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Winning Teams To Decide Site Of Basketball Tourney m ffe it VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 120 ;. If'-- mum e 0A1MM MAMY PMFOffl) :7 NEW SYSTEM ADOPTED TO NAME CHAMP Six Basketball Teams to Fight for Place in ': Tournament LA GRANDE, BAKER ALREADY QUALIFY Emil . Piluso, Coast Con . ference Official, to Ref eree the Championship . Playoff in March The question or where the 1934 . district No. 1 basketball tourna ment wlU be held remained un settled today, but the district board meeting at Baker, last eve ningopened an avenue for Its selection late In February. Originally, La Grande was award ed this year's tourney but Union, which had held the tournament for the last, decade, asked for a recon sideration and this was granted. The plan adopted by the board, composed of Hugh Coleman, chair man, of Baker; Supt. Hollenberg, of Nyssa, and Principal A. h. Qralapp, of La Grande, was for the eight teams which qualify for the championship tourney, to decide the site for the play--off by vote. Also, both La Grande and Baker '.vera placed In separate sub-districts, making each automatically eligible for entrance Into the district cham pionship. Six Others to Qualify Therefore, three teams must qual? lfy out of the remaining nine play ing basketball in Union and Wallowa counties, and three from Baker and Malheur counties where nine teams outside of Baker play the winter In door sport. Union will enter the elim ination process this year, by decision of the board, and this decision was supported by Union High school, it (Continued on Page Two) Spring Visits City on Friday; Mercury At 60 Spring, although not scheduled to arrive here until late in March, made a visit to the Grande Rondo valley yesterday and was still here today. Her debut sent the mercury racing up to 60 above under a warm sun, and she gave the city the warmest dav since last Nov. 26. when the maximum was 65 above. The temperature dropped to 31 above last night but was forging up again today, with prospects that the high would be about me same s yesterday. The weatner man. pre. dicta fair skies and moderate tenv perature for the eastern section of the state tonight and Sunday, and tne forecast for next week Is for gen erally fair weather with normal tem peratures, ... Allow $4,300.00 ForC.W.A.Work In This County Word was received this morning by the C. W. A. board here that of a sum allowed Oregon for purchase of eaulDment and materials. Union county's share was $4300. It is est! mated here that this will allow for at least two weeks' work on the im provements at the Union 'fish hatch ery, and also take care of adminis trative expense and work on other C. W. A. projects over the county. HERE'S FIRST 'GARDEN CHAT FOR THIS YEAR Each year the Observer from time to time prints Information as to gardening both flower and vege table, lawns, home Improvements, etc. Usually this service begins either late In February or early in Mnrch. But this year because of the moder ate winter weather already experi enced, the fact that some early gar dens will be put into the ground very soon, and because the feel of "spring In the air" has started many citizens to Bcnnnlng seed catalogs, sharpening up hoes and shovels, and In other words, getting the spring fever, the Observer will begin printing these articles earlier than usual. ' The first of the "Garden Chats" follows: 1934 MODES IN ANNl'AL FLOftERS Grandmother's garden was largely TWILL OGERS says: COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26 As I got to the field in Tulsa this morning "Jypsey" Smith, the great English evangelist, come out to the airport and we had a fine chat. He talks to ten thousand people a night there, a very earnest, fine! man, who adver tises no particular route to salvation. I asked him in saving Oklahoma for the Lord to save Alfalfa Bill Murray, him and Jim Purguson of Texas, for there, ain't any more like those two and I Just kinder like 'em. Missouri, Indiana and Ohio all passed under us In order. Three great old states, whose statesmen have made history. Will make Washington by lighted airways by 11 o'clock tonight. Then tomorrow to the big show and see the actors, maby see 'em vote on the most momentous question outside of war. Yours, . m lilt, McNaught syndicate, inc. CHOIR WILL GIVE CONCERT DURING MONTH OF MARCH The first of a series of concerts to be presented by the A Cappella choir, now rehearsing under the di rection of Andrew J. Loney Jr., wlU be given about the middle of March. The concert will be composed or num bers that have been featured by St. Olaf's choir, together with other num- (Contlnued on Page Three) LIONS SPONSOR OPEN FORUM TO BE HELD MONDAY An open forum with the public In vited, at which questions of current Interest to local people will be ex plained and then discussed in round table form, will be held at the Saca Jawea Inn small ballroom at 7:30 o'clock Monday night, sponsored by the Lions club. Following' each speech, a period of time will be devoted o discussion. State Senator Hess is to speak on the sales tax proposal to aid the schools, a state police officer will give a talk on "The Game Situation In Eastern Oregon," and Joseph R. Qalser, of the Normal school, will discuss "Present Gold and Money Situation." If the public responds to the open forum plan of meetings, it Is hoped to hold similar sessions In the months to come. NEW SAFETY BOXES INSTALLED IN BANK With two new nests of the latest tvpe, two-key safety deposit boxes purchased, the First National bank of Ia Grande Is preparing to trans fer safety box patrons from the old "tin boxes" to the new type. A. K. Parker, cashier of the bank, urges that oil who have the present "tin box" type safety deposit box in the bank, come in as soon as pos sible and make arrangements for transfer. There will be no extra charge associated with this move, it being made by the banK soieiy to in crease the safety and efficiency of the institution's safety deposit box sys tem. "The new two-key boxes are the best type made," Mr. Parker said, "and we are anxious to begin using them as soon as possible to better protect tho interests of our patrons as well as our own." Km made of old-fashioned annuals, with delightful names. Do you remember some of them? Klss-me-over-the-garden-gate, snow-on-the-mountaln, love-ln-the- mist, names which were poems In themselves. . We still have these flowers, but grandmother might not recognize some of them, because of the vast Improvements which have been made by the art of plant breeding. It sometimes seems as though there were a race among the plants to see which class shall produce the most beautiful flowers. Perennial flowers have long had the advantage for a very apparent reason. They live for years, while annuals must complete their growth In a single season. Of course, a peony, which does not begin to blossom (Continued on Page Three) HOG CONTROL PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL County Agent Avery Re ports Better Response Than for Wheat Acre age Reduction The national hog control program In Union county Is meeting with an even more ready response tlian the wheat allotment act and hog pro ducers are signing the reduction con tracts readily, II. G. Avery, county agricultural agent, said today follow ing the last or a series of meetings held In five districts of Union county this week. Each district elected a permanent chairman and two assistant commit teemen who form, the general com mittee. The general committee will meet Monday at 1 :30 o'clock at Mt. Avery's office in the federal building to elect officers and an allotment committee of three. Meetings also have been set In each of the districts for the coming week when contracts will be completed before submitting them for approval. The hog control pro gram will bring between 30.000 and 50,000 Into Union county, Mr. Avery estimates. John Shaw was elected permanent chairman of the North Powder-Telo-caset district yesterday at a meeting attended by 42 farmers at North Pow der. B. P. Sorensen, of North Pow der, and O. V. Wilkinson, of Telo- (Continued on Page Two) 67 Boy Scouts' Receive Badges : At Honor Xfturt Sixty-seven rank awards and merit badges were presented to Boy Scouts at a court of honor held in the High school auditorium last night. N W. Frees acted as chairman and was assisted in the presentations by Har vey Carter, Lee Reynolds and btan ley Jenkins. C. M. Wight, manager of the Lib erty theatre, described the process of creating comic cartoons such as Mickey Mouse. " P. T. A. SERVING HOT LUNCHES The Greenwood Parent Teacher as sociation started serving hot lunches at the school this week. Miss Myrtle Hoyt is general chairman of the proj ect, and is assisted by a committee of about 20 women. The luncheons are being served at cost to about 80 children dally.- THE WALL STREET BOYS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS BIRTHDAY BALL FOR PRESIDENT TO BE JAN. 30 , r 4 tv fencer i j-3 (74 wy LA GRANDE BASKETBALL TEAM WINS FROM BAKER 18-15 ON BAKER FLOOR First Tiger Victory on .' Bulldogs' Court m Many Years v: Clialklng up n basketball victory at Baker .for the first time' In many years, the La Grande Tigers took the Baker Bulldogs Into camp lost night 18 to IB. Not only did the first team Win; but the second' team, comported" of sophomores, walloped tlio Baker Bees 14 to 8, making the Invasion of tho Copner, City a decided Buccess from thu La Grande standpoint. A large group of La Grande fans who accompanied the Tigers to Ba ker saw the two teams score wins and came home Just about hoarse, from protracted cheering. Baker had been doped to win from tho Tigers at Baker by both the two cities, and the outcome was in a way, a major upset. . La Grande trailed 8 to 7 at half time but, led by Vic Bean in the second half, scored 11 points while the best the Bulldogs could do was seven. Checking was fairly close throughout, but La Grande had the boll the greater share of the time. When tho Tigers didn't get the tip off, they usually took tho ball any way. tt Tonight the La Grande first team will play North Powder here at 8:15, after a second team clash at 7:15 be MOW,Tt-lS IS WHAT YOU CA.LL A QUICK TURNOVER ' It's a happy tA A.: tween th two schools Lineups: La Grande (18) (15) Baker Stltt (2) ,.. P. ...,(8) Ballantyme Reynolds (8) P.... (6) Martin Zlvkovlch .........,..0...... Marshall Irwin ..... ..0 (4) Southard Webb (3) ..: .Q Hanlam Substitutions: La Grande tV. Bean (8) for Zlvkovlch: , DeBofa (2), tor Ir win; Baker Vaughn for , Martin, -Referee:-George Duff. -- . La Grande B's (14) (8) Baker B's Klein (8) F........ (4) Larson Marshall P (1) Hoge Bohnenkamp O Bonner Peterson (4) (O (1) Lewis Hanson Q. ...Clark Substitutions: La Grande KeBler, Gchrlng (2), Inseth; Baker Bradd (2), Williams. ' - Referee: Grant. LA GRANDER IS' SENT TO PEN William Counrod, who gave his birthplace as La Grande, was sen tenced to two years In the state pen itentiary yesterday when he pleaded guilty in circuit court in Baker to a charge of forgery. The youth passed worthless checks and forged the name of Herbert Chandler, Baker stock man, officers In Baker reported. day for patients nt Warm Springs, Go., when .President Kooserelt visits the In fantile paralysis foundation there. Especially Is It a great event for little Alary France Jasper, shown here In her wheel clinlr, ox the president shakes hauls with her. The Wurni tiurlngfl foundation will receive tile proceeds from 5000 birthday balls for the president to be given the evening of Jan. SO. ' lu Grande's ball .will be at the Kacajawen at 8:30 p. in - It mis at Warm Springs that the president won his 'battle agaltiNt Infantile panilyflls. s KERR NAMES IO0RKAS CONTROLLER New: Official Will 'Have . Charge of. the Business .'Management pf. Schools , I'ORTl.ANI), Ore., Jail. .27 OT Ir. W. J. Kerr, chancellor of Oregon's system of higher education, announc ed today that llerhert A. Ilork, conn-oiler of the University of Wiscon sin since 11127, will UKSiiine u similar position with the Oregon Institutions Marth 1. Brfrk will have chargo of all the business management of the state's higher educational system. Boric will receive $3850 a y6ar. The question of appointment of a controller for Oregon's system of higher education has been discussed frequently by the board, and was re sumed recently following a contro versy over the manner In which cer tain offices under the board's direc tion had been conducted. BYRD AND CAMP FEAR ICE SHELF BAY OP WHALES, Antarctica, Jan, 27 (Via Mockay Radio) tf Rear Ad miral R'churd E. Byrd expressed ap prehension today for the safety of Pressure camp and 43 men of the second Antarctic expedition marooned there by disintegration of tho vast lco shelf covering the bay. In addition to the 43 mon nt the camp, temporary supply basa four and a hair miles south of the edge of the Ice, four others were at Little America, cut off from their com rades.. With tho temperaturoi Qt a little below freezing tho lco was disinte grating everywhere and the whole , (Continued On Page Four) RECOVERING FROM SURGERY Three patients at the Grande Ronde hospital are recovering from major operations performed this week, Louis Peterson. Mrs. John Morris and Mrs. John E. Skaggs. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat Htoori nt ftlioiit fin mils hulk to day, according to q mil a( Ions at the I'loncer Flouring Mills. Port land coNh 71 V cents, Bxport hid 70 cents. CHICAOO, Jan. 27 (A1) drains were generally Influenced by unfavorable weather news today and prices aver aged slightly higher. Continued dry weather In the southwestern winter wheat belt with reports that lower temperatures wore- ex pec Led served as bullish Influences. Trarla was light and price changes rapid. Other grains and provisions firmed with wheat. Wheat closed firm at the day's highest levels, and to 1 cent higher than Friday's finish. Corn also closed firm, and Vi cent ad vanced, Oats were strong and V4 to V up, with provisions 10 to 20 cents hlyher. i y v i JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME TO EXTRA Im; IHMJNdKIt , GUNMEN LOOT POUCH KX1IIIM1 10,000 OI1INKSK MISSING U. S. HKOULATION PAVORKD PHOENIX, Jail. 27 VP) The rqv crnor's office here, alter a telephone conversation with Gov. I. II. Moeur at Tucson, announced today extra dition of tho Hllllnger gang to lu ll hum would be grunted. BOSTON, Jan. 27 (AV-Three gun men lootett the Massachusetts state police exhibit at the Boston nuto show early today and escaped with a machine gun, four sho guns and several bombs. The robbery appar ently had been carefully planned. SHANGHAI, Jan 27 WD Sensa tional Chinese reports claiming' 10, 000 men, women and children have been drowned, frozen to death or are missing In Ilonei and Hunan prov inces along; the rising Yellow river, appeared In vernacular newspapers to. day, " , WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 .W1) Strict federal regulation of the nation' stock exchangee through a license system and a federal administrator was recommended to congress by President Roosevelt's Interdepartmen tal committee In a report made pub lic today by the senate banking com mittee. , SALEM, Jan. 27 P) The state li quor cominlHsloit may purchase sup plies mid equipment for the state liquor stores without a purchuso or der from the Oregon stale board of control. Attorney (lencml I. IL Van Winkle ruled today. . ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT GIVEN HIRAM JOHNSON liy Francis M. Stephenson WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (P) Ad ministration support for the veteran Republican Independent of California, Senator Hiram W, Johnson, has brought toward an Issue the cause of President Roosevelt's Democracy and a new party alignment. Johnson gave his support, along with other Republican Independents, to Mr. Roosevelt In 1932. But It was made plain then that the adminis tration was backing the California In dependent as a personal proposition. The president, described by friends as holding aloof from politics, and his national chairman, Postmaster General Parley, are saying nothing just now about other Republican In dependents of the west and north west who are up for reelection this year. Asked directly today If the Roose velt administration backed two oth er Republican Independents who cam paigned for the president In 1032 and (Continued on Page Two New York Takes Kicking, Biting Out of Wrestling NEW YORK, Jan. 27 P) Wrest ling will operate under a new code In New York stato henceforth, un der a brand now sot of regula tions designed to eliminate some of the admitted evils of the grunt and -groan industry. Chief Items In the new code: All wrestlers must wear shoes. Scratching, striking, gouging, butting, strangle holds, Joe Ba voldl's special, the "drop kick," and the deliberate tossing of an opponent out of the ring, all are fouls and wrestlers who commit them may have their licenses revoked. HUSBANDSUICIDES ON HIS HONEYMOON MT. HOLLY, N. rf., Jan. 27 P Millard F. Bdouard, 45, Los Angeles, Cal., on his honeymoon trip to New York, was found shot to death In his automobile about a mile from Florenco early today. His bride- told police he had shot himself In a fit of despondency. The bride, Mrs. Edna Mnc Kdouard. 38, was brought to tho Burlington county Jail for questioning. State ' police officers said they learned from Mrs. Edouard that the trip, in addition to being a honey moon, was to confer on her the pow er of attorney for $110,000 which MOVIE STAR : QUITS BOSTON MYSTERIOUSLY Complains to Police of Be ing Followed Noth ing More Revealed " KIDNAPING THREAT IS BEING RUMORED In the Meantime, Nothing Further Is Heard From Edward Bremer, Ab ducted Jan. 17. . , . ., 3 BOSTON, Jan. 27 MP) Martin King, superintendent of the Boston police; deportment, said today Mary Hck-. ford had told him last night that she had received a threatening letter; King -declined to discuss the ease further and other department head refused to say what opinion the po lice held In the case. r , FALMOUTH, Mass., Jan. 27 W Thf home of Fulton On ruler, playwright and magazine editor, overlooking lluzzard's bay, today sheltered Mary 1'lckford from whatever caused her to flee Boston last night under con ditions remindful of Hollywood thrillers. - : "" ' ' The famous actress had been ap pearing on s. Boston stage when Bhe suddenly coAXplalncd to the police that a man and a woman had been trailing-her. This was all the police would say and It was considerably more than Miss Plckford would say. However, late last night Miss Plck ford left Boston in her own automoi blla with a police car trailing her. j The police car followed the Pick- ' ford' ear" as a as Bunzard's' bnjf,J whero a state, trooper took over the escort duties and accompanied Miss Plckford to the Oursler home. She (Continued On Page Pour) French Premier M And His Cabinet Resign in Paris PARIS, Jan. 27 im Premier Ca irullc Cliautomps and his cabinet re signed today Tho resignation followed a series of demonstrations against the govern ment as a result of the recent col lapse of the Bayonne municipal pawn, shop and a resultant "mud bath" for government officials In the, cham ber of deputies. Two cabinet ministers, DnllmJer, minister of colonies, and Eugene Ray naldy, minister of Justice, previously resigned under the fire of the depu ties. The Chautemps government lasted exactly two months. Its collapse was the fourth within a year. Lumber Orders In Week Record Gains WASHINGTON, . Jan. 27 WV-The National Lumber Manufacturers as sociation said today that lumber or ders booked by 1186 mills for the week ending January 20 were 26 per cent greater than those of the preceding week, . .- With the oxceptlon of a three week spurt In November, tho statement said, the orders wcrq greater than at any time in the past three months. PRICES VISIT IN LA GRANDE Mr. ond Mrs. O. L. Price, of Port land, arrived In La Grande last eve ning and will be guests over the weekend at the home of Mr. end Mrs. A T. Hill, 1008 First street. Mr. Price, who Is a brother of Mrs. Hill. 1a manager of the Portland Ore gonian. ' Ed on n ret was said to have in a New York bank. ' ' -' " They quoted hor as saying she could ascribe no other reason for her husband's net than despondency over an accident which ho had shortly after they started their trip. He made several threats to kill himself, she told them In his pocket was a will bequest lng to a former wife a ranch he owned In Phoenix, Ariz., the police said. They also reported his bride formerly was the wife of n prominent Los Angeles physician. They were married Jan. 14 at Los' Angeles, Mrs. Edouard said. - , 4-n ''
