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Expect To Ship 25 Cherries To Market " " " " " VK " l" l" " " "l" "cAHt" ' J Oregon!" Fog on 'count, otherwise fair tonight, 'Haturday anil Sunday; I J no chance III temperature. Local J I weather Thursday: max IM, mill 54. i I Clear. Today: mill lii, 7 a, in. -78. J Clear. I Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 31 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRK88 AMD A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1933 EASTERN ORKOON'a IiBADINO NBWBPAPm NUMBER 266 Fo to TO ACT SOON ON WAGES 1(Q)IK 1 r -PICKING OF CHERRIES TO START SOON Royal Annes and Bings Will be Ready For Har vesting. Next Week. ,Y QUALITY GOOD AND PRICES ARE FAIR Present Price of Royal Annes Quoted at $60 a Ton Against $40 Paid By Canneries 'in 1932. The annual cherry crop, for which the Grande Ronde valley is Justly famoue not only In this section but in national markets, will be ready for picking by next Monday, according to A. E. Erlckson, of Erlckson and . Lottes, local fruit and produce deal ers. Royal Annes and Blngs will be picked first while the -Lamberts will not be ready until the following Monday, July 24, ho reports. Winterkill, caused by tho severe weather of early December, has cut the crop to about one-half of its usual itze and where 25 cars of the black cherries were shipped! to the eastern markets last year only about 16 will bo sent this year. The frost was even moro severe on the Royal Annes cutting -the crop from 35 cars to about eight or 10 this year, Mr. Erlckson adds. However, tho quality of the surviving crop Is good. Shipment to Begin soon Shipment will begin simultaneously ':; with picking since It Is necessary to Vget the fruit on the market as soon ...I ns. possible-. after it .,1s. . picked.. from 4ho tree to "prevent it spoiling."1 As usual the Royal Annes will be sent to canneries In the western part of the state and the Bhlpmcnt Is ex pected to include about 120 tons, 12 (Contlnned on Pace Pour) Series of 1-Act Plays Scheduled For East Normal A series of one-act plays arc be ing prepared! the play production , class and the J. H. Ackerman train ing school of "the Eastern Oregon formal school for assembly programs during the summer session. Miss . Florence Day, instructor in English, Is supervising the productions Miss Charlotte Duecnberry and MVss Frances Kelly are student directors Tor play which are be ing presented by members of the play production class. Donna Hol comb, Mary Carter, Alta Knotts, .Harriet Singleton, Pauline Conradt, 4 and, Waldo Gerards are preparing the play which will be given July 18 under the direction of Miss Charlotte Dusenberry. On Julv 25, Ted Thom son, Carl Johnson, Gladys Owen, and Edna Hpfmann, cojiched by Miss Frances Kelly, will entertain the stu dents with a piny. On July, 19 and 21, student from the J.' H. .Ack'man training school will present two plays. Miss Gladys Billings and Miss filadys Owen are directly these productions. NEW. WATER SYSTEM ; ACCEPTED IN 1892- Tffree projects were uppermost In the minds of La Grande people 40 years ag according to the Oct. 28 Issue of the La firande Chronicie. The yellow! pner, taken Irohi the wall of an abandoned cabin back ol Hllgard recently, reveals that the top ics of Interest at that partlcularlme was: the new water systciH, the lack of a telephone system, , and a pro posed railroad from La Grande to Cove. ' Here are some news Items of that day: 1, "La Orande is very much in need of a telephone system. The par ties who have been promising an im provement of this kind ought to represent themselves or get gut of the way and give some- offe else a chance." 1 2. "The water system having been received from the contractors, the same was placed in charge of the water superintendent Wednesday morning. A number of citJjiena at one proceeded to have water put In their homes. It is evident that there will be a large number of pa- . irons." Another Item: "In making I 't1S8U' ot" the water pressure Saturday ft A a stream was thrown over the Pacific T"7- j rVvic . j da on ffet higher than the top of the roof. The building is nearly 120 feet high, WILL ROGERS Says BEVERLY HUAS, Oal., July 13 This fellow Roosevelt can close the' banks, he can tell industry how much to pay, and how many hours to work. He can hold back the sun, he can evaporate the wator, but when he de mands that a postmaster has. to be able to read, that's, carrying dicta torship too far. When he takes the postmasters out of politics,, he is monkeying with the very fundamentals of American po litical parties. How is the army go ing to fight If they don't get any of the lootl I tell you this suggestion of his Is bordering on treason, the idea of a postmaster being able to read I It looks like an undemocratic movo to favor the collego man. I tell "you, he will ruin tho Democratic party. Wo musnt let him get away with it. Yours, (inLibiimUtrWiMl 150 FARMERS PRESENT AT WHEAT MEET New Agricultural Adjust ment Act Outlined by Oregon State Men. One hundred and fifty larmers, representative of tho more important wheat erowers throughout the valley. wore in La ' Grande this mornlngto. attend a meeting at the sacajawea (Contlffcjed on Page Six) WALLOWA VALLEY SEEKS $100 000 ENTERPRISE, Ore., July 14 (Spe cial ) Application for a govern ment ipan of $100,000 Is being made by the Wallowa Vnlley Improvement district, the loan to run 40 years at 4 per cent. This is made in an effort to arbitrate mutters with bond hold ers and clear up the Indebtedness of the district. Because of high t(es due to the bonds, this district has been on a tax strike for some time. BAUMGART WRITES FOR PERIODICAL "Call yourself a Democrat so every one can hear you." That is the open ing sentence of an article in the cur rent Oregon Democrat, written by Otto H. Baumgnrfc president of the Young Democratic League of Union county. m The article Is illustrated with a picture of Mr. Baumgart, whose home Is In La Grande. The quotations abovo arc given by (Continued on Page Four) andit Is possible that water can be thrown to the height of 150 feet. This is much higher than will ever be nedfcd for any prntUcal use." Still anothy: "At the cincll meek nig Monday evenftg the Jog of wall ing the supply well was aerated. The wall is 20 feet high and 220 feet in circumference Thero were 80.000 brick used in the construction and tha cost was $1700." 3. "A delegation of La Qrande citi zens will go to tho Covo tomorrow to confer with the people on the sub ject of a railroad between this city and Cove. The committee recently appointed to prepare estimates of cost.s$and ascertain other factors In relation to the enterprise, will be ready with a report by that time. Those whoso Judgment in such mat ters Is .reliable have great faith In the success of the enterprise. The people at the other end of the line have a deep Interest In the proposi tion, and there Is good grounds for the belief that with the degree -of energy and unity that sticfi an under taking should ovoke, the road can be built and that It will be a paying In vestment to all concerned, and b great benefit to both places." P. S. The railroad was built from Cove to Union. Seeks Kidnaper John King Ottley, Atlanta, Ga, banker, who Is directing . the search for the man who kidnaped him and held him for a $40,000 ransom. JUNIOR LEAGUE PLAY-OFF TO BE AT BURNS SUNDAY District finals in the American Le gion Junior league basoball play-off are scheduled for Sunday at Bums, where a double header WIN be played with three teams competing Burns, Oniirlo and La Qrande., The La Grande team, accompanied by Raymond O. Williams, will leave for Burns Saturday .morning. At Burns, the three teams will draw to see which plays tho morning game. The winner of this contest will play the team drawing a ,byo, tho sconu gamo to toe- played Sunday afternoon. (Continued on Page "sixj" NO CHANGE IN WEATHER SEEN Warm temperatures continued ocr the Pacific northwest today and the weather man predicted no change In temperature for tonight or Saturday. The outlook was for generally fair skies. The maximum, in La Groncc Thurs day was 02 above, the third consecu tive day with the rercury at 00 or higher This morning's minimum was 62 above, eight degrees warmer than Thursday's minimum. REPAIR BREAK IN PIPELINE Another break in the Beaver creek pipeline occurred yesterday and Hor ace Knapp, city water superintend ent, had the water flow shut off for approximately two and a half hours repairing the leak. - The clamps were placed' on ho pipeline on the Bart mess place to remedy the trouble. Mr. Roosevelt Isn't The Only Collector " ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NEXT FRIDAY Ten Measures on Ballot, Including Beaver Creek Pipeline Project. . SALES TAX AMONG BILLS SUBMITTED Wet and Dry Vote to be .. Taken; Will Elect Dele: fates to Caucus to De cide on Repeal Question Just a week from today and votert of Oregon will go to tho polls to de cide on a number of questions at a special election. Chief among the state Issues, from point of Interest; are the 'vote on repeal of the dry. laws, and :the vote on the proposed sales tax referred to tho peop.e by- tho legislature. . In addition. La Grando people will vote on the question of Issuing bonds for reconstruction of the Beaver creek pipeline. (Continued On Page Pour) ' . . .. ' Eagles Prepare i For Cove Picnic All Day Sunday .- Races and games with prizes offer ed to the winners will bo the feature .of the.day's entertainment when the ISajfies mee on Sunday' for. their ane mia! picnic at Cove, it was'amiouh'e' ed at a regular meeting last night at the hall. Transportation will be arranged for those who do not havo automobiles, and they arc asked to meet at the hall at 9 o'clock In the morning. - 1 Each person will furnish his own lunch, but the aerio will furnish cof fee, cream, sugar and lemonade. Members of the committee in charge are John Hopkins, Mr. anti Mrs. Oscar Hobson, J. H. Proffltt. Charles Hildebrand, Mrs. May Parker, Mrs. Frank Seward, Mrs. Pearl Patt and Mrs. Mabel Harris, representing both the Eagles and the auxiliary. REV. HERTZOG MAKING READY . FOR E. L. CAMP Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hertzog httve returned from Wallowa Lake where they spent the post two days In pre paring f or tho annual EpworLh Lea gue institute which opens there on Monday, July 17. Mr. Hertzog is pas tor of the First Methodist church. Plane, Marital Crash Hurts Heal !; -it "1 " - In addition to his recent al.plane crash, Hoot Gibson, film cowboy, announced that his marriage to Sally Ellers, movie star, also crashed, and a divorce Is Impending. However, he seems to be recovering from both crashes, and he's shown with June Gale, Ban Francisco actress, both stating they're "madly In love." Winning Team Of ' Golfers Dined By the Losers :The winners In the men's team match play at the La Grando coun try club were entertained last night by the losing team at the Bingncr cftbln at dinner. Charles Blngnor headed the winners while Jack Mur phy was captain of the losers and In charge of arrangements for the dln-ner.-' 1 .',. ? iAwfe-veral guest wero present Itv ad dltlon. to the members of the two teams.. - . ; . ; Members of the winning team arc Mr. Iilngner. Ken Slegrlst, Larry Bay, Bill Dolan. A.. W. Nelson, Dr. W. K. Ross, Norman Frees, L, K. .Kinzel, William Slegrlst, Herman Sicgrlst, C. E. Bunting, Elton Barron, Dr. James Haun Dr. J. E. Woodell, Dr. F. L. Ralston. Members of the loos ing team besides Mr. ' Murphy are Charles Reynolds, Harold Boone, W. C. Williams, Fred Spaeth. H. M. Howard,' Fred Lanzcr, - B. ReynolCn, C. L. Thompson, C. R. Seltet Homer Lcffcl, Hal Bohnonkamp. Dr. F. L. Tribe,- C. W. Cook, Elmer McManus, MAE NEILL ON VACATION TRIP Miss May Nelll, who teaches In Honolulu, T. H., is' lnTja Grando vis iting her mother, Mrs. Nellie Nelll, and sister, Mrs. J. R. Martin. She plans to remain until late in August when she will return to the Islands to resume her teaching activities on Aug. 31. of Boat Prints WILL RECESS WORLD MEET ON JULY 27 Steering Gommittee of E c o n q m i c.Gonf ei-ence q Reaches eciion Today ; LONDON, July 14 m Tho stoer ing commltteo of tho world economic conference decided today to roceas tho worldwldo parley on July 27. All committeea wero ' notified to havo their complete reports ready by next Friday. (Continued on Page Three) NOTE RECEIVED FROM OXONNELL ALBANY, N. Y., July 14 01 Johnny O'Connell la alive and well his family oppressed this bollcf today after recolvlng a noto signed by tho kidnaped 24-year-old nephew of Uic politically powerful O'Connell bro thers. ' Tho noto addressed to tho missing youth's uncle Dan, directed tho O - Connclls to nubmlt a now list of in termediaries, tho 22 Albany men of fered as negotiators having been re jected by the kidnapers. While tho note tho first rocolvcd since Tuesday bearing tho authentic signature of John J. O'Connell Jr., brought relief and Joy to tho family and tho city In general, It trans ferred tcmpoarlly at least, interest In tho abduction to New York City whore tho names of tho new go betweens was published. 'hansom notks iikceivhii ALTON, III., July 14 VP) Twu notes demanding ransom for Auk'is' Lucr, 77 year old Alton banker, havo been received by Luer'B family, It was announced today. Agents for the fam ily said neither noto bore Luor's hand writing. TENNIS CLUB BEGINS PLAY The championship tournament of the La Grande Tennis association opened this morning at 8 o'clock with matches scheduled for thrco days. Winners of the morning sets have not been announced yet. Wheat Today ( IIK'A(H). .Inly I t W Abrupt upturns swept wheal prliw lute to day to new record jM-aks, Willi pub lic speculative haying again Mil a largn scale. A sharp reversal of early weakness of Winnipeg wheat qiiotalliiiiH '. ooinimlih'd the late rise of values here, and lllero wero reports that temperatures III ports nf the 'aim dlan wheat limit hail fallen as lew n Ml. With forwusts liidlinllng no ma terial change from near frerxllift weal hi t. trailers expressed iinvlcly as to the safety of the ('oliiiilliill crop. Wheat closed buoyant at the day's topmost figures, 2141'0 above yes terday's finish, corn 1'A2e. up, outs lllieluiligeil la ,, lilghrr, mill pro visions varying from 7c decline to a rise of lac. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME LINimmtUHH IN TIIK AII KOllllKKS KILL OI FICKIt TO ItKTURN MAT TWIN ITALIANS AT MONTREAL UOTWOOD, Newfomulluiul, Judy 14 (fl) Colonel Charles A, LlnubcrKh nnrt Mnt, LliKlherRli who arrived liera UiIk mornhiK on rtltelr uerlnl mapping: tour of i the iiorthJand lioped off this lif Uvnoon for Curtwrlglit, Lulmidor. PHILADELPHIA, July 14 (fl5) Throe robbers shot to death a policeman and stole, a 98,720 payroll he was guarding today In -tho factory office of the Allied Kid Co., near Fifth and Huntingdon Btrcots. V' MOSCOW, Jidy 14 m The Tass (RtLssbin) news aseney annouiu.-ed to day (hut Pilot Levanovfiky hopped off from KtuibarovHk in Eastern Siberia yeistcnlny moriilng for Anailyr to pick up Jam m Mnttcrii, the Amcrlnui avi ator, stnuulcd there. MONTREAL, July 14 (P) The Italian air armada led by General Italo Balbo appeared ovor Montreal at 12:25 p. m., eastern standard time today, having completed their 600 mile flight from Shedlac, N. B. WASHINGTON, July 14!P) Tllre western states today were granted a total or $l,2(il),070 for emergency re lief work, Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency ' director, ' announced he had uilotcd S7(i!),Hl:l to Washington; ?17,2lU to Nevada and $152,1153 to Oregon. . OWYHEE AND VALE PROJECTS TO GET $6,000 000 SUM WASHINGTON, July 14 (P) TllO publlo works administration today told how it intended! to distribute 9115,513,010 as the first step In a program to create a million new jobs by October 1. That 116,513,610. Secretary. Ickes announced, wlll be portioned out this way: $64,561,642 for federal pub llo works; $50,000,000 for roads In parks, forests, Indian reservations and public lands; $052,008 for municipal water and sewer plants. These brought to $763,513,610 the total allocated from the $3,300,000, 000 fund mado available less than a month ogo. Already, President Roosevelt had approved the expendi ture of $238,000,000 on naval con struction and) $400,000,000 on high ways. An additional rivers and har bors program awaits the presidential "O. K." "This ($115,000,000) distribution," Ickes said, "Is the first in the pro gram of giving men work so that one million may bo employed by October 1, In accordance with President Roosevelt's expressed wish." Many Projects Pending A "vast number" of additional pro jects nro ynt pending before tho pub llo works bciardi which he heads, Ickes iald, addlnjr that only the non-controversial had' been acted up on first. ' Tho biggest HlnHlo amount in the items announcod today was $38,000, 000 . for Uio Rrcat Boulder Canyon power and Irrigation project on the Colorado river. Besides this, the bureau of 'reclamation gat $5,000,000 for tho Owyheo Irrigation project and $1,000,000 to finish the Vole project, both in Oregon. Tho International boundary com missions wive allowed $1,528,000. chiefly for straightening tho Rto Orande and controlling lts flow, under a treaty with Mexico. This was contingent upon Mexico's fur nishing part of tho funds. Tho public works administration announced tho $(t4,000,000 federal program would provide 268.200 mnn months of labor, or give a year's work to 21,617 men In every state of tho union, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and tho Virgin Islands. Oregon (ietH $;IT,.:U Allocations by states of the $50, 000.000 rund for forest, park and Indian roads under tho public works fund was announced today by the (Continued on Page Thrco) j INQUmiNG Earn day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons will be stopped at random on the street corner and naked some (Miration of the day. Tlirough the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wlcht each I n tnr viewed will lie granted two complimentary tickets to the Liberty Thwitrp. The current nUntc'lun, Is Robert. Montgomery and Sully Kilers In "Made on Broadway." "Would you support a dictator president?" Loola Iathnm, 30QR Third street, says, "A dictator president would be all right if tho right man were in power. Howover, to be on the safe side, I believe the people should have a voice In tho government," MAY ASK ALL BUSINESS TO ACCEPT LIMIT Such Action Would Con-'-tinue Until Various Codes Are Given Approval.. 35 AND dO HOURS ! OF WORK PLANNED' Minimum Scale is Expect-: , ed to be $14 For Labor; ' and $15 For Clerical and , Store Help. - V y. ' ' .l , r-r- i WASHINGTON, July 14 (A1) Im minence of action by President Roosevelt for establishment of' na- . tion minimum wages and maximum.' working hours-was indicated today, but the methodt remained to be de- ' elded. , . Two motivating factors apparently lead In that direction, the desire to boost purchasing power steadily and simultaneously to guard against ex-'v cess production under way in at-; . tempts to take advantage of expected i 'highor -prices. '. ,.' . ; ' Tho plan, which would be volun- . tary,' would call for a general weekly v levol of 35 hours work at $14 mini-";', mum wogo for labor; and 40 hours with $15 minimum) for clerical and store help- ; ' : ; The prospect Is for a general call ' for business and industry to Join un- der a temporary, voluntary agree- , ment to such a limit of working - hours and wages, v ' v Call fcx ported Moun ' Afci a press . conference, Hugh; 8. Johnsorif said as the administrator he behoved, ho would shortly ask the . president to issue, such a call, and that meantime he was gathering a ; tremendous volume ot information needed to reach a decision, i- - . . The blanket agreement would be 1 effective until Individual Industrial codes, which, set up trade organiza tions to improve labor conditions . and purchasing power and! to elimin-i ate undesirable practices such, as overproduction, and price cutting, can be approved. - i ' The idea back, of the general code. Is to get the purchasing power of" -American laborers and wpilte col- lar workers increased immediately,, so that before hot weather Is over the "upward- spiral" sought by Presi dent Roosevelt will have a substantial basis. Codes havo been coming In fast.: It Is probable the administration; will drop the Idea of calling for sub-' mission of every agreement by a def-' lnlte early date, but the physical limitations of time neededr to get each agreement in operation would ; (Contlnuod on Page Throo) One of Escaped Convicts Slain : In Bank Holdup PARSONS, Kns July 14 Wl A bank robber Identified by officers as Kenneth Conn, one ot olovon pri soners wlio escaped from, the Kansas ponltontlary May 30, was shot to death today in an attempted bank holdup at Altamont. A companion, seriously woundedi was Identified as Alva Payton, another fugitive. . . Sheriff W. O. Miller, of Labotto county, said Payton had admitted his Identity and Informed him his companion was Conn. ' Tho death of Conn and capture of Payton account for six of the eleven men who- escaped. ' 'J Lewis Bcchtcl and Prank Sawyer; were recaptured In Oklahoma.- Billy Woods and Clifford Dopson wero captured near San Angelo. Texas, by Federal oustoma officers. With tho exception of Sawyer, the six prisoners accounted for were all in the group which spilt away from the Ululcrhlll-Biillcy band. All tho convicts at large, In addi tion to their leaders, Underhlll and Bulley, aro sought' In tho Kansas City killings. They aro; Ed Davis. Jim Clark and Bob (Big Boy) Brady. . REPORTER I Mrs. E, J. Wllhelm, 2107 Cedar street, says, "I am certainly not In:, favoit of a dictator president like ' Mussolini. I believe that the people, should help rule because one man when he gets into offlco never car-; ries out everything he promises," ; i
