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9 Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Tuesday, May 8, 1934 4, ri a dl oi si i u i 1 a(Srattto ifomng border (Incorporated) imbai An Independent Newspaper Phona Main 600 H, W. FREDERICKS . HAROLD U. FINLA7 , Published evenings, exception Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street, La Grande, Oregon. Bntered at the Postofflca of La Grande, Oregon, as Seoond Olaes UaU Hatter under act of March 2, 187U. OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THM CITY OF LA GRANDB Iirktrkr OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to usa for publication ot all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited if pub lished here. All rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative U. O. MOGENBEN COH Inc. Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago Detroit, New York mi.. ..f f 1 ,..l,:,.U 1110 MUilCIS UA VJUU, WIIJII ,1 I j J ...:...!.. Keep yuur ueiiits auu iuniua pians 4:7. OUK MONEY POLICY The strangest thing1 about the long argument over the government's monetary policy is that so many of the aiguere seem to be trvinar to conduct the debate in a vacuum. What we are getting is, in the main, relative values of money which mutable gold base and money argument, for the most part, been held m 1928 as in 1933. Most of the time the surging make up the background of all tirely. We get plenty of scholarly expositions on the way inflation starts and the things plenty of historical analyses of and Ilussia, but very little mention of the way in which re cent economic developments fabric. A monetary policy docHn't come Into of Innumerable forcea. The economic portnnt; so, too, are farmers unk Judith Lane bp JBAKNB BOWMAN ' BYNOPBlSt The discovery that 1 Morton Lampere, atturnvy for ths I JJavins heirs, has begun tnyflfcri- i ou a activities on the upper liio 1 IV Uiablo has complicated Judith ! A ( Jjnte's effort to build ti Ilia , W ' Diablo dam with tho money left her for the purpose by ilia Tom ;s Be vins. Lamport) it suing to break tho will. Norman Vale, Judith's ' husband and Lnmpcre's law part ner, has left tho firm and (Heap- . voared, Judith's friend Vila writes Chapter 34 ftfftA BLACK GOLD IN THE days which followed, Ju dith sometimes would mingle with the crowds In the streets of Dig Tom town, or dine with a crowd of eng. . noors at Hamburger Joe's. Seated on a stool, swinging her booted legs which wouldn't quite reach the foot Tall, she would Join In the conversa tion of Goodwin and Larson, but bcr ears would be attuned to the voices of the other mon In the place. , Contentment was apparent In tho calm, cheorful tones ot tho mon who filed Into Hamburger Joe's, or tho Elite Cafe, or tho Gulf Sea Food Restaurant, Tho first change In tho voices camo not In a nolo of discord, hut one ot aurproBBed excitement. With tho wlvos ot two enginoora slio was having dinner at the restaurant. Talk at the (able was spirited and Judith was dividing her attention between a tonderloln steak and tho conversation, when she caught ono word spoken In the room beyond, "Oil." For ono distracted moment alio thought of Justin Cunard's words as they made their air survey of tho basin: "This looks like oil land but I hope it isn't." Motioning the others to go on talk ing she slipped closo to tho next booth, "They're bringing the derrick uud machinery in on tonight's train , . . got mule teams to drug it on up to tholr layout . . . sure thing . . . don't lot on you know; we'll slip up mid seo it thero's any claims wo can lllo on, or buy up, eh?" Judith returned to tho table, eyes wldo with nnxlety. If oil uus funnel on Scnthborno's properly, nho ftsued for !ho llio Diablo dam. "Max, I've got to get word to Cuimrd." OIL was tho ono thing that could stampede tho dam workers; tho ono thing Judith feared. Mini Scath borno actually found definite trnco ot oil, or was this Just another ot Lampcro's Ideas to destroy tho liar mony In HIg Tom Town? Still at the table, sho conlldod to Max what had happened ami lm, seuaUivo to her loruslglit, anree.il that Cunard BhouUl bo notitlul at onco bo that he, as an oil man, might Investigate. "We might go down to tho train nnd Bee if they're telllm; tho truth," suggested Larson, and hurrying through their meal, they proceeded to tho camp depot. This night tho engine pulled flats behind her freight cars and on tho Hats woro ongines, pipes, lumber, and drums of fuel oil. Shadowy llgures jumped from the cars, communicated with shadowy llgures on the road side of the depot. Mule teams backed up, their drays oven with the Hats, then the ma chinery, oil nnd lumber woro trans ferred. "Oil . . . them's tho makln's of oil derricks." Tho whisper went fVo round at tho depot when t ho tram came In. Judith regretted Dig Tom's - magnanimous Insistence that his spur operate as a general cnrrlor. "Oil . , . whero do you suppose they struck It." -.Publisher and' General NfenAger Bualnesa UanAger ...41, ll imlni'af finlinn- clmll J.HIrVUIl till luiin.inMtimiiifi1 .mi... I .,1, rMii-iul- Tnano Philin. lijhuihu wmo .ouo. i an academic discussion of the is anchored fimily to an im which is flexible. Jt is an which might just as well have waves of public unrest which this argument get ignored en it does belore it stops, and what happened in Germany have put pressure on our social being In a void. It Ifi the product lnwa In the text-bookB may be lm In debt, home-owners burdened with People began running up from the little town to stand In groups and discuss It, a thread of excitement In tholr manner, their voices pitched higher than usual. Some who knew something of tho enterprise became the talkative cen ter of a group, assuring the wide eyod Ignorant ones that no oil could come In "'Till they git them der ricks up an' drill down a piece." "ilow far7" "Sometimes 1800, sometimes 5000, sometimes thoy've gone way down beyond that." Max and his wife and Judith snuntored with apparent unconcern from ono group to another, then Joined their party and moved uphill to Judith's shack. "It looks Hko the real thing, doesn't It, boys?" observed Judith in a dofonted voice. "Suro does," agreed Max Larson. "Evon Lampcro wouldn't buy ox pensive machinery llko that Just to frighten us with. lie must have pret ty Kood ovidouco of a strike." "How will It effect the dam?" Mrs, Larson questioned. "It needn't," began Judith, a quiv er of apprehension belying nor words, "it really needn't, but ... I would just ns soon have tho dam com pleted beforo tho rush ocg Ins. Workmen aren't us elllclent when prospect ot Mg money lies Just around tho corner." "No need crossing bridges 'till w build them," offered Goodwin and Judith nooded. "XJO NEED," she repeated, looking down on the town from her porch after tho others had left. The quietness of harmony lay thero. A singlo figure was plodding uphill with a peculiarly determined gait. Judith walehod, expocted him to (urn In at ono ot tho camp touts, but he plodded on towards hor. Not until ho was even with hor porch did she rocoiinlza him and when ahe did, sho felt a rush of fear. "Mr. ScoHRlns," she cried, and see ing tho expression ot his faco, "what's wrong?" "I'd liko to talk to you. Mi.ss Ju dith," ho said, his voice worried; "llko to talk over souio business with you." "Coma in . . , take that other rhuir; you'll llnd it moro com fortable." "I ain't lookln' for comfort," ho answered, slowly, "not for myself. Kor my wife and my Tommy, that's different." "(it course," Judith answered quickly, "your ihought has always been or your wife and Tommy. I re member that nlco room you built for Tommy on the Iioubo the river washed away. You can build again now ami not have to worry, can't you. Mr. Sarins?" "That's what I've come obout," ho said, then sat silent. Judith waited Impatiently. "You said you'd como to seo mo about something?" she asked. "Miss Judy," ho began, "have you over been hungry? I mean really hungry, day after day, goln without so the ones you're a carln' about get something, pretending food Rives you indigestion fo they'll cat It?" "Not like that, Mr. Scoggins." . "And then thero's other hunger, tho hunger women folk git for purty things. I mind when wo was comln' down here, Mamie and mo stopped oft In Shreveport. We walked around tho square that night, and we saw a big hotel. Copyright, I?J1. ly Jeanne Uowmant Mr. Scoqglni Innocently throwt a bomb, tomorrow, mortgages they cannot carry, cities All those- things produce dissatisfaction with an Inflexible currency sys tem. This dissatisfaction may be nevertheless. It Is the prime factor sttttle the soundness or unsoundness Useless If It falls to take It Into account. Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma different congressional money groups would combine to put through mandatory Inflation law this winter, a devaluation of less than 60 per cent. real Issue of the day. If the administration should adopt the course urged by the "sound money" group. It simply would be asking or an explosion. All the In flationary sentiment In Congress and there-is a lot of It, reflecting the sentiment of the people back home would get up srteam to blow the lid off. The chances are very good that It would do so. Any arguments over monetary policy which fall to recognize this fact are not worth listening to. TODAY AROUND A8 CUKON1CLED 117 TUB DAILY i.KASfc'l) OF TUB ASSOCIATED l'UKSH K. CAMJHTKIt ItKSIfiNS SALEM, May 8 E. Cnllis tor, of Albany, has resigned as ( member of the stato board of higher education, word received, from the executive department toduy revealed. lite formal resignation has not been received but was expected aoon. Calll'Jtcr was one of the original members of the education board whlca was created by tho stuto legis lature In lt29. He him accepted a position In the loan department of the federal Intermediate credit bunk of Spokuno. which would automati cally disqualify him as a member of I the board here. Calllster was manager of the A bany branch of tho First National bank of Portland for the past nix months. kk-oi'i;nin; akin cask PORTLAND, May 8 m The sup position was strong hero today that important new evidence had been un covered In the Investigation of the slaying lost Nov. 20 of W. Frank Akin who, at the time of his fatal shooting, was conducting an Investi gation of tho affairs of the Port of Portland. A county grand Jury Investigation of the old murder case swung Into Its second day today, but the district ttorney was clone-lipped. HAIN ATjPKNlH.KTON PENDLETON, May 8 0) Precipi tation to tho extent of .14 of an Inch fell here last night, following a trace of ruin Sunday evening. If other sec tions of tho Umatilla wheat belt like wise experienced rain, the chances for a normal wheat crop this reason will bo somewhat Increased, ni;u st ii ik i; (w,i,i;i( PORTLAND, Muy 8 A' About 12,000 workers on tho Pacific coast. including 1,100 In Portland, will be affected by the general strike order called by the International Long shoremen's association for 8 a. m. to morrow. For tho second time within six weeks Portland and other Pacific coiut ports faces labor troubles und disorder on the water front. Medlord Editor Wins Pulitzer Service Medal (Continued From Page One) newspaper during 1033 went to the Med ford (Ore.) Mull Tribune for lt-j campaign against unscrupulous poli ticians in Jackson county. Ore. The prize is a $500 gold medal. Tho advisory board of the Colum bia Seluxil of Journalism named "The 'eopie's Choice," by Herbert Agar for the history prlw; "Lamb in His Bosom." by Caroline Miller of Baxley, Ga., for tho novel prize; and "Men In While." by Sidney Klngsley as tho best American play. At the same time It was officially announced that the drama and his tory Juroru had recommended other works to the advisory board. Other awards Included; for distinguished service ns a for Ign or Washington correspondent Frederick T. Hire ha 11 of the New York Times for his correspondence from ISnroM Prize, $5(X. I'or distinguished editorial writing. limited to tho editorial page E. P. Chase, Atlantic (la.) News Telegraph, his editor tnl "Where Is Our Money?" published December 2, lU;t3. Prize, WK. Ptr-u distinguished example of a cpiter's work Royee Brier of tho San I'Yancliico Chronicle for his re port of the lynching of John M. Holmes and Thomas H. Thurmond. iccuHfd kidnaper-slayers, published November U7. l!Kt;. Prize. $1,000. For a distinguished example of a jirtnonist'H wvrk Edmund Duffy of he Baltimore Sun for his cartoon California Points With Prktf I", published November '28, 1033. Prize. WOO. Prizes in letters: Best American biography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the penph "John Hay," by Tyler Drn- nett., a professor at Princeton uni versity. Si. 000. Best volume of verse by nn Anierl- an author Hobert Hi liver, a im- nr at NudfllfTo college, $1,000. A Complete Printing Service Quality Counts TJT?T CrkXT PPi!- o. BUS SERVICE For WAl.l.OWA, ENTERPRISE, JOSKP1I anil Way point. IxniTO La Orando, Dally 4:10 P. M. For I'KNDLKTON, Way Point Lenv I Omndft, Dally 10:90 A. II. T). P. 8tnKfi ttonot, 130K Adaml Pbona MAIN that utoncl on the edge of bankruptcy. 11 logical, mistaken and highly unwise; In the situation, and any attempt to of our monetary policy Is worse than announced the other day that three If the dollar should be stabilized at That statement Is the tip-off on the IN BRIEF, IN AND OREGON The Weather WKAT! IKIt I'OHHCAXT On-gDii: Pair tmilglit iind Wolnm (1ji.v; tviirimr In interior Wfrimluy; Krmiti ('iiailKll(' Wlllfl olIKIlurt'. LOCH. W'KATllWl Monday: .Maximum 7o. minimum 4!) ulHtvi'. Haiti .ur of Iik-Ii. 1'arll.v cloudy. Toduy: .Minimum 11, 7 u. in. 13 aliovt. Cloudy. 100 ATTEND , FIRST MUSIC WEEK CONCERT (Continued From Page One) presented the opening numbers, "The First Primrose" by Grieg and "Senor ttu" a Spanish melody. Darcy McCool, Gove burltone, sang "Out of The Dusk to You" by Dorothy Lee. Mae llzaueth Cooper, La, Grande violinist, played "Negro Dance" by Clarence Cameron White and "Elegle" by Mas senet, and Clark Wheeler and Loren Blanchard, both of Freewater, pre sented "in Those Deer Old College Days." Eileen Cochran, Baker so prano, sang "When Song Is Sweet' toy Sans-Soucl and "Melluande in the Wood" by Qoetz. A clarinet solo "Valse Caprice" by Meyeur was pre sented by Grace Scully, of La Oronde. The senior sextet Barbara and Beverly Guye, Miss Cochrane, Doro thy lllll, Doiuift Cook and Ruth Mur chlson sang "In the Luxembourg Gardens" by Manning-Baldwin and "I Passed hy Your Window" by Brahc Lucas. Ruth Geibcl, La Grande so prano, sang "Tho Almond Tree" by Schumann, and Glenn Fox, La Grande plufilst, played "Preludo In i O-'Jharp Minor" by Rachmaninoff j and "To Spring" by Grieg. The clos-i Jng numbers were "Dream Ship" by! Strickland urul "Nightfall In Gran ada" by Bucno, by the mixed chorus. Center Leaves are the Luckies are all -ways kind to your throat As you c:in see from this picture Luckies' fine, smootli quality doesn't just happen for we use only the dean center leaves I Only the clean center leaves for which farmers are paid higher prices for the center leaves are the mildest leaves they taste better. Then "It's toasted" for throat protection. And every Lucky is fully packed with these choice tobaccos made round and firm free from loose ends that's why Luckies "keep in con dition" do not dry out. Luckies are always in all-wavs kind to your throat. "It's toasted" Luckies are nil-ways kind to your throat HOT POINT RANGE GIFT AT COOKING SCHOOL MODERN Women readers will undoubtedly be interested In the appointments and features of the "Hotpotnt" all-electric range to be given away absolutely free as the feature gift of the Safeway Stores "Kite he nee ring" classes open ing at the Sacajawea ballroom to morrow afternoon at 3 p. m. The classes continue for three days, the handsome range to be given on the lost day. Friday. No cake baking, pie making or other competitive contest Is connected with the gift of this range. All that Is necessary to be In the gift Is attendance at the classes this week. The "Hotpolnt" range will be on display at the Sacajawea Inn and may be seen and inspected by all who visit the school this week. It Is of mod ern finish, two-tone white and black porcelain enamel. Oven top and cooking top Is finished In porcelain enamel. Dimensions of the range are as follows: floor space, 38 inches by 34 Inches; height, over all, 30)4 Inches; cooking top, 20'ax 21 inches; height from floor, 32 '4 inches; oven. 14 Inches high, 14 Inches wide and 16 Inches deep. Unit equipment as follows: two Hi Speed calrod surface units and one fast heating open unit. Two Interchange able open coil oven units (upper and lower), each 1320 watts. Automatic heat control and thermometer auto matically maintaining a constant even temperature. One switch oven control. Mrs. Marion Spencer, "homemaker" or the Safeway Stores "Kltcheneer ing" Institute, who will conduct the classes in La Grande this week, will use on the stage two "Hotpolnt" ranges from the salesrooms of the Eastern Oregon Light 6c Power Com pany. KIDNAP MANHUNT STILL UNDER WAY 1 TUCSON, Ariz., Mny 0 (P) Tho 13th day since six-year-old June Roblcs was kidnaped from In front of Roskruge school here found the child still missing today, while one con certed manhunt blazed through the cactus and scrub grown hills of Northern Sonora, and other Mexican Investigations were believed under way. Anxious interest of the Robles family centered at Cananca, copper mining town directly south of the border from Blsbee, where two cor porals of the Arizona highway patrol were directing a hunt by Mexican eoldlers, Immigration and customs men, rurales and vaqueroa. The Glean mildest leaves I" Only the Center Leaves 4 ''"rr"l"l1 "" K T..J......1- .t.-r Mrs. Kletzer Honor Guest at , Meeting (Continued From Page One) ties of officers and programs. Miss Thelma Whaley spoke on "The Place of Art In The School" using ex amples of work done by grade chil dren at the J. H. Ackerman Training school. Mrs. O. B. Maxam presented corsages to Mrs. Kletzer, Mrs. Norman W. Frees and Mrs. Isaacs Shaffer. A round-table discussion followed. At noon a Joint luncheon with the Lions club was held with Dr. O. L. Gllstrap presiding. Alfred Meyers sang two numbers "That Lonesome Road" and "Wagon Wheels." Mrs. Frees, retiring president of the La Grande City Council, Introduced Mrs. Kletzer who spoke on "The Little Red school Houses Do Wo Want It Back?' At 1:15 a Joint Installation of city and county officers was held with Mrs. Kletzer as inducting officer. Those installed follow; County council: Mrs. O. B. Maxam. president; Mrs. Richards, of Union, lust vice prceiueni; Mrs. Bayre, sec ond vice president; Mrs. H. J. Leon ard, secretary-treasurer. City officers: Mrs. Faye Miller, president; Mrs, Lewis Wetzel vioe president, and Mrs. L, A. Kennedy, secretary-treasurer. This was followed by a short busi ness session with Mrs. Shaffer pre siding. Local and county reports were given by Mrs. Faye Miller, Ack erman president; Mrs. H. J. Leonard, Central president; Mrs. Charles Mc Crary, Greenwood president; Mrs. Fred B. Read, River la president; Mrs. Pete Troutman, Willow president; Mrs. Frees, City Council president; Mrs. Richardson. Imbler president; Mrs. Walter McGrath, North Powder president; Mrs. L. Z. Terra!!, Union president, and Mrs. T. E, Beeson, Is land City president. The next county council meeting will be held next fall at Union. PRESENT PLAY AT ASSEMBLY Tho play production class ot tho Eastern Oregon Normal school pre sented one of James Barrie's one-act plays at an assembly Tuesday morn ing. The play was Introduced by Ouy Tucker and the cast of charac ters were: Thelma Anderson, John Dunn, Jean Cronln, and Ted Thom son. AGREE AS TO TENNIS DUES The La Grande Tennis club, at a recent meeting, reached an agree ment as to membership dues for the coming year. Adults ore to pay two dollars, High school or Normal school students 1.60 and grade school students $1.25. Dues may be paid to Mary Frees, Bill Cooper or Shrimp Reynolds. these are the Mildest v- m sHm V ' 7, Y .7 jtessiWilB FIND IT HERE Copy for this Column must ! In by . m. ' MOTHER "Onri tmvA ua flowers and sunshine. The grass: the glistening dew. And countless otner oiessings But his greatest gift was You." Many new things will bo found In the wide line of Gifts and Cards for Mother on Mother's Day, at Richard son's Art and Olft Shop. 6-7-2 t. School District No. 11, Imbler, Ore gon, warrants numberer 193-203, In clusive, are called and same will be paid when presented to District Clerk. Interest ceases after date of May 8, 1034. L. B. BUJJNaS, District Clerk. 6-8-1 t. May loth last day to pay water rent without a penalty, 6-7-3 t May 10th last cay to pay water rent without a penalty. 6-7-3 t. UNION COUNTY WARRANTS Are called as follows: GENERAI. FUND, Series 1933, Nos. 2241 to 2620 Inclusive; ROAD FUND, Series 1033 Nos. 1134 to 1411 inclusive. Interest on above warrants ceases on and af ter date of May 7, 1B34. FLORENCE BACON, Treasurer of Un ion County, Ore. 6-7-2 t. NOTICE Of FINAL ACCOUNT ' Notice Is by this given that the undersigned executor of the estate of George Miller, deceased, has filed In the County Court of the state of Oregon for Union County his final account, and said court has set Wed nesday, June 6, 1934, at 10 la. m. to hear objections to and for the settle ment of said final account, at the County Court Room In La Grande, Union County. Oregon. This 7th day of May, 1034. JOHN C. MILLER, Executor, Cove. Oregon. Mny 8, 16, 22, 29. Professional house and window cleaner. Windows cleaned by day, week or month. Phone 559 J. 4-8-1 mp. Peet Moss Peet Moss Is like many tiny sponges mixed Into the soli. Either when planting or worked In about the plant roots. It holds the water you apply. Saves your flowers, saves water nnd Improves growth. Erkkso 8 Lottes Phone Main 792 Leaves hcr 7jaaL Regular meeting E. o. Commandery tonight Work In Black Cross. Re freshments. By order of eminent Commander. 6-8-i t. May loth last day to pay water rent without a penalty. 6-7-3 t. Union County Warrants are cal'cd as follows: General Fund, Series 1033 Nos. 2241 to 2020 Inclusive; Ro.id Fund, Series 1033 Nos. 1134 to 1411 Inclusive. Interest on above warrants censes on and after date of May 7 1034. FLORENCE BACON, Treasurer of Un ion County, Ore. 6-7-2 t. SCHOOL CHILDREN You can tree scratch mnM school at the Observer. Now a pads 5c. fl-H-t f. SlI.VKIt CHAIN Is tho nam of a now fine Dinner ware Pattern which Is carried in Ojwn Stock at Richardson's Art and Olft Shop. A pattern which will do credit to the finest table, which will match your silverware, which will give you service, and which you can all afford, now shown at Richardson's Art and Gift Shop. 6-7-2 t. Mny 10th lost day to pay water rent without a penalty. 6-7-3 t. Pot crown tomato nlants. 5c. pnrh Rohan's Greenhouse. 6-5-ot May 10th Inst day to pay water rent without a penalty. 5-7-3 t. May 10th last day to pay watfr rent without a penalty. 5-7-3 t. SALARY INCREASES SUSPENDED PORTLAND, Ore., May 8 (ffj Ore gon's unpaid 'liquor control commis sion has suspended salary ln-crcnses for nine liquor administration offic ials until it has a conference with the state beard of control which emphatically vetoed the wage adjust ments. Governor Julius L. Meier, who gave the commission 30 days to place its affairs In an economical, efficient and businesslike baskt, was asked by the commission for any suggestions how its administration could be im proved. Jefferson & Hemlock 7&y 7a&H "Bel&i. 3-
