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member associated press and a. a o. LA 'GRANDE, OREGON; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1932 eastern- onrion'ii i,tcatino nkwbpapbk
NUMBER 110
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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