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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OBEOON'B LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1934
' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PHE8S
NUMBER 1141
NOTE SAYS
MMiEl MAI
Wmk
350 ATTEND
GOLD, GREEN
BALL HERE
Biggest Social Event of
Year for L. D. S Stake
Held Friday
LA GRANDE GIRL
IS NAMED QUEEN
, Cleo Burke, Winsome Sec
V ond Ward Candidate,
' Reigns Over Ball With
Her Attendants
Winsome Cleo - Buyke, radiant In
bouffant yellow organdy, reigned over
350 loyal subjects at the annual Gnld
and Green 'ball sponsored by tlie Un
ion stake of the L. D.r S. church last
night from 9 to 12 o'clock at the Rec
reational halL Miss Burke, of the
'I A Grande Second ward, Is a,' slender
brunette of about five feet two and
possesses charm poise, beauty and
the other queenly attributes,
MJss ' Burke was chosen from a
group of six lovely girls all gowned
In gold or green to carry out the dec
orative motif of the ball. The queen
was' enthroned and presented wlth
an arm bouquet of yellow daffodils,
after which the contest dance was
presented by- a dozen couples, all ex--eoutlng
me Intricate steps about her
throne. Kiss Burka was attended by
Bert Burke.
The queen candidates were pre
sented In a unique manner. The end
of the hall was hung with a wall of
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LaGrandersWin
From Enterprise;
Play Cove Here
The La Grande High Tigers, who
meet Cove High here tonight at 8:18
o'clock, wound up their Wallowa
county basketball schedule for this
winter last night at Enterprise, de
feating the Savages 24 to 16.
The game was somewhat slow but
La Grande, showing improvement in
eplte of frequent fumbling, held an
advantage throughout. At halftime
the blue and white cagers held an
11 to 4 lead.
The second team played approxl
mately half of the game. Ghent,
Enterprise guard, was high scorer
with seven, with Stltt, La Grande
forward, second with six.
Both Zlvkovlch and Bean, local
centers, took the tip-off regularly,
and' La Grande scored some of her
baskets as a direct result of this.
The Cove and La Grande second
teams will play at 7:16 o'clock to
night, this contest followed by the
main game, both to be played at the
L. D. S. Recreational hall.
Last night's lineups:
La Grande (24) (15) Enterprise
Btitt (6) ..F (2) Lansing
Reynolds (1) P... Bauer
Zlvkovlch (4) C (2) Kooch
IVebb G (7) Ghent
DeBole (2) ...a (4) Stickler
Irwin (6) S
Stoddard (2) S
Bean (4) S
Osborn S . .
Peterson
Officials:
Enterprise.
Walker and Swayze, of
RAIN SO FAR
THIS MONTH IS
ABOUT NORMAL
The rainfall this month continues
at an about normal rate, In spite of
occasional downpours. Last night
.39 of an Inch fell, but It only
brought the total so far this month
to 1.38 Inches, compared with nor
mal of 2.21 Inches for January.
The weather remained moderate
and the forecast for the next week
Indicates an unsettled condition with
slightly colder weather In Eastern
Oregon.
U. S. EDUCATORS NOTE
SCHOOL CHANGE HERE
The successful changing of the
school system In La Grande, abolish
ing the "A" and "B" classes In the
grade schools, under the guidance of
Supt. Herbert Evans, is attracting
not only statewide, but national at
tention. This was learned today when Mr.
Evans said that he had received a
letter from Columbia university In
New York, asking for all data avail
able as to the move made here, be
lieving that such information would
be very valuable to other schools over
the country which have contemplated
such a change.
At the recent meeting of the Ore
gon State Teachers association In
Portland, many superintendents and
prlnolpals of schools In Oregon ques
tioned La Grande educators In at
Will
ROGERS
r$gys:
. BEVERLY HILLS, Cel., Jan. 19.
Plenty of headlines today but not
much news. "Congress votes on the
60-cent dollar Saturday'', Wonder if
they will have one in there as an ex
hibit. , .
"Government undecided about what
they can do with Japanese taking
pictures of fortifications." Make 'em
agree to send us some of the pictures
if they turn out ok.
"Cuba halls new president." Hails
him with what?
"The man that found the 726 carat
diamond In Africa received 9350,000
for it and wants to buy a farm and
silk hat," Well, I can understand a
man perhaps being eccentrio enough
to, want to own a silk hat. Yours,
1SS4) McNausht Syndicate Inc.
ENROLLMENT AT
LA GRANDE HIGH
MONDAY AT 667
Entrance of 39 eighth grade gradu
ates from Central, Greenwood and
Rlverla schools to the La Grande High
school Monday will put the student
body total at 667, It was announced
today by Supt. Herbert Evans, of the
city schools.
This Is the highest point) the L. H.
S. enrollment has reached this school
year.
At the completion of the 1932-33
term last spring, the total enrollment
of the High school stood at 6
Principal A. L. GraUvpp said today
he expected the present figure or BU7
to be Increased before the year ended,
but was doubtful whether last) year's
total would be reached.
Monday marks the beginning of the
second semester in the city schools,
FIVE NT. GAIN
IN ENROLLMENT
Complete registration figures
for the winter term of the East
ern Oregon Normal school dis
close a total enrollment of 230
students, it 1b announced by Miss
Helen Moor, registrar. This
marks an increase of- five per
cent over the- enrollment for the
corresponding term a year ago.
A noteworthy feature of enroll- '
ment data Is that 42 per cent of
the total number of students are
men, r
Hours of Work
Reduced t For
CWA Employes
All Union county C. W. A. workers,
383 In number, were today operating
under the retrenchment orders Issued
yesterday from Washington. In other
words, all men at work on projects In
La Grande ore getting In 24 hours a
week Instead or 30, and; all men at
work on projects elsewhere In the
county aro getting In 15 hours in
stead of 30.
The chango la made for economy
reasons in view of the decreasing
funds available. Estimates aro that
only about 15 to 20 per cent of the
C.W.A. work Is being done in La
Grande, and 80 per cent elsewhere in
the county. Workers on the La
Grande Jobs wlU receive 20 per cent
less time and workers on the other
Jobs will receive 60 per cent less.
cent of the O.WA work Is being done
in La Grande, and 80 per cent else.
where In the county. Workers on the
La Grande Jobs will receive 20 per
cent less wages and workers on the
other Jobs will receive 60 per cent
lees.
The payroll distributed today by
V. L. Meyers, C.W.A. disbursing of
ficer, totalled 72B9.80, the largest
amount yet, and next Saturday's pay
roll with the changes in working
hours will not reach that total.
Forty projects have been approved
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tendance as to Just what was done,
how It was working, and for all other
available Information.
The change In the system, which
does away with mid-year students
and puts all the children in any one
grade on the same footing starting
each school year at the same time
has worked out very successfully
here. Both students and their par
ents have expressed pleasure with the
change made, and the faculty mem
bers are able to perform their duties
much more efficiently under the new
arrangement.
La Orande, the pioneer In the
movement, is as a result attaining
national attention In this respect,
with other schools over the nation
eagerly watching the success of the
plan as It Is working out here.
COMPLETION
OF VIADUCT
DUE FEB. 15
Work Will Be Finished by
' Then Barring Unex
pected Delays
CREW OF 32 MEN
BUSY ON PROJECT
Southsidts Approach Over
Half Done; Northside
Approach Finished Some
. Time Ago .-
Unless unexpected delays occur in
the work, the clty-C.W.A. rebuilding
of the Second street viaduct ap
proaches will be completed about
Feb. 15, City Manager Angus McAl
lister reports. A crew of 32 men Is
working on the project at present,
all of them on the C.W.A. payroll.
fTrofflc over the viaduct, which
spans the Union Pacific railroad
tracks, will resume as soon as the
project la completed. At present,
other street are being used to ' con
nect the north and south side traf
fic. The north side approach is prac
tically completed with the guard rails
the only remaining work to be done.
This will begin when the fills have
settled more. Later, of course, side
walks will be Installed, also.
Work on the south side approach
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EXTENSION WORK
OPENED BY E.O.N.
AT ENTERPRISE
Marking 'the first entrance 'bftW
Eastern Oregon Normal school Into
the field of extension work, an ex
tension class has been organized at
Enterprise, and Is taught by R. L,
Skeen, of the Normal school faculty.
The course Is a regular credit). course
In social psychology, and credits
earned therein will be applicable to
either lower division or upper divi
sion at other Oregon. Institutions or
higher learning. Twenty-two stu
dents are enrolled. The class meets
onco each week In the evening. The
work is carried on In co-operation
with the extension division of the
Oregon state system of higher educa
tion. . . '
FIRE SCARE
LAST EVENING
The fire department was called to
tho office of Dr. J. B. Blackham in
the New Foley building at 6:10 p. m.,
but upon arrival found no fire. Some
one had noticed a light in the build
ing and turned In an alarm, fire
men reported.
Tired but Happy; Great Hawaiian
mi mm-
Fix u !ir:.
te ' , , t " NEA
Lieut Commander Kncfler McGlnnls;-second from left, commander of the navy s great flight from Ban
Francisco ba? to Honolulu, poses with crew members at the end of a "routine transfer.of equipment"
oUWrvrtse the longest non-stop squadron flight on record, when six navy planes landed at Pearl Harbor
after a flight from San Froncto bay. In a trifle more than 24 Hours the flight was concluded without
.... mishap. '
TRAINMEN REDUCE
WORK HOURS TO
AID EMPLOYMENT
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men has voluntarily agreed to reduce
working hours to a maximum of 48
per week from a minimum of 68 per
week, effective this month; This will
be continued Into July.
This co-operative move Is expected
to put a substantial number of men
to work during the next six months,
further aiding the employment situa
tion In this division. ..
of Railroad Trainmen la to voluntar
fOonttnued on Pace Two!
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO MEET AT HOT LAKE
FOR FORMAL OPENING
On the occasion of the formal
opening of the Hob Lake sanatorium,
leased by Dr. J. B. Gregory, of Wal
lowa, and managed by L. F. Allen, of
Wallowa, the La Orande chamber of
commerce will hold Its January
luncheon at Hot Lake Tuesday noon.
During the afternoon the publlo- is
Invited to Inspect the sanatorium,
and in the evening cards and dancing
will be enjoyed.
Those wishing transportation to Hot
Lake for the luncheon should be at
tho chamber of commerce office by
11:46 a. m. Tuesday, Secretary Harold
Boone announced today.
Mr. Allen, representative la- the
SAID THE WISE OLD OWL
V ry!1tr"''"''''' -
K. O. Waring, Born
Here, Becomes
Oakland Treasurer
1 Raymond O. Waring, born and
reared In La Orande, has been ap
pointed city treasurer of Oak
land, Cal according to word re
ceived here. City Manager John
F. Kassler, as his first official -rnove
the first of this month,
dusted Alfred Anderson as treas
urer and named Mr. Waring to
the position. ::
i Waring, active 1 in ' Oakland
politics during the lost election,
was for nine years a member of
'.the United States internal ,rey
remie department there; ;.; -.
Many local people who knew
Mr. Waring were delighted to
learn of his success.
state legislature from Wallowa coun.
ty, was in La Orande this morning
In connection with arrangements for
the formal opening.
STUDENT SCORES HIGH
LAMONI, la.- VP Intelligence
tests do not frighten Stok Symon
of Chicago, sophomore In Oraceland
college hero. In a standardized test
for colleges and universities of the
nntlon'he ranked In the top 16 among
U098 students In history and social
sciences; scored in the top 76 In gen
eral culture and placed in tho upper
48 out of 10,161 contestants In vocab
ulary, .
Flight Ends
POST OFFICE
FILES GIVEN
UP BY BROWN
'Bm'ned' Correspondence
Surrendered Investi
gators Not , Likely to
Question Brown !
WASHINGTON," Jan. 20 (P) TWO
mystery tinted slmifs of official oor
reHpomlonce bearing tlio nnine of Wal
ter F. Brown today reappeared In the
files of the post office department,
marking the end of n ceUar-to-garrot
scnroli. '
Tho former postmaster general
handed the letters to his successor,
James A. Farley, a few hours pre
viously with an explanation that despite-
testimony of their burning be
fore a senate committee these partic
ular files appeared "unscathed by
their fantastic- experience In the fiery
furnace." ' 1
Farloy had post office Inspectors
make an Inventory of the letters early
today before placing them again on
file. Ho withheld all other publlo
comment.
Hardly had Brown delivered the
flics to Farley la to yesterday before
Chairman Black of the senate air
mall Investigating committee said he
hoped "there will be more miraculous
discoveries," adding "It Is regrettable
that we cannot find the correspond
enco that was burned."
Black indicated he would not call
Brown before his committee. The
former postmaster general sold It
would be "only fair" that he be al
lowed to testify.
In his lotter Brown explained he
found the official lotto rs in a pack
ing box closed by "20 long screws"
that had been movod about with his
personal belongings for months. He
said ho was "amazed" at finding
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E. 0. N. Defeats
Albion Normal
In First Game
NAMPA, Idaho, Jan. 20 fP) Worth
west Nazarene college of Nampa top
ped the list of six Idaho and Oregon
colleges In tho Invitational basketball
tournament here today by virtue of
two victories and no defeats In the
first round of play.
Tho tournament concludes tonight,
Eastern Oregon Normal school re
mained In the running for first di
vision ranking. The Mountaineers
defeated Albion Normal school 44 to
30 In their first game but were nosed
out 20 to 25 by Ooodlng college in
their evening game. They play again
tms alter noon.
Wheat Today
The price of Inral rash wheat -stood
at about t', cents bulk
here today, according to quota-
tluns at the Pioneer Flouring:
Mills. Portland cash 7!! cents.;
Export 70 cents. - !
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 WV-Uncertain
ty over what might happen In Wash
ington over the week end did a good
deal to make groin values average
lower today.
Absence of aggressive demand rath
er than pronounced pressure to sell
appeared chiefly responsible for sog
glng of quotations, v
Wheat clotted easy, Va& under
yesterday's finish, corn down,
oats Yt& off, and provisions un
changed to 0 cents lower.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
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EARTH SLIDE IN SKAT TLB
REPORT ON VY1IKAT ACREAGE
. . . .
EASTMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS
, t .
IIEOIN HUNGER STRIKE
SEATTLE, Jan. 20 P) Eight pa
tients In the main building or the
small Laurel Beach hospital at Faun
telroy, a suburban district, were safe
today after a tremendous earth slide
had demolished the two-story struc
ture. More slides in tills area were
feared, due to heavy rains. . ,'
WASHINGTON, Jon. 20 W) Farm
administration officials declared to
day Its report of a 23- per cent in
crease In , winter wheat seedlngs In
11 principal states over the expeoted
total was hot evidence of failure, of
the agricultural program but did show
the necessity of curbing non-cooperating
farmers. They had expected
the decrease was actually only 3,267,
tse decrease was actually only 3,267,
000 acres.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20'P) An
swering the first, of a series of ques
tions asked liim by congress, Joseph
B. Eastman, federal coordinator of
transportation, held today the time
was not ripe lor either nationwide
consolidation of railroads or govern
ment ownership.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (P) Albert
W. Bates and Harvey J. Bailey, no
torious criminals, are on hunger
strikes in Leavenworth prison.
IVASHINOTONi Jan. 80 VP) Re
sponding to the administration call
for quick passage of the Koosevelt
dollar devaluation bill, Uempcrutlo
loaders exerted strong pressure today
to bring a vote in the house before
adjournment. , .
SEVEN CONVICTS
STILL AT LARGE;
. PRISONER FREED
LANSINO, Kan., Jan. 20 VP) Of
ficers widened their search today for
the sevon convicts who broke oufa of
the Kansas state prison yesterday as
Zjewls Dresser, rural school teacher
abduoted by two of them, was . re
leased unharmed at Pawhuska, Okla.
Dresser, seized soon after Jim Clark,
Bob (Big Boy) Brady and five other
convicts fled over tho wall of the
Lansing prison, was freed after a wild
20-hour ride. - , i
He said, he could not identify
Clark's companion.
Upon his release,. Dresser drove toj
Bartlesvllle and reported hlB pres
ence to nollce.
Drcssor's car was returned by the
oonvlcts after he had promised to say
nothing to officers until he had
drlvon 60 or "60 miles from the place
where he was released, he said.
Dresser, told officers that Clark,
ouo of the 11 convicts who escaped In
the Memorial day break last year from
the Bame prison, had driven the car
most of the way from Dresser's home
near Lansing where ho was kidnaped
as he departed! from the rural school
where he Is teacher.
"I haven't figured out yet wheth
er tho other man In the car was Bob
Brady or ono of the others," Dresser
said, ;
CIIICAOO BANDITS CAPTURED ;
QUINCY, III., Jan. 20 (fll Five
Chicago youths, objects of an all-day
southern and western Illinois hunt In
which a posse of 250 men trapped
them In a woods, were in Jail at
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B AKER AIRPORT
WORK APPROVED
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20 mlm
provement of the Bnker airport with
an allotment of 16.405.60 O. W. A.
funds was nnnouncod hero lato yes
terday by Lieutenant Basil B. Smith,
airport engineer for tho department
of commerce aeronautics division.
" The project Includes extension of
an existing runway, construction of
a new runway and field drainage.
Tho American Legion at Baker raised
1050 to buy the land for the airport
extension. About 200 men will be
employed to Feb. 16, It was stated.
INTENDED VICTIM
SHOOTSKIDNAPER
' LOS ANOKI.E3, Jan. 30 VP) A. kid
naper was killed hero last night by
his Intended victim, William Bpltzel.
48, a Jewelry salesman. "I'm sorry I
had to kill a man but It was my life
or his," said Spltxel.
Tho slain man, on probation after
a two year prison sentence, was Eddie
Huffman, 11, a prize fighter.
Spttml's story was that as he was
starting to enter his automobile In
front of his homo, ' the kidnaper
stepped tip from behind, flourishing
a pistol and saying:
"Do what t tell you, or you'll get
hurtl"
ST. PAUL MAN i
SLAIN BY ONE
OF KIDNAPERS
Such Is the Information
Conveyed in Mystery;
Letter Today . ,
FEDERAL AGENTS T
CONTINUE SEARCH
Edward Bremer's Family
Has $200,000 Ransom
; Ready --Daughter Un
avyare of Kidnaping .
. . 8Tj PAUL, tan., 20 VP) Polk
tmlity branded as a fake tlvs an
onymous nolo mylng Edward O, '
Bremer hud been "Dumped off."
. ST. PAUL, Jan. 20 W A mystery
note,' declaring Edward O. Bremer,
abducted for (200,000 ransom, bad
been "bumped off" was . received
througli the moils today by W. . C. '
Robertson Minneapolis postmaster. ,
Written- in longhand by a good
penman, the note said: .
. "Very iorry but Bdword Bremer it
now resting in .peace. Was by acci
dent bumped off. Body near Anoka,
Minn. .Will not be found until after
the snow goes, contact all off. Please .
forgive, us. All a mistake by one of
our gang being drunk. .
"Please tell Walter Hagee, Bt, Paul.
. "One of the gang."
No stamp -was on the envelope. It
bore no postmark. ?
Heavily armed; details of federal,
bureau of Investigation operatives and
city police, the latter headed by Chief
of Police Thomas Dalull and Charles
Tlerney, Inspector of detectives, - left
Immediately for Anoka, about 20
miles north of Minneapolis. t
BT. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 20 WV-A
fortune in' old bills: was ready for
kidnapers today if they would heed
the pica of an aged and 111 father
begglhg"foi the return of his tealthy "
son, Edward O. Bremer, hfcld for ' '
(ContUiued From Page Pourf .
Farley May Be
Gubernatorial :'
Candidate Next
NEW YORK, Jon. 20 VP) In con
nection with word :from- Washington
that Postmaster ' General ' James A.
Parley Is planning to resign as chair
man or me Democratic national com
mittee, the New York Times says Par
ley Is understood to entertain the '
ambftlon of running for governor of
New York in 1038.
He has been advised, the paper
says, that he would be in a much
Btronger position tot the nomination
and In the campaign tor the election
If he . were out of party leaderships.
Besides giving up the post of na
tional chairman, he Is also plannlrfg
to resign as New York, state chair
man, '.
The Times declares Farley will re
tire from the latter post at the next
meeting of the Democratic committee
or that '"he will not be a candidate
for re-election by the new state com
mittee, which will he chosen at the
primary in September.
P. W. A. Authorizes
36 More Projects
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (ff) The
publlo works administration today al
lotted $2,030,200 for 36 non-federal
projects, estimating, it would provide
10,420 man-months of quick, direct
employment In 18 states.
These allotments brought the total
of non-federal approvals to 9667,741,
704 for the construction of 2081 proj
ects, ,
Earthquake Dead
Estimated 15,000
CALCUTTA, Jan. 20 TV-7nofflc!al
estimates of the death toll of last .
Monday's earthquake were raised to
16.000 today.
Workers aro laboring day and night
at tho' task of gathering the bodies
of the, dead and dumping them into,
tho Ganges river. . .
The Jewelry salesman had a pistol
In his overcoat pocket, but saw no
chance to use It, as he started up
the car with the kidnaper beside him.
After driving a bit, Spltzel slumped
over, murmuring:
"My heart I'm going to faint."
It was a trick, but the kidnaper
felt for It and grabbed at the steer
ing wheel. Spltzel Jammed his toot
on the brakes, seized the kidnaper's
pistol in one hand and pulled out hi
own, biasing, with the other.' .
Huffman slumped, to the floor, tlw
bullet in his body, dead. i