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Wo Operate Through Sear La Grande Is The ' Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America". Only Newspajper Printed in La Grande , Covering Union and : Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 24 WM OPENING GAME 4 :10 All Union Court ty Schools N0 SHORTER , TERMS SEEN FOR 1933-34 Next School Year May Be a Different Story, E. A, Say re Reports. 7 HAVE WAKKAJNis OVER A YEAR OLD One of Large Schools, Union, is Debt Free and Operating on a Cash k Basis Now. Statement ly,C. A. Howard, super intendent of puhllo Instruction, or Oregon, that lack of scliool funds nuiy deprive 28,000 children of from two to five montlis schooling during the cnrrcnt year, prompted the Ob server to Interview E. A. Sayre, county scliool superintendent,, as to nilon county's situation. In brief, all schools In tills county now oper ating will conclude their 11)33-34 terms, but unless some developments occur, some of them may he In IllUJur uiiiiciiiura jw "Unless taxes are paid, there are a number of districts that will have to close another year," Mr. Sayre said, after stating that all schools would be able to continue during the current school year. There are 54 school districts in this county and1 eight no longer are oper ating schools. Five of the eight send their children to nearby districts. The other , three have lapsed and no .longer have schools because of lack j of children rathe? than lack of funds I In the district. ' , ..Seven In Danger Thirty-eight of the districts have outstanding warrants, and seven of these have outstanding warrants more than a- year old. it is this lat ter class that is most seriously af fected by non-payment of taxes. One large school district, that at Union, Is debt free and Is operating . on a cash basis. One of the seven districts with war rants more than a year old Is a fairly large high school district. The others mostly are small grade schools. Bonded indebtedness of school dis tricts 1 stands at $163,460, and war rant indebtedness of school districts total (123,460. In spite of the seriousness of the local situation, Union county is In much, better financial condition In this respect than many of the other None of the schools have shortened their terms in Union county less than eight and a quarter months, the time necessary to remain on the ' approved list. . Wallowa County Fair Will Open Thursday, Oct. 5 ENTERPRISE (Special) Wallowa county ialr opens Thursday with a promise of a line crowd and splendid amusement program if the weather only , holds favorable. There are a number of fast horses on the track working out for the races and 21 bucking horses ready to do their best to pile the riders who attempt to ride them. Chief Toten Bole, Indian, Jess Btrihl, colcv-". and Cody Dotson, white, all participants and winners In many bucking contests will be among ithose who ride. A special feature will be an old car relay and already exhibits have began to come in for the 4-H products show. INDIAN SUMMER NOT WHAT MANY BELIEVE Protesting that the expression, "In dian summer," is generally misused -throughout the nation, and seeking to restore it to its rightful place, a reader of the Observer sends the fol lowing Interesting communication: "Exactly what la Indian summer? The Observer announced Saturday that 'Indian summer has made Its official debut in La Grande.' By what sign? date, temperature, or a ram fin tic desire to use the name? "It has reached the point where we no longer nave such a thing: as Autumn. The September issue of a magazine appearing early in August contains a poem "Indian Summer." Newspapers and periodicals begin re ferring to it any time after Labor day. Accuracy suffers at the hands of modern city dwellers who enjoy romanticizing over the days of the j pioneer and the Red man. "True Indian summer Is lovely be WILL ROGERS "it . BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.. Oct. 2 You know the thing you got to ad mire about Roosevelt. When he Is In some argument with somebody he goes right before 'em poraonally and lays his reasons right before 'em. Politicians said it would be sula:!e to cut any pensions. Politicians Bald he shouldn't go to the American legion convention. He did both. Sending an emissary, or a message, has ruined many a big man. Every body likes to hear it straight, from the boss, even if you are oing to get fired, and the legion loved him for It. Yours, THE TIGER NEWS MAKES DEBUT ON PAGE 2 TODAY The Tiger News, a full page in the Observer devoted solely to La Grande High scliool news and accounts of school activities, makes Its appear ance today on .page two. This will lie a weekly feature from now on, appearing each Tuesday afternoon. . The page is in full charge of the High school, with a staff of students to handle the news and advertising with Eldrldge Huffman as faculty advisor. (. The school board at a recent meet ing approved the plan for the Tiger News. . ' It launches a new activity for the students participating, affording them additional educational advant ages in a Journalistic way, and at the same .time will afford, complete (Continued on Page' Four)' ! LOCAL SCHOOLS TAKE CHILDREN OF 6 TO OCT. 9 Because of the discontinuance of admitting beginning pupils at mid year, the board of education here has taken action to permit the admission of those children whose sixth birth day anniversary comes on or before Nov. 30, 1933. Children within this age limit may be admitted up to and Including Monday, Oct. 0, Supt. Herbert Evans announced today. , Children whose birthdays are In December or January will still be six years of age when they begin school next September. The average ago of entrance in school over the United States is six and a half years, national reports re veal. Beating Policemeti Costly, Two Local Men Discover Ralph and Alvin Buchanan have learned, to their dismay, that It isn't good policy to beat up po licemen. The two men "doubled up" on E. O. Morris, special policeman at Eagles hall during a dance the other night, officers report. Then Policemen Bob Coy and Ray Full mer took Ralph in hand and Po liceman Art Weagle supervised Alvin's advance on the city Jail. Judge L. B. Moe fined Ralph 20 and sentenced him to five days in Jail, and fined Alvin $10. cause of its briefness end rarity, and because it comes, not, as many peo ple suppose, in September or October, but In late November or even De cember in soma regions. No calendar date marks It, Long after the last bright leaf has fallen end late wild flowers are dried on the stalks, the nuts are gathered and summer secrns far past, there may come a few worm hazy days with haunting memories of a season gone. After the ground has been frozen comes Indian sum mer; often after there has been snow fall. It lasts only a few days. "Autumn and Indian summer are altogether distinct. The latter Is only a ghostly shadow of the former, the briefest space of faint warm sun, mo tionless air. and a smoky blue haze which Is Its chief characteristic, a welcome Interlude In the opening of winter. STEVENS, 20, BEGINS LIFE TERM TODAY Cove Killer Taken to Peni tentiary by Klingham mer and Ledbetter. BURTON WHITTED ALSO IN PRISON Union County Officers Expected Back From Salem This Evening, Sheriff Reports. The murder of J. A. Allen, 83-ycar-old Cove recluse, which occurred Kept. 8 and which threatened for a couple of days to develop into an un usually puzzling case, was past his tory today, and the slayer was In the state penitentiary, beginning his life term. , Deputy Sheriff Hugo Kllnghammer and County Commissioner W. R. Led better left for Salem Sunday morn ing with Jjoula Stevens, 20 admitted slayer of Allen, it waa revealed by Sheriff Jesse Breslioars today. The Union, county officers are expected home tonight. Along with Stevens, the two also took Burton L. Whitted, sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of larceny In a 'dwelling.- Allen was killed the evening of Sept. 8 but his foody waa not found until Sunday noon, Sept. 10. when his son. Royal, went to see him at Ills farm west of Cove. Stevens was arrested at Shanlko Tuesday, Sept. 12 by Sheriff Breshears while attempt thg'to inoke a getaway through hitch- (Con tinned on Page Four) Lewiston Team To PlayE. 0. N. Eleven Friday With one victory in their scalp bag. Coach Bob Qulnn's Mountaineers continued stiff workouts this week In preparation for first major com petition of the season here next Fri day when Lewiston Normal school comes to La Grande. Last year the E. O. N. eleven de feated Lewiston 12 to 0 ffacL the Idaho lads are anxious to avenge the loss. Reports from Lewiston Indicate a tough team, strong enough to give the Mountaineers a real afternoon of fotball. The game also will be played at the E. O. N. gridiron, which was put into use last Saturday when the blue and gold trounced Whit worth college of Spokane 36 to 0. m 'lag Sill fill IBl Series Front " ' . ' , ' , Surrounded by tall buildings and railroad tracks, the (JianiH and the Senators open the world series at the Polo Grounds, The photo shows the battlcgroundiet down in one corner of New York an wien from the air U ' PLAINTIFF WINS COURT DECISION IN RAILROAD CASE - ToiHlrtjurt'tih, railroad " employe, won h 1.4 cam nyalnst file O.-W. It. & X. company and others In circuit court here. Judve J. . Knowles to day announced hl decision. The case, one of major importance, was tried some months ago and after briefs were filed, " the circuit judge took it under advisement. Judge Knowles held' that the or der of consolidation of the railroad company of the' first and second divisions was Invalid Insofar as Mr. Burton was concerned, and the court ordered the railroad company to re instate him as telegraph operator at Knmela. The case attracted a great dcai of attention in railroad circles. TWO OPERATIONS ARE PERFORMED Sunday morning at the Grande Ronde hospital, Mrs. W. O. Flint un derwent a major operation. Ted Thomas, also of La Grande, also had a major operation. "OPEN SESAME!" From Air as " -. . We'll Bet These tittle Boys Did Not Get Spanked b 'ORANGE, N. J., Oct, 3 (ff) Three hungry littlo (boys found a .package of some dork; brown stuff -VduedLfo .sUcko .They decided it must be peanut butter. They got some buns, spread them with the "peanut butter" and at with a relish; A policeman found out thoy were eating dynamite, soaked toy rain. The dynamite peanut butter went into a bucket of water at headquarters and the tliree boys went home, apparently nono the worse for the repast. 19 LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS CLOSED LOS .ANGELES, Oct. 3 VP) Nine teen public schools in Los Angeles remained closed today as the after math of yesterday morning's sharp tout brief earth tremblor which re sulted In two deaths, injury to about a dozen persons and a light property damage. f Continued on Page Four) War Begins (.) Alrinup Corp, LEGION EYES FOUR-POINT AID PROGRAM Differs Sharply in One Respect From Roose velt's Outlined. Policy.- CHICAGO, Oct. 3 m A four point rehabilitation program for World wur veterum, differing sharply In one respect from President Roose velt's outlined iolicy, apparently was a step nearer adoption today by the annual convention of the American Legion. Despite the president's statement to the legion yesterday that veterans suffering from ailments Incurred since the war may receivo federal hospitalization only If their local and state communities are unable to take care of them, the legion's rehabilita tion committee approved a plan for hospital treatment, for all ex-soldlers of the World war, regardless of when they were incapacitated. Tho committee's roport, made last night said that "hospitalization un der federal government auspices ba afforded all veterans not dishonor ably discharged who roqulro hospital treatment and who are not able to reasonably pay for their own treat ment." The other points in the program, which has been approved, toy forty three of the state departments, ore: (Continued From Page Four) GOODWILL TRIP TO BE THURSDAY Plans for tho chamler of commerco goodwill trip to Pondosa Thursday were completed at a meeting of the directorate today at noon. Cars will leave the chamber office at 10:30 and roach Pondosa about moon. After lunch the sawmill at Pondosa will be Inspected. Anyone without transportation is urged to call tho chamber. Anyone interested In the trip is invited to go. Wheat Today The price of liwul rash wheat stood today at about ffO cents bulk, according to iio(ittloiut at the Pioneer Flouring Mill, Port land cash nheait l(l'4 cents. CHICAGO. Oct. 3 (IV-With specu lators In a waiting mood, grain mar kets idled through a short session of the board of trodo today, and failed to hold temporary advances. A late bearish factor was an au thoritative unofficial estimate that approximately 4,000.000 acres less winter wheat would too sown In the United States this fall, a decream of 10 per cent from last year. The ad ministration's objective is 25 per cent decrease. Wheat closed easy at tho some as yesterday's finish to o lower, corn lo down, oat V4 st o off, and provisions unoliangcd to a rise of 35o. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME TO OPEN FENDI.BTON BANK MOM.1MONS HELD DOWN TAMPICO FEAKS NEW III.OW 1. v ' DOI.I.FUHS 1H WOUNDED PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8 W) The, Flrnt National bank of Portland an nounced today It will open u bniiirl office at Pendleton Tluirsday In the former quartern of the Klrtit Inland Nallonul bunk of that city. ' E. II. MucNaughton, president or the Port land bunk, said uuuroxlinutely $2,100, 000 In funds af citizens or Pendleton will bo Immediately released. WASAOA, BEACH, Ont., Oct. 3 (Pi The hopes of Jim ami Amy Molll son to take off today on a distance Right' attempt suffered a , setback when the undercarriage of tnelr plana was twisted during the third effort to get It off the ground. They plan ned to fly to Baghdad. TAMPICO, Mexico, Oct. S OP) Iteporis thut another hurricane ' was moving In this direction throiiKli the Caribbean were received today as steadily rising flood wuters of the Pauuco and Tames! rivers threatened the center or lie city. More tlian 35 bodies were recovered rrom the streams yesterday. VIENNA, Oct. 3 VP) Chancellor Engeloert Dollfus was slightly wound ed toy a would-be assassin today, but an hour after receiving treatment at a hospital he was able to go to his home and continue his official du ties from there. One shot struck him in the loft arm and the other grazed his left breast. A young soldier whose political connections authorities were not immediately able to loom was arrested. c BATTLE LEAVES HAVANA EXCITED; TRUCE IS DENIED ' Ily John P. McKnlfiht HAVANA. Oct. 3 P) .Warfare In which at least 44 were killed nnd 8D wounded left llnvana todny an trig' Rcr-edgo. A day long buttle between several hundred officers barricaded In the National! lintel and the "enlisted men's" army yesterduy did not end with the surrender of the officers. Through the night, bullets whizzed In the streets and Havana, which has Been recent governments rise and fall with much bloodshed, discovered to. day that a truce had not yet been called. What the ABO revolutionary so ciety would do stood out as today's major enigma. That militant organ ization failed to take the officers' aldo actively in the storming of the hotel, preferring to maintain an "ex pectant'; ttttltudo. . Tlie events wore believed not to have lessoned the ABO opposition to President Ramon Grau Ban Mar tin and many professed to foresee a : (Continued On Pago Pour) j SALEM AUXILIARY TRIO WINS FIRST CHICAGO, Oct. 3 (P) The aux iliary trio and quartet of the Salem,' Ore., American Legion post won first place in the annual convention of the legion here last night in com petition with posts from nil over the nation. Tho Salem group won the national championship last year at Portlands The Salem singers ore Mildred Wyatt, Bcrnlce Bo we. Arlcne Brown and Grave Zonal. Their director was Lena Bella Taylor, and their accom panist, Edith Plndlcy. ELGIN COUPLE TO HE MARRIED Ralph Miller nnd Louella Witty, both of Elgin, received a mnrrlage license Bnturdny from County Clerk C. K. MeCormlek In La Grande. MOTORISTS HORRIFIED g J .( I 4 S AS BEAR KILLS BOY ' BUOOKHAVEN. L. I., N. Y., Oct. 3 (fl) - Wltfle passing motorists watched horrified, an 11-year-old boy was mauled and killed by a bear near hero yesterday. Grant Taylor, the youthful victim, had stopped to feed an apple to one of two bears tethered In front of an Inn. The bear lunged forward and snapped Its chain. Taylor cowered behind a tree. Finding Itself no longer a prisoner, HUB6ELL AND OIT STAR IN INITIAL GAME Giant Southpaw Fans Ten , Senators and Allows But Five Hits. OTT HITS HOMER, i THREE SAFETIES Crowd of 48,000 Specta tors at Polo Grounds For Opening Game of World Series. . v POLO O HOUNDS, NEW YORK, Oct. 3 m Carl Hub bell, brilliant N. tlonul league southpaw, fanned tens and allowed but five hits today a the Giants knocked WaUy Stewart from the box and whipped the Men- tore, 4 to 2, before a crowd estimated at 48,000 In tlie opening game of the world - series. . , ' ; 1 With Mel Ott's homo run into the right field stands with, Joe iMoor on base, first of four hits the young Louisiana right (fielder made In lead ing the assault on three Washington pitchers, sending him away to a fly ing start, Hubbell pitched the same masterful bail that brought him ten shutouts and 24 victor lea in the past season.' - i -; The Giants, after scoring twice 'In the first, landed again on Stewart, the surprise southpaw pitching selec tion or Manager Joe Oronln, and blasted him out of the game In the ,thlrd. Successive singles to right toy Hughio Crlta, Bill Terry and Ott. ac counted for: one run oiid the depar ture of tho left-hander, . .The Giants foiled to score there after though they threatened Jack; Russell In the fifth. Al Thomas, another right honder ipltched the eighth after Russell had given way to a pinch, hitter, and set the Giants down in order. , . . , j First Inning: , . Senators The first ball was tlirown out by Dennis J. Marion, president of the board or aldermen. j 1 Myer fanned, swinging at a fast screw .ball. - ' ' Goslin fanned, swinging at a low curve. ; Manush also struck out, swinging at a fast 'ball and the crowd game Hubbell a terrific ovation. No runs, no hits, nor errors. - First Inning: Giants: i Moore hit sharply to Myer and was safe when the second bademan jug gled the ball ifor an error. . . . i Critz filed out to Goslin. Terry fouled out to Sewell, who made the oatoh half way between the plato and first base coaching box. Ott drove a home run Into the lower right field stands scoring Moore ahead of him. i (Continued on Pftge Three) j F.R. Neutral In New York City's ; Political Scrap NEW YORK, Oct. 3 m A ,blunt warning against attempte to draw President Hoosevolt Into a partisan position In city politics Bounded a prominent note today In the Fusion get-away on New York City's bitter mayoralty fight, . Meeting last night under the mel lowed arches af old Cooper union, Fusion candidates on the ticket head ed by Major Ftorello La Guard la de nounced what they called the "boss ridden" candidacies of Mayor John P. O'Brien and Joseph V. McKee. ; Professor A. A. Berle of Columbia university, one of the president's ra puted original "brain trusters," gave In unequivocal terms Fusion's posi tion on wliat ho called efforts to fool the voters regarding the administra tion's stand, s "He has stated definitely and cate gorically that he was neutral in this fight," he said, referring to the presi dent. the bear made for the tree. Young Taylor Bcreamed frantic nly as the animal seized him. ' Tho ensuing souffle, the boys cries ana mo oear s growis nuractea mot orists. Afraid to leave their cars, thqy eat vatchlng. Fred Raynor, operator of a nearby road stand, got a shotgun and killed the bear. I Gardiner Murdock. proprietor ol the Inn, was released on 91600 ball.
