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4 Corvallis Times Official Paper of Benton' County. CORVALLIS, OR, AUG. 16, J905. THE TELEGRAMS HOODLUM. The Portland Telegram owes Corvallis an apology. In fact, the paper owes an apology to Corvallis hoodlums, if such things there be in this circumspect, very decent, and extremely orderly town. The article printed in another column in the Times conjures up blood-spattered spectres, deals with gory locked and hydra-headed monsters in human shape, and otherwise photographs to the world a char acter of ruffian that is not found in Corvallis at all, and to be encount ered in fact, but in few other places. Off and on, Corvallis has had its share of hoodlumism, has had its portion of juvenile toughs, but probably no more of either than fell to the lot of other towns. Local authorities, however, the press and the people have resolutely met each recurring manifestation in such a manner that hoodlumism has at last become as unpopular as it is infre auent within the city limits. It is doubtful if there is a town in the state of Oregon, or in any other state, that is as free from disorder and the disorderly, as free from toughs and toughness as the qniet, peaceful, thrifty community which the Telegram pictures as the home of "The Corvallis Hoodlum." OUR OWN CLUB. No snch a man eating type of hoodlum as the Portland Telegram depicts, could flourish in a town so exemplary that it has but one sa loon, and that saloon so exemplary that it looks particularly after the 'moral improvement of its mem bars" and is so ashamed of the name "saloon," that it calls itself the "Corvallis Social and Athletic Club." With Hooligan as dispen ser of moral unction and soul sal vation to the city, and with- Miche al Kline delivering nightly lectures on moral usufruct and discoursing occasionally on the oneness of the twoness of the human soul, what hoodlum would dare attempt any "funny business" in this saved city! What skunk of a tough, such as the Telegram so saturna lianly portrays durst raise up his head where our own Hooligan and our own Mike could get a crack at it ? Truly, our new moral bulwark and it's twin apostles of saving grace make the Telegram look like thirty cents. COUNCIL MET. And Discussed Greffoz Deficit -No' Action Taken Adjourned Meet ing to be Held. The Greffoz matter was discussed at length in the city council at a meeting Monday evening, but no action was taken other than a post ponement of proceedings to an ad journed meeting of the body to be held in 10 days. The especial re port of the finance committee was withheld, pending a conference that it is expected will be held with persons wbo are expected to extend aid in settling up the shoitage. A request for delay for this purpose was unofficially . announced, and along with it the assurance that a move is on foot looking to such a settlement. The fielay was declar ed to be necessary in order to give time for communication with an in terested party residing at a dis tance from Corvallis, to hear from whom will require three weeks or thereabouts. The expression of the councilmen, many of whom dis cussed the situation, was favorable to giving such time as may be nec essary, but with an expectation that as a consequence of the delay, ma terial results would be forthcoming. It is expected that a conference with relatives of the ex-official will be held before the adjourned meeting and at such meeting a settlement of all matters will be accomplished. A slight change has developed reducing somewhat the amount of the shoitage. It turrit out that the assessment for a certain lateral sew er, which has all along been charg ed against Mr. Greffoz has never been paid at all. The sewer is a lot and a half in length' and to that amount reduces the aggregate figures of the deficit. WANT BONDS BOUGHT. At Home Water Board Advertises for Subscriptions More Surveys Another survey of the route for the proposed pipe line to Rock Creek be gins Monday, and at the same time the clerk of the water board is call ing informally for subscriptions to four per cent, bonds with a view to determining what amount of such bonds will be taken by local resi dents. The two incidents fairly in dicate the purpose of the board to go ahead with construction work, though, there remains certain prob lems yet to be solved before the ca ble will be slipped and the great enterprise be actually resolved up on. Engineer Miller at an inform al meeting of the board Monday night gave assurance that the cost could be reduced at least $5,000 and possibly more. The announce ment was made after a visit to Rock Creek Monday, wherein Mr. Miller discovered tbat by placing the intake a few hundred yards further up the Btream he can gtt over the ridge into the Woods Creek watershed. The higher intake re sults in a homewhat Bmaller sup ply, but is atoned for by the fact that it can, if necessary, be re-in-forced by tapping Woods Creek. The change iDto the Woods Creek route, reduces the length of the pipe line one to two miles, puts it into smoother and more open coun try, and presents better facilities for getting material distributed along the route. It is also planned to survey with an intake at the Peak trail, which will resul' in a reduc tion of about three miles in the length of the line but will on ac count of lower head require larger pipe. It is estimated that the two line? will cost about the same, both resulting in a considerable lessen ing of cost without sacrifice of ex cellence or quantity of supply. The call for local subscriptions for bonds is to be found in another column. The purpose of the com mittee is to get Eome idea of what amount of the bonds will be taken at home when the eale is actually made. It is surmised that a geat many Rmall holders of money would be glad of the chance to invest in the bonds, which are considered as good security as there is in the world. The clerk of the board is already swamped with applications for information by bond buyers from New York am elsewhere all over the country, and it is certain! no tiouble whatever will be experi enced in selling the entire amount abroad. It is, however, the wish of the board to give full opportunity to local people to invest, and not only this, but to give preference to the smaller buyers with slender means. In the present subscription, the interest is placed at four per cent and is payable semi-annually. As security thev have not only the cieditofthe municipality ot Cor vallis, but the water receipts. Pro vision is made in the law tbat a sufficient sum to pay the interest ehall be levied in water rates each year, and that such interest shall be regularly paid. Any bolder of a bond could, if the commission failed to pay, bring mandamus pro ceedings forcing the levy to be made and the interest to be paid Provision is also made for payment of the bonds to begin in seven years and to continue at three per cent, per year until so paid, and in ca e of failure a bondholder could require compliance by mandamus. Thus, the law in its wisdom is the beet possible to devise, being framed on the lines of the Portland bill, and it guarantees the investment so per fectly that it affords a sife and ds sirable investment for those inex perienced and unskilled in money lending or other line of invest ments. The informal subscriptions for local people will remain open until September 1st, andthoss whodeshe to inveEt will materially aid the board by making their wishes known to S. L. Kline on or before tbat d&te. Moses Brothers. Corvallis. Are headquarters for ladies and gents clothing, underwear, skirts, kimonas, etc. Fresh groceries and the finest line of dishes in Benton county. We do a cash business and can therefore afford to pay the highest price for your produce. Before selling your eggs, chickens and butter, come and get our prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Quick sales and pleased customers is our motto. We have the only special delivery in the city for prompt de livery. Ind. phone 305. Bell phone 305. Remember When in need of hay and grub oak wiod in 4 ft. i5 inch length. Telepho ' I,. L. Brooks KNOWS H, WITTE. The Russian Statesman An Incident in the Secret Service. There is a man in Oregon who is very well acquainted witn m. Witte, the Russian diplomat. Mr. Witte is, for the present, very much in the public eye, holding as he does the tremendous interests of the Russian Btupire in his own hand in the peace conference now on, at Portsmouth. Though he has an associate, M. Witte is the man of authority in the Russian behalf, and it is doubtful if a single diplomat on such an errand, ever had such tremendous powers. The Oregon man who knows him is W. J. Burns, the famous secret service man who also holds a conspicuous place in the public eye by reason of the great figure he has cut in the land fraud cases. Mr.. Burn's char acterization of M. Witte is that he is a very cultured and very eminent gentleman who .speaks very bad English. M. Witte would doubtless, ac cording to the story as the- Times has it, characterize Mr. Burns as a very clever and very astute secret service gentleman, for it was in a professional way that Mr. Burns first met the eminent Russian. The Russian government, it ap pears, discovered that counterfit bills were in circulation in the Em pire. Investigation showed that $5oo,ooo of the counterfeits were current, and a gigantic attempt to discover and punish the counter feiter was set afoot. Counterfeit ing, under thesyitim of espoinage in vogue, is almost impossible in Russia, so it was allowed that the printing of the bogus currency had been done in some other country, but of course, the question was, in which of the many countries on earth had it been done. Appeal for assistance in the de tection was made to the various governments. In the United States W. J. Burns was put in charge of the case. After due time the count erfeiting plant was located in New York City, but when Mr. Burns ar rived, the counterfeiter had gone back to Russia with another install ment of bogus bills. Accurate in formation as to his description and destination was obtained, which was cabled at once to the Russian police with the effect that an arrest was easily effected. Of course the prisoner was caught red hanled, and in due time got his just de serts. At that time M. Witte was in the United States as a financial agent ot the Russian government. The satisfaction of his government was very great and M. Witte begged Mr. Burns to accept a Russian dec oration, but the proffered honor was politely declined. The inci dent led to a pleasant relation, which has ever since continued. People who have a telephone only to notify Graham & Wells time they want drug; store goods, guarantee to satisfactorily fill any phone order you may s nd in. need any We tele- Oak Wood for Sale Enquire of S. A. Hall on P. A. Kline no. 2; or I. D. Bodine, Ind. phone 290. Work Wanted. . Reliable man wants place to work. Can drive team and under stands caring for all kinds of live stock, good milker, strictly temper ate, handy with tools. Address Box 47. Corvallis, Oregon. This Low Price for next 20 days. Oak and ash wood $3.5o per cord. Fir wood $2.75 per cord. P. A. Kline's line, phone No 1. P. A. Kline. Estray Notice. Came to my place about June 15, 3 nogs, 2 sows and one snoat, an black. Owner can have same by paying damages. Hugh Cummings, Halsey, Oregon. I,ime and Cemeut Best and highest grades of lime and cement can be had at the Ben ton County Flouring Mills, at the lowest prices. Agents for T. S. McRath & Co. Wanted. . . Red Clover and Alsike seed, half car of each to fill an . order, only pure clean seed wanted. Also 100 Shropshire buaks. L. L. Brooks, Corvallis, Or. Phone 155, ituy it Now. Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you will need it badly you will need it quickly. uy lt now. it may save life. For sale by Graham & Wortham, New Gasoline Wood Saw. I am now ready to attend promptly to all orders. Ind. phone 835. W. E. Hansell. "THE CORVALLIS HOODLUM" As Conjured up in the "Seem Things" Dream of the Portland Telegram. Such people as read the article, were thunderstruck yesterday morn ing by the following story, which appeared in the Portland Evening Telegram of Monday: From reports received from Cor vallis, it is apparent that burg is unfortunate in possessing a particu larly vicious type of hoodlum. It is related in a Telegram special from that city that on board the Sunday excursion train, returning there from Newport, there are enacted scenes of disgusting rowdyism, bru tal in their ferocity, and threatening to the safety of women and children who take advantage of the excur sion rate to enjoy a day's outing at the beach. As the story is told, certain ruf fianly drunkards load up at New port with fighting liquor, resulting in altercation with the trainmen, which ends in a fight that lasts a good portion of the journey home, with incidental abuse and foul lan guage that would cause any self-re-specttng man to blush for his kind, and frightens omen and children beyond measure. In a recent ruct ion of this character, it is said that some of these toughs jumped from the train, where a stop was made for a minute or two, and vented their drunken spleen on the railroad the trainmen and the decent passen gers .by throwing stones at the coaches. It is altogether probable that this class of hoodlum may be found in other towns than Corvallis. But, from what is said of the character istics of one of those Suuday jour! neys from Newport, one can but note the contrast with the orderly crowds that return to this city every Sunday night from the mouth of the Columbia River. It will be said probably by the good people of Corvallis, who are conscious of the civic misfortune incident to the res idence of such drunken cattle, that the trouble would not occur if liquor were not to be had at the seaside re sort. But the fault lies with the toughs who engage in this disrep utable conduct, and the remedy lies with the Corvallis authorities. In the saturnalia of fignting, pro fanity and vulgarity that was the subject of recent report, the guilty parries were finally subdued, and by dint of pulling, punching and hauling, and the smashing of glass doors, were landed in the baggage car, where they were held until the train arrived at its destination. Civ ic authority should have dealt the next day with this scum of society as it deserved. A rockpile and a municipal court that has an eye sin gle to the eternal fitness of things would work rapid and notable re formation. In this movement the railroad company should co-operate. It is a matter that concerns others than the people of Corvallis, or those who iive along the line be tween there and Newport. On these Sunday trains there are liable to be people from any other section of Oregon. The public is entitled to protection from this class of riff raff. In defense of its own reputa tion' and the comfort of its own cit izens' Corvallis should exert its ut most effort to that end. Telegram. Wood Sawing. . Done promptly. Sa'isf action guaranteed and prices reasonable, ind phone 349 or 692. Cummings & Cad'. HAVE YOUR t PRINTED NOW I I i I -- i MORGAN, DOES THE WORK . I Cor. 3d & Jefferson Sts., Corvallis For Sale. Vetch hay. Grub oak wood in 4 foot or 16 inch length. Vetch, clover, Alsike and timothy seeds. , It. L. Brooks, Corvallis, Or. Phone 155. One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dollars Earned. The average man does not save to exceed ten per cent, of his earnings. He must spend nine dollars in living expenses for every dollar saved. That being -the case he can not be too careful about unnecessary ex penses. Very often a few cents properly in vested, like buying seeds for his garden, will save several dollars outlay later on. It is tlie same in buying Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It costs but a few cents, and a bottle of it in the house often saves a doctor's bill of several dollars. For sale by Graham & Wortham, slop SkkzU THE QUALITY STORE Our Great Dissolution and Cleaning out Sale will close Satur day August 19th. Still Greater re ductions on all Remnants and broken lines Our New Fall Stock now arriving. C M. VIDITO For Bicycles, Ammun ition, Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods, Etc. J K Berry, Salesman The Right Prices. Two Doors South No Prizes go with our Chase & Sanborn High Grade COFFEE In fact nothing goes with our coffee but cream, sugar and SATISFACTION P, M Sole Chase & S COFFEE Wonderful Nerve. Is displayed by many a man enduring paina ot accidental Cats, Wounds. Bruis es, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints. But there's no need for it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure the trouble. It's the best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood ward's, druggists. For Sale. Wagons, hacks, plows, harrows, and mowers, driving horses, draft horses, buggies and harness ; fresh cows. If you want to buy, come in. I can save you money. H. M. Stone. All new wall paper at Blackledge's. Wanted. To co ntract from ore to thtee carloads elch Eecd if price is reasonable. . I. L. Brooks, Telephone 155 Mi. View. . Gasoline Wood Saw. I have purchased the Boddy gasoline saw and can execute orders for wood sawing promptly. Indp. phone 339. Link Chambers. """" "For Sale. Fir wood for sale. G. H Carl, near C. & E. depot. jul-204t Good 7 for T Stomach Trouble and ) Constipation. : "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets have done me a great deal of good," savs C. Towns, of Eat Portage, Ontario, Canada. "Being a mild physio the after effects are not unpleasant, and I can recom mend them to all who suner lrom stomacn disorder." For sale by Graham & Wortham, All Fresh Goods, of the Post Office. IEROLF agent for anhorn High Grade Teachers Examination. Notice is heieby given tba the coun ty superintendent of Benton connty will Vinlrt tVA rpfffilar PTnmlTiflHnn of nnnli. cants for state and county papers at Cor vallis, uregon, as ioiiows: For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday' Aug. 9, at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until Saturday, Aug 12 at 4 o'clock p. m. Wednesday Penmanship, history, spelling, algebra, reading, school law. Thursday-Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, phy sics. evil government. Friday-Physiology, geography, men tal arithmetic, composition, physical geography. Saturday-Bptany, plane geometry, general histury, English literature, psy chology, -For County-Papers, Commencing Wednesday August 9, at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until Fri day Aug il at 4 o'clock p. m. - First, Second and Third G-iade Cert. Wednesday-Penmanship, history, or thography, reading. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physiology. FridayGeography, mental arithmetic school law, ciyil government. Primary Certificates. WednesdayPenmanship, orthography arithmetic, reading. Thursday-Art of questioning, theory of teaching, physiology. Notice is further given to all appli cants for county papers, persons not known to the county board of examiners will be required to furnish testimonials of good moral character before certificate will be issued. Notice is further given that the author ity on which answers in theory of teach ing will be held 13 White's Art of Tea ching. Dated this 29th day of July 1905, at Cor vallis; Oregon. GEO. W. DENMAN, School Supt, Benton Co . Ore.