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NUMBER 119
ACTIVE YEAR
IN POLITICS
LIKELY HERE
Terms of All Of f icers
Excepting Kiddle and
Ledbetter Expire.
PIERCE SEEKING
SEAT IN HOUSE
Rumor Heard That Sen
cerbox, 1 of North Pow
der, May Oppose Judge
, Couch in Primaries.
. Although nearly three months re
main before the time for filing nom
inations lor the May primaries comes
to a close, political discussions are be
ginning to make their appearance
Influenced no doubt by the fact that
this Is a presidential year and that
the Democrats are looKing iorwuiu
to irreat gains.
. Locally, most of the political gossip
so far has centered' around Walter
M. Pierce, former governor who lost
week announced his candidacy for
nomination for congressman from the
Becond district. Up around ivortn
Powder, there also is talk that Jus
tice of Peace Bencerbox will enter the
nrlmarles ooDOsed to Judge U. G.
Couch for the position of county
judge. North Powder residents, it is
said, feel that that district has been
without direct representation on the
county court for too long a time.
Cutslde of those two developments,
there is little of a new nature at
present.
Two Democrats hi Office
All present officials are expected to
seek re-election, and these include
two Democrats Representative Victor
Eckley. of Union county, and County
Superintendent of Schools E, A. Sayre.
Two officials, however, are except
ed because of hold-over terms. State
Senator Fred E. Kiddle's term doe3
not expire until 1934 arid County
Commissioner W. R. Ledbetter will
remain in office until then, also.
More activity is anticipated in the
Republican primaries than the Demo
cratic, although indications are that
the minority party will attempt to
have a complete slate for presenta
tion in the November elections. One
county official ventures the opinion
that there will be more office seek
ers this year in the primaries than
usual because of present business
conditions.- .' - ' : "" 'ji
A mum nets Pint form
Probably the most important re
cent development was. Mr. Pierce's
decision to seek a seat in the lower
house in Washington, D. C. His an
nouncement was made last Friday and
given statewide publicity following
the Jackson Day dinner in Portland.
In brief, Mr. Pierce's platform fol
lows: He favors a revision of the tariff
to prevent trade for the financial
benefit of a few, and believes that
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OWLS TO PLAY
RED DEVILS AT
HELIX TONIGHT
With three victories and no defeats
so far this season the Jack Allen
Owls will leave late today for Helix
to play the Red Devils in ft contest
that will have flstlnct benrlng on
tho Eastern Oregon Independent
championship this winter. For the
last several years La . Grande and
Helix teams have alternated in win
nln the championship, and the Owls
hope to mako this La Grande's year.
Lineups will Include: Owls Mooro
and Lloyd, forwards; Crawford, cen
ter; Posey and Baxter, guards; Dev
lin, Graham and Crabtree, substi
tutes; Helix King. Gemmell. La
Course. Karstens, Dale, Nelson, Baker
and Tucker. :
Currey Re-elected
Drum Corps Chief
Roy Currey was re-elected prcsl
. dent of the American Legion drum
and bugle corps at a business meet
ing and banquet attended by 28
members cf the organisation last
night at 6:45 at the Sacajowea Inn.
Mr. Currey will serve his second term,
as will the drum corps committee,
all members of which were re-elected.
The drum corps committee in
cludes C. P. Holbrook, Fred B. Read,
O. B. Maxam, H. T. Smith, Andrew
Loney Jr.. Raymond O. Williams and
K. H. Richardson. John Garity re
tains the position of drum major.
Practice has been held every week,
with only one week's vacation since
the state convention Inst summer.
Practice is held on Tuesday evenings
at the high school, under the direc
tion of Mr. Loney, co-director of the
drum corps and the La Grande band.
WEATHKH FORECAST
Oregon: Unsettled, probably
with local snows In tho east
portion and local snows or
rains on the west portion to
night and Sunday; not much
change in temperature; mod
erate west to northwest winds
offshore.
WKATIIKK TODAY
7 a. m. 24 above.
Minimum: 21 above.
Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 26, minimum 21
above.
Condition: Cloudy. Range
5 degos.
WEATHER JAN. Ifi. 10.11
Maximum 41, minimum 27
above.
Condition: Cloudy, half inch
of 3now. precipitation .03 of
Inch. Range 14 degrees.
One of Regional
Conferences To
Be Staged Here
Agricultural Committee of
Oregon Bankers Asso
ciation Plans For Meet
ing in February.
The agricultural committee of the
Oregon Eankers association will hold
threo regional conferences this year,
one of which will be In-La Orande
the latter part of February, accord
ing to word received by H. G. Avery,
county farm agent. It has been the
custom in the past to hold a two
day banker-farmer short course at
the Oregon State college.
Tentative dates have been set on
Feb. 20 and 27, although they are
subject to, change, Mr. Avery states.
The Blue mountain conference will
concentrate on agricultural problems
in this section; another conference
will be held in Med ford where they
will deal with the turkey and dairy
phases of Southern Oregon agricul
ture; and in Corvallis they will con
cern themselves with the small fruit
and seed Industries of Western Ore
gon. -,
Tho federal and state outlook re
ports will be Issued shortly before the
conference, and advantage will be
taken of the opportunity to confer
on the c'ay following the, bankers'
program relative to various phases of
the outlook, Paul V. Marls, director
cf extension at O. .6. C- Informs Mr.
Avery. Bankers will be Invited to
attend the outlook sessions.
A tentative program has been is
sued by Mr. Maris. During the morn
ing session on the first day E. R.
Jackman, farm crops extension spe
cialist of the State College, will dis
cusr. "Forage Resources of Blue
Mountain Area"; R. G. Johnson Jr.,
Grant county agent will speak on
cn "Orant County's Program to In
crease Feed Supply"; John Kuhns.
forest supervisor of the United States
department of agriculture, of Baker,
will present a study of "Food Re
sources and Conservation on Forest
Reserves."
Mr. Avery will be the first speaker
on the afternoon program, discuss
ing "Marketing of Livestock From
Farm Flock and Herd Standpoint."
1 "Economic Wintering of Sheep and
I Cattle." will be discussed by H. A.
Lindgren, animal husbancman, Ore
gon State Agricultural college exten
sion service; ' F. L. Ballard, county
agent leader, will speak on "Dairy
Program for the Blue Mountain Dis
trict" and R. G. Larson, Malheur
county agent, will speak on "Cash
Crops of Malheur County."
Dan H. Otis, director of the agri
cultural commission of the Ameri
can Bankers association, ' will deliver
the principal address at-the banquet
to bo held in the evening, at which
Eugene Courtney will act as toast
master. E. 0. N. Defeats
Elks, 34 to 19;
2 Games Tonight
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
basketball quintet made it three vic
tories in a row last night when they
stepped the strong Pendleton. Elks
34 to 19 at the L. D. S, Recreational
hall. Score at half time was 9 to 7
in favor of the Mountaineers, but
they hit their stride in the last half
scoring 25 points to the visitors 12.
Tonight the Normal school will
play the Enterprise All-Stars, who
are substituting for the Peninsula
Aces of Portland who cancelled their
game hero because of highway condi
tions. . The E. O. N. seconds will
start the doubleheader. ploying Cove
High at 7:30 with the main game
starting an hour later.
Baxter High Scorer
Floyd Baxter, La Grande forward
on the Mountaineer five, was high
scorer with 17 points and Medcalf, E.
O. N. forward, and Stroble. Pendle
ton forward, tied for second with nine
each. " The Mountaineers plrtyed their
best game of the season, with the
passing much smoother and more
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Prof. Shelley,
Of New Zealand,
Here on Monday
Prof. James Shelley, of Canterbury
college. New Zealand, will speak at
an assembly at 10 o'clock Monday
morning at the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school, it was announced toCay.
Professor Shelley comes under the
auspices of the Institute for Inter
national Education and is scheduled
to speak at a number of colleges in
tho United States. His subject in
La Grande will be "Art In Relation
to Life."
The public is invited to attend and
listen to the address.
Retail Prices Of
Food Show Decline
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 W In
vestigations by the bureau of labor
statistics showed today that retail
food prices dropped 16 2-3 per cent
last year.
The drops In food costs ranged
over the period of a year from 10 per
cent in Portland. Ore., to 23 per cent
at Springfield. 111.
The figures Included the following
declines: San Francisco. 16 per cent:
Salt Lake City. 14 per cent; Denver
and Los Angeles. 13 per cent; Seattle.
11 per cent: and Butte. Mont- and
Portland. Ore., 10 per cent.
Liquor Control By
Government Asked
HELSINGFORS. Finland. Jan. 16
lift Government control of import
ation, manufacture and sale of In
toxicating beveroges through an ln
termeciate company in which the
government would hold the control
lng Interest is provided for in the
ministry's prohibition repeal bill to
be considered at a special session of
the diet Tuesday.
WINTER GRIP
WILL LOOSEN
IS PREDICTION
Definite Bresik in Cold
Weather in Northwest
" is 'Promised.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
IN SOME SECTIONS
Warm Spring Weather
Continues in the East
While California Strug
gles in Slush, Snow.
By the Associated Press
Bureau experts in all sections con
tinued to scratch heads In puzzle
ment today and delve Into yellowed
records seeking some precedent for
the ducks and drakes caperlngs of
freakish weather.
A complete reversal of conditions
gave the west coast almost freezing
temperatures hllo the Atlantic sea
board was enjoying premature spring
with temperatures up to 77.
In some parts of California six
Inches of snow and cold weather were
recorded, threatening citrus fruits,
but in New York spring apparel was
in order. Even the oldest can't re
member ahuthing to compare with
It. All records have gono by the
board.
In Arizona there was heavy snow
fall ond government planes dropped
loed to marooned Indians. In the
south rains swelled rivers and threat
ened river ports. Tho Tallahatchie
was on a rampage
Colder temperatures in the east
were predicted for later today with
tho mercury scheduled to drop as
much as 30 degrees. In tho west it
was expected relief would, be In sight
by the early part of next week.
lti:i,IF,K IS PItKDICTED
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16 m A
definite break In winter's grasp was
lorecost by. the weather bureau here
today as reports wera received from
Pacific Northwest points.
Partial relief was experienced this
morning in north wet v v.-. Oregon, but
tho south and east had not felt the
warmer temperatures.
"We look for squally weather today
and tonight," said Edward L. Wells,
weatherman, "with showers probably
now and then mixed with a snow
flurry. No real cold weather Is In
sight." He predicted higher tempera
turef.; ranging .through the Columbia
gorge area.
Snow General Friday Night
t In the eastern section snow was
general last night from; Portland to
Pasco. Moderate temperature read
ings were reported from the Mid-Co-
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TIGERS NOSE OUT
JOSEPH 20 TO' 19
Lyman's Long Shot in
Last Period Saves La
Grande From Defeat
The Tiger basketball team kept its
record for the season unsmlrched by
defeat at Joseph last night, but only
because young Lyman sunk a long
shot in the closing minutes of play.
The final score was . La Grande 20,
Joseph 10.
Playing on a small floor, tho Tigers I
had difficulty In making their usual ;
plays work, and were trailing 4 to 0
before they managed to score. Then
La Grande passed the Joseph team,1!
but the latter came back to hold a i
lead at the end of the quarter. At ,
halftlmo they had Increased the lead ;
to 15 to 9. In the third quarter the
Tigers staged a stiff rally, scoring
(Continued on Page Flvei
B. & O. LEADER
EXPLAINS AS
TO WAGE CUTS
CHICAGO. Jan. 16 (fl1) Daniel
Wlllard. president of the Baltimore 8c
Ohio, told organized railway workers
today why the managements thought
they should accept voluntary wage
reductions of ten per cent.
Willard. leader of the committee of
nine presidents, had the floor at the
second session of the negotiations be
tween managements and organized
labor on wage reduction and unem
ployment problems.
The proposal was: "Ten per cent
to be deducted from each pay check
for a period of one year. Basic rates
to remain as at present. This ar
rangement to .terminate automatic
ally twelve months ' after the plan
becomes effective tinlcss extended by
mutunl agreement."
Weary Relief Workers Risk Lives
In Attempt to Save Those Marooned
GLENOORA. Miss.. Jan. 16 W)
Weary relief workers risked their own
safety in battered boats today In
efforts to rescue thousands of ma
rooned people In the flooded Tippo
basin.
Thus far no loss 'of life has been
reported but this was due in many
Instances to the daring of the res
cuers, who hastened to remove scores
from housetops which are gradually
being submerged.
Water was rising today In the Tippo
basin because of three breaks in the
levee system last night. The flood
ir. spreading to great depth over an
area of 50.000 acres in which more
than 2.000 people reside.
The basin had been transformed
Into a great Inland lake of 20 square
mller. and the water was flowing to
ward the Yalobusha river with
threats of greater hazards for terri
tory along the stream, already at
flood stage itself.
TWO BILLION
DOLLAR BILL
IS DELAYED
Meets Stumbling Block-in
Senate En Koute to
Conference.
PASSED BY HOUSE '
FRIDAY 335 TO 55
Congress Must Approve
Revised Version After
Which Measure Will Go
to Mr. Hoover.
W A CHIWf.TnM .Tnn 1ft IJP Th(
two billion dollar reconstruction bill
met a stumbling biocK in tne senate
today when Senator Blaine, Republi
can, Wisconsin, prevented it from be
ing sent to an immediate conlerence
with the house.
The reconstruction corporation pro
ject bore today a vigorous stamp of
approval from the house of reprcsen-.
tatives, and sped on through , tho
technicalities which remain , to bo
settled before it can become law. f
This presidential plan 'to Infuse two
billion dollars wortn 01 new 1110 nuu
business was approved 335 to 56 In
tho vote by which the house passed
it last evening, a support which
matched the overwhelming approval
already given It by the senate. .
House Bill Different
For unexplained reasons, however,
the house failed to act on the. same
bill the senate passed. The parliament
tnrv retmirement is that . both
branches shall approve one bill, even.
though amended to reaa.qun.L- uu
ferently. Normally tho houso. would
have token up the senate bill, amend
ed it bv cutting out everything un
der Its title and inserting their own
measure. Now the senate apparently
will have to go through that process
before a conference, can be held to
I adjust the differences.
After that, senate and house must
approve the revised version, and then
1 . . ' . ... .,, i. 1in.lta
tne " - win uu msiiu hid "'
Hous'-.f President Hoover s signa
ture.
Because of the enormous support in
both branches, credited to the gen.
rai nrincinles of the measure, they
aro not expected to haggle long over
a settlement.
House Takes Recess
) Its bie lob done, the house recessed
until ;C-nuay. The senate got the
reconstruction bill passed by the
house in tho midst of debate today,
on the first of the appropriation bills.
Committee work meantime Is proceed
ing on other items of the Hoover
program for economic recovery and
on the tax Increase plans.
Just as a matter of record, the sen
ate adopted a declaration for strict
retrenchment In federal expenditures
for the next fiscal year. It approved
a resolution to that effect sponsored
hv Rpnntors Harrison of Mississippi,
and Pittman of Nevada. Thirty Re
publicans. 20 Democrats voted for it,
while Senator Borah of Idaho, Joined
eight Democrats in opposition.
QUITS SOCIETY
TO FIGHT FOR
PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 m A
woman marked In tho social life of
two cities for her keen mind, set
forth today to campaign for prohi
bition. She did " It, she said, because for
one thing she believes defying tho
eighteenth amendment is "stupid."
Mrs. Rushmore Patterson, promi
nent in Washington and New York,
dislikes the spotlight of the news
columns, but she will be right under
it next Juno, among the dry leaders
at the political conventions. ,She Is
chairman of tho Allied Women, a new
group which she said now has ivt,
000 names on its roster.
"We're campaigning to arouse pub
lic opinion against the destructive
means now being employed (by or
ganized wets) to obtain a destructive
end. They are dangerous. The atmos
phere of lawlessness Is likely to stifle
those who encourage it."
She will visit a number of cities in
the east and tho south, but her Itin
erary Is not yet complete.
Boy's Mouth Taped
To Keep It Shut
EVANSTON, III., Jan. 16 W The
business of taping a small boy's
mouth shut to keep him quiet In
school has turned out to be a temp
est in a teapot so far as school au
thorities are concerned.
"I see no reason for all tills fuss."
said Fred Nichols, 85-year-oid su
perintendent of the school district, in
commenting on the complaint of
Mrs. Ralph Watts, wm protested that
Miss Vivian Hcubh, second grado
teacher, used adhesive tape to close
the mouth of her small Hon. Wlllard.
The Grassy Creek levee, protecting
fertile plantations was abandoned
tcday because it was crumbling and
there were no apparent means of
saving It. Breaks were also reported
in the Wade levee in Leflore county
and the Freeman levee north of
Greenwood.
At dnybrrak a new crevasse 40 feet
wide was torn In, the dyke at Shar
key. Another break occurred In the
Tallahatchie river levee near Olen
dora and still another was reported
In the Patttson Bayou embankment.
Refugees are being brought Into
the town In great numbers from Tip
po basin. Many are camped on the
high railroad tracks with few clothes
and nothing to eat. There Is a short
age of box cars to house them.
E. P. Krick, Red Cross national
disaster relief chairman, estimated
that 300 families or from 1.200 to
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FIGURES
ax-
Senate Listens
Today to Debate
On Prohibition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (VP) Sen
ators Sheppard and Tydlngs debated
prohibition attain today in the senate,
wilh, the former saying there will be
,'Hiti Compromise' by tho drys. j .Y
The occasion was tho twelfth anni
versary of the eighteenth amendmont.
For two hours Sheppard, the Demo
crat, from -Texas, who was co-author
of the amendment, extolled tne re
suits under It.
Upon completion of his speech, the
anti-prohibition viewpoint was given
by Tidings, a Maryland uemocrat.
(allerles Crowded
Crowded galleries heard the debate.
Tydlngs said If the loth amend
ment had not been adopted and the
nt.nt.pct hfpn nlinwprl t.n BOIVB ZYiB nroD
!lem "today there would be few local!
ties where liquor was soio niegaiiy
and the great bulk of the country
would enjoy a real temperance and a
real prohibition becauso a public
sentiment would have built It up,
"But we were not allowed to take
the reasonable road," ho added.
Tydlngs mentioned law enforce
ment and said tho only way Al Ca-
pone could bo convicted was on tax
evasion cnarges entirety aiaassucmwa
from the crime, corruption and hypo
crisy" which his organization had
caused in Chicago.
He referred to Sheppard as a "sin'
cere man and one who practices what
he preaches."
"The senator says great athletes
don't tako liquor," ho continued.
"Neither do they tako hot mince pie,
or cleareta or chew tobacco."
Ho continued three times as many
persons had had tnieir automobile n
censes revoked because of drinking
liquor since prohibition than in the
ten years preceding tno mm amcnu
ment.
1 Sliennard Applauded .
Applause from the galleries greeted
Sheppard in concluding a onei an
awer to TvdlnES.
"The only minority in America
without BUfflcicnt sportsmanship to
accept defeat, is the liquor traffic,"
he said.
Tydlngs said he could agree with
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Salem Resident Is
Killed in Accident
SALEM. Jan. 10 (A) Shortly after
he caught a ride at Aurora last night
Joseph B. Ruckei. 67, Salem resi
dent, wa killed when the automo
bile In which he was riding skidded
on tho slippery pavement. The car
driven by C. F. Doane of Salem
crashed into the bank a mile south
of Hubbard.
REDDING, Cal., Jan. 16 UP A
slight Improvement was noticed today
In the condition of Al Mclhaso, 73,
Klamath Falls pioneer, who was
nravely injured In an automobllo ac
ctdent near hero Thursday. He was
in n semi -conscious condition yes
terday.
More Working Now
In Lansing, Mich.
LANSINO. Mich., Jan. 15 (Mm
ployment In Lansing's 38 factories in
December showed a substantial in
crease over the previous month, ac
cording to figures compiled by the
chamber of commerce. Averago em
ployment at the plants amounted to
t.837 last month compared with 8.193
in November and B,53 In December
1930.
HTKALS UH1 HUH
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16 (i?) One auto
! mobile thief has gone into his racket
i in a big way here.
City ond state police are searching
! for a 26-passenger motor bus stolen
I from a parage of the Purple Swan Bus
company sometime this week.
IN HAWAIIAN DEATH CASE
Above, Koko crater, which Hawaiian authorities declare was the
objeetlvn of the ituto currvluK the recently statu llawitllan youth.
Left, Mrs, Orunvflle Fortcscue, mother of an attacked nnvul bride,
who Is one of Tour held on u murder charge after one of the assail
ants was found murdered In a car she won driving. The case has
created international attention.
MOVES AGAINST
LEAGUE SCORED
Wickersham Sees Efforts
to Keep U. S. Out as ;
"Unpatriotic."
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 (ff1)
George W. Wickersham regards efforts
to keep-the united states out oi tne
League of Nntions as an "unpatriotic
move" to deprive this country of the
use of the greatest mechanism for
pcaco ever devised.
Wickersham, who headed president
Hoover's law enforcement commis
sion, addressed the League of Na
tions association in annual conven
tion last night. . '
He declared that no nation naB
lost prestige by reason of the league's
activities, and that the sovereignty
of no nation has suffered because of
membership in the league
By the pact of Paris, he said, this
countsy closed Its doors to its pre
vious policy or national isolation and
it is in honor bound to adhere both
to the league and to the world court.
Because the United States could
nullify any commercial boycott the
league might impose to prevent war,
Mrs. Ben Hooper, of Oshkosh, Wis.,
foreign relations authority, sees thin
country as the greatest monace to
peace in the world today.
"If 'war breakB again in Europe!"
she warned, "we wiil be in It -and
every sane person knows it."
The policy of national isolation was
attacked also by Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia uni
versity, ' who delivered the principal
address.
Dr. Butler diagnosed the world's
economle and financial Ills as due to
the fact that "the war is still going
on." He charged tho United States
with resisting the international co
operation which" ho said was neces
sary to the solution of the world's
problems.
"If this policy of Isolation Is pur
sued far enough," he said, "Its econ
omic and financial rosultB will be so
disastrous thal.t present conditions
will seem like an abounding pros
perity." Calling on the American people to
act along lines which would return
them to prosperity he said:
"The American people seem con
tent Just now to dawdle Idly in tho
presence of foolish and meaningless
talk at Washington rather than to
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NOMINATION
OF ROOSEVELT
IS APPROVED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 UP) The
nomination of Governor Theodore
Roosevelt of Porto Rico, to be governor-general
of the Philippines was
approved today oy tne senate terri
tories committee.
Tho senate immigration committee
today favorably reported the Harris
bill extending the quota restrictions
to Immigration from Mexico.
The house rules committco today
approved tho Raybum resolution for
an investigation of public utilities. ;
rnkn nnllnnnl irfntiirn fnvnra InrTfiflR-
A IIU i.llVlU....l B.t...n .... -
. -i I nliin.nrA fnvoa tj
equalize tho tax burden and balance
the budget.
Fred Brenckman, its Washington
ways and means committed tho need
of such steps is lorcimy nemuu
st rated by the growing size of great
fortunes In this country, compared
with tho comparative poverty of the
Fleet Maneuvers
May Be Shortened
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 fP) The
navy department Is considering a re
quest from naval men In Hawaii that
fleet maneuvers be cut short to per
mit them to protect their families.
Too Many Street
Car Rides Caused
Chicago Divorce
CHICAGO. Jan. 16 (Pi
Mrs. Tlllle Hegert says she has
taken 49.920 miles of vacation
on a street car lino and she's
tired of it.
Her husband, Conrad, Is ft
street car conductor on one
of tha longest lines In the
world.
She married him in 1006.
On his day off, each week,
she complained, the only rec
reation he gave her was when
he took her for a ride on the
street car line.
She asked for a divorce.
4 $v .f q $ $ g $
Great Britain
Preparing For
Debts Meeting
LONDON, Jan. 16 m Great Bri
tain's delegates to tho Lausanne debt
conference are continuing prepara
tions for the opening of that meet
ing on January 25 despite reports
In Paris that was not expected.
Thcro still has been no indication
from Downing Street as to what the
British policy will be, but at an in
fluentlal section of the press, basing
its comment on hints from official
quarters, has indicated a growing
support for the views expressed a few
duya ago by Sir Walter Layton
against a reparations moratorium of
one or two vears.
Opinion Is veering to a plan' for
making the Lausanno conference a
mere formal gathering for receiving
a report from the Young plan advis
ory committee which met some weeks
ago at Basel.
It Is understood that the British
will discourage any attempt to raise
tho issue of lnter-governmental war
debts at Lausanne.
FAVORS POSTPONEMENT
PARIS, Jan. 16 -(fl1) The news
paper Petit Parisian said today the
French and British viewpoints on re
parations continue to be so wide
apart that interested French circles
believe it would be best to postpone
tho Lausanno conference until tho
Hoover moratorium expires on June
'30 and to spend -the interval in an
effort to reach a basts for agreement.
The time is so short now until tho
date . originally set for the confer
once, tho newspaper said, that any
agreement seems unlikely.
Conditions Have
Changed, Japan
Tells Americans
By the Associated Press
Japan has answered t.he American
communication Involving the nlno
powcr pact with the assertion that
conditions In tho east have changed
elnco .that treaty wos signed.
China Is disunited with no central
government, tho note says, and this
condition necessarily must modify
application of tha treaty. Japan re
Iterated that she will not Interfere
with the open door policy and that
she has no territorial ambitions In
China.
The premier and the foreign minis
ter also disclosed that Russian repre
sentatives had made overtures in con
nection with a pact of nonaggresslon
such as Russia has signed with sev
eral European states, but tho negotia
tions are making little progress.
In Northern Manchuria Japan ap
pears to be working through Chinese
agencies to consolidate her gains, but
military operations are continuing
and Russia was reported to feel some
concern about her holdings In the
Chinese eastern railway zone. There
was a battle in the vicinity of Tsltsl
har recently while the temperature
stood at 30 bolow zero and 60 Chi
nese were reported killed.
There wub considerable surprise In
Shanghai at reports of a plan to
establish Manchuria and Mongolia as
Independent states under the Jap
anese aegis. Tho Chinese maintain
that the people in thoso areas do
not want independence.
Tho Japanese were reported to have
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Fitzwater Will Be
Sentenced Monday
PORTLAND. Jan. 10 m E. E.
Fitzwater, former president of tho
Guardian Building & Loan associa
tion and the Mortgage Investment
company here, probably will be sent
enced Monday on his plea of guilty
to four indictments accusing him of
unlawfully lending Guardian money
to tho investment company.
Fitzwater was Jointly Indicted with
Jay 8. Moltzner, former managing
director of tho two companies. Moltz
ner elected to stand trial, was con
victed, and yesterday was sentenced
to two years in prison.
Beck'Linthicum
Bill is Attacked
WASHINGTON, Jon. 16 (JP) A
direct attack upon the Beck-Ltnthl-cum
prohibition amendment intro
duced in the houso yesterday was
made today before the anti-saloon
league by its counsel, Edward B. Dun
ford. Tho amendment would return
liquor control to the states, with the
government supervising Interstate
regulation.
In direct answer to advocates of
legalized beer who urge the brew as
a revenue measure. Dunford said "we
can no more drink ourselves Into
prosperity collectively than we can
individually,
PROJECT IS
FEASIBLE, IS
U. S. REPORT
Bureau of Reclamation
; Submits Findings on ;
. Columbia Basin.
450-FOOT DAM IS
FEATURED IN PLAN
Power Plant Would De
liver 2,100,000 Horse
power Invest ment
Held at $260,000,000.
. WASHINGTON, Jan, 16 (if) The
bureau of reclamation reported to
Secretary Wilbur today that the pro
posed Columbia Basin project ,1s
feasible, . , .
The plan outlined by the bureau
calls for a 460-foot dam across the
Columbia river north, of the Grand
Coulee reservoir which will reose the
water surface 375 feet above the usual
low water mark. . ; -
A power plant dam would contain'
an Installation of turbines and gen
erators of 2,100,000 horsepower ca
pacity. V
. Dam nt Each End
A dam would be built at each end
of the Grand Coulee to form the
Grand Coulee reservoir about 23 mites
long.
Pipe-lines leading from the Colum
bia river dam would be run to the
north end of the proposed reservoir:
An irrigation distribution syBtem
would center upon a main canal ex
tending from the south end of the
proposed reservoir for eleven miles
from which point It .would branch
Into the main west canal and the
main oast canal. .
The maxlimum estimated Invest
ment in the combined power and ir
rigation project up to the time when .
power revenues would be sufficient
to reduce the Investment was set at
$280,000,000. ...
Based on the absorption of 800,000
kilowatts of continuous power In 15
years, with prices of 2.25 mills per
kilowatt hours ,for firm power, ol $1
per aero per year for secondary power
used for irrigation pumping, and land
settlement at the rate of 20,000 acres
per year, tho revenue from power was
estimated to be sufficient to repay
the cost of the dam and power plant
with Interest at 4 per cent In 50 ,
years, ' ' ": l f.v;
. rrovnies ror nurpius ;
In addition to providing for op
eration, maintenance and deprecla- -
tlon of the dam and power plant,
it -was estimated this price ' would
also provldo a surplus of approxi
mately 9144,000,000 for repayment of
tne cost oi tne development. -The
reoort said the water to -be
pumped into the Grand Coulee reaer-
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SHEEP MEN TO
MEET MONDAY
IN PENDLETON
PENDLETON, Jan. 10 This City,
which makes a specialty of welcom
ing the world to Its, annual Round- .
Up, is now ready to welcome every
Oregon heep grower who can attend
the annual convention of the Ore
gon Wool growers association which
opens a two-day session here Mon
day, Jan. 18. ;.
The convention this year promises .
to be more of a statewide affair than
ever before as farm flock owners in
every section of the state are Inter
ested in the present national cam
paign to use more lamb meat, a cam
paign in which Oregon producers
have been cooperating for the last
year. Larger delegations than ever
before are promised from west of tha
Cascades where sheep raising on. a
farm flock basis 1b beginning to rival
in volume the range herds of Eastern
Oregon. .
Cheerful News
From Muskegon
MUSKEOON. Mich.,' Jan. 16 (ff)
Two Muskegon Heights manufactur
ing plants have adopted overtlmo
schedules and are taking on. addition
al employes, furnished through co
operation with tho welfare commis
sion. No outsiders are being em
ployed. ' r ' . i.i
Extra crews are placed at work
overtlmo at the Norge Refrigerator
plant In Muskegon Heights over tho
weekend, bringing the payroll to
more than 700.
Sixty men have been employed at
tho Shaw Crane works and more are
to be taken on later to meet orders.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Jan. 16 m In a sud
don big rush of eastern buying or
ders, wheat ran up more than 3 cents
a bushel today from early low levels.
Rumors New York stock market
houses had formed a pool to purchase
commodities nt low-price levels were
current. Wheat trading during the
bulge was the largest witnessed in
some time, commanding the highest
figures since the middle of December.
Wheat closed strong 176 ct3o above
yesterday's finish, corn l24c up.
oats W advanced and provisions
showing 6 to 10 cents gain.
PORTLAND, Jan. 16 (JP) There
was nothing whatever In the day's
news to cause the general advance in
wheat forced in the .late.. Saturday
trading in domestic markets. All for
eign, markets were weak, and lower.
On the Portland grain exchange May
advanced o with July up l&c bu.
Sales Saturday totaled 7000 bu. The
sharp advance In Chicago prices In
the finals was believed due to the
Increase in public Interest as a result
of late profits in securities.
Portland cash wheat gained l4o
bu. on the merchants exchange.
Coarse grains advanced. . , ,