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THE WEATHER
Unsettled with rata today,
rata Tharsday, bo change la
temperature; - Max. Temp.
Tuesday 41, Mia. 20, rirer
f.2, rain .01.
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EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 30, 1931
No. 238
0 ILLS CUT
Pierce Likely to be
ir ant for Senate
,Ta
Asp
Job
Ik I
ndicdtes
'Not Through With Public Life" he Declares
To Interviewer; Taljcs National Issues;
Highway Resolution Voted
More Saving to Taxpayers
Is Possible as County
wvngiuno IW6I 1 Tl ATT1 AVPPT TW OQ 1? nrH- If
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TrimnfJp still Iavaa Vila TWilif"o o-nrl Trnnld lflrn ti frot
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Snrinkaae all UOWn Line IS back in harness again.
lnis he intimated today upon his arrival to speak at the
annual patrons' meeting of the Mt. Angel Cooperative
creamery.
You know, he said, and hisO-
keen gray eyes twinkled, "I
didn't retire from political life
Seen for 1932; State
Slash is Biggest
OIYOieOTE
on proh mm
Talked as Third
Party Candidate
Beer Return or Referendum
On Amendment but not
Both, Says Rainey
Ashhurst Refuses to Serve
On Committee Viewing
Anti-Prohi Bills
Salem taxpayers face the new
year with a chackle over their 're
duced taxes, for a reduction of I voluntarily. The people 'Just de-
eight and six-tenths mills on every cided that I could milk cows bet
tax bill due In 1532 is in prospect ter than run affairs of the state."
and If the county budget, up for I Asked by a renresentatlve of
adoption today, should be reduced I The Statesman as to whether he
any more than it now stands, a 1 would enter the congressional
lightly greater tax economy ill race in the third district, Ore-
ne made in toe coming year. gon s most famous democrat said
W
SERVICE
IS NORMAL AGAIN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29 (AP)
The democratic house will be
allowed one vote and no more this !
session on the question of prohi
bition under a plan announced to
day by majority leader Rainey.
The Illinois democrat said the
wet forces would be -notified they
could not have a rollcall on a ref
erendum on the Eighteenth
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HOOVER'S FOES
TALKING THIRD
PARTY EFFORT
Norris, Borah, Hi Johnson
Mentioned as Possible
"Liberal" Leaders
Chinese Evacuating
QiindMiw, Japanese
Continuing Advance
No Action Expected Until
After Conventions of
Regular Parties
Men Play Less
Golf But Fair
Divoters More
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (AP)
Populace in Confusion
As all Attempt to
Leave District
GEORGE M. NORRIS
By F. M. STEPHENSON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (AP)
-Third party talk developed def
initely today In the discussions of
the anti-Hoover republicans on
eapitol hill.
umuuu, Dec. z (Atj wj i XT . J
Johnny Duffer of American golf rleavy fighting IN O tea
turned his thoughts from par to
As the tentative levies now he was still undecided. But he California StOriTlS Abated, amendment and a ballot on the
ILK 6M CASE
stand, Salem taxpayers' will pay
as follows, in 1932, as compared
to 1931:
1930 tax 1931 tax
City 0225 , .021
School district
number 24 . . ..0137 .0134
County, state. . ..0194 .0126
added, "I am not through with
i public life." Friends of Pierce
believe he will ultimately toss his
bonnet Into the ring, for better
: or for worse, and that he Is
merely waiting for the neces
sary pressure to be applied.
Trains Nearly on Time
Here; Freight Comes
Railway service from Califor
nia points yesterday approached
In his address later in the day norm&lcT after running for near- time to waste In aiding those who
return of light wines and beer too.
Simultaneously, Senator Ash
urst democrat, Arixona. refused
to serve on a senate Judiciary sub- j
committee named to conduct hear
ings on the dry laws. Ashurst, a
prohibitionist, said .he had "no
IIP IN CITY COURT
business In 1931 but not Mrs.
Duffer. She played more golf than
ever.
A survey completed today by
Golfdom, a business Journal of
unconvinced or tneir ability to s i slnmned 39 u nir rent dnr.
block Mr. Hoover's renomination hng 1931. women's play increased
ana qudious over ine ouuook ror 17 per cent over 1930. f
vvymuiw uouivviaw v-ouuj- i yn& net slump was 12 per
date, the republican independents cent in the number of rounds
of the northwest are seriously J played. Business conditions were
considering a tnird party move- blamed for the decline.
ment.
As Army Headed by
Tamon Pushes on
Total 0556 .047
While the bulk of the saving
it is significant that the ex-Kov-MT wee on schedule delayed
lernor touched upon a number of rrom tnree to six hours,
national isanes. mifh tiTifm-1 Th Southern Pacific Shasta.
has come in the elimination of all I ployment, the gold standard, and due at 8:25 o'clock yesterday ev
state taxes except two mills for I the credit situation. enlng was 40 minutes late, where-
elementary schools, a tax which PlM.-A ortvnratpfl that th fd- 88 on MondaT " 'w' hours
comes back directly to every Li;Ier" Jf!'ed .?AJfA fe.d, "d 40 minutes behind time.
school district in the county, the Visits In federal banks L,kwIse the Klamatn only
county and city budgets as well ep?!"A . ,. ".- hour and 40 minutes late and
as the budget of the school district
are attempting to weaken or re
lax" them.
Senator Black of Alabama, an
other democratic friend of prohi
bition, was appointed by Senator
Norris, republican, Nebraska,
chairman, in Ashurst s place.
The name of Senator Norris. of
Nebraska, is that about -which the
A . a
c;t r-- e I ""ra party aiscuBoon revolves
First Case Of Kind FaCeS mostly. Other names also- are
I heard very definitely, including
Hofstetter; Misuse of
Brands Cited
LENZ CLICKS WITH
HIS DEW PARTNER
The first jury trial for alleged
violations of Salem's milk grad-
i s uiuiuaun is Dcueuuieu vo Do I tt,. v v Vi i
'Black 'said he "presumed" he held in inunicipal court at police mention. However. It is not nnder
-V O ClOCK IfllS tV. V -1 J v. A
I DtrWa iut MAS viuocu 11 9 UUUl bU
Senators Borah, of Idaho, and
Johnson of California, and Gover
nor Pinchot, of Pennsylvania.
Norris Is known to have de
clined pleas that he enter a con
test against renomination of 1 Thau tut ROfi Dninto Cmm 1 communication lines to Mukden
CHINCHOW, Dec. 30. (Wed
nesday) (AP) Chinese soldiers
began evacuating Chinchow te
day.
Eight trainloads of troops
moved southward toward Laa
shan. inside the great wall. Ad
ditional forces east of Chinchow
were rapidly withdrawing west
ward .
Great confusion prevailed
among the Chinese populace at
Kowpangtze, where everyone was
attempting to board the already
crowded southbound trains. Jap
anese forces were expected to oc
cupy Kowpangtre later In the
day.
Chinese military officials said
would serve but asserted that It headquarters at
19.125,494
49,114,441
show slight reductions. Valua
tlons In the county, the school dis
trict and the city have changed
but little since 1930. The valua
tions for the years are:
1930 1931
City 18,083,300 18,021.498
school 4
district 19,147,554
County . .48,993,728
The reduction in millage taxes
means that every real or personal
property owned in Salem can bud
get approximately 1 5 per cent less
for tax payments during the com
ing year. Taxes for 1931 are al
ways paid the following year on
the basis of the previous year's
assessment and tax levy.
Coanty Budget Bp
For Final Decision
This morning at 10 o'clock- at
the courthouse the county budget
will be up for final consideration.
The meeting will be held In the
circuit court room, department
number one. County Judge Sle
mund will preside. Commissioners
John Porter and James Smith will
attend as will the other members
of the budget committee
It Is expected that the court
room will be packed. A group of
farmers are known to have agitat
ed a slash In all wages and salar
ies paid county officials while the
$6000 item budgeted for the Mar
lon county health unit is also to be
a subject of attack, it is under
stood. Whether the protests will
be aeted upon by the court Is a
matter of conjecture. Similar pro
test meetings have been held with
in the last week in Clackamas end
Washington counties.
The county court alone makes
the levyr under the Oregon law.
: Psittacosis is
Fatal to Five
SAN FRANCISCO.; Dec. 39
AP--Wlth five cases of pslt
tacosis or parrot fever, four of
which were fatal, reported to the
-ntborities in the last week the
state department of health and
nolle of various cities united to
day to check the suspected cause
of the malady The purchase of
narrnta of narraxeeis irum
responsible parties.
state banks. Such a course, he
believed, would avoid such catas
trophes as the Hibernia bank
failure at Portland, and would
prevent the taking of millions of ,n ! ,,.
limited arrived here but 20 min
utes behind schedule. The first
large freight train, since the
storm, passed through Salem dur-
rible economic conditions than It
is to hear people's personal opin
ions on the 18th Amendment."
e
hoarded. He spoke in favor of
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FOXES WIN
With the blizzard in the north
ern California mountains abated
and slides being cleared from the
tracks, it was expected the trains
soon would be running on time.
mm
on
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (AP)
A sunny day today saw south
ern California rapidly returning
to normal after yesterday's demor
alizing rainstorm.
Important highways closed by
slides were reopened. Train ser
vice on the coast line of the South
ern Pacific, interrupted by moun
tain downpours and slides, was
resumed
NEEDS
OE
IS
1
The other candidates discussed
by the group are still In mind
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CHEMAWA, Dec. 29 (Special)
-The Silverton high basketeers
tonight defeated the Chemawa ra
dians at Chemawa, 17-16.
The Indians held the lead
x.,ViAn Y nnmo ..ntl tl fin.
:V'.r '7-6r'.c,::;;" Portions of Los Angeles. Long
neat: n ana quiver iiiy auu stream
beds which yesterday were tor
rents today contained only a
was more Important to the people morning. The case, for which com- Wmg5if should a third party de
for congress to "consider the ter- Plaint was filed on November 27 Teion '
?.- B"nno' and Others Are Still
health department, is the City of l Tltfj
Salem vs. Hans Hofstetter. -
The defendant Is charged with
misbranding and mislabelling
milk and of having in his posses
sion misbranded milk with the In
tent to sell It. When arraigned
in municipal court before Judge
Mark Poulsen shortly after the
complaint was filed, Hofstetter
pleaded not guilty and the case
was continued.
This trial also will be the first
case to be argued before a muni
cipal court Jury in many months.
William H. Trindle, city attorney,
Culbertson Lead, Take
Odd Rubber
L
Kurtichanop Report Asked
To Determine Policy
On State Plant
Employment of L. E. Kurtlcha- J Jurymen drawn yesterday TTnge
DEEM
E
HTO
By TOM O'NEIL
NEW YORK. Dec. 30 (Wed
inesday) (AP) Sidney S. Lenz
clicked with a new partner at the
I fifteenth session of the big con
tract bridge match ending early
today. He and Commander Win-
field Liggett, Jr., disabled war
veteran, cut 520 points off the
lead of Mr. and Mrs. Ely Culbertson.
After 112 rubbers of the series
had been played the Culbertsons
were 16,230 points ahead, having
won 63 rubbers compared to 49
for Lenz and partner. Lens and
Liggett won five of the session's
nine rubbers.
Liggett as doubled twice by
the Culbert ons and Lens once.
Each time the contract was suc-
had been severed, with the Jap
anese army cutting telegraph
lines preparatory to taking over
the Peiping-Mukden railway for
the purpose of moving troops into
Chinchow.
man tossed a long one through
the basket, winning the game by
one point. The game was fast and , J.r,
in ai,i. I incaie.
exciting with numerous fouls
committed on each side.
In a preliminary contest the
Chemawa B team won from the
Silverton B team, 23-8, in a game
which was close until the last
quarter.
Lineup for the Chemawa A
team was: forwards, Vivette ana
Pratt; center, Hatfield; guards.
Shoulderblade and Hall; and sub
stitute, Franklin.
EUGENE. Ore.. Dec. 29 (AP)
Charles V. Galloway, of the
will be the prosecutor, and Blink- state tax commission, conducted a
Hearing nere today or charges that
ene school board- war trr-
r . i . , . . . I, nn DnWIan n r1n A,r r .AnrfnM I . tt m irr i b li A - V J V.I 1
waters receaea irom munaaiea e- " were. n. x. wooipert, r . a. ieer, i "8 iuo iuo uuutw iai uj onf nl rn i trt in.v -11 tko
, . - . , I. o.. n f n,ln V. A omnnnt I nrmi n n . ! J I J it. a, ICBSBIUJ. VJ.1CB Ijlggeit LOOK ail I lit!
- - n UUBUl 1 1 . VUarica O. uj"iviiin ichcd iui mo icilic"
of electricity that would be used Weller, R. A. Harris and R. D. ment of warrants,
by state departments and lnstitu- Barton, with Walter MInier and Ben P. Keeney, county asses-
tlons in case it is decided to con- c. S. Hamilton as alternates, sor, who said he represented ten
struct a state-owned plant at the Woolpert asked that he be excused Eugene taxpayers, voiced the
penitentiary, was announced by from BerTing ana Minier was sub- charge In protesting an item In
(Copyrieht, 1931, the Associated
Press )
PEIPING. China, Dc. 29.
Marshal Chank Hsueh-Liang or
dered his Manchnrian troops te
evacuate the Chinchow area to
day and withdraw within the
great wall of China.
"I have taken this action sole
ly In order that the Japanese mil
itary may have no pretext tor
extending warfare and its conse
quences into North China, espe
cially the Pelping-Tient?in area,
Marshal Chang told the Associat
ed Press.
tricks when doubled at five clubs.
TOKYO, Dec. 30. (Wednes
day) (AP) A Port Arthur dis
patch to the newspaper Asahl
said today that a number f
Again he succeeded at five hearts I Japanese cruisers and destroyers
doubled. He was not vulnerable
either time. When vulnerable
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THREE WILL FACE
the state board of control Tues- poenaed to appear In his stead.
aay.
An appropriation of $500 was
authorized by the board of con
trol to. conduct the survey and
prepare the necessary reports.
The Information obtained by the
engineer will be turned over to
the state board of control.
The 1931 legislature approved
a bill introduced by Senator
Normal Faculty
Member Injured
l-n Atir Smnchim was set at $2000
" w r . The order was Issued after a
PORTLAND. Dec. 29 (AP)
Munlcioal Judxe Fred W. Stadter Burke authorizing the eonstrue-
ordered the arrest of Raymond tlon of a state power plant at the
Millett. Hazel Wrav and Ralph state penitentiary. No appropria
Bailiff, all of Portland,
I YET OBTAINED
the 1932 budget asking $11,405
90 for retirement of the principal
on warrant Indebtedness. He de
clared the district has no warrant
lndebtednes for which funds have
not already been levied.
H. R. Goold, Eugene school sup
erintendent, replied that the ac
tion had been sanctioned by an
opinion of the state's attorney
general, who approved a plan of
making similar levies from year to
H1IKNT SOON
FOR EMPIRE HEADS
An effort Is still being made -- in "order evantnaJlv to nut
locally to raise $1500 bail for the district on a eaah hasia thna
on tlon was authorised to cover the Charles R. Archerd but thus far aavtnr mnnn now nafrt nnt in.
eharges of. perjury. Bail for each cost of the plant, however, and it without success, Sheriff Oscar D. terest on warrants.
was suggested mat u snouia ne sower announced yesterday, un- Galloway said the state tax
paid for out of the annual earn- less funds r satisfactory security commission would give a decision
(Copyright. 1931, the Associated,
Press )
YINKOW, Manchuria, Dec. 29.
Moving forward despite stiff
resistance Lieutenant Rfniml Jl
A date for arraignment of for- ro Tamon'a Jin. .rm .!,
mer officers of the Empire Hold- I Panshanslen todav.
MONMOUTH, Ore., Dec. 29
In an automobile accident near
here late this afternoon, Miss
Edna Mlngus head of the English ceng6 wag reToked for one year
aepanmeni ai me uregun ura , d stadter Issued his order
school, suffered a fractured left 0Q tfl6 motion of Deputy District
Jury , had convicted Millett on a
drunken driving charge. He was
sentenced to 120 days In Jail,
fined $100 and his driver's 11-
ings.
A committee appointed by Gov
ernor Meier has given consider
able consideration to the proposed
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EMERGENCY
forearm, and her mother, Mrs. M.
N. Mingus, received a bad scalp
wound and numerous minor injur
ies as she was thrown against the
windshield.
Attorney MIchelet that the three
be held for perjury.
"I consider this one of the
most flagrant cases of perjury I
have ever encountered." . Judge
. . V I vvi
rne coup e were SUdter said. "There Is no doubt
west side highway north of Mon- ,n my mlnd tnat the wltnefiBefl
NORMAN MM
DELEGATE KEN
are soon forthcoming Arcnertt win in tHe matter soon
be arrested and returned to saiem
from Grants Pass, the sheriff In
dicated. Bower is understood to
have received warrants for Arch-
erd's arrest when the Marlon
county grand Jury returned a
number of secret Indictments De
cember 19.
In order to save the county the
expense of sending a man to Jo
sephine county for Archerd and
to give him ample chance to fur-
WORK
HI
IN
mouth when the car skidded on
the soft shoulders and continued
on Into the ditch at the side of
the road. They were, taken to
their home In Monmouth.
offered palpable falsehoods and
I believe the jury members were
of a similar opinion
The rotation of shifts on the
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nisa Bona, toe snenii s omce ne projects in Marion county will be
aemyeii B-rTinK m- wwu. tchanged next Monday to allow 50
Arcnera nas oeen cnec-ea, now- nnemnloved men who have not
Qqqn
riefs
Reopen Buried Highway
Youth Drowned in Lake
"Unloaded" Pistol Kills
Railroad Firm Enjoined
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29 (AP)
-President Hoover today select- ever, and It Is known that he Is 1 ---i WA-v e-nm t)i. .nr.o
Miiwt wna nr-eat'ed Mnvamhor ed a fifth member for the Amer-1 still at the mine near Grants Pass n wo
29 by Patrolmen Brier and Cook in delegaUon to the Geneva where he went when his business, The cnan-e h4Te tne effect of
after an automobile he allegedly Arms conference, but he has yet the Archerd Implement company, tnc-eaaiuf the rotation schedule
was driving collided with one the what their attitude was placed In the receiver's one weea., work ln four to
driven by E. J. House,-Portland. D on lBr imponam is- nanas .. one ln five.
Wftth a--OBt1n nffloora ilnrln SUeS. I e IS SSia lO Dm Cnargea WIID TxrttTi MVinlnn fnr til n
the trial identified Millett as the He named Norman H Davis of conversion of assets entrusted to ency -Jobg already sUndln- at
driver of the automobile but Miss New yotk. a rormer unaer secre- mm as a war-nense operaior. 114J and tne pr08pect that lt wiU
Wray testified she was drirtng J7 lo A"8aaOT o-mu.. ufucii, w- wuia top tn l200 mark creAUon of
at the time of the accident. Bail
iff, a passenger ln the car, cor
roborated her testimony.
; " IS STILL DIFFICULT
: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec.
z) (AP) The Green Springs
highway, burled ln places under
six feet of snow, was opened to
one-way traffic today. Only auto
mobiles equipped with chains,
however, could pass over the high
ly safely. - - :-
BOAT OVERTURNS
' mim (AP) Joseph Heavy Sews,
16V son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Sens, drowned In
; Sena farm about three miles
; atortll of here today. - '
i Joeh and his btvtheav Ed
' ward; were boattng on the lake.
' Then craft overturned and both
! attempted to swim to shore but
Joseph became exhaasted and
sank. The body was recovered.
1 iju op ii vicrof
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29
. (jp) Richard Thorn, 11, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Thorn,
Pnrtland. was shot and killed to
day while playing with his broth-
er and two other boys.
' Police said the boy was killed
i by a bullet from an automatic pls-
tor fired by Charles Metcaue,
I Thev said they learned Richard
i bis brother . Francis, " 8, - and
i Charles and Terry , Metcalfe, had
Printed Picture
Enables Mother
gone on a "nuniing expedition
near their homes. Terry, they said,
removed the cartridge clip from
the automatic, handed the gun to
Charles and then called to Rich
ard to come to see the shells.
Charles, believing the gun un
loaded, pressed the trigger as
Richard came running toward
them. The bullet passed through
his body just below the ribs.
SPUR TRACK DENIED
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Dec
29 (AP) Circuit Judge p. m. -utehed in her hand.
Carklns today granted a tempo-1 Bhe ported to the picture of
rary Injunction restraining the I gyear oW jack Miller ln a Christ-
Great Northern rauroaa ana iamu party croup at the Bronx
A. Guthrie Construction company i atttrtert of the society. He was
from constructing a spur track I Mnt foff stood wide eyed tor an
Charles G. Dawes, chairman; Am-lln a recently made audit of the
bassador Hugh S. Gibson; Sen- now defunct Archerd business.
i ator Swanson, democrat, Virginia;
and Miss Mary Emma Woolley, O 7c,-kf-,Ae
Holyoke col-1 uiiurv louia ibo
next
Pioneer Mining
Town oi Idaho
president of Mount
lege, fn the negotiations
year.
The president has 'not decided
what the American policy shall be
m r v rr C ln tnese quesuons: now arms
1 O r lnU. ner OOU should be limited, whether aerial BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 29 (AP)
combat forces should be restnetea i silver City, pioneer mining
and whether a treaty should eon-1 town 71 miles south of here, is
NEW YORK, Dec. 39 (AP) Uln what is known as an "escape 1 completely snowed In, lt was
more work is becoming . impera
tive if all the men are to be tak
en care of even in a small way
according to Sim Phillips, U. S.
Emplowment bureau agent, who
has charge of the registration. At
present 75 men are at work each
week on the state projects and
from 75 to 100 on county Jobs.
nad sailed for an unannounced
destination, owing to develop
ments in the Chinchow situation.
The navy department in Tokyo
said it had not yet beeh notified
of the warships' move, as the
vessels were under direct orders
of the fleet commander.
ing corporation will probably be
set in circuit court here Satur
day, District Attorney John H.
Carson Indicated yesterday. He
said he had consulted Walter E.
Four times the Chinese made11
a stand and four times they were
bombed out of their positions and
forced to retreat.
The weather was somewhat
Keyes local counsel for the men mltigated today, the temperaUre
yesteraay, ana --eyes do siaiea belnr a f. dMrr nAlw
he was ready to have the men in fahrenheit. but it was bitter cold
court at Jhe convenience of the j tor flghtig
be djfVeted in court here Satur
day.
Keyes indicated he was consid
ering asking for a change of ven
ue when the cases came to trial.
He said he was not certain as yet
whether he would make such a
request. It is expected that the
men will be arraigned before Cir
cuit Judge L. H. McMahan.
Chinese Routed
The advance started early this
morning from Tawa, which wae
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
IRKS HONORED 11
Eugene Chen is
Given Place in
REVIEW
OF
MS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29
ChinPP Cahinetl (AP) Major General George A.
Wii-iCac KsdUIIiCL WaIU tonight reviewed troops of
NANKING, Dec. 29 (AP)
Eugene Chen, perhaps the best
known Journalist in China and a the reviewing stand with General
the Oregon National Guard in
Multnpmah county here. Acting
Governor Wlllard Marks was in
leader of the . Cantonese, was white.
named foreign minister today ny i jjr
Marks was presented a
Crying MI want my child' an ex
cited woman burst Into the Chil
dren's Society headquarters here
today, a piece of torn newspaper
clause.'
Vote Heavy in
Finland's Test
learned here today by telephone.
The town was cut off from the
I outside world by a snowstorm yes
terday, snoeshoes being the only
mean, of leaving or entering. .The
Consolidating Bmeaus
Is Urged by Pi esident
the central executive committee of faithful service medal by General
tne Kuomutang iwauonansi white. The acting governor ea-
Party). listed ln the Fourth Oregon Na-
Nine other cabinet positions tional Guard In 1900, advanced to
were filled, only three of them a f econd lieutenancy and resigned
going to the Nanking faction. The his commission in 1905.
new ministry has a distinct leitisn To company B., 186th Infantry,
tendency. General White presented the
I Whlmbleton trophy for excellence
ln marksmanship. The trophy im
presented annually by the- war
department to the organisation:
having the highest figure of merit
In rifle tiring.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (AP)
reports said not even horses could A tenersl shakeup of the fed-
n; n-UiUU:- travel through the snowbanks. eraj government a wnoiesaie
Ut rrOniDltlOn The storm was reported to have consolidation . of Its overlapping
been the worst In 2d years. ihrancnes was suggestea lousy oy
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Dec, I The reports said there was ne President Hoover as a major on-
near Lake Ewauna. Action to e- lastant, then flung himself into 1 29 (AP) Everybody was tur-1 Immediate distress and no danger Jeetive of the present session.
lay the project followed a dis
pute between tne rauroaa ana
O. Johnson of Klamath raiu over
ownership of the land.
COASTERS INJURED
- -- v. . J t I
Three Bend children were Injured aeparated from his latner,
the woman's arms. I prised by the voting today in the 1 of Jiunger among the inhabitants.
- Officials toia tne motner, jnn. i consultative referendum on pro
Anna Brlehl, the . Bronx ihil- J hlbitlon, tor, despite a bllssard,
dren's court will hear on Jan. B I the turnout was better than ex-
her story that she lost trace of the pec ted. Figures from 32 of the IS
1 . aw -r -i m. -ssrV-awe sha Itt.i.t jij.a. j it.a.
The chief executive named five
specific consolidations that would
touch, almost every arm of the
government. Such action at this
Ci, . time, be declared, would be a
StaVtOn mlllS sharp weapon in the tight to lop
T I Mm - n -,-- A ! TTas 4 m
014 iou;ri 01y.uu1.u1 c wi w
Thomas Leaving
ucatlonal efforts nnder a
head.
Creation of a single bureau to
handle all conservation activities.
Consolidaticir ef the public
health services.
Addressing 'newspapermen the
president recalled he had urged
that about 36 per cent of the vot
ers trudged through snow to the
tt -
rent anrr-a mwrnvt! - PO". -
m. This was far better than in par
-m- niTrv n-- Tt- te I llamAntarv elections. FtUlSJM
PlJbW tl-a i-i, viuuu., - . . 1..- - - 1. m .----
. 1 , . - .1 tairi tarn nin ro 10 Tin touii. i in rnmninr. unmuii 1.0 wvru 1 w
is -aiAi a. aaver. ent on nis 1 1 Ar 1 uobtkuw, a buudwhivc 1 - . - " 1 : ' ' 1 , v, , ,, .v.-
' - r - , 1 .. - . . v 1 1. I t ni,iim,ntirT MstMit a 3- ner i tMM nere. ma successor Willi vuluuuiuwu i u -"w""
forehead; and Theressausmuua- vixai to ipian i-"-". I lr ii ...mm-i ntn idir.i iuIu activities within the de-
SOU, BilliC.cu utuacu a,uv i . j - -w-
bruises. 1 ion of Yale unlyerslty.
last night when a toboggan they
were riding crashed into a tree.
Kenneth Braaten. 14, suffered a
fractured jaw; Oscar Osmundson,
Thomas Thomas who has been! his program:
Ana of th lAsdera ln the re-1 ConjOIiaauon OI au govern
aatabliahmant ef the StaTton I ment construction activities unaer
Finland I woolen mills, has withdrawn from laa administrator of public worxs
cent turnout is never exceeded
on the first day of balloting.
meeting of the board of directors. -pertinent of commerce.
Consolidation of all federal ed- Gandhi Seeking
single 7V. Por7z.Tr Wth
British Viceroy
BOMBAY. India, Dec. 29
(AP) Mahatma Gandhi today
sought a meeting with Viceroy
T A Krilllnvnnn nn In A -' imn.
a general consolidation plan over I MmA n.tiT,
the last ten years. At this time, Annarentlv anxious to avoid a
lt could save millions, he said. renewal of the conflict with the
"The subject Is an old one and
now the economy absolutely must
be the first order ln government.
It la an appropriate time for eon-
government over bis demand for
complete independence for, India,
the nationalist leader sent the
Viceroy a telegram asking for the
gross to take up the question and I chance to see him. Lord Willlag-
brtng lt to eoncusion, be con tin- I don is expected to receive bra,
ued. "Such action would comprise I because a renewal of the boycott
a major accomplishment of the I of British 'goods would paralyse
the present session of congress. 'the country's business.