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VOLUME 31
EASTEIIX OREGON'S 1.EADINO NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1933
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. D. C.
NUMBER 281 '.;
KIDNAPED
RELEASED
fflLLIONAHE
N. R. A. SIGNS
GIVEN OUT AT
POSTOFFICE
Local Leaders Believe
. From 10(V to 150 More
Men Will be Put to Work
FINE RESPONSE TO
ROOSEVELT PLEA
Coal Dealers and Automo
bile Dealers. of City
Reach Agreement at
Meetings on Monday. .
The Blue Eagle, slfiii of the S.
A., made Its debut In iJl (Irande
business places tills morning a few
minutes utter 8 o'clock, nntl us the
day progresses, more and more signs
and hungers were posted throughout
the business section of the city.
Although no accurate check Is
available, local"leaders are of the
opinion that before the week Is over,
from 100 to 160 more men and women
will be employed in this city because
of N. B. A. pledges, and In addition,
some of those already at work will
receive pay Increases and be enjoying
shorter hours.
La Grande was responding promptly
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July Warm With
Only One Day on
Record Below 80
July, frrnv a summer standpoint,
ranked as one of the wannest in La
Grande history, a check of the offi
cial records reveals. The temperature
ranged from a low of 7 above to a
high of 106, one degree short of the
all-time record.
There was only one cloudy day dur
ing July, and rain fell on but one
day. On July 10 the precipitation
was .54 of an inch a. heavy rain
for summertime in La Grande.
There were five partly cloudy days,
one cloudy, and 25 clear days. The
maximum was 80 or higher every day
of the month except July 30, then
the high mark was 79 above.
August opened with a minimum of
56 above and at 7 a. m. the mercury
was 10 degrees higher with mostly
clear skies.
Total rainfall for the first seven
months of 1933 stands at 13.31
inches, representing an excess of 1.69
inches. Normal for July is .37 of
an inch. Normal for the first seven
months of the year is 11.62 Inches.
100 ABOVE IV NEW YORK
NEW YORK , Aug. 1 W) The
words "thunder showers In the off
ing" were sweet music to easterners
today as dentils In a record heat wave
reached at least 20.
Nine died In the metropolitan area
of New York and New Jersey yesterday
when the mercury climbed to 100 to
smash all records for July. .
NOMINATIONS
TO BE MADE AT
LEGION MEET
In addition to discussion of plans
for attendance at the American uc
glon state convention at Klamath
Palls next week, at which time La
Grande will bid for th3 1934 con
vention, the local post at its meeting
tomorrow night will nominate officers
for the coming year. Election will be
hold at the September meeting.
LEE JOHNSON HOME
VISITS 24 STATES
With a sunburned nose and 60 da,V8
of adventure to show for his summer
vacation, Leo Johnson Is back again
in La Grande where he expects to
remain at the home of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Johnson, until
school opens at Imbler where he is a
teacher. Mr. Johnson, shortly after
the close of school last spring, on
May 29, set out for the World s Fair
and other points. On July 29 he re
turned alter having seen 24 states,
the province of Canada, the World's
Pair and other historical points In
the east and middle west, at a cost
of only $125.
The traveler, who made the trip by
hitch-hiking, covered 10.000 miles,
aa far east as Boston. New York,
Washington, D. C and Philadelphia,
as far south as Virginia and as far
north as Ontario. Can., but he only
walked 15 miles during the whole
WILL
ROGERS
Piays:
BEVERELY HfliLS, Cat., July 31
War Lord Bill Murray hab called us
Oklahomans to arma again. Most
states use their national guard for
parading purposes, but BUI will call
his out Just like you ring for Ice
water.
There Is a river between Oklahoma
and Texas. Bill owns half of It and
Ma Ferguson owns half. If they want
to build a bridge, let em build to
the middle and turn around and go
back. If they want a dam, let 'cm
dam their half and let our half alone.
Bo I guess the next time you hear
of me I will be standing In water up
to my ankles, right In the middle of
Red river, with an old squirrel rifle
aimed right at that giant octopus,
Texas. And If Bill says shoot, I will
shoot. We will show 'em they can't
monkey with our half of the river.
Yours,
( IMLIbllMlM frriteU. to
MOUNT EMILY
IN LINE WITH
N. R. A PLAN
Lumber Company on 48-
Hour Week; Minimum
Wages Raised 30 Pet.
Iii Hue with the national recovery
program, effective Unlay the Mt. limlly
Lumber company went on un H-hour
day or 48-hour week employment
seule of opertttlon, nwordlnx to-aa
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TWO MUST FACE
U.S. GRAND JURY
Clyde Swalm and C. E. Chastaln.
charged with unlawful possession of
stolen property, were brought before
Judge L. Den hum, United States com
missioner, on a complaint filed by
Russell Byron, department of Justice
agent. They appeared Monday after
noon, waived preliminary hearing and
were bound over to await the action
of the federal grand Jury with bond
set at $1000 each.
They are charged with th larceny
of two read surface breaking machine
wheels with rubber tires.
The two men were arrested hero
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PLEADS GUILTY
IN LARCENY CASE
Irvln Smith pleaded guilty ts a
charge of larceny . before Judge ii.
Denham In the court of the Justice
of the peace yesterday afternoon and
was fined $35 and costs. In default
of payment ho was committed to the
county Jail.
City police arrested Smith and
Chief of Police P. P. Stefien tiled
the complaint against him in Justice
court. He pleaded guilty to larceny
of automobile tire chains and a grind
er from Doyle Zimmerman.
Smith was fined $25 by Judge Den
ham on May 8. 1933 when he was
decla.-ed guilty of larceny of a garden
hose, officers report.
trip. One of the most Interesting
parts of the trip was the characters
he bumped up against while riding
from place to place, he reports. He
didn't have any trouble getting rides,
he Just started out of town and was
always picked up. The longest ride
he made in any one c'oy was from
Milwaukee, Wis., to Buffalo, N. Y..
although he averaged 250 miles a day.
The rides were not with people from
his native state either, since he saw
only one Oregon license plate east
of the Mississippi,
"Easterners are certainly hospit
able," he said.
Hot weather evaded Mr, Johnson
during the entire trip with rain pre
dominating through the eastern
states.
The World's Fair exceeded his ex
pect a t ions and he spc n t f I ve d a ys
visiting the Century of Progress Ex
position at Chicago.
Aimee Returns
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Mr3. Aimee Semple - McPherson
Hutton, returning from Europe to
face a divorce suit filed by her
choir singer husband, David Hut
ton, is shown on arrival at quar
antine off Norfolk, Va., with a
worried look. She declared, "I'm
still in love with him."
CONFERENCE OF
YOUNG PEOPLE IS
NOW UNDER WAY
The Wallowa lake summer confer
ence of young- people of the Church
of Christ opened Sunday at Wallowa
lake and will continue until Aug. 5.
Half a hundred delegates from , six
Oregon count lee are In attendance at
h -conference, .iwlUch ' -lsi--op;lc; Mi
young people between the ages of 16
and 25 years. Inclusive.
Throughout the 'week a daily pro
gram will be followed, which i& given
below:
First call (rising), 6;30; morning
watah. 6:55; setting-up exercises.
7:10; breakfast, 7:20; student coun
cil, 7:50; classes, 8:25-12:25; lunch.
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SCHOOL BOARD
IN JULY MEET
LAST EVENING
The school board of La Grande met
in monthly session at the offices at
Depot and Washington last night.
The session was taken, up with rou
tlno matters. It Is reported, and the
clerk was authorized to pay regular
July contract bills.
All members of the board were in
attendance.
AC Al
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L H. S. WORK
NOW NEARING
COMPLETION
Three More Weeks Ex
pected to See Recon-.
struction Job Finished.
ALL' OF EXTERIOR
WORK IS FINISHED
Contractors Busy on In
terior at Present Hope
to Have Everything
Done By Aug. 20.
About three weeks more, nntl the
La (i run dt? High school reconstruc
tion Job will be flutxhed,
This is the word from the archi
tect, Charles B. Miller, who Is closely
in touch with progress being made
by A. Ritchie, contractor, and the
other contractors In charge of the
work.
At present, practically all of the
exterior work has been completed.
, (Continued on Faff e , Two)
500 Present At I
'Broadcast' Held !
By Eagles Lodge
Five hundred spectators enjoyed
the weekly Eagles broadcast program
last night at the Eagles hall. Brick
Anderson announced the numbers
which were arranged by Arthur Bre
mer and Roy Case. ' i
Thft rjronrram included numbers b"
"Vernon and "Lowell" 'Sto"ddardi,motitfr
harps; Bill Sloper and Eddie Tudor,
harp and guitar; Natalia Samuelson
and Nadlne Zwelfel, pianos; Buddy
and Maellzabeth Cooper, pianos; Gene
Gassett and Bert Warden, singing
and guitars; Ray Hcndrlckson, harp,
Eddie Tuc'or, guitar; Otto McGuire.
John Bunten, Breem Bun ten and
George Stills, music; Arkansas Hill
Billys; Jerry Golbralth and Ralph
Looker, harp and guitar.
BABY SON IS
BORN JULY 29
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Flcshman
ore the parents of a son born on
July 29 at Los Angeles, according to
a telegram received her by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Fleshman.
Mrs. Plash man will be remembered
as Miss Frances Day, of Enterprise.
Mr Fleshman Is a chemist in the
United States Rubber Co., ' in Los
Angeles.
FINANCIAL ADVICE
Nf
'Prettiest Society Girl'
"jh
l "figure" prominent in Society's Blue Book 1b lovely Miss Ada Mo
Jarthy, of Rye, N. Y. She Is shown at the Westchester Country Club
3each Casino at Ryo after being ndjudgod "prettiest Boclety girl"
. , .... at a charity function. . ;. .
22 BOYS SIGN UP
FOR 2-WEEK CAMP
Twenty-two boys have registered
for the annual boys camp at Wallowa
Lake which will start Aug. 9, Harvey
Carter, director, announced this
morning. Others have stated their
intention of going and expectations
are at present that about GO will
attend. .
Bob Long, hike master, will spend
a part of this week In going over the
long hike which the older boys will
take to nine lakes -In the lake basin
area.
All boys and parents Interested In
the Catherine creek camp for boys
which opens next week, are called to
meet at the L. E). S. tabernacle base
ment tonight at 7:30. Full discus
sion of ways and means will be ln-
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-fegfi'gCy'
RETAIL CODE
IS SIGNED BY
Expect Million More Men
to be Employed; N. R. A.
Interpretations Made.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (P) A
million new Jobs, scattered . through
retail shops big and small, from end
to end of the country, wero held
possible today becauso Hugh 8, John
son, Industrial administrator, had or
dered Into immediate effect hour
recVuclng, wage-raising agreements
presented by the nation's storekeep
ers. Dwarfing even the agreements of
fair practice of steel and oil, tho new
codes had swept Into the industrial
control movement all the organized
dealers in foodstuffs, furniture,
clothing, shoes, hardware, dry goods,
department stores, specialty shops
and mall order houses.
The door was open to tho thou
sands of retailers not members of any
association to Join tho subscribing
groups or to come In through the
Individual voluntary presidential
agreement.
Million New John
Officials estimated! that applica
tion of these codes would provide
1,000.000 new Jobs, that the retail
lines represented employ 4,000,000
men and women.
The food dealers, by Johnson's or
der, will have a 49-hour work week,
tho rest Just 40. The grocer clerks
will have an eight-hour day except
the duy Just beforo holidays, and an
additional 13 days each six mouths
when they may work 10 hours.
The scale of minimum wages for
fofod dealers Is $16 In cities over 600,
000: $14.80, between 260,00 and 600.
000 $14 between 2600 and 250,000. The
non-food) rein iters had a minimum
scalo a dollar lower with a further
$1 reduction for tho 15 southern
states and tho District of Columbia,
The same regional reduction applies
to food dealers.
Besides the wage terms, the two
codes called for maintenance of a
minimum of 62 hours operation un-
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Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Auk. I W Drastic re
vrrnal of grain market behavior took
place today, and all the Npeciilutlvc
pits were filled with orders to buy
Imtend of to sell.
Wheat rimed ntroiiff at. the ilay'n
top level, 5e. over yeMlerdny's flulfth,
corn 4 eenls up, nuts 3 cent advanc
ed, and pnitltdoiw fthowlng a uniform
gain of fioc,
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
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r(Ul,KK DAM OKI'S, UIG 8URI
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SENATOR'S SON SUICIDES
FARM LOAN WORK. SPEEDED
SIGN WOOL TEXTILE CODE
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WASHINGTON, Aup. 1 (P) The
public works administration allotted
nearly $100,000,000 today to curry for
ward three of the outstanding public
works projects In the United States,
tho largest being $08,000,000 for the
Grand Coulee dam project for power
and irrigation oik the Columbia river,
approved ' last week by President
Roosevelt,
HILLSBOROUGH, Gal., Aug. 1 (ffy
Archibald M. Johnson, younger son of
United States Senator Hiram ' W.
Johnson, of California, . committed
suicide by shooting, at his home here
early today. Johnson was divorced by
his wife June 13. .
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (P) A
county-hy-county cnmpulgn, to speed
refinancing of form mortgages will be
undertaken by the farm credit ad
ministration, which wus authorized to
loan up to $.2HM0,000 to farmer
at the last session of congress. -
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug; 1 (Pi
President Roosevelt today signed the
wool textile code providing a 40 hour
week) for tho workers, in this Industry
with minimum wages of $14 weekly
In tho north and $13 in. the south.
It Is expected to put 27,000 additional
employes to work;, : ,
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Aug. 1 m Six
men were shot und wounded In a
brush between pickets and deputy
sheriffs ut the Star J miction mine of
tho ii. c. Prick Coke company today.
A score of others suffered, from ef
fects of tear gas.
KIDNAP THREATS
LEAD TO ARREST
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 1 W Bloody
kidnaping threats that lead. Mrs.
Adah Weston, Grants Pass "hop grow
er, and officers to make up a dummy
package of "money" and place it in
a mall box near her home, brought
the capture early this morning of a
youth accused of perpetrating the at
tempted extortion.
, Floundering about In the brush, of
the upper river road, wliere they had
lain In wait more than two hours, the
officers seized a figure tliat approach
ed the box, solved tho "money" and
broke Into a run. subduing it to dis
cover their captive was Clarence
Bentley, 10 -years-old, of ' the Port
Vannoy section.
METCALF HERE
TO TAKE OVER
RELIEF DUTIES
Donald Metcalf, experienced relief
worker from Marlon county, arrived
in La Grande this morning to take
over tho relief activities in Union
county. Ho will handle the details
which have heretofore been handled
exclusively by the committee with
out remuneration, but will be respon
sible to the relief committee of which
J. H. Peare is chairman.
MRS. GIBSON ,
HAS OPERATION
Mrs. Hurry Gibson, who underwent
a goiter ocratlon yesterday morning,
Is getting along satisfactorily, it Is
reported. She la at the Grande Rondo
hospital,
ENLIST THREE
IN GUARD UNIT
Threo more men wero enlisted in
tho local national guard company
lant night, bringing Company E, 100th
Infantry to full strength of 60 men.
Thoro wore two recruits, Herbert
Miller and Garth Cross, and one rc
cnllfitmcut, Roll In Heawuer.
! INQUIRING
Kach.dny as the Inquiring Reporter nukes the rounds two persons j
will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked some ' j
quraUon of the dny. Throuirh the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight I
each Inlervlewril will be granted two complimentary tickets to the " a
l.lhrrtr Theatre. The current atlnicllon Is Sylvia Sidney In "Jennie I
I (lerharill."
IHi poll tax has been suggested
as a feasible means of rnlslng revenue
to balauco that oft-touted deficit In
tho state treasury.
Mrs. Lnnlta Penrson, of near La
Orande, says, "Tho people who pay
their taxes would pny the poll tax
and those who don't wouldn't pay a
poll tax. 1 cVm't believe It would
work out and It would contradict
C. F. URSCHEL
FREED AFTER
RANSOM PAID
Oklahoman Ref uses to
Talk About Ransom But.
Friend Admits Paymen
ROOSEVELT WILL c
TAKE UP PROBLEM
Federal Government Ex
pected to Give All Help
.Possible in Fighting
Kidnaping Racket.
Hy The Associated Press '
: Chnrles P. Urschel. Oklahoma city
oil millionaire kidnaped July S2 by
machine gunners, was safe at home
today.. Arthur SeeUlgson, spokesmaii
for the Urschel family, who announc
ed the oil .man's return early today,
declined to Buy whether ransom was
paid. . t
Manny StrewU who effected the r
turn of John J. O'Oonnell Jr., kid
napea Aiuuny, if. youuv, aas Deen
token Into custody for questioning'.
He handled the (40,000 ransom, pay
ment which the O'Oonnell family
gave for young O'OonneU's return;
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, of New
York, has asked the state leglslatuM
to make it a felony for tha family "tc
-. llv
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POST MEMBERS TO ;
DO THEIR STUFF
Every age has its play girls. The
Floradora girls reigned over the
theatre and masculine hearts In tho
'90s, Mack Bennett set the mode in
1020, Ztegfeld ruled the curves In
1030. but in 1933 a new type of ro
bust beauty has become the ' Ideal
of feminine appeal. The perfection
of the modern ideal of pulchritude
will be personified in the chorus -of
lovely ladles who will trip across the
newly constructed stage at Zuber
hall Saturday evening at the vaude
ville and dance sponsored by the L
Grande post of the American Leglori.
Indications are that the chorus girls,
who will be none other - than the
post members, will hark back, to the
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Highway Wages -j
Are Increased
To 55-65 Basis
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POBTliANQ, Aug. 1 imK mljjl.
mum rate of 55 cents an hour for
unskilled labor, and 66 cents for
skilled help ou all highway projects
In Oregon, was established by the
state highway commission at a meet
ing here Into Monday. The new scale
represents a wage Increase of 10 per
cent. , ' : i: '
B. H. Bnldock. state highway en
gineer, said about 1,000,000 In con
tracts will be let during the month
of August.
(Continued on Page Six)
20 ENROLLED
IN SWIM WEEK
AT POOL HERE
Twenty potential swimmers have
enrolled in tho third on tho series of
swini weeks conducted -by the Por
poise club which opened Monday at
tho Crystal Plunge. Ben OeBterllng
and Arthur Stcffen ore conducting
the clu5es which, are expected to bo
enlarged by new pupils today. Life
saving Is being given nt 10 o'clock In
tho morning and beginning and ad
vanced urcsavlng at a o'clock lh tho
afternoon.
REPORTER I
Itself."
P. B. Tuckcy, 100 Depot street)
takes the opposite view. He says,
"If tho poll tax wore levied on oil
persons over 21 years of age It would
make them more conscious of their
duty as voters. It would have a twow
fold benefit it would not only
help to balance the budget, It alsd
would bring people to the polls." A,