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Wheat Harvest To Begin Soon-County Crop Normal
La Grande Is The
Gateway to Wallowa,
"The Switzerland
of America
Only NewspaJer
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and .
Wallowa Counties
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VOLUME 32 eastern oHEQON-g leadino newspaper LA' GRANDE. ORRfJOM. fp.itVay titt .v r i oq T;.L..,.:- """"""M
ZLL ZIZ-L -... . i UMBER 254
?1(000,000 BU.
OF WHEAT IN
1934 YIELD
Some Harvesting Already
Under Way in harly
Ripening Fields.
WHEAT REPORTED
OF GOOD QUALITY
no irace ot bmut m
Grain; Practically None
. of This Year's Crop is
Disposed of.
Harvesting of what 'apjMxirs to he
a normal uhrnt yield for I'ulon
county, will begin in earnest Lit a
ivwk Kr ten Ui. Nome liarvestlng
nlreadp is under uny, hut only the
curliest ripening fields are yet ready
for the thresher. 'A normal crop for
I'ulon county runs In the neighbor
hood of oiief million InisheK
The first wheat of the season was
brought to the La Grande flouring
mills from the Fred Zaugg place
Tuesday morning. Yesterday Bruce
Clark, of Allccl, and Dick Hlbberd,
of Imbier, started harvesting opera
tions, and Orovcr Grlmmett was to
begin work In a day or two.
Wheat so far harvested Is of good
quality and free of smut, and the
yield good In most cases.
Harvesting of the spring wheat,
which represents only about 20 to 25
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'A Wallowa County
M t uu: : rp'
ivepuuiicans iu
Rally on July 16
WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) Ac
cording to temporary chairman, Ce
cil Chr Ismail, of the Wallowa County
Republican club, plana are near in g
completion for one of the biggest Re
publican gatherings and conventions
In the county for oeveral years. He
states that the Republicans will meet
at the circuit court room in the
courthouse In Enterprise at 6:00
o'clock p. m. on Monday. July 16 for
the purpose of organizing a perman
ent Wallowa County Republican club.
At this time permanent officers
will be elected and plans laid for the
development of the party in Wallowa
county. Following the convention a
banquet will be held, some place In
Enterprise, and a very Interesting pro
gram has been arranged by Ben
m Weathers. Senator Fred E. Kiddle, of
Island City, and present president of
the state senate, will be the speaker
of the evening. P. H. Gaulke, of Jo
seph, Dr. Robert B. Stone, of Enter
prise, and Bruce Cox, of Wallowa, are
handling the tickets for the banquet.
All Republicans are urged to be out
for both the convention and the ban
quet says Chrisman.
MARTIN TO BE
ON NOON TRAIN
NEXT MONDAY
Congressman Charko H. Martin.
Democratic nominee for governor, will
be on board the westbound Union Pa
cific train when It arrives here at 1
p. m. Monday afternoon, it was re
ported today. The train leaves for
Pendleton at 1 :08 p. m. General Mar
tin is en route home from Washing
ton and may confer with local Demo
crats and friends at the depot.
Congressman Walter M. Pierce Is to
meet the general at Ontario and
travel with him to Portland.
EXTRA" TELLS ABOUT
DOINGS AT SCHOOL
An Issue of tho "Extra." a mimeo
graphed newspaper published by the
summer students of the J. H. Acker-
man Training school, has made Its
appearance, attractively illustrated.
The front cover shows a little boy
fishing in a brook in which a little
Klrl Is wading, and was signed by "B.
L-' Another full page drawing shows
three little boys swimming In a pool
wlth a sign conspicuously displayed
which says "No Swimming Allowed."
"M. L." drew this picture.
The "Extra" contains a number of
Items, ranging from news to poetry,
by students of the school.
The beginning first graders com
bined to write this: "We have an owl.
He flaps his wings. He has blu and
yellow eyes. His beak is his nose. He
hkes meat."
The advanced first graders report: 1
Senator Borah
Straying Again
t
BEVERLY HILLS.
Cal., July 6 Sen
ator Borah, who I
think Is a mighty
able and a self-
thinking states
man (you notice I
Bald statesman)
a statesman is
man that can do
what the politician
would like to do
but can't, because
he Is afraid of not
being elected
well, Senator Borah, who has spent
the last wTnter with the Democrats,
Is leaving their bed and board, and
has given Instructions that he won't
be responsible for any bills they In
cur. Now from the way his tracks led
when he left their campflre, It look
ed like he might be headed for the
Republican chuck wagon again or he
may Just camp on a hill where he
can roll rocks down on tooth of 'em.
Yours,
914, Me Vmht SYn.iiM. lW
400 CHILDREN AT
CAMPFIRE STAGED
ATPARKTHURSDAY
Approximately 400 children of La
Grande enjoyed the campflre conduc
ted as port of the playground pro
gram last night at Riverside park
under the supervision of Elmo Steven
son. Although the time was set for
7:30, children began arriving at 7
o'clock and from then until 8 o'clock
games of "Flying Dutchman," three
deep and others were played, under
I the direction of Mr. Stevenson.
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LA GRANDE TEAM
WILL PLAY COVE
HERE ON SUNDAY
Illue Mountain Ieague Standings
Week Ending July 1
W. L. Pet.
Baker 6
1.000
Halfway 4
.800
.667
.600
La Grande i 4
Cove 3
G. G 2
.400
.333
.200
.167
Elgin 2
Union , 1
Pondosa 1
(Winner first half).
The final game of the Blue Moun
tain league season for La Grande, and
which will decide whether the La
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NEVADA PEOPLE
TO SEE JUBILEE
A family of five persons have writ'
ten to C. M. Humphreys, secretary of
the local B. of L. E., from Las Vegas,
Nev., It was learned today, request
ing that he make reservations for
them for the five days of the western
union meeting of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers here July 17.
18 and 19, and for the last two days
of the Semi -Centennial U, P. cele
bration.
Humphreys has been receiving re
quests from many points over the
west for reservations, and reports
that in nearly every case, the re
quests are for reservations to carry
through both the convention and the
celebration.
"We are studying about the circus.
We have a little elephant in our
room. He Is black. We have a red
camel and a little monkey. We are
going to have more animals."
The second grade, according to
Richard Evans, has started a citizen
ship club, and will have officers and
a president.
Frances Mlllerlng, in the seventh
grade, turned out the following:
Mountains
The mountains seem so lovely.
They are so far away.
But they are so big and colorful
They seem to be quite near.
Jacqueline WIese. second grade, an
nounces that her room will give a cir
cus with clowns who will do funny
tricks. There also will be Hons, tlg-
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Strip Strike
Chauncey P. Correll, San Francisco
waterfront worker, "lost his shirt"
in the Pacific coast maritime strike.
Not only his shirt, Correll lost also
his pants when strikers, he saj."
dragged him from his bed.
PERKINS MOTOR
CO. INSTALLED IN
GRANDY BUILDING
The Perkins Motor company, which
moved across the .intersection of
Adams and Fourth over the holiday
Into its new location In the Grandy
building across Fourth from the La
Grande hotel has been doing busi
ness there since yesterday morning,
although some of the departments
are still In the process of completion.
The new location, altered to fit
W. C. Perkins' plan of an ideal plant,
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Arkansas Offers
Violet a License
MARION. Ark.. July 6 HP) Violet
Hilton, red haired Siamese twin, and
her fiance, Maurice L. Lambert, to
day were invited by the county clerk
to come here to be married. They
have been denied a license In both
New York and New Jersey.
DR.
GRASS
TO CUT DOWN
FIRE DANGER
City Crews at Work Elim
inating Hazard Also
Repairing Ornamental
Lighting System.
Crews of city employe, under the
supervision or the fire department,
Thurxdny started burning gross over
the city in an effort to eliminate as
tiiiirh of the Tire hazard as possible.
City Manager Angus McAllister an
nounced at last nlght'M commission
meeting, adjourned from Wednesday
brcau.se ot the holiday.
By removing much of the dry grass
and weeds through supervised burn
ing, the chance of serious gross fires
In the city are greatly reduced.
McAllister also reported that work
of putting the ornamental lfghting
system into perfect condition also
was started. This will Include wash
ing nil glass ware and making any
repairs necessary. The system thus
will be in first class condition for the
Seml-Centennlal U. P. celebration
here the third week of this month.
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Hitler Escapes
: Assassination
""" Report Reveals
BRESLAU, Germany, July 6 Iff)
Chancellor Hitler, It wns disclosed to
day, barely escaped assassination Sat
urday at tho hand of Edmund Heinoa,
one of those whom Hitler tried to
arrets. at .Ernst Roehm's home1 near.
Munich.
BERLIN, July 6 (X Nazi vigil
ance against revolt was resumed to
day with disquieting reports that
"something more is brewing" among
friends of "liquidated" Nazi leaders,
The Nazi party spokesman said the
Rochm revolution had wide ramifica
tions and was well organized, and
that those delegated by Chancellor
Hitler to preserve the regime are tak
ing no chances on Roehm's sympa
thizers. VIENNA, July 6 m The govern
ment's fatherland front headquarters
at Knlttelfeld, Styria, were dynamit
ed today and the house of a govern
ment commissar at Kind berg, styria,
wos bombed, with heavy damage In
both coses.
Continuance of terrorism In Aus
tria aroused a conference of Cath
olic storm troop leaders In Klagen
furt to demand that the government
do something against the Nazis.
JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
FILM STAR WEDS SECRETARY
"The most wonderful thing that ever could happen to uny muti
happened." Thus Itliliard Itix, film stnr, referred to his mar
riage In Jersey city, N. ,1., with Virginia Webster, his iil-year-old
secretary. The couple arc shown above.
READJUSTMENT OF
FREIGHT RATE ON
GRAIN NOT NEAR
PORTLAND, July a UP) Arthur
M. Geary, Portland rate expert, has
boon advised that readjustment by
the Interstate commerce commission
of freight rates on grain and grain
products will not be made for several
months. Examiners who have been
taking testimony on tills ca-je have
not yet submitted their findings to
the commission.
Geary, accompanied by Mrs. Geary,
returned to Portland yesterday from i
a European tour. They visited In
Washington, D. , C, on their return
trip.
The Portland attorney observed
that "one could not help being Im
pressed with the heavy crops of wheat
eeen throughout Europe." He said
"this Is the result, no doubt, of the
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RETAILTRADE
GAINS SHOWN
FOR 9 MONTHS
Oregon Business Pick-up
in 1933 Revealed Un
ion' County Net Sales
$3,491,000.
' lly II. V. Ilimlrr
WASHINGTON, July (I ) 4- Im
provement In retail Inule empl(.tment
frir Die Klule f Oregon for the
moittliK of April to Deeemlter, Inclll
Hive, uw:j, mot Khoivn 111 a reMrt to
day of the eeiiKtiH of American biiHl-
iieKN for (hut Htate.
The burcnu or census stild there
was a 20 per cent Improvement In
employment In rctull establishments
In the state In those months, while
In 1020 tho Increase was but seven
per cent.
"This Increase, when compared
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WIRTH IS HAVING
SOME DIFFICULTY
MEDFOHD, Ore., July 0 m Pre
election difficulties have beset II. E.
Wirth, insurance agent, who wants to
bo governor of Oregon. It takes a
group of 100 registered votors to for
mally nominate an Independent can
didate. Wlrth had tho stage alt set
here last night for his nomination at
the hands of the "Liberal Indepen
dent party of Oregon."
But after an hour's wait beyond
the appointed time for the pounding
of tho gavel and the call to order,
only 68 persons had appeared to hear
the speech of acceptance which Wirth,
had hoped to deliver. Reluctantly the
meeting was adjourned without a
speech having been made, and those
who did attend were asked to return ;
next week and to bring a friend. i
Wheat Today
The price of local cash wheat
fttnwl a( about 51 cent bulk here
tntluy, according to the Pioneer
Flouring Mills. Portland cash 70
cents. No export bid.
CHICAGO, July 6 OP) Late ral
lies In quotations on wheat futures
today virtually overcame earlier
losses. Tho rallies were associated
with the fact that for the first time
In some years No. 2. hard wheat at
Kansas City was commanding a lib
eral premium over the December de
livery there.
Wheat closed irregular, c off to
c up compared with yesterday's fln-
h, September new fHrc, corn
'l!ic down, oats at 14 (a 'ic de
cline and provisions showing 2c to
7c gain.
JUST BEFORE
PRESSTIME
AMKIMCAN'8 MAY QWT FltANCB
HUKK AID FOR SCHOOLS '
F. It. IN Pl'KltTO K1CO
MEIHCA NIIATTKIiH MARK
PAULS, July 6 W) Many Ameri
can firms In France feared to lay they
wouiu ! roroea m umt the oountry
uecauNO of Premier lioumcreiiu's fall
uru to get urlliuiieiit to ratify u long
lieiuluig treaty 'with the United
Mutes Jlllliig double taxation.
WASHINGTON. July 6 m A fed
eral grant of at least 500,000.000 for
public schools was advocated today
by the National Education associa
tion. Tho association's annual con
ventlon agreed to seek such a fund
from tho next congress and asserted
that federal aid should not carry
with it "federal control of the
schools."
JiV HOCTK WITH PHKHIDKNT
ROOSKVKIT ACROSS l'l'KRTO RICO,
July 0 (fl1) IVeshleut HoiMevelt mo
tored arrow thlH America u lpoNes
Hlon In the Caribbean today between
Hues of natlvm waving flags after an
early morning arrival at the went em
KKtMrt of Mayuguez.
CHICAGO. July 6 VP) Jack Mcdl-
ca of the Washington Athletic club,
Seattle, Wash., shattered the world's
record In the mil swim today to
make a show out of his field in the
national A. A. U., championship,
skimming over tho distance In
20:67.8.
SHIP UNLOADING
WORK CONTINUES
AT WATERFRONT
PORTLAND, Ore., July 6 (P) More
than 125 men were at work on Port
land's waterfront this aftornoon, un
loading and loading various types of
cargo In defiance of orders of strik
ing longshore employes. There was
no disturbance at any of the tor
mtnal points.
Tho United States navy transport,
Meigs, arrived today to load flour for
Manila. Three othor ships were be
ing worked.
Representatives of tho central labor
council would not comment on gos
Hip that trado unions might Join in
general strlko In support of strik
ing longshoremen and seamen. The
only avallablo Information from that
source was that no other union had
takon a strlko vote.
Peaceful picketing was resumed on
Portland's waterfront today after a
short-lived riot was broken up last i
nignt when police fired tear-gas guns
Into crowds of striking waterfront
workers, and sent pistol and rifle
shots whizzing over their heads.
Only a few pickets were stationed
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BUYING PROGRAM
TO ADJUST BEEF
' CATTLE SURPLUS
WASHINGTON, July 8 Or) - Secre
tary Wallace told newsmen today the
farm administration's cattle buying
program would adjust present our
pluscs of beef cattle and that control
of hog production next year would
probably center on control of feed
crops.
"Many of our people feel that con
trol of feed supplies gives automatic
control of livestock production," he
said.
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TWO SLAYERS PUT TO
DEATH IN GAS HOUSE
STATE PItlMON. Florence. Arlji..
July 0 Ml Two brothers. Munuel,
18, and Fred Hernandez, 10. pnld with
their Uvea nt B:I2 a. m. today In
Arizona's lethal Ka chamber for the
murder a year uo of Charlra Wash
burn, aged prospector of Needles, Cal.,
In (a holdup near Casa Grande, Ariz.,
In which 2S w.is obtained.
The boys were brought into the
death box about 4:66 a. m.. and
started bresthliiK the deadly cyanide
funics at 6:00 a. m. Two minutes
later. Fred was pronounced dead. A
minute later, Manuel was dead.
OS8"Na. N. Y, July 8 m The
"Bronx murder nyiullcate" had paid
In full totluy for the death or "Dur
able Mike" Malloy.
EXPANSION
WALKOUT MAY
BE NEW STEP
120 Unions Consider Ques
tion As Guardsmen
Patrol .Waterf ront.
LONGSHOREMEN IN
EAST MAY STRIKE
Peaceful Calm in Con!
trast With Riots of Yes-
terday As Guardsmen
Take Control. , . . - A
NKW YORK, July G A strike
of Atlantic coast longshoremen. In
syiniwthy with the Pacific coast
strike, was contemplated today by
Joseph' 1. Ryan, president of the In
ternal loual Longshore me ii'h - assocU
tloit. : .
SAN FRANCISCO, July 0 UP) Johil
O'Conncll, president of th central
labor council here, announced toddy
that representatives of 120 unions,
with 'u .membership or 45,000 persons,
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Two Initiative
Bills to Appear ,
On Fall Ballot
SALEM, July 0 W Only two, of
the Initiative measures for which -baU
lob titles.. hacU. been j'&cporedV were,
completed and filed before the time
alloted had expired at $ cVclock yes
terday, Secretary of State P. J. Stad-
elman, announced. Seventeen others,
Including eight proposals to change
the state liquor law, failed.
Completed petitions containing 47,-
000 signatures were filed at the state
department for the healing arts mea
sure, designed to repeal provisions of
the basic science law.
Completed petitions for the tax
limitation measure bearing 35,000
names were also filed by the secre
tary of state. Tho measure would
limit the assessment value of prop
erty to one-half ito cash value, and
limits the tax that may be Imposed
In 1030 to 20 mills, to be decreased
by one mill each, year for five years.
A third measuro which will appear
on tlie November ballot will be a
referendum sponsored by the Oregon
State Grange, authorizing the crea
tion of a power commission of three
members.
Baseball
National League
R. H. B.
Boston 16 23 3
Philadelphia - 13 IB 6
TTatLeries: Brown, Mangum, Rhera,
Hanson, Bett ond Spohrer; Holley,
Grabowski, C. Davis, and Todd.
R. H. S.
New York 2 6 4
Brooklyn ll 8 0
Batteries: Bowman, Smith and
Mnncuso, Richards; Mungo and Lo
pez, American League
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 6 11 t'S
Boston 18 20 I
Batteries: Dietrich, Flohr, Wllshere,
and Berry, Hayes, Lagger; W. Per
rell and R. Perrcll,
R. H. B.
Washington 0 10 0
Now York 8 12 2
Batteries: Whltehill, Rusoell and
Sewcll; Ruffing, Vanatta and Dickey,
Joseph Murphy, 27, walked calmly
to the Sing sing death house last
nlBht, looked on silently, with mild,
curiosity as he was strapped into the
electric chair at 10:03 p. m., eastern
standard time. He wbs pronounced
deud three minutes later.
Murphy's three accomplices, Frank
Pasqua. Anthony Marino and Daniel
Krehibcrg. were executed June 7. Two
reprieves were granted Murphy to per
mit mental examinations, but he was
Judged sane.
The four men .finally accomplished
the Insurance murder of Malloy with
gas after the speakeasy derelict sur
vived poison liquor, the wheels of an
automobile and tainted food mixed
with ground tin.