Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1945)
Today We Pay Tribute to ' David G. Sanderson, S.C. 2c, is now serving at Davis ville, R. I., on limited service, after 13 months in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 215-year-old son of Mrs. Rosa Sander son of Elgin, attended ele mentary school in Summer ville and was graduated from the Elgin high school in 19117. Prior to entering the navy October, 1942, he was em ployed as fireman on the rail road. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Elgin. Pfc Klaryi Paxlon, marine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Puxton, arrived home recently on a two weeks fur lough from Qimp ' Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. Pfc. Jack D. McGhean of P. O. Box 576, La Grande, is now being processed at Camp At lanta In northeastern 'France, as a member of the first ETO ar mored division to be ordered to the Pacific. Pfc. McGhean is a member of 67th armored Infantry battalion and served with the 13th armored division in the battle of the Ruhr pocket and in the drive through Bavaria into Austria. Ho holds the combat infantryman's badge, EAME ribbon with two battle stars. ' " ' ', The 13th, popularly known as the Black Cat division, captured mAre than 20,000 German prison ers in the fighting in the Ruhr and took un additional l'J.000 in Bavaria. In the closing days of the war in Europe, it captured Hitler's birthplace city of Brau nau, Austria, and liberated 14,000 allied prisoners of war. Pfc. McGhean is the husband of Mrs. Lorraine McGhean, P. O. Box 576, La Grande. He will be given a furlough before the divl ,ion begins Its training for ac tion in the Pacific. France Bunten, RFD 1, La Grande, with the 72Bth railroad division in France, has been promoted from technician fifth grade to technician fourth grade. Del Brcshcars, USN, is visiting his aunt and cousins in Cove. PWEH INVENTOnS ' Paper was invented by the Chinese more than 2000 years ago. Fibrous material was re duced to u pulp with the aid of water and then compressed into sheets. La Grande PAIR (i HOUNDS Performances at 3 & S P.M. Doors Open 2 & 7 P.M. America's Newest Big Show Tho HIGHEST-CLASS RAILROAD CIRCUS ON EARTH, P,..tin3 AN OVIRWHEIMING ARRAY OF INCONCEIVABLY MAGNIFICENT NEW FEATURE PRODUCTIONS and THE WORtOS fORTMOST ACTS AND ARTISTS, tnwd.n? The Riding CRISTIANIS Friday (Jxi JULY Assassination of Matteotti Kept Mussolini Scared Dumini, Killer, Did As He Wished Afterwards ROME, July 21 (UP) Inside story of the brutal murder of sociulist leader Giacomo Matte otti in 1024 was told to the Unit ed Press today after the arrest of the assassin, Amerigo Dumini, on Thursday in Piacenza. It s a long story of terror, blackmail, bribery, and blood shed, It's aftermath held Mus solini terrified and helpless lor two decades. A well - informed American government official said "Musso lini knew that he had to get rid of Matteotti if his plans as fascist dictator were to succeed. He sent to Milan for Dumini, a well known thug, and three compan ions. Mussolini offered them the equivalent of approximately $25 to knock off Matteotti. Prepared For a week they shadowed him. They learned his schedule, his routine, and then picked him up on the murder night as he came from his home. "They threw him into a cur and immediately started off. One of the thugs was injured because the car left loo fast and he was dragged. The trio had the mur der carefully planned, even to the point of carrying lime sacks in the car with which they in tended to destroy all evidence. "But Matteotti put up such a bitter struggle they were forced to stub him sooner than they had planned. Thero was so much blood in the car and it began dripping so fast that they got frightened and hurriedly dumped the body. They buried it in a shallow grave. Cleaned It "Then, still scared, they de cided on the bold course of driv ing their car directly into the courtyard of the government palace where II Duce had his of fices. They left it there, parked under the very noses of the po lice, while Dumini cleaned away the blood." The government official con tinued, "The car stood outside the palace even while Signora Matteotti knelt la front of II Duce's desk pleading for her hus band's life. The Duce sat there holding the blood-soaked envel ope containing Malleotti's private papers, rings, and watch and promised her he had already giv en a personal order for her hus band's safe release." Portland Police Hunt For Slots PORTLAND. Julv 21 (UP) Portland police, at the orders of their chief, Hurry M. Niles, be gun scouring the city today to i confiscate slot machines. Thn sudden interest in the slot machine situation came from a finnt-naue storv in the Orcgonian which said the "one armed band its" are back on tho job in Port land. C'llv nolim found little conso lation from Gov. Earl Snell, who declared enforcement of the slot machine law is a lob for local authorities hut his office "inter prets the law to meun that in -vont the situation is out of hand locally the executive department has very definite obligations and responsibilities." Sheriff Martin T. Pnilt of Mult nomah county rcporlod there are no slot machines in nperalion in the county outside of Portland. Doug I as A n n ou n ces Orders Reduction SANTA MONICA. Calif.. July 21 (UP) Douglas Aircraft com pany today announced a drop of moiv than one-lhird in its back log of army orders and a 24 per cent cut in production during the past six months, reflecting army cutbacks fur a one-front war. Vice-president and controller Ralph V. Hunt rcporlod in a mid year statement the backlog of dropped almost 35 percent to orders at the end of May 1IH5 $.052,7!ii,()UO. compared with $1. (il2.05!l.0H0 the vear before. I Planes completed in the first half of Ibis year totaled 64,552. OilO pounds a 24 percent re duction from the same period in HI44. Employment at all Douglas plants dropped to SI5.126 last July 1 from a peak of 157.200 iii August 1SI4.I. Japs Strengthen .Vast Hurma Hold CALCUTTA. July 21 (UP) Japanese troops in tho Myitkyo Men. 20 miles northeast of Pegu oi eastern Burma, have streng thened their hold by moving into near-by villages, n southeast Asn command communiuc said to day. Indications havo increase'., they might attempt an earlv of. tensive. ail , ... "mum artillery hammered I no to 150 Japs ,n the area 10 miles esi oi loungoo and caught an other party ,,f ;t(i .solcli.-rs busy digging m the Gaunggyi neigh hoi hod, 117 mibos risi of Meik tila. Hardest food to eat with chop sticks is a soft pigeon egg m soup. KIT 1 ""jy """WW I 'if ABOVE THE CROWD Two members of the famous Flying Concello troupes with the Rus sell Bros. Pan-Pacific Circus to show here at 2:30 and 8 p. m. Friday. Man Learns Doesn't Pay to Interfere In Children's Fights VANCOUVER. Wash., July 21 (UP) Eugene Van Tress, 52, learned a $55 lesion today. It doesn't pay to intervene in a fight between neighborhood youngsters, Van Tress paid $55 in justice court after being found guilty of slapping the face of S-year-old Darlen West, after the girl hit his 4-year-old daughter. De Mille Flooded With Letters Over Radio Controversy PORTLAND, July 21 (UP) Cecil B. DeMille, dean of motion picture producers, and a noted radio personality of the last few years, said here last night he hud received more letters over a re cent $1 assessment fight against the American Federation of Ra dio Artists, in which he was forced off the airways when he refused to pay the $1 fee, than he has on all the motion pictures he has ever made. Most of the let ters came from members of un ions, DeMille said. DeMille said in referring to the recent high-publicized clash with labor officials, he believes in un ions and collective bargaining but he would give his "last drop of blood to fight the dictates of a few men who believe they can control the political rights of American citizens." Oregon Man Will Command Marines KLAMATH FALLS, July 21 (IIP) Col. Merlin Schcnidcr. arrived here today to take com mand of the Klamath Falls mar ine barracks, succeeding Col. George O. Van Ortlcn, who will ii turn to overseas combat. Col. Schneider, a native Orc gonian. recently returned to the United Stales from Okinawa, w here he had an outstanding rec .ird. The departing commander, Colonel Van Orclen, came to Kla. math Falls aftor service overseas in the early days of the Pacific war. He has been head of the post for seven months. Silrer Falls Timber Plant Sold to Iiahh SILVKHTON, July 21 (UP) The Silver Kails timber company plant lias been sold to the R. A. Habb Hardware company of Eu gene. M. C. Woodward, Portland, president disclosed today. Habb indicatod the mill will be -iismantled, but planers will like ly open early in August to finish lumber for government and civil ian use. Th;' deal includes the sawmill, planets, land and locomotives, but dues not include tho down town retail yards, Woodward said The Silver Falls timber com pany null closed June !) after 25 years of operation. At the time of lis closing1, 250 men were em ployvd at tin- mill. Beavers Grab Six Game Lead With Double Wins Win Four in Row From Hollywood; e Seattle Loses By JACK DAILEY Portland Beavers leaped ahead six games in the Pacific coast league pennant race as they beat the cellarite Hollywood Stars for the fourth consecutive time last night 2-1. Seattle, second in the stand ings, went down to defeat before the fourth place San Francisco Seals 7-5. The Sacramento So Ions defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-0. The San Diego Padres split a twin bill with the Oakland Acorns, the Padres drop ping the opener 3-2 but recoup ing in the nightcap 9-6. Sevan Hits Beaver hurler Wandell Mosser gave up seven hits to the Stars but struck out 11 batters in the process. Frank Shone continued his hitting streak by driving in the first Beaver run in the open ing frame when Harris and Dem arcc had got on base by a walk and a hit. Hollywood's lonetally was made in the fourth on a walk and a fielder's choice by Willingham. Sacramento's Gu" Flotc'h.r hold Ihc Angels to fiv,; hits as the So lons tied up the current series at two-all. The Sacs scored twice in the second on Ed Zipay's sin gle, Ted Greenhalgh's centerfield blow, Jack Calvey s double and Fletcher's fly to right. Two Each San Francisco scored two each in the second and fourth and sixth innings. The Seals added the seventh run as Neil Sheridan drove a line drive home run over left iield wall. Gus Suhr with two singles, a triple and two walks accounted for three Seal tallies. ' Joe Sprinz singled twice and doubled to bring in two. In the first game, Ferguson, Padre pitcher, with a two-run lead, blanked the Acorns for six innings but allowed Oakland to tie it up in the seventh. Les Scarsella, who had hit a homer in the fifth, tripled in the eighth for te winning run when Padre reliefer Nelson balked. Del Bal linger, enraged over umpire Bill Dorian's decision, threw the ball into the stands. San Diego man ager Pepper Martin rushed in to protest and other players of both teams joined in the melee. Po lice were called to restore order. High Nazis Doubt Hitler Escaped On Submarine KIEL. Julv 21 (UP) High Ger man naval officials say Adolf Hitler and Eva Bruun definitely could not have escaped to Argen tina aboard the recently interned U-boat 5110. Vice Admiral Ebcrhard Godt, chief executive staff officer of Germany's U-boat fleet under Grand Admiral Kuro Docnitz, said yesterday the U-5H0 "went to sea from Kiel or a Norwegian port but probably from Kiel March 3." ., Hitler is knmvn to have been still in Germany later than thai. British intelligence officers said they were "Oil per cent" sat isfied Hitler and his girl friend did not escape by sea and Unit Adolf died in Berlin. Godt said Ihc U-5.'f0 was never ear-marked for any special Hit ler mission. He said, as far as he knew, there had never been any submarine plans for Hitler's escape. Vice Admiral Hebniith llevc, one of Germany's greatest naval intelligence chiefs, said: "I be lieve Hitler died in the Berlin chancellery. It is impossible for a man like Hitler to live as an un known Mr. X. If he did not die in Berlin it would be impossible for both me and Docnitz not to know about it." Now in Stock: )airy Fiv Spra.v! Vigoro! Earwig Baits! Coal and Feeds ERICKSON and LOTTES 1525 Jefferson Phone 792 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 Complete Local Reports Saturday, July 21, 1945 Dodson Leads in St. Paul Tourney By WALTER BYERS ST. PAUL. Minn., July 21 (UP) Leonard Dodson, golf's swash buckling "clown prince" of a few years ago, has reformed. He now is a deadly serious player, mak ing him the man to beat today as second round play gtets under way in the 72-hole St. Paul open. Dodson staged a story book fin ish when he blazed a five under par 07 over the Keller country club course yesterday to take a one-stroke lead on the 110 man field and to show that at long last he has become a businessman golfer. Leads Field Now 32, and a slim 150 pounds, the Kansas City veteran has dropped the devil-may-care clowning and betting which made him the game's merry-maker during 1941 when he was a big money winner. Dick Metz, the Kansas cowboy, was leading the field with a 68 when Dodson finished his first nine with a 35, one under par. Then Dodson fired four birdies, three in a row, on the incoming nine for a four-under-par 32. Not once during the 18 holes did he slip to a bogie. Dodson dropped out of the big turnament play after his out standing Ml and '42 seasons and has been working as a club pro since, his latest job being at San Francisco. Now he's back, un attached, trying for a comeback as are so many former stars. Two Ties Chuck Congdon, T a c o m a, Wash., slipped in late with a 34 34 08 and then Henry Ransom, warrant officer in the merchant marine academy at New York, added his 33-3568. Toney Penna of Dayton, O., too kfifth place with a 35-3469, while bunched at 70 were Ky Laffoon of Chicago, Ed Furgol of Detroit, playing his second tourn ament as a pro; Jim Gauntt of Ardmore, Okla., Jimmy Hines of Chicago and Virg Shreevc. Senators Say U. S. Must Retain Bases WASHINGTON, July 21 (UP) Senators insisted today the United States must retain post war control of strategic island bases in the Pacific despite Presi dent Truman's statement in Ber lin yesterday that the United States will "not want one piece of territory" out of the war. Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, D Colo., ranking majority member ci the senate military affairs com mittee, said this country must "occupy and fortify" all vital strategic Pacific bases and "con trol all tho potential bases" in that sweep of ocean. "But I feel Truman was not talking about the Pacific," John son added. "I think he was talk ing about the Atlantic and Eu rope." Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., said he "preferred to assume Truman was just overlooking" the matter of strategic island bases in the Pacific. Tuft be lieves the U. S. should keep con trol of all the islands north of (he equator. One complete field range can be purchased by the U. S. army for S75 spent on a war bond. Granada Here' the wildest love story you've ever seenl And It really has OOMPH1 FVHHirer 1 4 .,?fcZ'V JL'". v PETER COOKSPN arline judge FRANK JINKS JEROME COWAN Produced by IINOSIEV PASSONS . D-nati k, rmi kahsuim I i ,,f, i b, KCUIB wn .' Oiiiim k, rm n Plus MELODY PARADE TERRY-TOON SPORTS Page 8 FREE AGAIN Pitcher Phil Marchildon, first jjriioner of war to return to diamond, is back with, the Philadelphia Athletics after discharge from U. S. army. Here he is in dug out at Shlbe park. Baseball Standings By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Chicago . 50 31 .617 St. Louis 48 38 .371 Brooklyn 47 37 .560 Pittsburgh ...43 41 .512 New York .45 43 .511 Boston : 40 42 .488 Cincinnati 38 40 .487 Philadelphia 24 46 .270 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 46 34 .575 Washington ; 42 36 .538 New York 41 38 .519 Boston . : 42 39 .519 Chicago .. 42 40 .512 St. Louis 39 38 .506 Cleveland 37 41 .474 Philadelphia 28 51 .354 PACIFIC COAST Portland .....70 41 .631 Seattle 64 47 .577 Sacramento 56 55 .505 San Francisco 56 57 .496 Oakland 54 57 .486 Los Angeles 50 60 .455 San Diego 51 62 .451 Hollywood 45 67 .402 Rematch of Greco, Janiro Promised NEW YORK, July 21 (UP) Promoter Mike Jacobs today promised a re-match after Jolting Johnny Greco of Montreal ham mered out a close but unpopular decision over young Tony Janiro in their eight-round bout last night before more than 16.000 fans at Madison Square Garden. In this "natural" between a slugger, Greco, and a boxer, 18-year-old Janiro, Greco lived up to the 8-5 odds favoiing him and won the unanimous verdict. But young Janiro made such a grand fight of it the fans booed the de cision lustily. Greco weighed 143 pounds; Ja niro 14114. ; , Sunday Monday Tuesday ..u.u.r.T MUMtCi 0 m UNIVERSAL iLrif'' Browns Get Back Into 1944 Stride, Win 2 By CARL LUNDQUIST NEW YORK, July 21 (UP) The wise guys took a first look at Sigmund Jakucki's pitching and guessed that the "strawberry roan" of the St. Louis Browns soon would be back on the Texas sandlots as a semi-pro. That was in 1944 during the first swing around the circuit for the amazing Browns, whose fol lowers hadn't got used to their leading the league.' The Browns might stay up there, they hoped, crossing their fingers, but Ja kucki not much chance. He just didn't look like a big leaguer. Fine Tricks Today the Browns are back and Jakucki is up but they aren't. How neatly the Galveston, Tex., paper-hanger fooled the experts, makes one of the most pleasant success stories of war time base ball and the scoffers now are pulling hard for him to make the grade in peacetime. The Yankees wouldn't know how he does it, but were ready to testify today that the ex-star of Ray Dumont's semi-pro tourn ament at Wichita, Kan., brought along a fine bag of tricks when he came to the majors. Tigers Lose Big Sig used both his bat and his arm to beat the Yankee, 4 to 3, yesterday and old Al Hollings worth followed with one of his better days, winning the second game, 3 to, 2, to give the Browns a sweep. . ' Washington turned the tables on the leading Tigers, moving Today's Sport Parade By JACK CUDDY NEW YORK, July 21 (UP Un questionably Bobo-the-hobo New som is referring to himself in the victorious third person today, saying for example, "Good old Bobo won his third straight yes terday ." Newsom, b i g right-handed pitcher of the Athletics, refers to himself generally in the first per son only when he loses, with such remarks as "I done my best but nobody was hittin' behind me." 22 Changes Bobo has had plenty of oppor tunity to use the first person dur ing the current campaign because he clicked off 12 straight defeats until he finally managed a vic tory over the Browns on June 12. When Bobo had achieved his 12 straight defeats with the A's, almost everyone in baseball fig ured that he had won himself a ticket to another club. They thought Newson's yen for travel had overpowered him, and that he would make his 22nd club change since entering organized baseball in 1928. But he didn't . He stayed right with ancient Connie Mack of the A's. And Connie Mack has been playing along with him, indirect ly denying rumors Newson was to be shifted to another club. Wants to Stay Because of Bobo's three-game winning streak, many sideline observers insist big Newson is trying at last to make certain he is not shifted again that he wants to end his playing days in Philadelphia. This could be true because Newsom is the most travelled of all current ball players. His status has been changed 21 times since he became a professional with Raleigh in 1928. He is 35, and a grandfather; but be doesn't ENDS TONKiHT t's Ecstasy to know a love like this ! J t- ti. -urn, as She was bored and beautiful. He was bold and handsome and he swept her away from the dull men she knew... for twenty-four adven turous hours. with 6oJI Sothbont Nlgtl firuct Cecil Ktllawoy Ralph Forbtt back within three games of the top with 4 to 3 and 3 to 1 victor ies. Well pitched games by Emil Leonard and Roger Wolff provid. ed the margin. The Tigers in a losing cause executed the first triple play 0( the major league season when second baseman Eddie Mayo snared a line drive in the sev. enth inning of the second gam. He threw to shortstop Skeeter Webb to catch George Case off second and Webb's quick throw to first nailed George Myatt, who had a long lead. . Athletics Win The Athletics defeated the In dians twice at Cleveland. Louis Newsom chalked up his third straight victory after 12 straight defeats to win the second game 3 to 2, after Jess Flores won the' opener, 8 to 3. George Kell got a first game homer for the A's ' Brooklyn "almost" won a game against the leading Cubs at Chi. sago. The Dodgers held a 10 to i . margin after eight innings thn proceedings were uspended be cause the Dodgers had to catch a train. The game will be com. pleted in September. Pittsburgh caught Bill (Com plex) Voiselle of the Giants on one of his "down" days and ham mered him unmercifully to win, 13 to 5. He couldn't hold a, five run lead, being batted out when the Pirates made three runs in the fourth and six in the sixth. Relief pitcher Walter (Boom Boom) Beck won his first game as a Pilate. UP Staff Correspondent feel he is through. And why should he? Best Season uuuu 1UV.IVL-U Up llie best earned run average of his career, ?.B2, and this year is do ing fairly well, considering that in seven of his losses this season, the Athletics colleqted for him a grand total 'of seven runs. Newson has done a great many things in his pitching career for which he deserves credit; but it was apparent to all who watched his work that he craves strikeout honors. He was frustrated in 1937, through 1941. - Always he was second, wj!,i someone else moving in to take top honors. Undoubtedly, Bobo's greatest season was in '40, when he won 21 and lost only five. Newson, belligerent and tired of regimentation, set' a standard for the Washington papers a few years ago when he barked at a fan in Washington "Meet me af ter the game." Newsom swag gered out of the dressing room and met his heckler, who hap pened to be heavyweight Natie Brown, who once went the limit with Sgt. Joe Louis. CHINESE STUDY ROADS SALEM, July 21 (UP) -Methods in highway construc tion and maintenance will be studied here by .three Chinese engineers during the next four months, the state highway depart ment said today. FLY TO F'ORTLAJV'D! Daily except Sunday charter plane service at low rates. Make Reservations. Eastern Oregon Airways Phone 6RI3 "KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY" "tag " " " Olrtd by Mhditfl ItlM" ' prt" A Noval by Oophiw d Movnf Added Treats "JASPER'S PARADISE" Geo. Pal Puppet to$ and 3 Lat News Flashes e
