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IN GORVALLIS. LOCAL ESTIMATE OF YAQUI NA HARBOR AND THE CON : SIDERATION DUE IT. One bid for Completing . the Im provement was but a Fourth; of What the Harbor Saves 1 Western Oregon in . Freight Rates in one Year. If the meeting at Newport yes terday of citizens and government engineers is not political flapdoodle, but a sincere purpose tp secure government aid for further improve ment of the harbor, it is of utmost importance to Western Oregon. After a similar meeting four . years ago, an engineers b ;ard submitted a report, advising against further improvement on the ground, that the present commet ce of the har bor does not j ustify. The fact 6f its lack of commerce is not a jus tifiable reason for congress to with hold aid. That reason is mere po litical jugglery, accepted generally as a fact, because it has to be swal lowed without question, When the United States government got hold of the Philippines, it held to to the Islands, not because of pres ent commerce, but because .poli tic! ins said "it would help -trade," 'Trade follows the .flag,'' they urg-, ed, and the Islands are held at an enormous cost, on a -basis, not of present, but of future rammer e. The Commerce Bugaboo. When citizens or boards of en gTneers mouth the argument that Yaquina should not be improved because its present commerce is meagre they fail to grasp the in fluence that harbor exerts on freight rates of Western Oregon. They place the harbor at an undue dis advantage. The harbor, its im portance, and its present influence on traffic rates, if weighed by the fact of what commerce it now has, is wholly misunderstood, and in somuch prevented from receiving what is its just consideration. It is a fact that the very presence of the harbor as it now stands, an in completed work,, a harbor with but part of the depth of water that is believed to be possible to its en trance, is a restraining influence for preventing a system of freight rate that would be far above what they now are. . Before the Yaquina rout? went mto operation, the freight rate on wheat by Willamette river and ocean to San Francisco, was $7 and $8 per ton. The figures are ca pable oi confirmation from records fne steamboat company at Cor vallis.. The very day that the line via Yaquina Bay to San Francisco was opened, the rate dropped to $3 50 per ton. The rate either by iail or by Willamette river, and the Pacific ocean , to San Francisco isom Corva'lis is now $4.50 per hm , What made this reduction from the old figures of $7 and $8 to. $4.50 per ton? There were then more steamer lines on the Pacific between Portland and SanFrancisco and more steamboats on the Wil- j lannette than now, and there were then as many railroad . lines over land to San Francisco as now, There was not even then the ; or ganization among transportation lines to keep up lreight rated that there is now, yet our farmers pay but $4.50 per ton when they form erly paid $ 7 and $8 per ton. The question then becomes, is it not the Yaquina harbor that compels these I&wer rates? - That harbor, even in its present form, presents the trans portation lines a certainty that if freight rates are 'made exorbitant steamer will be put in connection with fehe railroad at Yaquina, and a competing line at once go into operation forcing even a lower freight rate on wheat, flour and : all other,products, than those now ex isting.; KEaiPS Freights Down. Thus measured, while in completed Yaquina Bay, does "pot present a formidable array of, ship- nincr and a vastebb and flow, of commerce, its readiness at all times to become the route and means for competitive service is an influence and the only influence , that deters jtransportation companies from ex actinEr rates much higher than those how in vogue. On account if this peculiar condition, a condition that arises out of the eeoeraphical lo cation of the harbor, of the .fact that a railroad connects it with' the rerv center of the state, the only railroad of the kind in all Oregon south of the state's northermost fine1 all this places Yaquina bay in a category 01 its own, wnerein the present commerce ot tne , nar bor in no sense measures or de termines the harbor's usefulness or. the railroad to Yaquina Bay should be destroyed, and the government's works at the entrance of the , har bor be removed reducing the en trance " to its original condition? there is no doubt that freight Tates on all pr- ducts would fe'urn to the former and higher level, or at least to figures much above the present tariffs. Saves Two Millions a Year. In Western Oregon alone, all of which the Yaquina route is by rea son of river and rail connections with the Yaquina railroad able to serve completely, ; the annual ex port of products is about $30,000, 000. Taking wheat as a basis, be cause in the case of wheat the freight advance would probably be the least, an advance of $1 per ton would make 1 difference to the grower of three cents per bushel, which at present prices would be four per cent. The increase would cost the people of the thirteen counties on their exports $1,200, 000 per year, and on their $18, 000,000 of imports $720,000,000 per year making a difference of two millions in round numbers Thus, without a ship to sail in over its entrance the very existence of the railroad link that connects Ya quina with the heart of Western Oregon, wherein reside two-thirds of the whole population of the state saves millions to the people annual ly, and places Yaquina in a situa tion not to be measured in import ance by the extent of its commerce" The amounts that 1 he government has at various times appropriated has been returned to the people in reduced freight rates a hundred fold since the work begun. If an incompleted harbor presents these considerations, of what inestimable value would be the effect of three, four or ix feet more of water on the entrance, admitting ships of heavier burden sailing to foreign ports. Bids for the completed pro ject at Yaquina were once submitted in response to the request of govern ment engineers, and the total pro posed cost is understood to have been but about 25 per cent of the estimated saving the harbor makes for the people of Western Oregon in a single year. Accord ingly, in all good faith, it would seem that it might be claimed for Yaquina that, whether of not the project should be completed resolv es itself, not into a question of pres ent commerce, but into the tech nical one of whether or not a great er depth of water is possible, a mat ter to be determined solely 'by., en gineTing skill. , - St. Paul, Sept. 14. Oae of the heaviest rain storms in recent years raged in St. Paul and generally throughout the state last night, the official rainfall in th:s city being five inches for the 12 hours between 7 P. M. and 7 A. M.. MaDy base ments are flooded and street-car service was much impeded by sand washing on the track. In some" parts of this state it is impossible to move threshing ma chines or haul grain. The result will be that many acres of grain and flax in shock will be damaged if not wholly , ruined. Nearly all the railroads entering. St. Paul re port more or less damage.'- San Francisco, Sep. 12. A fire which started at midnight has de stroyed a section of the Southern Pacific Company's : freight ware house on Townsend street and burn ed a score ef freight cars. The loss is not less than $150,000. The portion of the warehoues consumed extended from Fifth streeth to Sixth and contained a large quantity of freight received from or consigned to Eastern point?. The cars were standing on the track close to the building. bome were empty but others were packed with California proaucts reaay ior snip meet east over the Sjutbern Paci fic route. "; ' -. : :- Rnt. 12. Oae of the heaviest storms of the year prevail ed last nisht throughout the Btat-. The snow lies deep on .the ContU ' - - 1 1 it. ' nental divide, and eisewnere in me mnnnttins. v. The rainfall in some Darts of Colorado amounted to . an inch or more. in me vaiieyo . tuo noatUor ta nnnsuallv cold for the ncntuw rf season and much garden truck has been killed. His Life Saved by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea I- - '1-:;'; : ;'' ; Remedy. "R. T. Bver. a well known copp er nf this town eava he believes Chamberlains colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy saved bis life last ; Ha had been sick for a month with what the doctors called Hi linnn dvsenterv. and '; could get nothing to do him any good until he tried this remedy.: it gave mm 1 mm an ate relief." save R.-'T. Little TTandcock. Md For sale by, Graham & Wortham. " For DucheES trousers, see Nolan IN HIS HEARSE. A RETIRED UNDERTAKER SPENDS EVERY NIGHT IN IT. It Eirned Him $50,000 With It He Smuggled Fugitives Out of Country in "Civil War . , Sweeping Changes in the White House. . Geneva, N. Y., Sept. ' 5. Josiah Bilsboro, an aged, and retired un dertaker. Bleeps in an old hearse which, years ago, he used in his business. -The old man livej alone in a barn on his premises and rents his farm and dwelling out. For fifteen years be has slept in the) near sc. xuo tutier is nu unijur ed affair containing the old-fas iion ed oval glass windows and doors and the usual lugubrious trim mings and draperies. ! Newcastle was an undertaker during the civil war and conducted what was known as the "under ground railway." Ha was paid fab ulous sums to get Union wounded soldiers and in fact aoy one . elie who was willing to pay the price for transit over into Canada in tbote troublesome times. Tne bearse still contains the tell-tale "air-holes," which afforded the eup posed corpse air. In the bearse was a rough box ingeniously made with holes to admit enough oxygen to let the "corpse"' breathe. -. The hearse, box and the faithful team of jet blacks owned by New castle at that time, combined - with the undertaker's natural , stock of craft and diplomacy, secured the exit to Cauada for eewsl hundred dollars and others inclined that way. The hearse brought in New castle more than $50,000. He was twice married. His last wife died 25 years ago, when the old man decided to spend the rest of his days in the barn and in his hearse. The latter is cleaned eve ry day and the brass rails kept shiny. The equipment of the hearse consists of a hair mattress, two quilt-j, a canary bird and an old lantern. Newcastle cheerfully shows the hearse to all persons with good intent. Ha has requested that at his death the hearse and his body be cremated together. He has one brother living in Michigan who will carry out this request of his eccen tric undertaker brother. . Wa8hinirton. SeDt. 5. Changes at the White House to which the President .and Mrs. Roosevelt cave their 8 'notion before leaving for Ovat.crr Rfiv have all been com Die t- J "D J i ed and nothing remains but a few final touches. While sept, zotn waa final lv announced as the time for the president's departure from Oyster Bay, the message from Lord Roberta nostDoninsr his visit to America, for which it is probable the president was hastening to Washington, may, give them pome of .tho fall days at Sagamore Hill. Mr. Roosevelt.': however, almost .dailv sends some instructions to the White House. ",'. There is ecarcelv in or outside of the White Honse now ; anything to remind the American people 01 11s former appeaarnce. t but the four walU and the fence about the yard. The broad drive on the north front of the' grounds is some feet narrow er than it was, and of gra'caful curve. It is smooth 'and well beat en down, with a narrow strip of green between it and tne siaewais. When congress opens next month senators and representatives, with mnmhers nf the cabinet and other fortunate individuals, may hereaf ter drive down a gently-sioping av enna with milk wagons, bread wag ons and other market men, and step trom their carriages into tne wnue House offices without so much as a passing stranger gazing upon them. Formerly, visitors to aiternoon re ceptions and tourists inspecting the place were as likely torun into the market man with his great DaBaets of provisions, pr the milk man with his ten gallons of milk a day for the executive .family, as into an ambassadors or benator's wire. Nnw tVin market men will drive down the senatorial driveway, turn before the president s omcea ana, nasqintr alons before the left wine. reach the kitchen. The steps ord ered to be put in c-y tne president, . .7 , . r . 1 TITI ! . at. thA nnrtneasL corner 01 ine wnue House, permitting visitors to enter the residence witnom naving 10 go outside the grounds, are now ready fnr thft iron railing. ; , ' ; ' , ,The geometrically-shaped nower beds,; which ooce cut the beautiful lv sinninor. south-front lawn into a checker-hoard ' effect, have given a ... r J way to a nne setting 01 grass, anu except for the much-talked-of colo nial flower garden at either side of the winding stair to the south-front halrnnv and the hedee of : fine old tros.es, there is absolutely, no -floral j display. , I The basement hallway once, oc cup'eJ by the lone wives of former presiden s. has been treated to : an array of 1 usi,s of . statesmen on red velvet pedestals Amona-hem are Millard Fillmore, John Bright (the English statesman), M-iitin Van Buren, John Jay and Americg) Vespuccei. " Niagara Falls, N. Y., Sept. 12. Cnief of Police Maloney, of this city, toniaht made an attempt on he life of W. H. Davey, a well known business man, who is locked up on a charge of attempted assault on a number of girls between 8 and 13 years of age. Tonight Chief Ma loney learned that an attempt had been made by the man to assault his own dauabter. Maloney bad Davey brought from his cell, and when his ddughier identified him, Maloney drew his revolver and en deavored to shoot him down. A police sargeant disarmed the chief. This afternoon Judge Horn fixed Davey's bail at $5,000. "But I would advise you, Davey, to waive examination and go straight to ja l," said Ihe court. "The police cannot be tesponsible for your per sonal safety if you remain at large. I would not be surprised if you were shot by the parents of some of these children if you continue to walk the streets." Wardner, Idaho, Sept." 12. D H. Hold man attempted 10 assault a 12-year old girl here yesterday. Holdrr an is a wan 65 years of age, and a heavy real estate h lii r. The girl ia a mnujber of the Mini famur, tiaveliug clatrvoyauts, Holdmn enticed ber to bis tailor ing shop, where the attempt , was made. 1 be child s cries arou-ed the curiosity of a neighboring bar ber, who, accompanied by hu wife, broke into the room'. i . The Minlos immediately obtained a warrant for the man's arrest, but before the officers arrived ha bad made his escape to the woods. The authorities are following in his wake and wiil possibly overtake him tomorrow. It is feared that the fugitive may commit suicide. Many people think Holdman is partly insane. Dr. Darrin Talks on Deafness. It is from toe throat that the cit adel of the hearing is taken. ' The mucus membrane linine of the throat lines also the passages to the ears tne ii,uetacnian lures. When disease sets ud in the throat it is likely to extend into the Eustachian tubes. , The same conditions that cause swelling or inflammation, or the se cretion of thick and heavy mucus in the throat cause the same effect in the ear tubes. Pharvn chilis. Larvneitis. Rhin itis, Tonsilitis, Bronchitis and all The many diseases affecting the membrane of the throat may result in deafness or discharging earB. Scarlet fever, dipptheria, typhoid tpvpr. nrnduce inflammation of the throat, which often exi ends to the ear tubes and causes deafness. ft. ia nnnpsarv ta use an entirely different treatment; one. that wiil reach the seat of the inflammation in the ear : tubes themselves and that can be done by electricity. ,t Wd noiats either indicate a condition of j impaired hearing or that the hearing is going 10 iau. Whenever the treotment has crainpd an influence over head nois es, it is a Certain sign that restora tion of hearing wiJl soon tajte piaee. Mearlv pvprv case , of deafaess caused by disease in the Eustachian tnha nan he cured by tne proper use tf electricity and medicines ; if skillfully applied. . . miss creddick's good luck. Tn the Editor: It is with genu ine satisfaction that I give my name in praise of Dr. Damn's skill in curing me of a most remarkable affliction. For years l was trouo led with discharging ears. ( Thanks to the doctor I am well again. I am now stopping at Hotel Revere, Al bany. 1 reside in " LieDanon, Ore gon, where my family resides. Re ler to me at either place. Miss G. D. Reddick. DR. DAKRIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS. Ttr TUrrin is located at the Re vere Hotel until Dac. 1st, and will give free examination.to all, 10 to 5 or 7 to o daily, i ne paor iree anu those able to pay at the rate of $5 a week or in that proportion of time an the case mar reauire. All cura ble chronic diseases of men and wo men a specialty. . No case published except by permis the natient. All business re lations with Dr.' Darriri strictly con fidential. Electrical appliance fur nished. One visit is desirable, though many cases can be treated by bome treatment by writing ocmntnms. Those wishing treat ment will do well to call Boon as ,many require Becond treatment. 3 The. Richest, Dai IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS ARE TO BE FOUND IN OUR NEW STYLE UP-TO-DATE ....... CARBON The style that carried ' :' t?5j " ' .""' ' These carbon parchments are not mounted on cards but delivered in neat Foldeks or at tached to thin Linen mounts, making a com bination that is pleising and artistic. Sam ples of these Carbons are now on exhibition at Emery's Studio, I If You are Having Trouble with your Eyes -f 1 Or if yop are having trouble with your glasses, and have -tried all the so-called traveling opticians without success, come and see me, get a fit that's guaranteed and'by one who will always be on hand to make good his guaijantee. ' E. W. S. PRATT ; The Jet3ler and Optician. For Sale. A heat comfortable 5 room houee with one lot and a third of grouDd three blocks from college. Call on or addr eaa W. C. Shrlber, O jr vallie. , For Bent. ' " ' Furnished jooms, second .door north of M. E, charch South. Mrs. E. L. Fiteh. For Sale, At a bargain; 200 feet of picket fence. Apply to Mrs. Sarah E. Moore,, corner Third & Jackson. , Good Lots for Sale Cheap Expecting to leave Corvallis- soon I have some good, , well located lta for sale cheap: . ; N. B. Awry. Wanted. inquire at Times office. Wood. L. G. ALTMAN M.D H&meopathist Offloe cor 3rd and Monroe eta. Resi dence cor 3rd and ' Harrison sta. Hours 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A. M. Phone residence 315. G. R. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, rflKA cfaira Karlr nf ' 6 rail am &. Wells' drug store. Residence on the corner ef Madison and Seventh. Tele phone at residence, 104. - All cadds attended prorapuy. E.E.WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC. '', Office in Zierolf Building, Corvallis. Ot. E. R. Bryson, Attorney-At-Law. POSTOFFtCB BUILDING The Osborne Binder Raises its grain only 28 in ches. All levers are handy and easy, to operate. It is strong, though light and will last well. , S. C. Kline, flat. We furnish extras for . all Os - ' born machines. . ' ' , . ot lest Effects off the laureL? at the Willamette Valle Banking Company. GOBVALUS OREGON. . Responsibility, $100,000 A General Banking Business; Erchanere lanuad oavahle at all finan cial centers- ki United States, Canada aad Europe. - PrineitMl gdrreepondente. POBTI.ABH ImdM Sc San FimnoiHOoBaak IlmlteH Camdin Bank of Commerce. SAM Fit AJCISC Irfindon tc San Vranols co Hank limiteit. MEW rOBK-aUwn. 3. P. Morgan Co. CHICAGO First National Bank. DONDONy ENG. Lmdoa & San VranoiaM . Bank limited. SEATTL1L AND TAOOMA-Ixtadon tt Sas Franciseo Bank IJmited. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice i hereby given that the undersigned, admiuistxatov ot the estate ot Kinman.Vnder pool deceased, hag Med in tne County Court of Ber ton County,' State of Oregon his final ac count as such administrator ot said estate, and that Saturday September the 12th at the hour . of 2 o'clock P. II. has been fixed by said courts as the time for hearing; objections- to said re port, and the settlement thereof. .. t VIRGIL A. CARTER, Administrator of the Estate of Kin. man Vanderpooi, Deceased . Notice of Final Settlement. Notie is hereby glten that the undersigned executor of the estate of C. O. Vanderpool de ceased, has filed in the OouutyOourt of Benton County, State ol Oregon hia final account as such executor of said estate, ana that Saturday the U&h day of September at the hour of o'clock f Mnas been fixed by the court as the time tor hearing objections to said account and the settlement thereof. DAVH TANDEKPOOL, ' ' : ' Exrcntor of the Estate of C 0. Vanderpool. Deceased . , CORVALLIS & EASTERN RAILROAD. Time Card Number 22. 2 For Yaquina: . . Train leaves Albany. ....... 12:45 p. m " Corvallis 1:50 p. m " arrives Yaquina 5 35 p. m t Returning: Leaves Yaquina... Leaves Corvallis . . . Arrives Albany . . . . 3 For Detroit: ..... 730 a.m 11:30 a. ra . ia:i5 p. m ........ 7:00 a. m , 12:20 p. m .....i:0o p. m r- r- e n Trt Leaves Albany. Arrives Detroit. .... 4 front Detroit: Leaves Detroit..... Arrives Albanv.. .......... o'oj r- T-aivt "Mr t avfivM in A lHfin v in time to connect with S P south bound train, as well as giving two or three hours in Albany before departure of S P north bound train. Train No 2 connects with the S P trains at CorvalKs and Albany giving direct ser vice to Newport and adjacent beaches. : Train 3 for Detroit.' Breitenbush and other mountain resorts leaves Albany at 7:00 a. m., reaching Detroit at noon, giv ing ample time tp reach the Springs the same day. .: ' ' . For further information apply to '...-. .:- Edwin Stonb, . ' ' 'Manager. H. H. Cronise, Agent Corvallis. r. . Thos. Cockrell. Agent Albany,, t importance. The truth is, that if , & Callahan.