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U L i ' i i i ., , - I. .'. I. ) .1.1 ' - ' . ' ' i Sharp-Shooting Chicago Cops Kill Three Gangsters La Grande Is The totwrat .... . Only Newspaper 4 Printed in La Grande Coerlnff Union and , Wallowa Counties f ; Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America ft! .'&.' VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEAD1NO NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 90 AIDS STOCK LV M MOVE 9 Columbia Gorge LAST NIGHT TIES RECORD FOR WARMTH Minimum of . 48 in La Grande Equals, All time December Mark MORE STORMS EN ROUTE TO COAST Willamette and Columbia Rivers Easing Rapidly . ' . Trains, Automobiles Held Up. , COLUMBIA QOROE RLOCKEO '. All traffic on the Upper Colum bia River Highway was blocked by a heavy slide near Iiotson. A'A miles east of "Multnomah Fulls, the rtate highway department an nounced today. Train traffic, held up by slides near The Dalles, was restored at noon. The Evergreen highway was open, but travel was mtremely luubJous. Motorists were warned against unnecessary use of highways. Warren creek, near The Dalles, was over both highway and railroad this morn ing. Some Western Oregon high ways have been closed by the state department. Southern and East ern. Oregun roads were. In good shape Last night In La Grande wis one of the three warmest December nights In local weather history which dates back to 1886. The mercury went no lower -than. 48 above. Nearly eight years ago to a day, the same mark was made Dec. 23, 125, and on Deo. 18, 1017, the minimum was 48 above. The maximum record for December is 63 above, made Dec. 2, 1027. Lt Grande's maximum yesterday was 65 above and a warmer day was possible today. (Continued on Pasr Two 3b STORY We, too, even as the shepherds who tended their flocks by night and the Three Wise Men Jour- ; neying out of the east, pay ' homage to our Saviour, giving ; thanks on ChrlBtmas Day (or his birth. OLA- CHRISTMAS lUfil SHOPPING IZj day i TOD AY RE ALLY BEGINS THE WINTER SEASON Today, folks, If you could depend on the calendar to give you the right dope on the weather, would be the time to put on the galoshes, the top coat, the heavy muffler and the cap with ear muffs. For today is the first day of winter, and from) now on. you can look forward to the arrival of spring and backward on a marvelous fall. Actually, the fall season ended last night, at 11:56 p. m. Pacific coast time, just two minutes before mid night. And, for the first time In many years. La Grnndem really have experienced none of the usual winter weather -that la dished up by old Boreas during the months of Novem fill I I ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Col.. Dec. 21 California had a new ruling this morning on the Bale ol liquor In ho tels. The latest one Is you buy It In the lobby of the hotel at the nevn stand, then take It In the dining room and drink It. "Give me a quart of gin, the Morning Times, a pint of French vermouth and American Mercury, some , Angorstora Bitters, Physical Culture magazine and a box of Baer's asperln." See where they captured an Amer ican spy In France. He must have been working on his own, for wo al ready know all we want to know about 'em. Yours, , SCHOOLS CLOSE UNTIL JANUARY2 IN LA GRANDE A week's vacation with the excite ment of Christmas only two days away marked today as one of the outstanding ones of the year for the school kids of La Grande. School closed this afternoon, classes to be resumed on Tuesday, Jan., 2. The ' presentation of "Twelfth Night", a Christmas playf was an in spirational introduction this after ' v(.Contlnue4 on Page Three)1 LARGE BULL ELK KILLED BY BOY A large .bull elk made a serious mis- take In Judgment tile other day when ho wandered, away from the rest or the herd, at the head of ithe lake and came down to the loot. Several iboys who were out hunting with 22 rules saw the animal and one of them couldn't resist the urge to take a shot at him, according to the Joseph. Her ald. The bullet entered the animal's In testines, causing him to bleed to death Internally. John Winston found him dead In his orchard Tuesday (Continued on Page Two) COMMUNITY WILL SING AT HOTEL The program for community sing ing of Christmas carols In the lobby of the La Grande hotel from 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. Sunday afternon, was an nounced today. The public is In vited. The program follows: N Music by orchestra directed by An (rew Loney Jr. (Continued on Page Two) DISTRIBUTION OF TOYS WILL BEGIN DEC. 23 Distribution of. toys ito needy chil dren of La Grande by the Lions club and the La Grande fire department will begin tomorrow morning with three trucks in action. It was an nounced today. Toys are available for about 300 children and 10 to expected all will be delivered during the week end. The Lions' auxiliary repaired the dolls and the firemen have completed painting and. , repairing toys. ber and December. In fact, lt has been more like spring than either fall or winter. Now for a few statistics. If thero were no clouds in the sky today, lt would be approximately eight hours and 40 minutes in length, and night time would be 15 hour a and 20 min utes In length. And here's a perullar fact. Al though the days now begin to get longer, the mornings will continue to get shorted for two more weeks! All the lengthening of the day during ths next fortnight will be In longer afternoon periods. Anyway, you can say "this winter" now without any possible fear of contradiction. , . 0 '' . I". Is Blocked By Slides, High Wate CHURCHES OF CITYOBSERVE THE YULETIDE Programs For the Week end Are Announced in La Grande Today. CANTATAS TO BE SUNG BY CHOIRS Christmas Programs . For Sunday Schools Are Scheduled By Most Houses of Worship. The Christmas season will be a Joyous one In the churches or La Grande, with all of them planning ob servances of one kind or another ranging from Jolly Christmas tree parties for the Sunday school chil dren, to elaborate musical, programs. Programs will bo held on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Christmas day, although no one church will have services all four days. ' Included in the church programs for the Yuletlde weekend are the fol lowing: St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) Sunday services: holy communion; at 8 and church, school at 9:45 a. m., rooming prayer with sermon at 11, musical 'program r-t prelude "Festal Prelude" by Beckers offertory, select ed: postlude; "March Rellgloso,! by Adams. The Young People's Fellow ship will meet at 6:30. . Young married people are urged to stay after the morning service to dec- (Contlnued on Page Six, Imbler Cagers Subdue Tigers Thursday 16-10 Imbler High Hchool's basketball team, checking closely and playing the entire game without a substitu tion, defeated the Ia Grande Tigers at Imbler Inst night Hi to 10. The La Grandcrs, after a good show ing here against Union last week, had a distinct form reversal, and against Coach Jimmy King's hard fighting team, could score -but three field goals. Tlie other four points came via the free throw route. As a matter of fact, Pratt, Imbler (Continued on Page Eight) THE PLANES TUNING UP FOR MASS FLIGHT TO HAWAII : . ...mtmwit.j.''---'-" ' " Six 10-P navy seaplanes are receiving 'overhauls at San llego preparatory to partlcliwtlng in a mass non-stop' flight from San Francisco to'tawall a distance of approximately 3400 miles. Here arc three of the six planes In the harbor at Son Ulego, following their 3000-mlle one-stop flight from Panama. The Hawaiian flight is scheduled for Jnnunry. - , M AX R. SARVIS OPENS NEW FOOD STORE SATURDAY Max R. Sarvis new I. G. A. store, the first to be established In Union or Wallowa counties, will be opened for business F tomorrow ,'. morning In then Steward building, across the street irom Fallt's La Grande store. The store will Include complete gro cery stock with fresh fruits and vege tables, meats and a special bread and pastry department. The proprietor of the store, Mr. Sar vis, states that It will be a self ser vice cash store with delivery service. The store Is affiliated with the Inde- (Continued on Page Two) ; NO OHSKKVEK MONDAY In order that the Observer staff may enjoy Christmas day the same as other organizations of the city, no newspaper will be published Monday. The en tiro city will ob serve the day as a complete holi day, with a few exceptions places that cannot remain closed because of the demands of their line of business. The next Observer appearing af ter tomorrow's Issue will be Tues day afternoon. SEASON'S GREETINGS AK. ill I Tiny Baby Born To Couple In Hoquiam, Wash. , HOQUIAM, Wash., Dec. 22 (A9) Mr. and Mrs. Venn Gregg are the proud parents of a "doll baby," Doctor J. F. MacDonald says the baby, born Deo. U, weighed only one pound, 10 ounces at birth, but now weighs one pound and 15 ounces. Gregg Is a former famed ,blg league and Coast league south-, paw pitcher.' "Dr. MacDonald hao every hope the tiny tot will live. The Greggs also have a son, a year and a half old. DRIVER MUST AID STRICKEN FAMILY MARSHFIELD, Oro., Dec. 23 () In one of ;the most startling pro nouncements In Oregon courts in recent years, Circuit Judge James T, Brand today Invoked a section of the criminal law reform act to provide $20 a month for five years for the family whose husband, and father was killed by an automobile. Vlo McCallistcr, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to having been the driver of tit car which struck and killed Lewis Coombs on Oct. 29, was sent enced to four years in prison but was paroled for five years or for, as long (Continued on Pago Two) Msnnnrmr ' " 73 - rw-s SENSATIONAL RAID FATAL TO 3 BANDITS Officers in Chicago ,Be' ; Jieve Slaying Solves Big . Kobbery and Murder ol Policemen. . CHICAGO, Dec. 22 IA1 A band at sliarp-shootliifr Chicago policemen bent on capturing John IHlltllger and members of his ring of esoaped In diana convicts, wrote fliUs Ut the careers of three other gunmen with bullets in a sensational raid on an HHirtmcnt in the Rogers Turk dis trict. -' In a short .but declslyo gun fight the police shot and killed tho trio last night, and for two hours after ward believed that their victims woro DllUngcr, and two of his lieutenants, Jack Hamilton and Harry Plerpont. Finger prints taken from tho dead men, however, revealed that they were' Louis Kntzewltz, 28, and Charles TntUclxuim, 30, alias Chuck Tlldon, both of whom were suspected of help ing to hold up tho Union National bank of Btreator, HI., and Bam Olns burg, 33, a paroled convict from the Michigan state prison at Jackson. A total of B2,000 was obtained In the ibauk robbery which occurred May 16, 1032. Katzewltr, and Tattlobaum had been Bought slnco last Juno 16 when (Continued on Page Two) ACCUSE FORD OF CODE VIOLATIONS WASHINGTON. Dec. 22 (P) Wil liam Green, president of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor, has filed with tho NRA a report on tho strike at Henry Ford's Edgewator, Now Jer sey, plant, accompanied by affidavits alleging code violations by tho auto moblto manufacturer. The report has not yet been ex amined by Hugh S. Johnson, but from his previous utterances It ap peared likely that If any convincing evidence was contained, he would re fer It to tho attorney general for ac tion. , Wheat Today The jiNim of loml rash ivheat KtiHxl ut about fil?4 ocitts bulk, a Rul n of three cmU ovrr yester day's figure, nwurilliig to quota tion nt the Pioneer Flouring .Mills. Porlilan.l mMi VD cents. CHICAGO, Dec. 22 UP) Surprise announcement of rcmonotizatlon of nowly mined domestic silver hoisted wheat 6 cents a bushol today, with mont of tho gain held at tho lost. Oraln trade comment leaned to the view that tho rcmonotizatlon plan was a gesture toward Inflation. It also Intimated that tho measure might facilitate export of the unsold portion of the 30.000.000 to 35,000.000 busncls of United States wheat ear marked for (shipment abroad from the Paciric const. Wheat closed strong, 3 0 4c above yesterday's finish, corn l2'4e up. oats lrr2o advanced, and provis ions unchanged to a rise of 17c. sMgaslrjBjjWj JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME e v COAST 'BUSINESS GAINS ' FA lOt LEADERS ASK HELP . STATE LOSES MONEY PROTESTS C. W. A, WAGES SAN FRANCISCO, Dee, 22 (!) The first monthly advance slnco hist July In general business activity on the Pacific coast was recorded during No vember by the Index of Western Business published by the Wells Far go Uank Union Trust iffo. The In dex stood at US.2 per eont or the 11)23-11)25 average. This was 8.5 points above that of a year. ago. WASHINGTON, Deo, aa' w Farm leaders meeting today with Secretary Wallace considered! asking congress for a S200.000.000 fund to finance produotlon control for the dairy and beef cattle Industries, , SALEM, Doe, 22 (m The state of Oregon has lost 11,537.70 In Interest to dat In its transactions with tlie Salem linen mills, Hums C. Ilolman, stats treasurer, announced today. Ilolman stutod the state In assisting the manufacturing firm, charged no livterest on loans nor on overdue ao counts. . . . WASHINGTON; Dec. 22 OT Hugh S. Johnson protested to tlie civil works administration' today against Its paying higher wages than are be ing given by many Industries under' codes. "It Is an absurd situation." he asserted at a press conference, "but lt Is up ito the OWA. All I can do la call their attention to the In consistency." WASHINGTON, Dee. 22 (P) In dication was given today In nuthorl tatlvo quartern 'that , should Spain niake 'a formal request the United States Intervene lh Cubn, President Roosevelt vrnntil refuse, BUSINESS IN ALL DIVISIONS SHOWS FAVORABLE SIGNS NEW YORK, Dec. 23 W Dun & Bradstrcet says In Its weekly trade review that business In all' divisions appears' to bo roootlng favorably to tho stimulus of tho national recovery program and that a Christmas trade of nearly record proportions is indi. cated. Tho rovlew says unfavorable signs havo all but disappeared under the "convincing attestation of recovery" found on every side Including "an Imposing array of dividend resump tions and Inoroases and signs of re vival In the capital goods Industries." "Tho final week of Ohrlstmas buy ing more. than excooded itho highest totals which had boon placed lor m tho rovlow says, r 1 Tho rovlow points to Increased freight car loadings, Increased elec tric output, larger lumber output and unusually high steel production as some of tho things already accom plished to make representative In dustrial Invoices "more encouraging than at any time slnco the early part of September." WITH JOY TODAY LBADVIrJjB, Colo., Doc. 22 W) Wild with Joy over President Roose velt's silver purchasing plan this Colorado-silver mining camp was the scene of a riotous all-night celebra tion that continued today. The steep streets of tho two mile high town woro thronged with min ing men from oil over the silver producing district, six-guns borked throughout tho night, and purveyors of 'Lo.idvlllo moon," a tlmo-honorcd beverage, did a brisk business. MlnorB gathered In groups and speculated on how soon they could get back Into tho hills to dig for tho palo yellow metal that mado many millionaires In tho era of "Haw" Tabor. Impromptu celebrations Included cheers for "Roosevelt, silver and Santa Glaus." i GIRL RESTLESS AFTER TWO YEARS OF SLEEP OAK I'AUK, III., Drc 22 W An Im-rffiNnil rosllesnPM on the jNirt of Patricia Mitgulre, 2f), was literireUtl today na a fttgu that Mtn might h awnkenLnff from .a (tlwp of nlmoMt two yearn. I'liroiiMchMM nine? Kelt. '15. 10.12, the ycMinji Klrepliiff ftlrkncKn vic tim him attracted tlin nt tout Ion of metllc.il science, hut noiio of PRESIDENT DECLARATION IS WaCOMED Expansion of Roosevelt'k Monetary Plans to ;' Lift Prices. i .. , ; j . FORMALLY RATIFIES SILVER AGREEMENT Opens Federal Mints . to Newly-Mined ; Silver1; Means Millions to Min ing Interests. f" ' ' By Tlie Associated Press , l,uiuiiireiiit hi silver ouay miiTMHi a flurry of excitement over the na tion, uccoiiipanlcfd' by (rains In com modity quotations. Wheat In Chicago closed 3)i lo 4 cents above yester day's finish, and stock" In Wall Street led by silver Issues closed stronc with gains of one to around ' five points predominating, land with IT. 8. Kmeltlng up about ten, . ; ..,. The price of Portland cash wheat advnnoed three cents above Thurs day's quotations. ': t i. By William U Beale (Associated Press Staff Writer) 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 Sli ver coinage today was commanded by President Jtoosevettt In a sudden ex pansion of his monetary plans for lifting commodity prices, ' -' ' By proclamation, he oponed federal mints to newly-mined sliver in a program- estimated to, push jyhe .rnetai' : price -Iron) arouncV iSs .io . 64V4 cents -an ounce, add millions to., the' n... tlon's mining wealth and spur ex ports to silver-using countries. - . ' ' Silver produced domcoUoally from, today until December 31. 1937, will bo accepted by the mints.' Half will be coined and returned In dollars to the producer, half surrendered to the government and held In reserve, - Mr, Roosevelt's proclamation .for mally ratified the London silver agreement 'by which lt was under- " stood the United States would absorb annually at least 24,421,410 ounces of Its silver production, approximately ' (Continued on Page Seven) J j ; Committee Votes : For $2 a Gallon ; Tax On Spirits '' . ' ' s i .: - ' WASHINGTON, Deo, 22 W) The house ways and means committee to day approved- tentatively a liquor tax bill estimated to bring in (470,000,000 Including revenue from -beer., , By a' vote of 13 ayes to 9 Repub licans voting present, the. committee adopted a levy of $2 ft gallon on. dis tilled spirits, estimated to bring In WOO, 000. 000 In revenue oft an esti mated consumption of :-180,OOO,0OO gallons the first full post repeal year. The committee rejected the admin istration's proposal tor allocation of a portion of the liquor revenue to the states because of many difficul ties, Chairman Doughton announced.'; Tho commltteo will meet later to day to act on the administration's double tariff proposal by which the administration would be enabled to enter Into bargaining negotiations with foreign exporting countries. Doughton said, howover, that every Indication was the present tariff of $s a gallon on spirits would stand for tlie present. Insull Held Guilty Of Collusion Act OIUOAOO, Doc. 22 W Federal Judge Evan A. Evans ruled today ; Samuel Insull Sr., was guilty of col lusion In bringing about the receiver ships of his two billion dollar group of public utility holding and finance companies. i The court upheld the contention of Attorney Samuel A. Bttelson that no further allowance of fees should be mado to certain receivers and attor neys. the ilot-torft luu been ahte to rouse her. IM trie In t ahle to take ftom solid foot ami hew It, with tho nhl or her mother, Mrs. Peter Mlley. Renlly working her Jaw. Mm. Mficy, Tier htwhantl, and her other .laughter, Mm, Charles I'anson, nio watching anxiously for other aIriih of returning con. MClOUHIieHM. , ,
