Flames Destroy Two Wallowa Business Buildings
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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
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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,
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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-
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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
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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
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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. , ,
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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-
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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
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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.