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A good many of the graduates of a
HAVE WE CAPITAL PUNISH
large eastern girls’ college declared
MENT?
The Portland Oregonian and the their intention of sidestepping matri
Pendleton East Oregonian are Just mony for business. Brave talk, but
now engaged in a warm discussion when the right man comes along the
as to the merits of capital punish agreement will he only another scrap
ment, which was restored in this of paper.— Astoria Budget.
state last spring.
“Say it with flowers” may have
The E. O. claims that the death
been all right a few years ago. but
penalty has not checked murder in
the least and the Portland papur “say it with gasoline” is the slogan
retorts that since only one man has of the girl of today.—Albany Demo
crat.
been hanged, out of all the murders
that have been committed it is going
There is a peculiar infallibility
pretty strong to say that we really about a weapon when it is aimed by
have the death penalty.
mistake at a human being. Hunters
The Herald does not believe in who ordinarily would miss wild game
capital punishment, yet it was some by the widest possible margin, are
what of a relief to us last year when singularly fated to bring down a man
it was restored for it was clear that with deadly arcuracy.— Eugene Reg
something had to be done to check ister.
the crime wave that was and is
If you are one of those who have
sweeping over the Btate.
That was a year ago. What has left a camp with no thought of how
happened since then? Of all the that camp will look when you have
muurders, we don't remember how returned home, resolved to be more
many, only one man has paid the houghtful In the future and school
supreme penalty. Whatever one yourself in the practice of leaving
may think of capital punishment it »pur picnic grounds as clean as you
should be enforced as long as it is ound them.— Astoria Budget.
the law. It is plain that it hasn’t
What Is needed is a return of solid
been.
■uiet belief in ideals. Home-folks to
Every murder is followed by a ove and to he loved by constitute
long drawn out battle In the court: arthly peace, which is earthly hap-
in which every effort is made to de linc.s. If girls have come to think
feat justice. Jurors are reluctant ightly of these things, their parents
to send a man to the gullows and lone are to blame.—Albany Demo-
usually don’t. Frequently the guilty rat.
escape altogether.
It appears that Mount Hood is only
Nobody knows whether capita'
elebiating the fact that the world’s
punishment in this state would de
ter crime. It hasn’t been tried air will be in Oregon In 1925. We
This paper has a theory that if ■onder what the old mountain will
life imprisonment for murder weri !o in the way of celebrating when
really enforced I hat would 1» he time comes, McMinnville Tele-
enough. But we are Informed tha* hone Register.
of all the men who have In the pas
teen sent to the Oregon penitent!
IIAT-D IN HAND
ary for life, only one has ever diei
Business success and advertising
there and he died a young man. Tin
o hand in hand, says the Culpepper
average length of a Hfe ,sentenct
Va.) Star. The best way to judge
has In fact been about five year
lie business enterprise of any com-
So it is pretty clear that even lift
.unity is by the size and frequency
Imprisonment has never been tried
f the ads in the local paper. Atl
There are many reforms needed eaders are strangers until they buy
no doubt, but it is doubtful if then
he business visitor to Culpepper is
is a single one more needed thai i stranger until he buys a few meals;
eal old fashioned enforcement of and the ne nianent resident Is very
the laws. It is the only way tin much a stranger to the store he has
crime wave can ever be checked.
icver been invited to patronize. The
urge attractive display advertise
Roy Gardner the famous Californ- tent holds attention and arouses rc-
I ia mall robber was a model prisione
pect and confidence. It cries out:
At least that Is what the Sunday Low costs, low overhead, low sell-
paper said the first of this week ng prices, quality goods.” It domi
Now he has escaped from the Me nites the page, of course, juet as the
Neil’s island penitentiary, his third mansion of ninny rooms looms up
escape In 15 months. If lie should arger than the shack. All adver
be recaptured, which he has not beer f Elements— big and little—are read.
at this writing It might be wise foi Everybody knows that, and the state-
the prison authorities to watch him nnt calls for no argument. But.
he merchant who is, seeking real
Don’t forget to make your plan
usiness success, and who wants to
| for the experiment station field day dverti.-.e the best way and to get the
to be held Saturday, a complete pro- nost for his money, is tne one who
I gram of which is printed in this is ¡ealizes that the larger the adver-
sue. There will be something foi 'isement the greater its pulling pow
everybody, old and young, so don’t er.
miss it.
ANOTHER FORD YARN
We will have a lot of visitors from
Columbus Advocate
I the east in town September 26 when
Lew McCall says that motorists
[the big homeseeker's special train who come through Columbus en
reaches here. It is not too early to route for Kansas City have about the
begin cleaning up a bit for we want following conversation when they
| to make the best impression possible. lop at the Tilling station here: If
it’s a Cadillac, the driver says: "How-
Wo Just received a copy of a rc- far is it to Kansas City?” “One
, cent speech by Senator LaFollete on. hundred and forty miles,” is the re
“British Influence on the Shipping ply. “Gimme twenty gallons of gas
I Hoard.” If it had been on "German .rid a gallon of oil,” says the driver.
j Influence on a Certain Senator," it Then conies a Buick and the chauf-
would have been more enlightening. fuer says: “How far is it to Kansas
City?” “One hundred and forty
As far as wo could observe labor lilies.” “Gimme ten gallons of gas
| day was a real day of labor here in and a half gallon of oil,” and he
drives on. Along comes a fllver
Hermiston.
and the dr.ver uncramps himself,
gets out and stretches and asks:
We Join with our readers In wel "How far Is It to Kansas City?"
coming our esteemed contemporaries "Oh. about 140 miles.” “Is that all?
the Hermiston High School Mirror Gimme two quarts of water and a
and the Umatilla High School Brown bottle of ‘3-in-l’ and hold this son-
i mid Gold leaves.
of-a-gun until I get in.
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Cloth hats, the popular thing for early fall $2.00 to $3.50. Nob
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We have bought to arrive
Ladies’ Heather Sweater Coats
Just the very thing for these cold evenings and mornings at $8.50.
Boys’ Sweaters
all wool In black and orange.
A very striking combination.
Fall Supplies Outing Devonshire
as well as the all wool serges will be found in the best quality at
right prices.
Quality Is never sacrificed for price at this store.
Queen Quality Shoes
at greatly reduced prices to meet present situation and below
what we can replace them nt this time to clear them out.
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"T h e Best o f Good Service"
C. M. Henderson has bought
the interest of Pat Mooney in
the City Meat Market and the
business will be conducted by
Sikey & Henderson.
We will be prepared to give
our many patrons the same
good service we have always
given them in the past.
City M eat M arket
SIKEY A HENDERSON, Prop.
Oregon Press
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B. Y. P. U. Has First of a Series of
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Entertainment; Games and Water
The soft drink people have always
melon Feed Enjoyed
acted as If the country went dry for
their particular benefit. Pretty soft
The,first of a series of socials to
for them now, if the tax is taken off be given by be B. Y. P. U. of the
STORE OPENS 9:C0 A. M.
— La Grande Observer.
Baptist church was held In the base
The six best cellereln town are ment Friday evening at eight o'clock
This social was a success in every
found on top of the hill nnd not In lo
cal book stores, according Id a man part Inline. A goodly number were
who says he Is in a position to know. present at the hour set in a mood to
enjoy the good things that had been
—The Dalles Chronicle.
well planned by the social committee. 5
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Judging from the casualty list the
After having a good time playing
automobile la going to prove an ef games, some of which had never been
fective factor this year In removing played tn Hermiston the minds of
any surplus population from which three present centered on an un
The
exhibited not a little , us. Every one present went away
the nation may be suffering.— Med- known spot where wat»rmelons had skill In ripping open the melons of ctal which ia to come in th« nea!
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lord Clarion,
been deposited for safe keeping.
which all proved to be too much for ■ future
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