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VOLUME 31
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 AND A. B, O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1933
EASTERN BRKflON'B IJtADIBfG tTCWriPAPKK
NUMBER 262
0NS INSTALL NEW 0FFICEK TOBM:
EON. FALL
TERM OPENS
ON SEPT. 18
State Board of Higher
Education Announces
Fall Opening Date.
SUMMER SCHOOL
NOW UNDER WAY
Ackerman Training
School to Complete
Term July 28 Normal
School Closes on Sept. 1.
The Eastern Oregon Normal school
will open for the coming school
year on Sept. 18, It was announced
today by the state board! of higher
education. The University of Ore
gon, Oregon State college and the
normal schools at Ashland and Mon
mouth will open the same day.
All normal school students In the
state will report on Sept. 18 with the
first two days given over to piacc--ment
tosts and registration.
The summer quarter Is now under
way at the Normal school here with
the first six weeks of the period to
end on July 28. At that time, the
summer school at the Ackerman
Training school will come to a close.
Normal school classes, however, will
continue for five more weeks, until
Friday, Sopt. 1.
Building Permit
Total Here Has
RpnrhPfl $25 000
Three building permits wore Issued
here last week, calling for new con
struction amounting to $165. This
brings the total for the year to
35,123.
Permits were Issued to:
Arch Bacon, to alter and repair a
home on Oak between Spring and
Main, work to cost $100.
W. Vedder, to erect signs on Adams
avenue between Greenwood and! west
city limits, to cost $15.
P. M. Jackson, to erect garage on
Tenth between 1 and M, to cost $50.
COMPANY E TO
RESUME DRILL
THIS EVENING
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Company E, 186th Infantry, will
hold Its first drill of the new fiscal
year at the armory at 7:30 o'clock
this evening. The program will in
olude check of equipment, accorddng
rn Pnnt Woltor A Tliinn
The commanding officer also an
nounced that there win be some va
cancies In the guard tonight and
that a few of the right type young
men will be enlisted. Those desiring
to enlist should get in touch with
Capt. Bean cither today or at drill
tonight.
AUTO DAMAGED
IN ACCIDENT
W. Vcdder's car was damaged to
some extent yesterday evening when
It collided with a cow that came onto
tho La Grande-Island City highway
from behind a parked car. Tho cow
appeared to be unhurt, according to
Mr. Vedder.
PLENTY OF HARD
TIMES TALK IN '93
What was the chief topic of dis
cussion 40 years ago?
We go back to one of those old La
Grande Gazette's found on tho wall
of a shcepherder's abandoned cabin
back of Hilrard recently and. from
perusing the paper, decide the answer
to the above question Is:
Hard times 1
There was a lead editorial protest
ing, along with the Portland Oreon
lan, against expenditure of $00,000
for a new dome for the state capital.
The Idea was that the money could
be put to other uses of more benefit
to the people of Oregon,
Here and there appeared an ad
with household; articles for sale, mer
chants weru offering numerous bar
gains in groceries, clothing and what
not. '
Another editorial touched upon
Gret Britain's attitude on the 1893
presidential campaign In America. We
quote: "This fall she (Great Britain)
expects to witness the collapse of
free Institutions tn free trade and
bankruptcy. The patriotism ox the
f$ ROGERS
My 9 say $ i
SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 9 1
thought wheat tax was to be applied
only In case wheat prices were below
cost of production, you'd better
switch to eating corn bread. It's
better anyhow.
Mr. Hull issued a statement at the
conference, I believe, that makes
Switzerland a great Independent,
prosperous and highly educated little
country. I have never read where
they "issued a statement."
Fifteen hundred Americans who
have been living in Paris for years
have declcNed to come home on ac
count of the price of our money.
There Is a bunch of folks who will
be an awful big help to us. Yours,
fQjL, ?rf
. IMX.M.N.liM SrMI-6.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
WILL HEAR STATE
PRESIDENT SPEAK
The Young Democratic League will
hold Its last meeting of the summer
season tomorrow night at the Saca
Jawea Inn. the session to begin at
7:45 o'clock. . , .
William L. Gosslln, of Portland,
state president of the Young Demo
cratic Leagues of Oregon, Is to be a
guest and will give the main address
during the meeting.
Otto Baumgart, president of the
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LETTER CARRIERS
ELECT KENNEDY
L. A. Kennedy, employo pf tho La
Grande post office, was elected vice
president of the Oregon State Letter
Carrier's association at the annual
convention held Saturday night at
Bend, Ore. Medfordi was selected as
the 1934 convention city.
B. A. Newland, of Medford, was
elected president.
A. L. Black, of Portland, was re
elected president of the Oregon Fed
eration of Postal Clerks, and R. E.
Crlmmlns, of Baker, was named one
of the vice presidents.
BOYS' CAMP WILL
BE AUGUST 9-20
The WMlowla liako Ibo-s' lamp,
held annually at tho head of tho
lake, will be from, Aug. 8 to Aug. 20.
Inclusive, this year, It was announced
today.
Harvey Carter, of La Grande, was
at Wallowa lake yesterday looking
over the camp site and making ar
rangements for tents, etc.
PAUL S. DICK
HERE SUNDAY
Forty-two years ago Paul 8. Dick
lived In Old Town. Since that time
Mr. Dick moved to Portland and be
came the president of the United
States National bank. Sunday he
and his wife were In La Grande visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Jullous Roosch, and
visiting in Old Town which Mr. Dick
says has "changed quite a bit."
Mr. Dick returned to Pendleton
whcc the United States National
bank Is opening a branch bank today.
people preserved the union of the
states a quarter of a century ago, and
the wisdom of the American voter
will maintain the supremacy of Am
erican Industry and American wage
earners In the present emergency."
"The present emergency" from the
above was the closest the paper came
to actually mentioning "hard times."
Then there was an old' La Grande
Chronicle, dated In 1893, which had
as Its lead story a long list of bank
failures over the nation.
Of course, hard times wasn't the
sole item of talk. La Grande, like in
192G and 1930, wasn't the first place
hit by tho depression of 1893, and
the papers also told of new buildings
going up. land being sold, etc.
Incidentally, It wasn't many years
until the hard times of those days
became almost forgotten history, and
the current depression already la be
ginning to fade, with business over
the nation showing a sharp upward
trend, wages beginning to go up, and
people confident of a rosier future
in the next year or so.
STORM HITS
EAST OREGON
AREA SUNDAY
Heavy Rainfall and Some
Hail Here, Accompany
ing Electrical Storm.
SOME SECTIONS
ESCAPE DOWNPOUR
Heavy Rains Reported at
Pendleton. . and isend,
With Lightning Strik
ing Latter City .
An electrical storm, accompanied
by rain and hall, struck parts of Un
ion and Wallowa counties yesterday
afternoon. Whether any damago was
caused had not been reported this
morning. The south end of the val
ley la reported to have escaped much
of the fury of the storm, and other
sections hero and there escaped
hail.
In La Grande .54 of an Inch of
moisture was recorded during the
afternoon, with rain literally pouring
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Leaks In Beaver
Creek Pipeline
Repaired Sunday
Two serious leaks -In the Beaver
Creek, pipeline .occurred over the
weekend, and wero repaired Sunday
by Horace Knapp, water superintend
ent and Angus McAllister, city man
Both wero in the Rock Croek dis
trict. One was plugged up in good
shape but tho other was only tempor
arily repaired, and a hew section was
to be put In today.
Because of tho leaks, it was im-
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Price of Bread
Up One Cent in
The price of broad Is likely to
advance one cent In La Grande
In the near future.
Already many cities In the
Northwest have Increased the
price hut K. J. McWilllams, pro
prietor of the La Grande Bakery,
sit id today that lie did not Intend
tu raise the price until authorized
to do so by the Inland Kniplre
Makers' association, of which he
Is a nieinlicr. He prefers to give
Ia Gniude people the advantage
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A CHAMCE TO "PL.AY
San Francisco
Sw-CyJ CitO. WASHING-TON BR I DOE
1 ; i -.o s- s,-( , , "Vs.. 1
Tho dream of generations a bridge ncro.is San Francisco buy connecting San Francisco nnd Oakland
moves nearer a reality when ground will be broken for the start of the tremendous project. Air photo shows
Ban Francisco, Ycrba Buena Island and Oakland and tho course of the bridge and the Yorba Bucna tun
nel. Hie Immensity of tho 22,720-fobt bay span is shown above in comparison with tho new Ocorge Wash
ington bridge (5C00 feet) in New York city.
PROCESSING TAX
ON WHEAT CAUSE
OF HIGHER PRICE
Because of the new wheat process
ing tax, which became effective Sat
urday at midnight, prices of all wheat
products are somewhat higher today.
There is exception, however, in that
those retail stocks that were In re
tail stores on July 9 and which aro
disposed ot In the 30 days ending
Autr 9. are exempt from the tax.
Any riew deliveries after July 0 hvufltr
have the tax added.
(In tho following quotations of
probable tax bases, each one is fig
ured on a basis of 100 pounds of the
commodity mentioned. The rates
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Expected To Go
La Grande Soon
or the present price as long as
Is Mkssll)le.
Tho general raise In bread
prices are due partly to the
wheat pnuttvising tux which went
Into crrect at midnight Saturday,
and partly to the nilslug price of
flours.
A meeting or the baker's asso
ciation ts to he held in Spokane
tomorrow night, and the new
price may he authorized at that
time.
UNDER THE NEW INDUSTRIAL CODES
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Bay Bridge Near
.-T r
Deputy County
Clerk, Treasurer
Sign 559 Warrants
. Recently the Observer told of
Commissioner V. R. Melville sign
ing 180 salary warrants one eve
ning. But Deputy County Clerk Law
rence Graham regards that as no
great feat. You see, he signed S59
warrants for tho county this
month and then turned them over
to Treasurer Florence Bacon for
her signature!
"I've eot a Rood! pen," ho said.
although X havo to fill tha. barrel
two or three times, of course."
Ho did not know Just how long
It took to sign the 659 warrants.
LOCAL GOLFERS
WIN FROM BAKER
Tho La Grando country club golf
team defeated the Baker elub here
yesterday 62& to 23 for lt first
intercity win this season. The La
Granders were led 'by J. M. Watson,
professional, whoso 76 scored three
points, and C. H. Reynolds, whose 78
accounted for thrco points also.
Other three point winners wero M.
L. Nelson, L. K. Klnwol, 3. Reynolds,
William Slcgrist, Dr. W. K. Ross, H.
Slegrist, E. MoManus, Dr. Woodell,
Clyde Bunting, M. R. Jenkins, M. B,
Isbell and Chet Thompson.
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J. . B .vi; ,Xr- - .iLJ t-t5" w i .i i . -
A. CWVslCe TO WORK
Reality Now
CONFERENCE
TO ADJOURN
ON JULY 26
Steering ' Committee at
London Finds Unbroken
Deadlock on. Question;'
. Bv Dewit MmiKonxle
LONDON, July 10 OT Tho steorlng
committee of tho world economic
conference today decided tentatively
that the parley would bo adjourned
on or about July 20. It was said In
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Mt. Emily Plant
To Resume Work
Wednesday Morn
Because expected logs did not ar
rive over the weekend, tlio Mt. Emily
Lumber Co. mill was unable to re
sume operations this morning, but It
was announced definitely that the
mill whistle would blow Wednesday
morning.
Another train of logs wns duo In
La Grando tonight from the woods.
R. FLOBERG IS
SERGEANT AT
C. M. T. CAMP
Rnlph D. Floberg, La Grande youth
attending tho Clti'cn's Military
Training camp at Vancouver Bar
racks, Is getting some real training
in leadership, for ho Js a blue or
fourth-yenr student this time and as
such has been appointed as a cadjet
officer. He Is a platoon sergeant.
Every ono of the 47 blues now In
camp Is a cadet officer this year,
and this group has solo charge of the
dally parades, while their Tegular
army instructors look on from the
sidelines. Parade duties aro rotated
each time, so young Floberg will get
varied cxerlcnco before the camp
ends.
HAND PRACTICE
THIS EVENING
The La Grando hand will hold a
regular rehearsal tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Christian church, on Pennsyl
vania avenue. A good turnout Is
dclrt-d. . ,,
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, July 10 (A1) 6ensa
tlonal Jumps of more than eight
cents a bushel In rye prices hoisted
all deliveries of wheat to new high
price records today.
Waves of buying In the ryo market
wero attributed to trade assertions
that the new processing tnx on
wheat, taken with tho price discount
of ryo compnred wl th wheat, gave
ryo an odvantaco of upwards of 60
cents a bushel. This differential,
many traders contended, should
stimulate a demand for rye flour, and
materially reduce tho comparatively
small supply of ryo.
Rye closed flurriod, 'Jf-t'l cents
abovo 8aturday's finish, wheat &
l(rtc up. corn 1 & lc advanced,
oats at !aVc gain, and provisions
showing a rls of 27 to 65 cent.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
PKNDI.KTON .HANK Ol'ENS
ACTIVITY SPECULATIVE? ,
,.'
TO llltING MATTEUN HOME
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FLIERS A HE HELD VI
PENDLETON, Ore., JuJy 10 fl -
The largest banking connection ever
enjoyed by Pendleton and Umatilla
county became available here today
when the United States Nutloiuil
bank or Portland opened the floors
of ItM branch Institution. lcndleton
luul been without regular banking fa.
duties slnco lust Oetooer.
WASHINGTON. July 10 W Tho
American Federation of Labor said to
day in Its monthly business survoy
that "Industrial activity has made a
spectacular increase In the last three
months, 'but when the figures are
analyzed It Is clear that much of the
present fevorlsh activity Is specula,
tlvo." ,
WASHINGTON, July 10 OT Ar
rangement were in the making to
day for Hovlet nutliorltlcei tu tieml
the iitrniuleil American round-the-worlit
flier, JnmcH Mattern, from
I Anmlvr. Nllicrla, to Nome. Alaska,
frum wlileli point ho would continue
homeward In an American plane.
REYKJAVIK. Icoland. July 10 VP)
Unfavorable weather may prevent the
takeoff In tho next day or two of 24
Italian seaplanes for Cartwrlght,
Labrador, tho next objective In their
cruise to Chicago, It was learned to
day. .
FAR WEST CHAIN
RETAIL GR0CERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.; July 10 (AO
A maximum 11-hour day and six-
day week wero adopted by the West
ern States Chain Grocers' association
hero as part of a trade code to be
followed under the national Industrial
act provisions.
The association approved a list of
unfair trade practices" which In
eluded the sale or offering for sale
of any merchandise at "less than Its
replacement purchase cost, plus
freight and plus 6 per cont to cover
cost of handling."
Premiums, prizes, coupons, gifts or
free goods in connection with sales
of goodis wero also banned under tho
code adopted.
A maximum 64-hour week fur malo
omploycs and 48-hour week, for fe
malo employes was agreed upon under
tho following minimum wage scale:
Malo employes over 10 years of age
and with six 'months or more experi
ence, Qlu a week; female employes
of the samo class, $13.60 a week;
employes under IB years of ago, both
mnlo and female, 612 a week.
W. L, MfcEachran, Spokane, was
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LUMBER BUSINESS
MAKES GOOD GAIN
WASHINGTON. July 10 Orders
for 1 urn tier during tho first six
months of this year wore reported
today by the Natlonnl Lumber Manu
facturers' association to have been 40
per cent above production with ship
ments 20 per cent more than output.
This represented an Increase over
tho samo pcrlodt last year of flvo per
cont In production four per cemt In
shipments and 20 per cent In orders.
SA LEM WOMEN
VISITING HERE
Miss 11a M. Austin, of Salem, sec
rotary to Unfits Ilnlman, state treas
urer, and Miss Bertha Crosby, or
Portland, have returned to La Grande
after a week's vacation snont In Wal
lowa county nnd aro vl.Png here to
day. Among those whom they are
visiting aro Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nel
son, Mlwi Auntin and Mrs. Olive Cur
rey, sister of tho latter.
j INQUIRING
Earn day ns (he Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons
, will lit stopped at random on the street corner and uaked some
I nitration or the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M, WlJtht
I each Interviewed will bo granted two complimentary tickets to the
Liberty Tlmttrr. The current attraction Is Miriam Hopkins In "The
.story of Temple linike."
''"''ii
High-hatting Is prohibited literally
In a code drawn up by Premier Mus
solini for observance by fascist offi
cials. Tho high officials are not to
appear at official ceremonies with
silk top pieces.-.;
Clydo Balding, Adams andt Chest
nut, says, "Since there aren't any
snowballs In Rome I don't believe
C.L.GILSTRAP
TAKES OVER
PRESIDENCY
Mrs. P a g u e Addresses
Club on Sales Tax to
Be Voted on July 21.
CLUB WELCOMES
THREE MEMBERS
Master Keys, No. 93 anb!
94, Presented to Two'
Members of La Grande;.
, Lions Club. ?
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Dr. 0. L. G lie trap was Inducted Into
office as president of the Lions club . ,
today at noon at the Sacajawea Inn,
the installation of officers marking
the beginning of a new year in the
local organization.
h. L. Snodgrase, a past president,,
was Installing officer. Other officers'"
follow: B. O. Mad ill, first vice pros!-'
aeni.;
Arnold Gralapp, second vice
president; Harold Boone, secretary;;
H. M.. Howard, tail twister; Raymond.
Moyerslck, Hon tamer; H. A. Parker
and Norman Frees, directors; and.'
holdovor directors are Mr. Bnodgrass
and Marcus Roesoh. :
Mrs. Hazel Pague, visiting here
from Portland, spoke lh favor of tho
sales tax to be on tho ballot July 31-
"Tho outstanding feature of this
bill Is that it Is a property tax re- ,
lief measure." she said. "Contrary
to numerous misstatements It lst
not a direct sales tax, 'but a privilege '
fcrtx of two per cent on the gross .
cash income of retail business. It is -a
measure designed to help the farm
ers over the present low market
period. .arW .the-sale or Jarm. product.
are specifically exempt."
The total tax levies on property
this year amounted to more than.
$40,000,000, she said, adding that tho
sales tax bill Is to relieve tho coun
ties, now heavily burdened with war-
rants. Closing or curtailmont of
schools Is faced In some sections, she'
explained. ..J
"At present we are looking to the
national government to assist us with
money for worthwhile state projects,
but this assistance tibpends upon
having our own tax house In order, so
to speak ... If ever there was a need,
for honest thinking, that time is now
In our consideration of the pending;,
sales tax legislation, which Is to pro
vldo a substantial measure of lmme
dlate relief from- the oppressive tax4
burden now resting so heavily or
tho owners of real property."
Dr. Gllstrap and H. M. Fin lay havo
been presented wiith master keys,
awarded oach for obtaining 12 new.
members. There are only 94 Lions so
honored in Lions International. Dr.:
Gllstrap Is No. 03 and Mr. Flnlay 04,,
Miss Ada Rose Clay, 11, of Rig
gins, Ida., played two delightful piano
selections.
MENTION HESS
AS CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
According to tho Portland press,
thero aro rumors that Henry Hess,
Democratic state senator from La
arantle, may enter the spring pri
maries next year in an attempt to
win tho congressional nomination
from Rep. Walter M Pierce, also or
La Grande. v
The samo story says that Senator
Jay Upton, of Bend, also may bo
como a candldalo for congressman.
Mr. Hess Is at Enterprise this week
attending clroult court and could,
not bo rcachod today.
BABY GIRL IS
BORN JULY 8
Mr. and Mrs. Horbort Jaspor aro
tho pnrouts of a baby daughter born
on Saturday at tho Grando Ronde
hospital. Tho baby girl Is the grand-,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Jas
per and Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Cleaver,
all of Ia Grando.
REPORTER j
Mussolini's edict banning high hats;
will make an material difference' ,
Kormnnr Daniels, 1012 Sovuntlv
street, failed to be greatly perturbed,
ono way or the other about Musso-V
llnl's democratic move, and stated,
"I don't care What they do in Italy;'
do you?" ; ' i i