PAGE FOCT.
LA dHAXDE EVENING OBSERVE! MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910
1YIE OBSERVER
l'uli;l:i'l i::ily Excfjit Sunday
Bruce Dennis,
Fr":tor uti,: Owner
Entered ft :h ixisiomee al ,-i"
ts second-class matter
rn'ed Vrtf Tflcrnib Service
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
P"v, single copy 6c
Hilly, per week.. 15'
Dally, per month 6Er
This paper will set publish nn ar
ticle appearing over a nom de plume
flencd articles will be revised sub
ject to the discretion of the editor
Tiwnse sign your articles an.1 sav
Usappolntmein..
XAMIXG OF JFRYMEX.
The trial of State of Oregon vs.
Adolph'NewlIn. charged with selling
liquor contrary to the Joeal option law
has closed and all evidence and mat
ters pertaining to and brought out br
that trial are now public property, A
newspaper has little If any right to
try a case while It Is In court, but af
ter a decision has been reached by the
jury, free speech Is then guaranteed.
This trial has brought out many
4he act of some leading prohibitionists
in selectingnamesfora Jury to try a
case In which they are personally In
terested, stands forth In bold relief,
without doubt there Is nothing the
. equal of It on the records of Union
Ctfunty, and even though Ignorance of
law be pleaded. It still smacks of a
spirit which Is not desirable In any
human being.
If Individuals or Interests should
choose their own Juries, then the belt
of corruption would Indeed be cinched
and the common people would be sub- J
mitted to hardships In America that ;
no foreign' monarchy ever dared at-i
tempt.
This, however, is but one of many
unfortunate and perplexing conditions
that grow from a law made only to
be broken; a law that on Its face is
ter written failure; a law that has
-
never made good In any community
wnerem it has beent tried
The local option law Is a dlsorgan-' tIon of 0reon' whlch- wWle nt
Izer. It debauches the courts, makes mft,n l,ne- ,s very ,mPrtant never
rferjnrers of citizens, continuously . theless, In the way of production,
toepa a community In a chaotic state Tn,B b,t of curtesy will not be
aid never aceomnllshea results that harmful to this valley, aV It will aid
A are satlafactcry to anyone even to
those who make and frame the law.
So long as It is a law, however, it
should be enforced. In this country ,
law is king. If It be a foolhardy law '
taen we. as a neoole. must live under .
a foolhardy ruler until there is a
diance for repeal. Without doubt the
nien who gave' a list of names they
wanted to be drawn upon the Jury,
did so because they were eager for
results. One of the men, we are told,
Is employed to procure evidence and
convictions under this law, while oth
ers probably bellevo in the law as
atrongly as we believe to the con
trary. To say the least and tell the truth,
everyone must admit that La Grande
Is Buffering from a law that Bays there
shall be no liquor sold. Suffering, we
ay, because everyone knows that the '
law exists, and everyone also knows
that liquor is sold in this city. This
232E
GEORGE PALMER, Pres. W. I.. RKEMIOLTS, Ass't. Casti.
P. J. HOLMES, Vlce-rres. EARL ZEXDEL, ii Ass't fash.
V, L. MEYERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180,000.00
DIRECTORS
GEORGE PALMER
F.J. HOLIES
W. J. CHURCH
F. I. KETERS
W. H.
With oar amplp rrrwces and
; sen Ice and haudk onr baslnea
fr.i t mrty net be i!tov!ei!7C that would
b evidence l'fp'-0 court, but never
tV;l"ss every tru'Mf' ir3 rcsllzcs It
liia o.vn hart he Is living In 8
' co:iimun'ty wleie lnv 13 being broken
every minrre of the day. This Is a
bad example for tbo young, much
worse In our on'nlon than the sellln,T
of liquor undc- rl?ld restriction'?
where odium atches to the man who
becomes fntoIct"d: where places
where liquor Is s"id are subjected V'
the keenest scrutiny; where wine
rooms, gaming tables and prostitution
are not allowed In connection with the
sale of liquor. v .
The task of regulation can, and has
been accomplished, but the task of
absolutely prohibiting the sale of li
quor Is one of the undertakings which
has never yet claimed the word suc
cess. ''
Everyone should be anxious, to do
what Is best for this community; be
should have the Interests of La Grande
and her people uppermost, but to do
this he must be honest with himself
and honest with the people. That Is
exactly why the Observer has decided
to tell the people the plain unvarnlsh- j
ed truth about conditions here It Isj
for the good of the city and all con
cerned. Many will differ with us, and
we give them credit for being perfect
ly honest and sincere In their views
but they muBt give us the same con
sideration, for our opinion has not
been hastily made up. On the other
hand It Is a product of long obser
vation of a state-wide prohibition law
keepers and made it possible. for hell
holes of worst variety to exist. For
our part, give us liquor regulation that
will 'place saloons In the hands of
some honorable official like a county
judge, with power to revoke and can-
eel license when saloon-keepers fall
to live up to and run their places of
business according to those regula-
tlons.
INVITE WALLOWA
PATE
TO PARTI CI.
Now that the time of year Is near at
hnad for preparing an exhibit In the
hall at the railroad station, why would
it not be a graceful thing to ask Wal-
low. c0"nty iin G'ande Ilonde
van ajM thla display. Change
the luring on the hall so as to in-
nlllAa W 1 1 Aarn fiminfv 4ina artvtrify Yia
elude Wallowa county, thus giving the
traveler a chance to leum of that sec
m more wayB inan one- ine """oaa
company cannot help noticing the
spirit manifest, and as Wallowa coun-
18 Part of ,ts tonnage producer,
w,n e .glad to see the happy com-
oinauon.
If this suggestion is adopted there
will be a pleasant rivalry between
the two counties as to products to be
displayed. Each can do very well In
deed,: and it Is up to Wallowa
county to make this beautiful Grande
Ronde valley do her very best
Wallowa has the advantage of ex
tensive irrigation while the. Grande
Ronde has the warmer climate. Let
us see how the fruit and grain com
pare. ;
DR. WITI11T03IBE'S FRIENDS.
Dr. James Wlthycombe 1s giving his
life to a most noble calling and works
Incessantly for the betterment of the
C C. TEJilXGTOS
G. L. CLEAVER
F. M. BYRKIT
W. L. BRENIIOLTS
PIERCE
facilities we can render yea efficient
s to year entire satisfaction.
fanner and the producer. When one
knows this it can easily be under
ntcod why the doctor displayed bo
much strength In the gubernatorial
nomination a few days when be had
scarcely admitted that he wou!f ac
cept the nomination.
Oregon realizes that in Dr. Withy
combe she has a man who each year
ls addlng wealth to the Btate by his
knowledge which be delights in giving
along with hard work, to the sta.te'8
institution. The silent Bentlment that
favored the doctor waB so pronounced
that he cannot but feel Its importance
and be grateful for It
If there was a smaller town contest
as to which contained the most weal
thy people, we believe Union would
win against any other community in
Oregon. Recently a property owner
over there complained because he had
fo build a cement sidewalk, and it
was found upon investigation that the
complalner had a large chunk of mon
ey on interest and that every proper
ty owner effected for a distance of
five blocks each way, had money
loaned out And Union never did
boast very much about her plutocracy.
Quite frequently the men who are
working hardest for the upbuilding of
a community have the . least. But
their public spirit nine times out of
ten is worth more than wealth. There
Is always expected some rich person
who will give vent to his feelings by
calling attention to the poverty of a
iwt uittu n'uu i pusner. xnat
counts for little, however, so the, thing
to do Is to keep constantly pegging
away. .,' , ; . ,
A PIG'S SQUEAL
It Plyd a Momantous Part In Ameri
can Hitory.
The war between this country and
England in 1812 was caused by one
vote, and. stranger still, the smalt mar
gin came from a pig getting Its bead
stuck In a rail fence. It was a Rhode
Island fence at that, but built much
like a Virginia worm fence.
They were having an election of
members ot the legislature in Rhode
Island. One Federalist put off going
to the election and left himself Just
tluii' enough to get there before tbe
polls closest. Just as be got on bis
home and started for town be beard a
pig squeal. De looked around and
saw that (be pig bad Its bead Jammed
Into that old rail fence, and anybody
who know anything about bogs
knows that the bogs wonld bave eaten
tbat pig up If It badn't been rescued.
Tbe farmer stopped long enough to
liberate tbe pig. and when be got to
tbe potts tbey were closed. Be was
loo late.
Tbe result was that a Democratic
member of tbe legislature was elected
from tbat district by one vote, and be
would not bave been elected If tbat
Federal bad got there on time. In
the legislature a Democratic United
States senator was elected by one vote,
and that Democratic legislator who
bad been elected by one vote voted
for blm.
In the United States senate tbey
voted for tbe war of 1812 by one vote,
and that Rhode Island Democratic
senator who had been elected because
that pig was caugbt lu tbe fence voted
for the war of 1812Popular Maga
zine. Not a Waxwork.
The opening of the courts In an as
nize town in Kncliind is always a grent
day for the residents. The. procession
to the church, where the Judge says
bis prayers and listens to a homily,
the march to the court, with the at
tendant javelin men and the braying
ol trumpets the men in wigs and
gowns-(ill the rustic mind with the
ense of awe and the majesty of Jus-tk-e.
It Is related In Mr. Thomas Ed
ward Crlspe's book, "Reminiscences
of a K. C." that a farmer once took
bis son into the crown court.
On the bench was tbe Baron Cleasby.
gorgeous In scarlet and ermine, statu
esque and motionless. The yokel gazed
wltb open mouth at tbe resplendent
figure on the raised dais. Suddenly
the baron moved bis hand from right
to left and left to right.
Why, feytber," said tbe boy, "it's
alolver
A Friond In Nd.
AJgle-l say. Fred, you're aw-a
fwlend of mine, aren't you?
Fred-Sure.
Algie Then be a good fellow and
aw help me out. I'd like to bave that
pwetty cousin of youahs learn all
about my aw good points, doncber
know. '
Fred-1 am helping you. old chap. 1
argued with her for two hours yester
day trying to convince ber that you
weren't as big a fool as yon look.
Chicago News.
Laugnter.'
Without laughter the human race
would bave wept twit to death or ex
terminated Itself long ago. i'atnos is
beautiful: triiKedy w absorbing. But
both pathos and tragedy are Instantly
routed by tbe taugb.
n
Mi
IS
3 U
Our line comprises everything that is rew for Hairdress
ing. You are assured of strictly reri tary conditions if
you buy your Hair Goods here, a we handle only Hair
Goods that have been thoroughly sanatized and do not
allow any hair goods to be sent out on approval or exchanged.
EAL
.Separate Curls and Puffs,
R
O 'J' ' m F& 1
coronet, oraia
it aouauio nui it ouc easn. ugm weignt lurDin
Barettes and fancy hair, prices of all kinds.
1 TTT
'.Wo
HUMAN SACRIFICE.
It Appears to D an Ordinary Ocour
renet In Liberia.
Of certain aspects of Liberia Cap,
tain Braitbwalte WallU writes In the
Geographical Journal: Tie' popula
tion of Jane Is large, almost untouched
by the so called civilization on the
coast It is typical of western Africa.
The men have tine pbyKlijftes and very
black skins, and most of them plait
their hair, which Is worn about six
inches to eight Inches long. They ap
peared to be well armed with rifles,
guns, spears and swords. While in
this town I saw even slaves, who were
held by tbe leg in wooden stocks.
Tbey bad been in tbat position for
some months. One of them told me
through tbe Interpreter that be had
been kept thus for two years.' He was
a man of poor physique, and a pur
chaser could not therefore be easily
found for blm. "'
"That night, while asleep In my
little hut In the town. I was awakened
by hearing a gentle chorus of wom
en's voices singing some yards away.
After a few minutes tbe chorus ceased
and a single voice began. In Bande,
an African song. The voice was soft
and melodious, and the tune was fas
cinating and weird and harmonized
with the wild environment to which
it belonged. After a few lines the
other singers Joined, and the result
was most attractive and beautiful,
containing as it did such delicate har
mony with excellent taste. During
the years I have been in Africa I do
not remember having heard anything
i
FARMERS' BUSINESS
WE GIVE P ARTICU
LAR AT1ENT10N TO
THE BUSINESS OF
FARMERS. WE COR
DIALLY INVITE THEM
TO MAKE THIS1HEIR
BANKING HOME.
The United States
National Bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
Laiy Mbm
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
HAIR, SWITCH
Ml Lengths and Shades
PRICES $4.00 TO $10.00
n ifiuuuum icai iidir in ail
shades. Price $5 to $6
prices 25c to $1 00. Red Cress Turban Rolls SSc'each -
TjF Ttn7Tc33
M
Y70V r3
U Li .-Lsas5..-u
The Quality Store
"""" II I" I l ir . Ii iiiiim, i.i i I,-' .... . f n
quite like this slnsflnt: before, and 1
shall never forget It The Interpreter
told me the next morning that . the
song was to the good spirits, asking
them to guard and protect the white
man and his followers on their jour
ney.":. V .' ' , '. '
Another Incident: "A few yards out
side the -first stockade I noticed an
empty grave, the newly turned earth
of which showed it had been recently
dug. This grave. It appeared, bad
been used for tbe purpose of burying
a man alive as a sacrifice, and I was
informed In a most matter of fact
way and as if the occurrence was
quite an ordinary -one that the un
fortunate victim's body had lately
been exhnmed to obtain certain , por
tions for the purpose of manufactur
ing fetish medicines."
THE LION'S HEAD.
Origin of Its Uaa as a Decoration For
Fountain.
"The sun glows In the Lion," says
Seneca, meaning, that when the sun
enters the slgu of Leo at the summer
solstice the highest temperature of the
year is experienecd. We rxy say, on
the other haul, that the Babylonian
astrologers tiiousuuds of years ago
placed the kin:: of beasts, the fiery and
ferocious lion, iu that part of the zo
diac which the sun enters nt the sum
mer solstice.
qiiaw .
t
TONIGHT.
r resented by
ana
! Ethel Tucker Stock Co. !
C. W. BAKER, Manager.
i 35 Characters, 16
t Prarie
I Heacock
Admission
I Lincoln Ball Grounds
1 1
0
Udps 25c ech Gomhg
omos,
The constellation which is called Leo
bears, very little resemblance to tbe
outline of a lion..: P.robably.the name
was originally applied only to its prin
cipal. star, Regnlus-. It Is to this con
stellation in .the zodiac that we owe
the ' countless water spewing lions'
heads which are found in ancient and
modern fountains, because in the latter
part of July, while the sun is still in
the sign of Leo. the Nile Is at its high
est level. (
Furthermore, the lion's head with
widely open Jaws is in itself very suit
able for the mouth of a fountain or
waterspout. This decorative motif was
employed universally throughout the
Greco-Roman world. Lions' heads are
found used in this way at Athens, Ephe
sus, Olympla. Agrlgentum and count
less other places. It Is not quite cer
tain tbat this employment of the lion's
head originated in Egypt. Curtius de
scribes an Assyrian bas-relief from
Balran showing water streaming from
a ring shaped vessel. A Hon stands as
if on guard on either side of the foun
tain. , .
The water clock, which was used in
judicial proceedings, had the form of a
Hon nnd a name which means the
guardian of the stream. Hence the
Idea of protection may have been the
origin of the association of lions with
fountains, and this custom may bave
originated in Asia. Scientific Ameri
can. .
99 1
.(Dili!!
Head of Horses,
Schooners.
Orchestra
25c
ES
IVii