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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1933)
Their W La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" , Only Newspeter Printed in La. Grande Cowing Union and Wallowa Countiea ; !! 1 !! .1 i: VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 28 ILOtG AL MM A, Giants Smash m mm t m HUGE PARADE WILL FEATURE COMING EVENT Fireworks, Street , Danc ing Included on Program for Next Saturday , CENTRAL LABOR GROUP IN CHARGE All of Grande Ronde. Val ley to Be Invited Will Usher in "Buy Now" . Campaign .' " ! A gigantic celebration featuring La Grande's NBA prosperity march 18 scheduled to be held Hero next Saturday evening, ushering In for mally the new "Buy Now" campaign, It was announced today. Arrangements tor ttto celebration were completed at a' meeting held vfeirinu onri itiha f.Antral Labor coun cil, headed iby R. Z. Baxter, who also- Is NRA compliance commiiiee cnuir man here, will have complete charge of the program. Present plans call for a mammoth parade, fireworks, dancing on Adorns avenue and probably other Items will be scheduled. All of the Grande Ronde valley will be Invited to attend and partlclpa and merchants and civic organiza tions of ithls city have expressed themselves as solidly In support of the plans, and are offering all old possible In making arrangements. The Central Labor council Is to solicit Irom NRA blue eagle signers for necessary funds to make this celebration a-'complete success. Additional details, will bo an nounced during the coming' week. Big Attendance At Wallowa Co. Fair This Week ENTERPRISE. Ore. (Special) Perfect weather, more like summer than fall, again welcomed the Wal lowa county fair this weekend, with the event scheduled to come to a successful close this afternoon. The fair opened Thursday with much more Interest shown this year than for some time. Attendance has been large and the quality of the amusement program very good. Most of the displays are by' boys and girls of the Smith-Hughes agri cultural classes and the 4-H clubs. Several horses came from the coast and Southern Idaho for the afternoon racing events. The Future Parmer livestock Judg ing contest held yesterday was won by the Imtoler High school team, com posed of Delmar Fowler. Elton Frlz zell, Clyde Ott and Harland Pratt (alternate), which made a total score of 1833 points out o'f a possible 2000. The High school team from Wal- ( Continued on Page Six) SMALL FIRE IN VACANT HOUSE The fire department was called to a vacant house at 2204 Greenwood avenue at 4 o'clock yesterday to ex tinguish a small blaze In the attic. ' No damage was' reported. MAY BELLE CALDWELL WINS ESSAY CONTEST May Belle R. Caldwell, of La Grande, received first prize of 3 in this week's phase of the Merchants Essay and Misspelled Word Contest, using as her topic: "Why the Colonial Beauty Shop Should Receive the Pat ronage of This Community." Many essays and lists of misspelled words corrected, of course, by the entrants were received, and It re quired some time to select the wln nor. Second prize of 2 went to Mrs. Ralph Bakor, R. F. D. No. 1, La Grande; third prize of 1 to Edith Grelner. R. F. D. No. 1, La Orande, and five honorable mentions were awarded. Lula Weeks, of Cove; Eve '01 spencer, of 2110 Cedar street; Maellzabeth Cooper. 908 H avenue; Ada May Cooper, 008 H avenue, and Bonnie Stuart. 2010 Washington (an 8th grade student) all received a complimentary ticket to the Liberty theatre through the courtesy of Man ager O. M. Wight.' Next week will mark the close of the contest, with the subject to be the "Snodgrass and Zimmerman Mor tuary." The -winning essay follows: WILL ROGERS 'iays: BEVERLY HILLS, Cal. Oct. 7 Just been reading over the resolu tions that were passed in Chicago by the American Legion this week. They . were, as level-headed and broad-minded as ever passed by any organization. And here was an astonishing thing. They came out unanimous -far -a sound dollar. Now that showed thoy wasn't taking the easy way out. And there was a body of men represent ing the cross-section of our country If ever one did. ' You would bo surprised at tne amount of people that don't care how much anything else Jumps up and down every day. But they want to know what that old dollar is worth asleep or awoke. But enough of this. For the one way to detect a feeble-minded man la to get one arguing on economics. Yours, 1 , ffjjL for? CONVENTION 0FA.A.U.I NEXT WEEK La, Grande Will Be Host ess to University Wom . en of This State "'The, 10th annual conference or the Oregon State dlyUslo.il of the Ameri can Association of University Women wttl be held In; Ltt-urandB on Oct. 13 and 14, with' Mrs. Virgil Earle, of Eugene, state president, In charge of the meetings. Thirteen branches are expected to be represented, Portland, Salem, Eu gene, Corvallis, Klamath Falls. As toria, Pendleton, Wallowa county, Bend, Baker, Albany, Forest Grove (Continued on Page Two) HIGH SCHOOL TO STAGE INTIMATE STRANGERS' SOON Booth Tarklngton, the father of "Penrod and Sam," has also embla zoned his name In American writing as a playwright of some wit and a great deal of resouroefulnesS. "The Intimate Strangers" Is one of his best plays and pictures In mery de- (Continued on Page Two) MORE WARM DAYS PREDICTED HERE The mercury, following maximums of 87 and 80 on Wednesday ond Thursday, climber up to 85 yesterday, with the summery weather showing every Indication of continuing over the weekend. The weather forecast was for fair skies tonight and Sunday with tem ruu'At.nrA nhovn normal In the Interior, and generally fair weather with above normal temperotures next week. "Ladles of La Orande! Young la dles, old ladies, middle-aged ladles, ladles of eighty, ladles of eight I Your personal appearanoe means more to you than any other thing In the world I You know It I Everybody knows Itl When you can look your loveliness the world kneels at your feet. The world is funny that way. It always has been It always will be. . . . That's why the world has beauty parlors like the Colonial Beauty 8hop ... A beautifully fur nished, delightful haven for the lady lft quest of beauty. . . . Try It. . . . It can give you the superior service you desire. . . . equipment superla tively efficient. .' . . A perfect Joy the treatment . . . and you have ths added happiness which comes to every good La Grander who patro nizes a home-owned business, a com munity propMrrmpathizlng with our wage earners supporting NRA. La dies of La Orande I Trails lead to the Colonial Beauty ShopP Sincerely yours. MAYBELLE R. CALDWELL. Box 104, La Orande, Ore. 11 CRUSHES IDAHO TEAM E. 0. N. Piles Up 38 to 0 I Score in Game Against Lewiston Normal LA GRANDE TEAM'S GOAL LINE SAFE Lewiston Penetrates No Deeper Than 45-Yard Line Miles Scores 3 Times - FRIDAY SCOKHS East Oregon Norma! 88, Lewis ton Normal 0. College of Puget Sound 18, 'Al bany college 0. ; . Kansas state 20, St, Louis 14. George Washington 27, North Dakota 6. Colorado 6, Oklahoma A, and M. 0. Duquesne 6, Bucknell 0. Detroit 26, Western Teachers 0. Drake 26, Butler 6. Texas A. and M. 34, Sam Hous ton Teachers 14. n U. C. L. A. 21, Utah university 0. Denver 0, Colorado Agglea 0. .Brlgoom Young 6, Colorado Teachers 2.-,' ' Trie Dalles 27, Astoria High 0. Baker High 12, Nyssa High 0. Exhibiting a , greatly improved game as compared with the Wlilt wortli game, the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school football eleven overpow ered tli6 Lewiston Normal srjhool here (Continued From Page Pour) La Grande And Mac-Hi Elevens In Battle Today Two rivals of many years stand ing. La Grande and Mllton-Freewat-er, met In a football contest at the L. H. S. field at 2 o'clock this aft ernoon. Before game time dope In dicated the two high school elevens were about evenly .rcptahed. , Coach Ira Wcodle's Tigers wore a bit the worse for wear becauso of Injuries during the last week, but he had sufficient reserves to largely make up for loss of regulars. Coaoh Eddie Buck's squad arrived here this morning by automobile from Milton, eager to avenge a string of defeats at .the hands of L. H. S. in recent years. SCHOOL TEACHERS' PAY IS SO UNCERTAIN THESE DAYS Wk DO YOU THINK ' Wtf MAYBE I COUUP 0 v I? QBX A JOB ASA pj FAMPANCER? Vjii CUBAN 'JLGFrl ... The recent "lintel battle" between the Cuban soldiers und their officers In lluvunu, In which about 100 were killed and 200 wounded, was only a passing event In what has been n constant bloody strugglo against Com munist uprisings. In this picture Cuban sullors are shown searching passing autumoblles for wnirins ut a spot where six were killed and 27 wounded In alted riot. Note the armored truck at upper left. GLEE CLUBS AT NORMAL SCHOOL ELECT OFFICERS Both women's and men's glee clubs of the Eastern Oregon Normal school have effected organization, and are entering upon a promising year of musical activity under the supervi sion of Miss Jennie Peterson, direc tor of music. 'i Officers und members in the wom an's v'ee club are as- follows:' presi dent, Clara Norrls, La Grande; vice president, Eileen Cochrane, Bakor; secretary-treasurer, Donna Cook, Nys sa: first soprano, Phyllis Peterson, La Grande; Barbara Guye,. Pendleton; Phyllis Clark, Hermlston; ,' ' Hellen Hertzog, La Grande; Kathryn Green, Union; Barbara Etter, Pilot Rock: Mary Eliza Angell, Baker; Elizabeth Ott, Baker; Madeline Gallagher, La Grande; Vivian Gallagher, La Grande; Wllhelmlna Molncrs, Pendleton; Bet ty Rossina, Baker; Ruth Gelbcl, La Grande; Eileen Boyles, La Grando; Maellzaboth Cooper, La Grande. Sec ond soprano: Beverly Guye, Pendle ton: Dora Swauger, La Orande; Sara Sherman, Lcstlne; Marian Draper, La Grande; Winona Westcnskow, Imb ler; Shirley Ernster, La Grande; Ce cilia Reynaud, La Grande; Mary Do ll erty, La Grando; Clara Norrls, La Grande; Lenoro Headloy, La Orande; Llbby Anne Jones, Richland; Eileen Cochrane,. Baker; Mary Catherine Spaeth, La Grande; Jean McKcnnon, (Oontmued on Paire Five TROOPS, FIGHT RED m Again We Say It Pay 9 To Advertise! NEW YORK, Oct. 7 P) Twenty extra clerks have been, employed In. the four Retail stores of Park and Til ford to handle applications for liquor, following the publica tion this week of the first news paper liquor advertisement since the .concern locked Its cellars In 1920, The advertisement was on an and when repeal comes" basis. ; . . ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD BIG MEET Six Odd Fellows lodges, three from Oregon and three from Idaho, will meet in Ontario on Oct. 19 for an inter-state meeting and competition In degree work, It was announced last night when the local lodge met at tho I. O. O. P. hall. Orande lodge officers of both Jurisdictions will be there and a large delegation Is ex- (Contlnued on Page Two) MRS. TED BROWN HAS OPERATION Mrs. Ted Brown, of La Grande, had a major operation at the Grande Ronde hospital this morning. RIOTERS KIDNAP GANG FACES LIFE IN PRISON Bates, Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. bhannan Heai! J- J Sentences Today V OKLAHOMA CITY. Okliu, Oct. 7 (P) NentenccH of life Imprisonment were Intposotl todny upon four de fendant), convicted or the $200,000 Charles F. llrsvhcl kidnaping. They uero Alliert Botes and Harvey Rnlloy, convlvtcd as two of Alio actual kid iuihth, and Mr. and Mrs. r, a. Hfi nu ll on, uimu whose farm t'rschel was held nine days. Armon Shannon, son of the cou ple, received a 10-year suspended sen tence from Judge Edgar 8. Vaugiit, and two Twin Cities men named as "money cliongers" In the case, Ed ward Berman and Clifford Bkelly, were sentenced to five years eaoli un der tho "Lindbergh" -law. All sev en defendants wore found -grullty 4y a Jury hero last Saturday. Meanwhile George Kelly, accused as another of the actual kidnapers, and Ills wife Kathryn Kelly, (pleaded not guilty on tlio kidnaping ohargo. Judge Vauglut gave II. G, Shannon 60 days in which to adjust his af fairs boforo going to prison. Mr. and Mrs. Urachal were In the courtroom. MAN ION" HKNTENCED DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 7 (A) Thomas L. Manlon was sentenced -to two years Imprisonment and fined 10, 000 and Grover C. Bcvilt was sen tenced to 14 months In prison today for assisting in the Labor day es cape of Harvey Bailey from ithe Dallas county Jail. TWO NOTORIOUS CONVICTS NABBED TUCUMCABI, N. M., Oct. 7 P) Sheriff Ira Allen of Quay county, Now Moxlco, today said he had ten tatively Identified ono of tho two men arrested noor .here last nlht as Jim Clark, alleged oscaped convict from tho Kansas eUvte penitentiary and notorious southwestern outlaw. Tho second man captured Is known to be Bob Brady, also an escaped Kansas prisoner, he said. Brady Is In a hospital here crltlc- (Contlnucd on Page Blx( Wheat Today CHICAOO, Oct. 7 ifit Lata rallies whisked grain prl.ro upward today, and more than offset itronslent se vere brooks that In ryo reached 4 cents, almost tho extreme limit. Accompanying tho upturns toward tho last was word from Washington tho form administration had given approval (to an ogreorticnt for largo exports of United 8tates wheat from the Pacific northwest. It. was an nounced that losses Incurred through the difference between tho worid price and that at which itho Ameri can wheat was bought would bo re imbursed through a government-financed equalization corporation. Wheat closed nervous, above yostcrday's finish, corn gt c advanced, oats 4o off to a up, and provisions varying from 7 cent de cline to 10 cents gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME . TWO NAVY SHIPS COIXIDK ' ., ' SLAYS HER TWO SONS.. i . ' '' MARKETING. PIAN OKTS, O, K. 82 TVIKN IIKMA1N MISHINO SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 1 UPl The V. 8. s. lYary, a destroyer with the United states Aslatlo fleet, nimined the flagship Houston amidships In Shanghai harbor today. The Peary's bow was crushed, but the Houston was not damaged. Los ANnm.TCi rvw n ,ta Hazel O'Brien, 35, estranged wife of minis xi. ourien, mm technician whose work .made possible the weird OrOdUCtlnn ' "ITIncr ITnn " ,W. and killed her tw6 sons and then atteropt- ea 10 ena ner own life this morning, police reported. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 ) Form administrators have tentatively ap proved the marketing agreement un der ' which about 3(5,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat in the Faclfle North west will bo offetiHl In exKrt mnr kets with losses to be absorbed by the government. . , ' LOS ANOELES, Oct. 7 WV-Twenty-two men remained on the missing list In the Griffith Park fire despite ef forts of authorities today to account for the men. The bodies of 28 vic tims were found In the fire-swept canyon, and all but tour of these have been Identified.. ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR LABOR AND CAPITAL UNITY " WASHINGTON, Oct. ' 1 A1P-Ire8i- dent Roosevelt itoaay 1 balled for a united "unselfish, patriotism" on the part of capital and labor in support of nls recovery efforts.. Dedicator ig tho American Federa tlon of Labor memorial monument to Its late president, Samuel Gom pers, Mr. Roosevelt said the "over whelming majority" of workers and employers understand "that this Is no time to seek special privilege, un due advantage or personal gain." . But he said some employers "pre fer government by a privilege class" and some workers were "hot-heads' who think that results can be ob tained by noise or violence." The president likened the latter, as Woodrow Wilson did In the war (Continued on Page SlxJ . Condon Alarmed About Infantile Paralysis Cases CONDON, Ore., Oct.' 7 (?) High schools and public schools In this city will remain closed until TueBday because of fear of an epidemic of in fantile paralysis. Elmer W. Phillips, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Phillips, died a w?ek ago from the disease, and Harley Sprouls Jr., grado school student and son of Mr. 'and' Mrs. Harley Sprouls, died In a Portland hospital yester day. . , . SHORE SPEAKS AT MEETING IN BAKER FRIDAY 1 C. J. Shorb, district manager of the Home Owners' Loan corporation, spoke at a public meeting in Baker last night, arranged by E. J. Mur phy, Umatilla county appraiser for the federal loan agency. Mr. Shorb explained the way to apply for a gov ernment loan. Reports from Washington show ethat more than $1,400,000 has been distributed among home owners In the Pacific northwest. Three hundred foreclosures were averted In Washing ton and one In Oregon. So far 16 loans totalling 33,3G5 have been up -proved In this state Nlnety-Ilve ap plications totalling $101,332, have been rejected. "TARZAN" HAVE 'EM HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Oct. 7 UP) Johnny Welssmuller, one of the Tar Kans of the films, and Lupe Velcz, vivacious llttto Mexican actrc had Hollywood guessing today. Miss Velcr. was authority for the statement sho would marry the actor, a former world's swimming champion, within four clays. As for Welssmuller, who only yes terday had his final divorce decree from Bobbo Arnst officially entered OTTS HOMER IN TENTH IS VICTORY SWAT Giants Bring Title Back , to National League for Z , First Time in 5 Years' : ' ORIPFITH STADIUM,. Washington, Oct. 7 m Mel Ott'a home run Into the centerfleld stands In the teeth ' Inning of the fifth game ended the world series today as the Quints wo their rourth victory over the Senators, 4 to 3, and the championship of the .7 baseball world, four games -tot one. In the second Jackson singled and -Mancuso walked, ..both scoring on Schumacher's short single over sec- .'. ond. In the sixth the Giants scored , another when Mbncuso's long two- 1 base hit allowed : Davis to . come home, , ' :-i . The Senators tied the count In' their half of the sixth, Schulte's homer scoring Mnnush an Cronln ahead of him.; ,r.-. In the tenth Ott smashed a homer V to the pavilion In deep center. The . umpires at first called It a two base ' hit but reVersed their decision and called It a clroult drive. 'The Sena tors protested by without success., Box score: . , New York ,' AB R H O A- B Moore, if .-. , S 1 3 0- a a 13 1 1 Crltz, 3b 5 Terry, lb , s Ott, rf Davls(i cf Jackson,' 3b .. ...5 ,.: S Mancuso, c ........ 3 Ryan, ss ....'... ; a Schumacher, p 1 0. rf 0. 9 Luque, p ...,..,.... 10 . ' Totals .'.,....81, 4 11 80 15 1- Washington. , .: ab r r o a'." Myer, '2b S Qoslln, rt 4 Manusdh, if '....,...., B . Oronln, ss 6 Schute, cf - 4 Kerr, z 0 Kuhel, lb v 6 Bluego, 3b 4 Sewell, .0 . 4 Crowder, p .1. a Russell, p . : .. 1 0, 0 0. 0 0 0 0. 0 1 0 0: 0 Totals 30 3 10 30 0, 0 z batted for Schulte In ninth. i New York .: 030 001 000 14 Washington ...000 003 000 Ch 3 Runs batted In, Schumachei1 8, Mancuso, Schulte 3, Ott" 1. Two base hits, Davis, Mancuso. Home runs, Schulte, Ott. Sacrifices, Ryan, Jackson. Double plays, Jackson-; to Terry; Oronln to Kuhel. Left on bases, New . York 7; Washington . Bases on balls, Crowder a (Mancuso, Ryan); Schumacher, 1 (Qoslln); Luque a (Russell, Schulte). Struck out, Crowder 4 (Ott a, Jackson, Schu macher); Russell 3 (Ryan, Sohu- (Continued Prom Page Two) Twenty Millions May Be Available For Oregon Work ' . . t Portland, Oct. 7 (p) About $3o, 000.000 In federal money wlU be Toll able to Oregon tlirough -the federal public works advisory board, accord ing to best estimates of 'those han dling this work, It was sold here to day. 1 ' This money, however, Is exclusive of the $31,000,000 for ft he Bonneville dam, and does not Include alloca tions for rivers and harbors . work, postof flees or other federal construe tlon by any regular division of the government. It Is additional to $6,-. 000.000 already allocated for highway work In Oregon. The $20,000,000 will include any highway projects approved for Ore gon on the ibasis of 30 per cent grant and 70 per cent loan, such as the five Oregon coast highway 'bridges and any other projects which may be approved later. This money, likewise, must take care of any other highway end bridge work, sewage systems, water works and similar recovery projects for tho entire state. 1 . AND LUPE GUESSING In court records, he countered with the statement: "I'm Just out' of trouble and be Ucve me, I'm going to stay out." Miss Voles and Welssmuller have been close friends for the past sev ersl months, the swimmer replacing Gary Cooper, the actor, in the affec- -tlons of the petite actress.' Miss Ve lea and Cooper had often been re ported engaged. ' .
