La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 21, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCity To Modernize Fire Department Pumper Truck (&ttttm La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only NewspaJ)er Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OBEOON'8 LEADING NEWBPAPEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED 'PRESS NUMBER 216 DARROW STRIKES BACI AT JOHNSON itwnittg NEW ENGINE ORDERED BY FIRE CHIEF City Commission Pleased With Transaction; .1200 Gallon Guarantee is Ob tained. ThefStuiz pumper (truck or tbc La Grande fire department will be mod ernized through Installation of a new engine, It was announced today. Fire Chief C. T. Lludsey returned recently from Portland 'where lie made ar rangements for the city to purchase a Hall-Seolt engine to (be placed In (he present truck. The order was signed today. . City commissioners were, pleated with the transaction, pointing out that the old engine, with two crank ohaft breakdowns to Its discredit and other troubles at various times, would now be replaced with a now, modern power plant that would convert the equipment Into a truck equal In all respects to an entirely new machine which would ccst $12,000 or more If purchased. The new engine will cost about $2, 000 to the city and will be Installed ns soon, as it arrives from San Fran cisco. City Manager Angus McAllister expects the pumper to be back In service within two or three weeks un less delays.bf an unexpected nature occur. The now engine carries with it a guarantee to develop 12 00-gallon pumping, the same as the maximum provided by the old engine, and city officials expect the underwriters to approve the change In Portland and some other northwest cities older equipment is , being modernized toy installing new engines, and In taking the present stop. La Grande is follow ing in the footeteps of larger cities; (Continued On Page Four) Rehearsals For Sock And Buskin Play Progressing "Death Tnkcs a Holiday" to be pre sented at the Eastern Oregon Normal school on May 25 is nearing comple tion, according to reports from Mis Florence Day, director. Most of the work of the stage set has been com pleted and the rehearsals are progres sing rapidly. The scene is cast In an Italian cos. tie belonging to Duke Lambert. It is here that death plays a visit in the person of Prince Sirkl. The play 1-3 most popular in its appeal to an audience because of Its originality and merit. Likewise, its sophistica tion sets it apart from the average stafce production. This will be the final stage ptay of the school year for the Eastern Oregon Normal school, and will mark the final appearance of a consider able number of the cast. The ro mantic leads, Guy Tucker as "Death" and Dorothy Hill as "Orazla," both graduote In June. RALPH HURON ESTABLISHES HEADQUARTERS Colonel Ralph R. Huron, chairman of the U. P. semi-centennial celebra tion to "be held here July 19. 20 and 21, has established his headquarters in the chamber of commerce office, beginning today. He said that most of the preliminary work relative to the celebration has been completed, and that from now on more intenslvo action will be necessary. He urged all who have any ques tions to ask about the celebration call him at the chamber of commerce. TWO VOTE-COUNTING BOARDS TRIED HERE For the first time In local history, a double counting board was used In a Union county precinct last Friday. It was largely as an experiment, but most believe It an unqualified suc cess. Precinct No. 7. on Washington ave nue, one of the largest precincts In the county and which usually Is one of the last to finish counting, some times being busy as late as 8 o'clock the morning after election, was the plsre the two boards were used. This year. Instead of running well Into the morning with the count, the precinct total was finished before 9 P- m. Many other boards over the county were Just beginning their count when No. 7 closed up shop and Gas Competing With Sermons SALINAS, Cal., May. 20 I read statistics every once In a while and It shows maby how church at tendance Is sorter falling orf on Sun day mornings. But It's not a lack of religious Inclina tion, It's Just that you can't beat Sunday morning to get the old car out and ramble. A preacher can have the best ser mon In the world, but he Just has to deliver it to folks without any gas. I bet you we live to see the time when they will Just hold services on rainy days and days when they are fixing the roads, and they will pack 'em in. Folks are Just as good as they ever were, and they mean well, but no minister can move 'em like a second hand car. Yours, 134, MKniffht Rvnillfiit. fna. OFFICERS NAB TWO IN BEER THEFT CASE Earl Worden, Archie Wil son Jailed on Open Charge; Three Cents Taken From State Store - Twi?.rolbcrleJ orotr.i'ed KoTVtnUir ilay iiiKl't. and as a result oltone two young men are In Jail todaylawnltlng disposition of their case. J The Roesch Bottling Works was broken Into Saturday night and 12 cases of beer and two cases of soda pop stolen. Entrance was gained by prying a window. Officers Immed iately started work on the case and finally Earl Worden. about 19, and Archie Wilson, about 21, were ar rested on an open charge, by Deputy Sheriff Huiro Kllnchammer. Police Chief Jim Steffen and Inspector Mo- Brlde, of the federal department of Industrial alcohol. The officers re- (Continued on Page Six, HIGH SCHOOL TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE The annual open house at the High school will be held tomorrow after noon and evening. During the after noon only the manual arts exhibits will be shown, the complete exhibits being opened to the public In the eve ning. The program, to begin at 7:45, will be held on the High school steps If the weather permits. In case of rain, a stage will be Improvised In the (Continued on Page Two) BAKER GOLFERS WIN MATCH 53-22 Tbe Baker country club golf team defeated the La Grande country club golfers at Baker In an Intercity tour nament yesterday 53 to 22. Only two La Oranders. Dr. Bay Murphy and' Clyde Bunting, won all three points at stake. Longstaff, Baker pro. led In the scoring with a 71. and' Evans, Baker frnntirtned on Pace Two went home for a night's good sleep. The first board, called the day board, started counting votes at 2 p. m. election day. In a room In which no one was sllowed but the counting board. With the cloning of the polls the other board, which had been In charge of taking votes, assisted with the counting. This system was authorized by the state legislature In 1921, and colon R. Eberhard, of La Grande, then a state senator, was one of Its chief proponents, and was one of the main factors In making It a law. The double counting board plan has been in use for three years In Wallowa county with verv satisfactory results It Is 1 said. T 1 J" RO. NORMAL RUNS UNDER ITS BUDGET State Audit Shows Ex penditures at $88,133 as Compared with Esti mates of $92,788 ' BALEM, Ore., May 19 Actual ex penditures of the Eastern Oregon Normal at La Orande during the year July 1, 1932 to June 30, 1933, totalled (8M33.66, an audit or the state board of higher education allowed today. Original estimates of expenditures for the year amounted to 92,788.93, a total of 4, 055.26 mora than actual expenditures. 1 The audit, made by the secretary of state's office, disclosed that the value of the Institution's property increased $6,294.48 during the year to a total of (303,044.21. Salaries accounted for (49,848.41 of expenditures. Other expenses, In cluding $20,225.14 for street Im provements, amounted to $26,559.78. General instruction cost $27,884.21 ( Continued on Pan Four and training school Instruction $11, 867.98. The library cost $5910.27 and the school's health service $1168.12. Administrative cost of the presi dent's office totalled $8889.14, of which amount $0999.74 was for sal aries. Registration To Be Tonight For Cove Swim Week .Registration fpr th first of bre swim weeks to be held In Union county this summer under the aus pices of the Porpoise club of La Grande, will begin tonight at 6 p. m. In the Christian . church basement. Already 25 to 30 have signified their Intentions of taking advantage of the swimming Instruction, sponsored by the Red Cross, and which will .be held at the Cove plunge the remain der of May, beginning tomorrow night. Beginning lessons, learning to use various strokes, diving, Junior and senior llfesavlng are among the courses offered. BULBING GIANT DKRDGKIt ALAMEDA Cal. W Fabrication of a steel beam weighing 275 tons indicates tlie new proportions reached by gold dredges. The beam to be used In construction of a dredger to be operated in the Marys vl lie Cal., placer Id strict, was 200 feet Ion? and 24 feet high. ' . J"':.'.'-; :-l :. i. i V '. 'i ;':;' 5r5'sSv tpSAi: pU ' Y YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN DRAGONS? LOOK HERE! Muyhe you thought man-eating dragons were something you rend about In fairy tales. Well, here arc a nni pie light lief ore your eyes shown as they appeared on reaching New York's Bronx Zoo from the Dutch East Indies, where they were ruptured by tlict umnteur zoologists Ijtwrence Orlswold, of Qulney, Mass.. und William Hark news, of New York. The rare lizards, measuring more than nine reel long, are the first of their kind ever to be brought to this country. LA GRANDE NINE BREAKS EVEN IN WEEKEND GAMES Tho La Orande town baseball team broke even In two games played here over the weekend, dropping the first game to the Illinl Emtgront C.C.O. nine. Saturday afternoon by a score of 8 to 4, and drubbed the Elgin squad Sunday afternoon by a score or 20 to ii. ,7 V ;. The C.C.C. nine which played Sat urday afternoon proved too much for the La Oranders, who although play ing errorless ball for the entire nine frames, couldn't keep up with the hitting stride set by the Invading nine. Shockley, tall and lanky hurler from the Southern Illinois Hard Road league, held the La Grande batters to nine scattered bits, off which they could tally but four runs In the nine InnlngB. Hall, . starting hurler for the La Orande team, started out like a whirlwind In tho first four frames, but made a graceful parade to the bunch In the fifth frame when he walked the first two C.C.C. bat ters, permitted the third to single, re tired the fourth on a pop-up, and the next three men clouted out three doubles In succession. Charlie Wilson, regular second-sacker, then took over the mound duties and kept the forca- ( Continued on Page Six) UP FOR TRIAL John Monteith Gives Program At E. O.N. Today A colorful program of lecture and song was presented this morning at the Eastern Oregon Normal school by John Claire Monteith, noted concert baritone and lecturer. In addition to tho musical program, colorful slides wero shown representing the moods of tho desert, the story of tho plant and animal life of the desert regions a: J r-AVhimsical and amusing stories of characters of Death Valley which was the theme of the program. Mr. Monteith appeared In brilliant cowboy costume and during the songs the slides represented the fas cination of the changing lights of the desert day. The program opened with an ode to the desert and the following numbers (Continued on Page Three) Bomb Explodes In U. S. Clerk's Hand WASHINGTON. May 21 ffl A bomb which Inspectors say was des tlned for the Balkans exploded In the postoffice dead letter office to day, shattering a clerk's hand and slightly. Injuring a negro messenger. It was concealed In a hallowed-out book, and wont off when tho volumo was opened by Myrton L. Oenung. LEONHARDT VICTOR IN SCHOOLRACE La Grande EducatoH to Oppose Supt. C. A. How - ard in Fall Election. J. W. libonluirdt, principal or Cen tral school here, won the Democratic nominal Ion for superintendent . of iMi'hllo Just ruction ,ovr Forrest E Dunlon, of Clackamas County. The last count of votes at 2 o'clock this uflrriMHm gave Lconlmnlt a lead of I ,(i!M votes, with less t Im u 1 00 precincts over tho stale to report The vote stood: l,conhurdt 112,321, Hunt on 30,(f;il. U'onlumLt will oppose Supt. O. A. Howard, Uepuhllcuu, In the general election In November. There were no changes over the weekend In the trend of votes as the state count grew, and all those an nounced as nominated, and all meas ures announced as determined Sat urday stand. Locally, tho county clcark and a crew of workers started the official canvass of tho Union county vote at 0 o'clock this morning, with proa- (Continued On Page Four) PROSPECTS GOOD FOR LOCAL WHEAT Prospects continue good In Union county for a normal wheat crop, pro viding normal early summer rainfall occurs. It was said today. Conditions have been good throughout tho last sovcral months for wheat growth In tho Grande Itonlo valley. PENDLETON, Ore.. May 21 fI'( A fifty per cent wheat crop for Eastern Oregon unlc weather conditions change Is predicted by J. W. Maloncy, collector of Internal revenuo and for mer wheat fanner of Pendleton. The present Condition was ascribed to the fact that wheat went through the winter without the usual moisture. A below normal crop was seen for Umatilla county and unless condi tions change ffrKm' tn0 V1" waH ox" pected to bo around four million bushels, Wheat Today No local price quotations to day... Portland cash 1.1 cents. No export bid. CHICAGO, May 21 (At Despite drouth and heat over a major part of tho domestic grain belt, wheat prices averagwl lower today. Thero was no sustained follow-up to buying movements, the best of which wa-4 associated with definite word that President Roosevelt's sil ver message would be forthcoming tomorrow. A reason for lack of con tinued aggressive buying was talk In some quarters that the domestic carry-over of wheat July 1 promised to total as much as 250.000,000 bushels. Wreat closed unstable at about tho day's low point. 3Bct under Satur day's finish, July saflc, corn fit c down, oats unchanged to c higher, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 10 cents. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ac;ui;k on Font points KI.KCTOKAI, OI.I.KdE kavkh moil school nov ai ci si.tu MOIU: MINNKAI'OUS RIOTS PORTLAND, May 21 t(P) It. J. I task rt t, 8Hkeftinaii of employes lu A he general longshoremen's strike negotiations at Sun Francisco, whs today advised by Portland (waterfront employes that they have agreed to four major point w lu the attempts to settle the waterfront strike. WASHINGTON, May 21 The senate refused today to submit the latest Norrls constitutional amend -mcnt to the states, and thereupon returned to Its reciprocal tariff Jousting. Nebraska's votcran Inde pendent won 42 votes for his propo sal to abolish tho electoral college and elect presidents directly, barely short of tli two-thirds vote required. Senators McNary and Stelwer of Ore gon voted against tho measure. II Aitt.lMlKV. Tex., May 81 (A1) William Osboribe, 10-year-old Pre inont High .school student, was charged with murder and lodged In the Falfuriias jail without bond at a preliminary hearing there today V In connection with the slaying of I. M. "lack" Ilrlnck, former member of the U. S, Olymplo rowing team. MINNEAPOLIS, May 21 (Pi Riots broke out again early today In tho market district and eight policemen and ten strikers fell as 300 pickets and nearly 100 special policemen clashed over the movement of trucks. FIND MAN'S BODY IN ASHES OF BIG STOCKYARDS FIRE CHICAGO, May SI tfP) The char red hodv of a man was found in .the ruins of -Chicago's stockyards today as crews of workmen groped through the .debris of Saturday's S8.iKto.iMH) fire preparing the way for rebiillders. Through acres of hot ashen, Into heaps of bricks, skoletons of old land marks and twisted steel girders tho explorers dug, hunting valued docu ments and property that might have survived the holocaust, and hoping tho loss of human llfo would not grow. Tho one known victim was Isaac Means, 00 year old watchman who discovered the first flumes lu the cat- tl pens near tho Forty Third street viaduct. The charred body was found leus than two blocks from the point whoro Means shouted to other work ors: "It's a fire." So quickly did tho blao spread on the wings of a brisk southwest wind, that Means was overtaken and burned to death before ho could make his way out of the labyrinth of livestock corrals. One (Continued on Page Threap BOOST GAS PRICE TO 25-CENT MARK Price of retail gasoline Is head ed back for tho lovol that wan maintained here previous to the "gasoline war" of several weeks ago. 8hell Oil Co. today received orders to boost tho price to 25 cents a gallon, including tax, and to 226 cents for third Htrueturo. Other companies had not received word at 1:30 p. m. today but wero expecting authorization for a raise. Reports here today said that prices had gone up at Pendleton a lst. JUMPIN'EST FROG OF '34 LEAPS 12 FEET ANGELS CAMP, Cal.. May 21 Ml Angels camp claims for its own today the "dangest, Jumpln'ost frog of 1034." The agile amphibian, "General Grant" by name, a product of tho home town's bock lots, leaped 12 feet, 6 Inches to win Calaveras county's great annual Jumping Jubilee, Agaliwt a field of 165 entries. In cluding tlie world's record-holder. "Budwelser" of Stockton, "General Grant" skidded to tho championship yesterday while a crowd estimated by Jubilee officials at 20.000 whooped things up. "Butweiser's" record of 13 feet, 1 Inch, set in 1031, remained Intact however. The Stockton frog was de clared by the owner, Louis Ktslier, to be a victim of old age and made but NEW REPORT TO BE GIVEN ON THE NRA "Even Worse Conditions" Will Be Shown in Second Report, Claim PRESIDENT SILENT AS QUARREL RAGES NRA Head Demands Dar-" row Resign Darrow . Says Richberg's "Vision, Severed." WASIIINHTON, May 21 (P) Tile imtlmml recovery review 'board Ilk a ' three puge BtuLement Itouay ftHMlled (lie, criticism on lis report nude by Nit A offlclulN, promised a fieoond 're port lierorc the end .of the week and c.linllciiKcd Nit A to answer that one. Tho second report, the board head- . ed by Clurenco Dnrrow said, covered Industries "In which conditions are ' even ' worse thtm In those that have ' severed Mr. H3chberg's vision.". The reference was to Donald R. Rlchberg, genernl NRA counsel, who ohnrged Darrow's unit with abuse of public confidence In having so con ducted Itself as to develop only evl- dence In support of already fixed . views. President Silent Moanwhlle, It was Indicated at the . White House that President Room-. vblt expected the Darrow board to' wind up Its work soon, nothing was said as to how the president looked' upon .Hugh 8. Johnson's recommen (Continued on Page 81x) Rain Prayers Go Up In Mid-West As Crops Burn I By The Associated Prewi Drouth, uldcd hy grass h op jters and. chinch hugs, spread further destruc tion' through the gniln licit today, Increasing crop losses to (us high an. 85 per cent In some sections. Many farmers prayed yesterday In churches for rain. Some rains came, but they wero too light to bring much benefit. Moro local showers were forecast, Even Ideal weather, said agricultural experts, could not now afford any material relief In much of the mid-west. Nebraska farmers reported all crops in tho contral part of the state, In cluding oats, hay, and other small (Continued on Page Three) Baseball NATIONAL I.K.Hit K f ChlcnRO 10 18 a Drooklyn - 9 8 1 Lee. Joiner, Malone, Weaver, Bush and Hartnctt: Herring, Carroll, Beck, Leonard and Lopez. Pittsburg 11 17 0 Philadelphia 4 10 2 French and Pnddcn; Pcarce, Moore and Todd. St. Louis - 2 8 3 New York 6 0 1 Hnllnhan nnd V. Davis; Bowman and Mancuso. AMDItlC'AS I.K.Uil K : New York 6 13 0 Cleveland Uhlo, Vanutta and Dickey, and Pytlak. Washington Detroit 8 14 0 Hudlln . 6 11 . 8 14 Whltchlll Prim and Phillips; Mar berry IfoKsel.fc and Uuyward. a weak effort for the 1934 crown. Another Stockton frog, "Black Jock," entered by Robert Olanellt. bounded 12 feet, 3 Inches for tho sec ond best mark In yeaterdoy's com pe tit Ion. Third place went to "Ply ing Coon." owned by Louis Robinson, aLso of Stockton, with a leap, such, as the three successive efforts allow ed by the rules are called, of 12 feet 1 Inch. "General Grant" comes from a long; line of noted Jumpers which first sprang to fame during the gold rush days when old "Dan'I Webster wao champion. "Dan'I Webster's" down fall, through a dinner of buckshot administered by city "stickers," waa recorded in Mark Twain's story and Is the Inspiration or the annual com petition.