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$10,000 Promised Survey On Condition ii. La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, ,"The Switzerland of America fcwuUt Only Newspajper 1 Printed in La Grande Corering Union and Wallowa Counties i -I.., VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREQON'8 LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1934 MEMBEB ASSOCIATED' PRESS NUMBER 273 Meadowbrook BEGIN WORK ON CITY ROAD JOB JN WEEK x Northwest Roads Co. To Start on La Grande Project After Leaving Meacham District. Following clone on the heels of news of the tentative allocution or large sums of money for an Elgin bridge, an underpass 111 JI Oiunde and work on the Entenrl(e-Inuialm highway. It was teamed today that work on the section of the Wallowa Lake highway from the I'. P. trucks here to the city limits, would begin within a week or ten days. This work; which calls lor widening of the highway about seven lect on each' side from the tracks to the city limits, was originally scheduled to begin about May 15. The North west Roads Co., which has the con tract, was busy on a project at Meacham, however, and state high way commission officials preferred to 4. have the project there completed by the crew before Us transfer to La Orande, thus the delay. This work Is being done under fed eral appropriation which provides for expenditure of 25 per cent of all moneys appropriated within city limits. All phases of preparatory work have been completed so that the con tractor may begin as soon as. he can get his crew to work, which may be next week. Boys' Track And Field Meets To Be Aug. 2 and 4 Announcement was made today of the events for the boys' track meets which are being arranged under the supervision of Tom Zlykovlch end Melvln Roe as a part of the play ground activity. The meet for boys under 10 years of age and for boys between the ages of 10 and IS will be held Thursday afternoon, August 2 at the La Grande stadium and all who place In 'any event will be given a feed after the meet Is over, It Is stated. Events for boys under 10 are 25 yard dash. 60 yard daw, 100 yard dash (relays) broad Jump ,hlgh Jump, 54 mile bike race and mile relay. For those between the ages of 10 and 15 there will be .the 75 yard dash, 100 yard dash, 440 yard dash, broad Jump, high Jump, shot put. discus. 14. V4 n" Dlke race' mll re" lay. On Saturday. August 4 at the sta dium, the meet for older boys, from 15 years of age up. This meet Is open to all high school athlete, col lege athletes, or high school students who have not previously taken part In any events. Graduates are also welcome to participate. The events will be 100 yard dash. 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, half mile, mile, broad Jump, high Jump, discus, shot put, Javelin ana relay. This will give High school and Nor mal school students an opportunity to net in shape for football and track during the vacation period It was said. All entrants may participate in two field and one track event or two track and one field event end tho re lay. NORTONS WILL SEE BIG FAIR Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Norton will leave tonight for Chicago to attend the World's Pair. Prom there they will go to Long Beach, Cal., to visit Mrs. Norton's mother. Mrs. Bertha Mathews, and her sister, Mrs. M. h. Peterson, at San Francisco. They expect to be away about a month. During the trip Mrs. Norton expects to select some of the newest styles In Infants', children's and misses' wearing apparel. LITTLE GIRL FRACTURES ARM Little Miss Nancy Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Mar tin Fitzgerald, received a broken arm Thursday while ploying at the River side park. The break Is Just above the right elbow. STATE POLICEMEN TO GO TO CAMP SCHOOL The state policemen in the La Grande district, from private to ser geant, all will attend school this coming month. News from Salem today says the first school for member of the state police force will open at Camp Clat sop on July 29, and the entire state force will be divided into four groups, each to spend h week In camp. The course of Instruction will in clude first aid demonstrations, marks Will Finds F. R. In Japanese Islands HONOLULU. July 28. Well, we blew In here this morn- iaM ing on me nrsweg - t I J I and Imagine who we ran Into. You wouldn't guess In a year. You re member the presi dent we lost Just after congress ad journed. The one that was so tickled that he disap peared? Well, he Is out here at some Japanese Islands In the middle of the Pacific. Just looks fine, same great smile that he used to use on those congressmen and make ''em bring stocks out of the water for him. These folks want their sugar quota raised, but he Just smlleB at 'em. He Is the world's only man that can turn you down and you go out liking him. The whole of Honolulu Is doing the hula, or riding a surf board for him today. If he don't raise their quota I will go over his head and take It up with General Hugh John son and get it done for 'em. For we can't let the garden of Eden be dissatisfied. Yours, run; w.nuT, h?sViMt. u. BRENNAN DEATH CLAIM SETTLED FOR $8152 SUM Settlement of all claims in con nection with the death of Clifford Arthur Brcnnan for $8152 has been made on behalf of tho Pacific Fruit & Produce company and Oeneral Fruit company, corporations employ ing Brcnnan at the time of his In Jury through an explosion at the La Grande plant On May 22 last, accord ing to records filed yesterday In the county clerk's office. Mr. Brcnnan was 41 years old, and left surviving him a widow. Fanny Marie Brennan, and three children. The records on file disclose that no formal action to collect the money was filed against the companies, but a compromise was reached whereby hospital and similar bills Were ai lowed and an additional allowance (Continued on Page Two) GRANT FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP E. 0. N. STUDENTS Information has been received by President H. E. Inlow that federal funds will be available for the em ployment of 2B students during the school year, beginning Sept. 1, 1934. The average amount per student Is (15 per month, and no student may exceed 20. According to the In structions received, assignment of Jobs will be based upon financial need, scholastic ability, and char acter. Fifty per cent of the students employed must be new students. INVESTIGATING BOND REFUNDING City Manager Angus McAllister and City Attorney Ernest Bingo returned iQt nicht from a trlD to Salem and Eugene, In the Interests of the city plan for refunding Improvement bonds In October. They returned with a favorable report they expect to present to to the commission next Wednesday evening. Under the new state law, McAllister Bald, cities arc allowed to ask for assistance from tho state treasurer's office In refund ing matters. ' VISITING HERE FROM MAASIN Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Bath, their two sons, Albert and Charles and their daughter. Margaret, arc in the city from their home at Maasln, Lcyt Province. P. I., visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Griffith at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Ray Murphy. Mrs. Roth Is a niece of .Mrs. Griffith. manship, lectures by prominent po lice officials, and actual use of the latest and most modern police equip ment. The four men stationed here. Ser geant J. A. Robertaon and Patrolmen Wlllard Tubbs. Bill Roach and Bill Howard, presumably will attend at different times, although no word has been received from the state as yet. No word has been received, either, as to who will attend the first week of camp from here. GREETS F. R. Priii whs Imvld Kawuminakna. widow or the Lite Prince David mid liLst survivor of the Hawaiian royal hou-.e, was among those to greet President Hoosevelt this week on his visit to Hawaii. The princess is national Republican toiuiulttcewoiuau fur the terri tory. GOLF TEAMS WILL MEET IN ANNUAL TOURNEY SUNDAY Tho annual team match at the La Grando country club, with Charles Blngner and Ken Slcgrist captains of tho ttin tunirm. will bculn tomorrow a nrf'-conttnue' "through neJrtferttfvir - day. Matches that are not played will be defaulted. The losers will dine the winners In the Bingner cab in later. Tho pairings follow ( first men tioned player in Blngner team, sec ond In Siegrlst team): H. N. Ashby vs. L. F. Allen; Leo B, Bouvy vs. Elton Barron; Robert Carey vs. Leo Bartholomew; Lloyd David son vs. Chase Bohnenkamp; H. E. Dixon vs. Hal Bohnenkamp; N. W. Frees vs. Clyde Bunting; Roy Oret- tum vs. Lester Bramwcll; H. M. How ard vs. C. W. Irwin: Fred Lanzcr Harry McKinley: O. L. Larlson James Haun: M. L. Larson vs. Carroll 'Hollen; B. C. Mndill vs. Fred Jones; A. M. Moore vbl Orville Davis; Jack Murphy vs. L. K. Kinzel; A. W. Nelson vs. H. V. Leffcl; M. L. Nelson L. D. McCoy; A. K. Parker vs. E. McManus; Walter Reuter vs. R, F. Murphy; Marcus Roesch vs. J. G. Or- (Continued on Pntre Two) 1 ( ' ) AiP WHAT DO VOU THIMK WILL BE THS ULTIMAvTe. ' EFFECT OF ALL I 1" HEAT RECORD OF 107 HERE IS EQUALLED Last Night Hottest of Year With Low at 66 Above; No Immediate Change Forecast. . , The iill-tlnie heat record for A Grande was equalled .yesterday when the mercury mounted to 107 above. Tho first 107 murk to appear on! city weather records, which date back to 1H86. was In 1928 and tills was equalled again In 10:12. The heat wave was centered In tne Inland Empire, with coast cities comparatively pool. ,Portland's .68 above Friday contrasted with Lewis- ton, Idaho's high murk of 114 above. pther high temperatures Jncluded Grand coulee Dam site 114. uku- nogon 111, Kellogg 108, Walla Wnlla 100. Moscow 103, Spokane 106, Yak ima 102, Baker 102 and Boise 108. It was the second day of above century heat In La Grande and over the valley there were some reports of damage to spring grain. Last night's minimum of 60 above was the warmest this year, and the weather forecast for tonight and to morrow Indicated little change in temperature although the bureau held out hope for cooler weather In tho Interior country the first of the week. With the sky partly cloudy this morning local people were hope ful that the mercury would stay un der tho 100 mark today. Although the heat wave la pretty thoroughly broken In the mid-west, roln Is still the crying need of the farm belt. ,WlWwg- -heat vf tok 1420 lives iuuU:d generally today, . but the rains which came merely moistened the surface soil, leaving unchanged the prediction of greatly . Impaired crop yields. - With many sections facing water shortage and pastures dried, drouth stricken cattle continue to flood the markots. Extreme heat harrassed the Pacific coast yesterdoy. Riverside, Cel.. In the heart of the orange belt, had 116 degrees. ' Tho year's heat record of 05 was equalled In Los Angeles. Fair and slightly warmer Is tho forecast for most of tho now pleas- r" - (Continued oil Pa? Two)1 Legion Juniors Ready For Game With Emigrants The starting lineup for the Ameri can Legion Junior league baseball game with the' Emlgront Springs' C. C. C. camp at the La Grande sta dium tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, was announced by Raymond O. Williams, coach, this morning: The batteries will bo Koyle. pitch er, and Walden. catcher. Robertson will hold down first base. Dunn will be at second, Pratt at short and Beck on third. J. Biggs, Amoldus, McCoy will be stationed at right, center and left field, respectively, and others who may enter the game ore D. Biggs, Blockman, Wilson, Allen. Miller and Leonard. LOOKING. FORWARD 16 PERSONS Two square blocks of lumber yards, coal yards mid docks woie leveled by flro caused by blazing gaBollno shot from the exploding tank of ft bus that crashed killing. 16 persona and Injuring 27 at Ossinlng, N. Y, Firemen from Ossinlng and adjacent towns fought for bours to conquer tbo blato shown In tho air vlow ahov". GIVES SCHEDULE FOR FINAL WEEKS OF PLAYGROUND The schedule for the final two weeks of tho playground as an nounced by Miss MJargorio Horton Is as follows: Monday and Wednesday, 10. to. lvl a. m., dancing at high school, hand craft and camp craft; Oreenwood, 2 to 6 p. m.. track practice; 6:30 p. m., dramatics at Greenwood and twilight league baseball. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 12 a. m., onnclng. Greenwood; camp craft, high school; handcraft, high school. One to 6 p .nr., free swim lessons, Red Cross testing; 6:30 p. m., dramatics at high school, base ball practice. Thursday 2:30, Junior track meet and watermelon feed. Saturday 10 to 12 noon, senior track meet, Tuesday and Friday afternoons at Crystal Plunge Instructors will con tinue to give Red Crow beginners and swimmers tests for which tho Red Cross llfcsavlng sorvlco glves buttons to all who pass the tests. The following 'received swimmer buttons last week during tho tests: Fiorenco Lillle, Delia Mao Williams, (Continued On Patfo Four) DIED HERE FACED TODAY BY STRIKERS Governor Meier and May or Carson Warn Union Men Docks Must Be Opened. SAN FltANCISCO, July H (A1) The CiiJI-HuMctiii wild today (he district executive commit Ut or the Interna tional l.oiigNlim-rmcn' association has voted unanimously Tor unqualified acceptance of the employers' proposal for Immediate return to work by the striking longshoremen. POKTLANB, Oro July 2K W) Port land strikers today fared double ultimatums from state and civic uiiihorltleM that the port of Purt i itmA must he oene(l Oovernor Julius Meier, In a radio address Friday night, "reported to tho public" on his activities In con nection with tho strike and warned longshoremen the port must bo open for normal business. by Monday. If tho warring factions or tho presi dent's mediation board failed In bringing about this condition, Meier (Contlnuea on Pare Poury ROOSEVELT BIDS ALOHA TO HAWAII HONOLULU, July 28 W) President Roosevelt says aloha to Hawaii to day. The president prepared for his return to continental United States enthused by thfc Islanders' hearty welcome and Impressed with the military defenses and civilian de velopment of the territory. Ho retired early this morning aftor vlewlnK a colorful and gigantic lan tern parade, Thousands of Hawallans of all races marched and danced through tho streets under tho light -rlf swinging lanterns while a crowd estimated at a hundred thousand lined tho sidewalks. Wheat Today Thfi price nf liH'nl ni'W vmt vlll ivhrllt hIihhI lit illioill. fi.Vj C4'iitn bulk lirro lHly, 11 new pciik Tor tlin yenrh or Ifl.'ll unit IICI.'I, af-4-nrilliiK tn Ihn I'limifr FlourhiK Mill, riirtlanil rush K'.,'i mmiLi. CHICAGO. July 2B lll Prixipoct of a now heat wavo ovorapreadlnR tlio United States next week, did mucn to fiend grain prices soaring today. Comprehcrwlvo trade report re leased today showed that the rpacrve carryover of wheat In the United Btates July 1 amounted to only 1,5 bushclii for each penion. This was the smallest since 1U29. . Wheat closed strong, im3',c over yesterday's flnlah, 8cpt. new. 1.014r. corn a,43 up, Sept. GRV4tVa. oats l'il1, advanced, and provisions showing 2 cento to 25 I cents gain. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME . WUXAMHTTB PICKS B A XT Kit CAM. Cil AKDKMCN TO KOHLKR MeltONAU) OS WAY HOME 18 EM PLOY K8 OCT OK JOBS S.1,FM. Ore., July 2B W Ir. Hruiifl Baxter, dean of the theological Hchool of Cn Ivors Uy of Houtheru Cali fornia, was today elected president of Willamette university here, to succeed lr. Carl Oregg, who has asked to be retired. Dr. Hruce 11. Baxter, who In 43 yearn of uge, will take t-vcr the tlutlcH here late In October. KOHLER, Wis.. July 28 0P Na tional guardsmen today hurried to this turbulent "model" industrial vlllnge, where gunfire between dep uty marshals and strikers took two lives and sent two score of persons to hospitals. BOSTON, July 2A () The Ibwton (lobe Kays In u special dispatch from a mi Pin her of Its staff In Hal If ax, N. M., that the swift British cruiser Mrugoii Is tinder secret orders to be In rrmllneKH to speed Prime Minister ItamKcy MacDomild, on vacation In Cauadu, hack to England at a mo ment's notice, so seriously does the head of the British government re- giird the Austrian Munition. SALKM, July 28 (A1) Eighteen em ploycs of the motor carriers division of tho public utllltlos commission to day received notice their Jobs were at en end duo to reported insuffi cient funds to carry on the full en actment of the transportation act, KLAMATH COUNTY BRUSH FIRE NOW UNDER CONTROL KLAMATH PALLS, July 28 (P) A spectacular fire on the outskirts of Keno, tiny community weat of Klam ath Falls on the road to Ashland, was brought under control during tho night. Forty men working con stantly until dawn turned the blase awajr from farm homes, crops1 and valuable timber. Starting as a brush fire Friday af ternoon, the names raced along seven mile front between Word en and Keno. A brisk wind brought the conflagration to within three quar ters of a mile from the highway community and then changed, car rying the flames back along the previous burn. Many acres of thin, second growth pi no were destroyed as the fire rushed on through the tlnder-Uke grass, LOS ANOELES, July 28 (T) The Arroyo Seco mountain fire five, miles back of Pasadena was checked on threo fronts, south, west and east today. William V. Mcndenhall, sup ervisor of tho Angelus national for est expressed boiler that unless un expected high winds develop the fire will be under control by afternoon. The dispatcher's office of tho for est flro patrol headquarters reported thin morning that 2 BOO acres had bcon burned over In the blaze that started Thursday night. Two hundred and fifty fire fight ers havo been reported as having received theatmcnt of one sort or another, burns, Injury or exhaustion, sinco tho fire started. The majority of these returned to the flro lines ufter first aid treatment. AMERICAN DAVIS CUP PAIR BEATEN WIMBLEDON. Eng., July 28 WP Sidney B. Wood Jr. and Frank X. Shields today were defeated In the opening singles encounters of the Duvis cup challenge round by Fred Perry and Henry Wilfred (Bunny) Austin, respectively, to give Great Britain an overwhelming advantage over the United Btatcs in tho five match scries. Austin defeated Shields 6-4. 6-4, 6-1 and Perry then defeated Wood 6-1, 4-6. 6-0. 6-3, BALLOON UP 40,200 FEET AT NOON HOUR WASHINGTON, July 28 (T Major William K. Kepner nullum, late today from (he Mnitnsphere hallfimi Jnt a It started Its dt'Hrcut rrom u 37,00 font level time "The balloon hag has ripped underneath. It probably will hold awhile," he mild, OMAHA. Neb., July 28 W Peventh corps area army headquarters here announced at 12:10 p. m. (OST) that they had received word from Major Kcpner of the stratosphere balloon that he would probably try to land ot North Platte. Neb., "if wind conditions hold." Major Kep ner did not give the height or the exact position of the balloont DAM SURVEY DEPENDS ON I LOCAL CASH $4000 Additional Must Be Raised to Get Federal i :.. Allotment . - " . .... 'l WORD IS RECEIVED r FROM WASHINGTON:, . i Pierre and Cochran Are Notified of Action of the PWA Director Thia Morning Word was received thin nwrnbuj , by ConjrnwmiAn Walter Pi ere from Director Ickea, In Washington, that lie was reeonunendln'c a grunt of $10,000 In PWA funds for ur-" vey of the Meadowbrook flood eon--; trot project providing an additional! $4000 were raised locally, and on- flrmatlon of thin came to the office of George T. Cor.luun, secretary of the (Ininilo Rondo Reservoir CoI from C. O. Hockley, divisional engt-j ncer for Oregon of the federal emer-' gonoy twt-up. ; Hockley's letter stated that 10,000 had been allocated for the survey contingent upon 4000 being raised locally. I i. This flood control project consists . of approximately 1540 acres of land In Starkey valley In Union county. owned by the Orande Ronde Beser-, voir Co., originally organized . oj, farmers and business men of the Orande Hondo valley In 1009. Effort to obtain federal funds for a sur voy havo been going on for the last ten years ,lt was said. .' Although Cochran was out of town today and additional details (were not available, it was said that ex pectations locally were that the re, ervolr company would be able to make a large contribution, and It was hoped that Individuals and or ganizations would contribute the re mainder of the 4000 needed locally to get the fedoral grant. . , , ' j Dollfuss Laid To Rest; Warfare Continues Today Ily The Associated Press Those wore the developments In the Austrian situation today:. ' , Vienna The assassinated chancel lor, Engelbert Dollfuss, was laid to rest while officials paid him sorrow? ful tribute; elsewhere In Austria, gov ernment forces smashed nazt lnsur-,. rectlonlsts, but naal loaders said they hoped to progress In Carlnthla. Marlbor, Yugoslavia Hundreds' of Austrian nazls, driven out of Austria, by government troops, were Interned by Yugoslav authorities. Rome Premier Mussolini ordered supporting troops to the Austrian bordor to back up tho 48,000 Italian soldiers already on duty there, and an official spokesman said his gov ernment was prepared to act In Axis-. trla on short nottco. Munich Chancollor Hitler ordered abandoned a second nazl radio broad cast on the Austrian situation and his blackshlrted schutzstaffel were on guard to see to It that no nazls marched across the Austrian border.. Berlin Franz von Papon, newly appolntcd minister to Austria, pre pared to go to Vienna to take over his duties or smoothing tho ruffled. Austro-Qerman situation, - Baseball AMP.ItlCAN First game : It. H. E. Boston - 8 13 0 Washington 3 11 Batteries: Ontcrmuellcr, Welch and R. Ferrell: Whltehlll, McColl. Burke and ecwcll. First game: R. H. E. Now York 3 7 1 Philadelphia 4 91 Batteries: Allen and Dickey; Diet rich and Berry. ;' NATIONAL i, Philadelphia at New York. Brook lyn at Boston, postponed, rain. - CHICAGO, July 28 (Pi Major Wil liam E. Kepuer reported by radio at 12:04 (central standard time) that th stratosphere balloon had reached an altitude of 40,200 feet and had, leveled off there. rf They had risen 23,200 feet slnqe they last reported their altitude at 10:69 a, m. v "We're awfully busy," Kcpner told the short wave radio station at Rap Id City, S. D "I'll call you back," be said. ; A brief weather report was given him that there were no atorma over Kansas. He did not give his posi tion. ', vv?&' m
