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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 28
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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TWO NAVY SHIPS COIXIDK
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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
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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.
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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
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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. ' .