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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.
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