Vol. XVI. No.
CORVALiIilS, OREGON, MARCH 1903.
B. F. IRVIXR
Editor and Proprietor.
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A Big Line of Dress Goods
In all the New Weaves.
Our Gents Clothing Departm't
Will be more than doubled, Will carry
a larger line in all Departments than
' ever before. lHave ' " ; ' '-
Added 750 Feet Floor Spaoe
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your traded'
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to as high a standard as our desire would promote
us. but see that you mate no 'mistake in
the house that keeps the.: hig- - ,
est standard of Grocer- ; :
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place
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fresh everything to be had 'in the market. W$
run bur delivery wagon and our aim is dt
. . .. .to keep wha you want and.to
please. c: Call and see
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F YOU. AHE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good bargains in stock.
Ranches, write for my special list, or4 command
ftj see me.' "I shall take pleasure in giving you all e
the reliable information you wish, also showing:
you over the country. . -:
HENRY AMBLER, q .:
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,,
fl ' '' Philomath,- Oregon.
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We are sure we can match it if your
cbina gets broken, and it won't cost you
much either. We have so ' many pat
terns and designs to select from tbat if
your china or glassware porcelain, or
crockery gets demolished yoa can buy a
new supply from our fine sets, and from
our open stock, at prices you couldn-'fc
begin to match a year ago.
P. M. ZIEROLF. -
ROOSEVELT ASKS
FOR AID FOR FILIPINOS AND
TELLS OF SUFFERING AMONG
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His Message Thereon Immense
Financial Benefit Proposed for
ri Standard Oil Banks in Al- '
' drich Bill in ConRres !
Other News.. .
Washington,; jFeb. 2j, The
President late this afternoon sent
the following message to the Sen
ate: ; , . ;.
"I have just received a cable
from Governor Tat t which runs as
follows: '
"Neccsssity for House Tariff bill
most urgent. The conditions of
productive industry and business
considerable worse than in Novem
ber, the .'date:. of last iriport, and
growing worse eich month. Some
revival in sugar and tobacco prices,
due to expectation of tariff law.
Ihe interests of if ilipions in sugar,
and tobacco exteosive, and failure
of bill will be a blow in tbe face of
those interests. ' Number of tobac
co factories will have to close and
many sugar haciendas will be put
up for sale at a sacrifice if the bill
does not ' pss3. "Custom' receiDts
pave fallen off this month one third
showing decrease purchasing power
of the islands. . General business
stagnant. - All political parties, in
cluding labor unions,' most stren
uous in petition for tariff bill.
Effect of its failure very discourag
ing.' ; .; ; ;.!? '
' "Vice-Governor Luke E Wright
indorsed in the strongest manner
all that Governor Taft hassaid,
and ttates that be has the . greatest
apprehension as to the damage that
may come to the islands if there is
not a substantial reduction in the
tarin .levied against ,; r litppine
gcodswminri htotlie UftitfioTStatesr
I very earnestly ask that this mat
ter receive the immediate, attention
of Congress and that,. the relief
prayed for be granted.
. The message concludes with an
earnest appeal to congress to give
the Phillip'pines : lower duties on
exports to the United States. ,.
Washington, Feb, 28. The Al
drich bill giving the National City
bank of New York , City and ; the
Standard Oil ' Company immense
financial-benefits through the use
of government. funds has . attracted
wide attention. ' The daughter of
peinaior Aiarica is. inewii? 01, .me
son or. Vonn .v.. ttockefeuer. . lne
bill proposes hat" railroad "bpnds
ji.V jbiw uu couuvy yyuoB rainer
than government bonds mayaIbe k
security by JbanksV.fdr ; deposits ; of
After nroviditie for the accebtan-
ce of state and municipal bonds the
Ml cbhtinue-sr':' ; -"'-"I'i
"Or the ffrst, mortgage bond8 ' of
anv railroad'comDanV Which hai
paid dividends of not less than four
per cent', per annum regularly Con
its entire capital stock for a period
of not less than ten .years previous
to tne deposits of the bonds." : '
It is estimated thatitbe' Standard
Oil Comrany and the National City
Bank would , receive more benefit
from the Aldrich bill than all other
institutions combined."- In addition
to.Qwning tbe National City Bank,
the Standard Oil Company has a
controlling interest in a great num
ber of financial ins titutions scat
tered throughout the country. The
surplus funds of the oil company,
have been invested in all kinds of
municipal bonds. These have been
taken in Texas, where the company
controls the oil fields, The same
is true of California and Wyoming.
' Large quantities of these" securi
ties were obtained at 50 per cent on
the dollar and yet the interest has
been paid for , the last ' ten . years;
They can be deposited as . security
for government funds in place of.
the governmentbonds now required
and which are worth" $i. 1 6C JTbis
would reduce by more than one
half the security afforded depositors
in a. bank,.. , There is, no guarantee
that the municipalities whose bonds
have been deposited may not cease
paying interest, in which case the
securities would ' at ' once ' become
practically worthless.
., It has been only a . short time
since tbe National City Bank had
about $17,000,000 of government
funds in deposits. If tbe govern-
ment bonds furnished as eeounty
for such a great deposit could be
withdrawn and municipal bonds
worth 50 cents on the dollarsubsti
tuted for them, the bank could sell
Its high-priced securities and double
the amount of money offered for
loan.
ftThe Standard Oil Company and
its leading bank also control a large
proportion of - railroad bonds on
which 4 per . cent, dividends have
been' paid Jfor" teV'vears.' These
securitiee'ean all be ' substituted for
government bonds.- - ? !
if Since the financial stringency of
lst autumn there has been a - dis
position among Senators' and Rep
rsehtatives to legalize the7 actiin
. aiTiitrarliy taken by Secretary Shaw
i receiving other- than govern
lBent bonds as security. There was
suggestion that a futber' step in the
direction of asset ba n ki ng be la ken
than to permit ' the use of. State
county and municipal bonds. The
Aldrich till makes-no refereccVto
c&unty bonds, but eubstitHtes'" rail
road bonds for them."'"" ' ,:
I This is considered dangeroue!; by
conservative legislators; It 'is also
tfelieved ! that careful 1 eafeguards
should be thrown around the use of
State and municipal bonds. . In the
West and South west' it is . not ' un
usual for a- Ihtiving city- founded
oja' the discovery 'of mineral-j : or oil
t$ be abandoned wbett tbe.srat'ce
o its health'" "becomes 'exhausted i
The bonds' of sueh 'municipalities
duld be liable at any lime to im
naediate epudiatioiv.'rhey;migbt
be gilt edge security vnderthdiAi
arich bill when' ?df posited for' t3ov-
nmenv JundaTUDa gUDsequently
' worlhiees;- ' The ; coveromect
ould ' not ; ' euffer ; losa, as the
ll gives it a ptefarred lien on
e assets of the oaok, but the com
on depositors wonld be compelled
to stand the ebrinkagd' that would
other wiee be borne by , the Govern
ment. '-", " v ".r'i;
E Washlnztbn, Feb. 27. The Sen-
ale yesterday refused . to take up the
publicans -Neleon and Wellington
voting with the Democrats, yv
Bills were passed for the Govern
ment of Guam and Tutuila. .
Some progress was made with
the immigration bill but passage
was deferted' because New England
Senators feared it would exclada
French-Canadian laborJ
. 'The ' "naval, " 'military;Yciemy
and Alaskan appropriation bills
were, passed.";
' Cincinnati Feb.' 26. The moat
disastrous fire that has visited this
city in a long time was discoyered
"early ibis morbihg in the basement
of the. Pike opera -house, aricLT in
short while tbe whole building: was.
in flames; The Pike building.' in-
deluding the Pike opera house, wag
,uuu uoHnoyeu, aiou uwosuuuguuu
building adQoihing.i'rThe': Idea rnay
exceea a minion. 1 ne rise ouua
ing contained almost 190 offices.
occupied by, :i lawyers,. ..artists and
othersr "Their losses are irrepara
ble, WhileTtbeT firemen were at
work' in the-' street, they saw a pairof
cuffs drop from a room: They picked
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id em up ana louna mis iiiscripiion:
"For God's sake, save me.--W. J,
Jones. Tnej firemen - rushed up.
.stairs and saved Jones, who was al
most suffocated.-vThe ' origin of the
fire is a mystery. '--;'
Garden City, Kan., Feb. ; 28.
Western Kansas is buried under
what probably is the heaviest fall
of snow ever experienced in .; this
portion of the state, snow covering
the ground on the level to a depth
of 20 inches. The indications are
tbat loss to stock ' will be heavy.
Feed is scarce. - Union Pacific train
No. 2, which left Denver yesterday
for the East has been stuck in the
snow near Cheyenne, Wells, since S
o'clock last night. Engines sent to
assist the train are meeting with
much difficulty, owing to the heavy
drifts. .
- If it's a bilious attack, take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and quick recovery- is cer
tain.' For sale by Allen & Wood
ward. -V:..
Oar store will close at 7 p. m
during January, February and
March, Saturday evenings excepted
J. LI. Harris.
Teams Wanted. '
To haul lumbei, Apply at the Ben
ton Oounty Lumber Yard, Corvallia.
IN OREGON.
MOVEMENT TO HAVE FAIR AP
PROPRI ATION VOTED ON BY
PEOPLE. '
Lawyer Writing Petition for it
Geer has a Mission Weather- :
v-r ford Sells Mine Baker i't
. City Sheriff Veto off .'.
; Appropriation Bill
-. Albany,; Feb.. 28:. A movement
isbeing inaugurated in this city to
have the Lewis and Clark Fair ap
propriation of $5oo.ooo referred to
the people at the special election. ,
A prominent attorney of Albany
has been engaged to draft tbe peti
tions and prepare the necessary pa
pers aud in a few days the ; people
wiil.be asked to sign them.. A great
many are in favor of the fur, yet a
number oppose it because tbe . Mult
nomah delegation promised to sup
port the. Harris . corporation . tax
bill if the fair appropriation was
passed, butr whep the tax bil came
to a vote almost the entire Portland
delegation voted against it.
iTh ilarns bill, would nave rais-
d, over $100,000 a year and . the
QWJ36ra of f eal eajtate feet 4hjt ;too
greaA a .burden bas bee plated. ' on
ih'eoi 1 iythe ' large ' appropriation4.
About voo sigfnaturea are necessa
ry to. ; invoke the referendum .and
that number will be secured with-
ou t a doubt. lt, will add an inter
esting feature to .the., congressional
campaign. -- ., -!: f ,,
? Portland, Feb. 28. Ex-Gbver-
nor Geer is in the city ; today, m
coofereoce with Secretary Reed, of
tbe Lewis and Clark Fair Commis
sion, in regard to going . to Missou
ri to attend the legislature in the
interest of the 1905 fair,) Mr Geer
received; an invitatien to . visit Mie
souri on this; midsion, and today
perfected plans for his trip
rectly td that state, where he will
interview Governor Dockery and
the members of the state legislature,
asking foe an appropriation for the
Northwestern exhibition, and an ex
hibit here. He will be gone . about
three weeks, and he Intends to ask
the empire state of the Middle. West
lor a; reasonable appropriation in
view of the fact that this state- has
appropriated $50,000 ;i for. the St,
Louis fair; :'v. .cc::o;! .. . '.
' ' Albany, Or., Feb. 27.. A mining
deal 6f some importance" was con
summated in Albany, when John
Savage;- ' Wi '-D -Mahoney, J K.
Weatherford and J. R. Wyatt ' sold
to ' Jacques - Buesert 'and - Philip
Starf six claims in the Quartzville
district:-' The consideration - was
149,000V--v--:.- y.!.;iv.:-i ui e-5- :
Baker City,-Or.,' Feb. 27. Ei-
Sheriff A. H. Huntington was ar
rested in the circuit court this after
noon on an indictment charging him
with the embezzlement of $10,000
of the tax money of Baker county.
He entered a plea of rrottruilty. His
attorney. Senator J.,- Ui Kand, filed
demurrer to the indictment op the
ground that it charged two separate
crimes,: larceny and r conversion of
public money. ? Judge lakin over
ruled the demurreii . :,Tbe case was
continued for the term.
C. H. Whitney, Sheriff. Hunting.
ton's deputy, who was aleo indicted
for embezzling county funds, will
be darraigned; tomorrow. - ;.s
i Baker v City, Or.," , Feb. , 28. Ex-
S her iff Huntington is confined ; at
his home under a guard from the
sheriffs office. He has been una
ble" to procure bondsmen for $10,t
000, the amount fixed by tbe court.
One of bis children is sick with the
measles, and the city physician has
quarantined his bo i e, and Mr.
Huntington also. . Ihe omcers are
obliged . to guard - him . at home,
pending the continuance - of the
quarantine. r .
Baker City, Or., Feb. 28. Late
this evening a message was receiv
ed from The Dalles to theeffect that
a certified check' for- $10,000 from
one of the banks there . had been
forwarded to this city to be used as
an indemnity for Mr. Huntington's
bondsmen. He will, give bonds
Monday. ,-.
Albany, Or., Feb. . 28. John
BrigS9 one f Albany's oldest and
most respected citizens, died at bis
home near this city last night. Mr
Briggs was a native of England,
having been , born in Wakefield,
Yorkshire, England, October 25,
1824. Briggs came to America with
his wife in 1849.- Shortly afterward
infiv cuma tn ..i irnonn : iuMimpr.F
CorvalHs.-... He later removed to Al
bany, where he has einca resided.
For a number of years ' Briggs ' was
engaged in business, bdtIater'iiu
lived a retired life. 'His ! wife-'died
in 1872, and later Mr: Briggs was
married to Miss Rachael Whitehead,
in. Albany. .. His wife is his, only
surviving relative In this country.
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At Philomaths . fH( .' Ut
Mr. Taylor and family who have
lately arrived from Colorado are at
present making ' their , home with
Mr. S. Dixon. Mrs: Taylor's J fath
er, who is 87 years old, is quite sick
and little hopes are entertained of
his recovery. . , . . , '
Mr. Burnap, who hag lataly pur
chased the Felger house, is refitting
it in first-class shape and will re
tain tbe hotel's deserved populari
ty. Mre.J Ftlger has removed to
Corvallis. .- j. r V
The Benton County Lumber Co.
is rushing the work on their lum
ber flume during the continued fine
weather. , , ,.
- The infant daughter of Mr. , Tim
me'ns, of Beaver Creek, .: had. the
misfortune to fall off a. porch and
break her arm latt Sunday .: " '
' Philomath ' and vicinity " has a
number of cases of chicken pox. '
Mr.' Ambler has Deen busy the
past, week showing7 farms to new
comers : . .l.-Philomite.
At King's Valley.
The roads in the valley are .dry
a,nd in fine condition. The propos
ed change in the road near William
Read's is being discussed and it is
generally admitted that if ; will
greatly improve the grade. ,s , But
the. general- idea . seems, to be that
there is lots of road in Wren road
district that needs the work . worse, ,
for Instance, the Keys and .. Card
well Hills are both nearly impassa
ble nearly half the winter. i
:,- Bev. Arnold, of the United Evan
gelical church, bas moved his fam
ily to the Yost farm, on Peedee. He
expects to fill his appointments at
the church here until .conference
metts. i .- . - .. .. .v
A good deal of ground has -been
seeded to wheat "and oats the past
week In places the ground is
getting too dry-to plow, : , :r .... ...
1' Anna'and MaryoiMaxfield. - havs
been at home, an a visit. 1 Tbey re
turned 'to Corvallis. Saturday. ,
i Miss Jackson, of 4Corvallis, . has
been : employed, to. teach a two
month8Vschoel;at Hoskina. c,
- Art Miller is to run a logginr
camp op the .Luckiamute the com
ing season. ... ., .:WT ... -
Charles Frantz,; the Ohio man,
went to Yaquina last. Monday.
"'Alex Patterson is the prdud fath-
er 01 a wsu puuuu gin, .
;' Wakefnl Children ' '
For a long time the two year old
child of Mr. P . L.' McPherson, 59
N. Tenth7 St.; ; Harrisburg, Pa.
would sleep but two or three hours
id the early part of the night, which
made .it. very hard for her parents.
Her' mother concluded' that the
child had stomach trouble; ; and
gave her half of one" -of Chamber
lain's Stomach' and Liver Tablets,
which quieted her stomach and she
slept the whole nieht through. Two
boxes of ; the-f tablers effected a
permanent cur and sue is now well
and strong. For sale by Allen &
Woodward. ' ,
THE OLD RELIABLE
, Absolutely Pure :
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE