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Corvallis Times. Official Paper of Benton Comity. ': xfMRTlXUS, OBEOON, JAN. 13, 1904. TBS SAW. The disclosures made by the au thorities in the raid on . the estab lishment of Small & Son betray a condition to arouse just and intense indignation among the people, of Corvallis, A game that gamblers call stud poker has been in opera tion there, and the players, instead of men are mere boys. Children bnt 14 and 16 years of age, are not only harbored there while gambling games are in operation, bat are act tially permitted to take part in andldinance in tull is as follows. state their money on tne play. While parents sleep in ignorance at tome, their sons are being nurtur ed and instructed in this resort along the lines that mean future ruin. Present there, is one of. the -proprietors, and his answer to the fact that the play is forbidden by law and by every consideration' of -decency, is a barred door, closed Hinds and the stealth of the law breaker. There, with boy faces Tanged about the tables, and boy hands holding: cards and countif - ........ . - -; Out chips, the play goeS oil Undis turbed, regardless of what the aw ful practice means for the future of the youth there gathered. Even the saloons, held , up so often as the embodiment of all that is vicious in the community, do not stoop to such a level of vice. There JJ, aV.CUlU.iIg IV UiC LK3L HUIUU1U7 ' no gambling there, and even when there has been, the players have been, not young boys, but grown men On tni nrmrrorv in fhia r fw 1y discovered fesort of vice, the .laid discloses that it is not men, ' but boys who congregate there and in some instances, steeped in intoxicants, stake their money on the cards until the gray dawn of the morning. As a hell-hole, pure and simple, as is shown by the raid ci the officers Saturday night, this innocent-appearing confection shop carries along with it a back-roomed and barred-door appendix that is alike a disgrace to decency, a me nance to youth, a travesty on legit imate business and a condemnation of those whose conduct it. There ought to be law to close the jplace until the public is assured that the device for mulcting young .bays of their nickels at the expense of their future ruin, is to be abol ished forever. The united and universal thanks of the community is due to the Corvallis police for what has been brought to light, and to Deputy- " Attorney Bryson, for an honest ef fort to enforce a righteous penalty. To-Night. The management at the Opera House will present a play that is designed to please every one. The plot is deftly woven around the cen tral idea of a man pretending to ' i .1 1, 1 uiuiuc uiaauua, hull la wui&cu uui in a'thoroughly logical and artistic manner. This man's deception of lodge room tactics and the masonic initiation is a wonderful example of imagination and ingenuity. It suffices to convince his wife that he is bona 'fide, but finally the deception is disclosed and wrath results, to ap peas which he eventually does join. The some company which presented the play in San Francisco, Los An " geles, Sacramento and other Calif ornia towns, will appear in Corval lis. That the play and the com- pony are all right is evidenced by the fact that they are to appear at the Marquam Grand, in Portland next week. The play is such that it is by no means important that you have a front seat. Any seat in the house will be satisfactory. Seats now on sale at Graham & Wor- tham's. First two rows down stairs $1; remainder lower floor and first row in eallerv 7.5 cents, balance of bouse 50 cents. Bona FideTteductions. Elsewhere in this paper will be found a statement of bona fide re ductions on a large and varied stock of general merchandise. We do not advertise what we are not prepared to carry out to the letter, We must have room for our new spring stock, which will arrive early. . v Nolah & Callahan. TO PROTECT BOYS. Cannot Loiter Where Games of Chance . .. are Played New Ordinance, A stringent measure v?a enacted into a law at a meeting of the city council Monday night, the purpose of which is to keep minors out qf places where cards, dice and other games of chance are played. ' Min-' ors are' not only . prohibited from playing the games themselves, bat are not allowed to loiter about pla. ces where such games are engaged in.. There is a penalty, "not only for the boys themselves, but on the proprfetors of such places . if boys are allowed to be present. The latter penalty shall not exceed $100 and imprisonment and that against the boys is a fine of $50 or 25 days imprisonment, or both, ine or Sec- 1 No person or persons keeping or engaging . in the busi ness of keeping within the vcorpor ate limits of the 'city of Corvallis, any house, room or place for the playing of games of cards or dice or other games of chance, or any house, room or place resorted to by the public for the playing of any such game or games shall surfer or permit any minor to loiter or re main in such house, room or place where such game or games are played or to engage in or play at any such game or games in such liouse, rooni or place, Section 2 Any pe Soil violating the provisions of this section of this ordinance shall upon convic tion thereof in the police court shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed fifty days or by both fine and imprisonment at the discre tion of the police judge. Sec. 3 No minor shall remain or loiter in any house, room or place which is resorted to by the public for the playing of games of cards, dice or any game of chance, or play at any such game or games. Sec. 4 Any minor violating any of the provisions of - section ,3 ot this ordinance shall upon con viction thereof in the police court be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed twenty five days or by both fine and im prisonment at the discretion of the police judge, - TO ORATE. Students Will do so -The Orators and Their Subjects. 1 Eloquence flows now.on College Hill and about town. A number of student orators are preparing for the local oratorical contest for se lection of a speaker to represent OAC in the State- Inter-Gollegiate contest to take place in March. The local tournament occurs in the college armory Friday evening February 27th. The orators, their subjects and the college society each represents, are as follows: The Paramount Issue, Kate Daniels Sorosis Society Louis XIV and Absolutism, Qlay Darby, Philadelphian Society. An Unappreciated Hero Isabel Whitby, Pierian Society. The Spirit of Unselfishness, Ralph Shepard, Zetagathean Society." Fashion An Impediment to Social Progress. Guy Moore, Jefierson ian Society. ' ; John Marshall, the Expounder of the Constitution, John Witty,. Amicitian Society. WHERE BROOKS WENT. Returned to the Beach House After He Was Tarred and Feathered. It has been definitely ascertained that Brooks, the Holy Roller apos tle, did not continue his flight to the northward the night he and Creffield were tarred and feathered. Instead, he returned with Creffidd to the Baach bouse, and there, with the linseed- oil, secured by Frank Hart at the drujt store, re moved his new coat. Here, how ever, definite information as to his movement end. That took place aft r midnight, and it is supposed he left the place afoot early in the morning, or that he travelled all, or patt way to Albany with the wedding party. Save for his fanaticism, Brooks is a good mam Ha did not rely whol ly upon Divine Providence for sup port, but was willing to work. All the bills be contracted, he paid, and it is entirely probable that he wag sincere in bis pretensions. His wild hallucinations and fanaticism, however, sparred on by the influ ence of Creffield,was Brooks' worst enemy. ' ' For Sale. At about 50 per cent on the dollar large house, barn, and woodshed, 2 lota corner 3rd and Washington streets. Ap ply to owner. $iSoo, H.H. Kreger, . - Santa Barbara,, Cal WHAT IT COST. To Coadnct the Affaire of Benton Coun ty Last Year The Items of Ex- " . pense. Itcost $18,708.62 to conduct the affairs of Benton county during last year. It cost $23,856.82 the year before. The year before that 1901. it cost $20,902,580 The' expense last year was about' $2,200 less than in 1901, and f 5000 , less than in 1902. -The aggregates are ' tak en from the certificates annually made up by the county ; clerk for use of the secretary of state in com- pputing the amount of each county's proportion ot the state tax. -The state tax for eaeh county - is- no ldnger figured from the valnation of property but is based -' on the county expenditures, , exclusive . of roads and bridges,, the clerk being required at the end of each year to make up and transmit to the secre tary of state a sworn statement of those expenses. Printed . below, is a copy ot the certificate just issued by County Clerk Moses. The' re duction over both former years in the aggregate of county expense is a good showing in the way of ecopomy for the present administra tion. Following is I the various items of county expense for the year ending December 31st: County Court and Commission ers Salary of judger, com- j missioners, bailiffs, livery, ex- . perting books, etc, . . .1222 "25 Circuit Court Salary of bailiffs, reporters' jury and witness fees . meals, special counsel, etc, ... 668 40 Justice's Courts Fees of justices . constables, jurors, witnesses. . 205 25 Sheriffs Office Salary and ex penses of sheriff and de- ' puties. . VJy. 2034 91 Clerks Office Salary of clerk and deputies 7932 00 Recorders Office Salary of re corder and deputies 999 9 Treasurer's Office Salary of tre asurer.. ...49999 Cqrouer's Office Fees of coron er, physicians' Jnrors, witnes 63, etc. i 28 25 School Superintendent's Office Salary of superintendent, fees, ) etc . . . 1045 96 Stock Inspector Salary, etc. ... 37 50 Assessor's Office Salary of as sessor, deputies, extra help, etc. . 991 20 Assessment and - Collection, of " Taxes Copying tax rolls," ex- . - tra clerks, collecting, adver- Using, levying on property, . - etc. '. Tax Rebate Taxes refuaded. . . Current Expenses Books, sta tionery, postage.expressage, telephones, etc (all offices) . . . 301 90 208 24 94 13 Court House Expenses Janitor lights, water, fuel, repairs, fur niture, rent, etc 1059 79 Jail Board of prisoners, medi- -cal attendance and medicine, ' repairs, supplies, fixtures, etc 26 28 Poor, Care of Salary of county physician, poor farm, provis ions or transportation furnish ed, hospital charges, burials, etc.... 1854 27 Indigent Soldiers, Relief fur nrshed. 42 05 Insane Examination and ex pense . 85 9S Bridges-Built by contract, ma- -terial and labor furnished, pay , of keepers, etc. . . .v. - 2839 44 FerriesJ.. ' 721 53 Election Expense Registra-; tion, ballots and supplies, pay , of judges, deputy sheriffs, and clerks, etc ." . . v 625 87 Scalp Bounty Couqjty bounty, , one-third state bounty .... ' 86 00 Miscellaneous , , 1I7 85 Pros. Atty. preliminary hear ings ........ 81 15 Total expense for the year 1903, ' . cept for roads and Highways 18,708 62 OFFICER INTERFERED. Friendly Boxing Contest Stopped by Deputy Attorney Bryson. A boxing bout was advertised to have taken place in the rooms of theloual athletic club last Saturday evening, but it did not come tl ps?. It was to havebeen entirely of a friendly character.and the pur pose was to raise funds for thebeni fit of the organization. The manner in which it was advertised however brought the affair wi'.bin the penal statute, and Diputy Attorney Brj aon notified the management that the la would be vigorously and impartially applied with the result tbst the plan was dropped. " ' It is understood that the princi pals were local boxers, but their names were not learned. The act ion "of Deputy Attorney Bryson comes in for general commendation for it is univei sally conceded that Corvallis for obvious reasons cannot afford ts permit even a semblance of boxing contests to take place within her limits. - Dry Wood: Maple or fir in any qua ntity. Leave orders at Hodes Grocery store, or order direct to undersigned at phone nnmber 226. . Erank Francisco. . RAIDED THE PLACE. And Surprised a . Gambling Came in , . Full Operatioa Corvallis Police! , The police raided the connection establisnment of Small & Son, Sat urday night, and surprised a gamb ling game in' full opwation. " Ttre players were mostly bjys,' some of them only about 14 years. - of age. At one table, the ' game was what is known to the green -cloth fra ternity as "Stud Poker," and at the other a game of draw poker was. in progress.. ; At the ; latter table, the players were two boys, neither of whom were eighteen years of. age As near as can be learned, they were not staking money on the game, but were play ing for, the treats. Af the other game there were four or five play ers, aud the statement with- refer ence to it is that nearly all thossH around the table ' were minors. Charles Small, one of the propriety j ors, was present in the room when the raid took place. All of the cards and gaming devices were se cured, end ar? now jn the hands of The raid took place shortly be fore one o'clock Sunday morning. The raiders were Chief Lane, Offi cer Osburn and Constable Tom Vid- ito. The presence of the constable was due to the fact that the offi cers had planned to bring the case in the state court on account of the fact that the gaming is best covered by the state statute. The front door of the establish ment was locked, and the lights in the front room were all out, The officers secured entrance through the back door, and gained a place close to th e door of the room where the games were in progress. Ap parently their footfalls were heard for Charles Small opened the door just as Chief tane reached it, and stood confronted by the officers. The latter passed quickly into the gambling room, aud took posses sion of the appliances before the astonished players understood what was in progress. AUs the players were taken at once into custody, and marched in a body to the office of Deputy District Attor ney Bryson, who began at once a searching investigation into the facts, The taking of signed state ments continued until three o'clock Sunday morning. ' - The police were aware of the fact for severil days prior to the raid that gambling was'in progress in the place. The usual difficulty in such eases is to secure evidence and for a time this blocked progress It is said that on one occasion re cently the game ran until Tour o'clock on a Sunday morning. The police finally determined to raid the establishment Saturday night, with the result described above. Gambling is strictly prohibited by the state and city laws, and the penalty is heavy in both instances In the state court, the ne for the present offense can be placed . as high as $500. The locaj author ities have managed .: for several years to prevent gambling, with such success that games are net ev- en run in the saloons. The town has been wholly free from it, until the enterprise made its appearance in the rea'r of the Small confection shop. The prompt and vigorous action of the officers in the present instance is the subject of general commendation. v Supervisors Claims. G L. Stoneback sup. Thos. H Cooper ." Lewis Wentz " E. A. Blake - " J, S. Miller W.M.Clark . " A. Cadwakder W, L. Read J. R. Fehler G. R. Tuyler . " G. T. Vernon " No. 1 $ 16 00 4 19 00 5 6 00 6 ". 19 00 7 8 9 10 il 1 13 26-00 to 00 19 00 f32 o '33 00 3 00 3 j 00 E. N. Stirr " U 9 00 John R. Crow " " 15 I2 00 Albert Zierolf " "16 500 Doke Gray " " 17 4 00 The above claims have been filed with the county clerk, and no tice is hereby given that same will be allowed at the February iyo4 term of the County Court . unless objections thereto be filed. Published by order of Court. Dated Jan . Ilth, 1904. Victor P. Moses. County Clerk, An eight-year-old eon cf Mrs. Shunc Wah, of Albany, Is visiting Mongolian friends in Corvallis. Mon day the little chap was taken into Miller's, store and fitted out with a complete suit ot American clothes, of which he seems very proua. ine vis itor is one of a family of eight chll dren, six girls and two boys. , The father, however, died a few days ago In Albanv. where the family has re- elded many years. ' ., " - Lost, - . 7 TtAtween Philomath and Gleason's mill, small, black bear akin cape. Leave atTnots office.- r r ., Some Special Plums During Our 1 Ljtboya' oveioaks, 5 to 12 years, -worth $5Nfro"mto $7 50, Plura V V Price $2.50. ' ! . . i 1 Lot meu'd mackentoshea Wcrth $0.00 to $6 5a, Plum Price $3.45. :; 1 Lot of me 'a vetl kip boots, worth $3.5o, Plum Pricp, $2.48. 1 Lot boys shoe6, Bues 11 to J, worth $1.5o to $2, Plum Price, $1 1 Lot men's shoes, worth $1.5o to $2.5o. Plum Price, $1. v 1 Lot men'a blsck dock coat?, blanket lined, Plum Price, $1.28, 1 Lot men's covet ulsters, Plum Price, S2 69. ' C , ; 1 Lot men's odd pants, worth from $1 5o to $2.5o, Plum Price, $l"a pr. 1 Lot boys' knee pant?, worth So cis. to 75 ds., Pftim PricJ, 33 cts. 1 Lot boys' knee pants suits, ages 5 to 14, eom worth $1.75, Plum . IVice, $l.oo. - - -."".- ! - 1 Lot bo. s suit, bng pantp, ages 12 to 19, sirae worth $G, Plam Price, $2.98. . ' . y ' . V1' 1 Lptf men's wool fleeced underwear. Plum Price, 98 cts. a sni'. 1 Lot men's frock suits, 33 to 37, worth from $7.5j to $15, Plum - Pre?, $498.. ' . . . A. brukeiilicepf(''Gf?!4 whitedre8 8hiils? $1 5o and $2 grades, Plurri. Price, 75 cents. 1 ' A lot outing flaDS;l8;piorB Price 4 cents per yard. A lot embroideries, worth 25 to 3 cents, Pjum Price, 15 cfnta. All our cloaks, w ps, jvketc, tailor made suit?, furs acd flannel f hirt waists at HALF PRIGE. A lot of women's ouMng flannel night robes, 54 cents each. A lot lace curtains, 56 cents a pair. A lot ladWs eider down d re? sing facques, 74 cents each. A lot of ladies outing flannel kimonos, at 48 cents each. A l"t of women's gray and ecru vests and pants, 35 cent grade, Plum Price, 23 cents.; " . Broken lines of A & G corset, $1 grade 69 cents, $1 5o grad, 98?.. $ 12 novelty dress patterns, Plum Price, $7.9o. $8 5i novelty dress patterns, Plum Price, $5.9o. , A broken line of ladies and misses rubbers, 18 cent? a pair. A lo.t.of ladles $1.5o shoes, Plum Price, 98 cents. ; 2.00" 3 'O 3 5o 1 5j 1-25 2.0C1 11 if Misses 11 11 A hoken lin of children's shoes a' big bareara. Afcw ldi?s' aad MUses' mackintoshes, HALF PRICE. Thep'e pr'cps rp Spot Cah. .. Come alone; and save money and. help us to clean house before our New Spring Stick arrrivee. SALT 5 WORCESTER SAIjT. Don't be put off. with any other kind. Insist on having Worcester Salt! J It's the Best. HODES' PHONE 483, For Sale. , . Bright cheat and rye grass hay, vetch, spelts, timothy, and rye grass seeds, Poland China hogs, Shropshire rams, Good, bright vetch straw, fresh from the barn, for sale at reasonable prices. : Tih Brooke, Wanted. - One hundred to 200 head of goats- Address, giving description, of flock and price, ' ' , A, J, Johnson, Corvallis. Notice to Creditors. In the Matter ol the Estate of G. F. Elgin, deceased. Notice Is hereby given to all portions concern ed that the undersigned has been duly appoint- ed administrator ox tne estate oia.ji. jsigin, ae ceased, by the County Court ol the State of Ore gon (or Benton County. All persons having claims against said estate, of said G, F, Elgin, deoeaecd, are hereby required to present the game, with the proper vouchers, duly verified aa by law required, within six months from the riAto hereof to the undersiirned at the office of Benton County Flouring Mills, or at the law of 1 nceor k. .E. n lison, in uorvauis, uregon, . Sated this December 13, 1903. GRANT ELOnr. Administrator ot the estate of G, F. Bigin de- Annual Sale. $l,3o 1.9o. 2.49. .98-w .88 V 1.29; SALT ! GROCERY, CORVALLIS, OR. Shropshire Sheep. Ewes and Yearlings by Barkis 130841.. Lambs by Freshman. 188626. Well bred young stock of both sexes tor sale. GEORGE ARMSTRONG", Corvallis, Oregon.. H. S. PERNOT, : Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffice. Residence Cor. Fifth and Jefferson streets. Honrs 10 to 12 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m. Ordera may be left at Graham & Wortham's drag store. P. A. KLINE LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CORVALLIS, OR. Office at Huston's 'Hardware Store. P. O. Address, Box n. V Pays - highest prices for all kinds of Live Stock. - Satisfaction guaranteed. Twenty years experience.