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VOLUME 32
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEB
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1934
MEMBER ASSOCIATED TSESS
NUMBER 235
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CONFERENCE
ENID)
MAY
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STMIE
670 CHILDREN
ATTEND FIRST
TWO SESSIONS
Supervised Sports, Classes
Held .at High School,
Greenwood School.
MANY ACTIVITIES
NOW ON SCHEDULE
Junior Olympic Track
Meet Friday to be First
Athletic Event of Sum
mer Season.
La Grande's first summer play
ground program got off to a good
start this week with 670 children
attending t the first two days' ses
sions. The two playgrounds, the high
school field under the direction of
Margerie Horton. and the Greenwood
school ground under Harvey Carter,
have scheduled a list of classes, ath
letlo events, and performances that
will provide recreation for children
of all ages.
The first athletic event of the sea
son will be the Junior Olympic. track
meet Friday afternoon, Juno 15, at
3 o'clock at the high school field.
Teams will bo chosen by practice
trials Wednesday and Thursday after
noons at 3:00 for the following events:
60 yard dash, 100 yard dash, 440 yard
relay, high Jump, broad Jump, 50
yard shuttle relay, and bicycle races.
Organization of ' baseball teams
took place Monday afternoon, and
the fli-Ht scheduled game will be
played Monday, June 25.
Hand craft, dromatics. and music
will be scheduled later.
Dancing classes will be held Mon
days and Wednesdays at the High
school, and Tuesdays and Thursdays
at Greenwood. Campcraft will be
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Dillinger Trail Again
Found In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 13 (P
The will-o-the-wisp trail of John
Dillinger turned back to the north
west today as federal officers check
ed a report that the Indiana outlaw
had been Been alive.
Donald Murray, a former taxicab
driver In Chicago, reported he had
seen Dillinger In Northfield, Minn.,
45 miles smith of here, about 3 a. m.
Tuesday morning. Murray said he
knew Dillinger -because he had driven
him "dozens of times" In his cab.
Torrid Tennis Takes Toll
'
.
A RrllllnB match with Madame Iicnrotln and a hot day proved
to be too strong a comhination for Alice Marble. California mem
ber of the U. S. Wlfrhtman Cup tenm. Mies Marble fainted during
the contest, played at Itoland Garros Stadium, Paris, nnd Is shown
eliOYO being carried off the, court.
'Farmer9 Tugwell
Gains Sympathy
HOLLYWOOD,
Cal., June 12 The
latest papers re
cord the fact that
Mr. Tugwell went
through O. K.
They tried him for
belmr a "menace"
JJSSfg 1 and he come clear,
a I am glad of that.
It's a mighty hard
thing to nowadays
know whether an
idea Is revolution
ary or downright
conservative. Tugwell proved that he
had at one time been a "dirt" farm
er. I think that's what got him clem
ency with the Jury. A soldier return
ing from, a popular war don't carry
as much sympathy as a "dirt" form
er, or for that matter even a prairie
land farmer, where there ain't no
dirt. Yours,
IIDi; McNllTckt Syndic.!., fn.
OREGON INCLUDED
IN ALLOTMENTS
BOVINE SURPLUS
WASHINGTON, June 13 (A1) The
department of agriculture announced
allotment of $2,000,000 to 25 states
to be used for bovine tuberculosis
eradication. The funds also will aid
In eliminating beef and dairy cattle
surpluses. The allotments were the
first out of the fund of $50,000,000
provided by congress.
' New York and California will ro-
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Publicity Committee
For Celebration; Gets
Results From Letters
Members of the committees having
charge of the publicity for the ap
proaching U. P. semt-centennlal cele
bration, particularly that field of
contact between residents and friends,
relatives and former residents, report
that much has been accomplished
through the early letters prepared by
the Chamber of Commerce and fur
nished gratis to those who could and
would use them.
Another call Is being sent out at
this time for all who can possibly do
so, to secure the letters which are
now available at the chamber and use
them as widely as Is possible. While
the committees are gratified over
present responses they are urging
upon the citizenry to aid in the
greater circulation of material and
the wider use of the Invitations pro
vided, in their own personal correspondence.
It
THREE BIG GUNS IN REVIEW OF UNCLE SAM'S FLEET
t iiiiiiMjwwffiMMiMu.u- .M-i A.',t,.''''. v':i''ii, " " "
As Jolly aa the jolliest tars In Uncle Sam's navy were President Roosevelt and the two other "big guns" of the great review of the fleet
In New York harbor when this striking photo was takon aboard th,e Indianapolis during maneuvers. Pictured with the president, cen
ter, who himself was assistant secretary ot the navy, are Claude Swanson, left, present secretary of the navy, and Joaopuus Daulols,
right, former secretary of the navy and now ambassador to Mexico.
RAY ff.' GILL
IS RENAMED
GRANGE HEAD
Annual Convention at
-Rosehurg Selects-Of-
ficers Today. -
ROSEBURG, Ore., June 13 P) Ray
W. Gill of Portland, was reelected
master of the Oregon State Grange
at the annual election held here to
day at the morning session of the
state grange convention. Other of
ficers chosen were: Morton TomklnB,
Dayton, overseer: Mrs. Alice Goff.
Roscburg, lecturer; Bertha J. Beck,
Albany, secretary: Peter Zimmerman,
Yamhill, George Palmltcr. Milwaukee,
and Dr. Albert Slaughter, Portland,
executive committee
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RUSSIA AND JAPAN
RUIN ARMS PARLEY
GENEVA, June 13 (VP) Hopes for
a universal agreement on interna
tional disarmament guarantees were
killed today by Japan and Russia.
The Japanese announced that they
must make the same reservation In
reference to guarantees for the exe
cution of the projected disarmament
contention as they have already made
to the supervision of armaments.
Boris Stcln. the Russian delegate to
the conference. Immediately declared
that his nation would be unable to
nccept any agreement unless It was
signed by Russia's neighbors, ha was
referring particularly to Japan.
ALOSI CONFESSES
TO FIVE KILLINGS
SUBANVILLE, Cal., June 13 P
"He broke up my family. Now I
have broke up his."
On this confession of motive, which
authorities declared was given to
them by Peter Alosf, 45-year-old lum
ber mill worker, In the presence of a
court reporter, District Attorney Gro
ver C. Julian prepared to gotocourt
today to charge Alosi with stabbing
to death three women and two men.
Julian Immediately announced he
would file murder charges. He an
ticipated Aloet would plead not guilty
by reason of insanity.
Old Cars Wanted
For Celebration
Parade In July
The committee on the evolution
of transportation for the semi
centennial celebration to be held
In La Grande on July 19, 20 -and
21 Is In dire need of old automo
biles for the parade. The older th
cars the better, as they are pre
pared to puC them In running or
der for the short time they will be
used. Anyone having or knowing
of any of these type cars are re
quested to get in touch with
cither Howard M Young at the
Observer office or M. J. Gom at
the Studebaker garage.
WHAT WILL WE AS INDIVIDUALS
DO TO IMPROVE WELFARE OF
WORLD, ASKS ROTARY SPEAKER
Speaking before the La Grande Ro
tary Club this noon, Bishop William
Remington of the Eastern Oregon
diocese of the Episcopal church, asked
the quest Ion,' Just What Are We Here
For?"
In the new order of things that
appears to be coming into . life the
world over, Bishop Remington nsked
RAINS RELIEVE
BUT DROUGHT IS
FARFRGMBROKEN
WASHINGTON. June 13 (P) Tic
cent rains In the parched areas of
the central states were adjudged to
day by the weather bureau to have
been of "inestimable" value. The
forecasters added. however, the
drought was far from broken.
In its weekly weather and crop
'bulletin, the bureau declared rains
had been sufficient to relieve the
serious livestock situation by aiding
forage crops.
The downfalls "camo too late to
be of material help to most winter
and early Bprlng grains," th0 report
added. '
The farm administration advanced.
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"uiawM, -wwMNmmmm
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his hearers If the time is not here
when man should stop and consider
wun most serious uuent just wny ana
for what reason ho has been put Into
this world.
"Surely not to perpotuato and con
tinue this cycle of malformation in
social, political and economic life that
has now -been growing with Us for
so many generations?" he queried.
"A period of greed, selfishness, covet
ness and other elements between
peoples and nations that leads only
to war and thereby creates only great
er malformation In a great cycle oper
ating -In the same rut In which we
continue to find ourselves.
"iy Is not so mucn wnat the 'new
deals' or the new economic orders
can1 do, but what we as Individuals
can and will do aa Independent, co
operative spirits. The N. R. A., the
codes the various other legislations,
good as their purpose and Intent may
be, aro only booked to failure with
out the help of tho Individual. Com
munities, states and nations are
nothing but groups of individuals.
Reform must start with the In
dividual, Is it not time for each and all of
us to get closer with our God and
determine each for ourselves Just
why we aro hero for what reason
nro wo given to people this earth.
In this method only, through God,
will we find our way out of tho Jam
blo In which wo aro today."
HARDY PERENNIAL
" ff 1 1
MISSING JAP
CONSULFOUND;
WAR AVERTED
Eimei Kuramoto Discoy
' ered in Cemetery Un
aware of Trouble Be
tween China, Japan.
By Thomas VAuin
Associated Tress Foreign Htaff
NANKING," China, June 13 Wi
Tho strange case of Elmel Kuramoto,
the Japanese vice consul who disap
peared four days ago was cleared up
today In time to avert threatened
difficulties between China and
Japan.
Kuramoto was found sitting in
graveyard bcsldo an ancient tomb of
the mlng dynasty.
ire was unkopt, hungry, and not
Interested In the fact that soldiers
and warships had been called out by
two nation because he had strayed.
Japan had Informed th0 Chinese
government officially that It would
hold that government responsible for
the uufety of tho vlco consul who
dropped from sight In Nanking last
Friday.
Japan backed up Its note with war
ships which It rushed up to anchor
off Nanking.
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JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
l'AKAI.VSIS I'l.AGl'H HMiV.S
McNAKY HIM PASSED
HKimVAV BOON LOOMS
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(IKASSIIOlM'KltS IN I'MATIU.A
LOS ANOKLEM, June 13 (P Thirty
three new oases of Infantile paralyslH,
19 In the city umQ 14 In the county,
were reiMPtod to health authorities
compared with 43 the previous day.
WASHINGTON, June 13 VF) The
house public lands committee today
approved a iblll by Senator McNary
(R, Ore.) to broaden the second
entry homestead laws by permitting
persons who filed on Indian reserva
tion lands ceded to the United States
and paid at least $1.26 an acre to file
for a homestead now.1
CHICAGO, Juno 13 (tP) HlgH
vmys free of truckers and trailers
loomed as u possibility today with tho
Inauguration uf a new type of
frelglut service, uttrlbutable J to the
NBA. Seven truck trailers were
driven onto flat curs last night on
the Chlcagi Boek Island and Itirlflo
railroail, tor a ride to Davenport, la.,
and the In novation was described as
o boon likjall concerned.
PENDLETON, June 13 W) Grass
hoppers are reported invading farm
lands and causing considerable dam
age to crops In the Stanfleld and
Hermlston regions of Umatilla coun
ty. Delegations from, the affected
districts have called on officials here
to learn if somemcans of curblngtho
menace can be found uefore serious
damage results.
PORTLAND, rlune 13 (I1) Al
though lie declined to reveal plans,
George L. Hammls, administrator for
the liquor control commission, ro-
iwtrted n meeting here Tuesday lie
lias n proMsjU for corgunlxatlon of
the nytem which, will save between
$1,800 uiul $!,uu a month. f
WACO. Tox., June 13 UP) Five
prisoners escaped from the county
jail here today and abducted Wade
Cunningham and C. R. Dohn, repre
sentatives of the Southern Pacific
railroad, a half block away.
DARROW PARTNER
QUITS NRA BOARD
WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (P) Saying
that the development of NRA "day
by day reveals more clearly a marked
trend toward fascism In tho United
States," W. O. Thompson resigned
today as a member of the Darrow
NRA review board. 1
In his resignation, delivered at tho
Whlto House, ho assorted that "the
trend of tho national recovery admin
istration has been and continues to
be toward tho encouragement and de
velopment of monopoly capitalism In
tho Untied States."
"Tho only solution," the former law
partner of Clarence Darrow said, "In
volves a change In class relationships.
Only a government by the workers
anil farmers can plan production, pro
duce goods for use and not for prof
It, eliminate poverty, and raise tho
standard of living for the entire popu
lation." '
HOUSING BILL IS
TASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (A1 The
house Umln today pussod the ailinln
iKtrtit Ion's housing plan, going far
toward Hearing f he road to inrly ad
journment. Tim mouMire now goes to
thri senate,
Tho vote was 170 to 10.
A major provision was restored to
the bill after being stricken out by
tho banking committee. It was ono
authorizing tho creation of now na
tional mortgage associations.
To get that In, however, adminis
tration supporters had to agree to
leavo In the bill tho banking com
mittee's amendment Increasing by
1,600.000,000 the money available to
tho Home Owners Loan corporation.
Of that total (500.000.000 may be ad
vanced to existing building and loan
associations.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 13 (P Material
new uptuniB of grain values took
placc early today with corn In the
lead. Indications that the commodity
bill would not be adopted at this
session of congress was a stimulating
factor. Opening ac higher, July
99fl.00, wheat afterwards gained
further. Corn started ft lc up,
and subsequently mnde an addition
al advance,
LEADER OF
WORKERS IS
"OPTOMISTIC
Head of International
Longshoremen's Assn.''
Hopes Settlement .Near"
NEW PROPOSITION .
TO BE SUBMITTED
Longshoremen Will Make
"Best Offer" to .End
Walkout Following
Frisco Meeting. : ( :!
HAN FRANCINCO. June 13 W) Be
lled that the strike of I'aclflo coast
longshoremen might be settled noon
was expressed by Joseph P. Ryan,
president or the International Long
shoremen's association, after a oon
ferpnee wktli Mayor AngeJo Rossi and
other official here today. Ryan left
the conference after promising to
prepare a written proposal of the best
concessions the longshoremen would
agree to In ending the strike, !
"With the attitude shown toy
Mayor Charles Smith of Seattle, Gov
ernor Julius Meier of Oregon, and
Mayor Rossi of San Francisco, who
are hopeful of settling the strike
satisfactorily to both sides, the sltua-
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Baseball
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