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Favoring Normal School Merger-:Is Beaten Pleasure Cttttttttn La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland " of America Only Newspater Printed in La Grande 1 Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OKKUON'S LEADING NUWHl'Al'ER LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 67 GISTS SUBMIT LIOUOI F MM NO DEFINITE WORD YET ON C. W. A. WORK Reports Indicate at Least Some of Local Pro- . jects Approved. ' DELEGATION WILL BE HOME FRIDAY Portland Civil Works Of fice Swamped and Tabulation-, of All Contracts Not Completed. Although no word wis received this morning from Union county's official delegation at Portland to attend the civil works conference. It was taken for granted here that at least some of the $33,000 road projects In tills county had been approved, possibly all or tli em. Reports from. Portland today said that "Representatives from each of Oregon's 30 counties were on their way home to undertake immediately the welcome task, of providing work for men and women on their county relief rolls. Work on some of the projects approved at the state-wide meeting yesterday was expected to get under way today. All should be started by Dec. 4." County Judge U. G. Couch and Roadmaster 8. B. Morgan, J. H. Peare, chairman of the county relief com mittee, anti Angus McAllister, city manager, attended the meeting and were to leave Portland today for La Grande. The committee was so swamped by the flood of applications that no complete tabulation of projects could be kept, it was explained In Portland todoyr-eo-h -Observer was tumble to certain what local projects had re ceived an O. K. Such a list was ex pected to be prepared as soon as pos sible. The men and women employed for this relief work, Raymond Wilcox, chairman of Oregon's C. W. A. move ment, said, will enjoy their Jobs as long as they satisfy their foreman and do their work. In each county work will be given at one to half of those on the county allotments, an nounced last week, and the rest of the workers will be put on Jobs after Doc. 15. Common laborers will bo paid not less than 60 cents an hour and (Continued on Page Four) Tax Turnover Of $20,197.57 City Portion in Week The city received a tax turnover from the county of $20,107.67 this week, it was reported at the city commission-meeting last night. Dur ing the week general warrants in the amount of $3,124.62 were retired. Cash on hand at the end of the week amounted to $23,678.25, divided ns follows: La Grande bank $12, 959.11, Portland bank $080.16, cash $6,301.79, remainder in warrants. Applications for licenses were re ceived from Doyle Zimmerman. E. H. J. Busch and John M. Waldron for second hand stores. All were granted. FOUR CASES OF DISEASE IN UNION COUNTY Four cases of communicable dis eases were reported In Union county during the last week, according to the weekly state board of health report. There was one case each of measles, flu. pneumonia and chickenpox. Scarlet fever outbreaks were re ported in several counties, with 41 cases over the state, but there were no cases in Union, Baker, Umatilla and Wallowa counties. KIDDIES WRITE IN NORMAL CHIEFTAIN The second copy of the Normal Chieftain, mimeographed newspaper published at the J. H. Ackerman Training school, made its appearance this week and is being read eagerly by youngsters and parents alike. The frontpage has an Armistice day drawing by Lawrence Evans, of the 5B. Every grade comes in for its shsre of Items. Janice Moon. 7B. first grade reporter says: "You should see the first grade room. It lias a doll house in one corner and In the op posit corner are their bird and gold fish. I think their room is very nicely arranged.". Prom all Indications the second grade has a toad, collection, "One day WILL so ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal Nov. 22 These breeds or scientist. They risk their lives, receive no money, all ito tlnd out something. They are awlul queer to us dumb ones. They Ily over the poles when there is no po'.e. They go 11 miles straight up to see something when thero Is nothing to see but air. Now air Is a mighty line thing (when not oozing from a pub. Uo speaker), but .to tako your llfo In your hands to gq 11 miles up Just to see It when there Is nothing more un interesting to look at than air? Yours, CHAMPION! BATTLES SET FOR TONIGHT Amateur Boxers of East Oregon Ready For Final Tests At Sacajawea. ltoxlng disciples will assemble In tliu sacajawea hotel urcna to witness the championship flRhts or the Englm great umateur boxing tournament to night. Surviving rlngmen of the first two ntpjits of fighting and a few who have not yet seen action are to enter the ring and bombard each other with flying gloved rlsts tor the Eastern Oregon amateur titles tonight. The first, wild right starts nt promptly 8 P- ni. One of tile most sensational and ! : 1 1 1 : 'v; I CIIANDI.BII SET I'OR LKHiHTOX, HUTCHINSON Jimmy Chandler, one of La Grande's brilliant amateur middle weights. Is set and primed to make a valinnt attempt to bntter his way to victory over Adam Leighton or Lowell Hutchinson for the mid dleweight crown tonight nt the Sacajawea arena. , thrilling ring conflicts ever waged In (Continued on Page Plve GRAND JURY YET The county grand Jury, called Into session by an order by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles. mot this morning at 10 o'clock at the court house. No report had been made by the Inquisitorial body early this aftcr hoon. WEATHER HERE WARM, CLEAR; MINIMUM AT 40 Weather like that of early October was visiting the Gnmc'c Hondo valley today, following a maximum of 60 above yesterday. The minimum this morning was 40 above, the warmest in several days, and at 7 o'clock, the mercury was up to 40 above. A maximum of between C5 and 70 was expected lieforc the day ended. The weather forecast predicts gen erally fair skies for Oregon with no chango in temperature tonight and tomorrow. MRS. SHERWOOD BETTER TODAY Mrs. Flavia Sherwood, who lias been quite ill at her home, is reported as being some better today. we found -three tree toads in the basement," says Mnrjorie Andrews, 2B. "We brought them to our room for pets. We named them Hop, Skip and Jump." Under the heading of third grade news Helen Jean Wobb, 3B. tells of a visit to the room by the city man ager. Mr. McAllister. "He told abou the city and about the fires we hav. in La Grande. He said the water m use came from the head of Beaver Creek." Marion Snider. 4B, tells of her Hal lowe'en fun: "On Hallowe'en night I dress up like a witch. I go outside with my Jack-O'lantern, I say 'Boo.' (Continued on Page FourV Life' Is at Stake On trial In a Santa Cruz, Cal., courtroom, charged with the slay ing of Francis J. M. Grace, wealthy shipping man and her lormer employer, Frieda W. Weltz, above, 43-yenr-old nurse, watches the parade of witnesses. PLAYS COMBINE HUMAN INTEREST, HUMORFANTASY Humor, human Interest, and fan tasy are combined, in the three one act plays which will be presented by tho Eastern. Oregon Normal school tomorrow night at 8:15 m. Opin ion is prevalent that these superior performances have a treat in store for the audience which attends. The casts went through a final dress rehearsal Wedncstfpy night and Miss Florence Day, director, an nounces them to be ready for the curtain. According to Miss Thclma Whaley, art director, an excellent trio of stage sots havo been constructed, all realistic to their periods. .Tho casts for tho three plays arc: "The Princess Marries the Page," by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Princess Shirley Ernster Page Ted Thomson King ...... Burke Inlow Chancellor John Dunn Soldiers Arthur Steffau. Marlon Fulk, Wendell Green. "Trifles", by Susan Glaspcl. Mr. Hale Leonard Marshall Sheriff Neil Ross County Attorney Bob Cunllffe (Continued on Pago Two HIS MARK , WOODWARD'S BILL VOTED DQWN11T01 Ways and Means Commit tee Refuses to Consider "Economy" Move. ; PART OF MEASURE MAY COME UP AGAIN Committee Willing to Re ceive Some of Wood ward's Suggestions Sep arately, Report. A measure, designed to bring about a reduction In state expense anil Including In its provisions merger of the three normal schools in Oregon, submitted by Senator Woodward at Salem, was voted down overwhelm ingly In committee. or tile legislature last' night, It was learned today. Much concern had been shown In East Oregon over the Introduction of the bill, because of tho bearing it would have had on the future of the B. O. N., located hero. The Associated Press report of the action taken on the bill follows: SALEM, Nov. 23 VP) The Joint senate and house ways and means committee, blue pencil wellders of the regular session, yesterday rejected reconsideration of the entire budget during the special legislative session. The concensus was that such an undertaking could not be accom plished In 20 days an would clog the session. Senator Woodward's Joint resolution calling for complete budge-, tary scrutiny to effect economios wot defeated. 11 to 1.. -v,.,.;. ' . Members expressed wliiingnt.nr Tib considor separate economy bills: Sen ator Woodward said Senator Straycr would back him in several economy measures. Three vetoed measures, rccom- 'mended by the committee for passage, (Continued On Pago Pour) GUN CLUB TO HOLD TURKEY SHOOT SUNDAY Tho La Grande Gun club will hold a turkey shoot Sunday at the Lone Tree trapshooting grounds cast of this city, with the shoot open to the public. Tho event will begin at 10 a. m. with luncheon to bo served, on the grounds. Plenty of turkeys and geese are available, officials of the club said today. Renounced a Throne, But He's Not Sorry , -S 1 Love and domestic happiness still moan mora to Lonnort Dornadotte than a kingdom." Hero you aeo the grandson ot King Uustaf of Sweden with his commoner wifo tor whom he renounced his royal title and his rights to the Swedish throne in a new picture of the pouple just arrived In this country. ' , LITVINOFF TALKS OF SOVIET DEBTS LEAVING WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (ff) Seek ing to avoid public receptions, Maxim Litvlnoff Jolt for New York today by motor on the first stage of his itrlp homn The soviet commissar qulefly loft tho Russian embassy shortly after 8 o'clock for tho drlvo to Now York, Ho will sail from there Saturday. Ivan Divilkovwky, an aid who ac companled Mm from Russia, and a state department special agent, drove with Litvlnoff. In the last days of his stay here, 'it was learned, Litvlnoff on behalf of the soviet governmcn t, had acknowledged to the extent of dis cussion the old Russian governmental 'debts from money loaned by tho United States to tho Kerenaky re gime. FOREST FIRE .iFRl Blaze Near Los Angeles causes Property Damage of About $3,000,000. I.OS ANdlil.KH, Nov.. 2:t !) After destroying luminous small cablimand some larger Mimics In tlm northern section of Tujuuga liiyil liniicrllllng scores of fire fighters, a stiiliborn for est fire veered away rrom the little roMlbill town 211 miles north ur here and apparently left It sate today. .Most or the population had evacuated It. Estimates of the number of cabins and houses destroyed ran as high as 150 but flic fighting officials - said there was no way of accurately check' lug the number until later. Damilyo . -to tho valuable foothill watershed, Including loss of homes, was estimated as possiVly $3,000,000. (Continued Prom Pago Pour) ARREST HUSBAND IN MURDER CASE CHTCAflO, Nov. 23 (!) Shortly lifter Chief o Detectives Wjlllam HchotMimker declared "some member of the household" was the killer, F.arle Wynrkoop, 27, was held by the police for questioning and denied any knowledto of the operating room murder of his wife, ft beta, 23. Chief of Detectives William Bchoc maker asserted that chemists and de tectives had turned up evidence which "practically established" that Itheta Gardner Wynckoop was shot to death after partaking of tho Tues day evening dinner at tho Wynckoop homo and that "the murder was com mitted by someone in tho house hold." Wheat Today j The prhn of loeal. cash wheat stood at about ."0t rents hulk tiHlay, iHt'Jinliiig to uuotntlnn at the Pioneer Houring .Mills. Port-' land cash 09 cents. CHIOACIO, Nov. 23 P) Much sell Ing on stop l"i,i orders plunged whe;it prices down Into today almost 4 conU a bustiel. Tho tumble of values oarritfd tho wheat market to below tlio prices which prevailed when tho United States government started lta gold buying pnr.im Oct. 35. Monetary conditions Way over-shadowed all other grain market factors. Wheat cliwx! flurried, 3!t & 3$c under yesterday's finish, corn ayt 3s down. oau lifi2c oft, and pro visions varying from decline to a rise of 2ac, ; JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME I.AN8 NEW FIGHT POSTPONE PKNSION LAW? WAKNS AtSAINST FLUCTUATION CASH C.W.A. CHECKS AT PAW, , NKW YORK, Nov . 23 (IF) The World Telegram said today that Al fred E. Hinlth, former New York gov ernor who took a prominent part In the fight for repeal of tho 18th amendment, took up a new fight to duy a right to break the hold rum runners, bootleggers and speakeasy owners obtained during prohibition. SALEM, Nov. 23 m To meet the serious situation arising out of tax delinquencies by the counties representative E. J, McAlear of Wash ington county proposed a bill Intro duced in tho house today to post pone to January 1, 1030, tho dato for putting the old ago pension law, en acted during tho 1033 regular session, Into effect. ' NBW YORK, Nov. 23 (!) The of rhe or Waller K. Few, clmriium of the Com Kxcluinge Itunk Trust Co.; and member or the Federal ltcserve ad visory council, today confirmed the adoption of a resolution by the coun cil warning against "a currency or iiuniiiniing value- and stating that monetnry uncertainty "has affected and will oontinuo to affect ndverscly me enure ccouoiuio structure." ATLANTA. Nov. 2fl im Nowton, chairman of the board of tho sixth federal reserve bank dis trict, today made public on execu tive oruor irom president Roosevelt, issued at Warm Springs, calling on the nation's banks to cash checks at par for the more than 1,000,000 civil works employes who receive their first week's pay Saturday. , LINDBERGHS WILL FLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN PONTA DELGADA. Azores. Nov. an WP) Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Unf.bcrgh, flying rrom Horta, arrived hero this Kftornoon. Ponta Dolgada Is tho largest city on St. Michael Island. Colonel Lindbergh announced shortly before his takeoff from Horta that he planned to return to America by way of Capo Vordo. Africa. "Wo contcmplato reaching tho Am erican continent," said Colonol Lind bergh, "by way of St. Michael Island, Madeira, Lisbon, and Capo Verde." Tho routo to America by way of Capo Verde already Is being flown by the Gorman foreign Air Line company Lufthansa. That company uses a baso steamer, tho Westfalcn, which is kept In position midway bctweon Africa and South America to servo as a baso for trans-Atlantic airmail flights. ' Regular service over this routo has not yet been Inaugurated but It Is understood such a step is contem plated for tho near future. Tho Lindberghs are conducting a survey or proposed transatlantic routes for Pan-Amcrlcnn Alrwnys, tho American international flying company. FEDERAL CREDIT "SOUND AS ROCK" WAaillNOTON, Nov. 2a P An assertion that the federal credit Is "solid as the rock of Gibraltar" was Acting Secretary Morgenthau's reply to assertions that It Is threatened wltti collapse by tho administrating monetary program. lie made this assertion in replying to contentions that the weakness In government bond prices was attrl- (Contlnuerl on Pago Kisht) BEE USES 22 'MUSCLE POWER' IN STINGING WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (P) A beo "sits down" to sting, and uses 22 muscles In tho process, a scientist reports after detailed study of Just how tho painful action takes place. Tlio bee's sting In a modification of an organ quite common In the In sect world, tho "ovipositor" with which tho female Insect doiwslts her egg". avs R. E. Snodgrnss In a re port Just lesued by the Smithsonian Institution. In the act of stinging three sep arate sots of movements take place in the stinging mechanism, actuated by the 22 mttneles. First, the sting 'Un; sliaft, or "stihiU'r" Is thrust out, STATE STORE ; OPPOSITION HEARD TODAY; Druggists Would Have Liquor Sold Through" ' Their Retail Firms. , PRESENT PLAN IS CALLED EXPENSIVE Governor Julius L. Meier Delivers Special Mes sage Concerning Bonne-: ville Power. A ALE AT. Nov. 23 (fl) Itelall drug Ktata today hurt their Inning with tlm Oregon 'leglslutiira's alooholto control committees In tho second of a series of public hearings being held by the group. Lost night -jnemhera of tho legislature presented their views and this afternoon the committee will conduct a general discussion at which . Dr. William 8. Knox, chairman, of the governor's liquor committee, will be present. .. Opposition to tho state liquor store plan, as proposed by the Knox plan already introduced In the house, was strongly voiced by representatives of the retail druggists. They propose re tall business be handled by drug gists, that tho state designate whole sale concerns and the tax be collected, from wholesalers In an economical manner. " - - The druggists argued the present stato liquor store plan, was expensive, . that small towns would suffer be-, cause of the prohibitive cost' In es- , (Continued on .Page Four) Vs Balloon Reaches ; Record Height; Barometer Shows WASHINGTON. Nov. 23 m - A calibration of the -baremeter carried by Lieut, COmdr. Bottlo In his strat osphere flight showed the balloonist had ascended 61.237 feet. , i The National Aeronautic associa tion. In announcing the figure, said, it would bo forwardedi to tho Fodorar tlon Aeronaut lque Internationale as a new world height record. Ray Cooper, of the N. A. A., said although the Soviet stratosphere bal- loon Is ts had claimed a holght of more than 62,000 feet, tho U. 8. S. R., was not a member of the Federation Aoronautlquo Internationale and that no official proof of their holght was held by that organization, Officially. Cooper said, tho 63,153 feet ascended by Auguste Plccard, the Belgian scientist, had stood as the world record. . Tho eel ring reached by Settle and) Major Chester L. Fordney of the Marines was a distinct surprise to officials here. Fox "Forced" To Sell Control, He Tells Inquirers WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (IV-William Fox told senate Investigators today ho was "forced under duress" to sell xontrol of tho vast thoatro chain which ho built up from a lone nickelodeon In Brooklyn. Ho charged conspiracy by HolAoy Stuart and Company; Albert H. Wig gin, then chairman of the Chase National bank ; John Otterson or tho American Tclcphono and Telegraph, company. Harley Clarke, Chicago utilities magnato; and "12 of 13 banks in New York." Testimony; that ho had gone straight to President Hoovor and other high Republican officials In his unsuccessful ofrort.to retain control of his vast movie holdings was given by Fox. next depressed, and finally thrust In to the flesh of the victim. Tho bee works Its abdomen like a mi lb to operate the stinging shaft. When tho shaft Is extended the ab domen contracts, and then expands when tho shaft Is retracted. ( The poison Injected with the bee's sting comes from a gland that has been changed over by evolution from one of the accessory glands of the female bee's genital system, says Mr "Snodgrasfl. - Stinging Is largely automatic 'action. The beo does not evon "take 'aim" with nor sting, but strikes at random, j
