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CITY EDITION Fall Associated Press Leased Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Panted in La Grande Covering . Union and Wallowa Counties " VOLUME 30 member associated press and a. a o. LA 'GRANDE, OREGON; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1932 eastern- onrion'ii i,tcatino nkwbpapbk NUMBER 110 m DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SHY AT PROPOSAL John J. Raskob Begins Conference on Prohibi tion Referendum Plan. MANY REGARD IT NO "PARTY ISSUE" Dill and Sheppard Out spoken in Declaring Matter Should Be Left to the States. - By nobert S. Pickens WASHINGTON, Jan. a UP) John J. Raskob, Democratic notional chair man, began a series of conferences with party leaders today on his pro posal that the Democrats declare de cisively for a prohibition referendum and avoid being classified as either wet ..or dry. On his list were Senator Robinson, floor leader of the party, and Speaker Garner. First reactions on capitol hill to Mr. Raskob's latest prohibition ex pression was to the effect prohibition is not a party question. There was some satisfaction that Raskob did not intend to attempt to commit the notional committee at its coming meeting to his proposed j constitutional amendment giving states control over liquor. "Not a Tarty Question." Senator Dill, of Washington, a sup porter of Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, for president, Issued the warning "prohibition Is not a party question" but he did applaud the move of Ras kob, "to sit down and talk over the controversy.. "Prohibition was put Into the con stitution without party action. If it is ever taken out it will be done with out party action," said Dill.' "This proposal of Mr. Raskob to tie up all Democratic members of con gress to a certain prohibition plank Is undemocratic. It Is up to mem bers of (tongress to follow the will of their people and It Is not Impossible (Continued on Page Two) SNOWFALL:IN- MOUNTAINOUS REGION HEAVY BAKER, Ore., Jan. 0' (Special) The snowfall in the mountains up to Dec. 31 was declared by Whitman forest officials here to be the heaviest since 1910. ' - Although records are not available on the measurements taken at some points In the county except at Inter vals the increase In the depth or snow over the last few years Is believed to be general. The measurements at five snow stakes read as follows: Sawtooth, near Medical Springs, fll inches; Dixie, 35 inches; Tipton, 33 inches; Olive lake, 48 Inches, and Imperial mine, north of Sumpteri 72 inches. On Dixie mountain December 31, 1930, there was 184 inches of snow, in 1929, 10 Inches at Tipton and in 1930, ID inches at Olive lake. Records of snow depth at Olive lake Dec. 31 are available for a period of several years. The measurements were as follows: 1029, 17 inches; 1928. 16V4 Inches; 1927, 36 inches; 1926. 20 inches; 1925, 10 Inches; 1924, 14 inches; 1923, 23 inches. Local Men Given Committee Posts PORTLAND. Ore Jim. 0 (Special) Julius L. Meier, governor of Ore gon, has been named by the Oregon Bar association as honorary chair man of the committee in charge to arrange for Oregon's part In ft Joint meeting of Washington and Oregon bar associations in Portland next September. Numerous committee member ap pointments are announced, includ ing the following: Retirement of Judges: membership Includes Georgo Cochran. La Orande. Committee on Jurisprudence (stand ing committee for 10321: membership Includes Allan A. Smith, Baker, and Colon B. Eberhard, La Orande, with Mr. Smith designated as chairman. WK.VTHEIt FORECAST Oregon : Generally cloudy tonight and Thursday: val ley fog in west portion Thurs day morning; little change in temperature; moderate north west winds offshore becoming changeable. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 37 above. Minimum: 23 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 40, minimum 22 above. Condition: Cloudy, snow one Inch, precipitation .04 of inch. Range h8 degrees. WEATHER 4.W. fi. 13I Maximum 3D, minimum 23 above. t Condition: Partly cloudy. Range 16 degrees. 222 Prisoners In County Jail During the Year Forty-One Different Charges Placed Against Offenders, 30 of Whom Were Born in Missouri. The names of 222 men and women went on th prison record as "guests" of the Union county jail during 1931, the records show, and. of the total, 203 were men and 19 were women. Cases Involving the sale, possession or transportation of Intoxicating liquor held the highest place among the offenses. All offenders ore not recorded In the prison record, since many are taken directly .before the Justice of the peace for trial and are not oc cupants of' the county Jail Sheriff Jesse Breshears explained, in making the report. " 1 ' Forty-one charges have been pres sed against the 222 persons in the city jail. One person each has been held for fraud, failure to keep the peace under bond, insanity, immoral ity, contempt of court,- as a witness, on a felony warrant from" Portland, for the United States marshal, vag rancy, unlawfully operating a barber shop, leaving a camp fire unattended, obtaining money falsely, not stop ping afLei an accident, possession of a stolen car, for a theft Investigation, trapping out of season, for the pen-1 ltentipry. Two each have been arrested and held for arson, rape, hunting during closed season, another ' state, con tributing to 'the delinquency of a minor, narcotics, hunting without a license. (Continued on Page Eight) Normal School Five Will Play Baker Tonight Although fans do not expect to see the team performing as yet in sea soned condition, La Granders will get their first glimpse of the 1932 Eastern Oregon Normal school bas ketball squad tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the L. D. S. Recreational hall with the Baker Antlers, independent five, as tho opponent. - Tho Normal " school cagers put In somo practice near the end of the fall quarter, but additions to the squad Monday resulted in several changes and the team tonight will take the .floor, with only two. prac tices behind' it in reality. - ' ; - ' Coach Bob Quinn is reported to have fair material thlB year, but It is doubtful that the team will begin clicking before a couple of weeks of intensive work at the least; If the squad has settled down to regular work within a fortnight's time, it will be Just In time for tho opening of the collegiate schedule here against Lewiston Normal school on Jan. 15 and 16. The Normal school confer ence season does not begin until Feb. 1 as far as the E. O. N. Is con cerned. Quinn has three veterans this sea con Metcalf and Baxter, forwards, of 1931. and Carden, guard, of 1930 and several promising candidates for every position on the squad. The game tonight will begin at 8:30 o'clock, following a' contest be tween two gym classes beglaning at 7:30. .'VI I Savings Report Reveals Little Drop During '31 In answer to the call of the comp troller of currency, both the La Grande and United States national banks reported their condition as of Dec. 31. 1931 yesterday, and the two reports were published in the Ob server. Leans and discounts amounted to $1,48G,249.3G as compared with 91, 849.578.77 a year ago. Demand deposits amounted to $1, C15.924.13 a year ago and the figure was $672,067.63 this year. Time deposits for this year amount ed to $1,162,492.65 compared with 91,351.206.20 a year ago, a reduction of $188,713.55, or about 14 per cent. Ex-Post Master Is Fined $500.00 PORTLAND, Jan. G m Oliver J. Pierce, former postmaster and gen eral storekeeper at Brownlee, in Ba ker county, today was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and then was given payment suspension of two years in federal court here following his plea of guilty to an Indictment charging a shortage in postal funds. The indictment was returned in 1922. Federal agents said it was custom ary for Pierce to permit postal and Etore money to intermingle. A short age of $3909 developed. At the time of his arraignment an effort was made to allow Pierce to pay off the debt. He paid $2225. The last payment was made in 1927. j Pierce may pay the $500 fine any : time within the two years and clear ! his record. Julius Rosenwald Passes In Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 6 W Julius Rosenwald. 69, who built a for tuno In retail merchandising and, gave mere than $25,000,000 to benefit humanity, died late to day at his suburban home In Highland Park of kidney and heart diseases. SPECULATION IN TOKYO ON US. ACTION Surprise Expressed That Mr. Stimson Not En tirely Satisfied. JAPAN READY TO DO ALL POSSIBLE Apology Not Yet Accepted Important Statement is Expected Soon From Secretary. TOKYO, Jan. 6(ff) Today's news papers commented extensively on re ports from Washington that Secretary Stimson had conferred . with the French and British ambassadors, pre sumably with reference to the Man churian cmbrogllo. Several of them speculated on the possibility of a Joint note by the three powers call ing Japan's attention to the nine power pact. Thero was a surprise in official circles at reports from the American capital that Mr. Stimson was not entirely satisfied with Japan's ex pression of regret for the attack on Consul Culver B. Chamberlain at Mukden. Japanese M'iUhiff It was said that the Japanese gov ernment is willing to take any fur ther action which any self-respecting government would take under the circumstances, but It was not clear hero whether Washington wanted a written apology. - It was emphasized that Mr. Cham berlain was not recognized as the American consul when he was at tacked and that no Japanese soldier (Continued on Page Five) OREGON ARTISTS WORK EXHIBITED Canvasses' of Six Leading ';iPawterff Exhibited By , ., Neighborhood Club. The paintings of six o Oregon's leading artists were on exhibit yes terday in connection with the pro gram which the Neighborhood Art club presented, under the chairman ship of Mrs. L. Denham, at the meet ing of the Neighborhood club at 2 o'clock at the La Grande hotel. The exhibit was presented through the courtesy of the Oregon Association of Artists, which loaned the, pictures for the occasion. Two phases of art were considered, painting and commercial art, with Bean Pollock, formerly of Joseph but new of Chicago, as an exponent of tho latter phase, and Percy L. Man ner, of Hood River, Colista Dowllng, Clyde Leon Keller, Herrman Bohl man, Bird LeFever, ofr Portland, and Nowland B. Zone, of Eugene, repre sented, the former. Tho canvasses exhibited proved to many good Judges who attended the outstanding Neighborhood club pro gram of the year, that the Northwest possesses many artists of first rank, with Manser ranking foremost, per- (Continued on Page Five) ORDER SURVEY OF ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS SALEM, Jan, 0 &) Survey of all state Institutions as provided by the 1931 legislature and ordered by the stato board of control, late yesterday, will be started as soon as possible, it was announced today by Governor Julius L. Meier. The selection of the committee to make this survey was left with the governor, but as yet he has had no time to consider tho matter, his office stated. Request for tho survey was made by Secretary 6f State Hal E. Hoss following tho receipt of an opinion li om tho attorney general's office that expenses for such a survey were available from state funds,' not to exceed $500. The sum was appro printed by a house concurrent resolu tion of the legislature. Justice of Peace 1932 Jury List Of 237 Persons Announced Today The jury list for the La Grande justice of the peace and constable district, for 1932, has been announc ed by Judge L. Denham with the names of 237. persons listed. The Jury list, when printed last year, caused a furore in the office of the Justice of the peace. Judge Denham states, with numerous telephone calls coming from those chosen telling why they could not serve on the Jury. John Speck hart and Sherwood Wil liams are the freeholders of the dis trict was assisted Judge Denham In drawing up the list. The roll includes R. E. Wolfe, Gus tav Wlssler, VV- M. Winn, Andrew E. Windous, Charles Wilson. Lowell Wil liamson, Sherwood Williams, Ray mond Williams, Edgar F. Wilcock. El mer Wllhelm, L. W. Whealy, Cressa Wells, L. W. Weeks. Clyde W. Webb, Clark Webb, S. A. Wengel, Frank Washburn, A. J. Warren, O. W. War- ROOSEVELT SEES NEED OF CHANGES New York Governor De clares Today For a -New Social Order "REMODELING" OF MACHINE FAVORED Asks For Holiday on Poli tics, and For Complete "Unity of Leadership and Action." : lly Walter T. Brown " ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 6 (?) Ad dressing tho New York legislature at the opening of Its annual session hero today. Governor Franklin- 'D. Roosevelt declared for a new social order In which he proposed business and Industry "be given a new lead ership which will help them and at the same time give definite recogni tion to a new balance based on the right of every individual to make a living out of life." While the governor devoted most of his 0000-word address to recom mendations for legislation, applicable to the Empire state he also used, it as a vehicle for expressing his own opinion of tho present-day social or der and for the outlining of his pro gram for stabilizing the nation. Referring to the depression Mr. Roosevelt said: "More than two years have cone by and tho leaders in gov ernment and business have shown us few plans for the reconstruction of a better ordered civilization In which the economic freedom of the indi vidual will bo restored." . liKcuslmi Significant' Mr.. Roosevelt's discussion of the business situation and his reconv . (Continued on Page Eight) . ROGERS WINS CONGRESSIONAL SEAT TUESDAY MANCHESTER. N. H., Jan. 6f.P) William N. Rogers, of Wakefield, a wet 'Democrat.. "j today t pod as the cholco of.' the', first New, Hampshire congressional district, nominally Re publican and represented by a dry since 1025. Ho Is tho first Democrat to rcprc sent the state in congress in 10 years and was tho last of his party to serve in the national house. Former Governor John H. Bartlett, Rogcrr. Republican opponent for the seat made vacant by the death of Fletcher Hole, of Laconio, .received 24.505 votes to Rogers' 27,453 at yes terday's special election. Republicans and Democrats alike saw in Bartlett's defeat a rebuff to the administration. Two Burned Badly At Camas Valley R03EBURG,. Ore., Jan. 6 P Crit ically burned, Mrs. Lonnie Dcnn, 20, and her brother, Arthur White, 13, were brought to a hospital here to day from their Camas. Valley home, following the boy's attempt to start a firo with distillate. Mrs. Denn was burned so badly In the resulting ex plosion it was feared she might die. Tho boy is expected to recover. Young White attempted to speed up a slow. burning fire in the kitchen range by pouring in the low-grade gasoline. Searching Parties Seek Women Fliers HARRISBURO, Pa.. Jan. 0 !P) Searching parties, mounted and afoot, struggled over the rugged, rain-soaked slopes of tho Bluerldge mountains Gouthwest of hero today, seeking somo truce of two young women aviators, Mrs. Rilth Stewart and Mrs, Debio Stanford, who dlsappcorcd yes terday. Two airplnnes took off this after noon despite dangerous weather. Deputy sheriffs led small groups of searchers on foot. The governor's troop of the national guard sent one detail and Carlisle furnished another band of cavalrymen. Five other planes were ready to take up the search. nock, J. Y. Wallum. Jene Walker, Ebert E. Walker. E. F. Walden, 11. G. Vcruz. A. L. Voclz. W. Vcdder, J. T Vaught. Rolfe Van Bidder. Oscar T, Utley, F. J. Lottes, R. F. Tyler, Harry R. Turner. Mox Turn, Fred Tuvcson. E. C. Tuckey, A. Roy Trachscl, Marguerite Towler, George Tiss, S. L. Thompson. Glenn Thompson. Jennie Thompson, Charles W. Thompson. Floyd Thoma son, John Theisen, W. E. Taylor, H. H. Taylor, Dan Tanner, Nell C. Thock er, Elsie Toombs, T. T. Strand. H. L. Stoncklng. Mrs. Ellen Stoddard, J. R. Strong, Charles E. Stipp, George M. Strain, Mabel Strain, Effle Stine. Emma Stoota, Roy Spencer, Guy W. Spencer. Ernest Stojke, J. D. Sommcr, Grace E. Snyder Fred Spaeth. A. E. Peebler, H. W. Peebler, Lester G. Peach Delia E. Parkinson, Herbert (Continued on Page Two) MORE ABOUT , Hero are some views of California points us n result of the recent . rr-lu jnml snnustarms sweeping the west, storms much ivelcomcil as' harbingers or liettrr water supply next sunuuer. .-Above, the snowetl-ln main street at Truckee; center, . jwllre ferry -residents ashore near Los 'Angeles; below, part of a Pacific Highway inunda tion south of, San Jose. - s . .-;..;( , Juror's Illness Brings Mistrial In Murder Case ROSEBURG, Ore., Jan.. 6 (P) For tho, second time tho murder, trial of Cecil. Beckley has ended without a verdict. - . . f Late Tuesday, after the Jury had UtlBwmted fibout-. 24 '.'hours,, Jl. ,0. Lehman, Oakland' former' Juror,'-' -col? lapsed and was taken to a hospital. His .collapse was attributed by phy sicians to the strain of the past week. Tho court declared a mistrial. Beckley, charged with shooting to death his wife, Alma Beckley, and his step-daughter, Margaret Clutter, last July, went on trial the first time in November. The Jury deliberated 73 hours before finally announcing Its complete disagreement. The district attorney announced ho will try the caso a third time. Hugh E. Brady Speaker Today At Rotary Club At the Rotary luncheon today at tho La Grande hotel, Judge Hugh E. Brady gave a very interesting talk en the Manchurlan situation. Be cause of his former residence in that country he has kept fully informed on developments there. i Ho said in part, "Manchuria Is the northernmost province of China, and the residents are not. strictly Chinese people. The real Chlncso residents aro a peaceful race. Manchuria Is about four times the size of Oregon and has a population of about 25, 000.000. "Many nations have contrived to get a foothold there, but because Jap an must have territory to which to expand, the latter has been and now is aggressive In a movement which will permit her to place her people in that part of tho country. "Because of tho restricted area of Japan it is necessary for l-20th of an acre of land to support a family, therefore with tho Increasing popula tion It Is necessary that tiiey have moro land. It Is their procedure to send In certain of their people to (Continued on Pago Eight) Portland Buying 15-Cent Lettuce PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6 WO In the face of all the talk about hard times, Portland still feels able to ..afford an occasional modest luxury. A wholesale houso reported today that residents or (the city are paying about $2000 a day alone for head let tuce from tho Imperial valley, at 15 cents a head. Discuss Plans For Legion Convention PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 0 MV Pre liminary plans for tho 1932 national convention of the American Legion, to be held in Portland Sept. 12 to 15, were discussed today by James F. j Barton, national adjutant, and Rus Uell Cook, national director of Ameri ! caiiism. who . arrived from Indian apolis this morning. Tho two met with the Oregon lead er:, Ben Dorris, executive vice presi dent of the convention commission; Vc MacKenzie, personal representa tive of the national commander, and Ctrl Moser, adjutant of the Oregon department. CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE TO AGREE ON NEEDS Heads of Organizations. JMLeet'tp' Fresent'a United Ft o n t to ; Congress. WASHiNGTON','; Jan.t''a ' (P-r '-Grtf. ganiKed agriculture came to -the.: oap-. ltal today to agree on what' it wants from congress. Tho presidents of three big groups tho American Farm Bureau Federa tion, national grange and tho farm ers union and their legislative com mittees met to present a united front on many proposals for agricultural aid, foremost among them being tho equalization feo and the export de benture plans. These; farmi relief plans, designed to remove crop surpluses so troubling last fall, are. expected to be presented and pressed In congress soon after an Impending investigation of the farm board is completed. Tho farm organizations have ten tatively agreed to support both plans, amending the agriculture marketing act so tho farm board may use either or both at Its discretion. Among questions to be decided was whether the groups should press for repeal of tho farm board's, authority for stabilization operations. Under this the board bought up 327,000,000 . (Continued on Pago Two) GAME LEADERS TO MEET WITH LOCAL CLUBS SALEM, Jan. 0 (P) The state game commission will meet In Salem to night with local sportsmen and citi zens of Yamhill, Polk and Marlon counties to promote a specific pro grain for this section. The mooting hero is one of a series being held by tho commission over tho state In an effort to develop better fishing and hunting in every part of Oregon, it wan announced, Tho commission will hold a sim ilar meeting in Eugene tomorrow night. Meetings have already been held in Pendleton, McMlnnvllle,-Albany and Tho Dalles. Other hearings havo been arranged at Medford Jan. 20. CiKiullle Jan. 21 and Roscburg Jan. 22. Meetings for which def inite dates have not yet been set Include Klamath Falls, probably- Jan. 10, Baker, Bend, Newport, Astoria and Portland. The 1032 program will be announc ed by tho commission as soon as the hearings aro complete. Three Skeletons Found Near Spring REDMOND, Ore., Jan. 6 P) The skeletons of a man, a woman and a child probable victims of marauding rod men during the days of Indian massacres, wero found Tuesday In an old spring on the Flowers ranch 12 miles northeast of here. The spring, used for watering stock. came upon the first skeleton, that of a man. The other two were present ly uncovered. The ranch is an old donation land claim on the pioneer stage road between Shanlko and Prlnevllle. Indians used to travel the route regularly. Murder theories are discounted as no report of threo missing persons ever has been made. . , Outburst of New Buying in Stock Market Featured Enthusiasm -Sends Many leading issues up From $2 to $10 a Share Out look Brightening.:" NEW YORK," Jan. 6 ffl There was an enthusiastic outburst of new buying in tho New York stock mar ket today and prices of many lead ers soared $2 to as much as $10 a share. Steel stocks brushed aside trade reports from that industry indicat ing December buying had proved somewhat moro hesitant than ex pected. Investment attention was satd by markot analysts to be turned moro on the prospects of eauly fi nancial and business improvement than on the past. Reports congress would, take up legislation bearing on formation of tho proposed reconstruction corpora tion attracted widespread interest.. United States Steel advanced more than $2 a share to around $39 In early trading. A gain of $6 a share was recorded In Allied Chemical, whllo American Telephone ran up $3 to a price above $112. American To bacco B advanced over $4 a share. Moro encouraging railroad reports prompted buying In Union Paciric, Santa Fe, New York Central, New Haven and Baltimore & Ohio which (Continued on Page Five) Army of 12,000 Is Marching On Capital Today By L. K. Llndgreii HUNTINGTON, Pa., Jan. 0 (IP) Their bivouac .with hunger ending In a alny dawn, the jobless army marching to Washington, broke camp today to move southward. ' Huddled about a hundred camp fires, the 12,000 men following a priest to the capital to plead for old, munched all tho sandwiches and drank all the coffee Huntington could produce. Last night they tossed on carpets, shreds of worn out tents and stones and boards at the fairgrounds Just outside of town. Somo found a haven In the pavil ions, somo slept In cars and trucks, others, weory from the . long' trek, wero satisfied to seek sloop beneath a string of freight cars or . In cattle stalls and .sheds on tho grounds. Bufthorer wero thousands' who were unable to crowd Into the building. or to find shelter from the vain. - . Rev. JameB R. Cox, pastor of old St, Patrick's church, of Pittsburgh, leading, tho march "to prove It is not a gesture- of radicals," Issued an appeal for food. His plea was ans wered by Rev. O. B. Poulson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church In Huntington, Congregation lies ponds - -x . Mr. Poulson called together mem bers of his congregation, and they made the sandwiches and the cof-1 feo which the marchers ate so raven ously this morning, ( ! The moralo of the army was not dampened by tho rain or the lack of food. Father Cox said as ho pre pared for the resumption of tho trip. Last night most of his army sat about the camp fires some playing harmonicas; others singing, others talking of tho trip. Meanwhile, word came In of mis fortunes that 'befoll tho army's "rear guard" after It left Pittsburgh. Thero. were not enough machines to take tho entlro army and many attempted the trip on foot. Thousands Stranded Thousands of these aro stranded today in towns as far east as Altoona. Tho Salvation Army In Johnstown estimated it fed 4000 men last night. Hundreds of others sought food In (Continued on Page Eight) Coast Guardsmen Sink Rum Runner NEW YORK, Jan. 0 W)- Tho speedy launch Patricia, loaded high with Canudlan whiskey, sank with Its cargo off Rockaway beach early to day after being fired upon by a coast guard boat. Tho crew of three was rescued by tho coast guard. i When tho Patricia sighted tho coast guard it attempted to out dlstanco its pursuer but a one-pound fihell disabled Its motor and caused ono of lis gasoline tanks to explode. It was behoved tho launch got Its .cargo from a mother ship anchored somo miles out in tho ocean. Liquor Is Squeezed From Her Clothing NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. 0 HP) Liquor wrunir from Mrs. Louise Brandhorst's J clothing may send her to Jail. When her place was raided, she poured tho contents of a bottle down her neck. A police matron in the raiding party took the woman to an other room. dlBrobed her and passed tho clothing out tho door to officers who wrung several ounces of liquor Into a hat and then poured it Into n bottle. I Schttieling, W alkeV To Fight on Feb. 25 NEW YORK. Jan. 0 (tP) Max! and MU key Walker will sign articles ! Prices wero generally fcc bu. higher tomorrow for a 15-m.md tule, match j for the day on tho Portland market, in Miami. Fla.. Feb. 25. Jimmy . applied to both cash and fu Jolmston. boxing director at Madl- tures. Tho latter were strongly bid son Smmro Oardcn onnounccd to- at tho closing with sellers out of (IUJ. . sight. There was no trading. PATMAN ASKS IMPEACHMENT OF MR. MELLON . .1 . . .-, , . - Texas Democrat : Intro duces Resolution in the House .IToday. SENATE VOTE ON LEADER UNCHANGED Blaine Blocks Immediate Consideration of $2, 000,000,000 Reconstruc tion Bill. WASHINOTON, Jnn. 0 Wl A reso lution seeking tho Impeachment of Secretary Mellon was Introduced In the houso by Representative Patmnn. Democrat, Texas. , . "On . my own responsibility,' Fat man told the house, "I impeach An- ' drew W. Mellon of high crimes and misdemeanors." Tho houso sat tonse and still ns Patman spoke, facing tho chamber with representatives who had just answered a roll call. . --t- Patman based his charges on a statuto of 17B9 forbidding a treasury ' head from engaging In commerce. 'He said Mellon owns voting stock In 300 corporations with combined assets of 3.000,000,000. . - ' "Since becoming secretary, Mellon" has been the owner In whole or In part of many, sea vessels competing with other vessels In commerce." tho Texan said. . . ' . Patman last summer announced ' his Intention to seek Motion's Im peachment. . . ' ' ' NO CHANCli: IN VOTE -Q WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 W) The senato today "nld asldo Its dlspulo. over election of a president pro tem pore with Senator Moses, Republican, . New Hampshire, still holding, tho OfflCO. .1 . . .- - - "i I.E.VVITT I1IIX HEPOIITBI) . ; :! WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 UFI The Lcavltt bill to extend until January , 1, 1035, the time In which the Btatcs of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana may enter Into a compact or agreement- respecting tho disposi tion apportionment Of the Columbia river ana ivs inuuiuriea wub icjw4w' favorably today by the houso lrrlga- . tlon committee, v ' .: - '' (Continued on Page Eight), . ROCK SLIDE IN IDAHO MINE IS FATAL TO TWO ATLANTA, Ida., Jan. 6 (fP)-A slide of rock in a drift of the St; Joseph Lead company mine hero killed two men last night. They were Dan Corak, 46, of Boise, and William Blswell, 40, of Moun tain Home, Ida.'1 They were shoveling In the drift when the slice broke suddenly and trapped them. Tho mine, a hlBtorlc gold work ing, is 60 miles east of Boise. - - Spends $12 58 To : Collect $73007.31 SALEM, Jan. 6 VP) Cost of op erating the state Inheritance tax de partment, to make collections dur ing 1031 amounting to $730,507.31, was $12,058, or less than two per cent of amount collected, it was reported last night by Rufus C. Hoi man, state treasurer. The treasurer's office handles all inheritance taxes. : Of the nearly three-quarters mil lion dollars collected $461,676 was re ceipted Into the general fund of the state. The remainder of tho fund Is being carried until the actual amount of tax in each estate can bo def-. inltcly determined. HKAVY SNOW IX MID-WEST ' ST. PAUL, Jan. 6 (fP) The heaviest Bnowfall slnco April, 1028, partly tied up troffio in parts of Minnesota and Iowa today. Southern Minnesota and Northwestern Iowa had as much as IS inches and other places up to 7, Including the twin cities. Tempera tures ranged from 14 to 30 degrees above zero. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Jan. 6 P) Lato esti mates that almost 5.000.000 bushels or Canadian wheat had been bought in the last 48 hours for export hoist ed all grain prices today. Giving further Impetus to tiio rise were rumors that France and. Eng land had tentatively agreed on a three-year moratorium for Germany. Assertions that the reconstruction fi nance bill would be rushed through congress were likewise an aid to bulls. Wheat closed unsettled H (B 1 cent higher than yesterday's finish, corn 3i&ic up, oats 'fcac advanced, and provisions unchanged to a .Jlse of 5 cents. PORTLAND, Jan. 6 0D Wheat
