La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 23, 1933, Page 8, Image 8

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    LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Saturday, December 23, 1933
Page Eight
COLUMBIA TIRED
-AFTER LONG TRIP
Eli PASO, Tex., Dec, 23 MP If the
Columbia university team plays the
OREGON CAGERS
TRIM BEARCATS
SALEM, Deo. 23 WV-The Univer
sity of Oregon' basketball team fought
of football It did during No- off a last bolt rally to defeat Wll-
vBmber, Coach Lou Little believes It lametto university 35 to 27 here last
ha a chance to wallop Stanford New t night.
Year's day in the Rose Bowl game at
Pasadena.
.Optimistic over his team's pros
pects. Coach Little ran his players
through a workout here yesterday
afternoon.
'Due to the long, transcontinental
tsaln trip, the Columbia team ap
peared tired and lacking In snap. A
week's stop at Tixeon was expected
to bring the UVa Dace to pea
form.
SARAZEN PICKS
RANKING GOLFERS
MIAMI. PlB.. Dec. 23 W Now
comes Gene Sarazen, on whose head
has rested virtually every major golf
crown, with his slate of the ten
greatest American golfers of the year.
Densmore Shute. Phlladelphian,
who won the British open at old St.
Andrews last June, Is Sarazen's 1933
king of the golf on. the list from
which he Ignored bis own claims.
Behind Shut, as the present P. O.
A.-, champion sees them are:
Craig Wood, of Deal, N. J., Joe
Klrkwood, of Chicago. Paul Runyan,
of White Plains, N, Y., Leo Dlegel, of
Ague Callente, McDonald Smith, of
Great Neck, L. I., Walter Hagen, of
New York, Ralph Ouldahl. of St.
Louis, Willie Goggln. of San Pran
clsco, and Willie McPartane, of
Tuclcahoe. N. Y. , . .
The tall Oregon player worked
smoothly at times, but were a bit
slow. The Bearcats trailed 18 to 8
at half time and later 29 to 12. Then
some of the Willamette replacements
found themselves and scored 13
points while Oregon hardly touched
the ball. .
" Robertson- was" high' scorer " for Ore
gon with 12 points. Burdett led Wil
lamette with eight points.
AT THE LIBERTY
Eastern Football
Eleven Arrives
At San Francisco
BAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 23 VP) .
Football stars from the east. In
charge of coaches Andy Kerr of Col'
gate and Dick Hanley of Northwest
ern, arrived here today to prepare for
the annual East-West charity game
New Years day.
After a first practice here, the
eastern squad, composed of 22 pU-y
ers, will take up training quarters at
Stanford university.
The western force, most of which
had assembled yesterday, will train
at the University of California, across
the bay In Berkeley.
Camera Arrives
In Italy Today
GENOA, Italy. Deo. 23 VP) Primo
Camera, Italy's man-mountain pride
o tho boxing ring, arrived from New
York today. .
He made a hurry-uji Journey there
to testify In a legal suit. .
WELL, WINNING FOOTBALL
GAMES IIOEHNT HURT
IOWA CITY, la. VP) It there are
sny doubters of the commercial 1m
portance of victories In big univer
sity football. Iowa can give them a
few arguments. , .,- :
Briefly. Iowa's story l4: 80.000 cus
tomers last year, and nearly 250,000
this season. . - -In
tnree home games this fall ap
proximately 75.000 fans saw the
Hawkeyes In action, more than dou
ble the attendance In four home tilts
a year ago when they weren't win
ning. And only one of this year's
three home games was against Big
Ten opposition.
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FATLANDSIMS
Phone Main 105
Ore n wood St Adams
Down through the ages of tho past,
To that first holy Christmas morn,
When lowly shepherd and wise king.
Paused, paying homage to the newly born.
I'.ack through the ages of the past,
Gomes todny, another Christmas morn;
And a busy world, stops to rest;
Paying reverence to tho Christ child born.
WALKERS FUNERAL HOME
FREE AMBULANCE SERVICE
PHONE MAIN A-Z
r Lady Attendant
S Service within the means of alL
mill , jwpiwF-.
Richard Arlen and Chester Morris, cast as brothers In Paramount's
Charles R. Rogers' drama of the wheat flelr'o and the Chicago Wheat
Pit, In a scene from the picture coming to (he Liberty theatre.
Sunday-Monday: "Golden Harvest"
starring Richard Arlen, Chester Mor
ris, Roscoe Ates, Genevieve Tobln;
All-Color Musical Revue "Hello Pop";
The Merry Dog" cartoon; Graham
McNamee news.
Tuesday-Wednesday: "Penthouse"
starring Warner Baxter, Myma - Loy.
Phillips Holmes, Charles Butterworth,
Mae Clarke, C. Henry Gordon: Leon
Brrol comedy "Three Little Swiss";
Liberty-Observer news..
Thursday-Friday: Lionel and John
Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes,
Robert Montgomery, Myma Loy In
"Nighi Flight"; Ail-6tar Comedy
'Crooks' Tour"; Walt Disney color
cartoon "Babes In the Woods"; "Met
rophoney Newsreel."
Saturday: "Smoky- with victor
Jory and Irene Bentley: Liberty com
edy; Chapter 3 "Fighting with Kit
Carson"; "Old Man of the Mountain"
cartoon; Liberty News.
Two ' surging love stories live In
Paramount's "Golden Harvest," which
opens Sunday at the Liberty theatre.
These romances between Richard
Arlen and Julie Hay don, and Chester
Morris end Oenevieve Tobln, have as
their background the hysterical ac
tivity In the Chicago Wheat Pit and
the turbulent farm strike and revolt
against foreclosures that are right In
the news today, - '.
In this tbrUllng story by Nina Wil
cox Putnam, Arlen and Morris, broth
ers born to the soil, have different
ambitions. Morris leaves for the cltj
for a career as a speculator, falls In
love with Genevieve Tobln, daughter
of a wealthy trader.
Arlen remains on the farm, mar
ries juiie na-yaon. iu uw pntu w .
wpeat rails unaer tne onsmuguut ui
his brother, he organizes the . farm
strike, leads the revolt.
When Arlen sees a way of saving
the farmers by stopping the shipment
of food to cities, Jacking prices, he
enlists the aid of Morris. They com-
blno, the market soars, and the pic
ture) drives on to a rousing peak.
The performances of the cast are ,
outstanding. Roscoe Ates ana Elizabeth-Patterson
supply the comedy In-
terest
going to Thursday and Friday with
a picture many are enxlous to see
"Night Flight" with the big names
of Lionel and John Barrymore, Clark
Gable. Helen Hayes, Robert Mont
gomery, and Myma Loy.
Local fans have beea lespeclally
anxious to see more musical comedy,
and In answer to that request the
New Year's attraction has been se
lected from that trend, being "Too
Much Harmony" with such stars as
Blng Crosby, Jack Oakle, Skeets Gal
lagher. Harry Green, Ned Sparks,
Judith Allen and LUyon Tashman.
STOCK MARKET IN
IRREGULAR CLOSE
i NEW YORK. Dec. 23 UP) The stock
market hung up' Its trading stock
ings and adjourned for Chrigtmas to
day after a tor let session which was
spotted with profit taking In yes
terday's buoyant gainers. While there
were a number of scattered advances,
the close , was somewhat Irregular.
Transfers ' approximated ' 750,000
shart-j. .
. Closing figures Included:
Air Reduc 9914
Al CJiem and Dye ,...J46
American Con 96'
American T and T 108
38
...... 8814
11
Bethlehem Steel .......
J. I. Case ,
Col a and K !. - .
Continental Can .....
Goneral Motors :
Johns Manvllle
LUbey-0-Ford
Liggett and Myers B !
Montgomery Ward
National Distill . ,
J.- O. Penney
. 74
33H
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7414
2214
2314
8214
Pub Ser of N. J. . 33 ,
Southern Paclflo 1934
St. Oil of Cal i 39
St. Oil of N. J. ... ; 4514
Union Pacific 111
United Aircraft 31
United Corp 434
U. S. Indus Alco , 49
U. 8. Steel '. 47
Commodity Markets
Are Closed Today
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 VP) Major
commodity markets. Including the
Chicago board of trade, were closed
today and will not resume business
until next Tuesday morning, .thus
giving traders and employes ft long
Christmas weekend. -
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND. Dec. 23 VP) Cattle:
3039, calves 310 for week. Market
ruled 19q2Sg lower generally. Fed
steers $4.265.25, with top 6J5;
heifers $2.50(13.75; beef cows t2.50
3.25; bulls 1.60 2.50; medium veal
ors M.0O5.O0; choice $6.00.
Hogs: 4462 for week. Hogs closed
with advance 10 15c for week for
kilters and 60c higher for feeders.
Best light butchers $3.90 8 4 00; pack
ing sows $2.5003.00; slaughter pigs,
$3.00fc3.25; feeders $2.75 3.00.
Sheep: 1204 for week. Market steady
to Etrong. Bulk good lambs $5.50 1
5.75 with mediums $4.60 a 5.35;
slaughter ewes $1.00g2.00. , .
Byrd Flics Over The !
Uncharted Ross Sea
(Continued yrolri Page' One)
OMAHA SHEEP
OMAHA. Dec. 9.1 iJPi in An A 1
Sheer: 11 nflr romtiarwl nfltv. nunl.
ago: lambs 15ft 25c higher; yearlings
aim sneep strong 10 aoc nigner, feed
ers I80 25c higher: closing bulks:
fed wooled lamta $7.00g.7.10; native
lambs $7.00; fed clipped lambs $6.00:
ewes 2.oeti336; feeding lambs $6.00
ftO.60. i
PRICE OF BUTTER
IS HIGHER TODAY
PORTLAND. Dec. 23 (AV-Advances
of 1 to 114c lb. In the price on cube
butter during the weekend session of
the Portland produce exchange, re
flected an acute shortage.
This was not due to any lock of
butter except In Portland. Floods
have Interfered with ' the movement
of the railroads and the trucks, mak
ing It almost impossible to secure
dally receipts of butterfat tram nor
mal supplying stations.
Inasmuch as there has recently
been a very keen demand for butter
both as a result of the approaching
Christmas and the lower prices pre
viously forced, floor stocks were prac
tically exhausted each day.
The price of butterfat advanced lc
lb. along with butter- cubes.
Rather good trading volume con
tinued for eggs with Increasing stocks
of fresh gooce.
PORTLAND PRODUCE
PORTLAND. Dec. 23 (JP Butter-
Prints, extras, 20c; standards 1914 c
lb. ,
Butterfat Portland delivery: A
grade. 16-1&0 lb.: farmer's door de
livery, 13-14c lb: sweet cream. 5c
higher.
Eggs Paclflo poultry producers'
selling price: Fresh extra specials, 25c,
extras 23c. standards soc, mediums
19c. Buying price by wholesalers:
Fresh extras 18c doz.; firsts Ho, me
diums llo do. undergrade lie; pul
letts lloHoren.
Cheese,' milk, country meats, .mo
hair, cascara bark, hops, live poultry,
onions, potatoes, wool and hay, un
changed. -
Bl'OAIt AND FLOUR
PORTLAND, Dec. 23 Sugar
Cane, granulated, $4 46; fruit or ber
ry, $4.60: beet sugar, $4.30.
Domestlo flour Selling price, mill
delivery, 26bbl. ' lots: patent, 49s,
$6.40-7.10; blended flour, $5.76-8.60;
Bluestem, $5.90-6; soft white pastry
flour, 5.40-5.65; bakers' hard wheat
flour, $5.65-6.50: rye, $5.60-6.10; whole
wheat, $5.40-5.60: graham, $5.30-5.50.1
Sicily has Increased greatly jv
orange shlpmento this year,
1 1 gSB
Attention Trappers
Raw Furs
All Kinds of Legal
Caught Furs Bought
I Pay Best Prices
CHRIS MILLER
1510 Adams Ave.
V
We Extend the' Old Christmas
Wish "Peace on Earth, Good
Will Toward Men." ;
Williamson & Berry
Realtors and Insurnuce
First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Phone: Main 900
J?JJjijLa.UPj' ije iuj ff atjtfat&!nxjr. rwtjrm4inBrjr
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I We're making this a . Jj
i GALA HOLIDAY SEASON S
Bringing You One Screen Hit After Another With Our
Best Wishes For A Merry Christmas i
and A Happy New Year!
s
TONIGHT
George O'Brien
r El Brendel
in' Zane Grey's
"THE LAST TRAIL"
ico pack ahead, contrary to the iisonl ,
belief. . There was supposed to bo an
The farm scenery, filmed on impenetrable pack extending far
.-..r,r.",r.d
EAJTTTIEIRtel D&Q0:6N U DN
- TTDilE MyDIEir
Presenting Our Big Christmas Aftraction That Was
FILMED WITHIN 60 MILES OF LA GRANDE!
location trip to Pendleton, Ore
gon, Is beautiful.. ,
LIBERTY BOOKS
LEADING FILMS
FOR THIS WEEK
The Liberty theatre seems to have
taken the holiday season seriously,
and as such has brought what prom
ises to bo a gala week of entertain
ment to local movie fans.
Starting Sunday and Monday with
Ooldon Harvest," of particular Inter
est to local people because of Its be
ing filmed in the wheat section of '
Eastern Oregon, presenting Tuesday !
and Wednesday that Cosmopolitan
unoaMnn hv Arthur FVtm- I
"S" .
era Roche "Penthouse" starring War-
ner uaxter ana iw.yru uuy, nu nn.-,
across the Ross sea, backed by a mass
o land, somewhat of an archipelago.
After whan he observed' on his flight,
however, Admiral Byrd was not so
sure of this. v. .
As a result of yesterday's flight,
Byrd will be able to push on by ship,
although eventually he will be plop
ped by the Ice now forming. Then
he plans to go on to his base at Little
America by plane from where he will
make further explorations.
TODAY'S
DESPERATE
STORY!
BROTHERS ENEMIES!
One had the power to starve a nation!
One had the power to ruin the fanners
to his own selfish gain! , .,
.fJLLIS-CHflLMERS-
Track type and Air Tired Tractors.
Combines, implements.
Road Machinery.
CHANDLER TRACTOR
A EQUIPMENT CO.
1312 Jefferson Main 632
Be ' '
hold
the fest
ive Christmas " "'"
tree ;
as bright and
jolly as can be;
and oh ! the wealth of
gifts it brings
all kinds of lovely, joy- .
ous things. These gifts for
you this Christmas Day have vir
tues manifold, you'll say! No string
or wrapping they required;
the Maker of them
never tired.
. No postal clerk his wrath displayed
when they were stamped, insured ;
and weighed. And other
virtues they have too, that
surely will appeal to you. Since
duplicates ofttimes displease, you'll get
no others just like these! But best of
all, when Christinas is o'er, and strewed around '.
on chairs and floor and tables too . j
your other gifts are heaped '
alxnit in mammoth drifts, you heave a weary
sigh and say: '.'These things must all be put away!" w
Cheer up; these gifts are not that kind! For ornament-'
they're not designed; so smile once more, ' '
dispel the" gloom, those gifts don't take up any
room. Of friendly wishes there's a
score; and there are Happy Thoughts galore; and
Kind Regards and Christmas Greetings,
and Hopes for many future meetings. If for these things
you really care, look on the branches
they are there. And at the base '
a wish for
wealth,
and
for
your e'er
And Also....
Another of the popular
all-color musical revues
"THE MERRY DOG"
CARTOON
GRAHAM
McNAMEE
Newsreel
Reporter
As they sow, so do they reap!
"GOLDEN HARVEST"
RICHARD ARLEN
CHESTER MORRIS
ROSCOE ATES v
with Genevieve Tohin
As the Eastern Oregon Wheat Rancher whose
brother disliked farm life, so left to become
a great power In the Chicago Wheat Pit.
The comical farm hand who Insisted on clean
ing the stables on his wedding day.
AND A BIO SUPPORTING CAST I
Continuous from 1 P. M.
Adults 35c; Kiddies 10c Telephone MAIN 83
MOKE HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS' .
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i q n m a mm
Coming TUESDAY
Watch For The Date!
STARS in a ROMANCE
. FOLLOWING "GOLDEN HARVEST"
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of the SKIES.
increasing health
F. L. TRIBE
Chiropractor.
Now Foley Building
riiono 32-R
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