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10 More C. W. A. Pr(e(sMpjyroved By Board Here - y v. La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Kiirmttn Itemr i'i 1 i-i Printed in La Grande . Covering Union and Wallowa Counties J J VOLUME 32 EASTERN OIIKUON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 71 EYLANB ! 10a (fkm&? MA Mil 1 S'f M H M If 1 AfT OHIfKIY 'If SO MORE MEN i MAY GET WORK , ' North Powder, .Union, E. f 0. N., Schools and Coun- ty Submit Projects. FISH HATCHERY PLAN APPROVED Four Projects Rushed to Portland on Last Night's Train Others Will Follow Tonight. ' Ten more civil works project Tor ?' Union county were approved by the Z local civil works board itt a meeting ' at the court house liust lllRlit, mid of ;. j that number Tour were rushed tu i rorthuid on last night's train for ac tion by the state c. W. A. board. Tlio other projects will go to stale ; headquarters tonight. " ' The application for improvements t'V and repairs at the Union Ilsh hatch-i- ery, two La Grande school projects (explained In detail elsewhere in to- day's Observer), and a North Powder 'I school project were the Ilrst approved j and oil were mailed on the train Monday night. The North Powder school project calls lor repairs, etc. to their build ings. Union entered 'a city project pro viding for filling In muddy streets with gravel, and North Powder also entered a city project of the samo nature. Mayor" Walter Mcdrath, J) Councilman Chris Johnson and Supt. , Kates, of North Powder, wero here. 1 nnd Mayor Lewis Bldelor wns here I f from Union. I Three Normal school projects wore ) approved, submitted by President H. E. Inlow. ' - ' The major E. O. N. project la for ' o completion of campus Improvement. J including work on the rocky area ? north and northwest of tho building ! i to make it ready , for planting of j shrubs; extending of the lawn; wld enlng and deepening of tho crook '! channel through the campus to pre- vent overflow. Another project calls J for re-palntlng and re-kalsomliung of 'j the Interior of the (building, and the 3 third project provides for building of additional bleachers at ithe football 1 field. 5 The county submitted a proposal I j for painting and kalsomlning tho court house. A11 of the above projects wero ap proved and each provides for putting quite a number of men to work. J. H. Peare, chairman of the relief committee and the civil workB board An this county, announced today that jiill of the 115 men scheduled to go (Continued on Page bi) Rumors Help To Keep Many From p Pontics, Kiddle Unfounded rumors and scandals printed In newspapers particularly the metropolitan .press keep many citizens from seeking public offices, Fred E. Kiddle, president! of the state senate declared in a chamber of com merce address at Salem Monday. Senator Kiddle said the legislature would confine its special session de liberations as much as possible to four major issues liquor, unemploy ment, school relief and truck and bus legislation. With the unemployed situation re lieved toy the civil works program. Sen. Kiddle said lie believed the $3, 000,000 revenue expected from liquor traffic would be sufficient for the r state's share. The liquor question Is the most controversial and many of the legisla tors have not yet determined which plan would work to the beat advan tage, he said. Payment of delinquent taxes should be stressed to aid distressed schools, Ben. Kiddle said. FIRST SNOW COMES 4" LATER THIS YEAR When the first snow of tho season fell in La Grande during last night. It came a full two weeks later than the first snow In 1932, and more than a month later than in 1931. Fire station records show that an Inch of snow fell here during last night, although much of it melted upon reaching the ground. The first snowfall here last fall was on Nov. 13, when "traces" were recorded. "Traces," on the weather records, means less than half an inch. No heavy snow fell last year WILL ROGERS 'cnil BEVERLY HILLS, Cal Nov. 27 All the California ns I have met are going around proud today. Had a visit from young Senator La Follette, for whom I have great ad- miration. Any man smart enough, to know that both political parties ore wrong deserves careful consideration. Ho is thought mighty well of by all those eLderly senators. He thinks (and no doubt correct) tliat the NRA, should have ibeen backed up toy a revocable license and not by Just signing a pledge. He don't think that we have reached that moral stage where a parade and a promise wiU make people do the right thing. Yours, WILL ROGERS. P. S. Send the army out here for the Now Year's football game. If it was left to a vote of everybody, 10 to one would vote for (them over any other school, Stanford versus the United States Army. OGRAM FOR Union Meeting at Baptist Church Wednesday; uity Ministers to Take Part. The program for the union Tlmnks- glvlng service to be hem tomorrow it ?::u. o'clock In the First ItuptlKt church was announced hls morning. Practically all or the min isters of the community will have a part In the program, with Hev. II. M. tlodwlii, or the llaptist cniircn, ns liiilriii!Lll. The program, to which the public is invited, follows: Doxolcsy. Congregational hymn. Invocation, Itcv. H. I. Hansen, Reading of President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving .proclamation iby Hev. W. H. Hertzog, Methodist minister. Violin solo, Isabel Williams. Responsive reading, led 'by Rev. A. j. starmcr, Methodist Church South minister. "fsloria Patrl." Scripture reading, Rev. Clarence Kopp. Episcopal rector. ' Prayer, Rev. J. George Wala, Pros byterlan minister. Offering. (Continued on Face Two) PIERCE SUPPORTS NEW MONEY PLAN Full support of President Roose velt's monetary policy was given oy Congressman Walter M. Pierce, in an nHrfix! in Pnrfc'.nnd last nlfr'ht. soon- sored by the Willamette Democratic society, "I shall go to the national capital with the determination to dimnnrfc t.hn irrpntest social movement of all time, so that there shall be a dole for none, tout a Job for all, he f.fH w YtrotHc.tpxi a stormv session ahead for congress with "the h03ts assembling to fight the policies of the administration." He also appealed to organized labor to support the president. The con gressman, en route to the capital via the Panama Canal, also pointed out .th benefits that have accrued to Oregon farmers through the passage of the allotment dui. HIGH SCHOOL PAC1R TO APPEAR TOMORROW Tho La Grande High school news page, which usually appears in the Observer on Tuesday, will instead be published in Wednes days issue of the Observer. until- In December, but sub-zero weather came as early as Dec. 9, and the season was very co!d. Tho first snow in 1031 came on Oct. 25 and was mixed with hall. It didn't last, tout more snow began falling on Nov. 9. So. the 19.13 fall unusually warm and dry can toe chalked up as one of the best on record in La Grande, even if winter has really come to stay; and many residents believe the snow at present Is Just a flurry and will give way to better weather soon. THANKSGIVING SERVICE GIVEN CITY SCHOOL PROJECTS UP FORAPPROVAL Local C. W. A. Board Puts "0. K." on Both; Rush Them to Portland. KALSOMINING AND PAINTING INCLUDED Standardizing of Athletic l'leld, Repairs to Build ings Also on .Work Pro gram. Two La Grande school projects, prepared and submitted to the local civil works administration board lost night by Supt, Herbert Evans, re ceived approval and were forwarded to Portland for action by the state C. W. A. board. The applications wero sent on the late train last eve ning and should be before the board today. Ono project was for painting and kalsomlning of one or two of the buildings, repairs to floors, stairways, cornices, roofs, etc. Both skilled and unskilled men would be put to work on this project. Kalsomlning would include the High school. The socond project was for moving the fence of the L, H. S. athletic field, standardizing the track by (Continued on Page Two) Elmo Stevenson Is Speaker At E.O.N. Assembly Why Btudente go to college, their reactions and tho effect of college on future life, was the theme of a talk which Elmo Stevenson presented this morning in the form of a book review at tho Eastern Oregon Nor mal school. Miss Bennett, author of tho book. Is director of orientation at tho Pasadena Junior college In California and Is somewhat of an authority in hefl, field. "Education Is a result of active participation and experience," Miss Bennett points out and has developed her book to Illustrate the point. Many things enter into education be sides what a student absorbs from books and it is the extra curricular activities that make up college life. Paul Knautz, in keeping with the Thanksgiving season sang "The Lord Is My Helper," by Carrie P. Adams, and "Thanks Be to God," accom panied by Miss Jennie Peterson. Miss Peterson, director of music, also led tho students In community singing. THE HUNTERS ! fell liglxrir- Mob Mills As Prisoner Is Brought Out 1 ,V'"t rire orricE T ' v Photo taken during the fighting at the 8un Jose, Cal., Jail, 'shows the kidnapers was dragged from the Jail for lynching. The men weru beaten, The prisoner was submerged In the attacking INLAND EMPIRE FEELS CHILL OF WINTRY WEATHER Winter zoomed 'into the Inland Empire last night and left its calling card In the shape of a light covering of snow. Iri La Grande weather rec ords show that one inch of snow fell up to 7 o'clock this morning, with the precipitation at .68 of an inch. It wnt . r. firu fenow .ototiuv loll for, this city and with the temperature lower than usual, much of! the snow remained during tho day, particularly in the residential sections. The mercury dropped to 32 above lost night, and lower temperatures were in store, according to the weath er prediction today which road: "Snow or rain In Eastern Oregon, temperature generally below normal (Continued on Page Six. HEBER J. GRANT, HEAD OF L. D. S. CHURCH, TO VISIT THIS COUNTY NEXT SUNDAY Heber J. Grant, of Salt Lake City, president of tho L. D. S. church, will spend Sunday In La Grande and hold services at 10 In tho morning and at 2 o'clock In tho afternoon. He will go to Union on Sunday evening to dedicate tho newly constructed ARE GETTING INTO Elgin M an Given Car License No. 1; 1934 Drawing Held SALEM, Nov. 28 ffl To an Eastern Oregonian, J. W. Fitzger ald, of Elgin, goes Oregon's 1934 automobile license , plate number one, i . , More than 8,000 applications, ac companied by the necessary $6 re mittances, were on hand for the annual drawing In the secretary of state's office. , ..:iv Ri40Y. ?R Oalderwood. pi port land may. throw a pinch of salt over lils shoulder or utter Incanta tions. He drew license number IS. Stephen Boor of Klamath Foils drew number 100. Other numbers drawn included W. E. Freeman, Park Place, No. 2; Richard L, Averlll, Ashland, No. 4; Asahel Bush. Salem, No. 7; E. O. Ehelebe of Portland No. 11; and R. E. Heskett, Freewater, No. 75. i chapel there. The approaching visit of President Grant to La Grande and Union Is regarded as an event of great import ance to this territory, particularly to tho Mormons. , Announcement of the coming (vlslt was mado hero today. ACTION AGAIN For Lynching crowd oh one of the, purported kicked and stripped by the crowtlH. hordes. MAY REPORT LIQUOR BILL DURING DAY House Alcoholic Control Committee Driving ;T.o wardi-;;Completio;; SALKM, Nov. a8 P) Working lato at night and meeting again Ueforo (he opening of the sessions, the house Hlcoholio cimtnm committee today ex pected to report out a complete lliiuor hill, with the Knox plan as the biiKls, ilo tlio Oregon legislature tomorrow. It was planned the first considera tion of the matter from tho floor would bo under special order of busi ness Friday morning. r- Composite measures also were being whipped into shape by other, commit tees on truck and bus legislation and unemployment relief. Most of the measures, including tho administra tion's power program and gross utili ties tax woutd be In the hopper he 'foro tho one-day recess for Thanks giving. , j Today saw (the introduction of a bill to abolish slot machines and all gambling devices, sponsored by Rep resentative Hannah Martin of Mar 'lon county. Senator John Goss ex pected to bring In a bill compelling "branch banks to file statements of conditions the samo as is now re quired by regular financial Institu tions. A separate beer bill also was (Con tin nod on Page Four) FOUR ACQUITTED IN KIDNAP CASE 8T. PAUL, Nov. 28 (A1) A federal court Jury today acquitted Roger Houhy and three other Chlcagoans of charges growing out of tlie kidnap ing or William Humm Jr., millionaire St. Paul brewer. They wero tried on two charges transportation of a kidnaped person In interstate commerce and conspir acy to transport. Defendants, in addition to Touhy, wero Wllllo Sharkey, Eddie McFadden and Oustav Schafer. Tho four men will bo taken to Chi cago Immediately, Joseph B. Kecnan, special government prosecutor, said. They have been indicted In Cook county on charges of kidnaping John "Jak tho Barber" Factor, last July. Tho wealthy Chicago stock market speculator was ransomed for $70,000. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat bUhmI at almnt HI rent bulk here today, according to quotations at the I'fnnrer I ion ring Ml IK Port land cash i!) cents. CHICAGO, Nov. 28 fP) Higher prices for wheat 'today accompanied advances In gold and sterling with May wheat up at ono time three cents from yesterday's Inside figures. An additional strengthening Influ ence was further buying of Immed iate delivery wheat hero and clso wher for federal relief purposes. Only five cars of such wheat, however, were available here. Wheat cloned unsettled, n o above yesterday's finish, corn m c down, oats 01 c off, and provis ions showing fic to 32c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ASK Sl'KKDIKIt TRIALS ' IIKAVKKS HEADY FOU Tll,'lf ITALY OFFEKS PAYMENT I.II K IN STKATOSI'IIKKE SALEM, Nov. 8 W) Taking coglll- zuuee or (he lynching lu CaJIfornla minuny night, u liotue rmolutlou hub Intrqitiicvd today In tho Oregon IcgU lutura urging ouurtit ami tlio legal profefcKlon to IiumUiii ull JUHtlco by ellinliuiUng lUHihnluiilitleH uml tleluyit, so thuru would bo no renltltlon of lynching to give Oregon such u leti Bon, , OMAHA. Nob., Nov. 28 W) Their heavy work completed In preparation for the Thanksgiving day game with 'the University of Nebraska, at Lin coln Thursday, 26 Oregon State foot ball players confined themselves to limbering up exercises and a study of Comhusker formations at Crelgn ton stadium this afternoon,' " WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 VP) ItaJy lias offered a token puyment of 91,- uou.Ouo to the United States on the $2,139,1)113 Installment It will owe on war debts December Iff, . WASHINGTON., Nov. 28 (ff) First salentlflo results of Lieut. Comdr. T. Q: W. Settle's stratosphere flight were made pub Ho today, showing that life n tlie form of 'fungus spores or molds can butvIvo 11 mllos above earth where humans would die if unpro tected. . . CASH AND OTHER RELIEF ASKED BY -JOBLESS LEAGUE SALEM, Nov. 28 (fl1) CSasli and other relief until national or state unemployment Insurance is provided was demanded by representatives of tho Cltifcons' Unemployment Icaguo at a legislative hearing lato yesterday, Governor Julius L. Meier, Mayor Joe Carson, of Portland, and tho Joint senate and house unemployment (Continued rom Page Pour) EASTERN OREGON GETS SHIPMENT OF PORK FOR RELIEF Another carload of government pork for relief purposes will do re ceived In La Grande tomorrow, It was announced by J. H. Pearo, of tho Un ion county relief committee. . La Grande Is the distribution point. A shipment of other commodities . (Continued on Poire Six) LINDBERGHS WILL FLY TO BRAZIL RECIFE, (Pornambuco), Brazil, Nov. 28 (P) Colonel Charles A. Tjlndbergh, a dispatch from Porto Praia, Cape Verde Islands, said today, expects to take off In his flight to South America at 3:4a a. m., G. M. T., tomorrow. All Northern Brazil is cxolted over the possibility of tho colonel's (.light. From Natal came tho Information that Acropostale, the French Interna tional air Hue, which operates In South America, had been asked to prepare a landing p!ace and arrange Tor control of spectators . CHICAGO STOCK YARDS TIE UP IS COMPLETE CHICAGO, Nov. 2ft V) The Chl rofio union stock yards will be closed lu all ship mcnU of livestock at 3 p. Wednesday, If the present strike Is not settled Iiy that time. CHICAGO, Nov. 2B (P) Tho tie up of tho Chicago stock yards waa com plete today, tho U, 8. department of agriculture announced, as 8000 strik ers picketed tho yards In attempts to obtain higher wages. Unloading was at a standstill even In tho plants of largo packers which until today were not affected. Strike breakers were Intimidated and quit work. Many unloaded trains stood on side tracks. Pens and chutes were glutted with livestock. Representatives of the department said they were unablo to quote mar ket prices as thero waa virtually no trading, ( ( . TROOPS TAKE PRISONERS IN LYNCHING CASE Governor 'Ritchie, From Sick Bed, Sends Guards-' men to Make Arrests. ,: MOB ATTEMPTS, TO SAVE TOWNSMEN Tear Gas Bombs Used By Troops In California San Jose Seeks to Close its ;Case. SALISBURY, Md., NOT. 28 W) . Troops sent by Governor Albert C. KltciUe to nrroit nine guspeott In tho I'rtnceiis Anne lynohlng today avauu atcd tlio armory lie re am started back for Baltimore niter a mob of more than a thousand persons storm ed, the, building and were repulsed with tear gas bombs and buyonets. t , They took with them four men they arrested in Somerset eouutyi where the lynching occurred October 18. . . ' The troops had been ordered to Salisbury. when State's Attorney John B. Robins of Somerset county declln ed to arrest men sold iby eye wit nesses to have 'been members of the mob that lynched George Armwood, a negro, accused of attacking on eged 'woman. Three hundred soldiers wen) mobil ized in. Baltimore laat night and ar rived here shortly (before dawn. The arrests followed In short order, al though five of those sought could not bo found. i , '; . .. i ' In Annapolis, whore the start log!- (Continued on Pagv 018) -; American Dollar Debate Goes On Unabated Today NEW YORK, Nov. 38 W Two schools of monetary thought playsd oratorical tug-o'-war with the, Amer lean dollar at rival mass meeting last night. On one sldo was Dev. Charles E. Coughlln, "radio priest" of Royal Oak. Mich,, defending at the Hippodrome the Roosevelt money policies. On the other were the Grusadors, urging "sound" money and decrying Infla tion. . Coincident with tho two meetings a manifesto signed by' 37 Oolumibla university professors was made pub lic. It urged an "expeditious" return to tho gold standard by the United States. Still anothor element was added to tho difference of opinion concerning the administration's money policies by a letter to Senator Borah of Idaho In which James P. Warburg, banker, suggested a "modernized" . Interna tlonal gold standard. -' (Continued on Page Two) New Cabinet Faces Test on Saturday PARIS, Nov. aa () Oamllle Chautemps, newest premier of Prance, will stako tlie life or his cabinet on tlio hope of a vote of confidence Sat urday in the chamber of deputies. Ho will seek this vote on a minis terlnl program and his plans for fi nancial restoration of ithe country. Political observers say they believe ho will got this vote without diffi culty but that tho real test of his cabinet's life will start Tuesday when tho chamber will begin Its dlsousslon of government finance measures. Trucks, the source of much of yes terday's confusion and tumult, were absent. Only 1100 head ot livestock were trucked In. Yesterday more than 700 vehicles clogged the strcots near the yards as they waited to unload. Arrivals by railroad ' early today totaled 399 carloads with less than 100 unloaded. Commission houses met the emergency as yesterday, with, crews of salesmen and white collar workers'. Tho strikers have agreed to submit their side of the difficulty to an arbi tration board this afternoon. One hog run of 30.000 head car ried 15,000 direct to packing plants. The major packers, Swift, Wilson, Armour and Cudahy have never rec ognized the striking union and have their own handling orews. The direct shipments were taken care of, but the others were being unloaded as fast as possible and locked up
