La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 26, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHa CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 32 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER Oregon: Unsettled tonight and Krltlny with showers In the north west portion tonight, cooler tn tho east portion Friday. . ' volume xxyra MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1930 . ' EASTRllN OREGON'S IdiVDINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 266 QBSE1YM FORMAL OPEMMG TO10110W wmstvtt I PLANT WILL j BE OPERATING 1 FOR VISITORS I Building is Completed in I Practically Every De 1 tail at Present. WORK BEGAN IN MONTH OF MARCH W. Vedder General Con tractor and New Ob server Building Design- ed by Charles Miller. The new 'Observer building Is now completed, tho staff Is settled In its new homo and tho building will be opened formally to tho public tomorrow, l'YUlay evening, nnd all day Saturday. At that time tho entire plnnt will be In operation for the benefit of visi tors nnd Ihey will bo able to see all operations of newspaper mnlt ln(, The - automatic telegraph printers will be going, llnotypo ma chines will be In operation, cut making In progress, the now Du plex press will bo running and other operations : will be under way in tho mechanical depart ment. Although thero are some vde talls to be cared for and some straightening around to be done nfter the opening, the building is cotnpleto in almost every detail. Tho work of W. Vedder, general contractor, was finished several days ago and the construction was carried on in reco.rd time. Actual work on tho excavation was begun (ho middle of Mjurch and every thing has moved smoothly and ac cording to schedule. The moving day of Saturday, June 21, wns set two months ahead of tlmo and the ;bulldlng was ready when tho day nrrlved. 40 by i 10 Feet Tho building ns a whole, which was;, designed by Charles B. Mil ler, local arhltect, Is regarded by many people as one of the most nttractivo buildings In Iji Grande. It Is 40 feet wido and 110 feet In depth with practically a two-story construction of brick and rein forced concrete. Tho mechanical floor has a nluo foot celling and Is four feet In tho ground and five feet out. It has cement floor and all of the foundation concrete Is waterproofed. There are two main (Continued, on Pago Five) LOCAL GUARD UNIT ARRIVES IN LA GRANDE Company H, minus 10 members who renin incd over In Portland to extend their vacation period for a longer time, nrrlvod in La Grande this morning' about 9 o'clock on n troop train currying: tho Kastern Oregon battalion of tho lSGth Infantry. Capt. E. W. Kly, V. S. A. Instructor, accom panied tho train to La Grande but Sergeant Ramsey in driving home. Capt. W. A. Huun is commanding officer of the La Grande unit of tho Oregon national guard, and he reports tho camp period at Camp Clatsop this year better, itore beneficial and moro pleasant to the men and officers than ever before. Weather conditions were very good. I Tho 50 men of tho company left tho train immediately, going to tho armory, where most of them were dismissed, tho captain retain ing a group of sufficient size to assist with tho unloading and as sembling of equipment. From hero tho troop train went on to llaker, the last stop of its Lastern Oregon Journey. ltll OX HOT LAKi: STKKTCII PORTLAND. Ore., Juno 2fi (AP) Hid s on eight road and four 1) rid go and building pro jects were opened today by tho state highway commis sion. Tho eight lowest road bids totalled $7uS.718 and the other four lowest bids amount ed to $25,141. Contracts will ho awarded tonight. Hide in cluded: Union county La Grande Hot Lake section of Old Ore gon rran. 7.96 miles of road ea widening and shoulder construction gravel James Tobin & Son. of Clarkston, Wash., $42,716. WEATIIKR TODAY 7:30 a. m. 64 above. Minimum: 67 above. Condition: clear. WEATHER YKSTERDAV Maximum 78, minimum 45 above. Condition: partly cloudy. WKATIIF.lt .1VXE 26, 1929 Maximum 80, minimum 61 above. Condition: clear. ' j ' " ' SSr -fT r j IlllM Ik - - i Blip 1 1.: p4 5 - - r H s ' ! ' ' ' gJ j jMBtJI thai - , JMH The New Observer building, completed last weekend and occupied by the newspaper this week, is pictured above in a front view, taken from Elm street, which the new plant faces. The building, erected by the Evening Observer Publishing company, is one of the most modern newspaper homes in any city of comparable size in the North-, west. The front is of pressed brick, with handsome letterings across the top augmenting the general appearance. Arched windows, with an ornamental iron balcony between, lend additional beauty to the front. The entrance leads to a stairway that opens into the business lobby. The two lower windows open, one into the "ad alley" in the compos ing room, and the other into the stereotyping department. The photograph is by H. J. Ritter. Ed Meyersick Gravely Hurt During Morning Ed Meyersick, 5 9 -year-old car penter of La Grande, was gravely injured about 9 o'clock this morn ing while at work at tho J. C. Pen ney company building being erect ed by the Masonic association. Mr. Meyersick fell eight feet to the ground, striking on his head, the pluiige fracturing tho third cervical vertabrue. His condition early this after noon was very grave. Ho is para lyzed from his shoulders down. State Committee Invited to Hold Its Caucus Here On behalf of the Union county republican central committee, of which ho is chairman, J. H. Peare has invited the state committee lo (Continued on Pnge Klve) Cornell Winner Of Junior Crew Race REGATTA COURSE, Pough keepsie. N. Y., Juno 26 (AP) Cornell won tho three-mile Junior varsity race In the intercollegiate rowing regatta today. Washington finished second and Columbia third in a field of six crews. Cornell's winning time for the three miles wrr 1G:39 . Washing ton's 17:00 1-5 and Columbia 17:11. Allow Cities To Buy Shoals Power WASHINGTON. Junff 26 (AP) By a vote of 53 to nothing the sen ate today went on record in favor of the government selling power at Muscle Shoals to municipalities on the name basis as it is sold to pri vate power companies. Front View Of BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION HERE Much of Morning Spent Inspecting Eastern Ore gon Normal School.' Members of the Btnte board of hlKher education urrived In I.a Ornndti this morning nnd spent u (Continued on l'ftRO Five) COItM.I.Ij WINS llAC'F. i-orciiiRi'-iu'sii:, Juiio 2i (Al") CornHI university won the iiiH-millcglato vuivlty crew race hero luto today. Syracuse was secfinil. Qualifying Round Of Tourney Begins Tho women's mid -summer handicap golf tournament will get under way today at tho country club course, when ls-holo qualify ing rounds will bo played. The qualifying period, beginning tod:ii will continue until Tuesday even ing. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Juno 20 (A P) Ad vancing prices in the wheat mar ket today led to gains of 4c a bushel as compared with yester day's finish. Reported moves to have tho federal farm board ex tend stabilization operations to in clude this season's crops were associated with the upward swing. Iato Canadian advices said in some districts the need of rain is urgent, and crops are daily going backward, with much damage al ready beyond repair. Keactiona from tho day's top prire3 occurred In the final deal ing. and wheat closed unsettled 24-3Hc a bushel over yesterday's finish. Corn Mosed -lc up, oats unchanged to Uc advanced, and provisions showing 7-32c gain. The New Observer Building Facing Elm Street Gas Franchise Ordinance Drawn Up; Will be Published; Hearing Dated Machinery was put under way at lust night's city commission meeting which Is expected to cul minate In tho granting of a fran ehiso to tho Natural Gn Corpora tion of Oregon. An ordinance was presented to. the city commission,' discussed thoroughly, and the city recorder was given authority to publish this ordinance In The Observer. Twenty days after thy first publication of tho ordinance, a public hearing will bo held, with first reading scheduled to take placo about that time. If no one objects to the proposed ordinance "Southern Cross" En Route To New York From Harbor Grace, N. F., Today UAUBOlt GHA.CK, N. R, June 20 (AIP) Tho sky trull to Now York was resumed today by Cap tain Charkss Kingsford-Smilh and hli: three flight companions of the world -gird ling airplane Houthern Cross. Tho piano' iniulo a perfect takeoff at daybreak. Prevented hy blinding fog and compass trouble from completing an Ireland -New York hop and landing hero with barely enough petrol to wet her tanks, the vet eran plane was in the air again wit bin 2" hours after compt-ting Wheat Shipment At Large, Figure PORTLAND, Ore.. June 26 (AP) The merchant exchange said to day that shipments of wheat so fur this month have exceeded the total for the entire month of June last year. From Portland, so far ihis month. 1.41.1G5 bushels ha been sent to the Orient. Europe and South America witTh five cer eal days left to swell that total. Hut 1.050.205 bushels were sent from Portland In June 1323. With a larger June total In the export trade In wheat, the 192 1329 cereal season figure of 22, 3S&.333 bushels may be bettered. which would grant tho franchise, other loadings will follow In reg ular order. Tho present paperu provide that the city receive two per cent of the gross annual revenue of the corporation In la O -ando after Jan. 1, 1934. The Connordale gravel Improve ment project No. 20(1. wiih cre ated at last night's meeting, fol lowing considerable discussion, and July 1'A was set as tho time for a heurinj,. Some remonstrances are (Continued on Page Six) a hop from Ireland. It hopped ofr at 3:06 a. m. 10. S. T. fi:;iri a. m. Newfoundland daylight saving lime). Captain Klngsfonl-Hmlth had 40 gallons of petrol and 12 gal lons of oil put Into tho tanks yes terday In preparation for today's hop. Tho wind was favorable. Tly filers arrived at the airport a half hour before the takeoff and went Immediately to the plane. Lunch was put aboard and the K'onttnne-d on Pntre Kfghl) Chore Boy's Trial Enters Fourth Day VANCOUVER, Wash.. Juno 20 (AP) With tho defense contend ing Clifford Douglas Campbell, 10 y ear-old boy, will tell a story that will refute his confession to the dynamite murder of Mr. and Mrs. IJenJumin Northrup near Ifeissnn, Waeh., on tho night of April 30, the fourth day of the boy's trial got under way here today. Uoth the defendant and his mother are expected to take the itand somctlmo today HUNTER BOYS AT 358-HOUR MARK Must Keep Airplane in Sky Until After 6 O'clock Sunday Morning. CHICAGO,-Juno 20 (AP Tho four flying Hunter boys of Hparta, 111., staked- virtually all their money on un alrplano endurance flight which. If it Is continued, will surpasH tho record at 0:01 o'clock next Sunday morning. At 2:40 p, m. today tho planr had .been in tho air 358 hours. Walter, 'the eldest, said they had pooled their funds, expecting to realize at least (200,000 if the flight was successful. timoolh sailing that had marked tho flight for two grueling weeks (Continued on Pago Sl) FRENCH FLAG LOWERED OVER GERMAN AREA TUBVKH, Germany, Juno 2G (Al' Tho tricolor of Franco to day was lowered from tho head quarters of General Putols, com mander of tho forces of occupa tion, and tho last French troops In this dlHtricL entrained for home. MAVION'fl-:, Germany. June 20 (AP) The French military tri bunal was dlSHOlvud todny and the possession of occupied buildings was handed over to the German authorities. KFH.i;, Baden, Germany. June 26 (AP) The Gallic rooster erected by tho Paris Press asso ciation an a symbol of triumph on the bridge uniting Ktrnnburg with Kehl wns removed today on the evo of the end of French occupa tion of tho Ithinoland. Tho French commander I?rion today took lenvo of the (Jerman authorities, tho last of the French troops will utilt this Important bridgehead Saturday. Unemployment In One-Fourth U. S. Is 574,647 WASHINGTON, Juno 20 (AP) Unemployment figures Issued by the census bureau today indi cated that 57-1,047 personH wero out of work in April in territory comprising approximately a fourth of the country, with an estimated population of 2lt,204,4S(l. - Theso wero tho first figures Is sued by tho government as tho re sult of tho data on unemployment gathered during tho present cen sus. Secretary f.amont said they In dicated much less unemployment than was generally estimated. No Dark Horses Appear In North Dakota Primary PAKGO, N. Dak., June 2fl (AP) North Dakota's three congress men ami Governor George F. fihnfer early today had good load; for renoml nation on the republi can ticket for (heir respective of fices as returns were reported from precincts scattered over tho entire state In yesterday's primary elec I Ion. (Continued on Pago Four) Harry C. Stutz Dead In Indiana INDIANAPOMH. Juno 20 (AP) Harry C. Btutz, widely known automobile designer and manu facturer, died hero today from complications which followed nn operation for appendicitis. lie was h'.t years old. Inventions which Improved rear axle?j of automobiles won Htutz his first recognition In automotive circles. Ho entered a car bearing his name in the first 500-mile race hero In I'Ji I and It finished eleventh. HOOVER VETO IS SUSTAINED BY CONGRESS Consideration of Substi tute Legislation Be gins in the House VETERANSBILL IS HELD UNJUST President Sends Lengthy Message ' Snell Intro duces Resolution For New Measure. ; WASHINGTON, Juno 20 (AP) Arte sustaining a veto of Its first hill Tor roller of world war vctcr uns, tho lmuso today paired a sub stitute moAsuru designed to over come President Hoover's objection to tlio original. WASHINGTON, June 26 (AP) Tho house sustained President Hoover today In vetoing the world war veterans' relief bill. Consideration of substitute legis lation designed to overcome Mr. Hoover's objections to the original measure began immediately. 'In his veto message the presi dent again protested the bill sent to lilm was unjust both to the vet erans and the taxpnyers. - He said ho wanted a square deal between voterana no unjust discrimination 'between special groups." The . lengthy veto message reached the houso at 1:21 p. m. and enough votes to assure Its being sustained had been cast at 1:45 n. m. To Draft Now Bill . Steps wore taken In the houso today to guarantee Immediate con sideration of a bill to substitute for tho world war veterans relief meaa uro to be vetoed by President Hoover. Chairman Snell of the rules committee introduced a resolution to give a' substitute for the Johnson-Rankin veterans bill the right of way after the house acted on tho president's veto. Debate on the resolution was ex pected to take about an hour but its adoption seemed assured. By 277 to 189 the house adopted tho Snell resolution for considera tion of a now bill as soon as the veto had -been voted on. The vote for upholding th'o president was 188 to 182. A two-thirds vote would have boen necessary to" override Mr. Hoover. , i Republicans Cheer 1 Tho republicans,' who had gained a pledge of 154 votes to sustain the voto, jumped from their seats and shouted and cheered when tho voto wan announced by Speaker Long worth. The majority which camo as a big surprise, caused a round of hand-shaking among the republt- Houso leadcrn estimate tho sub stitute bill, would call for an estim ated expenditure of $50,000,000 for the 1031 fiscal year. The president said the bill vetoed would have cost approximately $181,000,000. Tho substitute would tako caro of all vetlerans whoso disability . Is 25 per cent In amounts ranging . (Continued on Pago Six) IOWA MARSHAL AND SHERIFF SHOT TO DEATH WASHINGTON. Iowa. June 26 (AP) Sheriff. Fred Sweet, of Washington county, and night Marshal Aaron Bailey wero shot and killed early today by un auto mobile thief they had arrested. Tho thief was taken to Sheriff Sweefii office and questioned. When the sheriff started to search him preparatory to locking him up, tlto prisoner threw him asldv, drew a pistol and shot Marshal llailey dead. Ho then emptied tho weapon at tho sheriff, four bullets striking tho body and a fifth en tering tho eye. Tho thief eluded another officer who shot at him as ho fled. He stoki another car and drove out of town. ItlXATIVIvK IX I,A GRANDE Marshal llailey Is a cousin of Miss Mabel K. Morton's mother. : Miss Morton is valley news editor of The Observer, 111 TKRS rirrrriox XOIl PORTLAND. Ore., Juno 26 (AP) The governor today re ceived a copy of a resolution tid opted by the board of directors of" the chamber of commerce which asked the executive, not to close the Oregon forests to hunt ing during the fire season without convening a conference of state foresters and representatives of sportsmen's organizations. The conference, the resolution said, would decide whethey the closing of the forests was a necces-slty.