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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1933)
John Factor, Mlliohaire, Kidnaped WKATHKK FOKCCAHT o,regon: Unsettled, with rain In i north ami went tonight or NunUay; I Cooler In eust Sunday. Local weiith- ' ' r Frltlny: nuix 71. min 411. l-rtly i loiuly. Today: min 47, 7 u. in. ti4. urtly cloudy. I Only Newspaiier Printed in La Grande ' Covering Union and Wallowa Counties ; MtXitl OLUME 31 M KM II Kit ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1933 HASTICRN ORFXJON'S LKAJMWG NKWSPAPKH NUMBER 256 . PI' MILD AT PLAY 1 " TO 1 (lEBA DOE, 5, DIES ALMOST. INSTANTLY Driver of Truck, George Scheideman, of Portland, is Exonei-ated Today. INQUEST HELD BY CORONER WALKER Little Gh-Ps Vision Pooit A Because of Play Mask Man Face; Runs Against w Big Vehicle. A grimacing comic paper mask of Andy Gump became a tragic death mask for little Rcba Doe, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan ley Doe last night when Bhe was killed instantly when she ran into the back wheel of a truck driven by George Schneldeman and owned by Al Veltman, both of Portland A coroner's Jury exonerated the driver of any blame in the accident, which was found to be unavoidable this morning at 9 o'clock after an inquest ?ld by Coroner George Walker. 5ye witnesses to the accident tea led that the little girl, her vision scured by the mask which cov , cd her face, ran across the street tear the corner of Cherry street and Adams avenue, and dashed into the rear wheel of the truck which was driving west at a rate of about 20 miles an hour. Three Major Injuries Dr. A. h. Richardson examined! the and. found three major inJu- Tf.ip either ot ..whicji -would., have Littsed aeatn instantly. Her bkuu buffered a multiplicity of fractures, the physician estimating that the bone was broken into 40 or 50 pieces. (Continued On Pago Pour) Some Employes Of City Not To Go On Vacation Jbme or the city employes will (re to go through this year with out a vacation. ' But few of them are kicking, be cause: In many cities," employes are being laid orf for a full month each year without replacements during their absence In orcier to cut the budget. And in La Grande, no such thing Is being done. Those employes who are able to . take time off and have other em ployes "double up" and do their work without extra expense to the city, jiiay get vacations, but those who Qtnnot will have rto do without, as Hie city cannot afford to hire others to work for the regular employes during their absence. ENTERPRISE WOMAN IS ESSAY WINNER The results of the first week of the Merchants' Essay and Misspelled . Word contest, started -last Saturday In the Observer, were announced to day and the winner is Nanne Heaton, of Enterprise, Ore. t second place went to Lavon Koger, of Cove, and third to Ruth Stoddard, of La Grande. Prizes were $3,' $2 and $1. Honorable mention is given Wil liam Westenskow, Imbler; Maeliza-bi-th Cooper, 906 H avenue. La Grande; Neva Stein. 1805 X avenue, iA Grande: and Miss Mnrell Walte, Joule No. 1, La Grande. Through i the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight, a complimentary ticket to the Lib erty theatre Is being granted to the "honorable mentions". The essay contest resulted in a ' Wge number of contributions and V W of the winning ones were so :si It required tery careful Judging determine which was best. Out 1 the great host of replies the above Vtioned ones were chosen. ft.dently, from the tone of the Arrsls. McWllltams' La Grande Bakery subject of the first essay has .n long conducting a popular itflbltahment here. f Those who didn't figure In the f winners this week should not be downcast. became there "number may be up" next week. The second essay of the contest Is explained on J page 3 of the Observer today and jjosslbly one who didn't win a men am this time may come up with a lize winner next week. The subject J the essay on today's pne is Erlck ln and Lottes, well known local d. seed and supply house. Ml of the contestants In the first rxiAjii 1 ROGERS BEVERLY HUjLS, Cal., June 00 With all the rest of us using silver, copper, buttons, pins, checkers, wam pum and watermelons tor money, France can't see any advantage In using real money, so they ore liable to dive olf the gold any day now. Europe Is disgusted with America because she won't say( exactly what her dollar is worth. We say our dollar Is like a wife, they are worth whatever they are worth to you. They may go to 10 cents abroad, but) they are still worth a dollar to us. Yours, MOUNT EMILY MILL WAGES GO UP TODAY Increase of Substantial Nature Put Into Effect Here This Morning. The Mount Emily Lumber com pany of La Grande today announced n EnhcianilHl wnpn Increase had been put into effect this morning, apply ing to an laoor m wv iwa. p.tuii and the woods. The wage Increase is in lino with the government's urge to Industry and business In general to Increase th. umnAB nf lnhnr nnd was nut into effect immefllatcly In order .to give the men tne oenein 01 uie lumo t The sawmill, which was re-opened late in May ana mm snuv uuwji .v. awhile last month because'of weath er conditions that made it difficult to ' get a supply of logs from the wocds, is expected to resume opera tions about tho middle of next week. CHECKING UP ON AUT01ICENSES StMe police over Oregon were busy today chocking up on whether auto mobiles in use have the new half year' licenses, or have applied for same. Cars not equipped with the new tags or proof that the new tags havo been ordered, are not allowed to operate and the cVrlvers are sub ject, to apprehension. A large number of licenses arrived here this morning and were imme diately affixed to automobiles. The rush at the court house, where tem porary licenses may be obtained, also continues. No 'moratorium on licenses ha been announced by the secretary of state and none is expected. week had no difficulty In finding six misspelled words In the adver tisements. As a matter of fact, we'll have to break down and confess that more misspelled words were discover ed than wo thought existed I Sufficient to say, the response to the first week of the contest was more gratifying than the most optl mtstlo expectations, and a large number of essays are expected dur ing the coming week. The winning essay follows: WHY TUB LA GRANDE HAKEItY IS ENTITLED TO THE TRADE OF THE LA GRANDE COMMUNITY "Bread is the staff of life" Swift's "Tale of a Tub." Swift had the right Ilea, but he did not have the right bread, for Dutch Maid, real malted milk bread made by tho La Grande Bakery had not come Into use then. If he had ever tasted the La Grande Bakery's Dutch Maid, then he would have had bread to wrle about. Even later than Swift thought that up, people talked about "good home baking." How old! fashioned! fink ing, like everything else has moved up. Today the woman who Is par ticular about her table, who wants wholesome white bread with tender, attractive crust; bread that Is ten der and fresh crumb, and yet so thoroughly done that It never mole's in her bread box or gets sour, buys the La Grande Dutch Maid. Of course there are other breads, and If you want a sweet, the dainty cellophane wrapped cakes are deli clous. . Nanne Heaton Enterprise, Ore. WILLAMETTE CHOIR SINGS IN LA GRANDE Appears in Concert Fri day Evening at First Methodist Church.. MUSICAL PROGRAM IS GIVEN PRAISE Philharmonic; Organ iza tion En Route to Chi- ; cago to Sing at Century - of Progress I1 air. The Philharmonic choir of Wil lamette university, which is on its way by bus to Chicago as official representatives of the state of Ore gon to sing at tho Century of Prog ress fair, appeared in a concert last evening . at the ' Plrst Methodist church, which is reported to have been one of the best musical pro grams offered In La Grande in some time. It was patronized by a fair sized but enthusiastic and appre ciative audience. The choir, composed of 30 trained voices under the direction and In struction of Cameron Marshall, head of the Willamette conservatory, pre sen ted a program pf varied numbers selections from the great oratorios, some. of the most majestic religious uhctruscB, spirituals aric others of tho best loved secular numbers. The work of the chorus was remarkably well done, with the splendid shading the attacks and roleases, the great finales, performed almost faultlessly, - . (Continued on Page Four) Noted Aviator Badly Injured In Crash Today INDIANAPOLIS. July 1 (T) Rus sell Boardman, Boston, was Injured so seriously physicians feared he would die when his airplane nosed over today as he took off to continue race 'from New York to Los An geles. Boardman, in July 1931, with John Polando, flew fromi New York., to Istanbul, Turkey, for a world non stop distance record, estimated to be 6030.5 miles. TUKXEIl LEADING ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 1 P) Colonel Roscoe Turner, transcon tinental air racer, landed here at 10:29 a. m. (E. S. T.) He planned to spend n few minutes here refuel lug. Turner appeared to lie leading in the transcontinental air race. OH, SECRETARY WALLACE! HOW'S THIS FOR AN IDEA? for ir - ' f-r, m : n.-v limm -' Alter three mouths ot strenuous skippering ol the ship ot state, President Roosevelt is "having the time ot my llfo" piloting the schooner Amberjack along the Capo Cod coast. Here Is tlw skip per as he began his vacation1 cruise. The president proved blmselt an able skipper by piloting Ills i pratt to port through stormy seas IiIb first day out. ' . ' ,. JUNE RAINFALL - LIGHT BUT HALF YEAR TOTAL HIGH Rainfall during the month of June was .43 less than normal, but in spite of that the total moisture for the first half of the year shows an ex cess of 1.52 Inches. Normal rainfall for the first half of a year In La Grande Is 11 .25 inches and the weather records at the municipal building- show total moisture so far of 12.77 Inches. The rainfall for June was 1.04 Inches, compared with normal of 1.47 Inches. During June there were eight rainy days? nine clear days, and 14 partly cloudy. Days classified as cloudy to taled seven. The temperature ranged from a low of 47 above on June 1 to a high of (Continued on Pnpe Six) THE SKIPPER! Employment For May In Oregon Shows Big Gain SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 W) The federal reserve bank of San Francisco announced today Its survey of Oregon employment for May showed a morkedi ga.'n. Tho state's seasonally odjupfied index roce to 61 per cent oi the 1920 monthly average, 'compared with 55 In April and 66 also in May 1032. , Although aggregate wages paid Increased over April, the total was less than in May last year. The seasonal total payroll Index was 38, compared with 35 In April and 41 in May 1932. The month's best gains were In metal, textile and lumber Indus tries, wHJi other Industries, ex cept foods, making some gains. NOTREACHED F.R.DECLARES Gold Bloc Representatives at World Conference Still Wait For Word LONDON, .Inly 1 (!) President Roosevelt rejected the Joint currency propiwal for solving the Hlnhlllzntlon prolili in In the world economic con ference In lis present rorni, II was learned tonight. Ily The Associated Press Today nt the world economic con ference: Gold bloc representatives waited In vain for word from President Roose velt on their latest proposal for a policy of fluctuating currencies. Prospects for a wheat agreement were incicascd. Dispatches from (Continued on Page six) Hitler Will Join Church; Waive His Catholic Faith BERLIN, July 1 (flo Tho Aev. Ludwlg Muojlcr said today that Chnncellor Adolf Hitler will Join the new national Evangelical church of Germany and walvo his Catholic faith as soon as Mr. Mueller's work of reorganizing Gorman protestan tism has been completed. Ho made this announcement to group of three pastors of tho Body I -schwlngh faction who appealed to him to rewind his order that thanks giving services be held In the churchcH tomorrow, with tho display of noi and state flags. Wheat Today j CHICAGO, July 1 (P) flciuational crop estimates iy a woman did much to sec grain markets on fire today and whirl wheat up 4 cents a bushel. Mrs. Eicon H. Miller was the wom an, and special significance was at tached to her figures because sho was two days in advance of other leading grain statisticians In making July 1 crop estimates, and also be cause she has been surprisingly fre quent In accurately anticipating gov ernment forecast. Tho Miller re ports today suggested that the ag gregate yield of the five major grains In tho United States this season would probably bo the smallest in 30 years. Wheat closed strong, 2 if3e abovo yesterday's finish, corn IViG' a,c up, oats ara'o advanced, and previsions varying from 10 cents de cline to an equal gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME EKSKINE COMMITS SUICIDE FAVOR 102(1 WAGE 8CAI.E RUSSIANS PKKE THORNTON P1.ANI5 WINO IS RIGHTED SOUTH BEND, Iml., July 1 (A1) Albert Kimscll Brskluo, 112, former prcslilcnt or the Stuilebnker t'orporu tlun, cummltteu suicide at his home here twlny. . CHICAGO, July 1 m Restoration ot the wage scale prevalent In the lumber Industry during 1026 adjust ed In proportion to changed living costs, was recommended today In a code adopted for the trade by the directors ot the- National, Lumber Manufacturers association. . LONDON, July 1 VP) The forclRii office announced late today that the HrltlHh trnilo embargo against soviet Russia will lie lilted tonight and at the sunie time the two llrltlsli engi neers imprisoned In -Moscow, I C. Thornton nnd W. L. MneDonnJri, will be released. ' ROSEBURO, Ore., July 1 UP) State Police Sergeant Ralph Qulne, of this city, left this morning for Sexton mountain, near Grants Pass to In vestigate an object Blghted by W. O. (BUI) Noill)hj, Secretary ot the CorvalUs chamber of commerce, who stated that he believed- the object to be a. wing from the plane of Wil liam Young, missing . Portland flier. VICTORIA, B. O..- July 1 (JP) Starting their 36-hole finals match for the Pacific northwest amateur golf championship in a .driving rain today, Albert "Scotty" Campbell, Se attle, gained a one-holo lead over Alan Taylor,, Victoria, on the first three holes,- - , ; ; !-.., r?": ;. DEATH OF WOMAN IS PUZZLING TO GOTHAM SLEUTHS By Raymond Crowley NEW YORK, July I VP) TWO question marks danced -before detec Ives today after an all-night Inquiry into tne murder or Mrs. Jock Diam ond, 33-year-old widow) of the notori ous "Legs." 1, Why did tho dark-haired widow practice marksmanship so Intently ior several weeks before a killer fired a bullet into her temple after a strug gle In hor Brooklyn flat? 2. Who sent large sums of money sometimes as high as $ 1,000 a week to Mrs, Diamond, who nevertheless lived in comparative penury in hor $45-a-month home? Strango disclosures followed In quick succession after the widow's body was found last night, sprawled before a little table on which stood three coffee cups, drained to the dregs. Tho dominant police theory was that tho woman, whose gang chief husband was shot to death. In Albany Dec. IB, 1031, was killed because she may havo "known too much," Recently, In a speakeasy, tier tongue loosened a bit. "I am tired," she complained to friends, "or protecting a lot of anugs." A theory that she lived In fear wus bolstered seemingly by her persist ent practice with a shotgun and riflo. TRUCK LAW HELD UP BY INJUNCTION SALBNf. July I VP) Circuit Judge L. H. McMnhan late yentcrday grunt esl a temporary Injunction to the truck owners' and Farmers' Protoc tivo association restraining tho state utilities commission from enforcing the new truck and bus law. Thla In junction, the second Issued for tho association hurt month, will permit truck owners to cperato without com plying with tho new law until its validity Jias been determined, It Is understood. Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the ronnds two persons . 1. Jt 41.. -..ln. 1U be stopped at random on the street corner ana asKea soma Q4mtlnn of the day. Thronith the courteny of Manager C. M. Wight each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the Liberty Theater. The current attraction M llob Steele In "Hidden Valley." Tho new truck and bus law struck another snag lato yesterday when Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan, of Sa lem, granted a temporary Injunction to the Truck Owners' and Farmers' Protective association restraining the stats utilities commissioner from en forcing It, J. A. Williams, 1020 Sixth slrcot, says: "The trucks should be regulat ed as to rates but the bill should be KIDNAP MAN WHILE WIFE SON WATCH Al Epstein, Friend of For-: : 'mer . Barber, Released By Abductors. WELL ARMED GANG i IN DARING CRIME Speed Away From Scene With Captive, Followed By Second Car Driven- . By Accomplices. CHICAGO, July 1 VP) Kidnapers ambushed John. Factor on a north side thoroughfare . early toaay, ab- i ducted the millionaire who was onca a barber from his automobile while Mrs, Factor and their son looked on, and sped away with their captive. ' They dragged Footer and his friend, Al Bpsteln, an attorney from the rear seat, barked a curt: "Oo ahead, kid, we don't want you," to Jerome Fac tor, the son, and Ignored a following car which carried Mrs. Factor, Mrs. EMteln and a chauffeur. .. Epstein, a friend of the stock broker and frequenter of nlgbt clubs with him, told the story. He was turned loose alter a short rids with,' the kidnapers, and picked up a rids back to a hotel ,where the frightened; women had gathered.. -.-:.:, , t The gang, well armed, tied hand kerchiefs . about the faces of their prisoners and sped west for two miles or more, Epstein related. Then the car slowed down and Epstein was Bhoved out v'tli' irnrigrr-4 ' ":"Don't tako: this Ynosk' of f for five minutes. If you do you'll be killed. Thero'U.be someone .watohlng ' you.". He heard a Becond machine . whla past, and then toro, off his mask and .' hailed a passing motorist. ... Holman Protests 1 System Used To Award Contracts SALEM. July 1 (ff)State nreas- urer Rufus C. Holman said yesterday he was going to change a ystem whereby ho declared many low bids on state supplies wore being reject ed and awards being made to higher bidders. ' -: - f Holman declared many responsible firms in the state were withdrawing their competition and refusing to bid. "All Gov. Meier la doing is 'yesslng' William Elnzlg (state purchasing1 agent) without acquainting himself on the merits of the various bids,' Holman assort eel. "Apparently Klnzlg Ignores the low bid In favor of a higher bid on the theory the latter's product Is a bet-' tcr buy for the money, but this, practice Is resulting In a flood of complaints by responsible firms In all lines of business," declared the treasurer. Holman said grocery, gar ment, machinery and auto dealers, have complained to him. Firemen Battling Great Lumber Fire SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (P) Fire men continued today their all-nlftfit battle to prevent the spread of flames which destroyed 3.000,000 feet or hardwood lumber in the heart ot San Francisco's Industrial district.- Officials of the Klrschmann Hard wood company, owners of the lumber, placed tho loss at! $600,000. : HI Of 8,100 BILLS PASS . WASHINGTON It might be Itl teresting to tho general public to know that, contrary to general opin ion, only one per cent of the bills Introduced during the special ses sion or congresa were passed. Elghty ono or tho approximately 8,100 Dllla Introduced got by both houses. MnWa4 Mltnill ,WA MNMll I more limited." John Larson. 1408 Oak street, says: "The law Is good Insofar as It regulates rates and does away with cut-throat competition but It will havo to undergo changes before It will work, Thore is too much rci tape connected with It now and the license feo on certain typos of trucks Is prohibitive."
