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soc Volume 48, Number 46. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 1932 Subscription $2.00 a Year Jletptet x L RELIEF EXPECTED P. W. Mahoney Outlines Working of Government Banks to Lions Club. STATE MEET CITED S. E. Notson Tells of District At torney's Convention; Club to be Guests of Women's Group. S. E. Notson, retiring president of the Oregon: District Attorneys association, gave an interesting re port of the association's convention in Portland last week to the Lions club Monday. And another talk of interest was that of P. W. Mahon ey, local manager of the newly or ganized Morrow County Farm Loan association, who explained how government-controlled banks function. W. R. Poulson, chairman of the play committee, told of the success of "Corporal Eagen," thanking all who assisted the Lions club with the presentation. The financial re port given by Gay M. Anderson showed net proceeds to the club of $112.96. An invitation was extended the club by Mrs. W.R. Poulson, presi dent, to be guests of the Business and Professional Womens club at a return dinner at I. O. O. F. hall next Monday noon. The Lions en tertained the sister service organ ization recently. Chas. W. Smith, county agent and club president, told of an interest ing address on taxation given by Mac Hoke of Umatilla county be fore the woolgrowers convention at Pendleton last week. Arrange ments are under way to have Mr. Hoke give the address in Heppner, Mr. Smith said. ( Live Interest Taken. Mr. Notson expressed pleasure with the keen interest shown in the program by district attorneys at their convention. All subjects discussed were red hot, and not en ough time was had for any one. Subjects discussed Included the parole system, habitual criminal act, the third degree and different trial procedures. "Since the Wlckersham report, evils of the third degree have been much rehearsed, and this was one of the hottest subjects up for dis cussion," Mr. Notson said. Discus sion of the subject was under way when time came for the annual banquet, and he believed most of the prosecutors would have missed the affair had not an officer been sent to arrest them. They were all put in jail where the banquet was held in conjunction with the association of sheriffs whose meet ings were held concurrently. C. J. D. Bauman, Morrow county sheriff, attended the sessions of this con vention. "People who expect the $200,000, 000 farm credit relief measure re cently passed by congress to act in the nature of a moratorium will be disappointed," Mr. Mahoney told the Lions. He read a circular re cently received from the Federal Land bank of Spokane that said there would be no change in the bank's collection policy. The mon ey will be used, Mr. Mahoney said, to buy the federal bank debentures, and will assist only In that it will tend to lower interest rates on these debentures. Three Banks Cited. Mr. Mahoney gave a technical discussion of the three bank let ups of the national government: the federal reserve bank, the fed eral land bank and the federal in termediate credit bank. Each was established for a different purpose, and each functions differently. Why no governmental relief may be ex pected through them was shown by the nature of their organizations. The federal reserve bank, with a head bank In each of the 12 dis tricts of the country, was estab lished mainly to assist in the dis tribution of money. All of its stock is subscribed by member banks all the national banks of the coun try, which are forced to keep a cer tain proportion of their capital and surplus on reserve with the federal bank in the form of government bonds. The federal reserve bank Issues currency on these bonds. It rediscounts only short-term secur ities of the highset type with mem ber banks. The federal land bank, also in twelve districts, was originally cap italized by the federal government Since then all the stock has been resubscribed by borrowers. This bank, established for the purpose of making capital loans on farm land, does not loan directly to borrowers, but through local loan associations, such as the Hardman Farm Loan association In this county. How ever, the borrower Is directly re sponsible to the federal land bank whose policies ar dictated by a board of directors at Washington, D. C, and who know little of local conditions In outlying communities. The stock of the federal land bank pays no dividends and has no mar ket value, being valuable only to the borrower when, In the settle ment of his loan, he receives credit for the face value of his stock. Op erating capital of the federal land (Continued on Pag Blx.) QUICK first hat is Cast IN PRIMARY RING 3. O. Turner Announce for State Representative; National, State, District, County Jobs Up. First rumblings of the coming May primaries, when nominations will be made for national, state, district, county and local offices for the fall election, were heard this week when J. O. Turner, local at torney, announced he would be a candidate for representative in the state legislature. This is the first definite announcement of candi dacy for any of the several offices to be filled. However, it is defl nitetly understood that the names of Herbert Hoover, republican, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, democrat, will appear after the names of can didates for the presidential elector al college. County offices up for election this year are clerk, sheriff, school su perintendent, district attorney, and one commissioner. G. A. Bleakman is the retiring commissioner. Mr. Turner seeks the' republican nomination for one of the two state representative berths in the new district created by the last legisla ture including Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman counties. Declaring that if elected he would do his utmost to assist in enacting legislation beneficial to the four counties, Mr. Turner has no glow ing promises to offer. He would do his best to ascertain the needs of his constituents, and with an ac quaintanceship of legislative pro cedure backed by a law education and a life on the farm, still owning a Morrow county wheat ranch, he believes himself qualified to repre sent his district It Is understood that Earl Snell of Arlington will be a candidate to succeed himself for the other rep resentative position. Mrs. Opal Robinson Dies Following Severe Illness Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Robinson, 30, were held from Case Mortuary chapel Tuesday after noon at 2 o clock, followed by in terment in Heppner cemetery. Rev. Glen P. White delivered the funer al sermon before a group of rela tives and friends. Mrs. Robinson, wife of Wayne E. Robinson, died Saturday morning, following a se vere illness. Pneumonia was given as the cause of death, though Mrs. Robinson had suffered for several years from an organic trouble. Corene Opal Shannon was born near Lucerne, Putnam county, Mis souri, September 6, 1901, and de parted this life January 23, 1932, aged 30 years, 4 months and 17 days. She grew to womanhood in Mercer county, Msisouri, and re ceived her education in Ravanna public schools and Missouri Wes- leyan college. She was united in marriage to Wayne E. Robinson, and two chil dren were given to bless this union, Betty Jean, age 10, and Elwood Lee, six. They resided in Missouri until June, 1928, when they came to Heppner where they have since made their home. Mrs. Robinson was converted at the age of 11 and united with Ra vanna Methodist church where she held her membership until about a year ago when she united with' the Heppner Methodist church. She delighted to work In the church and she expressed a beautiful faith in the love of the Saviour and Lfie Everlasting. She is survived by her husband and two children, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Shannon; two sis ters, Mrs. Neva Cochell and Mrs. Darl Hudson; one niece and three nephews, all of Heppner, besides other relatives and friends. HEPPNER BEATS GUARDS. Heppner town team trounced the 186th Infantry, Oregon National Guard; basketball team In the local gym last evening, 31-23. The locals started off to a good lead, but nice team work and beautiful bagging of the casaba by the vistlors left the score tied at mid-game, 16-16. The accurate eyes of Nell Shulr man and Hank Robertson, for wards, soon gave the locals the edge again and they led throughout the last half. Three successive baskets by Vinton Howell, center, just be fore the final, whistle clinched the local lead. Shulrman was high point man of the game. Playing for the locals was Shurlman, Robertson, Green, Stewart, Gentry, Crawford, Ferguson and Howell. A return game has been scheduled between the teams at Pendleton next Thurs day. Harold Buhman was referee. ELKS TO DANCE. Elks and their ladies will dance at their hall Saturday evening to the music supplied through a radio by electrical transcription using a direct pnonograph hook-up. The first dance using the new equipment was held last Saturday night and was reported a success. Hard Times Dance, Lexington, Saturday, January 30. Admission, men 50c, ladles 25c. A prize will be given to the one wearing the most appropriate costume. Anyone who comes dressed up will be fined 10c. Adrian Engleman, lone wheat raiser, transacted business In the city for a short time Monday. J. E. Gentry of Lexington was in me cuy Tuesday afternoon on business. 151! LOCAL PEOPLE EAT LAMB DINNER Second Annual Event to Advertise Products is Given by Auxiliary. HONORS BIRTHDAY Good Time Get-Together Held on Anniversary of Mrs. Mahoney; Program, Dancing Enjoyed. The second annual "Eat More Lamb Wear More Wool" dinner of Heppner unit number one, Oregon Wool Growers auxiliary, attracted more than 150 local people to the Episcopal parish house Tuesday evening, where they enjoyed a fam ily style dinner featuring lamb pre pared in various ways, and a pro gram of songs and speeches. Im mediately following the program adjournment was made to the Elks temple where a large crowd enjoy ed dancing featured by old-fashioned circle dances and quadrilles. Conceived for the purpose of stimulating local interest in the consumption of products of the" sheep industry, one of the county's leading industries, the annual din ner staged by the woolgrowers aux iliary has grown in popularity, as evidenced by the increased attend ance of 50 more people this year than were present at the first an nual dinner last year. The eve ning's entertainment was in the na ture of a general get-together good time, with lamb and wool provid ing the motif. It served this year also as a birthday party for Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, first past president of the state woolgrowers auxiliary who has done much of the pioneer ing of concerted lamb and wool ad vertising in the state. Through Mrs. E. E. Clark, president of the local unit and little Miss Kathryn Thompson, Mrs. Mahoney was pre sented a beautiful hand-made wool en pillow in honor of her anniver sary. Levity marked the speeches un der the direction of Charles W. Smith, toastmaster, who opened the entertainment session with com munity singing of special lamb and state songs, popular in woolgrowers circles, followde by the reading in burlesque form of the minutes of the last meeting of the auxiliary by Ralph I. Thompson. Credit for doing more to stimulate the con sumption of lamb in the last year than the- men had done in the last 35 years was given the women by Robert A. Thompson. Mac Hoke, Umatilla county sheepman, enter tained with a number of timely jokes, interspersed with serious thoughts concerning the import ance of Increased lamb consump tion. Walter Holt, Umatilla county agent and secretary of the Oregon Woolgrowers association, urged ev eryone to be more mindful of the importance of talklng-up Oregon's $50,000,000 sheep industry. Mrs. Ma honey rehearsed shortly some of the accomplishments made so far in promoting the sale of lamb. Gar net Barratt, a vice-president of the state woolgrowers association, com plimented the women highly and advanced the idea of depressed business men wearing red-flannel underwear and sleeping between wooln comforters. The tickling sensation would at least relieve the depressed appearance of their countenances, he believed. Mrs. Folsom of Pilot Rock was anounced as the winner of the af ghan in the recent sale conducted by ladies of the local auxiliary. Visitors Introduced included Mrs. George W. Rugg, president of Ore gon Wool Growers auxiliary; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rugg, Mrs. Hutch ins and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Currin, all of Pilot Rock; and Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hoke and Mr.-and Mrs. Walter Holt of Pendleton. On leaving for the Elks temple W. P. Mahoney, Harry Duncan, Bill Pedro and David Hynd were equip ped with bells to act .as bell sheep to lead the crowd. Chicken Thief Carries Off Jack Hynd's Purebreds Considerable chagrin ' was evi denced by Jack Hynd of Butterby Flats ranch, Cecil, when he report ed to local officers the theft at his place last Saturday night of 40 of his thoroughbred Rhode Island Red chickens. Apparently the thief or thieves drove a truck to his place and loaded In the chickens, taking only the best, and leaving only the grade stock of poultry which Mr. Hynd raised. No evidence of the thieves had been uncovered this morning. When Mr, Hynd made the report he was not certain whether any of his lambs, a band of which was close at hand, were missing or not. Alfred Nelson, who farms north or Lexington, was looking after business here today. He reports OUitt a heavv wlnri atnrm nvoi hto part of the county last night hav ing tne ertect to drying up the sur face of the ground. Joe Devlne and wife were In town today for a short time from their farm north of Lexington. William E. Hiatt Was v Morow County Pioneer William E. Hiatt, 74, pioneer Morrow county resident, died at 1:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Heppner hospital following a lin gering illnes from heart trouble. Funeral services have been an nounced for 2 o'clock tomorrow af ternoon from Case Mortuary chap el, Joel R. Benton officiating. In terment will be in the family plot in Masonic cemetrey. Mr. Hiatt had been spending the winter with children here from his home at Vancouver, Wash., for the benefit of his health. He had been bedfast but a short time when the end came, having been up and about and quite active, greeting his friends on the street in his usual happy manner but a few days be fore. William E. Hiat was born March 5, 1857, in Henry county, Indiana, and passed away In Heppner, Ore gon, January 27, 1932, aged 74 years, 10 months and 22 days. He moved to Iowa as a child where he grew to manhood and was married at Ames, in that state, December 24, 1878, taking in wedlock Pris cilla Starley. With his family he came to Oregon in 1882, landing at Umatilla on November 12 of that year. . He shortly took up a home stead on Butter creek where the family lived until 33 years ago when they removed to Clarks can yon and Mr. Hiatt engaged in stock raising for a number of years. He left there 15 years ago, and had lived most of the time since in Washington. Priscilla Starley Hi att preceded him in death in 1913. In 1916 he married Sophia Lepley, who survives. Her home is in Port land. Surviving children, all born to the first union, are Ellis Hiatt Mary French, John W. Hiatt, Dil pha Her, all of Heppner; Emery Hiatt, San Francisco; F. Jay Hiatt, Heppner; Priscilla L. Hiatt of Washington, and Delbert R. Hiatt of Heppner. Zilpha M. and Celia M. Hiatt died in infancy. Mr. Hiatt was long a member of the Methodist church. He was typ ical of the sturdy pioneers who helped build the west, building a hardy physique in the rigorous life of the out-of-doors. He was a loy al husband and father, a good citi zen, respected and liked by all who knew him, leaving many fast friendships of long standing. Certificate of Merit Given Gazette Times at Eugene On relinquishment of the silver loving cup held by the Heppner Gazette Times for having been ad judged the best weekly newsppaer m the 1931 Sigma Delta Chi con test, this newspaper received through Vawter Crawford, editor, a certificate of merit at the annual state press conference held in Eu gene last week end. Mr. Crawford personally received the award from Ralph David, president of Oregon chapter Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism fraternity, and it is now on display at the Gazette Times office. The Gazette Times was not eligi ble to enter the contest this year, but may compete again next year. The McMinnville Telephone-Register was adjudged best this year, with honorable mention being re ceived by Hood River News, Hills boro Argus, a former winner, and Seaside Signal. Mr. and Mrs. Vaw ter Crawford returned Sunday eve ning from Eugene. High School Wins, Loses; Pendleton Here Saturday Heppner high school hoopsters registered their first victory of the season last Friday evening in the local gym when they defeated Lex ington high, 16-11. Journeying to Umatilla the next evening they took one on the chin from the Umatilla lads, 21-24. Ralph Forgey, center, and Roy Gentry, forward, were high point men for the locals in both games. Saturday evening the local gym will be invaded by the Pendleton high school team which defeated the locals there two weeks ago. The home boys have shown consider able improvement since the first game and Coach Shulrman expects tney will give a better account of themselves. WOMEN RESUME GYM CLASS. The - Business and Professional Womens club announces resump tion or the women s gym class, which was disbanded for some time, next Wednesday evening at the school gym, to be held weekly until the close of school. This ac tion was taken at a special meeting of the club at the home of Mrs. W. R. Poulson, president, Monday eve ning. Other matters discussed In cluded entertainment of the Lions next Monday and the club's part In the Washington Bicentennial program. THE LIST GROWS. Leota June Carr, born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carr at lone, September 6, 1931, brings the Ga zette Times total report of 1931 lo cal babies to 57. TO PLAY BOARDMAN. Heppner town basketeers will Journey to Boardnian tomorrow evening to engage the champion north-end team of that place. MAKES RECORD SALE. Mrs. Earl W. Gordon made the record ticket sale for the wool growers auxiliary lamb dinner on Tuesday evening, selling 41 tickets PARK AT WELL SITE T Washington Bicentennial Group Orders Marker, Lays Plans. RITES SET ON JULY 4 Transplanting of Large Trees to be Undertaken; Help of City, Boys And Girls Sought Procedure with the tree planting project and development of a park on the city property adjacent to the artesian well at the forks of Willow creek, 12 miles south of Heppner, was voted as the major project of the local Washington Bi centennial association at a meeting in the library Friday evening. Mrs. Arthur McAtee, reelected presi dent, outlined a proposed program for local observance of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington in line with recom mendations of the National Wash ington Bicentennial commission operating under authorization of congress. In line with one recommendation of Mrs. McAtee and the recommen dation of Mrs. J. D. Cash and Mrs. Earl W. Gordon, committee on marker, it was voted to obtain a brass marker with raised lettering, 6 inches by 6 inches in size, to mark the memorial tree project. It is planned to place the marker in a large granite rock. J. J. Wight man was appointed by Mrs. McAtee to assist the marker committee in putting the marker in place. Next Fourth of July was set as the ten tative time for dedicating the pro ject and unveiling the marker. The association favored staging a cel ebration at the site in connection with the dedication ceremonies. Another recommendation of Mrs. McAtee was the presentation of a resolution to the city council for its adoption, resolving that body as being in favor of providing drink ing water at the site, and such oth er conveniences as it may deem ad visable, together with adoption of the name, George Washington park. Jasper Crawford and W. C. Cox were named on a committee to prepare the resolution and pre sent it to the council. The program also includes fur ther tree planting at the well with the transplanting of several large native trees, the work to be done by volunteer service on a day to be designated for the purpose some time in the near future; and seek ing the cooperation of boys and girls organizations to have them undertake as part of their work the building of rustic bridges, benches or such other project at the park. Mrs. Spencer Crawford was asked to contact the boys and girls or ganizations for this purpose. The bicentennial association is made up of representatives from twelve different fraternal and so cial organizations of the city. For the purpose of defraying the cost of the marker and putting it in place it was voted to have each representative ask his organization for a contribution of $2.50. It was also the sense of the meeting that each organization, through its rep resentative, should be asked to stage a special entertainment of some nature inside the year, com memorating the life of the nation's first president. Memorial tree planting by everyone was urged, in dividuals being asked to plant trees where needed on their premises. This may be done at low cost by planting trees that are available from the state college. The county agent is always ready to cooperate by furnishing information and helping in the selection of suitable trees. The Heppner Parent Teachers association is planning a big Wash ington's birthday program in the local schools on February 22, which was given hearty sanction by the association. 22 Lamb Carcasses Sold In Heppner Saturday Splendid cooperation by MacMarr stores and the meat markets of Heppner is being accorded the re cently Inaugurated campaign to eat more lamb, announced W. P. Ma honey, chairman of the state com mittee responsible for getting the campaign organized. Last Saturday these stores were responsible for disposing of 22 lamb carcasses. Mr. Mahoney said similar good reports are being received from outside points, farther stimulus has been given the campaign through its approval by the Wash ington Wool Growers association, he said. PAST MATRONS ELECT. Past Worthy Martons club, Or der of Eastern Star, elected officers at the home of Mrs. E. E. Gilliam Monday evening. May Gilliam was named president; Jessie Pruyn, vice-president, and Ruth Tamblyn, secretary-treasurer. The evening's entertainment was In the form of a reception to the new worthy ma tron, Florence Hughes. Bridge was the diversion of the evening with high honors going to Mrs. W. O Dlx. IS MAJOR PROJEC POISON SQUIRRELS NOW, SAYS AGENT Bait Available at Cost; Delay Ex pensive; Interest Taken in Rodent Control District Now is the time to poison squir rels for the best results, says coun ty agent C. W. Smith. Last year $30,000,000 worth of agricultural crops were destroyed by these ro dents. During the past two years the squirrel population has been in creasing quite rapidly and unless an organized campaign is carried out to poison the squirrels in Mor row county a large loss will be suf fered. The granges throughout the county, the Farm Bureau and oth er farmer organizations have ap pointed rodent control committees and are declaring squirrel poison ing weeks and are asking all of their members to put out poison. Three and one-half tons of squir rel poison has been prepared by the county agent and is ready for distribution. For the convenience of those people in the outlying ter ritory poison has been left at the Beach store, Lexington; Bert Ma son, lone; Morgan store and Cecil store. Thirty cents worth of poison properly distributed in the run ways of the squirrels at this time will get more results than two or three dollars worth of poison put out in big bunches near the holes or down the holes after the squir rels have been allowed to repro duce and destroy a lot of crops, Mr. Smith says. Many inquiries have come to the county agent's office regarding ro dent control districts and some communities are contemplating rormmg such districts. It is the hope of those responsible that ev eryone will cooperate by poisoning the squirrels on their farms and that it will not be necessary for any group of farmers in Morrow county to circulate petitions and demand that rodent control dis tricts be formed as provided for in the general laws of Oregon, as fol lows: Section 2. Whenever Interested parties shall present to the county court of the county in which the control district is proposed to be located a petition for a special con trol district for the purpose of ex terminating and eradicating ground squirrels and other noxious rodents and predatory animals describing me area to ce included, naming the noxious rodents and predatory an imals to be destroyed, bearing the signatures of not less than 60 per cent of the farm owners in said described area, the county court or board of county commissioners In any county of this state must de clare such area a special rodent and predatory animal district and such rodents and predatory animals nox ious within said district, and must provide a sinking fund and ap point a rodent inspector for such district S. E. Notson Addresses Arlington Lions Club The Arlington Lions club at its weekly meeting at the Vendome hotel, Wednesday, listened to a talk by Samuel E. Notson of Heppner, district attorney of Morrow coun ty and president of the State Dis trict Attorney's association, said the Arlington Bulletin last week. Mr. Notson was on his way to Port land to preside over the sessions of the state organization. He told of the history of the Lions club at Heppner and stressed the Importance of some such or ganization in a community for the purpose of caring for varoius com munity problems arising from time to time. He stated that without some such organization many things come up in the community interest which go by the boards in the absence of such an organiza tion. JEFF NEAL DIES. Jeff Neal, who has been at the Multnomah home in Portland, died there Monday night (Jan. 18), ac cording to word received here Tues day. He waa a former Gilliam county resident and resided at Lonerock and vicinity for most of his life. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes of Lonerock went to Portland Wed nesday night to attend the funeral Thursday. Condon Globe Times. Word of Mr. Neal's death will be of interest to a large number of Morrow county friends. For sev eral years he made his home in Heppner during which time he was employed as warehouseman. He had been In failing health for sev eral years. CONDON TO ORGANIZE. Mrs. W. P. Mahoney of this city, executive adviser, and Mrs. George W. Rugg of Pilot Rock, president or Oregon Woolgrowers auxiliary, will go to Condon February 2 to organize a local unit of the organi zation. STOCK SHIPMENTS MADE, Glenn Jones shipped a deck of nogs to Portland this week which netted 5 cents a pound. A deck of sheep accompanying the hogs sold for $3.50. WOOL ADVANCE LOWERED, Buyers this season are offering 80 cents a fleece advance on wool. Advance payment the first of last season of $1 was later lowered to 75 cents. WOOL GROWERS ACT 1 PROBLEMS Resolutions Passed at Pendleton Touch Vital Chords of Industry. TARIFF IS UPHELD Public Domain Policy Expressed; Finance, Grazing, Marketing, Taxation Opinions Given. Twenty-three resolutions arising from the various problems facing their industry, and covering a wide range of subjects from maintain ing the present tariff on wool to re membering their departed brothers of the past year, were passed by members of the Oregon Woolgrow ers' association at their convention in Pendleton last week. Full text of the resolutions, just released, tells the action of the growers. A sympathetic interest was ex pressed in national agricultural re lief measures, and the secretary of agriculture asked specifically to suspend and distribute over a more favorable financial period to the livestock industry the grazing fees in the national forests during this year. The help of the forest service in obtaining driveways was recog nized, and full cooperation extend ed to help solve any of the forest problems that may present them selves in the future wherein the growers may be of service. Continuation of the policy of the forest service to consider all forest rights as being attached to the realty owned by the permittee was urged, and the practice of banks to have such rights considered as be longing to and going with the live stock, discouraged. The convention favored selling of a specified isolated tract of land which was ordered withdrawn from entry or sale, as the property Is de sired by the man who owns land surrounding it and the basis for withdrawal was said to be non-existent Would Give State the Say. In consideration of the matter of future disposition of the unap propriated, unreserved public do main, it was resolved that present lack of control over these lands is wasteful and destructive of graz ing resources, and congress was urged to take immediate action to the end that some form of control be exercised over them. Three means of control were recognized, private control by lease or pur chase, public control by federal agencies, and voluntary combina tions of both under the supervision of some federal department The first was said best attained by state ownership in trust for public pur poses and lease or sale to private citizens by the state with the res ervation of all sub-surface re sources. The second is demonstrat ed by administration of the nation al forests by the Forest Service, with the third in an experimental state in two instances under the supervision of the Department of Interior. In the latter case super vision should remain with the De partment of Interior. It was rec ommended that each state should have the right to elect the method used within its borders. Unalter able opposition was expressed to rurther reservations or withdraw als of public domain except for grazing purposes, pending deter mination of the final disposition of these lands. In view of decreasing grazing ca pacity, drought conditions, present full occupancy, and insufficient pro visions for present bonafide users, the association recommended ac cepting no new permittees except by relinquishment Approval was given the ten-year predatory animal control program of the department of agriculture, with instructions to representatives and senators to support such legis lation necessary to carry it into effect immediately. "Consent Decree' Topic. The attorney general was urged to modify the packers' "consent de cree" so that meat packers affect ed by it may use their facilities for the preparation, distribution and selling of all food products In ad dition to meats, and that said pack ers be also allowed the same free dom as their competitors to engage in retailing. The attorney general was also urged to withdraw his op position to the decision of Justice Bailey handed down early in 1930 to the end that the appeal to the supreme court of the United States be withdrawn. The association urged the rail roads serving this territory to keep in effect the lowest possible feeder rates upon sheep between country points of the Mountain Pacific- ter ritory. Recommendation to railroads was also made to have water facil itles with hose connections and hose at loading corrals to overcome dust conditions now existing. Endorsement was given the an nual ram sale at Pendleton ,and the generous support of growers urged. Thanks were extended retail mar kets and stores, both chain and in dependent, bankers, commission men, packing houses and the col- (Contlnued on Fag Six.)