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
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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
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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
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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
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