La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 17, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'' . III II II I in ! I I Beaver Creek Pipeline Project Brief Is Completed La Grande T,TIV -Gateway to Wallowd,1 "The Switzerland of America" Ktt&tfttt Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 31 EASTERN OKEOON'8 LEADINQ NEW8PAPEK LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1988 MEMHER ASSOCIATED MIESS AND A. II. C. NUMBER 295 (CflJIMM TESTIFIES W BANI MM FARMERS IN MEETINGS ON WHEAT PLAN Series Being Conducted in Various Communities to Explain Benefits; ORGANIZATION TO BE FINISHED SOON Advisory : Committee of Farmers to Direct Cam paign Over County is Headed bvE.H.DeLong Starting with a meeting held nt I miller, Aug. 10, fanners or tills lOiln ty under the direction of County Agent II. O. Avery aiid the county wheat advisory committee, ore con tinuing a series of meetings In each of the larger communities for the purpose of Informing all wheat grow ers of the federal wheat allotmwit plan and the benefit It provides to the individual farms. Meetings are continuing this week with one scheduled for tonight at the Blue- Mountain grange hall, one at Allcel Friday night at the school house and one at Elgin Saturday night at the K. of P. hall. Meetings already have been held at Inibler, Summervllle, North Powder, Union. Cove and Island City. In, the first three meetings, a total of 233 farmers attended. - i . i Elections at which one permanent director and two community commit tee members for each district are ohosen will begin with the meeting at (Continued on Page Two-) Smallpox Cases Reported Here; Two Quarantines Five known cases of smalipox exist in La Grande at present. wra them in one family which Is under quarantine, it was reported by Dr. C. L. Gllstrap, city-county health phy sician. Another homo was quarantin ed today. The physician does not expect a widespread epldemlo because so many people have been Immunized against the disease In the last few years, but cases among those not protected are possible. Officers arc investigating reports that the smallpox started In two or three families who did not re port to physicians and as a result were not placed under quarantine. Tjack of co-operation with the au thorities In this respect is believed to have spread the contagion. Parents are urged to watch their children closely for any signs of dis ease and arc asked to co-opcrato with health authorities In attempting to check further spread of the smallpox. Authorities stand ready to take steps to prosecute where violations of the quarantine law exist. EAGLES WILL MEET TONIGHT A regular meeting has been planned by the Eagles lodge tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the hall. A special order of business is scheduled to come be fore the lodge ond oil members are asked to be present. Plans also are under way for the broadcast next Monday when the entire evening practically will be turned over to Covo musicians. LOSTINE MAN BREAKS NOSE Peter Gray, of Losttne. sustained a severe nasal fracture Sunday when he fell from a horse. He was brought to the Bouvy hospital for treatment and was able to return home yesterday. DOG POPULATION OF CITY IS DECREASING Now comes word that the dog popu lation of La Grande Is probably lees than either last year or In 1031 f City authorities base this belief on the fact that between 50 and 60 dogs have been killed by the dog catcher, after they were not redeemed when impounded, and also on the fact that many families who kept dogs pre viously, have given up the anln,als because of lack of finances foi feed and license cents. , So far. 300 dogs have been licensed by County Clerk C. K, McCormlck, WILL ROGER? 'Says: LAKE FOREST, 111., Aug. 16 Well, the old western polo boys gat licked today. It now stands one game each and the finals Sunday. It was anybody's game for a long time. Then our old cowpuncher, Hube Williams got hurt. We got to try and get Erlo Pedley, a crack player, from the coast to come back here. Well, all you hear back here is codes. "How do you think NRA is go ing?" and Its wonderful the way every one seems to enter Into It. Yours, $277,487 PAID IN TO SHERIFF IN HALF YEAR Report Reveals Many De linquent Tax Payments; Many Use 10 Payments. A report showing how much money lius been collected $277,487.51 by the sheriff's department, and also dis bursements of this money, has been filed by Sheriff Jesse Brcshenrs with the county court, covering the period r .i i tn .lniv 1. tills Tear. The report reveals that delinquent taxes dating as far back as vm Jiavo been paid this year, with the 1034 and the 1037- amounts comparatively (Continued oh Pago Seven) .... , . i i HEAT RELIEF IN t SIGHT IN OREGON Relief rrom the heat. wave which has been prevalent through tho west ern states the last few days already was In sight, and In addition the weather prediction today was for thunderstorms In the mountains of Eastern Oregon, showers on the North Pacific coast and cooler weather Fri day. Wednesday's maximum in La Grande was 02, eight degrees cooler than Tuesday, but the day was not exactly cool in spite of cloudy skies. Tho minimum here last night was 68 above, ranking It among the warmest nights of this Bummer. Wednesday was the 20th day this summer with, a maximum of 00 or higher. Maximum temperatures of 100 or higher were recorded yesterday In vne Sacramento valley In California and at iirtn woiia nmi Yakima in Wash ington. Scattered showers over the west helped some localities, mere t.Hiinriw storms over many sec tions today while sudden gales and downpours or rain oroite me cwui heat which had caused 11 deaths this week. Eight fires, all started by lightning, wero brought under con .v.i in tn PKniA national forest In Oregon. Portland had cooler weather today with a high log. I.nmllittnn IDS, Above AKhnllah till) RkV WaS ClOUdV. POh- dlcton experienced the hottest day of the summer yesterday wiuru cury reached 108 above. Another (Continued on Page Three) COUNTY TEACHERS TO MEET SEPT. 22 t The Union county teachers' annual institute will bo held on Sept. 22. It was announced today by E. A. Sayrc. county school superintendent. A program will be arranged for later. Supt. C. A. Howard has made plans to be on hand for Vne institute. practically all of them belonging to people residing In the corporate lim its of La Grande. No other town in the county took advantage of the new dog licensing law passed by the last legislature, which gives the city 80 per cent of all fees from dog 11 censes Issued and It Is not known Its city limits. The remaining 20 per cent goes first to pay the cost of license togs, etc., and the rest is placed in a found to reimburse llvo- (Contfmied on Page Four) 5 Score and 6 y h f Ci.mii minium 1 1 ii in iiiiiiiih iiiiiiiiiiiiiii mm I iiimir nisi iroin in nHTTrn A checkered life Is behind Susan Boss, who recently celebrated her 106th birthday. A former Negro' slave, she was taken from her par ents at the age of eight, given to a planter's wife as a wedding pres ent. She is the mother of 21 chil dren, separated from husband and family when they were transferred to distant plantations. ' NEW ORDINANCE ON SECOND HAND STORES IS READ First reading of an ordinance de signed to license and regulate second hand stores, pawn shops, wrecking houses and junk shops took place at the city commission meeting last night. The ordinance Is written to become effective 30 days after -(manage, which probably will take place next Wednesday or tho week follow ing. The ordinance provides that all such places must be licensed, pay an annual fee of $10 per year, and must report any stolen property or property they suspect of being stolen. Each place must keep a permanent register In which any property purchased musti be described, with the address and name of the vendor. The ordinance makes it unlawful to buy or sell to and from an intoxicated person or a minor, and makes it unlawful to pur chase any new article from Individuals without written permission from tho (Continued on Page FourV SUBMIT PL AN AS SOON AS City Officials to Seek Ap pointment With Ore- gon Advisory Group' I IMMEDIATEACTION NOT HELD LIKELY Board Still Busy Setting up Office, and Appoint ment of New Member Not Yet Made. ' - It still will be several days before the city commission of La tirunde can submit Its Itravcr Creek pipeline re construction and power plant project brief to the Oregon advisory board of the public works administration, fills was the word brought to La Grande Wednesday by L. K. Stockman, en gineer of linker, who with A. II. Mo Laln and B. II. Itlngo, of this city,' drew up tho brier which iiow is com pleted. - ' .1 1 , 1 Mr. Stockman, stopped In Portland Tuesday and sought an interview with C. C. Hockley, newly named engineer of the Oregon board, but found tu obstacles to Immediate submission of a brief in that the board is still busy attempting to set-up an office, and also that until a successor is named to take Hockley's place on the ad visory board made vacant by his appointment as engineer no busi ness can be attended to. A largo crowd or representatives from various sections of the state was Continued on Page Throe) Burke, Pioneer Railroad Man Of La Grande, Dies Edward Burke, for almost 50 years a resident of La Grande and a pen sioned employe of the railroad, died in Spokane Monday and the body was brought to La Grande for burial, arriving this morning. The body is at the Walker Funornl Home where it will lie in state until Friday morn ing at 8 o'clock. c Mr. Burke had not been In good health since an operation that was performed In Spokane a year ago. He moved to Spokane from La Grande in 1926. Ho Is the brother of the late Mrs. James McCoy. Six children survive (Continued on Page Three) POLICE! POLICE! BOARDREADY She'll Rule Pendleton Roundup HOPES BRIGHTER FOR ENLARGING FISH HATCHERY A delegation composed of five meal J. I. Peterson, of Baker, G. I. Hess and son, and M. L. Bidder, of Union, 4 Nate Zwclfel and Hoy Farnam, of La Grmido who met with the Ore gon state gams commission In Port' land ' Monday, reported favorable progress relative to securing a model flBh hatchery at - Union upon their return. The game commission has taken Immediate action, asking that Mr. Davis, of the federal bureau of fish eries, and Ralph Cowglll, the engi neer of the state commission, make a thorough investigation and report back to the commission at the earliest possible date. The members of the Eastern Ore gon delegation feel confident that that when thia Investigation Is com pleted tho game commission will be gin at once to lay plans for an up-to-date fish hatchery at Union, since the site inero is ideal and has all tho possibilities for one of the largest hatcheries In the state. The slto is located on the Old Ore gon Trail highway and in a central position for liberation of fish In East (Continued on Page Seven) , I Twenty . thrco years ago L. O. Fraxcr was ono 'i of the found ers of the Ten- M d I e t o n. Ore., I Roundup. This I year, Fraaer, who has served on the Roundup board since its inception, sees his daughter. Miss Jean Fra aer, win the cov eted honor to rule as queen of the hlstorlo celebration to be held Sept, 11, '22, 23. She's 19, and a Junior at the University of Oregon. N. R. A. HEAD APPOINTMENT MADE TODAY George Benson, of Union, Decides Not to Accept; Eggleson Successor. SAI.KM, Ore., AllT. 17 OT licit KKgltson, (if Kutcriirlxe, wrh nninrd toilny to succeed UoorRC Benson, of Union, us a member of the state re covery board. (leorec Unison, of Union, appoint ed' regional adviser of the N.- It. A. recently, lias decided not to accept, It was learned today, .and another appointment for this district Is ex pected soon. It Is understood that '1 (Continued on F&ro Three) CONVENTION TO ADJOURN TODAY PORTLAND. Aug. 17 (P) Hopeful of being able to adjourn late today, delegates to tho annual convention of the OrcKou State Federation of Labor got to work early this morning and were confronted with tho neces sity of acting on a largo group or resolutions which were parried over from yesterday's session. ProloiiKOd debate yesterday afternoon slowed up the program. Tho convention went on record favoring restoration of the higher penalties for tux delinquencies with u request that the small home owner bo given additional consideration. It was contended that many persons now In position to pay taxes are not loing so because thcro Is no high penalty and they can use their money to better advantriKe elsewhere. Refunding of bond issues at low rates of Interest and reduction of the bonded debt In good times so that borrowing may bo easier In hard times was' rocommended In another resolution approved by tho labor fed eration. Opposition was expressed to further reduction In education costs and cur tailment of expenditures for t ache re' salaries. Formal resolutions favoring the principles of free speech and civil liberties received approval of tho convention. Wheat Today ( Hit A(i(), Aug. 17 (I1) ShirlHiifl rmerHiil of grain Iniilo sentiment Iw.k place today, and Mm Rniln imirketK iMM'jime as lit io) n n I, uk they yesterday had lice ii the dim-1, opposite, A rrlurn of confidence among buy ers originated In corn, and later went like wliil fire llirotiRh oats and other grain, finally overwhelming wheat. Highest price nt thn day for whint were reached shortly before trading ended, but were not fully held owl tin Ut lively prnMt taking. Wheat, tinned unsettled, l&'iVnt above yesterday's finhh, corn at the day' maximum, 'I rxmtit lip, oats alno at the maximum, .1 eetrtft advanced, nnd provisions Milling 2 cents to V cents gain, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME t NO MOKE OVBIITIMB PERMITS ' OKKtiON I'ltlHONKK ESCAPES HUNT DOWN CUBAN POLICE TAXES ON WHEAT MAY JUMP SALKM, A up;. 17 (rT) Co-operating with tlio federal re-employment pro gram the 8tnte welfare commission to day ruled that effective, at once no more permits will be Issued to busl newi firms to employ workers over time during ctnergenclcfl. Thin rul ing will affect all, firms, whether signed up with tho NHA or not. C. II. drum sultl.. DENVER, Aug. 17 W) Hand cuffed and chained to a bed. H. B. Graham, a prisoner from Oregon en route to Texas, broko a heavy iron bar last nght and escaped while his guard waa out to lunch. HAVANA, Aug. 17 (JP) The hunt for hated members of the Porra, oiiHtttd Proficient Mkichado'g secret police organization, continued today with the capture nfter a gun fight of lnse Del Valle. A. II. Alnclart, who was chief of police In the Maolia do regime, also was captured today and was taken to Principe Fortress, WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (rP) Bee retary Wallace said today there was a prospect of additional processing taxes on wheat and cotton If the price of the products continued to decline. The processing tax la a levy paid by tho manufacturer or proces sor of wheat and cotton, which in turn goes to the farmer In benefit payments for his agreement to cut production. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (P) A plan to take 'some of the butter sur plus off the market In an effort to raise prices fur the prod mil wuh work ed out today at- conferences between farm 1 administration - off leluls and represeutatlvvh of, dairymen. BANK ROBBER IS SHOT TO DEATH; RECOVER MONEY DcvcfopnientM 111 Crime, Fight (Hy The) Associated rrcas) , Ono bandit killed after two robbed Starbuck, Minn. bank. Loot reoovor. ed. Oo..'.Jornto of Undorhlll gang criti cally wounded and hlB wlfo Injured tn gunflgtrt with posse In Arkansas bills. STARBUOK, Minn., Aug. 17 (IF) A telophono operator dared death to day to thwart a robbery, which re sulted In tho killing of one bandit after he and a companion had robbed tho First National bank of toctweon l,C0O and 1.200. Tho loot was re covered. A posso .pursued tho accomplice. Miss Plorenco Btuman, tolephono op orator, was passing tho bank where two employes and two patrons woro held at bay by ono robbor, wllio his (Continued on Page ThreC CAYlSHOOTING IS FATAL TO ONE PENDLETON, Oro., Aug. 17 (P) Tho body of James Doan, 46, was brought to tho morguo hero today, and hl wlfo was takon to a hospital for treatment of a bullet wound In her chest, tho result, pollco said, of a shooting affair near Cayuse, 13 mllcH cast or horo, last night. Officers who questioned Mrs. Doan said sho told them Doan wounded her and then shot himself through tho head with an automatic pistol. Mrs. Doan walked a quarter of a mllo for aid. despite her serious wound. Physicians bcllcvo sho will reeovor. Mrs. Doan told police, they report ed, that her husband had been drinking. Physicians who examined his body said his skull appeared to bo fractured nnd that his Jaw was broken, officers woro Investigating tho possibility that othors may have been involved in tho case. INQUIRING Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the ronnds two person, will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked some question f the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C, M, Wight each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the Liberty Theatre. The iiirrent altnuilon Is oil-star cast In "Terror Abroad." . Tho most pleasant thing that could happen to a person usually conjures up a host of happy experiences, but now tho question Is for the moat part answered in ono way, Mrs. J, B. Pitrerald, 1008 Seventh street, says, "I can't Imagine wiythlng TELLS STORY BIG LOAN TO DAWES' BANK Was Asked by Hoover to i avor Loan "For Fo- ' litical Purposes.". NATION SHOCKED , AT NEWS OF LOAN Couzens Denies Having! Blocked $45,000,000 R F. C. Loan For Union Guardian Trust Co. I UKTKOIT, Aug. 17 P Senator fumes Couzens,. (R., Mich.) tentlfy tng before the Detroit bank Invest!, gating Jury today, raid he had been asked by President Hoover during the KUtt political campaign to tasue "for - political purposes," a statement ap proving the loan of 91)0.000.000 to the Chicago bank of which Charles O Dawes ww head. Mr. Hoover, the senator said, "wanted the statemenWor polltloal purposes." ' . : ' . . ' . The request, he said, camo In A telephone call from the White House. '1 said I would be gladt to do bo If we got an opinion from his attor ney general that I would not be vlo latlng" the law," said Couzens. '"All loans had been, confidential until about July 16, when a law was pass-4 . ed requiring the Reconstruction Pin anco corporation v$o report to con grass on rail loans .miade In secrecy.'1 : Tho Michigan -senator said that while his statement of approval was ; not formally Issued, ho did' approve the Dawos loan .. i.; .;. "Tho nation was' shocked when tl leaked out from some source un known to me that Dawes, . formed president of the R.F.C, had got a , loan from the R.F.C. of $00,000,000, Couzens said. "Of course, the parfcy that was out of power capitalised on that." ' Couzens assented to a remark of Prosecutor Harry S. Toy, his ques tioner, to the effect that "that la what Is called! politics. Is it not?" and said: "Frankly, that scared the R.F.O. and made It more cautious. I asked tho senate to appoint a committee ot five to Investigate all loans mado In secrecy. You must remember Dawes got his loan m Juno for a new bank. He was not going to put $90,000,000 In an old bank and have the .wise ones withdraw their money, but was going to give all depositors an equal chance to withdraw their money.' Couzens said he then went to the R.F.C. and obtained a complete list of all the loans made, asking for . (Continued on Page Boron) Chinese Floods Take Heavy Toll Of Life, Report HANKOW, Hupeh Province (Cen-. tral China), Aug .17 m Wide spread floods of tho Yellow river In Northern China wero said today to luive caused 50,000 deaths In tho lasts fow days. Officials of tho Ktnkow-Hankotf railway, In giving this estimate, said that many mora undoubtedly had porlahed since dikes began breaking over a wldo area early this month bub that tho complete total will never bo known. To add to tho misfortunes of the destitute population, bandits have ap peared In the submerged areas In . Honan province north of hero and aro plundering towns and villages, robbing tho victims of everything valuable that can bo carried awy. I (1KIIUH1 8BTS KKCORD St. LOUIS. Aug. 17 ! Lou Gehrig, Yankee first baseman, today set a new ondurnnco record for ball players, when, as Now York and St. Louis meb in tho third game of tho scries, he took part In his 1,308th consecutive contest. Tho old record of 1,307 straight games was set by Everett) Scott, former Yankee shortstop. REPORTER i that could possibly happen that would no moro pleasant than a cool day." Dick Young, Prultdalo, says, "Cool weather Is my idea of something pleasant, but In the meantime while I'm waiting for It I manage to keep kind of cool by going swimming."