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SOME PHASES OF THE
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UQPOR QUESTION
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Whether or not a man in this
d ay and age can continne lonj^
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qaired to. eoayict a man of mur- v ic to rv a t the polls ii
det. ' For Instance- many men they are v e ry much i
have been con victed o f murder
on circam staptia^ evidence, while
in a Whisky te llin g prosecution
there m ust be t w o g o o a witness-
« » produced w h o w ill testify th at
th ey s a w the sale m ade, in order
tO con vict. * i
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I t is an easy m a tte r t o rail a t
G o v e rn o r W est fo r the a rb itra ry
course he has pursued in m aking
a clean-up o f undesirable resorts
in different sections o f the state,
and t o say w e h a ve civil officers
o f the la w and courts fo r the
p rotection o f society agsinst^vi-
o la tb rs o f the law s, but those
w h o h a ve taken a hand a t differ­
en t tim es an d have tried t o up­
hold the la w , o n ly t o ran up
again st som e o f the difficulties
m entioned qbove, have heenatow
t o censure the g o v e rn o r ip x h e
course he has taken.
In fact
there has been qu ite a general re­
jo ic in g & tth eb fM am er<*«d -ton gs
methods, he ftps q je d jn. fp a s v in­
stances, on the p a rt o f those,
whp, as xprivatp Icitizdns, have
m ade an honest en d eavor t o see
th a t v io la to r s o f the crim inal
laqrft.w ere b ro u gh t t o justice,
on ly t o see a c o a t o f w h itew ash
g ive n ' when the cases cam e {tip
fo r trial.
Hinder a n y circumstances, t o en­
g a g e in the s a le ' o f In tb x fc a h ft
a n d m ain tain a sp irit o f u p righ t­
ness and honesty bfpurpitMe is feta
■open question, b a t when i t cornea
Jto th e m a tte r o f the tra ffic in iiq-
taor in v io la tio n o i l&w, it -fo'W
e lo w n h ill road , b oth t o the seller
a n d buyer, and fe w there are w h o
w i l l n o t p ciju re them selves in
In'stmtéMsections o f the state
■coart i f need be in ord er t o save
there
h a ve been v igo ro u s and
th em selves from th e terrors o f
successful prosecutions m a d e ,
t h e la w .
since the local o p tio ti la w w en t
One o f th e surprising things
in to effect, w h ile in oth er p a rts
t o o in connection w ith the p ro v ­
th e cou rts h ave been exceedingly
o c a tio n o f liqu or sellers, is the
In
t a c t th a t in a lm o s t c t s r y instance la x ip u pholding thè la w .
ou r o w n c o u n t y . som e conyfe-
w h ere a case of this kind hi b e in g
tion s h a ve been m ade in ju stices’
t r ie d on t, a lo t Qf people w h o
courts, b u t w e belfeve there Has
p a s s as p r e tty g o o d citizens w ill
never been a successful prosecu­
s h o w a d isposition t o , at and by
tion o f a w h isk y case in the cir­
€ | r aecused, rreta th ou gh there
cuit c o q r t a t M c M in n v ille since
m a y be n o question o f his gu ilt.
the cou n ty w a s vo ted d ry.
A n d ¿specially is th is true in in­
Under these con ditions those
stan ces where those w h o ¿re a t ­
w
h
o k n o w th e la w is being v io ­
te m p t in g t o enforce the la w h ave
la
te
d and w h o h a ve little hope
Wised-means t o en tra p th e seller,-
w h ich is often necessay i f convic- o f securing a con viction w hen a
t t o a M t o be had. - - -
- — < ease is b rou gh t, h ave no stones
M en and H°y® w h o w ill ask to th r o w a t the g o v e rn o r when
-venders o f in toxica n ts t o sell to he com es d o w n w ith an iron
th e m in v io la tio n of la w , w ill, |n hand and com pels a decent re-
a lm o s t every
instance, when sp ect fo r the la w in som e o f these
b r o u g h t up as witnesses, p eiju re extrem e cases.
th em selves in ord er t o p ro te c t
t h e seller.
T h is statem ent w ill
b a r d ty be con tradicted as it is a
fa c t th a t is w ell k n o w n t o all
w h o have matched the tr ia l o f
nach cases in court.
I t d o n ’t-
s t o p here either fo r i t has been
fo u n d th a t in very m an y in-
stan ces in the d r a w in g of juries
in tria ls of this kind, th a t the a t ­
to rn e y s tor the defense m an age t o
g e t on e o r m ore on th e jttry w h o
w i l l stand by th e accused in d i­
r e c t v io la tio n bt th eir oaths, and
v s t e “ a o t g u ilty ” and h a n g o u t
Jto the end fo r acqu ittal.
, -It is related on w h a t yeems t o
ibe unquestioned a u th o rity t h a t
n o t v e ry lon g a g o som e.N ew b erg
b o y s , considerably under age,
w e r e en gaged by a resident o f
th e to w n t o make a trip t o a
n e ig h b o rin g v illa g e and b rin g
b a c k a supply o f bottled drinks.
I t is stated further th a t they car­
ried o u t their p a rt o f the :on-
»tract, bu t th a t on their return
t h e y im bibed so freely from the
b o t t le s th a t they became in to x i­
cated and caused a scene th a t
arou sed the m oth er of one of
th em , w h o m ade an in v e s tig a ­
tio n . ' Securing from the b oys
t h e name o f the fello w w h o sent
th e m tor the liquor, she paid him
• v is it and d re w from him an ac­
k n o w le d g e m e n t of his g u ilt in
t h e tran saction . -
L a t e r when this fe llo w feared
t h a t he w a s g o in g t o g e t in to
tr o u b le o v e r the affair, it is said
t h a t he w a s overheard holding
• c o n versa tio n w ith the boys, in
w h ic h he g a v e them a th orou gh
< b iU in te llin g the e x a ct op p osite
t o th e truth, in ord er th a t he
'm ig h t be saved from prosecution.
A n d it is related further th a t
th e b o y s p ro ved in this instance
t o be v e ry a p t pupils.
T h o s e w h o have had expe
rience in tr y in g t o prosecute v io ­
l a t o r s o f the la w s a g a in st liqu or
« t i l i n g Have found th a t the ac
c a s e d ore s o often g iven the ben
« f i t o f th e d ou b t, th a t stron ger
•evidence m ust be produced in o r
^ e r 't o con vict, than w ou ld be re-
N . ■
E very v o te th a t can be m«
up w ill be needed. A d r y
by a m eager m a jo rity w<
alm ost as bad as a
carry the sta te again st
uor forces.
I t is eviden t th a t there ’
to be some g o o d , h qrd
w o rk done-right herein Nc
N o t necessarily a w o rk
should be done w ith A
hand a t the head o f the
sion, but.the reg is tra tio n b o
should be gone^ovkr and it there
are an y lukew arm v o te rs w h o
have failed t o register;;
should tie sou gh t ’ ou t and I n ­
duced t6 g e t th eir nam e* <
roll. TJWs w ill add tp the., in ter­
est o f this.class of- voters, and it
w ill be much easier t o g e t
ou t t o v o te - w h en i (election d a y
comes.-*
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’ 't t i t a M g ' fig h t th a t is oh in
O regon, a n d j f a p y one it ______
th at th e liqu or forces are alread y
licked th ey are v e ry much mis­
taken.
W h a t are y o tf g o in g ' to- d o
a b ou t it?
T h e high school annual is* oa t,
being a v e ry n eat illu strated
b ook o f a b ou t nin ety pages, as
reflects credit on the students
w h o are responsible fo r its p ro­
duction.
I t loo k s like a “ g iv e -a w a y ” on
the p a rt o f the can d id ate w h o
la y s his defeat a t the p rim a ry
election t o the “ w om en v o te .”
Y O U G E T B A R G A IN S EVEI
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A ll w o o l C re p e D res* G ood s
A ll wool crepe dress goods, all colors, the
regular $1.5Q values, are now a i a a
on sale a t per y a rd ........
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ACTIVE V O LC AN O E S,
They A n Not Burning Mountain» as
Wo Understand That Torn».!
“ What axe. volcan o«?”
Nine out of every ten persona
would immediately have an answer
of some sort to the question above,
for have they not a lively remem­
brance of having learned in their
school books that “ a volcano ia a
burning mountain, from the si
mit of which are sent out sm
and flames?” This popular fancy
has been exploded by scientists
whose work is to explode popular
fancies.
L a w a b id in g people w h o be­
In the first place,, volcanoes are
lieve in decency and g o o d order not necessarily mountains. In re­
h ave a lm o st lo s t hope in th e effi­ ality they are juat the reverse— that
ciency o f th e courts in liqu or is, holes in the earth’s crust. Out
cases, since the booze men k n o w of these are thrown the materials
which, accumulating, form the
n o la w , and it is eviden t th a t
heaps which we popularly call moun­
o u r g o v e rn o r shares much the tains.
same feeling.
These are, then, the result and
not.
the cause of the action. Neither
T h e b ooze dispensers h ave m et
are they “ burning,” as we under­
w ith such success in co n tro llin g
stand the term. There is no com­
th e cou rts and thus beirig able to, bustion nor any action we might
snap th eir fingers w ith derjaion reasonably call “ burning.”
The action need net necessarily
in the faqes o f honest, la w -a b id ­
take
place at the summit, for erup­
in g citizens w h o have insisted on
tions
are juat aa frequent at the
th eir s h o w in g som e decent re­
sides or even at the blue. The to
spect fo r the la w and fo r society, called “ smoke” is nothing more or
th a t a w a v e o f in d ig n a tion is leas thsn the clouds of condensing
sw eepin g OVèt th é co u n try,'a n d steam which are formed on every
it is rem arkable b o w fa st the occasion when an eruption occurs,
Lastly, the “ flames,” so called,
v o te d r y ” sentim ent has g r o w n
are merely the reflection of the
o f late, even a m o n g those w h o
i maas of molten rock and material
drink.
inside the crater on the clouds of
T h e liqu o r meu, w h o alw
a:
wayL
steam above, thus appearing as a
h a ve an èçir t o the ground, l. are glowing light. The friction, too,
becom ing alarm ed a t the rum­ set up by the motion of the ma­
terials causes electricity, and hence
bling, and barrels o f m oney w ill
the lightning discharges which add
be spent in an e ffo rt t o stem thè to the illuminating effect — Pear­
tid e o f p ro test th a t is arising. son’s Weekly.
There is an enorm ous p ro fit ip
Hunting tha Ram.
th e business and th ey are n ot
Eton
college
had an ancient cele­
g o in g to th ro w up th eir band*
bration which was gradually discon­
and qu it as lon g as there is hope.
tinued. The college had a time
E very means th a t men and d ev­ honored right (o demand that its
ils can hatch up w ill be used in butcher should provide a healthy
th e b a ttle th a t is t o be made ram on election Sunday, in August,
a g a in s t
the “ d r y ” sentim ent to be hunted by the pupils. On one
occasion the ram actually jumped
th a t is being bu ilt up, and the
into the Thames apd swam across,
help of every g o o d citizen w ill be then galloped into Windsor market
needed in order t o insure v ic to ry . place before it was caught, to be
I t is interesting t o n ote the d is­ killed and eaten at the feast. More
cussion th a t is being m ade through pity for the boys than the
th rou gh the columns o f the Jour­ ram, the hunt was discontinued,
and instead the poor beast was crip­
nal, d aily, by interested corre,
pled to keep him still while the
spondents w h o tak e sides on this speech was being delivered, after
question.
I t show s th a t the which the boys were free to whack
people o f Oregon are aroused as the ram’s head with cudgels till it
never before, and th a t th ey are was dead or they were tired.— New
York Tribune.
d o in g some hard thinking. T h is
is a hopeful indication. These
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letters from the people are g e t­
When people are trying to be
tin g a w id e circulation and th ey very polite in their language they
are causing m any m ore people t o avoid the use of the word “ ham­
mer,” yet it is a most respectable
sit up and take notice.
word and ts hot slang by any means.
Som e one said recently th a t It £s not even an SAmericaniem,”
th e on ly fear w a s th a t the “ d r y " but has come to us fyom our Eng
forces were liable t o become o v e r lish relatives and is found in the
confident. I f a n yb od y im agines English market bylaws of two cei
th a t it is g o in g t o b e a n easy tunes ago. In the form “ buxima-
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S u m m e r C o tto n Ci
W e are offerin g our Summer Cotton
15c and 25c
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patterns
now
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Our Summer Silks are fla m and Figured
in all Colors; special o e
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values per yard at . . . . 1 4 p C t O O U C
O u r Z ion C ity L aces
W e ean fix you out on the
Lace proposition
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3 caps Full W eight Standard
.T om atoes fo r . . . J .4 •.¥»«-• rfV- i
8 cans Full W eight Standard
- Corn fo r ..
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8 cans Full W eight Pink
Salmon fo r ........... .......
2 cans H ighest Grade Solid
Packed Tom atoes................
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4 pounds Best Grade Lump
2 5 c
2 packages Grape Nuts
f o r . . 7 . ...................... .............
3 packages Corn Flakes
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4 pounds Good Head Rice
f o r ..............
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All other grocer»«
tion to above. Try buying groceries
at Baird’« and save your
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pay top cash price
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town to bqy, groceries end sa\ _
money. Give us a trial order.
2 cans HigheatGrade Solid
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Packed Maine C orn............
B e a u tifu l S u m m er S ilk s
Behold th e b ig stick !
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ree“ it appears in advertisements In
the Publick Intelligencer of 1660. "
Originally it meant a flab peddler.
You are likely to get your head
broken, however, i f you mention it
to. an honest American citizen of
that occupation now. The United .
States did not acquire the word un- j
til the early fifties.
Study ef Life.
l i f e has been to me simply an
opportunity to learn and enjoy and,
through my books, to' share my en­
joyment with others. I have had ho
other ambition. I have thirsted to
know tbi mgs ax
and to make the most
o f them. . The universe is to me a
grand spectacle that fills me with
awe and wonder and joy and with
intense curiosity. — From “ Our
Friend, John Burroughs,” by Clara
Barrus.
A Legal Thrust.
“ The learned counsel for the de­
fense,” mid the plaintiff’s attorney,
“ appears to be afraid of losing his
-case. Otherwise why isn’t he ready
to go on?”
“ I ’ve got a godd excuse,” replied
counsel for the defense.
“ Nonsense! Ignorance of the law
excuses no one.”’ — Philadelphia
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Har« and Haraaftar.
The London Tatler tells the story
of an old Scotchman whose wit was
edged with pessimism. One morning
he met at her gate a neighbor wboee
husband was seriously UL-
“ And boo’s yer husband this
morning, Mrs. Tamson?” he asked
solicitously.
“ Oh, here awful bad! The doctor
said his temperature has gone to
150.”
“ Nae, nae, you’ve made a mis­
take I Sandy’ s temperature oould
¿ever be as muckle as 150— at
least, no in this world,” he added,
ae an afterthought.
1 On# Point Oat nod.
“ Has that girl next door to yon
still got her parlor melodeon?”
fo; she exchanged it for a cor-
net, I ’m glad to say.”
“ But, gracious, i f she plays
cornet, that’s worse, isn’ t it?”
“ N ot at all. I t ’s only half as bad.
_ j e can’t , sing while , she’s playing
the cornet.H— Philadelphia Press.
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P rices T h a t Sh ou ld In terest Y o u
86 inch all wool serge, worth 50c, S j p e c j a l ......4 3 c
.47c
88 inch all wool serge, worth 65c, Special.....
52 inch all wool serge, worth $1.25, Special.............9 5 c
Good lin e Ratina and Rippelet, Special... 1 5 c to 6 5 c
Full size good muslin sheets, Special... . ................. 4 5 c
P illow Cases, Special.................... ...................
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Men’s H a lf hose, bought fo r 15c 2 fo r 25c h o s e .,....1 0 c
B ig line men’ s dress shirts, $1.25 values, sp e c ia l....9 5 c
B ig line men’s work shirts, fu ll cut, special 3 9 c# 4 5 c
MEN’S CLOTHING
W e want to close out the balance o f our men’ s clothing
and are going to cut our price in half on the balance o f
stock on hand (except blue serges).
; i o . o o Suits now....... ................................. $
1 1 5 .0 0 .Suits n ow ..;................ ....................
5 .0 0
7 .5 0
> 2 0 .0 0 Suits now.......................... ..............1 0 .0 0
GROCERIES
20 pounds Good Jap Rice f o r ................. ............ S l . 0 0
25 pounds Best Cream Rolled O a ts ..... ........... " s
20 pounds large w hite beans.......
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22 pounds Sugar, Best Cane................................$ 1 . 0 0
21-2 pound tins Preferred Stock Pineapple.... .......2 0 c
2 pound tins P referred Stock Pineapple.................. 1 5 c
2 1-2 pounds Standard Pineapple.......................... ...1 5 c
1 can 25c Salmon, BestColum bia R iver....;.............2 0 c
3 pound cans Pink Salinon....................................... 2 5 c
1 dozen cans........... .................................................. 9 5 c
3 cans Best Standard Corn or Tom atoes................. 2 5 c
Cash Paid for Produce
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