La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 25, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Dalles Selected For 1935 Legion Convention Only New -pt'per Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties La Grande la The Gateway to Wallowa, "The Switzerland of America NUMBER 297 LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934 MEMI1CR ASSOCIATED' PRESS VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER IMS (DOT OF TIE 7171 AIMERS (irattw MM COM JOHN GARITY IS CHAMPION DRUM MAJOR Klamath Falls Corps In First But La Grande Also Scores. Will Fails To Dent Siberia MRS. HAZEL GRAHAM NOT A CANDIDATE Local Auxiliary Member, Vice President in 1933- 34. Withdraws From F Contest. LA ClIIANDE LOSES CONVENTION ASTOItIA, Ore.. Aug. 25 W The DulleH was selected as the site for the 11I3B state convention or the American legion at a meeting here this morning. La (iranile put up a spirited battle for the Honor, gut lost by a floor vote of the I'oiiventlou. The convention site committee had reported favorably toward the Lu Grande bid. NOVOSIBIRSK. Aug. 24 These folks got an entire ly different alpha bet and Ita only In a few towns where there Is telegraph operators that can send messages In English. We are still In Siberia. If you think It's not big we been for days and haven't mndi n ri.nt In it. Wish I had Wiley Post here. This Is 1,1s. nl.l rnimrl Ihn urnrlri tmll RefiU- tlful country. They are Just harvest ing the wneat. women uoing tne imr- unDtlnir nnri thn men nrfl ftt the de pot. You know these folks got some good ideas at mat. .Say, you know all these big beau tiful rivers wo cross runs to the arc tic ocean. Nine o'clock at night and the sun shining. Yours, Heads Legion FOREST FIRE SPREADS ON SOUTH SIDE Mt. Harris Blaze Checked 'on North and bast; Control Difficult Job. A. M. Closson, Lodl, elected Cali fornia commander of ths Ameri can Legion In a close election. mi... .. rirniule American legion .1...... null llllirlA COrilS. State ClUIIH- ... iii'iij r oroiron. was de feated In defense of Its title at Astoria i..c ..i.h.i l, ,.t Joint K. Garlty, drum rirvt. nrlze among the IIIUJUI. . drum nuijors of the many competing Klamath Palls won the drum corps championship alter a no wim land post No. 1. which called for a i i..miniitj drill. Corvallls i.i..rt nt.ni.rR eomoetlng Included La Grande, The Dalles, Roseburg and j Enterprlso. Interest In the election wuuj new department officers for the American Legion auxiliary came with the announcement that Mrs. Hazel Grahom, of Lo Grande, the 1033-34 vice president, is not expected to be (Continued on Page Two) Young Man From Union Is Facing Felony Charge Floyd Cole. 21, of Union, Is In the county Jail today swainns in Justice court on a charge of lar ceny from a person. He was arrested bv state police earlier this week. "cole appeared before Judge L. Den ham yesterday for arraignment and demanded a hearing, date of which has not yet been set. Stato police charge Cole with tak ing $200 from Frank Badsky. HIGH 92 BUT vnmA Y HEAT I' IHi' BOTHERSOME La Grande people went through a hot day yesterday, that seemed much warmer than the temperature Indi cated because of the sultriness. The maximum was 92 above, one degree warmer than the previous day, but last night It cooled off to 65 above, the same as the previous night. A continuance of the weather Is expected over the weekend, and next week promises to see little change, according to the government forecast. ORDER 6.000 PARASITES TO KILL EARWIGS VARIED PROGRAM IS PROMISED FOR BIG FLOWER SHOW Order Placed by Cham ber of Commerce; Need 8 More Contributors Good news for those who have been ,i.a ....t-u'iu- control eamuolgn IJUniiinK " . Ill I.a tlmiiue. Lynn iJinun, of ooinnierco secretary, nas orm-i. 0000 of the parasitized earwigs tor re lease in I-a (imnde, and arrival Is cs- 1 . In with ftB Still rue oruei who ... - lacking In the fund the porosltlzcd eurwiB ------ " of the lateness or tne season. " mioh Innper. the 61- were uv-mj. fectlveness of the control might be (Continued on Pwre Two) NELSINSTWO MATCHES; STARR DOWNS REYNOLDS Three singles matches and one ..... ..I, itrarA nln.Vfd In tllO opening day of the annual city tennis tournament yestcruay CRoy'Nelson eliminated two other players, defeating William Cooper In tho first round 8-1. 6-2, and winning (Continued on Page Three) CANNERY WILL BE CHAMBER TOPIC ..i . nnnlnir factory The suujci. for La Grande Is to be discussed at the August meeting of tne c.u of commerce scheduled for Tuesday ,,,-ri hv Pres dent noon. n. wa u.... - George Walker today. He urges a full ( Continued on Page Three. Mrs. J. K. Wright who Is chairman of the program committee for the annual Neighborhood club flower show, Is assembling many very excel lent numbers or. a voriea cnarucmr for the affair which Is to be given Thumrinv nf next week. Aug. 30. The large ballroom of tne i.a tiranae huwi will be the setting lor tne snow, i no n-nnPnm mhinh in tn be atven at in tervals during the afternoon and eve ning will be puonsnea in aetau on Monday. Miss Blanche Clark, gonorai cnair man and her committee are working An tha rtntnllR fnr the show, which. while It lsbalng given, earlier trim, usual on account of the early sea son, promises to oe excepuonuuy good. It Is being emphasized again that entries are urged by residents from outside or m uranae as wen u those residing in the city. They must (Continued on Paire Two) BABY DAUGHTER ARRIVES TODAY An eight and three-quarters pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. riaiint raster t.hia mnrnlne at their home at Island City. Both mother and daughter are doing wen. ROY BORN TO PATTS FRIDAY Mr nnrl Mm Frank Putt nrG the parentB of a seven and a half pound ann hnm vpt.prriBV Thfi llttln bov. christened Robert Lee, arrived at their home at 1604 Jenerson avenue. I tit in nrnrrocB i-na ninillt Inuf. Illollt niifl tills TittirlllliP' IlD-iihmt tllP HtPlldV proRnWii or ine mi. iirrin iurvi iir; mi the ttouth Hide, nltltutiRh tne rtfimftu linvn 1iPfn tlinrmiL'lllv f.hfH'kl'd on tho euNt and north, report today ham. mviim tiinti non nrrp.4 hflvn ben burned over, of which less than half consisted of grass and brush, ana thn mnlorltv of timber KPOWth. . A few more men have been added, brineina: the crew to a little over 100. Including more than halt u. u. -. hnit. hi if It TUflO snlri todrtV that further Increase In the force of men now would be of no avail, since ine ci7n nf thp prpu; in ndcouate and a larger crew would be no advantage. The fire is warning arouna me mountain toward Cove and Is still n,,t- nt Mintrnl nn til fit. Hlflft. SteCD uinn lrvrnn jshnii- rnrk. a heaw cov ering 01 grass arra anea pine uwuiw nnri iitrit riiniirn m mina eiifi:ii fire guards Is making the lire fight- Wedding Bells in Film Colony JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME 1M11SON ltlOT riU SIIKIl HKI.KIIOI S "lNCJUISlTION" "HHA1N TItllSTKR" NASIKI) (H KKX W1I.1IKI.MINA IM, Marian Nixon, film actress, made a lrd venture into matrimony when she married wuimm otruer, uuitw, i x V ,7,7. V formerly tre wife Tof Joe Benjamin, boxer, and Eddie Hlllman, polo nlaver. Setter was married to Laura La I'lonte. Km i pfir.vn.l.R Ihi.. Aiir. 25 IP) Stale police and guards today crushed tin outbreak nt Hie eastern slate pen- Itemlury at t.raienoru aurr wi wn- v i.tit itiui riiueii rur more iniiii vnm hours. The prisoners started fires In cell blocks and oiilliulliiings. nRRi.m. Auir. 26, lIi Well-authcn llnnlnil rnrtrtrts thl.t rnlMllllOllB fiVSnKe ii,.i nhnrMi nflntnm are belnff arrest ed by secret pollco and subjected to an "Inquisition" tonlgnt lnionsuiea Germany's increasingly bitter church controversy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2B VP) The Washington Post says President Itoosevelt lias apMllltetl Dr. Wlllartl 1,. Thorp, former member of the "brain trust" to be director of the consumers' division of the national emergency rounrll.' This Is described na n mlrtlHtin lllllivn tit COOnllllUte COI1- sinner uill villi's of tile NKA and the AAA. AGRICULTURE NETSPROFIT DURING 1933 National Figures Reveal Return of 1.9 Pet on Investment i (Continued on Page Two) . .7-1 1liT IS MjnKJM. HON IS UUKN A nine-pound baby son arrived at tho home of Mi, and Mrs. R. R. Roh land, on Sixth street, at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Both mother and baby are doing well. The little lad had not been named this morning. cost of education less1nthisstate Oregon young men and women are offered higher education In their own state supported Institutions at a cost substantially below the average throughout the United State It is shown by a comparison of present cost schedules here with those for the country as a whole as recently com piled and Uoued by the United States office of education. A smaller financial outlay Is need ed to attend any. Institution und-.'r the control of the state board of higher education than Is required on an average ' at similar Institutions throughout the United States, the flguies show. Tuition and fees at the normal schools In Oregon are almcet 46 per cent below the average lor state nor mal schools through the country, while board and room expense where dormitory factllttes are available Is S193 a year In Oregon compared with 232 average elsewhere. Only a few medical school figures arc averaged in the report, but these show Ore gon's charges to be some 45 per cent below those at Independent medical schools listed. At the University of Oregon and c.. niiai7A the fee and tul - or. nn nn exactly equal ro Hnrmitorv charges for r,m nd board except for slight voriatlons because of ainerences iu ...... a nmvu.ii Pees and tul- lurmiiinB f" - - tlon at these Institutions are S94.50 a year compared with a national m .. .,.... - nt i99 Board and room Biiohtiv hut need not ex cnargw viiij & ' ceed S200 a year comparer r .odd for the country as a whole and 4268 for the six major state institutions of the Pacific coast. n...raic.tA t.nitlon charred at the University of Oregon and Oregon State college Is. In contrast, nigutr uuu the average, being SI a year In a -M ..I an rhnrps to resident stu- U1LIU1. fc D dents. The average oi oj ram iu.ii- tutions Is (128. Estimates contained .v. .-,n-t. nn neccssarv costs In ad dition to tuition, fees, board and room wr admittedly rough approximate tlons. The official p.amphlet on en trance information for the state sys. tern estimates books, supplies, laun- ,ln and other essentials at 150 year at the college and unlve.slty and Wave of Mass Hysteria Halted In Girls' School BUDAPEST. Hungary, Aug. 25 fP, Alter treating scorcB.of cases, doctors have succeeded In check ing ft wave of mass hysteria whic broke o'.it In a girls' reform ichool at Riikospalota. The physicians said the girls threatened to renew their at tempts to kill themselves unless they were allowed to see their sweethearts weekly. The girls aged 12 to 18 were denied that privilege by the management of the school. Seventy girls have swallowed shoe horns, teaspoons, tooth brushes nd hairpins In order to be sent to hospitals where they hoped their boy friends would visit them. Two persons connected with the reform school have been arrested. SENATOR SCHALL SEES F. R. IN PLOT TO CENSOR PRESS WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 OT Sena tor Schall (R., Minn.) sent an open Ulln. In TJrnRlripllt RooSCVClt todUY relating that the administration intends to "force a censorship on the press." It followed a demand by the presi dent for the "facts" on which the senator based his recent assertion that plans are under consideration ia. "a nnt.innnl nress service to take the place of the Associated Press, the Hearst News Service, and tne univeo D aula n " Tltla MrVirA. SChSll Bald. 4miilrl "have exclusive use of all gov ernment news and be in a posinon u give Its service only to those news papers loyal to the Roosovelt dictator ship." "Since I should assume mat tne statements were not mado without basis In fact," Mr. Roosevelt tele graphed the senator iate vestcraay, "I request that you glvo mo the bene fit of bucH facts as you nave in sup port of the charges you caused to be mado. Once these facts are In my hands, they will rccelvo Imimedloto attention In order to mako Impos sible the things you say will bo done, because I am Just as much opposed to them as you aro." WHEAT PRICE GAINS MADE DURING WEEK Closing "Figure Today 3 Cents ADove Aug. in; ' Stocks Go Higher. (Contlnuod on Pago Twoi Something Ought to Be Bone About Those Bathysphere Stories In (he week Just passed the price of wheat showed on upward ten dency, advancing from u closing prlre if (iii. cents bulk last Saturday lo imij cenls lien- today for new crop. This ivus n decided change in ireiiu r.nn, Hi. nrevliiiiH week, when the nil mil Inn was exarlly reversed. Chicago wheat today finished at practically tho sumo os Friday, rang i.,n rrnm l'- rinwn to uo In price. Tho local prlco Is still six cents bo- low tho nigh mark lor idj.j-.ji 01 7414 cents, chalked up on Aug. 9. Although harvest work IS still con tinuing In Union and Wollowa coun- .!. thn TTmnl.llln mltntV hSTVeSt IS proctlcully over, Associated Press re ports from fenuicum ruvuiu. mm nr nn teniiencv was similar 111 thn atsirtr market during the last wcok also, with most Issues ranging from two to nine points nigner tuuuy Ihnn nil Ihk!. Rlltlll'daV. UlllOn Ptt clflc, at 05', last Saturday, closed at 104 today. u. S. oteci, auyB nisi . (Continued on Page Two WHEAT AAA MAY BE WORLD-WIDE ncniinnRnniMn Mnrwnv. Auo. 25 lr The condition of Queen Wll helmlna of the Netherlands, ill five days In a hotol hero, becamo slightly worse today. PRESIDENT FINDS U. S. BUSINESS IN BETTERX0ND1TI0N "WAHlllNOTON, Alllf. 25 P) Presl rittiit. HooMMnlt. savs he believes Amer ican biislniYW on the Whole looks promising. Declaring that conditions appear better .than ho hud expected, tho president also look occasion to reassure ft Kpeeirio bnnicli of com merce the merchant murine. Both tho chief executive and Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace sold they favored maintaining the merch ant marine. This was by way! of ra ni., tn priiira nf a reennt nronounce- ment OI WailUCU, ill Wlltvn .in Mul-" tloned whother further extension of ship subsidies would be a good thing. President Kooseveic said tnat bhiw getting back from his trip to Hawaii, he had received reports from banks, Industry, transportation and business. These, he sold, shaped up bettor than l.n B.wlAll Secretary Wallace s statement aooui, subsidies, mado In a recent lottor to Rep. Bland of Virginia, had raised something of a stormi He had sug gested that If other countries were glvon more of a chance at transport ing American ocean Dome tuiimioii.il, they would have more money to buy American goods. LOSS OF 4.2 PCT. IN PREVIOUS YEAR Export of American Goods During July Shows Gain Over Fig ures One Yeai1 Ago WASHINGTON. Aug. 25 (Pi Pre liminary commerce department fig ures showed today that export! of American goous (luring uiy wmi ?l (II, 787,000 as compared with 14V lOD.uuii a year ago. wiiaimwvmw Auir. as uft Re vised estimates of 1033 farm income Issues today by the bureau of agri cultural economics Indicated farmers received a Tcturn of 1.0 per cent on their capital Investment last year compared witn a loss oi per ccu In 1032. Gross farm lncomo for 1033 was es timated at 1 5.085 ,000.000, Including the value of products used on the farm. An additional 271 ,000.000 was received Jn benefit payments by farmers who reduced production un der the AAA, ralBlng the total In come to 0,26a,O00,OOO, compared with $5,331,000,000 in Duo to Increased cost of machinery. (Continued on Page Two) By Sleplien .1. .MclXinoilgh wiLiHiMmiiM. Aub 25 iA'i Secre. tory Wallace expressed belief today that the worm is neiiueu imu Inlarnnllnnal AAA fnr WllCSt. nnfini.A thn nil inurnment nf the in ternational wheat advisory committee in i-nnrinn with little onnarent suc cess, the secretory said he had "sub stantial hope" tne internanuiiui naiwrnnnl fnr ndlllstlniT nmdUCtlon to world demand would be extended Into 1035 and subsequent years. Un hnnni thn llPXt niCCtlniT Of the committee, In Budapest, Nov. 20, will succeed In adjusting niucriMiucu Wheat Today The price of local canh new crop wheal slimd at about BH'i wills bulk liMlay, imtiinIIiir to Hie IMuneer Flouring -Mills. Port land cuill n.Ti cenis. No export Mil. CHICAGO, Aug. 25 (.T) A sharp ..r.t.,m in r-nrn at.lmillntcd the grain market today and prie s moved higher as general speculative buying broad ened o Wheat lagged behind but fractional ootr-.n auini mffliitered Inrcclv In sym pathy with corse possible Damaging effect of frost in Canada attracted nmA fll.1jlltnn. Corn showed a net gain of to 2 cents. September 7- lu', cents, ucc ROi-.U nnd MnV 833,i-'3 Wheat w is flown to Yn cent up Dec. new 1.05-1. 05V,. Oats gained ', -. ... . Al. :'i cents, rye -l3, Vt-3't. Provisions higher. and boffe slightly What's a Fire To Britishers Who Play Cards? LONDON, Aug. 25 WV-Fire broko out enrly todny In Crockford's club. London's famous card-playing center, but It takes more than n lire to stop British cord players. The blaze started In the club's restaurant and spread so rapidly that some of the resident mem bers who had gone to bed had to scamper out doors In their night clothes. Many of the players, however, were too much engrossed in their games to do any hasty moving. Bomo carried their cards out with f hnm nnrl nt least one set Of DlaV- ers, ignoring the general excite ment, iimsnea mcir lUMirrupMiu game out In the street. (Continued on Pajce Two) ORDER MRS. LEWIS TO QUIT GERMANY nirnr tm An or tip Mrs. Sinclair Lewis, who writes under her maiden name of Dorothy Thompson, today was ordered by tho secret police to leuve Germany wiinin a noure. Tho banishment order against the wife of the Nobel prize winner was based on her allcEOd hostllo attitude toward Ocrmnny. Mrs. Lewis recently baa written many magazine articles on Germany and the Hitler movement, n. wu privately reported that interview with Hitler which she published In a maga- vlnri hnfnrn hn Pfimrt to IK) WOT 2iad much to do with the expulsion oider. Ait notion sno nas oeen iwre ouuiij a week, she is loavlng tonight by the North express for Purls. Baseball H. E. 7 2 11 2 AMKItlCAN First Oamo: , R. H. K. Cleveland i. 6 8 1 New York - 3 7 0 rtnttorlpit: Pearson and Berg: Mur phy. Dcshong and Jorgens. First Game: R. Chicago - 3 Boston - - 2 (11 Innings) Batteries: Earnshaw and Madjeskt, Shea; Rhodes and Legett. First Game: R. H. B. St. Louis 6-71 Philadelphia 4 4 3 Batteries: Coffman. Kewsom and Grube; Benton, Mahaffey and Berry, Hayes. NATIONAL First Oame: R. H. B. Pjhlladelrfila 1 1 0 Pittsburgh .. 4 10 ' 0 Eattcrles: Hansen. A. Moore and Todd: Hoyt, Johnson and Padden. 3,000,000 DROUTH CATTLE PURCHASED DtARiTtMrvrnr. Aue. 25. More than 3,000.000 head of drouth cattle havo been purchased to date In 20 western drouth states, the agricul tural administration announced to day. Latest avallablo figures covering purchases up to this morning, place the total or cottlo bought at 3,124,763 head. All such cattlo aro turned over to the federal surplus relief corpora tion to be slaughtered and canned and distributed for relief purposes. Government checks Issued to dato Indicote that the average price paid per head for drouth cattle Is rang ing from 13.50 to 13.75. Vouchers totaling 25.840,059 had been Issued to the close of business August 17, covering payment, at an average of 13 05 per head, for 1,804,888 head of cattle. ' Tho total of cattle purchased to dato amounts to 30.5 per cent of all tne cuttle on tne zio.oo1. larnip wuku had sold drouth cattle to the govern ment. Cattlo purchase totals by states we: Arizona, 41.881: California, 11,226; Colorado, 85,065; Idaho, 9900; Iowa, 2334: Kansas, 130,514: Minnesota, 165.418; Missouri 89,643; Montana, 177,596: Nebraska, 117,598; Nevada, 8922; New Mexico, 171,189; North D koto, 742,952: Oklahoma, 21.321: Ore gon. 957; South Dakota. 473,499; Tex as, 690,484; Utah, 47.481; Wisconsin, 35.902; Wyoming, 88,208. Checks for cattle purchases are be ing sent out to tho states from four offices, established at St. Paul. Kan sas City, San Francisco and Chicago. 120 at the normals.