La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 08, 1932, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textrage iwo 1fA 1 .. - , I."' ..I- D -I Ann iuuuuii.v, r Kui uuiy o, iyo4 1 h (Incorporated) ' An Independent Newipapw Phone Main 600 9. R, P1NLAY . , Editor and Publisher HAROLD M. FINLAY , Builnw Manage .'Published evenings, except Sunday, .at 1710 Sixth street, lt .Grande, Oregon. - 1 ' cEntered at the Postoffice of La Grande, Oregon, h Second Olwe Uall Matter .under act of March a, 1B70. , , OFWOIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AMD TBM . CITY OP LA QBANDa MEMBEB OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press 1b exclusively entitled to use for publication of all 'news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited, If put Uahed herein. All rights of republication .of special dispatches la this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative 24. O, MOOENBKN CO., InO. ' . . I ' " . Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, .'- - Detroit, Hew York SUBSCRIPTION RATES ,.. ' ....... . . . . By carrier Dally, one month In advance , Dally, six months In advance uauy, single copy 7So -JO SO Dally, per month In advance . Dally, .per-slx months In. advance , Dally, per year In advance . By Mall aa.no -M.00 . W , ADVERTISING RATfcS Display, foreign, per column Inch , DISDlav. local, ner column lnohj, m Time contract prloes on application fashion. Nevertheless, he yielded to "Hucy'.' In a pleasant sort of way an.l gave n polite answer to his question. King probably thought, the Hon. "Hucy," was through, but be reckoned not with. the Long manner, for he was Interrupted again. Joe Robinson asked a question about the same time, however, and King Ignored Long. But as soon as Robinson was through. "Hucy" broke through with another question. It was easy ,to see that King's pa tience was bolng tried. Yet he .heard and answered Long again. But the "Klngflsh" was not yet through In on Senator -f In the beginning; was the Word, and the Word was .with God, and the Word was God., All things were made by .him; $rid without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1, 3. 1 .. .,, OCCUPATIONS AW YEARS --.'Much of the fascination that statisticians find in figures comes very likely from the surprises which their, compila- tions seem always to have in store.. What jpy (to spring .these surprises on the rest pf .the wprld and to. see, those pet impressions that we all form as -the result ,of a casual. . daily observation oi Jite burst as witn a cnarge 01 qynarmte It is an exciting pastime. .There are some amazing figures ,qn human longevity ac cording to occupation. Who, for instance, hasn't thought of coal mining not only as an extrirhazardous but also ap un healthy occupation ? The miner works m a cramped position the dampness and poisonous air ,pj mine .gallery, ex- posed to a score of agencies pi-oductive of disease or sudden death. Yet his expectation of life is pot a little beyond that of the average citizen 51.3 years, to be exact, as against 47 years. . . . . ; , , . .. . Hardly less surprising is the discovery that, of all the occupational classes, .doctors live the longest, the average doctor's life being 62 years. While it may be said that the physician knows how to take care of himself, few occupa tions' demand longer, more irregular hours and greater tier?-' ous strain, and none exposes the practitioner .to Jike ..dangers of . infection : and contagion. Compared with the, regular hours, lack of strain and cloistered routine of the bookkeeper, doctoring seems like going to war. Yet the average book keeper's life is only 36.5 years, the shortest of all. Possibly there is a clue in the, fact that bookkeepers are notoriously bored. It may be that of all the .maladlos be- .setting mankind,' boredom would', if it could 'be measured, boast the highest death rate. . Irked, Maybe? He kept boring King .. ,. . , Finally, the tall, lanky Utah sen ator got enough. He turned on ';Huey" with something resembling snarl . ... f .. , .. .: . .. '1 have stated repeatedly etc., etc' he -shouted. SUU "Huey". didn't sit down. When King was through.. stating what he had . "stated . .repeatedly" Long shot another question .at him. By this time, King was really aroused. He fairly shouted at Long: . "You've made the same statement before, and I stated .then, and. I peat now etc.,. etc.,"- Probably Long got the .Idea then that King was Irked. At least he sat down and didn't .ask any more ques tions. . But It wasn't for long. Later In .the afternoon, undaunted, he arose and made his maiden speech in- trie senate, JAP troops ' DRIVEN BACK AT WOOSUNG (Continued From Page One) v .RADIO BROADCASTING Within a remarkably short time radio broadcasting ;has jpoyed forward until it is now on a highly profitable basis. It becomes apparent that rights to the air have enormous qommercial value which is certain to increase with the fur-, thor development of the nation. Realizing this fact, the largo financial and industrial .groups, which are interested in dividends and in the control of public opinion, are seeking to obtain permanent rights in , this new, .field. The time has come for the educational and civic forces ,of the nation to face this situation With vision and courage. In the first place, it is important that the permanent rights of the public in the radio broadcasting channels shall not be alienated into private hands. Whatever plan or licensing may be followed, the ultimate ownership and control should rest permanently with the general public and should be in charge of authorities who will be able to safeguard the .rights of the public against the powerful and persistent efforts of any private interest which may arise. Dr. John II. McCrackcn in "Education by Radio,.". ... SESSIONS. OF .CONGRESS Once again Senator Noma has undertaken to prevail on Congress to act favorably on his proposed amendment to the Constitution eliminating the absurd biennial "lame duck" juession of Congress. Regularly and consistently, the Senate 'hns approved the change and six times the bill has been killed in the House. So much to the credit of the Senate and to the discredit of the House. Senator Norris is emi nently right on this proposition, and nearly everyone outside of the House of Representatives agrees that he is right. It is a strange situation that our plan of government makes it necessary for so much work to be done to bring about :n change which has the approval of the majority. The luckiest day of a man's life is the day he quits depend ing on luck and gets down to work. In Washington Ity Herbert 11 u miner WASHINGTON It didn't take the gentleman in the senate who likes to refer to himself as LiOUlrUima's "King fish" but three, days to incur the wrath of one of his colleagues during dob a to on Iho floor. It lirts been ovldcnt to observers 5n tho gallery since the diiy he wus ' Rwom in that tho restlessness of Huey P, Long would find expression In come manner at the earliest moment. Ho seems unable to keep still while lie is on the floor. Ho bounces in and out of the chamber, hitting and swinging doors to the cloakroom like n. ' football player making a lino plunge. When ho sita down, his Un as ho watches the face of tho senator on his feet at the time. Ho will Jump up when a colleague passes, eagerly shako his hand as he fihllU his cigar. Break A Precedent King of Utah was UUking about the alien seamen bill Scnntor "llueyV third day in tho senate. Tho self- siyicu "Kinguan" was a .bit more eager and restless porhnps than us ual. At any rate, breaking some sort of a precedent for freshmen senator, he Jumpe't to his feet and interrupt ed King, Now the Utah senator is a rnthet tolerant sort of a fellow has usu ally a genial smile and a beulgn atti tude. Hut It looked as If he w.w a bit euinribed if not a lit tin imiu.t....it gers beat a steady tattoo on his desk with Long interrupting blip in bU'ih fresh from home pushed . on. cross-1 lng Woosung creek after repairing bridge which had been wrecked by' tho Chinese, the Chinese withdrew, Into open country tp the .west, , Established In the village, the Jap- pneso continued their drive on the hot to red Jorts,. which have withstood all their attacks for a week. Gun In Fort Silenced All effective phlnese guns in the forts ..were, silenced. , , . It was widely commented, however, that In spite of the cpntipuous bom bardment and the severe fighting, In which the Japanese used tremendous quantities of ammunition, they made comparatively slow progress. Obser vers . expressed -.themselves as amazed At the ,stand .made by. ,the poorly equipped Chinese troops against every .implement of modern warfare. The Woosung battle turned vir tually all attention from the Chapel front In Shanghai,, already .devastated' by ilre and .the .fierce bombardments of .many days. foreign residents oi tne settlement .entored a strong protest against Jap anese airplanes today, ,hpwever -with' Kdwln $. Cunningham, U.nited States ; consul general and dean of the, consular corps .here, asking him to.. present the protest ,to Japanese authorities. They asked that the Japanese airplanes .be ..forbidden to fly . over the foreign quarter. The request of the foreign residents; was presented to Consul General Cunningham by Brigadier General' E, H. MacNaghton, chairman of the settlement's municipal council. He urged that the airplane flights over tho quarter endangered the life and property of residents by drawing tne fire of the Chinese guns 'toward the settlement. . ' There was only desultory machine gun and rlflo fire over Chapei but fire destroyed a number of foreign-. stylo .villas and other buildings on. Klangwan road In the no man's land to the north of tho district. This gave the Japanese an uninterrupted view of tho Chlncso front and the country toward Klangwan and .Woo sung. Tho Japanese claimed .the villas were used by Chinese snipers. Valuable lloraes (Starving A thousand valuable irace horses, owned by foreigners and wealthy Chi-. new, wero doft to face starvation when their Chinese attendants fled from tho International .Recreation olub at Klangwan when Japanese troops appeared nearby. The appear ance of armored cars laden with bluejackets on the way to the front at Woosung was too much for the frightened coolies. United States army officials said there was a feeling that American Infantry troops might be stationed hero permanently from now on as an added protection to American busl ness Interests. Only marlncB have1 been stationed here up to now, .Prepn rat Ions wero morio by the nowly arrlvod United states army troops for an extended stay. Officers mado arrangements to send to Man llu for their families and hotels said provision was mado for long-term accomodations. A wholesale exodus of Japanese from Shanghai has reduced the Jap ancHe population by nearly 20 per cent and the flight continued today. Japanese consular authorities estim ated that nbout 4500 Japanese have left the city since tho fighting began, Every ship bound for Japancso ports has been crowded with fugitives, many of whom camo from Interior cities, A largo group arrived today from Nanking, Hankow and Wuhu Thus, whllo tho Japaneea pig push was on, It had fallen far short of Its objective. Iustcnd of sweeping across Woosung yesterday and crushing tho Chinese in Chapel, tonight the Japaneto faced steadily Increasing opposition on the wholo twenty-mile front from Chapei to .Woosung. Japanese bluejackets and soldiers totaling about 3000 were Just about where they wero at tho beginning of the Woosung action. They wero still strung out along the wrstern bank of .Woosung creek, the first hurdle before they can get Into Woosung city. Tho city, In. turn, is a natural bar rier to any advance against tho forts which oro on the Beaward side of itho city, defying tho best efforts of Japanese destroyers to put them out of action. Tlo firing in Chapei was nn inces sant roar described by some of the volunteer outposts in the Interna tional settlement its the heaviest they had heard sine tho hostilities began ten days ago. After three hours of steady bom bardment the engagement appeared to movo In a northeasterly direction from tho strategic Chapei OUT OUR WAY - By J. R. Williams eaT IT-T COUGHS (- ; : : high for Oklahoma Aggie .freshman . , . 11 I , VT X - , ' " , ' - ?u"ltets was set this year with a R h, germs quickly. Creomulsioneom. .'If . ' WEAR X oOfS AweeN Lnee nkllr i A TT . r?g'uB 1" ?' 'T,, ,rm, bine.the7besll.elp.knowntomod.Ul I I -n-i orM ..... .-A "" . HtWtS OKIE OR I leet two Inches to six Jeet five inches. .: p.4l k... l. i 1 - wEAVr ? JUST u Up V4E.RE& A AWRFAlL- Three of the first str.ngers p.av 7 , I L L E PITCHER JOU-0 IHE - either center or forward. refunded if any cough no matter of It A PQES X SOU VyAS; OF A ROAR IfsJ A ' how long standing is not relieved. Ask If 1 SOOMD "STAMWlM U OKI CFfl e.JFH m Einstein's father owned an electro- your druggist for Creomulsion. (ady.) - If . V M A-TMPUU ? I RJGMT QK, . SE 'AT IoOD W "' " I usrf at vA wL?y r Ns z ' i .-- CZITv jJy, r- lv'ff rk Z,Wr AWlclir' ' "TTOW fortunate it is that the most dependable of all fuels Is S- C"""S"w --'""m &2t$ $ 4'ff V r 60 the most economical. High quality coal such as you I -T aSSy t&fis. )i ffJ "T-s JJw-Xc I may obtaln rom us the owest cost in 15 yeors, gives clean, even J- ' y . -ZT' . - 7lhaM fibs ' 'nea H insures a comfortable, worry-free winter. AND It saves . I , ' &ed w T i , ; .... BOffM "fi-WQlV WEftvRS -TOO Sqom. 0.u.8.PAT.vy,LUAMS A . '.. .1. i ' ft fA SEqVlrC IMC. g-8 I , station, ,and there were indications that the Chinese were driving the enemy b.ack., 8ixTInch Guns Bark Japanese six-inch cuns were In ac tion agftln and Japanese headquarters intirnated they planned to cut loose with an attack that would emptv. Chapei within 24 hours. "A reliable report said they hod warned the Chinese command that If they did, hot withdraw tomorrow still larger guns would be brought up. jweign observers thought the re ported warning meant that naval guns of longor range would be trained on Chapel and the northern area called Paoshan. Foreign military observers agreed tonight, as one of them expressed it, .that ."the Japanese don't realizo the tromendous Job they have taken on ,in. trying -to drive the Chinese. out pr Chapel with the available Jap anese force.'' .Opinion among most of the mill tary and naval men here is that It will take -more .soldiers than Japan has thus lar brought up to drive the Chinese out. REISF.LT AND K1ECKHEFER IN PLAY-OFF .JAl'ANB.SH K!l,I.i;i IN WItKCKS TOKYO, Fob. 8 vn Three army of-! fleers ami a sergeant were killed and three , airplanes wrecked In two sep arate accidents .today. Near Nagoya two army planes car rying three officers collided In mid-1 ftlr and crashed. The sergeant was killed .when his engine failed on a long-distance .flight and his plane fell 4000 feet. ItKKlICiKES SUFKKRINC1 HANKOW, China, Feb. 8 m Un told suffering among hundreds of thousands of Chlneso refugees In tho middle Yangtze valley was caused to day by a blizzard blowing cast across Hankow. The refugees, who hod como Into the valley from many points, were en tirely without shelter, most of them wero lightly clothed and provisions were .scarce. World Wa. Skepti cal Newton published Ills "Principles" la 1QS6, In which tho gravitational .explanation was mathematically' demonstrated. Even this took over 00 years to secure Kenarul reeogul tlon In the face of Mtter opposition. .CHICAOO, Feb. 8 W) Two old tlmors in the billiard business, Augl; Kieckhefer, of Chaclgo, and Otto Relselt, .of Philadelphia, will play a rouna or tnreo cushions tonight for a .worm championship and $1.0,000 in fcash. This pair of anele artists, both former champions, have reached the flnol match tied for first place with seven victories and three defeats, and tonight win ,play for the big reward i $7500 and 10 per cent of the re ceipts, which will amount to another $2500. The winner also figures to collect as much as $25,000 more from exhibitions. Kieckhefer will be after his tenth title, which, should he defeat the fidgety Phlladelphlan, would tie the all tlmo mark of ten championships,, held by Johnny Layton of Scdalia, Mo. It will be Relselt's sixth title If he Is able to overcome the left-handed Chlcagoan. Each suffered a defeat Saturday. Arthur Thurnblad of Chicago, the defending champion, took care of Relselt, while .Layton defeated Kieck hefer. The ldonttcal scores wero 50 to . 38, In .40 innings. A playoff for . fourth . placo was scheduled to open this afternoon among Layton, Qus Cupulos of Eu gene, Ore., and Frank Scovllle of Buf falo, N. Y with the latter two meet ing In the first match. EAST SIDE MARKET PORTLAND, Feb. 8 m Demand continued good for root vegetables generally and for carrots In particular today on the east side farmers' whole sale market. Sales of sacks were mado $1 with lugs 80 05c ana bunched stock for 60c dozen. There was a rather fair demand for apples but prices continued generally unchanged. Sprouts showed a rather good movemont; mostly $1 box. Potatoes were slow; mostly 60ffivG5c sack for good stuff. No. 2 dry onions were $2.75 sack with boilers $2.60. Branded rhubarb sold 80c for choice and $1.10 for fancy. Some unbranded stock sold about a dime cheaper. AMERICA TO REJECT JAP PORT PLANS .(Continued From Page One) may obtain from us at the lowest cost in 15 yeors, gives clean, even heat. It insures a comfortable, worry-free winter. AND It saves you money. There is no substitute. HOME LUMBER & COAL COMPANY 1802 Qve Ave. Phone Main 24S Simpson and Ed so 11 are now riding at anchor. The Bulmer will be located at Chlngklang, about 20 miles below Nanking. p! More than 150 Americans, mostly women and children, have been evacuated from .Nanking. xne navy was Informed today that the mine. sweepers Finch and Bittern and the converted yacht Isabel had arrived at Shanghai from Manila. NO SMITH RALLY IN THIS STATE .(Continued Prom Page One) will be elected." Richard W. Montague, one of tho most prominent members of the , Democratic party in Oregon, declined to comment. ".It might," he saidJ set some corner of the woods afire, General Weakness In Cheese Trade PORTLAND. Feb. 8 (m The re cent tone described as steady but scarcely so hopeful as that, has given way in the cheese trade to a feeling: of almost general weakness. It has; been known for some time by every- 1 one who really had cheese to sell that the market was by no means steady, ' except In a most nominal way. The weakness which has spread to prac-' tlcally all leading trade centers of the ' country appears, the direct result of the continued general shading of val ues below established values by the lntermountain country as well as by Wisconsin Interests. i Along the Pacific coast tho situa tion has been near the demoralization point for somo weeks, due to the very low priced deals pulled off by Idaho and Montana cheese interests. Locally no further change In prices Is reported for tho Oregon make, but weakness is reflected. S-P-L-I-N-T-E-R-S Official Publication of ' TUtt VAN" PETTEN LUMBER CO. Radio serves more than one .good turn, ,ap .witnessed by- the Scotchman who burst Into uproarlng laughter,, and taking the phones from his ers, wiped his eyes, and exclaimed: "Aye, it's a gudo' joke. The minister '"J us t-- an nounced the collec tion, and here I am at home." We have a big stock of KALSOMINE laid for in the spring house-cleaning time. We carry the best grade of Hot Water KALSOMINE and have any color might want. you "Why do women hold their chins when thinking?" reads a, headline. Probably to keep themselves from Interrupting. Goodnough & Kelly are repairing the Beaudette house that was damaged by fire recently. If you really .want to cut down your fuel bill, try a load of our GORDON CREEK Pea Coal. More heat for VAN -PETTEN LUMBER CO. Charm, Convenience Are Built Together less money. . You can always tell a bad .egg when he's broke; . Prof. "Which Is cor rect: a herd of cam els or a , drove of camels?" Student "I always thought they came In packs.1' , " The coming spring will surely be the time to do that re pair work and paint ing. Materials arc lower, and the car penters and painters will give you the big gest day's work for the money you ever saw. - . . Li . I i i 2 & 'ft R T I I 1 1 I IT '--( . . lly the Associated l'ress Every convenience is included In this French Norman house. There Is a pirege, four bedrooms. three baths with a dressing room off qf one bath for the owner. All the rooms except one have cross ventila tion, and this can be secured for the remaining one by opening the door to the hall. The porch, which is off the dining room and living room, can be enclosed very easily as a sun porch. There Is a bay window in the ItVlllC room Which looks m.r thn railway ' garden. The wall which runs from the gar age to tho building line" along the rood is nn essential part of tho de sign: it prevents those entering the front of the house from seeing the service portion. One of the features which adds Interest is the shelter at the entrance to the garage which saves many wetting In rainy weath er. The hood over the entrance ties In beautifully with the roof, nnd also forms a shelter for the entering guest. The cost of construction Is small, even though the house seems large. The walls ore low and should be built of common brick; but stucco on metal lath also Is appropriate, and cheaper. The roof should be of tile or slate in warm tones. I The long narrow -house fits well i on a narrow lot. It will be noticed i that a corner lot would work excep- tlonally well. The size of lot should j be about 50 x 100 feet. A bid from a general contractor for the construction of the house should run approximately from $10. 000 to $12,000. ' f 1 I -4? ite 'I ' -PL 1 ' Tph. ii "! ia if '-fee iiVitjj THE loss from buying food in small .quantities, perishables that spoil, "left-overs" thrown out, will pay for a Qeneral .Electric Refrigerator. There's no economy in waiting . . . buy it now and watch the difference in fall and winter food bills. Join hi in the General Electric Program, broadcast every Saturday evening, on n nalion-uide N.B.C network, GENERAL ELECTRIC . ALL-STEEL REFRIGERATOR I: W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO.