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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1934)
Stock In Chicago Yardi Shot Because Of Strike J mm La Grande Is The Gateway to Wallowa, Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties (iranw wntng mm m 'Ma I ! "The Switzerland i I. i of America VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931 MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PRESS NUMBER 269 COUNTY GETS 69 FEDERAL HOME LOANS One Hundred Fifty-Two More Under Considera tion, Report Shows. OF 272 REQUESTS, ONLY 51 REJECTED Home Owners Loan Cor poration Already Bx- pends Total of $9,184, . 179 in This State. In I'n ion county a total of 272 applications have ben received for old from the government Home Own ers Loan corporation, and of this amount 6i loans nave been approved and closed, 51 have been rejected and 1.r2 are now either under con sideration or approved for closing, according to word received here from M. E. Paget, of Portland, nsslstant manager lu Oregon. Paget did not give the amount of money expended In Union county for the purpose of refinancing loans and repairs, but In Oregon the sum has amounted to $9,184,179.05. With 4876 loans approved and closed over the state, this makes an average of nearly 92000 per loan, which would roughly place the Union county figure at be tween (120,000 and 9140,000. "At the close of business on July 20, 1934," Paget said, "we had re ceived 14,728 applications for loans. Of this number 4875 have been ap proved and closed; an additional 2051 have been approved for closing by the loan review committee and are now In the hands of the title com panies and kiltie examiners. Two thousand two hundred sixty-six ap plications have been rejected on ac count of lack of sufficient value, In eligibility of the applicant, or volun tary withdrawal. The remaining 5536 (Continued Prom Page Pour) Only 1 Unbeaten Team Remains In Twilight League Two unbeaten teams went down to defeat last night In the .twilight league kitten ball games, and the only remaining team which has-not suffered any losses was not scheduled to play last night. The High School Juniors were, beaten by the Sacaja wea Barbers 10 to 7 and the Elks lost to the Lions team 16 to 10, both games being played on the La Grande stadium. Batteries for the Barbers were Loren Carver and J. C. Williams, for the High School Juniors Jack McGhean and Cecil Waldron. Bat teries for the Lions, Harold Finlay and Ira "Woodle and for the Elks, Enoch Morgan and Layton Graham. At the Greenwood field the Normal school team beat the Union Pacific team 23 to 16, and the Greenwood Juniors won from the Firemen, 13 to 3. Tomorrow night's schedule includes two games at Greenwood field, the Greenwood A. C.'s vs. the Lions and the Greenwood Juniors vs. the Nor mal team. At the stadium the Bar- (Continued on Pare Two) GUARD CHECKS TOTAL NEARLY $1,000 HERE National guardsmen of La Grande received nearly $1000 in government checks last night from Capt. Walter A. Bean, the payments representing the amount due for armory drills during the last quarter of the 1933-34 fiscal year ending June 30. The remainder of the drill at the armory last night was devoted large ly to instruction in gas warfare. A change In personnel was an nounced, with the enlistment of Wil lard Tubbs, state policeman. An hon orable discharge was granted to No lan Skiff. APRICOTS AS MOST Apricots larger than most peaches! No, this Isn't a tale from boast ful California, Just a recital of facts from the Urande Ronde valley. F. W. King, of May Park, brought In five apricots yester day, all of wh Ich meats u red around seven Inches In circum ference, with the largest hitting t Incites on the tape line. They are the Wenutchee Moorpark type 0nd probably the largest ap ricots ever grown In this valley. King has about 20 apricot tree and has practimlly disposed of his crop, all or them nice, large cote. Dillinger Ruined By the Movies ABOARD S. 8. MALOLO. July 24 Radio operator woke me middle of night telling me they got Dillinger. I Llke to bo home. Armistice day. Well the moral is he Just would not take advice. The better element warned him to stay away from those movies, for they would have a bad influence on him. Cable me at once (your expense) what picture It was got him. Hope It was mine. Yours, TU. UoN.u'iht Syndic.!., fix. "JASON LEE SPECIAL" TO COME AUG. 2 Motorized Covered Wagon to Stop in La Grande On Westward Trip. La Grande will enjoy on Thursday, Aug. 2, a visit from the "Jason Iee Special," a motorized covered wagon following the trail of Jnson Lee from lioston to Salem, Ore., over the route which he followed 100 years ago when he was sent to Oregon by the Metho dist Missionary society as the first I missionary pf iany church, to the American Indians in that territory, and remained to found a white civili zation there. In his, trip of 100 years ago, Jason Leo traveled with Captain N. J. Wyeth, a fur trader from Boston who had already made one trip Into the northwest. They traveled on horse back, using pack animals rather than wagons. They depended for food mostly upon game shot en route. (Continued. On Page Fpur. :. PORTLAND BOYS TO ATTEND CAMP AT WONDERLAND The Wallowa Lake Boys' camp, which will be held from Aug. 12 to 26, Is attracting many boys from outside the city of La Grande. At present boys plan to come from Port land, Spokane, Walla Walla, North Powder and Baker as well as many parts of Union county. This camp Is held on beautiful Wallowa lake and features fishing, (Continued on Page Two) DRAMATIC CLASS BEGINS TONIGHT Dramatics classes will begin this evening at the High school, accord ing to Miss Margerie Horton, in charge of playground activity of which these classes are a part. , All girls over 12 years of age in terested in dramatics are requested to meet this evening at 6:30 at the High school steps. A number have already signed up but there will be opportunity for several others to have a part in the drama program," Miss Horton said. Mtss Dorothy HIggins Is In charge of these classes and a play will be presented during the last week of the playground. A track meet Is being planned for Aug. 4, which Is also a part of the playground activity. Tom Zlvkovlch and Melvln Roe will be In charge. and the boys will be divided into three' age groups, one for boys under 10 years, another for boys from 10 to 14 years, and a third for boys over 14 years of age. Several features may be added to the list of events. AS LARGE PEACHES Hut cots are not the only crop around the King acreage of which he Is Justly proud. Ho'lisw a new type of strawberry, known as the Rcdliart, which he says Is firmer than the Clark Seedling. "I've tried 22 different types of .strawberries, and this Is the bet yet," he said, adding thai he only Introduced these In the vyJlcy last year, but already he hart many orders for plants. C o m men ting on t he ea r 1 1 ness or he ripening season this year, King said hi peaches were Just about a month ahead of last year's crop. HEADS LIONS N I'-U. . v. Vincent C. Iluscull, of Omaha, Nebr. (above), was elected presi dent of the International Asso ciation of Lions clubs lu Grand Kaplds, Mlclt, last Friday. 11c has a record In Lions club work almost back to the beginning of-1"1 the organization. LA GRANDE POST CONTINUES WORK FOR CONVENTION The La Grande American Legion committee 'consisting of Fred E. Kid dle, chairman; Victor Eckley, Hugh Brady, C. J. Shorn- and W, E. Wllkins. met Inst night and outlined a cam paign to obtain the 1935 state con vention for La Grande. ' Part of the campaign will be Issu ing of written invitations to ev ty post in the state, and another phuse will be attendance at, the state con vention at Astoria Aug. 23, 24 and 25 with some 80 legionnaires and auxiliary members, including the 1033 state championship La Gronde drum corps. Senator Steiwer En Route to Home . PORTLAND, July 24 (P) Senator Frederick T3tclw!r, returning" from Washington, D. C is expected to reach Portland Thursday, his office announced today. CASE AGAINST M AN DROPPED W. S. Taylor, arrested Saturc- ay on a charge of larceny from tho yerson, a felony, was brought bcfoie Judge L. Dcnham and following the hear ing it was found that there was in sufficient cause to hold him and tho case was dismissed. TIIKIIOI HAMILTON DIES BOSTON, July 24 W) Bishop John W. Hamilton of Washington, D. c dean of the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church and chancellor of American university. Emeritus, died in a hospital here to day. He was 90 years old. VACATION POST CARDS-THE COUNTRY ROAD 1,500 STOCK HANDLERS IN BIG WALKOUT 75,000 Animals Weakened By Lack of Food No Market Today CHICAGO, July 2-1 (m Weakened animals had to be shot at the glutted union stockyards today as a strike stopped efficient feeding and water ing In a blistering temperature. Tho livestock commission . men's union, local 619, Joined a walkout of stock handlers, bringing the total on strike to 1500. The commission men had helped handle tho animals and when they quit only a handful of workers remained to feed and wat er, the 75,000 head of stock. There was no market and the ac tion of the commission men put an end to all hopes there would be one today. A police cordon was thrown about the yords. Wires were dispatched to all shipping points to hold up ship ments. Farmers were forced to take their truckloadB of cattle Rome. . (Continued on Pa?e Fdur Five Awaiting U. S. Grand Jury Action In Case Five men arrested Saturday on a charge of selling Intoxicating liquor to Indians, were bound over to await the action of tho federal grand Jury and the United States marshal from Portland was' expected to arrive today to accompany the prisoners to Port land. All were placed under $1500 bond by U. S. Commissioner L. Den ham and none was able to raise the bond. : . . Charles Rambo and Robert Lalun der, whose charge wits selling wine to tho Indians, were arraigned and bound over following their hearing before Commissioner Dcnham, Clint Church, whoso charge was selling moonshine whiskey, waived prelim inary hearing and Harry Nighthar.t,, and Leon Tirrany were ncam on a similar charge. All are confined in the county Jail awaiting tho arrival of the marshal from Portland. The charge carries a maximum sentence of two years in the peni tentiary and a $300 fine.- Escaped Doe Visits at Zoo OREENBURO, Pa., July 24 (!) A doe, "Peggy," which escaped last January from Idlewild park, couldn't resist the temptation to visit "home." ' Park attaches saw "Peggy" near the cages, hobnobbing with the confined deer, but When they called her, she scampered off into the woods. First Concrete Months of preparation were climaxed when tho first concrete was poured at Norns dnm on tho Clinch River outsido Knoxville, Tenn., as shown here. The huge bucket holds six cubic yards of concrete, and the pouring marked he start of tho Inst Ktago lu construction ot the $3-1,000,000 project that ts tho popular keypoiut of tho. Ten nessee Valley regional plan. . . PRIAULX NAMED STATE CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICANS PORTLAND, July 24- IV) A young man' who edits a" Weekly nowspapcr and is master of a grange today stood at tho head of tho Republican party In Oregon. He is Arthur W. Prlaulx. 31, of Chlloquln, Klamath county, publisher of tho Chlloquln Review. Prlaulx succeeds T. C. Elliott of Milton as chairman of the Republi can state committee. Elliott retired to direct the congressional campaign by Jay H. Upton of Bend. t The young Chlloquln editor was elected late yesterday at tho meeting of the Republican central committee after having won heavy support In caucus. Tho other contestant was Ralph S. Hamilton, former stato sen ator from Bend, and now of Port land, i An cxecutivo committee of 20 mem bers will be appointed by Chairman Prlaulx within a week. This commit tee then will elect a vice-chairman, (Continued On Page Four) 'at Norns Dam "At of ::. T .S&SiiSrS'Vwa HEAT WAVE'S DEATH TOLL jGOES HIGHER 616 Dead in Mid-West and East As Sun Blisters Many States. By The Associated Press The death frill mounted to (ilfl to day, m Intense heat blazed down on the nation, smashing records for In tensity ii ml duration. The blanket of heat, an tenacious and oppressive iik a mustard plaster, showed signs of lessening at lite edge, hut lu the midwest, where lis devastating effects are greatest , no relief was sighted. An unofficial 120-dogrco tcmpora turo was recorded at Muscatine, la., and above 100-dcgrce readings were general throughout the central west ern states. The Atlnntic seaboard was cooling, hope for relief was held out for the (Continued on Page Four) PATROLMAN SHOT BY L. A. BANDITS I,OS ANCIEIJ5S, July 24 W) Rus sell A. Iicffiy, 32, radio patrolman, was shot and killed early today as he and Officer Ohen Tucker pursued two robbery BUHpccts, who were surround ed In a downtown district an hour later by more than 100 policomon and captured. Tho men wcro Identified as Harry Wilson, 20, and Paul McDonald, 20. Police said the two men held up a cafe of in cash and a bottle of wine, fleeing in an automobile Some distance away they abandoned the machine and stopped John Meyers, 34, a negro, taking his machine after wounding him In tho hip during a scuffle. Meyers was thrown In the rear of tho machine. ' Lcldy and Tucker, attracted to tho scene by the sound of a ahot, chased the automobile and crowded it into tho curb. Wheat Today The price rf local new crop cash wheat sIoimI at about HI. cents bulk today, a drop of two cents since yesterday, according to the Pioneer flouring mills. I'ort land costi HO cents. CHICAGO, July 24 fP) Llkoll hood that) extreme heat In the grain twit would soon To relieved took wheat prices down today to more than 2'i cents under yesterday's fln iHh, The sag of the wheat market went beyond 4 cents bolow yesterday's top, With other grains also showing a pro nounced reaction. Wheat closed heavy. 22c lower than yesterday's finish, September new 07fc, corn lKftlKc down, oats lAftlAo off, and provisions showing 10 to 15c decline. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME TUN MS MATCH POSTPONED I'. K. l'LANKS ItKACIl ALASKA F. It. AT Kltll.UA BAY TODAY CONFK8NKH TO SLAYING 1 i : j WIMUIJ;iON, Eng., July 81 (P) With Sidney B. Wood Jr. leading Jack Crawford, Australian ace, two sets to none and I ft-love lu the first game of the third set, the lnterxone final series of Davis cup play between the Vnltcd States und Australia today was postponed until tomorrow be cause of ruin. FAIRBANKS, AlaBka, July 24 (A) Completing a training flight of al most 4000 miles across tho Unltod States and Canada from Washington, D. C, 10 bombers of the United States army air corps swooped down on Week's field here today. ABOARD CKi;iSi;tl NEW ORLEANS WITH I'UEHIDENT ROOSEVELT, Hai ti III Bay, Hawaii, July iil (p) Presi dent Roosevelt remained aboard the cruiser Houston this Imornlng await ing a format cull from Joseph B. roiudt'xter, governor of Hawaii, who was to board the Houston this morn ing. HOUSTON, Tex., July 24 (P Po- Uco Chief B. W. Payne eald today that E, H. Stuart, unemployed, had made a verbal statement admitting that he killed one of his four-year- old twin daughters, Dortha, whoso body was found this morning In Cy press creek, WASHINGTON, July 2 (VP) NBA, In a burst of speed, has fitted 144 IiiikIuonsch to codes within two weeks. ,' . . , CHANCE IS SEEN FORPEACETERMS IN CHACO STRIFE LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 24 (A The Aswoci'ated "Press learned today that Juan Valonsucla, Argentine minister, has brought from Buenos Aires a con crete proposal for a settlement of tho war in the Chaco agolnst Para guay. - - The ministry of foreign affalm de clined to comment officially on tho subject but a high official of tho ministry said that tho Bolivian point of view Involved a simultaneous sus pension of hostilities with the Imme diate undertaking of a study of tho fundamentals of tho controversy be tween tho two nations. Intehso activity was soon In tho ministry as tho result ot the sup posed ncaco propositions brought by Dr. ValetiKUcla. 1933-35 BUDGETS TO BE CONTINUED PORTLAND, July 24 W) While Chancellor W. J. Kerr expressed hope that the peopio of Oregon "will not pormlt continued discrimination against education In comparison with other governmental functions," tho state board of higher education late yesterday voted to recommend that tho present- budget for Oregon's In stitutions of higher learning bo con tinued for tho 1935-37 blennlum. All board officers wcro ro-clcctcd yea tor day. Chancellor Kerr said higher educa tion in Oregon Is In "real Jeopardy." As a result of tho board's action, ten tut I vo biennial budgets drawn toy institutional heads must bo reduced before the ltomlxed budget is sub mitted to the governor who will make a recommendation to tho 1035 legislature. DILLINGER WATCHED BY COPS FOR WEEK CIHCAfJO, July 21 (P) The Chi cago Herald and llvnnilnrr in a copy righted story today wild that Joint hllllngfr had been under police ob servation for a week before lie was shot and killed Sunday night by de partment of Justice agents. Tho central figure In tho case, tho newspaper said, quoting Capt. Timo thy A. O'Nolil of the East Chicago. Ind., police, who was at tho scene of tho Mhootlng. was a Croatian Inform er, a former gambling acquaintance of Dillinger. Capt. O'-Nclll'fl story was sot out as follows: "Six weeks ago this man, who has been living in Chicago for months, camo to me and told me he had seen Dillinger. I Informed him that if this were true he had an excellent chance of collecting the $20,000 re ward money. "This informant then told his WEST COAST . WAITS FOR VOTE COUNT Strikers Complete Ballot But Kesult Not Yet Announced. -it tit a r t x-r nnnici IN COAST CITIES, Tension Slackens , Along; the; waterfront in roiv land As Strikers, '..km' ployers Maik Time. , Bv The Associated Press The nation's labor sunt 1 1 ft ht swung ., , again today on Han ranclsco. this, time for tho countlnr of ballot. which even strike leaders predicted , will end the Pacific coast maritime workers' walkout. . . ; J Representatives of the national longshore board took the poll yester- ; day and expected to know the atrlk-; era answer to arbitration proposals, tonight. Docks wore rapidly being; cleared by non-union workers in Ban Francisco, Portland and Seattle,-. . ' PORTLAND, Ore., July 34 ' Tension slackened on the waterfront. ; today as laborers and employers alike- , turned attentatlvely toward the pres- , Ident's mediation board to learn, whether Pacific coast , longshoremen; had voted to arbitrate their differ-!" . ences or to continue their prolonged,1 strike against working conditions. . Prom noon to dusk here yesterday. members of the longshoremen's union;' voted on whether to submit their! case to arbitration. Late last night;, (Continued on Page Three) j T" " 1 1 Admiral Byrdls ! Left to His Own Resources Now; 'little AMERICA. Antarctica, July 24 Mf Rear -.Admiral Illchard. B. Byrd's flktll and sagacity were all that , ho could count on today In some of , tho Antarctic's most bitter weather. ' ' An attempt to push a tractor party : through to his solitary weather ob . aervatlon outpost was a failure, and, he was without radio facilities." . After battling near-bllraard condl- , tlons Blnco Friday, the tractor party' turned back yostorday. It had reached only half way to Byrd's camp, 133 miles to the south. . Another expedition presumably will be sent for Admiral Byrd 'when . weather conditions Improve. T ' i No word has been heard from the expedition leader for sevoral days. His main radio sot has boon out of ordor and In his most recent mos- , sago, relayed . on a set which he cranked by hand, he roportod ho had "a bad arm." Ho did not Indicate his condition otherwise. FOUR INHTKUCTOH8 AT l'lNE CONK NWIM HtBK Maurice Wols, Art stotfon, Bud In gram and Walter Dahl are ail assist Ing with Instruction at the Porpoise club's swim week now In progress at Pino Cono. Classes Include beginners) from 1 to 2 p. m., swimmers, llfOBav fng and diving from i to 1 p. m, . v Baseball Natloiuil league ' - B. H. fe. Cincinnati 3 7 3 Boston 9 3! Batteries: Frcltas, Brennan . . and' Lombardl; rthom and Spohror. R. II. B. Pittsburgh 0 4 1 Philadelphia 8 12 0 Batteries: Lucas, Blrkofcr, Chag non and Paddcn; Johnson and TodU, story that ho had seen Dillinger in front of tho Btograph theatre at 2W3 North Lincoln tivenuc. "A few days later, the Informant told mo of seeing DUtlngor at the theatro again. And on the night of the Saturday that Dillinger and hl ; gang accomplished a spectacular bank robbery at South Bend, he re ported seeing our man at the theatre a third time. "Two days later I told Qcrgt. Mar tin Zarkovlch of the Indiana harbor police, comrade of tho policeman Dillinger shot down In an Indiana harbor bank robbery moro than six months ago. "Zarkovlch went on his vacation Immediately afterward, but ho spent his time trailing down Dillinger. , ; , "On July 16, Zarkovlch sat , In front of the theatre In a car and saw (Continued on Pas Two) 0i vyr i. -1 ' , I '' - V ( KMC
