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1 Beer And Wk Seiison To Year Eiiptttttn ' MP La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, '.The Switzerland' of America J ,. Only Newspaper J Printed in La Grande Covering Union and , Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OHEOON'S LEADINO NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 48 ... x tSI Hj. rM FIGHT FOf m mmm ) 400 GUESTS ILL ATTEND UP. DINNER Martin King, George Nel son, M. Weis, Other Pen sioned Men Honored. OFFICIALS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE Old Timers Club No. ,17 Organized , Here , This Morning With L. .S. Hanf ord as President. More than 400 guests will attend the banquet given In honor or Mar tin King, George Nelson, M. Wels anil other pensioned men In the Un ion lacirto system tonight at 7 o'clock at tho Sacajawea Inn. J, P. O'Brien, retired general manager of the sys tem; II. A. Connett, superintendent or the O.-W. R, and N.; Airs. F. N. Finch and other notables are among those who have arrived for the ban quet. , The Old Timers club. No. 17, was organized this morning, utilizing the gathering of railroad men and their wives to meet with J. P. Ktrby, presi- dent of the general committee of the U.- P. system. L. S. Hanf ord, con ductor, was elected president; W. J. Nowland, machinist, vice president; (Continued on Page Six) School Budget Hearing Will Be; Held on Nov. 21 Members of the sohool board, meet ing at the La Grande High school building last night, took care of a considerable amount of routine busi ness. It Is announced that public hear ing on the school budget for the 1933-34 year will too held Nov. 21 at 2 p. m. ' A report was received on the bur glary at the High school last week, and Supt. Herbert Evans reported on school progress The matter of re planting shrubbery around the High school was left In Director J. L. In gle's hands. Salary warrants wero allowed and teachers will receive pay for their second month of sohool next Friday. BEEM SERVICE HELD MONDAY, SUMMERVILLE ( Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at .the Bummervllle chapel for Robert Dunne Beem, one-year-old child who died Saturday morning en route to La Grande for medical treat ment. He was the son of Mr, and Mrs. Warner Beem, of Imbler. The child's death was due directly to intestinal obstruction caused by infantile convulsions. MEYERS SINGS AT SERVICES Alfred Meyers went to The Dalleft today where he was the soloist at the funeral services held for Pat Foley whose death occurred Just af ter midnight Sunday morning. The Eervlces were held In the Catholic church. SPECIAL FIRE DRILL MONDAY A special flro drill was held at the fire station at 6:45 o'clock, In charge of Chief O. T. Lindsey lost evening. BANK CALL ISSUED WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 m The comptroller of the currency Issued a call today for the condition of all national banks at the close. of busi ness Wednesday, Oct. 25. HANNEFIELD FINDS NAVY INTERESTING Don Hf nitoflrld, son of Mr. and Mrs. h. n. Hannefleld, recently en tered the naval training station at San Diego, and Is impressed by his new life, according to a letter re ceived by his father. "The thing that Impressed me most was the beauty and cleanliness of the station," he writes. "I had pictured It as a group of drab, military look ing buildings situated on some dry, barren stretch of beach, and I was certainly surprized to see neat Span WILL 'cstvsst BEVERLY HTTiIft Col., Oct. 30 Going to buy gold on the world mar ket now. What we been buying has been just "home talent" gold. They claim the more you buy and the more you pay, the cheaper your dollar will get. Well, you wlil have no trouble on foreign support In. this scheme. It will be no hardship forf them to charge you even .5 an ounce. Now hero Is what us dumb ones don't get. When we had .practically holf tho world's gold, our dollar was still higher than a flagpole sitter. But this Is no place for the. Ignor ant, for there Is two people you oan't argue with. One is a professor, for he has specs, and the other is an econo mist, for lie has ft title. Yours, ROTARYHEAD VISITS LOCAL CLUB MONDAY William J. Dinsmore, of Tacoma, Guest - ,at . Special Meeting William J. Dinsmore, of Tacoma, Wash., district- governor of Ilotary, was a guest of the La Grande Itotnry club at a luncheon Monday at the La Grande hotel, the occasion being his annual visit to this city. . . Mr. Dinsmore has charge of district No. 1, which Includes Alaska, British .Columbia.- Alberta, Washington. . Ore gon and part of Idaho. (Continued From Page Four) THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS WILL BE GIVEN ATE. O.N. Threo one-act plays, a comedy, a drama and a fantasy, will be pre sented by Sock and Buskin, dram atics honorary at the Eastern Oregon Normal school, under the direction of Miss Florence Day. The date of production will be set later. The casts have been chosen by the diirector ond Sock and Buskin. "The Flattering Word," a comedy, by George Kelley, will be presented with John Singer in tVe role of The Itover and Mr. Rigley; Charlotte . Dusen berry, as Mary, his wife; Louis Pin son; as Eugene Tesh, the actor; Jean McKennon, as Mrs. Zooker; and Junf Udick as Lena, her daughter, Mls Evelyn Mastern will assist, in tie direction. . , "Trifles," a drama, by Susan Gos pel, has five characters, a sheriff, played by Neill Ross; county a-tor" ney, by Robert Cunllffo; Hale, f.on ard Marshmall; Mrs. Hnle, Jean Wil liams; Mrs. Stevens, Winifred Scott. Guy Tucker is the assistant director. The fantasy, "The Princess, Marries (Continued On Page Four) LAST HALF TAXES DUE THIS WEEK The last half or the 1932 taxes. payable In 1933. are du "ot lfttr than Nov. 5, it was announced today by Deputy Sheriff Dick clycomb. In charge of the tax collect'" ucphjk ment of the sheriff's offl0- So far, payment of tl lat half taxes has not been very heavy, but somewhat of a rush is expected, dur ing this week. This will be the last time that taxes in Oregon will be paid only in hair or in full. Beginning in 1034, quarterly tax payments will become lawful. ish stylo buildings, beati'.fiil lawns and shrubbery. It w ait'-.'y a spot of beauty In a dest ! "Net that I have ny authority to say California isn't i1 beautiful state becauso 1 has onl v cn It Irom the train, but what I tf d see was noth ing but wo brust: oactus and sun baked hi:is. I sirtose Callfornlans would say I haven'j w the best yet. "I really dkl gef ""111 when I (Continued c Pf Plvef ROGER? Pews Sues Film Firm : For $1,000,000 Aw" : f ' ' i Charging that the sun baths she was; required to take In Africa as the "white goddess" of the tilra "Trader Horn" wrecked her health, Edwlna Booth (above) filed suit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer corporation In New York tor Jl.OOQ, 000 damages. WINTER SEASON DRAWS NEAR IN EASTERN OREGON &nUeteople have been specu lating, the last day or two, when. -to' expect the .first fall of snow. The speculation, , of course, was caused primarily by the rainy, somewhat chilly weather the lost few days, and also by the fact that snow fell In Klamath Falls and Central Oregon yestejxiiiy. " - "It won't ibe long," most of t thlnfc. Oiihers point out that La. Graj'tle may expect its first snowfall anytime between Oct. 1 to Dec. 1. Tomorrow will bo Nov. 1, beginning a lyiouth that sometimes Is in the fall and sometimes In tho winter per iod in Eastern Oregon. l"ho weather man predicts colder ar'd unsettled weather for Eastern pregon tonight. High mountains In California also were covered with snow Monday, and rain drenched lower elevations. Wind, accompanying the rain, caused dam age estimated by growers at $80,000 to the apple crop in tho Pajaro valley of California as It whipped unpicked fruit from the trees. Tho San Joaquin J (Continued On Page Four) WOTTA DUSHANE AND PAUL FAIL IN ESCAPE PLOT Pairv of Bank Robbery Suspects Seek to Burn Hole in Jail. i OFFICERS THWART , THEIR ATTEMPT Two and Glenn Sinims, ,of U k i a h. Scheduled, to Enter Pleas on Friday Morning. Jesse D. "Sum" Paul anil James DuKhnnc, two of three men held In. tlie Wallowa county Jul I at Enter prise on olinrgcs of robbing the stockgrmvers and Farmers National bank at Wallowa, attempted to es cape yesterday, according to reports received here. ; . The two, who with Glenn Slnuns, of Uklah, Ore., arc scheduled to enter pleas In circuit court at Enterprise Friday morning before Judge J. W. Knowles, were unsuccessful In their attempt, due to discovery .by officers. They had climbed on top of the cage In the Jail and were trying to burn a hole in the celling when officers (ConUn.inrt on Pane Four) . Red Cross Roll Call Plans Will Be Made Friday AVThei'e , will., be a meeting of the American fted Cross Friday -night 'at 7:30, in the office of the La Grande Investment Co., for the purpose of perfecting plans for the annual Roll Call for 1933. At a recent meeting of the Red Cross Rev. Paul Do F. Mortlmore was re-elected chairman of the local chapter for he ensuing year, and other officers were elected and appointed. .. During the past year thousands of dollars worth of flour and. clothing have been brought to La Grande and distributed among the needy by the efforts or the Red Cross, Ml-. Mortl moro reports. This Is the only med ium through which these supplies could .have been secured and In this alone . the Red Cross has rendered an Inestimable service to the city of La Grande, he points out. With re lief conditions still demanding con siderable attention throughout the coming year, he regards it as very Important that the Red Cross be ade quately financed and the only means of finance is the Roll Call which takes place between Nov. 11 and (Continued on Page Four) WOMAN! WOTTA WOMAN! GERMANY'S IDOLS IN. DECLINE With tlie udvent of tho Nazis into power, two of Germany's moMt famous heroes aiid Idols now pass into political eclipse. - President Von lllndenburg (left), shorn or all real power, spends most of his time at Ills KaHt Prussian estate, while Chancellor Hitler runs the government. Ucnenil Erich Ludenorff (right), who caused the dis missal of Chancellors and cabinet nilnlstera In the early duys of the Republic, received a last and humiliating blow recently when Hitler banned his "Tannenberg Iugue." During the World.,war Hiiiden burg and Luiiciulorff together won tlte great battles or the Masurian ... , ;i ..Lukes and Tanneiiberg. , , t ; SC&UT EXECUTIVE v TO ATTEND COURT OF HONOR FRIDAY On tho occasion of a visit by H. L. Hayward, field executive of the Spokane area of the Boy Scouts of America, a special scout court of honor will be held at the La Grande High school building Friday evening, beginning at 8 p. m. Mr. Hayward ;ls a recognized loader In Boy Scout work and an excellent speaker, and a special invitation Is being Issued to the public to attend the court of honor. Harvey Carter's now troop of scouts, No. 7, organized about two months ago. will present a playlet during the evening. The main purpose of the court, of course, Is to reward scouts who are entitled to promotion. GAME HEADS PLANNING TO TAKE ACTION If Season is Again Opened, ; Commission to JVLake . Recommendations. . Telephonic communication lie I ween the Ohnerver and a representative of the Htatc giime commission In Port land today revealed tlmt if the state legislature again ociih the elk season In Eastern Oregon next full, the game commission recommend that It lie held after the deer season has been closed. Tlie representative also Indicated that the game commission, after the open season had been declared by the legislature, was forced to regard It largely as an experiment, since tho season had not been opened since 1007, and that any mistakes that (Continued on Page blx) OREGON PAYROLLS SHOW INCREASE SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 - Substantial Increases In Oregon em ployment and payrolls during Sep tember aro shown In the monthly survey made by tho Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco. The bank found gains of 17 per cent In the number of workers and 10 per cent In tho aggregate weekly payrolls, after checking reports from 118 representative firms. These gains aro larger than tho customary Sep tember Increases over August. Wheat Today The price of local wheat stood at shout M ceiitA hulk today, ac- eon U MR to quotations at the Pio neer Flouring Mills. Portland oiwli 70 cents. OHIOAOO, Oct. 31 m Grain prices underwent a sharp drop late today. Lack of buying- support was appar ent, and some stop-loss selling de veloped. Ncws that the Chicago board of trade had won a victory In the United States circuit court of appeals, and that suspension of tho board for 00 days had been set asldo was not known on tho exchango until a couple of minutes 'before 'business ended. Tho announcement had no percfTUbio market Influence. Wheat closed unsettled. llA2c under yesterday's finish, corn 2 &Zc down, oats I8ia'Bc off, and pro visions unchanged to 30c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME DANK DEPOSITS GAINING , FORD TO SUBMIT REPORT t KIDNAPED MAN IS FREED RESUME PRESS RELATIONS PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 31 W) Portland bank deposits gained ap proximately, i(IO,voft,000 since June 30, It was revealed today In figures submitted In response to today's bank UI. V WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 VP) The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce today was notified the Ford Motor company would submit the wage and hours report required by the automobile code on November or 7. . MARSHALL, Mich., Oct. 31 (?) Ills face bruised and showing evi dences of a beating, Louise E. Brooks, millionaire Murxhalt manufacturer reported kidnaped early today by two men and a woman, was round at Ills farm home near Buttle Creek today. MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (JPt Restora tion of press relations between Soviet Russia and Germany was announced today In a dispatch from Berlin pub- usnea Dy tne newspaper, Pravda. J1AIEM, Oct. 31 m Plans for all five bridges for the Oregon Coast highway, are now In the hands of the puhllo works administration at Wash ington, D. C, APPLBTON. Wis.. Oct ftl un- a dynamite explosion attributed to farm strikers torinv damnm. th nirt Corners chese factory, 13 miles west oi Appieton. . .. G. 0. P. NATIONAL COMMIHEEHITS AT ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 The Republican national committee '. has opened attack upon the Roosevelt administration, charging in a pam phlet that the pros id out has violated many of his campaign, and platform pledges. A document, labeled "Lot's Look at the Record" hits particularly at fed eral monetary maneuvers since March. Quoting tho Democratic platform ; (Continued on Page Throe) N. R. A. IS FACING TEST IN COURTS WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 VP) Direc tors of the government's recovery drive faced challenges from three di rections, each arising behind legal points yet to ibe decided. Upon the doorstep of tho comptroller-general there rested lor decis ion the complaint of a local Ford deal or, low bidder upon a contract for trucks from the civilian conserva tion corps, contending that it should not be denied because Henry Ford has not signed under the NRA, From the District of Columbia su preme court came a temporary in junction restraining the secretary of the treasury from awarding a con tract to other than the low bidder for a Now York -postoffice annox, who was claimed not to have mot NRA requirements. In the supremo court of tho United States there stood a promise to re view tile first challenge received by It. of the wide recovery legislation, a case arising under the New York milk control law. Argument has been set for December 4. EDGBWATER, N. J., Oct. 31 (fP) To Gon. Hugh S. Johnson went today charges of NlXA violations on the part of tho Ford Motor company. After a meeting of a committee of strikers from the Ford assembly plant here, Hugh. V. Rcllly, labor organizer and strike' representative, said spe cific charges and a petition for ac tion had been drawn up. FRANCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FENCE TODAY RIO DE J AN BIRO, Oct. 31 OP) Prance, considering further default In her debts to tlie United States, was forced on the other side of the fenco by Brazil today. . Bra7.ll withheld payment of an in stallment on her debt to French bankWs, and It was understood fu ture payment dates also would be ignored. 0 At least, It wan added, Brazil will not pay anything further until "the GREEK COURT DENIES PLEA OF AMERICA Monarch of Utilities King dom That Failed to . . Remain Abroad . ..... ,: i i DECISION COMES UNEXPECTEDLY U. S. Officers in Chicago Will : Continue Action Against' Other Members of Family. ATHENS, Greeoe, Oct. at W The appeal count today denied the Unlt4 States request for the extradition of -Humuel IimuII, thus thwarting for the Kevond time the attempt to re- : turn him to America. The court last November turned ' down the flrat United States request seeking the return of InsuH, former Chicago utilities operator, to Cook county, Illinois, to face charges aris ing from the collapse of bis enter prises. ' The decision today In the case, . which has been dragging through the Greek tribunal since August, oama unexpectedly. '. . . Samuel Insull, monarch of a utili- 1 ties kingdom that failed, was living In Paris when a Oook county, TW nols, grand Jury, Sept.- 4, 1939, In dicated him for larceny, - emtoessle ment, and larceny by bailee. - The United States government un- mediately took a hand In the pro ceedings, .and one 'month , later, on October 8, Che . American embassy via Paris handed 'the Ijreuoh, foreign of fice a rrqueut for his provisional, art . Continued on Pate Four) I Seek Permission I To Reduce Train' Passenger Fares .,. f. ,.'!.. v. j ,;. , WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 VP) Per mission to reduce passenger fares in transcontinental, western and south western territories effective Decem ber 1 was asked today of the Inter state commerce commission by alt railroads in the .territory. - Generally tho reduotlon would re sult In one way fares on coaches :of two cents a mile and three cents a mile on Pullman cars. , ' v f On the Faolflo coast and territory to the east a faro of one and one half cents a mile for tickets with a re stricted time limit would be estab lished with restrictions as to stop overs and baggage checking privileges. The application also provides for round trip fares based on one and one third of the one way first olssa fare with a ten day limit, and one and two thirds of the one way flrat class fare with a six months limit. The latter, however would not apply to or from points in California, I CHRISTENSEN IS NAMED ON i STATE BOARD, M, M. Chrlstensen, proprietor of tho Community Cash store of La Grande, has been appointed as a member of the legislative committee of the Ore gon Btate Tie tail Meat Dealers asso ciation. Appointment was made at a meeting held In Eugene when the association voted to affiliate with the National Retail Meat Dealers associa tion. . V . ACCIDENT ON IMBLER ROAD J. A. Thompson, of Baker, and Roy Munsell, of All eel, figured In an auto mobile collision at 6 p. m. Saturday night one mllo west of Imbler, It was reported to the police Monday. Mo one was hurt, according to the Ye port. French decree regulating the dispo sition of proceeds from Brazilian ex portatlon" is revoked. Thus Bra7.il took a second step In reprisal for French compulsory ex- change equalization, Brasll already had doubled tariffs on Imports (Tom France. .' ' " ' 1 Today's scheduled payment was .), 410.000 francs. ! The stun was due on a pre-war -loan, ,
