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jubsequent Insertion.
Resolutions of condolence, Sc a line.
Card of thank, Sc a line.
Th 1 th exact period where most
very family holds a general consul
tation and emphatically decides that
Christmas giving the past few y.r
has become too great a burden on the
family resources and that "We all buy
to many useless things and this year
we will restrict ourselves." It Is the
; aroe old story year after year. These
resolutions are made over and 'over,
and broken as often as made. Wh;n
the Chrlsimas spirit strikes In, which
Jt gct rally does, the Inst week, the
present, keeps creeping Into the se
cret corners of the house, and when
Christ mug eve comes the family, one
and all find they have about as much
aa ever and they would be disappoint
ed if they did not. Christmas comes
but once a year, and we are all taught
that It is more blessed to give than
receive, and this spirit prevails
throughout the land. Christmas, 1908,
will prove no exception. ,
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I Abe Ruef, after listening for 72
day to the evidence against ".blm, de
rided one or two, things, that his case
vras either hopeless, or that U did not
amount to much. At any rate, he did
not have a witness in his own behalf.
The people will await tha; decision of
the Jury to ee which view he enter
tained. The manager of the Spokane Apple
ahow, urted it off by having the
president of the United States press
the button in Washington to start the
program. Why not?, The apple on
.display there were sufficient to attract
.even our chief executive.
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Dwraibpr Butter Fat St Cent.
W need enough butter fat to sup
ply the demand and will guarantee 34
cent for the month of December.
Bring us yoru cream. dwl2-15
SLt'S: MOTTVTAIV CREAMERY.
A Notice.
The man that took down the fence
to Mr. Honan lot and took off a
load of sidewalk lumber Is requested
to return the same at once, or he will
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the lwa. He Is known.
An endless variety of pretty dolls,
dressed and undressed, at Sllvcrthorn
A Mack's drug store.
For the finest stock of cut glass for
the money you will go to Sllverthorn
A Mack's drug store.
"Tic Bachelor's Cupboard"
: At :
Ferguson's
A very pretty assortment of burnt
wood material of latest patterns will
bo found at Sllvetrhorn & Mack's drug
tore.
St. rotor's Guild Tea and Sale.
The ladles of St. Peter's Guild will
serve a substantial tea, Friday after
noon, beginning at 3 o'clock, at the
residence of Mrs. James Russell, cor-
They v1l'. also offer for sale a selec
tion of useful and fancy articles, suit
able for Christmas gifts and
purposes.
Railroad Man's Magazine.
Tor January, at Ferguson'.
I PRESIDENT'S M
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crippling of wagtworkers. In the
union at large. Is simply appalling: In
a very few years It runs up a total far
In excess of the aggregate of the deud
and wounded Jn any modern war.
Pending a thoroughgoing Investlga
tlun and action there Is certain legis
lation which should be enacted at
once. The law, passed at the last ses
iT,pr.lSK enmrwn.
satlon to certain classes of rmpiOyt
of the government, should be extend
ed to include all employe of the gov
ernment and should be made more lib
eral In its terms.
The con Kress should without fur
ther delay pass a model employers"
liability law for the District of Colum
bia. The employers' liability act re
cently declared , unconstitutional, on
account of apparently Including in
It provision employes engaged In in
trastate commerce aa well a those en
gaged In Interstate commerce, hv
been held' by the local courts to be
still In effect so far a it provisions
apply to the District of Columbia.
There should be no ambiguity on this
point If there Is any doubt on the
subject, the law should be re-enacted
with special reference to the District
of Columbia. This act, however, ap
plies only to employe of common car
riers. In all other occupations the
lability law of the District Is the old
common law.
I renew my recommendation made
In a previous message that half holi
days be granted during summer to all
wageworkers In government employ.
I also recommend that the princi
ple of the eight-hour day should as
rapidly and as far as practicable be
extended to the entire work being car
ried on the by the gove.-nment; the
present la wshou'd bo amended to
embrace contracts on those public
works which tho p'tsent wording of
the act seems to exclude.
Tlic Courts.
I most earnestly urge upon the con
gress the duty of Increasing the to
tally Inadequate salaries how given to
our Judges. On the whole there is
no body of pubic servants who do as
valuable -work, nor whose moneyed
reward Is o Inadequate compared U
their work. Beginning with ihe su
preme court the Judges'should have
their salaries doubed. It Is not. be
fitting the dignity of the nation that
its most honored public servants
should be paid sums so small com
pared to what they "would earn in pri
vate life that the performance of pub
lic servleeby them Imple an exceed
ingly heavy pecuniary acrlflce.
It Is earnestly to be desired that
some method should be devised for
doing away with the long delay which
now obtatn in the administration of
Justice, and which operate with pe
culiar severity against persons of small
means, and favor only the very crim
inals whom it la most desirable to
punish. These long delays In the fin
al devlslons of cases make In the ag
gregate a crying evii; auti ir..c2y
should be devised. Much of this in
tolerable delay Is due to Improper re
gard to, technicalities which are a
mere hindrance to Justice. In some
noted recent cases this over-regard
for technicalities has resulted In a
striking denial of Justice, and flagrant
wrong to the body politic.
At the Inst election certain leaders
of organized labor made a violent and
sweeping attack upon the entire Ju
diciary of the country, an attack
couched In such terms as to Include
the most upright and broad-mlndd
Judges, no ess than those of narrower
mind and more restricted outlook. It
was the kind of attack admirably flu
ted to prevent any successful attempt
to reform nbuses of the Judiciary, be
cause It gavo the champions of the
unjust Judge their engerly desired op
portunity to shift their ground Into a
championship of Just Judges who were
unjustly assailed. Ivist year, before
the house committee on the Judiciary,
theo Srtine labor leaders formulated
tholr demands, specifying the bill that
ocntalned them, refusing all compro
mise, stating they wished the princi
ple of that Mil or nothing. ; They In
sisted on a provision that In a labor
dlspuln no Injunction sholud issue ex
cept to protect a property right, and
specifically provided that the right to
carry on business should not be con
strued as a property right; and In a
t.v.-rtvl n'-ovlsion their bill msd leiral
in a labor dispute any act or agrfc
ment by or between two or more per-
other'sons that would not have been unlaw
ful If done by a single person. In
I other .words, thla bill legalised black
, listing and boycotting in every form.
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Wild Animals by asking
their grocer
Free
The box all r about
Towle's
CIRCUS
Brand
Table Syrup.
"Give me more." The sirls say "Let'
hare it tor break fut. dinner and eup
pr. It taetaa like maple syrup. "
It is a delicious blend of Sucar Cane
Sjrrap, Corn Synip, Hooey and llapla
Syrup.
Prepared by oar original and exclu-.
aive process.
Tat Towla MapU Syrup Co.
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NEW ARMOR HALL
HUNLOCK &. MATLOCK $
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Open every week night at
7 o'clock, Saturday after'
noon 2 to 6.
Fmfclass jpusic by our
Wen MilharyHBand brgan
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Friday afternoon 2'c 5
A cordial invitation to all.
Good order assured ; ;
I All Skates 25 cents
I Gallery Free
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In the Right Place
At the Right Time
Thai's il where you want it when
you want it and if you only
knew how easy it is to carry from
room to room and how much
cheery comfort you can have with a
PERFECTION
leaser
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(Equipped with Smokeless Devtec)
You would no Ionqer be without one.
"No smoke no smell" this is
n r, .1
rtrftttion maxim. Because the smoKciess
device smokeless you
direct, glowing heat from
oi oil. brass lont holds
burns 9 hours. An
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where finished in japan and nickel
Every heater warranted.
.very ,
The
tint, tlrxly lig'ul. EqurpptJ wilH the lclesl iir.provtd central Jrirl
kurnir. Made el bras, nicktl pUlnl. Every Limp KiruntoL
Write oar nrareit agency lor dcrrriptiv circuUr il you k I toi
Hie Perlecfoa Oil tiejler or Riyo Lamp it roar dealer's.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Incorporated)
wij ij r oriasM
SonuHliInp; Xm,
A ltaut!fu! !!r,e of tho famoiis Ri
ser hand-colorod photographs of
American scenes. The latest Christ
mas greetings and mottos. Only a
limited supply of each. If interested
In these you will do well to call at once
at THE LITTLE SHOP,
lOt Main Avenue.
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MILLINERY
At One-half Price
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Smart Hats in the New Styles and, Colors
Offered at a Fraction of their Actual Value
Another of our marvelous sales which is stirring the town with
its . woman who has waited to buy her win
ter hat until now.
The smartest creations of the day, so you oan see by our win
dow, will be on sale all. this week at a most remarkable offering.
Here is a great chance, all our millinery stock jsaty
ana an tms week we shall offer hats at a mere fraction ofthe
value at '
HALF PRICE
"The No Favorite One Price
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. .Observer "Want" column for results.
ED biliIGHAM,
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Bales crteo om abort notice.
4 Satlsfacttoa guaranteed. '
No extra, charge (or distance. 4
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PERRY, OREGON
CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF ll L KINDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.
For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at yovr dome,
Call up V. C. BEAN, La Grand?, rhone, Red 1741
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DAILY OBSERVER
We are Prepared to
Make Loans on
Farm or city property
Our Abstract Books the most complete in the County. An
Abstract fucnished by us is absolutely reliable .'.
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La Grande Investment Co.
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