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La Grande Bank Makes Fine Progress Since June "1 ' 5 ' La Grande la The , Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EAHTEKN OKEGON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 53 JAPAN DENIES 661NA10N" STOtY I te watw wmng (iiispmr I BANK ASSETS AND CASH ARE IN BIG GAIN Report of Progress By First National is Best in Oregon. TOTAL DEPOSITS SHOW AN INCREASE Loans and Discounts Re duced Nearly $40,000 Since Last Bank Call on June 30. Splendid progress has been made liv the First National bank of La Grande during Hie last several months, and perhaps a comparison of tlie two statements one Issued on June 30 and the current state ment proves this more satisfactor ily tlian any other means. In fact, the progress was eo great that Leon B, Baketel, financial editor of the Oregonlan, spoke of it as the finest statement of progress to reach his desk from any part of the state. The cosh account at present stands at 161,863.07 compared with the cash on June 30 of $126,047.50, a $25,000 gain. v Total deposits as of June 30 stood , at $717,168.56. The present total de posits amounted to $755,572.46. Reserve with the. Federal Reserve bank has grown from. $35,157.37 on June 30 to $45,736.43. Loans and discounts today were $504,475.37 compared with $542,127.41 on June 30, and U. S. government securities ownedi now total $176,500 'i compared with $73,600 last summer. ' The 'bank, when It reopened for business last March, had something like $161,000 of borrowed money; now it has none. Undivided profits June 30 were $7806 and now stand at $16,. 280. Total resources June 30 were $919,719 and now have climbed to $1,023,496. I i Tigers Defeat Union Bobcats Saturday 34-6 La Grande High school's football tcnm hurdled another obstacle in Its Northeastern Oregon championship march, when the Tigers swamped the Bobcats at Union Saturday 3-1 to G. The second team played more than half of the game but it took the first s triggers to score on Union's eleven. Only the Baker team, so far un defeated this season in this district, "and the Pendleton eleven, remain 'be tween La Grande and, a second title. Pendleton lost here 28 to 7 in Oc tober but the Tigers play a return game at the Round-Up City later this month. Baker comes here Armistice day. , 1 " ' J Union's lino played fairly well, tout had It nob been for the splendid de fensive work of Robinson, halfback who played fullback on the defense. tho score might have ibeen much larger. Robinson, was in nearly ever play of the game, and on the offense cracked the Tiger -line for yardage frequently. And It was Robinson's passing ability that accounted for the lone Bobcat (touchdown, made as the final gun ibarked. He faded back at mldfleld and threw a long pass to South, end, who went over the line standing up. The Tiger first team functioned smoothly while in action as did the seconds, who held Union about on even terms. The field was soggy from rain and neither team was able to flash any speedy offensive tactics. The Tigers scored in the first per- lod after a consistent march by Al " vey, Reynolds, and the DeBoie bro thers. Alvey missed the goal kick. Another offensive failed when a (pass into the end zone gave Union a touchback, Ralph DcBolo carried the ball 40 yards to a second touchdown in the second period and then made the (Continued on Pace Two) LA GRANDE'S DEBT REDUCED $54,128 The bonded debt of the city of La Grande was reduced consider-, ably during the fiscal year ending July 1, It was announced today by Burns C. Ilolman, state treas urer, who Just completed check ing up on the Indebtedness of, Oregon municipalities. During that 12-month period, l.a. Grande's debt was lowered from $788.2M to $'34,103, a re duction of fA4,l28. Of the larger Oregon cities WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Nov. 6 Say, yoji don't rush this . Roosevelt Into everything that is pulled on him. Saturday was refusal day with him (he must have collected a bad stamp). The farmers' resolution from their convention telling him what to do ne Just said "yeah." Swope had a plan, and he Just said "yeah." Eng land's debt commission goes home with nothing but "yeah." Wall Street says the dollar must be stabilized he Just said "yeah." They even tola him the big bad! wolf, congress, was coming In eight weeks, and he Just said "yeah." , It looks like the "yeans" had It. It takes a lot of "yeans'' to keep - you from being a "yes" man. Yours, IW- .H"l" FAMOUS CONCERT PIANIST WILL BE HERE ON MONDAY David Campbell, famous concert pianist, will appear in lia uronao Monday, Nov. 13 at the L. D. 8. tab ernacle. Mrs. Jessie A. Hoskins, of Baker, has arranged tne presentation and the First Ward M. I. A. Is hand ling the ticket sales. a .i.,at otnirlnir tfwifi. dellC&CV. tenderness, dynamic power, and a strong sense of dramatic value com bine to make the playing of David VMUltJJUCll Uw v. . I ' sv.mn.KAii Viact phnfiAn d nroErram which runs the gamut from the simple and . . s- 4. - pure classic styie 01 " u"c (Continued on Page Two) GRANGE SUNDAY IS OBSERVED AT THE MJL CHURCH Ray Gill, of Portland, state master, ,.! Mn VTnrl Flint McCSll. dlS- cussed legislative matters yesterday when the annual Orange Sunday was observed here by grangers from all over the county, at 2 :30 o'clock at the First Methodist church. Many pend ing legislative matters, mciuaing w NRA, prohibition repeal and others, wero discussed In an interesting and enlightening manner. , Charles W. wickiancier, aisiriui. deputy of the grange, responded to the welcome tendered by Rev. W. H. Hertzog, pastor of the Methodist church. Rev. B. M. Godwin furnished the invocation: Rev. J. George Walz, the scripture' lesson; Rev. Paul De F. Mortlmore, the prayer; and Rev. k. w. Brachor, benediction. Excellent musical numbers were furnished by the orchestra of the Central Church . of Christ, the girls sextet at the Normal school, the male quartet of the Methodist church', and a mixed quartet from the First Ward L. D. S. church. Rep. Walter M. Pierce furnished the grange lecture. A capacity audience filled the church for the meeting. Lions Settle . Weighty Subject At Lunch Today The La Grande Lions club en tered upon a very Important and far reaching debate at the noon luncheon at the Sacajawea Inn. Tho subject was: '.'Whether mortar holds bricks together or apart." Tho negative, taking the side up holding the belief that mortar holds bricks apart, won by a mar gin of one vote. Dr. W. K. Ross was presented with a trophy for winning tho Lions golf handicap tourney, and Jack Coolldge played several piano solos. that showed substantial debt re duction, La Grande was listed among the leaders. Eugene made the best showing, Cnrvallls next, then Salem, Mcdford, Oregon City. McMlnnvllle and La Grande, In the order named. Each of the above reduced their Indebtedness more than $."i0,0O0. Since July 1, additional reduc tions In the total have been made, according to local Information. . CONVENTION OF CARRIERS HELD SUNDAY Postal Employes JVEeet .Here Many Sections of State , Represented. PIERCE SUPPORTS SHORT WORK WEEK Postmaster Ralph Huron Gives Address of Wel come; State Officials in Attendance. Frank Fuge, of Oregon City, state secretary of the Oregon State asso ciation; Clnrence llucher, of Pendle ton, dlNtrlct manager; und L. A. Ken nedy, , of La Grande, vice president of the state association, were In La Grande yesterday to attend a' meeting of CI Eastern Oregon letter carriers at the Sacajawea Inn. Congressman Walter M. Pierce was the principal speaker, favoring the 30-hour week for government em ployes. The machine has displaced the working man and In order to cope with ' the situation we need shorter hours, he said. Mr. Pierce will vote for a shorter working week at the next session of congress, he said, . (Continued on Page Two) Investigation Of Elk Season , Captain Charles H. McOlees, of the game division of the state police, was in La Grande today in connection with the elk season Investigation. Chester E. McCarty, assistant attor ney general assigned to the state game commission, also Is due here soon to offer assistance to District Attorney Carl Helm in prosecution of game law violations reported during the open season. C. C. Proebstel, district attorney of Umatilla county, Saturday said there were more game violations during the three days of elk season than in the last five years previously put to gether. There were 26 defendants com plained against after the three-day oik season and all of them were vio lations of the law occurring oil these three days,' he says. "Under the statistics that have been compiled by the Missouri crime commission for every 100 committed, only six are apprehended, Indicating that there were about 400 violations - of the game laws during tho three days of elk season." JUST Nine States Draft Relief Plea in It" 'fr While tho mldwesteru form strllco continued unabated, governors of fiva'ol tho nlTocted slates mid representatives of four others, mooting In Dos Molnos, Ia drafted a plea to President Roosevelt for Immediate adoption of a farm relict program to Include currency Inflation nnd pegging, of farm prices. Above, at the conference, aro loft to right, Governors T. -P. Borry, South Dakota;' .Floyd, B. Olson, Minnesota: Clyde L. Herring, Iowa; A. G. S:limeclmnau, WiBconsln. and William Langer, North Dakota. Hopresentatives of governors, below, left to right, Leo T. Crowley, agricultural adviser, Wisconsin; Thomas P. Allen, Nebraska; Lieut. Gov. N. C. Townsond, Indiana; W. W. McLaughlin, Illinois, and J. H. Mercer, Kansas. . L0.N. WINS WITH EASE AT ALBION; WHITMAN IS NEXT Hack from Malm with a 2(1 to 7 victory dangling on their sculp belt, the Mountaineers of the Eastern Ore gon Normal school today begun train lug for a game nt Walla Walla Sat urday with Whitman college... The E. O. X. eleven defeated Albion Nor mal school mostly using a second string lineup. The game Saturday was played on frozen ground, from which an eight-inch, fall of snow had been dragged prior to the game. Chilled by the unseasonal weather, the Moun taineers didn't look so hot, but In spito of that won with a comfort able margin from the larger Albion school. In tho first quarter Chris Lassen Intercepted an Albion pass and raced 70 yards for a touchdown, with Smith and Beers assisting him with some nice blocking. Smith kicked tho goal for the extra point. The second score came as a rosult of a series of line plunges by Las- Continued on Page Two) AROUND THE CORNER Chinese Girl Becomes Bride Qf Rooster! . t . CANTON, China, Nov. 6 (P) A wedding in which a pretty Can tonese girl married a rooster was solemnized today. Although her fiance, Shlh Kwang Tung, was living in Singa pore, the girl's parents decided her marriage must bo performed while they were still alive. Accordingly, a graceful appear ing bird from a neighboring poul try farm was selected as act as the bridegroom. FIND SKELETON OF LONG LOST CHILD PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 6 (P) Coroner J. A. Folsom of Umatilla county announced today It appears to bo qui to well established that tho skeleton of a child uncovered Satur day near Milton, was that of Cecil (Continued on Page Two) Farm Crisis FARM STRIKE HAS BLOODY PAGE TODAY Nebraska Farmer Killed) Several Injured; Prop erty Js Destroyed. Ii:s MOINES, Iowa, Nov. (I P) Death, violence, and (N-st motion of property, brought a new tenseness to me rurm striku today. A Nebraska farmer was killed near Dakota City, Neb., hut nltftt, when a speeding nutomolillc crushed Into a group of picket h clustered around a parked truck, Five wero Injured. Eight carloads, of livestock wore raided by pickets- near Lawton, la., and tho stock turned loose after tho train Jiod been halted .by a huge .pile of railroad tics on tho tracks. Picketing flared anew In Wisconsin. Forty thousand pounds of milk wero dumped. Telephone wires wore cut. Pickets and antl-plckotlng forces massed at tho Plattsmouth, Neb., bridge ovor tho Missouri river ready to clash. Governor Herring of Iowa announced tho state was ready "to (Continued Prom Page' Two) NELSON MAKES ATTACK BY. OREGON LAW SCHOOL DEAN lly Leslie J. Hmlth PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 0 (P) De claring that ho awaits "tho effect of sober second thought In tho fair minded men and women or Oregon," Koscoe C. Nelson, president of the state board of higher education, had today apparently tentatively dismissed from consideration an attack launch ed at him by Dean Wayne L. Morse of the University of Oregon School of Law. , "Mr. Morse seemed to think ho Wheat Today Tlie price of local cash wheat stood at about r0', cents bulk here today, according to ( nota tions nl (he Pioneer Flouring MI1K Tort laud cjihIi (ill cent. CHICAGO, Nov. 0 M") Prices of all grains averaged lower late today, sales Increasing on all rallies. Nothing was lieard regarding fur ther foreign demand for corn, al though November dellvory of corn In Rotterdam advanced V2 cent, and showed a premium ovor Novombcr de livery of wheat In that market. Borne soiling of wheat against purchases of corn In Chicago narrowed the spread between tho two grains, but failed to sustain corn market advances. Corn closed Irregular, 1 cent lower to 14c higher, compared with Satur day's finish, wheat flo down, oats 6ta off, and provisions un changed to 15c higher. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME --- IL 111'CE GETS MOKE JOBS . , FORD EMPLOYES LAID OFF ". . BOLIVIAN I1EOIMENTS SLAIN ' m m SIIKIUKll "WINS HIS APPEAL 'ROME, Nov. 0 Wl King Victor Einmunuel nuule premier Mussolini minister or both the navy mill the air today after accepting the resigna tions of Air Marshal Itulo lialuo unci Admiral (llusseppe Sirlamu. DETROIT, Nov. am Half the men employed at the Ford Motor company's River Rogue plant here were laid off today, In accordance with a recent conrjinny announce that It planned to bring average working hours within the NRA auto code ot 36 a week. ASUNCION, Paraguay, Nov. 8 VP) A war office announcement today said Paraguayan faroes In the Gran Chaco annihilated two rexlments of llollv Inns in an attuck on a four kilometer (about i'A miles) front. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 P) Major Charles A. Bhepard, army surgeon, won In the supremo court today his light to set aside his oonvlotlon of the poison murder of his wife, Zen ana, on the Fort Riley, Kansas, mili tary reservation, and his sentence to life Imprisonment. The decision of the high oourt will have .the effect of giving Dr. Shepard a new trial. RHKEWHIlimY, N. J., Nov. 0 W An nlrplan accident which sent a national guard craft hurtling Into bungalow killing two lalrmen. and five others, was under a fourfold Investi gation today. ', i iBUY NOW" DRIVE NOT MAKING HEADWAY ' CHICAGO, Nov. 0 (P) General Hugh S. Johnson today Itohl a meet ing of manufacturers und business men that the objections advanced so far against tho NRA were mostly "Imitation dead cats nnd hobgoblins." "PARMA, Idnho, Nov. 6 (P) The administration's "buy now" campaign "la not progressing at all; It Is re coding." Jack of that unqualified Indictment, today stood the voteran statesman, senator William E. Borah, of Idaho. And to stop a "brazen pro gram of exploitation" through high prices, he has gone on record for re storation and enforcement of the anti-trust laws, (Continued On Page Pour) TRANSFERRED TO ONTARIO Mr. and Mrs. H, A. - Arment have moved to Ontario to make their home, Ho Is omployed by the Van Potten Lumber Co. 1 REPLY TO PROF. MORSE, could frighten me by calling for my resignation," President Nelson said. "Tho sooner I can got away from this noxious miasma of Insensate hatred and breathe free air again, tho better I shall be satisfied." ,' There was no Immediate Indication, however, that Nelson planned to sever his connection with the high educa tion board. He declared ho bcllcvodi that "in tho cool dawn of some morning when tho partisan cheers subside, Mr. Morse will feel ashamed of his unworthy assault." In an address before faculty mem bers and alumni of the university Saturday, Dean Morse spoke of what ho described as "Mr. Nelson's insult' Ing, Insinuations, unfair and vicious attack up on the faculty of tho Unl- (Conttnaod on Paf Four) NIAGARA FALLS NOT SO "WET" AT PRESENT MAd.UtA IMLLH, N, Y Nov. 0 Unless Iho flow or water down the Niagara river IncrHWes, Niag ara Falls Hlnmls a rood chance of solng completely dry. Very little water li (nlng over the rails now anil the generally roaring cutttmct litis a strange ap liearunee tilth many unfamiliar NO AIRCRAFT OVER RUSSIA, TOKYO SAYS Denial Issued in Japan ' Today in Answer to ; Report as Moscow I soviet Surges quickly answered . Russian Report Said Eight t Scouting Craft and One ' Bomber Crossed the ' Border. v . : TOKYO, Nov. 8 W)- The War of fice directed to Moscow today flat denial of soviet report that Japanese planes flew over Russian territory. "A few Japanese army planes are , assisting In bandlt-suppresslon oper ations near Manchukuo's eastern frontier,' a spokesman for the war office Bald., ' But, he added, they "have been or derod to keep within a line two kilo- meters Inside the border. . . . . . Furthermore, there are never more than two or three on any flight never such a number as Soviet re ports alleged." ' ' - ' Tho report nt. Moscow was that a squadron of Japanese military air planes, Including eight scout craft ' and one bomber, flew over Soviet -territory Nov. 3. ' ! '? In response to war office queries as a result of word of the report here, headquarters of Japanese garrisons In ' Manchuria; and Korea' denied that any planes had crossed over Russia. WARN JAPAN v ' . W. TOKYO, Novv6 (p) Big navy propagandists warned Japan today ' against interpreting! the American ; fleet's romoval from the Pacific i next spring as indicating Improved rela tions between the two countries. . , .' "Japan," said a -note typical of a . shower that deluged vernacular news- ' papers, "will be caught In an Amerl- : 1 (Continued on Page Two) Cartoonist From New York Put To Canvas In Brawl ' HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 6 W Peter Arno, noted Now York oartoonlat, wns knocked unconscious In a list light In the fashionable Embassy club ' early today In a dispute In which Sally O'Neill, film actress, and Drexel Bkldlo Bteel, actor . and prominent 1 Phlladelphlan, figured. .,;. i Steel claimed the knock out blow was delivered by, his business man ager, Gordon Butlo; and Miss O'Neill ; denied a report made by other wit nesses that she had' evened matters by rapping Steel over the head with a chair. ' Many of fllmdom's celebrities and Doris Duke, heiress to the 120,000,000 tiuko tobacco fortune, were among the witnesses to the fight. . 1 Texas Guinan Is Dead in Vancouver; III For a Month VANCOUVER, B. O., NOV. 6 VP) Tho bizarre career of Texas Guinan has been ended 'by death. Far from the glittering Broadway whero she found fortune, the queen of the night clubs died yesterday af ter an oporatlon necessitated .by an Intestinal Illness with which she was stricken a month ago. - Oha hod been making a theatrical tour with her troupe of forty girls and entered a hospital here lost Monday suffering from colitis. GEORGE SCOTT ON WAY EAST, George Scott, assistant coach at Oregon State college, passed through ' La Grande today on his way to the east. o. S. O. plays Fordham la Now Yorg Nov, 18. rocks exposed to view. The water level In the gorge below tlie falls Is twenty teat lower than It was last week. The reason for this mere trickle Is a stiff east wind which has pushed the water back Into Lake Krlo and has reduced the Niagara river to hardly more than a creek.
