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Plans For La Grande NRA Parade Announced Toddy 1:1k La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America". Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties mxvtx VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1933 MEMIIER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 32 KELLYS mm LIFE PRISON WSMB totting SPECTACULAR PROCESSION BEGINS AT 8 Band, Guardsmen, Drum Corps, E. 0, N., L. H. S. Student to Take Part PARADE DIVIDED INTO 4 SECTIONS Will March, Between Red, White, and Blue Colored , Flares as Feature of NRA Celebration CITS ISSUES PROCLAMATION The city commission, during Its weekly session last night, Issued a proclamation setting aside the months of October, November and December for the "Buy Now" cam paign In La Grande. The proc lamation called upon the re sources, patriotism and co-operative spirit or this community to translate into permanence the progress already made In tho Blue Eagle campaign. The proclama tion in full appears elsewhere in today's Observer. Plans for Hie huge NRA "Ileatll to Depression" parade to be stuged here Saturday nlBht, as part of a great celebration, were announced tills morning. The parade will begin at H o'clock, and fireworks will be Kit utr during the march, udding great ly to the spectacular features of the procession. Tha nnmHfl Ik to beerin mOVinK UP . Adams avenue , at; 8' p. ..m.; between red, white and blue llarcs wmcn wm be used in addition to the street lto-ht.a nitimtnajte tlie avenue. T:ie parade will be divided Into four sections, uvith capt. waiter n.. Bean, 186th Infantry, as grand mar shal. The first section, which will form on Ninth street headed southeast, wioMnir on Washington avenue will be composed of, in the following order: Tho colors and guard, the La Grande band, first platoon of Com pany E, First Lieut. Jesse V. An drews, commanding; the NRA float, the NRA executive board, the city commission and visiting mayors and ofllciols, and the individual and firm "Buy Now" floats and stunts. All visiting officials are asked to go di rectly to Ninth sircet to form tnclr portion of the section. They are expected from every community In Union, Umatilla, Baker and Wallowa counties. Tho second section, with Vernon Bull as section leader, will form on (Continued on Page Eight) New Vocational Plan Is Pushed To Aid Jobless Oscar I. Paulson, of Salem, state supervisor of vocational rehabilita tion, and O. D. Adams, state director, soent a few hours here yesterday aft .noon in connection with a new vocational plan which is linked closely with relief work. The purpose of their present trip Is to contact people In the various Oregon communities to determine whether a plan approved oy tne gov ernment can be worked out. In New York last winter a plan was tried, whereby relief funds were provided for vocational classes for (the unemployed, and unemployed tradespeople, architects, etc.. were hired as instructors. It took many unemployed off the lists this way, and gave other unemployed a chance to learn trades or brush up on their work. Tho federal government ttook up the plan and may provide some funds for similar work in Oregon this year, provided a satisfactory plan can be worked out. If an Oregon plan of this type Is approved. It would be a great help to the Jobless, Mr. Adams said. WAS GOING TO PAY ? FOR PICKING FRUIT Tnlk about slick dmln! This Ih rimhI! The other day. so our Imhler eorrfspondent Informs iw, a prize "deal" took place. "How's this for a deal and would it pass the requirements of the NRA?" he writes. A KmnniTvlllfl fnrmer, whose name I omit because lie appeared to he too husky, applied Tor a Job picking apples at the Wtlon WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Oal., Oct. 12 Various groups have arisen to sorter gnaw at the old Democratic party's heels. Now I don't want to cause undue worry at a time like this, but I do want 'to call your attention to another cloud In the sky. Since autumn weather has set in, and the leaves have begun to fall, you can see quite a few Republi cans that have been hiding In the tress, a few more than last year. On the banks of ithe Wabash the other day, Jim Watson climbed right out on a sycamore limb In plain view, (brazenly, mind you) and start ed chirping. I discovered Ambassador Edge out here yesterday traveling under hls own name (for the first time in a year). All this is not a good omen, and I think ithe uprising should be put down immediately. You know how Ignorant people are to Join some fad, Yours, rfcie to? LEGION AND AUXILIARY BEGIN YEAR Install New Officers Di'um Corps to Play at Imbler on Friday Fred B.'Kena was installed as com mander of the American Legion- and Mrs. Gertrude Maxnm was Installed as president of the auxiliary lost night at separate sessions held in ithe Kacajuwea Inn. Kred K. -Kiddle acted as .Installing officer for the legion and Mrs. Vivian Castle, of lin ker, president of district No. 7, lu- (Contluued Prom Page Four) SECOND STREET VIADUCT CLOSED DURING REPAIRS The decking on the north side of the Second street viaduct, which lias been In very bad condition, Is being repaired by the city and as a result Mia vtnrtiir.fc l closed rto traffic. City Manager Angus McAllister, who an nounced the closing at tne city, com mission meeting lost night, said that It probably would be six weeks be fore the -work is completed. During the meeting, bills for Sep tember, amounting to 2129.15, were ordered paid, and the manager re ported cash on hand at 0732.91, di vided as follows: First National bank of La Grande 2060.77, Portland bank 400.27, cash 1 168.68 and the re mainder In warrants. JOHNSONS HAVE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. James M. Johnson, of Union. Tuesday celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home, receiving the congratulations and well wishes of their many friends. They were married In Joplln. Mis souri Oct. 10. 1883 by Rev. Jerry Huberd, Quaker minister, and came to Union the following July In 1884 and have made their home there since. Mrs. Johnson was Mollle Frances Blttrum. and was born at Browns Hill. Ky., Nov. SB, 1866. Mr. John son was born at Zanea Hill. Ohio on Aug. 16. 1856. There Is one son. Ifcirl fB. .hnson, of Union. MJr. Johnson and his son operate a bar ber shop. orchard this week. He anil ("live Wilson talked over the details and 4 hen, as though an after thought, Wilson suRgested he won hi take wood In par. The SummervlJle man readily agreed, savins he had a large supply nt wood on hand and It would he an accommodation to pay for the picking In that way! "Later In t,hn day the Hammer vllle man cancelled the deal." DR. CHENOWETH feiq ' ' a pm - 5 Dr. CurtlH Chenoweth. who Is to speak tomorrow at the confer ence of the Oregon division of the American Association of Uni versity Women, In La Gruude. LIONS, FIREMEN WILL AID SANTA CLAUS THIS YEAR Santa Claus Is to have able helpers In La Grande this December. Some years .ago the La Grande fire department took upon itself the task of repairing toys Xor distribution to needy children Christmas day. For a tow years this was taken care of In splendid fashion. Last year, lack of finances caused the ' Xlreinen- ito . sowowf ully pasa: Aip this service. The Lions club, attempting to fill In tho gap, took over the work, and (Continued on Page Six, NATIONAL GRANGE MASTER IN CITY Hep. Walter M. Pierce, accompa nied by L. J. Tabor of Columbus. Ohio, and W. W. Deal, of Nampa, Ida., left this morning for Ontario to at tend to official business. Mr. Tabor, who Is national grange master, spoke at Pendleton last night. He said character building among America's farm people is being stressed as the chief objective or the grange!, and declared farmers cannot afford to withhold membership In the organization! ' . And Let There Be No Moaning At When I Put Out To Sea ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOLS TOTALS 1996 Grade School Figures Are About the Same as fotf 1932-33 Term TOTAL OF GIRL STUDENTS LOWER High School Has 23 Less Than Last Year; Only One Difference in Grade Schools Enrollment In the Ia Grande pub lic w.liooLs continues to grow, ac cording to n check made by Herbert Kvaiut, superintendent, and at pres ent, there are 1H78 children hi the grade schools compared with the to tal of 137!) for last ycur. With the count only one behind last year's total now, it seems cer tain that tlie former total will -be eclipsed before next spring. In the high school, the at tend ance Is not quite so large propor tionately. Tlie 1032 total vras. 641 and the present total is 018, a dif ference of 23. Throughout the entire system, the 1932-33 total was 2020 compared with 1996 at present, a difference of 24. The decrease Is largely In the num ber of lrls, Last year there were 1013 boys In the schools compared with 1010 this year, but In 1932-33 the total of girl students was 1007, compared with 986 this 7fall. The boys outnumber the t girls in the high school but not in. the grade ' ' " - ' f (Continued on Pago Two) . i. Pheasant Season To Open Sunday; Hunters Prepare Bird hunters are eagerly awaiting Sunday morning, Oct. 15, when the open season on Chinese pheasants is scheduled ito begin. The hunting season on pheasants will continue until the evening of Oct. 31. Re ports are that pheasants are fairly plentiful In the Grande Ronde vol ley this year and some good hunting Is expected. The bag limit is four birds in any one day or eight in any seven consecutive days, with more than one female unlawful. On Monday, Oct. 10, the duck sea son will open, to continue until Dec. 15. More ducks tlian usual were seen over tho valley this summer. Quizzed in Oregon Slayings Stanley J. Foster, 27, sought for questioning In connsitlon with a triple gang murder in Portland, and another slaying in Salem, Ore , Stanley J, Fosterj was ar- rented ut Oakland, ftl charged 'Hvitli 11) auto thefts aiid three' Ijui- ... ' glnrics,' Clara Maris, Oakland girl taken Into custody with Fos ter, also Is shown. NRA COMMITTEE READY TO START 'BUY NOW DRIVE Swinging into lino with the rest of America In the great "Now Is The Time to Buy" movement, La Grande already has developed a militant or ganization and Is ready to go ahead with tho drive, opening with the col ebratlon Saturday. In a statemont today, R. Z. Baxtcd, chairman of tlie (Continued Prom Page Two) The Bar ivirA WILL GRANT FELLOWSHIP AT MEETING Oregon A. A. U. W. Make plans for Conference to Open Here Friday : Every three ycara a fellou'Hhlp for advanced study beyond the must em cli'Kree In auurdcfl to somu woiiliy ivmimn NtudciHt of Oregon by the American Asswiutlon of University Women. The awarding if the fcllow Nhlp will be a feature of the two-day conference Oct. Ill and H, here this year. A fellowship luncheon will be held on Saturday ab 12:30 o'clock at the (Continued on Page Six MORE DYNAMITE USED IN STRIKE SCIt ANTON, Pa-, Oct. 12 (!) The IBth dynamiting ninco tho nowly-or-gnnlzcd anthracite miners of Penn sylvania called their strike, occurred early today. A blast) was set off beneath a truck In the driveway adjoining tlie home of a miner employed by tlio Pcnn Anthracite Coal company. Damage was slight. M.IUI,W, l,AW IN Sl'LUVAV 8ULLIVAN, Incl., Oct. 12 iA) In diana national guardfinicn establlHhed virtual martial law in Sullivan coun ty today. After three explosions had shaken this city early this morning, Briga dier General D. Wray Deprca con ferred with local officials and then Issued regulations forbidding any aa- sombhiKO except on express permis sion from the military authorities. In Hu ll Case Up To Courts Again ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 12 MV-The documents In tho cose seeking the extradition of Samuel Insull, former utilities operator, to Chicago, were sent today from tho ministry of Jus tice to tho apcal court. This brought the case bcforo tho court again, with tho hearing ex pected to be set for noxt Monday or Tuesday. (The documents recently were turned over to the minis 1 17 of Jus tice for examination). JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME . P. K. HEMES APPLICATION , " TlMi: IIOM1I SLl.Hl'KCTKI) . JOHNSON, WAIJ.ACB CONFEIl WHY TAKES DAVIS CARE WASIIINOTON, Oct. 18 VPt Pml. dent Koosevelt toiluy denied an ap pllcutiun by oiat and suit manufac turers of Portland, Ore., for lower mlnimuin ungnt tliun provided for the rest of the wwt coast area by (lie code for their Industry. VALPARAISO, Ind Oot. 12 (m Coroner Carl Davis, of Porter county, said today the puaslbiiity of a time bomb having wrecked the United Alr Unes New York-Chicago plane was under Investigation. The plane fell near here Tuesday night, killing sev en persons. WASHINGTON, Oot. 18 VP) An attempt to co-onllnule pullciert and methods of the administration's two major recovery agencies was made to day by lliifc-li s. Johnson, NltA ad ministrator. In an extensive confer ence with the farm law administra tors, secretary Wallace and (leorge N. Peek. NEW YORK, Oct, 12 P) The fed eral -lottery case against Senator James J. Davis and Theodore O. Mil ler was given Into the hands of the Jury today. SAI.EM, Oct. 13 W) Captain Mc Miiln of the slate police dispatched officer to the Wheatland Kerry dis trict or the Willamette river this arterii(Mn to return George Farren and Adolph Uuuser, two state hos pital escapes, who were reported ap prehended between there and Fair field. .. . THREE POvVERS IN SIMILAR STAND ON DISARMAMENT PARIS, Oct.. 12 m America, France and Groat Britain stand to gether on disarmament, Joseph Paul Boncour, the foreign minister, today told -tho French cabinet which auth orized him to present a resolution embodying tho outline of this stand at tho opening of tho world dis armament conference at Ctenova Monday. - M. Paul-Boncour reported on his Geneva conversations with Norman H. Davis, American ambassador-at large, and othors, and tho cabinet ra. affirmed Its determination to stand firmly against tlie Gorman demands. GENEVA, Switzerland, - Oct. 13 m Tho atmosphere of tlie disarma ment pourparlers was viewed today by tho delegates as considerably more pessimistic than yesterday. Whllo tho United States, France and Great Britain had united on the stand that there shall be no rearma ment of Germany, divergent views existed among them, as to Just what constitutes rearmament In the mili tary phraseology. Germany has not disclosed how many armaments she wants, but clearly lias Indicated discontent with the prospects that she will bo grant ed few. LOUISIANA NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB LAB A DIB VLLLE, Lu., Oct. 12 (A1) A notfro, firroHlod yestrrtlay for ques tioning in connection with tho slay ing of MIrh Louisiana Lalione, 15-year-old wlU to Kir!, whoso body was found In a field, woh taken from the Labadlcvlllo Jull today nnd vnohcel b ya mob of iinldcntilleo: men. FASCIST GROUP HELD i IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12 V Raid ltiK three headquarters of tho khtvkl shirts, pollco today arrested 37 men AwaltlnK a scheduled march on Washington and seized loaded pistols, knives, clubs and blackjacks. Pollco said they had received "def inite Information" the khaki shirts planned to storm the nnnory of the 111th regiment, Pennsylvania nation al guard, to get ammunition. Three armories woro placed under guard, and the raids on the head quarters were mado when residents called police to protest that armed men were walking around the streets. Among the prisoners was a "gen- 2 KIDNAPERS SENTENCED IN U. S. COURT '.V: U Receive Maximum Terms Allowed Under 'Lind bergh' Law GUILTY VERDICT & ON FIRST BALLOT Judge, in His Charge to Jury, Expresses Disbei lief in Kathryn Kelly's. Testimony. K OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct'. 18 'WiX'' George (Mochlno Gun) Kelly and hi wife, Kathryn, were sentenced to life ; imprisonment today on their convic tion by a federal court Jury hi thv I'linrles 1'. Urschel kidnaping con spiracy case. ; ' . ' i' Tho maximum sentences under tht Lindbergh" law were pronounced by Judge Edgar S. Vaught 16 days after the Kellys were trapped at Memphis, Tenn., after a haphazard flight over the middle west and south, and only, three days after they went on trial. Thus six of the nine persons con vlcted in the (200,000 kidnaping con spiracy have been ordered to prison for tlie rest of their lives. Also un der life sentence are Harvey Bailey, the J all breaker; Albert Bates, of Den ver, Kelly's aide In the actual kid naping and Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Shan non, operators of the Paradise, Tex "kidnap farm" where Urschel, mil lionaire oil mafi, was held nine days. -Mrs. Shannon .,1s Kathryn Kelly's mother. ,;.'' Tho verdict, returned' last night af ter an hour of deliberation, was sealed until' today. Even -before ill ' was returned federal agents had per fected plans to take Kelly by iplone to tho Atlanta federal penitentiary, and sold the transfer would not be made today. Mrs. Kelly probably la to serve her sentence at the women' reformatory In West Virginia. Jewelry, automobiles, a Fort Worth, residence and other (property claimed by Mrs. Kelly were ordered listed and Held by the government for later transfer . to Pauline,- 16-year-old daughter. Before court opened, Mrs Kelly signed a deed giving tho $3u, 000 home and S10SXK) in other prop erty to her daughter. ' - In front row seats, Urschel, the millionaire victim; his attractive wife and E. E. Klrkpatrlck, who paid the 9200,000 ransom to Kelly on- a Kan sas City street, expressed gratifica tion at the verdict and sentences. The Jury foreman, O. H. Verity, said only one ballot was required to decide tho guilt of each defendant. In Ills oharge to the Jury, Judge ' Vaught said he did not believe1 Kath ryn '8 story alio was forced Into the (Continued on Pago Four) Labor Votes To Support F. R. In Recovery Work W.SIIINOTON. Oct. 18 (sT-WIl-llam (Ireen today was re-elected pres ident or the American Federation of I.a!or. . , lly Clarence M. Wright WASIIINOTON, Oct. 12 Wl The American Federation of Labor con vention today heard harsh criticism of tho NRA but' voted novorthelese that President Roosevelt could be suro of Its support for his recovery program. It was resolved that if the pur pose of the recovery act was to be achieved, most ( codes "must be re opened for constructive revision" to provide a 30-ho.r week and higher WUKOS. . - Opposition to any "unrestrained and unregulated Inflation of the cur rency" was formally voiced by the American FedM-atlon of Labor. , eral" and a cbuple of "colonels", bub j police said tliey-tlll were seeking the organised oiur seir-styled commander In-chlcf. Arthur J, Smith. U was Smith who announced 1, 500,000 men would descend on the capital from nine states today and "infitaU" President Roosevelt as the nation's dictator. Smith's order to march was being awaited by the khaki shirts when the police arrived. Smith, In announcing plans for the Advance on the capital, said Installa tion of the president as a dictator would be In accordance with the or ganiznt ion's fascist policies.
