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CorvalHs Times Official Paper of Benton CnnntT.- GOBTAIXIB, OBEGON, OCT. 7, 1903. .,: THE GAMBLING CITY. Were it not for the pathos, there Twould "be intense humor in certain conditions that exist in Portland. Thf mayor there, the chief of po lice and. the gambling houses have nullified the law that prohibits gambling, and for a regular month ly stipend the gamblers have the full sanction of the authorities to conduct gambling. One of the louses pays $500 and the others 3300 each per month for the priv ilege. The mayor's excuse for the arrangement is Jhat the gambling cannot be prevented, and that there fore it is best for the city to become a side partner and make all the -money possible out of the games the gamblers conduct. That is to say, the city of Portland, officially recognizes the robbing of its citizens by gambling devices, even though the practice is strictly and solemnly forbidden by law, and in addition the city of Portland officially ac cepts a portion of the booty of which those citizens are robbed, as its just share of the spoil for le gitimatizing a practice' that is oth erwise illegitimate and forbidden. That is, if there be in Portland . or there come to Portland people' who are unsophisticated enough to be led intothe gamblingholesand there be fleeced of their savings by the sharpers, , the city of Portland is perfectly willing that they should be so fleeced, provided it gets a part of the booty. In other words, an the city of Portland, so far as gambling is . concerned, law, in spite of past traditions, is not to protect the weak against the strong, to rescue innocence from craft, but to let the one prey upon the other. provided the city gets its share of the ill gotten gains. Consequently, a quasi organization has been ef fected in which the gamblers ta"ke their places alongside of the execu- live department, the police depart- xnent. and in effect, become one of the official arms of . the municipal government, bearing credentials and authority to hunt up the un wary,' search out the unsophistic ated and rob, fleece and despoil them of every possible dollar, the one injunction to the gamblers be ing, to keep some for themselves arid give the rest of the booty to the city. To hold as does Mayor Williams, that gambling must be tolerated be" cause it cannot be - prevented, is to proclaim that anarchy exists in Portland. To publicly and official ly set at naught the statute that prohibits gambling, as does ; Mayor Williams, is in itself : an absolute and unqualified act of' anarchy, and coming as it does from a man who for nearly half a century has stood in the highest place in . the state and nation, is fruited with far more of evil consequence in its ... ef fect upon society, that can ever result from the "secret conspiracies and plottings of all the lesser an archists in the land. If all the ex ecutives in the various forms of government in this country should assume the right as Mayor Wil liams does.' to annul laws at will, what would the end be? A Remarkable Record. Chamberlain's cough remedy has a remarkable record, It has been in cse for oyer thirty years during which time many millions bottles have been sold and used. It has long been the standard and main reliance in the treatment of croup in thousands of homes yet during all this time no case" has ever been Teported to the tranufacture ' in which it failed to effect a cure. When given as soon as the child becomes, hoarse or even as soon as the crbupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It is pleasant to take and many children like it. It contains no . opium or other harmful substance and may be giv en -as confidently to a baby as to an adult; ,For ? sale by Graham :& Wortham. . . :' ' When you want fresh clover and grass se-i go to Zierolfs. A new supply of -esb. wed just received. TALKED COLONY. If- And Propose! Railroad Through1!. for ,vallis toCoos Bay and( Portland.,, The railroad through Corvallis to Coos Bay and Portland,; the pro position to sell several millions dol. lars in bonds for a proposed - Chris tian Cooperative Federation and matters akin thereto as discnssed in Saturday's Times were explained at a meeting of the Citizens League Monday night.' The explanation, however, was brief. In the early hour of the meeting much time was consumed with routine busi ness, and it was late when Rev. H. S.Wallace, promoter of the pro posed colony was invited by Pres ident Woodcock to address the meeting. The speaker had with him docu ments and letters described in a late issue of the Times, but only one or two ofthemwereread The letter of the vice president of a prominent Port land bank was read, in which, af ter a visit of investigation to New York, the writer declared that he believed the several millions of dollars necessary to finance the scheme could be sold within a rea sonable time. The speaker ex plained that a considerable sum of money is required to be expended in the preliminaries of floating the bonds. The printing of a pros- j pectus, the printing of the bonds and various other minor items of cost would, he said, require, per-' haps $15. 000 possibly more. Of the amount a Portland bank pro posed to subscribe $5000, provided the balance could be raised along the route to be covered by the railroad. Corvallis's proposition Ot the proposed cost is figured at $3, 000. and this, Mr. Wallace invited the League to consider. The money is to be considered as a loan, each subscriber to have given him in return double the amount of his subscription in bonds to be issued, said original bonds to be redeemed if desired out of the first of the pro ceeds from the sale of bonds to Eastern buyers. The League adopted a resolution extending a vote of thanks to Mr. Wallace, and referring the matter to the executive committee. THOSE WHO WON. In the Gladlola Contest Prizes Have - Been Awarded List of Givers. The Civic Improvement 1 Associ ation having canvassed the 1 scores made at. the contest for 5 prizes in gladiola growing have the following' report to make. The winners ' are: First prize Frank Kerr; 2nd Phoebe French. 3rd Anna Holmes; 4th Mildred Starr; 5th Hazel Kyle; 6th R. Graham; 7th : Flossie Hap- persat 8th leon Flett; 9th ! Clara Baker; 10th Laura Hilton. The old corms should be returned to Mr. Lake before Oct 15. ' Nine of the business houses of Corvallis and one Portland seed man generously offered the prizes, which are are as follows: S. L- Kline, two pair black cat hose.' .'- : ' v" W. P. Lafferty. a piece of decora ted china.' Allen & Woodward, a book. Graham & Wortham, a book. Jno., Simpson a pocket knife. H. W. Hall, a sack of marbles Mann & Co. a framed picture. A Hodes, a pocket" knife. . Mann Seedman ' a collection spring flowering bulbs'. The winners will have choice of in the prizes tn the order in which rhey rank in the contest, as, the winner of 1st prize- will - have first choice from prizes; winner of second prize second choice, and '- so on through the list. ; - ; A card from Mr. Lake to the donors of prizes, will pe issued "to the winners if they will apply to him during the noon hour Friday; Cedar shakes, band made shingles and five carloads of sawed cedar shingles. A full stock of shingles at all prices. If you wish the best shingle made get our Claskine. : "; .-'. r . -v -. ' Corvallis Saw MiH. Buy your white and red clover seed Zierolfs. . ' ; :- . . Vetch seed for sale at Zierolfs. ' A new line of OAC souvenir just received at P, M. Zisrolf's. dishes See our new line of jardineres just te ceived at Zi erolf.s. 1 Lamps, Lamps, Lamps. All kinds of lamps from 25 c to 8- If you need a lamp call and see our assort ment, the largest and ' most: complete line in the city, , P- M, Zierolf. -.e ,,; , - ; Our crockery department is the most complete stock this side ' of Portland, Just received fine, new," up'td-date pat terns making in all ten to choose from, i- - P. M. Zierolf, - . FRUIT DRIER BURNS. Was Owned bv .Henry Stone Drying' is About Completed, and the Loss i; Is Small. -. '3 .. s i- -' . Fire gutted the new fruit drier of Henry Stone Monday '- The buil ding was located along the water front not far from the water . works tower. ' The alarm was turned in, just at noon. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, and it. so fan ned the flames that it is next to remarkable that the firemen were able to prevent total destruction" of the building. The blaze first ap peared in the southern portion of the building, in the lower story. It was. quickly discovered, but the dry character of the works caused the flames to spread with great rapidity. The fire departmeut arrived.on the scene with ' but little delay, and soon had two streams at work. Before the flames could be subdued however, such damage was sustai ned that the building is practically ruined." The loss is $250 with no insurance. A fortunate fact is that the entire stock of dried prunes, the product of 2,000 bushels of green prunes was saved. The dried fruit was stored in th.e north end - ot the structure, to which the flames did not penetrate. When the fire broke . out . 150 bushels of prunes were in the works in the process of drying. This, together with 23 bushels of green prunes, all that remained to be dried, was burned. CUT DOWN THE SIZE. Of the Proposed Benton Booklet Lea gue Wants it Printed Immediately. The small descriptive Benton County pamphlet which has been much delayed in preparation, occu pied attention at the Citizens League rrieeting Monday night. The com mittee is hampered with a shortage of funds, and reported the fact to the League. For the printing' of the matter $363 is available. It was originally estimated . that $400 would pay for 50,000 copies of the books. , Bids received from printing houses establish the proposed cost at over $Soo. . ,. - .-' A page 32 book with numerous il lustrations was under consideration by the committee The League instructed the committee, to cut the size of the book to fit the cost, and to proceed at once with publication. A resolution was adopted calling dn! every member of the League to pay $1 to the League secretary at once, the sum to be used in printing ot the books. In consideration of im mediate payment, all back dues of members are to be remitted. Yamhill county has printed and distributed 100,000 booklets . at a cost of 1,000. :; For Sale. :, One hundred and' thirty Angora goats, and nine stands of beee. '' O, Martin, Corvallis," .;. Good Lots for Sale Cheap. ' Expecting to . leave Corvallis soon I have some - good, well located lots for sale cheap- N.B.Avery. Tor Sale. . Vetch, rye and cheat seed at Corvallis Flour Mills. (To Sell or Let. One hundred head of good ewes to sell or let on shares. Apply to J. C. Walker, Fern P. O, Oregon, His Life Saved by Chamberlain's i Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea ' : " ,, Remedy, "Bi L. Byer, a well known coop er of this town says he believes Chamberlains colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy saved his life last summer. He had been sick for a month with what the doctors called bilious dysentery,' and could . get nothing to do him any good until he tried this remedy. It gave him immediate relief," Bays R. T. Little merchant, Handcock, Md. For sale by, Graham & Wortham. V Owes His. Life to a Neighbor's Kindneps. . '. ' Mr. D. P. Daughtery well known throughout Mercer and ' Summer counties W. Va. most likely owes his life to the kindness of a neigh bor, .i He was almost! hopelesly af. flic ted withd iarrhoea ; was attended by two1, physicians who gave him' little, if any relief, when a neigh bor learning of his : serious condi tion brought him a bottle of Cham-: berlain's colic, cholera, and diar rheoa remedy, which cured him' in less than 24 hours. For sale by Graham & Wortham. - - r ' -N Hunting. ' I hereby warn all hunters to keep off my premises for the purpose of hunting ' Jas. P. McBee. -. , WHAT WILL CORVALLIS DO If Taxes, Cannot be Collected Next SearHer Debt Increasing JJow; x- The city of Corvallis is much in, terested in 'the outcome of the case brought to test the question of whether or not the legislative bungle will prevent collection of ; taxes next year. The city is gradually traveling downward on the road to debt. It is in the hole about $23,000 on the general and about S700 on the street fund now. . Its fixed expenditures 'are within about $865 of its total revenues The unavoidable expenditures, not fixed are larger than this workin balance of $860 by manjrhundrei That is to say, even with a regular income every year as provided by the extreme levy of five mills for general and two . mills for street purposes, the expenditures consid erably exceed the revenues, and the debt in unavoidably increasing. On On an expected property valuation of a million, the city taxes ,on two mill levy lor street purposes would yield but $300 more than enough to pay off the street fund next year If the supreme court holds with Portland court that county courts are without power to make a tax levy, the whole process of tax col lecting will probably stop, and the city have no income save from li censes for a year. A debt of $30, 000 or thereabouts for the city would be the inevitable conse quence. TO SOLDIERS' HOME, Corvallis MaD Taken There Many old . . Soldiers in the Institution. W. H Devine, an old soldier was taken from Corvallis and placed in the Soldiers Home at Roseburg, last .Friday, tie nas resided in Corvallis about a year, having come to this city from Michigan. Re cently he suffered a paralvtic stroke which, so incapacitated him that the home for old soldiers was selected as a proper place for him. He was accompanied in the trip by Chief Lane, who arrived home Saturday At tne nome there are now no old soldiers. Most 01 tnem are veterans of the Civil war, but . vet erans from the Mexican and Indian wars are among the number. The place is finely equipped for. the purpose tor which it is designed 1 uree large Duudings iurmsh, ac commodations; ' -The ' adtainistra tion buildings contains offices of the commandant and other officials, a reading room, a care room, and other features. The barracks is a newly completed building and is the dormitory, or sleeping de partment; Another large building contains the dining room, kitchen, and kindred conveniences. The whole place is well ' lighted with electricity, and is in all respects fine provision for the comfort of old veterans in their declining days The present capacity of the place is for 1 70 inmates. The institution receives $12,000 per year from the state, aud $100 per year, is contri buted by the general government for each inmate. At the California Home there are 1800 old soldiers, P. M. ZIEROLF FOR Dainty Breakfast Foods, As well as Choicest Delicacies for lunch and dinner, can al ways ',' be : found at our store. We : handle, only . first-class goods and can guarantiee qual ity. Everything offered for sale here is strictly fresh and just as represented. We car ry a large stock of selected Family and Fancy Groceries, Pure Ceas and Coffees --. a Specialty. y Low Prices, Prompt Service. 'Wanted. ' ' Inquire at Times office. Wood. Fall arid Wintei 1903-4. We are now thoroughly equipped for '.the Fall arid Winter. Campaign with a mammoth stock Of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, embracing Fine Dress Goods , Silks , Velvets , Velve teens, Trimmings, Cloaks, Wraps, Jackets, Walking and T)ass Skirt.a T .arliPH Fi'no Sriroc T ana f.irtn!.,,. tJ.o A Squares, Rugs, Cretons. Ribbons, Laces, Hosiery, Gloves,. Table Linens, Napkins, etc. Complete stock of Mens' Boy's and Children's Suits and Over coats, Dutchess Trousers, Furnishings for Men and Boys Rain Garments.-Rubber Goods, Dress-Suit Cases, Trunks, Umbrel las W: L Dongas Wnllr brated Shoes for Men and Boys, Men's Boy's and Children's Hats and Caps, including "Ha wes" renowned $3 Hats for MenJ An inspection of our bright New Stock respectfully solicited.. Four experienced salesmen and two experienced salesladys to show you through, buy xr no buy.; . "; chool This department will offer first-class accomplishsd in pianoforte and violin. 5 these instruments, harmony,' musical theory, counterpoint, musical history, sight reading and eusemble work will be taught. EverytMog Artistic and Wigh Class.. , All college students taught at the studios at O. A.' C. Down-town pupils may take at the college or at city studios, as they may desire. All pupils of college and city are enrolled at he cellege, and all enjoy equal privileges. All the advan tages of an Eastern conservatory at one-third the cost . ' MORDAUNT GOODSOUGH, . RUTHYN TUENEY, .' Pianist. Violinist. FOOD FOR Old and Garolina Rice Flakes. WHOLESOME NUTRICIOUS SUSTAINING PREPARED IN A niNUTE. Don't Forget that We Sell . Applegate Creamery Butter. HODESlQRQGERYw Notice to Creditors. , In the Matter ot the Estate) . . . ol John Mitchell, deceased. Notlfe Is hereby elven to all Demons con cerned that the undersigned has been duly ap pointed executrix of the last will and testa ment ol said John Mitchell, deceased, . by the county court of Benton county, state of Oregon, All persons having claims against said estate of John Mitchell, deceased, are hereby re quired to present the same with the proper Touchers duly verified as by law required, within six months from the date nereof to the undersigned at her residence at Inavale post- oflice, Benton county, Oregon, -or at the law office of E & Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon, Dated tbis Aug 22, laoa, Mary Mitchell, Executrix of the last .will and . testament of John Mitchell deceased, Notice of Final Settlement. In the Matter of the Estate ) of 1 Charles Band, deceased J Notice 1b herebv elven that the undersigned as administrate r of said estate of Charles Band, deceased, has tiled his final account as such ad ministrator, with the clerk of the county court of the state of Oregon, for Benton county, and the said court has fixed Saturday ' October lo, 1903, at the hour of two o'clock In the af ternoon of said day as the time, and the county court room in the court house In Corvallis. Ore gon, as the place for hearing any and all objec tions to the said account, and tor settlement thereof. Dated this September 12, 1903. - ADAM WILHELM, Jr. Administrator of the estate of Charles Band, deceased, . . .. . .. Administrator's Notice- to : Creditors. Notice la hereby given that the undersigne has been apponlnted by the county court .; Benton county, administrator of the estate . l.artha J, Butler, deceased, and - all - persons having claims against said estate are hereby re quired to present the same duly verified as by law required to me at the county clerk's office at Corvallis, Oregonwithin six manths -'. from this date ' i- v - . Dated at Corvallis Oreiron. this 12th dav of September 1903- . . f J, jr, iiswifl, Administrator of the estate of Martha J, Butler deceased. - -.. .;.. of Mm sue advantages to all who desire to become- In connection wiih artistic instruction oa Young. W. W. HOLGATE Cabinet flaker . - ; AND (. v Upholsterer. Lounges, Couches, Desks, Folding? Beds, Etc., made to order. Particular attention given to special orders and re pairing. All work guaranteed. One door south of R. M. Wade's, Main street. SHROPSHIRE SHEEP Ewes and Yearlings by Barkis- 130841. Lambs by Freshman 188626. . Well bred young stock of both sexes for sale. GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Corvallis, Oregon. . 4 Notice to Creditors. In the Matter of the Estate of William D, Armstrong, deceased, Notice Is hereby given to all persons con cerned that the undersigned has been -duly ap pointed executrix of the last will and testament of said William D. Armstrong, deceased, by the. county court of Benton county, state of Ore- , gon. All persons having clatmg against aaid es tate of said William S, Armstrong, deceased r are horeby required to present the same with the proper vouchers duly verified as by law re. quired within six months from the date hereof to the undersigned at her residence about four miles southerly from Philomath, Benton coun ty, Oregon, or at the law office of E E Wilson, In Corvallis, Oregon, .-ci. r' , Dated this August 29, 1903, ' ANNA M, ARMSTRONG, .; r - Executrix of the last will and testament of William. D, Armstrong, deceased, .