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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)
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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
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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 . -
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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. . ,
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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. ',
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