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"
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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. ' .
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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."
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