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It means that this brand must guide yoa to
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Our machine we can guage to slice it for you
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LEAGUE OPENER
mm ai.s di:i-kati:i ox homk'
(iltOl'XOS SI XDAV
I'asl Hull Plnycil nl Scut' of Came,
but . IiiNt I'Vw JiinhiK Saw
lloavy Hitting unil ScuriiiK
Measured villi Class AA ball. It
wasn't much of n bull name that
i was played at fair grounds as the
(opener of the Extern Oregon U'nRue
M'uson, but as mirth provocation. It
!was easily ' worth four bits of any
man's money. Cora wnR the facing
'aggregation and afer three rounds
of bang-up ball, Ln Grande blew for
'three innings nnd then settled
idowit and proceeded to overtake a
l2-run lead. When the final round
I rang up the. score was 15 to 1 (i in
jt'nvor of Cpve. nnl the bases full.
'The score tells its own story but
jtiny time the home ieain Is scratch
ing at the heels of the enemy all
jthe way, it's exciting even if the
sooro is 1500 againu 1C00.
As the opener. C. D. Emaliiser in
troduced De Court
Huron did n good Joh at unipirlWg.
The0.V. hand enlivened m(
wltli snappy music.
Another thing that Mr. Scranto
must inject is a lilJle high life. Tic.
players went to tin Ir stailuns with
cast Iran feet but ci'c must not h'w
too critical with volunteer players, i
hut both were off color,
lieved Molnnis, when e' he
13 to 0 in favor of Cove,
relieved Alexander of Cove
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and Flup
. Jay Van
GREAT YEAR FOR
CONFIDENCE MEN'
It Is Eslimatwi That American Public
Was Swindled Out of Ten ' .
Million Dollars.
CHICAGO, May fi.The American
confidence man reaped n harvest of
more than $10.1100,001) last year, ac
cording to figures compiled by Chi
cago authorities. This is tile approx
imate, amount actually collected from
the credulous public by professional
confidence operators anil does not in
clude the millions gathered in annual
ly by the various stock-jobbing men.
'The crude devices of the old tinie
confidence man, with his shell game,
three-card monto, gold brick, green
goods, money changing anil lemon ; . ,- .
. . riuii iiy iu imiticru was a inrec-curu mome man. lie war.
...'5'PS .?r' I methods, more complex ami more known as n bunco steerer nnd won by
Extraordinary Entertainment
MMn in mm, nil mammmmmmtmtmm I ' '?r"!!!TT'" ' JTTT!7Ti I i i 'i '
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB OF LA GRANDE
. . WILL GIVE THREE EVENINGS OF
ART SONG and DANCE
May 6th-13th16th
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
The best of talent has been featured in these exceptional events and all lovers
of high grade amusement should attend the entire series.
TICKETS ON SALE AT SILVERTHORNE'S
Season Tickets 75 cents Single Admission 35 cents
ZZcoTJ pla-e.:" e really successful confidence ed .gnmb.ing.ievices. The,, ha ...venf '
chlson bit. but not safely, and Uelnc" .f tod' U5Ual)' 1!I. summer ed the gold bnck with whuh he loured
htm the two bones any mpiuv?., nut- u, ninuusiiies me counuy. me green ginais gump
aim arc amen oy ncniy gowned wo- came later and mown had many inn
men, authorities say. They ure edu- tutors who picked up thousands un-
icnted and far more clever than their nuallv.- Wire Unninir and miinv olhej-
brothers of old days, whose favorite schemes now used developed from,
trick in Chicago was, to sell the Ma- those old games. The modern opera
isonic Temple to a "rube" for a small tors don't bother with small money.
sum, or agree to make the building and often clean un SI 00.000 in ii sin
Strawberries
Fresh Every Morning
,Wc expeft to have Strawberries fresh caeh
ilinriiiii' as loiifj as the season lasts.
Try our "White 17,'irtislies, Walla "Walla Aspara
gus is fine; Svanns Cakes fresh today; linked
Luneli Loaf: Columbia Doileil llain.
PHOXr, YOl'R ORDERS.
No Charge for Delivery.
PHONE MAIN 43
J. G. SN0DGRASS
CouSt gave
way like a good sport.
There was much hitting, much er
ror, much fumbling, some flushes or
good ball, and, generally- speaking
all that goes to make the great
pastime. Cove bus a formidable
bunch that will bear watching
Cove always does that sort of a
thing.
Manager Scrnnton faces the job
of unco.-pilng at least four better
players vjrohnbly a half dozen, four
or rive on the team can get by In
the ball that this is just amateur
home-town stuff without any Boini
plo coloring. That's what is intend
ed for It. Next Sunday a different
lineup will be introduced,, and as In
terest Is general, !t is believed the
season will go ulong with keen en
joyinnt. North l'owder and linker
are nthor teams In ihe league. Meln
nis and Alexander each started for
their respective teams as pitchers
The observer furntsnps and prints Hutter Wrappers.
"The Pershing"
the season's
big selling
style note
the flat set
. military brim
Wherever Good Hats Are Sold
"turn round
Land selling schemes,
wort hit hs mine and oil well stmk
wire tnppinp and fake sporting events
are now the hand maidens of the moil-
tflo leal. The old timers thoueht tlmt
peddling of $1000 was a bg job. !
"Victims nrc not really honest at
heart, for they often enter into tlhc
scheme to cheat another fellow. The I
etn confidence man, who matches his small town banker and bunineas man
wits with the banker, capitalist and
lawyer, instead of .dealing with the
more ignorant class. Nearly all the
victims of a Chicago gang recently
sent to the penitentiary were hankers fall into the net."
has proved a shining mark for swind
lers. They cannot risk their reputa
tions hy complaining, H is surpris-
ng how many shrewd business men
and business men. I lie gang s loot
aggregated more than half a million
dollars a year.
Fear of publicity keeps most vic
tims quiet, thus giving the high class
confidence a eertain degree of immun
ity, authorities say. They add that
federal prosecution for using the mtiil
to defraud has been a big factor in
breaking up gangs and recently has
been instrumental in bringing aboul
conviction of half a dozen leading con
fidence workers.
"Tom "Brown, who came from De
troit nnd made his hendqunrters in
New York, was the father of the pres
ent type of confidence man," said
William A. Pinkerton, veteran detec
tive, in striking a comparison between
the old and new swindlers. ''He op
erated forty years ago and former ly
It is estimated that f.l.OOO.OOO of
the $10,000,000 total wa,s obtained in
Florida, where hundreds of confidence I
workers are said to operate, particu-1!
larly among the winter tourists. j
HKItKKAIIS!
The decree team will please be
present at the lobular mooting tills
week for Initiation work.
LUCIA HALFA', Secretary.
Kvery bright day brings in more
films printed the day they nrc re
Silverlhorn's, wnere they return your
films printed they day they are re
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