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Newspaper Page Textmmibs lEumtng hgrmr ' CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased s . Wire Service . 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER BEE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OP THIS PAQE. VOLUME XXIX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. a LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S U3ADINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 122 EAST OREGON IS PLEASED WITH ACTION Hearing on Umatilla Rap ids Project Buoy up Hopes of Many. ALDRICH, DANA, f f HARLAN TESTIFY . Pendleton Man Points out That a Number of Cities Ai'e Ready to Contract Power. WASHINGTON, Jan.' 17 UP) Al though the secretaries of war ana Interior have recommended that no definite action be taken on the Uma- tllla rapids project in Oregon until the report of army engineers Is avaii : able In July, considerable satisfaction has boon expressed by tho Oregon con gressional delegation and tho com BiRtco of citizens of tho state as a result of the two-day hearing which ended yesterday. Arguments and suggestions of the I Sfegonlans were received by the sen- ate and house committees on irriga tion and reclamation. Editors Speak ' Concluding arguments In the case were made by E. B.' Aldrich. pub lisher of the East Oregonlan at Pen dleton: Marshal Dana, associate edi tor of tho Portland Journal, and Ken neth Harlan, rate expert of Portland. (Continued on Pago Klght) TO CHECK ON DOLLAR BILLS' CIRCULATION - Few people realize the buying power of a dollar kept In circulation, but an Interesting experiment Is to be launched In La Grande Monday de signed to find the answer to the ques tion. . : At noon Monday each employe .of the Liberty theatre will be given as part of his or hor weekly salary ft new dollar bill, attached to a card with space for 60 names.- When this dollar is spent ine employe wu in sert his name ana wncre ne spent 'he dollar, asking the . next person to snend that dollar first, ho In turn '.'inserting has name and the ' place ilie'spent it. The 50th persoivspoiid ilng the dollar will receive' two passes ' to tho Liberty upon presenting the ..card at the box office. Tabulation will be kept in the Evening Observer from time to time showing how long it will take for the dollar to be spent 60 times and really how much can be done with a dollar, i The experiment is particularly timely inasmuch as It comes with the opening of Thrift week. Musicians Elect Loney President The Musicians' Protective associa tion, local lodge affiliated with the . American Federation of Musicians, elected the following officers for the : coming year, at their last regular meeting: President, Andrew Loney Jr.; secretary. William Andrtst; ; treasurer, Floyd Sherwood: executive committee, the officers together with B. F. Wylde, Art Posten and Ray Bennett. i . Two of the present officers, Andrew r Loney and B. F. Wylde. have held i l&clr positions for several years. " V- Although there are many other at tractions, the local organization keeps ; up a lively interest in things musical i and has a large membership in La I , Grande. : , i Elect Officers At Baker Meeting t Elliott Pinlny was elected fts pres! J dent of the Baptist Young People's. .vnniou ui ine urnnae itonae associa tion nt a rally held by the group last night In Baker. Miss Grace Hed W den, also of La Grande, was chosen as .7 secretary while the other officers ; were chosen from Haines and Baker. Glen Fox,, of this city, played a ",i piano solo at the meeting which was attended by 25 local workers In the i Baptist Young People's union. Haines was chosen as the next meeting place for the group, the t meeting to be held In March. Rev. T. H. Hagen. director of i .iwnnsttan Education and Young Peo A It's work for the Baptists throughout nt tho meeting which followed a ban quet in the church there. Rev. Hngen lives In Portland. Miss Louise Hun- ;; denip. director of the children's work. ; was also present. ? ' MEATIIEK FOHKCAST.S e Oregon: Cloudy In the east and : rain late tonight or Sundoy in .;. ' the west portion. . ! Moderate temperatures. . ".Increasing southeast winds off- j shore.' ' . ' ; FOR TIIK WKEK -,- Par western states: Unsettled weather nnd moderate tempern- j tures with frequent rains west of the Cascade mountains and In : Northern California, nnd occa- sion.il snows over the Sierras and i the Cascade mountains In the ; plateau regions. . WtBATHKR TODAY . 7:30 a. m. 34 above. Minimum: 31 above. : 3 Condition: cloudy, snow one and , a half Inches, moisture .35 of inch. J:' WEATHKR YESTERDAY " Maximum 41. minimum 27 above. ' T Condition: cloudy, traces of snow. . HEATHER 4AX. 17, 11130 " Maximum 16 above, minimum ' : 16 below zero. Condition: cloudy. Secrets of Him Folk Revealed At DeBoe Trial Clara's Secretary "Tells on" Her Expensive! Presents and Poker ; Parties Recalled. j . LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jan. 17 WV Clara Bow, red-headed film flapper was faced with, the prospect of at least temporary unemployment as the tempestuous trial on grand theft charges ai uaisy Do Boe, her ior- mer secretary went Into a two-day re cess today. The trial, packed Cull of the names ind secrets of film people, closed Its j first week Deiore a packed house late esteraay wnn miss De Boe warming to her self -appointed itosk of "telling on Clara." The blonde secretary Is alleged I to have stolen IS15.000 from the J red-headed actress. In 40 minutes on CLARA BOW the stand as the first defense witness, Miss . De Boe drew a hasty sketch of her former employer buying expensive presents for sundry men, ordering large con signments of liquor, playing poker six nights a week and having her hair bleached and hennaed. m Expensive (lifts - Miss De Boe listed some of the presents she bought at Miss Bow's request toV the actress' boy friends. There was a $4000 watch for Dr. Earl Plerson. Texas physician, a $2000 ring for Harry Richman, actor and New York night club entertainer, and $900 sapphire ring for Lothar Men des, Hollywood film director. "Is that all you can remember?" Nathan Preedman, defense attorney asked. Daisy lapsed mto thought before replying, "There were so many it is hard to remember them all." Then she recalled that Clara sent her to a store to purchase a $10,000 engagement ring for her. This testimony was elicited as an explanation of why Miss De Boe had (Continued on Pago Five? Normal School Faces Two Hard Hoop Contests With six games played and only one In the defeat column, the East ern v Oregon . Normal school r..M-- taineers face two hard contests tliisl weekend, one tonight on the small Helix floor against the Red Devils, ane one In La Grande Monday night against the strong. Lewlston Normal scnooi quintet. The Mountaineers won at Union last night, defeating the Blue Devils i with ease, 39 to 19. A scoring spree in the third quarter with all of the team scoring at least one, and Posey ? and Medcalf two field goals, put the game on Ice. Two Trips on Schedule' The Mountaineers will go on their I first collegiate trip the last of this 1 month, playing Lewlston Jan. 29 and i ab uneney on jan. au. two more ' games may be scheduled on this trip. ! xnc '. u. w. team win piay at Ash land Feb. 10 and 17 and nt Mon mouth Feb. 19 and 20. Attempts are being made to bring Willamette uni versity here in February and Whit man college will play a return game here on Feb. 5. After securing the lead at Union last night, the Mountaineers never i relinquished it, going strongest in the third period when they counted : (Continued on rage Kive) Lutherans Issue Call; Rev. Lucas Asked To Come Rev. Fred T. Lucns, of Centralla, Wash., who has spoken at the Lu theran church in La Grande several times and has been enthusiastically received, was Issued a cnll to come to this city to be the regular pastor at tho Lutheran church. The call was issued at the annual meeting of the congregation last night at the church. D. D. Klssler, of Ever ett, president of the Pacific Synod, was present and expressed himself as being enthusiastic about the work of the local church since they last had a pastor in September. Election of counctlmen was held with Walter Pohrman and Nels Nel son being reelected and Fred Mat thes Jr., being chosen for the first time. Those holding over are James Schilling, Fred Pohrman, Fred John son and J. O. Stitzlngcr. Juanita Stitzinger was chosen 'as organist for the church. Reports of the organ izations were given fey Mrs. James Schilling. Ladies' Aid; Mrs. J. G. Stitzinger, auditing; while the heads of the Sunday school were absent and made no report. Snowball Damages Car; Boys Arrested Seven boys were placed under ar rest by the city police last night fol lowing snowballing attacks that re sulted in creaking tne window oi a car on Adams avenue. Other snow : balling episodes were reported and ; Police Chief Clint Haynes stated to : day that he is giving his men in structions to arrest any offenders. The car. in which the window was broken, was driven by a woman. Appoint L. Denham U. S. Commissioner Announcement was made yesterday of the appointment of L. Denham, local Justice of the peace, as a i United States commissioner for La Grande and Union county. He was ,; appointed by the U. S. district court ; during a scwlon ,at which Judge John H. McNary was present. The appointment is for a term of four years, and became effective Janu ary 15. 1 '5 IS &- A ' J WOULD OPEN ELK SEASON IN 1931-32 Game Commission to In troduce Bill in Legis lature, Report. UMATILLA, UNION, GRANT DESIGNATED Special Hunter's License of $5 Would be Requir ed $50 For the Non Resident. PORTLAND, Jan. 17 W The state game commission has announced it will introduce ft bill to the legislature providing for an open season on elk in Umatilla, Union and Grant coun ties during 1931 and 1933. A special hunter's license of $5 would be required. The non-resident license fee would be $50.' The commission' decided bear will be regarded as game animals In all counties west of the Cascade moun tains. This modified a resolution recently adopted placing a closed season on bear and definitely estab lishing them as a gamo animal. The commission also adopted a resolution to be presented to the legislature classifying steelhead as trout in all Oregon rivers and streams except the Columbia. Itert Howe Reinstated Because he was injured in line of action and in performance of his duty Bert Howe of Snlem has been rein stated as a deputy game warden at part-time salary. Howo was seriously wounded in 1928 when ho and John H. Price, present Lincoln! county deputy, were investigating night, hunting in Lin- (Continued on Pago Eight) JOSEPH DOWNED BY TIGERS 33-29 La Grande Steps Into Win Column Cove Eager to r , Play Here Tonight. : ; ,La Grande basketball; fans were iven-''4- bit of cncourntAinenb the Joseph High fans a bit of gloom last night when tho Tigers stepped Into the win column, trimming the invaders from the Wallowa country 33 to 29. Previously the Tigers had suffered a number of defeats, losing three out of thrco In Wallowa county. Tonight the La Granders entertain Cove in the Recreational hall, the game to begin at 8:30 o'clock. Cove defeated La Grande at Cove earlier in the season. Four on the liench The victory last night was accom plished despite the fact that Conley. Faus. HuRhcs, Gray and Corey were off the squad because of smallpox ; voccuuuions. At times tnc i igers showed flashes of the teamwork that mnde them dangerous at the Union tournament last year, ond at other times the players seemed to loaf. Two or three long-shot attempts were taken unnecessarily, the shooter Ignoring another Tiger closer to the ! hoop. Coach Woodie has been working : on fundamentals during much of the j season, but from now on. a steady j development In both the offense and I defense may be expected, fans be- ' lieve. Marr Held Down Marr, diminutive .Joseph forward, who was the mainspring of his team's ; victory over La Grande last week, was j held to two field goals. Shepherd i starred for La Grande as for au scor- ! ing was concerned, netting six field i (Continued on Page Two) Bebe Daniels Signs With Warner Bros. NEW YORK. Jan. 17 Mt The signing of Bebe Daniels to a long term starring coi.tract was an- . nounced by Warner Brothers. The actress is to make four motion pic- : tures a year for her new employers. ' Miss Daniels, who is "free lancing," Is ( at present working in a Warner Brothers' picture. Iti:.UIN; Pl Bl.lC IM'ltEASKS SALEM, Jan. 17 (P) The reading public in Oregon using the state li brary has Increased 23 per cent dur ing the past biennium, the report just released by Miss Harriet C. i Long, state librarian, revealed. This , percentage represents an increase of ! 64,540 volumes, bringing the total 'Tor the two years to 341,395 volumes sent over the state. An Early Spring For La Grande? Some Say So But Others Say No IJy Solan Skiff i "Well. If we don't get that cold j snap in January, we'll get it in Feb I ruary!" f "Are you sure? Remember the winter several years ago when the minimum was 15 or 16 above? "Hm-m-m-m. Well, maybe so, but I still think we're due for some real 1 cold weather I" That's about the average La Grande : citizen's reaction to suggestions of an early spring this year. He Must "lie Shown." Here and there a native "weather : forecaster" Is of the opinion that the i worst of the winter is over, but Mr. : Average Citizen is like the man from Missouri, he must be shown, i So far this winter the minimum In ' La Grande has been five above zero, and that took place during Decern -jber, about the time the mercury (Usually does a nosedive that carries fit away below the zero mark. Jan uary, so for, ' has been unusually COMMUNISTS UNDER FIRE IN CAPITAL Fish Investigating Com mittee Makes Fourteen ' Recommendations. . OUTLAWRY OF THE PARTY IS URGED Would Deny Citizenship, to "Reds" Prevent Them From Entering This Country. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (ff) Four teen recommendations for dealing with communism, including outlawry of that party In the United States, were laid before the house today by the Fish investigating committee. Chairman Fish filed the report af ter an eight months study of com munist activities. It was signed by himself and Representatives Bach mann. Republican, West Virginia and Eslick, Tennessee and Hall, Mississippi, Democrats. liepreseritative Nelson, Republican. Maine, submitted an In dividual report. Recommendations Listed. The committee made the following recommendations: "That the communist party of the United States of America, section of the communist international, be de clared Illegal . . . and that the exe cutive authority of each state and tho legislature thereof be Informed of the revolutionary principles and ob jectives of the communist party and be requested to take appropriate ac tion to have sucli party excluded from or denied recognition as a po litical entity. "Enlarging the authority of the department of Justice for the purpose of investigating the revolutionary (Continued on Pago Five) FESS DENIES ASSERTIONS BY SHOUSE WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 W Chair man Fess of tho Republican national committee, answered today the as sertion he said Jouett Shouse, chair man of the Democratic national ex ecutive committoe. - had made that thU RjijUfcJiicart eommittetf WuB'nt" tacking John J. Rnskob because he was "tho leading Catholic layman." "This Is on infamous untruth," Fess said in a written statement Is-, sued by the committee. "This at tempt to inject tho religious issue is made for the very apparent pur pose of throwing a smoke screen around the vigorous attacks upon Mr. Kaskob by Democratic leaders such as Governor Dan Moody, of Texas, and Joscphus Daniels of North Caro lina." New Intangibles Tax Bill Shaping SALEM, Jan. 17 (!') While the state supreme court has before It a petition for rehearing of the case in volving the intangibles tax act, de clared unconstitutional by the court two months ago, the state tax com mission today is whipping into shape a curative bill providing an intan gibles tax that will avoid the invalid leaturcs of the original bill. The main defect found by the court in the original act was that it was n tox on intangibles as property rather than on the income from in tangibles. While the tax commis sion was not Impressed with the court's reasoning that led to this conclusion, it Is not going to de pend on the possibility that the court will grnnt the rehearing and the further possibility that It might reverse itself. O. . Sherman Dies; Funeral Sunday Orando Hugh Sherman, father of Mrs. F. W. Patt, ol 1001 Jefferson avonue, died here last night at 6 o'clock, death being caused by can cer of the face. He had been visiting with his daughter for tho last three montlis. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary with Rev. J. George Walz in charge. Burial will take place In the Island City cemetery. Mr. Sherman leaves his widow, three sons, John, George and Bert Sherman, all of Grand Valley, Colo., and three daughters, Mrs. Patt, of La Grande; and Mrs. Hardy Williams nnd Mrs. May K. Nelson, of Salem. Mr. Sherman was born In Illinois Mar. 22, 1848 and was 82 years 10 months and 25 days of age. r warm. Plenty of snow but nothing ; to brag about. Lots of wind, par ticularly out in the valley, but the sub-zero temperatures hove been l lacking. ! waiiowa cotmty had a record : breaking cold spell a couple pf weeks 'ago or thereabouts, but reports are coming to La Grande now of robins t chirping merrily in the neighboring county; and of squirrels coming cut ' of their holes a mouth before ex pectations. Honor In lllrtom. I Down in Southwestern Oregon are reports of picking strawberries out of gardens, of flowers occasionally In bloom, and what not. Despite the legislative session, one Portland paper ; felt called upon to turn to the weather for a daily cartoon. Pendleton. Just over tho Blue Mountains from La Grande, reports snow drops In bloom. i Local weather prophets In The Dal- (Continued nn Pago Eight) SPANISH ROYALTY TO VISIT WEST 1 t p--m&K i 1 !' King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, of Spain, arc expect (Ml to visit Cftlirnrntu t unveil a monument lu l.os Angeles to the founder v of Mission Los Angeles, W. 0. W. Finish Legislation At Colorado Meet DENVER, Jan. 17 tfPi The head camp session of the Woodmen of the World with headquarters In Denver, concluded a five-day session here after taking action for tho establish ment' of a reserve division of the society. Measures were al enacted where by members who have dropped out since the meeting of the head camp ul Onkland, Cal., in 1028, may renew tlw- memberships and insurance under a, rate ond plan with leln al ternatives. Provisions for admission of women and Juvenile memhers also were adopted at the meeting here. Peter J. GUroy, head counsel, In n statement at the close of the session said its work had completely cor rected an error at the Oakland ses sion, which had caused the Colorado supreme court to nullify the reserve plan adopted at the Oakland meet ing, because of a technicality due to lack or a roll can showing the meas uro hartr been adopted by a two-thirds vote of the representatives present.'. "The "labors of the head camp spe- clol meeting here have been har monious, comprehensive and effec tive'Vild GUroy. "The reprcsenta tivnH 1:1 tho,, assembly Just adjourned havf lot 'done everything - within their 'powor to enable the society to enjoy the public confidence to which it is entitled. The society will now proceed with the program of up building with a satisfactory and in creasing degrees of confidence and assurance." (Continued on Pnpro Flvo) Son Of Officer Runs Amuck; Is ShotBy Police WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (P) Macon Wesson, 23, son of Lieut. Col. C. M. Wesson, U, S. A., was near death this morning and under police guard as the altermath of gun ploy ond an uncxplainnd wild ride in a com mandeered taxlcab. Wesson was shot close to tho heart by a policeman. Officers said he had entered u cab, ordering tho driver to take him to an airport on tho outskirts or the city. Getting there he told the driver to start bock. In a few minutes he produced a re volver and fired two shots through the windshield, meanwhile telling the driver to step on It. He then had the man drive into a park-like area surrounding a Masonic home, ordered the hacker out at tho point of a gun and told htm to light a cigarette. A watchman came out and Wesson ordered him back into the house, where he promptly phoned the police. Wcrsoii fired three shots at a light on the porch of the build ing, got back in tho cab and told the driver to "step on It." The latter heard tho siren of a pursuing police car and crashed his machine Into a tree. Ho Jumped and rnn Just as tho polico car swept by. One of the officers fired into the taxi and struck Wesson In the chest. Senate Approves $25,000,000 Relief WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (h The senate today approved the J25.000.000 appropriation for Red Cross relief work. There was no record vote. The proposal which was sponsored by Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, was added to the Interior de ptn Lmcnt 'appropriation bill. The vote come ho quickly that ad ministration leaders who Intended to usk postponement of the proposal were caught napping. Later. Senator Heed, Republican Pennsylvania, entered a motion to n consider the vote by which the $25,000,000 amendment was adopted, but did not ask for Its Immediate consideration. Man Dies When Car And Truck Collide CHICAGO. Jan. 17 OT'i An un identified man was burned to death at the wheel of a motor truck loaded with steel bars today after a head on collision with a street for crowd ed with factory workers. The motor man and one passenger on the cor were Injured. The Impact was so great that the truck driver was driven through the floor of his cab, down against the engine. The front of the truck crashed through the motorman's com partment of the street car. The wrenched trolley lino broke, falling onto the truck. Since the gasoline tank liad been ripped ojen by the Impact, the vehicle burst Into flames, which rapidly spread to the street cor. TRY BOWLES AND WOMAN TOGETHER Trial on Joint Indictment Decided Upon Today Mrs. Howard Improving PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. ,17 (?) Nel son C. Bowles, millionaire, and Inn a Loucks, his former secretary, will bo tried together on a joint indict ment charging them with the murder of Mrs. Leone O. Bowles, prominent Portland society matron who was stabbed to death last Nov. 12. The trial on the Joint indictment was decided upon bv the state after the court allowed the motion of de- fensc attorneys that the prosecution 1 be ordered to choose at onco whether trial be had on the Joint indictment j or on the separate lndlctmonts, each I charging murder in the first degree. Motion Not I'remuture George Mowry, assistant prosecutor, argued the defense motion was pre mature but the court held other wise and Mowry elected to go to trial I on the Joint indictment. He askod i that it bo shown in the records that he had offered to wait before making ! tho choice, i A grout crefwd packed the court j'room bV.ior6Juige W. A. "ttkwtill nr ! rived, but he -ordered out nil those i without seats, and locked tho doors. (Continued on Pago Klght) MAY CONVERT N AT ATORIUM INTO SCHOOL BAKER, Ore, Jan. 17 (Spcciol) Details of a plan to turn the natator ium over to the Baker school district for a Junior high school and gym nasium aro being gathered and will be presented to the school board, for Its consideration. Mayor Bert L. Har vey announced today. The proposal will bo submitted to ! tho board as soon as tho legal ques tions that are involved aro threshed lout and the architect draws up ten jtativo plonsind determines tho pros pective cost of remodeling tho, build i Ing. j Mayor Hurvoy said that Hugh Colc I man, superintendent of city schools, 'and George Scott, athletic coach of j tho Baker High school, aro very favor t ably Impressed with tho Idea, sub ijent to the feasibility of tho plan, j K the building is used as a school and gymnasium, Scott Is reported to hove i stated that the Baker schools would i hove cymnoHium facilities second only to one of the state Institutions of higher learning ond far superior to any high school in Oregon. Charles B, Miller, La Grande archi tect, Is to submit plans on tho pro posed remodeling work. Bones of Tecwnseh Found on Island SARNIA. Out., Jan. 17 1) Dls i coverv on Walpole Island of what ; are believed to be the bones of Tecumseh, famous Indian chief and , ally of the British forces In the war i of 1812, was reported by members of the Walpole Island Soldiers' club. 1 The find was made a week ogo at I the residence of Sarah White, Bfi-year i old widow of a former chief, but the ( information was withheld pending partial authentication which the j members of the club now believe ; tlfv have. j Indians of Walpole Inland plan to ! ask tho provincial ond federal gov ! ernments to prepare a permanent resting place for- tho remains and i erect a monument to the memory of the famous chieftain. ONE FATAL ACCIDENT SALEM. Jan. 17 P) OnO fatality in Industrial accidents was reported by the state Industrial accident com mission for the week ending Janu ory 15. The victim was H. H. Hall, Eugene. There were 6 1 0 accidents reported to the commission during the week. WOMAN ATTACKED ! PORTLAND. Ore., Jnn. 17 tfl'i j Beaten and cut by a sharp blade, ! Jean Watson, 20, a nurse, was rushed to a hospital here today for treat men t. Attendants said her condi tion was serious. She was attacked by an unidentified man who slugged her when she answered the door of her apartment. I Itt T HOW? BURLINGTON. Iowa, Jan. 17 (,r Herbert Moore Is a deaf mute: His wife. Doris, also is a deaf mute. They wero married a Chariton, Iowa, December 1. Now Herbert has filed suit for divorce, saying Doris "nagged" and "scolded" him. Mexican Quake Continues; New Damage Caused Scoi'es Reported Dead Rumor From Zimatlan Says That 51 ' Persons Were Killed. MEXICO CITY," Jun. 17 P) Thirty persons were killed when lost Wed uesdoy'ri earthquake struck the vil lage of tJueUipova, HO in lies west of Oavncn, word received here today said. ThW was one' of the belated dis patches out ot the stricken state of Oiixncu where tho quuku struck lt heaviest blows. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17 (A1) An nlmost continual earthquake, accom panied by weird subterranean rumbl ings, renewed alarm in the valley of Oaxacn today. The valley was shaken again and again. Some new damago was caused. Advices readied tho city from outlying towns and vil lages of the extent of the disaster which accompanied Wednesday night's quakes. Reports that 61 persons had been killed during the quake In tho town of Zimatlan, near Oaxaca, circulated today, though they could not be veri fied. An emergency first aid brigade was ordered today to proceed Immediately to MJ alum t lan, about 60 miles south of Oaxaca City, by Governor Cortes Lopez, after he had received informa tion of twenty dead, and a great number Injured in Wednesday night's tremors. Weeks may pass before oth er Isolated towns In mountainous south Oaxaca state, almost without railroads and telegraphs, report their losses. In Mexico City throe light earth quakes wore felt during the day yesterday. The first, the strongest, was at 12:30 p. m.. the next at 6:16 p. m., and the last at 10:30 last night. Dispatches from Plnotepa Naclonal, in tho southwest corner of Oaxaca, said Wednesday's quakes were fol lowed by a rain of shooting stars. Tho phenomenon added greatly to tho four of the Indian natives. Coll ma dispatches today stated that tho semi -active volcano of Collma had begun to omit amoko and low rumbl ings. Tho volcano is about 200 miles south of Ceboruco, which last week showed signs of renewed activity, ' COLD CAUSK8 DEATHS MEXICO CITY, Jon. 17 (P) Three moro persons died here during the night from exposure as a consequence of tho abnormally low temperatures (Continued on Paso Five) Violent Storms Work Havoc In v; Nrtlj: Europe LONDON, - Jan.: 17 (l'j A violent storm which raged over England dur ing the night abated today. Tho golo ripped open tho roof of tho Cloydon?tyne chemical factory spilling 100 tons of sulphuric acid. Employes hurriedly neutralized the acid, preventing what would un doubtedly havo been serious conse quences as It spread through the neighborhood. Three persons were kilted by fall ing chimneys and signs. Many signs wore torn from their hangings, but absence of pedestrians at tho early hour kept the casualty list down. Tho Canadian Pacific llnor Duchess of York was pinned to hor dock at Liverpool by the force of tho wind and had to delay her sailing. Tugs tried vainly to get hor Into mid stream. : ' ' (Continued on Puffo Four) Water Supply Is A-l, Tests Show La Grande's water supply, tested as of Jan. 12, shows an A No. 1 condition. The1 bacteriological count Is zero. Manager A. B. Cherry made this announcement this afternoon. Dr. A. L. Richardson, city health officer, also sent in samples of tho water, and the report ho received confirmed Mr. Cherry's statement. Samples were token from the Old Town reservoir and a downtown faucet. 1 Killed, 4 Injured In New York Fight NEW YORK, Jan. 17 Oft A man In evening clothes was killed by a bay onet thrust ond four other were In jured early today In a frco-for-all fight In the club rooms of 0 demo cratic organization on Went 125th street, In Harlem. A negro porter employed In the building was arreBted on a charge of having wielded tho bayonet, fixed to a rifle. The dead man wah John Donnelly, 25. Donnelly, a member of the Patrick S. Dowd association, was believed to have returned to the mooting rooms with several other members after the annual ball last night at the hotel Pennsylvania. The organization Is ruued after Alderman Patrick S. Dowd of that district. Four Children Are Burned To Death TWIN FALLS. Ida., Jan, 17 P) Trapped in a little one-room dwell ing when an oil stovo near tho door exploded, four children of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Brown were burned to death la to yestertlay. They were Philip, 3 years old; Virgil and Virginia, twins, 2 yearn old, and Ruth, nine months old, who was fatally burned and died several hours later in a hospital. Fail to Agree In Office-Buying Case NEW YORK. Jan. 17 UP) A su I preme court Jury which heard charges of office-buying against former Magis trate George P. Ewald and his wife I reported today it could not agree and j wan discharged. The Jurors 'did not revcnl how their vote had stood, but It wan un 1 tiers tood a majority favored acquit tal. 1 SOUTHEAST OREGON TO GET HIGHWAY Highway Commission and Federal Bureau Will Provide $185,000. WORK ON PROJECT BEGINS IN' APRIL To Connect ; Burns With Lakeview on Southern B o r d e r; Other Roads Also Planned. PORTLAND. Jan. 17 TO Develop ment of a vast area of southeastern Oregon was assured by the action late yesterday of the Oregon highway com mission and the federal bureau ox public roads In agreeing to ap propriate $186,000 for construction of a highway connecting Burns In Har ney county, with Lakeview on the southern border of the state. . Tho money for this 91-mllo high way will come from the $106,000 avail-. able through the Oddle-uolton bill., All grading of the stretch can be ac- compllshed with this sum, highway officials believe. Work on the pro- , act will start by April. , To Ennble Burvey ' . Tho remaining $10,000 of the ap propriation will go to the Warm Springs highway between Madras on The Dalles-California highway and ? tho Waplnltla cut-off, This money will enable a survey to be made. The highway will be completed as soon : . as additional federal funds are avail able. W. H. Lynch, district engineer of ) tho bureau of public roacln, urged im mediate action on the Wallula cut- . off which would run along the Co lumbia river from Umatilla to the ' Oregon -Washing ton lino, there to connect with a Washington highway. Lynch said such construction would shorten the distance between lower Columbia points and Spokane and Walla Walla. The Tentative Route. j The tentative route of the Burns- Lake view highway follows: Leave Central Oregon -highway near Riley, , 26 miles west of Burns; run south westerly to wagonuro, .Alkali lake, west of Albert lake to a point on the Fremont highway near Valley . Falls, a2 miles from, Lnkovlew. : k DOC PROTECTS INFANT FROM STEAMSHOVEL LIGONIER, Pa-, Jan. 17 WV-The big steam shoval they'ro using in the . excavation for the new high school stood Idle almost an hour yesterday . while workmen tried to chase a shep herd dog who refused to budge. - . They coaxed him. He bared his teeth. Thoy 'shooed" him; he growled. They made gestures at him and ho barked. But ho wouldn't move. Then Mrs. Francos Borcrson came ( along looking for Jane, atred one and a half years. And the dog wagged iuh mu ana dotkou gieoiuuy. His , vigil was done. And thoro under neath the shovel they found Jane, sound asleep, her. head on a rock. Maharanee To Sit V Behind a Screen LONDON, Jan. 17 W The Ma haranee of Alwar. wlfo of one of the princely delegates to tho Indian round t-amo conrerence, will dine Monday night with 300 guests her husband ' has invited to a faro well banquet, but none of the gueste will see her. jSho Is to sit behind a screen and silo will recolvo hor dishes from the hands of hor own serving women. AU this because tho ma h am J ah en joins strict "purdah" upon the wom en of hlB household. He Is the only one who ever sees their faces. Poker Game Ends In Theft Charge PORTLAND, Jan. 17 &i Raymond Sponce, bound over to the grand Jury on grand larcony charges, was at liberty today under $3,000 ball, charged with taking $1,200 from Mrs. H. C. Moeller In a poker game. Mrs. Moeller signed tho complaint. 8ho said sho sot in the gamo with Spcnco and a man named La Marr. FATALLY INK KKD OREGON CITY, Jan. 17 Fred Kroiger, about 35, was fatally In jured today when struck by an auto mobile driven by Ted Snyder between Aurora and Hubbard. Tho injured man was rushed to a hospital here but died en route. THAWED MEN SAFE CENTENNIAL, Wyo.. Jan. 17 (.TV Three men trapped four hours in a gold mine near here today by a fire at tho portal were rescued alive shortly after 1 o'clock today. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Jan. 17 on Wheat fell more than a cent a bushel today, and finished at nearly tho bottom most point reached this week. Other grains sympathized with wheat weak ness, which was moro or less due to predictions of rain in domestic win tor wheat territory that had been complaining of moisture shortage. Corn also was depressed by prospects on a record corn crop in Argentina, and by Argentina corn prices that would permit Argentine corn being delivered duty paid in the United States. Wheat closed unsettled, unchanged to cent lower; corn off, oats 14- down, nnd provisions unchanged to 12 cents decline.