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VOLUME 32
EASTKIIN OHBQON'S LEADING KEWSPAPEB
LA GRANDE, OREGONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 65
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INFLATEOKl
REVOLUTION
UNLIKELY IN
U.S., MEIER
Grand Exalted : Ruler of
Elks Speaks at Forum
Luncheon Today.
50 BAKER GUESTS
IN ATTENDANCE
B. P. 0. E. Head . Finds
Conditions Much Better
' Over Nation Than Six
Months Ago.
; over urn c nt s and rulers are being
overthrown these days in all parts
of the world but such a condition will
never occur; In this country, suld WiiJ
ter F. Meier, grand exalted ruler of
I lie national order of It. P. o. E.,
speaking this noon before the Joint
meeting of Baker ami La Grande
clia in hers of commerce. With close to
fill representatives fnim the cluunlier
or the neighboring city, a total or
close to 150 persons sat down to to
day's luncheon at the La. Grande ho
tel., "The American mind is in a class
by Itself," said Mr. Meier. "Over
throw of our government will never
come la this country."
Since taking his office at the head
of the national fraternal order of
Elks, Mr. Meier, since last July has
contacted practically every section of
the United States. He has visited
various lodges of the Order of Elks
In both, small and large communities.
He has had much contact with -both.
the industrial and economic life of
all these communities and their lead
ers of business and society.
"Conditions are indeed much, bet
ter trtjan six months ago," he said in
part. "I have witnessed the reopen
ing and rebuilding of industrial
plants from one end of the country
to the other, some or which had not
been In operation for years. Many,
many men have already returned to
work . 7 ." more will gradually follow
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Ruler of Elks
Energetic When
He's Traveling
Walter Meier, of Seattle, grand ex
alted ruler of the B. P. O. Elks, here
tcday for a, cliamber of commerce
luncheon and an Informal meeting at
the Elks temple this afternoon, ie
seme traveler.
He goes places on his trips, covers
a tremendous amount of- territory,
and withal, manages to have a few
hours In nearly oach town he visits.
En route home from the oast, Mr.
Meier spent yesterday In Idaho, stop
ping at Boise and Caldwell. This
morning he appeared at the Baker
Elks temple about 9 o dodo and was
thero for an hour or so before com
i Ing to La Grande. Then this aftcr
F neon's meeting at the temple after
his chamber of commerce appearance.
Tonight at Pendleton for an eve
ning meeting, and then on west for
more meetings before reaching the
Washington metropolis.
A whirlwind trlpl But he seems to
thrive on it!
MRS. RUSSELL
ON TRIP SOUTH
Mrs. Addle Russell has gone to
Southern California to spend the
winter months. She has taken an
apartment with friends at Laguna
Beach.
AI STRI.VS IlKKlt THIRST FADES
VIENNA (yp) The consumption of
beer In Austria Is declining steadily,
latest figures showing a drop of 27
per cent in July and 38 per cent in
August compared with 1932 while the
entire year is expected to show only
40 per cent of the 1029-30 figures.
HALL'S JINGLE WILL
s $
BRING CITY PUBLICITY
La Grande, as tho result of a lit
tle jingle, Is coming In for quite a
bit of publicity due to a contest con
ducted by a nationally knewn manu
facturer of toothbrushes.
It came about this way:
D. W. Hall, Western Union man
ager, feeling the need of a new
toothbrush, sallied forth and with
firm tread, directed his stops to Glass
Drugs, Inc., where ho purchased a
nice, new brush. Then he learned
that he could write a jingle and sub
mit It with the thousands of others
in a national contest about the txth
brusli. So he wrote the jingle two
Jingles, In fact and sent them In,
And Saturday he learned that his
toothbrush had brushed him straight
9 into the select group of winners who
are to receive for their efforts, a
handsome, oil -wave' radio set.
WILL
ROGERS
'says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Nov. 20
Well, the name of the new Russian
ambassador appeared in the papers
today, and It just about took up all
the paper. It's Alexanderovlch Antoni
vlch Travenovsky. That's an alpha
betic rhapsody In vowels and con
sonants. But they don't put much over on
Mr. Roosevelt, he sent 'em a guy
named Bullett, that was just a kind
of subtle hint.
Mr. Roosevelt was rather undecid
ed exactly what to do on the stab
ilization of the dollar, till the U. S.
chamber of commerce come out and
told him What to do. Then, he knew
exactly what to do. Do what the
chamber said not to do. Mr. Roose
velt knows he Is right now. Before
he was In doubt. Yours,
O.S.C. TEAM WILL
ARRIVE HERE ON
THURSDAY NIGHT
Because of a re-routing of the. train
cn which the Oregon State college
football team Is returning home from
New York, the Beavers will arrive here
at 0:05 Thursday night Instead of
9 :05 Wednesday night. This was
learned here today by the committee
In charge of welcoming back to Ore
gon the team that triumphed over
Pordham university last Saturday
9 to 6.
Interest In the welcoming here Is
growing rapidly, and, hundreds of
local and valley people are expected
at the U. P. station Thursday night
for the 15-minute stop. Particular
interest is -being shown in "Red'
Franklin, already hailed as an all
American, because of his sparkling
play throughout the season and his
brilliant work against the Rams. Tar
Schwammel, linesman and goal kick
ing specialist, also Is coming in for
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EBONY MINSTRELS
TO STRUT THEIR
STUFF TONIGHT
La Grande will get a first chance
in many moons to see an old-time
minstrel show once one of the lead
ing theatrical entertainments on the
read here tonight when the Famous
Georgia Minstrels are to present two
performances at the Liberty theatre.
Three huge buses, loaded with 45
people and many trunks of stage
Econery, not to mention five large
cases of costumes, arrived heru to
day, and almost, immediately Man
ager C. M. Wight had his crew of six
stagehands beginning the four-hour
task of setting the scenery for to
night's blackface shew.
Real cld-tlme minstrels are some
what rare today but they are Just as
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PIONEER DIES AT
HOME HERE TODAY
Mrs. John Fee, pioneer of tho
Grande Hondo valley, died at her
Jiome at 1800 Cove avenue about 11
o'clock this morning after a short Ill
ness. Funeral services will bo announcoJ
later. The body Is at the Snodgrass
and Zimmerman mortuary.
Death of Mrs. Fee came as a sad
shock to her many friends.
Not only was siie a pioneer of this
county, but a native daughter of
Oregon, having been born Apr. 24.
1850 in Lano county. She came to
tills valley about 60 years ago and
was 77 years, Bin months and 28 days
of age.
That isn't all. however. The firm
selling him tho toothbrush also re
ceives a radio.
Yesterday letters arrived asking for
pictures of Snap McManus and Ed
Allen, of the drug store, of Glass
Drugs, Inc., of Mr. Hall, etc. for na
tlcnal use. And telorc long La
Grande will be coming In for some
national publicity all because Mr.
Hall decided some time ago he need
ed a new toothbrush I
The company conducting the con
test was tho Pro-phy-lac-tlc Brush
Co.. of Florence. Mass., ond the win
ning Jingle by Mr. Hall was:
"Pro-phy-lac-tlc's Perma-Grlp.
"The tooth-brush with the tufted
tip: .
"Strong, long-lived bristles, vigorous
too,
"Bristling with go! health for
YOU!"
Cabinet Deb"
Washington'! social lights will
shine on Miss Beuy Uern this
year. Kol she, dauslilel ol Sec
retary at War and Mrs. George
Uern. 1b ihe only "cahinei debu
tante" ol the season. She'll oe
presented to capital socloly on
Nmv. 'tml . llii.v
EASTERN OREGON
BOXERS TO BEGIN
BATTLING TONIGHT
Occasion Eagles amateur box
ing tourney.
Where Sacajawea hotel arena.
When TONIGHT; also Wed
nesday and Thursday nights.
Time 8:15 -p. m.; last fight at
10:30; box office and doors open
at 7.
Number of fights 15 to 20 to
night. r Promoters Fraternal Order of
Boxing fans arid fanettes will Jam
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FALL OF '33 ONE
FOR THE RECORDS
Although the skies remain, cloufdy.
moderate temperatures continue in
Eastern Oregon, with two-thirds of
November practically gone. So far no
snowfalls have occurred in the
Grande Ronde valley, and regardless
of the Immediate future, the fall of
T933 will go down on the records as
one of the best from a weather stand
point in La Grande history.
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is for fair weather In
Eastern Oregon with no changes in
temperature. Yesterday's high was 53
and there has been no freezing
weather here for more than three
days and nights.
WONDER HOW
WORK NEARS
COMPLETION
AT VIADUCT
Northside Fill is Complet
ed, City Manager '
Reports Today.
LAYING DECKING
' AT THE PRESENT
Fifth Street to be Graded,
Although This May Not
Be Finished Until Next
Spring.
a itv nrnlect. which lias given
work to a number of men for several
weeks anil which Is resulting in
least three separate Improvements, Is
now nenrmg oomnieiion. n-""
the Second Street viaduct over mo
U. V. mainline tracks probably .will
bo finished III about two weeks, City
Manager Angus McAllister salt! today.
wnrv on th fill on the north side
of the viaduct has been completed,
although it la being widened a little.
All of the under pinning in uie viu
of h.. iwn nvnatred and stringers
were In placo Monday with tho crew
beginning to lay tno cbckuib wuj.
Gravel for the fill was taken from
Fifth street between M and N ave
nues, and" from M avenue between
Fifth and 6Ulh streets. Filth street
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No Children Of
Her Own, But She
Purchases Toys
A woman came Into the fire1
station, carrying with her a neat
ly wrapped package of sizeable
proportions.
She did not tell the firemen
b svune. .j, ..v?' ...-.
'' But 'she said: "I have no chil
dren of my own, so I thought
possibly this might be my way of
helping."
8he left the package. Opening
It. the firemen found some brand
new shiny toys, purchased from
one of the La Grande stores.
They will be distributed toy the
firemen and tho Lions club at
Christmas time along with the
hundreds of toys now being re
paired, repainted and shlncd up
for the needy children of La
Grande, Five hundred toys were
turned over to the firemen as a
result of the Lions special Sat
urday matinee at the Liberty
theatre ond many more are be
ing turned In by Individuals.
BABY GIRL IS
BORN TODAY
A bnby daughter, weighing five and
a half pounds, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Skala this morning at
the Grande Ronde hospital. Both
mother and baby are doing well.
MUCH THEY CAN BE
I-
BARTERED
IbbwsmJ fl; ' lilt
An ex-wlfo at 11 years. That's Dorothy Holsol whom you see back
at her first grade studies In Oklahoma City after a Judge annulled'
her Diarrlngo to T. J. Holsel, her 07-year-old husband. Probation
oflicers said Dorothy's father "inirted" her for Holsel'a daughter of 15.
SCHOOL BUDGET
PUBLIC HEARING
AT L H. S. TODAY
Public hearing of the 1033-34 bud
get for school district No, 1, of La
Grande, wn being held at the High
school building this afternoon, ibe
glnnlng at two o'clock.
This represents final action on the
last of the three major budgets In
this section of tho county. The city
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Lindberghs Land
At Horta, Azores
HORTA, Azores, Nov. 21 MP)
Colonel and Mrs. Chnrles. A. Lind
bergh flew their big cea-monoplane
moro than 000 miles from Lisbon to
day to land safely here at 4 :20 p. m.
(Greenwich Meridian time 11:20 a.
m. Eastern Standard time).
DEPENDED ON?
)J 'A A
BRIDE" AT 11
BIG BALLOON
LANDS AFTER
HIGH FLIGHT
Stratospheric Trip of 59,
000 Feet Ends Near
Bridgeton, New Jersey
intWXJETON, N. ,1., Nov, 21 VP)
America's first stniftnsphere Imlloou
Jolted to rest hi the marsh laud
MiulliuiM of Itririgeton, at ffifto p,
m., yesterday.
As hundreds of persons searched for
them Lieut. Commander T. G. W.
"Tex'1 Settle and his aide, Major
Chester L. Pordney, slept the night
through wrapped up in tho deflated
fabric of their big balloon, awaiting
daybreak.
"Wo had a delightful and untoward
trip," Major Fordncy said today, "ex
cept that wo oamo down so fast we
had to throw things overboard as
fast as we could to lighten ship.
"Although it wus a pretty rapid
landing, neither of us wan hurt. Wo
took our bearings, saw wo were in
marshy ground, surrounded by wood
and that it would be best Just to put
up for tho night."
According to tho altimeter within
tho gondola, Major Fordncy said, the
highest altitude reached - was 60,000
feet, the actual height attained must
bo officially chocked.
Major Rooney reported tho lauding
os government airplanes were Boom
ing over South Jersey and searching
tho sea.
In lnndlng they lost some photo
plates. Fordncy said and, some other
accessories, but did not go into de
tails. Ho said they were fortunate In
preserving all co&entlal equipment.
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Wheat Tcday
The prim uf hx-al rash wheal,
xtooil at nhoiM renin hulk
titilay, according (o tpiolat Ions by
Ihn rimiwr Flouring Mills. Port
land coaIi 71. cents.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 W1) bate ral
lies In wheat prices today lifted the
mrkct to materially above yester
day's finish, but tho gains failed to
hold.
Enlargement of speculative buying
acccmpfinled the advance, and was
attributed to reports In soma quar
ters that notwithstanding denials tho
wheat crop damage development in
Argentina were severe. British and
Canadian advices tended to confirm
Argentine damage.
Wheat closed norvous at ytc de
cline to Vic advance compared with
yesterdays finish, corn wlc down,
oota unchanged, and provisions un
changed to 32 cent town-.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTME
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CRITICIZES MEIER'S PLAN
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 P) The Chi
cago Tribune wild today that unless
nome unrorefleen. developments arise
to prevent It, the University of Chi'
cugo and Northwestern university will
bo merged Into a single educational
unit. A committee, the. newspaper
said, luw been named to stiuly tlie
iidniinUtrutlve and educational fcus
IbUlty of the plniu
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (P) Award
of a $608,600 contract for excavation
work on the Bonneville dam site, Co
lumbia river, to the General Con
struction company, Seattle, was an
nounced today by the war depart
ment. SPOKANE, Wash,, Nov. ft W1)
Former. Governor M. E. Hay of Wash
ington dropped dead In his office at
I) o'clock this morning, following n
heart attack.
PORTLAND, Nov. 21 (ff) Critic
ism of that part of Governor Meier's
message to the legislature suggesting
a tax on public utilities for grade
school aid In Oregon, was made here
by Franklin T. Griffith, president of
the Portland Electric Power company.
PAULSnOKO, N. J Nov. WW)
A bullet ended the colorful career of
Sheldon At Clark, wealthy young oil
com puny executive and Muorumuui, af
ter a quarrel with his wife who told
police today she does not recall what
happened after , he hit Iter with a
billiard cue. , .
VACANCIES BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL
OF STATE SENATE
" SALEM Nov. 21 WP The meas
ure- providing : appointment! toy the
governor to fill vacancies, In the
houso and senate for tills special ses
sion, and hereafter -by the county
courts, was passed by a vote of 22
to 0 by the senate today. It was ex
pected the house would consider the
measure favorably later today and
have the three vacant scats filled -by
tomorrow.
Tho -house of representatives in the
meantime enlarged its Steering com
mittee from seven to eleven members,
and announced all bills Introduced
would be printed at once, thus over
coming two objections raised on tho
personnel and activities of this new
control group. New committeemen
aro B. F. Nichols, E. O. Judd, V. B.
Staples, T. J. Wyers.
The new control committee report
ed on three of the four measures In
troduced tho opening day, Including
tho Knox liquor control plan, which
was Immediately referred to -the al-
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Lee Tracy Insists
He Did Not Shock
Mexican Morals
MEXICO, D. F.. Nov. 21 (ff) -
Lee Tracy, American movie actor,
was ordered by police authorities
today to remain here pending fur
ther Investigation of complaints
that he hadl "offended public
morals."1
Meanwhllo, after having spent
two hours In Jail yesterday morn
ing and five hourB there last night,
he was free on his own recogniz
ance. -
In a statement to police Tracy
admitted he shouted at cadets
from a balcony of his room In tho
Hotel Regis Sunday morning, but
denied charges that he had been
nude.
LABORITE SHOCKS
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Nov. 21 W1 A sensa
tion was created In tile House ol
Lords today when Just as King Oeomc
concluded his speech opening the
new parliament, a Laborltc, J. Mc
Oovern, cried:
"What about abolition of the
means test and unemployment cuts."
"It's a shame while people arc
starving," McOovern, who it was re
called had boon suspended from tho
Houso of Commons on soveral occa
sions for defying speakers' rulings,
continued to shout.
Klnf? aeorge took no notice of the
interruption. The monarch turned
and In ceremonial fashion as If noth
ing had happened offered his arm to
the queen.
After his outburst about cuts of
unemployment pay, McOovern fol
lowed with a growing protest
about the magnificent scene of riches
ADVISER TO
US. TREASURY;
QUITS POST
Says Only An Aroused
Public Opinion Likely '
to Halt Inflation..
FAILS TO AGREE
WITH ROOSEVELT
0. M. W. Sprague, Form
erly With Bank of Eng
land, Hopes to 'Aid in
Combatting Move. .
WASHINGTON, Nov, 21 ) O. M.
Hpmgue rmlgiwd today as ipecial ad
vlncr to the treasury and uaartcd
"there 1a no defense from a drift Into
unreKtralued Inflation other than an
nroused and organlied public opin
ion." , " . . .
It Is for the purpose of contribute
ing as I may to such a movement
that, 'with feelings of profound dis
appointment, I sever my connections
with your administration," he said la
a letter to President Roooevelt.
fipmgue came to the treasury from
an Important post with the Bank of
EnglancH It .has long been known
that .he was not In agreement with
Mr. Roosevelt on matters of monetary .
policy.
I accepted this position because X
believed at that time that I was suf
ficiently In agreement with you on
monetary matters to be able to ren
der some service In the .working out
of pollotes designed to bring about a
trade recovery," Sprague's letter said.
"Unhappily, I now find that I am
In such fundamental disagreement
with the monetary policies which,
have recently been adopted .that I '
have decided- to resign my post In
the. treasury." ; . .
He objected to the fact, he said,
that he-had been given.1 "no-oppor-
tunttles whatever" to. discuss funda
mental questions with the president. "'
Otherwise, he soldj lu.riu possible
that there might have been a meet
ing of minds, : ..: :. . ' " ""
, "I .am opposed to the present
policy of depreciating the dollar
through gold purchases In foreign
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Hockley Receives .
County Projects
For Civil Works
SALEM, Nov, 21. (P) A 62,000,000
to 2.500,000 civil worka program for
Oregon, drafted by the state bigftw&y
department, was submitted late yes- -
terday to C. O. Hockley, public works
engineer In Portland.
J. ,N. Devers, highway (xmunisslor
attorney, said the civil works admin-
istrator for the : start would select
the projects to ibe undertaken.
Six ta eight projects for each coun
ty In the state were submitted. More
were drafted for the more populous
counties.
Actual work 1s expected to start
this week. Devers said he would not
release the projects unless authorised
to do so by Hockley. ,
Believe Tremors
Hit Arctic Lands
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (P) By co
ordinating data from seismograph In
various parts of the world, Ford ham
university experts reached the con
clusion today that lost night's earth
quake, described as one of the most
violent in recent years, centered In
faraway Greenland and Baffin land.
VICTORIA. B. a., Nov. 21 (P) Ob
eervcrs at Gonzales observatory today
sought news of a terrific convulsion
of nature, which they sold recorded
on their seismograph the worst earth
quake shock registered here In 35
years.
and splendor around him.
"It's a shame all this, while peo
plo are starving," he said, and after
that came another embittered mur
mur: "Living on wealth created by
the people." ,
"I certainly have no regret for what
t did," McOovern told a representa
tive of the Associated) Press In the
lobby. i , . .
"I was so filled with Indignation at
the sight of nil this colossal show
that I could not stand It any longer
and I simply had to express my
thoughts,"
McOovern had continually mutter
ed to himself as the king read his
speech and explained that what he
had said In addition to protesting;
against the unemployment pay out,
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