La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 11, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWorks Proji Is Progressing I WEATHER FOKKCABT I' Oregon: Cloudy on coast, oilier wise J I fair tonight uuil Wednesday; cooler I lit watt Wednesday. - Local weather I J Monduy: mux 80, mil 40 above. Clear. I Today: mill S3, 7 a. ill. 05, Clear. Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and -Wallowa Counties VOLUME 31 MKMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O, LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 193.1 KASTWiRY ORKGON'B IiHADIHG NKWSPAPBB NUMBER 263 LID BAME1 1TDTI7 ED Work On Public ects m SEMMFJf A IS MBNA 'New Wheat Act To Be Explained To MEETING TO BE HELD IN LOCAL HOTEL Benefits of New Federal JPlari For Immediate Cash Payments to be Outlined VALLEY IDEAL TO ADOPT THIS PLAN F. L. Ballard and L. R. - Breithaupt, of 0. S. C, and H. G. Avery, Coun- ty Agent, to Make Talks That the agricultural adjustment act provides means by which farmers can reduce wheat acreage and also benefit , from. Increased prices and immediate cash allotment 'payments la the belief of H. O. Avery, county agent, who tended a two-day con ference tf county agents and others called to Corvallls lost week to make plana for putting the wheat adjust ment plan Into operation. The plan as outlined, offers farmr era a voluntary choly as to whether they elect to come under" the provi sions or the act but will provide for Immediate cash payments to those who do sign contracts to reduce acre age. "Union county agriculture Is idealy constituted to adopt the plan" says.Mr. Avery. "We need to improve Isome Impoverished soils and destroy ..weeds on others. ,Thls,.the plan pro-,; vldes for, making it possible either to summe fallow icUe land or-to grew soil building cror3 such as i (Continued on Page Six; Seven Recruits Join National Guard Company . Seven new members of Company E, 186th Infantry were sworn in fol lowing regular drill at the armory last night, replacing men who have asked for discharges. ' They were Harold M. Cochran, ; James W. Xeslie, James W. McBride, John I. Heridrlckson, Guy H. Baum, Norman E. . Sting and William M. '. Corey. . i- Capt. Walter A. Bean, command ing the company, announced that more vacancies would1 occur In k the Immediate future and that a few more recruits would be received. Those desiring to enter the company ifaay jsee Vile- commanding officer during the week or at the armory next Monday evening at 7::30. George Courtney and Leslie Shirley were honorably discharged last night to enter the United States army, and two more guardsmen also expect to Join the federal service. Others who received honorable discharges were: Gordon B. Faires, Joseph W. Hewitt and Charles L. Lilly. The company spent most of last night's drill period checking equip ment, as this was the first regular, drill after returning from federal en campment at Camp Clatsop. FIND STOLEN CAR IN TWIN FALLS, IDAHO Raymond Gray's automobile, stolen In La Grande about three weeks ago, has been recovered at Twin Falls, Ida., and reports received by police litre are that the driver the car, John Hutchinson, confessed to the i&win Falls sheriff. The government Will prosecute the case. The car was reported to be In good condition. Mr. Gray expects to get his machine back in the near future. JUNE MAINTAINS ITS .MARRIAGE RECORD ' June continues to hold Its rccftd as the month of marrlngcs, accord ing to records for the first half year of 1933 at the county clerk's office. Thirteen couples went to the altig In June. Just one more than in Jan uary. These two months were well ahead of the others, r Marriage records for the first half lyear follow: Jonuary 10. February a. March 8. April 7, May 8, June 13, for a total 8- During the same period of time lx- f" WILL ROGERS 'igys: SANTA MONICA, Col.. July 10 It 1b certainly gratifying to read about one conference that got somewjiero. Tae Navajo Indians held a conference and decided that they could get along without the services of about 25 white office holders that had been appointed to help look after them. The Indians said they were, doing It to save the white man money. Who said the Indian didn't have any humor? ' The London conference votes today to see if they meet tomorrow. If they meet tomorrow, it will be to find a reason to spilt up to keep from meet ine the next day.' Then we send white people to take care of the Navajoca. Yours, " 800 ATTEND 'BROADCAST LAST NIGHT Gene Gassett, Bert War- dell and Blue Mountain , Cowboy Win Contest. Gene Gassett and Bert Wardell; who sing rhythmic modern numbers to the accompanlment of the guitar, tied with the- Blue Mountain Cowboys for Irlst place In the Eagles broadcasts last night and both groups will re ceive a trip to Portland and an op- (Continued on Page Six) DEMOCRATS WILL PICNIC JULY 16 Martin King, state committeeman of the. Union county Democratic cen tral committee, has been appointed a member of the attendance-committee for the all state Democratic bas ket plcnlo and barbeque to be held at Portland on July 18, according to notification received here. The event is being staged by the organizations of Multnomah county ins honor of General Charles A. Martin, u. s. congressman. ' The picnic will be in tne lorm. oi an old-time get-together and Demo crats and their friends from all parts of the state are expected to gather. Mr. Big announces, "There will be an abundnnce of everything good to eat and drink; free barbeque and hot coffee furnished by the picnic com mittee. All the women are asked to bring bulging baskets full to the brim with the family's favorite cakes, pies and salads. Entertainment Is being arranged for each member of the family every minute of the day and the evening also will be full, including speeches by the leading Democrats of Oregon, and dancing." . Austin P. Flegol Jr., is general chairman and Dr. E. T. Hedlund. Multnomah county chairman.. Both are from Portland. ANN ARNOLDUS RETURNS H&RE Miss Ann Arnoldus, former instruc tor in domestic arts at the La Grande High school, has returned to La Grande from New York City where she has been attending Columbia university the past year to spend the summer visiting friends. Miss Arnol dus was on a leave of absence for one year originally but has resigned from her position here to accept one In New Jersey where 6h$ will teach next year. , " tt$n couples were divorced, with te crees Issued during April leading the other months. The divorce figures: January 3, February 2. March 1, April 4, Moy 3, June 3, total 16. One annulment, because of failure to get a divorce from a former mar riage, was granted in May. Of the ten divorces Issued during the last quarter, seven were for cruel and Inhuman treatment, one for In sanity for more than three years, and two for willful desertion. MAKE REPORT OF PROGRESS ON PROJECTS Local Committee in Charge of Proposed Pro jects Here in Meeting. SCHOOL AND DAM OUTLOOK BRIGHT Beaver Creek Pipeline Depends Largely On Voters; Airport and Armory Still in Doubt. Meeting at the Sacajawea Inn to day at noon, a committee of local men. active In promoting projects sought for under the public works bill, reported on progress mode on the five main projects. . The outlook for the Meadowbrook dam andi the training school on the Eastern Oregon Normal campus seems very bright at present, and the out look for the Beaver Creek pipeline is encouraging provided the city votes the $267,000 bond issue on July 31. The question of an airport and armory, however, remain In doubt as it is not certain as yet whether these types of projectB will be finally in cluded in the public, works program. If they are, the committee will push these immediately In - foot, much (ponUSued on Page Throo , , 565 Enjoy Swim Opening Day Of Crystal Plunge Five hundred and sixty-five people of all ages took advantage of the free swim day at Crystal Plunge, near the Second) street viaduct, which opened Monday under the auspices of the Lions club, A large group of swimmers also utilized the pool to day when the regular charges of 5c for children, 10c for high school stu dents and 15c for adults were in augurated. Edwin Kirby and Don Johnson are derating the pool and also are act ing as Ilfesavers and giving lessons during the summer. The pool is clean and the water is changed frequently. The city Is fur nishing the water while the Lions club Is paying for the pumping. The plunge will be open from 0 a. . to 9 p. m. dally. If Those Government Control Measures Work Out- I HOW ABOUT I STABtUZlKia THIS A.ROUMD ( 75, HUH? 12. I'ZZZ 1ST- ,:-"' "r'V.v- As Wheat Tills picture shows the floor oC the. Chicugo liuur.r oi 1'ruue, largem grain, irauing ceuiar id tue world, when wheat quotations were liovurlng ar i.n.-i the dollar mark and other Kialna wore riding ' , . hfh.. Trndlnc was the most lri',p Mir depression, .v.. , COUNTY HEALTH ASSOCIATION TO MEjET JULY 19 "H. E. Difcon, president of the Union County Public Health association, has announced a meeting of the as sociation to bo held In Union on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Miller, Wednesday, July 19 in the evening. The public Is invited and families are asked to bring their lunches and cat on the lawn'. Coffee, cream and sugar will be furnished and serving will begin at 6:16 o'clock pi. m. an'l, conjtfcnuc. until 7:30 o'clock. . 1 Mrs. Saldle Orr Dunbar, executive secretary of the Oregon Tuberculosis association, will be the principal speaker of the evening on the pro gram which will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock with Mr. Dixon presid ing. Mrs, Dun J n r will speak on the theme, "A Con;0i unity Health Program." The associatl&n has been rounding out the organization the last two weeks, filling in committees and re newing interest generally In the (Continued on Page Six) Farmers PitiBoiled at the Dollar Mark Summer Not Half Over But Days Growing Shorter Although the summer actually hoa.viot reached the mid-way" mark, each day sees "a shorter period of daylight, and it won't bo long until daytime will drop below the 15-hour mark. The longest day was June 21, the first day of summer", when daylight lasted slightly over 16 home. Today, it is estimated, finds the daytime about 15 hours ind 13 minutes in length, and it M'ill steadily decrease until the fhst dny of winter, when daytime will bo only a little more than eight hours and 30 minutes In length. Then the daytime period ugain will Increase In length dny by day. NEW FLOUR ADVANCE PORTLAND, July 11 (p) There was a further advance of 20 cents per barrel named In the price on all grades of flour by Pacific Northwest millers during the day. The new list on regular first patents Is $7.80 per barrel and for premium grade $8.20 per barrel. Bakers flour was alsup. July 14 INSTITUTE AT LAKE OPENS Epworth Leaguers of Idaho and Eastern Ore- gon to Have Outing. The Epworth League Institute ' of the Western district of the Idaho conference of the Methodist church will open next Monday, 'July 17, at Wallowa Lake for a week of instruc tive classes and recreation. A student council will be formed, comprising one member of each delegation, to govern the activities of the Institute. Those planning to attend from La Grande so far are Merrill Parker, Boyd Jackson, Walter Dahl, William (Continued on Page Three) MEN CONTENTED AT NEARBY CAMP Tho men at Frog Heaven camp, with the exception of 21 are from Oregon, are contented nnd happy, showing no signs of the turbulent conduct suffered at a few of tho other Oregon camps, according to a group of tlo personnel-who were In La Grande this morning. Lieut. W. C. Price, of Pennsylvania, Max Man ning and Frank Erdley, of Pendleton; and Royal Robey, of Olbbon, come to la Grande tills morning for provi sions, making the 44-mtle trip In one hour and 35 minutes, due to the excellent condition of tho newly re paired rond. They later returned to the camp with provisions. Tho men at Frog Heaven camp have numerous recreational facilities, box ing, banebrUl, volley ball, a radio that they InstiiTk'd yesterday, and other thlngn which keep them contented after their days work In the woods, it was reported. Wheat Today CHICAGO. July II (m A furl oiisl.v3idV(iiH0K market, the ulldcNt or many In revent week, look all the IrmlliiK grains to i$w hh;it prlra reeonlH today, Wluil fli Idly net. I he market on fire huh a government iTop report shmfftig a wheat yield tinder domes tic roiiilmnrirt hy more than 100, 000,000 ImisIii'U and the miiallcst In furry years us well as a corn crop smaller, ttt any harvested Jn thirty Ryn price were especially sllniii lnlcd liy the. fact that the govcrnim-nt forn-JiMt polnleil io a ryeyleld Htih ntnntlalf7 lie I o iv dmi(ll! riM0ire nienlH, There bImi whm iuoreAsliig be lief it mon g (niilerH that ue of rye woiilt( lie cnlurgcd us a rmult of new taxcH on wheat. All the inarketH cloned flurried, rye H'ifC" cent almvn yenlcnluy'd flnlnh, wheat H''hC op. corn 'y2'iv. nl winced, nut at (&Im; gain, anil provhloiiK showing n rise of 17 to 40 cent, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ItAll, KMI'I.OYES AORBR, IIKlliWAV IIOAItl) MEETING SOME UHKA1) GAINH HIT MNUHKItOIIS TAKE-OFF CLEVELAND, July II P) i The ralhvuy Labor Evwiutlv' atisaelatloii uiimmimHl today that ull tile inter' rafted rati way employe had continued un niirceimmt to continue the teni uurury 10 per cent mga reduction placed In effect February 1, 1933. PORTLAND, Ore., July 11 VP) Se lection of the westerly route of tho Klamath Palls-Weed highway into Klamath Falls, opening of bids and. possible second time rejection of at least ono unit of the Aurorn-Brookn section of the Pactflo highway, and consideration of , the Water street route of tho same road through Ore gon City featured tho morning see slon of the state highway commission here today. , - WASHINGTON, July 11 VP) Sec retary Wallace telegraphed' toduy to Mayors of 41) cities In ijs staU an nouncing that the government will uso'lts full powers If necessary u, prevent "unwarranted Increases in brunt prices." lie takes die position that increases nra unreuHonnble where they exceed from one and one-eighth to ono and one-fourth cents per loaf. NORTH HAVEN, Me., July ll P) Taking advantage; of a lift in the fog and cessation of the drlsszllng rain which had been falling here all day, Colonel and MrB. . Charles A. Lind bergh, took off this afternoon for Halifax, N, 8., -their next stop on a projected air mapping expedition to Greenland. . CHICAGO, JUly 11 W Drawing htmitcir up to p, courtroom - window trolu his wheel cluilr, William Jlenry, 20, aJi e:coHVlot cliargcd with lar 'cciiy, Juiniied four stories to death from tliu crlmlnul court 'room of Chler Justice John Prystalski today. Ho luul been Injured when tho car ha stole crushed during pursuit. AUTHORIZE PLANS FOR POWER DAM WASHINGTON, July 11 UP A contract for the preparation of plans for construction of a power dam at the Grand Coulee site on the Colum bia, river was signed today by the Columbia basin commission of the state of Washington and the United States. Under tho contract tho cost of pro paring tho plans and drawing up es timates of the cost of the project was fixed at 1377.000. The money will be advanced toy the Columbia 'basin commission as It let needed and tho work will be done at the main engineering office of' the bureau of reclamation at Denver. Signing of the contract is regarded by federal officials as another step toward construction of the long pro jected Columbia river development. Under tho plans to be drawn, tho Qrand Coulee dam will be a power project and would not at one ln olude development of Irrigation and reclamation work, ' CITY PIPELINE IS REPAIRED A new section of pipe waa put into the Beavcrcrcok pipeline in tho Rock Creek section yesterday by Horace Knapp, city water superintendent. It was to permanently fix one of two leaks that developed over tho week end. Tho pipeline was shut off from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. yesterday for the repairs. MRS. MILLER IS IMPROVED Mrs. M. M. Miller became rather suddenly and qu&o seriously, ill at her homo Saturday. She Is Reported as being, some Improved now but Is ntlll conflnert to her bed. I INQUIRING REPORTER ! Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons ! men nay as mo inquirmg nepoirer nuutea me rounas two persona ttlll h nnnwt nt mnilnm nn qiesMon of the day. Through the each Interviewed will he granted two complimentary tickets to the j Liberty Theatre. 'I lie current ntlnirtlon Is Marjorle Hamheuu and Eddie (JulHiui In "Ntrlully I'rrwonul." J L, Are the rises in the price of bread warranter?!? Mao Waldroff. 1300 Fourth street, says, "Rise In bread prices is unwar ranted. When wheat was at Its low est price there was a movement for lower priced broad. The bokers pro tested saying that tho cost of manufacture, and not the cost of materials fixed the price. Merely because flour has raised in price is AUGUST LUER, OF ILLINOIS, IS ABDUCTED Latest Kidnaping Follows Taking of John O'Connell, Young Albany Man; NOTE IS RECEIVED I iBY HIS RELATIVES Down in Raleigh, N. ' C-, Escaped Convicts Free John C. Lyle, Rural Mail Carrier, Unharmed. ALTON,' 111., July 11 Vft August Luer, 77; seml-lnvalld banker, seized In his home as he rested In bedroom slippers before retiring, is the latest victim of mlddlewestern kidnapers. Luer, who combines banking with: mea.t packing interests, and is a wealthy,- prominent citizen of Alton, was abducted last night by a comely young woman and two men. No word' of his whereabouts has been received) since his disappearance In the abduc tor's motor car.. . . ' . (Continued on Page Tbreo) "Pussyfoot" Says U.S. Is In For A Five-Year Drunk BINOHAMTON, N. Y. July-11 () Returning . to hiB home at' McDon ougl), near here, after a four months tour of the -northwest, William '. . "Oiioavr'rtrtf ' .TnhnftnM ' lnfninntinnkltiii . knbwn prohibitionist, today tdld the Binghomton Press . that we. are j in r ior a live years' arumc." "There Is no use sounding sacred conch shells, trying to lull ourselves into a sense of security," Johnson was quoted as saying.-"we are- not immune from poison like a mongoose." The country Is trying to -execute a St. Vitus dance In an eagle's nest." ., ' Discussing the legal advent of beer in the northwest, Johnson said, "most of the northwestern states are wal lowing in the same old beer that used to put us under the table In the old days: But after all there-Is not much to marvel at in this great (Continued on Page Two) 1 CONFERENCE WILL DISCUSS SILVER LONDON, July 11 W) The steer ing committee of the world! economic conference today adopted a report providing that the parley will discuss sllveu and -the question of indebted ness and such, other subjeots as sub- ( Continued on Paga Two) Today's Baseball Nutlontil League ' R. H. B. Boston 8 9 1 Pittsburgh 3 8 0 . Batteries: Zachary and Spohrer; Swetonic, Swift, Hoyt and Plclnlch. American League R. H E. Detroit - 1 8- 1 Boston ; 2 8 0 Batteries: Prosier and Hayworth; Wcilund and Gooch. R. H. E. Cleveland . 4 6 1 Philadelphia '.,... 6 Id 1 Batteries: Brown, Connslly, Bean and Spencer, Myutt; Mahaffey and Cochrane. . R. T. E. St. Louis '. 4 13 0 Now York i 8 10' 0 . Batteries: Hebert. McDonald, Oray and Shea, Crouch; MacPayden, Qomez and jorgens. ' tlif atroft rnmfrr nnii nakMl mmi - i. courtesy of Manager G. M. Wight ' no reason for bread to do likewise the bakers' arguments are lnconsls- ' rtnt." Clifford Blokland, of near La Orande, says. "The rise in the price or bread won't make any difference In the price of wheat or the solo of wheat and therefore the farmer won't bo effected at all. ' However, tt will work hardship on the working man who i.-'Y1 his breadi." . ;