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VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1930
MEMBER ABC
NUMBER 128
BOY BABIES
NEARLY 50
PCT. J-LEAD
Of 361 Children Bom in
La Grande in Last 18
Mpnths, Only 149 Girls
BIRTHS HERE IN
1929 SHOW LOSS
More New Arrivals in
May, With 33, Than in
Any Other Month -Only
10 in September.
Durlni? tho Inst 18 months, of a
total-of 301 children born In la
Cirnnilo nnd tho Immediate vicin
ity, -12 of them were boys and
only Hit were Klrls.
This was revealed today . when
tho birth report for tho last half
of 1329 was issued through the
courtesy of Mrs. Elizabeth Carney,
of the office of the city health of
ficer. Dr. A. I Richardson.
Tills trend has held stood for K
year und a half, with the solo ex
, coptlnn of tin occasional . month,
Including' among- which was Nov
ember if last year, when tho pirls
exceeded the boys 10 to ti. , Hut on
tho other hand in September there
wero nine new .joys to one baby
girl. ,
Nearly so Per Cent. More
At any rate, since June 30. 1 928,
there hnvo been nearly &0 per cent,
more youngsters of the male sex
horn In I-.a (Irando than of the
feminlno sex.
Tho repurls show that during
1929 a total of 241 boy-3 and Rlrltf
were born in Ln.Clrando, a decrease
when compared with 1928 when
tho total was 2113. The year 1928
showed a gain of 15 over 1927, and
tile total births hero for the three
year period reached 752.
During last year, more children
were born in May than in nny other
month. Next to the May record
of 33 births was January with 29,
then Uecember with 2(i, June with
25 and July with 22. The smallest
group of children to come into La
(irando during any ono month of
the year was 10 in September. Feb
ruary was next lowest with 12 and.
then April with 14.
The list of children born in the
lust six months of. 19.29 follows
(Tho Observer prlnttfd tho "tl'rst
half year list In July):
July
Kuth Kultiye Komachi
Avers- 1-eo tllenn
Howard Lawrence Hull
Unburn Fay Kennedy
Dert Barnes (girl)
Mary Oail Larson
Jere Lynne Russell
Phyllis Jean Howard
Carol May Harget
Lawrence "Wilson I'cnnington
Vernon Archie Hopper
Dotty Lou Harold
Arthur Scott Morrison
Dale Alvin Wirnstaff
furl Dean Stoddard
'. a. Miller (son)
Hilly Joe Ferguson
Jack Oerald Lamb
James Kdson McCansc
Win. Westensicow (son)
Dale Vernon lleverage
Thclnm Jean Freis
August:
Raymond Kdwln Walker
Hale Vernon Jones
Sharon Ruth i'almer
Helen LTnino Anderson
.loem O'Nenll
Barbara. Jean Wulkcr
:l,eon Hay Needham
Norman Kugeno Bunches
Mury Jane Walker
Jinx Leroy Marquis
Ainna Marie Lloyd
Raynmnd Henry Swart
Lyle Clair Smith .
Mary Hollno Fabler 1
Juauita Lillian Creenuough
John Howard Callahan
Deir.el Ferguson
Si'lMfl"'1'1" ,
IVm, Arvcl Brooks
(Continued on Puee Four)
G. W. PARKER
STRICKEN BY
HEART ATTACK
of I.a. Onmile for the lat H years,
dlcil suddenly last nlKht "t the
home nt IiIh mm, Kollle l'arkor,
2IKP7 Cove avenue. .Mr. l'arker,
Mh.i was stilcken with heart ills
fas.', had been in cowl health dur
inir yesterday, beinc out of the
house a few times. His unexpected
passing came as ll severe shock to
his many friends.
.Mr. l'arker. who was born !ec.
lsia, was 80 years and 20 days
nf afc.
I'uiieral services will be held to
morrow nflernoon at the Snodwruss
and Zimmerman mortuary with
burial in the Masonic ccnvtci-y,
w i-:a rn i:ie today
a. in. f, above.
Minimum: & above.
t'ondiMon: cloudy, windy.
" i;-Tni:it YKsrKitiiAV
Maximum 24, minimum 3
beiow.
Condition: snow one Inch,
moisture . 1 o of Inch.
UT.A Till 111 .IA.V. 1(1. liM
Maximum 1, niiniiintin 13
above.
Condition: traces of snow,
'moisture .02 of inch.
Blizzard Whips
City At Night;
Mercury 4 Above
Sub-Zero Weather Leaves
Eastern Oregon With
Exception of Enterprise
. and Meacham.
In spJto of a chilling blizzard,
that tore and groaned through Im
Grnndc for several hours last night,
sending tho mercury bock down
. to four above fcero, It appeared that
Eastern Oregon was practically out
of nub-zero weather's grip today.
Only two localities reported zero
or lower, both at high altitudes. At
Enterprise the official reading was
two below and Mencham, which
hud 18 below- a couple of morn
ings ago, had warmed up to even
' zero.
I ThO wind that struck I-a- Grande
followed an inch of snow last night,
and tho mercury nosedived several
degrees with the blustery visitor
out of tho southwest; The storm
continued until 5 or 6 o'clock, when
it abated somewhat, , although la
some sections of the city, strong
winds continued during the morn
ing. Officio! readings In Eastern Oro
gon points for this morning In
cluded the following: Pleasant Val
ley, ono above; Telocaset, flvo
above, and Echo,- H above.
The forecast today, was for con
tinued cold and snow, and a light
snow Cell in La Grande this morn
ing, with the skies overcast, indi
cating more.
Know hi West Oregon .
I ..Heavy snows fell over. Western
Oregon yesterday with more than
seven inches of snow fall in Port-
(Continued on Pago Two)
Cheney Normal
Here Tonight In
College Contest
l wo unoeieai" u cmiiicki ihihri-i- j
ball teams, both victorious In three
early season contests, will meet to- i
night ot 8 o'clock In tho L. D. 8.
Recreational hall, giving La Grande
fans their first uH-college hoop
contest, l'ro:n present indications,
unless the weather Is extremely
bad, a liirge crowd Is expected to 1
attend. Preliminary to the main ;
event, the K. O. N. seeonda will
ploy an independent team, this
contest beginning ot 7 p. 4u
: During the lost few weeUs,' ihiV
Normal school squad has been ,
gradually working into a speedy, !
smooth outfit, with no' outstanding
scoring threat but with both for
wards, the center nnd one gimrd
combining in making points. A i
foiir-tnun offense, bundled In this
manner, is difficult to cheek and
fans expert Hob Ouinn's team to
account for plenty of baskets be
fore the- game is over, Cheney
Normal, opposing the locals, ranks
a littlo stronger on offense , and
about tho same on defense. If
scores signify anything. Sine
nolther team hits played the same
quintets, actually there Is no dope
to go on.
Qulnn's sturting lineup will be
Stilllvjin nnd Houehens, forwards;
Crawford, center; and Captain Snr
rett nnd MeCully, guards. Posey
is still out of ploy due to flu.
Next week, the Mountuineers will
Invade Western Oregon to play
Monmouth Normal school a brace
of gomes. It is olso expected! to
schedule two other games on th".
trip, probably Albany college und
the Y. M, C. A. learn In Portland,
ii K hough these two have not been
definitely clinched us yet. Later
in the seoson games may be ployed'
here with College of Idaho. Will
amette.. Monmouth and possibly
others.
Lonergan Visits
Local Lodge Of
Elks Yesterday
Krunk J. I.onergan, of rortlaml,
dlslrlet ilejjtity graiJ exalted ruli-r
of (.hegon north, 11. 1. O. Klks,
paid his annual visit to the Ii
Grande lodge yesterday evening,
coming here from Baker where he
was a guest Tuesday night. He is
in I'endb'ton today for a session
with the Kound-l'p City lodge.
Mr. l.onergan was accompanied
to Iji Ornnde from linker by K. J.
Jones, one of the vice presidents
of the Oregon Klks' association.
Th- visitor wjis guest at an Infor
mal dinner held at the Sacajnwea
Inn. -with about 2 past exalted
rulers, members and friends In ;it
tendanrp. Following this lodge
convened, and Mr. Iim'rgan wit
nrysMl an initiation eremny.
It was said today Hint Mr. !,on
rrgnn Ik e.xp'eted to deliver the
Flag day address her? n'xt June.
Semester Ends At
L. H. S. This Week
Completion of the find semester
of work and enrollment for the
next semester, which begins Jan.
J0, is under way at the hiah school.
Final enrollment for all regular
students was In progrey today with
the new students, entering from
the elk'hlh grade, to enroll nt U
o'clock tomorrow morning. An as
sembly was held this morning to
explain the procedure. Another
assembly and pep meeting wilt be
held tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock, after which the cards for
tho first seait-bter will be given out.
RECEIPTS AT
POST OFFICE
SHOW A GAIN
Amount for Calendar
Year of 1929 Was $46,
500.09, an Increase.
GALft $ 1 iToO 0 IN
SEVEN SEASONS
Use of Airmail Becoming
More Popular Each
Year, Postmaster" Ralph
Huron Reports.
.Indicative of business conditions
In Lu Grande and vicinity, served
by tho post office here, is the fact
thot postal receipts showed an In
crease for the calendar year 1929
when compared with the previous
year. ,
Tho report, given by Postmnster
Halph Huron, today, showed no
lessening of postal business, and in
addition Indicated un-ever Increas
ing use of tho airmail for sending
letters and even packages.
The pustal receipts for the last
year amounted to $40,500.09, Mr.
Huron reports, a gain over the re
ceipts for the year of 1928 in tho
amount of f 4 10.1 8. Tho 192$ total
was $40,089.01. Also, It is remem
bered that during the first half of
tho year. 1928, postal rates Mere
higher than during the last half
and In 1929.
Last year's recojpls also showed
an approximate gain of $15,000 in
seven years, those for 1322 being
estimated at $31,500. .
According to IMiv Huron, tho
heavy Christmas mailing rush was
responsible for some of the in
crease In postal roceipls.
Airmail is becoming more popu
lar each year and tho amount of
mail sent by airplane is increasing
rapidly. Airmail for the west and
California is sent by train to Port
land, and mull addressed for the
east Is carried by tho same method
to Boise beforo being placed on tho
winged carriers.
During the present season, Mr,
Huron suys, the work at the post
office seems to be heavier for tho
carrlern than is usually the case
In January.
TIGERS TO FLAY"
WALLOWA TEAMS
Squad in Better Condition
This Weekend Baker
Comes Here Jan. 24.
The I.a Grande High school bas
ketball squad, 16 or 17 strong and
accompanied by Coach Ira Wood I
will leave here tomorrow afternoon
by uuioinobilo on their annual In
vasion of the branch line towns.
The Tigers are scheduled to piny
nt Joseph tomorrow night and at
Knterprlso Saturday night. 1-a.
Grande defeated Joseph here last
week but lost to Knterprise. in the
opening game of the season. Two
hard gams are anticipated with
the outcome uncertain.
Although most of his sound is
back in harness. Coach Woodle
said today that Stoddard and Kaus
are not In tho best of shp due to
recent Illness, Uoth will be taken
on the trip, however, and both
ma y seo pom e time In t h e t wo
games. Kaus became ill early this
week, recovering sufficiently to re
turn to practice again last night,
when a Kcrimniige was held with
tho railroad leinn. Observer said
that the Tigers showed consider
ahlo Improvement and are hopeful
of Woodle building up a stronger
team by the time of the l.'nlun
tourna'meut.
After the two gem oh in Wallowa
county Diis weekend, the Tigers
will prepare next week to entertain
tho linker High school Itulklogs
here Friday evening, Juu. 'I t.
SAYS ItAIUKN TIIKIYK
OV SOflt MIIjK AIiONK
ST. IjOL'8 (AP) Nine out of
ten babies, says Dr. MeKim Mar
riott, dean of the Washington uni
versity medical schol, would grow
fat. and rosy on a diet of plain sour
milk.
Amendment to Dog Ordinance, If
Adopted, Will Increase Fee to $3
The dog picstlon. eternally be.
fori! the city rommlKslon at some
time during eneh ye.y. bobbed up
again at the meeting lust night,
and an amendment to the present
ordinance, designed to Increase the
present license fee on male dogs in
I.a Grande from $1 lo :t per yenr,
was read for !h" flist lime and
laid ox-r unlU next meeting, when
the second reading will take place.
The mutter was brought tip a
week oco and after some discus,
stott. City Attorney George T.
Cochran was asked to drnw up an
amendment for presentation hist
night.
The commission also decided
that even though Hlop signs are
covered wit h snow, the ordinance
will be strictly enforced this winter
the same as during other seasons
of the yearand instructed the po
lice department to that effect. Ijtst
winter, tome Ivniency was ahowii
QUAKE, COLD,
FLOODS HIT
OVERJATiON
Southern California
Trembles While Middle
west Battles High Water
RELIEF INSIGHT
WEATHERMAN SAYS
Frigid Wave Sets New
Records in Rocky Moun
tain Regions With Six
, Deaths Reported-
Hy tho Associated Tress
An enrtlMiimku In southern Cali
fornia,, extreme cold In thoinorth
west and Koeky Mountain Veglons
and floods In tho nilddlewest and
south wero included In the show
put on by nature in - the United
states in the last -4 hours. .
While buildings wero rocking
nnd flagpoles swayed, in Los An
gelec, Pomona, nnd along the San
Bernardino valley in southern Cali
fornia, GOO families wero being
driven from their homes by a
swollen, raging Wabash liver at
Vincennes. lnd. At Ottawa, O., 200
persons weru reacued from second
story windows ufter the Ulanch
ard river had go.no far beyond Its
banks.
Today cold was sweeping down
( from tho northwest, and through
out the M ississii))i valley, where
rivers had gone outside their banks,
wero great areas of ice nnd sIuhIi.
Seven lie low In IM'nver
C?od set new recorda - in1 the
Iloel;y Mountain regions. .Ueports
from Denver were that six persons
had died, victims Indirectly of the
cold. It wijn 7 degrees below zero
in Oenver early today, and a vast
area of cold nnd snow extended ns
far south as Albuqiierkuc, N'- M
Know blocked roads through the
mountain passes in Colorado and
New Mexico.
The cold -extending inlo the
south, however, was expected to
save that portion of the country
from .hud floods.
Weather In New England and
down along the Atlantic, coast was
about normal .today. It was cold,
j but not unseasonably so.
' ltfcMF 1' KlGlli' '
I FAN FItANCtSCO, Jan. 16, (AD
Itains and strong southwesterly
winds presaged an end to the un
seasonal cold In California and
MHithwesU-rn "Oregon with other
TacKfc slope states reporting a
jympathetic rise In temperatures.
, -Following in the pats of yester
( day's storm which brought heavy
I snows and rain to nearly all sec
lions of tho far west, disturbances
off tho southern California and
Oregon coasts were moving south
and east bringing promise of warm
er weather for the first time in
weeks.
: (Continued rn Pago Four)
Suspended From
School, Kills Self
COUINTir, K. Y., Jan. 1G (AP)
Suspended from 'high school for
drinking home made wine In the
school building. I-lugene Clotbeier,
14 years old, committed suicide last
night.
Principal Herbert ' A. Heeknum
of the Corinth high school said
lie. found young Clotbeier and an
other boy drinking the wine In tha
cloak room yesterday and suspend
ed Clotheler when investigation
disclosed he hnd brought the wine
to school.
Intake Frozen In
Town; No Water
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 16 (AP)
Tho town of Carbonado, a min
ing center southeast of here. Is en
tirely without water for either
dotnestic or fire prevention uses.
The Intake of the town water sys
tem Is frozen up and tho supply
entirely eut off. Tank cam loaned
by Tacoma and Seattle are hauling
water from Wllkeson to Carbonado
for domestic use, and some resi
dents ore carrying water to their
homes In their automobiles.
bill Mo commissioners f,.,.i that
drivers are aware of the location of
every stop sign, whether snow cov
ered or visible, ami that failure to
stop not only violates Ihe ordinance
i but ulso endangers 1 he r.afety of
; pedestrians who may be crossing In
front of Htop feigns.
J A corn inimical ton from Harten
hou er Hrot hers, now in .Vinson la.
Mont.. In reference to some work
on Walnut street for the Northwest
(toads company, was referred to
the city manager. Th commission
also authorized payment for the lot
purchased from the Ji Grande
Milling company and provided for
the one of the dehydrating plant.
City Manager W, f. Crews, who
has been III for several weolts, was
MI not well enough to attend the
sostdon, although he was able to
make a brief iit to Ike business
district duriiit; tliv Uuy yesteiduy.
FIGURES IN PROHI BATTLE
f Mi fc
F.SCOTT MPBR.IDE GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM)
Ifenry Ji, Cumin, opimseri ti the prolilbltlon amendment,
and Dr. h Scott Melliidc- ot tho Anli-Saloon Lhmikiih iiro nuir
shal'iiiff their riecs anew as prohibition ends Its first dot -ado
da nunry 10. Senator William K. ltorali is a pivotal figure in
itio controversy over enforcement us tho Hoover commission
1 leaded by CieorKo W. Wiekersham stuiiion di- luw application.
T
They Play Rough;
He Breaks Ankle
Kicking Rival
.- 4'V ANSTOtC, ll Jan-M R CAV).
Tho Morgans and tho Ilirschca,
rival hardware inurchunta, do uot
get alonir accord I iiff to the evi
dence as amicably aa might bo de
sired. . ,
Archie Morgan was to havo ap
peiired yesterday beforo Magistrate
Barber to answer u charge of dis
orderly conduct brought by one of
I lie I llrseb brothers. Archie was
absent, but his broiber Arthur ap
peared. "Archie, couldn't et here," he
told the court. "lie's In the hos
pital with a fractured nnkle he
kicked ono of t lie 1-11 ruches so
hard."
There may be more of this.
Application For
Wool Credit Is
Granted Today
WA.KIUNCJTON', Jan. 16 (AP)
Approval of an application of the
National Wool Marketing corpora
tion for supplemental credit that
would enable more liberal advances
lo producers of wool nnd mohair
was announced today by the farm
board.
The board announced that the
credit advance would be aside
from thut aivon by federal inter
mediate credit banks and other
sources ami would be extended to
thn Kiower -when his wool was de
livered to the regional cooperative
association.
The board also announced it bad
approved a contract entered Into
by the wool corporation with
rapi'i and Co., Inc., of llnston,
for the latter to act as exclusive
awnt for the corporation In the
selling- of all wool and mohair enn
slKiied to Mm corporal ion by its
member cooperative associations,
lrapfrnnd Company's entire or
ganization will be available to tho
organization.
( "onlracin lei ween the corpora
tion and the regional cooperatives
and between the regional coopera
tives and individual grower mem
ber;! were approved by the board
It was said that from 2 5 to 30 per
cent of the i:i:io domestli: clip was
expected to be marketed through
the corporal Ion.
Bailey To Enter
Governor Contest
COltTI.A.VlJ. Ore., Jan. K, (AP)
Ivlward I'. Itailey, senator from
. n counly, has announefd ho
j would formally announce his can
didacy for the democratic guber
.naloiinl nomination tho last of the
I week.
I Serial nt linlley, who realties at
.Junction City, arrived In the city
, today and conferred with numer
ious friends on Ihe political sltua
; tiun of the state,
j Ho said Lane county had "gone
fatiun,;" fur luiik.
REPORT EIELSON
IN SIBERIAN TOWN
Soviet .Goverment to Send
; Dog Sleds Although '
News Not Confined.
MOHOOYV, Jan. 16 (AP) A' re
port that Cart Men Klelsou and his
mechanic Karl norland wero near
tho Hlver Anguenia, Siberia, wai
received by the soviet government
today. Although It was not con
firmed, tho soviet authorities or
dered a dog sled expedition to the
place.
Tho soviet arctic commission In
Moscow which has been In charge
oi tho Itusslan efforts to find the
fliers, was notified today that Uh
radio station at Anadyr, Siberia,
had received a report on January
14 that Kielson and norland had
landed near the River Anguema.
Tells or ICiicr
This report came from Radio
Operator Kyrllenko nt Pinklgnty
who mi id ho had received a letter
dated December 30 from Cape
Wellen, reporting tho missing- nlr
men. Despite tho lack of confirmation
of this report tho gevernment gave
Immediate instructions to Captain
Mllovsodovsk of the Hoviet steamer
Stavropol, now murooned In the
lee near North Cape, lo dispatch a
dog sled expedition to the area in
question and to search for tho miss
ing Americans.
Instructions nlso were given to
soviet fliers Olndyshey and Hlepncy,
who are now in the region of Cape
Providence, to join In tho Hcarch by
airplane.
Another searching party will be
dispatched from Cape Wellen,
Meanwhile the government Is tak
ing all measures lo verify tho re
port. "Tho location, a point about 120
miles from North Capo, near tho
Anguema river. Is thn place where
many of us, who had studied the
situation, havo hail In mind," Pol
lister declared. "It is a sparaoly
(Continued, on Page Kour)
DO RAN FINDS
LIQUOR LINES
TIGHTENING UP
WASHINGTON", Jan. It; (AP)
In a statement issued on tho tenth
anniversary of the dry law, Pro
hibition Commissioner Doran today
said that, large scale Ilouor opera-
lors had practically been driven out
of business and that tho "lines
were tightening with certainty' on
smaller violators.
Tho prohibition commtsMloner
continued, thn offensive agalnrt tho
major bootlegger element "lias
been so surf etHrul that a heavy
burden has rested upon the federal
court system during the past few
years."
"This atid other phases of the
problem, however," he added, "urc
confronted with tho confidence a
solution will be found for them."
"In tho ten years that havo
passed since prohibition," ho said,
"substantial progress has been
made. Thero are basic fact, all
of which emphasize enforcement
urojj'e&i.''
Enforcement Is
Chief Issue On
Prohi Natal Day,
Tenth Anniversary Finds !
Dry Law Cuffed About
Strenuously : 1930
itr. i lit t r i
Lnuicar' i ear. i
! Jj. A. nropli)-
(AP Frnturo Service W'rltor)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (AP)
A resolution to repeal the olnht
ecnth nmendmont was otforod In
tlio sonuto today by Senator Illnlnc,
republican, Wisconsin, who us
Hertod experience hnd doinonstrntod
that prohibition hud been a "fail
ure." A resolution to deolaro tho
elghtenth amendment lnoporatlvo
on tho Kround that It has boon
lutlfiod by only ten states, was In
troduced today by Representative
Iji aujurdlni, republican ot Now
York, a wot.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 (AP)
Ton years ago todny tho practice
of resting u crooked arm on a pol
ished bar became an unconstitu
tional gesture.
Tho eighteenth amendment went
Into effoct at midnight, January 16,
1 1020, ufter Nebraska had ratiflod
it as the thirty-sixth state. Adding
prohibition to the basic law, how
over, mado little difference then, ns
tho country had beon under a war
time ban on liquor since the pre
ceding July.
Prohibition, strotchlng its limbs
as a 10-year-old, rinds Itsoii being
cuffed about strenuously, but with
enforcement, rather than drinking,
tho targot for controversy.
Many profess to see that 1030
will bo us critical a year for the
"great experiment" as uny in its
existence.
Outstanding
that followed
waned wore:
in dovolopmontH
rupldly us 1020
1 .
Tho charge, takon directly to
tho White House by Sonutor
Borah of Idaho, that govern
mental enforcement personnol
Is uot efficient.
The sweeping study of dry
law application by President
Hoover'a commission on law
enforcement.
Certainly that prohibition
will bo a nmjor legislative
toplo before congress this year.
A possible supreme court
(Continued on Page Two)
Withycombels
-Elected Wheat
Grower Chief
PKNDUSTON, Oro., J,un. 10
(AP) Johh Wlthycomho of Ar
lington was electod president of
tho Eastern Oregon Wheat Leaguo
ut tho conclusion of tho annual
meeting hero yesterday. Wlthy
comho,' son of former Governor
James Wlthycomho, is one of Kast
ern Oregon's largest wheat oper
ators and ho has beon aotlvo
throughout tho life ot tho league.
Ho succeeds Hoy Kltner, Pendle
ton. Other officers nrc: Harry Pin
kcrton, Moro, vice president;
Charles Smith, Morrow county ,
agent, secretary. j
Tho place of tho next meeting
will be selected later by the execu
tive committee after receiving tho
invitation of Heppner.
Executive committee members,
elected ono from each county In
tho leaguo areas are: Umatilla,
James H. Hill, Pendleton; Shor
man, Frank Emerson, Tho DalleH;
GUllain, E. M. Hulden, Blalock; '
Union, Walter M. Pierce, 1m
Grande;'' Morrow, George Peck,
Heppner; Baker, A. B. Swift,
Baker. ; .
Bad Check Losses
Readl $300,000,000
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (AP) The
American business man's 1929 bill
for bad check losses totaled $300,.
000,000 Heeretary Guy H, Hulsu of
tlw Vittfontil Ilnlfill Mrerllt flMftonia-
tion said today. The "good old
charge account," ho said, was tho
best preventative.
,' . ,
Alexander Fined
On Liquor Charge
GHAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. 16
(AP) G rover Cleveland Alexan
der, major league pitching star,
was fined $170 In polleo court hero
today on charges of drunkenness,
possession of liquor and disorderly
conduct. His companion, who gave
her namo ns Mary B. Madon of St.
Paul, Neb., was fined $25 and costs.
s.vow limns stay down
(1HWAT FALLS. Mont., Jan. 10
(AP) Tho army's winter flight
will not take the air today. Major
liulph Itoyee, commander of the
squadron thai left KeUiidge Field
last Friday for a 3700 tulle trip
lo Spokane and return to test win
ter flying conditions, announced
today that the 13 pursuit ships
which reached hero Monday night
wilt remain grounded another day
for conditioning and for weather
to moderate.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
EUOKNtt, Ore., Jan. 10 (AP)
Tho condition of H. C. Oakes of
Junction lily, who Is In a hospital
here suffering a compound frueture
jof tho right knee canned by n bullet
from a rlflo supposedly in the
I handfi of his brother, was reported"
"very fc-nive" today.
'SUGAR RATE
TQ CT A V A T
ULU LEVELS
Senate Adopts Proposal
maae oy senator Harn-
son, of Mississippi.
.TARIFF INCREASE
IS NOT FAVORED
Vote Count 48 to 38 With
Both Steiwer and Mc
Nary Opposing the
Present Rate. , '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (AP) -Tho
Bcnnto today voted to retain
tho existing sugar tariffs. -
It adopted a proposal by Sena
tor Harrison, democrat, Mississippi
to substitute present lovlea for tho
Increases proposed by tho finance
crmmltteo republicans. The vote
was 4 8 to 38.
Tho p esent cPHy on Cuba raw
nrgar in 1'.70 cents a pound and
that against other ountrlcs 1b 2.30
cents.
Thoso wero raised by Pie flnanco
romn:lttco rop-'bil ana to 2.20 and :
2.75 cents, respectively, while tho
houae bill provide duties of 2.40
und 3 rcntB.
Klhtoen republicans voted for
tho HarriFon proposal which denies
any increaso In the Bugar tariff over
oristing law. v
Four Uomocrats iilned up with
tho mother republicans against tho
,aflure t koop. duties a8 they
ai- " 1 ' '
Tho rollOall on the Harrison
amendment follows:
For present sugar rato: v
Hopubllcans: Allen, Blaine, Bor
ah, Brookhurt, Capper, Gillett,
Goff, Jones, ICeyes, Lafollotte, IIc
Mjaator, Metcalf, Norbock. Norris,
Pine, Koblnson of Indiana, Hob
sloiii and Schall IS..
Democrats: Aa hurst, Bark ley,
Black, Blcase, . Bratton, Brock,
Caraway, Connally, Dill, Goorgo;
.Glass, Harris, Hariison, : Hawos,
Hayden, Hef lln, Mclollar, Ovor
nuin, Hheppnrd, Simmons, Smith,
Btcck, Swanson, Thomus of Okla
homa, Trammoll, Tydlngs, Wngner,
Walsh of MasBachusettB und
W'hoeler 29, ,
lirmcr labor: Bnepstead 1.:
' Total 4!T.v w
Against present rate: lemocrats:
IlrouBsard, Kendrlclt, King, Rans
dell A.
Republicans: Balr, Bingham,
Couzquh, Dale, Deneon, Frazlor,
Goldsborough, . Gould, ' aroone,
Grundy, Halo. Hastings, Hatfield,
Hebert, Howell, Johnson, Kctin,
McCuloch, McNary, Mobes, Nyo,
Oddte, Patterson, rhlpps, Rhort
ridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Sullivan,
Thomas of Idaho, Townsond, Van
donberg, Wulcott, Waterman und
Watson 34.
CHILDREN ARE
BLINDED AT
EYE CLINIC
LONDON, Jan. 16 (AP) A
dispatch from Athens, Greece, ot .
tho London Dally Express today
sahUth.it capital , was In a furor
oftor blinding of 40 children by
maladministration of drugs ut nu
eyo clinic at Kosarlon, near thero, 1
Tho children had boon takon to
the clinic to have their flight test
ed. Attendants mistook a powerful
cauterizing fluid for a medicinal
syringu fluid und applied It to 40
of the children beforo the mistake
was discovered. It Is feared ull
were blinded permanently.
moo was so menacing that tho
minister oi neaiin hub uuiiguu iu
order prosecution of ull oculists
concerned In tho administration of
tho clinic. '
It wan said in addition tho chil
dren wero taken to a room whero
other patients had been treated for
various infectious diseases, and
where generally unclean nnd dan-
Igerous conditions prevailed.
PostoU) SeaHes
Lead In checkers
. Tho checker tournament, under
way In La Grande at present, has
resolved itself into a race between
A. Puston and Mr. Seaties for flrnt
place. E'ich contestant plays 00
games and four of them havo com
pleted their competition.
W. L. Pet.
A. Poston 41 13 .759
Henries 31 11 .691
Hurley 32 16 .007
G. Poston 21 15 .5S4
Baxter 30 24 .5&0
Hnlder 32 28 .523
Cooper 30 30 ,r00
Veal 24 0 .4 4 1
Heck - 24 36 .400
Smith 11 31 .262
Beard tl 49 .1S3
All matches completed.
IX1I U ASPHYXIATED
SAN FHANCIHCO, Jan. 10 (AP)
Lack of oxygen In a room In
which a gas heater was burning
was declared by physicians to have
been the cause of thy death of four
persons in a residence hero today.
Two other persons in tho room
wero overcome nnd attaches of tho
emergency hospital where they
were tuke.il believe they will die.