La Grande Business Men To Support Roosevelt's N. E. A.
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VOLUME 31
EAKTKItN OIIECION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933
MKMIIEII ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C.
NUMBER 276 !
MQSEf EETS FILM IS SUCCEEDING
Local A merican Legion To
POST'S PLAN
ENDORSED BY
Chamber of Commerce is
Thoroughly in Accord
With Legion's Move
FUND IS PLEDGED
FOR CONVENTION
Chamber Also Endorses
Whatever Plan Legion
May Turn to to Finance
Drum Corps Trip.
; With the La Grande American
Legion post, which, entertained the
Oregon convention six years ago, pre
paring to attend the Klamath Fulls
convention next month with the ex
press purpose of making a hid for the
1934 American Legion convention,
Tuesday the chamber of commerce
directors endorsed the plan.
Endorsement also was given to
whatever plan might be evolved by
the local American. Legion executive
committee to raise a small fund that
Would 'carry the Ua Grande drum and
bugle corps to Klamath Falls to par
ticipate in the 1933 convention con
test and boost for La Grande in 1934.
Incidentally, the La Grande djrum
corps has been among the first rank
. lng corps In the state contest for
aqvvitu ycaia, tmu mou yeni m rui t-
land, was among the high ranking
tfrum1 cores in the nationar contest.
Local merchants and business peo-
pie already have pledged sufficient
subscriptions to entertain the- state
convention here next year if it can
be obtained.
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Mercury Stops
Tuesday Climb
At Century Mark
' Old Sol wasn't quite so unmerciful
yesterday, but although It was tfx
degrees cooler than Monday, the
maximum for La Grande was an even
100 above. It was the third conse
cutive day with the mercury climbing
to 100 above or higher.
Another worm day was in prospect,
with, the mercury at 76 above at 7
a. m., four degrees warmer thn at
the same time Tuesday. Last night's
maximum was 65 above.
Baker, which, sizzled undet 102
Monday, dropped to 94 Tuesday but
over at Boise the maximum was 110.
Spokane hod 100, Walla Walla 104,
Yakima 100 and Salt Lake City 102.
Portland's high was 82 but at Med
ford the mercury touched 08,
Clear weather continued with no
Immediate likelihood of any changes.
COVE CHERRY
GROWER HERE
Karl J. Stackland, cherry grower of
Cove, was in La Grande this morning
on a business trip. He said that the
harvesting of the Blngs and Royal
Annes lm Union county will be com
pleted this week, but Lambert pick
ing has still quite a ways to go.
"The cherry crop In the Grande
Ronde valley," he said, "is one of
the most disappointing In years."
Winterkill caused heavy losses In
many" sections.
70-YEAR-OLD
FINALLY
Another landmark has vanished,
and another story of "Woodsman,
save that treel" has become past his
tory. Probably the most famous tree In
Ia Grande has been cut down after
70 years of growth, and with Its fall
ing, post history Is recalled.
It was the silver poplar beside the
J. H. Peare home, the one that grew
about five or six Inches Inside the
sidewalk line.
The tree was planted by the mother
of John Strieker between 6S and 70
years ago and a few years ago. wnen
John was still deputy sheriff In La
Grande, he often would halt as he
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sturdy old trunk and the spreading
branohes, think of the days that used
to be.
The tree was In the circuit court,
also.
WILL
ROGERS
'igys:
-BEVERLY HILLS, Cel., July 25
Coming from Frisco to Los Angeles
with Roscoe Turner la no more of a
trip that going from the observation
car to the diner. .
I found a lot of good grass, feed
and water and I turned my governors
out for a few days to glva their feet
and voices a rest.
I rushed down here to try and sot
tie the movie strike before they get
here, as all of 'em want to see the
"gals" working.
Here Is the best one I. have seen
yet. A Hollywood film extra suing her
husband for divorce, claimed It on
the grounds that "her husband ac
cused her of being tho cause of all
the depression." That will certainly
be welcome news to Mr. Hoover to
know there Is somebody blamed foe
all the world's depression beside him
Yours,
MAY PUT UP
BIG SIGN ON
RESORT ROAD
Chamber of Commerce to
Investigate Publicizing
--of Wallowa Wonderland,
With the word of Congressman
Waller M. Pierce, or La Grande, Mint
undoubtedly in a short period of
time the Wallowa lake section would
through road development mid
through governmental Interest, be
come, as It should be, a government
preserved natural beauty spot of the
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FIRST SHIPMENT
OF GAME BIRDS
RECEIVED HERE
First shipment of young pheasants
to the holding pens back of the sew
age disposal plant . has -been made
from the Pendleton game farm, and
more birds are expected to arrive In
this valley In the, near future.
The birds are raised In the holding
pens, fed through the winter, and
turned out In the spring as adults,
ready to nest and raise more of their
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MCALLISTER GIVES
PIPELINE PLANS
Eotarlan Angus McAllister, city
manager, was the principal speaker
at this noon's meeting of the Rotary
club, in the La Grande hotel. His
talk was of an Informative nature,
explaining various ctetalls in connec
tion with the proposed Beaver creek
pipeline and power project which was
approved by the voters last week.
Mrs. Myrtle Russell entertained the
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TREE
CUT DOWN
Old records show that years ago,
when the concrete sidewalk was built,
the city decided the tree must go.
But Mr. Peare stepped forward with
an emphatlo "No." The city Insisted,
but Mr. Peare secured a temporary
Injunction from the court, which
later was made permanent. So the
tree stood. In spite of the foot that) It
'was surrounded by sidewalk. To this
day, Mr. Peare maintains that If the
sidewalk had been built as It should
have, the tree would have been out
side of tlie cement.
Lately, however, the tree showed
signs of age, and when It finally was
cut, the Inside was rotten It was
about through. The final step will
be levelling of the trunk even with
the sidewalk. Mr. Peare said to an
Observer reporter.
Out of Marital
Swim?
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A noted westerner keeping in
Btrlde with eastern society ia
Sally Eilers, movie star, pictured
hero swinging along at a fast
gait at tho fashionable Beach
Casino of the Westchester Coun
try Club in Rye, N. Y. It's re
ported that Miss Eilers is sepa
rated from Hoot Gibson, her
husband, and that they are now
dickering so that they can divide
custody of Oibson's 12-year-old
daughter Lois, by a former
wife.
, BUSINESS VISITOR
Oliver McComb, of Ontario, w
business visitor yesterday and this
morning In La Grnnde.
SAME PRINCIPLE AS THE MAGIC CARPET
Bid For
CODES TO BE
DRAWN UP BY
FIRMS HERE
Retail Merchants Naming
Committees to , Decide
oil Uniform Program
EAGER TO AID IN
NATION'S RECOVERY
Codes Will Include 40
Hour Week and Mini
mum Wages of $15
Signs to be Displayed.
Acting quickly following President
Roosevelt's Monday night address to
the nation, the La Grande chamber
of commerce retail merchants divi
sion Tuesday launched Its program
to aid local business places In oper
ating under the NHA (national re
covery act) plan.
At a meeting at the Sacajawea Inn,
an agreement was reached to name
three committees, each consisting of
three members,, from the three
branches of stores groceries, drug
stores, and general merchandise.
Committees were being selected to
day but had not been completed this
morning.
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Meadow Brook
Support Urged
- By Rep. Pierce
Speaking before a representative
group of La Grande business men and
the chamber of commerce directors at
a meeting at the Sacajawea Inn Tues
day, Rep. Walter M. Pierce, congress -
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RECOVERING
FROM WRECK
Charles McLin, who received ft
broken leg In a automobile accident
on the highway above Perry Monday
evening, is reported In a satisfactory
condition at the Grande Ronde hos
pital. Dale Rhine, who was driving
the machine when It ran off the road
into the river about 60 feet below.
is confined to his bed at the home
of nlB parents. Mr. and Mrs.
W. W.
Rhine, with bruises,
1934 Convention
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The world, utid New York In particular, 1h huuorlng Wiley Pont
today for his elght-dny record-breaking solo flight around the world.
The above shows a sketch, of Post uml the route he travelled.
SCHOOL SUMMER
TERM NEAR END
The first half of the summer ses
sion at the Eastern Oregon Normal
school will close Pridoy as will the
summer term at the J. M. Ackerman
training school. John Miller, acting
president, announces. Mr. Milter Is
acting head of the Institution this
summer during the absence of Presi
dent H. E. Inlow who is studying In
California, ,
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MISS HANSEN
RETURNS HOME
Miss Elnora Hansen has returned
home from the middle west where
Bhe attended the World's Fair at
Chicago nnd also visited relatives. :
TO GLORY!
CHEERED BY
NEW YORKERS
Shower of Ticker Tape
Pays Tribute to Man
Who Flew Around World
NEW YORK, July 26 m Wiley
post, world flier, rode tlirough New
York'a canyon of acclaim today to
receive tho plaudlte of thousands and
the traditional ticker tape tributo for
his latest flight around the world.
From the battery to city hall 'he
rode along -lower Broadway tlirough
Just such a shouting crowd as he atid
Harold Catty wore greeted by two
years ago after their world flight.
From office windows thousands of
clerks and stenographers looked down
to cheer and toss out rolls of ticker
tape to make tlio paper blizzard New
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RAITODSSHOW
GAIN IN INCOME
NEW YORK, July 20 vn The first
twenty railroads to issue June reports
showed aggregate not operating In
come amounting to 110,144,000, as
compared with 4.890.0OO for June,
1032, an Increase of 230 per cent. In
May tills year, net operating incomo
of tho sumo carriers was 11,801,000,
an Increase of 07.2 per cent over tho
6 087,000 reported for tlie corres
ponding month of 1032.
Qrons revenues in June totaled
70,100.000 for the twenty roads, as
compared with 00,010.000 a year ago,
a gain of 10.8 per cent. Gross lovon
ucs In May wero 05,081.000, an ad
vance of 2 per cont over tlie $03,701,
000 reported for May, 1032.
Wheat Today
CIIICAOO, July Ml W Sharpest
advances In Rniln value since emer
geiic)' prim restrictions went Into ef
fect reunited today InrRi-ly from gen
eral aMKiimiifo that d In tress liquida
tion whlfh had been overhanging the
market had heci completed.
Wheat and all other grains shot up
ward, crtijcolully late, after the mar
ket had been elwtrlfled by an uu
thnrltatlve trade cHtlinate hero that
owing to extraordinary crop damage
ntlll In progreiw tho wheat yield of
tho Canadian prairie province this
season would be only 250,000,000
biiAhelM or less compared with 408,
000,000 bushels harvested last year.
Closing auolnlluiM on wheat were
nvjo to 0c above yesterday's fliibth.
with eon. 35c up, oats 34c
advanced, rye Khowlng (l'47o gain
unri provisions at a rLse of 25 to 45c.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
V
ADVISORY HOARD NAMED?
TO, BUI LI) PLANE CARRIERS
9
POUND IS INDEPENDENT
DIG 'HOPPER PLAGUE
PORTLAND. Ore., July 2fl ( It
nan learned from tin authoritative
source here today tliat the three
members of the Oregon advisory
board who wkll rert to ReglotuU Ad
vlHor MarsluUl Duiiu, will be Robert
Slunrielil, or Itoker; and Bert E.
Ilimoy and C, C. Hockley, of Portland.
WASHINGTON, July 20 VP) The
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company today was the low bid
der for two naval aircraft carrlera to
be built out of publlo works funds
with an offer of $24,700,000 for one
or (23,000,000 apiece for two.
LONDON, July 3iu P) AmWi loud
cheers Chuucellor of the Exchequer
Neville Chamberlain proclaimed
declaration of iinleiiendeuce for the
pound titerllug In the house of com
moiw today by asserting that "sterl
ing will not be linked' to gold on the
one hand or to the dollar on the
other." . , , i J
' EL CENTRO, Cftl., July 26 (ff)
The worst grass hopper plague In 17
years la being experienced by Cali
fornia's Imperial valley, producer of
almost two-thirds of fclio nation's win
ter vegetables, .
, IWNA, III., July 20 (IP) An un
explained explosion wrecked a motor
buH loaded with national guardsmen
who hod been patrolling the mine
fields bemuse or trouble between two
actions or the miner's union, near
here today, Injuring two soldiers
rutally.
WHEAT ADVANCES
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FIVE CENTS IN
PORTLAND TODAY
PORTLAND, July 20 W Wheat
had a sensational advance of 4 to
6' cents for futures on the Port
land market today with local cash
up G-8c bushel and Montana spring
and winter up 7c bushel. Sales of
futures included 18,000 bushel Sept
ember and 40,000 bushel December.
While there Is no trading In wheat
to speak of with the midwest the
market for cash is very firm. The
country is again unwilling to sell.
Export prices are much In line with
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MATTERN ISAT
: JUNEAU, ALASKA
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 20 yp) After
a flight from Fairbanks In the sea
plane Ohlchogoff. piloted by Bob El
lis, Jlmmlo Mattorn, whoso hopes of
making a solo flight around the world
wore dashed when his plane crashed
In Siberia, arrived here last night.
He was accompanied by Bill Alex
ander, Fred Fettorman and Tom Ab
bey, members of the Mattorn relief
expedition flown to Nome.
Mitt tern was to leavo for Terrace,
B. C, some thno today, whero tho
relief expedition's original plane was
left, and then continue to Edmonton,
NEW YORK, July 26 (I1) One of
tha planes of tho Italian air armada,
en route from Shediac, N. B., to Shoal
Harbor, Newfoundland, made a forced
but safe landing this morning near
Cape Travere, Prince Edward Island,
the Mackay Radio company announc
ed.
DENTISTS TO
CLOSE EARLY
ON SATURDAYS
Following tho custom of other
cities, the dentists of Ja Grande have
decided to close their office on Sat
urday afternoons until Oct. 1.
j INQUIRING REPORTER I
Each day as the Inquiring Reporter nukes the rounds two persons
j will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked seme I
I truest Ion of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight
each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the v
J Liberty Tlientrc. The current attraction Is Kobert Montgomery In
I "Hell llelow." '
President Roosevelt's appeal to the
nation for Immediate enrollment of
all employers under the blanket
agreement to raise wages and create
new Jobs was made over the radio
Monday. "What Is your opinion of
his addrcds," tho Inquiring reporter
asked today.
12,000 REPLY i
TO HIS "NEW
DEAL" APPEAL
Chief Executive Rejoicing
Over Fine Response to i
. His NRA ProposaL .
SIX MILLION TO
BE PUT TO WORK
Hugh S. Johnson, Admin
istrator, Predicts Vast
Army of Unemployed
Will be Given Jobs.
WASHINGTON. July 26 OP Presi
dent Roosevelt today deelared suc
cessful the Industrial , recovery pro
gram for shorter working hours and .
higher wages. . . .
' Meeting with reporters at the .
White House while pledges of sup
port continued to arrive, he based
his Judgment on 12,000 replies al
ready received from every section to
his appeal to put a new charter for
American Industry Into lnvnedlsM
effect. - .
Meanwhile, at the hard 1 working
Industrial recovery administration;
hearings progressed on Individual
wage and working time codes for tho
oil, lumber and men's clothing in
dustries. - ; :
Mr. Roosevelt was described as con
vinced that 1 the "new deal" of a
dhorter wtjrklfng week and hdghef
wages will go Into effect almost lm
mediately in the vast majority of In
dustries. .
Roosevelt Rejoices
While ne has not had opportunity
thread all thp telegrams, he rejoiced
UVOi HilV pUUlID IVrUatW, . , ,i;,,.: 1,m,'
The recovery chieftains' who hars .
mode a hurried survey of the replies
of employers, Joined the president in
declaring the campaign a success, i
Hugh S, Johnson, the administra
tor, predicted re-employment of be
tween 6,000,000 and 6,000,000 before
Labor day.
Opening hearings on proposed codes
of competition for the men's cloth
ing industry, Johnson told those as?
sombled 'You have the opportunity
to stabilize industry and get away
from abuses hurtful to the workers,
manufacturers and the people who
buy.
"It "also happens that we have the
worst unemployment situation the
country has ever known and you can
help iron out that condition."
He reminded that the hearings were
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Finish Fight On
Kidnaping Racket
Planned By U. S.
WASHINGTON, July 26 VP) At
torney General Cummlngs . declared
today after a conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt that whatever money
Is needed will be spent by the gov
ernment to beat down kidnaping
rackets.
"The tight has to be won; we are
going ahead to the limit," he de
clared. It was revealed that organization
of some kind of national polka tores
Is under consideration a modified,
form of Scotland yard.
"We are going through with this,"
he declared, "and we will spend, the
money as It Is needed."
GLASS THROWN
IN CITY PARK
Several complaints have been re
ceived lately of broken bottles and
throwing of trash In Triangle park,
and It was announced today that
these practices will not be tolerated.
Several women with babies have
stopped ot the park to rest and their
children have been In danger of be
Ing'cut because of the broken glass.
The caretaker has made every ef
fort to dlacourago this trash throwing
practice on the part of unthinking
people
Miss Fonda Hanks, 703 A avenue,
said, "The rise In wages will not
have much effect In small towns but
In tho cities It will have an Imme
diate effect on the depression. The
effect will gradually permeate the
smaller communities." ' 1
Edward Clildse, Fourth and Adams,
says, "I never heard It."