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Wednesday Jtute 17,';i3j i Pajre Two f LA' GRANDE ' E VE ISTO OBSERVER.5 LA GRANDE. ORE. IK Nowls theTime toBuy Your WILSON BROS: Golf Sets & Shirts At a Reduction at Our New-Customer Sale 1 there is expert help for everybody in the selection of an eleetrie refrigerator . J THEY COULDN'T BEAT THE NAVY 1: r?:r-r:asa " i . .. 7- frjpmh vsTtV mi v flow ant !gat -4t goi out sea PUI lta) " 1 Sal jne: M ltOJ Us) sa. Jl Ten pre ips ' Wei . cm of rr tte the Jol) itecf H, i P Tot Urn The lie i $o!il edit wi;i ) IT19I rp N N H: R 9 fT LA GRANDE'S OWN STORE NAVY CREW WINS ANNUALREGATTA RUIes the Intercollegiate Seas After. Lapse of. Half Dozen Years. i v ' , ly Aiaii (J011WI (Associated Press Sports Editor) .. POUOHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 17 (JV) T-tlnexpectcdly,. the Navy ruled tho lntereoIleglato seas today after a lapse .of a half dozen, years. t. ,Wheh nine-eight-oared prows start le! in heavy rain in the climax race of tJje. Intercollegiate regatta last eve ning,, with an ebb tide beginning to run fast, tho naval academy 'ft stul wurts were Just a boatload of strong backed, young men, going nowhere in partucular so far as the experts and most of the crowd, were concerned. Less than 20 minutes later, this snmo Navy boatload was acclulmcr the victor In the classic four-mile vurslty race down the Hudson as It handed a clean-cut beating to the heavily-favored , Cornell crew, de fending champion. . Astonishing Comeback The Navy followed Washington's last pace ior mo iirsc tnree miles, stepped up tho beat going Into the lata mile sufficiently to assume the lead from the fading Huskies and then had the stuff to withstand Cor nell's desperato closing bid. This Navy crew staged one of the mosl astonishing come-backs In row ing history after a disastrous early ecution In which they hud taken lick ings from Columbia, Harvard and 3y incuse. Whether It wo Just the Navy's day in sudden return to form or tho re sult of a switch that sent Ray m on P. Hunter of Sherman, Texas, to the stroking position for tho first time in his competitive career, these mid shipmen rowed like champions. Their time was 18 minutes 04 1-5 seconds, tho third fastest time ever registered on the Hudson for the four mile JOHN G I NO Eft I Washington Stroke A llret (if uluc )( Ihc best rrews In (h rnre's history misivercd tin; referee's Bm In the nilluuil I'iiiirIi keepslc rifc'iilla dm lliu llmlsoii liver .vestenluy. Cornell uns favored to win, iiImi Hie Washington' Huskies, hut neither eould meet the ..strength, and speed of the Navv shell, which tore donn the course lu the third fustcst time on record. . The nmt's two entries, Washinclou uud California, finished third und fourth, respectively. 'v ft) tN ' JJ Visitors Lose To Home Clubs In East Series route- ; The. midshipmen stood . off Cornell's champions by a length and null and Washington by , two lengths. vaiuornm i onrtii California was fourth, three and a half lengths back of Washington, Syracuse was fifth, Pennsylvania a surprisingly good sixth and Colum bia, one of the big favorites, a poor soventh. Wisconsin and Miss Tech finished eighth and ninth. Tno tunc tnat "oiu ijick" uienuon was about through at Annapolis as coach vanishcd-completcly in tho tu mult and shouting of the navy's far dung forces. Cornell . in tno words or ner famous coach, Jim Wray, "had no excuses" and lost to a "hotter crew." Annnl-mit H Cnnnil 1 'u nnvuttmln Tim-' my Burko o Springfield, Mass., un- w." i b 1 " 1 nco U1? "enes "eu rif.l-.nsUinliiLPfI tlin Htnvli tr nnwnm of w,liI "10 weBt ima recorueu tho Ntivv. The Ithucann KiiiiHfifid i 32 triumphs. i-iti y in hid iuvu iu nut'i (.iiu nviuiig Baseball Standings lly the Associated Press COAST Lfc'AGLB W. 44 38 lly Hush S. I'lillertmi .Ir. I Hollywood (Associated Press Sports Writer) 1 Portlond - Jn the round of lntersectional Los Angeles , 30 games which is coming to a close iniMi&blons 37 the big leagues, the clubs of tho two 1 San Francisco 34 heme sectors have far outshone the Seattle 32 visitors. With a few games left for Sacramento 31 today before the scenes of activity ; Oakland '. 24 snuc, mo eastern cuius oi the Amer lean league have turned In 30 vic tories against 15 for the western in vaders. In tho National league, the visiung wmms irom, tne east nave Washington, which tackles tho St. Syracuse crew in check as the' two I JjfJul ?r" ln 11 f.inn.1 c.lnsh .y- rowea stue ny sine, lounu the navy with a commanding lead, going Into iho last mile, and lu no mood to bo overhauled. 1 The Summary Tho order of finish and times in tho races: Varsity four-miles Won by Navy, KkG-l 1-6; second, Cornell, 18:60; third, Washington, 10:00 3-6; fourth, California, 10:11 4-5; fifth, Syracuse, 10:10 1-5; sixth, Pennsylvania, 10:30 4-6; seventh, Columbia, 10:34 3-6; eighth, Wisconsin, 10:30; ninth, M. X. T 10:37 4-5. Junior vavslty, thrco miles Won by Byrucuso, 14:20 3-6; seconds, Cali fornia, 14:33- B-8;A. 'third. Cornell,' 14:37 1-6: fourth. Columbia. 14:43;'i llith, Navy, 14:62 1-6; sixth Pennsyl vania, IbiOl 3-6. Freshman, two miles Won by warmingum, u:iu 4-0; second, Cor nell, 0:53; third. Syracuse, 10:04 2-5; fourth, Navy, 10:00 3-5; fifth, Co lumbia, 10:11 3-5; sixth, Pennsyl vania, 10:10 4-5; seventh, M. I. T., 10:31 1-5. snip's ih;i.i, Tixi.s ti.mi; I'Olt HTUIIUNTS AT I'LOUIDA OA1NESVILLE. Pla. W) A bell that formerly sailed the seven seas now tells the tlmo of day for stu dents at tho University of Florida. Tho bronze boll was part of the equipment of the V. S. S. Florida, having been given to tho ship by citizens of tho state for which tho battleship was named. Recently when tho craft was dis mantled the boll was sent to the state museum on tho university campus and installed with an elec tric timing and tolling device. Cow-Country Song Cowboy hoi Iks nro Interesting clilolly 11s liunmn riucumviits, for the light that they Ihrmv un the conditions of frontier Jlfo, 11ml for tlit'ir rellectlon of tho old -time cat tle liaion und his crew. Tho wliolo c.vclo of the cowboy's experience Us monotony, lta fun, lis heroes, its love nlVulra, Us thtngers and tho MIc of tho long drives overturn! from Texus to Montana Is set forth In tho roiis nuulo uml sung ly Hio men themselves. hus for oi)tshone all rivals, winning 14 games out of 15, the last eleven of them in succession. The Senators had a narrow escape yesterday When they handed St. Louis a nine--run lead in the first three Innings,1 but they slowly cut down the margin and dually won out 11 to 10 in a ninth Inning rally as Davo Harris, formerly with the Portland Beavers, tripled with the bases full and then scored on an error. The Athletics, who have a final crack at Detroit today, held - their lead over the Senators by winning 11 out of 14 K tunes, ,. it 1 ltalu Htunu finmi4 m : . All but ono'.of. yesterduy'SMAttWKl-T can league games wore ruined out,; Tho leaguo leading St. Louis Car dinals took first place for the (Ku tlonul league's east-west round yes terday by beating tho Phillies 2-1 in a buttle that combined fine pitch lug with home runs. Up to the ! ninth inning of the duel between Bengo and Grimes, the Phils held a 1-0 lead on Chuck Klein's 17th Homer. Then George Watklns and Frank Frisch hit for the circuit to win. The victory gave the Cards a record of ton games won and 'five lost in their stand against the"e'rist. Right behind them came tho Cin cinnati Reds with nine games won and five lost despite a 0-1 beating at tho hands of the New York Giants yesterday. Tho Reds could not hit Fred FUzslmmons in their last home gumo yesterday whilo the Giants got to HI Johnson for five runs In the sixth Inning. Chicago's Cubs fill the next notch with nine victories and six defeats after 'an uphill battle , to beat the Boston Braves 8 to 7 yester day. Boston scorea six runs off Guy Hush ln the first inning but could not hold off Chlrngo's late rallies, featured by Hack Wilson's sixth homo run of the season. New York and Boston had better than .500 averages for their tour of tho west while Brooklyn and Pitts burgh, rained out for the last two days, meet ln a final game today to see which gets sixth place in the standing for the series. The Phillies uuide the worst record lu either league, winning only two games out of 13. AMI-It KAN' LKAGUK W. L. Philadelphia 39 13 Washington, 38 17 New York 27 22 Cleveland 20 27 Boston , 20 30 Chicago 19 31 Detroit 21 35 St. Louis .17 32 St. NATIONAL lh.u;i;e W. L. Louis 34 New York 31 Chicago ..30 Boston 27 Brooklyn 24 Pittsburgh 21 Philadelphia 20 Cincinnati 18 Pet. .629 .650 .522 .621 .403 .464 .449 .358 Pet. .750 .091 .651 .491 .400 .380 .375 .347 Pet. .680 .020 .588 .519 .462 .420 .392 .333 S TAW All B MATING SCAEEl '' ' ' : :::: J ' : i r- 1 Jlcfrigera tioit Is the refrigerator manu factured by u reliable com pany with proper experi ence in tho electric refrig eration field ? Has it plenty of food and shelf space? is the cabinet itself well designed, sturdily built and properly insulated? - Is there provision for tha freezing of an adequate sup ply of ice cubes? (Quantity of ice rather than number of culws, which may be of lurge or small size, should be taken into consideration.) Will the refrigerator con stantly maintain a projer temperature for the pres ervation of food? Can tho fnnizmg of ice cubes and desserts lc speed ed up when the need arises? Can this extra freezing speed fur ico cubes be hud without ailecling the tem perature on the food shelves? (Too low n temperature on the shelves will; of course, injure food.) Is there a placft to keep ice cream, meat, fish, game, "quick frosted" foods or ex tra ice cuIhjs indefinitely at a Mow freezing tempera ture? Are these various tem peratures (a. extra fast freezing; 6. fast freezing; c. below freezing fur stor age; and d. normal foocL, preservation temperature) auloiiuUically maintained without any attention roth the owner? Does the refrigerating unit operate often or in frequently? (The. fewer "stops" and "starts" the longer the miit will last and the less it costs to run.) How long will the cooling unit continue to cool the refrigerator oven though the current is shut oil'? (Hefrig eration should continue for 10, or 12 hours.) Can the back parts of all shelves, even the lowest, be reached without kueeling or silting down? las provision wen made for keeping vegetables fresh and crisp? o Can the refrigerator top be used to "set things down for a moment" while (he contents of the cabinet arc being re-arranged ? Will the refrigerator add to the attractiveness o( the kitchen? lustheexperienceofusers i over a long period of years j proved the refrigoratorlongT lived and dependable? rlmrn'1 Summing It Up runiini drcum ymiself Into mi must hummer nnd VACUUM MALTED anb VACUUM PACKED Never before such flavor . You'll make no mistake by obooslng Huckcyc. ' Its the finest malt ever produced, in strength, in flavor, In downright quality! Uuekeve's special Duo-ntallinft process concentrates 25ft greater quality and goodness into the malt. Then It is VACUUM PACKED to prevent loss of any of its strength or flavor. With all Its superior quality It costs no more than other good malts. Dy nil meant Jon'l ronfut. ntirkr .lib wmie or lite thMp Inlrilor girtilri ,uii UiuuU not bt umsI lot hi-alili'. wkc. Even HORSE-' SHOE CURVES may prove un lubky at times donY start VACATIONING WITHOUT SEEING US YKSTKKDAY'S (lAMLS Pacific Const Portland - Sacramento, nostnoned. rain'." 1 Oaklftnrt 2, Seattle 10. "' -"' 1 'V Sun Francisco 9, Los Angeles 5. Hollywood 3, Missions 2, McAllister Named On Executive Board PORTLAND, June 17 011 Tho 1032 Oregon trupshootlng championship will no held on the grounds of the Corvallis Gun club. This was de ihk'd here by directors or the Ore Ron Trnp-shooters association in an nual meeting. Jnhn Camp of Corvallls was elected president oi the nsstx-lntlon. Other members of the board are W. K. Litmni, Klamath Fulls; Angu? McAllister. La Grande; Harry Spiccr, Portland; U. M. Hull. Marshlleld and Jim Morris. Pirtland. O W WAR NOCK MGR Hardware for Hard Wear W. II. Bohncnkamp Company National At St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1. At Cincinnati 1, New York 0. At Chicago 8, Boston 7. Pittsburgh - Brooklyn, postponed, wet grounds. American At Washington 11, St. Louis 10. All other games postponed, rain. Cox Buys Record Plant for $3000 Tlio Kclvlnatnr line liu'ludos models iirlt-ed S3 1 ii.no upwurd. Any om or these nay he iir'tt:i.srf o n o n r Monthly nndget riun. THE S.O.S. of bewildered btiyers has been answered at last. The Standard Rating Scale has ended the perplex ing questions of "What can I expect?" and "What should I A yeab look for? itl an eiccrio refri.-erator. Now. with the heln of OUAKANTEB the Scale, you can think about everything, ask about every thing unti lie sure that in the end you are iiciliiitr all lhiit electric refrigeration can give. Your own good judgment will tell you that any refrigerator meeting all the requirements of the Scale must be the one best choice. We welcome the application of the Scale to Kelvinator. , ' CARR FURNITURE CO. EASTERN OREGON'S LARGEST HOME FURNISHERS Bajan!MMIlSfri BAKER, Ore., June 17 (Special) C. C. Cox, holder of tho general mort gage on the Baker County Record plant yesterday bid the property In for 93000 at sheriff's sale, Henry Mc Kinney accepting Mr. Cox' bid us mode by Attorney Lott D. Brown and turning the key to the building at First and Court streets over to him. No other bidders appeared. The sale was subject to a Hen against a linotype held by the Mer tjenllmler company in the 'sum of $1100. and a mortgage on some of the equipment ln the sum of 9485, held by Clily Hughes, Harrlsburg, Ore. Mr. Cox plans to pay off both of these claims. Mr. Cox said after the sate that his plans for the disposal of the property are indefinite. He hopes to sell It for a weekly paper or Job shop or for shipment elsewhere If the plant cannot be utilized locally. Tho Record was published several years ns a weekly, u few months as a scml-weekly. and for two months ns a daily. It was suspended May 10 and has since been closed. Atmospheric Blanket WASHINGTON W If the earth had no atmosphere, the average tem perature at sea level would be about six degrees below zero Fahrenheit, E. O. Hulbert of the Naval Research Laboratory reports to the National Academy of Sciences. SHEET-ROCK If you have a partition to put in your home or want to lower your ceilings, consider SHEET-ROCK, the fireproof wall board. It comes in lengths from 6 to 12 feet. Van Petten Lumber Company Phone Main 732 "Good Service Quick" Hollywood Wins From Missions In Close Game Hy the Associated Vress The Mission Reds were added to the list of Hollywood victims last- night as the Stars copped the scries opener 3 to 2. With the score tied at two all In the ninth, Dave Barbee knocked a homer to bring ln the winning Star run. The Stars were held to one earned run until the eighth when they added another on a Mission er ror and two Hollywood hits. Tho Seattle Indians pounded out a 16-hit 10 to 2 victory over Oak land last night. The tribe scored four times in the second Inning to drivo Pearson, Acorn pitcher, from the box. Turpln, Seattle pitcher, hoisted one over the fence for a home run in the fourth. San Francisco's Seals found Elect Gardner School Director At Cove Monday By Mrs. A. (i. Conklln (Observer Correspondent) COVE, Ore., (Special) The an nual meeting of school district No. 15 of Cove was held at the school house Monday, June 15. The budget calling for an expenditure of $9203 to be raised by district tax, was voted. There were 94 votes cast which is a fair representation of the district. O. M. Gardner was elected director for three years to take tho place of tho retiring director, Karl J. stack land. Mrs. Fannie Conklln was re elected clerk for one year. At tho close of the school meeting, a meeting of the Cemetery associa tion was called by the president, Georgo Golay. All officers of the (association were re-elected as follows: the , r.pnrpn Hnlnv nroclrlanr T?nnln f I? i?J oUI V5 "gelef ?ltc.hf? Conklln. secretary, Minnie McDannel. and took a 0 to 5 decision last night, treasurer, with a council of the toU Stf !f "52, .he r' Iowng me Duncan. William Harris. George Baker, E. C. Rees and T. C. Hefty. The treasurer made a financial report and reported that quartet of Angel pitchers could not shut off the Seal batting spree which netted 14 hits. Rain at Portland postponed the Sacramento-Portland game. Yesterday's results: R. H. E. Oakland . 2 10 2 Seattle 10 16 Pearson. Rudolph, House and Read Turpln and Gaston. R. H. E, San Francisco 0 14 2 Los Angeles 5 10 2 Jacobs, Willoughby and Wilson: Hermit nn. Yerkes. Shcaly, Peters and Schulte, Campbell. R. H. E. Hollywood 3 6 1 Missions 2 7 2 Turner and Bassler; Biggs nnd Brenzel. Lindbergh Awarded Princeton Degree PRINCETON. N. Y., Jnne 17 M" Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and six others received honorary degrees yes terday at the 184th annual com mencement of Princeton university, at which 446 members of the class of 1931 were graduated. Col. Lindbergh received "the degree of master of science. Others honored are: Frank B. Kel logg, once ambassador to Great Brit- I aln and secretary of stote in the cabl : net of President Cool Id ge, doctor of I laws. j Wlllu Cothar. winner of the Pullt- zer prize novel in 1922. doctor of lct ; tors. Miss Catbcr is the first woman , ever to receive an honorary degree ! from Princeton. I Newton D. Baker, sccrrtary of war in the cabinet of President Wilson. ; doctor of laws. The degrees were conferred by Dr. i John drier Hibben, president of the : university. no assessments had been made owners of lots for the lost year al though there had been some volun- 1 Memorial day dinner amounted to $27.50. Mr. Golay outlined some work ho contemplated doing in complet ing the work on the road, but thought, it could not be done until after the busy season. Mr. and M.rs. Karl J. Stackland, their son, Karl Jr., and granddaughter Virginia, spent several days visiting their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson, at Rlverdole, near Portland. On their return Sun day they were accompanied by their grandson, .Monte Davis, who had been visiting bis mother for the last month, but left Virginia to spend a month witli her mother. Many blue ribbons came back with the stock displayed at the Eastern Oregon Stock show in Union last week. The stock show is always on event of importance for the owners or fine stock nnd each year they be come more Interested and more an xious to display something a little better than anyone has previously shown. There are also many contracts and friendships formed and much friendly rivalry on display. Mrs. Roy Duncan and her two boys Bobby and Billy, as well as several other Cove residents, took their first flight In the air at the stock show. Mrs. Duncan says she was told to leave her hat and some boy loaned her a cap, that the pilot put on her head with the visor at the back. They startca on ana sne says tno taKeofr was rough and dusty but when they were off It was lovely, only there was a terrific breeze. She closed her eyes and felt something blowing ln her face and found It was her dress, so her time was divided between hold- lfvjfi Chevrolet Track 1fi'!. Chevrolet Coarh 3f. lv:i; Chevrolet Sedan l(.i 1!)28 Chevrolet Roadster.... 2U5 IARISOS CHEVROLET CO. 1414 Adams Pnoue Main a Ing her hat and her dress. She enjoyed it all, however.. Miss Dorothy Mills came , hpma from Whitman college SoturUay;.,HeiJ father, J. E. Mills, went over fori her Friday. This ends her first year in college but her fourth year In Walla Walla as she spent three years in the High school there. Miss Lois ' Lawson is home from Hoquiam, Wash., where she has been employed as teacher for the last two years. Bishop Remington went to Walla Walla Saturday where he made the commencement address at Whitman college. Charles Coon, of Caldwell, Idaho, was a visitor at the J. R. Fletcher homo Friday and Saturdoy. He is with the John Smeed stock yards of Caldwell and was out on a tour look ing up stock. The yards at Caldwell are a feeding place for stock that is shipped east and an important link in shipping. Mr. Coon Is an old friend of the Fletchers. Mrs. L. R. Lay, who was taken to Hot Lake three vecks ago, is .slowly recovering and expects to be able to come home the last or this week. Mrs. S. W. Creasey is still there and may not bo able to return as soon. Two sons of Mr. and Mrs: Will Mil ler have undergone operations at the Lake and ore ill in the some rom. Claire Smith is recovering nicely. Robert Cood Is mending slowly but surely. Rev. John Richardson returned to his home in The Dalles for Sunday services and also to perform a wed ding ceremony. Mrs. Alma Conley with Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Tarklngton, of La Grande, came to Cove Sunday for morning service, and stayed all day. They brought a picnic lunch and in the afternoon joined the sum mer school picnic at Camp Yew Bow. Others from La Orande and a num ber from Baker came down for ser vice and stayed for the picnic. There was an open air service at the sum mer school grounds Sunday evening that was attended by people from all the churches. Rev. Henry Thomas, of Klamath Falls, conducted the ser vices, assisted by Rev. Hancock, of Cove, the bishop delivering the ser mon. After the service there was a song service around the bonfire. The bonfire was lighted by the Camp Fire girls In a ceremonial lead by Miss Sophia Robertson, assisted hy Miss Hazel Williamson, both of Pendleton. miss x neima Anderson Is registered at the summer school. Postmoster L. E. Anderson returned j ouiuraay irom Portland where he at tended the Masonic Grand lodge. Broadened in Meaning Careen" was oriirinnllv a nurely nauttcul term derived from a word meaning "the bottom of a ship.' When a vessel wns careened it was. lurneu over on ts shin fnr Henn- ! Ing. The verb Is also used Intrnn iLiieiy uuu couiu De employed Buen a vehicle ns a truck lumen over on Jts side. tho Stamped Goods Pillow Cases 79c and 98c OTHER STAMPED PIECES TO EMBROIDER 15c to 98c ' Embroidery Thread 2 for 5c NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
