La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 01, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE IS . OPTIMISTIC AS Tl 1930 Big Building Year Indi cated With U. P. Depot as Largest Project. industries" look for good season Large Amount of Road and Highway Work to be Done Business Out look is Promising. . Willi nil Indications pointing to ll bis liulldiiiR "nil Induslliul year In l.ii Grande unci vicinity, this city 1 optimistic ;is llic ww year opens. Agriculture, ton. Is expcctlne a good year, although lulurc weather conditions market prices, etc.. make pr-ilk'tk'iiu underlain to a large Jcgrcf. Industrially and In construction. . Indications point to a ry season just ahead. A recent survey ni.-idc ly The ubservi-r showed an ex pected building tolal or' around .! I.ri.ooo. wlilch Includes the ?I2fc.- 000 Union I'acdfli! station, as well uk continued heavy payrolls by the , railroads inlcrsci'tln;," this city. Industries as a whole are op tliuisllc uk lu what 1'J:I0 holds In store, and payrolls In 1 .11 (Irande are expected to maintain ihelr 1929 levels with some likely to show nil Increuse. Ilolh the Ml. Emily 'J.uniber coinpany and tin' llowtuau HIc.lci. I.uiuhcr company anticipate c.onllnucius operation during tho . next several months. .Much lv..uilork Ahead Added lu this, liuth the county and alale anticipate heavy expendi tures in maintenance and new eon Hrnetion ol' roads and hiichwnys, chii r lu Impoi'tance being the com pletion or tho llllsaid-KnillHa project of widening und Improving 01 the Old Oregon Trail highway. County ulTloinis estimate that road wiirk durliv: the year will amount to oao. an increase over 1929. Expansion of the business sec tion, w hlch has been under way fur reveral years, will continue with tho c-ri cliuu of twit new build ings on the corner of Washington and Sixth, aciors Washington from llie city b.ul.ling, liy M. .1. Uul and The Ob-' i'.ei. Homes, mil. or constt ucliou, alterations and re pairs, etc., arc; expected to pass ihe ?Hui.ooa mark. During 1929 the money spent in l.a Cti'ande lor new (Contimn-d on Tagc Might) DUDEIiANCH EXPECTS BIG YEAR IN 1930 Ueserval Ions I rom the east, are alreiidy coming to the Dude Itanch at Waliowu l.nke, tiat is managed Ity Hen and liusly Christy, and Joe Hopkins, who is also an owner, Air. Hopkins reported recently while, he was in Ial Cfi-andn on business. They huvc just closed a very successful mid I lie longest season in the history of the ranch, dm: to its coal inuation into hunt ing lime. .Mr. Hopkins is very enthusiastic about the last year, saying that it was beyond all expectations, re marking that 7" p'r cent of the reservations could not In handled. The ideal fall was taken lo ad vantage and t be raneh sen son lengthened, operating from 1he hist of May to the end of the hunt ing season. Thrcn million of the famous Wallowa 11 ke "yank" are being spawning and hatching, under the care of Therou button, w inter manager of the ranch. Other prep arations for the next season In clude a building program that Is double that of previous years. Among oilier attractions moun tain trips on saddle hor'"H is the main feature of the. dude ranch. They hI.o havo a dance hall. About t- n years ago Mr.t Hop kins cntne Iv re from Pennsylvania. The joint owner with him, J. K. Hopkins, who is now in New Jer sey, experts lo collie West soon. Wr.TI!i;iE T(MAV 1:V a. m. 3 above. Minimum: 'j;t above. ( 'nudilloii : eloiidv. vi;vriii;it vi;m v Maximum 4 1, minimum ;ibo vc Condition: precipitation ,07 uf inch, snow two Indus. vi;.Tiii:it i.x. i. i28 MaNimum 3-i, minimum $ ubovc, OoiuHt Uny. precipitation A 1 of inch, hiiow one inch. Ha (Srattite Submit S1KMBBH ASSOCIATED Large Crowd At Legion Matinee As Year Opens Acts Send Audience Into Gales of Laughter Show Surpasses Former Merrymaking. Kurpassing former shows liy a vil; margin, the American Legion Midnight, matinee in tho Arcade theater in tho opening hours or 193". kooh Into history recorded as ;an appropriate community entcr jtainmcnt und greeting for the new J year. I The matlnpe Is staged annually by the organized world war vet j crans. Iho proceeds going 'o some I worthy canst; each year. Last I night's .show was presented to a j large crowd, and time antl again the audience broke into vigorous land spontaneous applause.. lock Coleman Slugs i All of the acts received appre ; dative applause, with a majority of them registering heavily with the audience. Jock Coleman's sing ling, joke-telling and .Scottish musk; ' resulted in a storm of approval. ! wlih the Pendleton niun returning jlo Die stage for an encore with tho I violin. Among the numbers lie sang in his clever Scotch way was one 'of his own composition. Hanking among the leading acts l was a farce staged by Messrs. Jlm- 1 (Continued on Page Five) Next Chamber Forum Luncheon ToBeTuesday After a vacation of two weeks during the holiday season, the Cniun county chamber of com merce will resume lis regular for um luncheons on each Tuesday during the noon hour, it was an 'nounced yesterday by Albert Hun ' tor, secretary. j ll Is understood that the u,ues ; t!on of whether lo circulate a new ' petition asking for an election to extend ihe city boundaries will be taken up at the meeting next Tues day noon. st.vmi1 cjroTA .ivi: PUKTLANU. Ore., Jan. 1 (Spec in I) I'nlon county's quota in Ore gon poster stamps totals tl,JiMi of the r.7fi(j.iMni the Oregon .'dale cbumbcr of commerce plans lo place in circulation during I USD i its "Huild Oregon!" program, it Vii3 announced from headquarters here yesterday hy V. C. ide. man ager of the organization. Campaign plans for placing the stamps which tell facts and invite inquir ies about t he agricultural. sceiii ami industrijil resources of Oreuor, are now being perfected for the 'Hi counties and t he IH".' cities ami towns in the stale. Knch conn I y quota has been computed on thei basis of "a stamp per business day' per business man." "Oregon poster si a nips," says Id'-, "are a vital and important part of the 'It libl Oregon!' pro gram for the eoniiug year. They accomplish a dtslinel two-fold pur pose, of advertising Oregon's re sources and possibilities in a most colorful and effective way and they create tin stale chamber's budget fund to carry on ils pro gram of work." The stamps are printed in four colors, ytt different si a nips to 1 he page and are bound in various size hooky. They will be sold to busi ness and professional men of Hie stale to be attached to their out going mail at the rate of $1.00 per page. Gun Club To Hold Annual Meeting The La fliande (Jim club will hold its annual business meeting Kriday night, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, in the elty ball. It was an nounced late j-esterday by officers. At the se.Hi,n, offie'TM for UfSO will be eireied, and the new year's program will be considered. A large attendance is expected. Two Inches of Snow Welcome New YeaY ('.ringing tu an end a r'-eord-breaking I wcr-iubr. Old Man Win ter blew hi4 breath nvr the Crande llonde alhy late ejierd;(y and ;ist nle-liJ. mid this morning, a two inch biatiktt nf mow grei-tr-.J Hi" pen- yt-ar. The snow, although b-;irlntf a fair amount ol moisiure. did not no It rapidly In the re-d-d--ntliil x'-cMoiiH, altlioiigh much of It was reduced to".air this morn inj with the mercury climbing to if H a bovc at 7 : ' o'clock. 1 ,at iiiglit's minimum was nlmve. This in the third snowfall of the winter, all of which huvo been coiuijiirativtly lit,ht. PKEKB LA PANIC TOLL REACHES 72 IN SCOTLAND Stunned Parents Identify Dead Children After Theater Tragedy. PAISLEY HOMES GRIEF STRICKEN! unavailable energy In artificial light Is suggested lo the American Citv Council to Provide !,,7H,1,,Uon lor V,u,,vaT':n,,n1t r in j. da t ! science as an industrial devclop- dingie uravc ui in- ; jured, Majority to Re-1 i cover Soon. ; J 1'AIKI.EV. Scotland, Jan. 1 (A!) j i Arrangements proceeded today : ! for a muss funeral for the 1'2 '. VfHllhftll vfclitiw r.f tlti lilt nil D.'LlliC i which followed a small fire yester- day afternoun in the Glen motion lnat un. neutralized al present be picturc theater here. .cause not disentangled from use- There was hardly a home in this !' r barmful rays of tlu same i small Scottish mill town but suf- I'ered loss of kin In the catastrophe. Tho city council, recognizing tlr.it most, if not all represented either Impoverished or humble tircuin- j stances, expected to provide fur in ' terment in a single grave. ' Meanwhile beneath murky I sui okc-rid den skiea weeping par ents continued identification of the bodies of their children, mosl of whom wore between the ages of Ti and 11. Infintiely pathetic scenes were enacted as the victims were j (Continued on Page Kighl) NORMAL SCHOOL ! BEGINS THURSDAY i it" i r a i r I Winter Quarter to Open J;m. 2 RHskp.r.hall Work , I -p j LO UC .keSUlTiea. T!m Kastern Oregon Normal sehool, following u. 1 ".'-flay vaca tion p-riod during the. holidays, v HI resume activities Thursday, Jan. 2, when the winter quart i will begin. Th ed on I ec. 1 'J. fan - j The allenduuce during the fall : ' quarb-r was more than -60 and a : correspondingly blh altenrlam-o is i i anticipated boih for the winter and spring iiuarters, which will com I plete the first year of Normal 1 school in l.a Grande and Has fern j Oregon. i In connection with the re-open-' I ing of school, ( "oach Hob (juinn. ! who returned here Monday night from a vacation trip, will resume uork in polishing up a. basketball ' team. The first game is expected j to tako place within the next few days with the Helix lied Devils, an independent amaieur team, as i tiie opponent. The first collegiate : game now scheduled is with HI- ; lensh.irg Normal school, bill games 'are iiIno expected to be scheduled i j with th". College of Idaho and 'other northwestern colleges. TIicm- m-omiil. gaining i iiwrls U-am inert In (lie uniiiiiil (n - .t Bttlnliitf duel licuiccn GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 3 -Day Week For Machine Workers I Held Possibility jUse of Unavailable Ener- gy in Artificial Light Will Result in Changes, is Belief. Hy Howard V. lUnkcslce Science Editor (Associated Press i'Vuture Hervlce) 1 1 UK .MOINES. I.e.. Jun. 1 (AI'l A. Ihree-day week far machine ,m.nt or the future. It Is a liy product of a new field uf scientific exploration which was explained to a general session of the association here hy Dr. W. T. Hovle, formerly of Harvard Medi cal school. It is based on obser vations which I jf. liovle'said prom ise the possibility of producing an u wide range of stimulating rays i,f ui nn.l light. Th Wo of shorlcr working (Continued on l'age Kive) Illness Proves Fatal Yesterday To Mrs. Meyers Mrs. Helen Hello Meyers, resident of thif. city for Hie pucd 3-1 years, passed away yesterday afternoun in I the Grande Hondo hospital, her i death lenulmillnff a leng illnesy. I Klie was born l'eb, -5, l.Siili. The f unerul services will ta ko j. place tomorrow at 1! o'clock in the Mr.. .,l.r,.uu niwl 'yiniti.cciib.ll lillli'lll. arv. witli the Kev. 11. I,. Putnam I of the Christian church officiating Intel ment will bo at ihe M,asonie eeiiu terv, beside her sou and .laughter, who precede,! her m ! ' ; Tiie following survive her: Hurry c. Meyers, hi i husband; one son, I Jay. of Portland; two sisters, Mrs. : j,.t Ciarrett. La Crande, and Mrs. Lilly Heum of brother, George Grande. Indiana, and a PilHam.au, of la varcofcs Agent Critically W ounded SHATTIjK, Jan. I (AP)1. H. Joiiulin, Seattle government nar cotics agent was shot and critically wounded by an unknown assailant in front of his home here shortly after midnight. Jourdlu was about to re-enter his automobile when four shots rang out from the shadows at the edgn or the sidewalk. lie fell lo the pavement, a bullet wound t hrougli his abdomen, apparently only one of the shots having taken effect, and was rushed to the city hospital in a u a in bit la nee. He lapsed into iincoiiseloiisiu-s before bn could give, uiiy description of bls assailanl. new--and the Upv, fnnnu .Ills ' Ing further information. Itul atlor .lourdln, his wife said, had been urms stretched heavenward, cruru-j neys wild I hey never heard or tho out all evening on government i -l ui the oulnit nnnriieari. imein in ii-.in.ii in t,,,. 1 nisi lies . GRIDIRON GEMS MEETING IN PASADENA TODAY - or tin- Si.ul hi-i n ( iilllnrnlti Trojans mid tin- llll I'niit Iiit get. (be iit i I tc lit this uftcriiiHiii when (heir - v.c - l biilllc nl I'n -viilcitii. jn h kc I'llim imlilr. rlvn vli liiilcs. or iarllrular lii-rst will Ihi a grouni! I'uusii, ut the left, und Samidcre, ui tho rlglit,. both luctitlouod aa All-Amvrlran iimtcrlal, POWERS HOPE TO CUT ARMS F o u r t h Attempt Since 1921 Will he Made to Eliminate "Naval Race." CON FBRENCE IN LONDON ON JAN. 21 Question, of Replacement of Capital bhips Among Big Measures to be Con sidered. ' Ity Kirkn SlinpMHi WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP) Thi'' fourth attempt since llilM to eliminate all competitive building among the five chief naval powers will be undertaken at tho London conference January Si. Much of the preceding1 efforts failed because of conflicting views among the governments aa to tho type and number of cruisers or submarines each felt if needed. The strongly held French view, that naval armaments cannot be 1 rented separately but niuat be considered for limitation purposes in any final treaty In conjunction witli land urinamcutM, was an ad ded complication. At the original Washington nav al limitations conference, culled by President Harding in 11)21, Iho five powers Great llrltain, the United States, Japan. Franco and Italy found little difficulty in negotiat-Int;- iv-treuty to curb . uompotltlvo building in battleships und air plane curriers. Three lu Cla.ss Only Great Hrilain, the United 1 K,,"''H aIul ,ill,,in '""1 '' lInniied xtensivc battleship floels. The ratio of relative strength in these heavy ships was then fixed at 6-6- (Cniilinued on Page Kighl) PASTOR DIES AS OLD YEAR PASSES AWAY WN ANGKI.KS, Jan. I (AP) i Thiily-fivo years ago when the ; Kev. S. C. Carues was just a young minister, he preached his Hist j N'-w Year's sermon In Southern I California. Last night the On-ycu r-old man f find stood before the nliar in I niv.usiiv Methodist church and i'-vi w;d his yeais of serviro in the southland -expri ssiiig thanUs that oneo again In- could talk to his ne.. pie as an old v-ar eave wav t.p a new on-, fil wiih bono ami pron.iKc. With his head bnu erl in humility, lid began a, prayer as the bands of a wall-clock move( ulleptly on to ward the hour xi m ill night. "Our rather, we thank " , The clock tolled Its knell to the-d'-partiug year -its welcome to the 1 Heart albiek, pliystelaiiH said. 1930 Greetings Exchanged as Old Year Comes to an End Borah Message Sent to GermansKing Sends Word ItKKMM, Jan. 1 ( AP) A New Year's message to (ho German people from United States Senator William K. Horali wan published in tho National Zielung1 ynstorday. The message read: "Wo are hopeful that tho peace pact through human sin cerity and co urn go In in tor national matters will result In a permanent flxturu and that disarmament which wo uro chnm.piontng' will bo realized. Wo hopo for greater confidence among the nations in the pow er of public opinion and less confidence lu the power of might. Wo hopo that worldly fortune may not only remain tho privilege of the few but find a way to the poor of this world." KING GKICKTK IIOOVKit WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP) Acknowledging; New Year NEW LAND FOUND IN ANTARCTICA Captain Wilkins, Admiral Byrd and Captain Lar- sen Report Discoveries. MONTWVIOKO, t'rtiiruiiy, Jan. 1 (A P) -The first I'i'ultH nf (.'nptalii Hir Roorgn Hubert Wllklns ox- ploratlim flights over Antarctica, were revealed here with advices ho ... . ... had discovered previously unknown land in his last venture over the polar ice cap. The government radio service all ium need receipt of u iimssngc to this effect from I ho slcumer Mel ville, which carried the explorer to iK'iM-ption island, which ho uses n a base, letailH wero, not given. Kince Heceptlon Jsle, one of tho .South Shetland group, is in tho o called Weddell nuadiaut of Ant arctica it is believed probuhle tho new frritoryis somewhere in the vicinity, or south of Tierra 3el Fuego mill the Argentine. About a third of the way around tho world in nearly the same lati tmln Hour Admlrat Hyrd and his party recently Juno made import ant south polar explorations, com- (Continutd on l'age KighL) Social uro uiiicrcnt iSUOule HYUk8 f OV y-v (jYVQOlX L CLY J)CtllY i -(KTLANI. Ore.. Jan. 1 (Al') ' Leo Leonard. Portland cabinet uiiiker, who recently announced ho was heir to a half million dollars, left him by the death of an uncle In lietroit, Mich., realized today his alleged bubble had broken. JietroM. attorneys declared they 'new nothing of Leonard or or his -Ui litis. Leonard mi id be was walt- ' efl him the money. i MEMBER A. It. C. greetings from King Victor Kmmanuel of Italy and King Albert, of Belgium, President Hoover yesterday dispatched cables to tho two Kuropcnu rulers expressing wishes for their happiness and that If their nations, "I thank your majesty for your cordial New Year's greetings," Mr. Hoover told tho Italian king'. "ALuy tho coming years bring1 to your majesty health and happiness and to, tho great nation over which you preside, continuod peace and prosperity." Hoover'a lloply To King Albert tho president wired: "Jn acknowledging- your majesty's cordial greetings which have received with deepest appreciation, permit mo lo extend to you nnd to tho Itelginn people on behalf of , the American people, my best wishes for tho coming year." VISITOR TELLS OF CHINESE LIFE No Great Difference in , Two Nations Excepting I Socially, She Says. ' ItoHcrlhlnit' a different China, from tho ono usually Imagined by Amorluans, Wing . Uujil ljuig, of Koochnw, China spoke in tho soft- est voice, not soft because alio was , t niei(KiiiK iiui- iiiiLiu iiiuu, uu, , ,,i I,..,. .1, n,,i Tjinir ulwayilv. speaks. T nnlieo not so nvuch difference between your country and nilno," she. said in exceptional Knglfsh fur her four and a half month stay in this country. Many Americans, she relates, havo como to China, and in some vnmnirt n nni vii (oil ..,. r .,i i-hnUun v, n. i.Minf. ant, n tinkopt, und iinclean, photographing them. Then, tak- lug these pictures back to Amcrl- ca, tho peoplo havo considered them representative of tho Chlneso raee. This is just as unfair to tho Chinese, as If pictures of our mountain people wero taken to represent this nation. Chinese cities are much like tho ones here, the people act much Iho same, there uro uutomohltos on tho streets, tall buildings; there is much similarity, she says. Social lilfo Different 1 The striking difference betwceti 1,10 lw0 colinlrIeH 1h tll HOcl111 1Ifo It Jh not good, us liuoi Lang says, f "V "" K'rl to walk down tho street together, unless iney uro engaged, for tho m,oro conaervutlvo penplo will nay things. "Wo havo slang expressions lu Chliwi, but a younger person who uscs thorn too much among ciders, Is not so well thought ot; they thlnk he is too free. In China wo also speak to our elders with re- spect," and ono could easily Im- agluo her soft tones, speaking very rospeclfully. IJoul i.ang, Is learning American slung ton. Tin: other day alio asked jMIss Mabel Morton whom sho Is visiting, what "You bet," meant; tlio Interviewer couldn't re touching her tho word (Continued on Pago Kivo) Spanish Dictator ifl nf IflllMfWft . , ,.. .... MAI)LII, Jan. X (At)--IolM- cal clndes today seethed with lu.num i vunuun i.. among which was that (ienoral I'rlino do Itivera, Spanish dictator, hud presented his own and his cabinet's resignation tu King Al fonso. Jt was said he would permit the kbit; to name a man to form a new government. Persons eloso to the premier however denied that this was the case and said he had only submitted a plan for gradual poli tical tr.insfoiu-jation of the gov ernment. EicLson's Sister Shows Confidence I'OUTI.ANH, rr-., Jan. 1 (AT) -Miss Adrllno Klelson. sister of 1 f "ii rl ll-n KiclKOn. American aviator who bus been lost In tho Arctic r'-glou about seven weeks, and a I t.'HrbT at WVlmtchei!, Wash., ex- pressed i oi nee today tjiat her lin.ih.-r would be found. Miss l-.k-ison, hero visiting rela- lives over (bo holidays, said her In-other told her before ho left for the north lo worry it alio did not iu-ur from hint for several month, "I am waiting anxiously his ro- turn because I wish to hear about his e.pcrlonces," sho reniurked. and sist THE WEATHER OREQON: Unsettled tonight and Thuinday, colder in tho northwest portion tonight. Modoralu north west winds on tho coast. NUMBER 115 U.S. MAKES WHOOPEE AS '30 ARRIVES Crowds in Larger Cities Noisy But Orderly, Officers Declare. DETROIT, CHICAGO I REPORT KILLINGS Informal Gaiety Marks Celebration in Washing ton Hoover Greets Hundreds Today. NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (A) !!! solving thomaolvcs Into a gigantic committee for the reception oC d! tinKulHhod visitors, New York's millions oxtonded a noisy but or- I doi ly wolcome to the new year. Kaids on 17 night clubs and sponkcuHlcs by 150 federal prohi bition agents failed to dampen tho ' festivities porcoptlbly. Tho . raids wero nuido on Information pre viously obtalnod and no patrons ' wore arrested. The resorts, how over, wero closed and tho guostu ordered to leave. 33roadway, unofficial headquar- tors ot now Year coiobrations was RS'J tu1' ' roiico omoiais said the crowds . wero. orderly und no arrests wero mado among tho street throngs. Managers of leading hotels. estimated that 26,000 persons woio onlortuined in tholr dining rooms, ., . 'w- iinnnutinsfl csmanltverowtls. "'Cbvof "7 ' " charges In hotels ranged from $H to $lf).G0. In the night club seats at tables cost us high aa 10,000 Gather fur Chimes About 10,000 porsons gathered nt Wall street und Broadway to hoar tho chimes of Trinity church ling- In tho Now Your. ColohrantH using flroartns wounded a woman and girl, who woro treutod for superficial wunda nt liollovue JiospUl. No urrosta woro made in either case, Thousands attended watch ser- (Continued on Pago Fivo) GAME WARDEN REVIEWS WORK OF PAST YEAR ruit tijJUSjj uro., Jan. a wim Hh work for tho year or iuj at a close tho Orogon stato comniJsHion Cun look back upon a rocord of accomplishment, according to Mai old Clifford, state game waruen. "Kxoopt for ono year- for ono year lyl'7- inoro fines woro collected from law violators In 1328 than In any pre- vlous liko period," said Mr. Cllf- ford, this week. "In 1927 tho sum collected from fines totaled $2i,- 7111 and In 1029 It roachod $25,081. Half of tills went to tho counties in which the fines wero levied, this being in accordance with tho Oro- goll statutes. "Larger fish woro planted In tho state's lakos and streams tlin.il in any provlous yoar. Many ot tho millions that woro planted woro as long as nine Inches and tho vast majority wero well above five . Inches. It Is now tho policy of tho commission to hold fish lu tho ponds of hatcheries until thoy uro of sufficient size and length to withstand conditions nnd protect themselves uguinst fish that would prey upon them, bntler tho old system wo once used of pluntlng flnK0,.nnffH hundrods of thousands Wftro ,ohU Now Wq aro runlillf? jliaci,erlefl to capacity. Tho hold ing' of fish until they reach a length of six Inches or more means that our pounds must bo cnlurged unit this work Is going forward us rapidly us finances will permit. "An average number of gamu birds woro liberated from tho stato farms. The farms located at Kn gene, Corvallls und Pendleton have been operated to capacity." Siate Court Acts On Many Appeals SALEM, Ore, Jan. 1 (AP) Stato supremo court opinion that affirmed decrees hy Judges of tho lower court numbered 177 during 1929 ugalnst 66 reversals and 26 mollified decrees, according to a report by Arthur S. Uenson, clerk of tho court. Tho records show that tho seven juMcm of ,ho eourt hllvo wrlUnn a tl)U f 32l opinions during the yePi Tho cm,rt ,lus (ijH,UHrcl uC 33 l.as,,li ,,y moUoll or stipulation. A ttHl of 329 cases have been m-gued and submitted, nnd most of them havo been passed on. Those nut yot decided will require tho attention of tho court fur at least sis Weeks longer. '