Corvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County,
C OK VAULTS, OKEGON, FEB.1J8, 103.
WHY IT WAS KILLED
'Why the late house at Salem re
fused to enact the law taxing corpo
ration"! i inconceivable. Similar
laws arelin full force in other states,
and yield handsome revenues. 1 ne
principle of uniformity in f taxation
is fundamental in the Science' of gov
ernment. It is ' violation of the
principle that makes taxation fall
so- heavily upon real property.
Iarge volumes of profit-earning in
vestments re -doing" business in
Oregon Upon which the' hand of
taxation is scarcely laid ' at all,
while-industries, and lands groan
under the burden.- ......
Speaker Harris introduced in the
house at Salem a bill that proposed
to exact a just share of taxes from
the big corporations. Like a meas
use of similar character that , was
introduced in the legislature; two
years ago, it was promptly . voted
down. The information is that a
hired lobby of attorneys and others
swarmed into the state - house and
juggled the representatives out of
their senses and the people : out of
their rights. The - result 1 was ac
complished in spite of, Speaker
Harris' ' significant warning that
cone of those who voted against the
measure two years ago had : been
returned. '
The law was well worthy ot en
actment, and that is why it was
killed.
THEIR HUGE JOKE
The most interesting thing that
happened at Salem was the adop
tion of a resolution in the interest of
the election of senator by direct vote
It is interesting, because most of
the men who voted for ' it with a
grand flourish, deliberately ignored
opportunity to elect a senator in
Oregon by direct vote and thereby
opened the way for their resolution
to be regarded as humbug and
themselves as insincere. - '
The Mays law offers the people of
Oregon all they need for election of
senator by direct vote. . It binds
the legislature just as strongly to
vote for the party nominee for sen
ator as the presidential elector .is
bound to vote for the party nominee
for" president. . In principle, the
two plans f.are exactly identical.
There is not a shadow of difference
between them. In the late presi
dential election a republican elector,
so far 'as the law ." is concerned
could, had he so desired! have voted
for the democratic or ; any other
nominee?" ' ' ' ' - -
As it stands, in Oregon, there is
no need for congress to provide for
election of senator - by direct . vote.
All that is necessary-: isv. for those
; legislators who howl about: election
of senator by direct -vote to- ct in
good faith' with' the' people and' 'ob
serve" theMaw now' on the book.
Ifit them, as did the demoeratSi
nominate a man for senator in State
Convention-vote-for.c him J at 'the
polls and vote ' for him again irr trie
legislature and there will be no possi-i
bility of deadlocks or occasion i for
resolutions. - : : -';
STILL CRUSHING COMPETITORS.
With the Rockefellers buying a
volcano and its immense sulphur
deposits, to which they propose to
buildf a cog-wheel railroad, there
is reason for the devil. to be uneasy.
With an active volcano and its hell
fire and brimstone for an asset, it
is likely that, as they have so often
done' with . other competitors, ' the
Rockefellers will drive his satanic
majesty out of business. If there
is comfort in the thought for poor
sinners, it must be dispelled, for it
is to' be remembered " that it is the
Rockefellers that will be in charge
of the new establishment. -Of
course there will be the novelty of
journeying there in a Pullman on
the cog-wheel .railroad, but most of
the damned would rather take
chances on ; the orthodox concern
and its short-cut route.
; Our store will close at 7 p. on
during - January, February .and
March, Saturday evenings excepted
.:.-: J. H. Harris.
BIG PRICES NOW.
Fori Butter;' Fat--rCondensed ; Milk
. Factory a Factor Creameries J.
vj v Suffer. v
State Food and Dairy Commis
sioner Bailev was in town Wed
nesday, for a visit at the college,
where problems connected with his
office are frequently worked out.
He has returned but recently : from
J the East, where , he attended - the
National. Livestock - Association,
the meeting of which is to occur
next vear in Portland. - From the
latter event, Mr. Bailey expects
much for the Webfoot state. ;;The
attendance will be anywhere from
1 , 000 to 1,500, . men . embracing
stock growers from all over the
country. Oregon- is especially
adapted to the business in which
they are engaged,, and Mr. Bailey,
feels sure that when . the delegates
come and see the comparatively
low-priced lands and the unusual
advantages for the livestock: busi
ness that many an investment by
men of means in Oregon will fol
low. - 1 '
'-'Oregonians," Mr. Bailey said,
'have an inadequate idea of the
real value of their opportunities in
the line of dairying and stock r rais
ing. In spi'e of the; multiplica
tion of dairies and- creameries
throughout the state, the . price of
butter is - j increasing, - instead of
diminishing as many expected, and
still there is not ' enough of: the
product to supply tha - demand,
and we are importing - vast quan-.
titles. - The reason is that there is
a far greater - consumption, We
eat three times as much ; hutter -as
we did formerly- This is ? not so
much due to increase of population
as it is to the fact that the better
the butter product, the more of it
there is consumed. Set a plate of
bad butter before, even a t hungry
many and he will taste it, and ''for
the rest of his meal, leave it . - un
touched. - Give him instead,? good
butter and he will eat it all and call
for more. The butter that Oregon
now makes is of first quality. A
first rate product is found at the
hotels and restaurants, and the re
sult is that the state consumes three
times as much as it did a few years
ago, exhausting not only our own
product, but a large stock of im
ported. In consequence,- the price
is advancing and dairymen every
where are adding to their stocks
of cows, and are making money.
Oregon has not now . more than
half the number of cows that she
needs. .
"The butter product brings now
a third to a half more than it did a
few 5'ears ago, and it will still
further increase in price. . The
condensed milk factory in Wash
ington county is a factor that will
still further advance prices and in
crease the profits of dairymen.
There, the price paid for butter fat
is 38 cents, or $1.40 per hundred
for milk. For a market the factory
has the world, and the supply can
never exceed the demand. The
factory is far behind on orders, and
in order to meet them - is - buying
milk from farmers at all ' ' points
along the Westside. It has taken
so great an amount of the product
that several creameries ; have -shut
down, because at the' higher'prices
the farmers sell to the -condensed
milk -establishment ' rather 3 than to
the creameries.? 'It has been a -loss
tot the creamery owners,' but a great
gain to-the larmers' ki
u-Mr. Baileys says that" there is " a
prospect: of the; ; establishment of
other- condensed milk i plants in the
stated -. " v f - " 'i - '
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! CANVASSED THINGS
And Found Lots of Men OAC's Next
Track Team Training Begins."
.'.t-i J- '.
A meeting of the student body
for canvass of the. situation with
reference to, spring .athletics, v-occurred
at the college Wednesday!
There was a large attendance and
much enthusiasm. A canvass- of.
the situation disclosed the fact that
from sixty to seventy men , will r go
into training for. the ; track team.
Each event will have: five; or j six
candidates and some of i them will
have as high as a dozen or fifteen.
Those who attended declare rthat
there is more material than has ev
er appeared on similar occasions at
the college. .The fact that -W. O.
Trine is to be director of operations
has served to give men: confidence
such as they have never manifested
before, and there is no .doubt that
the college will -. have fine - repre
sentation in such meets as occur
during the coming season..
A. complete schedule-: . of., meets
has not yet been arranged by Man
ager Johnson. Among the teams
with which meets will .take place,
is the University of Oregon. - It
will occur at Corvallis. ... :
Preliminary practice will begin
in a few days under Captain Bur
nougb, who has full instructions
from Director Trine,
FOURTEEN VETOES.
Chamberlain Kills Many Bills, an Ap
propriation Bill Among Theim
In addition to the veto of 5 the
Newport Summer School bill; the
PureFood bill, the Bureau of . Mines
bill, the land graft bill and - several
others, - Governor- Chamberlain,
Thursday, killed with his, veto . one
of the three general . appropriation
bills, which carried appropriations
to the amount of over " $63,000 of
which $14,500 was for the - pur
chase of an executive mansion. In
all, the governor has vetoed four
teen bills passed by the legislature.
It Is declared by those familiar with
legislation in Oregon that he has
surpassed all -his predecessors in
that regard. ' .
.' The Bureau of Mining bill car
ried an appropriation of $20,000,
but when, it was under; discussion
in the house there were members
who declared on the floor that, its
passage would ultimately cost- the
state at least $60,000. - T His -veto
of one of the three general appro
priation bills wasbased largely on
constitutional grounds. ; T
On all sides the action of the gov
ernor meets with emphatic com
mendation.,, -
HIS DEATH.
And Burial Robert B. Blodgett of
1 Benton Pneumonia the
;-. ? Cause.r - - - -
After an illness of ten days,
Robert Blodgett, died at his home
in Blodgett ValleyT Tuesday, ev
ening. His malady was pneumon-'
ia, resulting from a severe cold
contracted a couple ot weeks ago.
The funeral occurred from the fam
ily home Thursday afternoon, and
was attended by a large number of
old neighbors and friends. The in
terment was in the family burying
ground on the farm where lie the
remains of the father -and ether
relatives of the deceased. --'
.Robert Blodgett - was all his life
a resident of Blodgett Valley hav
ing been born 47 years ago on the
homestead that was also the scene
of his death. . His father was Rob
ert B. Blodgett, a graduate of Yale
College, and twenty years ago a
familiar figure in Corvallis. The
elder Mr. Blodgett was the original
settler of Blodgett Valley, and it
was from htm that the well known.
community to the west, takes its !
name. .'
The death of the younger Rob
ert Blodgett was totally unexpected
until within a few hours of the end.
The survivors are, the widow and
eleven children. . . , ;
SUPERVISORS ACTIVE.
Preparing for Spring Road Work
They are to Meet. County Court.
There is considerable activity
among the road supervisors of the
county with reference to the coming
campaign on the county highways.
Most of them are laying plans for
beginning bperations just" as" soon
as the spring work on farms; is fin
ished. r They are to have all road
polls in cash, and this fund is' now
collectible." r They are fin addition
to have all of the two per cent'; levy
collected in . the district ; of each.
Wfth respect ' to ' this the' county
court has arranged to supply from
the general fund such ! of .the iwcf
per cent road fund as is not" collec
ted, so that the whole of the latter
shall' be available. ' jfot fhet spring
work.", This will give each super
visor a good supply of cash " with
which to begin operations,' and each
counts on making a good showing.
it AH the supervisors are to 'fmeet
with the county cburt at the regular
session week after next. ' The
purpose of the meeting will be to
arrapge for -uniformity of method
for getting the utmost out s of - the
season js. road improvement, j -'
' Corvallis Improvement Society.
The regular monthly ' meeting of
the Corvallis Improvement Society
was held last evening at the Coun
ty court room at 8 o'clock;; ; 5 ' '
Vi During the month' ;of January
a good deal of work was done with
the limited means at the disposal
of the managers. Some $33.40
was collected and spent in various
locations and several dollars of ad
vanced work done. 4 The drainage
of the west half of the- public
school block was completed which
removes a very unsightly condition
as well as improving the sanitary
situation of. the block. Slowly but
surely is the work of beautifying
the C. & E. grounds progressing.
The society is very grateful to the
many citizens : who have been so
ready to assist in these beginnings.
Attend the meetings if you can
spare the time. ,
For Salo.
- Shropshire sheep and Poland China
hogs. Wanted to buy or take on shares,
a hand of goats. -
" ; . I. L, Brooks,
OSBURN WON.
A Decision by Judge Hamilton Title to
:V Corvallis Home Retained. , ;
.',--vV- 'f'ii: 'ii,-t-- --i:-1fif;; '
J A 'decision that v involves-the
title to the John M. Osburn home
in -Corvallis, y' was handed down
Wednesday by Judge Fullerton.
The suit was one of . several that
followed the Osburn- bankruptcy.
William- Groves, 'Nettie Spencer,
and others w ere creditors of Mr. Os
burn before passage in 1893 of the
Homestead Exemption law. When
the bankruptcy came, the residence
property was set aside for the bene
fit of the owner. . 1 he creditors t re
ferred to, brought suit in the -state
courts to have the property sold for
the benefit of their claims. The
case was heard at the November
term of the circuit court, and was
taken under advisement. The de
cision of Judge -Hamilton is; that
Mr. Osburn retains the title to the
Corvallis home and that it is not
subject to " the execution of the
creditors who were plaintiffs in the
proceeding. - v ,
The contention of the plaintiffs
was that the property was subject
to execution, in the state courts.
The .defendants interposed that the
state courts had no jurisdiction,
the bankruptcy being in the .feder
al courts, in which the estate had
been settled and the bankrupt dis
charged. The attorneys for the
defense were Yates & Yates.
$5-00. shoes for Jr. 90. We have on
hand about 5o paiis of men's fine 6hoes.
of which the shapes are a little bit out
date as compared with the present
styles- Tne -workmanship is superb,
leather all that one could wish, for, -but
if you lean more on quality than you do
on being exactly up to the minute on
shoe style, here's a chance to buy $5.oo
shoes for 1.90. We will give you the
same service as though you were pay
ing the full price. ! - --
i : Nolan & Callahan. '
The Poetry of the Orange
It appeals to you, when the fruit hangs
ripe and sweet on the trees in . February
or early in March. . Then the blossoms
break out and the trees are yellow with
golden globes, and white with orange
flowers. It may be that a flurry of snow
has whitened the mountain tops, and
then you have an artistic back ground
for a tropical forest. The air is full of
sunshine, and heavy with fragrance a
the night comes on, and then if the
ihoon be shini-jg, you may hear at- mid-
mgut tlirougli open windows the song
of the mocking bird in the -scented
grove, and it never seemed so melodious
before.
An experience like this is possible ev
ery winter, and it is worth a journey
of a thousand miles, while you can have
have it, by taking the scenic Shasta
route through the grand and picturesque
Siskiyou and Shasta mountains to
Southern Cmifornia. Complete inform.
ation about the trip, and descriptive
matter telling about California may be
had from any Southern Pacific agent or
, . W. E. Coman,
Gen. Pass.Agt S. P. Co- Lines inOregon
Portland, Ore.- . ,
TOO MANY WEDDING GIFTS.
BzffMi Aa st naawlek, OoaL,
; BmIih H CumI
i amfll .Tfcm All.
, --1 1 jrTT j.j' o ''
So many r loads of .wedding pres
ents have come to Greenwich, Conn.,
by expj:,e to be. deljyered to. the .May
and June 'brides that the local, agent.
Charles JD. Kpwreyjsnd '.his 'assist
ants, Harry .Burnett and 'George" Jer
man,' have thrown up their positions.
There hare been numerous weddings
among .society -vibrks .this season,
among which were ;ihe.-iAuder-Row-land
and Bowland-Hubbell nuptials,
and the agent found that delivering
the hundreds, of preaeats-alotigwith
the. usual run of business was otocV
much, for him. .He found if impossi
ble to deliver the gifts and -- other
merchandise on time,, although, -he
and his force' of four men worked. IS
hours a da V, and more weddings were
coming, so finally in disgust he' threw
up the position.-
Cypewriters
Hnd Supplies.
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Agent for the famous "Chicago" Type
writer. Easy terms and machine guar
anteed. Typewriter Ribbon.
Webster's Star, , .70c each, 7.50 doz.
" O.K.. .....65c "., 6.5a
Imperial 50c " 5.00 "
Carbon. . ?
Webster 5Iulti-Kopy 4ac doz., $3.50 box.
" O. K. . 40c " 3.00 "
' Gauze 40c " 2.75 "
- Typewriter" Paper.
'All kinds and all prices.. - Ask to see
earn pies. : v , . -' !
C. B. Ocrbard,
This Day
Remnant and
- Come and get some of the bargains still remaining.
Prices are so low that they are sure to inspire heavy
buying. It will pay you to visit our Ladies Suit
Department and see our new prices. Be sure to
look at our Remnants of Dress Goods, Silks, Table Linens;,
and Outing Flannels. Don't neglect our, Knit Underwea
Bargains.-- Learn our new prices on Cloaks, Overcoats and
Rain Garments that are - being sacrificed - before our New
Spring Stock arrives.
Our Jennesse Miller
Diamond "W" Brand
The Best Grade of Canned
Goods on the Market Today.
00k at Our Windows and see the Varieties.
MATCHES
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PARLOR
Matches
FOR
IO CENTS
m& no
to as high a standard as
us, but see that you make no mistake in
the house thai keeps the hig
' ;v est standard pj( Grocer-v
- place
L Fresb Fruits, f
tresn every tmng to be had in the market. We
;: run our delivery, wagon and. our- aim is
to keeD whav von want and to
- i. please.. !- Call and see : 1
Administrator Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given, that the underslRned
has Deen appointea
: administrator of the estate
of Kinman vanaerpooJ. aeceased. ana all per-
sons havlne claims aealnst said estate are here
by required to present the same duly verified
ns bv law required to me at Wells. Oregon, or
nt, the office of Yates & Yates, Corvallis, Oregon
within six months from this - date.
bated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 7th . day of
February, A D, 1903, ; v v J :
' " VlBOIL A. CABTER.
-Artministratorof the estate of Kinman Van
derpcui, deceased " "
Referee's Sale of Real Property. ....
On the 7th-dav of March.1903, at tke hour of
one o'clock P M at the front door of the Court
house lu Corvallis. Oregon. I will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described real estate towlt:- Lots nos.
lil and 114 in block no. as in the Oi1yf Philo
math, Benton County, Oregon. Said sale is made
under and in pursuance of an orderand decree
of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for
Benton County in the suit of ueorgo H Burtch,
et DlPlalntitts vs Jennie Churchill ct al, De
fendants, a proceeding for the partition and
sale ol real property. .-
IT. P BURNETT,
Beforee appointed by the suld ' court to sell
said real estate, . , .
-OASTORIA..'
Bears the" ' lji8 Kind tsu Have Ait.'aYS P flllgt
signature
Terminates
RummaAe Saie.
$3.50 Shoes for $2.50
Something New.
Uiocec Oiics.
Call in and get a Trial Package
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Notice of Final Settlement,
In the Matter of the Estate .of James Mirvia
Applewhite, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that 1, EE Wilson, as
administrator of said estate ot James Marv
in Applewhite, deceased, have filed my final ac
count as such administrator with the cleric ol
the County Court of Benton Couuty. 8tate of Ore
gon, and the said Court has fixed Saturday the
7th day of March, 1903, at the" hour of ene o'clock
In the afternoon of said day as the .time,--and
the County Court room in the Court House 4a
Corvallis, Benton Countv,-Oreon, as the place
for hearing any -and all objec-ons to the said
final account and for settlement th er :
Dated tbljs February 7, 1903, '
.. ..vv. E.-E;-WrLS0N. :
Admlnistrator'of Ihe Estate of James Marvin,
Applewhite, deceased. -
;.''Av'!::.,-':-v:.;;;v'v
Fresh, Cooked Craba.
One half dozen for 30 cents. Neatly
packed in light boxes and delivered at
express office in Newport. Four boxes
or less.sbipped to one address will cost
but 35 cents for expressage. Address)
orders to -
; W. G. Emery, Newport, Qxe,