La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 06, 1933, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNo Curim High La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America", fcwttn " Only Newspaier J Printed in La Grande , J Covering Union and ; Wallowa Counties ii ; i VOLUME 32 LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1933 NUMBER 1 EASTEHN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PItKHB AND A. B. C. SW ANSON TO mm mm IAVAM GYM WILL BE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM To Be Equipped With Por . table Stage For All L. H. S. Dramatics BOTH PLAYS AND OPERETTA PLANNED Physical Training, Classes Also To Be Held in Gym With Old 1931-32 Sched ule Resumed. There will be no curtailment of dramatics In l.a Grande 11Ik school this year. That was the annouiice ment'mnde today by Arntfld 1.. irn lapp, principal, after going over plans hitherto submitted to and ap proved by the, school board, and u.iiifii wpr iierfected to allow con tinuance of tlie senior and Junior plays and the annual operetta. The gymnasium, located In the central portion or me grouna ira. -nrtii v,a as an auditorium. AnninnH with a nortable stage and irmvuhio chairs capable of seating nearly as many as were taken care of in the old. auditorium. Tha sAt-iin. nerharjs. Is not idea' from a theatrical standpoint, but It will permit the school to continue with Its dramatics without the fuss and bother of rushing hither ana yon for rehearsals, etc., and It all will be centralized In the same Dunning. with no outside diversions of any Two exits hove been constructed .it. the. west end. of the gymnasium, tv, vntilAtlon is odeauata to handle a large crowd, and the portable stage win he constructed and maintained under the supervision of . Robert Dixon, bfr tine, manual iraiiunK uc. partment. The board of education Is to furnish supplies for making the (Continued on Page Two) Huron Explains 'Provisional' Use Of Blue Eagle With the NRA committee here busy this week completing the consumers' drive. It. Z. Baxter, chairman, today nnttnunmri t.hnfc nnVOne , WllO WBS missed in the recent canvass may sign up at his shop In the Foley building, where a supply of pledge cards and Blue Eagles are on hand. Postmaster Ralph Huron today re ceived additional information from NRA headquarters in Washington concerning the provisional signing of president's re - employment agree ments. "If there are some peculiar reasons why a particular provision of the president's agreement will cause you. Individually, a great and unavoidable hardship,' you may still get the Blue Eagle by taking the following steps," the communication said. The steps Involved signing the agreement, pre paring a petition to NRA setting out (Continued on Page Two) EDNA TURNER GIVEN SCHOOL Miss Edna Turner, who graduated from the Eastern Oregon Normal school in June. 1931, has gone to Promise, Ore., where she has accepted a position to teach In the schools. TO MAKE HOME IN LA GRANDE Mrs. Theresa Leslie, of Summer ville, expects to move to La Oranc'e soon to make her home during the coming winter. She will Join her son, James Leslie. OBSERVER BEGINNING NEW "FISCAL" YEAR Today's paper Is Just another chronicle of news events and merchandising opportunities to the average reader, lint to the Observer staff, It's more than hat. If you glance at the line un der the "I.A GRANIIE EVENING OIISERVKR" on the front pas" you may notice that ft rends: Volume 32, Number I. Tuesday It rend: Volume 31. Number .110. In other words, the Hierr Is beginning nnotlier new year one might coil It a "fiscal year" WILL ROGERS r5gy$: BEVERLY HILLS. Oal., Sept. B See some of the papers are kinder excited over "what will Henry Po.-d do?" Well, that's the least thing we got to worry about nowadays. He will do better toy labor than anybody else, so that's good enough. There la only one drawback to this "buying In September." Women with charge accounts, and sending stuff on approval, they will do a lot of September buying. But Lord help October, when they start to returning the clothes, toe- cause they dldnt look good at tlie party. They say, there is a nurncone aown in Texas and Florida; -think I saw a little squib about it In some Cali fornia paper. Yours, ' Mt.MWMfM . to LAWN JUDGINGTO BEGIN TOMORROW IN LA GRANDE 1 ....... (,T,rlitir n fmittirn of the an nual fall flower snow, spuiisurcu u.. 1 n r:i..iiiiln Xeliflihorliood club, will be Held tomorrow, preceding the cut iiower exiuun. mc 11 viuinii nt Mia Khmv will be lleHi nai unlay, Sept. I), at the La Grande hotel. tlstlcally arranged and well-kept lawns, tne cuy nas aeon uivium " six divisions, and several firsts, sec onds and thirds will be awarded In ,v. nnmwitni, ti t.hn number Of lawns that fit the qualifications sot (Continued on Page Three 250 PRESENT AT SAFEWAY OUTING AT LAKE RESORT Members of the Safeway Employes' association of this district, which comprises Wallowa. Union and, parte of Baker, Grant and adjacent coun ties, gathered at Wallowa Lake over the Labor day weekend to take a holiday Sunday and Monday. There enma o.na members and with their families and friends, the total number in attendance was nou. A hlr barbecue Sunday night wos one of the features of the affair and various sports and games were In dulged In, Inducing a baseball game, a tug of war, etc. The youngsters present also parti cipated In games. Another feature was a big masquer ade dance. Justin Peck and wife, of Enterprise store, took first prize in the costume masquerade. Carl Hort- lrr anrl wlfiv nf t.hn Tlaker Store. tOOk second and Vern Hayes, of one of the local Safeway Stores, and nis partner, Mary Rouse, took third prize. No Theft After All Glasses At Police Station Now It Is learned that the pitcher and tumblers In the show case at Folk's store were not stolen after all. It was on the police records put there by tho night men who discovered the articles missing. But all the time, the missing articles were at the police station, taken there by Policeman Wiley Blancett, who discovered the show case unlocked and removed them for safe keeping. The night men, unaware of his precautions, be lieved tHat a theft had been, com mitted. since It's first day doesn't cor resioiid with the calendar licw year. It nlso means that the present day Observer Is beginning Ita 3'id year. The Observer, however. Li some what older mion that would In dicate, as It first came Into be ing as a weekly bock In Novem ber, lKDGand was at one time the Morning Observer, 'go''1 through many changes and ownrrshlw be tween then and now. EXHIBIT OF AIRPLANES IS PLANNED Models to Be . Shown in Grange Fair and Home Products Show Here . MUCH INTEREST ON PART OF THE BOYS Division Proving to Be One of the Most Popular Prizes Offered to the Winners. In.llrmtlvA nf tile CrOWilUT illtCITSt 1.1 lnHf,ti Internationally Is the eil- tliMulnem ulinun llV llOVK llllller 21 vcars or age III the model airplane division which Is one of the renttircs of the annual Orange Fair and Home Products show which will be held at the L. 1). S. Kecrcal lonal Hull oil sept. 28 and 2. E. ll. iiei.ong i,ir,,inii nr the division and will furnish further details to enyone In terested In entering an exnioii. More space Is being glvon to the model airplane division at the Orange Fair this year man iasi ana 11. i proving to be one of the most popu lar divisions. (Continued on Page Two) Northside Club Flower Show Is Under Way Today Persistent requests to continue the flower show, sponsored by the North side Improvement club, into this eve ning have been received by the com mittfp in charge, and it was decided that' the show will 'open at 2 o'clock and the doors will remain open until about 10 o'clock this evening, it was announced this morning. Since the original plan was to hold the event only in the afternoon, an impromptu program will be arroged for this eve nine. The club has met with a gratifying response from flower growers and many displays of fall blossoms had been received this morning and more were being entered. ROOP RESUMES WORK IN STORE Ed Roop, formerly employed by the Community Cash store, has resumed his work there this week. The oddi tlon was made in keeping with the NRA provisions. Mr. Roop has been at C.C.C. camp for the last few months. PROFESSOR, -t rr is difficult to "-rach f Atlantic 'City's Famous Boardwalk There was no strolling by Iloueymoonors or vacationers on Atlantic City's well known boardwalk rlille the storm whipped at the famous New Jersey resort. Photo shows how the heavy planking was 1 ripped up by the hurri?ane wave and wind. COMMISSION TO BUILD HIGHWAY WHEN POSSIBLE The Oregon state highway commis sion has notified the highway com missions of the four bordering states, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Cal ifornia, that lack of funds will pre vent for some time the construction of six connections sought to main highways in those states, Leslie M. Scott, chairman, disclosed Tuesday in Portland. The connections sought are: Calif ornia, for a Klamath Falls-Weed route estimated cost $550,000; Redwood Siskiyou route, coBt unestlmated. (Continued on Page Two) JOHN FICKLIN GETS DEGREE At one of the largest gatherings for a summer-time meeting in the history of Acacia lodge No. 118, A. P. & A. M., at Ontario, John A. Ftcklln receivert tho third degree tho other night. Present nt the special meet ing were the masters of Nyssa, Pay ette, Wilder and Meridian lodges and a large delegation from Huntington. The meeting was held In order that Mr. Ficklin, who graduated last June from Oregon State colletre, might have the degrees before leaving for New York where he has a post graduate scholarship In New York university. Mr. Flcklln has been visiting at the home of T. P. Ficklln at Union and is leaving for New York on Sept. 10. YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET Yes, Vern Knows All About The Tortoise and Hare Vern Hayes, manager of Safeway Store No, 369, knows all about the Tortoise and Hare story now. At the ii. E. A. picnic at Wal lowa Lake over the weekend a fat man's race was to be run. He was the nearest to qualifying and thought lie had a prize without competition until Mrs. R. L. Rey naud, whose son is employed In one- of the stores hore, saldi Bhe could give Vern a real run for his money. He thought it would be a Bnap and dilly-dallied running a while and sitting down awhile. . ( But his fair, opponent kept go ing and his lost sprint fell Just a bit short and Mrs. Rcyunud won the race I " Tchl Tch! CRAZY MEN SEEK ESCAPE; 1 KILLED MATTEAWAN, N, Y., Sept. 0 V) One Inmate of the state hospital for the criminally Insane was shot to death by a state trooper and two others were overcome by tear gas when officers forced their way into a small room where four crazed men had barricaded themselves during an attempted escape early today. Ray Fisher, 26, of Buffalo, leader of the attempted break, was killed by Trooper Robert Oalvln. Fisher (Continued on Page Two) Ripped by Storm 32 DEAD IN TEXASSTORM; LOSSES HIGH Brownsville, Ha.rlingen, San Benito Hard'Hit by Tropical Hurricane. . By the AHsociuled Press At least 32 were dead and 1600 In Jured in the path of a shrieking hur rlcane that smashed cities and farm landts in the lower, Rio Grande valley, garden area of the southwest. Millions of dollars were lost lit property damage and uncounted thousands were driven from wrecked or damaged homes. Tho scope of the disaster became gradually known today as first ros cue parties began to penetrate wide Texas area isolated since Mon day night by the storm which how led up from the tropics and wrecked. devastation yesterday. In Brownsville, a city of 22,000 thore were 20 killed and every build lng bore the marks of the storm1 fury. Two other cities, Harllngen and San Benito, lay prostrate, with build' lngs blasted to the ground. Meagre and indefinite reports from the stricken area told of bodies lying on highways. Rich crops, especially citrus groves, sufferd untold dam age. In Florida, too, aid was sought for (Continued on Page Three) BANKERS OPPOSE GUARANTY PLAN CHICAOO, Sept. 0 m The Am- erican Bankers association expressed Its opposition to the federal guar anty of bank deposits today in a reso lution asking the national ad minis tratlon to creato a commission draft new banking legislation immo d lately. ' Under the act of 1033 tho govern ment has undertaken to Insure dc (Continued on Pago Two) C. 0. RINEHART VISITS HERE C. O. Rlnchart. of Portland, who Is with the regional agricultural credit corporation, Is a business vial tor In La Omndo today. Wheat Today The price of local ciihIi wheat slnnd today at Al cents hulk, ucconllnir to floatations at the Pioneer Flouring Mills. OHIOAaO, Sept. 0 W) Wheat ro. covered late today from downturns that at times amounted to nearly 2 cents a bushel. Leading trade authorities said the grain markets were awaiting develop' menu regarding NllA codes, and (the trend In tho Immediate future would probably depend uiwn how tho codos worked out. Hedging sales In wheat were less pronounced, although the northwest was credited with soiling from time to time. Wheat closed firm, unchanged 1 cent higher compared with ycBtcr. day's finish, open o off to Vic up, oats Vi lAc down, and provisions unchanged to 17c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME aim, STRIPS AM) SUICIDES SAYS RELIEF INADEQUATE NEW CRUISER LAUNCHED 10 KILLED IN PHILIPPINES CHICAGO, Sept. 0 P) III the midst of revelry uboartl tho 45-foot cruiser Tal O' Mine off Belmont acht harbor early today Miss Clara Moore, 24, of Cleveland, suddenly ill- 'ested herself of her clothing and 'leaped Into the lake, shouting to her companions that she was tired of life. Her body was not recovered. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (P) Harry Hopkins, federal emergency relief' administrator, today told e. press con ference the "whole picture of the unemployment situation from top to bottom shows inadequate relief. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6 M) The 10,000 toil cruiser Minneapolis was annulled nt the navy yard toduy. The warship wus christened by Miss Grace Newton, dauelvter of waiter II Newton, who was secretary to Presi dent Hoover. MANILA, Sept. 0 VP) Nineteen men were killed In a pitched battle between the Philippine constabulary and a band of outlaw Moros on the Jungled covered lBland of Jolo, a dis patch to constabulary .headquarters hero today said. . . s . SAN JOSE, Cat., Sept. 0 VP) David A. Lnmson took the witness stand today In his trial on charges of murdering his young wife. Allelic lie denied that he killed his wife. LONDON, Sept. 6 VP) The Dally Mall suld today that the Ilrltlsli gov ernment lias decided to Investigate Import or Russian timber to the United Kingdom. INVESTIGATING WRECK IN EAST THAT KILLED 14 BIN0HAMTON. N. Y., Sept. 6 P)- Publio officials and executives of tho Erie railroad today pushed an lnvcs. tlgatlon into a rear end collision on the road's main lino which killed 14 passengers of the Chicago-New York flier and injured loo, ao seriously. Normal trafflo conditions were re stored when the splintered debris of wooden coach was removed and derailed steel cars were hoisted back on their wheels. All the major cas unities were In tho wooden car, which was coupled between steel coaches. It split apart as a milk train swept around a curve and ploughed Into (Continued on Page ThretC REPEALISTS WIN IN VERMONT 2-1 lly the Associated Press Repeallsts, tucking long-dry Ver mont away In their fold, looked for ward today to the next tost. Maine, also a rockbound prohibition strong hold for years votes on tho question next Monday. Vermont, by a margin of more than 2 to 1, becomo yesterday the 25th state to approve wiping the 18th amendment from the constitution. No state has voted to retain national prohibition. Thirty-Blx states are needed to make repeal an accomplished fact. At least three more than that num ber will have voted by Nov. 7. In addition to Maine, other states to voto this yoar are: Sept. 12, Mory land, Colorado, Minnesota: Sept. 10. Idaho. New Mexico: Oct. 3, Virginia; Oct. 10, Florida; Nov. 7, North Caro lina, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Utah, South Carolina and Kentucky. COUNTY COURT MEETS TODAY Tho September termi of the county court opened this morning at the offlco of JucIko U. O. Couch t the court house. The opening ftession was spent in allowing monthly bills. i YNQUIRING REPORTER j Each day as the Inquiring Reporter makes the rounds two pertain j J will be stepped at random on the street corner and asked some j I question of the day. Through the courtesy of Manager C. M. Wight I each Interviewed will be granted two complimentary tickets to the , S Liberty Theatre. Tho current attraction Is Richard Arlen and Jack t Oakle. Ill "College Humor." ! As. many read In ycstcrCny's poper. Eugcno Shultz. 10O4 East N avc, ate ten largo hamburgers. Tho Inquiring Reporter was curious to know how ho felt afterwards, so ho was asked how ho felt and If he became sick. PRESIDENT IS READYTOACT IF NECESSARY Roosevelt Will Make Sure That Americans in Cuba Are Protected. H. S. MARINES AT ... QUANTICO READY Cuba Quiet in Vicinity of 1 5 Havana But in Some 'Other Sections Trouble iis Reported. - . . Washinoton, Sept. 0 UP) Sec retary swniuson left the capital today to speed to Havana, Cuba, aboard the cruiser Indianapolis, but It was stressed later at the- White House that he was not going under orders from President Roosevelt but merely was going to stop there en route, to tho west coast, ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 0 UP) Presi dent Roosevelt today directed his sec retary of the navy, Claude Swnnson, to proceed directly to Havana, -Cuba, aboard the cruiser Indianapolis. It was emphasized at the White House that tho president Is withholding in tervention as the last step to be taken to restore order. i A spread of disorders throughout the Island! to the faraway points of Ouantanamo and Santiago is caus lng the precautionary measures. The battleship Mississippi was or dered from Norfolk this morning to take a station off of Key West, Pis. Admiral Btandley reported a regi ment of marines was ready at Quan tlco, Va., for service If necessary. The battleships New Mexico ana Wyoming are stationed at, Philadel phia and Newport, R. I., respectively. but they nave notr Deen oraereir w Cuba. ' ' The. next step. It was said at the White House, Is contingent upon conditions In Cuba. President Roose velt Is watching the situation closely (Continued on Page Sli) ; , NRA Program To Mark Closing Of The State Fair SALEM, Sept. 6 UP) Alma and purposes of the NRA, with a six min ute program concluding with a pyro technics display, will mark the close of the 72nd Oregon State fair at the conclusion of the night program in. the stadium promptly at 10 o'clock. The set pieces Include the Blue Eagle, a closed sign dropped from the : (Continued on Page Two)' TO CONTINUE SCHOOL WORK Miss Pauline Oonradt, daughter of Mrs. Anna Conradt, has gone . to Portland lor a two weeks' visit bvfore going to Eugene where she will at tend the University of Oregon. She is a momber of Sigma Kappa soror ity. Miss Conradt enters as a junior, having completed her freshman year at tho university and her sophomoro year at the Normal school. Today's Baseball PIKATBS DEFEAT GIANTS PITTSBURGH, Sept. B UP) Bill Swift's single with Floyd Vaughan on second In the 10th Inning today gave tho Pittsburgh Pirates a 6 to 6 victory over the New York Giants In the first game of a doubloheadei and cut the Qlants National league lead to five and one-half games. The score: R. H. B. Now York 5 18 2 Pittsburgh 6 16 1 Batteries: Fitzslmmons, Belli Ond Manouso; Swotonic, Ohagnon, Swift and Oraco. "I felt alright, and as to being sick, well there Just wasn't room." he said. La Veda Mlllorlng. 1904 Adams ave., when asked how she would feel after enting ten hamburgers, she replied, "I'm afraid they would have to take me home In a wheelbarrow."