La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 13, 1931, Image 2

Historic Oregon Newspapers

La Grande evening observer., June 13, 1931, Page 2, Image 2

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1931)

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Text1 Saturday, June 13, 1931 Pajre Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. During "New Customer" Sale Reductions on Allen-A Hosiery for Women -Newest Styles ... Newest Shades . Guaranteed First Quality Here ia the "hosiery saving event" of the mer styles and shades for this offering, year our annual "New Customer" Sale Every pair is guaranteed first quality of Allen-A Hosiery. This event is to win ' and reduced a full 20. Note values be new customers,' and to reward our old low Then shop early for full selections. Special prices from June 15th to 20th only.' friends as well We havo just received the newest Sum $50 Styles Now "J2 $25 Styles Now $100 Styles Now 80" Entire New Line Men's Oregon City Suits Offered at Special Prices During NEW CUSTOMER SALE Westmere Loomshire Dublete$ $19.85 $24.85 $29.85 $16.95 Special Group of Mayf ield Woolen Mills Suits $16.95 Newest Styles in Worsted, Cassimere & Twists Clearance of LADIES' COATS HALF PRICE Choice of 50 LADIES HATS HALF PRICE See our Windows Tomorrow for other New Customer Specials in Every Dept. New Customer Sale Lasts Until Saturday, June 20th La Grande's Own Store T,D PORTLAND GAINS r ON THELEADERS Stars Shut Out by Seattle While Beavers . Win Extra-Inning Game Hy the AKftoclated I'rews 1 Oakland won Its third game In 19 last night, defeating the Seals 4 to 0 while the leading Hollywood Stars went down before Seattle by the same score In a game which saw four Hollywood errors, two of them, result ing in Indian runs. Daglla of the Acorns, held the Seals to four hits. Each of Oakland's three wins In the past 19 games has been characterized by a shut out. Four hi were all the Stars were able to ga her off Ray Keating, Se attle pitcher. The Indians connected nine te8.t There were more errors In the garrjj than runs, as Seattle bungled twice to the Stars' four times. The Stars still lead the leugue. Heavers Stage Rally Portland overcame a five-run lead In the ninth and beat the Missions 13 to 9 In the tenth Inning. Hi us were numerous during the game. The Beavers tied the score when Walsh. Mission pitcher, threw the ball in the dugout and Coleman crossed the plaU. Each team blundered five tlmee. ' The Angels took a 5 to 1 game from Sacramento and Malcolm Moss, Angel pitcher, nearly enhanced his record with a perfect no hit, no run performance. He pitched a no hit gnme but was touched for one run In the seventh on a walk, a wild pitch and two infield outs. The questionable play was a bunt by Demaree. Sacramento center fielder, which Moss fielded and threw wild ly to first. Yesterday's results: R. H. E. Portland 12 17 6 Missions 9 13 5 Posedel and Fitzpatrlck; H. Pil lette. Walsh and Brenzel. (10 in nings). R. rt. E. Los Angeles 1 6 10 1 Sacramento 10 0 Moas and Campbell; Hubbell and Koehler , . R. H. E. Seattle 4 9 2 Hollywood 0 4 4 Keating and Gaston; Wetzel, Yde and Severeld. R. H. E. an Francisco 0 4 4 Oakland j. 4 7 0 McDoupull, Henderson and Bald win; Daglla and Read. Henry Cotton To Play In Open At Toledo In July LONDON, June 13 m Henry Cot ton, young professional golfer who refused to Join this year's British Ryder Cup team except on his own terms, sailed today for the United States to play In the American open at Toledo In July. . "I shall bo at Columbus on, the das's of the Ryder Cup match," Cot ton said, "and if I am needed and asked, will play for Great Britain." Cotton, considered the best of the young British professionals, led the field at Carnoustie In the British open for two days, then faded badly on the last 36 holes and finished in a tie for tenth place. I His refusal to join the Ryder Cup ; team, was on the grounds that he I thought 'he had a good chance to ' win the united states open "and ! didn't want to be forced to return ! with the team without having a I chance to cash in on the title. Boston Braves -Give Cardinals Three Defeats Hy Hugh 8. Fullerton Jr. (Associated Press Sports Writer) The real tough spots in the cur rent pennant race have been few and far between for the St. Louis Car dinals, but they seem to have struck one in the current series with the Boston Braves. , . Up to yesterday, the Cards had not lost, more than two games In -a row all season and had done that only on three previous occasions. Then the Braves stepped up ana made it three straight over the National league champions, winning 7 to 5. Ed Brandt and Burleigh Grimes, pitchers with two of the best records in the circuit, were sent against each other. Grimes yielded- 15 hits. In cluding homers by Berger and Dres sen before he was removed in the sixth while Brandt lasted until the final frame, giving only seven hits and fanning six. Keuuce (animal Lead The defeat reduced the Cardinals' lead to 2 games as the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants - con tinued their neck and neck race with a victory apiece. The Cubs made it three straight over Philadelphia by a 7 to 4 count while the Giants over whelmed Pittsburgh 8 to 2. Frank Watt made his first start for the Phillies and did a good job up to the sixth inning. Then the Cubs scored twice to take the lead and Increased it right up to the end despite the efforts of three more Philadelphia hurlcrs. Fred Fltzttlm- mons pitched eight shutout innings for the Giants, after a wabbly start, granting only slot hits efcogether, while New York piled up 14 blows. In the American league, Cleveland's mound ace, Wes Ferrell, was driven from the mound in four Innings by the slugging Washington Senators. Led by the supposedly Injured Joe Cronln, who mode three hits In four times at bat, the Senators won their seventh straight game, 7 to I. jactc Kusseu set the Detroit Tigers down with three hits and Boston won 3 to 1 although held to five blows by George Uhle. The Red Sox went Into a tie with Chicago for sixth place as the White Hose dropped on 11 to 2 decision to the New York Yankees. Roy Ma haf fey gave the Philadelphia Athletics a 6 to 2 triumph over the St. Louis Browns. Baseball Standings Bv the Associated Press COAST LEAGl'E V. It. Pet. Hollywood 40 28 .600 Portland -. Missions Los Angeles - Seattle San Francisco Sacramento Oakland .- 36 29 .554 36 31 .537 .........34 31 .523 31 34 .477 .30 35 .462 30 36 .455 24 39 .381 AMERICAN LEAGl'E W. L. Pet. Philadelphia 36 12 .750 Washington 34 17 .667 New York - ; 26 20 .565 Cleveland -25 25 .500 St. Louis - 1? 37 -386 Chicago 18 29 .3B3 Boston 18 29 .383 Detroit - - -19 34 .358 NATIONAL LEAfll'E W. L. Pet. St. Louis - 30 16 .052 Chicago 28 19 .596 New York 28 19 .596 Boston ......25 23 .521 Brooklyn S3 27 .460 Pittsburgh - 21 27 .438 Philadelphia 20 27 .426 Cincinnati 17 34 .333 YESTERDAY'S GAMES IMtHIc Coast Portland 12, Missions 9 (10 In nings). Los Angeles 5. Sacramento 1. Seattle 4, Hollywood 0. San Francisco 0, Oakland 4. National 4 At Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4. At Pittsburgh 2, New York 8. At Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 3. At St. Louis 5, Boston 7. Little Progress lit Raising Submarine WEIHAIWEI, June 13 (ff) Handi capped by continuing bad weather, the U. 6). S. Pigeon and other sur face vessels, today made little prog ress In the task of salvaging the sunken British submarine Poseidon which was sent to the bottom early this week In collision with a Chinese merchantman. The Pigeon Is using her compressed air apparatus to pump water out of the sulk so that she may be raised. Some of the survivors who es caped from a forward compartment by using the Davis "lung" after the submersible had been sunk, today had high praise for one of their non commissioned officers who calmed the orew and organized their es cape, a task which required much skill, knowledge and presence of mind. Young and Lamm were deadlocks! fit 47 each.; Young won the shoot off., .. ; ; . 4. ' ), C. Hlltlbrahd of Salem had the lon run for the day with 105 broken bluerocks. i After missing one tare.l with the final 25 of the first 100 h. then broke the next five and then went straight on the last centuri for the day. v - ' COMING SOON I A Hollywood actress has insured her fingers for $100,000. Which is rather a high price for a couple of stage hands. YOL'XG WINS TITLE . PORTLAND, June 13 WP) In a bit terly fought contest with W. E. Lamm, of Klamath Palls. George Young, Portland trapshooter, won the Oregon state doubles title in the , three-day tournament of the Port- land Gun club here yesterday. Twenty-five pairs of targets were not enough to decide the title, as 193G Chevrolet Truck '. 5125 1925 Chevrolet Coach ; 395 Ut'iB Chevrolet Sedan litf 1IK8 Chevrolet Roadster.... 21J3 LAItlSON CHEVROLET CO. 1414 Adams - Phone Mmn a WESTERN OPEN STARTS NEXT WEEK, DAYTON CHICAGO, June 13 (ff) Tourna ment officials of the Western Golf association today abandoned hope for the entries of British Ryder Cup team members in the western open at Dayton, O., next week. The Britons sailed later than they anticipated and don't expect to ar rive in time for the big western show. Most of the pramjnerit golfers in America have been entered although Johnny Farrell and Walter Hagen are doubtful starters. Among those who have entered are Tommy Armour, newly crowned British open cham pion and former western open title holder; Gene Sarazen, defending champion; Georgo Von Elm, Salt Lake City; Ed Dudley, Concord ville, Pa.; Mortle Dutra, Long Beach, Cal.; OUn Dutra, Los Angeles: Charles "Chick" Evans. Chicago; Abe Espinosa, Chi cago; Charles Lacey. Great Neck, Long Inland. N. Y., and Bob McDonald, Chlcngo.:ii , ..; . A field of about 125 will start out for the title. American At' Washington 7, Cleveland 1. . At New York 11. Chicago 2. At Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 2. , At Boston 3, Detroit 1. UNION COUNTY TEAM TO PLAY BAKER SUNDAY The Jack Allen Union county jun ior league baseball team will journey to Baker tomorrow to play a return exhibition contest with the Baker county nine. The two teams will not play tieir elimination series until the tournament at Burns. Last Sunday they played In La Grande, with the local team defeat ing Baker 16 to 10. The La Grande team consists of players from La Grande, Imbler and Cove, and the batteries In last Sun day's game included Teutsch, and McKinnis, pitchers, and Fowler, catcher. "DIZZY" I) KAN TO WKD HOUSTON. Tex., June 13 m Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, banished to the Texas league by the St. Louis Cardinals, won his tenth game of the season for Houston here last night and announced he would be married today to Miss Patricia Nash. Several days ago Miss Nash, young and pretty Houston brunette, said she and the eccentric pitcher would not be married until the end of the present baseball season. She was not available for a state ment on her plans last night. English Team In Final Net Round EASTBOURNE. Eng.. June 13 0P England today defeated Japan in doubles making the .series, three matches to none and advancing the English team to the final round of European zone Davis Cup tennis play. Fred Perry and G. P. Hughes paired to delcat Jlro Sato and Mi nor u Kawachi, of Japan, In straight sets 0-4. 6-4, 8-6. Perry and H. W. (Bunny) Austin won the- two singles matches yester day from the Satos, Jlro and Hlro. England will piny either Czecho slovakia or Denmark, the finalists in the lower bracket, in the zone finals lor the right to play the United States. Wrestling Ilv the Associated Press Philadelphia Jim London. 200, Greece, threw Jim McMillen, 216. Chi cago, 1:02:30. Benton Hnrbor, Mich. Joe Savoldl defeated George Mack, Chicago, straight falls, 13:30 and 9:00. Milwaukee Gits Sonnenberg de- tettieu uioocr McCoy, soimenoerg won first fall (15:48) and third (13:42); McCoy won second (13:26) oy lorieit on douuie toe lock. Sport Slants j Night Fights liy the AsMM'iutrrt Press I New H n veil. Conn. Kid Chocolate, Cuba. outpointed Steve Smith, I Bridgeport. Conn.. 10). Cleveland Tommy Paul, Buffalo, flopped Mickey Cohen (1). ! Grand Forks. N. D. Lorraine Udell, ; Aberdeen, S. D.. outpointed Louis Ketttg. Grand Forks (6): Judy Ruddy. Grand Forks, and Dick Demerny, Ab erdeen, draw (o). Terre Huute. Ind. Emanuel Cas tro, Cincinnati, outpointed Mike O'Dowd. Columbus (10); Frankie Hughes. Clinton, knocked out Otto Anderson, Tcrre Haute (3): Bud Clark. Vlncennes. outpointed Harold rams, Marshall, lit., (6). Hollywood, Cal. Speedy Dado, Los Angeles, knocked out Raymond Mon Uya, San Diego (2). San Diego Charlie Cobb. San Diego, i rut pointed Andy Divodi, New York au).' "JAKIK" MAY 1NJI KKI) No Job Guaranteed, Though The Inlest tonsiio-twlstcr is : "Tills Is a r.Ithcr." frm-ilee this dully nn d uuiiltfy us n radio uu Bouncer. Boston Transcript, An F.icp From Juilice J Not to Be Cultivated Cunnliij; men enn he jniilty nf n A London doctor nnnmineos that tltuusnthl Injustices witlmui U Injt j denth U largely it bail habit. And ilist-ovt'tetl ; ur at li-.tst with. .111 hv j ono tluit, nnve Indulged, can't be lug punished. Swift. broken. Milwaukee Sentinel. CHICAGO. June 13 tin Frank "Jakie" May. Cub southpaw relief pitcher, will be no help to waver ing mates until he recovers from In Juries suffered In an automobile ac cident yesterday. May suffered a slight concussion of the brain and cuts on his face when his car was struck bv one driven by N. A. Sttllwell. after the Cub-Philadelphia game yesterday. He was taken to a hoetpttal, but was taken to his apartment alter an ex amination by Dr. John F. Davis, club physician, who said the player would not "be out of the game very long." Tobacco Is now recommended as feed for chickens and sheep. Goats, on the other hand, will still rely on their butts." Ily Alan J. Could i Associated Press Sports Editor) The south contributed one of the 'brightest stars of the 1928 Olympic galaxy In Eddie Hamm, the Arkansas boy who broad-Jumped to world fame while rambling around for Georgia Tech and the U. S. A. Alabama's favorite hurdling Bon of those days, Weems Basktn, met with a bad break of racing luck that kept him off the American team at a time when he was one of the two or three very best timber toppers In the coun try. For the Olympics of 1933 Bask in indirectly hopes to strike a blow for Dixie In general and Alabama in par ticular by developing Percy Beard, the former Alabama Poly star, for the 110-meter high hurdles at Los An geles. So influential an observer as Law son Robertson, Olympic head coach, already has picked Beard as one of the three best high hurdling pros pects in the country for 1932. "Bob bie' rates Beard with Lee Sentman of Illinois and Jack Keller. Ohio State's sensational sophomore. The southern boy is 6 feet 4 inches tall and almost seems lanky enough to step over the high sticks in full stride. He was a sensation In Indoor meets last winter. FAST'S CHANCE The east will be better equipped to meet the next challenge of far west cm college talent than It was to cope with the whirlwind rush of Southern California and Stanford on Franklin field. Wo refer to the Pouchkcepsle re gatta, where the other members of the Pacific coast "Big Four.' Cali fornia and Washington, will meet the powerful naval forces 01 Cornell, Co lumbia and Svracuse. among others. For a number of years the Naval academy alone of the eastern fleet was able to give Washington's great crews much of a seagoing argument over the four-mile route down the Hudson from Krum's Elbow. Cali fornia came along with a record- breaking crew in laxa 1 row the ooys aizzy on tne cresi 01 an eoo uae, but the situation has undergone rapid alternation since then. Columbia stood off Washington in 1929 and last year it was 1-2-3 for the east after a long lapse as Cornell. Svracuse and M. I. T. crossed the finish line in that order to the ac companiment of a lot of frantic toot ing and boisterous cheering. No Fouls To Be Called In Fight CLEVELAND, June 13 tJP There will be no victory on a foul In the heavyweight championship setto be tween Max Schmellng and "Young" Stribllng July 3. Tho Cleveland boxing commis sion announced tliat in the event either fighter claims a foul, he will be sent to his corner and examined by a physician. If unable to con tinue, the bout will be ruled "no contest." If he Is able to continue after a five minute rest, but refuses to do so, it will be ruled a technical knockout and the fighter claiming a foul will lose his purse. The commission also announced that it will choose the referee, who will be In sole charge of the fight so long as he sticks to advance Instruc tions. The two Judges will do noth ing more than ballot on the decision. STATE BANK IS FAVORED BY GRANGERS Dorothy thinks that a national nunrdsmun is an all-American foot- hill player d'.sngutsbcd for his work in the line. POWEKFl'L BOATLOADS Washington and California have started eastward with powerful, ex perienced crews. The Huskies won the coast championship from the Goden Bears on the Oakland Estu ary In record time, 14:53 4-5. fur three miles. This combination has been kept intact tot Poughkeepsie. barring ac cidents or Illness. California, on the other hand, has shaken up its varsity boatload and probably will row on the Hudson with wee, Bhein. power ful sophomore, stroking the shell, in stead of Ed Salisbury. Duncan Gregg, last year's stroke. Is in the "engine room at No. 6. Both const crews wtll average under 180 pounds per man, big enough as boatloads of college oarsmen go. but neither so rangy nor beefy as the championship Cornell varsity, which averages around 184 pounds of power per man. (Continued form "Page One) schools under one head. Another resolution favored adequate millage tax Rlr higher education, recom mending against additional appro priations. The. resolution contained a warn ing that on account of rumors that the board, of higher education "may retaliate on the purported action of the grange upon the referendum of the appropriation for higher educa tion by reprisals upon the farmers extension and research: work, because of said referendum, the grange warns the board of higher education that It will do everything In Its power to protect the farmers' Interests, the ex tension service and the research de voted to the advancement of agri culture." The educational committee of the grange is composed of F. M. Gill, of The Dalles; Loyal M. Graham, forest Grove, and Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce. La Grande, who also Is a member of the higher education board. Better Merchandise Always at Lower Prices One Lot Guaranteed Fast Color Wash Dresses ' 79c 2 for $1.50 - - - NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP 2 2 3 CHRYSLER EIGHTS, & SIXES : You'll be Happier with a Chrysler - 'TTaLK to Chrysler owners and they'll, tell yqu that : 'y , Chrysler cars are joyously different from other cars'. - Better looking. Livelier in power. Snappier in " pick-up. Smoother at all speeds. Easier to handle and control. Simply fascinating to drive. Step into a Chrysler and discover the differ- . ence for yourself. Quicker action in traffic. More thrills on the open road. Faster time up the hills. ChryslerSix,SS85toS935;.Chrysler"70",Si245 -to5i295;ChrysIerEight,Si495togi665;Chrysler '. ' Eight De Luxe, 1525 to Si 585; Chrysler Imperial Eight, S2745 to $3575; (all prices f. o. b. factory;' special equipment extra) a Chrysler for every- .' body's pocketbook. Outstanding beauty. Outstand ing performance. Outstanding value. Again we say . , f-you'll it happier with a Chrysler. Drive one today. L. W. WEEKS Cor. Greenwood & Jefferson La Grande, Ore. Complete Trial of J. Falin In Baker BAKER, Ore.. June 13 W John Falin. on trial for manslaughter here in connection with the death of Rnm Rizor from stnb wounds received in a ; light, testified from the witness stand yesterday that he did not draw his knife against Rizor until after he had been knocked down three times. He used the weapon, he declared, only because he was in fear of death. The fight took place May 24 at a dance hall near Richland. Falin denied having had the open knife In his hand a few minutes be fore the altercation started, in con tradiction to testlmouv of two state witnesses. The fiuht occurred In the dark. Character witnesses were in troduced to show that Rizor was of a quarrelsome nature. Both sides completed their testi mony at noon. The case was expected to reach the jury lnt yesterday. COMING SOON 100 DEGREES of perfection IN THE SHADE How do your window shades measure up ? Do they harmonize with your color scheme? Is their texture uniformly smooth, flawless? Do the rollers respond quickly and quietly? Columbia window shades measure up in every respect. We want you to ask a lot of these smart modern shades. We. won't ask much of you . . , prices are most reasonable. BOHNENKAMFS Fourth Floor