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. ri Inque$t In Allen Case Mere Will Be Held Tonight La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" VOLUME 32 Fol 0 SUSPECT IN COVE MURDER CASE SILENT No Charge Placed Against Lewis Stevenson, Arrest ed Near Shaniko, As Yet TO DELAY ACTION PENDING INQUEST Few Developments . in Case Today; Only Small Amount of Money Found On Prisoner's Person. A coroner's Inquest Into the slaying of John A. Allen, 83-year-old Cove farmer last Friday evening, will be held at Walker's Funeral Home at 7:30 o'clock tonight, It was announced today by Coroner eorge Walker.' In the meantime, District Attorney Carl Helm announced thnt JLewis Stevenson, farin hand in the Union and Cove district pnrt of this sum mer, rofuscd to talk when questioned about the case. Me was arrested near Shaniko yesterday morning en : route to Ashland by Sheriff Jesse Breshears, who was accompanied by Sergeant J. A. Robertson, of the state police. ' District Attorney Helm saldi today that only about $3 was found on Stevenson after his arrest. No charge has been placed against the prisoner, and none probably will be filed until after the Inquest. Stevenson had not secured the ser vices of an attorney th.!s morning. Several persons will be called to testify at the ..inquest .tonight,. In cluding Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cavendar, with whom officers say Stevenson boarded. Rep. Pierce To Be A Candidate , For Re-election Bop. Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande, has no Intention, of surren dering his seat . In congress at tho end of Ji1b present -two-year -terra if he can help It. Speaking in Klamath Falls yester day, the congressman definitely an nounced he would ibe a candidate for re-election. He said his platform would bo that he desires to return to Washington to help President Roosevelt in the recovery campaign. Later In the day he left for Lake view, and was to return to his La Grande home from there. , BABY ARRIVES AT HUNTINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Wllford Johnson, of Huntington, arc the parents of a baby son born on Sept. 11. They are for mer residents of La Grande. Mr. Johnson la the brother of Mrs. C. E. Stltt and Mrs. Ward Lamb. HURON VISITS PENDLETON UNIT Col. R, R. Huron, commander of tho IBtJth infantry, Oregon national guard, inspected tho Pendleton com pany last night. FOUNDER OF LOCAL L. D. S. CHURCH VISITS James England, 85, former Union and La Grande resident and the first Mormon .bishop in the state of Ore gon, is back In his old haunts this week, visiting friends. He is staying at) the R. Z Baxter home. In 1000 a lone Mormon and his family 'came to the small town of La Grande. Ho was met by one of the leaders of the Elks !odge, who said: "You're a stranger here?" "Yes, sir," was the reply. "I'm one of these unlucky Mormons and I've come to raise sugar beets." ' Tho stranger, who was none other than Mr. England, was welcomed and told that if he desired to. he could uso the Elks hall for Mormon meet ings Mmpowlly. - A year passed by. during which Mormanlsm had mode great growth here. And Mr. England became the first bishop in Oregon. He also lo cated; a site for a house of worship, and he selected the block where the handsome L. D. 8. tabernacle and Recreational hall now stand. EASTERN OltEOON'S LEADING; 1 WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HllJiS, Sept. 12 Did you sco in the paper this afternoon where Cuba Is liable to have another change of government? Well, the other day I told you (or was you listening) that revolutions run In packs, like hounds, or bananas. One revolution Is Just like a cock tall: It just gets you organized to get ready for the next. Now they are Just having more fun down there than they have had In years, If old "mother Superior" America wasn't trying to horn In on all of It. It's their country; It's their sugar. Take the sugar out of Cuba, and we would no more be Interested in their troubles than we would, a revolution among tho Zulus, Yours, TEN VETERANS WILL RETURN TO E. O.N. GRIDIRON Teh husky, experienced Mountain eers will answer tho first football call to be Issued by Coach Bob Qulnn at tho E. O. N. next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ten veterans, and pos. slbly 11 or 12. And, in . addition, Qulnn Is expect ing quite a' number of new .boys to answer the football call nigh acnooi stars of this section of the north west who havo expressed themselves as Intending to enroll at La Grande. Qulnn doesn't like to guess as to how strong a team he will havo this year, tout from the looks of tho ma. torlal on paper at any rate 4t would appoar. that the 1033 eleven will be up and coming, and likely to ue on the winning side of tho schedule when the season, is ended. Carden, end, of Pendleton: Lowry, center, of Portland; Hoyt, guard, and Roe, back, both of La Grande, will not return. Leslie, tackle, of Pendle ton, may not enroll this fall, but this Isn't certain as yet. On tho other hand, the following men are sure to" register this fall, Qulnn reports: Hodgons, tacklo, Adams; Hanks, halfback, Bonanza; Oestorling, back. ( Continued on Page ThreeC LA GRANDE, BAKER GEN.1 PETROLEUM DEALERS AT MEET Nearly one hundred persons gather ed at the Sacajawoa . Inn; small bah room lost night to witness the show ing of a nlne-rool sound picture (Continued on Page Throe) WILLIAMS NAMED ON DIRECTORATE Sherwood Williams, La Grande realtor, Tuesday was elected to the board of directora of the Oregon As sociation of Real Estate Brokers, meeting In Portland and which wont on record as vigorously favoring tax relief for the owners of real property. Henry E, Reed, of Portland, was elected president. ' With a new home. Mormonlsm no longer needed to uso the Elks hall. Bishop England wont to the leaders, thanked them, and asked them; "What's the bin?" "Nothing we're happy to have you people here," was the reply. . At the first service In the new home Mr. England spoke, telling in detail of tho Elks offer of the hall and refusal of rental. He expressed the hope that It would Inaugurate a four-square feeling between the Mor mon people and all of the others In this community, and whenever groups wanted accommodations that the Mormons could provide, such ac commodations would be granted. ' Mr. England, bock In La Grande after a 12 years absence, expressed pleasure, to find the some spirit manifest that existed years ago, and as he reminisced, of the earlier days, one knew that his happiness was complete. ii ii i ii . i V1LVU V 1U NEWSPAPER S TO HELF Gunman Slain Tom Wnite, 28, was killed by XuS Angeles police, and his bride, Burmoh White,' shown with hiin, was arrested during a spectacular gun battle. White, police say, .was . the holdup who recently shot Cora B. Withlngton, teacher, and wounded Croinbic Allen, retired OntarloCal,, publisher. PAST COMMANDERS TO FILL CHAIRS AT LEGION MEET Raymond O. Williams, past com mander of the American Legion, will occupy the commander's chair to night at tho fifth annual past com mander's night at 8 o'clock at the Encajawca Inn. Election of officers will be the principal feature of the evening session. Other post commanders who will occupy the offices are Otis Palmer, vice commander; Harley Richardson, past commander; Hugh Brady, nd Jutant; C. L. Thompson, chaplain; C. V. Tnlbott, historian; Ralph llur- (Contlnucd on Page Two) LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1933 ADDITIONAL DATA GIVEN ONPROJECT City Sends Supplemental Information on Beaver. . Creek! Pipeline. LOCAL BRIEF NOT RETURNED, REPORT No' New Developments in Connection With Tr&in- - ing School and .the Meadow Brook Projects Announcement In Portland yester day by C. C. Hockley, engineer of the llrnioil nubllo works hoard appointed by the national administration, that practically an or ine un npimcu tlons for federal aid for Oregon pre lects had been returned for correc tlons, Indicated again the carerulness with wltloh tluj La Grande Beaver creek pipeline ami power plant pro ject brief was drawn up. , Tho La Grande brief, .submitted several dava ago. has not returned, Manager Angus McAllister sold this morning. However, it has Been; neces. sary to send in supplemental lnfor. matlon twice. A few days ago a set of blueprints were forwarded to Mr. Hociuey snow ing the Beaver creek pipeline's eleva- . (Continued on Page Two) Assault Charge -:Is Filed Against Farmer of Elgin A chargo of assault with Intent to kill has been filed against Fonzlo Wilson, farmer of near Elgin, by Murray Durham, also a farmer of near Elgin, according to District Attorney Carl Helm. Tho charge was filed In Justice court hut no time was set for a hearing. Wilson, who voluntarily came to La Grande yesterday andl said he shot twice at Durham with a 30-30 rlflo, according to Mr. Helm, has not been placed under arrest as yet. No ex planation of tho caso was made by officers. Mr. Helm said that Durham re ported one bullet went through two side windows in the back of his car. and that a second bullet struck tho back of his car and the back of the front scat. ' Tho shooting is alleged to have oc curred lato -yesterday afternoon near Elgin. - . WAITING FOR DER TAG VICTIM OF COVE MURDER l :t "Lr- . ' 1 J. A. Allen, 83-year-old Cove farmer who was murdered Friday evening In his secluded home, Is pictured ubovo with one of his horses. His old-fashioned home, set back from the road anil partly hidden by trees, is shown, below. Tho pldtiires aro reprinted through the courtesy of the Oregon, Joiinial. r '" OFFICIALS STILL AWAIT AUDIT OF STATE COLLEGE SALEM, Sept. 13 T) Informa tion from Eugene thnt Chancellor W. J., Kerr of Oregon's hlghor edu cational institutions would not re lenso the special audit today Invol ving tho State college at Corvallla. and tho relonHe hero last night cf Kerr's answers to some of tho charges known to bo In tho spcclnl audit, gave rise to further speculation of the charges made against the col lege administration In the special audit .of tho secretary of stote Feb unry 10. ' Charges against E. P. Jackson ln- (Contlnucd PYom Pago Two) 1933 Krrt' afi.A'G'flVA I I WTi I II x H ! MfrMfyfy MEMBER ASSOCIATED PHESS TO CONSIDER RELIEF FOR THE Supt. Howard Preparing Iniormation to auomit to the Legislature. . Ily t'laylon V. llrrnlmrd lAssoclated Press Staff Wrltor) SAI.KM. Kent. i:i (T) Consldera- tion of publln scihool roller, one of llio two nrM)sni ror which the spe cial committee or 3S re(ucsteil the. coventor to call a speehil session or the legislature, appears to have been rorcotlon III nrollinlllliry discussions, Iml a (imileto picture or the sit uation showing neoil or at least $1,0011,001) to Handle some of the (Continued on Page Four) . EGAN WINS FROM GOLF CHAMPION KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB. Cln clnnotL Sent, in tfll Johnny aotxlman of Ornaho, the national open tltloholder and outatandln favorite, was eliminated today hy H Chandler Kan of Dol Monte, Oal nmatour champion noaiiy DO year ttfto, in tho first round of the United States nmatour golf tournament. Euan won by 2 up in an 18-holc match. Hohr Somervllle, American nmateur champion, defeated Chick Evnmv of Chicago, in 21 holea. Wheat Today The prlee of lolitl cnsll whont stfHMl toiluy nt shout Til. cents hulk, according lo iiiii!nt Ions at the Dancer flouring Mills. CllirAOO, Hept. Wln lllloy alley lit grain values l4Hik wheat Mildly aloft 4V4 cents a liuliel to day. Iteporls were current that the WiLHliliiKtou adiiilnlHtnitlon wn de termined to hoist iMimiiUHllly prices 33 per cent, Kiwlern Intercuts were aggrrxHlve linyem. It was asserted tlio gorriiinent wheal acreage reduction eiinipulgii mis imikllig rapid pniRnws, and that 41 1 per cilit or Kniuuw mm go had signed ni. Word wiw alsi at hand limit a jiiKWMIii.OOO emergency rurm roller program was under con slilenitlini at Washington, Wheat closed strong at the day's Uipinmt level, 4"i lJfcc above ves. terdav's finish, corn 2',A 9 e up, (hits !!(,! He adviinml, and pro visions showing a line of a to 15c THE FAME! JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME THREE CONVICTS KILLED .... : GREAT NRA PARADE IN N. Y. l.AMHON TESTIMONY KNUS AVIATOR UUI1NKU TO IIKATII mitKSVil.I.E, La., Sept. 13 vrt Three escaiied convlctii were killed lit a battle with possenicn at UroullMte, Ited river settlement near here this afternoon, shortly after officers I lad captured three others of the group of 11 which fled from Angola penal farm In a bloody riot Sunday. NEW YORK, Sept. 13 OT The city witnessed today, In the Interest of national Industrial recovery, what has been called tho world's greatest peacetime demonstration. Major Gen eral Dennis E. Nolan, the grand mar shal, and an escort of mounted po licemen swung out of Washington square at 12:43 p. m., to start a par. ado that was to take more than 350,. 000 persons before the reviewing eyes of the NRA administrator and the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. . t. : SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. 13 m Tes timony taking In the wife murder trial of David A. Laiiuoit ended sud denly today and the caso ndvanoMl to the argument stuge after Superior Judge It, It. Sycr declined to order the Jury to visit the scene of the tragedy. : ; . , SACRAMENTO. 8opt. 13 Iff) The airplane In which Dana D. Thomp son left hero at 6:30 o'clock last night for San Francisco was found today 'liangliia on a high power elec tric line with Thompson's charred ibody In it at Bellealr, Solano county. AMBRY, WIS., Sep. 13 VP) A masked robber quartet today hold up C: M. Olson, assistant cashier- of the Union Mute bank anil fled with M0, 000 worth of cash and negotiable se curities. PKICIiDAI.E, Pa., Sept. 13 m Representatives of more than 30,000 sort caul miners voted llnniUmoilsly toiluy to lay down their tools until a bituminous couu code is signed. REPEAL WINS IN 3 MORE STATES; TOTAL UP TO 29 By Tho AssocllitMl Press Twenty-nine slates today marched the repeal path. Only seven more need follow to end nullomil prohi bition. Maryland, Minnesota and Colorado were tho Intent nicrllltH. All voted yesterday to abolish the eighteenth amendment mill lcM, the score In 1083'H Imllntlnn: ' for repeal ill; agulnst 0. If tho sovon states now needed to supply tho throo-nuortora of the un ion rcqulrod for repeal nro among tho 10 voting bororo Novombor 8, the re peal amendment will bo ratified for mally on December 0 dato of tho 30th convention. The wota carried Maryland over whelmingly. Fast mounting figures put tho repeal majority at noarly flvo to one. Tho margins wore smaller but sub stantial In Colorado" and Minnesota, homo of Andrew J. Volstead who sponsored tho prohibition enforce ment law. Lato counts listed both In tho two-to-ono close. Prohibitionists promised undimln lshcd olforUi to block tho trend which (Continued on Pago Three) PLAN ACTION IF FORD WONT SIGN NEW YORK, Sept. 13 IIP) General Hugh 8. Johnson, NRA administrator, snld tot'ny that If Henry Ford "docs not como In wo will act." "Ford Is under tho code," Johnson suid In reply to an Inquiry as to whether tho automribllo manulaC' turcr was a "recalcitrant." "I don't know what tho exact (ConlUiued From Page Four j INQUIRING Each day si the Inquiring Reporter nukes the rounds two person 1 II .- a,-nnu f. , MnHnm nn 111. n.,1 M,mM tlrt BHmI SMM n4iesllon Or ine nay. xnrougn ine cournaty Ul niniuiRcr tn, tthiii ..,1 ench Interviewed will bo granted two complimentary ticket to the . Liberty 'I'liciilrc. The current attraction Is Warner Baxter and Mir- ' lam .Ionian 111 "Diuigeroiisly Yours." Tho bag limit on ducks has been lowered from 15 a day to 12. J. M. Farlss, 1402 Sixth St., says, "That's as It should be. I never get any more than that anyway." Harold Boone, Fourth and Adams, Printed in La Grande Covering Union and WaUowaCountiea ' NUMBER 7 a. FARM PRICE GAIN SOUGHT BYPRESIDEtTF Roosevelt Concentrating' Attention on Kise; Banks to i Receive bupport. Xfi :'. F; R. GRATIFIED , AT NRA PROGRESS, Not Completely Satisfied However; .Renewed HjIt. . forts Toward Recoyerj A ra n ha Mario ' ' .... . . i $2 WAUMlvriTfkV. 'Kent. 1.4 IJP1 Ek prcssly grutiried with progress In tsi recovery endeavor but not satlsfleilr President Roosevelt has concentrated his Immediate attention on rise In . agricultural prices to keep pace with. the Industrial upswing. Simultaneously, as outlined today; In the highest quarter, plans an. afoot for the fullest federal support to banks of a nature .that makes Mr? Roosevelt count on Increased co-op oration from bankers toward spurring. business. ' - To all appearances, he Is going tof push the upward trend steadily anef gradually, avoiding violent fluctua tion either upward or downward. : - Renewed assurance has been gives 1. i-. . ." (Continued on Pag Four) , Clothes Pins On : Tongue of Boy, 4;: I "-s Mother Arrested- i.' V ' 1 1 .:. ' "fl SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 13 VP) Clothes pins were used to clamp the ' tongue of Erwln Anderson, four yeara old, police sold, us a "disciplinary measure" and tho boy's foster-mother,. Mrs. Eva Anderson, 30, was under rest today - oharged with inhuman treatment.- ';' Juvenile Officer -Prank Cessna acting on neighbors' complaints, weni to the Anderson home Monday ana found the boy, sobbing in pain, oij tho top of tho Anderson garage. -' 1 1 aessnor said two clamp-type clothe pins had been attaahod to the child' tongue, which was pulled Irom hi mouth.' Tho officer sold his tongus) was badly swollen and his face end body wero bruised. -i Mrs. Anderson, Qessner said,' tdll him tlio troatmont was a "dlsclphu ory measuro" sho had taken to break him of babyhood habits. The officer said Bho told him she believed (hat "shaming" tho child before his play mates would corroct the habit. ; ai The boy, with clothes pins on his tong6o ond his head covered, with fc pair of pants, neighbors told Oeesnan was placed on the sidewalk In front of his home so his playmates could see him. Qossner found the ohlld, . crying from pain. " . - i. i.. Mrs. May Worta of the state weU faro deportment, ordered the boy and his 6-yoar-old brother, who were adopted conditionally by the AndeH sons last November from the Callfoiy nla children's home society at Oak land, taken from the couple's ous- tody. ...... ,i.i CARS COLLIDE TUESDAY IN PYLE'SCANYO$ Oars driven by T. a. Gibson, of Pendleton, and Douglas T. Bollenger, of Seattle, collided on a curve In Pyle's canyon near Union at 12;10 p. m. Tuesday, It was roportcdi to to police last night. ; : No one was hurt. Mr. Gibson's car escaped much damage, -out Mr. Bol lengcr's machine was damaged conn sldcrably. ;'u.' FLUE FIRE ON WEST ADAMS Tho flro department was called W 003 Adams avenue at 0:30 o'clock to extinguished a lluo fire last night. No damage was reported. ... REPORTER says, "The bog limit should be the some as before since hunters going a long way should be allowed a -Mrgj number of birds. It Is not the sports men who are responsible for kllUnf ducks off but the elimination of th breeding grounds." , . 1
