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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1933)
THE BEND BULLETIN tiik wi:athi:r Cloudy wilt) .rrusliuinl rulna north west paillon ami mmiwh In the iiimiiiIi.Iiio IiiiiIhIiI mill Widina ili.ys nllKlilly culilcr In llir Inii'iliir tiinl(hl. Mux I mum temperature yes terday, SO degree. Minimum temperature las! night, 31 degrees. VOI.UMH XXXI TIIK HKNI) HUI.MCTIN, BEND. ORE, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FKHHUAKY 21. 19.TJ NO. or, BORDER RAIDS REPORTED IN JEHOLTODAY Important Bridge De stroyed by Chinese OFFENSIVE LOOMS Mujor Drive of .hipniu'so Not Yet UndcrWay; Pianos Active (Ur tlnllnl Pnwl Kxluiwlv bombm. mlding .d Ml I ftklnnUhlng along the etwlcin Ji'hol Voider today presaged un emly Mini M the lung-hruliled Japunete drive mo the province. ; ('hiiifut ruii.ttfj. iln.tii-nv.Hft un Im- I Mirlutil bridge- ut lUlnlitun, on iheUhoukuu maintain order, and could inrUiruUTH imilllrr, hmnH.rUl( llir : iitivtMiifiiiM nf iKm nnit .li.iu.n.Mii. ! f.mcoukuo force couteuti.itrd nil TunKlino, In Manchria opiMwile Kill- 1 u in Jehol, Chiiittjw hreuulum raided the Im- Jmiiunt t'lly of Chlm-huw in Man hilliu but were renimcd. bkir- ninheii occurred ut Kaihi, C-'hnoyuiiK. ciuuo and Maitlliitf. Kuilu woji re filled portly In ruins from bombing iy Japanese plane. The Jununexe no vert intent overtly Ihiealcned to advance In China iinper south of the uieal wall, by inumg u warning lliut they would :peiiite Mouth of the wall only If the i'hlnene rritniice coinelled theni ii. lite Chine wele pnpared to vnlhi to the UtlitoMl, IIKSTKOY STRAlK(;i( IIKIOCK IViiumu. Fel. 21. UPThe Jap- ttitcjte war muchine in Muiuhmln, Miinvd hr tni oiotlnouht uiinrd to irivtf 150.000 Chine InxiLM ftunt Oehol pruvlnre, wuji crippled today y Clutuv.e r a Idem who destroyed Nlruteuk' Iron railway bridue on (he line paralleliitK the riwteni Jehol ronlier. Trfl- m.r ll, II, m n.nnprlliiif , iihiuum mid Tunuuliao were halted j inporaiily. In MunclniiiM oppunlte '"i Jenoi ne oeuevru corieK.im hul city of Gallu. is the main con-If''", would be jillowcd to nuiko nlnitlon point for Jupune.e troops heiidmirler lit Chlnchow und other n the eastern frontier. cities, but cinphiisimi Ilml the iir- 'Hwro wiui nu indication that the ranilcimrls would lie mude by olti iiPttiieM drive Ibrouuh Knilu hud r,1 "f the Mnnrhui Ian mmy. taiteu. uvsuiie (Jeneva reports mat Lirge scale ' Jupnnese maneuvers .ere umier way. mere were cluslies u the Jehol fioiilier. however, and i'hiuese here expected that the Jup. ui'M drive would start by toinor- w, at llie latest. Chimto Take Initiative Dispatches from the front imit ated that Chinese guerillas were King the initial Ive against Die Jup- iiiese. IteiMirts that Chinese had tViplured the iiuHn liint city of Chin 6how, where the Japanese uarrisou nN weakened by tranifer of troops b Tunglluo, could not bo confirtnr I An official Chinese communique tYgnidiug the Chlnchow fighting Onllcd the ivtxirls "extraviiganl". In itiudlng the claim of Chinese raiders Dull WO Japanese were killed nnd vera! tanks captured. It was confirmed, however, that ie Chinese raiders actually had aenclratcd the wul!"d elly of Chln ojiow 'and attacked ammunition Rores. They wero repulsed lifter the iiinnneso garrison had received re- iforcemcnls from Shanhalkwan, to ie south. Chinese officials admitted lere wns "brisk skirmishing" ill the (Continued on pug three) Ballot Boxes Stolen In Medford Contest Medfonl, Ore, Fl. 21. lP-Tho Ilic'k.Hon county jmllllciil pot wn.4 HillinK In two kettles todny wltn L. jl Biink, vdlotr of the Mi'dfcid jfi'W.i, Indicted on rounta of criminid IpK'l nnd crimimil nyncll-illnm and (count proceedings iiKiuiut Sheriff Whcrmcrhorn hulled IhrouKh theft .12 ballot boxes. The bnllot buxea. iiNed na evlilpnne ndny In prelinilniny hviirinK of irceoiini nroeoptnnuii. wi.iv ainion ..., .. s.n uni it'om irn viiii in it inn unly courthotue by thieves who Icred thiiitmh n window. F.litht other bnllot boxen were encd nnd the ballots token. - Hunk, center of the polltlcnl strife. n rciefuted on bond nltpr helntf dieted bv the connlv ifrnnd fllrv. ie Indictments were bnscd on (Iclcs iippcaring in the News under s Aiunmurn. The crimimil libol chnme niuiprt- ly Involved comments directed Mninst Circuit JikIko H. D. Norton, jinao rccnll the editor socks, al'ortcr J. Neff, attorney for former ik-rlff Jennlnns, moved to dlsmlns tsvnunt prcccedings noiiinst the In fUmbcnl Schormorhorn when theft it Iho ballot boxes wns dlKcovorcd. IJiiinks wa arrni)nod before Jiulno F. Sk'.pwoltli of EuKeno this Wrninn and given until Thursday onter t plea. Ho asked pcrmbmion 01 plena 'udoy but Judgo Skipworth t tho plea over until Thursday 01 ive Bnnks opportunity to seek Mnl counsel If he so desired. Sjlhe libel indictment was brood in an editorial entitled "Judge Nor Mi's Confcsslrn", published In the ws Feb. 18, andf tho criminnl yhdlcalism indictment on nn eill orial ontitlecl "Occlnrntlon of Indc midcucc"i which appeared Jon. 8. Japanese War Office Refuses Information Coticciil Troop Movements in Jehol Province Hi lilsc In ('iinflrni or Deny ltrinrl Offcimlvv Mhh Hitii Started T.ikl.i, Fell 2l.-(tP-Tl.o Jup iiiit m will' nfllee cloned down today (HI III) f'fHllU of tlfaip .IIIOVeinelll.H, and declined lo confirm or deny le puru that a Japanese offensive hud Whirled, di-jugm-d to annex Jehnl tirnvlnee to the Mute of Munchmi- Coli.nl lloninn, spokesmnn for the wur office. Miid report of general military nperullous would bo with held temporarily. Chinese dlxputchri, revealed liicrcuiiliig teniiinii on me i . fw, Uwn,w' w'"' "koiiimmki ui a ,.,,minnu.tily. The nuokwiiimn reiterated the Jnp- untnc ijorIiIoii that any movement mm jrnoi woiuu we in nccoru wmi it IP JltlHinCUtO IllvilltO Ui help Mtitt- whkwi mii mvimmri wn Chlm-Mt territory. He Mild I he Jm- anew would make every effort tn pi event Iho (plead of operations Into north China, but that o Deration in- ide llie Kreat wull would be under taken If Chinese renbttnnce mode thrni nei'CMUiry. The Jopane ctuninand, iiatuial ly, will follow juMMid MlrateMy Col onel Honma Miid. He udded that any ten Unrip occupied imide the jtrvnl wall would le evacuated "as noon mt pOKkllile", He did not indicate whe ther the operation Inside the ureat wull would extend a far noulh lot the Important I'llie of Tlfntniii und lliio, in the diiect line of u p(M nlble Jup(inee advance, '11 1 e tfptikcMttiiii miid (he war office Imped that the Chinese refdntutice would not Ik- "Iini NlrniiK", but that if it wait, the duration of operation could not be estimated. He Mild th? war office waff In ctuuiitnl coinmun Icalion with Mukden und other Muni'huritin inllitury centers by tel ephone. The xpnkfximin siiid uccredlled ncwMJjtper correnpondentu would be yivcii the imunl facilities, subject to the UMlM CCIIon.hlp, with the Jup' forces oxTiitinjS in Manchuria MILK WAR ON Strike Results in Much Direct Action Milwaukee. WIb., Feb. 2I.-(IP)-Wisconsin's milk strike veered to ward a "milk war" today, with thousands of Ntrikors picketing high ways and unsympathetic farmers and deputies armed with Irur pat bomb and revolvers clushing with them, nt a dozen points. Ominous events of the past few hours wero: Pickets dumped milk In seven counties, forcibly closed cheese fac tories and poured kerosene over cheese after beating proprietors. Thv scope of the strike spread to rail shipments as 250 pickets nrn vented the Green Bay and Western inilroad from picking up o carload of H.0U0 pounds of skimmed milk. Non-striking fanners banded into picket groups to reinforce W0 spe cial armed deputies. .Persona fearful of widespread bloodshed and violence apnealed to Governor Alitor! C. Schmedeinun for stale troops. Added to those disturbing devel opments was dissension within the r"ks of the strikers. Hundreds of dairy nurt gnthered nt Madison for a meeting called by Waller M. Singler, dapper young head of the Wisconsin co-operative milk pool, which is sponsoring the strike Thnt meeting wns to determine whether the strike shall continue on tho basis of demanding $1.50 per hundredweight for milk, whether It shall bo broadened to include higher prices for all iluirv products, nnd whether nttempts shall bo made to extend the strike to other states. Singler, husky Shioclon fnrmcr who wears n goatee nnd spnts, uttered the following wnrnlng re garding use of tear gns bombs by denttties: "They better lay off that stuff. Two can piny that game. Pickets will not uso violence if let nlono but no one will bo ablo to stop them If treated roughly by officers". IIATTI.K DRIFTS 30 HOURS Klnmnth Fnlls, Ore, Feb. 2l.-(LP) William Bcrtlcy, 60, wns fighting for lifo in a local hospital today after roscucrs battled snow drifts more than 30 hours to bring him hero from an Isolated lumber camp. Bertlcy's right hand was blown of in a premature dynamite explo sion r.t Ynmsey, UO miles northeast of hero, Sunday. Rescuers used three tennis of horses to break n pnth through the mountainous snow drifts covering the roads to Chlloquin, where they obtained nn automobile to continue tho trip. ROOSEVELT BUSY ON HIS DEBTPOLICY French and Canadian Envoys Call WILL NOT TALK YET Democrat Put Ileorxan izatlun Plan Through Hy Big Margin New York. Feb. 21.-LP)-Following lulks with diplomatic represen tatives of France und Canada. Prenl-detit-clect ftoosevelt said today that the chief topics of conversation wero debts und world economics. New York, Feb. 21.-IP-The en voys of France and Canada con ferred with President-elect Rooue velt today as he went steadily ahead with formulation of his administra tion's foreign policy. Ambassador Paul Clnudel of France talked with him for nearly an hour. At the conclusion of the conversation he was followed bv William Duncan llerrldge, Canadian minister. While tsilh men were relucjaut to ituy what they had discussed with the president-elect, there were re ports that u movement was under way for llie eurly summoning of the world economic conference. Accord ing to wime friends of Koosevelt it was declared that the conference would be inoie desirable betore dis cussions were held on wur debts readjustment. When AmlxiKsador Claude) left the I house, uccompiiuled by Einunuel Minlck, financial attache of the French embassy, he said: "We talked of many things." "Did you discuss war debts," he wus asked. "The president-elect has a very nice communique for you," Chiudel replied. APPROVK KKiDKGANIZATION Washington. Febs. 21. (LP)-Far-teuching powers were voted to President-elect Itooxcvelt todny by the house to reorganize the custiy federul government structure. Democrats won when they voted down, 22ti to 145, an amendment of fered by Representative Beedy, ropn., Me., which would have re stricted the incoming executive's grunt of power in the senate econ omy bill. Washington. Feb. 21. (IP) -Con-giess turned to problems of finance today, with the senate engaged in a discussion of inlliiliun und the house debiitlui; the revised trensury post office bill. The house rejected proposals to save millions of dollars In federal funds through a five per cent reduc tion in departmenlnl expenses and an increased salary reduction. Senator Fess, rcpn.. O, objecting to n proposal by Senator Barkley, drm, Ky, for limitation of debate during tho remainder of the short session, wurned the senate against currency inflation proposals. The house post office committee recommended a changed policy re garding airmail subsidies. . Tho high spot of the committee hearings wns the appearance of Charles E. Mitchell before the sen ate Hlock nuirket , investigation group. Revelation that Mitchell's in come over a two-year period was nearly $2,500,000 brought from Sen ator Cnuzcns, rcpn., Mich, a sharp criticism of bonus salary systems aiming bunkers. Willamette President Turns In Resignation Potlnnd, Ore, Feb. 21. (IP)-Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president of Wil lamette university since 1915, sub mitted to the board of trustees today hut resignation, effective not later than June. 1034. . Although some years ago Dr. Doney indicated that he intended to give up college work to devote his time to writing, his request for re lief from duties today was a distinct surprise. He said after ho leaves Willam ette he will spend considerable time visiting his children, one of whom lives in the middle west and the other In California. Dr. Doney came to Willamette Trom West Virginia Wesleyan. He had previously held Methodist pas torates in Ohio, Delaware and Washington, D. C. Boyd Funeral Services To Be Held Tomorrow Funeral services for Charles W. Boyd, Bend pioneer who died Sun day night in Portland, will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Niswonger and Winslow chapel. Members of the Knights bf Pythias lodge, of which Mr. Boyd was a member, will act as pallbearers. League Delays Action On Manchuria Report Jupun'x Formal I'rotcsl is Received Today Assembly Itefusrs to lie Hurried At Critical Tunc, Adjourn- ' ' lug to Friday Geneva, Feb. 21. (LP) Japan of ficially rejected today the committee (port to the assembly of the league of nutions, blaming Japan for events in Munchuriu. The rejection coveted b'jth the re port of the committee of 10 und its recommendations, including restora tion of Munchuriu to Chinese sov ereignty. It cum us the assembly opened its final dramatic meeting to adopt the report, which will entail Jupuu's withdrawal from the leugue. The assembly, however, faced with the must criticui action in the leu uut's history, refused to be hurried und adjourned until Friday before j taking definite action. China will accept the report und recommtndutiens ut Friday's ses sion, it wus forecast reliubly. firm, .Mii.nl Hull uif. pmuhImI uith ' representatives of all nations, eager lor Ihe end of the leugue's efforts to conciliate the Chinese-Japanese dispute. Paul Hymnns. of Belgium, who presided, read a fcrmol slulement reviewing the case and the fuilure of 17 months of uttempted concilia tion. He unnounced that conciliation eforts ure not ended until the re port is udopted, but added: "We hesitate to make u new uppeal for ccnciliution, for it would, be necessary nut only that fresh pro posals acceptable to Ihe ussembly should be mude to it, but ulso that II should receive ussurance that the existing siluutiun shall not be axgra vuted und that fresh military opera tions shull nut Ik? undertaken." He said thut 17 months ago Japan had promised to withdraw her triKips into the south Manchuria railway zone (where they ure al lowed by treaty) us soon us lives and property were assured. But he ccntinued: "Today Ihe three eastern provinces (Manchuria) are occupied. Japanese troops hove crossed the great wall and attacked. Chanhaikwan. It Is announced that operations nre being prepared, to occupy Jehol." Yosuke Mutsuoku. dressed In black, solemnly fulowed Hymsn's statement line-by-line in the English copy as tiymuns read in rrench. - As soon as the assembly adjeurn ed, the attache of the Japanese dele gation handed Sir Fric Drummond, seerelary-generul of the league, a l.COO-word statement for circulation in tho assembly, giving Japan's reu suits for leiecting the report Matsuoka bunded copies of the statement to Lupt. Anthony Lden of Britain, Edounrd Bcnes of Czecho slovukiu, und Hymuns. The statement blamed the league lor acting in haste in the eurly staf.es of the trouble, "assuming nn attitude ol condemnutic n and rallying west ern opinion egainst Japan precip itately and with unfortunate effect. To this attitude at least a measure of blame is due fur what subsequent ly occurred," the stutcmcnt said. Tho stutement declared Japan's acceptance of the report would "create uncertainties and probably dtscruers tn eastern Asia. It reiterated Japan's "implicit be lief in the sancity of treaties" but argued that treaty principles must be applied "in a way to harmonize with realities. It concluded by appealing to the assembly to think twice before making u decision. DENVER KIDNAPING CASE IS UNSOLVED Boetteher Gets Notes, But . ' Can't Answer Denver, Colo., Feb. 21. OP) Claude K. Boetteher has received further notes from the kidnapers of his son, Charles Boetteher, II, but has established no other contact with them as yet, he said today. . "Since Sunday I have received many more ransom notes, one of which, received Monday morning, I am convinced came from my son's abductors, although in this letter no Identification was enclosed and no method provided for communica tion," Boetteher said. "All of the notes demand sub stantially the same procedure, call off Ihe police, go alone to some des ignated remote spot, leave ransom, nnd return home, with no assurance whatever that my son would be re leased. "It Is very obvious thnt I am powerless to call off the police and under present conditions, It would be absolutely Impossible for me to go to any designated point- alone without being followed by police and representatives ot the press, even if I wero willing to do so. Hence I am powerless to act on the instructions received up to this time. "No contact has yet been estab lished with me through any inter mediary as suggested in my state ment published Monday morning." PERU MOBILIZES ' Ark-n, Chile, Feb. 21. (LP-Peru has decreed the mobilization of all citizens from 21 to 45, advices from Tacnn, Peru, said today. A large mass meeting was held at Taena, at which Colombia was denounced and the crowds shouted, "On to Bogota". SENATE WAITS WHILE HOUSE ARGUESAGAIN Whole Morning Spent on One Measure FINALLY PASS BILL Slate Board of Architects is Fertile Topic, But It Takes Time Salem. Ore., Feb. 21.lP)Sen- uUn marked time this morning after dlt potting of fix small bills, waiting for the house of representatives to puss measures for them to act on. The houe spent the entire morning artcuinif on formation of a state board of architects and finally passed it 44 to 16. So that thev will not have to waste the afternoon session, President Kid dle urtzed senators to brinst in re ports to be discussed while the house wades through the 50 bills left over from yesterday, when the house spent the day arguing on small loan bills. The first mortgage foreclosure moratorium bill to reach the legis lative floor was handed in by Sen ator Brown today. It would provide re! let until March 1. 19Ji. Pius Bee Bill Included in the bills Dassed bv the senate was one providing for bee regulation and inspection. An other which would turn money col lected from traffic violators into the state highway fund was tabled. Sen ator r ranciscovich objected, saying part of the money should go to the counties. In January $4,618 was col lected by state police in fines. The Holman-Einzig fight over al leged budget padding provided heat ed arguments before the ways and means investigating committee to day. Following the hearing, the committee announced it would ask the secretary of state for a complete list of all state employes salaries which were boosted to offset legis lative pay reductions. WONT WORK TONIGHT Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. LP) Al though they are working now with out pay, legislators are in no hurry to wind up their work and eo home. The house of representatives, with only two bills passed .today and SO more lett over Irom yesterdays cal endar, decided not to hold niuht ses sions tonight. It was decided that night meetings would interfere with committees now ponderins important bills. The senate today passed .only six bills. KILL MACHINE GUN BILL Salem, Feb. 21. (LP) -The Beck man machine gun regulation bill met swift death in the senate today. It was indefinitely postponed on an adverse committee report. No one spoke for the bill. RECALL KIDNAPING BILL Salem, Feb. 21. (LP) The Paget kidnaping bill, passed by both hous es, was being reconsidered today. The senate recalled it from the governor's office, and will turn it over to the house for amendment Paget requested return of the bill. PROPOSE MORATORIUM Salem, Feb. 21. (LP) A mortgage moratorium bill, 'giving relief to property owners of Oregon until March 1, 1935, was introduced today by Senator Brown of Marion. Another bill in the senate would license Avalkathons the same as other amusements. Senator Staples put in a measure, effective in 1934, wheih would empower any circuit court to hire a jury commissioner to assist the county court in drawing up jury i lists, tie would serve without pay. Lobbyists have become so thick in the senate that Senators Bynon and Burke objected to them today. President Kiddle asked stricter en forcement of the senate rule which prevents anyone from buttonholing legislators in the senate chambers for one-half hour before and after sessions. DROP JAPANESE BAN Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. (IPX Fears that international complications would result from a clause in a peddler's bill now before the house agriculture committee, were dispel led when the committee today an nounced it had stricken the p i vision from the measure. It would have provided a $100 n yeur tnx cn Oricntnl farmers, while taxing white truck-gardners only $1 a year. The measure is in tended to regulate dumping of gar den products into the state by grow ers from other states. On account of strained relations between Japan and the United States, tho Portland Chamber of Commerce attacked the clause be cause it wculd drive Japanese gard ners out of business in Oregon, they said. - .. BEE BILL PASSES Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. (LP Bee inspection am) regulation of hives is provided under a bill, passed by the senate today nnd sent to the governor. It is sponsored by Repre sentatives Lynch and Hill and Sen ator Upton, v It requires owners of hlvea to reg (Continued on page five) They Made Expensive Fire 1 . c vmlm in rt I i i .in. 1 1 ii it- I - 'Money to burn" describes Nadine and Leona Keithahn, 4 and G, of Tenino, Wash. The town is successfully using wooden scrip, shown above, in straightening out Its finances. The girls' father brought home $3,000 worth of "wooden money" to cover a transaction. The children decided to light the kitchen fire to help mother, and used $350 worth of wooden currency for kindling. Great Northern , Shows Surprise AtI.CC. Order St. Paul. Minn. Feb. 21 (IP) Authorization to "reduce" pas senger fares over the new Bie ber route from Portland, Ore., to San Francisco, granted the Great Northern railroad and three oilier lines by the inter state commerce commission on Monday, was described as a "surprise" today by the Great Northern, which never has op erated passenger service on the route. - "In view of existinr condi tions, we have not contemplat ed passenger service on the Biebcr route." the passenger department headquarters hero said. The passenger deoartment falls to understand the deci sion, for it apparently refers to a condition that has not ex isted and grants authority lor a matter in which the Great Northern is not interested." INAUGURAL COACH AWAITS HACKMAN Legion Commanders Issue Call For Help A' call for a coachman a real tcp nolcher who is qualified to drive a carriage in a high-class parade was issued today by the past com manders of the American Legion in Bend. Success or failure of the "grand inaugural ball", scheduled for the night of March 3, depends on whether the committee in charge of the ball can locate a pair of car ruige horses and a man competent to drive them. The carriage has been found, it was reported at a meeting of the group last night. It is an ancient two seated vehicle, with a canopy and all the trimmings. The commit tee even has a tcp hat and cape, but no one to wear them. Preceding the dance in the Elks hall on the night of March 3, there will be an old time torchlight pro cession down Wall street, starting at 9 o'clock. Local celebrities, one plnch-hitting for President Hoover and the other going in as a substitute for President-elect Roosevelt, are to ride in the carriage if a pair of horses and a coachman can be found. It would be a sad come-down for that old carriage to be dragged be hind an automobile, the committee declares. The forgotten man will be in the parade, too, it developed last night. Srme .member of the committee re membered that no arrangements for transporting the fonotten man had been made, and hasty eforts to se cure a white mule for him to ride were being made today. Unless he is forgotten again, the forgotten man will trail the inaugural carriage. 1 i Thero will be a bonfire at the (Continued on page three) HOLMAN LOSES SECOND ROUND Einzig Gets Decision in Padding Row Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. (LP Al though he was figuratively battered around the ring in the morning rounds by State Treasurer Holman, ' William Einzig, state purchasing agent, was given the decisicn In his budget-padding battle with the treasurer this afternoon. Rep. Walker, one of the members of the ways and means investigating committee, announced they had found no evidence of padding sal aries, as Holman charged, outside of two state employes whose pay was raised just before the legislature convened to cut salaries. The sub-committee will report this to the ways and means commit tee tonight for such action as they want to take. Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. (LP) State Treasurer Holman and William Einzig, state purchasing agent, staged tound two of their battle over bud get padding today and came out red- laced, winded, Dut unDowea. ine round was all Holman's. Staged before a ways and means investigation committee composed of Senator Woodward nnd Reps. Snider and Walker, the fight between the two political heavyweights saw some of the cleverest charge throwing ot the battle so far. Holman opened the round by chareine- that Einzic's deoartment was one cf the worst violators of the pay-raising racket. He said Einzig and the board of control had raised employe's salaries to offset expected waee cuts ov the legislature. Einzig back-pedaled around the ring, admitting he had boosted one statistician from $123 to $1U so tnat the cut would leave him $163 a month. Holman staggered Einzie with a flurry of questions. "The taxpayers demanded salary cuts, not increases, didn't they?" he shot at him, "you raised wages didn't you? You kept the facts hidden! You tried to de ceive the ways and means commit tee! "Didn't you have to transfer $200 a month accountant because vou couldn't find anything for him to do? You had 11 employes in your department, doing the work Ben Wing, y?u predecesor, handled with only assistant." Finzig countered, "you signed all the vouchers for them, you should know how many I employed!" The treasurer was looking good. Rcoorters at the ringside were high ly amused at the exchange. Holman again bored in, "Governor Meier's budget was the highest in the history of the state last year nnd he wants more this year. Then Holman unloosed a hay maker. "Didn't Governor Meier (Continued on page two) MANY STATES RUSH REPEAL VOTEACTION New York and Wyom ing Want Honors OPEN RACE STARTS State Department Works Late to Get Out Copies of Resolution (Br Ilnllnl Prnral Washington, Feb. 21. (LP) Sesce tary of State Stimson today submit ted the amendment which would re peal the prohibition law to the 48 sates for ratification or rejection. The history-maKing action was taken only 24 hours after the house had approved the Blaine resolution creating a new constitutional ami endment to repeal the 18th amend ment. The senate passed tho resolu tion last week. , ', Stimson signed the 48 letters to j governors transmitting the amend-'. ...v... ... .u uiiili; miit suae uu- partment shortly after 1 p. m. today?. There was no ceremony. With each letter was enclosed a copy of the Blaine resolution, certi fied to be true and correct and bear ing the great seal of the department, of state. To the governors of states within 24 hours mailing time of Washing-" ton. the amendment was sent by- or dinary registered mail. To more dis tant states it was dispatched by air ' mail. I By his action today, Stimson re versed Ihe role of former Secretary Robert Landsing, who in 1918 sub mitted the 18th amendment, estab lishing federal prohibition, to the states. . The mcve to submit prohibition (o the nation's voters became an open race today. Within a few hours after congress had sent the Blaine resolution to re peal the 18th amendment to the states yesterday legislative action was begun to set up the necessary convention machinerv tn wirtplv j scattered tates. j In Washington the state repart ;ment worked far into the night to send to the 4H eovernors official copies of the Blaine resolution and the proposed amendment. From New Ycrk to California and from Ceoreia to Washington legis lators rushed to enact laws which would permit the voters to express their views on federal prohibition. " New Yorker Asks Speed Gcvernor Lehman of Now Yorlo sent a special message to the legisla-J lure demanding thst it move swiftly to set up ratification machinery. He also asked the state alchocolic bev erage commission to report quickly on proposals to cat! a convention. In the legislature New York dem ocrats and republicans offered a bill to call a convention April 18th or 25th. Thus the Fmpire state sought to wrest trom Wyoming the distinc tion of being first to ratify!, the amendment - - Wyoming has already enacted a law providing for a convention. In West Virginia plans were made to draft the necessary legislation. . i Georgia became the first state of the old south to act when a resc lution tor a state convention was offered in the house and referred to committee. Governor Blackwood of South Carolina said that state's, legislature would act Tuesday when it reconvenes. Eight States Doubtful ' In the remaining eight states of the old south the outlook was less happy from an anti-prohibition viewpoint. A survey by the United Press indicated that in most of them conventions wculd be called but the outcome semed dubious. Three southern state legislatures do not meet until next year. They ure Virginia, Louisiana, and Mississ ippi. Modification legislation in Ark ansas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia has not been successful this session. . Ihe r loridn legislnture metts in April. Tennessee's legis lnture is definitely dry. (jovernor Ritchie of Maryland decided to withhold action until the state department has forwarded him a copy of the Blaine resoluuon. In Massachusetts Governor Ely called on the legislature to provide (Continued on page six) Pine Toppled By Wind Crushes Garage Here A pine tree toppled over by a southwest wind which reached near gale proportions practically demol ished the garage cf Wilard Higgins, 1707 West First street, this morning shortly after Hijgins, a clerk in the Bend postoffice, had taken his car out. The pine struck the rear of the garage and fell partly across the building. At the time the tree crashed Into the private garage, Higgins was over town with his wife, who underwent a minor operation this morning. The wind blew the top out of a big juniper tree back of the K. E. Sawyer home on Harmon boulevard, the falling tree top tearing a hole in the roof of the house.'
