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Hint Republicans May Oppose Roosevelt's Dollar I llllil '--- 1 . .. . ; : ' - . VOLUME 32 EASTERN OIIEOON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 193 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 110 MOGffi (GoWoAo MM TO t-ii'V: ' ft:.??- 11 (Of E1E1 BUDGET FOR CELEBRATION ISSUBMITTED Cost of . Staging U. P. Event Here Next July -is Set at $6,440. INCOME LIKELY TO REACH $4,635 Finance Committee Out lines Plan For Under writing Giant .Railroad . Celebration Here. The proposed budget for tlie semi centennial celebration of the 50th an niversary of the arrival of the U. P. railroad In La Grande calls for $0440. The finance committee, of which J. B. Fitzgerald in chairman, met last night and outlined a plan of under writing the celebration providing for support from each business and pro fessional man in the city. This plan will be presented to the citizens' committee of 25 business men In a few days, and finance com mittee members are hopeful that It will be adopted so that they will be able to start out on the project after (Continued on Page tilt) . Large Class Of Boy Scouts Pass Board of Review A large class of Boy Scouts passed ..tho board of- review, iastnlglit In. the office of Charles H. Reynolds and will receive their awards at the court of Jtonor on Jan. 26. Awards were made -to Donald Dona hue, Jack Murphy. 1 Billy Roach, Dwlght Smith, Don Shelton, first olass;' Bob Kelly, Billy Pea per, How ard Wltherspoon, Bay Wltherspoon, John Newman, Darrel MaCarroll, Dix Rogers, Billy Warner, - Jack . Matott, Olen Kelly, Clark Bray, second class; Elmo Finley,' James Smith, John Buaey, tenderfoot. :. ; Merit badges will be .presented to Harold Lock wood, Wayne Smith, WU lard Johnson,' Eugene Parlett, John Kopp, Don Miller, Dwlght Smith, Clayton Koeln, John Alnsworth, woodcarvlng; Bob Dunn, John Mc Manus, Bob Van Elsberg, Ernest Woodell, Claude Baker, Bob Dow, Ernest Rostook, Frank Burnett, BlUy Johnson, personal health; Bob Dunn, reading. Eugene Rochester, first aid; Mel burn Buck, first aid to animals; BUI Frees, reptile study; Bill Frees, John Kopp, Eugene Parlett, Bernard Kaap eks, Claude Baker, Merrill Rosen baum, public health; WUlard John son, Dwlght Smith, John WaM. Har old Hess, flremanslup; John McMan us. John Biggs, Sam Start, cooking; ' Ernest Woodell, marksmanship; Dick Worrell,- electricity; Harold Hees, bookbinding; Darwin Orton. dairying; Bernard Kaapoke, Don (Miller, Harold Weeks, star; Dick Lottes, Don Shel ton, swimming; Eugene Winters, ani mal Industry; Kenneth Lilly, leather craft. ' ORTMAN TAKES UP DUTIES AS C. W. A. AGENT The newly appointed purchasing ft gent for Union and Wallowa county C. W. A. organizations arrived here today and began taking over his du ties. The agent 1a W. J. Oilman, In the hardware business at Enterprise and active in community affairs there for many years. Mr. Ortman expects to spend about half of his time In La Grande, and will have offices In the New Foley building with O, B, Miller, county C. W. A. manager. FIRE PROTECTION IN -BUSINESS AREA GOOD Further checking of the annual report of the city fire chief, C. L. Lindsay, published In the Observer several days ago, reveals that al though 31 fires in dwelling places caused the heaviest loss, the most effective showing of the fire depart ment was In the business section. Only four fire calls were received In the business buildings during 1933. but these four fires menaced property valued at $178,160. Loss amounted to $6,941.23, or only a fraction over. three per cent. Net loss was absolutely nothing, as the $5,941.23 loss was completely covered by insurance. Will Rogers 'soys: BEVERLY HILLS. Cal., Jan. 15 I never thought the time, would come when I thought I would be able to advise colleges how to run their busi ness. But In California Sunday we saw our flrat real professional foot ball played and 25,000 come away raving about It, especially the rules under which they play, where you can pass from anywhere anytime. Now as football Is not only the backbone but the gravy of college existence, you fellows better open up your game, for this pro game was Just made for on audience; no pen alty every minute to keep an audi ence sore, nobody getting hurt every play. Referees not in the way of the players. i Colleges have developed the yelling, but the pros have developed the game. Now you colleges wake up,, I don't want to see you have to close up your doors. Yours, tfjjb fa?0' 1934, McNaught Syndicate, inc. HEAVY WINDS IN LAGRANDECAUSE OF SOME DAMAGE An unusually strong wind storm which swept the Pacific Northwest last night, caused some trouble In La Grande, It was learned today. . The E. O. U.& P. Co. had crews at work much of the night, with the wind causing trouble to its wires at several places, Including Sixth and Spring, Ninth and Washington and Pennsylvania and Cherry. Gene Wal ker, manager, said today that no dam age was done, to equipment other than burning out of fcetW- and 80 street lights. The workmen suc ceeding' in handling all emergency requirements successfully. The wind died down in La Grande this morning but was continuing with (Continued On Page Five) DANCE GROUP AT NORMAL SCHOOL THURSDAY NIGHT The Frazer-Jomes Dance group, In cluding Arthur Frazer, pianist, Paul James, dancer, and Marguerite Lundl and Lois Bailey, assisting dancers, will appear at the Eastern Oregon Normal school at 8:15 o'clock Thurs day evening. Dances ranging from the classic ballet to modernistic fea ture the program. (Contlnuea on Pace Four HEARING WILL BE AT A LATER DATE The hearing on service fee and presidential salary payments of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company, set for January 24, has been continued to an Indefinite date. It was announced by' the public utilities commission in Salem late Monday. Charles M. Thomas, com missioner, was busy with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company hearing In Portland, and announced he would not be able to take care of the former matter until later. The hearing will be on the pay ment by the Oregon company of $3,450 service fees to the Columbia Construction company of Milwaukee and payment of $1500 annual salary to the firm's president, also at Mil waukee. Both were objected to. In a recent order on the budget allow ances of the company. One public building fire resulted In $49.08 fire loos, all of which was protected by insurance, and the building was valued at $35,000. Fires In three warehouses, valued at $90, 000, caused $196.35 loss, and Insur ance collected amounted to $106.36. One hotel fire, menacing a building valued at $4,000, caused $15.10 loss, all of which was covered by Insur ance. Out of these nine fires, menacing property valued at $307,160, only $90 of actual loss was not paid for out of Insurance money a remark able record, according to many local people. ENROLLMENT AT E O N. IS NOW AT 225 Represents Gain pf Six Students Over Totals For Last Winter C. W. A. PROJECTS MAKING HEADWAY Total of $2,429 is Being Spent on Improvement Work on Normal School Campus. ! Registration at the Eastern Oregon Normal school, now In ltd second week or the winter quarter, con tinues to build up a gain over last winter's enrollment. . Announcement by .President H. E. Inlow today was that at present -the registration has climbed to 225 stu dents, representing an Increase over the number of students attending at the Bame date last year. 1 . The total attendance for the win ter term In 1933 was 219, six less than this season's figure. (Continued on Page Six, , Extend Time For Obtaining Milk Permits a Week With an additional week granted in which to obtain permits for milk resale, It was announced In Portland today . that the Btate . .milk . control boardplans to hold meeting-In both La Grande and Pendleton in Eastern Oregon next week. . So far, most of the meetings have been held in Western Oregon. Midnight last; night had been set originally as the time limit for get ting milk resale licenses. BLUE MOUNTAIN DIRECTORS TO ELECT HEADS ' The boara of directors or tho Blue Mountain Livestock association will meet tomorrow at '1:00 o'clock at the office of H. O. Avery, county agricul tural agent, in the tfederal building, to elect officers for the coming year and take up other business matters. Newly elected members of the board are John Woalty, Elgin r Dun can McDonald, La Grande; R. S. French, Cove; John Schroedcr, Island City. 1 4..,' ... 'i . fit - I I l I - I 1 I - "FLOATING : 7:.fflV 7IA' Another milestone Imminent In the history of av vlatlon Is the Inauguration of nn air service from Ciermiuny to South America scheduled: to begin ob out February 1. It will be the first regular trans- j Atlantic air line in history. A special feature of t he steamship Westfulen, pictured above In mld- Atlantlc, which will serve as a MARCH 29 AND 30 SET AS DATES OF L. H. S. OPERETTA March 29 and 30 have been set es Vw dates for : tho . presentation of "Jewels of the Desert," on "operetta,' at the La Orande High school under the direction of Miss Kathryn. Sar taln and Andrew Lonoy Jr. 'The cast was announced yesterday and the choruses will be selected later this (Continued on Pase Six) JOHNSON AND v DUDLEY TO ZTO ON TRIAL HERE The case of the state of Oregon vs. Dean Dudley and Hobart Johnson, charged with negligent waste of gamo meat, will open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock before Judge L, Den ham, justice of the peace. Chester B. McCarty, attorney retained by the game commission is expected to ar rive tomorrow morning to assist Dis trict Attorney Carl G. Helm In prose cuting the case. Dudley and Johnson were arrested during the elk senson. IN CONFERENCE ISLAND" IS BASE FOR PLANES "floating Island" w here planes will 1 tinuing t o Natal. ' Mysterious Ahimal Frightens Tennessee People SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn., Jan. 16 W A. mysterious and- maas ;'fast as lightning'! a,nd: ''liko ai- 'g1aiit 'kangaroo' Is spread-' ' ing terror through the Hamburg community. " The creature first appeared Saturday night. It killed and partially devoured' several Ger man police dogs. The next night It killed other dogs and some geese and ducks; : a Farmers are carrying' their . shotguns to tho fields for fear of --'the beast and others are going about their dally work armed with pistols. .' B&v. W. J, Hancock, negro min ister, saw the animal. Ho oald "It wag.as fast as lightning and look- . cd like a giant kangaroo running and Heaping across tho fiold." It huO Just killed a large police dog end had left nothing but tho head and shoulders of tho victim In the owner's yard. Frank Cobb also saw tho thing. ' Ha said It was unlike anything he hod over (Continued on Page Blx alight from Uathurst before con . i ' G.O. P. CAUCUS ASKS MONEY BILL HEARING In Meantime. Federal Re serve; Board Reveals it Recommended Taking Over of All Gold. ' WASHINGTON, .Inn. 1 m liev, Charles E, Coughllu, Detroit priest, predicted today before -the house coinage eonunlttee there would lie revolution unless congress enacts the monetary legislation nsked ester cluy by President liooscvelt. j WASHINGTON, JritL IB (!) Hints of organized Itepithllmn opposition to the new Ilooscvelt dollar, which Is to (Continued on Pago Bis) HOMER HOLCOMB HERO IN DENVER DENVER, Jan. 10 (P) Homer Hol comb, a clown at tho National West ern Stock show, is today's hero In Denver. While about 7,000 spectatora look ed on In horror, a wild Brahma steer attempted to trample and gore Earl West, Porryton, Texas cowboy, dur ing the rodeo performance at the an nual show, and would havo Bucccedod If It hadn't boon lor Holcomb. The fun maker, at tho' risk of his own life, ran out and selsMxi tho en raged animal by the tall and dis tracted Its attention from West, who was lying In the arena In the path of the onrushlng stoor. i West scampered to safety and Hol comb outrun tho charging beast to escape Injury, Homer Holcomb, who figured In saving Earl Wait's life at Denver yes terday, Is well known throughout Eastern Oregon, 'being one or tlie star attractions at the Eastern Oregon Livestock show at Union and tho Pcn dloton Round-Up In recent years, Wheat Today The price nf lomt cash wheat stood at uhmit A2 rents bulk hero today, arwmlllig fo notations at the IMonniT Flouring Mills, l'ort lund own 71! cents CHICAGO. Jan, 10 UP) Pulled downward by liberal selling to real ize proflta after an advance of nearly 8 cents - from figures current last week, the wheat market averaged lower today. Leading Vnule authorities said the first flush of enthuslnam over a near settlement of tho monetary situation appeared to havo worn Itself out.' and that a dearth of frosh stimulating news from WnAhlngton had at leant temporarily lefb tho market dovold of aggressive support. Wheat closed unsteady. 1 ft 1 y,c un der yesterday's finish, corn HtHc off. oats ftrtc down, and provis ions unchanged to a rise of 10 cents. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME KUM.MKBVII.I.B SUCCESSFUL WVNKKOOP TRIAL GKIIESOMB CONVICTS MAKE ESCAPE SEEK RECIPROCAL TREATIES PORTION!). Jon. 16 VP) John T. SuuuncrvlUe, whose name mu sent to the senate today by PreHldent Roottcvelt for confirmation as United States marshal for Oregon, returned this morning from Washington. D. C. 11c expect to tak office about Feb. 1, succeeding Jock L. Day, Republi can. -. , CRIMINAL OOORTB ' BUnjDINO, OIOOAao, Jan. 16 Vfi The state today began Its gruesome, parade or evldonce In .the trial ox Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, 62 year old phy sician, charged with the murder of Rheta Gardner . Wynekoop, auburn haired wife of her youngest son, Earle. ; . '; I ( HUNTSVII.IJi, Tex.,' Jon. 16 TO Two guards at the Eastham state prt pon farm were ambuslied and wouiil ed today by n machine gunner Iden tified ?s Clyde Harrow, notorious southwestern outlaw, who effected I he release or his nul, Raymond Ham ilton, and four other oonVlcts. S. S. SANTA BARBARA. AT BEA, Jan.. 16 m Oordell Hull, secretary of state or the United States, said today he expected to set In motion. Immediately ' upon his return to Washington, the machinery lor nego tiation of reciprocal trade treaties wltly ail American republics. HAVANA, Jan. 10 TO Cartos lle vlii, 3-ycar-o secretary or agricul ture, was given the With of office as president of Cuba today by his father-in-law, nr. Juan Federloo Edrfmniui, president of the Hupreme court. NAME BOYER AND PEAYEY HEADS OF 0.S.C.AND0.0F0. PORTLAND, Jan. IB W) Dr. Clar enco V. Boyer, dean of arts and lot tors at the University of Oregon, Is acting president or tne msuiuuon, and Dr. deorge W. Peavey, dean of forestry at Oregon State college, will head that school fn a similar capa city.. Both will report diroctly to Chancellor W. J. Korr. , Election of those two men to tho now positions was tho major business accomplished by the" state board of higher education at its Monday moot ing hero. Tho board abandoned Its proposed investigation of activities of Dean Wayne L. Morse, of the Oregon BChool of law, whoBe attack on tho chancellor created a furoro sevoral months ago, nritl whoBo heated debate with Ros coo O. Nelson, then chairman. of tho board of higher education, resulted Continued on Page Six) U. S. FILES SUIT ' AGAINST OIL CO. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 W Tho federal government filed suit today against tho Stnndnrd Oil Company of Now Jersey charging violation of the oil code and asking an Injunc tion, agalnBt tho company to provont it from giving premiums. ' Tho action was filed on bohnlf of Secretary Ickes,- the oil administrator. Hoarlng on tho suit was set for Jan uary 30 In District of Columbia supremo court. The suit was the first to be filed against a major oil company for al- (Contlnued on Page Pour) BUCK DEER SPOILS REAL ESTATE DEAL ROSBDURO, Ore., Jan. 16 W) - A story of a buck deer that spoiled o real ostato deal Is being told by a local land salesman. W. A. Burr recently took on out of state couple to a farm listed for sale. The place was Inspected, and whllo they were looking over the property a large buck deer appeared In tho barnyard coming from a neighboring wood lot. The appearance of tjie deer sent tho woild-be purchasers Into rap tures' and the deal for tho property appeared to be assured. Tho couple agreed to the purchase price and the arrangements for payment and urged an Immediate return to Roseburg to sign the papers. Mr. Burr, however, had a little dif ficulty in getting his cor started, and NEW PLAN IS ADOPTED BY UNCLE SAM Sort of Stagger System Authorized By Admin-, istrator Hopkins. TO APPLY MAINLY , ; IN RURAL AREAS Would Reduce Working Hours From 30 to 15 to Give. 500,000 More Chance to Work. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 ye) The placing of two C.W.A. workers where one C.W.A. 'worker worked before was the announced goal today of the civil works administration for decreasing unemployment In. '.small -communities. .... ' Harry L. Hopkins', the administra tor, said that without spending much If any additional money he was au thorizing a Bort of stagger system whereby working hours would be reduced from 30 to 15; a week In rural areas and' towns of less than 3600. ; . In this way, he said, he hoped to provide employment for 600.000 more people, although the earnings of all concerned of course would be reduced. Hopkins reported statistics from 140 larger-towns and cities for December showing, a reduotlon of 31 per cent as against November In the number of families' receiving unemployment relief, but that 1.358,836 families re mained on theilst. ' . '".,; DETAILS NOT KNOWN HKKB i Local authorities have not yet been : ' --'(notified of detslls of - Admtnlowittor. i - Hopkins' ."stagger system." .-of .work ... to extend C. W. A., employment, but it is believed that It will result in ! . adding considerable men to the C. W.. A. total of 383 now at work In this' county. Further Information . on the now plan Is expected to be - forth-. coming in the near future. 1 Admiral Raby Is , Dead - Victim Of Motor Accident SAVANNAH, Oft., Jan. 16 Roar Admiral James Josoph Baby, 50, one ' of the navy's younger admirals and commander of the sixth naval dis trict. Is dead of Injuries received In an automobile accident. The car in which Admiral Baby, his aide, Lieutenant E. B. Abe ma thy, and Mrs. Abernathy were going from Miami, Fla., to the admiral's head quarters at Charleston, S. C, turned over Monday In attempting to pass another automobile. . - Admiral Raby was to take com-, mand of the twelfth naval district, with headquarters at San Francisco, February 1. . - : Greta Garbo Weds Her Director? All Hollywood Asks WILLIAMS, Ariz., Jan. 16 M) Greta Oar bo and Bouben Mamoullan, ' her director .traveling as "Mary Jones' and "Robert Bonjl," left only dust and doubt behind them, across Northern Arizona today. Whether tho langorous Swedish film stnr was a ibrlde as Hollywood , rumors hinted, or Intended to (be come one, remained unanswered. The couple, definitely identified after they hod registered under their assumed names at tho Ell Tovar hotel, Oranfd Canyon, fled from all who sought to question them. got out of the automobile. The deer had wandered closer to the auto, and . as the real estate salesman left the car the buck charged. Mr. Burr seized a pitchfork and swung It as a club, but was knocked down and battered before he finally succeeded In pinning the deer's horns down with the pitchfork. The deer was securely trussed with ropes and lied to ft fence, while the salesman and his clients returned to town. But the deal was off. All the enthusiasm for a pet deer had van ished and the prospective customers had no desire for a form where sup posedly timid animals attacked own ers in their own barnyard. Ed Walker, state policeman, was sent out to the farm to roloaso tho trussed deer, ' ' !V'' i
