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W PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, C Oregon, Saturday Morning. January 17, 1931 LUMBER TREffl Legislative Sidelights Oregon's 36th Legislative Session Brings : Interesting Personages to Salem J Orders Exceed Output In Northwest Mills, Show Notable Increase i SEATTLE, Jan. H A total of tit mtti reporting to the West Coast ' Lnmhermen's associauon Cor the week ending January 10 operated at 33.58 per cent ot capacity-, as compared to 51. TO per cent ot capacity for the- aame week laat year and an average ot 40 per coat during the laat three mouths of 130.1 Dnrlnr the pre ceding week- In! which waa New Tear day, these mill -operated at 31.84 per cent of capacity.! Current new business reported hr til identical milla was 31.33 per cent over production and ship ments were 4.75k. per cent over. During the past week oraers in the rait trade Increased about 8 000,000 feet, domestic cargo or dera Increased about 16.000.000 feet, export increased about ; 3,- eOO.tOO feet, while local aroppea bouts 3.000,000 feet when com pare with the week previous. Unfilled orders increased about S.000.000 feet during the week. Daring the -past sit weeks or ders have averaged. 13.94 per cent over production, due to the low levols of cutting and fairly regu lar although low volume buying. Production at 324 Identical mills totaled 86.3S3.031 feet; or ders were 104.776.699 feet; and hlpments 90.45S.155 feet. Or ders increased about 26.000.000 feet, shipments stayed approxi mately the same as tbe preceding week at these same mills and pro duction increased about 26.000,-' 000 feet over tbe previous week. COURT III HUDDLE THE state capitol waa deader than dead yesterday with, but very few senators and legis lators to b en. Most of them had scattered for their homes, to gain a breathing spell before the real rash begins next week. Or dinary strtefcotna activities seem greatly curtailed during the ses sion, departments are especially reluctant to release news, feeling the least said the better when the legislative switch is so near; at hand and might be osed. Governor .Meier treked i off for Portland Vrklay and I an nounced be would not be back until lb first of the weft. I Ho expect to-attend to some busi ness matters and he will pre sumably consult with CoHmel Clark regarding the utility leg islation which Is likely to bo in troduced Monday. 1 Linn county is exceedingly proud of Senator Marks as presi dent of the senate, not alone be cause the senator is popular in his own county, hut because lie is the first Lrna county roan to pre side over either house in 65 years. He is the fifth to hold: this honor from Linn county. In and Just before the early days ot state hood, two other Linn county men presided over the senate and two were presidents ot the bouse. Lu ther Elklns and Charles Drain were In charge of the senate at different sessions while Delaxon Smith and J. K. Weatherford served as speakers ot the house. Weatherford served during the ninth regular session,-from Sep tember 11, 1876 to October ?0, 1876. His grandson now sits as a i member of the 3 4th session, i i Newspapers were filed high on representatives and senators' desks yesterday awaiting the re turn of their eager readers. The house provides an allowance suf ficient to let each member sub scribe for seven papers during the session while the senate al lows each man to subscribe to five. The delegates are Just as anxious to know what the news papers are saying about them as are; the folks at home. The pa pers also provide convenient amusement during a bo roe o me speech. Willi IUI0TT H (Continued from pas 1) Sooner or later, Mott faels, this Oliver Twist of Marlon county's road system, must ask the county highway commission for a i decidedly i larger helping than It has to date received. The court got busy yesterday seeking to straighten out the sit uation. It proposed to get ; In touch iwith the I state highway commission and to have it con firm", in writing, the oral agree ment made at the Portland meeting when the 8100,000 for est road funds were agreed p n. Chairman Van Dueer could not be reached as he is In Cali fornia. When the court can get its situation down in black and white, it expects : to present Mr. Mott with a letter, , urging him not to seek the Inclusion of the North Santiam ! on the state highway map and affording him a complete reason for any carry ing out at pre-election promises. Mott would not say last night that even with 'this written re quest from the! court in his bauds, i -he would desist in his legislative efforts la write North Bantlam highway on the new may.. lie said his first move when tbe court's letter was re ceived weald be to consult the county delegation and to see what Its wishes would be. The entire question appears to be one of procedure alone, since , the - court, Mott and the entire delegation all want the North. Santiam highway. In other words, the question Is the old one ot the best way to skin a cat; and the court and Repre sentative Mott have each elected a different procedure. Wiffy Cox Now Leading Golden In Pro Tourney AQUA CALIENTE. Mexico, Jan.) 16 (AP) Wilfred H. (Wiffy) Cox, good natured Brooklyn professional, leaped Into the lead of the 125.000 Agua Calient open golf tournament by MM TO BURKS ROAD TO BE GRADED TORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 16 (AP) Grading of a 91-mlle connection between Lakevlew and Burns In eastern Oregon at a coet of 11845.000 was approved today by tho state highway com mission. Work probably will be gin In April, the commission said. The work .will be paid for out ot the 3195,000 federal road funds made available under the Oddle-Colton bill. W. H. Lsnch, divisional engineer for the , bu reau ot public roads, said ; the sum approved by the commission would virtually complete grad ing of the road. The remaining $10,000 of the federal funds, the commission decided, is to be uoed for a sur vey ot a proposed shortcut be tween the Wapinttla cut-off and Madras oa The Dalles-California highway. A bulky report coverings six possible short : cuts from Port land to the sea was submitted to the commission by tho state en gineer's department. The com mission did not make public the report. Lynch urged the commission to take immediate action on tho proposed Wallulu cut-off. Tho road would run along tho : Co lumbia river from Umatilla to the Oregon-Washington line to connect with a Washington high way. The cut-off would shorten the distance between Spokane, Walls Walla and lower Columbia river points. ! Action was positioned for an other meath until Chairman Van Duser returns from; a business trip to California. Rate Reduction On Gas Service Effective Here Rate reductions of the Portland Gas Coke company, affecting Salem, Eugene, Albany and a number of smallertowns and com munities in 'the Willamette valley, unloosing a sensational 69 on the classy field tor a three-round total ot 213. The atraight shooting and sure putting Wiffy waa In the last threesome to leave the first tee, but he dislodged the serene John Golden from the temporary throne when he covered the first nine holes In 34. where par Is 86. He needed par four at the home hole for a 68 which would have given him a two stroke ad vantage. However, he pushed his braaale a bit and failed to reach tho green In two, getting down in five. i i This new star.. .so warm And vibrant ... so bril-i liantly different... This new picture... so bold, so truthful... a mil lion wives, husbands and lovers will see themselves In this story... j GWAJTR , rr 1 I X j rectos tmskt 'I. I, I Ulif STARTS ' M rr-i SUNDAY V - .z..' f j j JMS5 RENNIE CHARLES - CUTTEIUVORTH JOAN BLONDELL NATAL18 MOOKHEAD R1CARDO - CORTEZ CLAUDE CHUM became effective Friday, accord ing (to announcement " made by the; public service commission. The rate reductions apply, parti cularly to gas used for cooking and heating. The reductions av erage approximately 10 per cent. CROWD I PANIC AS CHICAGO CUff FIRE CHICAGO, Jan. 16. (AP) Machine gun bullets , spattered windows and atore fronts ot the Howard at rest business section today, injuring two women and sending shoppers in a panicky rush for cover. The intended vic tim.! recognising his attackers as they cruised by in a green sedan, fled to safety down an alley. Their quarry was a dark young man about 30. He had been loiter ing for an hour near the entrance of the North Shore theater whon the automobile approached, halted suddenly: a door opened and a deadly hall of lead spat forth. Dete'ctivea offered a guess that gang executioners had sought tho llfo of "Monkey Face Cnarll" Cenkrr, pal of the slain Jack Zu ta, CUTTING LIS ROBERT LUCAS Letter to Former Staff In Revenue Department Is Said Blameworthy (Continued from page 1) ator Fess as ths titular head ot the party to repudiate tha dis graceful and outrageous actions of this man." , Cutting demanded a "square deaf for Alfred B. Smith, demo cratic presidential . nominee in 1928 who has demanded an apol ogy from Lucas and the republi can national committee for distri buting ft barroom cartoon attri buting a "false" quotation to Smith. As for the Lucas letter to the precinct workers. Catting said: "Ho Is using ths money of the republican national committee to promote the candidacy of Presi dent Hoover for ronomfnatlon. It is a pity the president can not bo aeparted from a man who has been so " completely discredited and disowned by the decent mem bers ot the party." scrlptlons of the fugitive, tho package of kosher meat he drop ped as he ran, and the grey felt hat he wore. It had been pur chased In "The Hart-Albln Store," Billings, Mont. A row of parked automobiles probably saved the lives ot diners in s restaurant nearby. One bul let pierced the wrist of Mrs. Alma Moore, who was standing at the door of a candy shop. Splinters Of glass Injured a woman Inside ths store. Wltneeses counted 73 bullet holes in tho windows and body of one car and 55 in another. "GALE KILLS THREB LONDON, Jan. 16. (AP) Thres persons were reported killed by falling chimneys and signs during a violent gale which swept over England tonight. IKUV TAKKS HQ IT SALT LAKE CITT, Jan. 16. (AP) Ira Dern, 304, Salt Lake City, defeated Stanley Pinto, 209, Chicago, two out of three falls In their main event wrest ling match here tonight. The Call Board v By OLIVE M.DOAK WARNETt'8 XXSErORE Today W heeler and Woolsey In "Hook. Lint and Sinker." HOLLYWOOD Today Gilbert Roland 1ft "Men ot tho North." TUB GRAND Today Irene Dunne, Ke Murray in "Leather'Neck-tag." WAnxEu s ciriTOfc Today Gastav Diesel la "White Hell of Tits Palu." The "White Hell of Pits Palu" is one of the most Intensely grip ping pictures that has been here sines "Ail Quiet on the Western Front." The dramatic element is highly Intensified as you see the three climbers braving the dan gers of the "North Wall." tho most dangeroua part of the moun tain. This picture is released by a German company and for that rea son it is silent, except for the an nouncing done by Graham Mc Namee. r The story begins In the Alps on the mountain, pits Palu. A man and his bride are on their honey moon and Intend to climb the ter rible "North Wall." They ar talking of a doctor who bad. some years before, lost his bride while trying' to climb ths mountain, when the doctor himself comes in. This doctor is known as the Ghost of the Mountain, and his appear ance Is almost spectrorllke when ho wtera without a word. In tho course of events tbe three become well acquainted. On day they, set oat to climb the mountain. An they are about half way up the doctor breaks his leg in saving the young groom from a fall. As a result of this the three are trapped on the mountain without any meant ot rescue. On ths second day ot their horrible Imprisonment two of them are res cued by ths villagers with the help ot an aviator., The rescue is a most exciting and thrilling epi sode, Quite beyond words to de scribe. The story of this picture Is taken from a real incident that Itread and water sentences for drunkenness have been imporesd by Jude J. H. Warner of Draln- Their only clues were the de- erd. Minn. . THE appointment in your will of a Corporals Executor and Trustee will assure the ful fillment of your plans to ; provide safe and efficient management ton your es tate. Ladd & Bush Trust Company OFFICERS and DIRECTORS A. N, BUSII,,Pre,Htdent. WM. 9. WALTON, Vice-President. L. P. ALDKICH. Secretary. JOS. IL ALBERT, Trust Officer. WE DO TRUST WORK EXCLUSIVELY 1 I i il l 1 ANNUAL MELTING Oregon Stale Dairyman's Association Redmond, Jan. 23-21 This meeting will be ot prime Interest and Importance to ev eryone interested in the suc cess of the dairy Industry. Ex cellent speeches will be ' pre sented and it is expected that ther will be a large attend ance. VERY LOW FARE 10.00 Redmond and ret una Dates of Rale Jan. 21, 22, IS; return limit Jan. 27. For train schedules, sleep, ing car reservations, and oth er details pleas ses or call OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY E. F. Roberts, City Passenger and Ticket Agent Salem. Ore. , . or L. F. Knowlton, Gen. Agt., 10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Fortlamd. Ore. T til 0 SPECIAL TODAY and 3 HrsW- "J7MEEEEL BSRD WARNER BROS. happened oa ths mountain, and ail tha scenes were taken la the Alps mountains. - FO i CLUE i;i HOWARD STB HE II , (Continued from page 1) to got some wood. As Jisr assail ant leaped at her he exclaimed, "I'll get you thia time," II dis appeared, before neighbors,, at tracted by Mrs. Howard's screams srrived. More than a month ago an nn identified man Invaded Mrs. Howard's homo and beat her, so verely. ' He threatened her with death if she testified la the state's case against Nelson C. Bowles, Portland millionaire and his former secretary, Irina G. Loucks. Indicated for the murder of Bowles' wife. ' Police were not allowed -to question Mrs. Howard today but it was reported she had said the man who attacked her Thursday was not the same one who at tacked her last month. W. Lair Thompson, of Bowies' staff ot attorneys, announced to day he and his associates had posted a reward of 31000 tor In formation leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of the attack upon Mrs. Howard. SB WE FIBERS TO BREAD. SB rm f " " : ; i WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (AP) -Bread and sugar wore written today lata tho list of subjects the sensto intends to ssk qnestlons sibotiC i : Moving rapidly. It ordered an Investigation of their prices and made plans for opening the In quiry next week. j i . Senator Capper, republican, Kansas, was named chairman of an agriculture sub-committee to make the study and be ansounoed the committee would get to work by Monday It possible. The senate approved the reso lution without debate. The re solution is a combination of meas ure introduced by Senators Wag ner, democrat. New York, and Brookhart, republican, Iowa. The audit and control committee vot ed 318,000 for the inquiry. Pay : by Oats Motto to Bankers V ,-.. r FAIRMONT. Minn., Jan. 13. (AP) They're cutting hair fori a bushel of oats In Fairmont to-i day. f i Barbers announced the price reduction upon opening for! business today. Yesterday it took: two bushels to buy a hair cut. The elevators here pay 2j cents a bushel for oats. STATIONERY SALE of shelf worn box . paper ATLAS BOOK STORE 465 State SATURDAY ONLY HOLLYWOOD: -25c noma ofJI Talkies LAST TIMES TODAY Special Mickey Mouse : Matinee Sat. 1:30 P. M. 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