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BE OUeS, WORD The Nevr OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Thursday Morning, JanuarytX, 19S9 7 Record Drops in Tempera ture Reported in Various N. W. Sections (Continued from Pare 1.) northwest tonight with a ven geance. While no snow was anticipated. the temperature .was scheduled to sink to 20 degrees above, six de grees lower than the minimum early today. Preceded by a cold night wind VI.V i - wuitu seni me emrcury into a tail spin, snow started falline In Portland shortly after noon, but discontinued as the cold wave In creased. Other cities In Oregon and Washington reported the new invasion of winter. Kllemburjf Coldest City In Washington tiiieuBuurg, wasnington, was the coldest city In that state re porting 16 degrees below zero. The mercury hovered about zero at Walla Walla and at Wenatchee it was -8 below. Seattle reported Although most of the snow had disappeared at Pendleton, Ore., the temperature remained at above; Eugene suffered a drop of 16 degrees in 24 hours; Salem shivered with 25 above and As toria reported a 30-degree temper ature. irairic on an mgnways was slowed because of a thin coating of. ice. "And o on far Into the nleht" seems to. be the course of discus sion among members of the legls. imrt. Newspapermen, quartered within hearing of the solons, com plain that their needed slumber is being disturbed by the murmurs of legislative conversation; news- paperment'a last words having been said when the last committee meeting la over and the last story wrmen. HELENA. Mont., Jan. 23. ( AP ) Temperatures ranging from 15 below at Sidney and Mis soula downward to 38 below at Glasgow, were reported to the Mountain States Telephone com pany here this morning, orkmen at tho Dearborn bridge, between ureat rails and wolf Creek re ported it was- 48 below at that point. They were not working. Seattle Has Coldest Weather of Season SEATTLE, Jan. 23. (AP) Seattle was feeling the coldest weather since December 30, 1927, today while other cities in theJ state reported correspondingly low temperatures. Early today the mercury had hit its lowest point for the winter. 19 degrees above zero on the of f icial thermometer of the United States weather bureau. A ther ' mometer at Boeing field, south of the city, recorded 14 degrees above. DELEGATION HERE TO ASK INFIRMARY Facts and BnW n end b. uer uatnerea ttere an , There in Legislative Halls. Gossip R. J. Klrkwood. former member of the house, was a spectator at tne legislative proceedings Wed. nesday. Astoria to deliver the address. The public Is Invited to attend this program. Attorney members of the legis lature have been invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Mar lon county bar association at the Marion hotel Saturday noon. A bill Introduced in the house Wednesday would abolish Wash ington's birthday as a school holi day. At the University of Oregon this has already been done, action being taken by the faculty on this last year, i Dr. John M. Canse. president of Kimball School of Theology, op ened the Wednesday morning ses sion of the house with prayer. Members of the house of repre sentatives are not all walking dic tionaries, and must occasionally consult Mr. Webster's best seller. The house passed a resolution Wednesday directing the secretary of state to provide the house with a standard dictionary. Represen tative Lonergan explained that the resolutions committee didn't con template In reporting the proposal favorably, that any expense would be entailed; "We thought the sec retary of state might be able to borrow one," eaid Lonergan. The house Wednesday passed senate joint resolution No. 2, au thorizing a Joint meeting of the two houses on Lincoln day and in viting the Rev. D. J. Ferguson of (Continued from Page 1.) with the result that they eventual ly would become American citi zens. P. W. Clark, director for the department, reviewed briefly the achievements of .the organiza tion since It was created six years ago. Operations of the state live stock sanitary board were ex plained by Dr. W. H. Lytle. state veterinarian. This board Is seek ing an appropriation for the cur rent biennium of $47,820, which id approximately $2200 less than received for the biennium ending December 31, 1928. Dr. Lytle said the livestock board was now confronted with one of the most serious situations la its history. This has to do with the loss of approximately 300 head of cattle in Sherman and ad joining counties with a financial loss of more than $20,000. The state veterinarian said that the state, government and agricul tural college had cooperated in an effort to combat the situation, but that it had not yet been deter mined whether the loss was due to a disease or a poison plant. C. O. Clodfelter, prominent rancher of. Sherman county, ap peared before the committee and urged that a fund be set aside for research work In connection with the trouble In Sherman and adJ Joining counties. Mr. Clodfelter reported that he lost more than 85 head of cattle, while the losses of other livestock breeders were equally heavy. t Senator. Caraner and a number of other prominent central Oregon residents Joined with Mr. Ciod- felter In an effort to secure an appropriation for research opera tions. Stanley Jewett, In charge or predatory animal hunters, ap peared before the committee and requested that the appropriation for this department be increased from $34,294 recommended by Governor Patterson to $40,000 -which was the amount allowed for the past two year period. Mr. Jewett told of the operations of the predatory animal hunter de partment, and presented figures toshow the results that had been obtained. He said it was his opinion that there were fewer cayotes in Oregon now than at any time In the history of the &Ute. FIGHT TO CENTER Oil LICENSE FEES (Continued from Page 1.) of $10 for licenses of cars of 1700 pounds or less, 90 cents per hun dred pounds for those between 1700 and 3000, $1 per hundred pounds for those between 3000 and 4500, and $1.10 per hunded for those over 4500. This would be increased by 50 per cent for trucks using solid tires. Further reduction in fees, with a gasoline tax of 2 cents more a gallon, was discussed by Senator Dunn, of Multnomah county. Under his plan, which provides for a minimum charge of $10 but a smaller scale upwards, a gaso line tax of two cents on a gallon would be tacked on that would yield $2,423,200, apprximately (be sum to be lost through the reduc tion in license revenue. Indications that a lengthy de bate would ensue when the pro posals return In bill form were evident. Serving with Senator Kiddle on the special committee were Senators Bailey, Marks, George W. Dunn and Joe E. Dunne. H EXPECTED TO HI COMMISSION PARIS. Jan. 23. (AP) Ar rival here today of the Japanese members of the new committee on reparations revived spectacula tions concerning organization of the commission. There was gen eral opinion In government and financial circles that Owen D Young of the United States would be named president of tne body. For political reasons Germany would object to a French chair man and a British presiding of ft cer would be opposed for the same .-reasons. It was generally admitted that it would be impossi ble to name a German as head of the commission. Washington dispatches which reached here via London predict ed that Mr. Young would refuse to serve as president, but this failed to shake the confidence of French observers that he would be chosen and would accept. They said the post, belonged to him by right of the excellent work which he did on the Dawes committee, POLICE OVERHAUL IS HELD SAVES 32 H Fate of Two Missing Vessels Remains in Doubt as No Word Heard (Continued from Page 1.) drifted helplessly in front of the gale. The fate of two other ships, the British freighter Tessbiidge and the American tanker Dannedalke. still remains in doubt. The former has been riven un for lost as res cue ships failed to find, her in the position she broadcast Monday af ternoon, but the Dannedalke is believed still afloat. She-told the President Harrison, one of the vessels which searched unsuc cessfully for the Florida, that she had set ap a Jury rig of sails and was attempting to make Bermu da. Although nothing further has been heard from her it is assumed she is-making progress toward Fried. Saves British Steamer 3 Years Ago Captain Fried fist wrote his name in heroic letters across the world's conseiounsess In January of 1926, when he turned his ship. at that time the President Roose velt, to the aid of the sinking British ltaef Antinoe. For two days In snow and fog and cold, seas running high, he held his ship alongside the sinking vessel and finally rescue dher crews. He lost two of his own crew in the rescue. He arrived In New York to find himself a world wide hero. He was presented with the navy cross and lionized for days in New York and other cities. "The only possible answer that can bo given to this question is that Mr. Rockefeller will expect the now management ta consider primarily the best Interests of the stockholders and that as far as dividends, cash and stock, are con cerned, Mr; Rockefeller has not raised any objection to the policy of the company In the past and we eee no reason why that policy should not -be continued In the future, after all . Colonel Stewart was not ths founder, even of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, and oar hop is that It will be more prosperous rather than less so after he has gone." VETERAN DIES LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23. - (AP) -Tom Allen, former sheriff of Harney- county, Oregon, and veteran of the Bannock Indian war, died at his homo here today. GATES EXDORSED RENO, Ner.. Jan. 23. (AP). A resolution endorsing Louis S. Cates, Utah mining engineer for secretary of the Interior In Presi dent Herbert Hoover s cabinet, was passed unanimously by the Nevada senate this afternoon. NMCOTT1 mm E TRIAL (Continued from Page 1.) lowed to take a hand In the pro. ceedings will depend upon the de cision of Judge Freeman tomor row. Special Prosecutor Loyal C. KeL ly declared today that the state would abide by any decision ren dered by Judge Freeman in the' matters of readmittance of an at torney for Northcott but that the prosecution would in likelihood. fight any attempt by Northcott or; his attorney to obtain further de lay. Prosecution attorneys indicated today that they have approximate ly 15 more witnesses to call to complete their case, including Jessie Clark. Cyrus Northcott, 62 year old father of the accused slayer and Joe Freeman, taxlcab driver who is alleged to have been employed by Northcott when the latter started his flight to Can. ada after Sanford's and Jessie's story had been told to the police. CHICAGO. Jan. 23. (AP) Chicago police staged the biggest show in town with a cast of 4,000 characters and an audience of 500 persons. The audience consisted of vic tims of thefts and robberies for several months past, the cast in cluded everybody seized in a three-day roundup of every known police character. The scene was in a dingy room at the detective bureau with an improvised stage at one end bril liantly illuminated with flood lights. In endless procession across the stage all day long the cast marched. A police official left no doubt as to the identities of the cast. He recited -the record of every man as he appeared, and when there werej rumors from the audience as some robbery victim recognized an as sailant, the actor on the stage was forced to pirouet about, remove his hat, display side and front view and aid in the identification. , More than 100 men with rec ords as robbers were included In the roundup, the police announced. Every police court in the city was flooded with the cases as the "show-up" was completed and the prisoners booked or released. ROCKEFELLER'S POLICIES TOLD NEW YORK, Jan. 23. (AP John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has noti fied stockholders of the Standard Oil company of Indiana who in quired of him his policy in the event of victory over Colonel Rob ert W. Stewart that he intended to insure continued prosperity of the company "but under leaders who have the confidence, of the pub lic." "We think of this contest." he said in correspondence given out today and dealing with his efforts to have Col. Stewart removed as chairman of the board, "as an op portunity for the etockholders of the Indiana company to clean house and to show the publcl that the owners of one big business will not countenance in their rep resentatives, such a course of con duct as that followed by Colonel Stewart in the Continental Trad iig company transaction and in bis appearance before the senate com mittee." Other Questions Answered The correspondence between Mr. Rockefeller and his associates and stockholders was made public today by Thomas M. Debevoise for Mr. Rockefeller. Answering an inquiry to Mr Rockefeller as to whether a new management would favor any change in the company's past pol- icv in connection with cash am dends and stock, The Rockefeller faation said: S3rIP aft The most accessible Service Station in Salem. You can reach either the pumps or air stand without maneuvering or making a short turn, for.we are located right in the middle of the intersection of Cottage, Shipping Street and Fair grounds Road. BOURBONS Dili L SOUTH IS REPORT MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 23. (AP) President-Elect Hoover had scarcely gotten settled for his southern vacation today before he K a v .. Inniil.inv Intn t Vi a fntnm gnu itfuuiub . v. .w - - i a . i 1. 1 1 prospects oi uie, repuucu i in the south. Stuart W. Cramer, of Charlotte, K. C. wealthy textile manufac tnrer and renublican leader, toldi bore promise as the republicans had made substantial gains In the election of members of the state legislature and county officers. LIFE INSURANCE Is a necessity for most people; Compara tively few families can be left financial ly comfortable without it. ' Many people carry, too little, considering that, the income it win produce is about one dol lar per thousand per week; ' . - f , - . irsk Out Trust Of fleer for Information about Life Insurance Investments 7 X J i h rv S i ! s j3hipping street 1 1 A BOOZE RACKET IS FOUND HERE Just Like Chicago. Officials Say, Except Remedies Are Different PORTLAND, Ore- Jan. 2s. (AP) The liquor "racket" la practically the same In the Pa cific northwest as It Is In Chicago witn tne exception mat wnen one faction seeks to check activities of a rival group they tip off federal authorities Instead of taking lead era "for a ride." This developed In federal court here Tuesday when Roy Moore, re puted Pacific northwest, "rum ba ron," and seven others went on trial for the second time on charg es of conspiracy and whoesale violation of the national prohibi tion act. The Jury failed to agree when the case was tried In Decem ber. door la alleged to have oper ated stills la Skamania county, Washington and tour counties In Oregon Including Marlon and Till amook. B. K. Specht, former part ner of Moore is nnder Indictment In Skamania county and will he tried In Tacoma. Specht, the government's chief witness, testified today that he had every reason to believe Moore "turned him in" to federal au thorities three times. He testified that ho and Moore conducted their first activity on a farm near Cape Horn, Washington, which ; they rented for 1600 monthly and turned out between 4000 and 5000 gallons of "moonshine." AUTHORITY ASKED FOR DORMITORIES (Continued from Page 1.) bill approved by the joint Mult- meeting held here Wednesday. Tne election officials receivo ft a day undor the present law. - "Another bill approved by the , Multnomah county delegation pro-y vldes that the second, or : count ing boards, will report tor duty at 1 p.m., Instead of at 10 a.m. as provided under the existing laws. It' was argued that this change ta the law would result In a huge financial saving. The Multnomah delegation also approved a bill providing tor dally turnovers of aU money received by " Mnltnomah county officials to the. county treasurer. Tax funds re ceived by the sheriff are exempted from the operations of the propos ed law, but these shall be turned aver to the county treasurer week lr. Another bill Indorsed by t h e Multnomah delegation would sim plify the issuance of warrants by the county auditor. ( Other bills receiving the approv al of the Multnomah delegation provide tor flat fees In the cir cuit courts, and revised fees for the probate and district courts. 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