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Corvallis Times CORVALLIS, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING AUG. 24, 1906. THE CAR SHORTAGE. Factories and mills all over Ore gon, are being forced, one by one, to close down on account of the car shortage. It is a queer condition when a state actually yields prod ucts faster than the railroads can transport them. In the ordinary state, it is more often the rule that the railroads lack products to carry and that agents are afield constantly canvassing for traffic. Here in Oregon however, the rule is reversed and the shipper is clam oring for cars that the railroad does not furnish. It is a condition that has endured far beyond the point of eternal fitness. It is a neglect of the material interests of Oregon by the one line that controls the traffic to the southward, a neglect doubt less born of a better service in some other state where competition is keen and rivalry for business more alert. . This territory the railroad has in its grip, with the privileges of moving its products at its own convenience, and hence when the mills and factories plead for cars, they largely plead in vain. It is the price Oregon pays for having its railroad lines under one manage ment, and it makes welcome the tidings that one big transportation line after another is seeking en trance to her borders. A perfect solution of the prob lem would lie in the advent of some other line, with the conse quent rivalry for business that would result. Meantime, too, a little pressure by legislative enactment to compel a better car service would not, because it could not, be amiss. It could not harm the railroad be cause to compel it by law to supply more cars would be to require it by law to increase its own income- LET THEM ALONE. Ex Governor Geer's purchase of a newspaper as an alleged means of electing himself United States sen ator, is an unexpectedly new route to Washington. In Oregon, an editor has seldom been allowed to rise above the postmastership, and it has been but rarely that he has attained to that distinction. If Mr. Geer is really seeking the sen atorship, it might aid him in his enterprise to say that, until Francis Heney struck Oregon, the shortest cut to Washington seemed to be through the timber. And Tdl Children to do the Same Danger From Live Wires. It is not only in Portland, but in Corvallis that danger lurks in over head electric light wires. In all parts of town now the light wires, day and night, carry 2,200 volts, a current sufficient to kill a man easily by a single contact. Within a short time as soon as the switch board of the light company is in stalled, a portion of the circuit will carry io,oo volts. A larger volt age thaa that in use at present is necessary because of the poor char acter of the present lights, over which many people complain. When the higher voltage is in, the com pany expects the lights to be much improved. In the case of the danger from live wires, it is heightened by the fact that in miny cases the insula tion is worn away. Such work as the new company is putting in is substantial and the insulation com plete. But the old work includes almost the whole area of the town, which means that a measure of care is necessary to avoid possible trag edies. , When an electric wire falls to the ground it must not be touch ed. It is death to do so. When such a wire falls across a telephone wire and either or both are touched the consequences are apt to be equally fatal, though a poor contact might lessen the danger from touch ing the phone wire. In every house hold, the children should have explained to them the danger there is in all theie wires, and be instructed never on any occasion to touch them. In the dispatches of almost every daily paper there is an account of a tragedy from touch ing live wires. In one case a day or two ago, a boy seized the wire to remove it from his bicycle with which it had fouled. The deadly voltage gripped him with terrible embrace and he was instant ly killed. His mother hastened to his rescue and as she touched him a new circuit was formed, and she too was killed. A third person came along and in an attempt to render aid, was so badly shocked that he had to be taken to the hos pital. And so it goes. Danger con stantly hangs suspended from the overhead wires, and while no trag edy may result for years, one may come tomorrow. The point is for all to come to an understanding of the necessity of letting the wires alone, whether they he on the ground or in the air, an-f trouble will be the longer pos poned. Port land has had no les than four live wire electrocutions within just a few weeks. A thing that heightens the im portance of the foiegoing is. that small boys all over town are in the habit of climb-tag electric light and telephone poles. paid no attention, which helped im mensely to make the scene funny. Another claiming to be the best pistol shot in the world, attempted to shoot a potato from another clown's head, and apparently miss ed the potato and shot him through the head. A clown doctor came along, examined the wound with much gusto, and then, with a squirt gun, shot a huge stream of water into the wound in such a way that it seemed to pass through the head and issue in a big stream from the other side. Two others in a sim ple Simon act, played on a silly little drum and an equally silly tin whistle and with an ordinary goose marching between them, made the circuit of the tent. Lots of people went from Cor vallis and the country to the west ward to see the great show. Trains left for Albany, at 6:30, 9, and 11 a. m., and at 1, 1:30, 6 and S p. m., and returned as many times. None who went had occasion to complain, for the show lacked nothing to make it a circus. If criticism could be offered, it was because there was too much. One feature alone was worth all and more than it cost, and that was to see the magnificent horses, beauti fully shaped, and beautifully kept, splendid reminders to man of what the animal world is and what can be made of it, overtopping in some respects the very claims of man himself to merit and super ioiity. WANTED A THOUSAND. The number of Corvallis people that "had business" in Albany yes terday was amazing. A whole lot of them had to go on the early morning train, and stay all day, and half the night, "business" was so pressing. Some of them went to "take the children" over to see the circus. AloDg with the ex cuses it was delightfully amusing to see them all mounted on a reserv ed seat, waving a hat or throwing a kiss at the female trapezist or laiy rider, or observing with in tense hilarity the antics of the clowns or the intelligence of. the monkeys. It is worth a whole lot more than a dollar to be a boy again, and go to the circus, or, a girl either. MANY WENT. In a land fraud trial at Portland yesterday Captain Ormsby, ex-superintendent of the Cascade Sorest reserve swore that, for making a certain report as to the Blue Moun tain reserve, he received two sec tions of land. The captain was ev idently an apt student of Oregon statesmanship as taught by his il lustrious patrons, Congresman Hermann and others. FOUND. A sack containing ' wearing apparel. Owner can have same by paying for thia notice and proving property. Call at thia office. In Self Defense. Major Hamm, editor and manager of the Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ey., when he was fiercely attacked, four vears ago, by Piles, bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of which he says. "It cured me in ten days and no trouble aince." Quickest healer of burns, Sores, Cuts &. Wound. 25c at Allen & Wood vtaru'a .jug ce. To the Circus Strange and Wonderful Things were There. Eight huge elephants walking through the figures of a quadrille with as much precision as human beings do it, was a remarkable scene in the circus at Albany Thursday. A man called the figures, "first four lorward and back; forward and cross over" and the like and the fidelity and patience with which the big animals went through the dance aroused intense admirotion from the thousands of onlookers. Even more remarkable was the performanC2S of trained seals. With intelligence that seemed human, they balanced balls on their noses, tossed them from their noses to the trainer, balanced and twirled on their noses a stick with a lighted torch at each end, beat drums and cymbals in a brass band act, and did almost everything else but talk.' It all happened under a canvas tent big enough to coyer two Cor vallis blocks. There was a huge army of employes, three trainloads of appliances and an investment of a vast fortune in the out.fit. It takes $7,000 a day to pay the sal aries. There were three rings and two platforms with acts going on in all of them at once, nearly all the time. To do justice to all of them the onlooker ought to have a dozen eyes and an Indio rubber neck. In many an instance hatf a dozen seemingly Impossible feats were whirling through the air at once and to keep track of them made several people gibber like as many mad chickens. ' Of clowns, instead of one as there used to be, there were more than a dozen. One of them whispered several times m a mulejs ear as though there were esp ence-. between the In Cash on his Check Queer Freak of a Crazy man Sent to Asylum. A crazy man got loose from the asylum at Salem Wednesday, and after coming to Corvallis, essayed yesterday to do frenzied finance with local bankers. He gave the name of C. E. Meek, which subse quent developments proved to have been his own cognomen. He was 38 or 40 years of age, and though his lack of sanity was marked, it was of the quiet order and easi ly escaped general attention. His first appearance in town was yesterday morning when he ap proached the window of the Wil lamette Valley bank and address ing the cashier, proposed to draw a check for $1,000 on the bank of Yakima, Washington, saying he had such a sum in the Washington institution. Mr. Wilkinson assur ed him that that kind of business could not be done, but that if desir ed his check against the Yakima bank could be taken for collection. Very early in the game Mr. Wil kinson divined the" man's ' lack of mental balance, and after the inter view was concluded he reported his suspicions to Chief Lane. At the First National, Meek also made talk in an effort to get mon ey, but at that institution the queerness of action attracted the same attention as at the other bank and he was gotten rid of as decent ly and ' respectably as possible. During the interview at each place, the stranger did considerable talk ing to himself, which with his gen eral appearance excited suspicions as to his mental derangement. In the afternoon, after taking dinner with Mr. Thompson north of town, he applied again at the Willamette Valley bank to inquire if returns had been received from the Yakima bank, as a result of the transaction of. the moraine. At j Thompson's the same suspicion of insanity was aroused and Mr. Thompson telephoned Mr. Wilkin son, suggesting his surmise to the latter. After an investigation of the facts, Chief Lane reported the matter to the sheriffs office, and! late in the afternoon, Deputy Wells took the man in custody and re ported the facts to the asylum au thorities. It turned out that Meek had escaped from the asylum Wed nesday, and that the authorities were after him. Meek was taken in custody pending the arrival of an asylum attendant, who came up on the evening train and returned to Salem at 6:30 this morning with his man. Meek's name was stamped on the inside ot his vest, and the number of his ward appeared on his under clothing, as js the rule, and it was by these marks that he was identi fied. He made his way from the asylum to Corvallis on foot. nil" "3 ; New Goods! New Goods! : 4 A car of new goods will ar rive this week for the fall trade consisting of Bed Room Suites, Hotel Dressers, Kitchen Treasures, Student Tables, Dining Ta bles Center Tables, Dining Chairs, Rock ers, Couches, Couch Covers, Portiers Etc, Etc. We are therefore enabled to show you the largest stock of general House Furnishings even displayed in Corvallis. We are also receiving in this shipment a large supply of new patterns of wall paper, several rolls of new Ingrain Carpet, New Air Tight Hea ters, Granite and Tinware. Donate a little ot your valuable time to the examination ot our goods and prices. Don't go to bed and dream of coming tomorrow or next week but come today. Come select your goods while stock is full, bring your neighbor Our Stock Our stock is fine, large and new In every line complete, Its just the stock my friend if you, Want goods that can't be beat. The time to Buy If you ars wise you'll come today While bargains still abound, There's bargnins for you any way When'er you come around. Hollenberg & Cady The Hustling Furniture Dealers. ... . Don't Pass tip. the Newest Fad. , - Letterposte Photos. A choice of twelve styles. Twelve Photos of your self done in novel style. Come in and ask about them. The Corvallis Studio. Economy fruit jars at Thatcher & Johnson's. REDUCED SUMMER EXCURSION RATES. Miss May Meagher of Portland representing the new Ear phone for very deaf persons will be at the res idence of B. F. Irvine tomorrow, Saturday afternoon, where she will be glad to show, the instrument to all interested. Times Job Printing Newport, Yaquina Bay, Breitenbush Hot Springs From All S. P. and C & E. Points. if Ob and after June 1, 1906. the Southern Pacific, in connection with the Corvallis & Eastern rail road, will have on sale round trip tickets from points on their lines to Newport, Yaquina and Detroit at low rates, good for return until Octo ber 10, 1906. . Three-day tickets to Newport and Yaquina, good going Saturdays and returning Mondays, are also on sale from all East Side points, Port land to Eugene, Inclusive, and from all Went side points, enabling people to vitit their famil ies and spend Sunday at the seaside. " Season tickets from all East Side points, Port arid to Eugene, inclusive, and from all Vfes Side points, are also cn sale to Detroit at very low rates, with stop over privileges at Mill City or any point East, enabling tourists to visit the Santiam and Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Cascade Mountains, which can be reached la one day. " Season tickets good for return from all points until Oct. 10. Three-day tickets good going Sat urdays" and returning Mondays only. Tickets for Portland and vicinity good for return via. the East or West -Side. Tickets from Eugene and vicinity will be good going via the Lebanon Springfield branch. Baggage on Newport tickets checked through to Newport; on Yaquina tick ets to Yaquina only. Sunday excursions to New port on the O. & E. will begin June 10th or 17th and run every Sunday thereafter, leaving Alba ny at 7:30 a. m. ; leaving Corvallis 8 a. m : -S. P. tiains connect With theO. & E. at Albany and Corvallis for Yaquina and Newport. Train! on the C & E. for Detroit will leave Albany at 7:30 a. m., enabling tourists to the Hot Spring:! to reach there the same day, Trains from and to Corvallis connect with all East Side trains on the S. P. Full Information as to r ates, time tables, etc., can be obtained on application to J. C. Mayo Gen. Pass. Agt. C. & E. K., Albany; A. L. Oraig, G. P. A. S. P. Co., Portland, or to any S, P. or 0. & E. agent. ' ' Bates from Corvallis to Newport, $3.75; To Yaquina, t3.23. Three-day rate from Corvallis to Newport, $2.50. There is one guaranteed Specialty that occupies a position of particular merit among goods of its class because of the care and specialization which enter into the manufacture of the entire product. The name is Packard Shoes A. K. RUSS Dealer in all Mens Furnishings. Corvallis, Oregon. Insurance That Insures. German American of New York Surplus to Policy Holders. Over $7,924,674. Possible S. F. Loss. $2,700,000. 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