Haney Urges Communities To Speed P. W. A. Projects!
La Grande Is The
Gateway to Wullowa,
"The Switzerland
of America"
VOLUME 32
NO DELAY IN
BOARD ACTION
SPEAKER SAYS
Classifies Talk to Contra
ry as 'Nonsense' Re
plies to Criticism
TWELVE MILLIONS i
STILL AVAILABLE
Talks Also Made by R. N.
Stanfield, Board Mem
be, And Congressman
waiter nerce
In . unequivocal) words,- Bert E.
Ilaney, . chairman of tl)e advisory
board of Oregon for the public works
administration, last night placiyi re
' sponsiblllty for any delay In pubUc
works projects on the communities
sponsoring them. "There has been
no local application that has been
made to tho board without action In
24 hours," he said. ' ;
WAT
"The way to get money -to get un
Nanptoyment relief," he said, "Is oy
conforming to congresslonal-made
requirements In presenting plans for
projects. We cannot deviate from
the specifications." He said munici
palities over the state have not re
acted like they were expected to
Portland has only made one appli
cation, to remodel the city hall. Many
other communities have withdrawn
projects.
Numerous projects have been re
turned to communities ibecause of
incomplete engineering, be satd,
stressing the necessity of getting
V plans preparecHto. meet trier requlro
, ments.
Touching upon criticism voiced In
the Portland press and elsewhere that
the board was delaying allocation of
money for the coast bridges. Mr.
Haney classed the reports as plain
"nonsense." 6omo of the engineering
Isn't as yet completed, he said, and
the board cannot oven consider a
project until It Is passed on and ap
prove; by C. C. Hockley. public
works engineer for this territory.
He urged all communities to speed
up their .work, pointing out that any
money unallocated toy Dec. 31 will
return to the U. 8, treasury. "There
is plenty of money available now
for public works, but the communi
ties are putting it off I You'd bet
ter get your application In soon, or
you may find yourself Just behind
someone else."
Ho said that approximately 12,
000,000 of 2O,O0O,O0O believed avail
able for Oregon, remained unallo
cated. He predicted a rush, of proj-
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Jubilee Singers
Will Appear At
E.O.NJMortday
' The Eastern Oregon Normal school
announced today the return' engage
ment of the Utlca Jubilee Singers at
an assembly to be held Monday at 10
a. m. This group of Negro singers
was enthusiastically received by the
students last year when it presented
a brilliant program of Negro spirit
uals, combined with classical and
modern numbers, and their return is
being hailed with delight.
frhewk singers have recently re
' .urneOrfM,om an European tour where
they appeared in concert In nearly
Ml of the European countries. They
also have an exclusive recording con
tract with the Victor Phonograph
company. Those who heard the Utlca
Jubilee Singers on their former ap
pearance here state that this will
. be one of the outstanding musical
programs to be presented In La
Orande this year.
The concert Is open to the public.
A small admission fee will be
charged.
THIRD BANK ROBBERY
IN WALLOWA COUNTY
The robbery of the Wallowa Stock
growers, and Farmers National bank
last Monday noon was the third bank
robbery In the history of Wallowa
county, according to information re
ceived here from Enterprise.
On October 8. 1891, a stranger ap
peared at the cashier's window In
the Wallowa National bank at Enter
prise and asked W. R. Holmes, cash
ier and manager. If a man named
Smith had sent In a deposit from
Portland. Mr. Holmes gave a nega
tive reply, and found himself con
fronted by a pistol, end a command
to put up his hands. Mr. Holmes
obeyed, and .two robbers rifled the
vault. They carried off $3400 In cash
EASTERN OHEGON'8 READING
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Oct. 21
Plew In here this morning with Vice
President Garner and Mrs. Parley.
There Is something that you ought
to come all the way to Son Antonio
to see. That's Randolph flying field,
the finest flying field In the world
and the prettiest layed out thing In
America. Then there's Kelly field.
Our salvation In tho next war comes
out of this unique little city.
Plying on down ito Garner's home
at UvaWe, where for 30-years he rep
resented them In congress, and the
prairie dogs all voted lor him.-
Where -other vice presidents have
done nothing but make speeches,
Garner Just fishes. If all politicians
fished Instead of spoke publicly, we
would Sx at peace with the world.
Yours,
EAST OREGON :
SCORES 26-0
WIN FRIDAY
Lewiston Unable tq Stop
Mountaineer Power ,
Two Players Injured I
Too milch Eastern Oregon power
spelled defeat for the Lewiston Nor
mal school football team at Lewiston
yesterday, and the Mountaineers were
back at home today with a 26 to 0
victory. It was the third consecutive
win for E. O. N. which has' scored 00
points to opponents' 0.
The victory was somewhat costly
at that, as two of the regulars, Jlggs
Burnett, quarterback, and Ray Ber
ney, giant tackle, may not take part
In the College of Idaho game here
next Saturday because of Injuries.
Burnett suffered a twisted ankle and
Berney's elbow was hurt.
Straight football only was resorted
to, and College of Idaho scouts on
the sidelines saw little but power
but plenty of that. Both teams
showed much Improvement over two
weeks ago when B. O. N. won here
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'49 SHOW TO END
THIS EVENING AT
SACAJAWEA INN
The third evening of Elks Days of
'40 show opened last night at 8 o'clock
with a record breaking -crowd, and
the belief is general today that all
previous records" will be broken to
night, the closing night of the four
day show. Card games,' dice, dancing
and .other features will characterize
the evening's entertainment.
All proceeds of the carnival of fun.
which Is held at the sacajawea inn
and starts each evening with a pa
rade from the Elks temple to the Inn,
are used for juvenile relief and for
the Christmas tree for the kiddles
each Yule tide season. . -.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ASKS FOR TOYS
The La Grande fire department, co
operating, with the Lions club this
year In repair and distribution of
toys to the needy children at Christ
mas time, today Issued an appeal for
toys, "we haven t received enough
as yet to begin working on," they
said, adding that the work must be
started soon If Santa Claus is to have
enough gifts for local kiddies.
and rode out of town on their horses,
escaping to the south. They were
never captured although they were
known, as they had been around
town several days before the robbery,
The next robbery was committed
In Joseph October 6, 1896. At 3
o'clock in the afternoon, J. D. Mc
Cully, assistant cashier, was In charge
of the First Bank of Joseph. The
regular cashier, R. H. Miller, was
away on vacation. Three men en
tered the bonk. Fred Wagner hap
pened to be passing, shot and killed
one, but the robber with the money
reached his horse and rode away and
was never seen again- He carried off
some $2000 in gold and currency,
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NEWSPAPER
LA
Presidency of
Mexico His Aim
A candidate for the Mexican
presidency. Col. Adalberto Te-jeda,-
above, favorite son of
Vera Cruz state, seeks support
of the "liberal" element In his
race. Socialization of tho re
., public is his lmmedlata aim.
CLIFF M'GINNIS
MAN WHO CAUGHT
ROBBER SUSPECTS
ENTERPRISE, Ore., -Oct. 21 (Spe
clal) All except $20 of the money
stolen by two robbers from the fltock
growers and Farmers National bank
Monday has been recovered and two
men charged with the robbery are in
Jail here. Sheriff A. B. Miller said to
ctey. Jesse M. Paul, 44, escaped life-
termer from'the Oklahoma state pent
tentiary, and James Ducheane, 3d, ex.
convict who served a term In Leaven
worth, Kan., for violation of the Dyer
act, are the men held. Paul was Iden
tified as the "Slim" of the robbery,
while Ducheane was known as
"Shorty."
Paul was convicted twice for bank
robbery, once for store robbery and
finally for killing an officer, Sheriff
Miller said. Ho escaped from the Ok
lahoma penitentiary about two
months ago, the sheriff said.
Loot from the bank, which has been
recovered, included $2500 cash, $1500
In securities and $15,000 in bonds.
Their capture was effected by Clif
ford McGinnis, rancher, between
Troy and Flora. He sighted the men
crossing a clearing and knowing the
robbers were In . the vicinity seized
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GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1933
FMM1 STI1IE
LH.S. TRIMS
ENTERPRISE
ELEVEK24-0
Only Three Teams Now
in Race for Northeast
ern Oregon Title
COLD AND WIND
FEATURE CONTEST
New Backfield Combina
tion for La Grande
Enterprise Weakened
by Injuries, Absences
Friday's Scores
La Orande High 24, Enterprise
High 0.
Eastern Oregon Normal 26, Lew
iston Normal 0.
Columbia 13, Willamette 0. .
Oregon 19, Idaho 0. -
' Southern Oregon Normal 30, O.
8. O. Rooks 0.
Monmouth Normal 28, St. Mar
tin's college 0. t
Salem High 20, Albany High 0.
Bend High 20, The Dalles
High. 6. .. .
In spite o cold weather and wind,
that caused both teams to fumble
frequently and that materially af
fected the efficiency of the Tigers
passing game. La orande High
school's football team trounced En
terprise at Enterprise Friday after
noon 24 to 0,
The victory reduced the leading
teams in. the Northeastern Oregon
title race to' three--La Orande," Pen
dleton am Baker, and the Bucks and
Bulldogs tangle at Baker this after
noon. Trying a new backfield combination,
due to loss of Ralph Floberg, Coach
Ira Woodle sent Jack Alvey, scrappy
linesman. Into a halfback position.
Jack showed up fairly well, although
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Knowles Decides
For Defendants .
In Case Friday
Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles decided
In favor of the defendants yester
day afternoon at the conclusion of
the trial of Dr. H. C. Luce and Henry
Betts, of Hot Lake, charged with con
tempt of court. '
Complaint was filed, it Is reported,
by Mrs. Ada Phy, recently appoint
ed receiver for Hot Lake sanatorium.
HERE'S A NEW ONE
AUSTRIAN TROOPS
1 'TrjW'
; ntr Jn ilk,
. In the grip of a war scare because of Germany's withdrawal from tlte
League of Nations and Disarmament conference, -Aimtrlu, fearing ti
repetition of 1!14, Is hurriedly strengthening her frontier defenses
by stringing barbed wire along the frontier and sending soldiers to
exposed outlets. In this picture Austrian guards tire-shown ques-
- tlonlng a traveler on the frontier. t ..,
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THREE ONE-ACT
PLAYS SELECTED
(BY EAST NORMAL
Three one-act plays, a fantastic ro
mance, a drama and a comedy, have
been chosen for production by Bock
antfcuBuskln, honorary dramatics ; or
ganization at the Eastern ' Oregon
Normal school. Miss Florence Day is
directing the productions for which
tho cast will be chosen early next
week.
"The Princess Marries the Page,"
by Edna St. Vincent MHlay, com
bines sheer beauty, wit and romance
in a symphonic medley of words
which Miss Mlllay handles so well
The play has the quality of an old
fairy -tale, a prince disguises as a page
and after captivating the heart of the
pretty little princess Is found to be
a prince after all.
"Trifles," by Susan Glaspell, is In
tensely dramatic and although neces
sarily restricted by the limitations
of a one-act play, the Implications
are so subtly voiced that the play as.
suines the quality of the Greek trag
edy. "Trifles" Is an incident from a
crime, when two farm women,
through their sympathetic considera
tion for detail find, tucked away In a
silk cloth In a sewing bax, a tiny
canary whose neck has been brutally
broken, and also the motive for a
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WORLD GIVES
VIEWS (MS.
RUSSIANMOVE
Vailing Expressions Are,
Forthcoming Following
Friday Developments
By the Associated Press
Men and nutloiw took a varying
view tmlny of developments fore
cast lng American recognition of Rus
sia. . . - .
Comment flashed swiftly from the
capitals oj thp world and from re
mote corners as well as the word
went out that President Mikhail Ka
linin had accepted President Roose
velt's invitation to enter Into nego
latlos looking to possible recognition.
In brief, the reaction was:
Geneva International circles saw
U. S. move as step toward bringing
Russia out of Isolation. League mem
bers thought If Russia should Join the
loss of Japan and Germany would be
powerfully offset.
London Political quarters felt
American view finally ends Russia's
"political outlawry." British busi
ness foresaw the rise of a new and
potent competitor for soviet trade.
Paris Government circles regarded
the exchange of messages as solidify
ing International relations and open
ing broader trade possibilities for the
United States.
Tokyo Newspapers pointed out
that President Roosevelt's note was
ojated October 10 when Russo-Jap
tension was high but officials pro
fessed doubt there was any connec
tion. Rome Official quarters withheld
comment, but newspapers asserted
move corresponds with Mussolini's
policy to accord Russia "realistic dues
as a great European nation."
Shanghai Literate public hailed
prospect of recognition as promising
to result In tempering of Japan's
strong policy toward Russia.
W. B. A. TEAM
TO PRACTICE
Officers and members of the guard
team of the Women's Benefit associa
tion will meet for practice at 3 o'clock
tomorrow ufterrioon at tho Eagles
hall.
Wheat Today j
' The prlrc of local wheat stood
at about M cents hulk today, ac
cording to quotation at the Ma
nner Flouring .Mills. Port lu nd cusli
B7 cents.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21 (VP) Renewal of
government buying of what late to
day helped to overcome the effects of
stock market weakness, and left grain
prices eventually with moderate gains.
Although confirmation was lacking,
reports persisted that the Washington
administration was considering plans
for ranking loans on wheat and corn
similar to those accorded cotton
growers, The department of agricul
ture estimated the world wheat crop
this year would be approximately
200,000,000 bushels less than was the
case last year.
Wheat closed unsettled, above
yesterday's finish, corn -l cent ad
vanced, oats up. and provisions
unchanged to a rise of 16 cents.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
K. K. APPEALS TO NATION
GOVKUNOIt MNIIKIl KN1FK
',.
ROYALTY ARRESTED TODAY
RAID POLICE STATION
CHESTERTOWN, M. I).. Oct. 21 (ff)
Preside nt Roosevelt called the ' na
tion to the "spirit of cooperation" of
the colonial days as lie uocepted here
today an honorary degree from Wash
ington college. Disdaining the "five
year anil ten year programs of some
conntrles which have a dictator," the
president declared amid applause: "In
this country, wlileji Ixw not a dic
tator, wo tun, I think, move further
toward our goal without giving it a
definite term of years."
NEW; YORK, Oct. 21 m aovernor
Herbert H. Lehman of New Yorlt un
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at Mt. Sinai hospital today. The op
eration was reported to have been
"entirely successful.
VIENNA, Oct. 21 The German
Prince Ilernhard von Caohsen-Meln-I
n gen and Ills wife, Princess Margot,
were arrested In Cnrlntlila today in
connection with an alleged Nazi con
spiracy. ' PERU, Ind., Oct. 21 (A1) The sec
ond raid within a week on an Indiana
city police station, placed in v the
nanus of gunmen today most of the
armament of the Peru police force.
Two men armed with submachine
gun and a sawed-off shotgun, herded
three Peru officers Into the base
ment of the station late last night,
and escaped with guns, revolvers,
badges and nine bulletproof vesta.
MINIMUM PRICE
MARGIN PLAN IS
FACING DEFEAT
WASHINGTON", Oct; 21 MP) Pro
posals for government sanction of a
minimum price margin to retell
stores face almost certain rejection
by tne administration.
Authorltotlvo officials say President
Roosovolt definitely has shelved the
plan to prohibit, In a master code,
retail sales at prices below Invoice
cost plus 10 per cent. To what ex
tent tho NRA may go In banning
price slashes as unfair competition
is up to Mr. Koosevelt.
The price mark-up Issue provided
one or ine low open differences be
tween the farm, and NBA adminis
trations. Secretary Wallace assailed
this recommendation of tho retail In
dustry and his views are said to have
prevailed.
MERCURY DOWN
TO 30 ABOVE
IN LA GRANDE
La Qrande experienced Its first
freezing weather of the fall season
this morning when the mercury
dropped to 30 above. Another cold
night was predicted for this evening
and the temperatures for next week
will be below normal, the weather
outlook says.
Friday's minimum of 46 abovo was
the coldest day experienced here since
last spring.
FLUE FIRE IS
EXTINGUISHED
Tho flio department was called to
tho Mrs. Anna HUlman renidence at
1402 O avenue at 0:45 o'clock last
night to extinguish a fluo fire. No
dam ago was reported,
check snows
QUITE A LOSS
Aftor a complete check-up, Charles
Bull reported to police Friday that
burglars who entered his house
Thursday ovcnlng took a .303 rifle,
somo forks, rings, elk teeth, several
Jars of fruit, a pair of women's hose
and a can opener,
NOBILITY WILL HUNT
ELK IN WALLOWA CO.
Baron anil Baroness Pnut von
(lontnnl, Count and Countess
Degenhard Wurmhniml anil Mr.
anil Mm. (IforgR Newhall .lr., nil
of IllirlliiROinc, Cal., passed
through Iji furande Friday en
roulo lo KnlcrprlHC where they
will hunt elk. They will pack
Into the luouiilnlns.
Afler hunting Mr. and Sirs.
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Only Newspaper ' '
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and
Wallowa Counties
NUMBER 40
LONG BATTLE
PREDICTED BY
STRIKE HEAD
White House Takes Cog- j
nizance ol Situation;
Loan Plana Hurried
OPPOSITION SEEN - 7
IN SOME STATES
In North Dakota Grain
Continues to Move De
spite Governor Langers
Wheat Embargo .
; By the Associated Press - L : I
Farm strike leaders worked at top
speed today to line up their forces
for the opening of their antt-selllni
campaign, designed to raise agricul- -tural
prices and' compel the govern-'
ment to supply an NRA for the farm
ers. ; ' , " .
Mllo Reno, ;the "general behind the
movement, gave out last minute or
ders to his farm lieutenants from his
headquarters In Des Moines, and pre- .
dieted a "long drawn out battle" by
the farmers national holiday associa
tion, of whloh be Is president. '
Other developments during the past -twenty-four
hours In the "farm war"
were, ' i i - '
The White House at Washington
took cognizance of the situation, and
the farm (administration hurried
plans that may embrace wheat and
corn loans. ' 1 '
H. O. Parmenter, Nebraska . farm .
holiday president, appealed to Wash-.
tiona of. ali'fflxm and, manufactured,.-.
Opposition continued In soma
quarters to the "strike." Governor
Tom Beery of South- Dakota said "wo ,
should follow the leader" and urged ,
support of President Roosevelt. -
In North Dakota Governor William
Lanner ordered sheriffs to enforce :
the embargo he recently declared on .
shipments o'f wheat out of the state. ;
Despite this, the grain continued to
move. ;
Keith Neville, former governor of '
Nebraska, declined to rekclnd (his
resignation - as chairman of the state1
NRA board, despite a request by Gen
eral Hugh Johnson, nation admlnls-
Illinois farmers sympathized with .
the proposed strikers, but had taken
no steps to Join the movement. ..
MRS.MOSSMAN ;
IS VERY LOW,
FRIENDS HEAR
Friends In La Orande received word
today that Mrs. E. P, Mossman. of
Amity, was very low. Her sister and
a friend are with her constantly at
tho McMlnnvllle hospital where she
has been tho past two weeks. She
has takon' no nourishment for a con
sidcrable time, the letter stated. Mrs,'
Mossman has been In very frail health,
for some time and has not been able
to walk alone since lost December.
She sustained a stroke on July 2B ,
F00TBAL
RESULTS
Finals 1
Notre Dame 0, Carnegie Tech 7,"
Columbia 0, Princeton 20.
Brown 8,.Yole 14. f
Holy Cross 10, Harvard) 7.
Bucknell 31, Lafayette 0. ,
New Hampshire 6, Maine 0. -
Army 6, Illinois 0,
Ohio 0. Michigan 13.
Miami 0, Ohio U. 6.
Dartmouth 14, Pennsylvania 7.
Syracuse 14, Cornell 7.
Colgote 7, New York U. 0.
Boston college 6, Ford ham 32.
Pittsburgh 3. Minnesota 7.
In first period: W. 8. O. S, Cali
fornia 0. '
First period; Southern Cafllornla 0,
Oregon State 0.
Newhall will vLolt In Portland
and the remaining members of
the party will return to their .
California home.
It Is the first time within many
years that members of tho nobil
ity have sought big game In this
flection of the slate, the three
day elk season attracting them to
I lie Wonderland of of America
Wallowa county.
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