La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1934, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

La Grande evening observer., January 29, 1934, Page 1, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1934)

Page of 6 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.8 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 6 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextState Liquor Store To Open Her About February 15 (iratuV La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties ' mm m m w pi- VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 121 F0I7U.S MO Am FORCE umm . . OTTORUNTE INTERVIEWS APPLICANTS Eastern Oregon Super visor Here to Estab lish Headquarters NO STATEMENT ON STORE'S LOCATION Appointment of La , . ji axiuc uivjuui k- v v a. w Staff Not Expected For Several Days. Otto J. Runte, supervisor for the Eastern Oregon district Tur tile state liquor control commission, who is In Iji (Irande today un-anglng for tlie opening of a liquor store here at an early date, confirmed the recent an nouncement tliat iJi (Iramle would be headquarters for the Eastern Oregon district all or tile counties east or the Cascades except Klnmnth and lake. . . r Mr. Runto said that .beginning at 1 o'clock, this afternoon and continu ing during the evening, he would In terview applicants for positions In the llauor store here, at his tempor ary headquarters at the La Grande (Continued on Page Two) U.S.WX Install 1934 Officers Saturday Night The United Spanish War Veterans of La Grande Installed officers at a mmlfnir hplri tlirdSV llisht at the Sacajawea Inn. with J. G. Henry as Installing officer. M. a. uoouwm wuu master of ceremonies. -Phn frtllrwiHnir tonic office for 1934 Ole Matheson, commander; Putman Yeck. senior commander; Harry Tur ner, Junior commander; v. w. tnana ier. adjutant; H. B. Coolldge, quar termaster; C. W. Chandler, trustee; Georgo Stager, officer of the day; John Landers, officer of the guard; nunn t. McKay, senior color ser geant; Charles B. Piatt, Junior color sergeant. Following the meeting, the veter ans adjurned to the quarters of the . ladles' auxiliary whero both organizations enjoyed a Joint lunoheon and speaking program. At the U. S. W. V. meeting, the retiring commonder, C B. Piatt, was presented with a past commander's badge, after completing a very suc cessful and difficult term. The camp voted to co-operate fully with the local committee In charge of the president's boll to be given at the Sccajawea, Jan. 30. After the Installation Mrs. Flavla Sherwood complimented the group with three musical numbers. Italian Atlantic Fliers In Crash On Brazil Coast FORTALEZA, Brazil, Jan. 20 (flV Four Italian fliers who cracked up on the beach near here early today alter spanning the South- Atlantic, were brought to Fortaleza by a res cue party shortly after noon. Two of the men were Injured slightly. The mechanic Battaglia and radio man Glullnl required first aid treat ment only for their Injuries In the crash, which ended at attempt to blaze a new air mall trail to South America. Captain Francla Lombard t. com mander of the flight, and Count Franco Mazotta, second pilot, escaped unscathed. ICE CROP MAY FAIL BUT NO ONe'wORMES There's no cause to worry about North Powder's lee harvest this ear. At lwt Mint Is the word from II. F. White, an perl n ten dent of the North Ponder natural Ire plant operated by the IMclflc Fruit Express Co. And shipper need not worry about Iclnx or rallrnatf onrx for fruit shipments (luring 134. The above announcement catno after a paper nt trnlon printed a story to tho effect that the "mild winter seems to suit every com munity In Eastern Oregon except North Powder, whoso 'chief crop I Ic." - The reason for there being no tause for worry, according to Mr. Will Rogers 'says: NEW YORK, Jan. 28 Well, visited the senate Saturday and renewed many pleasant acquaintances. They are a fine ibunch-of fellows when you take 'Into consideration the amount of things the people lay onto them. They ran at each other In there, then come out and are good friends. Had the pleasure of sitting beside Mrs. Alice Longworth In the senate gallery when the gold bill was passed. Alice, due to the Roosevelt tradition, took It right on the chin and smiled. She sincerely believes that no presi dent ever carried the faith of as many people os this distant relative of hers. Yours, - rfdUL Act?, lOSI. McNniijlit Sviiclltfitp, Inc. SEE OREGON FIRSHERE'S REASON WHY H. H. Richardson Tells of Fine Facilities State Has For Travellers. Hurley II. Richardson, using as his subject "See Oregon Klrst," gave an Interesting and Informative talk al tho Lions club luncheon today at noon at the Sacajawea Inm Among his reasons for seeing Oregon first (Continued on Page Two) : LARGE GATHERING DUE TUESDAY AT BIRTHDAY BALL F. It. TO SPEAK WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 WV President Roosevelt will broad cast a message of personal thanks tomorrow night to his friends par ticipating In the nationwide cele bration of his 52nd birthday at 1 p. m. E. S. T. ir.mvvt.hlncr Ik in rendlncss for La Grande's Birthday Ball for tho Presl riant tn h hold tomorrow ulcllt at 8:30 p. m. at the Sacajawea ballroom. the committee In cnarge announces today. All proceeds from the dance will go to the Warm Springs, Ga., foundation for control of Infantile paralysis, and La Grande with the ticket sale progressing encouragingly is expecting to make a large contri bution to the foundation, which Is one of President Roosevelt's favorite (Continued on Page Two TO NAME LEADER OF LOCAL GROUP ' Two or three weeks will be neces sary in which to complete the hog and corn control contracts, commit teemen believe. The general com mittee, composed of three representa tives from each of the county's five districts, Is meeting this afternoon to elect a president and allotment committee, while meetings have been arranged during the remainder of the week throughout the county to complete contract. Meetings scheduled this week will be held at Elgin and Imbler on Tues day: Island City on Wednesday; Cove on Friday; Union on Saturday, and North Powder on Monday, Feb 6. While, is that storage mpncMy of (lie plant Is about double the iihiuI annual requirements nnd as It was filled a year ago, there Is a big reserve on hand. Also, there Is still slv weeks or more of time In which ice may "grow" to sufficient depth In North Powder to put up. In ithls connect lim. Mr. White trail U that In 1!MI the Ice, was cut and stored In March and In 1f17 the harvest was the latter part. f February. There has never bren a "crop failure" of Ice, be says, hut even If there Is this year, the surplus will be enough for lfi.14 re iilreineivts. TAKE CENSUS OF BUSINESS IN UNION CO. R. G. Buchanan, East Ore gon S u p e v isor, In stincts Local. Staff Sat urday. K. G. Buchanan, of Pendleton, dis trict suiMTVIsor of the census or Am erican business, with Union, Umatilla, Morrow, Wallowa, Baker, Malheur, Harney and Grant counties In bis territory, was In 1-u Grande Saturday afternoon organizing for the oensus lu Union county. It is expected to be completed by Feb. 15 or sooner. Enumerators for Union county have been selected as follows: La Grande, H. H. Taylor; Union, Cove and North Powder, W. A. Maxwell, of Union; re mainder of Union county, H. C. Luce. Mr. Buchanan stressed the import ance of the census, which is .being obtained by the government for use In showing -the true condition of business at present as compared wVtli 1029, when the first census of .this kind was taken. Co-operation ot all merchants is asked by Mr. Buchanan who says that only eight questions will be asked. These questions call for an accur ate description of the business es tablishment canvassed, the kind of merchandise handled or service of-, fered for sale, the principal functions performed, the . employment given during the year 1933 to men and women on a part-time or full-time basis, salaries and wages paid to such employes, other operating expenses Incurred, the net Gales and other op erating receipts of the business, stocks on hand at last inventory, and tho amount of business done on a redit basis. " -.- Individual returns will foe held as strictly confidential' but the" basic data to be supplied by the census will enable every business man to compare his nccompllsJunents with those operating similar lines, and may enable "trade associations to plan (Continued on Page Twa MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION MEETS TODAY Rev. Fliul Mortlmore wao the prin cipal spanker at the monthly meeting of the La Grande Ministerial associa tion this morning at tho Baptist church nd led tho general discus sion of the subject "Prophesy," us ing as the basis a paper by Stewart P. MacLennon, prominent California minister. Rev. E. W. Bracher l-ed the devo tions followed toy a business meeting. THERE SEEMS TO May Seem Old, fell j ., ..,,,.i i..,.,,,.. f i" tt w jr' yi This bui'ding now 80 years old and soon to be replaced by a newer structure right now houses more than a billion Jollars' worth of gold, half of the gold gathered in by Uncle Bam. It Is the old United States Mint at San Francisco, where gold and silver have been coined since the rip-roaring old mining days of the west. SPRING WEATHER IN WEST-SEVERE COLD IN EAST U S. Three spring-like days were enjoyed by Grande Rondo valley people during the weekend, with cloudless skies and warm temperatures. Ranging from a h'aii of 60 above Friday, the tem- rattrie-Sundays was 61 -'REjA tS6 on Saturday. Both Saturday ana ounaay nights, the mercury dropped to 30 rihove, with frosts In the morning. While La Grande was enjoying un usually mild weather for January, a sub-zero wave gripped much of the mid-west and eastern states. A wind of almost gale force hit New York city today, bringing a 52-degree drop in 17 hours, with the minimum five above this morning Washington was 10 above, Owl's Head, N. Y., 30 be- Contlnued on Page HIx) 2 FIRE CALLS HERE SUNDAY The fire department was called out twice Sunday, once at 2 a. m. on a ftilsc alarm from box 32, and the second time at 1:05 p. m. by a roof fire at the home of H. O. Hoover at 1011 Fifth street. Only slight dam age was done by the Fifth street blaze. BE SOMETHING IN but It Has Billion Dollar Look Unknown Friend Sends Gift To Lutheran Pastor Rev. and - Mrs. Edwin Bracher wore the recipients of i useful and costly gift from some un known donor of this city who is a friend of the Lutheran minister. A few days ago the Maytag man drove up with, a new high class aluminum washer saying the frfiijwho urn not. a- meunber of tho'ohurch and who wished his name to remain unknown liad sent them a present. The Brochers are very well liked throughout the city. PLAY AT L. H. S. WEDNESDAYMORN "The Maker of Dreams", by Oli phant Down, a charming fantasy that ranks first among the "Pierrot and Pierrette" type of plays, will be pre sented Wednesdayi morning at 9 o'clock at the La Grande High school assembly In the gymnasium. Fan tastic staging and unusual effects will furnish an appropriate setting for the production. Miss Mildred Green makes a lovely Pierrette, while Glen McKenzle plays (Continued on Page Six' THIS NEW DEAL MONEY BILL GOES TO F. R. ON TUESDAY President Expects to Lose No t Time : in Signing Devaluation Measure. - WAKIIINCITON', Jan. 21) (P) Con grefwlonal ncllmi was emnpleted to day on the tidiiiliiLstnit Ion's money bill, leaving the. signatures of Vice President Oariier and 'Prpsldellt Roosevelt nil that mus nccessury to enact it Into Inw. It. required only a few niinutca for the house to voto concurrence In Don ate amondmenitd to limit to three years the life of the proposed 2, 000,000.000 stabilization fund and tho time within which, tho president might devalue the gold content of tho dollar by 40 to 60 pen cent. Un animous consent was given by the house to tlib changes placed In the bill by the sonate lost week. President Boouovelt will receive the (Continued on Page Three) ADVANCES PLAN TO AID COW MEN WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (IV-6ecre-tary Wallaco today suggested an em ergency aid plan for the dairy ind beef cattle Industries which Ivo said would provide 200,000,000 over and above the amount of processing taxes during 1934. His suggestion was made at a con ference of spokesmen for tho two In dustries and mumbera of congress. Previously they had conferred with President Roosevelt. An eight point emergency cattle relief program, with agreement not to levy a processing tax under pres ent prices, were proposed by the western cattlemen. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (!) Ches ter C. Davla, farm administrator, said today ho believed prevention by gov ernment edict of wheat acreage ex pansion by non -cooperating farmers might bo undertaken by the adminis tration if such action is requested by a majority of producers who cooper ate In tho voluntary reduction pro gram. Wheat Today The pHfe of local Kisli wheat was nlMMit fift cent bulk bxlay, ncronllng to quotations at the Pioneer Flouring Mills. Porllunil cash 72','j cents. ExjKirt bid 784 cents. CHICAOO, Jan. 20 UPI Wheat climbed moro than 2 cents a bushel late today to tho highest prlco lovel sinco Nov. 21st last. Enlarged buying which accompani ed tho rlso of wheat values was at tributed to the fact that a severe cold wavo had caught domcstio winter wheat minus any snow protection In practically all sections of the belt. In addition, dry weather complaint with reports of dust storms were received from Kansas. Wheat cloned strong. 22'Ac abovo Saturday's finish, corn Vi w c up. oats Vfic advanced, and provisions at 10 to 17 cent gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME .'; l)II.I,IN(ll:it TO PACE TUMI. . O. 8. C. ritOI'KSSOIt KILLED V DAI.ADIKIl TO FOIMI CAI1INET '.,.' SEAT DECLARED VACANT TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 20 m John DHUnger, mtu-wwt guiiter und JUh iHmHiiiions, Hurry 1'lttriHiiit, Ituiuell Clark mill Cluirlui Mukley, tiMluy wulved extnilltlon right una agreed to return to leucine, Wis., on bank' robbery charge. ' OOBVAUJS, Ore., Jan. 30 VP) The body of Carl H. Whitakor, 34, former AAAifttAitt inrofofwor of agricultural ohemlstry at Oregon StAte college, waa found under Ills overturned automo bile on the west) side Pacific highway near here'today. State police said the car may have skidded on the wot pavement, but they were investigat ing the possibility it had been struck by another automobile. No witness could bo found. , ; PARIS, Mnn. 20 (IP) Eilouard I)al- adler agreed to return U his fanner post as premier or France tonity anu promised President Lebrun,' who of fered hhn the premiership, to form a "clean-up" mlnlHtry, WASHINGTON, Jan. 99 W Tho house today declared the sixth Louis iana district seat vacant, thereby barring olther Mrs. Bolivar B. Kemp or J. Y. Sanders Jr., the contestants, from taking tho oath of office. TALLAIIASSKR, Ffla., Jon. 211 VP) Two men identified by Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Campbell ns "Whltey" Walker and Pay Johnson, eseopml Oklahoma convicts, were captured here today.. ASHBY NAMED ON DIRECTORATE OF PINE ASSOCIATION H. N. Ashby, of La Grande; W. E. Moore, of Elgin, and C. L. Isted, of Bend, will represent district No. 4 on the general board of dlrecto.B of the Western Pino association. The district embraces Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho. They were elected at a meeting of the district 4 boord In Baker Satur day. The throe men will serve on the district board, too, with H. Q. Hnnni 1. 1. T7Hmnnrl: W O. EcclCS. of Baker; J. F. Coleman, of Klnzua; C. J. Pottlbono. of Burns; H. Q. Moon, of Bolso, and T. W. Collins, of Pon dosa. Collins waB re-olcctod district chair man, and Mooro was elected secre tary. Mr. Ashby Is western manager of the Bowman-HlckB Lumbor Co., which operates ono of tho two large pine eawmllles located In La Grande. FIRES CAUSE OF SEVERAL DEATHS By the Associated Press Cold gales fanned numerous fires today In Widely separated places, Three persons wore burned to death, Many wore Injured. Damage estim ates ran to soven flguros. The ex- tromo cold, folt throughout the north, hampered flro-flghtors. At Troy. N. ., the club house of tho voterons of foreign wars burned, killing two sleeping men, seriously burning a third. Three-year-old Mary Logoviano lost her life when flames consumed tho cottage of her parents at Hammon- ton. N. J. Row after row of framo structures fed golo-fauned flames along tho waterfront at Conarsle, on Janinlca Buy, In Brooklyn, N. Y. Seven fire men wero Injured A section stret ching for a half mile was restroyod An Anderson. Ind., flro that start ed In a six storp bank building (Continued on Page Twol terror kangaroo' is lonleggedlynx OHATTANOOOA. Tenn., Jan. 20 (IP) A 16-hour hunt over Signal moun tain lias ended in tho killing ot a largo long-legged mountain lynx be hoved to bo tho "kangaroo" that torrorlxed tho Hamburg community near South Pittsburg. Tenn. Four mountain hunters brought the animal hero Sunday. Their hunt ended early yesterday when two of tho men, Mitchell Duckcr and Ed Sloan, fired buckshot Into the antma! as It crouched In a trco. The "kangaroo" was ohargeel with slaying and partially devouring dogs. HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE TAKES STEP Would Give F. R: Author ity to Build Fleet t ? to Treaty limit -v ! 1,184 NEW PLANES INVOLVED IN Amendment Will Be Of- fered By' Vinson When! House Takes Up Navyf Bill On Tuesday. ' ;; WASHINGTON, Jon. 2i VP) Th house, naval committee .voted' today to give the president blanket author' lty to provide an airplane contingent for the navy commensurate with a trcoty-llmJt fleet, Involving 1184 new planes costing 5,ooo.OOO. .; .,) .. An amendment, providing only for' the general authority without speci fying the number of planes or time of building, will bo offered tomorrow by Chairman Vinson .(D-Oa.) when tho house takes up his bill to pro vide for building the fleet to treaty limits. . ,: ' . : - The committee, without an object lng vote, approved the amendment after Admiral William H. Standley road lottery from, the budget director oxplainlng this was considered more advisable than to specify the number of planes to be built by years. ; Admiral Standley and Rear Admiral Ernest J. King explained to the com mittee that 2184 planes, Including replacements, woud be needed for the treaty-strengtn rieet contempiatea by the Vinson bill: ' '- Tho navy was 1000 planes under the five-year program authorized In 1D26, It was explained, for .the o4 vessols, excluding two gunboats, now. (Continued on Page Threo) State Education Board To Define President's Work PORTLAND, Jan. 29 (iP) Formu lation of the actual definition ot dutlea nnd responsibilities of acting presidents and Inter - Institutional deans at University of Oregon and Oregon State college, occupied mem bers of the board of higher educa tion as they met here today In a scheduled conference. This problem, It was agreed, wouia require a great deal of the available time, and It was considered probable un announcement of policy would not be forthcoming until late today. Taking advantage of the circum stance that the newly - appointed "acting president," Dean C, V. Boy or, or the university, and O W. Peavy, of the State college, wore In Port land, and that President J. .A Church Ill, of Oregon Normal, also was hero, Chancellor W. J. Kerr held a con fcrenco with the executives during tho morning. Chancellor Kerr, In this discussion looking toward tho next school year, conferred with the others with par ticular reference to curricula and budgets, ' Were You Born 52 Years Ago On January 30? Is there anyone living In Union county now who was born on President Roosevelt's birthday Jan. 30. 1882? If there is, he or she, by notify ing tho Observer Immediately, will be eligible to receive a year's free subscription to tho Obsorver. President Roosevelt Is 52 years of age tomorrow. shoep and other animals and causing negroca to stay at home every night. Even, as It fell from the tree with Its death-wound yesterday It killed one of tho hounds In tho pack that ohased It, Weighing moro than 40 pounds, the animal measured 60 Inches in length, had a short tail, slightly tufted ears, and a spotted coat. Its long legs Indicated it might have traveled with leaping strides, giving credence to the kongaroo-llk hops ascribed to the strange maraud er of tho Hamburg community.