La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 28, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTransient Confesses To Burglarizing Liquor Store f-r La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties it r j. A. VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER . ' , .V LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PRESS NUMBER 222 FtEMCl FLffilS LAND IN EffiOOIILYN BRADD0CK.21, IS JAILED BY CITY POLICE Will Be Taken Before Judge L. Denham Late Thia Afternoon. SEEN LOITERING NEAR STATE STORE Police Chief Jim Steffen's '- Suspicions Bear Fruit Stolen Knife Identi fied, Report. GcorRC Ilradrtock, 21, n transient who ruvc 'Luzereno, I'ciui.. an his Tiomc town, wjls hi'lug licliB III Jiill here today hi connection Willi the burglurlzlng of Ilic stnto lhopstorc hero a nook iiro Kuturday. Hrnddock confessed to the city nml state police late "Satiinluy night, orrlcers an nounced todtiy. Braddock was seen on Depot Btroet near the stata store several times by policemen and suspecting him of knowing something of the robbery, which netted three cents and a knife, Police Chief Jim Steffon learned that (the man was sleeping In a box car. and asked Railroad Officer Garry to bring him In. Then, confronted toy the police chief, Officer Wiley Blan cett and State Police Sergeant J. f Robertson, the prisoner finally con fessed to the chief that ho ha en tered the store. According to the po lice, Braddoclt said he had watched the state store officials hide the money several times during evenings preceding the break-In, watching from near the laundry acro'is the street, and hcsald he 'thought he could find the money Saturday night. That, night, however, with 300 In receipts. Manager Walter Lelsman took the cash to the police station for safe keeping, a fact or which Braddock was not aware, he said. Braddock had a knife In his poi scsslon when arrested, officers said, that was identified as belonging to the state store and was used to open cases of liquor. Braddock was ar rested about 4:30 o'clock Saturday af ternoon and fingerprinted before questioned. He was to be taken bo- (Contlnued on Pnge Two) Mercury Soars To 94 - Hottest Day This Year Sunday set a new heat record here for 1934. the mercury soaring to 04 above in spite of some clouds during the latter part of the day. It was the first time this year thg 00-above mark wns reached or surpassed. This morn ing the minimum was 60 above, the warmest this year also. As a result, hundreds of people flocked to swimming pools, shady parks; etc. to escape th warmth. Last evening a thunder storm struck at Cove and proceeded across the valley In the general direction, of Hot Lake, accompanied by nhowers. No rain fell In La Grande. Thunder showers, however, struck several sec tions In Eastern Oregon. GRAND JURORS FREE 3 AND INDICT FOUR Pour secret Indictments and three not true bills were returned by the county grand Jury In a report made Saturday afternoon, after which It was excused subject to call. No ac tion had been taken this morning on the indictments. . Not true bills, with the charges, follow: Ed Ogllvie. charged with lar ceny; Walter Lloyd, charged with lar ceny in a dwelling, and Earl Evans, charged with statutory offense. COUNTY'S SHARE OF FAIR FUND IS $854 Old Man Oregon will distribute a sum of $47,937.49 to Oregon counties on the first of June, according to word from P. J. Stadelman, secretory of state, as millage tax revenue for the support of any fairs, land pro ducts show or Iivcxrk expositions maintained by the counties. Addi tional funds for such purposes will be available for the counties later from the receipts from racing events held in Oregon, but this money will not be distributed until about Aug ust. Union county.- share of the sum Will Hopes French Fliers Succeed SANTA MONICA, Cal., May 27 Well, there Is two Frenchmen trying to fly direct from France to Califor nia. Let's hope and pray they make it. New York is liable to find itself off the U. S. -Franco highway. And that train that went from Denver to Chicago at 78 miles an hour, that's the big gest news that we have had In trans portation In years. If railroads had woke up before they wouldn't be so far behind today. Faster time than this was made 30 years ago by a train but nothing was ever done about it. They have done nothing since then but sell stock instead of speed. Yours, WtiW, MtN.ujht Syndic.!.. In.. SUSPECT IN MURDER CASE BREAKS JAIL Roman Piskorz Escapes From Enterprise Cell Only to Be Recaptured Sunday. . An excited Vallowa county sheriff yesterday milled sheriff Jesse Hrc Micurs yesterday morning and iwkdif him to hd on the lookout for a pris oner, Itoman Piskorz, "Whom he was hiflding on tv -Illinois ; Indictment charge with taking part. In a murder. Sheriff Burton Miller Informed Brcshcars that the prisoner who had been let out Into the main part of the Jail for somo exercise, ftad burn ed a hole through tho third layer of the roof of the cell, the first two layers of which had been burned through previously by other prison ers In attempted escapes. He waa also (Continued on Pago Two) HOLDING HURON SERVICE AT ELKS Because of limited space In the Snodgraus and Zimmerman mortuary, funeral services for Colonel Ralph B. Huron were being held this afternoon In the Elks temple, to bo followed by burial at Summervlllo. A number of army officers from other points in the state were here today for the ser vices, and tho 60-ploce 186th Infan try band In Portland was offered for the services, but becauso of the fam ily's desire for as simple a ceremony as ipcaslble, did not come. Company E. 186th Infantry, cap tained by Colonel Huron when first organized ten years ago, was to es cort lhe body from the Elks temple to the city limits following the ser vices. POPPY SALE THIS SPRING IS SUCCESS Although a complete check has not been made of the receipts from the poppy sales of the American Le gion auxiliary on Friday and Satur day, it is reported that the sales com pared very favorably with those of other years considering that another organization was also conducting sales of poppies. It is thought that the sales will amount to between $160 and $175 which will be used for the relief of veterans of the world war, according to Mrs. O. B. Maxam. president of the auxiliary who was in charge of the sales. amounts to $854.54. and presumably would be available for the annual Orange Fair and Home Products show. No local announcement has been made yet as to plans for the fall event. Other counties in this section shared as follows: Umatilla $1,989.51, Wallowa $409.46 and Baker $893.27. The amount represents a levy of 1-20 of a mill on taxable property and each county shares on the basis the valuation of property within Its boundaries. 128 SENIORS BY REV. WALZ "Find a Self to Express," Subject of Inspirational Talk; Commencement Tuesday Night. One hun (I ml and twenty-eight Iji Grande High school seniors heard Itev. J. George Walz, paster of the First Presbyterian church, preach the annual baccalaureate sermon to the graduating chins last night at the L. I). S. tabernacle, which was filled to capacity by parents ami friends or the graduates. The speaker selected as his subject "Find a Self to Express." Realizing thnt not all of the graduates would be able to go on to higher educational fields. Mr. Wains lu his Introductory remarks urged the other to not be discouraged, "Take up tho training of a hobby," he said in part. "Do not count dollars now as the goal but preparation, experience, achieve ment. One day will come with an 6pen door to labor that will accom plish . . . Keep your head erect, your shoulders thrown back, chin up, hoart pure, life clean, feet squaro on the grounds, hands hardened to any task, body and clothes clean, no mourning crepe under the finger nails, shoes polished and who knows! Someono 1b looking for your "Life Is tho only thing that counts," Mr. Walz told tho seniors, "God's representative to this old world announced the object of his (Continued on Page Pour) La Grande Nine .Outscores Elgin. Sunday By 1 Run Playing Its initial, contest under tho management .of alb Stokko, tho La Grande baseball nine won Its first game of the second half of the Blue Mountain League split season yestor day afternoon at Elgin, by nosing out the Elginecrs by a score of 5 to 4. The game was closely contested throughout, and Elgin threatened In practlcnlly every inning of the game to overtake the La Grande squad, which turned In some mighty pretty plays during the game, In nddltlon to playlne errorless ball. The most outstanding1 play of tho day was in the first inning when with one down, Hyde, La Grande shortstop, dashed over behind second sack to make a Jumping back-handed catch of De- (Contlnued on Pago Two) WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN j (f'ri-; AS GAS AND life fc?;fg :;';,5r;: v 1 p-j r 'Xpt y ' : '' With choking clouds of gas billowing up on their flank, Ohio national guardsmen here are shnwn with bayonets fixed, awaiting renewal at attack by strikers at the Klectrlo Autu-I.lto plant In Toledo, wbero two spM'tatan were killed anil more than a score of strikers and soldiers wounded in riots. Troopers fired Into the crowd after a savage battle In which their attackers hurled bricks nml stones anil finally loosed a gas barrage, matching iihell for shell with tho .inllltliiinen. UNION PEOPLE IN AUTO WRECK; SIX SUFFER INJURIES UNION, Oro. (Special) , Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dean and others woro Injured Sunday when their car over turned on the Medical Springs-Baker highway about 9:30 a. m. They wore on their way to Halfway where Dean was to catch for the Union baseball team in their game with Halfway. Mrs. Dean was driving and about a mile south of tho Baker county lino started 'to pass a car driven by John Turner. ' Her car struck his back fender, throwing it into loose garvcl. In trying to right the car it was thrown crosswise on the road, turn lng ovor twice. Mrs. Dean was quite Horiously injured, with bad bruises on her arms and shoulders and cuts about tho head. Dean was badly bruised and his car was torn so as to require several stitches. Junior (Continued on Page Four) . in Miv,MJ:X V (BAYONETS MET TOLEDO CROWD OIIKKKVKH NOT TO ISHUK lAlKlt ON MKMOIUAIj DAY The Evoning Obscrvor will ob sorvo Memorial day, a national holiday In honor of tho war dead of the United States. No paper will bo Issued on Wednesday, the next Issue af tor Tuesday's edition coming off tho press on Thursday. PLAN PICNIC AND ELECT REYNOLDS The Sons and Daughters of Union County Pioneer association met In business session Saturday afternoon at tho city hall when plans were made for tho annual pioneer picnic which Is to bo July 10 at .Riverside park. After a discussion of pawlble arrange ments, tho following committee clialr mcn wore named: decorations, O. J. Ruck man; coffee, J. P. Morolock; comforts, Mrs. Julius Roesch; pub licity, Ed L.-Eckloy; registration, Mrs. (Continued on Pago Two) rL ' ft U. S. EMBASSY STAFF UNDER FIRE IN CUBA Secretary Halted By Ter rorists Today Plot to Kill Ambassador Caf fery Fails. HAVANA, May 28 !) Unidenti fied pcrntiLs, armed u It U machine guns, today stnpMd the automobile of 'H. l-'reeman Matthews, flrwt se4Te tary of the I Milled Htites embiissy, and broke the windshield with a pis tol hnrtt. Matthews huh not 'in the itxt! at tho time. As the group sinasb cd the wlndshM'bl, ouef of 'the men dexlaml: "ThTs fr JMntthcwsl" Tho entire Htrongth, of tho Cuban national police was thrown into a search today for four men who mode a daring attempt yostorday to assas sinate Jofferson Caffery, United states ambassador to Cuba. Tho cabinet, shaken by tho affair, mot In a special session to discuss tho plft against Caffcry's ilfc. Ths explosion of two bombs In a residen tial section shortly after midnight added to tho exr.ltemont which grip ped Havana. Authorities expressed ft determina tion to put an end to terrorism which has harrassed Havana for mouths. Police raked tho city and Its environs for the assailants. AH automobiles wcro searched in tho vicinity of tho diplomat's homo. President Curios Mcndieta and nearly ovory cabinet member visited th0 ambassador's homo before tho special meeting and expressed regroU at the Incident. 40 EAST OREGON DAIRYMEN MEET Between 30 and 40 dairymen of Enstern Oregon attended tho an nual convention of butter nnd Ice cream makers held Saturday at the UaciJawca Inn, with Fred Albertson (Continued on Pago Two) Wheat Today CHICAGO, 'May 2H (At Keiua llonal advamwN of grain, values tmlay riiMird wheat, mm ami mils to rec ord breaking high levels for he sea son. Jut before the cliwe, the wheat market wired to the extreme limit allowed for any one day, ft cents a bushel. FMPrMi trading was witneKKed as a result of rnpldly IncrreiMcd crop cliim ge 'report h mused by prubtiigel drought and abnormal beat, eper lni ly In thp American and Canadian northwest. Temperature went to 101 In the Dakota. 'and there uos no moisture relief In prospect. Wheat closoil cxcHcd 4?i;.1e above Halurtl:t's finish, July !Hin, Mini up, oats ZYH:ic aihanr rd, mid provlMons at 7ITc sain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME STODDARD CO. TO !Ki:ol'KN Kl MS1A jflKJKCTS PLAN . HKIHKSS SKKKS S EPA It AT ION ' m 1 JC, SIGNS ANTI-AltMS 'HILL BAKER, May 28 (ff1) The Rtoildanl Lumber lconiiny will re-oieii its sawmllljlii Baker uiid two logging ciimtw In this vlclutty June 1, Joseph NtiMldanl, vice president, said today. The :re-openlng will provide employ ment ,1 or 1 25 men In aUdlftlon to the Viti men already working In tlic plan ing mill. (The sawmill uimD tiiiiM havn been chsvd since Clirlstmas. MOSCOW, May 38 (P) A proposed basis for negotiation of the settle ment of Russia's pre -revolutionary debt to the United States has ibeen mado by tho American government, and rejected by the soviet, It was re vealed today. lAlt!t May HHHA1) Reports that Uarlmru Hut ton Mdlvanl, Wool worth heiress, waa considering a separation fron her (loorglim prince tmlay were nu't with silence by her friends here. WASHINGTON, May 38 M Presi dent Roosevelt today signed the res olution to prohibit sal0 of arms for tiso by Bolivia and Paraguay In their Chaco war. CALM PREVAILS IN STRIKE-TORN TOLEDO, 0. TODAY Hv (he Assnclirtcil Ptphh Calm prevailed today Iri. tho riot arpa of strlko-tom Toledo, but New Orleans longshoremen and textile miu workers In Laurlnburg, N. C'woro counting tho Injured after yesterday's riots. Eight woro reported wounded, ono possibly fatally, in Laurlnburg, In a night not. Guns and brickbats woro brought Into piny, after a parade by scores of strikers through tho mill section. In an atmosphere of tension, fed eral mediators In Toledo worked to avert a threatened general strike. Stale militia men patrolled the strike aroa, where five days of violence ro suited In a list of two dend and nearly 200 Injured. Hope for a settlement by nightfall was exprcHscd by mediators, led by Charles P. Tnft, In the Eloctric Auto Llto company strike. Striking 1 on kb nor onion fought with policemen yesterday on tho Now Or leans riverfront, after rushing the dock whore a steamship was prepar ing to depart. A negro suffered c bullnt wound In the arm, and an of' fleer's hand was broken. TWO DROWNINGS IN WEST OREGON ROSKBURG, Oro., May 28 17 U. I. HuunlcuU, 01), shop superintendent for the Roseburg Ncws-RevJcw, was drowned Sunday when ho fell off a gravel bar whllo finding on tho North Umpqua river at Idelyld park, 24 miles cast of hore. MADRAS. Ore., May 28 W ' Eu gene Gunderson, II), high school stu dent, was drowned while swimming with five companions at trail crossing In tho Crooked river at 6 p. m. Sun day. GRANTS PASS, May 28 (A1) Gerald P. Hlnlop, about 24, wa drowned at tho Wctherbeo riffle 20 miles betnw Grants Pass In tho Roguo river whllo fishing Sunday afternoon. GET MARRIAGE LICENSE HERE A marrlago license was Issued Sat urday from thc offi of the county clerk to KuKeno Smyth and Bit a Vln yard, both of Diamond, Oregon. GOLF ACE Ml HI OKU, Ore., May 2K tfi fine iipfnitfiiu for renioval of hit wirp'f tonsils, 111)04011 ofiliv, tntt burial .when, as and If be dlr, rHHi tret of himlxT and a,kpg if ln-er these were the prlzr iHri(i A. CMldliir, district iat tornry ofMaeJcson wunty. serur etl with a single Rolf sbot on a Mi'dford fouie yesterday. Two un'ks ago, seven .Medfonl golfers put up certain prizes to ROSSI, CODOS FORCED DOWN BY TROUBLE Wing Strain Interrupts Long Flight From Paris to West Coast CROWD WELCOMES FRENCH BIRDMEN Screaming1 Greetings, Mob Breaks . Through 1 Police lines and Sur rounds Aviators. HltOOKLYV, X. Y May 28 (P) The French filers, Itossl and Codas, Brought their transatlantic plane -Joseph I,c Itrlx to a safe landing' at Floyd Itencntt field at- 1:88 p. m., Eastern Standard time, today. Their elapsed time since taking off from Lo Bourget field, Paris, was 38 hours.: .- A crowd of several hundred persons (Continued On Page Four) ' MEMORIAL DAY PARADE BEGINS f AT 10:45 O'CLOCK Most of the stores in La Grande will closo for tho Memorial day holi day Wednesday it was announced to day, and thereby honor those who gavo their lives in the service of tholr country. " ' V'''-'" ', - r Th6 parade to be hold in the morn- lng will bo undor tho supervision of tho American Legion, who anounces that n very special effort 1b being made to have all votorans of all wars tako part In the parado. Those who have uniforms aro asked to wear them, but whether uniforms are available or not, they are asked to participate. Thoso who tako part In tho parado will assemble at the cor- (Oontlnobd on Pajre Four)- Plea Is Voiced For Success Of Disarm Parley CIENKVA, May 38 (P) A last min ute ploa not to let the disarmament conference fall was delivered to the conference steering committee today by Louis Bar thou, French foreign, minister. "There can be no question of clos- lng tho conference," declared Barthou at "a committee session which ap proved the action of tho chairman, Arthur Henderson, In calling the par ley for tomorrow. , Hcnderaon warned the committee members that tho conference has reached a critical stage and demand- . cd that the spirit of defeatism be suppressed. Representatives of tho United States and Great Britain earlier had conferred and had indicated that there Is grave danger of a complete coltapso. Baseball National league B. II. B. Pittsburgh 2 6 1 New York 3 5 1 1st game 13 Innings. Batteries: French and Paddcn! Schumacher, Lucpjo and Mancuso, Richards. ., R. H. B. Cincinnati 8 16 1 Brooklyn 10 3 Batteries: Frey and Lombard I; Hor rlng and Lopez, Bcrrcs. R. H. B. Chicago r 3 6 3 Boston . 5 U 3 Batteries: W. Lee, Tinning and Hartnctt; Elliott, Smith and Spohror. PAYS FOR lu RlM'U to the flnt of Hlielr mtnihrr who muileia hole in one. Friday. Dr. F. M. Kress, tone of the seven, operated on Mrs, Cod ding, wife fit another of the . seven, (for tonsllltbi. Yesterday Codding, a "cross liamlcd" golfer. mad a hole In one fnnn (the eighth tee. As iKiyutent of the physician's hill. Codding sent a notice of the holc-ln-one to Dr. Kress." , Vf;-- t.: