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THURSDAY i OCT. ia, 1908
Make honest banks suffer
The trouble in which the
Suriber bunk nt LnGrnnde is
now involved is but nn incident
in commercial life. It has no
bearing whatever upon the rest
of th& banking business of Ore
gon. From reports received
here it appears the trouble
arose because the people of La
Grande suspected Scriber of
dishonest'. If he was dishon
est he will be punished. But
Other banks should not be made
to suffer. East Oregonian.
No, they should not. But the
editor of the East Oregonian is
inconsistent, for he is support
ing the latest pet scheme of Mr.
Bryan, the government guaran
tee of bank deposits, which
is nothing less than making the
''other banks" suffer for the dis
honesty of those banks which
make away with their deposi
tors' money .Under the democrat
ic plan as advocated by Mr. Bry
an the government would guar
antee the deposits, but it would
be the safe and soundly con
ducted banks of the country
who would pay the bill. They
would "suffer" to just the ex
tent to which the crooked bank
ers succeeded in fleecing thnr
depositors, for the democratic
platform of 190S pledges the
party to legislation under which
the national banks shall be re
quired to establish a guarantee
fund for the payment of deposi
tors of any insolvent national
bank, and making the system
available to any other banks
desiring to join in such plan.
The system would only facili
tate the process of plundering
the public through "wild-cat"
banks, for the government guar
autee would tempt the deposi
tor, wlfo would tiof under that
plan have occasion to use dis
crimination in selecting the de
pository for his money. I'
would increase the deposits in
dishonest banks, and the cor
respondingly increased losses
-would be borne by the honest
and capably-managed banks.
tChis plan proposed by Mr.
Bryan does not commend itself
to the person who believes that
common honesty should be an
asset in business as well as in
pjivate life.
WAITING ON THE ELECTION
Oregonian
It is well known that many
business transactions are await
ing the event of the Presiden
tial election. It is within every
person's knowledge. "Wait till
after the election, then we'll
see," is the most common re
mark one hears these days. It
may not be wise, as we think,
for all of tis will' still be here
after the election, no matter
what the result, and we should
and must make the best of it.
But it is useless to deny thai
lippiehension exists, afl to con
sequences, should Bryan be
elected. It exists among not a
few even of those who still; out
'of partisan feeling, will vote for
Bryan. For gratification of par
tisan feeling is a luxury with
Hiany; even if they are in doubt
iibout the further consequences
of it. , . .
It is right and proper for a
iitwspaper, or for a party com
Jhiitee; if either shall desire, to
iliafee inquiry athong business
iHeri; tt'o to their opinion as to
Ihe pfo,babll0 effect,5 on business
and affairs, of the success of one
iiiirfy or flnbUM. Mr. Bryan's
course on many matters relating
to money and monetary stand
nrd, and thereforo to industry
nnd business in general, to
gether with his propagation of
disturbing ideas that throw
doubt upon credits and mainte
nance or growth of values, is n
fact not to be disregarded for
it is present with us, it is noted;
here, and in all parts of the
country. They who feel the
apprehension did not create it.
It has been created by the ca
reet of Mr. Bryan and by the
course of his party. Every
campaign he makes is, virtu
ally, a olass war.
A GOOD OMEN
The farmers of Crook county
are in might' good spirits over
the fine soaking rain of Inst
week. The ground was very
dry after an unusual period of
drouth and the rain was badly
needed. Pall rains were due,
but one of such duration was
hardly to be hoped for. The
rains lasted almost through the
week, and very little of the
moisture went to waste.
However, as has been said
before, Nature has a way of
evening up things, and the rain
was by all rights due us, alter
the long dry spell. It will go
a long way towards gettiug the
1009 crop under way, and it is a
happy omen for the next sea
sou's crop.
BLIND PIGS GOOD PORKERS
That there is more in a pig
than appears in his face is a
very true dictum, for blind pigs
in Umatilla county have just
yielded the county 4450 in
fines. The officials of Umatilla
are conducting a vigorous cru
sade against the blind pigs and
other methods of illegally sell
ing liquor, a number of which
have sprung up since the prohi
biiion law went into eilect. The
first round-up caught quite an
assortment of them, and the size
of the fines would indicate that
the crusade will be successful.
'OPTIMISTIC
When" it comes to new ways
to dodge ihe prohibition laws,
we look to Alabama with confi
dence. Her citizens have re
cently invented a "sandwich"
that takes the cake. It consists
of two huge slices of bread with
a very thin bottle filled with
whisky between 1 It is said it
e-miplies with the law, or rather
that the sale of these "sand
wiches" is not illegal. The
Dalles Optimist.
If it were assumed that the
Oregon Tiuuk Line people had
not yet financed their railroad
project up the Decchutes river,
1 very plausible explanation ol
he Hairiman activity in that
locality would suggest itself.
By making a big bluff towards
the construction of a line up the
iver, the attractiveness of the
ither project as a field for in
vestment would be lessened.
For, unquestionably, neither of
the two parallel and competing
ines could promise to be as
profitable as one line serving
the Fame territory would have
been. And, four or five million
dollars, which it is said the pro
ject will cost, might be hard to
obtain under these circumstan
ces. However, tliat theory of
the purpose of the Harriman
work along the Deschutes op
pears to be weak in the pieui
ises, for there is a pretty gen
eral opinion that the Oregon
Trunk Line people know just
where their money is coming
from, and have plenty iu sight
to complete the undertaking.
And, with the obstruction the
ory knocked in the head, it be
gins to look .tolerably certain
that Central Oregon vis to hash
two roads frorh the North; botli
by way of the Deschutes can
yon. LH 11s hope tliat we are
not "fleeiuft double;"
LANDSLIDE ONLY CAN
DEFEAT JUDGE f Aft
Bryan'B Chancoa Docrooso--Ropub-llcon
Candidate Rapidly
Gains Votes.
The Washington correspond
ent of the Portland Oregonian
says nothing short of a demo
cratic landslide can now pre
vent the election of William II.
Taft. Two weeks ago the situ
ation was far different, but in
this brief period marked gains
have been made by the Repub
licans, and at lenst three impor
tant suites have been removed
from the doubtful into the Re
publican column New York,
Illinois and Indiana.
The political outlook as view
ed by Republican national lead
ers is rapidly improving. .In
dependent voteis are being
swung into line for Tat't; the
movement of labor votes toward
Bryan, once alarming, has been
quite generally checked; disaf
fection among the negroes has
been largely overcome; and en
thusiasm or at least interest is
being awakened among all
classes.
The following table . upon
which the-forecast is based will
be of interest to those of our
readers who take more than a
passing interest in politics:
PROBABLY REPUBLICAN
California 10 New Jersey 12
Connecticut 7 Nor Dakota 4
Delaware 3 Ohio . 23
Illinois 27. Oregon 4
Towa 13 Peii8ylvania 34
Idaho 3 Sou Dakota 4
Indiana 15 Rhode Island 4
Kansas 10 Utah 3
Maine 0 Vermont 4
Mass'chuset'slO Washington 0
Michigan 14 W Vriginia 7
Minnesota 11 Wisconsin 13
Nebraska S Wyoming 3
New York 39
N Hampshire 4 Total 300
PUOBABLY DEMO Clt ATI C
1 il 1 1 Mt..l.1. T
Arkansas 9 N Carolina - 12
Florida p S Carolina 9
Georgia 13 Tennessee 12
Kentucky 13 Texas 18
Louisiana 9 Viiginia 12
Mississippi 10 -
Missouri 18 Total 101
Nevada 3
DOUBTFUL
Colorado ... fi
Maryland 8
Montana ... 3
Total - 10
Necessary to elect. 242.'
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aale Including warranty ami quit claim
deeilH, real, cliuttel and crop mortirageH,
etc. Justice court blanks am! jiiHtlce
court work a specialty. Notary Public.
F. J. Brooks.
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Team and DHving Harness
Horsfe Furbishing Gdods
Always Kept In Stock
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Fine stock of Harness, Collars,
Bridles, Halters, Whips and
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MADRAS, ORE.
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STATE SELECTION. Notlco for
Publcatlon, United States Lund
Ollloc, The Dalles, Oregon, September
22. 1008.
Notloo Is hereby given that State
of Oregon has filed In this onioe Its ap
plication, Herial No 0893, to select un
der the provisions of the Act of Con
ress of Augum 14, 1818, and t 10 Acts
supplementary thereto, the mvjsel sec
35, tplls, r!3e, V. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely tho hinds desorlbi d, or deslrliiK
to object because of the mineral char
noler of the lamb, or Tor any other ren
son, to tho disposal lo applicant,
Bhoiild llle their nflltlavlts of protest in
thisoilloei on or before tho lit h day
of December, 15)08.
ol-n5 C. V. MooilK, IteKlsler
Not Coal Land .
TIMBIitt LAND. Notice for Publica
tion. Ooiinrtiiteirt. of the Interior.
I). S. jjali'd oHtbo.nt Tim Dallos, Oregon,
September 2U, 1O08.
Notice Is hereby given Hint
IIKLUX 1). JOHNS l'ON,
of Head, Oregon, who, on September ll,
1003, made Umber and stone application
No. olol", for sv XmH and iijfscfcf sec
tp 11 s, r U 0, w m,
has tiled notice of intention to make final
timber and stone proof, to establish clnliu
to 1 lie land above described, bsforn II.
0. Hills, U.S. CoimiiUHlnnor, at Ills office
at Bend, Oregon, on the 11 tli dnj of De
cember, tuos.
Claimant names ns wltnessen:
Charles L Brock, Aitluir King, .lames
Boyd, Charles O Johnston, Frank C Bow
Ice, Helen D Johnston, all of Bond, Ore
gon. oS-d.'t C. V. MOOHK, IlegWor.
xf OTICK For Public UlOii.-Sohlii'r's Ad
A- ditlonal Ilomosteiul Kntry. Depart
nient of tlio Interior, United States l,anl
onice, The D.llles, Oregon, Sept. II, IPOS.
Notice is hereby given tlint Nathan II.
Plnkerton, of Pen. Melon, On on, h filed
In this ollice ids application to make ol
dlr' adoltlotiHl )imotean entry, a as
simieeof artha AVollam. by iiu-sne, un
der the provisions or Sft. 2W)o t the Be-vi-ni
Statutes of Hie United State-, Hie
see 27, tp 10 s, rltfe. win. An
and ail perions ela'iiihm nilv.-r-elj .he
lands described or duslrlnx l ohlwt !
ennse of the mineral chfltocter of the land
or for any other reason, to the dixnul t
nppilcnnt, should Me their nltliUvIt of
protest In this ollice on 01 before October
27, 1SH38.
S17-022 O. W. MOOHK. Beglster
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CONTEST NOTICH. Department of
tho Interior, U. S Imd Ollhe,
The Dalles, Oregon, September, 100S.
A snfllulent eonieMt allldavlt liavii'K
been filed in this nfllce hy
J08EPH Y. CREWS,
of Sellwood, OrcKon, contestant,
jjruinst homestead entry No. 13161,
made December 20, 1003, for the v4 f
nwl and w.'l.of j of sec 8o, and ne
of iiej of sec i4, tp 10 s, r 14 e, w in, by
James A. McCoy, rontestee, In which
it is nl'n;i- that said enlrymnii,
Jiimes A. McCoy, has wholly ubati
doned said tract of land for more tliun
hix months lust iiast and that stioh
abandonment silil existn, and that
suid alleged absence from tiies.ild land
was not due to his employment In
the army, navy, or murine corps of
tho United States as a nriyale so'ilier,
oillcer, seaman, or murine, during the
war with Spain, or during any other
war in which tho United Stales may
Do engaged.
Huid piirtles are hsreby nolified to
appear, respond and oiler evidence
toucfiliig said allegation ntlOo'c'ouk
ti, m. on November 2, 1008, before
! rank Ostium, U. S CommixHlo'ier, at
Madras, Oregon, and that final lieur
Inu will be held at 10 o'clock n. m, on
November 12, 1008, before tho Ueu-lster
Hint Iteeeivor at tho United States
Laid Oil! -e in The Dalles, Oregon.
The said con ten tan' having, in a prop
er hllhlavit, lllt-il September 22, 1008,
s t forth tacts which show tlialafierdue
diligence personal servico of this no
tine can not be made, it Is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice he
given by due and proper publication.
ol-20 C. W. MooitH, Kciilstcr
These Are Bargai
26c StaW Hats, how Ik
40c Suspenders, " cfl
ALL SUMMER UNDERWEAR
for Ladies and Gentlemen now
selling for lessthan cost.
AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS
.Jut bit .,
TERMS CASH
Bump up against us and see whai
you can get for your money n&
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MADRAS,
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Address, Culver, Oregon
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EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DRAFTS ON ALL PART8 OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, 530,000
Deposits, $200,000
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HARDWARE REMNANTS
Wc have a few left which wo will closo
out next week M gtcfclly reduced prfco
Itegnhir $1.2fj Gfatilte 'I'oattotties',
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