Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, February 16, 1904, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCORVA Corvamjs, Benton County, O&gon, Tuesday, February 16, 10O4. Vol. XLI. Na 16. JUS Published every Tuesday and Friday by the ' GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY. ' 0. A. Dearing, Editor and Business Manager EDITORIAL COMMENT. Under the action of the Initiative and Refer endum but two petitions, out of many started have secured a sufficient number of signatures to entitle them to be submitted to a vote at the next election. These are the proposed Local Option Law, and the Direct Primary Law. Both tbsese propositions will be placed on the ballots at the Juwe election. and if thev receive majorities, will become the law. Interested parties will take notice, and put in their work at the right time and place. . Strawberries are now on sale in the markets of Portland. Green grass covers the hills of the Wil lamette valley. The foothills are free from show Roses, hyacinths and crocuses are blooming in the gardens of this city, bunshme and . warm rains alternate. Lite is wortn living. Un tne same parallel all through the East and Middle West we HfL llizzards, snow and ice, and a temperature far below zero. People exist in those countries. Thev can't live. And still there 'is lots of room in Oregon. The two vital problems that science has got to tackle in the near future, and which they will eventually solve,, are the invention and erection of sun-storage batteries, to furnish light, and heat at all times, wherever 'needed, and the artificial pro duction of rain at will. Both these propositions are simpler than many discoveries that have already been made, and we look to a speedy solution. One will solve the fuel problem, which is soon to become a vital one in some parts of the country and the other will make California inhabitable, , and place her where she thinks she stands today one of the favored spots on earth. Both are simply questions of mechanical ingenuity and we look to the bright young brains that arebeing trained in our technical schools today 'tocarry these problems to a solution.- , v - - ' Japan seems to be having her own way in the Orient. She has already disabled eleven of Russia's war vessels, blockaded the , harbor of Port Royal so that the others cannot get out, and cut railroad leading to Port Arthur so as to prevent communi cation between that place and Vladivostok. Her vessels are guarding the north coast of Japan, and lying in wait for the expected attack from the north, when the Ruasian vessels can get clear of the ice , in Vladisvostok harbor. Take it all around the little brown men seem to be on top. The latest reports, not confimed, state that the Vladisvostok fleet is not frozen in, but is tree from the ice, and out on the war path. It is not known exactly where it is, but presumably looking for trouble. 'Realizing the increasing scarcity"of timber and the probability of a more economical use of forest' tracts which we have, and understanding that your foresters lend assistance to land holders in the wav of making surveys and plans for eco nomical forest management, I would ask whether it would be v possible for the Bureau of Forestry to make surveys and plans for this company, looking toward the forest management of its tracts." ?. :j The Bureau replied to the company, and com pleted an agreement with them to give them ex pert superintendence until the plans were perfected The letter goes into detail regarding service and cost and says: a Tne .Department ot Agriculture, in pursuance of investigation in forestry, and in order to dis semmmate a -knowledge of improved ways of handling forest lands, shall, after personal study on the ground by, its agent or agents, prepare a plan for harvesting the forest crop and Teproduciag the forest, on the land of the said Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, situated and described as fol lows: 1,300,000 acres, more or less, State of Washington. The said plan shall be prepared for the. purpose of promoting and increasing the pres ent value and usefulness of the said land to its owner, and to perpetuate and improve the forest upon it. The experiment will be watched with interest by every person who is interested nt the perpetuation of our timber supply. OUR BRAINY CONTEMPORARIES. ft When the House Committee report the Lewis and Clark appropriation to the House, they will make numerous changes in the bill. One of the most important 6f these will be the striking out of j . . r . . x ,1 1 t. tne JPiatt amendment requiring me closing oi.inc Exposition on Sunday, and will substitute a pro vision recognizing the right of the State of Oregon toree-ulate the matter as it sees nt. lne com mittee says that the state, under its law, having supreme jurisdiction, has full authority to regulate this matter regardless of any legislation Congress may enact, and it was declared that even if Con gress should finally accept the Piatt amendment, it could not oe enforced. The House . Committee claim that the Senate Bill was very loosely drawn, and owing toa conflict between State and national jurisdictions, Congress cannot legally make some of the appropriations called lor in tne senate ism. As a result of the discussion this morning Mr. Myers looked for an appropriation of about $500, 000 for the Government building and the building for the Oriental exhibit; $150,000 for the Alaskan, Hawaiian and Philippine exhibits; $100,000 to defray expense of transporting the several Govern ment exhibits, and $ioo,OoO for buildings for' the Alaskan. Hawaiian and Philippine exhibits. Ke adds to this 2o.ooo in ffold coins, which will yield the State just that much revenue. These estimates may be increased or decreased slightly, but are believed fairly to represent the amounts which the subcomittee is willing: to asrree to. The House aDorooriations. thoueh changing: the classH somewhat, amount as a whole to about the same sum as the Senate, Even if less, the open Sun day feature will more than offset in gate receipts, the loss in the appropriations. jfc The great problem of future timber supply is soon to be taken up by the United States Bureau of Forestry, on the lands of the Weyerhaeuser Company and the Northern Pacific R. R. Com pmy. T he president cf the former company has adlrrjscl a lot-T to the TVirc.v containing after a ''God, Right, and International Law are on our side," says the St Petersburg Russ. The thought must be consoling, but it doesn't seem to affect the result much. Oregonian. qtff i" After all, the mermaid discovered by Wexford Jones and photographed by Lute Pease a scaly trick by the -way was only one of Salem's mi crobes escaped from its lovely . environments and found by tho-e prowling newspaper fiends in all the bloom and beauty of its maidenly perfection?. Perfectly harmless, too. Salem Statesman. ' ..... jt jt -- ;v- The Czar of all the Russias has joined the faith cure cult and is now hard at workpracticing Christian Science on the war vessels at Port Ar thur. He refuses to believe that the Japs have torpedoed his vessels and the rifts in their hulks he says is purely imaginary, wniie ne nas oeen praying in the Greek Cathedral at St. Petersburg the Japs have sent his warships to tne bottom ot the sea. Roseburg Plaindealer. It is the bad road that is the costly road. Bet ter a piece ot road work well done at a fair price than a makeshift effort destined to promote trouble through the winter. . The unseen cost is the great factor. If a correct item could , be made of the vehicle bill for Oregon largely based upon present bad roads, it would silence the most persistent advocates of the old methods. And the loss to the farming communities through being unable to mar ket products at times when demand is active is very heavy. Albany Herald. - j& The average reader pays for his monthly maga zine in advance as a matter of course, as does the reader of the metropolitan daily. It is only when he nears home that he tightens his purse strings, grudgingly giving to the publisher of his local paper, his neighbor and probably his personal friend, the consideration that is so freely given the non-resident printer of metropolitan paper or mag azine. There aooears to be no valid reason for this. The small publisher of the local paper is quite as much in need of funds, quite as worthy, furnishes a news service quite as necessary, as the publisher of the distant metropolitan who ever demands nis compensation in advance, it is a strange neighbor and friend who grumbles as he shows one the consideration that is granted the stranger as a matter of course. Ex. TRAP IS CLOSED Russians Shut up in Port Arthur and Fleet Holds Harbor. SINK THEIR OWN SHIPS A reliable authority says that three Russian torpedo-boats' have been sunk by guws from the forts. They were mistaken for Japanese vessels. RAILROAD DESTROYED Viceroy Alexieff is practically isolated, direct communication between Port Arthur and Vladi vostok being suspended. The railroad behind Port Arthur has been blown up and 6000 Japan ese troops have been landed near Dalny. x CONTRABAND .Of WAR ! The Japanese warship, Amaki has captured the German steamer Yokohama, which had a cargo including dynamite, for Port Ar thur. " ELEVEN SHIPS STRUCK ''And there is another little matter we want to write about and give a word of caution to the republican voters of Douglas county. There are professing republican candidates who openly boast that thev can carrv a big democratic vote and they depend on their democratic friends to urge their candidacy for the republican nomination. Right here we desire to state: The republican whom the democrats would assist in electing is either a demo crat dressed up in republican clothing or is a man who has made a trade with the democrats to smash part of the republican ticket in favor of the demo crats. In anv event tne repuoiican wno is sup ported by democrats is an unsafe man to nominate, for we never knew a man nominated bv the good will of a supposed opposing politicalparty who was not a traitor to the party traditions and mem hem of the nartv who nominated him. Beware of such men be they republicans, democrats, socialists orroBN thev are tai1 mashers." Roseburg Plain- coaler. The steamer Wehchow, arriv ing from Port Arthur report that 11 Russian ships were struck, in Wednesday's engagement. The cruiser Askold, with a big hole at the waterline has been towed into the inner basin and beached. , The battleship Sebastopol has a shell hole just above the water- line and is useless in rough weather. The cruiser Novik has a hole in her after port side. The battleship Retvizan is on the beach and her bottom has fal len out The steamer Palada was torpe doed abaft the engine-room. The battleship Czarvitch which 4 1 was also tornedoed, nas Deen docked. The others were chiefly datLa ed in their upperworks. The whole of the fleet has been takes into the inner harbor and Port Arthur is depending for pro teetion on her forts, which have been reinforced. There is fre quent firing which is presumably drawn by Japanese torpedo-boats. UNDER MARTIAL LAW Reductions for GROCERIES Look our list over, see the reductions and savejnoney while ' " : it rains. , . D G Sugar,. 100 lbs...... 5 65 ' 22 lbs A &L Rolled Oats...... ..1 00 Padlock brand Peaches, 35c cans. 25 Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25c cans 20 Extra Standard Corn, two cans. 25 " " Tomatoes, two 3-lb. cans...'. 25 , Corned Beef , 20c. cans, 3 for 50 Dried Beef r 20c. cans, 3 for 50 " 3 Cans Fancy Sardines in oil. .............. . 25 1 lb. Seeded Raisins in bulk. 10 2 l-lb. Packages Seeded Raisins 25 7 Bars Daisy Laundry Soap 25 6 Bars Silk Laundry Soap 25 4 Packages A & L Soda. ...... -25 2 lbs. 15c. Coffee......... 25 3 lbs. 20c, Coffee ".. 25 3 lbs. 40c. , Coffee 1 00 "Young America" full Cream Cheese! 7 ttJften you $ee if in our ad ir$ $oJ DISH 55. One set decorated Cups and Saucers. " " " Dinner Plates " " " Soup Plates " " " Breakfast Plates.. - " " " Pie Plates.. 50 50 50 40 40 for - tbe tttontb . of february only. f. l mmt. me want your prcdnct ..THE.. PIONEER BAKERY H. IV. HALL A fresh and complete line of candies, nuts and fruits kept constantly on hand. Our bread is always fresh. We carry a complete line of smokers' ne cessities. . . . . . . Main Street THE LARGEST PAPER IN BENTON COUNTY, AND THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. , lb u VJ u u m Martial law has been proclaim . T ed nere. i-ne Russians who have no provisions" must leave within two weeks. If the port is blockaded every one must go beyond the 27 miles zone. "One thousand Japanese will laave tomorrow." SUBSCRTPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR, WHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.