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Grande Responding i To RoosUWR-Ai La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" J I Only Newspaper ' j Printed in La Grande i Covering Union and i i , Wallowa Counties .. .j J i " i . VOLUME 31 EAHTKKN OKE(ION"8 LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON; FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933 ID) AM GETS AFFff MBMI1BB AHSOCIATBD PHESg AND A. B. C. " NUMBER 278 GM AND COULEE - , H . V:: .r " i PRESIDENTS AGREEMENTS BEING SIGNED A. Ritchie & Co. and Lee Reynolds Among the First to Adopt Plan BADGES, STICKERS DUE ABOUT AUG. 1 v Honor Roll in Post Office Probably Will Not Be Posted Until Next Tues day or Later. La Grande yesterday mttl todaj was roiitMilwllliir miirAflv tn Oi-Milflitnt ovment aercemenis. IV. ... . nnAllnir yjJ nTijI ninnii nf nwnla urhi An.nlnv for agreements so that they, too, could sign and mall them to the depart ment of commerce office In Portland. . Plenty of agreements are available at the post office for all employers who did not receive one Thursday, according to Postmaster Ralph Huron. Get Insignia. Aug. 1 Agreement certificates of compll ance are not to .be mailed, but are to be delivered at the post office on or after Aug. 1 when insignia, of mem bership will be available. Postmaster Huron pointed out that there Is no need to present the certificates of compliance until next Tuesday, be cause the purpose of these certifi cates Is to obtain the "Blue Eagle" nltlon, and this cannot be done until Aug. 1. The honor roll probably v111 be posted in the post office Aug. 1 or the following cay. The two first employers In this lo cality to receive public recognition for signing the agreement were A. Ritchie, contractor now at work on the La Grande High school recon struction Job, and Lee Reynolds, pro prietor of a store at Island City but a resident of La Grande. Their names were carried in the Oregonlan this morning as being among the first 200 in the northwest to sign the agree ments. Mr. Rltchse was listed as hav- . (Continued on Page Five! K-0-M Picnic To Be August 6 In Riverside Park rormer residents of Kansas, Okla homa and Missouri will hold their annual picnic at Riverside park on Sunday, Aug. 6. The public Is in vited to the event and all are asked to bring a basket dinner and their own dishes. The program will Include: An ad dress of welcome by Rev. Paul Mortt- more, J. B. Llndsey,, reading by Jen nie Byer, Laura Davis, Teadlng by Mrs. t. oa-ir. wAHtne bv Putnam Yeck, reading by Al Warren, song by Betty Chadwlck. song by Miss nine nuB. reading by Mary Lou England, recita tion by Barbara Roberts, reading by Naomi Creasman, music by the Clark twins of Alicel. FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW The funeral of Clovls De Gagne. who passed away Wednesday will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of the Valley with Rev. Father Nooy In charge. The Rosary will be recited Friday evening at 7:30 at the Chapel Of Walkers Funeral Home. Burial ...It! I l UA fnMlIu Hint In fnthf cemetery. heat wave second warmest'on 'record The recent heat vve. which sent the mercury to the 100 mark or high er for four consecutive gays, recalls the record-breaking heal wave that hit this valley In July, 1628. Tho hot spell this week, however, ranks as second to the record-breaker for duration, at least. But to get) back to July. 1928. The weather had been worm, normally wartjL. with temperatures.! the upper 8CSnd in the 90s. when on July 23 the mercury soartd to 102. The next WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Oal., July 27 Well, the London conference closed today. It Just disbanded today, but It ended the day it started. You will hear a lot of 'em say that It didn't accomplish anything. But it did. They stayed in session till every nation got thoroughly disgust ed with each other. There is no better place In the world to find out the shortcomings of each other than a conference. No every delegation goes home and tells tales on the others. ' Of course, we leave as the principal villain. We were supposed to bring the pie that they were to cut. When we didn't bring It, the banquet was a total loss. Where Is the next conference? We Just love to confer. Yours, TORRID WAVE IS BROKEN IN EAST OREGON Mercury Goes No Higher Than 90 in Ua uranae Thursday Afternoon Tltn limit wnvP Hint, lifts elldlircd ill the (irumle Rondo valley most oi the nnanl H-Mlf. ftlllmlMKl VSSterdSV Uf- ternoon and the highest the mercury could climb In La Grande was DO above. This was in sharp contrast ...lt. Iha lll't nlinv'n. lV(llneMflllV nnil the 10B above Monday, and appar ently, indicated me rcmm w uuiiiwi warmth. ,.Tho heat wave started last Sunday with a high, of 100 end. foitxonpcu n.. Bva raw thn. inn mark, reached or bettered. The jnlnlmum last night was od a Dove, i ueB -the low marks of Wednesday and Tuesday. .The sky remained clear. (Continued on Page Seven) PLANS GO AHEAD FOR BIG PIERCE PICNIC SUNDAY Frlenrls of Renresentatlve Walter M Pierce will gather at Riverside park Sunday to honor tne congressman, ufh will nresent an Informal address on political subjects. Carl Donaugh, state chairman of the Democratic party, and Milton A. Miller, promin ent Democratic leader, ootn oi jrori land, are expected to be among the visitors (although their attendance Is not a certainty, B. F. Owsley, chairman of the county committee, announced today. The picnic will open at 11 o'clock for lunch with those attending fur nishing their own baskets. Lemon ade and coffee will be served by the committee In charge. . Mr. Pierce's address has not been definitely scheduled but will be in the form of an Informal talk follow ing the lunch hour. EXHIBIT CLOSES SUMMER SESSION Practically all of the pupils In the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the J. H. Ackerman Training school had some part In the Interesting pro gram and exhibit which was held yesterday morning at the Normal school. The first part of the program was devoted to the explanation of collec tions and exhibits by various mem bers of the three grades. The enter- (Contlnuod on Pago Two) day hit 108, tying tho old all-time record. That was somethlngl But on the 26th, It outdid itself, and the official maximum was duly recorded as 107 above, a nt all-time record! La Orande perrolred particu larly after learning iW hot It really P ThKti on the 28th. there was some relief It was only 100 above. Hopes were running high for cooler days. (Continued on Page TniiS) BOYS' CAMP AUG.9T020; STAFF N MED All Youngsters Over 10 Years Eligible to At tend Wallowa Camp HARVEY CARTER TO BE IN CHARGE Busy Days Ahead For Boys Who Participate Small Fee to Take Care of the Expenses. All hoys over 10 years of age lire eligible to uttend the annual Wallowa Lake boy's camp that will he held at the lake from Wednesday, Aug. 9, to Hunday, Aug, 20, It was announced today. The entire cost of the 11-day omnp per pereon will be $7.50, $1 of which Is required as registration fee, the- balance payable before leav ing for camp to Frank Wyldc, 203 Depot street. Transportation to and ' from the camp will be arranged by the camp- (Contlnued on Page Two) - SWIM WEEK Wilt OPEN ON MONDAY The third of a series of swim weeks will open Monday at Crystal Plunge and continue for eight days with In struction In swimming and I'.lesavlng conducted) by Ben Oesterllng and Arthur Steffen. members of the Por poise club. The swim weeks are a part of the Red Cross program and contribute materially ;tV safety aluce instructibh"'fiT given "dot-' Orily-rTi swimming but also In resuscitation. Several deaths by drowning already have been prevented through the activities of swimmers who had studied Red Cross lifesavlng. Instruction in Junior and senior lifesavlng will be held every day at 10 o'clock. At 2 o'clock In the after noon beginning and elementary swimming will be taught. Tests will be given at the end of the eight days In both swimming and lifesavlng and appropriate Reel Cross awards will be made.- Edwin Klrby and Don Johnson, who operate the pool for the Lions club, wish to assure parents that the water in the plunge Is clcari, since (Continued on Pago Two) EAGLES SEND LOCAL TALENT TO PORTLAND The Blue Mountain Cowboys, Gene Gnssett and Bud Shidelor, accom panied by Brick Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bremer left this morning for Portland where the two musical organizations, winners in the recent Eagles broadcast contest here, will broadcast over Portland stations today and tomorrow. The lodge met in regular session last night at 7:30 o'clock and com pleted plans for the picnic andi weincr roast which will be held on the Grande Ronde river Sunday evening. Roger Touhy Kidnap Gang Captured in Wisconsin Four members of the Touhy gang, said to control the northwestern part of Chicago and adjoining towns were caught by Elkhorn, Wis., police and deputies. At left, police are shown holding Roger Touhy, gang leader, so that the photographer could make his picture, the first ever mode by police or newspapers. 'Group Fhows, left to right, Willie Sharkey, Augur.t Schafcr, Eddie McFadden and Roger Touhy. WHEAT CROP ALLOTMENTS MADE PUBLIC Figure For Union County is Set at 682,730 Bushels, 54 Pet. of Average. FARMERS' BENEFITS HELD AT $191,164.40 Twenty Cents a Bushel Will Be Payable This Fall and Eight Cents More Next Spring. Wheat production allotment for Oregon miller the plan for control of production sponsored by the national agriculture net Is ll,4r0,G85 busluils, being SI per cent of the average pro duction for the fivo-yenr period, 1928 to 1032, which was 21,205,000 bushels, It was announced late Thursday. Union county's allotment was plac ed at 682,730 bushels, alBo figured on the 54 per cent plan, and since farm ers benefits will amount to 28 cents nor bushel 20 cents payable this fall and the remaining eight cents next soring it means a benefit to un ion county of $191,164.40. Benefits depend, of course, on farmers signing (Continued On Page Five) ij 1 "! Dr. Oliver Riley, -Ex - La Grander, Dies In Den ver Rev. Oliver Riley, former rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church, , died suddenly last night In Denver, Colo., whero it Is believed he was attending a church meeting, according to Ji jfelcgram received from Mrs. lley (Vthls morning by Miss Pauline Loberlc. Dr.. Riley left La Grande four years ago last March and took over a pas torate at Scotts Bluff, neo.' Dctalls of the death have not boen received here although Miss Lederle was told that Mrs.. Riley plans to leave Denver today to take the body back to Scotts Bluff. Dr. Riley had a host of friends In La Grande, many of whom he saw when he and Mrs. Riley were- tho guests of Miss Lederle last summer en route to the American Legion na tional convention at Portland at which he rcpre&entedi Scotts Bluff. Woman Hurls Egg At Dave Hutton But He Dodges HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. July 29 (rt1) Dave Hutton's singing aot bo camo a combination sleight-of-hand and blackout performance last night. It was a case of now-you-see-hlm, now-you-don't. His reception, it seemed, as choirmaster -become - torch singer wasn't with tho unanimous adora tion of his audience. Ono woman spectator who didn't like htm spoke her piece with eggs. The ammunition failed to hit. The target moved too fast, downstage to the wings. Film Romance A niovlo romanco In which Gcorgo O'Brlon, cowboy actor, and Marguorlte Churchill, scroen favorite, played the part of lovors In a westorn drama duvoloped Into a real romanco, it was disclosed the other 'day when they filed notice of Inten tion to wed at Santa Banbara, TRUCK DRIVER IS ASSAULTED; FACE CUT WITH KNIFE - E. M. Pannon, truck driver for the Collins Concrete Pipe company . of Portland, was slashed across the up per lip yesterday by an unknown as sailant who wielded a knife. Fannen was hauling, concrete from Lime to John Day and stopped at' Baker for something to eat when, he .believes, his assailant hid under a vtarpaulin on the rear of the truck. :-.vtt..-vV At North Powder tho wlelder'of the knife, believed to be a transient, broke the back window in tho truck cab with a rock and reaching through, slashed Fannen with tho (Continued on Page Two) JAPAN FEARS U.S. SEEKS FOOTHOLD TOKYO, July 28 (P) Japanese consuls In Foochow and other parts of China Informed the foreign office today of various rumors that Ameri cans are seeking a foothold In Pu klen, a maritime province In south cast China proper. A foreign office spokesman said the consuls are Investigating the re ports especially because "Japan la very sensitive" regarding the possib ility of foreign influence being estab lished In Fukien, opposite Japan's colony of Formosa, which might be menaced thereby. He adlded that his office placed little credence in tho rumors and until they aro confirmed no action Is contemplated. Vernacular newspapers! published assertions iftiat The United States navy made a deal to acquire a naval base at Tungshan Island, and It was rumored that American capitalists are planning to Invest In Fukien railways, Calif. Hero are recent pictures 1 1 Tste6.? 5 Now a Real One FEDERAL AID FOR OREGON IS APPROVED Six Million Dollars to be ! Spent on Highways , . in .2b (Jounties,. PORTLAND. July 38 (!) ' The expenditure of $6,000,000 or fedorai money on highways In SB countlCB of Oregon has been approved by the board of public works in Washington, D. C. W. H. Lynch, district engineer of the bureau of public roads,, an nounced) he had received this Infor mation from the national capltol, and that tho message gave him au thority to advertlso for bids on In dividual projects which have unques tioned priority. About 40 projects, all fedorai high way work on the Oregon highway system outside municipalities, are In. eluded In one $3,000,000 prog rum. An other $3,000,000 will bo spent In municipalities and on secondary highways. This work will fill gaps in the present system, or reconstruct such sections as now present hazards or are too costly to malntnln un der current condition. Lynch said his staff will soon pre pare specifications for each piece of work and will put this Information (Continued On Page Four) Saw "Turtle", But Maybe It Was Only His Foot! TRENTON", Mo. W. J. Boyers, wading In Medicine creek, whilo fishing, thought ho flaw a turtlo trying to grab hla loft foot. Boy ers pluilged a pitchfork, hi wai carrying into tho wator. Two of tho prongs went through his foot. Wheat Today CHICAGO, .Inly ?,H (At Minimum prlwx on grain which have hccii In effect horn thin wmk uvro iiIh1Ik1icI today liy dim-torn of I ho hoard of trade. The illrwilor also adopted the pro jHvtrd maximum dully prim fludiiu- tlnns siiKKrflled at Hie Washington (Mmfercntw, flvn rent a hushel on wheat, rye and bur ley, four wnln on corn mid thn on oats. Forecast of somewhat c oolor weather In Canada with probable showers In the Dakota did much to dampen -buying enthusiasm in the wheat market. In tho late dealings, wheat and rye fell 6 cents from yes terday's finish. At no time did tho markoUj got up to yesterday's closing figures. There was no let up. however, in crop danv ago roports from olther tho Canadian or American northwest following three successive days of bllsterln; temperatures and prolonged lack of sulwoll moisture. Wheat closed weak, at tho day bottom figures, 4 to 6c under yes terday's finish, com 34c down, oats 2 at 3c off and provisions t 20 to 50c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ( LINDY PLANS OCKAN HOP TO KKVIEW VET'S CASES MATTKKN LEAVES EDMONTON ItETAILEIlS FILE CODE OSLO, Norway, July 28 (P) Ile- porta rweived today said Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who now Is on an aerial mapping tour In northern areas, would fly from Greenland to Stavan gerf Norway, as soon as weather con ditions permit. WASHINGTON, July 38 P) Hegu latlona were approved today by Presi dent Roosevelt setting up 90 boards throughout the country to review presumptive service-connected dlsr ability oases of World war veterans. Frank T. Hlnes, veterans administra tor, said personnel of tho 'boards will be announced next week. EDMONTON, Albertu, July 28 VP) Jlinmlo Mattern, American airman, took off from here today for Wlhnl' peg and Toronto' en route to S'ew York. T. M. ("Put") Kola was pilot of the pluue. WASHINGTON, July 38 VP) Hcp: resentatlves of six retail dealers' or ganlsntlona today brought to tho re covery administration lor formal sub mission a newly . drafted composite code Intended to cover all retail store lines. . DUTCH IIAKBOK, Alaska, July 28 tm A violent earthquake of 15 neo oiiiIh duration was Mt In tills vicinity u :!. iu m., 1. H. T. ((1:41) a. in. K. 8. T.) today. The amount, of damage done has not been determined, - : SEATTLE, July 28 (IP) .Robert) R. Elliott, 40, a - toxl-drlvor, was killed early today and his body , thrown out on a ourD In Elliott avenuse wet early today. He woe; shot through the neck while sitting at the wlieol of his cab. . ' : 1 '5 LUMBER INDUSTRY! ASKS U. S. VIEWS; ON WAGES, HOURS WASHINGTON, July 38 (T) Dis turbed by labor troubles tn the Paci fic Northwest and anxious to achieve a degree of Immediate stability, tho lumber Industry today asked tho re covery administration its views on wages and hours. It expects an answer soon HcarlnRs on tho proposed lumber code, stipulating wages from $10.80 to $20.40. andi 40 to 4B nours, nave been completed and the industry is redrafting it to bring it In line with tho wishes of the federal officials, Meanwhile, strikes in tho Orays Harbor and Klamath Falls areas are attributed by lumber operators to uncertainty regarding what wages are to be paid. In addition, lumber manufacturers said thoy aro severely handicapped in contracting for lumber to be deliver (Continued on Page Two) STRATTON HANGED IN WALLA WALLA WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 38 IP) Leaving behind a long written let tcr but asking prison officials to pormlt him to die on the scaffold "without making a statomont." Olllo Leo Stratton, 33-yoar-old convicted slayer of William Prawley. was hanged at tho state penitentiary shortly af ter midnight. Tho hanging was tho first In the new executive chambor of the peni tentiary, and the first in the past 15 months, at tho prison. , The trap was sprung at 12:05 a. m. and he was pro nounced dead 15 minutes later. Stratton was convicted of slaying Prawlcy. mlddle-ngcd retired soldier and resident of Port Townscnd, on Aug. 20. 1031. j lNQUIRING I Kaeh day an the InniilrtnjT He porter makes Hie rounds two person J - will be stopped at random on the street comer and asked sorot I O4ipsllon or the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight enHi Intrrvlewrd will be granted two complimentary tickets to the J Utterly Thmitro. The current attraction Is un nil-star cast In the I "Song of the KiiglP.' F - Nine men and two women have been appointed by Oovernor Meier as members of the stato lltpior con trol commission the duty of which will be to suggest ways and means of handling liquor traffic in Oregon If the 18th amendment is repealed. It. L. Keynaud. 703 Washington avenue, believes that "treating each other to drinks In a saloon Is the biggest evil. Everybody Insists that DEVELOPMENT; OF COLUMBIA IS ASSURED President and Public yVorks Board Both .Ap prove This First Unit BONNEVILLE DAM ?..' DUE FOR APPROVAL Oregon Congressional Delegation Expects President to Put 'Okeh' ; .on This Plan Also, i 1 ( WASHINGTON, July 88 VP) The long deferred Hope of the . Paelflo Northwest was realized today with approval by President Roosevelt and the national public works board-of the first unit-of the giant Columbia basin Irrigation reclamation projects the Grand Coulee dam. . The president requested that ac tlon be speeded on the $60,000,000 project first of a series of develop ments envisioned to supply the . northwest with cheap power and eventualy to pour water - on - more than 3,000,000 acres of arid lands. ' - Senator Dill, said approval of the Grand Coulee dam' meant the be ginning of a considerable develop ment of the northwest country. I ' ., A ulgantlo Project The Grand Coulee dam, only part of the glgantlo project,, would be a HS'-foot structure, Impounding watera of the upper Columbia, river, near the arid part of South Central Wash ington. . Later ontJ , plana call .ifor erection of a super-dam 370 test high, iipon 'the first dam. ' which Is for water power only. Dill said pri mary power could be sold to' the northwests at. mills . and - ana pumping power for 1 to 1 ft mills. , Tho ' governments Is. to ' advenes funds'-. foV.the- project' -the Btate"ot -. (Contlnuod on Pago- Two) ' Governor Meier NameiBoard Ori Liquor Control PORTLAND, July .38 VP) Q0Vr- nor: Julius L. Meier late yesterday appointed ejeveu persons as members of.-'a liquor control' commission and means of regulating liquor In Oregon In the event the eighteenth amend ment is repealed. The board mem bership i Includes those against,! as (Contlnuod On Page lour) ( Allied Printers For 30-Hour Week utica, N. Y., July as VP) Allien Printing Trains Col rhe tho Btato of New York, which Jnds Its annual convention here todu, is on record as favoring the 30 tjour week for printers and bookbinders to relievo unemployment and alsd' as approving the samo weekly wage for tho 36-hour week, recommended by President Roosevelt under the volun tary blanket agreement, as Is .how paid for the 44 hour week. I Today's Baseball National League i R. H. B. Boston ' -12 18 1 Philadelphia 13 0 (Ten Innings). f Batteries: Prankhouse. Brandt and Hogan: Rhom, Jackson, Llska, A, Mooro and Davis. Todd. i American lmgue , R. H. B. Dolrolt 8 1 Clovoland 7 18 1 Batteries: Sorrell. Herring and Hay worth, Posck; Hlldobrand and Pytlak. REPORTER j the drinks aro on him until a per son gets too many under his belt lw foro ho knows It," he says. Mr. Roy muul believes that distribution of liquor should bo regulated, Mrs. Tom Ruckman. 1404 WalnuW streetbellov, "There should, bo some kind of control and that gov ernmental, but I haven't any sug gestions to make for the type of, organisation." 0 9 0
