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Page: Two -- LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Monday, February 1, 1932 3 TIGERS WALLOP In Washington .WITHSTANDS ALL WEATHERS WALLOWA QUINT ii - i (Incorporated) An Independent Newipaptf Phone Main 800 . P. R. PINLAY . HAROLD M. FINLAY . Published evening, except Sunday, at 1710 Blith street. La Grande, Oregon. : ; Entered at trie Postoffice of La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Olaaa Mali Matter under act of March 2, 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AND TH CITY OF LA GRAND MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Tne Auoclated Press la exclusively entitled to use tor publication . of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited. It pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising ReprWntatlva M. O, MOGENSEN CO., lno. ; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle. Portland, Chicago, '" "' . . Detroit, New York . ... SUBSCRIPTION RATES . , ; . By Carrier Dally; one month In advance , . . Dally, ill months in advance 4. .-, , uauy, single copy By Dally, per month in advance . Dally, per'Slx months In advance . Dally; per year In advance V'". . ADyERTISINO RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch . ' . Display, local, per column Inch . Time contract t Brethren, "if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye Which are I spiritual, restore such a one' in the spirit of meekness ; con sidering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Galatians 6:1. ' - . ' V" THKEB CENT POSTAGE I The administration at Washington should .know by, this ' time that its revenue-raising plan for adding a cent to the fii'St-class postal rate Will hot be tolerated, There is a chance of obtaining congressional approval for increases in i;atbs which do not pay for the services rendered but as there is a profit in a two-cent letter rate opposition to an increase Will be solid. Members of the house ways and means committee, whose dfificult task it is to find $920,000,000 additional revenue for the federal government, three-cent. letter rate when they, with unaccustomed alacrity, recognized the jurisdiction of the house postoffice commit tee in. the matter. As for the latter commiitteo, it would not have been so jealous of its jurisdiction had it felt constrained to report out with a, favorable popular and unwarranted measure. Chairman Mead, of the postoffice committee1, declared himself as opposed to the three-cent rate and he probably spoke for the majority of the1 members' of congress. Postmaster General Brown for increasing the letter rate. tional non-profit-making policy instead of upped. Aiid the mere fact that the traffic would bear the additional freight does that policy. ' ... . ' ' It wouM be useless to suggest a .reduction, in the overhead of, the postal feystem; Miv Brown has noli; yet heard that the cost ot everything purcnasauio, including lauor, nas greatly decreased, recently, ,- J f ); GROUNDHOG'S JOB One fears that Bre'r. Groundhog will have a lot of sym pathy for President Hoover and some other politicians after February 2. die is due to learn that this is a time when promises are hard to keep. ; . . Nqrmally, Prophet Groundhog can see his shadow, or not see it and know his prediction of six more weeks of winter or an early spring will come to pass as per schedule in some sections of this great but, this moment, climatically uncertain land. But all weather predictions fail this year. Even nature missed bets she never lost before. When, it snows in Southern California and the trees blos som in Pennsylvania in January, Forecaster Groundhog, if he is as Wise as he professes, will stay in his hole on February 2 and let winter and spring fight it out themselves. Any attempt at forecasting this year will be at the risk of hit 1 reputation. .Should the groundhog have more winter under his shadow let him rush it along before the blossoming fruit trees, in regions where May is the normal budding season, bring forth buds 'to have them nipped by pursuing freezes and frosts. These are parlous days for goosebone prophets and al manac compilers. They will be a long time explaining their "misses by a mile" in thd winter of 1931-32. HILGARD PERSONALS lly Wlliurrth Wrlnirr Observer Correspondent) HILQAIID (Special) The Sattrr dny Night Pinochle club met nt tho liomo of Mr. and Mrs. John Price Saturdny night with thrco Inblcn nt play. High scores u-cro miulo by Mrs. Al Heynolds nnd Ony Tnomurue. with consolation, Kolnt! to Mrs. J. 13. Welmcr nnd Prcd Itecs. Mrs. Lnum Bnitmoss 1b visiting friends ami relatives In Ln Clrando lor tho week. Largo herds or deer havo been seen low down on the south sides of the lulls feeding. The mow being crust ed on tho north side, makes feeding thero impossible for them. Preparations for a Washington Illrthday program wore started this week at tho Hllgard school under the direction of Miss Blanche Whiting. Mrs. q. Kanford and niece, of Van couver. Wash., arrived the first ot the week for a visit with Mrs. Hanford's brother, Henry Cohn, nt tho home of Mrs. P. Y. Young. Mrs. a. o. Thornbrue entertained a Rroilp of friends Wednesday evening In honor of Mr. Thornbrue's birth day anniversary. Plnochlo was the diversion of tho evening. Mr. and Mrs. Prcd Keen entertained MX. and Mrs. Claude Puckott at din ner Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Italph CoaU and Mrs. Jack keffer of the M', Emily logging enmp. were visitors at Hilgard and Editor and Publisher Business Manager 7o - 60 MaU -8.00 , prloea on application showed what they think of a recommendation such an un has given no plausible excuse Under the department's tradi this rate should be lowered not justify abandonment of ln La Grande Wednesday. Charles B. Oarl, suito deputy sealer of weight and measures, was a busi ness visitor here this week. Eimnett Wnlker, of La Grando, spent Wednesday hero on business and nt tho home of Arthur Cantrol. $ ALICEL PERSONALS lly Mrs. Otis Hucluimm (Observer Correspondent) ALICEL (Speolol) Pat Groosbeck. of Numpa, Idaho, Is visiting his sis ter, Mrs. Mcl Btowart. Omar Ruckman spent Sunday at the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Bruce Clark. Mr. nnd Mrs. M. Lorco. of La Grande, hnvo been visiting friends at Allcel recently. Mr. nnd Mrs. Leonard Stevens, of Union, havo been visiting their rela tives at Aliceu. Mrs. Mcl Stewart is ln Enterprise visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil La veil. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Wobster, or lrfne Star, Mrs. Roy Hedmnn, of Im bler, nnd Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Meglnlty. of Greenacres, Wosh.t were guests at the Otis Buchanan homo Tuesday. Ireland's Distinction Ireland la one of (he few coun tries which luis never persecuted the Jews. , lly Herbert I'luituner WASHINGTON Whatever else may result from the senato finance committee's Investigation of the Bale of foreign securities during these past few weeks, one thing la certain The open hearings were a success socially. There have been few Investigations conducted "on the hill" which at tracted the elite more than this one. The big room. In which Senator Hiram Johnson of California lam basted witnesses ranging from the greatest of bankers to attaches In the state department, at times took on the appearance of a fashionable salon. At almost any one of the hear ings smartly gowned women, some with lorgnettes, representative of tho last word in Washington social swank, could be picked out In the crowd that took up about every bit of space In the room. Socially prominent spinsters, wives of high 'ranking officials and prominent diplomats mingled with tho mass of curious ones always found at such events. Eye The Witnesses Several thlhgs brought them out. First of all it was the witnesses. Men like Thomas P. Lam on t, of tho house of Morgan; Mitchell , of tho National. City bank, and Otto Kahn, do hot appear before con gressional investigating, committees every day. Many sat in the close, stuffy room just to get a good look at them, . Then the appearance of state de partment dignitaries had appeal. As the hearings went on, testimony was heard about state department activity which promised spicy ses sions. And when Francis Whlto, assist ant secretary of state in charge of Latin American affairs, himself took tho stand a radical departure in terest reached Its highest pitch. Even Mrs. White, the assistant secretary's wlfo attended and eager ly watched her husband, grapple with Senator "HI." Johnson Takes Front Rank Senator Johnson himself made the affair quite Interesting and worth while. Ho emerged from the Inves tigation with colors flying and henceforth must be placed In the front rank of senate Investigators. Almost single-handed ho broke through witnesses' testimony to un earth that which ' he. sought. Not many of them were able, to with stand , his constant barrage of searching questions, and onco he thought lie woe on the right track ho became almost merciless. He had been criticized before be cause It was . said he stopped with a witness when he had him on the verge of "opening up." Certainly that couldn't be said of him In this Investigation. 1931 FIRE LOSS HERE $38,912.86 (Continued From Page One) valued aft; 305,DAG .(.vas, at risk, '.or nearly 10 timeflas-Triubh -ns, was lost. The amount of Insurance at risk was $211,100. . ... The flro loss on buldlngs amounted to $25,008.74 and- the fire loss on contents amounted to 913,844.12. During the year 1030 the total flro loss was $11,707.33 and the prop erty at risk was $537,530.70. Of the 130 fire calls, only 24 were box calls. Seven were issued ver bnlly and the remainder by telephone. Fire Chief .C. T. Lindsey reports. Causes listed as "unknown" caused the most fires, 25, and cignrots were second with 10 to their discredit. Children playing with matches, und sparks each caused .11 fires. Other causes and tho number of fires resulting therefrom follow: burning trash, 6; defective flues, 7; dcfcctlvo wiring, 7; drills, 8; grass, 4; j spontaneous combustion, 4; grease and oil, 3; gasoline, 3; carolessness, j 3 fireworks, 3; welding with aco-1 tylcno torch 2: candles, 2; overheat ed stoves, 1; fire senre, 1; fumigat ing, 1; smoking in bed, 1; high ten- !roUy1:, There were cat knocking over lan- rogs, 1; paraflne wax, 1. 'ero six false alarms an swered during the year. OUT OUR WAY ' acq o a pat orr. mSi TrbbE E'ir nnms what vou W hr9l -J MJ SJill NUI lO fiO nD -tti' 1 Sf'tfol i " I i O'W HEIGHTS OF THAT f,i - Iff: 1 ' RlCtfETy LADOE.R. NOVJ f W r : r---'f "N?EE XMrtlCM WlMC I H (Continued From Page One) one point in tho final quarter. How ever, Wallowa had held the La Grande team to one point in the first period so tne honors on defense were even in that respect. The visitors employed a tight- checking system of play in the first naif, and at the same time counted practically all of their points on long shots by Johnson. The little forward. McKenzie, who upset the Tigers at Wallowa, failed to make a single basket from the floor In fact, Johnson was tho only man for Wal lowa to count a two-point shot. Torrence. although in a suit, did not go Into the game, with Munsell carrying on In aggressive fashion. On the whole the Tigers were slow In starting on the off ease but when the machine turned over, It acceler ated with satisfying speed. In a preliminary game the seniors defeated tho .Juniors, 28 to 22. This .weekend the Tigers play two! games, both in La Grande. Mac-Hi comes here Friday and Imbler Sat urday, i The summary: Wallowa: FQ FT FF TP McKenzie, t 0 2 2 2 Carpenter, t 0 Coleman, c 0 Onstrom, g 0 Johnson, gi 2 Smith, f 0 Skelton, g 0 Bird, g 0 Totals 2 La Grande: FG FT PF TP . 6 0 3 12 Lyman, f .. Stoddard,, f Corey, c Burnett, ig Munsell,' g Fox, f Workman, g ... Feuerhelm g 0 Totals ; 11 Score by quarters: Wallowa i 3 La Grande 1 2 6 1- -1 1 7 11 025 Free throws: La Grande, 3 out Of C; Wallowa, 7 out of 14. Officials: Jock Loyd, referee; Reynolds, timer. . INSANE TRAPPER KILLS CONSTABLE (Continued From Page One) ' stable who him. attempted to question The fugitive displayed unexpected cleverness ln his encounter with tho patrol, Quartci master Sergeant Rld dell indicated ln his radio report. The searchers came upon Johnson tn the thickly wooded country where Rat river flows Into the MacKenzie, 30 miles north of here. . Johnson opened fire and the. patrol took cover. . He reappeared Bhortly and was fired upon by Carl Garlund, a volunter. The trapper , fell as If killed or wounded and . the patrol closed ln. Johnson suddenly rose, shot Constable Mtllen dead and es caped Into the thick underbrush., Because of the rugged country and Johnson's expertness as a woodsman and marksmun, officers feared-- the search for him. might be lorfgand probably costly of life. It was be lieved he carried away n largo q;uan tity of food and ammunition1 with him when he abandoned his wrecked cabin and will be able to subsist for a considerable time In the wilderness without being obliged to visit a trading post for provisions. HARD WIND HITS .' , VALLEY BUT ALL ROADS ARE 01EN . -i . (Continued from Page One) cold spell to hit La Grnnde: this winter, none of which sent the mer cury to the zero mark. January About Normal ; During January La Grando experi enced normnl winter weather, with n maximum of 48 above Jan. 11 and rt minimum of six above Jan. 23 and 24. Seventeen and a half Inches of snow were measured, bringing the winter's total ' to 35 i inches here. There were 13 days during the month with the mercury climbing no higher than 32 above, and there also were three days without the minimum fHERe WATCt4 THIS Tl-TS VMH AT VOU call Balance -vvv BUU O' TK NOOOS HAS A STROMOt DE-,P!E. TO ffe-TtH That CRAM& man ASlE.E.P BUT HE ALSO HAS A BTROUGf DESiRE. MOT To GrO OP Ti-T . DlTW H&GHTS OF THAT n"-ti LADDER. MOVJ ANGER OR FEAR. M&NTAU AMD PHYSICAL BALAMCE By the Assoc In ted Press . When the prospective home owner has a small amount of capital, and a small .income, but 1$ anxious to build something beautiful that also has comfort, there are. few designs to meet all . these requirements as well as the Capo Code cottage. On examination of ..the plan one will notice that . there Is only one exterior door. The rear entry is eliminated; in fact, every extra ex pense possible that may be saved has been taken into consideration. For a cold climate the stairs has been separated from the entrance hall to prevent the cold breezes reaching the second floor when the door: is -opened. The house is large enough for a fumily;of four or five, when two of the -children are wiling to sleep in going below- 32 nBove. Winter weather was throughout - the Pacific Northwest.- t-crcianq nod five inches . of snow yesterday and near Hood River a boy, it, wus louna rrocen to death in the foothills of Mount Hood. HOY SCOUT PHOZEX HOOD RIVER, Ore.. Feb. 1 MV-i John Taylor, 14, Dee, Ore.,' boy scout, was found frozen to death Sunday ln the foothills of Mt. Hood. The lad had gone on a huntiric trip and when a blizzard trapped him with 14-foot Bnow banks, he sought to Utilize safety measures he had been taught as a boy scout. . Ho . built - a brush leau-to. but apparently the bitter cold drove him from this to seek an open trail. His body was found near a wind-fallen tree" Within 300 yards of nn opon art' open troll by his brothel',:. Wfi Juun, ond J. N. Bartlett. Hood River, who had searched through the night. iney believed He had been dead about three . hours. trail made by his brother, Wll The father, John Taylor Sr., was In Portland, but hurried home yester day. , NO IMMEDIATE IIIXIKF PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 1 tte Freez ing temperatures prevailed through out Oregon today and the weather bureau could promise no relief from winter's- moat severe attack of the ueason. In bllzzard-Uke waves the storm swept into the state Saturday night, depositing snow to a. depth of from one to five Inches. Tho temperaturo in Portland Sun day ranged from a minimum of 23 degrees to a maximum of 27 degrees. A bitter east wind prevented snow from inciting. At Bend the temperature dropped ton degrees ln two hours last night, reaching & degrees above zero at 6 p. m., and a low of 1 degree above this morning. .Major TtOilds Open ' Communication systems generally were operating normally, and trains By J. R. Williams A NM&L.V. Balanced MIND , OME -THAO" La-lTS MAD EmOU&H to fi&ht, Sot ha- ENOO&H FEAR Or A. BLACV E.e. KIOT lO FI&HT - 1 THINK HE.S VMEA BALAMrc rs , , the same room. The, three bedrooms have space for six beds and each room has cross ventilation. There Is room In the kitchen for a table to accommodate six. There is no din ing room to clean, and as some fam ilies only use their dining room once a 'week it can well be eliminated for the small family. The large liv ing room, open to three exposures, has a fireplace and ample wall space for furniture. The entire effect of the house is low. It would look well on high de votion and also on a low level lot. The cost of construction should bo about four or five thousand, de pending on the location. Size of the lot should be 60x106 feet. ; The roof is of natural weathered shingles, .ttjs clopboard walls are white, and the shutters dark green. I and buses were on their usual sched prevalent ules. The Umatilla ferry was renort- cd out of service due to Ice floes ln the Columbia. All major roads in the state were open. ' . Temperature ranges for the 24 hour period ending at 8 a. m. today .Included; Baker high 32, low 20; Medford high 34, low 24: Marshfleld high 38. low 32; Portland high 27. low 22; Roseburg high 38, low 24; Wolf Creek high 40. low 24: Eugene high 38. low 18; Albany high 34. low 20; Salem high 30, low 19. COM AT lENILETOJ PENDLETON, Feb. 1 (Pi Pendle ton experienced Its coldest weekend of the season . with the temperature below the freezing point. Last night's minimum wos 11 degrees above zero, and the mercury remained in the lower.. .end of, tho. thermometer this morning. i ""About three ' Inched "of snow has fallen In'-tlie past .three- days. The motor , association reported all high ways out of Pendleton, 'are open. Crews are lis readiness to tackle any drifts. NEAR ZKItO AT (IEM) BEND, Feb. 1 Tho temperature dropped to one degree above eero during tho night, following Sunday's lO-degree drop in two hours which, sent the mercury to the 6-degree mark. Snow fell Sunday night and continued today. KLAMATH WIND ICY KLAMATH PALLS, Fob. 1 (fP) The temperature' dropped to 6 degrees above- mero here this morning and an icy wind was blowing from, the north. Four inches of snow fell dur ing the night and drifted with the north gale. The barometer has been climbing steadily since midnight Sunday. Nine inches of snow was reported at Tule lake this morning. It was the first heavy snow of the year for that locality where thousands of sheep and cattle were wintered. Tho Dalles-California highway and the Green Springs road hove been plowed and are open, to travel. LANE COUNTY COLD EUGENE. Feb. l (Jtl Western Lano county lay whlto today, covered by the heaviest fall of snow in years. Snow fell practically nil day Sunday and freezing weather lnte ln the af ternoon covered the streets with ice. An inch of snow fell on the ice during the night. Tho temperature dropped to 18 degrees, the coldest of the season. Highway crews had snowplows at work on mountain roads near here. Telephone lines were out in some sections. Highway Funds In Use For Emergency Can't Be Diverted SALEM, Feb. 1 (,V) Highway funds dedicated for emergency re lief purposes cannot be diverted to other uses, which means they enn not be garnished or attached by creditors of men who are employed in relief work. J. M. Devers. attor ney for the state highway commis sion announced today. Devers said If it becomes necessary to go into court to defend this position the commission would do so. j Devers said in some Isolated cases j reports have been made that men j working the one week in themonth are being garnished. He safd ..such conduct has made necessary lnstruc- j tlcns that all attachment papers must be forwarded to the commis-1 sion's office. Devers said he had no sympathy for the man who cannot discharge his honest obligations but that he had no encouragement for the individual who would seek to divert relief funds for such purposes. European Territory The British Isles ore a part of Ktirope. The I si. mils were at one time a part of the continent S-P-L-I-N-T-E-R:S v Official Publication of THE VAH PETTEN IUMBER CO. Where" do mothers learn the things they tell their daughters not to do? We will have have a car of stoker coal In this week. Teacher (to new pu pil): "What Is your father's name, dear?" New Pupil: "Daddy." "Yes dear. But what does your mother call him?" "She don't call him anything. She likes him." It won't be long now 'till spring house cleaning time. If you will need any kalso mlne we have It ln about 25 colors ln bulk.' It was their first air plane ride, and the young woman of the party felt quite ner vous. "You will bring us back safely, won't you?" she said to the pilot, with a rather faint smile, as they were about to . start. VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. SATURDAY MOST DANGEROUS DAY More Automobile Acci dents in Oregon at Week end Than on Other Days PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 (Special) "More automobile accidents result ing in. both, deaths and injuries hap pen on Saturday than any other day of the: week." according to Ray Con way, head of the safety department of thff Oregon State Motor associa tion. Exactly. 17.7 per cent of all the auto mobile accidents in Oregon occur on the last day of the week. While this is true Jn Oregon, it is not true na tionally, as national figures disclose that Sunday Is most dangerous and that Saturday ranks a poor second. Oregon's favoritism for Saturday acci dents is explained by the hair holiday and the extra use of tho automobile that takes place on that day; Not only do motorists use their cars on going to nd, from work on the half hollcjiy 'but to 'most "cases they usual ly rush - around preparing for the weekend trip not only increasing the amount of driving but Incurring Ad ditional danger In their hurry. Tuesday Least Dangerous Tuesday of each week seems to be the least dangerous, although Mon day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are practically on the same level as Tuesday. The weekend holiday days of Saturday and Sunday are entirely out of line with these figures. Following are the days with the percentage of accidents: Sunday 15.3 Monday 13.b Tuesday 12.9 Wednesday 13.7 , Thursday 13.4 Friday 13.1 Saturday 17.7 "Hurrying," said Mr. Conway, "Is one of the most frequent causes of accidents, although tho "snake: driver," who constantly weaves tn and j out of the fine of traffic, also con tributes to the large number of accl- i dents. "The peak hours for all accidents i are from 4 p. m. to 9 p. m. and 40 ! of the motor fatalities last year hap-! pened within these fivo hours. While car owners are usually anxious to reach their homes,- exercise of pati ence and added care will go far to improve the accident situation. "Saturday motorists should keep tn mind that it is better to arrive home on hour late with safety than it Is to take a chance and risk an acci dent. ' ' ; , . . . i v "After all, the chance taker is the one usually Involved ln mishap." This Is The Best Time of Year To Plan That Mew Hiise Lots of spare time in the eve ning building costs at the lowest and we have lots of plans ready for you without, extra cost. HOME LUMBER & COAL COMPANY 1S02 Cove Ave. " "Of course I will, miss',' he assured her, touching hiB leather helmet, "I've never left anybody up there yet." . . Buy Gordon Creek Pe Coal. More, heat for less money. Hfiwkflr: ''Ariy tags, paper or old iron?" 'Householder (angri ly): "No, my wife's away." Hawkpr; "Any bot tles?" All of our coal Is un der cover. There Is no snow and ice mixed with our coal. TRIAL OP WINNIE UNDER WAY AGAIN (ContlnuedFrom Page One) wan an expectant mother. . , .. "Was there ever a child born?" asked Herman Lewkowltz of defense counsel. ! "No." - ' "Did your wife ever bring a child into your home for adoption?" . "No." "Did you ever have a child in your home for any length of time?" "No." . . . He testLfied that, during their resi dence ln a mining camp in the state of San Luis Potosl, Mexico, ln 1925 Mrs. Judd. at times, appeared to be lieve sho had a child. "She spoke a number of times of 'the baby'," he said. "Once she told of it getting out of its crib, and pull ing the dog's ear. I thought then sho was just kidding, me. I didn't at first realize she really believed it." "She sometimes would hide in a closet," he continued. "Sometimes I would be able to get her out of these spells by walking her about. She would say 'I know I am dreaming." - v Don't let them get a strangle hold. Fight germs quickly. Creomulsion com bines the 7 best helps known to mod ern science. Powerful but harmless. Pleasant to take. No narcotics. Money refunded if any cough no matter of how long standing is not relieved. Ask your druggist for Creomulsion. (adv.). 32-Piece Vellum Glaze DINNER SET.-.' New Design and Colors Special $4-95 See Our Window BOHNENKAMP'S Phone Main 248
