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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE.
Wednesday, January 10, 1931
VERDICT OF JURY
IN COLLINS CASE
IS "NOT GUILTY"
Thorn S. Collins, charged with
obtaining money Irom the fctate ln
diu trial accident commission through
fa Is statements, was found not guilty
by a Jury In the circuit court yester
day afternoon following a short period
of deliberation. Collins lost the sight
of his left eye when a hone kicked
him and the state alleged that he was
not employed as a teamster for the
county at the time he received the
Injury.
Judge J. W. Knowles presided over
the case and Carl Helm, district at
torney, represented the state assisted
by Victor Griggs from the attorney
general's office at Salem. R. J. Green
was the attorney for the plaintiff.
Wltneses for the state testified that
Collins was kicked while In the barn,
while defence wltneses told the Jury
that Collins was working on a county
read and was kicked when be was
hitching the horses to a stone bolt.
. Prank Davis, a state witness, who
r Informed the state Industrial acci
dent commission that Collins had ob
tained the money falsely after he
and the defendant had quarreled.
was named as an accomplice by Judge
Knowles in his Instructions to the
Jury and he pointed out that his
testimony Is evidence but If not cor
robo rated Is not sufficient to war
rant convictions.
Judge Knowles also Instructed the
jury that Collins was being tried only
on one charge, that stated in the
complaint, and even If the method
of receiving the Injury were misrep
resented he Is entitled to compensa
tion If the accident occurred while
he was In county employ. Therefore
the Jury had to decide from the testi
mony whether Collins was in .the
employ of TTninn rnunty at the time
of the Injury.
- Two commissioners, Sid George and
Albert R. Hunter, testified for the
state.
' Members of the Jury were William
Pacer, Floyd Walk, Roy Cope, Bessie
Scrlber, H, E. Bull, Ralph Chenault,
Roy Fisher, Antoine End, John Wldell,
M. E. Walls! nger, Harold Craig and
Earl Culver.
F. R. REQUESTS
GUARANTEE ON
FARM BONDS
, (Continued From Page One)
do with treaties, members there In
cluding the New Yorkers, Fish and
Mead argued, against the St. Lawr
ence treaty on the grounds of unfair
ncea to New York. Senator Wagner
(D., N. Y.) filed a report against It
In the senate. ,
v War Debts Debated
A debate on the war debts rang In
the senate with Senator Clark (D..
Mo.) offering an amendment to the
llqucr tax bill to place excise taxes
over and above the tariffs on liquors
firm nations behind In their war
debts to this country. It was passed
40 to 30.
The senate amended the bill to kill
the Reed law against publications
carrying liquor advertisements cir
cuiting In states having prohibition.
The house has yet to act on it.
. Chairman Dill of the senate inter
stats commerce committee said today
the special commit too appointed by
Secretary Roper had approved plans
for creation of a federal communica
tions commission to regulate all ra
dio, telephone and telegraph service.
Asked If this presaged a merger of
communication systems, D1U replied
that consideration of this would have
to come later, but that "the admin
istration Is desirous that eomethlng
be worked out along this line."
The house coinage committee de
cided today to begin hearings soon on
a general program to stabilize the
dollar during which consideration wll!
be given to silver. .
Chairman Somers began preparing
a list of prominent monetary experts
who will be Invited to testify.
President Roosevelt expects to sub
mit shortly to congress a request for
an $1,160,000,000 additional appropria
tion to complete the budget for the
current year.
Out or this, he expects to obtain
funds necessary to continue the civil
works administration and the civilian
conservation corps.
The most famous fighting unit In
all China the 16th route army
which defended Shanghai from the
Japanese In 1032 has turned rebel.
The 19th Is fighting fiercely In
Fuktcn province against the com
bined forces of General Chiang Kul
Shek. for whom they battled just as
fiercely two years ago.
NON-FEDERAL
PROJECTS ON
DORMANT LIST
(Continued Prom Page One)
gon In the near future, which is un
derstood to mean until additional
funds are provided, if they are."
"Firm public works headquarters."
the diftpatch continued, "a circular
letter Is going out to dlsapimlnred
applicants, advising them they were
not reached In time, but If found
eligible and IJ further appropriations
are mode, they will be considered."
There Is reported to be a strong
movement under way In oongrrsa nt
prewnt In favor of a new appropria
tion for public works projects, and if
sue:, an appropriation Is made, both
the La Grnnde projects presumably
will be eligible for consideration ar
Ur that time.
SHOW PICTURES
OF BIG FLOOD
First news picture of the Southern
California flood New Year's Uny,
which waa fatal to a largo number
and which caused damnRo entlmaUxl
frcm aj.OOO.OOO to M0.000.000. were
shewn at the Liberty theatre last
night in the Observer-Liberty news
reel.
On the samo reel, which runs again
today and tonight, were pictures of
President Boosovolt addressing the
73ld congress In Washington. This,
olw, was the first news pictures of
this event to arrive hore.
GRANT JUDGMENT
AGAINST COSHOW
PORTLAND. Jan. 10 W - Judg
ment of I18.000 against Oliver P.
Coshew, former supreme court Jus
tice, in favor of the Empire Holding
corporation, was awarded by Circuit
Judge Crawford here Tuesday. In
terest of 7 per cent from November,
1030, and 1.000 attorney fees, like
wise were allowed.
The Empire Holding corporation
an-I its receiver sued to collect on a
120.000 promissory note executed by
Coshow In payment for stock in the
corporation.
In fixing the amount at $18,000
the court allowed Coshow a credit
of 2,000 for money paid into the
corporation. The court, however, did
not allow Coshow's claim of $3,000
is commission due on the sale of
stock, and his claim of $8,300 as sal
ary for services performed as execu
tive chairman and counsellor of the
board of directors of the company.
GERMANY BEHEADS
M. VAN DER LUBBE
IS)' John A. Houman
LEIPZIG. Germany, Jan. 10 W)
Marlnus Van Der Lubbe, 24-year-o!d
Dutch stonemason, was beheaded to
day for firing the German relchstag
building In Berlin last February. j
He had repeatedly confessed set-"
ting the fire, but steadfastly refused
to divulge any information as to
whether he had any accomplices.
Van Der Lubbe had been under J
sentence of death since December 23.
HAMBURG, Germany. Jan. 10 OPi )
Rudolf Undau, who shot and killed '
Police Inspector Perske from ambush
August 27. 1931. was beheaded today.;
Three La Grande Men j
Tell of Tragic Flood
(Continued from Page One)
many feet deep, undermined fine five
car paved highways and left them a
ihimhl. .urOTit 9rm rnrn from ft nark- !
Ing lot and carried them into a deep
ravine, turning them over and over
like thlatle Hera before a breeze. '
The wave of water at Montrose waa '
five to alx feet high when It awept ;
through the city, talcing everything ;
before it.
The entire bualnesa section of le
Angeles wa.1 spotted with mud piles
after the storm, with the rtorm sew
ers unable to take the flow of 'water
In rapid enough time to prevent the
mud from settling. On the coast
highway great boulders were swept
onto the road, effectively blocking
transportation for a time.
Box cars were swept from under
mined tracks, some homes were bat
tered Into shapeless wreckage, others
wore lifted from their foundations
and moved to some other spot, to
bo left In almost irreparable damage.
. A car plunged trom the read Into
what had been a nearly dry creek
'bed. and three died rinslde the auto
mobile which was immediately cov
ered with water and mud. Venice was
completely flooded.
Mr. Frees- brother was entertain
ing some guests at Wrlghtwood, in
tho San Bernardino mountains, and
elides prevented them from leaving
for home until noon Tuesday. One of
his guests, learning of the tragedy
at Montrose, where his daughter had
remained to attend a Now Year's par
ty, left on foot, waikng out to Mont
rose. When ho arrived .there he found
homes on both sides of his house
wrecked by tho flood, but his place
still standing apparently protected
by a heavy metal fence which halted
temporarily the speed of the flood,
diverting it to both sides. Hto daugh
ter's car was In front of the house,
burled above the 'bottoms of the
windows. 8he. herself, was rescued
before his arrival from the top of
tho cor, -whoro she had climbed.
Curs Hurled lit Mud
Dozens of cars were burled in mud
in the Hollywood and Olcndalc dis
trict where waters from tho hills
poured onto tho main road.
All three men saw the Stanford-
Columbia game, which Columbia won
7 tn n Although, the Rose Bowl harl
a foot of uter In It tho day before
the game, this was pumped out, and t to turn down the low bid of a Ford
tho field was In fairly good condl- i company on the ground that Ford
Hon for the contest. Mr. Stange fee'.a 1 "ta not a member of the NItA" was
that tho better team won that day. ' overruled lato yesterday by J. H. Mc
wlth the Lions charging under tho i Cnrl- the comptroller general.
Cardinals to make line play impotent.
and taking advantage of every oppor-
lt. t.n. n-n. nffnrorl I
I
Tnlrp-off nf Xavv I
. ii j 1 MIAMI, Pin.. Jan. 10 UPi The
I'll Kill IS UClilJCO comeback hopes of Jimmy Maloncy.
Boston l!o.-ivyweinht, have been sc-
(Contlnued From Page One) I vprely Jolled by t.ic flyliiK fls'ji n:
Jolnmy I!lko. the Cleveland baker
Tho 10-P-4 'M tho first ship to boy.
leave tno water nmt It bt'Rau clrclinB mko poillKlwl out ft lO-rouml dc
t.ho ulr to nwalt tho tnko off of Its clsloti over Mulonry in winy Btvlo last
sister fillips.
i ne kcuiui Binp Km iiuo mc air at
19:45 p. m.
Bus Stymied As Highways Flooded
3
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A graphic idea of the trtmriKioii.? force of the New Year's storm
around Los Augclcs Is shown by the Montroic bus. boRiied to l(s tloois
li) an overwhelming flood ol mini and slit.
Member of the Iuidm and senale.
WRECK VICTIMS
OUT OF DANGER
ni ii tn i, .. rtnria
schooler and Mrs. Lout. Ccmstock,
geriouaiy ,njUred of nine aur-
vlvora of an automobile accident near
ncre Sunday which was fatal to Mr .
Comstcck and Mrs. Schooler, were
definitely out of danger.
I Early recovery of both was expect-
seven others were lnjureri in the !
accident, but none of them seriously.
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XV IP A T T C
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HERE TOD AY
An -Inch of snow fell in La Grande
shnrtlv hAfnrA anrl durini? the noon i
hour today, the first snow here in!or two or none- - I
several weeks. Starting In the form I Cruel nnd Inhuman treatment was j
of hall, It quickly turned to snow, the . - -"- .".- . ."in.
flurry ending before 1 o'elock. i m h0 complaints. Twenty-three
The maximum temperature yester- S divorces were granted on that grounds
day was 37 above and the minimum .nll desertion followed in promln
last night 32 above. , ence wlth nlne- T'0 couples were
! separated because one of those con-
nrrrn mnn it jcerned in both cases was convicted
' LU 11 rlKJb? 1U t felonyl while Incurable Insanity
DAMAGE DONE
The flro department was called to;
1516 Adams avenue at 9;10 o'clock
last night, because of a flue fire. No
damage was done.
WARREN LYLE
HAS OPERATION
Warren Lyle underwent an emer
gency appendix operation Inst night
at the Grande Ronde hospital.
Henry Ford Wins
Another Victory
WASHINGTON, Jon. 10 (Pi The
automobile Interests of Henry Kord
were in possession of a second victory
today In an effort to gain government
contracts despite the refusal of the
Detroit manufacturer to Join the
NHA.
. " ",ove oy u.e interior acrmrtment
MqIoUCII ffCCttCIl
n ww r t '
iSy JOIlJlfiy it?StO !
nlHht. clearing the wuy for n match '
with Mickey Walker, former middle
weight tltlpholder.
i
HOUSE AND SENATE
gathered In Joint session to hear t
" me saner;, iisieninE 10 I lie rresiuen
DIVORCES IN
GAIN IN '33
IN UNION CO.
(Continued From Page One)
w-' hird5 f "?e "ples wer0
d,1"red OTe )r had been mar-
f.led fOT J?- m couplc had
?Mnnmat!d for 36 ycare- anoh
, 2B- 'hlle one couPle he!d ,h
t being divorced at the end ot one
ycar'
Husbands are becoming more self-
assertive also, the statistics would in-
dlcate. Twelve husbands were com-
plaining witnesses. The wives how-
ever, still hold the ascendancy among
lne complainants, as 23 women start :
l" dlvorcc Proceedings. .
Tweniy-iour cmidren were affected
by the divorces, one family having
five children, and the remainder one
was me reason tor one aivorcc.
MEN'S CLUB TO
MEET JAN. 11
The Presbyterian Men's club will
meet at the home of Harold Pin lay,
on N avenue, at 8 p. m. Thursday. A.
K. Parker, cauhler of tho First Na
tional bonk, will discuss the federal
bank insurance of deposits.
Wheat Allotment Plan
Explained At Rotary
(Continued Prom Page Onei
trlct within Die next ten flays.
"There Is over $110,000 In cash
going into the hands of some 700
Individuals 1n this county alono."
said DcLong. 'I trust that all farm
em receiving same will handle this
money wisely, first pay blls nnd Ac
counts and with the balance buy the
things that they really need. I have
taIked wlth M of thcm (rom th
expressions I have received In return
X would say that is what the great
majority will do when this money
arrives."
Do Long explained that the plan
simply Is to bring whent production
down by elimination of surplus to
' Pr ccl- wmcn is wnac me ue-
partment of agriculture has deter
mined Is the processed consumption
of tho American populace. The
wheat fanner Is being paid 28c a
bushel on 61 per cent of what his
prcductlon has averaged for tho past
five years Including 1032. He will
Ket 20 cents a bushel on his first
checks, soon to be received, nnd 8
cents, less expense of operation of
about 1 lie next Jtily.
Before next July, said DeLong. gov
ernment agents will determine
whether or not the farmer who re
ceived payments is living up to the
agreement he signed. Where viola
tions arc found, the farmer will not
only be refused his balance payment
of 8 cents, but will be required to
pay back back tho money he will re
reive this month.
Aberdeen
COAL.
20 Years trom the same
bins in Ln, Grande.
Always Gives ,
Satisfaction.
Home Lumber
4 & Coal Co.
Phone Main 17
(Mickey) McCoy W. O. Sawyer
HEAR THE PRESIDENT
he message of President Koosevelt. are
l declare that "We are uinning; the depression Is whipped."
LOCAL BRIEFS
Three Weeks Hi
Edward Chidse, of the state hlgli
way department, will spend three
weeks in La Grande. Mr. Chidse work
ed here last summer but since that
time has hod his headquarters In
Pendleton.
Visit Friends
Mrs. Earl Larson, of Baker, stopped
in La Grande today en route to her
home and visited friends. Mrs. Lar
son has been visiting In Corvallis.
.Much Improved
Mrs. O. N. Tarkington, 2103 Cedar
street. b reported as being much im
proved from- her recent illness and
has been able to be up some for the
last two days. Mrs. Tarkington has
been suffering from a savcre throat
trouble since New Year's.
COL. DUTTON
VISITS HERE
Colonel George L. Dutton, who is
known in La Grande as "Scooty," is
transacting official business here to
day. He is an officer in the Oregon
national guard, and formerly was cap
tain of Co. E. of La Grande;
OFFICIALS AT
LOCAL DANCE
H. A. Connett, superintendent of
the Union Pacific, and H. A. Roberts,
chief engineer, both of Portland, were
In La Grande last night and attended
the. Old Timers dance at the Saca
jawea Inn.
Twenty-three of the 49 freshman
football numeral winners at North
western this year reside fn Chicago
or immediate vicinity.
Michigan's basketball team took a
holiday swing through the east to
play four teams, Pennsylvania, Rut
gers. Maryland and Temple.
TONIGHT
IN THE
LAUGH-EXPL0JI0N
THAT'LL ROCK THE
NATION .
Coming Tomorrow!
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MAK WEST in
RS.PSIM
shown here in the house ctiara-
CUT IN SELLING
PRICE OF EGGS
PORTLAND, Jan. 0' UP) Effec
tive at once local co-ops announced
a cut of 1 to 2c dozen in the selling
price ou eggs here, a seasonable af
fair. The elimination of the large
size Irom the market quotation was
also seasonable and usually occurs at
this time.
Market for butter continued more
or less of Gteady character. Late
receipts and churning have . been
somewhat decreased with ' resulting
gain in cold storage movement. But
terfat .was firm.
Stocks of Wheat
On-Farms Reported
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (JP Stocks
of wheat on farms, Jan. - 1 were re
ported today by the department of
agriculture to aggregate 194,136,000
bushels, compared with 272,662,000
buchels last year.
SUGARAND FLOVR
PORTLAND, an. 10 UP) Sugar .
Cane, granulated, $4.45; fruit or
berry, $4.60; beet sugar, $4.30.
Domestic flour Selling price, mill
delivery, 25-bbl lots: patent. 49s. $6.40
(..$7.10; b'.ended flour, $5.75 $6.50;
bluestem $5.90 ffi $6.00; soft white
pastry flour, $5.40 $5.55; bakers'
hard wheat flour. $5.65 t $6.50; rye,
$5.60 (Ti $6.10; whole wheat, $5.40
$5.50; graham, $5.30 a $5.50.
GOLD PRICE UNCHANGED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 OP) The
government again today offered $34.06
an ounce for newly-mined domestic
gold, maintaining the same quota
tion for the longest perlc(d, since the
buying policy began.
It was the seventeenth repetition of
this price. ...'
Business men of Knoxvllle. Tenn..
contributed $500 for Beattle Poathers,
Tennessee halfback, as a token of
their appreciation of his fine playing
this season.
THI FIRSTtikJAT SMCTACU 1
, OF M0DI1N TIMES I
THIS Wl
Alio ACE
Starling
"I'M NO ANGEL"
I RKET NEWS
CUICAOO fVUKAT
onen Wtb I
Slay ' . XS&
July Ji4'4'
bept. JH
CHICAGO
J2.53
.54H
J54
May
July Kept.
PORTLAND WHEAT
Opto IllCtl LOW ClOM
,73ii July . TtVt
.nyt .73 ,iVA . .73 -
May
.uyt
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND, Jan. 10 P Cnttle:
500, calves 25; steady.
Steers, good, common and medium,
W OO 06.00; heifers, common and
medium, 12.75 e $4.T5; cows good,
S3.25 S3.85; common and medium,
'225(9(3.25; low cutter and cutter,
15e25; bulls, cutter, and me
dium, 2.00is 13.00; vealers, good and
choice. 15.00 e $6.00; cull, common
and medium, 12.50 is 15.00; calves,
good and choice $4.00e5.00; com
mon and medium, 2.00ia 14.00.
Hogs: 150; strong to 100 higher.
Lightweight, good and choice, 13.75
i4.60; medium weight, good and
choice, 14.00 m 14.60: heavyweight,
good and choice. 13.50isM.16; pack
ing sows, medium and good. $2.60
1330. Feeder and stocker pigs, good
and choice, 13.0063.35.
Sheep: 100: strong, lambs good
and choice, (6.25 s 17.00; medium.
14.25a 16.25; yearling wethers, 12.76
(4.50; ewes, 1.00 12.25.
PORTLAND PRODUCE
PORTLAND, Jan. 10 P) Butter
Print?, extras, 20c; standards 19Vfcc
lb. -
Butterfat Portland delivery: A
grade 1618c lb.; farmer's door de
livery, 136? 14c lb.; sweet cream 6c
higher.
" Eggs PacUic poultry prlueers'
selling prices: fresh extras, 10c;
standards 17e; medium 17c dozen.
Buying price by wholesalers: fresh
extras, 12c doz.; firsts, 15c; mediums
13c doz.; undergrade 11c; pullets 11c
dozen.
. Cheese, milk, country meats, mo
hair, cascara bark, hops, live poul
try, onions, potatoes, wool and hay,
unchanged. ,
OMAHA SHEEP
OMAHA, Jan. 10 UP) (U. S. D.
A.) Sheep: 8,000; bids on lambs fully
steady; asking stronger; she op strong
to 25c higher; sorted native lambs
17.50 17.75; fed wooled lambs bid
t7.755 : 17.85; asking above 18.00 for
bulk; light ewes eligible up to 13.75.
Odds and Ends
Clearance
The exact amount of items th'at are to be
sold are listed below and are far less than the
actual VALUE but you must hurry to get
your share' of these great BARGAINS.
Top Coats
3 only, men's grey Jweed
topcoats. Sizes 36 - 38 -40.
, $7.00
Overcoat
1 only - Size 38. You
will grab this' one if it is
your size.'
$10.00
Suits
3 only; Sizes 35 - 37,
out they go at
$7.50
Suits
4 only. Real quality suits.
Sizes 37 - 38.
$11.89
Overcoat
1 Only. Brown, size 46.
. y $7.50
Dress Shirts
27 in ' nearly all sizes.
; 49c
Hats
16 only, high grade
dress hats. Values to
54.05. . '
$1.98
Wool Shirts
43 only. You will realize
tne value at a glance.
$1.
1.98
0FTHE DA :
ClOM
.tM.H3H
''?
CORN
JM'A
.35)4
.15254. S3
J3
SLOW BUT STEADY
DEMAND BOOSTS
EXCHANGE ISSUES
NEW YORK. Jan. .10 OT) Slow but
steady demand put stocks up sub
stantially today, wth some of the
relatively active issues gaining 1 to
around 5 points. Although the trend
was higher, the market was almost
at a standstill until late when the
volume picked up briskly. The close
was firm. Turnover approximated 1..
250,000 shares.
Closing figures included:
Air Reduc i 91
Al. Chem. and Dye - 14
American Can 86 V,
American T. and T 116)4
Bethlehem Steel
37
J. I. Case (.
Col. Q. and E
Continental Can
General Motors
Johns ManvlUo
71 :
12
78
36 '
69
Llbbey-O.-Pord
38
Hggett and Myers B. 81
Montgomery Ward
23
26'A
National Distill. ..
J. C. Penney
Pub. Ser. of N. J,
Southern Pacific
St. Oil of Cal
66
36 4
20
39 "A
45
St. Oil of N. J.
lTlnn TlaMHn 114W
United Corp 6
U. S. Indus. Alcohol ... 60
U. S. Steel , ... 48
Mothers !
In treating children's colds,
don't take CKS
chances.. use y ;
Knit Dresses
5 only in girls' sizes 8
10 - 12.
. $1.49
Knit Dresses .
4 only. Ladies' sizes 14 -16.
A real value.
$2.49
Coats
2 only. Children's extra
fine quality. Sizes 10 -12.
A $5.95 value.
$2.95
Girl's Coat
1 only.. Size 12 ,
$3.89
Ladies' Coats
2 only. They are worth
more than double this
price. Sizes 14 - 18.
$10.00
Dresses
14 only. Ladies' wool
dresses, these are our
best grades, former
prices up to $9.95. Sizes
14 to 20.
$3.95
Shoes
59 pair only of ladies'
shoes consisting of pump,
straps and elderly ladies
comforts. High, low and
medium heel.
$1.79