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Roosevelt Moves Toward Recognition of Russia La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" VOLUME 32 WALL 2 CAPTURED EARLY TODAY NEAR FLORA Men Tentatively Identi fied as James Cook . and James Dushane ALL OF MONEY IS SAID RECOVERED Lodging of Pair in! Wal lowa! County Jail at En terprise Ends Four-Day f Man Hunt Two men wlio are alleged to have held up and robbed the Stock growers ' and Farmers National bank of Wal lowa Monday noon, were reported to day to have been captured in North eastern Wallowa county. All the lot, Including $2,500 In cash, $1,500 In securities of bank property, and $15,000 In tin n ds and warrants be longing to Individuals and stores, was recovered, officers reported. ; The two men, tentatively Identified as James Cook aru James Dushane, both about 36 years of age, were taken to the Wallowa county Jail at Enter prise. Cook, said to be part Indian, Is about six feet in height and Du shane Is about five feet six Inches. Dushane told police he had escaped from a Texas prison. Capture was about 12:30 o'clock this morning. Meagre reports here this morning were to the effect that the two sus pects were captured by "Pug" Magln nla on his ranch near Troy. Another report was that the capture was made ... in, the mountains 30 miles north of )'"'' Enterprise." ' The men were (' nearly starved and appeared at the home of a rancher to ask for rood, police said. They gave themselves up to the rancher, according to Sheriff Miller, of Wallowa county, who went to Troy to take them In custody. , The two had left their automobile near the Flora highway and had trampert many miles through the forest to the Grande Ronde river while officers sought them along the road. They were using a Ford road ster reported stolen from Olen Simms, of Uklah, Ore. The Wallowa bank was robbed of approximately $2500 in cash when two men held up Florence Moffitt, book keeper, and C. T. McDanlel, cashier, and forced the latter to open the vault. Three patrons who entered the bank during the half an hour the bandits were at work, were made prisoners temporarily. The two men overlooked approxi mately as much money as they escaped with. 'i During the last four days. Union ' county officers and state police from this district Joined with officers In Wallowa county in the man hunt. Mr. Maginnls Is a brother of Mrs. W. P. Ballard, of La Grande. Two Residences Entered; Larson Home Burglarized Two houses in La Grande were en tered this week, according to the police, one Wednesday evening and one last night. Charles Bull's home at 1314 N ave nue, was ransacked about 9:30 o'clock last night, entrance being gained by using a pass key. Nothing was found missing, at last reports. Pete Larson's residence at 1510 M avenue was entered between 9 anjd 11 p. m. Wednesday evening. A shot gun, .22 caliber rifle, a kodak, two rings and a flashlight were among the articles stolen, A pass key also was used to gain entrance. WARD STORE HERE LEADS SALES RACE : A most outstanding proof of the general uptrend In business In the La Grande territory comes this morning in notice from Oakland, Oal., headquarters of Montgomery Ward & Co. stores of the west to Jack Farrls, manager of the local Ward store. The notice, along with a letter of high compliment, states , that the La Grande store was second of all the company's stores on the Pacific Coast In percentage increase of sales this Ward Week Just completed over sales of the same sales week a year ago. The local store was outdistanced only by the Salem. Ore., store, which passed the La Grande unit only by a substantial sales volume on the last day. The local store had led the Pacific Coast until the last day. EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING WILL ROGERS 'joy: FORT WORTH, Texas, October 19 Vice President Garner, Postmaster General Farley all the Democrats In Washington that amount to any thing Governor Ferguson and every body In Fort Worth today at opening of racing and; to attend Amon Carter dinner. Twenty or thirty thousand people at a beautiful race track in a state where the horse was responsible for making It what It is, la a lovely sight. Texas is full of Democrats, full of resources and full of confidence. Yours, ' mm. W.M.mH lr.Mf. h HANEY TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC MEET AT INN TONIGHT When Rcrt E. Haney, chairman of the Oregon advisory board of the pub lic works ad nil n 1st rat Ion, addresses Union and Wallowa county people at the Hacajawea Inn here this evening, Indications are that he will have a largo audience. Mr. Haney will speak at 7:30 o'clock, introduced by Congressman Walter M. Pierce. Harley Richardson will preside at the meeting which Is sponsored Jointly by the city and the chamber of commerce., Delegates from all nearby towns and cities have been invited!. DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS BEING MADE OYER STATE SALEM, Oct. 20 Delinquent taxes in the amount of $3,482,000 collected by counties during the past four months period has reduced the total property tax dellnquently by years as high as six per cent, Charles V. Galloway, chairman of the state tax commission announced today. The first half of 1932 tax delin quency was reduced from 45.12 per cent to 38.99 per cent, leaving a bal ance yet to be collected of $8,187,172. Total taxes for 1932 on real property amounted to $41,995,777. This Is a (Continued From Page Two) GASOLINE PRICES DOWN HALF CENT Gasoline dropped half a cent a gal lon In La Grande late yesterday and this morning, and most stations were retailing at 25 y2 cents today, com pared with 26 cents yesterday. There was no drop on third struc ture gasoline, it was reported. The reduction was general over the state. COLD WEEKEND IS WEATHER OUTLOOK Freezing temperatures are pre dieted for Eastern Oregon this week' end, with fair weather during the days. Last night the mercury drop ped to 36 above, compared with 47 the night before, and frost was no ticed throughout the La Grande dis trict this morning. Rain yesterday brought the total for this city to a fifth of an inch for the lost two days. Santa Rosa, Cal., was third. The standing Is not Just for the stores of smaller communities but ln&udes all stores on the coast operated toy Montgomery Ward Co., including those In the large metropolitan cities. The La Grande store showed sales and business volume of 49.4 per cent Increase above the budget figure placed for this year, and 70 per cent increase in sales volume this year over Ward Week a year ago. The La Grande store led all other Ward; stores In this district, Including Walla Walla and Boise by a wide margin. Despite disturbing conditions lo cally around the first of the year (Continued on Page Six) mAmmsm wanw NEWSPAPER LA ARMISTICE CELEBRATION IS PLANNED La Grande Legion An nounces Program for Nov. 11 Elvent Here MORNING PARADE AMONG FEATURES Football Game,, Boxing Card and Dance Includ ed E. L. Knight Gen eral Chairman Armistice day. Nov. 11, 1033, will commemorate tho 15th anniversary r pence for the United Stnltra. 'J lie American Legion will sponsor a cele bration In 1 Grande In honor of the occasion which promises to be a Jubilant one, with parades, danc ing, prize fights and other features. The opening event of the day will ibe the parade In which floats, fea tures, musical organizations - and many other groups of the city will participate. Dinner will be served at noon, after which Baker and La Grande High schools -will meet on tho local gridiron, one of the hottest games of the season as far as Extern Oregon fans are concerned. , Ah Wing Lee, Chinese .boxer, and Frankle Monroe, of Klamath Falls, will meet In the ring In the evening along with several other bouts which are being arranged. - A dance will cap ithe day's pro gram. Other counties Invited -Celebrators from Baker,- Union, Wallowa county and other surround ing vicinities arc expectetp'ehtr have been Invited to be lit La Grande for the day. ' v . E. L. Knight Is general chairman of the celebration andi Is assisted by Harley R. Richardson, dance chair man; Mrs. O. B. Maxamj and Vic Eck ley, dinner; A. L. Qrolapp. football; J. R. Ckirlty, fights: L. L. Snodgrass, service organizations; Hi Smith, floats entered toy business houses; W. O. Williams, highway floats; Otis Parlm er, attendance; and Ray Williams, publicity. Loves Presented With A Prize By Christian Church Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Love, 808 Penn sylvania, whose 67th wedding anniv ersary was observed on Aug. 18. have been presented with a prize by the Christian church for being the oldest married couple In the congregation. They were married In Missouri and came to La Grande In 1007. They have two children, Mrs. Tom Williamson, of Wallowa Lake, and Bay Shu make, of La Grande. MRS. ROOSEVELT TBEGIMS HEtS CWRSOVS SHOPPIAICT. MEV0S VTeAA. ( OF COURSE, L .1 YOU'RE AM i MEMBER? W.j Cimtttw .... V jj,.-.: . GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1933 To it's Little Here's the end of the transcontinental non-stop hop of the U. S. S. Macon, gigantic new navy dirigible, and the beginning of her Pacific coast residence. The Macon is shown nosing into the mooring mast, preliminary to being housed in its new home, the navy dirigible base at Sunnyvale, Cal .. . IMBLER JUDGING TEAM COMPETES IN N. W. EVENT Saturday the Imbler High1 Bchool P. P. A. livestock Judging team will be at the Pacific International Live stock show In Portland. The Imbler boys wlH compete Saturday In the livestock Judging contest with about 70 .other teams from Oregon, Wash ington, Montana,' California and Idaho. The members of the Imbler team are Clyde Ott, Elton Prlzzellf Delmar Fowler, andHarland Pratt (aiterriKtej. ' Walter E. Emrlckr their coach' andl Instructor, accompanied the boys on their Portland trip. Tonight, the Oregon Association of Future Farmers of America will have charge of a meeting where delegates from chapters from, the five western states will be bo present. Dr. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of pub lic schools and W. T. Span ton, fed eral agent for the federal board for vocational education will be the prin cipal speakers for the evening. The Corvallls F. F. A. orchestr&swUl fur nish the music. In the livestock judging - contest Saturday morning, approximately 70 teams will compete for the large sil ver trophy, banners, medals, and other awards. For the first time, the Pacific Wool Growers will present a banner to the winning team from each state competing. The awards will be presented Saturday night at the annual F. F. A. banquetwhlch 500 Future Farmers and their coaches will attend. Livestock Judging is the Future Farmer's sport In the fall of the year, Just as football is for a high schooll of college athlete. In livestock judg- ( Continued on Pago Six) THE VERY FIRST LADY Grey Home -1 "' " - Doomed Man With Offer of Whiskey, Takes One Drink BAN QUENTIN, Cal., Oct. 20 Oct. jp) offered all the whiskey he could stand In his walk to the gallows, Dallas Egan,40, climbed steadily and alone the 13 steps on, the scaffold here today and wa put to death for the murder of William J. Kirkpatrlck of Battle Creek, Mich., In a Los Angeles holdup last July. Prison author ities said Egan took only . one small drink. BUT LAKE CASE IN COURT TODAY Trial of Dr. H. C. Luce and Henry Betts, charged with contempt of court by Mrs. Ada Phy, recently appointed receiver for tho Hot Lake sanltorlum, which has been closed down, was un der way before Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles hero today. The Jurist this morning decided against a defense motion ' to dismiss the case, which then went on trial. Tho defendants aro alleged to have removed cattle from the Hot ' Lake sanltorlum after it went into the re ceiver's hands. Defense claims, how ever, were based on the allegation that the cattle belonged to the W. T. Phy estate and not to the sanltorlum. FALSE ALARM ON THURSDAY The fire truck was called out at 7:45 o'clock last night due to a false alarm turned In from Box 32. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS in the West FARM UNREST OVER NATION NEAR CRISIS President Reported to. Be Ready to Act; New '' Far'm Strike Called WASHINGTON, Oct. SO (l1) Presi dent Roosevelt was' reMrtod y Hop n (4i Uvo Trmix (I)., Ohio) today after a conferemM between them, to be ready to take action In the race of unrest anions' farmers. American consumers will be called on to shoulder a tax load of more than one billion dollars to finance the administration's program, for a gigantic retreat in farm production. Policies of form adjustment offl-i clals hinge from collecting such a sum during a period of slightly more than two years, counting from last July 0, when processing tax No. 1 was levied on wheat, until Novem ber 4, 1935, when tho hog' and corn processing levies aro schedtuled to terminate. NRA's most serious challenge was seen by some administration officials today In Nebraska's open outbreak of rumbling farm discontent and the strike called by the National Farm Holiday association. ST. PAUL, Oct. 20 flV-A new agri cultural "farm war" burst forth to day In the calling of a nationwide strlko by tho National Farmers Holi day association. The strike proclamation, sotting noon Saturday as the hour when farmers again will begin to withhold their products from market, sharply criticiiied the national administra tion, listed many grievances, and out lined tho course to bo pursued. An NRA code for agriculture was demanded by tho Holiday association. W. C. T. U. PLANS EDUCATION DRIVE PORTLAND, Oct. 20 P) Educa tion of children and oduLts to the value or toital abstinence will be re cmphaslzcd by tho Women's Chris tian Temperance union of Oregon as one of tho major moves in dealing with tho return of liquor after moro than IB years of prohibition. This work of tho W. O. T. U. was re-asfiorted hero Thursday ond (to day, the closing day of ho Both an nual convention of tho tcmperanco organization. Wheat Today The price of Umxl vush wheat stood fit nlmiit -IB'i cents bulk today, according (o quotations at the Pioneer Flouring Mills, Port land cash (IS cents. CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (At A quick advance whirled grain prices up late today tho ertremo limit allowed for any 24-hmir period. Tho market aft erward suffered violent swings back ward, wiping out much of ttie gains, Now buying of wheat for govern ment sponsored agencies was largely responsible for tho upturns, togethc er wl-th reports that president Roose velt had been nsked to fix a price of $1.28 for July wheat on the ex changes, Wheat cloned flurried, 3?4o above yesterday's finish, corn l'aO up, oats l'a('i2',io advanced, and .provisions varying from 2c de cline to a rise of 10c. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME OPPOSES MKlKlt RECALL LANG Kit BACKS EMIIARCIO NOBEL WINNER NAMED FIND MORE RAN BOM MONEY EUGENE, Oet. 20 (fl1) The Lane tioimtyi -tfuiinher of nminierce luis uuhnouNly adopted a resolution op posing the recall movement against Governor Meier und expressed confi dence In the governor's ability to direct the affairs of the state In the present crisis. BISMARCK. N. D., Oct. 20 (ff) Governor William; Longer today or dered sheriffs of North Dakota's 63 counties to take steps to stop wheat shipments from the state In compli ance with his embargo proclamation. NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (JF) Private advices received here today said Thomas Hunt Morgan, Pasadena, Cut. has been named tho 1033 Nobel prize winner for medicine. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 VP Justice department officials today declined to comment on reports that a new portion of the Lindbergh ransom. money had been discovered. . THE DALLES, Ore,, Oct. 20 (P) The city of Baker was today awarded a $14,7015.40 claim -against linker county In a (leelsioir rendered hero today by Circuit Judge Wilson. The city sued tho county for $2ti,10&.tt5 which It claimed was duo on road taxes, : : , HUNDREDS ENJOY THURSDAY NIGHT FORTY-NINE SHOW Bones changing hands over the gaming tables, couples dancing to strains of the ' most modem popular music, gaiety all combine to make the Days of .'40 show. Behind the gaiety too Is a seriousness of pur pose, Juvenile relief, which is carried on extensively by the B. P. O. Elks every winter. A large crowd gathered in tho Sacajawoa Inn ball room last night at 8 o'clock, despite the rain, and onjoyed tho show. " Tonight and Saturday evening, however, aro expected to bo tho lar gest of the four-night show, and tho publlo Is urged to Join the crowd.. , Valuable prizes aro offered every evening and the climax of the show will arrive on Saturday evening when tho grand prizo is presented to tho holder of the greatest number of "bones," COMPROMISE WITH OREGON TRUCKERS SALEM, Oct. 20 (P) By a com prise agreement with Btate utilities commissioner O, M. Thomas here last night, all truckers will be permitted to operate under a $10 contract car rier fee and make mileage payments every 30 daye, pending action by the special session of the legislature, Under tho emergency measure, every truck driver, whether he came under the contract carrier provision before or not, may take advantago of the $10 fee and monthly mileage pay ment plon, ' Morgan In Qaundary About Banking Laws NEW YORK, Oct. 20 PI J. P. Morgan, America's most noted banker, was In a quandary about the new banking laws as ho returned on the Be re n gar la today from a sojourn of throe months in Europe "It is the business of banks to obey the law," he said, "but I don't know yet what that means." IL DUCE SEES F. R. AS A "BROTHER" NEW YORK. Oct. 20 (IP) Politic ally, President Roosevelt and Premier Mussolini arc, In tho opinion of II Duco, brothers under tho skin, Gil bert T. Hodges declared today. Hodges, chairman of tho board of the Advertising Federation of Am erica, addressed tho advertising club of Now York, reporting on a recent conversation ho had with Premier Mussolini In Itnly. "Tho premier asked about our American parliaments," said Hodges, "and I told him they had abdicated In favor of Mr. Roosevelt. "I told him they apparently were glad to pans tho responsibility over Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties . . J NUMBER 39 F. R. INVITES CONFERENCE WITH SOVIET Moscow Says Overture Made to Kalinin, U. S. S. R. President RUSSIA WILLING TO NEGOTIATE Commodities and Stocks Rally Briskly in Amer ica at Reports of Recogi. , tion Plans ,l 'WASHINGTON, Oct, 20 m PtmN dent KnoHevelt toduy announced ha : lum Invited a ' representative of the ' unrecognized Soviet government to confer with him a move believed lending : townrd recognition of that government. Mikhail Kalinin, president of the Soviet Republic has accepted the: Roosevelt alnvltatlon. Ho Is sending M. Lltvlnov, the com missnr for foreign affairs, to Wash -lngton. President Roosevelt personally will conduct the negotiations with Lit- vlnov. ... - , , It was emphasized ' at i the Whits House as the president made the an-. nouncement, that this act in Itself4' does not constitute recognition of tha Communist government, , , MOHCOW IIKARS REPORTS v , MOSCpW, Oct. 20 Cff).. UnconVI firmed reports circulated here today , that President Roosevelt had made : direct overture to Mlohoel Kalinin, president .x$h6 yjJB . S, looking 3 .: toward recognition. . $ "The reports aaldl the Russian execu- J tlve had expressed the Soviet' govern J ment's willingness to consider the a question. 1 ' ' REPORTS BOOST MARKETS V NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (AVCommo- ditlea and stocks rallied briskly this afternoon coincident with rumors: of prospective recognition of Russia by tho United States. . -. Wheat at one time was up the limit of 5 cents n bushel while shares climbed $1 to around $3, though gains In both markets were only par-' tially held. ' Women Folk Of Springfield In Concerted March SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 30 (P) Teem ing with thousands of dissatisfied members of the Progressive Miners' union, SprlngfleW today became the object of a concerted march of their women folk. Mrs. Agnes Wleck of Belleville, 111., president of the 85 Progressive aux iliaries, said the women in numbers of upwards of 10,000 would Join the men In picketing mines of the Pea body Coal company. Meanwhile, national guardsmen stood In readiness. PATTERSON, N. J., Oct. 20 (P) Two men were seriously wounded by bullets today as rioting Broke out In tho strike-torn silk district of Northern Now Jersey. Ono or the injured may die. Seek Desperado In California Today SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 P) Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, taunt ing and cluslvo Oklalioma desperado, was sought In Northern California today on reports ho was In this vi cinity, i I Ono report, purporting to come from the nortorlous killer himself, was that he was In San Francisco taking a look at Alcatraz island, pris on, which is to be converted within 00 days Into the United States' "Devil's Island" for desperate criminals. to tho president. ' " 'Well,' ropllodJ Premier Mussolini, 'doesn't that mako Mr. Roosevelt a dictator?' "I told him that It looked a little that way to me and he appeared to think so, too." Hodges said the premier was keenly Interested In President Roosevelt and the NRA program and wanted to know how It was progressing. . Tho secret of II Duce's power, Hodges declared, lay In his Intelligent use of advertising. "Ho Is a natural born salesman and uncqualledi as a showman," he (Continued on Page Three) .
