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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1933)
School Bus Hit A t Grade HCrostsinghildren" Killed La Grando Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper i1 ; ' Printed in La Grande J Covering Union and - :. Wallowa Counties ;; to VOLUME 32 EASTEItN OIlBCiON'S LEADING KEVYBPAFEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933 MEMIlKIt ASSOCIATE) l'RESS NUMBER 84 ILLS msms DEMOCRATIC MAYOR MAY ENTER RACE Pendleton Newspaper Sees Jack Allen as Sen- atonal Candidate. MAY SEEK KIDDLE'S POST IN NOVEMBER Senator Kiddle, With PI a rts Unannounced, Will Serve as Acting Governor in Holidays. The possibility of a race iy?xt Nov ember between Jack Allen. Demo cratic mayor of Pendleton, and Klate Senator Fred E. Kiddle, of La Urnnde, for the position of Joint senator from Umatilla, Morrow and Union comi ties, wok seen today. The Bast Oregonlan of Pendleton announced Wednesday that Mr. Allen may be a candidate. "This Is politi cal news now percolating locally," the paper saltfi, "and It is of Interest though Just how accurate the 'dope' may be Is not yet known. Mayor Allen has not said what he will do but It Is known he is being encour aged to run by Republicans as well as by members of his own party. The move is based on the idea that since Senator Kiddle, of Union county, has had the place for eight years, It ls now time for a Umatilla county man to have the honor." Mentioned for Governor ' Senator Klddlo has not( yet an nounced, whether he will be a candi date , to succeed himself next year, but unless he aspires to a hlghor of- (Continued on Page Pour) Trio of Tigers Sure To Start Against Union With the La Grande High basket ball team scheduled to got its bap tism of ' fire here tomorrow night against the veteran Bobcats of Un ion, Coach Ira Woodie today was un certain as to his storting lineup. Three veterans of last year's cham pionship squad were slated to start, but the question of a forward and center was still up in the air. 'Continue on Pace ElghtV STOBYf And the priests told Herod tho king. It ls written by the prophet that out of Bethlehem ot Judea shall come a governor thtit shall rule over all the people that are In Israel. SHOPPING s DAYS CHRISTMAS SOCIETY REPORTER VISITS THE FIGHTS Hy lies Duke The Immaculate haberdashery of Referee Dick Russell, the snappy shorties doncd by the amateur boxers, the Clark Oable sweater worn by tho new heavyweight champion. Ray Berney, the melodious "boohs" show ered on all hends alike struck a new note In tournament fashions and pro cedure last night at the Sacajawea arena. Something more should be said about this man Russell who was Im mensely appreciated by the female fans, Mr. Russell was handsomely outfitted Jn a gleaming white shirt, WILL ROGERS hays: heuepi.v W1T.T.S. Onl.l Dec. 13 Say, these gold dollar arguments are dying down. Used to pick up a paper and all you could see was that Mr. "Got His" had to say about money, but now you don't hear a peep. Everybody seems to be trying to get ahold or any kind. This would be on awful goqd time to pass olf some Confederate money. They are holding a big peace con ference In South America, Just a drive and two niblick shots away from the war. Every time there Is a big confer ence they always have a war to go with It. I was In Geneva a coupie ui years ago at a conference when Japa- vam,itinr officers come In and drafted their delegation to go help take Manchuria, xours, LEGISLATORS RETURNFROM SPECIALMEET Rep. Eckley and Senator Hess Back in La Grande From Salem Session. . Stale legislators from Union ami Wallowa counties, except State Sen ator Fred li. Kldille, returned to their homes yesterday, and today were- but at lliclr regular occupations. Senator Kiddle bad to remain In Salem Ioiik cr than the rest to discharge bis du ties lis president of the senate,. In preparing the .senate Journal, and signing bills passed. i Senator Henry Hess and Represen tative Victor Boklcy, accompanied by Mrs. Eckley," Mildred Stanley and Miss Oray, returned to La Grande Wed nesday. Miss Stanley served as secre tary for Senator Hess and Mrs. Eckley was secretary for her husband dur- (Oontlnued On Pago'Vour) CITY OFFICIALS ARE INVITED TO BAKERMEETING City officials of La Ornntfe were given an invitation at last night's commission meeting by Mayor Bert L. Harvey, of Baker, to attend the second regional conference of the League of Oregon cities to be held tomorrow at Baker. Municipal revenue, federnl aid pub lic works, civil works and municipal liquor control will be chief topics for discussion at Baker. Since the ad journment of the state legislature ls set prior to the meeting, those pres ent are expected to consider steps to be taken by municipalities in con trolling liquor In accordance with state laws. Data from which a model ordinance can be prepared on liquor control Is expected to be gathered by (Continued From Page Pour) FRIDAY LAST DAY TO SHOOT DUCKS The open season on ducks and geese, last open season for hunters In this section, will come to a close tomorrow evening. The season lias continued for approximately two months and nlmrods In this county report fair hunting tills fall. There will bo no open seasons on game birds and animals until next fall, the 1934 dates to be set later by the state game commission. referees of the evening, Boyd Pld an orange tie that accentuated the color of his checks and stood out in marked contrast to his shiny black hair. His suit was of gray wool and while in the ring he was costless, revealing a well fitting vest. His shirt cuffs were turned back once at the wrists and on the left one he wore a watch' of silver with a wide silver chain. Mr. Russell's attire was In marked contrast to the easy nonchalance of the outfits worn by the other two (Confined on Pi?o KJshi) COUNT 4,957 CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE Annual County Census Completed, Supt. E. A. . Sayre .Reports. LA GRANDE TOTAL GIVEN AT 2,428 Of This .Amount, 85 Per Cent Attending School, Considered Excellent Record. , The annual school census of Union county was completed tills week, ac cording 'to E. A. Sayre, county school suiterlnteudent, and . reveals there are 4,1)57 children of school age, four td 4! years. In this county. In La Grande the total is 2.428, of which 1,220 are boys and 1.208 are girls. La3t year there was one more girt In the local district than boys, put, this year there are 12 more boys than girls. , This year there are 2,056 students in the La Grande schools, or 85 per cent of those of school age, consid ered an excellent showing. Of the 2,428 only 372 ore not In school, and some of these are too young to at tend, while others are among those who graduated last spring. The census reveals a slight do crease both In tho city and county as compared with the census for last fall. ' ' i '. . At that Wmo tho county had 5.000 youngsters of school ago and tho otty 2,440, . , FliirHesof Snowf Visit Ld Grande Along With Sun La Grando was visited hy a brief snowstorm this morning, which, left half an Inch, of wet snow on the ground , which soon (turned to slush. The sky cleared up considerably alter half an liour of wintry weather, but soon gave way to a second but ligliter snowfall and ogain tho sun came out. - Last night was the ninth consecu- (Contlnued on Page Four) MEAT MARKET PURCHASED BY FLOYD KING Floyd King, who has been with the Barnhart grocery store, has purchased the meat market next door to Safe way Store No. 16, at Adams and Hem lock, and plans to open the business to the public tomorrow morning. DON JUAN OF THE mH MLl iff; 49 M- , Urn IkM Heart breaker of tho Sky Ride was Earlo Wynekoop, the man of 50 loves, whose amorous entuiigle monts were bared by the murder oMHs wife, Kheta, in Chicago. So numerous were his nlTulrB that he kept a diary ot smitten maidens, listing their characteristics by codo. In typical pose as he tried his "line" on Mary G or ken, World's Fair cashier, Wynpkoop Is shown resting on a bench in all bis uni formed splendor during a lull in his day's work as Sky Hide attendant. At right Is Flo Conley, an other girl friend, who worked intone of the Fair's electrical exhibits, listed In tbo diary as '2-4-9-10," translated as "blond, pretty, exhibit, sentimental." TWO SPEAKERS AT LEGION MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT . H. E. Coolldgo and S. H. Burleigh wcro the principal speakors, discus sing veteran affairs, last night when aboxit 60 members of tho American Legion met at tho Sacnjawoa Inn. Mr. Coolldgo epoko on Spanish War Vet erans' benefits and Air. Burleigh dis cussed those of tho American Legion and World war vets. Fred B. Read, adjutant, has ap pointed standing committees and they will bo announced tomorrow. Tho drum corps, other members of the legion peat and of the auxiliary plan to attend the convention of Dis trict 7 in Baker on Saturday. . , (Continued On Page Four) TO AIMMIOVR 0. W. A. PKO.IKCTS I, If. l'eare received word thin afternoon tliut I'nloii county W. A. projects would Ite approved ' some time today, with tho possl-. bHKy many more men would be put to work here tomorrow. SPEAKING OF RECONSTRUCTION SKY RIDE THAT Judge Wilson's ' Visit Recalls Vioneer Days , - i. V a- ; Like father, liko son! Today Circuit Judgo Fred W. Wilson, of The Dalles, is holding court hero for Judgo J..W. Know les, hearing cases involving priority of mortgage liens to tax Hens qui to an important question. From 1864 to 1870 Judgo Wil son's father hold court In Eastern Oregon, presiding on the bench here in ar' building still standing in Old Town the present day homo of Mrs. L. H. Russell. C. W. A. QUOTA IS INCREASED TO 383 Addition of 3,000 more- C. W. A. Jobs to the state of Oregon's quota of 21,000, also resulted in increasing tho county quotas. It was learned to day. J. H. Peare received a com- ( Continued on Page Eight) WAS WYNEK00P 9 CHILDREN ninv-wuriL.- HIT BY TRAIN School Bus Tragedy Near Crescent City,; Fla. ; Many Others Injured CHIiSCKNT CITY, Flu., Dec. M (l1) At least nine elementary tiehoiiil children were killed and IK others lit ii red, some pniltalily futuMy when a freight tniln era.s 1 1 en! Into n school bus six inlli's'Kouth of luin; today. There was wildest confusion with cries of parents mingled with screams of the Injured children in frantic ef forts to find their little ones or aid in rescuo work. The driver of the bus, D. R. KUes, was among tho sorlously Injured. All avollablo ambulances from Pal ctka, Dcland and Orescent City rush ed to the scene, loaded quickly with dead or Injured and hurried away to hospitals, complicating a quick chock or the casualties. The dead: William Smith, 12; Evelyn Smith, (Continued on Paste Four NAME L. F.ALLEN ON POWER BOARD SALEM. Dec. 14 (VP) Speaker Earl Snell today appointed representatives L. F. Alien and John Iowls as house members of the special interim com mittee to study the problem of state distribution and sale of power gen erated at Bonneville. President Fred Kiddle left for Port hind today with the announcement ho woult't name the two senate mem bers later. Three additional members to be appointed by Governor Meier have not yet been named. Wheat Today The price of loeul euh wlieiit Mow) at about Wz cemtH bulk, according to quota t limn at I he I'louerr flouring .Milts, Port In ml cash (17 ceil In. CHICAGO, Doc. 14 Mf Notablo setbacks of grain market took pluco Into today followliuf a moderate show of strength earlier. Weakness of corn became a decided bearish factor, with considerable slop Joss selling In evidence, targe re ceipts of corn at northwestern mar kets attrncvd attention, together with reports that farmers In Minne sota and South Dakota were reluct ant about accepting tho government loan policy as to corn. Wheat closed nervous, '4 iff 1 c un der yenlcrdny's finish, corn w c off, oats down to c up, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 12 cents; " ' ' ' ' ' JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ' . (MtlAMUIA CKEW COACH DEAD - . L1NDBEKG1IS AT SAN JUAN1 w t U. S. WILL NOT COMPROMISE , ' WILL TEST LIQUOR LAW CHATHAM. Mass. Dec 14 (P), Itlcliurd J. "Young" Olendon, Colum bia university crew coach, whose body was. found today after an all nJght searolu wiis a victim of an ac cidental gunshot wound, in the opin loi of Dr. C. II. Keene, meUUsil ex amliier. Dr. Keene said Olendon's Uok)' was found lunr a fench and that the shotgun, he carried wight dully have been discharged while he una climbing the obstruction. He sold he would report tlie death us acciden tia!, regardless of a letter left by (llendoiu . ; SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Dec. 14 W) Col, andTMrB. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived here In their toUj red hydro monoplane after flying the 753 miles from Port of Spain. Trinidad, of 1:35 tliia afternoon. , . . . J ' ' WASHINGTON,' Dec. 14 (VP) Act ing Secretary Morge.rtthau said today he liad declined a compromise In the Income tax case against Charles K. Mitchell, former head of the Nation al City bank, and "will proceed with tlie ordinary legal processes and col lect the tax." "- '' , .PORTLAND, Dec. 14 (D I. H. Van WlnJtlo, state attorney general, and Frank Grant, Portland city attorney, have agreed that a test off tho con stitutionality of tho Knox liquor con trol law should bet undertaken in tlie supremo court, , SEATTLE, Dec 11 (ff) The $(15, (HK steel brldffe oa tlio Sunset, high way, Just above SuuquaUmlc Vnlln, col lapsed and fell Into the Bnoquahnle river near midnight last night after a hucn gasoline truck Had crashed Into " tub nilllng, 'and' ImrHt Into flames. ' . , , j BOTH EUROPE AND AMERICA IN GRIP OF WINTRY WAVE Itv (lie 'Ammthited Priws Both Europo and . America took Btock todny or tho havoc wrought by the elements. A northeast gale continued to whip the English coastline. Many addi tional deaths wore reported, milking 28 fatalities at least. ; Twelve of those who perished died when a cargo steamer was wrecked off the coast ot cast Suffolk. . ' Snow was predicted for England while parts of the European contin ent had below zero temperatures. Tho cold wave caused eleven deaths In France. In the United States the wlntry-llko weather that began car. Her In the week hold lis grip yester day, particularly In the east, where (Continued on Pago Three) LIQUOR BOARD IS PICKED BY MEIER 'PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 14 (A1) The three men who will constitute Ore gon's first state liquor control com mission were announced here last night by Oovcrnor Julius L. Meier. They arc: George McMorran, of Eugene, from congressional district No. 1; James D. Burns, of Condon, Ollllam county Judge, from district No. 2, and Alex O. Barry, of Port land, from District No. 3 (Multno mah county). The three men who will act un der the Knox liquor control bill passed last week at tho special ses sion of the Btate legislature, have not received their commissions, but have been notified of their appointments Their duties will ho to establish and operate state-owned stores for the sole of hard liquor in Oregon, CAT, PENSIONED, WILL NOT STAY "RETIRED" PlTTSBtJIUlH. Dec. 14 OT For years "Tommy" pursued his dally grind of' catching rats and mice In tho Schonlcy Park conservatory and then tho city retired him to private llfo on "pension" as a reward for long nnd faithful service. An at?ln black cat, "Tommy" was pensioned at tho iiome of Mrs. Paul ine Taylor, who also had retired from the conservatory where sho had been for 31 years. Out In Enst Liberty, five miles from tho scene of his mouse-catching la bors, "Tommy" must have brooded alKitit hi orchids and his nvxsi; his EXPORT SALE OF WHEAT IS HELD AGREED Americans Indicted By In ternational Wheat Mar keting Committee. WHEAT RECOVERY CHARGE IS VOICED Claims U. : S. Is ; Placing Obstacles in the Way of World- Wide Gains in :' That Commodity. . ; ; WAHIIINOTON, Dec. 14 (ff) D. . rmrtmciit of nurlcullure offlcluls de nted today llio United Slat Is oo- ' structlng recovery of the world wheat market. .' . , -. j . They said there was an understand- . Ing at the time of tho original Uon don conference that tlie United States would proceed with! export sales un der Its quota, set at 47,000,000'" bushols, . i. ' ' Thoy added that to date tho export association lias marketed, chiefly In tlie far east, about 8,600,000 bushels ;, of wheat as the first part of an In tended solo of 35,000,000 bushels, .. . Under tho , plan of the Pacific Northwest Export association it buys . wheat from growers In Washington, ; Oregon and Northern Idaho, paying them on the basis of wheat ipriccs at : Interior markets, and sells tho wheat at a lower price on the world marke, . making up tho difference from funds gained from tho processing tax '011 wheat,'. ... ..' ...... .' ', '"' 1;. ', : This activity ts'ono phase , of .the " wheat v acreage : reduction ,.( program, i; since.' fanners wha.benofit '. from, tlie (Continued on Face iBinhftr"' Northwestern ( - ; ; Oregon Bankers f - Meet at Union '' Tho Northcastorn Oregon Bonkers association met In Union ' Tuesday , evening with three prominent bank- . ors from Westorn Oregon' who dis cussed the bankers codo which will go into effect the first of 1034. Henry Freeman, cashier of the First Na- . tlonal bonk of Portland; John Forffu son, vice presldont of the First Na tional bank of Coos Bay at Marsh ficld, and T. P. Cramer Jr., secretary ' of tho Oregon State Bankers associa tion, wcro present. . i Mnilrshtlcld Has had a code for about eight months and Mr, Ferguson ls passing on to other banks their rindlngs. , Mr. Freeman Is chairman,- of the banking practice committee of the state organ I suit ion. Those attending from here were A, K. Parker, H. A. Zurbrick, W. C. Per kins, M. L. Larson, Harry Anderson. C. L. Thompson and L. H. Bramwell. Counties represented In the North eastern Oregon association are Baker Union, Orant and Wallowa. Strange Story Is Told in Contest Of The Keith Will LOS ANOELBS, Dec. 14 (P) The atrongo story of how ho constructed, an ocean view mansion lor the late Miss Margaret A. Keith, wealthy spin ster who ended her life last April, without ever once seeing tho woman, was related to a Jury In superior court by tho contractor, Nicholas Burns of Beverly Hills. The testimony of Burns was given In an effort to show that Miss Keith waa of unsound mind when sho iott her estate to her nephew, Albert C. Allen Jr., Central Point, Ore., ranch- : or. Tho will ls being contested by Mrs. Mary Allen Towle,, niece of Miss Keith, and Mrs. Etta Keith tkrldge, sinter of tho decedent. ; catnaps under tho un-drenched lioti house panes and his dally lunched with Suijcrvlsor Jim Parry. He seemed bored and fidgety and then two days ago lie dlsaiipeared. Yesterday, protty much tho worso for wear, his proud tail badly smash ed, "Tommy" limped into his old con servatory homo, purred at tho asbon- , lshod Jim Parry and hobbled off to rc.it up for a resumption of rat catching, Tho cat had como back through five miles of unfamiliar streets and unaccustomed dangerous traffic back to stay, says Jim Parry. ,
