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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1933)
Reg ueits A Lea ve Of Absence f Only Newspa)er ' Printed in La Grande J Covering Union and J Wallowa Counties La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" i VOLUME 31 KASTKKN OREGON'S LEADING N'EWSI'APEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED I'HESS AND A. II. C. NUMBER 291 ; br m mw$ WINS AGAIN Cuban President mmim LAG! ANOl STATE TITLE AWARDED TO POST NO. 43 Local Legionnaires Victor in Formal Champion ship Contest Friday. FOLLOWS WINNING OF JACKSON CUP Corvallis Drum Corps Takes Second and Port land Third Competi- t.inn Verv Hlnsfi. The La Grande American Legion drum and bugle corps, winner of the Phillip Jackson cup in the state parade at Klamath Falls T h u r s'd a y night, came back last night and made it a clean sweep by winning the state drum corps competition. The gol den-coated La Granders de feated Corvallis, second place winner, in a contest so close that these two were called back for second appearances before the judges announced their final decision. The' La Grande corps won the plaudits of a huge crowd or B000 that Jammed the fairground as It marched . and played Its way to the grand ' prize. The Eastern Oregon boys, ' runners-up at the state contest In " Portland last year, received the Sleb-orllng-Lucas trophy for music and the Klamath post' permanent; cup as the most outstanding of all entrants. It was a sweeping, glorious victory for the La Grande corps, led by Drum Major John R. Garlty, and long 11st.- (Contlnued on Page SU) Barbers to Stay Open Saturdays Until 8:30 P. M. Barbers of Union county have agreed to. abide by a code of fair p met Ice under the NRA which pro vides for a maximum, of 62 hours open-store week, and sets minimum prices on all barber service. In other words, the barbers will open at 8 a. m. six days of the week and close at 6 p. m. five days of the week and (Continued on Page Slxl HARRIET SIMER PASSES AWAY Hrirrlet Slmcr, 83 years of age. died) at her home at 3102 North Fourth street this morning. Funeral services will bo held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary with Rev. Paul De F. Mortimore in charge. Burial will taJte place at the Island City cemetery. She leaves the following children: George, of Plains. Mont.; Fred, Bert and Margaret, or Salmon City, Ida., and Mrs. Burlcy Bloom, of La Grande. "7 EDWIN W. BRACHER'S ESSAY IS WINNER Edwin W. Bracher'a supposed letter to a mythical friend coming to live In La Grande takes first money in the Merchant's Essay contest this week, and enriches 1t3 composer to the extent of 3 cash for his efforts. Mr. Brae her, whose address is 003 M avenue, was writing on the subject "Why tho Modern Laundry & Clean ers Is Entitled to the Patronage of the Community." The poec contribution of Emery Hartley, of Cove, was Judged second best and the Hartley family exche quer rises two silver dollars as re sult. Mrs. Maida L. Stevenson, of Jo seph, though writing from 80 miles away, knew and had hoard enough of the virtues of the Modern establish ment, to collect third prize of 1 on her contribution. Honorable mention, which entitles those named to free tickets to the Liberty theatre by courtesy of its manager, C. M. Wight, is given to Lula L Weeks, of Cove; Wood row WeaUT&kow, of Imbler; Evelyn Spen cer, 2110 Cedar street, and Mavliza beth Cooper, 906 H Ave., La Grande. The subject for the essay In the contest this week Is Lottes' refresh ment and lunch parlor on Jefferson avenue across from the depot for WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.. Aug. 11 All I know Is Just what I read In the papers. I see where United States Congressman Hamilton Fish (who made a mighty fine record with the rough riders In Cuba) has offered our president tho support of the entire Republican party In case, of Invasion of Cuba. That's great. Hamilton Pish Is a mighty. fine patriotic citizen, but I would sure hate to go Into Cuba (or even tho littlest country on earth) with nothing behind, me but the Re publican party. Suppose they shot 'em both, where would you be? Yours, OA. HEADS OPPOSE A 63 HOUR WEEK Administration Replies to Portland Query 204 Sign Agreements Here Vlrst Intimation that a 63-hour open-store week for grocers would not ho acceptable to the national recovery administration was received In Oregon late Friday, when word from Gen. Johnson to Portland gro cer mild group movements to shorten open-store ho.urs would be regarded as u violation of the- president') re employment agreement. The admin istration docs not sanction the Hull-, tatlon of store hours by grocers, the message said. . It Is expected that open-store hours generally over the state will be re vised as a result of the statement from Washington., '. This morning a total of 204 busi ness and professional people in La (Continued on Page Six) Rep. W. M. Pierce Hitch-Hikes Into Prineville Rep. Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande, elected congressman on a Democratic ticket, was plenty democratic yesterday, in the broad er sense of the word. Due for (i luncheon, engagement In Prineville, the. congressman from La Grande became stalled when his automobile broke down near Redmond. What to do? But ho didn't remain inactive. Ho thumbed a ride from a passing sheepherdcr to within a milo of Piinevlllo and then, with llttlo time loft to spare, pounded down the homo stretch on Shank's ponies under the blazing mid-day Central Oregon sun. And he ar rived at the appointed hour! Congressman Pierce spoke to tlie chamber of commerce on his ex periences at Washington and ex plained legislation affecting tho Central Oregon section. around 40 years. Mr. Lottes, as a pio neer businessman is so well known to all that essayists for the coming week should easily find many worth while points to write about. Turn to page 3 and begin. Mr. Bracher's winning, contribution on the Modern, follows: "William C. Jones, District Agent, La Grande, Oregon., Dear Bill: I am glad to hear of your promo tion and transfer to La Grande. I'm sure you'll like It there. . . . And, Bill, tell your wife to send the clothes to tho Modern Laundry. They'll service anything from your tuxedo to the baby's bib. The bib will come back all soft and white, and well-Ironed, and your tux will be like new. You needn't worry about loss or damage, because all the time we were there we had no trouble. You know how Jane counted the nickels in La Grande, but still she felt it paid to send all the washing and dry-cleaning to the Modern. And I could see that she felt better we must take good care of our wives, you know. Oood luck to you. Ned." First to Fight Recovery Code Norman R. Dletz, president of Chicago's Independent Milk Dis trlbiitorslssoclatlon, Is tho first to dtsputo authority of tho fed eral government In a recovery code. Dletz Is pictured mapping plans for a legal test of the milk code. DADS' NIGHT IS OBSERVED FRIDAY AT CREEK CAMP .;. ' V"-'- '.--.'A-yAaw;. About 30 dads and other visitors drovo to tho Catherine crock boys' camp last night for dinner and an evening around the fire. David B. Stoddard, director of the camp, called on David I. Stoddard; Herbert Evans, superintendent of schools; Ben Oes terllng, first aidi director; Mrs. George Stoddard, Mrs. McNaul, of La Grande, and George Baxter, of Union, all of whom were visitors. Dinner was served to the visitors, after which the speeches and commu nity singing around a campflre were enjoyed. FREE MANS HAVE BABY DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Freeman are the parents of a baby daughter born recently In Los Angeles, Cal., where they now make their home. Mrs. Freeman will be remembered as Miss Mildred Webb, formerly of La Grande. ONE OP THE BIG FINANCIAL REPORTFOR COUNTY OUT Unpaid Tabces Now Stand at $1,209,558.81, State-.' . ment Reveals. UNPAID WARRANTS TOTAL AT $87,869.97. Semi-annual Statement of Financial Condition As of July 1 Issued By the County. ; . The semi-annual statement of the financial condition of Union county, us or the first day or July, has Just been released by C. K. McCormlck, county clerk, and reveals that un paid laves now stand at S1,20!),.5K.81 and that the totnl county wnrnnts outstanding as of Mint date amounted to J87.889.D7. In other words. If only 10 per cent of delinquent taxes for previous years and unpaid 1932 taxes, due this year, wero paid, the county could retire all of Its outstanding warrants and have some cash left In the treasury. Resources were listed at 91,335, 283.48, as follows: Funds In county treasury applic able to payment of general warrants funds Hl.880.72. Funds for market road fund applic able to payment of general warrant warrants 5617.05. Funds for road fund applicable to the payment of road fund warrants 3378.77. ' . i (Continued on Pago Two) N. R. A. Does Not Expect Employers To Absorb Costs WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (it) The NBA does not expect employ ers to pay for the Increased cost of re -employment. t Hugh S. Johnson, nUminlstra tor of the NRA. says that "It Is Inevitable that the employer will raise his price and will himself pay nothing at all." "The only restraint," says Gen eral Johnson, "that Is asked of tho employer Is that he not raise his prices any more than his costs were raised. Except In a limited class of cases there Is simply nothing to the claim that any employer pays for this Increased cost In re-cmploymcnt." PROBLEMS THAT'S Plan Strategy in i' ii ii. ii ii ? II ffrwr " - -The general and generalissimo In tba offensive toward national re covery smile at their success in maneuvering Industry Into line. Gen. . Hugh S. Johnson, Industrial recovery administrator, and President Hoosevelt confer at the Oval room of the White House. GENERAL BALBO AND AIR FLEET H ARE OVER ITALY h $lri)KClNO, Italy, AugT-12 ln-aon- eral Italo Bulbo and his comrades of the Italian air armada completed tho Journeyj of moro than 12,000 miles to Chicago ond return when they alighted hero this afternoon to the cheers of hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic spectators. Tho last piano of tho armada alighted at the airport at the mouth of the Tiber at 6:47 p. m. (12:47 p. m. (Continued on Pace Six, MRS. ORMAND RITES SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A, Ormand, who died here yesterday morning, wilt bo held Sunc'ny after noon at 2 o'clock at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary, with Rev, W. H. Hertzog. of tho M. E. church, officiating. Burial will take place In tho Masonic cemetery In charge of Snodgrass and Zimmerman. STILL WAITING FNC NRA Offensive GANGSTERS t SHOT DOWN BY-SHERIFF Two Kill Third, Then Suc cumb to. Officer's Bullets in Kansas City. KANSAS CIT" AllR. I a WV-Three men, said by police t be cniinerted with lonil night club oprrallmui, were shut and killed about I ::lo a. in. to day when Sheriff T uu n. nsli discovered two r w trio cxcllallKlllf; shots Willi tho third. Tlie two assailants, who were In a motorcar, wero slain toy Sheriff Bosh, and the third, who' was afoot, died from wounds they had Inflicted be- foro the sheriff Interrupted them. The shootings took placo at Armour boulovard and Forest Ave, In nj fash ionable apartmont hotlso district, Shorlff Bash Identified tho dead as follows: , Ferris J. Anthon, tho man who was afoot; Sam lloug, and Oua Fasono, (Ccntlnuod on Paso Two) LINDBERGHS FIND NEW PEAK, FJORD tly ItolM-pt CnviiRiiiiro NEW YORK, AUK. IS W The slKhtlnc; of a mountain, higher than any other heretofore known In Greenland and unrecorded on maps has been rcfortd by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and hm wife, who arc charting a northern air route to Eur ope. Another topographical feature which tho Lindberghs reported could not bo found on chart was a fjord, or possibly navigable waterway, which they followed Inland for more tlmn a hundred miles. Officials of Pan-American Airways, Inc.. who received tho report, said both discoveries may force slmrp re vision of existing; mus of tho region. Tho Lindberghs now aro stationed In Jullane-luLab, waiting for goon fly ing woathor to hop to Reykjavik, Ice land, which probably will bo ono of their last sorties beforo returning to tho United State at. tho ond of August, Wheat Today CHICAGO, Aug. 12 tfl") All grains closed today In Chicago at tho lowest pol n t icrm Issablo u ixler Ixnrd of trade emergency oimratlons. Kxoept for a brief Interval at the start when there wan something of a general rush to sell and next to no buyers In sight, business was at a complete holt. A general reeling f optimism prevailed, however, that af ter fixed minimum prices wero abol ished Aug. 15, the market would quickly right themselves. Wheat closed flat, 2l3VBe under yesterday's finish, corn 2 (,t c down, oat '8 is lc ofOiuI provisions showing 7 to 27c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME II. S. QUIZZES PEAK CANNEItS ..,. . UOVKKNOlt HUES STRIKKItS MISS VAN W1E TRAII.1NO NO I'HONK KATE INCREASES WASHINGTON, All. 12 PI The rami adjustment administration has asked representatives or pear canner ies In the northwest whether there Is JiiKtiricatloii for - tho present low price Ileitis paid the (rowers by the titmicrs, , ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 12 m De claring thoy were ready to listen to peace proposals If Oovornor Herbert Hi Lehman should extend them, five of the six Icactors of tho New York state milk strike called at tho gov ernor's offlco today for a compromise talk. . nilCACJO, Ann. 13 WO Miss Lucille KohliiNnn, Des MoIiich, was two up on MIkn Virginia Van Wle, Chicago, nn tliimit women's cluimplmi, at the end of lit holes for the western women's championship at the Oak Park coun try club today. SALEM. Aug. 12 (P) Until tele phono operators con show that they are noc ootaining a lair rate of re turn on their lnvestrnAntji nr t.hm public -utility department has estob- nsnca a rate case, no Increases In tele phono rates under the NRA pro dram Will bA nilthnPliH hv thn nnh. lie utility department, Commissioner i'. m. i nomas stated today. MKDI'OIil), Aug. ,VWF) Governor Julius h. Meier spent an hour here this iiiarnliiR,. en' route Ui (Jold llonch, where he will spend a brier vacation. The chlcr exonutlvo Ib en mute fniiu tho American legion state oonveiitlou nt Ktiinintli Falls, with u side trip to Crater lake. 1 ' . TWO KILLED, FIVE HURTWHEN TRAIN JUMPSTHE TRACK HAI.INIUIItV, Aug. 12 W Four men wero fatally Injiim! and four others hurt In thn drrallmont. Itcll Carson, negro, rldlnfr the trucks or the hng gugo oar, and an unidentified negro, whose body w fcnuul under the firebox of the locomotive this after noon, were ad dot I to tho two pre viously rejiorted killed. SALISBURY, Md., Aug. 12 (yp) Two mon wero killed and flvo injured, no probably fatally, In tho derail ment of a passenger express train of tho Pennsylvania mil road noar hero early today. Tho dead aro: W. Oscar Brown, cnglnoman, pcl mar, Dol. An unidentified negro who was rid ing the trucks of a baggago cai, Tho injured: E. Ft, MOHHoy, fireman, Del mar, Dol., severely scaled by scaping steam, . William L. Simons, of Salisbury, mall clerk on tho train. Thomas Oonoho, Wilmington, Del., now agent on tho train. Samuel Wilson, Deltuar, a paiweng cr. II. C. Hue hens, Wyoolng, Del. A. F. Mc.intyro, tralnmastor In charge of tho Capo Charles division, artcr an inspection or tho wreck to day said It had been caused by "mali cious tampering with tlio raits." FAIR WEATHER IS PREDICTED FOR WEEKEND Tho weather, which hit a high of 90 above hero Thursday artrnoon, ensed off a bit yesterday, although to tho man on thn street It seemed Just as warm. The tunxlinum Friday was 00 and the minimum this morn 1 ng of 00 a bovo was t h reo degrees cooler than Prkfiay morning. Pair weather waa forecast for the weekend with little chango In tem perature. j INQUIRING Each day as the Inquiring Ileporter nukes the rounds two persons will be topped at random on the street corner and asked some question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the I Liberty Ttieatrr. The current attraction. Is Zomi Pitts and Slim I Kuniincrvillp In "Out All .Night." There aro thoso who believe that "no nutVs is good nudes" while oth ers heartily endorse the nudist cult which Is rapidly gaining ground in the United States. Mrs. Leo Wright, Pruttdale, says, "I am not n bit in favor of It. It's the craziest thing I ever heard of MACHADO TO QUIT OFFICE CUBA JOYFUL Coincides With the Ameri , can Peace Plan For Island Republic. i FERRER MAY BE NEXT PRESIDENT Array" , Units Throughout the Islands Shift Rapid-, ly ; to' Banner of Anti-: Machado Element. HAVANA, Auk. 12 in The Cuban state department t4Mlny formally ad vised tho diplomatic corps that Pres ident Machado will take n leave tof absence and that It fs the president's (cranio Mnchndo purpose later to resign. Mochndo's request ivns prcsciueu to me senate tottuy. The denartment's communication (Continued on Page Four) Arthur Gilley j Stabbed; Buster Cole Arrested HAKi;it, Aug. 13 PJ Arthur Olllej', 10, fiirm hand, uns stabbed twice lust night during u fight at n dance In North Powder, lie was brought to a hospital here. Ills left lung was punctured and ho had a wound' In the hack. Ills physician expressed the belief today that ho would recover. ( 1 1 ley initio t o Nort h Powder two years ago from Vanlln, Okla. . , lliislrr Cole, of North Powder, was. held In Jail lirro hi connection with, the slabbing which he has not ad mitted. He was to be turned over to I'lilon cmitily authorities today by the stale police. Dlhtrlot Attorney Oarl Helm at noon today could give no further Informa tion on tho stabbing at North Pow der. Colo had not yet been turned over to Union county officers. VISITORS' DAY AT BOYS' CAMP AT THE LAKE With tomorrow visitors' tfy at the Wallowa lako boys' camp, those who plan to visit tho enmp aro asked, to lunches. Coffoo, croam and sugar will bo served rrco to all visitors aft er 12 o'clock at noon. Becauso of a larger enrollment than was at first anticipated facllitlos, at tho camp aro very crowded. REPORTER j ji and I think there should be a law to stop it," Mrs. Many E. Mason, 2000 North Maple 8Usiiy, "I'm not in sympathy with th nudist movement. In the first place, from the standpoint of beauty, I think tho human form) Is much better looking when clothed." t
