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VOLUME 31
MKMBEH ASSOCIATED PBJBB8 AND A. & OL
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1933
KASTKRN OBBOON'a IiBADINO, ITEWSPAPBA
NUMBER 246
M SCHOOL
VOTE
EJLEfflOK
t
EBERHARD,
FREES AND
INGLE WIN
Lester Kingsley Misses
Victory By Margin
. of Five Votes.
LARGEST TOTAL OF
VOTES IN 12 YEARS
Name of M. H. Allen Re
tiring Board Member,
Receives ,Notable Sup
port at Polls.
In the contest which brought out
the largest vote cast In La Grande
ot a school election In the last 12
years, Colon K, EUerhard. and Dr.
J. L. Ingle were yesterday elected to
ithe school board for three year terms,
'and Mrs. Norman Frees lor the two
year term.
A bare margin ot five votes separ
ated Dr. Ingle's election Irom that
of Lester kingsley. the closest runner
up In the three year contest where
lour candidates vied tor honors. Dr.
Ingle received a total ot 449 votes
and Kingsley, 444.
Total vote cast In the election was
056. divided at the two precincts as
lollows: Central, school, 694; Green
wood, school, 261.-
The north side gave heavy major
ities to Kingsley and Mrs. Frederick
Gehring over Eberhard and Dr. Ingle
Kingsley led Ingle In this precinct
by 191 to 63.
A feature of the election was the
writing In of the name of M., H. Allen,
retiring member of the board but
not an announced candidate. Mr.
Allen received a total of 238 votes
In the two precincts, for the two year
term against Mrs. Frees. In the
Greenwood precinct Allen received
118 votes to Mrs. Frees, 77.
A few scattered votes which did
not figure In the total wrote ln;the
name, of Allen for the two year .term,
and Eberhard for the.'the three' year
term. The name of August stange
(Continued on Page Two) .
How They Voted
Greenwood Central Total
Eberhard
Gehring
Ingle
Kingsley
Frees
Allen
; 66 ' 460 . 606
138 171 310
63 396 " 449
191 263 ' 444
77 471 I 648
118 120 ,' 238
Replevin Case
Before Judge In
Circuit Court
Judge J. W. Knowles Is hearing the
ense of W. W. Zurcher vs. J. H. Mun
hall for the replevin of an automobile
today In the circuit court. The sec
ond day of the case opened with the
attorneys receiving the testimony of
witnesses, and the case "was expected
to go to the Jury late this afternoon.
Mr. Munhall. repossessed an auto
mobile that Mr. Zurcher received
from him but which was completely
pnld for. ' The latter claims that
Mr. Munhall had no right to take
the car back.
Jurors on the case are Elsie Clark,
John Broomfleld, Fred Balmes,. Ar
thur Cuslck, Lyle Wilson, Ira Oant
rell. William Shaw, Burton Swan,
Dollle Dalilstrom. Mary Simmons,
Katie Wooden andi Burr Smtthers.
WILL VISIT
EXPOSITION
Miss Elnora Hansen left yesterday
for Chicago where she will visit the
Century of Progress exposition. She
will be Joined at Salt. Lake City by
Miss Valette Harer, of La Grande, who
has been teaching this year at Sonora,
Cal. The young women will stop also
at Shelton, Nebr. to visit friends.
They plan to be gone from here for
about six weeks. 1
NORMAL
ARTISTIC'
Artistic use of white space with a
modernistic effect marks the B. O.
".. annual publication of the East
n Oregon Normal school. Just off
the press. A euede cover of white Is
the background for the design of
fown, typical of the Indian art
hlch has Its setting in Eastern Ore
Son. The same design la carried out
w green paper on the dividing pages
throughout the book.
The E. O. N. Is dedicated to "that
Intangible quality known as school
"Pint which is evidenced by the pur
Poses, activities and achievements of
. "'e school to which It belongs."
"ve sections comprise the book: ad
WILL
ROGERS
'mut
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., June 19
There alnt but one way of (these for
eign princes (or so-called title birds)
to prove it to Americans, and that Is
for one of 'em to marry a poor girl.
Then we will knovhe Is" a prince.
Fov In all our story rook reading, the
prince always married the poor girl.
Mr. Roosevelt went out on what he
hoped would be a quiet private cruise.
All that followed him was u battle
ship, three coast guard' cutters, three
shiploads ot newspaper men and two
of camera men.
Talk about a gossipy old woman
wanting to see and hear everything,
American newspapers make an ama
teur out of her for hanging on the
back fence and peeping In the key
hole. If I was him I would make a
paracnute jump some tune ana see
If I couldn't get a . few seconds of
privacy. Yours,
PYTHIANS ENJOY
FINE CONFERENCE
WITH CHANCELLOR
Dunn Addresses Audience
Of 150 Pythians From
Eastern Oregon Last
Night. .
The world needs more acts of
friendliness and kindness which were
practically forgotten in the rush of
prosperity and world progress, James
Dunn Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, supreme
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias,
told a large delegation of Knights
who gathered In La Grande yester
day. "The friendly act" , was the
theme of the address whV.Uhe .de
livered at the K. of P. hall In tn-
Odd Fellows building lost night.
The depression has brought people
closer, together and) back to a spirit
of neighboril'riess '.and .frlendneS;.RJ
which fra't'crnalism Is "based'. ' V, ;.
(Continued on Page Three) -
86 LOCAL MEN
NOW IN FORESTS
. -
Eighty-six men, taken from the
unemployed rolls of the Union coun
ty relief committee, have been sent
Into the national forests from Union
county, J. H. Peare, chairman, an
nounces. Of the total 37 are of the
ages from 18 to 25, and 49 are ex
perienced woodsmen, all having de
pendants. The aggregation from Union coun
ty have -oecn divided among the three
forests, the experlenred woodsmen go
ing to Baldy Mt. camp In the Whit
man forest, and the Frog Heaven
crjnp, near Frazlor, In the Umatilla
forest.. The younger boys are at the
Imnaha camp In the Wallowa reserve.
Mr. Peare expects a call to com
plete the quota allowed, to the coun
ty sometime' this week. The exact
quota has not yet been announced.
YOUNGEST TO
GET DEGREE
The youngest scholar to -receive a
Ph. D. degree from the American
university at Washington. D.- C Is
Vernon L. Wilkinson, 24, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wilkinson, Okanogan,
Wash., and the cousin of Mrs. J. H.
Blunt, of La Grande, and the Wilkin
sons of High VaUey.
He graduated from the high school
In Okanogan at the top of his class
In 1926, and went to Whitman col
lege. Walla Walla, where he was again
valedictorian In 1930. I
He studied languages and Interna
tiona! law at the University of Paris
fori a year, on a Carnegie scholarship,
and returned to the American univer
sity, where he completed four years'
work in two. He plans a career In
the diplomatic corps and his doctor
ate thesis was on "The Department
of State, Its Functions, Its History
and Its Operation."
ANNUAL
CREATION
ministration, which Includes the in
dividual pictures of the faculty;
classes, in which pictures of the en
tire student body are arranged in an
interesting manner employing the
liberal use of white space; activities,
athletics and humor.
Donrr Poarch, of La Grande. Is edi
tor of the E. O. N. for which Miss
Thclma Whaley, art supervisor, was
faculty advisor. Other members of the
staff are Edna Brown, assistant edi
tor; Roy Nelson, business manager;
Dorothy Hl'.l, assistant business man
ager; Elma Dunham, art; Pauline
(Continued on Page Three)
Pittman
EXPERIMENT
WORK FUNDS
WONT BE CUT
Senator McNary Assured
Proposed Cut Will Be
Deferred For Time
SEN. ROBINSON
. GIVES HIS WORD
Agricultural Experiment
Funds Were to Be Cut
25 Per Cent By Budget
Officials.
WASHINGTON, June 20 VP) As
surances that budget officials would
not 'curtail agricultural experiment
work by 25 per cent were given to
day by Senator Robinson, of Arkansas,
the Demccratla leader. ,
Senator McNary, of Oregon, the Re
publican leader, protested to Robin-
. (Continued on Page SlxV
Red Cross Swim
Week Will Open
Thursday Night
Through the activities of the Bed
Cross many Uvea are saved from
drowning every year, and it Is that
fact that makes National Swim week
one of the important functions of the
organization. Red Cross Swim Week
will be held here, beginning Thurs.
day, at the Cove natatorlum under
(La direction of Misses Myrtle Hoyt
and Marguerite Klopfensteln, both
excellent swimmers who will give ln-
--T 7 ? v ".- ' ,-
-J -.(Continued bfl Page Three) ;
BOOKS LOANED TO
LOCAL LIBRARY
Miss Mabel Doty, librarian at the
La Grande public library, announced
today that . the state library has
loaned a number of Interesting books
which are now available to local
people.
Among the books received are the
(Continued on Pago Two)
IMPROVEMENT
CLUB MEETS
The North Side Improvement club,
organized to foster the. bcautlf lcatlon
of homes and gardens on the north
side of town, will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Second
Ward L. D.
ed today.
, S. church, lt Is announo-
m ' ip only 'D . I -OnnnnOA fiSM4'0?f
iftt invests? rvv I ,vOOOuw" PSKSof - .S.-
$M MONEY A. FEW Si- 'F ONLY I'D
' . ' : . , '
Resolution Presented At
SCENE or GANGLAND'S GREATEST AFFRONT TO LAW
n
It
iViHi 1
This tcU'phiilo picture from Chicago shows thu scene nt Union Station Plaza, In Kansas City, Mo.,
vherc a recaptured convict and four tifflcers were killed In the uutu td the right of . the picture;
they u-cro trupped between the crossfire of. two machine guns. The bodies of Detectives Grooms and:
Ilermansoii of the Kansas City force are shown on the pavement. The bodies of the other men are In
, 5 the car at the right. ' '" .. . . r
NATIONAL GUARD
FIRING BIG GUNS
ON COAST TODAY
FORT STEVENS, Ore., June 20 VP)
h.:- tfcunder: sot big - guns -roared
over the coastline here today as bat
teries of the 249th cout artillery of
the Oregon national (Juard strlved
for new records as they hurled great
shells at moving targets nearly seven
miles out to sea.
Three batteries of the 240th artil
lery today began their quota of ser
vice firing on the ten-Inch rifles and
12-inch mortars, a part of the annual
training period on the Clatsop coast.
While the serenity of the lower Col
umbia was being rent by the blasts
t" (Continued on Page Two) .
Eastern Oregon
Librarians Hold
Annual Meeting
UNION, Or., July 20 (Special-)
The fourth annual convention of
the Eastern Oregon Library associa
tion opened at the Woman's club
house Saturday morning with the
(Continued on Pago Six;
HURRAH THE MARKET
f V
Three States To
Vote On Repeal
3 ! Measure Today
. i ;By tlio Associated Prctw
Iowa and the New England states
of New Hampshire and Connecticut
vot&Hoday-on -repeal of the prohibi
tion amendment, 1 '
' Prohibitionists conceded defeat In
Connecticut, a state which never
gave Its approval to the eighteenth
(Continued on Page Two)
SCHOOL ELECTION
IS HELD AT COVE
COVE .(Special) The annual
school meeting was held hero yester
day with 41 votes cast in the election
of directors. Thomas Towle wos re
elected director to serve for three
years. A, A Antles was nominated
but refused i the nomination. Mrs.
Georeanna Chadwick was a candl
duW. Mrs. Fannie E. Con kiln was
ro-elected as clerk for one year. Hers
was the only nomination and her
election was unanimous.
A lively discussion was made over
the number of teachers for the High
school as the board had decided to
(Continued on Paaro Two)
IS UP!
t
ift- s
ALA- 1LS wU
FORMER LEGION
COMMANDER DIES
OF SEVERE BURNS
SIIREVEPORTLa.,' June SO yp)
TJ - American Legion, -.which- Major
O. L. Bodenhamcr served as national
commander, made plans today to bury
him with all its honors.
Louis A. Johnson, ,tho present ina
tlonal commander, .will attend the
funeral personally if possible, ho said
at his homo 'in Clarksburg, W.;Va.
Johnson described Bodenhamer, burn
ed falul'y when his clgaret sot off
gases In an oil field, near Henderson,
Texas, as "one of the most beloved of
the legion's national commanders."
Bodenhamcr, 40 years old, was elected
to the high post in 1920.
The accident occurred when Boden
hamer, en route from Henderson to
Houston on business, stopped at his
oil lands In the East Texas fields to
confer with an assistant, - R. O. Cook,
about reopening five wells.
Bodenhamer was standing about
(Ccntlnued on Page Two
Barbara Hutton
Marries Prince
In Paris Today
PARIS, June 20 P) Barbara
Hutton, blonde American heiress
whose fortune is estimated at $30,
000,000, married Prince Alexis Mdiv
ani, member of the Mdlvanl family
of Czarlst Georgia, today, in a olvil
ceremony at the Malrle of the 10th
Arrondissement.
A religious rite will be celebrated
Thursc'tay at the Russian Orthodox
church, They plan a wedding trip
to Italy,
By a marriage contract, signed be
fore the ceremony, the bride retains
(Continued on Page Two)
GILBERT BLUNT
GETS DEGREE
One- of the graduates of the Wash
ington State college this June Is Oil
bcrt M. Blunt, son of J. H. Blunt, of
the local high school. He secured his
Bachelor of Sclenco and also his
Bachelor of Arte in 1031 and taught
sclenco In tlio high school in Colfax,
Wash. He was granted a fellow
ship la zoology by tho state board or,
regents and has now completed his
requirements for his master's degree
which ho received recently. ,
He plans to continue the study of
medicine. .
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. June 20 (P) Aggressive
profit taking sales turned all grains
downwurd late today, with traders in
fluenced by Indications tho heat
wave northwest had boon broken.
More than cents bushel was
clipped from tho day's tofl figures for
wheat. Numerous crop damage re
ports from American and Canadian
spring wheat territory wore Ignored
late.
Wheat closed unsettled, & c
under yesterday's finish, corn
1c down, ats unchanged to cents
lower, and provisions varying from 20
cents decline to a rise of 30 cents.
World Conference
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
; ,i .
U. P. EARNINGS INCREASE
.
Sl'lT AGAINST TRUCK LAW
Slll.MWAY NEW GRAIN HEAD
.. . , ... ......
JIOl'E FOR WHEAT AGREEMENT
NEW YORK, June ISO VP) The
Union I'aclflu lUillroad Co., today re
ported May net operating Income of
I,ST(I,BH4 compared with 5!l,333 In
May, 11)32.; Union I'oclflc'n tramc
this month' tew continued to run
ahead of a year ago, President Carl
Gray Bald. - The Increased movement
of lumber wot a material factor In
the Improvement In revenues.
SALEM. June 20 VP) Suit asking
that the bus and truck lnv be cje-
clored Invalid was' filed In the Mar
lon county circuit court today by
A. c. Anderson, president of the
Truok Owners ana-Formers' Protec
tive association. A temporary retain
ing order to prevent operation of the
law while the Issue Is pending was
also asked. Charles M, Thomas, pub
Mo utilities comjmlssloner, Is made
defendant In the action. ; .
fil'OKANE, June 20 (fl) A. . K.
Hnumway, or Milton, Ore., was re
elected president of the North Pacific
Grain Growers, Inc., northwest mar
keting co-oiemt!ve at the annual
meeting here last night.
LONDON,, June 20- P) Definite
progress In negotiations by the "big
four" wheat producing countries to
ward reaching an agreement for con
trol of prodiuctlon was reported' au
thoritatively In world economic con
ference quarters today.
I!
AY DEFER
eucnoNiN
RAIL J AGES
-WASHINGTON, June 20 . (VP) JtaU
road management today received a
suggestion from administration
sources that proposed wage reduc
tions be postponed., . .-
Joseph B. Eastman, coordinator of
transportation, conferred in art un
official capacity this morning with
the , management committee of the
earriors whloh is handling a proposal,
for i a permanent reduction of 22
per cent In railroad wages,'
v "The course of events," he said,
''will depend on subsequent develop
ments. We had a most satisfactory
conference and there probably will be
more meetings. . - .
. "The wage situation was discussed
from the management viewpoint.
One of the questions considered was
whether there should be a postpone
ment of tho issue. At this time, no
Information Is possible as to what
will-occur.'
Eastman la understood to be repre
senting Presldont Roosevelt in the
negotiations.
BARGES MAY PLY
UPPER COLUMBIA
PORTLAND, June 20 VP) Opera
tion of transport barges on the upper
Columbia river appeared definitely
nearer (realization today In view of
the action yesterday by Major Gen
eral Lytle Brown, chief of army en
gineers, In recommending a 7-foot
channel 150 foot wide from Celllo
Falls to Wallula.
Portland trade circles were enthu
siastic over the news from Washing
ton, D. C. Shippers said this was
the first Btep toward ultimate Im
provement of the Columbia and
Snake rivers for extension of the
inland watr transportation system
far Into the productive agricultural
country of the Inland Empire.
"Upon completion'" said R. H. Klpp,
of the Columbia Valley association,
"this project will permit river boats
and barges to reach one million toiiB
more of 'Wheat and other products.
Including potatoes, wool, apples and
canned goods, and by the use of
trucks possibly will reach Into the
. . (Continued on Page Three)
j INQUIRING
Bach day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the round! two persons
j will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked torn
I question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight
each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the
I Liberty : Theatre. The current ntt ractlon Is Lee Tracy In "The
I Nubtance".
L
Beforo every encounter of any kind
thero are always a largo group, par
tisans of one sltNe or the other, who
know for a certainty whose going to
win and why. Already there havo
been many argumonts as to tho out
come of the Sharkcy-Cumera fight
on June 29.
Loren Carver, 803 Fifth Street, says,
"Camera will win that tight because
NATIONS NOV
CONSIDERING
SILVER PLAN
Secretary of State Hull
Greatly Encouraged at
; Reception of Scheme
MANY NATIONS
IN , AGREEMENT
'. ' ' "'' I
Talk About Adjournment
By Gold Bloc Quieted
By Attitude, Toward
- Pittman Silver Plan. '
By DeWItt Mackenzie
LONDON, June 30 () BttUbto
Key PJttman's monetary resolution,
the main purpose of which la the row
habltltatlon of silver, was the domin
ant Issue before the world eoonamio
conference today and received such,
support that ,both Secretary of State
Cordell Hull and the senator later
declared they were very much 'en
couraged. ; In connection with the discussion '
of this Important resolution, the .Am
erican representatives made two vital
points definitely clear:. -
That the resolution not only baa
the approval of the American delega
tion but "meets with the. approval at
the president of the. United States."
That the United States government
will not return to the gold stand?
until it Is sure that standard .will
work.''-"' "'" ' '.
It was Mr; Warburg who told -tha
committee - bluntly that America
would not aocept the gold tendard
. (Continued on Page Three)
STABILIZATION :
IS NOT LIKELY
' WASHINGTON1, June 20 VP) 1 No
stabilization of currencies In the
medlate future Is foreseen by tlh
United States government.
The belief oT the administration
was expressed through the treasury
today that the time had not yet ar
rived to .consider qurrency stabiliza
tion and .that the settlement of th
question would depend upon 'devel
opments. . - .
It was said conditions In fchla
country, are proceeding satisfactorily
without stabilization and that, by
waiting until conditions reach a more
"normal" level, the true worth? of
various currencies could be deter
mined. '
The explanation of the govern
ment's attitude toward; the question
followed the treasury's attitude yee-
f.nrrtnV t.hnt tha Amadn-n nn,,-nM-nfr
could not consider entering Into an
agreement at the London economic
conference to stabilize currencies, 'ex
cept In light of solution of many
other problems facing the conference.
Today's Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First Game) R. H. B.
Cincinnati 4 7 3
Philadelphia 7 18 a
- Kolp, Benton and Lombard); Jack
son and Davis. v
B. H. B.
Pittsburgh 1 8 11 0
Boston ...j. a 8. 1
Swift and Grace; Zachary, Starr,
Frunkhouso,' Brandt and Hogan, Mar
grave. R. H. K.
Chicago ........ 5 12 1
Now York :.. 8 7 3
Tinning, Grimes and Hartnett;
Boll. Spencer, Hubbsll and Mancuso,
(2nd Game) R. H. B.
Cincinnati : .. S 10 a
FlhlladoHphla r 7 is 0
Dorrlnger, Frey, Qulnn and Hem
sloy; Collins and Davis.
R. H. E.
St, Louis ........'.....18 17 a
Brooklyn 4 11 8
Hallahan, Johnson and J. Wilson:
Mungo, Ityuti, Helmach and Lopez,
Outcn.
REPORTER
of tho advantage of more weight. He
Is 80 pounds heavier than Sharkey."
Otis Veal, 003 Main street, believes
"that the advantage of weight will
not be as great as the advantage of
more experience. He says, "Sharkey
should win the fight by a knockout
(or a foul), because he has more ex-,
perlence than the Italian."