(lIligMMardi Gras" Here A fternoon Of July 20
i La Grande la The
i Gateway to Wallowa,
"The Switzerland
of America
VOLUME 32
IN PLANS FOR
CELEBRATION
Downtown Carnival of
Fun Scheduled for Sec
ond Day of Jubilee.
MUSIC, VAUDEVILLE,
SPEAKING LISTED
Nelson and McLaughlin
Also Report Pendleton
Enthusiastic Over Com
ing Event.
i "nnvllplit Mnrilf firas"! That IK
what lA (inimlern uml (lie (IicmisuihIk
,.r visitors Here for tlie wroiid dny
lor the neinl-ceiili'iiiilal U. 1. celclira-
Inn in July will enjoy. A ileflnKe
lliuiiKC 111 (lie pi-ugnim for (ruiuy.
Vuly 'in, was inline at a ineeuiiR him
iaitt mifl tlie iipiv iirnpram In cell-
iillv exuei'leil (u meet with iiniiiull-
lleil approval.
Tn Hflwf t.hi nrwrrnm lrom 1 D. m.
, HlnnrMmi will be Staged llOWn-
Innn nn Arinmit avenue. Including
fiiioh rlnsR vnudevllle. sinking, etc..
Imuslc by four American Legion drum
'Orp lind two Dnnas. a speiiKins
Iirogram late In the afternoon and
bther features. All In all. It win De
lue big afternoon of fun.
The carnival, which will De m m
Iiande the week of July 10-21, ln
lusive, and which will not operate
Ei.a,. pn,intf n t.trnfitlons are belnK
lrVBM,i hv flip rplehration committee,
will be allowed-to operate full, sway
i during Friday afternoon, thus pro
viding additional entertainment, mm
l:irnlval, it Is said, is uit
kiow of Its kind to appear nero iu
years time.
fiiiipr RveiitR Scheduled
luiiitA thA "Davllcht Mardl Gras" Is
n.nv rinu'n town. With lOUd
l.Anuar nt. hnfch the Sacalawea Inn
I... t rinnn hntel connected with
(the speaking stand at Depot and
Adams so that all may hear what's
nthAr pvpnt-i will be staged
at the La Grande stadium, the Nor
mal school athletic field, and the
La Grande country club. The rodeo,
previously scheduled to begin at 11
a. m. Friday, will Instead start at
2 p. m. at the stadium. Baseball
will bo played at the E. O. N. field
dulng the afternoon, and a golf tour
nament will be held at the country
club. The speaking program down
town will be held late enough in
the afternoon so that all who attend
these other events may also hear the
talks. Plank seats will be arranged
along Adnms avenue for the accom
modation of all.
AH stores will be open Friday aft-
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Eastern Oregon
Medics Meet At
Pendleton Today
Severn La Grande physicians went
to IViidleton this morning to attend
Hie meeting of the Eastern Oregon
District Medical society there today.
Drs. Webster K. Ross, O. L. Gllstrop
and J. B. Gregory were to have a
part on the program, leading discus
sions of various topics. Among those
who also expected to attend the
meeting were Dr. F. L. Ralston, vice
president of the society. Dr. James
J- D. Haun. secretory. Dr. O. L. Big
gors, Dr. Lewtt Wilkes Ager and oth
ers. Dr, O. L. McBee, of Pendleton,
president of the organization, will
preside during the meeting and oth
ers who will have a part on the pro
gram are Dr. William J. Wesse of On
tario, Drs. Raymond Walters. Louis P.
Oambe. Morri'j Brldgeman and Rich
ard B. Dlllehunt, all of Portland. Dr.
J. Tate Mason, of Seattle, and G. C.
Bellinger, of Salem, all of wiiom will
read papers.
HfLER
NEWEST 'SPORT' IS
GATHERING SPIDERS
Black widow Bpider hunU nre be
coming popular In this county. The
latest case of such "sport" is report
ed by Lyle, Lynn and Donald San
derson and Ray Nelderer, of near
Summerville.
"This is Just an article on the
black widow spider," the boys wrote
to the Observer. "We had heard a
Peat deal about thla spider and pro
dded to hunt out a few specimens.
We gathered in 18 live specimens in
short time In one afternoon. They
re all found under large rocks on
hillside of the Dave Sanderson ranch
EASTERN OKEGON'S LEADING
Roosevelt Talk
Suits Will
BEVERLY HILLS,
Cal., June 30
Headline, says. "13
bankers In Detroit
Indicted." You
you would think
Detroit was a big
ger town than that.
The early after-
' 4 noon edition that I
TV ' V-S got out here on the
movie "set" says
dear Marie Dress
ier Is fighting yet.
We are all lust
afraid to get the next paper. Those
that don't offer a prayer for her, well
they Just ain't human, that's all.
Mr. Roosevelt's speech seemed to
satisfy all but those that had made
up their minds in advance that they
wouldn't like it, no matter what he
said. Yours,
TtX. McNiUBht Syndleat. fna.
CI REYNOLDS
HEADS TRAIL
ASSOCIATION
Organization To Promote
Interests of Highway
Formed at Pendleton.
Wilit 13 communities from Mal
heur county Ut "IIihmI ltlver renre
senteil, (lie Oregon Trail Highway as
sociation was organized nt a meeting
at Pendleton Friday afternoon -und
Charles 11. Reynolds, of La (Irjnde.
who fathered the association, was
elected Its first president.
The purpose of the association Is
to obtain contained improvement of
the Oregon Trail from Portland to
the eastern boundary of the state, to
the end that the highway may offer
to the travelling public the type of
road that Is required by modern cars
and to the end that cities located on
the Oregon Trail may receive their
Just share of benefits arising from
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EPWCWliAGUE
INSTITUTE PLANS
IN FINAL STAGES
The plans and program for the
Wallowa Lake institute of the Ep
worth Leagues of Eastern Oregon and
Western Idaho, July lfl to 22, are
in their final stages and the detailed
program will be out within a few
days according to Rev. W. H. Hertrog.
dean of the institute. An enlarged
program, due to greatly Increased at
tendance and several changes In pro
cedure ore being provided for this
year. First among these changes Is
the provision for a Junior Epworth
L;ague group under the direction of
(Continued on Pas- Fourt
ELKS WILL PICNIC
ATMEACHAMLAKE
The B. P. O. Elks lodge of La
Grande will hold an all-day picnic
Sunday at Meacham lake, wltn me
program beginning about 11 o'clock,
It was announced today. All Elks
and their famines, regardless of pres
ent standing In the lodge, are cor
Htoiiv invited to attend. Each, how
ever, must bring a picnic lunch. In
cluding utensils, etc., amiougii
lodge will furnish coffee, sugar and
cream.
The program will include games.
(Continued On Page Four)
near Summervllle. None of the spldeio
made any attempt to bite any of us
If you want proof we have the 18
live specimens in a bottle."
And while this "sport" goes i on.
comes a report from Olympla, Wash,
where a two year-old boy died Thurs
day from what his attending physic
ian said was the bite of a black
widow spider. The child. Dean O
Brlen Jr., was bitten on the ankle
six days previous while playing in a
sawdust pile in which there were -jev-eral
spiders, the doctor aid.
a (irmtiir
NEWSPAPER
BUSHES
Pirate Captives
Hunted in China
Missing in China and feared
prisoners of band its who at
tacked a British steamship,
Mrs. Myrtle L. AVnrron and son,
Howard, above, are being
sought by rescue groups. Mrs.
Wurren is the wife of Dr. Leon
H. Warren, of I'hitudolphia,
Burgeon on the U. S. gunboat
Tuba, now iu Chincao waters.
PET PARADE WILL
CONCLUDE WEEK
IN PLAYGROUNDS
Special activities In the La Grande
playground program for the period
from July 1 to 7, and including a
pet parade next Saturday at 9:30
a. m.. were announced today. All
regular activities such ' as dancing,
handcraft, campcraft, tennis, baseball,
ping pong, horseshoes and volley ball
will be carried on as regularly sched
uled in addition to the special activ
ities which follow:
Monday. 2:30 p. m. High school
return baseball games for Junior and
senior teams.
Tuesday. 1 to 3 p. m. Free swim
lessons for girls; 3 to 5 p. m., free
swim lessons for boys.
Wednesday, July 4 Holiday.
Thursday, 2:30 p. m. Kite flying
contest at Greenwood grounds. Prize
ribbons will be awarded Jn the fol
lowing classes: largest kite that flics,
smallest kite that flics, best box kite
that flies, best decorated kite, that
takes out 50 yards of string first.
Kites will be exhibited in a downtown
window.
Thursday night, 7:30 Campfire
for all children in city at the River
side park. There will be songs,
stories, sttints, games and eats. The
campfire will be conducted by Elmo
Stevenson.
Friday, 1 to 3 p. m. Free swim
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' t -i -i
A lucky (tort. New lnulnn! Two (lavs after the colorful lnrvard-ale crew chiHhlo there, annthrr pie
lurrMiie spectacle wha afforded natlven when 29 schooner, ftlmips ruttent, ketches and yawls started orf
on a (i.'iO-nille race to Bermuda. Here's the scene as the craft cleared the famous Connecticut port for
open sex
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
CELEBRATION
INENTERPRISE
JULY 3 AND 4
Scores of Local People to
Attend Independence
, Day to Be Quiet One in
La Grande. . , . :
With the Fourth of July only-Jour
days away, I-a Grander ore making
plans already for observance of the
day which will be a national holiday.
.Scores of locul people are planning' to
go to Enterprlne, other scores to
linker, and hundreds will go fish
ing, motoring, swimming, or engage
in some other pastime more to their
liking. ?'.
Enterprise, which has the leading
celebration in Union and Wallowa
counties on July 4, elected Marjorle
Bomstedt queen of the celebration
this week. Hilda Hcrzog was in sec
ond place In the final count of votes.
Plans are under way for a huge
street parade at Enterprise, with the
committee promising it will be un
usually long and varied. Several
business concerns which never have
put floats In the parade In the past
are preparing to be represented this
year.
The parade will form at the Snyder
Lumber company and will start mov
ing promptly at 1:30 o'clock. It will
come north to Main street, east on
Main to River street, south on River
to Grant street, east on Qrant to East
PlrBt street, north on East First to
North street, west on North to River
street, south on River to Main, west
(Continued on Page Two)
Union, La Grande
Baseball Teams
Battle Tomorrow
Union and La Grande, traditional
rivals for athletic supremacy, will
meet here tomorrow afternoon on the
diamond at the La Grande stadium
in a baseball game scheduled to be
gin at 2 o'clock. Both have strong
entries in the Blue Mountain league,
and a close, hard-fought contest
seems certain, fans say.
La Grande Is fighting to close the
eeason with no further defeats, hope
ful that someone may nick Baker's
record and thus give this city's team
a tie for the title. Union, now In
the cellar with four straight losses,
Is hopeful of belting La Grande
strong enough to break into the win
column.
The tentative lineup for tomorrow's
game follows : Courtney, pitcher
Woodle, catcher; Stotler or Sullivan,
first base; C. Wilson, second; Hyde,
short; Evans, third; D. Wilson, left
field; Hall, right field; Cochran, cen
terfteld. There Is some doubt, how
ever, whether . Cochran will be able
to play and if not another change
will be necessary. Both infield and
outfield showed up well In a stiff
practice last night, and the players
are confident they will be able to
take Union into camp Sunday.
A PICTURESQUE SPECTACLE
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1934
SUDDEN
President-Elect Turns Good Will Envoy
He'B Colombia's now President-elect, but It was In the role ol an Am
bassador of good will that Dr. Alfonso Lopez was greeted on hit
arrival In Washington. Shown welcoming lilm to the capital is Sec
retary ot State Cordell Hull (right).
Name chairmen
for fair-show
! here next fall
Appointments were made last night
of the chairmen of the various ex
hibits at the fall Grange Fair and
Home Products show, by a commit
tee from the granges of the county
and the La Grande chamber of com
merce. J. D. Woodell, president of
the county fair board, presided over
the meeting, at which the following
were present: W. R. Comstock, Frank
Jasper, L. F.' Wright, W. R. Gekeler,
E. A. Sayre, Clyde Bunting, Ernest
DeLong, Lester Klngsley, Lynn Lar
son, H. H. Rampton and Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Love.
The dates for the fair were tenta
tively 'set as either Sept. 20 and 21
or Sept. 27 and 28, definite date to
bo decided later.
Somo present held It not advisable
to have a program during the fair,
and after some discussion as to the
benefits of having a speaker or other
form of program, this matter was
carried over until later meetings. Also
the matter of specifying the varieties
of products to be exhibited was dis
cussed. Committees as chosen were Grange
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Lord Mayor's Son
Killed in Crash
HEN DON, Eng., June 30 on -Stanley
B. Collett, son of the lord mayor
of London, was killed today when an
airplane In which he was an observer
crashed into an airdrome. The
Prince of Wales was a witness to the
tragedy along with thousands of others.
4 '
MEMBER ASSOCIATED-PRESS
Mi
F. R. TO VISIT
THIS STATE
ABOUT AUG. 1
president ' to Give Talks
'".-Both in Portland'OTd:'?
Bonneville.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (A1)
President Roosevelt has signed
the legLsIiitlon granting a partial
six-year moratorium on iMiylng
off farm mortgages and the bill
for u retirement pension system
for railway employes.
By II. C. Hunter
WAKIIIM.TON, June 3d Wl lle
splto I'reslilent Roosevelt's avowed
plan o0 iiwhliiR no polltlU Hpeeehes
en route to or front Ihuvull, It wu
pleasant news to DeiiKH'mllu repre
sentatives and HtuuttorH from the la
etflc N or t Invest when It leaked out
that tlu- president e.pe.ated to land
in Portland, about August I, anil
visit lite lloiinevllle and (lraiid Cou
lee duuis, now under construction on
the Columhla river.
Although nothing official has been
given out, It wa learned In congres
sional corrldora that the president at
present plans to land In Portland and
after a short address at the dock,
drive by automobile, to Bonneville,
where ho expects to make- his first
formal address en route east from
Hawaii.
After inspecting Bonneville, the
party will go to the Grund Coulee
dam site, in North Central Washing
ton, to Inspect that project, It was
reported.
Rumors seeping out from Demo
cratic national headquarters say the
presidential party will then return to
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FLYING BROTHERS
LAND IN FRANCE
FLERS, France. Juno 30 W) A
dwindling gasoline supply today
forced two flying brothers from
Brooklyn, Benjamin and Joseph
Adamowlcz, to land tholr big tri
colorcd monoplane at Saint Andre De
MckscI, near here, thwarting for the
second time their cherished hopes of
flying the Atlantic non-stop to War
saw, Poland.
Wheat Today
The- price of lotnl cash wheat
stood at about 53 cents bulk
here stoday, ucronllng to the. Pi
oneer Flouring .Mills. Portland
cash 1 cnt. No export bid.
CHICAGO. June 30 (P) Contrast
ing sharply, wheat made a weak fin
ish today and corn a strong one, In
fluenced largely by differences ex
pected In July unofficial crop sum
maries due on Monday.
A below-normal corn crop sum
mary Is looked for, whereaa little
change In wheat production cstl
mates appeared likely as compared
with June 1 returns.
Wheat closed heavy at the day's
bottom, .ft t under yesterday's fin.
Ish, Sept. 9(Ji. corn firm at the day's
top, 0 advanced, oats Vit up
and provisions at a rtoe of 2 cents
to 20 cents,
"REVOLT
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
U MIlKIt DEAL Kits CIT 1'ltICKH
T
JAP NAVY SCFKKHS LOSS
SETS I P LAIiOlt HOARD
I1K1 HIGHWAY MKKT LOOMS
WASHINGTON, June 30 (A-The
retail lulmher dealers today announc
ed u flat 10 per cent reduction In
price. It was predicted .several days
ago there would be a reduction on
all building materials as an aid to
the administration's housing program.
TOKYO, June 30 UP) The Japanese
navy feared a loss of at least 13 men
today In the crash of two warships
and what appeared to be another
tragedy, this ono In the air. Four men
wore known dead, two were missing
and four were Injured after the now
1700-ton destroyers MJyukl and Ina
zuma rammed together last night
during fleet maneuvers.
! WASHINGTON, June 30 (fl1) Presi
dent Roosevelt today set up a na
tlonul labor board under the new In
durttrlul disputes act.
SALEM, June 30 (P) Delegations
representing virtually every section of
the state will appear before the state
highway commission In Portland
Monday to plead their cause tor a
share of the 93,097,614 appropriated
for highway work In Oregon under
the Cartwrlght bill recently passed
by congress.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (P Henry
Ford has pledged full compliance
with the NHA.
HEAT WAVE OYER
MOSf OF NATION
IS MODERATING
By the Associated Press
Killing heat that has wilted many
sections or the country east or the
Rocky mountains for days was mod
erating today. Thunderstorms were
predicted generally over the week
end. Temperatures as high as 110 were
reported yesterday. In New York City
a "sun" tompcraturo reading in Cen
tral park was 137 degrees, while the
shaded official thermometer hit 97.
Three deaths were ascribed to the
heat. '
The list of deaths throughout the
heat belt mounted rapidly, oven aa
relief reached many sections. Forty
four deaths havo been ascribed di
rectly or indirectly to tho heat since
Thursday.
Heavy windstorms struck near New
Liberty, la., and Taylorvlllo, 111., caus
ing some property damage yesterday.
( Continued on Pago Thre
DILLINGER SEEN
IN BANK HOLDUP
AT SOUTH BEND
SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 30 (P)
A patrolman was shot and killed to
day when fivo men, one of whom
was Identified by n dotectlv0 as John
Dllllnger, raided the Merchants Na
tional bank here.
Detective Harry Henderson, who ar
rived at the bank as the robbers
were leaving, said he was positive
that the driver of their car was Dil
linger. Henderson fired at tho car.
Hi uald the man nt the wheel
slumped as If shot and a companion
took his place.
Tho officer killed was Patrolman
Howard Wenger.
BORROWERS PAY UP
MILLION IN JUNE
SPOKANE, Wash.. Juns ;I0 (Spe
cial) Repayment of nearly 81,000.
000 wai nude In June by borrowers
from the Regional Agricultural Cred
it corporation of Spokane, Indicating
that clie period of drastic liquidation
In agriculturo Is passing, Frank A.
Johnson, executive vlco president,
announced today in Spokane.
June is the first month since or
ganization of the Regional In the fall
of 1932 that th0 dollar volume of
loans outstanding has shown a de
cline. The RACC ceased mnklng new
louns In March with the inaugura
tion of the new network of 31 pro
duction credit associations, which
blanket the four Pacific northwest
states. Additional advances were
continued to be made to borrowers
on the books, however.
Only Newspaper
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and
Wallowa Counties
NUMBER 250
TWO LEADERS
DEAD AFTER,
HECTIC DAY
Capt. Ernst Roehm Com
mits Suicide, Kurt von
Schleicher Slain.
OTHER LEADERS OP
MOVEMENT KILLED
Chancellor Personally Di-!
rects Action Taken to'
Stamp Out Still-born-Rebellion.
lly Louis P. Lochner ,
(Copyright, 1034, by Associated Press)
BERLIN, June SO Chancellor Adolf1
Hitler today crushed a stillborn revo- -lullon.
Cupt. Ernst Roehm, long bis closest 1
friend and his trusted leader of th .
nazl ntorm troops, committed suicide
when Hitler hud him arrested as '
conspirator. Kurt von Schleicher, '
Hitler's predecessor as chancellor of '
Germnny, was killed by police when. '
he resisted arrest as a conspirator,, :
Roehm was regarded as the most -extreme
loader of the radical nasd;
Von Schleicher was the extreme re
actionary who. favored the reatora-j
tlon of the monarchy to Germany. ,
Vice Chancellor Frana von. Papen
the man who two weeks ago Warned
Hitler that a second revolution led,
by extremists was Impending, waa
taken Into 'protective custody" but ' .
soon released. , ; 1 .-v
. (Continued on Page Three) .
Terrorism Ends
As Strikers Go
Back To Work
By The Associated Press
Strikers of the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light company returned! ,
to their Jobs today, ending four days
or terrorism. The company and un-.
ion employes agreed on truce terms,
permitting the resumption of street
car and bus service and the restora
tion or light to darkened- homes la
Milwaukee and nearby cities. One
dead, hundreds hurt and Inestimable
property damage Is the price.
At Hopewell, Va., the management'
or tho Tubslze Chatlllon rayon plant
said It would send In 50 men to pre
vent on explosion which would wreck
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Marie Dressier
IsNearingEnd
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., June 30 (JP)
Unconscious, Marie Dressier clung
to life today by the sheer strength
of an amazing vitality, which resisted,
the ravages of uremic poisoning.
Tho 62-year-old actress may live a
day or three days, physicians attend
ing her indicated.
Baseball
NATIONAL
R. H. B.
Philadelphia .'. 3 14 0
Boston 6 9 0
Batteries: Collins, Hansen and WIN
son, Todd; Frank house and Hogan.
R. H. B.
Chicago 6 12 3
Pittsburgh 4-11 1
Batteries: Leo and Hartnett; Blr
kofcr, Melne, Cluignou, Hoyt, and
Padden.
Another 910.000.000 of RACC loans
are to be taken over during July by
transfer of borrowers' notes to books
of the production credit association
on an Investment basis for the PCAs.
The transfer will more than trlplo
the business on the books ot the
PCAs.
RACC loans outstanding on June
27 totaled a2a.B86.68l as compared
with 27,821,Q&6 on May 31, the peak
dollar Volume of loans on the Re
gtonal's books at epcclfied date. Tho
current volume outstanding Is di
vided by states: Montana, 914,000.000;
Idaho, B,AOO,000; Oregon, . $4,300,
000; Washington, $2,200,000. Of the
total, more than $26,000,000 Is loaned
on livestock. The balance Is divided
among crop production loans, dairy
louns, and barnyard loans.
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