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Openings For 40 Union County Men In C. C. C. Work Jctnmitt La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspater Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties MXMtX VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PRESS NUMBER 204 SAMUEL MSULL .JAILED M CfflCA GO. 30 WILL GO TO TOLLGATE NEAR ELGIN Ten Will Be Sent to Whit- man Camp, Also Close to Their Homes. APPLICANTS URGED TO REPORT EARLY Registration and Exam ination Necessary; Will Be Put to Work Within Two Weeks. Forty more Inlon county youtlu have heeii ralied for to enlist hi C. C. C. camp wrk, thirty or them to go ti the Tudlgute camp and ten to thn Wliltnuiu camp both close to home. It ivH.s announced toiluy by Charles It. Miller. Applicants for enlistment must ibe 18 .years of age or older, and must report to the placement bureau In the Sacajawea annex for an examina tion and registration. Physical exam ination will be necessary. Also, any one with previous experience In C. C. C. work is not eligible for this caJl, Miller explained. It i planned to send the young men to the two camps within a week or two, and Miller pointed out that It is necessary that those who wish to go report to the placement bureau Immediately. The call Is for the en tire county and any man 18 years of age or older who lias not had pre vioua C. C. C. experience Is eligible, whether ho Uvea in North Powder, SummervilleV'La Grande or elsewhere in the county. The regular pay is $30 a month Including consignment to relatives at home. Much Interest In Play "Death Takes a Holiday" Much interest is being displayed in the play "Death Takes a Holiday," to be presented at the Eastern Ore gon Normal school on May 35. Sock and Buskin, dramatic organization of the school, will present the recent Broadway success. Miss Florence Day. director, states that work is progres sing rapidly on the play and that the cast is showing unusual interest In the play. Various student commit tees are busy with stage design, stage construction and costumes. Because of Its unusual nature, "Death Takes a Holiday" Is expected to create much interest throughout Eastern Oregon. Very seldom Indeed, does death come to earth as a mor tal. It la upon this visit that the play la based. ABSENT VOTE MUST BE MADE BY SATURDAY County Clerk C. K. McCormick an nounces that voters who expect to be absent from the county on elec tion day may procure absent voters ballots from his office. These ballots must be marked and returned to the office of the clerk on or before Sat urday, May 12. This arrangement is made for the convenience of persons who are unable to vote in their own precinct on election day because of unavoidable circumstances. The law provides that these ballots must be In the minds of the county clerk at least six days before the election, and therefor Saturday Is the final day for ballots to be returned. EXPLAINS SYSTEM OF RE-EMPLOYMENT Just how docs the national re employment office operate In placing men In employment? This question la answered in a communication received by the Ob server relating to the operations of the 11 re-employment offices now operating1 throughout the state, of which the one In La Grande is listed. To begin with, all skilled and un skilled help on all PWA projects ether than the contractor's office force, foremen, superintendents and timekeepers are drawn from the local political subdivision in which the work is performed. When such a lo cality Is unable- to rurnish the re quired skilled or unskilled help, then adjacent d.strtcts are called upon. Horse Already, Back, Will Says jrfla5)5srr,mT!W3 SALINAS, Cal., May 7 This le Salinas, the borne of the wild west rodeo. It takes place In July, They let everybody In free that) comes horseback and they came by the hundreds. The horse all over the country Is not coming back he Is back. Fred Stone and I spent all day Sunday, went 400 or 500 miles, Just driving through these old California ranches that were land grants from Spain and seeing the old missions, good horses, fat cattle, plenty to eat and plenty of mortgages. But, lord, every branch of businesses have them. There is a change coming over the country anyhow. People have Just got to get more used to debt. Let's all let the fellow we owe do the wor rying and the United States will, be the happiest land on earth. Yours, ftCie, fa?6 UK, McNturhl Syndic.!.. fn. HOT LAKE'S FUTURE IS IN DOUBTTODAY Seek to Bring Order Out of Chaos caused ay Fire; Clyde Kiddle Suf fers Burns. Tile flit lire of the famous Hot LaR sanatorium, a liealt.li Institution Blncc pioneer clayH, was definitely In doubt loony, with two-thirds of tile I4 foot building In ashes. Dr. John B. (Iregoryi who lins n contract to buy. (Continued on Pairs Bight) HIGH PRAISE IS GIVEN TO L. H. S. A CAPPELLA CHOIR High praise Jor the La Grande High school A Cappella choir, direct ed by Andrew Loney Jr., music super visor, comes from Prof. Paul Petri. Oregon State college, who served as critic at the annual Eastern Oregon Music Festival at the E. O. N. In April. The choir presented the following numbers: "Nuc Dimlttls" by Arkhan gelsky; "Who's That a Callln' " arr. by Cain, and "O Bone Jesu" by Pal- (Contlnued on Page 81s) HOSPITAL 'DAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE Mrs. J. T. Richardson, chairman of the Hospital Day committee of Chap ter I, P. E, O. announces that open house will be observed at the Grande Rondo hospital, Saturday afternoon. May 12. but that open house at the Hot Lake hospital has been cancelled, necessarily. The hours are from 2 to 4:30 and at that time the general public la" invited to visit and Inspect the local hospital. La Grande people having flowwrs which may be used on that occasion are asked to offer them. A program Is being arranged which will be given at Intervals during the guest period of Saturday, this to be announced in jdetall Jater In the week. ' ' The two big Jobs of the re-employment office are first to get the pub. lie to use the office and second, to meet the present demand for PWA and private employment. All who are in need of help, skilled or unskilled, are being urged to call on the nearest re-employment office and enroll for work. Another problem In the office U getting people to register correctly for the type of work they are fitted for and not what they would like to do. On all PWA projects the order of preference observed Is: 1. Ex-service men with dependents who are residents of the political subdivision or county In which the (Continued on Page Seven) CONDUCTS COOKING SCHOOL . J m i . - ': $r t4lf5 -l'r"-f; VH4 Mm. Miirlnn ItoircrH Spemvr, noted eookliiK scliuol liiKtructor, lias nrrlvrd here to comliii-t the tlinf-ilny "Kltrlii'iietTliiif" llnwim lit the .sucujiiwra liullriiom upoiiHorrd by the Safeway stores llonie miikcrs buiTiiil. The school begins tomorrow lit 2 p. in. FIRST COURSE OF COOKING SCHOOL SCHEDULED HERE AT 2:00 P. M. TOMORROW "Get ready for that Old English beefsteak pie I Get ready for that fool proof Cheese Souffle! Get ready for Goop! Get ready for that Porto Rican Pot Roast I" When she stepped from the train here today and, thought first o( the safe arrival of her trunkful of equip ment, Mia. Marlon Rogers Spencer did not make any statements at all for the first minute of her arrival. But she might Just as well have said ex WHAT ARE A actly that, for Mrs. Spencer Is here as the personal representative of Julia Lee Wright, director of the Safe way Stores Homemnkers Bureau, to open a three-day course In "Kltohen eerlng" tomorrow at tho Sacajawea ballroom. The dishes- mentioned are Just a few of the 35 or more recipes which (Continued on Page Two "Kitchon eerlng" Special) FEW KNOTS TO AN 400 ATTEND FIRST MUSIC WEEKCONCERT E. 0. N. Students Present Splendid Program at Auditorium Monday.. A splendid cotu-ctt and an appre ciate e audience marked the opening of Music week In La Grande IumI night at tlie Eastern Oregon Normal sch(Hl uudltorlum, when B. O. N. fitudciitH under the direction of Mb Jennie Peterson, presented au ambi tion program. Conservative estimates placed the attendance at 400. Music week, spon sored by the La Grande Neighborhood club, will feature three programs, of which the one last night was the first. School, night will be held Fri day evening and church night next Sunday evening, both programs at the L. D. 8. tabernacle. The women's glee club at E. O. N. (Continued on Pave Two) ECONOMICS 4-H CLUBS IN MIDST OF BIG PROGRAM Tho economics 4-H clubs of Union county are In tile midst of splendid year's program, 'boasting of a total enrollment of on even 100 boys and girls, which Is an excellent record. These clubs ore under the direction of county superintendent of schools, B. A. Sayro. The 12 clubs with their local leader and membership are as follows: - -1 a. ; ' Lade Canyon Sewing club with Mrs. J. H. -Qlehl as local leader has e members. Pleasant Grove Cooking club with Miss Oladys Billings as local lender (Contlnneo on Pair Fourt BOWMAN-HICKS CO. MILL OPERATING The Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. sawmill resumed operations Mon day after a shutdown since last November, giving work to a force of approximately 150 men, count ing those employed at the plant here and in the woods. The length of the run will de pend upon market conditions, ac cording to H. N. Ashby, western manager of the company. It was announced last week that the mill would resume op erations yesterday. OLD SAILOR? Leads War Anew on Bootleggers f ; As Deputy Commissioner of In ternal Kevenue, Arthur J. Mollutt (above), or Knnsua Oily, Mo., Is slated to dtroct Ilia revlvnl ot war on repeal bootleggers. Illpftnl dls, tillers am. others enRnftea In )! licit liquor trade. A. W.MELLON IS FREED ON IAX CHARGES Grand Jury Refuses . to Indict Former Secre-, tary of Treasury. WASIlINtiTON, May 8 (P) Attor ney Ucueral CtnnmliiKH nhII today there would lie mi further criminal prooccrihiKM nfiuliist Andrew W. Mel lon 111 coiinecdoii Willi the present Incoinu ln case. P1TTSBUROH, May 8 UP) A grand Jury composed of brawny laborers and white collar workers today dis posed of tho government's tux eva sion charge against the rich Andrew W. Mellon by refusing to Indict the former secretary of the treasury. They ignored the government's com plaint, finding it was "not a true bill." Tho specific charges, of which Mel lon in effect now is elenred, were disclosed coincidently for the first time. Ho was accused of evading payment of 710,114.27 In Income taxes for 1031. The white-haired banker who ser- ( Continued on Pago Eight) MRS. KLETZER IS HONOR GUEST AT P. T. A. SESSION A Joint meeting of the city and county council of parent teacher as sociations was held yesterday at the Sacajawea honoring Mrs. Virginia KlcLwr. stuto president of the Ore gon Congrewi of Pare n la and Teach ers. Hho was hero en route east to De Moines. Invocation was given by County School Bupt. E. A. Sayre, and a school of Instruction was led by Mrs. Kletzer. She spoke on leadership, du- (Contlnued on Page Two) Wheat Today The price of local cah wheat MihmI at about 5;t cent bulk here liKlay. according tu qiiolutloii.H at the I'loncer I'luurliij; Mills. Port laiMl c;ih TAii vi. KxMirl bid 77 crntH. CHICAGO, May 8 (,11 An out burst of aggressive buying of wheat In the late dealings today lifted prices briskly, and much more than overcame preceding downturns of the market. The fresh soaring of wheat values mn quotationu up to a new high point unequalled since the middle or April. Wheat cloned strong to almost the day's maximum, 1 V t 1 Hc above yesterday'u finish, July 84 n 84 Vic, corn He off to V4C up. oats unchang ed to c higher, and provisions un changed to a decline of 2o, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME SILVER MEN OIT1M1STIC ... KOTAKIANS PICK IIKLI.INniLVM . MISS IIKPIIl'ltN DIVOKCEI) '. TR.UiKDY AT KI.IDDKK HOME ASIIIN(iTO, May 8 Senate Nllver InflatliiiilMlH tiHik Knell luiirt rnim a talk wit li I'rvsldrnl itimwrelt toiluy Unit they count on definite legislation mill expect renewed efforts for an International ngreetnnnt to help the .metal. TACOMA, May 8 () Belllnghnm was chosen today for the 1035 con vention of the first district of In national Rotary. The district covers Alaska, British Columbia. Washing ton, urcgon and a part of Idnho. MKK1D.V, Yuealaii, May A () Katharine Hephurn, nmvle uctrewH, to day uilh nuited u clivont without restriction, and .vltli pen uIkh Idii tu marry uulti Immediately, rnmi her luisbtind, l.udlow Smith. BREMERTON, Wash.. May 8 (ff) Tragedy visited the Plleder home at Erland's Point, scene of the sextuple slaying six weeks ago. again today wnen uienn Horn, 10, a neighbor boy, attempted suicide In the base menit of the house. , WHEAT NATIONS SEEK COMPROMISE WITH ARGENTINA lly Albert) W. Wilson r, (P5 right, l!W, by Associated 1tiwh) LONJXW, May 8 Tho United States, J Canada and Australia .ttr willing to "loan" J 0,000,000 bushels of their alio ted wheat export quotas thus year to Argentina, the Associated Press learned today, provided a dras tic reform is made In Argentina's ex port sales policy. Argentina would pay back the "loan" by sacrificing the big Increase she has been privately promised In next year's quotas. These conditions were set forth at a parley held secretly this afternoon by representatives of the "big four' wheat exporting nations rthe United States, Canada, Australia and Argon Una. , The only announced meeting J 11 connection with the world wheat con ferento today was a session of the committee of which Andrew Cairns, of Canada, is chairman. ThlH'body Is enc barged with drawing up a list of the price minlmums of all world wheat for consideration at tho full conference which resumes tomorrow. Regarding the private negotiations (Continued On Page Five) TWO CONVICTED IN LOCAL COURT Three cases have been tried in the Justice court in ttie last two days before Judge L. Denham. Robert A Palmer, arrested for short-changing was charged with larceny, found guilty and fined (25 and upon de fault of payment, committed to Jail He was accused of short chnnglng at the La Grande hotel. Ed Pearson, charged with driving an automobile on a public highway whllo under the Influence of intoxicating liquor, wan found guilty and sentenced to 30 days In jail and fined $100. He was committed to Jail and the fine was unpaid. A statutory crime was charged against Pat Cosgrovo. Following the hearing of this case, ho was bound over to await the action of the grand Jury, and ball was set at $1500, Tho ball was not furnished and he was alo placed In Jail. " HERE'S BALLOT FOR YOUR 'STRAW V0TE Yesterday the Observer announced its plans to conduct a straw ballot among lu readers In Union county on the 1 934 gu)ernatorlal race. Here's another ballot lor your use If you 4iOY.:UNOK t IflllllllCilll 8am 11. Brown . E. P. Dodd Joe E. Dunne Charles Hull RufuB C. Ilolmnn Prank J, Lonergan U. O. MtAlexander DemiH-raU Willis Mahoney Charles II. Martin am ft re BOND SET AT $200,000 BY U. S. JURIST Eyes Brimming With Tears, Former Financial Power Taken to Cell. CROWDS GAPE AT HIM, ON ARRIVAL Little Time Lost in Taking Prisoner Before Fed eral Court Where Ha Hears Charges Read. CHICAGO, MaV 8 (A1) Samuel In- null, a tragic figure, was placed under fiiH),uw bond uy a federal Judge to day mid, unable to furnish It, was led away to jail, 1 Eyes brimming with tears, steps lagging, he trudged silently between, his guards to be locked up, a pris oner In the city where he had. risen to greatness among the financial and utilities potentates of the nation. Thirteen thousand miles of harried wandering across Europe, the Mediter ranean and the Atlantic had brought him at last to the bar of Justice. Crowds gaped at him, In the sta tion. He faced them impassively. At the United States marshal's office he .heard the charges read: Use of tho mails fraudulently, and violation of tho bankruptcy act; He collapsed, his heart overtaxed by the physical and emotional strain. . Ho was fingerprinted, then led be fore a'Judge. , .', t : I U. B. District Attorney Dwight H. Green demanded $200,000 bond. The government, he related, had spent a vast sum chasing his elderly gentle man around the hemHsphere and wanted assurance he would be on hand for trial. "This means he will bo compelled to go to Jail,"- protested Floyd B. Thompson,1 former chief Justice of tho Illinois supreme court, defender of Insull. "If tho government thinks we are bluffing, the government will find It is mistaken We cannot raise this amount. "When John Factor was held for removal to England recently the gov ernment only placed him, under $50, 000 bond." Medford Editor Wins Pulitzer Service Award NEW YOPvK, May 8 W) Differ ences of opinion In selecting the 1033 Pulitzer prize winners In history, as well as In drama and the novel, were disclosed today with the formal an nouncement of the full list of awards. In Journalism award for the most disinterested and meritorious publto service rendered by an American (Continued on Page Two) Baseball NATIONAL l.KA(ilE Brooklyn - a 8 0 Plttaburiih 6 11 0 Mungo, Herring nnd Lopez; Swift nnd Clraco. AMKKICAX MJAtUiE Detroit 5 10 0 Boston 16 4 Bridges and Cochrane; H. Johnson, Ponnock nnd Illnklc. Cleveland 0 3 0 Philadelphia a 8 0 L. Brown. Hlldehrand and Pytlak; Cascarella and Berry. (Continued on Poffft Five) haven't already marked one. Just clip It from the paper, fill It out (you don't need to sign your name), and pn.uent It or mall It to this news paper before Monday night. May 14. IUI.I.OT COUPON I Favor For Gmernur shirred (Dem.) (Rep-) Present or mail to The Observer O
