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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1933)
La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America" VOLUME 31 TfOPICAL ST0M IAGES NAMED FOR FAIR-SHOW Permanent Appointments Made at Meeting Held Here Thursday Night EVENT iWILL BE: HELD SEPT. 28-29 Program to Be Ready . Soon; Sponsors Enthus iastic as to Outlook For Annual Fail1 Here. Permanent committee appointment for the Grange Fair unci Home Pro ducts show were completed and en thusiastic prospects for the show were drawn ln-st night when about 30 committee chairmen met here In the city hnli. The Grange Fair nnd Home Products show will be held at the h. n. 8. Recreational lialt. on Kept. 28 and 29 and practically all of Union county will participate In the community event. The program committee, of which Clarence Carter is chairman! will meet before tomorrow and the pro . gram may. be ready to release then. Other members of the program com . mlttee are A. W. Nelson, Prank Mc Kennon, Minnie Hoi man and Mrs. R. G. Cuslck. . i Frank Wright will head the grain committee, assisted by W. A. Huddle son, Charles Wilson and John YVealtz. The farm vegetables Is com posed of R. S. Comttock and) F W. ' KirigV"3Jb'is Wlttespobn Is 'chairman of the cut flowers committee, assisted by Mrs. w. O. Sherwood and Mrs. Roy Bell. Miss Minnie Holman, chairman, Mrs. L. B. Standley and Mrs. A. V. Fisher compose the sew ing and fancy work committee. Mrs. George Cuslck will be in charge of the canning and preserving division. B. F. Webb was named chairman of the poultry committee of which Arno Voelz and L. Z. Lantz arc the other members. .' The model airplane division, a comparatively new and a popular feature of the show, will be under the direction of E. H. De Long. Mrs. L. F. Wright ia chairman of the cooking exhibits. Avery, Sayre to Assist B. A. Sayre, county superintendent of schools, will direct the club work exhibit, in which the school stu dents of the county enter. H. G. Avery, county agricultural agent, who (Continued on Page Two) Excess Rainfall For Eight Months Here 1.74 Inches Although rain fell during only four of the 31 days of August, the month ly total here amounted to .75 of an inch, which was .05 ofl an Inch, above normal. Rainfall for the first eight months of 1933 in La Grande was 14.06, representing an excess of 1.74 Inches. August was warm generally, with the maximum temperature foiling be low 70 on only two days, and with 15 days showing high marks of 90 or more, ranging up to 101 on Aug. 13. The coldest weather was during the night of Aug. 6 when the mercury dropped to 45. j There were two cloudy days, 11 partly cloudy days and 18 clear days during the month. Today, the first of September, was the 23rd consecutive day without rain, equalling the longest dry per iod so far tliis summer. The mini mum today was 43 above, the coolest since last spring. Most of the smoke from Western Oregon forest fires, which drifted into the valley a few days ago, had vanished, although visi bility was sUU far from being perfect. COLLEGE HEADS TELL WHY SUN WAS BLUE Blue and purple sun I La Grande had both, with the purple predominant, the other night, but In Western Oregon, only the blue sun wns experienced, according to word reaching this city. The unusual spectacle, never before seen In La Grande within the life time of many local people who were questioned by an Observer reporter, caused a flood of Inquiries through out the state. . Familiar enough with orange and red suns, nevertheless, the population EASTERN OIIEGON'8 LEADING WILL ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Col., Aug. 31 Well, -like a lot of my big Ideas, they Just don't seem to work out. There must bo a bit of college professor in me somewhere. . Yoa remember a couple of days ago I wanted to have the home folks meet their senator. Now that sounded prac tical. But you would 'be surpriB&d at the amount of resentment that has come to my roll-top desk. Why, my idea was as "wet" as the state of Washington. They all claim they don't want to see their senator. That's why they elected him, was to get rid of him. If they had -wanted him at home, they would have kept him at home. So there goes another big Rogers' Idee, In the ash. can. Yours, 10DISTRICTS OVERTOPIN NR A DRIVE Estimate 1000 Sighed Con sumers Pledge in Two Days; Deadline Saturday Ten districts were signed up 100 per cent over La Grande as the NBA consumers' drive entered Its tlilrrt day tills morning." Indications were that many more would jde completed today nnd 'tomorrow In the ranks' of the business and professional peo ple, only a few were not yet operat ing under the Blue Eagle. R. Z. Baxter. NRA chairman here, estimated this morning that 1000 had signed the consumers' pledge during the last two days. Districts 1, 2. 18. 25, 31, 34 and 35 were the ones completed yesterday, and were In charge of the butchers, the Eagles, the U. S. W. V. auxiliary, the Masonic lodge, the, Presbyterian church, the firemen and the beautlflclans com mittees. A few of the committees, unable to start work either Wednes day or Thursday, began their canvass today. The deadline for completion of the drive has been set for 8:30 o'clock (Continued on Pago Two) SUMMER TERM OF E.O.N. COMPLETED The post session of the summer term at the Eastern Oregon Normal school closed this afternoon with 17 students completing their require ments for graduation. Examinations were ield yesterday and today. New catalogs for the fall term have been Issued to prospective students. The Eastern Oregon Normal school has a separate catalog of courses this term devoted entirely to a descrip tion of facilities and courses here and illustrated with excellent pictures of (Continued on Page Two) $45 STOLENlROH MARKETTHURSDAY The Rodo's market, at 1604V4 Adams avenue, was entered by some one last night about 8 o'clock, and $45 in cash was reported stolen. En trance was made by prying a bonrd from a bock window, It was reported to the police, who Investigated the case. The money had been hidden by the proprietor, but the Intruder found the hiding place. of the state got a real thrill out of the blue and purple hues. Here and there one would find someono who had seen a blue or purple sun In the mid-west during exceptionally heavy forest fires, but it was a new sight In Oregon. Now comes the explanation from CorvalUs physicists of the State college explaining It: "The sun was blue for the same reason that the sky Is blue, because (Continued on Page Two) NF.WSl'Al'KU BUYS TICKET Max Gchlhnr, director of the Ore gon state fair, adheres to his new policy this year of no passes and buys the first season , ticket, which sells for $1. The fair at Salem will open Labor day, con tinuing all week. . MAY OPEN AN AIR SCHOOL IN CITY Art Walters, well ' known aviator who has been ' In Eastern Oregon much of the time since 1030, -will be at the La Grande airport Saturday and Sunday to conduct ' passenger nights and also to enroll students in a learn-to-fly school. : ' Mr. Walters la expecting to locate either In Baker or La Grande, his choice to depend largely upon stu dent enrollment.- If. the response here is 'sufflclenJ.H.he .would. , mftke -i,hlf home in this city. ' 1 ' --'' Mr. Walters, who laid out the field at the dude ranch recently opened on the Mlnam, at the old r Horse Ranch, Is the only aviator ever to (Centlnued on Page Two) 1st B ::?i.XU- !vl LA GRANDE'S PART IN THE NRA PROGRAM The N. R. A. plan Is designed to put five million men back on payrolls In a short time, When this is done, 20,000.000 people (assuming four to each wage earner's family) will suddenly be placed in position to buy the normal necessities of life. That means that the total trade volume of the nation will, upon the complete acceptance of this plan, be lifted by from 10 to 20 per cent. ... La Grande will have a definite share In this increased prosperity to the extent that It participates In the plan, so there is a responsibility on every citizen here to co-operate to the utmost to make this gigantic national plan a complete success. Every EMPLOYER and every CON SUMER has a definite responsibility to. assume. The Employer's Responsibility N. R. A. calls upon every employer to shorten hours of labor, so as to make room for more employees. . Each Industry will before long adopt its own code which will fix the increased labor obligations to be assumed by all firms associated with that particular Industry. Until that time all employers are asked to (Continued on Page Two) LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, CONTINUE TO MARK TIE" ONPROJECTS Submission of B e a v e n Creek Pipeline Brief Awaits Word. TRAINING SCHOOL ACTION HELD UP Action Will Be Taken By Officials Here Just As Soon As Appointment is Possible. still marking time. - That, In brief, la the present status of the lleaver creek pipeline project winch the city of La Orandv ap proved at an election on July 21. The brief haa been completed for some time, prepared by L, R, Stock' man, of Baker, A. H. McLoln, ut La Grande, and E. R. Rlngo, city attor ney, -but no further action can b taken until the federal publld works board In Portland 1b ready to unc tion. Olty Manager Angus McAllister has been keeping In) touch, with Portland and expects. to get an appointment with Chairman Bert E. Honey, of the Oregon board, as soon as possible. Time Is Passing In the meantime, time Is passing and already fears are being felt lo cally that actual work on the $257, 000 project is still quite a ways In the future. i The oty Is preparing to ask for a federal grant (for 80. per -cent of .the uwi it Xhe -$ro4octj and - will- Issue'' bdnds to the government for the re maining 70 per cent, provided the publio works administration accepts this plan. Other projects which, ore . 'being (Continued From Page Two) . THE 1933 IDEA SBJb SEPTEMBER 1, 1933 Photos Accuse Star as 'Love Thief These photographs are offered as evidence by Mrs. Marian Young Read, Oakland. Calif., society woman, In her 100,000 Bull against Cluiro Windsor, blond movie actress, at Los Angeles. - Mrs. Read Hocuses MIsb Windsor ol alienating the affections pt Al Read, San Francisco broker and former University of California athlete, and submits these pictures ol Read and Miss Windsor In support ot her charges. ANNUAL JLOWER SHOW STAGED AT UNION YESTERDAY UNION, Ore. (Special) A wide variety of flowers, with glodlola In the ; majority, were on display at the annual flower show sponsored by the Woman's club yesterday afternoon and many people visited the club house during the day. Small tables were used In grouping the different classes, showing off the flowers to much better advantage than In other years. Among the exhibits that at tracted especial Interest were a table of plants of the coxcomb variety In cluding Chinese wool flowers, Brlncess Feathers and others entered by Mrs. S. E. Milter; a perfect chrysanthemum sunflower whose height had been more than a dozen feet, shown by Mrs. Dick Benson and a gorgeous mixed bouquet arranged by Ernest (Continued on Page Six) ' . MEMBER ASSOCIATED mm EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ENDS TODAY Signers of Codes Pledged . Not to Kmploy Young " sters Under 14 and 16. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (fit Child labor was history today la hundreds of thousands of IiusIhcsu cut ubllHli- meiitH, Every signer of President RooBe- velt's re-employment agreement estimated by NBA officials at around 1,000,000 was pledged! not to em ploy children under 16 years. Other hundreds, functioning under codes and modified agreements, similarly were pledged, though in some In stances allowed to employ children from 1 to 16 outside school hours. Marking the day too was a definite start by the NRA on a second Import ant phase of its career that of staff consolidation andi reorganiza tion for the problems to succeed the whirlwind blue eagle drive. The NRA will deal with the barely scratched problems of code admlnls- (Contlnucd on Page Two) EPIDEMICS TOLL MOUNTS RAPIDLY ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1 Iff) - During the last week the mysterious out break of encephalitis, or "sleeping sickness," has taken more lives and affected nearly as many persons as it did in the first threo and a. half weeks that It gripped this district. Twenty-seven Ceaths and 185 cases were attributed to the disease during the last seven days, as compared with a total or 53 fatalities and 31)0 cases since the malady took Its first vic tim on July 30. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat toml today at M cent hulk, ac cording to'fjuolalloiiH at the l'lo iifcr Flouring MIIIm. CHICAGO, Sept. 1 W Specula tive grain dealings wcro sharply cur tailed today In the face of the triple holiday ahead. With all American grain exchange! cloned tomorrow and Monday, there was no disposition to establish new commitments, and traders remained oloso to shoro. Wheat closed dull and weak, near tho day's top level, but q c below yesterday's finish. Corn easy and r i lower. Oat unchanged to ic down, rye xAo ofl to o up, and provisions mixed, ranging from 10c lower to 6c advanced. PHESS AND A. B. O. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME VETERANS ELECT LEADER ' ' ALLEGED KIDNAPERS PLEAD NEGROES ADMIT BI.AYINOS LINDY MAY SAIL HOME MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 1 im Junies E. Van Zandt, or Altooiu, Pa., tills afternoon was elected commander In oh let or the Veterans or Foreign here. The veterans voted to hold next year's convention at Lonlsvllle. OKLAHOMA OITY, Sept. 1 W" - Marched Into federal court with arm ed guards at their sides, tour of the 14 persons Indicted foil the Charles P. Urschel kidnaping pleaded not guilty today and were hurried back to their cells In the county Jail. Trial was sot for Sept. 18, DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 1 OT Blultt and Thurinan Hurkley, negroe In dicted for the staying or Miss Kath eryn Prince, IB, confessed today they were responsible for the killing of Miss Pauline Carman, 17, Dallas, and Abe Schrelber, Galveston, In a parked mr incur Dallas June 17, 1031. Wil liam Decker, chief deputy sheriff, ob tained the Btntement. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1 UP) Al. though Colonel Charles A, Lindbergh declines to reveal his plans, o. rumor Is circulating that the filer and his wife will remain here a day or two longer, then fly to England and board a liner tor the United States. CHICAGO, Sept. 1 VP) The Cen tury or 1'rogrms exposition today paid 2,0t0,000 or 20 per cent or the fair's bonded Indebtedness. For two weeks the exposition has been on a cash basis in paying nil bills, , COMMITTEE OF 32 MEETING IN PORTLAND TODAY Senator Fred E. Kiddle, president of the state senate and chairman of the governor's committee of 32, left here for Portland last night to attend the meeting there beginning at 3 o'clock tills afternoon. Senator Kiddle Tuesday issued a call for the com mittee meeting. Upon the recommendations ol1 this committee, after further deliberation, will depend the course to be pursued In the assembly of a special session of the legislature to meet the finan cial problem Involved. The situation was precipitated by (Continued on Pago Two) FIREDESTROYS 1 PORTLAND PLANT PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 1 (P) A spectacular goneral alarm flro that colled out 20 companies of firemen, destroyed the M. & M. woodworking plant hero today. The plana employ ed 240 men. Tho owners, who sold the mill was Insured, woro not pre pared without additional survey, to estimate the loss. About 2 a. m., tho watchman sold, ho, saw flames on tho roof around tho smokestack. He turned on the sprinkler system and called firemen who put out the blaze In a fow min utes. Three hours later the watch man again saw flames shoot suddenly from the roof. Tills tlmo tho fire fighters' efforts were futile. Thirst And Heat Are Fatal to Five MEXICALT, Lower Cal Mex, Sept. 1 W The twin terrors of the southwestern desert country thirst and heat hadt added five new vic tims to their season's toll today. When their automobile stalled on the lonely San Felipe road in desert south of hero, a woman, two child ren and two men perished from ex cessive heat and thirst. Their bodies were found lato yesterday. j INQUIRING Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two pen (me will be stepped at random on the utreet corner and asked some question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the Mherty Theatre. The current attraction Is Buck Jones In "The White EhrIp." Huoy Long, Louisiana klngfish, has mode a public spectacle or himself by being "socked in tho nose" by a person or persons unknown. Should such a man be allowed to romaln In tho government service? Mrs. Iva atutltz, 1904 East N ave nue, says, "Of course, a lot depends on the man and the circumstances, but In Huoy Long's cuse I believe that ; Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande j .1 , , Covering Union and ! Wallowa Counties . ( - NUMBER 308: cum GROWING IN INTENSITY, IS REPORT Havana Residents, Warn ed Beforehand, Remain Inside Their Homes.' ' 4000 ARE RESCUED ; FROM SMALL CITY Shipping in Danger With ' Seas Very Heavy; Tidal Waves Are Reported . From Some Points., :. " HAVANA, Sept. 1 W A 60-mlle wind, part or u hurricane whioh 'has swept 200 miles of Cuba's northern coast, roared through Havana today, crashing In doors, toppling over signs, v damaging roofs and terrorlilng the populace. . . . ;, Warned beforehand, Havana' real dente remained In .their homes, with doors and windows braced. Nearly, all ' business houses were closed. : Tisj : streets were deserted. , ' , ii Whether the center of the storm " would hit the city was not certain, -but the residents were ready (or the worst. - .- -T Father Gutierrez Lanza, veteran weather expert at the Helen observa- torv. sold luftt bnfom Q n m . storm center was somewhere between j Havana and Mbtonssas, fifty miles taj tno east. . ' ' ' i ; Crowing In intensity "It is' In full process of develop-, meat," he epld. "ui its- Intensity In creases gradually, winds in Havana ore blowing intermittently,' occasion-j ally reaching 70 miles an hour and! Increasing In velocity. The heroine ter,' Is falling." . , v i The storm did considerable damage? In Its Journey along the northern coast. At some points there were tidal J waves. . ... ' :,' !- s I was Impossible to determine' ex- : actly what had happened, as all tele-, graph and telephone communication! with cltlAtt itythe area were broken. 1 . Before the vres went down Matan zas reported serious damage along the waterfront. Fire department head- ( Continued on Fag Two) Blue Eagle Busy . In Campaign To Settle Strikes By The Associated Press The Blue Eaglo, with ; an olive branch In Its beak, flew bather and thither over the industrial' scene to day to sooth dissension between, dapl tol and labor, , , . The national labor board at Wash- in r: ton announced an agreement to call off a strike of 12,000 union hosiery mill workers, sell ta begin to day In Philadelphia. At Milwaukee, union officials announced that 2,000 hosiery workers there also would call off a strike planned for today. , The labor board then turned Its at tention to a strike at the Cambria hosiery mill in Philadelphia where two strike demonstrators were shot to death and 1Q other persons Injured In a melee yesterday. Tho NRA was trying to compose silk strike in Pater son, N, J., where union officials announced yesterday that 90 per cent of the 7,000 workers had left their looms. Soven hundred broad silk weavers In Scrnnton, Pa., left their Jobs last ; night. Union officials sold they were dissatisfied with minimum wages In the silk coclo. . ' ' i Other strikes dotted sections of the '.. country. A garage In Philadelphia where drivers ore on strike was set afire yesterday.. At) 8c ran ton workers and miners clashed at mines. Cover-' 1 nor Arthur Sellgman, of New Mexico, said he probably would make a per- ; sonol visit to the Gallup area, where . 300 coal miners are striking undef ; surveillance of national guardsmen. REPORTER I I for the people of Louisiana to allow him to remain In office undermines tho morale of the government, t Jack McDonald, 308 A avenue, says, "Hucy Long should have been 'socked' completely out of office I believe. However, t suppose even the govern ment has to have some comedy re lief." 1
