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1 Friday, June 12, 1931 Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. fe OUR STORE WIDE New Customer Sale . uf all LADIES' AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS 20 REDUCTION On all Allen-A Merchandise June 13lh to 20th i An event that will offer unusual ' Savings for Everyone. (p (D N N E rR'fT LA GRANDE'S OWN STORE . HOLLYWOOD WINS SERIES 2 TO 1 Portland Falls to Cut Down Stars Lead; Jacobs Allows One Weak Hit. By the Associated Press Teams In tho Pacific Coaat league Wound up a split three-gome sorloa yesterday with ho team yet able to displace the Hollywood BUra from the apparently permanent hold thoy have on first place. Hollywood spoiled nny hopes tho second place Portland Beavers might have had of. cutting down tho Stara' load yesterday by taking a o to 1 game. Turner, Hollywood pitcher, held the Bon vers to four hit whllo Why The v Serve OUR employees who devote their time tuid energies to serving the public with electric service will generally le found to be animated by something that trans cends the mere matter of advancement and reward. IT is oftentimes called "the spirit of service" the spirit that encour ages these men and wom en to uphold tho tradi tion that its service never go out, winter or sum mer, good times or bad. times, day or night TO keep alive that tradition has meant the performance of tasks in th4 face of unusual discomforts and discour agements, even "above and beyond the call of duty." Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. "Always At Your Service" his teammates gathered 13 off Wnl tcrs and Fullerlou of the Beavers. ' Hoi In Illn nk IikHuhh Tho Snu Francisco Seals ended the aeries with a flourish as thoy trounced Seattle's Indians 0 to 0. If a dinky pop fly, which dropped to tho ground between three fielders, had been caught, Homer Jacobs, vet eran Seal pitcher, would have been credited with a no-hit. no-run game, As It was the hit failed to material ly Into a run. The Seals gathered their nine runs In Uio fourth and fifth liming. After a long aeries of losing tho Oakland Acorns broko Into tho win column by shutting out tho Los An geles Angela 9 to 0. Monte Pearson . Oakland pitcher, fanned nine Angel baumcn and allowed but two hits. The Acorns mnrio both their scores lu tho third Inning, one of thorn coming.' from a homer by Fuay Hufft, outfielder. Sacramento downed tho Mission Reds 10 to 3 In a loosely played game. Kattgeii iieicung oy me Missions aided tho Senators In piling up tho score wlille Flynn. Senator pltcber, kept biiu ojpimn ih i n v nci'K , , -'.y Portland Meets- Minimis ;; ;Av; Teiuns will chiingo appononts and new in a four-game aerlos tonight, Portland playing tho Missions at San Francisco, tho Seals opopslng Oak land at jancryvuio, Seattle and j)Pi lywood playing In Los Angoles.Nuid Sacramento and Los Angeles mooting ui onentmenvo. . -:, Yesterday's results: R. HH. Portland 1 4 0 Hollywood) 6 IBrt-l Waller, Fiullerton and Woodall; Tinner and Bossier. ,-, B. H 'K. Seattle 0 I U San Francisco 0 10 0 McQuillan. Hartwtg and Gaston, BotUirlnl; Jacobs and Wilson. R. H. E. Mission , 3 8 1 Sacramento 10 11 3 Gaston, T. PUloUe and Hofmauu; Flynn and Wlrta. . It. H...E; Ixm Angof.cs ...... 0 a'vl Oakland 3 7 0 Hermann. Peters and Schulte; Pearson and DcBcrry. " Wrestling Senators Gain On Mackmen In Thursday Games By Hugh H. FullcrtoH Jr. (Associated Press Sport Writer) As long as tho Washington Sena tors continue to play the kind, of baseball they have been displaying for tho post month or so, Philadelphia's Athletics are not .going to make a runaway of tho American league pennant race. Tho A's have com plied a remarkable record bo far, running up 26 victories to 12 defeats, but the Senators have remained right on their heels. Washington's average today was .060, no moan mark in any league, and tho Senators wcro only 3 Vi games behind after six straight vic tories. The only fly in the Senator ointment seems to bo the refusal of tho Athletics to lose a few more games for tho team from the capital hoH been hitting at a terrific clip, fielding up with the best and getting probably the best pltoftlng In tho league. Nine Washington pitchers went the route in succession before Jones failed to last on Wednesday, Senators Trouiu-e Cleveland Tho Senators clipped a full gamo from Philadelphiaft lead yesterday by trouncing Cleveland 12 to 5. They plied up 16 hits In effective bunches. Tho only drawback was a slight in jury to Joo Cronin, star young short stop, which may keep him out a day or two. Tho A's took their worst beating since early in tho season from the St. Louis Browns and their rookie pitcher, Wallace Hcbert, tho 10 year old moundsmAn, mtuklng his first major leaguo start, held tho cham pions to seven hits to win 8 to 2. Tho third straight day of bad weath er stopped the games at New York and Boston. The margin the St. Louis Cardinals hold over their National league rivals, Chicago and New York, was clipped to 3! games yesterday as Socks Sol bold held tho Cards to four hits and gave Boston a 3 to 0 victory. The two teams tied for second place turned In a victory apiece. Klein ieU 15th Homer Bob Smith guvo tho Cubs somo highly effective mound work and Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 de spite Chuck Klein's 15th homer of the season. Tho Giants had to go eleven Innings to beat tho Pittsburgh Pirates but came through with a thrsrf run rally at tho finish to win 8 to 6. Bob O'Farrell, Giant catch er, drove In the final run with the 1 000th hit of his major league career.. Cincinnati and Brooklyn also waged an 11 Inning battle, the Reds win ning 2 to 1. Silas Johnson, stocky young Cincinnati hurler, got the bet ter of Dft.ny Vance and Jack Qui nil on tho mound. lly the Awoclateil Press Boston Joe Malcewlca, 198. Utlca, N. Y., defeated Howard Can ton wine. IMB. Inw. straight falls. 20 and 1:00; Jim Browning, 210. St. Ixm is, threw Joe (Bull) Komar, 220. Lithuania. 17. Toronto Henri Deplane, 2:13, Mon treal, defeated Dan Koloff, aas, the Balkans. 22 and 6-.00; Pat MrOIU. 222. Omaha, threw Frank Altman, 23ft, Pittsburgh. auiOO: Kinar Johaiv ncateii, 105, Now York, won tho.de e islon from Al Ba f lert. Ho) lywood . Oil. TEACH SCHOOL HOYS TO B1UYR STOCKHOLM Boys In Swedish boarding schools aro now taught to run automobiles. They are given two hours' instruction each week. - Close Out SALE Goodyear TIRES 20 Discount AU Weathers 15 Discount Pathfinders W. H. Bohnenkamp Company Reed Discusses Stabilization Effort of Board MANHATTAN, Kos., June 12 (V)- Stanley Heed, general counsel of the federal farm board, said yesterday agricultural producers should look beyond government purchases of sur pluses for a solution of marketing problems. 1 Mr. Reed was on the program for a discussion of the financial struc ture of cooperatives before the Amer ican Institute of Cooperation In session here. Government purchases "may be helpful in emergencies, but they ore not tho final answer to the difficul ties," ho said. Ho held that stabilization provi sions of the agricultural marketing act, whllo important, "have received attention rrom cue punuc entirely out of proportion to their relation ship to tho cooperative movement." The farm banrl counsel said It was essential there bo harmony between tho cooperatives and the board In working out a system of marketing "tluit will carry back to tho pro ducer the greatest financial benefit from his crops." "Every effort of tho board." he said, "has been oy.orprises which can function, separately and apart from board assistance, but which are worthy. If they so de-slre, of receiving aid from tho large fund dedicated by our couutry to this purpose." Scientists Will' Meet June 15 In Pasadena, Cal. By F. B. Colton ..' Associated Press Relenee Writer) .. PASADUNA, Cal. (fty Scientists who explore from tho far reaches of space to the depths of the eea will bo hosts to tho American Association for tho Advancement of Sclenee at its summer meeting here June 15 to 20. Hundreds of scientists from all over the United States will attend tho session, to be held principally on tho campus of the California In stitute of Technology, a leading cen ter of research In many branches of science. Nearby Is tho Mount Wilson ob servatory with its 100-inch telescope, largest In tho world, with which as tronomers are studying universes so distant their liyht requires millions of years to reach tho earth. Connected with the institute is tho marine station at Corono del Mar, where occanographers are studying sea creatures relatively as tiny as the distant nebulae are huge. Nature of tho mysterious cosmic rays .which were investigated by Prof. Augusto Plccard and his recent bal loon ascension, is being sought by Dr. Robert A. Mllllkun, head of the Ncrman Bridge Laboratory of Physics of tho institute. Hehavior of powerful" electric charges is tested in the institute's htgh-potentlal research Bh oratory in cooperation with tho Semhero, Cali fornia Edison company. Research in aviation Is carried on In the Daniel Guggenheim aeronauti cal laboratory connected with the institute, and habits of earthquakes aro under Investigation In Che scls mologlcal research laboratory oper ated jointly by the Institute and the Carnegie institution of Washington. Chemistry and Its practical uses aro studied in the Institute's Gates Chemical laboratory and research laboratory of Applied Chemistry. Other research facilities of the in stitute Include tho laboratory of steam engineering and engineering research, Dabney hall of the Humani ties, tho William B. Kerckhoff labor atories of the biological sciences, and a farm for work In plant genetics at Arcadia, Cal. Victoria Cant polo Defeats Hartwell NEWARK. N. J.. June 12 (AV-Victoria Campolo. Argentine heavyweight knocked out big BUI Hnrtwell, Kan sas city negro In tho third round of their scheduled ten-round bout here lust night. The referee stopped the battle when it was apparent Hart well was In no condition to continue. While the contest was very uneven and Campolo was able to lilt his man almost- at will, ho was unable to put the negro down. Campolo weighed pounds, Hartwell 33. Hit By Baseball, Vancouver Boy Dies VANCOUVER. B. C. June 12 V Sherwood Dorlaud, 15. died at his home Unlay from Injuries received In being struck on tho head by a base ball. Dor 1 mid. a member of the Vic toria Brick and Tile team, which was playing a city league game, was sit Ling on the players' bench and was hit by a foul ball. Pendleton Starts New Air Service PENDLETON, Ore.. June 13 Pen dleton is to have regular daily air plane service to Portland and was points beginning Monday, June 16. according to nu announcement made today by C, W. Kigdon, president of the Pendleton Airways. Incorporated. The schedule calls for departure from the Pendleton airport at 7:00 a. m, each morning, arriving at Swan Island airport In Portland at 0:15 a. m. This will render a direct connec tion with the Pacific Air Transport. Boelnn System, border to border plane which f leaves Portland at ft:16 a. in. for Oakland, San Francisco, Los An geles and San Diego. It will permit a pa5euger to leave Pendleton at 7 a. m. in the morning and rat dtuuer in Los Angeles or Sau Diego the same evenlns. On the return trip th? schedule calls lor departure from the Swan Island airport, Portland, at 3:S0 p- m. with arrival at the Pendleton airport at 6:30 p. m. WOMAN PACKS Jl KOKS PORTLAND. June 13 Tl Charged with involuntary manslaughter. Mr. Clara Oicott was bound over to the grand Jury today after a hearing In city court. She was Involved in an automobile accident May 19 tn which : Anthony Marovtch. 4 years old, was I filled. Testimony Indicated Mrs. Oicott had driven against a traffic signal. Forest Service ' Employs 30 Men Building Fences NORTH POWDER, Ore., June 12 The forest service is building several miles of fence on the Whitman forest as a part of its unemployment relief program, forest officials announced today. Approximately 30 men are engaged In the work. The fenew are being built as fol lows : Two miles on North Powder cattle and horse rango at tho head of Lndd creek; one mile on Mendow crock near Dale; three-quarters of a mile on tho North Burnt river cat tlo and. horse range; two and three quarters miles on the South Burnt river range; ono-half mile on the Pino valley range; one mile on the forest boundary crossing Indian creek south of Elgin, and two miles on Tucker creek on the Big creek cattle and horse range. Tho wire for tho fences was pur chased by tho forest service with money from the federal unemploy ment relief funds. Cattle penult tees on the North Powder and Big creek ranges are paying for the cost cf constructing the fences In those sections through the use of ''grazing fees. Construction costs for the other projects aro met by use of tho forest service unemployment relief fund. All projejets must be completed by July 1, the end of the fiscal year. Canada Raising Less Wheat Now PENDLETON, June 12 (P In the opinion of John Vert, of Pen dleton, extensive wheat grower in AIIerta. Canada, the Canadian crop will be 267.000.000 bushels this year, or 107,000.000 bushels less than lost year. Weather conditions now existing may lower this estimate, Vert said, in a letter to friends here. Son of Mexican President Fined Summer School Programs Prove Very Interesting By Mm. A. a. Conklln (Observer Correspondent) COVE, Ore. (Special) The evening programs at the Episcopal summer school are as always most Interesting. Bishop W. P. Remington gives an address each evening on "The Chris tian Attitude Toward International Problems' This address is followed by a song service with Rev. M. G. Tennyson as leader. Then follows an. hour of; stunts." Monday evening Miss Helon Payne, of Ontario, gave a wonderful exhibition as a contor tionist. Her stunts and poses were reported- to have been marvelous. Sydney- Bloom, of The Dalles, con tributed several harmonica solos- to tho program. Mary Gorden, of Hood River, presented a very pretty fancy dance. These wero the high lights of the evening. Tuesday evening the girls In St. Elisabeth's presented two playlets,-''Scene In a Training Camp" and "The Old Man at the. Mill," the latter by Alma Marie Doollttlo. Then followed a trial of Rev. J. Henry Thomas, dean of women, of Klamath Falls, on a charge of "Conniving and Conspiring and Plotting." Lawyer for the prosecution was Charles Evans Hughes tRev. Dlnty Moore) and for tho defense. Clarenco Da'rrow (Rev. John Richardson) with Judgo Jos. S. Ewlng presiding. The -prisoner was found guilty and sentenced, the pen alty being "to appear In public attired in habiliments of the fair sex. The sentence was later commuted. Four-year-old Vera a Towlo hod a very thrilling experience when alio was in Portland Just beforo Memorial day. It has bean learned here. Verua was born, on Friday the 13th and it must be conceded that Friday the 13th Is no longer a jinx but In this instance It must have brought luck. Vcrna wont with her parento, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Towle, and her sister, Inez, and her brother, Clifford, to Portland some time in tho week be fore Memorial day. Friday, May 29 they went down in the heart of the shopping district and after parking their car walked two blocks to tho market n Fourth street. In the midst of their shopping tho parents missod Verna' and in a panic of fear began a 'hurried search for her. After some time spent hunting they decided to notify 'the police and in tho mean time Mrs. Towlo returned to the car io deposit her parcels, and found Vcrna quietly sitting there. She Bald she "couldn't find papa and and she couldn't find mama" and Bhe did find the car- so ehe waited. Two blocks across two Intersections In a crowded city street 1b a pretty long walk for a little four-year-old all alone. Mrs. T. R. Conklln was hostess at a breakfast Sunday morning honor ing Rev. William M. Bradner. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mills, Rov. S. W. Oreasey, Mrs, A. G. Conk lln and Albert contain. " Mrs. J. E. Mills entertained at an informal luncheon Wednesday. Guests were Mrs. Thomas Hefty, Mrs. G. E. Barker, Mrs. T. R. Conklln and Mrs. A. G. Conklln. Mios Esther Allen Jobes, of Pen dleton, is a new student arrival at the summer school. - - Miss Mary Adams, of Pendleton, came to summer school for the last few days but returned to Pendleton Wednesday. Sho was unablo to re main for the complete course jts she Is a school teacher and was making ready to take a summer course at the university. , . The boys of the summer school have .former a fraternity and tho glrls!4ire'bouded together, In a "boror" iLy, each wearing a badge of their rank and much rivalry .Is already es tablished. Miss Hartman, of Pendleton, , with Miss Louise Gray, of Portland, and Miss Nancy Belle Gray, of Seattle, were guests of tho summer school Thursday. Claire Smith, who underwent an appendix operation lest Saturday at Hot Lak?. Is still very ill. Charlotte Hartley, daughter of Mrs. A. E. Hartley, was taken to Hot Lake, for a mastoid operation, a day or two ago. Ferris, Henning Visit Lions At Wallowa Hotel NE WBRUNSWICK, N. J.. June 12 (At Gulllermo Ortiz Rubio. son of the president, of Mexico, took time out from his Journey to New York to visit Now Brunswick. A one-man police escort showed htm. the police station where Rubio pleaded guilty to speeding, and paid a 5 fine bo fore continuing his Journey with his brother, Feraudo. Well, anyway, the clevntor stnrter srems to be able to make a go of things. Mayor Walker hns quit wearing blue !r:e suits. It will be too much to expect htm to shtue in convrrsatloa now. Why be a Mirror Pecker? Tho girl who continually . looks into her mirror does so because she has no con fidence in her face pow der. Why not change to a face powder that doesn't fall off as quickly? CARA NOME Face Powder $2.00 Tho unusual clinging properties of Cara Nome Face Powder nre obtained by usinfc a finer base of pure Italian Talc that re mains until you tuko it off. Sold only at Rexall Drue Stores Glass Drugs Inc. I.A CI KAN OK, OKE, Ford Establishing Experimental Farm DETROIT. June 12 fP) The De troit News says that Henry Ford has acquired a large group of farms in Lenawee, county in southeastern Michigan preparatory to turning the property Into a vast experimental form. The newspaper says Mr. Ford Is personally supervising the work of developing the farm. He is quoted as saying that "farming ought to be run. more like industry" and that "tho farmer ought to work more closely with the manufacturer. The two ought to use nearly the same methods and ought to help each other." By Mrs. William Wlggnns (Observer Correspondent) LOSTINE. Ore.. (Spec la 1) Reports from the Fourth of July committee ot the Lions club were given Thurs i day evening at the Miller hotel at Wallowa when the club met. Jack Ferris, district governor of Lions, and Fred Henning, district manager, were present. Mr. Ferris outlined the his , torv of Lions clubs, stating that the .organization was founded June 17, 1017 and was purely a service ciuo. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brldwell and MrsCarrle Van Pelf left Wednesday morning for Yreka, Cal., to visit at tho home -of Mr. and Mrs. Goodman and family. Mrs. Van Pelt expects to remain during the summer there. Harley Allen was a business vis iter at Pendleton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robinson were in Pendleton this week on business. Mrs. Addle Flecnor was a recent visitor at Lostlne. She has many friends here. The annual T. 6. O. F; picnic In which all Odd Fellows and the Re bekohs In the county will participate will be 'bed July 10 in the picnic park at Wallowa. Mrs. John Couch, who was serious ly injured when thrown from a horse. is recovering as wcu as can oc v ipected. She is still at the home of L. Couch. Mrs. Ghormly,- of Portland. Is vis iting with her daughter, Mrs. Jess Allen, and Mrs. L. A. Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. George Brldwell, of Portland, who spent Memorial day I here, returned to Portland Sunday night. . I Mrs. John Coudle. who has spent i a month at tho homo of Mrs. Walter Franklin, near Enterprise, returned heme this week. Mi, and Mrs. Herman Martin, of Dayton, Wash., returned home after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hunter. Walter Chllders, of Spokane, spent a few days with his brother having come by way of the Lewlston-Shu-maker hill. - - - Fred Ranes has moved tho Bledler sawmill to Enterprise where he in tends to operate it on a small scale. El win Wblfe left last week for San Diego where he entered tho navy. Mrs. Mary Douns and daughters have gone to Milton and Freewater to work In the fruit. Mrs. James Leonard enjoyed a re union of all of her sisters at the home of her motlier. Mrs. N. C. I Daniels, at Wallowa. The sisters are Mrs. Ursio Wortmon, of Powwatka, Mrs. A .B. Miller, of Enterprise; Mrs. J. H. Leonard, of Lostlne; Mrs. Myrtle Southwick, of Wallowa; Mrs. Glen Lloyd, of Portland. Orval Poley made a trip to Ml nam lake last week in the Interest of the ditch comnanv. He wa3 accomDanied I by the Misses Margaret Polcy and Freda Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Chllders and little daughter, of La Grande, spent Sunday here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Chllders. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Vera Mites and daughter, Dortha, who will visit in La Grande for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Crow mode a trip to Lewiston Sunday, returning Monday. They went by way of Deer Creek canyon and up Shoemaker hill.. Dan Robinson, who moved to Kamela lost week thinking he would gut work, has returned. Mrs. Leila Chllders arrived here frcm Lcs Angeles Inst week to visit her daughter, MrsM. R-Motfttf Vfc9 L ha) been very JjUitoi. weeks, "v ; i ca L The women and girls .or lostlne met on the school ground Monday afternoon and organized a women's baseball team and from now on there will be some exciting games played. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hearing left Saturday for a ten-day visit with re latives at Freewater and Yakima. Mrs. Martha Swart and daughter, Gertrude, have returned home after spending two weeks at Spokane. Mrs- W. -,B. Breshears and son, Ralph, have returned homo after spending several days with friends at EiiRenc. Marvin Wlggans stood third high-, cat In the county in tho eighth grade examinations. Mrs. O. J. Poley entertained the Tuesday bridge club at her home this week. ucr - ANNOUNCEMENT -' y Greenwood ?j & Market Is Wow pen 'Up-to-date equipment and electrical refri geration enables us to -give .you . excellent service.- ; . Clean Sanitary ;a cokdial welcome awaits you Greenwood Grocery & Market J. B. Quinland ! Spruce & W. ' PJione Main 1034 rSy "JEST Volt Kl'N" ; S NET u!T " nnllND Rr' -'ver.v TueUay , 1 "EIGHT 3P0U'"1' fc.. igjlt Columbia I BSk r 1 Chain KOIN 0:00 MafajhiBargains Listed on Want Ad Page When bis actors are hams, says the office "sage, ft producer hasn't got a show. 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