La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 07, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(SlratuV lEwitm I I ; La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties :. MXVtt . VOLUME 32 EASTEliN OHEQON'g LEADING NEW8PAPEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 129 MOB . RIOTING COMIMJES W PARIS RUNTE WILL NAME LIQUOR HEADS HERE Selection For La Grande State Store to Be Announced Soon PICK AGENCY AT ENTERPRISE, ORE. Mayfield Drug Co. One of several East Oregon Firms Selected to Sell Bottled Goods. Although the Oregon liquor con trot board revealed today Unit all liquor store sites liave been selected, and Ktore managers and employes ap pointed, It further was announced that the district) suimt visors will per sonally notify city officials and the newspapers In each municipality where district managers will have charge of stores. Each city In which a store Is to bo located will lie vis ited. Otto J. Runte. appointed supervisor for Eastern Oregon with, headquarters In La Grande, was somewhere In Cen tral Oregon today presumably ei route to this city, and could not be reached by the Observer. It was be lieved he would be here tomorrow at which time he probably will an nounce the La Grande store manager and personnel and the site selected, . Announcements were made lata yesterday toy George L. Sammls. state liquor control administrator, of , agencies in Eastern Oregon In citleo where state stores are not yet to be Installed. In all cases, these agencies must purchase their supplies from .the liquor commission. The agencies Include: Enterprise, Mayrleld Drug Co.; Red mond, Ernest C. Parker, druggUt; Prinevllle, George- Nlcolal, druggist; Moro, McKee Drug Co.; Haines. Haines Meat CP.: Condon. S. G. Potter; Fos sil, Fossil Mercantile Co.; Hunting ton, Rexall Drug Co.; Heppner, Earl W. Gordon, druggist; Mitchell, E. L. Pome; Hermiston. Hermlston Drug Co.; John Day, Homer C. Watson, druggist; Maupln, Dr. Lawrence Stov all, druggist; Madras, C ashman's (Continued on Page Two) Baker Bulldogs Will Play Here Friday Evening Successful In last weeks games against two strong basketball quin tets on their home floor, the Tigers of La Grande High were preparing this week for another weekend of strong opposition. Friday night will find Baker play ing In La Grande and Saturday night the Tigers go to Pendleton. If a double win can be chalked up, La Grande fans generally will be con vinced that the blue and white hopes of retaining their 1933 champion ship are well founded. Generally, local fans are picking the Tigers to defeat the Bulldogs Fri day, although a close score is Indi cated. But the game at Pendleton Is another story. If the Bucks play (Continued on Page Two) DR. MILLAR TO SPEAK TODAY AT ASSEMBLY Dr. James Millar, or the department of religious education of the College of Idaho, arrived In La Orando today and Is to.be the principal speaker at a general assembly this afternoon at the La Gr&nde High school. Mr. Millar spoke last night at the annual cham ber of commerce banquet In Baker on "Europe Today." The theme of his address here was not learned. FOREST SERVICE TO HOLD VlSITORS'DAY Officials of the Wallowa national forest announce that Monday, Feb. 13. has been designated Visitors' day at the new office in the Forest build ing in Enterprise. Throughout the entire day and evening the people of Wallowa county and adjacent com munities are welcome to inspect the new quarters and become acquainted with the forest personnel. Members of the organization will be on hand to explain the various activities in which the forest service Is engaged, such as prevention and suppression of forest fires; exchanges of land; recreation activities; construction of roads, trails and other Improvements; surveys of various kinds; preparation of maps: timber sale and survey work: the grazing of sheep and cattle on the forest ranges; handling of ac counts, property and other fiscal Rogers r5gys: BEVERLY HILLS, Oal., Feb. 6 You know a couple of days ago Z said that what our treasurer, Mr. Marge n thau, needed when he went out with this two billion to gamble' with these money exchange 'Mips," was not a pock of professors but a Chinaman. Well this morning I got a mighty nice wire from Mr. Morgcnthau end he agreed with me and appointed me a committee of one to dig up the Chinaman. So I am In the market now for a keen minded Chinaman, kind of a cross between Con fuse Ions, Alexander Hamilton and Barney Bar uch. So if you see me dashing Into laundrys and chop suey Joints you will know I am working for the gov ernment. Yours, fJL ft? 6 1SS, HcKuisbt Syndicate. Inc. FASHION TEA TO SURPASSTHATOF LAST YEAR HERE The annual spring Fashion Tea, sponsored by the American Associa tion of Irilversity Women for the merchants of M (iinndc, promises to excel the event which proved to be very successful last spring. Tile com mittees, appointed ly Miss Ju White, general chairman, are working on the numerous brunches of the event which will be held at the Saca Jawea Hall mom on Saturday, Mar. 3. The merchants have been contacted by Miss Amanda Zabel, chairman, Miss Dorothy KIrby and Mrs. Gregory and all are enthusiastic about enter ing models in the style show which is the major feature of the after noon. Miss Imogen Russell and her committee have met with equal suc- (Contlnued On Page Pour) DISCUSS NORMAL SCHOOL STATUS AT ROTARY CLUB Present and future status of the Eastern Oregon Normal school in La Grande was discussed before members of the Rotary Club at its regular luncheon meeting this noon by H. E. Inlow, president of that institution. Need of the erection here of the pro posed training school building at the earliest possible moment was Impress rd upon his hearers to considerable extent by the speaker. So much so that upon conclusion of Dr. Inlow's remarks, motion was made and car ried unanimously that the club In terest itself most .heartily in effort to obtain favorable settlement of the training school program now before the committee at Washington, D. C. People of Eastern Oregon during the past two years are rapidly becom ing aware of the fact that tneir children may come to the Eastern Oregon Normal here and secure al most identical courses for the first two years of college that they would (Continued on Page Two DELEGATION AT BAKER MEETING Dr. James Millar, professor In the department of religious education at the College of Idaho, was the prin cipal speaker at the annual meeting of the Baker chamber of commerce last night and his address was en Joyed by a group of La Grande vis itors who drove to Baker for the meeting. Dr. Millar discussed "Europe Today." The local delegation included Charles H. Reynolds, president; H. C. Boone,- secretary: George Walker, Harry MclCinlay. Gene Walker, Mar cus Roesch and Fred G. Hennlng. matters; and the numerous admin istrative duties of forest officers not mentioned above. There are people In the commun ity, no doubt, who are Interested In some phase of forestry, and who may be desirous of asking questions. The public is Invited to ask questions of all kinds pertaining to forest ser vice work. The use of various Instru ments In making topographic sur veys, preparation of maps, location of fires, procuring humidity data, etc., will be displayed and explained. In this forest community almost everyone Is more or less interested in native woods, wild flowers and plants. A fairly complete collection of tree sample and plant specimens will be found at the forest office. Collectors (Continued On Page Four) ARRESTED Admitting that he liad repre sented aviation companies seek ing air mall contracts, William 1. McCrackcn, a former Assistant Secret nry of Commerce for Aero nautics, now a Washington law yer, told the senate committee Investigating ocean uir mall con tracts that he had severed pro fessional relations when upitolnt ed to office. Mc Truck en, shown here on the stand, refused to sub mit his letter files for Inspection "because It Is my duty as n lawyer." He and three others were arrested. LEWISTON FIVE BEGINS 2-GAME SERIES TONIGHT Lewiston Normal school's basketball team, already with two victories over the Eastern Oregon Normal quintet, will furnish the opposition for Coach Bob Qulnn's erratic Mountaineers here tonight and .tomorrow night. The games are scheduled for 8 p. m. In the L. D. S. Recreational hall. Ira Woodie will referee. - Quinn, following the dififtppoiriMrtg display his players staged against Col lege oi Idaho Monday, is hopeful that they will stage a comeback tonight and reverb to the type of basketball they displayed in the Monmouth ser ies here In January, when the E. O. N. played some excellent ball, both of fensively and defensively. The starting lineup has been re vamped somewhat. Conklln. center, and Beers and Petterson guards, will be at their usual positions, but Craw ford will start at Worthley's place, and Halverson for McCully, Worth ley's ankle will keep him out of the lineup. Quinn may shift tho lineup Turther after the game begins if the new combination doesn't click. Preliminary games, between gym classes, will bo held at 7 p. m. 'both nights. FRED COSHOW VISITS HERE Fred Coshow, of the state engineers office at Salem, was transacting offi cial business in La Grande. A DIFFERENCE Cl JOO - VOL) DOM'T 3&fft&i L& DROP THE CWA VAmSfC n3 YOu CAEY IT AMP 0 Uj UNION FISH PLANT WORK GOING AHEAD All Materials Purchased Crew of ,C. W. A. Workers Busy on State; Project ' 1 With announcement today by Er nest Crockutt, assistant suervlsor for the state game commission, that all the materials both those bought by the game commission and by the. civil works admlulMtrutloiir had been purchased for the Improvement of the. state hatchery at t'nkin. Hasten. Ore gon sKrLsmciifc rears that Komctlilnfi. might golamlss with the project were definitely quieted. . Work Is progressing on the hatch ery projects and the original project, involving some $2,000, la practically completed, with work, already started on the second project. Involving 916,-. 500. Seventeen men worked last Fri day and Saturday and a like number will be on duty this weekend, all these from C. W. A. ranks. The game commission employes, of course, also.j are ousy on cne project. Completion By May 1 Under present plans, it Is certain tho hatchery project will be complet ed by May 1. and there is a strong possibility that It may be finished, before that time. Tills will enable the commission to pursue Its plan for Increasing the Rainbow hatch this year. Materials purchased for both pro jects amount roughly to $8,500, of' which between $5,000 and $0,000 were (Continued On Page Four) Scouts Here To Hear Address By Pres. Roosevelt La Grande, tinlon and Imbler Boy cobtn, the-paienWb'ull pevsen Interested in scouting are going to listen to President Roosevelt when he delivers an address on scouting dur ing a national radio hook-up next Saturday morning. Arrangements have .been made to mobilize scout forces in this vicinity as a local move in a national program. The speech begins at 0 a. m. and radio facilities will be installed In the High school gym where the public will be Invited The marine band will play during the half hour program. This is the first time a president has devoted himself to a nation-wide address on the subject of scouting. During his speech President Roose velt will outline a two-weeks' pro gram to be observed nationally, as an anniversary celebration. This pro gram will be adhered today in this section and the first of several such functions Is booked for Saturday night at the L. D. S. gym when the biggest rally In several years will be presented. This begins at 7:30. Local scout officials urged anyone interested to attend the Saturday (Continued on Page Two) OF OPINION IN THE To Be Uncle Sam's The fastest deop-wnter ship ever built In America! That's the U. S, Destroyer Hull, tlrst ship of the Nation's new destroyer Meou Here be slurts down the ways after colorful launching ceremonies In Brooklyn. LEGION PREPARES FOR "GIRL" SHOW The most stupenduous and amaz ing galaxy of pulchritudinous stars that have been ever flitted together in one spot will strut their stuff In the Hollywood review, "Where's Elmer", which will be the main fea ture of the American Legion's big show at Zuber hall Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock" At least, that's what the legionnaires say 1 The mystery of tlte disappearance and the present WiiVreabouts of Elmer rwlTl be eolvod, and it Is rumored that Elmer Is now In captivity, awaiting his presenta tion at the vaudeville dance. The legionnaires wax enthusiastic as they continue to report: Mae West will Invite you "to come up and see her some time," Greta Garbo "tanks (Continued on Page TwoJ Large Legacy Is Reward For Heroism in War BELLEVILLE, Ont., Feb. 7 P) A large legacy reported to too $250,000 awaits Master Mechanic William Mlntz today because ho saved tho life of a Scottish offi cer during the World war. Tho story of Mlntz's good for tune was brought here by Provin cial Constable Price Morris of Ban croft. LABORATORY Fastest Destroyer F.R. FAVORS REDUCTIONS IN INTEREST Supports Broad Policy to Apply to All Forms of Indebtedness WASHINGTON'. Feb. 7 W) A de lineation of President Roosevelt's altitude on questions of (he hour brought out at the While House to day that he favors n broad policy of reduction of Interest rutes on the Diitstumllng obligations of Industry, foreign governments and till other forms of debts. After holding hiyegular press con ference, the president dovoted atten tion to a statement of policy ns to control of sugar production Invol ving relations with Cuba In the ex pectation of Issuing It a while later. More Immediate steps were In con nection with the reports to him of irregularities on war department con tracts, which he had up with Attor ney General Cummings and learned that the department of Justice al ready was at work on the case. The president told the attorney general to go the limit. Complaints had been heard from three or four sources. Incidentally, Jt became known there la an administration feeling that Assistant Secretary Woodrlng of the war department has some explaining to do about a recent article he wrote In regard to civilian conservation corjwi, Mr. Roosevelt lias not read the (Continued on Page TwoJ SNODE ACQUITTED BY JURY VERDICT Two caws were completed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon and this morning when Del Snode was found not guilty by a Jury of assist ing a prisoner to evade arrest and Louis May was found not guilty of non-support when Judge J. W. KuowIck directed a verdict. Mr. Snode was alleged to have as sisted a companion to evade arrest when the latter was being arrested by tho marshal for drunkenness. No moro cases are scheduled for trial In the circuit court at present. Wheat Today The price of floral cash wheat stood at about 51 rents bulk here today, according to quota tions at the Pioneer flouring Mills. Portland wish 71 cents. No export bid. CHICAGO. Feb. 7 iAf Tumbled down by stop loss selling wheat today fell about 2'a cent a bushel, with ether grains also suffering sharp sot backs. Most of tho oclllng came from houses with connections cast, and was associated largely with weakness of the stock market. Likelihood of rains southwest, and with prospective imports of rye. The proposed now grain exchange codo was also a dis turbing factor. Wheat closed unsettled, 3 at 2c under yesterday's finish, corn & 1 Vc down, oats c off, and pro visions showing 710o decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME PIKRCB ASKS FOR INQUIRY HOSS Pl'NKKAL TOMORROW WITHDRAW GiUZINfl LAND . m ASK TllltKE I N I I CT M E NTS WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (T) A group of rcprcMsiitatlveH Twin western states today urged the house rules committee to approve the Cur-ittct resolution calling fur a sweeping In vestigation by a special house com mittee Into the federal land banks and farm credit administration. Rep resentative Pierce (D-Orc), said the country was "seething with discon tent" because of the farm credit alter ations and "the only way to reach or tench the officials here Is through, a conjrrpsMlotiul Invest leu. Ion." , SALEM, Ore., Feb. 7 P) From t-h hlstnria house of Representatives or the Oregon Capitol building, Hal E. Hoss will go to his last resting place tomorrow. Funeral services for the secretary of state who died Tues day will be held in the house cham bers at 2 p, m. Thursday, Instead of from a funeral chapel as had been planned, While it was known the governor had under consideration ap pointment of Hobs' successor, no in dications were given out as to whom he would name. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (A5) Presi dent Roosevelt has signed an execu tive order withdrawing more than 1,0410,1)0(1 acres of public donuiln from grazing, nil In Western Utah. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 P The Evening Star says Indictment of at lCutt three persons, two of them high in tile ranks of the American Legion, will be asked of the federal grand Jury by the government In connec tion wit hi tho alleged conspiracy to graft on the millions of dollars allot ted for motorizing the army. TAX RATES ARE BEING REVISED BY COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Feb. .7 Wi The house ways and means committee to day revised tlie bracket and rates slightly in the new revenue bill to relieve somowhnt the burden on In comes of between $8,000 and $26,000. Brackets affecting such Incomes were shifted. Also shifted were some of those on Incomes higher than $25,000, in or der to keep the expected additional revenue at $300,0000.000. Representative Samuel B, Hill (D., Wash.), said tho committee probably would report the bill tomorrow but that it would not be ready for house action until next) week. . By IB to 0, tlie committee sustain ed previous action in voting a 6 -cent-a-pound. tax on cocanut and sesame oils. A motion by Representative Lewla (D., Mr.), to make the tax ap ply only on oils going: into edible (Continued on Pago six) EDWARD F.BAILEY SUPPORTS MARTIN PORTLAND, Feb. 7 (T) Declaring that Charles H. Martin, Democratic congressman, "Is tho typo that Oro gon needs today," Edward F. Bailey of Lane county has pledged his whole hearted support to Martin .In the lat ter's cp.ndidacy for governor. Bailey, Domocratlo candidate for governor in 1030, said that "many of my friends have urged that I afpiln make tho race for governor In 1034. I have delayed making a definite de cision, hoping that a Democrat of tlie propor typo and caliber, and who 1g bo situated as to be better able to mako the race, would consent to run. "General Charles H. Martin, who recently announced his candidacy, Is such a man." WORKS HIS OWN SON LOSES BLUE EAGLE WASHINGTON, Fob. 7 UP) Tho NRA today snatched down its first Blue Eaglo In a case Involving viola tion of child labor provisions, acting Just as Administrator Hugh S. John son prepared to oppose suggestions for a general 30-hour week In American Industry before a house committee. The national compliance board an nounced a unanimous vote to with draw the eagle from the laundry of Moss Lugena, Hannibal, Missouri, who wn found to have worked his son, under 18, moro than three hours a day. "Regardless of relationship, child labor will not be tolerated under the NRA," said the board. Authoritative quarters close to Johnson said the administrator would tell tho house labor committee hear ing on the bill by Chairman Connery DEATH LIST MOUNTS; TEN! TO 50 SLAIN President Lebrun of France Calls Gaston Doumergue to Service CABINET TO BE ORGANIZED SOON Attempt to Change Gov ernments Fails to Ap pease the Fighting Spirit PAWN, Fell. 7 VP) -President Le lirun railed former President Unaton Douim-rgue to head tlie French, gov ernment toduy und, U wiia under stood, prepared a decree whereby Doiinicrgiie ntn dissolve parliament. IIImhiIiiIIoii or parliament would be fallowed ly now general election or the leglAlntoix, Four more persons died. In mob violence today as Premier Daladler resigned ana President Lebrun call, ed on a former president, Oaston Doumergue, to guldo France through one of the most alarming crises In her history. Unofficial sources sold as many as 50 had been killed. The riots continued, with mobs parading the boulevards. Violence broke out In the Place De La Concorde, around the president's . pnlace, around the Madeleine ohurch, : and down the Ruo royale leading Into the Place De La Concorde. But tho attempt to change govern- , merits, although political observers thought it would succeed, did not ' appease the fighting spirit of tho mobs. Sabres flashed as mounted guards men charged against the . angered crowds in the Place De La Concorde. . In other open Bpaces of the city Mobile guardsmen and police wrestled m hand to hand combat with k the, shouting civilians, r i- Tho list of Injured, seriously an slightly, gained steadily throughout tlie day, and as night drew in, pri- . vate cars were Impressed Into duty (Continued on Page Two) Neighbors Make Ready For War, Japan Declares By 1 In in Haiti, (Associated Press Foreign Staff) TOKYO, Fob. 7 P) Japan's nolghbors, America, Russia and China, "knowing Japan is likely to con fronted with various International difficulties In November 1035, ore steadily preparing for war," was tho statement attributed today to Major Oeneral Elkt Tojo, olUef of the war office's military investigation bureau. The general was so quoted in an Interview which appeared in tba nowspaper Yorozu. Oeneral Tojo's bureau is In charge of the war office preos contacts. "Japan's desire for expansion on the Eastern Asiatic continent, mani fested In her Manchurlan policy, has been her unalterable .policy since her foundation," the general was quoted as saying. "Japan should maintain strong1 pressure on the continent. On!y thus (Continnei on Pasr 'Four Byrd's.Flagship Quits Antarctica ABOARD ADMIRAL BYRD'S FLAG SHIP, Antarctica, Fob. 8 (Delayed) (Via Mac Kay Radio) (P The flag ship of the Byrd Antarctic expedition sailed from the Bay of Whales short ly before noon today 'bound for New Zealand where she will be laid up for a yoar. The flagship will return In December or January to take on the winter party. (D., Mass.) for a 30-hour week thaC It would .bo next to impossible for Industry and business to assume such an added payroll load at present. Aides said Johnson was prepared to concede that the 40-hour weele imposed by most of NRA's codes has not re-absorbed as many unemployed as was hoped. Tho administrator himself has said, a shorter week Is necessary and he is prepared to urge It at the coming conference of alt code authorities, in timating the suggested week might be 30 or, in some cases, even 32. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, one of the chief movers for the 30-hour week, also was invited to testify, sa have been Secretary Perkins and Al bert Dean of General Motors Holding company.