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Fire Loss For 1933 In La Grande At Low Figure La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America ' Only Newspaper ? ' Printed in La Grande ,- Covering Union and J Wallowa Counties .! VOLUME 32 EASTEItN OREGON'S LEAD1NO NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 106 NAVY FLIERS IFIC MDF FAG 64 FIRES IN YEAR CAUSE $1421 LOSS Represents Big Reduction From Total of $95, 835 in 1932. PROPERTY WORTH $393,435 AT RISK Loss Only a Little Overs 312 Per Cent of Value Sixty-eight Calls Are Answered.' v Total fire lam In La Grande dur ing 1933 amounted to (14,521.64, ac cording to the annual report of fire Chief C. T. Lindsay. Tills figured out on a per capita toss or fl.81 for each of the 8,050 people In La GronAe. '; Compared with the 1032 loss of $05,836.64, It represents n reduction ' of 181,314. In 1032 the' per capita loss was 810.10, or about six times as ' much as this last year. The 1833 figure la ono of the low est In La Grande city records, being excelled only a few times, and sur w passed many tunes. . 1 Illustrative of the efficiency of the fire department Is the fact that prop erty at risk during 1033 was valued at $393,435.00, and only a little over 314 per cent loss was recorded. The department answered 68 calls, air which four proved to be -falsa alarms.- . v - : ' ' In the 64 actual fires, property In .' sured for 340,800 was at risk and the Insurance loss was $13,221.64. Two Injuries occurred during 1933, neither -61 them. seriouB. Boy Currey 'was burned ''about he-feet' (tune 16 and Fireman Guy Woteel received a ihand wound in August. . . In 1932 there were 103 calls, In surance at risk amounted to $980, 924.11 and Insurance loss amounted to $90,428.55. Types of fires In 1933 foUow: IB, rubbish and grass; 12, Hues; five, un ' known; five, stoves; four, conflagra tions; four, electricity or defective wuina: four, ibelleved Incendiarism; four, miscellaneous; two, spontaneous combustion; two, open! fires; and one each ihot ashes, lightning, matches and careless smokers. Weather Cause Of 2 Accidents; Man's Face Cut fltvw and lev conditions of high ways and streets resulted In two automobile accidents yesterday, one in La Grande and one at the Telo caset viaduct. Cars driven toy Earl Shurrum. of i j n r TtstitotiAr. nf San Francisco, collided at the viaduct at noon yesterday. Mr. Boucners auce was Cuv Dy DTOium gwro w VValVIVt M.llterltU! MAaA wit.H annt.hpr automobile at 12:05 p. m. yesterday at. Sixth and Pennsylvania. ru un uwv damage was sngro. - Milk Board Will Study Prices In Eastern Oregon PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 11 (P) The Oregon milk control board, exercising complete authority over producers and distributors of that commodity, Will meet In the city hall at Mcdford Saturday at 10 a. m. to establish tem porary prices and define the limits of the Medford milk shed. All communities In the Rogue river valley from Ashland to Grants Pasi will be represented at the Meaiora meeting, It was said here by e. u. (Continued On Page Four) . CIRCUIT COURT 1934 JURY LIST IS DRAWN The list of prospective Jurors lor the February term of the circuit court has been drawn by the county court. However, It Is stressed, a spe cial summons is Issued before the session of court to tho3e who are to report for Jury duty. The Jury list Includes Albert Henry MeNab, Leonard R. Parsons. Rex C. Roulet, William H. Roulet, C. A. Gal loway, Luther Hlndman. Bemal D. ' Hug, Otto A. Klingh.immer, Jesse Knight, Harlan Long, Thomas E. Will ROGERS "cnvt RIVERSIDE, Cal., Jan. 11 -Did you ever drive one of these "sulkya" In a trotting horserace? Well, they got old David Karum sitting straddle of a horse's tail out here on the Riv erside track and if you think that hasn't got It on all auto driving you are wrong. I am getting Just about old enough and crabbed enough to take itp the grand -circuit, so look out. Gpshen and Lexington, young Pop Geers, Is coming east. We have our radios, autos. golf, bridge and a million contraptions, but all of It dont pay for the thrill missed In stepping out in tha red wheel buggy and high steppers. You could be a pretty poor type of lover, but the horse made, up for It. That's how a lot of us were able to go out of our class and get the wives we did. Yours, yfajL Per?0' 1931, McNought Syndicate, Inc. RELNHARZ GIVEN SENTENCE, PAROLE IN CIRCUIT COURT Conrad Reinhare, , Insurance soli citor, was found guilty of taking money from Perry Lanman In ' the amount of 142.42 yesterday b a Jury in the circuit court and was sentenced to a maximum, term 01 three years In the state penitentiary by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles. Up on the recommendation of District Attorney Carl Q. Helm, the defend ant was paroled on condition that he repay. Mr. Lanman- the amount of money taken from him. Mr. Helm prosecuted the case and O. I. An k el in and George W. Rom eon; of . Portland;4' were attorneys ;JoV Relnharz. ... , , - The case of the state vs. Staver, charged with non-support, Is being tried today before Judge .Knowles.. CITY DADS HOLD WEEKLY MEETING , Routine matters occupied the at tention of the city commission at the weekly meeting last night at the city hall. In addition, the commission re ceived sample resolutions from tho state highway commission to pass in connection with the road widening project from the U. P. railroad tracks to the city limits on the Wallowa Lake road. Wishing to study the pro visions of the resolutions from a legal standpoint, the commission adjourn ed until Friday when It will act on this matter. Bills amounting to $3,245.57 for the month of December were ordered paid. The city manager's report show ed cash on hand $8603.80, divided as follows: La Orande bank $6,165.48, Portland bank $587.13. cash $1,110.05, remainder In warrants. MOVE OFFICE TO FOLEY BUILDING Offices of tho national re-employment service for Union and Wallowa counties, formerly located at the court house, have been moved to the new quarters in the New Foley building on cnestnui street, vioya onerwuuu Is manager of the service. The C. W. A. board of this county also has Its office in the New Foley, but the headquarters of the union county relief committee remain at the court house. ' ' VOLLEYBALL TEAM FORMED The Lions club volleyball team will meet for practice tonight at 7:30 o'clock at tho La Orande High school gymnasium. Tho members are an ticipating a game With the Rotary club in tho neor future. Parks, Hanford F. Reed, Earl Phil hps, Lynn Hill, Henry H. Hug. Charles E. More. Earl More. Edward M. Mclntyre. Rudo'ph A. Ohms. El don Rush, Harlan L. Graham, James Hallgarth, John N. Hazelwood. Jake Hug, Junn I. Oekeler. J. F. T. Gallo way. Fred McCullough, George K. Mc Donald. James' Olasson, Johnothan Green, Joe Hallgarth, Elmer M. Ja cobs. George C. Kennedy. Oscar Knight. Emll Miller. Fronds Miller. (Continued on Page Slil Evades Trial Fred A. Lowell, Sonoma county, California, supervisor, will not face trial on 11 grand Jury indictments' charging thefts and misappropria tions. Two days before his sched uled arraignment he killed himself -at Santa Rosa. SCOUT LEADERSHIP SCHOOL ORGANIZED -TO MEET TONIGHT The Boy Scout leadership school, organized last Thursday will meet to night at 7:30 o'clock at Honan hall. Meetings hereafter will be held at Honon hall unlesB otherwise dcBlgr nfttcd,' Elmor Stevenson, scoutmaster, announces. - The school is organized as a regular troup and 24 scout lead ers and Normal school students are enrolled. A regular scouting program will be carried out to enable the men to become acquainted with the move ment and also to train Normal school students a branch of social service that can be utilized In their work. Mr. Stevenson is sssisted as scout master by Harvey Carter, and Wood row Damcrell Is the patrol leader as- (Contlnued on Page Pour) T. A. T. Of f icial New Witness In x Scandal Hearing WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Fl D, M. Sheaffer, chief of passenger trans portation of the Pennsylvania rail road and chairman of the executive committee of the transcontinental air transport, told a senate Investigating committee today that a memorandum given to the committee had been al tered to eliminate reference to for mer Postmaster General Brown's at titude toward giving his company an air mail contract. The memorandum, from Sheaffer to tlie T. A. T. executive committee, dated July 16, 1030, said Brown "could and' would arrange'', so that an air mall contraot would be made to the Central Transcontinental route provided tho T. A. T. should "get together" with Western Air Ex press. Here Are Plane Here are the officers In charge of th six V. S. navy planes which swooped down onto the llnu-nltan Inlands this afternoon aftfr a formation flight from Han lrnncleo - the IniiRCHt on record! left to rlRht Lieut, Commander KncfDcr McGlnnl', In command or the wiindnmj l.lputcnantu II. .1. Itohcrts. V, A. Hnvln, T. O. iiHnn, J. I'crry und II. K, Averlll. UTTLESNOW NEAR HERE Wednesday's Storm Add .ed Only a Few In ches to Amount. LOCAL TOTAL FOR WINTER 7 INCHES Quite a Bit of .Moisture Reported in Elkhorn Mountains; Some Farm ers Arc Troubled. The wintry flurry which visited tills section of Eastern Oregon, bringing an Inch of snow to La Grandermost or which, soon melted, brouglut no more than four or five inches of snow In the , higher nltltudes of Un ion and Wallowa counties, It was learned today. Mountains throughout Eastern Oregon are covered with much less pnow than usual lit tills time of tha year, according to reports. All highways In this division wore in good condition today, although crews went out early today to sand a few slippery curves. , Thawing weather, however, soon removed any danger, officials reported. No snow fell on .tho west slope of Emigrant hill, and between Meacham and Kamela the snowfall was about threo orfour Inches. Wallowa county hod atormy weather yesterday with no more than four or five Inches of snow reported from any point, and much less in some sections. Tho snowfall here was not accom panied by any drop In temperature, tho minimum this morning being 8 nbove Jahd iho maximum' yesterday was. 43 aBove six degrees warmer than the previous day which -was mostly dear. . . . Afucli) Below Normal , The Inch of snow yesterday brought the total for this winter in La Grande to seven inches, much ibelow average. . An Inch fell In the Nov. 20-30. Dec. 1 period, when the mer cury dropped to 19 above three suc cessive nights for the coldest weather (Continued on Page Four) Wallowa Cagers To Battle Tiger Team on Friday With a record of scoring 131 points while opponents gathered 73, and of winning three out of four games so far tills season, the La Orande High school basketball team will take on another reportedly stiff competitor here Friday evening at the L. D. S. Recreational hall, ' Wallowa High, one of the first di vision teams In tho district cham pionship tournament last spring, will Invade La Orande tomorrow, hopeful of scoring a victory. It will be tho -last game of this week for the Tigers, who are expect ing to ring up another win. The record so for this year follows: At La Orande 34, union 14. At Imbler 10, La Grande 10. At La Orande 45, Joseph 30. At Cove, 33, La Grande 43. Skippers for S. Barbara's Prince' Flees Writs Tho palatial honeymoon cruise to Japan from San Francisco, planned by Barbara Hutton, Wool worth heiress, and Prince Alexis Mdlvanl, has been changed because of California process servers seeking her husband as a witness In his brothers' oil operations In Los Angeles, The prince left their private car in Reno and set out for Seottle by plane to jatch a steamer for Hawaii In time to connect Kith the Tatsuta Mam, on which his bride has the royal suite engaged. LEGION WILL BE I GUEST AT FORUM I LUNCHEON HERE j t Membership and an Invitation to attend the La Grande ' chamber of commerce occupied tho attention of the American Legion post at Its monthly meeting, hold lost night in the Sacajawea Inn with 40 members present. ' 4Tho, .commander, reported tliatJthe post was Invited to toe tho guest of the chamber of commerce at the next regular meeting. Speakers will be Sen ator Fred Kiddle, Hugh B. Brady and Sid Burleigh. - . The post planned '. an Intensive drive for members with throe teams appointed, oonslstlng of the drum mers, the buglers and a third team of post members outside tho drum corps. i The post also entered Into a con test with the Baker legionnaires as to ttho number of momtoers they wlu attain. . : ' I T George L. "Scooty" Dutton, member of Dlst Division post No. 52, of Port land, was a guest and gavo a brief report on the activities of his post, Following the mooting a luncheon was enjoyed by tho legion members and the auxiliary, with the Legion Racketeers furnishing the music. WYNEKOOP TRIAL OPENS IN CHICAGO CRIMINAL COU11T8 BUILDINO, Chicago, Jan. 11 VP) A near riot broke out among 2000 spectators today as Dr. Allco Lindsay Wynckoop entered the criminal courts building to go on trial for tho death of her daughter-in-law, rtheta. Some trial fans had stood In line since 7 a. m., threo hours beforo tho scheduled start. In the courtroom there was room for fewer than 200. . Frail, drawn, and- her face a death- fnnnt1nll"1 on Vaatt Htehtl F.-Hawaii Hop vV'fcs SnJ 11 A J I CENSORSHIP LAW TEST IS DUE JAN. 29 Oregon's Utility Budget 'Statute, First of its. w .Kjnd in U, S., to Face 'Federal Court, v By. Clnyton V. Ileruhiu-d 1 , SALEAl, ore., Jan. 11 P) Oregon's! utility budget censorship law, ithe first statute or its kind In tho Unitd States, and tho basis or orders for sharp ;snlary reduction for uppei Imickct officials at nitllltles operat ing In Oregon,' will receive a tst of constitutionality' In Han Francisco federal court tills month. The hear Ing Ims been tentatively set for Jan; 21). Tho 1933 statute which clothes tho Orogon publlo utilities commissioner with power to rojoct In any . rate valuation proceedings, "Imprudent and unwise expenditures or payments by utilities," has since the first of this year been Invoked against the Pacific Telephone St Telegraph com pany, the California-Oregon Power company, tho Mountain States Power company, and several other utilities operating In Orogon. Commissioner Charles M. Thomas not only has ordered salary reduc tion which In some Instances amount to 50 per cent or more, but ho has ordered cancelled tho usual paymenta by the utilities to service and hold ing companies in oastorn states. Thomas has further recommended that salaries of San Francisco and Seattle officials of tho telephone com pany be slashed drastically, a neces sary move, ho snld, In computing Oregon's reduction of Its sharo of tho salaries paid these officials. "Tho utility, of course. Is given the right to appeal," tho white-haired and stately commlnttlonor observed, "but the law provides that the Items objected to shall not be charged agntnst tho rate payor until tho com mission Is reversed by court decree. NHWIlKltn MAN FATAMjY HURT PORTLAND, Oro Jan. 11 H Mar- Ion Blven, 78, of Nowborg, was fatally injured hero last night when ho was struck by on automobile, Tho driver, Walter Joo Kprnpf, 20, was detained for questioning. Ho said Blven and a companion, D. S. Parrott, 35, of Nowbciy. wero "Jay-walking" across a street, on the outskirts of the city, and that Blvcu stopped Into tho path of the Kompf car. Wheat Today ' Thn price of local cash wheat stood at about, fil'i cnnl hulk foday, according to quotations ut the Pioneer I-'lotirlng Mills, , Port land cash 70 J cents. CIirCAOO. Jan. 11 fT) Despite a show of strength at the outsot to day, the bulk of later trading in grain was at lower prices. Comparative dearth of aggressive new speculative buying became mani fest, and the government report on farm reserve supplies of grain had little effect except at the start. Wheat closed unstablo, lfrrlc un der yesterday's finish, corn at a down, oats VaC off, and provisions varying from 12c decllno to 7c gain, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME SENATE 1MHNEM JOHNSON HILL '-. flANUIT LEADER SHOT DOWN . SEEK fJ. S. AID FOR SCHOOLS . ' ' ITALY iMAY ADD TO NAVY WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 W) The senate today pawed unanimously the Johnson bill ,to prohibit financial transactions prlmto or public with any foreign Koverninent In de ruulti of Us obligations to the United SUitcs. WBliLINaTON, Kan., Jan. 11 (P) A man Identified from photographs as Joe "Red" Oarson, about 35, 'want ed at Pawhuaka, okla.. for murder and. Jail break and suspected leader of a south. wwtorn gang of .honk rob bers was shot and killed In a gun fight with officers when ho resisted arrest here today. WASHINGTON, Jon. II WP) A fademl apropriatki of $50,000,000 to keep elementary and secondary school! of America 'open for the re mnlmler 6f the school year, and of $100,000,000 In .addition for tho fol lowing year, was nought (today by Itlie federni advisory committee on emerg ency uu! Jn education. ROME, Jan. 11 (?) Admiral tom- onlco' Cavagnarl, undersecretary of marine, told the chamber of dopu ties today that Italy may" "soon be Induced -to make use of the pro vision" In the Washington treaty per mitting her to construct 70,0000 tons of new t lrstline ships. . . . .WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (ff) Ex hibiting different types of bottled liquor to newspapermen, Secretary Morgenthau said today the relaxing of some Import restrictions was in tended "to break the booties ring which still has the country by the throat- and tolnoreaao .J:eUeralcrev onuo." HORACE E. WAITER QUITS HOME LOAN POST IN OREGON PORTLAND, Jan. 11 m J. P. Lipscomb, state ,maiuigcr or tho fed eral home owners' loan corporation of Oregon, today revealed that he luul roqucMted the resignation or .11. E. Walter, assistant mmitiigcr, . PORTLAND, Oro., Jan. 11 (P) Leaving 'behind no statement of . his reason for resigning as assistant man ager of the Oregon branch office of the homo owners loan corporation. Horace E. Walter, of Portland, was on hlB way to Washington, D. C, y airplane today to make a personal re port to John H. Folioy, HOLO chair man. Before his hasty departure Walter found time to drop a few remarks. "I am going back thcro in an of fort to get this Orogon home lonn of fice' straightened out so It can glvo the people the sorvlco they aro on tlUod to," he said. To this assertion J. P. Lipscomb, tho HOLO at chambers of commerco nlghl: "I don't know what ho was talking about. It (tho resignation) camo so suddenly that I haven't had llino to glvo It much thought yot." Walter also said he was "burned up" over Fahey's reputed Instructions to Manager Lipscomb to Ilro Walter or any other person In the organiza tion who subordinated orriclal duties to publicity activities and ' speech making. ' "I havo mado most of thcuo speeches about tile actual work of tho HOLS at ohambors of commerce and civic clubs, and many at tho dlreot invitation of Managor Lips comb who, when called upon to speak, would Just tko a bow and In troduce mo as his 'official speakor,' " Walter continued. Reports hero wero that some Demo crats had protested to Poatmastcr Oonoral James A. Fnrley In connec tion with Fahey's instructions to Lipscomb. Walter emphatically denied any in tcntlon to mako a bid for Lipscomb's position. MAN, 93, TAKES DAILY OUTDOORS ICE BATH J MII.IU'KN, Ky., Jan. 1 1 (IP) - Iliile and hearty nt IKl, Br. J. T. . Nutlon, physician, attributes his longevity ' to roller skating, bi cycle riding and a dally plunge Into cold water, even if he has to break the Ice. An enthusiast for .fresh air and outdoor living, he wears summer clothes In winter ami plccps with lltUo cover, even lu the coldest HONOLULU IS REACHED IN 1-DAY FLIGHT Six Seaplanes , Arrive at Their Objective at , 0 2:41 p.m. Today..; CHEERING CROWD v WELCOMES ITHEM, Longest ' Formation' Non-1 Stop Flight Ever Made . : Maris New Step, in! HONOLLiLV. Jan. 11 (AT The si navy planes flying from Son Iran olsco were tslRhted over Honolulu at 12:11 p. in, Jloncdulu (time or 2:41 p. m., Paclflo standard time. 1 The planes thundered out of the . northwestern horlzen, swept over Honolulu nt 3:41 p. m. (Paclflo stan- , (lard time).-;' . ; i Th6 planes spread out ln high, formation, the bright sunlight shin- tiifC on .their wlng. - . .A - Tho planes streamed down Molokal channel, rounded Makapuu point Bind. ? headed across the Island to Poarl har- bor. 24 hours and 19 minutes, out of San Francisco. ? - - It "was the longest non-stop forma tion flight In world history and mark-' ed a new step forward for naval avla- . (Continued From .Page Four) . ADMINISTRATION , WINS TWO TESTS WASHINGTON, Jan. lif(ff) Th"!! administration trluinphed'ln two con-. , gresslonal tests today, the senate re- . versing Itself on the - restrlctloris against liquor Imports from nations , remiss with debt payments, and the house granting unhampered right-of.. way to the bill extending the Roose velt economy powers. : . On word from the White House of" v disapproval for the Clark amendment Imposing higher levies on alcohoUo Imports from the debt defaulters, the senate changed Its mind on a 44 to.. 30 vote. ' . . Over Republican objection, the house Democratlo leadership succeed ed on a 381 to 113 vote in clamping on a stringent restriction of debate to protect the power given the presl . dent to curtail federal spending, in cluding veterans payments. . This signified easy and tost going for the legislation to - the senate, where the more liberal rules will mean . longer attacks. All was not simple sailing for the Democratlo leadership, however, faced (Continued on Pago E!sM , WILL FIGHT FOR '1 BIG DAM LOCKS PENDLETON, Oro., Jan. 11 Vn L. A. Duncan and O. "Carldon, mem bers of a group representing tho In land Empire maritime conference, sold hero today the organization will "fight to tho finish" for ship-locks at tho Bonneville dam, of sufficient size to pass ocean-going ships. ' - Representatives of the maritime conference are touring Eastern Oror gon in Bupport of the movement for navigation locks larger than the "ibargc slzo" alroady indicated. Johnson Hopes To Put More to Work WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 F) Dis satisfaction with tho volume of re employment achieved by NRA through Its code regime showed Itself today as tho underlying cause of Hugh- S. Johnson's Intention to try for a gen eral further shortening of work hours. ' Conservative estimates of NRA offi cials on the employment Increases actually attributable to codes In tho manufacturing Industries, they say, do not exceed 1,600,000 men, ; k weather. ;' ' Mont every morning finds him antrlde his cycle for a Jaunt Into the country or 'skating with chil dren of the neigh bor howl. Ills dally bath Is taken In a barrel outdoors wtth nothing to break 1 the chilling sweep of winter : winds. , '.' ( Itr. Nnttoit was a surgeon In the Confederate army. , t .
