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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Hit (&nm& JEwnitt THE WEATHER ' Oregon I Unsettled,, probably rain tonight and Tuesday, no change In temperature, " . CITY EDITION VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1929 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 102 STATE TAXES FOR COUNTY $125,064.93 Union County to Pay $14, 199.50 Less to Oregon Treasury in 1930. INTANGIBLES AND EXCISE TAX CAUSE Total Levy for State is Reduced $1,010,201.94, Tax Commission An- . nounces. -'.,- , "Union county's share of tho stale luxes to ho paid during 1990 will amount to 1 25,001. US, according to niinouncemient mnde, yesterday in Hnlom 1y the stalo iax commis sion. This represents a consider able (leerease when compared with $139, 2114. 43, the amount which was paid to tho state this year. The stale mllliiRe for 1920 was S.60 and Hie unofficial nilllago for 11)30 Is CIS. The reduction amounts to $14, 193.50. .,, Added to. tho county and elty millugo' figures which .were an nounced Friday, this brings the total so far determined to 43.4(1, with the amount for school district No. t to Ue added'latcr to complete the levy... The 43. 4G represents the levy necessary to provide for $al!l, 008. OK, divided as follows: city or l.n. Grande $122. 70S. 75. county $3TI.KX8.0U, and sUito $125,004.93. The assessed valua.- Ion for t'nlon county ror 1930 is $24,201,036.00. .. Figures for nearby counties, c'ompurcd with lust year, foMow: follllty ' 1930 1929 ' Wallowa ..$ r.9.44S.S6 $ 72.775.74 Umatilla .. 2X5,522.47. . 327,135,02 Baker ......133,794.04, 100,1 14.62 Tho Associated Press story from Halern announcing the cut and tho reason fur the.redim.lon follows: 8AJ.KM. Ore., Dec. 10 (AP) The intangibles and excise tax acts of tho 199 legislature have, enabled tho state tax commission to reduce by $1,010,201.94 the slate propeiiy tax ievy for $130, which was an nounced yesterday, . The commis sion estimates Hint tho two new tax sources will produce $900;ooo, and the at'" provide thai the amount the two acts produce sltull reduce by ft corresponding amount the state tax on propery. Ijowost in 17 Years , Tim otato lax levy for 1930 is $0,S3. 045.00, including the Owmlll elementary school levy which Is retained by the counties. The t!al levy for 1929 was $7,893,247. The new levy, not counting special levies authorized by vole of the people. Is the lowest In I 7 years. Of the total levy for 1930 only $1,073,473.05 goes Ito meet legisla tive appropriations. The remain der , of $5,209,572.01 is for special tuxo'l authorized by the people in excess of the 0 per cent limitation. This includes the 2 lulil elementary school levy of $2,249,977.38. the higher education tax, market roads and veterans' aid. Kadi County llencflls Not only Is the total state- levy (Continued on Page Four). RAINFALL HERE IN EIGHT DAYS IS 1.47 INCHES With 'Hi mercury., still stay in? nbovo freezing point,, additional ru I tin Tnll In La Grande... Sat Urdu y and Sunday, brlnglm? the total for the liisl ciRht days to 1.47 inches, which is sua king into the ground. Ash mutter of fact, weather bureau rucurds here show that during the eight days tho mercury never fell below' '.'Z ahove freezing point ulthoiigh ono night It barely rcuch ed thift mark. Yelerd;iy, with a precipitation of .UN of an inch, the temperature va ri cd on ly sc vu u d cgrecs. ra n g ingfrom a high of 48 to a low of 4 1. :ot ItT.MAKTIAI, HKtilNS Hit fcJM KltTON, Wash., Dec. If! (AI) Charged wK'h "conduct un becoming ii a officer and a gentle man" and leaving the country without permission. Lieutenant Harold . Northcutt. of Norfolk, Va.. was before a court martial here today. : Trial tut:cd at 10 o'clock this morning. Northcutt, who was discovered in Vancouver, U. (!., in November after having disappeared fram his post at Nor folk In Uctnbor, has spent most of his Mini! in detention here plHying, siilltitlrc. He bus refused to, ills- ells' a his case or avail: himself of counsel of fellow officers for his trial. WICATIIKIl TOIMV 7:30 u. nv 41 above. Minimum: 39 above. Condition: cloudy. WKATIIKH YKNTKItlMY Maximum 48, minimum 4 1 above. Vif Condition: rain .38 of an Inch. i:thki; ii;c. is. 198 Maximum 31, minimum 2G above. - - i Condition:- clear. " - ' Apostle Speaks At Conierence Held on Sunday Musical Program and Christmas Pageant Al so on the Program at L. D. S. Tabernacle. Cieorge Richards, of Halt Lake City, one of tho la apostles of the L. . S. church attended this year a fourth quarterly conference of Un ion Stake and addressed un assem blage' yesterday iifternoon in the auditorium of the L. I), S. taber nacle, on tho Hubject, "Tho Duties and Responsibilities uf the Differ ent Officers of the Priesthood," this being a priesthood convention conference. A women's sextot sang u selec tion, acconi pa u led by M rs. J ose- phino Anderson. Tho members are: Mrs. Blanch Stoddard, Mrs. Myrtle Russell, Mrs. Nellie Hean, Mrs. Julia Hlatt, Mrs. Rose Bean, and Mrs. Pauline Alnsworth. Mrs. Russell also sang a solo. Tho two evening addresses, "The Life of the Prophet, Joseph Smith," by Kama Wilde, of Union, and "The Ilfo of Christ," by Clayton Coal well, of La Qrande, wore both well delivered; and held the crowds in terest even though they were both of familiar-subjects. y . l'ngca nt (liven' Tho Christmas pageant wns very Impressive and was shown in five spotlight scenes; with the Madonna and child, Mrs. Leal Russell, and child; "The Lamb Cllrls," by Myrna Ward and I la Mae Andrew; "The Aged Couple." Mr. and Mrs. B. F. GwilIiam;'"The Missionary Home," -ira. LierK euo ami iamiiy; "Christmas Trees," Bishop Lester Stoddard and family. In each f-cene the carolers were heard sing ing bringing Christmas : cheer to the lame, and the aged, and the needy. This in part of the M. I. A. program for DecemJier. Mrs. Nellie Bean sang a nolo, "The Seer." accompanied by Miss Barbara lliatt. Misses JSffle Blan- chard und Jennie N lei son ployed a violin duet. "Silent Jfight." S. F. Andrews made a few opening .re marks, before the chorus of the tileaner girl's and M, men's clauses sang. ' Give Program For Concert In E. 0.N.Tonight The prognun for the concert to be given tonight by the Ijl Qinmle municipal bund, was announced this morning liy Director Andrew Loney Jr. The concert, which Is fren to the public and Is sponsored by -the city of La Orande, will be gin in the Kastern Oregon Normal school promptly. at 8 o'clock. The program follows: 1. March "On the Hunt" : - Goldman 2. Overture to "Oberon".. ' von Weber Ii. "Badinage" ..........Victor Herbert 4. Grand Scenes from the "Bo-', hemian Girl" Balfe !. Vocal (a) "Over the Steppe" Oletchanlnoff (b) Mtaln. Haln. Katn" Gay Mrs. K. N. Ash by, soprano Mrs. Haiiey Richardson, accom panist Ii. 'Southern Rhapsody" ....Hosmer 7. Piccolo solo. "The White Blackbird" Duma re Dolph Seigrlst 5. "Procession of the Sardar" from "Caucasia n Sketches" Ippolltov-Iwanov Sentenced to 30 Days, Paroled In Possession Case Clurenco Waldrop, who was ar rested Saturday night for the pos kohmIoii of 1 hj nor, was arraigned beforo Judge U. G. (.'ouch this morninL. find pleaded guilty. Jle was sentenced do ,10 days In Jail but was paroled. ; John Huff, who was arrested Saturday night for the possession of liquor, was released on Jl'Mi bonds, officers report. Other ur rets for the weekend included: Bill Rose, arrested Friday in Union and released on $250 bond; A. H)tnson, arrested In t'nlon, Friday night; bond set af. $500, but has not yet raised that aiiCount. Sheriff Explains License Ridings A letter hits been received by Sheriff Jckhc llren hears from Hal K. Hons to the effect that el. her new registrations or reregtrH lions of motor vehicle licenses iti the stale will be effective Dee. 20. Any au'.o ttwncr registering for the first time will lie allowed lo oper ate ti mler I I'ltO license beginning Deo 20. ! New Insurance Co. Is Organized Here v new fin? Insurance agency has been opened in li Orande, located at I30SH Adams avenue, under the name of tho Baxter Insurance agency. K. Hurley, district manager for lite Bankers Life, and Henry T. Hill, real estate, will also huvu their huadiiuartcro In this officu. i E. ON. FALL QUARTER TO END DEC. 18 Graduation Exercises And Christmas Program Combined for Assembly WINTER QUARTER TO BEGIN JAN. 2 Student" Body at School Busily Engaged in (Jom ; pleting Work, in Antici pation of Holidays. : A combined Christmas and grad uation assembly (h to; be held at the Kastern Oregon Nornuil school Wednesday of this week,'-marking tho close of the. fall 'term in the institution and tho opening of tho holiday season. The assembly Is to begin at 10 o'clock in tho morning ami the J. H. Ackerman training school will givo tho Yulotlde program, on which the children . have been working for the past week. Cos tumes for tho pupils have; boon made by tho training teachers. At this sump assembly gradua tion exercises will be held for the students who finish this quaiUbr. This wilt mark the conclusion at the second quarter in the school's existence, beginning with the summer term which opened in Juno. Tho present quarter opened Sept. 23. The wlif.er quarter is to begin Jan 2 and close on March 21. -. With the close of the term so nea, the 2R0 students o; the school are busily engaged concluding their work. , ' " HOTEL MEN WILL MEET HERE NEXT Inland Empire Groupr at Session in Boise Satur day, Vote f oi La Grande At a meeting of the Inland Km pi rev M'olejU iiBsociallui'- held . nt HOise. Idaho, Sal-uniay Uec1. M, La Orande was selected us the next regular 'meeting place. Several of tho local hotel men took an active part In the deliberations of the convention, Marcus Itoesch and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brady of the Sacajawea nnd Mr. and Mrs. C, H, JJevine, W. , ItecKj ell and C W. Heyl, of the La Grande, attending. M.. Hrudy whs ."elected as a member of the constitution and by laws committee and Mr. Heyl as a member of tho advertising , and publicity coinmliee. At Hip near close of the convention when a se (Contlnued on Page Five) Tennyson Speaks At Lions Meeting The llev. M. O. Tenyson, of the Kplscopal church, gave the uddress at today's Lions club luncheon In the Sacajawea Inn, presenting a very Interesting and Inspiring ex planation of tho correct interpre tation of the Gulden Rule. At! of God's universe is harmonious ex cept mankind, he said, stating that the commandment that Christ left for tho world Is to love each other. "Put yourself in tho other fellow's place und then treat him us you would have him trcut you," Mr. Tennyson said in his discussion un of the Golden Hule. Tho club's contribution toward equipping the Children's Farm homo at Corvallls with radio facil ities took the form of a "soup" luncheon, the balance of. the lun cheon money going into the fund. A brief talk was1 tilso presented by Mr, Hunter, of Pendleton, Prosecution To Rest Case Today In Thomas Mannix Disbarment Trial SALLM, Ore.. Dec. 16 (AP) It wan apparent today that -tho prose cution lu the Thomad Mannix dis barment (rial will not inject as evidence any testimony designed to show thift Mannix atlemtped to influence supreme court opinions by offering or giving liquor to a member of the court. This evi dence, through the testimony of Klvin C. ('ondit, s introduced by the defense In the disbarment trial of George Joseph that was termi nated last Thursday. Omission of (his testimony In tho prcnent trial will leave two Issues In tho Mannix case One will be whether Mannix. tried by fraud to deceive the courts In the Wemino ruses, and the other will be wheth er he i: guilty of iittenipling to de fraud by -giving checks when he had not sufficient funds to cover. The prosecution was expected lo rest Its case today. Judge. Guf C. H. Corliss, ot Portland, who whs attorney forOie Christian Scienco churches or Port land in the first Wemme case to day, while being quizzed on the wit newt stand, took the responsi bility for InserlHon of the name of the K. Henry Wemlnc company as one of the plaintiffs when (he first Wktifme case was uppeuk-d to thv Oregon Student Body Statement Made on M'Ewan Tom Stoddard, President, Hopes to Clarify Sev eral Issues in Resigna tion of Coach. . EL'OKNK, Ore., Dec. Hi (At) I Tom Stoddard, president of the Isiudent body of tho 1nivernlty. of I Oregon, today Issued a statement designed to clarify several issues In . the case of Captain John- J. Me ! Kwan, Oregon coach, whoso resign nation has been submitted, effec 'tivo Jan. 1, 1931. Stoddard . do- clnred some statements concerning tho coaching matter were "gross ly inaccurate." , . ' ' 'Vo had planned to lot tlio. en tire matter rtist until the- noxt meeting of the athletic committee,," Stoddard said, "but now that wo uro forced into a premaluro dis cussion , by demands of both stu dents and alumni; I feel that I am I UUl BIViirVIH(i VIU VI lUl 44 VJ wtt- and press dispatches that recently appeared. "In view of the fact tliat a great deal of publicity 1ms been given, u ' (Continued on Pago Five) - HEAVY STORM ; HITS LINCOLN COUNTY COAST TOLKUO, Ore., Dec. IC (AP)- A terrific wind and rain storm pounded the Lincoln county coast over tho weekend, causing damage amounMng to several thoueund dollars. The huge refuse burner und one of the smoke stacks of tho Pacific Spruce plants were wrecked and a large industrial crane was upset In the Yaqulna bay. All telephone und telegraph lines wore torn down nnd Newport, To ledo and Waldport were In dnrk nettf with ull power and light lines our. iTho wind velocity was more than fill miles an hodtv Many win duws wero broken und large sec tions of paper roofing woro torn off in Toledo. The weather was moderate to day. . Public Speaking ; Clubis Organized i - ' ' ' ; - 'j Tho. Iliu-Vah-Va club, a pub lic speaking, cluss, was organized here yesterday afternoon ut a meeting held In the Sacajawea Inn. Max Survls was elected president and Frank Cnllen secretary. The organization is to meet tho first und third Wednesdays of each month, Business Men To Sponsor urk Toss ltuslnesu men of La Grande have responded to the sponsoring of the "Turkey Toss" to be hold Dec, 24 at the Sacujawea Inn. and It prom ises 'to be an especially interesting event. , iWlth camera men to bo hero from three film companies, many attending the toss, if nut receiving u lurkcy, may get into "tho mov- I Ics." Following is u list of Ithe contri butors: J. Dobrin, Safeway Store. Gwllliams Klectrlc Ittikery, Mac AtuiT Store, St evens-Van Kngelcn, the Moon Drug company, Ourr Furniture store, M. J. Goss, Veal and Carver of the Sacajawea Hur ber shop, Sacajawea Inn. Ii Grande Kvcnlng Observer, Stalcup and Zlmmermun at the I'layle Oil coiuipany, Leslie White, Mohr's Meat Market, Klectrlc Service f tore, The Green Market, Cox Auto Klectrlc Service. Letghlon's Weld ing and Machine shops, Ackerman Tire chop. La Grande Motor Co., Jennings Motor company, J. Mel ville, l.u rison Chevrolet, company, Piggy Wiggly stores, und Western Auto Supply. supreme court. His using the company's nunif In drawing up the decree and findings of fact for submission to the couilt ho referred to an "my utifortunalu Inadver lence." Whether he Inserted the name or the company as a plalntirr heelnisc he was told by Mannix that 'the latter had authority to represent the company or expected to get such authorf.y, Corliss could not recall. At the conclusion of tho Mannix ttiul the referees, Judges G. I Sklpworth of Kugenc, Fred W. Wilson of Tho Dulles und II. D Norton of Grants Pass, will lake under udvlscmV'nt tho huge grist of evidence used in both the Jos eph and the Mannix trials before making their recommendations to Hie state supreme court. Also the proferutioii and the de fense In bolh cases will rite briers wT.h the refereed, the defense be ing allowued 10 days from the dale th" casrf ends and prosecution five days In which to reply. After the recommendultonH reach thj supreme court counsel will have opportunity lo argue the cases before tho court before final opinions uro handed down. HEALTHIEST A W R7 IV the healthiest smile in the Cullcii Staler you sec wreathing tho faces of tlio hoy uml girl plctuml ubove. They lira Flor et k-o SiiHM'k, of Luku county.. Flu., nnd Harold DcatUno of Morgan county, 1ml. Imth 17, who.n'oro chosen health champ ions at tho National 4-H Club Congress In Chicago, with scorva of 88.7 and 011.2, rewpectlvcly. Twonty-clght eontostant, rep- resenting 7!12,0()0 4-H Club iiiciiiIkts, eomietcl. Eight Murdered ; In Ihree Rivers Home; Ninth Hurti .; . . I TilllKK 1UVKKS, Que.t Dec. 1ft' (Al) Andrew Day udnUttcd to- tiny to police Ito huu iimitlorexl tho family and Uica tried to kill liuu- . self. . ' . THUEK UIVBHS, Quo., Dec. 1C (AP) Mrs. Andrew Day and her seven children ranging In ago from one to 14 years, were found dead in4.ho.ir home here today with their ; throats cut, apparently with an ax. Day, tho father of tho family, was found wandering In tho streets with his throat, cut also. At tho Day homo police found tho wo.nwin and her children in beds In three different rooms. All hud received one or more wounds. ; Day mlado no abatement at tho hospital. Ho Is expected to ro coveiv Four Burned To . Death Today In Baltimore Fire P.ALTIMOKK, Dec. Ifl (AP) At leant four persons died today in a tiro In tho four story plant of the Thomas H. O'Connor Waste Taper company in the down town rail road district, Firemen recovered three bodies from) tho building, and another victim whoso back wsb broken in a lesp from a third story window died In a hospital. , .About 60 other employes In tho building fled by fire escapes ahead oi' the rush o.f flumes through quantities of old paper which con verted the building li-o a furnaco beforo the first fire uppamtuH and ambulances arrived. When tho flrmuen were nblo to penetrate the upper stories they round three bodlesw hlch at first could not be identified. Miss Tiny Hyers died in Mercy hospital, her back broken when she chose u three story jump In preference lo, death In the flumes, v Tho flro was believed lo have started on the four):!) floor though It burst out so suddenly firemen could get no definite Information of lis cause. Planes To Search For Pilot Eielson SKATTLF, Dec. 10 (AP) The coast guard cutter Chelan was in readiness here to convey three Kalrchild planes und six Canadian pilots noi.h lo. aid In the search for Pilot Curt Klelson and his me chanic, Karl Holland, who were lost Nov, It while trying lo fly to the fur trading ship Nanuk, locked In the Ice .at North Cape, Hlberia. Tho planes will be crated and lashed to the deck when !they ar rive and the, cutter will bo ready to sail for Seward, Alaska, as soon an pilots and aircraft are aboard. Prom Seward the planes will be shipped lo Falrbfinks. reassembled and Mown either to Nome or Tell er, the laticr placo now being the base of rescue operations. Cruiser Galveston Will Leave Haiti WAHIIINCtTUN", Dec. 16 (AP) The cruiser (ialvcston, which was ordered to Haiti at the outbreak of tho recent disturbance, i to be, withdrawn from Haitian wafers to morrow. The slate department announced today (hat Brigadier General John H. Itusseil, American high com missioner in JlalH, bad reported the situation lu Unit! was quiet. Egg Prices Drop Two Cents Today POUTI,AND, Ore., Dec. Ifl (AP) j i-,gg prices iook unomer arop shortly inter tho market opened today. Tho top grades clipped off 2c, making the price to retailers of fresh extras, 43e, standards, 4L'c, fresh mediums 4iu and medium firsts, 38c. Prices to wholesalers uro 2c under these. GIRL AND BOY i'J FIND BONES OF MAN'S ANCESTOR Ten Skeletons; Estimated a Million Years Old, Found in China, PKIP1NG. China, Dec. 16 (AP) -A limestone bod nt Chow Outlen, 30 miles from hero, was believed by scientists toduy to have yielded skeletons of ten men who probably were among tho first ancestors uf the human raca. ' Nine of the skeletons woro h end less) loading so.mio to bellevo tho limestone bed miglu have been tho sceno of pro-Neaderthul oxecutlons and beheadings. ' In such a case, since tho skulls wero not found, it was suggested tho heads may have been removed . for so mo strange prehistoric Tito. Ono Skull Found Ono skull was discovered, a Chinese geologist unearthing It. Ho claimed Bt belonged to a spoolcH of th,e famous ''Peking man," the '"SihanthrbpUB Peklnonsls," assocl hWil Vltli 'tlio period 6t the PIId down skull and the Java upo man. . Many of tho hones discovered wero broken sharply, as If by human hands. The scientists In reconstructing tho life of the dis tant day, suggested tho undent man might havo done this in order to get .the marrow, probably con sidered a delicacy. The scientists who have worked In tho llmstono excavations havo been sworn (to secrecy, but they regit rd the discoveries as the great est human find of its kind over made. Both tho skull and tho ten skeletons nro In a splendid state of preservation. , Tlio dlscovories weromudo In tho same llnu'tltoua quarries where "monkey miin" Jaw teeth were round In i'J'ZH. The scientists be lieved that with tho discovery of tho skeletons, situ of a prehistoric and probably pre-Ncunderthnl homo of a distindt tlmo of primi tive man bus been uncovered. ." To Itci'Oiisli'iicl Colony Tho scientists believe tlioy havo enough material to reconstruct the eutlro life-drama of tho prehistoric colony, or at least to sketch a por trait of man as ho existed near Polping mro than a million yeurs ago. Homo other bones were discov erer) a Iso, among them the fossil skull of a rhinoceros, und heaps of bones believed to heUhose of othor animals. Many of these wero (Continued on Pugo Four) . THREE KILLED IN CAR WRECKS IN NORTHWEST f'OKUIt D'ALKNF, Ida., Dec. HI (AP) A coroner's jury was called today to Inquire into the dcailh of HI elm id Noltin, )!i, and William Boyd, 23, who died under their autoniiobllo artcr It clicked hub caps with another car and went over u grade, Oeorgc (Jeh ring, Coeur d'Alene restaurant owner, driver of tho car which piiMHi-d Ithe one In which No lan, Boyd and Miss Kthel McCal lum were riding, between this city and Spokane, Wash., said that he did not know the contact was more than a 'click" until his left front wheel fell off. VA.NCOrVUK MAX KIlXftD POKTI,ANr Ore., Dec. 16 (AP) Cecil A, 8e4tt 30, Vancouver, Wash,, was killed yesterday when art automobile driven by Kdwnrd Smith, Hit, negro chauffeur, collid ed with Heutt'M car. Smith wa held w h on t ball on three serious charges of Involuntary manslaugh ter, driving an automobile while ititoxlcii'ted and failure to give right of wjiysahl the negro drove bin cur ni a high rate of speed down it boulevard and failed to stop til an intersection. The auto mobile crashed into Scott's cur, leaped a curb, knocked down a I'J Inch (-oncrdto post and smashed into the corner of u small grocery store, nhfitterlng windows and tearing away a portion of the building. Scott died in a hospital un hour ulUr tho ucciUent, Uruguayan Flier Over Atlantic On Flight Home Major Tadeo Larre-Bor- ges, Accompanied by French Lieutenant, on Perilous Journey. FERNANDO DO NORONHA, Bi-ttBll, Deo. 16 (AP) (1:40 p. m.) MVijor 'Hideo Larre-Borges, Uru guayan filer, and his companion, Lloutomint Leon Challe, Frenoh airman now flying to South Asner ica, sent a wireless message this afternoon asking lor tho weather conditions at Natal where they ex poct o land. PA HIS, Dec. 16 (AP) Major Tadeo iarre-Borges, Uruguayan aviator, and his French compan ion, Lieutenant Challes, who hopp ed off from Seville, Spain, yester day morning for Montevideo, Urug uay, today completed the first stago of their 6000. mile journey und apparently were headed over tho South Atlantic for tho ocean hop to South America. Tho filers were sighted ovor Por to Praya In the Cnpo Verde islands shortly after 7:30 o'clock this morning, Greenwich time (2:30 a. m. eastern standard tlmo) tho Fronch air ministry which report ed tho sighting said that all was well aboard. In tho nineteen hours thoy had been In the air, the alrmon had covered approximately 2000 miles at a speed of moro than 100 miles an hour. Should they maintain that speed they should roach Mbn tevldeo sometime tomorrow after noon. Major Larre-Borges, bofore leav ing Spain, announced that he planned to make a non-atop flight if conditions wero favorable and his appearance ovor tho Cape,Vor do islands Indicated ho would make no stop In Africa but would con tinue straight across the South Atlantic tor Natal, Brazil. Carries Two Flags v , The plane, which was a Dual control, and Is equipped with u 450-horsepowor motor Is white In color. Tho Fronch flag is painted on tho rudder and tlio Uruguayan flag on tho fusol'uge. Tho fliers took about 1,400 gal lons uf gasollno and carried a ra dio set with two antennae. ', Both of them are skilled pilots, Tho flight, from Soville, which to many persons of Spanish extraction 1ft tho .city most truly .representative of Sjjuiu, td&rbn tevldeo, capital of (Contlnuod on Pago Four) Modern Case Of Jekyll-Hyde In St. Joseph, Mich. BT.' JOSEPH, Mich.,' Dee. 16 (A.P) Whilo police throughbut tho Mhhllo WcHt wore Booking Frederick Hano today, an a mur dorer find blink robbor, acquaint iinccft here and nolghbors of tho fuHhionablo' Jjitko Bhoro Drive whoro three moii'thH utfo ho pur chHHod a luxurious home wore dl Rcxtlng a Dr. Jokyll and Mr. Uydo story. . Duno got Into a tight place Sat urday 'night and nhowod his true Hflf. A.flar a nvtnor traffic . acci dent, ho shot und foUtlly wounded Charles Bkelly. 30, motorcycle patrolman, rather than go to po llen headquarters for questioning. lie forced three persons to aid him In escaping after wrecking hla own cur In his getaway. . Pollco found garago hills In the car 'to Identify tho driver as Dano, and raided his mansion on Lake Hhoro Drlvo. Thero they ' found f3l, 851) in securities stolen Nov. 7 In ii holdup of the Knrmors nnd Merchants bank at Jefferson, Wis. Two' 'machine guns, a sawed-off Khotgun, two high powored rifles, bags and cunH of sholts and tear bombs ulsn were discovered Wlfo ArifMtal Dune's wife, Viola, 35, roturnad (Continued on Pago Four) Newest Air Giant Makes Test Flight f'AHDINOTO.V, Kllg., Dec. 18 (AP) Tho n-100, Great Hrltuln's newest giant dirigible which took four years to build, mado her maltlen flight fiom Howdcn, York shire, today and was hitched to the mooring mast hero this afternoon. launched from hej llowdon hangar nt dawn, tho great air ves sel 11111101 command of Captain Heott, got well Into the air about eight o'clock and maneuvard arnund tho district. Crowds which had waited patloutly slnco dawn cheered the Hhlp enthusiastically Thieves Enter 3 Portland Churches I'Olt'tXAND, Dec. Id ( AP) Thieves preyed on throe South Knit churches over tho weekend Hill-gliirs broko Into it Jewish synugoguo on First street, rifled ii desk and found keys to a safe in tho Imscmi'iit. Thy rf'olo $32 and a diamond ring from the strong box. Nothing wus taken from the Neveh Zodeh synagogue on Third street but the church was thor oughly ransacked. An overcoat was stolen by a thief who prowled tho First Christ lun church. ... CUT IN TAX ML BECOME A LAffTODAY Bill, R e d u c i n g Taxes $160,000,000, First One Passed by New Congress TAKE UPTARIFF AFTER HOLIDAYS Agreement Reachedin' Senate Among Faction al Leaders Prohi Res olutionAdbpted. WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (AT) The $160,00,00 Income tx reduc tion resolution w nod Ute to. dajr by President Hopyer, . ; WABHINdtoiy. Pec- IS (AP)' President Hoover expects to sign the 160, 000,000 tax reduction bill this afternoop.- .' , - The measure will be the first law placed on the stajtute books dur ing the present session of congress. Although some nwmbers of con gress may 'come to the White House to w-atch the president sign the bill, no ceremony of any kind . has been arranged. -,. : ; ' A,n " agreement, .was reaohed In he senote1 today among' faotional livid" fn evote the full time of th senate after tho Christmas re- . "it yuiiMige uf the tariff bill:-; ' ' .'. ' . . ' Senator Wat'son. of: Indiana, the ReDUbllcairr Pleader. -' entered into this agreement wltn Readers of tho Democratlc-IVepubUcan Independ ent coalition during a discussion of the program on the aenate floor. - Confers With Hoover Fresh front a. conference with Presldont Hoo.ver during which the congressional program was dis cussed,:' the ' Republican , leader Joined In a promise not to ask con slderatlon i of any. legislation,, even ot appropriation onis , alter the holiday rooees unil the long pend ing measure is disposed of. , Senator MjiFolletle, , of Wiscon sin, one , Ot the Republican Inde-, pendents, , had given notice during the discussion that after the recess . ho would object to legislation ex-fs oept lb.ttsttfc-:-j;-'i5:;v4.,.-. . ; ; " Senator Uojah' 'of Idaho, another ;v of the Independents, asked Sena- . . tor Watson if he would agree not to porpose or rV6to 'for considera tion: of any f ather- legislation this week, i 8entu,dr? Watson replied that such a program was Just what he was proposing. 1 -'-V . .- i - .,".', e ;iOi:: '. t, v A. resolution .tAvcarry but Prosl- , dent Hoovsr's. Request for appoint ment of a Joint congressional com mlttOo lo cahslder the reorganlsn tlon ,and concentration of prohibi tion , enforcement -.agencies , was adopted today by '. the senato- and son,t'td the hbue.1'i.v'.;..:,.:. ' v , .',v'' '::;,,,s":-'! '' .:'?; '(:'-;''. ' Final aoVlon 'piii tho nomination of At OftedaVW.be' isolleotor of in ternal revenue at San Francisco ) which has been opposed by Senator Johnson,; Of California, has been held up ponding an Investigation to determine whether he Is a cltlion ot California. . : . Senator .Johnson at hearings on ' tho nomination has vigorously op posed Oftedal's confirmation' and Chairman Smoot of the finance commission Sold today that the California senator, had presented to the conVmlttee a statement that Oftedal vois a resident of Maryland and therefore was not legally qual ified for tha California post. KATIFY DEBT SBTIXiEjrENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (AP) The senate : today, ratified the' Fronch war dobt settlement pro viding for the funding of tho M. 026,000,000 over a 62-year period, (Continued on Pago Flvo) STATE AWARDS CONTRACT ON OREGON TRIAL 8AI,EM, Ore., Doc. 1 (AP) The state highway commission has awarded to Qiilnn-Itobblna com pany. Inc., of Boise, a contract for tho construction of the Pleasant Valley-Durkeo section ot tho Old Oregon Trail In Baker county. The project Is 13.4 miles of regradlng and resurfacing. The bid was 1167, 019.10. A contract to grade 1.9 miles ot the ranger Station-Bryant hill sec tion of tho Santlam highway In Llnn county was awarded to Har mon & Title ot Eugene, bidding 67.035.50. A contract for construction of a. bridge ovor Rogue rlvor at Ornnts Puss on tho Paclflo highway was : uwarded to the Northwest Gon tract company of I'ortland, whose bid was $119,600,. Shopping Days