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bvsineks 'and pRomnmox;
The year 1907 has been notable for
-one thing that has never before been
recorded, and In this time of unrest
and discontent does not Seem to be In
harmony with the prevailing spirit of
the times, and that Is the wave of
prohibition that has swept from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and Is sweep
ing, over the European continent as
well. Maine and Kansas, the leaders
In this movement, have long been con
sidered a Joke and the rest of the
world has said that If "one wanted to
get a drink and could not get.lt In
aay other state,, go to Maine or Kan
sas, for though all the rest were dry
these two would be wet." The charge
of radicalism has somehow ceased to
be heard; also the old argument that
prohibition does net prohibit does not
any longer obtain with the majority,
as the popular opinion Is fast Joining
the prohibition ranks.
There are five states now that have
adopted the prohibition clause as a
state; and more than 20 are adding
local option, county by county, so that
It la only a matter of time, and at the
rale tho work has been going on this
year It will be but a short time until
several more states will be enrolled on
the side of the dry states.
It has been the opinion of the many
and atlll Is that the moderate line of
whisky and other alcoholic beverages
Is not .harmful, but the observations
of the present and the records of the
past are convincing the thinkers and
philosophers that very few If any
jnen, and, It must be admitted, wo
men too, have the Judgment to know
Just how much he or she should drink
without Injury to themselves. When
this conviction is reached the philan
thropic action to be taken Is to place
a guardianship over humanity In gen
eral, by removing the tempting glass.
People who have claimed that prohi
bition does not prohibit seemed to
have changed their minds and now
advocate Its measures.
""The fact that alcoholism has In
creased In England SO per cent In the
last 100 years, while other mnladles
have greatly decreased, Is convincing
o many that tho old plun of letting
everyone drink all he wants la not
eolvlng the temperance question, and
from the rapidity of the dry wave
this year, prohibition seems to be
considered the best solution.
At this time, more than any other,
the world needs Its best men nnd
women. The great strenuoHlty of the
times, the yrent problems In the busl.
ncs world, the problems In Sociology,
. all demand the best brains Unit the
world can produce. However Well "the
man or woman Is endowed, wlh abili
ty or whatever advantages' have been
Improved, undue inve.-jif alcohol unfits
, them for business or work, either for
1-em!ves or for ' thtlr employer.
TRY SHEPHERD
FOR
w t All bills carrying appropriations originate in the
X House. There are no conflicting interests' to prevent a
1 Multnomah man Irom giving
Whisky Is the work enemy alike for ,
the laboring man and the business j.
man, and not only from a humanltari-. J
an standpoint, but also from a busi
ness point of view the world is pass
ing the decree that whisky must go.
-Walla. Walla Bulletin.
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Vnlesa we mlstaka the true condi
tions we would advise that the booster
spirit in Oregon from this time on
should partake of the--rt to secure
employment' rather than additional
population. Things are changed. The
time was when It ree.u!.e-l a lot of(
boosting to even attract a.i occasional1
homeseeker from the eatt, but that
day la past. The overcrowded east
must of necessity seek the west. What
the west needs from this ;ime on, Is to
furnish employment for t'le thousands
who will come of their oy.n accord.
Men with capital will be on the alert
to Invest and start new industries and
these. In our opinion, ure the class
the boosters should malic an effort to
secure. What we want Is the men
who will provide the payrolls. What
would La Grande bo I may without
her payrolls? And stt'.l vvc- have room
for many more.
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Kvery registered . voter has or will
receive a copy of the proposed new
M V. , t.i
June. Every voter should read this
pamphlet through carefully. It will
require but a few '.i.urs to go
over each law caiefui'.y, and then you
will be in a position to vote Intelli
gently. . ;,
The business houses of Sheridan,'
Yamhill county, qlosed their places of
business for two hours last Saturday,
and raised $1000 for publicity pur
poses. Whenever a community be
comes Infected to that extent with the
booster spirit, results are sure to fol
low. '. . ,..);; ;
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The senatorial fight in the stute"of
Washington has become so Interest
ing the past few weeks, that -they
hardly realize that Oregon 1b In a sim
ilar campaign. Senator Ankeny has
tho battle of his life to be returned.
His opponent Is Congressman Jones.
There Is ample time yet to begin,
but apparently there is no effort be
ing put forward to secure favor to
the proposed amendment to the con
stitution providing where women have
the right to vote.
It Is rumored that the Harris dance
hall Is not the only place where young
girls frequent and keep late hours
when they should be home. A few
more arrests may have the
effect.
desired
While .the opposition to Mr. Bryan
is trying hard to secure a candidate
that will defeat the silver-tongued
. orator, why do they not rally around
Governor Folf, ot Missouri?
It Is only about 80 days until the
republican national convention meets.
At this date it looks as though Mr.
Taft would secure the nomination on
the first ballot.
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If there is o man in t'i!on county
who Is going to vote agjlut the uni
versity approp. ;.iil..n, he 1j keeping
mighty quiet.
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There are lota of thin-' fiat "won't
come out In the w.sh."
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ium!k ei.t a ;ix:n.: tkotteh.
I'lunidn to T :.r I'-r W ". :1 After Kx
plrntlmt oT UN I t : :n.
Washington, t Apt II 7. Presi
dent Roosevelt will rc.ri' a tour of
the world after IV .itlon of his
term. This Jlati .int w:is made au
thoritatively at the :.l.e House to
day. Ills declirid tvrv v Is to give
Secretary Taft, !' 7...-. s nominated
and elected, a tt-e 'fcaiM yi the office
without i'.::y i!iin"i:- ' mutation he
was act ng va-.tr li e influence of
T,l''S"V.t.
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HTSIOX t'OCXTY DAIRYING..
Portland Journal Will Contain Write-
up ol i limit lolioiy.
The Portland Journal is making ar
rangements for publishing a monster
dairy edition and. Union county's ac
tivity along this line will be touched
upon In that edition. Over 100,000
copies are going to be published and
scattered over all portions . of the
country. This will mean much to this
county, which can already boast of
more success along the dairy line than
any county of eastern Oregon.
HACK FUOM MIXES.
Much Know at tho Mlm-x Xcar Cnmp
Carson and RuIiiIkiw.
D. A. Stephens returned today fr:im
the Camp Carson mines, where he
went with a large load of' supplies re
cently. There are two feet of snow
at Camp Carson and seven feet of
snow at the Rainbow. Things will be
In readlnes for a record run at the
Everything Except Counterfeit Money Goes"
LA GRANDE. OREGON
SATURDAY
This date will be made a Red Letter day in the history of the ..
Northwest.
La Grande's first annual Horse Show and second monthly
Market Day combined.
If you don't come you will surely miss it.
Bard Concrrts, Pub'ic Wedding, Grand Horse Parade and .
Stock Auction.
All roads lead to La Grande, Saturday, April 18. Excursion
rates. .
IT STARTS EARLY AND LASTS ALL DAY
Everything as advertised. The big time of your life.
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and Suit Cases.
Call at Our Stores and Examine These Lines
This Uek we 'will show nev, patterns in Carpets and Linoleum. We; have a
new stock in Feather Pillows, Feather Bods, and Feathers in bulk for sale, any.
quantity. Trade us your old stoves and sesurs an ACME RA6E, fully warranted.
Good Plows, a bargain in these. , .
F.
Pbotw Black 41.
SIS FIR STREET.
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Camp Carson mines, as soon as the
weather permits. Sam Williamson
took the provisions up and returned
with Mr. Stephens today.
TACOMA BALLOT BATTLE.
1
nittcr Contest ot tlio Polls Waged In
Toconia Today.
Tacoma, Wash., April 7. A heavy
vote Is being polled here today In the
city election In which there Is a bitter
fight between Mayor Wright and
Judge Llnck, the republican candi
date. Challenges at the polls are fre
quent and two men were arrested for
Illegal registration and voting. The
contest will apparently be very close.
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