La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 19, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextLocal Bank To Issue $100,000 In New Currency Here I Wh'.VrilKK koiib: AST J Oregon; Fulr tonight and Tluirs- , I clay, but overcast on watt; slightly I I warmer 111 Interior or west Tliundny. ! J Loml weather Monday: max 811,' mln i I 08. Clear. Today: mln 57, 1 a. in. 415. Partly cloudy. J Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and ; Wallowa Counties VOLUME 31 UASTKIIN OKEUON'S I.KAD1NO NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933 MEMIltilt ASSOCIATION 1'KKSH AND A. II. C. NUMBER 270 FOST FORGED- DOWN IN MMLOfO tot itwittng FIRST BATCH OF NEW BILLS GIVEN TODAY Local Institution Joins Roosevelt Plan To Aid Circulation. GOVERNMENT BONDS ARE BEHIND ISSUE Acceptable in Payment of All Obligations Bank Receives Premium ,On First Sheets. I.a Grande started ofr today In do ing Its urt In currying out the Itoose veltluu mild form or lunation mid ' Increased circulation of currency . throughout tile nation. Ten thou sand dollars worth, the first consign ment or $100,000 north ut the new bunk notes ordered by the First Na tional Bank or La tiramle. were re ceived at the local banking houso and are being placed in circulation In tile city today. Backed principally by government bonds these notes, issued locally In amount of $5. $10, and $20, are rec ognized in payment of all obligations. They bear the name of the Pirat Na tional Bank of La Grande and. carry the signature of David I. Stoddard, president, and A. K. Parker, cashier, along with the signatures of W. O. Woodln, treasurer of the United States, and E. E. Jones, register of the treasury. The local banking house has so- (Continued on Puko Two) . Advisory Board Urges Approval Of Bond Issues "The reconstruction advisory board wishes to urge the absolute necessity of each of the bond Issues coming up for vote this month passing by a substantial vote of the citizens." This was the word received here to day from Burton E. Palmer, of Port land, executive secretary of the state board, which passes upon various pro jects which are being boosted in Ore gon for help from the federal public works program. 1 - "In every case the amount which has to be paid by the community for the next few years, for the repay ment of the 70 per cent borrowed would be less than the cost of pro viding the people hired at a dole rate of 60 cents a day on a strict charity basis," the- communication said, pointing out that it has been made plain at Washington that the govern ment will no longer carry the entire load of relief work, and that It is up to communities to co-operate from (Continued on Page Four) RECRUITING IS RESUMED, NAVY OFFICER SAYS Navy recruiting has again been re sumed after a virtual shut-down since tho first of. May, Recruiting Officer C, E, Youuge, announced today. The Portland district will have an Increas ed quota for the months of August, September and October and all able bodied young men between the ages of 17 and 26, Interested In what the navy has to offer, may write or cal at the local recruiting office in the past office building. While there has been an Increase In the number of enlistments to be made, there has, however, been no lowering In the standard as regards physical, moral and mental fitness, the recruit officer adds. ENGLISH SPARROWS? FEW OF THEM HERE What we commonly call the Eng lish sparrow, isn't the English spar row at all I In fact, there are very few true English sparrows In this section. And the little birds that we com monly call the English sparrow do much more good than norm! This Is undoubtedly real news to hundreds of La Grander who have wondered whether they should seek to exterminate the little sparrows or let them live. Nephl P. Combs, who has spent a great many years studying the bird life of tills section, contributes trft following article on this subject: The little bird commonly called WILL ROGERS r$gys: SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 18 Mr. Roosevelt, most of your plans are working, recovery Is slow, but Is fair ly sure In most all lines. . . But one gang beat the barrier, it recovered entirely, ana is now re-re-coverlng. I don't think I need re mind you what "industry"' this Is. I think a signal sign saying "slow" on a street called Wall (placed there by you personally in - order to let 600 essential Industries catch up to them) would be appreciated by all other traffic headed for recovery- It wouldn't be so bad, but these are the same traffic violators who got too far ahead and gummed up our last parade. Yours, ELECT WALZ MODERATOR, STATE SYNOD Pastor of First Presbyter ian Church of La Grande is Honored Rev. J. George Walz, -pastor of the First Presbyterian church of La Grande, today holds the highest posi tion In the Presbyterian synod of Oregon, He was elected moc'erator of the synod at a two-day meeting In- Al bany, Ore., yesterday.' - ' Mr. Walz, after his. election, ap pointed Rev. J. Stanley Jewell, of Merrill, vice moderator. Rev. George H. Wilbur was named temporary clerk: Rev. D. A. Thompson! Portland, stated clerk; Rev. William Large, Eu gene, treasurer: Rev. J. Y. Stewart. Albany, permanent clerk, and Rev. J. Stanley Van Winkle, Prineville, rec ording clerk. During the convention it was stated that church work is being greatly curtailed and hampered by prevailing economic conditions, but that Pres byterians are carrying on, and in this (Continued On Page Pour) WESTERN UNION PRESIDENT HERE H. A. White, president of the West ern Union, with headquarters in New York City, was in La Grande this morning en route from Seattle and Portland to Salt Lake City In his special car. He was accompanied by Vice President W. C. TItley, in charge of the plant department, and Vice President J. C. Willever, In charge of the commercial department. The officials are .making a general survey of the Western Union system. While here. D. W. Hall, manager of the local office, conferred with the visiting officials. PORTLAND CREDIT OFFICE TO STAY '"Do not contemplate at this time moving the regional agricultural credit corporation at Portland to Spo kane," said a telegram received by Congressman Walter M. Pierce from Henry Morgenthau Jr. Mr. Pierce Is opposcrv to such a move. "In any event, full consideration will be given to the matter of locat ing these corporations where the pub lic Interest will be beat served," the telegram adds. the "English Sparrow" Is possibly the most well known bird to people who live in the populated diBtrlctsrhey seem to spend most of their time In the streets and about our buildings. Some people wonder what they find to eat and If they are beneficial or detrimental to society. In our vicinity we have two fam ilies of sparrows called English spar rows. Their true names are the Tree sparrow, (Splzella montlcola) and the Chipping sparrow, (Splzella pass erlna). These birds look very much alike. The tree sparrow has a dark spot on Its breast as an identlflca- (Conttnaed on 'Page Four) WILEY.POST , .... .t Wiley Post, ron nil -the-world flier seeking to set a new globe girdl ing record, Is in .Siberia now, more than halfway around the earth, lie left New York the other day aeoomimnied only by a robot to aid him In controlling the air .plane and tho robot hasn't iHieu much help so far, but he's streaking away utter a new record Just the same. OREGON VOTERS TO ACT FRIDAY; LIGHT VOTE SEEN Day after tomorrow Oregon voters will go to the polls to vote on some nine measures, and In La Grande a tenth will be bofore the people that of the Beaver, Creek, pipeline bond Issue. . " Most of the statewide Interest In the election appears, to be centering on three measures the proposed sales tax, repeal of the 18th amend ment and repeal of the state dry law. in spite of interest in these three Issues, as well as considerable Interest In the others, predictions today were that the vote would be between 40 and 60 per cent. In Union county a light vote also Is being expected, in splto of the activity of several organizations and (Continued on Page Pour) OPENS OFFICE . AT TUCKETS Miss Katheryn Moran has estab lished her office as public stenog rapher at the Tuckey Typewriter company and is specializing In all types of stenographic and duplicat ing work. She will have mimeo graphing, multigraphing and ditto machine facilities. INFLUENCE OF THE BUSINESS ETHICS CODES BEFORE VOL) BUV " this ca.r i wawt to WWf-'-i'Ai.i i.i.lu i KmmlMlw) THE TROUBLE WEVE pfir W THBSE ARE PRETTY f d ' Tfrnt3 FAIR BERRIES, NAAJA, f (rty ALTHOUGH, OF COURSE, THE BEST OMGS ARE ' FROG HEAVEN C.C.CCAMPi TO BE OPENED Building of Camp 40 Miles West of La Grande is-;; Nearing Completion FORMAL OPENING -TO BE SATURDAY Camp Equipped With Fine Water Supply; Most of Purchasing is Done in This City. Tho citizens conservation camp at Prcg Heaven, located about 40 miles west of La Grande along tho Orande Ronde river and in a place of thickly wooded hills, Is now almost finished, according to word received here. The official opening will be held Saturday, July 22, with a dance in the mess hall. The commanding officer, Captain C. R, Rhoads, and First Lieutenants Price and Cough Un are at the dis posal of any visitors who might wish to inspect the camp and, it might be added, they will meet all visitors with -r;'- of welcome. Purchase Supplies Here At -present this camp Is purchasing practically all of its supplies In La Grande, and army trucks smay -be seen In the business district of this city every day or so. -" . The camp itself is located at the end of a clearing and Is rapidly nearing completion. The mess hall iPn0njwpd on Pago Eighty Queen Bee And Her Tribe Visit Portland Market PORTLAND, July 19 (P) A queen bee, whooping down Yam hill street at the head of a group formation of her stinging subjects, threw Portland's public market district into distinct disorder here at the height of the late afternoon traffic. Retailers exited by the wholesale. Shoppers sought shel ter. Motorists sped to safer zones. And then the police came led by Patrolman Ernest Seltzlnger. He surveyed the scene, consultedi with tho queen bee in that mysterious manner known only to apiarists, and soon had the entire swarm buzzing Into a box. Only a few Incidental casualties wcro reported. mo, I'm mot stvwi nj pown a.t the office to workt IM GOING TO PLAV POKER NEEP ; DEMPSEY AND s i - ft Jack llemiwey, former heavyweight champion, married Hun null Wil liam, former wire of Koger Wolfe Kuhn, In Nevada yewterday. If this picture of them Is any evidence, they nhuuld get along very :r ' well together. , : PIERCE EXPLAINS HIS VIEWS ON 2 STATE MEASURES Congressmen Walter M. Pierce Is conducting a very active opposition to the sales tax and the debt and taxation limitations for municipal corporations constitutional amende ment both of which will be voted at tho special election on Friday, July 21. The latter, which, If passed, will require a two-thirds vote for muni cipal corporations to Issue bonds Is aimed against public water power, Rep. Pierce says, Binco opponents of public water power would be able to marshal a sufficient number of voters to kill any attempt to Issue bonds to obtain power from publicly owned corporations. Rep Pierce believes that only a majority vote should be necca- ( Continued on Page Eight) WE'LL, VOU REA.LLY HA.VE AXL THE ' IMSURNCE VOU RIGHT NOW HIS NEW WIFE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE WAGES, LIMIT HOURS Special Industrial Advis ory Board Approves Johnson's Recovery Plan WASHINGTON, July 10 The special Industrial advisory board com posed of cabinet members today for mally endorsed tho plans of Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administrator, for a campaign to bring all Industry and business quickly into wage-raising and hour-limiting voluntary agrco. ments. Johnson expects to have the plan ready for the president within i nours. Changes In procedure from the plans originally drawn were suggested by Attorney General Cummlngs and iiocrotary Wallace. Tho board decided these should be made and' General Johnson set about revising the forms by which subscrib ing firms will como under the guneral limit. After this he will take them direct to -President Roosevelt for his final approval. Tho chief executive had Indicated that he would rely chiefly on John sou's judgment as to what Is needed to make the recovery campaign suc cessful. ' Johnon has indicated that separate types cf agreement havo been arawn ur for manufacturing industries, business and trado organisations. These agreements are to be In ef fect temporarily until tho more de liberate process of passing upon and (ContUiued From Page Four) Wheat Today j CHICAGO, July l!i (!'; Sever sct hnek of more Hum i:t cents a bushel In wheat prlceM took place lute today, with 'A ncntN drop In corn, Z ecu Is In ost Is, 0 ccivtH In rya uud 5 renin In haiicy, I'll oliHcrvcrs mild tho breaks In values wcro larncly tho result of read justment of account urtcr nine duys or Incessant speculative huyliiK by the general public which disregarded marketing conditions and the rela tion of cash grain 4o futurm. The market snapped under the strain or overbought conditions. Reports or hlg railing ofl in pur chase or flour at Mlimcnimll con tributed to the weakening of grain values. Ilepnris also were current that Ohio mills had stopiKii buying wheat, whereas until reoently they hud taken all country orierlnRs. rsInnl quotations mi wheat were nQl'y4v. under yesterday's finish, corn 'AfyQtV down, ouls 2V,:e otr, rye 1 1 'IS'iC. lower and pro visions showing setbacks varying from 2c to B2c, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME close FOitnoT ins gun X. Y, l.EOISLATIJKE CALLED ' PAULEY ASKS KKI'KAL VOTE KIDNAP Sl'Sl'ECT TAKEN PORTLAND, Ore.. July 1!) Rev. K. E. Close, superintendent of the Oregon Aii(l-Muor Ieugue, revealed today that throughout Ills alleged abduct Ion by two men Sunday night. his own revolver rested In the lde IMteket of tils automobile In which the two men reputedly drove him over country roadH. When police, frankly skeptical of lilt story, asked liim today why ho did not use the weapon during the several excellent opport unit lew, he replied that lie for Rot It was In the mr. . ALBANY, N. Y July 19 VP) Governor Herbert H. Lehman Issued a proclamation today calling the New York legislature into extraordinary Bcssion next Wednesday primarily for the purpose of helping New York City raise new unemployment relief funds. PORTLAND, July 10 W) Jaincfl A. Furh'v. rJmirmnii of the Demo cratic, national committee, declared in it toli'irniiii received here today that" "It Ls highly essential that Ore gon votca overwhelmingly hi favor nt repeal this week." ST. I.OUIS. July 10 OT Depart ment or Justice iiKentH today arrested I'runk DouiiliLi, -)1, a second suspect, ok they, pressed InvcstlKUtlon of the kidnaping and Inter rcleuse ot August l.ucr, 77-yeur-old Alton, HI., banker. WASHINGTON, July 19 ( Dr. George Otis Smith today resigned ns chairman of the federal power com mission at tho request of President BoQscjvelt, who designated Opmmis sloner Frank ii.' McNInch, of North Carolina, as his successor. 18 STATES VOTE FOR REPEAL OF 18TH AMENDMENT Dy the AKKocltcd Tress Arkansas and Alabama, first states ol the "solid south" to speak on the prohibition amendment, have voted foi its repeal. Approximate audi Incomplete fig ures showed today that Alabama fav ored repeal by about two to one. The vote for repeal in Arkansas was threo to two. Yesterday's vote brought tho num ber of states on record for repeal to 10, with prohibitionists yet to scoro their first victory. Tennessee voters will register their decision tomorrow, with Oregon fol lowing Friday. Thirty-six states must vote for repeal If the prohibition amendment Is to be nullified. 15 Others to Vote Tn addition to Tennessee and Ore gon, IS states have fixed definite dales before early November to vote on repeal. States tha' have voted for repeal are: . ' iContlnued on Puko Eight) GILBERT HAUGEN PASSES IN IOWA NORTH WO D, la., July 10 (P) OU bert N. Haugeu, 74, veteran Iowa con gressman who spent 34 years In the national houso of representatives as a chairman of agriculture, Is deadb The holder of the record for longest continuous membership in the na tional house succumbed to heart dis ease and complications late yesterday. Best known of his laborious en deavors for farm relief Is his co authorship of the McNary-Haugen measure In which ho collaborated with Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon. Haugcn was one of many Republl can leaders who went down to de feat In tho Democratic landslide !ast fall. I INQUIRING Eooli day ns the Incinlrliit; Reporter makes the rounds two person J will he slopped at random on tne street corner ana asuea some i question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight j, each Interviewed will lie granted two complimentary tickets to the b J I.M.i-rly Tlimlrr. The current attraction Is Waller Huston hi "(lanrlol Over the While Mouse." , Wheat, which h.is been steodlly rising In price, took a fall of from 10 to 12 cents today. Lyle Klc'Ole. 1300 Eighth street, says, "Reduction of wheat acreage, whllo It would not eliminate siwcu latlon on the market, would hold the prlco more nearly firm with fewer radical changes If wheat would got WEATHER BAD AND AVIATOR LOSES TIME Win n i e Mae Damaged Slightly by Brushing Trees Before Landing. ITALIAN FLIERS ' L GOTHAM TODAY News From Moscow Saysi Plane Will Start For, Alaska Tomorrow Withi Mattern as Passenger. ; MOSCOW,. July 19 (ff) WUejfc Post landed fit Rukhlovo, Siberia, at 2:32 p. m. today (6:32 a. m. E. S. T.) bad weather preventing him contlnu- " ing on to Blagoveschensk on hla round-the-world flight. Post left Irkutsk at 7 a. m. Moscow time proposing to. go to Blagove schensk, 1000 miles to the east, and was sighted at three points along the route during the day. ; Shortly before reaching RuXnlovb, the American airman was forced to fly so low, because of weather condi tions, that his monoplane - Winnie Mae brushed the tree tops and wu slightly damaged. v - Despite the damage to his plane. Post made a perfect landing at Rukh lovo. The filer, however, was very near exhaustion. ; LEAD IlKDUCED , TDtrrTtTOltf QlVU.U . l..t.. tn int ill- lead over his 101 record having been mitt.. aX,Uvltf i- Whi.ut.:ltH1iM m mlnttfna tVllAV Pruaf. unnmarl l.f 'r ' Irkutsk today towards Blagoveschensk nearly 1000 miles eastward, , on the sixth Jap of his world flight. Bad weather, which caused him to lose precious hours on the Jaunt from. Moscow to Novosibirsk, again dogged him,, and forced him to stay here, longer than he wanted to. ITALIANS IN NEW YORK FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, Now York, July 10 (P) The Italian air armada, homeward bound, completed the first lap of the return Journey to Italy this afternoon, arriving front Chicago. Police estimated! the welcoming crowd at 30,000. Many American planes swung through the air in es cort to the foreign filers and the air ship Macon hovered nearby. NEWS FROM MATTEKN ' ,-. MOSCOW. July Iff (P) A dispatch from Khabarovsk," Siberia, reported toduv that Pilot Levanovskv 1 under! at Anadyr yesterday and plans to tftko off with Jlmmie Mattern, the American who was stranded there, for Alaska tomorrow. Levanovsky was dispatched from: Khabarovsk by Soviet air officials to get Mattern and return him. to United States soil. Officials Fear That 0'ConnelI .Maybe Murdered ALBANY, N. Y., July 10 OT Dis trict Attorney John T. Delnney no) I today ho was becoming fearful that John J. O'Connell Jr., kidnaped 13 days ago, would not be returned to his family. Dolaney added that "the tlmo limit lor the boy's safety has about been reached." Pittsburgh Paper Hoys Go On Strike PITTSBURGH, July 19 (fl1) Streets wcro littered today with papers torn up by striking nowBboys as police guarded tho plants of all three Pitts burgh newspapers and held 19 per sons. Newsboys selling on the streets were protesting an Increase In the price cliorgcd them for papers from, 2 to 2.50 a. hundred. 1 REPORTER down to a domestic basis. I am In favor of reduction of acreage be cause It seems to be the only way to raise the price or wheat." John Spcckhart, 1015 Fifth street, say, "Reduction of acreage seems to bo a solution It It Is world wide. I think It can bo worked out all ovor tho world nnd will subsequently raise tho prlco of wheat."