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Wmltwsdav. February 23, 1927; Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SEE THE LATEST CREATIONS IN SPRING SILKS , AT ; ; . Dependable II ip Dependable Values nill S Quality ijsPbRT 7VEWS t - I Bans Nicotine in Old Folks' Home I c V- V ft i -a-:' : . '-! ' Undefeated ATHLETICS MAY 1 University Wins FINISH IN FRONT From Aggies in Torrid Contest V Connie Mack's Aggrega-j tion of Kig league btars 1 Strong This Year! Ity Hilly I Ivans Connie Murk Isn't Riven lo Mink injr predictions. ILo thinks before In speaks. . '. ' : Iasl spriiiR when I n vc Ms bull dub the once over ut, 11; Myers, Flu., Connie wus inclined 1o en thuse over his pennant possibili ties. Naturally I , wuh Interested in his observation' "I have a much better li'Bin thiiu In 1M(. I believe It hus been strenRthened cnoiiRh pennant," ho said. Id KI'OKNH, Oro., Keb. 23 AP) The University of Orcgufi'M title, conlendli.K huskeihull team were. forced to t hit limit IiihL nlRhl to win from Ihe Op-roii Agricultural rull-Kt; hoopers, .14 to 2f, when the ARRies flashed a Kpccily style of i pluy thul wuh not on the hooks of IKtVIlllCfi dope, . ., ,( . , , , Heretofore' this scuson, and In seusona puHt, AkrIc ha vi played u. . KlallitiR tfurne, working thdr perreniUK' play. This same, system wuh cmpioycu aunng pari oi inu conleat liiHt night, hut In the IuhI htilf(;a; hrllllunt aliack took thorn from behind Into a one-point lead. 'I'll n tho Rnrnn 1 -see. sawed, ut a 1 lit i-n)iv tit 1 1 oil In dual Ifv (hn ntiln . f, .Ion of their a,slutn taciturn win Ihe j furious pace.. Tvlh Oregon finally i piillLnK aheud In iho lust five mln- The Athletics failed to win and it ten of pluy. oh-roii has one remaining Rumo on her schedule, with-tho Univer sity of Washington. A loan to Washington will result In u tin for leadership of tho northern section of the count conference, whllo a win wilt bring tho til In lo Oregon for Hit) Hecond consecutive year. II COUNTY "A j., CLJ LP 1 J IM VNSVrVAMA MAN IMJkVH Wlt rillATKS ('onrli Muck Year ,i Tho Athletics, after dlnappoltU j' IiifC Connie last year, will ruuo htm to he very careful, about mak ing any forecasts for 127. 1 U However, It la my opinion, thut ; ln propheBylnir thn Athletics will Whon vUtnhrK ohtolncl the h finish In front In Iho American r),M.aw, of j0B Harris from tho <tjrua yr-ar. . , WashiiiKton HenatorM, the IMrales whim 1-oniiw nus nun a goon nol oll,y took on a pinynp W)l0 c.Un u aevitrui yen in, n miuiy pucked polite. In the cm no of tho Athletics, luck of poise best cuu ho cxplutned by Mlinply sayliiK there wero no veteran players on the club to stcutly it when In ; f rouble. In nddltlon to luck of pulse, I'pwls Peck dowtn't permit his UKed wanls lo smoke in the (it tnwa county Infirmary at MuNke iron, Mich., ut which ha Is sup erintendent. He Kiild he thought the pullents were better . off without tobacco. He Riven them candy instead. A move hus been Mtiirled in the leKlxhiture. for tin lnvestlKutlitii of tho rule. Fuel Capacity and Speed Mark American Ships AVASIliNflTO.V, Keb. 23, AP) With n speed eriuullInK thv nverue of fust piiMseiiKer t ruins, a horne nower euuivl to that of ihe I.eviiT-. I than, nml a lentil ns Kreut as the' THI ItSOAVK 1'IUXaiAMH 1 KfjO Oakland. fat. (38 lm 830kc) 6 p. m. Horn's Mttle Kyni phony orchestra : fl:r6 to 7:2R: news, market n-ports; 8 to 9, con cert, KOO I. it tie Symphony or chestra: 9 to midnlR'ht John Phil pot t'a MblNhipmen. KOW-Porilund. 'ore, (491m filukc) s to 10 p. in., i vaudeville r-ntertulnment, . ' KKl l.os Angolc. rn. (4C7m 04t C:) p. in., popular son and piano solos; 7, (University of Ho ii thorn California weekly pro gram; 8 p. in. ilra m n hour; 9, JMon roviu H. H. (lirls l.litlc Kymphony: la, Johnston and Kami I la Music Hox hour. Ki-'wZ Hollywood. Cal. (2Z6m I m:mkr) 7 p. in.. Hoot Gibson's Hawuiiun trio; 8 to 9, dunce or chestra; 9 to II, Have Ward and his Yellow Jnckcts. KPO Hun i-'runcisco. Cal. (42!-m-7n0kc) G:0 p. in. children's hour; G:30 lo K, orchestru; 9 to III, nuth Coust Artillery bund; 10 to 11, Pa tunc Hole! . Hose JUiom Incj orchestra; J 1 to 12, John Wolohan and His CaliforniunH. KFWI San Francisco. Cal. (26uin-120kc) fi:fiO lo 7:30, Paul's HuwuUans; JO to midnight, Paul Kent's II Trovutor orchestra. KI-'ON Long Heach, X'al. (232-m-129ake 8 p. m., baud; U to 11; orchestra; 11 lo mldnighi, organ recital. .. KI-'WB Hollywood, Cal. ,(2f2m 1 1 :nk ) C to 7:fo, music; 8 to 9. popular aortas und orchestra; 10 to midnight, orchestra. t j K KH- Han . Francisco, Cal. CifiKm-l 120kc) 9 to 10, organ ro-' el tul; 10 to 12; Kddlc. HarkncHs' Mark Hopkins dance, orchestra. j KHJ lott Angeles, Cal. (4(lT.in 740kc) 8 lo Hi, news items und' musical program; 10 lo 11 Glenn Kdmunds and His Varsity orches tra. K HQ Spokane, Wash., (394.-0m-7G0kc) 9 to 9:.10, bridge les son; 10 to midnight, Tex Howard's luvcnport Hotel1 orchestra. KOM.O Keattle. Wash. (300m 98ikc) S to 8:30 furni program; 10:lfi to 12:30, Totem Dancu or chestra and Toton J'hMllplnc siring orchestra. . 1 KNX Los Angeles. Cal. (337m- Undefeated: j 'if yij Six-Story "Skyscrapers" Go Up in Process of Americanizing London lion of the ol town. Tho ten or fifteen New lock themter euocessee which have been on the boardx for monthH alMO are eonntdered to-hnve hecome a permanency. ( " ' .-. Search Started For Man's Body LONDON, Ih. JJ. (AP) flood Qtlen once experienced the thrill of derreeln.it that thin old town hud rrown larKO enoiiKh. hut thle wuh lung liefnre any AmerlcuiiKj had even the remoteHt dream that In the twentieth centui-y the -railed Anieiicaliiuitiiin of tho Itrili iHh cnpllal would lie mi In full MWlntf. " London Iihh lieen 'Hni'iifllnc out wnrdly for hutilred or .vmhh and! YltlCKA, f'al, t'eh. 8 (AP) now many ecllolii me, (leKlnnliiKl K'-nrch u hegim late yesterday lo extend their Krowllp onward ' for Inn hody or t. II. wine, care idd landiiuirkH are IicJiik dostroy- laker ut 'the Norton camp, he ed here und lhere und what are ( ileyed lo have heen burled or push referred In oh HkywrifW ,iro i;n. -ed' Into Klamath river by a land ing tip lu their Htead. Any new , elide during Hunday'a storm. ' -hulldliiK here, whether .for modern t,.p0rt from Welitern Sluklyou flat or office, of froii six- i 13 ' county stld tho country along Iho ntorliw. I cll.-d a Hkywinper lu K1M,k rlvpr v.- , vat lake. used generally. ; 1 f 1 rOr.TI.ANi. Ore... Feb. S3 (AP) Edith QulRley pictured ahov B uptainln the Polutka Flo.. Wildcat cage outfit that haf woo 11 (traiKht jcamei Shi- unt re cently elected the mom popular' flayer in her community b the .'ilnf therk ri.OTHIF.nS fcl-RCT lisinir Inilivlilutilliy TIim ftu-l thftt Hi. ..1,1 fUv l n, i.ldl v loeinii lix InillvldualHv at- Mok O. TollH, of Portland, was ira. ta more iiiiemlon than any of reelected prealdont of the Oregon Ihe new struct lire, .strides in Imllil- IfWX flothlers association ut the 'init are looked upon ns hard-lieari- 'lo1 of the convention hero last ed money mnkliiK Hthunes which night. Paul )fc .Oreen. of Kugene, are sleadllv crowilliiK out imdi of . was named first vice president. Ihe ancient romance of the his-1 Among ihe trustees chosen were torlc i lly and hiliyiiiK many of Its Henry Hart,, itosehurg; Italph .11. 1 cooiiornliiiB on a hiB scale will add 'oldest traditions. Some of thejVonley, Kajcm. . ' J ' . 'in ihe dcllKhtsof the legion trip. foundations of these traditions have r ' " " ' ' Legionnaires to Save; Make trip To Paris Cheap .PORTLAND, Ore, Fob. i' (AP) A total saving or (5,000,000 will he jnado in the cost of the Paris convention trip of 80.0U0 members of tho American Jicglon nest Hcptcnmcr over that of a. trans. Atlantic movement of a like pro portion at Ihe ordinary travel rates. It is estimated by Carl It Woser. Porilund. Ore,, department Franco convinlion officer of tht slate who has made a detailed comparison of prices. ' This sut will represent an average saving of approximately; 1176 by each veteran Inkinif Ihe legion 'pilgrim. iiKc . ' : - Agreement of IK foreign gov. ernments to ellininato passport and visa charge, waiver of landing chorge hy French porls, freedom of the ship while at sea, and re. flured railroad faro urn some of the benefits derived by those ma!;. Ing I lie legion journey "to the French capital. A full program of entertainment on ship and abroad In which tho 3-Vench government, organisations und Individuals are HILGARD PERSONALS play both liiricld und outfield post lions, but also supplied tho club with a initio I'eniisylvaiilan, Few biisi-lmll pluyers pluy at or near hoiric, and Hurrls wus forced to r iw," Li ZJ,Z i n ,tan lh" nt "" l-lbeny, J.clm's Cocoanut Oiove orchestra and Washington In inn Amerlcun . n.,i,, a i l i-i.-k,i ,,iri.,.,,i -,,i -i-R,n no before hn eould gel buck . . ' ' . . . DsvcholoKv lilavnd u nromlnenl ... i. li .....i. iMnr. u,.m1,-. n,,vy n,,w on "y ln iMcurnguun jizipko 10 in, j.roKiuin i.y.oy- height of the Wnshlnglon menu- Killlkc) 0 p. in., orchestra; 7, Fred ment and 8-15 feel greater than Hcholl organ rerllnl; It, Ous A in- League before hn could gel buck lo Pennsylvania with IHinle Hush's. . ' ' " "' """"" " Muck's cIlibB hud been tall- McranocrH. Pittsburg funs will """ 1 m"" waters are among the und girls glee part. Murk's ehiUB una lieen lan- Hiiccanocrs, Pltlsburg enders for so many years that tho doubtless remember Hnrrls chiefly iuomont a losing streuk set lu Iho for ,,p,iemlc of home run hit- 1 principal assets stales fleet. chilis, l'leilmontli of the United high school. -.pluycr took H for grunted Ihe club wun seeking Us usual' low. y-it-vci. Hlncn tho close of Iho 11)21) cam- V puign, ('oniile Muck has udded .V three volerun stars to his lineup, , vsiwo from the Amorlcun,.Ojivf$inn k Uqlib, I Hug In Ihe IsiTi world Berlos when ' he ' contributed extensively to Washington's offcnslvo ugulusl the Nullonal! Leaguo clinmplons with three homo runs. I.ONU IIKI'AN'r. NWIM. K;iitii:K'n:ii i-xm vwkv Iho National, They nro 'I'y t'oi Bddlo Collins and Kach Wlieut. Whllo oil lliroo huvo passed tho r .L.'.. . i,,i,,i ,, , cd that he Is wor underpinning, n strikes inn ine irio . , , .,,,... ., rtihflnch guns in casemenis, with One of the cruisers, the Mem-' , n j r phis, is' typical of her sister ships. KUUlieT 8 I1 ate 18 - The'Memphls Was commissioned in I , llrtwiAa 12B, after being built nt n cost of . IB J III J S nUilUS appi'oxlnialely $11,000,000. It Is flGO! , feet long, with a 00 foot beam end' rt i wh imi dlsplaeemenl of aho.it H.o.,0 tons.' ' j, ! 23 ... The fule nf lleti Hililncr Inflicted its iuu.ihmi inrHepuwer uu inifnlnR , , , lt engines huve developed a speed t)r. "SSJSS?L '? ' r, bi. .. HA,,.i in .-.. ti-u ( anion editor, wus placed lit Tlfo . an hour.' Tho vessel oould cruise httn,iB of thc UtV u" in' to on her mnxlinum fuel cannrltv hnlf day- : ' ' t king on pliinH .oriwny mo"ml the ,vo'"1- ' to he 'held leil 1,1 nniiery rn is mx IIH.O.AUI), Ore. (Special) Miss Oonjta Scott arrived, home Hunday from fallfornia, where slo 1 has beeii visiting relatives for the jiast six months. John Thornhrue was a ' 1& Grunde visitor Monday. J Jack Cox went to 1'endlctnn one duy lust week. Hen Younif and Robert -YounK were Hi1e?itrd vlsilors Wednesday. Mrs. 1. Y. Younj? wvnt lo Ju Grnnile on business Wednesday. Jack O'Neal was a H lizard vis-' Hor Wednesday,' going . op to l.a Grande later. f ' Mrs. Mabel Scolt, Ionna Scott, Winfleld Scott and Hohert Wat son went to Huntington to piny for a dunce Wednesday nltfbt. The highway surveyors are hero surveying Th Old Oregon Trull this week. Glen Jones was a HIlRard visitor from l.a Grando Tlmrsday, -. Hex Bartm'ess was at HllKard on business from the Mt. Kmtly camp Thurstlay. I'Yank Hanford was In Ta Grande on business Thursday. Mr. Murphy, from the Mt. Emily rump, was a visitor at HflKiird Thursday, ) Mrs. Kd Sallnir was a l.a Grando shopper Thursday, Murlo San ford went lo Ijo. Grande, irlday. 1 remained undisturbed'- slnco ihe Kreat fire of which left the eicy la ruins and ' slim ululed l he citizens to start all over apuln de spite yiien KliMilieth's determina tion thaL the town was becoming too Inrae for any earthly Kood. I The fire came C.1 years after 1011a abeih's death , when the city had a population about the same as .that today of Minneapolis Minne sota, and It has been KrowiriK In leaps and hounds ever Since. The population nf Greater Lundon now Is estimated at from 7,0Mt,0(MI to 8.(MMi,0Oa. I'ointed to Willi I'Hdc The Hiinh House, In the Strand, built by Irving T. UuhIi, of New York, Is one of the modern offic buildings and is pointed to with pride Ity visiting Americans. ItS;ent street, between l'lcadltly Circus and Oxford (Mrcus. has been worked over almost entirely, with in the last few years, much to the reret of many old fashioned Lon doners some of whom feel the change no keenly that they keep' clear of the thorouuhfare alto gether., Oxford street, loo, where Gordon' Selfriflne, of Ghlcano, set : the pace with London's most up-to-date department store, Is a Iho un-j derpolnpr many improvenaenis with: "skyscrapers" poinK up at various points in the midst of the shopping) district. Hlnzlnp electric adverlisinK sluns, J uulck lunch counters, peanut ven-j dors, 'hot doK" Hlgns and soda : fountains have alt done their share lo aid in the Hn-ralled Amerlenijiita-' EASTERN OREGON DIST. NO. 1 it HIGH SCHOOL GYM, UNION, Ore; FEBRUARY 24, 25 and 26 1 iFIRST SERIES THURSDAY ... Afternoon, 3:30 and 4:30 o'clock 2 games. . Evening, 7:30 arid 8:30 o'clock 2 games. : SECOND SERIES-FRIDAY .''"Afternoon,' 1, 2, .3, 4 o'clock 4 games. THIRD SERIES FRIDAY Evening, 7, 8, 9, o'clock 3 games. r'''i:''-roURTH''SERIESSATURDAY . . Afternoon, 2 and 3 o'clock 2 games. FINAL GAME Saturday- Evening - - S o'clock Season Tickets '. Adult $3.00 Student $1.50 Single Adm. Adult .50 Student .25 Saturday Eve ...l.....Adult .75 Student .50 A. M. Clillson, physical director of tha Paterson, N. J Younjf Men's ('hrlrttluti aHsorlatloii, hus snnoiinc- will prove Invaluable lo tho Muck- two ocean liners Us itoals. The . lwl" lx-tn"ti iihiiiiH! forwarI romir.K hij champs TI'ltN TO IMtO.lOTI.Nti Two former world champions men this summer. U A,,,.a VK ,..,. rhiiuAn tinil another aft, the Memphis car-' . . ' . ' i,,!,.,,. Ty Cobb, Zach Wheal nnd Tul.lln ' n thA tl J lies four anll-ulrcn.fi ku.ih. six tor- . "u ' ' , , . ' Collins can do one IIiWik, hit just ns well as I hey ever ilbl. Connie, Mock, thorefora. ,hus added threo hitters whp holoiiir In tho .:U0 class to his roster. KUure what an added punch thai means. Collins -will supply poiso to tho Infield that will bo absorbed by tho rest' ,of tho team. Cobb will , supply a riKblliik spirit, one usmcI thn Athletics have lacked. Ilu will also add tho well-known color lu a team thut has always been ruth en drab. Zuch Wheat, will add In cresed power, making for confidence. Should Win Pennant. Not since loH, when Connie Mack won Jits last pcnmint, lias he such fine prospects to ukuIii ro over as this year. Tho "biir ihrw." Cobb, Collins and .Wheat, should supply tho very thliiRs tho club bus lacked In its flKht for a pennant. Mack bus .added three, stars to what was a mighty Rood club before their coinlnfr. While Cobb reulixes he Is no lonK'ir the Tyrus of say, he will ro nt top speed Hits yeur un til nature simply calls u halt. Cobb, the fl Khter, would llko to hava a blp season lu 112 7, moru than lu any other year of his ca reer. If Ihe Athlelics can't win with Cobb, Colitns arid Wheat, then Connie U roIiir to bo a much dis nppointel manaRer. mer. when the water will bo wunit.J ff V'"' mlPP-liiyliiir e.niipment i Miiiiiiiien wiui-ii limy lie I'liui The Atlniillo will ofri-r u speedwuy wlth llltle compelltlon, thinks Ohll son, lis a swim urnund Mnuhattun Jshinili a counter' proposal, would meet river traffic In such rorce Hint Iho swimmers mlKht have to turn aside from' the course mapped out as the shortest illstnhco helween two points. eaKO. Johnny ( onion, wno liniee held the hanlaniwi'lKlit erowni op- f erutes u ni'iKhliorhood cluh and is ... .1 .'. ..A... 'l.o..,.n. I ill) miles hn hour, nnd equipment ,rmK . , . , , , for KiyliiK a hmie. Th. r.mKe of ""'l'lon. Jack Johnson, wl ba U pulled Into Ihe air nt a. speed of Children of Salamanen, N. Y, the six-Inch Rims is 12 miles, nnd an armor-plereinir shell of )or pounds can be hurled. The rtuiRe of the torpedoes exceeds six miles. tered the shell of the once Invin cible Jumoa J. Jerferles to defeat In sun-baked Heno 17 years qro, Is sUtRius; bouts in thn neRi-o sec tion of ChfcaRo's south side, ; A" London bank hnmred a post . Representative William ItisHett, blind member of the Maine VrIhUi- .!:tr,i .-heck seat throuuh the mnil who take treulment for prevention ture, plays cribbaRe with cams that direetlnK U d pay the addrenee of diphtheria are' Riven all- day (have pinholes In the corner:.. tne MUI1, 0f "one pound only." suckers by the health committee. Six pairs of twins arrived Mie name nlRht at a Hcrlin hoMpltnl. Lloyd GeorKO hus preseutf-u an' Some of us are able to make our Alsstlnn duff to the constable of selves plain others needn't Iry to Chun, KfiRland, his old home. better Nature. Omy! Lookit the Gang Playin'. Hooky, and Such Associates, Too r V KSTI'.HN I.KAIJI I-: Wlll'1,11 RAItfiAIN ON DltAIT IM'I.H AlthoiiRll tumlnfc down the pro posed major-minor drull iiffrec inelil drawn at 1'iineh l.lek. linl., the Western Leuicuo owners huve Indieuled tin y inlRlil accept cither of two other propositions. The propost-d ii-recment would haw Klven Iho majors the rlKllt to drutt players In the Western LeiiKiin at n price of $5,500. I'mlcr the present iiKreeiiient the can draft only players who went from the major l.iiKU.-s. The cluh owner Indi cated they would accept the nitrec ment If the draft price was Increas ed lo 7.fiMi, or would accept it ut $!. nun If ihe major linKties would afrree not to ro helow Class A leagues to drart. Hoth proposl lions will he presented lo the motor liuKurrs. ulo (liar, president of Ihe Western league, says. Je!eKteH from every nation in -the world will attend on Interna- ftnnal untl-toliscco congress lo .e held st I'raguo in May. Anleiedents of furelmieri who wleh to marry I3nKll.li women are lnetlKted by thn London regis ter office. j 1 A "The Russian lady ah ! how she delights in the i puff of a fragrant ciga' "- tettel As a Russian I have tried them all the ciga rettes of Cairo, Paris, London, Madrid but here in my adopted coun try, America, I have found my favorite ciga rette 'The Lucky Strike.' In addition to its lovely fragrance and wonderful flavor it has no bad effect upon my voice so even when I go abroad I carry with me my little trunk o f . Luckies and enjoy a puff ' ' from America." ' X I holo by H. 1. ( nrsey. The Stirring, Dramatic Voice of Nazimova Audiences are thrilled by this talented actress FAMED in many countries as. a star of the first magnitude, Alia Nazimova, is ever thoughtful of her voice, as she states, keeping it always in perfect condition, endeavoring always to give her audience her best. v When smoking, she prefers Lucky Strikes, because they give the greatest enjoyment and throat protection. Lucky Strikes are smooth and mellow the finest cigarettes you ever smoked. They are made of the finest Turkish and domestic tobaccos, properly aged and blended with great skill, and there is an extra process in treating the tobacco. Smoke Lucky Strikes you'll like them. It's toasted' Your Throat Protection Si In No York art cordi. ailjr (rwiud to r Koto Lucky Strikt, g 'yuU r exhibit, comer Pnw.u My and 45th Street) i
