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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1909)
THE DAILY GHEITE-TIES ' Published every evening except Sun day. Office: 232 Second street, Cor vallis, Oregon. - Phone 4184 Entered as second-clans matter July 2, 1909, Tat tha poitoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, under act of March S, 187B. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' : DAILY -t , Delivered by carrier, per week .15 Delivered by carrier, per month. .... .50 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 . . ... Editor CHAS. L. SPRINGER, , Business Mgr. ASHLAND VOTES DRY. At Ashland Tuesday of last week a proposal to license saloons was voted down by a majority of 403. The vote, was 164 for li cened saloons and 567 against. On question of adopting the "Pasadena plan" of regulating the liquor -traffic the vote was ven more decisive, the majority against being increased to 448. "Ashland had a "dry" spell be fore 1906. . But the wets , got busy and won out that year by 49 votes. In 1906, however, the majority against the saloon s was 81 votes. In 1908 the majority against was increased to 206 and J this year the majority against the licensed saloon is 40& And with out saloons Ashland has made greater progress in every way than itver did before- Not all of this, or any great portion of the growth, can be attributed to the absence of saloons, but the growth disproves the statement that the loss of saloons "kills" towns and prevents progress. It is worth while to observe that the Oregonian did not give give the Ashland vote one of its four front-page heads, Li 10 Corvallis, Dec. 24. ', Editor Gazette-Timess. : . In your ifcsue of December 22 an editorial on Dr. Cook says: ."If he is not a genuine coward; we shall expect to hear, sooner or later, of his death at his own hands." Is notthat a mis-print? Was not it intended to read; "If he is a genuine coward," etc. . I submit that none but absolute cowards, or those bereft of men tal responsibility, ever intention ally, take their own lives. J. H. WILSON There was no mis-print. We will discuss it later. E A The passing of 1909 is not a sign that J, W. Lenger has sold his No. 9 But after 27 years in rain or shine, it is about time for a short rest for No. 9. He has a young man, obliging and kind on the No. . 9, who ' will , attend to your baggage, if he: is called on time. So please call on. No.-9, or phone ' 251, or leave orders at Allen & Woodward's Drug store. ' JOHN W. LENGER. OREGON COTS our Lip Albany Democrat: "A letter received in the office mail this HE WANTS KNOW NUMBER WANTS Takes this method of thanking its numerous patrons for their generous pafronage during thfe past year, making it the largest year's business in the history of this store,. and beg to announce a" GREAT CLEARANCE SALE WITH STARTLING In every department, beginning MONDAY, January 3rd, 1910. It will pay you to wait for this SALE as everyone knows that all reductions will be GENUINE" and no exaggerations or misleading statements will ever be permitted in any of our advertisements. morning from, the United States Brewers' Association shows that Oregon purchased 196,059 barrels of. fermented liquors in -1908, and only 194,251 barrels during 1909, showing a decrease of 2,674 bar rels or 1.35 per cent In the United States there wasoa de crease of 2,444,185 barrels during the present year, due to both state and local prohibtion." It is certain tha? the Brewers' Association has not made ,the sit uation appear any w6rse than it might., - ' Wells' Tribute to H. Flickinger (Continued! from page one ) cannot pass. Within its narrow confines he is potential, - beyond it he perishes; and if immortality be a splendid but a "delusive dream; if the incompleteness of every career,' even : the longest and most fortunate be - not sup plemented and perfected after its termination here, then he who dreads to die should fear to live. for life is a tragedy more deso late and inexplicable' than death. W. A. WELLS. Alone in Saw mi at Midnight Unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms or cold, W. 7T. Atkins worked as night watchman, at Banner Springs, Tenn. Such exposure gave him a severe cold that settled on his lungs. At last he had to give up work. He tried many remedies but all failed till he used Dr. King's New Discovery. "After using one bottle" he writes, "T WPTlf rtanlr n txrnyAr on T.!! .n - f t w ' "in HO M CVUi Severe colds, stubborn coughs, inflamed throats and sore lungs, hemorrhages; croup and whooping cough get jqnick relief and prompt cure from this glori ous medicine. : 50 and $1.00. Trial bot tle free, t'guaranteed by Graham & Wells 1 REDUCTIONS CORVALUS, ORE. TOGGERY City; and Vicinity Mrs. C. A.- Lewis, who has been at Mary's River hospital for the past few weeks, was able to return to flier home today.- . t , Sheriff Ross, of Lincoln county, lodged a prisoner in jail here this morning. The man is charged with havings at tempted to rape two small children. It is said the evidence is conclusvie. Gustav "Harding isv having the old Danneman residence, at the corner- of Third and Madison, removed DreDara- tory to the erection of a business build-4 mg there. - Timbers . are : now being placed beneath the residence. The County Court meets Wednesday January 5. This will be a big session. The judges of election will be appointed 200 jurors selected," road . supervisors named, road district boundaries fixed, county printing awarded, and much minor detail is on hand for considera tion. A mountain lion measuring ten feet from tip to tip was-slain by Fred Price.of Kings Valley, a few days ago. The pelt was brought to Clerk Moses Friday that the $10 bounty might be secured. ' 'Don, " the office dog, had a- fit at sight of the big skin. Mountain lions are very scarce in this section. ' , . Notice. - Notice is hereby given that a district road meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 13 'of Benton County, State of Oregon, will be held at Alsea Grange Hall, ' in said district, on Wednesday, the 29th day of December, A T 1QAQ ot ln.n- P. M., fr the-v purpose of voting a i j ii' ..... i i ojretiai ruau la uu um laxauie prop erty of said road district to perma nently improve the public roads there in; and to determine the character and manner of improving such roads and the portion or portions thereof to be so improved. ' '.. Dated this 6th day of December, 1909 vv. a., vvmuiey, jk,. ft. Jjaiy, G. T. Vernon, ., J. J. Rowland, i a E.. Ban ton, - W. H. Malone, ' -J. J. Houser, .. (M. E. Malone, S. L. Carr, ; J. C. Rycraft, " Ti R. Chandler, V Anna E. Barclay, W. T. Hockema, Walter Kisor, Agnes Hayden, E. A. Reed, . O..B. Reed, J. H. Dorsey. . First publication Dec. 10, '09. Last publication Dec. 24, '09. - W.T. ROWLEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN - and Surgeon. Special attention given to the Eye, Nose and Throat. 1 Office fice and tesidence. ' CIVIC SOCIETY TO STOP BEGGING National Organization Begins a . War on Impostors. - TO BE WAGED IN ALL BIG CITIES Work With the Mendicants to Be Chiefly Preventive Rather Than Re pressive Hayv Unfortunates .Will Be Helped Odd 'Stunts of Some Cele brated Beggars. . - A comprehensive effort to deal on a national scare with the problem of mendicancy in all the large cities of the United States and in time, it pos sible, to stamp out the professional phases of it, as represented in the pro fessional impostor and "charily fraud," is the work that has lately been launch ed by a newly formed organization, having its headquarters at-. New York city with James Forbes as its director and secretary. y : I The' society is practically an -outgrowth of Mr. Forbes' -own work in the mendicancy bureau -of the New York - Charity Organization, society, which was aimed at the same problem; but not upon so ambitious a scale. The-society, which is called the Na tional Association For the Prevention of Mendicancy and Charitable Impos ture, wlll co-operate with police de; partments, charitable organizations and individuals in every one of the large cities of he United. States. It pos sesses 800 photographs of the most no torious professional mendicants in the United States, showing them plying their "trade." and also 9,000 records of the history and the practices of mendi cants, rogues, frauds and knaves of every description. These will be used as a bureau of infofmation.to enable police departments and charity organ izations to deal intelligently with any mendicants and rogues 'who may be found imposing npdn citizens. Unfortunates to Be Helped. . The chief work of the society, how ever, will -be directed to the "social police" work of assisting unfortunates and defectives who have been forced either by physical or mental incapaci ty or real need to beg in the streets. The method to be used, it is announc ed, is to find work 'or permanent aid In some form for the crippled and dis abled. Decoyed boys found begging for tramps will be sent home to their parents. For the most part, it is an nounced, the work with the mendi cants will be preventive rather than repressive, and it is hoped by a com bined method of warning, advice and assistance to discourage mapy of those jusi euteiiug iue umu uuu ueip lueui to earn an honest living. , One of the first efforts of the society will be to clear the streets of every large city of the United States of the professional beggar. Work to this end has already been started In New York, and In the last few-weeks Mr. Forbes and A. P. Curtis, special officer of the society, have been rounding up pro fessional beggars in the Sixth avenue shopping district.' whe they bad be gun to concentrate from all parts of the United States to reap the harvest of tbe Christmas season. Some of the most notorious beggars and Impostors in tbe United States were rounded up as a result of this search. Celebrated Impostors. . Among these celebrities were tbe no torious "Shivers," au old man whose specialty is to lie on, -the ground and give a horribly realistic simulation of an epileptic fit; Charles Berkowitz of Philadelphia, one of the unscrupulous blind beggars of the country, who In two days' work had obtained' $54.41 by tbe time be was arrested; Nina Salva tore. an old Italian "black i hood." whose specialty Is - simply to look starving and hideous; Leon Lemaire. the French "crust thrower," whose special device is to throw a piece of bread In the gutter when be sees a charitably looking woman approach' lng and then to pounce upon it and begin to gnaw it ravenously; old man Dublin, the "flopper "Broken Backed Smiddy." whose appeal to sympathy is a dislocated hip; "Shenandoah Slim,' who was working a deaf and dumb racket, and several others. . , In' all there were about sixty-five professionals who had been in the trade for years and earned a comfort able competence at it Some of these were sent to the 'workhouse; a few of them were shipped out of New York; all of them ' have been cleared out of the shopping district, so that women will be practically free from imposi tion and fraud during their Christmas shopping. " . To Be Supported by Contributions. - In explaining the object of the soci ety Mr. Forbes said that Police Com missioner Baker has been In full sym pathy with the work, and, while no mendicancy squads have been estab lished, . such as. were formed by ex Commissioner Bingham, Commissioner Baker has been assisting the- new or ganization in every possible way. The society is still practically In a forma tive stage of organization. It will be supported by voluntary contributions and efforts are now being made to ob tain sufficient support to make Its es tablishment secure.' Several business houses have- already made contribu tions. , ' , , 'An attempt is being made to raise not less than $10,Qpo to establish a corps -of special agents and insure a year's continuance of the work. FOR SALE :, v.,.,., ...;V... , ' FRESH ' EGGS Where? at .T t Patterson's Grocery. Phone 3183. ' -18-tf FOR SALE Kansas!Flour r. R. Bakery. ll-29-2ta-w Business Pointers These cost money and are worth your attention. Red Cross Stamps at Graham & Wells'. ' .. .. - " tf 1910 Calendar pads, assorted sizes -ifi kinds. Ten cents dozen, ( at Gerhard's. 12-15-14t Native oysters direct from tho Willapa Harbor beds, 35 Cents pint,- 65 cents qt. At Dad's place. 10-29-tf O- vj. vufj U.I3I3 JIB hand at Blackledge's Furniture store. 12-lt Eat Golden Rod Flakes, ' ' v They are better for breakfast, "Than old-fashioned corn cakes, And five minuets time, -Is all that it takes At Kline's. - 6-12-tf Dealer in All Kinds of WOOD and COAL DeliTered in lany Quantity Desired toTAII Part, e CKy. YARDS: 7th Street, opposite Benton County Lumber Co. fcsfid H Office and Residence Phone.flllS TUBAL COLLEGE Winter Courses, January 4th to Feb ruary 18th, 1910. Practical work, lectures and demonstrations wilj be (given in such vital subjects as general farming,' fruit "culture, animal husbandry,.1 dairying, poultry keeping, the business side of farming, forestry, carpentry, blacksmithing, mechanical draw ing, cooking, sewing, - dressmak ing, home management, -etc. All regular courses begin Jan uary 4th and end February 11th. Fanners' week, February 14th to 18th. A cordial invitation is extend ed to all interested. CALIF0R1IIA IN WINTER Is the place to visit. Orange groves in full bloom, tropieal flowers, famous ho tels, historic old missions, attractive; watering places, delightful climate, make this favored section the Nation's Most Popular Winter Retreat. You can see this section at its best via.-the Shasta Route : AND "Road of a Thousand Wonders", Southern " Pacific Company Up-to-date trains, first class in a every respect, unexcelled dining . car service, quick time and di rect connections to all points - j south.- " ' ! Special Round Trip Rate op $55.00 ALBANY TO LOS ANGELES AND RETURN With corresponding low rates from all other sections of the 'Northwest, with liberal stop-overs in each direction and long limit. Interesting and attractive literature on me various winter resorts of California can be had on application ' to any S. P. or O. R. & N. agent, or from ... Wm. McMurray : General Passenger Acent . . , Portland, Orev - PHYSICIANS G. R. FARRA, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND ; Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block, . over Harris Store," Residence corner ' Seventh and 'Madison. Office "hours: . 8 to 9 a.n.; i to a p. tn. Phones: Office, 2128, Residence, 404. AGR1CUL