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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 12a (Snmite lEvenfrig bsmrrc CITY EDITION THE WEATHER ORKOON: Haln In the weat por tion and local snows and ruins In east portion tonight and Friday, warmer west portion tonight. VOLUME xxvin MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 116 SEVEN-STORY BUIL G ANNOUNCED STRUCTURE PLANNED BY MR. ROM Construction is to Start Immediately at Wash ington and Fir. TO CONNECT WITH SACAJAWEA INN Four Stories or More to be Built This Year With Six Store Rooms, 16 Of fices, Etc. As ii New Year's present to the city of La Grande, Julius RockcIi announced to day a new building project, which may be the largest of the year in Lit Grande. The plans provide for a seven story structure on Washing ton avenue and Fir street, across the alley from the Saca.jawea Inn. Work will begin immediately and bids will be called for excavation at an early day, and the con struction will progress as rapidly as possible to an early completion. Mr. Uopsch, ciipltnlist unil build er and iiH-ncr of the Sariijiiwen Inn and other lmpni'tutit buildings In jn (.irande, formulated the plans for hl new huIldinK project Im mediately followlnff the call of J'resldent Hoover for all per.suns to work uml build so tha.t Ibc country may stabilize conditions and keep business uml Industry on :in nvmt keel, to prevent any slump or depression. Jfis announcement was Issued to The Observer today through T.1I. Milleiv architect, who is com pletlnK the detailed plttns for the btructure. L-Muipcl Structure The m w bulldlni,- will be 120 by 110 feet in dimensions, the nuiln part of the slrucluro to he i shaped, with full basement, "rein forced concrete and brick facing and mill constructed. interior "When completed it will he seven stories In height, and at least four stories will he erected this year, the other three to be added when conditions make this dcsiruble. (Continm'tl on I"u5 Four) CANCER FATAL TO F. N. FORD EARLY TODAY X. Kord, local real estate man and a resident of li Grande for many years, passed away at 12:0 o'clock this morning at the Grande Hondo hospital, death being caused by cancer of the stomach. An ef fort was made to wive his life, by operating on Dec. 21 but In vain. The body Is at the. Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary. Funeral announcement will be made later. M r. Ford was well known throughout this section of the state. In addition to his real estate business, he was a pronihter of boxing matches, presenting prac tically all of t hi ca rds In lu Grande during recent years. Kur ther details were not available this afternoon. STOLEN AUTO FOUND NEAR COURT HOUSE Several cases of theft and near thi'ft were reported to tho police yt st. i d.iy. all hough today it was b-lieed that little was missing, hi-ttml-rs entered the lleasly rilling .station New Year's eve. stole a car which was later recovered, at tempted to steal anoih'T machin: and jimmied th'- lock on a third. The coach stolen New V ear's eve from n-ar the Gettings ami Hanks g.irage was found yesterday on R avenue in front of the court house, abandoned due to hick of gasolin. The. lleasly station was entered by breaking tho glass in the front door. An attempt was made to lako a car Iioni a garage at I HM t) avt nue, nnd police report that the lock on a car at lio-l Fourth street hud been tampered with. i;aiiii;r tor.w 7 a. m, - L'!i nbo e. Minimum: above. Condition: partly cloudy. YI-:.VIil;lC YITi:illAV Maximum 4 , minimum -It nbo c. condition: paitly cloudy, rail. .it: or inch. WKATIIfcH .MN. II. IflJO Maximum 3 7, minimum "0 above. Condition: snow one and hnlf inch, inolpturc .2S of inch. Normal School To Play Helix Here on Friday Basketball Season to Open Here This Week Tig er s Play Enterprise Five Saturday. Within a few days, Lu Grande will, be Juice deep hi' basketball, witli only memories of tho football season which became history yes terday with the minimi conflk-tH in This morning Hub CJutnn. Fast em Oregon Normal school imiiicIi, if n nou need that thn college team will meet thn Helix Red Devils hero tomorrow night fit S o'clock In the' L. 1). K. Recreational hall. jimmy Rosen ha um will officiate at .the opening ganiie of thn Hen son. Quinn has about 15 men on his hoop squad and expects two-thirds of them, will pet into the lineup a gainst the strong independent quintet, which is mostly made up ! of former college stars. King, for - - incr I niveiriiy of Washington play- Grande will amount to G3.95 mills, J or. and Torjeson and Cook, ex- an increase of 1.16 mills over Inst ( Wi'hi'eet nipple court regulars, aro year, when the total was 62.80. 1 on thn lineup. Several games have , This means that properly owners 'been played by tho Helix tenm!11 Grande wfll pay a total of j this year" and only one was lost, j $fi3.!5 In taxes on each $1,000 of ' that by a one-point margin. assessed valuation on their hold-j ! (in :iini-ijiv niffht iiio Tin-Mr itigs. of the .ii Grande High school, coached by Ira. Woodie. will have : I their baptism of riro with the Kn- i j terprise Chieftains as tho opposl- lion. This game will bo played in! j tin. Itecroallona hall. also. The hlifh school and 10. O. N. have. ' several games .scheduled for Janu j ur'. with the season to swing in i to the last half in the following month. County Licenses Pay For Sheep Killed By Dogs Application for dog UeiMise may bo made any time from now on at the county court ho us-; ii nu. mi?, nounced todav. Tho charge Is two dollars lor male dogs and three ihilhifi for reiMiite (loirs. The license should be applied for if the dog if: eight months of age or :to day.' after the person becomes owner of the dog. officials s-iy. The money is used for paying for the sheep , and goata killed by dogs. j a A groat many sheep were killed last year and approximately $150 of unpaid claims are due. Mosti of the killing occurred at night' but when the docs were seen they j usually traveled in a bunch. Police dogs are said to be the I worst offenders, as th'-y lead the! other stray dogs. Mr. Reynolds I one of the heavy losers dur- ing the last year when 25 of his sheep wore killed and injured (so jthat they later died) by a bunch of dogs. ! The license' also applies to the ; people living in incorporated towns 1 who must have county as well as city lieens". If the license is not paid by the first of March, the Icharco automatically becomes dou ble. Owners of dogs aro subject j to fines If their dogs are ensed. not 1U- New Year Opens i With Marriage I In Church Here On' I .a Grande couple started the New Year in a happy way, when Miss. Hazel 1 ledger and Arthur Mel lor wore quietly mar ried at 12:01 a. m. Jan. 1. liUO in tho St. Rotor's Kpiscopal church with the R'-v. M. d. Tennyson pre siding at the ceremony. They wore accompanied by Mr. a nd M rs. .1 a m es V. Rosenba u m . The mothers of both the bride and bridegroom came from Spokane for the weding. Mr. Mollor is assistant nmnager of Wool worth's store here. Two Local Boys imiist in AeajivT,- rnno.,.oocmon I John T. Jliutchinson, age IS. of ! K avenue and l-ilph I. I 'ope. ag- 17. of Rial avenue, left l.a Grande hist night on train No. 17 ! for I'ortland to underuo final e 1 animations for enrollne'iit in lur !l. S. navy. I 'arley I lutchlnson. rat h'-r of John, gave his consent for his son s .enlistment, and Ralph Rope, fath er oi' R. I. Rope also gave his con ! rent for his son's enHsiiio-nl. ftoih lie-it vere Interviewed ami examined by A. M. I'fiUk'hmipt., CRM., N. M. ,. locirl nay recruit ing officer. Fire Department Ball on Jan. 15 The city fire department has an nounc-d that Its '.'Rh annual ball will bo held on Jan. lu. Tie' af- I able to wait before giving such def fair is to tak" place In the S-iea-l, Inite shape to the policy of civil jawea Inn ballroom, with the Htar j disobedience, so os to see w hot her Novelty orchestra lumiahiiig Ihu ! any future depn sMlve action of the luuue. TAX LEVY IN CITY TOTALS 63.95 MILLS Citizens of La Grande to Pay $374,311.52 During Year of 1930. COUNTY AMOUNT SET AT $906,229.90 School and City Levies'1 Higher With. County-Ur, State Entry Showing ! OA to i .0) Decrease. . . With tho tax levy for 1 1L'9, to ' apply in 1930 for school district ' No, 1 officially listed with the . county assessor. It was announced ' today that the tax levy for Waters, three of whom are In a serl- The tax levy for La Grande Is ! divided as follows Unit School , City State, county The total anrtjuni of taxes that The explosion was .heard for La Grande citizens will pay during some distance and neighbors emtio this year Is $374,11 1 1 .52. . Theiqulckly to the scene. The injured amount of taxes that the county ; worn rushed to hospitals In Wash will pay- this year was totaled -Ington, a few miles away, today, and amounts to $11011,- j Husband Absent. 220. 0,. Uist year's total for the) Neither tho dead woman's hus enunty was $(l 1 8.11 3.n8, and th ( UIUU- n0r her father were present total valuation of ull taxable prop- i ul lnQ time. Tho former was erty was listed at $24,-175.295.00. searching for a. houHe. . In which Tho total valuation of all taxablo ln,.v might- start housckeplng. properly in the county this year is ?2 l,L'0,ti35.S8.- . . , 1 nc mi so Divided The increase In tho tax levy this year is divided us follows: . A . ITnit ' ms Ja2fi 22.7", 22.00 111.20 School Gity .. 21.00 21.70 la.so Slate, county A glance at the above table re veals that tho state and county taxes, taken as one unit, represent decrease of .30 of a mill. The school taxes are 1.15 mills higher and the city taxes arc .30 of a mill higher. Actually, the big decrease came in state luxes. The state mlllago (Continued on Pngo Four) I WINTER QUARTER AT E. 0. N. BEGINS Many New Students En roll, in Addition to Those Already Registered. A fair-sized number of now students enrolled at the opening of the winter quarter at. the JSast ern Oregon Normal school, It was announced today. Although no figures were available, so early in tho quarter, it is believed by some that the total enrollment for the year will bo near the half thou wind mark. The time today was taken up j largely with registration, over- oming of conflicts, and in general establishing order out of tho usual opening day rush. R is expected lo begin the work in earnest Mon- day morning. Tho Acker man training school also resumed its work this morn ing and tiie children were quilt glad to get back to thoir attrac tive school rooms. All- of tho teachers reported an enjoyable vacation, preparing them for the work of this quarter. I The High seho and grade ( schools in Ijl Grand', which re j opened Monday but whic h took a , day off on Jam 1. also resumed I Q' k today. i- Resign First RAHoRK. India, Jan. 'I HAP) Th new working committee of (he India national congress, today do. tided (o authorize th" presld'-nt (if the congiess to rail upon all native congressmen In the-various legisla tures to resign imjnodlatoly. Tho action will be the rirsl step on th" move lo gain lliJr'ondcn-e for In dia th rough non -cooperation with (ho Rrltish go omm ntal machin- Th'- commute" also fix'd Jan, I organ, ways that the IndianV d - ' .'"i ax date for a nat oii- Ide j mand for complete Independent e d'-ntoiK'tnitinn in tmpport of th" int iid of domination status is "an conert ss' new en e(J hleti w as ' aead'-m ic chamre involving no bn h fined as "puren wwarai" or "com- ' m''dfalj consequence." R appeals pl' t independent A small deputation of the work-! InL- cootiuftteo eon.xfilcrcd 11 Hewir. I t-'uvtriuuial tuuld be luude mi i--uc Bomb, Disguised As Gift, Brings Death To Bride Eight Members of Family . Injured When Deadly Package Explodes in Maryland Home. SCAT PLKAS.VNT. Aid., Jan. 1! (AR) A deadly bomb in the par a nd Innocent guise of a belated Christmas gift brought Hwift death to a young wife and severe injuries to a group of relatives who hud gathered for a family Now Year party and left but scant clues for 11,6 KU-('riMt!0 tnc P-diee, search-, letrator. j UK iwu iui nuiiiu. L1UIU Ul I III' The, , I1""11,, ";0'";'" w"a I ,J,'rs; Naomi Hall lirndy. 18, married last June to llermun Itrady, 22, a farmer of Mitcholtville. The in- Jured numbered eight and Included the girl's mother, Mrs. John Hall, who is expected to recover, her ' rn nrttmit )mv kIv Itriilhnr mirl itln- grandmother ; ous condition, and tho son of a j neighbor, whoso hurls wero slight. j Family Injured- The tragedy look place shortly - after breakfast yesterday. The package was delivered to the Hall home by Leslie Hall, who is in a i sei'lous condition' a nd by the neigh- 0,'' so- -Mr- iudy eagerly tore off the yuletide wrappings Tax Levy while members of the family clus .21!. 7ti mills tered closely about her. Suddenly .22.00 mills ' t exploded, Mrs. Brady died 20 .13.20 mills I minutes after being received at a t i .Washington hospital. while the latter was at work In a comctory some distance uway. Up on being told of the catastrophe they rushed Into Washington anil hurried frantically from luhpital (Continued on Pago Five) . P. MILLER IS SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB Meeting at (he I .a Grande hotel today, because yesterday was a holiday, the Rotary club listened to a very interesting address by I It i ward 1 Miller, who spoke on the .subject or 'Mnh-rnalionul Ro lat Wmships." M r. Miller emphasized the fact that more sympathetic understand ing between nations was lo be noted In the events of the past sev eral months. Speaking about dif ferent parts of the world, ho ex plained that the excellencies of each should be appreciated by tin people of the 'I'nhod Slates and I hat t he fdd superiority complex Americans held toward supposedly inferior nations, would soon be dissipated if America us t ra veled and road as they should. Mr. Mil ler could see nothing but a bright, outlook for the future. The scien tific mind is supplanllng thn poli tical mind, and science creates and builds whereas politics often des troy.", hf said. ) The club is divided Into foiir1 g roups, witli a captain a1 the head of each, and a strenuous campaign of attendance Is now in progress. I n-n(lj.v nil h.n nim. memhei-K of tin ,..,, ...(ri. l.).Knt. Iimi , is hni.e.i u mV(, JM( pi.t. e,.nt jUtendance ncxt Wednesday. County Court In January Meeting The 1'nion county court sisting of Judge I. G. ('ouch and Commissioner W. R. Leitbettcr and W. W. Stevens, is holding Its first session of 19:tn today at the court house. Moyt of the time today vuis ta ken up with I ho regula r ord r of business which Includes tho nuditfnc of bills. t TnUo To Step For Freedom for civil disobedience vidua! or mass scale. LONDON', n-s spa pers, week have l from India, Jan. -J, (AC) --London which du rim; the piist 'atured political news this morning devoted their leading oditorlalK to (he re-' y,iYr. of the India nutfonul eoimrin ul. Uihore, and to the poKHlblllt!is of the future. I Tho Haiiy Herald, tf jvernmt Til. j to Ma hat nia. O ha mil. nationalist leader, to roup" to with (lie Rril ish government and says that, noth ing can bo achieved ,y jL mero "v. r-will-not-phi'" altitude. I he conservative newspaper gen- ally deplore the Hetiviliei of Ohar.di aiid hli followrii. Li SOME KIND i lii-n ii. nmw to siiceti in ma nun aiiaics, iMigenin iiniiklic-id V Hoy, liuttt lato of Itcuo, holds Nome sort of honors. Tho , , daughter of (mgrcssmim V. II. llunklumd or Alabama dl , Torced Morton llnyt In Item hi April, liIH. Thoy remarried Christmas, luiiH, and moved to Himio, Then llnyt sued for divorce. Three days before tho decree wan granted tdio at tended a loot I tall game at Jteno, unci saw W. Ijiumiu Uutt, l Nevuda's tackle. In action. After Ihu deeic she. ami JloyL .JtJiad dliuier together, . Three days later she yuirrjod Hull- -and. licw are Mv. and Mrs; Iltitl, en route to Jlawaif 'for a honeymoon. Burglar Unable To Do Santa Claus Stuff ClIADUS FORI), Ra., Jan. 2 (Al')- A burglar who tried lo ou ter the home of John I). Hchledt hero by way of a. chimney got Htilck early codny. and was forcd (o call upon thn occupants of the house for help. lie was rescued by fire men and then arrested. The prisoner j;nve his name as Michael Toth, 27, of 1 'hilmloiphia. II" said he learned to climb when he was a sailor and thought that "chimneys would be easy." When lie and two companions were un able to enter the Hehledt house by window;: and doors, he climbed to the roof and slid down the chim in y. Just above a fireplace in tho living room he found himself trap ped. lie squirmed for two hours, try ing to extricate hinweji' ami then began to moan for help. Toth's companions hud deserted him. Liquor Causes Death 01' Five In Metropolis NKW TURK, Jan. ' ( A I ' ) Riquoi' was blamed by hospital physicians today for the death of one woman and four ne'ii as an af(erm.ath of the New Year's cele l0U' bratlon bore. Jtispllal.i treated 7!J c;ises of alcoholism. The bodies of the woman and one of the men wfce found by po li on Rrimklyn streetn. An autojisy w;ts ordered in the caso of a. man who dhd in his houte lo d'-termlm: whotht-r he had been hilled by poison liquor. One other died at home nnd the fourth man HUrcutlibed at Rellevtie hospital. Rollee officials s;iid the New Year's eve crowls were more dlM- orderly, doflruet ive of property and h-iider lo handle than ever before Hotels, rest a u ranis and night clubs said business had boon at capacity volume. Jo many places the celebration continued until after daylight. . . Price of Efys In Three Cents beSS Year's day Whlto H.ointe roeeptlori. Mis. (hiiin and her brother and Mr. and Mrs. loimwori ii ext'-mled RORTLANH, fre.. .Ifia. Z (A V) Kr(,rU,lgH u. the president and --Following hcversil days of vieak-'junt a Utile later the two ladies iiomm becmipf of Increase in re- wore fllHCoverod in an animated and eelpi. th" price or eggs declined ! niniilly conversation. Hirer- cent ae,:..rling to quotations WiUihlngton Is wondering whoth lodiiy. Fresh extras J-'opp'd to j er a truce has been 'declared In Vi cents and standards and fresh , the social feud, which anise from mediums to Ii'.o-. Medium finds 1 (he ipiestfou of whether (he Hlster wore priced at .'i 7 c. These quota-' and official hostess of the vice Hons an those lo retailors. J'rlc s ! president or the wife of the speak lei's were ;c lower. j or of tie hoiiNe be given precedence to v.hol T!ij but'.tr niurl'..l u btationury. OF RECORD if V x 'It t 1 Li ? Ai ,1k ? 1 HOOVERS SHAKE HANDS OF 6000 Annual New Year's Re 1 ception Held at White House Yesterday. j WASHINGTON'. Jan. ' ( AR) j The president ami Mrs. Hoover ' Kiiffered no Hi effects from the long round,, or handshaking at tho annua! New" Year's reception at tho Wlh Itn House during which they greeted more than fioiiO people. Rresident Hoover was at. his of fice in the state, war and navy building early today amR Mrs. Hoover followed the usual ro.ulluo of the White House. The cold with which Mrs. Hoover haM been suffering for the past four or five days was apparently cured. La si. night she accomp"iied her son, A Man, lo the union station where he boarded a train for How- Ion preparatory to continuing his studies til. Harvard university. Great ami Lowly Mix The grout and tho lowly extend ed personal Now Year greetings to Rresident and Mrs. Hoover yes terday. From M o'clock until nearly 3, with the exception of a short period for lunch, and brief intervals of rest while the long line was hailed, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were busy receiving the best wishes of their cullers. FirT; came the diplomatic corps, and the cabinet, then the members of the supreme court, followed by officials of Die judic iary branch of the government, and ranking officers of the army a nd navy. Men u w bile, a line of more humble citizens, two blocks long was forming for the recep tion to the public: In the after noon. This be(;ati at I o'clock and continued lor nearly two (Continued on Rage Four) f1rinifftf9 $Ztftft1 VMzimi' 'a v. i v f I Rift Is Bridged j I WASHINGTON'. Jan. ZfAl')- 1 Thn roi ial rift that has Mrs. Holly j Curtis (latin, the slater of tho vice president, on one side of it and MYs A lice Roosevelt Long worth, t ho wife of tin upeaker" on the oilier, ' ut tlutt- functions. I Mighty Trojans Turn Back Pitt Eleven 47 to 14 Eastern Collegians Daz zled by Aerial Thrusts . of Southern Cal. in Rose Bowl Game. vi-:kti:iu)ay's uksuui's At Pasadena .Southern Cali fornia 47, Pittsburgh 14. At San Kranolsco Kast 'All Stars 1. Weat AU-8tura 7. At Honolulu Washington Slulo 28, Hawaii U. 7. lty Paul It. Zli'umei'iuiui (Associated 1'resa SportH Writer) PASAHKNA, Cal., Jan. 2 (AP Burdened with a doclslvo 47 lo 14 trouncing handed them aa a New Year's day greeting, from tho mighty Trojans of tho University of Southern California, Pitts burgh's grid squad today prepar ed a return lo Its native heather, victim of tho most decisive defeat over meted out in tho fourteen years of tournament of Hoses com petition, and their first defeat of the season, Itcglnning with tho Initial touch down, which cumo only a few moments nfter tho 70,000 portions had filled tho stadium, tho men of Troy scoring posslblo In four of their seven tallies because of un erring nuriul work. A fifth countor (Continued on Pugo Four) Pyromaniac Is Sought; School LossJ800,000 OAlvRANI), Oil., .Inn. 2 (AP) PoJieo and flro officials united to day In a search for a pyromanlc, who attempted to burn down tho 1-jockwnud Junior high school last night a few hours after flro de stroyed tho Fremont High school, oldest unit in Oakland's educatlon--al HyHtetn, with Josh-estimated at $X00,00U by A. V. Blusefield, prin cipal. Tho incendhirist is believed lo be tho same whoso activities have . reduced to ashes a dozen schools, churches and public buildings in Sonoma, Mendocino, Jako and Sul Hun counties in tho last few months. Although ho was seen In tho act of throwing a flro bomb which set flro to tho steps of tho Jjockwood school last night, dark ness shrouded his features and authorities wero without a cluo to his' identity. Kl ward Frcllas, San I-iertndro fireman, returning lo his 'homo fireman, returning to his homo from the Fremont High school flro, saw a blue sedan draw up to tho curb In front of I ho lockwood school and its driver hurl a pack ago against the front entrance. The package proved lo ho a bomb, which exploded, sotting tho front slops ablaze. Freilas first turned in an alarms and then went in pursuit, of tho pyronmninu, who escaped. Meanwhile Fremont High school built In 1H07 at a cost of $1,000,000 was a smouldering ruin. Only a small building housing tho R. O. T. l arsenal, a concrete machine shop and three blackened chlm neyn rcniulned of tho historic structure. - ' U. S. TITLE TO TURTLE ISLES IS CONFIRMED WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (AR) .Secretary Htiiuson and .Sir Ksme Howard, ttie Rrillsh amhassador, loday signed a convention between the l ulled .Slates and Great Rrltuin limbing definitely the boundary line between the Philippine Archi pelago and the stato of North Bor neo. The convention confirmed the boundary line established by Groat Rrllaln and .Spain, while the latter owned the Philippines, prior to tho treaties of IbXH and J!00, under which the I'n it'd Htates acquired tin- A rchlpclago, I The ton vent ion signed today I does not alter any boundary linen 'but confirms the title of the United .states, to the Turtle islands, which have been under administration of the Rrldsli North Romeo company, and which are lo continue In their hands. The signature of the document today disposed of the last out standing question of sovereignly over insular possessions In the Pa cific, : Recruiting Posters Destroyed By Mob BOSTON, Jan. Z (AP) Coast guard recruiting pouters on Boston comiiou were torn down nnd de stroyed loday shortly after u meet ing In Kaneuil hall In protest of killing of throe runt runners off Newport, R. L, Sunday by coast guardsmen, was concluded. Tho petty officer In charge of the re cruiting station was unable to cope with the Uuiu-h-iUuUm-. STATE HEADS TO REMAIN AT THEIRJOSTS Governor N o r b 1 a d Re fuses to Accept Resigna tions of Two Today. NO CHANGES ARE CONTEMPLATED Statement Issued After I Receiving Letters From I W. C. North and Elliott I Roberts. SALEM, Oro.t Jan. 2 (AP) Gov ernor Norblad said today that ho will not ask for tho resignations of any state officials who aro holding office by appointment, and that it Is liis doslro that all of thorn retain, their positions. "I do not contemplate making any changes whatever In the ap pointive, offices," the governor said. "I want my position ma do known so that nono of those of ficials will foel called upon to re sign because of the change in ad ministration." Follows Resignation Tho governor's statement was made aflor receipt, of letters of resignation from W. C. North, of Portland, member of tho war vet erans' state aid commission, and lllllott Roberta, of Tho Dalles, member of tho stoto livestock sani tary board, Norblad Jaid he would not accept tho resignations. Tho only reason for tho resignations, it appeared, waa to give the govern or right of way to make changes If ho desired. Boon after Norblad beeamo gov ernor as successor to tho late Gov ernor Ptitteraon it was reported that ull officials holding office by appointment of the late governor would bo expected as a matter of political courtesy, to resign. rtkiNkr kot Candidate 1 SALEM, Oro., Jan. a (AP) Dr. It. 3. Stelner, for 23 years superintendent of tho stato hos pital for tho Insano, today denied press reports that he may bo a candidate for the Republican nom ination for governor. 1 am not and novor have been a candldato for governor," said Dr. atelnor. HIT AND RUN MOTORIST IS SOUGHT TODAY PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 (AP) A statewide search for the hit and run motorist whose savage brutality and wanton heedlessness was responsible for the death of Herman Brandt, 60, Portland ped estrian, last night waa in progress today, After crashing Into Hrandt, tho motorist, accompanied by a woman and boy, stoppud from hut machine, adjusted tho headlight of his car and sped onward. Tho woman and boy walked back 75 feet to view tho body of Brandt, authorities were told. Roth tho woman and driver en deavored to ailenco tho youth, po llco learnod, when ho camo 'back to tho machine crying "ho'a dead." Authorities said Brandt was crossing Foster road nnd tho auto mobllo which Inflicted fatal in juries to his head was traveling fast. Three witnesses told various versions of the accident, but none obtained tho license number of tho automobile, Tho death constituted tho first auto futallty of tho now year. Board of Health President Passes PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 (AP) Dr. Harold C. Bean, 41, president of tho state bonrd of health and ouo of tho leading diagnosticians of Oregon, diod today In a Port land hospital following a major operation and a week's illness. He was born In Kugone, Oro., in 1K89 and his father now is federal district Judge for Oregon. For a number of years Dr. Bean has been a partner of Dr. Charles K. Hears and Dr. J. It. Montague. During the war lie served na first lieutenant with the 91)th field am bulance corps of tho Canadian overseas forces. Ho was graduated from tho UniversKy of Oregon in t'.M'J and was awarded his doctor's dogrco by John Hopkins In lOlti, CAUGHT BY -'BLIND MAX" r, RANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. a f A P) Tho next tltno William Murray wants frco reading ho probably will go to thn library. Today Murruy was In tho county Jail becauso his alleged attempt to slcal magazines from "Blind Ooorgo" Spencer, news denier, end ed iu his cupturo ufter tho blind man had overtaken him in a thrill ing rhuso through the downtown
