A.A.- U. W. Convention Obens Here This Afternoon !
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VOLUME 32
EASTEUN OREGON'S LEAD1NO NKWSI'Al'EH
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 33
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UNIVERSITY
FOR SESSION
Eastern ' Oregon Normal
School Women Host
esses at Opening Tea
STATE OFFICIALS
ARRIVE IN CITY
Several Delegates Taken
to Wallowa Wonderland
Today; Big Banquet at
: 6:30 Tonight '
Stale officers, women htgh in edu
cational circles throughout the state
of Oregon, are gathered In La Grande
today for the 10th minimi conference
or the American Association of Uni
versity Women which opened this af
ternoon ut 2:30 o'clock with a tea
given by, the Associated Women Stu
dents of the Eastern Oregon Normal
school to the visiting officers and
delegates. "
Mrs. Virgil Earle, of Eugene, state
president; Mrs. John Plankinton.
president of the Portland branch;
Mrs. U. T. Merwln, of Portland, state
publicity chairman; Mrs. Kate Jame
son, of Corvallls, vice president and
chairman of the membership com
mittee; Mrs. H. R. La2lett, of Cor
vallls; Mrs. G. A. Johnson, chairman
of the North. Pacific division fellow
ship committee; Miss Amanda Zabel
of La Grande, secretary - treasurer;
Mrs. O. E. Ash, of Astoria; and Mrs.
William A. Purccll, of Portland, have
Important roles in the two-day con
ference. Dr. Morris ChenowetlV, of the de
partment of philosophy, of the Uni
. versltv of Idaho, will be the principal
'J .speaker at the banuefc tonight for
wnicn aDOUTi. iou reservations nuvu
been made. The banquet will be
held at 6:30 o'clock at the La Grande
hotel ball room.
Mrs. Fred E. Kiddle Is chairman of
the banquet and luncheon commit
S tee and Is assisted by Miss Blanche
Clark, Miss Kate Houx. Miss Mabel
Doty and Miss Agnes Palmer.
Delegates Visit Wondcrlund
Several of the delegates were taken
to Wallowa Lake 'today by Miss Mabel
Morton, of the hospitality committee.
Miss Dorothy Klrby and Miss Imogen
Russell complete the committee.
Musical numbers have been fur
nished for the conference by Miss
Jennie Peterson, Miss Kathryn Bar
tain and Miss Florence Day.
Mrs. L. T. Merwln. former state
president, was to preside at the
branch presidents' section meeting
this afternoon at 4 o'clock,.
Following the banquet tonight the
La Grande branch of the A. A. U. W.
will be hostesses at a reception for
the visiting delegates. ,
The sessions tomorrow will open
4 at 8:45 o'clock In the morning with
the meeting of fellowship chairmen
with, Mrs. Johnson. The business
meeting will follow at 9:30 o'clock
when tli -nominating committee,
headed by Dr. Lowa Ager, of La
Gfrandc, will report. Reports of
standing committees will be given as
follows:
Treasurer's report, Miss Amanda
Znbel, La Grande. Report of stand
ing committee: Membership, Denn
Kate W. Jameson, Cor vail is; cduca-
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County Budget '
Committee Will
Meet Tomorrow
The county budget for 1934 will
be tentatively drawn up at a, meet
ing of the budget committee in the
court house tomorrow, beginning at
0 a. m.
Besides the members of the county
court. Judge U. G. Couch and Com
missioners W. R. Loci better, of Alicel,
and Tom Johnson, of Cove, the fol
lowing are members of the commit
tee: J. J. Foley, of La Grande; J. A.
GasktU, of Allcel, and George Ben
son, of Union.
RECALLS LOST WAGON
TRAIN OF YEAR '45
The lost immigrant train of '45.
or the mystery of the lost Blue
Bucket mine sounds like an old Bret
Harte romance when told by Clyde
J. Roberts, 604 Adams avenue. Mr.
Roberts has made extensive research
Into the district along the south
side of the Crooked river In Oregon
ana has found the spots where gold
Is said to have been taken In 1848.
The wagon train has been traced
by Mr. Roberts from the Malheur
river wet for 45 miles on the brakes
of the Crooked river.
WILL
ROGERS
rSgys:
BEVERLY HILLS, Oal., Oct. 13
Wo ore celebrating Columbus titty
here and lie never oven saw Cali
fornia. (Chamber of commerce fell
down again.)
Old "Eric the Bed" from Garbo
land already had o home in America
where he spent his summers, but this
Columbus was qulto a fellow. He Is
the only man then or since who
ever had a queen pawning Jewels.
Columbus was an Italian, but he
mode Spain pay his fare. . ..'
The other night up to Charley
Chaplin's house 1 met Emll Ludwlg,
the world's greatest biographer, who
has written more thing about big
men than Walter Wlnohell has about
little ones. Well, Ludwlg tells me
that Napoleon was an Italian, too.
He was Just operating under the aus
pices of France. Lafayette saved the
United States. Pershing and some
Englishmen saved France. Canlt find
where any local boy ever made good
at home.
I got to got with this Ludwlg and
go Into history deeper when Chaplin
ain't around. Yours In search of
facts, .
ROMAN COINS OF
ANCIENT MAKE ON
DISPLAY AT TEA
II. V. Van Wanner, exhibiting Ko
mun coins that were made before
the time ot Clirlst, received the rec
ognition for having the oldest dis
play at the antique tea sponsored
by St. Peter's guild yesterday after
noon anil evening at llonan hail.
- Mrs: " Ncilio -Nelll- with 23ntrlos
was given the prlao for the greatest
number, contributing materially to
make up the total of 213 antiques
registered Dy Mrs. pump lockwooo.
and her committee during the show.
Mrs. Harriett MacDonald arranged
tle following program: piano and
violin duet, toy Anita Hermann and
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MORE TOURISTS
STOP HERE THIS
YEAR THAN LAST
Out-ofBtato tourist registrations
at the La Orando chamber of com
merce show an Increase of 287 over
last year, according to Miss Mae Wal
dorff, assistant secretary at the
chamber office. A total of 1520
have received non-resident stickers
there since Jan. 1, 1033, while last
year at the same time 1233 had been
Issued.
r -nlctr,,tlnrtfi In other bureaus
have decreased this year, acoordlng
to Information sent w uic i"-,..
chamber by Secretary of Stato Hal
E. Hoss.
CARL HELM HOME
FROM PORTLAND
District Attorney Carl G. Helm, who
has been recovering from Injuries
sustained In an automobile accident
on the Columbia River highway when
his automobile collided with another
last month, returned to La Grande
this morning by train. His knee cap
was fractured in seven places and It
will be necessary to keep his leg In
a cast for some time yet.
He will return to his office In the
New Foley building In a few days.
Mr. Helm was injured when return
ing from Portland whore he, accom
panied by Jesse Brcshears, Union
county sheriff, had gone to Investi
gate the case of Louis Stevens, slayer
of John Allen, aged Cove man.
Stevens is now serving a life term In
the state penitentiary.
The nephew of Joseph Meads, the
first United States marshal In Ore
gon, led the wagon train, taking It
over a new trail. It became lost and
when the men finally got out of
the heavily wooded district they told
of the mines. Mr. Roberts lived for
seven years neighbor to one who was
a boy In the Immigrant train. Prom
him he learned the landmarks and
later went several times Into the
Crooked river country which Is not
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NRA PARADE
WILL INCLUDE
MANY STUNTS
Eagles' Mixed Drill Team
to Present Blue Eagle
Maneuvers
STREET DANCING
TO FOLLOW MARCH
Fireworks for Big Dis-
; play Arrive; Wrangler
Music to Be One Fea
ture of Celebration
URGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE
All in this community who feel
that the NRA has brought them
some benefits, particularly the
wage earners, are urged, to enter
the parade Saturday night. A sec
tion has been provided for them,
and the committee urges that
they show their appreciation for
NRA benefits by participating.
The parado moves at 8 p. m. and
they should be there before that
time. ,
Additional details regarding the
great NItA parade to be staged here ;
tomorrow night beginning at 8 o'clock j
were announced today by the officials
of the Central Ialior council in
charge of the program. Also, It was
announced that a street dance wilt
begin as soon as the parade disbands,
on Adams avenue between Depot and
Elm streets.
For those who do not care to
dance, the Blue Mountain Wranglers,
and Blue Mountain Cowboys will play
hVronj- ..of. the. Liberty theatre, a&
long - as" the crowd" desires. " During;'
this program there will be two-minute
talks explaining the NRA and Vhat
(it has done. Vocal solos also ate
.'being arranged for. The program will
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Committees On
NRA Compliance
Campaign Report
Reports of committees working on
tho compliance phase of the NRA
campaign in La Grande wero heard
at an NRA executive commlttco
meeting last evening. The reports
were favorable, with ell (but nine
cases reported settled. There were
42 complaints on file when tho com
pliance work began and slnco then
several more wero filed.
Several places are yet to be con
tacted, but on the whole, the com
pliance work is progressing very well,
Chairman R. Z. Baxter said.
Samuel Gompers Lives On in Bronze Memorial
Labor paid Imprcsslvo trlhuto to Samuel Gompors, In dedication ot tho bronzo monument to tho Into
president of tho American Federation ot Labor, shown at right, In Washington. President nooao-
vnli ip plinwn in siinniiouo aa lie ndnrossed tho grout audience.
BUSINESS "PICKUP"
.THIS WEEK BEST OF
SEASON OVER NATION
W1LKINS HOME
FROM TRIP TO
MIDDLE WEST
'.returned from a 30-day trip to tno
mlddlo west. They attended the
world's fair and the national con
vention of tho American Legion In
Chicago. Before returning ,io La
Grande, Mr. Wllklns also attended a
conference in Salem.r
Both. Mr. Wllklns, who is field in
spector for tho world far veterans
ptate aid commission, and Mrs .Wll
klns were delegates to the national
convention from the local post and
auxiliary.
YOUNG PEOPLE
PRESENT PLAY
THIS EVENING
roung pcoplo of tho Christian
church will present a play, "Along
the Missouri" at the church at 8
o'clock tonight.
Special scenery has been obtained
for the play, tho orchestra will fur
nish music and other items have
been arranged for to enhance the
program.
AUTUMN LEAVES
NEW VOICK, Oct. 13 (IT Dun nnd
Brndstreet said today that the "most
Imprcsslvo pickup or the full season
occurred this week in general trade
movements." ' -. .
"The first full week of seasonable
wtvher,' stated tho agency's review,
bmughtfreports from all parts of
the country of sharp increases in re
toll distribution, particularly pro
nounced in rural communities, with
the strong drive of tho 'buy now'
campaign proving a powerful stimu
lus to tho spread of the demand for
merchandise.
"Tho reports wero accompanied by
advices of labor difficulties being
straightened out completely In some
industries and. partially in others,
removing one of tho most serious
handicaps to progress during the last
few weeks.
1 "Financial conditions have become
noticeably easier, with work already
under way to remove the last linger
ing traces of (tho almost complete
cessation of banking facilities last
March.
"Tho extent of tho business up
trend since Juno, accompanied by
the steady rise of employment and
Increase in payrolls,, has developed a
new public psychology, which Is now
ono of spending rather than hoard
hMJ."
FAR EASTERN
CRISISNEAR
RUSSIANSSAY
Relation's With Japan Are
.. Due to Arrests
MOSCOW, Oct. J.1 (IV-The tightly
ilruwn cord of diplomatic relations
between Itussla nnd .laimu wuh
stretched a lilt nearer the breaking
point today..
It was strained farther with rc-
ports from Kliabarovsk, Siberia, of
tho arrest of two moro sovlot offi
cials of tho Chinese Eastern railway
in the Japanese-assisted state, Man-
chukuo. - k
Only a few days ago, a sensation
was created, hero with tho publica
tion of what allegedly wore docu
ments describing a Japancso plan to
seize tho O. E. R.
One by one, it was said, tho few
remaining Soviets among tho road's
officials were to bo removed, eventu
ally giving Manchukuo complete
control.
Tlio two latest arrests reportedly
wero made as Soviet Consul-General
Slavutskl at Harbin renewed his de
nuinds for an answer to his previous
reports.
Meanwhile, from Tokyo cntno t
foreign offlco spokesman's state
ment whloh Indicated. Japan's stand
remained unchanged.
"Several days of oaroful dellbenv
tion," ho said, "will procedo Nippon's
next niovo In -tho controversy."
RECOVERY BOARD
DECIDES COURSE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 W) NRA
officials moved to overrido challenges
of President Roosevelt's recovery
powers todoy after Joining farm ad
ministrators In'rejecting proposals for
minimum prico mark-ups In' retail
stores. .
Senator Wagner, of New York,
bluntly forecast "they will bo re
quired to npjicar," as ho summoned
tho national labor hoard to act today
on the refusal of Western Kentucky
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Wheat Today
I.ik-u! ensli wheiil. sIihhI (mlay
nt about 45 cent hulk, niixiril
Ing to quotation (it the I'iiiueer
Flouring MlllM. Portland cash
wheat (II 'A cents.
Chicago, Oct. 13 Ml Persistent
selling ascribed largely to oastcrnors
who hod bought at 10 cents abovo
prices now current drovo wheat down
today tho maximum limit allowed.
. Leading trade authorities said' tho
chief apparent reason for collapso of
tho wheat market was lark of confi
dence by new buyers. Much notice
was taken of a sharp setback In Brit
ish exchango accentuating tho effect
of lower wheat quotations at Liver
pool when translated Into American
funds.
Wheat closed prostrate at tho day's
bottom' figures, 45Ho under
Wednesday's finish, corn: 24 a, 34c
down, oats 3 is 3 !4o off, nnd provi
slons at 6(t22c decline.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
SAYS P. W. A. BEADY TO ACT
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MOT QUKIXBD IN N. Y.
,,.
lUlIOK IE('I,A1U:S BOYCOTT
;
CiKllMAN STAND CLARIFIED
8ALEM, Oct. 13 m Delay In
securing approval of a IV I). A. loan
and grunt for construction of five
Oregon coast highway bridges Is due,
to the failure of the state public
works advisory bouril to puss upon
and transmit the applications to
Washington, Senator Ctias. L. McNury
said he was ad vised from his office
In the capital today.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (fl) Mounted
police rodo their horses through
crowds of rioters today at NRA head
uarters at the Hotel Pennsylvania in
midtoww New York.- Police said
radicals numbering 3600 were respon
sible for the disorders. Moro than
60 arrests were made.
WASIIINOTON. Oft. 13 VP) A
boycott was declared by the Ameri
can reiteration or tabor convention
today ngillnst goods and services sup
plied by (lermnny, Italy, Russia,
Olilmt, or "any other country" which
forlilds freo trade unionization. The
executive council .i lutd recommended
simply ii boycott -of Gerniun-miidc
goods mill service, the boycott to
continue until working people were
allowed to organize anil tho "perse
cution of Jewish, people" ceased.
OENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 13 P)
A German spokesman said today any
nttempt to haul up Oermnny and;
ask her to sign on the dotted line
on a disarmament decision imnosed
by others will be followed by the
withdrawal of the Germans from the
conference and perhaps from the
league of nations.
CLUB.WOMEN OF
TO MEET OCT. 17
- fiavsrai members of tho Lev Grande
Neighborhood club will Journey to
Enterprise Oct. 17, to attend the con
vention of tho Fifth district of the
Oregon Federation of Women's clubs.
Mrs. J. Ij, Rose wall, of Enterprise,
Is president of tho district and Mrs.
S. B. Morgan, of La Grande, Is one
or tho members of tho board of di
rectors. Tho Neighborhood club meeting.
scheduled for that? day, has been
postponed. All those who plan to
attend aro urged to notify Miss
Blanche Clark, 404-W.
The Lost! no Community club, the
Wallowa Woman's club end tho En
terprise Woman's club will -bo host
esses for tho convention, tho sessions
of which will be; held In tho Knights
of Pythias hall at Enterprise,
Mi's. Cliarlcs B 1 1 you , of Dal las,
stato president of tho Oregon Feder
ation, and Mrs. 6adlo Orr-Dunbar, of
Portland, post president, will attend.
Tho program:
10:00 Welcome; iprayor; flag sa
lute; America, Tho Beautiful; Ore
gon, My Oregon.
10:30 Roll call of presidents or
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FORD IS LOSER IN
$100,009 ACTION
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 (P) Ver
dict of $100,000 against Henry Ford
was awarded today by a Jury in tho
suits Involving tho Detroit manufac
turer and th Sweeten Automobile
company of this city,
Tho Jury was out threo hours.
Ford sued, tho Sweeten Automobile
company for $0,800 admitted to be
due on promissory notes, and the
Bwcotcn concern brought a counter
action to recover $160,110 whloh It
claimed It lost as a result of Ford
taking over tho Lincoln Motor com
pany, -
CHISELERS NOT TO
GET WHEAT MONEY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 Wl Tho
farm adjustment administration Is
determined. to cross the toll-hardened
palm of tho nation's whoat farmer
with a bit of currency he can call
his own.
To accomplish this, George C. Par
rell, associate chief of the whoat sec
tion sold today, the administration
must spoil the plans of a legion
awaiting acreae reduction adjust
ment payments with an eagorness
equal to that of the growers.
"Clilsclcrs aro abroad In tho land
TO GRADE 6
MILES; MYERS,
GOULDERLOW
Seattle Contractors Suit-
mit Offer of $96,324
for Local Project '
WORK WILL BEGIN
BY NOVEMBER 5
Operations to Start Eight
Miles .Northwest ol.Uil-
, gin and Then Extend
Northerly : (.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 13 VP) A
tow bid of 06,324 was submitted here
today for grading six miles of the
Weston-Elgin highway In union
county, Oregon, when bku were
o pencil by the federal bureau of pub-
llo roads. The wont will be pan ox
the forest highway recovery program,'
Myers A Goulder, Seattle contractors,
submitted the low proposal.
The work will start eight miles
northwest of Elgin and will extend
northerly. Motal , culverts will on :
used. Work should be under way by
NOV. 5. " ''
Tho Colonial Building company ot
Spokane bid S00.277, and S. H, Sewell
and company of. Portland was next
with a bid of 104,743. .. ,
.Work on the first section of the
Elgln-Wcston road already' Is under
way, according to 'recent announce
ment. Contract for' the first part of
the project was let last month. Bids
were originally called for In two sec. ,
ttons. . .,:. . " t
Sheriff Beaten
And Tossed From
Bridge in Texas
.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Oct. 13 (AT.
Sheriff Perry Browning was slugged
and tossed from a bridge into the
Wichita rlvor hero last night by
three of seven , men he arrested, 'be
cause of their suspicious actions 'near
a railroad trestle. ' -
The river-Is virtually dry near the
brldgo and tho sheriff, after regain .
Ing consciousness, crawled to a fill
ing station. Ho was taken to a hos
pital where physicians said they
could not Immediately determine tho
extent of his Injuries.
LIMA, Ohio. Oct. 13 ffl Harry
Plerpont, escaped. Michigan City, Ind.
convict, was identified by county
and city police from pictures today
as tho slayer of Sheriff Jess I. Sar-.
bcr, killed when John L. DtUlnger,
paroled Indiana convtot and suspect
ed, bank robber, was liberated from
tho Allen county Jail last night.
L.H.S. Students
To Participate
In NRA Parade
Assemblies wero hold today nt the
Ln, orando High school to arrange i
for participation by high school stu
dents ln the NBA parade tomorrow
evening. Miss Daphne Bowey, pres
ident of the Associated Girl Stu
dents, has boon chosen by the NBA
commlttco as ono of the queens of
the "Death of Doprosslon" parado.
In tho absence of A. L. Gralapp.
who Is at The Dalles football game,
J. (II. Blunt, of tho social science de-
partmont, was In charge It Is ex
pected tliat a largo numbor of stu
dents will partlchiato In tho parade.
Roosevelt Will
Speak to Nation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (IT) Presi
dent Roosevelt will address the na-'
tlon for seven minutes at 10 p. rh.,
E. S. T., tonight from tho White
Houso. Ills subject has not been
announced.
with all sorts of schemes for edging
In on the farmers' adjustment
chocks." rarrell declared, "but tho
money Is going Klrectly Into the
farmers' hands without lion, assign
ment or attachments.
"It will be a bit of money he can
call his own, something he can use
to buy the wife a new hat or the
'kids' some toys.
"And Incidentally that might be
the bost way to spend some ot the
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