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Than For 3 Years 7 1 j La Grande Is The 2 J Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland J " Only Newspaper 1 Printed in La Grande .Covering Union and Wallowa Counties . of America , VOLUME! 32 EASTEKN OKBOON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA d'RANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 78 R BI r t f Outlook Better Here This Winter hi MULES' KNOX MM MORE WORK AVAILABLE THIS SEASON Combination of Better Business and Relief Provides New Jobs NEW MONEY GREAT AID TO COMMUNITY Farmer to Get ,Real Re lief in Form of Govern ment Checks in the Near Fujaire. La Grande and Union county lire entering the winter or 11133-34 with a better feeling and more optlmim than since the winter of 1020-30. More men will be earning a living here than during sr.y winter In the last three yearn. Volume of btmlness ho Improved, more money Is In cir culation, and real relief Is coming to the farmer at Inst. This, In general, is a picture of the situation at present, according 10 in quiries made by the Observer. Several hundred more men are at work, ' both on private and public payrolls. Increase In the railroad freight business, re-open lng this year of lumber mills long closed down, creation of Jobs by the civil works, the national recovery act, more effi cient work by relief agencies, and (Continued on Page Two) Baker Will Be Host to Legion Gathering Dec. 16 Baker will be host to the seventh district American Legion conference Dec. 16, with representatives from La Grande, Union, Enterprise, On tario, Burns and smaller Eastern Ore gon cities to attend the meeting. State Commander Harold J. War ner, of Pendleton; Mayor Joseph Car son, of Portland; Lynn Sabln, assist ant general manager of the Portland chamber of commerce; Aaron M. Prank of Meier & Prank Co., and others from Portland are planning to attend. STOGY oP And the shepherds cnnio with haste and found Mary and Jo soph: then, also the bahy, lying In the maiiKcr: and they made known abrond all that which had been told to them concerning the child. SHOPPING RAYS rCHBISTMAS in MILD WINTER AHEAD IF ABBOTT IS RIGHT Dr. Charles O. Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has an nounced that he has discovered that the weather repeats Itself every 23 years differing, of course. In day-today details. In other words, weather everywhere on the earth substantially repeats Iteetf every 23 years. To go into the results of his findings would take too much space, but his discov ery is being received with more than usual Interest by weather officials throughout the world. 1 Now, if Dr. Abbot Is right, the weather In La Grande this winter should closely parallel the winter of 1910-11. And, so far, It has done Just that thing! The falls were similar. The rainfall WILL ROGERS " BEVERLY HILLS, Col., Deo. 8 Well, sir, from vfhat I can read and hear today folks stood the shock of getting a drink-(without giving their names) In mighty good shape. Course the ones that are dear "out" we won't hear of for days, but It looked like everything went off better than expected. You see the whole problem Is getting people from i bad drinks back onto good drinks. You tako a good bucking horse rider, he would rather ride a toad horse than a nice gentle one. So It's going to take timo to get 'em- to having ft sociable drink without watching the door. Yours, . M.K SiiU6. fc SCHOOL WARRANTS ARE CALLED UP TO APRIL FIRST A new call for warrants issued by the clerk of school district No. 1. Raymlnd O. Williams, left unpaid warrants of the La Grande district riot.imr -nn further back than April, this year. Fifty-five hundred dollars In warrants aro toeing canea as pre Tntsnwt. on nil , warrant endB on the day of the call, which Is pub lished In the advertising ooiumiio the Observer. In connection with the calling of warrants, Mr. Williams finds that warrants that have been called in the past but not presented for pay ment total more than l,0O. The old est warrant Is No. 60, amounting to $43.36, called on Nov. 14, 1032. moro than a year agol Also, there are throe warrants out amounting to 80 called June 8, and three warrants out amounting to..20 called July .l,..,r Other warrants out, and their date of call, follow: Seven, $117.50, Oct. 16; 40, $740.13, NOV. 16. ELKS MEMORIAL TO BE TONIGHT Memorial services for all members of the B. P. O. Elks who hove dledi during tho past year will be one of the features of tho lodge meeting to night at 8 o'clock at the temple. -i tvo Rprvicea hove been open to tho public but they will be for members oniy ranj'"- uriiiiamcrm rxnlted ruler, will con duct the ritual. Sherwood Williams will sing and Hugh B. uraay win the principal speaker. Other features of tho services will be Initiation of new members and a clam feed at which Guy Blrkett will bo the chef. SMALL GIRLS IN MUSICAL COMEDY The hues of the rainbow are the inspiration for one of the colorful scenes In "Tho Rood To Glory", musi cal comedy, to bo presented under tho direction of Ralph V. Horron, Rocky Mountain Productions, and sponsored by tho Eagles lodge on Dec. 15. Mrs. Plavla Sherwood, the college sweetheart and the leading lady, will sing "Land of Lost Rain bows." Six small girls will be featured In the coral ballet which accompnnicf the number, the chorus comprising Marcla Miller, Freddy Spaeth, Janesi Mclntyre. Patsy McManus, Beth Fross and Ruth Ralston. A variety of songs and dances are now in rehearsal with a group of La Grande's leading artists filling the principal roles. for September, October and - Novenv her, 1910 totalled 4.71 inches. This year the rainfall for the same months was 6.16, a difference of only .46 of an Inch. Both falls were unusually warm with 83 above weather In No vember, 1910, although some snow fell before the month ended. Now for the winter 1 If Dr. Ab bott's theory Is correct. La Grande should enjoy a mild winter. Not an open winter, but a mild winter, based on the winter of 1910-11. December, 1910, was comparatively warm, with a maximum of 52 and a minimum of 23 above. There was eight Inches of snow during the (Continued on Pnge Si) "WONDERFUL" in ... She's "one of the best girls I know . . . and a wonderful per son" But Rudy Vallee Ik not go ing to marry pretty Alice Fuye (ubovc), a singer in his band. At least (hat Ik what, the famous crooner said about a rcKrted ro mance with the blonde beauty us -he prepared to sue his wife, Fay Webb, for divorce in New Yorl DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING TO END UNTIL JANUARY 1 ? .There will he no furtnor distribu tion of Red Cross clothing except in emergency cases, until after the first of the year. This decision was reach ed by members of the Red Cross committee after a careful survey, which disclosed that there Is a teno ency on the part of some to regard Red Cross supplies as being available in any quantity and at all times. As a matter of fact the supply of under wear and hose, overalls and some other articles has been practically exhausted. There will be no further supplies of these articles available through Red Cross channels, it Is said. The government expects to make self-support possible through the operation of the C. W. A., so that those families who have been re ceiving aid from official relief agencies will find it unnecessary to continue to do so. Emergency cases will be handled the same as In the past and it Is pointed out that this Is the real function of the Red Cross (Contlnued on Page Three) ACTION SOON ON PIPELINE WORK LIKELY City Officials Believe Ore--; gon Board Will Ap- prove 'Project. WASHINGTON O. K. ANOTHER PROBLEM City Commission Passes' Ordinance Defining Vagrancy; Salary List is Approved. La Grande's $257,000 Heaver creek pipeline project Is likely to receive approval of the Oregon P. W. A. board within the very near future, and then be forwarded to Washing ton for the federal public works ad ministration to consider. nils Is tho belief of City Manager Angus McAllister, announced, at last night's city commission meeting. He bases his belief oh the fact that the Oregon public works iboard asked him for additional information about a week ago, which was promptly sup plied by the city, and at ithe some time, the state public works board Intlmatdd that early action on the project might be expected. ' Although Secretary Ickes has prac tically shut down on western P. W. A. projects, local officials believe that even if the La Grande project were not approved In Washington this month, that chances for an addition al public works appropriation at the next session of congress are good, and that If additional money Is appro orlatecT. the La Grande project would stand good-chanco of (being accept ed. Of course, this Is mostly con jecture, but city officials are optl- (Continued on Page Two) L. J. Norton Will Attend Eastern , Oregon Meeting CORVALLIS, Dev. 7 (P) L. J. Nor ton, representative of the farm credit administration at Washington, D. C, will attend the meeting of the astern Oregon Wheat League at Moro, Sherman county, Friday and Saturday, i , This information was received by agricultural leaders at Oregon. State college. Several mem,bers of the staff here will attend tho meeting, con sidered one of the most important farm gatherings in the state. Norton la an authority In produc tlol credit, now engaging attention of northwest producers, POLITICAL FENCE 1933 V Jake the Barber i vy Iiofylng -gangsters to carry-out their death threats, John (Jako : the Burlier! Factor thirsting Tor vengeance against his kidnapers, will testify a( tho approuching trial or Hogcr Touhy anil his aides, accused of tho abduction, in Chicago. Factor is shown hero as he declares emphatically that ho will tell tho story of his kidnaping .and torturo on the witness stand. STORM ENDS AND NORTHWEST AREA BEGINS REPAIRS With the storm that lias whipped the Pacific northwest for the last few days, apparently at an end, La Orando was counting Itself lucky today that It -'jOBCaped" any serious- consequences of.: tho blow. . A light snow storm, fairly heavy winds and .28- of an Inc'li of rain which fell last night was ttia .extent of the storm locally..., t The forecast for Eastern Oregon Is for partly cloudy sklos tonight and Friday with slightly colder weather tonight. Transportation and communication companies In Western Oregon put large crows of workmen on recon struction Jobs today to make perman ent the temporary Repairs accomplish ed In the fury of the storm. At two points on tho main line of tho South ern Paclflo railroad south of Oregon dlty, laborers were repairing tracks (Continued on Page Six) Open Bids On 22 . Highway Projects PORTLAND, Dec. 7 VP) Bids on 22 national recovery projects, mainly for bridge construction and work on secondary highways, wero opened by the state highway commission hore today. MODEL n IVy-, IM Wants Revenge PEACE SIGNS HOVER OVER AG. BUREAU Roosevelt Confera With Warring Leaders of Ag ricultural Department . .WASHINGTON, lco. 7 W Peace signs hovered over the dispute In the iigrlmilture- department today after President Hooscvelt ilind conferred with the wnrrlnc leaders. George N. Peek, tho agriculture adjustment administrator, and Guy Rex ford Tug well, assistant secretary of agriculture both told reporters they aro not resigning. There was somo talk of Peek going to the NRA to tako charge of the food codes Just transferred there; but Peek said he had "not hoard anything about it. It hasn't ever been con sldercd so far as I know." , Inquiries at tho NTIA developed' the impression there that Peek would remain at the agricultural adjust ment post to keep charge of some of the codes, as well as of the farm act in general. Preparations were mado at the NRA meanwhile, to take charge of the numerous other codes dealing' with farm products, after the original pro. ccsslng, which will be devised under the Johnson regime. . FESS DENOUNCES MONETARY COURSE COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 7 (P) Senator Simeon D. Fcss, of Ohio, assistant Republican lender In tho senate, pre diets Franklin D. Roosevelt will not bo president moro than three years from now. It looks, tho senior Ohio senator told Ohio Hop ubhc tins leadors hero yesterday, llko ' we re going to hell, Senator Fess denounced the admin istration's monetary course, tho op eration of tho federal relief program and tho national recovery program, "No government can spend Itself Into prosperity," Fuss said attacking relief administration which ho termed "commendable in purpose but not in operation." Tho recovery progrnm Is a direct violation of tho law. of supply and .demand, ho snld. "We're facing tho most stupendous deficit In history and that's only a beginning," Soator Fens charged. Wheat Today Tile price of Imul uhrnl stood ut nhoiil oriitH hulk today, no conlliiR lo iiio(u(liiH ul the Pfu nerr flouring .Mills, Port laud caH 70 cents. CHICAGO, Dec. 7 Corn took the leadership in tho grain market today, and averaged higher In price, with pcrslntcnt buying of small lots a fea ture. PronouihTed tendencies to hold rural marketing of corn back with the amUtanre of government loans attracted much attention. Practically no corn was offered today to arrlvo In Chicago. A little export business In corn was understood to have been effected at the seaboard. Corn closed strong, f l'c above yesterday's finish, wheat o off to c up, oats C'Vl'ac advanced, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 7c. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME FIMIMNO WOMKN TO VOTE '' IDAHO WARIIEX 18 OUSTED PASTOR'S CHILDREN MENACED IIKWES LOSES AUTHORITY - MANILA, P. I., Deo. 7 VP) Gover nor Ociwral Frank Murpliy teduy oereinoiilouHly Digued the woinen'a mifrrage bill which he urged the Philippine toglalnture to adopt. The law. effective January 1, ,1035 'will make Filipino women the first of their Hex to enjoy the ballot in the fur east. , BOISB. Idaho, Deo. 7 W) After a stormy session, .the etato prlBon board on a divided vote today ousted George Rudd ob warden of the Idaho (peni tentiary becauso or alleged excessive lonlency to prisoners, Including Mrs. Lyda Southard, serving a 10 year to life sontence for poisoning her fourth husband. OAKLAND. Cnl Deo. 7 OT The home of Rev. Leslie C. Kelley, former California athletic commissioner, was under special police protection hero today after he reported anonymous threats agulnst his two children. WASHINGTON. Deo. 1 VP) Act lng Secretary Margenthau said today at a press conference that iboth tho Internal revenuo buroau and tho se cret service have been taken from tho authority of Assistant eecrctary Thomas Howes, but declined to com ment on treasury rumori of Howes' resignation. . , FKKSNO; Col., Dec TOT John and IauIs Photos, brothers, were shot anil killed on a Fresno street early today and the police arrested Robert Rush, 45.- ' THREE MEN SLAIN IN BATTLE WITH U. S. PATROLMEN EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 7 (fl) Three men wero killed and another was wounded In a battle between U. 8. border patrolmen and liquor smug glers hero early today. . The dead: Dome O. Melton, 31, U. B. border patrolman, shot through the hoart. FrnnciBco Gonealoz, 25, Juarez. , Hlglnlo Perez, Juarez. Tho wounded man, Francisco Mos quero Is In a serious condition In Liberty hospital, Juarez. American officers seized 160 gal lons of mixed liquors. Melton cacno hero in January from Conyers, Georgia His body will be sent to Conyers for burial. Patrolmen said moro smugglers may havo been killed. Thoy saw two men fall In tho rlvor during the battle and are looking for the bodies. Thoy may havo been the men who aro dead at Liberty hospital, Juarez. The battle started when Melton and five other Inspectors challenged 16 men who had waded tho river with 160 gallons of liquor. LYNCH LAW NOT FAVORED BY F.R. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 m Presi dent Roosevelt Is convinced tho na tion will not tolerate lynch law. Bpcaklng to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America last nLght, he mado plain his belief that America seeks a government of Its own "that will bo sufficiently strong to protect tho prisoner and at tho same tlino to crystal Izo a public opin ion so clear that government of nil kinds will be compelled to praotlco a more certain Justice." Tho younger generation, tho'prcnl dent added, "is not content with preachings against that vllo form of collective murder dynch law." In a rebuko, softened only by his failure to mention names, Mr. Roose velt condemned "thoso In high places or In low who condono lynch law." INVESTIGATION AT U. OF 0. COMPLETED EUOENE, Deo. 7 WT Tho investiga tion Into tho University of Oregon situation conducted by a special com mittee of tho Association of American of University Professors was finished late yesterday and a "preliminary re port" which the committee said It hoped would sorve as a basis for a settlement Is understod to have been prepared. No details of tho report would be made public, at least for the present, members of tho committee said, Tha 60 HOURS TO FINISH WORK! ON BIG BILLS Kiddle ta Insist on Report, on liquor Bill Be-i fore Tomorrow. ' ACTION ON SALES -TAX PLAN NEARS Proposal -Expected to Reach Floor Friday Senate Defeats Grange Power BilL 8ALKM, Deo. 7 W) The whole uspect of liquor control iefflsla-' tlon lir the special session 'was altered this afternoon when. Sen-'' utor Allan Bynon, member of the senate committee of alcoholic affairs, was advised verbally of on opinion by Attorney General Van Winkle that the home rule' nmemlment to the state conatli'' tutlon Is revived by repeal of the prohibition amendment,. and that ' the Knox bill embodying a plan' ' of exclusive state liquor Stores' 1 was unconstitutional. . 1 SAl.KlSf, Dec. i(H Some school relief backers are Inspired more by a dcslra to pass a sales tax than to help schools, Ben T. Osborne, head of tho state federation of labor, stat ed today In answer to Governor Me ier's pica for a privilege , tax for sohepl relief. ,' -.- . ' SALEM, Deo. 7 VP), Committees . of the house and senate' of the, Ore- ' Hon legislature which had before : then,, tho important liquor control -and ,tax iiiensurcs, were sent Into meeting during .the' sessions of the assembly today to complete reports ' for action before recess tonight. . With 60' hours remaining of the special session, and not one of the major matters for which tho extraor dinary assembly was called yet pass ed, Speaker Earl sneU and President ' Fred. E. Kiddle demanded the groups get definite action In an effort to eliminate a Jam Saturday night. Kid dle sold If the report is -not ready today, he would coll a night session and insist on tho report.. : .. At tho opening- of the houso ses sion. Snoll requested the - taxation . (Continued on Page Two) Bus, Truck Bill ! Passed by House By Big Majority SALEM, Dec. 7 (P) Tho bus and truck bill Introduced by the Joint highway committee passed the houae latj yesterday with only flvo dis senting votes. ; It will now go to tha senate. ' Apparently weary of arguing tho contentious measure, no members ob jected when dobato was cut short. Tha sentiment appeared to favor sending tho measure to the senato for any further amendments. Tho attorney general held the em ergency clauso of the hill valid, de clared Representative Wlnslow, chair man of the houso highway com mi t- (Ccntlnued on Page Two) - Lindberghs Silent As To Their Plans NATAL, Brazil., Dec. 7 P) -S Natal, accustomed as it Is to feting filers, admittedly had a problem on - Its hands today in the matter of honor ing or trying to honor Colonel and, Mrs. Charlos A. Lindbergh. Tho smiling taciturnity wJth whlcli tho Americans responded (to' cheera from throngs that hailed them on their arrival yesterday from Bathurst, Gambia, Africa, continued to mask their plans aittt movements. . . ' committee consisted of Dr. George P. Adams, Dr. F. M. PnUlctord and Dr. Charles V. Taylor. i It Is understood that their com plete report will be filed in Wash ington, D. C, and It may not be made public. Members of the committee said that In tho past report of tho A. A. .U. P. Investigators has served, to settle difficulties arising In unt itles and oolleges. On the basis of this statement, it was thought that tho present report may go far toward Ironing out difficulties In Oregon,,:
