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LA GRANDE EVENING OB3ERVEB WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1910.
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THE ARCOIEXT T1IEX AX0 0W.
It would doubtless be a good thing
to put the saloons out of business and
tend them to hell, where Rev. Billy
Sunday says they belong, and where
doubtless many of them do belong,
but It cannot be done by violent and
vulgar denunciation of the newspap
ers or. by1 : extravagant declamation
about the traffic itself. Is it practi
cal, or moral, or sensible, to abolish
Hie saloon merely to substitute a
worse evil and Immeasurably worse
liquor In bootlegging, la speak-easles
'And In the numerous illicit and crim
inal ways in which the traffic is in
many places carried on under prohi
bition? - ;
The practical question that con
fronts the people of Oregon is as to
whether they desire to impose on the
people of the state, prohibition that
will not prohibit. The march of coun
ty prohibition has come to a standstill.
Now it is proposed to Include the re
mainder of the state, known to be op
posed lo prohibition, in one ' general
law that will defeat and overrule the
tentlment prevailing there, and make
"dry" territory out of territory that
will vote "wet."
Can prohibition be enforced In Mult
nomah county? No. Why not let Mult
GEORGE FALSER, Pres.
JV J, HOMES, Tlce-Pres.
LA GRANDE NATION AL BANK
; OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
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Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,0Q0M
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With Wfk rottrees a facBlUei we caa reader yea effleleat
,f nice as! kaiile j eir tadm to ysir entire satisfaction
wftil AIWA IT
4500 ftet up In the snow apptd mountains. Coo,
, fieafftful. Dancing loafing, fishing and 'hunting. J
75 Tents furnished with good beds, etc,' for parties
desiring to spend their vacation at the park. Special
picnic parties and banquets'arranged on short notice
Excursion nits on X). R. '& N. Pofnfs dirett to Park
Wallr
nomah county, then settle the problem
for itself? Refusal to grant this privi
lege or right to Multnomah la utter
and avowed abandonment of the en
tire argument for local option. The
people who wie behind county option
six years ago, on the ground that ev
ery countyshould be permitted to de
termine the question for Itself, are
now actirely supporting state-wide
prohibition, on . the ground that no
county should be permitted to settle
this question for itself. Portland Ore
gonlan. .
The Oregonlan should think twice
before It urges county prohibition, or
local option, on the people. Even the
county unit seems to be too large to
be satisfactory. This has been demon
strated in Union county. In the rural
districts prohibition seems to work
much better than In cities the size' of
La Grande, for here the law ts not re
spected, and the sale of liquor is, ac
cording to the general opinion, contin
ued. LAFFERTT AXD ORATORY.
A. W. Laf ferty, . who says he Is a
candidate for congress in the Second
district, wants a speech-making cam
paign. He has challenged all comers
and goers to debate him. But that is
tint all Trftffsrtv hn Aon TU ntnnria
on a high pedestal and demands that
a congressman should be a good
public speakers. This qualification, if
enforced, might eliminate Mr. Laffer
ty from the race, but he does not seem
to think of that.' He takes a shot at
Ellis on the "dignified silence" propo
sition and claims a congressman can
not get very far unless he Is an ora
tor. Maybe so. but we have known
men In congress who seldom got intd
the newspapers, yet they were the
power that directed legislation.
While everyone admires an orator,
and offers applause, It is seldom that a
polished orator is a good worker. He
usually depends entirely on his pow
er of speech. And, too, there once waa
an adage something like this: "Em
pty wagons do rattle." This Is not
applicable in the present campaign,
and is merely to show that sometimes
"public speakers" cease to be orators
and become tedious, '
W. L. BREXHOLTS, Ass't Cask.
EARL ZUXDEL, U Asst Cash.
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GRAXDE HOXDE TBI3KS SO. jf - : : J
The time will probably come when
the rainfall of winter will be properly
conserved and distributed in irrigable
sections of the Willamette Valley. Pas
tures, gardens and potato fields up and
down the valley make parched pro
test against the vainglorious boast
that irrigation is not necessary to tty
full frultfulness of this productive re
gion. . There are sections today as dry
as dust, and as brown as stubble, that
could be made a living green by the
proper conservation and distribution
of the annual rainfall. Portland Ore
gonlan. t
And the people of the Grande Ronde
valley think that the time Is about
here when this valley will be Irriga
ted with the water to be properly con
served in the mountains. At any rate
they are arranging for an Irrigation
district that seems the best obtain
able. More water means more alfalfa,,
more alfalfa means more hogs and cat
tle, more hogs and cattle mean more
money In the' banks, etc. But it all
hinges on the "more water."
John Manning ts going to run for
governor on the Democratic ticket
That is fine. With Oswald West al
ready running and Manning starting
at the quarter pole there should be
mnmm fnn - Rut Went honiHonrvrifwl
for John Manning has one of the beBt
Jockeys In Oregon on his Bide. We
refer to our old friend, .. whom we
always disagree with In politics. Sam
uel White. It has been said that Sam
uel White knows the game better
than any other man in the state, and
that work of his fine Italian hand was
what helped Chamberlain over many
rough placeB. White is Manning's law
partner now, and look out for a horBe
race, If West does not withdraw.
Congressman Poindexter sees rebel
lion In the convention of governoro at
Salt Lake for the purpose of advocat
ing proper conservation for the West.
Hut there is no certainty that Poin
dexter could not see an octopus with
a thousand arms Just now, if it would
help his popular campaign. Poindex
ter is a ranting sort of a fellow who
may be elected, but he will never
make a very solid reputation for his
state In either the house or the sen
ate. ' ' ' ' -
California admits she is badly mtxed
over the new direct primary law. The
trouble in California is, there Is no
Mr. U'Ren to explain and direct things.
He lives in Oregon and as yet has not
been able to cover both states.
But suppose T. R. does .not wholly
endorse President Taft's administra
tion, that does not signify that Taft
Is not making 6ood and accomplishing
a great deal without any noise or spot
light Robert McClure, of Portland, arrived'
In La Grande this morning from Ba
ker City. Mr. McClure, will work In
the Observer advertising alley and at
tend to the "make-up" of the paper.
Every prescription brought to us Is
compounded by a registered pharma
cist of ample experience. Your phy
sician will be pleased If we fill his
prescriptions. NEWLIN DRUG CO.
Notice te Grangers.
The members of the Blue Mountain
Grange are requested to meet at their
hall at 10 o'clock a. m., Saturday,
August 20.
" In the afternoon there will be a
discussion on the Irrigation project,
to which the public Is cordially Invi
ted.
MATT1E H. GOLDEN, Secretary.
PRESENT sheriff has filed
HIS SOMISATIXO PETITION
Mill Auk Fftles Endorsement by ue
Electloa This FalL
Sheriff Chllders will be a candidate
to succeed himself as sheriff of Union
county at the coming election. He has
filed his nominating petition and asks
the people to give their endorsement
of the present term he is finishing, by
re-electing him to the office.
The sheriff Is a democrat, and never
tries to be anything else, but he was
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Political Announcements
This column is open to any omdldstte regardless of Faction I
or Party and Is
3. F. WILSON, Athena, Oregon, candi
date for joint senator for Cmatll
, la, Union-, and Morrow counties sub
ject te decision of republlcai pri
maries. "I firmly believe Is the di
rect primary lair, economy in the
use of public funds, food roads,
better schools, strict and prompt
enforcement of law, the square deal
and eternal progress of nan and bis
Institutions.-
C. A. BARRETT. Athena. Oregon I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the nomination for Joint
senator for the district embracing
Union, Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties, subject to the choice of re- j
nnhllron vntftra at th nrlnitn '
elected to the office by a good major
ity, Indicating his personal strength.
He has been accused of being a poli
tician along the George E. Chamber
lain line, which briefly stated, means
a vote-getter. This Mr. Chllders de
nies, always claiming he does not
know the first fundamental principles
of politics. Be that as It may, he has
shown all republicans that they must
get busy when he Is harvesting the
ballots, for he seems to get quite a
bunch in the box where they count.
There is something strange about
this eastern Oregon and the sheriff's
office. Nearly every county Is strong- j
ly republican, yet some democrat has
grabbed the sheriffs office In most of
them. Down in Umatilla county Till
Taylor, a democrat, Is elected sheriff
any time he chooses to be. Over In
Baker County Ed Rand, a democrat.
says little but gets the votes. Up In
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lal plum with little effort It would
seem that the entire eastern Oregon
country, has been plsylng democrats
tor that office.
Union county republicans sssert
this year they purpose breaking the
precedent, however, and elect a re
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WEST
paid advertising . .,
nominating election to he held oa
September 24th, 1910. If nomlaa
ted and elected I will work for the
interest of all the people of my
district to the best of my ability,
favor the maintenance of the di
rect primary law and ', people's
choice for senator and believe the
people are as competent, to nom
inate as they are to elect their of
ficers. . Very, respectfully . yours,,
C. A. BARRETT.
DR. C. T. BACON, La Grande, Oregon.
The Observer is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Dr. C. T.
Bacon for coroner of Union county,
subject to the decision of the re
publican voters at the primary elec
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KEIGfiBOBltOOD CLUB I'LAN.MXJ
OX FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Meals Will Salt the Most Fastidleas
Dlaer, at Fifty Cents
The ladies of the Neighborhood
' Club will serve a chicken-pie dinner
on Wednesday, August 24, In the Odd
Fellows' Hall.
The dinner will be served in order
to raise the necessary funds to def rsy
the expenses of the coming astor show
at which there will be many prizes
awarded for "both yard and Indoor d(s-
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"
i ; The committee In charge have plan
ned a most appetizing and substantial
meal, that will appeal to the most fas
tidious taste. The hours of serving
will be from 5:30 to 8 p. m. Price per
plate, SO cents. -
The Golden Rule Co., are doing
some extensive Improvements In their
dry goods department, enlarging the
gallery for a millinery department,
which Mrs. I Smith will have super-
i vision of during the coming season.
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Store
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COOK WANTED At Oregon Hotel.
WANTED Sewins; machines to re
pair, ail makes, by a factory expert.
Leave orders at F. D. Hasten'!
store. C. M. PACKER, Repairer.
TO TRADE 160 acres of timber land
to trade for city property. Mac
Wood. Golden Rule store.
EXPERIENCED SALESLADT--Wanb-.
ed at once. Call at the Fair.
WANTED Wok by day, by strong
young woman. . Charges . $L50 per
day. .Phone Main 728..
FOR SALE -SOO sheep, Watter Glenni.
R. F. D. No 2.
WANTED Pantry girl at Palace res
taurant. v
WANTED Two or three carpenters.
Apply F. S. B ram well.
FOR RENT Barn suiUble for Dree
horses. .Inquire at this office.
FOR RENT Barn near track. Ia
qnlre of J. C. GnlUng.
FOR SALE Town lota close In, ce
ment sidewalks, streets on city
grade, cash, $575. Phone Red 111-
FOR RENT 9 furnished rooms suit
able for lodging or housekeeping.
Also one store room. Excellent lo
cation. Call 1208 Spring street
FOR RENT After; August 27, a five
room furnished cottage. Apply or
Mrs. J. T. Harvey, at 2103 First st. tf
FOUND At the Isis theatre Tuesday
evening, a pair of glasses. Owner
may have same by calling at this of
fice and paying for this add. ,
Fires la California. ;
Dunsmulr, Calif., Aug. 17. With
wires down, the fire In the CasUe Rock
district Is burning fiercely, and Rang
er Harrs Is directing backfiring opera
tons. A large gang of men is fight
ing the tire, and hope to get It under
control soon.
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