LA.'GJtANiJE EVENiJS.c;.OJiSEltVf':it, LA GKANUE.:OREL"
Friday, September" 15, 1933
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not' iorthcomlng, and that after the
petition was presented to Mr, EpJIng,
that they were discharged this morn
ing. .
Mr. Baxter, as NRA consumer com
mittee chairman and also president
of the Central Labor council, said
today -that the NRA would be con-!
ccrneq only If some .code violation
was shown. It also was reported that
the meut cutters have made represen
tations to union headquarters and
elsewhere In connection with the
The payroll of the Grande Ronde
Meat Co., according to Mr. Epllng, Is
$1700 a month.
The Weather
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: Oregon ;.- Unsettled, .local hlioneni
(tonight or Saturday; continued cool)
moderate t frculi stmtliu'cfct and
west winds offshore.
, LOCAL WEATIIKIt ." "
Thursday: maximum .1(1 above.
Kill n .1,8 of llirll. Cloudy.
Today: iniulnuiHi -r-i, 7 a. m. .10
above. Cloudy.
. WJj,-art thou cast down, 0 my flpul ?. arid, why-art thofl
djuquieted within1 me? hope thou in. God:,, for I sh'nf) ycf
praise him,' who is the health of my countenance and my
God.r-Psalm 4211., . :j'
: . AN HEROIC MARTYR i li
Fire Chief John B. Lone of kearney,, J., is dead becausjj
he tried to Keep a Christmas from being spoiled for a group
of itprpjiaied children., The story goes back a long way --
nearly six. years, in fact.,,, ... jf
(Qn Christmaaeve in 1927 a Kearney orphanage- caught
fire. The orphans were all got otlt safely, but after they had
)6e "rescued Chief Lone noticed that they stood .around
watching the flames, crying disconsolately. "Why the
teaW?" he asked. ''I'
.Arid lie learned thai' all the Christmas toys for the young
1 sters were stored inside the building. Santa, it seems, hail
left iHem( there,. and he was due to cohte back and distribute
them very shortly; now, they were going, to- lie, bprncrj up,
pjirl Sahta would be so disappointed that he probably would
never. visit' trie i Kearney orphans again'. .' ,
. So, Chief Lone well, if you know firemen you don't need
, to be toid, do -you ? ...i-Ie made a dozen .trips into ,the burning
building, coming out each time with his arms full of toys,
until he had saved the whole lot. Th'eii he collapsed. Next
day he. came down with double pneumonia. He got over it,
but his health was permanently ruined; and the .other day
j f iin ),lness arising directly from the over-exposure rind over-j-exerfiorirbf
six years ago bbk; his life. 7; :7 :
-(. Npvv.friat's ; all .there is to the stoiy. : And it's not especially
remarkable, because the woods are full of firemen who would
Jjavedohe predsely the.same thingl But there is something
nlwut it thnt puts a lump in one's' throat, just the same. '
Every once irha while some perfectly ordinary hitman be
i ing comes along and doos Something which proves that the
jiunian.race has a whole lot more nobility aiid splendor than
most of us ever imagine.
. .-, Self:preservatibn may be the first law of nature, and sel
: fishness may be the motive-power for most of our nctions-r-(i'lit
4 sweating fireman can toss his life into a burning build
ing to keep a few ragged kids froth having an iinhapgjr
Christmas, and can consider the achievement well worth thb
cost. , ! ;..,. , .. , . ,, . )
If yOU like to hunt for proofs that 'human beings can bd,
' aftei' all; only a little lower than the angels, you might chalk
this stunt of Fiie Chief John B. Lone up near the head of
the list. i
Eagles Making
Plans For Big
District Meet
Committee chairmen to direct the
activities or th district convention of
the Eagles lodge wcro appointed last
night and will choose their person
nel Jn the near futuro Jn preparation
for the meeting on Oct, 1, J. H.
Proffitt Is chairman of the feed, Ar
thur Bremer, entertainment; and
Ray Patten, reception. . Pendleton,
Baker, Ontario, Nysso, Burns and La
Grande will be represented.
Relief of the unemployed also was
discussed, last night at the meeting
and It was decided, that a relief pro--gram
will be conducted along lines
similar to last year, A chairman nnd
committee will bo appointed within
the next two weeks.
ORCHARDISTS
EXPECT BIG
APPLE YIELD
Nt;V IIOMK
ROSE BUR O, Ore., Sept. 15 iAt
Transfer of veterans from the pres
ent facilities of the Northwest Nation
al Soldiers Home to the new $1,250.-
0Q0 unit is set for Monday, Septem
ber 18, Colonel E. F. Tandy, manager
announced tins morning, instruc
tions were received from the veterans
administration a week ago to occupy
the new unit "at the earliest date
possible." And. rh a result crews were
immediately put to work giving the
new buildings their final cleaning,
-Installing beds, .mattresses and fur
niture, and giving all equipment a
thorough testing.
MKIKIl Sri'l'OKTH IIONN'KVIIXE
SALEM; Sept. 16 IIP) In a tele
gram to President Roosevelt, Gover
nor Julius L. Meier declared that
construction of the Bonneville power
dam across the Columbia river would
do more to alleviate unemployment
in Oregon than any public .underT
taking that the federal government
could' inaugurate.
The people of Oregon are solidly
behind the project and all power
from the prdject would bo sold Meier
stated. ,
joitiMN aikii;.mi:nt4 UkaHU
SALEM, Sept. 15 (P) An audi
ence of more than 30 men and women
wearing red ribbons In their lapels
listened to argumets before the Ore
gon supreme court today for the life
of Theodore Jordan, negro, sentenced
to hang for the murder of. -a dining
car steward at Klamath Fnlls.
The spectators, It was declared, rep
resented the International labor de
fense lengue which has been flood
ing the supreme court mall with cards
demanding the freedom of Jordan.
FlMIIKIt.MKV ON STKIKK
ASTORIA. Ore.. Sept. 16 ( Sev
eral thousand fishermen remained off
the Columbia river today as they con
tinued their demands for 6 cents a
pound for chlnook and steel head sal
mon and 4 cents for ellversldes. Sev
eral hundred cannery workers were
expected to Join the strikers ranks
tonight.-
I'KNDLKTOX MAY VOTE
PENDLETON, pre., Sept. 15 tJP) .
Residents of the Pendleton school dis
trict may be asked to vote upon the
matter of obtaining a federal public
works loan to construct a central
school and a Junior high, school and
to replace some of the present equip
ment In the district.
The matter was discussed last night
at an Informal meeting of school
officials.
JUNTK'B OP VKAVK 1IUHT
STLVERTON, Sept. 15 W Frank
Alfred. 31, Justice of the peace of
the SUverton district and a lieuten
ant with Co. 1, (18th Infantry, was
critically ill today at a local hospital
from injuries In a car smashun about
midnight last night.
HUNTING SEASON SAKE
SALEM, Sept. 16 VP) Postpone
ment of the hunting season because
cf a fire hazard is not possible under
any Oregon statutes. State Forester
Lynn Cronemlller said today.
Cronomiller said the state supreme
court two years ago found that jWt
or the hunting season law unconstitutional.
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at the Elgin shipping point will ex
cqod substantially tho usual 00 to
100 cars moving to markets from that
city.
RETAIL CODE
TO GO BEFORE
GEN. JOHNSON
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to afford protection hotli to the con
sumer Hi id the Hinall mrrclunit. whs
to go today to Ihih S. Johnson, Nit A
administrator, for Ills analysis lit; Tore
MilimlKstnii to President Hoosevelt.
J Johnson, who has had a tentative
(version of the code on his desk aev
joral days, said he believed It would
'be a week before tho agreement could
bo. sent , to , tho White House.
. This code establishes ten per cent
jabovo wholesale cost ns the minimum
'price at which a retailer may sell
.goods, and also hns a 21 per cent
discount limit on trade marked drugs
iand toilet articles whose retail price
Is fixed by the manufacturer.
. An idea under consideration at
the NRA todny was that a uon-gov-jernmental
board of impertial. prom-
operatlons of the prico control pro
visions and Urdu mi ne whether the
experiment Is In the public interest.
As now drawn, however, tho cude
contains no provision for limiting
operation of price control to a trial.
As seen by ao mo officials, the
WAGE DISPUTE
CLOSES POWN .
PACKING PLANT
(OofiUnued From Pmg On)
pay. twice a month, the payroll al
ways promptly-paid, said Epllng. .
This morning, Mr. Epllng explained,
lie told the men as they came In
that ho could not make the change or
give salary Increase, that they got
their things and walked out, "Boys,
Tin sorry you take this attitude," he
said ho told them.'
In explaining .tho wage situation,
Mr. Epllng said that all salaries wcro
iia conformance with tho NKA code,
.thatr he was paying $2(1 to meat cut
ter foe a five-day week and their de
mand ,wa for.930. Other employes
were divided, into several classlflca
.tJone, With ell working according to
.ill; code ns to hours and receiving
mostly pay in excess of the codo pro
.visions, he sold. Mr. Epllng said he
woe paying 913 a week to tho one
apprentice, but that other wages gen
,era:iy wcro graduated from (5 a day
down..Vi . ,,
h Mrpling also stated that h had
carried three men on th payroll
during tho depress ion who he could
liavo got along without, and , (ijio
hired two more under the NRA code.
Ho also said tliat he could have op
erated during tho depression without
running tho slaughter house and
pocking plant, but continued them
In order to keep his organlwitlon in
tact for better times. .' -
Oseur Utley, in company With
other employes, tokl an Observer re
porter that Mr. Epllng promised them
last full, at tho time of tho wttgt? re
duction, to return their former pay
schedules and pay them each Satur
day night this spring. "He said wo
would not have to ask him for itr
ho would give It to us If ho V(ia
still In business and he's still . In
bindneiw." Mr. Utley said. He added:
"When wo came to work tills morn
ing ho had. other men in our places."
The employes said ho discharged port
or them und wanted, to keep part or
them, but that they all left as a
body.
Employes. ' according to presenta
tions to R, Z, Baxter, local NRA
cominltteo chairman here, said they
had been promised, a return to old
wanes this spring , and that It Was
COSTS NO MOlfl
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minimum price limit actually should
I result in lower averago prices to the
consumer than the present, unregu
lated system. The price control would
eliminate the practice of many chain
and cut rate establishments of adver
tising "loss lender" items, which are
a few selected, well known articles
sold at actual loss to attract cus
tomers Into tho store to purchase
other goods Bold ot a considerable
profit. .
The practice has been under, ex
tended study by the trade commis
sion. Under the proposed regulation
stores wouldi not be able to selLflny
article at a loss, and therefore offi
ilals figure such establishment
would have to keep all prices down
to a minimum profit to attract
trade.
The master code excludes drug
stores, which are to come under an
almost identical separate agreement.
Howover, drugs sold by general stores
will be specifically regulated in r the
general, compact. , . i
. The formula adopted in tho Retail
code for defining wholesale cost, is
the price of goods charged to the re
taller for tho smnllcst wholesale
quantity.
For instance, on cannec; goods this
would be one case.
Originally the code called for in
voice cost as the basis upon which
10 per cent would bo added to fix
the minimum retail price. This-was
rejected becouse it would compel the
small independent dealer, regarded ns
the backbone of trade, to bind him
self permanently to maintain higher
prices than big competitors who can
buy from wholesalers at a greater dis
count. Tho new formula will permit
the smiill denier to meet the big com
petitor's price, .though his profit may
bo smaller
Profit, however, is not expectec' to
be made by anyone at .the 1Q per
cent level.. Experts of , the govern
ment estimate that .tit depression
wage and employment levels, aver
age merchandising cost has been 15
per cent. Under NRA's labor cost
increases, the average Is estimated at
17 to 18 per ceht.(
Defenders of minimum price con
trol for retail trade point out that
codes for producing industries have
been generally protecting the manu
focturer's price and, they argue, un
ices some similar provision Is made
for the retailer the latter may bo
left to take heavy losses Which the
producer of goods does hot Incur.
cn'ritrit NOTICE
Cent ni I Church of Christ
(Pennsylvania Avenue) '
Tho pastor. Rev. Paul De F. Mor
tlmore will preach at both morning
and evening services, at tho Church
of Christ Sunday. The morning ser
mon topic will be: 'Let's Go Hunt
ing." The choir will sing a special
anthem at this service.
At 7:30 p. m. the popular Christ
Ian Church orchestra Will play a
short concert, to which the public Is
cordially invited. The pastor will
preach using the subject, "Pay Day."
a special series of subjects to be used
in Sunday, evening services, and cal
culated to attract wide interest, Is
being nnnounced 'by Mr. Mortimore.
At 0:30 the young people who re
turn from the Baker Christian En
deavor convention will give reports
ot the Christian Endeavor meeting
and the young people who are in
terested in C. E. are Invitedi to attend.
Bible school meets at 6:46 a. m.
and has classes for ,nll o'ges. The
public is invited td ail these services.
re .
A fvVN 1 V I f Wv, it f
BY CHANGING TO SUPER
SHELL ... WE CUT OPER
ATING COSTS ON 143
CARS AttD TRUCKS
WE KEEP CLOSE CHECK
AND KNOW THIS TO
BE TRUE -
Pros. W. H. WELLS, Car.tarw tatMng Co.
TACOMA, WASH.
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SHELL-
it everywher
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- niBTITpRENCE
vim n hi -
SUPER SHtui- nip"
i ....nliiuin prod-
NOW. ,e. WITHOUT FORMER 3 PREMIUM
FEDERAL MONEY
IS PROVIDED FOR
BAKER, Ore., (Special) Con
struction of several forest service
buildings with funds provided!
through the C. C, C. and public
works program has been started by
the Whitman forest service, forest
officials announced today.
A .tliree-room log cabin will be
erected at Anthony lakes to be used
ns summer . quarters for tho. North
Fowder ranger.. The logs are being
sized on three sides from dry lodge
pole, timber at' a small portable mill
located near Anthony lakes.- The In
terior of the toulldlng will be finish
ed with lumber purchased in Baker.
The purpose of erecting a log bullc1.
lng is so that It will fit into the sur
roundings better than an ordinary
frame house. Tho Anthony lakes sec
tion is one of the most popular re
creational arena on the Whitman
forest and has been developed ex
tensively by the forest service. Lost
year one-fourth mile of pipe line
was laid to supply running water for
the camps. Running water will also
be piped into the log house.
The forest service is constructing
the following buildings under the
public works program: A 14 by 14
foot house on a 20-foot tower on
Huckleberry mountain, a similar
house on Flatstaff near Medical
Springs, and a two-room firemen's
cabin at tho Antlers ranger station
near Whitney.
At . the Blue Mountain ranger, sta
tion, formerly known as the Bates
ranger, station, construction has been
started on a ranger's office and fire
men's quarters and n bunk house,
which will Include a kitchen, show
er bath space and sleeping quarters.
These structures will be built by C.
C. C. labor, assisted by local car
penters. At Unity the forest service re
cently secured a lease on a parcel of
ground for a ranger's headquarters,
store room and firemen's sleeping
quarters. The buildings will be con
structed through the uso of C. C. C.
and public works money. ,
Within the next 10 days the forest
service expects to start construction
of approximately 10 .Dillon, of range
division fences. . It also expects' to do
considerable water development work
and erect telephone lines, trails and
pasture fences. Tho work Is expected
to employ approximately ( 50 men
during the . next two months. It
will be in charge of rangers In their
respective districts. ,
At the present time forest officials
are unable to estimate how much
money or how many men will be em
ployed in construction of the build
A state soft boll tournament for
Oklahoma teams, first held this year,
is planned as an annual event.
. Manhattan, Kan.,. Hxuu three organ
ized amateur baseball leagues.
DtSTlUlW'flON
ON SATURDAY
Duo V al Inability on the .part
of some of the committee to assist
today, distribution of Red Cros
clothing will bo made tomorrow fro.n
tho Red Cross rooms. Only Rjip-r
children's clothing Is being Issued at
present, It Is reported.
la Git Anders ..'
GET LICENSE
, Warren Claude Laird and Ilcba
Adoltne Orny. both of Ui amni.
were Issued a marriage license at tho
county auditor's oiUce ; Wednesday
afternoon in Wnlla. Walla. ,
Join the band or orchestra. Our school
board has procured the services of a
competent instructor so your instruc
tion will cost you nothing except an in
strument. BAND & ORCHESTRA
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Trombones1 Saxophones
Melophones Clarinets..
Violins Cellos
' All prices. Terms is desired.
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you will get a liberal allowance for your old tiresand
second, 'you tcill save the amount of the next price
increase ivhich must coitie soon. It will be a long time
in our opinion before you will be able t'o make such a
tire saving again. ,'
Don't risk your life and the lives of others oil dan
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Hal Irrim built in Flraton ltt
Ury Factorlra ht EXTRA Power
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-hyf llecnUM or
new Fireatoite con
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BRAKE LINING
Smooth, wont brakroarra ftratrtOi, A a
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Fireatone enfjlnrera hare de
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power and more de-
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