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CITY EDITION Full Auoclatcd dm Leued Wire Benlo 10 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Prtted in La Grande Covering Union and ' Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 SPAULDING IN VERBAL TILT OVERBONDS Chairman Ainsworth, of Highway Commission, 20-FOOT HIGHWAY POLICY IS CAUSE Contracts Awarded on Several Projects Many County Delegations 4 Heard By Board. PORTLAND, Feb. 6 (P) Demand that the million dollar bond issue, which the state highway commission announced today .would be necessary to tide it over until automobile li cense funds came in, be sold to Ore gon people so that Interest money.be retained in the state was made by Commissioner Charles K. Spaulding of Chairman J. C. Ainsworth. The bond. issue discussion was one of the ma lor considerations when the hltrh- iv way commission resumed its sessions here today. The conflict between Spaulding and Ainsworth, .which, flared up during the session late yesterday, was re sumed immediately upon opening of the session when Spaulding asked to be recorded as opposing the proposal for .nine miles of 20-foot highway north of Salem, as announced by Ainsworth as the policy of the com mission. The word battle came to the front again later. during the dis cussion of borrowing money for emer gency use. Spaulding Makes Suggestion "Why not raise the million dollars or even more to use on secondary highway work In Oregon, by Issuing small .denomination bonds," Spauld ing asked the chairman. "This would keep $10,000 or more in Oregon in stead of paying the big bankers in the east. Let.peoplo in Oregon who havo saved up some money get In on this big- interest going out of the state every year." i- Ainsworth replied they had that opportunity, but a survey of banks in Oregon revealed it would be impossi ble .to raise that much money here, or even raise, ten per cent of it. The chairman, had announced that the y (Continued on Page Six) LARGE CROWD ANTICIPATED AT CLAM FEED A liirgo attendance Is anticipated at the annual clam feed to be held on Feb. 12 by the La Grande Gun club at Its Lone Treo club house, It was announced today. Interest In the organization has grown tre mendously In the last two years' and at present ranks as one of the best In the Eastern Oregon district. The feed will be open to all who hold membership cards, which may bo purchased the night of the "ban quet at the door for a small sum.. The membership cards entitle one to all privileges of the club during the year ordinarily granted to indi vidual members, plus the clam. feed. Everyone is eligible to Join. Officials of the club urge that all grievances be presented at the meet ing In order to have them assembled in timo to present them to the state game commission at Its February meeting.- Tho clam feed is scheduled to be gin at 7 p. m. Men's Club Hears Miss Lois Nelson Tracing tho growth of mternatlon- allsm, Miss Lois Nelson spoke before tho Presbyterian Men's club last night at the home of S. B. Morgan. A strong feeling of nationalism has been growing during tho past few centuries, she said, forming nations out of small principalities. Miss Nelson believes that interna tionalism, which, will bring under standing between the many nations of the world, can be brought about through disarmament conferences, the league of nations, better economic understanding and treaties for the renunciation of war. A discussion was enjoyed following Miss Nelson's talk. ' Refreshments wero served by Mrs. Morgan, 8 WEATIIRR FORECAST 3 Oregon: Rain In the west 5 and snow In the east portion tonight and Saturday; slight- 3 ly warmer in tho east portion tonight; fresh south winds 8 . offshore. S WEATHER TODAY . 7 a. m. 18 above Minimum: 16 above. 8 Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY 8 Maximum 26, minimum 17 above. Condition: Cloudy, traces of 4 snow, moisture .01 of inch. Range 0 degrees. WEATHER FEB. 5, 1931 S Maximum 44, minimum 26 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. 0 Range 18 degrees. 4 $ MEMBER ASSOCIATED Jobless Fund Is Keeping 65 Men, Their Families McAllister Appeals For Additional Donations to Continue Work Until ' April 1. With three months of the winter unemployment period past history, and two more remaining. City Man ager Angus McAllister, in charge of the relief employment by the dona tions plari, stated today that, with 65 heads of families employed, a total of about $4000 has been expended so far. The total amount donated to date is $4626, allowing enough to pay the men until the middle of this month.' More donations are expected dur ing the next few days, not only from those who pledged to give the equiva lent of one day's pay per month for five months, but also from several others. Mr. McAllister called atten tion to the fact that several who originally signed pledges ..and gave some money to the fund, had been obliged to cease donations because of financial reverses, and ho urged that; all who have not yet given some thing to the fund, do so as soon as possible. - Tho employment of the 65 men during the last three months,. In crews of 21 to 22 per week, has pre vented some 300 persons from be ing destitute through the first three months of the winter period. If this employment were to cease, many of the number would go hungry with both city and county already spend ing every available cent for welfare work. Further expenditures out side of the amounts allowed are made 1 impossible because . of budget restrictions. . The city, in addition to providing over 1600 meals for transients this winter plus occasional gas and oil, also has donated wood, etc., to needy wherever possible. Also, city funds havo been used to pay for repairs and maintenance of the five trucks used by the unemployment crews, and all of the money donated has gone into The crews of men are1 working at present on Second street south of K avenue and are handling about 60 loads of gravel per day. in spite of the cold weather. . If sufficient donations are received this' month and in Mfrirch, Mr. Mc Allister hopes to have tho men at work until Apr. 1, , C.E. Rally Will, " Open At Eleven Saturday Morn Christian Endeavorers of the Grande Rondo Union will arrive In La Grande this evening and tomorrow morning to attend a two-day rally which Is to open tomorrow with an executive meeting at the Central Church of Christ. Representatives of the Pres byterian and Christian churches will take part in tho program of inspira tional meetings which have been planned. , ' " :"' Activities will start at 11 o'clock Saturday morning with tho executive (Continued on Page Four) Lyman Will Not Be In Lineup Of Tigers Tonight With two stiff baskotball games scheduled to be played in La Grande tonight and tomorrow night, the La Grande High school team continues to be handicapped by flu and colds. Last week Torrence, veteran guard, was out of the game, but it is prob able that ho will start against Mac Hi tonight, although there is no surety that he will finish the game. If he doesn't start, Munsell will go into the lineup. The same applies for Saturday night against Imbler High. Lyman, high-scoring forward, is in bed today because of flu and will be unable to play this weekend. Fox will take his place at forward. Stoddard. Corey and Burnett appear in good shape, although one or two others on the squad are being bothered because of colds. Feuerhelm is out of school at present and will not be available (Continued on Page Three) Baker, La Grande Eagles In Meeting Over 200 Eagles from La Grande and Baker gathered at the local lodge hall last night for one of the biggest sessions of the season. Thirty-five members of the Baker aerie were present and presented a program of music and plays following the busi ness meeting. ' The members of the lodge and the auxiliary then enjoyed a program which opened with music by the Harmonious Hayseed ers. Miss Bessie Whlsman, of Baker, presented a read ing; Sylvester Woods, of Baker, played an accordion solo; and- the Riley Sisters played harmonica selections. The feature was the humorous play presented by the Baker auxiliary, "How the Story Grew." The La Grande auxiliary drill team, which performed at the convention in Pendleton last summer, presented their drill, and a Joint team of men and women from the Baker aerie also gave a drill. A leap year dance followed the pro gram, with the Baker women in charge and music furnished by the Harmonious Hayseeds and the Moun taineers. A supper was served by tne local auxiliary at a late hour. PRESS AND A. B. O. JAPANESE IN HARBIN, LAST CITY TO FALL Occupation Completes Domination oi Large Manchurian Area. SOVIET INTERESTS ' BECOME ANXIOUS Terrific Artillery ' Bom bardment Last Night Causes Hurried Confer ence of Russians. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Pi The United States was advised by Japan today of Its Intention to send . to Shanghai one army division probably totalling 10,000 men. HARBIN. Manchuria, Feb; 5 General Jiro Tamon finally achieved the occupation of .Harbin, last im portant stand of the Chinese in Man churia, today after almost a week of sanguinary battles with the troops of General Ting Chao. Although the Chinese stubbornly resisted the advance of General Ta mon's brigade up to the last minute, tho headquarters of General Ting were deserted when the Japanese fin ally occupied the city. Harbin is the headquarters of the Chinese Eastern railway, Jointly owned by Russia and China. Russians Call Conference The last stage of the Japanese at tack was a terrific artillery bombard ment last night in which several (Continued on Page Five? WEATHER COLDER FOLLOWING' WINDS Rotary Snowplow Opens Highway to Wallowa County This Morning Instead of continuing the modera tion that started Wednesday after a six-below zero mark was reached, the mercury underwent another setback hero today., ..The minimum.' was -one degree colder than thif nightv-beforeri but at 7 o'clock this morning the weather was four degrees colder than at the same time Thursday. The maximum Thursday, 26 above, was five degrees colder than the maximfum on Wednesday, a day that saw a range of 37 degrees. And, on top of the cold wave, came reports yesterday of snow blockades of the La Grande -Wallowa Lake state highway and several market roads in the county. State highway crews, manning a rotary snowplow, attacked the drifts early today and the road was again opened to travel before noon. Other state highways in this dection were kept open to travel throughout the storm through the use of the rotary plows. ROADS NEAR UNION BLOCKED By W. V. Connor (Observer Correspondent) UNION, Ore., Feb. 6 (Special) Although the highway near Union has given no trouble during the re cent blizzard other roads are either (Continued on Page Three) SENTENCING OF BERYL TAYLOR IS POSTPONED If Beryl Taylor, who was found guilty of non-support of a minor child In tho circuit court can make arrangements for the support tho sentence will be suspended. Mr. Tay lor Is making arrangements for a bond for the support of his family at present and Judge J. W. Knowles has postponed the time set for pass ing sentence from this morning at 10 o'clock until Monday morning. Tho case of the Wheel and Rim Service Co. vs. Dale Cox was tried yesterday and Judge Knowles in structed a verdict for the defendant, Mr. Cox, who was represented by Green and Hess. H. E, Dixon and W. B. Layton were attorneys for tho plaintiff. Trial of the case of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company vs. Lloyd Scriber began this morning, and will continue through the re mainder of the day. lupert Howard, English Magician, Gives Lecture And Demonstration Tin pans flying through tho air, eggs mysteriously appearing In empty velvet bags, cards "flying" across the stage and penetrating a sealed en velop without breaking the seal and many other tricks, which appeared phenomenal, were included in the repertoire of Rupert Howard, Eng lish mag ac tan, who gave an excellent performance at the High school audi torium last night. A fair-sized crowa witnessed the performance, which was sponsored by the L. H. S. Mr. How ard, who Is touting America, his first visit to this country, spoke on "Magic Through the Ages," tracing the art from its first appearance about 6000 years ago in Egypt and 2000 years ago In Greece. In early Egyptian times the oniy persons with scientific knowledge were the priests, and through their superior knowledge they capitalized on the ignorance of the people. The LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY!FEBRUARY FRENCH PLAN FOR LEAGUE ARMY VOICED Andrew Tardieu, Minister of War, Submits Pro- posal at Geneva, ACTION COMES AS COMPLETE SURPRISE In Meantime, League of Nations Council Con ' siders Action Possible in Sino-Jap Quarrel. GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. fi P) Concrete proposals for establishment of an 'international police force to guarantee the security of the world were presented formally to the world disarmament conference today by Andre Tardleu, French minister of war and head of his country's delega tion to the conference. Although today's meeting was orig inally called solely for the election of officers, President Arthur Hen derson did not stand on technical ities. He accepted deposition of the French document as "in order," al though general dobate was not sched uled before the conference until next week. . "The bureau of the conference hav ing been constituted," Mr. Tardieu began "I havo the honor on behalf of tho French delegation to place on the table of the conference a con crete and constructive proposal of the French government bearing on disarmament." Adjournment Follows After the French plan had been presented today's plenary session ad journed at 6.05 p. n. The French declaration, presented with a sudden gesture which took the assembled delegates by surprise, dealt at -great length with technical details of. armaments and' national defense. ..' ' - Tardleu particularly outlined France's wishes with regard to re duction of airplanes, tanks, big guns and other .lnstrumen;ts of iaggres- sive warfare. It was at the end of the day's brief session that Tardleu sprang his sur prise, by asking for the floor for a briei declaration. , , . . ,. Chinese Anxious-'.'" " The Chinese - delegation 'todayXexj pressed anxiety over the "extension of warfare on the Shanghai front," while the council of the leaguo of nations apparently was at a standstill in Its peace program. The council nervously fingered article XVI of the covenant of the league, which authorizes league mem bers to Join in economic military sanctions against an aggressor. W. W. Yen of the Chinese dele gation, was restrained by several fac otrs from involving this theoretically most potent of the league's consti tutional powers. (Continued on Page B1ve KIDNAPED BANK OFFICIAL IS FOUND IN WELL TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 6 (T) Gor don H. Sawyer, Tucson banker who was kidnaped last night, was found today at the bottom of a 75 foot well near the Oracle road, four miles from Tucson. He was weak but physicians said he would recover. Sawyer was found by Dallas Ford, Tucson detective and Earl Rogers, af ter a fight between officers and three men and a woman who had barri caded themselves In an abandoned house near the well. The four after exchanging shots with tho officers, fled In an automobile. Ford and Rogers said when they finally located Sawyer in tho well ho was so frightened he did not want to bo brought to the surface for fear ho would be shot. The well was dry and the bank official had been wrap ped in blankets. Andrew W. Mellon Confirmed Today WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 fP) Andrew Mellon was confirmed today as am bassador to England. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 fP) Presi dent Hoover today sent to the senate the nomination of Ogden L. Mills as secretary of the treasury. "priestly wonder workers," as they were called, utilized speaking tubes, which they buried under the floors of their temples, and through which they could make words issue from the lips of the oracles, he revealed. Magicians tn the middle ages called themselves Jugglers, since all those who worked magic were thought to be in league with the devil and wero often bumed or tortured, until a sci entific view of the art was developed, after which they took the name of conjurer. Magic is a dangerous pro fession Mr. Howard said, not only be cause' of what the audience might do to the performer, he humorously remarked, but because of the tricks themselves. The shotgun trick, which has been prohibited by law, brought about the death of many magicians and their assistants. During the mld- (Continued on Page Four; MELLON NEW The appointment of Andrew W. Mellon lis ambassador to England has been unuouueed. Above A photo of Mellon taken at His home In 1'Utsbtii'gli on his seventy firth birthday ''anniversary. At right Of; den L. Mills, who suc ceeds Mr. Mellon us secretary of treasury. : Shea Wins Again; Foreign Skating Stars Call Meet -OLYMPIC STADIUM, Lake Placid, N. Y., Feb. 6 m Members of tho Norwegian, Swodish and Finnish speed skating delegations called a meeting today at noon to decide Whether they will withdraw from tho 10,000 meters preliminaries to day and protest the American manner of conducting tho Olympic speed skating events. L r-TUe. great Scandinavian, champions J and recortf. holders were completely subjugated' by the American and Canadian skaters in the trial heats. Jack Shea, Lake Placid boy, and Dartmouth nophomore, today flashed home five yards ahead of the field to add the 1500 meters Olympic speed skating championship to tho 500 met ers title he won yesterday. Shea mode the distance today In 2 minutes, 57 6-10 seconds, five yards in front of Alex Hurd, speediest of the thrco Canadians who wiped out (Continued on Page Four) . Corporation To Use All Present Credit Facilities WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (P) The reconstruction finance corporation has adopted a policy of decentraliza tion and will endeavor to use all the present credit facilities of tho federal government. . Tho backbono of tho corporation's (Continued on Page Four) Exalted Rulers Night Is Observed C. L. Thompson served as head of tho Elks lodge last night by reason of the annual observance of post ex alted rulers night. Over 125 attended the meeting and enjoyed a clam feed after the business session. Other past exalted rulers filling chairs wero R. J. Green, leading knight; C. R. Eberhard, loyal knight; Dr. G. li. Biggers, lecturing knight; J. H. Peare, esquire; H. E. Coolldge, secretary; H. L. Hess, tyler; L. H. Bramwell, inner guard. Norman Desl lc t was c h a 1 rman of the committee on arrangements and assisting him were C. L. Berry, Jesse V. Andrews, Do Llle Green, R. J. Green. The annual dance will be held on Feb. 22, although It will not bo as elaborate an affair as, those which havo been held In the post, Sherwood Williams announced. The committee will be announced later. Three applications for the George Washington prosperity class wero re ceived. Clyde Webb was chairman of the clam feed committee assisted by Roy Mlssler, Herman Ooeck, Rube Zwelfcl and John Glellhubcr. Threat of Farmer Strike Is Voiced WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 (P) A far mer from West Branch, Iowa Presi dent Hoover's birthplace today told a senate committee that a "farmers' strike" was impending unless con gress passed relief legislation at this session. "I think the farmers of this coun try will be driven to withhold their food products until the world Is sat isfied It has to have them and Is wil ling to pay for them." Paul Moore, representing the farmers' union mem bers of Cedar county, asserted before the senate agriculture committee. 5, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S IiBADING NEWSPAPER AMBASSADOR VOORKIS DIES AT AGE OF 102 YEARS Grand Sachem of Tam many; Society Passes ' Away in New York. NEW YORK, Fob. 5 P) John R. Voorhls, 102-year-old grand sachem of Tammany hall, died today at his homo. Despite his advanced age Mr. Voor hls had continued his work as presi dent of the city board of elections until October of last year when ho was retired by the board of estlmato at his full salary of $8,000 a year. Ho made his request for retirement on October 8, the legislature last Sep tember having onacted a law permit ting his retirement on full salary for life. Ho celebrated his last birthday an niversary on last July 27 by making a radio broadcast. On that occasion his physician attributed Voorhls's ripe age to clgan and moderate living. Biographical Hk(-k-.h To hold public office and bo tho chief officer of a widely known or ganization when about to complete a century of life waa the unique dis tinction of John R. Voorhls. - As president of the board of elec tions he was tho oldest person hold- (Continued on Page Four FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON RELIEF BILLS WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (P) A compromise between the two unem ployment relief bills now before the senate was sought, but not obtained, at a conference today between spon sors of tho two measures. With tho vote expected to go over until next week, further effort wero planned by senate leaders to bring about an agreement. (J Tho conference today was between Senators Costlgan, Democrat, Colo rado and LaFoIlettc, Republican, Wis consin, authors of tho relief measure and Democratic sponsors of the sub stitute loan hill. Tho LaFollettc-CoHtlgun bill would authorize the donation or $375,000,000 to the states to aid In relieving un employment distress. Tho Democratic measure would ap propriate $750,000,000 to be divided equally between relief loans to states and road construction. Harney Drey fuss Dies In New York NK WYORK, Feb. 6 P) Barney Drcyfusa, president of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National baseball league, died today In Mt. Slnal hos pital at 11:40 a. m following an op eration for a glandular trouble. He would have ben 67 years old his next birthday. - Air Liner With 8 Dead Located On Tejon Ranch Transport Missing From Los Angeles Since Last Friday Found By In dian Rider. LOS ANGELES, Feb, 6 (P) Missing since last Friday on a flight from Bakersfleld to Los AngcleB, a Century Pacific air liner waa found yester day afternoon in the mountains on the Tejon ranch, a mass of wreckage which held the bodies of Its pilot and seven passongers. v The discovery of 'the wrecked and burned plane was made by Paul Apodaca, an Indian rider on the ranch; three miles west of Fort Te jon and almost at the summit of the ridgo route. The location is approxi mately 80 miles northwest of Los An geles. Those aboard tho plane which dis appeared - in lost Friday's , raging mountain snowstorm, besides the pi lot, J. V. Sandblom, were Frank De war, chief deputy sheriff of Los An geles county; J. H. Polhemus, coffee Importer of San Francisco; W. H. Smith, retired business rman,, San Francisco; Miss Nlta McGrath, Ber keley,' Col.; Mrs. Margaret . Flckelsen, San Diego; Miss Marie Combs, Holly wood; Spencer Swan, retired business man, of Pomona, Cal. . v The bodies .of the eight persons, terribly mangled and burned, were found in the wreckage. .Today, parties of men who had been searching for the plane for the post week, undertook the task of bringing the bodies out of the moun tains. If they are successful In their task, an inquest probably will be held this 'afternoon at either Lebeo or Bakersfleld. f ' ' (Continued on Page Two) . Catholics Adopt Stricter Law On Marriages Today VATICAN . CITY, Feb. 6 () Mar riage between - Catholics - and non Gathollcs hereafter will be consid ered Illegal unless the children actu ally are educated as Catholics, de clared a new and stricter ruling is sued today by the congregation of the sacred office., Tho ruling tightening mixed mar riage restrictions was issued because of a bol let that parties to auoh mar riages often have disregarded? promr lsos that, the .children , should; v be reared as Catholics. . Tho congregation decided that henceforth those who obtain the dis pensation of the church for mlxod marriage must take those promises seriously and that the church no longer will accept the plea that the laws of the countries whore such persons reside prevent proper Cath olic education of tho children. , If necessary, the congregation de cided, such persons mjust refrain from going to countries where they would bo unablo to keep their pledges to tho church. -. In case of any failure to educate the . children as Catholics, the church will regard such marriages as illegal. (Tho congregation's ruling, in the form of a decree, was approved by Pope Plus. The text mentions that the step was taken to "conform with the en cyclical castl cannubi" in which the popo dealt with many aspects of mar riage, including certain laxities In mixed marriages, Tho decree applies to marriages bo two en "Catholics and non -Catholics, baptized and un-baptlzed." Steiwer's Seaside Measure Approved WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 W SeiV ator Steiwer's bill to authorlzo a pre liminary survey of Soasido harbor in Oregon, with a view to constructing a breakwater, was passed by the eon ate today and sent to the house. HOtfSF HILL IS PASSKD WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 IP) The house bill to extend the time for be ginning and completing construc tion of a bridge across the Columbia river near The Dalles, Ore., to one and three yoars, respectively, was passed by the senate today and sent to tho president. Wintry Blizzard Hits New England BOSTON, Fob, 5 (Pi A real old fashioned New England blizzard swept in today to rip down power lines, cripple communication In the out lying districts and bring heavy seas off tho coast. Clinging slcot bore down wires and drifting snow clogged highways and made automobile driving impossible in many sections. Dozens of communities were with out electricity or telephone or tele graph service today. Street car serv ice In Boston was blocked and train scrvlco was badly crippled. 21 Sailors Missing; Six Men Rescued NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (P) Twenty one members of the crew of the fish ing schooner Eleanor Nickerson of Boston were reported missing follow ing a collision with the steamer Jean Jardot 365 miles east of Halifax to day. A radio nueBsage from tho Jean Jardot to tho Lloyd Royal Belgian lino said the fishing schooner was sunk and that six members of the crew of 27 were rescued. NUMBER 136 GUNS AGAIN BELCH TODAY AT SHANGHAI Japanese Launch Fresh Bombardment of Chi nese at Chapei. CHINESE PLANES SCORE A VICTORY In Meantime, Additional American Troops Ar rive, Bringing Strength to 6000 Men, SHANGHAI, China, Saturday, Feb. 6 W) Summing up the results of the past 24-hours' fighting, foreign mili tary observers agreed today that the Chinese holding Chapel had pushed back the Japanese a little, Improv ing their position slightly. . The furious bombardment with machine guns and heavy artillery went on without interruption early this morning on a front which stretched from the north station In Chapel and scattered along the Whangpoo river clear down to the Woosung forts, 18 miles from town. : , Airplanes were playing an import ant part In the engagement. One Japanese ship bombed a Chinese troop train moving Into Chapel, kill ing at an undetermined number of men. One bomb wrecked a steel cor, scattering the bodies of at least sixteen Chinese soldiers along the track. , Before that they had bombed Chenju university wrecking one large building and setting fire to two oth ers. ' ; " ' ' ,'V 1 - The master of a British steamer said he had seen a Japanese plane down In the Yangtze river, beyond the Woosung forts. The pilot in the cock pit was badly wounded. It was thought this plane might be the one the Chinese said they shot down two days ago from, the Woosung forts, Along about la. m, the firing subsided although some t of the ma chine gunners sent out a burst every now and then. This has happened every morning for tho past several days, as though the belligerents were working on a regular schedule. (Continued on Pane FWe ; ' BUILDERS AT PORTLAND, ORE. REDUCE WAGES PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. B (IP) Re ductton of the Portland building trades wage scale to BO per cent' of the 1931 scale has been announced by a board of arbitration after two weeks of investigation and delibera tion. The reduction announced last night, will be retroactive on. Janu ary a. .- Members of the building trades and tho Building Construction Em ployers' association agreed beforehand to accept as final the board's recom mendation.. : - The board also recommended that the six-hour day or labor rotation be placed in effect In order to distribute available work among . members of the building trades. Meier Reaffirms . Intention to Quit NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (P) A def inite reiteration of his statement to the Associated Press Wodnesday that he will retire from politics at the ex piration of his present term, was mado lost night by Governor Julius L. Melor of Oregon. . ' The governor was told hisstatemont had caused considerable comment In his home state. He declared he had been quoted correctly and that when his present term as governor expires In 1035 he will retire from politics and return to private business. "I'll bo through at the end of the term," he said, "and I'll tell anybody that who asks me. And I won't renege on It, either." ' - Governor Meier will leave Saturday for Oregon. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (ff) Slashing of wheat values resulted today from sales here by spread traders who were making simultaneous equal specula tive purchases at Winnipeg. Much interest was shown In state ments indicating that Great Britain's omission of import duties on wheat had been more or less offset by tho . fact that imports of wheat were ex pected to be governed by a quota system. . , Wheat closed unstable lc be low yesterday's finish, corn VV6 down, oats Va c rf o-nd provisions varying from 20 cents decline to a rise of 2 cents.. PORTLAND, Feb. 5 () With ex porters pressing against tho May, a general downward price swing was forced In both cash and futures to day. On the Portland grain exchange there were no sales for the day. May closed with a loss of c while July and September lost o bu. - On tho merchants exchange cash bluestom lost lu again and other varieties Vac bu. There was a further spread between white and gray oats with a shortage of the latter. The former was down 60o ton again, ,
