La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 13, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texttor! Slain; Is Jailed La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspsber Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OltKCiON'8 LEADING NEWSl'Al'EU LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED IMIES3 NUMBER 134 ILjII Klamath Falls Legisla Attorney ttpjtmg H TIOMIL 11 n ft 24 DIRECTORATE Twelve Directors to Elected From List of Nominees. Be BALLOTS TO BE IN MAILS SOON Results of Election to Be Announced Early Next Week Directors to Name Officers. Twi'iily-foiir lutinliiPPH fur thp l'l IHihltluim of cllrwilors r llic la (irniKlP nlinitlicr of niminriae vm olinoiin'd loilay unci mini tills num ber, the illrertnmte will Iip clvitnl by dec-dun during the nexl few iln.- Ballots are to be plnced In the malls this week and the members' vote fclll be ennvassed early njxt week. Afte! the 12 directors take olflce. they will elect a president, vice presi dents, treasurer, etc.. who will be Installed at the annual dinner meet ing, which will be held early In March, the date to bo nnnounced later. The 24 nominated for tho director ate follow: Harry Mtjflnlny, W. C. Perkins, Ernest DjLohk. Charles H. Reynolds, Annus McAllister, H. W. Fredericks, Harlcy Eichardson, A. K. Parker, B. C. Madlll, A. W. Nelson, Gene Walker, H. M. Howard, J. E. Fitzgerald. Colon R. Ebcrhard, George Walker, Victor Eckley, Lester Kings ley, Harold Flnlay, B. F. Wylde, Hugh Leonard, Homer Lcffcl, C. W. Bunt ing, Dr. C. L. Gllstrap and Sylvester ' Burleigh. ' , .Holy Season Of Lent Opens With Services Feb. 14 Lent, a holy season in the church, will open with Ash Wednesday to morrow and services .ave been ar ranged at St. Peter's Episcopal church and the Church of Our Lady of the Vnlley. The Lenten observance con tinues for 40 days, exclusive of Sun days, until Easter, the commemora tion of the resurrection of Christ, on Uprll 1. Ash Wednesday sciices ot the Catholic church will lnclus the ser vice for the blessing and distribution, of the ashes at 8 a. m. and the Lentil devotns st 7:30 o'clock in the eve nt. Father O. Nooy wilh be In charge. Three services will be conducted by lev. C. A. Kopp at the Episcopal chureff tomorrow. Communion will bo held at 8 o'clock In the morning, at 10 o'clock litany and penitential offering and holy communion will be observed, while in the evening ot 7:30 o'clock evening prnjpr with an address will be observed. CLOUDY DAYS WILL RETURN IS PREDICTION After several days of sunshine and cloudless skies- the weather is sched uled to become unsettled tonight or tomorrow, according to government predictions. However. February here already has equalled January's mark of six clear days and passed December's mark of two clear days and half a month remains. Monday was warm, with the mer cury up to 60 above, a climb of 34 degrees from the low Monday morn ing. The minimum today was 30. compared with yesterday's 26. WOULD YOULIKE TO TRADE? HEAD THIS. Any horse traders around? -Listen to this: WilllutiLion iiiul Ilerry. local re altors, received tt leWer from a woman In one of the mld-west-ern cities the other day, In which she expresso:! a dmlre to trade for n small ncreflRe or a houe and lot In I'nton county. She; IMed the articles she had for a trade. They were: one electric fan. one phonograph and a few rec ords, one fine nrronlian. a mini Ixt of hand quilted quills, one 1 joger; BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.. Feb. 12 Papers today say "What would Lin coln do today." Well, In the first place, he wouldn't chop any wood. He would trade his ax In on a Poixl. Being a Republi can, he would vote the Democratic ticket. Being in sympathy for the underdog, he would be classed as a radical progressive. Having a sense of humor, He would be called eccen tric. And lts Alice's birthday, too. Alice Longworth has for the last 30 years, and I hope 30 more, had a reserved seat at the biggest show on earth. Yours, P. S. In this airplane mess I don't own one cent of stock. I don't own one cent of stock In anything. I have some lots in Beverly Hills I wotild like to talk to you about. I love to fly. I pay my wny and do i. Now there must have been some onkey business higher up or Mr. Roosevelt wouldn't do what he has and I would like to sit on the Jury and help con vict "cm for they have brought in Jury to a great Industry. 9 McNaiight Syndicate, Inc. SENATOR KIDDLE TALKS AT SCHOOL MASTERS MEETING Senator Fred E. Kiddle, president of tho senate, described legislative machinery and furnished a short re sume of the work of the last special session of tho state group, when he addressed . the Union County School Masters club Inst night at the Island. 1 Clt school. Dinner was served by the Island City school met at 6:30 o'clock Superintendents and principals of the county each lurmsnca oriei tancs after the dinner and a program was presented by the Island City jiradc (Continued on Page bur) EPWORTH LEAGUE PLAY IS TONIGHT Spooks I Gory halds! Spine-chilling mani.-cal laughter and tVrrills aplenty will be provided ct tm presuiiUtllon of "Hobgoblin House" by the Senior Epworth League In the Methodist churcJa basement tonight at 8:15 p. m. In this thre(act mystery, comedy a maiden aunt, in an attempt o freep her two nieces from marrying two young bank clerks, lea;$s an old haunted house in the Ozaifrs and takes them with hw to live for i time. Happenings nt tne house dur ing the first night, however, very nearly convince her that it isn't go ing1 to be such a pleasant tning. The two girls' fiances find where they have gone and arrive on the scene at an opportune time but are apprehended by the maiden aunt ana bloff for the gnitly happening tho house; One thrill leads into an other and the manner in which the two darky characters and the Hcng- lish 'ousekecDer contend with tho (Continued n Page Slxl REHABILITATION OF SILVER TIEXT WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 iVi Rehab ilitation of silver was Included today by Secretary Morenthau In the ad ministration's program. "It Is the firm policy of the admm ltrat!on." he said. In a letter. "U move forward on a program" for that CContlnued on Pago ix) sft of pillow eases and shei-is with one wide crocheted Insertion, lovely crocheted davenport set a iillrnlMT of small crocheted art leles. three crochetflir bed one with crocheting and spread set together with cloth". Her letter wound up with the sentence: "l.et me know n as possible If you think " can find a trade for me." So far, Williamson and llerry seem to lie unable to find some one to trade her. DAIRYMEN OF STATE COMING HERE FRIDAY Oregon Association to Hold Two-Day Conven tion in La Grande; Pro gram is Announced. imlrvmcn from air parts of the state will lie In La Grande on Teh. 1 ami 37 for tho annual meeting of tho Oregon Dairymen's association which will bo held ut tho Niuajawea Inn. Many Interesting speakers will ap pear on the program wfctch opens at 10 o'clock for the morning sessions and 1:30 In the afternoon. The com plete program will be announced Thursday. Among the speakers are: President's address, by George H. Pullenwlder of Carlton. Pats and Oils, Foreign ya. Domes tic," by It. L. Clark, Portland, Oro. A. A. A. Dairy Program," by a representative from A. A. A,, Wash ington. D. C. Address, Herman Oliver, president Oregon Cattle tout Horse Raisers' as sociation. "Farm, Credit Administration Avail able to regon Dairymen," by F. It. Potter, Oregon State college, Corval- 11s. Her Improvement ' "Herd Improvement and Its Rela tion to Dairying ns a Permanent In dustry," toy A. J. Glover, editor of Hoard's Dairyman. , "Possibilities of Increasing Con sumption," A. E. Engbretson, secre tary Interstate Associtcid Creameries. "Tho Dairy Council Methods of In- (Continuca on Page Four) Supt Campbell One pf 3 Named Or? 'B' Committee Supt. C;-cr F. Campbell, of the Wallowa schools, has received notifi cation from John L. Gary, secretary of tho Oregon High School Athletic association, that he has been ap pointed to A state-wide committee composed of three men iflprescntlng tho "B" class high schools of tho state. Tho committee will meet with the state board of control during the state basketball tournamei at Salem it y. 21 to 24, for the purpose of ar ranging for a "B" class tourney for &4. j iTfl-J Appointment "rif Suf t. Campbell,' who has been active In promoting tho best interests o IiIrIi schol ath letics for many years met with th approval of his many friends in la Grande. . PLACE WHEEE How a Volcano Looks to a Very Brave Bird r f s y.c4r v 4 i ' v-.t - v 1 1, V v r M , - t- i,,1" Here's the wny an active volcano looks from the air. Photo by 11th Photo Section, United States army, shows a fencrul view of Mokuawcowco crater, 14,000 feet up on the summit of Mauna Loa, on the Island ot Hawaii, with a sea of seething molten lava, from which smoke clouds ascend. WOMEN AND CHILDREN DIE AS CIVIL WAR CONTINUES IN AUSTRIA; DEATHS MOUNT IKNX.A, Feb. 13 1'nofflclal stlmat4s of iho.ftdiiid In Austria's clvl war at 1-'W ! "i. tonight aid at l(:ust 500 had been killed, while rumor, with some basis of plausibil ity, phH-vit "the toll us high ns '.OiiO. ..;..'v': ' .." - ..i ., .i.:-t.. By Millie Wenlcr (Associated Press Foreign Staff) VIKNNA.'Vb. 1.1 (!') oiiien and ehlldren were fed to the flames o4 civil war today as government artil lery smashed tl Karl Marx apart ment building h in is I up 2,(HI siniallst families. No one Itmtws liow many wre killed. 4 The howitwrs smashctl tho third and fourth Hoofs of the greate building In Eurqpc. The middle arch co'. lapsed. The s:ieinnr of tne 04.000.000 struc ture waa only ono turner of the as pect of Austria today while the forces of Chancellor JnSelbcrt Dollfiiss struggled through blooj streets to pi down the rebellion of the social rf.ppmvuLiy ftt iu&st 20!? have bee: killed outsldo Vienna. Battli , raged at Steyr, Graz, ani hltYA as well as Vtonna. Theatt at the Karl Marx bud Ing was as horrible as some of the veterans who fought hjl seen In tljp days of yie World -war. Machfiie gun blazed from the win THERE? S ROOM F.0R ' - - ffyhj WHATDO YOU V THIMK OF THE ll '934 MODEL I ----7 DRIVERS? J in" i-Wf . dows of tho -homes of laborers at tho soldiers who sought to enter. The govcrioiient forces Jaund ma chine guns, hand grenados, and tear gas, insufficient 4-o batter down tho stupbom resistance. 'fcJo they un lli' Serod howitzers. Two b'ig shells ripped liito'th6 vc6h-' crcto stmcture. Ccunrdust rose in the air. Whole corners of tho build ing disappeared., Hiuid gn?iUeu fighting developed as the combatnnta came to close quarters. Heavy fighting also broko out again, after hours of comparative (Continued On Page Four) Three Negroes Ta Die At The Gallows HERNANDO, MIsr., Feb. 13 (Pi Three Heroes, confessed attacker of a 17-year-old sclyol gli, late Monday wcro sentenced to dlo on the gallows as an ar.gr threatening crowd held at bay by rtlonal guardsmen after two attempts to enter the De soto county couftt.houscch rough barb ed wire entanglements erected by the trooiy. g March lfl wan fixed. HHLhn dnto fnr the triple hanging in th courthouse here. IMPROVEMENT t i RALPHHORAN IS KILLED IN OFFICE DUEL Horace M. Manning, His ' .'F6 rmei1 Legal' Partner, Surrenders to Authori ties. KI,aNAT1I FALLS, orr., Feb. 13 (A') Klaniath county otflwfrs today were ooiiduelliig an extensive Investigation iiiti the shiHilliig of iUilph V. llonin, 'lit, promlneiit Klamath Falls attorney and sUite representiitlvc, Voiiiik Hor an was shot to death last night by Horace M..MaiinlitL', fiT. his former 'legal partner, lit Manning's office on Main street. Continued on Page Four) LEADERS OF RIOT AT WALLA WALLA WILL FACE JURY WALLA WALLA, Wash., Fob. 13 (! Warden James M. McCaiftey moved qulckl? today with the lm of lodg ing fiftftt. degree murder charKos against, rlnnleaders In yesterduy'ii bkxdy urlsi break aWempt, In which nine men were killed, eight M them convicU shot down frm thto walls. "Several of them, had given trouble In the past," ho said. Meanwhile, slight chances for re- efftvery were held out for another of the coftj-lcts, one or thoKc mowed down undor a withering fusillade of bullets from tlio walls. Six prhton employes, five of them (.Continued on Paxe Six) SEES THREAT TO FUTURE OF U.S. A. PORTLAND. Feb. 13 U', Declar ing tlO United States has the choice of paying the price of liberty or of paying with liberty for a dictatorship. Chester 11. Rowell. editor of the San Francisco ChrorxgHe, warned last (Continued on Taf?e Six, Wheat Today The prlii of local cash wbrat stfindl at. aliout fri cents bulk to day, according to ( notations at the Pioneer Flouring Mills. Port Wind cash 70'i .cunts. Kxport bid irt cents. CHICAGO, Feb. 13 M-) Wheat tumbled back late today, following the leadership of cotton, and more thon lost gnoderato advances which had been elf ec ted afV?r downturns at tho start. Dealings In wheat were not large, and the market was :csily Influenced. Wheat closed Irrefrul", at 'c de cline to tj,c advance compared with Saturday's finish, corn a c up. oats unchanged to c higher, and provision showing 5 to 10c gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME shots rmi:i at nonou t OI'KX LKH'Oll STORKS l l.lt. Iff .vi'di sT A. ni sni si irnn;s I. W. A. AM.OTS I.SRff.OOO i:i I1:k,, (-al., Feb. i:i (n Setm li for a black sedan utitoimitille from will eh two shots wvni fired at lKiu O'Kane, maiiaghtg editor and usNlst aat pulillshcr of the lliunlmldt Stun ilaitl, aftorn(Hu newspaper, wan made by Hllce here today.- He said he knew or no raisou why anyone waiild wr.nt tu Mil him. PORTLAND, Oro.. Feb, 13 W) Portland's four liquor stores will open for business Thursday, tho Oregon liquor control board announced to day, and the Salem store will open Friday or Saturday. Other stores will be opened as rapidly as tho personnel ciui be trained. " ST. LOWS, Teh. lit (II August A. Itiiseli Sr., (IX, president of Ati-henser-ltaseh, Imv, anu head of the Internatloually kiiimu family or brewers, shut and killed hlnisrlf today at his home In St. Minis toinity. ItuNrh had been seriously III fur about six weeks. WASHINGTON Feb. 13 M The public works administration today allotted 92,235,000 for purchase of land for emergency conservation work In national pant and national monu ment areas. "AIR TRUST" IN CONTROL MRTIN SAYS WASHINGTON Feb. 13 P) The Assert Ion that every army ami navy airplane contract Is "secretly and conclusively" let was made today lie fore the house military committee Uy lames V. Martin, an aviation pioneer. He testified in tho Investigation of airplane contracts just as another house committee decided to call the Aluminum Company of America to explain testimony that ono airplane milder was compelled to pay 1 pe? cent of hlu manufacturing cost- to ( Continued on Page Three) BEFORE SENATE THIS AFTERNOON WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (IV Frank Hogan, counsel for William P. Mac Crackcn Jr.. told tho senate today In his final argument In the airmail contempt trial that tho former Coo lidgo d Hoover official had no (Oontlnuod on Page Four) ENDORSE M'NARY FOR PRESIDENT MROFOItl), Feb. 13 fl'i Senator Charles L. Mc.Nary of Oregon was endorsed for the Republican nomin ation for president In ln.'lO at the 20th annual bimqiiflt of the Jackson County Lincoln club here last night. The resolution stated that "the political drift is toward a western man." and observed that "Senator McNary, Oregon-born, Is a personality to unite conservative and progressive elements." LINDBERGHS LETTER PRAISED, CRITICIZED WASHINGTON, lib. 13 (!) Itcpuhllcuu at I cm ds to Insert into the -oiif-nsHlrMml record the protest from Charles A. Lind bergh to the president ulxint ulr mall contracts caiicellut Ion forced OeniiM'nillc leaders to adjourn the houve this altcriionn. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 fT) The White Hkiim mi Id today mure than 200 telegrams, representing ahuiit an riually dlvlih'il opinion, had been received nft(r Cli'irles A. Lindbergh's protest ami Inst cancel la Mnu of nlr mall contracts had heen described there as "pre marlly fur publicity purposf.' Stephen Karly, n secretary to President HMMu'll, told report ers admit .i per cent of (he KNOX ACT IS VALID, STATE COURT HOLDS Decision Handed Down Today on Test Suit Filed by Klamath ' ;; TRIBUNAL ANSWERS HQME RULE ATTACK Regards Act As Crimin " Law Revenue Regard ed Only Incidental to Main Purpose. 8 A I.EM, Feb. 13 ffl The Oregon state liquor law iNis'ed by the spe cial session of the legislature tvaa de clared constitutional today by the Oregon supreme court In an opinion written by Justice Harry Belt In which the ether six Justices concur red. The action establishes the statute as n valid law, coitflrmuif; the circuit court In the final step of the test stilt hroiitfhti by the city of Klamath Falls. The opinion declared, tho law did not contravene the homo rule section of tho state constitution, around, which the plaintiff attack was cen tered, and that the statute "has the attributes of a criminal law In that penalties are provided for violation of lis provisions," , Tho new statute "Is a gonerai law applicable to all municipalities arxt repeals by Implication all charters and ordinances In conflict therewith." Assuming tho home rule provision, grantttog' cities tho right to regulate traffic" iii 'liquor was still in effect, the opinion stated that "notwith standing tho power delegated to cities -under tho homo rule amend ment, they are otlll instrumontaJltlfis for tho administration of the general laws of tho state within their cor porate boundaries. Under our con stitutional system of government, a municipality Is an agency of tho state. In delegating authority under the homo rule amendment, It was not contemplated that a state be created, within a state." - Relative to the home rule amend ment Itself, tho opinion of Justice Belt hold that "since tho clear In tention of tho people In tho adoption (Continued On Page Four) Airmail Heads Will Take Case Before Courts NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (P) Fedora I Judge John O. Knox today granted an order, applied for by Transcontinen tal and Western Air, Inc., requiring Postmaster Gonerai James A Farley and Postmaster John J. Kelly, of New York, to show causa Friday why thoy should not bo restrained from acting under the Farley order of February 0 cancelling air mall contracts. The petition also charges that the order Is a violation of the fourth and fifth amendments to tho constitu tion of tho United States. Grant Rehearing In Jordan Trial SALEM, Feb. 13 () The supreme court today granted a rehearing In tho first degree murder case against Theodoro Jordan of Klamath Falls. The order was handed down orally by the court. The conviction against Jordan was previously upheld by tho state su preme court, but a petition for re hearing was filed Immediately. messages supported the protest of Lindbergh while the other half upheld the position of President Itimsevelt. Lindbergh was both criticised and defended on Capital Hill as a result of his telegram to the president. Chairman MeKellnr (U-Tenn.) of tho senate )Mst office com mittee told newsmen Lindbergh "never should have written such a protest under the particular circumstances "I think he made a mistake," MeKellar said. flfe w?is con nected with an air concern that cne him S'.Mit.(MH) In stork and he wits Interested In that con cern. If he luid been wholly dis interested his protest would hare been pnnier,"