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0 V r m-vrxc; ";i!rnTnr u ciurrrr. onrcnx: rrrrw. t?tctct . m. jBWHPJHHMrW -II ; ? ft ii I m m , m t e J: La (tea tveniat; Observer PubliKhed Dally Exxpt Sunday. CtTRKKY lxUOTIILKS, EDITpnS AND PROPRIETORS. United Fresa Telegraph Kmli1. ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally, single copy ............. 8c Daily, per month ... 5o pally, nix months, in advance.'. .IJ.BO Dally, on year, In advance tt.iO Weekly, six montha, in advance. . 75o rnybiy, one year, In advance. . .11.00 ,,....'- i i. . Entered at the postofflce at La Grande ,' aa second-class matter. Tbla paper will not public any "arti cle appearing over a nom de plume, fjlgned artlclea will be received sub ject to the discretion of the editors. Please sign your articles and save dis appointment. Advertising Rates. Display ad. rates furnished upon application. Local reading notices 10c per line Brat insertion; 8c per line for each sub sequent Insertion. Resolutions of condolence, 6c a line. Cards of thanks, Be a Una. '.. TUB MEDFORD LIQUOR CASE. The decision of the supreme court ' In the Medford liquor case is not of very wide effect, since the decision can apply only to Medford, Condon "and Eetacada. These were the only cities that had charter bills passed in 1905 giving them control of the liquor , traffic, and since that time It has been Impossible for any other city to secure a charter of that kind. In 1906 the amendment was adopted giving cities exclusive power to adopt their char ters, "subject to the constitution and criminal laws of the state." . Ths supreme court had held that the local option law Is a criminal law, and no city charter adopted since 1906 can evado the local option law. Even these three cities can be voted "dry" by an amendment to their charters, The Anti-Saloon league ; has taken . int.niit In tho AfaAfnrd cane, as- v.. ........ awning that the decision that would be rendered by the supreme court would be of sweeping ; effect. ; . It Is . gnld that the Anti-Saloon people spent connlderab!e money'ftghting the case and that they are considerably wrought up over' the decision. As a matter of fact, the decision Is of con sequence and can be of consequence only In the three cities mentioned. To Illustrate the situation under the law and the decisions that have been ren dered: ' ' " : ' ' ' Albany Is a city In a "dry" county. ' If the" city should attempt to amend Its charter so as to authorize the sale of liquor, the charter would be Invalid In that respect, because in contraven tion of that section of the constitu tion which provides that city charters must be "subject to the constltulon and criminal laws of the state." In the case of Fouts vs. Hood River, the -. . . J'V ',- MUPI'Vllltt VUU1 1 HtSiSA M.Mfc , -- -- - tion law la a criminal law. lf a large number of cities had obtained char ters In 1905 granting them the power to license the sale of liquor, regard less of the local option law, the decis ion would have had a wide effect, but a search of the records shows that only these thtee cities, whose char ters were enacted In that year, cont talned the clause granting this power. There were several cities whose char ters of that year authorized the licens ing of saloons, but they did not ex prwwly annul the effect of the local option law,, the supreme court holds In the case of Bensnaw vs. the City of Eugene, that these charters were merely re-enactments of existing char ters and did not take the cities out from under the limitations of the lo cal option law. ' All charters enacted prior to 1905 were superseded by the local option law, so far as control of the liquor traffic Is concerned In a town In "dry" territory. -All charters enaeted since 1905 are controlled by the provision that all charters must be "subject to the criminal laws of the state." Only those charters enacted In 1905 which rxprvsly exempted "the cities from tin; provisions of the state Hnuor laws had the eifvet of evading the local option' -law, as shown above, there were three of these, ' MedforJ, I'ondnn and Eetueada. The people of these three titles can make them dry by arm nJlr.g their charters, so as to make them subject to tiie ci ui.uial the state. Oregonlan. . t Three large cases of library books were received by Superintendent .Bragg yei-terday. and will be forward ed to the respective districts In the county. The supplying of libraries In the public schools, rural and city, in the state of Oregon, is proving to be of Inestimable value. .Oregon, through taxation and o(hor sources uch as the iiale of stHte lands la more than lib eral in educational matters. How ever, to our ahame, 'we permitted our school fund to be robbed out of mil lions of dollars. The suite of Wash ington profited by our losses, and al though a much young state, has a larger irreduaible school fund than we have. No larger than we should have had. huu.cvirK:TciMouP:ow night Btory of Pagan Day of Fun, Frolic and Vaiulallwn. v Hallowe'en, the evening of the list day of October, has always, from time Immemorial, been a holiday looked forward to wltirtiapplest anticipation by the younger people of the Anglo- Saxon race. It Is a relic of pagan times, now everr and during the earlier years 'of England, Scotland and Ireland the time was associated In the popular imagination with the prevalence of supernatural Influences. November 1 la Hallowe'en day. , In the north or England HalJowT e'en la known, at nut-crack night. At thla time the young people of the mid dle classes hold certain ceremonies, evening affairs where nuta were cracked and apples were pared. The . . . , Initials rormea ny me paring were considered the Initials of the future husband. Another way to ascertain the name of the future husband was to take the letters of the alphabet and place them in a basin of water. At the witching hour of midnight the whnln name of the future suitor .of the young lady arranging the scheme would float to tho surface of the wa ter. In Scotland the ceremonies of the eve were formerly regarded In a highly superstitious light,vand Burns" "Hallowe'en" gave a humorous and righly Imaginative, presentment of the usual ceremonies as practiced In Scot tish rural districts in his day. The principal object of curloaity in con sulting the future was to dlcover who I ml OU i II uu me '." - ' .... ihciiBf niirr bed tn : Children oorn on Hallowe'en the faculty of perceiving and holding converse with superna tural beings. In some places today the old innor cent tricks that were played In th olden times have been changed Into destructive pranks by boys. In the cities especially, who do not seem to think or consider that their Jokes are not right and proper. ? Hallowe'en Is the night when brownies 'are supposed to be abroad, and brownies never did a destructive trick. They were always kind and helpful, working In the night, help ing tome one haul wood, , or , doing some kind act. In these' later years boys have been- prone to carry away gates from residence property. This would not be a 'bad trick If in every Instance the gates were found again, but sometimes they are not located at all. ;.'..'.".. "v . " Thla year in; Im uranue n is uupru that brownies ilf trv .and heir, some deserving person in some way. This will cause the participants to remem ber the event with pleasure and not dread to see the city police officer the next morning? BALLOT , HOXF8 DISTRIBUTED. ' . - Went Kldo of County Km-lvrt tne Presidential Ballot Itoifs., Ballot boxes for use in the Kamela, Hllgard, Perry and Starkey precincts, were sent out this morning to be (de livered today. The officers of Union county enjoy the distinction of having the ballots In their possession earlier than any other county In the state. Heavily Iwded Train. The westbound passenger train this morning was the heaviest in several weeks, according' to the statement of those who keep close watch of Immi gration. Fifteen coaches. Including baggage, mall and express cris. were included In the heavily loaded train. Xotlco of Dissolution of Partnership. Notice Is hereby given that the part norshlp heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of r.oeseh Fur.ker, Is this day dis solved by mutual consent, the said Walter E. Bunker retiring, and the said Herman-Roesch continuing the burlr.rri". a'1 Herman Roesch will pay all debts owing by the firm, and collect all accounts due the said firm. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, Octo ber 24. 1908. OctJ4tt HERMANN ROESCH. W ALTER E. BUNKER. tetM tM4?S FERGUSON'S THE BOOK STORE Always Leading New Books, Station ery, Pictures, Hew Ideas H HERE NOTHING IS TOO MCII TROUBLE." 10. E. FOWLER l BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE .'-,. T. J. CRAY Prop ( New Management) Rates $i.oo, $1.25, $150, Best 25c meal in the city " Beds 2sc and soc i . . t All outside rooms. Board J ana louae po. vci n . One block from depot, The Regulars Each Tuesday HALLOWEEN BALL fbrffte Benefit ball and indoor COLISEUM SKATING RINK WCKD.O'BRIEN MARSHAL'S HEROIC ACT. j Saves Valuable Cement Plant and Pan of Washington Village, Anacortea. Wash.,. Oct. 30. To save the city from what seemed like certain destruction by fire. Marshal J. T: Mil- lett, and Charles Leon, responding to a call for volunteers, this morning took' a rowbjat, anJ after a hard bat tle with f ames cr. '.-eloping tho oil- laden atearnbort r-VM-gy. towed the burning craft f-'-n the dock out Into tho harbor. The Kncrgy was drifting to the wharf of the New Hussian ce m. iit compn-y.- K .d It reached there It would h-.v .....royed a million dol lar plant. T:ie boat was entirely burned. Well Kihwmi t bur? lunan III. The Ua'.lt-Sr Oct. SO. Itev. M. E. Uoulton. pator of Zion I.-athran church in this city, and well known In Lutheran circles of Oregon, Is dan gerouwly 111 at a local sanitarium. His recovery is doubtful. He. suffered with a hemorrhage of the . stomach Thursday. , - . tl4i ' wnicn bill Would you prefer to pay? A good stiff on to the doctor for curing soma of your' family of pneumonia: or rheumatism or our modest one for the coal which would ha've prevented the Illness f Think It over. Then give us the ;der f.v !. Sj It, soon, too. Even a little chill may mean a big bill for th doctor. . Phone Main 10 Onlyhouse in the , . city employing white help only r 7 , TRY OUR SERVICE Glub Dance of fhe BasceN Baseball Teams Manager We put iusl a little pc-l ish on your shirts and collars. They d o not soil so easily. TRY US THIS MONTH t I ''"'A t , HERRY'S NEW LAUNDRY. Pacific States Phone Main 78 dependent. Phone I2lt' Evening 6VSW-$4'Q-$$ SAY, Mr. MAN I GEORQE. PALMER. President ' W. H. ERENHOLTS "Ass t Cashier J. M. BERRY. Vict President C. S. WILUAMS. 2d Ass't Cashier . F. L, MEYERS Cashier . : '" '.. ' ' ' 3655 La Grande National Bank I Of La Grande, Oregon : , CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000 inited states depository y' ' - . . ' .' .. v,-'' . v.- . DIRECTORS - '. J. M, Berry A. B. Conley . F. 3. Holmet F,' M. Br,kitf C C Pennington ' F. L. Meyert , Geo. L. Claever , . ', - W. L. BrenhoiU ', George Palmer . .....a.ieaae tttlttttttttf f t l4W4444i4444t ! Grande Ronde Lumber, Co. ; PERRY, CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF ,11 L MNDS A IN CARLOAD LOTS. For 16 Inch Chain Wood Call up V. E; BEAN, LaCranclf. I hcne, Rfd 1741 eseeeeeeee, THE j OREGON FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION j I A HOME COMPANY 34,000 MEMBERS , $28,000,00.00 INSURANCE IN FORCE A Mutual Company can Save I cent on Your Insurance j. W. OLIVER, AGENT, la GrandcOr. Cor. 6th St and Washington Ave Phone Red 1782 'e? t Why Try to "Get , 1 Mong" without o "She had done her best-A I leaky range was fo blame" Why not know the delighttui satisfa tion of having yourJ work done perfectly ThatJ comes from using a Monarch Range? f.a44a'e'e ' Cut Prices on Shingles for We need the money; I Fir and Native Shingles I STODDARD . t ORC60N . - Delivered at yor Home, I ' . 1 A. Ycu from 40 to 50 per r Hs"Stay Satisfactory "Kinngt Lumber and i large Orders j - -1 You need the material Lumber, Gedar f t LUMBER tm Mil 1:- ! V -r mr-.
