Upward Trend In Business Is Resumed This Month
. La Grande Is The
Gateway to Wallowa,
"The Switzerland
of America
Only NewBpaJwr
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and
Wallowa Counties ;i
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VOLUME 32
eastkiin Oregon's leadino KEwsPAi-Ea LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934
MEMIIER ASSOCIATED PHESS
NUMBER 119 I
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LAW
WALLOWA CO.
NIMRODS ASK
ELK SEASON
Spoi'tsraen Meeting at Jo
x seph Favoi- Open Sea
son Nov. 12-14.
FAVOR NO CHANGE
, IN DEER HUNTING
Large Majority Recom
mends Reducing Sea
son on Grouse, Native
Pheasants to 10 Days.
Sportsmen or Wallowa county have
gone on record as favoring an open
season for elk In Union, Umatilla,
linker anil Wallowa counties on Nov.
12, 13 anil 14, but with nn open sea
son on deer on the same dates as In
19H3.
Sportsmen of the county meeting
at Joseph, adopted recommendations
for laws and regulations governing
hunting and fishing. The meeting
was largely attended by men from
most towns of the valley, President
B. E. Stivers was In the chair and
O. L. Booth served as secretary.
By a large majority the meeting
recommended that the season for
grouse and native pheasants be re
duced ten days, to run from Sept. 1
to Sept. 20, each year. Otherwise,
speakers said these birds will soon be
exterminated.! Other recommenda
tions Included: .
, That Echo lake be stocked and
closed for three years.
That the trout season remain from
April 16 to Nov. 30.
That MInam and Ice lakes remain
(Continued on Page Five)
C E. Hood, Native
Of Walla Walla,
Dies at Wallowa
WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) C. E.
Hood, for 30 years a resident of Wal
lowa, died at his home here ealiy
' Thursday morning following a year's
Illness. He had been up and around,
however, and on Wednesday was down
town An attack of acute Indiges
tion was the Immediate cause of his
death.
Charles Hood was born In Walla
Walla. Wash., June 16, 1068 and was
the second son of Captain John R.
and Catherine Hood, pioneers of that
section. His brother, John Hood, was
the first white child born In Walla
Walla. Mr. Hood was married Jan.
8 1895 to Miss Jessie Cameron In
Walla Walla, one son was born to
this union (Ross). The family came
to Wallowa In 1904 and with the ex
ception of two years spent on a farm
near Salem they have resided here
continuously. Mrs. Hood passed away
five years ago at Salem and Mr. Hood
returned to Wallowa.
The only near relatives surviving
Is the son. Rosa Hood, of Wallowa.
' and the brother John Hood, of Walla
Walla.
Funeral services will be held in
Wallowa Saturday morning and the
body will be taken to Walla Walla
for burial beside his wife. The Order
of Odd Fellows, of which Mr. Hood
hud been a member for years, will
have charge of the services at the
(nave side.
MINISTERS TO
MEET MONDAY
AT 10:00 A, M.
The La Grande Ministerial associa
tion will meet Monday, Jan. 20 at
10:00 a. m. in the Baptist church. This
is the first meeting of the association
since the change In meeting date. In
ian pheasant season run from Oct.
of each month, the ministers will
meet hereafter on the last Monday
of the month. A devotional program
and a paper have been arranged for
the meeting Monday.
5,556.5 GALLONS OF
WATER MONTH QUOTA
What Is the cheapest thing
you purchase?
There may be other answers,
but water appears to be t lie nenr
tt correct.
A citizen of t.a Oramle pays
$1.25 to the municipality eiwh
month, and irt return get CC.'i
cubic feet or water without ex
tra jrharge.
Now, how many pounds of
water would that amount to?
Each cubic foot of water weighs
6J.S pounds. "So your 91.23 buys
WILL
Rogers
OLAREMORE. Okla., Jan. 26 The
old homing- pigeon. Dew back, to its
nest today. Crossed Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas last night, Bleep
all tho way. Port Worth for break
fast. Amon Carter meets all planes
and sells tickets for the iblg Roose
velt ball Tuesday night. I bet Fort
Worth raises more money lor that
-jplendld cause than any city five
times Its size. ;
Bill Murray has taken good card of
the old state since I have gone. In.
California we had forgotten there was
such, a thing loft as a bootlegger, tout
back in these states. Oklahoma, Tex
as and Arkansas, (they are thicker
than CWA workers. Yours,
9 1934, McNatiihl Syndicate, Inc.
WOLVES WIN
FROM E O N.
TEAM, 26-25
Thrilling Finish Nearly
Brings Victory to Moon
taineer Basketball Quin
tet.
The unexpected almost happened
last night!
But a 14-polnt margin that Oregon
Normal school of -Monmouth, built
up in the first hair, .was two points
too much, ami a, , desperate lat-'wJr
drive by K. O. N. fell short of . victory
by that margin. The score mis 28
t. 25, anil the game saw one of the
most tfirlllliur .finishes witnessed
here In many years -
The Mountaineers,' fans at first be
lieved, did not have much chance
against the Wolves, and Jhls belief
appeared to be borne out In the first
half, when the visiting quintet, using
a polished passing attack, systematic
ally rolled up 18 points while Worth
ley and Pctterson each snared one
field goal. Coach Larry Wolfe used
four of his reserves In the first half
(Coutlnued on Page Four)
GLEE CLUB SINGS
AT H.S. ASSEMBLY
The boys glee club of La Grande
High, directed by Andrew Loney Jr.,
director of music in the public
schools, displayed precision and fine
Interpretation in a group of four
numbers it sang at the High school
assembly this morning. The club
sang "Marching Song," arranged by
Noble Cain, from an original French
theme; "Lo, How a Rose E'er Bloom
ing." by Praetorius; "Home on the
Range", by Guion, arranged by Rieger;
and "Artillery Caisson Song", the
latter an encore.
A pep assembly followed the pro
gram with Janet Blngner and Wayne
Gooderham leading the yells. Ralph
Ploberg, student body president, ar
ranged the program. ;
SEIECT FRENCH
AS HOG CHAIRMAN
R. S. French, of Cove, was elected
permanent chairman of the Cove-Un
ion hog control district by a large
group of farmers that met yesterday
at Cove. Jay Breshears, of Alicel, and
J. A. Gllmore, of Union, complete the
committee.
Two meetings were set for next
week, the first to be held on Fob.
2 at Cove and the second on Feb. 3
at the city hall at Union.
you M, 5(12.11 pound of II20 each
3rt days. Thai Is nearly 21 tons
of water!
Or, looking nt It from a differ
ent angle. A V. H, gallon of water
amounts to about 7.45 pounds.
So your monthly quota of wate
I 5..VH-i gallon. One gallon of
water, tncidenta'Iy. weighs 8.3.M
pounds.
IT enrli or (hose galloas of
water were ;p lit In palls 10 Inoht
high, and Marked on top or each
other, the pile would reach 4,035
feet Into the vky nearly a mile!
"KICKY CANDY"
Vrt Wfmk
It seems that buyers were get
ting too much or a kirk from
those two-cent cocktail candles
hi Philadelphia. After analyzing
the confectionery, Dr. Joseph W.
E. Harrison (above), shite chem
ist, found that a. dozen or the
candies contained the equivalent
of a shot or liquor. Because
school children were among the
consumers, charges were to be
brought against four Jobbers, one
shopkeeper. :
P. J. POWERS AND
WIFE INVITED TO
LEAD BALL MARCH
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Powers, or Medi
cal Springs, and prominent through
out Eastern Oregon, have been hon
ored by being Invited to lead the
grand march at the Birthday Ball
for the President, to be held in La
Grande Tuesday night, Jan, 30.
This was announced today by the
executive committee in charge of
preparations for the ball, which will
be one of some 5,000 over the nation
Tuesday, with proceeds of all to go
toward helping the Warm Springs,
Ga. Foundation In its fight against
Infantile paralysis '.
The ball here will bo hold at the
Sacajawca Inn ballroom and will be-
(Contlnued on Pago Seven)
'Hey! What Did
GRAND JURY
RETURNS 3
INDICTMENTS
Arrests to Be Made Later
Trials '. Probably-; in
February; Two ttpt
True Bills Returned.! -
.v
Five cases were acted on by- the
grand Jury at the session which closed
this morning at the court house,! and
resulted In three secret Indictments
and two not true bills; Fred Hagey.
charged with assault and butteryv-und
John Jordan, charged- with assault
with the Intent to rob, were both
cleared of the charges, r
Warrants 'will be isued by the
sheriff's office and arrests made of
the three indicted.. They probably
will be tried In the February term
of court before Judge J. W. Knowles.
It is expected the February term
will begin on Feb. 5, the first Monday
of the month.
La Grande High
Basketball Five
To Invade Baker
One of the most Important home
games of the year for Baker will be
played tonight when the La Grande
Tigers meet the Bulldog basketball
quintet at Baker at 8:30 p. m. Simi
larly, it is on of the moat important
out-of-town games fop I. H. fl,
On comparative records, the two
teams are about on par, tout Baker Is
given the edge tonight locally, be
cause of playing at home. The second
-teams : of the two schools, will meet'
&; .preliminary fteglnntng'"at7:Mfi
o'clock.
Coaoh Woodle's men have conclud
ed a week of lxard practice, and all
are In good condition. He expected to
(Continued On Page Four)
KENNEDY AND
EBERHARD ARE
CLUB SPEAKERS
Two very Interesting and Instruc
tive talks were given before the Pres
toyterlan Men's club when it met In
regular session Thursday evening at
the home of A. J. Cook, 1311 Eighth
street. ,
- On account of the inability of S.
H, Burleigh to be ipresent, two ad
dresses were given, one by L. A. Ken
nedy on his trip last summer to
Washington, D. O., and one toy Colon
S. Eberhard who gave t a history of
the supreme court. Mrs. Eberhard as
sisted Mrs. Cook when she served late
In the evening. The next meeting
will be Feb. 8 at the Eberhard home.
You Say This New Guy's Name Was?"
Follies Girl Bride
Wearing a smile that has often flashed across the footlights of a
lollies, Mereuiin Howard, Iiroauwuy acirtws, and A. hussvll Erskine,
Jr., member of the South Itcnd, I ml., family that controls the StuUe
baker Automobile Manufacturing Company, are pictured after their
marriage at the Church of the Transfiguration In New York.
; : : a
SENATE SPURNS
BOARD OF FIVE
FOR DEVALUATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 W Strik
ing swiftly after It had voted down
a proposal to have a fivc-inan board
operate President Ilooscvelt's stabil
ization fund, the senate uIho elim
inated from the monetary bill another
committee amendment to limit oper
ations of the fund solely to stabiliza
tion) or the currency. The vote was
52 to 32.
WASHINGTON. Jail. 20 (P The
senate voted today to give the secre
tary of treasury role jurisdiction over
thfl $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund
proposed In the administration money
bill, rejecting un amendment to place
a board of five In charge of the cur
rency operations. , ,,
The action came suddenly, after
Reed (R Pa.), and Robinson (D.,
Ark.), had clashed on the wisdom of
the monetary measure as a whole;
and Borah of Idaho had advocated
(Continued on Page Flvs?
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of Automobile Heir
4
4
VOLUME OF
TRADEGAM;
THIS MONTH
Broadening Activity Also
Noted in Industry in
National Survey.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 P The
upward trend In trade volume and
broadening activity In Industry were
resinned the past week following some
hesitancy the middle of the month.
Dun & Bnulstrcet reported In their
weekly trade review lodiiy,
"Virtually all of the reports re
ceived this week, regardless of the
section of the country," asserted the
rovlew, "emphasized the Btrength
which the upward trend now has
attained.
"VJlth, the) continued release of
governmental funds collections have
benefited, and many accounts are be
ginning to get straightened out for
the first time In years.
"After the unevennesa which char
acterized reports on retail sales last
week, buying has been resumed with
more vigor. Since tho first of the
(Continued On Page Four)
U. S. MAY CONTROL
COTTON ACREAGE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2fl W Presi
dent Rosevelt was said by Alabama
members of congress today to be ready
for a switch to compulsory control of
production through a prohibitive tax
on surpluses.
The president was snld to have
made his decision when told that the
voluntary acrcao reduction plan
threatened to brenk down
Senator John Bank head (D-Ala,),
who already has Introduced a meas
ure to provide rigid control, said sen
ators und representatives from the
middle west were studying the pos
sibilities or applying the same plan to
wheat.
Wheat Today
The price or Iih-iiI vnsh wheat
stood nt about !l cents hulk hern
today, according lo notation ufc
the Pioneer Flouring Mills. Port
land cash 7u;4 cents. Export bid
"i?yz cenrts.
CinOAGO, Jan. 20 W) Increas
ing complaints of drought In the
southwest section of the United
States winter wheat belt led to mod
ern to upturns of wheat values today.
Advances both In wheat and other
grains, however, were checked by a
genornl disposition which traders
showed to await a settlement of the
legislature monetary situation at
Washington and also of tho grain ex
change code. Tho day's best prices
were reached In the late dealings.
Wheat closed firm, H fii c above
yestorday'u finish, com i c up,
outs r?c advanced, and provisions
unchanged to a rise of 17 cents.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
ALLOTMENT CHUf KHAUIll VE
1
GUAIN M KN GET $300,000
MISSING GIRL SAFE AT HOME
UAltUER SHOP IS HOM11EU
PENDLETON, Jan. 20 P) Acreage
reduction wheat checks n mount lug
to $1(15,000 for Vmbitlltn. - oauiity
growers ' arrived here toilny from
Washington and will he distributed
among 1100 wheat ranchers who
signed the agreement to cut their
11)34 acreage. The distributors, will
be started Monday In Pendleton.
5AXJM, Jan. 28 (V) A return of
more than $300,000 to Oregon grain
Interests will be ordered paid by rail,
roads In the final order In the Wasco
Milling company case expected to be
Issued within the next two weeks by
Publlo Utilities Commissioner Charles
M. Thomas, the Associated Press was
Informed today. r
BOSTON, Jan. 20 (P) Lorraine
Anltn Howcy, 15, whose pnrents re
ceived a letter saying she was In the
hands of n "crazy" man and would
be killed, today was safe In her home
after being missing ten days. She
was found last night nt the home uf
a girl friend - ,
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 20 ()
Climaxing threats with a dynamite
bomb, an unidentified person early
today destroyed a small barber shop
operated at Washougal by Ernest Ras
musscn, a "cut-rate" shop owner.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 2fl m-Clinlr-nwn
Dill or the senate Interstate
commerce committee told newspaper
men tho communications report or
Secretary Huper'B committee- sent to
congress today i unanimously reeom
lmmded a rederul commission to regu
late all poinmunltitttlons unrt.that a
mbJftfHy of the committee favored a
merger or all communication facili
ties under government control. . !
ROGER TOUHY
IDENTIFIED
AS KIDNAPER
CHICAGO, .Inn. 2(1 (PI John Fuc
lor l(iiliiy.lilcnHrii'(l Hdrit Tmiliy und
two: Ffl-tlcreiiiliintx ns tin- men who
ktclimpcit lilm for ninsoni lust .Inly.
Ills race trmnlillnir, Knctor three times
tcpiwil iliiun from the ivltlltwi hIiiikI,
uulkiMl ilniiiiiitlmlly iutohh Hib conrt
riHim unci iwlntrd out (Itl.itav
((iloiuny tiim) Schnefcr, mid Alhcrt
(I'olly Nmc) Kntor, and finally
Touhy,
Tlie four defendants slouched
clown 111 their, chairs, and all except
Touhy gazed at the floor. Touhy
looked squarely baclc Into Factor's
faco with a Bneer.
Factor said Touhy was tho man
(Continued on Pans Pin;
PROTEST CHINESE
CREDIT ON FLOUR
SHANOltAr, Jan. 26 (P) The
China Flour Millers' association do
mantled cancellation of tho flour sec
tion of tho $50,000,000 American cot
ton, wheat and flour credit today,
contending that cancellation would
result in a strengthened local wheat
and flour market,
Chinese millers would be able to
absorb the wheat credit nicely, the
association mild In a statement direc
ted to the ministry of finance. If the
flour credit were cancelled.
United States Hour, Chinese millers
contend, Is "too expensive" for the
market here.
FEAR MILK WAR MAY
DEVELOP IN OREGON
By Clayton V. Ilcrnhard
SAI..KM. Jan. 20 Opposition
to tho recent order of "tho now state
milk commission watting tho price of
milk In Portland at nine cents was
brought to the attention of Governor
Julius L. Meier by an emphatic com
munication from a score of dairymen
In and near Forest Grove, it was
learned by the Associated Press here
today.
"Wo 3liall find some means of con
tinuing to market our milk In Port
land as wo have done In years." n-nd
"take notice that we, as citizens and
taxpayers of Oregon, will rebel against
any order which In any manner
places us under any kind of relation
NOTORIOUS!
CREW HELD
M ARIZONA
Contempt For 'Hick Cops'
, Leads to Undoing of ; ;:
Bandit Gang, -
murderTrobbehy 1
spake of charges
John Dillinger, HarrJ
Pierpont, Kussell ,ClarlL
Charles Makley . and 3 :
Women Nabbed.
TUCSON, Ariz., Jun, 20 WtJoi
IIUUnKcr, llndlaiui gong chieftain, and?
three henchmen, Harry Pterponti
KiismU Clurk luul Charles MukJeJ
were held under flon.OOO bond '.each
on fugitlvehargeii, by Justice of the .
leueo C. V. ItUftUoiifr, today. " f
Opal Long, red-headed woman com
panlon of Olarlc when the gangBtextt
were captured here lost night, was
held uiulor bond of 5,0OO, for oO.
structln'an officer In performance of
his duty. , ;
Bho slammed the door at C2&rk.'4
houiie on ttie. hand of Patrolman Dai
las Ford, when he attempted to entec
to aid Officer Chet Sherman In a
fight with Clark, and broke a finger.
A woman who asserted, with Plern
pont's assent, that she is his wife. '
but who Is believed by police possibly
to bo Mary Kinder, wanted for mur
der In East Chicago, and Anna Mar
tin, arrested' with Dillinger, were held
under bond of 500 each, as material
Witnesses. V- ; -
". Arizona law prohibits higher bond
for holding of material witnesses, and
pUioet, were, not . et oertoln,- of .the .
Identity of tlie woman taken into cuo
today -with Plorpont. " ! i. ,. v i
Tho' prlsoiwrs entered the, 'little
courtroom. surrounded' toy. 26 patrol
men and shorlfl's deputies, armed
with pWtois and riot guns. The men
were handcuffed together., The wo
men, however, : were allowed to waUt
free. "
Dillinger refused to answer to his
name as Justice Budlong called the
(Continued On Page Pour)
Wage Increase v
Authorized For ;
4-L Mill Labor
PORTLAND, Ore., Jin. 26 W A
wage increase of 3' cents an hour
to 45 cents for common labor in all
lumber mills and camps affiliated
with the Loyal Legion of Loggers' and,
Lumbermen , villi become tef f ectivo
Fob. 1, it was said at tho 4-L head
quarters here today. j
The board or directors, composed
or employers and employes, voted
the increase at the 30th semi-annual
meeting held this week. The current
scale Is 42 'a cents an hoir for com
mon labor. The new ruling will ef
fect mills In Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and California -
The 4-L directors also petitioned
the NRA code authorities In the
western sub-division lor a mandatory
Increase to 0 cents an hour, with
proportionate Increases in the South
ern Pine and Northern Hemlock divi
sions, No Developments
In Kidnaping Case
ST. PAUL, Jan. 20 (ff)' PedemU
operatives Intensified their work to
day to trap the kidnapers of Edward
O. Bremer as his absence from home
lengthened Into nine days.
While the Bremor family awaited
final instructions for keeping; a ren
dezvous with the gang and paying
tho $200,000 ransom, department erf
Justice agents mapped new strategy
at a secret meeting in Minneapolis
yesterday.
ship with tho co-op." These "were
some of tho statements made by this
group in bringing to tho attention oX
tho executive tho "Injustices of the
new milk orders."
This protest was tho first to be
made against either tho milk order
or the new agricultural codes now
bcng worked out, and It was believed
by state officials this cry may de
vclop Into a milk war unless the com
mission takes somo action. It wu
learned tho governor would turn the
matter over to Max Oehlhar, director
of agriculture for preliminary tares
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