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Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, UA GRANDE, ORE. Thursday, January 29, 1931 'j&Mmnbt bmhiQ barter f (Incorporated) ? An tnilnnmlnnl Kotvcrtfinpr P. R. PINLAY Editor and Publisher i HAROLD M. FINLAY . Business Manager Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street La Grande, Oregon. Entered at the Poatofflce of La Ornnde, Oregon, as Second Class -Mail Matter under act of March 2, 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LA GRANDE ' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If published herein. All rights of republication of special dis patches In this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative M. C. MOOEN8EN CO., Inc. Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, '$ . Detroit, New York Actress Jumps From Role To Role But She Prefers English Heroines SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier ally, two wee kb in advance .. Dally, six months in advance r Dally, single copy .. ; By Mall Daily, per month in advance . Daily, per six month In advance . Dally, per year In advance BSC ..$4.60 60 60o ..$3 60 ..6.00 ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per colum inch ....... : Display, local, per column inch . Time contract prices on application ..42c 45c Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Rev. 22:14. POLITICS IN EDUCATION The American Association of University Profession, in blacklisting the University of Mississippi, the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Mississippi State College for Women, and the Mississippi State Teachers' Col lege, outlawed degrees conferred upon graduates of these schools, left the institutions without standing in the educa tional world and removed from good standing any full fledged professors remaining in them. These institutions were previously dropped by the Associa tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern f States, and by the American Society of Civil Engineers, while the school of mechanical engineering and the medical school of the university are on probation, and the law school is un der investigation. This drastic move follows the more drastic action of Gov ernor Bilbo, of Mississippi, in summarily dismissing 179 members of the four faculties, and replacing them with po litical henchmen having no qualifications for the positions. But the educators were not prompted merely by the hope of vengeance. When the four institutions ceased to be adminis- tered and taught by trained educators they ceased to be in stitutions of higher learning and lost their claim to recogni tion as such,. . ; -(r v' , Bilbo claims he has "reorganized" the state schools But education and politics do not mix because politics must al ways come first in the politician's mind. Wherever and whenever politicians have used state supported educational ; institutions as pawns in the game of politics the cause of edu cation has suffered. Governor Bilbo has certainly injured the young people who turn to his state for learning. And out siders see in this policy his own political suicide. NEW YORK (P) Katharine Cornell may be an American girl from Buf falo. N. Y.( but she prefers to play English horolnes. The first role to award her stardom was that slightly declasse ladv of English society, Irish March, in "The Orecn Hat." In "The Letter" she was an English wife Isolated at a colonial post in the tropics. In "The Age of Innocence" she did play an American heroine, a New York lady of the seventies. She re turned to her British performances in "Dishonored Lady," the case of a murderess who poisoned her Cockin y sweetheart. Miss Cornell now continues hr favoritism for English heroines In her newest play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street." In this she Impersonates Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The pnrt of Rob ert Browning will be played by Don Aherne, a young actor from London. With this play Miss Cornell be comes her own manager, and Bhe hopes eventually to head her own repertory theatre. "I havo my own Ideas about what z want to do on the stage In the future." she says, "and I know that X can carry out those plans so much better .if I have full charge over my productions. That Is why I'm becom ing independent. "I believe the theatre will profit If ttiere Is a return, to a certain ex tent, to the actor-manager plan that used to prevail in the days of Sir Henry Irving. "This play about the Barretts and Browning Is my first independent presentation. In London it caused some controversy when members of the Barrett family protested that it did not present their ancestors In their true perspectives. "I am producing the play over here without a single change from the original, and I don't think there will be much, If any, protest. It Is, I am sure, an authentic picture of a very notable family." Miss Cornell Is married to Guthrie McClintlc, stage and screen director. Ho always directs the plays In which oho appears. They live quietly in an J apartment on the banks of the East river, and aro seldom seen in public. t italic Pendleton Man's Death Will Be Investigated PENDLETON, Ore., Jon. 29 An Investigation into the death of Henry Schneider, believed to have commit ted suicide here last Monday morn ing, will bo held Immediately, It was announced yesterday by C. C. Proeb stel, district attorney of Umatilla county. An Investigation was not though! necessary at Ilrst, Mr. Proebstel suld because it appeared to Ralph Folsom. county coroner, that the death was a plain caso of suicide. Complaints from many persons, however, who believed certain details of Schneider's death needed explanation prompted him in ills decision to demand a formal in- i vestlgation. - j Schneider was found shot through I the breast with a 12 gauge shot gun In the yard of Charles Goodyear at 713 Marie street. Goodyear, a butcher shop proprietor, was Schneider's em- i uioyer, ana lound Schneider when he came out of his house to enter his garage about 6:30 a. m. Monday. ' Detnils Not Consistent. Chief among the details not en-1 tlrely consistent with the suicide theory was the fact Schneider seemed in good spirits the day and until lata at night before his death. According iu a statement oi tranK Kcnnelder, the dead man's son, Mr. and Mrs. Schneider and he had been at Meach am Sunday afternoon to watch the skiing there. In the evening they had played cards until about 11:30 at the home of Mrs. Schneider's sister, Mrs. Harry Huckstcp. They all then re turned home. Cagle Turns Clerk ADM. JJ A & -A Associated I'rcss Photo Christian "Red" Cagle, Army grid Iron star for four seasons has turned his talents to the New York stock exchange, and now Is a floor clerk fora , firm of Wall street brokers. which they thought at the time to be an automobile backfire. Schneider was in his shirt sleeves, another in cident officers term peculiar. Police Will Investigate. The present investigation will b3 made by city police, Proebstel said. Diift tn thp iaft hp is fit nrpspnt rnn- ' .mMBMMMHHHMBaMn i Chief of Police Lemons, who mips- riiirt.lri(7 n. murHr nnvn in rnnrt. tioned Mrs. Schneider shortlv after Proebstel is unable nt the nres?nt . body wa3 discovered Monday time to take a personal part tn the . ticn. Is the grandmother of Luxury. FALK'S SPECIAL for FRIDAY ' and SATURDAY JAP SILK 3 Yards Sixty-two yards of 28-lnch .lap silk f n n uirtt! range of colors rrgufarly priced at "fie a yard. tho Knthurinc Cnrnell halls from Riiffaln, N. Y., but on the stivc she likes EiiRllsh roles best. At left she. Is .shown us Kliabcth Itunett Ilrmvninx. Virginia Plantation Life Is O'Neiirs Choice NEW YORK m That growing literary colony in tho valleys of Vir ginia will havo another distinguished member next year when Eugene O'Neill returns to this. country. The author of "Strange Interlude" has chosen the tidewater region of Virginia, in the vicinity of Chesa peake bay waters, as tho place where ho will settle down on a plantation when he brings his new play here in 1932. O'Neill will find many of his con temporieo Bottled near by his future home. In Virginia he will be a neigh bor of James Branch Cabell, Sher wood Anderson and Ellen Glasgow. Just over the Maryland border ho will meet Henry L. Mencken and Llzotte Woodworth Reese, the poetess. Not far away, In the Carolinas, will be Paul Green, Julia Peterkin, and DuBose and Dorothy Hcyward. This will bo the last year O'Neill will spend in his huge chateau, the Chateau du PIcshIs, In Tours, Franco. He has resided there- for tho last two yearn with his wife, Carlotta Monterey. It was in his chateau that he wrote "Dynamo," and it is there that he Is writing his latest play, all details of which he Is keeping in secrecy. When O'Neill comes home it will mark the end of a four-year pilgrim age begun shortly after "Strange In terlude" was first produced. At that time O'Neill was In poor health, and he made a futile attempt to travel Incognito. He visited China and tho Philip pines, then turned back to his chat eau in Tours, where ho lived for many months in seclusion. It was only last summer that he would con sent to see visitors. CLASS PIANO TEACHING TO BE STARTED able to reach tho trleixer MiotKnri Pull I.eliBtli. The shotgun found at the side of Schneider's body had a full length barrel It was declared this afternoon by the first police officer to reach tho scene of the shooting Monday morning. There were no. sticks or other Instruments in the vicinity with which Schneider could have ,,. , , , , ,, Pulled tho trigger, he said. Since the Slating that class piano teaching , mn had both his shoes on and laced nas been successfully demonstrated lit is thought improbable that he morning, stated, however, that he Investigation, since the presence of wo wi wmicmer nau not oeen at several sheriff s deputies are required home all night. . in court, the city authorities will be Sheriff's officers, also, believe it asked to open tho Investigation. The would have been extremely difficult coroner will also probably be asked for Schneider to have fired the gun to hold an inquiry. himself. In an experiment performed j last night at the sheriff's office, one william "Hcri" Fmiv nf North siotLlunTmn,,1' f? S Stata COleT' Who SSd snotgun at himself and tried to pull no1 , fr,,h(lli ii hoidine ' tha he trigger. Although he has except- l' honora in bolC ionallv lone arms hn vm nnlv hr,i 6cnot1 8 DOtmtS in Boxing. John Campbell, outstanding ' Ala bama halfback, has signed as back field coach at the University of Ken tucky. ' If the deaf are mado to hear, as reports from the University of Cali fornia indicate, they will not be with out sound reasons for regret as weir' as rejoicing. "Six hundred Americans are pennl-. less in Paris and cannot get home.". We'd be looking for that Latin quarter. LONELY INVENTORS Probably many thousands of men and boys who labor with mechanical devices in the hope of developing- something new mid marketable, were cheered by William A. Kinnan's state ment that the day of the individual inventor has not passed. Mr. Kinnan, who is first assistant patent commissioner, spoke on behalf of the individual worker in reply to those who have said that successful invention is now almost ex clusively the product of research organizations of modern industry. The feed-back circuit, the neutrodyne, and the vacuum cleaner are mentioned by Kinnan as examples of compara tively recent inventions developed by men who worked inde pendently. Undoubtedly many similarly important things are being developed today by those who labor aloijf. Genius lias been defined as the ability to correlate two apparently separ ate ideas or phenomena. Many important inventions show evidence of such correlation, which may as readily be the product of a single mind as of an organized group. Cupid may be blind, but he does not have to carry a tin cup or sell pencils to make a living. commlttoo with great skill. Little or no friction Is found In the committee and bills havo been reported out with a minimum loss of time. Possessed of a dry wit, courageous and frank, Wood enjoys tho respect of all his colleagues. Many of them call him "Will," and ho hos many closo personal friends. Ills old friend, Joseph Byrns, was chairman of the democratic congressional committee In the last campaign, and he acted In the same capacity for tho republicans. These two Joke each other about politics when they are together, whether It be in the capltol, while fishing, or waiting for duck In a blind on tho Potomac. . Give the devil his due, but do not spend money on him that you owe to other people. There would be little knocking if we had no backs and people had to say things to our faces or not say them at all. Wo grow while we are green. . . ripe we begin to go to seed. , It is when we think we are In Washington WASHINGTON Two days before his 70th birthday, gaunt, grey, blunt Will Wood of Indtiinu, chairman o tho powerful house appropriation committee, stood before a micro phone in a Washington broadcast lug studio. A nation-wide hook-up of stations was 10 carry ms vou-e. me Miujtvt on which he was to talk was a lay out of his tho evils of tho direct primary. Much in the manner he employs when he addresses the house. Wood said: t "The direct primary gyMcm of making party nominations has done more to break down representative tiovtriimrnt t nan nil ot her cauttos combined. . , . "The theory of the direct primary Is that the best man will win. but In too many instances the winner turns out to be only the best adver tiser, or the one best supplied with cash. . . ," the appropriations committee, arose to do him honor. "The gentleman from Indiana." nnUl llyins. "is entitled to feel niter long years of faithful service that he litis the respect, the confidence and the friendship of all his colleagues." From tho republican side. Burton French of Idaho arose and said: "If we miht appraise his ngc by his efficiency, by his work, by his enthiiMasm. by his ftdrlltv. we should say that Just now he Is reaching the prime of life." Nothing was said about his pri mary speech at that time. But later me nay. when permission whs WASHINGTON Random notes in A Washington Day Book; Gilbert K. Chesterton, tho famous Brit lull author, visited Washington recently to debate with Cosmo Ham ilton on tho question "Is Psychology a Curse?" We discovered him the afternoon before his debate, arising from a sofa concealed behind some palms In a hotel lobby. He presented the ap pearance of an amiable lion, wearing Informal morning clothes, a detec tive story magazine bare-faeedly pro trudliiK from tho pocket of his coat. Ho said that lie read detective stories nearly all the time, and made no attempt to conceal the "vice. His own crime stories, ho remarked, had been written largely for his own amutement, but tho bad tiling about wrltlnn detective stories yourself was that "you were the only person in the world who couldn't rend them." UK MAY SIT ' Chesterton has been lecturing in Notre Dame university during his stay in this country. In the univer sity hp enjoyed the status of profes sit. Obviously ho was pleased about this, becaiiKo he took the trouble to diderentiate between a lecturer and a professor. A lecturer, ho said, has to wear formal evening dress and stand up. A professor may wear what he pleases and sit down. Gleanings from a conversation with him which consumed the better part of an hour: He has no doubt at all that the next war. If there should be one, will betun tn or about Poland. lie would have concurred tn the principles enunciated In the Pope's ency Ileal on matrimony even before he became Roman Catholic. Ho considers communism as repre sented in Hussia a "late fulfillment." He feels he Is the last of the ilcmo .ts. and defines a liberal and demo nt as a man who believes govern- men ts not a Job for specialists but ir the normal function of every mem ber of the community. Ways and Means Committee Will . Check EpeTnses ALESf, 'Jan: 20 ) Deterrnirted to sift critically the traveling ex penses estimated by state .depart ments and activities for the years 1931 and I9ua, the ways and means committee asked for a tabulation of these from the official budget. This was furnished last night and showed a total oi 13,100. tho commit tee did not have time to scrutinize the figures, and they weren't men tioned, but will bo considered Inter. Actual traveling expenses are estim ated at $057,379, automobile expenses $182,561 and expense of meals and lodgings $273,210. They apply both to travel both within and outside the state, Including Journeys to con ventions and conferences in eastern cities. Institutions of higher education alono estimate their traveling ex penses at $350,490. The state game commission estimates that it will need $115,000 for traveling besides $25,000 for automobile expense and $37,500 for meals and lodging, Cir cuit Judges calculate that they can travel for 90000, but will need $11, 800 for meals and lodging. The dairy and food commissioner requests SHOO for travei, $-1800 for automo biles and $82000 for meals and lodg ing. The forestry board estimates the items respectively at $10,500, $3070 and $0000. The state fire mar shal put In $9000 for travel und $11,000 for meals and lodging, and the banking department $0000 and $9500 for. the same items. For forest patrol estimates of $4500 for travel, $4200 for automobiles and $500 for food and lodging nre put In. The prohtbiton department wants $450, $15,850 and $12,500 for three Items. The state highway department's re quests for the same three items are $3000, $28,000 and $24,000. Tho many other requests arc for smaller amounts. in a number of cities and that the Melody Way was used with gratifying results in the teaching of over 5000 children during its first summer In use, the Adler Music store announces that all children who have never before take-h' music lessons will bo given 15 fred of charge of they apply before Feb.- 2. The lessons will be given whether the student has a piano or not. The Melody Way has been given the endorsement of J. T. Longfellow, superintendent cf schools, and he has announced .the offer in the schools, it is reported. The system of class piano teaching is being introduced in an effort to bring music Into more homes man-y of them housing children of great po tential talent but unable to take ad vantage of private lessons. could have pulled the trigger with The condition of Schneider's clothing-, reported to have been extremely damp, Indicated he may have been killed much earlier than 6:00 a. m., when persons reported having heard a noise similar to a gun shot but Clark Wood - Says We do not understand how Doc Einstein, who is described as "mon arch of the realm of pure thought," can do much monarching in California. To justify his swap of Italian sear planes for Brazilian coffee, Mussolini will not be without sufficient grounds. Knowledge is power only when It is useful, which is the reason why bo many people possess little clso. , "Sec Fred and Be Ahead" BODY AND FENDER WORK Auto Tops, Glass, Curtains. Welding Fred's Body & Fender Shop 211 Greenwood Tho University of Florida has scheduled 21 baseball games for the season, with two additional games with Boston Braves and Newark Bears still- pending. j (iUiU'its to m; i,hi:nski WASHINGTON (At Licensing of gliders by the federal government, twlco postponed, will begin July 1, 1031. ,",,,""' ui iir.is i incur nam iceiings. Every re tut est 1 wo aays later the house recon- can't be granted, vened after the holiday recess. It ! Wood undoubtedly has not escaped was the day of Woods birthday. His But generally speaking he is well old friend. Joseph Byrns of Tennes- ' liked. A strict partisan, he is credited see, rniiklr? democratic member of nevertheless Willi Having handltd his PItoni I.M: Charles Elmore Cropley, the youth ful clerk of the supreme court of the United Slates, is faced with a knotty Lincoln's hand on the Bible or upraised when he took the oath asked tn print it in the Congressional !f oUic 113 President of the United w-wu. n democrat could not retrain f -- frcm MigKt'siing to Vestal of Indiana. A Pfalt painter wants the In who offered It, that: I fcimatWin. Cropley was asked to sup- "U the gentleman knew that the)l,h lt because a chief Justice admin speech attempted to deprive the peo- Is tered the oath. plo of electing their own represent a- ' ' t l nothing unusual for the su tlves at the ballot box. he would not'Pme court clerk to get such re- i make such a request." quests. His office serves as a sort J 9 clearing house for historians and A II.K1 TASK ; the curious Interested in the court.. A chairman of the house appropria- ; It is an unusual day's mall that docs tlons committee, by virtue of his: net briiur him some mivzlinn oues- position alone, is moro than likely to 'tion. Four stenographers are kept busy in his office writing routine letters und answering queries. Although ho has spent several hours in research without avail on thte particular request, he L) not daunted. 1 TUNE IN TONIGHT THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS A I'HCX.IMM or Ml su'Ai. I woimi- H I iT4 ' Necessity f if the mother of Invon- 32 Moro Tread Rubber-Deeper Grooves. Parentod Doublo Cord Breaker. Patented Gum- Dipped Cord i. 1 IFCS T'S the inside of the tire . . . the method of construction . . . that determines it stamina, performance, safety, VALUE. You can't look at the outside of a tire and tell its quality, no more than you can judge a man's character by the kind of clothes he wears. 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