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Flames Destroy Two Wallowa Business Buildings l'Ea (iraniir La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspalper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 . EASTERN OREGON'g LEAPING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1934 MKMI1EH ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 276 VON MMDENEUMjj 1 M IE ATM AGONY 01 SHELL STORE, ARE BURNED Early Morning Fire Wipes Out Wallowa Landmark Built In 1890. OTHER BUILDINGS . SAVED BY FIREMEN Flames Discovered After Getting Strong Start k Shell Plans to Rebuild Soon. WALLOWA, Ore, Aug. 1 (Special) The Shell Mercantile Co. building, whk'h housed the second store oper ated In Wallowa In pioneer days, und the Oregon Hardware building were reduced to ashen Jicre early, this morning hy fire of unknown origin. Other buildings across thq street, in cluding the telephone office, were 'menaced hut .were saved hy the Wal lowa fir department, later assisted by the Enterprise department, Win dows across the street were cracked by the Intense heat of the blaze. The fire waa discovered about 12:30 a. m. by Gordon Martin, who waa driving to his home. The alarm was promptly turned In but tire flames already had such a start It was im possible to save the two structures. Both were partly covered by insur ance, and It is understood that the Shell store will be housed In a new structure as soon as one can be erected. Loss will run into several thousand dollars. The Shell building was erected in 1800 by the Island City. Mercantile and Milling Co., and was the second general merchandise .store.. At that time George Post operated a small (Continued on Page Two) Duck Season In Oregon to Open On October 26 The Oregon duck shooting season this yoar will begin on Friday. Oct. 26. and close on Sunday, Dec. 30, with shooting allowed only on Fri days, Saturdays and Sundays during the 10-week period, the game com mission decided at a meeting In Port land Tuesday. This decision conformed -to recom mendations of the U. S. ibiologlcal survey and gave Oregon tho lead on the coast in a move for conservation of water fowl. There were hopes that both Washington and California would adopt a similar season. The Oregon commission also de cided on bag and possesion limits, conforming to the law now reading 12 a day. "Last year tho bag limit was 12 and, the possession, dally and weekly, 24. Geese limits were reduced to four In each instance. FLOWER SHOW AT UNION TO BE ON FRIDAY UNION, Ore., (Special) The an nual late summer flower show of the Woman's club of this city, will be held Friday afternoon, August 3 at the club house. The display opens at 1 :30 o'clock and continues throughout the afternoon. There will be a program and silver tea held In connection with the show. The affair is open to the public and if former shows are any criterion will be largely attended. PIONEER LONE PINE NO LONGER STANDS "The lone pine with which we are familiar on the Old Oregon Trail highway Is not the tree mentioned by Mrs. Kirkwood," says J. E. Reynolds, who has known this present tree for 65 years. Mr, Reynolds does not know where the tree was referred to In Monday's feature, but he does know that two trees stood where our popular "Lone Pine" now stands and that one was cut down when the present highway was put through. (Mra. Kirkwood camped with the 1843 wagon train near a lone pine In this valley), "A little incident of the early days always comes to my mind when I pass Lone Pine," Mr. Reynolds added. "When my first wife. Lulu Ciiilders. was girl of 15. she and her father. I tfie pioneer John A. Chiklers, were Hawaii Has Best Politicians KULAMAUI, July 31 Did ' you ever hear of the Hawai ian Islands? Well, if you didn't, you have heard of Baldwins. Flew In to an iBland here that Is Just chuok rail of. Baldwins. Frank Baldwin has the biggest sugar plantation and the most up-to-date and best run. A water pumping system that is 'big as San Francisco. Then they got a big cattle ranch. All riders and ropers and polo players. These visitors that never get away from the Whyklkt beach when they come out here miss a lot. This Is land must have the best politicians, for they got the best roads. Over home, a congressman Is never any better than Ills road, and sometimes worse. Yours, 114. MiK.u.ht Svn.llciiL. fn. RAIN BELOW NORMALISE DURING JULY Moisture Deficit For First Seven Months of Year At 1.11 Inches. , With only .12 or an Inch of rain for the .month of -Inly, which Is exact ly a quarter of an Inch below normal, 11134 continued 'to remain In the flcy column" In La Grande. Total" pre cipitation for the first seven months stands at 10.ni Inches compared with normal or 11.70, making the deficit Tor the year to date 1.11 Inches. July was somewhat of a record breaker from a weather standpoint, with the all-time heat record of 107 set in 1928 equalled on July 27. Also, (Continued on Pae Two) COUNTY'S SHARE IN SCHOOL FUND FOR YEAR $5998 Annual apportionment of earnings from the common school fund of Ore gon will be made to the " various counties today by the Btate land board, It was announced In Salem this morning. Union county's share will be $5,998. The turnover this year will amount to $1.31 per census child in the state. Last year it averaged $1.11 Interest received from the irredu- (Contlnued on Page Two) MILLER HOME IS DAMAGED BY FIRE Considerable damage was done to the roof and attic of the Chris Miller residence at 1510 'Adams avenue Just before the noon hour today by fire. Origin of the blaze was unknown, although It caught on cither the roof or in the attic. The flames were kept from the rooms upstairs, but there was some water damage also. The alarm was turned in at 11:15 o'clock and the fire truck returned to the station at noon. riding horseback from their home, which is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Unztcker, they came to these two trees and in the one which was taken out an Immense cougar had been treed. Mr. Childcrs went back Home for his gun. while the girl and her dos remained on guard and the animal was shot when Mr. Childers returned." Corroborative information from Mr. Snod gross" states that the lone pine in question was cut down 15 years ago by W. R. Parker, an engineer. Which settled that, but does not settle the question of which Orande Ronde valley tree is the oldest. The Observer would welcome Information along this line. BOYS' CAMP AT LAKE TO OPEN AUG. 12 Harvey Carter, Director, Announces Plans And Personnel Today. Registration Is continuing this week for the annual hoys camp to lie Held ut Wallowa Lake at the Mflthodlst ramp grounds from Aug. IS to Aug. 2(1, Inclusive. It was an nounced toduy by Harvey Carter, camp director. Registration; Is nt the office of U. F. Wyllle. Complete plans and personnel for the camp, which Is expected to be the best ever held at the lake, have been announced by Carter, who Is particularly proud of the staff of as sistants signed up. Woodrow Damerell will be assistant director and waterfront man. He 1b a Red Cross llfesavlng examiner and this Is his third year at camp. Ho will be assisted on the waterfront by Fred akhrlng and Jock Parlss. Russell Nelson will cook and will be assisted In the kitchen by ArUiur Steffen. and by Rex Wall in the din ing hall. All three are experts In their lino. Oarl Johnson, a member of the 1932 staff, will lead naturecraft games and work on merit badges; Carl Coleman, La Orande eagle scout, will have charge of gomes and athletics, and Horry - Dawson, who lives at Joseph and knows tho Wallowa mountains like a book, will havo oharge of hikes and fishing. Gilbert Stein, two-year veteran, will have charge of Instruction; Don Htg glns, stunt nights, campflrca and pow wows; Oehring, Wall, Lynn Johnson and James Brlnton will serve as camp counsellors, Bnd Bob McMillan will be bugler. Nine of these leaders are eagle' scouts .and four are national (Continued on Psrh Two) Good Response Is Reported By Jubilee Board a fnirlv irnnrt rcsDonse has been re ported by the general committee of the Scml-Ccntcnnlni U. P. celebra tion from t.hn tatters which were Bent out yesterday to the underwriters of the event. Checks lor ou per com ui ,v. .itinimt nlpritfprl bv each of the merchants are now payable at the office of the chamber of commerce Minus anv amount whlcn may nave already been paid. Members of the committee are very anxious to have all checks In their hands by tomorrow evening in order that all obligations may be retired at tho earliest possioie aate . Body of Dollfuss T While flies of Holmwehrmen form tlio gunrd of honor, tho casket containing tho bo'dy of Clinueollor Engclbert Dulltusa, a.iuusslu victim In the Austrian uprising, here is being currlod from tho chancel lory, where lie mot death, to a llowcr-dcckod bourse tar removal to the Vienna city hall. The photo ' s was tranVtrom Europe hv nulla to NEA in New York. MRS. J. A. RUSSELL PASSES TUESDAY; BURIALTHURSDAY Funernl services for the late Mrs. James A, Russell, whoso passing occurred last eveniiiK at 0:30 o'clock at Hot Lake, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the St. Pctctt .'iVcval cburqh, ..with. ,hr pastor. Rev. Clarence A. Kopp, having charge of the service. The body will llo In state at the 6nodrnss & Zim merman chapel from 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock tomorrow morning when friends may coll, as the casket will not be opened at tho church. Mrs. Russell was among the prom inent pioneer women of this valley and also she whs a native of Oregon. As Adelaide E. Whlttcmoro, Bhe was born In Eugene April 30, 1860 to which locality her father's family had pioneered from Iowa. She was married to Mr. Russell at Pendleton In 1B86 and their family consisted of four children, Imogen, of this city, Mrs. Ruth Cox and Ralph, of Baker, and James Donald Hill, decoasod. Their married life was spent at Cove the home for years Island City and La Grande. Coming hero around 1007, Mr. Russell organized what Is now tho Orande Rondo Moat Co. Mrs. Russell lived a very active life, and tho Episcopal church with rContiDiiert ou taKo Fourv TWENTY YEARS. AFTER Taken From Assassination Scene Mrs. Busick Hurt When Tree Crushes Tent , UNION, Ore., (Special) What might havo been a tragedy but was Instead a serious and painful accident, visited tho camp of the Girl Scouts on Benson Inland up Catherine creek, during the heavy JfVinds or Monday afternoon. Mrs. Edna Busick' who figured in the 1 unfortunate happening has to thank a tent with a steel frame and a steel cot for injuries much less serious than they might havo befn. Mrs. Busick had Just en tered her tent and was lying on the cot when a huge tree struck by tho severe wind, crashed, fall ing across the tent. A fork of limbs pinned Mrs. Buslcx at the throat and an Immense Bpllntcr a few Inches wldo and perhaps twice as long was thrust In under her scalp on the left side of her head. Her cot was flattened to tho ground and she was rendered unconscious. Mrs. Dorothy Cook Davis, lead er of the Olrl Scouts in tho camp retained perfect self control, or ganized tho girls so that tho camp had been entirely cleared, water hot and other things in readiness by the tlmo doctors arrived. No skull injuries were (Continued on Page Pour) NEW ORLEANS IS TENSE AS GUNS BRISTLE Mayor Walmsley Calls .Out f0Q Additional IJo lice to Face Huey Long's Guardsmen. NKW Oltl.KANS, Aug. I (11 '"r tlier answering the challenge of Hen nlor Huey 1'. hong's intllllu molilllm- tliMi wiul h of Ilio city, Mayor T. HcmmrH N'almsley tiHiay called MM) additional police t duty from the civil service lists. Midline Hie local roiiHtuhulliry force lo 1.100 men. Pull arms. Including riot guns, wore Isuucd to tho augmented forco at headquarters. All officers now ou leave wero rcciillcd to duty and la hour police shirts wci'o decreed for the first tlmo hero In 18 yours. Tho city was tense, fearing the first hostile movo by either side might prcclpltnU) an actual clash be tween tho state solcllciy and the city police. , , (Continued on Page Three) AUSTRIANS HANG ANOTHER REBEL (eop.vrlRhl, IIKII, AHsiK-lulcd Pri-wO VIKNNA, Aug. 1 (I1) Another Nazi rebel, Krcrlrleh Wurnig, who shot and killed Pollco Commandant Franz Hlckl at Inssbruck July 2fi, was hanged at (J p. m. tonight after being carried to tho gallows. A court martial sentenced his com ponlon, Chryntlnn Meyer, to 20 years' imprisonment. Another courLmar tial of a Nazi wart scheduled to havo been held In Vienna this afternoon but was postponed until morning. Tho foreign olflce mild lato todny Mint no decision had yet been made In connection with the suggested ap pointment by Chancellor Hitler of Vice Chancellor Franz Von Papon as minister to Austria. A possibility was reported that Chancellor Hehuschnlgg and Vice Chancellor Voti fltarhemherg will go I to Homo sonio tlmo In August for a conference with Premier Mussolini. With armed opposition crushed, tho government today began a mopping up campaign against Nn.ls Imldo and outside tho country. Wheat Today 'l ite price (if local new crop chmIi Mlicjit hUmhI nt ahoiit id tin Ik, ue4'ordliig to I he Pioneer .'louring MIM. Port land export K!i cent. Portland eanh H."i rents. (HICAfiO, Aug. I m Wheat soared alimit 3 ci-nM a hunheil here ((mIiiv and Mrn ii c-euls, reHiHUnkhif; Ut re port n of worlihvlde ilmimlit, 1 ii.se.L"otui)ih' ueatherand crop ro jMtrtH exteiMllii); to Austriillu mid Can miii tti'rn i Kit 4-d uh I he reason for the upward (nmrse of values Ixitli lit Mverpmtl and t lltieiKRH Aires. AVIieilt closed nlroiiff 'V 'IVnV. alKMe vestenlay'H finish, S4pt. new $1.0:1!, wrn iiTKa up. Sept. ( I H)1 I '-i1, Mlt ht u(Iu(H-inI, mid pntUfotiN showing ? ti 0u gain. - JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME Wll.lll lt IIKAIIS DKMOCKATS W Ol.V CKKKK HOAl OKTS CASH HOY I'l.KADK NOT (il 1I.TV . OK ItN INSPECTING COAST POItTI.ANO, And. 1 fl) aearge It. Hlllmr, of II(mm Itlver, was elottt- ed chairman, or the Democratic suite centnitl coimnlttee at the annual or Riinlzatlon meetlUR here toduy by members of the IMnnocratto party In Oregon. Flavel V. Temple of Portland mis elected seiTetary, ami E. J. Grif fith of lortluii(l was re-named trews- urer. ' SALEM, Aug. 1 UPt Allocation of $175,000 to the Wolf Creek highway and $42,000 on the Wilson River highway, the two proposed routes from Portland to tho coast, was announced today by the state highway commis sion, i i ' 1 NOHMAN, Oklu., Aug. 1 (T) NitU Myei-s, riiiuiwny I lego boy, pleaded not guilty at arraignment today on n charge of murdering Marian MMls, ii-ypar-old campus beauty ut the University or Oklahoma. Myers said ho did not know his sweetheart hod died until lie rmd It In a newspaper. SAN PEDRO, Cal., Aug. 1 Tho army considers the Pacific coast such a strategically vital area that Secre tary of War George Dern will make an exhaustive study of the defenses In tho entire ninth corps area, com prising tho Pacific states, within the next few months, he said hero today. WASHINGTON, Aug". l(iP) - Labor department conciliators at the Chi cago stockyards strike scene reported to (ho department today they had ob tained concessions from, botli sides and would hold another meeting this nfternnoi). TROOPS IN RAID ONHEADQUARTERS OF LABOR UNION MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 Heavily armed troops. In quieting strike truck drivers, today raided tho Central La bor unon whero scores of men Bnd womon wero found. Twonty army trucks with machine guns llnod up outside tho building within throe blocks of tho heart of town, and tho guardsmon took control of the placo. Officers said somo firearms wore found In tho building. No arrests wore made Immediately and sovoral or the occupants were soon released after questioning. Many were search ed. Forty automobiles used by pick ets were confiscated during tho raid. Albert Ooldinnn, Chicago labor at torney, immediately began considera tion of legal moves to obtain tho re- (Continued on Page Throo) LYMAN TELLS OF HITLER, GERMANY An lnlcrcnMn talk on his impres sions of tho condition of Germany from actual observation during 30 months in tho Fatherland, was given at today's Rotnry club luncheon at tho La Orande hotel by Hichard Ly man, who recently returned from a thrcc-ycur mission for the L. D. 8. church. Especially Interesting was his statements of how the people of Ger many' In their hearts wero reacting against Hitler, although they wero so held In fear that voting and press utterances gnvc no Indication of the actual conditions. Charles G tint her, assistant man ager of tho Oregon SJtuto Motor asso ciation, spoko briefly on tho work of tho organization ho represents. Guest itolarians today Included Hay Oil), of Portland, and J. D. Alexander, of Bpokane. STUNTING CYCLISTS' TURN FUN TO HORROR IjAkkwoou, n. .r., uk. i (?- Two sliintliiR motorcyclists roar ed Into a church festival crowd tr nriirhy ftolmnnsvlllc atwl left two pcrMiiiH dead mid .'10 injured, nine Kerlnusly, Including them selves. . Drawn fron the church hy the roar of the racing cynics on tho likewood-New Kgypt road last night, tlf festival throng sw IMiltou Hhourll, -ZH, of Wllltesvllle, mid Stanley Kolenlorrikl, If), of l.egler, stand on the sent of PRESIDENT OF GERMANY NEAR LIFE'S CLOSE Chancellery Tonight De nies Rumor He is , Already Dead. , ; HITLER MAY SEEK EXECUTIVE'S POST Chancellor Visits Von Hindenburg in Neudeck Leaves President' Asleep. IKItl.IN, Aug. 1 VPI An announce ment at 8:28 p. in. tonight said President Von lllndenburg's death, agony had c in and death was ex pected In less tlian an hour. The onanceuery viguiuumy a rumor circulating abroad, that Vpn, Hindenburg was dead. ' , Chancellor Hltlor, returning to night from tha bedside of tho dying relchs president, said the president shook his hand. i Tho chancellor said that when h arrived In tho sick room at Neudeck, Von Hlndenburg's condition already was serious but his mind still func tioned perfeoUy. ; Ho said that whon ho told . th president that tho entire nation hoped and prayed his condition might take a turn for the better that Von Hindenburg seized his hand, warmly and shook It In grateful (Continued on Page Throe) . Roosevelt Will Visit Portland Friday Morning ABOARD CRUISER NEW ORLEANS WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND, ORE., Aug. 1 (fll President Roosovolt approach ed tho Oregon coast today well ahead. of schedule, , Capable of reaching Portlanjl (Continued On Page Pour) Baseball NATIONAL I.KAtil'K (First Oomo) R. H. E. Now York II 11 1 Boston - 3 9 1 Bnlvoson. Hubbetl and Mancuso, Dunning; Cantwcll, Barrett, Mangum, Brown and Hc-gan. (Second Game) R. H, E. Now York 10 U 1 Boston 3 11 0 Schumacher and Mancuso; Prank house, Smith and Spohror. R. H! E. Philadelphia 4 10 a Brooklyn .' 8 II 1 Collins and J. Wilson; Benge. Zach nry and Lopex. R. H. E. St. Louis .' 4 8 2, Chicago .'. 0 8 0 P. Dean and Davis; Weaver, Bush and Hartnctt. R. H. E. Pittsburgh T.... 6 13 a' Cincinnati 7 la 1 Swift, Chagnon. Smith and Oracc; Derringer, Johnson and Lombardl. AMBHICAN I.KAOUE (First Oamc) R. H. E. Chicago ...10 18 1 St. Louis - 13 0 Lyons and Shea; Hadley, Newsom. Andrews, McAfee and Hcmstey. . R. H. E. Boston 7 9 0 New York 4 10 3 Rhodes, and R. Fcrrcll; Broaca, Van Atta nnd Dickey. Washington 11 14 0 Philadelphia 7 14 4 Weaver, Russell and Bolton; Flohr, Logger, Wllshero and Berry, HAyos. , (heir machines and remove their' liunds from the handlebars. .Suddenly Hliowell's cycle swerv ed uimI ploweil through the crowd for thirty feet,, leaving a trail of prostrate persons. The other ma chine crashed Into an automobile, .loh n W. Johnson, 80, and Ever rtte Horner, 17, were fatally In jured. . t Showelt suffered concussion of the brain and Internal Injuries. Kolderdorskl has n Itroknn ift nitil luteriutl Injuries.
