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m I 72 AT T711 1 7111 7 f "Tk VHf f - iiliwiiujjivu, iviui i jxiuvu, i ill uwu iiiiu unify iupuvv &uyi ................... La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America I Onlv NwmuiWn j Printed in La Grande ' ( Covering Union and j r Wallowa Counties ! VOLUME 32 EASTKHN OHEOON'S LEAOINO NBWSPAl'BB . LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933 MEMHER ASSOCIATED PHESS NUMBER 61 (CITY mm L1G1 WOWEE OTTMACf MUNICIPAL RATE IS 25 PCT. LOWER Contract to Run For One Year May Be Termin , f ated After That Time. EFFECTIVE WITH ITS RATIFICATION City Commission Ap proves Contract at Exe- ' cutive Session Held on Wednesday. The city coiiuuisb.on in executive Mission 'lust night ratified a contract feigned Nov. 14 between the city and the E. O. L. & 1 Co. which repre sents a savings of approximately 25 per cent In light and power used by the municipality. The contract be came effective upon Its ratification. The contract Is binding for at least one year, and will continue in force after that time until either tile city or B. O. L. & P. Co. wishes to end the agreement's effectiveness. To do this, either must give the other 30 days written notice. In other words, the contract might run on for years and years If neither the city noi power company desired to terminate the agreement. City Manager Angus McAllister ex plained that the lighting of the city building and library will be under the regular commercial rate, which represents a savings of 17 & per cent. Bates on other power and lights the city uses range up to as high a re duction as 30 .per cent, he said. Street lighting rates for overhead lights follow: l.6L000 lumen incandescent iampJ an nigat service, iw- month. ; '" . 2. 4,000 lumen incadescent. lamps, all night service, for $3.60 per 'lamp month. 3. 2.50O lumen incandescent -lamps, all night service, for $2.40 per lamp month. 4. 6 75 watt multiple incandescent lamps, midnight service, 80 cents per lamp month. fi. 75 watt multiple incandescent lamps, all night service, $1.20 per lamp month. Street lighting rates for ornamen tal lights follow: 1. 4,000 lumen lamps $2.25 per (Continued on Page Two 22 Mountaineers Leave Today For Ashland Gridiron 1 Twenty-two Eastern Oregon Nor ' mal school football players accom panied by Coach Bob Qulnn, loft La Grand early this morning on a U. P. stage bound for. Klamath Palls,, where they will spend tonight. To morrow they will go on to Ashland and hold a workout in the afternoon, preliminary to the E. O. N.-S. O. N. - state championship game at Ashland Saturday. Par from satisfied with the show ing made in the Whitman game last Friday, Coach Qulnn wound up threa days of intensive drilling of the Mountaineers last night. Physically, i. the team Is in good condition al though Haytlen, guard, may not play all of the game because of a shoulder injury. If the game Saturday is as spec . tacular as some of the previous con tests the Mountaineers have playqd with Ashland, Southern Oregon fans should get an eye-full. Dope favors the Sons by a margin of about two touchdowns, but the E. O. N. Is un willing to accept the dope, and left here today with only one object in mind to win; The game Saturday will be the final one of the season for the blue and gold. Six games have been played so far, E. O. N. defeating Whitworth, Lewlston and Albion, tying College of f Idaho and losing 7 to 0 to Whitman. HOW MANY BEES IN $ THE AVERAGE HIVE? How much Is a bee worth? 'Sounds like a silly question but the llttie buzzer must be worth some thing! At any rate, there are 200 hives of bees on the Union county assessment roll, and their total taxable value la given at 450. Which means that. If all hives are assessed equal, each hive would be valued at $2.26 from a tax standpoint, and if the tax rate were 60 mills, each hive would pay a tax of nearly 14 cents. WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Col., Nov. 15 Those two friendly gentlemen are at It again. Germany voted confidence In their man. Prance had no elec tion billed but they got up in the mlddlo of the night to vote confi dence in theirs. Gormany wants to talk It over. Prance says not without the league being present. Germany says she will arm. Prance says she shouldn't, that ithey win seep ine peace for her. Now for once in our lives' if we will Just let those two old torn cats whose tails are tied over the fonce alone and try to cure the scratches. we got from the last time we jiriea to untie them, yours, PIERCE ASKS ICKES FOR PJ. A. FUNDS Congressman Wires Sec retary oi interior in Behalf of East Oregon Walter M. Pierce, representative from the second congressional dis trict In Oregon, totfay wired Secre tary of Interior Harold lokes, urging that public works funds be mode available for Eastern Oregon cities, The wire was occasioned by state ments In Washington that the I"a- clfio coast states would get no more allotments until the -rest, or the na tion received more attention In grant trig of projects. C. :.i'Vf' Rcr. Pierce's telegram said: "Notwithstanding appropriation for Bonneville dam I particularly urge that you grant the funds requested for public works, especially for muni cipal utilities for cities of Oregon outside of Portland. I know my East ern Oregon district thoroughly and assure you there are many thousands of idle men who are not aided by any of the projects previously granted I urge careful attention to the re quests of Eastern Oregon communi ties." : PUBLIC TO VIEW SENIOR PLAY AT L. H. S. TONIGHT After two matinee performances, the senior play "The Intimate Strangers" is ready for production this evening at 8 o'clock to an adult audience. Tickets sold rapidly and a capacity crowd Is predicted in the La Grande High school gymnasium where the play Is to be presented. Miss Kathryn Sartaln is directing the play which is the first to be pre sented on the new stage In the gym nasium. Students have been busy for several hours each day preparing the stage for the production and the audience Is assured perfect visibility from any part of the hall. It Is said. Charles Skinner is business man- (Contlnuod on Page Two) THIEVES ENTER WAREHOUSEHERE The E. O. I. & P. Co. warehouse at Cove and Island streets was broken into sometime during last night and articles worth between 450 and $75 stolen, it was reported to the police today. The substation was not en tered. Entrance was gained by breaking a hasp on the warehouse door. Gloves, overshoes, tools, etc. were stolen, also 14 gallons of gasoline. But the question is. how many bees are there In the ordinary hive? No statistics are available for the Observer, but possibly some apiarist can give us an estimate. For exam ple, if there were 100.000 bees to the hive, and the hive was worth 5 in actual, not taxable, value, it would mean that each bee would be worth .005 of a cent. But how can we tell when we don't know for sure how many bees there are in a hive? Not that we want to buy a bee but it might make an Interesting story. But we refuse to count em I Happy? She Has Double Right ; wrt a, Jj Adrienne Ames, film headllnor, shown here with her new hus band, Bruce Cabot, baa a double right to look happy. Two gifts In two days a divorce decree one (lay and a wedding ring the next, at Carlsbad, N, M. leave bcr beaming at tbe world. PENDLETON TEAM HOPES TO EVEN COUNT SATURDAY Pendleton" High school, - defeated here 26 to fl In October, probably will be an exceedingly tough nut , for Coach Ira Woodie's Tigers to crack In the Hound-Up City Saturday. A least, that Is the way local fans and Pendleton fans as well are rea soning. Pendleton has been coming along fast since the Tiger setback, and in addition, has been practicing faith fully against a second team using La Grande's passing attack and running play offensive. In La Grande, the Tigers were not so successful with their long passes, ,but the short screened passes worked for touch downs. Coach Woodle will have a bit heav ier line to use against the Bucks than the Pendleton boys will boast, and a good blocking offensive. This may give the Tigers sufficient edge to score another victory.But, always, there is the threat of Graybeal, Pen dleton halfback, who is dangerous to an opposing team at all times. Local fans believe Graybeal to .be one of the finest hall carriers produced In Eastern Oregon in recent years, and to whip Pendleton, Graybeal must be taken care of. Saturday's game at Pendleton is the last scheduled, contest of the season. There has been some discussion of the possibility of another game If the weather permits, but nothing definite has resulted as yet. McAdoo Dances (7, V V' f s At a Joyous occasion like Marie Drcssler's birthday party, even caret ot state can be laid aside. And here we have Senator William O, McAdoo dancing with Ruth Belywn at the fete. BAKER MEN TO ATTEND MEET HERE La Grande Chamber of Commerce to Be Host Next Tuesday. 40 VISITORS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE High School Band to Play ; &nort l aiKs sciieduled; Congressman Pierce to Be Present. The La Grande chamber of com merce announced today that a lunch eon would lie held at tho La Grande hotel nat Tuesday at noon with approximate.)- 40 Baker business and professional men as guests. . Plans are being made to make the session one of the most Important and Interesting of the year, particu larly in connection with relationship with the Baker men. A few months ago a delegation from La Grande at tended a Baker chamber meeting. The La Grande High school orches tra will play during the hour and a number of short talks are scheduled! The dinner also will be the occa sion of Congressman Walter. M. Pierce's last public appearance here before entraining for. Washington for the winter term of congress. Senator Kiddle Is En Route To Western Oregon v Fred" B. fclddie.:pr6sldentof the state senate, accompanied by Mrs. Kiddle, left this afternoon for the state capital. He was driving andi expected to stop at The Dalles to night, reaching Salem tomorrow. Sen ator Kiddle Is leaving early in order to be in Salem for weekend meetings preliminary to the opening of the special session of the legislature on Monday, Nov. 20. Second of Book Ghats Will Be Held on Friday The second of the series of book chats, sponsored by the La Grande library in observance of national book week, will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock In the children's room at the library. Development of adult reading habits Is as vital as that of the children and therefore, national book week Is aimed at all ages, those In charge here point out. Adults of the city aro Invited to attend. Five groups of reviews will be fur nished Friday evening by Betty Burns who will review "Young Fu of he Upper Yangtze," by Elizabeth Fore man Lewis; Miss Amanda Zabel, "Flush, by Virginia Woolf, and "Wild f"V,nt1nurt on Pace Two at Mane's Fete EK HUNTERS ENTER PLEAS OF GUILTY Three Bend Men Hear Sentences in Justice Court Here Today. FINES RANGE UP TO $37.50, COSTS Several Other Cases Re sulting From Elk Sea son Remain to Be Dis posed of. Three pleas of guilty were entered totkiy by game law violators aitn sentences were pronounced by Judge J. Oenham In the courts of the Jus tice of the peace. Chester McCarty, prominent Portland attorney, Is as sisting pistrlct Attorney Cart G. Helm in the prosecution ana ureen ana Hess defended this morning's case. Badi of the violators pleaded eullty tb the charges. Harry Keller, oi Bend, was fined 28 and costs by Judge Denham, -W. B. Dawn, also of Bend pleaded guilty to careless waste aod was fined 437.50 and costs Bet at 40. Bert , Grant, also of Bend, pleaded guilty to. the same charge and was given the same line as Dawn. W. A. Hlggins, of Bend, was dis missed on the pleas of guilty entered by .Keller and Grant. , - Several other cases wero scheduled to come before the Justice ot the peace this afternoon. EDUCATION BOARD MEET NEXT WEEK IS HELD LIKELY SALEM, Nov. 16 MP) The probable meeting of the state 'board of 'higher education In Portland early next week may speed the appointment of a suc cessor to Roocoe Nelson, ex-chalrman of the board, who resigned, political observers here stated. At the executive office thcro was no lnaicatlon when Governor Julius L. Meier would make the appoint ment. Willard L. Marks, now board chair man, told the Associated Press today that the next meeting would prob ably be held In Portland early next week. Nelson resigned from the board af ter the University of Oregon faculty demanded that he do so. "A general discussion of the recent controversy will probably bo held at the coming meeting of the .board," Marks said. "As far as I know there are no communications on the situa tion, from Eugene or elsowhero, to come tooforo the board. At least I have seen none, although some may have been addressed to the secretary of the board." ' ' v Dean W. L. Morse of the University of Oregon law school demanded the resignation of Chancellor W. J. Kerr, who Is now out of the state tempor arily. It was Morse who sounded tho first call for the resignation of Nel son from the board following speeches Nelson made to the university and (Continued on Page Two) KEIIIOUSI.V INJUKKD ' EUGENE, Nov. 16 (IP) Israel Bod way, operator of the Oregonlan truck, was scrldusiy Injured early this morn ing when his' truck turned over on the Pacific highway about four miles north of Monroe. Bodway was taken to tho Corvallls general hospital but his Injuries were so serious he was rushed by ambulance to a Portland hospital. He is suffering from a se vere back injury, .being paralyzed from the shoulders down. Senator Enters Hearing Through Ladies' Wash Room NEW OrtLEANS, Nov. 16 M") Senator Tom Connally (D., Tex. I, chairman of the senate committee Investigating the election of Sen ator John H. Overton, was forced to ollmb a fire escape and through an upstairs window In order to reach tho committee room today, as hundreds of persons massed In front of the building, seeking on. trance to the hoaring. As Oonnally climbed through the -window, ho found himself In a ladles' wash room, ibut commit tee attaches quickly steered him through the building Into tho hearing chamber. Other officials and news men were forced to follow Connally', lead up the flro escape. Heads Catholic Women Council Vi 1 National Council ot . Catholio ' Women will be headed for the' next three years by Miss Anno S. Hooloy, above, ot Kansas City. Miss Jlooloy wns elected presi dent at the St. Paul convention ot the organization. WHITE HOUSE VISIT OF AL IS RECALLED Story Says ' Smith Urged Appointment of Raskob to !Woodin's Post. NEW. YORK, Nov. 10 (ff) The Dally News In a copyrighted story to day said Unit Alfred E. .smith's White HoiiKc vlMlt ivltli lrcslclcnt ItoosevHt, according to n "prson high In Demo crat In party clrelcs," concerned the followliif; shirts lit administration personnel mid the following appoint ments: I 1. Resignation. of William H. Woodln as secretary of the treasury and the appointment of John J. Raskob as his successor. 2. Resignation of Jesse Isldor Straus as United Stntea ambassador to France and appointment of United States Senator Royal S. Copeland as his successor. 3. Appointment of Gov. Lehman of Al Smith as senator to take Cope land's place. 4. Resignation of Postmaster Gen eral James A. Farley as the next Dem- (Contlmiod on Pago Throo) JAKE SILVERMAN IS HELD GUILTY ST. HELENS, Ore., Nov. 10 Mo Jako Silverman, Portland rooming house operator, was convicted of man slaughter by a circuit court Jury here today in connection with tho fatal shooting last April of James Walker, of Portland. . The Jury had deliber ated slnco 0:30 a. m. yesterday, Wnlker and Mrs. Edyth McClain, of Portland, were beaten and shot to death and their bodies were thrown from an automobile on a lonely road near hero. ' Police- said tho killings were in reprisal for tho wounding of a bootlegger In Portland. Wheat Today The price of local wheat Nlood today til ahinit Tt'. cents Inilk, wconllnp to qiiohiUonM at the riimccr Flouring MHN. Port land ouMi Tl cents. , CHICAGO, Nov. 10 m Advanc ing prices of wheat lifted the market late today to a point whero wheat from ArKcntlna approached an Im port basis. Possibility of Argentine imports of wheat, howover, was considered neg ligible, as tho Argentine quality of wheat Is worth at least five cents a bushel less than United States grades, not to mention freight charges to do mestic milling centers. HlKhor quo tations on wheat at Liverpool had a strengthening influence and so too did the fact that the domestic move ment of wheat from rural sources was below consumer needs. Wheat closed strong, Q 3fto above yesterday's finish, corn l1 ( c up. oats 140 1 VbO advanced, and provisions unchanged to a decline of JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME WOMAN ON .ML'RDER CHARGE ''. tilVE III' SEARCH FOR SHIP ATTACK CHARGE VOICED COLD CAUSES MOKE DEATHS PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 16 A chiirge of first degree murder was to day filed against Mrs. A. Henrietta Vollbreolit, who nursed Herman Her bers, 72, before his death Oct. 28 In a Vancouver, Wash., hospital, .. The complaint - charges tlutt Mrs. : Voll breolit, also known as Henrietta Ayere, "Of deliberate and premedit ated malice did kill Herman Ilerbers by administering to him polKon,". VALENTTA, Irish Free State, Nov. 16 (P) The S. S. Manchester regi ment abamttmed her 24-hour search, for the stricken freighter Saxilby to day shortly 'after the great liner Be rengarla and the Dutch eteamer Bos- chdyk wore forced to quit their rescue efforts. Hope generally was aban doned for the 8axllby and her human freight of 27 souls. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Nov. ie M-A ohnrgo that Francis J. M. Grace, member of a prominent shipping runuiy, drugged and erlmlnuHy at tacked Miss Frieda Weltx, his nurse, at his home here lit June, .1032, was made hy (ho defense today In tho trial of Miss Welti: for the murder of the shipping num. V;. ST. PAUL, Nov. 18 m-Cold caused a second cVath today as Minnesota nad the most severe weather of -the season. The minimum was ,10 de grees below zero. j RONTON'. N'nv. in lPl 1 A Mlri that rode Into New England on a blimtcrlng wind . had taken one life toilny while It broke cold weather records for this suite, sending the meroury . down, to below-zero . and nuir-zcro readings, - ' 5 85,000 MORE MEN GET EMPLOYMENT DURING OCTOBER WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (P) An estlmato from Secretary Perkins that an additional 86,000 persons had found employment In October was Is sued simultaneously today with tho call of a Whlto House conforonco on roller for womon, to bo presided over by Mrs. Roosevelt. Tn discussing employment gains, Miss Perkins said: , ' -"The wholesato trade industry showed an Increase of approximately 13.000 workers, and tho manufactur ing and crude petroleum Industries indicate' an expansion of approxima tely 7,000 workers each over tho month Interval. "Employment gains In the power , (Continued on Pago Two)' PORTLAND TO WAIT UNTIL STATE ACTS PORTLAND, Nov. 16 The deci sion that Portland postpone action on city liquor regulations until the state has adopted new liquor control laws .was reached by tho city council hero Wednesday. Tho city agreed to wait, aftor It hnd been assured by Dr. William S. Knox, head of the governor's com mittee on liquor control, that under the proposed plan, cities will receive all of tho $1 permit fees from resi dents and tourists, and that cities will receive license money from stores handling beer and wines. The state will get 25 per cent of the revenue from sale of hard liquors, and counties will receive 75 per cent of this money. MORE U. S GOODS ARE PURCHASED ABROAD ; My Claude A. Jagger NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (VP) Foreign ers are converting dollar Investments Into dollar goods, according to Inter national bankers. In other words, holders of American liberty bonds in Paris, as they see the cllar go down, sell their bonds and, buy American automobiles, or American machinery. The American holder of a liberty bond is not much concerned about' the declining dollar In the foreign exchange market, slnco the fixed in terest he receives will buy about as much here as It would before. The holder In Paris, however, who holds, for instance a four per cent American bond of 1,000 par value. HART SLAIN, CONFESSION 1 TODAYSAYS Suspect Admits Kidnap ing and Murder, San Jose Attorney Reveals. TWO ARRESTED BY OFFICERS TODAY Confession Says Hart Beaten to Death Before1 ; ; Making Telephone Call For Ransom. ; , , , , SAN t JOSE. Cal. Nov. 10 (ff Louis O'Neal, prominent San Jose attorney announced today a suspect named Thomas 11. Thurmond had admUtcvt participating in the kidnaping here of Brooke Hart, 24, and had confessed killing the young man shortly there after. - - -. . The announcement was made of- -ter O'Neal had appeared early today In the role of intermediary between tho missing youth's father, Alex JJ Hart, wealthy San Joee merchant, and -shortly before two suspects were ar rested in burst of .jwUce activity here. ..Thurmond, on of the two men ar rested, named Jack Holmes, the other suspect, as his accomplice. He said they threw the body Into San Fran cisco bay. ' - The. purported confession, said Young Hart was beaten to death be- (Continued on Page Three) Grange Asked To Endorse Acreage Reduction Plan BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 16 UP) The National Orange, In convention here, . was called upon today to endorse an acreage reduction program that would not throw an unfair burden upon -southern states.. v . The resolution was Introduced by D. b. Anderson, state master of South Carolina, who declared for a reduc tion of acreage fta suggested by Na tional Master Louis J. Tabor In his annual .address yesterday. Anderson tagged it with a request, however, that it tako into consideration the fact that southern states already had reduced their cotton - acreage and urged that any blanket acreage cur tailment not taking note : of this would work 'a hardship , on cotton growers. . . ' A part of his resolution specified that whatever system of acreage re duction was adopted ehouCd make provision that land taken from pro duction in one commodity should not be permitted to go again Into produc tion of other commodities to the ex tent of causing! additional distress. Action on tho resolutions, Master Taber said, likely will not come be fore the first of next week. N.R. A. Inquiry To Check on Reports Of Profiteering WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (P) Tho NRA hopes next month to prove or disprove oft-heard assertions that profiteering morchnnts and manufac turers aro gouging tho public. Public hearings on tho question will start December 12 with only tho Industries under NllA codes subjected to scrutiny. At these hearings, the NRA announced, any person may sub mit charges that ho or she paid more than lncreiuicd costs Justified. Those complnlned against also may be hoard. Those desiring to appear personally must notify Deputy Administrator Arthur D. Whltesldo by December 2, will get a $20 semi-annual Interest payment which Is worth only little more than 300 French francs, against a trifle over 400 French francs a few months 'ago, whon the dollar was at par. That hurts. So foreign holders of gilt-edged American bonds have been selling them. This has been one of tho depressing factors in tho bond market in the past few days. i Ort the other handt, some exporters are beginning to note an increased demand for- American goods from, abrond. While tho confusion In the foreign exchange markets makes it difficult to do business, they say that the dollar has fallen to such levels that dollar prices of goods are be coming bargain prices to Europeans, I I
