La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 12, 1932, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Tnll UMUte4 rrau Lmil Wirt BTle 12 PAGES Only Newspaper Prated in La Grarrie Covering Union tmA Wallowa Counties wtrot VOLUME 30 MWMBFiB ASSOCIATED FBE88 AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932, EASTERN ORKOON'S UUDING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 219 Ww S fcl L ( X rans 400 JOBLESS MEN DUE IN CITY TONIGHT Going to Washington to Ask For Cash Pay ment of Bonus. LA GRANDE STOP TO BE SHORT ONE Rest and Eat is the Pro gram Here, Although There is a Possibility of a Parade. " Around 400 unemployed World war veterans from Portland were sched uled to. arrive In La Grande about 6 o'clock this evening on an castbound Union. Pacific freight train en route to Washington, where they will plead for cash payment of tho veterans' bonus, y-r ,'.' i',-1 ' ; The advance guard of tho veterans arrived here this morning in three automobiles, and made arrangements with the city officials for use of a vacant lot back of the New Foley building for a rest and a place to eat. Tho advance guard's main duty, however Is to prepare meals for the cx-soldters. - ;They carry their own ; provisions and are not soliciting, al though it Is probable that a little ; .Continued on Page Eight) ; HOME ON EAST O AVENUE IS BURNED DOWN A five-room house, occupied by Mrs. Bllllc Randall, a widow, was destroyed with its contents by fire last night. The fire department was unable to save the home, located at 2001 Bast O avenue, as the Interior was completely aflame before the alarm was turned in at 10:45 o clock The recall was sounded at 11:50. Mrs. Randall was not at home at the time of tho fire, tho origin of which is a mystery. There was very little Insurance on the place and the loss will amount to a considerable sum. - ,,. When first sighted, the fire hid such a start that it was Impossible to save anything from the building. Many Tickets Are Sold For Program Large ticket sales indicate great Interest in the closing program of the La. Grande High school dramatics season tonight at 8:15 at the High school auditorium. The band, which placed second in the state high school muslo tournament, will be featured on the program Jointly with two one-act plays directed by Miss Cath erine Sartatn, dramatic coach. W. W. Nusbaum, director of the band, has announced the program which includes "March Bombasto," "La Czarina," "First Heart Throbs," by Ellenberg; and "Don Quixote," a Spanish Suite. "Romeo of tho Rancho" and "Tho Romancers," by Edmond Rostand, will be presented, with the cast for the former Including iLenn Plerson, Alyce Jeannette Cooper', Donald Gulp and Robert Zweifcl. The cast, for "The Romancers" includes Melba Shepherd, James Leslie. Frank Tyler, Myron Wheeler, Darl Hagey. 8 - g WE AT 1 1KB FOHKCAST fc 8 Oregon; Fair In the south $ $ portion and unsettled In the 8 north portion tonight and $ Friday, probably with showers & 1 $ In the northwest portion; $ g cooler in the Interior Friday; S moderate south to west winds $. offshore. . 8 $ HE AT II KB TODAY $ 7 a. nu 61 above. Minimum!: 60 above, 3 & Condition: Clear. K,TIIKR YESTERDAY Maximum 83, minimum 36 above. Condition: Clear. Range 46 degrees. WEATHER MAY 12, 19.11 Maximum 91, minimum 41 " above. Condition: Clear. Range $ 60 degrees. 1 W March - On Capital 12 Petitioners Protest Against "Double" Tax City Dads Receive Re quest For Amendment in Soft Drink Taxing, Licensing Ordinance. A movement aimed at the present city ordinance taxing and licensing soft drink retailers was launched at tho city commission meeting last night when a petition, bearing 12 signatures, was presented. It, was re ferred to the city manager and city attorney for an investigation.;, -, The petition asked an amendment so as "to relieve retailers .of the double tax now existing, and of the giving of a bond." !1M .. Tho petitioners hold the opinion that the fee for inspection, should be sufficient, and "That. It is discrimin atory to require such placos: to pay an added tax and give a bond, when grocery stores and similar places are not so taxed." . The bills for the month of April, amounting to $3016.43, were, ordered paid by warrant. Intake Kcservolr O. K. City Manager A. McAllister reported that he and Superintendent Horace Knapp made another trip to the Beaver creek intake. "There Is a good deal of snow above the lake," he .Bald. "The lake has -filled up and there Is considerable, water go ing over both spillways, and every thing seems to be in good Bhape." Ha also, reported that tho pumper truck was put back in service, after overhauling, ; . .i.-vi.'o .The city received $18,000: in taxes from the county treasurer during the last week and called in October and (Continued on Page Four) 3 Apartments In La Grande Traded To 2 Boise Men The Hill apartment building, which formerly housed tho J. O. Penney store on Depot street, the Landls Court apartments, 1704 Second, and the lfete Wright apalrtmenty, on Pennsylvania, have been taken over by Newt Mlnton and E. C. Gladloux, of Boise, in trade for business prop erty near Boise, Idaho, it was an nounced today. Arch Murray owned tho Hill apart ment building; D. W. Stone owned the Landls Court building, and Mr. Wright owned the apartment house on Pennsylvania. La Grande High Will Take Part In Track Meet - ; "m t La Grande High school's track and field team or at least a part of It will participate In one more meet tills season. ' Coach Ira Woodle today announced that an Invitation had been received from Forest Grove to take part in the meet to be held there, on Sat urday, May 21. Torrence, Beery, Bramwcll, Walker and possibly De Long will gd to the meet. . The Forest Grove meet Is an invi tational track event, ranking .second to the state meet In importance In intcrscholastic circles In Oregon. Education Board To Complete Work SALEM, May 12 P Tho state board of higher education will Is sue Its final allocation of curricula subjects for tho five Institutions of higher learning tonight, It was an nounced today by Dr. E. E. Lindsay, secretary of the board. It was understood the report will conform almost entirely with the re port of the curriculum, committee announced some time ago, with de tailed subjects under each division. It was also Indicated that the school of Journalism would be Included In subjects at .the University of Oregon. May Start Ocean Journey Tonight NEWARK, N: J.. May 13 UPl If the weather Is satisfactory. Lou T. Relchers, Arlington speed pilot, prob ably will take off on his solo flight to Paris about 10 p. m. (B. 8. T.) tonight. His low winged monoplane, tho Liberty, was primed for action at Newark airport. It was Inspected and approved by Major James H. Doollttle, noted pilot. EDUCATIONAL MERGER VOTE ME ASKED Proposed Initiative' Meas ure Filed With Sec , retary of State; 17,080 SIGNATURES WILL, BE SOUGHT Consolidation of Institu tions of Higher Learn ing is Aim of Marion County Plan. K V"' SALEM, May 13 (P) The proposed initiative measure to consolidate In stitutions of. higher earning was filed with the secretary of state last night, and was sent to the attorney general for a title. Henry Zorn,. rep resenting the Marion r county tax equalization league filed the prelim inary petition. ..' (Continued on Page Elght OFFICIALS NAMED FOR FIELD MEET Giade School Children ,ta Compete Both Morning -and Afternoon. Final arrangements have been com pleted for the seventh annual ele mentary school field day, to bo held May 14 at the La Grande High school athlotic field. ' The meet will begin at D:30 a. m., when the. mass relays start, followed by the tug-of-war, the circle-dodge ball and baseball games. Both boys and girls will participate in practi cally all of the morning and after noon events. The afternoon competition track and field events start at 1:30 o'clock. , , All officials have been selected. W. M. Peare is director of the meet. Robert Qutnn will serve as referee and starter during the morning events, and Lee Reynolds will succeed him in the afternoon. Ira Woodle Is clerk of course. , Other officials follow: Timers J. H. Peare, head timer, J. E, Reynolds and John R. Garrlty, (Continued on Pafffi Sin) Straw Hat Day To - Be Observed Here Saturday, May 14 3 . Jja Grande's annual straw 3 hat day has been set for Sat & urday. May 14, according to 3 announcement today. This action was taken by men's furnishing stores In La Orandc. World Court Entry Compromise Federal Relief Plan Takes Shape Today at Conferences By John F. Chester I f Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON. May 12 (P) The compromise federal relief plan dis cussed today between President Hoo ver, congressional - and federal fi nancial leaders Involves an Increase In tho borrowing power of the recon struction corporation by $1,600,000,000. Under the proposal, the corpora tion would be authorised to make loans exclusively to states up to a total of $300,000,000. This money would be limited In use exclusively for relief purposes. The remaining moneys would be employed to make 'secured loans to assist private and public construc tion on condition that the construc tion concerned is reproductive In nature. The chief executive, dharles Q. Dawes, president of the reconstruc tion corporation. Senators Watson and Robinson the Republican and Democratic leaders Eygene Meyer, chairman of the federal reserve board, and Secretary ? fills discussed this proposal for hours this morning In Governor Moore Announces News At Dr. Kerr Is Not Considered For Chancellorship MEDFORD, Ore., May 12 P) A statement that President W. J. Kerr, of Oregon State college, is not being considered by the board of higher education f or the post of chancellor of Oregon's institutions of higher learning. Was issued by Albert Burch, board member, late Wednesday. This comment was made In con nection with the efforts of the state college alumni association to obtain Dr. Kerr's appointment to the chan cellorship, i Burch said the board had no state ment to make except that Dr. Kerr "is not being considered by the board, and as Dr. Kerr has intimated, he- Is not seeking the chancellor ship."; , - NO STATEMENT MADK CORVALLIS. Ore., May 12 (P) Al though a statement from the office of President W. J. Kerr In connec tion with the activity of Oregon State college alumni in urging his appoint ment as chancellor pf. the higher edu cational system, " had been promised j (Continued on Page Flvo) Vi; NORBECK SEES TWO COURSES FOR FARM AID WASHINGTON, May" 12 (P) Sen ator Peter Norbeck, born and roared on a South Dakota farm, has re duced the agricultural relief! problem to a choice of two courses. "Farmers must reduce their pro duction costs and standard of living and continue to sell In world mar kets at world prices," he said today, "or we must create an American price to maintain our higher level of living standards." Tho first course, Norbeck said, would bo difficult now sinco the farmers' heaviest load taxes and debts was amassed In times of higher prices and cannot he reimoved over night. The Second course might be followed through legisla tion, such as the equalization fee, export debenture or the new domes tic allotment plan which is finding favor in South Dakota, giving farmers a higher American prlco In relation to world levels. Mercury At 82; Last Night Warm Tho mercury, after a day of cooler weather, soared to" 82 above Wednes' day, equalling the season's high established Monday afternoon. The minimum last night was 60 above, the highest minimum on the records since last summer. At 7 o'clock this morning the mercury was at 61 and the sky was mostly 3 clear, Indicating another warm day. President Hoover's office. . It was the compromise tentatively agreed upon by Robinson and the 6thers between various proposals by the president and the program, out lined by Robinson yesterday, call ing for a $.100,000,000 relief fund and a $2,000,000,000 public construction fund. Under tho compromise plan, loans would be mjade only on projects cap able of repaying the funds ex pended. The president believes public works In general have been expended to the limit of their reproductive value. WASHINGTON. May 12 CP) A compromise federal relief program took shape today at conferences re volving about the White House and the reconstruction corporation and participated In by Republican and Democratic leaders. As the discussions concluded. Presi dent Hoover in a statement revealed the aim as being to combine, slnv (Continued on Page Four; Trenton, N. J. TRENTON, N. J.. May 12 (AP) Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey, late today said he had been informed by Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf of the state police that the kidnaped Lindbergh baby was found dead near the famous flier's estate at Hopewell, N. .1. Schwarzkopf informed the governor, the latter said, that the body was found by neighbors near the Lindbergh home. Today's developments answered a question that . had puzzled the nation since Tuesday night, March 1 "Is the Lindbergh baby alive or dead?" A brisk wind whistled through the clear night outside the Sourland mountain estate of the famous flier as Mrs. Lindbergh assisted by Betty Goiv, the nursemaid, put her 20-nvonth-old son to bed at 7 :30 o'clock. ' . Mrs. Lindbergh last saw the baby in his crib with - Miss Gow bending over him. Then she went down s tail's. Half an hour later the nursemaid stopped . on her way to the kitchen to say the child had gone to sleep. ' i At 10:30 Miss Gow ran into her mistress' room and. asked if Colonel Lindbergh had taken the baby. When the mother was unable to answer the nurse maid, followed by Mi's. Lindbergh, ran down to ask the father himself. After a brief search of thei ; ' estate, Colonel Lindbergh called police a call that set into motion the greatest man hunt the nation had ever wit nessed, a hint that' Was "fol lowed closely ;- for weeks by kings and presidents, and mil lions of. citizens around the world. Governor Moore said he had no further' details regarding the matter. . , Shortly before the gover nor's announcement was made Col. Schwarzkopf had sum moned all reporters to the Lindbergh home. A formal announcement (Continued on Page Plyet Jay Millering Passes at Home Near Here Today Jay M. Millering, well known La Grande man, died at 11 o'clock at his home on tho Island City road this morning, following a long Illness. Mr. Millering, a World war veteran, spent considerable time at the Vet erans' hospital at Portland a few months ago, but he grow steadily worse In spite of the best of care and attention. Mr. Millering Is survived by his widow and one daughter, besides a largo number of relatives. Funeral services will be announced later. The body is at the Snodgrass and Zim merman morturay. Mr. Millering was born Jan. 12, 1801 and. wan 41 years and four months old. Favored Revised Protocol Reported To The Senate; Vote 11-9 WASHINGTON, May 12 fn Tho protocol for American adherence to tho world court was favorably re ported to tho senate today ,by tho foreign relations committee and spon sors sought an agreement for Its consideration early next session. Senator Walsh (D Mont.) whose amended resolution of ratification was approved, 11 to 9, said later: "It looks as though there is no probability of getting up the resolu tion In the senate now because of the urgent domestic legislation. We will endeavor to get an agreement for Its consideration early In the next session." WASHINGTON. May 12 (P) A sen ate foreign relations committee to day reported favorably to the senate tUo revised protocol for American adherence to the world court. (Continued on Page Seven) HAWLEY BILL IS GIVEN SUPPORT Iron and Steel Institute Representative Appears Before Committee. 1 WASHINGTON, May 12 P) Enact ment of the Hawley bill to adjust 1 tariff rates to compensate for depre ciation in foreign money was urgc before the house ways and means i committee today by Thomas J. I Dohcrty, representing the Iron and steel Institute. Ho testified .that goods had In creased from 38 to 62 por cont of entries under normal money condi tions. , ' - i "The government is Involved bo causo It Is getting less revenue," he said. "Tho Individual citizen Is invol ved because, duo to depreciated foreign 'currencies, .a great deal of cheap foreign goods are coming In to aggravate the unemployment sit uation." Dohcrty cited that, ian Importer who paid $073 duties on a shipment from England in August, 1031, paid only $051 last Decomber because of the drop in tho English pound when Great Britain went off the gold standard. He said the treasury esti mates Its annual revenue loss, rom this cause at $140,000,000, W. B. Greeley, a former chief of tho United States forest service, testi fied for tho West Coast Lumber men's association. "For tho lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest," Oreelcy said, "the equalization of duties on Imports from countries of depreciated cur rencies Is primarily a measure to re lievo unemployment, Ovor half of our west coast saw mills have been shut down completely for many months. "Tho Industry Is operating at less than one-fifth of Its normal manu facturing capacity. With 80,000 Baw mill and logging camp workers out of -Jobs for the Inst six to 12 months, (Continued on Page Four) GUARD SLAYER FROM MOB IN HAYWARD, CAL. HAVWARD. Col., May 12 fP) Charged with shooting and killing his 17-yoar-old wife In front of the Hayward city hall, Raul Hernandez, 22-year-old ranch hand, had been taken to the Alameda county jail In Oakland today to guard against pos slble mob violence. He was rescued from an excltrd crowd, who shouted threats of lynch ing, after the shooting last night Tho rescue was made by Police Chief Sllva and other officers. Witnesses told police, Hernandez and his wife, Mrs. Nellie Y. Hernan dez, met in front of tho city hall and appeared to be quarreling. As the wife turned to leave, Hernandez was reported to have pulled out fl revolver and shot her three times Doumer Laid To Rest Beside His Four Sons Today Elaborate Funeral Ser vices Held for President of France, Victim of As sassin' Bullet. - PARIS, May 12 (P) President Paul Doumer, victim of an assassin's bul let, was laid to rest this afternoon beside the four sons whom he gave to France in the world war. The body was taken from the Pan theon, where It had been carried after elaborate funeral ceremonlos. Followed only by his widow, their one remaining son and other members of the family, this simple procession moved ' to Vauglrard cemetery where there was a brief burial service. Tens of thousands of Parisians jammed the streets this morning and stood in solemn silence as the fu neral procession filed by on Its way to the cathedral of Notre Dame. It was such a funeral as Paris had not soon since the beloved "Papa" Joffre, hero of the Marno, was burled in January, 1031. A king and four princes of the royal blood trudged behind the rumbling artillery caissons all the way from the Elysee palace to the cathedral, a march of an hour and a half In the warm, damp morning, At tho cathedral the requiem mass was celebrated by Cardinal Verdler, archbishop of Paris who wore a blaek and silver chasuble over his flaming red caRsock. The nuncio of Pope, Plus XI, Mbnslgnor Mugliono, pro- (Contlnued on Page Flvo) Akron's Victim Eager To Help u Moor Dirigible CAMP KRAKNKL, Cal., May J8 (P) Queen of the skies, the U. S. 8. Akron, world's Inrgeat dirigible, cast off ut 11:40 n. hi. (P. B. T.) today from the emergency mast of Its un Hnhcrttilcri reruuliiig stop Herri.' It win, hiHiml for Bumiyvule, south or Hun Friim-lHcn, to complete a flight Hi ui-toil Nundiiy front Lnkehurst, N. f. ELKHART, Ind.. May 12 VP "Boyl nope wo do got to help moor the A.ron! That 8 something to write home about." , Mis. Lottie Edsall read these words Tuesday, in a lotter from her son, Robert, 20, from his naval training quarters on tho Pacific coast. Ho had written her tho letter on Mothers' day. Last night, as she and the boy s father. Jay J. Edsall, returned home at 7. o'clock, they received a telegram from tho naval authorities telling of his .death while attempting to moor tho giant airship at San Diego. Tho parents said his body win no brought to Elkhart, accompanied by his "buddy" in the service, uavia Loose of Chicago, who enlisted In the navy the samo day that young Ed sall did, July 2, 1030, and had beon with him ever since they entered the Great Lakes naval training station to gother. LKAIINH OF RKSCIJF. SAND SPRINGS, Okla., May 12 (P) Ovor a noisy rural telephone at tho homo of a neighbor, Marlon Cowarb heard tho first news of tho rescue of his son, ClmrloB, from a mooring rope (Continued on Page Six) Siam Quits Gold Standard Today BANGKOK, Slam, May 12 (P) Siam went off the gold standard to day because of a -slump In the price of rice. The tlcal went back Immediately to Its old rate of 11 to the pound sterling. The rice industry was ex pected to benefit immediately by the change because the bulk of tho trade Is In countries whoso currency citner Is the pound, or Is influenced by the pound. Farmers Preparing To Escape Floods VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 12 UP) Farmers on the lowlands west of hero continued today to prepare to move their stork to higher levels In anticipation of a general flooding of their property, as tho Columbia river rose steadily toward the flood stage. Now near the IGfi-foot mark, tho Columbia continues its upward rlhc during the pat 24 hours, exceeding high levels attained in tho past three years. A rise of another foot would flood hundreds of acres or I today, xnis inciuara H"--"J nasture land markets. On tho Portland luturw At several places along the lower market May. July and Soptomber river road embankments aro being were each off c bu. whllo the De strengthened against tho expected ! cember lost V,o bu. high nnter through use ol wmow cutting and sandbags. RECOGNIZED AS LARGEST IN DISTRICT Importance as Commer cial Center Presented in New Survey. , GROWTH IN LAST DECADE.FAVORABLE Geographical and Popula-: uon Assets Discussed in Detail Pay Rolls Are Considered. La Grande's position as county seat and commercial center of Union county and Its position In the gen eral economic scheme of Eastern Ore -gon are given, particular - attention In the U. S, commerce department's new report "Commercial Survey of the Paclflo Northwest" made publio today according to Frank Messenger, manager of the Portland district of ftco of the bureau pf foreign and (Continued on Page Fivej ' RELIEF BONDS DEPEND UPON ' SOUND BUDGET, WASHINGTON, May 13 (rtVStna tor Robinson or Arkansas, the Demo emtio leader, after a conference with President " Hoover and thigh federal financial advlsom, told newspaper" men there- hud been discussion of hts pfopwicd . roUei. plan undtliat the ircsWtmt' would issue" o statement shortly, ; : , . WASHINGTON. Mav 12 WV-Ren- rcsentatlve Ralney, Democratic lead-' er, said, today that until the budget is balanced there is "nothing to" proposals for, a federal bond Issue for state relief loans. . - Commenting on the plan of Sen ator Robinson, leader of the senate Democrats, to sell $2,300,000,000 .la bonds to finance advances to states and municipalities for direct relief of unemployment and construction work, tho house majority chieftain said: "We must have a budget that Is really balanced and not Just bal anced on paper. Then we must get through an economy program, "If we do that, then we ean talk about a bond Issue, but not before." Asked If ho thought - there still was an opportunity for passing an economy , bill of any magnitude, Ralney replied In tho affirmative. . "Wo must get through real econ omy program," he insisted. "The whole country Is behind this move 1 ment." , ; Raincy Bald that on the basis 1 of past experience federal loans to states have proved to be gifts. . Mellon Follows d i Dawes9 Example LONDON, May 12 OF) Ambassa dor Andrew W. Mellon established himself definitely last night as of the Dawes trousers persuasion, rather than tho Harvey breeches cult, In the matter of wearing breeches when one goes to court. Tho ambassador appeared in plain Republican pantaloons, eschewing the silk breeches which are the ordinary court mode. In this he followed the precedent set by his unconventional predecessor, Formor Ambassador Charles G. Dawes. Tho Into George Harvey, when he was ambassador at London, wore breeches and was widely lampooned for It in the United States. Wheat Today CHICAGO, Mny 12 W) Wheat prices developed increasing Instability to:lny, nnd during the late transac tions In particular underwent, sharp downturns. It became more and more evident that wheat was without aggressive buying support. Tho last hour wit nessed stop loss offerings on a broad ening scale, with rallies feeble and far botweon. Wheat closed unsettled, under yesterday's finish, corn la down, outs a c off, and provisions showing 7 to 10 conts decline. PORTTiAND, May 1! Ifl Both cush and futures wheat lost In price u u " - .- I In casli wheat was &c bushel.