La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 29, 1928, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textu Aj oj IaJ (Al. J : i DAYTIME FROCKS jv: FOR EARLY SPRING ': ; 'jrt?t . A Happy Blending of Smart Sly !j . d' ' '-: r , i .o. v;- v.-sv - : ciTRiifiNr. styi m fine materials . -v-.'s uiw. ; 11 jt" " -vOl WyI'- A chorus of UnUliuni Trinley Suiting. K.y Ajl jMll'iif.' ,1 - ...ftMML W-.V .. ,...,.. rV ir Boideo pr.nl.. iMiE'J'jffl . . V ALL SIZES JOLJLJLiJLj GUARANTEED : I Junior. I5.I7-H ps' Tub Proof 1 ;,; X ' ' t ' "i. " .'i' T l ( ' i . 1 Colors . L. . . i w iBdiea to , - , . ., . v. , ,,..,.. .. ... . . r ii: ' - iMile of Century WUI Be Run In I K Y. Tonight NKW YORK, Feb. 29 (AD I.luyd Ilahn, Hay .Confer and Pr. Otto Peltier too tho mark In Madi son Hquare Oarden tonight for th "mil of tho century." Jlahn, best of the current Ameri can mllera, must be at top form lo' bent hot only the. Oerman are bql longer as well. Tho Illinois A) C. flash 1n fact, may provo to bii the man that Peltier and Hahn nijisi heat. At tho shorter dl laoeeA,0100 yards and 1.000 meters Conger has victories over both his rivals. Hegardleas of the outcome nite fact seems definitely eatablished thiit the indoor record for tho mile of foil!" minutes, twelve sec onds, will he Herlously threatened, llulm's whole campaign this year had been designed to peak him for an attempt tonight to shutter the record held Jointly by Joe Hay, and I'navo Nurml. . ' In the two-mile ' hnndicnp run Itay Makes his first serious at mm W.H. BOHiMANP CO. tempt at a comoback after a three year vacation from tho boards. Ills opponents Include Leo, l.ormoud, sturdy Hostott A. A. distance run ner, and l'Millo Kirhy of the Nei wark A. 0. ' . , l''aU Klklns, all-around athlete of tho University or Nebraska is entered lit the Heptathlon against such outstanding rivals uff Harold Oshorn. . Tony JMansky, llerlinger and Kincrson Norton. 15 Teams Entered In Hoop Tourney rKNOLKTON, Pol). 89 (AP) Fifteen teums are entered In the district basketball tournament which starts ut Mllton-r'reewater tomorrow afternoon. Twenty games ure scheduled for the three days, Weston, llellx. Adams, Kcho, llermlslou, Htuufleld, Hoard man, ' Mcl.oughlln, : l'endleton, Athena, lone, llcppnor, Arlington, Possll and Uiiuiiilne" urei entored. Weston and Helix open play Thursday ufternoon. lilackwell Kayoed In Seattle Fight HKATTU3, Keb. 29 (AP) Joe lilackwell, o( l.a Grande, Ore,, middleweight fighter, fell before the onslaught of Walter fleghorn. Stall Ih Indiun, here lust night, und t'leghorn won by a knockout In tho second round of a scheduled six round go. Tho event was u pre UmJnury lo the Ted Krache-Art I'Vancis fight, won by Krachn by a knockout In the third round. It wns slated for six rounds. Poet Laureate of California Passes HRHKWI.KY. Cal., Feb. 28 (AT) Ina CoolkHt"' SG, poet laureate of t.'alirornla died at the home of her niece here shortly after mid night this morning. She wa crit ically 111 early In the winter, but rallied, und had been In compara tively good health until shortly be fore Iter death. Horn of Puritan stock, MIms OoolbrltH Came to California. 77 years ugn and got her first glimpse of western life In Mhe mining camps. She became the only wo man member of the early day Hohcmlan group In San l-Yancisco and through her literary uccom plishmcnts wua hailed ss "tho sappho Of the west." Jn 185 Miss Coolbrlth'a best known book "Songs From the Golden Gate" was published. A tmrty of Indiana motorists reported that it had been chased by a ghost. Hut in this case, the wraith was Tiot to the swift, TlirllSDAT'K PROGRAMS The National Htoadcastlng com pany program for Thursday night follows: 8, Dodge Hrothers pro gram; 9:30 to 10, Moon magic I KKi 1,om Angeles 4(l8.Gin-G40-kc) U, dinner program; 7, nymph onette; . 9, N. It. C; 10, modern clusslcal music. KGO Oakland (3S4.4m-78okc) 0:30, dinner concert; 8,. Do Vnlly Singers; 0, N. II. C; 10 to 11. dance orchestra. KPO Ran Francisco 422.3nv 7l0kc) 11:30, studio program: 7, poultry talk; 8, muslcul program; 0, f,.'.D, C; 10, to 12, danco or chestra. KKX Portland 230.1lm-l 2T.0 kc) 6:30. children's hour; 7, or chestra; 8. studio program; 8:30 to 10, A HO chain program; 10 to 12, dance frolic. KFnr San Francisco t4M.3m G60kc) 6:30, concert; 7, tone rec ognition content; 8, musical pro gram; 9, movie clnh; y:4f, flying lessons; 10 to 12, orchestra. Klig Spokane 370.2m-M0kc) U, concert orchestra; 9, N. H. i; 10 to 12, iluneo music. KJU Seultle (;M8.6m-8tlOkc) 6:30, dinner concert: 7:26. poll tics; 7:30, fireside hour; K:30 to 10, ARC chain program; 10 to 13, dunce orchetru. KOI N Portland (3iSm-94okc) C, dinner concert; 7:1ft, orchestra; 8, musical program; 9, Hnwnan trio. KFOA Seattle (447.5m-G70kc) fl:30, program.;- 7:30, vocal trio: K, PeMnlay varied program; 3, N. H. C. KOMO Seattle (3rtGm-i8nkc) :4&, musical program; 9, N. H. '.: 10 to 12:3at musical program. KUW Portland ( 4 luvt 1 okc) fl, concert; 6:30, program; 7;4i, concert; N. It. C. KG A Spokane (2G0.7m-l 1 50. kc) 7, orchestra: S. muslcul pro gram; 8:30 to 10, A.HO chain pro gram; 10 to 12, dance music. Pendleton Seeks U. P. System Meet I'KNWjBTO.V. Keb. !9 (AD Tho Tendleton commercial associa tion has wired & proposal to tho athletic official! of the 1'nlon Paci fic system relative to the staging of the big divisional track and field meet held annually. Local people would have tho event staged here Sept. IT and IS. About 3600 athletes from all divisions of the system compete In the various events. i Al Espinosa Wins Golf Tournament ". nKJj,KAm, Fin.. Feb, 29 (AP) Principal money in the Kast Coast - open golf championship is nuV the property of Al Ksptnosa, Chicago, who finished ahead of a fust field In that event with 282 for tho 72-4tole distance. McDonald Smith, the Long Island pro, rnn next to K.splnosa, with while Hobby Crulkshunk, New yorlc, came, third wllh 287. Tommy Armour national open champion, finished eleven Btrokes behind the winner. Walter Johnson Is til of Influenza NHWAItK, N. J., Feb. 29 (AP) Advices have been . received here that Wnlter Johnson,1 munugor of the Newark international league tenm, w ill . not bo able to uttend spring practice or the tenin at St. Augustine, Klu., .for several days. Ill with:. Influenza, he suffered a relapse two days ago and his phy sician had ordered mm to stay away from the training grounds. Well, f-pilng fever Is innltxx . yallpaiKH1 Is lxtriiiutiig lo M'll. PciUdn arc looming After turpentine and other Miplc aiv lit'xlniiliuc Ui (uiiiit tip I heir 1mulss. You im piiMT a ifxrun Uw HHc or ytu can i mint your cntln lioit fur !jt..2U. 1 am Ajicaklua; almut the dog Ihhim. v I wa gtiing to tell you a lot of other things but the smi is shttiuig tlm.ngh (tie window nutl I feel like spring fever is coming on so g no l - bye. . .Claude C Pratt Lumber Co. We Sen For Cask Tb Poor Maa'i FrteaoT Veaw Vtmadrr. Tbm i N 1 i '-. i D lliiisiiffisiasssBsswsMHa mo ludevy ButaMea . GIANT GODFREY WINS A DECISION Bounding Basque Makes Negro Extend Himself to Take L. A. Fight UiR ANOKIK8, Fob, 29 kP) j liforo uoairey, neruexc 01 jihi iuiiii n i(uii.it-ia, tuiiay w tin nuuu- )lnhrMl even morn : firmly In thfe AtittiiH that Ionic )iaa been claimed for, him hy hh barkers and ad- j m I rem (hut rhlof menace of tho i rwavy woiK'ii division. ' lloforo the irreutoHt crowd ever to witness a ftnff Hpoctaolo In the tar wtut tho Rinnt newro IhhI nlffht ltibpit und muulod hlH way to ai t n'HTdit'H docUlon over 1'aollno Un ''uilun. the boundlnir KnunlMh Hqh- Vih. Hut jt was onlyuftcr tho ki unity woodrhopper of the lre neH. fiifhtlriK for a Hhot ut Gene j Titnny'M crown, had JnshfMl. the i 'IH lH'Kru iiilu kit "IK it in lien in win. . It was a ono-8(dori arfulr InHOfar dm phyHlrul ineaMurenietitH wero con corned, hut what the BuHiiue rlnjf iditl lucked n wlze he mode up In flKtit und a RtoiTt heart. Godfrey, ut- !!CV6 pounds. outwelKhed his Hiock nitversnry by. 44 pounds, towered over hlm by tteverul lurhH, and outrvached him by ttev: ttiI more. Xip ami Tuck . The wild rushinif Paollno opened nt the Konff. - with .a two-handed rtntllnir nttaclt. ' 'Godfrey, however, aided by his nuperlor hulk tied hint up shortly after und throuRh the early seHslonn of the fight the ncKro held tho advantage - lTfcu dun climbed into;lilH bljrer ;pp poncnt steadily enoiurh to fnke ithe second. ' ' J " ;,' . In tho, sixth, the woodchopper airain was. able to wled his stash -Iriir uHnrk. mid conllnirod mi the intfKreHsiye throughout the ncsxt two 1 rounds - taking" them . rlnKHiders ntfreed. He bored In continually. jpuinplnir with both fistr to the body and face: Several times he ! backed the ring gollath Into the i ropes or a corner und. worked I steadily on his mid section. f Hilt there, Godfrey, stimic by tho "mite" thar faced him, stopped the march of the basnue. setting' upon' the black haired Bpanlurd with his clubbing1 hlows to the brfdy and crossing to the face. In the tenth Godfrey continued the mauling; of his smaller opponent heating him from rope to rope throughout the round. No Knockdown There were no knockdowns and at no time did either of the bat-j tiers appear In danger of a knock- tout. The attendance nt the fight set new marks 1n western boxing bis-: I lory Official figures showed that' IS6.00C persons paid $ 1 25,1 9 1 to sec) the giant negro gain the verdict ( lover his basque rival. However, ' officials revealed tha't the unoffi oln attendance o.a closer, to 4iH- ono, if those Who used passes, and the ."help" were included. The I : 10 ! f t T t t t f t f f ? t y f 5 t t f t t y y y t y ? f j y ? T t Y I y t 5! Georgie Dixon Wins in Fifth In Portland Go POnTT.ANP, Ore., FVn. 29 (AI) Georgia JHxon, Portland negro mlddiewolght boxer, knocked out Herman Auerb&cli, R-Ji Jake, In tho fifth round of their scheduled 10-round main event last night, with a terrific right to the chin. From the gong Dixon carried the fight to his equully willing oppon mt but l)lxon's blows carrieO dyn amite. Auerbach's seconds threw a towel In the ring to uvoid his being counted out. Ite hud to ho carried to his corner. Thcbattlo was one of fleryness from tho start und It took u stout-hearted fighter to stand up under the solid blown exchanged. Dixon's blows wero tho more effectivo through out. There fcwns no clinching Auorbach received an unpopular decision over Dixon three weeks ago. ; Jimmy Dolan, I,os Angeles, won his third successive match here, when he tool; u six -r wind dcciclon over Kddie f'artwelglit, Portland. George Hval, won over Hohby Ia mar, both of Portland, six rounds. Joe Manclllas, u clever und strong young lightweight from Ios Angeles, won n technical knockout over Hobby Mclntyre, Kalem In tho third round. Jted Mays was given a four round deelyjon over Hilly Watson In tho curtain, raiser. Buckaroo Debaters Win Championship PRNDT.KTON-.'; Feb. 29 (AP Hy defeating both Hermlston and McLoughlln High schools, Pendle ton High school's debate team la prepared to meet ' the team from .The Dalles us a step to decide representatives from this district to tho state debate tourney at lOu Kene. ' The winner of the Pendle-ton-'Pho Dalles debate wilt meet teams from linker and 1'nlon county districts. ' clos.-at approach to this gate was at the. Ace Htidklns-Bammy Haker bout hero last year, when 18,000 funs paid $91,000. - Paolino will receive $40,044.81 as his share of- the gato while JJI,6::1.71 will go to Godfrey, the winner. Paollno's contract called for 37 per cent of tho "gate" und Godfrey's 20 per cent. Red Crown Gasoline ' Mobile, Zeroline and Quaker State Oil Perkins Standard Station Next to La Grande Hotel on Adams What Is A Building and Loan Association? It is an association incorporated under the laws of the State of Oregon for the purpose of, receiving the savings of the peo ple and investing them in first mortgages. Nearly four bil lion of dollars are invested by the people of the United States in the Associations of 'our country. Are Building: And Loan Associa tions Considered Safe? They are second only to Gov ernment. Bonds. They ; are secured by first mortgages on American homes. . How Much Starts An Acount? One dollar or more. Can I Transact Business by Mail? Yes, many members send amounts regularly ever y month. Can I Withdraw My Money If I Desire? Yes, in part or in full at any time. We are paying all with drawals upon demand without notice. We reserve the right to require notice in accordance with the State Laws, as do all Building and Loan institu tions. " , 6 Guaranteed Costs Nothing to Get In Nothing to Get Out! "Think of the Safety" La Grande Building & Loan Assn. t . La Grande, Oregon Warner Decisions Rogers, of Gotham PKNDMJTOW. Vehi !9 (AD Itiiily-Wurni-r. Omaha lltflit honvy rai.pli.r.wa awardod a OoeUlon oer Htanlpy Rgra of Brooklyn. N. r.. hero lat nlKht when tho latter droppod Warner to tho floor during the third fall, ltogor- ook (ho first full In 25 mlnutM with a crah hold and Warner took llio aeeond In 1 mlnutea with a head ncliiBOra and top body pin.. i:rr;i:NK momawks win - MA1SHF1KI.1. Ore.. l-'l. (AD Tho KilKmo Moluiwka swamped tho Myrllo 1'olnt rhanfTB clnh, Independent l.aakel hall chnmplonH of fooa "' '" to at Myrtlo I'olnt lust nlKl t. 'I'hey piled up the hltr le"" 1 flwt half of play. The wiikiniton AgKregutl"" ut .u tun.l Innlirht. 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Are There Any Withdrawal or Membership Fees? - No. We were the first in Ore gon to dispense with member ship fees, fines or forfeitures. . Every dollar placed with this association is always your doU lar. You get back all your money with guaranteed earn-' ings, after it is left with us one year or over. Dividends are paid in cash or credited on div ' idend paying dates. Is This An Experiment? No. In states where the mem bership fees, fines and forfei tures have been discontinued, the associations have grown by leaps and bounds. QuaUtu 9Um!ture When you buy furniture ynu xlinulil buy It to lust a life-time! . There Is only one tlilnK t liut will muko rural. turo and that In quality! Measure our vuluea. by the iliiulity of our inerehandlse and you will understand whyi most people buy here. . ', CARR FURNITURE CO.; Inc. :i Main 770 ! Two people were put on trial in I Turkey on chances,, of spreadliu; 'Christianity. You never hear of I such trials In this country. , -1 Iron men and s Wooden ships romance ETs on the j quarter 1 deck. 3 Old -4 fa "the thrill of a lifetimc!' Starts MONDAY ARCADE t y f y y t .' y y t t f ; y '? t y y f y y 'y Y f y y t . :