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Newspaper Page Textffia (Sranar 1 CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Hire Service 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER SEE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OP THIS PAGE. VOLUME XXIX . MKMBEK ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1931 EASTERN OREGON'S U2ADING NEWSPAPER ' NUMBER 125 PROHIBITION CASE BEFORE HIGH COURT Clark's Decision Holding 18th Amendment In valid Put to Test. THACHER STARTS ARGUMENTS TODAY Former Decisions of the Supreme Court Review ed; Half Hour Required For Talk. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 OP) The Clark decision holding the eighteenth amendment invalid was put to- test today In the supreme court. Oral argument on the government's prompt appeal t began shortly after noon. Chief Justice Hughes withdrew from the case, announcing he sub mitted a brief to the court when prohibition was before it In 1920, und thus considered himself dis qualified. V The decision of Federal Judge Wil liam Clark, of New Jersey, was based on a contention that the amendment to be valid should have been ratified by state conventions rather than by state legislatures. Timelier Opens Argument. After brief preliminaries, Solicitor General Thacher launched into the government's argument. Ho said it seemed clear that article five of the constitution had conferred ample authority upon congress for Its determination to refer the amend ment to state legislatures. He added the article was a man date upon congress and left it free to use its own Judgment In deter mining whether the prohibition amendment should be referred to state legislatures or conventions. The solicitor general then reviewed the decisions of the supreme court since 1824 to sustain his contention. He insisted congress was at liberty to determine In al cases whether a proposed constitutional amendment should be submitted to state legisla tures or state conventions for ratifi cation. ' ' - Thft decision of the supreme court In tho nnflnnal Wnh mitt nn rJlHftS 116- ' termlned the question raised by Judge Olark's decision, ho continued. In that case New Jersey raised the issues ' presented in the present cose with the result; hfe 'said,, that the, (Continued on Page Four) .: ELKS TO HAVE . SMOKER AFTER LODGE SESSION Wrestling and boxing matches are being arranged for the Elks smoker Thursday evening at -tho Elks' tem ple by Brick Anderson. There will bo three boxing matches followed by a-surprise -wrestling match which will be tho main feature of the card. Lodge opens at 8 o'clock and the fights will follow. "The committee promises enter tainment up to the usual high stand ard,' Chester Thompson, exalted ruler states. Preparations for the Balloon dance which has been planned by the lodge for Tuesday. January 27 are getting under way. The committee in charge is. headed by- R. V. Copsey, assisted by Jesso Andrews, Horjey Rlchard . son, R. J. Kitchen. Horry McCarthy. 1 Special-favors- and decorations will make this one of the most enjoy able dances of the winter season, Mr. Copsey believes. Dancing will be gin at 0:00. Past exalted, rulers night, when the past exalted rulers will occupy the chairs and conduct the . initiation ceremony, has been set for Feb. 5 with L. H. Bramwell in charge. He will be assisted by H. L. Hess. H. E. Brady, J. V. Andrews, and De Ltle Green. " This committee will choose the past exalted rulers to fill the chairs and arrange the ceremonies. Three Arrested In Idaho In Local Car Officers captured a man, woman and a youth between Lawlston and Moscow late yesterday, riding In a car registered' to a Mr. Splker, of La Grande, according to a telephone con versation between the local police and the Iduho authorities. The three were wanted In Moscow Zio answer to a "bad check" charge, according to local officers. The three gave different names and local om cers believe the names are fictitious, Pollco Chief Clint Haynes said. Fur ther details are expected later today. Naval Officer In La Grande Today Commander William Cyrus Barker Jr., of the United States navy, Is In La Grande today on an Inspection tour. He visited the local navy re cruiting office. Commander Barker's headquarters are In San Francisco, Cal. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Rains In the west ' and local snows in the east por- tion tonight and Thursday. Moderate temperatures. Strong southeast winds, at " times gales offshore. WEATHER TODAY ' 7:30 a. m. 30 above. " Minimum: 23 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY ' Maximum 34.. minimum 16 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER JAN. 21, 19.10 Maximum 10 above, mini mum 20 below. Condition: Partly cloudy. Many Thousands Of Sheep Graze On Forest Land Figures For Umatilla Na tional ForestArea Given Range in Good Condition, Report. The Umatilla national forest has a total area of 1,134,233 acres of usable grazing land, Gerald J. Tucker, for est ranger, states, thus making a larger aera of grazing land than is found in any other national forest In Oregon or Washington. The for est, which la situated In the Blue mountains of Northeastern. Oregon, also extends into the southeastern corner of Washington. j- :. The Meacham ranger district situ ated in the center of the Umatilla national forest, with an area of 156, 393 acres of grazing land, provided summer range for 672 cattle and horses and 21,473 sheep and 17,487 lambs during the past summer of 1930. Livestock losses in the range amounted to 22 cattle, 225 sheep and 421 lambs, most of which losses were caused uy the depredations of coyotes, bear and other predatory animals, Mr. Tucker adds. Last year was a dry year in the mountains and some difficulty was experienced by the stockmen because of the shortage of water, the forest ranger states. To eliminate the necessity of trailing stock long dis tances to water, with resultant dam age to the range, the forest service Is developing springs and construct ing watering troughs as rapidly as funds are available. This work is done in cooperation with the stock men. Two sets of sheep troughs were Installed on the Meacham district lasi year and the springs , walled with concrete, at a cost, to the govern ment of $275 and labor contributed by stockmen valued at $50, Jood Fall Growth Pall rains during tho latter part of September and parts of October were sulficient to start the grass and favorable growing conditions un til the middle of November gave the grass a good fall growth, Mr. Tucker states. "The result is that, given a favorable spring, we should have a good forage crop in 1931," Mr. Tucker believes. Elgin Defeated Due to Spurt In Fourth Period The third consecutive victory wos chalked up for the Tiger cagers last night when La Grande defeated El gin' High here 34 to 23. Friday night -the blue and white basketeers Journey to, Baker;, where dope points to a defeat for , the -Tiger and on Saturday nluht they entertain- the Union Bobcats In the h, D. S.I Recreational hall. I The count so far this season for the ! Tigers follows: Wins Joseph, Cove, Elgin; defeats Walla Walla, Joseph, ; Wallowa, Enterprise. Elgin Ties l'p Score. La Grande started off, after a few minutes of nlp-and-tuck . scoring with a good lead and built It up until at half time the count was 20 to 12 for the Tigers. The second team string, with the exception of ; Shepherd who stayed in the game, played through . the second quarter, ! scoring eight to Elgin's eight. At halftime the La Granders held a commanding lead but. In the third j quarter an Elgin rally tied up the j score at 22 to 22, the visitors looping tho basket for 10 points while La : Grande gathered two. ! (Continued on Pngo Seven) Whooping Cough, Smallpox Reported Smallpox and whooping cough held the spotlight In Union county among communicable diseases dur Iuk the week ending Jan. 17, accord ing to a report made by the state j board 01 neaitn. union county nun ono more case of smallpox than Mult nomah, which was-In second place: and three less cases of whooping cough than Coos, which was in first. One case of tuberculosis was re ported In Union county. The birth and death figures for November, 1030 were also given: Eighteen persons were born In Union county and 14 passed away. The birth rate was 12.3 and the death rate 9.6. In the state 884 births were re- corded and 806 deaths. During Oc ! tober there were 098 births and 80S j deaths In Oregon. Odd Fellows To Meet on Saturday i The county association meeting of t llows will be held at the La Grande (halt on Saturday. Jan. 24. beginning iat 8 o'clock, it was announced to ! day. j All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and i their frisnds are invited to attend. ! Refreshments will be served. Closing Arguments Are Made Today In Trial of Clara Bow's Secretary LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 CP) A pic ture of Clara Bow, as a reckless spender checked only by the cautious hand of Daisy De Boe was drawn for a Jury today as defense counsel made closing arguments In the trial of the actress' former secretary on grand theft charges. By mtd-afternoon the Jury, seven men and five women, all post middle age. is expected to begin delibera tions. For nearly ten days they have listened to the story of flamtng youth in Hollywood, liquor, gambling and boy friends, and on this and other evidence they will decide whether Miss De Boe goes to prison or back home. "Miss Bow was no business wom an." Nathan O. Freedman. attorney for the defense, said. "She had no time to analyze anything, no time to analyze her future. And she hired Miss De Boe to do this. Then, as this voung lady (Miss De Boe) tried to execute her employer's wishes Clara rushes in. - "Bang! Goes the check book. ASKS FUND ' j John Ilnrton Payne, national Itrd Cross chairman, said the drouth relief problem 1 presents the greatest peace time emergency ever raeeil by his organization In urging the nation to donate a $10,000,000 fund. NAME REYNOLDS CLUB PRESIDENT Board of D i r e c t o i' s of Country Club Hear Re ports of Committees. C. H. Reynolds was re-elected as president of the La Grande country club when they met last night at his office in the Sommer hotel building. W. C. Perkins was re-elected as vice president and H. M. Bay as secretary treasurer. . Herman Slegrist was chosen as the director to take the place of S. D. Crowe, while H. N. Ashby, L. K. Kln ?.el, W. C. Perkins and William Sle grist were re-elected. Other di rectors who hold over in office are P. L.- Meyers. C. W. Blngncr, H. E. Dixon, Chase Bohnenkamp, H. A. Zurbrick, A. J. Stange, G. L. Larison, C. H. Reynolds, F. E. Lanzcr and H. M. Bay. - Reports were presented by L. K. Kinzel, chairman of the greens com mittee, and F. E. Lansscr, chairman of the house committee. ' Just preceding tho meeting of the country club members the Island City Land h old 1 n g company me t at Mr. Reynolds' office.- Tho following di rectors were elected: C. W. Blngner, rnediderit: D. R.1 TtuVneri vice u resi dent; H. E. Dixon, secretary; L. K. Kinzel and William Slegrist, mem bers of the board of directors. The landholdlng company Is operated in connection with the ownership of the country club. Playing will begin at tho country club about' the first of March, Mr. Reynolds believes. GAS OFFICIALS, LOCAL MEN AT BANQUET HERE About a table which bore as a centerpiece a miniature natural gas plant, 35 of the leading businessmen of La Grande and Natural Gas com pany officials gathered last night at the Sacajawea Inn as the guests of the Natural Gas company or Oregon. R. D. Scott, local representative, was master of ceremonies. Impromptu speeches were made by Victor R. Melville, president of the city commission; A. B. Cherry, city manager; H. E. Brady, president of the Rotary club: L. L. Snodgrass, president of the Lions club; Henry Judd, of the Standard Oil company; and Mr. West, of the Federal Reserve bank of Portland. Officials of the company who spoke were R E. Altchison, executive vice president; E. M. Lindsay, general sup erintendent of operations; and A. E. Strong, general manager, of Oregon. The mlntaturo center piece was made by Harley Richardson. Other decorations Included ilowers. Music was furnished throughout the eve ning by the Star Novelty orchestra, of La Ornnde. The officials left last evening to open the plant In Klamath Falls. Colonel Ivanhoe Suffers Stroke Colonel F. S. Ivanhoe. pioneer at torney, was stricken by paralysis about 7:30 o'clock this morning and early this afternoon his condition was described by his physician as be ing very, very serious. Mr, Ivanhoe suffered a similar stroke several months ago. Mr. Ivanhoe Is paralyzed on one side. He Is at his home on Fourth street. - 'What do we care about bookkeeping. Daisy come on! Let's go I' Out she rips a batch pf checks. 'Away we go. what do we care Daisy; we've got a lot of money." Only the foresight of Miss De Boe provided for tho actress what she has today, Freedman continued. "Sho (Daisy) helped her save lb in a trust fund. She put that money. I S227.000 where Clara couidn't get !at it." I Freedman argued that Miss De Boe i had not perjured herself in testimony as David Clark, deputy district at i torney, charged yesterday in his 1 opening argument. "She (Clara) told Daisy to pay i everything as she saw fit. Maybe she was a bit indiscreet but so was . Miss Bow." ! The attorney challcnged-the state to prove that It had shown any evl ! dence that Daisy stole from Clara. "Why." he said, "Clara on the wlt , ncss stand couldn't explain what her (Continued on P;igo KourJ MELLON NOT IN FAVOR OF PAYING VETS Urges Against' Cashing Veterans Lompensa- tion Certificates. LEGION MEMBERS IN DEMONSTRATION Ex-Service Men From Baltimore, F r e d e r i ck and Other Towns March up Penn. Avenue. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (P Sec retary Mellon today reported to the house wavs and means committee en- Iactment of the Garner bill to pay cash on veterans compensation cer tificates would seriously affect na tional finance and "our general eco nomic situation." Several hundred American Legion naires marched today in a demon stration urging legislation to author ize tho cashing of the World war vet erans adjusted compensation certifi cates. They were from Baltimore, Fred erick and other towns in Maryland and from local posts. They marched up Pennsylvania avenu to the cap ital, where they broko ranks and walked to tho south steps. There they were addressed by Rep resentatives Patman, of Texas, Rank in, of Mississippi and Connery, of Massachusetts, Democrats. All three have been urging legislation to auth orize cashing of the certificates. (Continued on Pago Four) Mercury 50 Degrees Higher Today Than a Year Ago Conditions are Improving. Even the weather! Proof? A year ago this morning, the thermometers in La Grande regis tered 20 degrees BELOW ZERO, the second coldest In history. Tills morning, at approximately tho Bttine time, the same thermome ters registered 30 degrees ABOVE ZERO; : ; : , - Incidentally, -two months from' to day will formally terminate the win ter season. Tra-la-la-la ! ' Educators Give j Talks at Rotary Club Luncheon DrJ Ray Murphy had charge of to day's program at the Lions club luncheon and called on H. E. Inlow. president, or tho Normal school, and J. T. Longfellow, city school super intendent, for a history of ''The Ore gon Education Plan." In a very interesting way Mr. Itv low called attention to the events which entered Into the early educa tional system. The - early settlors were largely from Missouri and other adjacent states and they brought with them tho "county" system of gov- ernmcnt, and from tho northern I states came a group who transplant ed the "local district," so mat tno combination of these elements re sulted In a strong local administra tive unit. 1 A taxing system was established on basis of real property, so that the schools were supported by a local tax on real property. Owing to the great irregularity of real estate resources In various districts this has proven unsatisfactory, and It seemed deslr ablo to have a plan that would de velop a unified and sound system of education of the entire state, and after careful thought and study there was developed in 1920 tho Ore gon Education plan. Mr. Longfellow then gave an out line of the plan, the main points of which will be given tomorrow. ' Mrs. Loal Russell, accompanied by Mrs. Lester Stoddard, sang tliree num bers in a very pleasing manner. E. F. McFadden was called upon for his autobiography. Guests Included Floyd Walker, of Boise. SENTENCED TO PEN Frank Hoese and James Car roll, Indicted by tho grand Jury last week on charges of unlawful possession of a still, waived hear ings and were sentenced by Judge Knowles yesterday after filing of an information by the district at- torney. Hoese was fined $50 and sentenced to two years imprison ;. ment and Carroll was fined the j same amount and given a term of ono year. ! , Sheriff Jesso Breshears left this morning to take Hoese and Carroll to Salem,. Ho will then go to Portland to attend the stato convention of sheriffs which will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 1 t Free Textbook Bill Introduced SALEM. Jan. 21 (4) The free textbook measure, carrying the slgna- : tures of fifteen representatives and eleven senators, providing for supply ing all grade and high school stu dents with free books, was Introduced fin tho house late Tuesday. The bill ; provides that the books may be pur ; chased direct from tho publishers, through the board of education by , districts, providing the .price Is not In excess of that paid by the state board. j Those introducing the bill are Rep resentatives Lee. Anderson, uynon, Gilt. Angell, Bronough, Keasey, An drews. Gordon. Hill, Schaupp. Molt, James H. E. Scott. Children and j Snell and Senators Woodward, Craw- Iford. Hall, Upton, Moser, Kuck, Jones, j Dunne. Bailey, Miller and Kiddle. ELIHU ROOT PLEADS FOR WORLD COURT Venerable. Statesman ' in Washington Urges Ara- erican Adherence. RELATES PART IN , DRAWING UP PLAN Group of Women Ci"owd Senate Foreign Rela tions .Committee Room During Speech. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 0T) A group of women crowded the senate foreign relations committee room to day - as the venerable American statesman, Elihu Root, urged Ameri can adherence to the world court. Mr. Rcot. who will be - 86 years old next month, could barely be heard above tho babble of voices and confusion outside the committee room as he related his part in draft ing the modified proposal for Ameri can adherence. Sitting at the end of a .long tabic opposite Chairman Borah an oppon ent of the court, Mr. Root was not Interrupted as he went Into the his tory -of the tribunal and the details of America's first proposal to enter the court with reservations five years ago. Two OltNtlHiCH He said there were two obstacles In the way of acceptance by other powers of tho senate reservation put upon American odherenco In 1926. This reservation provided- that the court should not render an advisory opinion or any question In which the United States had, or claimed to have, on interest without first ob- (Contlnued on Papro Four) OREGON WILL ENFORCE LAW, MEIER STATES SALEM, Jnn. 21 ' r Governor Julius L. Meier, In an exclusive state ment to the Associated Press, de clared the stnte of Oregon - should, and the he believed could continue to cooperate with tho federal govern ment i n. the enforcement of the na tional prohibition law. His com tnMrt''HB made In cannocttou with the -Wlckersham commission report, and Is as follows: "The state of Oregon has always cooperated to tho full extent in the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and hns gained national recognition for enforcement of the prohibition law. so long as tne law constitutes a part of our, federal statutes I believe Oregon should, and will, continue to cooperate as In the past." :: ' MARTIN FAVOItS HICPKAL PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 21 (rt1) Gen eral Charles H. Martin, congressman elect from the third Oregon district, declared today "revision of the 18th amendment according to the Wlck I crsham commission plan would make a beer council out or congress." Martin advocates repeal. Public Buildings Program Approved WASHINGTON. Jon. 21 P) The administration's 8100,000,000 proposal to Increase Its public buildings pro gram outside of the District, of Co lumbia to 15415,000,000 was approved today by the house buildings com mittee. - - Milton-Freewater Hunters Are Fined PENDLETON, Jan. 21 fT) Don Eaton, Laurence Tlmmnns and Kyle Cowles, all of Milton-Freewater, were fined 200 each and sentenced to 30 days in Jail when they pleaded guilty today in Justice court to a charge or killing cow elk. The minimum penalty was given. The maximum Is 01,000 fine and ono year In Jail. MEMBERS OF Here are member nf I'rctiltlent IlrMiver'jt law erifonTnicnl roinmlKlM who prepared tin rtrnslvc report on prulillilf )m. Hralrd, left to right: Kom-oi I'ihiihI, Adit M. Cmimtm-k. - Pri-sldmt Hoover, i nairmtiu George W. Wh kershum ami William H. Keiivitn. Mumllng: Kciinrtn It. Mii('Jnlh, Mntilr M. I.emann, Paul J. Mt-Cuniiark. I'nuik -I. l-oeseh, Ulllliini -I. (irnbh, Ntwlon l. linker and Henry W. Anderwm. Press Comment on The Report Of Law Enforcement Committee Is Given; N. Y. Sun Finds It "Sleazy" Mac DONALD GOVIIKNMKNT IS Dhil TE1 IN HOUSE TODAY LONDON, Jan. 21 The Mac Donald government was defeated lu the house of commons today on an amendment to the educa tion bill, but - Prime Minister MacDonald said no vital principle was Involved. Thus the govern ment will not be obliged to re sign. The bill was moved by John Scurr, Roman Catholic labor mem ber, who previously had moved an amendment which would authorize the use of government funds to enable denominational schools to meet expenses incurred by tho provision In tho bill rais ing tho school-leaving ago from. 14 to 16 years. HOfRaid in making that motion that this provision meant that the denominational schools would need $5,000,000 to enlargo their buildings. KLAMATH FALLS SEEKING' ARMORY Astoiia' Also Files Bill in Legislature for National : Guard Building. SALEM, Jan. 21 m The twelvo league of Oregon cities' measures. chief among which Is the request for a uniiorm state building coae were introduced Into tho houso today, was also a bill requiring court Instruc tions to trial Juries to be in wilting. 'Tho much discussed, and long awaited grange power bill, will -be introduced late today or tomorrow, C. C. Hulet, stato grunge master, announced. Public- hearings will be held on the meosuro following its introduction, expected in the sen ate. Major administration hills have not made their appearance as yet. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 21 () Two bills asking for a 40,000 armory for Klamath Falls and Astoria, were In troduced In the house Tuosday. The bills were presented by tho Klamath and Clatsop county delegations. Tho 1)1113 call for construction, oqulpplng and furnishing" the build ings. Meter May He Culled 1 Governor Julius L. Moior may bo called before tho Joint ways and means committee of tho legislature to suggest cuts In the stato budgot be low tho appropriations recommonded by his predecessor, Governor A,- W. Norblad. This suggestion was made to the committee last night uy sena tor Wi F. Woodward of Multnomah. Tho 'Joint commlttoo will intro duce In tlie house two bills covering deficiency allowances authorized by the stato omergency board during the last blennlum. Ono bill will provide for an appropriation of $476,633.45 covering miscellaneous, deficiencies, and tho other 953,000 applied to the construction of a new cell wing at tho penitentiary. Both bills Include Interest, which Is running about 9100 a day, and whlcn will terminate today if tho bills are put on third reading by suspension of the rules and passed immediately after Intro duction. Senators Woodward and Strayer led an attack on the emergency board which has power to authorlzo ex penditures by state departments and institutions In excess of tho legis lative appropriations. On Wood ward's motion it was voted that a sub-committco of throe members in vestigate the board and bring back a recommendation for curtailing its activities. Fen r fill of necepllon Fearful of tho reception that tho public would givo a new Intangibles t:ix act, with retroactive clause to forestall n refund of taxes paid un der the act of 1029 recently declared unconstitutional, the houso and sen ate committees on assessment and taxation, meeting Jointly indicated that n bill lu this form will not be (Continued on Pago Five) Seven Constables , Buried Under Snow MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 21 m- Seven of eight Bavarian constables who wcro buried lu an avalanche near here yesterday wcro found dead under the snow today. The eighth was still alive out severely injured. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION Spokesman Review Says Wets "Will Find no Cheer m These Declarations." By Tho Associated Press - Press comment on the report of the law enforcement - commission, made public in Washington yesterday, in cludes tho following: New York Sun All in all, tho re port is rather Bleazy, outside of the minority demands for repeal the only constructive thing In it is the plan for revision of the Amendment.- This President Hoover hastens to repudi ate. .-. . If the country finds tho Wlckersham report disappointing, and wo think it will, it may be because tho commission has not stood far enough away from Its subject to ob tain the right perspective. In neither tlio report nor any of the separate re ports is asked or answered tho ques tion that Dwlght W. Morrow put to the American people laBt May: "Is it. well that largo portions of our peo ple should conceive of tho federal government ' as an nilen and even a hostile power?" Oregon lan, Portland, Ore. ."This newspaper -. . . believes congress may well mako tho recommendation of the Wlckersham commission's majority the test of public opinion. . . . This plan contemplates-a straightforward and honest approach, to tho issue. at. hand.- On It there Is no taint of nullification. . . . The Oregon Inn has been, It believes, as firm and con sistent nn . advocate of- prohibition . . . as any. . . . But It would bo blind if it failed to recognlzo after tho test of more than a decade that liquor is not banished .under nation al prohibition." , Register-Guard, Eugone -f- "The Wlckersham roport upholds nearly everything tho drys- have been fight ing for and concedes to tho wots the ono big point they have been fight ing for, tho possible need of amend ment. Everybody ought to be. happy but they won't be. Politically it is smart. - It means that. Hoover can run again as a dry but with one hand out to the moist brethren." Salt Lake Telegram . Prohibition enforcement Itself may bo regarded as an utter failure, after 11 years or trial. Tho Inescapable conclusion to bo drawn from tho commission find ings Is that tho law cannot be on forced In Its present form. New York Tlmes Tho fact of out standing Interest In the entire, re port is tnat six or ino eioven .com missioners are of ono mind as to tho ono form of modification that should bo adopted, if any, . . .Spokane Snokosinan Review Tho big wet association against- tho pra-J hlbltton amendment -and us- any, tne modification league.-lnc, will find no cheer, in theso declarations. ; Los Angeles Thnos--Whllo.Vin tho main, the document Is strongly dry It. has the- appearance- of. art ellprfi to. compromise conflicting ( .vlews which (Continued "on Pog Five) Meamre Would Aid Oregon Laborers rat.rm. .Tnn. ui iTi - A measure providing for the payment and c6l"-J lection or wages oiempioyes- win oo Introduced this week by tho hotiso commlttoo on labor and Industries, Oust Anderson, chairman of the committee, announced today. Tho bill provides for designated pay days by employers, for the assignment of wages to tho state labor commis sioner, who is tho enforcing offlcor under fcho act, and provides for the giving of a bond in certain Instances guaranteeing payment of wagos. Tho bill carries penalties for violation. Similar laws nro effective In other states, Andcraon said. Edison Says Report "Equal to Nothing" JACKSONVILLE, Fin., Jnn. 21 VP) Tliomna A. Edison, who nrrlved In Florida todny. unlet the report ot the Wlckcrshnm commission on prohi bition wns "cqunl to nothing, but slightly In favor ot tho drys." Gasoline Blast Is Fatal To Housewife MT. VERNON, N. Y., Jnn. 21 (IV Gusollne with which she wns donn ing her gloves oxplodctl and fntnlly burned Mrs. Lorralno Abbott, wife of P. CK Abbott, mi executive of McKes son & Robblns, wholennle druggists. Mrs. Abbott died todny In n, hos pital. She wns 40 and a natlvo of Memphis, Term. Sho and her hus band formerly lived In San Francisco. COMMISSION LEAVES MUCH UNANSWERED Some Call Law Enforce ment Report "Dry " Others - "Wet." . . HO DOUBT ABOUT HOOVER'S STAND Leaders- Believe Presi dent's Position -Will be Maintained in the 1932 Campaign. WASHINGTON, Jon. 91 MV-The growing tumult -of discussion. dis pute find speculation over the Wlck- ersnam proniDition report . centered today around two salient queries: How far did the commission mean to go toward recommending revision ot the eighteenth amendment? And what will be the' political effect ot President Hoover's opposition to such a step? ' So aroused were the commission members over reports that the presi dent had intervened to forestall an unequivocal modification proposal that tho following statement was Is sued by. Chairman Wlnkershom: . "The statement this morning In tho .Washington Herald that the president persuaded this commission to abandon a tentative recommenda tion In favor of revision pf the eighteenth amendment is absolutely untrue and without foundation." . . unwilling to Tell AH : Neither tho 'chairman nor any member of the commission now. in Washington, however, was. willing to tell tho full story of the weeks of dlBcusslon within the commission, or explain how or when the decision against an out and . out revision pro posal .was reached. , as it appears in tho combined commission report, signed by all ot the members but one, the suggested draft ot a now eighteenth amend ment was precoded by ajv "If," - and by a statement that opinion, among mcmbors was divided. Yet at 'least six of the eleven) de clared in appended statements that they favored either rbvlslon or re peal; and at least two of; these Indi vidual expressions alluded to revision, as it they understood the full com mission was for it. i. . Col. Hqnry W. Anderson; tho mem ber Who proposed a complete substu tutef6r,;Mie present system; said In RlolAnoiia the report)' .as .a whole "favonvmodlflcatlon of the eighteenth tujicuamcnt. ' . r : Various Interpretations :-)' Until other members speak, the capital and the country .apparently wlll; bo left to draw their own con clusions and .place their own Inter pretation on a report which 1b being (Continued on Page Pivo) ,: INDICTMENT TO STAND, JUDGE EKW ALL RULES PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. SI J1 K Portland millionaire and his former secretary today were faced definitely Urlt.l n Inlnh Inrilnlnun, .Iw. ' degreo murder. Circuit Judgo W. A. Ekwall yes torcloy denied a detonso motion to quash tho Indictment against Nelson C. Bowles and Irmn O-. Louicks, ac cused of tho knife-murder of Bowies' ' wife. - - .. I Although It lost its battle to have tho Indictment quashed, the defense won a partial victory. Bowles and Miss Loucks wcro indicted Jointly and separately and when arguments mi thn rirtfnnan mntlnn nn.nal . Vinn days ago the court ruled the state cute on the Joint or separate Indlct mouts. Tho state elected to go to trial on the Joint indictment and tho soparate Indictments were dis missed. Mrs. H. W. Howard, important state's witnesB In the case, was said today to be recovering rapidly trom Injuries received last Thursday whan 1.11 U1MUI..11I.111UU 1UU111V111 UIMHllllMHl to kill hor. ..... ' G.N. And N. P. Plan Facing Obstacle WASHIKOTON, Jan. 21 (P) Plans of the Great Northern and Northern, orations m Oregon In competition with the Southern Pacific system met with a prel 1 m 1 nary obstacle today before, the interstate commerce com mission. Thomas p. Sullivan, examiner who Investigated, advised the commission to disapprove purchase of the Valley and SUeU railroad by the Oregon Electric railway, a subsidiary ot the northern companies, at $2,000,000. Ha uixed the commission to refuse the Oregon Electric permission it had sought to construct a connection with the Vallev lino at a cost of (1406,000, Sullivan advlncd tho commission to ullow tho Southern Pacific, which opposed the program of Its competi tors at all points, to purchase the Valley line at a reasonable price. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Jan. 21 W Grain trudcrs took their cue today largely from fluctuations In securities, and found advances unstable. A further unsettling influence was doubt ex pressed by a leading authority that flour export business based on bor rowed wheat would amount to much in view of low prices for Argentine and Cnnodlon wheat. Rains In South ern Argentina however, were reported as almoHt three times normal. Wheat closed Irregular at ft cent decline to ft advance Corn unchanged to . up. oats un changed to yA higher and provis ions unchanged to a rise of 10 cenU.