$1,000 To Be Paid Local C. W. A. Men On
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VSXXfSX.
VOLUME 32
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 73
VOTE AGAINST LMJOl A
1END1MT
FIRST C. W. A.
CHECKS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED
Workers Taken From Re
lief Rolls to Get.
Their Pay Tomorrow
115 MEN TO LINE
UP FOR U. S. CASH
More Projects May Be
Approved This Week-
.. end Carlson Named
East Oregon Official.
First C. W. A. checks will be illsT
trlbuted In Union county tomorrow
by F. I.. Meyers, disbursing officer for
the government, or by his represen
tatives. All estimate today was that
I he payroll would be nearly $1 ,1100 this
week, representing the first money
thnt some of the workers have earn
ed In many months.
The payrool will bo larger In weeks
to come, as Saturday checks do not
Include the lost two days of the cur
rent 'week, and, there was no work on
Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Also,
only 116 men are at work so far in
this county, and within a fortnight
It is expected 336 men will be on the
O. W. A. payroll.
Local officials were expecting addi
tional Union county projects to be
approved in Portland this weekend,
with the likelihood that additional
men will bo taken from the relief
lists and put to work the first of next,
.'f week. 'V' . "
T. H. Peare, chairman of the Union
" county C. W. A. board, announced
. today that O. A. Carlson had been
appointed as field man for Eastern
Oregon and would meet with the lo
cal tooartl at the court house at 6:30
o'clock this evening. Mr. Carlson will
not establish headquarters In any one
city, .but will go from one to the
other as his duties demand.
A few more projects may be before
the civil works board hero tonight,
olso, including one for repairs at the
La Grande airport which would give
Work to two men for two months
time.
NIMRODS WILL
SHOOT SUNDAY
A practice trapshoot will bo held
Sunday at the Lone Tree grounds, it
was announced today by officers of
the La Grande Gun club. The shoot
will begin at 10:30 a. m.
STOBYqP
In Bethlehem ot Judea, In the
days ot Herod the king, the
Christ Child was born. Anil
Mary, his mother, wrapped Him
in swaddling clothes and laid him
In a manger, for thero was no
room for them in the inn.
SHOPPING
DAYS
CHI3ISTMA9
Ji
I J
NEPHEW OF L0STINE
MEN IN HIGH POST
II almost read 3lke the Mory
of the "local boy who made
pood."
Friends ami relatives In Wal
lowa county were girotly plensqil
when they learned of the appoint
ment of Itoeo Muglll, on of Dr.
nnd Mrs, Hugh MngHI, of C'tilrago.
to the office, of expert adviser of
the law to the secretary of the
WILL
ROGERS
'(nut
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal Nov. 30
Didn't want to get too enthusiastic
about Thanksgiving till I saw how It
turned out. My old friend, W. ,S.
(Bill) Hart S showed up at my Igloo
with' a "gobbler" that he had shot
with two guns. Now If you will bring
everytltfng I defy anybody -to give
you a nicer party than I wl!l.
Homer Croy. ahe writer of "They
Had to See Paris," as hungry as an
author can be; Mrs. Flore nz Zlegfeld,
looking exactly 25 years old and not
reducing; tnen an outlaw aroppea in.
He was only the crown princess' son
arid the kaiser's grandson. Prince
Ferdinand. While he got no white
meat, as in his early childhood, he
eeemed mighty cheerful and a fine
young chap and was satisfied with
the wings.
None of us had any gold so we were
In a Teceptlve mood. Yours,
M.W...H ii.rn.fc
CHILLY WEATHER
MARKS ARRIVALOF
DECEMBER HERE
The turning of the fall season into
winter, although, not officially sched
uled until Dec. 22, actually occurred
on Nov. 28, and the arrival of De
cember this morning found chilly
weather thoroughly gripping La
Grande. For the lost three nights,
the minimum has been 19 above, and
the maximum only a few degrees
above freezing point. Thursday's high
was 39 above, although the sky was
clear. ' ': ' , '
.Usually,' Eastern ... Oregon.,- winters
continue into Morch, and most local
weather observers expect wintry days
during the next three months at
least. And merchants are expecting
to note a decided pick-up In sales of
heavy underwear, overshoes, blankets,
etc.
A oheck of the official weather rec
ords here reveols that with only one
month to go. the precipitation for
1933 has reached 19.22 inches, com
pared with normal, for 12 months of
10.46. This precipitation represen
rain and the moisture content of
snow. Normal precipitation for De
cember is 2.08 Inches in La. aranue
The excess at the end of November
stood at 1.85 Inches. Unless this De
cember Is unusually dry, 1933 wlU go
on the records as a somewhat wet
(Continued Prom Page Four)
MANAGER REPORTS
ON VIADUCT PLANS
The city commission meeting Wcd
nriCHnv nio-hfc was devoted largely to
routine business matters. The city
manager reported on Ills recent trip
to Portland to attend a meeting of
the civil works administration, and
of the approvol of the Second street
viaduct project. "This will mean that
irafrifl rtviM- t.h- viaduct will be tied
up for some time yet," he said. "It
Is quite Inconvenient lor me pwpiv
ir.rtii Rtrip but I believe they
will be patient with us, knowing that
all the labor on tne project, win
, i. tha Hvtl works administra
tion and will afford employment to
25 local men lor aooui, iw"
The city manager also reported
general warrants amounting to 5.
iAniA imnmvMiient bonds total
ling o Ron retired during the last
week. Cash on hand was 15.373.83,
Including: La Orando bank 8&.940.if,
Portland bank $274.68, cash (6.541.18,
and the remainder in warrants.
A. SIEGRIST
HOME ROBBED
DURING NIGHT
Thn AdolDh Sleerist residence nt
402 Washington avenue was entered
t.Mn a-!)n nnrl 1(1:30 o'clock lftBt
night, according to a report made to
the police
a oiiviF nn misslruz articles had
not been completed this morning. The
case was being lnveofcigutw uy i.
authorities.
treasury. The appointment won
made by President Koosevclt.
Koroe Is a. nephew of S. t
MacHI anil I). II. Mnglll, of Rou
tine, and he has VIMtert at Ixw
tlne several' times, belli well
known In that seel Ion of Wallowa
con nty.
Ml father, Pr. "Kh Mug II I,
also lias spent several summers
In Wallowa county.
LOCAL WHEAT
MEN PLAN TO
ATTEND MEET
Eastern - Oregon Wheat
League to Convene at
Heppner Next Friday.
A number of the wheat growers of
Union county are planning to be In
Heppner Friday and Saturday of next
week, nnd more plan to go for one of
the two days to participate In the
annual meeting of the Eastern Ore
gon WJluiit league. Congressman
Walter M, Fierce represent this
county on the board as committee
man.
E. M Ehrhardt, president of the
Federal Land bank of Bpokane. has
accepted an Invitation to deliver one
of the principal addresses of the
afternoon on "Farm Finances." Some
one, probably Geo. N. Peak of the
National Farm Credit Administration,
will discuss the organization of pro
c'luctlon credit associations.
The complete program for the two-
day session is as follows: .-
December 8
0:00 - 9:0Q: Call to order by Presl-
( Continued on Page Two)
Thanksgiving Is
Observed Quietly
Over The Valley
Thanksgiving day In the Grande
Ronde valley was quietly observed
yesterday, mostly at family reunions
around the dinner table. The day,
while chilly,, was clear and a .bright
sun wanned the temperature some
what. I'-'-"'
The towns and cities of the coun
ty observed the day as a legal holi
day, with stores, courts, libraries and
schools closed. In La Grande schools
will not re-open until Monday morn
ing.
Wednesday night the congregations
of this city joined in a union church
service at the First Baptist church,
with Rev. E. w. Bracher preaching
the sermon. The attendance was very
good and the program of a praise
worthy nnture.
Following the doxology nnd con
gregational hymn Rev. H. I. Hansen
gave the invocation, and Rev. B. M.
Godwin read the president's Thanks
giving proclamation. Isabel Williams
played a violin solo .and Rev. A. J.
Starmer led a responsive reading.
'Gloria Patrl" was followed by a scrip
ture reading 'by Mr. Bracher, Rev. J.
George Walz gave the prayer, the of
fering was taken and Mrs. w. H,
Parkinson sang a solo. Mr. Bracher
gave the sermon, Mrs. Mervln Moore
sang a solo anci Rev. Paul Do F. Mor
tlmore closed the meeting with the
benediction.
TO DEDICATE
Ilebcf- Grant; president of the L.
assist In the dedication of the
church started
L D. S. PREPARE
FOR DEDICATION
OF NEW CHURCH
The program for the dedication of
the new L. D. S. church at Union,
located on Main atreet a few blocks
north of the Union hotel, was an
nounced today. The service, with
President Heber J. Grant, ot Salt Laku
City, giving the address and dedica
tory prayer .will begin at 8 p. m.
Sunday.' ! ''.'' , V';;- n ?t-u-,,i'.
The program: V . ''' -f "
Organ prelude. - , 7 : :
"We Thank Thee, O God, For! a
Prophet," congregation. v
Invocation. Elder W. D.Ianks.
"What Was Witnessed la the Heav
ens," choir.
Address of welcome, President Da
vid I. Stoddard.
"Our Father in Hdaven," dedica
tion anthem, choir.
Address and dedicatory prayer,
President Heber J. Grant.
"Let the Mountains Shout For
Joy." choir.
(Continued on Page Three)
SCOUT HONOR
COURT TONIGHT
Rank and merit badge '-awards will
be made tonlgnt to Boy Scouts who
passed the iboard of reviews. The
court of honor will bo held at 7:30
o'clock at the Honan hall,
A rally will follow the court of
honor in which several Union scouts
are expected to participate.
THE VOLGA BOATMAN
NEW L. D. S. CHURCH AT UNION
' - . A i
1). 3, church, will be at Union from Salt Lake City Sunday night to
new L !) H, church at Lmun, which Ib pictured above. Work on' the
Muy 17, 1932, and only recently, was completed. " .
Legislators.
"In The Dark"
SALEM, Dec. 1 (fP) Oregon's
legislators were literally "In the
dork!' as they prepared to consider
liquor control legislation here to
day. Burned out wiring not mental
hosiK was responsible. For 35 min
utes the copltol building was dark.
KIDNAP SUSPECT
COMMITS SUICIDE
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1 ' (P) Willie
Sharkey, alleged Chicago gangster,
hanged himself with his necktie In a
cell in the Ramsey county Jail here
early today. . ..
Sharkey with three other members
of the Touhy gang Upciudlng Itogor
Touhy, the leader, recently ac
quitted In federal ili?trlct court of
tlio 9100,000 kidnaping of William
Hamm Jr., millionaire brewer.
After the acquittal of the four Tues
day of the Hamm kidnaping they
were held on an Indictment returner)
against them In a state 'court In Ohi
cago for the abduction last July of
John Factor, International speculator,
and a removal hearing for returning
them to Illinois was set for tomorrow.
I H:TII TAKES MRS. FICAVCTfl
Mrs. J. W. Francis, mother of Mrs.
M. L. Nelson, died yesterday morning
In Brighanv City, Utah, according to
word received here. Mrs. No'.soh left
Wednesday for the Utah city. .
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BANK HOURS
CHANGED; TO
; OPEN AT TEN
La Grande Institution
Takes . Step . to Comply
With New,Banker' Code,
in compliance with the tNw bank
ers code under the N. It. A., the Flrnt
National bank of Iji Grande will
ndopt new hours for operations be
ginning Monday, Dec, 4, A. K. Inrkcr,
cashier, announced this morning. On
nil days except Saturday the -bank
wilt open at 10 o'clock and close at
3 o'clock In. the afternoon while on
Saturday the doors will open at 10
and clime ut 18 o'clock.
The First National bank Is a mem
ber of the newly organized. Eastern
Oregon Bankers association which Is
a sub -division of the state associa
tion. The new hourc of operation
have btan generally adopted by all
banks under the N. R. A.
Heretofore the bank was open from
9 to 3 o'clock on five days of the
week and) from 9 to one o'clock on
Saturday. '
O.S.C. TEAM HERE,
SATURDAY NIGHT
. The Oregon State college footrall
team, fresh from an Invasion of the
east, -which resulted, in a 9 to 0 win
over Fordliam university and a '22 to
0 loss to Nebraska, will pass through
La Grande on train No. 17 tomorrow
night.. Plans are to have a welcom
ing delegation at the train that ove
nlng, 'headed by tho La Grande High
school band and former O. 9, C. utu
dents and alumni. Franklin, Schwom
mel, the Joslln brothers and others
of tho -team will bo on tho train,
(Contlnned on Pajre Four)
Weather Not So
Hot in Calfornia
LOS ANGELES. Doc. 1 (fP) South
crn California shivered today as De
cember arrived with a hint of real
winter weather.
In Otendalo tho thormomoter
dropped to 34 degrees and thero was
a light blanket of frost. In Los An
geles, tho nlRht's lowest temperature
was 4ft degrees.
Wheat Today
The price or local oonIi wheat
stood' at about 51 cents htflk to
day, according to quotation at
the Pioneer Flouring MIIIh. Port
land chaIi cents,
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 m 1 Wheat
prices tumbled late today largely as
a result of copious rains In Kansas
and Nebraska,
News of the rain acted as much
more than a counterbalance to com
plaints that because of recent wide
spread dearth of moisture the condi
tion of domestic winter wheat was
not materially above the record low
of last year. Houses with eastern
connections were prominent sellers of
wheat,
Wheat clrsed unsteady, ft ifr c
under yesterdays finish, corn '4c off
to iac up, oats at) c decMne to o
Bnln. and provisions unchanged to
10c lower.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME .
: .
SAN JOSE SLAYER HANGED .,'
GOV. KOLPH GETS SUPPORT
WILL ADMIT FOREIGN LIQUOR
.
MAV IMPOSE NRA CODES' '
FOLSOM PRISON. Col.. Dee. 1 tPi
Dick Tiiiion, Klllplno, oonvictwl
of murder In San Jose, was hanged
here today. He was convicted of
shooting to death Wong Sun, Chinese,
during a holdup of a San Jose gam
bling resort.
SACRAMENTO, Oal., Deo. I UP)
Former President Herbert Hoover's
criticism directed at Governor Rolph's
attitude toward the San Jos !yiiih
tngs .brought to the governor's office
today several messages urlng the gov
ernor to "pay no attention to Hoover"
and, attacking the ex-presldent for his
utterances. . , ...
WASHINGTON, Ilea 1 UP) The
ailmlnlstmtlon was repreHentod In au
tlioritatlve quarteni thin nfternoon to
he rcnily to admit 4,000,000 gallon 01
forelKii liquors and wlncH hetuven re
peal next Tuesday and February 1,
on allocation!) to foreign countries In
return for trade concessions.
-Washington, doo, i m Hugh
8. Johnson today told newsmen that
if necessary he woulJd Impose NRA
codes containing only labor provisions
on both the telephone and the alum
inum Industries. He had received
from the A. T. St T. a communica
tion objecting to coming under a
code at all on grounds that the com
pany was non-competltlve.
HWAltTHMOKE, Pa,, Dec 1.(0)
With a warning that President I loose
volt's monetary policy' Is moving to
ward Inflation or "alarming propor
ttow.' eleven social itelenoe nrofea-
(n-v-48Hnrthmoro college aro urg
ing Immediate return to tho gold
standard "although not necessarily
wbth a dollar of tho former gold con
tent.' BOARDMAN SCENE
OF SLAYING AND
SUICIDE TODAY
V
PENDLETON, Ore., Doc. 1 (VP)'
Fatnlly wounded by ids own hand,
police said, after lie hod killed Elmer
Westerfelt, 45, In a knife battle, W.
B. Wllbanks, about B0, of Boardman,
died In a Hermlston hospital today.
Wllbanks dlod from a razor slash
which officers said he inflicted after
he had stabbed Westerfelt to death
with a butcher knife In a terrific
struggle at the Wllbanks home.
Morrow county officials 'said Jeal
ousy apparently led. to the tragedy.
They found a letter, they said, from
Mrs. Wllbanks, who Is in Portland,
addressed to Westerfelt.
Westerfelt was stabbed twelve times
In the bddy and was terribly beaten.
(Continued On Pago Four)
LINEN LOAN MAY
TOTAL $3,500,000
PORTLAND, Oro., Doo. 1 OT A
loan of $3,600,000 to United States
National Linen Industries, Inc., will
bo granted by tho publlo works ad
ministration, tho Orcgonlan said to
day, for construction of a linen fac
tory In or near Portland, and for
development of tho flax Industry In
the Willamette valley.
Tho article, based on a special dls
pntcli from Washington, D. C said It
Is expected that within five years,
botweon 50.000 and 00,000 acres of
flax will bo In cultivation In tho Wll
lamctto valley, audi that from 12,000
to 15,000 persons will rocelvo stoady
employment In tho Industry.
Will P. Lipman, of Portland, Is
president of the United States Na
tional company. Ho has been ,ln
Washington, D. C, several months In
tho Interests of tho project.
'. Word v.T.s received Wednesday by
Marshall N. Dann, northwest regional
adviser for the PWA, that the pub-
(Contlnuod on Paite Two)
CONVICTS SAIL FOR
"
'DRY GUILLOTINE"
lly Itlcliard MnvHick
ST. MARTIN DB RE, Pronce. Deo. 1
(A1 The convict ship La Martlnlcro
crammed Its heavily barbed cagts
with Its second cargo of banished
prisoners In two months and sailed
today for the "DryClulllotlno" of
French Oulona.
Tho human freight, after two weeks
of seasickness will find Itself 4.000
miles from the homeland with alight
HOUSE VOTES
DOWN 22 PCF.
PLAN 41 TO 19
Beckman Amendment to
Knox Liquor Control i
f;Plan is Beaten."
'V-:,,y -...d !
LEGISLATURE WILL
-TAKE UP MAIN BILL
Indications Point to Fig-lit
Against $400,000 to Es
tablish State Liquor
Stores, ' ' v' ,
SALES!, Dec. 1 VP) Cutting- do
bate on the Ueckman amendment to
the Knox liquor control plan short,
tho - house at noon today voted out
the 22 per cent alcoholic content. of :
liquors to be served by hotels, res- V
taurunts and clubs In favor of 14 per '
cent volume In wines and beers only.
The vote ma 41 to 19. v
The vote on the amendment was -
not a vote on-the entire Knox plan
oif state-owned - liquor dlBpensorles,
this measure being up for considera
tion later. this afternoon.:
In voting on the amendment, sev
eral members explained their votes, '
declaring they reserved the right to
vote against the entire plan. These
explanations indicated a fight would!
be made on both state owned liquor
stores, and appropriating 400,000 to
establish .these stores. : . i .-.-..
The roll, coll on the amendment
against? 23 .per cent alcoholic content
in all, liquors sold with meals In
favor 'of 1 per cent for wines and '
beers only was as follows:
Eckley Votes No ' .
No Abrums, Belton, Best, Brock
way, Chrlstman, Clarke, Cooter, Dam
mosch, Dickson, Duersti Eckley, Gor
don, Gouley, Herron, Hill,, Hunting
ton, Johnson, Judd, Keosey, Lewis,
Mortln, McAlcar, McCloskey, McOor
nack. Miller, Nichols, Oakes, Oleen,
Paget, Paulua, Price, Scott, Snedecbr,
Staples, Taylor, Turner, Walker, Wea
thorford, Wlnslow, Wyers and Bpeaker
(Continued on Page Two) V. f
i 1 -i-.C''," :
Smith And Iekes "";
In Wordy Battle
Over Recovery
WASHINGTON, Deo. 1 OT To Al
fred 25. Smith, the public works ad
ministration la a "failure;" to Harold
L. Ickos, Smith is "nourishing a
grudge as tho result of disappointed.
ambitions."
They said so lost night, the former
New York governor In an editorial in
the Now Outlook and the" PWA chief
and interior secretary In an answer
ing statement. " ; .
NEW YORK, Deo. 1 OT Alfred 8.
Smith, In the December New Out
look, called ,tho government's ' civil
works program "an alibi for the In
competents In the publlo works ad
ministration." - t .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 OT Harry
L. Hopkins, civil works administrator,
today said In answer to Alfred 'SI.
Smith's comparison of the oil works
program to "grapefruit," that he was
"delighted" to be In the grapefruit
business If It meant putting 4.U0O,
000 men to work, '
Famous Explorer
Dies in England
BOURNEMOUTH, Eng., Doc. 1 OT
Harry Do Wlndt, 77-yoor-old explorer
who onco traveled from Paris to New
York on foot and horseback, dlod to- r
day. j ;
Do Wlndt's great feat was perform
ed In tool and 1902 for the London
Dally Express; on a previous attempt,
made for 'the Ball Mall Gazette, .ho
tried to go .by the same means from
Now York to Paris flrl nearly per
ished on Bering straits when the lea
broke up under him. A whaling veg
so; rcscuea nun.
chanco of over seeing It again. There,
hemmed In by tropical Jungle In
fested by snakes and wild animals,
tho voyagers will rejoin 673 who shut
fled out of the island) penitentiary
BanftfnW 4(1 fn. .am- rla-
tlnatton. . ' ,
GMhorcdl In Sar(l part from .
Prance's far flung colonies of Africa
(Continued on Page Three)