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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1910)
THE OBSERVER Bkuc e Dennis, Edittr and Owner. Catered at the postofflce at La Grande ""'"is second-daas matter. Published Dally Eicept Sunday. SUBSCKIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy .' 6c Dallr. tier week...... 15c Dally, per month 65c Tola paper win not publish ai. ar dele appearing orer a nom de piune. Blmed article will be revised ub ect to the discretion of tte editor. Please sirs your articles and sure tlsappolntmebk PBOMBITIOX ASD REGULATION J Regulation of liquor traffic Is . a general effort in civilized countries Just now. But this effort.does not aim at prohibition, except in a few com munities, says a Portland exchange. The manufacture and sale of liquors, is so large an industry and so many Interests depend on it one way and another; moreover, there is such wide spread use of Hquor that is regarded harmless and beneficial: and the con sensus of opinion of authorities is so far from being unanimous in declaring moderate use of liquor is wrong and injurious, that prohibition cannot be a general movement Tet regulation of the traffic, for the purpose of reducing excesses and elminatlng the vices and the dissipations that accompany the unrestrained traffic is a common and proper endeavor in most communities. In the United States the movement has taken the form of precinct or county option. In several states, notably Maine and Kansas general prohibition has been attempted instead of regu lation, yet with results far from satis factory. The reform crusade' In the United States has been directed chiefly against the Baloon method pf selling liquor. There is no general cruBade against manufacture or sale of liq uor. Else manufacture and sale in this country and Government revenue therefrom should decrease instead of Increase. The saloon has been banish ed from residence districts in a laree part of the United States because that way of selling alcoholic beverages is commonly associated with vices. Mean while the very 'voters who exclude Ba loons from proximity to their homes In many cases carry "wet goods" in their tore. The liquor business Is a large indus try from first to last, and a big source of revenue for government. Its aboli tion is not the sober intent of the American people. They are bent, how ever, upon its rigdd regulation. They are trying to find ways of eliminating evils of the saloon method of Belling It Many persons mistake the latter movement for prohibition. of m'nor beln. and general suyr vision of the business of people .v h pre been left without proper a.tvi'v ora. During Judge Henry's administra tion he has cleaned up unfinished pro bate business that bad been hanging for years. Nine hundred cases were left unfinished and the present Ju.lzs sought out the persons responsible for non-ettlement and made them ad just the estates. What does this mean? It means that many orphans auJ widows got what, was coming to tV.si. some of whom had suffered the v. :ia holding of money and property in fj? hands of negligent guardians and act ministrators for years. While Jud? Wilson claims b; is better qualified to give legal ad this record of unfinished probate Laz iness when he was county judge Vjs not speak well for that ability. AM furthermore, this county has a dis trict attorney who is paid to advise the 'county officials on all legal mat ters, and he is capable and always ready to give such advice. This probate work Is something to consider in selecting a county judge for .the dependent ones of the county are In his care. Search Judge Henry's record in this as in other matters, and see if it will not stand the most rigid Investigation. PIRATES OF HONGKONG. Nl THE PROBATE BUSINESS. With the many other duties of a county Judge there is included under the laws of Oregon the probate busi ness. This branch of official work takes in all estates where adminis trators have to be appointed, the caro GIVING EVERY DEALER A CHANCE. The announcement of Mr. Bower man that he will inaugurate needed reform in the purchase of state sup plies has stirred up no little excite ment among the small company of Sa lem Democratic dealers who regard the state as their particular meat. They are for West. It 8 to be supposed that they have satisfactory assurances that .the present method of favored purchases will not be disturbed. But it should be. - The Btate government at Salem- Is not supported for the benefit of the historic "Salem hog," though there Is a very industrious propaganda at Sa lem in that behalf. Why should not dealers and merchants throughout Oregon have an equal opportunity to bid on and sell supplies to the state? If the state has any duty In this mat ter, aside from Its plain obligation to buy where it can get the cheapest and best supplies, it Is to show no partial ity on account of locality or politics but to give everybody a chance who wants it Mr. Bowerman has approached this problem in a practical way, and he has satisfied himself that much money may be saved by buying in bulk and abandoning the so-called open market system which Is a survival of the Chamberlain regime. No wonder the Salem dealers those who are in on the deal howl, and plainly indicate their preference for West, a Salem man, whom they expect to do the "right thing" Portland Oregonlan. f All Who Love Little Ones will provido purest of the pure in Candy look lor td oru ox ruruy Patronize the "Modem Dealer" Mtdtrt Cofiftctiantry C., Mlrt., ftrlland, Ortftti GEORGE PALMER, Pres. W. L. BRE5H0LT8, Asst. Cash. F. J. HOLMES, Ylce-Frea. EARL IU5DEL, td Aist Cash. F. L. METERS, Cashier. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United States Depository Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00 GEoraa FAUCES J. CBCBCH F. J. HOLMES DIRECTORS W. I BRSSHOLTS . I. METERS W. M. PIERCE C, C PESIN'GTOS L L. CLEAVER F. M. BTRXIT IfHJk ear an pie maarces ait facilities We caa render job efficient ' gf rrTcc tad tan file year biklaei s to year r.tlre ssttfarf -r-n. They Ar the Real Old Fashioned Bloodthirsty Kind. There are pirates In Hongkong n-r the usual kind that greet the gi-utle stranger with an expansive smile iityt take what be has for worthless ru! blsh. nor vet the nettv MiIptm that vn j by that name on our own water fr n. but the real old fashioned, murderous kind, who count not the victims they reckon the spoils. Of course they do not swagger In tame, as all real pirates should, or j!y their trade la Hongkong's Immed.u :e waters, bat among the thousand of fishermen, stevedores and coal li-m- dlers that crowd the harbor's edge t!:r mingle and gossip water front new, knowing well when a oertleularlT rich cargo is due from the Interior. And in the purple twilight a limb darts out of one of the many estuarlei far op the West or pearl river nud swoops with the suddenness of a nrtwk on the heavily laden prize. The strug gle is short. Over the hills on the naked backs of a swarmlnz crew th loot disappears forever from a smoking bulk in the rice swamps.' or. as hap pened In the case of the Salnam. half a hundred take passage In the crowded Hold of a river steamer and when the handful of unsuspecting whites gather at dinner raise a heathenish yell on the startled air. and the ship la taken. Rifles thrust through bolted doom subdue the pitiful fire that lasts a lit tle while from behind the ahot torn tablecloth, but the ship Is already headed for the bank by the quarter-' ZlZSic. trtu a tiZv ml liia ear. mux one more tragedy Is added to the long list of Crimea on the Slklang. W. J. Ayl ward In Harper's Magazine. Sulotde by Swallowing Gold. , Suicide by swallowing gold la some Cases accomplished In China. The following in an authoritative account, written by a very learned Chinese for the Westminster Gazette, of how this much contested form of suicide Is ac complished: "In swallowing gold it Is not loose gold leaf or gold dust that is swal lowed, bnt a solid lump of gold, or even a gold ring, weighing about half an ounce. Gold Is not at anv time of a corrupting nature, bnt when a lump of it is swallowed and gets Into the bowel It falls, on account of Its Intrinsic weight, to rise and surmount the convolutions of the bowels and can therefore never complete its pas sage. After two or three days it there fore sinks through the bowel and de stroys, life without any suffering." An Unfortunate Response. The problem of too many churches fa a given locality la often a perplex ing one. It is said that the churches In a certain village, on opposite sides of the streets, were so close that when the congregation in one church sang "Will There Be Any Stars In My Crownr the congregation in the other church promptly responded. "No. Not One; No, Not One." Fortunate ia It If the seeming contradiction is confined to the unintentional inharmonious re sponses in songs. Lipplncott's. Table All Right "Do they have a good table?" asks the prospective guest "It Is first rate," answers the man who has Just returned "solid oak, with heavy legs and a polished top."- Judge. Two Bouts Arranged. New York, Nov. 4 Metropolitan fight fans may take their choice of two Interesting events tonight At the Long Acre Athletic Club Jumbo Wells the heavyweight from Australia, and Jim Savage, who always tres to live up to his name, will go on in the main event of the stag. At the Fairmont Athletic Club the postponed bout between Leach Cross and Jack Dorman will be put on. Both encounters should supply plenty of Interest for the spectators. Ordinance 'o. 489 Series 1910. An Ordinance declaring the cost of improving 6th street long lot 5 In Block 60 and lots 8 and 9 in Block 102, in Chaplin's addition to La Grande, as sessing the property beneflte d thereby declaring such assessment, directing the entry of the same on the docket of city lines, authorizing the issuance of improvement bonds to pay for said . improvement, and declaring an Emer gency. THE CITY OF LA GRANDE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Council has considered the proposed assessment for improving 6th street along Lot 5 in Block 60 and Lots 8 and 9, in Block 102 In Chaplin's addition, and all ob jections thereto, and hereby ascertain, determine and declares the whole cost of said Improvement in the manner provided by resolution adopted bv the Council on the 27th day or July, 1910 to be the sum of $213.43 and that the 1 special and peculiar benefits accru- j Ing to each lot, within said assessment district, by reason of said improvement and in Just proportion .to such bene fits 'are in the respective amounts. ! set opposite the number and descrip tion .of each lot In the annexed as sessment roll, and Bald assessment ( roll, which is numbered 6, is hereby adopted and approved as the assess j ment for said improvement, and the Recorder of the City of La Grande is : directed to enter a statement of the j assessment hereby made In the dock ! et of City Liens, and cause nC.Ice thereof to be published as provided ' by Charter. j That said sums of money hereby levied as set out In said assessment roll numbered 6. shall be and become due and payable at the expiration of 60 days from the date of this Ordi nance takes effect; Provided, however, that all persons ' whose property Is affected by this assessment may, up on application to the Recorder of the City of La Grande, be allowed to make payment of the respective amounts as sessed against their property as shown by Bald assessment roll, in ten equal annual Installments, under and by virtue of the Statutes of the State of Oregon ln such cases made and pro vided and the Charter of the City of La Grande, deferred payments to bear Interest at 6 per cent per annum. If such application be not made aa above set out, then the assessments shall be and become wholly due and payable at the expiration of said 60. days. Section 2i That there shall be is- bonds in the said sum of $213.45, or so much thereof s shall not be cov ered by cash payments within 60 days to run for a period of ten years, bearing Interest at. six per cent per annum, for the purpose of paying for said Improvement. Section 3. Inasmuch as the said improvements is completed and it is necessary and expedient that payment be made therefor at once, now there fore, in order to preserve the peace, health and safety of the City,, and protect Its credit, an emergency Is hereby declared to exist, and this ordi nance shall be in force and take effect after ita approval by the Mayor, publication In one issue of the T.r. Grande Evening Observer, on the 5th day of November, 1910. , Passed by the Council on the 2nd day of November, 1910, by five mem bers voting therefor. Approved this 4th day of November. 1910, F. L. MEYERS, Mayor. Attest: D. E. COX, Recorder. Assessment Roll. Blk , Lot Add. Name Owner Amt 60 5 Chapllns M. Rosenbaum $135.70 102 8 Chapllns Baptist Church 28.35 102 9 Chapllns Baptist Church .' 39.40 Mrs. Robert Pattison agent for GOSSRRD CORSETS PRICES $3.50 and Up PHONE Black 81 or Black 1481 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 a II IH 1 1 Mi It 1 1 1 The Up-Building f of This Bank f la due to the fact that we have ample capital and that we iave adhered to a ,xlicy wnivn has been conservative, yet aloug progressive lines. We offer to oar customers modern facilities for the prompt and proper tran saction of their financial affairs; ample vault and safe room for storing and safe-guarding of their money, notes, Insurance policies and other valuable pap era and such liberality of treat ment aa la consistent with pru dent banking. TOUR account la cordially solicited. ! The United States f national Bank, HighQuality Furnishing! FOR LADIES - Two High Grdde lines have just added to our furnishing department for ladies The Famous Keiser Neckwear Lace Collars, Stocks, Jabots and Stiff Collars, . . 25c to $1.50 me uent uiove in addition to our Virginia and Chatham Ladies makes our glove line cpmplete. BLACK AND COLORS, KID GLOVES $1.00 to $2.50 N. K. WEST THE QUALITY STORE C. A. BARRETT , ATHENA, OREGON. 58 X C. A. BARRRETT Republican Direct Primary Nominee. Progres sive and Statement No. 1; Republican. For 4 years a member of the House of Representatives from Um atilla County, where he secured much good legisla tion for the People. They will make no mistake by electing him joint senator, for he stands for the in terests of the Common People as against Corporation and Boss Rule. IF i . . , ... v.i H1HHH Pi
