La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 23, 1928, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage Two LAGKANDE EVENING OIJSEHVEIt Monday, January 21), V.)'ZR Fo VI j Japti to l' tho i lb tl C; hits i lulif ; kyo, ' lng J Jup:' " 1 . Noli. I Iorl j tiril ! hiu ; fill- In i! Thr , run ' Tw. f'OO.; fori 1 Pin I hut J'lij ! In Pure Thread SILK HOSE Seconds 59c )cpcmluhlc allien HILL'S Deponilfthh Quality Pendleton Man Hero of Wreck In Oneonta Cut PENDLETON, Jan. '211 fAP) ,n" t Burton Thurber, of Pendleton, pp ' former Associated Press telegraph 1 ,n.. i ' r,.-, ;r operator, ib so mouesi nnu retiring that It was difficult to find out V ! that he was a hero in thn recent f; wreck of the Port land hound ().- W. R. and N. truln lit Oneonta gorge. He halt been a hero ho many times that he forgetK Ii'h Rood news. This Is his fourth cttu ; tion for bravery. ' A passenger in one, "of the, hr-ad ; roaches the night of the fatnl train ' wreck, Thurber saved hllnHiilf ! from injury by grasping the bag i gage iuok above hi in. Making1 his nayforwurd to th Hulunortftid tn I Kinf, Tliurter extrlratmi the firn ; man, unmindful of .the bolter flll ; pd with atpam whlrh mlRht havo ' explodrd, Klndinff the pnglne nrnw takon rare of and ' rommunlra l tlonn broken, Thurber hiked thrca miles in his wet clothing to Inform Portland offices of the craah, then hiked back to asHtsl in tho caring for tho Injared at the wreck. A few years ago at White Hal mon. Wash., he pulled a woman i from the railroad track -when sho , wns blinded by- ,tho Hffht of a speeding locomotive. Three months later ho nearly lost his life In pulling C, L. Connelly from treacherons- quicksands at J.yle, Wash. Twenty years ago in tin? M I dd lowest he saved u train from serious accident when he notlciid j ju,s .u,i jM p,.f0ie tho end of a broken equalling bar. The train t, Kecon.l round, put the Hound-j never left the Btaiioj. due to tho Vp ci.y h,d. away with a solid quick work of Thurher. He Is iL1Hnuish. Itusklrk had Slim on the ' quiet modest hero und a liero you might never suspect. During the wreck at Oneonta he was taken for a hobo hooking a ride as he 'was seen to emerge from aotne JUUUJJUKUUMcilf ! Pendleton Def eats I The Dalles, 25 to 22 ' fl TENDI.RTON, Or'.. Jan. 23 ; (Al1) Prnillelon High arhool li k ffatoil tho strong Tho PalleM fiiii). j ti't Hntunlay night "Jf lo 22. 1 ASIII.AM) WINS ORANTS I'A.SS. Jun. :'J (Al) AHhluui! High HChoul uon from Hut ' (IrantH J'uhh high Hrhool ImisUi-i-; ball tpuin Sutiii'ilny pvt'iilng hy it iorr, ot 33 to lit. Salary Cut Faces Mr. Tris Speaker TAMPA, Fin., Jan. 2.1 (API Clark (Ji iff lib, president of the "Washington American league club, paid today that Trls Speaker must voluntarily -reduce his own aalary within the next week or give up hla center field birth wllh the Sen ators. C'KNK'K OPIMtN MIAMI Ceue dislikes all the sniff about PempKey being popular been use he exemplified the killer Instinct. Mr. Tunney told some ad mirers at a dinner that on that hauls the leadline gunrnnn should tie the heavyweight champion. NAVY HKltO l'ASM.S McOHKOOH. Iowa. Jan. 21 fAP) -James 11. Williams, 7H, mariner, who ran away to follow the sea at the age of II, and culmlnnied his maritime adventures with heiolin at the hlnking of the V. S. navy frlgiile Oneidn, In Japanese waters In I XT'). Is dead here The "wandering I toy" Horn, days is usually somewhere :i-ouml luintlng for his grandrrioiher. ASK US FOR A DEMONSTRATION IN THE NEW FORD Coupe Perkins Motor Co. Ph. Main 500 jBLACKWELL LOSES i TO SPARKIE BOYD j Hoffman Kayos Negro in i , Fifth Round Every i Event Is Exciting A gn lit assort ment. of puglllsl Ir bonis. ending in two knnckooiH, two decisions and u draw, ratunl I Sal unljiy nighl's lux Viull boxing , cur J. Khun, nil hough tll'Tf were er:t th:it were noi entirely sat isfied ulth the decision In the IuhI jmnln cvfiil, declared It wax by far 1 1 i he best show of tin- winter box- Iing season. J ok lilac k well, of Imiin lui, got j the short end of I lict 1 1 isl fight, losing u close, decision to Spa rk l Plug .Ion lioyil, of Seuitlc, Black- well, hi a gruelling fight, wuit Hr-nt to I hi- floor I w Ice, once In, t In' fotiriii am) once in tin sixth. The blow iii t (if fun it li round I hut floored Hit' Wallowa county scrap per looked low to many of th1 fans I ami It wuh on tlila point that the I derision fa voting I lit Washington ' riKliti'r was prolcsiti, Mluckwel) I himself did not rial m a tool and oilier faita declared that the blow j WHS legal. I I unlng the f IrHt I hree rounds, Mlackwi ll's ban) punching and 'speed apparently gave, him a leud I Jnil t hi- two knot' ((downs turned lfll, ii( ui uivor oi npurme, a loKn p-ather pusher who wan ,,.,. h(.;ivl(.t. ,lll(t ,10sseHed of a i . h ...,.,..1 I'Yt'qiicnt i'XcliaiiK'H oft kiiiuhIi Ihk blowH had tin crowd on li ji'it. lioaiKe from yelling, lime and ajfaln. Tin- laat two rounda of thla event were a boil I ,r,a.r0 with neither fighter having murli ad viuilago. I lay leu Takes fount In I he m-rond main event, Itay lloffinan. a rangy, youthful Seallle Ifiiyib u. ' of J'ricalallo, Ida,, In the fifth rouml one itiln ut and US aeronda after the starting bell. A series of .stomach punrhcH. where llayden carried a' Hit If too much w ight, brought about the knock out. Hoffman fought an aKgres- 'Hlv fight throughout, although I he negro ( ( displayed fliislies of speed and power that rained punches on Hol fman occasionally. ' Uuv'h mihiIiv lrt nIihuIc linvden In f every round and opened the way' for body punches several times. llt'ownle Husklrk, of Penrllcton. 1 fighting Slim Harrington. of Seattle, In the six-round suinl-flir- al, put. on a good show while, he lasted but liia opponent weulhennl a storm of iitiiMM7cuts. swinics and rlimr tmri' In Um mm roumi. I'ord 1akh Tight In Ihe four-round special event, .olo - Abet'Kon, . Seutile Filipino, older and jnoi'n c x a' r le n ee(l I h un 7!aI-I ' Poi iCu (niTl.""dtislon. T'oi il in hpHc of Ihe veteran's shifty at I nek, carried the fight part- of the way and made an excellent ! showing. hubby True and Muddy Sains, uiuatcurH of Ui ti ramie, fought to a tour-round draw In the curtain raiser, giving the spectators plenty of action in every round, lloth boys went ul It hummer und tongs ami when Ihe fight ended, neither was any too fresh. Hex hall was packet) for the card, wll h t he biggest crowd this season, t). D. Scoit referoed and .1. 11. Pea re waa I linekreper. Committee Meeting On Peltzer Status NFW YORK. flan. 2 (AP) The foreign relations committee of the A ma ten r Athletic union will meet here tomorrow to decide whether Dr. otto Pelter, (Ii-rinan ! conqueror nf Pnavo Nitrml and Kilvlu Wide, wllr be allowed to enter open compellllon while In this country. OUT OUR WAY 5AiO A,r- TMAMr,Pn WOO COOUOkjT GO (.--,:. mw mind .-too. ' oo-r t -ro daw' eur c;J r-r ) , NW I 'Lfl 1 WANNA CO. MIND. WOU CAN.lF .', ---- KiOW. ii r c tr y . Marland and His I , : i r i jt, ivEft, n t wm -,. y. i i I 1 Mto ",'f . - -- Kl - 'haracterlHllc photox, thec, of K. W. MarJand, miiMou.iIre oil m;in of I'onea City, Okln., and l.ydie Maria ml. bin ward, who have announced their eriKiiKejnent. They are lo be married at (be home of her pnrentM, Mr. and Mr. (Jeoi-e I-", Kobeiis. at l-'lourtown. 1'a. Mi'H. RiiberlH Im Marhnnl'H mII er-f n-la w by n prevtott! marriage. Delaney Refuses To Fight Risko Or Jack Sharkey NM' LONDON, Conn., Jan. 2.1 (Al) Jack Hclancy. retired light heavyweight champion, will nccept only a mulch with flene Tiiuney .f he defeat h Totn 1 leeney of Aus- tru,ia on M'" ' h I , says Joe ,)M' manager. Any proposal hy Tx Itlckard lo mulch Helaney with the winner nf the Jack Sharkey-Johnnb' lilsko bout, will be rejected. J- Deluney would have nolblng to 'tain bv ilcrentinir either Sliarltev or ftihho Jacobs said. Heeney rmiirht i. Hmu- uith i.-.ru..v u. holds a decision over Pisko. " ! Tnom(JJ, R ponohue president I 1(f th(1 Na(io;uiI h(xillK 'J,, ion I . .,,,., iuui r ,... n,.pi(.ut. says (hut the National1 Movlnn- nsMnehil inn will ..m.I.ox., Delaney us the logical contemb-i for the heavyweight title If lie defeats Ilei-ney. NIIAItUPY ItALKS NRW YOI(K, Jan. 2-1 (AP) Qulbldlng .In the henvy weight ranks has broken out again with Juck Sharkey balking at an elim-, Inaltou slruggh! against Johnny HI"jko. I According to the matchmaker, .icianon, one oi me .viuni- son Square harden lieutenants, igIltn(. Whlch was cxciilng from Sharkey f,.,ds he is sm fir-ieui ly 1 n,Mi to last ihough not particu- qualilid to box (i.'ic Tunney il!:,ry fust at any time. The teams' a championship bout without lhejWeie evenly matched and except , necessity of further tests. r1(r tn(, i,.,st two or three mihules However. McMahon said Shar-;0r half the score was not, key's showing in his recent draw J Hcpu rated by more than the dis- buttle with Tom Heeney was not j umce of one or two baskels. Impressive. McMahon plans in Oregon played a fast breaking' confer with Sharkey in Hoston 1 o- 1 Tensive stvlc of game, which wns night with the Intention of clinch- ' p, direct contrast to that played Ing the ItOMlou sailor man lo the nv (daho. I Itlsko bout tentatively set lor! The Vandals used a variation! Mari-h 12. tH. percentage svstem. which The principals in the olher halflW;lH nl(e tamous on t itt- Pacific nf the heavyueiKhl elimination l(.llMl hv ,Ih. or,.KOn Aggies. Manv brucket have alsotangb-d In u dls- ',,. slll(lM ,,..lMin.d Ihe attack nf pute. Jack I teiuney's aetivllleN i k have lleency'tt for a fight h a wr from drawn protests handlers who Intend to ask the New York athletic commission to morrow io prevent ( he lb Idge. Niece-Ward-Fiancee Oregon Defeats Vandals; 4 Teams Tied For First Coast Conference StaiKlins Noiihciii Section L. Pet. U ana (i arid 0 laati W Oregon I o. a. c. ; i Monlana I Washing! on ' Wtishinjiion Slate ti Idaho rt 0 land 2 .hhi 2 .arm I . I T. 7 1 .Hi7 2 ..'l.'IS 2- ..'CCt Southern Section P. c. L. A l Soul hern California. 2 Stanford , 1 2 'Callrornlii t ' hK u,,t'k,s NHwihilf Mond.- Washington Stale A. c. m Corvallis. 1 "-"day - Washington Stale 'Mcroii Ul r.Ugene; lOIIIIO Washington at Seutile. Friday Wash ing ton vs. f). A. 1 c. at Corvullis; Montana vs. Idaho lal Moscow. Sal in day - Wash Iiim ton vs. Oro 1 K'n at KitKcnc; Monluna s, Washington State at Putlmarb Kl 'f! FN K, (AP) Tlie Pnlver- 'spy 0f Oregon op. ned its Pacific coast conlereiicc basket lu II season here Saturday night by ilcfeutlnff the Idaho Vandals 2!t lo 23 in a Idaho. porter from pa rt lei pa I Ing In any more bonis until his mat eh with Hecmy. By Williams ! LINDBERGH GIVES CROWD A THRILL1 'Performs Series of Stunts! i ru..:,.4...i...i Ti-:.v.. I ai iiu isMJuai itiner ary Is Announced KltANfK KIKl.l). f'ltlHTOHAh, anal Zom Jan. :, A I') i 'olonel rharb-H A. l.ludb rKli took off to day in the Spirit of St. I.ouIk on .1 ' lest flight which was to carry him over the various army posts In t lie canal zone. ! On lila return to Km nee field he btnni d to lnl;c up wu r;il p. r- hoiin for rUU-n in mi nrtuy .ttt 1 olonel Lindbergh s.-.il.-,l Ml Ihjill nil I0:ifj a, in. alier more than an hour in the air, To (he j,rr;il de litfhl of the crowdH he p. r!onned 11 Mel'ieM Of Hi l.liU before COItlllltC , down. i I I IM ltKIl AWOI M'l ll rltlSTOUAI., C.uial ..lie. Jan. i:( (Al The llitierary of Colonel ( hurh-K A. Lindbergh for the con tinuation Of IH jOOl w ii ihKiit to South America and the Auiille.i wan announced today. The itiner ary, which calls lor a two-day atop over in each place In; Leave Colon, I'anaina, Kridny lor Itogota, 'nlumljia, about f,na liilleH; lea ve linjfola Jan. 2 it, for ( uracaH. Venezuela, i;"a mil--h: lea vc ( 'urai'as Jan. I for -Hi. I bourns ft T't mih-s; h ave .St. . Thoiua.s l-'eb. '& Tor I'orl.. Ilieo 7f. miles; leave I'oiio l:hi h h. 4 for Saulo loiniiiK( -r', miles; 1-a ve .-'auto I Joiiiintfo l-'eb- ler I laii I HI" miles and bav-' Haiti Ir. ftr Havana, 7ao mil'.-n. j ititi: AKiMtu i:i moi:s 1 di:mi;i) HKTItOIT, .Mich., Jan. fAP) -- MeporlM Hint Colonel Charles A. 1 l.'indle-rglH Is on the vcra f a akdoun were cliar- d as "foolish rumom" hens loday by his mother. Mrs. Kvange llne I.. Lindbergh. I ' l am sure He Is ported I y ,ttii r.ht and It is nonsense to thlni; ot herwise," M rs. Lindbergh said. "In the first place Charles Is not at all of a nervous temperament. When 1 saw him 'lirisl mas I asked him about current j-'-ports that his health was not what it should be and he laughed at Die Idea. He thought It was a good joke." Ilegarding reports I hat while Col. Lindbergh was in Mexico City he picked up books in I be library of ambassador Morrow and a flee nervously lingering tfbein laid them down. Mrs. l.indlteigh said he had no time to read. Iiaker Five Trims Richland, 39 io 7 HA K Kit. fre,. Jan. L':t Tho linker High school quintet defeat- erl KJehhind Saturday night1 IPi tn 7 on the Kiehtand floor alter leading throughout the game. At the end of the half the score stood IS to 2 in favor of (taker. liMMliH'r.s Ma nijjri (ioiui man rr pirhland v. hil bine" Mack took the honors on the I laker team villi Hi points to his credit, " GRANGER ROUGH CtT IS MADE BY THE UGGLTT& MYERS TOBACCO CO. i - speedy nmfaiw Kmgmf 1! mlffifom) 4 l A Ad Oil rT'lU aIiv j5" v- I ; 1 1 J J Hero's llei-r Mayke, fleet fJcnnan lee sloitrr. He' recently won the 1 T. (I (j-meter (ierma u champion ships and, as a resull, is being hailed a. an (ilympic team mem ber this year. Paris Clues To Smith College Girl Are False N'OltTHAMPTON Mass., Jan. 2:t ( A P) The hope that flared mo mentarily when reports placing Miss KmnccH St. John Smith, miss Vig Smith collego freshman, in Paris, reached here late lust night had flickered out today as news came that the girl In question had proven to be a New York city young woman who had no connec tion with Hie case. Investigators who for more than a w k have conducted a wide- spread search for the daughter of 1 be wealthy St. John Smith, New York broker, wcie ndmitedly at loss for new chles. The lio.oao reward offered by Un- distracied pari nts seemed only to hae resullel ir; at! increasi1 if "crank" letters. Countless reports from all over Ihe eastern part of the counlry have failed to produce a single authentic fact and as far as can be determined Mis:; Smith has never been seen since she left her room a week ago last Friday. M r. a n d M rs. Sm 1 1 h , w h o ha v; been In constant touch wit h tho situation hero have Issued through 1 newspapers u second appeal to the) girl to return. Karly last week i Mrs. Smith made n pathetic re- quest that Frances communicate ' with some member of the family J If still alive, j nune jmmiii- iiiiimi-i iiik n" iiu-n, vesterilav comoletcd two dav.s of futile search (n the countryside! surrounding this city. . i . i z I A XrRANGER The Naliuual Uroafleastlng c-oni- 'piiny program for Tuenilay night ! follows: 8, orchemra; 8:30 to 1). i bridue lesKon: a. "A .ViKht In New I Arabia"; !::Pl to la. "The Itolind' rs" concert. KCi Oakland (3X l.4m-7KOkc). ii, dinner concert: K to 1 a, N. It. C. KU V Portland t 4y 1 ni-ti I altc I , (I, dinner cuiicerl; 7. "Scaly Sam"; 7:3. ibrlfl talk; 7:45, book chat; S. N. P. C.; !i::ta In 11, "The Vene- tiaiiH." ' l i 1 1 -ra ii i" i a in ini i t i - " ; 7 1 a Ice ) , li::in, nranlsi, violinist; 8, j . P. C.: !i, M'i:nlel; Kilo 1L', dance orehesl ra , , ! KKPl "San Kranclsco ( 4 "i in- j iniiikc), ii:;n. (Velliaus: x. pro-f mam; !t lo HI, sludio program; HI, to 11', dance orchestra Klly Spr.kane ( :I70.L' m-X I akc ), li, orchestra; 7, program; X lo HI, . It. C; Hi to 12. daneo music. KI'OA Sea Me ( 4 47.rmi-li7nkc , (i:3u, movie club; 7, nhl-llnip trio; x to Hi, X. It. c. K.I It Seattle ( .'MS.tim-HiiOkc), i::ta, dinner concert; !7:'ta, musical progra in ; ii, 1 r.io; 10 to I 2, dan e archest ra; KOMO Seattle t aiim-USOkc), ti, IM'ogram; X, N. . c,; la, male iiiarlet ; I 1 to 1 2: 'Ml, orchestra. K i; I'orl land t :j:i!i.!im-l 2."iUkc) ii::(d, ehildien's hour; 7. orche.-ira; x lo lo, studio pro-ram; Id to 12. dance frolic. KCA Spokane (2f'0.?in-l l'dl;c) ii::;0. dinner concei t ; 7::ia, studio proyrain: ! to 12, dance orchestra and musical progra in. It's An Old Story There's practically no limit lo the ninny Hub things that can lie said about Colden Crust lli-ead. but, after all, what we really want is for you lo yive It a good honest trial. We have done our part: our shop and equipment are clean and modern, our Ingredients are pure and unexcelled, our serv ice to your grocer Insures perfect ipialily and froh lies', and (iolden Crust Preail Is the very best bread we know bow to hake. The rest is up to you. Won't you try Oolden Crust ymir- iind see how good It i.-i call. Gwilliams Electric Bakery La Grande, Oregon Opposite Observer on Adams. Where there's so much smoke, there must be SOME TOBACCO THEY like Granger Rough Cut just as much in Texas as in Maine, and just as much in the mill as in the office. Men switch to it from seven dollar a pound stuff, and from fifteen cent tins and not to save money, either! Yes, sir some tobacco is right! Ken tucky's best Burley, made for pipes, cut for pipes, and then packed in inexpen sive sensible foil. Just match it against them all . . . REGARDLESS KOUGHUT lO La Grande . )' Headquarters' For Atwater-Kent Radios CARR; FURNITURE CO.. Inn. Main 770 Y ou can't bin m e M -ss rs. V and Hmit h because t hey're fij ht All it's ring lor scats in the Senate. . who have, seen Ihc Senate say ' utmost as good as the Pollies. t - - AIICMH: Sinrifiiv; Tltuiy hi.v X8ilM OX present Your gr er lias It ready for WMV MOTHERS GE.T CtF?AV.