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VOLUME XXIX
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 118
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GOOD POSTS
GIVEN LOCAL
LEGISLATORS
Senators Kiddle, Eber
hard, Representative Al
len on Ways and Means
, ECKLEY HEAD OF
MILITARY GROUP
All Four Men Given Re
sponsible Assignments
in Committees by Lon
ergan and Marks.
o-iNcw representatives from this sec
tor! os well ns two veteran senators
recoived very Important committee
appointments In the house and sen
nnt at Salem. . Prank J. Lonergan,
speaker of the house, gave both L.
Pi Allen, of Wallowa, and Victor
Eckley. of La Grande, prominent
positions.- In the senate, Wlllard
Marks, president, places Senators
Prod E. Kiddle and Colon R. Eber
hard in a number of Important
posts.
W Mr. Eckley, Democratic representa
tive of Union county, was given four
committee positions. Including one
chairmanship. Mr. Eckley Is a mem
ber of the auto and roads committee
of seven; vice chairman of the im
portant education committee of
seven: a member of the labor and
industries committee of seven, and
chairman of the important military
affairs committee of five.
Both Mr. Kiddle, Joint senator from
Umatilla, Morrow and Union coun
ties, and Mr. Eberhard, Joint senator
from Union and Wallowa counties,
are on the ways and , means com
mittee. -
Other appointments follow:
Mr. Kiddle: chairman of counties
committee of five, member of elec
tions and privileges committee of
five, member of forestry and' forest
products committee of seven; mem
ber of military affairs committee of
five; vice chairman of resolutions
committee of five; member of ronds
and highways committee of seven.
Mr Eherhard: member of educa
tion committee of seven; member of
fmm committee or five: memberof
Judiciary committee of four; vice
' cnairman 01 rnuruim u""""
f committee of five; chairman of reso- j
lutlons committee of five; chairman
of rules commltteo- of three. -
L "' 'Allen on 1 Ways" find Means'
Mr'. "Allen, republican of 'W.iJlowaVi
was designated' as chairman Of the
medicine, pharmacy ana aonimiry
committee of five:; Is a member of
the Joint ways and means commit
tee, a very Important assignment;
and Is vice chairman of the import
ant game committee of seven.
House committees follow:
Administration and reorganization
McPheraon. chairman; Angell, vice
chairman: Norton, Bynon, Howard,
Yates, Keasey, Lawrence, Smith.
Agriculture Chlndgren, chair
man; Swift vice-chairman; , Tomp
kins, Day, Johnson, Oxman, Gill.
Auto ai.d roads Snell. chairman;
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PRICE OF MILK
WILL BE TEN
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The retail price of milk, Increased
to 12 cents a f ew yenTs ' ago by the
La Grande Dairymen's association.
will be reduced to Its former level of
10 cents a quart, ellectlve rco. 1, it
vns announced todav.
The association held ,o uuslness
meeting in tho city hall yesterday af
ternoon and members agreed to de
crease the price of milk, according to
L. H. Nielsen, secretary. -
School Teachers
Meet Last Night
The second monthly meeting of
tho newly organized Union County
Schoolmasters' club was held in La
- Grande High school last night. A
banquet was served to tho 39 mem
bers who were present, in the house
hold arts department with the as
sistance of the Home Economics club.
After the meal the men assembled
,tn the auditorium for the evening
''program, of which the president, E.
P. Coburn of Union was In charge.
Tho principal speakers were Prof.
John Miller, of E. O. N.; J. T. Long
, fellow, and E. A. McEachran, each
f one making a report on some phase
ot the O. S. T. A. convention at Port
land. Others who attended the con
vention were called upon for brief I
remarks.
Entertainment was provided by H. !
W. King, who played two piano solos,
nnri hv ft mnlo nunrtpt efimnoKPri of I
HlTki- E
Representatives from Imbler in
vited the club to hold Its next meet
ing there on Monday, Feb. 9. The
invitation was accepted and the
meeting adjourned.
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WEATHKR FORECAST
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Oregon: Rain In the west
and local snows In the east por
tion tonight and Wednesday;
snows in the Cascade moun
tains. "
Moderate temperature.
Fresh and at times strong
southerly winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7:30 a. nv 32 above.'
Minimum: 28 above.
Condition: cloudy. .
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 41, minimum 27
above.
Condition: clear.
. WEATHER JAN. 13. 1930
Maximum 18, Minimum 4
above.
Condition: partly cloudy,
traces of snow, moisture .01 of
Inch.
McKinnis Farm
Relief Plan Is
Given Support
Chamber of Commerce
Endorses it Plan to be
Submitted to, State
Chamber and Others.
The McKinnis plan for form re
lief and wheat acreage reduction was
formally endorsed by the chamber of
commerce today at noon at its lunch
eon in the Sacajawea Inn, and the
motion of endorsement also provided:
that the Union County Grain Grow
ers association and the state cham
ber of commerce be asked to recom
mend It: and that a committee be
appointed to work in conjunction
with the promoters of the plan.
A draft of the plan has been sent
to the Oregon delegation. In con
gress and to Alexander Legge, chair
man of the federal farm board, but no
replies have been received as yet.
Mr. Woudell spoke
Jim Woodell was introduced by
President George H. Currey, Mr.
Woodell explaining the present situa
tion, and reviewing the farm board's
work and the attempt to stabilize
the price of wheat and discourage
gambling with grain. Mr. Woodell
stated that he believed Mr. McKin
nis' plan would put teeth into the
grain marketing act.
"The tariff Is prohibitive! we have
no export market for our wheat," Mr.
Woodell said. "If the Russian five
year plan succeeds, m a few years
Russia will be raising enough wheat
to supply the world. We have- built
up a wall as far as our surplus Is.
concerned. We must cut down our
production to our consumption."
Explains Plan
Mr. McKinnis explained his plan.
It provides for cooperation with the
farm board; issuance of contracts
through locals requiring farmers to
curtail production so as to equal con
sumption with a safe annual carryover;-
and in compensation, tho con
tracts would guarantee loans or ad
vances ,of say $1 a bushel to the
farmer, the farmer to hold his wheat
until called for; shipments to bo
prorated from each locality. Tho
plan, applied nationally, would be
come effective when 85 or 00 per
cent of the formerB had signed the
contracts, according to his idea.
Prank McKennon . spoke briefly,
stating that the matter. is of as much
Importance to the business man as
to tho farmer, as their interests
have much in common. -He reviewed
the farm situation, and stated that
in Iris opinion the McKinnis plan is
the most feasible of the plans now
m operation or that nave . ueen pro-
j nosed.
h. e. Coolldae also Bnoka briefly.
J stating that the plan to him seemed
the most feasible of those offered.
Blue Devils To v ?
Battle E.0.N;
Tomorrow Night
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
basketball team, victor In two close
games with Helix and Baker quin
tets here last weekend, will tackle Us
third independent team tomorrow
night at the L. D. S. Recreational
hall.
The Union Blue Devils, who broke
even in a Berfes of two games with j
tho Helix Red Devils, will play here.
The Union team has a strong line-
up, and both the plnyers and man
agers scouted the Saturday night con-
; test nere.
I Conch Bob Quinn announces that
j the starting -lineup probably will be
Houchens, center: Medcalf and Bnx-
! tir. forurnrrtn; nnH Pfwpir nnri Pnln-
I ley. guards. Sullivan. Irwin. Plass.
Coles and Beery are all expected to
P'ay.
a preliminary gome between gym
j ciass teams is scheduled to be held
ot 7 with the main game to begin
j a g o'clock.
25 New Students
Registered At
Normal School
With tho registration of 25 new
students at the beginning of the
winter term, the total enroll
ment for the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school for the current year
has reached 398. New students
enrolling are: Ployd Baxter, Bill
Caldwell, Mildred Davis, Mar
garet Douhan. Hazel Hill, Alice
Inlow, Irene Irwin, Boyd Jackson,
Ida Nebeker, Katheryn Pierce,
Delia Snyder. Ernest Tuvcson,
Leo Walte, of La Grande: Iona
Gardiner. Nyssa; Marguerite
Grant, Rclth; Floyd Hagey, Is
land CJty: Louise Hardnutn. Un
ity; Rebecca Kemler, Pendleton;
Mable Kenville, Joseph; Dale
Laughlln, The Dalles; Charles
McLin, Cottage Grove; Terry
Medcalf, Tillamook; Fay Moss,
Sweet Home: Elsie Tillotson,
Freewatcr; Majorle Weber.
Athena.
Cal Helm Speaks
at i tie L,wns isiuo
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' The La Grande Lions club, at Its i
! weekly meeting In the Sacajawea Inn ,
j last night, listened to a very Inter- ;
'esting and instructive speech by Carl j
! Helm, district attorney. Mr. Helm's
subject was the new governor, Julius !
L. Meier, and the new regime.
Miss Genevieve Adler played a
piano solo, which was heartily ap- !
plauded by the members. '
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ftnilliffm TrfltlcQ I
"t llllUIll I UUKO j
With ItnU'OV t tinner
rr till Ltunvi LLUVI
:
i - E. S. Gwilliam. who has operated
; a bakery in La Orande for a num-
i ber of years, his exchanged estab- :
; llshmcnts with S. C. Lindsay of Ba- '
ker. and has moved' with his family :
; is probable that he will combine the
; two. it is said.
: Mr. Lindsay has operated a bakery
in Baker for the past three and one-
i half years, and has three children at-
J tending the Baker schools. His fam-
: ily will stay in that city until the
close of schooL
LEGISLATURE
MOVES INTO
LONG GRIND
Settles Down to the Rou
tine of State Business
After Inaugural.
THREE BILLS IN
HOPPER MONDAY
Bailey to Introduce Free
Textbook Bill Rogue
River Closing Before
the Senate.
SALEM, Jail. 13 OP) The way was
made clear today for Governor Julius
L. Meier to name one senator and
one representative from Marlon coun
ty to fill the two vacancies in, the
legislature.
The Bennett senrate bill, provid
ing the filling of vacancies caused
by the deaths or Senator. Lloyd T.
Reynolds and Representative W.
Carlton Smith by appointment, sub
ject to the confirmation of tho house
where the vacancy occurs, was pass
ed by the senate and house, the lat
ter taking but ten minutes to dis
pose of the bill. The measure, an
emergency, was amended In the sen
ate to make It applicable to the
present session only.
SALEM, Jan. 13 (P) With legis
lative organization effected, Inaugur
al ceremonies climaxed by the in
augural ball held here last night now
a matter of history, and the new ad
ministration of Governor Julius L.
Meier inducted into office, tho state
legislature today settled down to the
routine of state business.
Filling the vacancies caused by the
deaths of tho two Marion county leg
islators, Senator Lloyd T. Reynolds
and, Representative W. Carlton Smith,
was tho chief order of business for
the day, nlthough It was expected that
the flood of measures to be consid
ered by tho session would start their
Journey through the legislative hop
per. Three measures were introduced
in the senate Into yesterday, while
the house concerned 'lf largely
with organization and;,'!': jto the
two addresses of t , y ) and
Incoming governors! v a with final
organization.
ttlg Crowd nt ly digu ration,
Julius L. Meier was inaugurated
twentieth governor of Oregon yester
day before the largest crowd In . the
sJuBtwy of; the state, with hundreds
; unable to obtain standing, room in
tne nouse chambers, circuit Judge
L. H. McMahan, Mnrlon county, ad
ministered the oath of office to the
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156 ARRESTS BY
POLICE IN 1930
I Mnmlwi' nf lam Vinlcifnva
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increasing aieacuiy in
La Grande Each Year
One hundred fifty-six arrests were
made by the police department dur
ing the year 1930 and of this number,
117 were convicted and 15 paroled,
according to the annual report of
Police Chief Clint Haynes, which will
be submitted to the city commission
Wednesday evening.
The number of arrests during 1929
wan 210, representing a decrease of 64
during the last year. This, to many,
Indicates that law violations In this
city ore decreasing with each year, as
reports from previous years show a
larger number of arrests than during
1929 and 1930.
Fines for 1030 amounted to $1020,
compared with $4347.75 during 1929.
Prisoners spent 258'2 days In Jail last
year compared with 516 days in Jail
during 1920.
Like n Hotel.
The city Jail assumed the appear
ance of a hotel In many respects,
with transients taking advantoge of
free lodging In the jail each night
during the year. During the early
part of the winter 25 or more some
times spent the night in Jail. Lately,
the number has decreased to 10 or
12. sometimes less.
During the year there were 2546
"roomers," according to the police
chief, who requires each visitor to
register.
The arrests last year were divided
as follows: drunks, 33; possession of
liquor. 1; disorderly conduct, 14;
I gamblers, 18; traffic violations, 70.
and false alarm, 1. In addition to
j tho 156 city arrests, the police ar
I rested four others for the state and
! outside points.
; Nine hundred eighty meals wore
; served to prisoners In tho city Jail.
1 The police department impounded
;21 head of livestock and collected $47
i in pound fees In 1030.
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ouppuners ui riuriiuu otiiuui irau-n
Legislature With Great Interests
Eastern Oregon people, and parti-:
cularly those of Union. Umatllln. (
Wallowa. Malheur, Morrow, Grant :
8nd Baker counties, are more Inter- I
"td' this year than usual In the
meeting of the state legislature, con-
venlng in Salem this week. . ,
The reason is that a number of ;
recommendations concerning t h e 1
Eastern Oregon Normal school and
w'"re and future development
,are Ins laid before the law-mak- j
ers.
Serving, as It does, that vast ter-
rltory cast of the Cascade mountains,
alid particularly the seven counties
mentioned which furnish the niajor-
Hy of students In tndan. lu :
jsection. I111 bc rcflulrPtl to walt-,
An addition of 73 000 to the' The qnwt'on of the Issuance of
! amount expanded during the last ' bonds mnv b decided within the hi-!
; blennium. The total amount is i MBlum' mit there is no surety that :
pooled with the requirements of the i aucn a decision will bc reached. j
j other four institutions of higher : The question of a 50.000 appro-
learning in the budget. In addition.
the suite board of higher education (Continued on Togo Tour)
Lower Grazing
Fees, Shearing
, Charges Sought
Action Necessary if Wool
Industry is to Survive
Present Period, Harvey
Asserts.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Jan. 13
(P) Necessity of lower grazing fees
and b hearing charges If tho wool In
dustry is to survive the present
period was emphasized by H. W. Har
vey of Heber. president of the Utah
State Wool Growors' association, at
the opening session here today of
Its 24th annual convention.
Efforts so far to secure a reduc
tion in the grazing fees of national
forests have been fin It less, he said.
Harvey condemned, tho proposal
to turn over tho the states surface
rights to unappropriated public lands
within their borders.
"Inasmuch as the sheep Industry
is interstate we do not think that It
would bo wise to cull out the pres
ent public domain lands for national
parks, for game preserves, for Indian
reservations and for any and all pur
poses that might meet tho whims of
those selected for land segregation,
and then pass the waste deserts over
to the various states to be adminis
tered by them with stato politics en
tering Into the question and with the
state trying to do the Impossible in
collecting fees for grazing," ho said.
"It would also be detrimental to have
states trying to bar from their bor
ders livestock of men who reside In
other states."
Speakers on the afternoon pro
gram today included Prank J. Hogen
barth, president of tho national as
sociation. NO CREAM PRICE OFFERED ....
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (A1)
Golden State company left Its cream
markot In a stato of uncertainty to
day, no price being offered pending
a check of the nation's butter mar
kets. Unsettlement after yesterday's
two cent drop In butter quotations,
o 24-25c wholesale, was the immedi
ate cause of suspension of the cream
trade.
With production going up and con
sumption going down, officials said
the company was faced with a critical
situation. Increased production in
California has resulted from the his
toric position of the stato as an im
porter of butter. Gradually tho out
put has caught up with demand, un
til exports have developed.
These factors tend to mako tho
California markot more sensitive to
world and national butter marked
conditions and at the samo tlmo.er
qulro a possible downward adjust
ment of prices, relative to Chicago
and Now York. San Francisco prices
heretofore have been a few cents
higher than tho eastern quotations.
CONFERENCE .
TO BE HELD
NEXT MONTI
Announcement was made today
that the annual Union County Agri
cultural Economic conference, one of
the most Important events of Its kind
held in the state, will be staged In
La Grande during tho second week
of February.
Definite dates or detailed plans
have not been announced os yet.
Stange Re-elected
President of Bank
August J. Stange was re-elected as
president of the United States Na
tional bank at a meeting of the
major portion of the stockholders
this morning at tho bank. T. J,
Scroggln was re-elected as vice presi
dent; L. H. Bramwell. cashier, and
C. L. Thompson, assistant cashier,
were also selected to fill their offices
again for the coming year.
Regular routine business filled the
meeting which is an annual affair
among tho stockholders and officers.
Tho La Grande National bank
stockholders' meeting is still in
progress this afternoon.
"Kidnaped" Girl
Is Safe Today
DENVER, Jan. 13 VP) Alice L.
Humphreys. 13-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Boyd Hpmyhreys,
Millionaire Denver family, who was
believed to have been kidnaped short
ly after midnight, was found safo
at the homo of a neighbor this
morning.
William Beckwlth, chauffeur for
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Lawrence,
who aro friends of the Humphreys
family, said the girl, attired In over
alls, wob found wandering near the
Lawrence garage about 1 o'clock this
morning. He said he put tho child
to bed, unaware of her identity un
til he read a newspaper extra. He
then called the Humphreys residence
and tho girl was returned to her
home.
Bcckwlck said the girl appeared to
be dazed when ho found her and
took her co the garage. He said she
was unable to explain to him how
she had left her home and was un
able to give her name.
i oui
recommends that bonds, to be repaid ;
from student rentals, be issued In
the amount of $200,000. i
Also, while the board's report states !
that no other capital outlay items
have been Included In Its budget, '
certain capital outlay expenditures ;
"are urgently necessary on the cam- j
puses of the Btate'B institutions of1
higher learning' Listed among these
items are me louowing:
Eastern Oregon Norma
gon Normal school: nd- i
dltlonal' heating facilities. :0.000; 1
lands, S600; Improvements, $:ll,780; !
and gymnasium, $75,000.
It is not expected that tho gym- ,
TEN MILLION
CALLED FOR
RELIEF WORK
President Hoover Urges
That Americans Con-,
tribute Foi' Stricken.
LA GRANDE QUOTA
SET AT THOUSAND
Large Sum Required to
Relieve Suffering to
Persons in District Hit
by Drouth.
Sherwood Williams, speaking be
foro the chamber of commerce forum
luncheon today, read a communica
tion from the American Red Cross,
calling upon La Grande to raise
31000 of a national $10,000,000 fund
for relief of drouth stricken people
in tho United States. President Hoo
ver Issued a national call today.
The chamber of commerce, after
Mr. i Williams presented the call and
dtsoussed tho situation, which he
described as worse than in the Mis
sissippi flood times of 1927, consider
ed the matter, proposing several
plans. Finally it was moved that a
committee bo appointed to doviso
ways and means to raise tho tund,
tho committee to report back next
Tuesday noon.
Tho message, sent to R. F. Tyler
and presented to Mr. Williams to
submit to the chamber, follows:
i "Greatly Increased dom'ands dur
ing tho last ten days have mode im
perative immediate campaign for
Red Cross rellof fund to meet emer
gency situation through parts of
twonty-one states In drouth stricken
area. Minimum ten million dollars
needed , to prevent untold suffering
and actual starvation by thousands
of families. Pollution water supply
caused by dying cattle added to win
ter hardships In somo sections, Presi
dent Hoover In proclamation tomor
row will - urge immedlato and gen
erous response. Confident your poo
plo will not fall to meet their share
this humanitarian need but because
of general conditions dcslro Impress
you -necessity most vigorous possible
campaign. Success our efforts will
bo regarded as test of Rod Cross by
president and entire nation and wo
must not fall. Your chapter quota
oiio thousand dollars. Report ac
tion taken.
(Signed) V "R. F. ARNTS,' '
... j" . , "Acting manager."
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (Presi
dent Hoover today called on 'tho peo
ple to contribute "a minimum of
$10,000,000" for the relief of drouth
sufferers.
Tho coll was -in a formal proclam
ation. "I am sure that tho American
peonle will respond to tho Red Cross
.appeal both promptly and generous
ly,", ho sold, i-
The, demands on the disaster funds
of the Red Cross, Mr. Hoover said,
have been far greater in the last
four weeks than during the previous
four months. This brought about
tho necessity for a material increase
In resources.
Iioubly Arfeclcd
In somo parts of the stricken areas,
the chlf .executive said, small com-
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Marie Kardos Is
Hanged Today In
Szolnok, Hungary
SZOLONK, Hungary, Jon. 13 VP)
Crvinit "God help me," Frou Marie
Kardos was hanged today In the
prison courtyard hero in atonement ;
i to tno state lor murner oi ncr mu-
band and 22 year old son lost year.
She was the first woman to be hanged
by court sentence In Hungary for
many generations.
Frau Kardos, who was ono of 40
women who appeared in tho group
poisoning trials of lost spring ond
summer ond one of three to receive
tho death sentence, lost the Jaded
ennui which marked the early de
meanor In the few days preceding
her death. As execution become Im
minent she was stricken with terror
ot the prospect of the gallows.
She ate heartily in her prison cell
lost night, a bowl of goulash being
n I lowed her for her lost dinner.
Thero followed a period of prayer
with friends ond a Protestant clergy
man. Interrupted onco when the
hangman como to weigh her so as to ,
calculate tne measure oi ncr itui
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'Tin Done!
The Goldfish Have
Been Christened
Two goldfish and no nnmc that
was the problem which confronted
the La Grando public library. Amos
ond Andy wouldn't do; Sadlo Bloke
and Madam Queen were too hack
neyed. An Intellectual name, some
thing literary In keeping with tho
library would have to be hit upon
soon, Miss Mabel Doty stated, be
cause the fish wpre succumbing
more and rrtoro frequently to fits
of melancholia.
One lucky day tho librarians no
ticed the larger of tho two fish gaz
ing adoringly at the smaller, which
was flirting about the bowl wiggling
it little tall so cunningly fringed
with wnitc. They were named An
thony and Cleopatra after the beauty
of the Nile and Clwpatra of old was
not one whit more c harm 1 ng. the
librarians arc willing to wager, than
the little Cleo that swims about
their gold fish bowl.
Anthony Dinks less and less often
to the bottom of tho bowl and has
almost ceased to gaze philtsophlcolly
out at the rows and rows of books,
but Cleopatra can't be bothered, the
librarians have noticed.
UPHOLDS LAW,
Judge Martin T. Mimton of the
rnlted States circuit court of np
. peals in New York City ruled the
eighteenth amendment was legal
ly adopted. Ills d wis ion differed '
from but did not fleet tho rul
ing of Federal Judge William
Clnrk.
REPORT AIRPLANE
FELL INTO OCEAN
Radio Broadcast Says
Tradewind Dived off '
Mosteiros Point.
NEW YORK, Jon. 13 W The
Mackoy Radio company today an
nounced receipt of o message from
tho liner President Garfield saying
the 8nn Miguel radio station in tho
Azores hod broadcast the following:
"Understand olrplono Trodewlnd fell
In sea about 20 miles off Molstclros
Point, St. Michael's Island. All ships
advised to keep lookout and report
this station if anything soon."
The Island of Si. Michael (Sao
Miguel) is nearer to tho Portuguese
coast than any of tho other largo
islands forming tho Azores group.
It Is about 800 miles from Portugal
and about 150 miles east of tho Is
land of Fayal, tho planned destina
tion of tho Traclewlnd.
If tho airplane coma down In tho
sea near St. Michael's It would lndl
coto its .pilots ; overshot their 'goal.
lonu noiMO m:iAis
"; IIORTA, ;Islahd of FJayal, ; , Arotcs.
Jan. 13 '(PjOne small hope was -hold
hero today for Mrs. Boryl Hort, ' 27-yeor-old
widow,1 and Lieutenant Wil
liam 8. Maclarcn, who aro missing
after taking off from Bermuda Sat
urday for Horto in their monoplane,
tho Tradowlnd.
This was that tho plane, hampered
In keping to Its course by bod visibil
ity, and buffoted by . a northeast
gale, had como down on ono of tho
other nlno Isolated inlands which
form tho Azores Archipelago.
Tho Islands of Corvo and Flores
ore 130 miles west northwest of
Horto: Graclosa Is 40 miles north
cast and Santa Mario is 180 miles
southeast. None of theso four is
lands has a means of ready com
munication with Foyal. A iuall
steamer will call at Santa Maria and
Graclosa this week and at Corvo and
Flores at tho ond of the month.
There Is no wireless on the Islands.
(Continued on Pago Flvo)
ALFALFA BILL
INVITED T DEM
AND THEY CAME
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jon. 13 !'
Tho folks from tho cotton fields
took Gov. William H. (Alfalfa Bill)
Murray at his word when ho asked
them to his inaugural ball.
Thousands who swept the "Sage of
Tishomingo" into offlco with Okla
homa's greatest gubernotorlol major
ity lost fall attended the new execu
tive's opening socio! event lost night
created a crush that even notional
guardsmen could not straighten out
ond defeated pious for o grand
march.
Overalls , brushed swallow tails;
work shoes trod on silver slippers.
The grand march lined up, started,
but was Immediately sidetracked.
With the governors, new and old,
vainly attempting to apply tho
brakes the official assembly literally
was shoved Into a capltol prlvato
office. Thero It stayed while tho
great Inaugural throng that had
stayed over to "so the governor do
his dunce" tupped their feet when
some one was not walking on them.
Until midnight doorways and cor
ridors were Jammed with thoso trying
to get In and those trying to get out.
Famous Plastic
Surgeon Is Dead
NEW YOItK, Jan. 13 hV) The hand
that beautified the face of Holly
, wood is stilled In death,
i Dr. Luis P. Berne, plastic surgeon,
idled of a heart attack yesterday as
! he wob operating on a patient ot
! tho Park west hospital. He Is sur
i vlvcd by his widow, Mrs. Delia D.
Berne, and a 12-year-old tun, Allen.
, He was 47.
Dr. Berne remodeled the features
i of such celebrities as Jack Dempscy,
! Bert Lytrlli. the Vte "Wild Bill"
i Brcnnan, F'aunle Brlce. ond members
of the family of Benito Mussolini.
Mencken Praises
Lizetle Reese, 75
BALTIMOHE. Jim, 13 V H. L.
Mencken, usually caustic In his crl
licinins of life and letters, changed
his role lant night In paying tribute
to Llzette Woodworth Rf-ese, the poet
who has Just reached the age of 70.
' She Is one of the Imperishable
glories of American letter, ond she
Is the mont ftlnungulshrd woman
who hss ever lived in this town,"
said Mencken at a meeting of the
poetry society of Maryland at which
Mliis Itecse was guest of honor.
Business Going
Forward, Leader
Of Bank States
Charles E. Mitchell Looks
For a General Revival
of Activity to Gradual
ly Develop.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13 In his
first public statement concerning
business conditions In a year Charles
E. Mitchell, chairman of the Na
tional City bank, said today "unques
tionably this country is going for
ward." In liis annual message to stock
holders he said 1030 was a year of
"debt paying on a, great scale which
necessarily means curtailment of
purchases and a chock up on enter
prise. '
"But It also means that when this
policy has run its course new and
bus tained buying power will appear
In all markets. Gradually tho new
conditions will make themselves felt.
A new stato of mind also will be de
veloped, more sane and constructive
than that which ruled in the boom
period.
"This attitude" of mind Is likely
to be reflected In the bond and se
curity murkets even before the In
dustrial recovery Is perceptibly under
way.'
Mr. Mitchell asserted that while at
the moment thero Is little basis for
a prediction of speedy recovery,
Judging by past experience it would
Beem that "the volume of business
has fallen as low as It is likely to
go, that replacements may be ex
pected at least to maintain the pres
ent level, and that as industries toko
tho measure of conditions with which
thoy have to deal, a general revival
of aotlvlty will gradually develop."
Tho remainder of his statement
touching on . tho business situation
was related to the cause and a com
parison with tho past which led him
to assert that the business organ
ization is ready to function mpro
promptly and with greater efficiency
than aftor any other major criBis."
Discussing tho Natlonay City, Mr.
Mitchell said the net earnings of
$21,336,734 which hod been, previous
ly announced wero less than a yeor
ago. but tho difference could be more
than accounted for by the lower In
terest rotes.
"In such times as thoso through
which wo have been passing, a high
degroo of liquidity has beon consid
ered of far mpre importance than
largo oarnlngs, and, at constant sac
rifice of interest rate, liquidity has
been' maintained at a higher degree
than rocont years," ho Bald. '
COUItAUti NKKDKD
SEATTLE, Jan. 13 OP) In tho
opinion of Gilbert T. Hodges of New.
Yorkt presldont of the advertising
federation of America, all that' Is re
quired to better business conditions
'Hs tor those at th--tbp to- step out
and show courage." Mr0 Hodge, was
hero today to address the Seattle
advertising club. . ,
Much New Work
Under Way Now
Over The State
Oregon Is going ahead steadily with
Its present and luturo projects. Tho
weekly record of Industrial activity
lists, among others, the following
Items:
Rainier 100.000 feet of tics and
lumber sillppcd to California.
Pendleton Construction to start
soon on new Presbyterian church.
Warrcnton Columbia Hlvcr Fish
ermen's Cooperative Packers to start
construction or $20,000 addition to
plunt.
St. Helens Jalto Co. Installing
$40,000 worth of machinery In fac
tory. pralrlo ' Construction near com
pletion on new school gymnasium
costing $16,000,
Oregon City A. O. Stovons, con
tractor, begins work on new cannery
building.
Salem Federal emergency funds of
$1,320,000 nlloted to stato for road
construction and Improvement.
Hood Illvor Blue Blbbon dairy
piano Installation of Ice cream manu
facturing plant.
Portland Sutton & Whitney, archi
tects, to draw plans and specifica
tions for $200,000 maternity building
lor Emmanuel hospital.
Salem Bids called for rccontly by
state highway commission for con
struction of 126 miles of highway in
Oregon.
Corvallls Pluns considered for con
struction of new Inderal building
here. .
Coos Bay Work starts on con
struction oi $300,000 bridge over Coos
bay.
Bend Government to purchase sito
for construction of new federal build
ing. Soaking Rain In
California Today
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13 IP)
Soaking rain fell over San Francisco
and tho north coast section of Cali
fornia last night and continued to
day intermittently.
The weather bureau sold the out
look wok for rain In tho Puclflo
states from Puget Sound southward
to Central California, with local
snows over tho east portions of
Washington. Oregon, Idaho and
Northern Nevada.
No important temperature changes
were Indicated.
Direct Defense Is
Made By Raskob
j WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 Ai A dl
f rect defense against criticism of his
t chairmanship of tho Democratic na
I tlonal committee was made last night
by John J. Raskob.
H made public a letter addressee!
to Frank H. Kent, columnist for the
Baltimore sun. terming untrue state
ments Kent had written concerning
him In a recent article. The chair
man summed up Kent's assertions
ns; - in nhort that I have
bouglu and pad for the party."
"None of these statements is true,"
said the statement.
SMITH ASKS
REPUBLICANS
FOR APOLOGY
Democratic P r e s idential
Candidate in 1928
Presents Case.
ASKS CORRECTION
"FALSE" STATEMENT
Charges Republican ' Na
tional Committee Per-:
: mitted Lucas to Distrib-
ute Wet Cartoon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 VP) Alfred
E. Smith, Democratic presidential
candidate in 1038 has written, Sena
tor Wagner, Democrat, New York,,
saying the Republican national com
mittee owed him an apology ; for .
"permitting" Robert H. Lucas to dis
tribute 800,000 copies of a wet oar
toon carrying a "false" statement.
Lucas, executive director of the
national committee, has testified be
fore the senate campaign funds com
mittee that he personally paid for
the cartoons and had them, distrib
uted In Nebraska, against Senator
Norrls, Republican Independent, and.
in othor states against Democratic
senatorial candidates. -
Smlth'A Letter Read '
Former Governor Smith's letter
was read beforo the Nyo committee
today on suggestion of Senator Wag
ner, a member of the committee.
"I have been following the testi
mony before tho Nye committee con
corning the cartoon entitled 'Al .
Smith BosMpb- Idea 1 of Happi
ness'," Smith wrote. "The text-of
it has been laid before me. I find
that tho whole cartoon hinges on the :
following statement; 'To my mind
the Democratic party will soon be in
control and will make this a happy
os well as a prosperous nation. .The
Democratic party , is always looking
for the common, good and opposing
oppressive laws and sumptuary legis
lation.' , .
"This statement, which purports
to come from me as of August 31st
was never Issued by me; At that-,
time liv August, 'the. Joel Parker as
sociation of Newark, N, J., was hold
ing an annual reunion and dinner.
I refused ; the invitation to attend -the
dinner but on August 10th, some
over-on,thuslastlc , admirer of mine'
sent a telegram to ,tho association,
and signed my name to it. My first
knowledge of it was whop. I saw the
newspaper he utilities quoting 1 me " '
1 Mays Telegram llonx
- Mr. Smith's letter continued : -.
"I made careful v Investigation .
among my own stuff and found It.;
hnd not onwnotcd from my own of
fice nor anyone 'connected with it. .
Wo traced the matter and it was ad
mitted by all concerned that the
telegram had been a hoax and we
mado coroful denial In all newspa
pers by Btatoment issued on August
21, 1030. Of course, a denial never
catches up with an original state
ment. It did not in tills instance
or else it was deliberately disre
garded. ...
"Since, on the face of the testi
mony, this cartoon was distributed In
theso various states to the extent of.
800,000 copies, I think that an apol
ogy and reparation is due me from,
tho Republican national committee
which permitted its director to do
this and that I am entitled to have .
800,000 copies of n statement show
ing that I was falsely quoted, dis
tributed Just as widely os the original
(Continued on Pngo Four)
BATTLES WITH
. 2 INSANE MEN
WEAKEN MEDIC
OREGON CITY, Jan. 13 P) Dr.
W. 6. Eddy, 65, chief criminal deputy
in tho offlco of Sheriff E. T. Mass.
was In a critical condition In a hos
pital hero toduy, his heart weakened,
apparently by two struggles with
violently Insane prisoners during the
past week.
A week ago Dr. Eddy and Sheriff
Moss brought In on insane man after
great difficulty in controlling him.
Dr. Eddy did not complain at the
time.
Yesterday another call came and
the sheriff and Dr. Eddy went to
Mullno where after a terrific struggle,
with a man of groat strength, they
finally succeeded in bringing him
here.
Dr. Eddy suffered a heart attack
shortly after the return and was
tuken ot once to the hospital.
House Passes The
. Vestal Bill Today
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 MP) The
house today passed the vestal bill
to revise tho copyright laws.
The vote was 135 to 34. The bill
now goes to the senate.
It woud provide entrance of tho
United States In the International
copyright union, divisible royaltlea
from sales or separate rights of copy,
and automatlr. copyright.
An effort by Representative Staf
ford, Republican, Wisconsin, to send
tho bill back to the house patents
committee, failed 105 to 26.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 (T) Influenced
by reports that government-sponsored
agencies had lifted their prices
at Minneapolis and Kansas City,
wheat averaged higher here today,
whereas corn averaged lower. Drouth
reports from India and advices that
India although usually an exporter
has bought large amounts of Aus
tralian wheat tended further to
strengthen wheat. Profit-taking by,
recent buyers acted as a weight ou
corn, which unlike wheat was with
out support from farm board allies,.
Wheat closed firm centa
higher, corn unchanges to up,
oats i-i-Mi advanced, and provisions
uuchauged to 1 7cents better,