La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 10, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text7 No Open Elk Season To Be Hdd In Oregon This Year La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspater Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTEItN ORIiUON'B LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1931 MEM1IEB ASSOCIATED P11E89 NUMBER 182 vea: FLAN wmtmtx WIRT "lEfOLT" i 1 'AN WINKLE RULES GAME ISPRQTECTEB lolds 1933 Open Season Law Applied to That Year Only. JAME COMMISSION .WITHOUT POWER )pinion of Special Inter est ,to Sportsmen Hei'e, in View of 1933 Con troversy. . There will be no open season for anting lk In Oregon during 1H34. hat Is the wordf Just passed down y Attorney General I. II, VanWlnkle, i Sale in, ami unless Ills interpreto- ion or law Is later aileron", it will land. This news Is received with unusual tercrt in Union county, the seat of lengthy controversy last , fall and. nrly In the winter regarding the elk ason, and its results. Attorney General Van Winkle In, a formal opinion, according to the As- oclated Press, held that the state ame commission Is without outhor- ty to declare an open season for unting elk in Clatsop county, or ilsewhere In Oregon, during 1034. I'll opinion wns asked by Prank Wire, Late game warden. Van Winkle held hat the open season in certain coun les of Oregon last fall Union, Uma llla. Wallowa and Baker counties Svas by a special act of the legisla te, applicable for that year only, illk are otherwise protected by an chor gome law1, he uiitL. . r---.., Which means there will be no open feason of elk in any part of Oregon (Continued on Paire Six, lean-up Week is uoserved In Local Schools Among the events which will take lace this week in the La Orando chools will be the annual clean-up cck which is the week which Is sot lde annnuallv durlm? which the iUudents help to beautify the school rounas ana piaygrounas oi ine ciuy. Jasemonts, store rooms, etc., will also e cleaned and all rubbish disposed f, according to Superintendent Her bert Evans. Children of the upper grades will iinrticipate in the zone contests pre- lous to the county declamatory con- fist. Contests will be held by the third, fourth and fifth crades in one troup, sixth, seventh and eighth In nother, and the high school In an other, and will include both humor ous and serious presentations. This Irvent will take place on Friday of ft his week, at Greenwood school, the ft line to be announced later. Dr. C. W. Irwin Is In charge of the dental examination in all the schools ft his week, which is sponsored by the RJ. S. department of public health. All children are to bo examined and a report to be given them, which Is n turn to be taken to their parents, showing whether or not they are in jiieed of dental work. ALL GASOLINE AT LOW PRICE All service stations In La, Grande today were selling gasoline at a maxi mum of 18 cents for first grade, the Standard Oil Co. reducing its price to 18 cents late yesterday. There was no indications today of tuny immediate change in the price of Gasoline, either up or down, accord- nig to local distributors. Pendleton gasoline was selling at 17 cento today but dealers admitted, however, that the "price war" may break anytime, and that prices may st higher. LOCAL AD PICTURED IN BIG PERIODICAL Splinters, tide of the advert Isc hium tlmt appears In the Ob server for ithe Van I'etten Lum ber Co., In winning regional fame. In the April Issue of the Pa cific Retail Lumberman. puhl!h- In Portland, considerable are Is devoted to repntduetlon of "splinters." with Hugh LeoiuiRl ted as editor. 'Here-s n mniple of the ad vertising of Van Patten Lumber Will Comments On Moving of Fleet HOLLY WOOD, Cal., Apr, 9 The whole American fleet left the Pa clfio today. It had to, in oider to be away around on the Atlantic side by the time war broke out In Jap an and Russia. Eastern seacoast c o ngressmen de mand the sailors spend some wages In their towns, western ones want the same. The government ought to let each town (east and west) figure out how much the navy spends there, then let the government pay it, but let it b0 done with, the understanding that politicians and chambers of com merce have no hold on the fleet and that it can be placed wherever It's needed. Yours, 9 13I, McNought Syndicate, fid. 60 VOICES TAKE PART IN CHOIR CONCERT APR. 16 The civic A Capella choir, which is rehearsing thlB week for a public concert next Monday evening at the First Presbyterian church, will pre sent one of the largest groups of vocal musicians ever appearing in public in this city. Nearly 60 voices will take part In the concert. Rev. Edwin W. Bracher Is president, Miss Corrlne Baker secretary; Mrs. C. C. Long, librarian; Merlin G. Bat ley, business manager; Mrs. Merlin Batley, pianist, and Andrew Loney Jr.i is director.- " - ; The personnel of ihe choir follows: First sopranos: Mrs. A. K. Parker, Mrs. D. I. Stoddard, Mrs. H. N. Ashby, Miss Hcllen Hertaog, Mrs. Leo Miller, (Continued on Page Two) 101 GETTING OLD1 AGE PENSIONS IN THIS COUNTY NOW An addition of ten persons to the old age pension rolls of the county has been made this month toy the county court, it was announced to day. A total of $1012.45 was allowed for the month of April, and will be dis tributed among 101 persons, making a total of about $10.00 each. This is a very slight Increase In the average allowance per person, over the month of March when there were 01 persons allowed $904.50, on a little more than $9.94 each. CONSOLIDATION OF TWO LOCAL CAFES The Green Parrot and The Tiffin are consolidating and will have two distinct types of eating establish ments and in addition a large ban quet room to be available for lun cheons, private dancing parties, etc. Tho Green Parrot grill will continue to serve foods at popular prices, featuring a complete fountain ser vice. The now establishment located on Chestnut street will feature a menu of sea foods, salads, sand wiches, cold dutch lunches, and beer. The management will be Jointly shared by Dal Hudspeth and Ray Price, both In restaurant business here for about ten years. Hudspeth will be In charge of the kitchens and purchasing, and Price will supervise the service In both establishments. All employes of the two old organ izations will be included In the new one, the name of which will be an nounced later. Co., of I-a (irande. Orejon, wlilrll has been nnprarlnR In the Iji (irande Observer." the article says. "It will be notedrhal ninth Leonard does not forjet to Mill attention, now and then, to the products he has for sale." The IMclflc Hctall Lumberman Is a publication affiliated tilth The Tlmbernmn and published monthly. It enjoys '" lr rulatlon. particularly In tlie Pa cific stages. E.0.N.TEAM TO TAKE ON La Grande to Have First College Baseball in Five Years ; Other Spring Sports Announced. Iai Grande will witness college baseball for tho 'first time since I2, It was announced today by Bob (Jul mi, coach, at the Normal school, hi stating that lie plans to schedule Humes with Whitman, the College of Idaho, the Mission Indians, and pos sibly other schools. This was the outstanding feature of a spring sports program, which will Include tennis and soft ball also, the former as an Intercollegiate sport and tho latter as an intramural sport. "I believe we . will . see tho best baseball her since the days of the old Blue Mountain league," he said. The first games for the Mountain eers will be at Caldwell April 19 and 20 with the Coyotes, although Qutnn Is hoping to engage the Mission In dians hero Saturday in an exhibition contest. He also would like to sched ule a game or two this week with one of the Blue Mountain league teams. College of Idaho will come to La Grande April 30, May 1 for a return two-game series. Pour games have been scheduled with Whitman col lego but tho dates have not been ar ranged. The tennis team will play home and home matches with College of Idaho, Lewiston Normal school. Boise Junior college and Whitman college, the first match to be April 19 at Caldwell. Tryouts for team positions are under way this week. The soft ball will be strictly an in ti'.iural sport,- and is , .-actually "int door baseball played on on outdoor diamond. The teams usually consist of ten men, the same aa regular baseball except for an extra short stop between first and second. (Continued on Page Six) Dan Cupid Must Be On His S pring Vaca Hon Cupid isn't doing so well in Union county this month even If "in the spring a young man's fancy lghtly turns to thoughts or love!" With the month of April one third gone today, County Clerk O. K. McCormick reports that no marriage licenses have been issued so far this month. AND LOOK 1 f U. S. Fleet Prepares for Pacific to Uijclo Sam'i; mighty men o' war porta nre preparing to welcome 'ficveval months lu the AUantic. SCHOOL MEN OF TW0C0UNTIES1N MEETATPOWDER About fifty members of the Union county and Baker county schoolmas ters' clubs participated In a Joint meeting held, at the North Powder school house last night. Following a dinner served by a number of women of the community, a program was presented which In cluded a short presentation by grade school students of North Powder and the high school orchestra. This was followed by reports of the Inland Em pire Teachers association meeting by several of those who attended. Harold King told of the interesting points of the mathematics section, Eldride Huffman reported on an address by Dr. Michael John, of Spokane, and Arnold Gralapp discussed the meet ings of the northwest association of secondary and higher education and (Continued on Page Sir) WHO GETS THE SILVER LINING , :... X it A- ."TFT?, noon vt bo Htuaming nway from l'ticillc wuters, and East' Coast Uto 313 ships and 35,000 men aboard Iheni, ordered for a stay o This picture hIiowh tho batlla crut't moving inajoatically along la formation, near San Pedro,. Calif, Lipstick On Judge's Facef y Fe Explain ; CHICAGO-, Apr. 10 (fP) Tho bailiff pounded on a gavel in Judge Matthew Hartlgan's court ycuterday nnd said: (Continued on Page Two) PENDLETON POST TO ATTEND MEET About 40 or mora members of the Pendleton American Legion post will be gucKts of the Ia Grande post at Its April meeting tomorrow night at tho Hacajawea Inn. Following the business session, the legionnaires will Join auxiliary members of both cities for a Joint social meeting. Itccontly La Grande members attended a Pen dleton post meeting and this is by way of a return call, according to Commander Fred Head. 4 I; ; Atlantic Voyage - ' KEY" STRIKE NDS; MEN TO SI Motor Products Walk-out, Which Closed Hudson Plant, Settled. IIIC'IIIOI 1'. April 1(1 (.11 A "key" vtrlKn Mini I lirciv .ii:l,.00 tiiiloinolilli' workers nut if llielr Jobs has Imtii (Oontlnuiitl on Pnira Four PLANS FOR FAIR ARE PROGRESSING Plans of tho I. O. O. F. and Re bekah lodges of this city for a mlnla turo World's Fair presented in April 27 and 2B In the basement of tho Odd Fellows hall, aro progressing nicely according to R. J. Kitchen, who Is in charge of tho exhibit. Tho proceeds from this affair will bo used for the bcautlflcntlon of tho Odd Fellows cemetery, the hiring of a caretaker and general reconstruction In and around the premises. It has been announced by members of the asso ciation tlmt FERA funds have been secured for the repair of all roads In tho enmotcry which aro 111 need of graveling. Displays will be made .during the show which will be of an educational nature as well as those which will bo presented by tho various mer chants, and other organizations of the city are participating in making It a success says Kitchen. The Idea, which will be carried throughout the event will bo fifty years of progress throughout the various industries represented. A program i also being arranged for tho two evenings of tho fair, do. talis of which will be announced at a later date. Wheat Today The price of local cash wheat stood tit about 51' ci'itts bulk here today, according to quota tions' at (the I'lonwr Flouring Mills. Portland cah 11 cents, Kxporl hid 7(1 cciil. CHICAGO, Apr. 10 (!) Big ex port purchases of Canadian, wheat, 2. 000,000 bushels, with talk of orders for 2.000,000 additional, helped today to lift prices here. Wheat market upturns were also stimulated by senate agricultural committee approval of a silver pur chase bill. For tho first time since March 20. May wheat In Chicago ad vanced above 87 cents, Wheat eluwl unsettled, V4 r 'jC higher than yesierday's finish, May 864w, corn '8fc up, onU un changed to Vc advance, and pro visions unchanged to a rise of 5c. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME FKUA WOHK IIIHHNS MONDAY COMMlTTi:U APIMtOVIJS HILL,', V. K. AGAINST MEASl'HK ,''' NOIITIIWHST KOll 1A I It V PLAN PENDLETON, April 10 JP Word wiw received by Umatilla county offi cials today that work 011 the Pen dleton airport nnd municipal tenuis courts will be resumed Monday un der the l-'EKA progrum. The work was started under the civil works ud mtntstmtlon. W A8HI NGTON, April 10 (ff) Tho senate agriculture committed today reported favorably tho Dies silver farm relief bill carrying the Thomas amendment for nationalisation of the white metal. WASHINGTON, April 10 VP) Speaker Kalncy told newspapermen today he was authorized by President Itooscvelt to say the executive would not approve the Frnzlcr-l.emke bill for refhiantlnff farm mortgagtH. POUTLAND, April 10 Orogon, Washington and Idaho dairymen to day voted six to one approval of the government's proposed dairy adjust ment program with - suggestions for minor changes, at the final session of tho two-day regional meeting called to consider this latest AAA proposal. WASHINGTON, April 10 (I1) New ton D. linker, wartime secretary of war, today accepted appointment as chairman of the army's ulr corps In vestigating committee upon which Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh detilneil to serve. - SCOTT, BALDOCK " WILL VISIT HERE; ACCEPT SPAN BID TO VISIT LA (iRANDi: Chairman. Leslie M, Scott and Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock, of the state highway commission, tomorrw will leave Salem for East ern and Central Oregon on a con struction Inspection trip. They will visit Bond, Burns and La Orando, tho Associated Press was Informed today. SALEM, April 0 (!) The Oregon highway commission today awarded tho contract for tho coast highway bridge over Alsea Bay at Waldport to tho low bidders who submitted esti mates at tho meeting last Thursday. Tho award was made subject to the final approval of state PWA officials, which was expected simultaneously. Tho spun, the. first of tho five to bo financed by aho federal govern ment of which 70 per cent will be repaid by tho state, was awarded to threo Portland firms; Llndstrom & Fclgcnson, Parker & Banfleld and T. II. Banfleld. Tholr bid was (IH6, 040. LIQUOR CONTROL LAW IS SCORED PORTLAND, April 10 !) Tho Ore gon liquor control law In particular, and tho repeal or prohibition In gen eral drew tho sustained and direct flro of about 200 delegates to tho Oregon Anti-Liquor League convention which concludod a two-day mooting here late lust night, and Dr, F. Scott Mc Brlde, national superintendent of the organization, declared he hud never left Oregon so hopeful of what the peoplo aro going to do with the (Continued on Page Thrus) WARM SPRING AND SUMMER Hy l ii, foil on WASHINGTON (,Y) Tho first day you can go In swimming In the river ought to come early this year. Unless all signs have failed the weather bureau It wilt bo o warm spring. Although that's not an official forecast, It's the general conclusion drawn from bureau records going back for more than 100 years. Thoy show that, generally speaking, warm win ters follow warm autumns, warm springs come on tho heels of warm winters, and preparo for tho worst hot summers follow warm springs! Tho winter Just ended was a warm one, warmer than normal over nine tcnths of tho United States, So, If the past is any guide to the future, hang up your overcoat and got out 'BRAIN TRUST STORY GIVEN AT HEARING Gary, Ind. Educator Tells Name of Six He Met At Barrows. WALLACE, TUG WELL IN THE LIMELIGHT Bulwinkle Investiga ting' Committee to Summon , All Who Attended Vir ginia Dinner. WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (fV) The llulwlnklo committee voted ttidaj t summon oil pcroiw who participated In a Virginia dinner lust September on which Dr. William A. Wirt Maid he" jwirtlally based his "brain truster" revolution statement, Tho Gary, Ind., educator told of an evening spent In September with, five administration , workers and Lawrcuco Todd, local representative of Tasa, tli soviet nows agency. ' Despite repeated attempt to con fine his remarks to tho dinner In. question, ho frequently quoted from, public statements by Secretary Wal lace and Dr. Roxford Guy Tugwell, assistant secretary of agriculture, es pecially the latter. , Somotlmos his words wore choc-red by persons in the audlonco that criunmod. the house caucus room. "iag mile" Charged Limiting his testimony was decried by Republican, members of the com-, mlttoo as "gag rule."' Wirt did 1106, complete his statement, and will con tinue tomorrow,1', .. . -" Todd denied to reporters that ho had said, as Wirt assorted, that Prcsl- (Contlnued On Pago Pour) Henderson Fears ; War If New Arms Race Continues llv .Joseph H. Sharkey GENEVA, April 10 (!) Tho spectre of another World war was conjured, up today by Arthur Henderson, presi dent of tho disarmament conforonce, as ho warned delegates here for the re-convened session of tho steering commlttco that they must do their utmost to prevent an International catastrophe. Ho told them there must bo a uni versal treaty of disarmament, describ ing it as a world problem. Ho flayed verbally that section of public opin ion which declares the military situa tion hopeless and tho conference useless, - Henderson said there was nothing to warrant an opinion that a dis armament agreomont was impossible, but ho declared: "A now raco for armaments has begun, although It has not yot gath ered much momentum." His address was directed to the ox pcrts gathered to determine whether hope yet remains for an intorna natlonal control of arms. Tho steering committee decided to call an international conference May 2.'1, and adjourned itself until April :io. Heavier Crop Of Wheat This Year WASHINGTON, April 10 (P Pro duction of 401,703,000 bushels of winter wheat this year was announced today by tho department of agricul ture as being Indicated from April 1 conditions, compared with 351,030,000 bushels produced last year, 476,709, 000 bushels in 1032 and 632,001,000 bushels, tho 1027-31 average. EXPECTED your bathing suit early. Tho spring in getting off to a dry start In most sections of tho country according to tho weather bureau, with a serious drouth already raging In the northwest. Pick Vour Own Spring There aro really two springs in tho United States, which don't coin cide, and you can take your choice. One, the official weather bureau spring, begnn March 1 and is more than one-third over already. In gen eral, so far, it has brought colder than normal weather to the eastern half of the country and abnormal warmth In tho western half. Tho other spring Is the astrono- ( Continued on Pago Five)