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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OREdON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, PRECOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933 MeMi.KKA8sociATEupi.Kss
NUMBER 83
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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