La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 27, 1930, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text-irt. Ij.td If 111 -0 1 Page Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Wednesday, August 27, 1930' Editor White's Son Victorious; Gets Nomination EMPORIA. Kas, W "Young Bill" White. 30 yearn old ana not so long out of Harvard, has set a precedent tor the William Allen White family by launching a polltlcM career. And he was successful In his first start despite the fact nothing favor able to his candidacy appeared in the Emporia Gazette, his father's fam ous newspaper, of which he is asso ciate editor. "Young Bill" defeated W. A. Glad feltei. Kansas master farmer and S resident of the Lyons County Farm ureau, in the race for nomination &B state representative from the east side of Lyons county on the republi can ticket. - In November ho will be opposed at the polls by T. B. Evans, democratic ? candidate. Lyons county is strongly republican. . Six years ago "Young Bill's" father rwas a Candida to for governor-cm an independent ticket in the gcnerul election. William Alien White did not can template a political career, howevor, and he didn't want the Job, his can didacy being merely a protest against the Ku Klux Klan, which then was Etrong In Kansas. He was beaten by Ben S. Paulen of Predonla. When "Young Bill" announced his campaign he hoped he would be un opposed. When opposition developed, however, he made a spirited fight for the nomination, part of which was a house to house canvass. Young Whlti! who signs his let ters W. L. White attended the Em poria schools, graduating from high irchool In 1018. He was a student at the University of Kansas for one year and then went to Harvard, where he received an A. B. degree. He has held nearly every Job on the Gazette from carrlerboy on up, and January J, 1020, became asso ciate editor. Ho Is unmarried. GREAT BRITAIN'S INVADING POLO TEAM Is a combination of Austrian and winter peas. The satsuma is more hardy than other citrus crops, when propagated on citrus Trifollata rootstock. which makes It cold resistant. Heaters will ' be installed In the groves, this win ter lor protection against extreme cold. The nursery contains many varie ties oi citrus, peach, plum, grape, . Enrjland invading polo team which will attempt to retrieve the Westchester cup In the matches with the American team tn September, shown just before their first practice match at Roelyn, J. Y, Left to right: Capt. Richard George, Gerald Balding, CapL C. T. Roark and Lewis Lacey. urttu.it tHi:s otiii;k ak.m WHKX K)fNi lKTrt MOIWII COLUMBUS, Ga. (Ai Sargeant "Blick" Willis, star of Port Banning infantry school buseball tcunm fur seven years, Is a turn-around guv right down the line. He pitches with cither hnncl and bats right or left. He's an infleklcr. too; a right-hander when stationed at third base and a southpaw when holding down first base. In an industrial league tilt, the Sargo pitched a shutout by alter nating right side and left' hand twirling by innings. In another game be was pounded hard as a right hander for three Innings, switched to u left hander and blanked the opposing club for the rest of the contest. Illllni hlghwn Illinois had 7000 men nt wnrle mi highways this oummer. Blind, Maimed, Utah Man Seeks Seat in Congress SALT LAKE CITY. Utah tjp', Kym phas C. Hanks, who worked his way through three universities without sight or hands, Is an aspirant for con gress from- Utah. . , , The candidate's political ambition' was conceived while a student of lie land Stanford University, Cal when Dr. David Starr Jordan Was itij head. Hanks was 21 years 'old ' wlien -a1 dynamite explosion blinded and maimed him. A business education ho had planned was out of the ques tion. f; t ;'"Ti, '. vrt-fv, ( Undismayed, ho took up the study cf oratory and in seven yearn com mitted to memory about 50,000 words cf classical literature. From the re turns of lectures Hanks gave, he paid his toucher and financed a university education. , "I was not satisfied to use mem orized things," he said, "so In 1013 I went to Stanford." Ho studied binomics, International conciliation, history, political science, Bible' literature and German. Later ho took courses in International law at Harvard and educational psychol ogy ut Columbia university. Hunks bus delivered more than lectures, many of them before col- Irgo classes. Despite his handicap, he ! dresses and cares for himself, is an i enthusiastic fisherman and makes his way unaided over the country. His wife died several years ago. ! He Is a candidate for the repub lican nomination for representative. Ho has held no other public office. K.UtE SWEET POTATO SEED ' MAY HELP IMVnOVE PLANT WASHINGTON. (At Bigger and bet ter sweet potatoes may havr been Lmade possible by the government's acquisition of seed for experimental breeding! ;-; H&vely. except in tropical and sub tropical regions, does the sweet potato produce viable seed, It is propagated In the United States by draws or slips, the seed-producing habits hav ing disappeared before the plant was adopted for cultivation.-'''-' Seeds for the experiments were ob tained in Hawaii and the' Virgin Is lands. In one generation of breeding, vast changes in type may. take place whereas only slight changes can be in ado In many decades through selec tion and vegetative reproduction. VNTOVEIt CITADEL REGENSBURO, Germany W Ex cavating for a dam on the Danube at Stelnklrchen, workmen uncovered a Roman citadel and cemetery ap parently abandoned in the third cen tury. The fort was about 75 yards long and 05 wide. A -'.pink worm has menaced cotton L lUI, 111 "l (II Villi) JW'I Hay To Hoses The Crop Range On Giant Farm s MARIANNA, Fla. In Florida big scale farming and extensive crop di versification have come hand in hand. And the 25, 000 -acre Chipola farm development here, with Its dozens or more major crops, has been hewn from typical Florida woodland In lit tle more than three years. Its wide variety of products ranges from beef cattle to oranges, from hay to roses. There are purebred hogs, 1,000 head of beef cattle, a dairy establishment with 125 purebred Jerseys, a satsuma grove of 20,000 trees, a nursery con taining 160 varieties of fruits and ornamental plants, and fields of many kinds of hay and feed crops. Business principles have been ap plied by Chalcs O. Rleff, the farm's manager, to the commercial produc tion of a long list of farm com modi ties. The farm was started In February, 1927, primarily to grow satsumas, or "kid glove" oranges. More than 3,300 trees were planted the first season, when a complete nursery was estab lished. Two cover crops a year now are grown In the satsuma groves. The summer crop Includes peas and cro talaria, while the winter cover crop Cooler Weather Descending Upon Wallowa County went a tonsil operation but U getting t Ministry Agriculture and Forwii i!. . nilv ihas decided not to authorize chamoi. I . a nViilrlrAtv 'hunting In thp Ahrupxl n.tlnn.i Mrs. E. B. xnoruuuiB . ..... --- ;-" :T-: lr jti wvf.wfiui-.g ,b uitu uccn deeded. By Leona Thprnburc (Observer Correspondent) inGTOU nr. f.QnAlnlk ThB (makes one realize that (all la very J ,u . r, T.. Although the sun's rays are for the market and thousands of l8tul qul,e hot durlng the day. the rosebushes are sold annually. Plow- ,nl 'nt? are muCh cooler. Leaves on L. Ln.,Mil'r the market In- ;Me of th(! trees are donning thelr im.. S?f!Cn. ,U5'H?,l"neSeH"afrS, " t of the grass has llles. daffodils, calla lilies and glad-:turne(1 Drown. Harvesting In the i. , . . .... - Wallowa valley will be in full swing Cattle range over vast tracts of !b tn. (irs, s.ntemb An com lespedeza. carpet and Bermuda grasses bf,,rTS but JiTi which cover the permanent pastures. ?e tharre6h,nnbafe surud up and ,yn,trHe805tT0a'i' at3 y " individual machines, are to be provided next year in case a i- DM.inr. in ia a.m nn of drought. , ' . lt J-t , rnlne verv fafit I now and by the first of the1 month, CAKOI.INA FABMKHS KIM) , ! the malorltv of It will be rlDe. Dave Tucker moved his threshing HALEIOH, N. C. on-North Caro- I0"?"' v.?r. 'P,.,"!8 i'a"gra'1 ??. 5e 1ST BOn?-? !a Ju sSck day afternoon but began In earnest early Tuesday morning, his is a small machine only requiring (We wagons. Hay Stevens and Selwyh Oaulke are hauling grain for Ted Down this week, using the Oaulke trucks. Mr. Downs, who owns his own combine has sev eral hundred acres of fall wheat which is making 40 and 45 bushels to the acre. Tho Nuxoll brothers are combln- fcho government for their farm relief, They are setting up Individual fi nancial organizations under a law passed 15 years ago by the state le gislature, providing for the estab lishment of savings and loan asso ciations or credit unions, similar to these In operation In Europe for nearly a century. Fifty-eight credit unions are now In operation in 26 counties, and more applications have been received for permits to organize in the last 60 days, than lu tne History oi tue j ing the fall wheat belonging to Harry f credit union in America. Gibson this week. The credit union is operated under Earl childers started combining for I tho supervision of the department of tne Conrad brothers Monday. agriculture and is similar to the i . . . . . ...,,., I building and loan association. Mem- L e 'u? s', 'T r.! ? bers control and operate the union Wf :,h.m,i r a close and at least half of the camp- em ers have gone. Although it is still I 3 la popular place for the Sunday out SIIHEr .NOW THI C'KKII iings of the local people, very few are , TO l'ASTUKES IN' WEST looming In from the outside points ito camp. 1 BfUKsni, wash. ur Ihe spec- Sfvuml tnvmnre nr c-nmnlnlnlnir nf Leona and Luther, and Miss Roma Davis were shopping In Enterprise Tuesday. SAYS WALED' ACCENT ' SOT SAME AS KINO'S CAMBRIDGE. England VP) The Prince of Wales does not speak the king's English. In the opinion of P. O. Blandford, British authority on pronunciation. In a lecture at Cam bridge University he said: "Tho prince and the king do not talk the same type of English. An analysis of the Prince of Wales' pro nunciation gives eviaeiitc ui " particular change, yet the social en vironment and the outlook on life of the king and the prince are the same. "I think the ideal accent Is one that betrays neither your mother's birthplace nor your father's Income." BAN KTI'IIENT Al'TOS CAMBRIDGE, England Wl Auto- n,, tr,a ramnus of UambrlOKO win be forbidden after June. 1931 by a new ruling of college authorities on the ground that "tho possession of meter cars 'or motorcycles always pre vents undergraduates from making tne oesfc use ui biiui .voiucw. TOURIST CAMERA HARREII . DOMODOSSGLA. Italy W) Tour ists having movie cameras or ordinary "stills" with them should not try to use. them when crossing even this peaceable Swisa-Itallan frontier. An American who tried to "shoot" the countryside of this fortified zone had his machine confiscated, and had to wait in Rome two weeks before he regained possession of it. . and that only a very few permit. h. lu. ... " LONDOli RAISES SKY LINE LONDON (IP) London newspaper, forseo "skyscrapers" here as a result of recommendation by the building committee of the London Count. Council that the limit be raised twenty feet from the present . restric tion keeping heights at 80 feet. j Korean lespedeza was not affect, j ed by the drouth in Kentucky. - Cox Apto Electric Electrical Ignition and Battery Repairs on all Makes of Cars Ph. M-753 1425 Adams TO BUILD CKMETAKIES DOBERDO, Italy i&j Cemetarles for the 50.000 Hungarian soldiers who fell on Italian soli in the world war are to be constructed here and on the Isonzo river. Headquarters for me- graves regis irunuii service wui ue In Padua. tacie ox nignways lined wnn sneep a rust Which is growing on the wheat ITALY RESTRICTS HUNTERS AQU1LA DEOLI ABRUZZI, Italy P) Like the United States, Italy is Jealously preserving all forms of wild life in her public domains. Tho being trailed to pastures may be pass ing in uie west. Many Washington flockmasters aTe experimenting with truck transporta tion, as new roads now pierce much oi tne timoer country, stems this year. It seems to be worse on the patches, which were not as thoroughly irrigated as other parts of the field. ' Bob Williams is getting his thresh- Tie Welcom&yoti tn Portland. 200 comfortable room. each with bath. Reasonable iatei Convenient dowtvtowa location. 9i HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND, OR?GOMj If the experiment is successful, ""J'i'l" "SyntS:8lSithh" motor transportation may be used to take millions of sheep to high, tim bered ranges. Sheep flockmasters say hauling by truck to terminal points would reduce the present loss of lambs en route. H YE REPLACES COTTON ! SCOTLAND NECK. N. C. (A1) Rye Is belne substituted for cotton as a money crop by many farmers in thisWfltel.t okla., departed for their home Ing his fall grain on the hill. Mr. and lyirs. J. D. Miller and daughter, Cora, of Blackwell, Okla., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Richards at their home In Joseph. Mr. Miller is a phew of Mrs. Richards. Fred Doty accompanied Alma Hal? sey and Ouynetha Pink ley on a trip to the high lakes last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. ai. aiuveiy. ox buii- A section, as a further step toward dl- Saturday after an enjoyable visit with versification. relatives In Joseph. Mrs. Fred Mcclain and daughter, CITY SKI.LS OK.WCiK CROI Marjorle, accompanied by Mlaa PASADENA. Calif. UP) The City of Geneva Roup, motored to La Grande Pasadena sold Its municipal orange Monday, returning home Tuesday, crop this year for 10.903. While there, Miss Marjorle under- Business is good with M A J E STI C ! nPHREE traiiiloads ... 56 carloads . . . nearly a mile of freight cars packed solid with Majestic Radios to meet the demands of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska buyers! That's what leadership means and the fruit of consistently building a product which surpasses all competition, regard less of price. The new Million Dollar Majestic Models are now in the hands of the vast Majestic dealer organization. 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