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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADINO NBWSPAPEB
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13 193 I I
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 185
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DINNER WILL
BE FEATURE
OF FESTIVAL
Students Here Saturday
For East Oregon Event
to Have Banquet.
PROGRAM FOR DAY
COMPLETED TODAY
Afternoon Events Begin
at 2, Dinner is at 6 ,and
Evening Program at 8
. , O'clock. ,
A feature of tli Eastern Oregon
Music Festival, to he wUiged at the
E. O. N. auditorium Sntunlay after
noon and evening with 13 schools
participating, will he the p. in. ban
qtiet at the Kacawca Inn, All stu
dents participating and there ore
ahniit 400 of them entered are In
vited to attend and may brine guests.
The banquet charge lor students
wilt be 36 cents and for guests 50
cents, It is announced.
Paul Petri, director of the music
department at Oregon State college,
and guest critic at the festival, will
attend tne dinner. A program lias
been planned during which Alfred
Movers, of La Grande, will sing. Last
year more than 200 attended this
dinner and oven more are expected
this year.
Complete program for the festival
was announced today by Miss Jennie
Peterson, of the E. O. N. faculty.
The program follows:
Afternoon
1, Orchestra, Suit in four parts
"From the New World" (New World
Symphony) Dvorak, La Grande High
school, Andrew Loney Jr., director.
3. Girls' Trio, "Song of the Ped
dler," William, Ontario High school,
Miss Dena L. Lleuallcn, director.
3. Piano solo, "C Sharp Minor Pre
lude," Rachmninoff, Wilfred Logan,
Enterprise.
4. Orchestra, "Llobestrftum,"
(Dream, of Love) Liszt; "War March
of the Priests" from Athalla, MJon-
delsshon, Adams High school, Fred
Etllng, director,
6. Girls duet, "Barcarolle," Offen
bach, Imbler High school; Miss Lorena
Stewart, soprano; Miss Ethel Pratt,
alto; Miss Rena Ohoate, piano.
8. Soprano solo, "The Rosary,"
Nevln, Miss Alice Miller, Union, Miss
Erla Clark, piano.
7. Orchestra, "The First Smile,"
Lage; march, "Stony Point." Lauren
deau, North Powder High school, J.
Maurice Adams, director.
8. Girls' sextet, "Slumber Boat,"
Oaynor; "Highland Love," Forsyth,
Athena High school, Miss Doris H.
Lleuallen, director,
9. Mixed chorus, "It's Me, O Lord,"
Nobel Cain; "The Kerry Dance," Mal
loy (arranged by Nobel Cain), Pen
dleton High school, Miss Una Rob
inson, director; Miss Mary Eastridge,
piano.
10. Baritone solo, "In the Garden
of My Heart," Ball; "Flee as a Bird,"
Spanish melody. Freed Bales. Wal
lowa, Miss V. Esther Bough ter, piano.
11. Glee club, "A Legend," Tschal
kowsky; "How Glad with Smiles,"
Cluck, Losttne High school, Melvin
Crow, director.
13. Band, "Chilean Dance," Mis
sud; "Serenade, "Juno Night," King,
(Continued on Pour
Forest Crew To
Repair 102 Miles
Telephone Line
Gerald Tucker of the United States
forest service, left yesterday for an
extended inspection and reconstruc
tion tour on the cattle range In the
vicinity of Duncan. Ho expects to be
away until about the first of May.
During this tour Mr. Tucker will
organize the forest guard of six men
who are now beginning their work
which will Include the repairing of
103 miles of telephone line and
clearing brush and debris "from ap
proximately 126 miles of trail. All
of this work must be completed be
fore the fire season begins.
SUPERSTITIOUS ARE
"GOING EASY"' TODAY
Two Fridays this year fall on the
13th of the month one in April and
one in July. And since today hap
pens to be the "one In April," many
who are superstltlously Inclined, are
watching their step very, very care
fully. i i a
' From a weather standpoint, there
appears to be nothing unlucky about
today partly cloudy skies, mild tem
tera tares and nothing in tho way of
frosts or chill to bring bad luck to
fruit growers.
Fishermen, many of them at least,
are paying little attention to the
supposedly "unlucky" attributes the
day posses, and hied forth to their
Investigate F 12s
Fishing Trip?
BEVERLY HILLS,
Col., Apr. 12
Well, Mr. Roose
velt gets back to
morrow, and I
suppose his fish
ing trip will be
followed by an in
vestigation, for the
Democrats claim
he caught some
fish and the Re
publlcans are
e q ually Insistent
that he didn't.
It's like all the investigations, It's
absolutely necessary. It's going to
have a big bearing on the future of
this country. If there la men in this
country that claim they caught a
fish when they didn't catch one. It
should be known by the people of
this country (no matter how high up
the investigation has to reach).
So appoint your committee, three
Democrats and two Republicans, so
we can have a fair investigation and
see If tills country Is going Russian
and catching fish for caviar purposes.
Signed, HONEST TAXPAYER.
TM4, MeN.ugU Syndicate. Inc.
INDIANS TO HAVE
PART IN JUBILEE
HERE NEXT JULY
The Umatilla Indians will have a
part in the semi-centennial celebra
tion In La Grande July 10-21 com
memorating the coming of the U. P.
railroad to Eastern Oregon in 1884.
O. L. Bnbcock and Gilbert Min
thorn, of Pendleton, were In this
city yesterday making arrangements
with the celebration committee re
garding the appearance of the In
dians in the pageant this summer.
Mr. Babcock is superintendent of
the Umatilla Indian agency and Mr.
Minthorn is a chief of the Cayuscs.
ELECT OFFICERS
AT GRANDE RONDE
PRESBYTERYMEET
Thursday afternoon following a
sermon by Rev. Weston P. Shields, of
Enterprise, the present moderator of
the Presbytery of Grande Rondo who
continues his services as such for an
other six months, tho members of
presbytery with visitors entered upon
tho holy communion, In which the
moderator was assisted by Ruling El
ders John McDonald, of Wallowa, and
Mr. Stockman, of Baker.
Rev. W. W. Sloan, of Baker, was
received Into the membership of the
presbytery from the Presbytery of
Chicago, and was presented with a
call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church at Baker which
ho accepted, his term as such having
begun with the first of this month.
M. E. Swan and Mr. Stockman rep
resented the congregation In consum
mating the appointment of Mr. Sloan.
The pastor-elect and Mr. Swan were
appointed a committee to arrange for
the installation. They presented a
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BAND WILL PLAY
CONCERT TONIGHT
La Grande High school students
were completing their "tag sale" to
day, and so far reports of sales are
quite encouraging, in an effort to
raise 150 needed to send the band
to Corvallls for the state contest
April 20-21.
The two-day campaign will close
tonight with a pre-contest concert at
the L. H. S. gymnasium, with the
band assisted by the boys' glee club.
Tho program, which begins at 8 p.
m. and is open to all who havo togs,
follows:
March "El Capitan" , Sousa
Overture "On the Volga" ... AklmenXo
(Continued From P Four
favorite streams with rod In hand.
We'll know more about their luck
when they return.
But to get historical:
Thomas Jefferson would have been
101 years old today, if among other
tilings he hadn't drafted the Declara
tion of Independence, been third of
the United States 32 presidents, and
died on the Fourth of July, 1826, at
the age of 83
It abx may or may not be Inter
esting to note that Jefferson was the
only one of the presidents who picked
a 13 as his blrthdate. A. Lincoln ap
proached the allegedly ominous fig
ure with a 12. He was assassinated.
UNION COUNTY
REGISTRATION
SHOWS GAIN
Books Will Close Tuesday
Evening, April 17 Pri
mary Election on May
18.
Republicans in I'nloii county have
decreased 4!) and Bemoerats Imve In
creased lliH since the registration nt
the time of the special election lost
July. This according to the books
of County Clerk C. K. McCorinlrk,
which Hhimv a gain In registered
voters In the county to date of 117.
"link-pendent" registration bun lost
two, otherwise the count In other
part lea remains the same.
Republican registration still Bhows
a good lead In the total figures to
date as follows: Republicans, 3884;
Democrats, 3377; Socialists, 31: Pro
hibitionist, 19; Progressive, 6; Mis
cellaneous parties, 80. Total to date,
7,307.
Registration closes Tuesday, April
17, next week. Under law there can
be no registration between then and
the primaries 30 days later in May.
Persons who voted at the last gen
eral election in November, 1932. are
eligible to vote at the May primaries
unless they have changed address
since that time. This under the re
cent permanent registration law. Per
sons who have changed address, even
though still in the same city or
county, must register the new address
in order to vote next May.
Any youngster who will reach his
or her majority between next Tues
day and election day, May 18, may
voto at the primaries and registra
tion will . bo taken upon notice to
the county clerk before election day.
State 4-H Club
Leader Visiting
Union Co. Groups
H. C. Seymour, of Corvallls, state
lender of 4-H clubs has been spend
ing the hisUday o two ,lu,-La Qrando
and, Union county visiting a num
ber of the 4-H economics clubs. In
company with county superintendent
of schools, E. A. Sayre, who super
intends this division of 4-H club
work, Mr. Seymour visited two clubs
at Imbler, one at Allcel. one at Perry,
on at Valeria, one at Lower Cove,
one at Frosty and two at Liberty.
At the Inst named school, Mr. Sayre
presented a gold pin to the teacher,
Mrs. Mary B. Kail who has been a
local leader for seven years.
PERRYS MOVE
TO LA GRANDE
Mr. and. Mrs. S. O. Perry and two
children have taken up their resi
dence at 505 N avenue. Mr. Perry is
connected with the new Cloverleaf
creamery which began operations this
morning, and their former home was
at Jerome. Idaho.
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Westwood the path of scarlet fever takes Its wny, nnd four masculine students at University of California
at Los Angeles who fell under its quarantine ban are not perturbed. Not ono bit. They happened V bo
In the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house when one of the girls was stricken, and now John Wells, Paul
Evans, Don McLean and Malcolm Jarred (left to right) aro quarantined with 19 sorority "sisters."
LA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL
A CAPELLA CHOIR OF 122
VOICES SINGS SATURDAY
The La Grande High school A Cap
ella choir of 123 voices, only one of
its kind lit tho western states, will
sing at tho Eastern Oregon High
School Music Festival at the E. O. N.
Saturday. Tho numbers which An-,
drew Loney Jr., director, has chosen
for the concert Saturday evening aro
"Oh Bone Jesu" by Palestrina, "Who's
That a Calling" arranged by Nobel
Cain and "Nunc Dl ml tils" by Arkhan
gelsky. ,
The High school orchestra or 28
pieces will play a suite In four parts
"From: The New World'' ("New World
Symphony") by Dvorak.
Mr. Loney will have 150 students
representing the La Grande High
school. The public Is always proud
of the excellent work that Mr. Loney
does with the L, H. B. students and
especially at this time, as everyono
Is looking forward toward hearing tho
A Capella ,oho)r and bhe orchestra;.
La (inuMlc A Cappeila Choir.
Director Andrew Loney Jr.
1st soprano: Andrea Ainsworth, Ar
da Berry, Marian Boyles, Lois Joan
Davis, Ella Engcl, Barbara Pines, Er
ma Gekeler, La Velle Hanna, Mary
Jane Johnson, Verda Nebckcr, Jean
Salkleld, Imogenc Schilling, Wlnnl
fred Scott, Doris Schultz, Mary
Swetich.
2nd uoprano: Victoria Abrahamson,
Mary Baker, Lorraine Dodge, Mary
Frees, Helen Ooddes, Betty Henrick
son, Ola Mao Hough, La Veda MUler
ing, Elizabeth Milne, Minna Ncuman,
Del oris Powell, Lois Robertson, Doris
Spencer, Mary Ellen Stoddard, Anna
Mae Whiting, Loola Wlllcock, Jean
Williams, Constance Witty, Adelaide
'Zwelful.
1st al to : Rosemary Alexander,
Gladys Ansell, Evelyn Ballard, Eniily
Berry, Lilly Becha, Verna Borlne, Mil
dred Brack, Genevieve Flexer. Wllma
French, Gwen Hertzog, Gcorgcanna
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Lock wood, La Wanna Meyers, Maxlnc
Noah. Lillian Schubert, Beverly Vic
tor, Nadine Wilcox, Koxie Zaugg.
2nd alto: Graco Helen Bohnon
kamp, Josophino Cochran, Maxino
Conley, Margaret Dixon, Marlon Gcar-
(Contlnued On Page Four)
LIONS MEET WITH
BAKER THURSDAY
Twelve members of the La Grande
Lions club and tho auxiliary, nine
of the former and three of the lat
ter, i went to Baker last night and
enjdyed a banquet with the Baker
cluu, presided over by Sheriff Mc
,KJfly .who called upon several
members of both organizations for
short talks.
After the dinner the Baker and
La Grande club volleyball teams went
to the Y. M. O. A. and played four
games. La Grande winning the last
three to score a 3 to 1 victory.
CRASH CAUSE
OF FRACTURE
UNION, Oro. (Special) When cars
driven by Mrs. Ernest Kohler and J.
B. Weaver collided Wednesday evo
nlng at the Little crock bridge on tho
Old Oregon Trail west of Union, Mrs.
Kohler suffered a broken collar bono.
First reports of tho accident did not
report tho Gerlousness of her Injury.
Bill A nit was riding with Mr. Weaver
and Mrs. Kohl or 'a daughter, Lucille,
was with her. None of tli others
was Injured mucli.
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UPSWING IN
BUSINESS IS
GOING AHEAD
All Parts of Country Re
port Gains in Industry,
Dun & Bmdstreet Re
port Today.
NBW YORK, Apr. 13 W) "Ue
nrt from ewry part of tho country
this week brought uniform proofs of
a further dcrinltu uiwwliig In busl
iiesN Industry, sahl tliol)tm & Hnnl
Htroct weekly trade review toduy.t
Tho review commented that "while
full credit Is accorded tho emergency
legislation enacted last year for tho
wholesome betterment provided by
tfcvo strong foundation laid -for Just
ness recovery as well as for llio
strengthening of tho nation's bank
ing structure, consldorablo stress Is
now being placed on tho need for al
lowing the forward movement to
proceed unhampered by new and un
necessary restrictions."
DETROIT. Apr. 13 (P) While
strikes and threatened strikes harass
the giant automotive industry, Its
production plants continue to roar
out a symphony of returning pros
perity. Although ono of Its major units
was closed for ono day becaus0 of ,
promptly settled ports plant strike,
production for tho curront week will
total more than 01.000 passenger cars
a nd true kn , coi npa red wi t h 4 5, 802
units In tho corresponding week a
year ago.
WALLINGFORD, Conn., Apr. 13 (P)
R. Wallace and Company, silver
ware mamifocturcrH, announced a 10
per cent incrcaso In wages for about
1,000 employes today.
PORTLAND MAN
PAYS $15 FINE
Vernon T. Stewart, or Portland, was
arrested yesterday for driving at an
excessive rate of speed on tho high
way, and pleaded guilty to the chargo
In the Justice court. He was fined $15,
which lie paid.
DENIES BIG GOLD
TREASURE FOUND
SYDNEY, Australia. Apr. 13 Wi
Talcs of the discovery of burled Peru
vian treasures valued at $50,000,000
sprang up today coincident with tho
return of an Anglo-French schooner
expedition to the Tuamotu Archipe
lago In tho South Pacific.
Tho leader of tho expedition de
nied gold had txron found, but said
tho party had located the submerged
island sought.
On this Island, according to a pir
ate's map now In safe keeping in a
Tahiti bank, is a gold trove buried
many years ago.
Wheat Today
The price of lM-al cash wheat
Blood at ahonl rM'j mil hulk
here tmluy, ncronllng to u flota
tions nl t he Pioneer Flouring
Mills. I'urlliiiMl cash 70' mits.
Kxport lild 71 cents.
CHICAGO, Apr. 13 W) Prompt
rallies took place In all the grain
market late today following an
nouncement congress was expected to
adjourn May 1 5 without further
commodity exchange restrictions.
Wheat closed linn, at the same as
yesterday's finish to a,ic higher, May
85 (ft Vic. com unchanged to y4c up.
oats at c, off, and provisions un
changed to .Vlccllne of 2c.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
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AKOKNT1NH OIM'O.SKS H.AN
Oil. HTK1KK THHKATKNM
INSI'Mj AT 8MYHNA TODAY
WAI1SA1V, Iiul., Apr. 13 W) A
lliuiii Itleiitlfleil na Joliu Hlllluger led
a inarlitiio kuii mid on the Wartuiw
pulh'e station toddy, mIurrmI a Nllcc
liuin, btla four, bullctpror vetti and
two revolvers tnid j;ot awu).
HOMR Apr. 13 (ff) Delegates
from the huge wheat growing country
of Argentina . opposed today the
minimum export price plan being de
bated by the International wheat
commission. . Before .tho conference
Is a program recommended by a sub
committee to boost .tho value' of
wheat through a minimum export
price plan but Its details have not
been revealed.
Washington, Apr. 13 m Har
vey f. Fremlnff, president of the lu
leriuilloiinl AssiK-lutlon of oil field,
(ias Weil iiiul Iteflucry Workers of
America, told reporters today a strike
Involving 100,0(10 members or the or
ganization will he , ealled "uttliln 48
huurs" If vniso differentials prepared
liy tho planning code authority are
adopted.
SMYRNA, Turkey, Apr. 13 Wl
Samuel Instill Sr., arrived today by
train from Pandemia,, preparatory (to
embarking on tho 8. 8. Exllona for
tho United States.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
IN EAST1 STATES;
GEORGIA CHILLY
H.v the Associated IVckh
Winter, having dono a fine Job of
record-breaking cold, -seems unwill
ing to admit that spring is here.
SnoW fell yesterday as far south as
Dahlonoga, Oa.. where tho Blue Ridge
motuiLulns were dgcti in white, v ...
In Upstate New York the snow
ranched n depth of 18 inches near
Utica. .
An anemometer atop Mount Wash
ington In New Hampshire recorded
a 231-mllc-an-houT wind.
Heavy rain and melting snow over
taxed mnny New England rivers and
necessitated removal by boat of sev
eral families from homes at Rutland,
Vt.
Tho unprecedently mild winter and
spring weather continued, however,
In the Pacific Northwest.
Tho mercury hit 80 degrees at Spo
kune, Wash., tho warmest this early
In tho season In 53 yuars record of
tho weather bureau. Ordinarily tho
rioason's last killing front could be
expected today, according to weather
bureau averages.
At Yakima. Wash., It was 85. Port
land, Ore., had 81.
SWIM POOL TO
OPEN SUNDAY
Tom Powers, manager, announces
the opening of tho Medical Springs
swimming pool Sunday, April 16. This
Is tho newest warm tank In the
county and hon been under a course
of Improvement slnco tho last sea
son. With Unproved roads both from
this locality and Baker county, this
resort has been mndo easy of access
to a largo territory.
Farmers Play
Horse And (Set
In Their Crop
FORDYCE. Ark. Oddlc, Guy
and OJlle Word, unemployed bro
thers who took up farming, were
undismayed when they failed to
raise money to buy a mulo to do
thc spring plowing.
Ouy hitched Odd Jo and Olllo to
tho plow and. they turned up the
soil. Now thoy havo a good crop
In.
GOING FROM WORK TO
WIRT, F. R. C0MMENT
WASHINGTON, Apr. 13 WV-President
Roosevelt was welcomed bock
from his Florida vacation today by
some 200 metnlwrs of congress.
"I can't bo truthful and say I am
glad, to be buck. I'm sorry," he told
tho Jocularly when cheering subsided.
"While I've had a wonderful time, I
gather that both houses or congress
havo also had a wonderful time."
Laughter greetod his sallies. The
congressional delegation, led by Vice
President Oarnr and Speaker Balney.
had marched er to Union station
from the capltol behind the marine
band. Martial music echoed.
The president said he expected to
get publicity on the fish he caught
SENTIMENT IN
CONGRESS FOR
SILVER, CLAIM
House, Serjate and Presi
dent Accomplish
. Much Today. -
BATCH OFBILLS
SIGNED BY F. R.
Alaska Repeal Now a Law
House to Force Vote
On Bill to Pay off Bank
Depositors. ,',
FAVOR TAX PUBLICITY
WASHINGTON, April 13 (T)
The senate today voted to moke
all Income tux returns subject to
public Inspection. The publicity
a me n il i n e 1 1 1 wns a pproved 41 to
it.
By the Assoc luted Press
Klteuker lUilncy or the house to
day InsuciI a statement lie would be
glad to sen the silver groups In con- .
gross unite on a bill and pmlmlsed
lie would make way for It In the
house, "There Is an overwhelming
MMit Intent In the house, und I think ,
also In the senute, for silver," he .
said.
In tho meantime' much activity :
was noted In the law-making and .
executive branches of the govern
ment. President Roosevelt, back from :
vacation, signed a bill repealing the ,
prohibition laws In Alaska, another
prohibiting financial transactions
with foreign governments which have
defaulted in their debt obligations to ,
tho United States, and 25 other meas
ures, principally private relief bills,
but Including extending the time for
commencing and completing a bridge '
across the Columbia river at Astoria,
Ore. .....
in the house the list of signatures
on a petition to force action on the -McLcod
bill to pay off depositors In, :
closed banks ' reached ' the ' requifr-v
146 when signed by Rep. Slrovich
(D-NY.)
Tho senate approved a finance
committee amendment to the reve
nue bill, on which a final vote may
take place before night, to reduce
from 6 to 1 cent per $100 the stamp
tax on sales of produce for future
delivery. The senate interstate com
merce committee approved the modi
fied D1U-Ray burn bill for federal reg- '
ulatlon of communications. The bill
would nmong other things, permit the
president to tako over the- communi
cations system In time of war or on
tho threat of war.
New Disorders
In Strike Zone
Reported Today
By I'll Associated Press
Now disorders were noted In, the
Industrial scene today, causing tho
arrest of sixty persons In Philadel
phia. Furthor strikes threatened in
Connecticut, and glove cutters In
Oloversvlllo. N. Y. aro propared to go
on strike unless their wage demands
are met lato'today. The Philadelphia
arrests were mado when strikers'
pickets and police clashed In front of
two knitting mills. Automobiles were
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Marjorie Whiteis
Gels $5,000 Verdict
LOS ANOELE3, Apr. 13 (P The
disappointment in lovo which. Mar
Jorlo Whltela said she suffered when
luirry Joo Brown, sere no director,
married. Sally Ellers, film actress,
brought her a Judgment for $5,000 to
day from a superior court Jury of
seven women and five men. Brown
may atK-al, he said.
Miss Whiteis, better known on the
screen an Morjorlo Oay, expressed
through her lawyer, Whitney Sanlth,
satisfaction with tho verdict, although
who had sued Brown for $100,000.
ofr tho coast of Florida, but there
had been too much competition be
cauo "you people have been going
from work to Wirt." This also
brought a laugh from tho crowd.
"Newspapermen on thc -train com
ing up," Mr. Roosevelt sold, "havo
been trying to get mo to say that I
hoped congress would soon adjourn.
"But I wouldn't say It, because I
hope you can stay Just as long as you
likp to."
The president added that "I don't
mind If I stay here all summer."
He said that he was coming back
"with all sorts of lessons t learned
from barracudas and sharks. I'm a
tough guy." ,-.