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Only A Month More Of Vacation For City Schools (IrltuV Eugntttg La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 KASTEUN OKEOON'S LEADING NEWBPAPEB LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PUESS NUMBER 282 ENGENEE1S FAV01 SEALOCIS tot I -ft fCLASSESTO 1 RE OPEN ON j SEPT. TENTH i City Schools Are Being j Placed in Shape For ! Coming Term. 1 1 MORE TEACHER IN HIGH SCHOOL Hulda Anderson Trans i ferred From, the Grades I Two Other Changes in Faculty Personnel. A Utile more tlmn a moiitll. and tlie ftrnde school children find IiIrIi school students In Iji (inindc' will liecln another term or Instruction. The openliiK day of school here Is scheduled for Mnnduy, Sept. 10, It mis nniioiiiiced by Herbert Emiu, super Intendent. Bupt. Evans will be In his offices at the High school building from now on. and Principal A. L. Gralapp. of La Orande High, will be In his offices probably after next week. Total registration for BChools here during the 1Q33-34 year amounted to 2.142, with 1.402 enrolled In the grade schools Willow, Central, Rlverla, Greenwood and Ackerman and 650 In the High school. Whether the enrollment Yor the 1034-35 term will exceed this remains to be seen. There will be one addition to the L. H. S. faculty, 8upt. Evans said. Hulda Anderson has been transferred to High school from the grade schools and will teach American history. The personnel of the faculty will be the same as last year with two other -ex. coptlons Jean Williams, of La Grande, will take the place left va cant by Jean White's resignation, and Rosalind Van Winkle, of Salein, will (Continued on Page Two) Grouse Season Will Open Here 20thof August There has been some discussion locally m to when the grouse season opened in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties. Some, through erroneous reports reaching them, believed It was scheduled to begin on August tenth. The season, will open as the Observ er stated earlier this summer on August 20 and remain open until Sept. 20, both dates Inclusive, ac cording to state policemen. The bag limit is four such birds in any one day or eight in any seven consecu tive days. The grouse season is the first to open in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties. The pheasant season docs not open until Oct. 15. 47 RED CROSS TESTS GIVEN Forty-seven Red Cross swimmers nnd beginners tests were given yes terday at Crystal Plunge as a result of the Instruction following the playground weeks. Friday afternoon the Junior llfesavlng tests will be given and any who wish to take the swimmers or beginners tests may do so at that time, according to Miss Margerie Horton who is in charge of the tests. CARS COLLIDE; NO ONE HURT Cars driven by E. H. Koehler. of Portland, and Mrs. Carl Becker, fig ured in a minor collision at 8:10 o'clock this morning on Adams near Depot. No one was hurt. HUFFMAN, PARTNERS FIND "PAY DIRT" NORTH POWDER, Ore. (Special) Harry Huffman was showing Powder friends a partially filled vial of na tive gold upon his return recently from the Eagle creek district above Richland. He and Charles Evelnnd and Ed. Wilcox believe they have a block of pay dirt l:i two placer claims they "have located on Longj creek, a tributary of Paddy creek, the ; North Powder News reports. They dls- j covered gold in the gravel while pros- t peeling- one Sunday morning and be- cause of this circumstance they have called their properties the Sunday ; mining claims. In addition to the placer ground they have three quartz claims in the 'Meant for Me' As a song writer Naclo Herb Brown wrote music for several pictures in which Anita Page starred. "You Were Meant for Me" was one of the favorites. Now the pair are wed pictured above after ' a surprise clopeme"t to Tiiunna. Mex. TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED YOUTHS IN WALLOWA CAMP Harvey Carter Announces 75 Already Signed to Go More Expected A number of trophies will be awarded to those who make out standing records during the Wallowa Lake boys' camp, which begins next Sunday. Aug. 12 and continues until Aug. 26, it was announced today by Harvey Carter, camp director. The Observer is donating two tro phy cups for camp. One will be given the best all-around camper un der 12 years of age. and the other to the best all-around camper over 12 years of age. These two awards arc to bo determined by a vote of the staff, tent leadera and tho boys. Loe Reynolds is giving two Scout axes and sheaths for the most out standing Boy Scout work in camp, and B. F. Wylde Is donating two medals for the best all around swim- (Continued on Page Six) URGES UNITY IN DEVELOPMENT OF HUNTING, FISHING Favoring Inauguration of an clfort to obtain development of game and fish resources in Northeastern Ore gon as a twetion rather than by counties, S. H. Burleigh, La Grande attorney, gave an interesting talk at the noon luncheon today of the Ro tary club In tho La Grande hotel. Formerly of- Enterprise, Mr, Burleigh (Continued on Page Threo name vicinity, which is not far from the old Cornucopia road, said Mr. Huffman. He passed the big pros pective placer operation on Eagle creek, to which a three mile ditch was recently finished, and remarked that it looked like business. Some of Mr. Huffman's friends who had not seen him for some time c-juld hardly recognize his lace, The reason was that he had grown a crop of whiskers that probably would re semble those of the hero of Defoe's famous Island tale. However, he look ed healthy, indicating regular eating habits, which he said wan now assur ed by returns from the placers, even If they failed to make him and his partners rich. INCORPORATE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION Success of Movement Here This Summer Re- . suits in Permanent Or ganization. Final steps were taken lust night nt a meeting of the members of the playground association for making the a Grande Playground Association a permanent organization, lepers or Incorporation have been drawn up by II. K. Dixon and nre to he riled with t he corporal Ion depart nient of t he stale within the next few days. This move has resulted from the very successful two months of direc ted play which has been conducted this year by Miss Margerie Horton and Harvey Carter at the High school and Greenwood school. Reports were given last night by both theso leaders on tho total attendance during the entire period. It was also reported that a total of $30 was left over from this year and will be used as a nucleus Tor the fund which will finance the playground next summer. Resulting from the request of num-, erous parents and Interested persons, the matter of continuing the directed play until the end of this month, was discussed. Because of the fact that Interest was so high and the play ground work has been so successful this year, it was decided that the work next year would be benefitted by closing as scheduled. However, some of the volunteer workers will continue to give instructions at the swimming pool as long as It remains open this season. It was also announced that anyone wishing to use the playgrounds for ' Continued On Page Five). County Will Get $733 From State Liquor Revenues Vouchers for the first quarter ap portionment of the unemployment relief fund derived from Oregon liquor revenues, amounting to $44, 986, will be mailed from Salem short ly to the 36 counties, it was learned today from the secretary of state's offlve. Five thousand dollars was re tained by tho state relief committee, which allocated the money according to population, for administration. More than ftlOO.000 of the second quarter funds have not yet been ap portioned. Apportionment to Union county county amounted to $733. Baker re ceived $703 and Umatilla $1,024. S!.r;.7lvv'tV','.Ti'-'-?..'-i'' '"'' assy Marie, E niello, feci I c, Annette and wutches over their nest. This Is u old. . GREENWOOD EVENS COUNT IN SERIES The Greenwood A. C.'s won the sec ond game of the championship series in the twilight league last night by a score of 7 to 5 over the High School Juniors. This gives each team one game, and the final game be tween tho two will be played this evening. Last night's game was a very close one, tho Juniors holding tho lcao until the last Inning when the A. C.'s took a lung forward and in the last few minutes of play made some hard hits to the outfield that won for them. In the lower bracket of the cham pionship series, the Sacajawea Bar bers won over the Greenwood Juniors by a score of 17 to 8. This is the (Continued on Page Two) PEACE VON HlNDENBURGftlljlg i&m t THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS 7 ' - ' ! f 2 v , Yvonne all sleep peacefully as their mother, Mrs. Ollva Dion ne, picture of the Dlonue quintuplets taken when they were 10 weeks Picture copyright, 1J)31 liy NEA Her vice. F. R. Shares Spotlight With Mayo Brothers "ROCHESTER, Minn.. Aug. 8 m President Roosevelt, the first chief executive to visit this city, shared the spotlight tcday with Rochester's most famous citizens, tho Mayo brothers, as this city combinod its entertainment for him with ceremonies honoring them. Praising the two world renowned physlcla;is, Dr. William J. and Charles H. Mayo, operators of tho Mayo clinic, for their medical ser vices, Mr. Roosevelt added that their "true distinction is In the simple fact that you have put (Continued on Pape Two) .... .TODAY :. I BRINKLEY IS DEFEATED BY GOV. LANDON "Goat Gland", Surgeon Beaten in Kansas Pri mary; West Virginia, Missouri Vote. Ity the AsHoeliited Pithh Three states tallied off-year pri mary ballots today and posted theso results: In Kansas Republicans renominate Governor Alf M. Land on for a second term; Omar B. Ketchum, youthful mayor of Topcka, wins tho Demo cratic nomination for governor. In West Virginia Rush D. Holt, whose age 20 is one year under tho constitutional ago requirement for a United States senator, wins the (Continued on Page Twof LEAVE MAINLAND FOR HOP TO IRAQ WASAOA BEACH, Out., Aug. 8 (VP) James Ayllng and Iiconard Re Id took off at dawn today In an attempt to fly non-stop to Baghdad, Iraq, and break tho world's long distance flight record. Tho heavlly-louded plane ran a mile and a half down the Beach before snaring away at 0:12 a. m. (Eastern daylight saving time) to tho east. Ahead was the dangerous North At lantic hop, the biggest hazard along tho 6.500-mtle route to Baghdad. Tho plane's name Is "Tho Trail of Tho Caribou." Wheat Today The price of Iim-jiI rash new crop wheat stood at ahoul 73s hulk (odity, according to the Pio neer flouring in I ll.i. 1'ortLiind earth 113c. i CHICAGO, Aug. 8 ''11 New soar ing of all grains to fresh high price records for the season resulted today from late waves of commission house buying that swallowed up profit taking sales. Crop damage report were sensa tional. Traders estimated the Wash ington gem-ral August report would show thd 1035 corn yield to bo more than 450.000,000 bushels below offic ial July figures. . Wheat closed strong c-i ti Hbove yesterday's finish. Dec. now $1.11 m . corn Tiftl'jC up, Dec. 70 c. oats l6r3c advanced, and provlsloas varying from 10c dUno to a riso of 17C. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME ItYKI) PAKTY FAILS AtlAlX HOLLYWOOD IHVOItl K WOULD WAR VOTE ASKED LINDIIL'IUUI LAW INVOKED LITTLE AMERICA Antnrrt.ro, Aug. 8 (T) Mechanical difficulties have defatted the second attempt to reach Admiral Richard E. Ityrd by tractor at his ud vu nre wruttier base. 123 miles by (ruin south of Little America. A third attempt to reach the ad mi nil will be made tonight with another t met or. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 8 (A1) Another of Hollywood's "Ideally mar ried" couples the Conrad Naglcs havo separated through tho divorce courts. She obtained a Mexican de cree. , , ItEKMV, Aug. 8 VP) A world wide plebiscite to permit tho people of fort y nut Ions t o decide whet her they will fight another war was pro poned today to the world lluptlst Cou giTMit here by the Reverend lliirolil Camp of Oakland, Cal. The siirkch- tlon was received with applause. NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (P) The Lindbergh law was Invoked today against John Cvaulga, former chauf-' four for Col. Harry Huddleston Rogers, after an extortion plot agalnBt tno standard Oil millionaire was balked. $10,000 demanded on threats of violence to Colonel Rogers' third wife. BO IKK, Idaho, Aug. 8 (P) Three flren which niged several duys In the Idaho national forest were under con trol today Willi a force of 300 men witching carefully to prevent wind spreading them into new territory. M'NARYHASNOT CLOSED DOOR TO 1936 NOMINATION By Clayton V. Bern hard SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 8 (VIT Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon. Repub lican floor leader of the United States senate, Is not a candidate for tho Re publican presidential nomination in 10.10, but ho is not eliminating him selj or anyone else as possibilities in that future race. Senator McNary made this clear in an Interview hero Tuesday afternoon, ns ho rosted at his country place, "I"lrcone," In preparation for a trip to Chicago in October to moot with tho Republican senate party commit tee which will direct tho strategy in (Continued on Page Six PICKETS WIN OUT IN PEKIN STRIFE By The Associated Press Picket rings prevail today about tho American DiMillory company's plant at Pekln, III, where ntrikors ro pulsod a march to work of non-union men. Four men wcro Injured yes terday as about 200 strikers turned bock an equal number of workers, and officers gave up their offort to pierce tho lines. Authorities are try ing1 to convene a poaco conference, Military rulo In tho MluneaioIls (Continued on Pago Two) DIONNE QUINTUPLETS CONTINUE TO GAIN FIVK UTTl.K IHfNM:S AMI noiv Tin v (iiti;v June 4 Aug. 3 (I week old) (10 weeks old) Yvonne 2 lbs. 6'a w,. 6 lbs, 7'a o. Annette 2 lbs. 4 m. 5 Hw. 4 oz. Cecllo 2 11m. 4 lbs. 514 w.. Emelio 1 lb. 11 m. 3 lbs. 14 oz. Murle lib. 10 w.. 3 lbs. 10 ok. (Copyright, 1:J4, By NEA Service) OOIUJRII., lOnt... Aug. B Ollva Dion no settles himielf Into tho buggy, nhakes the reins, and is on his way to Callander. It Is early morning, but Dloane's house Is already a-bustle, full of a purposeful and efficient stirring. Dl onne has to meet Uie moridng train at Callander It in bringing him a consignment. Dlonue Is the father of tho most famous babies In the world, the quin tuplets whose birth on tho night of lust May 28 drew the sympathetic eyes of the world to Corbel 1, And the precious freight that Is coming to BONNEVILLE PLANS MAY BE ALTERED Deepening of River Chan- nel at Present is Not Favored, However. ' $2,000,000 SAVINGS ' IS BIGGEST FACTOR Division Chief, Col. Rob- ins, is "Looking to Fu-V ture" He Says in Mak ing Announcement ' ' 'OltTLAND, Ore.. Aiir. 8 W Colonel T. M. Kohlns, division en glueer, announced here today that United Htatcs engineers at Portland favor conversion of the barge looks it the $:il,0ii(UNM Bonneville dam to. ship lurks to permit ocean-go I tig ves-j He In to posit Into the Upper Columbia, river above the high dam. , Col. Robins said, however, he does not favor improvement, at this time,. of tho Columbia rlvor channel be-' twoen Vancouver and Bonnovlllo to. the extent where It could be used by. deep water ships. I . am looking to the future," tho division chief said. By changing1 our plans and making the locks largo - (Continued on Pajre Two) New Heat Wave Grips Mid-West; ; 4 Dead In Iowa 1 Ity The Assort uted Press . ' Scorching temperatures ' burned again today and mid-continent al ready hard hit by heat waves and drouth. The new heat wave extends from tho Rocky mountains to tho Appalachian highlands, and south ward Into the gulf stated, further damaging crops In sections that hav been suffering all summer. . Temperature readings of 100 degrees' or more nre common throughout th stricken area. Hot winds In some ports aggravate tho situation, par (Continued on Pago Two) Baseball National league R. H, B. Brooklyn 2 8 1 Now York 0 3 2 Batteries: Mungo, and Lopez, Fits aim mons, Bowman, and Mancuso, Donning. R. H. B. Philadelphia 3 6.1 Boston 3 8 0 Batteries: O. Davis, Collins and WU son, Cantwell and Hogan, )'! FIRST GAME: R, H. B. ' Chicago . 7 8 0 Pittsburgh 4 13 0 Batteries: Malone and Phelps; Hol lcy, Birkofcr, Chognon and Grace. American league R. H. B. Boston 11 14 1 Philadelphia , 0 14 3 W. Fcrrcll. Grove and R. Ferrell; Cancarella, logger, Flohr, Wits her and licrry, Hayes. i.. -, - Callander Is a gallon of naturat mothcro' milk. hlped In special con tainers from hospitals in Chicago, Toronto and Montreal. World .Sends (lifts When ho has received the contain ers, Dlonue drives back over tho rough and rocky road to find the day in full swing for his five tiny daugh ters. Here, In what had been a plain rriime four-room cottago on tho edge of the wooded wilderness, is a verit able children's hospital, created over night by tho kindly interest of neigh bors, the Red Cross, the Canadian government, and the gifts and en couragement of a world that had seen a wondor and wanted to help the somewhat bewildered and simple people through whom It came. From dawn to dusk, and often, for Into the night, hard-working nursed and concerned doctors bustle about. Dr. A. R. Dafoe, the "old -fashioned country doctor" whoue skill, devotion. (Continued on Pae Throe)
