THE WEEKLY GAZETTE-TIES Published Every Friday . SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance..... $2.00 Six moths, in advance I00 In ordering changes of address, sub scribers should always give old as well as Jlgw address. THE DAILY GAZETTE-TIMES Published every evening except Sun day. Office: 259-263 Jefferson street, Corner Third street, and 232 Second ttreet, Corvallis, Oregon. t j PHONES, 0 - 4184 Entered at the postoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES . DAILY Delivered by carrier, per week $ 15 Delivered by carrier, per month...- .5 By mail, one year, in advance - 5.00 By mail, six months, in advance 2 50 By mail, one month, in advance...- -50 N. R. MOORE . . CHAS. L. SPRINGER, . . . Editor Business Mgr. ONE OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. Barren , wastes or dumping grounds for noxious refuse have become well . tilled, agreeable potato patches or gardens. These are cared for in : many cases by women and children, or some kinds of cripples, and the produce is nearly clear gain. -There is a great amount in the aggregate of these vacant and unused spaces in Portland, and while poor people needing this sort of help are not numerons here it would be well if many of these vacant lots, in too many . " cases covered - with weeds or rubbish, were converted into little potato farms or gardens. - 1 HORSES BOOSTING BENTON The high price of food is now, and has been for some time past, one of the most serious problems with which the people of the nation have to deal. So marked has been the rise in the price of food during the tiaat lew yeaio uiab mc wscivo- tion of the Washington Post, "A dollar today in Center market will not buy as much -for the table as 50 cents would a few years ago," is not overdrawn. The advance in the price of food is appalling when consider ed in connection with the price of labor. The price of meat has advan ced until now it has reached a figure which is almost prohibitive.- With the poorer people meat is a luxury which can be indulged in only on especial, occasions and then only the 1 - ? i, i cneaper ana lnierior cuts can De purchased. -v.-,;. 7. Compare with the price of food, , which is . the : only real standard, the price of labor in this country, was never lower than it is today. There, never was a time when the laboring man could buy less for his money than now, because the prices of the necessaries of life have increased in a proportion greatly in excess of the price of labor. - -- One of the chief benefits which the United States has heretofore offered was the abundance of : foodstuffs produced, and hence the low price in the market, -and. this more than any other one thing, perhaps, 5 established the high standard of living main tained by American workingmen. With the price of foodstuffs ad- .Vancing beyond f the reach"" of labor, the standard must soon fall to a level f with that of Europe, ' " -;. , The Pacific Monthly boosts for Benton county in the following language: " "That Benton county is to be come one of the leading fruit growing counties of Oregon is seemingly - indicated by the re ports of orchard plantings that are taking place in that section. Apples, prunes and peaches are the favorite fruits that will be produced. These orchards will be centered about the town of Corvallis, a name which, literally interpreted, means "The Heart of the (Willamette) Valley." It is reported that 800 acres of com mercial apples will be growing in Benton county at the end year. The acreage will be largely add ed too doing the next few years. a single company PORTLAND FAIR The horse show at . the:; Port land Fair and Livestock Exposi tion, promises to eclipse ' any former event ever held on the Coast, not barring the Lewis and Clark show. ; : : Perhaps the largest exhibitor of standard breeds will be F. E. Alley of Roseburg, Oregon.- Mr. Alley brings a full complement and enters in all classes from the colts up to aged horses. His record in the show ring last year is still fresh in the. memory of fair goers. '' His horses were ad' mired by thousands at Salem and Portland, and this, year he will equal if not surpass his former showing and winnings. AT THE PALACE idents on a recent inspection of the Oregon Agricultural College. The inspection of - the colleee equipment, its student list and curriculum seemed to surprise the deans of similiar institutions in " the East and Middle West. who were in the visiting -party. Why ? Because the habit of bounding the nation on the west by the Mississippi river is one that is difficult to overcome- that indeed is never overcome except by personal obsevation. E 1 OREGON STREAMS FOR SETTLERS Under the enlarged homestead act, allowing entry on 320 instead of 160 acres. Actine Secretary of the Inter ior Pierce has designated for settlement 542,480 additional acres in Montana, making a total acreage designated in Jthat state of 26.030.080. -Under the same act 123,330 acres of land in : San Juan county, Utah, have been simil arly designated. ' "" " FILLED WITH TROUT tnat it win nave 1UUU acres planted to apple trees within two years. In addition to the apples it ' is said that there is being planted this ; year . in Benton county, 100 : acres of Bartlett pears, 1000 acres . of prunes and 160 acres of peaches." The Gazette-Times can vouch for all of the above but the 1000 acres of prunes. ;. The Gazette-Times 50c per month. . ; The Hoyt's are proving to be a big attraction at the Palace thea ter and they will appear tonight and tomorrow night in new spe cialties, the Texas Cowboy Ma gician doing his my sterious trunk act and Espanita, her wonderful surpentine dances. The motion pictures will all be changed, the leader being a beau tiful and touching story of mis sion rescue work in the New York slums, entitled "A Strange Meetimr ." This will Hp fnllnwtwl ,nTU"TI by two short films called "Sol dier's Heart" and "Gambler's Honor." 0. A. G. IS 0. K. Oregonian: - - The Oregon State Agricultural College equip ment was . highly commended - by , visiting agricultural college pres ; Upon the recommendation of Senator Bourne, the Bureau of Fisheries has deposited young fish in "Oregon streams as follows 1 3000 brook trout for Spring Creek, Hilgard, Or.; 2000 Rainbow trout for Meadow Brook, Hilgard, Or.; 3000 Rainbow trout for Beaver Creek, Hilgard, Or.; 3000 Rainbow trout for Jordan Creek, Hilgard Or.; 6000 Rain bow trout for Five Points Creek, Hil gard, Or.; 6000 Rainbow trout for North Fork of Burnt River, Baker City,1 Or.; 3000 for Deer Creek and tributaries, Baker City, Or.; 3000 for Downey Lake, Baker City, Or.; 5500 Rainbow trout for Eagle Creek, Baker City, Or. ; 3000 for Fish Lake, Baker City, Or.; and 5000 for Dayiy Creek, Baker City, Or. For Sale How About That Fall Suit Come and get a PRINCETON College Cut Suit. The latest de signs, in fabrics and styles. A. K. RUSS Dealer in all Men's Furnishings We sell cheapest because we sell for cash. CORVALLIS. ... - - OREGON Numerous household goods range, garden hose, dining table, refrigerator fruit jars, boy's saddle, etc. 121 Fifth street; phone 472. 8-20-2t-w Mo Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. Aged lady dead. Mrs. J. W. McCready, aged 65 years, 1 month and 5 days, died at the home of her son-in-law; First and Harrison streets, at 3 o'clock this morning.- She had been afflicted, with a lung diffi culty several years, but her,; last critical illness was of a few days only. A daughter in Oklahoma and another in Los Angeles were telegraphed, and funeral arrang ments will not be . completed un til they are heard from. Harrisville will house built this has plans for a one room stucture there. have . a new school year. Supt; Mack Oregon State Fair September 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 SIX FULL DAYS Camping grounds and Evening Entertain ment free. This year, "Better Than Ever." Daily Racing Events. SALEM, - OREGON NOT A BAD IDEA ."Several large American cities have adopted to a considerable extent the ' plan . of -city ; lot farming brought into prominence years ago by the late Mayor Pingree of Detroit," says the Portland Journal. This is a good method of helping people to. help themselves, to do useful "work and become self-sustaining End more independent. Phila delphia is one of the cities where this plan has been carried out Under an organization called the Vacant Lots Cultivation associa tion. It gets consent of as many vacant lot owners as. pos sible to use the ground, free of tent, and turns them over to needy families, requiring pay, When it can be earned, only for seed and - utensils furnished. This work not-, only benefits many poor people, but in most cases really improves the land Used, and makes it more valuable. DRY Is the Only Towel Worthy a Name Rubdry Wash Cloths, each 1 1 5c Rubdry Large Cloths, each 1, 10c Rubdry Face Cloths, dozen- -r:,50c Rubdry Face Cloths, each 20c Rubdry Face Cloths, each ! 25c Rubdry Gymnasium Towels, each $ .45 Rubdry Bath Towels, each . :; .25 Rubdry Bath Towels, each .50 Rubdry Bath Towels, each 1.00 Rubdry Toweling by the yard .20. DENT'S 5 'SPJ ff fs. GLOVES 500 YARDS Superfine All Silk Taffeta Ribbons in colors white, pink, pale blue, Copen hagen blue, navy blue, old rose, Nile green, cardinal. 4 1-2 r inches wide, , 1 8c yard 5 inches wide, 21c yard 6 inches, wide, 23c yard Values to 35c the yard : NEWEST BARRETTES CHJEW CADILLAC and KING CORN TOBACCO Always Good; not made by the Trust. Sold at JACK MILNE'S Dr. VIRGINIA V. LEWEAUX- Osteopathic Physician At Corvallis Hotel Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays At Albany Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 15-17 Brenner Building FOR RENT, ROOMS For Rent Three furnished rooms, two of them suitable for light house keeping; all down stairs; outside rooms. Inquire at 800 Fifth Street PHOTOGRAPHERS PICKEL'S STUDIO, 430 SECOND ; Street.. Phone 4209. ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW. Office Rooms 3, 4i 1st Natl Bank Bldg. PHYSICIANS G. K. FARRA, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block, over Harris' Store. . Residence corner' Seventh and Madison. - Office honrsr 8 to 9 ' a. m.; 1 to 2 p. m. Phonesr Office, 2128, Residence, 404. J. B. MORRIS. M. D.. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Corner Third and Mon roe Streets, Corvallis, Oregon. Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to- 4 p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m.- Phone in both office and residence. W. T. ROWLEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. ' Special attention given to the Eye. Nose and Throat. Officer in Johnson Bide. Ind. 'phone at of fice and teeidence. - UNDERTAKERS M. S. BOVEE, FUNERAL DIRECT or and Licensed Embalmer. Suc cessor to Bovee & Bsner Corvallis, Oregon. - Ind. Phone 4s. Bell Phone 241. Lady attendant when desired. BLACKLEDGE &. EYERETT, Li censed embalmers and funeral direct ors. Have .everything new in coffins,, caskets and burial robes. Calls ans wered day and - night.- Lady assist ant. Embalming a specialty. Day phones, Ind. 117 and 1153, Bell, 531; night phones, Ind. 2129nd 1153. E. E. WILSON" Attorney At Law Zierolf Bldg. Corvallis, Oregon JOSEPH H. WILSON Attorney at Law Office: Burnett Building, ; . Corvallis, Oregon . Phone 1333 Farmers! See S. S. HENKLE (Successor to Smith Bros.) CORVALLIS, OREGON The Place to Buy Right, Handles Harness, Saddles, Robes, Whips,, and Gloves Does Repairing Neatly . ... and Promptly First Door North of Gerhards.