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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE
THK WEATHKH
OltKOON: Fair in the eaM and
unsettled west portion tonight and
Thursday with rains Thursday In
tho southwest portion and atonif
the const, continued cold.
I VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1929,
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 109.
SNOWKING'S
CRIP BROKEN
OVER VALLEY
downfall Pauses, at Least
Temporarily, Following
Blizzard Tuesday
HIGHWAY REPORTED
IN BETTER SHAPE
Grange Official
Tells Of Market
For Farm Crops
J. C. Farmer, of Newbury,
N. H., Visits La Grande
Likes Hoover's Farrh
Aid Plans
The recent construction of u new
terminal produce . inurket In Bos
ton, Mass., for the receiving- and
distributing of western- produce. Is
indicative of the importance of
western farm products to the east
ern section of the United States, ac
cording to-J. C. Karmor, of South
j Road tO WallOWa IS OUirtlonul granite. Mr. Farmer, is In Im
.-Closed;. Cold and Clear,-- iT." m every ,.',
TOreCast IOr lOnignt In New Kngland Is produced there
jXIKl XOmOllUW - tHbw consumed in New Kngland
1 : re grown ut home, Mr, Farmer
Tho Himw king lost a point In Bays.
Iai (1 run do today and Old Sol beam- one of the great differences he
ed doYrn; on the city at Interval., tween farming conditions In New
brlnglng the temiiemturc some- : England and In thevest Is that of
what higher than usual. Also, the marketing. In the east the source
V 'uitltind weather forecaster pre-
diets fair and cold weather for to
ft night and tomorrow, hinting that
t possibly I-a Grande won't have any
more snow until February.
f . Satisfied that the present one-
9 month record was enough of an
of supply la always close tit large
' cities while in the west markets
Iure ut great distances, he says.
So Alfalfa In Has
Alfalfa Is one of the great west
ern farm products while the crop
is noi grown succossiuiiy in me
effort, the snow king left here yes-" , oasu Farm land In the west Is
torday after a puff of bltixurd ear- . level nnd not rocky as a rule, while
y in the afternoon and the weath-Jthe same is not trtio generally of
x-'ttirying, pouc
er office finds that the snow dur
ing the lust 24 hours was only a
"trace."
CoMcr Ust Night
Tho temperature was colder last
night, dropping to u minimum of
9 above and only gaining one de
gree by 7:30 this morning. The
pause in the snow has given the
city crews a chance to get the
streets In better shape for travel
and the state highway crews have
also profited. 1 Today It Is reported
that the Old Oregon Trail highway
is in better shape than for several
days, although tho road to Wallowa
Is still blocked by slides.
eastern farm land.
try raising and apple growing are
Ihreo of the principal farm indus
tries In New Hampshire, Mr. Farm
er says.
The national grange Is apprecia
tive of Air. Hoover's act in planning
to call a special session of con-
jgress to consider farm relief. Mr.
Farmer averrs. "Farming condi
tions are of vital importance In the
nation. It Is the biggest single in
dustry. NwhI for Aid Groat
J The need for farm relief Mr.
j Farmer finds great In all sections
I of the country. In Maine, for ex
j ample, tho potato growers are suf-
-faring from low prices. In the
COI.I lilllNGS F AMINE southern stutes. the peanut grow-
SKATrLE, Jan. 30 (AF) Cold era are having to complete with the
nnd snow which continued to hold Jjumn groweni who cun employ
the Pacific Northwest today have cie)(p labor.
orougnt inree. imi..e m w.uts.y , .AmeriC(m markets should be
American farmors first,- We
l.nllnun I ti ..i.rf fi.r- nil r.f .i...'f
Kesidents oi uossiunu uiy in f(p none. he HHerteil. "First, we
Central Hrltlsh Columbia hacked lnt tm.,ff adju8tn)entH so thl(t it
their way into adjacent creeks furw prot(lt.t th(i furm people.1 Sec
their wuter supply when the reser-lon(J by tne use Qf the BranKe de
i sciiuiiited sections ot the region iTur
,4' of water, fuel and cattle fodder. j))Cc
SEITZWINS
CONTRACT ON
fflGHWAYJOB
Bid of $20,507 on La
Gi'ande-Hilgard Section
Project Is Accepted
Judge Hardy Is
Questioned On
McPherson Case
Defendant in Impeach
ment Hearing Testifies
. of His Relations With
Angelus Temple
STATE PLANS BIG
OILING PROGRAM .
I.OS ANGBl.KS. Jun. 311 (Al)
A short distance from where' her
white rolled choir yesterday suntr
hymns In a mighty chorus of ex
nltutlon, Mrs. Ainiee Sample Mi:
l'horson. spiritual leader of Anse
lus temple, today prepare! to hear
testimony concerninK her $2, MM
Total of $1,225,000 to Be;
Judge Carlos 8. Hardy. That check,
SllPIlfc for OilinOT. Re- Bl,e testified, was not a part of the
Hardy who Is fared with Im
peachment charges for accept I ut
the "love offering" told tho
la live committee, that his int
In the work of tho famous ova
list was uttrlbutable -to his
sponse to the evangelical type of
picaching." He heard Mrs. 'Mc
pherson In l'i23, ho said, and hl:i
Interest gradually increased until
ho consented . lo st unofficially
with the board and ndvlso , on
church matters. .
"I saw a tremendous number of
people at Angotus 'temple," the jur
ist said, "of the cless I felt I could
work with, and I felt 1 would like
responsive tp the evangelical typo
i
pairing1 and Resurfac-i
ing of Highways
PORTLAND. Jan. 30 (AP) A
lengthy and costly road oiling pro
gram for this year was adopted by
the OYcgon state highway commis
sion here late yesterday at its regu
lar monthly session. Tho 'pro
gram calls for an expenditure of
11.225.000, for oiling, repairing
and resurfacing of portions of
practically all important highways
of Oregon.'
Four contracts were let for sup
plying approximately one hundred
thousand cubic yards of crushed
rock for road repulr work. These to take part. I have ulways be.
contracts wore let as follows:
For Baker-Pleasant Valley sec
tion of Old Oregon Trail, 147,914,
to Joslin & McCalllster.
KclU (ieis Contract
Hllgard-Ia Grando section of Old
Oregon Trail. $20,57, to Clyde. It.
SeltB. , .
The Dalles-John Day section or Tno flrHt riro ,n HeVeral days In
t ommma nivor nignway. Grando occurred al 4:20 p'cloek .
to H. K. Srhmcer & Company. thllI mornlng when the department
Missouri Bend on Alsea highway, truok WIia cled to the jnc.k Uush
111.266, to Meyes & Company. M hoKO tno n)loy juat off Hpl.UP0
The commission hopes approxl- Htreet near S avenue. It was Im-,
mately $250,000 of tho sum neces- m,SHible to save the building, Fire
sary for maintuinanco of slate chief C T. Lindsay reports, but
highways will he provldod from three other buildings, which wore
federal aid funds, with the state Mr.mchPd bv the flames wero saved
from destruction. It Is estimated
that the loXs will he about $100.
There was no Insurance. The cause
is unknown. ,
, The recall was sounded at 5:45
o'clock, i
1 MUSIC BRINGS ROMANCE I
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Wallula Cut-Off
Is Approved By
U.S. Department
Statement Issued Declar
ing Proposed Route Is
Eligible to Receive Fed
eral Aid
(Continued on Page Klght)
Small House Burns;
J A roiiuitHM' of the Chltvigii 'lvle OiH'iti coiiimny ha flomkml
with the marriage or llciiry WVbx'r (uinr h'ft) and Marlon Clalro
(lOHVk' ilghl).
Save Three others No Diseases In
La Grande Now ;
Diphtheria Over
making up thc difference.
Contracts for the construction of
three bridges were let by tho com
mission. These contracts Included:
Bridge over Gate creek "at Vlda
on the McKonzie highway, $17,012,
awarded to Klgdon Hrotheis.
i i anyon .civck ortdgo on I'acirir
'highway, $2,0li2, to itigdun Itroth-
ers.
Iiillu( Held t p
Piidgn over AlcKenzle river.
$40,!2O, to Northwcat Construction
(Continued on Page 5)
Church Council
Organized For
' Coming Season
voir and niiilna irozc. a waiur ut- i,.,,,,,. ... hiiinlle thn hutiiIuh
livery system wus bclni? Hmtltuted uluclIi seulonul surpluses couftl
for line until warm weather thuws I
out the system.
ShuttlnK down ot a score of mills
unit IokkIiik camiis in Grays Har
lior. Western WasliliiKton, has cre
ated a crisis in hundreds of homes
that cannot find fuel. Tho hills,
which furnish almost all the fuel
of the district, have exhausted their
Ktipiilles. while the scant hundrul of
coal dealers have many more or
ders than they can meet. To add
to their troubles, nearly 5000 men.
have been thrown out of work In
the county by the Indefinite closing
of the mills anil camps.
Cowboys on two ranches In the
upper Snake and Salmon river
countries of Idaho were preparing
to set out on n llirce-duy trek to
the lowlands wilh cattle which are
fudnK starvation. Ueep snows havo
covered the grazing lands ot 800
cuttle on the two ranches and win
Tr feed supplies urc biflinj rapidly
dissipated. The cowboys will drive
all the available hordes ahead of
(Continued on Tago G)
MHS. RUNYAN
LAW TO REST
IN BAKER, ORE.
Mrs. Charles Itunyan. or 1-a
Grande, who died at Huuer yes
tirduy morning, was laid to rest In
that city this afternoon, following
f.ineral services In the Itaker Pres
byterian church at 2 o'clock. Dr.
Janus rrasor officiated. Murial
wus in the Mt. Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Itunyan. a well known resi
dent of this city, was born In Iluk
er Aug. 27, 1X84, and lived prac
tically all of her life in Haker and
Iji Grande. She left here Hbout u
week before her death to be with
her slrtter, Mrs. N. A. Muegge, In
Maker.
Hhe Is survived by her husband,
a son William, and a daughter,
jnnttM. of l-a Orande; her father,
J. II. Cavtn and five si.tem, Mrs.
K. K. Savage. Mrs. V. K. Warfel.
l rv. Mti"Cfr'. Mrs. Chnrles Shetton
and Miss Minnie Oivin. all of Bak
er, and a brother, Itobert t'avln, of
MesJi. Ar!s.
The lngllsh Lutheran church
council, in a meeting held last eve
ning, organized for the coming
year and made plans for the cam
paign to start Feb. 10 to pay off
tho indebtedness. The pastor, the
Hov. lA-lf 11. Awes, and his con
gregation, will be assisted In tlv:
campaign by the itev. V. li. Urinli
inun, ot Portland.
The following officers were elect
ed last night: Walter Pohrman,
secretary;. I1' rank Wurl, financial
secretary; N. Nelson, Krcd Pohr
man, and Jim Schilling, member
of board of trustees. The pastor
is permanent chairman of .. the
council and Mr. .Schilling was des
ignated as vice chairman. The of
fice of treasurer Is for two year.-,
and Mr. Wurl is now starting his
second year In office.
A: A. Hendricks To
Attend Club Meet
(Continued on VKn 8.)
LA GRANDE HIGH
TO PLAY BUCKS
Basketball Team Goes to
Pendleton Friday, Wal-
Iowa Here Saturday
Tonight at 8 o'clock, A. A. Hen
dricks, president of the Union Pa
cific Hystem Athletic league, nnd
,V. P. White, O.-W. unit athletic
director, will be guests at u meeting
of tho local athletic club. , . t
' "We are exnectlng a larire at
tendance as these men have Impor
tant Information to give concerning
the athletic league," says Jimmy
Itoscnbuum, one of tho officers of
tho local organization.
' Tho health conditions In Iji
Grande sre better now than
they have been duilng tho last
few months. There ure no seri
ous contagious diseases In this
city and the Influenza, epidem
ic, which raged for several
weeks, has definitely subsided,
according to tho city heaiin
office
There aro no homes In l.a
,Crnin4.'tlpiter : uuaruj)ino t ..f o.
flipMiiiaritt, smuripux or sear
let fever A dlphlherlu ttnr
antlne at Urn .1. H. fotrson ri'.il
dnce at 101)5 W avenue was
releused by tho police, this
morning.
NORTHCOTT WILL
GIVE TESTIMONY
)
WASH 1NQTON.; Jail. 90 (AP)
Tho Department or Agriculture ban
uotlt'ieU Representative Hummerj,
republican. Washington, that It is
ruvorably disposed toward tho con
struction of the proposed Wallulu
cut orr hlKhway ixlendinR from
Wallula, Wash., to llmutillu, Ore.
Mummers said the hlKhwuy would
follow the south ;bank of the Co
lumbia river and would shorten the
distance between Rpokune, Walla
Walla and all of the easturn por
tion of Washington to Portland and
ail points Houthwcst by about 36
miles. Having been Informed that
Oregon did not vlewr with favor lis
proportion of tho proposed con
struction of the project, Bummers
discussed the matter with Depart
ment of Agriculture officials, who
Issued a statement declaring tho
route was eligible to rocotvo feder
al aid.
APPKOVKS l'l-A.V
WAHWNU'I'ON, Jnn. 80 (AP)
The houso Hulea Committee today
approved a plan for sending the
deficiency appropriation bill, with
the controversial prohibition and
tax tefund amendments, to confer
ence for tho purpose of smoothing
out differences between tho houso
and ncnato. - r-
After the eomniltteo decided on
this course, ltepresontatlve Tllsou
of Connecticut,, republican house
j leader, nald tho question probably
would be taken up In tha houso to
morrow and that while ordlmirlly
womu oe iiumeu 10 one
LEGISLATIVE
BATTLE LIE
ESMISie
Introduction of Two Re
solutions Aimed at the
Highway Commission
POWER OF BOARD
HELD AT STAKE
Six New Bills Added to
Business of House To
day; Senate Favors
Deschutes Project
KAI.KM, Ore.. Jan. SO (AP) Ttxj
promised battlo of battle In tlita
session of ilio legtslaturp, lliat otot
the revolutlnnarr and hbjtily con
trovcralnl rrcomincwlatloa of llw
Htnto imterty tax rdtef commis
sion, will be Introduced with the
preliminary eniuuurs . of shots
Thursday evening before the Joint
aKHtMsineut and taxation couunlt
toes, Iteprcscniatlvo Carkln an
nounonl today.
I debate
Defendant in Murder Tri- tt lonBOr
al in California Pleased i Tho riuesttcn was sent to tho
With Father ' -jUul Cominlttcc yesterday ufto"
I'tho house had Involved Itself In a
parliamentary tangle,- 1
; , Mellon lleriistw .Money.
.Tun. SO fAPl CvniK NorlhMltt (lo- t .. . .
clared fr(.m tl.n witness stand to-,;..,.,..,,. ilhonv of . hol. tiiolr Idea. In resolution form, tho
day that hn had been mentally.. DDronrl ltion - ( 'otnn,ito todavloonl"""lng ,or an ultlmtun to
Inllmlrf,,!,,,!" HnHnir niollotilnir Ar!r"PllonH 1-OmmiUae . touay -ommiio- to Issue hnnds ud lo
RAl.KM, Ore., Jan. u CAP)- Tho
battle lines along which ono of tho
major engagements of the legisla
tive cuinpatgn la to bo fought out
tre - definitely established her
'with Introduction In tha tena'ta or
two resolutions directed at the stats
highway commission and Its po
licies of road construction, in tho
opinion of close legislative obser
vers and leaders of the two houses.
The question at Issue la whether
or not the legislature Is to adopt
a stand of dictating matters of
policy nnd procedure to the high
way commission, or content Itself
with devising means of supplying
tho rovenuo for highway activities
formulated from tho1 standpoint of
engineering Judgement alone.
. Contending for policies of dicta
tion In varlng degrees Senator Hall
and Sonator Bell have submitted
tiiolr Ideas In resolution form, tho
i
1
regarding alleged boy murders "tod his opinion that the pro-; tha oon.tutional limitation and
.'SWWIWhMIsi proceeds bo utilised In oo.n-
jart Northern!., Tlie Iiuiinlilation, , ' , pioting construction Of the roads
ll.o R1-v,mi.:..l.i miin ailflnil. was .would not' ucooihpllsh Iho puiposo on ,ho stain hlahwuv nroeram hm
he
M.I. A. Tourney
To Open Monday;
5 Teams Enter
Orders Placed
For Furniture
At School Meet
At u meeting of thc school board
litHt niKht orders were placed for
two jiuno mid for 302 opertt chuira
to replace Hlmllur equipment de-Hti-oyed
In the fire which' damaged
the Im Grande High school building
several month! fto.
Ordem were placed for the pur
chuse of two Kru nd pla nun from
the Kuftern Oregon llu.ic com
pany. One piano, u firuill grand,
will tte ued in the upKtaint munic
room In the ttchool. und the large
grand will be u?d In the auditor
turn.
The chairs will be placed in the
high school auditorium. They were
ordered from the JoRn . Orahum
comian', of Spokane, and will ar-
Jrive In Iu Grande within the next
thn-e weeks. It U expt-cted. The
Wi:.TIIKIl'TOIAYt -
-'Mt M. Ill-- l't ul'OVC.
Vlnlihiim: ! abov4-. m
Condition: partly cloudy.
i:tiii
M:iinr.im
ah(ii.
(onlition:
snow tnuM-ii,
ti vi:sti:iiiav
34. minimum
partly cloudy.
UKATlll.lt JA, 3. IKS
Maxiniuni 4H, minlinum 33
BlKIVe.
"nnltt ott rr'n .1 tt n-h.
chaim are of hardwood and are
'manufactured In the east.
Sells Interest In
C.J. Breier Store
The Jai Cirundr; High Hchool haa
ketha.ll team will play two gatneH
during the weekend. Tho flrxt will
he ut l'endleton Krldny niKht ut
7:30 o'clock and on Saturday night
at 8:30 the Tigem will meet thc
Wallowa High Hchool ((ulutct In the
L. 1. H. itecrciitional hall here. A
preliminary gurne at 7:30 o'clock
will be played by the sophomores
and Juniors.
The Ia Grande men are in good
condition. according to Couch
Halph Christie. If the roads to
1'endteton are In good ahape the
trip will be ma do by automobile,
he nays. Othcrwixe the men will go
by train.
: Pendleton has a strong team this
year, It Is said, although Jbiker
won from the Uucks In a first en
counter. Dakcr In turn defeated
Ia. Grande. Wallowa won from
the Tigers two weeks ago at Wallowa.
believed not Intentional on the (Intended
part of officers Iniotrogntlug him
llncou raged by his father's ef
fort to repudiate previous Hi a to
inonts nnd testify In his behalf
The secretary nald that under tho
to in in of the umendment the fund
would not be available for uny pur
pose except I hut of Increasing the
Gordon Htewnrt Northcott, entered personnel of the bureau of prohibl
court today with newly ' expressed lion and the hepartment of Justice,
determination to "tell a few things It could not bd used for an educu
beforo this trial Is over." itional. famputgn, ho declared, and
Will Tnko Ntaml ( leven such essential Incidental ex-
--11 riiiish re-dlreet examlna- ! ' as rent, office equipment,
0.-W. Officials In
The uihiikiI M. I. A. stake bask
cthnll loiirnaiuent will be held In
i,u Gr-tude this year on Kob. 4, d
und 7, it whs announced today, l-'lvc
ti-ji iiiji will ntiT li'lmt Wn nl and
CitU For MeetinfJ Hcrond.Wnrd of La Grande. Imb
ler. Ml. Glen ami I nlon. Tho Klrst
Ward won In l'J2H and its first de
fenni of the title will be at 7:30
o'eloek Keli. 4, with l;nlon as the
opponent. Tho second game that
evening will find Mt. Glen play-
Mis Avis Lohde.1, of Portland,
director or women's activities for
thn O.-W. railroad, and M. A. Ibeul
nail, general scale, fire and kc filia
tion Inspector, aiv In f.a (Jrande jn(f (mblc
tot ay. I hey atTenoeii a tneeiin;
held at noon at the Ku Giande ho.
tel when the 13 women employes
of the O.-W. were In attendance.
Two-Day-Old Baby
Is Called Beyond
Barbara Jean Uny, the two-dny
old baby offMi. und Air.. Forest At
Day, died at her .homo here this championship game u dunce will bo
Thn remainder of Hie schedule
rollous: Kob, ti, 7:30 p. iuM losers
vs. losers. Ia Grande Second Ward
afraliiHt one of winners. Feu. 7,
7:30 p. m., two seinl-rinal games
and championship game, winner to
receive slake clip, although perma
nent pOrWKnion of tho trophy villi
rcutiirn I hree wins,
A nominal charge will be mail"
for t he game:. Following the
nvnlmr. She was burn Jan. 21.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow 'afternoon at U o'clock at
the 8nodKrass & Zimmerman mor
tuary. Burial will take place In
the Cove cemetery.
held.
liotiald Mini will
tournament games.
referee the
Hon of daddy today." the young
Canadian whom the state is seek
ing to liimg for the slaying of
young boys said, "and then pretty
soon I'll take thn Kluud mysoir,"
His face wus wreathed In smites
for the first time sluco the break
down which sent htm to a hospital
last week, ' Just what are his plans
regarding Karah Louisa, Northcott,
his mother, returned from Han
(.juentln prison as a defense, wit
ness, he did not divulge. Mrs.
Norlhcolt Is nerving a life sentence
lor the murder of nluo-yeur-old
Walter Collins, or Gletnlale. Al
I remj nt shu Is being held In tho
Hiverrldc county jail, uwaltlng her
son's tea I! to the witness chair,
Plea-iil With Ful her
Northcott seemed Immensely
pleased wit h testimony given by
his father, although he did not
admit It to bo a complete surprise
to lilni. Cyrus NorUw-nll was on
the sinnd most or ycHtcrduy.
Cyrus Northcolt's eaihcluled faro
explained In a Millie occasionally,
and he culled bis iUextlnncr "son."
On crotts-oxHinhiution Cyrus, held
for months as a material witness
for the state, supposedly possessed
of
supplies u
could not
nd traveling expenties
be paid from it.
Genera) Booth .
Wins Point To
Retain Office
.LONDON', Jan, 30 (AP) An In
junction against the high council of
the Hulvutlon Army was granted In
chancery court today by Justleo
lOvy, preventing It from acting on
Its resolution deposing General
liramwell (tooth and electing a suc
cessor until after a further meoting
of the council at which the gonerul
will have an opportunity of being
beard.
The justice suld that a mistake
had been made in nut giving the
his case before tho council ..nl that j which' Kali l primarily In-.
,u .r .1.. .......i terestod and which Is ono of tho
proa-ram
di-slK-nuted by tho legislature and
the people. NqC one cent of iho
bond money could be utilised In
tho reconstruction, rebuilding or
relocating ot highways under the
rnsolullon.
. Hull's loltlan ;
flenutor Hnll dooa not, however,
udvocntn Issuance of thc full $12.
110(1,000 In bonds ullowablo under
tho constltullonul limitation and
for which other members of thu
leglslaluro arc contending. There
ure now about $.12.1100,000 In high
way bonds of the original Issues
oulalunadltig. Additional bonds to
tho extent of approximately $8.
000.01)0 huve boon retired and, ac
cording to hull, should not be re
Issued, lssuanco up to the con
stitutional limit would allow for
a tolul of $44,000,000, but Hull
takes tho position that tho only
Justifiable procedure ' by which
fulth could be kept with tho peo
ple would bo to add the amount of
tho retired bonds to - tho total of
tho outntandlng obligations, de
duct the result from thn $44,000..
000 pernilssutile and Issue bonds
only In the amount of the balance,
or ubout $6,000,000.
This 0. 000, 000 is slightly less
thnn tho umount engineers estim
ate would bo required for com
pletion of the Koosevett coast high-
blin could not stand.
The hlKh council prevented from
dt-pi'slng (jvnorul Jlnolh und elect
ing a successor by the Injunction
diiniaeliiK evidence against his Is making plans for a new meet-
Musical Education in City Schools
Advances Rapidly in Last Two Years :"
r yes) 01 day al
Elect Officers
Of Hank Tuesday
Iy Frances (linry i who i enter institutions of higher
Musical education of the child- learning In this and other states
ren in Ijt Grande's four grade l are admitted to membership In col
schools and in thc Im Grande High ' b-e glee clubs, orchestras and
school during the lust two years i bands, " many of them during their
has made definite progress the n
suits of which are being evidenced
locally and are recogntxed through
out this and other states.
The new music era In jk Grund';
dates back two years ago with the
reorganization of the music system
in the schools w hen W, W. Nus
baum became supervisor of music.
neiore mat urne eacn leucner in knww. ,(lW w r(.nfj IIIIJM,..
...v fs..T.,. . ik, ns a ttno (j( n0( Know how and express
instructor. Lach school had desig- .,,, ,.arn,.sl lU,Hirts lo u.urn a,
natcd one teacherthe head of mu.hl!,H anf! t.nvourwfl. As soon
Jus they are able to read mit&Jc and
... , tuy ... -,h u.. j follow Ihoy are taken Into
rexi Aprit in nponuno, w n,,
The ofrb'ors if thc La Jrande,
NatlotiH I bank were re-elected for
year at a mooting held
fternoon. A. T. Hill Is
preiddont, F. L. Meyers vice presi
dent. II. F. flooliduo cashier, and
Karl Zundel rind If. A. Kurhilck as
sfsta til cashiers.
The members or the board of di-i-eetors
were elected earlier In the
day.
hniko Into tears, but recover TiM ?lfrt?r,o A t
ms.lf to flash angry rctnrlH'1 WU Uar ' .
notary Club Today
son, sparred hfutcdly with Chief Ing at which representatives of the
Deputy District Allorriey Furlo C. genera) will be heard.
Kcdwlnc. On oiif occhmIoii he. ttl
most
cd hlmst IT to Masli angry
-at his croHM exainlner, del ween
periods of angry animation, lie sat
slumped far down In the witness j
chair, his head on his chest and .1. C. Farmer, ' national gramme
stared at Itedwine with hollow leeturer. from Houth Newbury, N.
eyeH. We dec la res he was telling If., and F. A. llazelllue, senior pro-
the truth as well jik a man could, hlbltlon Investigator from the
who "has been under a strain for Washington office), were speakers
the past several months such us ni the noon luncheon of the Hot
Incompleted roads on Ue desig
nated highway program, planed
thorft by the leglslatura several
years ago.
; (.'-oihUmiiim PdkT
Hall In support of hi resolu
tion condemns the policy of the
highway department incxpendtiu?
money on roads not designated 01
the program before tho designate!
first year.
One of thc sound id policies iiii
on which musical training is based r.
In Iji tJrande is that expressed as ttJTy (nClll DlCS
KivniK me fiiosi miming lo iro
greatest number of students."
MeinlicrshJp in orchestra, band and
glee club is unllinltei!, tlie only re-
qulrement being that the students
Those
few men are called upon to under
the
Drande hotel
A t Elgin, Oregon
JURORS FIND
MOORE (HI I LTV
try chili
today.
Itoth men gave very Interesting
talks.
i
1 K. A. Hlrvens.
: malinger of tho C. J. Dreler store
here for the last 19 years, has sol 1
! his interests In the business to the
Itrcler coniany, he announced to-
day. Mr. Ht ravens has not made
his plans for tnt future at yet.
an orchestra composed of
piec plsyed by bl?h shool stu
dents from Idaho, Oregon, Wash
ington and Moniana, Is to furnish
music for the Northwest Kupervl-
who hai Isn! sore conn-renec. rivt; iippiK-niioiin
irooi Kiuienis were win in irorn
are taken Into tlto
Jiiombcrshiii of tho luit-l t i'ti In t- tini.
Ui) sic orgaiilxutlon whb li they dettlre.
j .MHlusU IntcreMiliig
Intor.'Hiing mi-thodi are us;
I tho Krade schools tp help ihe
Ibirry f lent, well known Klgln
farmer and a resident there for the
last 4'i years, pass'd on Jan, '21,
Th body Is at the H nod grass ft
yjmriKTfitun mortuary In J-a
(irande and funeral arrumjeuieutM
will be made later.
Mr. 'lent was born In )r,1. He
Is survived by his wife, Ilessle, arid
two brothers, fine In California,
and Simon 'lent, of Klgln.
AS CHAR('dwPmlmntnAl rJirlTd
Perjury Charges"- "n1
I t''ly purchased tti
la Grande and each of the nppllca
ttons was accepted. jh (Irande Is
the only town to Im? represented In
the orchestra in the territory te
l ween I'ocntello. Ida., and The
allcs. Ore., local school officials
Oeratd K. HpenTer Is maiioger report.
of the More ut present. Oraudo High w.hool griluiitts
in
iff
rhiblron In the flrt grade. the
middle sized ones in the mlddlo
gradeH and tho almost grown tip
one In the eighth, grade to know
iniistc, because tlie more wt un-d'-rstand
music the more we ap
preciate ft," as W. W, Ntisliuum,
music director, explains lo his stu-
(CouUeuod va t vox.)
to nmi; uoitK tops
I'OI.TDAND, Ore., Jan. 30 .M'i
The city council today approved
a p"tlllon of Mayor Maker for an
appropriation of 7.KMi to provide
an additional policemen In un at
tempt to stump out a v.ave of crime
thst hss blown ipto the city on the
winds of winter.
Tj" extra police will serve tut
Z" d -yc.
I'OHTLAND. Ore., Jun. -In (Al'
A federal court Jury today re.
turned a verdNt eruivicting Hoy
.Monro, ti-rmed by police hn "the.
king of northM'St bootleggers."
Moore and flvs co-d f ndants,
also convb'iril rtond (rial on
eharS'-s of conspiring to violate
the prohlidtioti htws. The govern
ment uecusod Monro fit exli-nnlve
hi't"r op-i-nt Ions In Wash I nut on
nnd ( flagon.
The cn-d'f n.:Ln(M w t Klla-br-th
Moore, Hoy's wife; Clar. nee
Cornell, Tarry lltirl, Klwood lty
and John Andrews. The Jury rec-i
ommended lenleny In the cast! of '
Mrs, Moore and Cornell.
Moore's ball was Inrreased from
fd.iMM) to tuo.oao and his Attorney
s grsnted 2o days In which to
file an appeal. '
I, OH ANCKf.KH. Jan. 30 ( A I '
11 ling by He state of perjury
citur;eM against st h-tixt two wit
nesses wus a possibility today as
Iho trial of Former I Hstrlet At
torney Aa Keyes, lien (b'tKoff and
K. hi. Itoenborg foi alh'ged con-ipli'-y
and bribery wna being
brouirht to tx close,
DlMKct fAltornoy Huron Fids
innounce that he had ordered an
investigation and If the evidence
warranted perjury charges they
would be filed.
l'l.T OF MOON KTIjY
I'OHTI.AND, Jan. 3" AI') It
cost James C. llamlltoii $.MM and a
3-diiy suspended Jail sentence yes
terday to sell a pint of inooiishlno
w hiskey to u policeman.
fContlnued on Pago !
FLU CAUSING
MANY DEATHS
IN BRITAIN
l.ONDfiN, Jan. 10 (AP) Bl
fast, OUih?ow and Aberdeen have
become the center of the lnfiu
cmca cpfilemle In the British Isles
which has taken a number of lives.
At llelrnst undertakers reported
as many fun-
disease became
trust firm yes-
more than lot)
coffins.
Three deaths occurred In ono
lie I fust family from influenxa sinco
(Saturday, the victims being James
Jackson, aged K6 years, and Ms
sisters Mary, 77, and Jennie, -71.
Their brother Itobert, a Congrega
tional minister, died a week ago
and the sola survivor of the fam
ily. Alice Jackson. 70, la hi a hos
pital. "'
Glasgow's death rate last week
from respiratory affections wan
by far the highest in many years
with tho exception o the peak
period of January 1 22. The ftg
urcs for the past week wero 63.
per luo.ooo of population agitim
17,7 for the same period last yea .
Or a totuf of U a deaths In Glat
gow recently. 238 hav been attri
buted to Inllucnru, '