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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1910.
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WHAT IT ALL MEANS.
The alleged prohibition in Union
county is now a debatable question,
but what people want is a solution
of the unsatisfactory conditions that
obtain and have obtained ever since
the local option law waB passed.
. There Is no disposition to make he
ros of Baloon-keepers; there is no
desire 4o argue in favor of the use of
liquor in Intemperate quantities; and
far from it. be the wish to let the old-
mH. anlnnn run In Td Orondo
or Union county.
Then what it the desire? ,
It la this: Union county has seen
the old-time saloon keeper cavort;
ha witnessed insult after Insult from
him, and the people rebelled, which
wa right and proper.
In that rebellion the other extreme
wag reached.
Thla is quite natural in all public
questions. Cut after the other extreme
ha been tried, and It ha been tried
in Union county, and found unsatis
factory, then there appears an ele
ment of conservative, yet decidedly
honorable citizens 4who are neither
booze-fighters nor advocates of indis
criminate sale of liquor, who contend
that It would be much better to have
cation. - -
But keep this in mind and do do: bt
swerved from the facts: AVe have tak
en a stand on the question because
to our mind this worse than hypo
critical condition in La Grande is th
worst example that can be set before
the growing generation,-and because
we are all working for what we' be
lieve to be the best for, the city and
county.
We think every advocate of prohi
bition either state wide or local, is
sincere in his opinion, . and want3
what in his mind is the best for La
Grande. But In their zeal too often
men who work continuously on , a
question become so enthusiastic that
they dwell on the theory instead of
condition. Nothing counts for so much
as results. They tell the story of suc
cess and failure.. La Grande has re
sults on local option too plain to be
reviewed by this paper. .-T
It Is a question that 1 now up for
consideration.' People differ on It, but
throughout these differences, keep In
mind that It is aase before the court
of the people. Every citizen and voter
la a Juror who must from observa
tion and experience pass upon the
matter. Then analyze It thoroughly
and honestly keeping down preju
dice, the same as if you were before
a tribunal that demanded a fair and
Impartial decision.
GENERAL PRAISE EXPRESSED.
ThU
tlon, thus protecting the young as they
are not protected under local option
and placing the men who sell liquor
- In a position that they will be respon
sible to Borne one besides the United
State government' which never In
terfere so long as the federal llcenBe
I paid for. ... .J
Recital of the fearful scene which
accompany drunkenness doe not tend
to solve the social problem that con
front us. Everyone know that exces
sive use of liquor make brutes of
men, deprives wives and children of
what they are entitled to, and the
question is how to avoid these
thing. Surely the remedy of' local
option doe not do It. At least it has
not In Union county and in many
other places. This being understood
ft Is up to the honorable citizen to
find a remedy that will, beet accom
plish the result desired. The remedy
lies In controlling the liquor BeJlers
and controlling them In a way that
tha coamnalty wm Mt and knov. ;
actly what Is being done.
The atory or Oregon City's regula
tion is one that must not be over
looked, for It I close home and that
city found the key tq the situation
by refusing license to men who could
tot show a good record and by can-
! hnm received nothing
but kind word of praise for the An
nual Industrial edition Issued last
Saturday evening, and It is extremely
gratifying to all who helped make
this edition. The most pronounced loy
alty on the part of every employe of
The Observer was given to the work
and the product plainly shows the care
and Interest displayed. From the lino.
type operator who made the slugs
for the edition down the line Includ
ing make-up man, press feeders and
the loyal young ladies who folded the
edition, it was a case of doing things
correctly with that splendid pride in
the result always uppermost In each
mind. .
Does La Grande and the two oonn-
the business under a heavy resale-) ties benefit from such work? Most as
suredly, yes. Many months, from now
you will hear of some one being at
tracted to this valley by that Issue
of The Observer for It is receiving
very wide circulation In localities that
furnish homeseekers. The result at
home ia also good. Many people have
lived here a long time and hardly
knew what resource the valley has.
If they did know they never stopped
long enough to reflect until they were
confronted with the many halftone
andi descriptive matter. Telephone
and mall orders have been numerous
from 'home ' people who wanted to
send a few copies to friends and rela
tives in the east and a few of Satur
day night's Observers have been sent
across the water to foreign coun
tries. Financially Buch editions make no
money for newspapers, but they In
spire the local community to pub
licity and help broaden the view of
Immediate resourocs. It take a great
deal of labor to make such a paper
where printing facilities are only In
tended for every day grind. But we
are delighted that the Annual was
undertaken for the reason that our
readers are delighted. Entry sub
scriber to this paper is a member of
It family, in a way, and we feci
hive pleased our readers we have
cause to feel satisfied. -
There remains a number of copies
of the Annual ediiion and those hav
ing friends at a distance can have
them served with the Grande Rcnde
gospel by giving us their names and
paying the mere cost of postage.
Did it ever occur to you that a
man's life is full of crosses and temp
tations? lie comes Info the ' world
without his consent and goes out
against his will, and the trip is ex
ceedingly rocky. The.jTile of contrar
ies is one of the features of this
trip. :v, '.
When he I little, the big girW kiss
him. When he is big the little girls
kiss him. If he is poor, he is a bad
manager; if he Is rich, he is dishon
est. If he needs credit, he can't get it.
If he ia prosperouseveryone vfants
to do him a favor. If he is In poll
tie. If for graft If he is out of poli
tic, he is no good to his country. If
he doesn't give to charity, he is a
Btingy cuss; If he does, It is for show.
If he Is actively religious, he's a hypo
crite; if he take no Interest in re
ligion, he is a hardened sinner,
v If he give affection, he is a soft
specimen;; if he care for no one, he
Is cold blooded. If he dies yguug,
there is a great future for him; If he
lives to an old age, he missed his
calling. So, .
"If you save your money, you're a
.' grouch; . v 1 :
If you spend It you're a loafer; '
If you get it, you're a grafter;
If you don't, you're a bum;
So what the the use?
Contributed by C. M. Humphreys.
OYERDRAFTS.
cellng licenses at the least prpvo- the keenest interest in him. When
GEORGE PALMER, Pres.
F. 'J. HOLMES, Tlce-Prea.
W. L. BREMIOLTS, Ass't. Cash.
EARL ZC3DEL, 2d AsVt Cash.
F. L. METERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
DIRECTORS 1
In flush times, when money Is easy
some banker are undoubtedly inclin
ed to relax the reins of caution a tri
fle, and this is how we accoot for
the' little irregularities which mr
have been allowed to creep into the
banking methods of a few districts
during the reign 'of prosperity since,
let us say, 1908, remarked, a banking
Journal. It has not been an unusual'
thing since then for men of affairs
In some localities with schemes to
finance to draw heavily at the bank
and then step in to make necessary
arrangements afterwards.
Banker could hardly afford to blink
at such procedure, even in order to
retain the customer, under the pros
perity cry; but Inasmuch aa this tacit
privilege was extended to long-head-
eo men of affairs alone, wno were con
Bldered well able to carry all schemes
to execution, the risk did not Beem to
be so great
Within the past few months how
ever, a word of caution ha been pass'
ed along the line and we find bankers
In those districts which were most
lenient In the matter of overdrafts
passing the word along to the custo
mer, who now Is much more likely to
call at the bank concerning accomo
dations at the very kicept : of his
scheme to "double his money'" or to
finance his business needs than to
dare an overdraft and risk being
turned down.
Comptroller Murray is really back'
of all this. It is his belief that over
drafts are the most objectionable form
of credit that a bank can extend, and
he believes also that, through co-operation
between National and State
banking departments the practice can
bo done away with to a Jarge extent.
Thus It Is that he has instituted a sys
tematic campaign by which he hopes
to eliminate this abuse entirely from
banking records. National Institu
tions are to be requested io enter In-
W 1 B
Particular Men
Desire
enjarciin
Clothes
Why?
CopyrifM lIO
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hi 'hi
MAKERS '
CopyrifM lIO -
frsf They are perfect in Tailor
ing and Workmanship.
SecondBENiAMIN'S New York
styles are always the best, but never BiPjMlQ.Cl2th
freakv oi extreme. . fl!M BMG
ThirdIn BENJAMIN Glothes, quality and price har
monize, and you are sure cf your money's worth for
every dollar you spend.
C m Jj. Af
Snappy Styles for Young Men
Prices
$20.00 to $37.50 for Suits
$20.00 to $30.00 for Overcoats
No Ko WEST THE QUALITY STORE
DR. W. H. KEATING
to an agreement with state,banks in
their respective localities to discon
tinue permanently the practice of al
lowing overdrafts under any condi
Blue Grass Bankers.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 14
clerB from all over Kentucky are par
ticipating in, the session opened to
day by the State Bankers Association.
The convention will be concluded to-
i
The Well Known Eye
sigh; Specialist Again
in the City
Political Announcements
This column is open to any candidate regardless of Faction
or Party and is paid advertising
and is being kept very busy, as so
many have been waiting for this
noted specialist to visit here to have
proper glasses fitted, as they run no
chance of being misfitted. He has
with him a special grinding outfit, bo
you can have your glasses the same
day, or in two hours' notice,' after
having your eyes examined, and car
ries the latest instruments for test
ing the eyes. No guess work in fitting
. glasses with the use of these instru-Finan-!
ments. So don't fail to see him about
your eyes or glasses this visit if you
are having trouble with them. If
glasses are required, they are fitted
scientifically, the satisfaction is guar
anteed. Call and let him give you ref
erence of. the many satisfied people
GE0B&2 PAUBia
W. J. CBITSCH
F. J. II0LMES
W, L. BEE5R0LTS
F. I MEYERS
W. M. FIERCE
G C. FEX1SGT0X
G. U CLEAVER
F. M. BTRKIT
With our ample meaxces ana1 faculties we can render job efficient
service an fcandle yr bulies to your entire tatlsfactlon.
morrow. Financial and banking topics
of national Interest are on the pro- who are wearing glasses fitted by him
SOW AT SOJfMER HOTEL.
Office Hours 1 p. m. until 7 p. m.
gram for discussion. The bankers will
visit the state fair before returning to
their homes. Officials of local banks
have arranged several entej-talnment
features.
Revise Greek Constitution.
Athens. Sept. 14 The assembly
which will revise the Greek consti
tution assmbled here today to begin
Its deliberations. The session is of
the greatest-Importance, since upon
the action of the revisionists will de
pend In great measure the fate of the
present Greek government. Dissatis
faction with King George's govern
ment Is now widespread, and the dis
satisfaction has peremated the army
and navy.
Wilful .regtry Now Running at Isls.
All who want to see the customs
and habits of the Colonial days should
see this film. Those who are a little
S. F. WILSON, Athena, Oregon, candi
date for joint senator for Umatil
la, Union and Morrow counties sub
ject to decision of republican pri
maries. "I 'firmly believe in the di
rect primary law, economy In the
use of public funds, good roads,
better' schools, strict and prompt
enforcement of law, the square deal
and eternal progress of man and hi
Institutions."
C. A. BARRETT, Athena, Oregon. I
hereby announce rayselr a 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
publican voter at the primary
nominating election to be held on
September 24th, 1910. If nomina
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 ana people's
choice for seuator and believe the
people are as competent to nom
inate a they are to elect their of
ficer. Very respectfully your,
C A. BARRETT.
DR. C, T. BAC0.V, 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
tion .
DR. CLTDE T. HOCKETT, Enterprise,
Oregon f wish to announce my
candidacy for joint renresentativo
for the 24th representative district
subject to the voters of the republi
can party at the primary nominat
ing election to be held in said rep
resentative district. September 24,
1910. CLYDE T. HOCKETT.
An Open Letter Rusk to Hockett.
Joseph, Oregon, Sept 1, 1910.
To Dr. C. T. Hockett, Enterprise, Ore.
Dear Sir; ( .
Inasmuch as you were a delegate
to the late republican assembly at
Portland, and as you J state in your
announcement for the republican nom
ination for. joint representative, Un
ion and Wallowa count.ies, that you fa
vor holding assemblies in this state, 1
as a candidate against you and pkdg
51 to uphold the Primary Law, State
ment No. 1, and opposed to assemb- -lies,
do hereby challenge you' to pub
licly discuss the assembly proposition
before the voters of pur district, you
may fix the times ana places during
the primary campaign and defend
while I shall oppose the 1 assembly '
scheme.
I also Invite you to discuss adverse
ly, if you please, my record last ses
sion or any part of It. .
No "pussy footed" campaign for
me. Let us see If the people deem "
themselves capable of choosing their
own officials.-'
Respectfully,
JOHN P. RUSK.
Republican candidate for renomlna
tion Joint-representative Union and
Wallowa counties.
Paid advertisement.
doubtful of women's temper will be
put at ease when they see this pic
ture. "A Fair exchange," is the Btory
of a doctor's revenge on a plumber and
i a good laugh all the way through.
A daughter of Dixie Is one of the
strongest films of the Southern states
during the war that has ever been
run here.
Chamberlain'. Rtnm.rh mn. r :.T.;.i...
Invariably bring relief to women sulicriuj
from chronic constipation, headache, billion
ness, diztinesa, Ballowncw of t!.e is:; u.)
Notice of Taxpayer's League.
NoUce ia hereby given to all con
cerned to meet in La Grande, Oregon,
on the 16th day of September, 1910, '
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of organizing1 a Taxpayers
League of UnIonounty In accordance
with the agreement heretofore circu
lated. '
JOHN W. MCALLISTER,
President of County Union.
Sept 9-10-13-14. :