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"GORGEOUS GEORGE" WAGNER took ft terrific beating In the
Match that preceded the taking of this picture as any one can
plainly see. He lost his Pacific coast light-heavyweight champion
ship to Paave Katonen, toui h Finn matman, in a title match at Long
Beach. Tuesday night. After six straight triumphs in California, Wag
ner blamed a foot injury suffered in the Pacific northwest and de
manded an Immediate return match. Eugene's Matchmaker Don
Owen, after hearing the news. Immediately contacted Katonen re
garding the possibility of a series of matches In the northwest. He
hopes to Interest the Finn In appearing here January 22, the night all
profits will be turned over to the Lane county polio sports fund. The
match Is being sponsored by the Eugene junior chamber of commerce.
Matchmaker Don Owen Fills
Battle Royal Despite Losses
; Two of the leading light-heavyweight
wrestlers recently appear
ing In the Pacific northwest, Milt
Olsen and Pierre LaBelle, . will
goon be grappling In a team
match for Uncle Sam. Olsen has
been ordered to report to his
Minneapolis draft board and La
Belle to his Chicago chairman and
the two scientific matinen are on
their way.
Both hope to return after the
war. LaBelle is still a citizen of
France but has applied for U. S.
citizenship papers. Olsen may be
rejected because of a recent knee
Injury. Loss of the two men, along
with Tony Ross who recently
traveled to California in quest of
match against Wagner, has han
dicapped Matchmaker Don Owen
In filling the program, for Satur
day night's battle royal.
The three villains already book
ed, Jack Lipscomb, Bulldog Jack
son and Buck Davidson, were
happy to see the popular French
man leave. They had refused to
compete in the free-for-all against
him. But the trio may not be
happy about the three grapplers
Owen has signed to meet the
challenge of their villainous tac
tics. Brother Elton Owen, Burly
Ernie Piluso and Tricky "Sneeze"
Achiu comprise a formidable ag
gregation a three-man team that
has everything, power, speed,
wrestling ability and finesse.
Local fans are taking consider
able Interest in the match, and re
ports from .the Club cigar store
ticket agency indicates a capacity
crowd for the show.
Highclimber
By DICK STHITE
Discussion of the . proposed
night club" for Lane county's
teen-age youths may have no
business in a sports column. But
guch a thing may be possible that
some of men about town haven't
beard of the proposal of helping
to curb Juvenile delinquency de
spite the front-page "horsefeath
rtr." We feel certain there are
any number of Eugene's dowag
ers who are not included among
our readers.-
First of all, pardon our refer
ence to the canteen as a "night
elub." We call it so because the
taame would naturally have a big
attraction for the kids. We've re
mained reasonably young-minded,
despite a sprinkling of gray
hair, by association with yOUng-
pici a lu I inaii jwii. ve" -
"Y" physical director) and be
lieve the pulse or local youim
would register night club over
canteen.
That's beside the point, and
probably quite unimportant. The
vital thing is that the plan pro
posed by the Junior chamber of
commerce (admittedly not a new
one) has struck a chord of re
sponse from teen-age youths. Pic
ture yourself as a youngster with
an idle afternoon or evening, en
tering the Eugene Athletic club (a
miniature of the Multnomah and
Washington AC'S in Portland and
Seattle) where you might become
a fourth at the bridge game
you're Just learning; having a date
with Mary Smith for a tea dance;
sitting in on the council meeting
to plan for the floor show in con
nection with the New Year's eve
ball coming up in a few weeks;
sit down at the piano and run
through a few of the modern
"classjes."
That's all well and good from
the standpoint of social develop
ment, but what about sports? And
athletics are, or should be of vital
Importance to teen-ago boys and
girls.
The T.M.C.A. has "missed the
boat.' About the lime we did our
fadeout from the association.
"Y's" throughout Uie nation were
revising their programs to include
activities for girls as well as boys.
Maybe we're wrong; mayhaps the
Hl-Y and church clubs sponsored
by the "Y" includes such a pro
gram as proposed by the Junior
chamber--but we doubt It.
The drum-beaterg for the es
tablishment of the "club" have
started to build the Waldorf-Astoria
before the Central Hotel.
While the money could no doubt
be made available for the Initial
investment, we question the possi
bility of paying the freight of the
club from revenue. Some agency
the community fund, school
board, city government or all
three might, however, be Interest
ed In underwriting the program.
Wouldn't the Eugene Athletic
club be the logical headquarters
for a city-wide recreational pro
gram? The director of such a pro
gramand leadership Is the most
vital part should have his office
Junction City
Stops Corvallis
JUNCTION CITY, Jan. 13.
Coach Virgil Kingsley's Junction
City high school basketball team
established itself ' as one of the
strongest aggregations in this
section here Wednesday night by
handing a favored Corvallis high
quintet a surprisingly decisive
34-to-17 defeat
The victory was the tenth of
the season for the Tigers who
make a bid for the district "A"
league leadership here Friday
night in a game against the
Springfield Millers, co-leaders of
the circuit.
The visiting Spartans were
hopeless against a tight Tiger de
fense that held the Collegetown
hoopstera to nine points until the
final six minutes of play when
Coach Earl McKinney sent his re
serves into action but too late.
Don Davenport, all-district guard,
couldn't have beaten Corvallis
single-handed, but his 18-point
total topped the entire Spartan
point-gathering by one.
Junction City smashed through
the weak Corvallis defense at will,
and held a commanding 17-8 ad
vantage at halftime.
The Tigers' man-for-man
checking prevented the Spartans
from using their . "Beaver" block
plays, resulting in a low shoot
ing average, five field goals in 47
shots. Junction City, on the other
hand, hit 13 for 60.
In a preliminary game between
the second teams, Corvallis reg
istered a 33-11 victory.
Summary:
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at the club. It would be the hub
of all juvenile activities com
munity dances, shows and other-
entertainment; bowling, golf and
tennis tournaments; skiing, fish
ing, mountain-climbing, cycling
and camping trips; baseball, bas
ketball, football leagues. In other
words the works. The director,
and he or she would have the most
important job in the county, would
be charged not only with outlin
ing and directing a program the
youngsters wont and need, but
would act as a coordinator for Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Junior
Marines, etc., to eliminate any
duplication in programs.
Another phase of the program
would naturally Include the pio
neer work being done by the pa
trons at Condon school. These good
people, who have realized the in
adequacy of the recreational set
up for youth even under the teen
ages, have gone ahead with some
help from the school board, in
building a sort of community rec
reational center by inclosing a
play shed, flooring the building
and now plan to heat the structure
and provide adult coaching and
supervision during after-school
hours.
Such a program may be follow
ed in other school communities,
and we feel certain patrons would
find the school board extremely
cooperative and even anxious to
help.
Where there's a will there IS a
way, and as each day brings more
enthusiasm from the kids as well
as those who want to do some
thing for them a definite con
structive program can't miss.
Alpines Lose 1st Game
SEATTLE, Jan. 13--M The
Boeing Bombers of the northwest
basketball league upset a perfect
record by the margin of a single
basket last night when they de
feated the Alpine Dairy. 30-29
and cut off the Alpine winning
streak which had stretched out
for two seasons and 23 games.
I'ALM SPRINGS TOVRNET
PALM SPRINGS. Calif., Jan. 13.
OP)Fcb. 18-20 are the dates for
the ninth annual 36-hole Springs
invitational tournament at the
Desert golf course, George How
ard, the course's pro, said yester
diiy. Sports Slate
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Klnrenoa at Maplvton
Coburg at Tttangla !-
Oow at 3mlra
St. Mary' at Ixvan
OaHnria at Lowell.
MrKenilt at CmvvtMl.
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Official a: Hugh Hart man; BUt Robins.
Armstrong Eyes
Bout With Angott
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. (U.R)
Henry Armstrong, boxing's per
petual motion man, today said he
plans to hammer his way back to
one of the three world titles he
once held. He said his bout with
Aldo Spoldl here tomorrow night
is but one step toward that goal.
"I feel good," Armstrong said.
That has become a favorite phrase
of Henry's in assuring fight fans
that he is still in the pink at 31
an age when other fighters are
merely fight-card guests being in
troduced before the main event.
But Henry said he wasn't ready
to be led back through the ropes
to a ringside seat. As a matter of
fact, in addition to Armstrong's
hope for another crack at Sammy
Angot and the NBA lightweight
title, there is that little item of
money.
Although the dusky boxer Is
fighting for an infantile paralysis
benefit tomorrow night, he still
believes there is an honest dollar
Inside the ropes.
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Pete Susick Gets
Flaherty Trophy
SEATTLE, Jan. 13 (IPh-The
mighty mite who wasn't there
when they needed him most was
the inspirational leader of the
University of Washington team
last fall.
Last night the 1943 Huskies
voted the Flaherty medal for the
season to Pete Susie, lightweight
fullback, who sparked the team
through its regular season.
Then Susie, a made-over quart
erback from North Bend, Ore.,
was transferred to marine of
fleers' training school and was not
available for Die Rose Bowl game
the only one in which Washington-was
beaten.
The players named End Jack
Tracy honorary captain for the
season.
Coburg High Quintets
Win at Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Jan. 13 Dave
Woodruff scored 20 points here
Tuesday night as his Coburg high
Broncos defeated the Harrisburg
high Eagles 35-26. Harrisburg
held a 12-8 lead In the first
quarter, but trailed 21-19 at half
time and 29-22 at the end of the
third quarter. In a second-team
game. Gene Smith tallied in the
second overtime period to give
the Coburg quintet a 24-22 mar
gin. PRty TRACK MEET
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 U.R
Daniel J. Ferris, national secre
tary of the Amateur Athletic Un
ion, announced today that the
11th annual National interschol
astic high and prep school indoor
track championship meet will be
held at Madison Square Garden,
Feb. 28.
BEAVERS SIGN AMACtlER
PORTLAND, Jan. 13 I) The
Portland Beavers of the Coast
baseball league today announced
Harry Amacher, Oregon semi-pro
player, had been signed for a try
out next spring.
MONTGOMERY VS. DAVIS
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. (U-ff
Bob Montgomery of Philadelphia,
former lightweight champion, and
Al "Bummy" Davis of Brooklyn
were signed today for a 10-round
bout at Madison Square Garden
February 18.
CARPENTTER 18
LISBON, Jan. 13 VI.R Georges
Carpentier, French boxer who was
defeated for the world's heavy
weight championship by Jack
Dempsey in 1921. returned lo the
ring in nail-occupied Tsris today
la celebration of bis SOUa birthday.
Henwood, Phillips Show;
Anderson Top OSC Scorer
Two freshman guards from
Portland, Bill Phillips and Norm
Henwood, are slated for consider
able action against the Oregon
State College Beavers here Sat
urday night when the University
of Oregon Webfoots play their
first home game since December
3.
Phillips, former Roosevelt high
star, has been a regular all sea
son, but Henwood has been ex
tremely impressive in scrimmage
sessions this week. The former
Grant high hoopster will alternate
with Phillips, who tallied IS points
in a 40-minute scrimmage last
night, and with Bob Hamilton,
high-scoring starter.
Wally Borrevik, making his first
appearance here since last season,
is certain to start at center for the
Wfbfoots, the 6-foot-9 pivot man
slated to match Oregon State's
Frank Marshik, 6-foot-6 freshman
from St. Mary's Catholic high of
Eugene. The forwards will be
either George Bray, Ernie Danner
or Bob Caviness. . Danner is an
other local product and may be
faced by an old rival, Glen Patton.,
husky Beaver from Junction City.
Oregon followers, - those who
were not in Seattle last week-end,
will be getting their first glimpse
of Coach Howard Hobson's re
vamped lineup, a team capable of
annexing the "civilian" champion
ship of the northern division, Pa
cific coast conference. Both Bor
revik and Danner saw the first
action of the season in the Seattle
series.
Oregon State's stock dropped
slightly when the -Beavers drop
ped two straight to Washington
State earlier in the week after
taking two straight from Idaho
and Slats Gill's hoopsters will go
Into the game here no better than
on even terms with the Webfoots.
The game here, Oregon's open
ing conference clash at home, is
expected to attract a crowd of be
tween 4000 and 5000 spectators.
Game time will be the same as all
home games 8 o'clock.
Polio Fund
WATCH IT GROW
Coburg High $17.25
J. C. Firemen 25.00
Referee's Association - 5.00
Special gifts 47.50
Hoop Jamboree 210.25
Junction City High 127.50
, Cottage Grove Lions .... 27.00
Siuslaw High . 33.15
Springfield High . 22.30
Triangle Lake High 12.44
Total to date . $527.39
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Junior Charnber Professional
Wrestling, Pearl Street Arena,
January 22. - . . -. :v
Oakridge vs. Junction City bas
ketball at Oakridge, February t.
Adair Trailblazers
Set For Oregon Army
CAMP ADAIR, Jan. 13. The
70th division varsity "Trailblaz
ers" of Camp Adair will meet the
ASTU squad of the University of
Oregon in a basketball game to be
played at the Post Field House
Saturday night at 8 o'clock.
The game will be the first of two
games between the two service
fives. The second will be played
in Eugene on February 12.
The army service training unit
team sports one of the strongest
service squads in this section.
Eugene Recreation
Lee Bonney rolled a 221 single
and 627 series for Jim, the Shoe
Doctor bowlers in the Major
league at Eugene Recreation al
leys Wednesday night, but his
team dropped a 2-1 verdict to
Chiaramonte s Cafe.
Goodyear Tires, led by Ankar
berg's 206 and Johnson's 608, de
feated Coca Cola 3-0. McCulloch's
Loggers beat Penny-Wise 3-0, but
Brlcker of the losers was high in
dividual with a 220 single and 564
triple.
Leafs Upset Canadiens
United Press)
The Toronto Maple Leafs
strengthened their hold on second
place in the National league
hockey race at the expense of the
league-leading Montreal Cana
diens, whom they defeated 5-0
Tuesday night in a game marked
by a series of fist fights.
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GIANTS GET FARM CLUBS
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (U.B
Carl Hubbell, director of the New
York Giants farm system, re
vealed today that he had made
tentative working agreements
with the Springfield, O club of
the Ohio State league and the
Erie, Pa., club of the Pony league
for development of young players.
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Jan. 13 Oregon State's
basketball team returned from its
invasion of the Inland Empire
Thursday with just two days to
prepare for the first game of the
"civil war" series with Oregon at
Eugene Saturday night. , The
Beavers had a fairly successful
road tour, whipping Idaho twice
and dropping two to Washington
State,
To have a chance against the
Webfoots Coach Slats Gill must
figure a method of offsetting the
Ducks' advantage in height..
One of the most pleasing fea
tures of the road trip to Gill was
that Allen Anderson, speedy
freshman guard, found his scoring
eye for the first time this season.
He poured in 37 points against the
Vandals and Cougars and may be
the answer to the Beavers' need
for a consistent scorer. Guard
Fred "Happy" Lee and Forward
Bernle McGrath also scored well
in the opening conference games,
each racking up 31 points.
In the two practice sessions be
fore the Oregon game Gill prob
ably will stress defense. Poor de
fensive work was the chief cause
of the Beavers' two defeats at the
hands of Washington State. Gill's
men held a 24-14 lead at the half
in the first Cougar contest and
then lost 45-41 when their de
fense t ell apart in the second
period. The Cougars found the
Beaver defense even , easier to
crack the second night as they
poured in 49 points.
Bertelli Plans to
Return to College
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 U.R
Angelo Bertelli, the lean marine,
did a little post-war planning to
day with emphasis on completion
of his football playing career at
Notre Dame, where he won the
Heisman Memorial trophy as the
outstanding college star of the
1943 season. After that he wants
to play pro football.
The all-America quarterback
came to New York yesterday to
accept the Heisman memento of
his brilliant but abbreviated sea
son In which he led Notre Dame
to six straight victories before be
ing called to active training with
the marines.
"Of course It all depends on
how long the war lasts, but if it is
over within a year or so I'd like
to play that one more year at
Notre Dame, then play pro foot
ball, and wind up as a coach."
The Springfield, Mass., Italian
boy was given a furlough from
Parrls Island, S. C, to accept the
trophy. .
Hoppe's Cue Lead Cut
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. (U.PJ Wil
lie Hoppe, world's three-cushion
billiard champion, held a 798-742
lead over Challenger Welker Coch
ran of San Francisco today, al
though Cochran cut into Hoppe's
margin, in their non-title, cross
country match.
U-Bowl Bowling
In the only completely reported
match in the City bowling league
at the U-Bowl alleys Wednesday
night, Wilson's' Texacos defeated
Medo-Land Creamery 2-1, with
Landers of the losers scoring a 255
single and 621 series.
Prep Quintets
Take Spotlight
Leadership of the district "A"
high school basketball league and
the opening of the No-Name cir
cuit will feature prep hoop hos
tilities in this area Friday night.
A second district "A" clash and
seven "B" skirmishes, including
one between the leaders of the
Eastern division and a Polio bene
fit, will also be on Friday's slate.
Junction City will be the scene
of a meeting between the Tigers
and Springfield a game that will
provide an undisputed leader for
the circuit and the No. 1 challeng
er for the championship now held
by Eugene s Axemen.
Eugene win play host to Albany
in the first local No-Name league
clash in which the Axemen will
be only slight favorites over the
Bulldogs. Eugene has lost only two
games this season to Marshfield
and Springfield, two teams previ
ously defeated.
University and Cottage Grove
high schools will tangle at McAr-
thur court in another Friday
league game, both the Tlders and
Lions seeking their first victories
in the circuit this season.
Followers of "B" basketball will
have their interest centered on
Marcola where the Pleasant Hill
and Mohawk high teams pair off
for the leadership of the Eastern
division. An interesting game will
be played at Mapleton where the
Sailors meet Siuslaw high of
Florence in a game that will send
all . nroceeds to the Lane eountv
Polio sports fund. The Coast di
vision lead will also be at stake.
In other Eastern division games,
Oakridge plays at Lowell and Mc
Kenzie at Creswell. Three West
ern loop tilts will send St. Mary's
to Lorane and Crow to Elmira.
Coburg travels to Blachly to meet
Triangle Lake in an inter-division
battle.
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Hoop Scores
Rochester '41. Cornell SS.
St. Josephs is, Princeton 31,
C. C. N. V.. 41. Brooklyn IB.
Tuft 56, Worcester Tech 55.
Yale 45. Coast Guard 3S.
Pittsburgh 44. Geneva 38.
Lone Island 51. West Virginia SO.
Army 80. Su'arthmore 29.
Washington 4r Jeff. 43, Bethany It,
Oklahoma A-M W. Oklahoma 40.
Great Lakes 83. llllnola State 53.
Phillips Oilers 73. Camp Chaffer 40.
Port Jackson S4. 'South Carolina 44.
Fort Bragg 51. North Carolina State 37.
Louisiana Slate 51. Camp Van Darn 15.
Norfolk Navy 65, Norfolk Air Sta. 44.
Texas SO, Bergstrom Field 48,
Southern Methodist 40, T.C.U. 30.
Zivic Meets LaMotta
For Fourth Fight
DETROIT, Jan. 13. 0P1 If he
didn't have a date next week with
his draft board, Fritzie Zivlc's fis
tic series with Jake La Motta
might become a road show with
real depth of tradition.
Flat-nosed Fritzie, last of Pitts
burgh's fighting Zivic clan, tackles
Jacob . of the Bronx tomorrow
night at Olympia stadium in the
fourth match of a series which La
Motta leads, 2 to 1.
Farrell Not Candidate
For Coast Loop Throne
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. OP)
Edward "Dunk" Farre'U. Los An
geles sportsman,, has withdrawn
his name from the list to be con
sidered for the president of the Pa
cific coast baseball league next
Monday in Sacramento.
Byron Nelson
Golf Favorite
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. (U.R)
More than 100 golfers, including
the cream of the nation's money
players, toured the Harding Park
municipal golf course in final
tune-up rounds today preparing
for the start of the $10,000 San
Francisco "war bond" Open tomor
row. ,
Based on practice runs on the
lake-surrounded course, Byron
Nelson, Toledo, O. links stylist,
was hole high with the forecasters
after slashing below par two days
in a row. , Yesterday he, aded a
three under par 69 to his record
equalling 66 of Tuesday.
Still a favorite with the peram
bulating grandstanders to win the
$2400 top money in the four-day
contest was Harold "Jug" Mc
Spaden, Philadelphia, whose bril
liant 86-stroke finish in the Lcs
Angeles Open Monday won him
top money there.
McSpaden showed he was. still
hot yesterday when he took a two-under-par
70 in a practice round
with Nelson.
Most of those finishing the Los
Angeles event in the lead were at
Harding yesterday, familiarizing
themselves with the 6600-yard lay
out, where the absence of bunkers
makes estimation of distance difficult.
Among the well-known pros
trying out the ship-shape course
were Johnny Revolts, Harry Coop
er, Jimmy Hines, Olin Dutra, Ed
Dudley, Sammy Byrd, Willie Hunt
er, Ellsworth Vines, Leonard Dod
son and Harry Bassler.
Dudley, Dodson and Bassler re
ported par rounds of 72, while
Vines took 73 and Cooper 74. Jim
Ferrier of Chicago shot a 70 and
Pete Cooper, hitch-hike pro from
Gainesville, Fla., came in with 71.
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convened today to ft,
sion of their
meeting with .ctCj
taken on bids f. .r4
Buffalo, Lo, Ang
Francisco. t
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day attempting I,""!
whether It lifcM J0,,
feeling of growing JrS
circuit, flushed JH
most successful taJ
in 1943 still ponded J
miiy oeiore it-iu
panslon.
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day's blustery orator,.
of 10 teams by having J
merge such as PhilUtfZ
2 To operate u ,
setup with Boston,
granted a franchise hit j.
ing into business w.i
ber of the Eastern dtviiiot
3 To accept Buftab,
chise, backed by Sam Ci
line coach under Lou. u
14 years at Columbia at
other prominent BufUkfc
men, and operate ai u
league with Buffalo te.
Western division.
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Los Angeles Campaigning!
Maor Baseball League onCc
By FRANK FRAWLEY
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. OP)
In one manner or another, Los
Angeles intends to have a major
league baseball franchise after the
war.
The nation's fourth largest city
has been supporting, and liberally,
a first-class minor league club, the
LosAngeles Angels, who have out-
drawn at the turnstiles some of
the major loop representatives,
but, as Clarence "Pants" Rowland
puts it, "We'll simply have to get
major league baseball when this
war is over."
Rowland, a shrewd veteran of
the baseball wars, was voted the
minor leagues' top executive in
1943. He made the Angels the
best drawing minor'league club in
America last season. He envisions
the possibility of a third major
league, operating from Portland,
Ore., south to Los Angeles.
"This Pacific coast area is the
fastest-growing to thi 4
says Pants. "Ifmyinedib
dents don't agree with mi
ing to get our league dial
a third major, then Lot Aa
going out to buy Into tfcl
can or National just ain
franchise Is available."'
There are several tai
clear, as Rowland knmti
well. There was an im
to the major-minor agrees
acted at the last session pi
that if any major league ta
placed In this territory A
chaser would have to acqs
physical property, reimbe
coast league for loss ol
and also reimburse the
owners, individually.
It would cost eotnii
money, but this populous t
doubtedly is ready, and la
ready for several years, to )
major league baseball.
fTJrT?! aa.S!
No en etton ol America hoi a comet
production and processing ol the nation's
ttra food supply. A Manhattan housewife. k
example, leek to the Pacific Coast for W
truallty canned salmon, while her far m1
cousins may prefer canned corn from Ihs &
wast or the East. Thoso preferences and
ar many of them Involve swift, effid1
transportation. Great Northern Railway W
hat provided fast dependable service to P
ducers and processors of food In and outs
Its territory between the Great Lakes and ft
Pacific.
FIGHT lilV$
JANUARY 1 ,l
GREAT riORTIlE
R. S. ROPER, Trav. Frt
530 American Bank W
Portland, Orcf o