The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, May 25, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm v ; i It l: Vol. XIX.-No.3 CORVALLIS, OREGON. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY gg. 190G. & p. nm i frtit 11 WEE3SLT DOBS IT PAY Ito INVESTIGATE? 140 YEARS OLD FOUR MASTERS HERE. IOWAjWOMAN CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY AT A GOOD OLD AGE. When you want anything in the line of Clothing, come and see our line, get prices. TWe balance or quality and prices defy competition. clothing sales has made big strides in the past few years and this has justified a big increase in our buying. Never before has bur store received such a big ship ment 'as this spring ' we have clothing Nob by clothing for sale. Investigate. Has Been an Incessant Smoker Since a Girl of Eighteen Saw Washington's Army PaBS Her Father's Cabin Other Newe. 1 1 Des Moines, la.. May 14. The I 1 oldest person in Iowa, and Possibly f I Perham, a Clinton, la., woman who I I had lu&t celebrated her 140th birth day. , The blood of three races runs io her veinB and thisia held responsi ble for the tenacity with wbioh she clings to life. . ,, , .. . , Mrs. Perham has documents to substantiate ber claim to age and tslUnow as a girl of 18 sue caw Washington's troops pass ber fath er'a cabin, The woman is bent and feeble, and-ber memory is uncer tain. She has smoked incessantly since she was a girl of fourteen an! declares that 13 what baa prolonged ber life. I. H. MAURIS. Oorvallis, Oregon Great Line MeR&Fjp&Shoss.. . .. No Prizes gcitle)pi 1 . Chase & Sanborn Higli Grade In fact nothine goes with our coffele bat cream, sugar and SATISFACTION P. M. ZIEROLF. Chase & Sanborn ffigh Grade COFFEE New Sporting Goods Store. A new and complete line consisting of Bicycles, Guns, Ammunition. Fishing Tackle, Base Ball Supplies, Knives, Razors, Hammocks. Bicycle Saundries In fact anything the sportsman need can be found at my store. Bicycles and Guns for rent. General Repair Shop. All Work Guaranteed. M. M. LONG'S Ind. Phone 126. Corvallis, Oregon. Portland, May 24. Portland Tel egram: Saloons in Portland- can' not be closed under the state law, and to county or state official bag authority to interfere with the reg illation of the liquor traffic in this city. This iB the opinion of City Attorney McNary, who bases bis contention on section 72, division 4s, of the city charter, which read "No provision of the law concern ing the sale or -disposition of any spintuouB, vinous, - tormented : or malt liquors in Muitncmah ctunty shall apply to the sale or disposition of the same in the city of Portland, This clause in the city charter is Slid to take preeedime iyjr thi state law which is applicable to all the counties of the state, because the charter was passed, by the legis 'at ure after the Suoday closing of saloons went into effect, and also because a special law, such as the chatter, affecting any particular district, is paramount over a gener al state law. r - ' . Ci ty Attorney -McJN ary said, yes, terday that there could be iOCi ques tion about the meaning of the clause nd that the. state .Sunday-closing law could. not. be enforced in this city by ceonty or state officials He was of the opinion that this clause had been inserted in the charter for the express purpose of giving th right to the city council to make such laws as it desired to regulate the liquor traffic. "Tbla clause in the charter takes precedence over a general state law providing for Sunday closing." said he, "because it is a special act of the legislature otrtainmg to a par ticular district." Five Carloads of Grangers Vis ited State College Yesterday. The spectacle of four past masters with all the members and officer of the State Grange sitting on the platform of the Oregon Agricultur al College was itnreeed yeeUrday for the second lime in the history of that institution. The past mat ters were G. B. Leedy, of Tigards- ville: W. M. Hilleary. of Turner; J. Hayee, of Oregon City: and Judge B. P.B isof Sl m. These, witn President Wealherford ot the board, were the escort of the State Grange, which was briefly estimat ed at five car loads. At the chapel they were met by President Gatcb. who introduced Mr. Leedy as the master of ceremo nies. Austin T. Buxtin. master elect, Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, over seer; Mr. Weatheribrd, and Cap tain Apperson, of Oregon City All members of the board ot regents, and officers of the S'ate Grange addressed the student body, . the faculty and the visitors. The principal theme of discussion was the imperative need of enlarge ed facilities for earing for young la dies from abroad so that they may be under the direction of the Fac ulty while in college. Since there promises to be at least fifty more girls than bitberto this demand at the hand of the college was empha sized and urged, especially by the president of the board. - Promptly at 6 o'clock P. M , the State Grange took its leave from; the Oregon town noted for the largest state schorl, its many telephones, and its pure mountain water. LOW TAXES AND MORE MONKY FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE STATE. State School Money Not Used Now by Banks but Drawing Interest the Governor at Hood Rier Other News. HOME-SEEKERS If you are looking for some real good bargainsin Stock, Grain, Fruit and Poultry Ranches, "write for'our special list, or come and see us. We take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing you over the country. AMBLER 6c WAITERS Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Gorvallis and Philomath, Oregon. Portland, May 24. Portland Journal: M. J. R-cbe, general aeert for the Danver & Rio Grande road in Portland, who has just re turned from a trip through the east ern portion of Oregon declares that Eastern Oregon is practically solid for Chamberlain fci governor. "I was in all the important coon ties," said Mr. Roche, "and ever - where I went it was all Chamber lain talk. Withycombb was hard ly hea'd of. The counties there are solid for Chamberlain. They tell me over there that Witbycombe hasn't a gbost of a show unless be can pull more than five thousand majority out of Multnomah county, and they declare that is impossible." English Shire Stallion. Imported English Shire stalliou 7972 Southill Ranger 18366 will make the season of 1906 as follows: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs days at Abbott barn Corvallis, an days and Saturdays at MonroeFrd Mondays at Watkin's place 12, miles south of Corvallis. Southill Ranger is a beautiful dark dapple bay, 17 1-4 hands high and weighs 2150 pounds. Terms: $20 to insure with foal or $25 to insure a living colt. W. C. Belknap, Manager. The Jayne Bffl. Ed. Times: . . . .1 . I would like to say a few words in legard to the title of the propos ed amendment to the local option law. By the way, a misnomer, for an - amendment, that " radically changes the first section apdrepeals all the other seventeen, of the Orig inal, is hardly an amendment.. But as to tbe title, An Amendment to the Local Option Law Giving Equal Rights to Prohibitionists and anti-Prohibitionists. ,:: ; I hod that by talking to some that signed the. petition for that amendment, that the title was ell they had to go by, not knowing the real purpose of the proposed law, or at least not understanding it. Two or three points I would like to touch upon,., . . ,. First Prohibition by precinct. How can there be equal rights when one precinct with, say, one hundred and fifty votes, casts 74 for dry and 76- for, wet, and . the oth her three precincts vole a large majority for dry. That one pre' cinct msy pack a dozen saloons within its limits, and the other three be none tbe less bordened by the expenee end curse ot being a saloon town notwithstanding its dry vote, and tne whole county com pelled to bear the expeuse of all trials for crime though votinp over whelmingly for prohibition, all be cause two little votes in one little precinct decided wet. S9cond By repealing all other important eections or tne law we find that no officer is authorized to enforce the law, no specific amount of fines only maximum amount, no imprisonment for violation of law, therefore making the law practical- lv inoperative, treating minors or . tiicis not forbidden outside the sa loon, nothing to prevent druggists selling liquors except for medicinal purposes, for it is the only cass in which a certificate is required; noth ing to prevent any man from call ing himself a wholesale dealer and dispensing liquors as he pleas es. How are we to protect ourselves from such a traffis by such a pre tended amendment? To be an swered June 4, '06 by no. A. W. Herbert. Yellow Dent corn, Zierolfs. best of all, at Distilled water used in Camp bell's Soda fountain. Ice and ice cream delivered by the Corvallis Creamery Co. in large or small quantities to any part of the city. 50 Cents Per Setting For eggs. Best brown Leghorns. J. B. Irvine, Corvallis. Hood River, Or., May 23. Gov ernor Chamberlain spoke an hour and a half last night in the Knights of Pythias opera boose in this city on the issues Involved in the gubernatorial campaign. He was well received by bis audience, which was composed largely ' of republi cans. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Hood River Gearin Club and ita president, Col onel S. F. Blythe, presided and In troduced the governor. The hall was comfortably filled. The first signal for applansa and enthusiasm was when Colon-1 Blythe referred to Governor Cham berlain as a logical - running mate for Governor Folke or some other representative of civic reform id tbe presidential contest in 1908. This met with the hearty approval of the crowd. The governor eaid he wonld like to meet all tbe people of - Wasco county, as be had a message to give to them, lie was through tne Hood River Valley two years ago to in spect lands wboa owneers wanted to borrow money from tbe school funds. The money was loaned and the borrowers - were making their word good. Governor Chamberlain talked of his candidacy as a business matter for business people to consider and be gave in an unostentatious man ner a brief account of his steward ship. "Four years ago," said he, "j made promises to you people and. I desire to show you now these prom ises have been kept. I promised that I would undertake to have tbe state taxes reduced. When I was inaugurated I procured tax laws ot other states and began to figure bow our state taxes migbl be reduced Among other things! recommended a tax on inheritances and a tax on the gross earnings of telephone and telegraph companies, Pnliman car comp nies and other corporations that pay little tax. "Bills were introduced in the next legislature covering this, but only two recommendations, became laws the one taxing inheritances and the recommendation taxing cor porations in proportion to the capital stock. As a proof of the wisdom of this, in three years these laws have brought into the state treasury for state purposes more then $589,000, or nearly three times as much as was collected from these Indirect sources during the four years preceding my administration The state taxes for Wasco county at the present time are 33 per cent, lower than in 1902 and lower than they have been for 15 years, a" result of the enactment of the two laws rt ferred to. "In 19j2 Wasco county paid in taxes tor state purposes $21,528; in 1906 it will pay $14,625, making a reduction of $6,903 in four years, notwithstanding tbe enormous in crease in the cost of maintaining the state government, caused by the growth and development of the re sources of the ttate, the increase io population and cocsequent increase in state expenses. The increase in the number of inmates in the peni tentiary, the insane asylum, the re form school, the muta school and other ttate institutions has been large, yet the state taxes have been reduced. "I claim that I have absolutely carried out the pledges of four years ago. It is claimed that the legisla ture did this, but I say to you, if the legislators had refused to carry out at least some of theee recom mendation?, they would all have been defeated for re-election. If the legislature had been faithful to its duty, all of these recommendations regarding taxation would have been carried out end your people would be paying no taxes at all for state purposes. "I eay it is right to tax corpora tions, taking as they do thousands of dollars out of your county every year. "I repeated these recommenda tions in 1995, but that legislature also was recreant to its duty. But the farm e -a oftbe state got together and formulated laws I had recom mended and they will be voted 00 in June." Governor Chamberlain then dis cussed and explained the manner of bnJing out the $750,000 of the irreducible school fund, then nn lcaned, to the farmers of the state that the echool children might ob tain tbe interest. "I found out that it could be loaned out," sild tbe governor, "and it was loaned. This brings into the schools 145x00 lu interest every year and in four year had eareed more than $1 60,000. I have made it a part of my duty to see that Ibis is loaned out andkeot loaned out. It has been asserted that two of the members of tie board are republicans and that tbey did this: They were there four years before and did not loan it, al though the law reducing the inter est to 6 per cent, was passed io 1599. "I mtke no charge against any one, but suggest as a possible n o tive for not lending it out before, that the treasurer can take$7oo,oo of this money, deposit it j in the banks of the state and . draw 4 per cent, interest and place in bis own pocket about $28,ooo in a year. At per cent, be would receive $14,- 000, and he would get 7fi03 annu ally at the low rate of 1 per; cent. There is not a man in. this, audietjee who makes $7, 000 a year. I say this furnishes a possible motive. MASS MEETING HELD. Movement to Make Monday Qeaning-up Day is now on. . The-movement to clean np Cor vallis took definite shape at a mass meeting of citizens at the City Hall last night, and if plans materialize everybody in town will take a hand in the work Monday. The plan is the same as that employed in cities and towns all over the conn try. Whenever tried, the effect in the way of transformation of., ap pearances is said to be wonderful. It is claimed that nobody before hand can get an adequate concep tion of the extraordinary change for the better in appearances thin can be wrought by the plan in a single day. All the details of the day in Cor vallis have not been worked---out. A big committee has been appoint ed aud is busy with arrangements today. The mass meeting, by resolution asked Corvallis business houses to close during Monday forenoon. A similar resolution re quested that the public schoolchil dren be induced to take part in the movement, the idea being that no instruction so good could be given them as one half day devoted to improving their home town. ' An army of these little workers engaged with parents in getting the rubbish out of sight, it was urged, will be an object lesson, one that the young sters will ever remember, and one that will, when they are the grown citizens make them interested in keeping the towns and cities of their day clean. The mass meeting named Coun ty Judge Watters general superin tendent for Monday, and gave him the following assistants, 1st ward, J. H. Harris and Mrs. R. H. Hus ton; second ward, S. N. Wilkir.s and Mrs. Sarah Moore; third ward, Frank Krancisco, Mrs. Rose Selling and Mrs. M. J. Wells. A new or dinance by the city council provides for the cutting of grass on the curb and to the middle of the street and has a fine for refusal to do so. The committees are to completely cover the city. The ordinance for clean ing up premises is very strict and has a heavy penalty. Chief Lane has given notice to the committee that any refusal by property own ers to clean up, will if reported to him result in prosecution. Teams are to be provided for hauling away'the rubbish gathered together by property owners. A resolution adoDted at the mass meeting is as follows: Whereas, the City Council cf the City cf Corvallis has set apart and named Monday, May 28, 1906, as Cleaning-up day, therefore, Be it resolved, that in the sense of this meeting that the business men of the city be requested to close their respective places of business next Monday between the hours of 8 a. m. and 12 m. to the end that they may join with other enterpris ing citizens in an effort to clean up and beautify the city.