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Page Two Friday, July 20, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. PORTLAND NOSED OUT BY ANGELS THURSDAY 2 TO By The Associated Press Not at nil perturbed by their Hoi lywood shellacking three weeks ago, tho Oaks licked the Stars 6-4 yes terday for their third straight vie tory of the week. San Hranclsco tand Los Angeles Improved their positions with their third straight triumphs over Be attle and Portland. Jimmy Zinn 6-hlt tossing gave the Seals a 4 win over the Indians as Mike Hunt clouted a four-bagger for the only Seattle run. Emtio Meolft pitched the Angels to victory over Portland, 2-1, allow- Ing seven hits, the snmo number the Seraphs collected off Dutch Ulrlch Going Into the ninth Inning tied 2-2 with Sacramento, the Missions suffered a fielding collapHe that gave the Solons an uncumed run and cost Xhjtchf Llebcr 0 Veil hurled game. Tricky Weather Makes It Tough For Game Birds WASHINGTON (VP) Unusual woather last winter and the drought conditions of recent weeks have brought new dangers to the nation's waterfowl flocks, and biological sur vey officials are acting to save as many aa possible. The birds have been decimated In recent years b:' the drying up of many of the lakes and swamp, wnlch are their normal. breeding places, and by overshooting. Now tho weather has launched another attack. Last winter's weather caprices led to unusual behavior by the birds which gave many hunters the er roneous impression that they were morp plentiful tlian was actually the case.' Early storms In tlie north caused tho flocks to bunch up and migrate south two or three weeks ahead of time. Dry lakes, marshes and pools over a wide area caused largo num hers of birds to concentrate on the few favorable feeding grounds re mnlnlng, giving tho Impression of In crooned numbers. Mlkl winter weather l:i the west caused birds to stop north of their usuoj wintering areas, ngtim leading to me raise impression uroi wuici f owl' 1 were Increasing. At tho some tlmej tho sevore winter in tho east arove uiras mruier suuui unui unum, leadUig to unwarranted optimism among southern hunters. Black ducks, mallards, plntnlls, widgeons not pigeons) and green wlugcd teal were found In fair num bers this season, end canvasboclcs nboiU hold their-own, compared with the lust two years. However, there was i, sovero shortage of red-heads, lessor scaups, shovclers, 'blue-winded teolA and other small blrdu, , Greater scaups? stowed some J In crease In Great South Bay, Long Is lond ond along tho Connecticut coast. Canada geeso and blue geosc maintained their numbers and show ed some Increase in local areas here and fthoro, but the brant along the Atlantic coast were greatly reduced In numbers due to tho disappearance of eelgrass, their favorite food. Hiking Is All the Go in San Francisco Just Now. 1 Barriers Block Produce District , ,4 IF -hi f iff f &MiUA f I ' . s ' V ft I X 4 O-Tpw.-: i- 4 j. Some people walk for henlth and In San Francisco thousands are walking for want of other means of transportation as a result of the general strike. Photo shows a croup of commuters from Oakland walking up Market St. from th? Ferry RulUllnfT. VJ Barricades have been ereeted In the waterfront approaches ond In the whnlesale produce section as San Francisco undergoes a general strike. This picture, with a sentry, is at Jackson and Drumrc sts. WALTER JOHNSON SIGNED FOR 1935 CLEVELAND, July 20 JT) Wulter Johnson, nutnagcr of the Cleveland Indians, has a vote of confidence nd a contract for the 1039 season today to ushIrC and supplrt him tho American league campaign. Tho con tract: s tils answer of Cleveland baseball club directors to tho chorus of boos and criticism w'hlch assailed! Johnson after fthe Indians dropped a Kjtme to the New York Yankees Monday. A number of baseball writers said Johnson, one on tho greatest pitchers In tho game, didn't know how to handle tho Cleveland pitching staff, Tennis Tournament Winners Are Listed (Continued Prom Pago One) default. Second round: Starr-Routor 0-4, 4; Nt'lnon-r?vno:s 6-2, 6-4. Women's singles: Starr-He-ynaud 2, 6-2; MIlne-McAUlster 1-6, 6-4, 9; Singleton-Leonard 0-3, 7-0, 0-1; Stnrr-MUno 6-1, 0-3. Tho finals of tho tournament will bo played tomorrow with the wln- h uf todays matches plnylng In the nuls tomorrow. Baseball Standings Yesterday's HCKiiltg O.iklnnd ft, Hollywood 4. San Frunclsco 4, Seattle 1. Los Anijcles 2, Portland 1. Sacramento 3, Missions 2. Aim-rlc-nii l.eaf;itn ,sUmiMtif;- W. L. Pet. Detroit 63 31 .031 New York : 60 32 .010 Boston 47 30 .647 Cleveland 45 33 .542 Washington 41 45 .477 St. LouIk 37 41 .474 Philadelphia. 32 50 .390 Chicago 28 57 .320 Ywteril.v'fl Keslllta m Chicago 3, New York 4. At. St, Louis 8, Washington 7. At Cleveland 6, Boston 5. Philadelphia at Detroit, postponed, rain. Beck, Walla Walla," Wins Golf lourney (Continued Prom Pago Ono) TWO FAVOltlTKS SIAKK IIIDft FOIl llAMItl.K I ONIAN STAKK CLEVELAND, O. tfll With the passing of the first odd test for thre,-yenr-old cllglbtes to tho M0. 000 ilnmbletonitm stake. Muscle tone andrBertha O. Hanover ntmul out as strong favorites for the classic trot to t hold at Qoshen, N. Y., August 15. I Cupping the Inaugural thrco-year-old trot of 10U4 grand circuit racing hcreV In straight honU, clucked In 2:05, and 2:03, Muscletone, owned by doldstrenm Stud farm of Lexing ton,! Ky., and piloted by "Doc" Par shalj, stamped himself as a danger ous threat In the blue ribbon Hum bleto'nlan. Clc-e behind ParshnU's colt, how over, iwuiutrd Bcrtluv C. Himovcr. winter book favorite for the Gashcn trotand champion two year-old trot tlngfllly of l!);i3. Owned by Hanover 8h(;e Farms, Hanover, Pa., and driv en b,y Tommy Berry, Bertha C. Hano ver did not uppear to he exteiHliiiK herself to win second money. roiNTVHs to m:.Mi;Miu:it lHt A M 'MM KK PICNIC Si(j:estlons for a simple sununer picnic: marnmlade. Jelly or Jam muid-wli'ljt-s, chicken sandwiches, hard bollil or stutfed rggs, cookies, cake, (rut I and whatever beverages you prefer. or the more elaborate picnic, where a lire Is to be mode, scrambled egui nnd bacon coffin on, tea, steiilf, and corn to roast) are all par ttcifiirly appetlElng In tho open. Son times, too, It Is nice to take ouo the Vmnc meal you would have hod at liome, and It you have a few largi, I lut-bottomed basket this can easily bo arranged, , For Instance, take along a bowl of vegetable naiad, parking It so tlmt It will not upset, and take a roast of mcni that you have cooked ond that youjcould either heat, again or servo in told slices and take along the pudding you have made. to I closcHt In the approaching contest. Horry Enochs of Tacoma, won the putting contest. A much larger crowd was expected play in today's tournament at the La Grande links, with players ex pected from Pendleton. Baker, Walla Walla. Botso and other towns, as welt an the local players. Today's play brgan at 11:30 and continued throughout the afternoon. Tomor row's gamcH will begin at 0 a. in., according to Fred Spaeth, chairman of the local arrangements committee for tho tournament. Hurdle Record Of 23 Seconds Still Defying Assault National League Slumllng W. L. Now York 65 31 C'hlcapo 52 34 St. Louis 48 35 Pittsburgh 41 40 Boston 43 43 Philadelphia 0 ... 30 60 Brooklyn 30 50 Cincinnati 27 65 VesUerday'a Hesnlts At New York 4, Cincinnati 0. At Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2. At Boston 2, St, LouIb 4. At Brooklyn. 4, Plttfiburj-h 2. Pot. .040 .605 .673 .600 .603 .410 .410 .329 Elliott, Jackson Wrestle to Draw Del Kunkle to Meet Bulldog Jackson i, v if 4 w A J, V. sf d. 'lEjiiH ' If 1 PENDLETON, July 20 Wl Harry Elliott, 100, Eugene, and Bulldog Jackson, 160, Portland, wrestled to a draw here last nlKht, each gaining a fall. Jack Curtis, 157, San An tonla, took two out of three falls from Fred Mitchell. 158. Walla Wal.-la 1 3 S5 JACK FOILSC.HliN WINS VAUCOUVKR, B. C July 20 UVi Jack Forsgron, 218, Vancouver, won from Ted Cox, 22G, of Lodl, Col., lost night when ho was awarded the de ckling foil on a foul from a melee 1 n wh ich tho f a ns Jol ned . Referee Draper was knocked out ond upon regaining consciousness he gave the deciding fall to Forsgron on a foul. tho fish ore attracted, ordinary bolt Is used on the hooks. 1.11 llr Hutton, IUk Hitttou Swden'H Steel Trotli lU'tter 8TOCKHOIAI UY) Reiorts for the Ilrst monttw of 19M show continued Improvement In Swedish iron ond j steel manufacture following Improve- ' ments or 23 per cent In iron ond 10' per. cent In steel lost year as com- I ponyi with 1932. Steel in approach ing tnc peak reached In 10-J9. If you have n. loi-go button to sew n a big coot where thero wilt he a good deol or pull and stroln, use a mnuller button for tho under stdo to keep the larger ono on and pivvent it from tearing nt the material around tho button. Finals In Rodeo Here On Saturday Morning (Continued From Pago Ono) Hay Ah A Lure for Fish DECATUR, Tex. (I) Fishermen of IOWA CITY, la. (!) Ills time 1 this locality say they luro large num- hos been lettered In thrco Instances, bors of catfish by dropping a bole but Charles Hrookins, former Unl- of Johnson grass hay In o stream versity of Iowa athlete, after 10 ! near tho bank to form a drift. Onco years Htlll holds tho world's record for the 220-yard low hurdles. It was In li'!4 that Hrookins flashed across the finish line in :y:i. Recently It was believed that CHon Hordlu of Louisiana state ran the distance in :U'2.7 In tho N. C. A. A. at Lor Angeles, but his time was revised to run. it) by tho photo gniphle. timing device. Tho first runner to better Brook Ins" record was Dick Horkawoy of Ohio Statu with a :T2.B In nrj;i, but his time was not counted because he used starting blocks which are not approved by the Internal Unml Athletic federation. Hardin turned in a tlnut of :22.9 over tho soma route lost year, but was not given n reeoril becotise of tho use of Ktartlng blocks. Jack Keller of Ohio StaU tried to beat tho Jinx in HKU when ho wits timed in :2'J.7 In tho N. C. A. A. nn-et, but tho offlclala ruled out tho roio because tf o favoring wind. Tony Vey In the calf roping contest, which he won for Thursd.iy In 17 seconds flat, Two or three of the lads lwt their calves. Joe Pedro was sec ond to Tony with 21 seconds. Jimmy Leonard scored first in the wild cow milking contest, sprinting to the Judging stand with UK bottle containing the required amount of f ? in 'A i'i' . u r Del KiinKIe. ItiO-poiind wrestler of coosl wide fume, will tangle with I'.ulldoK liuksun. (he "L;it l.m Alive" grupplcr here saturdav night In the donhle m..ln event card f.chcdulcd hy the I . P. celebration cntumltlec at the si.MUiim. The mutch begin ot K p. in. Kunkle Is phi u red above. 1,, - Sr K i ceir S I Russian Burbank Object of Honor By Soviet Union LENINGRAD 0 Russia's Luther Burbank, the venerable Ivan Vladl- mlrovltch Michurln, who has given the world 300 new kinds of frulte and berries. Is to be honored Sept. 20 by celebrations throughout the Soviet Union of the sixtieth anni versary of his career as a plant breeder. "We cannot wait for favors from nature. Our task Is to take them from her," is the slogan which has guided this 84-year-old scientist. Tho town of Kozlov has boon renamed Michurinsk and is the site of the Northern Horticulture-Sclen-tifio Institute and an agricultural college. Michurln has developed olive trees which bear as far north as Moscow, peaches, apricots and other fruits which withstand the severe cllmato of North Russia. Ho also has experimented exten sively with flowers and ias pro duced a hybrid of a lily and a violet which possesses great beauty and has a rare perfume. Pineapples and other sub-tropical fruits and nuts have been treoted b' him in such manner that they endure freezing weather. ANOTHER WISTKHT LOOMS ON- MICHIGAN'S HORIZON milk. Just a few strides ahead cf a I fancy rope spinning, cllmoxed by one couple of other fa.st workers. No! In which he kept three ropes whirl- time was announced. Ing ot once. Tex Henderson, the The Standard Oil Co. announcer kept lhe audience well Informed as to what was gol:ig on, ond t:ie Og den band furnished music through out the show. But much of tho crowd's opplatise went to Ben Jory's three wtar per formers of the day a clown and his mule, a champion roper ond a sink ing cowboy from Texas, Jess Pell, from North Hollywood. Col., ond signed up for the 1034 Round-Up, ck.wurd his way through the two- hour show in a manner that tickled i the crowds who often times found j themselves watching Jej Instead of . some bucking horse, George Ace New- j ton. from Chiehaha. Okla., unfolded i a few new ond difficult tricks in Tcxn.s toner. us?d his voice ond guitar effectively during the show. The second afternoon of the rodeo is under way today. All finals will bo held tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 o'clock ot the stadium. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (&) Tho name of another Wistert may appear In University of Michigan lineups be fore many seasons have passed. Alvln Wistert. brother of Francis "Whitey" Wistert, star football tackle and baseball pitcher for Michigan the lust three years, has moved here and enrolled for the summer at Ann Arbor high school. Alvln, only 18, already Is an Inch toller and 10 pounds heavier than his older brother, who stood six feet flvo ond weighed 212. He played football and bascboll nt Carl Schurz high in Chicago ond expects to enter Michigan in the foil of 1936. "Whitey" has finished college and Joined the Cincinnati Reds. NO DltOKiHT IN STAIHl'M l.ONO AS IIOSLS HOLD OCT ANN ARBOR. Mich. (iT) Turf in the University of Michigan football stadium is not suffering from the drought. Lorenzo Thomas, superintendent of the Wolverine athletic plant, is mak ing certain that grldders will be able to play on green grass this fall by pouring 60.000 gallons of water on tho turf every 24 hours or 7,380,000 gallons from May 1 to September 1. Four lines of hose spray woter al most constantly on the thirsty grass. Long i:il)ow (J loves Apptar In Parts PARIS (it Iong gloves open ot tho elbow appeared hero during the OroAdo Scmnino as something new in ft season of varied glove styles. TheJ were long black suede models wltl shlrrlngs cut out to leave the rap4-Blccmt erepo frock printed in sott, blues and yellows, a wide brimmed black hat ami black suede sand a is. ICK CREAM Retail - Wholesale Delivery Service Dally ITRDY'S DUTCH SHOP Phone Main 430 Car, Depot St 5th PURE ICE nollvcrfrt dnlljr (it your door Prompt (iml courteous eervlco. C. V.. SIIKWMAKKR ICK SKKVICK. Ornmlo Rondo Pnrkinc Pltint or phono Main 360 or Bli OVER LA GRANDE In a Big 7-Passcnger T r a v e 1 a i r M o n o p 1 a n e Go Up in The Air mid look down upon your City tlrossoil in tho colors of the Colohrntion. Day Flights 1.00 Night Flights- $1.50 Per Pnwonppr Por Pnsscnger FMOIITS FIK'1 AIHI'Onr. EAST OP TOWN FXPERIKN( EI) PILOTS PERFECT SAFETY KAY All! T11ANSPOI1T IV. OF NOISF. ALL BROTHERS Whoever saw a great ook tree With leafy branches growing wide That did not feel within his heart A sense of joyous honest pride, Thot on this earth where that tree Is He, too. may olso moke his home. May dream his dreams ond make his peace And lost may sleep and need not roam? Or, who has looked upon a star Thot beams upon this lovely earth And has not felt a sense of pride And marveled at its splendid worth? Or. who has felt the breezes blow. The lovely drops or summer rain. The suowMake foiling o'er the lea And has not felt a sense of gain? Or. who has seen the breath of death Come stealing o'er a brother's brow And has not felt down In his heart That there's a God somewhere, somehow? Who could have seen these wonderous things Without a sense of honest Joy? Who could not feel his brothership So close so close without alloy? Fronklin Lee Stevenson Let ik M"pr ou with the k in Kit hy and tiudprstaiul liur uf which e are cutahlc. mhnl:ince sen Ice. SN0DGRASS and ZIMMERMAN Over The Valley Personals Observe .Many MuilverMirfefr Mrs, Mary Counsell, of Ladd Con yon, her children and their families and a number of friends. 27 in All, had a large picnic on Catherine creek on a recent Sunday. The occasion was honoring tho 30th wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. McClure, the 24th wedding until ver sary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grandy and the birthdays of the following: Mtai Lillian McClure. Edward Coun sell, Lawrence Coons, Barbara Ccun sell and Miss Elizabeth Walker. The dates all ranged around the meeting dat. The long table had for its dec orations two huge cakes, beautifully decorated and both bearing greetings to those honored. "Heaps" of fried chicken and other goodies were serv ed. Thcao In attendance were Mrs. Mary Counsell and son, Edward, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McClure and children, Lillian, Thelma, George, Mrs. Vera Morris and son, Billy. Mrs. Agnes Thornberry and daughter, Wanda. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Counsell and son, Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Counsell and baby. Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Counsell and daughters, Bar bara and Phyllis, Miss Leona McClure, Miss Elizabeth Walker. Lawrence Coons, Fred and Pete Austin and Jackie Matott. Visiting In Valley Mrs. Ella Rliiehart, of Bcaverton, and a nephew, Archie Straley were visiting the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wright, of Allcel. Mrs., Rliiehart, whose maiden name wos Hayden, was one of the party that wintered at the foot of Mt. Emily In wlmt was known as the Iowa camp during the winter of 1882-3. She was but four years old at the time, but Is able to give the names of these who were in the camp ond recalls many of tho events of that winter. Mrs. Wright Is a niece of Mrs. Rliie hart. -fO Trip To Anthony Lakes A group of the young folks cf the volley hod a very enjoyable trip Sun day when thoy drove to Antuony lakcu. A picnic lunch was enjoyed at noon and the group engaged boats for a boating party i:i the afternoon. These making the trip were Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Hicks, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Smutas and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller and family. Mrs. I. D. Smutz, Misses Doris French, Doro thy Smutz and Thelma Strain and Harvey Elmer, D. and Lynn Smutz. A Pioneer Mary L. Barnes, daughter of John F. and Amanda J. Lloyd, pioneers, claims to be one of the fh-Jt white children to be bcrn in Cove. Her parents came to Cove In the year of 18G3. They settled on the land now owned by T. B. Johnson and worked for Bill Boswell and Green Robinson. Mary L. wos born on Oct. 2, 1804. She married George Barnes and lived In the Goto a number of years before moving to Wallowa in. 1888, where they lived on a farm in the Paradise country until the deoth of Mr. ! Barnes, July 18, 1913. The past three weeks Mrs. Barnes had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. E. Perln at the home of Mrs. John Gekeler, near El gin, but has now returned to her home at Flora. The Get-together club of Ladd Can yon had the first of their t series of out-door meetings at the park in La Grande Thursday afternoon. Commit tee number one, who were Mrs. Henry W. Feebler, Mrs. Vernon Sherwood, Mrs. Mary Counsell and Mpj. Lawr ence Drurnsmlth, furnished ths en tertainment and also the refresh-. nints for the guests. Mrs. Drum smith's name was drawn to receive the club gift. It will be announced later wnere the next picnic will be held. All report a pleasant afternoon, o In Poor Health It is reported hero that Mloa Jano Daniels, formerly of the Shanghai district but who recently complied her course In nurse training at St. Elizabeth's hospital In Baker, Is at the home of her father. R. H. Daniel, on Muddy Creelc,and In poor health. o Move To I'nlon W. B. Emrlck, who has been Smith Hughes Instructor in the Imbler High school has recently moved to Union, together with Mrs. Emrlck, whore they will reside In the future, Mr. Emrlck having been made head of the otime deportment In tho Union school for the coming year. (lueMs From Kugene Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallsinger, of the Valeria district, are having as their guests for the iblg celebration, Judge and Mrs. Sklpworth and their sen, George, who have come hero frcm their home at Eugene. HE AN BALLS NOTHING NKW TO Dl'KiUM.E LAU LIKE LOU NEW YORK &) The concussion. suffered by the Yankees' Lou Gehrig when "beaned" by a pitched ball in an exhibition game at Norfolk, Va., was the durable Dutchman's second injury received in non-league games. A pitched ball fractured Lou's wrist In a game during his tour of Japan last winter. In the season of 1925 he was hit on the head by a ball when sliding into second base. and last year Earl Whitehlll of the Washington Senators beaned him. 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