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THE OBSERVER !
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aiJl. the Grande Ronde Lumber com-,
pany and the Sugar refinery there is a
pillar to La Grande's commercial ex
istence formed which Is impregnable
and permits this city to stand in the
front rank of all northwestern niuD'l-I-alities.'
Cne of the happiest men over the
new statement at the shops is Jack
Watson. WhHs dull times does not af
fect him directly, being one of th?
company's department heads, neverthe
less he is always happy when his boys
are doing well and when he can gire
them full tinie. A big check for his
men is one of, Watson's pleasures as
well as a pleasure to the men.
It is hardly likely that there win be
any depression felt in transportation
circles for some time. The fiscal year
has closed. and th curtailment inci
dent to that period has passed. The
avenue is now opened for activity an 1
a forward movement in all lines.'
HESTKlfTIOX OF THE SALE
HABIT-FORMISG DRrGS.
OF
THE GOVEIHOR A.D FAIiDOXS
Goernor Oswald West, who up to
the present time has not made nearly
so poor a governor as some of us
thought he would make, has the wrong
idea of pardoning power, He is going
to the extreme and results will prove
it. v'V -.
In this Oregon country it has been
no small matter to convict men guilty
of crimes. Technicalities, delays and
a hundred other things bure been
tumllng block, in ihe way of officer
who were trying hard to ruaie Justice
prevail. And now that the governor
almost assures a pardon to a criminal
the odium of trial and sentence is all
that stands between men' who would
commit crime and the real act itself
Ask Prank Childers, Ed. Kand or
Marvin of Wallowa county or Till Tay
lor of rmatilla. alj 0f whom are sher
Ws who spend a grtta deal of time
hunting criminals, what it means for
the state to spend several hundred
ooiiar, securing a criminal and trying
h m only to have a governor exercise
his pardonInK powers. The taxpayer
areth,. one. who . utter the loss for lt
their money all officials use from
Tl may " der
, . ' uo sometbinir
tor mankind, and It is presumed that
he doe.. But what Is the use of taking
"bo get Into an Oregon penitentiary?
Xr"? !he gVernor ' fam"i"
prison and the majority of those who
rc lve punishment seldom g,t what
rlmeiustifles. Thl being
t ot charity ,o
'! "OX Ft'LL TI.VE AGAIV
rroballv the bTpTece of local n,w
la the Evening Observer today j. the
tatement that the ra11rWu hav
PO'ted a notice of fun llm
TO. means everrthm to La Cran
tor th railroad boy. are a very "ml
portant part of this community. With
them and tho employe, at Palmer's
The Boylan bill to prohibit the sale
of hypodermic syrfnpe. or needle, at
retail without an ord'.r from a physi
sician or veterinary, wnicn passea ine
?ew York legislature some time ago,
has been signed by the governor anJ
is now a law. Thi. measure is an f
fort on the part of the state of New
York to control the growing vso. of
morphine and cocaln. Cx-mmentlng on
this evil the Outlook said editorially:
"It seems incredible that ttwre should
be any objection on the part of any In
telligent person to the passage of such
a measure. . . . The is beond doubt
that the availability of tlw hypodermic
syringe ha. been as much a factor in
the widespread use of morphine, co
caln, etc., as the availability of the
drugs themselves and that the vast ma
jority of the hypodermic syringfs and
needles are used to give morphine and
cocaln in a harmful way. The objec
tion I9 mad that drug fiends could
easily obtain . syringe, and needfts
through the mails from druggists In
another state. This is (perfectly true
and is. of course, the weak point in all
state legislation dtslgned to control
the use of habit-forming drug, and In
struments for their injection. If New
York state will lead the way In this
reform, however, there Is little doubt
that pthtr states will follow so good
an example. At all events, the lower
grade of drug and department stores
of New York and elsewhere would be
deprived of one of their actlvies. ... If
the laity Is buying hypodermic outfits
we may, we think, rest assured that
It Is for the harmful Injection of mor
phine "nd cocaln."
The statement made by the Outlook,
that hypodermic syringes and harmful
drugs can be sent through the mails
from other states having no restrict
ive laws, can and should be. met by
appropriate federal legislation prohib
iting interested commerce in hypo
dermic syringes, needle, and hablt
forralng drugs, except by responsible
and properly authorized persons. The
suppression of traffic in these drugs
for vicious purpose, will probably ne
cessitate the adoption of some restric
tion, and regulation, on the part of
physicians. For Instance, In the bill
introduced two year, ago In congress,
by Mr. Mann, intend? d for the suppres
sion of Interstate Commerce In mor
phine and cocaln lt wa. provided that
physicians ordering such drugs from
pharmaceutical houses outside of their
Old Friends and New
Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work
of time, and this bank numbers among its clients
hundreds of banks and business houses with whom
it has had ' close relations for a great part of the
twenty-four years of its existence.
Our friends have helped to make this one of the
largest and strongest banks in the West. We have
helped in their making, too.
- We welcome new friends and will attend to their
wants with the 6ame fidelity which ha6 cemented
our relations with our older ones.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . ' . 100,000.00
RESOURCES . . .1,100,000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Fred J.5Holmes.;fW. W. J. Church. Vice Pres.
- F. L.'.Meyers, Cashiet Earl ZundeMss'i. Cashier
own state tttist be registered with th;
federal authoritie. and must keep a
record of the amount of such drugs or
dered and the manner of their dispo
sal. A was to be expected,, this prop-"
ositlon brought out indignant protests
from pharmaceutical mail order hous
es and others who asserted that it wa3
an Infringement on tbet right, of the
dispensing physician. To this cry wa.
added the usual stock argument that
the proposed legislation was inspired
by a drug syndicate for the purpose of
preventing dispensing by physicians.
As a matter of fact. Mr. Mann's bill
was drafted In accordance with the
recommendations of the International
Opiam conference held at Tb Hague
and composed of representative, of the
various nations interested In the sup
pression of the opium traffic.
' Custom house records show that the
Importations of opium and cocaln Into
this country vastly exceed the amount
required by physicians for legitimate
purposes. Beyond question, the sur
plus is used for the gratification of
drug habitue, and the creation of new
victims. The repression of this hor
rible traffic can be accomplished only
by rigid regualtion of the legitimate
trade, for which a careful record of all
essential. If such regulation imposes
some Inconvenience, on our profess
ion, it must be accepted as a part of
our duty to the state and to the pub
lie. We must recognlsfe the fact that
the right to use dan?erous drugs for
saving life as a corollary carries with
it an obligation to prevent the im
proper or harmful use of such drugs
and that it is quCe as Important a duty
of physicians to see that no person se
cures morphine, or cocaln who does
not need it as it is to see that patient,
who are need of the beneficent effects
of such a drug are given the benefit of
It We congratulate New York on hav
ing .been the first to pass such a bill
and bope that her example will be fol
lowed speedily by all other states.
Journal of the American Medical As
sociation. July, 1911.
NEW COBLE SUSPECT.
Section Foreman ow Suspected of tiie
Kalnlcr Murder.
Olympla, July 21. Sheriff Gaston
with J. H. Wilson, the newest suspect
in the Coble double murder, I. on his
way to the scene ofhe murder today,
Wilson first gave out the new. of the
disappearance of the Swan Peterson
suspect, still held, at Olympla. Will,
son, a section foreman, will be con
fronted with the bloody room and the
axe that brought death to the young
couple. Gaston says Wilson has been
acting strangely since the crime. Wil
son 1b married, and ha. five children,
and lived hear the Coble home.
Explosion Kills Two.
Springfield. Ills., July 21. Charles
Baker and John Buck are dead and
two other, men are critically injured
through the explosion of the engine In
the power plant of the Illinois traction
company at Ttiverton. Last night the
engine had Just been inspected and
the power turned on for the .first time.
The cause of the explosion 1. as jet
unknown. .
Rennrdl Out for Robber.
V
-'St. Poul, July 21.The Northern
Pacific today offered a reward of $7,
500 for the capture and convicted of
the three bandit, who robbed the pas
senger, on the limited yesterday In
North Dakota. Several suspects are
arrested at different stations.
Parades at Potlath Today.
Seattle. July 21. The army and navy
pnrade, the Illuminated pageant of
progress and flights In a biplane by En
gene Ely. are the big features of to
day's Golden Potlatch celebration; The
big ef'e will come to a close tomorrow
nieht was a masters" march to be
M 1" the Elks.
NAMES OF JtSUS AND MARY. C. jl,mk
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Exceptional bargains in merchandise that you will need -
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All Men's and Boys' Suits. Reduced
25 per cent
Men's Dress Sf raw Hats, Reduced 25 per cent.
Entire Line Men's & Boys OXFORDS reduced 10 per
':'', v:;'v: 5." cent V
Entire line Ladies Lingerie Dresses reduced 25 per cent.
One lot Ladies Tailored Suits exactly one half price.
AH Summer lawns and Fancy White Goods reduced
25 per cent. 'lil; 'l:,ii
All Ladies Dresses and Long Coats reduced 25 per cent
Entire line Summer Parasols reduced 20 per cent
HALF PRICE MILLINERY SALE
Leather Hand Bags reduced 25 per cent. "
Ladies Dress Skirts reduced 25 to 50 per cent.
All Ladies and Misses Oxfords and Pumps reduced 10
. 7'.; l per cent. y:: nv':
Values like the above through the entire stock.
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For summer diarrhoea In children al
ways give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Kt-medy and cnetor oil, and a
peedr cure is certain. For sale by all
dealers.
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