LA GRAITDB EVENING OB3EBVEI SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 19l0.
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THE ACQUITTAL OF LOTTES.
Yesterday Ulrlch Lottes was acquit
ted on the charge of selling intoxicat
ing liquors contrary to the local op
tion law. This was no surprise to his
friends, for few men have a better
standing for honorable, straightfor
ward dealing in this communitythan
Mr. Lottes. True, be ran a saloon
here In saloon days and is now con-
' ducting a near beer saloon, but dur
ing his entire career In La Grande
public sentiment has never fastened
mlaitands unon him. He Is looked up
on as a square man and a fair man.
This is no eulogy, but a mere state
ment of the facts as. they are recorded
In the public mind of this city's In
habitants. Had all saloons been con
ducted as was that of Mr. Lottes there
would be no local option law In 1'n
loa county today. "
Here is the sentiment that Is crys
tallizing In this county: Good people
pee that local option has failed. For
two years the same men who are now
eagerly supporting it as a good law J
hays practically led the community,
and what Is the result? Everyone!
knows what It Is, and few are satis
fied with It, The substantial element
Is gradually coming to . a realization
that rigid restriction is preferable to
attempted prohibition, and this com
ment is frequently beard: "If thlB
fommunlty was sure to have Buch men
GJ VJrlch Lottes to run the liquor bus
JneBg, I would favor granfipg Ikm
e.'" Each day this sentiment grows
stronger. Peaceful people who are
trvlne to make this community pros
per find take ita rightful place in the
i . . i . .
uuvmi .aim . I'uiuiueriitu uru umicvo
that It Is more preferable to have the
liquor truffle curbed and restrained
than it Is to stop it at one end and'let
H IcsH through a score of place's at
(the other, -
Statistic by the score can be quot
ed on . either side of this question
and each aide will alomst prove its
point by, the figures, but the para
mount issue the Issue that is of burn-1
lng importance .to Union county Is,
what Is best to do here T And that Is
the question that Is In the mind of the
peopJe--the merchant, the farmer, the
professional man and the .taxpayers.
What Is (he JtoBt thin? to (to iutUn
lon county?
We have had the foul-smelling fron
tier saloon, and it was a nuisance
and a disturber. ' '
We have Bwung the pendulum to the
opposite extreme and we have local
option in name. .
We have experienced the work of
"detectives" who cannot have the re
spect that railroad men have for a
GEORGE PALMER, Pres.
Y. J. HOLMES, Vlce-Pres.
Ft L. METERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Ctfilil, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
DIRECTORS
PfSOKfil PALMES
W. I, CHURCH
F. J. HOLMES
W. L. BRE.NDOLTS
ft I- METERS
W. M. PIERCE
Wltli our ample resairces and facilities we can render yen efficient
service aai handle year babtness to your entire satisfaction.
professional "spotter", for at best de- j
tectlve work In any wain or lire is
rather peculiar.
. We have had all these things and
more In Union county, and the peo
ple are tired of them.' Do they want
to have saloons with roulette wheels
and gambllng?.'No. and they will not
have them. They may have strict reg
ulation. At least, it Iboks very much
like the trend of public sentiment Is
in that direction at the present time.
' MD PIGS."
In the People's Forum column Dr.
Seeman calls attention to mlssta'e
ments made by Bdvocates of regula
tion of liquor traffic. Take the coun
try over, he may be correct, but the
same can be said of the many claims
for prohibition legislation and what it
has done. Evidently the Imagination
Is sometimes heavily drawn upon In
these cases.
Without wishing to criticise the
Doctor's information it would be In
teresting to know In what localities
where license is granted can be found
the numerous "blind pigs." Jf he
means the "blind pig" which is such
a companion of local option and state
wide prohibition, then many will dif
fer with him for where liquor is sold
under license there are few of these
places to be found. The Observer call
ed attention to the fact that, if there
had been license and strict regula
tion in Union county it is very doubt
ful whether this man Townsend would
have been running a joint In a remote
part of the county. ,
. "Blind Pigs' are creations of the
alleged prohibition law. Their native
ground Is where prohibition has been
attempted, and they are strong com
panions, to the "boot-legger" described
so vividly by Dr. Glllilan.
ADVERTISED, LETTERS.
LlBt of letters remaining in the La
Grande post office for the week ending
September 23rd, 1910.
: ; Ladles.-" ;
Evens,' Mrs. Pearl, :'
Nichols; Emma.
. Robinson, Mrs. Flora. " ; ,
' Wilson, Mrs. Ida.
Gentlemen.
Abbott, Mr. F. Leeroy.
Deneff, John. V
Ebert, Mr. Harry J.
Fine, Mr. Lee.
Harrison. Mr. Gnrold.
Moran.'Mr. P. J.
Mlnney, Rev. J. L. - .
Parker, Mr. D. 0.
Peterson, Mr. Karl A. '
Watson', Mr. Ray A. ' '
Watson, Mr. J. C. ,
When calling for the above, pleass
say "Advertised," same will be Bent
to the dead letter office on October
8tb, J910.
G. M. RICIIEY, P. M.
(Good Reason.
"lie says he has never deceived" his
rife." -
"ne never has." '"'
'ne is one truthful man."
"Not particularly. ne's just rot that
kind of a wife, that's all." Houston
Post,
The Suffragette.
With her the franchise, ,ws Suspect.
Will give her little cause to stoat,
Tor the can't tall to recollect V
Bhe'll have to give her age to vote.
Llpplncott'sv
The Gentle Tip.
Mr. Caurte Will you tell your sis
ter that I will call this evening, Tom
my? Tommy-If you like. But you're
more like to find her In if yon coma
unexpectedly. New York Journal
W. I BREMIOLTS, Ass'L Cash.
JARL ZUXDEL, 2d Asst Cash.
d C PEN1NGTON
. . rLEAVER"
F. M. BTRK1T
OIL BUDS 01,
TWO II EKE READY FOR SERVICE
AJiD MORE (OMIXG.
At Present Oil Is Pumped Into Them
Mechanically Other sw Items.
Two oil burners for service on the
west end between La Grande and
Umatilla, are now in the local shops
and one has been broken in. It is re
ported that several more are coming
to relieve the congested conditions
here during the rush season. These
engines will not run over the Hast end
because there is no way provide 1 a
yet to fill the tanks on the East end.
They are the 2200 Southern Pac'lic
class of the large mountain climbing
type. -
For the present the oil will be
pumped into the tanks both he-e and
at Pendleton, though at Umat'Il.i
there are storage tanks. Should ta? cil
burners prove successful on the !
mountains it is said that more vn,;lnee
will be put iuto service and that a
storage tank will be built- at La
Grande.
., Other' News Items.
.Engine' 32, a Huntington switi en
gine, . got cornered at the gatowaj
the other day and was quite serious
ly damaged. She is In the shops today
for overhauling.
Engine No. 47, with her tank punc
tured like it had been hit by a projec
tile, is In the shops for repairs. A
hostler run her into a road engine the
other day and the little engine got
the worst of the deal.
FARMERS' BUSINESS
WE CWL PARTICU
LAR MENTION TOt
THE BUSINESS A
FARMERS. IVECOrJ
DIALLY INVITE THEM
TO MAKE THIS 1HEIR
BANKING H0ME.
The United States
National Bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
WE WANT YOUR
Work
BOTH PHONES
TWO WAGONS
Laun
dry
Cherry
New
Laun
dry
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OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT IS A DUSY PLACE, RUT NEVER TOO BUSY TO SHOW YOU
THE NEW STYLES IN CORRECT MILLINERY. ,. - . .
OUB TALL AND WINTER LINES ARE NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. MERCH
ANDISE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY ONLY. IT WILL PAY YOC TO VISIT THIS STORE '
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BURNING THE DEAD.
A Custom That Can Be Tracad Back
to tha Earliest Ages.
Cremation has -been practiced by
most of the nations of the earth from
the earllest ages, and, although In pa
gan countries it may have taken the
form of fire worshiping, there can be
no doubt that its adoption by the an
cients was for the most part prompt
ed by other than religions reasons.
Greeks ascribe its Introduction to Her
cules, who, having sworn to transmit
the body of Argus to his father,
thought tbis the most convenient .way
of fulfilling bis promise. According to
Homer, the burning of the dead was a
common practice among the Greeks,
long before the Trojan war. but the
earnest record of it Is among the
Scythians, who inhabited the vast, re
gion known under the name of Tar
tary. Slender accounts handed down
concerning the manners of some of the
ancient, natives of Hindustan also al
lude to the custom. The idea of puri
fication 'by fire was in all ages univer
sal, and with good reason. Some be
lieved that the body was unc'.enn after
the departure of the soul, and it was
therefore deemed uecessary that , it
should be purified, by. fire. Ovid ex-
Mrs. Fred Boch entertained the
Bridge Club this week at her home on
Sixth street Brs. W. H. Bohnenkamp
who Is recognized as being one of the
skilled bridge adepts In the city won
first prize.
Miss Afoerta Brookler of this city,
daughter ' of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Brookler, well known residents of
La Grande, and Floyd Heathman of
Pendleton were united in marriage,
September 19th at Pendleton, the Jus
tice of the , peace officiating. Mr.
Heathman is a brakeman on the O. R.
& N. passenger run between Pendle
ton and Huntington and has many
friend who live In this city. Both have
been recipients of a great many con
gratulations. ; Bo's Bold Bad Broke Bachelor
Bunch have reorganized and have
opened bachelor quarters in the post
office building where one suite ot
rooms supplies club facilities in the
way of reading rooms and limited
gymnasium facilities. The young
bachelors intend to dabble with 'so
ciety a trifle during the winter and a
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New Shipment Arrived of ;
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This islthe Store that sells WOOLTEX
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ophilou of his time
? '! ;!i:N thi.1 soul was uot
.'oi'.ipv:!
:i!t:i t!:t
: t. !'.!M!c!' from the body
l:it:; r v:v, eciisnniej on the
(; :!. T'.ic At'iev.i ins invariably nfter
;t l;atik 1 .timed t'n; slain. "
ln!."i l.j . i L.iCHiMZFiY.
Aut9r.ietr3 F'csirs Used by Ssveral
Eyropsan Armies. '
Autciuatle flogging machines are In'
use among fai? military forces of sev
eral Zurci'.-.'.u uatiuiiH. For many
yeara the whlpplru -was always done
by soldiers unuYr tlie commnud of an
officer, and t!ie iiutiishuient varied, ac
cording to the personal relations sub
sisting between the soldier and his vic
tim. It was to correct thisNdisadvan
tage that the flogging machine was in
vented. .
The mVclilne is automatic in action,
and as soon as the culprit is fastened
In position a spring is tightened or
loosened to gauge the exact force of
the blow. A pointer is moved over a
dial to the requisite number of strokes
and the mechanism Is started.
With perfect regularity the victim's
back is scourged by the throjjgs, the
handle of the whip being moved by a
screw device after each stroke so that
party or two may be arranged during
the winter dancing season. To begin
with their sphere will include the use
of the reading room and gymnasium
facilities. There are about ten of the
club and there are no officials, al
though "Bogood" is king.
After a vacation of about three
months the Kaffee Klatch has resumed
its alternate Friday afternoon sewing
clubs and alternate. Friday evening
card parties. The first sewing meeting
was held" yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Robert Newlln when th"e
new year was commenced with the
election of a president. Mrs. N. Moll
tor whp held that position last year,
was' re-elected and in addition to be
ing president again she will also en
tertain the first meeting of the;club
for next Friday, night she and Mrs.
C. H. Conkey will be hostesses to the
first Kaffee Klatch card party of the
year.
. The Blllikens, a social club of prom
inent young people of the city, made
their debut and very delightfully' ush
ered in the dancing season last Tues
day evening when the club was host
SOCIETY
TV
file'
MMiieFy
Jest at Quality, the very latest of ahnpes and
styles, combined with reasonable prices - Is the
reason that .our Millinery Department is so popu
lar, with the well dressed women of this city.
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THE QUALITY STORE
the lash does not fall, on the same snot
. throughout the punishment.
Each blow Is of uniform severity,
and as soon as the required number
has been given the machine comes to
a rest, and the offender is released,
with the assurance that the exact pun
ishment ordered has been meted out
to him. Harper's Weekly.
v Money No Object.
"I don't care anything about it my
lelf, for I'm no Judge of such things,"
said Mr. Gaswell. "but my wife wants
me to buy a rare old violin,' and she
says they come high. Got any?"
"We certainly have," responded the
dealer. "Here's one in this showcase,
genuine Stradivarlus. that you can
have for $3,000."
"She said she thought they came
higher than that. Haven't you some
that are a little er straddyvariousec.
than this one?" Chicago Tribune.
Another Simile.
"What did the sun look likrf to you
when you were in the arcllc regions?"
"Well," -'" answered ' the explorer
thoughtfully, "it resembled an elusive
gold dollar nmch magnified." Wash
ington Star. .
to fifty couples at the Elks hall.
A six piece orchestra furnished the
music and met with many compli
ments. During the coming month the
Blllikens will give their second pariy
of the series, and Judging from the
popularity' attending the initial par-'
ty, this Berles is going to be the ban
ner dancing program.
An elaborate dinner party In hon
or of Doctor M. P.. Mendelsohn's
birthri$ annhdrctnr mua plvpn last
evening in the Mendelsohn home with
Mrs.- A. Buckley and Mrs! Wm. Ash
assisting . Mrs. Mendelsohn. Sly cou
ples were guesta at .the dinner, which
itself was of a course nature and '
served with pretty effect. The home
was: very .beautifully decorated in rec
and arreen and thin srhemft-was close-?-
ly adhered to through- the house an'
table decorations. An -orchestra pro
vided .music .during the progress of
the dinner. The guests were r Mr. an
Mrs. 'A Buckley Dr. and Mrs. A . K
fll.V..J Iln ' M. MOl .
itor.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ashy Mr. s"d
Mrs. E. D. Selder, Mr; and Mts. Ba
Sommers of Elgin, Miss Ruth Mendel
sohn and Miss Nina Ash. .
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