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La Grande Fearful Of Serious Gasoline Shortage dnmJir tt nttt La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspajper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED- PRESS :NUMBER260 TAXI 'MIVERS M WALIOUl Celebration queen float modernistic Strikingly Beautiful and Appropriate to Thought of U. P. Jubilee. CONSTRUCTED IN A CUBINISTIC DESIGN Celebration Commit tee Also Announces Union Men Find Hoi'se Need ed For Pageant. The queen) float, to appear In the Semi Centennial U. P. celebration tearing the queen, her six attend ants, three flower girls and two train-, bearer, will be one of the most beau tiful and striking ever seen In I-ji (Jnuwle, advance InforiiHition reveals. According to H. H. Richardson It will depict the spirit of modernism, carrying out a modernistic'deslgn In cublnlstlc Btyle which was featured in the construction of the World's Fair buildings In Chicago. The color scheme will be silver, dull black and green, and the float will curry out a colonnade effect, In sets of three, symbolizing the three periods of pro gress early Indian romance, pioneer ing and modern transportation. V' The Saturday pageant can go en now. George W. Benson, chairman of 't a Union commercial club commltteo ',' of five named Wednesday to find a ' 4 skinny 'horse for the L& 0 Grande ifcsyBnt. has located a tong-halrod, skln ny animal that celebration commit- ( Continued on Page Six) Salvation Army , Will Sponsor Camp For Boys Plans are now completed for a sum mer camp to be sponsored by the Salvation Army. The camp Is being planned especially for children who would otherwise not have a chance for un outing or a vacation this year. Anthony lake is the spot selected and will Include young people from Baker, North Powder, Union and La Grande. Many children have applied from La Grande who, if able to go, will have their first experience of an out- wing of such a nature. An eight-day program, Is planned, to consist of swimming, hiking, out door cooking, nature study, field sports, craft work and camp fire pro grama. Any other children or young peo ple who desire to attend this camp can still make arrangements by see ing Captain Daniel Hotly at 211 Fir street. The dates are subject to change but are now set for July 26 to August 2, which will give all a chance to take in the U. P. celebration before going to camp. Anyone Interested to help finance the outing for this year please contact Capt. Body or phone 508-W. ROOM RATES FOR JUBILEE STANDARDIZED The Seml-Centennlal U. P. celebra tion committee has recommended, Vund the recommendations have been widely agreed to, standard prices for rooms here during next week, either In apartments, private homes, etc. The hotels are handling their own ar rangements. The standard price set for rooms follow: double bed for one person, $1.60 per day; double bed for two persons, $2 per day; single bed, $1 per day, all to provide bath facilities. SET OPEN SEASON ON PARTRIDGES IN FALL Few changes have been made In the hunting kcoaoii for East ern 'Oregon, with the exception that the open season for elk In t'n ion. V mat 11 la. Grant, Wallowa - and Baker counties will be from Nov. S to 11, Inclusive. Also, an open season on Hungarian part ridges will be held Oct. 15-31 here. The deer season Is from Sep tember 20 to October 25, and the grouse season begins August 20 and ends on September -30 In Washington Now At Its Best WAS HINOTON. D. C July 12 just had a fine long visit (and. In cidentally, a good lunch) with the kindliest and most able of our diplo mats. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. We talked much of South America, where he made many friends at that conference, and that's the country where we can use some friends, too. That's our al ley for our "drummers" down there. They are finally starting something that should, have been started a year ago and that's this house building and repairing. The local bank or lo cal organization loans the money, up to $2000. The government . dont spend anything, It only guarantees 20 per cent of it In case of loss, and these loans are made almost entirely on a man3 name alone. Well, just the Idea of a man being trusted again is going to make the whole thing 100 per cent honest. It's the best of all the plans and Jimmy Moffett and a fine organization work ing it'. Washington was never prettier, not a senator or congressman here. Yours, Ttl4, McN.iirWt Syndic.!., (no. FIRE ON LAKE ST. CAUSES LOSS OF $800 HERE TODAY The fire department was called out to battle an early morning fire today at 312 Lake street, when the home of w. o. Flint caught flre from a defective flue. Heavy damage was done to the residence before the fire was controlled, and loss today . was estimated at about $800. which is covered by that amount of insur ance, according to Fire Chief C. T. Lindscy. The alarm was turned In at 6:40 a. m. and it was not until 7:03 o'clock that the recall . was sounded. PUBLIC INVITED TO CEREMONY AT ML GLEN SUNDAY . The public Is cordially invited to attend the service held -In connec tion with the dedication of the Pio neer monument near Mt. Glen, Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The monument, recently erected by the Frances Brown auxiliary to the Sons and Daughters of Union County Plo- (Continued on Pa r Four) MAKE PLANS FOR C. E. CONVENTION Preliminary plans were made last night at the meeting of the execu tive committee of the Grande Ronde Christian Endeavor Union, for the annual convention which will prob ably be held some time In September in La Grande. Miss Mildred Stoddard was appointed chairman of the pro gram committee for the convention and Mrs. Albert W. Herrman, of Baker, was appointed chairman of the nominating committee for the offi cers for the efisuTng year. Announcement was also made of the annual summer conference to be held at Turner, Ore., August 20 to 27 and several members of the executive Committee signified their intention of attending this conference. Present from out of town at this meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Herrman. Miss Louise Hammond and Mrs. Mary Melville, all of Baker. Baker, Union and Wallowa coun ties. The Chinese pheasant season In I'nlon county will begin Oc tober 15 and end October 31, and present Indications 'point to an exceptionally good shooting sea son, with more pheasants In the valley than usual. The oen season on Hungarian partridges Is the first lit I'nlon county in many years, although It has been legal to hoot the birds game In Wallowa county during recent hunting seasons. GAS SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT FOR 15 DAYS Dock Strike on Coast Felt in Interior Points of the State. Fears of a gasoline shortage were acute In La (irande and other East ern Oregon points today, at a result of the dock strike ut Portland ami other coast points. The latest survey reveals approximately enough gaso line In 'La (Jrunde at present to handle the TJemands for 15 days. But unless the strike Is ended, or some means found to ship gasoline, within the next ten days to two weeks, the situation here- will be come extremely serious, distributors hero said today. There Is plenty of gasoline at Llnnton, but since the violence there the other day, railroads are refusing to spot cars there, and in effect, the supply Is simply bottled up. Baker obtained some gasoline from (Continued on Page Two Swim Weeks To Begin Here On Monday, July 23 Swim weeks at both Pine Cone and Crystal Plunge will begin on Monday, July 23, It was announced today by the Porpoise club, sponsoring the two, and also a demonstration will be held Sunday, July 22 at the La Grande pool preceding the opening of the periods of Instruction. The swim weeks will continue for 10 days. The week at Crystal Plunge (Continued on Page Two Will You Invest Three Cents The Good Of Your Town? Inserted in today's issue of the Observer are two tabloid newspaper sections published in connection with thq forthcoming Semi-Centennial Celebration and prepared as an invitation for all who read to visit La Grande and join with us here in the festivities marking the anniversary of the coming: of the railroad to this part of Eastern Oregon half a century ago. These sections are replete in picture and story of the progress of our community over the past 50 years and in addition the features of the attractions of July 19, 20 and 21 are fully and interestingly foretold and explained. Merchants who supported this issue with advertising space, the celebration com mittee and the La Grande Evening Observer joined in its output with purpose in mind of providing the local populaca with a souvenir and descriptive invita tion number that could be sent to friends far and near. For those too far or otherwise unable to attend, it would prove an interesting account, story and history of the city in which you, their friends, live. To those of compara tively short distance away a few hours drive or train ride it should act as a stimulant to come and be with you during the festival of next week. In the interest of more wide spread promotion of the Semi-Centennial cele bration the attraction of as large a, crowd of visitors to the city on the festival days as is possible to obtain those making this invitational number possible urge one and all of the community to mail immediately to their friends particu larly to those in communities nearby, one or more copies of this souvenir edi tion. In considering the advisability of inviting friends here, do not judge this affair upon the conduct of some, perhaps disappointing, celebrations of your past experiences either here or elsewhere. This Semi-Centennial will be no "small town variety show." It promises and will be the most pretentious, thoroughly interesting, alive and active event of its nature ever held in this community and on a par with affairs of its kind that gain national renown. The whole hearted participation of the entire Union Pacific Railroad system which is sending here euipment and show sufficient alone to be a stupendous attraction, is one- item in itself that guarantees the big and the unusual. The presentation of pioneer and progress pageantry with hun dreds of actors in the casts the unique parades the participation of nation al, state and district military organizations the displays and operation of an tiquate machines, equipment and vehicles, some more than a century old all this and more with the addition of excellent festival and carnival attractions usual on such occasions, makes for La Grande next Thursday, Friday and Sat urday a three-day continuous activity of festival and fun that will not fail to enthuse and receive the interest and appreciation of all who come to see. This is your small part, Mr. and Mrs. La Grande, to help make the constant work and planning of this event over the past year a genuine success at the time of its presentation. Help bring your friends and others here to see and appre ciate your town as a live, up and coming, aggressive and progressive commun ity that knows how to make and do things. The cost of mailing this invitational number is 3 cents postage. That will be your only cost. Extra copies may be secured at either the offices of the Chamber of Commerce or the La Grandp Evening Observer, where the edition was composed and printed. They will be addresed and mailed there for you at a charge of only 3 cents to cover postage. Put a 3-cent stamp and the address of an out-of-town friend or relative on one of these numbers and drop it in the postoffice today. You will have pre formed a worthwhile bit for the further assured success of not only the cele bration but the permanent better promotion of the community in which you live. Salt Lake Summer Style Is Sunbonnet Symphony Sunbonnete are nil the rage In Utah this summer as the state prepares for the celebration of Pioneer Day, commemorating the founding of the state July 24, 1847, by Mormon emigrants who crossed the plains. And here re the Hunt sisters of Ogden Alice, Bhoda and Grace showing that the sunbonnet has all of tho charm that song writers used to rave about. PIONEERS PARADE ON OPENING DAY OF U. P. JUBILEE J. E. Reynolds, president of the Sons and DaugfSfl of Union County Pioneers association, Is making fur ther announcement today regarding the pioneers' part in the celebration next Thursday, July 10. Mr. Reyn olds states that all pioneers .r5-,Ar to ride to La Grande on thcv7&clal (Continued on Page Three) Legion Juniors Play Pendleton Sunday, July 15 a ; The American Legion Junior league team, in charge of Raymond O. Wil liams, will go to Pendleton Sunday for a return exhibition game. The Pendleton lads won a contest here last Sunday. Williams announces tho tentative starting lineup as follows: Walden. o: Koyle, p; Robertson, lb; McCoy, a; Pratt, ; Beck, 3b; Blgitw rt; Arnoldus, CI; Wilson, if. Otht'U -n the team Include Btaikman, . Mliler, Dunn, Leonard and Allen. For GERMANY IN PROTEST OF JOHNSONTALK Official R e p v esentation Made to Secretary Hull ' Formal "Reply MUde. WASHINGTON, July 13 (P) He ply ing to an official German protest agnliiNt the anti-Hitler utterances at Waterloo, I own,, of Hugh H. Johnson, the state department said today It was "to be regretted" that the posi tion occupied by the recovery admin istrator made It possible for remarks by hi in as, an Individual to be "mis construed as ofrlcial." The department made this state ment in explaining a visit to Secretary Hull's offices today by Dr. Rudolph Leitner, charge d'affulrcs of tho Ger man embassy, to proteHt Johnson's Hpecch. In his Waterloo speech yostorday, tho NIIA chief said conditions In Ger many made him very "actively sick." "Tho idea that adult responsible men can bo taken from their homes stood up against a wall backs to rifles -and shot to deathIs beyond expression," he said. Secretary Hull declined to answer (Continued on Page Bx F.R. WILL ENJOY ISLAND FISHING ABOARD USS NEW ORLEANS EN ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT ROOSE VELT, July 13 (Al President Roose velt crulned across the Pacific today for Hawaii from Panama. In tho wat ers of thiB old rendezvous of bucca neers, Mr. Roosevelt has been told, lie the best of the game fish In the Pa cific and luie today he 1b going to defy the superstition or Friday, the 13th, to try his luck. So confident was he of good fish ing that the schedule calls for a full day's layover at Cocos. ROSEVILLE, Cal.. July 13 W Somewhere in the mountains of Cali fornia or In Western Nevada where her daughter Mrs. Curtis Dnll Is es tablishing a 'Nevada residence for a divorce, Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt todny it trying to lose herself and "get away from being tho president's wife," Wheat Today Tho jirlre of Iim-aI new crop wheat MimmI at ulMHit 0 centN twfcty, a new lileh for lfKII, nc ronlliiK I" the I'liiiMtT Hoiirlng Mills, rijitlanil Hwll "8 eclltn. No exjmrt Mil. CHICAGO, July 13 W) In a sud den outburst of speculative buying inte todny, wheat Jumiwd to $1.00 a bushel. Tho buying caught the wheat market temporarily bare of of ferings, and prices went skyward In a hurry, with many stop Irais orders forced Into execution by tho quick advance. Do-'' nWlc proilirtaklng on the advance, wheat clotfd strong with a fraction of the-da's top. 2H3l4c above yosterda'a 'finish, July new a',4. corn 7'.falH up, July soiis. oats HHo srvpil provisions at a Ue of So to 32c. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ONTAltkt, flKTS J22.0OO . WNC1 CAN" C'KOON TO 'KM TRADE IN UPWARD TltKNII ! TiiHKR siiryr to death WASHINGTON. July. 13 (fll All nlliiliiH'ilt of 22,00O to Ontario, Ore., fuf reruns' mut Ion of Its water filtra tion plant mis announced here by ll lo Work Administrator Irkes. HOLLYWOOD, Oal., July 13 (P) Blng Crosby and his wife, the former Dixie Leo, screen actress, today be came the parents of twin boys. r- . NEW VOItK, July 13 UP) Freed from tho Influences uf the Independ ence tluy liill(lii( and tho heat ware of the week preceding, practically nil branches: of business wercf enabled to make considerable rebound from their previous position, and a moro definite upward trend mis establish ed, said Dun & llnidstreet today in their weekly trade review. DALLAS, Tex., July 13 W A quarrel resulting from a marital es trangement led H. B. Harris, 37, to day to shoot to death his wife, Emma Harris, and Miss Patricia Kldd. 24, and then probably fatally wound himself. NEW VOIIK, July 13 on An opin ion that liny J. Flrscli, missing cash ier of the Riverside bank of Itwio, Nev., was "token for n ride" was given to u redrrull Jury today. Lit the trial or ijames C, McKay and William J. (JnUiain, lUuio ganblers, charged with misuse of the malls In a scheme U defraud. HITHER BRANDS VON SCHLEICHER, ROEHMPLOTTERS r By Louis Ioehner (Copyright, 1034, Associated Press) BERLIN, July 13 W) Placing the cost of suppressing the rovolt against hla regime at 77 lives, Chancellor Adolf Hitler charged today that Ern st Roe 1 mi, executed storm troop lead er, and former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher plotted together to take over the government. The plot, he said, called for the consolidation of the relchowohr (reg ular army) and the other organisa tions such as tho storm troopers. Roehm, Hitler charged In a world wide radio broadcast of a speech de livered before the relchstag. was to head this organization, while Von (Continued on Paffe Six) BRITISH EXPLAIN THEIR "ALLIANCE" LONDON, July 13 (P) Great Brit ain has reinforced the pact of Loc arno but has not entered any "solect alliance" with any country, Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, declared to day before the house of commons. Sir John said the recent Anglo-French conversations had resulted In a great er feeling of peace and security In Europo and will greatly Improve con ditions on the continent If powers affected fully enter the proposed eastern regional agreement. He added that Premier Mussolini of Italy agrees with Britain as to the necessity of an eastern pact and ful ly approves of It. PARIS. July 13 P Foreign Min ister Louis Barthou began work today on his pot project, an eastern Europe an Locarno pact. PERSEVERANCE WINS WIRTHISNOMINATED MEDFOr."Dr'Ore.. July 3 (Per severance was rewarded when H. E. Wlrth. Mcdford Insurance agent, was nominated as the Oregon Independent liberal party candidate for governor. A week ago a nominating conven tion wan held by the group, but af ter moro than an hour of waiting the meeting adjourned when tho requir ed 100 did not show up to make the nomination official. A similar fate faced last night's meeting, but the party stalwarts were not to be denied. Wlrth'a henchmen went to the highways and byways, rang telephone numbers and organ ized transportation committees which functioned more than two hours be fore the required 100 petition slgncni were secured. BOARD URGES ! ACCEPTING OF ARBITRATION President's Committee at Frisco Asking For Early Action, ACTS OF VIOLENCE CONTINUING TODAY Conditions in Portland Quiet However Gaso line Released For Use of Farmers. SACRAMENTO, July 13 (ff1) Warn ing that communists are en route froan Seattle to San Franclnco was re laved today to Earl Lee Kelly, state director of public works, - 8 AN FRANCISCO. July 13 W) Urging Immediate acoeptunce of arbi tration by the striking maritime un- lons, President Roosevelt's labor dis pute?! hoard today declared that If the strikers and employers cannot be brought together some other mean must be found at once to avert a complete tleup of bay district cities, already menaced by the shortage ot food and gasoline supplies. Acts of violence continued, while the strlko spread with 2,500 taxtcab drivers and chauffeurs walking out at S a. m. , - . At Oakland a mob described by ' (Continued on Page Throo) 3 Executions In Nation Today Friday The 13th STATE PRISON, Florence, ArlZH July 13 (A1) George J. Shaughnessy, 19-yoar-old Albany, N. Y. youth, with a warning that his death should be a lesson to other youths, was execut ed ati 4:59 a. m. today In the lethal gas chamber of the state prlsoa. Shaughnessy, convicted of the kill ing a year ago of Lon Blankenahlp In a holdup, mot death calmly. ; , STATE PRISON, Oarson City, Nev, July 13 (I) Joseph Behlter, 38-year-old Syrian formerly of St, Louis, Mo., was executed in the prison lethal go chambers at sunrise today. The convicted slayer of Maxlne Armstrong, Las Vegas dance hall girl, whistled a tune as he -walked Into the small gas chamber from hi cell across a corridor of the building. OSSININO, N. Y., July 13 ver-haired Frank Canora's lonely wait in Sing Sing prison's death house U ended. H0 went to his death in the electric chair last night, paying for the torch slaying of hie wife. Baseball ' NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. B. Cincinnati . 8 14 3 Brooklyn 6 92 Prey, Kolp. nnd Lombardl; Zachkry, Locnard and Lopez. R. H. E. Chicago 6 10 S Boston 7 la' 3 Lee. Tinning and Hnrtnett: Betts, Barrett, Smith and Spohrer. 8t. Louis at Philadelphia, postponed rain. AMERICAN l.EAOUB Philadelphia - Chicago postponed; wet groundB. Wlrth, who favors a "social en gineer" for Oregon, unleashed oratory to hold as many of the original dele gates as possible while moro were be ing summoned. He won hie battle, and the nomination. His acceptance speech after the nomination wa brief, due to the late hour. Ho promised establishment of state-controlled canneries In the Umpqua, Hood River, Willamette and Rogue River valleys. A, 8. Edwards of Applegate, near hero, was named permanent chair man of the Independent liberal party, and made tho speech nominating Wlrth. The party's platform also calls for consolidation of state departments, old age pensions, shorter hours and more pay. r
