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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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