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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1934)
Abandon Plan To Have Guardsmen Open Portland Port Ha It La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties Bmm VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEB LA GRANDE; OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PRESS NUMBER 27 1 BALDWIN SEES NO DANGER OF WAM ciwtnta STATE WILL REPAIR FIVE HOMES HERE Building Permits Taken Out By W. E; Wilkins, Inspector; Brings 1934 Total to $18,965. MORE CARPENTERS ARE PUT TO WORK Modernization of Resi dences Here Involves More Than Six Thou sand Dollars. Five building permits token out liy the Btate of Oregon through W. E. Vllklnn. state veterans commission Inspector, and two other penntlts dur ing last week called for W,3!5 In new construction, and sent a large num ber of carpenter to work here. The Jive permits for the state rep resent repair work on homes owned by the state commission, and Is de signed to put them In modern con dition either for rental or sales. Work has been started on the five projects. The state permits follow: To alter and repair home at 701 M avenue, between First and Second, 1.500. To alter and repair two story home at 1305 M avenue, between Sixth and Seventh, $1,350. To alter and repair home at 1309 O avenue between Seventh and Eighth, 1 1,650. To alter and repair home at 702 Main avenue between First and Sec ond streets, $860. To alter and repair home at 1204 . (Continued on Page ThxeeC Legion Juniors Turn Back Camp Nine Sunday 8-3 The American Legion Junior league team, of la Grande won its third straight game here Sunday afternoon, turning bock the Emigrant Springs O. O. C. camp nine 8 to 3. The Ju nlors, coached by Ray Williams, play ed errorless ball and scored In the first, second, fourth and seventh In nings, while the visitors were unable to get a man across home plate until the sixth. The game was an exhibition con test and was played at the La Grande stadium. Koyle, pitching for La Grande, went the route, allowing eight hits end whiffing four bats men. The score: B. H. E. C. C. C. Camp 000 0O2 0103 8 5 Juniors - 120 200 30x 8 8 0 Batteries: Koyle and Waldcn, Leon ard; Hanley, Pleyers and Wells, Boke man. Umpires: Zlvkovich, Wilson airS Hall. Gets Good Start On Life Insurance Probably the youngest person In the Pacific northwest at least to carry life lnsuance, 1b Miss Bar bara Jean Suydam. The Royal Neighbors of America wrote a policy for the little lady Just one hour and 25 minutes after the stork brought her Into La Grande. OLDEST TREE? IS IT PINE EAST OF HERE? Which tree In the Grande Ronde valley the valley proper, not the surrounding hills is the oldest? Is it the lone pine east of La Grande on the Old Oregon Trail high way, now called Lone Tree? Possibly. At least, the La Orande Evening Observer of July 30 1914 Just twenty years ago today gives one reason to believe this tree may be the grand-daddy of the valley trees. The Observer that day told of Mrs. C. M. Kirk wood, then 80 years of age. travelling 700 miles In an auto mobile to witness places that she. as a girl, saw when she came into Ore gon in 1843 on a wagon train. Also, it was the first wagon train to cross the Grande Ronde valley, according to the story of two decsdes ago, em erging into the valley from the mouth of Ladd Canyon, and then camping STARRY-EYED BEAUTY & ilifS Ever Bince Sylvia Peterson was ac claimed Miss America at a beauty pageant In St. Petersburg, Fla., she's bad her bead Id the clouds. Hut not (or vanity, for science. Ai) astronomer of repute, she Is shown in New York on ber way to Springfield, Vt.. where she was to tell the National Amateur Tele scope Makers' Convention how she made, at a cost of $30, a telescope to study distant suns. RAIL AND SHIP AGENTS ENJOY DAY AT RESORT G r '6 u x ""'From-"Portland Visits La Grande and Wallowa Lake Sunday. Arriving by special car aboard the Portland Rose yesterday morning a group of Important railroad and steamship agents representing various Hues of principal transportation com panies doing business In the North west, came here cn route to a days outing at Wullowa Uike. They re turned to Portland In the evening. Following breakfast at the Saca Jawea Inn the visitors were trans ported to the lake resort In cars (Continued on PfB Two) MICH DEAN FOUND DEAD EAST OF N. P. Arch Dean, who made his home on a ranch about seven miles east of North Powder, was found dead In his bunk house yesterday morning with a bullet In his head. It was thought to have been suicide, but no particu lars were available today as to what (Continued on Page Two) OFFICIALS CHECK ONHOG CONTRACTS Three representatives of the agrl cultural adjustment commission at Washington, D. C, were in La Grande lost week checking up on the hog contracts In Union county, and their report shows that this county is standing second In condition among (Oontlnncd on Paa-e Fonr near what Mrs. KIrkwood remembered as a lone pine tree. She also remem bered seeing hot springs near the lone tree, presumably what is now known as Hot Lake. The first wagon train, the story recounts, was commanded by Marcus Whitman trom Fort Hall west, until he had to leave to hurry to the mis sion at Walla Walla, and left the train In charge of an Indian guide named Stlckus. who brought the party safely to The Dalles, where they scattered somewhat. Mrs. Kirkwood's family going on to settle within 10 miles of where Salem now stands. The train, with 110 wagons, left Westport, Mis souri in May. 1843. Is the lone tree east of La Grande the same one she refers to? Addi tional light on this matter undoubt edly would be of much Interest locally. TEMPERATURE HERE DROPS TO NORMALCY Heat Wave of Four Days Ended Sky Partly Cloudy This Morning After three and a half days of siz zling heat a shift hi the tempera! ure occurred .Sunday afternoon and this morning the weather liad returned to normalcy In La 11 rand e. Maximum temperatures for the previous four days follow: Thursday 103, Friday 107, Saturday 10(i and Sunday UH above. .. This morning saw the mercury at 63 above at 7 a. m., just 16 degrees cooler than at the same, period Sun day, and the minimum, of 68 last night was 10 degrees cooler than Sat urday night's low mark. Sunday started off to be a scorcher, with the reading at 7 a. m. showing 78 above, the warmest at that time this year. This morning was partly cloudy, but the government prediction call ed for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with no marked change In tempera tures. Although the hot spell, accompani ed by a warm wind, heightened the forest fire hazard In. (the Blue and Wallowa mountains, no scrioiiB blav.es (Continued on Page Two) Perkins Receives Distributorship Of Standard Oil Announcement was made today that W. C. and P. O. Perkins have applied; Vfof -therv: distributorship xrf Standard Oil Co. products in the La Grande district, and that the appli cation was accepted as of July 27. W. O. PerkinB is proprietor of the Perkins Motor Co. and P. C. Perkins is his son, who recently completed his university work. GETS WORK IN BOULDER CITY Bob Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Evans, left yesterday for Boulder City, Nev., where he has work on the construction of the Boulder dam. LOCAL COUPLE GETS LICENSE A marriage license was Issued Sat urday at the office, of County Clerk C. K. McCormlck to Robert T. Harri son and Lucille Me teal f, both of La Grande. . THEY MAY COME B ACK T O WAR ON NEW RUM ROW JlV!'..'..... These five destroyers, veterans ot the Prohibition rum blockade, lay uselessly at their moorings In the Philadelphia Navy Yard as Thomas Jefferson Coolldge, Acting Secretary of tho Treasury, admitted olticlal concern over the rapid growth of a new "Hum Kow" oft the New York seaboard. An increase of Coast Guard personnel aud operations, now undur consideration, may soon put these victims of post- t Jtepeul economy hack In service. WESTERN FIRES DEVOUR THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF GRAIN, TIMBER AND BRUSH SAV ITtANTISCO, July 30 (A) Fire swept thousands of acres of dry timber, grain, brush iiml pasture lands of the west today. The greatest fighting crew 2.000 men stood guard wearily behind firebreaks in Southern California to day watching a blaze burn itself out after sweeping 2,000 acres of timber and brush In the Sierra Madre moun tains In Washington to the Rockies rn; Montana- -where rich timber and grain lands were blackened as hot, dry weather favored the flames. Two thousand acres of timber were swept by fire on Kittitas summit In the Cascades. Four hundred and ten men fought the blaze while 300 others battled other large North Central Washington fires. In the last five days 135 fires were reported in Wen atchee. Chelan and Colvlllo forosts. Roaring along a 20-mllo front be tween Riparla and Penewawa In East ern Washington, flames destroyed thousands of acres of grain, hay and pasture land. A 2.000-acre grain fire near Stttes In Northern Idaho was brought under control yesterday. An 800 -acre blaze in yellow pine near Curlew was the most serious of a number of fires in Northern Idaho, while 2,600 acres wore charred on Warm Springs creek in Southern Idaho's most serious Jtlre of tho year. Tinder dry forests gavo Montana the most critical fire hazard in five years, said Regional Forester Evan Kelley. Airplanes carried 160 fighters PEEKABOO : i , : ' . , i to blnzes on the Selway forest whtlo .others trekked to flames by train, truck, auto and pack horse. KLAMATH PALLS. July 30 m Cleaning up after the disastrous fire that on Saturday swept Dorris, Cal.. 20 miles south of here, was under way today, while new lire reports came in front the open country east of hero. A SERA crew was at work, at Ior- rls, putting the sanitation situation Into shape in the wake of the $300. 000 blaze that started In the box fac tory of the Associated Lumber and Box company, and anuffed out 45 residences and two-thirds of the busi ness district before It was checked late Saturday. AIRMEN HOPE FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT By J. V. Allison HOLDREGE, Neb., July 30 (fl) Three army airmen who took to their parachutes to escape death in the crash of the world's largest balloon 12 miles northwest of here are eager for another venture into the stratos phere. Captain Albert W. Stevens, sclcntl- (Continued on Pago Two) DOCK STRIKE TO COME TO END TUESDAY Longshoremen Will Re turn to Work Along Pa cific Coast Tomorrow ' HAV KftANCrSOO, July ft(PCW TWA maritime unions today notified Presl dent Roosevelt 's nut louul longshore men's hoard that they will return to work tomorrow with the stevedores. SAX FRANCISCO, July 30 (A1) An end lo tho strike that has pumlyzed Paelflo C oast maritime commerce since Aluy JJ was definitely In sight today uk 12,000 longshoremen In ports from llelllngham, Wash., to San Diego, Cal., prepared to return to their Jobs at 8 a. m. tomorrow. Seamen and other marine workers who Joined the longshoremen In their strike had not yet announced plans for going back to work, but the (Continued on Page Three) U.S. NET MEN WIN DAVIS CUP MATCH WIMBLEDON, Eng.. July 30 VP) Gcorgo M. Lott Jr., and Lester Stoo fon, as expected todny defeated Harold G. N. Leo and Ocorgo Patrick Hughes in the doubles encounter of tho Davis Cup challenge round 7-5, 6-0, 4-0, 9-7 to give the United Stntes a fight ing chnuco against Great Britain in the flvejnatch scries. CALIFORNIANS ARRIVE HERE FOR WEDDING OueHts who have alrendy arrived in tho city for tho Stnngo-Pulmer wed ding of Wednesday are the bride-" groom-elect, Ford Palmer, and his pa re n Is, Mr. and M rs , Pa 1 me r who reached Ia Grande from Hollywood Sunday; Mr. and Mrs, George (Anne Stiinge) Decker, who arrived today from their home at Beverly Hills and Mrs. Fred W. King and d lighter, MIbs Janet, of Los Angeles. The price of local rush new crop wheat stood at about (W4 wnis bulk here today, according to the Pioneer Flouring Mills. Portland uiisli HI cents. CHICAOO, July 30 UPj Estimates Indicating a July decrease of nearly 600,000.000 bushels in the corn crop and 20.000,000 in spring wheat hoist ed grain values sharply today. w As the data for today's estimate was obtained a week nhead of that which will be used In the government August report, and there ha been no rain, of consequence tho lost few Hays, traders were inclined to be lieve that the coming official returns might show even a greater loss of crops. Corn closed strong, l-lc above Saturday's finish, September 00 m 70c, wheat 6ttyno up, Sept. new l.02!4 ft Yn, corn 'if c advanced, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 17c. Wheat Today JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME F. It.'S HAI (HITKIl lUVOItCKD ALL WKLl,' WITH II INDKNKl 11(1 imscovi;kk tut crater JOHNSON TO TACKLE STRIKE MINI) ICS, Nev., July 30 () Mrs. Aiuui KouM'velt Uttll obtained a dl vorro front CurtU H. Doll today In the Hiimll brick oourt house where Iter brother F.lllott was divorced lit tle more than a year ago. with the KMel usual In Nevada, divorce vtism, the district Judge grunted the decree Immediately uftvr the president's only daughter gave brief testlnmuy In sup port of her charges of "extreme' cruelty." BERLIN, July 30 ffl Reports that President Paul von Hlndenburg is seriously 111 were followed, today by a statement from Neudeck, where he Is In his summer home, tliat "ap parently all Is well" with the aged field marahal, FALSE PASS, Alaska. July 30 (P) Discovery of a now Inactive crater even uirgcr Hum the famous Anlak chuk near th4,tlp of tho Alaska pen liismtk was reporUwl today by Father Bernard It, llehburd, the glacier priest, after u month of hardship and adventure. CHICAGO, July 00 m Reports reached the strike stalled stockyards today that Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, would fly hero tomor row or Wednesday to attempt a set tlement of the labor dispute paralyz ing tlie yards. i KALKM, July l fit The Milt 011- tYeewutw district wilt ship out an approximate 1,300 enr lonjdh of fresh prunes this season, Charles A. Cole, head of tho plant Industry division of the state department of agrloul tnreanimunced today. - AUSTRIAN FORCES CONTINUE DRIVE AGAINST NAZIS iiiM.mtAni:. VnFminviii. .iniv no tm I Report from tlte border that loud explosions had lieen heard In Austria led to the belief today that muny railway bridges and roads am being blown up In Htyrla In battles between Nazi lusurreetionlHts and government forces. (Copyright, 1934, by Associated Press) VIENNA. July 30 m Faced with death by hanging, Otto Planetta and Frnng Hol.weber went on trial at 0:16 p. m. tonight before a military court. Authorities Bald Planetta had confessed killing Chancellor Dollfuss (Continued cn Page Three) MARIE DRESSLER BURIAL TUESDAY BEVERLY HILLS, July 30 W) Mario Dressier will find her final resting place in a crypt at Forest Lawn memorial park, Glendale, to morrow. The body of the grand, old trouper, veteran of the stage and screen, who died Saturday at Santa Barbara after a lingering Illness, will be laid to rest following simple pri vate services In tho Wee Kirk O' The Heather, Rev. Noal Dotld, pastor of the lit tle church around tho corner in Hol lywood known as the "Church of the Stars" uluco It Is the place of worship of many of filmland's no tables will preside at the services. Only Intimate acquaintances of the 63-year-old actress will attend her last rites. CRUISER F. R. T0 Hy ! ninch M. Htephenton Aboard the cruiser New Orleans on route with President Roosevelt to Portland. Ore.. July 30 Mi Presi dent Roosevelt sped through the Pacific today, 1.000 miles from Port land, Ore., where he will rejoin his wife, with his cruisers maintaining a fast pace of 22 knots. A happy memory of their days in Hawaii tuck with the men on the president's ships as they rapidly left the tropical region behind, heading a northeasterly course. With the cooler days members of the presi dential party began looking Into their wardrobes for heavier clothing. Thoroughly acquainted with econ omical and social conditions In the MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN IS OPTIMISTIC Present European Diffi culties Not Likely to Set Off War Fuse NO CAUSE FOR A PANIC, HE ASSURES Future is Uncertain, How ever, Baldwin Admits in. Address to House of Commons. Stanleyi LONDON, July 30 (P) Baldwin, . acting prime minister oft Or eat Britain, said In the house of oommoiur today that there Is no Im mediate Uangeq of wan In Europe de--spite the difficulties and perpiexU, ties or the present situation i Ho made his statement la defend ing Great Britain's recently an nounced plans to Increase Its , ale power. . . . o r. Ho opposed the labor party's mo tion of censure, declaring: ' ' "There Is no cause at 'all for, a panio of any kind. As for as I cane see, there is no risk In the Immed iate future of peace being broken, "It might welt be that peace will not be broken and there are a great many people in Europe who will do all they can to see to It that It la not broken." ' Declaring "the question of Imperial defense 'and disarmament hod occu pied the minds of the government and the house of commons Itself for. many years," Baldwin continued: ' "Ift .tte Sar. 10-.Memel,tan4 Ux Danzig tTiero have been disturbing events, and the recent and moat trag-. lo Incidents in Germany itself, and, last of all. In Austria, which showed, there was a spirit abroad In parts of (Continued on Page Three) Walter McCredie, Beaver Manager, Passes Sunday! PORTLAND. Ore., July 30 (ff). . Walter McCredie, 66, manager of the Portland baseball team of the Pacific Coast league, died here Sunday on tho ove of a scheduled baseball game hero in htB honor. , For weeks McCredie has been un able to be with the Portland team. After managing Portland for a num ber of years McCredie went Into seml rotlremcnt and only this year re turned to baseball actively. No Walter McCredie night ever was' held for the kindly old Scot during the years he turned out coast league championship teams and developed many major league stars. Baseball ardents planned ifthls big baseball bouquet for him tonight, but the flowers were ordered too late. How ever McCredie was cheered in his last days with news of the preparation under way for the game. And it was his last request that the game be played and the benefit proceeds go to his wife. Portland and Sacramento will play the game and many old-time baseball players will be here, some playing an Inning (Continued on Page Four) Baseball A.MKHIL'AN I.EAOt'K B. H. B. .. S S t .. 0 10 0 Boston Washington ... W. Perrell ana B. Perrell; Llnke, Crowder, Burke and Bolton. BRINGING OREGON circle of American possessions and territories, Roosevelt Is anxious to make an Inspection of federal pro Jects on the mainland from coast to coast. Arriving In Portland Friday morn ing he will be back at his desk, la less than a week, returning to Wash 4 Ington August 9. SAN FRANCISCO. July 3i WV-Aa a culmination to the automobile tour that has brought her leisurely across the continent, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt planned to leave here to day for Portland, Ore., to meet hC husband when he returns from his vacation cruise to Hawaii.
