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VOLUME 31
EASTERN OItEOON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1933
MEMBER ASBOCIATKO PRESS AND A. I). 0.
NUMBER 306
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HERE FRIDAY
Seventeen Finish Work
Sept. 1 Others Com-
t pleted Uourse in July.
FALL QUARTER TO
BEGIN SEPT. 18
Training School to Begin
On Sept. 11 Student
Tuition Fees Reduced
to $14 a Term.
With the summer quarter of the
Eastern Oregon Normal school clos
ing" Friday of this week, It was an
nounced today by President II. E.
In low Clint 84 students completed
their work 17 during the first
six-week period and 17 during the
final five-week period.
Announcement also was made that
the fall term of the Normal school
will begin. Sept. 18, although the
training Behoof will open on Sept. 11,
In connection with other La Grande
grade schools.
Catalogs have been received and
distributed to high school graduates.
The course includes the standard
normal school course and also Junior
college work. Tuition fees have been
reduced to Q14 a ,term for students.
Final examinations will be held
tomorrow " and Friday. Those who
completed their work In July follow:
William Caldwell, Mildred Davis,
Ethel Hanson, Gladlys Owen, of La
Grande; Garnard Coles, Haines; Mar
garet Dewylde, Pendleton; Waldo
Gerords, . Kennewlck,,. Wash.;. . Louise
Kennedy, Park Place; Dorothy Lake1,
Ontario; 'William Lowry, Portland;
(Continued on Page Threap
FourS Clubs Of
Union County To
Picnic Tomorrow
The annual picnic of the 4-H clubs
of Union county, their families nnd
friends will be held all day tomorrow
at the Eastern Oregon experiment
station near Union. This event,
which closes the gear's work and an
ticipates the Oregon State fair, open
ing next Monday, promises' to be out-
standing this year and Ithose In
charge of the preliminaries are pre
paring and looking for a very -large
crowd. i - -
Tho program of the -day opens at
10 o'clock In the morning wltn the
stock Judging contests. Four classes
will be Judged, hogs, sheep, beef and
dairy cattle. The winners In these
contests will go to the state fair at
Salem. The numerous livestock clubs
overthe county have been doing con
siderable preliminary work in Judging,
according to the county agricultural
agent, Harry G. Avery, under whoso
direction the training has been, done.
A ibasket lunch Is to be served at
noon, the clubs arranging their own
groups. The station will furnish the
coffee and cream for the entire crowd,
The more formal program will ibe
hold in the afternoon under the
trees, with music and special speak
ers Included In the numbers.
WHITMAN WILL
TAKE NELSON
AS A JUNIOR
Boy Nelson, who graduated from
the La Grande High school in 1930
and completed his junior college work
at the Normal school last June, has
received word from the registrar at
Whitman college that -his work, is ac
cop ted. He will enroll as a Junior
there in September. He Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Nelson. .
PURPLE SUN LOOKS
DOWN ON LA GRANDE
"Once In a blue moon" Is an
expression heard frequency, and
It's supposed to happen very, very,
very Infrequently.
But the sun. Old Sol himself,
gave La Grander an entirely dif
ferent view of himself yesterday
afternoon.. He went the "blue
moon" one better, Just to show
his versatility.
(shortly before the sun sunk
behind the hills to the west of
& Grande, partly obscured by
smoke from the North western
Oregon forest fires, his face
first a bright silver faded Into
a light purple or violet hue. At
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HTU.S, Oal., Aug. 2D
So Germany has barred Schumann-
Helnk, Say, If my own wife barred
Schunrann-Helnk from anything, I
would be with Schumann, A grand
liberal minded soul.
Some fellow on Long Island, New
York, In a dress suit pounced on my
old friend Huey Long. Huey didn't
recognize him In the disguise. Dress
suits are only used In Louisiana to
encase dead politicians. ' -
By the way, did anybody ever see
a United States senator In his home
state after the night he Is elected?
I have met .'em all over the world
when congress was not In session, but
never saw one at home... L 1
They are always making speeches
about "my fine people back home."
But they never want to go see 'em.
So I hereby start a movement to
create another week. Like apple week,
prune week, .Its "Meet your own sen
ator week," and make him come
home. No matter what happens to
him. Yours, . t
tint. kuwmiM . u
NRA DRIVE
UNDERWAY
HERETODAY
Final- Infractions" -'Fori
Campaign Given Out.,
at Tuesday Meeting -
DISTRICT S3 SIGNED UP
District No. fc3 ,was reported
about noon today as signed up
100 per cent; Workers found a fine
spirit in reference to NRA on every
hand, It w&a reported.
The NRA campaign to obtain 100
per cent co-operation among the
consumers of La Grande, began this
mornttug with a Jhrge .number of
committees starting a house-to-house
canvass.
Four members of the NRA execu-
(Contlnued On Page Four)
KOAC OPPOSES
ESTABLISHMENT
OF RADIO HERE
Depositions were taken of the testi
mony of several witnesses In La
Grande today, in the matter of ap
plication of the Eastern Oregon
Broadcasting company to establish a
100-watt radio station in this city.
Tills testimony will be forwarded to
Washington, D. C, for consideration
when tho application of the local ra
dio plant is either allowed or denied
by the radio commission.
Establishment of a station in this
city would necessarily, lessen the
power and facilities of station KOAC,
state-owned plant at CorvalUs, it was
pointed out at today's hearing here.
The state' already has Its full quota
of commercial stations and broadcast
ing allowed and the only possibility
of a local plant would, be by taking
or gaining some of the wattage or
power and broadcasting time of an
existing station. The state owned sta
tion opposes the efforts of the local
company to gain a station In La
Grande.
"We do not oppose the claims of
the Eastern Oregon Broadcasting
company for a license, but we do
(Continued bn Page Two
times It appeared to be blue.
Many La G ran tiers had nevrt
before seen such a spectacle, and
for half an hour or more, cast
curious eyes toward the head of
our solar system. Some believed
It was because of the smoke haze,
hurt, others pointed out that into
usually resulted In a red sun
frequently seen here during the
late summer and early full Rea
son when tlie air Is smoky.
Also, comes word from Eugene,
Ore., that the sun Monday morn
ing showed through the haze n
distinct "silver blue."
What's your guess as to the
cause? "
Surprise Bride of
Tony' Drexel
'
allliwllll
Despite tho reported opposition
of his mother, Anthony J. Drexel
3d, of the wealthy Philadelphia
!fonUii'- olOBedwlth '.and. ..mar-,
rlod Miss Helen A. -Howard,
above, of Atlanta, at Walhalla,
S. C. Drexel 's mother is re
ported to have declared his mar
riage to be "very disappoint
ing" NORTHSIDE CLUB
FLOWERSHOWTO
BE SEPTEMBER 16
The Northside Home improvement
club will hold Its first annual flower
show on Sept. 16 at 2 o'clock at the
L. D. S. church on North Fir street.
The club was organized last winter
for the purpose of beautificatlon of
the north side of the city and have
been active during the summer in
growing liowers which will be entered
in tho exhibit.
Entertainment will be presented
(Continued on Page Two) '
GREAT
COMMISSION
STOPS HERE
ON WAYEAST
Chairman Leslie Scott and
Party Breakfast With
1 Lopal Leaders.
TO VIEWLEWISTON,
ENTERPRISE ROAD
Completion of Highway
Sought; General Discus
sion of Road Matters is
Held Here.
The Oregon stale hlghmiv com
mission, consisting of Chairman Les
lie Scott, of Portland; B. B. A Id rich,
of Pendleton, and members of the
department R. 11. Heldock, chief
engineer, and II. G. Smith, both for
merly of LaGmnrte,. stopped here
this morning for breakfast en route
to Enterprise and Lewis ton.
The commission was accompanied
(Continued on Page Four)
Elect Rev. Kopp
New Secretary
OfRoteryClub
Tho Rotary board of directors,
meeting after the weekly luncheon
at tho La Grande hotel today at
noon, elected Rev, Clarence A.-Kopp
secretary to succeed Elliott Flnlay,
who has Resigned. ; 4
Durlna the'meetlnor It. Rlcharti.
son, ite- 8pbltesmAir"dr-the-clut, 'ax
pressed regret at the resignation of
Mr. Flnlay, whd has boen secretary of
tho club for the last several years
and who is leaving this week for
Battle Croek, Mtoh. As a token of
tho club's kindly feelings toward Mr.
(Continued From Page Four)
FAIR WEATHER
WILL RETURN
IS PREDICTION
Skies were cloudy In Lai Grande to
day but the weather prediction indi
cated generally far weather tonight
and Thursday.
The maximum yesterday was 74
above and the minimum, last night
51 above. Smoke that drifted In the
other day from the Northwestern Ore
gon fires continued to make visibility
poor. Tuesday wad the 20th day here
without rain and foresters were hop
lng for showers tos ease the fire men
ace In Eastern Oregon woods.
IDEA, THESE PENTHOUSES!
ifp : -
New Cave Named
One of Nature's oldest and best bits
"' America's latest effort to .restore prosperity, dick Koyie unsow, vei
' : cran guide at the famous Oregon caves, noar Grants Pass, Ore., on a
recent exploration trip, discovered a wonderful new chamber with
'- gleaming marble stalagmites, lace-liko trimmings, etc. He named it
' "Niraland," in honor of the effort to put over the National Industrial
,'. Recovery Act. "And so far, there is no code for guides," avers Dick.
COMMITTEES ON
FAIR Will MEET
THURSDAY NIGHT
Tho Grange fair board met last
night for tho purposo of discussing
preliminaries . of the t Grange Pair
Home Products show to bo held fiero
iiK September., ..,s- .. t u v
. A meeting of all committTees is
Bcheduied for 8 p. m. Thursday night
at tlie city hall for tho purpose ofr
determining progress made, glvingqut
instructions, otc.
The Smith-Hughes people are pre
pared to exhibit and Dale Richards,
of the Eastern Oregon experiment sta-
(Continued on Page Four ;
BELIEVES POLICE
CHIEF HIT HUEY
BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 30 (P)
The Brooklyn Eagle says today it has
learned from an authoritative source
that tho man who smacked Senator
Huey Long at a Long Island party
Saturday night Is Chief of Police
Steve Webber, of Port Washington, a
former boxer and army drill sergeant.
Chief Webber, when asked about
tho matter, smiled and denied he had
struck Long.
for Recovery Act
of handiwork has been named for
ACAPPELLA
CHOIR TO BE
FORMED HERE
Andrew , Loney, Music
Supervisor of La Grande
Schools, Makes Plans.
The miiHlo ileparttueiit of the La
Gniiiilo High sclionl will orrer as an
additional inuslo subject ithls coming
year, an A xmppella choir, It was un
nouncod Unlay by Andrew Iney,
miiKlo supervisor, Tho regular mimio
cmllt will bo given for this work.
Tho A cappolla choir Is the ultimate
In group singing and lias had won
dorful success In high schools of tho
middle west and oast but few 'high
schools of tho northwest nave oiler
ed this subject. lb Is planned to or.
ganlzo a chorus-oholr of between 12b
and 160 voices. Membership in the
group will bo open to all students
able to sing reasonably well on pitch,
it is said.
Tho finest of choral music will bo
sung and will bo In lour and eight
parts. ; Music will bo selected from
tho works of tho following composers
Bach, Pnlostrlna, Elgar, Purcoll, Mor-
!oy, Noble Cain, Byrd, Oevaert, Schve-
dov, Orotchanlnoff, Praetorlus, Bra
hms, Lutkln, Tschalkowsky, Pltonl,
Dowland, Beethoven and others.
A group singing without accom
paniment is ablo to give tho finest
interpretation, expression, ' blending
and all tho other things that go to
mako up tho last word In choral slng
(Continuod on Pago Two)
REPEALISTS WIN
WASHINGTON VOTE
SEATTLE, Aug. 30 (P) Roponllflts
were safely past tho 24th milestone
In their drlvo toward elimination-of
the prohibition amendment from tho
federal constitution today,, with
Washington Joining tho wet parade
by a smashing majority In Tuesday's
election.
Only one legislative district in rur
al Eastern Washington, voted dry.
It has two of the 00 delegates who
will meet Oct. 3, In Olympia to ratify
formnlly the voters' decision.
Tho popular voto from 1042 of tho
state's 2082 precincts rolled up a to
tal of 310.004 wet ballots to 132,300
cast for dry candidates.
Wheat Today
The prhw f nLHl wheat
stood toilay lit ft'l cenlA hulk, ac
cording to initiations at tho Tlo
necr 'Flouring Mills.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30 VP) OralnB
fluctuated nervously today In a rela
tively light and canity influenced
market,' but finished strong.
Wheat skidded around! over a range
of, moro than six cents bushel and
by Its gyrations pulled nil other grains
up and down.
Wheat closed strong and near tho
high point at gains of 2 to 2c,
compared with yesterday's finish.
Corn was 1 to 2MiO higher.
Oa1 to lo up, rye lo ad
vanced, and provision ranging from
26o lower to 8c higher.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
i . ...
DLSKASB FATAL TO 45
, . '.' ,
DAVIS SAILS FOR EUKOl'B
...
STANFIBLI) GETS $100,000 ,
FIHIIEKMKN'S ItKTUHN GOOU
4
I ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30i(P) The mys
terious outbreak - of "sleeping sick
ness" In Ithlg city and Its . suburban
districts was a month old today. The
epUU'inlo has resulted In. 45 futalitlm,
,820 nixes, mid tho full force or tlie
government's sdeutlrio battalions
pitted uguhiHt the devastating niuliuly.
, NEW YORK, Aug. 30 VP) The
United States liner Washington was
lield beyond Its soiling time today
whllo Norman H. Davis, American am
bassador at lurgo received from the
president verbal messages to tlie heads
of European governments. The presi
dent Is most , hopeful that Europo
will find the; road leading to the dis
armament conference, which recon
venes on October 16 In Geneva," Da
vis said.
' WASHINGTON, Aug. SO, (IP) The
public works , administration today
approved expenditure of ;in,4Iff,000
from publlo works funds for con
struction work on 14 Irrigation pro
jects In Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Ne
vada, Now Mexico, Texus, Oregon and
Utah. Projcots Included follow: Holsc,
Idaho, drainage $100,0001 upper Snake
river, storage $4,000,000; Htunflrttd,
Oregon, reconstruction of canals
$100,000,
I ,
! ASTORIA, Ore, AUb. 30 W) Co
lumbia Tlvor fishermen received ap
proximately 91,500,000 for their sal
mon catch this season. It was said
here today on the. basis of a survey
of summed fishing liv the river. Last
year, 'tho return wae 70O,0OQ. ,
F.RS ASKS REPORT
FROM NRA HEAD
! ON HENRY FORD
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 30 W1)
President Rooaovolt has asked Gen
eral Hugh S. Johnson, industrial ad
ministrator, for a report on tho fall-
tiro of Henry Ford to enroll under -the
now working agreement lor the auto
mobile Industry.
". Mr. Roosevelt wants tho latest news
on this before he departs tomorrow
for a vacation cruise back to Wash
ington' and there Is Indication ho Js
considering action, although the
president Is . saying nothing about
that and making no threats..!
In talking with General Johnson It
was stated no word had been received
at Washington so far from the Mlohl
gan auto maker. Inquiries hero about
the uso of the drastic licensing power
to Impose the' N, R4 A. working oodo
on Ford brought tho answer tnat no
detailed consideration has been given
so far tot this pleco of authority.
Tlie president intends to see the
new deal for industry definitely as-
tabllsliod for a Labor day united
front and he expects to recolvo bo
foro sailing tomorrow tho coal code
which ho twill sign. !
U.S. WARSHIPS ON
WAYT0F00CHOW
IIAXKOW, China, Aug. 30 (P)
P.I if lit A morir'nti 1'iiKMlmilul. itiluMlim-
uiictt who two inontliK bko were
caught In wnrrare ut Yuaiiehow be
tween relic Ik and pnvlnelal troops
were nnuiy reporuMi miil.
POOCHOW, Fukion Province, China
Aug. 30 (P) American and Jap
anese warships steamed towards this
city today to protect Nationals of
thono two countries from an Increas
ing red menace.
As a result of tho Communists'
swift incursion into North Fuklen
(Continued On Page Four)
INQUIRING
Bach day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two person
will be stopped at random on the street corner and asked some
no est Ion of the dav. Throueli the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight
each Interviewed will bo granted
I Liberty Theatre, The current
"Hupernotiirnl."
!.
Sending of American warships to
Poochow. China to Jciid .protection to
missionaries thcro, brought up the
question today: "Should tho United
States send warships to other na
tions to protect Americans from
trouble that might develop In theso
other nations?"
Horace J. Nolsori, of 703 K avonuc,
said: "I certainly think that Ameri
RAINS HALT i
ADVANCEOF :
GREAT FIRE
State Forester Fears Loss
; 'May Climb to As'Much i;
As $42,000,000.
FOREST, CLOSING
ORDER IS LIFTED
Bill Curtis, Titask River
Lookout, Reports to1
Post Fire , Fighters
. Build New Lines. ,
PORTLAND, Ore,, 'Aug. 30N (P)
Whllo jjentlei ruins bent fover the
lifeless woods anil sprinkled on the :
hot ashes left by tlie most disastrous
forest fires In Oregon within man'l ,
memory, timber cruisers entered the .
blackened . area today to count the
tremendous loss from the flames
Thousands of acres of forest lands
were devastated by the thundering,
blasting fires which whipped over ;
Northwestern Oregon for two weeks'
Lynn F. Croncm tiler, state forester.
said tody the loss might amount to
as much as $42,000,000. Others said
$30,000,000 might cover the damage.
Between 10 and 14 billion feet of
yellow fir timber was destroyed as
tho flames ravaged the giant trees.
The, hundreds of fire , fighters, ex
alted by the rain and. the mantling
fog and cool wind from the ocean,
loaped to the work of constructing
new fire, lines against a possible turn
of the wind and a possible heat wave.
Only one death resulted from tnle
greatest conflagration in Oregon'!
History, rranK-ruinejy ai, -oi mstw-.
celllne, 111., was crushed by a falling?.
treo. ; Today Bill Curtis, Trask River,
lookout, reported to his post.
The executive order closing tlie
forests of Clatsop, Columbia, Tilla
mook, Washington and Yamhill coun
tics was lifted today by Governor
Meier,., The forest areas wore closed
last wook becausn nf fire hazard-
INDFRTFONRSSOF
STATE STANDS AT
OVER 55 MILLION
SALEM, Oro. (II Total bonded'
Indebtedness ot the state was $5S,.
880,010 on August .1, this year as
against assets applying against such,
bonds of (37,81)5,183, Bufus C. Hoi
man, state treasurer, 'has announced.
Of this sum $37,070,250 outstanding
bonds were charged against tha state
highway commission, (36,463,600
against the World war veterans state
aid commission; $3,173,760 In Oregon
district Interest bonds and $263,000
In Oregon farm credit bondB.
Holman further stated that tho as-
scsscd valuation of all property in
the state, as determined by the state
tax commission was 1,037,04,163.: !
To Investigate
Train Wreck In
Tucumcari Area
TUOITMOAIII, N. M., Aug. 30 VP)
In a flooded nrroyo, usually dry, the
Ooldcn State Limited lny today, mute
cvldonco of tho tragedy which took
eight lives and injured moro than
two score. " .
Repnlr crows wnlted for abatement
of tho torrent to salvage tho wrecked
cars nnd repair the brldgo whllo a
board of Inquiry was called to lnves
tlpnto Tuesday's early morning wrock.
The revised cteath list, with two
victims still unidentified: v
O. J. Croft, engineer, Tuoumcarl. k
James Uandiill, fireman, Tuoum
carl. . .
W. II. Voiloy, Qulncy, 111.
Mrs. Varloy. , .
(Contlnuod on Pago Two)
two complimentary ticket to the
attraction Is Carolo Lombard In
cans should bo protected wherever
they go.' I'vo travelled through Eur -opo
and South Amortca and was nl
ways gratoful for tho protection af
tho Stars and Stripes, people with a
religious message to tho world should
bo protected." 1
E. M. Lewis, of R02 Y avenue, said:
"I think we should send warships to
protect Americans . In trouble else
where, don't you?"