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m La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America fcvmm Only Newspater Printed in La Grande CoTerinj? Union and Wallowa Counties vexwc VOLUME 32 KASTKItN OKKOON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1934 MKMI1RR ASHOC1ATBD' PRESS NUMBER 238 WIRTH BEGINS CAMPAIGN FOR Portland Man Will ,Run For Post as Independ ent Candidate 'ZIMMERMAN IS CERTAIN TO RUN Support of Grange for Yamhill Senator Grows at State Convention in Roseburg ALBANY, Ore., June 10 (P) ir. E. Wlrth, Portland Insurance agent, to 'rinv launched his campaign here as an Independent candidate for gover nor of Oregon. He Is starting on a tour of the Willamette valley. Mentioning that last February he declared himself as a candidate, Wirth said, "I am advocating the principles that prompted me to make my announcement then." He said he espouses a return of purchasing power to labor and restoration of prollt to farmers. i "There Is but one pure way to re covery." Wlrth stuted, "and that Is bv returning to labor Its purchasing power. This can only be accom plished permanently by having labor produce new wealth from which we will hove the money to pay them. When we have returned to labor the purchasing power essential to main tain a proper standard of living, we have ended the depression and re covery Is certain." ROSEBORO, June 18 1W-Definite reaction for an Independent can didate for governor, to be named at a state-wide convention which was reported would be called soon, sup port of Peter Zimmerman of Yam hill county as the nominee of that convention, official opposition to leg islative candidates who do not sup port the specified grange program, and criticism of the federal agricul tural adjustment administration, were the outstanding political develop ments noted at the annual Oregon State Orange session which closed here early today. 1. 0.0. F. Confers Second Degree on Two Candidates The second degree was conferred last night on Gaston Slon and Virgil Sanderson, both of Summervllle, at the regular meeting of the Odd Fel lows lodge which was held at their hall. Other business transacted in cluded the appointment of a commit tee to plan the memorial exercises which are held annually for deceased members of the lodge. On this com mittee are Melvln Bork, Jake Ros tock and W. M. Pierson, and they will confer with a similar committee from the Rebekah lodge in making arrangements for these services which will be held some time this month. Following short talks by a number of members present, which included severnl visitors, refreshments were served in the dining room. WANTS RELEASE FROM NRA CODE PRICE - FIXING WASHINGTON, June 16 (ff) Tho laundry code authority asked NRA today to permit the industry to aDan don its code. Without an enforced price fixing agreement, the authority said, laun dries found the code wages and hours "too ereat a burden." In a statement addressed to Hugh . 8. Johnson, NRA administrator, the authority pointed out that the laun dry code expired today and asKea that there be no renewal. Cream Standards Are Decided Upon By Milk Association At a meeting of the local Milk as sociation last night. It was decided to simplify the heavy cream stand wd at one grade, 30-35, with an ex tra two-point allowance granted this rea by the state milk control board as to allow the content to go to " No other cream in the state runs higher than 30-33 under the board's ruling. The chearjer cream at 20-22 will "HI go unchanged, but the highest Race of 40-42 has been dropped from he list. The new regulations were 'greed to by the association unani mously. Livestock Show A Financial Success UNION (Special) The 1931 Eist trn Oregon Livestock Show gees Into "'story along with lt5 25 predecessors, ind does not suffer by comparison any of them. Report submitted at Wednesday lghfs meeting of the directors. In "rate that this year's show Is on " right side of the ledger by a emtortable margin, with a balance '"stead of a deficit to plan for next year's ehow. Fight to Strikes Quite a Comedown Hollywood, cai. June 15 Now that a the prize fight Is out of the road, the American peo ple can settle back down to the trlval things of life. The steel strike looks better than it has In weeks. Looks like a mighty fair pro posal that Mr. William P. Qreen. president of the whole American Federation of Labor, made, where by the president is to appoint three disinterested men. Now If the steel men will agree to that, why It looks like that would finish It. Funny how long It takes people to see what to do. If Mr. Roosevelt can lust get that strike fixed and get those congress men out from under those govern-mcnt-pold-for electric fans by July first, ho will be sitting pretty. Yours, fide Pa?'" llH, McN.uiht SrndlesU. fin. UNION COUNTY TO GET $13,000 CHECK IN AUTOREVENUE Allotment From License Fees to Be Paid From State Office Counties of Oregon will receive reml-annual payments from fees col lected from motor vehicles registra tion and transportation licenses next month, when the office of P. J. Stad- elman, secretary of state, will mail warrants totaling $800,000 to the county treasurers. Under an act of the 1933 legisla ture, a fixed amount Is now received by each county twice a year, with apportionment made on the basis of the 1931 registration of motor ve hicles In each county. In prior years the total amount disbursed varied according to the net receipts from motor vehicle collections and the pay ment to each county fluctuated with the number of registrations made during the year. With a fixed sum available, county courts can estimate budgets for road purposes more close ly, and depend on definite amounts from such sources In each of the semi-annual apportionments. Union county's allotment will be $13,869.50. Wallowa will receive 84.238,21, and Baker county $11,- 704.75 for their share of the moneys to be distributed. NATIONAL CREDIT MEN DECRY N.R.A. LOS ANGELES. June 16 (IP) The National Association of Credit Men embracing executives of virtually all the nation's large business enter- prises, wns on record today as calling upon the federal government to qib contlnue Its emergency program and let the natural recuperative pro cesses assert themselves." A resolution passed by the credit men at the concluding session of their 39th annual convention here last night admitted the necessity for eovernment action to restore confi dence and that the results so far obtained were beneficial, but added "the Important thing Is to decide whether the time has not now come to let the natural recuperative pro cesses assert themselves." The credit men selected Pittsburgh, Pa., for the 1035 convention. Fred Roth, of Cleveland. Ohio, was elected to succeed Ernest Kllcup as national president. NRA CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY WASHINGTON, June 16 OT NRA took a holiday today on Its first birthday. Hugh S. Johnson closed the offices and sent hundreds of employees down the Potomac for a picnic. Johnson himself, with Donald Rich berg. NRA general counsel, Edward t McOrady, labor advisor, and John son's assistant, Miss Frances Robin son, planned to fly to Charleston. W. Va.. to participate In a state holiday commemorating NRA. Amidst the celebrating. NRA's most stringent police power was "PPmS away apparently - I is President Roosevelt's authority to Incense recalcitrant Industries and to iput them out of business If they j violated license terms, i Ihls power, never used, expired to i day at noon. TRUCKS MAY GET 6 MONTH LICENSES SOON ... mr trucks and Hair year men" - -'all other heavT cars licensed on a iht bi may " 20th. It was annouiu v-, , Ishcr ff. office. The half-year 11 sm.ru. . -hose cense may be secuitru v...... carfwho pay according to weight. Pass-Cr ears pay only a flat fee any time during the year, and cannot get part-time licenses. I!! Takes California Governor's Seat Frank F. Merriam, California's new governor, is shown . here after be was sworn in as chlet executive on the day of the death of Governor James Holph, Jr. Merriam, born in Iowa in 1805, has been active in politics lor nearly 40 years, serving sev eral terms in the California as sembly, twice being speaker. He was elected lieutenant governor In 1931. HOUSING MEASURE PASSED BY SENATE BY 71 -12 VOTE Bill Now Goes Back to House for Action on Amendment of Minor Clauses WASHINGTON, June 16 (VP) Sen ate amendments to the administra tion's ImushiR bill were rejwted today by the house and the measure sent to a conference committee to tulJuHt the differences. WASHINGTON, June 16 W) The housing bill providing for partial gov ernment guarantee of private loans for home construction unit repair was jmsKcd today by the senate. The measure now goes back to the house for action in minor senate amendments. A motion by Senator Stelwer (R..- Ore.) to strike out provision for cre ation of national mortgage associa tion was rejected. The speed with which the senate acted on the housing measure set a near record for a measure of such importance and complexity. Debate on It did not begin until this morning and lasted only about four hours. The housing bill swept through on a 71 to 12 vote. Administration officials Intend to use the housing bill as the main spring for a new attack on unem ployment In the building trades and capital goods Industries. They claim (Continued on Page blx) BIG HURRICANE HITS CITY NEAR NEW ORLEANS Morgan City, La., Raked by Tropical Storms From South FERRIDAY ALSO SUFFERS STORM Catholic Church, Ameri can Legion Building, Negro Hovels Are Seri ously Damaged ; NEW ORLEANS, June 16 Every building in Morgan City felt the fury of the tropical hurricane which struck there early today. Chimneys were blown down, homes unroofed, windows smashed, and mer chandise tn show windows scattered through the streets. No deaths or injuries had been re ported. While strong winds 'and heavy rains swirled around the 33-story Louisiana state house at Baton Rouge Governor Oscar K. Allen told news- papermen he was ready. to "use the national guard and anything else available" to help Morgan City. At Perriday. La., 200 miles north of Morgan City, the storm demolished the St. Thomas Catholic church, un roofed the home of the local Ameri enn Legion post, and caused other damage. Negro tenant homes on neighbor ing plantations were reported serious ly damaged. Four-H Charters Received by Local Livestock Clubs Charters have been received by As sistant County Agent Henry Ramp ton for the following 4-H. agricul tural clubs in this county within the last few days: Island City Pig club, with Clayton Pox as leader; the Imb ler Poultry club, Clayton Fox, leader; Pleasant Grove Sheep club, Wayne Frizzell and Howard Pottratz as co leaders:, idbjvty Dairy club, Vernon DeLong leader and the C. C. C. Poul try club, Clayton Pox, leader. Charters are presented from the central office at Corvallls to 4-H clubs upon receipt of a yearly schedule of work which la sent In by club lead ers, and these requirements have been complied with by all the clubs. The clubs will be presented with their charters at the first opportunity, Mr. Ramp ton states. THREE MARRIAGE LICENSES TAKEN Three marriage licenses have been issued within the last two days from the office of the county clerk. Yes terday a license was Issued to John A. Shearer of Centralla, Wash., and Lucy Adams, of Elgin. This morning licenses were Issued to Clinton Hoy Corum and Lavona Elsie Veach and to Ralph R. Jones and Lorcne Pat terson, all of whom gave their resi dence as La Qrande. IT'LL BE A TIGHT FIT Ship Sprouts Wings, But Can't Fly ; I.Ike n sea Klunt Willi wIiiks npnpnra tlio nlm'iil t currier l.uxlni; ton. shown ul anchor In Hudson river, oft New York with Iho U. 8. licet. WlntsH of Iho plniiPM It carries uro shown nrolrudlnK over the Bides of tlio vessel, tho center of itllruclioi. for thousands of sightseers In New York, SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES JOIN HANDS WITH LA GRANDE FOR 50 YEAR CELEBRATION Wallowa, Union and Walla Walla Pledge Support of Semi-Centennial Enthusiastic co-operation from sur rounding communities in the Semi centennial celebration here July 19-30-21 has been evidenced, according to J. B. McLaughlin, general chair man. ' ' Celebration headquarters report that the Union chamber of commerce has sent Its president, Lou Bldeler, to La Grande to offer to do anything within that body's power to assist in the celebration. Mr. Bidder has con ferred, with George Walker, president of the local chamber of commerce, J, B. McLaughlin, celebration chair man, and others. The Union chamber of commerce will sponsor a candi date far. a place among the three Union county attendants to the queen. Publicity Chairman Jack Farris went to Walla Walla yesterday, where tho Diamond Jubilee is now In prog ress, distributed placards, and talked up the La Grande celebration. He reports widespread interest in Walla Walla In the celebration. Chairman McLaughlin spoke before the Wallowa Lions club dinner Thurs day evening, and his discussion of celebration mattors was received with great enthusiasm. Wallowa plans to organic a "Wallowa day" during the celebration, closing all the places of business in that community for a day. The Lions have appointed a committee to select an attendant to the queen representing Wallowa county. The luncheon of the La Grande chamber of commerce next Tuesday noon will be entirely given over to discussing pageant work now In prog ress and laying plans for the forth coming celebration. Publicity In papers throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho is bolng given the celebration. A press clipping service has been employed to keep check on newspaper notices throughout the northwest, and a very satisfactory crop has been turned In already. The celebration placards are ao nat ty and attractive that souvenir hunt ers are already purloining the cards for keepsakes. The committee respect fully asks that the cards will be left on display until their usefulness Is over, at which time anyone Is wel come to them. Clerical work and letter writing has so bogged down the headquarters of fice force thab two full time and one part time stenographer are kept on the Jump, Among the equipment still noeded Is a freight wagon and also a ba rauche. Anyone knowing of the whereabouts of either of these is urged to notify headquarters. A surprising array of antique au tomobiles is beginning to form. Three of a date prior to 1000 have already been recruited. Any car with unusual features or very early origin Is want ed, regardless of Its appearance. How ever, because a car happens to be run down at the heels docs not Jus tify a place In the pageant. Harry McKlnlay, chairman of the grounds committee, has a clever scheme In hand to supply seating fa- (Continued on Pajre Four) DANCER'S DEATH BELIEVED MURDER LOS ANGELES, June 10 (I1) Lucille Young, attractive 23-year-old blonde dancer who was reported to have re cently arrived here from Son Fran cisco, either fell or was thrown from her fourth floor apartment house window In the West lake district here shortly before midnight, pollco an nounced early this morning. Several pedestrians were witnesses as the dancer's nude budy hurtled through the window, crashing to the pavement of the street below. Police BHld although the window through which Miss Young plunged had been ra'scd, tho screen wus closed tightly. The victim's body ripped a JogKPd hole through the wire netting. Officers immediately began a search for two men and another woman who appeored at tho apart ment house with Miss Young early yesterday. Miss Young's apartment police re ported, was the scene of wild dis order. Wheat Today I.oru wheat In the jtHghbor IiikmI of (17 cent. Tort land rah CHICAOO. June 16 tm Dcaplte mention of possibility of a wet har vest southwest, grain values aver aged lower today. Downturns of prices were Influ enced by report of Improvement of th wheat crop outlook, and by lack of an aggressive speculative demand. Borne experts contended that al though chinch bugs would cause much damage, the corn crop gener ally was In good condition at thle time. Wheat closed weak, oiVt under yesterday's finish, September 9A6t , com unchanged to 1 lower, oats H off, and provisions 10-17 cents down. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME a SKTS NEW KKCOKDS 9 t III SKY HtUSllMF.N WIN l.NNl'I.L I.OSK.S POINT JI IX1E KXOWLES ASSK1NKD I'KINCKTON, N. ., June 10 VP) (llonii C'unilliiKluiiii, University of Kansas, smashed tin. world' one-mile muni here today by going the dis tance In 4 minutes, 6.7 seconds and bentlng Hill llonthron. tile great Ti ter aw. lion Eastman, ronner Stan ford runner, set a new record 111 the half mlli going the dlstunee III 1 minute, 411.8 seconds. REGATTA COURSE, Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 16 Tho mighty freshmen of Washington paraded to a full five-length victory over Syra cuse today in the opening two-mile dash of the 37th renewal of the an nual Poughkeepsle regatta. Cornell was third, half a length back of Syr acuse. CHH ACO. June 1(1 Af Samuel In- Null, former utilitle. gmudre, toduy lost IiIh Hi-rotid consecutive round In IiLh fight, to avoid trlul In federal court on clmrgeM of lining the malls to defraud. Judge Philip U Sullivan overruled a plea In abatement which challenged the legality of the grand Jury that returned the Indictment URiiliiHt lnsiill and 17 other defend ants. SALEM. June 10 W Chief Justice John L. Rand of the state supreme court today assigned Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles of Union county to sub stitute for Judge W. W. Wood In Mal heur county. Circuit Judge O. H Mcculloch of Baker was assigned to Portland. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN TO BEGIN ON MONDAY Annual Vacation Sessions ' Regular Part of East era Oregon Normal School Work Beginning Monday, June 18th, the usual session of summer school for children will Again be conducted this summer as a rogular part of Normal school work. The curriculum includes various activities In work, study and play. Children who wish to strength en the quality of achievement, or those who are already sufficiently strong but who wish to broaden their knowledge, or those who wish to have some kind of regularly sched uled academic responsibilities may all bo accommodated satisfactorily and profitably. Muslo, art, playground, naturo and academic activities will bo Included In the schedule for the session. As sembly programs and various dram atic productions will offer further ex periences in learning and enjoyment. Class picnics are usually a closing feature of the term. Children who enroll will attond dally from 0 to 12 a. m. Tlio first three grades are requested to report at the Normal school. Grades four to eight Inclusive, will report at Cen tral school. Adjustments as to space will be made later. Children should report to rooms representing the grade recently completed. Classifica tions and groupings for work will then be made from this registration. Regular attendance 1b requested of those planning to attend. Faculty members of the regular Normal school staff will be In charge of the summer school work. JUNIOR OLYMPIC TRACK MEET IS RUN OFF FRIDAY The team from the High School playground won the Junior Olympic track meet held on tho high school grounds yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The final score was 73 to 37. The events and resultB follow: Henlor Truck Kvents and Kn tries AO-yard dash High school. Morris, Burnett, Hagsdalo; ureenwood. Miller, Brooks, Cameron. Places: 1st, Miller; 2nd, Brooks; 3rd, Burnett. Time 0.3. 100-yard dash High school, Mar shall, Mathews, Lilly; Greenwood, Mc Anulty, Munhall, Brooks. Places: 1st, McAnulty; 2nd. Mathews; 3rd, Mar shall. Time: 11.9. 440 relayHigh school, Mathews, Burnett. Lilly, Marshall; Greenwood, McAnulty, Thomson, Munhall, Miller. Greenwood winner, 21.6. (Continued on Page Six Bankhead to Probe Campaign Expenses WASHINGTON. June 16 m Vice President Garner today named Sen ator Bankhead (D- Ala.) in place of Senator Byrnes (D.. S. C.) to head the special senate committee to In vestlKate campaign expenditures in the 1034 senatorial election contests. Oarner appointed the committee last night with Byrnes as chairman, but the South Carol I nan today re signed. Other members are Senators Costl gan (D Colo.), Dietrich (D., 111.), Borah (R.. Idaho), and Kcye (It., N. H.J. STRIKE PEACE PACT BELIEVED SIGNED TODAY Employers' Representa tive Says Settlement . Has Been Made KEY WORD MAY NULLIFY TREATY "Preferential" Is Stumb ling Block That Pre vents Resumption Pa cific Coast Shipping . CLEVELAND, Juno 18 VP Workers on Oreat Lakes tugs today asked sll longshoremen on the lakes, number ing 28,000 to voto for a general long shoremen's strike In sympathy with the tugmen, who hove been out for two weeks. , i :-': SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 VP) Frank Carmody, representing the In dustrial Association of San Francisco said lie had been Informed a pact calling for settlement of the Paclflo coast longshoremen's strike, had been signed hero today. Carmody said he understood the agreement had been signed by rep- resentatlves of the striking longshore men, the watorfront employers, San Francisco chamber of commerce and the Industrial association. All the peace negotiators gathered at the office of Mayor Angelo Rossi and smiled as they sat down for a lost minute meeting. SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 m The Call-Bulletin today said an agree ment between striking longshoremen and shippers here has virtually been reached, according to John P. Ryan, president of the International Long shoremen's association. Only one word "preferential" the paper said, was roported to be tho possible stumbling block In the way of a coastwlBo settlement of the walk out. ' "Tho employers and my group have arrived at an agreement right now," Ryan was quoted as saying before go ing to a final conference with ship ping representatives In Msyor Angelo Rossi's office - ' (Continued on Page Six, . ', , COMMISSIONERS DEMAND STATES'; RIGHT OYER GAME PORTLAND, Ore., June 16 P) Western state game and fish commis sioners who took a defiant stand against federal regulation of wild Hfo today continued their militant cam paign for what they termed states rights In the matter. At their annual conference ithe commissioners urged states Involved, to "unite in most strenuously resist ing any attempt of the federal bu reaus In affecting the menacing threats" embodied In regulation O-20A of the department of agricul ture. All congressmen will be furnished with copies of the resolution. O. E. Rachford, assistant federal forester here from Washington, D, C. to explain the federal regulation, ful minated when the resolution was read. '"The regulation was created to protect wild life the very thing you gcnetlemen are sworn to pro tect," Rachford said. "We're facing a problem that's got to be settled.' He paused, then thundered: "Do you want the forest service to exer cise the authority the United State supreme court says It has?" Silence, then: "If we aro compelled to exercise that authority we cannot combine It with sportsmanship. We submit this regulation as our proposal as the best way out." Unswcrved, Judgo Colin Neblett of New Mexico, one of the drafters of tho strong-worded resolution, re joined : "All I want is that this matter bo settled one way or the other and I believe In starting now. I urge the adoption of this reslutlon to find out where we stand." The resolution harked back to Eng lish common law and Its adoption by tho sovereign states In asserting prior right to game and fish control. It acknowledged federal co-operation "so long as same does not ripen Into usurpation of state power." 1 ' Baseball NATIONAL LEAOUE R. K. B. New York 1 10 3 Pittsburgh 3 10 0 Battorles: Hubbell and Mancuso: Blrkorer, Hoyt. Chagnon, Harris and Padden, Orace. AMHK1CAN I.K Val'B B. H. E. Detroit - 4 9 1 New York 8 11 0 Batteries: Bridges, Auker and Cochrane; Rufftng and jorgens. Dickey. b. n. b. St. Louis 3 10 0 Boston 3 9 0 Batteries: Blacholder and Hemsleyi W. Pcrrell and B. Forrell. m
