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" : 1 i Local Wheat Soars To 72 A Cents; Farmers Holding I j La Grande Is The 4 Gateway to Wallowa, ! J ' "The Switzerland i J of America OnJy Newspaper Printed in La Grande CoTerine Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 KASTEKN OKKOON'8 LEADINQ NBW8PAPRB LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931 HBHUEB S0C1A7ID PRESS NUMBER 280 ft REDUCTIONS IN WARRANT DEBT LIKELY School District Hopeful of Reducing Total in 1934-35. SITUATION RESTS ON TAX PAYMENTS Had There Been No Carryover .Warrants Last Year, School Could Have Paid Out in Cash. During the lait year, tn nplie of tha district paying out 3,847 In In terest on' general warrant, the In crease III warrant liiitelitcdneM over the preeewllnu year of VWi - 33 amounted to only S4I51.45 for tile la (Irande. school lltrk't, according to a report Jiwt made publlr. In other (ord, ft the ntlKtrkit ytould Have ttnrted the 11)33-34 year on a mh hBsls. at the hrgllinlng of the 11)34 35 year It would have not only re mained on a raxh basis, hut would have had $3,3!)JS.35 Biirplus cash re maining In the treasury. On top of this the total bonded indebtedness of the district was re duced to 80,000 during the year Just passed, this sum representing what remains of the bond Issues sold In 1S20 for Greenwood school and In 1921 for Willow Khool, Indications are that during the coming year. If itax payments show the same gain as they did last year, that when the 1935-36 years begins, the total In outstanding warrants will have been reduced by several thousand dollars. Outstanding warrants at the begin ning of the school year 1933-34 stood at 83,273.T?. During the year up to and Including June 18, 1934, U8, 812,47 In warrants were iBsued. War rants called and paid tap to and in cluding June 18, 1934 amounted to el 16, 182. BO, leaving the amount out standing June 18 at $66',903.34. This amount, less cash on hand for call ing warrants as of June 18 ($3,284.31) and less interest on warrants called but not presented ($88.19) left the actual warrant deficit at $83,725.22, (Continued on Pace Two) Repairs at Home Of Chris Miller WfflCost $700 A permit for Chris Miller to spend $700 altering and repairing his two story brick homo on Adams avenue between Greenwood and Spruce was issued by the city recorder-treasurer Saturday. Several days ago the roof of the Miller home was damaged con siderably by fire. This permit brought the total for the year to $19,665, with indications It would pass the $20,000 mark this month. During July nine permits were issued calling for new construc tion costing $6,465 making July the biggest building month of the year -to date. June previously held the record with $4,500, ABOVE NORMAL WEATHER DUE IS PREDICTION With the temperature at a high of 89 above and practlcaly no wind un til evening, Sunday In La Grande and the valley was warm enough to send hundreds of people away tn search of cooler places or pastimes, Swlm i mtng pools over the valley were crowded, scores went fishing, horse back riding, golfing, motoring, hiking $, nd other outdoor pleasures had their many devotees. Several picnics were rheld over the weekend, also. The weatherman predicts a contin uance of fair weather tonight and i tomorrow with temperatures above V normal. LONE PINE REGAINS HISTORICAL PRESTIGE Well, well! The question of Lone Tree comes up again. And unless somebody or.es forth with some exceptionally accurate rec ords It would seem that the lone pine some three or four miles east of La Grande can lay claim to being the oldest living tree in the Grande Ronde valley. William Ban ton, who was born in a log cabin about; 100 yards south of the lone pine in 1866, and who moved to Ladd Canyon two years later where he has made his home the last 66 years, furnishes the information. To begin with, when Mrs. Kirk wood some 20 years ago told of being with the first wagon train in 1843 which stopped by a lone tree in the valley. It now seems likely that she meant Will Finds Much s Optimism In East ABOARD 8. 8. EMPRESS OP CANADA, Aug. 5 Fine boat, fine trip, interesting people from the K' S" I our corners of the P t 1 earth golng antl coming, jsveryooay feeling optimtstio and telling of how their country la recovering. No war talk that's all In the editorials at home. Lots of Japanese and Chinese on board. I I i Arrive In Yokohama next Satur day morning. Miss Floyd Gibbons on this trip. Wo had a great time com ing out before. Did the president ever get home? I think he had a great trip. Ho was feeling fine. Yours, 9 fl4, MeNiuthl Syndlnt, fiw. FINE BLOOMS AT ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW AT UNION UNION, Ore.t Special) The an nual flower show sponsored by the Woman's Club Friday afternoon was pronounced by many the best ever held tn Union. Many thought the hot weather and dry winds of last week had ruined the flowers -for dis play, but the quantity and quality were even better than In other years. It was predominantly a gladiola show, with keen competition among the named varieties. The number and wide variety of blossoms exhibited made Judging difficult. That the flower shows of uost years have stim ulated Interest in growing choice flowers was demonstrated. The flowers were artistically group ed on card tables with covers In pas tel shades. Many beautiful mixed bouquets and baskets of flowers were arranged about the stage and walls. Visitors flocked to the clubhouse throughout the afternoon and out-of-town guests especially complimented the show highly. Several , musical numbers were presented at Intervals during the afternoon and a silver tea was held from three to five. The tea table was in an attractive setting with a lovely mixed bouquet in pink (Continued on Page Three) APPOINT CURREY AS CONCILIATION AGENT IN COUNTY George H. Currey this morning re ceived notice of his appointment as conciliation commissioner for Union county in connection with farm bankruptcy cases. This appointment, made by the U. S. district court in Portland, comes under a bill paiscd by the last congress which provides for conciliation commissioners to whom hard-pressed farmers may take their financial affairs in, the hope of adjustment wnen bankruptcy threat ens. Further details relative to his duties are expected by Mr, Currcy soon, but he emphaclzed that his wcrk applies to farmers only. Prank McCulloch was appointed conciliation commissioner of Wallowa county. SIEGRIST'S TEAM ' WINS GOLF MATCH The golf team captained by Ken Sicgrist defeated $he golf team cap tained by Charles Bingner 32 to 13 In the annual tournament completed yesterday at the country club golf cour: after a week of play. Most of the matches scheduled were played with only a few defaults. Bi nguer 'a team will be host to the Slegrist pollers at the Bingner cabin some time next week, the exact date to be announced later. two pine trees. Anyhow, until about IS years ago, there were two lone trees, about 200 feet apart, and the only ones tn this section of the val ley. One was a bona 200 feet north by east of the present tree, and it was somewhat larger. It was on the rail road right of way and was finally cut down. But Mr. Ban ton says teat he re members both of them' some 60 years ago as being practically the same slae as in this century. He recalls the standing tree as showing practically no growth within his memory, and Is pretty sure that It probably was standing some 100 years ago, although possibly much smaller then. According to that .It would seem (Continued on Page Three) STARKEY MEN ARRAIGNED! COURT TODAY Jack Stareo and Charley Stiles Charged With Horse Stealing; Bond Set At $2,000. Charley utiles am! Jack Stareo, both of Hlarkey, are in the county Jail to il ay awaiting 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when; tltey are scheduled to enter pleas .to some 14 I nil let men ta charging tliem with stealing Jterses and altering brands etc. They were arraigned in elreuit court before Judge J. W. Kuowles late this morn ing. Stiles and Stareo are charged joint ly la eight Indictments, four charg ing stealing horses, and four charg ing altering of brands. Stiles also is facing three other indictments charg ing him with selling mortgaged live stock, and Stareo Is facing two other indictments charging him with steal ing cattle. Bond for each was placed at $2,000 on the first indictment read a charge of stealing a horse belonging to Joseph Cunha Sr., of Echo, ac cording to District Cart Helm. The arrests were made by State Policeman Bill Roach and Lloyd Lar scn, state cattle and poultry theft prevention service officer, Roach has been working on this case for the last six or seven months, and Larson arrived, here about three weeks ago (Continued on Page Two) Eastern Oregon Pioneer Passes; Burial Tuesday Another Eastern Oregon pioneer passed on during the weekend, when Mrs. Phebe Brook Colt, a resident of Summerville for some 45 years, died lif Portland Saturday, Funeral ser vices will be held at the Summerville chapel fit 2 p. m. Tuesdays hug; t with Snod grass and Zimmerman Jn charge of arrangements. The services will be conducted by Rev. Paul DeP, Mortlmore, of the Christian hureh, of which Mrs. Colt was a member. The body will arrive in La Grande tomorrow morning, - Mrs. Colt was born Dec. 7, 1833 at Rhysussex, England and was 5 yeans seven months and 23 ays of age at the time of death. She moved to New York state when sevenyears of age. and was married to Joseph Hotzel Colt In 1863. They crossed the plains and located in Baker county, living in the Mormon basin. iThen they moved to Summer viile until 1908 when she moved to the Willamette valley following the death of her husband. She leaves three sons, A, J., of SummerviHe, and J. V. and C. T. Colt, of Portland; a sister, Ada Maria Dean, of Alliance, O., seven grandchildren, jinciuding Mrs. M. J. Ooss, Mrs. M. O. Hiatt and May Colt, of this valley, and nine great-grandchildren. - DEATH HELDTHE THR OTTLE ON B - v. M-" Here's what happened when a cnuk Southern Pacific passenger train struck an open swilrft near .Man teeo, CnL, hurtled fro hi the tracks and overturned en glue and tender. Nearly 21)0 HEHA worfcers were endangered when the train piowert through thrtr q Hariri Kngtnrer of fl train ami untdeiitiftetf transient were killed, A switchman err,r was tid ta have ranged the wreck SATURDAY ENDS ' CONFERENCE AT WALLOWA LAKE The annual conference for leaders of young people sponsored by the Christian Churches of Eastern Ore gon concluded its week of study, in spiration and recreation at Wallowa Lake Saturday. There were 68 full time registered delegates to the con ference, a large proportion being be ginners, indicating a growing Interest in the conference idea, according to the leaders. Eight students were graduated this year, diplomas being presented to them for their work at an impres sive ceremony Friday Evening at the take side, Faculty of ths conference Included Rev. C. F, S wander, of Portland, dean of the conference; Rev, Paul Dc F. Morti more, of La Grande, director; Goldle Ruth Wells, missionary from Africa; Dr. Waiter L. Myers, of Eu gene; Dorothy Snvutz, of La Grande; Mrs. Effie Ritchey. of Freewater; Rev, Clarance h. Do niton, Halfway, and Gotieib Schmid, of Elgin, Dr. Myers, a former member of the teaching staff of Eugene. Bible Col lege, taught classes for which credit is given by the national board of re ligious education of the Churches of Christ, SON IS BORN TO STONEKINGS A seven and a quarter pound son ; was born to Mr and Mrs. Harley Stoneking at their home at IS02 Washington avenue at S:20 o'clock last night. The little boy iys not yet been named. JUST THE ECHO OP AN OLD Roosevelt Regime Beginning War To Save Resources ENROUTE WITH PRESIDENT KOOSEVELT TO WASHINGTON. Aug. 6 President HoDseveit travelled on to new western de velopments today with a declara tion thai his administratis!! Is just beginning a war en In dividual selfishness "to aavo our resources of agriculture and in dustry," He visited Glacier Na tional park Sunday. "We have won the. greater part of the fight to obtain and to re tain these great pubite park properties for the benefit of the public. We are at the threshold of even mom important a battle to save our resources of agricul ture and Industry against the selfishness of individuals" he said. . ' The president was told today as he entered the drouth stricken area that the unprecedented dry wave has spread to 24 nttem snd directly effects about 20,000,000 people. WALCH SPEAKER AT LIONS CLUB An interesting talk, largely dealing with the intricacies of the federal in come tax law, was given at the Lions club luncheon at the Sacajawea Inn today at noon by C. Lloyd Walch, deputy U. S. internal revenue collect or here. At present there are 1 28 tevies be ing aase&sed, he said, classed under 33 separate divisions. The fimfe in come tax waa provided for in the i6tn (Continual On Page Pour) REFRAIN THIS TRAIN ITALY BUILDS AIRCRAFT TO KEEP! RACE Mussolini Explains Ap propriation France Strengthening Navy. ' Aug, 6 m The authori tative afternoon newspaper 11. Wc raia mllrafett fwlwy that Italy rrtt QMiigw to inrrmve Iter air force tte- nmw tin VijHmI MbIm nnrt tiwr sgflmw had dune The remark wrrn.. ri'luUve to Ihe flOS.SM.M npprsprtarton far tfts iittrptwe ttfrfc was announced fur Haly Thursday PARIS, Aug. 8 hTi French offi cials Indicated today that a lapse of the Washington naval treaty of 193 1 would conform to French desires. France, they said; has always bsea duuuwtisfied with the treaty feeling that the French navy was not grant ed sufficient prestige in relation to that of Italy. , This attitude wm sspressed today m c&ssnectiott wfctk preparations; to forward the IB3S naval conferenee whfrh Is Intended to design a new naval treaty for the United States, ureas Britain, J&pmnt Franc nd Italy. AiHmdy France hm begun a naval rejuvenation which the government sees bs a means to obtaining a taet- (Conttnued oa fasre Two CYCLE ACCIDENT' FATAL TO FARMER PEmLETON, Ore, Aug. 6 Ml George Black, 48, a farm laborer, was killed, and Ralph (Brownie J Btiskirk, 26, former Pendie&m boxer, was crlU- j catty Injured late yterday when the motorcycle tney wan riding collided with nn suUnolsll ami then crashed Into a telPhoise ,;.'! o, -Wmk, fornmHy of TiRarfl, Om. dlfst Instantly, Btwkirk wa brought to s hrjspital hem. It wm sum his skull was badiy Injured and hMi Icps were maiigled, Ths ascident occurred near Uie west cntrnrsre to ppndJetro, The automobile which the motoreele xttttrk svai drivfiis i)y Koirt Wrd of SALEM MAYOR VISITOR HERE Mayor DoriRln MeKay, ot Salens, Mrs. MtrKay ;il family, ainl Uir mother. Mrs. Fratr all of JWsf wnrn rtmttnrs in J .a Grsnrte Somlsy at tho homo of Mr, and 'Mm, Krmy J, Hitter, Mra, Prater is a slsXer of Mis. KJtter. and t3ie mayor of the Capital City Ut her nephew. They on their way by mr to Chirks ko to visit the Century of Ioresa a weil as other places of Interest-en route. Wheat Today OOCAOO. Aug. 9 m All dc- llirerles of every Kind of grain shot nk yv.ii rd Jato tolsy to new Urp price record ftr the seasfm, Beports of rapMty IncreaMts? dam- am o the United Siatea corn crop arm to the Caaadtan wheat crop ftp- peared to be maniy refjponsiWs tot waves of speculative bjylng teat swept into the pit. Wheat scored a maximum s&lik of 4H Rivl closed unsettled 34sr4e above Saturday's Jirsfcsh, Drc. tnm IJOfiH cjrn l2Sc up, Dec. ??ic; oaU I st 3c ad ra need, and pro llon wryiijg from 1c dftiSnc to a rise of 1 2c, JUST BEFORE PRETBII tiKttMAK CONSULATE ICTOXED EXFLOKHKC KILLS KfKB HITLER rtUINBS IHSWKKBrHQ- NEW OWtXS Aug, Bm Stos- ing of the tj ernmn romjate here by three men whs were assort J ly dls pifcued heesttse a HT3.l1Ka flat was flown tmm Che building has been alfk-ially reported to tits Oeraaa eia- bswy in Wttshinston, BIO OAF, 'a., Aug. 0 W The knows death toll from, aa ek- piosios la the Derby Kuniber 3 mine sf the Stonega Coke and Coul com pany stood at ain today. HKKi.IN', Aug. 6 m mm the msirum whwe an July IS to UpfrnU- ed hte kitting Tt retoltttteaart' and iSwtorrd ha wa Crnmawys law, Adolf Hitler tmhty paid salenn tribute to the lata President Paul Ydij Hinrfra- burg and prated for the peare, free dom and Imhf of tierman j'. SEATTLS, Atlff, 8 Federal Judge Jtrvmih Neterer today onlered fort.'Uc-ct wm i L00.0G0 surety bond of George ReWrit aon of Henry Relfel, wealthy Canadian distttlor snd brewer, when the younger Re5fel tolled to ap pear In court for arraignment on aa Indictment charging ft Hquor amug- ghng conspiracy agalnH Ms govern ment. TIFFIN", Aug. 6 m Skllfol piloting enabled MHo Jiurcham, 31- year-old ham Angeles si tint filer, to make a mmmmtul tamYing hem today n ft ifm mrlli)r tfroppinl oft tols ti i j( (a e ft trt le he aas ttymg at bright f J,H fret ever (h $iyr MISSOURI, WIST VIRGINIA, KANSAS VOTE ON TUESDAY ciarr mom w&?8 rua Uxl& j selth the e-tof ? pit jiirjjff Use wj "a urn tomor row la Btflauft, West Vtrglala ana; Koti'riat l-nr. for tm& m&ts In the Vnii senate bfs now heW by iepsjwtsiinif r t fi'-ie, In Mis- aourt and Wrss V)rini . Ko senator- ai.ip Is ting filled in Kansas, CAtuiidmtsm also are being nomin ated for 1 we my -six seato In tho hoyee of representatives thirteen In Mls- aotirl, m$x In Wewt Virgia bisiS ?ven In Kans'i, Nino eamltsatea are ethmetng thetr way In a free-for-all for the Demo cratic sen&tartsl ttominlon tn West Virginia, wUi clement f aver, for mcr natkl chairman former Sen ator W, Chilton and Hash r- Holt apparently leading the fteld, The wlneier probably will oppese Senator Hurry D, Ifatf (cW In Novem ber. White s!i tho Democratic aspir ant haws pledged rorfrsi to the ItooftevcU. wlmhitRtratlcBSs Hatfield vlgormis arltc ot the "new deal" ha met scant opposition fron four Re publican eqjponenta, TTfbrc Is b lx-cormsred race for the DcmocraUc nomination for goromor In Kansas hut only one man has challenged We Incumbent Gor. Alt M. Land on, on tlie IuWan track. CATTLE MOVING AGAIN IN YARDS CHIC&CKX Alig. 8 m CftU'.C noveJ In the Ch Icago stockyards again torlnf. Handlers And commit alon mrrctianta' employs their 12- day etr(ke settled, returned, to worle to fare a hmvy rixsh of livestock. BAH FBANCJiiCO, Am- Rep resmiailOT5i of shipowners, lonBhore men and marine workers met here to day to nt npt a Het'.icnwnt of minor dtffcrenwd so that only major tsaa-s wtlj be M far arbitriitloa by the national tongshonrmefrt teaerd. The union men who last Tuesday ended stxtke that had Ued up Pa cific coast maritime commerce for 83 C!i5lQ!ied on Psm? Tiro MARKET PRICES OF COMMODITIES GAIN Cltcr.tfttt. Auc S Mar ket prfrrsOf I tie four tjalr Am-erJi-in agriculttirai cnmmodtttnt, prleed this year under a gr rrnrnt ikMitttred ram tle Mgned Is benefit farmers, oter aged Hula ;at Cliho 1 per rent hher Hum a yenr ami K' per rent higiirr Ita two years. The sleadr and sometime harp tmprtnemrnt tn dtmiefte Xrain prlrtH ftinrc Swy has c rouiitrd ff the bulk of the per rrnlnze inrTejien. (The quirfa tfufiM, Iwrnrser. tlll a -re far below the l-tlme mtk i&Mvh belong THREE-CENT i PRICE GAIN ' MADE TODAY Value of Local Crop Boosted to Approxi mately $542,4Sfk ' ' QUOTATION HIGHEST HERE INTWO YEARS Pendleton Reports Me of 200r00 Bushels Sales Hers In Very Small Quantities The smile on Uie face of ths at- em- Oregon wheat rowrrr widened a It today, with another fmse-teiit Sin lit priee. tetatisc the La Oissde ftli prteea to cents, the Jlrsi i inie In two j ears ins price tec ba ha the TO-eent marlu 'Tho gain la price here ddd i?t"2 500 more to th raiue of the Unioa county crop, estimated '& -ihree quarters of a mttltaa bushel, 'bririfg- ing the total estimated nm to i43,- 4-50, Portland c&ih. and Fcrtt&g ex port- quotatJona were both up three cents, and Chicago wheat cloeed m& a Jump orer Saturday a figure ot trom. 31h to 44 cent. Mj wheat CJilcago hU a m&ximum r& 1m cioeed at to HAS. tOoatissed sa Pa,e Two) - Senator McHary, j Home, Comments On The New Deal PORTLAND, Ore,, Aug. S m Home from the natiDml capitai, Btatdkr Charles I. HcN.ry, Republl-cas kq ate leader, riBclarrd . "terns of .toe 'now deal lrtsi&,tS-ois has zmmm to slay, some wH2 part ah and aorna will bs modified o ir,et chan-ed coadi ttaas '"SJjm- E - Senator McN'ary, who arri i ad iiere T3.st-erday and proceeded to K'ts horn n-a&r Salcm -declared that curreafc ccnressionAj expenditurea mxt bo supplemented fty prtrate vesture and business mvl v&l. . . "Tha Jegislative atteinpt 'oy m rea to Imprms economic ccmd.Waoa mis no easy t-as' Jae- wserted, "The difficulty wss not due to Um num. -txtr and rarlety of theprofcjsrrs. but to the fact thn.t the solution of m&ay at them required aa apperent re ver?ai of Ing-fatabltshcd thesr1.' cf government. "The attltud-e the majority of C'ongTcm ypnji &t all times ba&ed ipc 11 le ib&tantiai thought tha? tha time aero too aertouav Jrufrerjri too general and ifce need of h?lp too great to permit scything oihr thaa the od of the country to control Its astloa or IfLfluence ita Judgsigmt A stupendom amount oi Inderal lunA had to fee expended to- carry on. the various ipemmeat fs&jmg setfviUeav find it to the profo hope af all that-rsmflta will JusUtf t&ase expendlkures, cmgree is awsra tiiat lhs?f unusual e xpendlturs cannot continue thrmih the years and that they mxwtt be auppiemented ftj prt wats ventures and buaess reyiral ansa aa obtained in 'normal tirrjw,' In regard to i 00.000,000 adioca tior for Oregon projects m&gg tha tost congress McNary aa;d. "unfor tnaielyr a nsanber of wsEtty did not reoeUe fas-orab oon aUon teeewse Q. the exhivJsUatt of public funds, feut It th present policy contSnufis, many ahou'd ha benefited by future allocatlaris.,'" WILSONS HAVE BABYDAUGHTER A daughter mss bom IsiA Tb.ura day to Mr. and Mrs, CJtoe Wilson, of Imbler, as V:-e Orande Bends hoa pttal and feoth, nt&er a'i Ws reported to im getting' aiar-g slsely Baseball 1 Ko games aendufed today te either the American or Kssttonal teagie. the jaii4 pmd-msr era, ITIes at t iiira of ft eat. rn, hoff and cotton, denied aa the teifti&f3mmoffitfes by ifta jt rU uttursi adjnstment t, i'h-fffted tlay tlie reatewt Impros e-ment over quota ti!is far a rofrpond--ftt dale tn U32 reoorded w ; far ihi year. Wheat prtees are appmtimatefy 3 pee real 3iiierhan i-o veart ago whje only (s per cent higher than a Tear ar. ?ep temper de tilery rf ivbest oa the board ot trade desed t ner Use swwin'.i penk In 4 une4 mnrf 50 vents feetfer tiwa on Auf ,