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VOLUME 32
EASTEKN OREGON'S LEADING MEWSPAFEB '
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1934
MEMBER ASSOCIATED' PBKSS
NUMBER 281
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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 $50,000 a month for the next
five nimitliH to match federal unem
pluj inent relief money was author
ized hy the Htnte board of control In
a upeclul session lute yesterday, it was
Iconic here today. ,
The board made tho authorization
upon request of the state relief com
mittee, .and ordered tho state treas
urer to borrow the necessary money
from available funds to support the
certificates of Indebtedness. The au
thorization was made under an act
posticd by the second special session
of the 1033 legislature.
The action was taken after the re
llof committee had Informed all
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SCHOENFELD HITS
AT AAA PRACTICE
PORTLAND. Aug: 7 UP) Dlficord
over the proposed corn-hog produc
tion control program for Oregon un
der agricultural adjustment adminis
tration supervision, flared Into a def
inite Ibbuo hero Monday. Lead by
Dean William A. Schoenfeld, of Ore
gon State college, members of the
college faculty walked out of a meet
ing here after a dispute with Claude
Wlcklmrd of Washington, D. C. as
sistant administrator for the AAA.
Dean Schoenfeld declared tho east
doesn't understand western market
ing conditions for requirements, and
that farmers of Oregon would stand
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Wheat Today
The price of local ,new crop
nihil wheat Hi run) at aliout 72',$
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.
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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
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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." .
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