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VOLUME 32
EASTERN .OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933
MEM11ER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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$2775 LESS
TAXES WILL
BE REQUIRED
City Committee Approves
Budget at Meeting
Held Last Night
PUBLIC HEARING
SET FOR OCT. 27
Several Changes in Bud
get, Including Placing
of Water Department
on "Own Feet."
The 1934 city budget, effective Dec.
1 this year, was approved at a meet
ing of the budget committee Inst
night following the city commission
meeting. In brief, the new budget
calls for $123,865 to be raised by tax
ation compared with S12(I,(S40 this
year, or a reduction In taxation of
$2775.00.
The budget hearing was sot for Oct.
27 and if no changes are made at
that time, the budget will take effect
as it now stands.
The budget is somewhat different
this year because of the change In
the water department status. Under
the new plan, put Into effect a few
months ago, water receipts pay all ex
penses of the water department, in
cluding general obligations bonds and
Interest. Water receipts are estim
ated at $40,000 and .expenses as fol
lows: superintendent $1620, , steno
grapher and clerk $1080, meter reader
$1320, caretaker at Intake $1080, labor
(at 60 cents an hour) estimated at
$3000, gas, oil, maintenance (trucks)
$1500, bonds (principal), $10,000,
bonds (interest) $9000, supplies, new
pipe $8900. power $2500, total $40,000.
The remainder of the budget calls
for $129,245 expenditures, estimated
to be paid for as follows: fines $100,
licenses $3,200, miscellaneous $300,
franchise (telephone) $1,680, permits
$100, and taxes $123,865.00.
The general budget total is $115,
545 and the special tax is $13,700,
making the $129,246.
During the budget meeting It was
revealed by City Manager Angus Mc
Allister that the E. O. L. & P. Co.
has offered the city a 25 per cent
reduction In power charges if a five
year contract Is signed. No contract
(Continued on Page Seven)
City Dads Hold
Executive Meet;
Two Bonds Paid
The city commission, meeting last
night, except for the budget (meeting
which followed, wna largely taken up
with routine matters. Salary warrants
for the month of September, in the
amount of $4085.33 were allowed.
The city manager's report showed
$2000 in Improvement bonds retired
during (the week. Cosh on hand
amounted to $0627.01, divided as fol
lows : First National bank of La
Grande $2165.33, Portland bank $96.
27, cash $1059.20, remainder In war
rants. It was reported that Water Supt.
Horace Kn&pp covered the Beaver
Creek pipeline from Whiskey Cre?k
saddle to the top of the mountain
west of La Grande and repaired sev
eral bad leaks In the line.
TWO CARS IN
ACCIDENT HERE
Cars driven by H. E. Dixon and
Arlo Twldwell collided at Island ave
nue and Portland street about 6
o'clock -last evening. No one was hurt
and the damage to both cars was
slight.
UNION CO.
s j
FOR HALF
With Oot. 8 to 14. inclusive, pro.
claimed by Governor Meier as fire
prevention wgek in Oregon, to coin
cide with President Roosevelt's na
tional fire prevention week, it is in
teresting to check over Union coun
ty's fire record for the first half of
1011.
Figures obtained from the state
fire marshal's department reveal that
there were 31 fires In this county
during the period from Jan. 1 to
June 30. 1933.
A total of V24S.973 worth of prop
erty was at risTE. and the insurance
at rUfcwas 177.600. The actual loss
was M9.968, or 11.98 per cent of the
total valu Insurance paid was $26,
544. leaving a net loss to property
owners of only 44I4, a better than
WILL
ROGERS
Mr. Roosevelt's relorestratlon pro
gram will pay for Itself If they do
nothing but teach young men what
out here will be a lesson to politic
ians aS TO W1IU 'IAJ JUV lu mmwbv V
men.
Young Bill Strlbllng, the prize
fighter, I have known htm and his
family for years. Gee, he was a lino
young man, a credit to any profes
sion. The savior of Austria, a little fol
low standing three feet six, on stilts,
and a nation Is saved by physique.
xouro.
MERCURY 87
ABOVE HERE
WEDNESDAY
Warmest October Day
Here Since the Armis
tice Was Signed.
When the mercury soared to 87
above In La Grande yesterday after
noon, people of this community were
enjoying the warmest October day
since before the Armistice was sign
ed. -
The last time that 87 above has
been registered here In October was
In 1918, on October 14. That fall,
with the flu, raging over the .valley,
will bo remembered, vividly .by many
youngsters who were out of school,
most of whloh wore closed, down.
On Oct. 20, 1921 the mercury
reached 86 above, and several times
during the last 15 years It went up
to 85 above.
The weather forecast for today in
dicated another above 80 mark. Tho
minimum this morning was 41 above
and the sky remained dear.
Other western cities reported rec-
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PARALYSIS CASE
IN THIS COUNTY
The first case of Infantile paralysis
reported In Union county In recent
years occurred at Cove the other day,
according to a report by the city
county health physicians. H. C.
Muir, of Cove, Is ill of the disease
but is expected to recover.
Health authorities regard this case
as not of an alarming nature, and
point out that occasional cases occur
throughout the state. They have no
reason to feel that any epidemic of
the disease Is likely to occur.
One other Infantile paralysis case
was reported in the state in Gil
liam county.
ELGIN MAN HURT
QUITE SERIOUSLY
ELGIN, Oro. (Special) Dwight
Barnes, who has bcon recovering from
a dislocated hip which required his
being in the Grande Ronde hospital
at La Orande for several weeks, was
seriously injured here when .his car
struck a rut in the road, throwing
him against the steering wheel.
With tooth injuries and, Mr. Barnes'
advanced age. he is In a very serious
condition. Ho is at his homo at
present.
FIRE LOSS
YEAR LOW
average record.
While Union county fires resulted
in only 11.98 per cent loss of the
total value (part of this covered by
Insurance), other counties in Eastern
Oregon showed the following per cent
loss of the total value of property at
risk:
Baker 12.36, Umatilla 27.56, Wal
lowa 72.95.
Wallowa county's total fires
amounted to 14. property at risk 30.
011, actual loss $21,894. amount of
Insurance (29.100, Insurance paid (20.
450. Fire loss for the state was (1.216.
487, of which (1.047.828 losses were
paid. Number of deaths resulting
from fires were seven, and 91 injuries.
Directors
I I
s,wswsi
Above ii Dr. George Rebec, who
becomes dean and director of
graduate work for tho state syi
tern of higher education. Below
is Dr. W. Wenigor, who will rep
resent Dean Rebec on the state
college campus.
COVE MAN TAKES
POISON BUT WILL
RECOVER, REPORT
COVE, Ore. (Special) Melvln Hun
dall, who nearly died Wednesday
from poison he took by mistake Tues
day evening, was apparently on the
road to recovery this morning.
Rundall, 31-year-old carpenter who
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COUNTY COURT
ALLOWS BILLS
The county court spent the morn
ing of the second day of the October
session allowing bills and expected to
get to the docket this" afternoon. The
county court is in regular session In
the office of County Judge U. O.
Couch at the court house.
EVERYTHING
&AA BAA BSnilll
TOMBS HZ$SiR!Y$SM! VJ
M?SrM&ff HAVAXA9 THREE BAGS fWtlf M
twWSSWi ANY WOOL? owe For the yASTee Eg
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MRS. GREISEL
ROBBED NEAR
KAMELA, ORE.
Holdup Man Takes Purse
Containing $10 From
La Grande Woman
DESCRIBES MAN
TO AUTHORITIES
Was About 35 Years of
Age, Medium Height,
Wearing Shirt With
Green Cuffs.
Mrs. Henry arelscl, of La Grande,
while at Kamcla early this morning
in company with another woman,
whose name was not given to the
police, was held up and robbed of
about (10 cash. - 1
A man, described as about 35 yoara
of age, height five feet eight inches.
wearing a light gray suit and light
tan hat, a shirt with green cuffs,
and his face clean shaven, held them
up with a gun and took a handbag
from Mrs. Grelsel. The handbag, sew
ed with leather string, contained (10
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G.I. Wade, Local
Pioneer, Passes
In Caldwell, Ida.
O. I. Wade, 62, former prominent
valley farmer and a pioneer of thls
section, died suddenly this morning
in.' Caldwell, Marom . a heart at
tack. Mr. and Mrs. Wade havo been
in Caldwell since last spring, making
their home with their daughter, Mrs.
Wllma Callahan.
Mrs. Wade, his widow, has been
(Continued on Page Five?
Heap Big
Indians! They
Should Blush
CHEROKEE, N. C. Oct. 6 (fP)
The Cherokee warriors wore sleep
lsh grins today. In tho archery
contests at the annual Cherokee
fair yesterday a rteam composed of
Indian girls won the matches, out
scoring their nearest rivals, a team
of men, by 100 points.
IS BEING REVISED
i'Twas Dirty Game-But He Won
l . 1 . '.
It's dirty, but fair the gunnysack brawl at Los Angeles Junior College.
Jean MUUken, fair coed, keeps a bit nloof from Eddie Epstein, tho
mud-covered captain of the victorious Alpha team. When not in mud
brawls, Eddie's a blonde.
NATIONAL GUARD
CALLED OUT TO
1 MINE FIGHT AREA
HARRISBURO, 111., Oct; 6 (IV)
National guard troops were ordered
Into Saline county this morning by
lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Davis
AkiSt plckotlng miners along a 15
mile front ihad 'been accused toy of
ficials of Peabody mine No, 43 of
wounding a score or more persons.
Davis issued his order fto four com
panies and said he expected 299 sol
diers to move into tho county later.
Officials of the mine said that at
least three persons -were seriously
wounded by the Incessant firing or
the picketers, and appealed for medi
cal attention. However, local authori
ties said they had been unable to get
anyone to bravo the bullets and go to
the rescue, one ambulance operator
having flatly refused to take the risk.
Meanwhile, power lines leading into
the mine wdro cut by the picketers
and a Big Four railroad bridge about
an eighth of a mile from the mine
property was blown up.
Chief of Police Slow of Eldorado,
home of Nip Evans, leader of ithe
county organization of tho Pr ogres -
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THESE DAYS
' ... .
RECOGNITION
OF RUSSIA
IS OPPOSED
AmericftT).,liepfion, Acts at
Convention Today; Marl
boro Wins Dram Title
OIIICAflO, Oct. 8 m Edward A.
Hayes of Decatur, HI., today wns
elected uatlonnl commander or the
American Legion.
CIIICAOO, Oct. S(I1 With loud
cheers, the American Legion's nation
al convention today went on record
as opposing the diplomatic n-coRiiL-tlon
of Soviet Itussla and calling for
deportation of all communist aliens.
A strengthening of tho country's
dofonso was recommended for adop
tion by the American Legion.
Tho recommendation was mado in
a committee report wJUoii suggested
not only that tho army bo brought
up to its full strength of 14,000 offi
cers and 150,000 men, but that Am
erica's navy bo built up to, tho limits
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OPEN BIDS TODAY
ON TEN PROJECTS
PORTTiAND, Oct. 6 (T) Bids on
ton projects, ranging from $004,401
to $840,923 wero opened by tho B-ate
highway 'commission today Just be
fore the three commissioners went
Into executive conference with Gov
ernor Julius h. Molor and tho federal
r-toito advisory board in the second uf
a series of sessions In an effort to
obtain 916,000,000 more road money
for Oregon.
Tho conference, started at Satem
yesterday in which It was dccldid to
esk for more funds. Including ?5,
000.000 for a short cut from Portl'and
to the sea. and tho remainder to be
oxpended on major projects In other
parts of Oregon, was expected to ter
minate prior to the afternoon sched
uled meotlnR of the commission.
At the same time representatives
of the county court wero In nesfllon
in Portland and adopted two major
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Wheat Today
The price or lornl fJish wheat,
ftf hmI tunny at iiltout rl cenlH
hulk, Fir-ronllHg to ((iiolatliMiH at
he IMrmeer 1'lotirliiR Mills. Port
land cnli wheat 07 cents.
CIIICAOO. Oct. 5 (A) Maximum
foi backs of almost two cents a biwhe!
In wheat took place today, largely
owing to a liquidating movement
which disclosed dearth of aggressive
buying.
Scattered demand developed later
as a consecnience of relatlvo strength
nf the Winnipeg market, where cash
Wheat closed weak, 11o un
tasts. wheat was quoted as above a delivery
der yesterday's finish, corn 1w2V4c
down, oats lftlc off, and pro
vision varying from 20c decline to
a rlo of 7 cents,
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
PENDLETON HANK OPENS
LONG I1KACII FEELS QUAKE
..
HITS FKEKDOM OF 1'ltESS
THE 1JKAR IN DISTRESS?
PENDLETON, Ore., Oot. 5 W) City
officials and residents of the wheat
country here today extended a re
ception to the Pendleton branch of
I ho First National Hank of Portland;
which formally opened here this
morning. ..The branch opened In the
building formerly occupied by the
hirst inland Minimal bank which
closed a year ago.
. LONG BEACH, Cal., Oct. 5 VP)
Long Buucli was shaken by a minor
earth tremor at 12:40 p. m. today.
The quako had an up-and-down and
a rolling movement. It lasted an
estimated flvo seconds. No damage
was reported. ...
HKItLIN, Oct. 5 (fF) The (.ernuin
government Ntruck u death blow at
the frHNloin'of the press twlny In laws
declaring JournullHts public offltlulM
ami iwtnhllHlihig the supremo penalty
ror Herman nevsmper men who send
trvaxonublo literature abroad or at
tempt to Introduce such writings In
to Uielr own country.
CAPE FEAR COAST GUARD STA
TION, N. C. Oct. S UPIA shir. h-
lleved to be the Bear, Admiral Rlch-
nra e. uyra's polar expedition vessel,
which earlier had been reported in
dlstrenn. una nltrlitjiri .
miles out at sea today. Coast guards
men wia tne vessel was proceeding
under Its own nower and anvn nn
sign of distress.
INVESTIGATION
OF FATAL BRUSH
LOS' ANOEliES, Oct, 5 VP) Per
sons responsible for the disastrous
Griffith park brush fire which cost
S7 known lives, and for ordering la
borers Into tho fire-trap canyon wore
sought in a throe-fold Investigation
today.
With a promise that criminal prose
cution will follow any evidence of
negligence, Dlstrlot Attorney Buron
Pitts assigned a doputy to attend th
coroner's Inquest. At rthis hearing,
tentatively sot for next Wednesday
morning, a Jury composed of flro ex
perts, engineers and foresters, will
hear evldenoo gathered toy city, coun
ty and state investigators.
Coroner Prank Nance said today
the exact death toll of the fire in
the ibox-liko Mineral Wells canyon
may never bo known. The latest re
port placed tho missing at 02, but
many of theso woro 'believed to ibo
In hospitals or hod failed to make
their safety known to authorities.
A growsome Ibox full of bones,
which may havo been from human
bodies, was brought from ithe flre
swopt area last night to tho morgue.
Howovof Nanco declared thoao will
not bo regarded as sufficient evidence
of additional deatlis unless other ma
jor portions of skeletons are uncov
ered. Police said Robert D. Barr, 20, an
unemployed motion picture projec
tionist who was arreatcd for suspicion
of arson, did not cause the fatal blatse
although thoy said ho admitted etart-
(Contlnued on Pago Five)
PECORA ENTERS
NEW YORK RACE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 ) Ferd
inand Pccora, counsel for the senate
banking committee, decided todny to
run for district attorney of New York
county on the ticket with Joseph V.
McKee, Independent candidate for
mayor.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR!
S 3 t . I '
HARD LIQUOR PRINTED
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (IP) Tho first
advertisement since prohibition ad
dressed to tho public by a liquor
dealer,' listing famous brands and
quoting prices, appeared in newspa
pers In (this city today.
The advertisement, occupying a fill!
page and headed "for delivery prom
ptly If and when repeal comes," quot
ed Block and White Scotch whiskey,
Johnny Walker, and Halg and HAlg
at $26 a case of 13 bottles, plus C14.77
a cose for Import duties and federal
taxes. House of Lords gin will be sold
at $20 a case, with a similar tax.
Martcll 3-8tar cognac Is quoted at
$3B a case, with the same tax.
All the standby of prc-prohlblllon
WHITEHILLS
PITCHING IS
BIG FEATURE
Washington Hurler Turns
Back New York Na- .
tionals Scoreless. .
GAME PLAYED IN '
SENATORS' PARK
Thirty Thousand, Includ
ing ; the President,
. Watch American League
Team Win. -J
OIIII'FITH STADIUM, Washington,
Oct. It VP) Lefty Earl WhltehJU put
Washington back Into the world ser
les today as lie shutout the Giants,
4 to 0, in trie third game with the .
Kenatortf big bats ringing loudly for
tho first time. President Koosevelt
was among the crowd of about 30,
000 that saw the Senators win for
tho first time In three games,
FIRST INNING: GIANTS . -.
Moore lifted a short fly that Gos
Un caught. . ; '
Grits bounced to Bluege and was
thrown out at first. - ;j
Terry nit the first boll pitched to
Myer and was an easy putout at
first. ' . . '.....
No runs, no nits, no errors, none
loft. -i . '
FIRST rKNINGI SENATORS I
Myer poked a single through thai
infield to lef. ' j
Goslln bit 'the first ball pitched)
against the zlghtfleld fence for a two
bagger. . . .'.. , . . -" v
; Manuan filed, out to Ryan, la short
left field. , . ..:
td-onlti boutiocd toy Fltzslmmons
who model, the putout at first base
wlille Myer scored and Goslin went
to third. .- .
Goslln scored on Schulto's hit to
right which went for two bases when
the Senator, outfielder .beat Ott's
tnrow to Ryan on a close, play. '
Kuhel bounced to,. Jackson and
Sohulte was run down between sec
ond and third .base, Jackson ito Crltz.-
Two runs, three hits, no errors, one
left. ' .
SECOND INNING: GIANTS
Ott drovo the first (ball pitched to
deep leftfleld where Manush made a
sensational running catch, -
Davis cracked a slnglo past Bluege.
Jackson walked.
Mancuso nit to Crontn. and the
Senators engineered a double play
that ended ithe Inning, ' Oronln to
Myer to Kuhel,1
No runs, one bit, no errors, one
left. .
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39 Winter C.C.C.
Camps Allotted
To This State
PORTLAND, Oct. 6 (JP) Announce
ment that 30 'Winter O. O. O, camps
have been authorized for Oregon .was
made hero Wednesday 4y Robert
Pechnor, director of tho civilian con
servation work.
The number of Oregon's camps will
thus bo reduced from 64 to 30, and
tho number of roorults from 12,800
to 7.800. ,
Douglas county will havo 7 camps,
tho largest allotment to any county,
Lane will have 0, Coos 6, Curry 3,
Josephine 3, Jackson 4, Linn 1, Mar
lon 1, and Multnomah 1,
Many of tho summer camps, in
cluding most of those In the high,
mountains and all camps In Eastern,
Oregon are being abandoned for the
winter. Of the 30 to be operated,
throughout the winter, many will bo
completely new oamps. All summer
camps to be utilized during tho win
ter will be mado Into suitable winter
quarters by tho army.
days appear In tho advertisement-.
sloe-gin, Itquer-cordlal, Genova gin
champagne, brandy-cgg tonic, and
the best known American and Cana
dian brands of ryo and bourbon. -
Sixteen year old American whiskey
Is priced at $68 for a case of 13
quarts, with a tax of only $3.30 oe
cause It Is a native product. i
The advertisement stresses the fact
that the taxes quoted are "present"
taxes, Implying that there may be
Increases when repeal becomes effec
tive. I
Coincident with tho announcement,7
500 cases of 3 -Star Hennessy arrived
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