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Kurses to Meet District No. 8 Is Inviting all grad uate nurses to attend a meeting at the Grande Bonde hospital tonight at 7:45 o'olock. The main topics for discussion are: registration, hourly nursing and private duty. Meeting is Postponed Because of Illness, the meeting of trie i Allcel Ladles Aid society which wa sto have been held tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Everett Wallslnger, has been postponed for ono week. From lllllsboro i Mrs. Esther Turner, of Hlllsboro. Ore., 1b visiting her parents, Mrand Mrs. Cloorgo E. Scott, of 1007 Lake street. Mrs. Ada Cunning, of Merid ian, Ida., is also visiting at the Scott home. 8ho Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott. Drum Corps Banquet To elect officers for tho ensuing year, the a American , Legion drum corps will gather at a banquet Friday evening at 6:45 at the Sacajawea Inn. Boy Currey Is , president of the corps and the drum corps commlt teo Includes C. P. Holbrook, Pred B. Bead, O. B. Maxam. H. T. Smith, An drew Loney Jr., Raymond o. Wil liams and H. H. Richardson. John Oarlty, drum major, has been elected for an K Indeterminate term and will not be up for re-election. Attend Funeral Mrs. Moses Oarren, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. .John Crlswell, of Ore gon City, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kahl, of Medford, are' in Olympia to attend funeral services for their brother, the late Harry Crlswell. of Tumwator. Mrs.' Garren arrived'- in Oregon City Saturday. C inks To Meet i Fifty members 'of the Elks lodge 1 have been appointed on the George Washington presentation class com mittee, and will make plans for pre- ' eentlng the class of candidates dur- ' ing February when they meet tomor row evening at 7:30 at the temple, preceding the regular meeting of the lodge at 6 o'clock, Exalted Ruler Sher wood Williams, announced this morn ing. Stog Party , A short business meeting will pre cede the stag party at which the Eagles will be entertained tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the Eagles hall. Charles Andrews is ln charge of the event which Includes a feed and other " entertainment. During the business meeting, C. E. Happersett is expected to report on the recent officers convention' he attended in pottage Grove, Ore. Return - C. E. Happersett, accompanied by Mrs. Happersett, returned yesterday to La Grande after attending a state convention of the officers of the Eagles lodge ln Cottage Grove. Mr. Happersett is state treasurer, and also serves as ' secretary of the local or ganization. Plaintiff Wins In the case of C. A. Nicholson vs. L. S. Wilcox, Leo Slusher and Charles Runyan which was tried .this morn ing in -the court of tho Justice of the peace, the plaintiff was upheld by ' the Jury.' Mr. Nicholson filed suit to ' receive payment on a promissory note. ' Judge" Lii'jDenham,-'. Justice of the peace, offlclaied. at the trial. Attend Meeting , Among the La Grande people who attended a program and entertain ment given by the Moose lodge in Baker Monday evening, were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cass. At 10 o'clock, following the business meeting, the dance was converted into a leap year affair with Mrs. Cass, Of La Grande acting as floor manager, according to word received here. The next Mcoso gathering will be held In La Grande, Jan. 20. Visits Sons Mrs. America Magec. who Is at tending the Eastern Oregon Normal school, spent the past weekend at Helix visiting her sons. She has returned to La Grande. Assembly Miss Madeline Larson, who is a member of tho faculty at the East ern Oregon Normal school, '.discussed contemporary Swedish literature at the Normal school assembly this morning at 10 o'clock. The men's glee club sang "My Heart's in the Highland" and "Vive L'Amour", un der the direction of Miss Jennie Pet erson. MnrrlaRis License A marriage license was Issued to day In Tacoma. Wash., to Nels God frey Nelson, of Newberg, Ore. and Frances Phillips, of La Grande. Ore. From Portland - Mrs. J. F. Corbett and Mrs. John Gardner, both of Portland and for mer La Oranders, arrived In La Grande yesterday for a brief visit. They are staying at the Sacajawea Inn. Clilrkcn Dinner Tho Ladles' Aid of tho Methodist church has planned a benefit chick en dinner, which will be served at the church on Jan. 22, with Mrs. Win Adlcr ln charge. From Pendleton . Mr. and Mrs. John Greullch ond SPECIAL "A Chance to Clean l'p' 4 PILLOWS ONE DOLLAR 4 QUILTS ONE DOLLAR 3 BLANKETS ONE DOLLAR Thoroughly washed, sterilized and dried. For 10 days only Call M77. MODERN LAUNDRY Books opened or closed, financial statements and tax returns com piled. FRANK L. BLACK 1:01 cth st. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Burnett of Pen dleton, were visitors in La Grande and at Hot Lake Sunday. At Hot Lako they visited Mrs. Francis Qreu lich, daughter-in-law of the former, who is a patient at Hot Lake fol lowing tho arrival of a new son, John, Francis. , improving Spencer D. Burch, who underwent a major operation at the Grande Ronde hospital Monday, Is reported to be Improving and soon will be ablo to return to his home. Ueturns to Portland Mrs. Prances Edmonson, who has been visiting at the Sacajawea An nex during the holidays, returned to Portland to the University of Ore gon medical school, where she Is tudying x-ray work. She Is a for- Iper resident of the city. ANNUAL MEETING OF CHAMBER SET FOR MARCH FIRST '' (Continued from PageOne) - second vice president; H. E. Coolidge, treasurer; Harold O. Boone, execu tive secretary; H. E. Brady. Mr. Cool idge. George Currey, Mr. DeLong, P. R. Flnlay, Mr. Green. J. T. Longfel low. Mr. McKinlav. Dr. R. P. Mur- V" u "eynoKw. Gene Walker and Mr. Boone, di- rectors. MEYERS NEW PRESIDENT OF T OPAT 'RA'iV'K (Continued From Page One) yesterday morninc at the bank Wil Ham Siegrlst. Dr. Lee B. Bouvy and Mrs." Julia Holmes were elected to the 'board of directors, other mem- bers of which are W. G. Sawyer. J. i. conley, of Cove. Fred E. Kiddle. - J p-MfP hereon, Robest S. Eakln , Meyers. tJfi' m ?y , .lrT ?'!'Ce SSrJ Z V B h! , score years stands as a shining ex- rPtWs courvPPHeSbmr Toronto SaSada w STSS' .l '.iSS: M, . " " " i ... v. v. his native city his early education and in duo time he entered the Uni versity of Ottawa and there com- pleted his course. For seven years after nutttne his textbooks aside he after putting his textbooks aside he was employed in Canadian civil serv ice but at the termination of that time, in 1890, he came to La Grande, t ... . ' Srande Ude Z un! 5- lca, organization of Its kind Ben. .Uerntur, thw tu Sept. 14, 1890. He then entered at th0 tournament. j ? audiences of collet gra.lunles. the service of the bank in the capac- The m!tteo expects to have the he observes. Ilie sensitivity nsso ity of olflce boy, determined to work details completed' lor the event fol- dated wllh the realization of the himself up to a position of import- 'owing Saturday's meeting, they disability keeps the mind keyed to anco and trust. As a result of his stated this morning. fl liltin point of nlprtnnos laudable ambition he was eventually . mado cashier, then vice president and Ultra-Modem And THckll BdthillQ SlUtS today he stands as president of the j ri l riM i . , , . . , institution. Farade The Sands At Southern Resorts The bank was organized ln 1887 by Dr. M. F. Honan, R'. J. Rogers i MIAMI BEACH, Fla. P) Novelty tho two pieces, the 1932 dictate Is Henry 'Anson, Henry Wlldey and r! bnclc and trunks mark the now -day . for a simple, snugly fitting two-piece M. Steel, with a capital of sixty ln Datnl"B suit costumes for south thousand dollars. The bank seemed ern beach wear this winter, assured of success from the very; Prom square "docojlotage" bncks, start and It h'as'llved up ;'to'lts': lh-Y" ' Wg'hljr .. abbreviated bloomer' ltlal promise! trunks, this year's tank suits for the Mayor For Years I resort style- seeker carry a further Outside of his banking duties, Mr. j departure from tho styles of the Meyers was elected mayor of La past. Grande, serving also for a number of Ono fashionable garment Is of years as councilman before the days white wool, with shoulder straps of the conrmlsslon form of govern- giving accent through bright colors ment. , red, yellow and brown. Mr. Meyers also served as president Another "water frock" has a smart of tho Oregon State Bankers' associa- cross-back with narrow supporting tlon during 1916, and Is prominently straps and a high waist line, with a affiliated with several fraternal or- ganlzatlons. CROSSWHITE, OWENS PLEAD NOT GUILTY (Continued From Page One) ' Knowlcs gave him a week in which to file such a motion. In the event the motion is filed, it Is expected that the trials will be removed to some adjacent district, possibly Baker or Umatilla county. Owens and Crosswhlte did not ap- pear very iiurvuus, 111 iuut tuuru uiu- cials found them less nervous today than whcil they appeared Monday evening for arraignment on the in dictments returned by the county grand -jury. General talk around town Is that Mm tu-ft- hnnp thrnntrh lnkfno thn 1 case to trial to escape the death penalty, 'believing there is a chance fcr either one or both to receive life tmpilsonment. TSINGTAO RIOTS CAUSE CHINESE TO SEEK FLIGHT (Continued from Page One) 3t&tes consul general yesterday eve ning. It dwells at length on the points raited by Secretary Stlmson and as serts tho Manchurlon Issue will have a far-reaching effect on future International relations. Unless the signatories to the nine power pact intend to uphold China's territorial integrity, the note asserts, tho peace of the world unquestion ably will be endangered. It expresses tho hope that all the signatories will translate the treaty Into substantial fact and that the United States will take! further steps to uphold It. The note was signed by Eugene Chen, the foreign minister. MUSIC TOURNEY, TO BE SPONSORED (Continued From Page One) on enrollment between 100 and 300. and class C, schools with under 100 enrollment. Indications are that all three classes will be represented. Mr. Nusbaum Mid Uila morning. '? V .. LLi : ill Shcrlff Ira llarton, above, of Portland, Ind..tls Held on charges that he served is "tip-off" man for ti gang- of bunk robbers fol lowing confessions of two mem bers of the gang who accused him. Barton denies the charge. He Is a wealthy lundowner and had only two more days to serve as sheriff at the time of his ar rest. Four beaks In U lack ford county, have been robbed re cently. A woman Is sought as leader of .the gang. Music directors of Eastern Ore- gon high .schools' have been called to attend a meeting at the Normal school Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Whn th ritPR win h and. the music for each of the solo and group events will be selected. They have been delayed in choosing the music for the tournament be cause the high schools have been 8ow ln exPresslnf? their intention to enter. More schools are expected to , onter later. Mr. Nusbaum attended a meeting of school masters at Union recently and tney went on record as being in fnvor of tne tournament. The com- niitteo hopes that nil Eastern Oregon w111 be represented. Th tmimnmnnr. hnin w vr very successful, and the committeo feels that the 1982 competition will be even more Te wlu be "ble Pro'" -by their experience ln the past. About 200 high school 8tUtlent8 P.n evellti' wlth ot ., school, taking Pa: U,st.ne. Ath4a. irngon. Enter- prise, union, Baker, McLoughlln H'6h MUton-Preewater, and La Grande. La Grande was the winner in Class A competition, Union in class B, and . " ciuBn- lin HIgn received the sweepstakes cup, which was;. awarded by Miss Jennie Peterson. The La Grande High school band received the award eiven hv tho mtltilnlnnl hnnri for l-.Vio crystal ring belt buckle as a novelty lj Then there Is the nubby likewise nobby bathing suit. The creation, j of eponge, is in wool with inter- mingling colors. It fits the body closely but is of elastic nature. France Offers New Suit From the beaches of France comes the "maillot" pronounced "ma-lay" tank suit for the discerning miss. Style displays show the maillot of new wide wale rib bordered ln white, one of tht latest, and also the scantiest, of fashionable BUits is the full-fledged brassiere model, -while last winter's styles Included a suggested brasstere-and-trunk ef- fecti wltn a th(n Btrlp connecting Hero Is what the well dressed linthrr Is wenrlne tliK whiter at mitlicrn ifiort.H. Nell II lik lies (left), of Memphis, Tcnn., prefers the hiiiulann:i "jacket" fr ImtiiKliiK ill .Miami lie;i li. At rliiht Is a Itratnlcre mill Imuk suit, line f the smartest mid ueuesi sliles. n-mn" gi'j'w.'.n m -TT'fT T A 3 S n 1 AT I A AT Ol With discussion still under way over the outcome of the Culbertson Lenz contract bridge battle, finished recently in New York, the American. Legion auxiliary believes it has, se lected an appropriate time for. the first Union county duplicate auction bridge tournament which, will be held in La Grande on Jan. 20 and 21, Wednesday and Thursday. C. H. Devine, local bridge enthusiast, will direct the tournament, assisted by ! Mrs. Charles Graham, Mrs. Andrew ; Loney, Mrs, Stanley Lyons and Mrs. H. E. Brady. Mr. Devine declares that the tour nament is not being held only for experts, . but for everyone In Union county who 1b Interested in the game. Ticket sellers say that they hear the continual- cry that a person is un able to play well enough, to enter. Mr. Devine replies that the play is very simple, with, two persons playing as partners throughout the tourna ment. - The grand prize for the playoff, a silver cup. Is being offered by Blrnie's Jewelry store, while other prizes will be furnished by Richardson's : Art store, Bohnenkamps Furniture com pany! Palks La Grande store, the Community Cosh grocery, J. C. Pen ney company; and the Moon Drug company. Printing was donated by the La Grande Printing company and th'?"7ey pr?8s; Tickets are being sold this week by Mrs. Devine, Mtb. Frank Robinson, Dr. Margaret Ingle, Mrs. George Tiss, Mrs. H. E. Brady, Mrs. Robert Stevens, Mrs. Russell Parlett, Mrs. Otis Palmer, Mrs. Walter Palmer, Mrs. Andrew Loney Jr., Mrs. Stanley Lyons, Mrs. Victor Eckley, Mrs. Robert Carey, Mrs. Die trich and Mrs. Clyde Bunting. Canadians Deny Wheat Sale Rumor PARIS, Jan.. 13 (JF) Canadian of- ! f lclals here have denied a published report that Franco had agreed to buy 20.000,000 bushels of wheat from Can ada. T i . ,j France Is buying foreign wheat ln small amounts monthly but that ex- t"" orders are not likely to be placed before spring when the French crop will be used up. Average monthly purchases from Canada ln 1931 were 2.000.000 bush- els. ' Compensations We eompensnte for the loss of any of our senses by developing special alertness .and sensitivity In other senses. Dr. Moris Flshbeln, the ed itor of Hygeln Mngnzlne, points out In an editorial. Audiences of blind persons seem to be better Informed suit of brassiere and trunks. The suits are popular ln bright colors and many are of-the new wide wale knit..' " ' . . :' v Another chic beach outfit Is' the combination tank and beach suit. A detachable skirt, short and flared, lends a striking fashion for beach or boardwalk. With the ties loosened and the skirt removed the suit Is for swimming. lfamlamia Jackets Popular Brightly colored bandannas were entirely a masculine uccessory years ago, but after an intermediary stage ln the role of Informal headdress, they now appear on tho beaches ln Jacket form. Worn with mannish pajama trous ers, the bandanna Jacket makes a ccmpleto and comfortable costume, with ample protection ln the front and maximum exposure of the back, the latter feature complying with latest style edlcts.- Llncn Is fashionable again this year for lounging costumes. One model which has a bright red jacket, with largo white buttons almost to the throat. Is cut to fit the waist line loosely, while wide white linen trousers contrast with the brilliant color. ppAxmr rT7i?MTMP rnoT?TT7T7T T A r'TJAxtnY? nTTT $ PORTLAND. Ore.. Jen. 13 i (rT) Further interest was aroused in the "gold strike" $ in the Mount Tabor suburban 4 district Tuesday when R. W.. -$ Bruce told of - having picked $ four nuggets from excava- 4 if tions ln a city park.. One of $ tho nuggets, be said, wolghed $ S out $4.60 ln'value. 4 The city is using . un- $ employed men ln cutting a 4 road through the park. Sev- Q $ eral of these men have picked . 4 4' nuggets from; the dirt. The 4 largest yet found had a value $ J of about $0. Miners who ' $ have studied the terrain con- 4 elude placer gold is confined $ $ there to a strip about 10 feet 4 4 in wldth,i . APPOINTMENT PROBLEM IS BEFORE CHIEF (Continued From Page One) partment, and now upon the circuit bench ln California. Others Mentioned There was equally prominent spec ulation upon Attorney General Mit chell, the Democratic member of the president's cabinet; Newton D. Baker, of Ohio, possible Democratic presi dential candidate; Chief Justice Ben jamin N. Cardozo, of the New York state court of appeals, often men tioned as of supreme court timber; and Federal Judge William 8. Ken yon, of Iowa, a member of the Wick ersham commission. In the senate cloakroom conver sation the names of Senators WalBh, of Montana. andBratton, of New Mexico, both Democrats, recurred. Henry P. Fletcher, former chairman of the tariff commission and before that Ambassador to Italy, often is mentioned as ,a successor to Dawes at the court of St. James: Others sug gested are Frederick W. Peck, Repub lican national committeeman from Rhode Island, and William Butler of Massachusetts, former chairman of the Republican national committee. ELLA WILSON CONTINUES AS FAIR MANAGER SALEM, Jan. 13 (P Mrs. Ella Wll son, secretory of the state fair since 1034, will remain as .its manager, Governor Julius L. Meier announced . i ' V 7i '. Mrs. Wilson and Max Gehlhar, di rector of the department of agricul ture, was held by the governor as . -!.-1 insufficient for removal party and ho urged both to coop erate to the success of both depart ments. The governor directed a letter both Gehlhar and Mrs. Wilson di- rooting them to confer with leach other and arrive at a distinct under standing as to future policy. ; jn cases where It Is impossible to reach an agreement. Governor Meier sug gested the disputed points be re ferred to the executive department for settlement. ; -J The so-called state fair controversy loioweu uiu ii oknirtj W..WM Gehlhar openly charged that Mrs. Wilson had been extravagant In her administration. 'Gehlhar alleged that tho, existing deficit in the state -fair funds were due to lack of proper 1 management on the part of Mrs. WJ1- son. ' ' ' Mrs. Wilson countered with the i charge that tho deficit resulted from f innovations introduced by Gehlhar at the 1031 state fair; She men tioned particularly the afternoon rodeo program "monkey island," and "canco canal." ' Gehlhar replied that most of the losses at the 1931 fair occurred In, connection with the night horse show and afternoon races, both of which re supported by Mrs. Wilson, Many letters have been received at the executive department recently urging that Mrs. Wilson be retained. STUDENTS AVKKAOK 4K IX CUKKKXT NEWS QUIZ SEATTLE (ff) How much does the 1 average university student know con cerning persons In the public eye? The University of Washington Dally prepared a list of questions which were presented to 00 students. every ono of whom, The Daily said, flunked, with an ayonige of 48 per cent correct for the group. The questions were: Who aro Grand I and Gandhi? Who Is the outstanding democratic candidate for president? - . Who is vice president of tho United States? When is the next presidential election? Who is the prime minister England? Who is Pierre Laval? Who is tho political leader Russia? Where Is Manchuria? Who Is mayor of Chicago? Who is mayor of Seattle? of I P TO COUNTY TKEASL'KEUS SALEM. Jan. 13 W) The county treasurer of each county alone is re sponsllf: ft? 1)he safe-keeping of county lunds, Attorney-General I. H. Van Winkle .held in an opinion hand ed down today. The county courts, ho held, could not direct the dis position of county funds. The opin ion was requested by A. A. Schramm, state banking superintendent. The opinion held that banks, re ceiving county deposits, cannot be held responsible for the payment of any interest which It docs not con tract to pay. If such bank qualifies as a county depository, it contracts to pay the Interest, if it does not qualify as a depository, it Is bound to pay interest only if It so con tracts. Peculiar Poiioi The Insect poison rototione, which Ib hnrmlesfi to humnn Ijelnii, wnf dlscnvprnrt 'when scientists hoard thn! natives of tlio tropics used plants containing., polsim to help them In catching (IrJi, i South African fields yielded their 1 first roui m imi.i, Down Elgin In Fast Game, 33-10 By Mrs. L. Z. Terrell (Observer Correspondent) UNION (Special) The Union Bob cats added' another game to their string of victories last night when they defeated the Elgin quintet 33 to 10 on the latter's floor. So far the Union team has been undefeated and haB six games to Its credit. The game last night was fast although rather one-sided. Until the last quarter Elgin had Bcored but two points but after Ferris Baker, guard and high point man, was fouled out the Elgin team found themselves and added eight points to the score. The next game will be played with En terprise here on Friday night and the local team will go to North Powder on Saturday night.' - The Elgin girls' team Is exception ally strong and tho Union girls met with .much stronger opposition, go ing down to defeat by a score of 32 to B. The girls' ltne-up was as fol lows: forwards, Fawn Geertsen and Jean Baum; center. Ethel Conklln; side center, Gladys Wortman; guards, Frtdrlcka Spain and Frieda Brown; and substitute, Josephine Bassett. Installation of officers of the East ern Star will be held at the Masonic hall this evening. Rex Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Baxter, who' returned Friday from a two year's mission for the L. D. S. church ln to Southern states, gave a very Interesting talk Sunday afternoon at tho church. He told of his experiences and of condi tions In general in the south. In the evening he accompanied a party to North Powdor and spoke there to a large audience. Will Baxter con ducted the meeting and a double mixed quartet furnished the music for the. services. A welcome home party Is being planned for Rex Bax ter at the church on Friday night. Mrs. J. W. Wilde assisted by Mrs. Georgo Baxter, gavo a miscellaneous shower at her home Monday after noon for Mrs. Ei-nest Kohler whose home was burned several weeks ago. About 35 women wore present and Mrs. Kohler recolved many useful articles that will help ln refurnishing her home. The afternoon was spent In playing games after which refresh ments woro served. Surrounded by a few frlendB, Mrs. Bell Wright passed her 82nd mlle- ft; 72.1.1 i ! stone in serene happiness and good neaiin on eacuraay. in nonor ox her birthday anniversary her daugh- i ter, Mrs Edith Phy gave a very lovely ?"!. buLii m aL Biatir m Louise uurweu, Mrs. Alec mater, Mrs. Benson, Miss Alice Cadwell and Mrs. L. Z. Terrell , as guests. The following day Mrs. Wright voiced her pleasure at being able to attend Sun- an absence of several weeks. v " Upon, Vorbeck Says WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (P) Tho opinlon that congress ln adopting prohibition enforcement laws was "imposed upon" by the American Medical association, tho United States Retail Druggists association, and the late Dr. Harvey Wiley, head of tho food aanumatratlon, . eflmml was ex pressed to a senate committeo today by Dr. J...C, .Yorbeck, ,of St. Louis. . 'The people, were misled,." Dr. Yor beck, said at hearings on -the Bing ham four per cent beer bill, ln bolng told "that alcohol was without food or medical value and therefore was evil." Dr. .Vorbeck pronounced "unadul terated beors" as a food and a medi cine "without substitute and indis pensable to the maintenance and preservation of human life." Eddie Cullens Is Hanged in Ireland BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Jan. 13 (yp) Eddie Cullens, young natural ized United States citizen, was hang ed at 8 a. m., today for the slaying of Achmet Musa, a Turk, fulfilling a death sentence Imposed after his conviction December 10. Miian thn tirnmnfflp nnrl Mmnnnlnn of zaro Agha", who claims to ho the oldest man ln tho world, was found slain In a flnlrl riAflr- f! 1-Holr f OfirltM j CuUm WM convlotct, ol tne crime. Ever since he was convicted friends of his ln the United States 'and else where made strenuous efforts to se cure a modification of tho sentence. MOVE TO FORECLOSE . PORTLAND, Jan. 13 VD Action to foreclose mortgages given by the Owen-Oregon Lumber company and tho Medford Logging Railroad com pany of Medford, was filed In federal district court hero late Tuesday by the First Iowa Stato Trust to Savings bank of Burlington, Iowa, and Calvin Fentrees of Chicago, trustees. The trustees declare that ln 1025 thoy sold $2, 000,000 worth of first mortgage 5 per cent sinking fund gold bonds, and ln 1027, sold an ad ditional 9000,000 worth of similar bonds. The lumber company and railroad company, the complaint cites,- gave mortgages covering real estate and other holdings as security. Tho plaintiffs contend tho lumber and railroad companies are in de fault and allege that 91,700,000 of tho 92,000,000 bond Issue, and all of the 9000,000 issue, ln addition to in terest, is now due. WINTER AT PENDLETON PENDLETON, Jan. 13 W) Winter slipped ln over this country last night with below freezing temperatures prevailing. Several inches of new snow fell ln the Bluo mountains Tuesday. The temperature dropped to 27 degrees hera Tuesday after noon. . University of California publica tions now are housed In Eshleman hall, a new 9250.000 structure for which the student body contributed half. The official name for China Is Chuny-Hitu Min Kifo. (Continued From Fag One) Roseburg and 11788 by the school for the blind. " I The legislature appropriated $8,868-, 019 for these institutions for the two years, of which $1,402,754 was spent the first year. MEIER DENOUNCES PROTESTS. SALBM, Jan. 13 UP) Denouncing of protests against the board of con trol's order, regulating the use of state-owned cars, ' was expressed at the board of control meeting today by Governor Julius L. Meier. Ho do- ciareo ian mere was no neeo lor amendments. That the order Itself I mado provisions for exceptions where I necessary. j The order, the governor said, wasi uu ewuuuijr uv, alone. If there are logical reasons for operating cars outside of regular hours, and thereare naturally many of them, it will not . require much :r ;, n?7rr- ihould stand and be adhered .to.' wii-r $ B . .. : .. . 7-..' XrT members of ttip board who votedY.tor tho order, and then criticised the ac- tlon. He said the idea of voUnrfor the order and then changing their mind was all "hooey." J It was believed tho governor, ro- j ferred to the statement made yester- 1 day by Secretary of State Hal1, E. Hoss, who suggested that ln'his 'de- partment there were necessarily many exceptions and that his department could not comply with the order in. all details. Hoss today replied to' 'the governor's statement, that the excep tions were not fully explained 'm the original order and his suggestions wore made to point out powibld sug- I gestions. . '.w Mi.- , Louise aiioze of Terral, 'Gala., teaches in the same school ''where her mother taught 30' years ago and her grandmother in 1891, , PUT ROOSEVELT'S ' NAME ON BALLOT (Continued Prom Pago One ward and the work of checking the signatures was completed yesterday., Summervllle said . the league was confident that when the Oregon dele- gation goes to the Democratlo nation- ttI convention ln Chicago next June it ... tnstructed to nominate Gov- " ... . ernor Roosevelt.. The league has Invited prominent ,rmocrate of western states to attend b d,nner here January 30 in honor , ., u..i.,. kmm.. i" " " " -e. . , BALANCING OF U. S. BUDGET , IN '34 GOAL (Continued From Page One)J i ' 000,000 addltlonal'revonue during the in the fiscal year 1033 beginning next sent experts to Canada to study the July 1. It would include a solecfriyo general sales tax there, but declared " sales tax, increases in income acl'.it would be difficult to put Buch ft corporation taxes, a uupeit estate $pxt general tax into effect in this coun- and increases ln surtaxes., . try. . v' Citing tho 003,000,000 deficit, Jost year, and a prospective deficit. of . ' 1 ' ... . . 92,123,000,000. this year. Mellon esti mated there would be a deficit of $1,417,000,000 in 1033 despite tho'lh croose in revenue. "kM? Woiild1 Halt Borrowing , Coming somewhat as a surpHso to the . committee members,' 'the treasury secretary annfcnmocd1- that "tho administration Is determined, with your cooperation, to arrest this borrowing process on June 30 next" ln urging the increased taxes Iri or der to prevent an Increase ln the pub lic debt. The administration - has been borrowing hundreds of millions tho last three years. In addltloii, he recommended that the now taxes' be terminated at tho end of twojyears, when the budget is balanced in 1034. "X cannot overemphasize the Im portance of retrenchment, Without real economy there can be 'no bal anced budget. We are fully, justified in calling on the people to make fur ther sacrifice ln order to supply their government with adequate i revenue, but we are only Justified in,maklng this call if at the same tlmo,we elim : T and see to it that Just as enforced rigid economy prevails ln every homo ln tho land, so moist It be observod ln every operation of the federal gov ernment." ' i ' Plun Outlined . , ( An outline of the administration's tax increase plan to provide $300, 000,000 this year and' 9020,000,000 next fiscal year as presented by Sec retary Mellon follows: Corporation Income taxes to be Increased from 12 to 12 per cent, to net 927,000,000 ln current fiscal year and 900,000.000 ln 1033. : A super estate tax to bo gradu ated from ono per cent on estates of 960,000 to 25- per cent in those in excess of 910,000,000, from which $33,000,000 is expected within the coming elghrteen nonjths. individual Income taxeB to have normal rates at 2, 4 and 6 per cent, with surtaxes beginning with one per cent on those between 9100,000 and 9200.000 and 40 por cent on those abovo $500,000, as compared with the present maximum of 20 per cent, on Incomes in excess of 9100,000. Personal exemptions to bo lowered to 91000 for a single person, and to 92500 with one Iiavlng dependents, with a credit of 9400 for each de pendent. This Is expected to bring ln 1,700,000 additional Individuals, making a total of federal taxpayers of 3.600,000, who are expected to pay an additional 983,000,000 for the last half of the current fiscal year and 9185,000,000 ln 1933. Three-fifths' of the revenue Is estimated to come from incomes in excess of 9160,000. Would Revise Mnny TuxeH Revival of many of the miscel laneous taxes of 1024, including In crease of one-sixth of present rates on tobacco manufactures and prod ucts except cigars; an Increase of one pe cent or stock sales; extension of tax on admissions of ten cents and above; a tax on manufacturers sales of automobiles, trucks, and acces sories at 6, 3 and 2'3 per cent, re spectively; a stamp tax on convey ance of realty of GO cents for each VjCO value in excess of $100;' K' tax of 6 per cent on manufacturers" Bales of nulla iuuI phonograph equipment; r: - jUfcauisi uuj Uiversiuft Of g, ... ."15 iTcinttfhaJrge DotweW l "McST.ff 60 cants, and 10 centa on those above. ; . ... In the first six months In 1932, about' 4205,000,000 is expected to be netted from these miscellaneous taxes, while ' revenue 11 amounting to 8514,000,000 Is expected for the fls- cal year 1938. Postal rates be Increased to cover a deficit ln revenues of about $150. 000,000, although no speclflo rate was , suggested. r Under Secretary Ogaon Mills di vulged the treasury had based Its . estimates on Its $920,000,000 tax In- crease program "on an upward trend 0f business In 1932." ' pressed for further explanation of why the treasury desired not to issue mor0 )ong. term bonds, Mills said: .., .,, bellev0 we con have pros- perlty If we let the publlo debt In- crease. There is nothing more we could do to return ; prosperity than , to return government securities to par." automobiles and trucks. Mills said the automotive industry had experl- enced "two bad years, but automo bllon are wearlne out and must be" "P. wneu w uii in that industry It is expected to be rapid." s . . "Wlty hBven t yu P"Pi a gaso- llne he was wked. ., . " "Wo consider the gasoline tax, and only reason we did not suggest it was because of the feeling that the states had looked on It as their own on which they rely largely," Mills answered. Talk of Trespass Heard '"However, If the states continued to trespass on federal taxes, like Imposing taxes on tobacco, I feel we can trespass on their field, through tno tax . rve always believed ln I fnmlt.v hntwflAn thn stntflB find fed eral government on taxes." Mills said . federal tax of one cent a gallon would bring annually. $150,000,000 of revenue. -' ; Asked why the, treasury did not' proposo a gift tax, Mills said "Wo won't get any real money from It." Ho said he did not consider It a legitimate method or taxation. : Bacharach also asked why the treasury did no recommend luxury taxes on furs and cosmetics. "Minor luxury taxes have always; been unsatisfactory, because they are . dlffloult to collect and are difficult to make uniform," Mills replied. "An honest merchant will pay his taxes and a dishonest one will not." . , Ull, Btom Tnv Suggests Stamp Tax Mills estimated that $20,000,000 could be obtained through a tax on cosmetfcs. Baoharach suggested that tn ho lovieH on them. a stamp tax be levied on them. Representative McCormack, Demo crat, Massachusetts, suggested- a li quor , tax would be the easiest to collect and would produce the most money. . ; " . Mills smiled and said: ' ; "Yes, only the constitution and congress; stand ln the way." He added liquor taxes produced 483,000,0OO ln 1010. - . Mills disclosed that the treasury SPECIALS Hams, lb. . .18c Picnics, Pound ... 12V2c Bacon, lb. . . 15c Rolled Shoulders, Bone Out, lb. 15c Grande Ronde Meat Co. Clearance Pendleton All Wool Shirts $2.9.5 :? - : - Pi. January uwltiPMiav. .Taiwan !. i-m- -i ' -
