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itiappij vacationists stncicen tsy suaaen Disasters I J r Only Newspaper 1 1 Printed in La Grande , Covering Union and - Wallowa Cmintipa ' La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland ,' of America" i I I m i ?! VOLUME 31 EASTKUN OHEdON'a LKADINO NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1933 MEMIIRR ASSOCIATED I'HKSS AND A. II.-C. NUMBER 298 withdraw; . cm. mson9 e i ila (fkattite fatfinutit fflhamrpr PAID 1 ACCIDENT AT i BATES FATAL TOD. JACKSON r.;.'l T 1 1 hit rri 1 . ,ms-ia ui'anae man, at, uies H in Ambulance En Route f'r i t- i t r i i , D to uaKer xiospnai. A FUNERAL SERVICES if TO BE HELD HERE Loosened Chains Over Logs on Truck and They Rolled Onto Him Before He Could Escape. Iextcr Jackson, 37-yeiir-oIil veteran of the world war, of Iak Grande, was fatally Injured at Ifaitcs, Ore., Satur day morning while unloading logs from u truck onto the docks nt the Oregon Lumher company sawmill. Mr. Jackson, a contract hauler, died In an ambulance en mute to linker ubout four hours later. He is said to have loosened the chains over the logs on the truck preparatory to unloading them and they rolled over him before ho was able to Jump to safety. He had been working for the company for two weeks. Mr. Jackson, - who was born in Alabama July 13, 1896, had lived in Oregon for sl years and spent five years of that time in La Grande. He served with the 10th Texas cavalry on the Mexican border during the World war. The La Grande man was married (Continued on Page Five) Sunday Coolest Day Since Last June; High 67 That long promised relief from a heat wave that gripped La Grande most of last week, began to arrive here Saturday when the maximum temperature went no higher than 81, and It arrived with a bang Sunday, which saw the minimum 48 above and the maximum 67 the coolest day since last June. This morning's minimum was 47 above, the coolest since July 31, but the sky was clear and all indications pointed to a much warmer day than yesterday, with the maximum likely to be In the 80s. Yesterday's weather, although a little too cool to suit most people, was generally welcomed by grouse hunters who opened the season In Union, Wallowa and Baker counties. Many of them came back empty hane'ed, some shot a few birds, and a few returned with limit bags, ac cording to reports today. The grouse season will remain open until the first day of the deer season. GUARD DRILL THIS EVENING Company E, 18th Infantry of La Grande, will hold Its weekly drill to night at the armory at 7:30 o'clock. Private Elwood Combs, of Company P, of Baker, has transferred to the La Granc'te unit, effective this month, it was announced by Captain Walter A. Bean. MERCHANTS FACING A LOT OF VlGURING Pity the poor merchant as he strug gles with his cotton goods taxi Making out Income taxes used to be considered tough, but It's noth ing compared to the newest wrinkle In Uncle Sam's revenue scheme. And you must know how to figure, particularly In decimals. If decimals always was your bugaboo, then you can realize fully the worries and figuring ahead beginning Sept. 1, when tho processing tax on cotton and a floor tax on various articles produced wholly or In chief value from cotton goes Into effect. Charles Graham, of the L. & L. drug store, learned that a lot of his articles had cotton content when he received the long list of cotton articles from the treasury depart ment. Interviewing Mr. Graham to day, an Observer reporter was as tounded at the uses to which cotton Is put. Of course, all of the mer chants who deal In clothing will Shop Tomorrow- WILL ROGERS CHICAGO, Aug. 20 My friend Johnson, the code man, was going too fast for me so I left him. His code for himself and staff Is 35 hours (not a week, but a day). If he ever goes to sleep he won't wake up till Xmas. He is the best one happened. In Washington. All the big oil men, of course, were there, and, that, of course, meant a big poker game. Any time two oil men meet they don't open a filling station they open a poker game. Then an oil man never travels with out his big lawyer. Then in another room the lawyers have a crap game. In the poker game for the first time It was all cash on the table, no checks. They dildn't trust each other that's their new code. The lawyers used their same old code of cash. They had never trusted each other. Yours P. S. Now for the big polo game to watch the west take the east, like Huey Long took Louisiana. 9 Mil. MM,M bl 1 BOYS' CAMP ATWALLOWA: ENDSSUNDAY Closing Ceremony at Camp Saturday Night;, Many Receive Awards.; The Boys' camp nt Wullona I,ukc closed Sunday morning after a sue-, cejwfut .period,, after a closing :rtu-! iminy Saturday night Willi a .his nunpflrc. At this time prizes were (Continued on Pa.?e Two) 0. S. C. GROUP TO SPEAK AT ROTARY Lon Stlner, football coach; Amory Gill, basketball coach, Carl Lodcll, athletic director, and Ed Allworth, alumni secretary, all of Oregon State college, who will visit Eastern Oregon this week, will appear on the Rotary club program Wednesday noon at the La Grande hotel, it was announced today. It is expected that each of the quartet will speak. They will be guests at a 7 o'clock informal dinner Wednesday night at the Sacajawea (Continued on Pago Six, BUILDING PERMIT TOTAL $36,003 Only one building permit was Is sued here last week, according to the city recorder-treasurer, but it was sufficient to bring the 1933 total to the $36,000 marke. N. E. Fallow took out a building permit to alter anO repair his home and store on Second street between Y ond Z avenues, the work to cost $100. The total now stands at $36,003. have plenty of figuring to do on the tax, and anytime after Sept. 1 you see a worried merchant over in a corner, apparently drawing pictures nearby, a wrinkled brow and pos sibly muttering to himself, you can figure It's a 10 to 1 bet he's doping out his cotton tax. In connection with the floor tax, It also Is necessary to make an in ventory of their stocks at the close of business on the 30th day after the effective date. It must show the total weight on hand at the close of business Aug. 31 (which means another inventory), the total weight received), the total gross weight of taxable articles, weight of buttons, sizing and non-cotton materials, and total taxable cotton content. It'll be a new kind of in ventory, no foolin'l Cotton rags, second-hand cotton (Continued on Page Five) Held as Plotter Of 'Massacre' Named by the government as the plotter ot the Kansas City Union Station massacre in which four ofllcers and a convict were killed, Loula Stacy, Melrose Park, 111., roadhouse operator, Is shown as he was arraigned before a U. S. commissioner in Chicago on charges of com plicity in the crime. A hearing on A warrant for his removal to Kansas City will be held - Aug. 22. MOVE EQUIPMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WORK NEAR END Equipment is being moved Into the High school building from the Central school where It has been stored for the summer, the schedule of rooms hAsUxBcn :. completed:' and.-A..X. , Gra. lapp, principal, believes that the end of the week will see the workman all finished In' the building which was reconstructed this summer after it was badly damaged by fire last Sept. (Continued on Page Five) i SAY RE GIVEN TEACHING JOB Joo Sayrc, who has been working this summer at the Joel Grocery fin ished his work there Saturday eve ning and within a few days, with Mrs. Sayre and their son, will leave for Coquille, Western Oregon. Mr. Sayre has been elected to teach his tory In the Coquille Junior high school and coach athletics. "Economy Tuesdpy" -And GOAL OF NRA ISTORETURN MEN TO WORK So Says Rep. Walter M. Pierce in Address at Lions' Luncheons U.S. WILL WIN ITS FIGHT, HE DECLARES Expects Autumn to See More Effort Made to Tax Interest and Tax Exempt Securities.'" Pointing out tlutt the object of ill national recovery act is to put men nt work, and redistribute income, Hep. Walter M. Pierce addressed the Lions club ut luncheon today nt the Saca jawea Inn, "We should nil keep our chins up and fight on," lie empha sized, stating that although the coun try is In a real battle ugalust de pression, there Is no reason to be discouraged. Ho believes America Is going through the greatest em In Its his tory, he told the Lions. Turning to public works, he pre dicted that tho larger- part of the federal money will be used to put men to work and romovo them from breadlines In the larger cities. Most of the money In the west will be used to provide new water supplies to cities, for Improvement of rivers and for building of some sowage dis posal plants. Ho also expressed the opinion that this fall will seo more effort being (Continued on Page Two) House Gives Up Its Corners One By One! LISBON, Vt., Aug. 21 (IP) An oil stove In the home of E. J. Sawyer exploded yesterday, sotting fire to, and burning away one cor ner of the house. Just as the fire was under control the kitchen water tank blew up, blowing awoy another corner of the house. A Tew minutes later a gas range ex plored, tearing away the third corner. The other corner then fell of Its own accord. THE LONG, LONG TRAIL . Linked in New Jack La Rue, the sinister, dark-cyed motion picture actor, has been seen around Hollywood lately with no other than cute Margie Lucille, New York dancer, and a well-known columnist announces they'll soon , , be secretly wed. They are pictured colony's better 214 SIGNERS OF NRA AGREEMENT 1 0PERATING HERE Mare and more business and pro fessional people of La Grande nre conforming to the NRA, and this morning the total signers here had reached 2M. Two more signed since tftmirduy. morning,: although Ov now supply of Blue Eagle Insignia was still lacking nt the post office. It also was announced that the Union County Automotive Trade as sociation will hold a meeting at the Sacajawea Inn tomorrow night at 8 o'clock to discuss their code, by-laws, etc. Many organizations in connection with NRA conformance have sprung up recently In this district, of which the' above is one. From Portland today came word that by Sept. 4 every store and every home In the United States will be flying tho Blue Eagle. This Is the belief of George Creel, In charge of NRA publicity on the Pacific coast, who flew to Portland yesterday to (Continued on Page Six) 'UrUU Film Romance above dining in one of the film known cafes. 2 TRAGEDIES FATAL TO 11 IN THE EAST Freak Storm Off Jersey Coast and Truck ' Accident in Delaware Kill Many.. : By Tho Associated Press Two tragedies over the weekend ac counted for ut least 11 d eat lis and possibly more, with Injuries to sev eral. A terrific northeaster that lashed tho Jersey coast Sunday waa fatal to seven, with four bodies recovered to day. Tho dead aro: Capt. Theodoro Vam Sant, 68. Louis Williams, 65, Margate. Harry R. Schmidt, 33, Camden Richard 'Sophr" Bruner, 68, mora captain. Wilbur Luke lis. Philadelphia. Me- (Continued on Pago Two) WILL DECIDE ON SPECIAL SESSION PORTLAND, Aug. 21 (! Whether a special session of the Oregon legis lature will be required to meet fed eral demands In connection with un employment relief, will be determined here tomorrow. Governor Julius L. Meier an nounced ho will meet with directors and members of federal and state relief agencies, and prominent legis lators to determine tho facts In the situation. Only In event an actual emergency is found to exist will a special session, costing between $26,000 and $30,000, be called. Tho crisis resulted from the gov- (Contlnued on Page Two) W. C. FREIBERG ILL AT HOME W. C. Freiberg, who makes his home on the cast end of Adams ave nue, Is 111 of typhoid fever. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Aug. 21 W) Grains sagged wearily today after a moacrato advance at the opening. Trading ws erratic, sporadic selling forcing prices gradually backward with each suc ceeding rally rolling to gain back all loot ground. Lack of interest by out sldo buyers forced boMi wheat ond corn back at one time to three cento below Saturday's finish, but rallies wiped out part of this loss. Pro visions were moderately actlvo ond Rightly higher with hogs. Wheat closed fairly steady, steady to c lower than Saturdays flnuh. corn steady to '2c down. Oats steady to 'ic off. and provisions steady to 10c higher. 'Save On JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME w MONTANA IMPORTS SNOW! . TO BKOIN BUYING SWINE PKOPOSKS EMBARGO OR TAX .... . RAIN RECORD IS BROKEN DENVER, Aug. 21 (A? Heavy- snow storms In Montana mountain passes and scattered mlns In Wyoming uud New Mexico In the last 24 hours se.it the temperature skidding toward the freezing jralnt and almost convinced those sections of the Rocky mountain area that winter Is here. CHICAGO, Aug. 21 m The: em ergency hog program Involving the purchase of five million pigs and sows by the federal government will bo Inaugurated Wednesday in six middlewestern markets, the agricul tural adjustment administration said today. Purchases will bo made In Chicago. Omaha, St. Paul, Sioux CUy, Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 P Pro posals for nu embargo or high Utx on foreign Tuts and oils which compete with do incut lo products were made to day to farm administration offlelails nt a h wiring called to discuss the (troubles of manufacturers of milk by products. ; NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 31 m Blx and one half inches of rain, the heaviest over recorded toy the local weather bureau, foil In. Norfolk dur ing tho 12 hours from 8 o'clock last night to 8 a. m. today. Streets in some sections were flooded. The downpour stopped soon after day break today. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 W1) Brlgtt' tiler Gcucrail Harold B. Kisko, a, natlvo or Salem, Ore,, commander of the At lantic sector at Panama canal, was today promoted by President Roose velt ito the rank of inujor general. He ftifl ffnVeced Major General Campbell King who retired July 81, ; ' PROHIBITION MAY BE PAST HISTORY BY NOVEMBER 8TH WASHINGTON. Aug. 21 (VP) Pro hibition could .bo voted out of tho constitution by November 8, Twenty-two states, including Mls sourl in Saturday's election, already have given ballot approval to tho twenty-first constitutional amend ment, which ropoals the eighteenth. None has voted tho other way. With 36 states needed to ropcal, tho following additional election du'tes havo bccn doflnttoly set: (Continued From Pago Two) Lindbergh Helps Flier in Distress REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 31 m Col. Charles A. Lindbergh obeyed a rule of tho air and lont a helping hand to a comrado in distress vhen ho aided a young British pilot, John Orlerson, in salvaging parte from tho hitter's plane, wrecked yostorday In an attempted takeoff for Greenland. Shower For The Bridegroom Is The Latest! SEATTLE, Aug. 21 (!) A showor for prospective bridegrooms is tho latest In social events. Trumnn C. Cragln, who will marry Sally Crocker In Tacoma, Sept. 23, was honored at such a party by his male friends. Tho gifts Included dish cloths, boxing gloves and a mall order catalog. ! INQUIRING REPORTER Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persona j will be itopped at random on the street corner and asked torn . I l question of the day. Through the courtcisy or Manager 0. M. Wight j ciich Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the jj J Liberty Tlircitn. The current iiltnictlou Is John Ilurrymore In I "Ketinlon In Vienna.' Should a business firm supply Its employes with sick nnd accident In surance automatically? Mrs. Ocorgo A. Rnsmussen, 2208 North Depot street, believes: "Firms should supply this type of Insurance if tho Industry isti covered by state compensation as Is tho case In tho lumber mills." Timely Items! pe3 POLICE GET REPORTOF Administrators, However, Kemove Uuard After Learning of Presence NRA EXECUTIVES TURNING TO COAL Jubilant Over Successes With Steel and Oil House - to - House Can-, vass Begins Monday. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 OT Three policemen who were placed at the (loons at the orrico of Hugh 8. John- I Hon, the NKA aclnilnlKtmtor, toilny to avoid a possible demonstration by longshoremen from Baltimore, wen dismissed quickly after administration officials heard of their presence. Notified by department of justice agents that a group described as Com munists was en routs from the Balti more wharves to present grievance to Johnson, police, officials put guards around the building and cent sentries to Johnson's door. They were there only a few min utes, however, before Edward F. Mc Gradyi the assistant administrator for labor, heard of it and ordered! them away. He then told Johnson ot the situation. . ' ' Tho guards remained' at the en trances to the commerce department building, and It was agreed that If Johnson was In 1)1b office when the group arrived, ho would receive a delegation of three. Otlierwlso, Mc arndy.wjUltl .har.them. ; . : . ;; KNOWS Of nomabchkbh " BALTIMORE. Aug. 31 OP) Charlca D. Oalther, Baltimore police commis sioner, said today he knew ot no Communist group en route to Wash ington to lay a complaint before Hugh s.' Johnson. Nit A I.KADKUS JUBILANT . WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 W) Re covery administrators, Jubilant over their success with steel andi olh to day modeled a code for fair competi tion to bring tho great bituminous coal industry quickly within NRA's widening circle. At tho same time, Hugh S. John son, NRA chief, pointed his aides for tho big drive the house to house, storo to store canvass that starts next Monday with the objective of plac ing a Bluo Eagle In every window and Insuring victory ot Presidont Roosevelt's ro-cmploymcnt campaign.. Johnson himself, It was learned autlioritotlvciy, has tentatively flxod mid-November, or the end of tho yoar (Continued on Page Six) Treasury Seeks To Re-Organize Bank Structure WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (P) The treasury today continued trying to reorganize the nation's banking structure ita tusk made more clear cut by official figures showing that 4002 financial Institutions had em erged from the hectic march holiday with available resources of $20,860, 401,000. That was the condition of the banks last Juno 30. Since thon, more banks have rc-opened, some few have closed again. But at tho end of June, the additional 885 national banks still closed or operating on a restricted basis had assets of 1,441, 436.000. It was the treasury's Job to put moro concentration now on these so thoy may bo re-opencd or re-organlwd and their total deposits of 1,028, 347,000 made avalloblc. t Mrs. Fred h. James, corner RussellC ond Pine, says, "I certainly believe that omployes should bo furnished' with sick and accident Insurance. In -many industries they endanger their lives every day, It Is the best thlug In the world to bo automatically In sured." !; '
