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Pagre Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Friday, February 2, 1934 SAFEWAY STORES TEAMFROMBAKER WINS HERE 46-29 Tha Safeway torce -bnskotbav. team of Baker decisively defeated the First Ward M. I. A, cagers at the U T. 8. Rim-entloiral ' hnll horo liiwt night, counting 48 points to the Lai Washington hero tonight and lomor- Gra riders' 20. At half time the Baker row nights, team held a 33 to 18 lead, but scored' The season for each la half Kone OREGON STATERS BEGIN TWO-GAME "CRUCIAL"SRIES OORVAL.LIS, Ore., Feb. 2 W Tho Oregon Stato college btukctlinll team Is definitely at the fork of the road, meeting undefeated university of much more effectively In the firm,: half of the tilt. The Baker lineup consisted of Bag- ley at center, Oneal and MoKlm, for wards, and Eddy and Holman guards, whllo the M. J, A. lineup was An drews, center, Lyman, end L. Stod dard, forwards, Corey and Burnett, guards, Hodgen, and M. Stoddard also saw action, during the game. The 5ocal team expects to play return game in Baker next Thursday night. THREE CONTRACTS RETURNED BLANK PORTLAND, Ore., Peb. 2 (.TV-Three signed contracts and throe returned unsigned wcro on the desk of the Portland Pacific Coast league base ball team today. "They'll all be hero when wo start," predicted President Thomas L. Turner after Gilbert English, from the New York Giants, Jimmy Mc- Lead, from the Phillies both Infield ore and Pitcher Prank Ragland from the Phillies returned their contract?, unsigned. Turner said he would attend the meeting In Tncoma Sunday where or ganisation, or a northwestern league will bo discussed. and practically a clean sweep In tho second stretch Is necessary If the FIND IT HERE Copy for this Column moat be In by 8 . m. N. O. W. Benefit Card Forty 2(jo, Tuesday, Fob. 6., 8 p. m., I. O. O. F. Public Invlteu. 2-2-3 tp, hall. Hum and bacon shout, Sunday, Feb, 4. 1m Orando Gun Club. . 2-2-2 tp. ' Ml) YOU KNOW THAT pillows can bo laundered? You will III., m.ru no. n m . ,.lin, ..I, t UVlltkW W1WI IIIV V1CUI11 1I11T.U. Thn nnulhlllt., ,a mthr rn,to h.' flU""-'"8 Un1 Sleopfulness Of your , ' . tllllnuj 1 vi-.li bakH tham n t... the Beaver brood la determined The defending coaut champions have shown a good, but none too consistent defense, and a generally meager offense this season. In the two games here and the two fitful rmt University of Oregon at Eu gene Monday and Tuesday, Washing ton has tho opportunity of cinching tho north division Paclfio coast championship. BOXING GAME IS "ON THE SKIDS" Standard Laundry. Pbone Main 66. 2-2-2 t. Suro wo'll have our regular dance at Zubcr Sat. ill to. 2-2-1 tp. Guaranteed Non-Breakable Watch Crystal (Not Celluloid.) Will not dis color. Exclusively at Guthrie's, 1106 Adams. 2-2-3 t. Who said wo would havo no dance at ZulKr Sat.? 3-2-1 tp. Dry Box Factory Wood. LarBo truck load delivered $5.50 per load. Tele phone orders collect. Pondosa Pine Lumber Co., Elgin, Gre. 2-1-2 I. Spring Football Practice Started At Columbia U. PORTLAND, Oro., Feb. 2 tm At , Columbia university out on tho peninsula whero they toko football seriously, spring practlco will begin today. Now rccrulUi will bo outfitted to day and returning veterans will re port Monday. Coach dene Murphy was bitten by the weather bug and bemgno Impatient to try out sonic lntrtcato pass plays ho has conceived slnco the closo af lost season, A large portion of last year's team will return. DBTItOIT Ml Tho fight game, says Jumoj M. (Bingo) Brown, for mer president of tlie National Box ing association, "Is on the skids" and the leather pushers "themselves are responsible" Brown, dean of men at Michigan State Normal collcgo at Ypsllnntl, In an Interview, fwnphftt.;-nily decmrcd that "too many hand plckod oppon- cnto and too much eluulow .boxing In the fiym Instead of road work" Is keeping tlio sport from regaining Its place In tho sun. McKoneon's Vitamin Concentrate tablots of Cod Liver Oil 11.00 at Moon Drug Co. 1-25-1 m. Legion Balloon Dance, Sac hotel, sat., Feb. 3. Balloons for all. 2-1-2 t Legion Balloon Dance, Sao Bat., Feb. 8. Balloons for all. S hotel, -1-2 t U. S. Plays Canada In Davis Cup Tilt LONDON, Fob. 2 Ml. Tlio United States today was drawn against Can ,ada for tho llrst round of play In tho North American zone of Davis cup competition. At Hospital Carl Tracy is receiving medical treatment at tlio Qmndo Rondo hos pltnl. Mr. Tracy lives In Elgin. Filipinos Real Threat to Japs' Athletic Marks MANILA, P. I. (I) Encouraged by soma recent record-breaking por- formnnccs, Philippine swimmers and brack athletes aro nourishing' hopes of victory In tho 1034 Par Eastern Olympic Games to .be held here in May, despite the formidable Japanese entries. ' Jlklrum Ajdjaludln, Moro swimmer who took jwrt In the 1932 Olympics at Jxis Angeles, recently was clocked In 22 minutes and 4fi seconds for the mile swim, In an athletic meet at Fort William McKinloy. Tills bettered the Far Eastern rec ord of 24 mlnutos 60.2 seconds sot In 1023 by K. Takalshl of Japan, and approached tho world mark held Iby Arno Borg of Sweden. Jlklrum Is hopeful of being able to beat tho l.bOO meter record of 10 MtA.MCK TO FIT. You Will tflnd JSwlng, Stand and Wall Promca to fit every style of pic ture In every size and color soheme, nlao Leather and Metal Frames of all kinds and sizes for your pictures at Alcliardson's Art and Olft Shop. 1-3 1-t t. Legion Balloon Dance, Sao hotel, Sat., Feb. S. Balloons for ell. 2-1-2 t remodeling coats, suits and dresses. Children's work and fur coats a spe cialty. Special prices during January and February. Mrs, Pear Maser, 1612 Sixth St., Phone 287 W. 1-17-1 m. - Lady Esther Toiletries at Moon Drug Ca 1-26-1 m Improvo health and figure. Wear a Spencer. Beautiful light-weight garments. Eva N. Martin, 1104 Penn. 1-30-1 m SCHOOL CHILDREN You can get scratch paper for school at the Observer. Now 2 pads So. 9-14-it f. W A R N I N G TO INVESTORS Registration of persons practicing froflimital mfintirmg it required by Oregon law. The accuracy and hon cstv biniuimd engineers reports on industrial and commercial properties and ntilitici, protects the public. When violations of the law are reported in connection with unrcu;. istercd persons illegally practicing professional engineering, (civil, min. ing, electrical, mechanical, logging or chemical) the State Hoard of En gineering Examiners cooperates with district attorneys in the law's en forcement. For information, write to: lists Board of nilnt trtnu Etamlnert Kiilw.r liithinge Uulldina, l'l.lliud, Oregon. FOB YOIIK TABLE Pretty Dinner ami Glassware aro real additions to your table. When you aro In need of either of these minutes 12.4 seconds set In tho 1032, you """i Just th tnlns t,mt Los AiiKClos Ramies by Kltamura of ? ...". ... .ni. Japan. Ho outdistanced hi. Olympic I ni7?a? n nlcllarcson 8 Art antl teammate, Teofilo Yldofonso, In the1 Sliop Before choosing your Pnt- mll rncorrt ,,, I te 11 Wl" W V" " tho Tn tim ., 1 1, n.,.i , Now Dliinerwaro at Elcliardson'a. army athlete, has piled up 0,277.80 points, a much ttrenter total than tho 6.700 made by T. Told, of Japan, In 1030 to set the oxlstlng Far Eastern record. Filipino stars also havo been ap proaching the ponthalon mark, of K, Sumiyofihl at Japan, 2,838, one, An tonio, recently having scored In com petition within 30 points of that to tal. 1-31-t f. When you need fuel Call Main 628 OAITHEB IOB Si FUEL CO. 1-2-1 m. 6th day of July. 1 032, plus tlie sum' of $360 00 as attorney's fees and fori his co6ts and 'disbursements herein Incurred, which said Judgment and aecree runner provides tnat the said sums of money constitute a valid Hen against tho hereinafter described real property, with, Its appurtenances. superior to any claim, of the said do- rendanos upon said property, and further provides end decrees that said property too sold to satisfy tu'.d Judgment, attorney's fees and aocrulntc costs for which said Judg ment and decree was duly given, made and entered on the 10th day ox January, JD34. NOW, THEREFORE, Pursuant to said execution, I will, on Monday, the 20th day of February, 1034, at tlio front door of the Ur.ion county court house In tho city of La Grande, Union county, Oregon, at two o'clock In tho afternoon of said day, sell at public auction to tlie highest bidder : for cash In hand, the following de-1 scribed real property, situate In said county, and, particularly described as follows: Lots numbered 6, 7, 8 and 9 In Block numbered 116 of Chap lin's Addition to La. Grande, Ore gon, oxoopt a port of Lot 0, four feet wide and extending the en tire length of sold Lot 0, and adjoining to and parallel with Lot 6 In sold Block, or so much thereof as may be neces sary to satisfy sold Judgment and de- trarether wu-h tio onstA which have accrued or may accrue under and by virtue of sold execution. Doted at La Grande, Union county, Oregon, this 25 til day of January, 1034. JESSE BRESMEARS, Sheriff of Union County, Oregon. January 26. Fob. 2, 9 and 10. Mr. Groundhog In iQuandaiy Today (Continued From Page One) tor. But why while away six weeks of wlntor llko this valley has been enjoying, merely to snooze another six weeks? And, being a normally smart ani mal, indications are that he'll con- duct his future course according to whether the days are warm or cold If warm, he'll stay outside, breaking traditions to enjoy the mildest win tor on record, or If cold, he'll retreat to his beddy-bed for a little longer. Just, an old Mr. Doubting Thomas lnslsta, he always did I Kidnaper Is Nabbed i i; By jlj. S. Authorities (Continued Prom Page One) agents of tho stocky little former South Dakota ranchman, apparently failed to link him with tho fatal Lindbergh abduction, and he was hurriedly etnrted by train last night for Pierre, S. D., whero lie Is under Indictment for tho Boettoher 'snatch." 1 '" M. P. Klnkend, prosecuting attorney of St. Paul, said ho waa very much disappointed In Sankey's swift trans fer to South -Dakota. .He. had Jieen hopoful tliat Minnesota could tryUm Deny Defaulters A i Credit By Bill I AT TIIE LIBERTY I if i : MM f 'i 8 i 4 V'L' $ Gerge O'llrlen George O'Brien, lpng known for his Weatern characterizations, comes to the screen of the Liberty theatre on Saturday In Fox Film's lutest release, "Frontier Marshal." The film Is scheduled for an engagement of one diiy only. Tnmhstnnn, Arizona, known in the days of the old west as a roar ing, politically corrupt mining town whero lawlessness and death were the order of the day, forms the back ground of this Western epic. The film was taken from incidents In the life of Wyatt Earp, the west's most widely known peace officer and the fearless leader of the law and order forces who tamed the elements that had made Tombstone known the world over. UNION HOTEL MAN ELECTED OFFICER ion hotel, was InstuUed Jon. 25 at a meeting In Portland, as third vice president af ithe Oroeters of Oregon, a hotel, association. Selection of Mr, Wobb for this position Is regarded as a high honor to the Union man. Mr, Webb takes tlie place loft va cant by the death of Pat Foley, Tho Pollej hotel man and formerly of la Grande. PRAYER DAY TO BE OBSERVED Saturday afternoon, Feb. 17, has been set aside as world prayer day and tlie different churches of this city ' are uniting In arranging for Its observe nco here at the Presbyterian ciluroh, it was announced today. Every Gold Coin , Now Property Of U. S. A. Treasury PORTLAND, Ore. (P) Every gold coin In tho United States, minted for circulation herein, now Is the prop erty of the United States treasury, although only a port of the specie In the country Is In the vaults at Wash ington, D. O., It was explained hero by Richard West, manager of the Portland branch of the federal re serve bank of San Francisco. It has been unlawful to possess gold since May 1, 1D33, when Presi dent Roosevelt Issued a proclamation declaring all gold specie and gold bunion should be delivered to the nearest agent for the treasury. Long lines of persons possessing goio. appeared at branches of the fed eral reserve In May. exchanging their feold for federal reserve notes. Those who still have gold coin. wwt. pointed out, either In hiding or in meir pocjecu, aro subject to pen alty. Possession of gold bullion also Is unlfiwful unless the holder has a license from the secretary of the treasury to purchase the metal. In a statement Issued by the White House Wednesday It was announced that whereas the government will buy all gold at mints or assay offices at bj& per fine troy ounce, "no gold, however, may be purchased which has been held In non-compliance with previous acta or orders," CLASSIFIED ADCI TUI Malt KIT PLAC Of DNIOK WALLOW CODNTUa (Count five average words to tbe 11ns.) . . v . Per line, 1st Insertion , , , 100 Per line, each added ooomo- . . utlve Insertion To Minimum charge on on order . RATES B7 MONTH p Unea,,ptr month , ,, , , 8 lines, per month "' . Unas, per month S lines, per month -M40 -H00 -W.7 Eaou additional lint over five ohsrged at 60o per line per month. FOR SALE FOUND 1 SHARK First Kat'l. Bank stock. PAW GLASSES. Owner may., have Write Box 8, observer, 1-20-3 tp. same by Identifying and paying for i 1 this ad - . .3-3-3 t, WOOD Anyklnd, anywhere, any time i , . . . except Sunday. M. Loree, Cove. , " 1-18-1 m. LOST GOOD EATING POTATOES. 60o sack. POLICE DOG, tan and black, fresh No. 2's, 8So. Inland Poultry Is Feed, scar on middle of forehead. Reward. 1-8-1 m. call Dr. A. M. Moore. 2-3-2 t. WOOD, radio poles, ornamental and " "" fence posts. Smith's Fox Form. .. . .... . .i-it-imp Permanent Waves DRY MILL WOOD, cheap. single Includes Shampoo. Gt 'ff load, W double. Call Clarence Hess. Haircut, Flngerwave J)it)U 396 W. or M. 647. J-9-1 mp. Others 3.60 to M.OO , Always Guaranteed OR TRADE 1929 Chovrolet truck, CINDERELLA i- Phone 323 J. 1-1-1 mp. WSAUTV SHOP in scratch PAPKR for 'who?: or home Phone Main 260 at the Observer. 2 pads for 6c. . ' Federal Tax Of $2477,801 Paid By Gas Purchasers SALEM, Ore. (iP) Oregon paid a federal gasoline tax of $2,477,801 dur ing tlio paat year. Secretary of Stato Hal E. Hoss announced here follow-1 lng a conforonce he held with Ray Conway, manager of the Oregon State Motor association. - Thn'tftv nmniniU to vlrt.iinllv ftlft on every car now operating in the state, Hoss' announcement showed, . wnicn was a nigner percenuige wiuu anticipated. Tlie tax lor most of tho year was y2 cents but tho half cent was eliminated the first of the year. NELSON GOES TO WHITMAN Hunwll Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nelson, left Thursday for Walla Wulla, Wash., where he will begin his third yenr nt Whitman college. He nttended one year at Whitman and since then 1ms studied for one vear at tho Eastern Oregon Normal' I school. Fatland-Sims says- "If you want your money to go 30 farther, here's my advice "Break In new tiros nt tills tlmo hecnuso cool ro'.uls toughen ruhlier cokl-curo It. Thus tires put on now will rim nliont 30 farther than the sumo tires started olt new on hot summer roiuls. 'l'liiit menus you ftet 30 more nillc-.tac nlnslinmi'rihitf, niin-nljl safety. At today's low prices, isn't that nuiui tuiuaing nuuutr fejl Speedway 1 $4' Dependability A l ol loweit coil Q mm mum IS TIIK niRTRK'T :HIRT OF THE UNCTHI) HTATKS FOK TIIK IMSTIllC'T (! Olt M) ON Ili tho Miltter of ARCHLB BROWN CONIJIY, Bankrupt. To the creditors of Archie Brown Ccnlcy, of La Grande, Union County, In tho State and District aforesaid, bankrupt. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho said Archie Brown Conley was duly adjudicated bankrupt by tho District Court of the United States for tlie District of Oregon on January 31st, 10.14, and tho flint meeting of his creditors will bo held, nt tho of fico of II. E. Dixon. Referee, Lai Grando, Oregon, on Wednesday, Feb ruary 14th, 1034, and tho time to be (Continued From Page One) son, of Arkansas, worked out the amendments with tho state depart ment and Johnson and pronounced tho bill satisfactory to tho adminis tration. As repassed, the bill provides pen alties ip to 10. 000 and five years imprisonment for any person or cor poration to buy or sell any new securities or loan money to any foreign government or its subdivi sion which is in dofault In whole or in pnrt of its obligations to this government. j Tho amendments approved would i exempt refunding Issues replacing old ones and exclude countries in de-1 fault only on private debts, such as certain South Amoricaix Republics. 10 a. m., nt which tlmo said credJ- I f1 if Off? JPT JJTC tors may attend, lirovo their claim.. UA !. 1 examine tho bankrupt, and transact) IS tjV (Jt f ' iVHIiS Huch other business as may properly come boforo said meeting. H. E. DIXON, Refcreo In Bankruptcy. (All claims must be sworn to on bankruptcy blanks before filing). 2-2-1 tp, Pathfinder UP All-Weather w Lest allowance for old tires S Quality within I I roach of all I iafl SUPERTWIST CORD TIRES Guaranteed by the World's Largest Rubber Company Prices subject to chnnfic without notice mid to Buy suite sales tai FATLAND & SIMS Koad Sui vice Call .Main Greenwood & Adams Expert Tire Vulcnnizing Good I'sod Tires NDTIC'B OK FINAI, SKITI.KMUNT NoUce Is horoby given that Cluvrllo Ilmnllton, cxetnUir of the hint will ana tratKinent or Chnrles W. Hnnill (ton. deceiuswl, 1ms fiwi In tho county couie 01 union county, 3Uito ot Oro- gon. His Ilnul account In tho admin titration of Biitcl e.stnte anil said court luis set Saturday, tlio nth day of reomaiy, A. D.. 1034 nt two o'clock p. m. at the county court room In La I amnde, Oregon, as the thne end place lor tiro Hearing ox such final ac count and all objections thereto. CI1A11L1E HAMILTON. Executor. Jan. ID, 30. Fob. 2. 0, 16. not if k of Niinitirrs sale IN THE cntCtHT COURT OP UNION COUNTY, OREGON. C. It. BUKl.u Executor of tho Estnte j or Raxle McCoy, deceased. PUllnMIl, : Cloy W. Kox. and llah Ptix. husband i and wife, Win, Miller. Grant Tuck I er. ,T. L. Wcstenskow, Shern-ood I Williams, Honey D. Smith. First i National Rank of Elgin, a corpora tion. Interior Grocery Company, a I cor)Kriitlou. Miirshnli Grain Co.. a coriKiraUon and Inland Poultry A Fel Company, a corporation, De fondantn. I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. Tllat j.uiuU-r and by virtue of a writ of . nmillon In foreclosure duly and regularly Issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Union county. Ore ! gon. dated tho astli day of January. . ll;M, i.i i.nat certain suit In the said i Olivuit Court wheivln C. R. Buell. Executor or Uie &UU.C of Hoxle Mc Coy, deceased, as plaintiff recovered Judgment and decree agalrat Clay W. Fox ond lrflali Fox. husband and wife. Wm. Miller, Omnt Tucker. J. L. Westenskow and Slierwood Williams. a (Kifeiulsuts, In the sum of t3 .000 i0 with lnlorr.tt thereon at the rate of clsht per ccut per annum rroni the At n buslncm meeting of the Boys' choir of St. Potcr's (Episcopal) church, held Thursday afternoon af ter school, tho following officers wcro elected: Gordon Wyldc, presi dent; Dallas McKcnnon, secretary; John Kopp, mess master; Wlnton Puckott, 'business manager; Stewart Wylclo, scribe. Tho Boys' choir meets each Thursday afternoon after school under tho direction of Mrs. Clarence A. Kopp. Registration Fees For Cars In Half Year $1,842,751.00 SALEM. Ore. VP Total motor registration foes for the last six months of 1033 totaled (1,842,751, It Is announced by tho secretary of state's ofrice. nils total Included license plates for 207,453 passenger col's, of . which 1,080 wcro exempt by the atate; 34, 403 trucks and 1,783 special season trucks. Of tlio trucks 3.079 were ex empt. Buses accounted for 713 11- j censes and motorcycles 1,133. Renewal or operators licenses under , the new 1033 laws totaled 168.538.. 2 LA GRANDERS LEARN ABOUT POISON OAK PORT ORFORD. Ore. fSnn-lnlt Two La Grande boys are eurferlng from poison oak which they con tracted when working In the Hum berg Mountain state park. They are Randall Enbcrg and Earl Ashman, Gcorgo Wort, of Wallowa, received a painful Injury when I. McGowan slipped and cut George's foc.t with an axe. It took seven stitches to close tho wound, but lie Is recovering nicely. Jialph Roby. CC.C. worker from Wallowa, has been conrincd to the barracks tile last few days because or a back sprain. T. Tokenan. Ill of the spni-w IS" improving satisfactorily. ' it t' ncniy xonn, or La Grande, Is get ting UD a Drotrrnm tn nut. n tin, ni. over station KOS, at Marshlleld. The 984th Co. basketball team will meet Powers next. There are three La Grande boys on the CC.C. team. Oswald McMurran, of La Grande, recently was assigned to the kitchen for awhile. WANTED TO RENT, 5-rm. house, furnace, will lease 1 yr. If priced' right; clc-je In; . references. 607 J. 2-1-2 t. MISCELLANEOUS WE BUY, SELL OR TRADE. The Dal les Furn. store. A. A. Mdler, mgr. Ph. 685 U, 1-31-t f. DOWELL BROS. OLEAN-UP We will clean up your ashes, papers, pto. Phono 323-J, .. . L-30t f. Attention Trappers All Kinds of Legal Caught Furs Bought , I Pay Best Prices CHRIS MILLER 1510 Adams Ave. Send In Your Fur Trimmed COATS For Mld-wlnter CLEANING Our process safely cleans and re stores new life to your garment. ODORLESS DRY CLEANERS 1107 Washington Main 701 'i) .( r"'rl ili"; , , . , Let'a put 'an end to breakfast grunt and groancrs. If you've had to wrestle through break fasts and dinners without the incomparable solace of Hills Bros. Coffee, if you and your wife have yearned for tlie deep, unvarying goodness of Hills Bros. Coffee, then you can stop that yearning right now. You no longer need be barred from the coffee, of coffees by the seeming cheapness of "bargain counter" coffees. Actually, there is greater economy in Hills Bros. Coffee. Tell this to your wife: CojWt mj Hills Brol. Cojf co economy depend) on strength and flavor. Hills Bros. Coffee has the strength and tho flavor to go farther cup for cup when compared with otllcr brands. And it tastes better, too ! BUS SERVICE For WALLOWA, ENTERPRISE, JOSEPH and Way r-olnts. Leavo La Grande, Dally 10:30 A. M. 4:10 P. M. For PENDLETON, Way Points Leave La Grande, Dally " 10:30 A. M. V. P. Stage Depot. 1308 Adonis Phone MAIN 49 JUST ARRIVED NEW SHEET MUSIC "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" "The Old Spinning Wheel" "Good Night Little Girl of My Dreams" You're Gonna Lose Your Gal" "Dinner at Eight" "Snowball" R. C. A. ALL WAVE RADIO SETS $57.50 $134.50 Have You Ridden in the New 134 TJDTT w ml Radio & Music Supply Co, Main 805 ' i, Grande not, just phone Main 82 and we will be glad to call and give you a ride in the most sensational new car for 1931. STANDARD AND DE LUXE MODELS ON DISPLAY AND READY FOR DELIVERY $716 TO $885 DELIVERED IN LA GRANDE TV? i Studcbalccr Plymouth De Soto'