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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1910)
LA Uli Ai)E E V hNIN 0 OBSKUVKR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1910. PAGE FOU'K THE OBSERVER Published Dailj Except Sunday. :-Bpj'o.e Dennis, , Edltcr and Owner. ' ' A Entered at the postofflce at La Grande ;: -3 second-class matter. j i 1 111 ,' .' ' ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' j pally, single copy. ".. ...... 5c, Dally, per week.... 15c ( I)aily, per month.. 6Ec( i ThlB paper will not publish ai. ar- Ilcle appearing over a noin de putne. HIgned article;' will be revi-uJ ub ect to the. discretion" of tte 'ediu.r: J!ean? cii'ii your Biti-1? aiui si.ve tlsappointmeiii. . , TAFT AND PROHIBITION'. Presuming thatyPmsment Taft has been quoted correctly in the People's Tprum column, let us see what he eaid. "To the man who is engaged in responsible work, who must have at his command the best that is in him," Bays the statesman, "J, would with all the emphasis that I possess urge leave drink alone absolutely. He who drinks is deliberately. "disqualifying himself. for advancement. Personally, I refuse to take such a risk. I do not drink." .. . .'. v ! ; ; Now, this Is not a prohibition utter ance. It Is a temperance sermon and a good one. This is the kind of doctrine that should be taught. Taft, like every other well balanced man, knows it does not pay In any sense to drink freely of liquor, but he Is also too wise to think that it Is possible to do away with liquor entirely. The man who says, "1 do not drink liquor because I do not want it," Is the man who la setting the standard of Citizenship. He is the man who Is Is strong enough to stand out against all kinds of fanatacisms and therefore la ' safe for the country and for himself. You could not agitate that man, Into doing anything. The country needs .more of such characters. Appealing to ; prejudce, to passion or to carry the wail of misery In order to create sym pathy is not effective. . - Aunt Amanda "Way. a national' pro hibition leader," once said when the ls sue had been defeated at the polls, vthe trouble with so many Is that they have a cotton string for a backbone There must be some truth in this else "this agitation for prohibition would . i. i . r 1 ! not ne bo nouceaDie. men wim raw bones don't drink to. excess, neither do they bend the kneelo popular sen timent, and when a case la held up to them eliciting sympathy they do not lose their head but quietly weigh the cause which sometimes shows that the agitators are deceived and they are worrying over something that la not worth their time. In the Roosevelt extract on liquor which Is also quoted in the Forum,' why not add the other remark made by T. R. In whtch he said: "If you find a man In the ditch give him your hand and help him to stand. If he Insists on returning him to the ditch let him stay (here for there are other. things you can do of more importance than to continually render assistance In such cases." V SH0OTI5G PAST THE ISSUE. .In the People's Forum colum are GEORGE PALMER, Pres. W. L. BKEKHOLTS, Ass't Cash. F. J. nOLHES, Tlce-fres. EARL ZTCTDEL, 2d Agst Cask. F. L. MEYERS, Cashier. LA GRANDEiNATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON . United States Depository w'"'u'Hlej aw i i ijiiijli him i.jmiMllliiiin"iniiiu .mini , Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits 00,000-00 DIRECTORS W. L. BEE5D0LTS F. I KETEES W. M. FIERCE flEoxoi russa w. j. onrscM F. J. HOLMS With oar aatito reraarces an! facilities we can render 70a efficient service aifl budle jttr bailaen to yonr entire satisfaction. ' some clippings ttir'n'shcd by Pr.' G 1 lilan and also a short 'article ty h';n '. regarding the case of a man who fell ', by the , wayside. Tha doctor . stoutly ' claims the abolishment of liquor is ' tha only cure, but V abolishment ! Is a thini which 'Las sver bes'n ac complished since the wcyid began anh apparently never will be accomplished. Thig being qliesmn that con mnts UnIm county and the 8tate of Oregon is, "How can liquor best be handled' for everyone knows. liquor will not be abolished despite anything that can be done. . , . m t f .3 ..I I.J rut tne lsq-uor ousiness unuer iifciu restrictions. When a license will be re- voked if a saloon keeper sells to a man who is known to be weak, or to a boy that saloonkeeper will obey 6uch restrictions for he ha3 too much at stake not to do so. Now, sornj one will say, "but look at.the saloons of the past." Ant! they are right. Rather than.:' return to, the old-time .'lilootr with p.ll 'Its environment we would pre fer advocating an insurrection of the people. But the pointy for every good citizen and home-lov'ng individual to lemember is, whether the present al leged prohibition gives, the results that were expected" whether it would be better to continue this condition so apparently debauching and ineffective or whether it is best to give a trial to regulation and restriction of the bus iness'such as is now rdeeting with ap proval in many places. '..'.' ' This is a question that deserves your mose earnest considtVation. JAIL EMPTY TODAY. Record of Several Months Broken by Lack of Prisoners Today.' For the first time In something like three months the city Jail cells were empty this morning. It Is almost an Invariable rule that the cells fill up during the afternoon and night and when morning comes the jail is filled wth drunks or drunks and disorder lies. FEW EXCEPTIONS FILED. Up t'o Date Only One Man lias Object ed to Taxation for Current Year. Though the county board of equali zation has been in session nearly four days up to date only one taxpayer has filed an exception to the taxation as assessed. The board, which consists of County Judge Henry, County Clerk Ed. Wright and County Assessor Rine hart will be in session all this f week to hear complaints but with Saturday night the taxpayers privilege in this respect ends. ; The board will likely be In session a portion of next week but not to hear complaints, t Dysentery is a dangerous disease but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy bus been successfully used in nine epidemics of dysentery. It has never been known to fail. It i equally val uable for children and adults, and when re duced with water and sweetened, it ii pleas ant to take. For the Ambitions- ? 8 tHmbergttp (Education by nail for thnea who cannot attend ia twraoo. All Institution, including final examination, ia FREE. For toachara, atadenW preparing for college or universi ty, women' cluba, graagna, engineer! and home maker. No preliminary examina tion la required. Ihia mail auoraa meant for aaaonpaT paueun u in f Pan eepnnrtiai nt Btodr Dapartaaaat UalTersity of Ori C C P1SI5GT0!T G. Le CLEAYEB F. . BTEEIT ' ,;,r w 'V -"i' ' . 'A . ... t : . ' new styles. HATS TRIMMED TO YOUR ORDER Just Received-a complete line of tHe famous 'Keiser' Neckwear for Ladies SoftlGollars, Stiff Collars, Jabots and Ties SURVEYORS AHE IN MOUNTAINS EXACT PURPOSE OF THEIR MIS- MION A MYSTERY. Claim to be After Power Sites, But Otherwise Mission Is Unknown. Surveyors are again In , the Blue mountains and their purpose appears to be somewhat of a mystery. A spec ial from Walla Walja has this to say: . ' Outfitting so quietly that no one was aware of the fact and leaving this city in the night to escape detection, it is said that six surveyor's crews all working under the same direction have gone into the mountains for the purpose of locating power sites. Noth lng can be learned of the Identity of the backers nor the purpose, beyond an assertion by one of the engineers that power sites were the objective. The destination of the crews is div lded Into as many parts as was the gang of surveyors. They were going to the Alpowa, beyond Pomeroy, to the Patit, Tucanon, beyond Dayton; to the Walla river; to Mill creek above this city and to the Looking Glass and Salmon, on the other side of the mountains. Just .what the. move mens -cannot be figued here. AH clues to Identity of the parties have been covered care fully. The engineer In charge of one party said he did not know for whom or what he was working, that he only knew he was going into the mountains to locate power sites. , It is variously thought here that it is a new electric line, a Strahorn move, a Pacific Light & Power com pany plan or that a new power com pany Is to enter the field. All efforts to learn anything of the surveyor's plans have failed. Banner Liner Launched. Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 20 The White Star liner 'Olympic, the largest ves sel In the world, was launched at Harlan and Wolff ship yards here to day. Countess Aberdeen, wife of the Viceroy of Ireland christened her. . rni CANDY HTaMO THE MODEM cum 7 CeetertU qr Ce, fra, Perthaa, Puna aJ Cf. Pvrity j lur Exclusive. Millinei Exclusive describes cur Millinery department perfectly. Entirely distinct and separate from,' OUr main StonV Conducted entirely by Expert Trimmers. An elegant display of fashion's latest modes. CAGE BROS'. PATTERN The standard of high quality trimmed J?ats. There's a certain elegance of style found only in Gage hats. We invite you to visit our millinery department and see our display of , : " Xotlce to Contractors. Notice is hereby given iu sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Recorder of "La Grande, Ore gon, for the furnishing and laying of 1500 lineal feet of Bewer, in the alley between Washington ave'nue and Ad ams avenue, from the east side of Hemlock street to the center of Chest nut street - .. ! .-, Said sewer to be laid according to the plans and specifications now on file In this office and under the sup ervision of the City Inspector. All bids must be in before 8 o'clock p. m. Wednesday evening October 2Cth, and must be accompanied by a certified check of five per cent of the amount of the bid. The coiincll reserves the right to reject any or all bids. V . By order of the Council, October 19th, 1910. i . ; D. E. COX, Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. 1 ;", Oct 20 to 26 Xotlee to Trespassers. , ' Positively no hunting allowed on our premises. Do not ask for" permis sion. Blockland Bros. - Different From a Mountain. A certaih Philadelphlan who Is at once a minister of the gospel and a f registered physician had an amusing experience In his attempt to corner a Christian Scientist. Every time they met this Scientist took occasion to scoff at medical science and to dwell upon the wonders that could be per formed through faith. ''You are convinced that through faith you can do anything," said the medical man one day. "Yes," he repliedr "faith will move mountains." A week later he was In the doctor's office with a swollen jaw, due to tooth ache. "What, you here?", the doctor ex claimed, with feigned astonishment "Oh, doctor," he said, "I have, suf fered 'agony all through the night I simply can't stand this pain any longer!" "Have you tried faith?" the physl dan asked him. "You know you told me faith could move mountains." "But this is a cavity, doctor." Pleating tha Sultan. Kaid Beltou told the following story, which illustrates exactly the attitude of the sultan of Morocco toward the French: One day thetsultan asked a lad v. the wife of his dentist, to play one of the pianos that were in the room of the palace. She played several pieces, one of them at length catching the sultan's rancy, wnereupon the following little dialogue loot place: Sultan That piece is very nice. What is it called? , ,"v Dentist It la the "March on nadir. It was written to commemorate th Spaniards driving the French out of opain. Sultan-What! Were the French m upain? v . Dentist-Yes! ' ". '' V . : '; Sultan How many of them? DentistAbout 200.000. - Sultan (In a surprised tone) And the bpaniards drove them out? Dentist Yes. every one of thpm There was a slight pause while the swtan was thinking hard, and then: . Sultan (quietly)-riay & again. Classifiedi Advertising FOR SALE 7 room house, modern in every respect, good barn, corner lot 60x120, 1108 Penn Ave. Inquire R. E. Smith at Smith and Green'B. ' FOR SALE OR TRADE 10 acre apple orchard in Fruitdale, quarter mile from school, trees 12 years old, will trade for city property easy terms. Inquire of R. E. Smith at Smith & Greene's. FOR SALE Thirty-thirty S-N rlflte and .38 caliber Colts revolv. Phone Black 272. WANTED Position , bookkeeper, can fgr.i . , yrV'-. ence or win taK '. ..,.. nets of books. WrlV .viH-' ',.( .-ic, stat ing salary, a-h -.. rl ': f care Ob server ofti'.. - :.('... Wanted Responsible party to take the agency of Union and Wallowa counties for the Phelps Carbide Feed Acetylene Generator for Individual home lighting. v For further particulars write Ore gon Acetylene Lighting Co., Inc. 230 1-2 Yamhell st Portland, Ore. Oct 20-21. . - ';k an j wo furnished front f'jin.jn :d floor. Gentlemen UjfclM f. ' ;-",r,ne Red 3762. 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It cures" coughs', colds, croup, whoop ing cough, and all affections of the throat. , chest tnd lungs. Earl r Fair, Waukesha, Wis., writes us recently: "For some years past j have been a great friend of your Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy, and our fam ily uses it for all coughs and colds. I had a most stubborn cough which gave me much distress and incon venience and failed to respond to or-, dinary treatments. I nnally resorted to the old reliable Foley's Honey and Tar and less than two 60 cent bottleB effected a complete cure. I consider it the greatest and best Cough rem edy ever made and recomrrfend it to all."., ' . '. ., , . Change of Time Soo-Spokane-Portland Train De luxe Now Leaves Spokane at 2:00 P M '.- ' - ' "' AU trains from the Inland Empire make connection with thla popular train. " '-. A o S . a ' A euro win oriag a traveling repre eentatlve to explain In detail any trln desired. Any agent of the O. R. & N. will Is sue mrougn tickets at lowest current rates. G. M. Jackson s Geo. A. Walton Trav. Pass. Agt Gen. Agt. 14 Wall Street, Spokane. HHttilHW -M I'll Uli You Doubtless Appreciate Prompt, Painstaking atten- Z tiontoihe dttails of Banking Business. Ihls is J where we can be of real X Service to You, The - United States National Bank, t IA GRANDE, OREGON Store- 1 1 Mill I H 1 1 illMH 111 ,,;3
