La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 23, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt I I I I I I I II I I , Many r Thousands M Paid Here (SratuV wnttut La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, ' "The Switzerland of America Only Newspajwr , . Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties ,- VOLUME 32 EASTERN OHEOON'S LEADING KEWSPAPEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY; JANUARY 23, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PR38S NUMBER 116 FLOODS AGAIN MEK IfEWEST: I AGE NO PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT TAXES GAIN Taxpayers Reducing Their Accounts With County, Report Shows LOCAL RECORD IS AMONG THE BEST Nearly Half of the 36 ; Counties in'Oregon Lag Behind Union County's Showing. Union county taxpayers are slowly but steadily catohlng up on delin quent taxes. Comparative figures Tor all counties or the state luive been Issued by the state tax commission, nnd Union county's, kIioh-Iiib Is much better tlinn nearly jluHf or the coun ties In Oregon. ' Only 13 of Oregon's 36 counties havti ibe&ter percentage records for .payment of 1930 delinquent taxca. Union county's percentage now stands at only 18.63 delinquencies for that year, which means that during the 'last two years, taxpayers here have been paying up a larger per centage of their 1930 taxes. At present the percentage of de linquency for 1981 taxes for this bounty Is 38.7 per cent, compared with about 60 per cent at the close of 1932 again showing that the taxpayers are gradually paying up their '.back: taxes. Union county is 23rd. on the list In thla year. At .the end of 1933, delinquent faxed- here represented 63.92 per cent of the 1932 tax roll. That was very nearly the same ins the figure at the end of 1931. And Union county has (Continued on Pago Three) , List of Patrons For President's Fete Announced The commlttco In charge of the La Grande Birthday ' Ban for the president, to bo Hold n-sxfc Tuesday evening at 8:30 at the Sacajawea ball room, announced today the list of patrons and patronesses. The lis follows: i Clroult Judge and Mrs. J.' W. Knowles, City Commission President and Mrs. Victor R. Melville, City Com- mlssloner and Mra. P. J. Lottes. City Commissioner and Mrs. W. M. Condlt, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Roesoh, City Manager and Mrs. Angus McAllister, Mr. and Mrs. David Stoddard, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. J. Stango, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Frets, Mr. andl Mrs. J. P. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hanford, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bohnenkamp, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Wylde. All proceeds of the ball will go to the Warm Springs Foundation for the cure of Infantile paralysis, a disease from which President Roosevelt suf fered for many years. The committee lias adopted a slo gan of "Dance now so that crippled children may dance later." The ballroom Is being recondition ed for the event which Is expected to attract on of the largest crowds ever attending a ball here. At the same time 5000- other cities over the no- (Contlnnen on Pai Tourt CON TRY CLUB WOMEN TO PICK NEW OFFICERS The women members of . the La Grande country olub will hold their annual election of officers tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at the offices of Charles H. Reynolds, It was an nounced today. FEW MOUNTAIN SHEEP LEFT IN WALLOW AS Some of the rarest of wild animal, and one of the most sure-footed. In the entire world, still exist In the Wallowa national forest. This animal Is the famous moun tain sheep, big-horned, picturesque denizen of the highest crags. According to the recent game count in the Wallowa forest, made by the U. 8. forestry department, a few of tho mountain sheep are believed to range In the mountains and ten head on the Imnaha Snake river divide south of the Freezeout saddle. Says the report: ILL ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Cal. Ja. 23 Our able and amiable Secretary of State Cordell Hull returned frpm a conference and entered through the front door. Our delegates generally climb over the back fence tn the dead of night when they get back. If this administration never did another thing, the new deal toward all our neighbors to the south has gained us many friends and the best friend any one can have Is their neighbors. t Give the Philippines their freedom and take out that godfather clause ox, I of our Cuban treaty and the first thing you know we would be called "brother" and not "big brother." Yours, ' J? err ' 1934, McNalieht Syndicate, Hie. E. 0. MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE IN APRIL Eastern Oregon Normal School to Sponsor Event For High Schools. The annual Eastern Oregon Music Festival sponsored for the High Kchools of Eastern Oregon by the Normal school, will be held during the latter part of April under the direc tion of Miss Jennie Peterson.' director of music. Letters have been sent to the high schools and several Inquiries have been received although the Normal school officials are unable to deter mine at present the number of schools which1 will take part. The event, which originated as a competitive tournament, was changed to a festival last year and will .be conducted along the same manner this spring. Schools enter vocal solos and groups and Instrumental solos and groups. A recognized music authority will be Invited to attend the festival nnd to furnish the schools with criticisms of their entries, al though he will not rnto themi accord ing to their degrees of excellence CHANGES MADE IN DIRECTORATE OF LOCAL GOLF CLUB Four members of the La Grande country club directorate of 15 sub mitted their resignations Inst night, because of being unnble to give sul ficient time to their duties ns direc tors. The resignations were regrot- (Commued on Page Six) OLD TIMERS WILL BE HOSTS TONIGHT The Old Timers club of the Union Pacific railroad of this division, will hold a business meeting tonight at 6 p. m. in room 26 in the depot, and following this the women of the auxiliary will be Invited In. And the men, with their own chef (a member of the .club), and an ex pert corps of waiters, promise to give the women a "swell feed." In the announcement, however, the men disclaim any responsibility for any unexpected happenings that might occur. But they intend to dispense some "hot service" and are anxious that none of the women miss this event of the year. "Theso animals are seldom seen; therefore the estimate of the num bers Inhabiting these areas Is largely based on tracks and signs observed by stockmen and local forest officers: "Last year Ranger Miller was un certain as to the 10 head reported for the Imnaha Snake river divide and Is still In doubt this year as to wheWi er any mountain sheep are using that range. Therefore they are not Includ ed In his 1933 report. In 1934 he will endeavor to determine for certain whether or not there are any of these animals ranging In that locality." A $253 Investment Made Him Millions Another startling story of a stock market cleanup was disclosed at the Senate hearing on nlr mall contracts when Frederick B. Rentsehler of New York tcsllned, as Ihnwn here, that he mode a profit or more than $:I6.000.')0U, out of a $263 investment In air line stocks. 125 LA GRANGERS ATTEND HOT LAKE LUNCHEON TODAY .. . Approximately 125 members of the chamber of ,commerce and others from La Grande obtended tho forum luncheon held today at noon at the Hot Lake ihospltal and sanitarium, the meeting balng held In connec tion with, the formal re-openlng of tho. Institution. -'vpwld I. Stoddard, president of .the. Fli-st National bank, spoke oil behalf, of tho La Granders, and Dr. Jolm B. Gregory, who lias leased tho hospital and sanitarium, and Rep. L. F. Allen, who Is manager of the Institution, replied on behalf of Hot Lake. Mr. Stoddard, in his remarks, traced the history of Hot Lake bnck to the time of early pioneers who discovered (Continued On Page Four) C. W. A. BOARD MEETS MONDAY WITH CARLSON Vlctov Carlson, Eastern Oregon field representative of the C. W. A. met with the Union county board at the court house yesterday, with most of the meeting devoted to dis cussion of routine matters. A tele gram was received also authorizing expenditure of $400 this week on each project. In addition to the C. W. A. board members, administrative officers also attended. MAYBE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ORGANIZE IN EAST OREGON F0RU.S.L0ANS Meeting Held in Baker! Yesterday; Union; Bak er, Malheur, Wallowa, Harney Co. Included. ' A - production credit association, with liuker as headquarters, was or ganized yesterday In linker by 200 rarmere who . voted to Incorporate with a capital of K00.00O, enabling them to mnkc loans up to $r,(H)0,000. One hundred and flfty-ono of the farmer Indicated themselves OS, ellgir ble borrowers.'' s . Originally only about one-half of Union county was to be Included In the association, but a petition signed by 60 farmers led the organizers to reconsider and Include this entire county along with Baker; Malheur, Wallowa and the eastern port of Har ney county. E. H. DeLong and County Agricul tural Agent H. G. Avery, wore among the Union county residents attending and the former was elected on tho board of directors. Others chosen, who will In turn elect tho directors are: Fred A. Phillips, Floyd Vaughan, Norman Elliott, Baker; J. D. Billings, ley, John Stringer, Ontario; S. E. Miller, Union; E, J. Howard, Drewsey; (Continued On Page Four) Eastern Oregon Will Get Cold Wave, Prediction P . tnntl..H tnM itrntFa fa nnnrnnnh. t'lngi If the weather predictions is sued by the government for to- , night and tomorrow "come true." Unsettled and colder with local ; snows over the mountains .to night:. Wednesday, cloudy and continued cold; fresh and strong '. west and northwest winds offshore..- That .Is today's official prediction. There is no indica tions yet whether the cold wave will be similar, to' three already - experienced" this winter; or whether It will send the mercury to a new low for the season. So for, tho coldest weather In La Grande has been ID above, experi enced late in November. A total of .47 of an inch of rain fell last night, bringing the Jan uary total here to 2.36 inches, or .14 of an inch above the normal quota for January. Tho-rain last night brought the total for Sat urday, Sunday and Monday here to .07 of an inch. Last night was comparatively warm, with the mercury drop ping no lower than 30 above. 'jl Coup Gives Cuba Col. Carlos MeUdleta, prominent In the Island's politics for 30 years. Is Cuba's sixth president In the last Ave mouths, succeeding Carlos Ho via In a bloodless coup. Mendleta 1b shown here with his wife as they sailed back to Cuba from New York lust summer, onulng their :.:, -. . . ; . : ' 0X110. TO RECONSIDER DISTRICT HOOP TOURNEY AWARD The question of whether the dis trict basketball tournament shall be held In La Grande, as was voted by the district board of . the , Oregon State High ' School association at Baker a fortnight ago, or whether it shall bo returned to Union, which has staged the tournament since Its inception about 10 years ago, will be cettled at a meeting called for Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Baker, it was learned today. Supt. Hugh ' Oolcman, of Bukor, chairman of the board, has agreed to cull the meeting In response to peti tions from Union High school and ihe Union commercial club to re-open (Continued on Page Six) OUGHT TO TRY IT New President DEVALUATION ACTAPPROVED BY COMMITTEE Administ ration Money Bill Subjected to bevemi Amendments, However WASHINGTON,' Jan. 23 (P) The administration money 1)111 was speed T lly unproved today by the senate blinking committee after It luid voted Keverul modiUuutlous, Including n provision making the proposed $2,- 000,000,000 stabilization fund tempor ary. The Important monetary legislation was approved 15-2. A time limit of two years on the operation of the stabilization fund was the most Important modification. Anotlier amendment would place tho stabilization fund under a board of five Instead of vesting complete control In the treasury oecreUu-y. . Meanwhile, debate over tlie measure broke out in the senate with - Sen ator Fess of Ohio assailing It and - (Continued on Page six) HOG PRODUCERS IN MEETING AT ELGIN Fifty hog producers attended tho first of the scries of meetings- held at Elgin yesterday to explain tho liog .nd corn control act under tho NRA. Anotlier meeting was set for Satur day afternoon at tho same place, to continue the work, H. H. Rampton, esslalaiit county agent, and Olydo Kiddie, temporary chairman of tho organization com mittee, presided and explained, tho act. in John Wealty, chairman, Hex Ron lei ami Olen Hug wore elected to repre sent the -Elgin district on the gen eral committee. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat Hi owl n)t about tl'2 cents hulk hero today, according to quota tions at the Pioneer Flouring Mills. Portland cash 71 V cent. Export hid Itl't cent. CHICAOO. Jan. 2a Of) Buying on account of dust storms In Kannos lifted wheat prices late today, and more than overcame earlier losses. A dispatch from Dodgo City said tliat section of Southwestern Kansas wan experler.ctng one of tho severest dU'it storms since last fal!. Wheat closed firm, ( lc above yesterday's finish, com Kalc up, oats at o decline to c advance. "",1 provisions unchanged to 5c low- JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME SCIIMELINO TO FIGHT BAKU m . MUST PAX CITY INTEREST KIDKAFKIU) UKMAIN SILENT ' ; ... JAPAN MOKE PEACEFUL - NBW YOKK. Jan 2.t Ma iw Sclunelliig, former HeavywelKlit clutni- iMuii, Mgiwa nrtiuim today tor a 12 round ninttih lit Ui Angeles in April. tigtiliiKt Max Baer, California heavy might wliii knocked Mm out In ten roundR lout June. Lou Daro, Cali fornia uromotar. left fm. HiriHmnMk seek Uoer'a signature on the con- SALEM, Jon. 3S P Intermt must be paid upon city funds deposited In, a bank, It was held today by the Ore. gaa supreme court In an opinion handed down today by the count in the case brought by the Grants Pass and Josephine bank against the olty of Grants Pass. The opinion affirm ed the lower court whloh. held with tho olty for collection ol Interest. . ST, PAUL, Jan. S3 Vn Mrs. Ed ward O. Bremer, wire or the wealthy bunker held for $2U0,000 ransom . by kidnapers, was represented by close friends bMluy an being near collapse as members or the llremer family de nied any contact had been made with the abductors. ,..:. TOKYO, Jan. 83 W) r- An ontl mtlltarlst tenor marked the first in terpellation In Japan's Imperial diet today -when members of ithe cabinet completed their statements of policy and declared: questioning In order. "No question" exists between Japan and the United States, Hlrota told the diet, "tho Is Intrinsically diffi cult of solution. . . . I am confident that the United States will not fall to appraise correctly Japan's position in-,;East-jia." x SECOND SCHOOL SEMESTER HERE: NOWUNDERWAY The second semester of the school year opened Monday In the -la. Orande publlo schools. Report cards for the first semester wore oistrmuv ed today and all registration prac tically completed. . A. h. Oralapp, principal of .the Jja Grande High school, reports 49 new students In tho High sohool so for and possible additional studentB be fore the registration is completely (Continued on Page tilt) MUCH WORK DONE IN CITY SCHOOLS THROUGH C. W. A. A report by R. O. Wllllnms, school clerk, on O. W. A. work accomplished to date, featured a meeting of the La Orando board of education lost night. Tho report. In brief, follows: Ccnteral school : All flooring on up per floor laid, flooring in four of rooms on lower floor, laid; Btalrways replaced; principal's office and base ment walls kalsomlned; about one third of first coat of paint applied. River la school; Kalsomlned throughout. Greenwood school: Kalsomlned throughout and stairways replaced. High school: Hallways down stolrs, and four class rooms, tho A. G. S. room and tho principal's office knl somlncd; entrances into gymnasium improved; work on athletic field pro grossing with grundstund nil repaired, and scaled underneath for more stor age spaco; track and grounds being lovolled. 8upt. Herbert Evans reported on the possibility of obtnlnlng a school for adults In Ln Orande through the civil works administration. CAR IN TATH OF COW STAMPEDE TOO BAD!; O, 1U. Netnnelstpr, of Tucomn, wlm hiw travelled for F. S. Ilari , inon Co. In 1 1lls territory for tlie Ifixt Ilrt yearn, had a new experi ence InM night nml one that he wont' forget Tor nuhlle. Anil toitay, with hi eur Inn lly ImMerrd up nllhniich still navigating, hc'M flsiirlng lie's pretty lucky It wo n't worse, and not even wor rying about collecting damage. Ilnw rou Id one collect damages from a tienl of cattle, nnyhmv? Mr. NeumrMer mw driving along the highway about (I: in p. tn. hctnrcu la Orntidc and Island HEAVY RAINS SEND RIVERS OVER BANKS Some of Oregon High ways Blocked by Earth Slides Today. WATER CREEPING INTO WOODLAND tiVe Plunges Through Bridge Weakened , By Raging Creek PORTLAND, Jan. 28 W) Heavy rains which poured down on water snaked soil brought new concern . tn highway crews In several sections of the Pacirio Northwest i today, anil caused streams once more to reach upward In their 'banks. : H The Oregon Coast highway was blocked by several slides. Several small slides were reported on tho lower Columbia highway beween Olatskanle 1 and Astoria. The road was not blocked this morning, but. extreme care in driving was necessary. Tho Toutle river bridge on th Pacific highway between Castle Rock and Toledo was closed during the night by the Washington highway department to all trafflo except pas senger cars. - ...... At Salem a rise of 6.3 feet In the Willamette river since Saturday brought new threats- of flood danger. At Independence, ln Polk county, the Santlam river was on a rampage, and lowland roads were overflowed. Llveetockrfae-bng-moved to higher., ground!' ' "; ' "4. '" ' At Astoria new slides on city streets ' (Continued on Page SI, One Convict Is : ' Slain; 3 Others j Returned to Pen LANSING, Kans., Jan. 39 W Death at the hands of hard shooting posse men has ended the criminal career of Bob (Big; Boy) Brady, who led eix other Kansas penitentiary convict! over the wall last Friday morning, v ' . Brady, a life, termer who thrice haft escaped from prlBon, was shot- to death late yesterday near Paola, ICas. after 'he had made a f utile effort to rally his threo companions with ft cry of "let's fight1' m a posse of peace officers, approached. . -. . His three companions Tommy McMahan, Fred Cody and Benjamin Young were recaptured and return ed here. Their return and the death of their leader accounted for five of the seven fugitives. Charles Clifton McArthur was taken Into custody at Kansat City Sunday. Jim Clark nnd Frank Delmar, who made their way Into Oklahoma - after, kidnaping Lewis Dresser, a rural school teacher and using his car ln their flight, still are at large. Dresser was released un harmed near Pawhuska. ? ,; Newspapers Best For Advertising, Big Firm Believes CHICAGO, Jan. 33 m An In-. crcoBe of 60 per cent over last year ln the appropriation for newspaper advertising of the General House hold Utilities company was an nounced today by William C. Gru now, president. The firm manu facturers Grunow electric refrig erators and radios. "Wo have decided to Increase our newspaper advertising appro priation this year," Grunow said, "because we believe newspapers oro ona of the most effective me diums for reaching the consumer," City nnd tho train came along, whistled shrilly, nnd a herd of cuttle stampeded. He brriught his car to n stop, and then had to "take hit medicine." the cows, frightened, paid no attention to him until they collided with his cur with nurh force that they had to change their direction. III lights were twisted, one door sprung, the front of the car mnuKheil but he figure he's lucky tho ear wasn't turned over. After the stampede passed, It took him nearly hulf nn hour to reach jx Grande, and a furore, ;.