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ft 9 & I. C. C. Refuses To La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" VOLUME 31 iNBMfflAL mm Fight Started To SPORTSMEN FEAR LOSS OFHATCHERY Union, La Grande and Baker Men to Make Pro test to State Commission NAME COMMITTEE AT RECENT MEET Roy Farnam and Nate Zweifel, of La-Grande, Two Members of Group Named to Submit Data. , Fearful that the state fish hatchery ,nt Union wMl be closed, sportsmen of this county are preparing for a strong protest to the state game n, fish commission. It is understood, according to word received here, that the state commis sion has adopted a policy whereby thero are to be no more small hatch cries in the state. Therefore, the Is sue -locally is whether the -Union hatchery will be enlarged or aban doned. As a result of a largely attended meeting held at Union the yther night, at which Carl Silven, of Baker, (Continued Prom Page Two) Williams Loses r Action In Court At Pendleton Circuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek, of Pendleton, gave Ben Rhodes Grandy, a minor, a Judgment of $10,800 against Sherwood Williams and the National Surety company In the Pen dleton court, climaxing a suit which has been under consideration for sev eral months. It is reported here. Rep resentatives of the minor child as serted that Mr. Williams was given certain sums to Invest In first class mortgages .but that the money was not Invested In that manner and was lost. Green & Hess of La Grande, and Charles Shelton, of Baker, were at torneys for Grandy and H. E. Dixon, of La Grande, and A. A. Smith and A. S. Grant, of Baker, were attorneys for Mr. Williams. RADIO STOLEN FROM SECOND STREET HOME Ray Scarbrough. of 2515 North Sec ond street, reported to the police yes terday that some one entered his house with a .pass key and stole his seven-tube radio. The theft took place while the family was away. Police arc investigating the cose. TWO CARS IN MINOR SMASH 11. A. Scott and E. B. TutUe fig ured In a minor traffic accident at 10:15 o'clock yesterday at Adams and Greenwood. Both reported to the pollco that very little damage was done. NEVA STEIN WINS ESSAY CONTEST Numerous contributions to this week's Merchants Essay and Misspell ed, Word contest made the task of se lecting the winner somewhat diffi cult, with the essays extolling the fine features of the L. & L. Drug store, the subject of the contest. First prize was awarded to Neva Stein, of 1805 X avenue, ajyJ second went to Moellzabeth Cooper, of 906 H avenue. Marell Watte, of R. f . D. No. 1, La Grande, won third. Honorable mention was awarded to Anna Mae Whiting, R. F. D. No. 1, La Orande; Clifford Westenskow. Im bler; Ruth Stoddard. La Grande, and Evelyn Sp.er, 21 U Cedar street. Through the courtesy of C. M. Wight, manater of the Liberty theatre, a complimentary 0ket to the theatre 1 Is being given each honorable men tion. First prise is W cash, second (2 and third 1. All of the contributions carried a list of misspelled words In last week's advertisement. Next week's subject of the contest will be the Modern Laundry and EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Aug. 4 Say, that old boy with one shot of tear gas on the New York exchange did more than Roosevelt. He closed It. It must have been quite a novelty to see the brokers crying Instead of the customers. I've been looking since yesterday Into this Income tax payment. Now, I can't, find a single group to should er that tax either. There Just don't seem to be any volunteer taxpayers. I sco now what makes a congress man so unpopular, he Just will not fix It so that tax falls on nobody. Yours, LEGION ALL SET FOR VAUDEVILLE AND DANCE EVENT TvMt(rvf,a thn nitrhtl The American Legion benefit vaudevlllo and dance, the biggest event of the summer sea son is expected to draw a huge crowd to the newly decorated Zuber hall at 8:45 o'clock. Proceeds from the event will be used to send members of the American Legion drum corps to the state legion convention at Klamath Palls where they will make a bid lor the 1934 annual sesslorf The torp3 will leave La Grande Tuesday eve ning. (Continued on Pago Two) CAMP FOR BOYS TO BEGIN AUG. 9 The Wallowa Lake camp for boys will open Aug. 9 at Wallowa Lake under the direction of Harvey Carter and to date 48 boys from La Grande and eight from Enterprise have reg istered to attend. All boys are asked to bring their (Continued on PaKe Two) GOES TO BAKER Donald Mctcalf. sent to La Grande from Marlon county to act os man ager of the Union county relief com mittee, has gone on to Baker to take a similar position there. It is not likely, it was learned to day, that a relief manager will be permanently appointed for this county. C. C. C. CHECKS ARRIVE HERE Allotment checks from the C. C. C. camps to families In this city who have youths in the camps are now arriving, and It is believed most of them will be here by Monday. Each youth in C. C. C. camp Is required to send about t25 of the 30 pold him monthly back to his dependents. ' Cleaners. With Interest growing in the con test fror week to week and so' many excellent essays entered, many who fail to receive mention one week may be In the winners the second week, and vice versa. The winning essay this week fol lows: "WHY THE L. & L. DRUG CO. IS ENTITLED TO THE PATNAGE OF HE LA GRANDE COMMUNITY." "The L. & L. Drug Co. has accom modated the people of La Grande for many years. By their type of servlA. great or small, the full and complete confidence ijf the people has been ob tained. "Prescrlptlonjof the finest quality are filled promptly and efficiently and while you are waiting, you vnay enjoy a refreshing soda at their foun- liin or read a magazine and rest. i "All whn trail ( at th "L. L" know they give more for your money and that all merchandise is of un surpassed quality, fairly priced. (Signed) NEVA STEIN." NEWSPAPER Retain Blues, Singer Seeks Divorce The harmony in the musical family of Winnie Shaw, above, Broadway blues singer,- and her husband, Lee Cummins, or chestra leader, has struck a discordant note. She's suing Cummins for divorce, charging lion-support, desertion and cruelty. ) WEATHER HERE IS LIKE EARLY FALL Weather like that of late September continued to provaiL In Union county today, as reports came in of snow and rain in highlands over part of Cen tral and Western Oregon. A tenth of an inch of rain fell here yesterday, the third day of pfeclpita tlon, and this morning found the sky overcast with a hint of more rain. Thunderstorms which occurred Wed nesday and Thursday eased up yes terday and last night. Friday's maximum temperature of 60 abovo madft It the coolest day since June, although the minimum lost night of 49 above was two de grees warmer than the cool mark for July, 47 above. (Continued on Page Six FINISH TERM AT UNIVERSITY The Misses Theresa andp Anne Gietl huber havo returned to their home at La Grande after completing the six weeks' summer session at the University of Oregon. Before return ing to La Grande they spent a few days at Newport Beoch and visiting friends at Portland, iilllWll iiIiiIHIIj V ii'S Grant tootling LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1933 Fish Hatchery At Union BLUE EAGLE LIST GROWS TO 168 HERE Twelve More Sign Presi dent's Employment Agreement in La Grande AUTOMOTIVE MEN OF COUNTY MEET Association is Formed and Officers Elected; Ore gon State Code is Taken For Study. The list or business places In Iji Grande displaying Blue rubles con tinued to grow today, with 12 more signing since yesterday afternoon, bringing the total to 1G8. In the meantime, throughout the city several other businesses were working on necessary adjustments that would permit them to sign the president's employment agreement, or were awaiting interpretations from Washington on certain questions per taining to their work. Automotive Men Meet Friday night approximately 75 automotive dealers of Union county met In the Sacajawea Inn and or ganized the Union County Automo tive Trade association. M. J. Goss, of La OrrHttde was elected preside,' and N. W. Frees, of La Grande, secretary-treasurer. Both of these offi cials wtll (servo on; the executive committee, other members of which are: G. I. Hess, Union; Dave Cook, North Powder; E. C. Gettlngs, Elgin; Ray Lay, Cove; Foster Sims, Jack Brandt, Foy Farnam, J. F. Heasty, Walter LaDusiro and Curtis Sine, all of La Grande. The executive committee soon will call a meeting to draw up by-laws to be submitted to a meeting of the association for adoption. During the meeting last night a code of fair practice In keeping with the N. B. A. plan was discussed as it pertains to (Continued on Page Six) ODD FELLOWS INITIATE ONE H. W. Guthrie received the initia tory degree of the Odd Fellows lodge last night at the I. O. O. F. hall. Next Friday evening he and other initiates will be given the first de greo and since It is one of the most impressive degrees In Odd Fellowship a large group is expected to attend. PREPAREDNESS Freight Rate Reduction PACT Sentinels of Man and Nature 8 MTrX Watchful nnd on guard, like sentinels at the northwestern cornor jot the United Slates, two of tlio great men-of-war of the float ride jat anchor In Seattle harbor, with mojostlc Mount Rainier looking A' - down upon them from the distance behind the city. ACCUSE MAN OF PLACING BOMBS j IN WALL STREET NEW YORK, Aug. 6 VP) Eugene S. Dantell Jr., of Somervllle, Mass., was placed under arrest today on a charge of placing the tear gas bombs that resulted In the closing or the New York stock exchange yesterday. Daniell was picked up by bomb squad detectives In a mid-town hotel, lie Is 26 years old and gave his ad diress as Somervllle. . The tear gas bombs were placed in the ventilator Intakes In the stock exchange building yesterday and flooded the trading floor of the ex change with fumes that drove brok ers and stock exchange attaches to the streets for air. Daniell was charged with malicious mischief as a felony, because the damage caused by the bombs exceed ed the misdemeanor allowance. Inspector John A. Lyons said that Daniell, under questioning, admitted ho was the man who placed a pack age believed for a time to contain a bomb on the steps of the home of Mayor James M. Curlcy, of Boston, 'recently. In 1932 he ran for president as (Continued on Pago Two) MEMBER ASSOCIATED - ' PETITION FOR LOWERRATES Opinion Holds Existing Charges "Not Shown to be Unreasonable" WASHINGTON, Aug. fi (fP) The Interstate, commerce commission to day refused to grant a. general reduc tion In railroad freight rates. The commission held that existing freight rates and charges, In the ag gregate, "are not Bhown to bo un reasonable." The action was on a petition filed several months ago by the National Grange, American Farm Bureau Fed oration, Farmers' Co-operative union, National Coal association and the Na tional Lumbermen's association. Other organizations later Joined In the re quest. The petition was part of a cam paign by basic industries to bring freight rates down to what they re gard as the general level of prices. It asserted all other costs of doing business had come down, tout that freight rates remained at the pros perity level. On the other hand, the railroads asserted. If rates were slashed many of them could not meet their Interest and rental payments and some would bo forced to bankruptcy. The roads contended even with the freight bill surcharges autliorlned by (Continued on Pago Two LINDBERGHS FIRST TO MAKE CROSSING SCORESBY SOUND, East Orocn lnntl, Auk. 5 Ml Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed hero thin morning from Hulfitcnborg, the first man to mako the dangerous crossing of Orecnland by air from west to east. The American airman, who Is mak ing an aerial Burvey of the North Atlantic area, Intends to remain thrco days In this, the youngest Dan ish colony in Greenland. All the in habitants, Including the sheriff, are Eskimos, with a single exception. Colonel Lindbergh plans later to fly to Akureyrl, on the northern coast of Iceland. Wheat Today j CHICAGO, Aug. 6 W Decidedly mixed sentiment provnllcd among wheat traders today, but buyers were In a majority at the last, nnd the market closed higher. Lock of a broad n)eculatlvo inter est was largely repponslblo for rap idly shLfMng wheat fluctuations. At no time, however, did prices of any grain threaten to drop moro than minimum limits, and thero was fair buying support on all setbacks. Wheat cloned unsettled, c above yesterday's finish, corn w lcup, onts ftattc advanced, and provisions varying from V centn dc cllno to a ris of 10 cents. yr ... I J J PRESS AND A. B. C. APFttOIEB JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME EX-CHAMPION 18 KIIXEI) ." FRUIT DISTRICT FLOODED ; HULL KtSTUKNS TO V, S. FEItltEKA LEAKING MILIAR MARSHFIKLD, Wis., Aug. 5 W) Special Police Officer Fred Beeil, f7, former world's middleweight wrest ling champion, was shot und killed early toduy when ho and another of ficer Interrupted an attempted ma chlno gun robbery at the MurHhfleltl Brewery company. The four robbers got $'4500 In beer stamps and ei caped. " ' ' YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 5 (P) The loss from- a two-foot wall of water which rushed down a small canyon In the Pomona district, after on hour's hailstorm and a heavy rain, was confined today mostly to dam age to fruit crops, as few houses are found In the area, , NKW YORK, Aug. ti (0 Secretary of State Cordell Hull returned from London today and went Immediately to Hyde Park to see President Roose velt, with no Intention of resigning now or hereafter." The world's con ference, despite any confused reports about Its status," he suld, "Is still allvu and has a thoroughly virile and comprehensive organization to direct Its affairs during the recess period," EASTMORELAND Municipal Links, Portland, Ore., Aug. 6 Wi Charles Ferrera, of San FranclBco, pushed Into the lead for the national public links golf championship today when he gained two holes on Robert Lee Mil ler, of Jacksonville, Fla... defending tltlist, on tho first nine holes of their-3-hole match. ' : ' V SALEM, Aug. 6 (P) Branch banks do not constitute national or state banks under the Oregon statutes and therefore moro than one branch bank can be located! In any Oregon city as provided by the 1033 legislature. Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle ruled today. . ' 1 .. FRENCH FLIERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK MARK BROOKLYN, N Y., Aug. 5 (ff) A transatlantic flight "to nowhere" be gan today when Lloutenant Maurico Rossi nnd Paul Codos, French avia tors, took, oil from Floyd Bennett field thU morning In an attempt to set a distance record. They planned to cross the ocean by way of Newfoundland and tho groat circlo routo and then "Just keep go ing." Persia, Africa, or Russia may bo their landing place, they indicat ed, but they would prefer to land in Karachi, India. Tholr direction alter reaching the ticllly Islands, off the English coast, will be determined by weather. They had 1770 gallons of gasoline and an elaborate supply of food, - ' . The record they seek to smash Is 6,304 miles, set last February by Squadron Leader Oswald R. OayXord and Flight Lieutenant Ollbcrt E. (Continued on Page Two) PLAN ABOLITION CUT RATE DRUGS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 (P) Abolition of cut rate drugs and i 48-hour week for the retail drug in dustry are provided In a code sent to the national recovery admlnlstra tlon In Washington by the American Pharmacists' association, a national organization of employe1 pharmacists with headquarters In San Francisco, The code propones minimum wages of 55 a week for registered pharma cists, $40 for assistant pharmacists, $25 for men clerks and $22.flO for women clerks. Employment of sales people under IB yenrB old Is forbid den. The code specifies that medicines, drugs and drug sundries be Bold only at tho stamped price or at a price 33 per cent ,ab the wholesale listing. INQUIRING REPORTER ! Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two penon j I will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked soma , j question or the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C, M. Wight I I each interviewed will be granted two caipllmentary tickets to tho I l.llMrly Tluiiirr. Tlic rt'eiit attnictlou I sluurt Krwln In "Under. The Tonto Win." ' I "What Is , the greatest adventure you would like to havo," was the question asked by the Inquiring re porter today. Mr. D. W. Minolta, 170554 Adams Only Newspaper , J Printed in La Grande J Covering Union and t - Wallowa Counties J NUMBER 285 ROOSEVELTS 0.1 IS GIVEN TO DOCUMENT Industry and Labor Join in Unprecedented Effort to End Disputes.' ADMINISTRATION : BOARD IS NAMED Action Follows on Heels of; General . Johnson's Action Taken to Settle Big Coal Strike. V IIYUE VAH&, N .Y., Aug. 8 . PTCHident Koosevelf today approved a Joint declaration for Industrial peace proposed to hint by leaders of Indus- , try und labor In an unprecedented ef fort to end disputes. He promptly , appointed a board of seven headed by Senator Wagner (D N. Y.) a labor authority, to administer the national peace effort, ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 W The Industrial and labor advisory boards to tho recovery aU ministration united today In a vivid appeal for peace be tween labor and capital to enhance the great national effort for economic reluiblUtutlon. . . . - - . On the heels of the enthusiastic endorsement, given their movo '-w President Roosevelt from Hyde Park, N. Y the call about' which be bad been Informed was Issued as signed by William Green, president ox the American ederaldhof lator; Wa! : ter C, Teagle, president of the Stand- : . ard Oil company of New Jersey, ant other nationally known, spokesmen . for groups hitherto often at conflict. Preparation of the appeal was con -mented on by Hugh S. Johnson, the Industrial administrator, on 3ns i turn here by air from his conference lost night with Mr. Roosevelt at Hyde Park. He said the text would be is sued before long. ' Squarely Up To Both Supplementing the. appointment by the president at Hyde Park of an "Industrial relations iboard," the ap peal Is directed squarely at both em ployers and workers by their, own chosen spokesmen. Johnson, whose determined tactics drove through the agreement to set tle the coal ctrlke, described the ac tion of tho two boards as the most significant since Samuel Qompera Is sued his demand during the troubled war days calling upon labor not' to strike during tho period of national emergency. . The board appointed by the presi dent to arbitrate oapltal-labor differ ences Is expected to organize at a meeting hero Monday. (Continued on Page Six) Balloon Flight To Stratosphere Ends In Failure CHICAGO, Aug. B Ifl Man1 latest attempt to pierce the eurth'a atmosphere at a greator height than over toeloro endod abruptly early thin morning when Lieutenant Command or T. Q. W. Sottle came to earth In a Chicago railroad yards. A leaky top valve was blamed. The huge balloon, "The Century of Progress" In which the commander hoped to break existing altitude rec ords and obtain valuablo adentlllo data heretofore unknown to man, descended within about ton minute after the hop-off at Soldier field. Lieut. Commander Settle was not) Injured, and the balloon which had risen to a holght of approximately 5,000 feet was apparently not seriously damaged. PIERCES ARE IN WALLOWA CO. Hcprcsentatlve and Mrs. Walter M. Pierce are attending a meeting of the Pomona grange in Wallowa coun ty today and tomorrow they plan to visit the Imnaha camp of the C. C. C. Ave., says, "I would like to go to Africa with Martin Johnson to hunt big game." ' Laurence Fillmore, 803 Jefferson St., said, "I would' like to hitchhike to Chicago to tho world's fair," '
