La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 15, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUnited States Lands Sailors A t Foochow today dratuV J La Grande Is The ! Gateway to Wallowa, r' Only Newspaper. Printed in La Grande .' Covering Union and Wallowa Counties "The Switzerland . of America VOLUME 32 EA8TEIIN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934 MKMnEIt ASSOCIATED PI1ESS NUMBER 109 T GOLD GOOTMT OF U0 10ILMI m u BIG TOURIST BUSINESS IN CITY IN '33 O u t - o f - State Registra , tions Show 25 Per Cent ;., Gain Over 1932. TOTAL FOR STATE SHOWS DECREASE During 1933 1,778 Motor ists Stopped Here Com pared With 1,425 the Year: Before. ' Although tourist travel in Oregon as a whole ha been declining since the peak year of 11)29, La Grande has been obtaining more and more ot the tourist business since that year, ac cording to registration figures at the chamber of commerce office. The Oregon law requires out-of-state cars to register and It is on these figures that local authorities believe that La Orande Is getting more and more out of the Influx of motorists. During 1933 a total of 1,778 mo torists registered their care in La Orande, an Increase of 353 over 1932, or a gain of more than 25 per cent. This in the face of a decrease In total state registrations of from 90,760 In 1932 to 82,526 In 1933. Totals for other years for Oregon follow: 1931 83,142; 193083,141, and 1929103, 008. La Grande's registrations for 1932 also showed a big gain over 1931, When the total was 960. In 1930 it . was 640. ,. . , . :. , V . ' , December' and, January, Iwoiof the poorest months ot the year for tour ist travel, found 106 so far register ing, 98 last month and eight so far this month, according to Harold O. Boone, secretary of the chamber of commerce. La Grande's registrations are ex ceeded iby only one large registration point in Eastern Oregon. At Hunting ton, the 1933 total was 2,176. Baker hod 1,267, Pendleton 1,266 and On tario 1,645., , . Belief that because of gaining regis trations La. Orande is getting more tourist business. Is based on the fact that most motorists register in the point where they expect ,to spend the nlght.'or stop to make purchases. Famous Jockey Dies Saturday At Local Hotel . Johnny Garrison, 78 years of age and at one tlmo one of the leading Jockeys of the eastern and southern turfs, died Saturday at his home at the ParlB hotel. : Mr. Garrison had ridden In the Kentucky Derby and other great turf classics In his younger days and sat astride horses whose fame has lived down through many decades. De tails of his colorful past could not be learned locally. He had been a resident of La Orande for the Inst year, settling In the valley several years ago at Union. r He had no known relatives and the body Is at Walkers Funeral Home pending, funeral arrangements. ORTON NAMED C. W. A. AGENT M. J. Or ton, of Enterprise, has been named purchasing agent for the civil works administration for Union and Wallowa countlcB. He will direct the purchasing of all materials used on various projects. SMALL BLAZE ON SATURDAY The fire truck was called to a small vacant house at 1301 Jackson ave nue' late Saturday afternoon to ex tinguish a small blaze. Practically no damage was caused by the fire, the origin of which was unknown. FIRST QUARTER TAX DUE ON MARCH 15 The first tax installment this year will be due March 16, nearly two months earlier than In past years, when the first payment had to be in by May 6. Deputy Sheriff Dick Clay comb, said in a statement explaining the next tax laws providing for quar terly payments. - In the past taxes have been paid semi-annually, being due May 8 and November 5. Under the new law they will be due March IS, June 16, Sep WILL ROGERS Sflyi: BEVERLY HILLS, Col., Jan. 14 Trouble with us is we hod the tax on liquor at the -wrong time. Wo should have had It on from 1919 to 1933 when people were drinking. A 'pros pector In the heart of Death. Valley is not as lonesome looking as a ealeS' man In a liquor store. x That Japanese admiral that declar ed war on America got a lot of pub licity but no war. - In" fact, ail the writers and predictors haven't been able to produce a war as readily as they promised. Every nation thinks they are getting ready for it quicker than the other and IX they eacn know that the other Is ready there will be none. Yours, 0 1934, McNaiicht Syn dlcnte. Inc. CLUB ELECTS 5 DIRECTORS ON TUESDAY Annual Business Meeting of Country Club To : morrow Evening Election of five directors and re ports of committees will feature the annual business meeting of members of the La Grande country club to morrow at 7:30 p. m. nt the office of Charles II. HcriiaW. - Fifteen directors hold, office,, ttw& serving for three years, and five are elected each year. The terms of H. N. Ashby, L. K. Kinzel, W. C. Perkins, Herman Sio grlst and William Slegrist expire this year. Terms of P. L. Meyers, C. W. Blng ncr, H. E. Dixon, J. 0. Murphy and Dr. R. P. Murphy expire In 1935 and terms of C. H. Reynolds, P. B. Ioni zer, Aug. J. 8tange. G. L. Larlson and Harry McKinlay expire in 1038. MENTION BRADY AMONG MEN WHO MAY ENTER RACE Political prognosticators in Port land during the weekend unearthed ortriitinnai oDDoaitioii for Rep. Walter M. Pierce in his campaign for re-elec tion this year to tne congressionui seat from Eastern Oregon. Among those mentioned is Hugh E. Brady, who was an independent candidate two years ago. The Oregon political editor had this to say: tjr., "In congressional, district No. 2, which Is all of Eastern Oregon, it can be safely assumed that Walter M. Pierce will bo out to succeed hlm- (ContUiued From Page Four) GRALAPP SPEAKS AT LIONS CLUB Arnold L. Qralapp, principal of the La Grande High school, was the main speaker at today's meeting of the Lions club at the Sacajawea Inn. Mr. Gralapp gave a very interesting talk on the subject of "The panorama of the Earth's History." Bill Roach. Btate policeman, was Introduced as a new member, and guests included K. J. McWilliamfl. and the following members of the city fire department: Chief C. T. Lindsay. Parley Hutchins, Oscar Mar shall and W. F. Gallagher. Announcement was made that vol leyball practice at the L. H. 3. gym would be held Wednesday evening, and that the Lions would have a team In a four-team league to begin a round robin schedule Jan. 31. tember 15 and December 15. By paying the full tax by March 16 the taxpayer will receive a 3 per cent rebate. If he pays three-fourths of his tax then the rebate will amount to 2 per cent and If he pays half the rebate will be 1 per cent. A quarter payment will not earn a rebate. Taxpayers are asked by the tax col lector to consult with the tax de partment to compute their tax or set tle questions. SEEKS DIVORCE :fit Divorce is being forced on her by the. husband who helped kill to avenge uer wrongs, Mrs. Thalia Massle .declared as she Btopped in Chicago on her way to Reno. She is shown here aboard her train. She will fllo suit against Lieut. Thomas Massle, who was convicted .In 1932, with others, ot slaying a Hawaiian who attacked her, and was imprisoned tor one hour, MAKE PREDICTION Various peoplo in and around La Grande who have been hoping there would be no winter weather , of the usual type In the Grande Rondc val ley this year, have become more op timistic and are now openly predict ing that such a condition will exist. Probably they are basing much of (Continued on Page Five) BIG WHOLESALE CONCERN RECOGNIZES LA GRANDE AS CENTER OF NEW DIVISION Western States Grocery Co. Notes Increased Business Volume in Foodstuffs in This Section. Another step Indicative of the con siderable improvement of trade vol ume in this section of Eastern Ore gon la the announcement by Western States Grocery company of the es "AND OPERETTA TO BE STAGED BY HIGH SCHOOL "Jewels of The Desert" Selected; Main Members ' , of Cast Named.x , "Jewels of the Desert' an operetta with music by kily Strickland, one of the best known composers of ."songs among them "MndyLou" nnd others, and Libretto by Sarah Grames Clark, will be presented by the La Grnnde High school In March, the exact date to be set later. . The operetta has an oriental background and the muslo is charming. Four leads supply the romantic element of the operetta, and fine voices have been selected by Andrew Loney Jr., director of public school music. Miss Kathryn Sartaln will direct the dramatics and the dancing, and will select the choruses later in the week. ' Isabel Williams, mezzo soprano, will play the role of the oriental girl, with Winifred Scott as her under study, while playing opposite her will be Kay Hendrlckson, baritone, . who is cast in the role of a man of the desert. Elbert Wattenberg Is understudying Mr. Hendrlckson. The other leads, an English girl and a' dashing English lieutenant are played by Ha Mae Andrews, soprano, and Norman Hogenson, tenor. They will be understudied by Ella Engle and Kenneth Raga.ln. Two fine comedy roles, a negro attendant and an Arabian attendant, will bo filled by John Williams, bari tone, and Robert Robertson, also bari tone. Their underBtudles are Ken neth Ragaln and Donald Hlgglna.. Other characters and' thelr under studies' are De'lores Fuweif, mezzo soprano, and Marjery Spencer; Helen Hendrlckson, speaking part, Marlon Boy lea; Motler Dodge baritone, Robert Spencer; Myron Wheeler, speaking part, Glen McKenssle, Viola Rogers, mezzo-soprano, Gwen Hertzog; ' Jack McGhean, tenor, Bob Hogenson. More than 160 tried out for the leading roles. 1 -' ' tablishment in La Grande of a sep arate individual and Independent unit for this entire territory. The of- (Contlnued on Page Three) I THOUGHT I WAS p6fClT -7F 1 ( Tents Used for L. drawer w w.mr.. wr Oil K- j,. More than 140,000 Los Angeles schoolchildren have cloth schoolhouses now as tne result ot tne Board or Education closing scores of buildings deemed unsafe in case ot earthquakes. Here is one of the temporary ' schools and some of Its pupils, LA GRANDE WILL HAVE STORE FOR SALE OF LIQUOR DETAILS UNSETTLED A location for a state liquor store in La Grande, and appoint ment of men to operate it re mained unsettled today, but it was expected that announcement might be forthcoming within the week as to one or possibly both' of these points.. Several local men are reported to have made appli cations lor the managership of the state store here. ' 6ALEM, Jan. 16 (V) Quarters In tho capltol building wero 'being- made ready today for the administrative department of the new liquor control commission, which late Saturday an nounced February 10 as the date for the opening of lb liquor stores in larger cities and establishment of 80 agencies In very important commun ity under 6,000 population In Oregon lor the sale of liquors over 14 per cent alcoholic content. ThlG week was also to see the ap pointment of many of the 105 em ployes which was estimated would foe employed at the 'beginning of the state liquor business, and the selec tion of the agencies to liandle sales in smaller communities. Tho 17 cities which will have liquor stores were, announced by Georgo Sammls, administrator, each to have one store wltln the exception of Port land which will have two) at the out set and possibly two more. They are Portland, Sulem, Eugene, Klamath (Contlnned on Page FourV RED" MOUMTS .. A. Schools Now , t?w AMERICANS IN FOOCHOWWILL BE PROTECTED U. S. Naval Forces Pre pared to Guard Against Loss of Life, Property in Disorders. FOOCHOW,' China, Jan. 15 VP) United States wiHors lauded here to day to .protect American lives and property hi ' tlisbnieiK nccomiMUiylnff the evacuation of thJft fulleu rehel capital by (lie retreating lllth route army. - At the request of Gordon Burke, vice consul In charge of the United States consular district, a naval party came ashore from tho American gun boat Tulsa and immediately wont on guard In the quarter. The TulBa had been standing by since Nationalist troops began their drive southward down tho Min river valley north of Foochow to put down the secessionist movement In Fukien province. Early today, two Nationalist mar ines were slain by a leadcrless rebel baud. Further disorders developed among opposing Chinese factions. Shortly after the Americans wero ordered ashore, howevor, the Nation alist marines were withdrawn to their vessels in an apparent attempt by Admiral Chen Shao-Kwan to relieve the grave situation. This, with the arrival of the 10.000- ton British cruiser Berwick, after dash from Hong Kong, was believed to have lesscncfd. considerably the danger to Foochow s foreign popula tion. Already on hand offering protection to their Nationals when the United (Continued on Page Bill EDUCATION BOARD IS EXPECTED TO NAME PRESIDENTS PORTLAND, Jiin. 15 (P) Expected major action of the ntute hoard of higher Mhi(iiUnn, putllily Involving CHlahlfulnncnt of urtlitg prcHhleutH or deans of administration at Uulvcmlty of Oregon nnd Oregon .State college, wii.s put over to the afternoon session when adjournment was taken nt noon after eonalilernt Ion of routine IjiinIihhm uiih only well hogim. Only six of tho present eight mem ber! of the board wore present, G. B. McLeod being out of tho state on business, and Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce being at Washington with Con gressman Pierce. During the noon recess the men most prominently spoken of as likely to bo nominated by the chancellor as deans of administration were Dr. C. V. Boyer, dean of arts and let- (Continucd on Page Slx Wheat Today CHICAGO, Jan. is (A) Both be fore and after President Roosevelt's monetary message to congress today, grain value showed a buoyant up ward trend, with dealings on a large scale. A reduction of 3,21tf,000bushel in the United states wheat visible sup ply brought tho total down to the towent point since Juno. Wheat cloned strong, 3ft cents above Saturday's finish, corn (ilc up, oats leic advanced, and pro vlslona showing 20 to 37o gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME t 9 . SKNATE PASSES It. F. C. BILL ('HEAVY, THOMSON IN FINALS I'lONKEK LUMBERMAN DIES . P. It. ISSUES THREE OHUEH8 WASHINGTON, Jan. Iff- () The seiiule today passed without a record vote the ud ministration biil extend ing the lira of the Reconstruction Finance corporation until Feb, 1, ll)3ff anil increasing Us lend lug pow ers by $850,000,000. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 m Two fairway troupers from opposite sides of the country, Tom 'Creavy of Al bany, N. Y and Jimmy Thomson, of Long Beach, Cal., matched shots to day in the 36-hole finals of the San Francisco national match play open golf championship. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 ff) A. B. Hammond, 82, pioneer lumberman well known throughout the west, died at his home here toduy from a heart attack after several months Illness. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (fl5) Presi dent Roosevelt today Issued 1 three executive orders revising the govern ment's regulation over foreign ex change transactions and extending the license policy to individuals as well as to banks. .' . :. . , . .. ' . . HEAVY QUAKE CAUSES MANY DEATHS, INDIA : CALCUTTA, Jan, 1S Ifll At leant 31 pci-HoiM were killed anil ilinny were Injured In a protracted eurtliquake wlileli shook nil' Iiullii toduy. . ' Tho wlfo nnd children of a. W. Brown, the British mnnagor of the rnllwoy work shop, and the wlfo of tho Indian district medical officer wero killed In the collapse . of the Jamalpur railway station. The additional number of casual ties there wero not determined. Eight persons were killed nt Patna and nine at Gaya. Office occupants In Colouttn, panic stricken, rushed Into the streets and many buildings were slightly damaged Including tho High Court and Elec tric corporation buildings, two churches, tho Imperial bank and the general postofflco. The quake started here at 2:45 p. m. (local tlmo (3:48 a. m., E.S.T.) A message from Cawnporo said 300 (Continued on Pago Thrco) MARK TEMPLE TO COACH PENDLETON PENDLETON, Oro., Jan. 15 (ff) Mark Temple, star halfback, at Uni versity of Oregon for the past three seasons, was today selected as head football coach for Pendleton High school, succeeding Clarence Hlncs, Pendleton coach for tho past two years, and formerly of Bond High school. Temple, co-captain of the Wobfoot eleven last season, will tako charge of tho coaching horo next fall. Ho id a graduato of Pendleton High school whero ho starred in football, basketball and track (for four years. Whilo in school hero ho played foot ball under the tutelage of Bob Qulnn, now Eastern Oregon Normal coach, and Fred Kramer, Eugene High coach. Hlnes will remain here to teach history and will handle the Junior high school athletic teams. PRESIDENT FOLLOWS MIDDLE-0F-R0AD PLAN By riaiide A. Jaggcr NEW YORK. Jan, IS W More stable conditions In foreign exchange and In the U. S. government bond markets were foreseen by Wall street monetary authorities today, on read ing President Hoooevelfs message to congress requesting limitation of the devaluation of the dollar to between 00 and 60 per cent of former parity, aid suggesting tho establishing of a $2,000,000,000 equalization fund. Neither extrcmo Inflationists nor confirmed hard money men found mui comfort in tho message, and It was widely agreed that the adminis tration was manifestly keeping to a middle-of-the-road policy. Some banking experts thought, however, j that more stable conditions should j be expected to facilitate hugo expan slon of bank credit and bonk deposits, as tho movement Is primed by the F.R. OUTLINES i "COMMODITY" PLAN TODAY Asks Congress For Na tionalization of Gold Supply of Nation. EXACT VALUATION ' OF DOLLAR LATER Democratic Leaders Prc' diet the Chief Executive , Will Get Authority Hi seeks. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (ff Power to make period lo revaluation of tho, dollar within the limited ranee of 50 tn iin MM nant nf Ita nraunt mttlif by President Roosevelt tn a . special message, urging government owner ship of all monetary gold. Mr. KntiMwelt rpnnmmended ' also creation of a $2,000,000,000 fund out of profits realized from devaluation with which the secretary of treasury could trade In gold,1 foreign exchange and government securities for "tile regulation of the currency, the main tennnce of the credit of the govern meut -and tlie general welfare of tho, United States.'.; x . Ills message sought legislative title . to the $3,500,000,000 of federal reserve bank gold with provision for payment In gold certificates warehouse re ceipts on gold dollars in the treasury. Ills message made clear the Inten tion to proceed with "wnimodlty dol lar" .plan, envisioning a flexible, dol- inr .ranging r-v as comparea wiui-ine present statutory gold content -'at between 60 and, 60 cents. -, .; , :; : Democratic leaders . in congress quickly predicted he would get the' (Continued on PagesThree - Of $34.45 Takes Effect Tuesday WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 VP) Sec retary Morgenthau announced today that tomorrow the price for newly mined domestic gold would be $34.45 an ounce, less one-quarter of 1 per cent for handling charges. He also set Wednesday night as the deadline for delivery to the treasury of all gold held by individuals in the United States but not Including fed" oral reserve bonks. - The deduction of one quarter of 1 per cent would make the metal worth to tho miner approximately $34.86, or 30 cents above the price of $34.06 which the RFC has maintained for 21 business days. Earlier it had become known that FIFO gold purchases abroad approxi mate $07,000,000, of which same $40, 000,000 has been bought since Janu ary 1. The effect of the new treasury gold price la further to cheapen the dol lar's value. AFTER DINNER TALK CONTEST IS SCHEDULED A group of nine or 10 speakers will participate In the after dinner speak ing contest at tho Eastern Oregon Normal school and will appear In tho assembly there tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock, Fresldont H. E. In low said today. "American Optimism" Id the theme which will be used toy each of the speakers. Miss Amanda Zabcl Is directing tho event. government's expenditure program. Tho inflationary aspects of deval uation, It was pointed out here, de pended largely, in their mora Unmed late effect, upon tho manner in which tho excess gold dollars resulting from tho reduction In the gold content of tho dollar would be Used. Had the president reommended inn mediate is suance of currency against this gold, It might have been regarded as in flationary. but he left the matter In definite by suggesting merely estab ltshment of the $2,000,000,000 fund. The use of this might promote credit expansion, and thua be infla tionary, bankers pointed out. For In stance, the fund might buy In the government) securities held by the federal reserve, paying gold certifi cates, and thus providing a base for a vaM expansion of credit, .