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Saturday, January 24, 1931 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five D-DCAtL Goes to Ktanuith Falls R. L. Nance, superintendent ' of Natural Gas Corporation operations In Oregon, left yesterday lor-Klamath Falls, after spending the past few days in this city and attending the ceremonies marking the tournlng on of the gas. The gas was turned on in Klamath Falls, the second town in Oregon 'o have butane gas, Thursday. New Business Man Here Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wagner arrived In La Grande Thursday from Walla Walla, Wash., to make their home. Mr. Wagner has bought the W. K. Gilbert hardware company. He was formerly a traveling representative of the Marshall Wells company. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner have four children: Billy, who Is in the first grade at Central school:. Betty, who is in the fourth; and Mary Ellen and Bobby. They are making their home at 703 Washington avenue and they state that they are very well pleased with La Grande. To' Hear Artist - - Hugh Winder, a singer who is noted over the state for his fine voice, will come to La Grande on Tuesday to LiiiuimiH mo cjiamDer oi commerce nt their forum luncheon at the Sara. Jawea Inn. Mr. Winder lives in Fort land. Sherwood Williams will niv a report of tho work of the Red Cross committee, and the recom mendations of the better business bureau will be read and considered. Fox Farmer Here George A. Palmater, of Pendleton, n well-known fox farmer of that .vicinity, was in La Grande yesterday on business. Western Uiiloii Men Here J. R. Owens, A. H. Brudwlg and L. E. Watkins, of San Francisco, Cal., ore in La Grande transacting busi ness for the Western Union company, with which they are affiliated. Iteby Born Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Rees, of Cove, are the parents of an eight-pound c baby daughter born this morning at ftis Wonderlick hospital. The little girl, named Donna Ruth, and her mother are doing well. Improving O. E. Crossen. who Is receiving treatment for an ear abscess, is mak ing satisfactory progress. He is at tho Wonderlick hospital. . Daughter Arrives A six and a half pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hyatt Jan. 20 at their home on 1804 Green wood street. Both mother and daugh ter are doing well. Coining to La Grande Mrs. Maybello Romig.-of Baker, will attend a meeting of the state corn- Macia Insists Republic Bv Edward Trails BRUSSELS (P) Collapse of the re cent revolts In Spain has not shaken tho faith of Col. Francisco Macia in the eventual success of the revolu tionaries. The colonel, a leader In the move ment to separate the province of Cat alonia from Spain and make it an Independent nation, has been a poli tical refugee In Belgium for some A tall, soldlorly figure despite his 71 years. Colonel Macia was on the pier at Antwerp to greet Major Ra mon Franco when that air rebel ar rived from Portugal. The colonel has been In Belgium as a political refugee. Spain's latest uprising, says Colo nel Macia, "clearly shows that pub lic opinion in Spain is opposed to the monarchy institution. Colonel Macia says the majority of the labor classes in Spain admit they are not ready for a socialist repub lic and they "consider as a step to ward their own Ideal the inaugura tion of a republic of tho type con templated by the present revolution aries." "In Catalonia,' he said, "some groups would be content with an au tonomy assuring them certain liber ties but the most important group, to which I belong, stands for full, unrestricted liberty, to make sure of the progressive, up-to-date Catalonia that we want to achieve. "Just think of this! Belgium, de spite Its unfavorable location, spends an equal amount for educational and social purposes and for its national defense. "France spends for defensive pur poses twice the amount spent for education and social institutions, and Italy three times as much. "Spain, out of the danger zone thanks to its favorable gcograpntcai position, holds the record of military expenses. They are five-fold those devoted to social activities and educa tion. "Thcrcforo we would not admit even a republican government that would not do away with these foolish expenses for national defenso and open generous credits for the social, spiritual and material development of the country. "Berenguer or his successors will have to face the dilemma of calling In a new parliament which will not long be tolerated, or appoint a new dictator. "There Is no way out along consti 5 . ' N. fix'y w It w Col. Franrico Maria (rlpht). a lender In the movement that woulil lenarutft the province of Catnlmiin from Spain, was nlmtngniphrrt with Major Ramon Franco when that rebellious aviator arrived in Antwerp, n route from Port115.nl t a Job with a German mint Urn enneem. D31RDlEPir ! mittce which" wili rewrite tho course ' In reading for all elementary schools of the state in La Grande tomorrow, f Miss Kate Houx of the Eastern Ore gon Normal school Is chairman of the committee. Baker Democrat-Herald. From The Oregon Ian Carl Whltmore came quite a dis tance yesterday to sign his name at . j the Imperiad hotel. He lives in the . ! cltv named in honor of the greatest Indian chief mentioned in Oregon history, Joseph. At the Hotel : 'i I Among the guests at the hotels J last night were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. , McLena, Kimball, . Minn.: K. D. Knapp. Battle Creek. Mich.: F. M. ! Ryder, Baker, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. C. 1 L. l Moore, Baker. - 'j Mr. Illunt to Speak The anniversary of the founding of the Odd Fellows lodge by Thomas I Riley, will be commemorated at a (meeting of the Odd Fellows. and Re ! bekah lodges at Cove. -Elgin, Sum mervllle. Union, and La Grande to night at the I. .O. O. F. hall In this city at 8 o'clock. J. H, Blunt, teacher at the high school, will dlBcuss "Frat ernity" while the remainder of the program, which Is open .o-the public, will consist- of songs, readings, and Instrumental numbers. . Lodge busi ness will also be conducted at a i meeting to which only the members will be admitted. Melvln Bork is chairman of the Odd Fellows com , mlttee in charge of arrangements. No Church Services I No preaching services will be held I at the Lutheran church on- Sunday, although Sunday school will meet at '9:45 and Luther league will meet at 7 at which time Motier Dodge will lead the devotionals and Genevieve Nelson will speak on "How the Church is Making America Better." A call has been extended to Rev. ! Mr. Lucas, of Centralla, Wash., who has spoken in La Grande two times and who has been very well received, but the call has not been answered. The pulpit has been vacant since last September. , . Start Quartet Miss Jennie Peterson, music direc tor at the Eastern Oregon Normal school, has started a men's quartet In this city, composed of Roy Skeen. Ed Daniel, Harvey Carter and Kermlt R again. They have not yet appeared in public, Mr. Carter states, but they are practicing intensively. Small Fire The fire truck was called to the alley back of the Observer building about 11:30 o'clock this morning to extinguish a fire in- a large waste paper box. Thero was practically no damage. Will Be Spain's Fate tutional lines, for neither the ad journing of parliament nor a reedl tlon of the dictatorship would be ac cepted by the population. "There is. of course, a third way out the retiring of King Alfonso and the peaceful proclamation of the re public, but this Is hardly the course liable to be taken by the king." This Game Of Golf By O. B. Keeler I see by the papers that the United States Golf association has banned ! tho sand-wedge, as it Is called the i concave-faced, flange-soled, 25-ounco implement to which Hortpn Smith ln ! troduced Bobby Jones at Savannah last early spring and thereby (very ! possibly) enabled Bobby to, win the 1 British open championship at Hoy- lake, later In the season. I This is a surprise to me, though I should not go so far as to term It 1 a shock, as I have absorbed so many shocks in golf that after giving up tho title of Boswell of Bobby Jones I think I shall attempt to copyright ! tho nom -de-guerre of Shock Ab I sorber. But I am surprised, that the U. S. j G. A. put the old ban on the sand wedge. You may remember a little i column ot mine weeks ago, saying j the sand-wedge was on the carpet as, indeed, all new lorms oi ciuds must be but that nothing had been said about It ahead of the meeting. And I predicted confidently that i nothing would be said. I mean I thought the wcdgewould be approved. Rule 3G, as I recall It, giving the Royal and Ancient prescription for the "form and make" of golf clubs, says : "Tho United States Golf associa tion will not sanction any substan tial departure from the traditional and accepted form and make of golf clubs, which, in its opinion, consists of a plain shaft and a head which does not contain any mechanical con trivance, such as springs." The R. and A. also regards as il legal, which the U. S. G. A. docs not, tho center-shafted putter. But I did not see m tne sanci-weagc i ( r it. (JV I f m ft t&t -tiff- WILKINS' POLAR 0 vV ff i 4 I Associated Press Photo The Nautills, the former navy submarine, 0-12, In which the expedition of Sir Hubert Wllklru expect to go to the north pole next summer, Is receiving Its finishing touches at Camden. N. J. The wooden superstructure, arching the length of the boat, will serve as runners while the submarine Is traveling under the Ice. Sir Hubert is inspecting one of the circular saws which will be used to bore through Ice. IN KANSAS MURDER CASE l 1 i?r Dr. S- A.! Brainard, Coffey vide,' Kas., physician, U charged vvlth plotting the death of Mrs. Maude Martin to prevent her from testifying.'; against him in a trial for murder growing of tho death of hertister, Mrs. Esther O'Dare Niairter nower ngnxj, 18, following an operation. Muriel Sullivan (upper right), 19, a waitress, confessed, police said, she -shot Mrs. Martin for a $100 reward offered by a patient of Or. Brainard, head any "mechanical contrivance," such as springs or otherwise. Tho sand-wedge, as rather profuse ly advertised and Illustrated, Is a niblick with a somewhat oval-shaped blade deeply concaved from the sole to tho top. and with a flange sole extending back from tho edge more than an inch: a design which is sup posed to have the following virtues: An abrupt loft on .a ball struck fair ly in the back; a sole wide enough to prevent the club-head from dig ging Itself prematurely into sand or turf; a good cutting edge for shear ing through heavy, matted grass or other vegetable obstacle and so much weight that It must be swung slowly backward, with corresponding mo mentum at Impact, In cases of real ly dire distress. I did not wrlto any of the ad vertisements for tho now outlawed sand-wedge. These are merely my own observations of its functions. The concaved and flanged blade, with a deep notch between the back part of the sole and the rest of the head, indubitably is a departure from the traditional form and make of golf clubs. Thero Is no mechanical con trivance about It, and the shaft is plain. It appears that the U. S. G. A. com mittee on Implement and tho ball considered that tho curious archi tectural design of the wedge was too substantial a departure from tradi tion. And that, of course, is that. Perhaps it was more a question of mathematics than mechanics. But the U. S. G. A. is the doctor, for this .country, at any rate. CONVICT-MADE GOODS OPPOSED (Contlnuea ronn tage One) ient evidence to prove Its cargo was not produced by forced labor. Hawley later announced the Ken dall bill to exclude products produced by forced labor in foreign countries would be considered by the ways and means committee at a hearing to be 1 cajiea soon with a view to legislative action at this session. Pointing out In an Interview Rus sia had increased Its wheat produc tion by 450,000.000 bushels last year, the Oregon member said that coun try was threatening not only tho do mestic market but foreign markets ! products. "We are going to establish a na tional policy to protect American free labor." Hawley said. The Kendall bill would not bar products that did not compete with American free labor.. MMiOTA SOON TO REVIVE IU LI. FIGHTS IS DIG RING BOGOTA. Colombia OV) Promises that bullfighting on the grand Span ish scale will be revived In Bogota shortly have created much public en thusiasm. A government ban on the use of horses In the ring has been removed and local promoters are importing six Spanish matadors. A bull ring with 15000 spectator capacity is ready. It includes infirmary for injured bull fiehters. i Under the new regulations horse- ! i.rllt ha i, carl tn uro'itrnn the hltll by goards to a point where the mata dor will have a chance for his Hie. sltys football receipts this year, so t the d?ncit was maae up Dy giving b piny. SUBMARINE NEARING COMPLETION Assoaltited t'rcxa 'I'holo TARIFF ACT PROVISION A JOKE, ,LEGGE (Continued form rage One) cultural tariff rates for one year rather than an embargo on imports to relieve existing conditions. His views were Incorporated today In a letcr to Chairman Hawley, of the house ways and means commit tee. K McKclvle declared he believed the recent statement by Chairman Legg0 on an embargo was "merely to call the attention to tho seriousness of the situation arising out of Im ports." Ho added tho board did not want to recommend such a drastic method. However, he said, "I would say yes on an embargo if some other way cannot bo obtained." More Serious Effect Although imports being received now arc less than in the past, he said they apparently had a more serious effect. His proposal for an Increase would be general and not directed at any particular commodity, but ho said that beans, corn, and wheat werq most seriously Involved. McKelvle Hald he believed an In creased tariff could be put through in 30 days, but that if the move should not be successful, he would not favor an extra session to Increase the. agricultural rates. MRS. WOODKOW WILSON IN ALTO ACCIDENT TODAY WASHINGTON. Jan. 24 P) Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the war time president, was shaken up but uninjured toduy in a collision be tween her automobile and a street car. At the Wilson home It was said the automobile was but slightly dam aged. Following the accident the chauffeur drove the car home under its own power. - - ' WOODCOCK MAKES TRIP SALISBURY, Md., Jan. 24 fP De spite an attack, apparently of grippe or influenza which yesterday at Blnghampton, N. Y., sent his tem perature to 102 degrees, Amos W. W. Woodcock, nation prohibition director, traveled here today Dy train, unac companied. He came for a visit at the home of his sisters. Mrs. T. E. Martindalc' and Miss Wiisie Woodcock. AGED WOMAN FATALLY HURT ROSEBURG. Jan. 24 UP) Mary Welsh. 0-1, of Riddle, died at a hos pital here last night from injuries suffered earlier in the day when the car In which she was riding was struck by a passenger train. The machine was driven by her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Boyer. The ac cident occurred at a private cross ing a mile north of Riddle. Mrs. Boyer was cut and bruised and is ex pected to recover. NO FATALITIES SALEM. Jan. 24 tiPt No fatalities resulted from industrial accidents for the week ending January 22, the state Industrial accident commission reported. Injuries for the week to--tailed 5fi7 DAISY DE B0E IS GUILTY OF THEFT (Continued lorm Page One) of nil. How could they do It?" She was assisted Into an nmo room uy friends who tiled vainly to quiet her hysterical sobbing. Tho court set next Monday for passing of sentence. Conviction on the one count carries a peii.y ui one to ten years In San Quentin penitentiary. .Under the law DalBy's ai.000 bnll could not stand until sentence Is passed. RELIEF BILL AGITATED IN THE SENATE (Continued form Page One) from every part of the country. it was aiinounced eleven carloads of foodstuffs had moved into drouth areas. The provisions were donated from Colorado, Nezraska, Texas and Wyoming. . - . . Many checks have -been sent direct ly to President Hoovor, who for warded them to Chairman Payne of the Rod Cross. Mr. Payne received $16,000 from Henry Walters, chairman of tho board of tho Atlantic Coast Line railroad, and Mrs. Walters. The New York county chapter. Now York City, reported a check for $50, 000 from the General Motors corpora tion. ; Distressing stories of suffering among school children continued to reach Washington. Clothing was dispatched to a Southern Indiana county where it was reported 182 children In one school wero absent because of ' In sufficient clothes. Lawrence H. Rupp, grand exalted rjulflr-of the Elks, writing from Allcm tbwn, Pa., eatd Elk organizations throughout the country have bin urged to support tho drlvo for funds. Uncle Sam Given Credit For Work SALEM, Jan. -24 IfP) Success of the vocational education movement in Oregon 1b credited to federal rathor than state support In tho biennial report of O. D. Adams, state director for vocational education, made pub lic today. Federal funds appropriated for the work in Oregon during the last two years totaled $113,050.10, tho report says, while the state appropriated only $36,005.01. MEIKK GOES TO PORTLAND SALEM, Jan. 24 P) Governor Julius L. Meier left for Portland to day, expecting to return here early Monday. Indebtedness of Montant counties has been reduced $10,000, or about 40 per cent, since 1023. You Break 9 Em We Fix 9 Em All Phonographs Fixed at Our Store All Work Guaranteed Adlers Music Co. Next to La ;ranclc National Hank Dry Cleaned Clothing Protects . Your Health MAIN 56 STANDARD LAUNDRY CO. Stevenson And ) Houchens Meet In Main Event Elmo Stevenson, science teacher at tho Normal school, and Max Houch ens, basketball center, put forth an exoltlng wrestling exhibition when the men of tho Normal school held a card Friday. Several faculty mem bers and grammar school teachers were guests of the E. O. N. men. Houchens took two straight falls In tho match which was refereed by Austin Dunn. Leo Walte was chair man of events. A bout between Floyd Hagey and Boyd Jackson ended In a draw after Hagey forced the fight which was unavailing against Jockson'B defense. Lowell Fuller and Paul Bull also fought to a draw In throe-two-mln-uto rounds. Albert McCoy and Roy Irwin staged a wrestling match which ended with one fall each. The. first fall was taken by Irwin In five minutes with a half nelson; and the second was taken by McCoy In six minutes with a full nelson. After three two mlnuto rounds of lively fighting, the match botween Garnen Coles and Ermll Chaney end ed in a draw, as did the events staged by Dallas Norton against Lee John son: and Granville Plass against Eldon Wilson. A mixed bout with Clair Thomas boxing and Ellis Watkins wrestling, ended In a draw after 20 minutes of action. The eighth event was a match botween Sherman Harcr and Erlo Berry. At 10 Mr. Stevenson treated the men to a feed of chilli and coffee. LEGISLATORS TURNING TO . MAIN ISSUES Continued From Page One) tho stato of more than a million dollars. Free textbooks will be pro vided all grade and high school Btudents in the state In the bill Bostonian SHOES and Oxfords for Spring Are Here tttt HHHU.H I I I I I I I www . Tuft Tom Fam Cv M" IBHBHHHI 1' Before It saves you much bother to have the electrical sys tem of a house or apartment exactly as you want it, before you move in. Visualize each room and mentally place your floor and table lamps and your boudoir lamps. Be sure there are outlets where you will want to plug in the iron, toaster, vacuum cleaner, radio or electric clock. If there are not plenty of outlets in each room have your landlord remedy the condition beforehand. The addition of another, light or outlet takes only a few minutes, costs a trivial amount but means much in giving you the maximum comfort and convenience from your electric service. Eastern Oregon Light & signed by 30 members of tho legisla ture.. In addition to the hearing on the certificates of necessity act early Monday, another hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday night, on the old age pension aet Introduced the first week of the session. Other pub lic hearings will be set during the woek. The Rogue river closing meas ure was discussed at a public hearing lost : Wednesday before tho Joint committee on game and fish and before a crowded senate chamber. The bill, the first Introduced In the legislature and which provides for the closing of the stream to commer cial fishermen, Is still In the hands of the senate committee. Four houso bills and seven senate bills are on the calendar for final passage Monday, none of which are expected to bring forth much debate. Most of them are of Interest to dis tricts and counties, and are largely amendatory bills. The legislature so far has passed five bills, three of which have been signed by the governor. The three have to do with providing legislative expense, filling vacancies, and per mitting Roseburg to donate land for the location of a soldiers home. In addition the house passed three bills and the senate seven. ALL NEXT WEEK . DEPT. STORES See a Paramount Monarch Built Gas Range :in Actual Service at W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. You Rent Count the Electric Outlets Always at Your Service Imbler Cagers Win From Union, 37-34 The Imbler High school basketball team Invaded Union, last night and scalped the Bobcata In a close gome 37 to 34. At half time the score was 20 to 12 In favor of Imbler, but a Unoln rally cut down the lead. ' The second team from Union nosed out tho Imbler seconds 19 to 18 In an -overtime period. V v; ..; i .y. There were 86,189 dairy cows In Montana in 1930, a slight Increase over the number for 1929. , ' Frog farming clubs have been or-" ganlzed In Hawaii by the depart ment of agriculture to supply the de mand for frog legs. ' NELSON OPPOSITE POST OFFICE IN THE WEST Power Co.
