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LA GRANDE EVENING
OBSERVER
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llfAHDAl CENTER
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iffy Cobb and Tris Speaker
ii; pth Tinny Wrongdo : I
ing Sept. 25,
ii: WjL-llK'AOO.. Inc. iZ AI Th
j: nrnnile-n of the baseball world
! ewwserod today on a. seven year o)d
"-game, thut between thn Detroit
swuTsCleveland ron league,
""teams on Kept. 25. It ID. around
, -which charges of fixing, lnvoiv-
f ilf to of tho Kr-ut-t pluy. rn
Inown lo tha gaw, hiivi hun
tnode. , ,
f J ip aubject of many recent rumors,
liroi'e yocrJciy and wnt fra-
- jnnnti Into many placpn. but todny
f i)iow nmtd uv noiiaplrulom ranm
; li;irk quickly with dMiiuln of wron (
C Ty Cobb and Trls Kjwaker, Idols
f ihotluinds of baseball fans, and
'holders oi many imnniwn rnur..n,
lieclured they were Innocent of as
it rllons that they ro Involved In
. A consnlracy to "throw
the bull
f! i . i...n..rii hv IikIIIii, nn
J"1"" , ,. " , J "7,.Hn
f . . .i .V-.i n.''r"i-'reka to Kan I'ranelseo
Uy jiuueri .
iitin Ditcher for Kelrolt, and made
Jubllo by Hawball Conimlsloner;
f laiidls. "
- , Herf) aro sonte-slalemenls made
' connections with the roue:
f: - Ty Cobb, former Detroit man-
ger "1 have played the game as
J iud and suuare and oleon as any
f fian ever did. Ail 1 thought of,
"ft-as to win. "
t ,mi solng out ot the gamn abso-
ffulcly oloan. 1 know 1 am, and I
' fhink the. sumo of Hpcaker."
Trls Hpeakcr,- former Cleveland
Tuannger "1 .now, nothing of any
fvmrs being made In this contest
r of any giving., The only thing
have sgulnst mo is me worn
5f a i
man who Is behind this flure.
' ip. Ionaro. r
f-.. Hubert (llulch) lonaril, form'
r. f r Detroit pitcher "1 will not d-ny
)' 4r affirm Ihe commissioners state-
f uiont. i wish to be non-committal
' alt prerenl." ' ; '
i f V.. S. Barnard, president, of the
t levelBiid ' cluti "Whlln both
7'pi-sker and Cobb from tho intep
''jlon of the charge have denied
llielr personal participation In Ihe
J lintter. there Is conclusive evidence
fo prove that there was something
f jvrong wllli tho gaurc lit iqueslion."
1 1 1-rnnk J. Navln, president of Ihe
iiotrolt club "Commissioner l.nn
f dls hns lite eltllre mutter In ehnrgn.
1 .Whatever sts.tftnsilt. hn. makes at
.: tills time will bo sufficient."
Jisn Jnhnspn. president of the
''American League "Bolh l.'obb
v DjLPpcsKer saw tho handwriting
"mite all' and decided to. pull
jout."
11 Klmer Myers, who pitched for
ViBVcisnu ' t b win Kui m
Hnd that's what 1 tried to aceom.
jjllsh. I know nothing of any bet
3llg." ! Dick Nolln, who uuinlred :"0no
Uf the rciiulremnnls of our Job w as
ff make reports of unusual con
ajilltms and I saw none,"
I. (Commissioner Indls made no
Ruling borausi. Cobb, Speaker,
Leonard and Jon "Wood, former
Cleveland pitcher mentioned In the
tLme . all were, out of baseball, but
i (,lil thst n decision as to the attl-
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forthcoming If
required liy
kfhang.'d conditions.
Practical
J Gifts
At Our Christmas
Sale Prices
j Horse Hide Vests,
; buffed .finished, with.
; chrome tanned, blan
I ket lined, all-leather,
i - - $5.85
i Black Horse Hide
Vests, hiade by Gor-
dqj,,Av')th blanket lin
i ihg, "all-leather,
Dependable
Quality
NEWS
Junior Sextet
1"V O !.
luowns seniors
on Court, 19-29
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in ihft'wcomTor thrw. Ramra
which fictcriiim' thf fl;t.-ui rhnni
pioiiHhln. In banket hull, thv juniors
th rutt-(l Cm' m niorii i-20. TV
fratn' wan futt und, until tho hint
lant iH-rlotl of the jfuir.e, vi ry elortt.
,A nnrnlier of utmteriti won lUftwnt
a 'rootorn tlo!fh llwn rff-rrcj.
- Tho Bi-r.U'tc team follow: Mlld
rel Juync. lorothy Kb4irhurd. II?-
jy I'ochrnn, Kdlth 1'ayton, KIokkIc
Vediler, JWoria uuiw-t, JlaxH Hec
tor. Tht Junior l-nni wiif:
Herfri'n, )lzl . (in-Krf, Iierthu
i:,nt nt and Mortlnp. Xuuh,
Tne champlonnhlp game hi tween
tni. tiniorH and Hophomoron wus
dt ieMnlned thix uftf-rnoon.
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Passenger Train
Hits Slow Freight
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n. niju.iiuuuiMi pusie-nger train ol
the Northwestern
Pacific. bound
pransed Into the
rear of a freight
train' six miles north of Wllllts.
.Mv'lidoclnO .co'imly late yesterday.
;.('. A. Kdw-ards, conductor of the
freight train, and another man who
was acting .rurotiiker or u shlp
tllent of livestock, suffered what
-were (leschraed by the dispatchers'
ofrice hero as minor Injuries. They
were riding In thn caboose at the
(1.,., af
the crush. Kdwnrds was
taken to his home In Wllllis.
The caboose and Inst two Vnrs
of the freight and Ihe locomotive
of; the pnssenger train were de
ruilnd. Keveral jiectlons of truck
were torn up and the passenger
train was being delayed mrly lust
night pending repairs.
. Wlllltts is 284 miles south of
J'Turekn." ,
The ground on which Ihe whllv
House stands at Washington- Is ap
praised at Ho.nno.oiiQ. Thn sixteen
ucres In the plot were originally
purchase,! for fl.linn.
Last Minute Ideas
On What To
Give
There Are Still a Host of Wonderful Gifts Here Practical
Things for Every Member of the Family
Pictures
Table Lamps
Tableware Sets
Consoles ............
Tea Sets
Art Novelties ..
Scissors
Bridge Sets
Boudoir Vases .
SOCIALIST IS
REELECTED TO
BRITISH SEAT
ftTAti'ltMlfiKJIfkl?, KnffUnd,
Ut-c. -n (A I) Hitiethwlck la still
staunchly laborllc ulthouifh Its new
representative In parliament
travel! u l)o i)t In a limousine and (a
inarri ij lo a luily with a title.
Ovwnhl MoHoty, termed the. "sil
ver tpouji KuciiiliMt" because of IHa
wealdi, was rUit'iiiW In yesterday's
bW-tf-irtlon by a majority of
over bin lonservativu and lib
eral tppunent.H, the vote. biri?:
MoK-Iy 1U. 077; J. M. J'lke. conser
vative, 9,4!&( . V. I Jay I ins, liberal.
H!s mnjnrMy was 2,725 greater j
than Hint received In Hit luMt eiec- j
lion hy J, Ii. Uavlsnn, Juborite.
' Ju(Jf'ns from the cnthUHiasm.
wlt n tht- result -was onnftiinpt'fl,
Mosely niul IiIm win- l-ady Cynthia,
have won u bit? bo III on a large hit
Hon of tho community. Wlmn thn
chcer-imf died flown t lie crowds
tavK "The lied FiaK" arnl th-n
switched to 'hristmtis carols.
StOCktOH AmbleTS
Lone to Aggies
STK-Ki1.". Ih-e. 22 (Al')
Hweelug llii. Xtockton Altiltlers be
foti llnqii wllli u liKlitning offen
sive, the Oregon Aggh-x baskethull
team last night -defeatod the local
club Siiiiid hy It Sl-22 score. ' Iliirr,
ASKie Kuard. was high polht man
or me gain" itii 1? points. , .
PROMISE
PiiRSOiNALS
I'liO.MIKi;. (Hpeelal) Mrs. Her.
ti" Itarton, who has been III at
Wullowa, was taken to Hot liko
the last of Ihe week for f.ii'dlcnl
triulnient. t
Mir.s Kunice iourtn'-v. Marie
I.arin, riolll, ' H. nllerson. Itolaml then returned home, -r
Gnrhfit, Hi.y Henderson, 1-Md i
Caipir and Clyde Taylor gather-. THIS IS CIIAItl.r.STOM
ed' for a soelnlile ut the C; I. Cur-j
x r lioiee recently. I WILKKKltAlllii:, Pa. A Judi-
Therc will be a Christmas tri e clul derliiltlon: "A forceful, rhytll
unil program ut the Promise und Inlcal, tiplirtlng, highly Insplrntlon
Hlverslile school houie's Thursduy ul. ierpischoreaw Kyration of the
evening. lower limbs, wlilcii sapient legls-
Mrs. I.nlii carper und Mrs. Mury lutlon has not yet mude'ciimliinl."
Trump r'-turned home from Wal- Kuch Is the Charleston, as deserlb-,
lowu Saturday where I hey huve rd by County Judge Henry A. 1'ul
bien visiting their mother, Mrs. ler. '
Bohnenkamp's Mortuary
Fifth and Spring St. :, ,
CMain.42.
08C $25.00 Flash lights S1.00 lo $-1.50
ijtt.US to $30.00 Shaving Sets S9c to $5.00
$5.!)5 to $75.00 Smoking Sets :.69 to $25.00
$l.:i!) to $12.50 Skates ! $1.10
$2.95 to $10.50 Footbars 75c to $5.00
...2f)c to $10.00 Sleds $2.00 to $7.00
39e to $1.00 Golf Balls 50c to $1-00
25? to $1,125 Wagons $3.05 to $7.50
29c t $7.50 Basketballs $0.00 (o $10.00
TRY THE
Busy Official
Dick Ulllon Is or. of New Knu
land's nest basketball officials ' Lnst
rear he set what wns considered u
nut ion ft I oflk'totlnK record by working
2V aames. He expects 10 outdo this
mark this season His home is in
Hal-rTord.f Conn., where the court
. sporl is on f the most popular
pastimes of the wtn;er campaign
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' llertlo Iiurton'
! The I hermfjmMle- npiipiil 1 ?
dejrre8 heloiv aero here during thr
cold weather the first of Inst we-k.
The weal her became warmer the
Inst of thn week with quite a heavy
snow fall. The snow Is uttout 12
inches deep.
Jveral of the youiiK people en
joyed a Hh'iKhtnfr party l-'riday
eveniiiK- They went In 1 ho-sehotil
bonne, where they san for a while
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COVE PERSONALS
COVK. (Special) Several of
cove's your.g people Vk-ho have been
away attending rollege are at home
now for tho Christmas
Miss Mildred Itlehards
holidays
la homo
from the Oregon Agricultural col
I. -gel Miss Karllne Whlsler has re-
turned from Cheney, Wash., whero
lyhe Is attending normal school and
Miss '.! MayelUv is home from
the AMhluhd normal school. ' l(-n
Harris Is also 'hero from O. A. C. '
Ktrphen Melfek, who Ik ndw liv
ing in liluho, where he Is eonneet-
wlth a bank, earne home to
I spend the holidays , with his par-
nts.
Mr. und Mrs. Kimdh Coon, who
been In Portland for the pust
n.A..ti,H nr.. ut "ove AMilh.
School VIII closo Jiec. 23 for the
'hrlntnm holidays.
MlhH V'inii conley. a teacher In
Ihe l'nlon school. I III ..t her home,
Mra I em, aril M (man was taken
PAY AS YOU RIDE
Investigate Our
CREDIT
PLAN
The Easy Way to Buy Tires
JOHNS BROS.
Cor. Adams and Hemlock
TIRE SHOP FILLING STATION
Bananas, 2 lbs - 5
Crab Meat, for cocktail
Vu lb. tins :50
Brussel Sprouts, per lb 25c
Celery Hearts, bunch 20?
Large Head Lettuce, 2 for.: 25?
4 Large Florida Grape Fruit ,.-48?
3 Medium Grape Fruit. .'... ...24?
Large Oi'anges -.75?
Medium . Oranges v---- 60
Small Oranges --- 35?
Eastern Cranberries are the best
Per pound". -. 20?
L Phone
! MAIN 759
to the Orando Ilomlo hospital lngt
wcpk. -Hit ronditlon IB roportod
to ! Ix-itir now.
The lorm lat week drlfled the
now along the highway until
Core n-ns almojit thut off from the
n-irt of tho world for t. day or tw.
Ttie mall manogrd to get throngh.
however.
Desmond Kulp. of Cove, an Oro-
' on Agrlrulturol college graduate,
wtll teach In the I'urrisn junior
high school at Sulem, beginning the
mt of the new semester.
T. . I 'rice, Of Crime, Ore., Is
upending u few dnys with friends
In l.a Grande. ;
All university students in Russia
itr luditiK vomen are required to
liuke a ISO hours of instruction la
military science dnrlnic xh,rK":
lar tour-year uu . '
. inontnr item pn..-uv .,....
summer. . - -
I . . u . ts,l..tn
. Tl.en al-e -thn ylaV- when B , ta
clans Is thinking up children s tos
tniir wim '"
Christmas Peace And Content ment Around The Fireside
It's Assured With These Delicious Things For
Your Chris tmas Dinner!
Special
Jewel Peas
JOEL'S
What Makes a Good Gift?
Electrical Appliances
Is a good gift one of momentary -joy,,or.
one that serves for years making easy
work for some one? The latter, of
course! That's why electrical appli
ances are such great gifts.: : , , . , .
At this store you will find an appliance
to lighten every household duty. And
you will find the prices reasonable. ,
Electric Grill.. $10.00
Percolators .'....$ 6.50
Toasters ...$ ti.OO
Waffle Irons....$l 0.00
Curling Irons....$ 1.50
La Grande Electric Co.
' "Everything' Electrical"
1412 Adams Ave.
READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS
Peanuts, 2 lbs; for , : .35?
Niger Toes, 2 lbs. for 45?
Almonds, lb 35?
Oregon Walnuts, lb..-...,.'............, -....45?
Broken Slice Pineapple, large can..25?
Candy, lb 20? to 60?
Fresh Dates, 2 lbs. for ..35?
Fruit Cake, lb.... ..:..:.... 60?
Grapes, lb ........15?
Fresh Dressed Chickens and Turkeys
Phone your order early, ;
This Week
...... ...
:.28c
Washing Machines .
- $125.00
Ele'ctric Irons ..$. 3.95
Vacuum Cleaners-'
. $53.50
Urn Sets ....... ..:$19.00 '
ReadingLamps :.".".
$ 2.00,
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Corner Cedar md
Washington
h smooth finish
Oregon Hardware
$8.85
l !on's Wear
FIRST
M RIoncy-Snving Cash
Kto For Men
not Adams