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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, PEE.
Wednesday, March 25, 1931
"ATHLETICS ARE :
ii GIVEN THE EDGE
Philadelphia Favored Ho
; .Win Jfennant, Ai.tnougn
: "Upset; is Held Possible.
!. (Note: This Is the first of two
stories reviewing mnjor league bnse-
Dan prospects, oaseu on me ouseivii-tlons-of
spring training by tho As
sociated Press. Next the National
league will be discussed.)
By Ainu Gould
NEW YORK. March 25 UP) The
Philadelphia Athletics, class of banc
ball In general and the American
league in particular for two years,
virtu start the 1931 race favored to
.make it three pennants in a row.
The odds In support of the A's may
not be quite as' long as they were a
,- year- ago, after their 1020 stampede.
uoservers nave aetecwiu a zew ciuuk
inn nolnts in the world's champion
ship machine guided by 68-ycar-old
Connto Mack. -
The probability Is that tho Ath
letics, as a club, are getting no bet
ter. They were at the peak when
they led the Yankees to the wire by
i games in lbav. Last year xnoy
were pressed to finish eight games
ahead of the surprising Washington
. senators.
Upset Fosslblo
1 ; Tha margin may be. slimmer this
year, 11 an upset is not actually
sprung by one of tho other contend
ers, but there is no substantial evi
dence on. which to dislodge tho A'
.-. as favorites.
Tho champions will go into action
. two weeks hence with their "big
live" still the greatest winning com
bination. In baseball, assuming that
. Al Simmons is persuaded to sign his
contract' in time to support tho ef
forts' of Grove, Earnshaw,1 Cochrane
ohd: Polxx. : They have an Infield
combination whose ability to con
- tinue at a championship ptico is prob-
. lematlcal, but the essentials of punch
and pitching remain.
- Washington and Cleveland, the
second and fourth pluce clubs last
year,-If they fulfill early prospects
and continue the development mani
fest last year, figure to help make the
race closer and- more Interesting
than it has been In years.
Yankees, Dangerous '
The New York Yankees, under Joe
McCarthy for the first time, will be
dangerous at any time because of
their tremendous punch, but their
Pennant hopes depend on finding the
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right Infield combination and con
sistent pitching.
Detroit may turn up as a fifth con
tender for first division honors, at
least, especially as Bucky Harris
seems to have developed some flno
new material, The prospects are that
the Boston Red Sox, Chacigo White
Eox and St. Louis Browns will have
a party of their own in the second
111 tine.
At least six of the eight clubs have
simKen up their lineups to such an
extent that only the campaign Itself
will show how effective have been
the efforts to tighten up the cir
cuit, so completely dominated for
two years by the A's.
Senator Ambitious
The pennant bee Is buzzing busiest.
perhaps, among the Washington
Senators, whose drive to second place
under Walter Johnson last season
furnished a sensational surprise Like
tne as, wasnitiKton depends on the
ability of a number of veterans to
continue imbibing from tho fountain
of youth. A superlative pitching
siaii ana Driiuant aeiense, pius tne
all-around nlav of Shorts ton Joe
Cronim features the Senatorial threat.
Cleveland, stressing a stronger at
tack, also banks on tho work of , a
fine pitching staff headed bv Weslev
Ferrell but has a hole to plug at third
base, vacated by Joe Be well.
Heweii, oddly enowm. may be the
solution to the Yankees infield prob
lem, having shown every intention
of staging a come-back with the New
xorKers. ji so, tne warciuos of
Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzert, Contbs and
others will contribute to a lot of
hovoc In tiie forthcoming scramble.
uetrous cnances seem to depend
upon the ability of outfield new
comers to come through with the
necessary nattmg puncn, something
the Tigers rarely have lacked over a
long .stretch of time.
1 ho White Sox have a heavv enough !
hitting outfield, with a star youngster,-
Mel Simons, supporting Smcad
Jolley and Carl Reynolds, but tho
club's Infield worries will continue
unless recruits at first and short
fulfill Dome BuBh's expectations,
lied fsox weak at Iiat
The Rex Sox still have a fine
pitching staff, with MacFayden. Mor
ris, Russell and Gaston supported bv
Kuvcrui newcomers, nut tne supply
of baschlts is not likely to be ade
quate.
The St. Louis Browns are in a aim
liar predicament, In addition to seek
ing more puncn, Manager Bill K lie
fer has n new Infield combination to
perfect beforo making tiny tlircaten-
ing gestures.
Hansen Winner
Over Thye Byt
Crowd Hisses
SPOKANE, March 25 i7P) Charlie
Hansen, Seattle heavyweight wres
tler, won on a foul from Ted Thye.
Portland, after each had taken a fall
in their main event bout last night.
Tho crowd booed Al Warslnskl's de
cision. Hansen took the first fall In the
second round on a body slam. Thye
took his fall in the third with a com
bination leg scissors and armlock.
Thyo's butting tactics drew sev
eral reprimands from Referee Var-
slnski, and in tho fifth round tho
match was awarded to Hanson.
Leo Numa, Seattle's "Swedish Lion"
took two straight falls from Cowbov
Ray, Texas. In the third Numa
knocked him bloohev with a terrific
body slam, and merely laid his shoul
ders to the mat in tho fourth. They
are heavyweight.
I AMBASSADOR'S WIFE REALIZES DREAM
OF DEBUTANTE DAYS IN AFRICAN TRIP
Wnn.STl.K TO DRAW
TACOMA. March 25 tfM John Prii-
berff, Titcoma. and Joe- Malcewlcz.
Now York, houvywelght wrestlero went
eight rounds to a draw In it main
wrestllnu match here lout nltrht.
Both Kl'npplers obtained falls. Pre
berg took the Ilrst fall In the fifth
round with a body slam while Malce
wlcz uned a flylim head scissors to
down Preberg In the seventh.
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FATAL RIOTS LN
SPAIN AND INDIA
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CALLS IT DRAW
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 2fi im.
An unpopular roceptlon greeted Ref
eroo Collie Stoops' decision calling
tho light hcnvywelRht bout between
unanoy uclangcr, Winnipeg and Rosy
Rosales, Navajo Indian from Cleve
land a draw hero last night. Thoy
thought the Indian had the eden.
There was no damago dono on either
siuo. uosales' stylo of swinging gloves
from all directions and his clover
aucKing and weaving pleased tho
crowd.
Charley Rlsko, Tacomn and Pranklo
Wimecko, Portland, light heavy,
wolghts. slugged Ihelr way to a six-
luunu UIUW.
Al Truhnans. San DIcco lSO-nonnri
er who returned to tho nortliland
alter winning 40 successive bouts In
tno southland, mado a ono-mlnuto
sensational appcaruueo, whon he
knocked out Phil Miller, Tucoma.
with a terrific left hook in about
uiiu minuie or the first round.
Jimmy Loo, Chlnoso soulhuaw. llirht.
weight added another knockout to
his string, when ho defeated Bobby
Lamars In tho first round, after tho
Filipino had almost put Leo to sleep
t..,. u nuuu uiiji bjiiuuii inu ropos
with a right to tho chin. Leo took
tho full count, got back Into tho
ring and clicked ft short loft to La
mars' chin and It was all over.
In tho curtain raiser Red Shepherd
and Davq Lasky went four rousing
rounds to a draw.
not vou
buy it 7 J
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Helene Madison's'
Records Approved
SEATTLE, Wash.. March 20 (IP)
Twelve world's swimming records es
tablished by 1Hlss Helena Madison
havo boon officially approved by tho
Federation Internationale do Natation
Ainaacur at Berlin. Germany, Dun
lei J. Ferris, Now York, secretary of
tho Amateur Athletic union, In
formed tho Scatllo aciuutlu uco to
day.
Miss Madison Is also tho holder
of 28 American records. Sho Intends
to defend her titles In the 100, 200
and 500 yard free stylo events at
tho national Indoor swimming cham
pionships at Now Yolk April 10 to
10 and plans to trv for her first
uucKsiroKO mark in tho some meet
at 100 yards.
Mickey Walker Has
Too Many Wives
TRENTON. N. J.. March lis Im
Mickey Walker, middleweight cham
pion, was wondering today what to
do about too much matrimony.
Ho was married M6ntlay night to
Clara Hcllhurm, 20, amateur artist
and etcher: ho learned last night
urn mm, wiic s tuvorco wasu t yet
absolute.
The divorce was recommended on
December 11) and by all tho things
Mickey heard should have become
absolute 00 days later, hut the court
(ailed to sign tho preliminary decree
until Feibuory 14 putting oil tho
actual invoice to Muy 14.
Paulie Walker Is
Victor In Match
I.OS ANOF.LES. March 26 (,V
Puulle Walker, New York welter
weight, awakened today with a one
eyed view of tno world ami a paln
lully buttered face, hut ho had tho
satisfaction of knowing he had beaten
bin most hitler foe, Andy uivodi,
a fellow citizen.
It as a fiuht without precedent in
Calirornlu. punctuated by rive knock
downs, with both scrappers Init lllni
to regoln tho public contldence
shaken a week ago when their un
.sntlsfuctory bout ended abruptly in
the fourth round with Dlvodi win
ning on a foul.
Chairman Harry W. Martin or the
stale ntlilellc commission held up
the purses and demanded a rematch
without cxlitt pay.
Euclid Stumbling Block
Tho iiuitliemntlcal problem called
Tons Aslnorum" Is I he tifn, propo
siti. Hook I of Kuclld. tho first
dlillcult Unworn, -which dunces
rarely get over the lirsl tlmcwltli
out stumbling.
(Continued form Page One)
In a critical condition from bullet
wounds.
The disorders wore tho most Borl-
ous of three successive days of riot
ing at the school In behalf of a re
public and of amnesty for colitlcal
prisoners.
'J
i.Xlr...tn.- ,,,,fr.i far ,
U'alter E, Elge, United Slates umhassador to France, accompanied
by Mrs. Edge, Is start lug u tour of the French colonics in northern
Africa, storied lands of desert warriors and llarbar)' pirates.
Two New Clubs
Are Organized;
Mr. Bell Leader
30 KILLED. 100 IN.Il'ltEU
CAWNPORE. United Provinces. In- Itv Mrs. A. i. Cniikllu
dla, March 25 (IP) Thirty persons! (Observer Correspondent)
havo been killed and more than 100 COVE, Ore. (Special) lonard Al-
Injured in rioting which has de- i len, . assistant state club leader and
veloped here in protest at tho exocu- H. O. Avery, county agriculturist
tlon of Baghat Singh and two com- ' formed two livestock clubs on their
panions at Lahore Monday night. The visit to Cove last week. A Covo dairy
rioting began yesterday, was sup- club with 17 members was organized,
prosscd by the military during tho i This club work Includes Jerseys and
night, but broko Out again today 1 Guernseys, both registered and grade,
after order apparently had been re- E. H. Bell was elected leader. The
stored. members Include Robert und Billy
Motorcars passing along the streets ' Duncan. Allen, Lloyd and Gald Mills,
n,nPA nDen,,itri nn,i eaunt-,.1 TP, imnM n i Gertrude and Roberta Bell. Robert
and Indian occupants wcro injured, j Clark, LaVon Koker, Junior Van
Two companies of British troops woro iw mm vuBa vnauwicx
called out today to restore order and "n? .L,l0J'd, Murchison. A registered
200 additional pollco were summoned Hototeln club was also formed with
for Allahabad and Lucknow. An "' members. Prances Comstock was
auxiliary force wos rolscd hero to pat- I chosen leader. Its membership in
rol tho residential area. eludes Prances, Hurold and Kathleen
Baghat Singh and the two who died JBSSVtu
with him were hanged after eonvle- by tne AmeHcon Je?sey Cattle
tlon of murder of a pollco official , to''4.H cl , workere t'
in Lahore In December 1028 and of h "1 ' jerse c durtng
oartlclpfttlon In tho Bo-cnllecl Lahore 1(ir,n ".b0,t,,,. v.,. '
conspiracy, nn anti-British develop- erta BeUi Allen Lloy(1 flnU G(Uo M,ll3i
ment, of 1929. ; ftnd Bobbv and Billv Duncan.
The Sewing club divisions No. 2
and No. 3 met with their leader, Mrs.
Charles Hancock, Tuesday after
school. Tho girls In this club are
Roberta nnd Gertrude Bull, Helen Van
Vlack, Phyllis Hancock and Ruth
WhltP. Thi'ir mfit.lnirK nrn hplH ttvirr
nothing but surrender or an armls- n month, on Tuesdnvs. A llcht lunch
tlcoV to forestall complete disaster. I W11S served.
riirncd to ifuiwiug
Admlrol Plunkett accepted a posl-, Hubbllrt, a Btul,ent at the Eastern
tlon with tho New York banking firm :rt,. kT.....i i .
of Josephtal and Company. homes in Weston. Ore., over the
Ho died last mgnc in tno naval (weekend, leaving Friday afternoon
HERO OF WORLD
' WAR PASSES ON
(Continued form rage One)
iviiof DL-iiiiu(; vm, miss mac nue-1 ic . . ,i ,
The North Cnrollnn Historical
sneiely says that the "Spuu'sh
Alarm" was the nttneks on the
Vs. .-Hi t.. -t-f? i O I...
hospital here. Ho is survived by his Miss Hileman and Miss Hubbard rc- ( sn-nii(inl' Tn 1717 nn vniii
and u daughter. Mls3 Via was detained by illness, in
. , --(her faihilv. Roval BosrkGfen n'cWom-
A nil II KfVY ClffpYPtl j Ponied the young women on their
Ily Adelaide Kerr
PARIS W Mrs. Walter Edge, wife
of the United States ambassador to
France, is realizing a ten years' dream
a trip to northern Africa.
' She Is accompanying her husband
on a tour of the French colonies
along tho southwest coast of the
Mediterranean.
The young hostess of the American
embassy In Paris, daughter of a Maine
shipbuilder, is going to collect Mor
occan ship figureheads and models to
complete her marine collection, one of
the most extensive private ones In
existence.
To Ambassador Edge the tour
means a study of French colonial de
velopment In Tunis, Algiers and Mor
occo. To his wife, descendant of a line of
shipbuilders whose vessels have
girdled the globe, it represents a
chance to study the picturesque craft
of the Barbarry coast, a dream since
her debutante day3.
Her collection of souvenirs of the
sea, now housed In her mother's home
In Bath. Me., was acquired on travels
through Europe and the United
States. It contains a variety which
ranges from models of Guinea vessels
to whaling ships.
Mrs. Edge has maintained a lively
interest in both maritime and politi
cal affairs since her girlhood, when
her father. Loyal 1 Sewall, a shipbuild
er of Bath, was United States minis
ter to Hawaii. She spent her debu
tante days in Washington, D. C. There
she met Edge, then Republican sena-
7 tor from New Jersey.
Although she is tne youngest wiie
of any ambassador in the United
States diplomatic corps she Is only
j 28 she Is credited with many a sound
i nlofa rf nrHtlrai rmincal Tlio nn en
Tpfprtf nrVkTlYfrftt i antl tranquillity with which she pre
LCACilL JLUilliiLlal sides have given her social affairs a
l flair. j
mf ' , I "You can't compare her to anyone:
NEW JORK, March 25 (ff) With else." say attaches of the embassy,
tennis history repeating Itself and She has too much personality to be I
the United states losing the doubles, , nkc anybody. She always dresses slm- t
the Star Spangled forces tonight face ply. Black and white are her favorite
France In the final two singles , costume colors, and she seldom weare !
matches of the "winter Davis cup" a jewel "
competition, expected to lose. j Between the demands of diplomatic !
The score stood two to one In teas and receptions, charity work and
France's favor today with Jean Boro- honorary presidencies ' in many or- j
tra, Davis cup veteran and leader I ganlzatlons,- she finds time to hear i
of the French team, favored to de-. daily the lessons of her children. She !
feat Berkeley Bell in one of the has three. Camilla, 7; Mary Esther,
Miugjea ii.hlciib mm ciuicn ine victory ana Lroyaii, a
i or tno tri-coior.
Frank K. Shields, on tho basis
of the form he showed Monday night
in handing Borotra a surprising
straight set defeat, vwas favored to
take Christian Boussus in the other
singles but to no apparent purpose,
other than to make the final score
two to three.
Borotra and Boussus defeated
George Lott Jr., and John Van Ryn
In the doubles match of tho interna
tional competition last night to give
France what may prove to be the
margin of vlcory. The Americans'
defeat was achieved In straight sets,
7-5, 0-4, 6-4, with the happy-go-
lucky Borotra playing the major part. ,
A similar situation prevailed last i
summer at the end of the second
day's play for the historic Davis cup
with America trailing one match to
two.
American Tennis
Forces Facing
we can hear tho echoes from Cata
lina Island : What about Elwood Eng
lish of tho Cubs?
For the time being they can t be
compared on the spot by this ob
server, but tho records and the testi
mony are strong enough to enable
English to dispute Gclbert's claim to
top rank, confining the debato for
the moment to the National league.
English outhlt Gelbert by a sub
stantial margin last year, posting an
average of .335, tho best of his career.
The Cub star Is 24. but this is his
fifth major league campaign, where
as Gelbert Is Just starting his third.
English also came along like a
house afire last year and no less an
authority and neutral observer than
Col. Dan Howley of the Beds thinks
that Elwood's batting gives him the
edge over Gelbert. up to the present.
HI T JOB HIT .3W
So far as the American league Is
concerned, the boys can argue all
evening about the respective merits
of English and Gelbert, then look
over the ace of the shortstoppers,
Joseph Crouln, who batted .340 and
had as much to do as any Individual
with the sensational rise of the Wash
ington Senators last season.
Cronln, also 24, Is rangier, heavier
and more of a slugger than either
English or Gelbert. He played spec
tacularly afield and was voted tho
American league's most valuable
player In 1930.
All three of the youngsters. In a
year, have leaped away up toward the
front and become stars In a position
that seemed to be shy of Its old class.
All three will be very much in the
limelight this year.
1)11) VOU KNOW THAT
The late Christy Mathewson was
a great checker player ... he drew a
$500 fine from McGrew for letting a
checker game make him miss a traim
. . . Max. Corey once studied for ,
ministry. . . . Artie Nehf was bbZ
the best pipe organists ever tur!
out in George Ade's territory
which is Hoosiorland. . . . Uncle ra'
bie was the laBt ball player to dlsnr,,!
on the diamond In mustache
whiskers Tho late Urban Shock.?
was the most superstitious man S'
baseball. ... Blly Terry and Al M
maux were the best singers in ibl
game . . . but Joe Shaute. the Pecki
villo tenor, has plenty of backers
. . . Walte Hoyt'ls tho niftiest actor'
. . . Everett (Deacon) Scott made a
reputation as a card player . . . bui
Hal Chase could deal an ace out of
the middle of the deck.
Gassy Siomachs
Made Well
Every person who ts troubled wits
gas in the stomach and bowols should
got a package of Baalraann's Gw
Tablots and sco how quickly they will
relieve all distressing symptoms.
Sharp pains In the abdomen or
about the heart are often due eatlrely -to
eas pressure. Sometimes the cir
culation Is restricted, causing ths
hands and feet to grow numb. Usuallv '
there is much gurgling or rumbling li
tho bowols. Many Bufferers compTala
of a gnawing feeling In tho stomach,
extreme nervousness, heartburn
drowsiness after eating, headaches!
dizzy spells or labored breathing.
Baalnmnn's Gas Tablets taken at :
meal time not only prevont all bad ef,
fects from 'gas, but they Invigorate
the weak nerves of tho stomach aod '
assist in restoring tho whole digestive
system to proper working order
Genuine Baalmann's Gas Tablets
In trnT"yellow package can be ob
tained at any good drug store Fries 1
$1 everywhere. '
Always on hand at Glass Drugs,
Inc. Adv!
tlon ntlnckod lienufort,
, Il ls, IlrunsAvjck.
nnd In
I trip.
W 0f(Vl1 If 1 1 Pfit ! Mi's. J. R. Fletcher is substituting
rr Vtlltll II Ml,. U. rU!l . absence.
- L ne , . , I Alvln Orton hod a minor operation
CLEVELAND, March 25 (IP) Andy!-- n- icf , ,
Kerr, whoso Colgate university foot- R T Bnrkcr ls t t Gl.ntl0 Kolltlo
ball machines have lost' but two ,.,.,., , . ,i.ra i,
games In Uo years can become head lnk , t k , appendix op-
coach at Western Reserve university nl.ntif.n , pnr,qifinr-,i nr
If ho says the word. He said ho :
would decide next week. i m, n.n m. ,i w
Reserve's COachlUR StatUS has beCIl nnlry u,rn (moata nt linr lit-ntlirr .n
muuujii since cany iu iui wucn D. stockland, last week
Gordon Locko was forced by Illness
to resign as couch.
s)i!i:i;ziMJ iti:i)i'ci:s
Yl;ilillT 01'
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. (IP) It may
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Landers and their
two children, Helen Virginia, and
William Charles, left last week for
Salem for a short visit. They were
nccompanled by their sister, Mrs.
William Beckwith. Mrs. B. E. Ander
son, Mr. Landers' mother, who mnkes
not bo news to Hollywood sylphs, but lH,r'110,e uor0i la staying' at tho Lan
wneii menu is ou.uei.-rcu .t ders' homo In La Grande during their
weight. i ubsencc
Considered as a reducing expedl- I .-,i ,
K,rtlvIn'".hCI'? 'Iwl! 'daughters, of Pendleton, arc visiting j "should lake euro to have servitors
Largo South American Rodent
Tho South American enpybaru,
the Inrgest nnliniil of the rodent
family, often nttalns tlio size of n
small donkey, und with Its web feet
la us much ut homo in tlio water
as on Hie land.
Blindness No Handicap
Two blind men were arrested In
MuusMcld, England, recently for
breaking Into n club house unci
sloallm: $1,'!, police to&i i fyitm that
(he pair could work ns ensily In
Hie (lurk ns In the light.
Useful Sorvitors
"lie who Is so powerful that lie
can always have his own wa.v."
said Hi Mo, the sngc of Chinatown,
Concerned in Crucifixion
The dli-piTsion of the tribes of
Israel occurred centuries before
tho time of Chrht. so nt Hint time
there were only the milled tribes
of Juduh nnd Ilcnjamln thins lu
I'alentllie. Exchange.
...r....; .i.J .1.-7- i. , ..i Mrs. Van Orsdalc's mother, Mrst M
Experiments showing weight losses !Su"'.nc.r:..t,,t!.,.0 wl'mV'" Pi":,..
sometimes of ono port In 130.000 arc . ,,?' 1J""1"
reported to the American Association ,"or1vllle' woro v,slll"B Co lost
Dell Puckctt, who has been at the
Oregon State college, ls at home and
does not expect to return until next
fall.
' John Comstock, son of Mr. and Mrs.
It'. S. Comstock. who Is a stmlont at
MADISON VILLE, Ky. (IP) Circuit Oregon state college, Is lir of the
Judgo KiTy Lulfoon, first circuit measles.
Judge lu Kentucky ever elected os I Glen Hartley, who ls a patient nt
tho nominee of both Republicans and :Hot Lnke sanatorium, was visited by
Democrats, has announced his can- lllB mother and sisters and brother
for the Advancement of Science by
Peter I. Wold and Erlo M. Bigsbeo
of Union college. Tho causo ls not
explained.
Two-l'arty .lodge In lluee
dldacy for the Democratic nomina
tlon lor governor.
Illimsll M.VKU IN(H'lltlt:s
Saturday who took with them
birthday cake to help him celebrate
ills lHth birthday nnnlversary.
A preliminary contest for "entrance
Into the declamatorv leuuuo win be
BERLIN. March 25 M1 Great j '"'Id at Covo Wednesday afternoon.
Brltnln ls understood to have In- i Co '"is eight entrants In the grades
struclcd Us representatives In Beiiln ! nrt four In the high school. The
and Vienna to express tho hopo thatooe contests will bo held Friday,
Germany and Austrln will suspend j April 3, and tho county contest for
negotiations for a customs agree- ! grades will bo held Friday Apr. 10,
ment until It has been satisfactorily ana tor nign schools, Saturday evo
established that under it Austrln docs
not vlotato the treaty of St. Germain
or tho Geneva Protocol.
l:i)U'Olt NUAll DKATII
ulug, Apr. It
The FUn and Joy Bridge club held
an evening party Saturday at the
home of Ml, and Mrs. Grant Conley.
Mr. and Mrs. Conley are Just getting
settled in their new home and this
ST. HELENS, Ore., March 25 OP) was In the nature of a house wanning
S. C. Morion Sr.. editor of the Co- I and was reported to havo been a very
lumbla Informant, and well known I dellghtlul affair. The high scores
In lumbering and newspaper circles i were won by Mrs. John Miller and
of the Northwest, was In a critical ! Dr. Ross, of Lu Oramle.
condition In a hospital bore today, j Mi's. Marian Splunol, of Nampn,
Yesterday he fell forty feet from : Idaho, was a guest of her mother. Mrs.
the gangplank of n vessel on St. Blanche Euuulls last week.
Helens waterfront, and Btruck upon j Mr. and Mrs. Orland Warner and
a boom In the water. two daughters were ovemlcht uupst-s
of their sister, Mrs. w. A. McNeill
who can bo held responsible for
ins mistakes.' Washington star.
Double Education
Every man who rises above
the common level receives two
educations: the first from Ills
instructors ; the second, the
most personal nnd iniportaut,
from himself. Gibbon.
Crow's "Shot" Helps Golfer
While pliiylng the tenth hole nt
Wentworth, Virginia Walter, Eng
land, a golfer, put Ills second play
into a small clump of trees for au
Impossible shot. A big bliic-k crow,
which had been strutting about the
fairway, flew to the ball, picked it
up and carried It to nn open spot In
the woodi where he dropped It with
in n few feet of the green. The
golfer then lind nn easy shot to
near the cup.
Fish Commit Suicido
Starfish commit suicide. When
one is caught In n net It dissolves
Its corporation into a dozen or so
fragments, anil tiie pieces escnpe
through the meshes. In time each
becomes a perfect anlinaJ. To pre
serve tne slailisli whole, It must
bo plunged Into a bucket of fresh
water before It has time lo take
the alarm. 1'resh water Is instant
denth to it, nnd thus only can some
varieties of the starfish be pre
served. Orit.
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Worthless Character
The "philanderer" Is one without
any knowledge of the words loy
alty nnd faithfulness. lie plays
with love as an amusement. The
"philanderer" is mimed after a
character by the name of "Hillnn
der" in the book, "Orlando Furl
oso," by Arlesto. published In 1010.
Kansas City Times.
Ancient Indian Pit
An Indian pit, believed to date
from the Algnnkinn period of l.ROO
years ago, was' uncovered nt Wil
low Point, nenr Iiinglinmton, N. Y.
It hns not been detornilncd whether
the pit has been used for feasts or
for cremation. The skeleton of nn
Indinn girl also was unearthed.
Dates From Old Times
The shout, "Fourteen Hundred,"
Is the cry raised on tho London
Stock exchange to give notice that
a stranger hns entered the "House."
It is said to have originated at a
time when for a considerable pe
riod the number of members had
remained stationary at 1 ,H!)0.
Americans, according to recent
statistics, made and consumed 0,000,
OOd pounds moro pretzels last year
than In 1925. Proving, we .suppose,
that pretzels nre now' worth their
salt.
Sues Playwright
OII K Iilt AL MlUiltTV
DALLAS. Ore. March 35 U'i
Chief of Police Tony Ncufolcll was
nt liberty on $500 bull ttxlny nfter
entering n plen of not guilty to an
Indictment chnrtfiUK him with pos
session of l tquar. The I ml Ic tnien t
was returned Monday. Tho court set
tho eusu for October 5.
VESSIX AHANhONKI)
FUNCHAL. Madeira, Miirch 25 (.VI
The French steamer Verdun passing
ncro today radioed t Lloyds that she
had u board the crew of the Italian
sttf.uner Ruta Odessa, which whs
abandoned southwest of the Madeira
group.
'I he abandoned vessel was bound
for Baltimore.
Tho Black Hills of South Dakota,
where Calvlu Coolldfio spent a sum
mer vacation when president, arc be-
It.st week. Mr. Warner ts nn engineer
and had spent three months fn So
attle where he was taking some spe
cial work. They were on their way to
their home In Boise, Idaho.
Magnet Early Discovered
The unknot v:is known ami Us
properHes tipplled h.v the Chinese
n u u-r.v vhiij ume. i ne ninyneuo
cimipnsswns Invented In Chinn and
was Introduced Into Europe its
early ns A.
"Disease of Talking"
Whom the disease of tulkln; still
once iKissessetli, he can never hold
his pence. Nay, riulier than ho will
not discourse he will hire men to
hear him. lien .lonson.
Lake Superior Is opened for naviga
tion o,t. ,t,.., ..-n i ... 5:
ll..vr,l to hit. r..,.t lK,,...r..rt H..1..... "... ' f.. . . " ..." . "' "
pobita ot sold. S open at uny time during March.
tv v&
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The Young of Doves
Doves nnd pigeons. Including
both wild nnd domestic vnriet.es,
eeneniJIy Iny two euss to a setting.
The biological survey says that In
about throe ensea out of four the
two squabs hutched from these
e?KS nre male and female. Path
finder MnxiiKine.
Spiteful Comment
"'There are more women centena-
rlans thnn men," says n contempo
rary, inis is an tne more remnrK
nble In view of the fact that It
takes a woman linger to reach the
age of a hundred than It does n
mao. London Humorist.
Sport Slants
Assqk i itcj t'ress i'Aort,
Georges Lewys 52.0C0.CC0 plant
arism suit against Eugene O'Neill
was heard in New York feder.?!
court. " She averred td-;s fcr
O'Nctll's "Strange Jnlcrljce' c.ij
out of her book, Tha Tcr:p!a oi
Kallas-Atheujc."
Hy Alan J. timihl
(Associnted Press Sports Editor)
Who's the greatest shortstop In the
majors?
Asfe that one, it seems, and an old
fashioned argument ls under way
along any part of the spring training
trail, whether it happens to be In
Texas. California or Florida.
So far as the Florida camps are
concerned, no more brilliant work
man has been on view at short thUn
Charles Gelbert. the 25-year-old star
of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gelbert has Improved nt a tremen
dous clip. He batted over .300 last
year for the first time In his short
big league career. He was a sensa
tion In the world's series, hittlnp fnr
v Ml 1 .353 and he looks better than ever in
me u arainai camp at craaemon tnts
? A surlntr.
- C r-t"U
umuiii. .vtvis ut i ui t;iuuuu un
either stdo and has a rifle-shot arm,
powerful as well as accurate.
Ke not only has satisfied his man
aijer. Gabby Street, that he's the best
shortstop in baseball now but Gabby
believes the youngster will soon rank
with the best In any department of
play.
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