosteri foreign trade, "
nrsiNKKH
lly Philip Uober
; (President, Hhreveport Mutual
Building Association) '
KHKKVEPORT La. (AP) Busi
ness aimeurs to have every right
j to feel greatly encouraged, and op
timistic concerning aoveiopmonu :
In the Immedlute future. , V ,. ? !
While wo have Just passed
through a period of general boat-;
ncss depression, the resources and
inability of values in all sections of
the country are recognised In tho
financial centers and practically
unlimited amounts of money and ,
credits are being made available. ,
With the exception of scattered-:
local conditions of dullness in tho ,
real ostuto market, values are hold
ing up wnll. The nation Is not yet
over-built and there, is a healthy
demund for residence construction
in most growing communities.
Onn must be Impressed by the,
general feeling of absolute confr- ,
flmwii lii til it- ft-rout tnrliiBtrlitM and
in tlie largo transportation systems'.
and by r'tho fact that , In all tho
enormous trudlng In - stocks ' and ;
bonds tho major portion seems to
have been purchased by tho pub
lic for investment and sales aro
nnl tir-ttMftiil foe tli niirnanA of
I boosting n rices. f ;,
Hero In the south, our vast nat
ural rim it rvea are. iwiiik rwun- :
nixed. Oil and gas fields of tho
Houthwest and Central Houth am
diverting great fuctory Industries
(Continued on Page B)
INHERITANCE
TAX AMOUNTS
TO $700212.58
I KAM-IM, Ore., .fun. 1 f A P) A
total of $70U,'l2.r.H wus colleeted
during, 1 !Jl!H In state Inheritiirice
taxes In Oregon, Htate TmiKtirer
Kay reports. . This Is the lurgcst
umount ever cilleeted In this state
under tho luherltunee tux net, or
X3.oi In exefMH of Iho largest
previous amount,
The total cost to tlm department
In collecting the amount, Including
lit tuition, was only 1 .7 per cent,
whli h Kay lielleves Is Jower than
the udmhildtratlun cost of any oth
er state activity.
The annual Inheritance tax col
lection Is growing constantly. The
average collection over the last six
years is ubout $450.1)10. Next to
the state Insurance department it
is the best revenue producing de
purtnput In th tute,
ALMA RUBENS,
FILM ACTRESS,
IN BAD AG Alh
I .OH ANGKI.Ky, Janvl AP)-
I Alum ItiiluuiH. film netroRM. fiirlni
a; rent today on a warrant charglm
her with disturbing the peace, har,
declared sIim will fight tho charge
and "hold to strict accountability
ell persons making them."
()u complaint of Mrs. Elizabeth
riil, munlclpul Judge Georgia Mul
lock Issued the warrant late yes
terdny. Mrs, l'h! In statements to
lie put y City Prosecutor Chotlner,
UKBerled that Miss Rubens several
times has disturbed the peace ot
tenants In the court In which the
film iii'lr.-ttM iivoH. nnd whle.h Mrs:
Chi owns, by peering Into their
homes at night with a flash light, .
and by turning off all lights In the.
apartment court ' at tho mam
swlteh. On the night of December
U'J Miss Rubens staged u "wl'd
party" at her apartment and
i hrejitftietl to "ret'' mrs. iini. tne
ujiartnient owner complalnt. Hhu
asserted further that Miss Rubens
fiLU"ently used profane lauguago
in th. presence of other tenant
and that, she hud refused to movo
when re(Uestcd to do so. -,
"I um a law-abiding woman. V
Miss Rubens said, when she learhed
of tho warrant for her arrest. "At'
those chnrirea are untrue and I wit
hold to strict accountability all per
sons making them."
Miss Rubens has been tn cuu: :
sevTal tiirrciTMceBtly. 1 "