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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 1929.
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Umatilla Champions Will
be Decided Here Feb.
28, March 1 and 2.
CLUB TAKES ACTION
Local Business Men Back Affair
Unanimously Monday. Giving
it Their Sponsorship.
Morrow county has been favored
by the selection of Heppner as the
place for holding the championship
tournament of the Umatilla Basket
ball league, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, February 28, March 1
and 2, announces Jas. M. Burgess
of this city, president of the league.
This tournament is looked upon
as one of the major sports events
of eastern Oregon, says Mr. Bur
gess, it having always drawn a
large number of enthusiastic team
followers who look forward to it
each year. Especially is this true
in Umatilla county where competi
tion is keen among the larger high
schools. Though odds to date favor
either Pendleton or McLaughlin
high school of Milton-Freewater as
the probable league champions,
there are other good teams in the
field that will make comeptition
keen at the tournament and several
close games are certain.
In Morrow county Boardman and
Lexington in particular have strong
teams that will give a good account
ing, while Condon and Arlington
from Gilliam should not be counted
out of the running. Every high
school in Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties is eligible to
place a team In the tournament
The champions will take part in the
state championship play-off at Sal
em the week following.
Last year the Umatilla tourna
ment was played in the McLaughlin
high school gymnasium, and Milton-Freewater
emerged winners,
representing the district at Salem.
In accepting the tournament, the
Heppner Business Men's Luncheon
club decided to make it a municipal
affair, getting behind it to a man
at its meeting Monday noon. Com
mittees are now at work arranging
the details, information of which
will be given next week.
Preparations are under way to
make things Interesting and agree
able to the visiting teams, and ev
ery effort will be made to show
them a real good time. More than
tOO players and coaches besides
many spectators and interested
townspeople are expected from the
outside.
In former years the only avail
able playing courts that would ac
commodate the tournament were
the ones at Pendleton and Milton
Freewater. Heppner now has a
court on a par with the best In the
district, and other towns have like
wise built gymnasiums that will
take care of the tournament needs.
Because of this, it is the policy of
the present officers of the league to
pass the tournament around among
the various towns represented.
Several special features to be
staged for the entertainment of
those coming to the tournament are
being arranged. One in contempla
tion is a game between the runner
up team and a team composed of
coaches. Games will be scheduled
for afternoons and evenings of the
three days. The method of match
ing teams in the play-off has not
been definitely decided, b ut will
probably be announced next week.
Entry lists for the tournament
are not yet closed, so it is not known
to date exactly how many teams
will take part. Letters were mailed
to all teams this week, according to
Mr. Burgess, and a goodly percent
age of the twenty or more high
schools is expected to sign up.
STOVE BLOWS UP.
Apparently caused by the freez
ing of water pipes and a congestion
of steam, the cook stove in the Har-
old Case residence was blown to
pieces Sunday morning, doing con
siderable damage to the kitchen. No
one was in the room when the acci
dent occurred. Though destruction
of the stove seemed quite complete
at first, it was found that much of
the stove could be reclaimed and
by ordering some new parts Mr.
Case hopes to put it In first class
repair. The Case home at the pre
sent time is undergoing some re-
finishing touches on the inside. This
is the first stove blow-up reported
at Hennncr this winter, though sev
eral bursted pipes and cracked
water-fronts in stoves have been re
ported.
MORKOW GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Emma Ranck, who had
light stroke last week, is leaving
for Portland Friday, for the benefit
of a lower altitude.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ad
kins on Tuesday, Feb. 12, an 8
pound boy.
Mrs. Ralph Thompson, who was
111 for a few days, is now recovered,
Mrs. Harvey Boohcr of Condon is
in the city for a few days for med
ical treatment
FOR SALE One three-ton In
ternational truck; good cab and
body, used less than five months
Also one and one halt ton Inter
national truck In good condition
Will trade for horses. Interstate
Horse and Cow Market, Columbia
Bvd. and Union Ave., Portland, Or.
School Superintendent
Gives Health Report
Lucy E. Rodgers, county school
superintendent has Just finished
compilation of the health inspection
report of Morrow county schools
for 1928. The following findings
were obtained:
Number of schools In the county.
40; number of schools where pupils
were inspected by the teacher, 35;
number of pupils enrolled, 1,846;
number of pupils inspected, 891;
number excused from Inspection, 6;
number without defects, 392; num
ber with defects, 499; number 10
per cent or more underweight, 129;
number of schools owning a set of
scales for weighing, 2; number with
defective eyesight, 84; number with
defective hearing, 49; number that
are mouth breathers, 84; number
with defective teeth, 191; number
of children unvaccinated, 474; num
ber of schools serving hot lunch
to the children, 15; number of de
fects known to be corrected, 84.
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(Oregon Voter Reporting Service)
Salem, Feb. 14 "The law which
permitted a remit of penalty and
interest on certain taxes only ap
plied to certain years and those
years are past," said Senator J. O.
Bailey of Portland, member of the
joint committee on repeal of laws
appointed last session.
Chapter 314 of the 1925 laws pro
vided that whereas there had been
much suffering among the farmers
and agricultural Interest due to gen
eral depression and especially in
Eastern Oregon where the grain
crops had frozen, certain taxes
should be remitted and an emer
gency declared.
"This applied only to years prior
to 1925 and can not be taken advan
tage of now," Mr. Bailey said. "It
was not for the future but merely
for the past and as those years are
gone there is no advantage In keep
ing the statute."
Representative Joseph N. Scott's
house bill No. 385, introduced re
cently, has the effect of removing
all tax from gasoline used for any
purpose In Oregon except in opera
tion of motor vehicles on public
highways.
There is now a 3c tax on gasoline
used in operation of tractors, sta
tionary engines and in cleaning and
dyeing business, but 2c of the tax
is refundable by the secretary of
state. The Scott bill has the effect
of authorizing refunding of the en
tire tax. Thus all gasoline used as
fuel in wheat-growing operations in
the two counties that Mr. Scott rep
resents, Umatilla and Morrow, will
be tax-exempt This will have the
effect of decreasing costs of tractor,
combine and stationary gasoline en
gine operation. The Scott bill,
which was referred to the House
Committee on Automobiles and
Roads, adds the words and or
gasoline" to the present statutes
that exempts distillate fuel used for
farming from payment of the gas
oline tax.
The future of the Industry needs
some sort of protection. If we don't
have It, our market in California
will be ruined by all grades of po
tatoes," said Representative H. H.
Chlndgren of Oregon City, In dis
cussing house bill No. 438 which
seeks to require a grading of po
tatoes placed on the market
Unless we have some sort of un-
form grading system, growers will
attempt to sell all kinds of potatoes
and quickly ruin the market which
we have been steadily building up,
Mr. Chindgren said. "At the pres
ent we have no law requiring the
grading of potatoes. The old law
was declared unconstitutional last
year."
The proposed bill provides for the
adoption of the United States stand
ards for grading potatoes and for
a hearing whenever any changes
are made in the standards. "Cer
tified and standard potatoes would
be used for seed purposes, after
they have been examined by the
state market agent. All potatoes
sold would be required to be prop
erly labelled to contain the name,
grade, grower and place grown. The
kinds of sacks for various grades
would be specified, and the ship
ments and receipts are to be in
spected by the state market agent,
the bill states.
The testimony of surveyors in
this state, other than that of coun
ty engineers, will be considered le
gal, if house bill No. 346, Introduced
by Representative L. E. Wilkes of
Hlllsboro, becomes a law. The bill
is an act to amend section 3423, per
mitting a surveyor to testify to
survey made by himself of property
in controversy, which was not at
tested and not made by actual con
sent of the parties.
The present law states that no
surveys or re-surveys made by any
person, except the county surveyor
or his deputy, unless attested by
two competent surveyors, shall be
considered legal evidence, except
where such surveys are made by
the authority of the United States
or by the state.
To place motor vehicles by them
selves for taxation purposes, so that
the ago of the vehicle may be taken
into account In fixing the tax, and
the proceeds be applied exclusively
to highway work, if desired, is the
purpose of the constitutional
amendment Introduced by Senator
Kiddle of Island City. If passed
by the Legislature this would be
voted upon by the people at the
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E
Unlce Sam to Take Share
. by Law of Wets, Says
F. B. Hazeltine.
Trouble apparently has only be
gun for the bootleggers. F. A. Ha
zeltine, Senior Prohibition Investi
gator, was in the city Wednesday
and with the assistance of former
sheriff, George McDuffee, went over
the court dockets for the past five
years and listed the names of all
who have been convicted of violate
Ing the state liquor laws with a
view to asserting against them
some old penalties under some rev
enue laws inspired in the liquor
days by the liquor interests them
selves and which are now being
turned back on them.
Under a new practice Inaugur
ated by Prohibition Commissioner
Doran these violators have another
jolt coming and the jolt will be de
livered by J. O. Johnson, a federal
attorney In Portland to whom this
list of violators will be submitted
with full details as to the offense
they committed and what property
they have. Then Mr. Johnson sends
a cordial invitation to meet him
here if they want to make any
offer In compromise of the penalties
before he starts suit aganist them.
These are civil suits and can be
compromised, unlike criminal pro
ceedings. One of these old revenue acts re
quired every retail liquor dealer to
pay a $25 tax to the government be
fore he took out his local license
and Hazeltine says that it is now
evident that there were as many
bootleggers as saloon keepers in
the license days because twice as
many paid the taxes as ever took
out licenses, the object being to
keep the federal revenue agents off
their backs and then the bootleg
gers would only have to dodge the
sheriff and town marshal. Then the
distiller, now the moonshiner, was
required to pay a nominal tax for
unning a distillery and there is a
penalty of $1000 if he doesn t just
as the convicted bootlegger must
pay a penalty of $2000 if he does
not pay the $25 tax above referred
to. The home brewer is also liable
for a penalty of $500 if he has not
first paid a federal tax of $50.
Of course they never pay these
taxes as to do so would simply serve
to notify the federal prohibition
agents that they were planning to
go into the liquor business.
Besides the revenue from this
source, which amounted last year
to a million dollars, is the greater
bject of discouragement to the
convicted bootlegger and to those
who think there is money in the
game. As a matter of fact, Hazel
tine says, ninety per cent of the
convicted violators are so badly
broke when they have paid their
nes and their lawyers that all of
the revenue comes from the other
one-tenth.
As usual, also, a number of the
violators have died from drinking
their own moonshine and many are
killed In rows with other criminals.
Nevertheless he found about a doz
en names on the records here who
will be invited to the reception to
be given by Mr. Johnson.
Hazeltine . says that the Oregon
law is the best state prohibition law
he has seen and he used to be chief
of agents in the four states of the
Pacific Northwest of Florida and
Pennsylvania. With the system of
state prohibition agents to do un
dercover work for the sheriff he
sees little reason why they should
BOOTLEGGERS FAC
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Heppner Again Enters
State Telegraphic Shoot
Heppner Rod and Gun club came
to life again last week by signing
up In the Oregonian's state-wide
telegraphic trapshooting tourna
ment to start Sunday, February 24.
C. H. Latourell, reelected president,
announces a practice shoot at the
local traps next Sunday. The local
club has an enviable record In the
tournament, having won the cup In
the shoot-off in the Initial tourna
ment four years ago, and placing
near the top each year since.
As an added incentive to local
sportsmen, Mr. Latourell has put up
a silver loving cup to be given local
high gun at the close of the tourna
ment The only condition named Is
that the winner must have shot at
least 200 targets. The cup is beau
tifully shaped and engraved and
when won will be engraved with the
name of the winner. .It is now on
display at the Clark barber shop.
Leonard Gilliam, secretary of the
club since its reorganization several
years ago, resigned at the meeting
last week and he is succeeded by R.
J. Pratt local manager of the Shell
Oil company.
DR. FARRIOR SELLS.
Dr. Fred E. Farrior, dentist with
offices in the I. O. O. F. building,
this week disposed of his business
and office equipment to Dr. J. H.
McCrady of Seattle, who will take
charge of the same on the 15th of
this month. Dr. McCrady is a grad
uate of North Pacific Dental college
at Portland and comes to Heppner
highly recommended. He is a neph
ew of J. I. Hanna, -Hinton creek
stockman, and is unmarried. Dr.
Farrior expects to depart with his
family from Heppner, but has not
yet announced just what his plans
for the future are, though ultimate
ly he may locate in Southern Cal
fiornia, perhaps at San Diego. Hav
ing been a resident of Heppner for
a good many years, and making a
mark for himself in his profession,
the many friends that Dr. and Mrs.
Farrior have made in Heppner will
be indeed sorry to see them leave,
but shall wish for them the best of
success wherever they may locate.
YOUE SPARE TIME.
What are you doing with your
spare time? Is it used or wasted,
given to God or the Devil? As un
important as it seems this question
involves the determining factors of
life. It will be the subject of dis
cussion at the Church of Christ on
Sunday morning.
The subject for Sunday evening
will be, "A Good Man." It Is a
study of a New Teslunent char
acter.
Bible school, 9:45. Chrsitian En
deavor, 6:30. C. E. social at the
church on Saturday evening.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
be called upon to assist and the
federal agents are devoting them
selves more and more to cases re
quiring expert knowledge, such as
abatements, conspiracies and diver
sion of industrial alcohol.
In his last message 'President
Coolidge urges the states to do
their share of enforcement of the
liquor laws and Oregon is one that
is doing it, says Hazeltine. He is
pleased with the enforcement work
that has been done in this county.
Hazeltine and his son own the
South Bend, Wash., Journal, which
the latter Is now running. He was
for 16 years a regent of the Wash
ington state university and one of
the founders of the school of jour
nalism there, also former president
of the state press association.
With his report on Morrow coun
ty bootleggers, Hazeltine has now
visited every county in Oregon and
Washington and says that in behalf
of the counties of Oregon the pro
hibition law is as well enforced as
the law against gambling.
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THE CHARM SCHOOL'
WINS BIG AUDIENCE
Cast from Junior Class
Gives Treat With Light
Comedy Play.
Charming, indeed, was the pre
sentation of "The Charm School,"
three-act comedy, by the junior
class of Heppner high school in the
school gym-auditorium Tuesday eve-
ing, judged by the excellent re
ception given the play by the large
audience which greeted it
Members of the cast, all suiting
their parts well, gave an enticing
version of the little play by Alice
Duer Miller and Robert Milton,
carrying it through without a hitch
to a stirring climax. Exceptional
mastery of the lines for amateur
performers was a marked feature
of the presentation.
The curtain arose in the first act
revealing the bachelor apartments
of a group of boys, presumably on
the top floor of a New York apart
ment house. Included in the group
were Austin Bevans, the part tak
en by Henry Robertson; David
McKenzie, Fletcher Walker; Jim
and Tim Simpkins, John Parker
and Nolan Turner, and George
Boyd, Cornett Green. All the boys
were revealed to be In a rather un
fortunate financial condition, hav
ing met with reverses in the busi
ness world. McKenzie, a law stu
dent is out of a job, Jim and Tim
Simpkins, twins, have just received
word that their father has cut off
their allowance, while Boyd comes
in with the news that he has just
been fired from a position as bank
clerk. Austin Bevans, whose main
interest is education, finds himself
badly out of place as an automobile
salesman.
In the midst of their discussion of
the cruelty of Fate, it is revealed
by the arrival of a letter from one
Homer Johns, lawyer, that Bevans
has fallen heir to a girls' school
through the death of an aunt Soon
after the letter is read Johns, Harry
Wells, arrives in person to see about
the matter when it is revealed that
he has a mortgage against the
school for more than it is worth as
well as a strange personal interest
in it Bevans declares he is going
to run the school according to his I
own ideas, and in spite of opposition
by all present finally gains his end.
Johns has a niece, Elise Benedot
ti, depicted by Anna McDaid, who
is attending the school, and with
whom George Boyd is acquainted
and very much in love, though his
love is unrequited. The school is
under the direction of Miss Hays,
Harriet Morgan, when Bevans ar
rives to take charge. It had al
ready been revealed to Bevans that
Miss Hays was a grass widow, and
he was against retaining her, but
was forced by Johns to keep her
as second in command. Miss Curtis,
cleverly portrayed by Virginia Dix,
is the elderly maiden secretary of
the school, who has a propensity for
excusing actions of members of the
senior class. Members of the class
are Elise Benedotti, president; Sal
ly Boyd, George's sister, Evelyn
Swindig; Muriel Doughty, Jane All
stott; Ethel Spelvin, Mary Beamer;
Alix Mercier, Katherine Bisbee;
Lillian Spafford, Erma Schultz;
Madge Kent, Gertrude Doherty, and
Dotsie, Margaret Becket.
Bevans takes charge of the school
and soon calls in McKenzie, Boyd
and the Simpkins twins as instruc
tors to help conduct the school. All
the situations that can be imagined
(Continued on Paffe Six)
By Albert T. Reid
jer miy be president. of'tlie-
Livestock Conference
Plans Progressing
Spokane, Wn Feb. 13. Extensive
plans are being made for the North
west Livestock Conference dinner,
which is to be held at the Dessert
hotel in Spokane, Washington, on
the evening of February 21st
O. M. Plummer, manager of the
Pacific International Livestock ex
position of Portland has promised
to be toastmaster for the occasion.
Mr. Plummer, as most of the stock
men of the west know, is a very flu
ent and humorous speaker and as a
toastmaster there are very few su
perior. Word has just been received by
the committee in charge that Frank
W. Harding, general executive of
the American Shorthorn Breeders'
association, will come west to at-
end the conference dinner and will
be one of the prinipal speakers here.
Mr. Harding, being in close touch
with the cattle industry all over the
country, due to his connections with
the Shorthorn association, will be
able to give some very interesting
outlook on the livestock situation
of the present time. Mr. Harding,
while on his trip west plans to at
tend the Northwest Shorthorn
Breeders' sale which will be held
February 22nd at Union Stock
Yards in Spokane, and also the F.
M. Rothrock Co. sale, February 23
at Sprague, Washington.
The number of cattle in these two
sales will total over two hundred
head of purebreds and will be one
of the largest sales in the country
this spring. With so many cattle
selling, the rangemen should be able
to buy to suit his needs and at any
price range he wishes.
The committee in charge of the
Conference dinner is composed of
Carl Greif of Unlontown, Wash.,
Howard Hackadorn of the Wash
ington State college, Pullman, San
dy Keith of Davenport Wash., and
John H. Roberts and Wallace Roth
rock of Spokane. The committee
promise excellent food, good music
and peppy entertainment
RETURN FROM ORIENT.
James Thomson and Crocket
Sprouls arrived yesterday from a
trip which took them to the Orient
The Heppner boys in company with
E. Amspoker, telegraph operator
stationed with the O. W. R. & N.
company here, left Heppner the lat
ter part of December, taking the
northern route to China and Japan.
Mr. Amspoker stayed over in Port
land on the return being detained
by illness. The boys had some won
derful experiences, declaring it to
be the time of their lives, and will
be kept busy for some time relating
their experiences
HEPPNER DEFEATS IONE.
Heppner town team treated the
lone town team to another drub
bing last evening on the lone floor.
The score stood 24-16 at the final
whistle. "Mitch" Thorn kept up his
scoring average for the locals by
piling up a total of 16 points, this
being the fourth game this season
in which he made the same number
of points. Thorn and Reavis were
Heppner forwards, Beighle, center,
and Doherty and Bucknum, guards.
ELKS BALL FEB. 23.
Plans are rapidly progressing for
the annual ball of Heppner Lodge
No. 358, B. P. O. E. to be held in
their hall the evening of Friday,
February 22. Washington decora
tions will be the motif, it being
the anniversary of Washington's
birthday. Dancing will begin at 9
o'clock for which music will be
furnished by the Night Hawk or
chestra of Hood River. The ball
is for Elks and their ladies only.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish in this manner to ex
press our sincere thanks to the
friends and neighbors who so kind
ly assisted us during the illness and
death of our beloved wife, mother
and daughter, Bernice Griffin, and
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings.
P. S. Griffin,
Norman Griffin,
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Huston.
GERALD SLOCOl PLEDGED,
Oregon State Agricultural college,
Feb. 14. Gerald Slocum of Hepp
ner, freshman in commerce, has
pledged Psi Chi. Psi Chi is a na
tional social fraternity on the cam
pus.
Ferguson Chevrolet company re
ceived their second carload of the
new model Chevrolets yesterday, in
eluding a standard sedan, coupe,
and two coaches. They made deliv
ery Sunday of a coupe to Archie
Bechdolt of Hardman.
His Gunnymoon
Los Angeles, Feb. 6 (Autocaster)
-Norman M. Britton, teacher of
applied psychology, filed suit for
divorce and asked for police pro
tection from his wife, Mrs. Myra
Britton. Describing his honeymoon
as a "gunnymoon," Britton said his
wife had a way of emphasizing ner
side of "psychological discussions
by pointing a pistol at him. Fig
uratively speaking, Britton said, his
wife kept a gun in the small of his
back all the time. "Psychology is
no match for a six-shooter, said
Britton.
Rectifying a Mistake of Nature
Ethel "What a finely chiseled
mouth you have! It ought to be on
a girl's face."
Jack "Well, I seldom miss an op
portunity."
"Her husband said when she mar
ried him that his love would be un
remitting."
"Did he keep his word?"
"Yes; he's never given her
cent"
OPEN RIVER LEADS
CONFERENCE TALK
Bulk Shipment and Grain
Exchange Cited; Roy
Ritner is New Head.
Roy W. Ritner, of Pendleton, ex-
president of the Oregon senate, was
elected president of the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league, which has
been enlarged and revitalized as the
Columbia Basin Wheat conference,
which closed a three-day session at
Arlington yesterday. He will suc
ceed Chas. B. Cox, retiring pres
ident of this city.
The league, composed of leading
growers of 11 eastern Oregon coun
ties, laid plans before adjournment
to carry on the campaign for an
open river and decided to keep the
other findings of conference com
mittees before growers of the in
land Empire by means of more fre
quent meetings, both as county-
groups and territorial gatnerings.
Other officers elected are: vice-
president, John Wlthycombe, Ar
lington; secretary, Harry B. Pinker
ton, Moro, and the following board
of directors, by counties: Wasco,
Frank Emerson; Sherman, W. S.
Powell; Gilliam, E. M. Hulden;
Morrow, George Peck; Umatilla,
. K. Hill; Wallowa, H. B. David-
hizer; Union, Walter M. Pierce;
Baker, Wesley Peyton; Malheur,
Pete Tensen; Jefferson, Ward Fer-'
ral, and Wheeler, Mike Dukek.
Declaring the time is opportune
to press the establishment of river
transportation on the Columbia, the
conference appointed a permanent
transportation committee consist
ing of W. W. Harrah, Pendleton,
chairman; F. L. Ballard, county
agent leader, Corvallis, secretary,
and members of the wheat league
executive committee. This commit
tee is instructed to cooperate with
other agencies Interested in further
ing open river transportation.
The resolution establishing this
committee also requests the assist
ance of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce and the organized ports
of the lower Columbia in obtaining
the necessary technical and scien
tific information needed in estab
lishing inland water transportation.
on a strictly modern basis.
Considerable data on prospective
tonnage, freight rates, possible rtver
landings, trucking costs and the
like were assembled by the com
mittee, which will be put in shape
for use at the proposed organization
meeting of the Columbia Valley as
sociation, February 25.
With increased bulk handling of
grain in view, the conference pass
ed a resolution demanding that If
a grain exchange is opened in Port
land, as now seems likely, that quo
tations be published on a bulk basis
as is the custom in other sections.
rather than on sacked basis as now
done.
Transportation companies also
were asked to improve car facilities
for bulk handling. A rap at over
optimistic and inaccurate crop De
ports and forecasts was taken in a -
resolution requesting the press of
the state to exercise special care
in this regard, as prices are said
to be unjustly affected.
The legislative committee, headed
by C. A. Hearth of The Dalles,
neither approved nor condemned
the proposed administrative on
farm relief legislation, but took the
position that it would not do any
harm, and might be amended to
more nearly conform to what many
of the growers here believe will be
more "real" farm relief. Immediate
action was asked of the legislature
on laws to curb livestock stealing,
and recommendation was made
that such legislation even go as far
as establishing a state constabulary
if necessary to stop present ruinous
losses.
Opposition was expressed to re
ducing commercial truck and stage
licenses.
A permanent agricultural freight
rate committee for the country was
advocated, as was Senator Mc
Nary's proposal to maintain for
eign agricultural observers on crop,
market and general economic con
ditions. Approval was given, and
wider consideration asked, for pre
sent outlook reports prepared by
the state college and United States
department of agriculture. Exten
sion of the government market
leased wire from San Francisco to
Portland was urged.
Increased fees for state licensed
warehouses was advocated as nec
essary to enable the state market
agent to provide adequate inspec
tion. Corporate, instead of personal
surety bonds for warehouse men
was asked as guard against losses
said to occur under present plan.
More widespread establishment of
federal warehouses was advocated
as affording better protection and
providing better credit facilities.
The committee on crop Insurance
indorsed the national bill to investi
gate possibility of complete cover
age policies for farmers, such as
are afforded other businesses. Ear
ly attempts in this field in past are
said by V. N. Valgren, federal spe
cialist who spoke yesterday, to have
failed because of inadequate pre
vious study or other local condi
tions. The city of Arlington was given
high praise officially and privately
for hospitality to the conference.
New Spring Dresses now arriving
at Cut-ran Hat Shop. These are
priced right 46-tf.