County- Wide Declamatory Contest Here On April 21
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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OHEGON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 141
IOWA EJMTOt ESCAPES KMAFERS
vmma
EAST NORMAL
TO BE HOST
TO SPMKERS
County Divided in Four
Zones For Declama
tory Contests.
LA GRANDE IS IN
ZONE BY ITSELF
Contestants to Be Listed
in Three Divisions; Two
From Grades, One From
High School.
A county-wide ilwfliimiwtory contest
Kill be JieJul 111. the auditorium lit the
KnHtern Oregon Normal school on
April 21. occordlne to a decision
mulled by the Union county le
c'uinatory league at a recent meet-
The local schools will select their
contestants before April 7. and the
zone tryouts will be held on April 13.
The successful contestants will meet
In the county-wide contest, In which
the winners will be presented with
ribbons. E. A. Sayre, county school
superintendent, has furnished schools
with copies ol the rules.
The county Is divided into four
zones as follows: La Grande, zone 1;
Cove, Union, North Powder, Mt. Car
mel, Shanghai, Blvervlew, Frosty,
Wolf Creek, Pondosa, Catherine Creek,
Telocaset, Park, North High Valley,
South High Valley and Willowdalo,
zone 2; Imbler, Elgin, Pleasant Grove,
eummorvllle, Indian . Creek, Dry
Creek, Pine Grove,, Gordon Creek,
Hlndman, Pumpkin. Ridge, Cunning
ham, Allccl. Thorny Grove, Talrvlew,
Rysdam and Palmer Junction, zone 3;
Island Olty, Iowa, Lower Cove, Lib
erty, Ladd Canyon, Hllgard, Prultdale,
Mr. Olen, Valeria, Starkey, Kamela
and Perry, zone .
The zone contests' will be held at
Union with Roy Conklln In charge
(Continued on Pace Sir;
House of David
Outscores E.O.N.
Tossers 47 to 41
Displaying a superior brand of bas
ketball that left spectators of the
opinion the margin of victory could
have been very much wider, the House
of David quintet from Benton Harbor,
Mich., trounced the Eastern Oregon
Normal school here last night 47 to
41.
Johnston, forward, who scored 25
points, and Buchanan, clever passing
guard, probably were as fine basket
ball players as ever trod a La Grande
court. The entire team paid but
little attention to defense, contenting
Itself with offensive spurts when tho
score was too close for comfort.
And, added to their basketball work,
the be-whiskered gents also threw In
plenty of comedy, that kept the crowd
in an uproar of laughter, and even
(Continued on Pane Six)
RAIN IN THIS
VALLEY; SNOW
IN MOUNTAINS
Snow fell In the Blue mountains
last night, but did not Invade the
Grande Ronde valley. Bain In the
amount of .13 of an Inch fell here
during the 24-hour period ending at
7 o'clock this morning.
The Bky remained cloudy Joday
and the weatherman predicted a con
tinuance of Mie condition with, more
rain an slightly warmer weather In
Northeastern Orcein.
Yesterday's maxijpum ius 45 above,
the coolest wenther here in many
days. t
BUTTON RIVE .WILL
. eegin'here SOON '
r
"Biignns, buttons, who flnsn't
a hm (on? as k s Frc fend .
chairman of the button sile for
the Old f liners' railroad celebra
tion here next July. Mr. Read
went on to explain -this mornlnjr
that, of course, no one ha any
buttons Jut yet, but he Is look
ing forward a few days to the
time the entire membership or
lie auxiliary to the Old Timers'
club starts out with -the nanny
souvenir buttons that Mr. Read
will hare ready for the public In
a day or two.
"Railroad employes and their
families, clt liens at large of Un
Will
Rogers
NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 20 After
flying all night, got in here at 8
o'clock, this morning right In the
wildest of what even California would
call unusual weather. Plane stuck In
the snow after it landed. An army
flyer came breezing in. In an open
cockpit, who had made the same run
from Cleveland, these being the only
two planes to land In Newark all day.
6o give a big hand to Lieutenant
Wackwitz, of the U. S. army. Not
forgetting) Just because he was used
to doing such things after years of
service) Mr. Maurice Mars, pilot of
the United poasenger plane I was on.
Xt was so cold today that for ono
hour this morning they didn't roll
the dice on the New York exchange.
When those crap shooters' hands
can't roll 'em It's cold. Yours,
9 Hi, McN.ught Syndicate, flic.
SPIRIT OF FIRST
LEADER IS NEEDED
TODAYSAYSWALZ
If, In the present day search of the
AmwU-itii peoples for a new pros ruin
that will rehabilitee our economic,
political, educational and . religious
welfare, there Is firmly moulded the
spirit and principles of George Wash
ington then that program will meet
with SUCCCSH.
Such, In brief, was the expression
of Rev. J. George Walz, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, in a splen
did, stirring and patriotic address
given this noon before the regular
weekly meeting of the La Grande
Rotary club. . ..r,,-.-
"In the annals of modern greatness
Washington stands. alone .., . noblest
names of antiquity lose their luster
in his.presence,"said Rev. Walz. "Born
the benefactor of mankind, nature
made him great ... he made himself
virtuous.
"His life, character, faith and self
surrender he bequeathed to posterity
and stand today as a monument
among- a free people. Speaking of our
flag and symbol of government he
said: 'Let us erect a standard to
which the good and honest may re-
(Contlnued on Page Two)
MEMBERS VOTING
FOR DIRECTORS OF
CLUB THIS WEEK
Directors of the La Grande cham
ber of commerce will be elected this
week by mall ballot of the member
ship. Ballots, with the names of 24
men nominated earlier this month,
were mailed the first of the week,
and already replies are being received
by tho committee on elections, B. C.
Madlll, Clyde Bunting and C. M.
Wight.
All ballots must be either mailed
or taken to tho office of Secretary
Harold Boone prior to 5 p. m. Satur
day. Feb. 24.
The official list of nominees, from
which 12 will be elected, follows: -
Hugh Leonard, B. C. Madlll, Angus
McAllister, Horry McKlnley, A. W.
(Continued on Page Four)
50 HONOR OLDER
U. P. ENGINEERS
About 50 persons gathered to honor
pensioned engineers and those oldest
in the service Tuesday evening at
Honan hall. The O. I. A. and B. of
L. E. auxiliaries sponsored the ban-
(Continued on Page Bx
ion county, and adjoining coun
ties will bCgn pleiLSfd with t$
attrtiottvenisS and color blending
of these buttons tluit they will
all want to get them at the same
time, one iiiey are put on sale,"
he predict.
Mr. Bead effervesces enthus
iasm every time he thinks about
these buttons, he being the only
one In" on the color and word
ing arrangement. Like the boy
with new boots. Mr. Read to fret
ting for the hour when he can
put on the flrt button to arrive
and walk down the principal
streets with It on his coat lapeL
10 TEAMS TO
BEGIN PLAY
HERE FRIDAY
Largest Basketball Tour
ney in This Section
to Qualify Four.
UNION, WALLOWA
CAGERS ENTERED
Four Winners to Partici
pate in District Cham
pionship Play-Off March
' 8, 9, 10.
Complete nrnuigcmcntH had been
made today for tlie sub-district bas
ketball tournament to be played at
the L. I). S. ItiHTentlonul hull here
Friday and Saturday, for the purpose
or selecting four tenia to represent
i:nluu and Wallowa counties at the
district cJiumplonshlp tournament
March 8, 0 and 10.
It will be the largest tourney. In
point of teams competing, ever held
in this section of the state.
The Friday schedule follows:'
9 a. m. Union vs. Lcutlne.
10 a. m. Joseph vs. Enterprise.
11 a. m. Wallowa vs. North Pow
der. w i
(Continued on Page Four)
M'CLURE URGES
PLANNING BOARD
IN CITY, COUNTY
Advising both city and county to
proceed Immediately with a compre
hensive program of planning, with C.
W. A. funds likely to be available,
O. A. McClure, regional field super
visor for the regional advisor of the
federal emergency administration of
public 'works, spoke to a representa
tive group at the city hall last night.
City and county planning boards
would serve as links In a national
plan, linking- up with state, region
and nation. Mr. McClure warned
that the government planned to in
sist that any future federal aid pro
jects, whether C. W. A., P. W. A. or
(Continued on Page Three)
111 ite mfMfmmSsrl-- Jam
TWO PLANES
FORCEDDOWN
IN LA GRANDE
Army Airmail Fliers Use
Local Airport in Initial
Flights Yesterday.1 ;
LIEUT. G LASER IN !
THRILLING TRIP
Makes Successful Journey
From Boise to Portland,
Despite Difficulties
Another Flier Held -Up.
Two U. 8. army fliers, carrying
lulled SUites airmail for the first
time, found La Unuule a haven of
refuge for them yesterday. To one,
fat was u rest spot lit a precarious yet
successful trip. To the other. It wm
the turning point In an unsuccessful
Juuincy.
Lieut. M. E. . Closer left Boise
In a Douglas observation plane at 8
a. m. with 40 pounds of mail. Into
and over La Grand he flew, andibe
yond through tlie Grande Ronde river
canyon west of here, until he reached
Kamela. There his celling disap
peared, as clouds met ground. Tem
porary clear spots enabled - him to
turn around and come back to this
city, where he landed, at the local
airport. i -it".
After a couple of hours, another
weather report showed clear beyond
the Blue mountains, and he tried It
again. He was forced , to climb to
11,000 feet to go over the top of the
storm, and at , that height found
frHlKvVnther. ,v .Flying -py "dead
(Continued on Page Two)
Part of Liquor
Store Fixtures
Received Here
Workmen have started renovating
the store room at Depot and Wash
ington where the La Grande state
liquor store will be J oca ted, but Wal
ter Leisman,- manager, has had no
definite word from Otto J. Runte,
Eastern Oregon supervisor, as to
when the store wilt be opened.
(Continued1' On Page Five)
REUNION IN VIENNA
FROM DRIVE TO DIVE
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ADMINISTRATION
UOSES POINT ON
FEDERAL PAY CUT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (tP) The
senate overrode administration forces
today and voted to restoro one-third
of the federal pay cut as of February
1 last and to give back the full 16
per cent reduction effectivo July 1.
The amendment, by Senator Mc
Carran (D-Nev.), restoring the full
cut iJuly 1, carried by a single vote.
41 to 40.
A combination of Republicans and
Democrats put it over.
The house today refused to approve
a reduction from 3 to 3 cents In the
first class postage rate.
This assured passage of the $258.-
000,000 revenue bill unchanged ex
cept lor minor amendments.
FRIGID WAVE
EAST STATES
Worst Blizzard Since
1888; at Least 25 Dead;
No Immediate Relief is
in Sight.
By the AsMK-latMl Itcks
Cold Hint knifed to the marrow
staggered the east today ns It strove
to shake off paralysis mimed hy the
"worst blizzard since JK." At least
5 persons lay dead, struck down by
the storm.
Many towns wore still proctlcally
isolated, transportation systems craw
'led at a snail's pace In numerous
spots, and whistling winds imperilled
shipping. The mercury plunged to
ward zero, and the cold glazed the
land with Ice, hardening snowdrifts
that Impeded traffic.
No Immediate relief was In sight.
The frigid wave extended as far south
as Florida.
- New England Burled
New England, hurdest hit by the
sloshing 00-mllo gale, was still buried
In many places under snowdrifts G
to 12 feet deep. There were at least
nlno dead there, 10 In New York City,
and six In Pennsylvania.
New York will spend 2.000.000 to
dig out of the snow that marooned
500,000 workers In their homes.
Highway traffic is still tied up In
many places, but most trains were
moving, although regular schedules
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BIDS OPENED ON
IMNAHA BRIDGES
PORTLAND, Fob. 2i (iV) J.
F. Johnston, of Newborg, submit
ted the low bid of $17,678 when
proposals were opened here today
by the federal bureau of publio
roads for construction of three
small reinforced concreto bridges
(Continued on Page Six)
Wheat Today
Thn price or local rash wheat
stoodi tut about tfuHt cents hulk
hero today, according to tmla
t lous at t he Ploncvr I'lourl ng
IMIIIk. Portland cnh 70 cent.
Ivport bid 7.1 wills,
CinCAOO. Feb. 21 Wheat
prices averaged lower today, with May
delivery dropping under 88 cents and
May corn under 60 cents for tho first
time since Dec. 29. Evening up for
a holiday tomorrow, however, ad
vanced prices a little at the last.
Wheat closed firm, at the same as
yesterday's flnLsh to Aa higher, corn
unchanged to Vic up, oa( unchang
ed to '4c advance, and provisions
varying from 5c decline o a rise of
7c.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTLME
PENM.ETON WINS FK1IIT
NEW JAP-KUSS KUMPl'S
DAWES IS OPTIMISTIC
KAY FIIAVOIR FREE AGAIN
PENULKTON, Ore., Feb. 21 (ff)
Continuation of the work of the Pen
dleton uud Ilernilston experiment sta
tions for another year lias been made
possible, according to word received
here today from Senator Ntelwer, by
assurance tht the agricultural appro
priation bill will contain fumln for
this worn.
TOKYO, Fob. 21 W A new dip
lomatic tilt between Japan and Rus
sia over flBhlng grounds In North
Pacific waters confronted Tokyo and
Moscow toduy. A foreign office
spokesman said Japan will protest
strongly to Moscow over "a serious
breach of the international agree
ment," and will "consider steps to
obtain a remedy."
CHICAGO. Fell 21 m Charles G.
Dawes, former Republican vice presi
dent or the Dulled Htutes, said today
that he saw "continued better condi
tions" uhnul for hiiHlnewt and Indus
try or the ntitlon uud that lie pre
dicted this heller on a feeling that
'resident Roosevelt would carry
through IiIh unnouiiccd plun for u
liulunccd budget In li)3(J,
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 P) The
third marriage of Kay Francis, 30-year-old
brown-eyed film actress, was
terminated today with an interlocu
tory decree of divorce granted agalnBt
Kenneth McKenna, actor and direc
tor. Sho charged cruelty.'
SCHOOLS OF CITY
OBSERVE FEB. 22
WITH ASSEMBLIES
( ASSEMBLY AT B. O. NY
"Ocorgo Washington" wis tho
subject for an assembly at the
Eastern Oregon Normal school
Tuesday. Tho American history
class, of which Joseph Oalscr Is
instructor, presented the following
program:
"Tho U. 8. and Its People In
George Washington's Day," Jack
Smith.
"Education In George Washing
ton's Time," Nora McDald.
"Personality and Physical Char
acteristics of George Washington,"
Don Johnson.
"Washington as a Military Lead
er," Claude Tallent.
"George . Woshlngton'c Social
Amusement." Chester Aleson.
"George Washington In Politics,"
William Cooper.
No half day holiday will be enjoyed
tomorrow by tho public schools, as
(Continued on Page Six)
Trumpeter Swan,
Valued at $1,000,
Dies Under Knife
EAST LANHINO, Mich., Feb. 21
UP) Death has rornoved the male
bird In what Michigan State col
lege authorities said was the only
pair of trumpeter swans in North
America. The five-year-old bird
was operated upon here after an
X-ray revealed a gizzard obstruc
tion. The two birds were brought
hero from Holland four years ago,
and wero valued at 12,000.
F. R.; AIDES STUDY
RlEAL PROBLEMS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Presi
dent Roosevelt and his aides are con
cerned over continued activity of
bootleggers and are Investigating the
prices of legal liquor.
TIh was made known today as
newnmen gathered today at the presi
dent's semi-weekly proas conference.
Joseph Choate, administrator of
the federal alcohol control board, has
reported that Imports aro below ex
pectations. Tho administration Is seeking to
determine If there Is a shortage of
supplies necoAsltatlng the high price
of liquors, nnuliiflt which many com
plaints are being made.
A suggestion has been made for
lowering the tariff on liquor Imports
as one method of approaching the
problem.
Whatover happens, It was empha
sized that Mr. Roosevelt wants to put
the bootleggers out of business. To
HEAD OF BIG
PAPERGROUP
IS ATTACKED
Slugged Twice, E. P. Adler
Dodges Thugs and
Runs ,to Safety. ..
OFFICERS TAKE
IN ONE SUSPECT
Charles Clyde Phillips, of
New York, Refuses to
Reveal Identity of His
Companion.., ,;
CIIICAdO, Feb. 21 W E. P. Ad
ler, publisher of the Davenport, Iowa,
Timet) and lionet pf tlia Lea syndicate
of ncwKaient, wiw attacked by two
inert lit a hotel corridor today In an
npiMtrent attempt at kidnaping.
Slugged twice, Adier dodged tlw
full effect of the blows and ran down
tho corridor from his room, eluding
his assailants. Officers sold one of
them wna arrested.
In the room next to Adler's detec
tives found a large trunk in which
air holes had been poked. They said
It was apparent the two men intend
ed to lock. Adler in the trunk and
have him carried out.
Tho publisher was here to attend
a meeting of the Inland Dally Press
(Continued on Pane Two
C. W.A. Quota In
IW County Is
Reduced to 279
Civil works administration officera
today received a telegram from E. R.
Goudy, state administrator, as fol
lows: '
"For the week beginning Friday,
Feb. 23, your entire county quote. In
cluding administrative , and service
but excepting educational, nursing
and federal projects, is 370 men. You
may contract $600 for all materials
and equipment Including all rental
from Feb. 15 to Mar. 2."
Union county's present quota U
383.
Word received here was that Wal
lowa county's quota was lopped 60
men, In the first week of the C, W. A.
demobilization plan.
Suspect Stavi8ky
Of Being Nazi Spy
DIJON, Franco, Feb. 21 VP) Po
lice announced today they were In
vestigating the possibility that Serge
"Handsome Alex" Btavlsky, founds?
of the Bayonne Municipal pawnshop,
was an International spy selling In
formation to the nazls In Germany.
Their announcement followed find
ing of the bound body of Judge Al
bert Prince, of the court of appeals,
on a railroad track near here. Prince
was to have been ft witness In tho
Stavlsky scandal trial.
Five New Airport
Projects Passed
PORTLAND, Feb. 21 UP) Lieuten
ant Basil B. Smith, supervisor of air
ports for Oregon, has announced the
approval of five new airport projects
In Oregon involving an expenditure
of 50.925 CWA funds giving employ
ment to 541 until May 1. Airports
approved are at Orants Pass, Ver
non la. Madras, Prlnevllle and On
tarla. that end a serious study la In pro
gress. In response to questions President
Roosevelt said he was very much In
favor of the Johnson bill removing
the Jurisdiction of federal courts from
purely state questions.
No message will bo sent to congress
on tho proposal, but If there Is any
doubt there of the president's atti
tude, BBHurance was given that It can
be quickly determined.
Tho federal alcohol control ad
ministration has asked distillers and
wholesalers to forward data on their
costs. t'V)H
It was empliaslHed that the gov
ernment has no control over retail
prices, but has power to deal with
producers and wholesale distributors.
Recently negotiations have been
carried on by the administration with
larger American distillers who own
liquor stocks In Canada.