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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.
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