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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1934)
Wc.lncsday, Mrcli 21, 1931 LA (JUAN 1)10 EVENING OliSEKVEK. LA GUANUE, ORE. Pan TKTM. 2-C0UNTY BALL LEAGUE MAY BE ORGANIZED SOON possibility of the organizing oJ either nn eight or a six club home Wlent baseball league In Union find Baiter counties this year was seen to day. ' . Ken Black, of Baker, has approach, ed La Grande people Interested In baseball with a plan to have Baker, m oronde. Imbler, Kichland. Elgin and Pondosa form a league, with the pcjslblllty that two more towns mlgbt enter clubs If they so desire. Tho pla1- would include only local players, none of whom would receive salaries. i i Local fans were Interested in the proposition and It was sold today that La Grande Is not only willing to en ter a team, but that Imbler and Elgin also are favorable to the Idea. J'W Slnlkelil New Boxing Matchmaker PORTLAND, Mar. 21 (fit A. J. (Tex) Salkeld, manager of fighters liere for years, ana independent matchmaker for several months, was last night named matchmaker for the Portland municipal boxing commis sion, effective at once, Salkeld will replace Joe Waterman. Indrpendent promoter and more re cently matchmaker for the commis sion, who haa left Portland to man age boxers In other fields. Nepro Bishop Must Serve Term in Pen BROOKLYN, N. Y.. March 21 m Bishop Charles Manuel Ornce, negro, head of the house of prayer for all people, u sect cleamlng a member ship of 200.000, was sentenced to a year and a day In prison by Federal Judge Marcus B. Campbell today on i a conviction of violation of the Mann act. Cecil Payne Is Winner By K.0. OverE. Cavelli SEATTLE, Mar. M P) Pacific northwwt lightweight boxers havent Been able to do anything about it yet, and they won t at the rate they we going. , About two months ogo Cocll Payne came to Seattle from Louisville, Ky., to test out Henry Woods, Yakima negro flash, and since then north west battlers have failed in their ef forts to send him back home. Payne last night knocked out Ernie Oavelll, Walla Walla and Portland lightweight. In the second minui nf a scheduled 10-round bout, to score nis iourtn victory In Seattle. Pioneers Enjoy Day With Club Women (Continued From Page One) the Neighborhood club for the event. Tho program was In keeping with the Century of Progress which, Mrs. Pierce pointed out, "Implies that mankind, by making1 use of science and Invention, can progressively emancipate ttoelf from plagues, fam ines and social disasters, and sub jugate the materials and forces of the earth to the purpose of life, here and now." The beginning of the fourth decade of the 20th century marks, to a certain extent the com pletion of the first 100 years of mod era transportation In the United States, she added. Robert Pulton invented the steam ship to facilitate travel by water. However, before tho Inception of rail way travel, settlers had forged across the continent by horseback. "Then came the railroads," iMrs, Pierce said, "and by 1894, 60 years after Jasen Lee's Journey across em pty plains, the entire continent was occupied, and the era of railroad building was coming to a close with a network of railroads throughout the United States. In 1894 tho automobile was Invent- DIANA DANE . (Trademark Registered) U. 8. PfctCCt Offtr Quick Thinking "THANK.S A LOT FOR. THE BLOWERS,' SLAT. BUT MV ANSWER TO Your, note UO. OR. (vVBt-l.- EHOK-AV-r OH-- WOO IS ME THECE VASaJ GOSH ' i J Sk- V5!xl-AvL?i m IZ.Ifzr'r.l r' . .rr things i-rsu BR W--VC6. SHB SAID MV PLOVBRS V LOVBL.V-- UH--ES-I MEAN-HSU ANSWER, TO YOUB. NOTE WAS I NOV.- WHAT CANL VA BBTTBE THINK. I I WELL, SLAT, My 1 Tell 3lLBEETV5i!v I past 'ue'.5 fiiMiw GOOD MAN. DO V 0RC,0?OHYTH.5TTr SSSU'T ed and Its popularity grew until to- I day It haa converted trolls of mud and dust Into broad ribbons of con-! crete, Macadam end gravel. "Tho ; automobile haa given a new freedom for 120 million persons, a control ovor time and space such as the in dividual has never known before." The next step was the develop ment of the flying machine, a possi bility which was first realized by Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance man, but which was perfected and mode practical by tho Wright bro thers and their successors. Mrs. Ralph Badgley traced the de velopment of the horse as a means of transportation in a very clever manner. She told the story from the viewpoint of the norse, from tho Atnn Age; through the ages during which they were used for transporta tion, for sports and for work. Miss Mabel Doty, la her inimitable manner, traced the development of the train from the Jlrsb railway pas senger car which was drawn by a team of homes, the first steam en gine, "The Stourbridge Lion," down to the present highly developed streamline train which will be in La Grande on April 2. The early trains did not have Pullman cars, she point ed out, but the men were housed In one car and tho women In another In bunks on which the passengers sat during the day or stood In the aisles. Members of the Neighborhood club were Invited to Inspect the stream line aluminum train aud also to at tend tho semi-centennial celebration which will be given next) July 21-22, to observe tho 50th anniversary of the coming of the railroad., During the business session which preceded the program Mrs. Herbert Evans and Mrs, John Bennett re ported on the city playground and the club pledged financial support to the enterprise. Two vocal solos, "Wagon Wheel" and "The Old Spinning Wheel." were sung by Raymond O, Williams, ac companied by Mrs. Williams. Mrs. J. W. Leon hard t song "Happy Song" and "When You And E Were Young, Mag gie," playing her own accompani ment. Miu. Clyde Selta, Mrs. A. T. Hill and Mrs. F. A. Bpllng were In charge of tho social hour during which ten was served at a tabl0 decorated! with a luce cover and centerpiece of spring flowers. Old-fashioned bou quets in old-fashioned vases decor ated the ends of tho table. Mrs. Fred Holmes and Mrs. J. T. Richardson poured and were assisted In serving by daughters of pioneers, Mrs. Lee B. Bouvy. Mrs. George Btmie. Mrs. Stan ley Lyon, Mrs. George Gray, Mrs. Fred Helming, Mis. Martin Fitzgerald and Miss Sarah Williamson. MASONS WILL MEET TONIGHT The Blue Lodge of the Masons will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Eagles 'hall. ENDOKKK KAHL KNKI.L PENDLETON, Ore., March 21 flV Sari Snell, of Arlington, speaker of the house or the Oregon legislature, has been endorsed' as the Republi can candidate for secretary of state by Umatilla county Republicans. Un. animous endorsement of Snell was given at a Republican meeting here Senate Finance Board For Capital Stock Tax (Continued From Page One) from two to five cerita per thousand to meet Japanese competition, and placed a 30 per cent tax on auto mata lighters. The tax on furs valued at 20 or less was struck out. This was ex pected to lop off another 4, 000,000 In revenue. Further excise and nuisance levies were left untouched because Harri son said the committee did not wish to stop proceeds from this source until the new revenue from the capi tal stock and excess profits levies be gins to trickle In after July 1. 1039. The committee also approved a flnrrlson amendment Increasing estate tnxns to a maximum of 60 per cent If valued at more than 10,000,000. The commltteo eliminated the house provision repealing the 3 cent bank check tax Jan. ., 1035, and al lowed the present law, wiping out the levy July 1, 1835, to stand. The first sav-min In the Willamette valley was built at Newberg, Oregon, In 1837 or 1838. It wan swept away by high water In the, winter or 1840-. Here's Real Scoop It's Springtime (Continued From Page One) ' I And tlw ducks) that ore "summering" at Wallowa lake. And the absence of ... tan ill Anil s rm mid on What's troubling most 4 drarulers, however, Is that If the'preeent con-' dltlon continues, summer win oe here about tho first of May instead, of the middle of June, and If If) .we to keep on that way, fall would start the first of August and winter the mid dle of October! J ' 1 l New Easter Dresses Just out of their wrappings. Chic jacket frocks, two-piece and one-piece styles. Colorful new prints, mossy crepes, ribbed sheers. All in glorious colors. $18 6 Easter Hats Supreme values in Spring hats. 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