La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 22, 1930, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPage Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Friday, August 22, 1930 4mi :!!; ! i t: James W. Gerard Lists 59 Men Who He Says, "Rule the United States" ; NEW YORK, Aug. 22 WV-In the opinion of James W. Gerard, for- ,, merly ambassador to Germany, 69 , men "rule the United States." M. Gerard compiled a list of these men for Thursday's New York Times which asked him to amplify a sen tence In a pamphlet he wrote ln doming tho crusade of Viscount Rothermero and Lord Deavefbrook ' for British Empire frea trade and high protection. In that pamphlet ho wrote: "Give tho 40 men who rule'the United States ten years for the de- vclopment of this industrial em v pi re (the British Empire) and no I i j country on earth could approach it jr. per capita wcaun. - ", Explaining why he, as an Amerl- I'd . can, should write on the subject. M. Gerard wrote: "I offer as my ex cuse the interest that America, In ! common with all the world, has In the preservation of British prosper ity." Omits Office HoWer , Tho list Includes lenders In Amer '! lean finance, industry, tho a muse -1 mcnt field and Journalism, but omits , rcQHiuetii Hoover and all others i holding state and national offices, s save Secretary Mellon, i M.'. Gerard explains tho actual ' "power behind tho throne" Is wleld- ' cd by men whose wealth and 1m- ' portant Industrial positions In the j nation give them a permanent ln- , fluenco In American life. BLatenmeu, , Jit said, are usually shorn of most i of their power when they retire, t The list in the order named by i Mr. Gerard follows: John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1 Andruw W. Mellon. ' J. P. Morgan. Ucorgo K Baker, banker. Johr. D. Ryan, copper matnatn. , Walter O. Teagle, president of the i Standard Oil company ow New Jer- i My. ' Henry Ford. ' t .Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser, lum- 1 her magnate. j Myron c. Taylor, chairman finance ( commit Leo United States Steel cor- , porutlon. t James A. Farrell, president United i States Steel corporation. ! Charlen M. Schwab, chairman 1 Bethlehem Steel corporation. , I jaiguno u. uruce, presltlent Bethlo lum Steel corporation. h. 1W. Warner and Adolph Zukor, motion picture magnates. William H. Crocker, banker. O. P. and M. J. Van Swerlngcn, railroad magnates. W. M. Atterbury, president Penn sylvania railroad. Arthur Curtlss James, largo hold er of railroad securities. Charles Hayden, financier. Daniel C. Jackllng, president Utah Copper company. Arthur V, Davis, president Alum inum Company of America. I1. M. GoHsler, president Columbia umi ami Electric corporation ; Perrin family made their home in the lower Cove country. C. E. Moore Is threshing for Wil fcrd Duncan at his farm beyond the overhead bridge this week. According to report, there are up wards of 13 combines operating In thie vicinity and at least five sta tionary thrcsning outnts. M. and Mrs. William Smith, their houHe guest, Miss Rose Lazrowtck, and Lillian and Elmer Smith drove to Baker Sunday to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bcndshadler and daughter, Lois, drove to Eugene this week. They plan to return before the opening of school. Their daugh ter, Irene, accompanied her grund -mother home following their visit of a few weeks ago when Mrs. Bend shadier and Merlin Bcndshadler, all of Eugene, spent ten days with rela tives here. Merlin remained Xn re turn this week to his home there. Mrs. Frank Oaltner has practic ally recovered from her Illness of two weeks ago although she is still under the doctor's care. PLAN DROUGHT AlD WITH HOOVER 350 Pheasants Are Liberated In Wallowa Co. Itv Mr. William UIrkhiih (Observer Correspondent) LOSTINE. Ore. (Special) Three hundred and fifty Chinese pheasants, were llberuted In Wallowa county recently on tho Alvln Hunter and L. J. Wlllett farms to provide bet ter shoot!ng,for those who like hunt ing. They were half grown and when set free made a very pretty sight. Those present were B. Ona trom, president and Dr. George Dale, fjecretury of the Iuak Walton league, It. H. Jonas, president, Harlcy Al len, secretary and Dr. Fred Jones, treasurer ol tho Wallowa commercial association; W. F. Poole, who took if- 'Xt k JL Jr1 ' Molflt family. They then went to Portland to visit Mrs. White's par- I cms. He la stationed at Rleth but their home la In Pendleton. William Wiggans and Bert Cuasln were business visitors In Wallowa Tuesday. Lee Jacobs, of Imnaha, Is visiting his uncles, Bert and Norrls Cusslns. ASTORIA UNIT USES CLATSOP RIFLE RANGE disks are provided at the pits for flashing results to the line. Benches and tables will be provided at the firing points for the use of score keepers and benches in the pits for "the markers. Forecast of Life In 1940 On Screen at State Associated I'icbm I' koto Samuel H. Thompson (left), president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and C. E. Huff, president of the National Farmers' Union, will meet with President Hoover to consider plans of relief for farmers In the drought stricken areas. It. It had 11 rattles and a button. Willard Staley has been confined Ronald McKlnnis. son of Mr, and to his home for several days due to Mm. Herschel McKlnnis. of Wallowa, i r. sprained back. arrived from his home in Pittsburgh. 1 Mrs. C. E. Thomas entertained tt Pu., whero he Is employed In food dinner Saturdoy evening Mrs. Effie research work in connection with Cook, Mrs. Carrie Caudle and Mrs. the university und a large corpora- Eve. Fitzpatriek. tlcn. Miss Mildred Schelkcv. of Portland. The Lostine school opens Monday, who has been visiting at the Harry Sept. l. Mix. Mux Cook, of Wallowa, had an her gucHt last Tuesday, Miss Fredr. Hall, of Lostine. Fred Edwards und Mrs. Minnie Thorpe spent Wednesday in La Grande on Buslncns. Elwocd Knouso underwent a tonsil operation in Enterprise last Thursday. Miss Edna Hani muck visited Miss Mabel Elliott, of Joseph, last week. Mrs. Albert Daiwley. of Joseph, Wado home, left on Tuesday's train for her home. Did'. Cole and son, Dan and daugh ters, Dorothy and Ellen, of Haines, visited Sunduy with Mr. Cole's brother. E. L. Cole and family. John Bush, of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived last week and Is visiting his nephews. Joo and Jess Allen. This In Mr. Bush's third trip to Wallowa county. Tho Kev. Weston Shields and Max SALEM. Ore. W) Company L, I86th Infantry. Astoria's unit of the Ore gon national guard, will hencefortn enjoy the year round a privilege ac corded the rest of Oregon's military forces only 15 days out of each yea.. This will be the use of the t new federal rifle rango that has Just t been completed at Camp Clatsop j costing $10,000. adjutant general of Oregon, has re lumed from Clatsop Plains where ht supervised the construction. Camp Clatsop is located where the annual field encampment and train ing period of the national guard Is I held, and during that period the j rango will be used for field Instruc tion, 'ine Astoria unit, being near ut hand, may use It any time. The range has two firing points, distances 200 and 300 yards from the targets. There are 28 targets of the regulation federal ordnance slid ing type, some of them 6 by 6 feet in dimensions and others 6 by 10. Two rifle pits were built, nine ftet deep, eight feet wide and having a total length of 308 feet. The walls ant1 lloors of these are of concrete construction with careful protection provided for the pit crew that man ipulates the targets. A complete telephone system has been installed, six telephones in the pits und six at the firing line. Also A forecast of life and love In 1940 Is promised in the Gaumont-Tlff-any all-talking picture. "High Trea son," presenting Jameson Thomas, Benlta Hume, Humbertson Wright and Basil Gill at the State theater today and Saturday. 1940, according to this story from f. play by Pern bcr ton Billing, will be a purely mechanical age. Tele vision and wireless will be used in stead of newspapers. Helicopters and airplanes will alight and depart from specially constructed landing etages on the tops of buildings. The night club's dance orchestra will be j a mechanical one controlled by wire- j less. Such as a brief survey of the j mechanical marvels which "High : Treason." suggests will be in general use ten years hence. The plot revolves around a beau tiful young girl ardently devoting ; her energy to a Peace League of which her father is the European.! vlcar-general, and a handsome young j major of the European air force. Their love runs along a smooth path j untu an international armament corporation, looking for a war to fill ltc pockets, starts n lot of atrocities on borders and agitates a war. Then the maid of peace defies the man of war until peace and the women of tho world win the argument. LA GRANDE HOOK & STATIONERY COMPANY Stationery that is isoncuve Stationery that Is modish and correct comes by the pound box. Ycu are circled a greater range oj texture, finish, and price. Pa pers boxed by tho pound ore as follows Colonial Kldskln, Biarritz. Colcr.lal Deckle. Buckingham Club. Marquise. Krattspun. Dartmoor. Stratford I-awn. and Braxton Lawn. Among these are papers to tit every personal preference and purse. Most of these are offered in two sizes, club loiter and note. Prices range from 49c and 3.00 (with two bunches of envelopes). 'Your Inspection is cordially In vited. La Grande Book & Stationery Co. "Service Statlnn for Home und Office" 1114 ADAMS AVU. PHONE MAIN 80 Jl 1 " 1 ---.! aaJ .eaTghue 1TVX Many Bargains Listed on Want Ad Pajre Pueblo club, who Is 38. o &v pictures; Lloyd Noyhard and W. A. I with Mrs. Dcim cr (jcrneii, gumo wuruen of Union county. Muny of tho farmers who have Imrvosted their 40 fold grain report 40 to 45 bushels to the aero. A .hunting license more than 100 years old was displayed by Dr. Thom as, of Wallowa. It was Issued in Eng land In 1D2U to his father, Edwin Thomas. Tho llconso feo was three pounds 13 shillings, an equivalent oi a little less than 20 of our money. Thtj document has been well pre served and the lettering Is very plum. It refers to Clooi'ge III as reigning monarch. Judge and Mrs. u. O. Couch, of Lr. Qrando. were guests this week at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. John Couch, of Leap. A monster rattlesnake was killed at Grossman last wook which was 41) came down on Wednesday for a visit i Ccok went up Suuth Fork river for .InClleS lOUK nlltl Wnn na Inl-un ..,1 I f' Unlnti.D nra.lrlont Tnvnu nnv- .... . . a ""'H IHWIUU, nnritiftV In r, ! """ MT' uyoilH wno klIIotl ho mave un abut lanced. John J. Raskob. Tho Du Pont family (seven mem bers). Edward J. Bcrwlnd, financier, Dar.lcl Willard, president Baltimore and Ohio railroad. SontheBi.es Bchn, prcsldont Inter national Telephone and Telegraph corporation. Walter S. Clifford, chairman Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph Co. Owen D. Young, chairman Oen crul Electric company. Gerard Swope, president General Electric company. Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Mor gan and Company. Albert H. Wiggln, Banker. Charles E. Mitchell, banker, Samuel Insult, electric power mag nate. Tho seven Fisher brothers, motor magnates. Dun lei Guggenheim and William i Loan, mining imgna tes. - a. W. Hill, president American Tobacco company. Adolps S. Oclis, publisher. William Randolph Hearst, pub lisher. - : MH Robert Tt. MeCormlck and Joseph Med I II Patterson, publishers. Julius Hosenwatd, merchant. Cyrus H. K, Curtis, publisher. Hoy W. Howard, publisher. llanker.H Most Influential No attempt was made by Mr. Ger ard to rank his selections according to his opinion ot their Importance, but he expressed the belief that as a class the bankers exert the great est influence, because they control the purse strings of tho nation. He declared while all theso men aro too burty to run for political of llce, their influence, financial, in- duHtrlal and semi -poll ileal, deter mines the men who shall go in office. ow. I week's vacation and cumninir and Mr. Helen Jackson and daughter, ! llahlng trip. ! June, of Salem, is visiting friends j George Wart, who has spent sev-; lr. Loatino this week. ' I eral weeks In the Pendleton district j Mrs. Edgar Garrett visited last I hauling wheat, returned home last 1 week .-it Klmberly with her daugh- week and is hauling grain for W. B. ' te. Mrs. Anderson. Hunter. , i Miss Mildred Harrlu, of La Grande, i Mr Rftcin i.nv,r M,hn unc : Jr. spending her vacation with friends witn iier husband, a fire guard near in Lostine. j pruita, returned home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Prod West of Port- ; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rippllnger and and, spent several days at the C. Mr. Earl Allen enjoyed a hike from L. Allen home. tno Iroil Dytte cabin up South Pork Mrs,. Grace Morrlr.. of Perry, and j to Chimney lake Sunday. Merle her mother, Mrs. Elmer Vermillion, j Ccok and party were also at the luke. of Suminorvllle, were visiting friends Mcrton Wade, younger son of Mr. In Mlnum. Miss Hazel Allen ac- ( nml Mrs. Harry Wade, Is getting along ccmpanled them home. , nlcely ufter nn operilllon wmch lie Charley Whitley, of Pendleton, I underwent last week, visited at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. i Mr. and Mrs. W. P. White and Mack Cnok Sunday. three sons who have been spending The little son of Mr. and Mrs. I their vacation at Wallowa lake. Roy Cook was taken to Wallowa j stopped of! in Lostine to visit old Monday whero it was liccenfiary that friends. They went from here to union wnere tney visited the George ' School To Open : At Elgin, Oregon September First Ity Mrs. I.vmi Hill (Observer Correspondent) ELGIN (Special) Elgin school will cpen Si'ptPmbiT 1. Several new teachers huvo been employed for i this year's work. Dan Graham and William Uuwiell left Wcdnrrulay for the Burnt river country. They will be gone for some time us they plan to work at a mine they huve an interest In. Grandma Heehtel Is Improving from a severe Illness of the past two i weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. Stella Witty, ami a sou, Joe. from Wallowa. I navr been with her. At this time Bho Is reporteii as being able to sit up. Mrs. Matt Wels, of La Grande, was culling on old Irlends here Inst week. The Weis family made Elgin their home for many years. Dr. and Mrs. Thompson. with Mr. and Mis. Scott Harris, spent Suit day afternoon at the Cove swim ming pool. M.'. and Mis. Walter Slrhighnni. owners of tho City Drug store, are oking their vacutlon this wi ok. Dur ing their nb.sence Scott Harris is in charge of the drug siore and mihh Wlhna Hill Is operating the lunu la In. Mrs. Guy Arnold and children spent last week at the IWrt Hill home. Mrs. Arnold is recovering from an Optra t Ion performed ut the Grande Homte hrwpital. She hit returned to the ramp above Mrnrhum to muke arrangements to move to Elgin for tho school year. Mrs. Nancy Meriitt has practically recovered from n critical Illness of lust week. The Methodist Ladles Aid will meet This Thursday at Mm. Merrit's home. Mrs. Millie Cates will assist the hos tess. Mn:, Irene Osbom Is spending the week at the Isaac Blngamau homo at Imbler. q Mrs. Perrin and Mr. and Mrs. John Gekcler. with Dorothy And Wendell, attended the Cove pioneer picnic last Sunday. For many years the ; Ybii wilLf iod oof stock ; most complete, and our II prices right j I --and you make vour own 111 i selection g Plenty of Parking Space SUGAR . I C. and II. pure ciino, fine granulated I j I 100 h $5.89 1 PBMI"MMWtBBrnB i "" "vinegar ! I A liitfh Rrade vinegar lor pickling or table use I I Gallon 35c For Everv Taste ' M I 111 LjJO VAKIETIE5-r.mcr.lo, Swim, Brick and Slandard. J . j 1 2 Packages 35c j minim iitut ii. tin tn r 'inwiimniMiin i-mi wiimmaiiii mmm f WATERMELONS I PEACHES j I I "kiniu poaches are now in. It's I Ued and ripe. Thin-skin Klondike;;. 1 time to buy for canning. Ill j j 2'2C cra,e $1.19 I . " lllllim TT1lTTimTTrir-- IIIBIIMHIB n.inrJ 1 SOMETHING SAVED ON EVERYTHING I WW" 'Ii HHWTun-i iu..i.i.i..iii. minamnnmTimim-------. - I B These Gifts Await You At Our Great Three of the NEW Day Sale RANGES MONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 25, 26, 27 Take Advantage of this Unusual Opportunity to Beautify and Modernize Your Kitchen! We cordially invite you to visit our . store and witness the most remark able range dsplay ever shown in this community. A display of the New Design MONARCH in its beau tiful, colorful finishes. Special MONARCH Gift Offer! AS A SPECIAL at traction during this sale wo offer to every purchaser of a MON ARCH range her choice of the two gifts illustrat ed above. A 7-piece set of Vollrath Enamel Ware or a ten - piece set of Stainless Steel Kitchen Cutlery, either of which will add greatly to the convenience and beauty of your kitchen. These gifts offer color and util ity to match the tinted enamel finishes and dur able malleable construc tion of the JI o n a rc h Ranges. A representative from the MON ARCH factory will be present to ex plain the many modern improve ments in the MONARCH design. A valuable Gift Free to every purch aser of a MONARCH during this sale. The New MONARCH Ranges HAVE ninny improved features. All styles finished in nickel and enamel either Nile Green. Ivorv-Tan nr I All White. InnPi- lininors of asbestos and Vitri - i used Enamel. Top is l ust-resistino- M T R C, f) processed. PpvminoriTlv tight construction. Large and efficient contact re servoir of copper. Venti lated warming closet. Combination check draft and damper. Extra heavy firebox linings. Finest possible construction and finish. Liberal Allowance on Your Old Stove The MONARCH Special Gift Offer is limited to the dates of this sale. Don't miss this opportunity! W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.