La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 13, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHigh Percentage Of Children Attend Schools r ." ... 1 .. " (&rattur Kwninn dterntrr "1 La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Corering Union and Wallowa Counties ' VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 13,1934 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 286 DROUTH RELIEF FLAN EXPANDED 4804 ATTEND SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTY Represents About 96 Per Cent ,of School Age Population. CENTRALIZATION . TREND CONTINUES Annual Report of Supt. E. A. Sayre Shows Finan cial Situation to Be Im proving. Of n tola! of 4,f)!iT chllilri'ii or Hchool age In I'nloii count)', 4,804 were enrolled In either glade or high school during the last year, accord ing to the annual report Just pre pared by E, A. Snyre, county school superintendent. This represent an attendance ot OG per cent, regarded locally oh an unusually lifgll figure. Sayre's report also revealed that the average per cent of dally attend ance In tho elementary grades was 96.4 and In the high schools 94.1. It also reveals a continuance of the trend toward centralization of dis trict. Last year three districts sus pended their schools and sent thelr chlldrcn to nearby schools, and he expects tho same to occur this year. At present there aro 54 school dis tricts In tho county, and six high schools. In 1033-34 118 elementary teachers and 44 high school teachers wer employed over the county. Sal aries paid the one-room rural teach ers ranged .from $60 to $145 a month. Financially, the situation Is as fol lows: bonded Indebtedness of all school districts 18O.0Ou; warrant lnr debtedness (99,603.68. The previous year the bonded Indebtedness stood at (163,460, showing a reduction of (33.460 in the 12 months. Warrant Indebtedness the year previous was (122,460.40. Sayre reports that all school dis tricts held the required number of days of school which Is 160 outside of holidays and Saturdays. Legion Show To Feature 5 Acts Of Vaudeville Five acta of vaudeville have been lined up for the American Legion show to be staged in Zubcr hall on Saturday, August 18. These acts In clude tap dancers, singers and skits. One of tho icaturo attractions will be Professor Charles Mixer on the thcremin. Tills Instrument is the only one of its kind In this part of the country and is tho only musical Instrument that can be played with out the touch of human hand. Another interesting attraction will be the Bowery dance put on by Vir ginia Hardeman and Gloria Loose from Pendleton. The American Le gion act will be bigger and better than ever, featuring the girls In a style revu-s interspersed with the latest song hits and musical num bers. Other attractions are being added and toy the end of the week a well rounded progrann will be In store for those who attend. TflREE QUALIFY ON CO. E RANGE HERE SUNDAY The first Sunday of range firing by Company B. 186th Infantry, saw three out of four authorized to 3hoot. qualifying. The firing was conducted by Lieut. Jesse V. Andrews, and about two squads of guardsmen were pres ent. Firing will continue next Sun day. Regular drill will be held tonight and Oapt, Walter A. Bean announces one vacancy In the company. BAKER RESTRICTS USE OF CITY WATER Another city of Eastern Ore gon lias announced water restric tion, because of the dry year. Katunbty Baker derided that the use of water for lawn and jpinlen Mprlnklliu; would have to be rur lailed. With the city divided Into two lone, those In one zone may sprinkle on odd-numbered days and thot-e In the other on even numheml days. Lack of snow In the mountain was given as the cause for the Will To Let Japs Build Bigget Navy BgWt 11 TOKYO, Aug. 12 p WtWt" Had dinner and long chat with Roosevelt In Hon olulu and he gave me practically the same advice that Calvin Coolldge gave Dwlght Mor row on Mexico. The president told me. "Will, don't Jump on Japan. Just ke-p them Iron Jumping on us." Arrived Saturday. Everything peace ful and line. They want a 'bigger navy, and I think I will let "om have It, for they are going to build it any way. Yours, A 'of fTfir, llNu"iht SyndleaU, to. ATTENDANCE FOR PLAYGROUNDHERE AT HIGH FIGURE An average dally attendance of record-ad for La Grande's first annual playground which conciuaea iasc wee, a we m.mm'i ot.ivftv wwn in brotrress for eight weeks beginning on; June 11 and continuing tnrougn nugusv n. This Is said to be a very excellent record of attendance for city the size of La Grande, and particularly for the first year's playground pro gram. At the La oranoe stadium, whero tin. inranjit. crowds were present, the dally avorago attendance was 245. with a weekly average of 1,229. The totalion the one playground was 11. 064 for. the entire eight weeks. Al though exact figures were not avail able from tho Greenwood playground, an average of about 600 per week were in attendance on "that field, bringing the grand total well over 15,000. The week of July 9 to 14 -i 4ha AnfltMt nttnriflnM of any week, 1611 youngsters having been present on wi sumiuin 'play ground during the week, or an aver ago of about 322 per day. The final week had the second highest uttend- (Contlnued On Page Four) 87 ANSWER MESS CALL SUNDAY AT LAKE BOYS' CAMP The annual Wallowa Lake Boys' camp was established at the Metho dist camp grounds yesterday, and 87 were fed at tha Sunday evening meal. Tills Is the largest attendance the camp has ever had, according to Har vey Carter, director. Two trucks were required yesterday to haul baggage and the boys who had no other means of transporta tion. Scores of the boys were taken to camp in private automobiles. The boys are established In tents loaned by the U. S. forest service and various Individuals, and were to swing into regular camp routine to day. The camp, with boys present from Portland. La Grande, Elgin, En terprise and other Oragon cities, will (Continued on Page Two) BUILDING PERMIT FOR $300 ISSUED Building activity is continuing during August in La Grand, al though perhaps not so briskly as in July. The latest permit to be Issued at the city office was to the Eastern Oregon Federal and Loan association to alter and repair an apartment on Fourth street between Depot and Washington. Cost of the work is es timated at $300. G. H. Foster applied for the build ing permit. short ace In Ifciker. 1 4, ; ramie face no water re striction, city Manager Annus MrAIIlter was at the Braver creek reservoir jesterday and re port it practically full, with suf ficient water on hand now to last Into October, supplemented by nlRht pumplnffs from the deep wells. In other words. MrAIIIMer nays there Is no water shortujre In La Grande this year, nor will there be. Beauty Marooned In Penthouse Botty Randolph, once glorified In Zicgfeld's Follies, became Hit fomlnlne Robinson Crusoe of Man hattan iBland when she marooned herself In her 18th floor pent house atop the San Carlos Hotel for tear she would be Locked out by the management If she wont out, A bill for 600 rent was the cause. STATE POLICE IN FIELD TRAINING AT CAMP CLATSOP State Policeman Bill . Howard re turned Sunday from a week spent at Camp Clatsop, attending,, the state police school. Ho reports a very ibusy week, occupied' largely wtthflfcil range firing, manual, etc. Twenty five sergeants and privates wero pres ent for tho opening week of school, being quartered in national guard squad tents. The weather was chilly throughout tho week, Howard reports. (Continued on Page Two) Hard Winter Ahead? BAKER. Aug. 13 M'l Sheepmen operating In the mountains of this county and farmers In Baker valley report yellow Jackets more plentiful and more bothersome than ever before. Some old-timers declare this Is a sign of a hard winter ahead. f k LiAT- i v rT MAM S VeRY REMARKABLE. Mwh , rMA'? fSvA ANIMAL, WHICH IMVGMTS AUTO- W MAM, MOMMA? iWy0mA MOSlLeSAAJPCOCXJMCTSVre-MS O . K fV ALL WCMOS OP COMPLICATGP y . i y C . vygl CAOOtTTS TO MAKE UFE MORE I '' u c OH-1S THAT WHAT VMtTA Ort,MO-THE MAM LOOS WFAJ?.y VSnf MAKES THE MAaJ ON ACCOUMTOP HE IS TOO DUMB LOOK SO WEAK-; TO TAKE OFP HIS HAOT AMP COAT ." CI MOMMA? J fiftW AA1D COUAB, WHICH AQ.E W, fcfOff NEW HEALTH NURSE NAMED FOR COUNTY Miss A. E. Erickson, Port land, to Succeed "Mrs. ( Zimmerman, Resigned Miss A. E. Erickson, or Portland, has been appointed by the county court to the office of public health nurse for Union county, to succeed Mrs. Alice Marquardt Zimmerman, whose resignation was In the hands of the officials July 1. Miss Erickson is at present at a girls' camp out from Portland but will come to' La (.ramie as soon as tliat work Is fin ished to take up her new duties. - Mrs. Zimmerman on Sept.1': first office until Sept. 1 in order. to ac quaint her succesBor with the local work. Miss Erickson. who took -. her publio health work, in Minnesota, comes with splendid training . and years of successful experience and authorities believe she Is highly qualified to carry on the work here. Mrs. Zimmerman on Sept. 1 first Is closing a long period of service of tho most successful type 11 years in all. Her work for the first year was through the different school districts and localities of Union county and. It is pointed out. the county was saved many epidemics, many were checked early and tho general health of the school pupils Improved through pre ventive measures which she success fully carried out. During tho later years of financial stress, her services have been of inestimable worth, au thorities Btato. in that her years of experience and her capable manner (Continued on Page Two) Walter A. Bean Gives Talk' On ' National Guard Walter A. Bean, captain of Com pany E, 186th Infantry, spoke on the subject of "The National Guard" at tho Lions club' luncheon today at noon in the Sacajawca Inn. Ho con trasted the present national guard and its benefits to both individual and community, with the militia of' the early days. The La Grande company, ho said, recently celebrated its 10th anniver sary. During the 10 years of organi sation, it has brought $108,000 in federal money into La Grande and has trained 400 men. A good unit is a good reflection on tho com munity, he pointed out. since It con tacts other units throughout the state. Ira Woodle announced a free swim- ming period at Crystal Plunge from 1 1 to 6 p. in. Friday of this week. NATURE STUDY Jackie Coogan Jt seems like- only yesterday that tno Alms, iiiiu. now nere nu is, grown ur, win. rumOiS Oi iOmuiaQ Wonting all about him. Some say It's Toby Wing he favors,' but this picture Booms to point to Joan Gale, 1934 Wampus Baby Star, as tho jucky girl. Anyway, hero aro both Jncklo and Jean. scorning the rubberneck bus and seeing tho Bights of Salt Lake City on. a police man's motorcycle. LA GRANDE NET TEAM HOLDS OWN AT WALLA WALLA La Grande and Walla Walla broke even In a tennis tournament at the twice-named city Sunday, each loam chalking up flvo points. Incidentally. It was scheduled to be the "rubber" tournament between tho two teams, as each had previously won an Intercity match from the other. Tho tie score, however, left tho superiority of tho two as evenly matched as before. Interest In tennis has been growing stacdlly hero this year and following tho outcome of tho match Sunday, plnns aro under way to send at least four and possible five or six players to Walla Walla next Friday, Saturday and Sunday to participate In the Eastern Washington tournament. Others who aro expected to attend (Continued on Paga Three) Has a Gi-r-rl! JuckJo Coogan was a child star ot TRUCKERS IN PORTLANDON STRIKETODAY 400 Drivers in Walkout Government and State Act Quickly. POKTI.AM), )re., Aug. 13 W1) Four hitmlrcd drivers left their dmy trucks In garages today as they walked out on a strike which threatened to lie up coinmerce. Just recovering frotm a devastating strike tit walcrfnint work era. Tho drayago section or tho Truck Drivers' union went on strike for higher wages, but about 600 other union drivers, ongaged in delivery scr vlco and distance hauling were not affected. Tho current wage scale for drayage men ranges from $4.26 to $4.76 an 8-hour day. The Htrlkers demand a Hcalo of from $5.25 to $0.25. Employers announced they were willing to con ccdo a 50-ccnt advance and would (Continued on Page Twof SCHALL EXPECTS JOHNSON OUSTER WASHINGTON, Aug. Vi M tjenator Schiill (R-Mlnn.) predicted today that President Roosevelt may "fire" Hugh S. Johnson "to set tip a White House alibi" in the news print code dispute. Srhall, pcrfilfltent critic of NRA, InNtied a statement attacking a pro posal for a special board with author ity over newsprint prk:cs a plan which publishers have opposed as monopolistic. Schall declared tho proposal a "menace to American pub lishers," Wheat Today Tho price of liH-stl rash new crop wheat slfild nt about dH'f, c'iils hulk here today, ncfonling to (he Plonrer flouring ml Us, I'urtllnd cjlhIi 87 crrtt. CHICAGO, Aug. 13 (fl) Aggres sive buying late trxlay virtually over came :i)W price setbacks which oarllur haI carried wheat down U$ 8 cenU under last week's high point. Purchasing of wheat appeared to bo coldly for the cwtt, whereas the west was act I ve in bu yl ng corn . Strength shown by x:urltles at New York, together with some renewal of Inflation U.Ik, had a late bullish In fluence, Wheat clow.xt Irregular, ',;c off to V4c up comjKired with Saturday' rin ih. Dec. new 1 .00 ?i . corn at c decline to Ac advance. Dec. 78 71c. onta !ii.lc down, and provls lonc tihowlng a rlflo of 25 to 32c, JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME l M l Y MAN IS KIIXKII TWO NK(iHOKH LYNCIIKU mm Vl.MilVY Ml.VKH POLICY TO TEST PKNNION LAW IIAKKK, Aug. 13 T) Hex It one II- bauin, 30, of I'nlty, was killed Hun day night two nil leu from Hereford when lie was knocked from the run ning hoard of an uiitomobllc by a C, V. V. truck operated by a civilian eoiiHcrvutloii corps worker of Husau vllle. ASHLAND. Miss., Aug. 13 m Two moba in different sections of Benton county overpowered officers and seized and lynched two alleged negro slayers early today, Shorlff R, H. Hudspeth reported here. They were Robert Jones, Tupelo, and Smith Houey, Holley Springs, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 OP) III a further effort to clarify the treasury's silver policy, Secretary Murgcutliau today made public a letter from Presi dent ltooKCvelt dated June 14 direct ing him to Ikniio certificates against ull silver then held In tho treasury hut not needed for redemption of any outstanding certificates. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 W) Rail roads filed suit In the District of Columbia supreme court today asking an injunction to prevent the federal railroad retirement board from oper ating tho pension law passed at the last session of congress. Tho law was attacked on the ground It violated tho commerce clause of the constitu tion and the 6th amendment to the constitution by taking property with out duo process of law. NEW FIRE BREAKS OUT TODAY NEAR CITY OF SPOKANE SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 13 (VP) Spokano got her first taste of forest firo smoko today when a savage fire broke out In the forest ton miles northwest of the city and was rag ing toward the Spokano river on a three mllo front. Eastward, toward Idaho, block smoko clouds hung low over tho horlwm whoro two thousand monibat tl'jd deoperntoly to ibrlng two wild fires in Solwayi national forest under control. Tho blazes, lightning sot, wero seething through heavy timber. (Continued on PnflB Three) TRAOTlARTY FINDS BYRD SAFE LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Aug. la P) Itcar Admiral Richard E. Byrti'a lonely flve-montha vigil on the froyen rim of tho world Is over. A wrnry tractor party of tlireo suc ceeded In reaching Ills solitary wemth cr observation potit, 123 mllrw to the wouth, yo.tcrday after a three-day battle agtiinst clcmcnta of tho ant arctic. They found ByrU, commander of the second antarctic expedition, worn and weak, but cheerful. The temo uows that tho IIUlo build of three, (Continued on Pugn Thrco) EXPLOSION AT CLEANING CO. Tho cleaner at the Odorless Cloanors Co., on Washington avenue exploded shortly before 2 o'clock, this niter noon, flamaf-hnc the equipment to some extent and tho contents which happened to consist entirely of over alls. Tho lire department prevented any further damage. HEMOPHILIA, INJURIES FATAL TO PRINCE KLAOHNFURT, Austria. Aug. 13 WP Don Gonjilo, 10-yoar-old prince of Spain and fourth son of Alfonso, former king of 8nain. died today of tho family mala'ly of hemophilia or skln-blecdlnc. caused by an automo bile accident, Death came at Poortschach-on-Woertlier 8cc, the irllla of exile for tho royal family. ilie prince, whose full name was Qonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Nar clsco Alfonso Maurlclo. was Injured lata last night In an automobile acci dent while returning to the villa from Klagenfurt with his sister, the In fanta Bcatrus, F.R.ACTST0 PURGE WORK OF POLITICS President Orders Dismis sal of Workers Now i Seeking Office. ' NO CONCERN OVER A FOOD SHORTAGE Officials Believe , Slight Improvement in Drouth Area To Buy More Foodstuffs. lly Kninrls M.'&tPllclion WANI1INOTON, Alie. 13 WV-Prtnl- clr-nt IUioevrtt In confereiicee on tile dnnitli today onltrod fwlpral purchase of nny foodstuffs wlilcli might other wise go to WRHte and Inld down an oniplintlo ultlnuitum against politics ' In the relief campaign. . He authorized Aubrey WlUiama, a- niatnut federal relief administrator,. and Secretary Wallace to draft a plan; for Kovernment purchase of hay and fruits in email quantities which' might not otherwise be harvested. : ; Williams emphasized this was pri-. manly to afford relief for the small, growors. He said thcro was no con-' corn ovor a possible lack of sufficient ': food. Officials have oxpiainea ail along food supplies would be ade-' quate. The prosldent and Williams ' (Continued on Page Three) Great Slice Of Horseshoe Falls Collapses Today NIAGARA PAliLS. N. Y.. Aug. 13 F With a tremendous roar, a great sllco of tho Horseshoe falls collapsed Into tho Nlngnra gorg at 8:30 a. m. (B. S. T.) today. Tho collapse, which throw a huge column of water into the air, was witnessed by a number of Niagara state reservation patrol men and workmen. Tho iplcce of the lip of the falls which collapsed loft a largo gouge in tho contour of tho crost. The piece broke off -botwoon the mlddl of the falls and tho Canadian mainland shoro. ' ' ' Tho collapso was tho second largo ono to have occurred at Niagara in recent years. On January 17, 1931, a pluco 160 feet deep and 300 feet wide foil from the face of tho American falls, bringing down on estimated 80,000 tons of rock. GOLF DINNER WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY Tho golf match feed, which the uri-ninir (nnm will en lov at the ex pense of the losing team, Is to bo held next Thursday evening about u:du o'clock at the Charles Blngner cabin,' It was announced today. Ken Slegrlst's team was winner of tho contest. Baseball ' NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at Pittsburgh -poncd, rain. post- AM Kill CAN LKAOl'K (First Game) Philadelphia 0 18 1 Washington 0 8 1 Marcum and Berry; Thomas, Rus sell, McColl and Bolton. Philadelphia at Washington second game postponed, rain and wet grounds. A physician Bald the Injuries suf fered by the prince would not have caused death to an ordinary person but In his case, the doctors wore unable to stay tho flow of blood. Tho Infanta, who is 25, was driving the car at the tlmo of the accident. She swerved It Into a wall to avoid running down a German bicyclist. Baron Richard von Helnsmann. The prince was hurt In the resulting crash. The baron was arrested. Princess Beatrice was prostrated by grief today. Don Qonzalo was taken to the villa at once but he died soon after his' arrival. He passed away while his rather held his hand and his sisters and brothers Knelt In prayer.