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la (Irattii? fiiwjtratg bjsmur CITY EDITION rH Associated Press I nnl Win BcrrtM Only Nwnpaptr Printed In U GnadV Covering Union ud Wallow Count s pages today VOLUME 30 LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUSTS? 1932 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O. EASTERN ORBQON'S IiMAMNO inCWilPAPKB NUMBER 286 1 Baker Man Held J. E. FLIPPO BOUND OVER TOU. S. JURY Forty Lead pollars Found in notei noom cy State Policemen. SECRET SERVICE OPERATIVE HERE Complaint Signed By Wil liam Hately Prisoner Reported to Have Been i in Jail Previously. James Elmer Flippo, 28, of Baker, Saturday was bound over to the fed eral grand jury on a charge of pos session of counterfeit coins. Flippo waived preliminary hearing and bonds -were set In . the amount of 91500 by U. S. Commissioner L. Denham. The prisoner had not furnished ball to day and probably will be taken to Portland either tonight or Tuesday by a federal agent. Officers reported finding forty lead dollars In a local hotel room alleged cached there by Flippo. Officers also found one lead dollar In circulation, Indicating, they said, an attempt to pass the coins had been made. William Hately, U. S. secret serv ice operative, was called here after the arrest and following an Investiga tion, signed the complaint against Flippo... Hately, whose home Is in Portland, returned there Saturday night after Flippo had waived pre liminary hearing. Flippo is reported to have spent the early part of his life in Texas. Officers here do not believe that he Is a counterfeiter, holding to the belief that he secured the coins In some way or another and was at tempting to pass., them. No plates were found when the dollars were confiscated. The arrest was made by Sargeant J. A. Robertson and Patrolman Bill (Continued on Page Four T. SCHOFIELD IS SENTENCED AND PAROLED When Tim Schofleld. North Pow der, plead guilty to charge of lar ceny In a dwelling, Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles suspended sentence. Instructed him to report to the court once a month, and told him that the suspension hinged on his living the "life of a law abiding citizen." Schofleld had fceen bound over to await action of grand Jury following a hearing before Judge L. Denham, on complaint of' Melvln E. Youncs, farmer living In the North Powder vicinity. Bond which was placed at 1600 had not been paid. It was said Schofleld had been out of work for some time. Senator Steiwer En Route to Home Admittedly eager for a vacation af ter a strenuous year in Washington, D. C, Senator Frederick Stetwer was in La Grande yesterday, as he neared his home in Pendleton. He planned to lose little time In beginning his annual vacation In the mountains fishing, hiking and resting from po litical worries. With the senator were his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ann Roesch, of Pendle ton, and Mrs. Steiwer and their son, Frederick Steiwer Jr. They stopped overnight Saturday a the Sacajawea Inn. visiting with the Julius Roesch family. A number of La Grande men called on the legislator during stay. his DEATH TOLL HEAVY CANTON. Aug. 1 WV-The death toll was counted at 500 as the ram paging Chu Klang (Canton river) which has been battering down the huts in the poorer districts of this capital of Southern China, continued to rise today. Heavy rains in the various river basins In the Canton area lost week started the rise. A home for the aged was undermined and 80 old per sons perished. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Fair tonight and Tuesday but cloudy at times on the coast: normal tempera- ture: moderate northwest winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 61 above. Minimum: 68 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 82, minimum 48 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. Range 38 degrees. WEATHER At'O. 1. 1031 Maximum 04, minimum 58 above. Condition: Clear. Range 38 degrees. Young Man Shot While Tightening Screw In Pistol Raymond Hut sell, 19, seriously But Not Criti cally Hurt in "Unloaded Gun" Accident Sunday. Raymond Hutsell, 10, was in the Grande Ronde hospital today in a serious, though not critical condi tion, the result of La arande's sec ond "unloaded gun" accident In a week. Mr. Hutsell, whose wife died one (Continued on Page Four) 46 Gather For Annual Haynes Reunion Sunday Forty-six members of the Haynes family gathered at the Presbyterian Flat park up Catherine creek east of Union yesterday to honor me omest member of the group, Samuel L. Haynes, who today celebrated his 92nd birthday anniversary. Mr. Haynes, although 22 years past the alloted three score and 10, Is still In excellent health and spent much of Sunday exploring the park, walking with a firm tread end carry ing his body as erect as he did years ago. He is a veteran of the Civil war. and one of the few renaming O. A. R. members In Eastern Oregon. He is the sole member of the Union Grand Army of the Republic, the oldest Mason and the oldest member of the Methodist church in that city. In spite of his years, which he carries well, he Is a regular attend ant at Sunday school and church, walking the three-quarters of a mile from his home to the church nearly everv Sunday. And for sports, he still Is able to throw an effective horseshoe, defeating younger mem bers of the family with apparent ease, although It Is necessary to shorten the regulation distance between the pegs a bit but not much. The reunion on the Sunday near est Mr. Haynes' birthday was started eight years ago, and has become an an annual event, with more than 60 attending, a few years Covers! members of the Haynes clan were unable, to attend yesterday some of them In California, Washington and Idaho points. The day was spent largely in a so cial way, with a huge potluck dinner about 1 o'clock In the afternoon. There were two birthday cakes on the table the one with 02 candles and another with five candles in honor of Darcla Lee Skiff, a great-grand- (Continued on Page Six) Eagles Triumph Over Old-Timers Sunday 22 to 12 The Old-Timers baseball squad. composed entirely of old-time local baseball Btars, renewed tneir ac quaintance with the baseball, dia mond at the High school field yes terday afternoon and cavorted in old time fashion', although, they were setback by the youngsters of the Eagles baseball nine by a score of 22 to 12. Luke Shelton, former local star, got the best results at bat for the Old-Timers off Hairs offerings, get ting three blngles out of three times up two of them two-baggers. Wick- lander, Eagles center fielder, was out standing at bat for the youngsters, by getting five hits out of six trips to tho plate. Bill Workman started on the mound for the old fellows and was able to hold out for three innings, ho then rested two Innings and re turned to the game to catch tho last three frames. John Oarlty, former star on the La qrande city team, took in three positions during the game, catching for two Innings, then handl ing first base, and pitching for two cantos. Owen Price, who started at second base and later shifted to short stop, did some excellent fielding work for the Old-Timtrs, making seven putouts and four assists with but two errors. All of the chances were difficult ones. O'Connell, De Bole, Howell, Stokke, Chllders, Courtney and Keown played a good brand of ball for the older team. The Eagles, led by WJcKiantler, were too strong at the plate for the Old-Time pitchers. The youngsters garnered themselves 25 hits and turn ed them Into 22 runs, and in addition Dlaved one of the best defensive (Continued on Page Threet Nelson, Williams In Tie For First M. L. Nelson and W. C. Williams tied for first place In match play against par yesterday at the La Grande country club. They were one down to pur. Bill Dolnn was third high with three on to par. In one of the opening matches of the club golf championship tourney. Charles H. Reynolds defeated W. C. Williams. 6 and S. Miss Anne Stange was winner of the first of the four major club tour neys for 1032 today after defeating Mrs. Charles H. Reynolds over the weekend In the finals for the wom en's handicap title. On Coin NO ARRESTS OF DRIVERS MADE TODAY Automobile Owners With out New Licenses Are Given Warning. MANY CARS WILL NOT BE OPERATED Both Salem and Portland Offices Busy Today Vith Thousands of Mail Orders Foi1 Plates. There was a scarcity of automo biles on La Grande streets today bearing a 1931-32 license plate, al though here and there a braver motorist ignored his blue and white tag and rolled down the street. Quite a few such cars, however, had yellow stickers on their windshield show ing temporary licenses and Indicating that application had been made for permanent licenses. No arrests had been reported up to noon today although It was said that numerous warnings had been given drivers that they must obtain new licenses or cease operating their cars. Indications were that a large number of automobiles would be stored In garages until some future time when the owner could afford a new license, ' (Continued on Page Four) COVE GROUP TO CONSIDER PLAN Union County Labor ' Ex change Heads to Hold Meeting With Visitors. :f A "cove delegation win nave" oppor tunity to consider all phases of the Union County' Labor Exchange re lief plan tonight when the La Grande committee will meet with Cove citizens. Hiram Smith, chair man, Harry McKinley, Eriuht De Long, Angus McAllister, Henry Warmholtz and L. H. Bramwell, man ager will attend the mcetng and will take part in explaining the entire program to the smaller community. Letters are being prepared toaay at the La Grande chamber of com merce, explaining tho relief plan In detail and asking co-operation of (Continued on Page Pour) PARAGUAY TO -MOBILIZE AT WAR THREAT ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 1 m The Paraguayan congress in session today received a recommendation by the government for general mobiliza tion of all the country's armed forces, Dispatches from Santos today said Paullst airplanes flew over the federal fleet blockading tho haroor there and dropped flowers on the decks in an effort to Impress the navy with their potentiality. Sao Paulo advices were that Ameri can residents there had Joined to or ganize a supply hospital. They stated their purpose was solely human 1 tarian. Here 1 (he ImprrMlve "ne nt Olympic Htadliim In Ixk Anl Hat athletic endeavor In two-wore countries appeared In proces.lon, loo of uport. The d-1-eatlons of the various natloiiallli are shown mar the opening ceremonies. This picture w Charge More Political Arguments Are Heard Over U.S Roosevelt's Latest Cam paign Speech Draws Comment From G, 0. P. Ely Supports Nominee WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 fo More political arguments and the an nouncement that another supporter of Alfred E. Smith had swung Into the Democratic fold today kept alive the Interest in Franklin D. Roose velt's latest campaign speech. - Numerous Republicans studied that talk for flaws, but few commented on the statement by Joseph B. Ely, Democratic Massachusetts governor, pledging loyalty tto Roosevelt. Ely's decision was not unexpected. Democrats went ahead with their planning, a close friend of the New York governor Prank C. Walker being chosen to take over the drive for money. Walker's appointment as treasurer of the Democratic national commit tee was announced by James A. Par ley. 0. O. P. Also Busy Republicans also pushed their campaign plans, Chairman Everett Sanders of the national committee saying In Rutland, Vermont, that Calvin Coolldge would take part In the effort to re-elect President Hoo ver. Just what the former president (Continued on Page Five) Five-Day Week Plan is Studied At Conference WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 (IP) Ways of increasing the use of the five-day week In industry and of spreading employment among a larger number of workmen were ' sought today at a conference with cabinet members by a group of New England leaders. Preliminary . to a discussion with President Hoover tomorrow, tho New Englanders conferred with Secretary of Commerce Lamont and later with Secretary of. Labor Doak. Today, too, individuals, partner ships and corporations could borrow uuwuy iium icuviui iwmivtx uiuiim on paper eligible for discount, the money to be used in financing cur rent business operations. The power for the federal reserve board to make these loans possible was included in the new relief low. The authority finally granted by congress and approved by the presi dent requires reserve board approval for each advance by at least five of the seven members. "The secretory of the treasury and the comptroller of the currency are ex-offlclo mem bers, while others are appointed to the board. The bank likewise must determine that the money could not be ob (Continued from Page Six) Fatal Explosion In Gotham Hotel NEW YORK. Aug. 1 (P) An ex plosion shook the 43-story Rltz Towers hotel In Park avenue today, killing or seriously injuring at least a dozen men, blowing in the fronts of stores, and scattering a fortune In Jewels In the street. The explosion occurred 'In the paint shop three stories below the street while firemen were fighting a basement fire. The first of the dead to be Iden tified was Lieutenant Hartnett of the 16th truck company. Another fir' man's body was brought out but could not be Immediately identified The Impressive Olympic Parade Before 105,000 ' H SJ J it f X PINCHOT TO TALK BEFORE BONUS ARMY Hundreds in Johnstown, Pa. Not to Be Molested if They Are Orderly. RED CROSS WILL NOT AID MARCHERS Pleasant Camp to be Es tablished For Veterans in Woodlands Near Laurel, Maryland. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (T) Na tional Kt'd Cross officials decided to day to lake no part In uldlngi bonua marchers encamped . near Johns town, l'a. 41y h. W. Hlierldart (Associated Press Staff Writer) . JOHNSTOWN, Pa,, Aug. 1 (ff) A promise that Governor Plnchot will address the World war bonus seesing veterans and. that they will not be molested it they are orderly was given the bonus expeditionary force encamped here today. The field staff of the bonus army and Mayor Eddie McCloskey of Johns town were Informed that the governor will come heTe, but the time of his visit was not announced. Meantime, in tho camp the flag waved through a blue haze of smelly smoke, over the busiest scene since the bonus expeditionary forces con verged on Johnstown. To Establish New Camp With assurance from their leader, Walter W. Waters, that pleasant camp will be established for them In the (Continued on Page Four) LEGION HEADS PAYING VISIT 1 TO PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1 OT Frank Brooks, of Belllngham. Wash., na tional vice commander of the Ameri can Legion,, and Thomas Bird, secre tary to Henry L. Stevens, national commander, visited Portland today to ,oonfriwUi state, legionnaires .on plans for, the national legion conven tion Sept. 12 to 15. Stevens, who was to have headed the executive party, cancelled Ills trip to Portland when he learned hie wire was in a critical condition In hlB home at Warsaw. N. O. He flew from Seattle to her bedside. Brooks and Bird will be guests of honor at a chamber of commerce and civic club luncheon today and at a Joint meeting of American Legion posts of' Oregon and Washington to night. . Bird, who with Commander Stevens has visited 44 states In the past three weeks, estimates 78,000 legionnaires will come to Portland for the nation al convention, the first time It has been held In the Pacific northwest. Portland Girl, 7, Hurt in Accident PORTLAND, Aug. 1 (ft Elaine Bruno, 7, 'Was In a serious condition in a hospital here today from head Injuries suffered last night when she was caught under a roar wheel of her brother's automobile which got out of control In backing down a hill. James Bruno was driving tho car end Elaine and her mother, Mrs. Caesar Bruno, were attempting to push It when the car suddenly backed. Tho child received deep cuts on her face and bod head bruises. Mrs. Bruno was hurled to the ground but was not seriously hurt. unlay, vlien 10.1,000 spFrtjitnm filled the stadium nrul the flower of k the Olympic oath and prepared for their com pet It Ions In all fields filing around the stadium and taking their places In the center for as rushed to The Observer, by airmail. Fear Communist GYPSY KING For the first time In their his tory, GypHy tribesmen named a commoner their king when they crowned Steve Stanley, above, at his home til Detroit. Stanley tie tatted Joseph Marks, son or tho lute King John, the heir appar ent. Voted poured In from all over the world. More than 4000 attended the secret coronation ceremony. King Steve Is a mod ernist who want education for his subjects. LYDA SOUTHARD HELD AT TOPEKA Escaped From Idaho Pri son More Than Year Ago Will Be Returned. TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 1 OT Lyda Southard, four of whoso six husbands have met death under mysterious cir cumstances, today faced return to Idaho where she, escaped from the state penitentiary while serving a 10- year sentence- for the fly-paper pois oning of Ed P. Meyer. Tho "feminine blueboara," Booked as a 30-year-old house wife following (Continued on Page Three) Charting The Olympic Games By tho AsMicliitcd Press Today's program: Track and Field 3:90 p. m. 100-meter, men (semi' finals). 2:30 p. m., hammer throw (finals) 3:00 p. m. 100-moter, men (finals) 3:30 p. m., 400-metor hurdles, men (finals). 3:45 p. m 100-meter, women (first trials). 6:00 p. m 100-meter - women (semi-finals). 6:18 p. m., 3000-meter steeple chase men (trials). Feiuslng D a. m., foil teams, I p. m., foil teams. Wrestling II a. m., free stylo, 0 p. m., freo stylo. Cycling 7:30 p. m., track cycling. 1000-meter scratch (trials). 2000-meter tandem (trials), looo-mcter- scratch (reclassifica tion). 1000-meter by time (trials). 4 ' - rjr J 1 ' L Adolf Hitler's Push For Power Meets Stonewall Nazis Double Their Power in Reichstag But Fall Short of a Clear. Ma jority. Ily Louis Lochner BERLIN, Aug. 1 P) Adolf Hit ler's push for complete power In Ger many was stopped today. The question, following yesterday's elections, was whether the present government under the Junker-soldier General Von Sohleloher, would con tinue or whether Hitler could nego tiate an alliance with Former Chan cellor Helnrioh Bruenlng. Hitler and We Nazi follower doubled their strength In the retch stag over four years ago, but fell for short of aohlevlng the olear majority they sought, receiving little more than one-third of the total vote. How They Line Dp The official apportionment of seats Indicated the new relolutag will have 607 members, distributed among the parties as follows: Nazis, 230; socialists, liia; uentrisis and Bavarian People's party, 07; Communists, 80: Nationalists, 87; Popullets, 7; Christian Socialists, 4; Economlo party, 2; Agricultural Alli ance, 2; Farmers' Federation, 2: State's party, 2; Farmers' party, a. At Munich, however, Hitler Issued a statement to his followers in which he called the. election "our. greatest success" and pledged them to Scarry on the fight with, unabated vigor." "The National Socialist party is now the strongest In the relchstag," he said. "Our movement,' unmatched ' (Continued on Page Four) Bring Pressure To Force Hand Of The British . . . By Frank I, Weller ' " ,' (Associated Press BtatI Writer) OTTAWA. Oat., Aug., 1 WV-Heavy, and open pressure, was- brought upon Grout Britain's delegates to tne im perlal conference today to force the hand of the mother country on what tariff preferences she Is willing to alve. N, O. Havenga, of the South Afrl can delegation, In a blunt statement yesterday, virtually called upon the British delegation to quit talking about favors already shown the dom inions and to got down. to facts. The statement linked South Africa with Australia in the movement to bring the conference down to brass taoka jHavenga (charged ,, theft Stanley (Continued on Pag Four; , Highway Directors Seek Federal Loan WALDPORT, Ore., Aug. 1 (B - nl.antra-B nf t.tlA fVMUlt HlffhWSV OHSO -l-.lnn muiln. llAfA VMtflnllV. Voted to ask tho state highway commission to apply for a loan rrom tne Recon struction Finance corporation to hull five - timber brluaes on the Oregon Coast highway, thereby elos iniy m rans on urn rouu. The directors advocated nominal tnlla nn th hririfrAH in llmildatil the Indebtedness, the tolls to be removed as soon as the loon could oe repsin Wife, Incurably III, Slain By Husband M1NEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 1 P Dudley K. Morris lost a modest for tune when stocks crashed In 1020, and grinned. Ho took a bullet In the chest dur ing the World war, yet carried on. But when the doctors told him that his wife was incurably 111, It was more than he could bear. On the top floor of a Glen Cove hospital yesterday, In the room where she lay 111, he killed her with a pis tol shot and then himself. Publisher of Movie Magazine Stricken i HOLLYWOOD, Cnl Aug. 1 W) James Quirk, publisher of a motion picture magazine died in a hospital today. He had been 111 about two weeks from pneumlnla and a heart attaok. , Quirk, husbsnd of May Allison, motion picture actress, contracted severe cold during a tour or North ern California. He returned home and grew worse steadily until phy sicians ordered him to the hospital. He also suffered the heart attack which physicians said was Induced by pneumonia. NRW BANK TO OIIOANIZE SALEM, Aug. 1 VP) A. A. Schramm superintendent of state banks, today received the application of the new Southeast Portland bank for author ity to organise. The bank will be located In the Mt. Scott district and would capltallMi for 50,000 with a surplus of S30.000 and undivided profits of 6,000. The applicants for authority are S. B. MacNaughton, J. H. Mackle and C. B. Stephenson, of Portland. Riot JOHNSTOWN POLICE WILL STOP "REDS" Mayor Eddie McCloskey jenies Permission to Ad dress Bonus Marchers.1 COMMUNISTS PLAN ' TO DEFY OFFICERS In M e a n t i m e, Portland, Ore. Communists '.'Or--ganize Group to Recruit New Bonus Army. By L. W. Sheridan (Associated Press Staff Writer) JOHNSTOWN, Pa Aug. 1 (VP) A clash between city authorities na oommunlsta appeared Imminent to-g day as Mayor Eddie McCloskey ser ved notice that the communist can not address the bonus expeditionary force In Central Park tonight, ' ; Police authorities said that th communists plan to defy the mayor. McCloskey said that he would lead the police in person to atop toy gathering at the park. On the heel of an announcement that Governor Plnohot will addr the bonus ' seeking ' veterans en-" camped here, Mayor . McCloskey id . he had asked Smedley D. Butter, retired brigadier general of the U. B. Marine corps, to visit the veteran's camp to give advloo and strengthen the morale of the bonus army. v . Marshal PoUee Fore . . The city official prepared to mar- ahal their maximum police strength . to maintain order In the event of an -attempt to hold the meeting In Osn-; tral park. Patrolman oa furlough ' (Continued From Pag Four) MACHINE GUN ; SLAYER DIES1 f , BY OWN HANI NEW TOWC Aug, 1(M Robert' L. Conroy, long sought in conneo-. tlon with a machine gun murder,': ' ho met death by gunfire himself. . I So, too, ho the platinum haired wonjan with whom he occupied a , dingy flat In which was foundi coun terfeiting equipment and a llttl ' black book hinting at .blackmail- reaching into high places, ', A window shade flapping In the wind and revealng a light that' ' burned constantly for two day and two nlohts itRtiiuwf nelirhhora to call police yesterday, . Breaking In, they found the man and woman dead.. , Police decided after a thorough et- . amination that Conroy, hunted for 1 four years for the murder of a police- , . man In Toledo, O., during a holdup,' had fired two bullet Into th body '. ' ' of the woman and then killed him . self. In the room was a press on which counterfeit bills were printed. Bogus' five dollar notes were laid out care fully on blotting paper to dry. Secret: -service agents said the bill , wer -"remarkably good" Imitation. The little black book was said to contain the names of two United . States senators among many other prominent person, No names wer mode public. Unity Horses Die Of Strange Ailment BAKER, Ore., Aug. 1 (Special) . An infectious disease, which Df. UV ' H. Green, deputy state veterinarian la Investigating, has caused the death ot several good draft horse in the Unity section, particularly on the farms of Hardy Murray and Oliver Hordmaa. The deaths have occurred during tha lost two weeks. Symptoms of the disease are fevtr and swelling In parts of the lody. The animals usually die within M hours after contracting the disease. Its7 Is estimated that between eight and, ten horses have been lost. Doctor Green came to Baker Friday at the request of County Agent Phil Fortnor to make the Investigation. Wheat Today OHICAQO. Auk. 1 tm Selling from ' eastern sources put the wheat market ' under pressure much of the time to day, and tended to make price aver-i age lower, ; Harvesting of domestlo sprlngi wheat was reported achieving good ' progress, and the movement to ' Minneapolis was materially augment ed, 233 car being received then to-, day. Export demand was alow, and;' the United States visible supply In- ', creased 1.535.000 bushels for th week. : Wheat closed unsettled, Yt&V,o un. der Saturday' finish, corn ftaifta PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. I (fl There were no change In the pried" of either cash or future wheat on t the Portland market for th Monday session. There were no sale of fU- ; tures during th day. ; , : ,
