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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1933)
International Wheat Conference Is In Agreement La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" VOLUME 31 NAME WINMEES AT UNION EVENT ENTERS ITS SECOND DAY Parade and Arena Con tests to Feature This Afternoon's Program. FINISH JUDGING DURING THURSDAY La Grande Exhibitors y Among Those Winning Ribbons Several Clean Sweeps Are Reported. After nn opening dny whlrh was devoted sokly to the Judging of the livestock on exhibition, I he Eastern Oregon Livestock show, In Its silver Jnlillec year, took on the nlr of n ri:ul Khoiv this nrteniiKin, with n good i-rowd there to witness the lilg 'piige-unt- sluged at 1 o'eloek, followed hy vailed events III the iirenu. Tomorrow Is the lust dny of the show Tor this year, mid ull interesting duy Is ex- (Contlnued On Pago Pour) Tige Larson To Teach In Baker School, Report Earl "Tlge" Larson, o: Ccrvallls, but reared In La Grande and listed among the leading L. H. S. athletes of this city's, hlstory, has been elected to the Baker High' school position mode vacant by the resignation ol Miss Gladys Habevlach, according to Supt. Hugh Coleman. "Mr. Larson has had considerable business experience and he knows how to make his work practical," accord ing to a letter received from the ap pointment -bureau at the Oregon State college. Letters from different members of (Continued on Pafro Eight) UNION SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET ON AUGUST 27 The group of Sunday schools In Union county which are under the sunervislon of Rev. Howard Smith will hold their seventh annual gath ering, Sunday, August 27 at the Pleasant Grove grange hall north of La Grande and west of Summerville. This is an event which invariably assumes large proportions, Sunday school people coming from all cor J ners of the county. The Sunday school service will be held at 10:00 o'clock. After this, Mrs. J. L. Geiger. of Inrlan Creek, will give a 30-minute talk on "The In spiration of the Scriptures." This session will be followed by the bas ket lunch. The afternoon's program begins at 2:00 o'clock with all of the Sunday schools represented having some contribution to it. Rev. Paul De F. Mortimore, of La Grande, will deliver the sermon at 3 o'clock. The entire program will be seasoned with special music, including some negro spirituals by the male quartet. The public is given a most cordial invitation to attend. ODD FELLOWS MEET TONIGHT The third degree In Odd Fellow ship will be given to a group of can didates tonight at 8 o'olock when the lodge meeta at the Odd Fellows icm ple. All members of the local group as well as members of other lodges arc Invited. Refreshments will be served. PACK A DAY MEANS A MILE IN 3 YEARS "How much do you smoke during a year?" "Oh, about a third of a mile, I ruess." That probably would dumbfound you maybe you would regard the man who answeroA.wtth serious doubt in your mind as to his sanity. Yet. If he smokes a package of 20 cigarets a day, he was right! ' The average clgaret measures two and three-quarters Inches In length, and there ore 80 to the pack. Putting them to end makes n total of 65 inches (correct us if our mathematics is faulty). Then multiplying this by 305, and EASTERN OHEUON'S LEADING IV ILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Aug. 24 As usual, Al Smith made the best speech made on the NRA, the most sensible and clear reasoning in sup port of it. I hope in all this re adjustment that some real Important place could be found where we could utilize that fellow's good common sense. And talking about what people said, this McCormick of Chicago, who has Just returned . from Germany, editor of the great Chicago Tribune (No, I don't write for it), says very astonishingly but no doubt truthful ly, "Along with the youth of Ger many In this war spirit is the women. When bigger wars arc made, women will make 'em. as always." " Yours, Jl.I.N..tl3rtol.tM. ISH ROAD BY FIRST OF SEPTEMBER Union-Medical Springs Pondosa Highway is Very Near Completion The. ITnion-Medlcal Sprlngs-l'on-dusa road will be completed nhout Sept. 1, It was announced today hy S. U. Morgan, county engineer, who Is supervising the project. Previously It was. niinoiinoed ,., Vtafc t'tt loud would lie completed hy Oct. 1, but progress during this month lins been greater than was nt first expected. As soon as the road Is completed It will be turned over to the state ..mlHlnn Whlrlv Will tflke niguwuy miiuiuwiu", care of maintenance and any future (.Continued on Page Eight) BAKER MAN HUNT CONTINUES TODAY BAKER. Aug. 25 vt) State, coun ty and city officers continued their search today for the slayer of Mrs. A. Koehler, whose mutilated, body was found Thursday morning in the yard of her home here, but had not found any live clews at noon. Officers are Investigating two or three suspects, but no arrests have hnjn mnrip. Twelve hoboes taken In to custody Thursday on the theory that they might Be in a position ui throw some light on the slaying were released Thursday evening. An Inquest Into the murder will be (Continued On Page Four) cleamIamed chief appraiser The La Grande branch of the Home Owners Loan corporation, a government organization, will be ready for operation tomorrow morn ing. Moving of equipment, etc.. Into the offices in the second floor of the Foley building was being com pleted today by Manager C. J. Shorb. The personnel of the local office consists of Mr. Shorb, H. H. Cleaver, chief appraiser, and Mrs. Homer Wil son, stenographer. In addition. Henry Hess will serve as attorney for Union county and J. H. Oliver as county appraiser. Ad.-'HIonal applications continued to arrive in the mall today but It will be impossible to give any attention to these until the office set-up Is completed. the answer Is 20.075 Inches. Reduc ing this to feet and the answer Is about 1670. And that is approxi mately a third of a mile a little less to be exact. If the smoker goes so far as to do away with two pack ages a day, he smokes nearly two thirds of a mile In a year. Over ten years time that would make 7.32 miles! ... The man that smokes a package a day uses 730O cigarets in a year. Two packages a day figures out 14.600. Cigars? It would take a better mathematician there are too many sizes 1 NEWSPAPER LA CITY WATER EXAMINEDBY STATEBOARD Three Samples All Given "A" Rating Alter Thorough Analysis ONE TEST TAKEN FROM PIPELINE Highest Grade Given to Local Supply of Drink ing Water Before and After Treatment. La ('.ramie's city wtater system shows an A report In every one of three tests tnkcii during the Inst month. It wis announced toiluy hy Angus McAllister, city malinger. T his Is the highest grade given to munici pal wuter systems by the stale board or health, which sent reports or the tests buck to la Grande. Two of the tests were taken of the wator after it had been chlorin ated slightly one at the Old Town reservoir, and one from a drinking fountain - down town. The third test was taken by Mr. McAllister from the pipeline on Whis key creek saddle, before any touch of chlorine had entered the water and also after a month of hot weath- (Contlnued on Page Four) 47 KNOWN DEATHS By The Associated Press Floods still Imperilled parts of the east today as It' counted at least 47 dead in the path of a runaway hurri cane that raged up from the tropics and whistled away Into the St. Lawrence valley. Property damage probably never will be known accurately. Some pub lished estimates said $10,000,000. Communication and transportation lines still were cut In several sec tions, making the task of checking the total casualties difficult. SUITCASE IS STOLEN FROM PARKED AUTO Blaine Casteel, of Pendleton, re ported to the police late last night that a suitcase and a leather jacket were stolen from his car, which was pasked near the O.-W. freight depot, sometime between and 10:30 o'clock. The suitcase contained, besides other articles, a light gray suit of clothes, two shirts and a suit of un derwear. GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1933 Visit to Fair Ends In Death for Six Here is tne tragic end of a trip of Indiana farm dwellers to the Chicago Pair the wreckage of their truck to which six were killed and seven Injured when It wis sldcswlpcd by another truck. The truckload of peo ple were reluming home after visiting A Century of Progress. COLORED GIANTS TO PLAY TIGERS TUESDAY AT 4:39 "Baseball fans of La Grande and nearby communities will be given the treat of their lives next Tuesday af ternoon. Aug. 29, when the Detroit Colored Giants, a traveling baseball .tejpnv' composed; entirely of colored 'jfi'aycrs.- -"will-: nieeU'th -'-La -Grande Tigers at the High school field at 4:30 p. m, in an exhibition game," stated D. W. Hall, leader of the Tigers, this morning. The local squad is finishing up a week of strenuous practice in pre paration for the game Sunday after noon with the Crane Flats C.C.C. baseball nine, and the Tigers will be in fine fettle to take on the traveling colored boys next Tuesday. "In the game Sunday," said Mr. Hall, "local folk will see the strong est nine that La Grande has had on the diamond for three years. The team will be strong defensively as well as offensively. The perform ance of the local Tigers In Sunday's game should give local fans a good (Continued on Page eight) 2 RESIGN FROM LODGE OFFICES Zack Lilly, trustee, and C. C. Par ker, conductor, resigned their respec tive positions in the Eagles lodg last night when the group met at the Eagles hall. Their successors have not been selected yet. other routine busi ness was transacted, during the week ly meeting. SPEAKING OF SURPLUS CROPS- I ivESTOCi mm Limited Supply Of NRA Insignia On Hand Here Today A new. but limited supply of NRA insignia has been received at the post office Just enough to supply those who already have signed the president's re-employ-rnetlt agreement with Blue Eagles. Also, a supply of Blue Eagle but tons and consumers' pledges were received antfl will be turned over tohe local committee after its organization tonight, ' Postmaster Ralph Huron said. The buttons, presumably, are for use of the committee members, No additional consumers' Blue Eagle posters have been received. The organization meeting begins at 8 p. m. at the chamber of commerce office tonight. ARREST SAPIRO ' ON NEW CHARGE NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (ff) Aaron Saplro, lawyer, was discharged In Tombs court today on a charge of being a fugitive from Chicago, and was Immediately re-arrested at re quest of Chicago authorities who said a new mulctmcnt had been returned against htm in the 111! nolo city. The new Indictment supercedes the one on vrnich Saplro was arrested last month and held In 61500 bait for ex tradition proceedings. Under the first Indictment, which named Saplro and 24 others, including Al Capone, all were charged with bombing, acid throwing and restraint of legitimate trade through terrorism. HOW ABOUT PLOWIC UMOEt? GOLDEPROP AU wvmt MEMBER ASSOCIATED FOREST FIRE TAKES LIFE 0FC.CC. Frank Palmer, of Illinois, ,Killed Flames Again Leap Out1 of. Control. PORTLAND, Ore.,. Aug. 2fS (P) Leaping mil of control on iv half dozen sectors, multiple forest fires In Northwestern Oregon took the life of one mini today und continued their crackling flight through mil lions of dollars worth of fine timber. Frank Palmer, young civilian con- scrvatlon corps worker from Marcel, III., was crushed to death during tho night by a falling tree. Jack Miller, of Aloha, suffered severe leg injuries. Their two companions, Prank W. Wahl, of Streator, 111., and Lloyd Brooks, of Effingham, 111., escaped uninjured. The raging red flames, spread from a general central area into parts of three counties during the night. A wind which at times reached gale force whipped the storming flames through tho tree-tops, high above the ground crews who for more than ten days have kept cotiHtantly at the heart-breaking task of attempting to control tho worst forest conflagration In Oregon's history. Extreme heat p, availed over the fire section today, blasting any hope the fire fighters had had) that they might be aided by the elements In their uneven battle. Forestry officials estimated tho loss (Continued on Pago Elght GUARDSMEN HALT YAKIMA DISORDERS YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 25 (At A day of strike Wisordcrs which ended with a box pile firo in the fruit ware house district last night, described by authorities as of incendiary origin, kept national guardsmen on duty all night to protect life and property. While William Cole, head of the state patrol, was rushing here from (Contlnuort on Page Four) Wheat Today The price of local rush wheal Htoo jtmlfiy at 55 cents, acroriltng to ((iiultitloiiM at the- Pioneer Flouring .Mills. CHICAGO, Aug. 25 (flf Bullish sentiment ruled the grain markets today, although the volume of deal ings showed no groat Increase. Announcement tho Ixmdnn wheat conference had reached an agreement, talk of inflation, and firmness nt securities gave grulns a sharply high er opening. Wheat was up almost four cents a bushel and corn three, but reactions carried away port of the gala. Traders were llttla Influenced by tho Lodnu agreement as portions of It were confusing and all Interests preferred to await clarification of tho obscure points. Trade In all grains lagged after a brisk opening flurry. Wheat closed firm, 2 ..3',fc cents above yesterday's finish. Corn also firm. 16v2o higher. Oats lf l3ic up, and provisions 5i 15c advanced. I'llKSS AND A. II. C. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME F. It. WANTS ECONOMY BUDGET FIVE KILLED IN Wit IX' K IHt. HAKE It WINS AGAIN . MILLION DOLLAR FIltE llVtoB PARK, N. Y., Aug. 25 tf) President Roosevelt today ordered the budget for the next government year to be held down to) the economy limit fixed this year und suggested to Lew Is Douglas, director of the budget, tlmt the estimate be submittc-d lu time for congressional committees to get a running Mart before the ses sion opens In January. LANCASTER, Pa., Aug. 25 m Five persona were killed and another prob ably fatally injured today as a spe cial Pennsylvania railroad Inspection train crashed Into their automobile at Brooms' Landing, along the Sus quehanna river a mile south of Co lumbia. v PElillLE HEACII, Val., Aug. 25 W Playing In the brilliant fashion that lias marked his advance. Dr. Cliff linker, of I'orlilantl, became a seml rhiallst In tho California amateur golf championship today when he de feated Ernest Combs, Long Bench, 2 up. RANTOUL, 111., Aug. 26 (ff) Fire of unexplained origin Bwept through the photographic and. radio equip ments buildings on Chanute flold to day, oauslnfr dam ago which air corps officials estimated at t-1,000, 000. SAN iIOHE, CalL, Aug, 25 (P) The alcl of medical science was Invoked by the statu here today at tho outset of Ms effort to prove that David A Lainsoit bludgeoned hlH wife to death In their ".Stanford university campus home last Memorial day, bringing, to a trugio bloody ending what luul been described as an Idyllic romance. Se lection of the Jury wns completed Thursday afternoon. U. P. CUTTING WORKHOURS OF SHOPMEN PORTLAND, Aug. 25 (fl'J F. N Finch, general manager of the O.-W. it. & X., unit of tho Union Purine. system, wild today neither the Port land, Iai U ramie nor Huntington shops of Hiie railroad will be affected by the order from Omaha putting Nliom on a KlU-hoiir a month basis, Finch said ull shops west of Hunt ington, and Including that Mlnt, arc already on a UiO-hour busls. OMAHA, Aug. 25 W Union Pa- cLflc Railway company headqunrtors here today announced, that In order to assist In the nation-wldo employ ment program, tho company 1m ex panding Its locomotive and car re pair activities by increasing tho hours of employment of tho shopmen and Increasing the purchase of materials. Shops at Pocatcllo, Idaho, and La Angeles are affected by the order. Effective September 1, tho order places all of tho 2019 men employed In these shops on a working time- of 100 hours per month. The total esti mated cost of this Increase Is $100,000 per month the company stated. Tho shop at; Portland Is already on tho 100-hour basis. CUBAN CONGRESS DISSOLVED TODAY HAVANA, Aug. 2B (P) Taking a firm grip on power, Provisional President Do Ccspccws today Issued a decree wiping out all vestiges of tho ousted Machado regime, dissolv ing congress, and calling new elec tions for Feb. 24, 1D34. Tho measure, signed with the cab inet's approval and effective imme diately, declared unconstitutional tile (Continued on Pago Five! i INQUIRING Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two persona will be stopped at random on the Rtreet corner and asked tome (Hi est I on of the dny. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the l.llMTty Theatre. The current attraction Is vaudeville attraction and '' liinrvl and Hardy In "The Devil's Unit her.' Mutt and Jeff, Andy Gump and other comlo strip characters havo been suggested as representative of American Ufo and fit subjecta for re production on postage Btamps. George- Mc In tyro, Fourth and Ad Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties NUMBER 302 ADOPTPLAN DESIGNED TO BOOST PRICE Last-Minute Hitch Delays Signing of Wheat Agree ment This Afternoon:, . U. S. FARM HEADS EXPRESS DELIGHT Official Comment With held, However1 Plan Believed in Harmony; With Recovery Act. LONDON'., Au. 25 (ft) The wheat, agreement was signed to- LONDON. All, as W) A loul minute hitch delayed the signing to iluy or nil International wheat agree ment liter It hud been announced Importing nations hud accepted tariff unit price provision which hud stood hii the way of the accord. The official explanation was that delay luul occurred in tne prepara tion of the French text) of the agree ment, the purpose of which la to as sociate Importing countries with a broad program to boost prices hy cut ting production and stimulating con sumption, The wheat conference, delegates to which had' been' scheduled to sign the agreement late this afternoon, adjourned until tonight. : The chief harrier td this agreement had booh thequestlort of. how high the price of wheat must go before the Importers would lower their xut. . Ufa, This problem was met by a com promise." i The final decision was that tariffs (Continued on Page Five) New Attempt To Extradite Insull Launched By U.S. CHICAGO, AUK 25 m BU prcHsed Indictment; charging Samuel Insull .Sr., mid ten others with viola tion of the bankruptcy law mu re Inutcd today hy U. 8. District At torney 1) win lit II. Urcen. The specific offense charged was cause for extra (lit Ion under mowt existing treaties. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (JF) A new effort to extradite Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, from Greece was under way today with tho state department clasel j fol lowing developments at Athens and, expecting an, early orrestj Department officials carefully re fralned from comment, however. It was understood, officials hoped, to make a stronger case for extradi tion than that presented soveral months ago when a Oreek Judge de clined to permit the American gov ernment to bring the elderly Insull back to face -charges In connection, with collapse of his 'Utilities empire Today's Baseball ( IlK'AdO DEFEATS WOODIIURN (By Tho Associated Press) American Legion western sectional baseball tournament at Topeka semi final round (eight Innings by agree ment). B. H. E. Wocdburn ........ 000 200 10 3 1 Chicago 207 060 Ox 30 31 2 Batteries: Bevcns, Schwab and Vogt; Cavarotta, Swed, Oassengauer, Vourko and Oraebo, Weiss, Formeller. NATIONAL I.K.UIUK (First Onmo) R. H. E. Cincinnati : 8 7 1 Brooklyn 4 9 0 Lucas and Lorobnrdl; Beck and Lopez. (First Oame) R. H. E. Pittsburgh 5 7 1 New York 8 14 2 French, Swetonlc and Grace; Fltz- Simmons, Luquo and Mancuso. REPORTER i ams, says, "If there la any revenue In it t would be willing to see even Andy Gump on a postage stamp." Jean Pldcock, Route 1, says, "I think It would be ft good Idea If It were run In a serial and one could keep up on tho story,"
