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Mountain Playground Now Opened To The Public hsrmrr La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspater J Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTEKN OREGON'S LEADING MEWSPAFEB ' LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PBKSS NUMBER 281 1935 CROP LOAN FLAN SHAPING W Itwntnn t s GRAND VIEW COMPLETED U. S. Forest Service Fin- 4 ishe's Work on Park f On Mount Emily. I FINE OUTLOOK ON ! VALLEY SCENERY Campground Permits Re- quired, Along With ,4 Shovel, Axe and Bucket, ' ; to Prevent Fires. ; The U. S. forest service lias Just completed nt a cost of $Ki!0 a plllille camp ground .on Mount Emily, fold water lias been . pliied to the camp ground from a mountulil spring near by and tables, toilets, covered Rur ; liogc pits and flreplaws are provided ' as well 09 one open front shelter. The camp ground Is to be known as Grand View Camp, eo named be cause of the magnificent view of the Grande Rondo valley. Cricket Plat and Wallowa mountains that may be enjoyed from there. A parking rail f and observation seat have been pro vided for the campers' convenience. The Grand View Camp may be reached by the new Mt. Emily road and Is approximately 13 miles from La Grande. The camp Is Just one mile north of the stub road that leads to the Mt. Emily lookout. Tho elevation of Mt. Emily is 6. 064 feet above sea level, and It Is one of the largest mountains In this im- mediate vicinity. '. Campflre permits will be required afthls -iamli ground as welrweise where and" a shovel, axe and water bucket must be provided. Permits (Continued on Pwe Two) Bicycle Rider Hits Car Bumper; Narrow Escape A boy bicycle rider had a narrow escape from injury Sunday night, It was learned late yesterday when A. H. Jennings reported nn accident that, occurred at 8 p. m. at Fifth and O. "Pour boys were riding bicycles in the center of the street," he said. "One boy pulled in front of my car and the bumper of my car hit the rear wheel of his bicycle, throwing him to the ground. I could not learn the name of the boy as he got up and rode away." A minor accident occurred at 9:30 a. m. Monday at Fourth between Washington and Adams when cars driven by E. L. Woods and E. Made line Snider collided. No one was hurt. Minister's Racket Quashed By Court HAGEftSTOWN, Md.. Aug. 7 (iP) Rev. Peter Charles Hoffman, who pleaded guilty to paying a taxi-driver to bring couples to him for marriage, today was fined $50 by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder. The sentence against the minis ter was suspended on condition that he does not perform a mar riage ceremony In this country for three years. MAYO NAMED KAMELA, HAINES. TELOCASET From Stayton, Ore., comes word of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mayo, celebrated Sunday at their home. It la of par ticular Interest to old timers and the present generation In the La Grande vicinity, since they were married at Island City July 27, 1884. and he Is responsible for the naming of Kamela, Haines and Telocaset. Mr. Mayo opened the first tele graph office at La Grande in a box car. As the railroad was being con structed at various points sidings were built, and Mr. Mayo named many of them. He had known Dr. William McKay at Pendleton, and from him had learned the meaning of many Indian words. One siding at the top of a ridge Mr. Mayo named Camella, the Indian name for sum mit, or top; another Telocaset, the Indian name for the tamarack pine whir h grows In that country and dif feri from other pine in that It sheds Dizzy Array Of Fabrics Displayed At Style Exhibit Hy Adelaide Kerr PARIS, Aug. 7 The dizziest array of hybrid luxury fabrics Paris ever displayed is the out standing feature today of the fortnight of dressmakers' winter exhibits now drawing to a close. Designers no longer are content to cling to stand bys, but sponsor a bewildering potpourri,, ming ling two or three materials into orit fabric. Heads of buyers reeled trying to figure out what they were seeing. There were changeable lame velvets, quilted lame taffetas, cellophane silks, pallleted laces and quilted, elastic Ized crinkled velvets In vivid and subdued colors for evening wear. Other Items Included gunmetal gold and silver lames, woven on a base of black, white, pale green, (Continued on Page Two) TOURIST GAIN NOTED HERE DURING JULY 3G0 Motorists Register Cars; Represents 20. Per Cent Increase. : Tourist (ravel Is continuing; to pick up over the Old Oregon Trail highway, and the mouth of .July re vealed a 30 per cant gain over the month of July, a year ago, .according to Lynn I-arson, chamber of com merce secretary. .... 'r. A total of 360 motorists from out side the state of Oregon registered during the month just ended at the chamber of commerce office, an In crease of 60 registrants over the cor responding month in 1933. , The month of June also showed a considerable gain over June, 1933. NOT GUILTY PLEA IS ENTERED BY STAREO, STILES Jack Stareo and Charley Stiles, of Starkey, this morning pleaded not guilty to a number of grand Jury in dictments charging them with steal ing horses, altering brands and other offenses. Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles (Continued on Page. Two) LEGION TO PICK 1935 NOMINEES At the August meeting of the Am erican Legion tomorrow, evening at 8 o'clock at tho Sacajawea Inn. offi cers for the coming year will be nom inated and a large attendance is re quested by Commander Fred, Read for this Important action. Election will take place in September and Installa tion in October, Other business of Importance to be discussed at this meeting will be plans and details for the convention which members of the local post hope to bring to La Grande in 1935. Ways and means for transporting the drum corps to Astoria for the convention the latter part of this month will be taken up. its leaves. One siding he named Haines, as that piece of property was owned by Judge Haines of Bj.ker and a well-known pioneer of that section. Still another siding was named En clnla, a Spanish name for a species of oak. , Mr. and Mrs. Mayo lived in Cor vallis from 1893 to 1898, where Mr. Mayo had charge of three steamers running from Harrisburg to Port land. They also lived for several years at Astoria and Spokane until he retired and came here. Mrs. Mayo was bom In Fox valley, past of here, the daughter of John Preston and Martha Berry, who cross ed the plains In 1852. The Mayos have one son, . J. W. Mayo, who was in New York on busi ness and unable to attend their an niversary party. However other rela tives. Including brothers and sisters, were present. Luxury Trip CostNothing Mary Woisemcn, 18-year-old Pittsburgh swimmer, Is back borne after seeing New York, both In side and out. Sbe got an Inside view when Bhe was Jailed tor In ability to pay a luxurious hotel bill, and complained o( prison food because oatmeal was served with MILK. RETAIL LUMBER' PRICES REDUCED IN LA GRANDE A reduction In the price of retail lumber In La Grande was announced today by local dealers, the reduction being voluntary in nature and in co operation, with President ,Rocaivilt,s, reconstruction program. - The price changes here are In line with a na tional movement on the part of re tall lumbermen to assist the federal government In its efforts toward re covery. The price reductions range from five to as much as 16 or 17 .per cent. The drop is more pronounced in com mon lumber, which is used more ex tensively In construction than the se lect grades. No. 2 dimension has dropped $5 per thousand feet. Locally, It was pointed out. that the reuliced prices means a consider able savings to local people who have contemplated either repair work or new construction this summer or fall. Italu Pleased At News About Stork ROME, Aug. 7 (JP) A report from Rlcclone that the Mussolnis' will have a sixth child about February was received with delight in the capi tal today. RIDER OF BETTER FIRE INS. RATING GIVEN CITY Oregon Bureau Recog nizes Efforts Here La Grande in Class 5. Excellent work by the fire depart ment and modern I . lug of local fire fighting equipment during the last Keverul months was credited here to day with being largely responsible for a more favorable fire Insurance rating for Ia Grande, as announced by .State Fire Mnnihul Earl II. Aver ill. Averlll's announcement followed receipt of information from the Ore gon Insurance rating bureau, and classed La Grande In group 6. Only Portland and Astoria rank higher than the cities In the La Grande group, which Include Albany, Ash land, Baker, Bend, Corvallls, Eugene, Grants Pass, Hood River, McMlnnville, Med ford, Oregon City, Pendleton and The Dalles. Cities grouped In class 6 Include Cottage Grove, Dallas, Forest Grove, Klamath Falls, Marshfield, Roseburg, Salem. Silver ton, Tillamook and I Wood burn. The ratings are based on efficiency i of water systems, fire departments, j fire alarms, building laws and haz- i ards and structural conditions. Whether the more favorable rat ing given La Grande, although it was (Continued on Pane Two) Twilight League Standings Final; .Playoff Begins. In tho final game to determine the league standings in the kitten ball twilight league, which was re-played last night at the La Grande stadium, the Greenwood Juniors defeated the Elks team 6 to 5 and thereby won for themselves fourth place In the league and a place In the champion ship series. A large crowd of specta tors was present. Final standings follow: W. L. Pet. High School Juniors 6 2 .750 Greenwood A. C.'s 6 2 .750 Barbers 5 3 .625 Greenwood Juniors 6 3 .625 Lions 4 4 .600 Elks 3 5 .375 Normal 3 5 .376 Union Pacific 3 6 .375 Firemen 1 7 .125 What appeared from the sidelines to be poor Judgment In umpiring last evening ended the game between tho Greenwood Athletics and tho High School Juniors In favor of the latter, (Continued on Page Two) THE MID-WESTERN Starting $7,650,000 Honeymoon W , . vpr j John N. Willys, financier and auto mncnate, and his bride, the former Mrs. Florence B. Dolan, shown on thoir arrival In New York from Miami, will Bpend their honeymoon in lOuropo. It has been revealed Willys' flrst wife, from whom hns was divorced the day be roinarrlod, received a settlement totaling $7,060,000. M'NARY NOT TO SEEKNOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT ALEM, Aug. 7 () Senator Charles L. McNary, who returned to his farm home near here yesterday, "will not bo a candidate for tho Republican nomination for president In 1936, nor would he accept such a position were It offered to him," the Oregon states man said In a signed story here tills morning. Tho article said the sen ator was apparently qui to content to go on representing this state as ef fectively as possible as leader of the opposition in the senate, rather than enter the national campaign. McNary expected to take some part in the congressional campaign this fall, going east in October to confer with tho senate committee at Chicago on tho camimlgnS being conducted in the various states for the reflection of Republican senators in November. He predicted many close fights, "with the new dealers making every effort to add several neophytes to the 60 senators they already have In the upper house." Tho senator will not take an ac (Continued on Page Two) PLAINS STATE WILL MATCH U.S. RELIEF CASH Board of Control Agrees to Provide $250,000 a Month For Next Five Months. 8 A I.EM, Aug. 7 (fP) Issuance of certificate of Indebted iicnm lint to exceed $50,000 a month for the next five nimitliH to match federal unem pluj inent relief money was author ized hy the Htnte board of control In a upeclul session lute yesterday, it was Iconic here today. , The board made tho authorization upon request of the state relief com mittee, .and ordered tho state treas urer to borrow the necessary money from available funds to support the certificates of Indebtedness. The au thorization was made under an act posticd by the second special session of the 1033 legislature. The action was taken after the re llof committee had Informed all (Continued on Page Two) SCHOENFELD HITS AT AAA PRACTICE PORTLAND. Aug: 7 UP) Dlficord over the proposed corn-hog produc tion control program for Oregon un der agricultural adjustment adminis tration supervision, flared Into a def inite Ibbuo hero Monday. Lead by Dean William A. Schoenfeld, of Ore gon State college, members of the college faculty walked out of a meet ing here after a dispute with Claude Wlcklmrd of Washington, D. C. as sistant administrator for the AAA. Dean Schoenfeld declared tho east doesn't understand western market ing conditions for requirements, and that farmers of Oregon would stand (Continued on Page Twof Wheat Today The price of local ,new crop nihil wheat Hi run) at aliout 72',$ cenN hulk today, according to the Pit nicer flouring mllN, Port ia ml cash 01 cents. EMirt tents CHICAGO, Aug. 7 UP) Despite extensive profit-taking, which at times knocked prices back 2Ta cents a bushel, grain markets showed strength today. Sharp upturri In grain centers abrccd were taken here as implying foreigners who have been generally beatinh the last three or four years have finally concluded there la a serious- situation with respect to world food supplies. Wheat closed firm. 6tyBc above yesterday's finish, Dec. new $1,10 w, corn 'i to lc up. Dec, .78 m Vic, oats ViOiViC advanced, and pro visions varying from 2c decline to a rise of 15o. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME 1 K. IN NORTH II A K OTA ' VON PAPKN IS ACCEPTED NEW FOREST HUES lUlKMNO V V V 1 1. II M 8. VAIti; DIES IKV1I,S LAKE. N. !.. Aug. 7 (fP) To a diiKt covered but cheering timing from t his arid sect lont President Kooscvelt toduy promised his best efforts to find u solution to tho de vastating drouth problem. The presU dent spoke after a (SO -mile ride around the edges ot Devils lake, slow ly vanishing ror want or water, and which TVKldrntM li tu (refill by diversion of the Missouri river. VIENNA, Aug. 7 (ff) A usually re liable private sourco Btated this eve ning that the Austrian government has granted its permission for Ger many to send Frana Von Papen here as a special envoy of Chancellor Hitler. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 7 New forest fires hud sprung up In Western .Montana and South Central Idaho to keep rightcm on tho run today Just when u brier respite wum In sight. Itlslng temperatures and low humid ity Increased fire danger. ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 7 Wil- ' 11am 8. Vare, former political leader ! of Philadelphia, died at hU summer j home hero today. CAKIIONHALR Kim Autr 1 inn Two young bandits, Harold Otto and Herbert Otto, brothers, of Topeka, were shot and killed by vigilantes early today when they emerged from a garage they hud attempted to rob. E. D.DAVIS LOSES' $90 IN ROBBERY HERE LAST NIGHT E. D. "Buck" Davis, salesman for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., was robbed of about 00 in cosh last night by a holdup bandit near the west ond of tho U. P. dopot, accord ing to reports. Davis had gone to tho depot to mail a letter, it Is reported, whvn someone stuck aomo instrument presumably a gun against his back and ordered him to "stick "cm up." He did and the robber went through his pockets from behind, obtained the cash and made an escape before Davis could got a glimpse of him. Davis had left his car and stepped onto the running board to reach In side It for something wlieu the hold up occurred. , 1 1 PRUNE INDUSTRY AGREES ON PRICE SALEM. Aug. 7 W) Closing a three day session here late last night, the lately organ tfwd control board for tho prune Industry reached an agreement on minimum price rates for dried and green prunes. The prices were immediately approved by Max Ochlhar, state director of agri culture. In making the prices known Ochl har emphasized that tho rates were minimum prices, and not In any way to bo considered maximum prices. Tho base price of 30-count Italian prunes was set at 87 per ton, with a deduction of 1 per ton for each point smaller, and addition of $J per ton for each point larger. Petit pruno prices will vary from one-half cent higher per pound than fOnntlnnml on Pajra Fourt SHORTS OUTLAWED BY GOLF ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, Aug. 7 tAl Feminine wl elders of tho mashle and the nib lick were plunged today Into an argu ment that threatens to shake the ancient Soot tl an pastime to its foun dations, and It has nothing to do with mnrmlcs and niblicks, either. Tho Women'B Metropolitan CJolf association sitting in solemn assem bly yesterday decreed that hence forth no woman may wear shorts in any tournament play under Its direc tion. The association's statement did not make clear whether the objection of Its members rested on moral or esthetic grounds. It merely an nounced that "due to tho fact that various member clubs and other ah soclatlons have expressed 0thelr dis approval of shorts or abbreviated k nickers, the Women's Metropolitan Oolf association requests that all con SIMILAR TO 1934C0TT0N, CORN LOANS Will Call For Government Assistance on Wide Range of Crops. ASSIST FARMERS, IN HOLDING GRAIN New Scheme Will Leave Control of 1935 Supplies in the Hands of the; Growers. : ; j Hy Stephen J. McDonougli T " (Coprlght, 11)34, Associated Presi) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 W A gl-1 gantlo crop loan plan which would" leave control of 1935 supplies In the hands of furimers who grow them 1 hutching In the farm administration' Modeled after this year'a corn, and' cotton loans, the plan will call for government loans on a wide range of other crops. There will be a stip ulation that auppllea must be sold when prices rise to a certain point.. Last year the government advanced farmers ten cents a pound on stored cotton, and 45 cents a bushel on corn sealed in cribs or warehouses. Thin pegged prices at those levels and of ficials aay the plan was a success, . ; As prices advanced beyond tboso levels recently farmers began sell ing crops, paying off loans and mak ing a profit for themselves. , Tho farm administration declares the Idea (Continued On Pace Four) w J 1 EX-MARINE TELLS OF ACTIVITIES OF! "SILVER SHIRTS" LOR ANGELES, Aug. 7 m Virgil Hayes, former United States marine, testified at a congressional sub -committee hearing hero today that he was orfrrcd $10 each for stolen gov ernment! rifle, $50 each for machine guns and $20 a cose for ammunition by an official of nn organization known as the Silver Hhlrto. Hayes named W. W. Kemp as the official who mode tho offer. He de scribed, Kemp as commander of .the San Diego Silver Shirts. . f? k "Kemp said that President Roose velt was being advised by many per sons sympathetic with communists,' the witness testified. "He mentioned tho names of Secretory Morgenthau and Assistant Secretary Tugwell. He said all Jews must be removed from public offioe.,, The witness said the aim of the Silver Shirts was to "take cliarge of the United States government." Baseball AMF.KICAN I.EAOUE (First Oame) B. H. B. New York 4 13 J WuHhltlKtoil 3 0 0 Murphy, and Dickey; Weaver and Bolton. : NATIONAL LEAGUE (Pint Oame) B. H. E. St. Uouls . 3 8 0 Cincinnati 0 8 8 J. Dean and Delancey; Johiuon and Lombardl. testants refrain from wearing such apparel In future tournaments In def erence to these wishes." Maureen Orculjt, one of the game's leading players on the feminine side, opened tho rebuttal. She said she would obey tho ruling but added "It Is going to be hard on those ladles who havo reduced their hips or who havo secured a beaut if id leg tan." Beatrice Qottlleb, one of those who helped make a burning Issue out of the shorts question by wearing them at a recent association tournament, took the setback more seriously. - "Most of its appear In bathing suits before the public," she said. "I don't think that same public would bo shocked. I'm all for shorts. They am the only sensible thing and they are about the only thing that makes the heat endurable In Florida of the drouth states." . 1
