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Monday, February 1,11932 Page Six EA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, EX GRANDE, ORE. I OREGON CHALKS IIP 1-POINT WIN Oregon Staters Defeated ! In Stunning Upset -Cougars Lead Pack - Coast Conference Brandings Northern DlTUloa W. L. Pet. wasMngton SUte S I .833 Oregon Btite 4 3 Washington . 4 4 Oregon 4 5 Idaho 2 6 .671 .600 AW This H'eek'n Kehedale Today Idaho T. Washington State at Pullman Friday Oregon t. Washington at Seattle: Oregon State r. Waahlngton State at Pullman. Saturday Oregon vs. Waahlngton at Seattle: Oregon State ra. Waahig ton State at Pullman. Southern DI rial on W. I. Pet. Southern California S 2 .714 California 4 3 .671 TJ. C. L. A. . 3 4 A29 Stanford a 8 J8 ThU Week's Schedule Friday Stanford vs. Southern Cali fornia at Los Angeles. Saturday Stanford rs. California at Los Angelea: U. C. L-. A. vs. Cali fornia at Oakland. ; PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. I (Special) Jack Prlel and his husky Washing ton State Cougars, gunning for their first northern divisional basketball championship, face a rough and rocky road this week and. If successful, will hold the strategic position to walk merrily Into the title class. Never In history of northwest hoop competi tion nas a Washington State club clicked for a pennant. ' Tonight the Cougars tangle with the Idaho Vandals at Pullman In the third of the four -game series. Wash ington State won the first two hand ily and Is heavy favorite to repeat over the tall-end Idahoans. But on Friday and Saturday nights It may be a different story. 1 Aromy T. (Slats) OU1 takes his Oregon State Beavers on the extreme northward swing this week end. The Orangemen meet the Cougars at Pull man In a two-game aeries this week end and then Journey over to Moscow Monday and Tuesday of next week to complete the Idaho clashes. Webfoots Gain Surprise Victory Oregon State was up in the money and making a race of the champion ship flight until knocked cold by BUI Re Inn art's Oregon Webfoots at Eu- vwu lhiitn4B nlirh. In mm of the ' outstanding upsets that Relnharfs borhood club of La Orande will fur quintet has pulled this winter, the f program for the Women's Webfoots nosed out the Beavers, 21 , "" to 20, In a gruelling contest that came to grappling gripe at times. Oregon PORTLAND PRODUCE took an early lead and held to It, al- PORTLAND, Feb. 1 UH Butter though the Oregon State athletes Prints B2 score or better 24 27c; finished with a burst of speed that standards 27.$ 26c carton, closed the gap to a single tally. . j Buiterfat Direct to shippers: st.i , Oregon goes to Seattle this weekend tton 20c. rortland delivery prices 21c for a two-game series with the Wash-1 pound. ington Huskies, and maybe another 1 upset or so will be forthcoming. Rein- nans ouiut is we oiuy, wwiii w upoct, arclfl igc- mediums 14c. the Cougars, trimming them. 42 to 1 country Meats Belling price to rc 29, after being beaten, 33 to 21, the tlUe. country killed hogs, best night before. It happened at Pull- butchers under 100 lbs., eii 614c; man, too. ivealers, 80-130 lbs., 11 12c; lambs. Roberts Hero of Upsets ioj4al4c; heavy ewes 4 a 6c; canner A dark-home hero of Oregon's sur- 1, bu)u etlB,Ac lb; prising victories Is Cap Roberts, red- poultry Net buying price: haired center. Too short to ou'Jump I h'cnll colOTCd, 4 lbs. up. 16c; his Unklor opponents for the tlp-o f , medllim,. Uc; light 89c; broil- ZT.pU SrSr2Z 'on The refers t Robert ftlo la a great defeniilve play- , "L!, D ... , . tn,,Jr.. er. It was his bck -court work In I Onltmillin price to retailers. taking the ball off tha Beaver back- ,roa; MJ?MM0S"l!!. P(irlr wall when they ml the first shot I PoutLocal Me W.lB; Park am! starting the Oregon offensive .1.35; DcschuU. 91.24ell.36; rfrtv tht brouffht tha Webfoota VlC- tory. . Cap also has consistently outscored each center he has opposed. There van only one exception. When Hoc Ed mundson shifted Puller from forward to center for the Oregon, series at Eugene the first of last week, be and Roberta had a merry duel. In the second clash Puller outacorcd Cap, 11 points to 10, but for the scries Rob erts led, 04 to 18, Ed I twin Outpointed He outscored Ed Lewis, lanky Ore gon State veteran, 6 to 2, Saturday night, and he also has outscored Oor don, tho tall Cougar Jumper, and Orelner, Idaho's long-armed center, when they were the opposition. Relnhart has the knack of develop ing a center, the key of his attacking formations. He had Roy Okerbcrg for three years and Oke led the confer ence scorers his Junior and senior years. Oregon State can get bock Into the title race this woek with a pair of victories over the Cougars. That two game series should be a battle from start to finish. The Beavers should be about right to stage a comeback. Victories for Washington State and the race will about bo over. Southern California took command of tho southern division by breaking even In two games with California last weekend. The Uclas smacked Stanford twice to shove the Cardinals Into the cellar. This week the Tro jans and Cards meet twice at Los Angeles while the Uclas tangle with California once at Oakland. STOCKS RALLY, PARTLY DUE TO RAIL WAGE CUT NEW YORK, Peb. 1 Ifl - Stocks rallied today under tho combined in fluence of the railroad wage cut and efforts of bullish professionals to mark up stocks of companies which they thought might be affected by possible conflict In the Far East. Leading issues ranged 11 to M higher at the top. United States steel common closed at Ml. up 13.62. American Tele phone's close was 111587, or M higher, Dupont gained 2.25 net to $52.75. Allied chemical, M.37 to 00 25. American can, S3 -3 7 to a02.O2. Union Pacific, $2 to 77. Standard OH of New Jersey, ftl.76 to 927.25. New York Central, si. 75 to S30 02. Doug las aircraft and United aircraft gain ed more than 91 each. The turnover amounted to about 1,000,000 shares. Otto Reiselt In Lead in 3-Cushion Billiard Tourney CHICAGO. Feb. 1 (V-With 60 of the 66 games completed Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia veteran how mil game lead orer the rest of the field In the worlds chaxnplonahlp three- cushion billiard tournament. Reiselt. although Idle since last Friday night received some help last night when two favorites were turned back. Reiselt has von su games and lost one and has four left, all against formidable foes. Augle Kleckhefer of Chicago, ml&sed a chance to tie Reiselt last night but t he was surprised by the veteran 1 Frank; Sconlle of Buffalo, the east ern champion, losing by 60 to 36 h' 66 Innings. This defeat dropped Kleckhefer Into a tie with Art Thum blad, the defending tltleholder, with five won and two lost. Gus Copulos of Eugene, Ore., was beaten by I -en Kerxney of Chlgaco, 62 to 32 In 47 Innings. Both Kenney and Scorllle took early leads and never gave ground. COVE DEFEATS IMBLER TEAM FRIDAY NIGHT Ily Mis. A. O. Conk II n (Observer Correspondent) COVE (Special) Cove High school won the game from Imbler Friday night by a score of 21 to 16. Cecil Richards, Cove center, was the high point man having eight points to his credit. The second team lost to Imbler 20 to 14. Cove girls played Union at Union Friday afternoon and lost by 11 to 17. Mrs. Mlnette Sentner figured In a little accident one day last week when her car skidded on the Ice and struck a snow drift, where the snow had been plowed out. Her car was turned over but It went over easily and no one was hurt, the damage to the car being slight. The accident happened near the Lon Eyers place on the highway. Mrs. Cyril . Richardson, of Pendle ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Laird, of Cove, Is In the Good Sam aritan hospital In Portland recover ing from a major operation perform ed a week ago, Kenneth Proctor left Thursday for California where he will enter a uni versity. Archer Antles and Bill Phillips took a load of apples to Enterprise Wed nesday. They report the snow about four feet deep In the Enterprise country. The Women's club held Its semi monthly meeting Thursday afternoon but few of the ladles turned out and the program planned for that day was postponed. On Pef 11. the Nelgh- Facile Poultry Producers' ,,,111, prices: flesh extras 16c; stand- Wool 1031 clip nominal: Willam ette valley, 13s16V4c; Eastern Ore gon, Ha 15c pound. Hay Buying price from producer: alfalfa, 140$15; clover, SlOc. 12; Willamette valley timothy. ai5; East ern Oregon timothy, 1B 50; oate and vetch 12a12.50. School Districts May Not Use Taxes For "Test Cases9' SALEM. Peb. 1 UP) School dis trict boards do not have the right to spend school district money for the payment of test sulta in courts. At torney Ocneral I. H. Van Winkle held In an opinion handed down today to John If. Carson, district attorney of Marlon county. Cnrson In his request for the opin ion stated several school districts In Marlon county desire to Institute appropriate proceedings in the courts to test the regularity and rightful ness of the cotinty high school tui tion fund taxes. Van Winkle held that "any ex penses Incurred in such a proceeding would not bo legitimate expenses of any school districts. There therefore can bo no Implication of authority In school district boards to expend money for such expenses." BASKETBALL RESULTS Snl iirfltiy tlnnm Whitman 37, Eastern Oregon Nor mal 27. La Orande 25, Wallowa 11. Southern California 2B, California 27. Oregon 21, Oregon State 20. Montana 20. Washington 54. U. C. L, A. 23. Stanford 18. Washington State 44. Idaho. 15. Whitman 03. Helix Red Devils 32 Prlday night at Helix), Willamette 61, Albany collego 20. North Powder 21, Elgin 11 Frlday night game). Cove High 21, Imbler High 10 (Fri day night game . Mythological Monster The "prillln' was a mysterious monster, lintf lion nm. half mult, believed by Hie Urcekg to keop watch over tlio gold of Scythla. German Athlete Hurt In Bobsled Accident Sunday By Edward 4. NeJi (Associated Press Sport Writer) LAKE PLACID, N. Y-. Feb. 1 tft I Once more the men who made a j dangerous International sport of the youngster's pastime of sliding down a hill nave stolen toe saoir trorr. a couple hundred serious minded competitors In haU a dozen winter j Olympics field. A breath-taking smash on the most dangerous curre In all bob slelghdom a smash that sent Captain Werner . Zahn. Dr. Hans Hen horn. Henrlck: Rossner and Charles Detfne to hos Dltal cots with broken bones, cuts and bruises-rocketed the bob sleigh- ers back Into the spotlight with the . Ilrst real proof of the dangers of the sport. Zahn, acd of German bob sled drlrers. Is definitely out of the : games, starting Thursday, with a : fractured left arm. Dr. Hehlhom. his brakeman, suffered a broken bone In his left hand. Bossners back was badly wrenched and De- i vine, a Lake Placid boy borrowed for the moment, suffered from shock. I All were cut and bruised. . I Zahn and his companions were , hurt when their 500-pound bob sleigh, traveling a mile a minute, ried out In their program was. "Christ smashed over the top of zig-zag In Us and through Us." with the fol eurve. most dangerous on the mile ' lowing giving talks appropriate to the and a half run on Mt. Van. Hoe v en- I berg, and sailed 100 feet through the "We Would Serve Our Church"; Carl air before it crashed into a tree. Helm, "We Would Serve Other Peo Harry Hcmberger, pilot of the Laie 5 pie"; Ralph Oeibel, We Would Serve Saranac Red Devils, and Hubert Btev- Our Master;;' "Youth Knowing ens, another famous local pilot, both Christ," Miss Ruth Oeibel; Miss Mil- made full runs down the treacher- ous court before authorities called These for Youth"; Miss Helen Glenn, a halt over the violent objections of ; "Youth in Citizenship." foreign teams. They insisted their! Robert Eafcln presided at the pro necks were their own to break as gram, which also Included a candle they wanted, that bob running was lighting ceremony conducted by the a man's game, that courting death, pastor. Rev. J. George Walz. The or risklng flying off into space to crash chestra played the prelude after through trees and rocks, playing tag i which the Scripture readings were en route with 600 ixninds of bobsled wzm fun- But authorities created more bit- j terneas among the visitor Dy lore- . mo, ttaipn oeioei, uonaia iuip ana ing them to ride only a mile, and Roscoe Hurley; and by Miss Katharine then with full brakes set. j Wlssler, accompanied by the ore ties - Tha foreign teams were greatly , tra, who sang "The Old Rugged annoyed at what they called the , Cross." Miss Katheryn Moran of preference shown the Americans in f ered the prayer, letting them go the entire route Iter, ftwander .Speaks while they were restricted "like! C. P. S wander, who addressed the children" one said. They Insisted Christian church at the evening serv they needed the practice more than ' ice on 'The Cleansing Blood," Is ex thc local boys who have ridden the ' ecutlve secretary of the Oregon mis- slide for more than a year. "What will we do if the slide is malned In La Grande today and ad thls fast the days of the Olympics?" ; dressed the ministerial association at they demand. "Automatically de-! 10 o'clock this morning at the Pres- fault to this unadmitted superiority i of the Americans ?" Major Leaguers Open Sessions In Gotham Today Ity Guyle Talbot (AASoclated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Peb. 1 W Major league club owners and other dig- j clustered here today for the final get- together before the opening of the 1932 campaign. The occasion was the annual mid winter schedule meetings, the Amer ican leoirue today and National to morrow. Commlssoncr Kenesaw Mountain Landls. with a black fedora, j was on hand to preside. r There was very little business to , be transacted In either league, tech nically, the purpose of the meetings was to approve the schedules drawn up by Presidents John P. Heydler of , the National league and William ! Harrldge of the American last month. ; Actually, the confabs do little more than provide a fine opportunity for tho boys to get together on any last- minute trades and In several In stances, permit club managers to get acquainted with new players. Tony Lazzcrl, veteran Yankee ln flclder, was understood to be on the auction block, and It wouldn't bo surprising to see him change owners j nafl piayed 8 games this before the delegate scatter tomor- LeaROn wltnout a loss, although they row night. The CMcago White Sox. i hflV0 mct no mon as t0ugh as represented by Secretary Harry Grab- WhUman Saturday n!ght they dc iner. admittedly were Interested nifetC(, the Yreka, Cai independent Tony. The only thing standing In nvo 31 to 30 buu w uj ui a uuiti wuo Bum iu in. vaii- cngo's reluctance to part with a first class pitcher, for Instance Ted Lyons. One of the big attractions of last night's banquet was Hock Wilson, prldo and Joy of the Brooklyn Rob ins, who motored in from his moun tain fnatnPMt nt MnrtlnHbiin?. W. Vn... tn r,r.t hi nM mrinlovera. Tho pudgy outfielder obviously was pleased to meet the pcoplo who wanted him 160,000 worth. Weighing 210 pounds, only about 16 over his best playing weight, the Hackcrlno told Manager Max Corey and tho assembled newspapermen he felt ready for a big season, possibly as good as he enjoyed In 1030. Wilson was to visit Ebbcts field today and sign his new contract, mild . to call for $15,000 and a bonus clause, less than half what ho re ceived from the Cubs last season. JUST ; ARRIVED! New j Spring j WASH FROCKS Guaranteed Fast Colors 49c 95c New York Store MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO Open - fllKaK , March . May July September u.. PORTLAND Open l4 JBO .58 "4 jui? September . March . Wii7 CHICAGO CORN Open Hgh Low Close .37 .394 .37 . .37K8.38 .404 .42 ay, Mtm .2A8 , .4354 -42K87S .2e . .4354 -MS .434 .4354 jui September . MANY OUTSTANDING IJTn"T XI C fnrPV IlJJ K A J1T UlVHiiN (Continued Prom Page One) this winter. The young people of the Junior and senior Christian Endeavors of the Presbyterian church furnished the evening program at their church, following Endeavor at 730. Mrs. Caroline Daniel was the speaker at the Christian Endeavor, discussing "Art in Religion." The theme of the program which the Endeavorers car- subject: Roscoe Hurley, who discussed dred Stoddard. "Greater Things Than presented by the Misses Margaret Mc- Ail later and Mane Kiooerg. uusicai selections were furnished by a male slonary convention. He also re- bytcrlan study. The revival services at the Church of the Kazarene promise to be of tin usual interest, according to the pas to. since Rev, and Mrs. Richard Tay lor, of Cheney, Wash., are the evan gelist. Mrs. Taylor is a graduate of the Portland Bible Institute and is a f worker and singer, who assists her husband, a preacher of youth and ability, as well as a pianist. Interesting services were held both In the morning and In the evening at other La Orande churches yester- day. SONS TO TACKLE NORMAL SCHOOL (Continued Prom Page One) Ashland a local favorite to win The Sons, accompanied by Coach McNeal. arrived here today. They left Ashland yesterday morning. Members of the squad lnciuj: hex Fromm, Harold Pish. Buell Beckham, Claude Hlnes (former Baker High school player), Robert Patterson, Lyle Kinney. Kenneth McDonald, Estll phlppa and Carl Stewart. After the two games here i he Sons will play the White Salmon Independents at White Salmon. Wash., before return ing to Ashland. Coach Bob Qulnn will start his regular lineup tonight: Belts at cen ter, Mcdcalf and Baxter at forward positions and Bredow and Carden at pllnrfiB WHITMAN WINS 37-27 WALLA WALLA. Feb. 1 (Special) Whitman's basketball squad added another victory to Its string by tak ing Eafttern Oregon Normal 37-27 In a none too polished contest here ! Siiturd ay night. The score at the air lts'a m wnumans lavor. The Mountaineers got a momen tary lead when Baxter scored the first field goal. Play had gone sev eral minutes before Whitman tied the count at 3 -all. Thereafter the Missionaries pulled slowly ahead and held tho lead throughout. At one juncture In the second half, however, the margin was whittled to one point, the score standing 22-21 when George Mius, second center, started a rally that widened the Kap to the margin that showed at SPECIALS SHOItTEXING nr 4 Pounds awut Bring Your Pail PORK ROAST or 3 Pounds DL Fresh Frozen PIG HEADS 1 Pounds 25c 19c 29c PIGS FEET Dozen SAUSAGE 2 Pounds Grande Ronde Meat Co. WHEAT High Low Close -68H J6 .5754 .3!i .8154 J6I54 WHEAT High jus AO Vj JJ0I4 Low 0 S9V4 Close AO S4 the game's end. The enemy shoved a defense that rather surprised the Sons of Marcus but was also unable to score con sistently in the first half. Against) a different fire in the second frame the La Orande boys put on a drive j that made things look threatening. With about six minutes to go, Apple gate and Carpenter were sent in to replaoe Feltivouse and Jones, re spectively, and Mantel! and Apple gate picked up 10 points in Jig time between them. The Normal school did not attempt much in the way of an offense in the fim half, being content to spend most of their time trying to bold down the Whitman scoring. In the last half they opened up more, how ever, at one time scoring 13 points to Whitman's 5. Normal, presenting Belts, former Pendleton High school center, con trolled the tlpoff almost all the way and with more accurate shooting RANKIN EDGAR IS DEAD NEAR COVE (Continued from Page One) was due to those Infirmities' attend - an- upon age, wit. a a cugnt attact of flu probably hastening the end. He bad been in rather frail health, for some time, but had been bedfast only since last week, and lost conscious ness late yesterday afternoon. The deceased was a Hbosler by birth having been born Dec. 18, 1844 In Indiana. When he was two years of age, in 1846, his parents ar rived by wagon-train In Oregon, stop ping first In The Dalles, then another stop at Oregon City. Preceding far ther down into the Willamette val ley, they were held up for a time at Silverton where there was some fight ing with the Indians and the fath er was obliged to assist other set tlers In the raid. Turner was the objective of the party and that was Mr. Edgar's home for years. During the last few years when both Mr. and Mrs. Edgar have not had rugged health they have divided their time between their daughters in Salem and in this valley. MT. Edgar is survived by his widow, who was Elizabeth Ann Tracy, of an old pioneer family of the Cove vicinity. This year they would have celebrated their 63d wed ding anniversary. There are also the two daughters, Mrs. Fisher and Lov ene Williams. Five children are de ceased. Mr. Edgar is the last of his family of five children. might have been a still tougher foe. Applegate and Robb did most of the first half scoring for Whitman, while Mills and Mantell were ef fective In the second half, the latter getting most of his field goals through following In. Baxter scored most for the losers. Whitman will play a return game at La Grande Peb. 19. The lineup and summary follow: Whitman Pg Pt Pf Tp Miller f Mantell f Applegate f . West c Mills c Hove g Robb g Irving g Pelthouse, f Jones, f Carpenter, g 1 1 1 10 0 8 17 3 10 37 E. O. Normal Medcalf f Fg Ft Pf Tp .3 0 2 6 Baxter f 4 Belts c 2 Bredow g 1 Carden g 1 12 9 4 18 0 0 2 0 0 2 Totals Referee: Folgate. -11 5 5 27 TWO IICRT I.N ACCIDENT OREGON CITY. Peb. 1 P Carl Sellers, of Salem, and his wife were badly hurt In an automobile accident south of Canemah Saturday night. Sellers suffered a broken hip, and his wife received head Injuries. Mrs. Flint, riding with tho Sellers, and H. Sellers, son of the couple, were cut and bruised. The Sellers car collided with one driven by George Read, of Portlnnd. in buying... in Duymq you save in usinq KJP BAKING POWDER FOROVER J7 40 YEARS 25 ounces for 25 C National Grain Market Firmer Witl. TnlH WflVP! wmrwr.Trw f i rsneciAl. . .i shsrply trsrt tbe close of the ek ;.; ,n. h t. erSTdsmsge from tower tempers- the PscWc Northwest con tare, unprotected snd growing aued scare PUonoc the Chi domestic Wlnier wheat crop and also , " ZJT .TjfLS, by the unsettled political situation In 1.000 harreK the orient, according the Weekly " ' Grain Market Berter the V. 8.! While no export e' Bureau of Agricultural Economics, imported during the week, a sale of Bye and feed grains strengthened ; 1 barrels of flour was made to with wheat. CashrSn markeSe fbal from a mill with an b mostly firmer with futures, but price "hed brand In that market Receipts advances were less marked and at of wheat at Columbia river and several points cash grain was quoted .Puget sound markets total 902 cars. unchanged or slightly lower than a ; compared with 810 cars the corres weekazo jpondlng week last season. At the New crop developments and pros-'close of the market Jan. 29. B. B. pectlve acreage to be harvested In Bluestem Hard White was quoted at 1932 are becoming Increasingly lm- Portland at 76iie-78c and other portant factors In the world wheat classes at 63c-4c per bushel, sacked, market situation. The outstanding basis No. 1. Dark Hard Winter 12 feature to date among winter wheat; per cent protein, was quoted at 5c around 4.500.000 acres to the U. 8. and Dark Northern Spring, 12 per producing areas is the decrease cent protein, at 80"ic per bushel, acreage and the relatively unfavorable sacked. Western White and Western condition of the domestic crop In lm- Rd wheats were quoted at Seattle at portant areas In the western part of Mc. Hard Winter at 65c and Blue- the belt. This, however, has Deen swra nam wuim . partially offset by larger seedlngs and ( sacked, basis No. I. more favorable conditions In other i California wheat markets were countries. India apparently has seed-'mostly dull easier, but strength ed the largest acreage since 1918, ened slightly toward the close of the with -the preliminary estimate which week, influenced by higher prices at normally represents 88 per cent of eastern points. Trading In local wheat the total acreage, placed at 32.437.000 was of small volume and mills and acres, or around' 6.8 per cent above feeders were supplying their current the corresponding estimate a year requirements principally with wheat ago and also slightly above the final from Washington. Oregon and Texas, harvested area last season. Crop con- inter-mountain offerings were scarce dltlons however, are only fair, with ami were generally quoted at prices additional moisture needed In some above wheat from other areas. San Trade and official data now available for eight European coun- flour business, but were mostly wori tnes show an Increase -of around ing on wheat stocks accumulated 1.500,000 acres or a little more man 3 per cent. Increased acreages are reported for the Important deficit countries of France. Germany and Italy, with conditions favorable. Con- dltlons to Spain so far are good de- spite the recent changeable weather, In the countries of the lower DanuDe some reduction Is Indicated In Ru- mania, with areas in other countries! showing little change from a year ago. The snow cover is Inadequate In ; Hungary but is fairly abundant in other sections, conditions In North; African coun tiles are lavoraDie, ai- though recent rains caused some flood damage in Tunis. In Algeria, germination of early seedlngs was regular and the condition or iaie plantings has Improved with recent rains. While the uncertainty as to devel opments in the Orient, where politi cal conditions are very unsettled, tended to strengthen the general wheat market situation during the week, curent demand continued of j BRIDGE TAUGHT only moderate volume, with European Auction or- contract. Work, White requirements being supplied prlnci-' head cuiberteon system. O. H. pally from southern hemisphere of- pevine, 6acajawea hotel. 1-6-1 m. fe rings. Australian and Argentine - .- shipments totaled about 8,000,000 , bushels during the week and com prised over one-half of the world s shipments of 15,000,000 bushels. The control of the Argentine grain mar kets has been temporarily; vested In the Argentine department of agri culture, . but as yet no change In operations has been reported. Sam ples of Argentine wheat on English markets are reported of good quality, while Australian wheat is averaging about one pound per bushel heavier than a year ago. Russian shipments decreased to only 384,000 bushels dur ing the week. Prices of native wheats In Europe were generally steady, ex cept in Italy, where a decline of about 3c was reported at Milan. Good mill ing wheat was quoted In that market at el.48 on Jan. 28. Native milling wheat was quoted at Paris at $1.67, the same as a week ago, and at Ham burg at 91.51, an advance of Zc for the week. American Durum wheat was quoted CIP Marseilles at 84c NOW CHR0M PLATE OUR SPECIAL OFFER DURING FEBRUARY 95c Down $1 Per Month Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. "Always at Your Service" t.ttM rrs vniM . 77ie ner bushel. Italian Durum was quoted at Naples jat 13154 and African wheat at Mar ?sm at S!KK. Coast Markets Weak Pacific Coast markets did not fol low the adTance at eastern points but continued weak result of the of export outlet and demand trom domestic mills. Export Francisco mills reported a normal earlier In the season and were Duying only sufficient quantities to obtain proper mixtures. Industrial buyers were takinfr only small amounts, since recent declines to egg and dairy prod- ucts have reduced demand for feed wheat. . . German National Banner The flag of the German republic Is a red, black and gold tricolor of ! bars of equal dimensions. The top stripe Is black, the middle Is red j an(j the bottom gold, i , FIND IT HERE Copy for this Column mvut ba In by a. m. I Hart, Schaf fner & Marx Clothes I . . Be Sure to See Normal's'' FIRST CONFERENCE GAMES of the Season SOUTHERN OREGON NORMAL vs. E. 0. N. Mon. & Tues. Feb. 1 & 2 M. I. A. Hall COME AND SCPPOKT THIS PEPI'Y TEAM I 1 . 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