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4 'i Page Five 3 Wednesday, February 10, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA' GRANDE, ORE. ILDCAD Abblc Green In Eugene From a piano player In a La Grande orchestra to the director of his own musical organization Is the stride made by Abbie Green, former La Grande boy, and nephew of Mrs. Harley Smith, according to word re ceived here. Mr. Green and his 11 plece band furnished the music for the annual senior boll on the Univer sity of Oregon campus during the past weekend. He plays for Portland and. Eugene functions, while making his home in Eugene, where he lives with his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Duffey. Return Mrs. H. L. Andrews and daughter, Marjorle, returned yesterday to La Grande after a 10-day visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Stringham in Pasco, Wash. - . Ill Lawrence Graham, ' who assists County Clerk O. K. Mccormick in keeping the archives of the county, has been ill this week of Influenza and confined to his home. Has Operation Miss Shirley Ann Sherwood, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sherwood, was taken to the hospital on Friday and underwent a sinus operation. She .is Improving satisfactorily. Dies In Walla Walla 'Mrs. Fannie Ann Kralman, 43, wife of Edward L. Kralman, 643 Balm street, died Monday at a Walla Walla hospital, Mrs. Kralman was born In Missouri Nov. 3, 1888 and came west with her parents when she was . 2 years ' old, the family settling near Elgin, Ore. From Elgin they moved to Walla Walla. In 1916 they moved back to Elgin, returning to Walla Walla In 1027. Besides her husband, Mrs. Kralman leaves four children, Margaret E., Lots Jenn, Mary Ellen Kralman and Mrs. William E. Yeager, all of Walla Walla; her mother, Mrs. M. L. Baltezore, of Freewater; three slBters, Mrs. Mollssa Johnson, of La Grande, Mrs. Canio Fitzgerald, of Elgin and. Mrs. A, E. Horrell, of Free water, and one brother, John Craw ford, of La Grande. Mrs, Kralman was a member of the Nazarenc church. Returns to Hoseburg Dr. G. C. Flnlay left last night for his home in Roseburg after spending a few days in La Grande. He was called here by the death of his brother, P. R. Flnlay, who died Fri day. Dr. Flnlay Is a prominent Rose burg dentist. Commander' The Eastern Oregon Commandery of Knights Templar met last night in regular session, previous to the valen tine party at which they entdrtoineri theJjVbmen, ' and" held a ''business meeting. They made plans for an other social evening on March 8. The next meeting will be held on Feb. 23. Ret urns Miss Roberta Kyle has returned to La Grande after spending the week end visiting friends in Walla Walla. Miss Kyle Is the daughter of Mrs. E. G. Shaw. Men's Club The Presbyterian Men's .club will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of - August Stangc at 302 Spring avenue. Motion pictures of a trip to Honolulu personally taken by Mr. and Mrs. Stange will be shown. In Enterprise Dr. Canfleld Benttie spent yester day transacting business in Enter prise, returning to La Grande last night. He reports heavy snows on the highway and some difficulty In getting through the snow drifts. On Business F. W. Allen, of Portland, is trans octlng business in La Grande today. Funeral Services Funeral services for Mrs. Rossana Reynolds, former La Grande resident who died In Bend on Saturday, were held yesterday afternoon at Bend, with Rev. George W. Bruce of that city in charge. A group of La Grande folk attended the services, includ ing Mrs. Daisy Nelson, daughter of Mrs. Reynolds; Mrs. Jean Jarrard, a grand daughter; Mrs. Mary Peebles, a sister; Walter Peebles, and William Cook, an old friend of the Reynolds family. Assembly Hugh E. Brady discussed Slno-Jap-anese problems at a meeting of the student body at the Eastern Oregon Normal school assembly this morning at 10 o'clock in the auditorium. Mr. Brady, who spent several years in the Orient, is well qualified to dis cuss the question and a large group "Keep Clean" 4 Qulttr $1.00 3 Wool Blankets 91.00 4 Cotton Blankets $1.00 Washed and Sterilized Irled With "Hot Air" MODERN LAUNDRY PHONE MAIN 77 Keep Little Ailments From Growing Into Big Ones by having Chiropractic adjust ments to free the nerves of pressure along the spine. Two or three adjustments of ten give complete relief. No charge for examination, nits, iiiccs nnd nines Palmer Chiropractors X-Ilay end Ncurocalomcter " Service Foley niriff. Main (110 Books opened or closed, financial statements and tax returns com piled. ' ; FRANK L. BLACK 1701 fith St. BKD IEirjr of students enjoyed the address. Don Poarch led the group singing In the absence of Miss Jennie Peterson, musical director, who is 111 at the home of her sister, Miss Alice Peter son, In Walla Walla. -A' To Portland i- v Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Brandt plan to leave tomorrow for Portland to make their home. Mr. and Mrs Brandt have lived In La Grande for .-several years and have many friends among the young married set. During the past few years he has been employed at Connors, formerly Hill's Depart ment store, and has been active in the Oregon national guard as supply sergeant. s . Blue Bird Group The Wild Flower Blue .Bird group met Monday afternoon at 3 :30 at the home of Miss Ruby Scarbrough and during the business meeting elected Miss Floy Wetzel as presi dent; Miss Scarbrough, vice presi dent; Miss Betty Swalberg, Becretary- treosurer; Miss Yuvonne Blake, scribe. Alice Brown Is also a member. They will meet next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, the place of meeting to be an nounced later. Gives Address E. R. Ringo, attorney, addressed 150 students of the social science de partment of the High school Mon day at an assembly. "Law Enforce ment" was the subject of his address, which was filled with much interest ing information, according to J. H. Blunt, head of the department. Dr. J. L. Ingle will address the group on "Health as an Asset to Young Peo plc,", next Monday. Victimizing Stations Railroad men here received reports today that a man known as J. York, driving a brownish-tan light coach with Ohio license K-18209, has been victimizing filling stations in Idaho and Washington. He Is' about five feet six inches tall, has fair hair, bald on top of his head; weighs about 146 pounds, has - a smooth, round face with a prominent nose. Ho represents himself as a Western Union lineman, presenting fraudu lent credentials, according ' -to re ports. He is said to have. Western Union supply vouchers No. 2390. To Ohscrve Days ' The United States and La Grande national banks will observe birthday anniversaries of Abraham Lincoln, on Feb. 12, and George Washington, on Feb. 22, It was announced today. McCallister And MeindlMustGo ; Eastto Testify MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 10 (7P Sub poenaes were Issued today for two former Oregon state officials and J. G. Arnold, Portland attorney, by the defense in the trial of W. B. Foshay and H. H. Henley, on mall fraud charges. Mark D. McCallister, former cor poration commissioner, and Fred Meiudf, deputy commissioner, the of flclals, were summoned In connection with testimony by a government wit ness, G. E. Shrader, of the method he employed to obtain a permit to sell $525,000 in Foshay securities In Oregon. The defense said Arnold will re pud late the testimony of Shrader that he retained Arnold to obtain the permit after others had failed and paid the attorney $2000 In four bundles of cash in the state capital at Salem. Shrader said the payment was made a few minutes after the permit was issued early In 1028. WILL GO EAST SALEM, Feb. 10 (AT Mark D. Mc Calllster, former state corporation commissioner, said today he hod re ceived a telegram stating he was sub poenaed as a witness in the Foshay case at Minneapolis, and that he would leave soon for the middle west. Ho said he was Informed he was to be there by Feb. 17. Fred Meindl, of Portland, who was assistant under McCallister in the department, would also go to Min neapolis, McCallister said. They ex pect to leave within the next few days. BRILLIANTS SET OFF EVENING GOWNS WASHINGTON (JP) It's .a "spar kling" season. Rhinestones, bril liants, sliver and steel nnd crystal beads glitter on evening gowns. Mrs. Fred Britten, wife of the rep resentative from Illinois, has a gown of white tulle embroidered in sliver and she wears a coronet of brilliants in her hair. Storm Hits Ball Park SACRAMENTO, Cal. P J The night baseball season in Sacramento may be a little late in getting started be cause of winter's storms. A wind storm blew off the roof of the grand stand and toppled the poles support ing the lighting system Owner Lew Morelng said it would cost $10,000 to re-equip the field. Test Material To Finish Track BERKELEY. Cal. P) Tests are be ing made here to determine what material will provide the most suit able "binding" for the University of California's new running track for the I. C. 4-A meet this summer. A surface of highly pulverized cinders Is favored, but ground oyster shells and clay also are being considered. HOTEL-DWELLING CONTEST SANDUSKY. O. OP) When Louis Hilb. former mayor oi Oak Harbor, claimed that be had lived 31 years In the same hotel room. It developed that Ed Wei sen of Marbtchead had done Hilb 7 years better. RABBINATE BANS CREMATION JERUSALEM Wi The chief rab binate of Palestine has Issued a cir cular to all Jewish burial societies In Palestine that they must not ac- Shouse Favors Convention With No One Pledged . WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (VPWouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic national executive commits. fnvor a party convention unnledred In ad- vance to any candidate, free to make Its choice on the basis of conditions at the time it is held. , He disclosed this view in a state-' ment to the Associated. Press, made public today. In it he directly denied having combined with former Gov ernor Smith and Chairman Raskob to block the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Complete Impartiality, ho insisted, has been maintained both by himself and the national party headquarters. The Smith statement caused the Louisville Courier-Journal to under take a poll of Democratic national committeemen and women. Among the states from which one or both of the committee members spoke openly for Roosevelt were Ver mont, Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon and Wash ington. Many of the committeemen voiced personal admiration for Smith. Shouse revealed he Intends to re tire from party management after the convention, which wiil be held June 27, and that he has no inten tion of accepting public office there after. He said he hod been consulted as to particular candidacies by Demo crats all over the country, but had invariably advised it would be "wiser" from the standpoint of party and country alike not to instruct dele gates for aynone except where pri mary laws of the states made it nec- GAKNI3K 1NTKKVIEWED LORDSBURG, N. M., Feb. 10 (P) Speaker John N. Garner, of Texas, mentioned as a possible candidate for president, in a personal letter to Willard E. Holt of Lordsburg says he has been too busy to consider the possibility of being a candidate for the nomination. Holt and Garner have been friends for many years. Holt Is secretary of the Lordsburg chamber of commerce. S $ S $$ ; HOT LAKE ; PERSONALS $-$$'3SiJ$s'$S$s By Mrs. Harriett Mat' Donald (Observer Correspondent) HOT LAKE (Special) David Mur ray, of Emmett, Idaho, is a new ar rival at the hospital. Mr. Murray has oeen in lor some time and was ac companied by Mrs. W. A. Webb, his nurso and an old friend of the fam ily, and also by his sister. Miss Mag gie Murray. Miss Murray stayed only a few days but Mrs. Webb will remain for the present. Mr. Mur ray is a pioneer resident of Emmett, a prominent business man and sena tor from Gem county to the legisla ture of Idaho. Mrs. Joe Govette. after a long and tedious illness, left the hospital on Sunday. Sho, is much improved in health. , M;'. and Mrs. Clay Penland, of Is land City, brought their son, Ward, to the hospital. Ward was threat ened by pneumonia, which happily has been averted and he will be able to return to his home very soon. Mrs. Gladys Donner, of Los An geles, with her small son, Billy, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. C. Curl, who lr. still quite ill In the hospital. Mrs. Donner spends part of her time with her sister, Mrs. Greenwood, in Union. Mrs. MJonny Brown, of Baker, a hospital patient, Is Improving, Mr. Brown spends a part of his time here also. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cavlness who have been employee of the sanatorium for many years, have left Hot Lake and plan to reside in Walla Walla. Mrs. Caviness's parents live there. C. E. Heryford, of Cove, Is now In charge of the laundry. B. M. Kav anaugh has resigned his position here. Charles Moore, of Pendleton, has returned after a course of baths. William Schlick, or Burley, Idaho, Is in the sanatorium taking the baths and treatment. Mrs. Sarah Casper, Miss Jessie De Vlney and Miss Clara Fries were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cock at Union on Sunday. BABE TKISCAIIO COACHES ASPIRANT FOR 1 1 IS TITLE CLEVELAND, O. (A1) Babe Tris caro, flyweight who won the golden gloves championship and then the A. A. U. title, has a candidate for the belt In Tony Valore. Triscaro now. Is fighting as a professional. Valore is a slashing body hooker who throws his fists fast and con tinuously. He has had 32 fights and has lost but two. Ho is city champion. Triscaro is watching him and handing out a few pointers when they work together In the gymna sium at the Cleveland Athletic club, Bib Falk, recently appointed man- tigur ui nie luieuo muunens, was a football and baseball star at the Uni versity of Texas. A NEW, interesting shape Is given a rarity white mesh bag ror southern resort wear. It has a Rlfde .fastening and in trimmed PRIVATE LIFE OF WASHINGTON WILL BE SHOWN IN PLAY Continued from Page One) nP ?n. .w" Wrtdy- Feb' S B; n f tWO evont wer celebrated at Mt. Vernon, one. marriage of Nelly Custls, Wash. lng ton's step -granddaughter and adopted child,, to Lawrence Lewis, Washington's nephew; and the other, the president's birthday. The play Includes a series of 11 tableauB, In which George Washing ton appears. Henry Weatherspoon takes the part of George Washington in the first- Virginia Campbell, Mary Ball Washington; Grace Helen Bonn enkamp, Betty Washington; and Ralph Asia, Sambo. Robert Reuter Is George Washington in the third tab leau; while in the fourth, Mackie Stewart portrays Washington; Jack McCloy is George- William Fairfax, and Charles Skinner and Cecil Wal den are Indians. In the four sub sequent tableaus George Washington appears, and Walter Dahl takes the part of Wilson the slave. Mt. Ver non, Washington's home is shown in the ninth, while In tableau 10, Lenn Pierson is George Washington, Evelyn Mas ten la Martha Washington, and VIrglniaShepherd is Eleavor Parke Custls. Lawrence Fillmore portrays the role of Washington In the final tableau, in which he is shown with "Blueskin," the horse. MIbs Pettlgrew is directing the play assisted by Miss Alice Kltppel, Miss Jean White, Miss Dorothy KIrby, Miss Agnes Palmer, Miss Catherine Sortain. Miss Catherine Osborne Is directing the dances, while the stage crew in cludes the following students; George Courtney, stage manager; George Webb, Howard Cantrell, assistant stage managers; and Robert Zwelfel, lights. WOUNDED PERSONS CROWD HOSPITALS (Continued From Page One) at the hospital where the correspond ent witnessed treatment of wounded ao thoy arrlvod In trucks from the front. Tho plucklness of a young army of ficer was typical. While attendants picked shrapnel fragments from a wound In his arm he discussed cheer ily with tho doctors tho progress of tho fighting in Chapel. Ono of tho most pitiful Bights was the many Innocent women and chil dren who were maimed for life as a result of their wounds. i .7APANKSE MAK1S IMtOTKST SHANGHAI. Feb. 10 (AV-The Jap anese command sale today a vigor ous protest would be filed with the Chinese authorities in connection with the killing of the captain of a Japanese merchant vessel by Chinese soldiers. The Japanese said soldiers shot tho captain while he was In a steam launch put over from his ship In the Whangpoo last Tuesday. OREGON PRODUCTS WEEK TO BE HELD HERE iFEB. 15-20 (Continued From Pago One one of the outstanding programs on the club calendar for the season. Plans are being made for some event which will serve as a finale to the week, but no announcement has been mode as to thig as yet. Rochester, Columbus and Houston have arranged a 15-game spring base ball schedule. All three clubs will train at Houston. LESS FIRING IN SHANGHAI AREA TODAY (Continued From Page Ono) and United States marines took part with other foreign units in building additional sandbag barricades and barbed wire defenses. The marines guarding a line on a 10 -mile front inside and outside of the international (settlement, took up the heaviest burden of the de fense of the settlement. The ma rines' line extended from the set tlement's extreme western areas, aiong soochow creek, the northern boundary, until it met the soldiers of the 31st United States Infantry ten mues to the east. Parts of this front faced directly on unapei, daily scene of shelling, bombing and heavy machine gun fire. inc cninese troops faced the ma rines across Soochow creek and tho marines were kept constantly on tho alert as the Chinese erected barri cades, but relations between the two forces were described as "friendly as possible under the circumstances and the marines were not worried. Wield Sabres Vigorously i ne oninese cavalry attack was reported to have occurred at Kiang- wun, part of the Chapel battlefront. Tho horsemen, tho reoorts nald. rin against the foe with a dash not un like that of their remote predeces sors, the riders of tho Mongol chiefs, wielding their sabres with vigor on the enemy in the face of the spitting machine guns. They were finally driven off, ac cording to the reports, but not un til they hod Inflicted heavy casual ties with their outmoded warfare. N Lead lng Chinese commercial and banking organizations sent telegrams during the day to Secretary of State Stimson at Washington and to the British. French and Italian premiers, urging them to try to bring about a settlement of the Slno-Japanese dis pute "in accordance with the ideals of the league of nations, the Kellogg pact and the nine-power treaty." The 1 messages said that unless the con fllct were settled soon It was likely to develop "into the actuality of a world catastrophe." Shells lilt Sett lenient Shells and bullets from the Chapel conflict continued to land In the International settlement, thudding against the walls of the municipal police station on Dlxwcll road, in tho Hongkew area, for example, at such a rate that the station was or dered closed. The small body of for eign police was reluctant to quit the post, which for a week has been the ' ' 1 ".." City Schools To Observe Lincoln Birthday Feb. 12 Abraham Lincoln, who was born 123 years ago on Feb. 12, 1800, has lived in the memories of the people of tho United States as one of the leading historical figures of the coun- try, playing an all-important part in holding together the extreme ends of the land during the Civil war. He came through the war, his cause vic torious, only to be assassinated be fore he fully realized the victory. In honor of President Lincoln, the public schools of La Grande are plan ning impressive programs for Fri day. To commemorate the annivers ary, the Bocinl scienpe department at tho La Grande High school will pre sent a patriotic program at an as sembly before the entire student body In the auditorium at 9 o'clock In the morning. The program will be open ed by the group singing "Star Span gled Banner," lea oy W. W. Nus baum and accompanied by the or chestra. Henry Jensen will describe "Lincoln, the Lawyer"; and Miss Le nore Headley will discuss "Lincoln and Religion." "The Gettysburg Ad dress," which is one of the most beau tiful pieces of typical literature of the country, concise and terse yet with a selection of beautiful lan guage, will be presented by Frank Tyer. Sally Slgrist will discuss "Lincoln, the Politician," after which Carl Helm will talk on "Lincoln and the South and Slavery." J. H. Blunt lc head of the department of social science. A general assembly at the Central school will be an event of Friday af ternoon at 2 o clock, and patriotic songs will be sung by the student body. Patricia Clark will give the "Gettysburg Address" and the chil dren in Mrs. Bessie Gelbel's room will sing the "Song of Lincoln." The eighth grade will sing "Marching Through Georgia." Small assemblies of one or two rooms will be held at Greenwood school on Friday for singing patriotic songs and hearing stories of Lin coln, while at the River! a and Willow schools, each room is holding Ite own program. nounccd they would continuo their guard throughout the day. Tho Black Hawk, American destroy er tender, arrived from Manila with more supplies for the 31st infantry. Chinese-operated businesses in Changhai, suspended Jan. 29 as a protest against Japanese operations here continued inactive today under tho 'Vigilant picketing of members of tho Chinese street unions. Food Shops Open Food shops and some exchange shops were open but only In poorer parts of the city. Generally, however, business was done only surreptitious ly, the threat of tho street unions being sufficient to keep doors closed. Theso organizations demanded com plete withdrawal of the Japanese armed forces from the settlement, restoration of tho powers of the mu nic. pal police in Japanese occupied areat. return of missing Chinese, and a guarantee from the municipal coun cil that there will be no further pro vocative attack by Japanese. Tho French cruiser Waldeck Ros ecau arrived here today from Hai phong, French Indo-China, with a battalion of French colonial infantry to be added to tho foreign defense forces of Shanghai. The cruiser also brought Pierre Pasquler, governor general of Indo-Chlna, who was un derstood to be investigating the situation for the French government. .IAPANKSK CONSIDER PLAN TOKYO, Feb. 10 (fT) Foreign Min ister Kenkichl Yoshlzawa announced today lie had under consideration a plan to send envoys to the United States, England and France to ex plain and clarify the Japanese posi tion on the Manchurlan question. Should this procedure be decided upon by the government, the foreign minister said, the men to present the Japanese viewpoint have been tenta tively selected. They would be Viscount Kentaro Kaneko, who would go to Washing ton;. Baron Gonsuko Hayashl, Lon don, and Viscount Kiku Jiro, Paris. STLBKNTS MAKK I K MO N ST RAT ION TOKYO, Feb. 10 P Twenty-five students at the Imperial university here were arrested today for par ticipating In a demonstration In which handbills were distributed urg lng the people to "stop this imperial istic war.". The demonstration was be lieved to be tho first protest against tho military operations in China sinco the Manchurlan campaign be gun. Handbills were circulated through out tho university during the fore noon and a crowd of BOO students gathered in front of tho main lec turo hall where four others ad dressed them. After this a group of tho students with red banners at tempted to fonn a parade In the streets surrounding the - university buildings. The police dispersed tho parade and arrested tho leaders. CONGRESS TO BE ASKED TO 0KEH WARSHIP MEASURE (Continued From Page One) Shortly after the conference ad journed White House officials an nounced Senator Glass (D., Va.) one of the conferees, would Introduce a bill designed to bring about these results. Details concerning the method to be followed in relieving the credit situation and bolstering the $2,000,- 000.000 credit corporation, were not Immediately available. Tjirce members of the finance cor- POUon Joined In the conference. They were Acting Secretary Mills of tho treasury; Eugene Meyer chair man of the corporation's board, and Charles Q. Dawes, Its president. The senators called to tho White House were Watson, (R., Ind., Rob inson (D., Ark.), GIora (D., Va.), Wal cott (R.( Conn.), Townscnd (R., Del.), and Buckley (D., Ohio). OlM'ONKH INDKI'KNDKNCK move WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 W1) Sec retary Hurley told the house Insular committee today that because of the political chaos In the far cast the " " ''-'"'.Jlhi. Mazurosky Also Indicted by Jury In Bribery Case PORTLAND, Feb. 10 (P) Accused of having offered Mayor Georgo L. Baker 110,000 in an attempt to Influence him to vote favorable on a public market project here, Jack J. Mazuro- sky. president of the Central Munic ' ipal Market company, was Indicted. by the Multnomah county grand Jury late Tuesday. This was the second such indict ment in two days. On Monday Mich ael E. Rogoway waa indicted on the same charge. Bond In each case was fixed at 92600, The grand Jury continued its de liberations today. Harry L. Gross, attorney for and stockholder in the Central Municipal Market company, yesterday demanded that he be al lowed to go before the Jury. The indictments charge that both Mazurosky and Rogoway offered on July 20 last, $10,000 to Mayor Ba ker If he would vote in favor of the Fifth street site, as opposed to the First street site. The Fifth street project, it Is said, involved consid erably in excess of $1,000,000. Officers of the Central Municipal Market company. In addition to President Mazurosky, Include Ken neth Harlan, vice president; James W. Carey, chairman of the board, and L. O. Slmms, secretary -treasurer. ITALY, JAPAN ARE WILLING , TO DISARM (Continued From Page One) many of the most important Items on armament programs. He deliv ered the address without a slnglo gesture, resting both his hands grace fully upon a table. f He said Italy rejected -the French theory of security to, precede dis armament. "Without disarmament," he added, "there can bo no security." Ho accepted tho German demand that other nations disarm In the same proportion as Germany 1b -forced to do under the treaty of Versailles. Ho said Italy was In favor of pro longing the Washington and London naval agreements as proposed yester day by Ambassador Hugh Gibson of tho United States. Ho sold he viewed the present conflict in the For East, not with tho traglo irony with which others view it, but as "a warning to us an," Tho address of tho Polish foroign minister, advocating "moral dis armament," to Improve national re lations involving mutual aBSlstanco of nations, was Identified with tho dom inant feature of the French pro gram. "My country," ho said, "hap pily supports all proposals calculated to make countries of bad faith shrink from the risk of aggression." Ob- j servors said they saw in this move ! also a reflection of Poland's fear of her neighbor, soviet. Russia. v'.'ui ;' Tho equipment of Japan's army is far less efficient than that of mod ern western armies, Ambassador Mat sudalra said. "Our air force," he said, "Is still in tho making. Wo aro far behind many other powers in : civil aviation. Japan Is prepared to ' do all within her power to contribute ! to formulating an agreement fair and equitable, as woll as practical and ! economical, through which limitation I and reduction of armaments can' best be effected with assurances that . national safety will not bo Impaired ' and that all parties to the agreement strictly observe Its stipulations." PAItIS COMMENT MIXKI) PARIS, Feb. 10 m The speech of Hugh S. Gibson of tho Amorlcan delegation before tho world disarma ment conference at Geneva yester day met a mixed rccoptlon In tho Paris press today. Lo Mittln said that the speech con-, talned "excellent passages impreg nated with a spirit of collaboration, particularly remarkable by reason of America's well-known, position." On tho other hand tho Petit Par lslen called Mr. Gibson's expression of American disarmament policy "contradictory and disconcerting," but conceded there were good things In it. Excelsior founr the speech "slightly platonlc in character." LONDON DELIGHTED ( LONDON, Feb. 10 (P) London . newspapers expressed much gratiflca- i tion in editorials today over the dls-1 armament proposals of the United ' States as outlined at 'Geneva by Am bassador Hugh Gibson, acting chief of tho American delegation at tho conference. Tho press generally hailed the Gib son proposals as closely coinciding with the British plan outlined tho day beforo by Sir John Simon, Brit ish foreign secretary. The Times said tho American 'plan left a deep im pression 'on tho delegates and was assured of a ready response through out the British empire. KKI), WHITE, HILVKIl IN AFTKUNOON CI OWN WASHINGTON (fit Mrs. Robert Carey, wifo of the senator from Wyo ming, is wearing an afternoon dresB of red and white brocaded chiffon embroidered In sliver. The short Jacket of red velvet Is trimmed in bands of sable. CONSIDERATION BLOCKED WASHINGTON, Feb. 0 !) Consid eration of the nomination of Ogdcn L. Mills as secretory of the treasury was blocked In the senate today by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, who asked that it go over a day un der tho rules. Washington State college track and field men will appear In five north west meets next spring and likely will compete In the mid -west. OREGON FAR BETTER OFF THAN MANY (Continued From Page One) In disagreement with the other mem bers of the commission. Meier explained, however, that he has not had time to acquaint him self with recent happenings of tho commission. The governor was accompanied by his hotel here he telephoned his of I flee at Salem, to learn that the I board of control was to meet today. He said he might hurry to Salem and attend. i Governor Meier said he Is going to Salem to continue his program of ' making Oregon the state with - the I lowest tax levy in the United States, J as woll as the one offering tho cheap , est powor for industrial purposes. He said he believes his appearance before the board of army engineers had tho wholesome effect of focusing attention at tho national capital on the Columbia river and Its naviga tion and power potentialities. Ho Is of the opinion the board will not change its mind on its original ad verse report on the development of the Columbia river. Kx poets Business Improvement At Washington Governor Meier con ferred with President Hoover and I General Charles G. Dawes, head of me jxeconstrucuon finance corpora tion. In New York City he met bankers and industrialists. Such conversations, he said, developed the Inclination that "our business and industrial conditions are duo for im mediate improvement." In reply to quoted statements from the east Govornor Meier said he re served the right to change his mind and that "thero really Is nothing to say on that point." Meier Btated that the aid which the president and congress have given to business In recent weeks has en couraged Industrial leaders to mobil ize their forces, not only to solve tho unemployment problem but to stabilize values, restore markets and bring back confidence. Stop That Cough Quick! Men, women and children every where aro amazed at the quick re sults from tho first swallow or Thox lno a doctor's famous prescription. Acts llko magic, on a now principle. Stops tho cough at once and goes direct to the internal cause prevent ing further trouble, - Taken beforo retiring Thoxlne ab solutely provonts night coughing. It gives tho same Bpccdy relief for sore throat, too. Safe for tho whole family -t guaranteed no dopo. Money back if not satisfied. 35c. Red Cross Drug Store. . Adv. VMM TWO MORE DAYS U DON'T MISS IT IT'S MARVELOUS SAMUEL GOLDWYN presenls smtfrsam SYLVIA SIDNEY WILLIAM COLLIER, JR. - ESTELLE TAYLOR KING VIDOR r. UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE v25c. 'TIL 6 EVENING 35c Nover luch perform anceal Nevr luch dl rectiortl , Never such screen achievement! COMING JACKIE COOPER IN "SOOKY" Co-Featured with TULANE-U. S. C. F00TUALL In a formal statement tho goveraq remarked "In connection with the hearing (before the army engineers') there developed a lack of united frort on the part of Oregon for the det velopment of the Columbia a sub' , Ject on which I shall have more to say at a later date." W "I have no fear of the future,' the governor said in speaking of eco nomic and industrial affairs, 1 "and am confident that before long there will be evidenced an appreciable bet4 terment of conditions in tho country as a whole. - ' ,1 "With reference to Oregon t want to add that while it has its economlo problems, conditions here are consld, erably better than they arc In the middle western and eastern states. ;n. "In Oregon we nave not only more adequately . met our- unemployment and Industrial problems than they have in the middle west and east, but we are more than a year ahead of these sections In our retrenchment and tax reduction program." He continued: "Our tax reduction program Is now well under way but our cheap power movement is still in its Infancy." . Monarch FOOD OF WHEAT Per Package 18c Why' Pay More? Grande Ronde Meat Co. SLANDER STREET . . . Paved wllh tragedy . . . Heartachoi . , Sympathy . . Love . . Understanding. 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