La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 13, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextLa Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and ; ' Wallowa Counties ttttttt WXMtt ..j .... VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREdON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, PRECOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933 MeMi.KKA8sociATEupi.Kss NUMBER 83 E Co W, Ao WOBK il am (COM INTO Sf IMG FALL TERM OFE.O.N.TO END FRIDAY Student Body jBusy With . Their Examinations This Week.'' TRAINING SCHOOL CONCLUDING WORK Registration at E. 0. N. Fall Quarter 240; Win ter Quarter to Begin January 2. The full quarter ot the Eastern Oregon Norma, school 'will come to a close Friday, and the winter quarter Is not scheduled to begin until Jan. 2. ' i Two hundred and forty students enrolled at the Normal school ior the fall term, and examinations for these are under way this week, and will continue through Friday, when the Christmas vacation period will open. The registration this fall was a gain over that for the similar period last year. I A -large enrollment for the winter term also 18 expected, and inquiries have been received from several pros pective students. The usual schedule of classes will ibe offered during the , winter term. The Ackerman Training school also will close Friday although other city schools will not close until Dec. 22. M'COY TO BE MANAGER HERE L. B. McCoy has been transferred from Reno, Nev., to La Grande Where he will act In the capacity of man-, ager of the Home Lumber and Coal company. STOBYcP And Herod called his chief priests and his scribes before him and demanded ot them where the Christ Child should be born. And they said, In Bethlehem ot Judea, as written by the prophet. SHOPPING DAYS unaff CHRISTMAS OPOSSUMS DISPLAYED AND YARNS ARE SPUN There are several stories being circulated about the two opos sums that are on display In the window nt the (Itiintlc Konde Meat company, 'Koine say Frank McGtilre bought them while on a trip In.st summer and that they were stolen from his cur nt Oma ha. The two 'possums came trotting In the other day, bavins LA GRANDE STORES PRESENT MATCHLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS & B - DEPENDABLE SERVICE OFFERS HOST OF PRACTICAL, USEFUL, PLEASING GIFT ITEMS: ltv lies Duke "System pays", according to Stod datd King, the late Spokane poet, and for the woman who budgets the family pay check before the Christ mas season (there are only 9 shop ping days left, you know) the local stores have amazing bargains on high quality merchandise. Practically any thing for the home, the family, the automobile is available at the shops. Something should be said, for the benefit of the budgeteer, about the reasonable prices which prevail dur WILL ROGERS '(nut BEVEBELY HILLS, Cal., Deo. 12 The best writer on the Pacific coast, Harry Carr, making a world tour and seeing all of the governments In ac tion, says England) Is over the hump first and going great. - Now that's the country that was held up to us as a horrible example, because they were giving aid to un employed. We adopted it two years later than we should. England- low ered the price of their money Just about to what ours is and It must have helped them. Pretty- smart "hombres," those Englishmen. Yours fiXt BANK DEPOSIT INSURANCE PLAN EXPLAINED HERE Secretary of State Bank ers Association Speaks To Local Rotary Club This Noon. Proposed operations and intentions of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation which becomes active January 2 in the insurance of bank deposits of $2500 and tinder through out the nation, were explained to the members of the La Grande Rotary clifb at noon today iby Theodore Cramer, secretary of the Oregon State Bankers association. Present also at the meeting with Mr. Cramer wore John Purguson of Marshfield, Ore., and H. A. Freeman of Portland, mem bers of the state bankers committee on fair practices, who are visiting all sections of the state, meeting with bankers, and explaining the workings of the banking code which will go into effect the first of the year. ,. Mr. Cramer explained that the Fed eral Deposit Insurance corporation Is Organized . the same as any otheiv In surance corporation, except that tho board of control is made up of men appointed by the president of tho United States with the comptroller of currency as ex-offlclo member. Its capitalization of around five hun dred million dollars comes partially from the United States government, part from the federal reserve bank and part from guarantees by banks of. (Continued on Page Five) AMATEUR BOXING BOOTS TONIGHT Fistic followers of Eastern Oregon will throng Into town tonight to sec La Ornnde's lavorito amateur fighting men make a valiant attempt to blast their way to victory over the invading foemen from other points In the Eagles big rclfcf fundi benefit tourney of champions .and near champions at the Sacajawca arena tonight. The first fight Is to start at 8:15. Some 15 to 20 hot tussles will make up the card. ' ' Prom tho time little Bobby Dough erty of Wallowa, enters the ring and starts throwing gloved fists at Fran cis McClure, La Grande Junior fly weight amateur, tintll Big Ray Berney gets through with his set to with Stanley Bcsscy or some other mnn mountain, the fistic fur will fly and there will be excitement aplenty for ' (Continued on Page Six) followed their new master from Omaha. Another story In Hint they worn brought here l.n a completely wild state mtd were tamed almost inlracifloii.sly by llert E. M'ehh. However, the story which sounds most authentic Is that Mr. McGtilre had the 'possums shipped from Kentucky and they arrived here by rail. ing the Christmas season. Merchants are generally agreed), also, that the quality is better than ever before. Practical and useful gifts predomin ate in popularity among the Christ mas shoppers too. and undies, frocks, house furnishings, cosmetics and other articles of wearing apparel will fill the stocking after the visit of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The famous new d$tl has put new life into the Christmas season. Bril liancy and color characterize the wide variety of gifts, their brightness en HERE'S ELMER Yes, this Is Elmer Lay den, one of tlic Four Horsemen, who Is the new head conoli at Notre Dame, succeeding "Hunk" Anderson. He 1ms been coaching ut Duquesno university. LEGION MEMBERS PLAN TO ATTEND BAKER SESSION La Grande members of the Ameri can Legion and its auxiliary are mak ing preparations this week to attend the conference of the seventh district of Oregon to ibe held In Baker Sat urday, Dec. 16. All units and .posts of the district are to participate In tho . 1j p., ,nv banquet and evening dame that day. - ' Posts in the district include Nyssa, Ontario, Vale, John, Day, Enterprise. (Continued On Page Five) hancing their charm yet not detract ing from the practical durability which Is so necessary for the particu lar shopper. The sheereort georgette crepe, webby lace and dalntv ribbons are a dream in black when fashioned into scanty little shorties or tcddig that fit sriuggly under those gowns that cling to the figure. Falk's are showing black undies that are so sheer that they ore Just a subtle suggcatlon yet their durability is surprising, and It ';" WELL, I DOMT ; ' -, SEE WKV NOT? i " " LINDBERGH'S WIFE -: - ( WENT WITH HIM V ' ' of) '' " " m 4., - NO ACTION ON LIOUOR HERE UNTIL LATER Commissioners May Pass Ordinances at Regular Meeting Next .Week. With the new 'state liquor contrail plan, not yet received here In com plete form, 4 he city commission does not expect to take uny action on the liquor question In La Grande at Its weekly meeting tonight at the city hall. Any ordinances that are passed here must conform with the, state law, and therefore, 'lacking1 detailed Information dn the new bill which was presented to Governor Julius L. Meier last night after it was signed by Fred E. Kiddle, president of the senate, and Earl Enell, speaker of the house, any action takon prematurely would have to be changed later. So rather than go Into that, the commission plans to wait another week. Ordinances for control of liquor In La Grande probably will be before .the commissioners next Wed nesday, it was said today. (Continued on Pa?e E'sht) More Shipments OfFoodToBe Received Soon Eggs, butter, flour, canned beef and smoked pork will bo shipped to La Grande In the near future by the government for relief purposes In Union, Baker, Umatilla, Grant and Malheur counties, It was learned to day. A communication from Washing ton was received by . J. H. ' Poare, chairman of the Union county relief committee, . No4 announcement was made as to the tithe any of the .ship ments could toe expected, but this in formation will bo forthcoming later. Two carloads of pork already has been received and distributed In this district. AT THE NORTH POLE is unnecessary to even mention their appeal to the so-called fairer sex. Just dial-high are the new radio stools which are shown-at Fitzgerald's Furniture Co as the ideal Christmas present to ie house. Antique wal nut, .rich In tone. Is combined with luscious velours or slick rayon tapes try equally expressive- of deepness and richness. So comfortable are the Kapox filled removable pillows that complete the radio stool tlwvt it Is a pleasure to draw near to the Instru Show Crown Won by Girl's Lambs Everywhere Unit Kntherino went, her Inmbs went right alonpt- And wuon tliry went to the International Uvostock Show In Chicago, they won tho Junior feeding championship. Kalherlne Sheldon, 10, of Otsojo, N. Y., Is shown horn with her two prlzo-wlnnihg Southdown proteges after tho award was made. . "THE FIRST NOEL" STAGED ATE. O.N. In Bethlehem In Judoa the baby Jesus was born In the year one. Com memorating tho birth "fiUia Christ child, the pupils at tho J. It Ackor man Training school, presented "Tho (Continued on Page Five) i Si ' ment to hear better the intricate strains of a symphony the words of the latest popular song hit. The stools are also easy to tuck away somewhere in tho Christmas budget. The pungence of sealed spice Jars, the allure of the Orient, the bril liancy of creeled, flaming birds arc symbolized In the hand -embroidered Japanese dragon robes at tlie J. C. Penney company. Artistically woven materlnls, embroidered with Jacquard designs, arc shown In red and mark, mff.mmMnmm REGULATION IS EXPECTED Administration Studying Telephone, : Telegraph and Radio Agencies. WAHIIINOTON, lec. 13 (JF) The iiiinilnlMtratlon In mukliiR an Intensive Hluily or the communications prob lem with prcUiulnary reports U'lll,. towuril the crentlnn off invrcnl -' phone, telegraph aiid radio iiReT under strict government regula , A special conunltteo of the u partmcnt of commerce has submitted a tentative report to the president, who is reserving an opinion pending further study by tho congrcHHlonal committees Involved. . Tho report sets out the three pos sibilities: 1. A continuation of existing con ditions. 2. - Creation of mouopollos In the telephone, tolcgraplr and radio fields under strict government regulation. 3. Government ownership of 'com munications. Tho preliminary report was stated authoritatively to lend toward tho second proposition monopolies un der federal control. This would Involve, or course, a merger of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph In the telegraph (Continued on Page Two) Wheat Today Tho price of l(Mal cash whrat. Mood nit about IH'j co.nts hulk today, according to quotations at the rin 1 1 ecr Flouring Mills. Port land cash (17 cents. ' CHICAGO, Dec. 13 Liquida tion developed in the grain markets lato today, and May wheat dropped to about 4 cents under Monday's high point. Wheat closed nervous, c under yesterday's finish, corn w lc down, oats lwiyc off, and provisions unchanged to 27c lower. exotlo rod flowem and blrids em broidered agalivtt the black of the cloth. Tho blwirro hSte which was struck 1 the architecture at the Century t?f Progress Expos tt' on has permeated modern design and in practically no place has it been used to better ef fect than in the new small radios at the Radio Mugtc and Supply. A subtle stability characterizes the low priced machines of two-tone walnut which ad:l n harmonloua note to even the JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ASK, INSUIX'S RllltHKNDKK II1IIAM JOHNSON FOli F. It, QUA KB IN SAN JOSE ENGLAND FAYS $7,500,000. NEW VOItK. Dec 13 W) X nctl tloii Dlgiivd hy more than 2S.I10U Am erican citizens of (irnek extruatlan iwklni; I ho areek gavcriiinuiit to de port Samuel Iiisull as nn undeslraUle allrai will be sent to Atlieii Hutur iluy, the Anierlcan-areek Demacrutio assuulutlon muiounoed tqduy. WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 Wi Sen ator Johnson of California sold at a press conference todajr the country must go tnrougli with' the Roosevelt program on it was "going to hell eco nomically." He again pledged support to the' president. RAN J ORE. Cal., Deo. IS HP) A sluirp earth snack that rattled win dows but did no1 damage was felt hero at 7:30 a. iil today. The shock, which lasted about a minute, was the second within a week. . 1 . LONDON. Deo. 13 OT A chock for 7, 500,000 Is expected to be hand ed ovor to the United States In Wash ington Friday by Great Britain as a token payment on its war debte, it was authoritatively stated here today. PASADENA CRIME SENDS PROMINENT DENTIST TO DEATH PAHADKNA, . Gal.. leo. 13 ( Dr. Ijcanard Hlcver, a prominent dentist anil ocloty man, waa found shot to death tor.iy In a driveway alongside the Kcottlslv Ittte cathedral , here. There were bullet wounds li his chest and head. . , i v A , cursory. Investigation disclosed Vno M earma aaiuti tho flodyttna-po' injjiiciudca vat Bicvor had been fettin. tout wnethor by;robbera or an enemy they had not determined. The dentist was about 30 years old. Ho had been prominent In muslo and art circles hero and had been Identi fied with a number of civic 'enter prises. . . 1 In one of his coat pockota police found a cryptic note and e possible clue to tho mystery of tho crime. Scribbled, 4n pencil It borb theso sig nificant words; . "11 p. m. Tuesday." '"le name of a Pasadena man, po- sald, was signed but they dc .icd to reveal his identity. , Examination of tho body indicated that a watch and purse had been taken from .hto clothing. In the automata I lo door polico found a key protruding from a lock but tho door had not been unlocked. , Ten Men Working ' On Cove Streets COVE (Special) Work started on tho city streets hero Monday - with ton men at work. This Is a CWA prolock, tho city being granted $2300 to tako care of its unemployed. Those who have been takon caro of by tho county for tho past year, or longer, wero given work first. Tho old board sidewalks arc being torn out, will bo gravelled and other necessary work done. 0. W. Clark lias charge. OREGON'S OLDEST WOMAN PASSES ON BOSEBURO, Ore., Dec. 13 Mrs. Mary Margaret Ethrldgc. who last October reached the age of 101 years, died In Roseburg last night nt the homo of her daughter, Mrs. Wlllinm P-uichiitt. ' Mrs. Ethrldgc wnn born In Louisville, Ky Octobor 7, 1832, nnd spent the greater pnrt of her llfo In California, coming to Rose burg last Mny to reside with her daughter. moit luxuriously furnished room. Blankets that snuggle around tho shoulders, tselr f'.eecy sortness con ducive to dumber, are among the practical Items which Montgomery Ward and Company auggost lor Christmas. Satinrcdged blankets are shown in plaid or solid colors for full sized bedsteads. A scarf, like the stock cravat which the dandles of former years wore, Is tha latest thing in scarf for men CIVIL WORKS DECISION IS MADEBYM Ii)f ormed T3y Hopkins 4, 000,000 Will Be On the Job By. Saturday. : $350,000,000 MORE v MONEY IS NEEDED Will Taper Work Off Be tween March 1 and May ', 1; P. W. A. Future Still ' "Unsettled. " , " . . AIXHIT 105 WOKK1NO HERB News that President- Roosevelt will continue the C. W. A. until next spring was welcomed in Un ion county,, where about 168 men already are at work.- It Is expected that 336 wilt be employed when other county projects are approved by the state board. The payroll Inst Saturday for this county was 2,300 and this Saturday's total Is oxpectcd to be near the M,000 mark. WARHINGTON, Dec. 13 OT Presi dent Hoosevcit will continue the civil works administration until i-it (Continued on Pane Five? Snow And Cold Fatal to 52 In : Last Few Days lly the Associated Press ; Winter's weapons ot Bnow and ccld, rospon&vble tor 62 deaths in the na tion tho'Vaii veral days, were aimed today . a, -wtdeU -separated seotora. - 'Tho uutlon's most refrigerated area was a strip along the upper Atlantlo seaboard. ; Greenville, Me., reported a temperature of 10 degrees .below zero lowest in the country. Bitter cold gripped the Interior of Canada. At Docuot, Que., It was 40 degrees below. . . j - . Fifteen degree temperatures wero reported In Pennsylvania and New York and the national capital shiv ered as . the thermometer dipped' to 18 -degrees. Pittsburgh had a low of 14, and Now York City's minimum, was 15. Snow was falling In the Oreat Lakes region and the mercury turn bled to 15 at Cleveland. Chicago re ported a roading of 24, Cincinnati 29. -Loulsvlllo 32 and Evanavllle 83. The remainder of tho country on" Joyed comparatively mild weather. . Heavy rain making slippery streets and poor visibility contributed to the traffic accident toll In Los Angeles which counted six. deaths and many injuries today. In Los Angeles 2.6T Inches fell during tho night. ' ' Lindberghs Rest At Port-ofrSpain PORT-OP-SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 13 Ml Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind bergh aro expected to continue on their rotvrn flight to tho . United. States tomorrow. ' ( - They rested hero today after an 1 100-mHe flight yesterday from Man- oos, Brazil. ,v " She Is survived by one son, J. P. Etherldgo, of Kansas City, Mo., and by five daughtors, Sarah K. Brown, Kansas City; Mrs. Clcorge W. Klncald, Deer Creek, Oregon; Mrs. Burchett, Roseburg; Mrs. Bele Callaway arid Mrs. Ella Callaway, Bollvorn, Mis souri. It is believed she was tho oldest woman In Oregon. , and Trotter's aro featuring them among their Christmas gifts for men. Tho -scarfs wrap around the throat double, the citcfls pass through the loop and fit down ovor the shirt front, rcvoallng a monogram. Contrasting colors are fashionable, a whlto mono gram on red wool crepe, blue on grey material, or brown on yellow. In tlus 'modern age' 'when atmos phero la "le (dernier orl", of the in terior decorator It Is necessary to (Continued on Page Pour)