La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 18, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEast Oregon Stock Show To Begin Next Thursday La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, The Switzerland of America" Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties : Mtmv I; vnr fmfw qi EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON,- 3RIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933 MK.MIIEil ASSOCIATED HKESS AND A. 11. C. NUMBER 297 MEE1 CODE GOES TO F1ES1 BM UNION MAKES EIMAI DHMC FOR BIG SHOW ,(( (Booster Trips to Several i- Communities Made Lmvj v ing Current Week. MOST OF JUDGING i) ON OPENING DAY ' ... f Friday Parade Ejxpected to Thrill Crowds; Sev eral Large Stock Breed , eis to Have Entries. UNION (Special) With the slock ' show Just a few (lays away, com-' mittees ore hastening the rimU ar rangements to stage a successful three days of eiitertnliiment. Tom Johnson, of Cove, who Is a veternn helper with tho stock show. In put ting the grounds Into shnpe hy having weeds cleared away and a road grader smooth the track. Pens are being repaired and all will soon be in readiness for the stock ex hibits that will begin arriving Tuesday. Among the prominent stock breed ers that have showed stock other years and have signified their inten tions to enter exhibits this year are: Herbert Chandler with his string of Herefords; Outtrldge Brothers of Prairie City. Aberdieen Angus stock; Green Brothers, of Union, Shorthorns; Bell Brothers,- of Cove, Jerseys; Al bert Mel horn, of Halfway, Herefords, and others. W. R. Frlzzclle of Sum mervllle,, and Bill Moss, of Allcel, f will exhibit Percheron horses. . r Booster Trips Miule..--...- Booster trips have covered the ter ritory In the valley pretty thoroughly and D. E. Richards, Lew Bidelor, J. Moore and Herbert Chandler will drive to the John Day country Sun day to advertise the show. Earlier In the week J. P. Hutchinson, Gene Reuter, Ned Poye and Roy Gipson drove through the valley from. La (Contlnueo on Page FourV Booster Pump Is Being Installed On Pumper Truck Tho fire department staff, under the supervision of Fire Chief C. T, Lindsay, is busily engaged this week end In Installing a booster pump on the Stutz pumper truck. It is an od , dltlonal fire fighting unit that has been sought for some time, but only lately authorized by tho city com mission. Briefly, It consists of a 04-gallon .y capacity water tank connected with the pumper so that a stream of any pressure up to 400 pounds can be thrown on a blaze as long as the water in tho tank lasts. In fighting a v small fire, a garden hese could be turned on in the tank and materially add to tho capacity of the tank, with water coming in at the same time the pumper is directing a stream on the blaze. The booster pump will allow use of water In fighting fires where chemi cals formerly were used and at a much less expense. The chemical tank, however, is not Junked, the booster pump being merely an addi tion with all other firo fighting fea tures retained. It is - expected the pump will bo ready for operation by Monday. W. WESJENSK0W WINS IN ESSAY CONTEST Woodrow Westenskow, of Imblcr, won first prize In this week's Mer chants Essay and Misspelled! Word V contest, writing on the subject of The Lottos Lunch and Beer Parlor. Interest was quite keen In this week's contest and with Van Petten Lumber Company announced as the subject for the next week, it Is ex pected that interest will continue at the high level shown throughout the present contest wh"'. runs from week to week, thus 9 -ng everyone sctveral chances at ' t prize. WId receives $3 cash, second 2. tlVI and honorable mentions have It J fen Bven a complimentary ticxet , o me woeriy men ire inrougn me courtesy of C. M. Wight, manager. Second prize this week went to Henry f D. Miller, of Union, and third to y La Grande. Honorable mention was awarded to Wallace Cass, 1506 Jeffer son avenue, Evelyn Spencer. 2110 Cedar street; Marell Walte, Route 1. La Grande, and Ada May Cooper, 006 WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 I've been working day and night since almost yesterday with this fellow Johnson on a code far comedians. He claims that senators and congressmen comes under our code. I claim theirs is a separate union. that they are prolos slonal and In a class by themselves and that us amateur comedians should not be classed with 'em. I hate to defy this NBA, but I am going to carry my light to the coun try, because, according to his code, it would give work to more senators and congressmen, and I claim that's tho only thing we don't want any more of. So it looks like I am really the. first one to lock horns with this tough guy, Johnson, but I believe I got the po plo with me. Yours, FIRE HAZARD MORE SERIOUS IN THIS AREA Twenty-Pour Forest Fires Reported so Far This! Year in Union County. Tlie fire hazard Is becoming more serious In Eastern Oregon with each passing day and will continue until the general fall rains occur, It was announced today by I C. Mnrehcud, district warden. To date 2-tt fcrrVl fires have been started- on state pa- (Continued on Pago Two WEATHER COOLER IN EAST OREGON FRIDAY EVENING The weather was a bit cooler ln La Grande last night although the pre diction was for rising temperatures during the weekend, with generally fair weather. Tho minimum last night was SO above, 11 degrees cooler than Thurs day night when the mercury dropped no lower than the 70 mark. Friday was tho 31st day of this summer to pass the SO above mark (Continued on Page Two) PUTTING NEW ROOF ON CITY LIBRARY Approximately $600 is being spent by the city this week for putting a new roof on the city library, me n brary roof developed several leaks last winter and spring, and examination revealed a replacement was necessary, Charles Hildebrand - is in charge of tho work. City Manager Angus McAllister also reported that Goodnough and Kelty have Just completed repairing the city building's roof, which also leaked during the winter-spring seasons. A coat of primer and a coat of asphalt paint wero applied. H avenue. La Grande. The winning essay follows: "Service is one of the many prin ciples upon which any business Is founded, and the essential thing in its existence. "Thirty-three years ago The Lottes Lunch and Beer Parlor started busi ness and since then it has given such satisfactory service that it has been able to expand and prosper until to day It Is one of the most thorough and complete establishments of its kind in La Grande. "That work is the secret to success la ably borne out In the fact that the Lottes Lunch Is open nineteen hours a day to give service to the public. They serve a very appetizing lunch in a short time for less money. "This is why I think the Lottes Lunch and Beer Parlor Is entitled to the patronage of the La Grande com munity and I am sure the public sentiment Is with me. "Woodrow Westenskow, "Imblcr, Ore, Held in Stock Exchange Plot Arrested on the cliargo he set off tear gna bombs iu the New York Stock Exchange, Eugene S. Duniell, Jr., 28-year-old Har vard graduate and Boston law yer, is pictured above as he ap peared at New York police lioadqiuil'ters. ,: COUNTY TREASURY REPORT FOR HALF YEAR IS ISSUED Probably one of the most interest ing and informative reports Issued at the court house semi-annually Is that of the county treasurer, Florence M. Bacon, which serves to show receipts and 'expenditures in the various funds. ' ' " Tho . report.. Jusfe, nUJace:V".thiu month, begins with 'the' general fundi showing a balance on hand of 916, 078.19 Jan. 1. Since then $38,804.81 hns been received from, taxes, $957.78 from Interest on deposits, $2931 from, clerk's fees, $140.05 from sheriff's fees. $628.75 from temporary licenses, $87.50 from fines, $1250 from Insur ance on the county farm and $789.10 from sale of property, etc., equalling a total of $G2,5G7.18. On tho other (Continued on Pago Two) ORGANIZING N.R. A. IN OREGON NEARS Two additional signers of the pres ident's re-employing nt agreement was announced at the post office this morning, bringing the total of (Continued On Pago Pour) An' The Gover'ment WORK NEAR COMPLETION ON HIGHWAY County Crews Busy on Road From Union to Medical Springs.' EXPECT JOB WILL BE ENDED OCT. 1 Fifteen or More Men Ein ployed on Project Grading Work is Ke " ported to Be Completed, With good progress reported dur ing tlie last several weeks. Union county's Job or completing grading anil siirrnchiR of the Unlou-Medlml SnrlnL's road Ik nenrlne completion and Indications arc that tlie work will be finished by Oct. 1 or sooner. Sometime ago four Union county roads were turned over to the state highway commission as secondary highways, with the state hereafter to maintain the roads. The Medical Springs-Union highway was among tho four, but one of the requirements was that tho county complete Its por tion of the work. As a result, a crew of 15 or 1G men has been at work on the road for (Continued on Page Two) Grouse Hunters To Invade Hills In This Section .iUr ' .Beginning early Sunday morning, the first hunting of tho year in Eastern Oregon will begin. Tho grouse season Is scheduled to open tomor row dn Union, Wallowa and Baker counties and continue until the deer season opening date. This season, originally scheduled to open concurrently with the deer sea son, was moved iip by a state game commission order Issued early this week. A large number of La Grande nlm rods are expecting to take to the hills tonight and early tomorrow, so as to be ready with sun-up for the apnual onslaught on the birds. In dications arc that grouse hunting will be fairly good this year, at least for awhile. State policemen asked today that hunters observe the law which pro vides against hunting In the Mt. Emily game preserve. Tho preserve (Continued on Pngo Two) 'ill Git You Ef You , Ai t&i r,i$& 1 ' PREACHES r - : . - ' j Uhil n Utley, widely known girl evangelist, found ready listeners when sho,. dunned u bathing suit us shown here for an Impromptu service on u l)ii'h in Chicago whero she Is conducting a revival. Hcginnlng her preaching at 12, Uldiuo lias been heard In all parts of the country. WALLOWA SCHOOL TO BE READY FOR With tho La Grande High school reconstruction work practically eom nletod onlv minor matters ilt be ing1 finished at present word comes from Wallowa that tho school there will be ready for tho opening of the fall term on Sept. 11. The Wallowa grade school was destroyed by fire early this summer and Is being re built by Weldon Veddcr, La Grando contractor. Mr. Vedder reports tho work is pro gressing on schedule and that tho school will bo ready for occupancy on time. Tho faculty for tho present year is as follows: Grades, Agatha Marvin, first; Esta Johnson, second; Lillian Dale, third; - Lottie McCrae, fourth; Anno Kubel, fifth; Mrs. Ovorge Brown, sixth; George Brown, seventh; Ruth Hayes, eighth. High school, O. P. Campbell, Supt., social sc4oncu and (Continued From Fsge Two) Don't Watch Out! ON BEACH REP. PIERCE SPEAKER AT MINING MEET Convention Concluded at Baker; Home Loan Con ference May Be Here. LIPNCOMIt AND DONAUGII COM1NH Reports from. Portland totlay wore that John Lipscomb, of tho Homo Owners Loan corporation In Oregon, and Carl Donaugh, Dem ocratic loader of Portland, would be In La Grando today to confer with Rep. Walter M. Pierce. Rep. Pierce was not expected home from Baker until this afternoon nnd no reports or the arrival of tho two from Portland had been received this morning. It was pre sumed they woitfd confer on tho question of appointing managers for tho La Grande, Klamath Palls and Eugene branches of tlie home loan office In Portland. BAKER, Aug. 10 (A'j Robert Belts, of Eugene, president of tho Oregon Mining congress, announced at the first annual banquet of tho organi sation here Friday night that the 1034 gathering will be held In Mcd- (Contlnucd on Pugo Two) OKLAHOMA "BABY" MARKET CHARGED TULSA, Okla.. Aug. 10 M) Mrs. Mabel Bcissett, Oklahoma commission er of charities and corrections, said today she had found evidence to ln dlcato throo Tulsa physicians were conducting a "baby market" b sell ing children to cover hospitalization costs of girl mothers. Oklahoma hart no law under which doctors may be prosecuted for barter ing In babies. Mrs. BnsselJt said the evidence she hns obtal ned wl 1 1 be presented tho Tulsa county medical society for such action o It seems fit to take. Four children wero sold to foster parent for sums ranging from $71 to $100, she said. Under Oklahoma adop tion laws tho purchasers may retain custody of the children. Wheat Today CllfCAdO, Aug. I At lllft cim-f-rntrntcd buying that totaled far up into millions of bushel holfrfed wheat higher uml higher In the lot hour today. Topmost prices on me short) before the cIom;. Profit taking emitted Home reaction lit the last, in Ml wheat closed un wM led HVH&iv above yesterday' rLnlHh, corn :i,;'3:)rlie "P. "" t'Hi i'YtV advanced, and pmlloiiH honing 15 to tut it at gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME HOMK LOAN HKAIt AIM'OINTED MILLIONS DIE IN RUSSIA (.UUiKK! SUCCEEDS HOCKLEY SLEEPING SICKNESS EPIDEMIC PORTLAND, Ore., Aiir. 19 (fl1) Ed ward II. Ashurst, of Klamath Falls, was today uppolnted manager of the branch office of the Federal Home Owners I-oan corporation in that city. It was not mentioned what progress hail been mmle lit selecting a man ager for the La Grande brunch of the Homo Owners' Loan corporation, although this on noun cement was ex pected soon. VIENNA, Aug. 19 WJ -Cardinal In nitzer, the archbishop of Vienna, Is sued an appeal todiay in which ho said that millions had died of star vation In Soviet Russia in the last few months. - WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (P) The appointment of Dr. James Gilbert, of Eugene, as a member of the Ore gon state advisory board to tlie fed eral public works administration was made public here Friday. Dr. Gil bert succeeds Claude C. Hockley, of Portland, who becomes the adminis tration's engineer for the state. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19 (fPh-The epi demic of "sleeping sickness" In St. Louis and vicinity, which appeared to have been checked two Jys ago, has taken a turn for tho worse. Since July 30, nine persons have died of tho disease. NliWPOKT, R. I Aug. 11) (fP) Frank X. Hhlelds, rangy New Yorker who has dominated the recent east' cru grass tennis fixtures, Unlay gained the historic Newport -casino championship with n sensational comeback drive that .overwhelmed Wllmcr AlllSrtif.'nf-AnstlnrTev.; 1-0,- U-9, 0-1, -3 ;i LIQUOR CONTROL MAYBE BEFORE SPECIAL SESSION PORTLAND, Aug. 19 A special session of the Oregon legislature, un der consideration toy Governor Julius L. Meier since the state relief com mittee lias been Informed that the state must raise $2 for every $1. it rccelvdfl (from, tho federal govern ment, may see the legislators asked to consider a tax on liquor as a means of raising relief fuut'B, It was indicated hero. Following; an announcement by Governor Meier that he was consld crlng tho advisability of a special session, state legislators began action Allan A. Bynon, state senator from Multnomah county, said today he was drafting a bill' to embody recom mendations of the committee, ap pointed by tho governor to study li quor control, together with a system of liquor taxation. Author of a beer regulation bill defeated at the last legislative session, John J. Bcckman, stato representative, fluid ho Is con sidering drafting a similar bill for resubmission. Along' with unemployment relief, and state control of liquor, In event of tho 10th amendment repeal, other (Continued on Page Two) LEGION MEMBERS HONOR NEW CHIEF LcKionnalrcs of Eastern Oregon honored tholr' now stato commander, Harold J. Warner, at Pendleton Thursday night at a bnnqnet In the Hotel Pendleton, on the occasion of his homecoming from the state con vent Ion In Klamath. Falls. Lelonnalre wero present from Umatilla, Union, Morrow and Wasco counties. Prom La Ornndo those at tending were: Post Commander John It. Garlty, Hugh E. Brady, pant state vico commander; Postmaster Ralph Huron, Itp. Victor Ecklcy, Senator Fred K. Kiddle, past state commander, and Harley H, Richardson, district commander. ! INQUIRING Each dnr as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persons will he stopped at random on the street corner and asked some question of tho day. Through the courtesy of Manager C, M. Wight encli intrnlcwTd will be grunted two complimentary tickets to the Liberty Tlioalrc. The current, ntlnullon Is Tom Mix In "Rustlers lUllltHllip," With Henry Ford refrAlnlng from slKnlng tho NRA code some aro be ginning to wonder what can be dono. Also thero Is a rumor that Ford In tends to go the NRA one bettor with a code of his own. B. F. WlllcocK, 2001 Second street, GEN. JOHNSON.! N.R.A BOARD, APPROVECODE Promulgation ,E x p e c ted Today With Koosevelt Likely to Sign Promptly 40-HOUR WEEK IS ONE OF PROVISIONS Wages Range According to Section of Country Northwest Mini mum Reported 42 Cents. . WAHIIINOTONAux. 10 VP) The code of fair oompotltlon for tlie lumhcr producing Industry today j went to the White House front the NUA for signature by President Roosevelt. " . , - The code was finally signed by Hugh S. Johnson, the administrator, and approved by the labor and In dustrial advisory boards of the NRA. It provided a 40-hour week through out the Industry except In seasonal periods . when cllmatlo . conditions made longer hours necessary. Tho lowest minimum, wage was 33 cents. For the south, the minimum wage was fixed at the July 15, 1B20 maximum plus IB per cent. For the Pnclllo northwest, a 42 -cent mini mum wage was reported to have been Included. ; ' Tho pay schedules as sent to the White Houso provided large Increases In wages for all sections, particu larly In the south. . It .lessened) con siderably the differentials botween tho south and the west on pine. ' was expected by NBA officials. Jr . . N. U. A. HEADS HKTTI.B BTR1KK NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (iPi'-r-A settlo- (Gontlnued on Page Four) , Six Killed And ; 10 Others Hurt In Hit-Run Case SOUTH BEND. Ind., Aug. 19 (ff1) Six residents of Wakarusa, Ind., and vicinity were killed and 10 othors Injured, several perhaps fatally, ear ly today when a truck converted. Into a motorbus in which they were re turning from an outing at tho Chi cago world's fair, was sides wiped and wrecked by another truck near hore. Ono side was torn off the make shift bus which careened wildly down tho road, strewing Its passengers, dead and Injured, for a distance of several hundred fcot beforo It went Into a ditch. Tho list of dead: Mrs. Mary Wlslcr, 28. Gerald Messmor, 17, Kenneth Lcchlltner, 10. Wayne Plppingor, 14. Mr. and Mrs. Waltor Bcrkoy. ages 20 and 23, respectively. All of the 'dead were from Waka rusa except Messmor, whose home wan In Leesburg, Ind. Twenty-eight young people had spent all or Friday at the Century of Progress exposition and were laughing and singing when a heavy truck lumbering along from the op posite direction sides wiped their bus. Stopping only a moment after the collision, the other truck speeded on when It was apparent the bus had been badly damaged. KOI It KII.I.KD IN INDIANA FORT WAYNE, Ind.. Aug. 10 W) Four persons wero killed and two othors critically Injured here early totiay when on automobile was struck by a Wabash passenger train at a street crossing. AFTKIt nidGEIl LAURBLH ATLANTA P Russell Bobbltt, chcrublo Southern boys' tennis chum, plon, will leave his native state for the first time to enter net competi tion when he invades the western boys' and Junior championships at Dolafleld, Wis. Russell also expects to enter the national boys' and Junior championships at Culver Military academy. REPORTER j says, "Quit buying Fords. What else can bo done?" 1 Roy Nelson, 308 Adams, says, "The sentiment of the people could prob ably force anybody to sign. They could boycott Ford If they would too, but they probably wouldn't."