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Saturday, June 30, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING ORfcERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Pasro Three OCl ETY Mrs. Amanda Kautz, of Twin Falls Visiting in La Grande, Honored At Numerous Social Affairs Mra. Arhanda Kautz, of Twin Fells, Ida., who la In La Grande vis iting with her daughter, Mrs. Harry O. Avery, has been' the honoree at a number of social affairs during the past week as well as a dinner party which Mrs. Avery Is giving for her to morrow. Friday afternoon, Mrs. Av ey entertained at a Kensington at her home 307 Main street, the Informal afternoon with refreshments being enjoyed by a group of friends. Eight women were Invited to a dinner at which Mrs. Hugh Huron was hostess on . Wednesday at her homo on Brooks Lane. Tuesday, Mrs. Avery gave a small luncheon at the Sece Jawea Inn, out of town guests be sides Mrs. Kautz being Mrs. Frank A. Elliott, of Salem, and Mrs. Charles A. Bpeer, of Washington, Iowa, Mr., Mrs. Seward Party Victims Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seward were victims of a splendid surprise ar ranged for Friday evening by the ladies' Auxiliary of Eagles, who learned that that day was the 20th anniversary of their marriage. The evening was spent more or less In formally and concluded with the re freshments which the perpetrators of the event had prepared. Mr. and Mrs. Seward were also presented with a gift by the guests who were: Mr. and Mrs, Milan Marovlch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Hildebrand, O. B. Trusdnll. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Sine, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Walker, Bcasie Hlggins, Leona See, Mary Breshears, Mr. and Mrs. Bert HlgglnB, Winifred Cass, Mrs. John Steele, Mrs. Mary Hardy nnH Vfro T.nfrnnn Knrrlv an nut-nf. Called special meeting of the Ladles' xinary lo me uia-umera ciuw t nor nllAri fnr Mnnrinv pvpnlnir. Iv 9 t.ht Viniir hinr firftO n'rlnrlr this Is an Important meeting, of- ro nra urolnir nil memtwira t-Ti Vu iroRnni; Swagger sewers 1T.HJV j TT 1 111 UUUU June 38 at the home of Mrs. Mary a. Kan. the local leader, tne ciris oi m.aelrljir.'f Vlnlca Qfnln nnanlnrr tin , ung oy coiling me run, unu me Is answering with a report on letner or not ineir project noa en comoleted. All the projects had unnicercniei Riiower ior ftiisa vir- SOCIAL CALENDAR Sunday, July 1 Picnic for employes of the Pa cific Telephone Co., of Baker, Union and Umatilla counties at Meacham. Monday, July 2 8:00 L. A. to B. L. of E. Eagles hall. 8:00 Ladles auxiliary to Old timers club, Depot club rooms. Tuesday, July 3 8:00 Auxiliary to Mt. Emily Post, V. F. W.. at Eagles hall. 8:00 Neighbors of Woodcraft, I. O. O. F. hall. Permanent Waves Includes Ftngerwave, Haircut, Shampoo $2.50 Others at $3-50 and $5.00 Get a Wave for Swimming - $1.75 All Work Guaranteed CINDERELLA SHOP Phono Main 250 1113 Atkima CELEBRATION QUEEN CONTEST DANCE TO-NIGHT Support Your Favorite QUEEN CONTESTANT by Huying Tickets to This Dance Tonight ZUBER HALL ALWAYS GOOD MUSIC EVERYBODY GOES ADMISSION 50c ginla Rogers. The regular meeting adjourned and the members found some mending to do which occupied another 25 minutes. The hostess served. The next meeting will be at the home of Virginia Rogers on July 12. Ladies Auxiliary Will Assemble The Ladles' Auxiliary to the Broth erhood or Railway Trainmen will meet n regular monthly session Monday evening, July 2 at 8 o'clock at the Eagles hall. TWO LEADERS DEAD AFTER HECTIC DAY (Continued From Page One) Besides Roehm, a number of other storm troop leaders were dead within a few hours of the time when Hitler struck. Some of them committed BUlcide; some of them were killed re sisting arrest. The retchswehr the national army waa ordered to be in readiness throughout Germany. The nazl party announced Roehm waB arrested because he wos a con spirator, in league not only with Von Schleicher, but with "a foreign pow er" and was, furthermore, of such an Immoral character that he brought discredit upon the nazl mox-ement. The announcement said that when Roehm and other leaders were arrest ed under Hitler's personal direction, these leaders were found engaged In "a spectacle which was so bad mor ally that every trace of pity must needs vanish." Not only was Roehm thrown out but Capt. Karl Ernst, leader of the storm troops at Berlin, was sum marily disposed. Count Wolf Heln rlch Heldorf, nazl police president of Potsdam, also was reported slain. Among the storm troop leaders who were shot dead while resisting arrest, wos Edmund Heines. Premier Herrmann WUhelm Goer Ing of Prussia announced he was car rying out drastic police action on Hitler's personal orders against nazl storm troop leaders attempting to force a second German revolution. His measures, he said, were extended In two directions against absolute reactionaries and absolute radicals. "In order that no false news might, get out," Goering told a meeting of foreign press correspondents, "I have ordered all communications with for eign countries stopped for the pres ent until you hear my statement which gives you the undiluted truth, but I warn you seriously not to let your Imagination run wild." ROME. June 30 UP) Chancellor Adolf Hitler's iron-handed move to purge his national socialist party of extremists produced the most favor able reaction here today. WASHINGTON, June 30 (Silence wns maintained todav at the state department and the German embassy on the disturbances In Germany. The state department this morning had received no official dispatches from Ambassador Dodd. VIENNA. June 30 m High Aus trian quarters said today that if, as reports from Berlin Indicate, the rad ical wing of the nazl movement nas really been squelched, there may be a rapid solution of the Austro-Ger-man quarrel. PARifl .time 30 UP) Telephone ! communications between Paris and Berlin were suddenly cut oil at 4.ju p. m. today. MRS. ALLEN'S FUNERAL WILL BE ON SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Oeorge Allen, who died yesterday morning. h held at 2 D. m. Sunday at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mor tuary. Burial will talte place in mo Masonic cemetery. oooooooooooooooooooooooo Miss Mabel Morton Society Editor Phone: Main 600 Until Noon oooooooooooooooooooooooo . . ANDERSON TRIAL SET FOR SEPT. 5 Circuit Judge J. W. Knowlcs sus tained one demurrer and overruled the other In the two Indictments from Morrow county which were heard here this morning. The case of the state against Gay Anderson, former county cleric of Morrow coun ty, charged with embezzlement of public moneys, was overruled and the date for the trial was fixed for Sept. and will be held at Heppner. In the other- Indictment In which officers of a corporation operating In Morrow county figured, the de murrer was sustained and the case re-submltted to the state grand Jury. Several attorneys from Morrow county were present for the hear ings, Including Joe Nys, attorney from Heppner, Attorney Wade, who Is as sistant attorney general for Oregon; Prank Lonergan, of Portland, and others. F.RTO VISIT THIS STATE ABOUT AUG. (Continued From Page One) the middle west over the Great Northern railroad through the north ern tier of states. While the plans were pleasing to Oregon and Washington members, who believe the mere presence of the president will aid In their campaign for re-elctlon, Idaho and Utah repre' sentatlves and senators would have been more pleased had Mr. Roose velt's route followed farther south and across their districts. Name Chairmen For September Fair-Show (Continued From Page One) Woodell, chairman of both; grains. grasses and forage crops. L. P. Wright, chairman; farm vegetables, Fred Huffman, chairman; fruit, R. S. Com stock. chairman; cut flowers, Mrs. Frank Jasper, chairman; canning and preserving, Mrs. George Cuslck, chair man; cooking, Mrs. L. P. Wright, chairman; sewing and fancy work, Kate Redhead, chairman; poultry, B. P. Webb, chairman; livestock clubs. H. O. Avery;, jel J.trman; ecomonlc clubs. E. A. Say re. chairman; Smith Hughes division, Walter E. Emerlck, chairman; model airplanes, E. H. De Long, chairman; antiques, Mrs. Kate Hanley, chairman. Clarence Carter was appointed chairman of the program committee, to be assisted by Miss Minnie Hol man, Frank Jasper and A. W. Nelson. The publicity committee consists of L,ynn tarson, chairman, assisted by n. w. Fredericks and C. J. Shorb. Larson was appointed to have charge of oootns, js. h. DeLong. chairman Welcome LaGrande! SPEND THE FOURTH At The Baker Mining Jubilee Stage Coaches, Ox Teams, Miners in the Greatest Gold Rush Parade Ever Seen in Eastern Oregon A Stamp Mill will operate on the streets. Bands will play young and old will dance. Brawn and brain will vie in rock drilling-. Baker Pioneers to hold reunion. All Union Pioneers invited. Boxing Card for grounds and building, to be as sisted by Woodell, Bunting and Lar son. The next meeting of this group will be held July 13. JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN CASE IN LOCAL COURT The trial yesterday In the Justice court In which Russell Hill was charged with driving an automobile on the public highway while under the Influence or Intoxicating liquor, resulted In a jury disagreement. The Jury was dismissed and District At torney, Carl G. Helm had not an nounced today whether or not furth er action will be taken. CLOSE STEADY AS TRANSFER IS MADE NEW YORK, June 30 UP) The stock market passed out of the self governing picture and Into federal control today without any noticeable fanfare or cheering. While prices held fairly even throughout the brief reaslon. the trading pace was around the slowest In the past 10 years. Transfers approximated 180.000 shares The close was steady. Closing figures Included: Air Reduc 88 V4 Al Chem and Dye 131 American Can 96 American T and T 113 J. I. Case 4014 Bethlehem Steel 33 Chrysler 39 Col G and E 13 Continental Can - 79 General Motors 30ft Johns Mnnvllle 62 Llbbey-O-Pord 31 54 Liggett and Myers B 95 Montgomery Ward 27 Nat Distill 23 J. C. Penney 67 Pub Ser of N. J 30 Southern Pacific ... 24 St. Oil of Oal 34'4 St. Oil of N. J 4314 Union Pacific 123 United Aircraft 18 United Corp 6)4 U. S. Indus Alco 40 U. 8. Steel 38 Steele Wins From Auburn Scrapper SEATTLE, June 30 0P) Tossing a flock of wallops to the head In the second round, Freddie Steele of Ta coma, the best the northwest has to offer in the way of middle weights, knocked out Bucky Lawless, of Au burn, N. Y., In the main bout of a ring card here last night. Richard Dix Weds Los Angeles Girl JERSEY CITY, N. J., June 30 W) Richard Dlx. moving picture actor, and Virginia Webster, of West Los Angeles, were married Friday by Judge Edward J. Markley. The marriage llcenue gave the ac- BASEBALL GAME AT NOON La Grande vs. Baker. Don't Miss It Races SUNUP TO MIDNIGHT A Thrill A Minute . SEE YOU IN BAKER AT TIIE MINING JUBILEE JULY 4 PENDLETON WHEAT CROP BELOW PAR PENDLETON. Ore., June 30 WPrA wheat crop of from IS to 33 per cent below average in Umatilla coun ty was indicated from early reports of harvesting operations where grow ers declared their yield was from five to 10 bushels per acre under expec tations. Several things contributed to the decrease, namely, lack of moisture at the proper time, excessive heat and recent windstorms, which shat tered considerable wheat. MEMORIAL TO BE HELD IN LODGE HALL Flnal arrangements were made Fri day night at the meeting of the I. O. O. F. lodge for conducting memorial services tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock. Instead of being held at Triangle park, they will be held In the lodge hall and Rev. H. W. Hertzog will be the speaker. Qualifying of officers for the com ing year was continued until the next meeting. It was announced that the new cemetery organisation, which Is sep arate from the lodge but carries the name of the Odd Fellows Cemetery association, had been completed, of ficers elected and regular meetings were being held by the board of di rectors. By-laws for the organisa tion have also been perfected. Mem bers of the board are, R. J. Kitchen, chairman; Jake Rostock, secretary; Mra. Eva Bowery, treasurer, and W. M. Pearson and George Richardson as the other members of the board. Meetings are held the first Monday night of each month. tor's name as Ernest C. Brlnmer. Dlx gave his age as 30. This Is his second marriage. T:ie bride. Dlx's sec retary. Is 24. The marriage was her first. Coast Defenses To Be Inspected PORTLAND, June 30 (P) Word was received here by Major E. T. Stretcher, chairman of the council of national defense, Portland chamber of commerce, that Pacific coast de fenses will be officially Inspected and surveyed this summer for formula tion of a program for adequate de velopment of the system to meet modern conditions. PIUB AT OUO DELL L. C. Morelieud district fire war den, and one of ills assistant left this afternoon to Investigate a fire burn I ns near the Oroj Dell brlilfca This moraine: he extinguished a mini It biuzo on Mt Emily 'caused tj 8 uimpflre Deft burning. PORTLAND, Ore., June 30 (JP) Jack Altman of Grand Island. Neb- knows how hard those Klamath Palls fighters hit. He learned last night while losing a one-round technical knockout to Jack Hlbbard. Athletic Contests QQ5TT Is Operated Cecil Rich, of Payette, Idaho, who underwent an eye operation at the Bouvy hospital early this week, Is now making satisfactory recovery. Re will remain at the hospital for a few days longer, before returning to his home. Keturrtt; Home MyrtleTobrok has returned to her home at Elgin after spending two days at the Bouvy hospital. Wednes day she underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils and ade noids. To Visit Slster Mlss Agnes Peterson will arrive this evening from her home at Moscow, Ida., for a visit with her sister. Miss Jennie Peterson. She will bo here until after the Fourth and the sis ters! will spend the time, with other guests, at the Peterson-Who ley-Day cabin up Mill Creek canyon. From Wullown Mrs. O. A.Huntev, of Wallowa, was in La Grande Friday looking after business and visiting with friends. Ill Mrs. C. M. Riddle Is reported as being 111 at her home in May Park. Change In Program In the absence of the regular or ganist at the Presbyterian church, Mrs. W. H. Parkinson, of the Eastern Oregon School of Music has consent ed to play the music of the service Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. On Sunday morning, July 8, the guest Bpeaker at the service will be the Rev. D. A. Thompson, D. D., 8y nodi cal executive for Oregon, of Portland. From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyers and son are spending a few days visiting In La Grande with Mr. Meyers' parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L, Meyers and other relatives and friends. Visits Bister Mrs. Lizzie Hopper has been spend ing a few days visiting her sis tor, Mrs. Ben Cotner, ndar Union. Mrs. B. Jacobson also drove over to spend the day at the Cotner home recently. She also Is a sister of Mrs. Cotner. Returns Miss Ella Nlederer returned yes terday morning from Walla Walla, where she attended the first day of library association meeting held there Thursday and Friday. Tho other librarians who attended the mooting were expected to return to their homes this evening. On Fishing Trip Commissioners W. R. Ledbetterand T. B. Johnson, County Bnglneor S. B. Morgan and L. V. Johnson are spending two dnys on a fishing trip to Wallowa county. They are ex A NEW STANDARD OF POWER ECONOMY PERFORMANCE Come in and see the "Caterpillar" . pected to return this evening to their homes. Prom North Powder ; A. L. Craig, or North Powder, was a, business visitor In La Grande yes terday. Here Yesterday F. W. Code and family, of Boise, were visitors In La Grande yesterday. Vlfllt Friends Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Nelson and daughter, Miss Marlon, and Mrs. Ar thur Murray and daughter, of Baker, Miss Grace Scully and Mr. and Mrs. Pyette spent the day recently visit ing with the Scott and Roy Burnett families on Catherine creek. Visits Here Fred R. Perrin is registered at a local hotel from his home at Brig ham, Utah. Ho Is transacting busi ness here for a few days. spend Day Mrs. Lloyd Blckford and Mrs. Henry Davis were visitors recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stand ley on Catherine Creek. ItoturiiR From Wtilla Wnl In Miss Eva June Erwln has returned to her home In La Grande after spending several weeks at Walla Wal la visiting friends. She also attend ed the commencement exercises at Whitman college, of which she Is a graduate. At Lake Mrs. Mary Winters and children and Mrs. W. A. Winters are spending several days' vacation at Wallowa lake. Hack From Portland- Mrs. L. J. Ebert has returned to her home hero after spending the last two months visiting relatives and friends in Portland and Seattle. To Visit Mr. and Mrs. Cecil V. Agor left this morning for Portland where they will spend a short time visiting friends. They also expect to visit with Mrs. Ager's parents at Hlllaboro and Mr. Ager's mother at Bend while away, and will return to La Grande on July 4. Hero on Visit Mrs. Marlon Perry and her two sons, Jack and Edgar, arrived Friday eve ning from Portland for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Glenn Wagner, Mr. Wagner and family. This afternoon the visitors, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wagner and their children, Bet ty, Billy, Mary Ellen and Bobblo, went to Wallowa lake, where they will have a month's outing, having rented Mrs. Strlngham's cabin. Heat Wave Moderates Over Most of Nation Continued From Page One) Scattered storms broke the heat A sturdy, viilve-in-head engine that develops but ter than 23 horsepower at the drawbar and 28 on the licit more than has ever been built into a small size "Caterpillar" before. And traction to match the engine power. Economy hns been promoted by an improved method of fuel conditioning: which permits the use of low quulity, low cost fuels. Up-keep- costs, too, have been reduced. As an example, the parts for completely renewing an engine cost only $29.G0. ttehind every "Caterpillar" Tractor is the service of an established dealer, equipped with trained servicemen and adequate parts stocks to assure the continued success of every "Caterpillar" Tractor. BUNTING TRACTOR CO. I50ISH LA GRAND!! wave in Ohio, whero a dozen heat fatalities occurred yesterday. The mercury hit OS In San Fran cisco bay region and two persons col lapsed. Needles, Cal., a desert point, was extremely hot, with a reading of 110. Emporia, Kan., had 100. and. Kansas City. 105, with one death. v The Rocky mountain area escaped with normal summer temperatures. Terrorism Ends As , Strikers Go To Work (Continued rrcm Page On. the 2 0,000, 000 plant and endanger the town. Strikers who forced the closing said it waa Just a ruse to start resumption of work. Nineteen hundred employes are out. President Roosevelt's labor dis putes board continued Its efforts to obtain mediation of the strike of 27, 000 waterrront workers on the Pacific coast. The government sent word it was considering operation of Alaska supply vessels. In St. Louis, 1000 of the 1300 em ployes of the Century Electric com pany, a manufacturing concern, -struck for higher wages and union recognition. CWKdO MOVF.1) AT ASTOBIA ASTORIA, Ore., June 30 ( The5 first bit of cargo moved on the Asj toria waterfront since the second day of the longshoremen's strike which started May 9, was loaded on tho ' Danish motorshlp India of the East- ' ern-Asiatlo line late yesterday. Sec recy guarded the move. ORECONVfl WW ROSE CITYy TwoHotols ALL Comforts T.WW Can jip AffordlpVi 1
