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Thursday,. January 11)27. Page Two- LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ij CI ii I.'V 51 1 n my fi 1 CINDER ARTISTS' ! SEASON IS NEAR JTrack Stara Are Making Ready for Period of , , " Triumphs, Defeats ClIIfAOO, Jnn. 0 (AP) With foolball oi I lie nhoir, nml link.t Imll In thn pintir of IIir colli'it' ' utlilrtlr llniMlnlii, thn I rock mnm "n'rn. making' i..n.iy to tnkn 1111 hi cronlnijiy laritn purl In the nports world, both In numhiTH of ron Kulunm ami Hportalorn. Hculdin tlui dunl nioil and ron. furi'iicn rhiutiploiiMhlp, In tho "MIk Ti'ii" nnd MJiwuurl Valli y, thn rol. hn umrn Imvn a rhanrr to tint thnlr Hpci-.l nnd Xrnnicth In hulr n dnxmi dlrri r. nt ri-iuy kuiihh In thn tnlildln and Month t. IIIikIs ItilavK I'lrst i 'rhn two ronffrnnnn itmnt, nrn rlowd 10 outnliln nntrlnn. hut In thn Hiiikn ri'hiyn nt l Molnn,, thn prnmlir trunk uml flild inml of tho Wnt, morn ihun 2,&no pinilnl puntu lire xi li .1 to coiiipnin n p rnonnnlliiK nnurly omi hmiilmil mi. I Ivmnllliii nnd rolltK uml mom 1 than a humlri'il pnp nmt hlnh KCltOOlH. Thn futnro Olympln ,tnri open tlml nnujion Indoom ut tin) lllliioln r.illiyn ut I'rhnlia. Knli. 20. A nionlh Ijitcr thny huvii tlmlr flrnt Olililnor opportunity nt lh 'IN im rnuy at ' AUHIIn, April 2, Ohio Htntn I'nlvnraliy and l n IviTMlly of Kuiihuh hold thilr rn. lay Kiinnn on thn aumn dntnn, A pi II Jn thn Tour yi-am Ihn Kan. Hail tnnnls hnvn hnnn linld. thi-y )nvo nnvnr hud hud wriiihnr, nnd la year thny hud morn than 4oa ;ntHna from forty nolli Kna nnd nil-ivoi-Bltlf. I)nlih the Inli rnnlinliis. tin' nvnntML; Many Ktatra At llrnko Knxt on thn aprlnr proirrtim rnnins thn DrukH rnlaytt. Thn iiimI 1IiI(i ynar Is t for April !5-3(i nnd marly nvcry at ate In the urn will bo rnprnanntnd. Thn Notionnl f'ollnKlntn mnnl, nt Chlt-uKO, Jnnn II for nvnnt wlmn rn imly. crowna thn track fton,nit. Willi 1hi hackinir of moat of thn Inndlnfr hi-IiooIn tn Ihn country, thn N. ('. A. A. wtnnnra may lay claim to lin ing, Amnrlnan rhamplona. I j At thn mnnllng of Mlaaoiirt Vat. ly couchna at Dna Molnna, thn track aiinad mnntora nuld limy Mtv( no tonlKn alar In alirht who inltfhl enter thnlr aprlng progrumH. ( Hirtllnl Ih fon, author of Kohln f'tjrfr Criiann, ptmHrnnd Ilia modnrn jilurnilllatln annan. Whno thn no. tertoua Jack Hhnppard wan con. li'iilimd hu vlalled hlin at Nnwiruln, roto hla life, and had thn hlKh wayman, atandlng beneath thn Kal. Iowa aond for a oopy and deliver It. nhl 'lat jipvnch and dying con. . faion." J I. " SPECIAL For Friday - Pillow 21 One big '.' 'HELL'S Vale Five Hopes To Win District Basketball Title VALi:, Jan. 6 - Viih-'H !i27 iiiiMkettiall team will 0n-n the hil will Willi til" Welser ItiMitlltr Oil Jan, 7, reports Coarli lies Walenta. lie aayn the hoyt nr ent IiuhIuhI lr over pluyitiff tint ti-utu with th' hardest reputation litHt. If Vut Winn, the hoys expert to end the sen ho n at t'hlriiKo, plnyiiiK f'"'' niitional tille. i'lv of InM ynv'n Ii Mermen nre out for ftrnt. team. Kverett Mutton, Hyron ItoHion, Uny Aloe, Dun Kelniiy und T(d KnowlfK. Other MtroiiK plyttH are l-'lvvood Glenn, Harold ItoiiHton, L'-IiuhI ( 'hoHter and Peter I'iuvIk. ( 'ouch Witleniii iiiiK not pirki'd hlH li nn, yet, hut it U known that he w.kiIh every one nf thvm- hoopHti-rtt to take jiart. ';ile won the rhrtmpioiiHMp In tin- Hoitthoiixtern On-jrnn dlHlrlct InM year and third In the etiniern Oregon tournament, Vale won ttm rhitinploiifihip in roolhall HiIh yvnr and expert to play Tor hlKli main hnnorrt In thin, th'-lr zi'iiPh y-Mf. Tough for Horn are thn Z. '" "" foolbnll at Yale ,id.i "V 'f ralifornia, ThMnZnLl tax 5 IS i - iX -tvJ,- ina jonea boys. A victorv Vwh i V H"u ono mr uotn oc 'TadV ncMoa. liow.r t , I k !'"ftrd ona bright apot in ' Nohe atLW? bMth f hl blff Kft,p- to Stanford anU VALUES! - - For Saturday Our January Clearance is in full swing the most re markable bargains of the year in every department Keady-to-Wear, Shoes, Dry Goods. ind now for the month's record values in white goods Muslins-Sheetings Muslins, "Our Brand" and "Hope," a wonderful value, per yard " Sheetings, unbleached, "Standard" and "Columbia" brands. Special values, per yard. Slips, Mx42 each Made These Prices for Friday Only Special For , Saturday lot Ginghams, Percales, Prints values to 35c- ' i Saturday only'at 19c yd. Dependable Quality Crew Call Out,:, 'In Aggie Camp; Interest Keen O.A, "IV. f'OltVAI.UK. -Inn. fi. Klr;d rail Tor men lntereied tn rowing h:iH jimt ljcen iiHU-d dy W. - . KottniM, dlreetor of jit hieth'-i. Meii tfi rfpreai'tit iaeh of the fuiir elaH.se .i will dtneiiKH pluiiH and K"( tin W I) til llUsiltf.HH III lllllldillK 1 t niiniii si'itw n-xt w-el;. 'We cxifect to have rouinKWe'l uiifli-r way at itn lulruinuial Kpori l.y the ntld.ll' or thiH term," re mark 'd K earns. "We havp J nut liltoill derided now where, to locate I Ii bout hoimc. We have already ii fi-ive,! - donntioiiM tou aid I he hiitltllnK of the flout an. I platform from ''nrvalllN liiiNineHH inn. J. i OlllUM, of the iiii'i'liatllrH ieiiil ment la n-iidy to kv liis -ivlr-H iim rOiirh." ICou inu; 4 'oiMlltiiuis (, K, ( ulvernlly of I 'iitiloriila preHi'Ht ed two hIw-IIh to the AKKifH hommi time utro and CoarlieH MIo'IkIU and NiiKh-r of I he lt ar rrewH made un InNfierliou trip of the WIMam t tie river, rt-poi tin if rondltions f.Jil Isriietory and t lie loratlon lie'ir t he AHKie rolleue Ideal for I oW - itiK. t'rew will have ndvaneed ennii(h lo allow lor a cIukh nice here dur Iiim: fiinipUft week end. In the opin ion or Ki-arn. It Is poslhl.- that Jones Boys Mumirmrmwr Mrs- JOiiV "Tad." who coachei ! l 'r J Bouthern , r 'it - up Sheets, 81x90 $1.25 . . . the winner of thlH rare will tneel a rrw ;from Hnij roll(Kk or tk" Cortland Knwliitf clol. Interest Incri-asfnx '. Interent in rrew here han in rreaaed ronnlderuhly nlnr tho f0ieiln were rerelved from f'atlfor nia. Several aspirant n turned In t heir nam r to the roarh before tile lil'fit rail WUH NOUIIileil. I iuli -rut loriN are Dint rompMlt Ion for plarPH od rliiMH leaiim will he ex tremely keen. f'rew will he HuhmmI Mtrlrtly a ft an intramural sport for the pres ent, arconlinK to Iv'enrnH. lro--pertji for runs with t 'nllfornta and Wii.shiiifrton dp'-nd on how the Akk'uh ifet throiiKh the espcri mental stnKe. Trapper Found Dead; Foul Play Not Suspected KPfJKNR. Oro. Jan. fi (AP) Mystery still ..surrounds I he death of Hert Law tun. Sharps1 Crerk trapper, whose body was found in the snow in the Hohemlu, mine dis trict yesterday. W. W. Hranstrtter, . i coroner, and Van Svarverud, d p. j uty sheriff, who Investigated iho lease, declare 1 heir 'belief that the man did not meet with foul play.) Thn body was unclad when 1 found. The inun'a clothing was found scattered ahout, und his high j top shoes were neur the road, Borne ( .to h-et from where the body was lout id. No signs of vlott'iiro were j found on the body. A quantity of mash was found In 1 hlsrabln, according to officers, and j iherr were Indications that the man Inn) linen ilrltililnc I A breaklast tuhln set lior three, wit h 4 KKS already cooked and rol fiM poured, is lending onot her mysterious angle to the cuse. The noil was untouchril. McEwan May Name Coach's Successor Kl'OKNE. Ore.. Jan. 6 (API John J. .McKwun, head courh of foothall at the l'nlvrslty of Ore gon, was Instructed by the athletic council of the university last night ! to rerommend a line coneh for tho ! coming year lo rvplaew Hurry 121 llnger, whose, ono year contract will be allowed to expire this month. A petition signed by the imm. tei of (be football squad asking that Kllingi-r be retained, was dis regarded by the athletic council, Tho problem of u sucetwtor to KlUngrr Is proving a stickler. Kd UurlM.r. former West Point center and captain under MVKwan, has betn mentioned, but II la not be IP'ved that he will come for thn s:ilaiy orfered. The athletic council also derided tli at a state high school relay meet will tie htdd under the auspices of the I'nlversity of Ituywor-l 1VM late In April or early tn May. An Invitational Incirie. coast high school basketball tournament will be held In the new basketball pavi lion here In March, it was also decided. COACH SELECTS FRIDAY LINEUP seven Players Named to Start Basketball Game Against Union Five Although hand Imp by & lnte Kiitrl, the result of weeding out of C4 men a workable squad from which to pirk the first team, the Tigers tiro hopeful of starting off the basketball season tomorrow night with a victory over I'nton high here. "WV arc going .Into the gam slightly handicapped, by the late start but will try to make up for it by fight an deire to do our In-st." several of the I .a Grande pliitni ijfrar'-l last niKht. f'oueh Ian MaeKenzio 'has an nounred the following as a tenta tive I In- up for the Friday n Ik lit game, u hlch will begin at 7:30 o'clock: r Lyman, center; Zimdcl ami New tin or Hf oddurd. forwards; Rerry r.d Hanks or Htulcup. guards. IlcvHopctl l'a-tir j These men have rome along fas ter in development work than tin remaining members of the wiuad I hud from a nucleus of a good team, the roach believes. "Mowi-vfr, there 1 tire mil) many nun on thn tuad who will without a doubt give tin s seven men a plow rim for first-team rating," hf said. Hurh men art- Strand. Smut a:, llradcn. .Wolff, Mcforkle, Watlsinger anil many others who only lack experi ence. "You ran depend on tho tram to do Hb best ami If I'tilon defeats us it wit! not he for lark of ef fort on our part.' ho concluded. Th- I'nion tpum will come hero with inurh more actual playing1 ex perience, as it has taken part In several game u I ready thin year, it In said. ' Indications are t hut a large, rrowfl will attend tho opening gamu of the, season. Tom Alley Beats Louie Pergandas fl HANTS PAKH. Ore.. Jan. d MP) Torn Alley -waft Inst nltcht arrorded a vlrtory over I.oult? Per xandu. or Portland, by the referee In the litrht heavyweiKht wreRtlin-c bout here. The several hundred fans at the event were imnnimouH In their opinion that the matrh wan a draw at the bent. ' Alley took (lie first full in 41 niinuti-H of the best wrestling ever yen on the loral uuAr In 'the Her ond fall, thn biff (rreck secured o vlrlotiH Ifff Mpllt and Alley wan forred to (five up. pprfranduff re-fusf-d to break ht hold us he ron tendt'd the referep did not pat him on the bark. The referee then at tempted to break the Oreek's hold "and hurt Alley so that he was un -able lo rise. The fall was then -.Klven to Alley, the referee elnlm-fiti-r a fould; The fans rlalm that the referee did not 'pat Pernnndas. NEW PRIGES effective WHHPPF1 Touring Standard Sedan Coupe - - Nowhere today can such value be found. In the Whippet, you get ab solutely the latest in engineering and design. The Whippet is the only car" standard factory equipped with four-wheel brakes selling under $1000.00. 30 Miles Per Gallon of Gasoline 1000 Miles Per Gallon of , Oil and The lowest interest charges of any car in the industry to our knowledge. ORDER YOUR WHIPPET TODAY Gettings & Hank Rivals Record- i ip U Jlere la listen Myers of the West Yurk ( Pa ) high school basket hall ream, who in a recent game no red 30 goals from field and one point from foul, being responsible for-m of the points mrUe by her team, filie made a poa from the field for prartlcally each mln . u'e of play. Home shooting. , Gene Tunney To Defend His Title Next September ST. I.OI'IS. Jan. 6 (AP One Tunney, worlds heavyweight cham pion, today Ojrreed to defend his title next SpterrYter against any contender selected by Tex I tick ard, promoter, for what was de clared to be the largest guarantee ever madfV for a fight. Ai)nr.w sroiT Mrvrms Andrew Stout Meyers pussed away this morning at 0 o'clock at i he home of his son. Harry IS. Meyers, 1303 O avenue,. at thn ago of 87 years, three months and four days. Funeral services will be held at the Snodgrass and Zimmer man rhapel tomorrow' at two o'clock In the afternoon,, with burial to bo in the Masonic enrne- i"r- ' The. decedent leaves, besides his son. a hrother, John W. Meyers, of Otirham. "al.. a nephew, I,. Meyers, of ('handler, Ariz., ami am- I I other nnptjew who lives In Port- lano, i -re. They're . investigating . Speaker and Cobb for a came ployed In j i:H!i. Why not go a little farther and ilook Into the affairs of those 1 'ellows . Napoleon, t'usler nnd Pompeii built sidewalks of as phalt and was the flrwt to raise tho j center of her asphalt streetrt to drain off tho water. ' . Today Risberg Never Played Here, Is General; Belief With Swede Hisberg-fc charg of baseball scandal rocking the sport ing world, local fans memories are reverting back to 1 S"i5, when I-a Orande'a asball tetim. a semi pro outfit known as the Pirates, won the Blue Mountain champion iihip with Thick Gondii.- then known as Tom (SoaseU, ut the man-nK-rial helm. It was generally , known that (losst-ti was none other than Oen dil, former While Sox pluyer. who wjIh impllratrd In' tho 1 1 1 0 scan dnl. Many fans, however, were) of the opinion thai two men who accom panied Gondii here known as Dutch Holts and W. Williams were In reality Ilisnerg and Happy Kelsrh. V From reliable-Information.' H is Mild that neither Holta nor Wil liams wero members of the "black HO-t", although their original club has never become generully known, nnd that the belief either one was Kisherg Is erroneous, Oandlt ulone. of the three men who ployed here in 1$2S. had any connection with the big leagues. Il is believed. ' - Heinie Engle Wins ' Over George Polk PORTIA.XD. Ore., Jan. C (AP) Heinle Kngte, of Puhu'iuc, Iowa, won two straight fall over George Polk, Pes Moines light heavy, weight w rentier here last night. Kngle took the first fall In one minute nlnn seconds, und the sec- nd tn one hour, six minutes. J THE YEAR 192G is gone forever; people will remember it only by the things they have accomplished. The merchants, however, cannot forget the past year until all old and bad accounts are off their books. We are able to do this for you. We have a collector working outside at all times, personal call and garnishments bring results. Complete personal service given each ac count. . ' East Oregon Adjustment Company Office with La Grande Investment Co. P. 0. Box 851 Phone Main 752 on- Old Price $645 $695 ENTERPRISE HI TEAMS READY FOR SEASON KNTKHPniHK. ' Oro.'. Jan. (Hpnciiil) ''l0 haaki'tbuU toama of Kntnrprlw hlKh have boon prac ticing hard this annaon. The itirla team pructiivs only onn hour, from 4 to S o'clockond Ihn boya prar tirn from a to")!, and alao from S to o'clock In tho mornliiK. ' fouchia WriKlit and Hummnra. ly think thny nm now rnady in bf'Kln Inlnrcliiaa biiaKnlball. c 'I hn arhnilulf Is thn aumn aa that for volley ball and Is as follows: fl-OBh hoya .anil oih hoya Tuna, day; junior hoya and senior hoys-, Thursday. Thn two winner in l 1,1k (troop will pluy orf their tlo on Monday Jan. 1. I'rosh Blrla ami soph Kirla Wndni-adny; Junior Kirlaand w nior Klrla Krlilny. Thn wlnnnra in this kioP Play off tlmlr He Tinmlny Jan. 11. Tlio wlnnnra In Ihn two Kaluga on Monday and Turaduy, will pluy off thn final Un on Wiilinailiiy Jan. it. Thnan Kumna urn played from ll:.in lo I . o'clock, anil consial of iwo in-miniiln hali'i'S. Thrt framna nr.- wulclind willl much lutnrnst. HIS IIAItl) M'CK . KLAMATH KAI.LH. Ore.. Jan. 6 (AP) Hard luek took a hand lij, the life of K. T. Jones here lalo , yesterday afternoon when he drovt1 up a iul t' alley, loaded a gallon of moonshine Into u suitcase and pr- pared to make a delivery. Just above him making repairs on the roof of his woodsht-d. was Statu. Prohibition Agent Jl Short who promptly jumped down" and ar rested Jones. Jours paid a fine or $r0 and costs. ' Charles Robert Darwin. W. K. Gladstone. Alfred Tennyson, and Abraham Lincoln were born In the same year. ISUii. New Price $625 $625 $625 f . o. b. factory
