La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 16, 1931, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 10 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER SEE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OP THIS PAOE. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931 . EASTERN onEGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 121 CONDITIONS BETTER, SAYS MR. TENNYSON Report Given Senator La Follette in December is Explained. 0 REQUEST MADE J WIB PF.nP.P AT. a in Situation Over Nation is Very Much Improved States That Now is the Time to Buy. In a report on unemployment con ditions, the Oregontan yesterday gave Kev. M. O- Tennyson, as the author ity quoted by Senator LaFollette as to conditions ln La Grande. It was impossible to reach Mr. Ten nyson yesterday before the Observer went to press, but later in the day a -statement was -secured from him. The information released by Senator La Follette was secured from a ques tionnaire filled out by Mr. Tennyson -Jiii December. Mr. Tennyson's statement to the Observer follows: "I was given tho impression that the federal questionnaire was. a con lidentlal inquiry; that the govern ment was trying to ascertain the gen eral conditions throughout the coun try. The questionnaire did not ask If federal aid was neeaea nut u we thmiirht the federal sovernment should assist by providing employ- ment. I rendered the opinion that i they should. j -The information was sent in dur-I Ing the middle of December at a time i when things seemed hopelessly bad The figures were given as estimates, not as facts. "I want to state that it is much better now due to the road, county and other employment that has been opened up. Tha city and county are handling the situation adequately and I feel sure will continue to do "I feel that the situation Is un usual. I am aware of facts and con- ; dltlons that are not generally known but I feel that the city manager and prmniv tnripf are aware of them and k are collaborating In an unusual way I W in mMt thp Mlirencv. With the OS- I sistance of such able social service J workers as Miss Marquardt, tne com munity need not.Iear-for .the future,, "I feel that the federal government should be doing something ln the face of the widespread unemployment ond this Is tho only opinion I In tend to convey. '. - "I would Uko to call the attention of the people of this community to the fact of the many thousands of workers that have returned to tne i automobile and other Industrial j plants throughout the country, and 1 the many other upward trends In i business and Industry. ! l fpel nersonallv that the Greater portion of the present depression Is tcndell trp to Chicago was made due to a very bad psychology. We.wlth th(J orcgon state collego foot have practically built our present so- ball tcnm . .. cial structure upon the Idea of keep-I tot.i of 42 selected musicians. .Ing our money ln circulation, when pickotl from a roster of 76 bondsmen, ( mum 95 minimum 37 above; 17 days the depression In the stock market ( (( crioscn t0 make the tour. New 1 ci(liri q partlv cloudy. 7 cloudy, came and the drouth hit the prairie , nnl Sjluppy dress uniforms help to October: rain 2.14 Inches, maxl area, we became- panicky and began !crente tllc precise military appearance j mum 75. minimum 24 above; 12 days 10 1101a on 1.0 our imw.. countB began to Increase but loans and-Investments began to decrease. This is hist the thine we have done. Had the people continu ed to spend we would have passed through without the effects of the (Continued on Page Four) BARN, 25 TONS OF HAY BURN ON CO YE. FARM nv Mrs. ,1. R. Price (Observer Correspondent) COVE. Ore., Jon. 18 (Special) A large, barn on the C. M.. Ogilvlc farm east o' Cove was destroyed by fire at 6:31 o'clock this morning. It has not been, learned as yet whether the barn was Insured. MS-. Ogilvle left a lighted lantern on the bam floor while he went Into the loft for hay. Ho believes that a dog or cat upset the lantern, starting a blaze that could not be controlled. - ' ' Mr. Ogilvle was able to got all of his stock out of tho-flaming build ing, but his harness, Implements and 25 tons of hay were destroyed. Mr. Ogilvle lost a .house by fire on the same place several years 'ago a'nd also a barn on the old Geer place which he owns. This was tho second fire ln Cove this week, the Seagraves home burn ing Tuesday morning. r, 7, 71 Reappoints Dr. Phy On Health Board - AiK.t SALEM. Jan. 16 ( mount, or Oregon City, uas yesier- day appointed I member of the state, oara oi neaitn to succeed ut. w. u. Morse, by Governor Julius L. Meier in us nrsi departmental nppoinimenw. , Dr. W. T. Phy." of Hot Lake, and Dr. N. E. Irvine, of Lebanon, were re appointed by the governor. The appointments are .subject to the confirmation of the senate. U'EATIIKK FORECAST " Oregon: Cloudy ln the east, rain tonight and Saturday In the west c portion. Moderate temperature. " Strong west, backing to south winds on the coast. WEATHER TODAY 7:30 a. m. 31 above. . Minimum: 27 above. Condition: cloudy, traces of 6now. moisture .03 of Inch. ' ' HEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 41. minimum 25 above. 0 Condition: cloudy. ' HEATHER JAN. IB. IM0 Maximum 19. minimum S above. c Cunditlon: cloudy. Normal School May Sponsor A Music Tourney High School Representa tives Invited to Meet Here on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Representatives from Eastern Ore gon high schools which are served by the Eastern Oregon Normal school have been invited to meet at the trormal school Saturday at 1:30 to discuss the feasibility of a high school music tournament to be held here, in the spring, and make arrangements for the tournument if such an undertaking proves to be advisable. H., E. Inlow. president of the Normal school, has issued the Invitation. An increasing interest has been shown In high school music in re cent yearb and a number of- Eastern Oregon high schools havo expressed their enthusiasm in regard to the tournament. Pacific university at Forest Grove sponsors a meet each year at which high school students from all over the state gather. Several boys and girls' quartets and soloists who are planning to enter the - contest on April 21 and 25 are already practic ing at the high school under the direction of W. W. Nusbaum, music leader. The songsters who will par ticipate in the contest wUl be chosen later, Mr. Nusbaum states. Perhaps one of the most splendid and difficult undertakings in the field of high school music is the Northwest orchestra which, plays, at the last day's meeting of the Inland Empire association in - Spokane in 'April iVd which includes players from Washington. Oregom Idaho, and Montana. Nine applications have been made by La Grande High school students, including Maelir-abeth and Alice Jeanette Cooper, Edna Turner, Norma Hanks, and Edwin Br ices, vio- Unlsts; Grace Scully and Billy Eakin, clarinets: Everett Reynolds, flute: Bernard Powell, cornet. All of these may "t be accepted. Mr. Nusbaum Two hundred and fifty vounc mu sicians gathered last year for four days of practice supervised by Mr. Glenwoods, of San Francisco, fol lowed by the Spokane concert. Of this number, five were from La Grande. kind Prenarlnc The band also has started to prac tlce for a contest which Is to bo held : at the Oregon State college ln April. (Continued on Pajro Throe) 0. S. C. Military Band Will Visit City Next March Durf.ng the latter part of March, the Oregon State college military band will make its 26th annual con cert tour, this year going into East ern Oregon territory. This trip will complete a total ot five tours into , tnls aect0n C Oregon. Regarded as one of the very best c0lei,e bands In the northwest, the mini.rv band makes a tour of some section of the' state or neighboring ...... Vllfr T... fn1i nn -v. j tor W)ucn tne Dana is novsa. inisi , j.eftr -stflges have been ' chosen as : , , vion tnus enabling the band to avail itself of hotel and res taurant accommodations in each re spective city. In addition to usual concert num bers, a widely diversified collegiate , I piece collegiate dance orchestra will piay 101 nie iiuue iunuwiub ." cert. Tho date set' for thls orcanlzatlon s appearance in La Grande has not been arranged definitely, according to Austin Graham Dodge, manager of the band, who was here today to make i arrangements for the band's-appear-1 ,hi. Rnrlno. The exact date Will be confirmed ond announced later. 13 Students At Normal School On Honor Roll Thirteen students at the Eastern Oregon Normal school received no grade below a II during the fall term and received a place on the honor roll ln recognition of their tnnnrtnr scholarship, according to I tabulations mado in the registrar s office ot the Normal school. A place on this roll- Is a coveted honor In the institution, the reglstrai states. La Orande students on the roll ; arc Anne Oletlhuber, Theresa Geltl i,h.r Fiinirf, Herr. Florence L. Mll- ! ler. Theresa Tabor and Louise Wet- I i. - . Rak n l?'-r."Jidrw,.?t0n" ! Marearet Hubbard. Eusene Lucille . Hudelson, North Powder and Dallas t .fv rviiio j Norton. The Dalles. j ; JJ j , lZCIW ISUyS Anderson Dairy V. A. Knauff. who has been op erating a ranch in Ifldd Canyon lor the last year, has purchased the An derson dairy, formerly owned by Har lan Jones. The dairy will be con tinued with the name to remain tne same. Mr. Knauff hsi moved to his new home. POWER COMMISSION PLACES KINti IN FORMER POSITION The tt-icuTMn'.riK. Jan. 16 Ut power commission today reinstated i William V. King as chief accountant hut refused to reemploy Charles A. Ruswll. who was dismissed last .month as solicitor. Collcse Htiys Old Press ! NORMAN. Ok!a. UF1 An old Prank- IS? & uMTr ST Oklahoma for i . , thr. nrhool of Journal- i um Built in 1817. it had been usctf In Pennsylvania. Ohio and Kansas, RAINFALL IN 1930 BELOW NORMAL HERE Moisture During Year 18.01 Inches; Average For La Gr'ande 19.45 . , LESS SUNSHINE; POT.riF.P. JAXTTTAT?V TpmnovQnro P n n o-o 11Q lempeiaiUie Uange IIJ DPDTVPPQ M a V 1 m 11 in c6ccor 1T1 A" During Year 99 Above, Ti t i . T 1 r lUUGe 111 JUiy. . r. n,nrt fn h. nr,. annual rainfall of 19.45 inches dur n,7 ; n Af 7oTfi ..V:V h 1 ing 1030. A check of the records at the municipal building this morning revealed only 18.01 Inches of moisture. The decrease was largely due to the fact that only .17 of rain ft A during ! November, this month ordinarily re ceiving over an inch of moisture. The average rainfall for La Grande is given by the U. S. weather bur eau, figured from 42 yearsof records. .Sun Shines Often. During the year there were 125 clear days. 122 partly cloudy days and 118 cloudy days. Ordinarily, cloudy days are those which the Bun, if it shines at all, peeps out only occas ionally. Often days liBted as partly cloudy days will lind the sky clear during much or the daylight hours. Considering this, tho sun shone ln l La Grande 247 days last year, al- j point of Interest ln tho trial of the though nearly half of that number , f0rmer secretary again today, found Old Sol's rays rivaled at times I George Armstrong, auditor, sat In by clouds. the witness stand most of yesterday 199-Desrcc Itange. describing the checks In detail while The minimum temperature was 20 the crowds that flocked to the court below zero, occurring Jan. 21, and VOoin for a glimpse of the' red-haired the maximum was 99 above. Ofter La Grande passes the 100 mark a de gree or two but last year was an ex ceptlon. The 20-below mark was the second coldest clay ln this city since . records were started in 18B0. ! Snow during the calendar year of 1930 totaled 2ti Inches, 16 Inches falling during January. Kmmrd hy Months. Tho records by months follow: January: Snow 16& IncheB. moist- ure 2.00 Inches, minimum 20 below 7Pm mnvimnm 4D nbnve wero: five days clear, 12 partly clear, 14 cloudy.. February: Snow 2 inches, moisture; 2.77 inches, minimum 19 above, maximum 59 above zero: one clear t day, 11 partly cloudy 16 cloudy. . .. j .! . - -- , VftMh;; Htln a.0fi inohes; maximum .SALEM, -Jan. -10 (A) The-, initial 09, minimum 21 above zero; 13 days j week or the 3flth legislature in Ore clear, G partly cloudy, 12 cloudy. . gon. of four days duration, ended April: Rain 1.46 inches, maximum with the desks of members cleared 70. minimum 32 above zero; 6 days i for the scheduled administration pro clear, 15 partly cloudy, D cloudy, gram, and organization effected to May: Rain 2.5 inches, maximum 87, j handle any proposals put before the minimum 34 aoove zero; i cieur auyn, a nnrtiv cloudv. 16 cloudy. June: team .i 01 men, muximuiu 89, minimum 34 above zero; 16 days clear. 9 partly cloudy, 6 cloudy. July: rain .ua oi men, maximum minimum 47 above zero; 22 days clear, 7 partly cloudy, 2 cloudy. August; rialn 1.43 Inches; maxi mum 07, minimum 40 above swro; 0 days clear. 19 partly clear, 3 cloudy. Heptemoer: ream .ou 01 men; iujiai- cicnr, 7 partly cloudy. l ciouny. November: Rain .17 of Inch, maxi mum 08. minimum 15 above; 0 days clear. 8 partly cloudy. 13 cloudy. December: Rain 1.05 inches, snow six Inches; maximum 47, minimum 5 above zero; 9 days cle.ar, 13 portly ci0udy, 0 cloudy. MIMIR WILL BE TYPICAL OF CITY p- rn . Afnif tn hp 1 me llt'C lUUU tu UK Carried Out in Art Work h. H. S. Annual. ' in An annual which is as typical of La Grande as it Is possible to make It is the aim of the staff which, is working on the Mlmir at the La Qrrmde hleh school. A nine tree motif will be carried out ln the art i work and will fcfl emuossea on me cover as a symbol of something which Is a part of the valley. Miss Lois Hansell is editor-in-chief of the publication and announces that one of the most Interesting sec tions of the annual will be kept a secret until the book Is Issued near i the .first of May, Faculty advisers ri 'Aihrr. rin wt nnd Miss Anna Laura Lee. The Caxton Printers of Caldwell aro printing the annual, which will 'have 88 naces with nhotonranhs bv Cecil Ager. Thrt pontonts u-iii hp divided into ii ti i v. ........, nnn,n fCnntinifM on Inc Knur) Mrs. Howard, Bowles Case Witness, Is Attacked by Man With Knife PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 10 Wt Tho victim of a murderous assault, Mrs. H. W. Howard , 50. was In a grave condition today, her physicians announced. The woman, la. state witness tn the Bowles murder case, was attacked yesterday by a man n M nhovthP heart and beaten bor, told police she had seen a strange , -sufficient guilty knowledge" con over the head 'The umdemmed I automobile drive past Mrs. Howard's corning the murder of ID-ycar-old i. home a short time before the at- Beulah Limerick to warrant grand man escaped. t Jury actlon. An X-ray examination will be made ; T, ,. ... CArnnH nttArir nn Mrs.!. Ptmimn nozert F. Lancdon was ' tody 10 determine whether her skull wui iiauui "r v..t- caused a concussion ond left ner in n,u.. wv..w.vu -"" j iast night physicians would not ( permit police to interrogate her butt r. near:y as can 00 aeterminea iron the broken and Incoherent accounts charged with the murder of Bowies' 1 Limerick, who lived on the top floor i Douglas county, told the state high of the attack obtained from Mrs. I wife. Mis. Bowles died from a butch- of the house and found hor dead or j way commission hero Douglas county Howard today, her assailant was a man of medium size, wearing a ten. leather coat L The attack occurred at Mrs. How- nrd s ;iome. She had gone out on the back porch to get some wood Clara Removed From Position In 'City Streets' Officials of Paramount Publix Corporation Make Statement Syl-! via Sidney Picked. HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. Jan. 16 m Clara Bow was removed from the position of a co-star with Gary Cooper In the film. "City. Streets," by officials of the Paramount-Publlx corporation today. In the part that wnn tn hnvn honn ffllfri hv the rerl- Iheaded ' It" clrl. Svlvla Sidney, re- t cently of the New York stage, will appear. The announcement was of great interest to the film colony for It markcd the first time since Clara became a starring figure in all her 1 flambouyant style that she has been replaced m a picture. , ! otner word came from the offl- Iclals and they would not comment !on a bit of testimony which was written into the trial of-Daisy De Boe' ex-secretary to the actress, on Brnnd inert charges. was: i wanted to . . . Keep Jiara out. the paper because one more slam ln thre 'papei.8 nnd Clara is through , -i-t.f studio officials said they knew notl.,n nhmit a rfinort that Miss Bow desired to go on a vacation be cause she was in a nervous condi tion from the rigors of the trial. The actress is under contract to Para mount, but no announcement was made concerning her future activities with the studio. CONSIDER CANCELLED CHECKS LOS ANGELES. Jan. 10 W) Can celled checks. hundreds of them, by which itho stnto 'contend! It will , prove Daisy L Hoe omoexzieo vio.uuu from her' erstwhile employer, Clara err,. star, wore the focal nctress during the previous four days Hwinriled nwnv to a handful. The checks. Armstrong explained, were a record of tho special Clara Bow account, to which MIsb De Boo had access for two years as Clara's secretary, and Miss De Boe's account. He said tho record was not, complete (Continued on Page Flvo) . - r J?? IQ T A T1!" R K MjMU U I OUt M. J M,MJ TO RECONVENE MONDAY MORN mwniuncin. statute maklne history is expected during the next five weeks of . the limited 40-day session.- The week saw the passing of the Norblad regime and the Inauguration of the Meier administration. It heard recommendations for the new legis lation In the first address or the new governor and reports of dozen or more power and utility measures ln the making known as administration bills. It saw the addition of two new house committees to handle the utilities ad - reapportionment pro posals,. and the completion of the full roster of 30 senators and 60 repre sentatives. Thirty-seven .bills and numerous resolutions and memorials were in troduced the first four days, of which two bills and "several resolutions were passed. Stan field Facing j Suit For $100,000 I . - . . , IS100.000 against Robert N." Stanfleld. ! 25 per cent of all proceeds In excess former United States senator from ! ol l 50,000. Oregon, was on flic In federal court I This Is one of tho most Important ! hero today. The Portland Cattle i mining announcements mode ln wul Loan Company. Inc., contends that Iowa county In a number of years. ! on Jan. 16. 1925. Stanfleld signed a Tho three claims Involved show prom- i promlsory note agreeing to pay 6100.- 000 with 6 per cent Interest at the end or five years No part of the note has been paid, the complaint says. After 6570 Whippings She Files a Complaint LONDON. Jan. 10 fD Mrs. Wil- i 11am McKcchnie. of Oaven. told a t mnirintrnte that she had been whip- f ped every day for the past 18 years I and growing tired of the procedure, Magistrate Campbell, doing- a : lltrhtntntc calculation, figured sue unci boen thrashed about 0.(i70 times and ninrori William on orobatlon for 12 ( . i. .,,.,1.1..., n Intl KKllll'nrP If he used his razor strop on nii ' again. when the man leaped upon her. ex claiming, "I'll Ret you this time.' Found Hv NflBhliors Mrs. Howard was found by nclRh-Hii-k whn had heard her screams She was semi-conscious. The neigh- bors did not see the assailant but Mrs. Elrzabeth stelnhauer, a neigh- : Howard, last December 3 an uniden- i tified man entered her home, neat , ner MVKnly and threatened her wun acam 11 snc wiswiiea in wie case against Nelson C. Bowles, 34, Portland millionaire, and his for- mer secretary uma u. ixtucks, to, er knife wound in her breast in- dying sometime during the mornin; aitreed to the co-operative plan pre fllcted while she was In Miss Loucks' Richard Reed, a roomer who lit a j viously outlined by the commission, apartment last November. Both 1 ure in her room before going to j The Tahkenitch stretch Is a federal Bowles and Miss Loucks told police work at daylight; and William E. pujul. It will complete the work. -. Paddy, her escort nt a dance on her save tor a thousand -foot gap requlr- (Contlmiefi nn Page Five) last night. tug grading near Hecntn Head. EUROPEANS SEEK UNITY. BRIAND SAYS Twenty-Six States Repre sented at Meeting ill Geneva Today LONG ROAD AHEAD DELEGATES LEARN Germany's Foreign Minis ter Urges That Russia And Turkey be Invited to "Sit In." GENEVA, Jan. 18 tm Europe hns come to the belief that her nations must unite If they are to live. Arts tide Brland today told delegates from 20 European states gathered here under the auspices of the League of Nations to examine his plan for a Pan-European federation. "We have a long road to travel." he told the assembly as ho opened Its sessions, "and wo must map it i out. Wo must never be swerved irom our purpose and ln our task wo will reject the co-operation of none." Dr. Julius Curtis. Germany's foreign minister, echoed the French chairman's declaration, assorting his nation, supporting any program of co-opcratlon unci pence, agrees that lnahese first meetings economic coi laboration am mm tho nations must be emphasized. Reports lroparpd j For the commission's guidance, j Brland said, the League secretariat j has prepared a report on the LeaRiie's ; work lor European organi?jUion dur- Ing the past decade, and a similar report has been made available by ! the International Labor Union. , Dr. .Curtlufl selsied upon 'Briand's assertion that the commission would J reject no one's ! co-operation and , asked when Germany's proposal to j invite Russia arid Turkey to sit with j tho commission would be considered, i -' Brland replied that he already had J Indicated he wanted to call on all ; fioveruments to, participate, but there : I was still a question as to the proper i time for InvltlnK these non-members of the League of Nations, i . Turkey and the Soviet Union are j the only European nations not now i represented at this meeting. , (Continued on rgo Threo) Work In In Wallowa Co. Due During 1931 tsa?DU rwa Int. in (flnD.l.tl Dredging operations will begin this spring on Hidden Treasure, Success and Neglected mining claims on the Upper Imnaha river oelonging to n. T. Green and others, according to on agreement drawn ,up between the mine owners ami Dr. H. W. Amor, of Lewiston, Idaho, says the JOHoph Her ald, Dr. Amor represents threo min ing companies whose . names Mr. Green did not -learn. . . Owners of tho mining properties arc listed In tho agreement as H. T. Green. P. C. Green. C. E. Graves, El mer Aklns. Iva Aklns. Mlnnla Aklns. Eva Graves, R. M. Green and Axel NelBon. Dr. Amor stipulated for the companies he represents that work will begin In tho spring of 1031 ond that actual dredging operations will bo underway not later than October 1 1031. All rights In and to the properties have been turned over to the dredg ing company, for which tho owners will receive IB per cent of all net f,-r,m tiw. rii-Ht. Jtlftn.OOO and : lsc of yielding large returns. the ; owners nellcvc. CUBA EXPELS PUBLISHER OF HAVANA PAPER HAVANA. Jan. 18 ! Twenty-one years oi enort m wunn a juuriuiiiMLii; field by- John T. Wllford. owner and publisher of the Havana American, imiirnachfKi their end tocley as aft i order decreeing his expulsion from ; the republic, a ilted Preside.:.. : Miichado's signature. ; octavio Zurewirrcta. sub-secretary f 0f interior, said the decree should be ! signed today and that Mr. Wllford. Wha Is a lormer modiic. Ainuamu. newspaper man, would have 48 hours to nrranue his affairs and leave tha i i.1-.tirl r i.m I 111 t( his expuiriinn i in iumiiihuuii y c government icr cuiioriuin niniw the American miring uic iosi. The paper was one of nine newspapers and periodicals suspend ed by the government lent Friday for antl-adminlMration policies. Three Men Held i AlliQtwil fftStt ill ItiytSlVl U "OCt f WASHINGTON. Jnn. 10 lH A ! policeman and three other men were ) in jail without ball today because. a coroner's Jury determined, they had ! one of those held. He had been charged ny tne gin s .amny wnn j threatening and importuning the girl. He was on duty near her house on the city's outskirts nt the time she probably was shot. The others were her brother. Vernon mother Wins lull Mrs. Mnrle Ilocl. Tulsil, Oklu.. Willi lior daughter. Marian Ma lite, 1(1 months old, who, a court ili'ciilfd, could not ho held by a landlady us security for a $111, loilglliR bill. GAS SERVICE TO BEGIN ON JAN. 20 Opening Ceremonies Will Be Held Tuesday at Noon at the Plant ( IIA.MlIl.lt OK COMMEIICK TO ATTHNIl Thero will bo no lorum luncheon of tho chamber oi commcrco Tucadny noon na tho officiate-nnd membera aro to attend the open ing of the lias corporation's dis tribution system in La Grande during tho noon hour. La Orande will rccclvo a real New Year present ln tho form of tho first gas service ln this community, which will be Inaugurated on Tuesday, January 20, according to an an nouncement Just made by Executlvo Vice President R. E. Altoheson, of Natural -Oas Corporation of Orogon,. Thin oritunlmllon hnt( beer busily ciigagMl'ln iiiis i oonstiuctlbn of ft gun plorft and distribution system ln thin city, which work has now boon completed as n part of tho huge de velopment program undertaken ear lier In tho year for the bringing of gas service to numerous Oregon com munities who havo heretofore been denied tho comfort and convenience 1 of th'8 fucl Citv Offlclnls tn Take Pnrt City officials will participate In tho opening ceremonies at the plant at high noon and all residents are Invited to attend the affair. Executlvo Vice Presklont R. E. Aitcheson and Merchandise Manager T. E. Bartlott, of San Francisco, will be in attend ance, as will A. E. Strong, in charge of operations lor Natural Oas Cor poration of Oregon and Natural Oas Corporation of Washington. Very favorable ratea have been put on file wun the Oregon public serv ice commission, which will make this gao very economical to use, ln addi tion to its other qualifications of cleanliness and convenience, officers say. R. D. Scott, local representative for tho company here, states that alreody approximately 2000 rent den Us havo signaled tholr intention of using this new fuel, and thero Is much inter est being taken in it for both do mestic und commercial use. Other plants Ir. Oregon which will very shortly be put Into operation by Natural Oas Corporation of Ore gon Include Klamath Palls, Coquillc, Cottage Orove and Bend, while 103L will see the construction of many additional plants throughout the state. Natural Cms Corporation of Oregon is a subsidiary of Natural Gas Prop erties, Inc., In turn a subsidiary of Pacific Public Service, which com pany is active in utility development throughout the entire Pacific coast area. j GREEN COLORS FAVORED FOR MEN'S STYLES PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 (!' Here is how the well dressed man will look In the spring and summer of 1031, as decreed by the International As- j social ion of Clothing Designers Tho predomlnathiK: color is meen. Shoulders will be broader, waists """ ......w w... , . : .,...., youiiR man win do pasor. Bottle green nnd a deep, dark blue aro the predominating colors for sports wear, and n return of the notched lapel Is favored. Sports coats to be worn with flannels are trimmed with white pearl buttons, natch nocketA and belted backs, and no display of business suit was of bright green, elaborated with bright green buttons. . : Cfi .r llZirA infill OIUI t rr n, uinrii On 4 -Mile Stretch, PORTLAND. Jnn. 10 i,V Work on the Tahkenitch nector of the Roos--velt coast highway, a four-mile 1 stretch that will close the gap on I the great scenic route, will start : within ten days. Beuiuulng of this ! work wns nsured when Guy Cordon, of Kcocburg. district attorney of No Alternative But To Reduce Acreage, Legge Head of Farm Board Says That World Wheat Mar ket is Gloomy For U. S. Grower. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 10 w Chair man Legge today Indorsed the Burt hens bill Tor u two-year embargo on wheat, feed grains anil biiltur. URBAN A,, ill., Jan. lfl W Alexan der LeKge, chairman of the federal farm board, In an address prepared for delivery on the annual farm and home week program of the University of Illinois today says that United States wheat growers "have no alter native but to produce na more than can be consumed at home if they want a better price.". "The world wheat market Is de cldedly gloomy , for- the American grower.' Mr. Legge said. "There al ready is too much wheat, with pro duction Increasing in some of the oxportlng countries and Russia com ing back into the market fastor than any of us thought possible. Thore is no way to gee no ot surplus American wheat at a price below the present domestic level." Legge said It was too early to say whether the "benefits of the grain stabilization corporation's efforts to keep prlco of wheat to the American itiriuui hijiii u tu 4u tenia uit,iici than tho world market prlco will be permanent," The Only Solution ' "Sub stabilization operations can not cope with continuous suvplUHes," he said. "The only solution Is to adjust production downward to domestic consumption." Legge said he had Information or a "widespread drive" by grain (Continued on Page Three) Quake Destroys Oaxaca; People Sleep In Fields ' MEXICO CITY. Jan, 10 (P) Pretty Oaxaca, four centutries old Spanish and Indian city of 60,000 lay In ruins today while soldiers and volunteer corps searched the debris for victims of Wednesday night's earthquakes. Eleven bodies were ln morgues and estimates on the number of dead ran as high as 48. The Injured list was much larger, while estimates on dam age to the city range from SO to 90 per cent. About 24 miles of tho railroad be tween Oaxaca pronounced Wji-hn-oa) and Puobla and Mexico Olty were torh p or covered with earth and stcnios during tiw ;ltsturbnnco. Outride of Oaxaca three deaths were reported. These were all- ln Mexico City where an elderly woman was burled under falling masonry, a four-year-old girl received lnjfirles of which she died yesterday, and Nicolas Pcnlagua, n chemist, was fatally In jured. Volcano Active From Mazatlan. southern Blnaloa, today came reports that a submarine volcano was belching smoke and steam some distance from the shore. Rescue work tn Oaxaca was im peded by the general nature of the destruction.. With virtually evory: house mado' unsafe for occupancy, the Inhabitants took to the fields, de spite bitter cold, and slept there un der such 'shelter aa could be Im provised. It Is not the first time that Oaxaca has been damaged by earthquakes. It suffered severely in 1737 and 1787. Tho city was founded by Indians in mhu. The buildings In Oaxaca were most ly of one and two story construction built with a view to resisting earth quakes. Acts ns Knock A li nor be Mexico City's escape from being damaged any moro than ft was Is laid to the blanket of sort earth on wmcn the city is founded. This acted as a shock absorber. Urgent appeals for aid In tho state of Oaxaca were received today by the Oaxaca congressional delegation here. A message from the governor of Oaxaca said the military medical de partment there was directing the In cineration of bodies, not only those of the earthquake victims but also or a number disinterred in tho ceme teries as the earth rocked. Divorcee Slain By Unidentified Youth CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (!) Mrs. Epple Mofut, 41. a divorcee and a depart ment manager for a wholesale Jew elry, was found strangled to death yesterday In a garage at the rear of her home. A piece of rope was wound tightly about her throat. Three persons. Including her room mnU', Mrs. Belleta Morse, told police they saw hor slayer, a youth about 20 years old, escape from tho garage. Tho police were unable to fix a def inite motive. More Money For Nye's Committee I WAHIIINOTON. Jan. 10 UP) The mjnat today approved another $50,000 ' for expenses of the Nye campaign i funds Investigating committee. I There was no debate, although Senator Mpxies of New Hampshire had Indicated previously he would I oppose Its Immediate consideration. Selling Funeral To Be Held Sunday PORTLAND. Jan. 10 (Ji Funeral services will be held Sunday for Ben Selling. 78, one of Oregon's first citi zens. He diet I at a hospital here yes terday from bronchial pneumonia. fiervlees will be held at 13 o'clock noon, Sunday at Temple Beth Israel. Interment will be ln the Beth Israel cemetery. South Wales Coal Dispute Settled ' LONDON. Jan. 10 lPl Tho dis putn in the. South Wales coal fields, which has kept liMl.000 mn Idle since January I, was settled last night. PROHIBITION DEFENDED IN THE SENATE Speech by Sheppard, ' of Texas, Marks 11th An . niyersary of Dry Law WETS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES, CLAIM Denies That Prohibition Has Caused Increase in Crime or of Drinking by Youths. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Mark ing the eleventh anniversary of na tional prohibition one of the authors of the eighteenth amendment told the senate today the dry clause would stay in the constitution forever. Ho was Senator Sheppard, Demo crat, Texas,' making the first senate speech on the liquor question thin session, with a fighting defense of prohibition. Denying It had caused an increase ln crime or of drinking among young; people, Sheppard told his colleagues repeal of the eighteenth amendment would "let loose upon your country evils which will mean the arrest of its progress, the wreck of Its glory, tho pollution of Us name and fame." "Those who clamor for the restora tion of legalized liquor have short memories or no knowledge of the lawlessness and corruption for which legalized liquor stood," Sheppard. said. 'Tho fight against beverage alcohol reached an intensive status," he said. "when Increased population, Increased chances lor gain made possime oy the maohlne age united to bring about the manufacture of intoxicants to an extent that threatened the permanent corruption and control of government, the general impairment of health and morals and efficiency," Government control' has demon strated elsewhere, he said, that it in creases the consumption ot liquor and results In ("unspeakable political corruption and degredation of the government. '- "Tne principal lounaaiion on wmcn prohibition rests, today." Sheppard continued, -"is the. voluntary obedl- ence of the great mass of the Am erican people. "The comparative handful of prd hlbltlon enforuentata officials, about -1,700, 'acaWered anlon 13,000.000 Am erican people would be overwhelmed but the fact that they must cope with but a comparatively small and lawless minority. . .i "To call' this enforcement group an army , threatening the home. -menacing privacy, and Imperiling the liberty of the American people Is another wrlnglng-wet absurdity." AMEND I'MATILLA BILL WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 UP) An amendment to tho Umatilla rapids project bills to provide for govern ment construction of power trans mission lines oh tho Columbia river development, was advocated today by Senator Frederick W. Stelwer, of Ore gon, at the final hearing on t bill before tho ssnate and house irriga tion committees. . "Wo ought not to ask congress to build the great dam nnd then leave the government at the mercy of pri vate interests when It comes to dis tribution of power," Senator Stelwer declared. 'f. (Continued on Pago Six) , PRESIDENT OF v ARMOUR & CO. DIES IN FALL CHICAGO. Jan. 10 (VP) Tho career of P. Edsoh White, multi-millionaire who worked his way up from the ranks to the presidency of Armour and Company, packers, ; was ended last night in a seven-story fall front a window of a bedroom ln his north side homo. His neck was broken and many bones fractured. His death. Deputy Coroner P. J. Dwyer and P. L. Reed, treasurer of Armour and company, said, was an Occident. 's Heed, who was expected to testify ot a coroner's inquest, expressed be lief that a fall Wltito suffered last Wednesday night when he arose to address company employes at a dln nerr was responsible for the accident. He believed the provlous accident caused White to become dizzy add lose his balance last night. Ueed said White's financial affairs were In excellent shape and . there was no reason why he should take ht. life. His statement the death was an accident was concurred - In by the deputy coroner. White was chosen president of Armour and company in 1923 after a hutnbte beginning as a cur checker from which ho was promoted district mauager. later director, then vice president, and finally president. Ho succeuded Philip D. Armour III., when the latter retired. He wuh born in Peoria. III., Sep tember !). 1873 and began his career as a pucker In 1800. .with only a common school education as back ground. His first Job was with his rather ln the cattle business In Peorln. From Peoria he went to Ban Francisco where he won rapid ad vancement with the Western Meal company before coming to Chlcagc Wheat Today CHICAO.O. Jan. 18 (T) Wlieo! collapsed today to more than tour cents a bushel under yesterday's top ligurcs. The market was devoid of active buying support. Tending to pull values down were advices that Argentina and Australia were making liberal export sales, far surpassing last year s business. Thero were also reports of light to moderate, rains over various sections of India. Wheat closed unsettled T, et 10 cowii. corn V.wHo off, oats at ifcc decline to l.c advance, and" provis ions unchanged to 12 cents tip.