I Union County Apples En Route To Foreign Ports
La Grande Is The
Gateway to Wallowa,
The Switzerland
of America
Only Newspaper
Printed in La Grande
Cowing Union and
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VOLUME 32
KASTEItN OKECIO.S'S LBADINO NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 54
MAffiS ELECTIONS TOBAY
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30 CARLOADS
SHIPPEDFROM
THIS VALLEY
Apple .Picking Season At
An End Crap One of
Best in History.
.MORE SHIPMENTS
ARE SCHEDULED
Fruit Sent to Markets so
Par Mostly Romes
Much ,of Total to Go to
-' Germany.
With the apple picking season at
an end ln Union county, ft iron
Irarned today that approximately 30
carloads of apples have been shipped
from this icounty so far this full.
None has been shipped from the
Imbler district as yet, and both El
gin and Imbler still are packing the
fruit. Quality 1b excellent and the
coloring Is good, growers report.
Of the 30 carloads which have been
shipped, with many more cars yet to
go to outside markets, the majority
has been consigned for export to for
eign countries, including Germany.
Most of the fruit so far shipped
has been Homes with some Winter
Bananas and Dellolous also Included.
The apple crop this fall -was one
'of the best on record In Union coun
ty. , The carloads. If standard, carry 756
coxes. Six hundred and thirty boxes
Is the minimum. All of the cars
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, Rotary Club Is Y
1 Sponsoring Show
To Aid H. S. Band
Dr. Bull, the kind but caustic hero
of "The Last Adam." popular new
novel, has been portrayed on the
screen by Will Rogers and Is coming
to La Grande as a feature of a mid
night matinee sponsored by the Ro
tary club Armistice night at the Lib
erty theatre. Fifty per cent of the
proceeds will be turned over 'by Man
ager O. M. Wight to the Rotary club,
which will in-turn give them to the
music department of the High school
to furnish uniforms for the La
Grande High band. .
Musical numbers will foe furnished
by local talent.
Ticket sales are being conducted by
the Rotary club under the direction
of the committee appointed by Dr.
J. J. D. Haun, .president. The com
mittee includes Charles Playle. chair
man, J. E. Fitzgerald and Roy Farn
am. CARL SILVEN
HURT SUNDAY
Carl D. Sllven, of Baker, member of
the state game commission, was
bruised Sunday when his automobile
plunged Into a tourrow tplt on the
OW Oregon trail three miles west of
Baker, according to word received
here. The steering shaft of the car
was broken.
A. C. MURPHY
VISITS HERE
Albert C. Murphy, federal hours of
service inspector for railways, was in
La Grande yesterday checking the
records of the Union Pacific Co. He
has headquarters In Portland and five
northwestern states as his territory.
Mr. Murphy formerly was an o.-
W. conductor at La Grande and The
Dalles, and while here visited several
of his friends of former years.
ANOTHER STORE HERE
MAKES SALES MARK
Another proof that business Is not
dull In La Grande for him who goes
out after It.
Plfty-three per cent more .business
than the sale of 1931 and 1031 was
not particularly a poor business year.
Such Is the record of Falks 65th an
niversary sale Just concluded, accord
ing to Harry McKlnlay, manager of
Falks store In La Grande.
With the Idea of prompt service to
al! customers, Mr. McKlnlay opened
the sale with 50 salespeople. Quotas,
based upon the volume of the 1931
sale were given each salesperson. In
practically every case these quotas
were exceeded.
Anniversary sales were held simul
taneously in other stores of the Falk's
Institution In other cities of the Pa
cific northwest. The La Grande store's
percentage of gain In volume of sales
ROGERS
5ays:
SANTA MONICA, Oal., Nov. 6 As
you read this It will be election day.
Six states are repealing prohibition
and New York City is repealing Its
mayor.
It's taken Al Smith. 13 years of his
life (and a defeat for nomination, a
defeat for the presidency) and Just
about every other type of bad break
that a man that Is In the right
could get.
So when you newspapers write your
editorials tomorrow (Wednesday) tell
ing how It all come about, kindly re
member there was something under
the brown derby besides a New York
dialect. '
And P. S.: There Is "a few other
things that this same gentleman has
been ahead of time on." Smith's
obituary should read. "He thought
too fast for the mob." Yours,
PIONEER FRUIT
GROWER PASSES
AT IMBLER HOME
William Furman, pioneer fruit
grower of Imbler and a railroader out
of La Grande In the early days, died
at his home one mile north of Im
bler at 1:30 o'clock this morning.
Funeral services will be held at
the Summervllle cemetery on Wed
nesday, Nov. 8 at 2 p. m., with Snod
gross and Zimmerman In charge of
arrangements. .
Mr. Furman came to Oregon 50
years ago and was a resident of Union
county until death. He was actively
engaged In his fruit operations at
Imbler until about ten days ago. .
Familiar with La' Grande back In
the ' 80s, .Mr, Furman watched the
town grow Into a small city, and also
aided in the development of both city
and county. He was born In Penn
sylvania Jan. 28. 1860 and was 73
years, nine months and nine days of
age at the time of his death.
He leaves, besides his wiclow, five
children: Walter H. Furman, Arthur
F. Furman, Mrs. Mae Furman Far
rens, of Imbler; Mrs. Lila Eva
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SENIOR PLAY TO
BE STAGED HERE
ON NOV. 16 AND 17
On Nov. 16 and 17 the "Intimate
Stranger" will become very much
public property for it Is on those
evenings that the senior class at the
La Grande High school Is presenting
Booth Tarkington's play by that
name at the L. H. S. gymnasium. Miss
Kathryn Sartaln Is directing the pro
duction. The type of play which Miss Sar
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PIERCE SPEAKER
AT LEGION MEET
Rep. Walter M. Pierce addressed a
meeting of the Union, Baker and La
Grande posts of the American Legion
last night at Union and at that "time
consented to address the local post
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the
Sacajawea. Mr. Plerco told of his
experiences In congress and discussed
several measures that were passed In
congress. '
The Union post will furnish a float
In the Armistice day parade here.
over 1931 was greater by a largo
margin than that made in any of
the other stores.
"I am naturally greatly pleased
with the response to our sale from
La Grande and territory," says Mr.
McKlnlay. "We planned systemati
cally to give the buying public In
this event the maximum value for
least money and It Is always gratify
ing to receive such hearty public re
sponse and understanding of our ef
forts as mode this sale the success
that It was. The Evening Observer.
In which we carried our advertising
announcements exclusively, gave a
splendid demonstration of Its circula
tion and pulling power."
A four-page advertisement was
used by Falk's In the Observer of
last Tuesday to announce the sale.
It was prepared by Chas. Stotler,
advertising manager at Falk's.
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Stopped the Ship
such a great shakes at the rhum
bs Is exotic Alicia Paris (who's
known on the stage as Mariana)
that the liner He de France stop
ped at sea at the request ot en
thusiastic passengers to allow the
19-yoar-old dancer to perform.
Mariana, shown arriving )n New
York, danced with and showed the
Prince ot Wales how she did her
steps.
RED CROSS HERE"
MAKES PLANS FOR
ROLL CALL DRIVE
The local chapter of the American
Red Cross Is making every effort to
be prepared for' roll call for the Red
Cross, which begins Nov. 11, and con
tinues until Thanksgiving. The Un
ion County Red Cross chapter has
been especially active this year In
relief work and has distributed obout
$12,000 worth of flour and clothing
to the needy of Union county. This
has been a very material relief, not
only to those who received the sup
plies, but to the county and other
organizations responsible for caring
for the unemployed as well, It is said.
Much of this was supplied by the
government, with the Red Cross as
the distributing agency. However, a
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PARADE WILL
0PENNQV.11
CELEBRATION
Three Counties to be Rep
resented in Armistice :
Day Parade. .
PROCESSION WILL"
MOVE AT 11:00 A. M.
Musical Organizations,
Guardsmen, Legion
naires and Patriotic So
cieties to March.
Martial inutile, the gay, hopeful
hues of the national colors and the
sound of marching feet a patriotic
parade! Parading, commemorating the
coming of peace mid honoring the
war ip.m who helped ito bring It
about, belongs to Amitatlce tiny, a
national hollduy that will be observ
ed In Ia (Ininde on Satunluy, Nov.
11,, under the auspices of the Ameri
can' Legion.
The parade will begin at 11 o'clock,
the opening feature of a busy day's
program. Copt. . Walter Bean, of
Company E, 186th Infantry, Oregon
national guard, will lead the line of
march In which the American Le
gion drum corps, the La Grande and
High school bands, Company E, the
Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, a. A.
R W. R. O., United Spanish War
Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Daughters
of Union Veterans, D. A. R the Sal
vation Army, and the legion posts of
La Grande, Imbler, Elgin, Union, and
of Baker and Wallowa counties will
participate.
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Local Program
For Book Week
Is Announced
National book week, dedicated to
the growing interest In a national
literature and Inspired (to further
reading of good books, will open on
Nov, 12 and an appropriate observ
ance has been planned by the La
Grande library , Miss Mabel Doty, li
brarian, announces. Two Informal
evenings of book chats for adults will
be held In the children's room at tho
library on Tuesday evening, Nov. 14
and Friday evening, Nov. 17.
Reviews and discussions of current
books will be furnished on Tuesday
evening by A. W. Nelson, Alfred Mey
ers, Mrs. George Birnle and Miss Kate
Houx. During the second evening
Mrs. H. A. Zurbrlck, Mr. Meyers, J.
H. Galser and Miss Amanda Zabel
will furnish chats.
THE LAST ROUND-UP
tThey Use Arrows , to Slay Deer
W. A. Cochran, left, and Chester L. Stevenson, Eugene, Ore., sports
men, are bow and arrow enthusiasts. And here arc two deer they
shot with these primitive weapons In the hills back ot their home
. . , town.
BAND DECIDES TO
CONTINUE; LACK OF
INTEREST TALKED
At the regular rehearsal of the La
Grande bandi held last night at the
Central Church of Christ, a business
session was held In which the mat
ter of continuing the activities of the
band was- discussed, every member
present being asked for hts opinion
in-this regard. - There has been; some
dJsatlBf action and criticism of the
btrtid's activities reported; and oveiy
member present was asked to make a
frank statement of his opinions and
desires. It was the cxprescd -sentiment
of practically every member
present, that the community has
shown no Interest in the band re
cently and that from a standpoint of
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But The Co-Ed
Pep Band Must
Stick to Skirts
SEATTLE, Nov. 7 (fF) Univer
sity of .Washington co-eds, organ
izing a pep band, can strut be
hind sifcli masculine instruments
as trombones and sousaphones If
they want .to, but they can't wear
pants. Mary I. Basil, assistant
dean of women, "bashed" their
plan to appear in purple and white
slacks.
NEA'
OTHERS JOIN
U.O. FACULTY
IN DEMANDS
Student Body, Oregon
Dads and Mothers Also
Ask Nelson to Resign.
EUGENE, Nov. 7 TO Tho University-
of Oregon faculty, Us student
body, (lie Oregon Dads, the Oregon
Mothers and the University or Oregon
federation were united In dcmaiiKliiig
the resignation of Xaecoe C. Nelson,
president or the state board or higher
education, today tallowing adoption
or resolutions and receipt or tele
grams from alumni officials here lust
night.
A .petition endorsing the faculty
resolution was circulated among stu
dents or tho university and bore 1024
signatures last night. A committee of
60 students, headed by Thomas H.
Tongue. Hlllsboro, president of tho
Associated Students, was appointed
yesterday to draw up the resolution
which was submitted to all living
groups and Independent students.
Telegrams from W. Lair Thompson,
Portland, president of the Oregon
Dads; Harriet M. Dlble, Portland,
president of the Oregon Mothers; and
Earle Wellington, Portland, president
of the university federation, all ex
pressed full support to the faoulty's
action. Thompson's telegram stated
"now harmony can bo obtained by a
major operation. The board should
perform It immediately."
In a front page editorial this morn
ing the Oregon Emerald, student
newspaper, answered the statement of
E. It. Bryson, Eugono attornoy, who
yesterday said tho group of Eugene
men mentioned by Dean Wayne Morse
as assuming to speak for the towns
people and the faculty, had In fact
"spoken for the business men of Eu
gene and many of Its citizens."
. The editorial stated that a group
of university students conducted
poll of Eugcno business men
last
Juno at which itlmo three questions
were asked: "Wore you Interviewed
at the time tho deal was mode?"
"Were you In favor of Dr, Kerr at
that time?" "Do you favor Dr. Kerr
now?" On the first quostion 78 an
swered no and 21 yes. On the second
50 said no and 30 yes and on tho
third question 43 said no and 34 yes.
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Wheat Today
The price of local rush wheat
stood nt nhmit HI cents bulk here
4 (xliiy, according to quotations at
the IMonwr Flouring IN! Hts. Purt
' luml wink (Mi cents.
- OIUOAOO, Nov. 7 W) An advance
In rye values Into today was asso
ciated with increased buying through
today's elections.
Wheat and other grains sympathiz
ed with rye action, and developed
considerable late rallying power, help
ed by estimates from government
sources that farmers might have an
additional market for 20,000.000
bushels of corn and 65,000,000 bushels
of barley when prohibition ends. Pri
mary arrivals of wheat today were
the smallest since the 1033 domestic
wheat crop started to movo.
Ryo closed strong at the day's top
level, 1 cent to 1 cents above yes
terday's finish .wheat o off Ut c
up, corn !4(!?o down, oats at Vi$
14c decline, and provisions carrying
from 10c setback to 10c advance.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTME
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HESTAURANT CODE NKAK - .
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(JKKMANS SEEK ARMS MEET
ASKS PUBLIC DISAVOWAL
m m .
CO-EI) IS THREATENED '
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7 UP The
NRA hopes to obtain an agreement
tomorrow for the 28 groups repre
senting various types of the restaur
ant business on iml'or points of a
code of fair competition.
ROME, Nov. 7 W A latter from
Chancellor Hitler of Germany handed
today to Premier Mussolini was bo
'blovcd in well-informed circles to
havo contained a request that II Duce
convoke on arms conference of the
big powers alter next Sunday's Ger
man election. '
BERLIN, Nov. 7 (P) A categorical
demand has been made by Russian
Ambassador Chlckuk upon the Ger
man government for a public dis
avowal! of n reference by Hermann
Wllhdm aoerlng to the alleged full
lire of the soviet union to pay Its
bills.
IOWA OITY, la., Nov. 7 TO Mar
garet Hlse of West Liberty, senior
Journalism student, carried a revolver
to her University of Iowa classes to
day as police Investigated extortion
letters she has received In the last
ten days. A guard also was stationed
at the Dcfta Delta Delta sorority
house where Miss Hlse Is a member.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7 TO Moxlm
Lltvlnoff, soviet commissar for for
eign affairs, arrived today for his
momentous conversations with Presi
dent Roosevelt expressing the hope
that "tile establishment of normal re
lations between the soviet govern
ment and the United. States would
now bring actual disarmament."
BRITISH TO PAY
PORTION OF WAR
DEBT DUE DEC. 15
PAniS, Nov. 7 TO France's debt
default ,pollcy, 'officials said today, Is
unaltered by Great Hrltaln's decision
to renew tho token payment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 TO Presi
dent Roosovolt today announced the
end of British war dobt negotiations
without an agroemont but with the
payment of 7,600,000 by Great Brit
ain on Its Dec. 16 Installment.
This token .payment will be paid In
American currency in lieu of the
$117,000,000 due from the British In
mid-December under tho existing
agreement.
Tho president announced that In
view of the part payment, he would
not regard the British government as
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MOVE TO PROTECT
U.S. LUMBER MEN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 VP) To
protect United States, lumber pro
ducers from tho competition of
clumped foreign lumber, the lumber
code authority (today announced, that
a minimum prices for foreign, woods
must equal the minimum cost-pro-
taction prices of the same domestic
item at any delivery .point.
Under the ruling the authority de
clared that European Including Rus
sian, and Canadian woods must be
sold at prices equal to tho minimum
cost-protection prices for equivalent
items in domestic lumber.
Tills ruling, it was pointed out,
will protect domestic manufactur
ers against unfair competition.
"SUM'S" RECORD IN
OKLAHOMA IS BLACK
Tho Wallowa bank robbers have
been taken euro of but still tho talk
goes on.
Now it Is learned that "SUm" Paul,
the Oklahoma member of the bank
robbing trio, who got a life term from
Judge J, W. Knowles, was a bad actor
without a doubt. Back in Oklahoma
City authorities looked up his rec
ord and found It black, p'.onty black.
Paul was serving a life term for
murder In Washington county when
he escaped from McAlester penitenti
ary lost August. In 1028 he was sen
tenced to lfl years from Bryan county
for murder. Ho also served two years
on a horso theft conviction.
In 1U23 he was sentenced to Ark
ansas stato penitentiary for 7 to 10
years In a burglary case, at Denton,
Ark.
In the same year he was sont up
SIX STATES ;
ARE VOTING ;
ON REPEAL
Only Three "Wet". Vic-;:
tones Needed to .Nullify. ;
the 18th Amendment ,;
MUCH RIOTING IN
NEW YORK , TODAY
Heavy Vote Indicated
Violence Also Flares up;
in Kentucky, With Three
Slain.
TIIHER TO ONE DRY VOTE
COLUMBIA, 8. O., Nor. 7 IM
Anti-repeal forces carried the first
box to report In South Carolina's
referendum today on repeal of the
18th amendment by more than a
3 to 1 majority. The preclnoU
was Bon Avon, a suburb of Spar
tanburg, and gave 8 votes tor re
peal and 28 against. " ,
By the Associated Press .
National prohibition stood at the
crossroads today as heavy voting iu
reported n mayoral and repeal elec
tions. Cold and cloudy weather pre
vailed generally and In some-'placea
It was snowing. Polling violence and
disorders 'were - reported In several
places, notably New York, Louisville,'
Ky., and Ilartrord, Conn.
Eleotlon officials in Utah, which
voted on both national and state pro-'
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Girl Tells Of tf
Alleged Attack I
By Grid Player
6AN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 7 (ff)
Sobbing and Incoherent at times be
fore the questions of United States'
District Attorney W. B. Smith Jr..,
Blanche Balls today told the story of
an alleged criminal attack upon her '
by Lieut. John H. Murrel, former All
American football star. The prellmln-i
ary liearlng for the lieutenant was
before United States Commissioner ;
P. A, Lockhart, .
Starting with a dancing party at a
hotel and following with details oft
an early morning visit to a night
club, Miss Balls, 28-year-old Alabama
beauty, reached the climax of her
testimony whea she described the aa-i
sorted attack. ' .
She said the' attack occurred while
Lieut. Murrel was driving her home
In his car.
She testified the alleged attack oc
curred In a ditch filled with weeds
and that when she screamed she was
threatened with having her "head,
'beat to a pulp" If she dldnit stop.
Princess Mary Has
Operation; Is Doing
Well, Report Today
LONDON, Nov. 7 Wt Princess Mary
underwent an operation for the re
moral of her appendix at her May-
fair home today. . ;
The king's surgeon. Sir Stanley He
wltt, operated.
The princess royal had been suffer
ing from a severe nervous break- ,
down. . !
A bulletin said "her royal highness
so far is doing well." :
Tho princess royal, the countess of 1
Harowood, is the only daughter of :
King Oeorgo and Queen Mary, She is ,
36 years old.
from Bryan county for murder. He
was charged with bank robbery at
Ponca City and drew a IS year sen
tence. He also was hold as a suspect
in a bank rdBbery Oklahoma City ;
and in 1039 received his life term for '
murder. , ; I
O. P. Ray, crime bureau superln- .
tendent, said Pau2 was known at Mc- '
Alcstcr prison as one of the most dee-
Derate convicts held there. Records
did not show how he escaped. ;
But no matter how tough Paul was,'
Cliff McOlnnls went him one better'
when ho captured Paul and James ;
Dusliane single handed. ,
Speaking of his capture of the pair, !
McOlnnls recently said: "As I neared
tho mouth of Mud creek I kept my
eyes on the sldo of the ridge beyond. '
Suddenly I saw them, I was sure they
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