La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 27, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textj Forest Fire On Mt. Harris Controlled; Crew Leaving drattlir La Grande Is The Only Newspater Printed in La Granda J, "l!-.e Switzerland S of America CoTerlng Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 32 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 193 1 MEMIIER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 298 IOHLNSON WITHDRAWS MOMMI BURNS OVER i 1,400 ACRES I DURINGWEEK Crew of About 40 Re maining On Guard This Morning, Report. TWO SMALL FIRES REPORTED SUNDAY One On Mt. Emily And One Near North Pow der Both Controlled Quickly, However. The forest fire sltuutlon n-aii much Improved In Union rounty today, although low (humidity and poor visibility mnile the hazard very dan gerous. The Maze on Ml. HarrlH. east of Imliler, was under control Sun day. Two small fires occurred yesterday according to L. C. Morehead district fire warden one on Mt. Emily and one on Wolf creek west of North Powder. Both were extinguished quickly how ever. The fire on My,Hanis, after burn ing for several days, covered approxi mately 1.400 acres by the time It was contrlled after a stubborn spread for controlled after a stubborn spread for several days. A considerable amount of timber burned was merchantable, home. Some of the Emigrant Springs A crew of 05 men fought the flames for several days, finally win ning out Saturday evening. That night 25 C.C.C. boys from Enterprise were released and returned to their camp, and yesterday at noon 30 from Tollgato camp also returned homo. Some f the Emigrant Springs C.C.C boys wcro expected to be re leased today. The- closest to the lookout tower ',, (Continued on Page Two) 3 Cars Stolen During Weekend; ' One Auto Found Three care were stolen over the weekend, ami officers had found no trace of two of them this morning. A car belonging to H. M. Howard, manager of Safeway Stores, was stolen Saturday night from 2007 Second Btrect, nnd a coach belonging to Oeorge Rector was stolen from Jef ferson and. Plr between 6 and 11 p. m. Saturday night. A car belonging to Oeorge Shevar was taken from Depot and Jefferson Sunday. Police along the highways have been notified to watch out for the missing machines. Mr. Howard's car was found abandoned near the Btock yards late Sunday. GIRL HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT EAST OF HERE Miss Constance Ray, of 1302 Sixth Btrect, suffered chest Injuries in an automobile accident between La Grande and Cove about 0:30 p. m. Saturday night, according to a report made to the police yesterday. It is not believed her Injuries are danger ous. A car driven by A. J. Lundy Jr., skidded lr. loose gravel and overturn ed, it was reported. The car was traveling east on the La Grande-Cove highway at the time of the wreck. FERA PROVIDES AID FOR' 595 STUDENTS A total of 5D5 students at Oregon institutions will be aided in working their way through college this com ing yoar by an allotment of $80,325 in federal FERA funds to the Institu tions under the control of the state board of higher education, according to figures compiled by the division of information of the state system. The number of students to be aided is 12 per cent of the total enrollment of last October. In Oregon this will bo divided: University of Oregon 335. Oregon State college 225. Modlcal school 28, Oregon Normal school, 48. Eastern Oregon Normal school 29, and Southern Oregon Normal school 30. Students accepted will be given work to the amount of $10 to $20 a month. i . . The pressing demand for this aid Is indicated In reports from the sev eral registrars In Oregon, which show that since the first announcement of the new allotment, applications for more than the amount available have already been received. Applications received will be passed on probably early In September, well in advance Heat Wave Here ! Continuing; No Rain For Month Ri v e r s And Streams Dwindling in Size Maximum in La Grande Sunday 98 Above. A late summer heat wave intensi fied In La Grande during the week end, and Sunday the maximum was 98 above, the warmest since the 100 above weather late In July. Satur day's high waa 90 above, and another high mark seemed certain today, al though the minimum last night was three degrees cooler than the 58 of Saturday night. The heat sent hundreds of people out of town In search, of cooler spots to spend the day. Coupled with the heat Is the fact that It was Just a month yesterday St nee any rain has fallen In La Grande. The last measurable rain was on July 26, when .03 of an inch was recorded. Rivers and streams are dwindling In flow with each passing week, and unless rain comes before long, some may have dry beds. It Is said, for the first time within mem ory. COOLER IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 27 P) Kindly clouds today screened Port land from the sun which shot tem peratures far Into the 90s last week. Yesterday the extreme high temper atures were replaced by an 86, but humidity rose and made every de grco felt. The weather man prc- (Contlnued on Page Two) STARR WINS NET CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANNUAL TOURNEY Dud Star won the men's singles and the La Grande championship In tennis, for 1934 at the club courts here yesterday In the finals of the annual city tournament. Star de feated Bob Oostorling 7-5. 6-3. Sarr and Ocstcrllng, playing as a (Continued on Page Two) GEOLOGIST HERE TO SEE DAMSITES Charles P. Berk?y, geologist from Columbia university. New York, and George T. Cochran, secretary of the Grande Ronde Reservoir Co., are up the Grande Ronde riw;r today in specting damsitc on the river and at Meadow Brook. They were not ex pected to return before lato today. The Inspection trip is In connec tion with the $10,000 allocation by the reclamation service for a survey of tho Meadow Brook project. PLAYGROUND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY Playground activities In La Grande will come to a close with Friday of this week, according to Ira Woodle, In charge of the program. Free swims will be enjoyed Tues day and Frldny at Crystal Plunge, and sports at the stadium will be on Monday. Wednesday and Thursday, following the snme program used last week. of the opening of the college term, when competent committees will sc Kct the mortt worthy applicants for final approval. Applications may con tinue to be made to the several regis trars up to the opening of school on September 24 when final decisions will be made. The allotment of this money to Oregon indicates the extent to which the federal government is encourag ing college attendance. That the gov ernment Is definitely committed to this policy of encouraging an in crease In the number of young men and women going to colleges Is stated In the official notification concern ing the project, received from Harry L. Hopkins, administrator of federal relief. Half of the Jobs made avail able must be given to new students, the regulations state. Not only are applications for this federal aid reaching the registrar In large numbers, but the total number of applicant for admission to the Institutions this year Is markedly In excess of the total at the correspond ing date a year ago. HEIRESS FOUND fei 'j A missing heiress who says she lias learned a lot about hatm burgers, Miss Janet Howell White, 21, above, was found working In a roadside restaurant near Cold water, Mich., ending several days' hunt for her after she left Michi gan University summer school on the eve of tests, Ihiughler or a wealthy IK'trolter, she said she wanted to earn Iter own way. 41 CARACCIDENT NEAR LOSTINE Dorothy Wall, Suffers . F r a c t u r e s of Collar Bones and Jaws; Others !r .Bruised, Cut. , Four young people were hurt, one of them seriously In nu automobile accident between Lwtlnc and Wallowa- on the Lu Crandc-Walloua Uike highway about 8 o'clock last night. Miss D o r o thy Wall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. but 'not critically mjf s, (ff- hurt. BOX.il couar BM't- bones were frnc tured. her Jawi; were broken on both sides and she nnta hmlwvl harilv Miss Orvalins Mc- lrl' Williams, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. K. J. McWIlIlams, suffered severe bruises and cuts as did Charles "Boots" Walnum. eon of Mr. and Mr- (Continued From Page Four) And These European Statesmen Think They Have Troubles ( I fC-Y- "V-SW -A C& COUPLA MOR ) VJz? sSf weeks wen i- v T y be back: iaj METHODISTS ELECT HEADS HERE SUNDAY Fourth Quarterly Con ference Held Outlook Exceptionally Good. An Ik the custom with this denom ination, the work or the tust year of the First Methodist K.Imo;i1 church was reviewed, report from the dif ferent organizations were presented ami the annual report of the min ister was given at the fourth quar terly wmferrnce held last evening at the church. The district superinten dent, lr. II. (1. McAllister, of Boise, presided over the session and com mended the local congregation for (he ri-in-nil condition of the church and Its subdivisions. Lucien V. Whealey mix the recording Meward. The pulpit supply committee pre sented a request for the return of Rev. W. H. Hertwg to th-a local pas torate. Tho request camo unanimous ly from tho church membership. Rev. Hertaog is J ust.com pie ting a four and a half year term of Bcrvice. tho par tial year having been to complete the year following the death of the late Rev. Vernon Hall. Tho consensus seemed to be that the church was coming tlirough tho years of depres sion very encouragingly, that the out look was exceptionally good and that the services of tho present pastor should bo continued, Tho following officials for the year 19:14-1035 were nominated and con firmed by tho conference: Trustees: H. S. Brown ton, chair man. Renwlck Clark, H. E. Dixon, F. A. Epllng, A. W. Nelson, S. C. Smith, R. F, Tyler and Sherwood Williams. (Continued on Page Two Larson Winner Of Sacajawea Golf Tourney Pete Larson's name will be en graved on trio handsome Sacajawea trophy cup, which is up ' for play annually at tho La Grande country club in the fall Sacajawea handicap tournament. Larson, with a net of 08 Saturday and a like score Sun day, for a total of 130. scored first In tho 30-holo tournament. Larson's score each day was gross 92. handicap 24, net G8. Dr. Ray Murphy was second with a score of 137. Saturday his score was 87-1G-71 and on Sunday he turn ed In an 82-10-06. Quite n number or tho club mem bers competed in tho iurney. This week the women's club championship tournament begins. Qualifications were completed last week. Meet Grandma - 1 L: aii mose eastern and mid-wcst-crn grandmothers nt 32 must take ft back seat to Mrs. Verna Hoglimd, San Francisco. Willinm Boyle, 11 months, calls her "grandma," i and she's "mother" to Mrs. Pauline , Boyle,, all pictured above. Wore the picture taken 11 months ago, i jpu'd see a grandmother at 30. i RAILROADS FILE FOR AUTHORITY TO RAISE RATES WASHINGTON', Aug. !i7 (P) The railroad of Hie country asked the I ut crslut c com mcrcc commission to day to nut horlzo a $l7n.00(MMH In crease In the nation's freight bill. Citing mounting costs, they plead ed for a general increase on every commodity and class of freight, rang ing upward to 10 per cent on first class freight. They said an estimat ed $293,000,000 Increase In costs in 1935 would "Jeopardize the solvency of a larger number of import railway systems" unless relief Is given. Tho proposed boosts touch nil manufactured products, major farm products which of recent yvnrs have been exempted from Increases, and products of forest and mine. The petition, was filed ly tho Aaso- fOan tinned on Patre Four) She's Only 31! BIG TEXTILE STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED National Labor Relations Board Plans Action to Avert Walkout. WASHINGTON. Aug. 87 (! Ael loll by the national lultor relations hoard Inward settlement of a ((''iimi! strike In all lirani'l'.ett of the textile Indus try was promised today by Lloyd Gar rison, Its elialrman. Uarrlson said the board probably would not announce its plans with regnrd to the strlko until tomorrow. Francis J. Gorman, chairman of the strlko committee, said earlier today (Continued on Togo Three-) LEGIONNAIRES RETURNING HOME Members of the La Grande Amcrl can Legion post No. 43 and the auxi llary were returning today and to morrow from Astoria, whero they at tended the state convention last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The drum corps won second In the 40-8 parade competition, and was fourth in tho state competition. J. It. Gurlty, drum major, won the Hid to drum major contest. Delegates to the national conven tion Includrd J. M. HtgKH, of Iji Grande, nnd W. E. Wilklns was named as an alternate. Legionnaire who already have re turned, report an excellent conven tion, although they expressed dis appointment at the loss of tho 1035 convention fight to Tho Dalles. Wheat Today The prliw of tm-al new erop rall uheat. sUhmI at aliout l(7c bulk here today, according to the Pioneer f ((''jrlnc mills. I'orMnud liihh HI i-eiibi .No export lilil. CHICAGO, Aug. 27 fP) A sharp recession of wheat prices today ac companied scattered liquidation. Other grains dropped In sympathy with wheat, corn stepping out of It recent hole of stubborn resistance to seinjrig pressure. Favorable weather for harvesting nnd movement of tlw new Canadian crop with iu consequent hedging sale wero bearish Influence. Wheat Jo-it 1 Vi to02'Hc a compar ed with Saturday's finish, Dc-omber now d'Ollvcriea closing at $1.03 tl.Wf'n a bushel. Corn droj)ed 1 w 1 71' Dccem bcr ending at 79i,t 7t',ic. Oat lost 'a to c, ry Hiwl'c, and barley showed a rung l'4c down to yAc up. Provision wero virtually unchanged. JUST BEFORE PRESSTIME IIKI F1KB IV (.'IIICAflO I ItKAK NCH'IDti CASK I'ltANS; FKIKNULY SUIT G Alt I j HILL NGXT SPHAKUIl? CHICAfJO. Aug. 27 WO A fire alarm abort ly after 4 p. m., today willed dozens of pieces of fire equip ment Into rorklngtowii. First report said that (lie fire broke out In tht huge plant owned by Armour -and Co TAMPA. Fla., Aug. 27 (ff Death waa the goal sought by Ramon Perez and he attained It by sitting nude in the midst of thousands of hornets. Their poisonous stings proved fatal to Perca, 34-year-old cigar maker without work, after hours of agony. SALEM, Aug. 27 (ff) The stnt hourd of onutrol will meet at 8:80 this afternoon to adopt a resolution authorizing a friendly suit In the su it it me court to test the constitution ality f the law under whleh cer tificate of Indebtedness against the state liquor futioT for unemployment relief could be Issued. SALEM, Aug. 27 P) Earl Hl!l, state reprcfMntatlve from Lane coun try, In &ilem today conferring with state officials, stated ho had received pledges of sufficient votes to assure his election as iipeaker of the house at tho 1035 legislative session. RALRM, Aug. U7 W) Circuit .ludge It, L, Kddy, or ItoNcburg, wiim ellmin ateI from the ra for circuit Judge ship hi the second Judicial district ad the general election tlU fall, In n decision handed down hero by Circuit lodge L. 1. Le welling todap. THREE PRIMARY ELECTIONS OVER U. S. TOMORROW Hy the Associated Press Primary elections accepted as straws, showing the way In which tho wind Is blowing about tho new deal will bo held tomorrow in California, Mississippi and South Carolina. Senator Hlarm Johnson, Republican lndcjcndent. supporter of President Roosevelt, is generally rotcd tho win ner of both Democratic and Republi can nominations for senator In Calif ornia. The Democratic raco for tho guber natorial nomination, however. In which Upton Sinclair, former So cialist, Is a prominent candidate, has administration leaders worried. They (Continued on Page Four) WOMAN KILLED IN DURKEE ACCIDENT BAKRR. Aug. 27 (IV) Mrs. Tl. C. Schwleger, 30, of Waiikomls. Okla homa was killed and her husband was Horiously Injured Saturday evening when the automobile in which they were riding plunged off the Old Ore gon Trail nnd overturned several times five miles west of Durkee. Schwieger's sister. Miss Irene Schwleger. or Oklahoma City, sus tained scalp wounds, and his daugh ter. Betty, 13, suffered a compound fracture- of tho right arm. Mr. Schv.cigcr's condition Sunday night was considered critical because of head Injuries, but he was Improved late this morning. It Is believed Schwleger went to sleep at the wheel. GRID SEASON OPENS FRIDAY IN CHICAGO By WIIHhiii Weekr CHOAClb. Aug. 27 (At The 1IKJ4 football season will get under way Friday night about a month ahead of schedule when the Chicago Bears, national professional cham pions, and a squad of all-stars from 1033 college elevens clash at Soldier field before an attendance which promises tD reach 80,000. Tho college squad, selected by a nation-wide poll conducted by the Chicago Tribune, began putting the final polish on its offense today, un der the direction of Head Coach Nobel Kinr or Purdue, and his aides, Dick Hunley of Northwestern and Jimmy Crowley of Fordham. Tho Bears havo been working hard on their wide-open game under tho eye of George Halas, head coach and president of tho club, Paddy DriBColl and Laurio Walqulst. ICisser and his staff have primed tho cx-colloglates for the first game FIERY HEAD OF NRA WILL STAY ON JOB Presidential Action Taken, However, To Heal Real Rift GENERAL WALKS OUT ON MEETING Submits Resignation To Roosevelt in Writing New Set-up to Be De cided Soon. (Copyright 11)34, Associated Prns) WAHIIIM1TON, All. 27 The dp- MMitcol rlinrnrtpr or NKA's latest trou bles beenme apnnrent todny when It iron learned that (lenerol Huff It B. JohiiHon angrily walked out on lut Monday's "WHlto House conference. resigned In writing, and reconsidered onlv on the firm Insistence of Presi dent Hoosevelt. The dispute arose over an NBA reorganisation plan submitted to the president by Donald Rlohberg. tho NRA counsel, and Prances Perkins, tho secretary of labor. Among other things, tho plon -was Interpreted by Johnson as contemplating his own retirement to private life. Tho general walked out when Mr. (Continued On Pan Four) . Governor Meier Not Decided On Whether to Run PORTLAND, Oro., - Aug. Vi (P) r Whether Governor Julius L. Meier, who rode into office on a non-partisan ticket, will be an Independent candidate to succeod himself waa ex pected to be learned definitely this week. ' ' - ' Governor Molor said he would make a definite statement this week In re gard to his plans In connection, with the gubernatorial campaign. Since tho recent announcement that Governor Meier waa mulling over action of numerous persons who wero said to have urged him to bo a candi date, ho has been approached on the same subject by numerous delega tions and individuals, he said. , Governor Meier declined to com ment on what sort of a campaign platform he would use In cose he decided to run. Baseball A inert ran League B. H. E. Detroit .'. 11 14 0 Philadelphia 0 6 2 Batteries: Bridges and Cochrane; Cascarolla, Logger and Berry, Hayes. R. H. E. Chicago 2 8 0 New York - 3 7 0 Batteries: Cuts ton and Modjeskl; Den hong, Murphy and Jorgcns. R. H. E. Cleveland 8 8 3 Boston ... 5 11 3 Batteries: Hud 11 n, L. Brown and Berg; Pcnnock, Walbcrg and R. Per- . .in National league R. H. E. Boston 6 10 I Pittsburgh 8 11 1 Batteries: Rhem. Smith and Ho gan: French, Blrkoffcr, Hoyt and Oraco. or the kind ever arranged with the Notre Dame system, and the practice sessions lndlcato that forward passes will bo abundant. Bornlc Mas torso n of Nebraska, has been doing most of tho throwing, with such prhie snat chors as Joo Skladany of Pittsburgh, Fred Canrinus, of St. Mary's, Bill Smith of Washington, Beattle Feath ers of Tennessee, and Ed Mansko of Northwestern, on tho receiving end. Instead of tho profosstonal rule, which permits heaving the bait from anywhere behind tho line of scrim mage, tho college rule will bo in ef fect. The latter regulation requires tho passer to be at least five yards back of tho scrimmage line whon he lets go of tho ball. As enthusiastic as any member of the professional uquad Is Red Grange, Illinois famous "galloping ghoaf' who is about to embark on his ninth full season of playing the game tor money.