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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY TULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OKKOON: Fair tonight and Thursday hut valley foga- In west portion Thursday morning, no chungo In temperature v VOLUME XXVII MEMRER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 1929 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 335 ORANGE TEAM IS GREETED HERE TODAY Conqueror of Detroit Uni versity Back on Oregon Soil Once More. SHERWOObTcOX, GILMORE VISIT Large Group of Local People at Station Today to 'Greet Oregon State Eleven. . Tho Ori'KuuoKtitto college '"' li.ill teimi, pumiiict-or or niiKliiy University of Dolrnit In Diitrolt SiHiinliiy, wan hack on Oregon soil toiliiy. speeding tnivurd Oorviillis wliire a student body, flushed with eliitlon lit the vietory, wrs iiwnltlnR arrival. Portland. loo.' was liropurlnir for a . celebration. . Iut flriindii lind first shot ut wel coming t.liy tca,,1.;"' ' , ' This" city, foelinsr V' liaternul prld In-thB team boeause of the presence 'of several l!nlon county buyn on tlin lineup, turned out n. lnrco eruwd at th . station tills morning, to meet tho train at 1 1:25. o'clock. The train was due. curly this morning, but. wiih deluyed by tlib aerallnlen't und robbery of NO. 17 In Cheyenne, which It 'followed. In unite of the channe In time, a number or enlhusl.-J'tlc l.il (irnndo and valley people were present nt the Ciopot 'to Rreot the boys who niso . defeated- New' York . LV last yenr .in (iotlinm. ! ... ; !, , ... . Three Ix'avo Traill Here . ' Cecil Sherwood, flashy hairbaek from Iji Oninde, stopped off here this morning and will spend ThiinksBlvllu; with Ills relatives nnd 'friends. Jnek Cox, guard, and Curl Cilmnre. fullback, of Union, also got off of the train horo for the holiday at home. Howard Kerr,, formerly of. l.a tlrnnde but who moved to Portland In his Jun ior year In high school, was to stop off at The Hallos. . Tlge f.ur seti, ii fifth member of Hie team from T. C.rande. was unable to make the trip to Detroit becuuse of the illness of Ills wife. It .was a. different looking team Ibis morning Ihun last winter. The derby - huts that the' . Orunge.meii' brought buck from the motropulls after tho New York U. game were not. even supplanted tho boys were equipped as nature intended thorn to bo with .their hair waving to Ihe breeze ' However. II. was 1 the slime modest, unassuming - spirit that they brought home last year. "Yes. Cttrley and Sherwood played it wonderful game," said Cox, when naked about the skirmish. "JJo trolt surely had a tough line Ihe worst. I've ever faced." Hut he wouldn't tell how well he played, although the others were willing to sing his pralftcs. .Mid that was llio spirit ask n. player how" he performed and he would imme diately tell what tho other fellow did. Detroit Dunifolinileil . "Detroit was dumfminded," one of the men who accompanied the team said. "They couldn't under stand how a, team from far-off Oregon could humble them after their Jong string of. victories." The team was none the worse for tlio giiine, olthough tlllniore (Continued on Pngo 4) ROTARY CLUB HEARS SPEECH -BY TENNYSON Tim liotnrv club, at Its luncheon in the !a f Irando hotel todny at jnon. hud members of the play cast who are not members of the club, as guests. The a d d ress wa m given by the 31c v. M. (i. Tennystm. wlio pre sented an ai;(obiuKraphy. Thls had more thhn usual interest as be hss been knocking about the world since 1 (j yours of age. Mr. Tennyson told of his work In Ihe 1 '. S. nn vy a s ba nd ni aster and chaplain, which took him not only to muny civilized countries, but also to nviny remote places not. louched by the ordinary world traveler. It was announced that the dis trict governor wuuld be In La Orande next week and that the, club would meet, the evening of 3ec. 4. Julius Uoesch was intro duced as a new member. The dub was entertained by two exceptionally fine mustciil num bers, one of which consixtcd of rb'VPi ""lo songK by David I Natl, small hiirh sehiol boy who pbiys Ihe nkule- und sings. Alfred -Mayers, whu always pleases nnd who seems to be In greater form each time be appears, sang several selections ttt ills own accompani ment, which were well received by tho club. WKATIir.lt TfHAV 7:3i a. m. 3J tibove. .Minimum: 8 jibove. ('ndllbin: intrllv flniidv. w i :. Till; It Y KST 111 tI)A v Ma.imum o3. minimum 3 above. tonditl(n: partly cloudy, rain .02 if Im-li. r, Tiii;it ov. a;, mas .Matmum 43. minimum 35 above. Condition: rain .20 of Inch. Church Service Tonight to Open Observance Here Thanksgiving P r o g r am Also Includes Football Game Schools, Busi ness Places to Close. With the entiro nation observing Thanksgiving day tomorrow, Iji f.rande and Union county will join In thn spirit of tho- occasion both public and private. - The chief public, observance or tho holiday will take place this evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. t the Finn m, . E. church, when mi' mi vmut.iu ,,Miisirii'ii lion will sponsor a union service. Ministers who will take pnrt In clude: the Hv. jLelf IT. Awes, Lutheran; the Hev. It. L. Putnam, Christian; the Rew J. Ueorge AVnlsi. Presbyterian; the Hev. Marcus Godwin, llnptist: tho Kev. M. (1. Tennyson, ' Episcopalian mid Ihe Hev. H. I. Hanson, Island City Community church. Other pastors will also be in attendance. iicti cross offering . . p.esldes the musical number, In vocation, etc.;, an offering will be taken for the Ued Cross. Presi dent Hoover's Thanksgiving ilny proclamation will bp given by Mr. Walz, and A. W. Nelson,-chulrman of the Presidents club and presi dent of the chamber of commerce, is scheduled to give a message on behalf of the city of La Orande. A union choir, led by W. W. Nus bauni. will' nine' Mozart's '12th Mhhii," The service Is being held tonight so that congregations may be un interrupted Thursday in their family reunion, etc. A large at tendance Is anticipated. KiKitbnll (iuc nt Noon The only sports vevont In thin ills trict tomorrow win bo a Hchool pluyKround and athletic field bene-. slates that It cannot rant permls flt fnotball same, at 12 o'clock slon for a hhrh school team to play sharp, between the Tiners and a. a LpkIoh team, unless all oppon- v.lee men. This will be over in plenty of lime for the turkey as shortened periods are urobable . those in charge say. Today the schools over tho chy . alumni to play on the "old soldier" are . observing Thanksgiving day. team, and more players are neces with programs, assemblies,.' etc. jmry. Pcfore the ruling was re They are to dismiss this afternoon uelved, 34 had signed up, but now st. the regular hour, not lo con- more are necessary, and those In veno until next Monday morning, charge ask that all alumni, whelh The Knstern Oregon Normiil school . er ex-service men or not, who wish also will observo the holidays nnd to play, meet-at the high school many, of the students are expect- ing to visit at their homes during Ihe w.oekeiidv.'i:'.MJW-..iiS Business houses will be -closed, the, day will be observed ns a judicial and governmental holiday. and The Observer will issm morning paper. a Fish 'Planted' In Lakes, Rivers In . Eastern Oregon During the present yeur a total of nearly !oo,ooa fish were liber ated in I'nion, Paker and Wallowa coantlei', with the majority of this number going to the latter, which is Intersected with streams and lakes that uppeal to the angler. This was learned from a state- mnt l.-siloil by , the .HtuU" Biimi! ! commission. In L'nlon county. lan.Gnn fiKh were '"planted" and In Baker the number, was ItH.dOO. Wallowa i eeelved ft" I Most of these fish came from, ihe slate hatchery at tnlon ami were liberated under the supervision of Ii H. Bonney. soperinlendent. A total of 2ri."i 0 7,1 1 1 fish were liberated in Oregon this year... Three One-Act Plays Given By M. I. A Members . The people of Ui Orande are doorf. Three one-act plays were pre- guaranteed plenty of enterlninnicut Seventeen men and women, fn sented last night by the La titando ' for t,n prico of Hdmlsslon. but It eluding the mayor and a former Seeond Wiird M. I. A. to a larce H dlfticult to figure out the odds. ; mayor of Wn liner. 1 he county sher and appreciative audience at the jf lno j,iKh w.i1(Ji i,iuyM two many Iff and two of his depulleM were chajiel on Vir slreet. The plays runs and long forward pass(!s. arrested yenicrdny and warrants were under the capable direction , jt mny t-ml one way, and it may were out lor "a greni many more" of the activity committee of the j (.j .id!os any way anyway It will ' men and women alleged lo have .Sceond Ward M. I. A. c.m j Unic fur Thanksgiving day l)een Involved in the alleged con- A feature of the evening was an'(j(nnor spitacy. act oy joiin Mums aim nis ciever dog. performing with tricks every one enjoyed. Those participating In the plays were: "Things Not Seen." Mrs. Phoebe firant. Mrs. Cleo Johnson. Lee Wright, Linn Ha Ik lei and June Turner. "Conversion," I tell Perry, Wil liam I lendrh-ksou. Pay I lemlrlek son. John Price, and Zelma Kill pack. "Soul Males." Orant Bean. Leon a Coombs. Knim Turner, Dell P.urke. Viola Pulmcr, X'ivlan Clark and Max Burke. Mrs. Julia lllatl. Mrs. Ptiullne A lusworl b. M rs. i'ra n k le 1 ta u nt. Marlon Htoddard and Plo.vl Mux tcr, of the Stake; board, were In uttendanec. mr.if sriioni, i-.ritvs I.AKKI'dlLT. ial.. Nov. 21 fAI') . Tin- union hlch school nt Kels-y-vllle. a f-w mil's smith of here, was d''slmyei! by fire curly today, at a lose- S'-l by k-Iioo ii ul Imi Hi'.s al 0U,tniO. 3i a . i. im.i;ais r.ni.TY ASTOKIA. Ore., Nov. 7 (Al'- -Alfred Hurnum, i, entered a ph'i'. of guilty In rticult court today to a district attorney's Information chPtKlng him with contributing to the dclimiuency of a minor. He was sentenced to U ntontbs in tho iQun)' ,1eM. ROTARYPLAY IS ENJOYED BY AUDIENCE 'Dulcy', Given for Benefit of Boy Scouts, Pleases Large Crowd. PARTS HANDLED BY STRONG CAST j Comedy Drama Presented , T7, 11 i OJ...1 in Excellent Style, With the Players Performing Like Professionals. With n well-chosen cunt, and an j Interesting play with plenty of loughs and surprised,.' Dulcy." was, working in the 1'nltcd States to presented by the Itotnry club to, a Preside Jn this country instead of very appreciative audience last eve- living -in Canada or Mexico Is nlng in the La Grande high- school i under consideration by. the labor auditorium. bvom tho minute (Continued on Pajce 5) GRID CLASSIC HERE TOMORROW Weighty Alumni Eleven to Face Formidable Tiger . Team at Noon. , OvernlKht. a change has been .,.. "' for the Thanksgiving day benefit football game here. The state high school athletic association mission b. not "required to play j dlu-jalumnl teams. Therefore, those In charge have found it nccessnry to allow only nt 111 o'clock tomorrow morning, when suits will be issued nnd plans procedure..onbe.,grldlrog foiTVv infu'crimtm.ls from olU noted. .: - . . . ........ ulatcd Came Called n( 13 ' The game is to start ut Z o'clock i ami snon qnaners are pmnneo. Although some of the men who were expected to play arc unable to do so because they are not alumni, a colorful game Is unlici- pated. i-'or example, (?luude Conp. iMil-poundor. and Ralph Win-' , l ptain Pete . Larson. 188. 'X';, here 10 years ago. Ih at one end. along with Sing Millerlng. j nu; tiuiiui; riouti'ooK. iaii, oleK4 H'..n,l ITIK 1.' 11.. II.in.l IF.".- I' JMituh "Alst'ott, 175, Dlek Strand', j IHd, and I'ele, Musseli, .1 tin. Oscar Johnson, 178; lv. Itaguln, I'DTi; Lee Chenault. 20; and Chet Thompson, 1 75, aro signed up as guards. D. Sniutz. 175, lias the " . ,. , , . I,'" ,u ".. , "-' " v l(f i;illlitfl I In Mlltl DLIier IIIIIIIIIMH approximate the stze of n large fn the Bristol Buy district of Al gondola. loaded with coal or some flHiIl 0vemher 24, a message to other heavy substance. . Reports lhe i;,,uc.,i suites bureau of educa are that Dm high school does nol.iiun orfices here today said, expect to do very much line piling- iturcau of education officials ing, at least, not right at first. 'here said ihe damage might easily f ()f Tormvr dayH 'Thon, in Hie oaeKiieio, uru minx miirMjrUl t JIOU.000. Oarlty, 208: Harry Moon. 175; Prod Head. 150. and Klmer Hurst - man. 1 7", with others to join In. tho ground-gaining group. J To Aid Playground Fund j AH of lhe proceeds are lo go lo start a. fund for the Improvement f (be school playground nnd nth letic field, and by starling at noon, region today cleaning up what II lhe game will be over in plenty of ; Insisted was a gigantic lltiuor con time for the usual feast of turkey, i splracy which reached to official's More Deer, Elk and Bear In Hills, Whitman Forest Official Finds IIAKKIt. On'.. Nov. -'7 (Spc- cia 1 ) Tho a nulla I game cnisiix . taken by tin- rancf-rs on th Whit man national forest reveals thai i I bit re is at the present time ( per cent more niiilc diM-r and elk ; and HI per cnl more bfar In the; forest, than last year, it was an- ; noil need here by J. I. Peterson, . who i: in charge if gracing un j tin Whitman forcnt. i ItllOUgll 1 IICI i; Will fx 1'P pT ; cent Increase In ) lie number of . hunters cnt"iing the W3iiiuian for-' est this year, the number of deer; Killed represented a d'-crejisi' of Jii per ccni from the minibi-r killed It yar. A tolal nf I'-M deer were killed Uy :;i".r hunters during the shortened hunting sea-; son of Hire- w''ks. 1 1.220 lMer hi l'n-t It Is est (mated that thcrr me H.20 mule deijr on the forest;' 2IG vk; fi.'.fi brar; G7i beaver;; 190 foxes; 2310 nuirteu; 1 7ao ' mink; 1G85 bailgi-r: 2 '. 7 4 ermine: J 62o porcupines: 3210 coyotes; 1!3.' lynx or wild cut, and I'll, mountain lion. ' lieu voir show j, 10 per cent ue- , iraiif from liir,t ycur. Other fur- 1 MAY CURTAIL MOVEMENT OF ALIEN LABOR Regulation Would Compel Them to Live Where They Work. BORDER DISTRICT SITUATION CITED In the Detroit Area Alone 6736 Aliens Admitted to U. S. Have Made Homes In Canada. WAHHINOTON, Nov. 27 (AP) A regulation to compel aliens department; : The proposed regulation would Impose a $1(1 visa und an $K bead tax on each alien for ' every trip made into the United Slates from either Canada or Mexico. H would afreet several thousand aliens alonj; tho Cauadlnn and Mex ican bordevs who are employed in the L'nited Hi a I on but who live with their families in Canada or Mexico where IIvIiik conditions were said to be cheaper. Larue (Jump nt lH'troll U was nild'Ht the labor depart ment that In tho Detroit area alone fl,7:!R aliens admitted to the Unit ed Status have yone back to Can- ud:-. to establish their residence, " iii,.rtit ii w In the Detroit nren. It was learned, I ho percent ue of aliens working In the l'nited States and II vint; in Canada has increased ruhsluntially since the opening of tho Ambassador bridge at Detroit. the bridKe makes It possible for workmen to II vo In t'"nndi "d reach their places of employment in the l'nited Stales quicker than if they lived in the suburbs of Detroit. - (Continued on Page 6) Expect Influx Of Thugs From East iPOUTLAND. Ore., Nov. 27 (AP) us tar east as umnna, inpii.. wmni T. V. Jenkins, chief of police, to day siild was Imminent, cm using - (1 M111.nion! ,,. ....,. vi(.,. I(H , ta)(nK pHtroInion froni thpl. imlH (MU, )1HHjKnjnK Uu.m Mo active duly at night. Jpnkins whi; t) tii 1 1 1 oI tlut sit- nutlon was serious, said. he had Ilffpl ,nrurmr(1 ,,y ....liable' source. tlmt veteran gunmen and crlmln- . f .,. vorv -lorintlon ;... -in tn i,.,, .,,, iw.,.(i,wi towtll.(1 UD cilv TVVifiC StOVfU Damages Alaska KHATTI.K, Nov. 7 f.M') A J terrific Kiile lioefMnpiinU'd ly ox lrpme n'" "le " uhhihki'H yr Cfrir lOf - CMe - CVJ Oiayeil In Wallace, Idaho WALLA'K. Idaho, Nov. 27 (AP) The federal government hud a scoop shovel ti tho t'oeiir d'AIene bearing unlmals hhow a slight ln cic:iS(t except ermine, uhlr-li show u six per cent ilcci-eusc Among preilalory animals, coy ole?: hIiow ji two per cent decreasr and wibbais a 12 per cent in crease. Aside from killings uiadc by the '. S. biological survey, cuyoti-s, ti t w lldcnis and one moun tain lion wire kMP-d un lhe Whit man forest during Hie last year. A.; a means of cheeking tin number of -deer and elk on the foied aitua cuunls are made y forest offieers and sloekuien of Ibese animals seen In lhe fure-i. Thete iftiinlM ,slinv that 4-'1 bll-U deer, filfi docs, 2Ui fiiuns. 4't bull elk. !2 cow elk, and 33 i lk calves wem eei(, AeciM-ding to I he nuiiit rnns wre nut no niiiueroTiK this year us liny were last yiar. "Winter range during the iat yeur was extremely nhort,' Mr. I'etersoti said, "due lu th fact that snow several feet deep ex tended over unusually low eleva tions and covered up most of Un fed that Is generally avulLblc fur winter and spring stie. (Cimttuutd on l'ugc 4) LINDY'S NEWEST PLANE Take u look m Colonel LlndltcrKV newest, plains nil extremely low wiiiKtvl inoiioplanc, which liu.s Just been tested at Iturbuuk, tal. v It Juts urrcnit spfHMl, and tniiistiHlly la rue ftnsolhtn .storuKC' (MilMielly .. hMllcHtltiK thcro .may bo some more loiur flights coiitcntjtliitcd by t tho-oeenn-hopper, ' - ''.:., ' Resolutions Are Mailed to State, National Heads PO'llTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27 (AP) Three resolutions adopted by 500 "insurgents" who condemned the now gtutrd of tho Woodmen of the World for adoption of policies that wero said lo have caused several older members, to lose tho benefits of their memberships were In the mails today, addressed to state and nntipnal officials., Tjio resolutions, adopted nt a mast Twotlng called by tho Wood men protest committee, wero sent Ciovernor f. i. Patterson of Ore gon; Claire Lee, state insurance commissioner; President Tloover and. United States Senators McNary and Ktelwer. It. vnm charged In the resolu tions that the "regime hi powor" has-been selling certificates which are , In violation of the injunction recently granted the "insurffents" 'at Ijimvor. (.'olo.. an . inlundlon -iag. sua-.new. and higher ghodulo of rates that was said to be retro active;. Movies Used In Oregon Courts v In Damage Suit POltTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27 f AP) Kor the first tlmo In the history of Oregon courts, motion .pictures worn used today in the trial of Leo Logsdon who Is suing , M"rs, .In men C. Hel.er for $20,000 per sonal Injuries alleged suffered In an automnbllo accident. Tho movies, projected on a tcm porary screen in the court room where tho Jury could gel the best view, were used to discredit alle gations of the plaintiff that he had received bodily injuries and had been crippled as the result of tho collision. Logsdon was shown walking along it. street and board ing a street car. Counsel for tho plaintiff rained u nuestlon us to udmlssablllly of the movies is evidence, but Judge It. (!. Morrow overruled the objection. Prehistoric Bones Found In Arizona I'MOMMX", Arlx., Nov. 27 AI PorlloiiR of three skeletons, be lieved by Odd H. Ilalseth, I'hoenlx arehaeolftgist, lo bo those Of f're hltorlc Indians, are being assem bled today at I'uoblo Grande, east of here. ' One of the skeletons, that of a man, was found 1 8 inches below the surface of the ground. It Is complete except for the hands, neurbj' H second skeleton, whether man or woman as yef, undeter mined, was found badly disinte grated, but wllh both legs Intact, (.'lose lo Ihe right shoulder of Ihe man, a foot deeper lu lhe ground, Ilalseth found the skull and flrxt two vertebrae of a child, which he estimated lo have been five years old. Itrokeu poll cry a nd urns were discovered nearby. Denison, Illinois, Posts Bail of $500 WAHIIINOTON. Nov. L'7 fAI') Iteprcsenlatlie Kdward Kvercll lie nlson of Illinois, recently In die i rd on a charge of Illegal pos-a-Hfion of Huuor, appeared today before a clerk In the District of f'ulumhia supreme court and post ed hall uf l.'.ufi. I.M I'lSTIOA'l i; ISlA YINf l(n.H ANOi;i,KS. Nov. 27 fAC) Pollen today are Investigating tpn j death of D. M. Keiih. aged rerUisc. whose body, wh b throat slashed, was found In tin- ft mil room of lib) com bloat ion home and of rice laic last flight. I-am ml nation by physicians revealed that KclMi, In addition lo th" hLikIi across his throat, had suslulncd Lhrce Rkull fructureii. The body wa dlucu.v eied by a nv'-ifioy. INTERVENORS END RAIL CASE TODAY Both Sides in the I. C. G Hearing Try to Show : Evidence inaccurate. SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 (AP) Interveners opposing the build ing by the fireat Northern nnd Western Pnclflc.. of n connecting line In Northern California nnd Southern Oregon closed their case at noon today In the Interstate commerce commission lien ring. , Karly testimony was mostly a technical checking end balancing of opposing contentions by the Southern Pacific on tho one hand and tho CI rout Northern and West ern ipaclfie on the other. Varioutt Southern Pacific exhib its which had been Introduced to offset ; other exhibits by- the pelt Honors, .were examined In detail The present Southorn Pacific rates ahd .soryicjr'ji, m.w rates Jind sor- nnd contrasting est! metes of com- punrtlvft' charges and functions over the proposed Klamath Palls Keddle line were balanced against one another. 1 '.."'. ' Kaah side sought to show thai the other bad inaccurately estim ated the situation,1 leaving out cer tain factors which might change lhe figures in favor of euch side's contentious. '. r ; WILL IMPROVE BAKER STRETCH OF OLD TRAIL SA.MJM. Ore.. Nov. 27 fAI') Hbls on Ihe following projects Will be opened with others by the state hlghwny commission a I its next meeting, which will bo Dec. IH in Portland: Hukor County- Approximately 12.4 miles of regradlng and resur facing on the rieasant Valley Durkeo section of tho Old Oregon Trail. Kenton f'ouiity-Conslniellon of IS. 7 miles of resurfacing and sup plying broken stone for mainten ance purposes on the Lincoln county-A lsea mountain soul ion of Ihe Alsea highway. Iako t'ounty Approximately 1II.H miles of grading on the cast foreHt boundaryHilver Uiko sec tion of the Kremnnl highway. twine County Construction of 21 miles of resurfacing arid fur nishing of materials for mainten ance purposed on the N'lmrod-lielk-nap Kprlngs section of the Mc KeuxIcA, highway. Lincoln County Approximately 2.85 miles of grading on the Yfichals-Isanu county line section of the Roosevelt coast highway. Assembly Is Held AtlL O.N. Today A musical assembly was hetd at Iho Kastern Oregon Normal school when the combined orchestras of Ihe La flrande High school and the Nornnil school played several en tertaining selections. Numbers played under the dlrec lloti of W. S', Niisbaum were: "Processional," "Ity Iho Una," fAm Meer) : "M I ii uelt o." t froiiF sym phony No. 2): "I'alrol of the Tin Sold lers", "II uuuarla u Da lice", "LoverM Meeting." and "Poiitec Valsante." Hi;l,H AS WITMiSS ItOlfK, Ida., Nov. '11 (AC) -.Mis. May be) f M. A lien. Turnier slate supi-i iuti'lidefit of public u slrucl ion, w being detained lit t'heyeiiiiM uv, u. witness In case of early capture of the bandit w bo wreck f ntid i -ribbed (he I 'nlon I'afirio I rain m-ar 1 'heyrnne, sh wired ht luoilier here last, ul.thl. IHUiH 14 ILL :(5 Mil IJI' MONMril'TH. Ore,, Nov. 2 7 ( Al') - Thlriy-flve head f sheep, owned by two ranchers near hen. were Mlain by dogs within the ptist week. I'. C, .clilufrk luat 30 head and L. I). Ilumur lost flvo head j ft iixy liuvr, Powers May Act Un Kussian And Chinese Dispute Great Britain Prepared to Participate Appeal to Be Lodged With the League of Nations. LONDON", Nov. S7 (AP) Gront Drltitln la prepured to purttclpnto with other powers In Joint uutlon to bi'liur tho HuHuo-Cliinoso dlaputo In Mnnchiiila to a Iicncoful torinl nntion, If such action provea poa-alhli-. Ko.rolgn Sccrotiiry Arthur Hcn iloinon.muilo thla roply to a ques tion In' the. houes of commons to liij'. He niilu ho would- consldcr whether Oreut UrltHln ahould tuko iho Initiative with tho other pow er.). ' Mr. HenilerBon told Sir Austen Chnmheiinln, v his. Conacrvntlvo predecessor nt tho Korelttn Ofrice, that -comuiunlrntlo.ua had passed hetweon tho Amerlcun nnd Hiit Isn Kuvernments with roferenco to tho possllilllty of Joint, uctlon In Mnnchuiiiu Tliq question had been discussed In tho early days of No vember. . "I think that since then no fur ther communication, has been re eolved but 1 think a cninnninlcu tlon has come through a toleKi-am from another governinent, and ir Joint action can bo taken wo aro prepared lo participate." Miv Henderson said thut the British Korplsn Ofrioo this nioin InK illaciiKsed whether Oroat Urit aln should open further commun ications with tho Amoricnn gov ernment. TO I.OlMilO AI'l'IOAI, OUNKVA., Nov. 27 (AP) Dr. Wu Kill-Seng, (,'hlneae dolegate to the league of nations, laid tho Nanking government's nttltude toward the latest developments in thn nusso-l'hincse situation in Manchuria beforo Mir lOiic Drum mond,. secrotary-goneral ' of tho league, this afternoon. I'r. Wu told the Associated Press correspondent ho would probably lodgo Nanking's uppcal for Inter vention In Manchuria with Druhi lllonit during tho next few days. Hoover To Have Old -Fashioned '-thanksgiving WAIHNCrJOtf.i'pv-. 27, (AP) Thanksgiving w'ilt be obs'orved at tho while house tomorrow in u unlet, old fashioned wuy. In the morning President and Mrs. Hoover will attend church services and then will spend Iho balanco of the , day. with' a. Tew frionds, .When evening i;o!Ih around, the handsome mahogany table in the state dining room will be filled with both domesticated and wild turkeys along, with , "tho trim ming.:" found ori tho board of most American hom.es. Mr. Hoover wilt have no business engagements, and along with all government depart ments, his executive office, will be closed.' Tho two sons of the president wilt not he with their parents so that note of tho fnmjlj atmosphere will be missing. They are coming for tho Christmas holidays when (here will bo a Chrislimts tree and toys for Iho children of Herbert Hoover Jr. Hlx lurkeys already have arrived at Iho white houso, Including a wild gobbler sent by William M. Moody, postmaster of Washing ton WASHINGTON. Nov. 27- (Af-) Allan llouvpr, Hon of tlyi prtalili'iit, uiTivcil unexpectedly In WhhIiIiik ton t.otluy in Hpi'iid TluinkHglvlng wllh htH luironlH, ' , Potato Concert Given At Eugene KI(H;NK, Ore., Nov. 'ii (AP) A potato concert was given at the Nu gene High school today. The concert, given during the assem bly period, demaned an admission price of potatoes, canned goods or (he like from students who at tended. The proceeds were turned over to the Kugene police matron for Thanksgiving dinners for the needy of. the clly. Four Killed At Grade Crossing CA.VTti.V, N". Y Nov. 27 (Al' i Ji'iiur young men. believed lo be I K. Lawrence university students j en rouin home fnr the Thanksglv I lug holiday, were killed at the (loiivcrneur erosslng near here to i day when their automtdttlc wa struck by a New York Central rui I if nut tialu on the Hi. Lawrence 1 dlvlMlon. Three of lhe dead Idler were blent I fled as Nelson I'. Lobell of Vleior, N. Y.; Junior al St. Law lfeiue; Itnyinond ' .1. Iturdslee nt New llerlln. N. J and W. II. An (derson of llrldgeporl, Conn. j I AMIIA vii'l;i Oi l' OKLAWOV- CITY. Nov. 27 (Al1) The l,A tn nf l-'rank lien ley, his wife it;d their I wo small children, all of whom bad been shot to ipatli, uere iniiud today In the fit tally home, one mile north of Newalla, southeast f here. Her portR Indicated that Henley had killed hht wlfo and children und then himself. TWO BILLION TO BE SPENT i DURING YEAR Construction and Mainte nance Program Is Ex plained by Hoover. PUBLIC UTILITIES OUTLINE PROGRAM President and Conferees Agreeably Surprised by Fine Notes of Optimism . Shown , v. ' WASHINGTON, NoVi 27 (AP A construction nnd maintenance program of nearly $2,000,000,000 for the coming year was outlined todny. to President Hoover by spokesmen for tho public utilities of the country. . ; : This is an .expansion of more . thup. $100,000,000 over expendi tures for the samo purpose thla yenr and tho report on it waa re ceived with gratification b the . president an a material contribution to his plan for continuing business . progress in tho face of tho fall in stuck market prices. . - Among the utilities officials who met with the chief executive at the white houso wero Owen D. Young,; chairman of tho board of tho Gon erat K tec trie Co., and Samuel Instill of Chicago, ono of the largest hold- . era of public utilities interests. KunmutrrxcH Situation Matthew 8. Blbnn, of New York, president of tho National Klectric Light association, summarized tho utilities situation In a statement to '; ihn president baaed, he explained, upon a survey of tho electric light and power,, gas, and Btreot railway Industries, made yeatcrduy at u , conference in Now York.- Tho president had asked for a. report and the utilities leaders re- . quest od that they bo permitted to como hero to make tho report, thus uddins an unoxpocted conference to the tunny which have been hold , during the past ten days. , v Kepa rate re ports for t ho nm i n factor; of tho whole industry wero mnde by Mr. Hloan for the electric light and power carporat'lon8;,'B; J. Mullaney, for tlie Ametrlpin. OtiH iiKSoclation. and J. N. Shanuahan. fbr OiiTfthH. fop tHe efBciVlti rtllwiiyn;' I:I0 i:pendliures Mr. .Hloniv placcdll)30 oxpondi- , lures for the nice-trie light and pow er companies at $866,000,000 for expansion of facilities, an Increase of $3fi, ooo, ado over corresponding expenditures for thla year. Thla la exclusive of maintenance costs. ' I'or the gn induatry Mr. Mull-, uney estimated construction ex penditures at $425,000,000, u six per cent Increase over thla year'a lolal, and maintenance 6t oxisttng facilities at irio.oon.ooo. The report by Mr. Shannahan an I (I the street railway compunlea wero Bponding approximately $!, 000,000 a day for maintenance, bet terments and expansions, und ex pected to maintain or exceed this rate of expenditure during 1930. Agrcetibly HtirprlscU Mr. Khnnnuhnn said-' Proaldcnt Hoover culled upon each of tho conferees for a report on business conditions In their sections and that they was agreeably surprised by the fine notcB of optimism. He ridded there had been no dis cussion of wages, further than un announcement by one or two con ferees In line with, their annuaj practice Iheru would bo slight In crease); under seniority rulo us of January I. A number of tho'con-Ifvree-; said "there. was no intention to bring about any reductions. C. h. Oroesbeck, president of tho Klectric Hond and Share company Issued a statement detailing ex penditures for next year In now construction nnd operations in his companies totaling $24 1.400,000. He said this was part of large con-, st ruction work which could not bo completed in ItOu. Kxpcndlt urea by the American Tower and Light . company group would be $15,200,000, he said. Those for the Klectric Power and (Continued on Page 41 DITCtToWNERS IN WALLOWA CO. FILE PROTEST SALKM. Ore.. Nov. 27 (AP) .Vliihel S. Crelcbton. Millie C. Dnncy and Jes-dc (.'. .Iiines, sisters, who llvo In .Marion county, but who nro tlhe malnrlty owners In the Crelgh- lon ditch In Wallowa county, have llbd with Htnto Kngineer Lupor u , prntcMt against a chango that tho I Inland Power Light company i proposes to make In Its Wallowa river diversion. That company is jn subsidiary of tho Pacific Power & Llht eomjmny. The power company has applied to lhe stale engineer for authority 1 to chanue the diversion of Its water , from a iMmilnuous flow In tho river to storage rights In Wallowa lake. This change would give the com 'puny more power with less water, but the ditch owners contend that I H. would takt from them water for : HvcHtoek watering purposes. It la understood that six other jillfch companies aro hohtnd tho (Crelghton ditch owners in tho pro- test, nntwithstandiug tho entire. seven have signed a contract with tho company for the chango. Under the contract the company has ytyr the dltch,jUuaiOL..$,L&,&U0. fuD prlvflego of making tho ubx