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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
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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,