Corvallis Times
Official Paper of Benton County.
CORVALU OREGON,
FRIDAf EVENING JAlVU J2, )906.
And Lots of it Mr. Bourne s
Letters Something About.
Them.
Everybody is in correspondence
nowadays, with Jonathan . Bourne
r. at least everybody is getting let'
VETOES AND LOW TAXES.
From Salem comes the announce
ment that Governor Chamberlain
is to be a candidate for re-election
At the same time and from the
same place, comes the welcome in
telligence that tE$--state tax levy
this year is but 3.2 mills, about the
lowest levy within the recollection
of the taxpayer. A state tax levy
actually less that half that oi some
former years, is a significantly fit
ting accompaniment to the candi
dacy of Governor Chamberlain, be
cause the many fearless vetoes of
grafts and a stubborn defense of the
public treasury by the one have
been a chief means of making the
other possible. The vetoes of
score or more of appropriation bills
carrying grafts during the first leg
islature under his term are recent
history. Similar vetoes of grafts
and steals in his second legislature
are an occurence of but yesterday,
The consequence of these vetoes are
beginning to tell heavily on the tax
levy. Of greater influence, too,
the memorable fight in which Gov
ernor Chamberlain forced the leg
islature to leave out the emergency
clause and thereby enabled the peo
pie to get a chance to veto the late
general appropriation bill.
His bold and vigilant course in
i these matters give Governor Cham
berlain a mighty good right to be
: a candidate for re-election. He
has been tested and his full reliabil-
i ity is known. Of whatever political
creed tne citizen may De, not one
but is free and, frank to acknow
ledge that no governor of any state:
in any time, or any where, has
; ; manifested greater worth than has
.J this governor of Oregon. No one-that
: ever served the Webfoot state has
received such universal and such
: non-partisan commendation. Be
ginning life as he did in Oregon,
1 a poverty-stricken boy, tramping
; afoot over half of Linn county
; search of employment, . George
: ; Chamberlain's life has had in it the
stern realities and keen necessities
j that have taught him the hardships
) and struggles common people con
i stantly encounter, and, that " he
; should strive and by his determin
ation win for them, in the gover
; I nor's chair, the lowest 1 tax' levy
! Ithey ever knew, is not to be won
i ! dered at.
r I
; ' In office, he has remembered the
, people, and, out of office, they are
not likely to forget 'George Cham
' berlain.
THEY COST MONEY.
NO TIDINGS.
and
- Hood, for Stomach Trouble
Constipation.
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets have done me a great deal of good,"
says C. Towns, of Eat Portage, Ontario,
Canada. "Being a mild physic the after
effects are not unpleasant, and I can recom
; mend them to all who suffer from stomack
disorder." For sale by Graham & Wortham
WILLAMETTE VALEY
Banking Company
Corvallis, Oregon. .
Responsibility, $100,000
Deals In Foreign and Domestic
Exchange.
Hays County, City and School
Warrants. .--.-;
Principal Correspondents.
PORTLAND
SEATTLE
TAOOMA
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tersfrom the Multnomah statesman.
For the past two days the local
mails have cercainly ' been much
swelled by Mr. Bourne's letters to
local citizens, If any of them are
suddenly croud of spirit to have
been taken into conndence Dy Mr
Bourne, they needn't be, for all the
neighbors have received letters
from Mr. Bourne, too.
The correspondence has reference
to matters of state- ! In particular
it pertains to the United States sen
atorship from Oregon. The desire
is to so fix things that all legisla
tive candidates in the coming elec
tion shall be pledged beforehand
to support the candidate who shall
receive the heaviest vote- in the
Tune election. The primary elec
tion law plans for candidates for
Uuited States senator to go the on
June ballots and bevoted for as they
were planned to be voted for in the
Mavs bill, under which Geer was
a popular candidate four years ago.
The' language of the primary elec
tion law on the subject is: V
"In case of an elector seeking
nomination for the office of senator
or representative in the legislative
assembly, he may include one of
the following two statements in his
petition: but if he does not do so,
the secretary of state or county
clerk, as the case may be, shall not
on that account refuse to file his
petition.' - '
'Statement , No. i I" further
state to the people ol Oregon, as
well as to the people of .my .'..legis
lative district, that during my
term of office, I will always vote
for that candidate for United States
senator in congress who has receiv
ed the highest number of the peo
pie's vote for that position at the
general election next preceding the
election of a senator in congress,
without regard to my individual
preference. (Signature for the
candidate for nomination.)
"If the candidate shall be unwil
ling to sign the above statement
then he may sign the following
statement as a part of his petition
' statement JNo. 2 During my
term of office, I shall consider the
vote of lhe people for United
States senator in congress as noth
ing more than a recommendation,
which I shall be at liberty to who!
ly disregard, if the reason for doing
so seems to me to be sufficient.
The effort of Mr. Bourne is di
rected to require legislative candi
dates to make pledge as per "State
ment No. 1." His work Is with a
fine Italian hand, and is very like
ly to prove efficacious The adroit
ness of the reasoning in his letters
leaves the reader no room to doubt
but that his position is absolutely
correct, and incidentally, that Mr.
Bourne is a patriot of the real old
Colonial school, a statesman without
fleck or flaw. After perusal of the
reasoning of his epistle, the reader
involuntarily finds himself in per
fect unison wit1) Mr. Bourne's
ideas, never dreaming that the
Multnomah statesman would ever
suffer his name to be used as a can
didate for the senatorship. That
Mr. Bourne's bonnet is. literally
alive with bees that buzz from day
light till dark and from dark till
daylight, is a story that floats back
and forth on every breeze from bor
ber to border of the state.
Mr. Bourne's heavy correspond
ence costs money. There is a two
cent stamp on every letter. There
is a postal card inside, printed,
probably costing two cents.The sta
tionary and the expense of prepar
ation must cost an additional cent
for each letter, making the total
cost about five cents. At the rate
which people are receiving them in
Corvallis; no voter in the state is
likely to be overlooked. -
With a letter each for ninety odd
thousand voters at a nickel a letter
a big sum of money is blown in at
the Bourne headquarters on each
new general letter that is sent out.
The BaaJt o
- California .'
NEW TOBK Messrs. J. IP. morgan Co
CHICAGO National Bank of The Repub-llo(-
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LONDON, ENG. N M Rothschilds & Sons
CANADA . DnloB Kaak f Canada
CHOLERA INFANTUM.
. Child Not Expected to Live from One
Hour to Another, but Cured
iuamDeriain's joiic, cholera ai
Diarrhoea Kennedy.
- Kuth, the little daughter of E. N. De
, of AgnewTiIle, Va., was seriously
cholera infantum last summer. "We ca-
her up and did not expect her to live from
ene 11 our to another," he says. "I happen
lo viuiiK 01 naniDenain s tjoiic, Uholera a:
Diarrhoea Remedy and cot a bottle of
from the store. In five hours I saw a changfe
for the better. We kept on giving it arM
before she had taken the half of one smal
bottle sh was well."- This remedy is for sale
by Graham & Wortham. -
For the Christmas and New Year.s
holidays the following rates are author
ized between all points on the C. & E.
One fare for the round, trip, minimum,
25 cents. From Philomath to CorvalHs
tickets will be sold on the 19, 20, 23, 2.4,
25. 29, 30, 31 December and January 1.
The limit of tickets for return is January
8.1.. . ... , s ,v
For Rent.
Nice office rooms to rent in my
concrete building. Aiso cheap
back room.
B. R. Thompson.
Remember Nolan's Great Annu
al Mid-winter Saks will begin Sat
urday morning December 30th at 9
o'clock. This will be a Bona Fide
Sale in every respect.
Of Tom Cockrell. Mysteriously Disap-
; peaied Was C. & E. Agent
The mysterious disappearance cf
Tom Cockrell, whose father is 'an
employe at Hotel Corvallis, and
whose mother, brother and sister
are well and popularly known here,
where they once resided, has oc
casioned much interest in Corvallis.
The Albany Herald' relates the
story as follows:
Thomas Cockrell, for the past
five or six years station agent in
this city for the Corvallis & Eastern
was found to be missing Wednes
day morning. Mr. Cockrell was
at his post on Tuesday afternoon as
usual and attended to business. On
Tuesdav night he was down town
or an hour, and a short time be
fore midnight entered the Pomeroy
saloon near the depot, saying he
wished to wait for the midnight
train on which a friend was expect
ed to arrive. When the train came
he left the place and from that time
no more has been seen of him in
the city.
Wednesday the officials of the
C. & E. received a letter from him
left by him at the office, explain
ing the business of the station in
detail, showing where the funds
were, what bills were uncollected,
and what disposition was to be
made of business on the desk. The
letter stated that when it was read
he would be many miles away.
Another letter from him received
by a friend, who was asked to at
tend to some private matters for
Mr. Cockrell.
His friends in this city generally
are of the opinion that a detailed
examination of the accounts of the
office will show that the agent has
accounted for everything and that
no charge will be made against him,
and until a different showing . is
made they will be charitable and
give him the benefit of the doubt.
Wednesday a warrant was issued
out of the justice court and placed
in the hands of Sheriff White, for
Cockrell' s apprehension, and that
officer has sent descriptions of the
man, who is believed to be on his
way to Southern California.
Mr. Cockrell' s mother and sister
in Albany, are prostrated by the
report but hope soon to see all
doubt cleared away and the fact,
shown that, beyond leaving his po
sition without due notice, he has
done nothin? wrong in the prem
ises. . Mr. Cockrell has been in the em
ploy of the C. & E. for a number
of years and stood high as an ag
ent. He worked at the Corvallis
station for a time, and was the sta
tion agent at Mill City for several
years until he was appointed to
the Albany office.
Last night's Albany Democrat
says: The mystery in reference to
the disappearance of the C. . & E.
agent continues. It is thought
that he left on Tuesday night's ov
erland for the south. He was not
seen on the train by the conductor,
who knows him, but six men were
on the blind baggage. Three were
put off at Eugene and the other
three permitted to continue. It is
thought Cockrell was one of them.
A railroad man, he of course, - un
derstands the ropes of the business
and how to travel incog.
William Barger, traveling audit
or came up from Astoria this noon
to audit the accounts of the agent,
which it is thought, will be found
correct. Not only that, but it is
said he had not drawn his last
month's sahry.yet, which had run
over eight or nine days.
For Sale.
My farm of 280 acres, 2 1-2 miles
west of Eddyville. One of the best
goat ranches in Lincoln county.
. Call or address John Hewitt,
Eddyville, Oregon. . '
A fine line of fishing tackle and
the best shells in the market, cheap
at Hodes gun store.
Railroad Lands for Lease.
Lands of the Oregon & Califor
nia Railroad Company, in Oregon,
will be leased for the year 1906
subject, to cancellation of lease in
the event of sale of land during the
term of the lease. Owners of farms
and ranches ; adjoining . railroad
lands should file their applications
not later than February 1I906, af
ter which date applications from
others will also be considered. s
Address: Charles W. Eberlein, r
.., Acting Land Agent,
1035 Merchants Exchange,
- San Francisco, Cal. ;
Seeds.
All kinds of clovers and grass seeds
Grab oak wood, all sawed. Vetch hay
L. li. Brooks.
This cold chilly weather you
need something to protect your
chest and lungs. Nothing will
protect you like one of - those
Frost King" or "Frost Queen"
Chamois Vests, at Graham &
Wells. r
The People's Store
36tll cieamHaie 11
Oar big sale has besn running two weeks and all our friend and customers
that have taken advantage of our phenomenally low prices are satisfied. Things
are just as represented. The grocery department invites your attention to its special
prices. Salt at 30c is real salt.
This week we are going to feature our clothing department. Our offerings
are not -slightly out of date" but are the newest models of Hart Schafmer & Marx
hand tailored clothes, single and double breasted and Varcity styles, textures and
colorings are of THIS seasons productions.
Copyright 1905 by Hart Schaffner & Marx
$ 10.00 Suits and Overcoats, specials.. $ 7.50
12.50 " " 10,00
, 15.00 " " 12.10
16.50 " rt - 13,00
18.00 - 14.40
.20.0 ' " 15.95
25.00, " " 19.85
Oregon City all-wool suits, special $7 95. The
best clothes "Made in Oregon."
x '. You can't afford r, not to buy
KLINE
The People's Store
ESTABLISHED 1864
Corvallis,
Oregon.
Mail orders will continue to have our prompt and careful attention, and will
b3 filled at sale prices during the remainder of this month.