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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Monday, February 15, 1932
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; WITHHOLDING A NAME
A youth,, probably 20 years
basketball game and shatters
ship by slugging an- opponent.
full yet fair account of the occurrence the following day.
' Another youth, probably 14
by police officers with stolen
a confession follows. Yet the
an account of the incident, does not use the boy's name, al
though as a matter of fact the
ficers.
Why the difference? Both
opinion, both are infractions of
a crime and the other does not.
The difference lies much;
who broke a rule of sportsmanship may have been as fine a
young man as ever came to play basketball in La Grande,, or
he may have been in the habit
ever an. opportunity presented
issue.
The reason for publication
news value, was that there is a
of school and college authorities
sible standards in. all forms of
that connection, the publicity
It punished the offender, more or less, through the unfav
orable notoriety given him ; and it acted as a warning to other
youths that they might not expect to follow in his footsteps
without incurring' public disapproval. "
In the case of the younger boy who was found with stolen
money, the officers, were almost certain that outside in
fluences were working upon the lad who is yet so immature
as to be easily swayed from the path of the righteous.
There is reason to hope that the boy will reform and. within
a few years develop into an honest, upright man and a good
citizen. And if hardened police officers feel that way about
it, the Observer is more than willing to co-operate. A good
citizen is worth his weight in gold to any community.
In Washington
Kr Herbert I'lumtner
WASHINGTON MV-Tho death of
Percy Edwards Quln has token troni
the house of representatives a mem
ber, who never failed to Rive It an
hilarious good time whenever he took
the floor lor an address.
Por 10 years the Mississippi repre
nentatlvo brought fun and color to
capital hill.
Members ot tho house perhaps
never enjoyed anything more than
they did one of Qulu's spcecheshThcy
never knew what Percy ns he was
known to them would do next, bir
or volco. capable or hitting as hard
Ofi the next one, and witty he packed
'em In when he spoke.
" When ho advnncrd to tho well of
tho house, thunderous applause
greeted him. But Invariably his
colleague would quiet down that
they might hear his numerous
crackn. Cries of "louder" punc
tuated his speech, galea of laughter
and applause BWept tho house, but
they always heard him.
leslnres
Qulii would usually sUirt by
loosening his collar, but belore he
got through ho was as likely as not
to rip It oil' ho has done so.
"I want to brush aside all this
folderol," ho would snort In the
beginning, and then ho would pro
ceed to do so.
Tho posturo ho assumed was Im
pressive. His right root would bo
forward, his loft back. He would
Incline his body backward. Every
now and then he would stride up
the alslo nnd ulup the knee or
shoulder of some colleague to em
phasize his point.
Tho gentleman from North Da
kota ought not to display his lack
or knowledge!" Whack! down
would somo his hand.
"My rrlenrt rrnm New Jersey argues
In a circle!" Bom!
lle'il Add Amendment
Quln hud a knack ot killing those
bills he was opposed to by Intro
ducing facetious amendments. One
comes to mind.
An- attempt was made in the
house to pass a bill which would
mako persons circulating harmful I
Information about the stntus of a ,
national bank subject to prosecu
turn. Quln couldn't see tho Justice
la ll-
Boll weevils cauao bonks to
bust," he said,
say about them
"not what people
So ho brought forth an amend
meut maktug tho prcBideut of i
Editor and Pubuabai
, Bualneaa Manager
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thy truth continually preserve
of age, forgets himself in a
the game's code of sportsman
The daily newspaper gives a
or 15 years of age, is found
money in his possession and
daily newspaper, while giving
name is withheld by the of
" '
acts are condemned by public
the rules, but one constitutes
deeper. The hot-headed youth
of breaking the rules when
itself. But that is beside the
of the facts, outside of their
constant striving on the part
to build up the highest pos
athletic competition; and, in
served two purposes. ' '
bank who gavo out harmful In
formation about tho financial status
; of an Individual, subject to prose
icutlon as well. And he won the
bill was withdrawn.
AMERICAN LEGION
RELIEF PLAN TO
BEGIN FUNCTIONING
(Continued Prom Pago One)
perhaps only a few will be aided re
mains to bo seen. But no matter the
number If by bo starting and assist
ing those who will be benelltted a
work has been accomplished which
will In tho end raise that number
Irom their now most critical condi
tion. No person will gain selfishly out or
this campaign.- Work being done by
-thoso In charge of directing tho cam
paign, many of them being the same
persons who directed war time activi
ties, Is entirely voluntary. Thoso who
havo pledged their services along the
advertising and publicity branches
havo given freely or their service. All
thoso In charge of local direction m
the' various communities ore doing
tho work froe gratis. They havo all
seen tho resulta of tho depression.
They all soo tho fact that It Is pos
sible to lirt the country Iroin lt grip,
and hope and pray that through their
elrorts and the efforts of those who
are willing to co-oporato with them
that tho unemployed throughout the
nation wlU bo given tho opportunity
to again work and enjoy life as every
true American would have them. All
thoso who have entered Into the work
and giving or their time and energy
ore doing so with a reeling thof by
so doing they ore doing all that Is
possible to perform a cltlnen's duty
to his country and his fellow man.
In communities the stto of La
Grande the work will be lined out to
comply with the national organiza
tions Instructions aa closely as pos
sible. In most Instances different
types or undertaking will be worked
out to suit dlfloront communities.
Today has been set as tho Mro hour
ror tho compnign to start. The local
committee work Is woll under way
nna ' being directed by Norman
Desllet as American Legion chairman.
Other committees are to bo appointed
and as much work as possible will be
done on preliminary plans during
this week and an honest effort will
be made to assist those who hnv i
ob.jr carried on the relief work here
up to date.
jw.w.o ui nn- lueni pmn will up
i aunounoca inter this week,
Other Papers
Say:
KEYCIRI) OF A I1EKO
Thirteen and a half years after the
event commemorated, tho war de
partment announces the award of
tho distinguished service cross to
Private Helmuth B. Dewjtz, a Salem
volunteer in the. World war, for valor
In attacking and capturing a, ma
chine gun nest held by 70 Germans
at Juvigny, Prance, In August, 1918
This tardy reward Is typical of the
recognition oesiowea upon our war.
heroes by a red' tape bureaucracy.
Prance long ago rewarded DeWltz tho
French Croix de Guerre for the same
:valorous act and Italy presented him
with the Croce de Guerra for a siml-
lar act of heroism. .
When the news was broken to him,
DeWltz Is quoted In the Oregonlan
as saying:
"It's fine of course, but I had rath
er have a Job Just now: ' I've been out
of work for a year. It's pretty tough,
you know, with the family. Pretty
blamed tough. I'd sure like to have
,L. I, . i. . .
Here Is DeWltz' modest narrative
of that memorable event so tardily
recognized by a grateful government
"We went over the top that morn
ing but didn't got very far. That was
a mining country and a couple' of
German machine gun nests In old
mine entrances held us up. Another
fellow and I went after them. I don't
know who he wan. But we ' hod
machine gun of: our own and
started out. It was rough country
In there. Wo got down on our bellies
and snaked along, zlg-zagglng back
and forth. We got within about 200
yards of one nest..
We waited until we thought things
were right to take a chance and then
wo left our own machine gun and cut
loose with hand grenades. It was the
hand grenades that did the trick.
Thcro were about 70 or the enemy In
that" neat. Only about 30 of them
wero able .to Burrondor on their feet.
They came out with hands In the air
and we Jumped In and got hold of
that German gun, and pretty soon
It was chattering away again, but
tnis time it wasn t streaming toward
our aaugnboys. It was whipping Bui
lots Into another enemy machine gun
nesi mat was in full view of us. Wo
stopped that one, too.'
Those two guns had held up 6000
men. After we got them to talking
out of the other sides of their mouths
tho advance went ahead.
Iff is a sad commentary that such
gallantry is not better rewarded. De
Wltz asks for a Job and gets a medal.
With millions of tho undistinguished
on his payroll, Uncle Sam can find
no place for tho distinguished. De-
Wlte and his family can starve as a
reward for heroism in behalf of his
country on tho battlefield, for oil
thoso who parade their patriotism
care. The rewards and the Jobs go
to tho blatant patrloteer politicians
demanding bonus and tho courageous
but unassuming heroes sro passed up
except on the battlefield. Salem
Capital Journal. ' y-., v
IMIII.II'l'INK INDEPENDENCE
War clouds along the Pacific shores
of Asia put a changed complexion
upon the Phlllpplno islands as a pos
session of the United States. If thlB
country had any Idea recontly or giv
ing the Islands Independence, Slno-
Jopancse conlllcts effectually stopped
such notions.
Tho political affairs of the Far
East are such that this Is now no
opportune 'time to turn looso the
Filipinos:- The Indications aro that
they would not long be free and In
dependent. Front strategic and mili
tary points of view the Islands are
quite desirable to any nation seeking
conquest.' '
From other points of view, also.
tho Filipinos aro not ready for Im
mediate autonomy, even woro there
no- possibility of Japanese accession.
This country probably sees In the
future a time when the Islands can
bo freed with safety to all concerned,
night now the less thoro Is talk
about Philippine Independence the
better. Wnllo Walla Bulletin.
Mrs. Walter Pierco, who IB credited
with being on aspirant for congress
along with her husband, tho former
governor, soya that she can writo two
platforms as . easily as one. Walter
won't llko that o little bit. Albany
Democrat-Herald.
GAME HEADS ASK
INTERPRETATION
OF POLICE ACT
(Continued From Pago One)
Factors governing tho commission's
action, it was announoea inciunea
closing of areaa newly stocked with
fish, proximity of water area to
hatcheries and egg-taking stations
needed spawning grounds: proJlmlty
to dams and other obstructions and
unfovoroblo water conditions.
Pish baff limits on two or three
streams and n very few lakes were
lightly reduced but tho reductions
vero modo In response to petitions
from sportsmen In the sections af
fected.
Lake county presented a pion or
building up Its spore nsning oy
tacking and closing sircoina in -
lotlon. This program was approvca
by tho commission.
Acting on tho agreement of sports
men of the Itoseburg and South Ump
qua districts the commission closed
to fishing 200 feet OT wnwir nnmcu-
latoly below tho old dam at Roseburg.
Manv potltlonB of sportsmen's
groups and othor organisations were
not considered rjecauso i "i
authority. They will bo referred to
the legislature.
MVKKFOflb YV11K.VT
IJVERPOOU Feb. IS W) Wheat
closed: March 57i: May 69: July
63",: Oct. 64H. Exchange 3A0.
mlTTEKFAT
haw TOANCISCO. Fob. 15 W
Butterfat f . o. b. San Francisco 25c.
Theodore Roosevelt, because of a
delicate constitution, received his
rauntnnr school education nt home
Instead ot In school)
AMERICAN TEAM
OLYMPIC WINNER
- (Continued From Page One)
his world record holding team In the
last two heats of the delayed title
event.
Going into the final two heate with
a margin of slightly over three sec
onds, Flske piloted his team down the
mile and a half run over a much
faster course than yesterday in two
runs of one minute, 67.41 seconds,
and 1:56.59. His total for the four
heats was 7:63.68.
Hitting a bad slew in dangerous
whiter ace on his first run, Homburber
driver of the world record -hoi ding
team, was clocked in 1:68.56 for his
first run and needed to break his
own world record mark of 1:52 in
the final run to catch the champion.
Homburger made a spectacular ef
fort, riding the curves high and tak
ing every chance, but the best he
could get out of his sled was 1:54.28
fastest run of all the hcate, but not
enough to catch Flske. Homburger's
SyNOrSIH: tlope Ttoss and
Dickey Utile aro happily uncon
cerned with the future iuie they
run await anil (yet miirrici tin
fourteen dollars. Uut Dlctiew ctillx
un Ilia tnthcr, "Ilicl:e)i." thentrienl
innnaoir tind "the riranileet oiiM In
eight states." and llicl:ev tells
them to come over to his apart
ment to ha svohlcd and contiratu
loled. Hope has eloped: tit an eve
Mini dress, and Ulclzcy arranaes
flic aulclc delivery of a travehun
outfit. Hope's lather, however, is
not expected to prove so co-operative.
In fact, Hope expects him to
create a riot amt her mother to
have hysterics -for weeks. The
Itoss famllil has not approved of
lilckcu. mainly on the around of
Jlickcy's social inferiority. Iltclccy
has promised to call up Mr. ttnss
to try to smooth matters over, but
If ope is dubious.. Meanwhile, she
anU Dickey and a uoi(.-m annexed
white kitten havo breakfast.
Chapter 14
, NOBLE IDIOTS
',lrirHE devil take wills," growled
Dicltty as ho poured the coffee.
The dovil take all -"
A knock at their door Interrupted
them.
As Dickey opened tho door, one
Mr. Andrew Half walked In, and
greeted tho golden halved child sit
ting In a white velvet evening gown
with a white kitten in her lap. He
announced himself as tho manager
ot the hotel who had just talked to
.Mr. Dale, the theatrical producer,
and Dickey's father.
Let him be the flrst to congratu
late the young couple, said Xlr. Hall
suavely, his sleepless eyes glowing
with barely suppressed mirth. Mo
had asked Madame Kence, the I6cal
modiste, to provide Mrs. Dale with
tmltabls apparel for going Into town
Mr. Dnlo's orders. Mr. Dale, Sr.,
that Is! , ,
Excitedly Hope phoned this
Madamo Ilonoo, giving her size and
asking what woro the possibilities
in the current wardrobe of the shop.
In a haphazard brown covert suit,
pencil satin blouse, brown shoes
and brown felt hat, Hope , was
lucked, into the car beside her
Dickey and bade good by to Mr.
Hall, Madame Renee, and a bill of
a hundred and twenty-seven dollars.
It was a glorious morning. A teas
ing, spring morning that seemed to
bo laughing at their fears. Good
morning Mr. and Mrs. Are you
happy? Terribly In love?
"You'll stick by mo no matter
what?" Dickey demanded as they
flow through the main street of the
town that was Hope's home.
"No matter what!" she vowed.
And meant it
On and on thoy traveled. Talking,
nt trafllc stops, of tho future. Of
how Dickey would go to work. Real
work. And wrlto plays on the side
to make a fortune for them. And
how they would take a little studio
apartment. And live within Dickey's
means. No more collego for Dickey.
Lifo was serious now.
So serious!
Hickey met them at tho door of
tho hotel suito that he called home;
and that, Indocd, he had made home,
by a mad collection of trinkets,
romlniscent photographs, pieces of
stage furniture, tapestries, curios,
innumornblo books, framed pro
grams, and a huge Great Dano, who,
from a pup, had been Hlckoy's
solace in tho lonely months when
his son was off acquiring an educa
tion. The Great Dane, called Dob
son after the play that had made
Mickey's first great success on
Broadway, was Hlckey's ever-faithful
shadow.
Hickey greeted them solemnly.
Kissing Hope and calling her
"daughter." With remarkable dig
nity In !iat word "daughter."
In the great, over-crowded living-
i ty GRACE PERKINS ,
"I must make one de- r B pr a jii'HVfl
mand," Hickey said. r-J-iJ '""T 'jfC
The
Hanns Jilian, ,last of tho first
string German drivers, two of whom
crashed In practice, captured, third
place with a total time of 8 minutes,
4-100 seconds. . ,
In fourth place finished Re to Cap
adrutt, young Swiss sensation of the
two man bob event lost week, with
8:13.18.
Program Completed '' '
The running of the bob champion
ships, three times delayed, closed out
tho Olympic program, although the
games closed officially Saturday, and
gave the United States the unofficial
team championship with a total of
103 points.
The final standing, figured on a
point score basis of 10 for first, 6
for second, 4, 3. 2, 1. for the re
mainder of the first six finishers in
each championship event tntbat or
der, was:
United States 103, Norway 77, Can
ada 40, Sweden 26, Finland 25. Aus-.
trla 15, Germany 12, France 10,
Switzerland 9,. Hungary 7, Roumonia
4, Poland 3, Italy 3, Belgium 1,
room, Hlokey sat, with Dobson al
hla feet, and faced the two silRlitly
subdued young culprits. Hear! th'
story of Sassy who rested" Quito
safely in the crook of Hope's arm:
and called his man-servant for ale.
Hickey ipved his ale, and it was
much easier to keep stern,and prac
tical in treating wltli these two Im
possible young Idiots with a mug of
ale In his fist. Coffee was ordered
for the bride and groom-, and
Hlcltoy began to talk.
."Your father," said lie; hitching
one leg across the other with a
noticeable eftort, 'is simply beyond
speech. Yoii'vo been a very bad
girl, Hope. Wait. now. You listen
to me. You're going to have to do a
lot of talking later.
"Your father won't discuss mat
ters with me. I' tried- to hold my
temper. I think 1 did hold my .tem
per. Yes, I may say I did. Admir
ably. But I couldn't change your
father's opinion. Tho man is quite
out of Ills mind with worry and an
ger. "Hold on, 1- sa3', and listen to me!
Doth of you. You had no right to run
off like that Inst, night. I'm sur
prised dt you. I'm not going to bawl
you out. What's done .13 done. I
think you kids lovo each other. I'm
sure of It. And I'm willing to back
you to. tho limit. To certain limits
that is."
Hickey Indulged in a long draught
of the ale, and cleared liii .throat.
Hand In hand sat Hope and Dickey,
quito tense, glancing nt each oilier
occasionally, their eyes repeating
tho vows to "stick by. no matter
what "
"lJersDnally," continued Mickey
as ho wiped his mouth with a soft
pressln of his handkerchief against
his llpsr "I want to make one do
mand. I must make one demand of
you."
"What Is it, Hickey?" asked the
boy In tho limp tuxodn opposite,.
"I want you to finish college. I
think you owo it to me, son. You
have only a year to go, and I want
you to finish. Outside ot that. I'll
back you to tho limit."
"1 want to support Hope now.
Mickey. After all!" Dickey threw
out his hands in a hopeless gesture
"I'm married now. Hickey. You
wouldn't want me not to be a man
not to face my responsibilities?"
Mickey' gulped somo nle and
Stared at the boy.
"Listen," ho s. Id bruskly. "You
can't tell me anything. 1 wa3 mar
ried at your ago myself. 1 had to
support my wife. And I know how it
fcgls. I know what it means. Now
I believe In young lovo. I'm for It.
But not with all the hardships you
will havo to face If you want to be
noblo Idiots. I know you. son. I
want you to be a man, yes. But I'll
glvo you plenty of opportunity to
show your guts time enough. Plenty
of opportunity.
"Right now, 1 wont you and Mope
to go on a week's trip. Then I'll
go up to- Harmouth with you and
pick out a nice little place for you
to live. I'll back you on your rem.
and food, and all expenses. I'll even
let you stato what you think you'd
earn and give yon only that much.
In years to com? you can pay me
back every cent and with Interest.
If you must, to feel happy. But yon
owe it to me. Dickey, to finish col
lege. 1 thluk even Hope will see
that when she gives It thought."
(Copyright, Grace Perkins)
Hope goes home. In the ne, in.
ttallment. and she and Dickey o:t
a recaption that surpttsea and
angtra them.
final total time was 7:55.70.
mark gave him Becond place.
Czechoslovakia 1.
Only two of the 17 nations that
entered 381 athletes in the games
starting Fe'o. 4, Japan and Britain,
failed to score.
COVE DEFEATS
NORTH POWDER
QUINT FRIDAY
liy Mrs. A- O. Conklhi
COVE (Special) The Cove and
North Powcfer High school teams
played a fast game In Cove Friday
night, cove winning. Cove played
Spin Richards, center; Barrell and
Lowell Welmer, forwards, and Don
Smith And Billy Clark, guards, and
used DeBorde, Laird and Peterman
as subs. North Powder played Walk,
center; Sloan and Williams, forwards;
Hobbs and Slmonls, guards; Talley,
Gorham, Henderson, subs. Richards
starred for Cove with 13 points and
Williams and Walk, each made six
points for North Powder, other
points were D. Welmer, 8; L. Welmer,
9; DeBorde, 2; Laird, 2, for Cove;
Hobbs, 3; Slmonls, 4, North Powder.
Cove will meet Imbler, Saturday
night, at imoier.
The Camp Fire girls recently
elected vefla. Houx, president; Alda
Blank, vice president; Ruth White,
secretary; Jean Miller, treasurer;
Max! no Towlc, scribe, and Margaret
Hubbard, song leader.
Miss Madeline Larsen, of the E. O.
N. physical department, and Margaret
Milne, student, were recent dinner
guests of Miss Hileman.
PORTLAND CASH
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 15 (P Cash
wheat: Big Bend, bluestem 73c.
Soft white 59c.
Western white 59c.
Hard winter 58c.
Northern spring 58o.
Western red 58c.
Oats: No. 2 white $23.50.
Today's car receipts : wheat
46;
flour 15; corn 1; hay 1.
DECLARES IHVJDEND
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (ff) The E.
DuPont De Nemours Co. today de
clared, the regular quarterly dividend
of $1 on the common stock.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK '
CHICAGO, Feb. 15 Pi (TJ. S. D.
A.) Hogs 60,000; 170-210 lbs. $4.10
$4.16.
Cattle 13,000; fed steers and yearl
ings 85.26 $7.25; stackers $4.00
$5.00; vcalers $7.00:
Sheep good to choice lambs $6.00
$6.25; ewes ?3.00ft $3.50.
Cove Wins From
Imbler Quintet
In Close Contest
liy Mrs. Hay Wilson
(Observer Correspondent)
IMBLER (Special) Too much Dar
ren Welmer spelled defeat for Imbler
High's first string squad here Satur
day evening in a close, fast basket
ball encounter with the boys from tho
cherry city. This shifty little for
ward, who won recognition, for his
tournoment play last year, counted'
14 points. Richards, Cove center,
trailed closely with 10. For Imbler
Wagoner collected 11 for second high
honors. Imbler's inability to con
nect with a fair percentage of free
throws handicapped her.
Lineups :
Imbler (25) (32) Cove
Crouser (3) ,F (14) D. Welmer
Wagoner (11) F L. Weimer
Woodell C (10) C. Richards
Jackson (6) G (1) D. Smith
McKlimis (1) G (3) W. Clark
Conklln (4) S (4) DeBorde
S Laird
;S Peters
Referee: Bob Qulnn, of La Grande.
In the preliminary between the
Imbler and Cove second teams the
Imbler seconds easily ; dominated tho
play winning by a score of 28-10. Har
land Pratt was high point man. with
10 points wlille Chaso McCoy and
Masters tied for second nlace with 6
each. !
Lineups:
Imbler (38). (10) Covu
H. Pratt (10) F .... (2) Richards
McCoy (6) F (2) Martin
Masters (6) C Baker
C. Pratt (2) .G Kager
Munson (4) jG Hagey
& (4) Mills
S (1) Laird
S , Comstock
S (1) Duncan
In another close exciting bas
ketball contest Friday night at Elgin
Imbler defeated. Elgin by a margin of
6 points In the last quarter scoring
spree. Elgin started with a rush
scoring three field goals In rapid suc
cession before Imbler was able to find
themselves. Imbler then began to
click and the first quarter ended 8
to 0 In Elgin's favor. During the
next period, Imbler annexed two field
goals and one foul shot while Elgin
was converting one field goal and
bring the score at half time 11 to 9.
In the third period the teams played
cn fairly even terms with Imbler
holding a' few points lead which was
cut down to. one point as the quarter
ended.
With the score 17 to 16 Imbler got
busy in the last quarter with eight
points from the floor and one via
the gift route, while Elgin converted
two fouls and one field goal. Final
score Imbler 26, Elgin 20. Wagoner
annexed 16 of Imbler's points with
the rest of the team putting to him
In nice style. Scott, Elgin forward
was. their chief scorer with 10 mark
ers beside his name. The game was
very rough in the last quarter and
Kcnezevish went out on fouls.
Lineups:
Imbler () (20) Elgin
Conklln F (10) Scott
Wagoner (16) F .... (4) D. Adams
Woodell (8) C .... (4) E. Adams
McKinnis (2) ....... G (1) Kenezevlch
Jackson (3) G .... (1) Phlppen
Crouser S Scoubes
Fowler ..S
In a preliminary game the. Imbler
girls were swamped by the fast El
gin girls, who ran up the one sided
score of 48 'to 7. Imbler notes the
Elgin girls by far the best girls
cagers In this part of the state. Their
team work and fast piny Is a pleasure
and Inspiration to watch.
Tho girls who saw action for the
orange and black were : Marguerite
Berryman. Blanch Billings. Florence
Beem. Marjory Perry. Mary Richeson,
Dorothy Richeson. Roberta Brock.
Winona Westenskow and Jacqueline
Ben-yman,
LEAGUE STIRRED
BY WAR REPORTS
(Continued From Page One)
somo quarters, however, to the fact
that Instead of going directly to
league headquarters for information,
the Japanese spokesman visit?d Hne
Masslgll, French representative, to
obtain an opinion regarding the pro
cedure involved In calling a meet
ing of the assembly.
The report of tho league's com
mission also said a "reign of terror"
resulted In the Hongkew district of
tho national 'international settlement
at 8hunghai alter its occupation by
tho Japanese.
WINTER SPORTS
LURE HUNDREDS
TO MEACIIAM, ORE.
(Continued From Page One)
early Saturday morning, went over
Fox hill and proceeded up the can
yon, spending the night en route.
The cross-country skiers had not
returned to the finish line when the
last La Grande car left for heme, and
the Observer was unable to procure
the names of tMe winner this morn
ing. La Grande Wins
La Grande ranked first In three
toboggan matches. A four-man team,
composed of Jack Ferris, pilot, Jed
Allen, Brick Anderson and Charles
Fross, won first in their event, speed
ing faster and farther than any of
tho other entrants. A mixed team,
piloted by Jed Allen, received first
place in another event, and other
members of the team of four were
Mrs. Jed Allen, Mrs. Mary Starr, and
Jack Hart. A five-girl team, which
Mrs. Elnier Case, of La Grande, pi
loted, also received a first place. Oth
ers on the team were Mrs. Gaertner,
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wendell. . .
Florence Casey, of Meacham, was
tho best girl ski rider between the
ages of six and 15 years, and Mrs.
John Cleaver was the best woman ski
rider. In .-tho boy's ski Jump, open
ctyle, i-or boys between the ages of
six and.' 16 years, Lester Olsen, of
Meacham, placed first.
Two prises were women's or girl's
double ski ride, and they were won
by Mrs.. Cleaver and Mrs. Russell
Plersol, both of Meacham. Miss Casey
also received first place In the wom
en's ski Jump. In the men's or boy's
dcuble ski ride, Bonnie Olsen and
Claude Graw, both of Meacham, were
winners. , . .
JOHN ELVRUM
MAKES RECORD
202 -FOOT JUMP
CLE ELUM, Wash., Feb. 16 m
John Elvrum, 18-year-old ski jump-
from the Cascade club of Port
land, set a new Pacific Northwest
distance record Sunday of 202 feet
at tho second annual Cle Eliun. Pa
cific Northwest tournament In de
fense pf his title but was disqualified,
by falling. Hjalmar Hvam, Cascade
club, Portland, won the combined
Class A ski and Class A cross coun
try events, John Ring, Skyliners club.
Bend, Ore., waa second and Nordahl
Kladahl, Hollyburn, B. C third. -
Hjalmar Hvam.. Portland, won the
five mile cross country Class A race,
John Elvrum1, Portland, second, John
Ring, Bend, third.
Tho ladies gliding was won by Mrs.
Stewart Walsh, Seattle, Rose Hal
bcrg, Ellensburg second.
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Defeats Union
Saturday 33-27
By Sirs. L. Z. Terrall
UNION (Special) Although the
Union Bobcats met defeat, they held
tho rangy Joseph team to a fairly
even score In a fast and exciting
gamo hero Saturday night. The Un
ion team kept the lead throughout
the first half but Joseph made eight
points in tho third quarter, putting
them two points In tho lead. Union
had a hard brook getting the balls
through tho hoop during the last
quarter and scvoral balls rolled off
Ineffectually. Knapper, Joseph cen
ter, played an oustandlng game, mak
ing more than half tho points in the
opponents' score. Only two men,
Spraguo and Gray, of Joseph, went
out on personal fouls. The game was
refereeel by Ployd and Clifton Bax
ter, of La Grande. i
Individual scores wero as follows: '
Joseph (33) (H7) Union
Russell (7) ....P.. (0) Prathcr
McCully (0) P (8) Baum
Knapper (18) '. C : Tallman
Loz:er (2) G- (2) Conklln
Gray G (8) Baker
Score by quarters:
Union 8 8 4 727
Joseph 4 10 8 1133
Union made 10 field goals and 7
free throws and Joseph made 14
field baskets and 5 freo throws.
FIRST WAItl) WINS
Tho first three games of the M.
Men of the L. D. 8. church werg
played In Union Thursday evening
with the following results: Union beat
Baker, 49 to 10; M.t. Glen won over
Imbler, 38 to 37, .and the La Grande
First Word beat the La Grande Sec
ond Ward 48 to 19. Jack Loyd of
Lr. Grando and Joe Parent of Union
refereed the games; J. W. Baxter was
score kcoper and Francis 1 Hailing,
timer. Ray Baum is official manager
of the tournament and Marion Stod-
wlth the following lineup: forwards, k
AIvp. Orton and Rovol Wilde: center.
VergU Wilde; guards, Allen Zaugg and
Arnold Edvalson, Reynolds Baxter,
Lee Kofford and Rulon Edvalson
serve as alternates. A large crowd
attended the gomes. The tourna
ment will be continued Wednesday
night at the Recreational hail in La
Grande with three games scheduled.
Mt. Glen will play the La Grando
First Ward at 7:30; Union will play
tho La Grande Second Ward, and
Imbler will play Baker.
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