FACTS ABOUT
LATEST MALADY
WHAT DR. PERNOT, HEALTH OFFI
CER, SAYS OF SPINAL PARALYSIS
175 GASES IN OREGON
Rarely Fatal Cause Not Known, Not
. Contagions, but Sometimes. Infecti
ous; Peculiarly Fatal in this Vicinity
Thus Far.
Spinal paralysis, or "anterior
poliomyelitis, " the malady that
brought death to Harry Hinnell
Wednesday . night, and to two
others in ' this county in recent
weeks, is unusually .prevalent
throughout the state, and excep
tionally , fatal in this particular
community, Dr. Yenney, presi
dent nf Viq Qfofa T3i.1 vF TJUV
xeports 175 recent cases in Ore
gon, most of them in : the south
ern Wrt of . the stnp trnnrh
there has been an - epidemic of it
-about , Newberg.. According to
Dr. H. S. Pernot, health officer
of Corvallis., the difficulty rarely
vauora ucatu, mm lie is uiysuueu
at the large percentage, of atali
j.: J.T.; ' . 1 j . i ii
.iea in mis county, practically
every person afflicted having
died.
Nature of the Disease
In an interview this morning,
Dr. Pernot offered the following
information about "poliomyeli
tis:" It is a destruction of the
anterior horns of gray matter of
the, spinal cord, which produces
paralysis. The cause is not defi
nitely known, and it rarely re
sults m death. It is not conta
gious like measles, but in some
cases it is infectious like typhoid.
It makes '. its appearance with a
slight illness, pains in the back,
or approaches something like the
grip; sometimes there is dysen
tery. In a day or two there is
paralysis ,of one or more limbs.
The disease remains stationary
for a week or two and then im
proves; there is seldom complete
recovery from the paralysis if
the case haj been at all severe.
No Preventative Yet
. Dr, Pernot says no preventa
tive has been discovered, simply
because its, direct cause has not
been found, just as in rheuma
tism or scarlet fever. Most cases
occur where the sanitary condi
tions are not . perfect, ye.t in the
Benton county cases there was
no difficulty of the sort Follow
ing the death of young Hinnell,
Dr. Pernot telephoned to the
State health, official to assure
himself that - the Benton county
-disease was not - similar in any
sense to the cerebro-spinal- men
ingitis epidemic in Portland some
time ago : Dr. Yenney . said there
was no point of similarity and
diagnoses the cases as Dr. Pernot
had, then giving the figures set
forth. above. : ,
No Occasion for Alarm ;
Dr. Pernot - feels that there is
no occasion for undue, considera
tion of this matter. The disease
is not contagious, so if sanitation
is good, the conditions r are ,as
good as they can be made, and
there is no reason to expect any
further difficulty. .
1
FOR
GOOD GAMES
The big game tomorrow prom
ises to be more than a practice
affair. The Catholic Young
Men's Club, of Portland, is an
organization similar to that of
the Multnomah Club and its foot
ball team is made up of all stars
it can get together. The visitors
may not show such wonderful
team work, but there are a
number of very capable individ
ual players, among these being
several eastern" college men.
The local squad is expecting a
good stiff game,, with no gr eat
prospect' of winning. " Bergman,
Breithaupt and Sitton are all so
badly "bunged up" that they
can not play tomorrow. It will
be necessary to develop an end
and a half back by tomorrow.
The game for the class cham
ionship of: the .college : will be
played as a preliminary. The
Jfuniors and Sophs are the "oppos
ing I teams , and the ' rivalry , is
strong. ' ; This curtain t raiser
gives promise of being, a. hair
raiser. . And both: games . may
be seen for one admission.- The
preliminary begins at 2:30. I ; '
"THESPOILERS"
T
Mr. Henry McRae, the' mana
ger of "The Spoilers," states:
"That it is not necessary for
everybody, to enjoy a western
play to be a Westerner has been
proven by the charm of the new
play "The Spoilers" in which
Miss Margaret Oswald appears
at the opera house on next Sat
urday evening The young man
likes it because it gives him a
glance into the life of which he
knows nothing, but of which . he
is longing to have just such a
peep. The old people enjoy, it
because it thrills them with the
pulse beat of the great life out
side: their own: The young lady
enjoys it because it is heroic and
pictures in all its glory the west
ern spirit of - rough " and ready
men of the West 4The company
and scenic equipment of f "The
Spoilers" are said to be far above
tne average road production.
MEAT DEALERS
ED
. Seattle, Oct 21. Fines ag
gregating $10,500 were assessed
against 17 retail meat dealers by
Judge John E. Carroll, of. the
Justice Court, today, when the
butchers were found guilty 'of
using a preparation of sodium
sulpite, known as "freezum," in
doctoring tainted meat, in viola
tion of the state pure-food laws.
With one exception the individ
ual fines ranged from $500 to
$2000, the usual . penalty a being
$500 for each count One
dealer was fined only $1000, upon
his proving that, the .drug .had
been usedTby his employes with
out his knowledge. . ...
SATURDAY
NIGH
HEAVILY
HAWLEY HERE
Y NIGHT
SECRETARY'S MISTAKE THAT , HE
- WAS BILLED FOR TUESDAY.
TALK "OREGON DEVELOPMENT'
Congressman Will Be at .Commercial
Club Rooms 'One Day Earlier Than
' Anticipated -Richardson Due Tues
day Afternoon as Advertised.
Congressman Hawley will be
in Corvallis Monday night instead
of Tuesday. J. F. Allen, chair
man of the committee on enter
tainment, telephoned . Mr. Haw
ley and found that his secretary
had probably made . a mistake
in dates. - As a consequence, the
adjourned club meeting will be
held Monday night, and at that
time . Congressman Hawley. will
address those present on "The
Development of Oregon." The
Tuesday afternoon meeting, with
Tom Bichardson as the star per
former, will be held as stated,
and all the ladies as well as gen
tlemen are expected to be pres
ent
The change of date in, Mr.
Hawley's visit will be rather dis
appointing to the 0. A." C. people.
I hey had counted on having Mr.
Hawley at chapel on Wednesday
morning, that he might address
the students. -v .
The public should note the
change of Congressman Hawley's
appearance" here and send the
correction along the line. No
tices have been sent to club mem
bers that Tuesday night is the
date. This is inpnrrppr. and mem
bers should spread abroad the
change to Monday night.
E
T
In spite of the reputation" for
STUDEN
We are Receiving Lots of Advertisements in Our A A
w v v a B
Women's Man
Tailored Suits
close
Suits cannot be equaled either for qual
ity or for style at these prices v,
$18.00 to $25.00
t. ;tra8?od value of tnobbyj Suits,
priced from HA a (CAnn
WE ATTRAGT AT
TENTION
ABROAD
J Albany Democrat
A Corvallis woman wants the
boys scored for stealing grapes.
That's right. s They ought to be.
The grapes were ; hers just as
much as if money." The boy
who steals grapes is as much a
thief as if he stole goods from a
Store or money from a till. It is
time boys'; understood this. If
you want such things go and
ask for them in a decent way.
Don't be a sneak.
! Judge M. S. Woodcock, of
Corvallis, offers a reward of $50
for any one . found hunting or
trespassing upon his farm,
Having had two registered bucks
killed and - two ewes torn to
pieces by dogs he is getting
tired. ' -
, .Tom Richardson and Congress
man Hawley will both be in Cor
vallis on the i same day; 'glory
enough for one town. -The same
is liable to -. happen in . Albany,
for.both- are to be here next
week.' -
Prof. Cordley, of the O. A: C.,'
writes that he will furnish some
p'rettywall panels for the apple
fair, along lines of apple raising
and t heir care.
latitudinarianism ; gained from
his early trial for heresy, the
late Professor Jowett, of Oxford,
was intolerant of pretentious
ness and shallow conceit.
' One . self-satisfied; undergrad
uate met the master one day,
"Master," he said,- "I have
searched everywhere in all phi
losophiesancient and modern,
and nowhere do I find evidences
of a God." V
"Mr. ," replied the mas
ter, after a shorter pause than
usual, "if you don't find a God
by 5 o'clock this afternoon you
must leave this college." Bos
ton Herald.
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Men's and Boys' Sweaters
Just received a new lot of Sweaters,
both Jersey and heavy, in roll neck and
Sweater Coats. Colors blue, red, gray,
orange and black. Prices
? H $10 to $5 00
Boys' Heavy Sweater Coat $1.25
MERODE Underwear
" Merode hand-finished underwear for
women and children. ' Made of fine cot-
, ton and wool .yarn. Every garment
hand-finished to insure good wear. Chil
dren's separate garments, 25c to 75c;
Union Suits, 50c to $1.25. Ladies' sep-
"arate garments, 50c to $1.75; Union
Suits, $1.00 to $3.50.
. Every Garment Guaranteed
BLANKETS
In our Second Floor Blanket Dept.
we have good all-wool blankets in gray,
white and mottled. These are all made
by the famous Oregon City Woolen
Mills and are priced from $3.50 to $7.50.
Cotton blankets in white, gray and tan,
all full size, good weight Prices J
60 c to $2,50
Splendid models
with 45-inch coats.
One model in navy
or black, nine-gored
. skirts. " Other styles
in blue, grey, olive,
catawba, made with
cluster plaited skirts,
Cheviots, 'Diagonals
and striped . Serges.
One of the best
grades of Skinner's
Satin lining used, in
addition' to the sav
ing made possible
for our: patrons in
the purchase of these
garments. We have
marked them on a
margin. These
A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE
BEST OF EUGENE
LOCAL STOCKS OF GOODS COM
PARE MORE THAN FAVORABLY
WHAT TH E ASSES SM ENT SHOWS
Eugene's Figures Indicate That It Has
Not a Single Drygoods Store With a
Stock as Large as Nolan's A List
of Figures for Comparison.
It is ever interesting to make
comparisons. The assessed val
uation of Eugene's business
stocks has just been published
and this offers figures that may
be compared ; with the Corvallis
assessment. As the two assess
ments stand, Corvallis has at
least one store 1 with a greater
stock than the best at Eugene,
with its 10,000 population. J.
M. Nolan is, assessed at $25,000
while the highest at Eugene is
$24, 000. ' Eugene has two - more
that go as high as $21,000. In
Kline's, Corvallis has one . more
that goes' more than $21,000.
Either Corvallis has better stocks
than Eugene" or else Eugene is
not being assessed according to
law. ".'''
It will be noted that Eugene
has as many dry goods-stores as
groceries, and but one more
butcher - shop. The Eugene as
sessment list shows:
Dry goods, department stores,
etc. 15, assessed from $1300 to
$24,000., One is assessed at the
latter figure and two ot $21,000
each. The next nearest is $7000.
Shoe stores 6, from $300 to
$6000. ' v
Grocery stores 15, 'highest
$4500. , -
Drugs 5, assessed from $2400
to $4800.
5 Millineries 7, at from $300 to
$1200. ...
. Hardwares 6, -lowest $2,695;
First Prize
$5.00
A Cash Prize
j
auvexusements to Kline s Ad Man. Watch
this space from day to day and see if you
cannot write a better ad. For any further
particalars ask Kline's Ad Man. AD ads
to be shraed. . ' - ' - i - -'
EISA REAL
ORCHARD ITEM
Medford, Or., Oct 10, '09,
Mr. C. F. Lansing,
Salem, Ore.:
My Dear Sir: I should like to
write you a few facts, but mod
esty in the matter ; almost pre
vents me from telling you the
whole truth,- but here it ' is.
That car of fancy D'Anjous of
which I told - you, sold in New
York for $2900, or $5.45 per full
I t m .i
dox,' a numoer ot them going at
over $7. a box,, how. is that?
Again Iwent to the district . fair
at Ashland and .took first and
second on Cornice, first and sec
ond on D'Anjous and first and
second on Mount Vernons, : first
on Idaho and first " on largest
pear, i all plate exhibits, v and
these entries ; were all that I
made. I took up 43 pears and
took $31.50 in premiums.
So much for Bear Creek " or
chards. 1 Yours, truly,
, C. E. WHISTLER.
: A team driven by Samuel Whiteside
got excited but on Fifteenth street to
day and ran away The excited ani
mals ran to Second , street and then
south, with Mr. Whitesides hanging on
to the lines but unable to bring them
down.: As ., they passed the Grahan ' &
Worthamt. drBgisterelTni .Graham
tried to stop the runaway team, and
failing in this he jumped into the rear
of the ' yefeicle, v' clinjbed. yjj
behind ? Mr. Whitesides, grasped
the lines and pulled the animals to a
walk by the time Adams street wis
reached. Tom's leap into the watfuri
is said to have been a masterly one
JNo damage was done by the runway.
highest $30,000, next $10,000.
and $9,000.
Furniture 5, highest $18,000:
lowest $2400.
Jewelry stores 5, from $1200
to $6000.
Cigar stores, billiard Darlora.
etc. 11, from $300 to $4000.
Confectioneries 3, from $1000
to $3600.
Butchers 5, Highest $600:
lowest $130. .
Barbers 8, from $75 to $450.
vm i n r
HER
This is One of
The Contest Ads
, After looking around every place' for a
new suit and overcoat, I found just what I
wanted at KLINE'S. They certainly had a
large line to choose from and at - prices lower
than I found elsewhere for such nice goods,
and the quality was also good. You can get
outfitted there in anything you want, from
head to foot. KLINE'S for me from now on.
. Claud B. Rumsey.
Dress Goods Sale Closes Saturday
SEE OUR BIG CASH
PRIZE CONTEST
For the Best Advertisement
For the best written advertisement taking for your subject any
one of the following line of goods shoes, drygoods, clothing, ladies'
suits, rugs or groceries. The advertisement to fill two columns six
inch newspaper space. The advertisement to describe regular good
or any of the specialty linesor which we are agents. This contest
is open to all, including school children and college students. You
can send in as many ads as you wish, each one, however, to be on one
subject We reserve the right to publish any and all ads received.
Ads will be published from day to day as received, but will be judged
by a committee for the prize on November 15th, and the winning ads
published in our regular advertisement Tuesday, November 16th. We
must have received all ads by NovemberlBth. Phone or send your
Second Prize
$3.00
BUTTERNUT; Bread. Fresh Every Day
: Fresh Bulk OYSTERS Every Day.
In Our PURE FOOD DEPARTMENT
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