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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OHEOON: Unsettled tonight and Buturduy; probably nows In tho went, lining temperatures. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930 MEMBER A. B. C. NUMBER 129 SNAKE RIVER RAILROAD IS USED BITTER COLD GRIPS THIS I; -16 oitr:;ox TKMi'icitATiiucs l.a llrandc -. 1G below Meacham -10 below lllglll -4 2 8 below Pleasant Valley 30 below Kllterlirifie 30 below Vnlon 15 below Telocuset 15 below Iho ...1 8 below rortland 14 above Salem 15 above Pendleton 17 below Klamath Kails '. 10 above Kuguno 15 above Cove -0 below linker '. 22 below lOnsWrn Oregon 'was engulfbd in a frigid wave thin morning that broko all records made since Dee. 13, Ull'J, when the all-tlnio J-a C: ni nilii innrk of 22 below was registered. lielow zero tempera tures were the rule today, rather than the exception, with no cities in tills section of the stale report ing warmer weather. Menehnm. high In the IJluo Mountains, was blue with the cold and Its official thermometer start led readers with a 40-below mini mum. Enterprise and lMeasant Valley, In scpnrato sections of the district, hit bottom at 30 lielow whllo Elgin's mercury fell to 2 8 below. Pendleton was 17 below and linker 22 below. J.a Grande, with Hi below, Union and Tcloeaset with 1 5 below, Cove 20 helnw. and Echo with IS below were a little warmer, If one can use that word in speaking of sub zero temperatures. In la fjrande and ITiilon, as elKWhere, plumbers and city water department officials' weld busy with frozen wiitcmiipcs and mains, and automobile drivers found occasion to walk to work i because of frozen radiators. j Kmltlcu IHY'line ' Tho zero weather reached I-a. Clramle early last evening, accum- panied by a. brisk wind, and at 10; o'clock street thermometers regis tered four below. Hy 1:30 a. in. the same thermometers showed 10 below, nt 3 o'eloek U below and at 5 : :i t it was 14 below. Tho offi cial HI below was reached about G or G:30 o'clock, because at 7:.t0 a. m. the official reading .showed a set maximum of 11 below. Halo Around Sun Citizens here were, treated to an unusual phenomenon about 8 o'eloek, when two magnificent h.-ilos, tho outer one stretching across nearly one-third of the clear sky, surrounded the wun. The drop in lorn poru turn hero wan a steady and sharp decline, starting early yesterday afternoon a ft ir t he mercury climbed to I 'A above in a short period of sunshine.' In tho next 1 U hours the weuther chilled 35 decrees to reach the low point. Highways were open and trains were oporalintr Jiraelieally at usual efficiency. Western Oreuon, althouKh not reacblnt: sub-zero levels, was ehill d with the mi-ruury ranpins about 1U to 1 5 above. Salem Chilly; Death Itcporlcd A chillinn north wind sent the no'i'iMiry tunitbllns to 15 above zero. llvUlenlly overeoino by cold, the body of Frank ISrodklns. KM, was found on the outskirts of Sllverton (Continued on TagG Kight) TO OBSERVE SCOUT WEEK IN FEBRUARY Special preparations are being mad-; by the Kaslern Oregon Hoy Seout council for the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of wonting, tu Hike place, l'ch, 7-13. Luft night a seout master's meeting was held hire and the preceding evening, a meeting wuh held in J taker. boMl f'U' the purpose of making arrangements for tills Week. Al the. troups ns v'U s the council an- planning events for this occasion, with a court of honor and a rally among other activities. Kastern Oregon Council expects to innke this a bigger scouting year. Klmo Stevenson, acting ex ecutive today. WKATIIKft TOlAY 7:. TO a, m. 1 I below Z'-ro. .Minimum: r, below ::-ro. Condition: clear. WKATIIKU YITi;iSIAV Maximum 19 above, mini mum fi above. Condition: cloudy, WKATIIKU .Ian. 17. IVilU Maximum, 3i, minimum, -t above. Condition: snow five lnuhes, moisture .io of Inch. Cheney Normal Checks E. O.N. Rally And Wins Final Score 36 to 30, With Local Quintet in Furious Scoring Spree in Last Half Of Game. i Cheney Normal sehool. taking j advantage of ranged ne.-M In the, first half, nosed out the Kaslern 1 Oregon Normal .unmet here last I nlghl 3 ti to 30 in a game that was : full of thrills hi the final hall. i At tho end of the first period. tho score stood 21 to 9 In favor of j Cheney, bnt a furious rally In the ; seeoud saw the i.a Krn'nde eolleg. j lans counting It) pounts while the) visitor;-, seored nine, bringing tin; tally to 30-2S and putting the lo- . . nuiiumi, , , . . or at ieast three badges and much nils In a. position to win. iiaventet.t in Eastern and Konthe Cheney, realizing hi. danger, call- : ,.,.,, mln0(1 ,, .' , ed tiinuuut and the psychology of ,,. y , Ma(o the thing reacted In the visitors w.iy t.onlmlsKlon ,)nf0,.R t ,,jm.. favor, the locals failing to reach : ,,, ,,.cb,.u,.y f,. , the peak of their drive until tou , ,0,1Ht ,,.,, bl.,,1(.M ,, pVCIIlmlt late. As the gun ended the game. ,., ,H, ,,,, ; lh(, nexl n,otK. CurHen had dropped In a field goal, Tho eotnnilsslon awarded the but two quick shots shortly before j construction of tho Hogtii; rivet by llollmviiy. crack Cheney for- 1,,-idge In Curry county lo the Xler ward, made the had too great to eer-Kraser company of Eureka, overcome. The Nurnial teani seemed slow and unsure ill llle first half, witli basket-shooting, passing and gen- oral floor work medloer In tho last hull', however, apparently in- j Hplretl by the injection inlo the lineup of Carden and Price ut fur- r.-)ti;tn;; on Vzga rive) Fruit, Wheat To Survive Chill; Man Suffering I, Tho frigid wave that descended Bio ,v,, , tlu! t0 seclion oh the firando Hondo valley lasl f ,h(, Wellt,m. ,.;lsn roud. night and this morning, although M-lnn on the strength that there the coldest since 11110. is not cx-wm ,,,, mor(. r,,rc-fit j-oal money liected to do mui h damage to win-vcul tho commission made a tor wheal or to fruit, according to : p,.,,,,,,, to Douglas county. Tho expressions heard here today. ( cummisslon said it would cost Karl J. Stackland, of Cove, 'ln)0ut fTIIU.OOO to construct the not worried about the condition : t),.p(,n 0st llHvay from flard of the trees, as he believes lbem ,nt.,. l(1 tl)0 enmity line and that completely dormant, duo' to' llu! if kotiBltig -county,. wbulU co-oper-gradual Increase of cold weather j . , bore during the last. two weeks. Kred 10. Kiddle, of Island City. believes there is enough snow on winter wheal fields to protect them. I I l.iwevcr. be said. IT any fields are ! unprotected, j jury from tho cold was received hero today. After spending the night travelling in a freight car, which he boarded at The 1 Hi lira, AV i 1 1 icrt W'a d o wa s f ou n d tliis - morning In tho (.-V. yards, suf- ferlng frotrt the cold. When taken to a doctor's office it was discover- ed that both feet were badly frozen and one hand also was frozen. At uniy one report 01 puj hk-h i m present ho Is at tho Grande Hondo hospital, recovering from his "arctic ride. Last Quarantine in f n A t lay 18 lieilWVeU n. local celebration, opening with a piano solo by Mildred .Shumate. No iiunrantlnc flags of a bright The H' V. l'rank Hopkins hd In red or a brilliant green, are wav- the devotional and "Onward ('brisl ing in the slight breeze In Il Ian Soldiers" was sung by the nuili Crando today, for there are no once. Irma Turner sang a vocal cases of contagious diseases in this selection, and Mrs. C. J' .Mel'her clly under quarantine, according son sang the "Victory Kong." to an announcement from the city The following talks wi given: health office. "I'rohlbltlon in the Home." Colon This complete lack of ntioron- Kberhard. slate senator; "I'roblbl tinc eases, became evident with lion as a Social Factor," Mrs. tho reinnviii of the scarlet fever lyorcn Hates; 'lTohililtlon in our flags ut the homo of Carl Cook Schools and Colleges," Kupl. I-;. A. at 1318 Y avenue, which has been Sayre; "I'rohlbltlon In the Church," restricted for 30 days, the liluc the Itev. li. Marcus (lodwln; "i're limit for that partic ular disease. hlbltlon as It Afuels Our Cities," i'oilce Chief Clint llaynes; "I'rohl- Three Fined For Failure To Slop l-'ollow Inf.' instructions 'by tho cily commission to strictly enfor th'- ordinance gover on li Gramlo stree weri1 made ycslerdi polite. Threi; were in munielpa) totirt, lowing being fined Ktoddard, .Myrtb .weltel. 1 1, K, Scott, arre bin ear w itli more the front sent, was -nitig st op signs t". five arrests ay by the city tried last night , with the fol- II each: P. Garrt'tt, Joo t-d for driving tlian three in fin.-d $15. Enterprise Stores Sell Only Butter KNTimi'ltlSK. Ore.. Jan. 17 ; To rn-onrage t In- sal' of buti-r land tlier'by contribute u mite to i ward the prosperity of th- dairy industty, KntTpris nnT'hants Tu'sday agreed to discontinue the sab of uleo and hotter Mibntilutes u h'-n pi't-wnt stocks are gone. Since the drop in tin- priee of but ter f Jit. subs of butti-r have In-en-;,se. ntld It ii- l-ii-v.-d thin lias b n foliiw li.il at tin- exp'-nci' of substitutes, ti'-eoi ding to the Kil ter prise I ifconl -Chief tain. County Agent N. ''. Ionaldson went the rounds of the stores and asked If the merchnnts would be willing to unite In dropping the substitute, and found every deal er ready to join. If assured the others Mould. They all hud much tllf uU.UU CJilflTjlllCC. BRIDGE NEAR HILGARD TO BE E R E CTED State Highway Commission to Advertise For Bids For Project RECEIVE WESTON, ELGIN ROAD DEED , " vT", . . Union County Delegation At- tends Portland Meeting, Pi-escnting Paper to State Officials. j roim.ANn, Ore., .Inn. 17 (AP) ! An extensive construction pro- c., at a hid of ViCS.lKl Tho commissioners agreed to tako over tho Columhia highway from near tho Portland city limits to the Hood River lino. U also decided to place a non skid sur face over the entire distance cov ered by tho transfer from Multno mah county. Itids for the construction of the ferry slip nt Alsea Bay on tho Oro k'on coast highway. The Klamath river bridge at Keno, the Aahanna bridge at Seaside and the Cli'and londi hridk'o at IlilKnrd will be advertised. (Jive Deil to Itond A delegation from 1'nion county VMtttftrtln v ni'oMf uti'H tbn ciuiitnis- (Continued on I'age l-'lvo) -- . -p y VlCtOrV LlftY IS Z. T, J , , , TT Celebrated Here Aiini versary of Prohibition Is Observed bv W. C. T. U. VM.ieu x of La Grande , Th(l Wom,.nH christian Teinper- ai)(,H UnIn1 i,HVrved the annlver- H(l,y of ,,ie ,llUh ve;i. of ,,rohlbl- (1))n wh a Vlrl0l.y (iay program ... . j4niltist nhureh last nif.Mm Thfl nlKhtoonih amendment f) xhft v s eonstitution became effective Just 10 years ago yester day. An Interesting program of music and blllon and a Vocation Kducalion, If. :. Inlow. i:. o. X. inesldent; ''" Thl ,'r',, Has Mado in 10 years," bililtlon Mrs. Woods. Icy Blasts Srike Pacific Coast; Cattle Endangered In California SAN KKANCIKCO, Jan. 17 AI ley blasts, accompanied by ex t reniw cold, strengthened winter's grip in the Northwest states today as California exporleneed relief ( from freezing temperatures under jthe stimulus of a general rain. While zero t em pera t tires and I etonr skies prevailed in eastern portions of Washington ami Ore gon und in Idaho, rains whw-h fell Intermittently during lhe night warmed Northern California and Southwestern Oregon. Southern California was promised bright skies and moderate temperatures . after tho heavy preelpltutlon dur ing the lal 4S hours. ', Although Irrigattonlsts and water power Interests looked with favor , on the storm. It brought danger !of starvation to nearly h,0 head of entile in ih" northern part of California. Heavy snows wbieli .have blanketed grazing lands and shrubbery in that section, are re ported to have spilt up herds und .caused serious worry to cattlemen. : I'ack trains, loaded with feed, were attempting to break through the ; drifts last night. j Tho first serious blockade to rail 'traffic in California from the storm wug reported ut Merlin, 4" intUu GREET U. S. DELEGATION IN ENGLAND Secretary of State Stimson Leads Group to Attend Arms Conference SESSION IS HELD WITH MACDONALD Plunges Almost Immediately Into Problems Before Him Makes Good Use of Time. UVXION. Jan. 17 (AP) The American delegation to the forth coming naval conference reached London today and 'after a cordial wt'leoino plunged rapidly into the preparatory work of the coining meeting. Within less than an hour of his arrival lg the Hrilish capital which next Tuesday will see the delegates of the five chief naval powers en gaged in nutni:eutouH discussion. Secretary- of Slate Stlmsou was closeted with I'rlme Minister Mar-Donald. The 'conference last ed threo hours. I Creat Britain first welcomed the! American delegates at Plymouth i whero a pict nresttue ceremonial accomiianled the greetings which the mayor extended to the Amer icans who debarked from tho tieorgo Wushingtun at the break oT day. Second Welt "Ohio Tho second welcome was at Pad dlngtou station, London, where In a gray haze of a mild winter after noon, Korclgn Secretary Hender son. A. V. Alexander, the first lord t of the admiralty, ami other huh ! government officials gave Ihu cap ital's welcome. A few minutes after the special tn'.ln arrived from Plymouth, Sec retary Stimson wim ell route to Ills hole! und thence to Downing street for a conference with Prime Min ister MacUonald, plunging almost Im ineo lately upon reaching Lon don into Pie problems of the five power conference. Charles O. Dawes, American limbassador to Great Hiitain, -n,d llugb. H. Gibson. Amertcap i'.t.i biissador to Belgium, both in ii'iV bers of the delegation, met their colleagues at Plymouth and the four und one half hours overland journey to London afforded the first, opportunity for the seven American delegates to get togeth er. (ood t'sc of Tinm They made good use of the tiin.e. As soon as the Plymouth eeremnnicR were completed. Secre tary Stinvson engaged In a priv ate cotiversa'iion with Ambassador Dawi'M and then with Ambassador Gibson. A little later all Heven ' delegates were alone in Hie sp i elal salon of the car reserved for hem. One of the first subjects the (Continued on I'ago Five) "Sun Dog" Means Warmer Weather? The magnificent double halo around the nun early this morn ing, one of the largest seen in Ja Grande, in many years. Is what is en Med a "sun dog" in tho east, where this phenomenon Is a com mon occurrence. laical men de clare that in the ea.-d, during cold weather, residents would look each morning and if they saw a "sun dog," it meant that the cold wave was broken. If the same holds true liere the halo this morning 'was an optlinjstic sign from Mother Nil lure for warmer weuther. Citizens viewing the halo from ah Ideal angle, said that it was one of tho most beautiful they had seen In this country, being almost per fect in its formation. cast of Orovlllo, Jn the Kent her river canyon last night. Tons of rain -loosen ed earth und rock burled 50 yards of the Western rncifie tracks and train crews were working to clear the way during tho night. Meanwhile passenger trains were routed over the South ern Pacific (racks between Sacra mento and Keno, l-'reighl trains were held up on each side of the slide. I it Spokane, a. blixal d ca ucd one fatality when Miss Virginia 1 lolcomb her vision obt-eured by the falling snow, walked Into the path of a Orcat Northern railroad train and was killed. At Kverelt. AVlishlngioll, t be moH serious water shortage iti lhe city's history occurred yesterday when n break in the main's caused a shutdown of all big in HI,-. Citi zens wi th linked to conserve water In view of fire danger. Ice In pipe lines was believed to have eiiuscd the break. Knougb water for only two days remained la the reser voirs. Snow blanketed rnot of Wash ington. The Orays Hjirbor dimrict reported a heavy fall while the Columbia Hivcr dihlrict recorded ciht inches MIKADO'S BROTHER WEDS A iff A Toklo Bureau TVtday' was the ilato for 111" royal wedding of lrln'0 Taka niatsti, lirotlu'i of the cniperor of Japaii, und MLhs Klkuko Tukugawii, shown licre. 11m brldo Is a graiuhUuighler of the last of the Shogiins, an cient hereditary military com maudeis of Japan. The en Kaxeiitent of the young? couple vas announced sometime ago. George Punches Killed When Hit By Falling Tree (ieorge Punches, who came lo I.a (Irandc u year ago fronr Wis consin, was kilted near Maxvlllo yesterday, when he was Htruck by tbn limb of a railing Ireee. J.'ur tber details of tho accident were not available. Mr. l'miches was 211 years, two months and i'G days of age. i'"uneral services will bo held Kundiiy afternoon at o'clock at (he Suodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary. The deceased leaves his widow, two children, his mother, Mrs. Lil lian Punches, and four brothers Minnesota, and 1G republicans, and three sisters: Art, and Ge.s For Iho bounty: Punches, of J.a Grande; Clifford Republicans: Alton, Blaine, Uor Punehes, of Hhynelander, "Wis.; b, Urookhart, Capper, Frasslor, Herbert Punches, of Chicago; Mrs. llutfiold, iiowell, Johnson, Joiys, Henry Mayo, of .Cagle'liivo..U'lK.; l4in!felo,..vMcMaMori'-':Norboi;U, Mrs. William Uellman and AHsh Lillian Punches, of Maxville. Neuner Favors Unity In Work Of Prohibition PORTLAND. Jan. 17 (AP) Cnified responsibility for enforce meat of the prohibition laws, rath er than a system which perm its "buck passing" between depart ments, will solve all problems of tho eight eon th amendment, said George Neuner, Pnlti-d Slates dis trict attorney. In an addrot-s today before the joint session of district nt l.ii-imVM mi (I uhoi-lffM ii f (li-cuon. Tho proposed transfer of federal enrorcemetit. agencies from - the treasury (o the Justice department was commended. Declaring that confidence or tho neople was a vital necessity if the law was to bo enforced. Neuner condemned certain met hods of procedure, including conviction on uncorroborated testimony of "stool pigeons," ami excessive penalties, for minor offenders, which he de clared would hasten the repeal of the prohibition taw. Replacing of rim-N with jail sent ences a nd 1 ho abatement of all places where liquor Is regularly nold for one your, are Hleps In tho direction of better enforcement, said W. K. Newell, district prohl- I bition agent. The prohibition sit uation Is much better In Oregon I than in oilier states, where con-' gestlnti of courts with prohibition j ea.scH Iwih led lo opposition to funds I for additional arrests, he declared. Train Wrecks Arc Fatal to Four Men I'ALKSTINIO, Tex., Jan. 17 (AP) Two men were killed and two ! seriously Injured hi the collision j of International-Great Northern ; passenger train Nil i, nnd a loco motive running light. :t7 nub-H west of Palestine, last night. WA IXACi;, Ida., Jan. 17 f A P) -Ice covered ruib: today wejc be lieved to have ca used t he wreck of on ore-laden Northern Pacific, freighter at Lookout, east of here, yesterday, killing I wo men and In juring a third. Large Area Under I Water In Arkansas MKMPir.lS. Tenn.. Jan. 17 (API Mon than I Ml. 000 acres of fer tile Arkansas farm land lay under from two lo three feet of w titer today as engineers fought to pre vent the further breaking of levees along swollen lakes nnd riverw. Hig Ijii ke. In MisstMulppI coun ty, crashed through one of lt ma- j jor leveei yciilcrda flooding 10,-! Senate Rejects Howell Proposal Refuses lo Grant Federal; Bounty to Continental Suar Growers WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 7 (AP) The senato today rejected tho Ho well propusal to grant a federal bounty to continental sugar grow ers ami refine I'm of 44 Intmlreflt Iim f u cont a pound. The voto waa f3 to Tho bounty amendment was sup ported by fivo democrat h, the farmer-labor senator, Hhlpstcad of Morris, Nyo and Mehall 1C, JJomocrats: Itroussard, UI1I, Kendrick, Kansdull and Wheeler 0. Kai'mer-labor: ShipslcaU J. Total '2'2. Against thn bounty: Kepubll cu.iih: Jdngham, Couzons, JJonoon, Kess, Gillett, filenn, Goff, Greonc, Grundy, Halo, Jlcbert, Ken no, Keycs, McCulloc.h, McNnry, il.et calf, Moses, . Oddie, Paltci-son, 1'hipps, Robinson, Hhortridgo, Smoot, KuUiviin, Tliomas of Idaho, Townsend, Vandenborg A!aU:olt, Waterman and Watson 110. Democrats: Ashurst, Uarkley, Bleuse, Jirattou, llrock, Connally, Fletcher, tioorge. Glass, Hjirrls, JIarrlMon, Hawes, Hay den. Hi'flln, AIcKellar, Overman, .Sheppard, Hlmmons, Hmlth, Htock, Swanson, WuIbIi of MasHachuaetts, and Walsh ot Montana 2'i. , Hrmitor iiroussiird,' Dcmocrul, TiOuslunii, then endeavored to ob- luln an Immediate voto on his pro posal to restrict duly Tree sugar imnorlH from tlio lMilllpnlncs. but Seiuilor Itoriih, rciiublican imlo- pendent, Idaho, objected. liuriih said he wanted lo give the amendment sonio consideration be fore permitting a voto. RESCUE PARTY GIVES UP; NEW CREW FORMED (HANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 17 (AP) A second rescue parly was battling eight foot snowdrifts in the Siskiyou mountnlns today In an effort to reach the snowbound Dig I Joy mine, f0 miles south of here, where Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell are held prisoners. The first relief expedition turn ed back last night after having Ing Aiiide an unsuccessful attempt, to pierce lhe drifts with a motor driven sled. Tlio party which left here loday, headed by experienced in ushers, does not dope to be In contact ullh the outside world for at least four days. A. J. Henry, in charge, iald he did not expect tho party to make more t ban ten mi ha dally over mountain I ra Ms In Htih-ssoru temperatures. Tin; party which lurmd brick last night una within IS miles nt the mine.' ( iWTicrs oT tho mine said that tack of news fn..tn M'r. and Mrs. ifoMClls, who arc marooned at. the mine In mtcn teel of snow, did not Indicate t hey were suffering. I'ATIIKIt Of 1AZ HII S SAN KKANCIHCO, Jan. 17 (AP) --A melancholy note underlay the strains of jax music throng bout the west today In memory of Art Hickman, noted band leader and I accredited "tat her of Jazz,' who did hero ycslerduy from hemor rhages of the stoiiuich after an 111 mKM of five ycurj. lie waj 4J ycuij old. Express Doubt ThatFIiers Are In Russian Town Marion Swenson, Aboard Ice Bound Trading Vessel, Puts Little Faith in Eielson Be ing Found. NO.MK, Alaska, Jan. 17 (AP) Doubt that Carl Ben Kiel son and l'Tati Borland will bo found In tho district In which , Moscow dis patches yesterday reported thorn located, was expressed todny In a radio, message from Marion Hwen son, 17-year-old Seattle high school girl, who is aboard tho ice bound fur trading vessel Nanuk at North Capo, Siberia, "Tho district near tho Anguema river has been thoroughly covered hy dog teama and airplanes," tho Kill's message said. "We cannot understand how the two nion could have been in that locality wttluut their presence being" known by someone, ovon though there are few inhabitants. 'Natives inland and all along tho coast know that Klelson and Bor land have been missing aomowhuro botwoen Teller and tho Nanuk since November 9. They alBO know that the Soviet government h:s offered a reward of 1,000 rubles for their rescue. "Wo consider tho report oT the natlvo woman, who mild sho heard a piano twlco In tho same day In n.' in.,,. in., or n' itii I'll in n a few miie8 from capo serdo. a tho most iiuipurlunt recont clue. Joe Crosson and Harold Gilliam wore preparing to tako off today, how over, to scout tho Anguenui rlvor region again," Although thero was a tendency hero to discount a Afoseow report slating that' Eielson'n piano was reported to bo down in the An guema river district, Siberia. Al fred J, 1-omen. manager of Iho Klelson-Borland rescuo oxpedltlon, radioed Joo Crossuu to mnko a flight over tho area as soon as possible to ascertain whether there Is nny truth in tho report. Crosson is now at tho Nanuk, Thn UtiBHlnn government haH.also irdor.ejl dog teams to proceed to 'atigiio'mti ritcr iwil In luWltlOn-tviw prenarlng to send planes on scout ing U-lps over the country. . iim i7ivjinn mo pui.1 ( refused- today to order the diapatch reported Iho " construction of a new railroad lino , about 1 JO " """"'X . from Lewlston. Idaho to Homo Nanuk and about 60 "m stmid, Oregon, or from Lewlston from tho coast t was belief c,;rJctto Wash. , here, however, thaL ir J-A elson hi 1 ThQ clarkaton chambor ot com landed in the territory Indicated, m lwd pottUonod tno commis blH inesence thero would have . ,.iP i, i...J- been reported earlier by do- team lhe Oregon-Washington rail drivers who make occasional trips road und Navigaton company, and through tho country. Heboid Riht Of Wives To Have Separate Home NKW YORK, Jan. 17 (AP) The right of wives to maintain a iluniK'lle iiimrt from that of their liiiKliiuuls Is unlu'lil In n decision or i,0 I'niinil Htutcs iMistonia court In fnvor of Mino. Uiiunu Wnlslca, opera singer mid wlfo of Harold p McCernmek. , Mine Wiihtk.i resisted efforts of riisloiuii orrlclnls to levy duty on jeweln nnd other personal prop- i.ny she brought wit', "er whn sl, nrrlved In this country to visit he,, husband in Chicago a year ago, Inst September. Sho claimed that she wna ex empt from paying duly on tho ground that, her legal residence was in Paris and I hat as a resi dent of Krance sho had a t ight to the exemption allowed foreign vis itors. Tile customs officials held that as the wife or Mr, McCormack her legal residence wus In Chicago. The initlorMy opinion, written by Justice (Jcorge M. Young, said: "Tho wife is now a distinct legal entity. She stands upon terms of equality with her husband In re spects to property, torts, contracts and civil rights. "The wife may acquire a domi cile separate ami apart from her husband by reason of his miscon duct, or abandonment or by bis agreement either expressed or Im plied." Drys Ready For ProlllbltlOtl VotC WASHINGTON. Jin. 17 (AP) -Supremely confident, cotiBresslon al drys sua pied up the challenge of Senator lUaine. Republican, Wisconsin, for repeal of the eight een! h n mend in' nt and passed the word that they were ready for a vole. Senator Month, of Idaho, one of the dry champions, mid ho wel comed tho direct issue ou tho eighteenth amendment and "I am ready to vote." 'l think it might bo well to have congress go on record and mako it i le.tr that this amendment la thu-u to ulay," mj uuw rttd. I A A IAT0 . 0. I. kj 10 ON RAILROAD PROPOSAL liA GRANDE JUBILANT La Grande was jubilant this morning when It learned that tho proposed Snake Rtvcr rail road had been refused, A. W. Nelson, president of the cham ber of commerco, Issued the following atatoment: "Now that the emergency 1b over we might ns well admit that the Snake river road was a nightmare to La Grande. Ite seriousness was greator than most of us would openly grant. Tho chamber of commorco has been leading the fight for East ern Oregon and spont large sums of money In the campaign to dofeat the road. The deci sion comes as a belated Christ mas present worth untold sumB. I am udvlsed this morning that Idaho has already begun plans for renewing the struggle, but with one unfavorable decision against them It appears to us that we have a full nelson on the situation for several years to come, but eternal vigilance must remain our slogan, As no appreciable sections , of Oregon would boncfit, and La Grande In particular would suffer tre mendously, and the opposition to Idaho's purpose has headed up In tho local chamber, It to time for La Grande and tho whole oounty to do some whoopee. "Tho vory exhaustive data and tho related manner in which it was presented by Charles Mal boouf, former secretary hero at tho hearing In Lewlston a year ago. was admitted by all con corned to have been a masterly mass of testimony."; WABHINOTON, Jan. X7 (AP) Tho Interstate commorco comflnls tho Camas Pralrio rallronda to cx tond ncrosa tho Salmon river from Lowlston to ClarkBton. . ' Iiator tho Lowlston coriimorclul club ankofl an order to compel tho mima roads and tho Oregon Short Lino and Union Pacific to con struct from Homestead to Lowlston through Clarkston. In rendoring Its decision tho commission held that It would not bo Justified In requiring tho 1110 noscd oxtcnslon on tho basis of tho public need. EXPENSE HELD TOO GREAT HAX.fc.JU, uro., Jan. 11 tjvn Because of failure to enow public convenience and necessity, and bo- cause of tho estimated exorbitant mHl ot 1110 Proposoa projuei, n. n. Coroy, member of tho state publlo servlco commission, said today that ho was not snrprlscd ot tlio falluro of the Intoreatato commerce com- mission to order construct on o tho Iaton-Homostend ral road road & Navigation company. It was roughly estlnuitcd that tho cost might bo over J2D.008.008 for tho 81 miles of construction, Corey said. Tlio lino would not crcnte now traffic, tho commissioner said, but would have diverted traffic from (Continuod on Pago Klght) wwrrT IM?A7I1?Q J J IJU iU UttlMlVjO CHARGES THAT HE KILLED TOT CAMDKN, K. J., Jan. 17 AP Judge Joseph A. Carlo, of Atlan tic City, took tho witness stand today In-tho trial of Gladys May Parks charged with the murder of two children, and mado a com- tili.tn rl.mlitl itf Mm ill'fnildailt'S statement that ho had slain ouo of tho children. l luu rtH In mm at her flvo statements mndu to Prosecutor Clirford A. llaldwln and read In court late yesterday, said that Carlo came to. her Camden home, saw Timothy Rogers, 2 years old, who oaH In her care, and became so angry that he choked tho child and then held his head under a fuueel of running water. In other statements MIsh Parks said the child had died after an accidental fall down stairs. This child and Dorothy Kogers, a four year old sister, were thn children of Alan A. Uogers. of Woodbury, Mass. Miss Parks Is charged vith murder in tho first degree In connection with their death. Dorothy. Miss Parks bus said, died after tdio had whipped her. f