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Only Newspaper
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and
Wallowa Counties ,
VOLUME 31
KAKTEKN OHECiON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1933
MEMI1ER ASSOCIATE!) PRESS AND A. II. C.
NUMBER 272
Fo to APPROVES NEW f EGQVffiY FLAN
Wiley Post Lands At
Fairbanks,
utttna
PIONEER DAY
AT THE PARK
BIG SUCCESS
Program and puncheon
Erijoyed By Large
Crowd in Attendance
PIERCE, WRIGHT, '
RHINEHART SPEAK
J. E. Reynolds, President
of Sons and Daughters
Association Sponsoring
Picnic, Presides.
For several hundred people, yester
day was "pioneer day," and they
were attracted to the annual fest
at Riverside park not only from all
parts of Union county, but from ad
jacent counties, from. Southeastern
Washington and a few from the Wil
lamette valley. The annual picnic Is
sponsored by the Sons and Daughters
of Union County Pioneers associa
tion who relieve the real pioneers of
the responsibilities In order that they
may more fully enjoy the time al
lotted; for visiting,, renewing ac
quaintances and reminiscing.
As chrpnlcled In yesterday's Obser
ver, the pioneers made short work of
their business meeting, re-electing
.for, the "severalth" time the Hon.
Dunham Wright as president and
J. D. Slater, vice president and elect
ing Mrs. Mike Royes as secretary
treasurer. This election led Imme
diately to the program which was
Intentionally made very brief allow
ing a maximum time for social, pur-
J. E. Reynolds, of La Grande, presi
dent of the junior organization, pre
sided during the afternoon and after
the" business meeting of the senior
group and the prelude by the Laam
brothers, introduced group of
women from the Sonp and paugh
ters association who, under the direc-.
tlon of the Miss Tilly Hug, and with
Miss Genevieve Adler" at the piano,
sang two songs. "America" and (for
Uncle Dunham especially) -. "The
Lynch-Pin Wagon."
The- personnel of the group was
Mmes. Will Adler, Everett Walsinger,
Fred Hennlng, Tom Williamson, Nelle
Thacker, Martha Moss, C. S. Moore
and L. D. Noah.
Rep. Pierce Speaks
The Hon. Walter M. Pierce, con
gressman, gave the address of wel
come and the congressman with his
gift of oratory presented the picture
of the three migrations which have
marked the history of these United
States. Three hundred years ago
there was the great emigration from
England to New England, when they
came at the rate of 2000 a year, to
hew out new homes and) break up
new soil. , For the SO-year period
which led up to Andrew Jackson's
time there was a second migration,
when people by the thousands crossed
(Continued on Page Three)
Tells Plans Of
Summer Camp
At Lake Resort
Rev. Paul De F. Mortlmore, pastor
of the local Church of Christ, has
been conducting a serles'of rallies In
the churches of Umatilla. Union,
Baker and Wallowa counties in the
Interests of the Young People's Sum
mer conference held at Wallowa- Lake
each year by that church. Mr. Mor
tlmore Is president of the executive
committee of the movement, and Is
director of the conference which each
year attracts a large number of young
people from Northeastern Oregon.
This year's camp will be held July
30 to August 5 at the Methodist
camp grounds. Faculty from various
parts of the state have been Becured,
and accredited courses are being of
fered the young people vho attend.
Miss Dorothy Smutz who Is registrar
of the conference has accompanied.
Mr. Mortlmore in the rallies.
HILGARD A THRIVING
TOWN BACK IN 1893
Hllgard, a community soma 12
miles west of here on the U. P. rail
road, was a thriving town in 1893k ac
cording to an old La Grande Chronicle
dated May 17, published by Parker
and Eckley, and found recently serv
ing as wallpaper on a sheepherder's
abandoned cabin back of Hilgard.
More than half a column of the
frontpage of that 40-year-old paper
was given ver to "Notes from Hil
' gard," signed by "Seth."
Here are excerpts: "Our village,
though small. Is distinguished as be
ing one of the liveliest places In the
WILL
ROGER?
'jays:
BEVERLY HTI.IS. Cel.,' July 20
The nearest -thing we have had to
"nonklck tax" ' so far has been the
gasoline tax, because' they knew the
money was going for roods.
Now that repeal Is assured they
better get In early and have It un
derstood what tlie revenue will go to.
What would bo the matter with us
ing every cent Just for charity, and
unemployment relief and make the
tax very high, even; as high as ,60 per
cent? If It was a 60 per cent tax
and It went to charity, you couldn't
drink alone. Some poor family -would
be drinking with you. Flve-cent-a-glass
beer would cost you a dime. You
get the beer, somebody gets a loaf of
bread. .
Anybody give a big champagne par
ty and spend hundreds of dollars,
not even a communist could kick oi
it, for the needy get half, of It. Even
at double the price it wouldn't be as
high as the country has been paying.
Nobody could kick on a person drink
ing If he gave an equal amount to
somebody that was hungry. That
would come nearer being a painless
tax than any 1 know of. Yours,
TOURIST TRAFFIC
ON LOCAL ROADS
SHOWS INCREASE
A 65 per cent' Increase in out-of-atato
tourist traffic through La
Grande Is Indicates for 1933 by a
a completion of car registrations by
Miss Mae Waldroff at the La Grande
chamber of commerce. The chamber
'also "houses tlie A. A. A., and through
that organization many requests are
received asking information about
Wallowa Lake , and other scenic at
tractions which draw not only out-of-state
tourists but also.. sightseers
from other parts of Oregon.
The total 1933 registration at this
time Is 887, an Increase of 309 over
the same period last year when 678
automobiles were registered. ,
June found the heaviest out-of-state
tourist travel in La Grande with
270 cars recorded, but July bodes to
far surpass last month's record with
227 already registered on July 19.
Twenty-four were registered; during
January; 30 In February: 60 In March,
120 In April, 180 In May.. ..
60 GET LESSONS
ON HOW TO SWIM
About 60 children and adults are
taking advantage of the opportunity
to learn or Improve their swimming
at Pine Cone swimming, pool this
week. Classes started last Monday
and. will continue through next
Thursday. Any child or adult Is wel
come to Join' these classes either
morning or afternoon which are con
ducted under the .direction of the
Porpoise club of La Grande.
Members of the beginners group
are Steve Kinzel, Alice Hoover, Bobby
Tribe, Billy Fredericks, Marietta Wil
liams, Dorothy Hennlng, Elizabeth
Foley, Shirley Mattoon, Harriet Avery,
Marjery Andrews, Helen Parsons. Billy
Peterson, Lenore Thornton, Roberta
Jordahl, Junior Ashby, Winifred
Crowley, Robert Kiddle, Jerry Bing
ner, Loralee Warnock, June Hoover,
Walter Pierce, Grtselda Busey, Hilde-
(Contlnued on Page Throe)
ELECTION DAY
HOLIDAY HERE
Because an election day is a legal
holiday In Oregon, city, county and
state offices and courts In La Grande
were closed today. Regular office
hours will be observed tomororw.
Election day does not affect the
federal offices, so that the post office
had regular opening hours today.
country at present. We have one
general merchandise store, two flrst
class hotels, ond restaurant and con
fectionery shop, one livery stable, one
blacksmith shop, and two saloons,
which are doing a thriving business.
. . . The mills and lumbering busi
ness that is carried on In the moun
tains near hero are the principal re
sources, although the farming and
stock raising Interests carried on up
the Grande Ronde river make up no
sn.aU Item In the present lively con-
(Contlnued on Page Flvel
HOT LAKE IS
BUSIEST OF
LOCAL ROADS
Traffic Count By. State
Reveals Much Travel
at Railroad Crossing
MANY CARS ON THE
ENTERPRISE ROAD
Report Reveals, However,
That Travel During
June and a Year Ago
Was Heavier Than Now
The Hot Lake overhead crossing
or viaduct on the Old Oregon Trail
highway holds the record for the
most travel this month.
Four traffic counts were scheduled
for this summer, and the second one
was made a few days ago, it was
learned today. -
The count at the Hot Lake viaduct
amounted to 839 motor vehicles, con
sisting of both state and out-of-state
cars, light andt heavy trucks and
buses.
The next. most traveled section was
between Enterprise and Joseph where
the count showed 763. It is sus
pected, however, that this was more
than normal since Saturday night
dances might have increased the
number of passenger cars as com
pared with other nights of the week.
The count on all roads was taken
from 6 o'clock, In the morning to 10
o'clock in the evening.
The . next highest count .was at
the Telocaset viaduct, between North
Powder and Union,- which showed a'
total of 835.:, f
Between La Grande and Pendleton
' . . Continued on Page Three) ;
MRS. CHARLTON
DIES ON OUTING
Mrs. Denver P. Charlton, long-time
resident of La Grande and very prom
inent In tills section, died unexpec
tedly about 3:30 o'clock this morning
on the South Fork of the Wallowa
river. She went into Wallowa coun
ty yesterday to obtain rest. She hud
bean ill for some time and reports
are that heart disease caused her
death.
The body was brought to La Grande
this morning and is at the Snod
grass and Zimmerman mortuary
pending funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Charlton was district deputy
of the Women's Benefit association
and was very prominent In several
other organizations. She - was well
.known throughout Enstern Oregon.
IT MIGHT BE
Jf m0mm0 wnes -me
L t&&W$Mtfr?Mt CIRCLE FOR
WMmBk OMfCsEWKE TICKET?
LIGHT VOTE
IS REPORTED
OVER OREGON
Doubt Expressed in Some
Counties That 50 Per
' Cent Vote Will be Cast
BALLOTING SLOW
IN THIS COUNTY
Perfect Weather and Bea
veiv Creek Bond Issue
, Fail to Quicken Interest
Here Very Much. , ;
The voting in La Grande was pro
gressing slowly during1 the first hours
that the polls were open, in spite of
perfect weather conditions and the
fact that citizens were passing judg
ment on a (267,000 bond issue for tlio
reconstruction of the Beaver creek
pipeline. 1 ! i
Many today predicted that the total
vote In tills county would not go
much over GO per cent, possibly not
that much.
, Tlio polls will close at 8 o'clock to
night and the election officials will
begin their counting immediately.
The Observer does not Intend to pub
lish an election extra tonight but will
have county and state returns for tno
usual early Saturday afternoon issue
of thd paper.
The vote was going slowly else-
where In the state as well.. No, mora
than a 50 per1 cent votei was expected
In Jackson county and Marion coun
ty expected slightly more than 50
per cent vote. ' Most other counties
had similar reports. , J
OREGON AT POLLS TODAY
'PORTLAND,, Ore.,. . .JuiyvSM ;:
The Oregon Electorate which In ibl'S'
(Continued on Page Threes
All Is Well!
It Was a Mistake
About The Picnic
Were the Republicans ever
vexed? Rather! However the
vexation of several local Repub
licans at losing the presidential
election was as nothing compared
to that of being - accused of at
tending a Democratic picnic in
Portland during the past weekend.
Actually they attended a picnic of
former Union county residents,
J. H. Peare, J. B. McLaughlin and
Marcus Roesch aver. M. B. Geller,
who is a Democrat, did not mind
so much except that he was ac
cused of fabricating the yarn for
the benefit of the Observer.
A LITTLE. CONFUSING AT FIRST'
Will's Daughter
Mary Rogers, 18, Will Rogers' only daughter, started a film career
quietly under the name of Mary Howard and kept It secret for some
time. Miss Rogers (right) is shown with Lilian Harvey, In .those
supporting cast she will soon appear on the screen.
REPEAL LEADING
IN TENNESSEE BY
I NARROW MARGIN
By The Associated Press
Tennessee became today the 10th
state, to approve repeal of the 18th
amendment as Oregon proceeded to
batjot on the problem. -
, Tlie margin of victory for antl-
1J?r',,ltip.Uists .n:Tennesseewus
smaller ""than In 'any of Hie 'other
states which have held popular elec
tions on the proposed constitutional
change.
Returns from 2007 out of 2232 pre
cincts gave: for repeal 123,660;
ngnlnst 114,40i.. This was ' a repeal
majority of 9249. Tennessee, the
third southern state to vote on and
approve repeal, had been dry for
years, the legislature having passed
a dry law In 1900. This year 3.2
beer was legalized.
MAY PBOTEST ELECTION
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 21 (P
Charging that "he grossest possible
fraud" was perpetrated In Memphis
and Nashville In yesterday's referen
dum on the eighteenth amendment,
John F. Baggett, chairman of the
prohibition campaign, said in a state
ment today that the vote is being
"very carefully studied with a view
to contesting the election.
Baggett said "all right-thinking
people, regardless of whether they
. (Continued on Page Three)
in Films, Too , ,
POST STOPS
AT FLAT FOR
REPAIR WORK
Propellor Broken in Land-
:.ws;-R?m. Qm .Brought
Mini By doe Ui'psson.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 2.1 P)
Wiley Post, Oklahoma flier, circling
the world by air landed here at
10:43 a. m. today (4:42 p. m. E. S. T.)
It was raining and there was poor
visibility.
Guided by Joe Crosson, pioneer
Alaska tiler, Post left Flat, 375 miles
away at 7:28 (12:28 p. m. B. S. T.)
Tho flight took three hours and 14
minutes.'
Post was to refuel hero for his
1460-mile flight to Edmonton. Then
he has 2200 more miles to go to
complete tho first solo airplane flight
around tho wold.'
Crosson had brought a new propel
ler to Flat to replace the broken one
whon ho nosed over In a cross wind
at 3:30 p. m. yesterday after being In
tho air 22 hours and 32 minutes on
his flight from Khabarovsk, Siberia.
Tho flight to' Edmonton is over
mountainous country, but Post con
siders it like "going down hill" as
ho is quite familiar with tho route
and weather conditions are likely to
bo better.
NEW YORK, July 21 W) Wiley
Post has until '8 p. m. (Eastern
Standard time) Sunday to break the
existing round the world record he
and Harold Qatty sot In 1031.
AUSTRALIA NOT
READY FOR PLAN
LONDON, July 21 m Stanley M.
Bruce, Australian delegate, told the
world economio conference tocfay
that his country certainly would not
associate itself with any scheme for
the restriction of wheat production
as a solution for world difficulties.
'Australia tins not at this moment
subscribed to any such scheme,"
Bruce declared.
This dcclnratlon appeared to make
moro remote the chances for con
clusion of an agreement for restric
tion of wheut production, which has
been sought by representatives of the
United States, Canada, Argentina and
Australia.
Wheat Today
PORTLAND, Ore., July 21 () The
Portland grain market was closed to
day on account of the legal holiday
election day. Tho market will bo re
opened for business Saturday.
WINNIPEG, July 21 Tho larg
est export business in several weeks
and firmer Liverpool cables than had
been expected, combined to steady
wheat futures on the local grain ex
change today after two days of plung
ing quotations and the market cloned
easy, unchanged to one cent lower.
Cash grains trading was dormant.
Wheat closed: July 78 J4, October
80, December B2.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
(IUEKT8 UALHO
NKW MOVE MADE IIV HULL ...
ASK CAMl'llELL TO QUIT
(lltKKN ItAI'S I.l'MllKR CODE
NEW VOItK, July 21 w To the
cheers of un enthusiastic tlirong de
scribed by police iu the greatest since
the welcome to Colonel Churles A,
Lindbergh six years ago, New York
City today gave Its ofriclui reeplilon
to General Halo Italbo ami his DO
gallant Italian (tiers. . . , ;
LONDON, July 21 JP In a last
minute, effort to save the principle
of a truce In economio warfare, Cor
dell Hull, American secretary of state,
introduced a new resolution In tlie
world economic conference today un
der which th United, States ml
take suoh action as would be neces
sitated by the raising of wages and
shortening of hours of labor.
SEATTLE, July 21 P) ' Earl F.
Campbell, graduate manager of the
University or Washington since 1828,
today confirmed a report that he had
been asked to resign by Charles F.
Franklnnd, named director of ath
letics several months ago, Campbell
sold he would not leave until "fired."
' WASHINGTON. July 21. W Wil
liam areen, president of tlio Ameri
can Federation of Labor; today de
nounced the wage code proposed by
the lumber Industry as insufficient.
"The wages Imposed in this code do
not conform with, tlio spirit or letter
of tlie recovery act," he protested at
the hearing on the, code. L ' . '
ALBANY, N. Y July 21 W) nrnak
lug his silence for ithe first time, Ed
O'Connell, uncle, of John J; O'Con
netl Jr., today sold a ransom had not
been paid for the kidnaped boy. 1
-.sx 1 "" -rrv: -V-
WHEAT MARKETS
SUSPENDED FOR
A DAY OF "REST"
By the Associated Prens
The grain trade drew a long breath
and relaxed as trading was suspended
at all the principal American ex
changes to allow rest from the vio
lent sessions which culminated yes
terday In the worst price collapse In
many years.
Following the action of the Chicago
board of trade In suspending dealings
for tho day, Kansas City, Minnea
polis, St, Louis and Duluth were
quick to fall In line and take a holi
day. When trading Is resumed to
morrow there will bo limits on dally
fluctuations.
, The action token by directors of
Cnlcago board of trade late last night
caused but little surprise. The reason
given for tho suspension of trading
was that tired employes needed some
rost, but veteran observers saw It as
a means of checking the frenzy which
characterized transactions lato yes
terday. Then wheat dropped up
wards of 17 cents, rye 20 and other
grains In proportion.
Although it was a holiday In the
pits, hundreds of traders circled un
easily around the vast trading floor
of the Chicago exchange with huge
crowds in the gallery watching curi
ously. Brokers clerks worked many
hours checking their records.
A few transactions were taken care
'(Continued on Pago Two)
LINDBERGHS STOP
BECAUSE OF FOG
HALIFAX, N. 8., July 21 (IV)
Slightly moro than two hours after
they had taken off from Cortwrlght,
Labrador, for Jullane-Hnnb, Green
land, Col. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh
landed their plnno at Hopcdale, about
100 nillos from Oartwright. A wiro
Iobb from Bello Island! to the marlno
department hero sold they turned
back because of fog.
j INQUIRING
Each (lay as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persona
will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked some
Ourwtlon of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight
each Interviewed will he granted two complimentary tickets to the
Mhrrty Tliciitre. The current attraction Is "Black Beauty" by Anna
Unwell. ...
Truth la sorely taxed at times
among them tho time when a man
Is asked his opinion of his wife's
bridge playing. Today the Inquiring
reporter asked "Do hUBbnnds enjoy
playing bridge with their wives?"
, Merlin Batley, 1022 Benton, says:
''Yes and no and again perhaps.
Yes, If they have a strong constitu
ALL OF U.S. !
CALLED UPON
TO AID PLAN
Five Million Employers
to be Asked to Help Lift: :
Wages, Shorten Hours
OPEN APPEAL IS
SENT TO PUBLIC
Government Would Main
tain a Fixed Minimum,
. Wage; Would Prohibit
Profiteering Also. ;
': By Willliun L. Ueole
WASHINGTON, July ai wv-KveTy
oltlzen today was summoned to a
covenant with President Roosevelt to
re-employ (the Jobless millions by La? '
bor say. . -
To more than 6,000,000. employers
was addressed a request from tlio
president to Join his national recov
ery administration hi a mass attack
on the depression by voluntary agree
ments to lift wages' and 'shorten
hours.
To the public went an open appeal
for co-operation, ''by supporting and
patronizing employers and workera
who are members of the N. R. A."
signers of the presidential agreement
for boosting " national purchasing
power. : . . . ; . v.
Tho heart of the plan:
Every employer will receive through
the mall July 27 an agreement ad
dressed to him by President Roose
velt, upon sighing, this binds him to
maintain a fixed minimum wage and .
not to exceed a flxixl maximum work
week during "the president's eaiergV
':. ''''A'''-. ' ' ' ' ' ' ', '"'
(ConOutwd on4 Three) --, '
Roosevelt's Son ;
Takes Bride In ,
Iowa Saturday
BURLINGTON. Iowa, July ai W
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the president,
and Miss Ruth Cooglns , of Fort
Worth, Texas, will bo married here
tomorrow under present arrange
ments, the Associated. Press learned
from an. unimpeachable source today. '
Young Roosevelt will arrive here
by plane today, accompanied by hta
sister, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Doll, Mrs. .
Dftll will be Miss Cooglns1 only at
tendant. . . . rv
Only Immediate members of the
two families will be present at the
wedding in the home of George C.
Swller, brother of Mrs. J, B. Coogine,
mother of the bride to be. ;
The hour for the wedding has not
yet been set, the Associated. Pres was
told. No forma! statement will be is
sued until after tho wedding and the
couple has departed for a honeymoon
"In tho' west," it was asserted.
Today's Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R. H. B.
Chicago I..... U 6 . 1
Boston .......is is a
Ooston, Wyatt and Berry; Rhodes
anc3 Perrell.
" R. H. B.
Cleveland . a S 3
Now York 10 13 a
Hudlln, Connally and Pytlak; Van
atta, Moore and Dtcxey,
R. H. E,
Detroit . 19 0
Washington 7 110
FriiBlcr, Fischer, Hogsett and Hay
worth, - Desautels; . Whltehill and
Scwcll.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. B.
New York 0 13 0
Pittsburgh . 5 14 1
Schumacher, Bell, Clark and Man
cusco, Richards; Swetonlc, Hoyt and
Grace.
H. H. B.
Brooklyn 17 1
Cincinnati 3 7 0
Bcngc, Shaute and Loposs; Derringer
and Loinbardl, -
REPORTER I
tion; no If they have hang noils; and
perhaps. If It's with two other fellows.
Stevo Broth e took a chance but I'm
no Steve Brodle."
B. E. Webb, 1914 First street, says,
"Sure, t like to play bridge with my
wife that Is, if she is my opponent.
X-ju see, Mrs. Webb and I can't agree
on our bids. Thanks, for the chance
for a dig at the wife,"-