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'"""""I La Grande la The -""1 ' Only Newspaper , Printed In Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Countien . Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America 8 L VOLUME 32 eastern oitEooNs leading kewspapeb LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY13, 1934 MKMI1KH ASSOCIATED FKESS NUMBER 108 HX MEN MUm W 01 EIFLMOM .Jj r 211 BABIES BORN HERE DURING YEAR Union County's Birth Record- For 1933 Shows Increase. TEN MORE GIRLS THAN BOY BABIES Reversal of Form From 1932, When the Number of Boys Exceeded the Baby Daughters. Two hundred and eleven Imblcs were born In Union county during 11)33, statistics Issued by Dr. W. K. Boss, county health physician, today revealed. Tl)6 1033 total shows un Increase of, two over 1033 when there were J!5S infants horn. ir.Ten more girls than boys were 'born, 110 being of the former sex and 100 of the latter. The sex of one Infant wob not recorded. During 1932 the. number of boys exceeded the number of girls, by one, .there being 105 boys and 104 girls. Babies born between July 1, 1033 and Jan. 1, 1934 are: Donna Pae Cummins, (daughter) Lewis Charles McKelvey; Jack Dean Mallory, Ken neth Darrel Rand, (daughter) Henry Coolidge Muir; Mary Jane Pay, Robert Poster Naden, Norma Fay Williams, Melvin Leslie Carlton, Betty Aline York,-. Audrey Lenore Carper, David Edward Townsend, Karen Johnson, Darallne Erma Bacon, Eugene Wayne Brown, William Clayton Conrad.' Jesse Delano Marcellus Tetrlck, Barbara Jean Blacker, Gloria Ruth Mortimore, Charles Albert Currey, Ethel Donaldson Bull, Nancy Ann Nedrow, Ross Merrill Perry, Melvin Delano Vernon, Orvin James Peach, Nellie Jean Marks, Lorraine Laugh lln, (son), Cecil Clifford Simpson; Patricia Ann Bowery, Viola Angellne Land; . Margaret Marilyn . Jasper, Gladys Ann Nqrby, Gerald Eldon-Mc-Klnney, Prlscllla Ruth Parker, Mary " (Continued on Page Five) Pierce Favors Inflation, Use Of Print Press Congressman Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande, is an Inflationist. He definitely committed himself In Wash ington yesterday, according to a spe cial news dispatch, when he an nounced he will submit a minority report from the house committee on agriculture next week when the com mittee reports favorably the presi dent's bill to have the government guarantee the principal on a.2,000, 000,000 worth oi bonds for farm loans. Rep. Pierce says he Is an Infla tionist and wants two billion dollars of currency printed, this money be ing retired as farmers pay the In terest upon their loans. Although an Inflationist, Rep. Pierce admitted he will support the president's plan "wln ithe bugle blows." 1. 0.0. F. INSTALLS OFFICERS FRIDAY - p Galen Durkce was Installed as noble grand of the Odd Fellows lodge at Impressive' ceremonies last -night at the Odd Fellows temple. Foster Na den took over the duties of vice grand; Jake Rostock, recording secre tary; Melvin Bork, financial secre tary; George Richardson, treasurer; Elmer McClure, warden; Frank Loock, conductor; Elbert Loock, Inner guard; William Bork, outside guard; Frank Suydam, right support to the noble grand; J. O. Anson, left support; Jnke Kochensparger, right support to the vice grand; Ed Taylor, left: Joe Oliver, left scene supporter; H. W. Guthrie, right scene supporter; Ed Bork, chap lain. Refreshments were served after the - Installation. LOCAL FIRELOSS IN DWELLINGS TOPS LIST Fires In dwellings, 31 of them In number, caustd the greatest loss In ha Grande during 1933, according to Fire Chief C. T. Lindsay. . In dwelling fires, there was prop erty valued at a total of 884.325.06 at risk, and the loss amounted to a little less than one-tenth of the value. This was the largest percentage of loss of any of the types of risk where in loss of $1000 or more occurred. The loss was $8103.06, but all but 503 was repaid out of Insurance, so that net loss was very small. Insurance of dwellings was not as heavy as was the case for business Will Rogers SANTA MONICA, Cal., Jan. 13. Yesterday's Immortal lines that I penned to you Is today null and void. I told you the senate was to buy no liquor from nations that wouldn't pay. Well, that was what they had passed, but it seemed to have been their own idea. When the president saw It ho gave 'em an eraser and says, "You boys go back and rub that out." So hereafter any news that I bring you in regard to what the senato has dono, why it's subject to cancella tion. This 1b one session of congress where the tall Is not wagging the dog. tffiU', McNaught Syndicate, Inc. LA GRANDE HIGH WINS THRILLER FROM WALLOWA The La Grande High basketball team chulked up another basketball victory here last night, defeating Wal lowa 33 to 27 In a tilt that uncovered n new basket shooting star. This particular lad, who pours 'em in from any and all angles, and from close In and far out, Is none, other than Bartmess, Wallowa center. Ho scored 22 of his team's total last night, and that's quite a perfonh- ancol . Bartmess started off like any ordl nary fair shot, caging three baskets In the first half while a team mate counted one, to leave the score La Grande 14, Wallowa 8 at half time. But In the last half he went wild, flicking two long ones through the net, firing them from) impossible an. gles, and finally putting his team! In n 26-26 tie a few minutes before the game ended. - There, however, a wor ried Tiger team attempted to steady Itself, and did so enough to stage a final rally that Baw Stltt and Reyn- olda count enough points to put the game on ice.. It was the first time this sefson that the Tigers have encounters;-'! rushing, fighting stylo of play that falls to give them time enough to get set for their basket work. And (Continued on PaRe Two) E. O.N. BEATEN BY LEWISTON FRIDAY IN CLOSE CONTEST LEWISTON, Ida., Jim. 13 Lew- iston Normal Pioneer basketball team defeated Eastern Oregon Normal 42 to 30 here last night, overcoming a 14 to 6 lead at the start of the game. The Pioneers led 23 to 21 at the half time. Pettorson, of the EONS, was high point man with 18. Miles led the Pioneers with 13. ' K. O. N. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT In view of the fact that Lcwlston defeated Whitman last week at Wnlla Walla, the Mountaineers' showing against the Idaho team last night rep resented a considerable improvement (Continued On Page Five) SNOW FORECAST BY WEATHER MAN , With heavy snows predicted for the Cascade mountains, and unsettled weather with rain over most of the rest of the state tonight and Sunday, local people were of the opinion La Grando also might share In the snow storm. Moderate temperatures were to con tinue, however, the weather man said today. The forecast for next week and cated a continuation of unsettled weather in Oregon, with no predic tion made as to temperatures. Warnings for south and southeast gales were posted at all Oregon and Washington coast stations this morn ing, although the storm was expected to diminish tonight. buildings, public buildings and ware houses, Mr, Lindsay's report revealed. The homes In which fires occurred, valued at 84,325.06, were Insured for only 57.6O0, approximately 68 per cent of their value. Tho home fire loss o$ 18103.06 was approximately 55 per cent of the total fire loss from all causes which amounted to ai4,6J1.64. Home fire loss In La Grande .was at a per capita rate of $1.01, as com pared with the per capita rate from all causes of 91.81. Or, from another angle, the per capita, rate in La Grande for all fires during 1933 ex cept home blazes, was only 80 cents. MILK DEALERS OF STATE TO BE LICENSED Next Monday, Jan. 15, Is , Set as Deadline by E. G. Harlan , All milk dealers hi Oregon must be licensed by tan, 15, according to a recent statement made by E. O. Ilur lau, chairman of the Oregon milk control board. "To moke It easier for the milk dealers throughout the state," says Mr. Harlan, "temporary arrangements have been made for local chambers of commerce, clvio organizations, and city officials to handle the applica tion forms which, must be In our of' fico In time for ;thel license to be Is sued before the fifteenth) of January or the dealer shall not bo permitted to handle mdlk." - ' Application forms In La Grand may be procured at the chamber of commerce office, and dealers should make immediate arrangements to get a license, fill It out correctly, and mail it to the office of the Oregon milk control board, 31H Mayer build ing, Portland, Ore., according to Har old Boone, chamber secretary. Following Is a brief explanation of the law: A "Milk Dealer" Is defined as "Any person who purchases or handles milk within the state for salo in this state, or who sells nil IK within the state, except When con sumed on tho premises where sold." A producer who delivers milk only to a milk dealer shall not be deemed a milk dealer. , . ' Application for a license to operate as a milk dealer shall be made with in 30 days after the law Is In effect. Tho, law went into effect, Dec. 15, 1033; so applications should be made at once. All applicants for license shall pay the following license fees: "All stores shall pay an annual license 'feo of $1.00, (Each, separate place of business at which milk Is sold by. any store shall be deemed a separate store for-Which a license must be obtained and a license fee paid)." "All other nil Ik dealers shall pay a Ucenee,..Xee determined; ajjfoUowa. of 1 c on each pound of butterf at contained In milk received and deliv ered by a licensee, commencing with the effective date of this act." C. W. A. Payroll In This County $7,123.85 Today Three hundred and eighty-three civil works administration employes in Union county were receiving! U. S. treasury checks amounting to a total of $7123.85 today, it was announced by P. L. Meyers, county disbursing officer. 1 This is tho first time since the C.W.A. operations here began that tho weekly payroll reached the $7000 mark, and it also was the first tlmo that the full quota of 383 men put in a tun wees or work. BOY, CAN WE TAKE IT! A. FEW VGAJRS AGO THIS K A A WAS A STTACKJERIMCT SUM A K BUT NOW l Soviet Flag Raised Over SKip First Jikgf4&& , & III J f - ImftS jPW 2 M J 1 ha first ship to niter or lenie Am- f ? V j, Sr. r i",r,s "i"ir '" 'i '"' 1 ft ""t1 f I IV hummer of Smlet Itilssln Is I ho fonil- it i ,xX.r- jf f nbHl fii " nanMi innlorsklii Knrlse, imr- . s jrkLr fi 3 . 'l"s' hovii-t, mid ri'imimil iSiw " iL ? 1 "itJi ' f-sT.f Miiunlinlim. Ihe flu ir wiw tiW Pf 41 s' 1 f.rV3 mlM h nklu uf rH lain nl Hmttlo imBfB? . lifbM'ii Jf'W&A jWJ (below) and . (he wmel nracwibi 1 . (ffglv',lr Jt1 fx JFTJ Kan Franclnw (o load wilt far Vlmll- MMmm i F00CH0W; i PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FISH HATCHERY ARE EXPECTED HERE SOON Aiiiiongii piiiiu for the improve- ment of the suite fish hatchery at Union ImvB nut arrived In la Oramle I as yet, C.W.A. headquarters here are 1 expecting them this weekend. A total of 15,500 will be 8Mit by tho C.W.A. una state game commission in im proving the liatcherya First reports as to the extent of the improvements, however, are trickling into the county, and they Indicate that, when the work ia com pleted, Union will be the site of tho largest fish hatchery In Eastern Ore gon, probably equipped with, egg-taking stations in Wallowa county. POLICE CHIEF IN HOSPITAL Jim Steffen, chief of police, waa, in the Grande Rondo hospital today, re covering from a throat ailment which Hacked him yesterday. His physician expected the chief to be able to leave the hospital later today. It lo believed tliatbctwoon 45 and 60 C.W.A. woorkers will bo required to mako tho improvernjonts nt Union which roughly are expected to in- cludo enlargement of quarters, more rhatcliing ponds, etc. Work Is expected to start at Union just as quickly ns tho plans arrive hero and a crow of O.W.A. workers established on the grounds. EVERETT HYDE HAS OPERATION Everett Hyde underwent an cmcr. gency operation for appendicitis last night at the Grando Hondo hospital. HOARD OF KKVIKW TO MKBT A meeting of tho board of review of tho Boy Scouts will bo held Mon day evening nt 7:30 o'clock at tho office of Charles H. Ucynoiutt. Time in U. S REBELS FLEE Famous . 19th . Army : Re treats; Japs Land Ma--"Tines to Keep Order " " SHANGHAI. , Inn. 13 Ml National. 1st government murines lundeil In l'ooc.hinv ami occupied the city today after the 1Mb army had withdrawn before the advance of Nanking forces, said navy dispatches from Kooelunv. Tho dispatches said slight disorder accomnnnlod tho shirt In autnority, causing a Japnncso cruiser anchored at Mnmol, bolow Poochow, to land a company of Japanese marines. The marines were quickly witnarawn, however, nftor nationalist troops had established order. FOOCHOW, China, Jan. 13 (P Tho famous Kith route army, fighting for tho robel cause In Fuklon province, was reported in rotrcat today boforo tho nationalist government forces of General Chiang Kai-Shek. TOKYO, Jan.. 13 (It A Ronfio (Jap anese) news agency dispatch from Foochow today mild a Japanese war ship landed 300 bluejackets there to protect Japanese nationals in , tho r (Continued on Pago Throe 100 CALIFORNIA C.W. A. MEN JAILED SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (At War rants for tho arrest or 100 San Fran cisco civil works employes, charged with f nrfettinn their families after regular" pay had replaced relief ra tions, were In the hands of police hero today. ' Tho warrants,1 charging non-support of dependents, were 'Issued at the request of Charles M, Wolion bertf, city relief head, who said wlvea and children were left destitute while tho money-earning family heads spent their pny. Most of the men, while receiving groceries and relief supplies Instead of money were con sidered Kood husbands and fathers, Woilenbcrg said. Wheat Today The price of IimuiI cjisIi wheat t stood al about ft'i cciiIm hulk to day, according to iHtnllmin nt the rimiwr riourliiR Ml IK Port land rash 71 renin. CHICAGO, Jan. 13 Wheat rose lalo today to a now high point for the present movement of prices. Commission house 'buying devel oped following reports of an address from Postmaster General Farley nt Clnvelnmt saying the go!d poltcy of President Roawvclt would be neither that advocated by the bankors nor that of tho Inflationists, Farley was quoted as saying tho president was not going to sacrifice advances In commodity prices, nor spread sails before tho inflation gale with all tho perils which bc-jct such a course. Wheat closed firm, tc above yesterday's finish, corn 4c up, onto 96iytc advanced, and provisions unchanged to a decline nt 2c. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME I'OUTLAM) KUITOIt 1NDICTKD KO(IS TO IIKOP IN MUCK $8,000,000 TAX S131T KM.KI) . SESTENCIJI) TO ItKATII rOKTI.ANI), Ore., Jan. 13 m Jack IU Ht 111, rdltar of Mie "Kant Hide I'oNt," a weekly continunlty publica tion, uiia today liullcttHl by the Mult iionmh county grand Jury on a charge of criminal llhel In connection with an article published Jim. IS concern ing Mayor Joseph K. Canton. PORTLAND, Jan. 13 W) A drop ot 1 cent a dozen all through the egg markot price, effective Monday morn ing, was announced by a, O. Keeney, goneral manager of the Pacific co-ops. This would placo extras at IB cents a dozen. , , . ... ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 W -The de partment of JiiHt Ice said today the government had filed suit In lliiltl mnrn against tint II. s. luriuftMul Al cohol company and the V. N.' Indus trial Chemical (wnNiiiy for more than $8,000,000 In luxes on t ,2 7 1.0.1 3 gallons of dcuatureil alcohol ullegud to liave been diverted for beverage pnrK)ses. , COLUMBIA, 8. C, Jan. 13 OT Rob ert H. WlleB, 40-year-old mechanic, today was sentenced to be electro cuted March 12 for tho murder of Hubbard H. Harris Jr., IB, HAI.KM, Jan. 13 OT members of the stale liquor control commission and George I,. Summls, administrator, mid Annul lloltz, orRiinl.er for the commission, arrived here today for I session nt the state capital, begin iilng at 1 o'clock. The mcctlnc; will be an oKu one. ; . N. R. A. REPLIES TO CHALLENGES; ICKES REBUKED J wsrinVGT(WC .Tan." IT- prThi MIA replied tmlny to challciigcs of mher. jiotcriuiwut.bmnclieti with an ussurtfon that imbllc utilities "oomo clearly within the provlKloiut of the ri.thmnl liulus'.rl il recovery and limy bo placed under it -curte Just as any oihor Imluhrry. This statement waa made today at the continued public hearing on the electric power code by Donald R. Rlchberg, general counsel of the re covery administration, in answer to criticisms utterod yeatorday by Frank Ri McNlnch, chairman of the imwor commission, and Honry B. Hunt, rep resenting Secretary Ickes. , Rlchberg at the same time reb'uked the latter, without calling him1 by name, for hurling accusations against tho Edison Electrlp Institute and dominant units of the power Indus try. - 'The national recovery) administra tion insistently urged that thoso util ities sign tho president's reemploy ment agreement, which they did, and therein they made an agreement with tho president to f Ho a codo of fair competition," Rlchberg said, ( , "Under these circumstances It Is hardly appropriate for officials of tho government to rebuke an Industry, or to challenge the national recovery ad ministration, for proceeding in accord-. anco with tho law as long ago Inter preted and applied by tho president." PLAN MERGER OF B. L: COMPANIES SAUSM, Jan. 13 (HI Merger of tho hovcu Insolvent building and loan, associations In Oregon under a new consolidated institution will be sought by Corporation Commissioner Charles H. Carey, under a plan announced hero last night. Tho plan Is based upon tho recommendation of an ad visory committee named by Governor Meier last November to study tho best possible disposition of these in stitutions with tho greatest roturn to shareholders. Approximately 18,000 persons aro shareholders in tho seven associa tions, Carey said, with combined as sets of botweon flvo and six million dollars. The seven Institutions h&vo been taken ovor by tho corporation commission tho post two years for (Continued on Page Three) MORE THAN A MILLION . USE OREGON FORESTS l'OKTI.ANt (Special) Mora tluin it million ntiniiers, picnick ers, re.Mirt guests and special uso residents vlsltrtl the national for ests of Orrjton and WoshlnRton during ID.13. The report Just Is sued hy the regional ' forester here, shows a total of l,OI)7,U.T4 . of these forest users during the . yeur. The thirteen national for ests uf Oregon -received Mil, (1.18 of these guests while 400,1174 of them visited the lint Inniil forests of Washington. LARGE PLANT WRECKED BY FATAL BLAST Entire Town of Hertford, ' : North Carolina, Sha ken as by Quake CREWS HUNT FOR ! ADDITIONAL BODIES Explosion in Cotton Oil Company Plant May Have Been Due to Low Water in Boilers HKItTrOKI), N. C Jan. 13 OT At least six men were killed and seven Injured here early today In an ex plosion of boilers at the Eastern Cot ton, (ill eouipttny plant in the lieiirl ot Hertford. The large plant was wrecked, with dama&o estimated at approximately $50,0011. Debris from the brick boiler room was scattered for more than 100 feet, and the entire town was shaken as though by an earthquake. Tho known dead: .. J. O. Wilder, engineor, and five ne gro helpers; Solicitor Wilson, John Wright, Kenly Forehand, Goorge Broody Jr., and Oscar Eaeon. First mparts said the blast, widen occurred shortly after the night shift had left the plant, was caused by low water In the boilers, but later It was said tills had not been substantiated.' Rescue orews.wore at work In the wrcekago of the boiler room, which contained three boilers, In an effort , to determine whether other' persons had been caught In the explosion. The names of tho Injured and, the extent of their Injuries could not be determined immediately In the con fusion which spread through the en tire town. , Vallee Submits Records to Show Divorce Cause NEW . YORK, Jon. 13 W Lifoloss wax like that which the voice of Rudy Valleo so often nos creased with songs of love, Bpoke another story for him today. On evidence provided by transcrlp- . tlons of tolophone conversations be tween his wife and others one of whom was Garfield Leon, an adagio dancer Vallee won the right yester day to sue for divorce wherovor ho chooses. : ' 1 - Tho spoclfto' ruling was a refusal by the appellate court to grant a pe tition of Mrs. Pay Webb Vallee by which she sought to enjoin the sott slnglng maestro from seeking a Mex ican divorce. . , Tho transcriptions, obtained by '-'a : very Blmplo dovlce attached to a tolo phone extension and without the ne cessity of wire tapping," led Valleo to toll tho court (In his affidavit) that:v . ..V ,. "My wifo carried on her. affair with Leon right under . my roof, . with. . shocking callousness." w ; (Ijast night on the west const, where tho principals .of tho action . are located at present, denials of misconduct woro made on tho part of both Mrs. Vallee and Leon). . . Ono rocordod conversation led Val leo to aver: - "Not only was she (Mrs. Valleo) ac-. cumulating money sho received from me for the purpose of maintaining any Illicit love affair, but my wifo told Leon sho was 'stocking up',"' Baker' 8 Airport Plan Is Submitted BAKER, Oro., Jan. 13 (Spoolal) . Tho city of Baker's application for Improvements at the municipal air port north of the city, estimated at 946,468 by Philo Anderson, engineer, who prepared the plans, was ap proved by tho county CWA comrnit tee of which Fred Mocs 1b ohalrman and was sent to Portland TOday for approval by the Btato commlUos, ' " KKTUItNS. . I,eo O. Bryant, violinist, lias re turned to Ln Orando after a long ab sence. - Ho will be connected with the1 Eastern Oregon school of muslo. ' In addition to tho actual for . est users, a total of 2,620,000 tour ists passed throuirlL the national forests of these two states. - Campers anil picnickers show an Increaso of 25ft,4b0 as com : pared, -with 1032; resort guests Increased 14,371 during the same period. Visitors under special use resilience permits decreased M!M. There win nn Increase In transient tourists passing through of 410,01)0. ;
