La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 17, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextRetail Trade Gains Momentum; Sales Best Of Season WMttxm Mfa La Grande la The .Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspatwr Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallpwa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OriEOON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY; NOVEMBER 17, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS : NUMBER 62 U.S. 1EC0GN S SOVIET 1USSIA m rattp : wring HEARING ON BUDGET NOW BEING HELD County Officials Expect Only Minor Changes Will Be Made. - NO OBJECTIONS DURING MORNING Session is Being Held This Afternoon With the Non-High School Board of County. Although tlie comity budget hear ing hud not been completed at the time the Observer went to press, no objections were heard this morning, and couiuty officials expected the budget to be approved with possibly no more than minor changes. The budget, as adopted last month by the county court and budget committee members, calls for a tax levy of $268,163.00, -which represents a reduction oX about $65,000 as ' pored with the budget adopted for 1933. Several citizens were In attendance at tile hearing this morning, held be fore the county court with Judge U. O. Couch presiding, but (no objec tions were made. This afternoon the court was to (Continued on Page blx) ART SANFORD IS SERIOUSLY HURT THIS AFTERNOON Art Sanford, employed at the Standard Laundry, was seriously hurt about 2 o'clock this after noon when he was struck by the large belt. He crawled away from the machinery after the accident' and was found In the run way. according to reports. Mr. Sanford was taken to the Grande Ronde hospital where doctors were examining his Injury as the Observer went to press. He had a large gash on the Bide of his head. Whether his skull was fractured had not been de termined. , Close Game Is Held Likely On i PendletonGrid Bplrlted Offensive scrimmage, so fierce as. to knock out one regular and send another to the shpwers with an injured knee featured the Pendle ton High school football team's pre parations for La Grande tills week. The two schools meet at Round-up field tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Roscoe Gemmell, tackle, was knock ed out and Harold Eason, right end, suffered a twisted knee. To offset Eason's Injury, however, was the re turn to the squad of John Dornbrack, scrappy little guard, who was hurt In the Enterprise game. "The Buc karoos are confident In their belief they will stop the Tigers Saturday and that Graybcal, or some other Buck, will score for them at least once," the Pendleton East-Ore-gonlan reports today. Cooch Ira Woodle, realizing that the Pendleton team will be much (Continued on Page Three) ELKS PLAN TO , GREET GRAND EXALTED RULER t The B. P. O. Elks met last night for a regular business session at the Elks temple. The proposed visit of Walter P. Meyer, of Seattle, grand exalted ruler, was announced and ar rangements for his entertainment will be announced In the near future. WALLOWA MAMMOTH A rutabaga measuring 25 Inches around nn Inch' more than two feet! and eight Inoheii thick and weighing eight anil a half pound Is Wallowa's contribution tills fall to the gigantic. Tile rutabaga, giant of Its kind, Is on display Intbe Wallowa Sun office. It was grown In the garden of C. 1. Shelton on stump land cleared only two years ago. WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILT. 9, Ottl.. NOV. 16 Well, In one of the papers I read to day (It had an awful lot of Informa tion If true) said Al Smith, No. 99, was to go to the senate, replacing Dr. Copeland, No. 86; copeland to go to France as ambassador, rap lacing Jesse Straus, No. 63; Postmaster Farley, No. 77, to go In as next Democratic gover nor of New York, replacing Lehman, No. 66; Raskob, No. 55,to replace as V. S. treasurer, Mr. Wood In. No. 44. Even If this Is Just a rumor It mokes good reading and If It's a fact It makes Democratic history. , It means the shock troops are go ing In. Yours, . 2 PENDLETON MEN FINED IN LOCAL COURT Finis and J. C. Kirkpat rick Plead Guilty; Other Elk Cases Disposed of. viola it irkimtripk and J. C. Klrk- patrlck, of Pendleton, charged Jointly with careless ond negligent waste of elk meat were nnea szuu euoii " about $10 costs this afternoon by Y..,iffA . Ttiiiiiinm. tustlce of the peace, after entering pleas of guilty. Chester K. Mouarcy, speciui vmmcu . ... T,i.,i..i ..mi I'hrl Helm, dis trict attorney, represented the state. and Alfred Kunna, m . ,v, and Peterson, Pendleton- law firm, represented the defendants. Dean Dudly and Hobart Johnson, of Athena, members of the game nien nr.. nhRrsed with negli gent waste on a Joint complaint. Mr. Dudly pieaaea not gum,?, ww ... son failed to appear and will be' tried on two charges, negligent waste and failure to appear. Their trial will be set for some later date. Yesterday afternoon after the Jury had been called and the district at torney ready to proceed, Fred Grout and J.- P. Hadden, both of North Powder, changed their . pleas from not guilty to guilty and were sent enced to three months each in the county Jail for negligent waste of, elk and deer. They were paroled by Judge Denham. - The mot-ion to quash evidence due to alleged Irregularity In the search warant against George Blanton, of La urnnae, was overrmvu w ui" (Continued on Page Slxi SUNSHINE RETURNS TO VALLEY TODAY Although the cold wave In the east and mid-west continued, and the weather In California was much cooler today, according to reports, the mild temperatures In Oregon con tinued practically unchonged. La Grande's minimum last night was 35 above, the warmest In sev eral days. Yesterday's maximum, with the Bky overcast, was only 48 above, but bright sunshine today sent the mercury much higher than Thurs day's maximum. ' : GAS PRICES DOWN IN WEST OREGON PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17 VP) Qns ollno prices in Portland were reduced one-half cent a gallon today. The now price puts Ethyl at 24 cents, first structure at 22 cents, and third structure at 10',4 cents a gallon. No change was reported In gaso line prices In La Grande early this afternoon. Whether the reduction will reach this far could not be fore told at that time. BOASTS OF RUTABAGA. Hut that Isn't all Besides the rutabaga there are n couple of carrots from the same garden, one weighing three and the other three and a half pounds. Mr, Shctnnf sold Unit from three rows of these carrots, the row 40 feet In length, he har vested 900 pound. He want to know If California ran beat that. LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO (MONDAY Special Meeting Called to Handle Immediate State Problems. LOCAL LAW-MAKERS LEAVE FOR SALEM Kiddles En Route; Hess to Leave Today Eck leys to Depart Saturday or Sunday. By Sunday morning, all three mm bers of the state legislature who re side In La Grande, will either' be in Salem or en rounte to the state capi tal. Senator and Mrs. Fred E. Kiddle left yesterday by automobile, expect ing to arrive in Salem this afternoon. .He Is president of the Btate senate. Senator Henry Hess probably will leave today for the special session of the legislature, which begins on Mon day, and Representative and Mrs. Vic. tor Eckley will go west either tomor row night or early Sunday morning. Mr. Kiddle represents Union, Uma tilla and Morrow counties, Mr. Hess Union and Wallowa counties and Mr. Eckley Union county. Called primarily to settle the liquor control and unemployment fund questions, generally. It was believed that this session of the legislature may also go Into other matters, not the least of which may be the tur- (Continued on Page 81).;. EDUCATION BOARD TO MEET FRIDAY SALEM, Nov. 17 ff The state board of higher education will meet in Portland next Friday at 2 p. m.. Chairman Wlllard L. Marks told the Associated' Press today. Marks called the board "In special session to consider the higher educa tion situation." Phases of the higher education muddle which will be dis cussed will be determined when the board meets, Marks said. DR. KBHK SPEAKS CHICAGO. Nov. 17 VP) How Ore gon evolved and embarked on a rev olutionary system of unified state supported higher education after 70 years of largely uncoordinated Insti tutional growth; was described today at the meeting of thef national asso ciation of state -universities by Chan cellor W. J. Kerr, executive head of the Oregon system. ANOTHER MAN Barbary Coast Essays a Comeback Effort t Li Bff,yh.U'', ' OF iiFJk.TT, i M ii 11 ii if n i Now that John Barleycorn made- s) successful comeback, San Francisco's world-known Barbary Coast sec tionsubject of many a song and story Is attempting a renaissance, with choruses replacing the girls ot another era, and 3.2 beer on the bars. Photo shows Interior of one of the recently reopened "spots." L. H. S. GYM FILLED TO CAPACITY FOR OPENING NIGHT OF SENIOR PLAY Clever, sophisticated lines, colorful stage sets, a well chosen cast and the Impeccable directing ot Miss Kathrjm Sartaln are combined in "The Inti mate Stranger", by Booth Tarklngton, which opened lost night at 'tho La Grande High school for the first ot two evening , performances. ' The senior class Is sponsoring the produc tion which was enjoyed by a large audience. The ourtalrt' will, rise "to night at 8:15 o'clock In the gymna sium and the house has been gold out, Charles Skinner, business man ager, announces. Every role was played well demonstrating- Miss Sartaln's attention to detail which marks all of the High school productions. Opal Conner, as Isabel Stuart, the leading lady and a coquette of the first order, was love ly. She caught the spirit of the play and flirted not only with Ray Wil son, the handsome bewildered leading man, but also with the audience. The womanly Ideal of three differ ent periods were contrasted In the play. Elizabeth Milne, as Florence Stuart, blond, slim and vivacious, played the part of the modern girl of 10, rowdy and frank. Isabel Stuart, her grand - aunt, although only 30 years old, was typical of the preceding stage when women .were believed to be covert and coquettish, while Aunt Ellen, played ably by Leolo Wlllcock, depicted the late nineties. Sweet and ' collegiate are two ad jectives that apply to the perform ance given by Hugh Bunten in the role of Johnnie White, Florence's boy OF LETTERS COMES friend and errand boy. :. iQlenn Victor gave a convincing performance as the station master In the first act. Mattle, the hired girl, although a small part was an (Continued on Page Two) h ; Big Volume In iLumber During WeekofNov.il PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17 (tP) New business amounting to 52,148,000 feet, or about 43 per cent above the three year weekly average for November, was reported here today by the West ern Pine association for the week, ending , Nov. 11. The new business was about 42 per cent greater than for the, previous week. Of 187 re porting mills, 58 were operating. SEATTLE, Nov. 17 (P) Lumber mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ending Nov. 11 received the largest volume of business, 180,237,825 fcot of any week since May 1930, the asso ciation said today. The new busi ness report covered 409 mills. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17 (?) More than 12,000 men have been re turned to work In the west coast lumber Industry at Increased wages since the lumber code authority allo cated restricted operating time among 438 mills- .A- ; TO THE FRONT L1MJ REVIEW FINDS SALES GAINS DURING WEEK Christmas Shopping Be gins New Money ' in . Rural Section Helps. , NMV 'YORK? Nov. 17 : m i The- Dun and llradHtrcet Weekly: Tnule K vlcw said today tluit "the entire' trade picture lias been cluingtsl olmoHt completely by the momentum gained In retail distribution, following tnc vigorous movement which started a week earlier." In many of the cities from which reports were received, tho Review as serted, the largest sales for the sea son were recorded and stocks started to move at an accelerated pace. "In ocidltlon to tho Influence of auspicious weather," added the Re view, "The substantial headway al ready made by Christmas shopping has engendered activity In depart ments aside from, those Identified with the provision of heavy apparel and winter merchandise. "The chief gains have occurred in saleB of women's coats, fur garments, men's overcoats, suits, hats, shoos blankets, dry goods and floor cover ings. The best reports were received from wlictely scattered agricultural sections, where the distribution of government bonus payments have been turned Into merchandise, and In urban centers where tho sudden lowering of temperatures has almost cleared accumulations of low priced heavy wearing apparel, shoes, hard ware, winter automobile accessories (Continued on Page Two) F.R. TALKS WITH MORGAN, TAYLOR WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (P) An other tea-cup conference was behind President Roosevelt today a meet ing with J. Plerpont Morgan and) Myron C. Taylor at which anything from cabbages to kings might havo been discussed. White House attaches told news men, after It was discovered that the New York financier and tho chair man of the board of the United Stated Stool corporation were late yesterday callers, that the meeting was purely "social." Wheat Today The price nf lorcil rash wheat stood at shout M cents hulk to dny, according to quotation lit the Pioneer Flouring Mill, Port land cash 71 cents. CHICAGO, Nov. 17 W1 Down turns of values predominated In the grain markets today, with most trad ers expressing Inability to gauge probable developments in tho mone tary situation. A decided disposition was shown to go slow on either sklo of tho wheat market, and uiso In other cereals. Liverpool wheat, although somowhat higher In English money, was off equal to 1 V4 m l',c In American funds, tho Liverpool closo today was figured on tho basis of 5.32 for sterling, compared with 5.4 Thursday. Wheat closed unstable, l'jdiS'ic under yesterday's finish, corn . n 1 ',o off, oata 14 Tio down, and pro visions unchanged to 37o lower. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME v v . V. S. MINISTER THREATENED . j. MONETARY POLICY ENDORSED SHIP SINKS; 30 MEN LOST ' ' MILLION MEN PUT TO WORK ' VIENNA. Nov. 17 VP) George H. Earle Third, United State minister to Austria, has received more than 80 threatening letters since last Tues day when he advised Austrlans to avoid antl-semltic feelings. Some of the letters threatened him with death. WASHINGTON, NOV. 17 UP) A resolution endorsing the ac'lmlnlstra tlon's monetary program In Its en tirety was adopted today by a con ference of senators. Industrialists and economists called by Senators Thomas (D., Okla.,) and Smith ID., S. C), Inflationists. , - ; OHAKA, Nov. 17 (ff) The Japanese freighter Belter Muru, a llM4-tuii ves sel, was believed to have sunk today with a crew of 30 In a storm off the Loochoo Island. . WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 W Presi dent Roosevelt received government al reports today that a million men have been changed from .relief rolls to the federal payroll through the civil works admiii 1st ration. Forth with, he ordered the departments concerned to make euro that the first pay checks are reatjy a week from WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 in-Rinn. sentatlve Smith (D. Wash.) today filed a nrotest with Walter nun. director of re-employment for the de partment of labor, saying It was re ported residents of Washington Btate are being denied employment on the uuiiiievuie uam, across the Columbia river- between Washington and Ore- GRAPPLING HOOKS BRING UP PIECE OF HART'S SHIRT SSN JOSE, Oal Nov. 17 im Ef forts to recover the body of Brooke h. Hart, which authorities said would complete the case against his alleged kidnapers and slayers, were pressed by state and federal authorities today. John M. Holmes, 30, and Thomas H. Thurmond, 28, who department of Justice agents and state officials sold. confessed to throwing Hart Into Bon Francisco bay after abducting JUm. were held In a San Francisco Jail. . . Grappling hooks brought up a strip of white cloth with thin purple stripes from the (bay near the place tho two mon wero quoted as saying they tossed, tho 22-yoar-old San Joso storo executive from the San Mateo bridge. . Authorities said ' thov material (Continued on Page Biz) MOVE TO STEADY ERRATICDOLLAR; COMMODITIES UP LONDON, Nov. 17 0ft Rumors from America caused a "bear" rush to purchase United States dollars on the foreign exchange today and It closed nt a. '.( to the pound, a net gain of .1714 since yesterday. WASIUNOTON, Nov. 17 W1 - For tho fourth successive day, the admin istration hold tho price of tijomcstio newly mined gold at an unchanged lever today, nn action many Inter preted as increasing evidence of an effort to steady tho wildly fluctuat ing dollar. The dollar rnn down to $6.40 only to recover to $fi.34. Rumors flew thick and fast, prom inent among them a report, later denied in government quarters here, that the administration wss prepar ing, to clap an embargo on export . (Continued on Page Two) MARY, SLAPPER, IS SUED FOR a'mILLION LOS ANOKI.KS, Nov. 17 W) Mnry Mcrormlc who can sing anfl ship wMh eiUiil vlrtmwltjv was sued for n million dollars today by the woman she "smacked" on ! the Jaw In a newspaper office Wednesday night. The suit was by Miss Grave Wllllnms. hlogmphor of the opera songblc.cl's lately divorced luut- W. C. BULLITT i APPOINTED TO ENVOY POST Agreement on ' Reooeni tion Reached Ten Min- : u utes Before Midnight F, R, LITVINOFF 1 REACH AGREEMENT Settlement on Outstand Ving Questions of Indeb ' tedness' and Claims is Expected Soon. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 OT Presi dent Roosevelt unnounoMf today the United States lias agreed to resume normal relations with Russia and will exchange ambassadors. He has designated William O. Bull itt 'to be the first American envoy to Russia in 18 yean. .. . . . The president sold the agreement on recognition had been reached at ten mlnuteea before last midnight and made publlo a series ot letters exchanged, between nlmself and Max im Utvlnoff covering the principal points on which the governments fwlBhed to reach an accord.' 1 The Russian government agreed -to waive all claims arising out of the .. Siberian expedition after the Bolshe vists come into power. V '- i In connection with the naming ot Bullltt.'.the president said his name would be submitted to Moscow for approval. ; Bullitt has played a fore most part' In the negotiations which bridged a diplomatic chasm' which be gan when the soviet government sur.-' mounted the nld Kerenskjr regime.' ... A Joint ataseraent In addition to' . the letters and memoranda exchanged by Utvlnoff and Mr. Roosevelt said,: , ."In addition to . the; agreements which we have signed' today, there has taken place an exchange of views with regard to methods of settling all outstanding questions ot Indebtedness and olalms that permits' us to hope for a speedy and satisfactory solu tion of these questions which, both, (Continued on Page fjl) "t 28,000 Men To Be Put to Work In Oregon Soon PORTLAND, Nov. 17 (P) Employ ment within the next two weeks of approximately 28,000 Oregon men who are either on the relief rolls or on the unemployment lists, will be made possible through Oregon s share of tho $400,000,000 fund allocated na tionally for the civil works adminis tration, according to reliable word received by several sources here. . Raymond B. Wilcox, chairman of the state relief committee and re- : cently designated as chairman of the state civil works administration, said lie had received no word from Wash ington, but thought t'he work to be given the unemployed would (be re stricted to highway Improvement, work In parks and recreational cen ters, sewer and water lines, and sim ilar projects which largely demand hand labor. r. Under .present plans, there will be no general allocation of funds for this work. As money for payrolls . and material Is needed, vouchers signed by stato civil works adminis tration heads will be paid by the United States veterans' bureau which will bo the disbursing agency. General Trexler Accident Victim E ASTON, Pa Nov. 17 P) General Harry C. Trexler, chairman of the board of the Lehigh Portland Cement company and a widely known banker of Alicntown, Pa., died in a hospital hero today of Injuries received In an automobile accident. He was 79. On his way home from New York City Inst night, his car slde-swlped,. a largo oil truck andj trailer parked at tho side ot the highway, near here. . hauil, Prince Serge Mlvnnl of the Soviet province of Georgia, who rrcclrcd a single blow from Miss McCoriiilo and did not strike back, Miss Williams not only sned for dnnmges but betook hersetf to the city prosecutor's office and asked that a complaint be Issued charging tho Irish singer with, battery and disturbing the prc.