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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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.