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Saturday, January 31, 1931 LA' GRANDE EVENJIIO OBSERVER,, UA GRAlfPEORE, LCAL ElKniElFir Leaves Hospital Mrs. Amy Valentine, of Cove, left the Grande Ronde hospital today and returned to her home. Much Improved T. R. Howard, who has been con fined at the Grande Ronde hospital, left today, much Improved. Arrested John Merchant, arrested on charges of unlawfully operating a barber Bhop at Island City, was arraigned in the court of the justice of the peace and plead not guilty. The bond was fixed at 9100. ' The date of the trial has not been set. Former Classmates Meet . Prlte Kramer, coach of the Pendle ton High school teams, met , an old friend and classmate when he was In La Grande last night with his bas ketball quintet. He and J. H. Blunt, head of the social science depart ment of La Grande High, were to gether at Washington State college, graduating in 1026. They had not met since graduation until last night. Imbler Rancher Here Dave Osborne Is spending Saturday In La Grande transacting business. Mr. Osborne is one 61 the leading ranchers of Imbler and specializes In wheat. Entertains Club Rev. and Mrs. Sharp entertained Uhe Northwest Nazarene college Forensic club at a woffle breukfnst this morning at their home. The team Is starting on a debating tour of the Northwest. They are sched uled to debate the Eastern Oregon Normal school Feb. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Goss Leave Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Goss will leave Sunday morning for California where they will travel for the next two or three weeks. They will visit in Son Francisco and Los Angeles. v Mr. Goss owns a local automobile agency. Ticket Committee to Meet "' Tuesday evening at 7:30, the ticket committee which has been appointed for the 1931 Elks annual ball will meet at the Elks temple to open, up the sale, of tickets. After the meeting the tickets will go on sale. Heading the committee is Raymond Gray, while his assistants 'are John .Ormond, Edward Mayberry. 'Claude Sanford, J. B. Shanks, William Dolan, C. L. Berry, Fred Spaeth, William Heughan, Floyd Smith, who' are also members of the general, pommittea; Ralph Winters, secretary 'or the com mittee; H. G. Dow, Marcus Roesch, Don Rohan, Norman Desilet, Sher wood Williams. William Wilson, Robert Williamson, Robert, Carey, Ira Kennedy, Fred Henning. Jud Ash, Ed. Gettings, R. J. Kitchen and Enoch Morgan. MANY ATTEND IMBLER P. TV A. MEET JAN. 29 Church Services Rev. Paul De F. Mortimore. Chris tian church pastor, is announcing a series of Sunday evening sermons dealing with the fundamentals of Christianity. The first sermon of the series was given last Sunday. Tomor row evening the subject will be "Many Scientific Facts Recorded In the Bible Only Recently Discovered by Scientists." Speaking of these writings, Mr. Mortimore says: "I will show conclusively by their own writ ings that Christianity Is the only re ligion which shows a correct under standing of science.'- The Christian orchestra will furnish a prelude for the evening service, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. To Portland Rev. H. J. Elliott, who has been in- La Grande on evangelistic work on ' several occasions, Is . passing through en ruote to Portland. He will remain with Rev. Mr. Sharp over Sunday and will preach at both morning and evening services at the Nazarene church. On Business John. L. Mathewson, of Spokane, is here on business today. Special Service The wives of Brigadier Baynton and Adjutant Eberhardt will conduct a special meeting Sunday night at 8 o'clock iat the Salvation Army hall In La Grande. It Is announced today. Called to Spokane Mrs. J. T. Longfellow will leave for. Spokane, Wash., tonight where she has been called by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. J. S. Lowell. Mr. Longfellow and their daughter, Patricia, will remain In La Grande, where he Is superintendent of schools. ' Was Wright's Friend John W. Wright, whose life was pictured in yesterday's Observer fol lowing his death in Virginia, was known by R. L. Poarch when Mr. Poarch was a boy in Virginia. Mr. Wright was the "Devil Judd Tolliver" of the novel, "The Trail of the Lone some Pine." and is reputed to have killed 25 or 30 men while bringing outlaws to justice In the mountains of Virginia. Mr. Poarch remembers the picturesque character and even at that time Mr. Wright was helping to enforce the law. , Odd Fellows Meet Plans for initiation of candidates at the Odd Fellows lodge were made at a meeting Friday 'evening at the J. O. O. F. hall. The initiation will be held on Friday, Feb. 0. About 25 attended last nights meeting which was devoted entirely to the trans action of business. Leaves Hospital Ray Young, of 1208 M avenue, who underwent an appendix operation at . tho Wonderllck hospital about a week ago, left the hospital yesterday for his home. docs to Wullowa , LLyle Kiddle, who is in the floui and feed business in La Grande, wenl to Wallowa yesterday on a business, trip. . - Visits In La Grande Miss Lola Mayre Hughes stopped off in La Grande for two days when on her way from Portland to her homo in 'Boise. She was a house guest at the home of Mr.t and Mrs. Orvillo Doan. Miss Hughes had bean visiting in Portland. ilns Tonsils Itcmoved' While Mrs. C. E. Greening Is having her tonsils removed, Mr. . Greening By Lcltlm Cleaver (Observer Correspondent) IMBLER, Ore. (Special) The Imb ler P.-T. A. met Thursday evening at Wade hall with a large attendance. Mrs. L. B. Billings had charge of tho program for the evening. The first number on the program was two songs by the E. O. Normal school girls trio. Miss Williamson. Miss Herr and Miss French. The seventh and eighth grade uke band played two selections and Mr. Skeen, from the Normal school gave a very Interesting talk on "Interest In the Home." The Beehive girls sang two songs and the fifth and sixth grades harmonica band played a couple of selections. A short business meeting was held, and refreshments were served by several of the members. Mrs. C. W. Cleaver will have charge of the program for the next meeting and Mrs. Jessie Bessie was appointed on .the refresh ment committee. Several volley ball and basketball games have been played during the week. The club volley ball teams played at Elgin lost Monday evening, defeating both Elgin teams. Baker and Imbler volley ball teams played at Imbler Wednesday. Baker's first team defeated Imbler's first team three games out of five while Imb ler's second team beat Baker three games straight. The Imbler High basketball team will play Enterprise this evening on the Imbler floor. The Imbler Women's club mot at the home of Mrs. C. C. Welch Wed nesday afternoon. A very Interest ing program on "Health" was given by Mrs. Berrle. This also was social aitemoon and aainty reiresnments were served by Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Hazen. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Cleaver's and she will have charge of the program, the sub ject being Scotland. . - - JURY LIST FOR JUSTICE COURT (Continued from Pago One) EXONERATE P.VTKOl, BOAT WASHINGTON. Jon. 31 UP) The report of the coast gunrcl board which Inquired Into the capture of the Can adian rum runner Josephine K today exonerated the crew of the patrol boat of wrongdoing and sold the rum-runner was "cleorly within 12 miles of the coast of the United States." The report was made public by As sistant Secretary Lowman, after be ing sent to tho Btate department for transmission to the Canadian lega- Slays Her Son Engel, Mrs. J.-E. Foley, Geovge A. Farnam, Mrs. E. Fields, Mrs. Janet H. Frees, Mrs. D. C. French,' Mrs. L. Faus, R. Farnam. Harry Gibson, Mrs. Luoy Graham, I C. C. Griffin, C. G. Green, Mrs. Helen rtprlripnA Frank Goonm. M. J. GoflS. rtrtn W noriwiv Kfrw Mfolvln Gal- tlon. braith. Mrs. F, R. Gehring, Herman j The board found that charges that Goeck, Charles Graham, W. C. Han- Boatswain Kord Schmidt, commander sen, F. O. Henning, 8. Happer- j of the CG-145 was under Influence sett, A. Harrison, E. C. Herzlnger, C. . of liquor wero untrue and sold the lllldebrand, E. E. Hurley, Charles , death of the master of tho rum-run-Helvey, Lydla Hug. W. D. Hanks, C. 1 ner "though regrettable: was un E. HorrlB, W. J. Hughes, Mrs. L. M. avoidable under tho circumstances." Hoyt, Mrs. Kate Hanley, Mrs. J. G. ! "Tho testimony Bhows that Boat Kayden, H. I. Hansen, J. T. Harvey, , swain Schmidt acted properly and ef A. E. Hendrlcksen, conn Herman. Ed-, flclently and with rare presenco of gar Hlckox, Fred Huffman; A. R. , mind, to secure medical attention for tho wounded captain of tho rum run ner, tne report stua Hunter, Patty Hutchinson A; F. Ingram, Mrs. Leila Jones, Frank Jester, F. M. Jackson, George Kennedy, Mrs. Rebecca Kochenspar-. ger, Robert -R. Kelley, J, M. Koch ensparger', C. W. Lofland, George Ly man, p. J. Lilly, G. L. Larlson, Dl rlch Lottes, James Moss, L. L. Mc Kennon, William Miller, Jay MUler inf, L. B. Moo, M. M. Marquis, T. R. Maxwell, Chris Miller, Mrs. Grace Monitor. Mrs. S. B. Morean. Mrs. Ida Moats. J. h. Munhall, John Meldrum, the $7500 is correct." said tho gov Harry C. McClay. Harry Myers, John ; ernor, "the disposal I make of the Nelderer. A. W. Nelson. Mrs. Charles . difference will be for me to deter Norby, Mrs. L. D. Noah, H. P. NIol- mine." ' sen, Ben Noyes. stops Severn! Trips J. A. Owsley, James O'Nell, Mrs. I "I know," Meier said "that some of Turner Oliver, Otis Palmer, Otto Pio- I theso state offices are filled by per, W, C. Perkins. Chas. Playle, Wm. mighty good men. But there are INVESTIGATE ALL, JULIUS MEIER PLANS (Continued (Torn Page One) ' Pearo, C. D. Put man, MJrs. Frank Pike, Mrs. C. N. Palmer. J. J. Peck, Jack Pitts. J. E. Reynolds, Jesse Ros enbaum, Mrs. E. Rosenbaum, George Robinson, Joel Richardson. Charles Reynolds, P. A. Reavis, Ed Reis land. P. 8. Robinson, Mrs.. Florence L. Rlchey, Fred Spaeth, John Speck hart. A. Siegrlst," Walter Snook, R. H. Smith. Mrs.. Lloyd Scribei Mrs. Nel lie Spencer, E. A. Starries,' L. C. Smith, J. ' F. Steinbeck, Mrs. Seth Slrrlne, J. E. Shira. J. W. Spencer, many offices and commissions that need cleaning up. That is to be the purpose of tho special investigating fund. Requests for my approval of trips by officials are frequent. Al ready I have stopped five trips east, and in one- department I havo ap proved ono man's going to Salt Lake City, Instead of three as requested." ' The governor said his probo Into the state flax Industry hod already begun through George M. Black, Portland accountant. Black has been DEATH MYSTERIES REMAIN UNSOLVED, (Continued rorro tfage One) Associated Proas Photo Mrs. Gertrude Marty, 42, promi nent Cleveland woman, killed her tnd their daughter are also visiting i six-year-old son by slashing hif, n this city. They arrived Friday jvening from their home in, Hunting ion. ' i? 'iy i. Snow Melting At Kamela But Much Still Remains By Mrs. Bertie HIrrs (Observer Correspondent) KAMELA, Ore. (3pecial Kamela has had four days of warm sunshiny weather which melted the snow rap idly, but there Is still plenty for skiing and coasting. Bob Beaton, of anion, was a vis itor in Kamela Friday at the M. Broms home. C. O. Schubert was In Kamela for a short tlmo onThursday from Telo-casct, Clarenco Schelln, the rauroaa about two weeks following a surgical j operation, is reported steadily im 1 proving and she expects to be able , to leave the hospital Monday and ' stay at the home of her brother, Tom DeBorde. of La Grande. Mrs. William Piatt, who. Is at Hot Lake following an appendix operation is also reported doing nicely but Mrs. ! Melvln Loree, also at Hot Lake, Is not gaining as fast as It was hoped she would. i . Jim Nelson is taking nd van tape of the spring-like weather which Cove has been enjoying for the last week to plow the garden spot on the old Ego place which now belongs to him. I Mr. Nelson has done a great deal of improving on tne place, .navmg re moved all the old rock wall and briar patch which took so much of the land between ' the house and the road. Thcmas Towle has his drag saw at watch Inspector from Portland, was a business visitor in Kamela Friday. Charles Ware! L of La Grande, , to now - work Qbove th Richard Wode nome employed in Kamela. relieving Mr. Mill Creek. Mr. Towle is sawing throat with a razor and then at tempted suicide. Indicted Faust who Is visiting in Florida and Washington. D. C. Engineer Nels Nelson has returned to La Grande after working for a short time in Ka mela. . i . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Denson moved the wood for W. J. Hallmark, Earl Hill, of Union, was a visitor in Cove Tuesday. Mr.Hill came to Cove to buy a bird of Mrs. Mury Ellen Breshears whose birds are noted for their' household goods from Meacham thZf J,1linEiJ?" to Kamela on Thursday, u-ney win i manage the Kamela grocery store. Melvln Marks Is ill of pneumonia. Mr and Mrs. Willard and son, Mrs. j The doctor pronounced it a Dale Denson and Miss Lois James, of Portland, were In Kamela Wednesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Denson while en route to Vale. H. O. Casteel, of Meacham, was a business visitor in Kamela on Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. M. Broms and son, Bucky, drove to La Grande Wednes day. Alfred Kennlson, of Meacham, was a dinner guest at the F. P. Brooks home on Thursday. Mrs. F. B. Brooks and erandson,- Francis, spent iTiday night and Sat- . urctay in ia urancio at uvs nome 01 f Mrs. Brooks' mother, Mrs. Art Brem er." Mr. and Mrs. M. Broms and son, Bucky, accompanied by Bob Seaton, of Union, drove to Meacham Friday evening to ski and visit Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas. , Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burton accom panied by Mrs. Leo Hudson, were t shoppers in La Grande Thursday. j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas, of ; Meacham, were visitors in Kamela Wednesday and attended services held . by Rev. Howard Smith in the eve ning. Bucky Bioms was unable to attend school on Tuesday because of Illness. The Kamela school children are finishing their book reports for this year. DAIRY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT COVE, ORE. By Mrs. Kenna Price (Observer Correspondent) COVE. Ore., (Special) A meeting for all who are interested in dairying will be held next Wednesday evening at 7:30. Roger Morse, of Oregon State collcer. will sneak on feeding. Dr. W. E. Thlstlewalte. Ernest De-, Long and County Agent H. G. Avery , also will speak at this meeting. 1 Mrs. Sarah V. Case, of St. Helens, will speak on child welfare Thursday evening at the school house. The topics are "Constructive Discipline of in Play" and "Intelligent Curiosity and Sex Education." Mr. Case Is Young Children." "Habit Formation home demonstrator for Columbia county. Everyone Is invited to attend. light case and it was checked before the baby had been 111 long. Moderation lloilcrnllnii la the silli si'rlns unninK tliront: lite po.-irl cluiln II virtues. l''nll'r. Mrs. P. T. Strand, P. J. Skala, John ,-cqucsted to moke a recommendation to tne governor Monaay. J. Schroeder, J. E. Shumate, R. F. Tyler, Max Turn, C. V. Tal- bott. W. R. Vedder. W. C. Webb. E. F. Wilcox. Gene Walker, Charles Wil son, H. Warm hoi tz, Oscar Warnock, W. Winn, u. W. weeks, Mrs. w. v. Warner. Mrs, Lewis I. Wetzel, Will- lam Wheatley, Fred Young. The governor said lie believed econ omy could bo effected through a reorganisation of the law enforce ment system of tho state. To cor--; nrwOhio Inefficiency he reiterated the recommendation in his iimugunil message of a state pollco system. This, he said, should help to "avoid building annexes to the state penitentiary." Other amounts requested of the rnmmittoA hv t.hn fmvnmni Wfirn: RECORDS REVEAL 7ao 'or two stenographers at $150 u iiiuiibii iiisbcuu ui uiio BbBiiugmtJ1"7 as recommended by Governor Nor blad; $480 for general office supplies against $388 in the printed budget; morning shortly before 11 o'clock In $n8fJ mgtefld of $900 for telophonc t canyon near the old country club grounds. The head was crushed by a blow and near tho body was a long iron bar." The case was Investigated by the coronerV Jury which returned a verdict of murder with .Intent to rob. He had been missing since Thanks giving day, but since he had no im mediate lamny in tnis city, nu friends thought ho had gone on and telegraph expenses; $750 Instead of 9600 for postage; $325 Instead of $316 for press clipping service, surety bonds, governors' conference expense, etc.; $2000 for installation of lavatory and cloak room In tho executive of fice';," 91400 instoad of 9200 for office furniture and equipment. ' Each requested Item was explained by Miss Beatrice waiton, tne gov Seventy-Second Congress Will Be Baffling Situation For Party Men EDITOR'S NOTE For the flrat tlmo In the nation's history there is to be a congress In which both tho senate and house will be almost per fectly balanced In party line-up, rnis la the first of three stories by Klrke Simpson, veteran staff writer of The Associated Press in Washington, ex- i plaining the oddities of the 72nd congress. ttv turKO Simpson WASHINGTON (T) The most baf fling political situation party leaders in congress nave ever iacea wui cou- iront them when tho seventy-second congress meets, be It In regular or special session. That fact underlies the tensity of the cloBinsr hours of the seventy -ii ret congress. It accounts for administra tion opposition to convoking tno seventy -second' congress In special session. It gives added significance to repeated, bitter clashes between President Hoovor and the senato. The seventy-second congress will pave the way for the presidential election of 1932. Leaders will at tempt then to define party issues and map the strategy for that campaign.' Yet no man can say now which party will effectively control, or what coalitions may arise to dominate that congress. Death itself may hold tno oa lance or power. It will be tho first time in his tory that the American scheme of two-party political alignment has faced the test of hair-trigger ma jorities in senato and house sim ultaneously. There is no prece- ' dent back to the first congress. Nominally, the Republicans havo a one-vote over-all margin In each. house of the new congress, desplto two deaths in the house and two In the senate since election. Special elections, tho only means by which houso members may be chosen, are expected to return two other New York City Democrats to me nouse vacancies. A Republican already has replaced Frank Greene, Republican, from Ver mont in the senate, and a Democrat succeeded Overman of North Carolina. Appointive rowers Hhiru In four states, however, each with two Republican senators sitting. Democrats havo replaced Republicans as governors since election and now wield the appointive power. In a fifth state, with ono Republican and one Democratic senator, thero has been a similar shift of appointive power. ' . - in another with a Republican and Farmer-Labor' senator, a Farmer- Labor governor has relieved a Repub lican. In still another with two Re publican senators, an Independent governor has taken over from a Re publican. In ono state with two Re publican senators, a Republican gov ernor has replaced a Democrat. .1 Any of these shifts of appoin tive power in the states may have vital bearing on party alignment - in the senate at any time. 'As It now stands the Republican majority of one rests only on the constitutional power of the vice president to vote in case of a tie. Yet this Is merely the statistical, tho nominal picture of tho situation In the seventy -second congress. In fact, few important legislative Issues in years havo been decided on strict party nnes in eitner nouse. Party Lines Never Even. ' There always is a fringe of normal regulars among both Republicans and Democrats who stray over the party dividing line on specific votes. Even that would be sufficient to determine the result In either house of the next congress. It has been unimportant In the seventy-first congress because of the size of the regular Republican ma jority In the house. That always has been big enough to engulf the wan dering vote and it will be eliminated in the seventy-second congress. More Important has been the spilt on the Republican sldo In the senate which threw legisla- , tlve control, except In rare cases, 'Into hands of a Democrat I c-In- 'surgent Republican coalition. Democratic defections to Join Re ; 1 publican regulars offset that only , In final stages of the tariff fight. . ' Again, howovcr, Republican lead ershlp was ablo to rely on the house majority oithcr -to defeat in con ference or to modify sharply senate coalition measures not ' In harmony with administration views. The sen ate growled but ultimately yielded. .4 That last legislative dltoh will bo missing in the soventy-sccond con- Rural Areas Dominate. . i I Still the picture is Incomplete. lit the seventy-first congress It has been. calculated that 268 members repre I sent rural constituencies from 44 mates, wnue iov represent urotut ais-. . tricta In 35 states. The other 17 memi bers were elected at large. -' I. The 1930 census shows the distri bution of population to be, roughly go million urban, 64 million rural, -j There has been Increasing clamor from states with greatly increased; city populntions for readjustment of representation. Short of some most, Improbable action by the ssvcnty- first congress, a reapportionment for, tho seventy-third congress, to be elected in 1932, will take effect auto-s , matlcally on tho end of the seventy thirst congress March 4. .States May Red strict Under that reapportionment tho (question of redisricting to adjust to population shifts will arise for each state legislature. What they will do about it will be their Individual at-; fair. It will be out of the hands or the federal government. , Many states have not tackled that thorny political problem for years, -one not for a half century. Yet what the states do could v conceivably completely alter the political relativities In the house; ' ; could even change radically the character of many state dolega- J -tlons to tho national conventions ! of 1932, since they are based on f congressional districts. Party leaders In the seventy-second r congress unquestionably will have an-, eye on development of the redlstrlcw Ing process. , J It is an added uncertainty fort them, since the issues for 1932 theyf attempt to make must be considered for the appeal they make in the con-1 gresslonal as woU as the presidential campaigning. tees of Idaho, Montana and others of the western states, - - - Arrangements for the meetings are in the hands of Ray Conway. All members of the automobiles and roads committees of the two houses of the Orogon legislature will attend tho Friday meeting at least, and prep arations aro under way to enter tf'n the visiting delegates at a ban quet here. ti-ir, orri vort ffiiiBH t. nnt.ifv timm ernor's secretary, and also by the of his absence. Because of the snow governor himself. Relative to the In the' canyon the body was nor xavaiory ana cioaK room miss wuuu found earlier. . '. said she know of no other state of- Officers believed that Mr. Clark flee, that was not similarly equipped, had been lured to the spot, since ' Concerning the item for office furnl his pockets gave evidence of. having' ture and equipment it was stated been; searched, and robbed, . after he '(that "a modern f llirtg " system and had been" dealt one blow with the .better typewriters are needed ih the iron bar. Tho murderer was never work room or thu office. discovered. Boys Find Body In 1924 George Brady ..was found dead under a bush, by a group of boys who were hunting rabbits. Leo Tabor was killed in 1920 when a grpup of men entered his soft-drink stbre and shot him down. It was said that It was tho culmination of a fight between rival gangs. , De tectives were sent to La Grande to work on tho case but it was not solved. In the summer of 1928, Scott Goodall, who had served a prison term lor cruelty to ammais, The committee will consider the requests in its regular session, prob ably Monday nifOit it was said. found Win in his yard with a .22 rifle about eight feet from his feet. He wore a cap, coat, rubbers, and mittens, but his body was in such a dried up state that the authorities wero unable to find any bullet holes. It was believed that he died of heart failure, although authorities worked on the murder motive for a time. Police aro stilt working on La Grande's unsolved murders, hoping that sometime they may apprehend one or more of the criminals. JOINT TRAFFIC MKETINO SALEM, Jan. 31 (fl1) Announce ment was marie yesterday by Repre sentative Frank E. Andrews, chair man of tho house committee on roads and highways, that a Joint meeting cf "the special committees of tho legislatures of Oregon, Washington and California on uniform traffic regulations will be held In Salem next Frlriav. and that on Saturday was an open hearing on the same subject will be held in Portland. Tho Portland mooting Is being called In hopes of attracting dele gates from the legislative commit- v vj r r v COVE PERSONALS Associated I'resa I'liota As a result of the campaign funds Investigation In Nebraska, Victor Seymoi- of Lincoln, a republican leader, vas Indicted for perjury by a federal grand Jury. EX-JOCKEY TRIES THE TALKIES Pi : ff 1 iff I lM'AfuW wMA By Mrs. Neil Right (Observer Correspondent) LOWER COVE, Ore., (Special) Lovely weather, probably borrowed from April, continues. Snow Is gone, grass Is green In places and all the signs of spring arc evident. Howard Gasset sold eight rat nogs to Smith and Kiddle, local hog buy ers last week. T. B. Johnson bought 20 pigs and a Jersey cow from Charles Fisher this week. Earl Baker Is visiting his paronts, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Baker. . Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Roger and family visited at the Neil Kight home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nell Kight and daugh ter, Mario Alice, were Lr, Grande vis itors on Tuesday. Ed Laird is quito HI at his home here. L. V. Johnson, of Townsend. Mont Is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B, Johnson, over the weekend. LeRoy Childers is absent from school this week on account of ill ness. Betty Kight visited with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Chad wlck, on Tuesday. Betty has quito recovered from her recent very severe Illness. SESSION HALF ENDED SALEM, Jan. 31 (P) Power, pro hibition, port, fish and expense have been tho big five Issues of tho first half of the Oregon legislature which ends today. The session la limited to 40 dayB, but lenders In both houses are doubtful' that all bUBU new before the legislators can - be completed during the final half, and believe some overtime will be re quired. Tho 1029 session ran sevei dayH over tho limited period. ( Tho administration power meas ures are still in tho hands of houio and senate committees and public hearings will be held on all three utilities, hydro-electric and grango measures. The administration's state police measure, now being drafted. Is expected to bo introduced early next week. Several other administration measures doallng with penal institu tions and parole regulation, are also expected soon. Tho house tho past week hoard two prolonged debates, one on the refer endum for repeal of the Oregon dry law, and the other over the selection of the Port of Portland commit lon ers. The prohibition resolution was defeated 41 to 10, but It is reported a similar resolution for referendum will appear In the sonato Monday, renewing tho issue In tho hlghor branch. Tho defeat of tho measure providing for tho appointment of Portland commissioners by tho gov ernor has resulted In a series of con ferences between members of tho Multnomah delegation and the execu tive In the hopes of effecting a com promise. The results of tho confer ences may bo prosented to tho sen ate and houso Monday. . . Tho only debato of major Import ance in the senate so far this sea-: sion was over tho passage of the bill prohibiting commercial . fishing In tho Rogue river. The proponents 0! eliminating commercial activities won by ono more vote than necessary to pass the bill, the sonato roll call showing 17 to 13, The measure is now In the houso and will appear during tho coming week. Tho Joint ways and means committee has concentrated on institutional" ex pense, and audits and Investigations havo been requested and ordered by the committee as well as the gov ernor. The intangibles tax, income tax and other tax issues appear as outstanding issues during the next week. "Now that we're here," says Puffy, " "on this odd celestial shore, We'll organize an exploration party and explore. You take a shovel. Bunny, and I'll take a pick to dig And we'll concentrate on turning up a Chinese China Pig." NELSON orrosiTE POST OFFICE 71 DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED (Continued form Page One) senate today that they would stand on mat. si jstrciat td Pi cam hhuio Fade Sande. famous lockeV and student of singing. Is to appear In talking motion pictures. Here he Is getting his baptism of grease paint Mrs. Amy Valentine. wBOMi D i j Brooklyn N. for his first session with the camera. , in. the "Grande Ronde hospital lor 'iV .-.i .i-.v . IIKFMN ASKS INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 P) Reit erating his demands for an investiga tion be made of the truth of the charges before Major-General Smed ley D. Butler Is disciplined for a statement that Premier Mussolini of Italy ran over a child and did not stop. Senator Thomas J. Heflin, of Alabama, declared In the senate yes terday the story "sounds exactly like Mussolini." "I stood here three years ago and related stories of Italian Masons be ing murdered at tho instance of Mussolini," he shouted at tho senate. "There wero 137 of them In one night. If I remember correctly." "Why should any American gen eral bow down and crawl In the dust to the most red-handed Tryant on earth Mussolini the monarch of the old world." the senator from Ala bama demanded. , .: " RAYON SOX 5 Pair ill Jli Dry Cleaned Clothing Protects Your Health MAIN 56 STANDARD LAUNDRY CO. Firm woman- Did you litcowowomAfi'i, vrtccmUib4rf'in4 v j rd sotft BRtltRl lwKAttfeo Pp- I mahinaa msWt ptf rlUhti at only ' ICS Cti ( For the Gentler d Sex. They alone are "eligible" for this special at Breier's Victory Sale JUST break the news that you have the most legiti mate excuse in the world to get the morning or afternoon off. " s ' IF the folks are curious, tell them to read this mess age. Then they'll know Breier has bought these . .. . NEW SPRING SHOES " , ... ..... . , . : For Only $2.98 "$3.98 The mill made up a duplicate order in error, on which they took their loss. We made the lucky buy. New toes and lusts. In two-ties and one strap, also Opera pumps. 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