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VOLUME 31
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15 MILES OP
ROAD TO BE
, $90,000 Alloted For This
Section of - La Gr'ande
Wallowa Lake Highway
PROJECT WEST OF
MEACHAM APPROVED
$100,000 to be 'Spent on
Old Oregon Trail High-
way From View Point
to Union County line.
Allocation of federal aid funds in
Oregon Thursday Included two pro
jects of great Importance to this sec
tion of the districts grading, sur
facing and oiling of the Rock creek
Lostlne section of the Wallowa Lake
highway, at an . estimated cost of
$90,000, and bituminous macadam
work on the Old Oregon Trail high
. way from -View Point to the Union
county line, at an estimated cost of
$100,000.
Allocation "was tentatively com
pleted by the state highway commis
sion Thursday, although final ap
proval by the federal bureau of pub
lic roads and the secretary of agri
culture Is required.
The Wallowa lake road work will
Include 15 miles, from the head
of the Wallowa canyon to a point
one and a half miles the other sic'p
of Los tine; to connect up with the
highway out of Enterprise already
oiled. The road In the Wallowa can-
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Better Fishing
Conditions Now
In This Section
Pishing conditions In Union and
Wallowa counties aro improvin;
greatly. aud reports of fair catches
aro being received from many of the
rivers and streams In this district,
The water Is fairly clear although
high in some streams, but tho fisn
are reported to be biting and that's
all an angler needs to send him out
to his favorite place.
Tomorrow the open season for fish
Ing in tributaries to Wallowa lake
gets under way, which will open up
several streams in that section which
have been closed this spring.
Pishing , is still permissible In
Catherine creek but after July 10 it
will be unlawful to fish In the stream
above the fish hatchery at Union. A
few salmon are being caught in this
stream at present, It Is reported.
LEISMAN DOWN
TOWN THURSDAY
Walter Lelsman, who has been ill
at his home for the last few months
l following an operation, was able to
first .time. ' He visited the store,
greeted many of his friends who were
pleased to see him looking so well,
nnd glanced - over several improve
ments in the store arrangements re
cently installed by Charles Graham.
DRUG STORES
OPEN AT NOON
NEXT SUNDAY
At a meeting of La Grande drug
gists it was agreed to open local
drug stores at, noon, to remain open
until 5 p. m. on Sundays.. Formerly
the stores opened at 1 and closed at
6 p. m. ; v
This new schedule will be started
Sunday, July 2.
GIVES INFORMATION
ON EARWIG KILLERS
Earwigs, which began to be no
ticed somewhat in the Grande Ronde
valley a year or bo ago. may be al
most entirely controlled by earwig
parasites, according to Information
received by County Agent H. a. Av
ery from W. L. Teutsch. assistant
county agent leader with headquar
ters at Corvallls.
In answer to an Inquiry by Mr.
Awry, Mr. Tjutsch said: "For live
years or more earwig parasites have
been propagated and released In the
city ot Portland. There Is marked
evidence that the number of earwigs
has been greatly reduced, Indicating
that the parasite bring them Into
natural control. Complete eradication
not possible, but as Is the case In
: Europe, these parasites keep the ear
1 wlg population down to a point where
'they are not a menace or trouble
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Col., June SJ9
That economic conference ought to
be starting now over in London, the
American delegation arrived there
Wednesday.
There has been millions and mil
lions of dollars made out of wheat
In tho last month, but not a cent
made by anybody that ever raised
any or anybody that ever really own
ed any.
No wonder the people In so many
states voted for legal betting on
horse racing, the state does get a
per cent of that.
Those who demanded their pound
of flesh finally received their satisfac
tion. "Patty" Arbuckle accommo
dated 'em by-.dying, and from a brok
en heart. He brought much happi
ness to many and never knowingly
wronged a soul. The Lord will pass
on his innocence or guilt now and
not the reformers. Yours,
IMl.l.WiHrto"-'
MANY LA GRANDE '
PEOPLE TO VISIT
ENTERPRISE, LAKE
With no celebration scheduled to
be held in La Grande, the Fourth of
July prog tarn at Enterprise set for
July 3 and 4, Monday and Tuesday,
is sure to draw scores of local peo
ple to tho Wallowa country for tho
holiday.
The Enterprise two-day progrjm
Includes rodeo, horse racing, a par
ade, dances In the evening, fnworks
and many other events.' bound - to
make up an excellent and interesting
entertainment,.. . -r' ' -
In addition to tho celebration at
Enterprise, a large number are mak-
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PIERCE TO SPEAK
SUNDAY EVENING
Walter M. Pierce, United States
congressman from Oregon, will be tho
main speaker at an open meeting to
be hold in tho L. D. 3. tabernacle on
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. The
meeting, of a patriotic nature. Is open
to tho public and 'tho church Invites
all who are Interested to attend.
Representative Pierce has not yet
announced hia subject.
Special music also has been ar
ranged for the evening.
Rep. Pierce has returned from Port
land where ho met with Democrats
informally and as a speaker at the
weekly luncheon meeting of the Wil
lamette Democratic society on Wed
nesday. Mr. Pierce told Portlanders
that indications at Washington are
that business Is definitely on the
up-grade.
WILLAMETTE CHOIR
TO SING TONIGHT
Excellent voices and Interesting
personalities account for the fllw
quality of the Philharmonic choir
of Willamette university, which will
appear In a concert tonight at 8
o'clock at the Mothocllst church audi
torium. The musical organization Is
en route to Chicago where tt has
been appointed by Governor Meier to
officially represent the state at the
Century of Progress exposition.
The pipe organ at the church Is be
ing tuned today and will be In good
condition this evening when Robert
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some. . . . Last year the cost of
parasitized earwigs was 20 per col
ony of 2000. This year the city of
Portland Is handling Its own sales
although the earwigs will be para
sitized under the supervision of the
college entomology department. We
have not as yet been advised as to
the price schedule but wo under
stand that It will bo around 20 per
1000."
Mr. Teutsch further said that in
1932 county agents In nine counties
were responsible for pooling orders
for and distributing 71 colonies con
taining 01.250 parasitized earwigs.
The department estimates It will re
quire from three to four years of
natural Increase before any appre
ciable effect upon the earwig popu
lation will be noticed as a result of
these plantings.
65 MEN ARE
AT WORK IN
LOCAL PLANT
Bowman-Hicks Run Ex
pected to Last Through
Season, Probably Longer
MT. EMILY PLANS
TO RESUME WORK
Logs Expected to Arrive
From Woods Monday
' . and Mill Likely to. Re
ppen Next Wednesday.
With the re-opening of the
Bowman - Hicks Lumber Co.
plant in La Grande Thursday
and the expectation that the
Mt. Emily Lumber Co. will
resume operations probably
next Wednesday, La Grande
was going about its work with
ney optimism and cheer to
day. Sixty-five men are at work
in the La. Grande plant and
half a hundred in the woods
for the bowman-Hicks com
pany, which expects to con
tinue its run during the good
weather season, and possibly
longer, according to H.' N.
Ashby, western manager, in
the event enough logs are ac
cumulated to make this pos
sible. Tlie -Bowman-Hicks plant -quietly
j-esunwcw-lts. ; operations . yesterday.
morning, af ter a long shutdown, Ouo
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William N. Park,
Pioneer, Dies;
Funeral Sunday
William? N. Park, a resident of Un
ion county for 62 years, died Thurs
day at his home near Summerville.
He had been ill of hardening of tho
arteries for some time, and his con
dition was critical for the last two
weeks.
Funeral services will bo held Sun
day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at
the Summerville chapel with Rev. W.
H. Hertzog. of the First M. E. church,
officiating. The body is at the Snod-
grass and Zimmerman mortuary.
Mr. Park, a prominent rtlrmer and
land owner in Summerville and well
known throughout the valley, had
been making his home with his son,
Wayne. He leaves three other chil
dren, Hugh and Earl, of Summerville,
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One Touch of
la mmTlML' m
Farmers See
MEsrI .4l
Heavy demand for whent from Chinese sources is making grain farmers
happy. Photo shown purs of wheut piled on dock at The Dulles, Ore., to
i transhipment to Orient,
GROWERS OF CHERRIES
HERE WELCOME LIFTING
OF FRUIT QUARANTINE
Cheiries May Now Be -Shipped Into California and
Montana When Properly Certified. '
Growers Of sweet cherries In this
county, whose markets have " been
limited by quarantines which have :
existed for several years are grati
fied over the news that cherries may
now be shlppedi into California and
Montana on certificate, provided that
the certificate Is only furnished after
showing Is made that the fruit fly
spray has been applied. The quaran
tine still exists with regard to three
other, western, states Washington,
lutuioand C tah. -
The lifting of tho quarantine in
California and Montana Is the result
of a long and hard fight on the part
of Oregon horticulturists, who have
been waging their battle against the
cherry fruit fly which was tho cause
of the ban. Of. course, there still
remains the proviso that only those
cherries that have been sprayed will
be accepted for shipments to these
two states.
Union county cherry men have
never been convinced of the Justice
of the quarantine, believing that the
presence of the worms was of such
an lnflnlteslmally small number that
the limitation was not Justified.
However, the quarantine was. placed
and the battle has been very consis
tently waged. ,
Olve Spray Information -
Tho county agricultural agent.
Harry Avery has issued circulars to
all cherry growers this wcekJ wiUi
rcgarc't to the spraying process which
Is due very soon, and this applies
not only to the large orchardlsts,
but owners of Individual trees In
town and in family orchards are
asked to co-operate with the plan.
The first spray, Mr. Avery stales,
should be applied July 1, when the
Nature Makes The Whole World Kin
'Prosperity; Grain is Sold
fly is supposed to emerge, the sec
ond, July 6 and the third, July 11.
As spray residue may be tho cause
for the condemning of the fruit, it
is urged that care be exercised In
tho quantity of the spray material
uced never over one pint per tree.
' For the spray, one-half pound of
lend arsenate should be used to two
quarts of molasses, or syrup (never
honey) and ten gallons of water. ThlB
material should bo applied In fine
drdpWts, a broom or small hand
spray being satisfactory for small
orchards or Individual trees. The
spray should be made on lower limbs
of the trees, on seedlings and other
varieties of trees which are near the
cherry trees.
Tho importance of spraying tho
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CAR LICENSE RUSH
UNDER WAY TODAY
A rush for automobile licenses for
tho last half of 1933 Is under way
In earnest at tho county court houso
at present, with the old licenses good
no longer than midnight tonight.
The sheriff's office has been un
usually busy all this week taking ap
plications for licenses and today the
rush was tho greatest so far. No
check had been mado as yet on the
lumber of licenses Issued.
The sheriff's office, issues tempor
ary licenses to automobllo owners and
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of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
bo tukeu duwii Culunibiu river for
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YMENTOFBACK
rn
TAXES CONTINUE
IN THISCOUNTY
Largest Payment Recent
ly By La Grande Hotel
Froperty Interest Re
sumed Saturday.
The period for payment of delin
quent property taxes without penal
ties or Interest expires tomorrow In
Oregon.
Taxpayers who respond beforo that
date are given opportunity to pay
taxes ar 1930 and prior 'years with
out the customary Interest charges
added by tho counties. After Satur
day, interest will again bo charged,
but tho old interest wllL not be add
ed. Delinquent property owners also
will have an opportunity to pay In
10 equal semi-annual installments on
their taxes dating back to 1030 and
earlier.
Many back taxes are being paid In
Union county and have been received
during tho last several weeks. Thurs
day Manager S. T, Jordan, of tho La
Grande hotel, brought In a payment
of $1460 wlilch he tendered to Deputy
Sheriff Dick Claycomb. , This wn one
of tho largest recent payments of
back taxes,'
TENNIS CLUB TO
PLAY ON SUNDAY
The La Grande Tennis club team
will play a roturn match with the
combined teams of Union and Imblor
at ten o'olock Sunday morning hero
at the city courts. Union and Im
bler will bo hero to avengo their last
Sunday defeat, when La Orande won
five out of seven matches. Twelve
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COOKSON NOW
CITIZEN OF
THIS COUNTRY
Harvey Cookson, 1H06 Pennsylvania
avenue was examined by V. W, Tom
linson. naturalization examiner for
the state of Oregon Friday morning
and made a citizen of the United
States when ho swore alleglanco to
this country beforo Judge J. W.
Knowles, circuit Judge, In the circuit
court. Mr. Cookson was born in Eng
land. Ohristo MaMroglannes, of Hilgard:
Schoercns Mary Venderwlcle, 1100
Spring; and Mrs. Mary Bartholoma,
707 East Grand avenue, wero examin
ed and continued for further study
of the history of the United Staten.
Mr. Mastroglanncs was born in Kama
trlatrs, Greece, Mrs, Vonderwielo In
WlgiiHenc. Belgium; and Mrs. Barth
oloma In Samara, Kussla.
Wheat Today j
CHICAGO. Juno 30 m With a
broad buying movement sweeping in
to tho speculative pits late today,
wheat kited to 4 cent above early
low prices.
Late strength In tho wheat market
was based largely on apprehension
that crop dam ago had nullified bene
fits from rains northwest nnd west.
Much buying, too, was stimulated
owing to expectations that pn tte
crop summaries to bo issued Monday
would disclose startling curtailment
of Indicated yields.
Wheat closed nervous at about a
cent under tho day's top figure but
w c over yesterday's finish, corn
iy4ii2c up, oats 1ai2'4c advanced
and provlHions varying from 10 cents
decline to a rise of 2 cents.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
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LA GRANDE PU1KST GETS POST
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PEEK EXPECTS MO CHANGE
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OK EG ON PROJECTS APPROVED
MRS. MOODY WINS AGAIN
PORTLAND, June 30 (A) The
ehtmcery ofrice of the Catholic
church here wut advised today of the
appointment by the hlNliop of the
dlueesc of linker, of ltev. Timothy 1.
L'asey, oHttlHtuiit at Klomuth Falls fur
three years, to be pastor of the cathe
drul at llaker. Itev. John T. Cumin,
of La Grunde, ordained three weeks
ago, wlli heconio assistant ul Kium
atli Falls. '
WASHINGTON, June 30 Georgo
N. Peek, chief form administrator,
said today there Is "no likelihood"
of any ' change In the 30-cent per
bushel processing tax on. wheat
scheduled to go into effect 'at mid
night, July 8. ' . ; ,
PORTLAND. Ore., June 30 (P) - In
a special dispatch to the Oregon tun
from Washington, 1), C last right,
Senator Ntelwer was quoted ns say
ing that army engineers hod recom
mended Oregon river and lu.ruor pro
JeuU amounting to 5,271,000 be In
cluded In the public works program.
WIMBLEDON, Eng., Juno 30 ffl
Mrs, Helen Wills Moody continued
hor sereno way toward her sixth Wim
bledon tennis title today with a 6-3,
0-0 victory ovor Mme. Sylvia Henro
tlu, in the quarter-finals of women's
singles.
NEW YORK, Juno 30 (P) Major
aventa in the biiHlnefw and trade sit
uation during the post week liullcute
that the upturn to continuing In a
vigorous wny "iuul-reaching all partH
pf .the country In Its Incluslveness,"
KilU tho nun & llradstroct review to
Uay, ' '- ; .
WASHINGTON, June 30 The
American Italhvay asxcKlutlon nu
niilinoed .today lllat revenue freight
loadlugH fur the week ended June M
were 001,(108 cunt, an Increase of 1(1,.
!37 over tile preceding week and .105,
0a over the same week in 1032. ;
LA GRANDE ASKED
TO AID VICTIMS
OF KELSO FLOOD
Rev. Paul Do P. Mortimore, chair
man of the local chapter of tho Am
erican RecV Cross, Is In receipt of a
telegram asking for Immediate help
for .the Kelso flood sufferers. The
telegram roads:
"Pour hundred fourteen homes aro
affected by tho Kelso flood. Two
thousand persons are homolcss. A
careful survey Indicates that a heavy
rehabilitation program will be neces
sary under the direction of tho Red
Cross owing to the slow recession of
the water ,from these homes. The
increasing severity of the situation
necosslti f s the extension of cfjjr
appeal for funds. Your chapter ro-
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Finn's Profits At
Around $17,000,000
WASHINGTON, Juno 30 (I1) Evl
denco that Kulm. Locb's total profits
from stock and bond Issues it man
aged from 1027-1031 wero almost $17,-
000,000 was presented today to sen
ate Investigators,
War Veteran Kills
Federal Official
DAYTON, Ohio, Juno 30 (V) Tho
slaying of Vernon Roberta, a govern
ment official and a plot to kill Con
gressman Harlan wero attributed by
police today to a disgruntled Spanish
American war veteran cut off the
pension and disability rolls of the
veterans bureau three weeks ago. Tho
votoran, James D, Shad bolt, 63, was
cliarged with murder.
i INQUIRING
Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons
will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked tome
question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M, Wight
each Inlrrvlewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the
Liberty Theater. The current attraction is Until I'hattcrton In
"Lilly Turner."
The outcome of tho Sharkoy-Car-ncra
tight; last night was predicted
correctly by more people than any
other encounter In recent history,
perhaps. That Is. unless It was the
world scries basebull games for the
past decado the Dcmpsey-Tiuinoy
fight, the football classics, etc' etc.
However, Louis Evans, 1008 Wash
Ington, did really know who was go
ing to win last night as the fellow
ROOSEVELTS
REPLY FAILS
TO SUIT BLOC
F. R. Believes Stabiliza
' tiori of .Currency is a
.." Banking Problem.,
DEADLOCKREMAINS
IN LONDON PARLEY,
British Regard America's
Reply as Favorable But
Gold Bloc Refuses toi
A,ccept Proposal. ;
OAMFO BELLO ISLAND, N.' B ,
June 30 (P) President Roosevelt
regards the . question of .temporary
stabilization ot currency as a bank-'
lng rather than, a governmental
problem and therefore outside the
Immediate realm of the - troubled ;
economic conference. -
DEADLOCK CONTINUES . 1
LONDON, June 30 VP) The dead
lock over currency stabilization: n"
mained unbroken tonignt after a
series of- conferences . attended ' by.
leaders of the world economlo con- ,
ference. The next move was said to'
be up to the Unltedj States govern
ment. ,-' i . '
We are still waiting on Wash
ington," Bold : Finance Minister '
Georges Bonnet of France after a
meeting attended by leaders of- the
gold bloc, American Assistant Secre
tary of State. Raymond Moley, 'and.
Prime Minister Ramsay MaoDonald
janbaqoxa ov jo joitsonvtro ' pun .
Neville Chamberlain of-Great Britain.
Before' the meeting high British
quarters had said they definitely7 un-
derstood President' Roosevelt had re'--piled
favorably to-a plea to prevent
erratic dollar fluctuations... Accord
ing to the British1 tlie reply amount
ed to substantial approval In. prin
ciple If not full acceptance. -
Tho president Is said to have stated
that the proposal must be confined
to a fight against speculation.
Mr, Roosevelt's reply was regarded
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Eagles Baseball;
Team Will Play
2 Games Sunday
Tlie La Grande Eagles baseball
nine will make a determined effort
to fatten Its average and climb a
place or two in the Union-Wallowa
county basoball league next Suhday
when Its takes on the Allcel Harves
ters for two games. The first game
will be played at Zmbler starting
about 10 a. m. and the second gome
will bo played In La Grande on the
High school field starting about 3
o'clock, t
According to local dopes ters the
Eagles have little to fear In either
game as comparative scores show the
local squad to be clearly superior
.to the Harvesters, In addition the
return of Bus Courtney from nation
al guard) camp and his presence on
the mound will materially strength
en the wavering pitching staff.
Today's Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Chicago 3-7-1
Brooklyn 8 IS 2
Root, Nelson and Hartnett; Mun
go and Lopez. .
B. H. B.
St. Louis 15 1
New York 0 6 0
Dean and Wilson; Schumacher and
Mancuso. '
B. H. E.
Cincinnati ,..J 2 7 I
Boston 0 13 0
Lucas, Sout and Lombardl; Cant
well and Kogan.
R. R. E.
Pittsburgh 4 11 1
Philadelphia 8 10 1
Swift; French and! Plclnlch; Moore,
Plckrcll and Todd.
REPORTER i
who' lost the wager can testify. "And
morcver," ho says. "Camera will beat
Max Baer, There Isn't; a man alive
in tho- boxing profession that can
lick Camera." ,
Raymond O. Williams, 1301 6 ave
nue asked who won and when In
formed that the Italian was success
ful In laying out Sharkey cold In
the sixth, he nonchalantly replied.
"It's O. K. by me."
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