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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
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int.niit In tho AfaAfnrd cane, as-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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T. J. CRAY Prop ( New Management)
Rates $i.oo, $1.25, $150,
Best 25c meal in the city "
Beds 2sc and soc
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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
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city employing
white help only
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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Cut Prices on
Shingles for
We need the money;
I Fir and Native
Shingles
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Lumber and i
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