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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha (iratuV i-iirtroti THE WEATHER OREGON: Rln west, probably rain oast portion tonight and Sat urday, cooler In portion to night. . . '. VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929 NUMBER 100 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER A. B. C, ORDER Uo Po TO BUILD NEW ROAD CITY EDITION 1929 SCHOOL POPULATION SHOWS GAIN Five Per Cent More Chil dren of School Age in ...City This Year. ! COUNTY TOTAL IS ' LESS THAN 1928 Wallowa County Shows a Loss in Population, Dis i tributed in Both Towns ! - and Valley.,; 1 -v .The greatest ' ffaln In school population In Lu Grand e since 1925 was registered this your,' according to, the full' census -for this district. : Taking of the census has been under way for several weeks and according ,tp figures available, the iotti for "I'm '. Grand o this your ex ceeds that of ll8 by Ml young people between thougcaof four and 2p"an i Increase of "five percent, liow cve. some slight changes may be inode In the'. census before final ac ceptance according to H. K,. Wil liams, loca,l. clerk, who is submit ting the census to fcJ,, A. Say re, county superintendent ';, ' - Another unusual, thing in con nection with the census for 199 IfTthat It shows I. u Grande to have 69 -..more boys of school age than gh Lust. your, tho "srlrlB. outnum bered the boys, by uh even dozen, so the male gain in the 111 months amounts to considerable. In 1927 there were only two moro girls than boys, which is about as close as the figures usually got. The total for the 1a Grande school population this year is 2, 979. exactly 21 short of 3,000. ' tn comparison. 1m Grande had. only . . 2.S38 persons of school age in 1928, Additional educational opportuni ties here, including tho 12. O. N. school, sro believed responsible for the increase. .y.. -Kf!jui'S fflptheryrre:i.dl.lo pair over the preceding yeur fol- "Year 1828 11127' !I3C ' 11125 11124 1'opulatlon 2.s;i8 2.78G " ' .2,785 '.y ' liuln 62 . 21 2311 . 172 2,:iS4 '.l-roni the flpures above, it Is shown that f.a Grande's school population Increased b26 In livo years, or a gain of nearly 27 per cent; : " (.'.-unity Total Smaller Aliliough the city school popula tion shows u distinct increase, this , (Continued on I'ago Kour) LESS RAIN IN CITY THAN IN OTHER POINTS ,, COIUlllUt-H Althouch La Grande to receive ruin, 'the city Is not get- ling us Hiimv ui '"" tins niomn. omce uic mm , a few days ago, a total of .83 of an inch has been measured, (he heaviest precipitation coming bun day. when two Indies oi snow n.- melting into .45 of an men ui water. Portland had as much rain in two days us hud been experienced during the preceding five months. Pendleton, with 1.36 Inches of rain this month, also surpussed the five month murk. l.a Clrando hHsn't oven reached the halfway mark yet. I ftm-cver, with 2.00 Inches of ruin during July, August, September, October and November, Ui firande takes the lead, inasmuch us this Is nearly on Inch mure than Pen dleton received, und Is practically even with Portland's precipitation, which amounted to uround 2.26 1 .. . . . , . .1.. ... i lie iii- months preceding December came. one day in uciouer, ihmi . uu inch fell. One day during Aug- usi anu unumv. ember, an even .40 or an Inch w.is measured here. July was the driest month or the five with ruin falling only one day, totaling .06 of an inch. Although 1m (irande received over two Inches of rain during the five months, the warm wealher and the fact that the rains were occasional, resulted In little bene fit from the precipitation. The present rainy season Is resulting In soaking the ground to a fair depth. wi:,vini:it TOIAY ?:3n u. ltl 52 above. ' Mtniiuum, Z'J above. Condition: I'artly cloudy. ' IWallirr Yrslrnlay s Maximum, D4; inlnlnium, 33 above. : Comlltlon: Cloudy, rain .IS of Inch. Weather 1CT. 1. ItSH Maximum, 35; minimum, 30 above. Condition: Cloudy, traces of snuw. Band Hopes To Make Concert Best of Season Extra Rehearsal Will Be . Held This Evening in Preparation for Mon day Night Program. The municipal band is holding nn extra rehcursn! this evening in preparation for the concert to be given at the normal school Mon-, day evening, Dec. 16. Nothing is being lefft .undone to make this concert one of the best of -the- win-: tor series, uccording to Didector Andy ixmey Jr. r - .. Of particular interest to music lovers will be the rendition of the I'Hohemhin Ulrl" by Halfo with its. well known songs "I Dicuint 1 Dwelt in Marble lialls," "Then You'll Remember Me," "The Heart , Bowed Down" and others. Theso solos will be played by Elmer Mc Manus, solo cornetist of the bund, and Guy McMillan, barltonlst. Sev eral difficult cadenzas will bo play ed by Hoy Muttoun.. solo, clarinet- : 1st. . - '..'" " 1 MYs. H. Ashby, vocal soloist' -for this concert, has chosen for her numbers "Over the Steppe" by Gle- . tchanlnoff and "Haiti, Uain Kain" by Gay. Mrs. Ashby Is .the posses- sor of a delightful ' soprano voice and will be accompanied by Mrs. Harl.ey Hlchardson. As in the past, the most delight ful part of the municipal band pro grams may prove to be the en cores. As much cure is given the .1 chooulmr and rcheurslng of tho en cores an Is given the henvy atand h rd works. They arc always of the lighter variety and consist mostly of pleasingly arranged popular numbers and novelties. Tho program will close with the "Procession of the Sardar" from Ippolltow-I w u n o w 's "Caucasian Sketches." Tho concert will start promptly at 8 o'clock and the full program will ho given Monday.. ; No Shortage Of PoWeflnUmoh, Baker Counties GuiiiB throiish tho worst drouth in' muny yeni-H Williout ' curtHil inent of . service. Iho Uustern Ore Kon IJglit and l'ower Co. has been free of a handicap In the way of power shortage such us has been ui iff crml in manv communities. ,: Interviewed on the subject of surplus power. J. P. Ijottrldge, vice president and general -manager, said that the compuny has had ade quate rcHerve throughout the dry period. Klvo or six years ago dur ing a dry season, the local conir pany wua handicapped and in suc ceeding years Iihh developed addir tlonal facilities to eliminate any power shortage in the future. In addition to several hydro-clectiic 'plants and a steam standby plant In Baker, the company has a big 'highllnn connection with the Idaho l'ower company that provuins more . , .I,,, 4niiltiifu BUI iiun uui i viii- mil., wiw . While inifny communities, not- :ibly the Puget Sound cities, have been suffering from, power curtail ment because of tho drouth. Union and Baker counties have continued onerMlions dependent on elec ... , - ..,,, i,ffi..i,,. tricity without difficulty. It Is the purpose of the company to continue this favorable condition at all limes, Air. Lotlrldge says. Volley Ball Team Wins From Imbler Ily winning three games out of five, the It Grande vulley ball team defeated tho Imbler team last evening in the . 1m. Grande hotel. . One unusual point was cored when the ball hit Grande I player'H head by accident, and rc- "bounded Into tho opposite court, scoring a point for his side. Members or the 1m (Irande tcuni, were !' U Meyers, Ptiut Meyers, H. K. Dixon, T. K. liellaniy, J. Jt. i.Cure. and l:lmo .Stevenson, Re-Elect Perkins As State Director V. f. Perkins was rc-electi'd di rector or the Oregon HIate Motor association tor district No. 8 yes terday ut a meeting In the 1.R Grande hotel. Mr. Perkins will serve for a term or two years. Mrs. Dunbar Here For Health Meet Mr, h'tiidli' t'rr Ixintmr. Htato welfare worker, In in La Orandc llis morning cuitfTrhiff wl.i com mittcc of iho Tnlon County li' Kllh uwoclatlon in their annuul :sslon today. Mm, Punlmr waa In Wallowa county yi-Pterdoy for their annual nu-cliiiff. and Inter today she will sneak in North Towder for an as boniblugo of purvnta and t cache n. SPEED QUEEN twin ill iiamn'faagsEg.TOwi rn v - Amelia Karhsrt bus milled, to her otlier uylutlou . lame by breaking tho world's record for women. Over lxs Angeles sho averagotl 184.17 miles er hour over a measured 1011180. GUN CLUB WILL START WORK SOON New Clubhouse, New Traps, New Road to Be Built After Sunday. .: IMans have been; completed for the improvements to be made by the I.a Grande dun club' on Its Lone :,'Troj;i grounds. "ati:it,:waij aii-( nounced today tnat the work will bo started following the turkey and merchandise shoot next Sun day, with hopes of completing tho project in Kisbruary In timo for tho starting of tin; annual tele graphic trapshoot. . Tho plans provide fur a club house 20 by 48 feet, with a store room and kitchen In addition 10 j thn mr(fc nmin roonl. which will j havo a big fireplace. Tho front of tho clubhouse will lace the traps (and a feature will bo a long lino , of windows through which spec tators may watch tho shooters In : diuagreeablc weather. j Two regulation traps will be put' In, with concrete stands for tho shooters, and a. new, road will be built along the west line of tho fence, connecting at an angle with the Old Oregon Trail highway. The turkey and merchandiHO shoot will begin at U::tn o'clock Sunday morning, and will be tho last of tin; year. A large attend ance In expected and all members are urged to get their JUKO cards at this time. Officials of the club report 30 new members, which al ready makes the personnel of the organization over 100 for the com ing year. 1 , 18 Initialed Into Local Elks Lodge A class of 18 was taken Into membership In the Ku (Irande It. p. O. Mlks liidise lust night during initiatory exercises. The Kov. M. C. Tennyson, speaking (or the class, gave a very Interesting and appro priate talk. Approximately 1',0 Klks were present ror the evening, a realure of which was a dance by (ius l:urgy, of Pendleton, with aeeoni panimcnl by the Star Novelty or chestra, which was very well re ceived. Colon it. Klioi'hal'd was tonsl master at the clam feed held ut tho conclusion of the evening. Harry G. Avery To Resume Duties As County Agent Here First of Year Arc'irilinK to word rei-civet! hy frinnd tn the rotmty, nttiit' Aiifiit anil .Mth. Hiiry t',, Avery find thrlr two duiiKhterH, Kathcryn and lifir rlett wh hfivis been In OirvlliH tho ptHt year, ro Ifjivhm that val ley uit Iho i!2nd of ltil inonLh for thnlr Ikumo in t li 1 (.'utility, tn again take up their pernmmmt mHldeni e. Mr. Avery has leert UHlnur the Kali hatical year, allowed tiueh offfi.-latH, takhif; work at the Htate collrne tookltiK toward Iho completion of IiIm toilette couiho and the wcur Iiik of bin decree. Mrn. Aver Iiiim attso taken sumo work at the cok lexe. Mr. Lawrence who han bein act InK county a went during tho ah Hnco of Mr. Avery does not know yet u to hit definite locution after bin release from the local office. There are two positions being con- TAX LEVY IN CITY IS SET AT 22 MILLS County Levy Is 16.31, Making Total for the Two of 38.31. NO ANNOUNCEMENT ON SCHOOL, STATE Slight Increase in County Equals ,07 and in City .30, According -to Fig ures Compiled. Taxpayers in tho city of Ja Grande will pay in 1H30 on a tutnl levy of 38.31 for county and city taxes, It was learned today with announcement from tho county iiHHC.ssor's office . that tho city tax levy had been set at 22 mails. Tho county levy of lit. 31 was deter mined by the county court. Tho tax levies for Hchonl districts and for the state taxes, which will make up tho balance, havo not yet been m ado. In La G ra n d e, the school levy cannot be determined until after final approval of tho budKet, it Is said. The total county-city levy rep resents an increase in ni illume, of .97, divided as follows: county .07, city .30. r j The city must raise $122,705.75 from taxes in 1130 compared with $110,832.50 for 1020. Tho county Is to raise $371,838.00. The levies am based on a total county valuation of $124,-01,030, j (Continued on Pago Flvo) Seal Sale Fund Now At $640.93 i For County, City y Tho Chrislmas seal sale -In Union county, cortfliioied .foithjl'hnoflt of the Tuberculosis assbuiaaon, i prori'SNing1 In an encouraging fashion, according to repbrls.. to day. ;i A check by Mrs. Ward Kowler, troasurcr, reveals that so far $f40.'.(3 has hern raised, with the drlvo to continue during this month. Second Staging Of Normal Play Thursday Night The second staging of George Bernard Shaw's play, "Arms and tho Man," was given in the K. O. N. school auditorium hist night with a large crowd In attendance, nearly as large as on the opening night. The drama, which whs very well presented both evenings, was given by Sock and Buskin, the dra matic club of tho achool. , This was the first presentation of a play by the Normal school loud In their praise of the enlef talnment and tile fine manner in which it waa ircsentf;d. Degree Team Will Attend Lodge Meet Tim Htntd banner dfffreu tram, from thi! I'i'iiilli'lon I. O, O. 1''. lodo will attimd the mcntlnir of the. local lodge IIiIh nvoning und cximipliry tin: flrHt degree. I'luccH for 3(Mi lire being prepared by Hie coniuilllei! In cliargo. Oi'KanixatlotiH in linker and i'nlon countloH and all visiting Odd KoIIowk nro Invlti-d to attend. The features or the inenu are oyster slew and coffee. ijua evening about Oil member of the Odd I''pIIowh and Krbekah lodges o,' 1m firande enjoywd a meeting at .SiiiiiiuiTvllle held In the Munonlc temple there, Willi about 2f,u In Ht'endaiiee. A play. net-no ironi a uiHinri. hi-iiooi ana m- fniHliiiH-nlrt prui:('Uc(l Huvoral Iiouth of dancing. Mlilotpfl for hi ni, iinc In WeHt'-rn (ip'kuii and one in lOfimct n Oregon, hut it rerniiiiiH for thn Ktate dtrer tor of county nKcntK to tnuke tlio final declKlon. All thoHO who havo had tiny con- tact wltti tho office of the county agent UiIm year Mpeak very lilKhly I of the work of .Mr. Iitwr'n'-ft in Union county. Um Iuin carried on very HurecHKfully, proJfitH Kt acted by the uuent, he has Hlarteri ever al prnJeclN hiniKolf, ho ban been very micccHMfiil In 4-lt, club work, and hnK proven hiinwtf ti very effi cient man for the job, ho thone interested all over the county, ntute. On the other hand. Mr. Iuwrencc HpcakH of the Hplendid coopcrutton has hiiH found here. It Is probable that Mr. Avery will rcassuino bis duties in tho office the first of the year. MannixCase Is Under Way Now In Salem Court Joseph, Defendant in the Trial Which .Ended Yes terday, Now Becomes the Accuser. SAJ-KM, Oro., Dec. 13 (AD Thumtiti AViinnla' connection with the aencR of court cases Involving: the El. Henry Wemme endowment fund will produce a greater amount of evidence than is required by law fur. the dlubiirmont of an attorney, Arthur K. McMithan, one of .thei Miannix prosecutors, toid tho ret- nreon todnv In hl nnenlnir ft t ate. I erecs today in hls opening state ment as the Man nix .disbarment case went to trial. Tho caso against. Mannix was started by Qeorgo Jo seph, .also a Portland : attorneyi Trial of Mannlx' disbarment action against Jouoph was concluded late Thursday. - .; i McMahan, Arthur Clark and Kvan Reames are the prosecutors in the Mannht caso, McMahan said the ovidenco against Mannlx would bo in three divisions, tho first in volving the Wemme cases, the sec-, ond worthless checks alleged to havo been issued by the defendant, and the third his alleged claim to having improper influence with members of the BUpremo court. Intimations by Presiding Hefereo Sklpworth at the conclusion of tho Joseph case, which ended ut 4 o'clock, wero that It will be some weeks beforo the recommendations of tho referees are prepared for presentation to tho supreme court. Tho reason for this Is that the ex hibits wilt have to be forwarded from one referee to another until all three have read them, while tho ; grist of testimony must also be transcribed and studied. Tho de fense was given 10 days in which to file a brief, and the state five daya in which to answer it. . , Rabbit Whiskey Makes 'Em Leap and Run i CJilVAQO, ' Woe -1.1 (AP):t Siiuirrel whlnkny In Hiirrluicntiy well kqown in tho buollofr truae to ho written without quotation murks, but "rublilt" whlBkoy In nomathlng new. ' ' .V- - Jack Thomus, liliareori with noll inir it, explained tho dlfferenoo to Judge Horbart V. lmmonhuuscn yoHloraay. rtnuirrtu wmKuy,- oum Tho.niaa, was ho .named because It created a desire to climb trees, , ....nt. ,!.. I.ltll t M'hlBlrni' Ih, bind ho was bla,od for selU Ins. Imbuca tho drinker with an overpowering urge to leap and run. Ofricers who had arrested Paul Wllko for drinking tho stuff said sure enouKh, that was tho. way It affected Wllke. Ho hopped and ran hither and thither, anil the police men had u difficult time catching him. Judgo lmmcnhuuscn fined Wilko $20 for acting like a rabbit und Thomas (100 for helping htm get that way. I McEwaU Ret USCS TO Comment on Rumor NUW YORK, Dec. 13 (AP) Cupluin John J. McUwan, Univer sity of Oregon couch, who rcslgnod as head footbull coach to tako or feet at the end of the 1930 season, refused to commit himself today on the query regarding whether faculty momhers had told him It would bo unnecessary for lllm to report next year. "I do not know how to answer that iiucstion and would rather not commit myself," McKwan said. "It might be uilscoiiHtrucd by others." ; Ur. Arnold l.tennelt Hull, prcsl- dent of the University of Oregon, In j'ortland yesterday, denied lie had told McKwan ho need not report back to the university for the 1930 seuson. , I TrafflC RPRlimed I - - - - Over Railroad TIIK DALLLIH, Ore., Dec. 13 fA.I') Traffic wag roHimied over Him H. P. fe H. trackH between horo and Grand Dalle today after an en M hound pfiKHfngor train Htruclc a htiKO hoiilder on 11m track yeH terdiiy roHullini,' In InJurleM to throe trainmen and a Hevrro mlittklnic for 2j pfiKKetiKerH. J. II. Hundherg and J. A. Mcirfan, of Portland, and Hub Hkar, Vancouver, Wanh., fire man, Htifrercd Injuries, Aftor HtrikltiK the boulder tho ermine careened from 300 to 400 feet beforo loppllntf on ItH side in the ditch. Thn lender was left fitundinff iirrowi the track and the nwill ear slid 75 feet down Iho em hmikmcnt to the river's edne, . tjic hiiKKaKR car wan tipped ovci ly and the Hnkiir wua shove JVC'V'. .5 tho rails, KAItl.Y HKTTLKIt l)lli8 roltTLANI), Ore., Deo. 13 (AD Dcwitt II. Jones, 82, one of the first students at Wlllnmctto unlvcr- slty and who crossed the plains twice to como to Orciron, died yes- terday ut his I'ortlund home, RAINSTORMS MOVING INTO COASTAREAS Transportation Is Already Handicapped by. Floods In the Southwest. AIR MAILPLANES HALTED AT RENO Shasta County Gets Near- . . - . . ly la inches 01 Kain in 24 Hours; Uther Jfoints Affected., " 8AN FRANCISCO, Deo. 13 (AP) Meteorological disturbance mov ing coastwurd from tho ocean to day held promise of moro rain for tho Pacific coast and Northern California whoro tho droughUend- ing storm exueted Its first tribute in damage to rallroudB, Interrupted air. mall, schedules and impeded highway travel. Occasional rains wore predicted by the woathor bureau for Wash ington,. Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Northern California ns far south ns tho San Joaquin valley for the next 36 hours. Southern California, which received a light sprinkling yesterday, was not lnoludod in tho forecast Tor rain.. Rains continued throughout the night in Eastern Washington, and Northorn Idaho whore precipita tion for the 24-hour period ending at midnight ranged from a frac tion of an inch to moro than throe Inches. Snow In North Idaho dam aged telephone wires and drifts impeded highway travel, WOBtom Montana also reported a heavy fall of snow. t Freeze ltltH Tacoiua ' Kain forocast for tho Taconui v (Continued on Pago Klvo) WOMEN IN FAVOR OF SHORT SKIRTS Americans Refuse to Be Dictated to by 'Meal ticket' Frenchmen. : N15W YORK,' Doc. 52 (AP) Foreign entanglements in tho form of tho long skirts decreed by Paris 'T.k9S?m' cd by Now York clifb women. After hearing the skirt debated at length yesterday at a meeting sponsored by tho New York Stato Federation of Club 'ointm, tho 600 delegates indicated ' by applauso their approval of a statomont that ''American women cannot bo dlC' tated to by a small ootorio of meal ticket seeking Frenchmen In Par is." Six models, three dressed In tho shor-. skirts of last year and three in tho new longer style, woro called to the platform. ' Tho short skirts won n popularity votu from tho aud lence. - Oortrude Jawrence, Kngllsh act rcss, wearing a skirt 12 inches frum (Continued on Pago Flvo) AT 40 PER 5, IWfflIWl)tW Erf ilohnuy I'Adur, lit, Tui'otiut Rolf cuddy, won't sleep on his back for several months. For his was tlio unliiuo but nono Iho lew paliiful--ciiierlciico of slldlnif, soatiHl, at 40 nUlcs nil hour alonff a (rruvclcl road. Ho cniiKlit Iris ftiot in a mpo bt'lititd a siicctlliigT uuto, iitnl wus ilniftiftMl n ntllo hoforo tho driver noticed tho lad's iirvdlcuiiieut, r. Al Smith Visits Navy Department; Mob Cheers Him Former Governor of New York Confers With Sec- . retary Adams on Moor ing Mast Question. WASHINGTON, Deo. 18 (AP) Amid scenoB reminiscent of his po litical campaign last year, former Governor Alfred B. Smith of New York arrived at tho navy depart monfc this morning to discuss with Secretary Adams the feasibility of placing a dirigible mooring mast on the 85 story building which hli company is constructing tn - New York City. - Virtually tho entire personnel of the navy department lined the cor ridors of tho huge building and gavo the former Democratic presi dential candidate a tremendous ovation, ' "Al." smiling aa usual, and ac companied by several guards, lit erally had to fight his way up te. stops to the secretary's offlco. Hundreds mostly women, crowd ed about nim enuanvoung tv frnttuo his hands. Tho shout of "hollo Al"' on.ee (Continued on Pago. Five) McMaster Plan Would Cut Rate On Grain, Cattle h WASHINGTONTJoc. 18 (AP) Application of $ 50,000,000 from the treasury to aXrcuuctlon in tfip freight rates on to rain and cattle was proposed as (vpubatltutb for thfi $160,000,000 tax reduction resolu tion In the sonat& today by Sena-r tor McMaater, 1V Publican, BoutU Dakota, i ,r The South Dal titan said tho ob ject of the tax isolution was to "lend aid and comfort to business," but he contended Ills own proposal would do moro td stimulate busi ness and tho purchasing power of tho people generay. , ; lAvTAHHINGTONV IXiO 1 9 ( AP) After once taking up tho $100,000, 000 tax resolution today, tho sonate later wag forced to make a record decision botweon consideration of tho tax cut and tho tariff bill and voted overwhelmingly to go ahead with- taxes., Two Killed When Motorcycle Goes Off Bend Road BEND, Ore., Doc. 13 (AP) Tho bodies of Roy L. 81ms, 30, and A, W. Dunn, 30, both of Kla math Falls, wore returned (o''th.e Southern Oregon Cltytoday after a motorcycle accident near Motor Uus yesterday in which botn were killed whon tho machine skidded on The Dallcs-California highway und crashod into a ditch. H. M. Holliugshcad, truck drlvor, found the two men unconscious beneuth the inotorayclo. Tho truck driver placed them In tho truck, but Dunn died beforo reaching Madras and tilms died in a hos pital horo. , Jioth suffered fracturod skuls and internal injuries OFF HIS FEET IXC ACTS ON CENTRAL OREGON PLEA Proposed 181 -Mile line Would Connect Crane ' and Crescent Lake. RAILROADWILL : , : FIGHT DECISION Union Pacific to Test the ': - Power of Interstate Commeite Commission - in Courts; Belief. wAsmNWrON, Dec. IS (AP) Tho interstate commerce commis. ion odx for tbe flnt Ume as verted, its power to oonaiwl nil. road to build, agsinat iu will, ex. tensive new lineai when It directed the Union Pacific ajratem to con truct 181 ; mile vt line between Crane and Oraacent Lake, OroRon, at an approximate cost of (,0O0, 000.,-. - Boc&uie of ih prlhclple involv ed, the proceedings drew In all the railroads of the Paclflo northwest, ond In handlnc down the verdict the commlulpn also ruled that it had the power to compel the rail road to undertake the work. The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company, a aubsldlary i of the Union Pacific, was directed to begin the actual construction. . The complaint brought by tho Orogon public service commission aid the central portion of the etnta had, :not been, provided with the proper' rail faclllttos and that the line front Crane to Crescent Lake waa badly needed., tn the opinion, the commission raid the complaint waa justified. ' ;;"' " :; - . 1 Two.MembeM Dluent Two ' commissioners, .- Bralnerd ' and Farrell, fllssehUd expressing the opinion that the commission was without authority, to f.compol ' raiiroadi. t..wn4ert(k extensive construction against thelriwill. Commissioner Porter also dis sentod but he held the commission had the power .'to. direct the con struction but that the ure of It in the. case UndeH 'Cdnsiderattoh waa no( justified. Commiseloher Wood lock dissented without cetdment. It Is1 conldefd certain that the oommlsslori's .decision ordering the Union Paciilo to construct tho new roiite:wlu: betaken ;into court, In. view,, of Ihe opposition the Union Paeif id liae ovlneed to undertaking the work.: ' C, ":"-''.'. .'. , ' OrosaO .Central Oregon vTlio line would run from east to west actosa the center of Oregon ahd .mtiuld tlhk lup transportation , lines Whlch'llbw operate chiefly on the east and west .borders of Ore gon. The commission remarked that a line "across Central Oregon has long been a desire of people ol that Mate," while the area to be traversed wsi eald "probably to ; constitute the' largest area within the United States without rail fa-, cllltles." ;-: i . Several railroad arguments ques tioning the right of the commis sion to order a common carrier to extend Its line were reviewed, and the majority, decision, in spite of statomonta of dissenting numbers, specifically stated that under oxlst- , (Continued on Page Four) DOHENY TRIAL TO BEGIN ON MARCH TENTH WASHINGTON, Deo. 18 (AJ) The date for the trial of Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate, on' a charge of bribery was aet for March 10 today by Justice Hits In tho District of Columbia, supreme court. Doheny's attorney. Frank Hop an, had asked that the trial begin on March 17 and government at torneys requested January 18 as tho date. " , Tho indictment against the wealthy oil man Ib one of the series growing out of oil lenses made during the Harding ndminls-. trillion and the charge Is that Do heny gave Albert B, Tall, former secretary of the Interior a bribe of 100,000 In connection with the louse to Doheny's company of the Klk Kills naval oil reeerve In Cal ifornia Kali was recently convicted on the charge of receiving tho 100, 000 from Doheny and waa fined $100,000 and given a suspended sentence of a year in jail. n5
