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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE granite C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER ORKCION: aonorally fair to night and Wednesday but becom ing cloudy Wednesday, colder In tho oast portion tonight. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 120 mi NO TRUTH IN WILD RUMORS i ABOUT O.-W. Much Gossip Heard in La Grande During Last Several Days. NO CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE HERE Present Curtailment in Operating Expense only Temporary, Due to Sea sonal Conditions. I'orsJMi'iit rumors 10 th ofCoct Hint, tin.' L'nion 1'iiclfii: system in ' InnUs to minim' th'f division hiMid (lii.'irli'rs and .shops from l,a-Grondc and oilier similar rumors won- df , initcty spiked today, when Th (Jb kctvi'.v iiui'Stloni'd authoritative (iuarti-rs 111 rrfnrpntro to Iho wild stories In tills connection. . .. As to tile rumor to the'offcel 'Unit the shops. and division head quarters are to 1)0 removed, it htm ' absolutely no foundation. Humors similar to this have taken shape : here nt resular intervals for. many years, and the present one is mere ly another with nothing .-whatsoever to support it. Operating oxponsos along the '0'.' W. have been curtailed as much as possible at present, but this Is sea sonal, beiris inade necessary, by a low point in tho annual business trend. This is true not only on the O.-W. and other units of tho Un ion pacific system, but on other railroads throughout, the, pultun. Operating costs are cut to -a mini mum by using only tile number of men necessary to meet the 'de mands of business at such periods, and are always of comparatively short duration, giving way to the usual conditions' as the seasonal situation cdnles to an end. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PLANS FOR MEETINGS The First Presbyterian church announces Its third annual Church School of- Missions lo begin Wed nesday evening, Jan.. S, with the fellowship dinner nt B:3 o'clock in the fioclal room or basement of the building. Kach family brings sandw idles fur their group, and one or two dishes bdsdes so there will lie plenty am variety. Fol lowing the dinner classes will as semble with Ihoir teachers for the study of the hook assigned. The men's class will study "Hu man Needs and World Christian ity" by Francis John MiCOonnell. Thts .study will bo in rMay, the pastor having for the first nisht, lite introduction and first Chap ter "Belter Health." The women's class will study "From Jerusalem lo . Jerusalem" with Mrs. A. T. Hill,, teacher. The young people will review tho book "Colng to .lerusalem" with their leader Arts. 1 U it. Cleaver. Junior boys and girls wilh Mrs. T. C. How.ver, will study "Jumping Jlans," Tin- prii -y boys and girls will lake a trip to Alaska, with their leader M iss Grace Snook. Other features will be announc ed as the time comes. The school continues through six weeks, meet ing each Wednesday nighl. All members of the. church and con gregaiion. with their respective families will all be welcome. The meetings close nt. 8 p. m. Postpone Paper For Joint Meeting At-tho meeting of tho in Cirondo Ministerial association in the Prcs bvterlan study yesterday, it was decided lo' postpone, the order of the day a paper by the Ilev. J. (leorgo Walz until the joint meet ing of the city and county associa tions, which is to be hold next Monday morning at. Island City. Tho Ilev. J.ciC II. Awes was elected lo represent t lie minister ial association In the board of spon sors of the Camp l'lro organiza tions. The association also formu lated a letter of appreciation lo Andrew T.oney Jr., and the I.a (irando band for tho very fine pro grams given nt tho M. li. church. ri.ir.its kim.i:i . OAt.VHSTO.N", Tex., Jan. 7 (AD Lieutenant Clarence o., Mitchell and Sergeant Julius llihenil, of the third attack group. Kort Crockett, were killed Monday when two air planes collided near here. Two oiher airmen escaped by para chutes. The plones had an alti tude of about 1,500 feel when they collided. ;,thi:k touav 7::l" 11. til. 1 - above. Minimum: II above, condition: cloudy, windy. vi:.tiii;u YKsi i;i:i.y Maximum 3;. minimum 1(1 above. Condition: mostly clear. w i:.vrm;i! J..v. 7, 1020 .Maximum 17. minimum 11 above. Condition: partly cloudy. Circuit Court Jury List For Year Completed All Parts of County Rep resented First Session of Court. Begins Early in February. The i:t;iO jury list for the circuit court, containing mimes of pros pective Jurymen from all parts of I ho co.inty, has been completed. The county court worked on the list Saturday and Judge I'. O. Couch announced late. yesterday thai tho task had been completed. . Thu majority of the mimes are thosa of men, wltn a comparatively snialt number of women selected. Tin: greater Klia.ro are from La Grande and the. immediate vicinity, i The firm term of circuit court, In La Grande in 1'jyu 1 U open the first. Monday, in February. Circuit judge- J. W. Knowlrs may draw a new grand jury, as this is a uhiikJ practice.- Thu present grand jury. still In force,' may meet before cir cuit court opens,, depending, offic ials nay. on whether culled into rfesslon or not. Y La Grnndo persons on the' j-.iry list follow: - , ' - ; J. I,. Munhall. Jake nostock, W. Goodman, W. T. Gridcr, Charles K. Gump, Kale It. Han ley, Kdward IC. Hughes,- Michael ' Michalson, Frank K. Millering, Doll McCoy, J. (,'. ..McKarliind, Iula Glenn, Charles G..- Glenn, K. S. GwllUnm, Thnlina Holhrook, JameH Moss, H. C. Mt Clay. K. J. McWilHums, Frank A. Iteavfs, Clarence Bed head, Fred GnsliHI, Jtay C. Good nough, Otto W. Guhleinnn, R l- Gwllliam, . W. !; tlnnaen, Krank Jiartlesty. M. M. Hum", liattic John flon, Dalian W. Gruon, Charles ii. lierrlng, ZoraJO. Hutchinson, R. K. Kuhu, . L'lrich J.oUes, Victor H. Melvillo, Martha Ij. McCully, Kiuil Niedere?1, 4. , J I. Nortoni Anna' M. Polack, llatiey V.. i Ivlchurdson, James A. Itohertson. Josrto JtoHonbaum, ICllzahelh Glenn. I,., B. Hannilield, M. A. lihr rlnon, Nellie HurrlMoit, (,iaude. Mac key, T. Moore, Mollle Moss, Jennie MneDowell, Muhel Oesti;rllnp, C, X. .Palmer,- Nellie l'oar-h, J. I-'. Ha venseroft, George i. Kicliardson, Krank - Hams, Minnie i,upher, Frank M". Jackson, A, l' Uley, George li. Ivynian, I;. 11. Moe, Mar garet Newlin. . ; It. r.-iVioUon, Anna OUvor.'JJWit Pnffiu:, Celia M. l'layle, Miriam G. liettif,-, J. K. Keynoldfl. I Heyn olds. I. H. ItOlilnson, V. K. Gilbert, Maltlo U, Golden, lucy C. Graham, W. W. Kinzie, H. ('. O'Brien. Otis, I'almei', M. G. BlHta nd. llosa Khcr luan. Kred Spueih; I 'el Hi W. Gutea, E. If. ll:lvey. , f J. G. "Henry,- Anna M. James, ,f. M. ivochenspdrR-er, Adah McCrary, James G. Knight, Hugh J. Ieonard, J)ella Mahaffey, A. J. Martin. J. V. Morelock. H. D. McKennon, Will iam McWUliums, Honnun K. Itich' (Continued on I'apn Two) Pondosa Man Is To Serve Year In Penitentiary Ituben Klino of Pondosa, 25, was sentenced to a ycur in 1he penitentiary without limitation yesterday by Jude, J. AV, Knowles of Die circuit court, when he was 'found utility of stealinR a harness. A rcfiuest was made for purole, but this was denied due to lite fact that larceny is u frequent and com mon crime. City Council Will Continue Program !When lh Grande City I'uiin iil of Tarenls and Teachers met in regular monthly session yesterday afternoon at the Kacajawea Inn II wan decided that the public wel fare committee should continue itn propram of activities as previously a ut horfzed by the ora nidation. I'levlous to the busincsH ineet Intr conferences were held. The memljershlp com m It lees discussed the fall contest when I.a Grande won the Gabriel membership cup, and activities controlled by this comniitteo duiinff the remainder of the year. The publications com mittees discussed publications of the state and national organizations In preparation for conftilllnj; or fil ing these where members will have access to them. The historians ex changed Ideas and Information r yard In if the writing of a history .oT each of the five local associations and of the city council. The pub licity conference considered mainly tb new rules for this year's pub licity serapbooks am) with write ups and announcementfl glvn to the press. Bechtel Funeral At Elgin Tomorrow lt.v Mrs. Una Hill KLGI.V. Jan. 7 (Special) Fun eral services for Merrill Hechtei, 27, will he held here at the Metho dist church tomorrow at 1 o'clock. Mr. IJeehlel died ut Wallowa, where he made his home for ihe last few years, lie suffered pto maine poison, and underwent an operation for appendicitis, hut gangrene had set In, and It was impossible, to prevent death. 1 (e leaves his widow and a few months old baby. He was the son of Joe lleehtel, of Klgln, who cainc here iu plynour diys. SNOW DAMAGE IS HEAVY IN WESIOREGON Grants Pass Plas Worst Storm in 20 Years Communications Severed bureau Predicts colder weather Eastern Oregon Expected to get Peak of Wintery Wave Either Tonight or ; Tomorrow. .WKATIIKIt HKM AIXS COLD. 'Although the minimum tem perature in ji Crrun'de nft nl?ht was one leyreo warmer than yesterday's low- of 10 above, it Keemed nuich colder due to a cold wind that ' whipped the city. JJKht snow fell as early as 10. o'clock this niorninjy. Yesterday's nmxlmiuni was Tho wealhi'r forecast for to morrow Is "clear and colder In Ka stern Ureffon' Hy I lie Associate press Oreffon experienced its first taste of real winter temperatures today with virtually every city reporting low records for the season. Portlands minimum, temperature for the i!4 hours was :M degrees. With the Pacific highway re opened to trafflo and promise given that the Hed wood highway would be opened early today, con ditions in Grants Pass assumed a normal stage after having been vis ited by the heaviest snowfall in twenty years. The storm, ' aceording...to semi official estimates"; j : ,st. the highway depart mrtir'rtW power and telephone companies $-5,0111'. .Officials of the telephone, com pany ea rly today estimated the company's loss at $15,000. in one section nt Grants Pass poles were down for ten miles anil 1150 phones were still out of commission. Klamatli Has Snow' Kllghlly nor'Ua t.woiiV(l seven,, tenths inch"s of snow Jay on the ground at Klamath Kails after two days of constant storming. A large, rotary plow was clearing the high way today through the Slsklyous. For I ho first time in history of (Continued on Page Two) BASKETBALL TEAM TO PLAY FRIDAY L. H. S. Squad Crippled as Games With Union and Joseph Approach. H never rains it pours. So believes Coach Ira AVoodie, his basketball nquud and most of the rest of the pupil hit ion of l-a Grande. Following the annual meeting of tint Oregon Stale High School Ath let ic association, intcrp relation of the new rules adopted placed sev eral players in the Ineligible list v.ho were previously eligible, in cluding Paul ami Vincent Newlin, !on Pulton and afler the end of the first sem.ester John I terry. This reduced the number ((f h-tter-men Woodle had available to Fans. Mires, I toe ami Stoddard. The two rules which arfect these y,t Grande, players urn the ii(t-ye;ir age limit a ml the "in-evious semester" rul ing. .'On top of this. Old Man Flu stalked onto the scene, and as a result Stoddard. Sheppard, M Ires and Conley are ill at their home. Mecause of this, a practically new lineup will have to be organ ized b'' fern t he two basket I a II uarnes to be phiyed here Friday and Saturday with l'nion and Joseph, and the outlook is far from being encouraging. The l'nion t"am will play the'Tigcr.i Friday night and the Joseph quintet will make its fConllnnffl on Viikv l'onr) Knights of 'Pythias Make Plans For Active Campaign During 1930 Outlining a program which Ihe entire lxdire Is lo participate In all major aelivitlcH emphasized by the Supremo Lodge leadership. Wesley j McDonald was Installed chancellor j commander Of the lied Cross lodge ; l nights of I'ythlas, last evening. ! This year the organization will fea ! lure two major objectives In , creased membership ond restora tion of the Inactive member, An j educational program has been out j lined and the lodge will give much ! attention to social activities. The j installation ceremony was pre ! sented before a large number, with ! the following officers installed ; 1 Wesley McDonald, chancellor com ; mandcr; Fred Albertson, vice chancellor; Irwin Moss, prelate; it. K. Hyers, keeper of records and 'seal; C. K. McCormlck, master of j exchequer; Fred M liner, master at iarms; W. A. Crairwr, Inner cuurd, land Paul Jtraee, outer guard, ' In his uddre before the lodge tho nt:".v chun-jclior t'yiiiiuar.dtr DAIRY COWS BRING LARGE SUM YEARLY "Payr oll" in Union County Off 7,380 Cows Amounts to $860,212.80. VOTE TAKEN ON BOUNDARY MOVE Cham b e r of Commerce Tables Move to Annex More Territory for City of La Grande. Tabling of tho city boundary extension project until noiiio fnturo time, and an , interesting address by Hans Heifors, l'nion county cow tester, featured the forum lunch eon of tho chamber of commerce (Continued on Page Five) Episcopalians In Yearly Meet Monday Evening A very impressive ceremony, 'that oT the Kpiphaiiy, featuring the "Feast, of Candles," took place last even big in St. Peter's Kpiseopnl church. The only light.s in the church were the lighted candles on the altar, and thf one near the or gan; when the candles were lighted f nun t lie altar, symboljzlng the coining to tho world of the Christ, child, meaning the "coming of the light." About fi" were present at the an nual meeting preceding the ser vice, when 11. A, Zurbrick was elected senior warden; ).. li. Itns Kcil, junior warden; and t Ins fol lowing five chosen as vestrymen: II. N, Ashby, J. 1. Slater, Frank Wylde, Carl Helm and Lot Hnod grass. This session was held in tho basement of the church. ATTEND 50TH , ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Mr. and Ma-s. J. I. Summer re turned homo last evening from Walla Walla, where they utU'mled tlie. golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Miu T. Kiu, of 4H F. Main sdreet, and assisted at n. delight rul 1 o'clock dinner Sunday afternoon In the blue room of the Grand hotel followed with a re ception at their home from .-:J0 until 4 :31K Following is an account of their life: Mr. and Mrs. Fine were married at, what, was then known as Fish trap, but now as Mlgln, Ore. Mr. Fine was born in Marion county, Oregon, and in 1S77 served in Grande Hondo valley as volunteer under Captain Mooth, who had or ganized a company to help subdue Nez Perce I ndlans. He married Margaret. Shed ton, daughter of Chesley and Mary She Hon, pio neers of Fasten) Oregon. They took up n homestead in Wallowa county ami lived there until IHStf, when they moved to "Wsllirburg, and In F.H)!t to Walla Walla. Tin y have two daughters and two sons: Mis. I I'. Johnson of ftoisi-; M rs. J. 0, So miner of Ha Grande, Ore.: Guy Fine of Walla Walla ami Lester Fine? of Kenne wlck. They have five grandchil dren and tvVo great, grandchildren. Fire Department Elects Of f icers The (Iniiiili' fli-r' depiirl incltt.. ill lH llHlllthly IIM'l.'tlllK lirlil IjihL ultfht in tho munlripfil building. l.'i'li'd oflli-cii fur I hi' yi Ai t Wi'iiifl'' wiih rliTtei pri'Kiclenl. Jim '.r.ll i-iii!-iin. Nil in Zwcirisl liiil ti'imnt. Mick klUy, Hocoilil lirtl H'li.'int: liny Snider. Hi'i'rrtnry; Kninlt Suyilu m. Iruiisuri'i', jiml I,. M. Iloyt. hlHtorhin. I'il'H I'hii'f C. T. I.imlsi'y nliliiiliil '(I Hny Cioiidii;iii(,'li :ih aswlslunl. hi.'f. announced thai every member would be expected to Hive his share of lime toward lodge work this year. "It has been usually I ho custom for Ihe lodge officers to do most of the work," he said; "hut this year we expect to be different. Wo are prepa ring n program of education that will Interest them in becoming members. Wo will undertake to restore to the active list all who have lost Interest and have- been dropped for no n -payment of dues. Our social program will bo more extensive Mian ill Ifoimer yeatv," he concluded. The lodge also has made definite pians to nsslHt all auxiliaries of ,11k order with fp'fial attention ' toward building the membership in the I'ythlan Misters temple. The social program for I he early months of the yenr includes a num ber of dances and card parlies and ' ul.o a celebration of the sixty -sixth anniversary of the founding uf ihe orn!u'.!on: Feb, i'jt THE "STRONG Jr rim fyf He in Is a striking .sketch of Malmtma Gandhi, regarded as "Hie strong man of India, " and the real leader of aOO.OOO.UOO natives in tho present differences with tho lliitlsli government over (Im question of Indian udciHvmlcnct, Gandhi, who at tended a limlon luw school and Is highly educated, has becu a native leader for many ywirs. - Local Woman In Chengchow Safe; I Letter Received hf, A. Sayre, supeiinendent of the Ti-rVup'. county uchools-, today re-- coived a letter from his daughter, 1 .M,iss Geneva Sayre, a missionary now at. Chengeho.w, Hionan, china, Tho letter, which was written Pee. S, took almost a month to arrive in Ii Grande. I Miss Sayre reassured her parents and friends that, she Is in no dan ger at present, and that conditions are not as bad as urn reported in ucwHpu pers. Parts of Miss Hay re's letter fol low; "Pon'L pay any attention to. the newspapers there as they cannot possibly know anything about what Is cooing on here. Not even tho pa pers In tho port elites can know. They make wild guesses and niako tilings worse than they are. You may know conditions are not bad when vv are able to run around unhampered and able logo on witJi our work the same as ever. What 1 would write If I could h not nec essary, but only interesting. ... "I walked by myself lo the for eign servlco at the Haptist com pound. J could not have done that, a. few ye.-irs ago and could not in some places now. but here in this largo city It is all right for ine lo start off alone, though I do not al ways do. it even now. 11 Is consid ered nicer to lake a servant along, but I do like to go alone. I can walk as fast as 1 want lo Ihen." chengchow is a city of over a million population, Fireman Victim Of Big Lumber Blaze l-oriKY'!DfK, Ky., Jan. 7 fA.l) Fire, that caused the death of one man, a fireman, awl Injuries to nearly two score others, In destroy ing a million feet of lumber of the Mlcngel" ilody corporation, was brought under control early today, after more than five hours. The loss waH 'estimated by offi cials of the company at $200, 000 or more, in addition five small frame houses the lumber yard Ml Thirteenth and jMimemifl streets, were destroyed. Fliers Waiting For Favorable Weather NOMF, Ali.ska, Jan. 7 f.W). lii"tK at live points la Alanka and Hlberia were waiting today for fa vorable weather conditions to al low t hem to con! in He the search for five missing fellow aviators. liitll threo days ;igo all of them. Including Ibren of the missing men were oceiiple,! jtl the search for Carl Hen F hi son and Karl Itor hiad. who dlsa ppea n-d when I hey set out on a fid a mile flight from Teller, Alaska, lo North Citpe, Hi-Ih-H;i, I o inoitt hs ago. iii;mam AJi'oi.vmi;vr W'AHIIIXOTO.V. Jan. 7 fAP) Wester n republican independents In the senate announced lo the re pub Ilea u leadership afler a con ference today that Ihey would demand tho appointment of Sen ator Fcilclto of "Wisconsin, to tho finance committee. MAN" OP INDIA VAN DUZER NOT IN OREGON RACE Refuses to Become a ' Candidate' for Nomina tion for Governor. I'OHTI.A.NI), Ore., Jan. 7 (AP) Tho Orcgonlan Bald today Mint persistent efforts havo been made the past week lo induce IF. H. Van PuKcr, lo become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor but "all efforts had been met wilh adamantine resistance: The newspaper said that Van D'l- zer'H boom resulted from the belief that ho was thu Htrongest eandl date the party could present against Vhat ever Kepublleau may bo a candidate In the general elec tion in November. "li was part of Mio plan lo Hp ring the name- of Van Duzer as tho most likely material when tho (Continued on I'ago Four) Two Burned Today In Kansas Fire I'lTTSIU'ltD, Kaim., Jan. 7 (A.P) Two guests of Ihe Wick hotel hern were burned to death and flvo Injured early today by fire which forced 71 scantily clad persons lo flee from the hotel, ami which seri ously damaged thu three-story hostelry. A ut horilieH were invest Igatl tig reports that led to Kusplcion of incendiarism. I anna go was esti mated by flro department officials at about $75,000. BUSINESS MEN MAROONED BY OREGON SNOW OKA NTK I 'A SH. () re., Jan. 7 (AP) A parly of Grants Phhs business men, headed by Hamuel Itaker, piesidcnt. of the chamber of commerce, today awaited an op portunity to return hero from Ore gon Caves where Ihey were ma rooned by the heavy snowstorm the last two days. Utile concern Is fell, for their safety as It Is known they havo a supply of food awl plenty of fuel. A not her pa rly, headed by Barl Vooiiiles. managing editor of the O rants Pass Courier, is snow bound at an old mine, near Hol land, a few miles front here. The snow. In Holland is reported four feet deep. Ileports reaching cpunty officials indicated residents In some s Hons of the Isolated parts of (he county had been caught without a large supply of groceries. Hnow has blocked many roads leading from these Keetlons lo nearby wultle meats. Fight Wild Dogs In Bend District lIKN'lt, Ore,, Jan. 7 (AP) A pack of dogs, running wild, have raided Oesehutes ranches killing tsheep and hogs, according to a delfga t fori which appeared before t he eounty court and asked that ac tion bo taken, Hherlff MeOauley Issued warn ings tbut dugu running loose would be lUIKJ. Sugar Expert Asked To Help, Document Says , 'i Senate Lobby Committee1 wears Names of Two Presidents and Will Rogers Mentioned. WASIIUNGTON, Jan. 7 (AP) A document read today boforo tho sonato lobby committee Baid K. 1. Purdon, Btigar expert of tho do- part meat of commerce, had been nsked hy tho whito houso and Sen ator Smot of Utah to work out a alldlng scalo for sugar duties, The document was contained In a lottor from, W, II. Baldwin, pub licity man onvployod to work for lowor sugar rates In tho tariff bill, to Junior Owens, socrotary of tho American Bottlom of Carbonated Ueverages. Tho lettor eald: t "I am enclosing a highly confi dential memorandum on tho slid ing scalo which you muy ho Inter oted in Hooing." Tho memorandum eaitl Purdon had been "asked hy tho whlto houso and Senator Smoot to work out a practical sliding scalo. "His name must not bo men tioned In connection with tho fol lowing information which ho has givon," tho memorandum added. Tolls of Salary Baldwin had previously testified that ho had boon paid $1,500 monthly for his work by Owens and that IT. 11. Pike, New York sugar hrokor, had added a bonus of 1,000 monthly. Baldwin also said ho had visited Mjrs. . Henry Moskowitz of Nowr York in an effort to get Former Governor .Smith of Now York in terested In tho sugar tariff. Ho said she told him to keep her advised and added, he did not think ho had succeeded In Interesting her. "Mr. Smith has made no Hpeoch oh yet on tho subject," ho said. A mom.onindum cnlitlod Wlld Suggestions" sent from Morris Morney connected with Baldwin's firm to Baldwin follows:. "Hero are some wild suggestions, tho successful development of any ono which might, mean nuuch .In our publicity program on tho sugar tariff.!- .' "lining up ono of tho women congressmen, preferably Mrs. Ruth Pratt and having her tako up tho .cudgels . of, tho Jiousewlof,-tho-ultL-mato consumer of sugar and who is also tho ultimate payor. . (Contlnmfd on 1'ano Two) Klamath County Seeks Millions From Congress SAL!iMv Ore., Jan. 7 (AP) Plana aro being niiudo in Klamath county to sond a representative, probably Uruco Donnols, Klamath Falls publisher, to "Washington, I). C,. to work for passage of a bill refunding to that county ?4,G40, 277.'!, and this representative will havo the backing of tho state of Oregon. This developed yester day afternoon at a conference hero bclwoou C. It. Williamson, a Kla math county commissioner, und' Governor Norblad. Tho refund to be asked repre sents tho uniiounl that, during tho last 10 years, would havo boon paid in taxes by federal owned fudian reservation lands had they heojn privately owned,, including also tho amount that the county has spent in construction of schools, roads, biidues, ferries and other improvements Jn tho rcsor val Ion. Tho state . U Interested in tho plan tov Iho .reason that thu coun ty promises, in event of success, that it will pay tho alato what would havo accrued in state taxes on the land In 10 years. U Is estimated that this would amount lu $H0(),()Uu. Governor Norblad will loloKmph tin Oregon delega tion in congress, urging its support of the measure. It Is conceded that the govorn mient obligation claimed by thu county is not a legal ono, but a moral ono. Gill9 s Condition Unchanged Today HA MOM", Ore., Jan, 7 (AP) Tho condition of Amory T. Oili, Oregon Stale college basketball coach, remained unchanged today, according to hospital reports. Gill, who was reported Monday as being lu a. run down condition waH taken tt a loot I hospital v hen a cold from which ho has been suffering, threatened lo turn Into, pneumonia. Emergency Board Membership Cut KA l.l'M, Ore., Jan. 7 (AP) The death of A. li. KuHhtlght of Portland and the recent death of Governor Patterson reduces the luenibcrHliip of the stale emerg ency board from seven to five. Rushlight was a. member of the board by reason of being chair man of the house ways and means comniitteo al the, l!ii legislature. Governor Norblad, Patterson's suc cessor, v,uh a member by virtue of being president of the sennit ami continues on the board while gov ernor as an ex-offielo member. It In probable that tho emergency board will meet several times dur ing the coming year. PROHIBITION CONTROVERSY FLARESAGAIN Representative La Guardia, of New York, Accuses Borah's State. GUARDSMEN ALSO UNDER ATTACK Speaker Says There is More Drinking in Idaho State Than in the City of New York. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP) A charge that the city of WnHh ington wub "reeking with vlco anil corruption," was made in tho sen alo today by Senator Bleaso, demo crat, oE South Carollnu. WASHINGTON, Jan,, 7 (AP)--Tho capital's prohibition contro versy flurod up again today with a declaration prepared for tho houso by Representative Laguardla, roi , publican, Now York, who said there was "more drinking per capita in the state of Idaho than thoro Is In tho city of Now York." ' Idaho is the home state of Bon- ' ator Borah, one of the ataunchest of the drys, who has been most active recently on the enforcement question. v: , , Laguardla spoke of "tho bloody nuti'dor" of three members of Iho crow of the Black Duck recently off tho New Kngland coast by coast guardsmen ongagod In a rum runner chaso. j "Tho caso of tho Black Duck." he said, "is but another paragraph in the shameless annals of prohi bition." "Tho treasury dopartmcnt rushes 'Into print to justify tho slaying of , these three mou' ho continued. Part of the (liquor taken front' the Black Duck', ho added, "wna In turn sold by niomuers of tho coast guard." f, , -.: I . Charges lruiifcfnnes - I "Citizens of this" country aro prohibited by. law-to drink alco-. hollo beverages, and yet ' on tho : ajna1,dy,that ttn Black puck was,. captured members of tho ooast -j guard got crazy drunk at Now London, Conn. ' : J "Thlrty-nlno members of tho , coast guard havo boon found pur loining part of every seizure of liquor mado hy them." Koferring to Idaho, Laguardla said "there wore more saloons pur capita thoro than lu tho city of I Philadelphia. ; "Thoro aro moro bootleggers per capita In the state of Idaho than there are In tho city of Chicago," ho added. "Liquor la bettor In tho atato of Idaho thun'ln any of tho largo cltlos, and cheaper." i Tho city of Wallaco, Idaho, vt Guardta said, has a population of 281(1 inhabitants, and In tho month of May "there were seven saloona operating wide open, whero any thing could bo purchased over tho bar from Canadian bocr to Mint Juleps, , "In tho city ot Kellogg," he con tinued, "with only 3017 Inhabit ants, thore wero throo saloons and 30 boot loggers enguged in furnish ing tho supplies besides their own retail trade in the surrounding country. In tho amall tdwn of 'Mullun, With 1320 inhabitants, j there aro fievoral stills operating in i full blast and doing a thriving business." I ToIIm of Idaho Falls I Iu tho city of Idaho Falls with a population of 8064, he said, "(Jio supply of liquor is so certain that, tho town slogan of 'thar's gold in them thar hills' has been changed to 'out iu the hills aro plenty of HllllS.' ' j Tho customis service, too, "was a fine Horvico until it canto In con tact with prohibition." La Ouardla. , asserted. "Only yostorday at Prov idence, It. I., a shipment of liquor ' was in care of customs Hervieu men. Instead of guarding the liquor they proceeded to drink it and peaceful citizens have to run for their lives to avoid being shot by these agents of tho governmunt acting in tho capacity of peace of ficers." 4000 ITALIANS MARCH BEFORE QUEEN - TO - BE nOMlI. Jan. 7 AP) Four thousand provincial Italians dress- ; ed In their native garb paraded this aTternoon In front of tho woman who some day will bo their queen. Mario Jose, princess of Belgium, and Prince I lumbert, whom she tomorrow will marry watched de lightedly from a balcony of tho , Qulrinal palace. Grouped around them were Ihelr parents, thu kings and queens of Italy and Helglum, the king ot Hulgfirla, and princes of the blood of various countries. It was nn Imposing spectacle before as Im posing array of royalty as post-war Kuropo has seen. The Duke of York represented Great Britain. PKIl-SUING WILL NOT UVS WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 ( AP) General John J. Pershing today announced that ho would not auek to t-nter the bcuuto from Niibru&ka,
