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GORVA Vol. XLI. Corvallis, Benton County; Oregon, Friday,- March 11; 1904. IVo, 23. TO. Ik MM, 5 Published every Tuesday and Friday by the GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY. O. A. Dearing, Editor and Business Manager EDITORIAL COMMENT. "Too busy to advertise" is an obsolete philoso phy, and "too busy not to adveitise" has taken its place, says the Milwaukee Sentinel. Merchants have quit being deceived by a warm room into thinking the furnace need not be replenished with more fuel. Newspaper advertising fills the store; but, like fuel to a furnace, it needs renewing with clock-like regularitty. - js ip if If von are looking for the . live business men of Corvallis, read the advertising columns bf the Ga ZETTE- If you want to know who the. men are who are making Benton county" look over the ad vertising pages of the Gazette. The store news of a town is generally of more importance to its citizens than the telegraphic news. It touches your home life. The merchants whose announce ments appear here are worthy of your patronage. The merchant who is not willing to be forgotten .keeps his name and business before the public, and his goods in the public eye. If a merchant wishes you to call on him he gives you an invitation in the public press. If he doesn't invite you, the in ference is that he does not want your business. i2 i2 A. negro named Richard Dixon shot and killed policeman Charles Collins, on Sunday last. He was arrested and placed in the county jail. Oa Monday night a mob of 800 men took the negro from the jail, riddled him with bullets and hung "him to a telegraph pole. This was not in Georgia or Mississippi, bat in the capital city of the state of Ohio. Keeping up the fun after the negro was dis posed of, the same mob set fire to the negro quar ter of the city, and the entire section was destroyed. Now the negroes threaten to retaliate and burn the business section of the city. What the outcome will be, no one knows. There have been 11 murders in Clark county, Ohio, rtrtfaehtst two years, and. in no instance has there been a conviction of first-degree murder, and this fact more than any other, is res possible for the lynching the first in the county. There has never been a case of capital punishment in the county. It looks to an outside observer as if they needed a few more lynchings, and the number should include a few lawyers. There is too much law and too little justice in this country, and until a reform in this matter is brought about, lynching parties like this seem to be justified. andL.-H. Hawley, of Bell fountain, and T. B. Williamson, of Fairmount, are being spoken of. by the republicans. From 'the present : timber from which to select it will evidently be an easy matter tor either of the parties to, secure their candidates. 3 - ii-- . J"v - The Reed Smoot case is developing friends in the most unexpected quarters Rev. Reed Stuart, a Unitarian clergyman, in Detroit, makes the asser tion "that polygamy must be accepted as a legiti mate religious custom, and that many monogam ists practice illegitimate polygamv.'V These words are bold, even if they are true. The "rascal beadle" of mad Klag Lear is to be found in all the walks of life, and it would surprise no one to find him " in the van of persecutors of Reed Smoot. The .mor mons have, at least, the courage of their convic tions; and the plural wife is acknowledged and sup ported, her life, at least, is honorable. Can as much be said of the others? 3 jfr " We propose to open a new department in this paper, that will, no doubt, be very popular, both with writers and readers. It is a department .of "Letters from the people." We will afford space within reasonable limits for criticisms on topics of general interest on such subjects as good roads, county affairs, taxation, assessments, roadmaking, schools, better water, better lighting, or any perti nent subjects. Make it more -a business than a personal matter. Keep out mudslinglng. If you have an idea that vou think is for the betterment of the people among whom you live. We exer cise only our-usual editorial rights in the matter. Give us your best thought, in a plain, and concise form, on any subject you please, and " of sufficient interest to be valuable, they will be published. r - THE CITIZEN'S LEAGUE. Annpal Meeting at the City HaII in Corvallis. OUR BRAINY CONTEMPORARIES. The political pot is beginning to boil in ear nest, as the time for holding the primaries and coun ty conventions draws near. While no date has been fixed by either of the two great parties for their primaries and convention, nevertheless, the cauldron is'bubbling over here and there. Candi dates are making themselves known to their friends, and the glad handshake' and the winning smile is much in evidence. Catching the inspiration our selves, we put on our hat, and took a stroll down Political lane to see what we could discover. We were not disappointed either for we found a goodly number of persons being mentioned in both parties who would like to serve their constituents. For State Senator, Punderson Avery, of Corval lis, is much in favor among his demorratic friends. George Waggoner has been prominently mentioned and W. E. Yates J. B. Irvine, S. L. Kline, and Geo. Lilly have their friends in the republican par ty; for representative Zeph Davis is mentioned on the democratic ticket, and J. H. Edwards, of Bell fountain, and Virgil Carter, of Wells8, on republi can ticket; for sheriff R. S. Irvine, present com missioner, W. S. Price, of Kings Valley and Asa Alexander and M. P. Burnett, present incumbent have their following on the democratic ticket, and j. M. Cameron and II. W. Hall, of Corvallis, are spoken of on the republican sides. . For Clerk Victor Moses, present incumbent, seems to have no opposition among his democratic friends, and no one seems to have declared himself on the republican ticket; for county recorder Tom my Davis, of Philomath, is being mentioned among the democrats, and T. T. Vincent will be re-nomi-nated without opposition, on account of his excel lent record, on republican .ticket; for assessor, John ny Wells, of Corvallis, and Howord Bush, present incumbent have their following on the democratic ticket, and Geo. Cooper, and Geo. Scott, both of Philomath, are spoken .of on the republican ticket; for county treasurer, W. A. Buchanan, present offi cial, can have the nomination by the democrats, if! he wants it, by acclamation, and no one is being spoken of by the republicans. For county school superintendent, S. I. Pratt, of Philomath, who for four years has been an act ive candidate for this position in the republican party has declared his intention, to a large number of persons, of running as an independent candidate, and Geo. W. Denman, the present efficient officer, will beyond any question of doubt be renominated by the republicans. For county commissioner, R. S. Irwin, present incumbent, and John Harris, of! Wells, have their friends in the democratic party, A baby is being incubated at the Crittenden Home, Portland. This is getting to be an artifi cial world. Albany Herald. ."; .. : . 3 If you want a live town, push the hustler. JFwJ towns are wunout men wno nave more pusn ana energy than means to carry out their plans. Per haps the hustler may"- occasionally make a mistake, possibly, he may over-reach in his efforts to build up the town, but keep him going, help him push. He may become weary and should be encouraged. Don't get jealous ot him and throw cold water on his efforts. It is more dificult to build up than to tear down ; that is why so many are destroying what the few are creating. A dozen active men in a town are worth more to it than a hundred pas sive men. It. takes more enterprise than money to build up a town. Get behind Jthe hustler and push, don't pull back. If you qan't push, crawl out of sight and -sit down. If you can't say a good word, say nothing. Ex. Admiral Alexieft continues to insist that the Japanese took unlawful advautage of him by at tacking Port Arthur before war was declared and before there was anv reason to anticipate any hos tilities. Ou the other hand, Captain Byelaeft, of the Korietz (the gunboat which fired the first shot in the war and which was destroyed at Chemulpo), wrote as follows, a fulV month before the Port Ar thur affair: "From day to day" we are looking for a tussle with the Japanese. We expect a sudden attack, without any declaration of war." From that it might be inferred that if Captain By laeff had been in command " at, Port Arthur the Russians would not have been so badly surprised. It does not appear that the Korietz was a bit surprised. On the contrary, she was quite ready to fire the first shot in the war and then resist overwhelming odds so gallantly as to command the admiration even of her foes. Astorian. Next Parents' Meeting at Philomath. The next teachers' institute and parents' meet ing will be held on Saturday, March 19, in the chapel of Philomath College. Following is the pro gram, which commences at 9:45 a. m.: "Pictures and Ways of Using Them in the School-Room"... Elva A. Wheeldon 'Physical Culture for the Child" I. E. Caldwell "Essentials in Good Discipline". . S. W. Holmes "Cigarettes and the Coming Citizen"- O. V. White AFTERNOON SESSION, CHAPEL COLLEGE OF PHttOMATH. ' "How to Become and Remain a Successful Teacher. ...-L. B. Baldwin "Art of Questioning" .....,..N. Tartar "The Teacher as a Social, Moral and Religious Factor in the District. Rev. F. W. Jones, S. I. Pratt "Home Amusements for our Boys and Girls, What and - Why ; ..........;....B. E. Emerick "Helps in Primary Teaching"............. ...... ...........Lulu Evans The literary program will be furnished by the Public School, Philomath College and College of Philomath. - ' INVITATION, You are cordially invited to attend this meeting and join with us in making it a success. The meeting is held in the College Chapels on account of the need of a piano in the liter ary program. Your interest and help are solicited. The pro gram begins promptly at 9:45 o'clock a. m. Be sure and be on time. - - - About 30 citizens turned out on Monday evening last, at the City Hall, to the annual meeting ot the Citizen's League. Many questions bearing on "the good of the city, "and the future useful ness of the League, were discuss ed ;. . , . v ' On the question of continuing tue organization tne vole was unanimous to continue. The distribution ot the new pamphlets was left to -the Exec utive committee. , The matter of Farmers' Tele phone?. Cointniltee appointed to confer with parties and make alii necessary arrangements. Com mittee consisted of V. E. Wat ters,"J. R. Smith, Z. H. Davis. In the matter of Benton coun ty making an exhibit at the Lew is & Clark Fair. Referred to the County Court, and arrange ments left to the Executive Com mittee. : Secretary was authorized to ex pend such sums as might be nec essary in toe employment 01 person to collect dues, and such clerical' assistance as might be necessary. The ..followiug officers were elected for the ensuing year: M. S. Woodcock, President ; E. Al len, Vice President; Jas. A. Har per, 2nd Vice President; E. E. Wilson, Secretary; B. W. John son, Treasurer. Jurors for March Term. The following list of- jurors for the next term of circuit court were drawn' Wednesday by the county clerk and sheriff. Court court convenes March 28. . J. E. Ban ton, Alsea M. Feichter, Willamette Albert J. Jenkins, Philomath John Chambers, Kings Valley Jesse Walker, Willamette R. E. L. Brown, Soap Creek Peter Boesen, Blodgett ; "" Alfred Bicknell, Corvallis George Gates, Kings Valley T.'J. Risley, Fairmount Joseph Gragg, Belifountain M. Ek, Corvallis Richard Graham, Corvallis M. P. Fruit, Corvallis C. A. Bareinger, Philomath J. H. Hughes, Philomath J. T. Carpenter, Monroe O. J. Ruble. Alsea P. A. Kline, Corvallis Lee Henkle, Corvallis A. M. Gray, Philomath Finley Fullerton, Alsea . H. W. Hall, Corvallis John W. Hayes, Corvallis C. E. Hout, Corvallis J. G. Gibson, Fairmount Chester Skeels, Fairmount T. D. Hinton, Monroe L. L. Brooks, Corvallis J. H. Daniel, Willamette C. J. Lundt, Kings Valley. Public Recital. The recital given by the de partment of music at O. A. C. at the close of the second term will occur tomorrow evening, March 12, in the college chapel. There is no charge for admission and the general public is invited. Doors will close promptly at 8 o'clock. . Following is the pro gram; 1 Priests' March Mendelssohn ' College Orchestra 2 Vocal, "Waiting"... ..Millard Miaa Hettie Lilly. 3 Violin. .Torney " WalU de Concert." op. 19 Miss Verna Kerker. 4 Piano Valae, A-flat, op 42. . . Chopin Miss Adah McDonald. 5 Vocal Dnet. Smith "O That We Tw Were Maying" Miss Edna Allen and Mr. Herse. 6 Violin Farmer "Blue Bella of Scotland and Vario" Master Max Miller. - 7 Piano Scherzo, B-flat minor. ..Chopin Mr. Frank A. White. 8 Ladies' Chorus. ....... .Dudley-Back 9 Violin Heimath-Klange. . .7 . .Kafka . 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If I do not stop it at that time ybu may continue to send it and I will pay 50 cents within six months, for a year's subscrip tion. If not paid until the end of the year the price will be 60 cents. NAME CITY- STATE 3 w o O S3 i t CO 2 t N h3 i-3 Yon will get monthly a Poultry Journal published in- the Northwest,, giving western conditions of poultry raising, mating, feeding, rearing and marketings Yon don't have to learn how poultry is raised in the East, and then guess ham to adapt Eastern methods to Oregon weather. Get a paper published in Willamette valley. It costs you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for three months. Sign accompanying order, and pay an advance subscription farr one year to the - CORVALLIS GAZETTE