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3 1 Ask Hoover Jury Quiz ii - La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" Only Newspaper J Printed in La Grande i Covering Union and J Wallowa Counties 11 J MXWX 1 VOLUME 31 EASTERN OIIEOON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1933 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PHESS AND A. D. C. NUMBER 299 NAME SHORE I01E LOAN MANAGE! wtng ma DEATH TAKES F. H KIDDLE LATE MONDAY ' President and Manager of Pioneer Flouring Mills Dies Unexpectedly. FUNERAL SERVICE TO BE WEDNESDAY Was Associated With Lo cal Industry Since 1895; Prominent in Shipping, Grain Business. Fred II. Kiddle Sr., 01 years or hro, died unexpectedly ut Ills homo at Is land City about 8 o'clock Monday night, lie had been in poor health for some time, but Ids condition did not become serious unitll he suffered a heart attack. With his -passing, the orWifil founders of the Pioneer Flouring MM 01 union county nave gone on He was president and manager of this or. ganizatlon at the time of 'his death, which has mills at Island City, La Grande, Elgin, and Union, and 'ware houses at OonJey, Altcel and Imbler. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday afternoon at the chapel of Walker's Funeral Home at 2 o'clock with ov. George J. Walz in charge. Burial will take place In the family lot In tho Island City cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are J. A. Gar Ity Br., Charles Playle, W. H. Bohnen. kamp Sr., A. T. Hill, F. h. Meyers and Ohct BldweU. Active pallbearers are Nels Nelson, Frank Peary, clay Fox, William VolswinJUer, Silas Simmons and Bay Blokland, all members of the staff of the Pioneer mills. Hum In Illinois Mr. Kiddle was born in Rocten, 111., Sept. 19, 1868 and was 04 years, 11 months and two days of age. Ho moved to Island City in 1895 from Jefferson, Iowa and became associat ed with his brother, Ed, in the Pio neer mills. He became president of this organization in 1917. Ho alj was associated with tho shipping ot live stock in Union and Wallowa counties for the last 30 years and was very ac tive in the grain business all his life. He was a member of the La Grande lodge No. 41, A. F. & A. M., the EasB ern Star and tho Modern Woodmen of Amorlca. (Continued on Pago Seven) Ed Wynn Wires C. T. Lindsey About New Fire Chief Gas Every body knows about Ed Wynn So-o-o-o-o Ed Wynn! He lives at Hollywood, you know, and brondcasts on the radio, and also does a blt now and then in the pictures. Today C. T. Lindsey, fire chief of La Grande, received the follow ing telegram, and is he pleased. Hollywood, Cal. "Chief C. T. Lindsey: "Personal, Fire Department, La Grande, Ore.: "Dear friend: As a brother chief I feel it Is my duty to tip you off to the new one hundred per cent anti-knock greater Fire Chief gasoline (stop) We use it at our hcus? and It is so powerful that when Auntie knocks Uncle Jumps out tho window (stop) In fact, I drank some of It and it Is so pow erful my breath started a windmill on a Dutch picture in our living room (stop) In closing oil I can say Chief Lindsey. Is by all means use it, tell your friends to use it, tell strangers to use it, tell the whole world to use it (stop) As for me, I will stick to my horse. SO O O O ED WYNN." PER CAPITA LOSS BY FIRE VERY LOW HERE La Grande, which last summer was In constant fear cl lire because of incendiary activity, goes about Its work and play this summer in a complacent franie of mind. Few fire bells have been heard, and there have been no big fires since last winter. Interested in finding how much fire loss there had been the last half year, an Observer reporter turned io the fire chief s records today and this was his findings: Month FU L"" March - April none May ... 2093.37 WILL ROGERS CHICAGO, Aug. 21 Well, VflO "Hillbillies" beat tho "Dudes" and took the polo championship ol the world, right out of the drawing rooms and Into the bunkhouse. And she won't go east In years, for tho west always thought you had to have a birth certificate to play it. Now every cowpunoher Is herding la the heifers with a corn, plaster sad dle, and even the "hay heavers" havo changed a pitchfork into a polo mal let. Twenty thousand Chlcagoans wit nessed Sunday's social mas&aoi-o. Nineteen thousand of 'om had never seen a horse, much less a polo game, bo from now on, west of the Missis sippi, "Old Dobbin" plows in the field only till 4 o'clock, when he will bo washed, scrubbed, his teeth polished, and ho goes out on tho lawn to ca vort in what used to be known as strictly a social recreation. Poor old society, they got nothing exclusive left. The movie folks out married and outdivorced 'em, the common folks took their cocktails, "near' society took to bridge. Now polo has gone to the buckwheat belt, so poor old society hasn't even been left a code. Yours, r: STOCK SHOW TO OPEN ITS GATES SOON T'w e n t y-Pi'f t 'h' Annual Event at Union Scheduled For Last of This Week. Finn! preparations were being made tiHlay and tomorrow at Union for the HiisttTit Oregon Livestock show, which will begin a threc-tluy run Thursday. The town was being decorated, and (Continued on Page Three; GENMHVrllTE AND PARTY HERE Malor-General George A. Whlvo, of Solent, commander of the Oregon- Washington natlono! guard; Dr. jonn Evans, ot Salem: Major Ed Hamilton, Dallas; Capt. Lee Merrill, of Portland; and G. E. Emigh, coach of the Burns High school, stopped in La Grande last night where thsy called on Col. R. R. Huron, commander of tho 1116th Infantry of the Oregon national guard. The party is en route to Wal lowa county to spend several days hunting grouse and fishing the streams there. WARMER WEATHER IN STORE TODAY The sun, unobstructed by clouds, wnrmod up the Grande Rondc valley quite a bit Monday, bringing tho morriirv nn to a maximum of 80 above In La Grande, and indications today were that this mark would be surpassed this afternoon. Tho increasing warmth followed an unusually cold August day when the maximum Sunday went no higher than G7. The nights have been chilly so far this week, with a minimum of 47 above Sunday night and 48 above Inst night. The weather forecast for Oregon 1b for fair skies tonight and Wcc'mes day, and warmer in the north por tion. July -. 783.07 June 913.03 August 6.50 Stilt Incomplete. This represents practically a six month period and during that time the total fire loss In La Grande, a city of 8050 population, has anuunt ed to enly $4431.22. Figuring further, it represents a leas of only 55 cento per person dur ing the period, if tho loss could oe spread over the 8050 people of thla city. This Is an excellent record, and one of which Fire Ohlef C. T. Lind sey. his staff of firemen and tho en tire city undoubtedly is proud. LETTER SENT TODAYTOTHE EX PRESIDENT Action to Have Hoover Testify at Detroit Due to Couzens' Suggestion 1 ATTITUDE OF U. S. SOUGHT BY JURY Believes Hoover Has "Cer tain Facts" in His Po session Which May Clarify Matters. PAI.TO AI.TO, Cnl.. AllR. Vi (fll Former President Herbert Hoover tills afternoon declined tin Invitation to appear personally at Detroit, Mich., and testify regarding t lie attitude or his administration toward the closing there last winter of two national banks. DETROIT, Aug. VI T), . IT.' of tile onc-mnn Detroit ' ml- m,-, today dispatched a letter to former President Herbert Hoover, nsklug lllm to appear as a witness before the Jury Investigating the closing of two na tional banks licre. A decision 'as soon 'as possible" was asked of the former president. Under Instructions of Judge Harry B. Keldan, sitting as a Jury to inves tigate the closing of the First Nation al bank Detroit, the oountrys largest closed bank, and the Guardian National Bank of Commerce, Prose cutor Harry S. Toy sent the letter to the former president, in Palo Alto, '.'!. j, ' The letter stated officials of the Jury desired his testimony "'concern- (Continued on Page Three) Man Stabbed At : Powder on Aug. 11 Leaves Hospital Arthur Gllley, of North Powder. who was stabbed at a dance hall In North Powder on Friday, Aug. 11, has sufficiently recovered to be able to leave the Baker hospital where he has been confined, and Buster Cole, also of North Powder, his alleged ns sallant. Is being held In the Union county Jail on an open charge. Gllley, a 10-year-old fnrm hnni was stabbed twice through the left lung. Reports from Baker state thnt of ficers arrived at the scone within a few minutes after the fight and said Cole was Intoxicated and that he had a scratch above his left eye and a traco of blood on his nose. They also said he admitted being in a fight (Continued On Page Four) CUBAN . WAGE STRIKES IMPERIL HUGE FRUIT CROPS fi'v .4 i i - TL. . -' 1 - - 1 . ' tl Here iii-c scenes nroiiud the Tagus thine... near Fresno, Cal., one or the big fruit ureas whore labor disputes Hjirend, to put over 5000 workers out on Hi like throughout Ou.llViriti orolmnltt. Above lie-' ' longings of TagUN nmiii laborer dumped alongside of tho highway, the concern Insisting that the 'vhM..f i. heir cabins elrhw'X.fffitlt nr vocat Iho Ulns. -(Iclowr-SUlUers parading beside.. tile ' highway In front of Tugiis ramii headquarters, carrying banners urging nil Ut coiitliiuv the strike for ' 1r cents an hour Inset I!t Cliunbei-H, declared by Togus nuicli officials to be a professional agita tor, arrested after three days on charge of disturbing the peace. He was released on hall. SCOUTS QUALIFY FOR MERIT BADGES WHILE AT WALLOWA BOYS CAMP An outstanding record for merit badge achievements was established at the boys camp at Wallowa Lake which closed Sunday morning. -Gilbert Stein was in charge of tender feet candidates, Donald Higgcns of second class candidates, and Wood row Dammerell had general supervis ion of the swimming activities. Merit badges awarded Include: Tenderfoot John Kopp, Ernest' Woodell, Eugene Parletto, Robert) Dow, John McMunus, John Ralston, Wayno Williamson, Harry Canter, David Douglas, Eugene Becker, Merrill Roscnbaum and Wll-liiu-d Hall. EXPORTS ARE PICKING UP " ' ' Second Class Bob MoClay. Harold Weeks. Bob Dow, Vance Knight and Frederick Lowls. First Class Jack Eaklu and Eugene Rocheeter. Sinkers Eugene Becker. Merit Badges John Blggs Pioneering; Jack Eak ln Ltfo saving, swimming; Jim Brln ton Swimming; Dan Biggs Swim ming; Harry Carter Swimming; Bob Dow Swimming; Frederick Lewis Swimming; Eugene Winters Swim ming; Harold Weeks Swimming; Donald Shclton Swimming; Eugene (Continued on l'ngo Seven) PROGRESS ON COAL CODE IS REPORTED President Cheer'ed By Word From Gen. John son, NRA Administrator ly I'l'iuiH M. Stppheuson 1IYIIK PAItK, N. Y., Aug. 21i P) A report of progress on the 'solution of a single working code for the (Un ordered coal Industry cheered Presi dent Koonevcll today In his error! to complete the recovery drive by Labor day. General Hugh S. Johnson, the ln (Oonttnuod on Page Four) STRIKE IN CUBA SETTLED TODAY HAVANA, Aug. 22 (P) After set tling a three-weeks strike of Havana harbor workers the Cuban provision al government today scrutinized other problems handed down by tho de posed Manhado regime as well as Ocr ardo Machado and his followers. Thee had to do with mob activities against tho persons and property or MacharisLaH, payment of salaries over duo four to 14 months, pressing fi nancial problems ,and records of the overthrown administration. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat today sIimmI nl Till cents, accord ing (o qiMifiil Ions at the Pioneer I lotirliig Mills. CHICAGO, Aug. 22 (V) Rye euru ed tho spotlight in the grain markets today with an advance of flvo cents a bushel, the maximum permitted in one day. Buying orders, especially from mills and elevators, booster rye. All other grains were carried a little higher in sympathy with ryo alter spending the most of the day In tho doldrums. Erratic fluctuations, such as characterized yesterday's trwllng, were absent and traders said tho markets were beginning to reflect the laws of supply and demand. Crup comment were generally unfavorable and trading was small. Wheat closed firmer and Ut 1 cent higher than yesterday's finish. Corn was easy. 6ra lower. Oat -ic higher, rye 4r4c up, and provision steady to lGo od-vance. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME KLAMATH FIKE1IUOS C'ONl'KSS BASTKKN C1AI.B CONTINUES I.IM)llKlt(illS TAKE TO AMI SEVEN FAIIMKIIS KILLED Kia.MATll PALLS, Ore., Aug. 22 Two men arrested yestertiay con fessed this afternoon they were re sponsible for a series of Incendiary fires In Klamath Palls. The men were Milton Sr(ortl, 111, Klamath Palis, and Wayne Cooler, 22, of Spo kane, NEW YORK, Aug. 22 P) A whip lash gale thftt has taken at least nine Uvea still stung part or the eastern seaboard totlny. Rain, driving down In record -shattering volume, Increased damage done by waves and tldo. 1ERYKJAVIK, I (Till lid, Aug. 22 (ft") Colonel and Mm. Charles A. Lind bergh hopHMl off from Iteykjavlk to ll ny, refusing to reveal tlit'lr (lest I na tion, but It niut believed here that they were not leaving Iceland Imme diately. LUMBERTON, N. C. Aug. 22 W Seven Lenoir county farmers were killed ant) three critically Injured here today when their tobacco truck crashed Into a seaboard airline gas propelled passenger train running from Hamblet to Wilmington. NKVTAHK, N. J.," Aug. 22 tfF) An (xploHlon hi one of tho buildings of the celluloid company In Ferry Htrect killed a iium and a girl today and In jured Hlx other worker, tluro of them no tierlothsly they may die. IN U. S, HISTORY DR. LEAKE SAYS ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22 (! Tho epi demic of "sleeping sickness" In this vicinity was described hero today by Dr. J. P. Leake of tho United States public health service as being by far tho most serious outbreak the coun try has ever known. Two deaths during the last 24 hours have brought the number of victims of tho strango malady of encephalitis to 15, while 149 persons wero reported 111 of tho disease. Dr. Leake, who was dispatched hero from Washington when tho outbreak first been mo serious, snld there was no reason to fear the epidemic could resume proportions of a plague, how over, and that there should bo no undue alarm. "Tho situation In St. Louis, novor thclcfls, niUBt bo regarded as serious", ho said, "as Bclencc knows little about the disease. "Next In .seriousness to tho St. Louis and St. Louis county epidemic," Dr. Lcukc added, "was tho one in Spokane, Wash., during tho years of 1010, 1020 and 1021. Over tho thieo ycar period 10 persons died, but the total number of patients did not comparo with those already 111 here." Dr,. Ralph Muckenfuns of Washing ton university, In an effort to produce an Immunizing serum, has been con ducting research with monkey. Inocu lating them with various materials (Continued On Pago Four) GRAIN MEETING CONTINUES TODAY PORTLAND, Ore, AllR. 22 Ml Ornln men from, all pnrlH of the Pnclilc Northwest continued their cfrorts hero today to como to nn agreement with tho federal govern ment on a plan to export from this district tire ealiirMttod surphm of 40,000.01)0 bushel of wheat that Is havlnK an adverse effect on the prlco of the product In other uectlona of the country. After an all-day mcetlnjr yesterday, and an executive Reunion laHt nlfiht. those at tho conference Intimated they were confident a c'etlnltn plan will le agreed upon. The group met In another executive conference to day. INQUIRING Each day as the Inquiring Heporter makes the rounds two penona will bo stopped at random on the street corner and asked some mica I Ion of th day. Throurh the conrtney of Manager C. M. Wight each Interviewed nil! be granted two complimentary tickets to the Liberty Theatre. The eurient uUructlim Is nll-Htar cast In "Inter mit loiml House," The advisability of having a spe cial session u the legislature nt Solem is beifTg discussed pro aiw con here this week, () Hop. Victor Eckley, F'rulttlole. says. "I believe a special session should be-ghclrt to regulate the liquor tax. A Kige sum of revenue has been nc crued from the horse races at Oresh- APPOINTMENT MADE TODAY IN PORTLAND La Grande Printer Ex pected to Return to City on Wednesday. ' NEWS IS WELCOMED BY LOCAL PEOPLE Home Owners of Eastern Oregon Anxiously; Awaiting Word of Open ing of Branch Here. - C. J. Shorb, of La Grande. today was appointed manager of the La Grande branch of the Home Owners' Loan cor poration, a federal organiza tion to aid distressed home owners, according to word re ceived from the Associated Press in Portland. The an nouncement theie was made by J. P. Lipscomb, Oregon manager of the corporation. News of Mr. Shorb's appointment wns received with delight through out Eastern Oregon, where hundred! of homo owners have been anxiously awaiting word of action In setting up tho La Grande office, through which all applications for relief from this section of the stato will havo to be cleared. ; Tho appointment came as a dis tinct surprise to many, as, it was not generally.. known ,tht He was. a, can didato for the position. Ho Was In Portland today and wns not expected home until tomorrow. Appointment of Mr. Shorb prob- (Contlnoea on Cat Four) Grand Jury Will Quiz Politicians On Gang Rackets NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (P) A show down on tho chargo .that some poli ticians work hand In glovo with rack eteers and gangsters was expected, to day. On tlie even of a campaign In which embattled fusion 1st led by FioroMa H. La Onardia, will seek to drlvo Tammany Xrom city hall, a county grand Jury took matters in Its own hands. United States Attorney Oeorge Z. Medallo went before tho Now York Jury today to toli of an alleged un ion between racketeers and some po litical district leaders. Ho recently told a ttonato sub-com-inlt'teo Investigating1 racketeering that such a union existed and said he was ready to go before tho grand Jury to corroborate his assertion If called. District Attornoy Thomas 0..;-T. era In took no action, but yescerday tho grond Jury subpoenaed Medal! e and announced Its Investigation would bo carried on without tho prenenco of Craln or hl assistants. Shortly after Medallo reached the criminal courts building today Craln, Jr't chief assistant, Albort B. TJngrt and Assistant Dlstriot Attorney Har old W. Hastings went Into tho grand Jury room. They stayed about 10 min ute. Hastings sold ho. Grain and Unger had been Invited into tho grand Jury room by tho grand Jury and that they then had been, "invited out." After they returned to their offices Medallo was summoned to tho grand. Jury room. Today's Baseball AMKKKMN l.llAfiUti FlrKt Game Boston 17 1 ChlcaRO - 8 15 0 Khodo and Pcrrcll; Lyons and Gruhe. REPORTER i om and Just as large a sum can be gotten from, the regulation on beer," Avery Harrison, 3012 Third street, says, "t haven't given ft special ses sion of the legislature much thought, Wiwvvcr I do believe thnt the state should get some revenue from the 8ii 1 1' of liquor if It can bo done with out Jeopardizing the business." mm raw S5&
