La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 07, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextE. O.N. Graduates Hear Commencement Address Today T ! Ha dratuV lEimrat ...... ...r. ......... Only Newspater , Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Mtxm LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934 VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER MBMBEB ASSOCIATED PKKS8 NUMBER 230 welcome mm wmm miid-wesi Wb SCHOOL WORK VITAL, HOWARD TELLS CLASS Urges Them to Teach With Larger Objectives Always Before Them. PRESIDENT INLOW PRESENTS DIPLOMAS Sixty-nine Graduates and E. 0. N. Student Body Participate in Impres sive Evensong. Sixty-nine Normal srlinol graduate" n 1 1 a I students who linvc completed two yeurs of Junior college work, re crlvcd their sheepskins this afternoon at Hie Eastern Oregon Nornuil school umlltorlum rnm Ilie hands of I'resl ilpnt II. E. Inlow, who distributed the diplomas ii(l Junior certificates after Charles A. Howard. superintendent of state Inntrtii'tlon from Kalrin. Rave o splendid commencement address. An Increasing intellcctuBl Interest and activity, Improved health and physical well-being, and an open Btalrway from the cottage and tene ment to the highest positions of honor and service are among the values of universal education In Am erica pointed out by Supt. Howard In his address. As an Indication of. In creasing Intellectual Interest and activity tho speaker pointed to an increase in library circulations In the United 6tates from nine and one half million In 1900 to 336 million , (Continued on Page Eight) Guardsmen Will -Entrain Monday Night For Camp "Eastern Oregon's live national guard companies will entrain lor Camp Clatsop next Monday night, and arrive at Columbia Beach shortly be fore noon Tuesday, June 12 to begin two weeks of intensive field train ing. La Grande, Union, Baker. Pen dleton and Tho Dalles units will go on a special train that will be made up at Baker Monday afternoon. Com pany E will board the train about 7 o'clock. Captain Walter A. Bean will again take a full-strength company of 60 men to Camp Clatsop. Two or three men who are unable to make the trip were replaced during the last week by enlistment of Maurice A. York, form erly with the company; Walter Leon ard, who served three years in the U. S. navy: John Zigler, also a former member of the company, and Ralph Floberg, with four summers experi ence in C.M.T.C. training. Officers of the company besides Captain Bean, are First Lieut. Jesse V. Andrews and Second Lieut. Robert R. Carey. Non-commissioned officers Include: First Sergeant Howard C. Glenn, Sergeants Edwin J. Briggs, George M. Plank, George D. Oliver, Howard M. Peterson, Max W. Burke, ( Continued 01. Paste Flvef POSTMASTER RESIGNS FROM LEGISLATURE Postmaster Victor Eckley yesterday resigned as representative of Union county in the state legislature, but whether Governor Julius L. Meier will appoint a successor for the remaining months of this year was unknown to day. Eckley's term expired at the end of this year. Two candidates for the position were nominated in the May primaries. Vernon Bull, Democrat, and Ernest DeLong. Republican. 23-YEAR FORECAST FOR MAY NOT SO HOT Just how is Dr. Abbott's predic tions for the weather coming along? Last year the eminent Smithsonian institute weather expert predicted the weather over the world would closely parallel the weather 23 years ago. Ia general, as far as La Grande is concerned, his prediction has been borne out. with a few exceptions. The main exception is that the weather has been far warmer than 23 years ago. As far as moisture goes, the weather this year should toe very dry and warm In July and August, also the last, of June, if his forecast Is accurate. Will Says G.O.P. Picked Good Man H O L LYWOOD, Cal., June 6 Glad to see the Repub lican party honor Henry Fletcher, ex am b a s s a dor to Italy. He is a very able man. They of the Republican na tional committee. Course you got to use a little hu mor when you say it's an honor to hand a man the Republican party to run at this time. It's sorter like giving you an empty gun to protect yourself. Henry will do 'em as good a Job as anybody could, if he confines "em to construc tive criticism. Mr. Roosevelt ha a unique posi tion in the feelings of the people. They will let you throw a brick at him, but It's got to be loaded with something besides political mud. Yours, Cu, go?" 1914. MeNtuftht SvmHesU. fn. JUDGING IS STARTED AT STOCK SHOW Union Hopeful of Clearing Weather J? or b riday And ' Saturday. UNION, Ore. (Special) Leaden skies threw a. wet blanket on tile first day of the 1034 Eastern Oregon Livestock show, but the occasional glimpse or tile sun ur" .ten shower have lent some hope that there will he better weather, tomorrow. Advice from the government weather bureau this morning showed u rising baro- (Continued on Page Two) 2 REGISTER AS CANDIDATES FOR JUBILEE QUEEN Two well known La Grande young women entered the contest for queen of the semi-centennial U. P. celebra tion today, one sponsored by the Vet erans of Foreign Wars Mt. Emily Post No. 2990 and one by the Eagles lodge of La Grande. Miss Faye Walker, brunet, sponsor ed by the Eagles, was the first to register at the ohambcr of commerce office, getting her tickets for the queen dance of June 11 this morning. Miss Violet Stills, also a brunet, and sponsored by the Veterans, regis tered Just after the noon hour today and received her tickets. More candidates sponsored by other organizations were expected to regis ter before the end of the week. RAIN HEAVIEST SINCE MARCH 29 The heaviest rainfall In La Grande since March 29 took place here In the 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning, during which .69 of an Inch of rain fell. Added to the rain fail earlier this month, it brought the June total to 1.58 inches. ,11 in ex cess o normal for June with 22 more days remaining In the month. Weather predictions tcday Indicated somewhat of a breaking up of the stormy conditions tonight or tomor row. The rain is general over the state and is proving of great benefit to growing crops. Here's the record of June, July and August in 1911: June, total rainfall 1.53 Inches, with no rain the last 10 days of the month; July, no rain; August, .33 of inch of rain. May was unusually wet in 1011, with 3.8G inches cf moisture. May this year was unusually dry. so Dr. Ab bott was a bit off there with his pre diction. So far this month, 1.57 inches of rain have fallen, and the sky's still cloudy today, so It's too early to tell if the June weather Is going to be similar to that of June, 1911. This long distance weather fore casting Is quite a problem, at that! ill! WATER RATE REDUCTION IS ACCEPTED City to Charge Lower Sum For Use of Watei During June, July Here The city commission last ' night agreed upon a plan for reduction of water rates III I -a Uruudefurtiig June am! July so as to enable people to have their lawns and 'flower gardens In the best of condition for the srinl neiUennlal V. P. celebration to be held here July ID, 20 and 21. A reso lution adopting the plan submitted by City Manager Angus McAllister was unanimously tossed. The plan, In brief, calls for a 25 per cent reduction of all charges over the minimum of 1.25, provldl:uj the water .bill each month Is paid by the 10th. If late In payment, tho water user loses the 25 per cent discount of tho extra charge. In brier. If one has a water bill that normally would bo 7.50, here's how the reduction would work. Tho 1.2S minimum charge ' subtracted, leaving W.26. Then 25 per cent of 6.25 is $1.58. By subtracting 1.56 from the total of $7.60 the an swer Is $5.94, which would be the charge In this case for tho month of Juno or July. The action, the resolution said, was "to afford the people of tho city the opportunity of decorating and beautl- fvlnit their lawns more ibeiitungiy during tho "fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the O.-W. B. A N. Co. railway through" this city. The commission also adopted the May salary list, amounting to M.172 90, and agreed to pay the state $100 a month lor the rest of this year, the sum to apply on the city's account for the state's building of the nigh way from the west end of Adams ave. , (Continued On rage fin) 1 " Petitions Out For E. Millering For School Post One candidate for the school board position to be left vacant by the ex piration of the term of Director Ray Buell, who will not seek re-election, is in the field, according to reports today. . , Petitions to nominate Eugene Mil lering are .being circulated toy his frlenda, according to reports. Nomin ating petitions must have three per cent of the vote at the last school election, or about 30, according to Raymond O. Williams, school clerk. The election will b0 held on Juno 18. TO GET THE REAL SPIRIT OF I THIMVC .WE OUGHT TO AN MjMMT Figures Tell Hour"- . "4 3.30 ! .o I J S.17 'r "tovn S. - Ban I .?. 0.50 E T ?00 f IOOCn. til. "T"- I Texas') A clear picture of the extont and ,.a.M,6 v 6uic uu una map ot ino airicKcn region.- Theao figures glvo, In light faco typo, tho total normal rainfall, averaged over tho last 60 years, for the first five months from January to June, as compared with the total rainfall over tho same period this year, as shown In black Tnco type. Although tho figures'-cover only tho places designated, they reprosont fairly closoly tho con dition of the surrounding country. In no spot, you will observe, has- this year's rainfall approached Uie normal, while in some places, ns at Bismarck, N. D., this yoor's precipitation lias gone as low , , ' '. na IB per cent of normal. 70 PCT. OF INSTRUCTORS IN NORMAL SCHOOL MEET A. A. T. C. REQUIREMENTS Prcftmdiiff fully hoth tlie teacher trulTiliiff anil Junior mllpge ofrrrlnnn of tlie tnhtUuliin., the li34-35 catalog of Hip KuHtern Orejjon Nornial chboli fw off tlie press, mid ts now belnff u.h- trmnteirMo- nigli scnooi seniors - in Kastem Oregon. A strong faculty Is liullrniwl for the Kaxtern Oreffon Nor mal school.' The recent report-of the representative or the American Asso ciation of Teachers College Indicates that 70 iter cent of tho Instructors hi the La Urnnde Institution meet the requirements of academic pre paration for that association as com pared with 36 per cent for Ashland and 34.fi per cent for Monmouth. A noteworthy change from previous catalogs is the complete statement of Junior college offerings and the re qui r erne nts for the Junior certificate. The catalog states that in order to distribute as widely as possible over the state the benefits of a general or basic higher education, such as the lower division offers. Junior col lege privileges within the limits of the regular normal, school curriculum are offered to students at the South AU-DeLECWES TO DlSARiAvveMT COMFHSeNCeS 6HOOLD ARRIVE ON FOOT EQOIPPEP WVTH 15-POOMD f2pL6S AMD3S-PCXND PACKS. Tragic Story of Drouth Light figures Black figures MINN. MOOHHEAD "'"Mil DitnT; Jminneapoi.1 WIS. CitRRN iiiTiT,,., v .MAHISON II.tT 4.20 . StOUX CITY lfT . MO. rnZ r- . -worn """UIAV 11.73 ola'i" " OKLAHOMA CITll ARK. f FT. KMITII I r sevorlty of tho drouth over tho mlddlo west may bo had by com- ern Oregon Normal school and the Eastern Oregon Normal school who do not p)an to become elementary school teaolwra, rwr .students who plan to complete work for the bachelor's degree the two lower division years provide breadth of general education and the founda tion for specialization on the upper division level In some major field of the liberal arte and sciences. Stu dents explore several fields oft lower division study with a view to deter mining special Interests and apti tudes.) For. students who complete no more than the first two years of college or university, the lower divi sion alms to afford a balanced cul tural program and preparation for In telligent citizenship. Year sequences In the three basic groups, language and literature, sci ence, and social science, are provided, all leading to upper division work in four-year colleges and universities. Among the language and literature courses listed In the catalog are llter- ( Continued on Page Five) THE THING normal rainfall 1 1934 rainfall 1 to June 1 nY r V n.ai V,' uiiand rtArmSs i 13.28 J II DETROIT I 12.32 STEEL STRIKE LOOMS; COAST BREAK HINTED Alaska Shipping Released By Longs horemen First Vessel Leaves . Port of Portland. toy The Associated PresH Despite determined efforts of Ifc oovcry Administrator Hugh S. John son to make pence, a paralyzing strike In the steel Indiitflry today be came hourly more probable while re newed outbreaks of violence In the Alabama mine fields and Cincinnati's typewriter strike caused u tightening of police vigilance. Prom San Francisco, however, came the hint of a break In the longshore men's strike with the release of all Alaflka shipping; and In Laurluburg, N. C, a settlement of the threQ weeks old strike of Waverly mills employees was In sight as representatives of the management and labor gathered for a conference. BEKTTU&, June 7 (F1) The status of a small group of Alaska steam ship company longshoremen who did not go out when the longshore strike was called May 0 today held up the expected release of all Seattle -Alaska shipping. (Continued on Page Two) SHORTCAKE HAS PART IN SLAYING BINOIIAMTON. N. Y., June 7 UP) Because she would not make her common law husband a strawberry shortcake Tuesday night, Mrs. Beat rice Beach, 3D, of Bennettsvillc, was held today on charges of first decree murder, growing out of tho shoot ing of David Beach 30. Following her refusal Beach left the houso and did not return that night. She set out In search of hhn, and when she found him near their home, Is alleged to have shot him In tho abdomen with a small revolver. Wheat Today No local or eMrt quotations today because of itoiigrdioremeu's strike, Portland cash 7.Vac. CHICAGO, June 7 m Virtual breaking of the drouth In tho Dn ko tos, Minnesota and Montana brought about decidedly lower prices for wheat today. Practically every station reporting to the United States weather bureau from the four states named sent word of rains. Drought and high tem peratures in south western states, however, continued, and caused re ports of premature ripening of wheat. Wheat closed nervoiw, 1 Vi w 1 c under yesterday's finish, July 97 c, corn ftf lc advanced, oats c o down, and provisions uitelmnHl to a 6o up. T. H w 0 11.67 ' 13.28 17 ) ( C"'3C fHTNO. "ro'riiOBVF.i.ANi.; V ! 7." V INDIANAPOLIS btNClNNATWw. IJ 17 IS J171" ,J U. BT. LOUIS P ,T I 16.431 LALot"SV"'1',3V f a.OoN JJYV 10.64 y 10.00 y' 'y .. TENN. MisS.T ALA. GA. C L V JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME 9 SlY.iy lHI.I,l(ii:it IN IOWA TllltKK ( A IN' "U. H. 01KV immsn sri'KN ritorosALs 1 It. RHJNS MICAS! HK ' WATERLOO, Iil, June 7 (T) Po lice hero (darted tin Intensive smirch of (tho city on u report that a second our of DIHItiKer niecti luid been twit here after tlie shooting today of a nutii reporioii to no Tommy car- roll, llcuUnuuit of the Indiana mob ster. PHILADELPHIA, Juno 7 (T) Three professionals took an early lead In tlie first round of the U. S. open golf championship here today, each card ing 71, one over Merlon's exacting par Bobby Urulckshank, Richmond, Vn.; Charley Lncoy, Great Neck, L.T.; and Wifry Cox, Brooklyn, N. Y, John ny Goodman, 1033 ohampion, of Oma ha, carded 70 and Willie Coggtn, San PranclBco, gained a 74. Rodney Bllos, Omaha, and Jlmmlo Thomson, Los Angeles, scored 74s and Joe Klrk wood, trick-shot pro. was tied with Charley Yates, Atlanta, with a 76. . LONDON, June 7 im Official quar ters sit hi today (hat thft British gov ernment J, 111 not accept disarmament proHWiiibi made by MuIh llanthou, French rorelfu minister In Geneva. WASHINGTON, Juno 7 (I) Presi dent Rooacvclt, at sharp noori today, placed his signature on the corporate bankruptcy bill designed to facilitate tho release of distressed companies from tlie hands of receivers. WASHINGTON. June 7 (P) Hec. retury Ickes itwbiy Increased by $-105,- 0(H) the loans mid R runts previously allotted to tlifi Oregon state highway commission for five bridges on the Oregon oonsft highway. ' MRS. RAY MURPHY FALLS FROM CAR, HURT SEVERELY Mrs. Ray Murphy was sorlously tout not dangerously hurt In an unusual accident near Haines yostcrday about 4 o'clock, when she Jolt from ft car drlvon by Mrs. W. O. Perkins as they wore returning homo from Dakor where they took ,part In ft oir tour nament with tho Bnkcr club womon earlier in tho day. Mrs. Murphy was taken, to tho Baker hospital and will remain thero for ft Jew days until able to return to her home. Mrs. Murphy, according to reports, was leaning against tho side door of tho Perkins car when sho complained of the draft and Mrs. Perkins sui? gested sho roll up tho window. She (Continued on Prko Elsht) GREENWOOD BLOCK TO BE CONVERTED INTO BALL FIELD At a special meeting of the school board Wednesday, one project was definitely accepted for which 8EIIA funds havo been allowed for tho labor, the school district to furnish tho materials. The acreage across from Greenwood school which 1b used for a playgrounds will be leveled and made useful as a baseball and foot ball field and for tennis courts. Other Items that had been referred to a committee for estimates of costs were taken under consideration and re-referred for furLher Investigation. A six weeks leave of absence was Krnnted to Superintendent Herbert Evans for tho purpose of attending summer school. Ills leave will begin on Juno 10. In addition to this the final bills were allowed for the year. H00VERTRAISES NEW CHAIRMAN, PLATFORM CHICAGO, Juno 7 fI1) Herbert Hoover, former president, Unlay sent a telegram to the Republican nation al committee, m It greeted lt new chairman, Henry P. Fletcher, and praised the nw "platform" adopted yesterday. He congratulated Fletcher, to whom he oddrrswHi his message, and ajso the committee, on Fletcher's e lectlon an cnalrman, terming the Pcnnsylvanlan "most experienced and courageous." Fletcher, elected yesterday as chair man of tlie national committee to succeed Everett Sum! em or Indiana, met with tho committee and Repub DAKOTA RAIN ' IS VALUED AT 40 MILLIONS Eight Counties .Saved From Livestock De- population, Report. SEVERAL PARCHED , 'j STATES MOISTENED Good General Rains Fall in South Dakota, Ne ' braska, Minnesota, Mon-., tana and Iowa. .. j IIISMAKCK, N. 1)., June 7 m "A S Ill.dlKl mln" drenrlu-d the par-, dheil, suii-liakeil prnlrlm of North)'1 Dakota last night and today. Tim, full was general hi the state. Eight count les huvo been suved from live-. stiM'k drpoplilatlou as a result of the downpour, said John llusby. commis sioner of agriculture and labor. t ' A small tornado hit Wlshek and four civilian conservation corps work ers wero Injured. . WASHINGTON, June 7 W), Tho first optlmlstlo rainfall note came to day from the weathor bureau, bub (Continued on Page ThreeC . . N. R. A. Commits Itself Against : Fixing of Prices . , " fly James Cope - WASHINGTON, June 7 W "'ThO NUA. .-committed. iUi'lf today against all price fixing 'In qoclos except t lrj clear cut emergencies. The new policy also sharply modU fles the bases for price sections In all codes, negotiations Instead of com pulsion to be used to get coded In dustries to revise such sections on the revised bases. Pronouncement by the recovery administration on the controverted pricing question,' followed months pt study. It will govern all future codes, and Industries already coded are to bo approached at once with the ret quest for voluntary amendments to con Tor m with the now policy. The purpose 1b to obviate destruc- ( Continued on Page Plvej Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. B. Pittsburgh 2 7 0 Cincinnati 14 0 Lucas and Padclon; Klelnhans and OTarrell. t R. H. H. Brooklyn 14 1 Philadelphia 0 7 0 Leonard and Lopez; Darrow and J. Wilson. R. H. B. Boston - 5 13 1 New York 14 14 2 Frank ho use, Brandt and Hogan; Fit.slmmons, Luuc, and Mancuso. Richards. AMLItU'AN LEAOUK R. H. B. Philadelphia 3 6 1 Washington 7 9 1 Cain and Hnyes; Whltohlll, Berg, Kline and Phillips. R. H. B. Cleveland 6 12 3 Detroit 11 10 a Hlltlcbrand. L. Brown, Wlnegarner and Myatt; Bridges and Cochrane. -R. H. B. St. Louis 5 13 0 Chicago 3 0 1 Newftou, Knott and Hemslcy; Gas ton, Wyatt and Madjeskl. New York, at Boston postponed; cold weather. lican c on g regional lcodors to plan tho full campaign, Fletcher met the committee mem bers toduy and told them the coun try must "put on tho brakes." Flet cher praised the committee for the new statement of party policy which, it announced yesterday. "Under that banner we can win the fall elections and every other election," he declar ed. T To the western committeemen In tho audience, who had demanded a western chairman, Fletcher said: "I feel that we have Important ls- (ConOnued on Page Two)