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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OltEGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1934
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS :
NUMBER 103
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Car With . 11 Occupants
Crashes Into Cliff West
of Here Sunday.
MRS. SCHOOLER AND
L. COMSTOCK KILLED
Mrs. Comstock Critically
Hurt; Seven Others In
jured, But Not Danger
ously, Keport.
Coroner George Walker, otter
an Investigation today, decided
-j Inquest Into the tragic auto
mobile accident would not be
necessary.
La Grande counted two dead, one
critically Injured, and eight less seri'
iiixlv hurt as the result of an ollto-
moblle accident two miles west of
here early Sunday on the Old Oregon
Trail highway. Louis E. Comstock,
41, driving a sedan with ten other
occupants, passed another car and
then crashed Into a cliff. Investigat
ing oflcers reported.
The dead:
MRS. CHARLES SCHOOLER, 33,
fractured skull, crushed chest, head
cuts.
LOUIS E. 'COMSTOCK, 41, frac
tured skull, crushed chest, badly cut
face. -
The Injured:
MRS. COMSTOCK, 31, fractured
skull, fractured left clavicle, bad face
cuts. '
VIOLET STILLS, 13, leftwrlst hurt.
CHARLES SCHOOLER, 29, head In
juries, Injured left hand and shoul
der, neck Injury, possible fractured
skull. i
IMOGENS SCHOOLER, 5, badly cut
face.
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Tigers Trounce
Joseph Quintet
Saturday 45-20
A Tiger team- that in the third
quarter suddenly developed an un
canny eye 'for basket shooting
trounced the Joseph Eagles 45 to 20
iiere Saturday night In oil upset
game. Joseph had gone through
three gomes undefeated before com
ing to La Grande, and on the other
hand the Tigers had done no better
than break even in, two starts.
On the basis of floor -work Satur
day, the Tigers would have won any
way, although by a smaller margin.
But with even the long shots flick
ing through the hoop, It became an
easy matter to roll up polnte.
At the beginning of the fourth
quarter, with La Grande leading 46
to 11 after a 26-polnt spurt in the
, third frame. Coach Ira Woodie sent
In his entire seconld team. During
the last period, with the second team
unable to score, Joseph rolled up
nine points to make the score not
quite so .lop-sided.
As an example of the Tigers' flash
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HUGH COLEMAN
CHAIRMAN OF
DISTRICT BOARD
Hugh Coleman, superintendent of
the Baker schools, is chairman of tho
basketball tooard of district No. 1,
which Includes Union. Wallowa, Bak
er and Malheur county.
In a story Saturday concerning the
annual district championship Das
ketball tournament the Observer In
correctly said that A. L. Gralapp,
principal of La Grande High school,
Is chairman.
LESS SUNSHINE LAST
YEAR THAN NORMAL
Although 1833 was one of the
rainiest years In recent history In La
Orande, there still was plenty of sun
shine. A check of the official weather rec
ord for 1033 reveals that there were
134 clear days, and 107 partly cloudy
days, making a total of 241 sunny
days for the year. There were 124
cloudy days, but on some of these
the sun undoubtedly appeared for
short periods but not enough to list
the days as portly cloudy.
Two hundred and forty-one sun
shiny days is somewhat below normal
for La Orande. but considering the
rainy year, local observers believe It
WILL
ROGERS
Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Jan. 7
Poor old France and Japan ore about
In the same fix. France don't know
whether it would be better to jump
on Germany and Uric 'em while they
can or "will I sit here and wait till
they are ready to pounce on me."
Japan is on the same spot. They
feel they can lick Russia now, or
will she wait until Russia Is able to
come pounce on them?
This thing of Jiving In an ambi
tious nation is not what It's cracked
up to be. We are glad Mr, Roosevelt
announced we had all the country we
wanted. In fact, he suggested that
If we could get a decent offer he
would let some of It go. Yours,
e 1934, McN.iieht Syndicate, l7ie.
OUTLOOK FOR
LIVESTOCK IS
FAVORABLE
R. L. Clark Discusses Sit
uation at Meeting of
Blue Mountain Associa
tion Saturday.
Four directors of the Blue Moun
tain Livestock association were re
elected late Saturday and, with tlio
members of the board already In of
fice, will meet next week to elect q
flcers. ; . : ',
" A large number of farmers Wire In
La Grande Saturday for the annual
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DR. G.L.6IGGERS
RE-ELECTED GUN
CLUB PRESIDENT
Dr. G. L. Blggers was elected to
serve another term as president of
the La Grande Gun club yesterday
at a meeting at 10:30 o'clock at the
club house. A. J. Gower was chosen
as vice president, Floyd Lannlng, sec
retary treasurer; G. C. Headley, range
officer, George IClnkead, assistant;
Nate Zwelfel, Oscar Poarch, J. H.
Peare and Roy Farnnm. members of
the legislative committee. -
VARIED PROGRAM
AT LIONS LUNCH
The Lions club, during the lunch
eon hour today a& the Sacajawea Inn,
enjoyed a varied program.
Norman Frees, who has Just re.
turned from a' trip to the south, told
of his experiences In the Southern
California flood and also of the Rose
Bowl game at Pasadena New Year's
day won by Columbia 7 to 0 from
Stanford.
Dr. Fred Jones announced an at
tendance contest to begin next week
In which tho club will be divided
into four teams.
Fred Henning reported on tho dis
tribution of Christmas toys by the
Lions and city firemen to needy chil
dren at Christmas time. He said that
more than 600 children received gifts,
and expressed appreciation from the
Lions and firemen to business men
and Individuals who donated toys.
R. O. Williams. In charge of the
program, presented the L. H. S. girls'
sextet, which sang three numbers, all
of which wero vigorously applauded.
Walter A. Bean was introduced as a
new member and H. A. Russum, of
Boise, wad a guest at the luncheon.
a good record.
September headed the list of
months with 23 clear days and five
partly clctidy days, with only two
cloudy days. June. July and August
had IS. 16 and 17 clear days, respec
tively, and October was next with 12
clear days.
La3t November was the cloudiest
month of the year with five partly
cloudy days and only two clear days.
Last January was second, with five
partly cloudy days and four clear
days.
Ordinarily, La Orande has approxi
mately 300 clear and partly cloudy
days during the year.
PROGRESS OF
CHURCH LAST
YEAR SHOWN
Central Church of Christ
Holds Annual 'Meeting
Elects Officers.
The annual business meeting of the
Central Church of Christ was liefcl
yesterday at the church. A potluck
il Inner was enjoyed at noon nnd the
business session was conducted at
the tables. There was a largo at
tendance and very favorable reports
frum ail departments of the 'hurv.li.
O. c. Fleshman, cluilrman of the
church board, presided.
Reports from all departments
showed all bills paid, and balances on
hand. During the past three months
an especially noticeable increase was
made In attendance and, llnanciai re
ceipts. The Bible school showed an
Interestlne growth with an average
attendance of 26S for the last quarter
of the old year. There were 400 mem
bers reported, representing about 226
families. The missionary and bene
volent reports showed that a con
siderable sum has ibeen given lor tnese
purposes during the past .year..
The election of officers ,;?sujied as
follows:
Elders elected were: W. S. Price, O.
O. Fleshmnn, Elmer Miller, O. W.
Roberto, E. O. Draper and Henry Win
burn. .
Deacons: H. P. Greer, A. J. Pyle.
Charles Smutz, D. Smutz, George L.
Anderson, C. W. Bunting, L. R. Purdy,
O. W. Helvey, Vernon DeLong, Red
Roberta, Carl Stoop, John Wlnburn,
Clen Wallace and Andrew Mullen
burg. Deaconesses: Mrs. Henry Wlnburn,
Mrs. Nellie HarrlBon, Mrs. Ed Ebell,
Mrs. O. W. Helvey, Mrs. Clem Wal
lace, -Mrs. Faye Yeskev ' Mm. " Luoy
Oreasman, Mrs. Carl Stoop and Mrs.
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Circuit Court
Opens Trial Of
Collins' Case
The adjourned session of tho Oct
ober term of circuit court opened
this morning with the case of tho
state vs. Tom Collins being tried
before Judge J. W. Knowles, circuit.
Judge. Collins Is charged with mak
ing false statements to the state in
dustrial accident commission to re
ceive money from that body.
Albert B. Hunter, a member of the
commission, and Victor Griggs, from
the attorney general's office, are In
La Grande In connection with the
trial.
Judge Knowles has set the cose of
the state against Louis May, charged
with, non-support, over until the
February term of court.
Educational Work' Thrives in Forest Army Camps
'Clf
All is not reforestation and road work In the Civilian Conservation Corps camps In the far west. MaJ. Oen,
Malin Craig has instituted educational work in the camps within the Ninth Corps Area. Here are some of
the forest army youths from several camps attending an evening class in automotive mechanics at the For
tuna, Calif., high school. Elementary studies, commercial subjects, manual training and advanced mntho
. matics are among the courses offered.
OREGON LIQUOR STORES
NOT TO OPERATE UNTIL
COURT CASE IS DECIDED
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 (P) Or
ganization of Oregon's liquor control
admin istratiou will get underway to
day under direction of George L.
SammJs and Aaron Holtz, named ad
ministrator and organizer, respective
ly, by the state liquor control com
mission late Saturday. At the same
time, appointment of Arch J. . Taur-
tellotto as manager of the account
ing system was" announced arid ap-
pointment of Georgo Neuner as at
torney for the commission, were
affirmed. A
Actual operation of the state liquor
control system will not begin until
after the court test of the Knox law
by the city of Klamath Fails is set
tled, organizer Holtz warned Sunday
He said he expected settlement of the
test case In favor of the state
to come within two or three weeks.
In the meantime, stores will not
be delegated as agents of the state
for liquor soles, Alex G, Barry, mem
ber of the commission, stated.
"A permanent set-up Is what the
commission wants to effect," he said.
"However, if it develops that this
cannot bo expeditiously done, if it is
found that to achieve this would
necessitate tho lapse of, say. several
months, then I believe that the Idea
of a temporary set-up to bridge the
gap would be worthy of the serious
consideration of the committee
Holtz, former Portland department
store executive, said Sunday that
Sammis and he were chiefly con
cerned about "a place to hang our
hats.1
Actual administration of the
WHAT'S THAT?
me BIQ QUESTt04
BEFORE US, NOW,
MR. PReSlDEMX IS
WHAT ARE WE GOAMG
TO E0 WITH ALL.
OUf? LEISURE TlrvC9
liquor laws will bo handled j from
Portland, he Indicated, though the
main office will be. at Salem.
Appointment of the liquor adminis
trators was announced late Saturday
afternoon, after the commission, In
cluding Chairman George A. McMor
ran, Barry and James D. Burns, had
interviewed scores of prospects for
each Dosltlon during a five-day
r''htirtril -' . - - ;
CHICAGO'S MILK
DELIVERIES STOP
CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (A1) Milk de
liveries wero halted here today as vio
lence flared over a 100-mile area In
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England Worries
At Strange Drouth
LONDON. Jan. 8 (ff Anxiety Is
spreading through rural England over
the strange phenomenon of a midwinter-drouth.
Villages in tho Chll
terns which are only about 30 miles
from London arc on water rations.
In Northamptonshire districts tho
scarcity Is acute.
LakeB, such as Rudyard in North
Staffordshire, have sunk to hitherto
unknown levels.
III
H 1011
CANNON TO
STAND TRIAL
COURT RULES
Supreme Court Upholds
Validity ot the Uorrupt
. Practices . Act, Also.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (P) The
supremo court held today tlutt Klshop
Jutucs Cannon! Jr., and Ills secretary,
Ada I,. Illirrouglifl, must stand trial
on an Indictment cluirglug them with
falling to rcjiort contributions re
ceived 111 tile churchman's 11)28 fight
against Alfred E. Smith Tor president.
Tho court upheld tho validity of
tho corrupt practices act, requiring
reports to; the clerk of tho house,
which hod been challenged toy the
Southern Methodist churchman.
Tho right of Nebraska to regulate
tho weight of -loaves of bread was
upheld today by the supromo court,
which sustained the state's bread loaf
law.
Tho right of a state to suspend
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FRANCE INCREASES
AMERICAN QUOTAS
PATHS, Jan. 8 (P Franco agreed
today to increase threefold tho quo
tas on American products as an
nounced for the first your,
The United States cmboray an
nounced tho conclusion of this nr
rnngeTncnt whereby the United States
will bo exempted from the French
policy to reserve three-quarters of Its
Import quotas for 'bargaining pur
poses as announced at the first of
tho year.
While tho announced arrangement
does not give full satisfaction to Am
erican business Interests, It restores
tho quotas as they affect tho United
States to tho figures ot 1032.
Tho aiitomobllo imports still aro
hit as tho quota Is based on 1032
figures which wero smaller than tho
1933 imports.
Apples and pears wero not Includ
ed In the agreements as these two
American products already had tooen
provided for in a separate arrange
ment by which France agreed to Im
port 20,000 metric tons (approxima
tely 44,000.000 pounds) of these fruits
before March 31 in exchange for an
Increased American wine quota.
Wheat Today
The price of html cosh wheat
Hi ood nt aiinut B'! cents bulk to
day, according to quotation at
the rionoor Flouring MHIh. Port
land cash lO'i cents.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8 T) Awaiting
fresh developments at Washington,
especially In regard to monetary con
dition, groins late today react! from
early advances, and held about steady
with Saturday's close.
A decrease of 2,306.000 bushel in
the United States wheat visible sup
ply reduced tho total to 122.314.000
bushels compared with 101,082,000 a
year ago.
Wheat closed ea-ty, unchanged to
c lower compared with Saturday's
finish, corn unchanged to y4s higher,
oats c up, and provisions vary
ing from 7c decline to a rlso of 20c.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
I'INB PRACTICE I'KOIIIHITED
MOKUBNTIIAU IS CONFIitMKU
CIIACO WAR IS RESUMED
TWO MEN ELECTROCUTED !
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 UP) An or
der of the federal trade commission
prohibiting the Atgonut and eleven
other lumber eoniiNinles from sell
ing l"onderosa pine as "California
wlillo pine" In Interstate commerce
was sustained today by the supreme
court.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 UP) The
nomlimtion of: Henry Morgenthau,
Jr., as secretary of the treasury was
conflnned today by the senate.
ASUNCION, Paraguny, Jan. 8 UP)
rue Paraguayan government an
nounced officially today that Its army
occupied three abandoned Bolivian
forts Sundays following the expira
tion of the Christmas Armistice with
llollvla.
BELEFONTE, Va., Jan. 8 VP)
Frank stablnsky and Anthony P,
Tetrosky were electrocuted today for
the slaying of 18-yoar-old Mary Ma.
linowskl during a robbory in her
homo near Wllkes-Barre more than a
year ago.
LOS ANOEI.ES, Jan. 8 P) Fay
Webb Vallee filed suit here unex
pectedly today for iMrorce against
Rudy Vallee, the slnger-oroliestra
leader.
IIASSFIELD, Miss., Jan. 8 P Two
children were killed, one was critic
ally injured, and more than 20 others
suffered Injuries today when a Mis
sissippi Central passenger train crash
ed Into a school but at a crossing near
here. .,. .,, ,. '. . .
OFFICERS ROUND
UP ALL BUT FOUR
OF OUTLAW GANG
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. & UP)
Wilbur Undcrhlll, outlaw, died with
13 bullet wounds. Elusive Elmer In-
man, a reputed confederate, Is again
behind tho bars. And only four of
tho southwest's major criminals re
main at large as "tho law" continues
Its rolontlcss roundup.
Undorhlll, co-leader of tho escape
of 11 prisoners from tho Kansas state
penitentiary on Memorial day, 1933
and wanted for the slaying of four
officers and their convict prisoner In
Kansas City last June, died late Sat
urday night In tho Oklahoma state
prison at McAleater, Aftor sevon
months at largo following the prison
break, the slayer and robber was cap
tured at Shawnee, Okla., December
30. A few hours boforo his capture,
he fled a raided houso under flro,
receiving his fatal wounds.
Two alleged survivors of the Under-
(Contlnuod On Page Four)
SERGE STAVISKY
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
OHAMONIX. France. Jan. 8 (T)
Sorgo "Handsome Alex" Stavlsky, al
leged $40,000,000 swindler, shot him
self in tho head today when police
surrounded him In a hidden villa.
He was at firafc thought to have died
Instantly but a hastily summoned
physician found a sign of life.
A battle Immediately was begun to
save Stavlsky from death In! order to
turn him over to trial.
Application of restoratives brought
an apparent consciousness to the man
who had ibeen sought for two weeko
following tho collapse of the Bay
onno pawnshop which ho founded.
Later, however, ho lapsed Into a
coma and the doctor said he feared
tho wound was mortal.
HOUSE MAIDS TALK
ABOUT MISTRESSES
CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 8 (IP) A
group of house maids, meeting' under
tho banner of the Household Workers
Welfare association, had a fine tlmo
Sunday telling each other what their
mlstrosscs want for very little money.
One lady whose name Is in the
blue book borrows hor maid's streot
cor pass to go shopping. Another
woman has the bed sheets changed
every day ond rinsed eleven times so
th.it all the soap Is out.
A Shaker Heights (Cleveland's aris
tocratic suburb) woman, whoso hus
band makes 1 6, 000 a year, bought
only four pork chops one day a pork
chop for each membor of the family.
When tho cook mentioned that she
had nono, her mistress said:
SHARP WORDS r
EXCHANGED IN
THE SENATE
Robinson, Indiana Repub
lican, Launches Attack ?
On F. R-'s, Message. ; ;
BOURBON LEADER ,
JUMPS INTO FRAY
W o o d i n Described As
"Money ; Changer" As.
Arm-Waving Indianai
Goes Into Action. !
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 UP, A R-j
publican attack on President Roose-
velt's annual message as one that-,
contained "nothing but glittering
generalities" idlrev a quick Demo
cratic derense today In the first sen-'
ate debate of administration policies.
Senator Robinson, Indiana Repub '
llcan, opened the attack on the presi
dent, and was quickly charged by
Robslnson, of Arkansas, Democratlo
leader, with making a "gratuitous,
unjust and unfounded attaok on the
president." .
Citing President Roosevelt's nua-
get message predicting a deficit of
more than $7,000,000,000, Robinson
of Indiana said the prealdentpreWoua
ly had either "misrepresented the
facts" to the American people or had'
been "Ignorant" of the facta.
This drew from the Democratic
leader an assertion that "No one who
Is familiar with the fiscal affairs of
the government can contemplate ,
them without a meassure ot concern j
and anxiety." ' . - -r
.The Indiana Republican, his arms .
waving, and his' voice raised, attacked i
the results of the "new deal" and J
said that instead of "driving the j
money changers from the temple" as '
the president, had promised, ha.,
actually had "given them a front .'
seat." '
(Continued on Page Four)
Prince Mdivani
In Oregon After
Dodging the Law ;
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 () Whiift
his bride, the former Barbara Hutton,
$40,000,000 heiress, rested in San.
Francisco, Prince Alexis Mdlvunl, of a
once royal family of Oeorgia, Russia,
paused In Portland today after evad
ing a California process server who
had temporarily blocked a round-the-world
honeymoon the couple had :
planned. . . '
Alexis was to continue to Seattle
during the day, there presumably to
sail for the Hawaiian Islands where
It was believed he would meet hie
wife. ',.'.!' !,;; . ::;-.kv
The couple had engaged passage on
a liner sailing Thursday from San
Francisco for the Orient. -; -,
Neither Alexis nor Huberlclt would
discuss the events which led the
a cor (ilon scion to circle widely around
California, where a process - server
waited with a subpoena for the prince
as a witness In tho grand theft trial
In Los Angeles Jan. 16 of his two
brothers. Serge and David, accused of
manipulation of oil company stock.
Roosevelt Gives v
Positions to Two
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (ff) Presi
dent Roosevelt today nominated Wal
ter M. W. Splawn, former president ,
of the University of Texas, to the
Interstate commerce commission.
The president also advanced Wil
liam H. Howes, of South Dakota, to
be first assistant postmaster general
and named Hartee Branch, of Oeorgia,
to succeed him aa second assistant
postmaster general.
"Why, Hilda, you must eat like an
elephant." '
One maid stays up until 1 a. m.
whenover there Is a party In the
houso to help guests put on their
galoshes. Another is forced to walk
with the baby from 1 1 a. m. to 8 p. m.
and miss lunch.
One fastidious mistress Insists on
having her handkerohlefs ironed on
both sides. One maid figured tier
wages at 41J cents an hour,
"Some houses are like Jnlls," Miss
Oollette Kelly, president of the asso
ciation, said.
A code for domestic sorvants is ;
pending in Washington and app.r-,
ently the Cleveland maids can hardly
wait. '