La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 26, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextM- EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE C I T Y EDITION Irani? Ewttitt H THE WEATDZ3 OKKQON: Hnow tonight, cli'ur Inir Hunduy. Told wave In the east portion. . VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREBS LA GRANDE, OREGON SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 106. CITY ASSETS maw i icxrn nun miw $1,447,815 Liabilities $913,952.30, Ac y cording to Financial , Statement CASH ON HAND ON JAN. 1 $06,622.88 Figure Larger Than at Beginning of 1928; City i Treasurer's Report Al so Completed Tint assets of the city or l,a flrando now stand ut Hourly a mil lion ami a hair dollars, according to the financial statement of tin municipality just completed by J. IS. Stearns, clly recorder. To lie exact the assets arc f M47.sl5.uo. Liabilities total !t 1 .! . f l f 2 . 3 tl boron llic Insertion or the Item "present worth" on the lialiility side of the statement to afreet a balance. Honda, outstanding against the k city niukft up the (creator part of tlie liabilities. General bonds to tal $417. Got) and district bonds amount to mil.0K2.S4. Tlio annual report of City Treas urer Miiima W. Kowler, ulso re leased for ptililication today, shows lliut on Jan. I of this year, cash on hand amounted to $)!. G22.S8, coin pared with 0 1 ,7!)7.76 at the be ginning of HI 2 8. .City's Assets ' The assets of the city are listed as follows: clly building !iO,703.1 4, clly park $ 1 5, Hsu. 25, city library Itri.iiiio. furniture and fixtures (clly building) Jl.Xfil. (lilirary) $7.. Mid, (books & magazines) $3, oiio; water department system '4r.4l.0ll0, Hlipplles $4,284.74, cilllip melit t7,4ri.2li, lleuvur creek $000, sewer supplies Jl.IMR; district In terest advanced 44.7(!5.!i4, district accounts J 4a2.liS7.7ll, storm sewer on Y avenuo $1! 4, K (ill . 43 : street de partment: sewer system $157, !IK2. 17, loots & eltulliment $18.- itr. n 11.... .HIT ! I... .1 lioiiu.. $720: library udvanccd $711. 40. park . ;ulvancud $2.'i5. .. bond, ud-vanned-' $023.57, office " supplies $170, treasurer's cash $00,022.88; fire department alarm system $4,- r.llll, l.a Krallce truck $4,000. HI ill pmniier truck $13. Odd. suiiplles $S. 231. 7(1;. police department sup plies $i.'l.nil, luiNpltal furnish ings $7,113(1, hopal , equipment $:i(i7.57, engineer's deiiartment suii plles. mails, etc. $11,315.58, making a total of $1,447,815.50. Liabilities follow': Taxes: improvement payment $0.54, park $1,827.00, road fund $5.70(1.53. Connordnle park $451.23; warrants: general llio.4li7.uu, 18 ineh pipo line $1,084.13: district Interest received $2,317.1!), bonds: general 4 17.50(1, district $44'.!, 082.34; tuxes ($3011. (MM) bonds) $7. 888.33, present worth $533,803.20. Ilcvciiiics In Year Clly revenues during the year totaled $4211.188.37, us follows: 242 electrical permits $I2 330 dog licenses $382. 87 plumbing permits $117.7(1, seven street permits $17.60. I!i4 building permits $:i7. nine sidewulk permits $1". 15 mov ing permits $37.60. sewer tups (cut ting curbs and pavements) $8:1.50. . 2112 licenses $3,293. IB, hospllHl T $136, pound fees $25.5(1, fines and rorrolts $2.3011.25. West Coast Tele, phone company franchise 52. l'iO.13. 20.021 water receipts $58. 7'i3. 7!i. general and miscellaneous receipts (taxes $54,433.27) $57. 347.1(1. Improvement bund sinking fund $311.10, Improvement bond interest $l(l.:ill, road fund (taxes) $2,707.44. advertising $6!l.8ll. band (taxes) $2,384,011. library (taxes) $7,085.86. park (taxes) $1,710.22, t'onnnrdnle park (taxes) $451.23. "inking fund (taxes) $14. "oil; spe clnl Interest (taxes) $2(1.134.64. sale of Pipe line bonds $46,(100, pre mium and Interest on bonds (less Baker Quintet Defeats Tigers Here, 27 to 18 La Grande Team Unable : to Match Last-period Rally; Freshman Five Wins 13 to 9 The Im (irando Tigers were un able to match a last period rally bv the Itulldogs lu night, und tinker High school's basketball iiulntnt won 27 to 18 In th0 first meeting of the two rlvos since 1927-28. ' A crowd. Unit neurly rilled the 1..' I. S. Kccroiilioiml hall In spite of tho deep snow outside, witnesses the contest, which wus clean ami, hard-fought. Tonight the Uulldog pluy at Union and La Urunde has no game scheduled. In a preliminary - contest the freshmen five defeated the seniors 13 to ft in an interelass guine. Tigers Ixuri ut Half . ' Tho Tigers u nd llulludgs found their strength about equal In the rirst period, it taking several min utes for either to score. At the end of the milliter. Uuker led 4 to 2 but each team had scored only one field goal. In the second frame tho Tigers opened up with a burst of speed and, with Diailen (Continued on Page 6) m.laTplays o.-w. quintet this evening The third (raiiin hetw ii-ii the o.-V. basketball icnm unci the Iji H ramie M. I. A. cngers will be played ItitH evening t the I.. I. H. OrrcallnnHl hull. It announced thin nioi-nlmr. The garni- will murt at H:Vt o'clock. : The two teaniH have Imth won game, the A. winning tlie opener and the, O.-W. the Hecond contcHt ami tonight's game In ex pected t settle the matter of su premacy ln-Uecn them. (Continued on Page B 10 Work Horses Killed on Rail LineatAlicel Six good work hoiHn. all .young, were .killed outright thin morning by the northbound train on tho Joseph branch line at the crowtimi In front of the W. R. Ledbettcr home near Atlrel. Three other were so severely Injured that It was necessary to shoot them Im mediately and one other munuged to set near the Led better yard where It dlpd within a very few mlmitcH. The horses were tho prop erty of Harry Kuhl. who lives east of Alice! und who was bringing the stock. 1 4 head In all, down from the hills. Ten of the 14 head are dead. According to report reeolved' by phone, Mr. Itiihl's horses were on 'the road ht the Johnson ;?oss, where they wandered oh tne riKhV of way. The railroad's rotary plow- had been alonw the truck less than half an hour before and tfreut ; banks of snow were at either aide of the track. The animals ran down tho track toward the ldbet ter croSKlnfr. probably u distance of a quarter of a mile. Tho truln was approurhimc from the jsouth and seeing the anlmulM. started whistling. With the banks of now in-ihini; a solid alley, it Is believed that the anfmujs were conTused and huddled together, resulting In the terrible slaughter. The accident was witnessed by members of the I.edbetter family, who had seen tho' horses get on the right of way at the Johnson cross ing, and then In a few. minutes heard the whistling of the engine. Install Officers At Friday Meeting -With Italph Winters as Installing officer, the following offleluts were given their posts at a meeting of the Benefit Association or Hallway employes at Kagles hull last night: otto Oerber. conductor: It. 10. Clark, engineer: 11. K. Hyers, secretary-treasurer: K W. Whiilcy, fireman; 10. A. Ilorslman, machin ist: Kverett Walker, motornian: A. K. Marr, flagman, and H. V Inters, brakeman. Mr. Winters presented Mr.' Morr with a past conductor's Jewell. A hot tamalo supper was seiveu m the (8 men und women proKcnt. utter which dancing was enjoyeu. Music was furnished by Lindsays orchestra. BANKERS TO GATHER HERE DURMI JUNE La Grande Is Chosen for 1929 Convention of . State Association DECISION MADE LATE YESTERDAY STATE RESTS IN TRIAL OF NORTHCOTT Completes Chain of EvU denee Directed Against the , Defendant ; l PROSECUTION TO REQUEST DEATH Invitation Presented by F. 'Jurors Spend Time Peer- Ii. Meyers and Oscar Warnock Is Accepted Unanimously ; ;s inp Into Chicken Coops and "Graves" on River side Farm . JARDINE LAYS CORNERSTONE The Oregon State Rmkcn usso- IIIVKHSIUK. t'nl.. Jan. 211 (Al1) elation will hold its Blale conven-1 Having vninpleted the chain of Hon In Iji Urnndo In June, L92,'circumstantlal evidence und testl uccordlng to K. 1 Meyers, or Iho mony .by which It hopes to hang I Orunde Nationul bank, and Oa- tlord ui Klewart Northcott for the ... IVu-nn-l, t,u I'nltu UtlltltK ' .1.1 J . i.w..vn. v., siHyuif; 01 iu-ypur-iu eieison aim . Investment company, w ho returned- 2-year-old lewh Wlnslow. of Po-( homo this morning from a trip to illunil. and a Mexican lad never j Western Oregon. ; Identified, the slate rested on Ita ! Mr. Meyers and. Mr. WarnocR 0am today While the young Ca presented ijx Grunde'e Invitation nudlun chicken ranch lawyer pored for the convention at an executlvo over plans for his defense, meeting' held In Portland yester-1 The close of the state's case came day. Salem. Ore. also extended un with dramatic suddenness while invitation but I -a Oroude was win- ,v o r t h c o 1 1. newspaiiermen and ner by a unanimous vote. . 'court room spectatora were watch- Kvuct datea ror the convention, ng the iloor. for the uppeurance of 1 which will be held about tlH mid- Jessie Clark, heralded as the pros-! die of tho month, will be deter-edition's crowning witness. The lit-. mined later. . jlle Canadlun stenugraphoi', nleceuT I'irnt Since lIO. ' Northcott and sister of ' Sanfoiil This will be the. first convention t'lark. the 15-year-old. lad upon of state bankers to Im held In Kuat- .whose story the slate based Hie nin ern Oregon since the. lulu nieetlnff' Jor portion of Its hanging evidence. In Pendleton. The nearest to Hast- did not enter the court "room ut ern Oregon during the last in uny time. : year was when the association Hint 1 ''-" III Hond In IUI8. i Hliitc Ilest "jkp It Is expected that from tun to' "The stale rests." Deputy IHstrlct 250 bunkers or Oregon will attend Attorney Karl C. Kedw-lne said qul tho convention, which will rank as Deputy Hherlff Harry Brew- one of the largest or the year here, "ler of Ua Angeles loft tho stand. Atleml Corvallls Mevl. ,lfler rtetalllliK Norlhcotts "wild Mr. Movers and Mr. Warnoelt el. Bouse chase" with uMeera through so uttended 'the farmci-bunkor ' 'l""t' In search of purported meeting- held In Memorial hall on graves of his alleged victims. II... flreffon .Hint.. enlleiFe eni.ii.lis' NortllClltt, obviously tllkcn by surprise, ii:cuveieu iiiii.wfi. . ui... asked Immediately that the jury bo allowed to visit tlio Wlnevlllo 'iiiurdei' farm" before in-esenlatlon , J'fp a J StM-rflury of Aicrlfultntx William M. tlanlltM la hlionii with tlio trawrl hh Ik laid (lie rorni'Drtoiio tlw tlr day for llto m-w 1iuirt im'itt of tiffrli-iildirt huilflhtjr In WmkIiIjikIoii, 1. (',.. Next In StN'iv liiry !artliii(i Is KtMintor riiark'H it. Mi-Xary, iirjOn'Koii,tiiu on lio rifcht Is Coiucn'ssninii iHlKrt N. Hanson of lmvu, iu-uutjiH'H of Iho M-ui-y-lluniten rami wlk'f hill oudr ( halriiK'ii of Iho senate unit Imusi flKrli'iilturnl CMiniiiUttiM-H rewiK-ctlvely, (Continued nn Paire fi ; SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVES BIDS Motion Picture Actress Stabs Medical Student HOLLYWOOD. Oil.., Jun, 2(1 (AH) Alum ititbeim, motion pic ture actress and wife of Hlcarrio (,ortoa was In a aanltarluin near Al liainhru, (.'al., today, Buffering from a' coniploto t norvous broalfdown. following hr fllirht. tlown Holly wood hotilnvurd yofttorday, which ondod wtion nho wa.H aHaortnd to hava atabbed H, Marnntt, a midl oul Ntudmt, twluo with u papor 'knlfn. . Ho wau not wounded art piiHly lr. 10. W. M"VHi M'Ikh KiiIm'U'h ;!oMiln rtf.nti ovlUoimn WH,Htai;toiL,.',iiy8U,ian vJi-Jo.in(L itt.purHuilor fThRvinothji wan urantod. Tho 1'" iho aulrHH wit Ii Hurhntt, ; Hlati'd men, wnom tho mate win hhk w that Miwa Kti hens' condition Ih orl Mend tho 22-year-old defendant lo otis and that It may ho two montliH the. allowH, spent a lartco portion before she recovers.- ' of tho afternoon peoi liiK Into ml- ' In a report to Hollywood pollen , (ty, hint; vaeant hen houses whoro. Ir. Meyr said that- he and Ills t U.. ..r.... ....u K-..1.I U ouolulmil U.. .ill t tl.,,1 f,.e. Mlua Five Companies Enter Of- younK boys Imprisoned before they Hubeim at her home yesterday to favc ITMiiiriYinnr Tn were hIuIii, and vlarlng Into nap NEWSPAPERS IN . BAKER TO MERGE 1 escort her to a witiltariuni. When Herald Buys Morning De mocrat; To Issue New Daily , on Feb. 1 . .BAKKIt, Oro., Jan. U (At') The Maker MornhiR Jemoorat, one of the o I debt dally newspapers of tho 1'aetNc- Northwest, was pur chased hero , today hy Hurnard MutnwurlnR and Luclun V. Artint, owners und puhlisherH of Iho linker Kvenlnff Hernld, from Itulph M. Mitchell, editor of tho Portland Jo.iU'nHK'.of .-i.'omi"mrot'-. TJte. U"it Involved It- rush ronsldehlt iorl of approximately IN.aiM). : The publlsheiw announrmd that effective Krbrimry , 1 iho Morning Hemocrat and JOvenhiK' Herald' will bo consolidated. Article of Incor poration for fKO.lHMi, will be filed at Halem soon for the linker Democrat-Herald company. The merged Decide Later llnB hulos, the purported eraves at; the three reached tho physician's newspaper, which will be owned Kids have been received by the school bourd for the purchasing. of chairs and mIuku equipment fur Im. (Ira tide High school to replace that duiiiuffed In the fin; wiiifh recently jairtially destroyed l--hlRh school building-. I'1vr companies entered ' bids which the board Is now, consider ing". The directors expect to reach u decision within the next wt-cU, according to board members. The companies entering bids are: t'axton Printers, of Caldwell; John W. Graham and company, of Spokane: Northwest School Kur n It ure company, of Spokane; Van Wii Mansfield studios, 'of Port land and the National Theuter Hupply company, of Portland. - Iti'prtwntutives of the compunh-s were in La Grande yesterday und Thursday showing samples of uudl lorlum chairs and stage equipment which will be purchased for the school. . A' sufficient number of chairs In the high school auditorium were salvaged from the fire to equip the balcony bu new ones will be needed Tor the main, floor, offi cials slate. frotitlnued oil Page 5) GREAT CROWD GREETS LINER m m r m r rut xr r car tbe actress suddenly bolted down the main business thorough fare of Hollywood. "Harnett and I gave chase," the physician recounted, "and called for Miss Mubens to stop. Hut she ran faster, started screaming that she was being, kidnaped, tore off equally by Mr. AianL und d Mr. ills heel every evening except Hnmlay; Me, Malmvaiing will continue as editor and Mr. Araut us business man ager. To Combine Plants Preparations will bu started al WKATIIKlt TOIAY a. rn. 32 above. Minimum: C above, t onditton: cloudy, rnowy. W I : AT II Kit V KVI Kill I A V Maximum t'J. minimum to abovp. CopfHtton: snow, t Inches (up to 7:3o a. in. today). W rVrill.lt JAN 20. IB'- Maximum 39, minimum 27 ubove. Condition: partly cloudy. Urges Clearing Of Snow From Roof If the ivciifhrr ii'iimins warm ami snow contlniK'8. people who have rial roofM iiliojld clear Ihein orf. or Ihere Is crave danger of u collapse, accordinu lo Charlen I). .Miller, Ijt Granile architect. If spouls ure c1okj?m1 up and a rain should come with a large, amount of mo on the roof, the weiKiii of the covering will awume danR crous prolorllon. he Kald. Ye.Hteiday inornlnK u ifMraKe roof collapsed III thc-reldentlal aectlnn. .liiin.iKiiiK l he tops of two cam in side. Liiceum Number To Come Wednesday WV.ln-j.flHV. Jun. 3. I IhM dat set for the appearance of tiurgder ifer. character nrtlnt. who will P I near on the program of th second ! lyoMini nuinlr sponsored by .the tstudont body of 1n Grande Hlxh jm'hool. The performance is to te held nt the Methodist church. Mr. H-irgderfer Is dem:rtled as a -characterlst. humorist, master nit in c and story teller" who inakei "lightning transformation with grrane paint, powder, wlg and coa CJme changes." Large Crowd At Movie Dance Here More than 4e( I. Grande per sons attended the American I-giou movie ball last night afcZuher hat'. Individual pictures were tuken of dancers and muny participated In the grand march of which a movie was taken. The pictures were tak en by I aw Is M. I-twis, aoKisted by the IfgionnalreH. Hoboken pier at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon with the 32 men saved oiirsn awav. . AI,v .r,, ' While noonday crowds sloppt-d In aHUin of the sea, docked al her ' .. being enacted, tlie two men over- f...b t l 1. ll I,... from the Italian tramp freighter nl" ? ,."' , , ... , ., . I'ollcp were summoned, Kloridu off tho Vlrslnia upes. j Her skipper. Captain George Krled, found himself u hero Tor the second time lu three years.. As his ship came up the harbor from quarantine boats of all sorts shriek ed their salututlons to him und to his vessel. her hat and gloves und threw her .onco for combining tho two plants Into the new quarters of tjio Herald In tho two-story Hlue-maker build- Aulo Wreck Toll Two Near Seattle Koine of the welcome was con tributed by the liner President Iloosevelt. which Caiitain Kifed commanded when he affected his Kealllo attorney, SKATTLI'Jan. 2ti AP) Itnf feteil by two Soatt le-Taeoma stages into which their automobile ca reened, Thomas Jefferson Casey. and his brother famous roscu of the Antlnoe's -"" htw partner, John T. (,'asey, crew. The Koosevelt was just slip, were fatally Injured last nlwht on ping out or tho harbor as the Am- ' Paclflo highway near 7es i-rlca came to a hall at quarantine. Alobu-s, John Casey died no hour and she gave her former boaa a, nfier the accident and his brother series or long deep whlHtlo toots, .fwirly today. ......... Several persons In one of the ijbtiMPrt were slightly Injtt WJHfU t OOt Jlimi) HerlocHly enounh Ing. adjoining the Klks tomplc Kull . eight-hour leased wl printer telegraph sm-vleo of the Associated Press. which curries 18,00(1 words of news dally, will be Installed at onre. Numerous Improvements, Including new Ionic body type and complete new head line type, will make tho, merged paper wholly different in appear ance from el thee the present pa t perS. the puhlluhcrs announced. J The Morning Democrat was established In 1X7" and the Kven Ing Hemhl in t'JUi, I -or neurly fiO yeurs the domocrat waa edited by I. H. Howen Hr., of (taker, who sold his interests lust October to KriA-st L. Crockatt. Ueeently Mr. Mitchell purchased the entire capl tit I stock from (York h a and Will H. Uvans, bttslues mamiRer, Mr. 10 vans wilt join the new company us local advertising managri Saves Army Pilot i physician's attention, .,!; Urges Oil People ; j To Clean Industry KI'ltlNOI'IMI.D, Ohio, Jan. 211 fAt') Weill. J. H. Haddon. army air pilot, made a parachute Jump lo ttafcty from ti Ih buminjr airplane near New (arllnle today lifter hn had become uiiconacloim while fly InR at a helKht of Ill.lMlli feet In a temperature of 6 desrft.n below zero. ' tif'ftl tlZIM r , WASHINGTON. Jan. Sll (AI'l- OltU-V flJOUl 1 I trll nirectlnif the itltentlon of (he en- XV ftlilfin a .STf nnlei nti 11,0 "'' coni.Ht boiween John I'. rr oman s aiocKing l(0(.kl,r,.,pr un(l Kol,rt w H1.wllH, '' I for control of the Hliinduni till 'company of Indliinu, Menalor Ny'-. repuliliran. North dnkola, urced 17 Trapped By Mine Explosion : In West Virginia One Man Believed Dead; 5J Miners Escape from Coal Tunnels Through Another Entry ' KINGSTON, V. Vu.. Jun. it (AP) Ono mutt wuh believd to havo been killed und IT trapped by an cxplouiun In tho No. 6 mine of the KltiKaton PoenhontiiH Coal company hero early today. Sevenly one liven were In the mine ut the Mine ii f the blunt ami (3 encuped thruUKh another ontry on the oi ooHlto aide of the mountain. One of the Hiirvivora wild he rec iltnlned tbe body of Hlalne I'urker n a .puaaiiKewiiy. Another miner who eacuped told of aeelnir an ob ject which might have been anoth er body but he 'bad no time to in -veatlttnte. IIIiikI llcunl Mlkt Away Tho blant, which wua heard a mile away, came from the pit mouth with Huch force that it Vnucked over one aiuall building llid damaged otheln. five hundred men are employed u the KiiiKHlnn mine, which ex endn n mlln and u half under tbe niounUilna. Only the night shift waa on duty. Heaeue crewa under the direction if It. M. Wimble, chief ot the mate mining table, entered the mine hi" null two openings, one on each ildo- of tbe mountains. A crew of milium waa organised to maintain nntaet between the two rescue parlies. BLOCK ROAD TAT7AIIAfA All Three State Highways Were Closed During ...... Last Night OLD OREGON TRAIL OPENED TO AUTOS Three More Inches Snow Fall; Cold Wave Pre ! dieted for East Oregon About Monday ; KTOKM MF.VKIiOPMKSTS dual wave pisdkted for orn Oregon during fore pafl of coming vtrvk, M amlog taMied from Sua i-Vanc-Uco to II e Mock mi-n. ttatcra WaHhington ' null Northora lit ho face prospect ot being anowbaund within 24 honra. Ijk (iraniln partly ' ihi! off front travel over slate higbwajra will, owe road rtoaed today. Total snowfall In Im Uramle during last nine days now 34 ii Indies. Kaiser Will Be Seventy Years . fp A O J highway crows, but the stretch over Jl Affe otindaV the n'uo Mountains to Pendleton ( was cloud, although It was pierced During last night I Grande waa completely cut off from motor travel, with state highways In all directions blocked by snow slides und drifts. ' ! This morning tile Old Oregon Trail botwecn Wt Qrandn and Baker wua opened for travel by highway crows, but the stretch over liOOHN, Holland. Jun. 2 (AP) Tho vlllngars of Doom had their purl today In tho festivities at tendant upon tho seventieth birth day of Former Kaiser Wllhelm which ocuurs tomorrow. Hhortly after ten o'clock tills morning .16 members of the vil lage choir nnd a delegutlon of by snow plows a few hours later and Is new open to travel. bllilea in Osnyun The La Orande-Wallowa high way was closed this aids of Mlnam . by heavy slides and highway en gineers were making a survey to day but expect difficulty In clear ing tho slides. " Sections around Burns and Pilot couucllmnn und business men culled' flock era still closod,' the highway upon un. emperor unu rcnciiatcq department offloca re part. hint upon his birthday. Tho choir's iv", v , A -, ; WML nr was In tbil ---rnmki.'iir'' ' ''. vk tv aa.B.- i.V.1,iiiUii. serenade, the program consisting NtnUch Was cleared about noon. It first of Kiicrod songs, secondly of la n'Mod, and no mora troubln the Dutch natloniil anthem und Is aiilh'IpaU'd uiiIcnb heavy winds then a folk song about a aplnlater sat lu. , looking for a husband. , . . . Hefore being pnnnltted to enter. Three moro inches of Bnow foil the ealnlo by way of the entrance late yeatm'duy and during laat night building and tho arched gutewuy, but the temueruturo waa climbing. the cliolrHtors were carefully chock- Tho minimum lust night was til ea to avoid tho possibility of a degrees the same as the maximum correspondent , or photographer yeatorduy and at 7:80 a. m. It had iimiKgllng lilniBeir In. reuohed it ubove, going still hlgli- or as tho morning passed. This LONDON, Jan. 20 (AP) A Hon- was the warmest day of the week. dlHpatch from Doom savs that Prlm.'cK Kermlno. wife of tho former German cuiporer. was tuken icrloualy III today und will be un tide to attend the festivities In con nection with her husband's seven tieth birthday tomorrow; .11 )4 Iih'Iion of Know Tho additional sno?' brought the totul in La Orande for the last nine days to S4Vj Inches. Kome snow melted today but most of the yard deep blanket Is still on the ground. Conditions continue bad on coun ty roads, many of which, aro blocked, and the railroads havo. SEEK RE EASE fiV- A M V It I f A M he''n using snowplowo to keep tl-ilr . n l,tj l i ; tniuk8 cleared nnl, sections. Il 14. A if lf A lT A 7 E 7 MiyunTinlHf U Motn cold Coining Itobert Wlthycombe, manager of Alleged Fire Bug Captured Today; Man Accused of Burning 7 Hotels 1'ORTl.ANU. Ore.. Jan. 26 (AP) oaKtwirt search for the nmn hlHmrfl hy Orpffon and Wuifhlnfr tun fire tnamhulit and holnl tmo riutionx fur w?ven hotel fima und rohlMrl. wuji lHllev hy lot-al orfliirs to he 'nd'd Unlay with the nrrest of It. B. MrCmry. Ht Hun BtrnKnllno. mI. The On-Run fre iiiat-KhnlR offlr hohJtt Mi-Crary r:- I nlonnlh! for ut lwt tine more j hotel fir, nf HUHpt'Ct him In j connection with other. j ThP Tort hind hotfl rir Am II j II. 1927. during which wvpml room wre ran milked. Ih the fimt I fire of which MrCmry Is uccuned r1rcuUr hwiied by the Oretjou fin: mai-Khal's office ar: Portland hotel. IZ7. Iokh f l.fcnft, Tuconia huU'l. Thooiiih, IV27, 93,- . Ht'. IteKlH hot'-l, Keattle, l'J27, hiiirII darna(r. , . AHhlHnd--lVJtf-l, Aithlund, Ore.. t'JtH. Cmnmerctal hotel. Yakiirm. 3,00. Mitchell hotet Olympiu. Onhum hotel, Kuwne, a.Mo HIHTK, Mont.. Jan. 2 (AI-) And now (hey have rohhed (ho rirHt national hank of woman hind. Appearing at (inlife headijuar Icih with a torn nflk Htockitifr In her hand, Mrn, lOiJnitrilH Uoyd coni idaiiif-d that v, hlle nlie huh iitiendinx ii iiurty. nomeone cut her HtockliiK und took flion which nhe kept therein. Cut Wire Prevents Speech Broadcast today that the oil people "cleanse the Industry of agents and iirrlcliils whrf by their methods bring the entire industry Into bud reptile." Radio Fails Him So lie Kills Self MI'ltMNrSTON, N, J.. Jan. 2 ( A I') Met-aiiHe hit railio would not function, police Mtlil. (erKc IfenlNy, nt, (irovellle, committed HUlclde. After u-ir!n' o hl radio until lale l-ift nil,' lit he run to thu yard and hfintjed Mint If. KuKne churitlnfr hmd check opera tlonn and defraudiny an lonkoeper. I'Mies ctvdit d ,(o 5!t-.r:iry In KKW YfIIK Jan. Z; fAI' A severed telephone wire that pr- I vented hroHdrnHlliiK of a Hjieech hy ''harlefi Kvmiih IfiiKhex wh today) fttt.tt ttAVK ,the ftihject of an Imiulry hy radio' HAN I'ltANfUf o. Jan. L'fi (Al j off Ida Is who believed It waa cut The weather oil I look fur the In addition, tlie Oregon fire mar- niniicioitM intent. week or,iiinihu jutt. 21 whh an- nhal helleveji Mcf'rary renponBlble Mr. HusheH Hpoke before Ih nonm-ed here t.(y hy the United ' for the Pilot Hntte Jnn fire Ht Bronx Bar MMwulaDnn Hnd neverely Stnl weather bureiiu an fotlowH: IBend iHtrt November, with Iokh of rralienod the dithonorable hint !"' wni"ii Hr(ien The outlook tint. The fire marnhal waid rlBi.tf nprofeaidonHl elentenlof the New l f" : nerally fair wcathei-except bi-ry waa the motive in each ln-,Vork bar. The Hpeeeh wan pre- for rliw In Houlhern '('altfornla ii in Muviinee hiio conje-- iiniy, a no oiimmhcm conutuona 'ony of it mlfht olnrldental clrcumfiuincea nt tho have fallen Into the handn of tuiiiic- tl.. ttt .1. ,! u l.lll ....... 1,1 II-- ii-n osa-uuj m tin uiiiaiii, i UfTJ WUJI HI'; lUUllvtr 111 raril III. While no anion charge haa bevn j stance, nearby roornn Iwln- burg- pared filed avalnm Mctrary In Oregon, i lartzed during th commotion. lure wuh that warrantH a.re waiting for him In ! v, a-1 flr fite eauned a chfck of Btgnaturei, one Inimical to the effortK being resulting tn orffaniwd aeurch for made by the HRMucfntlon to purse tin; niun. tlie pi (ifesiloii. in the North Pacific Male toward the clopo of the week. Temperatures .'lll he much be low normal In all miction during fuvt i;tit of tbe .ek. the experiment station at Union, telephoned toduy that ho had re celvod the following wurnlng from Bah Kranclsco tor livestock men: "Clearing weather Indlcatod within next 2 to 114 flours, followed by period of very cold weather." The Associated 'PreBS weather report today from Portland fot- lows: "Hnow tonight, clearing Sun Wll. I, KKKK ItKI.KA.slO jiluy, cold wuve In Kast portion." WAHIIINflTON, Jan. SO (Al1) Warnings are being sent out to American Mini MiiuMurruy ud- Prl'fty owners to clear snow from vised the state department toduy roofK ' ,ho11 houses to pre- hat ho bad Instructed Counsellor v,'nl ollle". ' 1 i Perkins, of the legation at Nan-' 'rnB city atrttet dupnrtment Is 'ting, to Hike up with Foreign Mln- continuing, Its wprk of keeping 'tnr Wang the kidnaping of the "'" and sidewalks cloured. The llov, lldwurd Voung, rfn American ''"u"on " 'h" ", today., ant. ral nolle, missionary, and re-iuest , thn "' ' "that guvr; many immedliito action to of reel Voung's I'"01'", Chunce to gel to snow release. frol, lhljif j,wnlks. I ' ' ItiH'iills Iwlfl Know Hum llroolts today recalled tho I'HKINri, Jan. Z (AP) Bishop O'Nhea. of Ibo Catholic mission at Kauebow. reported today that "oiiiiiiiiiilns had kidnaped un Anierlcan, tho Itev. Kdward Voung, neur Nunanfu, Kliiugsl province. A -nnsiim of llu.oiii) hus beuu de-unnded. The einiNiil general al !lunkiiv 'eported thai Young was captured Ian, L'2 al Nanunfu, KIliliKsu, by Mni communists Chu Teb and .Milo Chin Tung, who demanded that llii.oiiii riitiHmn be paid wllhln 'hree days. The consul geuerul mid he wus making direct repre teiitii'.l.niK to the local utlthurlties it .NiineluiiiK. Kidnapin'i Case Mag lie Reopened heavy now of January, ill 10. Ho Miyn t lint the truln did nol got to Klgln tor four day und that thern wuh four feet of anow on the level ult over the valley. ' We farmoi-M," Mr. llrooka nayw, "think till ht the bout Mtorm itlnco IJJIfi liiHtiad of the wo rut storm, ('od AlrutKhty hus done more for the fiirineiH by uondinK thin Htorm than Hoovor will do In hhi four year term," Crop condlttoiiA nil over L'nioit Lori AMiKLKH, Jan. 2 i AP ) complete reuiienlng of the Mc- ( 'IH'I'moii Kidnaping carte Wuh iryll Hted today its h IcKiclutlve com milcn preporvd to open Uh hear 'ng io deleiinliio the connection of hiperlor JihIko CarloH H. Hardy villi the legtil dereuxe more than wo yearn ago, of the Angehm Tern oie fuanK'dlHt. More than n score if wltueOH have been called to ewtlfy conceiiilng the jurist' e "eptance of a JJ.UOO "free will" ifterltig from Mrn. McPherHon aft er her return from the denert In June, lyi'n. (Continued on Page R) AVIATOR AND PASSENGERS ARE RESCUED Ql i;sTlt. ,IAItK HOI'S Ol-V OKKKNHBOItO, N. C. Jan. 29 (AP) -The army monoplane Qiien llun Mark hopped off toduy fur Hulling Held, Washington, HAIJ-; l.AKK CITY, L'tuh. Jan. M (AIM Pilot Kiunk Unrber, of the Boeing Air Tra import, und his two puiMengertt, forced down In tho Know 35 miles 'north und eaat nt Hlko. Nev.. were fnied by a par ty of rant hern thin morning, wild a radio meHmtgo received by Boe ing orflclalH here. Pilot Barber wuh tdiphtly Injur ed when u wing of hlu plane struck the Hide of u mountain In hl forced descent, the memage Kutd, but hlH prnwengem were uninjured. AH nut tcred froiti tuld und eApotuliftr : .