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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1925)
Patre Two Wednesday, I )(;tr iiilx-i' !, 1 V'-X. l! (THE IiA GRANDE EVEN1NO OBSERVER HOST of LOVELY GIFTS ' 1 Good Values That Aptly Express The Christmas Spirit my Evans TIGERS HGOP i Sa!JS: - ; mm r out I UUNLUULL UU 1 Aditorials It May Interest Yuo To Know That Ci i ft suggest lonB n io ii 1 wuys welcome if t l-y are , practical mid appropriate. Ho we Imvi' givt n special attention to a whli' ninge or gifts (it Various prices tO Hied t IK ill'llllLtlilH of your Chrislmus budget- a lovely gift for the price you wish to pay. That Ono Item Is til i0(i(lr nni'-h la demand tin1 (TniM iiu-h Olft Hoxt.s containing no pair or line Hummingbird Silk Hose. A thoughtful gift. u II colors ol - $1.7,0 That For the woman who lakoH pride tn the appearance of her home, one or, the new lluyon Heel Hpreads would he ideal. They an beauties- practical and urna nii'ii tut- - $H.OO 'SILK UMBRELLAS A practical thing to (five a lovely tiling to receive. Just the jfii't for mother or daughter. Many new colors, so pop ular now, in these silk umbrellas with the smart hu ge handle, Mote of, them $5.00 Aditorials' It May Interest Vou To Know . . That . Children's Sweaters arc al ways In demand as titfts becaiso they' phase I hi' youngsters and are thor oughly practa-ul. I'u:l ovit and coat styh h That , Those Scotch h o u t h e r Scarf crcationi arc stno hing. Itright colorsr soft. ttltiuVtivo material That $1.9.; Tht- new Slippers will ap peal lo the practical bhop-pi-r who knows how popn- liW in such a gift. H'o Ihe'm In our h:oo depart ment. nt . A smart, Hilt .for. a iii:u--j ly ilri-sai-.l woman wonlil A: a. . u pair of lin, ii--w If iflov.- novel short fiit'fH hat an (-aprrliilly color . ful. Kil Kluvi-.s Sl.T.O lo S4-OI1; capPNUlu, ftn.r0 ami Kl.(X); .-ri.m'h lt. fcS.T.I lillil ).. Ynll'ir - i;i:l nii-iii! . . : i GIFT HANDKKRCHIEFS To select a, stunning little hankie or a box of three is to pick a choice gift that pleases every woman. Beautiful color combinations, new designs, lovely embroid ery. Pure linen, each 50c Gift Box of three for 1.30 i sin jfcf-i The. Gift One Woman Gives may be delightfully pevaonal and therefore curvy 50 much more of the gilt spirit, 'it's a pleasure to choose a personal gift for her at this store devoted oxclusively to U lermmne 'needs and where more than: ordinary care has been taken to provide lovely gifts at prices that proclaim . true value. - ' '' . , : -,.'-;'. ...... . . "STI,V FAI'Ir. Oho r tin ritslr.tt plaj in hu-1:'-ImlJ Is to retain ikimIoii of it fly null once you Imii 11 In ytmr lunuls. Vrl U Is tin erratic trail in that one fcntiut' or piny that tiivps Hen I'ncluil, Yankee ontriehtcr, from hfiii;- a fi li'iiyuc tar. . . Paschal led the Yanhs at hut Inst (season with an uveruife. of .3fio, However, he got in onfy about half the reifulur schedule of panics, simply hecauw of his uncertainly on fly hulls. I douht if any player in either major K-atfue steps down, on first base faster than 1'aschal. even though ho is a rlKht-hamlcd batter. He takes a fine cut at the ball and is a, (iaiiKurous us wi ll us a Kood hitter. I'a-srhara speed enabh'S lihn to covi?r lots of ground and lie Is a. ood judge of dlslaiice, but some liow the baseball has a habit of popping out of Ken's hands at a most, inopportune time. l!e Ik hiciliiofl to catvh a hall uhh hi anus MlTf i-ather than re laliiK. TIiIj fault Is no tlouht tho eaUisi of nil Ids trouble, hue lu lias iK'eu unahle to cornat It. . l lfiVHKS VAiXt. . I'igures often fail to tell th trim slory of a halt playet's worih. The American ' l,ea,gm" uveragert of this year rewtil some inteivst iug Hope 'on this point relative to Die butting leadership. Hurry Hell man n, husky clout er of tho Detroit Tigers, is. listed as the leader wiih a mark of .:m:t. while Trfs Speaker, Cleveland lead er. Is a close second with .3s:. Al Simmons, voted the most valu able player on Connie Mack's Athletics, ranks-third, seven points away from Heilmann. Whilf the two veterans had ffroat years at tho bat, the youngster Simmons, in his second year as a big leaguer, really had a shade on both of them. Simmons, plnylng in only three more games than Heilmann made ;!S more hits than the - batting chuinp.und. totaled A3 more bases. Inoidentlly he scored 25 more runs. .Since Simmons played In 3ti more j games than Speaker it Is not so i-usy to make a comparison. How ever, ho made 86 more hits and scored 43 more runs. Without a tltMibt Al Simmons is tin- player who will take tho place of Trls Speaker as the American leosu-'''' greatest center ' fielder. lie's more- valuable than the 'Ma yers" rcvcnl. La flrandt-'s basketball schedule, completed thin week, Hh4h S.-Veil (opponents for the season that h:- trins with a game here v.:th ai lowa, and closes with a three-day district tournament at Cnion i'' i. y-27, when' all idghl teams will compete, Should the bine and white come through the toiirnaim-nt victorious. I.a Grande will represent the dis trict at the state meet at Salem in .March. - Th dates will be scf by the state, athletic association when the teachers m-et in Portland, but tradition says the Oregon meet will take .place the last week end be fore the Mes of March. That would make the dates March 11. 12 and 13. , l-'ollows the schedule u an nounced by M. I J. Towler, princ ipal: January S, Wallowa, hen. l-Vhrrmry -lfl -" t;,llI"r:,- liK'iit, nin. 1 - As .the fjehedule shows. 1.U Cniude will ni tke only one u-tfi up Hie branch ro:id. paying visits to, Wallowa. Joseph and Unt-rvris on thP'O SiiCCi'siVe dnj'H. Trvotit' praMU . s are g-i'i or ward daily u-id-r the direeiion of Thorsan-lleiinett. th" coaeh. Ameriean Coiiihioiik Pntv" INiMttlar Aiih"' rniK-Jiuicn i'AHlS (Al)- Krunt'o lias gone in tnr Aineriean eoinmop ami nt. first will be thrtnyn op'-n I.ere nokt sprin;;. M. For -'-tier, on a visit to thn Fnited Sfat.s, was greatly Im pressed with the eysi.-tn of com mons in some of the lar;;er citiu'i, especially in lloslon.j It-'turning to France. ln onlored negotiations with I he ..'at f-nl committee on s;.oriH. aiw; ra re sult Hagatelte, lut-at-d in th? b tilul Roia-de-Moulognif and her. to fore d"V0tel to po!-. w:ts Jiilected fur (levclopin -at Int. a cm:n.ion. . January H. Janua-ry 'lfi Junuury 10 Janur'-ry 21 January Tl .lanuary 23, January 2!i Knterprise, here. Klgin, there, t ntou, here. Wallowa. I here. Joseph, there. Fnterprise, there. Klgin. here. January so, linker, (iiere. February , Joseph, hern. February J, Maker, there. 1'Vbniury 12, I'endleion, here. February 13, t'nion, then. I'eliruary J :, IVndleton. iliere Bfoken.inaaav Hill's act quickly stop colds in hours. Fever and headache disappear- GnPPc ' conquered in J day.. Every vwnterit ; . "to dar.Scr and dUcomfort Don at chances, don't delay an hour. Ctttte bat help science tnows. AUdru.tl.1. vlU V"Xe cltalEux 4't!V1, ifi mm ii mi .'If,!'? fCTT f V r PRACTICAL HOUSK GARMENTS . Nothing is quite so useful about the house for the average woman as a smart-looking lobe of corduroy. It is an admirable gift many new shades of blue, red, and lavemhr in latest styles, at , $6.00 o $13.75 You, will also be interested in our special showing of the beautiful rendleton Blanket Robes wonderful gifts. SILKEN UNDKRTHINGS Tho exclamation of delight that is mor-t to be desired is that which surely greets a gift of nilk lingerie. See tho beautiful stock we have for you. An excellent value in this section of our Ready-to-Wear is the silk and fiber Bloom ers in many choice coloi-s at 2.!)5 "A Good Place To Trade" J7 HILL'S LINEN A WELCOME GIFT Nq one appreciates how acceptable linen , isto a housewife more than another woman. It ' is always welcome always needed , always appreciated. YTuen you choose a piece or a set from this large stock of new patteins you are sure of a practical gift and an excellent value. Lovely linen lunch eon cloths and napkins in box sets are priced at 3,25 to $5.00 Seimrato lunch cloths, high quality pure linen, new patterns, vaiious sizes, at to $112.00 NEW STAMPED LINENS : -Here i.s a large stock of attractive art , Roods pillow cases towels, doilies, lunch eon sets in very' attractive patterns. Prac tical for gift giving; and gift making, "The Christmas Store" National League Will j Permit Use of Rosin jj NEW YORK CAP) The Na- tional league, wont on record at its annual meeting, Tuesday as favor- ' ing modification -In the playtntf rules to permit the use of rosin by pitehers. - . j Iiaprovement of the gann in ( general and curlallment In ' the j quantity of halls used throughout the circuit, in partlculari were the1 'motives of tlie inagnatus who snt through a session of morn than four hours without tuking definite ; action on many problems which ' were brought to New York from I every point of thu circuit. They w 111 further discuss t lie unsettled , questions Wednesday. j A report from 1 'resident Heyd- : ler, sliowing ,that HS(7 dozen balls were used in tlie league last year. ' preceded consideration of the playing rules. Mr. Heydlcr point ed out that this total was 245 doz en more than were used the sea. ! son before nnd IB20 dozen mort, than were put into piny in I!t2ii. TlnJ league's position with re. ; gard to the use of foreign substanct on the ball, under ban for sev- j eral seasons, he declared, would h placed before the Joint rules com-, mlttee of the major and minor ! rubs. Commissioner l.andis hal been requested to call a meeting oi the rubs body in February. j "We recommend," Mr. Heydlcr , expluhied, "that tho rosin be used under the direction of the umpire. It will make for better games and cut down the rapidly mounting to tal of balls wo are being required to use. We have, come to the con clusion that failure of the pitchers to get a fair grip is the root of our troubles." Hollywood's Insignificance Brought Growth and Fame HOl.LYWOtHi. A1') llt an or (tn inslfrniflcuncr not o ninny years neo, )oltwooi became one of the goals of the world' nun le " truck. J Hiring the first ten years after I'.MMt, when the motion picture in dustry was beginning to come into heinjr, Hollwood (stubbornly re fused to show ant marked growth, its founder, H. H. Wilcox, a real estate man formerly of Ohio nnd Kansas, had laid out the district attractively, cstublishing It as de. strable residential property. Tbit it vus tmo fur from th then small rlty of trfw Angeles, Moft of thp motion picture tq dias were in the East; but a few w ere located in and around l,os Angeles. None w as tn Jiollwood. There was no lishtlr.g equipment Jhen such ns Is used now, and pic tures made in f iilir'ornki, where there was plentv of sunshine, shtiwed results that were dUflepIt to obtiiln in seetlmis more freiuen n y vl-Med by -aiu. Hark ill New York, the Nestor Company of lUld Horsrly was j experietietng uin-nding . rouble. I With iaiKr p;tyriM to meet, rain or hh ln. bad weather was ealtng up the pi-oflts. Horselv and his asoeiate-t a". , idi d to go to rah for. it la. The hcA'l-i ot tin Nestor Com pany had heard of Holhwood. It was a pretty place. Hut the hest feature wa that a location for a flutlnt probably could be obtained there for little or nothing. And so. herauftf of Hotl wood's verv in !gnilic jrice, tlie met ion pa tut "magnates." upon aiming In Urn Aiir.. La with about te tw.rn theni. went immediately to the wV-dern suburli and rented an old taern and its liaru for n studio. Although today the industry Is looked upon by every cttlxen as the eiiiiimiintty'H greatest nssi i. tn en try into the town was not sought, and It was Several enr hcrore the people awoke lo the fact that the mo-, ie were making Holl w ood. .mil the luislnesi hecame lwrsona grata. For y- ars after their ai rival, that t. until the drawing power of t tie Industry became ohxlous. the peo ple of ftlmdom were Subjected to all manner of Insult!. And In the l,honrd of trade there arose many i hented debates over the movies. hut the htisinos nun favoring thent finally won out. With the rise of fllmdom to power, thr fame of Hollywood, which became a art of l.os An-geb-s in i9io. but which never lost Us name, spread. At tlie comin-r of the first studio in tnt thr pop. ulatlon of the place w,h about 7, ooo. Today it Is estimated at o.io. There are 'J4 studios and 6fi producing companies, employ np JS.fio) person?. Thr fcniues ir- p resents an investment of $U1L,",- IXHl.iMIU. Vtnh IMnr Nuts I miI to lie-1 Vrvt INiitm TlebN OOhKN. t'tah. (Al-) Twenty five c uts' worth of pttte nuts pur chased three yei.rs iiyo from a lo cal fruit store are helping re. for est lYMu. Three ears ago H. Ittebm. at ' Tabrti. urote K s. Itnker. of the' forest service headquarters, ask-' I'olhv lmg' Hi puiatlnn for Ciucliiiifj; CtiHiks Criticized KKUI.IN (AO - Konrad Most, of the t nion of Hhepard Pog Own ers of Kis. r.ach. declares the Oer- ljo D S ; BAZAAR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, DEC. 10-11 Cooked Food Sale -'V Lunch Served Both Days, il:30 to 1, 1-'C;V; . ' Rummage' Sale' 1 I'ancy Work, Aprons, (Juilts, I hri.stmas and 1 : y;. ' Booths, Vegetables, Cider, Dsughnuts, Fish Poiids, c-.c.. MINSTREL AND STUNT SHOW FRIDAY EVENING 8 O'CIock Admission 10c Dancing THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS GOOD JIUSIC man police dog would never attain the results it does if deprived of thn officer leading it. He cited 4S tests before police authorities and scientific experts in which the dogs failed In their tasks when their leaders were absent. IteallKiitlon of the dog's ultimate inadequacy In this respect led the Herman nrtny command to inter dict Its further employment during war. Our Coal Makes Odiers Happy Ing for tree seed. He e) ri- ntentlnir to find n mnn'ii i i for I'ersin. ttakr had no s. ed at hand, but' be went to a iieteUu.ritrt fruit store nnd bought twtnty nw rents' worth of pine nuts, sc. t th m to I Itieben and forgot, the matter. I Itecently, he received anoCi'r letter from Itteben r'pot'q'.i that the seed hd thrived and a:Kin more of the same variety, Mr. linker ha lnested iinmluT twenty-five rents and the treit I store protuct Is on lis w.ry to T.iii-rlr.. Restaurant Man Didn't .Eat His Own Food "It's pretty tough for a rest au ra nt man to have' stomach trou ble. My customers were always telling me I ought to eat in a good restaurant. The fact was I couldn't eat a thing that didn't hioat me up and no medicine or doctois helpt-d me. 1 trb d every thing recommended and at Is -1 Mayr's Wonderful Ilettiedy. and I ngtture you 1 didn't have to look any further. Since taking it I hav been a well man." It is simple, harmless preparation that removes th catarrhal minis front the tuteHtnal tract and allays he inflammation which causes pra. tically all stomach, liver and in testinal nilnu nis. Including appM- 1 dicttis. One dose will ronvince r money refunded. At nH druggi-. Adv. 1 CANNO I Sec into the future, but ' sometimes we can feel it coming on. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Why Not You? Now is the time to let us fill jour coal bin and make you happy as.. a lark. Do not put it off any longer. Saw) er-Holmcs Merc. Co. - Phone Main 17
