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J Oregon: Purely cloudy tonight and
I Wriliirailiiy; ,Jocal tliunclrrturnia In
j mountains of mist uiortlonp; little J
I chunge In temperature. Lwul wrath-
I at Monday: .Mu K3, mill SO, clear.
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Only Newspajier
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and
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VOLUME 31
NUMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1933
EASTERN ORHMON'S I1HADIIC3 NEWEPAPKR
NUMBER 252
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Company
GUARDSMEN
HAVE MADE
FINE RECORD
Win Highest' Company
Score in Annual Track
Meet With 13 Points.
SET RECORD IN
TENT PITCHING
. Company Spending Day
in Portland and En
trains Tonight; Arriv
ing Home Tomorrow.
CAMP CLATSOP, Ore., June 27
(Special) The 186th Infantry over
whelmed the 102nd Infantry In the
annual track meet here Friday after
noon. 04 to 30, with the 249th Ar
tillery and the 82nd Brigade trailing
the two rival regiments.
And Company E, of La Grande, won
two firsts and one second for a total
of 13 points and high company scoro
of the meet I Fifty-two companies are
in the Oregon national guard and the
La Grande unit scored two of the 14
first places Friday, for one of the
best records of any company athleti
cally, since annual meets began to
be held. ,,
The second place victory of Jmeph
O. Williams, .private first class. In the
220-yard dash, would undoubtedly
have been a third straight victory
had the race been. two. yards Jonger,
Ho" was beaten to the tape by a, foot
or two bj Smith, also of the 180th
Infantry, with Williams gaining
stcadllv. '
The pup tent pitching and display
equipment team Sgt. George u. un
veil and Corp. Howard. M. Peterson
represented the 180th regiment ana
toot first In the meet with a margin
of 3-6 of a second.
The other first place was In pyra
midal tent pitching, with the eight
men from La Grande leading all con
testants with the fast time of 2:00
flat. The team consists of Sgt. Wil-
(Contlnued on Page Two)
MILTON MILLER
HERE LAST NIGHT
Milton A. Miller, sometime state
senator, andi former, collector of In
ternational revenue, passed through
La Grande last night from Washing
ton. D. C. en route to Portland. If
ho had any ulterior motive in his
visit with high government officials
In Washington, Mr. Miller refused to
divulge It and described his visit as
a "pleasure trip Just to look around
Mr. Miller had two Interviews with
President Roosevelt while in the na
tlonal capitol, and congratulated him
on moving the center of the nation's
control back to Washington. The
president received the commendation
heartily, Mr. . Miller said.
The former state senator, who was
a cancMdate for United States senator
against McNary In 1024, attended the
Democratic convention at which
Roosevelt was nominated to the
presidential candidacy. He was slated
for nomination as a Democratic can
didate for the vice presidency of the
Unltjed States, Through an interven
tion, Mr. Miller was not nominated.
He has also attended five other na
tional conventions as a delegate.
among them the 1800 convention
(Continued on Page Two)
CHAIN LETTER
POPS UP AGAIN
One of (America's most popular
superstitions Is the chain letter, the
"fortune chain" that practically In
sures that "a happy event Is going
to take place and fill you with Joy."
A "fortune chain" Is making the
rounds of La Grande at present be
fore It starts on Its Journey around
the world again. According to the
letter it was started by an American
general In Flanders In the American
artillery and must go around the
world three times.
Participating in ft fortune chain
Js really a complicated process, since
upon receiving a copy it, is necessary
to make nine copies and send them
to nine persons of the most Intelli
gent among your friends to whom you
vlsh happiness. If the receiver
breaks the chain he Is doomed to
'E' Coming Home
WILL
ROGERS
SANTA MONICA, Col., June 28
Did you read this fellow Hugh John
son's statement ln today's papers?
He Is the dictator of the new "re
covery act." It sounds awful good,
and It mads sense. Instead of letting
a big concern take all the money
they make and build a bigger factory,
why Just give the workers a little
more, the stockholders a little more,
and Just keep the factory you h&ve.
I have heard a lot of this fellow
Johnson. Barney Baruoh thinks he Is
one of our most able men. He must
be on the right track.
. I see whero some of the "big In
dustriallsts" are kicking on him al
ready. Well, the president couldn't
have appointed a wet nurso for any
more needy group of people tnan tne
'big ones." Yours.
50 EXPERIENCED
WOODSMEN CALLED
FROM HERE TODAY
28 to Whitman Forest
Today 22 Will Leave
Tomorrow to Work in
Umatilla Forest. .
Fifty experienced woodsmen will
leave Union county this week to Join
the reforestation workers In the na
tional -forests, J. H. Peare,' chairman
of the Union county relief commit
tee, announced today. Twenty-eight
of the group left this morning at 8
(Continued on Page Two
RECITAL CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
A fine' program of musical selcc.
tlons was enjoyed! by members of the
La Grande Recital club lost night
when they met for their regular
monthly meeting In the studios of
the Eastern Oregon school or music,
The little folks began their pro
gram at eight o'clock with a piano
duet, "Humoresque," Dvorak, by Jean
Wetzel and Janice Moon. Other num
bers were "Doris Waltz," Gurlltt, by
Ian Thornburg; "Rosy Cheeks," Em
erson, by Dorothy, Jean Lester; "Meal
Time at the Zoo," Williams, by Juan
Ito -Brown; "Andante Pastorale,"
Hunter, by Lela Brown; "Skipping
Rope," Williams, and "Merry-Go-
(Contlnued on Page Two)
HIGH MASONIC
OFFICIALS HERE
Two high Masonic officials and
their official staffs arrived In La
Grande today and will -be entertained
by the local Knights Templar this
evening. John K. Kollock, of Port
land, grand commander of Oregon of
the Knights Templar, and w. P. wn
Hams, grand commander of Washing
ton, will be the distinguished visi
tors. . ,
.Dinner will be served at the Ma
sonic hall at 8:30 o'clock after which
the order of the temple will be con
ferred on a candidate.,
Knights Templar , from Pendleton
and Baker have been Invited.
bad luck according to the letter's
prophecy.
But If It is continued It brings
luck. "These predictions arc always
true," according to the letter. "If
you take this as a Joke and Co not
send out the copies correctly, bad
luck will befall you. Mr. Karress, of
Victoria, on the ninth day, won the
big prize of 200.000 lire. Mr. Wilson's
house was destroyed on the sixth day
due to not taking notice seriously of
this chain. Mr. Weiss of Lisbon lost
his only son three days after re
ceiving the chain without forward
ing the fortune copies. Mr. May and
Mr. Schnasitry won WOO. Pola Negri
owes her fortune to having carried
out these Instructions in the most
conscientious way."
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STATE BOARD
DECIDES ON
BUILDINGS
Approves Plans Calling
For Million Dollar
Building Program
E. O. N. TRAINING
SCHOOL INCLUDED
Would Finance Building
Here By Federal Grant,
State Appropriation and
Bond Sale.
PORTLAND, Juno 27 (PI A million-dollar
building program for Ore
gon's Institutions of higher learning,
undertaken through use of federal
grant and loan money, has been ap
proved by the state board of higher
education. The program may ultim
ately call for expenditure of $1,600,-
000.
With twl members absent, the
board at a late afternoon meeting
hero Monday agreed: to request $300,
000 as a direct federal grant, and
$700,000 as a self-liquidating loan
from federal funds.
With this money the following pro
jects would be constructed:
A $300,000 psychopathls ward wing
for the children's hosplta' building
at the University of .Oregon medical
school center in Portland.! '.
A $300,000 psychopathic ward wing
Minn for the same hospltaSfivyuoturo,
(Continued on Pago Two)
MAKE CHANGES IN
STAFF OF E. 0. N.
Three changes in the faculty of
the Eastern Oregon Normal school
for the next school year were settled
yesterday by the , State Board of
Higher Education at their meeting
in Portland. Miss Ruby Day will
succeed Miss Lethal Kiesllng In the
training school; Miss Mildred Pierce
will succeed Miss Hildred Atkinson;
and Miss Marjorle Horton will
place Miss Madeline Larson who was
given a year's leave of absence with
out pay. ... .
Miss Pierce 'Was secretary to Presi
dent Inlow two years ago before go
lng to Columbia University to study.
Last year she spent teaching In New
Jersey.
Miss Horton 'is a graduate of the
university of Oregon.
Cruiser Indianapolis Ready for
The new cruiser U. S. S. Indianapolis had an appointment with her commaiului'-lu-clilof when xhn
Eteame out of the Philadelphia navy yard na picture here after undergoing minor repairs. The
Indlantfbolla Is to moot President Roosevelt at Caiiipobello Island, N. Ii June 28, and carry Kim
' down the coast to tlio moutti ot the Potomac for Ills return to Washington from his mention.
COTTON INDUSTRY
AGREES ON FAIR
COMPETITION PLAN
By Cecil 11. Dickson
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Em
barked on the tremendous experi
ment of lifting wages und reducing
working hours, federal administrators
of the industrial recovery law heard
from the textile Industry today that
its "code of fair competition" would
make jobs for more than 100,000 now
Idle. '
Tho increased employment, if real
ized, would raise to 515,000 the num
ber at work on spindles and looms
In north and south. '
George A. Sloan president of tho
Cotton Textile Institute, said appli
cation 'of. vtUe. .minimum ,, wag - pro
vided $11 a week In the north and
a dollar less in the south would
greatly enhance the purchasing pow
er of all the workers affected.
Sloan predicted that within 60 to
00 days after adoption of the pro
posed code, child labor would be
eliminated from the industry.
Mrs. Thomson Of
Lower Gove Dies.
At Johnson Home
Mrs. Sarah Thomson, pioneer of
the Grande Rondo valley passed, away
at the home of Tom Johnson, of
Lower Cove, Tuesday morning at 4
o'clock. Mrs. Thomson has made Jicr
homo with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson for
20 years and is a iploncer of. this val
ley, having crossed the plains in 1802.
Sho Is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Tom Johnson, and was 00 years of
age. The body rests at Walker'B
Funeral Home and funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
NOW DON'T ANYBODY SAY
sir. --C
Wheat Countries
Keeping Eyes On
Improved Market
LONDON, June 27 (JPi What one
of the "big .four" chief delegates
called an "act of providence" has so
altered the wheat situation that the
conferees decided todny to wait until
Crop prospects are better manifest
before approving or disapproving ft
plan to restrict wheat acreage.
'. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald,
in an hour-long discussion of the
problem with leaders of the "big
tur" delegations, asked for and re
ceived information as to the near
breakdown of the negotiations at the
morning session of, the conferees.
f; Tho "big four" are the United
(Continued on Paso Two)
tlWRCHILL
VISITS HERE
J. A. Churchill, director of elemen
tary teacher training, Oregon state
system of higher education; president
of tho Oregon Normal school, and
director of the Normal schools sum
mer sessions, was a viBltor In La
Grande where he conferred with
President H. E. Inlow, head of tho
local normal.
Mr. ChurclUU and his three daugh
ters have been visiting in their for
mer homo in Baker where they were
widely feted. They left yesterday to
return to Monmouth.
Knowles to Open
Court in Wallowa
Judge J. W. Knowles, circuit Judge,
has called the grand Jury for Wal
lowa county for Wednesday, July 6,
Motion day will bo held on the Bame
day, while tho circuit court term will
open on Mondny, July 10, with Judge
Knowles on the bennh.
A WORD!
I THIMk BUSINESS HAS
T-U-R-M-E-P TUP C-O-R-M-E-R
the President
PRICE RISE WON'T
ALTER WHEAT TAX
WASHINGTON, June 27 ( Ad
ministrators of tho farm act plan to
levy n 30-cent a bushel processing
tax on wheat, despite tho recent
Bharp rise In grain prices.
They have authority to put a pro
cessing tax on wheat used In milling
flour and manufacturing other food
products for human consumption
equal to tho difference between the
"current form price" and the "parity
price" based on pre-war farm prices.
Tho rise in wheat prices has nar
rowed the gup between current and
pre-war average farm prices. If this
Is recognized It would cut the tax
rate substantially.
There Is no provision In the farm
(Continued on Page Two) .
England Retains r
Possession Of
RyderGolf Cup
SOUTHPORT, Eng., Juno 27 (P
Great Britain today regained) posses
sion of tho Ryder cup, emblem of
Anglo - American professional golf
rivalry, defeating the United States
6ia points to 6', In two days' com
petition. Syd Eosterbrook, British pro,
scored the deciding victory by de
feating Densmoro Shute, ono up, 36
holes, as the climax of ono of the
most exciting international golf
battles over waged, with tho out
come In doubt until the last hoto of
tho final match was completed.
Tho British divided tho eight sin
gles matches played today but won
tho foursomes, yesterday, 2',& to 1.
Tho Americans were In the lead
only once during tho two days, when
Captain Walter Hagen vanquished
A. J. Laccy, 2 and 1, with tho Prince
of Wales as an onlooker, but the
team scoro twice was tied by the
Invaders before tho decisive British
blow was Btruck by Eosterbrook.
SWIMMING CLASS
STILL GROWING
Thirty swimmers are enrolled In
tho Red Cross swim week classes bo
lng conducted tills week by MIsscb
Myrtle Hoyt and Marguerite Klopfcu
stein at. Cove. Many are being taken
to and from the natatorlum In a
truck by Frank Tyler, who has been
taking them to their homes follow
ing the swim. However, beginning
this evening, they will all bo deposit
ed at the Bacajnwea Inn, niil parents
of smaller children are requested to
meet the children there, the Instruc
tors announce.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Juno 27 (P) Alternwo
wild advances and setbacks swept
wheat up more than 0 centfl today
abovo yesterday's 7 cents gain and
at times took ubout 2 cents off tho
maximum.
At the extreme top figures today,
wheat showed a liwo of about 21
cents over -last week's low, and more
than 62 cents since tho beginning ot
tho season. Indications of showers
over part of tho wheat belt, In addi
tion to huge prof I taking operations
resulted In temjxrary downturns
from maximum prices, but highest
prices of tho day wcro reached in the
final quarter of an hour.
Just before the closing gong, wheat
showed 7 cents addition to exactly
an equal rise yesterday. May wheat
today touched a plnacle of 91.00.
Wheat closed excited, at somewhat
below now top figures, but to
6c obovo yesterday's finish, corn 3
to 8o up, oats 2 to 3. cents' ad
vanced and provisions at a rlso of 6
to 30c,
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
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ll.VHITL'AL CltlMlNAL OKI'S LIFE
tiikee caks wiibat hixl at 91
TO REVIEW VRTEUANS CASES
AHTI1U11 HAY CIRCUIT JUDGE
OUKUON CITY, June 27 OP) A
sentence of life imprlsoiuueiit tu the
Oregon penitentiary was given Eu
gene 8. Vuleivtlna here Alomluy when
lie was fxmvlcted of kill imp lng Ills
13-yeur-old niece. Tlie sentence was
under the habitual criminal act. The
court was told Valentine hud served
tlmo-lu Colorado and Missouri pris
ons.
. KANSAS CITY, Juno 27 VP) Three
cars 01 fancy milling wheat brought.
1 on the Kansas Olty cash grain,
market today. It was tho first tlmo
wheat had sold Sor $1 Bluco June
10, 1030.
: WASHINGTON, June 7 (A") A
general review of upwurds of 300,000
.ULKeti of veterans ui lowed oonieuKa
tlou claims was announced today by
tliu veterans administration.
PORTLANd. Juno 27 m Gover
nor Meier today announced the ap
pointment of Arthur D. Hay, of Lnke-
vlow, and former Klamath Fallsi at
torney, to succeed tho late Judge
Cork t us as circuit Judge of Lake
county. -,.',
STOCKS AND
WHEAT JUMP
MORE TODAY
NEW YORK, Juno 27 () Heavy
trading at? rising. (prices again swnmp
cd the country's leading financial
markets today. -
Chicago grains iboomcd upward,
May (1034) wheat opening ut $1.01
a bushel, and going as high as 91-00.
On ft strong New York stock mar
ket, many leading shares showed
early gal) :b ranging up to about $fi In
a huge illume of transactions.
Cotton climbed approximately v a
bale in a very active market here fol
lowing Monday's advances of more
Uian 94.
Silver futures wcro around a cent
an ounce higher and sugar futures
made moderate gains.
Speculative enthusiasm In all mar
kets was at a high pitch. Heavy
realizing appeared at Intervals, for
traders had handsome profits, but
fresh buying was aggressive and turn
overs on tho leading exchanges wore
enormous.
HARD WHEAT AT
$1 IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, June 27 (P) Better
than dollar wheat was shown for
hard varieties today whon Montana
10 per cent moved up to 91.0614 per
bushel. This Is 7 cents bushel high
or than the previous high mark
reached yesterday. . Local cash wheat
advanced 3 to 4 cents a bushel
during the day with the best quoted
to 83 centfl bushel. The difference
between local wheat and Montana
(Continued on Page Four)
Indict Capone's
Successor Today
On Same Charges
CIIIOAOO, Juno 27 (in Murray
Humphroyu was Indicted today for
violation of the tncomo tax lnws.
Successor to Al Capono as Chicago's
arch gangster and "publlo enemy No.
I." ho. was accused on tho same
chargo that sent Capono to Atlanta
federal penitentiary.
Tho government alleged tliat
(Continued On Pago Four)
j INQUIRING
Each day as tho Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons
will be stopped nt random on the street corner and asked some
I question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager c. M. wigr
I each Inti-rvleived will be granted two complimentary tickers to the J
j Liberty Theater. The current attraction Is llelie Daniels In "Cock-
tall Hour." I 1 ' 1 1 W
Whether a trlnt by Jury Is Just
hasbecn a question muchly discussed
for years, tu fact probably since the
Magna Carta or even earlier fight
for rights. Today the questions as
well as the Institution remain.
Grace Oullen. New Poloy building,
says, "I brlleve thcro should be a
commltteo : of Judges to decide the
outcome of a trial. They are familiar
wltli the law and would not be sway
FRANCE AND
OTHERS IN
NEW ATTEHPT
G r e' a t ' . Britain Refuses
To Co-operate With i
Gold Countries. ' ;
WANTS TO KEEP !'
HER HANDS FREE
Still Hope Tor Success
In Deliberations On
Economic Issues Now
Facing World.
By Hewitt Mackenzie '
LONDON, JUno 27 (ff) The world
economlo conference this morning
was In the throes of a fresh dramatic
development precipitated by "the un
expected action of gold .bloo coun
tries In trying to force European,"
monetary stabilization Irrespective of
American desires or what happenB to
the American dollar.
Great Britain was understood In
well Informed quarters tonight how
ever, to have ref usedl to commit her
self to the ' European gold bloc
scheme.
In responsible British circles this
move, headed - by France, was de
scribed as an effort to deal Independ
ently on stabilization. :v - ' .
England, It was stated, wants to
keep her hands free so that she can
deal directly with America on stab
ilization when the proper time comes.
. Hrttiilii Sits Tight V '
Britain's position at the moment,,
therefore, Is that she Is sitting tight. :
Meanwhile 'gold' bloo -bankersC were
meeting aaala 1U tin -the -day ..t.
consider what new move they .could
make to force stabilization. , -
McReynolds, chalrmar of the house-'
of representatives foreign- affairs
commltteo, agreed- with foreign,
spokesmen that the American tariff
act of 1030 was unjust andk he ex
plained It was a Republican measure
The conference will not fall be
cause It dare not fail, Secretary of
State Cordell rHull told a luncheon
of the Pilgrims Society in honor of
tho American delegation to the par
ley. . (Continued On Page Four)
STUDENTS ENJOY
EVANS PROGRAM
Richard B. Evans, dramatist, who
Is a whole play unto Blmself, pre
sented a portion of Ills program,
"Dramatlo Echoeo," this morning at
10 o'clock before the student body ot
tho Eastern Oregon i Normal school.
Each of the numbers was given In
appropriate costume, with Mr, Evans
furnishing the background for the
piece while changing his costumes
between numbers behind the Bcenee. .
His full program will be presented
this evening at 8:16 o'clock In the
Normal school auditorium for the
benefit of the publlo.
Tho characters he presented this
morning were Hamlet, Prince of Den
mark, from tho play "Hamlet," bjr
Shakespeare; ,Ivan Ivanovltch Tolko
ohov, from "The Tragedian In Splto
of Himself," by Chekcov; Shylock.
from "The Merchant of Venice," by
Shakespeare, and Richard, duke of
Clouccster, from "Henry VI."
i
Today's Baseball
Natlomiil Icaguo
'. i B. H. E.
Cincinnati 8 10 a
Brooklyn 11 14 t
Batteries: Johnson. Kolp and Lom
bardl; Bcnge and Lopez, Outen.
i ' , , " B. H. B.
St. Louis 0 8 1
Boston - 13 0
Batteries: Walker, Johnson, and
Wilson: Mangum and Spohrer.
REPORTER i
ed by emotional appeals as are a
conglomeration of people gathered In
to a Jury panel."
Marjorle Concltt .Hot Lake holds the
opposite view. Sho soys, "Circum
stances regulating various crimes dif
fer and thcrororo the crime shouldn't
always be decided exactly according
to law. There arc too many things
that enter Into a trial to be con
sidered In that manner. Justice would
become stereotyped."