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V FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1915, LA'UHAKDE evening observer PAGE TWO. FBIIPiMI STARTS PROTEST VARIOUS PETITIONS BEING CIR CULATED. EatcrprUe and Joseph Express Cha grh at West's Actin g, , ".j. 4. .j. 4. 4. 4 v. J Joseph, Feb. 12. (Special.) . .v. During the past week there 4 v has been petition cir;ub;ted 4 among the citizens of Joseph 4 for the purpose of bringing J Judge French back to Enterprise J 4 f or a now trial. People in this f' community feel that the judge J. wes guilty in the highest de- ! fr gree and deserved the punish- 4 . ment meted out by Judge Know- J J- les who showed him no leniency 4 tor -age or health. ' The people 4 feel that other men have served 4 4 their time for such crime and 4 4 that the law of Oregon is being 4 thwarted by the pardon allowed .J 4 by Governor West during the 4 J last few days ho was in office. 4 4 - ,.. v. :- 4.4.4.4.4.4.jv44a4444' . Enterprise, Feb. 12. The Chief tv.i Buys that the text of the French pet:-- tions is: "To Whom It May Concern: ,: "Inasmuch, as the former Governor of Oregon has seen fit .to grant, to cne J. -A. French, a self confessed criminal, who pleaded guilty to hav ing taken from Wallowa county and : the widows and orphans, approx. mately twenty eight hundred dollars, a conditional pardon, conditioned upon the repayment of the arnount taken by said French, said French having been sentenced by Circuit Judge Knowles to a" indeterminate sentence ; of from one to five years in the fits to penitentiary, and "Inasmuch, as the said Fren.'i has not repaid the sum so taken, nor has he ever been made to sere said sentence and Is now at large, ami - "Whereas we consider that such leniency will be detrimental to the future enforcement of the criminal laws of Wallowa county, and stats at large, and believing that the I I II M l I I III. r . I 11 ii " , iii.ii - - DABY SAVRE HOWLED WHEN ITS PRESIDENTIAL GRAND PA HELD IT FOR" PHOTOliKAJ'HERS. 4 hi M 7 m Ml OLD-TZKZ OOLp CUBS DBTUX HOT TSAI Citt a small package ' Of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it, "Hamburger Brust Thee." at any pharmacy. . Take a tablespoonfu! of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink si teacup full at any time during tbe Juv or before retiring. It is the most effective way to break a cold and euro grip, as it opens the pores of the' skin, relieving congestion. : ; Also loosens the j bowels, thus breaking up a cold. ' Try. it the next time you suffer from ! cold or the grip.- It is inexpensive j and' entirely ' vegetable, therefore safe J and harmless. , - . (Copyright by Harris & Ewing.) Baby Sayre utterly fails to under-Jioungster in a ruge. There may coipo stand the dignity of the president p(n time when the child will feel.hon the United States; . The photograp'nfcored at having been held, by a presi taken the other day of President Wil-dent, but at this time there is no ap son holding his grandchild show thcPi'eciation of it. .; . forcement of tho crimin,ul stiitutti of this county. If a nian is let off with no punish ment after he has taken public mon ey and betrayed the trust of tho people, what logic could there be in reking that the more common vio li tors of the law be fined or im prisoned ? To make possible tho future enforcement of the law, many persons felt it was a public (uty to go on record as opposed .1; partiality and favoritism. - A petition, circulated only a few hours and :nert by a concidera1.! number of men, had been submitted to Judge Knowles at the time of tho it ends of justice have been defeated dial, asking that Mr. French be p i r.nd such procedure makes of justice r hollow mockery, and believing further that such pardon was not in accordance with the sympathy and the sentiments of the citizens of Wal lowa county, . .: "Therefore, we, the undersigned taxpayers and citwens of Wallowa county urge that said J. A. French either be confined In the state peni tentiary for not having fulfilled the roled. ., This was read in court u the time. Judge . Knowles said Ve would not parole Mr. French if a peti tion was presented signed by every mun, woman und child in the county . This petition recited statements made in court by Mr. French's law yers, asserting that he had suffered from such bodily ills that his mind hud been unbalanced und he was not responsible; his physical . . condition condition of his pardon, or that ho was alleged to be such that immu. be brought to Wallowa county and enment would prove fatal. After sentenced under one of the indict- Mr. French wag sentenced, the peti ments still pending against him." tion was sent to Mr. West, then gov- The- Chieftain goes on to say: jonior. The records of the Circuit cow; show that when Mr. French entered! " . his plea of guilty to the charire! Notice of Change of Partnership. made in each of the four indictments, I he was sentenced under only one. Tho Notice is hereby given, that from other three were continued by Judg-j nd after tnis date, that the partner : Knowles to the May term of court fhip of WttlUir Snok and Pearl Stiles What proceedings can be had under' kn0Wn 88 sSTk ? JStil? Froduco them is . mttr h l company, Is dissolved, and that tho them is a matter to be decided by tho attia business of Snook & Stiles Pro awyers and the court; if any move is duce company, will hereafter be car indeed made. rled on by Pearl stileg and p M When it became known in thi Olinger, partners doing business un eounty that Mr.. French had not been dcr the name of Stiles & Olinger. All confined in tho state prison at nil, but accounts due and owing to Snook & I ad been permitted his liberty as thn StiIes produce company are to be l.uest of an old friend during the time ' aiiLto ,stUes Olinger, and all ac he Bayed in Salem, there was much ?unts due from Snook StHea Pn" talk here. No Z Crested ll Zr A? wl P'd tlcular desire to see the former coun- n- 1? u. ty judge suffer any more than others . VZ&Ji !L i rtSAKIi STILES, VOICE CULTIVATION. It Said That tha' Average Amerleaw Needs It Badly. The Amcilciiii voice lacks cadence. Tho touch uf hnrmuny Is lucklug. la deptli or xui'llliiexs Its strougest quali ty Is monotony of tene. , In coiivfi'siitiou it Is colorless, and half of tilt- I't-soiirces of the vocal cords are unused or undeveloped. A strident, blgli pitched, uiiniiI voice falls lu say lug nny good thing' well.- - . Uvcry one bus the power of speaking with sweet ii.llectiou. Uvery one can uttuln a reposeful utternuce and clear enuiiuhitlon by training the ear and voice to work together in avoiding hni'Hli tones and cultivating the middle and more mellow register In every voice. ' Exclteuient sends It up to a scream, lug pitch, hut self control will lower It again, and Its playground should be through the varying harmonics or ca dences of Ave notes. According to Thomas Wentworth iJIgglURon. our English cousins put more endence, more up and down, Into au inquiry. "What time Is It?" than Americans would into tbe announce ment that a president was shot A crowd of baseball fans will pitch the cheering on a high note aud yell It self bourse. In the same nrimber of ICuropeaus tbe shoutlug would be ful' of undertones and cadences. They would sing their enthusiasm. New York Pun. would have to when under sentem- nf Court. But on the other hand ther ' ' was a strong feeling that justice had j been tampered with, that favoritism had been shown to such a marked tie-1 F. M. OLINGER. 2 6 lOt. High Grade ioh rrlntlng costs nc gree that there could be no more en-' more than the other kind Observer. W 9 Golden West Coif( L:e::::::: onee The purest and best for the least is packed daily and is always fresh and uniform in flavor and - strength 40: lb. Why Pay More? Steel No Dust. No Chaff. Cut Closset & Devers Th Old nil I-Arftent Northwent. www iWWWil s e A Tardy Aot of Justice. ' Marriages between Kugllsh actresses and men of a high social islt)on be gan in the eighteenth century, If no earlier. There, was Lavlnla Kenton, the Polly Peachum of Gay's "Beggar's Opera," who becuiue Duehes of Bol ton: there was Miss Farren, who mar rled Lord Derby; also Miss Brunton became I.ndy Craveu not long before Lord Tuurlow nianled Miss Bolton. Earliest of the list, though, comes the Garl of Peterborough, who married Anastasla Robinson, tbe singer, and kept the marrlnge secret until a fen days before bis death In St Jamea' palace, when be assembled bis relatives and friends and publicly acknowledged tbe woman "to whom he owed tbe best and happiest hours of bis life," a tardy act of justice that caused tb lady to swoon away. . The Luxury of Sugar Sugar was considered an article of luxury In Europe until tea and coffee became usunl articles of diet Sugar was then used to sweeteu these ber erngos and so gradunlly came to have a prominent part In the daily diet Be fore tbe dnys of sugar much more meat was eaten and tbe drinking of alcoholic beverages was much more common. The -fair maiden who could not wiyi tmpuulty drink a pint of al tor breakfast wns unusual. Perhaps. In spite of tbe fact that most of us eat too much of It sugar Is a blessing, Even orersweeteued coffee and cereal covered with sugar sound more ben acta) tban a pint Of ule and a ball pound of beef for breakfast Bostos Herald. Poor Alexander. A blgb school freshman, asked to re cite on the lire of Alexander the Great extemporised us follows: "Alexander was a quick tempered uiau. Once whvu be bad taken too much wine be got aDgry at his best ftlend and killed hTm. Alexander was very much grieved and did everything be could to help bury bis frleud." Everybody's. RUB RHEUMA STIFF, TISM FROM JOINTS ACHING Hub Soreness from joints and musclss v wife a small trial bottte of. old St- Jacobs Oil . Stop "dosing" Rheumatism. ' It's pain only; not one case in Bfty requires internal treatment. Rub sooth ing, penetrating "St Jacobs Oil" right on the "tender spot," and by the time you say Jack. Robinson out comes the rheuinatio pain. "St. Jacob's Oil", is a harmless rheumatism cure which never disappoints and doesn't burn tfte skin. . It takes pain, soreness 'and stiffness from aching joints, muscles and bones; stops sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia. Limber upt Get a 25 cent bottle of old-time, honest "St Jacobs Oil" from any drug store, and in a moment you'll be free from pains, aches and stiffness. . Don't suffer I Rub rheuma tism away. ' r Adv. Don't Buy Glasses I As lou WouM shoes. They should be fitted by a specialist. ; You may select a pair that aids your vision for the time being, but they may prove MOST INJURIOUS DON'T buy cheap glasses. : DON'T read in bed or on a moving train. ; DON'T read without , your glasses. DON'T read with someone else's glasses. DON T continue wearing your OLD GLASSES. When you feel that the fere NOT JUST RIGHT. It's so easy to . . HAVE THEM RIGHT. Any lens duplicated in a few ... . minutes I GRIND ALL MY GLASSES. HE ACOCK EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST 3rd Floor of New Foley Bldg. The Things You Wish for Sunday dinner you will find at tie CO OPERATIVE 0TOS3 . ' ....... . .. , . K sw .' - .. !" 'v ',-.4 -h"X':i-- t',- i A ' Hweet Potatoes , . 1 ' ' . Head Lettuce " , 5 , ; ; . Cauliflower' - - ; , " " Pineapple 1 " The good sweet Oranges for your fruit Salad "Phone Main 35 Union County Co-Operative Association ELECTRIC LIGHTS WERE INVENTED TO SUPPLY A NECESSITY. ALL OTHER METHODS OF CHEAT " ING ARTIFICIAL' light were unsatisfactory. Candles wer dim and unreliable; gas, dirty and dangerous; kero sent, dull, smoky r odorous and also dangeious to health and property. When elceric lights were Introduced there was but oae drawback. They cost considerably mors than other lights. This objection has been overcome and elec tric lights are now the most economical as well as e most satisfactory light. ; ; EasternOregonLightJPowerCo. Telephone Main 34 J A "La Camille" model that j will positively improve the ' ' lines of the . average figure. J i Material, a beautiful brocade, priced at $5.00. Other models J 'i i J2.00 up. . Mrs. Robt Pattison Corsetiere TELEPHONES CONNECTED By the use of one of our telephones you can now reach and be reached directly (over copper circuits)" by prac tically every other telephone in Union county. Long distance service to all parts in the Northwest. THE HOME INDEPENDENT I tLEPHONE COMPANY ! Phone R. 3221 Res. 1702 Oak j '.U.H,,,, Www-.wr a m 11 i r ' '
