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Newspaper Page TextICa dranibi? lEwtttraj (bwtvpx CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service ' 8 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER SEE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OP THIS PAGE. VOLUME XXIX MEMBEU ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD A. B. C. LA GRAINDEOREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931 EASTKBN OREGON'S UUTONO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 140 WILL FUNDS BE RETURNED TO TREASURY? Officials Marking Time With Fowlei Hearing Set For Monday. . .. NO DEVELOPMENTS DURING MORNING District Attorney Prepar 6 ing to File Papers Exact Time Not Set For Plea. - Will the SU2.252.02 shortage In the city funds, revealed Tuesday ufter noon by Manager A. B. Cherry and which caused the arrest or Mrs. Emma Fowler, cx-clty treasurer, be made up? That, perhaps. Is the most Import ant question that has faced La Grande In a decade or moro. This mornlnn It was unanswered, although Mrs. Fowler, now a prisoner in the woman's ward at tho county Jail, states that If given time she can account for all cosh and bonds belonging to tho city. How will It be returned, if it Is made up? That is a second question, although of much less importance to the aver age citizen of the city than tho first one.- That, also, Is unanswered, and there Is no surety that It will be answered, whether tho funds are re turned or not. Officials are particu larly Interested In this question, how ever. - Has Two More Days Mrs. Fowler has two moro days In which to make her turnover, tomor row and Monday. On Monday she will bo required to enter a pica to a charge of larceny of public , funds, according to authorities. The exact time for the plea has not boon an nounced. District Attorney Carl Helm expects to file the necessary papers In circuit court within the Immediate future, and yesterday stated that he will request that the plea be entered not later than Mon day. The plea originally was sched- died for Wednesday aftcrnon. Then 7 it was postponed to Thursday and again postponed, to Monday, at the request of tho prisoner's! attorneys, B.- 'Green and Henry -Hess.', who desired more ' time In 'Which -to in vestigate, the case. ' , No New Ievclopmenls . There were no. new . developments today. The audit of the city books is continuing, and officials are hope fully awaiting for a possible return of cash and bonds belonging to the city. In the meantime Mrs. Fowler is permitted to see only officers and her attorneys, visitors being denied entrance. The other dsy some relatives,- who come hero from another city, were paired from her cell. Although there are a great many (Continued on Page Eight) j PRELIMS FOR WRESTLING GO ARE ARRANGED Preliminaries for the wrestling match to bo held Monday night in Rex hall have been arranged. A new feature will bo a blindfold boxing match between Jerry . Evans, Gene McLain, Frank Anderson, Roy Pyle and Eddie Patton. A 30mlnute wrestling preliminary with local boys on the mat, 1b also announced. Bon Mulr, 206-pound Australian champion, a popular grappler in this section, will meet Wild Bill Donovan, nlso tipping the scales at 205 pounds. Both arc good men and an unusually Interesting match Is anticipated. Matchmaker Ray McCarroll states that, from indications so far this Week, tho largest crowd of the sea son will bo in attendance. Opening Week Of l iv February Mild Neorly a week has passed since Mr. Ground Hog moved from his winter quarters to make his annunl weather forecast. He predicted six weeks more winter. During the lost week, with the ex ception of chilly nights, reaching a minimum of 16 above last night, his predictions have not been borne out " to any great extent. But the weather report for next week. Indicates sub-normal tempera tures for the plateau regions with the possibility of rains and snows. Maybe Mr. Qrour.d Hog Is arranging to have his "winter" creep onto tho North west gradually, who knows? WEATHER NEXT WEEK Far western states: Tho outlook is for rains during the forepart of tha week in California with snows In tho Sierras; rains and snows the middle and latter part of the week iu the North Pacific states and tho plateau regions. Moderate temperatures in Call- " for nia and Nevada and sub-aor- nml elsewhere. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: "Generally fair tonight and Sunday but becoming un- settled Sunday; valley fogs to- night. No change in temperature. Moderate cast and southeast winds offshore,, increasing 6un- h- . WEATHER TODAY 7:30 a. m. 17 above. Xltnlmum: 16 above. Condition: clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 41, minimum 24 above. Condition: partly cloudy. WEATHER FER. 7, HJ30 Maximum 43, minimum 31 above. Condition: cloudy, rain .29 of Inch. Fight Against Drouth Relief Listing Starts Chamber of Commerce Directors Send Wire to : Senator Steiwer Reply is Received. Tho Union county chamber of commerce board of directors, meet ing late yesterday, adopted a resolu tion expressing vigorous Opposition to tho recent incluslont of this coun ty In the "drouth relief" areas.. An nouncement of this listing was made earlier this week in news dispatches from Washington and in telegrams received by various newspapers from Senator Frederick Steiwer. - The announcement caused . indig nation on the part of many at the time, and since then the .feeling against the matter has Increasad, both among townspeople and agri culturists. Tho chamber ov commerce, stand ing as It does In opposition to this listing, is sending a telegram to Senator Steiwer asking that he re move Union county from this list ing. This valley, heartily in favor of drouth relief for drouth-stricken areas, does not feel that there has been any drouth in this section. As a matter of fact,, last year's crops were among tho best harvested here In years and the annual rainfall waa almost normal. Last night announcement of the chamber's stand was wired to the Portland press, and today the Associ ated Press wires carried a similar atory. The following wire was sent to Mr. Steiwer: "It Is our wish that Union county be withdrawn from the area designated as drouth area. We are highly in favor of those sections needing relief obtaining aid. Crops were excellent la Union county last (Continued on Paso Five? $407 Subscribed So Far To Local Red Cross Quota Only a few days After the locnl Campaign to secure $1000 for the Bed Cross drouth relief fund, the sub scriptions this morning were - ut $407.02, nearlng the halfway mark. A total of 178 Individuals and or ganizations had contributed. In cluded In this list, were 43 members of the B. P. O. Elks lodge, who made Individual contributions; ' the Safe way Stores, . which contributed 30; $50 from the Royal Arch Masons and La Grande lodge No. 41; $22.77. from .Central school. i,:r;;.r .,:;. Tho purpose- o; trie crlve is not to solicit business firms as such, but to give each Individual an oppor tunity to contribute. Tho list of contributors follows: K. N. Ashby. $5; H. E. Coolidge, $5; H. A. Zurbrick, $5; H. P. Brenholts, $b; 1". L. Meyers, $5; W. T. Grlder, (Continued on Pago Five) Sacred Concert . Program Given By Association The La Grande Ministerial associa tion has announced the program for the sacred concert to bo presented by tho municipal band on Sunday eve ning at the Methodist church, and it is especially interesting for its wide variety of numbers, ranging from ultra -classical to purely sacred num bers. The program as announced by An drew Loney Jr.. director of the band, and the ministerial association is: Prelude, march, "Onward Chriotlan Soldiers," Klohr, by band. Hymn, "I Love to Tell the Story." Scripture reading and Invocation, Rev. Paul De F. Mortlmore. "Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata," by band. . Trombone solo, "Aria Cujus Ani mam" from Rossln's "Stabat Mater," Frank L. Robinson. Descriptive, "In a Church Yard," Ketelbey. by band. Offertory, band, "Largo" from Dvo rak's 5th Symphony. Talk. Rev. Marcus Godwin. Hymn, "Sweet Hou-r of Prayer." Brass fiouoie quartet, "Liebes Herold; "Pilgrims Chorus" from "Tannhauser," Wagner: "The Lost Chord," Sullivan, by band. Hymn, "Rock of Ages." Benediction, Rev. W. H. Hcrtzog. Congregation singing will be led by Rev. M. G. Tennyson. Gaither Funeral Sunday at 2:30 Funeral services for Anna Lor raine Gaither, who died early yes terday morning, will be held at the Presbyterian church Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. The body will be forwarded to Salem on the Port land Rose Sunday evening, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Oaither, the deceased's parents. Interment will take place in the Salem ceme tery Monday morning. Anybody wishing to view the body may do so at the Snod grass and Zim merman mortuary before and after tho service. Tho casket will not be opened at the church. Case Submitted To Jurors Today ; Tho hearing of tho testimony in j the trial of the case of W. A. Moore ! vs. Shell Oil company. In the circuit t court here, was completed today. Ths ' Jury went out early this arternoon. j The next case on the court calen ! dnr is that of the State of Oregon vs. Chester Mason, on a charge of non- support of a minor child. The trial of this case will probably begin at 9 a. m. Monday. Harley Smith Opens Market at 305 Fir Harley Smith, who has been lo cated In the Blue Mountain Fruit Exchange building, has opened up thn People Produce market at 305 Fir street where he will handle a full line of poultry nnd dairy feeds and produce. Milady Is Looking Her Best Now In The Smart New Spring Styles For .spring spurts wear the frock nt right utilizes soft drapery Ut provide an attractive neckline. In pajamas the sailor suit has In spired the costume nt left In blue and white cotton repp, with tuck-ln shirt. ' lly lless Duke MAC-HI DEFEATS TIGERS 30 TO 17 ' Miller, Sharpshooting.LdrSrerdshopsnny'-e of tai Forward," Runs Wild to Score 21 Points. a ,nM nnn,4., ......... ...i.u .. cnny eve ?" th S V o5e5 nT High school team here last night and the Mac-Hl Hasketball quintet won nn fn 17 Mlllpr Holit. fovardH Innn. ed in six field eoals in tho fir.it half and three baskets and a like amount of free throws in the second half for a total of 21 points. -Shifty, speedy and a sure shot, Mil ler looms up as one of the best East em Oregon cagers developed this year.1 and ho is backed up with three other . speedy men and a husky standing : ss;?'rtta thnt tl,c T,g-1 Tonight at 8:30 Enterprise High j school will play In La Grande while Mac-Hl will meet the Bulldogs nt j Baker. ; ' Tleers Lead For Half Period ; The blue and white quintet took on early lend and held it for half of the first quarter, but from then on Mac-Hl would not be denied. Nelson scored tho first field goal alter three minutes of play and a moment later Torrence looped in a field goal. The visitors started their scoring fireworks with the count 4 to 0 against them. Markham, center, flip ped a goal and then Miller broke lose, counting four consecutive bas- (Continued on Pttgo Five) EDUCATORS TO GO TO IMBLER MONDAY NIGHT ' , - . , ... - in front of the Orphetim theatre The .school men of Imbler will snook the building late last night, entertain the Union County School- torr(flc was the forco of tl)e masters' club at its February meet- . bast tn(lt BPVertl, persons standing ing next Monday evening. A banquet , m Jrcnt of U)(, lheatre wero Uftp( will be served in tho Imbler High lnto tne nlr nnd otners werc nurIett school at 6 o'clock. against store vindows. A portion of In accordance with the usual cus- tho street was torn up and windows torn of considering some phase or smashed. problem of education at each meet- . The seriously Injured were: George Ing, the school men will discuss the ; Delk. 30, taxicah driver,' fractured Oregon education plan, H. E. Inlow, . skull: Vlto Vitulla, 25, actor, serious president of E. O. N., will speak on j burns and loceratlons; Betty Deter, the historical background, the need, f 12, first degree burns on face and and the purpose of the plan. John ; bedy: Earl William O'Dell, 27. negro Miller, of the E. O. N. education de- i chauffeur, first degree burns; T. P. partment. will explain the organiza- j Ewing, 39, salcman, first degree tion of the state board and the state , burns. department of education. Principal j A brilliant first night audience. E. D. Towler, of La Grande High j augmented by the presence of more school. Is to speak on the organtza- ; than 100 motion picture players, tion of school districts, and the def- ; packed tho theatre for the first show Inltion and articulation of school , int of Cimarron, a picture featuring units. School finances, supervision, nnd ?,r,s'.?i' "i,".."? ," rl'rt High school social science depart ment. School buildings and equip ment, programs of study, and meth ods of instruction will be considered j In a talk by Arnold Gralapp. of the ' La Grande High school science de partment. J. T. Longfellow, supcrin- . 1 , T , . 1 discus? school rccorilB mal-klllE v" ruscus.. benool rccorUB, maiKlng y- I terns guidance. 0a research. 1 he 1 meeting will then be open to general discussion and the consideration of . questions Mr. conklln. or union, will spc-ix i London Ilaval conference mission or tournament athletics. It is hoped ; returned the secretary's nttack upon that the La Grande mole quartet. ; the Wilson policls by pointing out which proved so popular at the last , what he termed "Inconsistencies In meeting, will again perform: and , the secretary's praise of the foreign seme Imbler High school students policies'' of the Hoover admlnlstra are expected to contribute to the ; tion. musical program. . - - Evangelist To Be Here On Feb. 22 A. J. Starmc-r, pastor of the M. E. Church South, recently announced that Rev. John I. Huff, of Oakland. Cnl.. would be in La Grande to begin a series of special meetings in the lecal church on Sunday, Feb. 22 nml continuing for two or three weeks. Mr, Huff is an experienced evange list nnd an excellent speaker. Madame is enjoying herself this season on the golf links, on tho street, in the evening, but It isn't be cause the weather is unusual, or that tho social whirl in which she lives has become more exciting. No, it's because she knows that she is look- ; mg nor sophisticated best in tho ! smart new spring styles which she Afternoon and evening In the spring, when the air Is balmy, the ' snow Is gone and small " Informal I dinners are taking the place of. tho moro pretentious affnlrs of the win-' ter, chiffons and georgettes in brownrj blnolc t hrlht 'r8 ere being worn' ' ! npI& ,'n f'r Mm?, 'V' with : ,J1 !.k'r,t..w,,ftctl , nbou' th0 wtwinug give a trim I ?trn8 ,tnMS to tho figure and are be ing shown especially for spring in formal evening wear. Sleeves are "le dernier cri" and arc for the, most part long and rather flowing. Pearls, both for street and evening " m tne east ,n C'?'Tlry remn"8 lhe "? h som! '"lr ornaments and &rsXkt7z& TSSAT r About Shoes Some UiJnt colorcd sh0M arc belnR shewn for evening although the trim black numns and strnn nltnrwn nf , moire or lustretl water wave satin arc being seen more with the 6 o'clock dresses. Many of the strap less pumps flaunt, with an Incon- (Continucd on Pago, Eight) Thirty Injured When Explosion Shakes Theatre LOS ANGELES, Feb.' 7 Thirty persons were Injured several seriously nnrl n mm in fn n Dmnlrn nnrilnrna -.r , x0,,r8,rw "v"'?'1 Kicrmrd Dlx. , Senator Robinson Criticizes Stimson WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (AtSenator Robinson, of Arkansas, the Demo cratic leader, today criticized Sec- etaiy Summon ai tne stave depart' 1 itviv iui mn uuuic mm, nient. sav- I ".'B, lhe ecretary of l'0 "went out of wny t k somewhat , stupia u'ack Woodrow Wl ' SOn.". ""ww ti The senate Democratic leader, who ' served with Secretary stimson on the Representative Of Farm Roard Coming W. A. Schonfeld. western member of the federal farm board, will be In La Gramlo on Friday. February 13. to address a meeting of dairyman, The ; Union County Co-operntlvo creamery is sponsoring the meeting to which all interested Union county psople are Invited. Ernest DeLong. president of the co-operative organization states. CONFERENCE OPENS HERE NEXT MONDAY E. ,R. Jackman, 0.' S. C.I Specialist,' to Speak at Forum Luncheon. GRAIN SITUATION TO BE DISCUSSED Tuesday's Program For Economic Conference is Announced Dr. W- T. Phy Chairman; E. R. Jackman, grain specialist from tho Oregon State college, will be the main speaker at the Forum luncheon of tho chamber of commerce Tuesday noon at tho Sacajawea Inn. Mr. Jack man will discuss tho grain situation, although the phase which he will handle has not been announced, Uni-Mlrl n Rnnnf. RPcrnt.ni'V nt tllO chamber of commerce, stated this I morning. I Mr. Jackman will be In La Grande !at that time attending the eighth : annual economic conference. Buddy Reynolds will add a music feature to the meeting with accor dion. CONTEKKNCK BKtilXS 1 MONDAY The eight annual Union County Et wiiomlc conference will open at the Sacajawea Inn next Tuesday morning and will continue for three days. Farmers and business mon both are showing unusually keen interest In this year's conference and Indications aro that It will be the most interest ing of its history, according to the leaders..' , Tho Tuesday program follows: "Purposa of tho Conference" by Dr. W. T. Phy, general chairman; "Eco nomic Conditions Affecting Our Com-, munity," H. E. Inlow, E. O. N. presi dent; "Grain Outlook," E. R. Jackson, O, S. lC.. and "Union County. Out- (Contlnued on Tnffo Eight) BEGIN FINAL ARGUMENTS IN MURDER TRIAL T,ti,K. :); iw.wK V-. : :.-: MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 7 (IP) Final arguments opened today in the trial of James E. Klngsley, 28, charged with tho slaying of Sam Prescott, Ashland's traffic patrolman, who was shot to deatli as he halted Kings ley's stolen automobile. Klngsley, the only defense witness, was on the witness Btand two hours yesterday. Ho begged tho Jury to "give mo life Imprisonment." He is on trial far first degree murder, the penalty for which Is hanging, unless tho verdict is accompanied by a rec ommendation. "I might be able to help others , avoid tlte mistakes I made, Kings 1 ley continued in pleading for his 1 life. "It will do no good to take my j life that's all I have." i Klngsley admitted shooting Pres- cott, but he said the first shot was ! intended to cripple the officer. The : next two, ho said, were fired in self t defense. ; He related tho story of a life of i crlmo, dating back to the time he wos I-12 years old. i The case was expected to reach the Jury during the afternoon, Diphtheria Cause Of Death Of Roy 1 Darraf Lavon Doe, son of Mr. and ; Mrs, Stanley A. Doe, 1902 Jefferson .avenue, passed away early this mom ling. Diphtheria, according to re ports, caused his demise. 1 Tho body is at tho Walkers Funeral t home and funeral arrangements will ' be announced later, j The boy is survived by his parents; two sisters, Dora Jean and Reva Dawn; his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Archie N. Doe, of La Grande and Mr. : and Mrs. J. W. Lnngdon, or Long I view. Wash.; four aunts, Mrs. J. F. MrKlIn and Miss Montana Doe. of La j Grande: Mrs. Carl Leislmm, of Bntes, : Ore., and Mrs. Evelyn Doe, of Long ; view, Wash.; and one uncle, Virgil Doe, of Longview. 25 Fishermen Are Swept Out On Ice BUFFALO, N. Y.. Feb. 7 UP) At least. 25 fishermen were carried ont into Lake Erie here today when a west wind broke off a huge section of ice on which they were fishing. I mriuHj u me nwn coma not oe determined Immediately but marine officials began con)illng a list of those probably adrift from the 11- ! cense numbers of automobiles parked along the shore. Golf Started Herbert Adams Toward Success In Writing Ooir started Herbert Adams on his successful career as a writer of detec tive stories. ,lter ho had forsaken age of 20. .re viewed h i s ef forts to write. In cluding a pub lished novel, sev eral short stories and bits of vensc. then promptly Adams' latest novel, "Tho Crime In tho Dutch Oarden." will appear seri ally in the Ob server, beginning today. Adam, nt the the profession of literature to be come n real cs t a t e salesman. found a Job selling lots and acreage. Th writing-Idea persisted, however, amThls realty experience soon ended. 150 MILES OF HIGHWAY WILL BE IMPROVED Bids Will be Received at Commission Meeting February ID. LA GRANDE-UNION SECTION, INCLUDED Construction' of 4.8 Miles of Resurfacing and Fur nishing of C r u s hed Rock Listed. SALEM. Fob. 7 (V) Bids on ap proximately 150 miles of highway work of various types of construction and on six bridges will be received and opened by the state highway commission nt its next meeting in Portland, February 19. Included in the call issued by the highway department are the follow ing projects: . Union county La Grande-Union section of Old Oregon Trail. Con struction of 4.8 miles of resurfacing and furnishing of crushed rock in stock piles. Requires approximately 17.600 cubic yards of pit-run gravel and 26.000 cubic yards of broken stone. . Baker nnd Malheur counties Bnker-Malheur bituminous' macadam project. Construction of 33.63 miles of bituminous macadam wearing sur fnco on the Old Oregon Trail and 6.32 miles of road mix surface treatment on the John Day highway. Requires placing of approximately 23,700 cubic yards of crushed rock and 2,500 tons of asphalt and rpad oil. Curry county Myers Crook-Taylor section of Roosevelt coast highway. Furnishing approximately 1,5 , 6 0 0 cubic yards of broken stone or crushed gravel in stock piles. Douglas county Elk Crook tunnel section, of Umpqua Highway. Con struction of 1.G0 miles of highway roadbed. Including 1,000 feet of tun nel. Requires approximately 43,000 cubic ynrcls of roadbed excavation and 18,700 cubic yards of tunnel ex cavation. Koscburg - Canyonvllle section of Paciflo highway. Construction of 30.04 miles of non-skid wearing Burt face on bituminous .pavement. ,Re qvtiros furnishing and placing of ap prcxlmatoly. 10,000.' cubic , yards of broken stone -or crushed gravel ojid 700 tons of asphalt or emulsified as phalt. Douglaa nnd Lane counties Eugene - Wilbur section of Pacific hi(7lumv tHnnstriirtlrtn nf fi4 09 mllPH ! nf nnn-ftlrln wpnrlni? surface on bitu minous pavement. Requires furnish ing and placing of approximately 18, 260 cubic yards of broken stono or crushed gravel, plaolng of approxi mately 7.400 cubic yards of broken stone furnished by the state, and furnishing and placing of 1200 tons of asphalt or emulsified asphalt. Josephine county Green Creek Jackson county lino section of Paci fic highway. 2.4 miles of grading re quiring approximately 00,000 cubic yards of cxcavntlon. Lincoln county Otter Rock-Newport-Toledo section of Roosevelt coast and Corval I Is -Newport highways. Fur- (Continued on Tago Four) WHEAT SURPLUS IS DISCUSSED iKarl J. Stackland, of Cove, I Writes Interesting Let: 1 ter to Observer. The following very interesting communication was received this morning from Karl J. Stacklnnd, horticulturist and fruit distributor ol Cove, Ore: ' Editor La Grande Evening Observer; SHALL GRAIN GROWERS FEED WI(EAT OR REDUCE ACREAGE? In the Observer of 3rd inst. appears a front page article under tho head ing "feed grain to stock Is advice given," and quoting two members cf the Federal Grain Board, George S. Mil nor and C. E. Huff as tho authors of this advice. It Is more than passing strange that these gentlemen should make such statements at this ttmo when our government nt Washington, through Its senate committee on foreign relations lias been working fur nearly six months on a compre hensive solution for taking care of out surplus wheat and other com modities, and this committee Is now about ready to lay before the senate fPontlnneil on Pngo Four) A golf match gnvo him tho plot for ills first successful detective story, "The Secret of Dogey Mouse," which star la with a lost ball. Oolf there after was Adnms' prime hobby. He designed his own home over looking a courtie and purnued the game intensively. "Oolf is the great est force for good in tho world," he declares, "for it keeps the middle aged out of mischief." Ho regards wood -chopping an the best exercise available nnd says "It may even be useful." The golf motir appears again In his latest story, "The Crime in the Dutch Oarden." His own homo and thn adjoining links provide much of the novel's setting. The first in stallment will appear In today's issue. f rRKM'l! HAH.IMiH I'tiWMt PARIS U'. Tranhatlnntlc traffic to 1 and from French ports showed n j I marked decline In 1030. Passengers ! arriving nt Cherbourg and Havre to i tolled 10fi.200. ft decrease of 6,138 as 1 t compared with 1029, Tax Question Is Paramount Now In Legislature Galloway's Prediction in Fair Way to be Fulfilled Matters Becoming More Complicated. SA1.KM, Ke!. 7 P) With . two- I hi ids of the limited 'III day session passed, tho Oregon legislature has not enucted a major bill, tt survey of the rit-st four weeks revealed toriny. The major bills Include the administration measures on power, pollre and Insti tutional regulations, taxation bills, appropriation measures and highway proposals. Observers predict the ses sion will continue ut least ten days over the required period. SALEM, Feb. 7 Wi A prediction made before the opening of tho legislature by Charles V. Galloway, chairman of the state tax commis sion, that the tax question would overshadow alt other issues in the session, appears in a fair way to be fulfilled, with four weeks of the ses sion gone nnd tax matters becoming moro complicated. Centering the confusion is the In tangibles tax question. Two bills have been Introduced to take the placo of tho 1929 intangibles tax net that the supreme court held uncon stitutional nftcr tho tax commission had collected through It about$000, 000. Ono of these would servo simply to retroact and cover tho collections already nvado oh 1929 Incomes. The other Is offered ns a permanent measure, beginning collections with 1930 intangibles Incomes. Both nre shaped to avoid the unconstitutional points that the court found in the original net. Against these measuros aro two resolutions and ft bill provid ing for refund of the money collected under the invalid act, with their proponents demanding that tho legis lature and the tax commission sco to It that the refund Is made, before new acts aro thought. Other Measures In addition to these Is a longer list of miscellaneous tax measures than has appeared in a legislature for many years, somo of which would work broad changes in the tax col lecting Bchomo of the counties and the state. And hanging over the capltol dome Is the shadow of threat ened revolt by the toxpayera against paying property taxes. According to Senator W. E. Burke, chairman of the sonato wing of tho ways and means committee, groups of taxpayers In Yamhill and Marlon counties have signed agreements not to pay tholr taxes and have called meetings or protest at several places. It was tho hope of the tax com mission that enactment of the. retro, active intangibles bill would make it unnecessary to refund tho collec tions uniW the invalid act oxcopt ut-' difference not ween tne tax on gross and net incomes, which would meot the main. defect found by the court In the old act. But proponents of tho refund insist that the state must keep fnlth. with tho Intangibles (Continued on Pago Five) Man Attempts To Enter Home Of Bowles Witness PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 7 W Tho victim- of two alleged attacks, Mrs. H.-W. Howard, 58, Btato witness in the murder case against Nelson C. Bowles and Irma Loucks, was found in a hysterical condition last night by the patrolman assigned to guara her home. She said a man had tried to force his way Into tho house. A sewing machine which had been against a sldo door, was overturned and its contents spilled. Police re ported they found tracks made by n No. 0 man's overshoe leading down the steps, through tho muddy yard and to the street. The incident occurred while pa trolman Charles Vincent, assigned to guard tho house, was at lunch. 1 Tho two previous alleged attacks on Mrs. Howard, most confusing factors In tho caso of tho Portland capitalist and his former secretary, charged with tho murder of Mrs. Bowles, caused a police guard to be placed at the Howard home. Mrs. Howard Is said to be an Important state witness. Two months ago, sho said, two men forced their way into her home, beat nnd kicked her and threatened her with death if she testified in tho caso. Later she was, according to pollco reports, attacked and severely beaten by an unidentified man who waylnld her on her back porch. Former Cashier Is 1 Returned to Oregon : KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 7 M-) In dictments returned secretly by the December grand Jury hove been an nounced in connection with tho ar rest of R. C. Dobrusky, former cash ier of the Maltn stnte bank, who wan returned here from Denvor Thursday night. Three Indictments charge larceny by embezzlement of over $100 of bank funds; false entry In books concerning a 9525 deposit slip, nnd posnoKKion of n $.'1000 note with forged endorsement. Use And Boyle Face Sentences SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (TP) Con victed of attempting' to bomb the Cowles Publishing company buildings In Spokane. Wash.. Henry A. Use, former Spokane fireman, nnd Thomas Boyle. San Francisco bookkccjwr, to day faced ponslble sentences of from one year to life. The Jury, which convicted thorn last night on all five counts of the Indictment, deliberated four hours. After being dismissed, the Jurors filed back into the court room to plead for mercy for Boyle. Amelia Ear hart Weds Publisher NEW YORK, Feb. 7 UV Amelia Enrhurt. transatlantic filer, and George Fb.mer Putnam, publisher and explorer, were married today at tho home or Mr. Putnam's mother, Mrs. Frances Putnam, at Noonk, Conn. HARMONY IN SIGHT TODAY IN CONGRESS $20,000,000 Drouth Loan is Serving as Suc , cessf ul Compromise EXTRA SESSION MAY BE AVOIDED Agreement Reached Yes terday on Relief .Legis lation, Satisfactory to' Major Groups. - WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (Pros pects for avoiding a special session of congress were better today than at any timo In-weeks. An agreement was ' reached Into yesterday on 'relief legislation, satis factory to all major groups in both senato nnd house and represented ns bearing tho approval of President Hoover, t This snapped, tho tension in congress, cleared tho major ob stacle from the path of the necessary appropriation bills and led to tho establishment of a new cooperation between regular Republicans and Democrats in the senate, in tho In terest of a pcacof ul solution of re maining controversies. r. Conferees of tho senate nnd houso decided to completo formally this ; nfternoon the ngreemcnt on n sub stitute for the 925,000,000 appropria tion to tho Red Cross which was thu principal bone of contention. Drouth Lors Favored The new- plan calls for appropria tion or an addltlona 1 $20,000,000 drouth loan to be available for "agri cultural rehabilitation." . Whethor farmers could borrow from it to buy foods wns not clearly stated, and the final decision would be left to the secretary of agricul ture. Senate loaders believed the langungo broad enough. Senator Rob inson of Arkansas, the- Derrocrat chief, said he believed food loans "will be made." Senator Watson, of Indian; the Republican leader, pointed-out : Vv .... - i ;" V. "You cannot rehabilitate farms : with dead farmers.',' - . Oil the " house side, ' Republican LeadGr'fTllsbn.'rttald j. tho- plan - "gets away from nll ldeus of a gratuity, or a dole, or charity because every doU ' lar advanced on the loans will bo secure." ' ; Disposition of several of the appro priation measures which have been held unpassed in the relief deadlock, was anticipated for next week. A source of trouble, however, still rests In tho plans for aiding veterans but thero too, signs of an agrroemont appeared, Tho senate finance committee was . (Continued on Page'Flvo) PATIENTS OF AYSLUM FREED AT NASHVILLE NASHVILLE. Tonn., Feb. 7 WV-City officers combined with guards of the Central Stato hospital for tho insane today in quest of a score of inmates who escaped during a fire In the male quarters lant night. Several of those at largo were called dangerous by Superintendent Fanner. All of the hospital's occupants, about 000 persons, were freed from their quarters when the fire was dis covered. A check showed 24 to bo missing, but several thon were seized In tho vicinity of tho building. . . Among those who escaped wore Arnold S. Rlgglo, of New York, who had been placed In the hospital after trial for robbery of a pharmacy. Two others, regorded by Dr. Former ns dangerous, were Luther Anderson, an epileptic from Shelbyville, Tenn., and Normun Winchester, former Inmate of tho state penitentiary hero, who wac sent to the hospital . on four criminal chargs. , . Officials said tho flro starting In n clothing room, caused damage estim ated at 43,600. Guards kept the Inmates bunched togother as closely as possible, while fighting tho flames until aid arrived from the Nashville fire department. Three Lives Lost In Colorado Fire COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 7 (yi) Three lives wero claimed last night by a fire which destroyed ft ranch house near Ramah, cast of here. The blaze was caused by the explosion of kerosene used to start a fire in a kitchen stove. Raymond Hlnton, 10 months old, died iu his high chair in the kitchen bb his father made frantic efforts to enter the flaming house. Mrs. Raymond Hlnton and Egbert Lort mer, nged 4, died in a : Colorado Springs hospital of burns suffered In the lire. The condition of Mrs. Kenneth Lorlmer, mother of Egbert, wns re ported ns serious by hospital attend ants, ' . Wheat Today CHICAGO, Feb. 7 ) Instead Of lower prices resulting from break-up of tho drouth, all grains scored mate rial gains today, and finished nt al most the top level reached. Fears of a cold wove succeeded distress about moisture shortage. Rains and . snowfalls wero generally held to be Inadequate except as a temporary help. Wheot closed Irregular cont off to up. corn 1-14 advanced, onta unchanged to higher, and pro visions unchanged to n rise of 10 cents,.