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R. C. Griffin, Killed In Accident, To Be Buried Tuesday toitiif La Grande la The , J Gateway to Wallowa The Switzerland ! of America ! lirttttt Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande , Covering Union and Wallowa Counties : VOLUME 32 EASTERN- OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 58 WALC! NAMED HJ. & TAX COLE Mil : ; . , ' : & i FOUR INJURED IN ACCIDENT JN DENSE FOG Jack Fariss Sr., Montgom ery Ward Store Man ager, Has Broken Pelvis GRIFFIN FUNERAL WILL BE TUESDAY ; Others Injured in Acci ;: dent Were Mrs. Hanne field, Elsie Toombs and i Carl Stoddard. , Dense fog was blamed today for a tragic automobile accident tliot oc curred at mllepost 294, between La Grande and Hot Lake on the Old Oregon Trail highway eurly Satuntay morning. Raymond Charles Griffin, young La Grande man, was fatally In jured and four others were seriously hurt. A car (driven toy Jack Fariss Jr. had stopped, according to. reports made to the officers, when a truck driven toy Carl Stoddard, of La Grande, hit It from behind. Mr. Stoddard reported he was going at a low rate of -speed hut did not see the other car In time to avoid It or come to a stop. District Attorney Carl Helm and Coroner George Walker said there will be no Inquest until later, as all wit nesses axe In the 'hospital. Jack Forks Sr. Injured ' The list of injured included: Jock Fariss Sr., manager of the La Grande Montgomery Ward is Oo. store, frac tured pelvis, cuts and 'bruises about the face and head; Mrs. Lynn Kanna I field, broken leg; Elsie Toombs, brok en leg; Mr. Stoddard, several broken ribs, broken teeth and lacerated tongue. ; Mr. Fariss, the most seriously In jured of the group, was reported to day at the Grande Ronde hospital as showing .Improvement, although' it will be some 'tune ibefore he will ibe able to leave the hospital. Jack Fariss Jr. and Mrs. George Singer, another passenger in the car, escaped with practicably no Injuries. Mr. Griffin's skull was fractured and he died about 10 a. m. without gaining consciousness. The accident occurred about 1 o'clock, according to state police who investigated. Both cars were going toward On ion. Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Mr. Griffin will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Snod grass and Zimmer man mortuary with Rev. William Crosby Ross, Presbyterian minister of (Continued on Page Four) Knights Templar Officials To Be Here Tomorrow Lloyd L. Scott, grand generalissimo, and D. Rufus Cheney, grand record er, both of Portland; Herbert L. Toney, department grand commander, of McMlnnvllle,. and D. Bruce Stew art, Inspector general, of Corvallls, all officers of the Grande Commandery of Oregon, Knights Templar, will pay on official visit to the Eastern Ore gon Commandery No. 6 of La Grande on Tuesday evening. - A no-host dinner will be held at the La Grande hotel at 6:30 p. m. and all resident and visiting Sir Knights are Invited. REP. PIERCE TO SPEAK AT L. H. S. Congressman Walter Pierce will ad dress a social science assembly at the High school Tuesday-at 11 a. m. ac cording td J. H. Bunt, head of the department. There are about 150 students In the department and as semblies are held with various busi ness and professional men speaking In order that the students may get as many contacts with life as Is possible. HUNTING LICENSE IS NECESSARY TO TRAP Believe It or not, hut trapping I? hunting In the state of Oregon, and anyone who Intends to trap mtiskrat, mink or what have yon, must get a 3 Oregon hunting Ik-ense. This in the Information re ceived from state police head quarters In Ia Grande. The open season for otter, mar tin, mink, risher and raccoon Is from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28 .and the ffAfll I ROGERS r$gys: BEVERLY HILLS; ' Col., Nov. 13 Just been talking tochy out here to all the senators investigating these stock swindles and overcapitaliza tions. There -has been millions and hundreds of millions lost. There ought to be some' form of guardian ship for people that buy all this Junk. Get cr,rabers of commerce, clubs, prlestsVtfccachers. (Don't get school teachers, for they say they are the biggest suckers). - Education won't do It, for they say less than S per cent of these sales are made to the ones we have educated up till they are Just smart enough to fall for everything that comes along. - Yours, hit, fief TWO MATINEES OF SENIOR PLAY TO BE STAGED ALSO Two afternoon matinees of "The Intimate Stranger," senior ploy at the La Grande High school, wilt be presented Tuesday and Wednesday in the High school gymnasium, It was announced today. Evening perform ances will be held on Thursday and Friday evening. Tickets are on re serve at the Glass Drugs Inc. Pupils of Greenwood, Ackerman and Willow schools will attend on Tues day while Rlverla and Central will attend the Wednesdny matinee. Charles Skinner Is business man- (Continued on Page Two GAY M'LAREN AT E. O.N. ASSEMBLY Gay McLaren displayed line dra matic ability and appreciation in her presentation of "Helena's Boys" this morning before the student ftxJdy of the Eastern Oregon Normal school. "Helena's Boys" was first popularized by the eminent actress, Minnie Mad dern Piske, and Miss McLaren played a spirited part In Mrs. Flake's famous role, doing honor to the precedent set by the world famous actress. Miss McLaren assumed all tlie characters but gave particular em phasis to the leading role which Mrs. Flake played. JOSEPH WOMAN HURT IN WRECK LOSTINE (Special) Mrs. Harry Carpenter, of Joseph, and -a Mrs. Er vln received serious injuries Sunday In an auto collision on the highway In Lostlne, and were token -by ambul ance to the Enterprise hospital for examination and treatment. The accident occurred when Rob ert Bowman drove onto the highway, made a left turn and apparently did not see the other car approaching. Both cars were sl.htly damaged. ROES MOVE TO THIS VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Roe arrived re cently from Hettinger, N. Dak., to make their home In the valley. Mrs. Roe graduated from h. H. S. In 1031 as Mildred Dodge. She had moved here with her folks from Dakotasand returning for a visit was married. BAND TO MEET THIS EVENING Regular rehearsal of the La' Grande band will 'be held tonight at eight o'clock at the Central Church of Christ. At the meeting of the band last week it was decided to Insist upon regular attendance of the mem bers and to replace with new mem bers those who no longer showed In terest in the organization, A full re hearsal la very much desired for to night. open season on musk rat Is from Jan. 1 to April 15. There Is no open season for bpover. The lairs further state that It It unlawful to molest the traps of a properly licensed trapper. It Is not necessary to mark a trap unless It Is on a trail or path where it might endanger a passerby. KIDNAPED A. ,3 Brooke Hart, 22, son of a wealthy Kan Jose, Col., family, whose dis appearance Thursday night was followed by a telephonic demand, from San Francisco, to Ills fumily that they pay $40,000 ransom. City, county, state and federal officers are hunting the abduc tors. 250 PHEASANTS ARE LIBERATED IN THIS COUNTY Two hundred end fifty Chinese pheasants were received In Union county Friday from the state game "form" ln"ndletm according Ho an nouncement today by Oscar Poarch. The birds,- full-grown, were liberated over the valley. This makes about. 1200 -pheasants received In Union county this year, and some 300 are being kept In the local holding pens near the sewage disposal plant for release next spring. TIGERS DEFEAT IN ARMISTICE DAY GRID BATTLE HERE 27 TO 7 Swept ofr their feet In tho first period by a determined linker alt ark that culminated In a touchdown, the Tigers Saturday came Imck Jn tho second period to even the count and then swung into stride in the last half to score three more tout'lMlowns. The final score was 27 to 7 in favor or La Grande High, mid this victor' left only no more obstacle between a second Northeastern Oregon cluun ploushfp In two years I'cndleton, THE THANKSGIVING BIRDS ARE BEGINNING TO ARRIVE CELEBRATION LURES MANY TO LA GRANDE Armistice Day ,0bserved Here Baker, Wallowa, Union Counties All Rep resented. - One of the most successful Armls tlce day celebrations ever held In- la Grande was staged Saturday, by the American Legion. From the opening of the midnight dance Friday, night at tioodurod lake to the closing .of the dance here Saturday at midnight, the duy wast full of Interest.. v. A large crowd gathered , here from all nearby counties, witnessing ,the parade held at 11 a. ma., with. , the legionnaires, their drum corps,,' the national guard, the L. H. S. band, war veterans, Union legionnaires and patriotic and other organizations tak ing part. The.parade, impressive and colorful with the many types of uni forms, was followed by a noon lunch' eon lor ex-service men and others In the parade, hold at the Odd Fel lows temple. At 2 p. m. tho La Omnde and Baker football teams played at the High, school, and at 8 p. m. a boxing card was held at the Sacajawea Inn, the evening dance starting at 9 p. m. The legion drum corps, Oregon champion tills year, took, a leading port In the day's events. E. L. Knight was chairman of the legion committee In charge of the celebration. A large crowd gathered at the Lib- (Continued on Page Two) OIL TRAILER IS OVERTURNED An oil truck trailer was overturned Just the other side of the Telocasot overhead crossing yesterday, whon the driver of the truck swerved to the side to avoid hitting another car. The truck remained upright. No one was Injured. - BULLDOGS which entertains the l II. S. foot bull team next Saturday. Throughout the first quarter, the Bulldogs onslaught carried everything before it. Finally a, Baker fumble on the one foot line was recovered by La Grande but on the next play, R, De Bole's attempted -punt was blocked and Southard fell on the oval 'behind the! La Grande goal line. Sliinn drop- (Contlnued on Pace FourV WALLOWA BANK ROBBERS IT & in i : n. : Here are the Wallowa hank robbers and their raptor. Lett, James' lluchnne, ex-coitvlct from San CJulnten; Cliff McOimilHr Wullowa ' . farmer who captured Dliehane and JesMO 1. Paul, esoniHMl lifer from, : Oklahoma; lliul, at right, James A. Dement, Wallowu Kim pub lisher. - Paul has been tuken to Oklahoma and Duuluitie to the stuto prison at Salem. Piano Concert Begins Tonight At M5 O'Clock Tonight at 8:16 o'clock La Orande will be treated to a musical program which ex cells anything presented here In a considerable time. David Campbell, pianist who has presented concerts in the leading cities of the world, will be presented at the Saca Jawea Annex. Mr. Campbell has announced a varied and difficult program which press reports from other newspapers describe as technically excellent. ;, $20.00 STOLEN FROM SAFE AT ZWEIFEL SHOP The Zwclfcl Plumbing1 shop was en tered sometime Saturday night, pre sumably by picking the lock or using a pass key, and $20 In cash stolen from the safe. Warrants and checks were not touched. Tho safe was opened iby working tlio conibl nation, according to Mr. Zweifel. WHITE HOUSk 7 EACH COUNTY TM IT 0 .17 IT I 111 I - - HI - ". Ill U. u. ii ILL BE GIVEN AID New Relief Move, to Allow Winter Road Projects .Up to $5,000. ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (P) In a move to create employment through road htilldinp. T. II. MacDounld chief of the bureau of public roads today culled upon all state highway departments to submit by wire pro jects for cueh county In their Juris diction to cost up to .".000. To highway department heads, he wired the federal relief administra tion through Us local agencies would furnish 66 per cent of the cost and that there would! bo a setup of "fed eral funds in tho atato highway de partments possibly to the extent of 35 per cent of the total expendi tures." The program will bo under general supervision of maintenance officials of state highway departments and will be In supplement to the bureau's (Continued on Page Four) BAKER MAN KILLS HIMSELF SUNDAY BAKER, NOV. 13 W) W. E. Mc Klnnoy, of Baker, killed himself early Sunday morning with a .30 calibre pistol before his wife and three other persons after the live had returned, from a public dance. McKJnncy, who was 35 years old, stood In a doorway and with the re mark, "Look at tills" pulled the trig ger of the gun. Ho died en route to a hospital in an ambulance. Officers woro told tho man had threatened several times to kilt himself during tho last three months. Wheat Today The price of IimiiI rash wheat Klooil at about 55 'i renin hulk today, Hceonlliift to (Uto(n(liinK at tlie I I oncer Flouring MJLIh. Tori land cauli 71 cents. CHICAGO, Nov. 13 m Most of tho tlmo today, wheat hovered at around Ofl cents for May contracts, averaging two cents a bushel higher than Friday's finish. Tho advance of wheat was ascribed chiefly to bullish aspects of mone tary developments over the weekend, especially official announcement that no change was contemplated In the United Btates policy of gold purchas ing hero and abroad. The market for wheat, however, ran Into selling or ders above 05 cents for May, owing lnrgely to selling horo against pur chases at Minneapolis, Wheat closed firm 1 2c over Fri day's finish, corn .lc up, oats o advanced, and provisions showing lie to 16c gain. ' t j JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME F1KB FATAL TO ONE KEDUCB INTEREST ON LOANS w CODE CHALLENGED FUGITIVE SHOT POWN OAKLAND, Col., Nov. 13 ) One man was burned to dentil, several In jured and a score or more houses de stroyed In a fire that broke out In the lreavlly wooded Oakland hills to day and was still raging' out of con trol shortly before noon despite the efforts or between .2,000 and 3.000 emergency fighters. ; , ., . . . WASHINGTON, Nov. IS W The reconstruction corporation today re duced Interest on loons to railroads from 5 to 4 por cent -a year for the 12 months 'beginning last November 1, with the understanding that the carriers will use the. savings to em ploy additional men during the win ter. . PORTLAND, Ore., Nor: 13 (AV-5ult was filed tn federal court liere today challenging the authority jf the board of the Went Coast Lumbermen's association, acting us the adminis trative agency or the NBA lumber code, to rent riot operation of the Willamette Vul)ey Lumber company plant at Dallas, Ore., "in such a way us to be uneconomic." . PEORIA, 111., Nov. 13 (P Russell Hughes, 36, was shot and killed Jn a barber shop today by police seeking to question him about the purported operations of "Handsome Jack" Klu- tos half million dollar . kidnaping gang. - j ST. LOUIH, Nov. 13 CIV-The United States circuit court of appeals totfhy affirmed the conviction and sentenc ing of Wilbur U, Fosliay .and Henry II, Henley, both of Minneapolis; fur lifiuej the. malls to . defraud, . GERMAN VOTERS SUPPORT HITLER AND HIS PLANS By Louis i. Locliner BERLIN, Nov. 13 tfP) - Elected! by a nearly unanimous ballot, 661 Nazis and near-Nazis will march into Kroll opera houso on or about December 1 for the opening session of the largest relchstag ever assembled. Not only the great , election of relchstag representatives was heart' enlng to Chancellor Hitler and his aides, but also the overwhelming vote of the plebiscite which showed more (Continued On Page Four) NEW DEMAND FOR RANSOM RECEIVED BAN JOSE, CM., Nov. 13 (P) Rela tives disclosed today that they had received a telegram from Bacramento suggesting the payment of (20,000 as a. compromise ransom for the re turn of Brooke Hart, 22, son of a wealthy San Jose merchant who dis appeared last Thursday arid who apparently was kidnaped. The now demand preceded by sev eral hours the arrest In Oakland of Burr W. Poole, a prlntor suspected of having some connection with a gang which officers said might have been responsible for young Hart's disap pearance. TAX OFFICIALS HERE TODAY Chnrles V. Oalloway and Arthur V. Selnndor, state tax commission of ficials, are. meeting In La Orande to day with County Assessor D. H. Proc tor looking over property tha't has been appealed to the commission. EASTERN U. S. HIT BY SEVERE STORMS y (lie Anor luted Press Death, property damage, and dis comfort today marked the trails of two meteorological disturbances a heavy snow storm In portions of the east and a blinding hard-driven series of freakish dust storms that pelted middle westerners with dirt. A dozen or more (Deaths were at tributed to tho two attacks by the olemcnts. Seven of the deaths occur red in the Rochestor, N, Y., region, blanketed by snow over the weekend. One man lost his lifo off the coast of Capo May, N. J whon a barge sank during a gale. Two others wero reported drowned at Leaming ton, Out., while in new Hampshire a young mountain climber perished from exposure In a snow storm. OFFICE AT BAKERTOBE MOVED HERE Headquarters For , Five Counties in Eastern .f Oregon Zone. INTERNAL REVENUE: CHANGE ON NOV. 15 P.". S. Schafer, , Present Deputy .Collector at Baker, to Give Up Post , on That jDay. '.' .'. Charles Lloyd Welch received the appointment of Eastern Oregon (dep uty Internal revenue collector In this zone una will move the office from Uaker to La Grande, It was learned today. YV. A. DelzelL chief of the field division of Internal revenue for Oregon, Is In La Grande to assist Mr. Walch In establishing his office In ' the federal building, the plfloe to be open foi business on Nov. 15. F.' O. Schafer, present deputy coi- -lector with headquarters Jn . Baker, has ibeen notified' hla appointment -will expire on Nov. IB, ' He has been (Continued on Face Two) Oregon Worried About Word From Secretary I ekes ! PORXLANbr'noVi 13 . Grave eon, cern continued In Oregon today over word from Washington, D.- O., that Secretary Ickes. publlo works admin istrator, had declared Oregon and other Pacific Cbast states already have received their share of publlo works money. ' Marshal N. Dana, northwest region al adviser for the publlo works ad ministration, Immediately telegraph ed Ickes for an explanation. . ' Lindberghs Lose Way And Land On Flight Over Spain MADRID, Nov. 13 (P) Colonel ana Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, landed safely today near Oaldelas Du Tuy. province of Fontevedera, on a flight across Spain. Original reports were that the Am erican filers, who took of from 6an tona, Spain, for Portugal, Had been forced down near the little village top , tho mountains. The Lindberghs descended to a landing ibecause they lost their way In the clouds and rain which en veloped the Spanish coasts - ' . ; BIG AUDIENCE i HEARS SERMON SUNDAY NIGHT, Another capacity audience filled tho Central Church of Christ Sunday night. Paul De F. Mortlmore, pastor, of the church, spoke on the subject "Henpecked Husbands and ; Foolish. Wlvos." In tho sermon last night Mr. Mor tlmore stated that Adam was the first henpecked husband Eve the first foolish wife. He stated that Eve's foolishness consisted of believing the He thnt Satan told her and stated that tho Ills of the world are trace able direct to this event. He said that Sampson was the biggest hen pecked husband who ever lived and that his difficulty lay In the fact that ho went to the wrong place to got a wife. Several other Biblical characters were named and striking lessons drawn from each. Republic, Mich., reported two trap pers were believed lost in the vicinity of Oraplte Lake, while two duck hunters were missing on Lake St. Clair. ... Driven by high winds, orginatlng over Saskatchewan, the midwest de luge of (fust early today was appar ently sweeping toward the east, where It was expected to spend Itself In rain. - ' In South Dakota and Minnesota tho winds reached gale proportions. The swirling dust caught the crowds at the closing night at Ghl cago's Century of Progress, sending scores of men, women and children to the fair's hospital for eye treat mont.
