r it v
EDITION
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED I LEASED WIRE SERVICE
3k (iratw Ittuftrau
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unsettled with snows
tonight und : Tuesday,. continued
Cold. , ' '. '
VOLUME XXVII.
MKMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88
LA GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1929.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 107.
KING INTER
CONTINUES TO
GRIPjOREGON
Total Snowfall La Grande
for January Reaches ;
41 Inches
WALLOWA HIGHWAY
IS STILL CLOSED
Old Oregon Trail Open Al
though Blizzard Report
ed Near Union; Storms
in West Oregon ".;
WKATHKK l)KVKI-(lMi:.TS
Snowfall over weekend brings
lilt Grande total for January to
11 inches.
o.-V. Iiiniii'lillne (nilti held at
Wallowa Saturday night Uccausi
or siiuwstldes. . '
la Grande to Wallowa lake
highway rloM-d hy slide's;
Old brrgou Trail ptn- to
travel but blizjinl reported In
progress iK-tir In ion and Hot
l.iikc UiW aft'Timon,
llnkcr-l'tilty highway ocik1.
Game birds being fed over tlio
valley.
Know ntid cold) predicted for
tonight unit Tuesday.
Following a comparatively quiet
weekend. La O ran tie had u bit of
sunshine today and wanner weath
er, which melted snow to some ex
tent and packed It firmer in the
open. . Just before noon today the
mercury was n curing 40 above on
street t her mo met era and it wah still
climbing. The severe cold wave
predicted Saturday haa not mate
rialized yet although the minimum
last night wiih 13 above zero. At
7:30 a. in. the mercury was up to
lit above, . "
Snow over the weekend brought
the Junuury total to 41 inches. A
check of weather records - today
Kim wed that this month has al
ready tied the January, 1916 mark,
although the winter at a whole Is
not nearly severe uh the. one- I 'A
year ago, when more than 10 feet
of snow fell in La Grande. 1
The weather bureau In Portland
predicts more snow for tonight and
Tuesday with continued cold,
nilxzaifl Itoglng
The Old Oregon yTrall hlghwuy
Is open to one-way travel today, al
though a blizzard Is reported to be
raging in the vicinity of Union and
Hot Lake. The state highway to
AVatluua lake la still closed by
slides in the canyon. Oscar Cut-,
ler. division engineer, is inspecting
the slides today.
The. city street department ex
pects to put a state Biiuwplow into
operation this evening, according
to Orville Wright, superintendent.
Ills crew has been grading streets
but the snow Is so deep hi some
sections that the grader cannot be
utilized.
Itallroad Has IXrririillic
The railroad, which has escaped
most of the difficulties, had a little
trouble over the weekend up the
branchtlne. The train that loft
here Saturday morning made tho
trip to Joseph but on Its return,
had to be held at Wallowa all night
because of slides In the canyon,
which were cleared by a rotary.
1 he train arrived here early yes
terday afternoon. Another train
was made up hero Sunday morning
and made the regular trip to Jos
eph and back.
Two rotary snowplows, two dun
iers and one flnnger havo been at
work on the O.-W. in this division
during the last few days, and the
tracks have been cleared, and are
In good condition today, according
to Supt. W. II. Guild. The area
covered included the territory be
tween (ribbon and North Powder
mid the Joseph branch. The snow
on the tracks at Kamela was six
feet deep and on the hill at Telo
enset it measured three feet.
The Pendletun-PIIot Hock-Hcp-
juter road was still closed this
morning but state highway crews
hoped to have it open later today.
The liukor-Cnity road, closed dur
ing the weekend, has been cleared.
Feeding Hirds
John K. Hates, working for the
state game commission, is feeding
( hlnc.se pheasants and other game
birds on the Pierce game reserve
and finds It necessary to use snow
shoes In order to reach the feeding
grounds. Anyone knowing of birds
In the north end of the county that
need looking after should notify
Enrollment In
Schools Now At
2,284 Students
Five Per Cent Increase
Over Last ear Reveal
ed by Check of City's
Schools ;
Enrollment in Ia Grande, at the
end of the first week of the second
semester, totals 2.SM students In
the high school and the four grade
schools of the city. This is a five
per cent increase over last years
enrollment at a corresponding time,
according to a check completed by
the superintendents office.
The number of students o n
Jan. 21, lyjb. was 2.U., tucking
tile Increase this year 102. , -
La Grande High school has hud
an enrollment of 648 since the fhst
of the school year. The actual at
tencancu Is often smaller than this
figure, however. ' , '
Central litis 050.
The largest enrollment is In Cen-,
ttai sellout wlucu amounts to tiuf.
Greenwood bus an emollment oi
4U4, Uiveria 304 uud Willow loS,
liio fc tea lest increase In enroll
ment bus been snown in the higo
sciiool uud in Central. Thcie ine'
ji more students In the high school
this year than last and 52 mora In
Central. . - i
t -
The decrease Is the greatest in
niveriu, with Greenwood second
and the smallest decrease In Wit
low school according to the figures.
There are eight more boys then
girls registered in the public
schools tils year. Last year there
were 14 more girls than boys. Kor
the lust 20 yea-r the proportion of
boys and girls has varied, alternat
ing between tho two groups.
The national avt-rage foriehool
enrollment shows a greater number
of girls, Mr, Longfellow says. Sev
enty new students entered the high
school at the opening, of tho new t
semester this month nnd these I
huve been counted in on the high I
school enrollment and are likewise)
included In the figures from thej
grade schools from which they,
were graduated. The percentage of
Increase over last year, however,',
remains tne same.
I COMING HERE
V t J
iUfi if!
- I. Hurffdcrrer. Mtpiilar
fhu meter artist, humorist ami
ulnilr. Is to niMM'ar in Im raudo
Wednesday under tho nuKih4'M
of tho l4i Uraiutc 11 lit h school
student body. The cburacKH's ho
Krlrays In Ids nilKCollaiieous
pit igra ins ait? Uk Iiuiiuui, like
able tyKs that In llH'ir hiiiuor
or imtlios quickly uppitil. This
will bo tho MM'ontl lycviiiu num
ber of (ho 192H-2D mason.
SECOND LYCEUM '
ACT WEDNESDAY
Character Artist to Ap-
rear in M. E. Church
Under Auspices L. II. S.
"Talkies" to Be
Arcade Feature
Thursday, Jan. 31 j
(Continued on Page S)
Ivi:.atiii:k TOIMY
7:3 a. in. 1 above.
Miidniom: 13 above.
I Condition: partly cloudy.
Wl Allll tt VKsri:itlAY
.Maxinrim 25. fninlmiim 1-
Condition: pqrtly cloudy,
tiac-a of snow.
M LATHI It 4 AS. 2H. 192H
Msxlmuin 42. minimum 23
strove.
Condition: rain .12 of Inch.
La Grando theater .patrons will
be introduced to talking pictures t
Thursday ut the Arcade, when the J
1a Grande Theaters, Inc. will pro
sent "The Shop Worn Angel," a
Paramount "talkie" - co-starring
Nancy Carroll and Gary Cooper. In
addition to talking, there will bo
singing numbers and sound effects
. besides tho musical accompani
ment produced in the picture. '
This Initial showing, which will
continue for three days, will be
followed by "Wings" which stars
Clara How, Gary Cooper, Klchard
Arlen and Huddy Itogers. " There Is
no talking In "Wings" but sound
effects are produced. ?
- The installation. Inspection ad
justment, etc., of the equipment
has been completed ami it Is re
ported to be In first class shape.
Tho equipment, the first of this
type in Kastern Oregon, was se
cured at great expense.
The Kolstaphono directs the
sound through the screen produc
ing most realistic effect or speak
ing, singing, etc. This Is the same
method as Vitaphone, the same
discs as used on Vitaphone being
used on this machine. , .
The matinees will begin at 2
o'clock and two shows will take
place in the evening at 7 and It
o'clock. The management urges
attendance at the matinees to avoid
the evening crowd.
Later on the Pathe Sound news,
which was recently contracted, will
be a feature at the Arcade.
The theater also announces that
continuous performance will be in
augurated Feb. 8. to continue every
Kunday as long as the public gives
support to the plan.
I . .
Pay Checks Here
For Guardsmen
The quarterly pay checks for
Company K, IXtith Infantry, will Ihi
distributed tonight at the' regular
drill period. Capt. W. A. llean an
nounced tills morning. Tho checks
total about I'-M'O and represent pay
ment for drills during October.
November and December, 192R.
The tent pitching competition
between privates which was started
last week will be continued tonight.
Next .Monday the manual of arms
competition between non-com mis
sioned officers will lit held. Cush
prizes arc being offered In both
contests.
Tho program to bo given by C.
Jj. "Hurgderfer, character: artist.
.Wednesday evening at the Metho
dist church In La Grande, will be
gin promptly at 8 o'clock, It was
announced today. .
j The student body of'La Grande
( High school Is sponsoring th en
i tcruilnmont which is tho second, of
ja series of lycoum progittms to Im
hold iti La Grando this winter and
next spring.
Mr. liurgderfcr Is heralded as an
entertainer of more -than 20 years'
experience. "Featured on his pro
grain will be such classics of Jm
personatlvc . art- as 'Callin' tho
Youuguns,' wherein . an old-time
father stands at- the foot of the
stairs at S o'clock in the morning,
urging the young' folks to get up
'Remembrance' Is another gem and.
In this artistic little bit Mr. Ihirg
derfer' appears as an old gray
halrcd mother discussing a propos
ed visit back to Grigg;diys Station.'
"All of his characters are tho
human, likeable types' that. In their
humor or pnth,os, have'a strong up
peal to the folks out In front. Do
has an intimate, chatty platform
style that adds much to his popu
larity," advance notices say.
TO DEATH AT
LOSTJNE ORE
Explosion Gasoline Damp
Causes Fatal Fire in
Scott Home
SON, 9, ESCAPES
FROM RESIDENCE
Husband in Barn Doing
Chores When Accident
Occurred; Building a
Total Loss
Hv Mi's. William Wii.tans
ff)hservr Correspondent)
LOSTINU (Special) Mrs.
charlo'i Scott, about 4fi years of
age. was burned to death at her
home two milns west of this
place, Saturday evening at about
fi:30 o'clock. Mrs. Scolt was
f Miliar a gasoline lump when It
exploded, setting , fh'o to her
clothing and then to the home.
She was not able to leave the
building and was burned to
death. It was Impossible to makn
a search for tho body until after
the embers had cooled some and
by that time all that was obtain
able was the trunk, the other
parts having been burned nway.
Warren Hcott, nine-year-old son,
was able to get from the house
and run for neighbors who lived
half a mile away. Mr. Hcott was
In the barn doing tho chores ut
the time of the uccident.
Besides her husband nnd sun.
Mrs. Scott Is survived by hor
mother, Mrs. llagen, of Joseph,
and two sisters. Mrs, Kdgar Hook
of Lost ine. and .Mrs. Kdgar Mar
vin' of Joseph.
Extra Session
Problem Comes
Before Leaders
Fight With Democrats
Over Limiting Work to
Tariff Revision Held
Likely
WASHINGTON. Jim. 28 (Al
A iiH'ssoxtt faun llorlM'rt Hoover to
Irv4(lriit CooIIiIka tiHlorxliiir tlio
liivslitrnt'N naval vien anil ilony.
InjC Hlalt'iiioiitH lnftrrliitf tho rem.
trary. was iviiil to Uio M'liutu today
lv tlialriium Halo of tlio Bi'nato
naval fomnilttvc.
HOOVER AND
SMITH MAY
HAVE VISIT
President-elect Says He
i vvuuiu i5t3 xuusi .nappy
J to See Al
FORMER GOVERNOR
IS NON-COMMITTAL
TWO ItUIlXKl) IV CAN AHA
WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. 28 (Al)
A man and his wifo were burned
to death at Duck Uay, Manitoba,
Saturday when their home burned
to the ground, a special dispatch
from Winnipeg related today. ,
The victims wro a Mr. and Mrs.
Lamerand, - aged settlors. The
flames roused neighbors, who rush
ed to tho assistance of the couple,
too late, . Lamcrand's body was
found near the door. That of his
wifo was found In bed.
South America
Subject of Talk
AtM. E. Church
CLEMENTETO
SPEAK BEFORE
CLUB TUESDAY
(,'. C. Clemen'e, of La Gi untie,
will 'ho the principal speaker ut
the weekly foium of tne Union
county chain Per of commerce to-'
morrow noon ut the Sacajawe.i
I nn, according to Charles Mal
boeuf, aecrelury.
Mr. Ciemcnie will speak on the
raising of fur beating animals in
I'nlou county with partkru ur em
phasis on tho growing of musk-rats.
Name Assistant
Master of Troop
"Travellers for decades have tak
en us round and round the world but
few, If any, of them havo taken
us up and down the world, con
sequently our knowledge of South
America Is either entirely lacking
or very meagre," said Mrs. I'. A.
Maze! tine last evening, before a
very appreciative and fascinated
nndienee at the Methodist church,
j "The. trip of President -elect Her
bert Hoover has done much to
a waken a recent and lively Inter
, est Jn tho -great continent," Mrs.
'llpxefllne tcnntlnued. as she, spoko
In detail of the immensity of thn
Soiilh American countries, of their
'wealth, and of their need for the
rivillKlng and chrtstlanlzhtg Influ
ence of the church of Je.Hiis (.Mir 1st.
Mrs. Ilaxeltiue was born In Peru,
tne daughter of pioneer mission
aries, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wood,
who went out In 1K?0, making the
trip on a sailing vessel, six mouths
having heen required for the trip
which Is now made In a few days
at. the most. The story of (heir
hardships, even to persecution,
reads like a story from the most
; thrilling book, yet the story of the
! growth of the Work, from the tin
' lest beginning to a work now of
WASHINGTON.' Jan. 38 (AD;
Herbert Hoover is going to bump
Into a fight with the democrats on'
his proposal to limit the Intended
extra session of tho new congress
this spring to tho consideration or
tariff and farm legislation.
Senator Itobinson of Arkumtav. '
the democratic leader, sounded the
var cry today with a declaration
ajruinst the president -elect's pro
posal which he terms unconstitu
tional. I
Itohlnsoir I Vwit Ion. I
"There ore many things on'
which legislation will be needed if
tho extra session Is called," said1
Senator Itobinson, "und certainly
there is no constitutional method
by which tho senate can be limited
In tho excrclso of Its legislative du
ties." However, republican leaders are
looking confidently to the power
of an overwhelming majority in tho
house to carry out the limitation
scheme It Is conceded that If the
house republican leaders finally de
cide only to organise the necessary
committees for consideration of tho
tariff und farm relief that no oth
er legislation can ho put through
thero. Republicans will have u
majority of almost 1U0 In tho
house.
House Hold Powtw.
T senate can go ahead and
pass ull the bills It wants In tho
extra session but, If the house ma
jority refuses to consider them
they cannot become law, Hou4
leaders do not intend to consider
unytUing but turlff and farm relief
In deference to'the wishes express
ed by Mr, Hoover In his confer
vw$kiftor4htii m.nj;h. 7, j4
iio' '. iloovor . ttdmlnlstrniton'H
scheme 1 can bo upset only by U
coalition of democrats with a
healthy size block of repuhllmn
votes In the house. House dciuo
c.iuts aro giiaglng the prospects but
thulr hopu Is faint.
Secretary Wilbur recommended
today to congress that it create a
tfi.ijoo.noo naval uirshlp 'base on
the Pacific coast. The secretary
suggested tin initial appi opriuUoti
or $2,uon,0iMi to start the work.
Itesumc Tnrirf llnnriiiif.
Resuming consideration or agri
cultural tariffs, tlio house ways aid
means committee today heard fur
ther pleas ror chunges In duties oil
vegetables. .
Representative 1-Icrcy, republi
can, Maine, urged uu increase In
the duty on white potatoes from
fid cunts to $1 a hundred pounds.
The advantage of huvlng ' lower
freight lates anil cheaper costs of
production In Canada should be
equalized for the American pro
ducer In tho north und west, Iter
sey said. v f
Objects to Newspaper
Men "Pestering" Him
While He Is Vacation
ing in Florida
MIAMI URACIL Kill'!, Jan. 28
(AP) Prosldont-eluct Hoover wild
today he would bo "most happy"
to see Kormer Governor Alfred K.
Smith, who is spending part of his
vacation time ut Coral Gables, only
a short dlstnncn from tho Hoovdr
home on Hollo Isle.
Mr. Hoover's sttnement, mudo In
reply to a question from a news
paper correspondent, follows:
"Hy all means I iihoutd bo glad
If Governor Smith has time to
call. I should be most happy to
soo him."
Smith oti.Vtmmlial
Advised of Mr. Hoover's state
ment by telephone, the former New
York governor said he hud not
statement to make.
"Will you see Mr. Hoover," ho
was. asked. . ,
"I said there was no slatement,"
the democratic leader replied. Ho
added that ho was Interested, but
that ho was In Klorlda for a vaca
tion and objocted to newspaper
correspondents continually culling
him on tho, telephone.
"I would be glad to see you men
In a group ut any time,'' ho said.
An offort to bring tho president
elect und Mr.: Smith together
through a third party was under-,
taken today by Hamilton Wright,
press agent for- Miami, who culled
ut Hoover headquarters. This re
quest was flatly refused, advisers of'
Mr. Hoover taking the position that
they would not become, a party to
what ' thor ? termed u, "publicity
. DchloM Sniy Humor
The statement hsued by Chair
man Hrltten of tho housu naval
committee, that Ilia president-elect
Britain Ready -To
Sign Peace
Pact, Is Report
Action to Be Taken With
Dominion Governments
i Two More Powers
Approve It
LONDON. Jim. JR AI') Hlr
AuHiun Chmnhurluln, lliitlah fur
piKn Hocrctiiry, told tlio houso 'of
commonH toduy Mint thn Ui-IMhIi
irovormncnt proposes to deposit ita
rutiriciitlon of tlio KoIIukk pact hh
noon as1 tlio Dominion Rovornmonts
uro4n n position to do llkowlsn. .
j Coiiinuinder Joseph M. Ken
! worthy, Inborlts meniuer for Hull.
' linked if Hlr Austen wtut awaro that
thero wiro certuin criticisms levol
' led at him uhout tho reservations
I attached" to tho pact.
Hlr Austen said spoclrlc ratirtca
!tlon by parliuinent was unnecessary
since opinion in both houses from
th first lius been so strongly In
favor of tho pact.
I' C'AI'KTOWN SKJXS TltMTY
'Al'KTOWN. tlnlon of South
Africa. Jun. S8 (Al') Tho houso
t of assembly of tho Union of Af
rica today ratified the Kollogg pact.
IT fi()SI,AVIA AWKPTS
HKI.dlt Alu:. Jugoslavia, Jun, 88
(Al) Acting on tlio recommenda
tion of tho foreign minister, King
AleKiuiiler of Jugoslavia haa signed
tho Kellogg puct for renunciation
of war. . , '
(Contlnuod on Pago 6)
KLAMATH RANGE
RIDER ACQUITTED
Man, GO, Freed of Murder
Charge; Unwritten Law
Enters Trial
Uyrd Finds New
Island In South
NKW YORK. .Ian .2H (Al')
Commander Hie hard K. Kyrd In
a flight over King lOdwurd VII
lnnl yesterday dfstruvered a new
island and 14 peaks, according
to a radio message from the
Uyrd south pole expedition copy
righted by the New York Times
and the Ht. Iotifs Iost-IHspatch.
KLAMATH VAIAM. Ore., Jun. 38
(Al) William Thomason, 110
yearold weather-beaten rango
rider, was free today. Htitiirday
night u Jury iuur liciull(ed him
of charges on murder or Veiny
Pearson, Klamath reservation In
dian, The plea of the unwritten Ihw,
of a woman's honor, entered (ni
matlcally lido the heiirlug when
Klva Tice, Ml-yar-otd Indian
maiden, took tho witness stand In
Thomasnn's defense. Klva, a ward
of Thomason, testified Pearson,
lion Juan of the Ited Men on the
reservation, had made , Improper
udvjinees toward her and that these
advances wore miiilo with such reg
ularity that Kho lived In fear of
1'esrson.
, Thomason shot Peuruii to dejiih
on the main street of Chlloquln on
I the night of Nov. '11.
j The Jury: was out about four
hours.
Boy Robber, 17,
Shot to Death
By Store Owner
T'OllTLAND. Ore., Jan. 3S (AP)
Tho body of a 17-yoar-old boy
lay In tho morguo horo today tho
victim of a revolver in tho hands
If the man he sought to rob.
Knur other luds wore In Jn It,
nwalting whatever charges were to
lis placed against them. They were
.captured arter their comrado hud
been mortally wounded.
Oscur J. Itnnk, IT, was killed
when tho flva boys were attempt
ing to break Into a store at Marlon,
t'lackamas county, uftor midnight
Hundny morning.
Louis Nelson, 17; Hint Hurr, 1R;
:Hnm .HelMirl,. hi, und..Ue,orgo l.'ur
viii', IT, lire In Jul I. Alt IIVo lit
rorlland, .
Ah the boys wcro robbing tho
store, Harvey Qlbson'. and Andy
'I'ucUer, his son-ln-lavv, heard tho
noise and appeared on tholr porch
nearby. After shouting to tho
youths, both men opened flro in
tending to shoot the tires from tho
two automobiles which the toys
had stolen und In which they in
tended to muko their getaway.
Onu of the bullets struck young
Hunk, fatally wounding him,
BATTLE SNOW
JO-FEET DEEP
TO SAVE GIRL
(Continued on j'ago R)
City Bonds Given
Approval Today
An approving opinion on the
$1,H27.7 Issue of city Improve
ment bonds, which were sold to
Carl K. M'lson. of Kalem, hurt. Wed
nesday night, was received today,
according to J. E. 8 1 earns, city re
corder. Thr bonds will be mint to 8slm
lal?r toduy, Ac said.
W. II. Itogers bus be n named
asslslatil scout master of Hoy
Scout ti oop No. 1 6. M r. itogers
will take the place of tlio l-v. P..
I.. Putnam who has been trans
ferred to u place on tho scout com
mittee. IeMile While is scout muster of
troop No. if. The meeting day
of tho grojp has been changed
from Wednesday to Tuesday nights
and the group will meet tomorrow
night at 7:30 o'clock at the Chris
tian church, Mr. White announces.
I Turkey Feed Set
I For This Evening
A turkey feed Is to be held In
night by the Knights of Pythias
and the Pytbbin Sisters' bidges of
I.a ftrsnde. The dinner will take
phice ut the K. P. hall, and all
members are Invited to attend. No
charge will bp made. It Is announc
ed. Members arc urge! to bring
prospective members with them.
Hurley Htonekfng Is In charge of
arrangements fir the knights, und
More Than 10 Feet of Snow Fell
; Here During the Winter of 1915-16
Mrs. II. W. Ililey h trhalruuin of
Keyes Case Near
Jurors This Week
l,OS ANfii:i,KH. .Ian. 2X (AP;
The opening toduy of the fourth
wwk of the bribery trie I of For
mer I hstrict Attorney Asa Keys
and bis two co-defendants, d In
closed a proem m Indlca 1 1 ng t ha I
the week probubly would see the
case put In the huuds of the jury.
K I ItoPenbrg, whom the statf
ncciiM-s of giving gifts and cush
to KVyes to obtain the dismissal
of charges brought against him
In the Julian Petroleum corpora
tion fraud cane, planned to take
the witness stand to fll hUf own
.Uory.
the sisters' committee. A program
jl to be h'dd following the dinner.
Seven New P units
In Local College
S"ven new students enrolled re
cently tn the Iji Cniude Itusines
ci-Uvup and Include the followinu:
li iv hi stiidentM. Jikf. Miller. Ttll
Ibin A thby and Mrt. Kbri; dny
students. Wllma tlaskMI, -Oorfs
French. Mrs. Ktbel McXallen nnd
Mrs. Wayman Srott.
One of the students at the .ctd
lege, Ina Muilenburg. has ben
snowbound In her country home
near It CJrande f'r more than a
week and hss been unable to at
tend her clasit.
I'urlug thi! last soveriil days
in fact since the snow here
reached the two-foot mark
much has been heurd about the
winter of ltH.1-if when tho "big
snows" cunie.
Over the weekend the tolsl
snowfall- for January, Ihls yesr,
reached 41 inches, and an In
quiring reporter decided to
search the official records and
find out Just how January, 1 111 ft,
compared with this month.
41 IiicImh In damiury, Jttlfl
On cheeking over the records
for January, i'Jlfi he found flint
only 41 Inches of snow fell thut
mouth, the same as during the
sit ine period this year.
Put that wasn't all that he
' found!
. .
j Cothg a lfl(l farther In erh
j direction, he found thut during
I February. IHK. a ttital of 3U
I inches f.tl and thai In the form
i of a nightcap three more inches
were chiilked uo In March, HOI.
; In december, lv)5, the snow to
taled 21 Inches and in Novem
ber. 1 inehfMl fell.
3 lorn Tluin 10 F-e4 of Know
Although the 192V January Is
even with the IIO Jantiary, the
winter of 1 91 S-lfl Isn't In th
ejune class with the pr.nt oue.
Consider: Ho fur this winter only
nbotit four feet of snow hss been
measured. Imrlug the months of
November, December and Jantt
nry, in MHfi-ltl, a totnl of 80'
Inches, or more than six nnd a
half feet of snow, hud been
measured. And then emne Feb
ruary nnd March with three and
u half feet more.
The total mow during that
record -bi'cn king winter wits
Inches, which figrrd In
feet, represents more thun 1 0
feet !
Also, the snow that fell In De
cember, l!lfj, whs luiieh in evi
dence when Junuory slarleil, and
before the ntnn'.h had ended,
around four feet or more . wux
pHcked over tlii- vnHey. The first
flvs days id February, I!iDI, itdd
ed nearly two feet to the toial.
and none of tin- five fc-t f'liiiifl
the lempeiMtur above lb freez
ing point, which nieitos I ft it t the
snow did not melt much until
later.
.
Tlie wlntt.tr ut Di'iO-ai was
fulrly hard, the reccirds showing
that during December. January
and Februury 6o indies ut
snow fell, but compared with the
year 115-16. it was hardly inure
than a flurry
COTTONWOOD, Ida., Jan, 2.8
(AP) A small band of cowboys
and stockmen pushed their way
back homo through 10-foot snow
drifts confident today that Narde
Aram, II -year-old daughter of
"their friend, Jim Aram, would ro
jcovor her health.
J Frl'biy this group of cowboys
struggled through a blizzard and
drifted snow, driving a baud of
horses ahead of them to get Nar
' do to a hospital here for an oper
ation for iieute appondfcltls. Tho
horses, all that could he found on
farms In 'Ibis sparsely settled
mountain country, served as a snow
plow that cleared a path for tho
slch'h currying the little girl. '
I Narelo was stricken Thursday
'morning. Her rather bundled her
in a closed sleigh and set out for
this town, which is 3d miles from
the Aram ranch. After battling
.drifts all day, the father and the
girl were forced to turn back. That
night hn called on his friends by
jtelophoiie. They came, bringing a
; largo band of horses with them.
They reached Cottonwood Friday
night and the operation was per
formed Kitturilay morning.
At the Cottonwood general hos-
I EfKf ATIIPE
liLiUlJidllUlUi
OPENS THIRD
WEEK TODAY
Free-for-all Oratory Pre-
dieted With Several
Major Bills Looming
TAX MEASURES ARE
NEARLY ALL FILED
Phone Hearing Is Set for
Tuesday; Kiddle's Auto
License Fee Bill Hear
ing Is Near ;
8 A I.EM. Ore.. Jan. ! (AD
Tha Oregon legislature today opens
the third weok. of Its 55th session,
and the last for the unrestrained
presentation of bills, with enough
fomenting discord already In tha
hopper to provide, a constant dis
play of fireworks for the remain
der of the session, and with more :
explosive subject matter yet to be
loosed. '''j '
Today la expected to sea the In. ;:
troduetlnn of the last of the scrim
of tax reduction, redistribution and :
restriction measures prepared by
the special property tax relief com
mission. It Is the excise tax on
banks and all other corporations
with the exception of publlo utili
ties, upon which the state already
levies assessments,. The commls
alon's bills already Introduced pro
vide for tho centralisation and
eouallsatlon of assessments, uni
form accounting and auditing, re
organisation of taxing units as In
dicated In the bill to establish road
districts on a county-wide plan,
and the restriction of local bond
ing and tax levying powers.
Iluldlng liHMmut Tax lull
Tho companion bill to them all,
the Income tax measure, will be
held to tha very last because of Ha
highly controversial natui-t and
muy not come In as a commute
m nl U 1- nM.u lnrfl..lof1
I Sharp division upon tha Income
(tax question Is rampant among the
leRlHlnlors,1 and the proponents of
...... ..... .,Vutlnn -., an ,11-
)vldd Irt'tho hintttr of what form
an Income tax moaaure should tako
as to make It difficult for them lo
I agree upon any form, . Jiaders In
uoin nouses simuipaio mm ' lit.
less than four or . five tnuome laic
bills will be presented before tho
session Is over, but predict that If
any gets as fur as onsctment It
will bin much-Jumblod compro
mise ant that will be killed by the
people, to Whom it must bo referr
ed. . i '
Hiartlng Ihls evening with the
public heiirlng on Henator Balley'a
Mil to repeal tho IBI!7 net author
ising the stato board of control tn
borrow money from the trust funds
of tho Industrial Accident commis
sion for tho construction of a state '
orrice building here, the week pro
mises to be one of free-for-all ora
tory. Industrial contributors to
sponsor Henutor Baileys repeal
the accident commission fund will
nicnsuro tonight, and It will be
fought by T. H. Kay, stato treiui
urer, and other officials- on the
ground of necessity and economy.
They point out that tho stato is now
paying out thousands or dollar
monthly In rentals for orflco apace
for deiini'tnients and bureaus that
cunnot L-e accommodated In tho
Inadequate and congested state
bulldlnga,
I'Ikhmj Hearing Tnemlay.
Tuemlpy evening the telephone
and utllltlea lobby will have Its In
ning when the ljunne memorial re
questing congress to Institute a na
tionwide Investigation of tho rotes
and practices of the telephone mo
nopoly comes up for public hear
ing before tho senute commitleo on
resolutions. The Dunne memorial
grows out or the report of the spe
cial legislative committee named
two years ago to Inquire Into the
I Continued on Page sV
pthll Kiimlny nltiich" reported thut
Niircle's condition wns "very aood."
Chicago Police
Arrest 3,000 More
CHICAGO, .bin. I'H (AP) The
second cleanoul the crooks drive f
within a week did not result In as J
many arreKis as the nrst. mil was
followed by six identifications of
robbers and the partial Identifica
tion of a seventh.
pprnbuati ly three thoiVutnd
persons wi re a treated nti police
squads sciiiped the entire city over
thi- weekend.
A muiked decline In crime was
noted by police duriptc the week.
I'OKTI.ANI, On. .bin. tH AP)
- -Antbc result of police raids con
dueled over the week end, Iftft men
were under arrest today on charges
tanging from vauraiicy to gambling
and por:eMlon of liquor.
MAItKIKM IN .Mil
I'OUTI.ANO. Ore,. Jan. UH (AC)
Kaith In tile man she loves led
pretty l.orettn M. At organ. 23, of
Heat lie. to a cell In the county jail
here, where, stio married Charles
(luettcl. A2. charged with oMulning
piur.ey under fuluc prctt-nacs
MAIL AVIATOR, .
PASSENGERS
ARE RESCUED
HALT I.AUI-: CITY, Jan. HI
(AP) l rank Uarber, Oakland.
California, pilot of a Boeing air
transport piano which was wrecked
In the Ituby mountain wilds of
Nevada Inst ; Thursday regained
consclousnesn for the first tlim
since the accident this morning in
a Knit Ijiko huspltat
llarber suffered concussion of
tho brain and was marooned with
1.. J. 1'fltiuger, San Kranctsco archi
tect, und A. 1; Ames, of Camden,
.Maine, in tha piano after It 'Crash
ed In Hecret Pass. 46 miles east of
Klko, Nevada. A rescue party
reached them early Saturday morn
ing. Pfluegcr and Ames, who were en
route to Halt .(.alio, arrived here
by train with Uarlwr early yester
day morning and left last night fcr
their homes. They said Harbor
atruck his head on the cockpit of
the plane when It crushed Into tho
pass. The pilot sat unconscious
at tho controls until tho rescue
party arrived.
The three men were nearly froaer
to death and were wit nout food
They had no wator and quenched
tbeir thirst by cutlntC vauw.