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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1923)
Saturday, June 1C, 1923, Tr , j 1 TOE LA GRANDS EVENING OBSERVER ll PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED PREMIER DANCER OF WORLD Game Sunday Will Be One Of interest Shelby Pays Part of Sum Baker and La Grande Meet in Critical Game; Opens Last Half of Season. $50,000 Installment , Is Paid Dempsey; Remainder to Be Paid Today; New Site for Match Offered. When L;i Grinulf mcots Maker to morrow ut linker, the fpum; will noi only u critical on.-, Unit it will also ne laMi nun or tne inturmoun. tain U'ajfue "sclieilule. As the tennis nt;inl, Cove Uutis Halter In one game from the top, mu ,a tiramle is in third place with a iercvntntfe of .Mm. one game behind linker. In order 'o hv.w a clianee, I .a Grande must h, al Milker tomorrow, which would put her in a tie with the rolls Tor seeoin: place. Maker claims the fiiate.st infield in the league, having lately added u new' mil ii at second hase, named A use! I, who is haid to be a real hall player. I Milker has undoubtedly a strong team! ami the Pirates will have their hands! lull downing them tomorrow. j The game will be played at the new; field and will also dedicate the new I grandstand, which Maker has ju.-it completed. The La Grande team will leave to morrow morning and providing the day gives promisi' of (air weather, a. hnu number of fans will also make the trip. Kit her McGce or White will pilch for La (irande tomorrow. (My Associated Press) Git MAT PALLS. Mont., June 16. Jack K earns last night accepted $M,- unu as an installment on the fight ptir.se with the agreement that the $Munjn additional be paid by 4 o'clock today. 1 orrers New Sitr , NKW YOliX, June Mi. Tom 0'l(ourkct mutch maker of the Polo (3 rounds At hie tic club, wired Jack j I ieaiiiN, ine nianut'r ui juciv I'enip- i Bvv, ui ici in,; iu MiiHt i in i M'lii pse.v - ! Gibbons light liere July 2 in event t that Klielby, Mont., promoters are un- able to go through with the bout on July 4. Swedish Taxi Service Is Back in Its Old Home at the Lobby of the Sonimer COAST BASEBALL Clubs Won Lost Pet. , San Francisco ...48 'Hi -04;) Sacramento .'JH .5U")' Verncn ' 37 34 .521 ; Salt Lake 3(i 35 .507 Portland . .34 38 .472 j Los Angeles 33 E17 -471 t Seattle 20 41 .414 ! Oakland 29 42 .408 Bees Take Close On? SalfLuke It- H. E. Los Angeles 10 Hi 3 Salt Lake Batteries, Hughes Regx); 13'.. McCabe, Coumbo and Pet ers. "Home againt" I'ennu-k'e John Hogers. sole owner sind operator of the Swedish Taxi .Service, us he plant ed his smalt effeminate foot on the floor of the new Sinner hotel lobby. With tile opening of the new hole! Monday morning John will perch himself In a conspicuous place and answer all calls for taxi service that come his way. I Since the new hotel is strictly up- to-the-minute and has bid farewell to the old-time customs, Johnny Adams, day clerk, and "Hoc," the night clerlt, have already, served notice on John left outside and if perchance he must smoke w hile on duty, I ho cigar case will be open to him the saniV aa it is to the traveling public. "1 don't know how I'll stand that new rule," remarked John toda. "This old pipe and 1 have been friends for lo, these, many years. There has been a 'stronir' bond of friendshin de- 13 14 2 'veloped between us, but if it is a ca.se Robertson and 0r juekintr tho 1,1.,,. or beinir kent out of the new hotel, J guess the pipe will have to go." NEW YORK, June 16. The Prince of Wales has been voted the premier dancer of -the world by the National Institute of So cial Dancing, which announced Friday it had sent him a num ber of new steps, one named in his honor- Addressing the prince, the in stitute, through its secretary, Arthur Murray, said: "As a token cf our apprecia tion of your many courtesies to American women on the ball room floor, 'I take plensure in forwarding to your royal high ness, on behalf cf the American members of the National Insti tute of Socfal 'Dancing, the en closed new dance steps, one of which, because of its distinctive ness, we have taken the privi lege of naming after your royal highness. "It is our unanimous vote that your royal highness deserves first place among the dancers of the world, by reason of which position we find it only befitting that your roya! high ness be the first to learn the steps." WARNING GIVEN U. S. FARMERS Secretary Wallace Warns Dissappoint. WHOLE FORI) LINE SHOWS SURPRISIN' INCREASE ABP ports of these same crops for the years VMa to UH4. "Unless production is fairly well adjusted to demand, prices will be disappointing- Wo are far more de pendent upon Europe for mnrkets for our cotton than lor our food pro ducts, and the price of cotton is not depressed. in uui mi ei n it uih nuiiier nr in- ai....... ,i . .. i.. . tu.ru exports of our mrriculturat nro- ...k..i.. ........ ...... . .... Agriculturists to Adjust ' - V rrOClUCUOn or 1 riC'CS Willi ward. European ngrieulturo is bo-' I'mmi? tno iii-hi rour mounts or lUiV cuming more urot ucl ve. unt no lululK" muew ui i-um wt.n (loulit ecoiicjnic conditions are bej""'1 Trucks rc-uchcU a lotul of 7(1,142 coming more stable. As normal coim'i1" Is al.ss: more than wore sold 7 fcAREFIVE DKTKOIT, Mich., June f V where abroad thero is aW. demand lor products of th' ho, dllde. "from jprmr hnv VjaWparticulai'H Joliu J. liltick. ffc. (i-lB-ltp S yj furnished ; u-ni-2t ONTARIO WINNER IN JUDGING CONTEST I'NUiX, June It!.- Following in the list or teaniH entered in thu stock jiidginK contest which wan caried on dtiriiiK t he I 'nion Livestock Show: ( Miturio- John M Ikhio, Robert I'ralil, I 'a 11 1 Xeece, I nut met or t. J 'unison.. Score Union Cecil- Castor, Lloyd OoHluml, Willie Hnssrorty, score 23 1 a. KnteTprisK Guy L'raifc', lOarl JJuinett, Mack I .ockwood, Score 2'2Si. I-:1h1ii Melvin Schmoro, LaW renen Itennett, J'aul ( ason, score 22 tiS. Uiairlo City Kay Galbraith, Philip Heinim Alan ford Waldon scoro aaafi. Ilalfwa .111 Uarn, Carl Mit- irhell, Karl Minefield,, score 2220, II iKh point man won by l'aul Neeco of Ontario. Oaks Lose to Siwashc. Oakland II. H- E. Seattle 5 2 Oakland 4 lli i) (12 innings) Batteries, Gardner, Tobin and Yar: yah; Col well and Thomas. Heavers Win 5-4 Vernon-- R. II. E- Portland . 5 l.'i 1- Vernon : 4 !) 2 Hatteries. Middleton and Daly; May, Foster and Hannah. . Gam? Goes 13 Periods Sacramentc K. H- E. Pan Francisco 14 10 0 Sacramento 2 10 2 (13 innings). Batteries, Shea and Yellc; Fittery, Tenner and Koehler. Skldall and Associates Organize a Company to Drill for Oil in Valley 1 C. Siddall, of Great Kulls. Mont., T. C. l-'erris of Great Kails and V. L. Hnw'is of Gre;tt Kails have incorpor ated the I'nion County Oil company under the laws of Oregon for the pnrpos.' of piospeetin:; for oil in tlie Grande jl:onde valley. Air. Siddall has been here "for several days and ha." fea-sed t.'MHi aor. h ol land in I he val ley. (I is Inieii'ion. according to Ills statement, lo sil stock locally to ile ''lop the property. I (is geologist. J. II. Vi'dnrs, claims I hat the eoloiry on I his valley shows very well wit li a possibility of oil at H.iitni to 4,uio feet. Newspaper Space as a Prize in Sales Contest Purini; June Kanklin dealei-a throughout tlie country are entered in a sales contest InatiHuated by the Kranklln Automobile Company lo de termine the salen championshipH for the first six months of 1923," states Chase liohncncamp, local dealer, "Al ready t he first ftv monthy of the ear are ahead ol the same peiiod of If-- by iS per cent, and June busi ness will wind up the first half of the year far in excess of any previous hah-year period, it hi expected. "In this sales competition, the Com pany's dealers ao divided into seven classifications according to the size of the teritory. The dealer who, at the cud of June, haH succeeded in do iiverini; the most Franklin cars since January 1, will be declared champ ion ut his ckss. As a reward for thiii accomplishment, the Company i:i offer In i; a compliment ay full puffu newspaper advertisement announcing hia victory. "Kecotfiiition is also given to the winner of second place in each class-1 iiication and. as a prize, a one-half pane newspaper advertisement will be awarded." ' WASHINGTON. Juno 1.6 Warn-: into American farmers that unless production is fairly well adjusted , to demand, prices of the last three j years have not been duo to reduction cf agricultural exports, was e;iven Friday by Secretary Wallace of the department of agriculture. "A great many people seem to have had the notion that the low prices for farm products during the last three years have been due to a reduction of our exports," said Mr. Wallace. "Under this misconception they have urged the adoption of va rious political and economic devices which they thought might increase agricultural exports- Tlie fact of matter is that our exports of farm products, during the last three years have been far greater than before the war, and greater even than dur ing the war years. "Take out eight principal iV-ud crops, corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, rice and potatoes. The average annual exports of these eight crops for the years 1 120 lo 11)22, inclusive, were 1-12 per cent greater than the average annual ex- litions in Europe are re-established their purchases of our surplus will uecome more normal- Wool Outlook is Hright. NEW YOliK, Juno 10 Further improvement in the woolen industry was predicted by William M. Wood, chairman of the American Woolen company, upon his teturii on the Mauretania Friday frcjn a trip to ICu rope- "The consumption of wool is in creasing in the United Kingdom and in Japan and on the continent," said Mr. Wood. "The tone of wool is firm.- There is buying, with increas ing orders. They are literally eat ing it up." The Itl-cent tariff en wool was not concerning him, Mr. Wood said, do nating that "the consumer has got to pay ine war debt on something hum it nugnt as wen he woolens as anything else. the sumo period a year afo. hi the sumo months, Kordsoit Trac- ti- sales mounted to 4,6;i4, mora than twice those of . last year when 1 .MM Kordsons wero Bold in foreign mark ets. ' An outstanding feature is the rc murkablo demand for Font 1 'rod nets in the Scandinavian countries. All through lientnark, Norway and Swed en sales are showing un unprecedent ed increase and motor transportation in these countries is making greater strldou than ever before. In Uelglum, too, thero is an unus ual demand for Kords. The pictures quo lielglan horse and cart is rapidly giving way to thu Ford one-ton I ruck, for commercial and agricul tural Interests la lielglum now arc keenly awnko to tbo advantages and economy of this means of transporta tion and are turning (o it in surpris ingly increasing numbers. rriendfc ablo td business sV bring lunch Tho grand lo?V Hlato will be prescV Klgtn is not pleklnY Is trying to got every if possible. I'nion, bier, Klgin, Wallowa and 1? are the lodges represented In t tlct. -Up Dry Audits Shoot Two- (My AHBOcmti'd l-rcss) SAN FHANCIKm. June lfi. Basil Aituffo whs shot and killed mid his wife, Julin, wns wounded, 1' ndiiy nt turnoon, in n mid on their home by two prohibition mrcnts. Tho agents, whose numea were not made public, have been taken into custody by the police. 'Mrs- Artuffo was shot in the riptht ankle. Another good Intclllsonco tost Is an Invllutlon to oxineas your opinion of n now tmhy. . Two Killed liy Lightning OMAHA, June 10. Two persons were killed bv liirlitnine during ram and thunder storms Thursday in western Iowa . and 1 Nebraska, r rank Greisen, 40, of near Platte Center, Xeb , and William Ouken, living near Greenfield, Iowa, both farmers, were tlie victims. Trains Crash, One Killed CHICAGO, June 1(1. B. V- Ham mond, engineer, was kiiled when a freight train on the' Chesapeake & Ohio railroad crashed into another freight on the Chicago & Western Indiana road, at an intersection of tiie two tracks, here Friday. ooooooooooooooooooooooodoo jHLamimle ' O (' lPRISCJfeQ Monday and Tuesday " ARCADE I o Tub Blouses Every Vacationist Should Own Several Good-Looking- Tub Blouses These are Tub Blouses you will be anxious to have in our vacation yirriHir T"y are out of the ordinary d)&Trrf!n tucks placed to form stripes, tiny "colored pipings. Peter Pan, convertible or col- less necklines and short or long sleeves give opportun ity for variety when several are chosen for Summer wear. Their simplicity will appeal to you Priced $1.25 to $6.75 Phoenix Silk Underwear Piitm an s MarlKa-4-Foot Hose n Secretary Hoover Disclosed in his recent report on industrial conditions in America, that i; i im ploy, s jr oi i lyii.'wril.r ojV K,u, , U,,,v,.r Want Ad, ' S J 12 oi . . , , . , t o; I 1. 1., i in his recent report 2 I'o on industrial conditions 8 1 Well.: w im!W.(, , r..Blllar I . WfW J X A I'f'l , - I o I strikt' in .Ahiv, but it was too cold to I fs$4)$ki V' J? ' f r "a " i I o , pllJ J j (. ... -tWtemi X llltlt ! ' " l jl! 1 In the lace of these nil: wav V i ai.tii is FMMIZmSAfmm j g ! T,l,i,,' V"riNM',vx'' g il s Mttwi O ' ' Havc VHU1' cycs cx' ;: .i:,n- or v.,vn,.iKhi,0 . an- ft Ifr O fM tTl& amincd and know the Si i. Tii-m-lne !!" vast li. n. rils r,r I J A V g jgS MgS ligfl H W O I "!iro.riivtic a.lMistni.nts. TIlN J A' .. fL..'W 3 O faniu oil w,n,;,,;ul tr...im..nt ..,.....! ; g ,dCth- of m.nts Wll.l. CiKT ISKSCI.TS H.VPiSSi7-l O g I ),. !i oti,..r ,,m...is ran. II XXiUUXm tf,WMUliWtUMil -Ttnl ( j rimue IU7-W for ApiMitntlilrlit. I I x I - Announcemnt We wish to announce the opening of our new Dining Room and Cafe, located in the New Somnier Hotel Building, on Monday. 'June 18th, at 5 P. M. Open from G A. M. to 9 :30 P. M. A Few ol Our Specialties A nice juicy steak, cooked on our electric broiler, served on a hot plate. There are waffles and waffles. We serve the latter cooked crisp and served hot with real butter and maple syrup, Think of it- hen corne in. Our Cafe' will be a Cafe of returns tl the nublic. where you will find rrtSorv able prices Lnd courteous treatment. to Banquets. If you want to know Save Your CM." 8 Spojcial attention gi .. . Our own l-Jectnc LarKery, what real vieIsT'lrop in. We will not only serve as good food as you can get any place, but we will serve better. One cup of our Coffee calls for another. Yours for Service New Sommer Grill li. J. SLUTZ & C L. DECIOUS, Props. Inspection Invited. v1 is. ; X V;:1 I CliliniHartor .V- .Xaliiropalh I I Also Showing a Comedy I g iSs, jf STAR TODAY j Dr.Wm.Peare Optometrist W ith J. II. Feare & Son COOQCCC'C cooooooooooooooo ; i
