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Page Two A GRANDE: EVENING OBSERVER; LA GRANDE; ORE. Saturday; August-2fi; 1933. I fsSximiifbmrtiS terete IooarparaUd) . Am Independent Newspaper Phone Main. SO B. W. FREDERICKS . ,. Publisher and General Manager HAROLD U. FOVLAY., , Business Iftuim . Published evenings, eiceptlon Sunday, at 1710 Blzth street, La Oraoda. Oregon. m .ir , . . ( .--. '-) utetad at tha PostoMlce of La Grand, Oregon, aa Second Claat kail Matter under act of Uarca a, 1878. - . - . OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION OOUNTT AND TBI .. -, CITY OF LA QRANDH - ' . - , r . , I MMMBEK OF ASSOCIATED PRB8S - The Associated Preu la exclusively entitled to uas (or publication of all newa dispatches credited to It or not otherwise ciedlUd-U. pub- .. listed here, All right of republication- of. special, dispatches Is . tola paper and also the local newa herein also are reserved.- ...,.. . National Advertising representative . Mr O. MOGEN8KN OO., Ino;.'. v c 'V Ben rranolaoo. Jo Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago . .,,....,..,...... .. Detroit, New York Dally,: DalW Dally, ? . ... B0B8CIUPTION RATH ....... , . By Carrier on month in advance all months la ad vanr single copy - 3t .... -M.oO 60 Dally, per month In advance. Dally, Dally; By Mill per .au months: lnadvanoe per year in advance JIM w.oo Letithe words of my 'mouth and ' the meditation of 'm'y v heart,, Be: acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah my rock, and s, my redeemer. realm la: 14. . ....... ..... , COAt CODE REAL TEST The bitter argument now going, on in the coal industry over the terms of the proposed blue eagle agreement1 pro vides about as good a test case for the whole recovery pro gram as could possibly be arranged. , It tests, the patriotism; the social conscience and the-intelligence of all parties involved the owners, the ' miners '. smd; the government itself. , It brings into the spotlight a section of the industrial -front which needs government regulation, probably, more than any other,, and gives us a chance to see whether reforms Which have been; urgently needed' for years oan- finally' be applied, under the pressure of a national' emergency. , . ,JIere wo have, an industry which cannot possibly do jW tice to its owners or to its workers without some' sort of far reaching and drastic corrective being applied fromabove. .The country has more coal mines, than it needs and more coal miners, than, it pan ordinarily employ. Even a sudden return to 1929 levels of business activity would not involve consumption of all the coal that can be mined annually, nor Would it provide jobs for all of the miners. The industry,, short,. has managed to concentrate within , hhcji. neany an 01, tne major, evils of present-day industrial isiri,,, TJiis has- happened' naturally, and. through force of circumstances,., and it is. idle to try to blame any one man or group of men; but it has happened; and there is not the Blightest sign that the industry can solve its troubles bv its own unaided: efforts. t.Ttie, blue eagle program, offers a' way putthe first that has ever been opened to the coal industry since its troubles became, acute. Here, at last, is a chance for the industry to become stabilized, for its production to get geared to con sumption,, for an arrangement to be made by which owners can got decent profits and miners can get a decent living. , B,ut .the first response of the industry has not been en couraging.. It has split into factions no fewer than 27 codes have been submitted by different groups of bitumi nous, operators. Certain groups have apparently been ready to forego the benefits of co-operation rather than relax their nrohaio anti-union traditions. Others have insisted that they 'will submit to no government supervision under any circitm etances.. . It will be a national calamity if some sort of order cannot be brought into this chaotic field. Those individuals who stand in the way are shouldering art extremely heavy responsibility. The Weather "j WK.tTIIKIf KOKKCAHT Oregon: Fair tonight, and .fyunflay, but nltli Kit' on t lie roust; cooler In ,the north wentr jwrtlon Hiuuluy';' moderate changeable winds offshore. , LOCAL WKATIltflt "Frlilayi Maximum 7.1,-minimum no above. Cleur. Today! Mlulmiini ISO, 1 a. in. 110 oliover . Olrar, ' . AROUND IN BRIEF, IN AND- OREGON AS CHRONICLED BY TUB DAILY LEASED" WIRB OF 'TUB ASSOCIATE! PRESS In Shade-of the OkRApple Tree' 1 20 Communists Ana umiornia Minister in Riot WAUKEGAN,, III., Aug. 26 VP) About 20 alleged communists and California minister were nursing va rious Injuries from bruised nose? to scratches today following a flat fight that brought a meeting of the Paul Revere; club to an exciting finish. ! The lecturer, Dr. .Louis Richard Pntmont, pastor of the Christian church In Berkeley, Cal had Just concluded an address last night In criticism of, Russia when an alleged Spvlet sympathizer began dlstrlbut- band, bills. ! As members of the club attempted stop him, others came to his res 9 and a fight ensue. Enrollment 'At High School to Begin Soon (Continued From' Page One) ' UlKS BALLOT TITLE BALEM, Aug. 26 VP) The Initia tive proposing to exempt' Oregon tax payers from 1200 assessed property valuation received a ballot title Fri day and will go on the November 1934 ballot; provided sufficient signa tures ore jpbtulned prior to July 6 next year. i The exemption applies to all kinds of taxable property. Including state, county and " municipal taxes, and would become effective Dec. 31, 1034; day In drainage canals. Richard Ros klnson, 7. drowned In the govern ment canal, and Delmer Darnell lost his life In an uncovered hot springs drainage system. PORTLAND ATTOHNEV DIES PORTLAND, Aug. 26 VP) Thomas O. Ryan, 45, one of Portland's' best known attorneys, dried In a hospital here today 10 hours after he had slipped and fallen on- the steps of a fire station. Examination disclosed his skull was fractured. He was of first believed not to hove been se riously hurt. T1VO ilOYS LOSE "LIVES KLAMATH FAI.T.S, Aug. 26 : UP) Two boys .lost their lives here Frl- IMlliBST HELD AT HA K Kit BAKER (SpecloD Dr. C. J. Bar lett and Dr. 'V. 8. Ison, who con ducted a post mortem on the bodry of Mrs. Albert Koehler, testified at the inquest Friday afternoon that a heavy blow, sold by police to have been delivered with an ax. was the cause of death, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict In accordance with that theory. Mrs.- Koehler was found murdered at her Ninth-street home Thursday morning. Physicians said they? found a gun shot wound In -the chest and. located the bUllet Just beneath the breast bone. Both cioctors agreed the wound, extending from the right ear to the nose; was the cause (br death. Bart lettf said other -'wounds on face and body"would not have proved fatal. except Saturday afternoons. . The principal's office is on the first floor of the. building on the south side. Freshmen preliminary registration scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 7, at 2. p. m. '.in. the study hall. All students absent when pre!lml-: nary registration took place last spring are urged to enroll before school opens. hey Want To Form ' "Snake River County" fOontmuea- rrom rag One)" Friday Not Bad ' Luck Day For' Motor Drivers j Persons " who are superstltous about "good luck" days to start motor trips will be Interested in recent reports from th office of Hal E. Hoss, secretary 'of state, Concerning "good record" days from the accident standpoint.' ; Contrary to common belief, meet accidents occurr on Satur day and Monday rather than on Sunday, and contrary to superstl-' tous Ideas, Friday Is' not a bad' luck day for accidents. Instead. Friday rates next to wedfiesqy in having the fewest number of acci dents reported In Oregon since January 1, 1933. Approximately 18 per cent of the 10,271 accidents reported so far this year happened on Satur day. 14 per cent on Sunday, 16 per 'cent; on Monday;: and 13 per cent on" each of " the remaining Hays. HIGH SCHOOL REBUILDING JOB FLNISHED (Guntlnu.eo. u0m Page onei BIG PARADE , FEATURE OF ' v SECOND DAY (Continued From Page One) Six-horse team, driven by Roy Wells. Richardson's Art & Cllft Shop. Cock's Funeral parlors, their car bearing, the- remains . depicting the last of Old Man Depression with Rev. R. C. Lee, the skipper preacher on the driver's sent. Lew Bldeler. plumber, the Century of Progress (which won first place for comic floats). Formers... Co-operative. Creamery (which won first place In attractive floats). Union Meat Market Co. (which won second place in attractive floats). Union Drug Store. Experiment Station. Union Pool hall. Eastern Oregon Light ond Power Co. , Shnnks. Snrcwoy Stores. Union Wranglerettes. Woods store. Union Hordwore. HaRgerty s grocery. Scott's Second store. Toxaco gasoline, with, their fire chief. , , American Legion. us IP'H Rlngletto Beauty shop. Perkins Ford garage. There were a few individual comics also In the lino. Arena Events . A splendid string of bucking horses and a number of wild cows nnd steers furnlshodi ample amusement for the Immense crowd, together with, saddle races of a good variety, women's riding contest, etc. . The bucking was exceptionally good this year, j Several of the riders received Injuries, though none of them were nerious. In the F. F. A. stock Judging con teat the team from Wallowa won first place with 2003- points: Union second with 2533! Halfway third with 2470 points. Joe Johnson, of Wallowa, was high point mau with 048. points. Don Maklnson of Half way second with 015, and Lewis Lar on of Wallowa third with 010 points. Frank Cherry of Halfway placed first In the 4-horse team driving con test! Delmar Fowler of Imblcr, sec ond, and Llguorl llcmpe of Union, third. In tho riding contest, Ralph Titus won first; Delmer Fowler, sec ond, and Prank Cherry, third. In the best F. F. A. project com petition, owords were msde for ex hibits, project records and home proj ect work In gencrul. Places were won as follows: First, Wondell Oreen of Union, Calvin Sander, of Halfway, and Elton Frliwlle of Imblcr. In the draft horec classes' Wayne Frlaello of Summervllle won first ana second for Percheron marcs, three years and over; Roy Wells woii first In the Clyde division and also first on gelding 4 years old or more: Arlene McClellan took first on draft colt. Announcement was made that the long list of winners In the Four-H club activities at Union would be ready for publication by Monday. Dud Starr Wins Net Match in Walla Walla (Oonunued From Pace On) her. Scores were 0-0. 6-4. and 6-1. Starr, who contended (or the city trmili title her wu defeated by Itoy Kelson for the La Grande ten nis club championship. Marquis on light the Invading play er with his gnme out or control to tnko th first set, but once the Ore Ronltin began functioning his loop lug bail nutl deliberate placements brought him victory and a ravorod spot in the list ot entrnnu. that- the" county court- recently took' from, them their voting prectact, by uniting It with Im nahft. . . They propose to name the now 1 county "Snake River!" and it would be a taxless county. Mr. Titus said' it might as well be as they don't pay taxes any more anyway.,. Revenue to pay county officials would be collected from toll for ferrying on the river. Operated under the county manager plan, Mr. Titus would be the county manager, city may or and the biggest part, of the county court. Due to a little op position predicted on the part ot his father, Eugene Johnson desires to be kept out of the picture as much as possible un til the proposed county, might, be fully organized, according to the Wallowa. Sun,( which adds thnt Attorney R., V.. Chrlsman is now drawing up the necessary docu ments. "He probably will be at torney general and we wonder if they want a newspaper down, there, too," the Sun commented. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 26 iff) Cat tie: 2524 calves 197 for week. Trade ! c Pitzgeraa- puVnlture Go. Johnson 'Drive' Infusing All Of :N.R. A.. Workers ; rm a ii isini s i i . President Roosevelt, seated with Mrs. Roosevelt, relaxes and -takes it easy" in tire shade-of one' of the trees on his spacious grounds at Hyde Park, N. 1'., where he spends his lime-when not at the White House DENVER MAN IS KIDNAPED; I HUNT BEGINS (Continued From Page One) Hy Herbert l'luninicr WASHINGTON It' would be In teresting to know what kind of an organization the- NRA would have been had President Roosevelt chosen someone besides General Hugh John- ; with two men In the Hartford son: to take charge of that gigantic ; county Jail under 425.000 bonds each project.' Jon charges of conspiracy to kidnap,. No other department of govern- j and two others held as material wit-' ment in Washington seems so clearly j nesses, the authorities said they to reflect the personality of the man sought seven more men. at Its head as does the NRA. One State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn has only to walk through the cor- and Detective Edward J. Hickey said rldors on: the fourth floor of -the deJ I the ring had plotted to kidnap a partment of commerce building to j wealthy Springfield, Mass.. business realize this. ! man audi to hold him, In a lonely. The snlrlt of th mn W.ms In h. !'""" ""'"'"I mountain PRESIDENT'S SON TELLS ABOUT HIS . VISIT; IN SPAIN was without quotable change call continued favorable for less, which Included the various building contracts, fees, . etc. Mr. Ritchie started work on May 1 and at that time estimated the job would be completed about Aug.20. His worlc went ahead on schedule .-and his earlier predictions have been borne out. Some additional cement walks have been placed In the rear of the recon structed building and , additional drainage facilities have been ar ranged for. Other contractors who worked on the reconstruction Job Included Mel ville, Fred Spaeth, H & S Electric and , Northern School Supply Co. (OP Tsiifino- thss, nrv.jMia,a'Anl.. quality, with low grades picked up qu(red for the completion of 'the pro- tt'pll Within tliA nrirn snrpnrl 1 . . . . ' ject, a considerable number of local men-were given employment; well within the price spread. ' Hogs: 322D for week. Trade. opened weak with strong tone with light butchers moving up to $6 extreme. Reaction, carried tops back to $5.50, where the market closed a week ago. Sheep and lambs: 7036 for week. Tratfe of good character throughout week. Tops moved up to 66.26, with market well sustained for the remain der of the week. OMAHA SHEEl' OMAHA, Aug. 26 (u.s.d a:) Sheep: 800"; compared week ago: lambs 40-50 lower, sheep and year lings steady, feeders 25-33 lower; cloning bulks: rnnge lambs $6.50-6.85; native lambs 96.85: fed clipped lambs $6.50-6.75; yearlings $4 50-5.00; ewes $1.75-2.75. TURNS SOUTH TO YAMHILL AREA TODAY (Continued From Page One)' In Yamhill county today. Heretofore. except for a mill fire. the. blaze hart been concentrated In Washington and Tillamook counties. The gale which swept the fire coun try yesterday had abated but little today. Witnesses said the high winds ut times carried fragments of flam ing trees as large as a man's body 300 to 400 feet ahead of the main fires. Furm Hoine; Hi trued Tillamook reported several farm. homes were burned last night on Wilson river. The occupants had fled. Tlie Wilson river fire line had reached to within eight miles of the city of Tillamook this morning. Great clout of black smoke kept that town In darkness more complete than during a total solar eclipse. TOWN IV 11. r. SAVKII HY WISH VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 26 Ai A providential shift In the wind last night saved the little logging town of Hnticy, 24 miles ensf of here, but tho worst forest fire outbreak of the year. In British Columbia still raged on .today, almost unabated. Millions of feet, of cut and stand ing timber, together with a large amount of logging equipment, were burned. Clearing away of debris has been under way at the high school for some time and everything has been put In shipshape order both Inside and out. An expert Is here at present check ing on the heating' apparatus as well as repairing automatic heat controls in the grade schools. Both the superintendent of schools nnd the principal of the high school some weeks ago established their of fices In the new building, and since then have been working In prcpara tlon for the opening of school Sept. 11. Two-Year-Old Sows Called Ittt ' WASHINGTON W) Brood sows ar at their highest efficiency nt 2 year.t of age. 10-year records of the United States department of- agricul ture show. , i PLENTY OK PHOSPHATE, KEPOKT WASHINGTON (P Total phos phate resources In the United States are estimated at 6.200.000.000 long tons by the bureau of chemistry and soils. At the present rate of uso the supply should last 1500 years. everywhere. The drive and force so characteristic of him seems to hava pervaded the whole atmosphere around NRA headquarters, Not 'Even. A Doorknob There's no pomp or display around the NRA. While housed in what is genera ly considered the most pre tentious government building, in Washington, that's as far as that sort of thing goes with Johnson's outfit. The accommodations in the vari ous offices are almost bare. And Johnson's office is perhaps the barest. It doesn't even have a door knob any more. So many people kept blunder ing in by mistake that he had it token off. His office is a place where work- hard work Is done for $50,000 ransom. Editorial Note: Franklin D. Roose velt Jr., on a tour of Europe, spent1 two weeks in Spain. He was feted j by governmental officials, saw sever al bull fights, and at two of- them he was honored by having bulls dedi cated to him. He records his Impres sions herewith for the Associated Press. U. S. SEKKS 1 ItSCIIEL HANSOM OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 26 fP) Help of the nation In recover ing approximately $185,000 ransom paid the kidnapers of Charles' P. Urschel was asked today by Herbert K. Hyde, United States district at torney here. SCOUTS HEAR L. C. MOREHEAD Troop No. 7 of the Boy Scouts held a meeting, on tho side' of Rooster peak., last evening, with Harvey Car ter as leader. L. C. Morehea'd. fire You realize it ! warden, talked to the boys on "Fire Prevention." , 4 . ' the moment ?ou step inside. It con tains onlr t 'phone, a desk, and a few- dilapidated chairs. That's all. It's much the same with the other offices. Desks that have seen a lot of wear have been pressed into ser vice by the various deputy admin- Ictratnr-e Tl,n, - ... i .uvsuuvio. Jimv uic irw i:ilUll, Of- l i .. n ... . , " .7 h uuwu ambassador, Luniuurs Mrciung imormauon. isvery- U. S. Sends Treasury Official To: Cuba WASHINGTON. Aug. 26 (IP) The body Is kept on the go. Some of the off totals change quar ters so rapidly that It Is almost Im possible to keep tracic of them. Big cars loaded with- office- furniture parade up and down the corrlc'-ors at' all-hours of' the-day; The general has permitted ' himself only, one luxury during the long hours he spends nt his desk. Aid hi didn't have anything- to say about that. He had a birthday the other day. A group of his associates In the NRA went out quietly and bought a cool ing machine and had It installed In his office as a birthftay gift. They were moved to compassion after see- l-ig him working so hard in Wash- I Ington's terrific heat, collarless nnd contlcss. ' He has one other diversion. He I permits himself two hours for din- j ner In the evening. A part of that time Is taken up by walking with ' nis lime fox-tcrrlor. And curiously enough the doe's name is "Toughy." Jefferson Cnffery,- in studying the neighbor republic's fi nancial problems, instead of sending a commission of economic and finan cial experts.' .H'ltOltS (iO. ON - PICNIC BEIXINOHAM. Wash. (P) A wo man bailiff In superior court here in augurated a plan that popularized her with the Jurors. She took them nnd their families on a picnic at a nearby park. Il- Frnnklln 1), Roosevelt .In (Copyright, 1033, by the Associated Press) SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain I came to Spain with high expectations for a country whose history Is so close to that of the ' United States, espe cially Florida. California, nnd the border states. Theso expectations have been far more than realizcd:- I hnve been delighted with the chnrm and color of the Spanish country, nnd fascinated! by the an cient cities. And I nm more grate ful than I can say for- the uniform courtesy and kindness shown, me here. I nm-lenvlng -with real regret, nnd my. hope 'is to'.:return next summer. I havo known something, of- the cus toms nnd spectacles of the- people, nnd have found them highly Interest ing and exciting. After having travelled from San Sebastian nnd Bilbao on the north to Seville and Cadiz on the south. I hnve found in the country my most interesting experiences, insofar as courtesy, hospitality, nnd fasclnntlon are concerned. Prom the magnificent history of tho nation to its own particular spectacles, such as bull fighting, I have found myself completely en thralled. . I consider the Spanish people my true f riencls, because' I have ' found that their Interests and mine have' much in common.- Young Hoosevelt talked with his- father by telephone nnd was asked If he had fought many bulls, in Spain H- replied, "No,' "only one- nttl one." , When a bull wns-dedlonted to him, he rose to acknowledge the courtesy considered a high honor In Rni ' nnrl thf crowd 'rhMrirt u- ... ururuiy. uiii. ui.rvi'u vvt'iipn u ........ nr, nr.! ,1 OF NHA' CLINTON, la. (fl) Operation o! tho NRA" here has resulted' In :ti- opening hours, for many busing houses and quite a few liolc-drllline Jobs. . Mall carriers,1 keeping thelr"ol( hours, get arountl before the sturt of buslneas. Postal regulations , forbid, leaving mall unless it is given to someone on the (premises or deposited yt -a box or slot. Almost every place -or business raj ordered a slot cut In Its front, uoor KIZZY OKAS' KKKl'S :p : HTKiKir-orr pack ills I ! ST. LOUIS on !'' be a habit with Dizzy Dean th;" business of rullng- the roost'ln striker-, outs. 1 His' 'record-breaking .performance against the Cuba, in which ho fanmt 17 batters; boosted his total for tho season to 143 and put him fnr ahead of- any-other major league htli-lef. , Last year he also led both leagues in strikeouts and in -1031 ! led the Texas league with the remarkable total of 303. In 1930. liis first year not Vii men In thus . leagues. - Dizzy's batting average, -around .22.' doesn't come up -to -his advancer pre. dictions of .300. However, he has two triples and a home run to his credit, and Is one of the few hurlers credited with a stolen base this season.'' - noolisl Opened or' Close . Financial Statements ant ax returns .compiled. i I BANK L. BLACK? 1701 BtB Bt. Look' ot. Your HAT'. Everyone i ', Else Itoes!. Pelt hat,- days are just around the corner.. Get yours, out and phone us for expert cleaning and blocking. ' ODORLESS CLEANERS 1107 Washington , Main 701 NELSON Quality , . counts ,i Opposite. The Fost Office Waterspar QUICK DRYING ; ENAMELS Beautiful Shades. Easy to Apply Pittsburgh Paint Store 111 Elm. Sti J; A.-Bugg,.Mgr. 11I.INI) IIOO I.IKES ICE CREAM SEWANEE, Tcnn. IP) Dean Baker of tbe University of the South owns a dog which he allows to "buy" an ice cream cone dally at the corner drug store. The dog. now blind from age, appenrs dally, nt 10 o'clock for his treat. Opportunity! Piles of Iowa Stat college nnd I the UniverMty of Iowa failed to auree J on scores of three football games be tween the rival ptftyrd in 1904, IBM, ond 111 B. A compromise was made by taking the scores as listed In a Dos Moines newnpaiKT's files. eft. Boat owners of Monterey. have formed a club and will partici pate In state and national race meet, lugs. La Grande Hotel Dining Room and Coffee Shop SUNDAY DINNER 65c COCKTAIL Shrimp pei.ch SOUP Consomme Bellevue Celery Relish ENTREES Southern Fried Chicken Roast Veal With Sage Dressing T-Bone Steak to Order VEGETABLES Mashed and Shoestring Potatoes Corn on Cob DESSERT Blackberry and Lemon Pie Apple Brown Betty with Cream Home-made Caramel Ice Cream The wonderful food being served In our dining room and Coffee Shop under the able direction of our head cook. Miss Scfirnm, Is attracting most favorable comment from patrons and guests, both the Unveiling public and city patrons. You are Invited to Join the ever-growing list of hnppy people who ent here. SPECIAL ATTENTION To Bridge Luncheons, Afternoon Tens and Dinner Parties. ' ' Beautiful Two-Room Apartment for Rent. Green Olives Buttered Beets A Safe, Soundly Reorganized Home Bank for Home People With the new day that unmistakably dawns comes a greater opportunity for many to, plant tlie seeds of regular savings so that they may later reap the harvest. This chance should' not be missed. Let it lie the start of future success - - and indeed it miiHt be always the starts 3- Interest On Savings Compounded Semi-Ainiually The FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of La Grande OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS navld I. Sloddard President r. I.. Meyers. Vice President A. K. Parker, Cashier II. A, Zurbrlrk, Asst. rainier L. II. flntniwell, Asst. Cashier l:lt 1,1 I, K. I Movers Martin King ieo. II. Ilnruliart W. C. Perkins niHE!TORS. Slmlilnrd Ernest Drlnn- llarry MrKlnlay It. J. Green A. K. Parker
