Vol. XL.II.
''Corvaujs,; Benton County, Oregon, Tuesda y, "January "2 l
TO '-CHANGE LOCAL OPTIO-
Amendment Before Legislature -Hot
Fight Looked for From
? Prohibitionists.
till be measured by the regular
i array standards, I have adhered
j closely to the methods
in
vogue
The amendment proposed to
the local option act would change
the law in five essential points
first, it would apply the law only
to individual precincts, and abol
ish option by groups of precincts
and .counties; second, it would
increase the number of signatures
necessary for a prohibition elecion
from 10 to 40 percent of the registered-
voters of the precinct;
third, it would prevent a second
in the regular service, adapting
to a certain degree the text works
and manuals authorized for the
Infantry and Cavalry School at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan as. The
greater part ot my efforts since
reporting here, have been direct
ed towards having ... the cadets
adopt a systematic rule of con
duct, inculcating' accurate meth
ods into everything' they under
take. This not only places the
cadet in a condition to receive
favorably all instruction in the
Military Department, but facili-
election for two years after the tares study in other departments,
first was held, whether the first
went "wet" or "dry"; fourth, it
would apply in towns and cities
only to residence orecincts, and
fifth,' it would exempt breweries
and wholesale liquor-houses
and becomes a valuable asset to
any young man going out in the
world in any profession. The
study of things military is a
study ot a life-tune, the ojjy
thing attempted in schools-of
MOSE HOPS PLANTED.
Prospect is that the Increase in
Hop Acreage Will tend to
Lower Future Prices.
Opponents of the amendment tnis kind being to establish a
. ... .. . : 1 1 :1J,
are grouped into tnree classes: general snu wieuge 01 me manner
First, those who think the law a i enlisting, organizing, disciplin
ed act; second, those who re iug. clolhing, feeding, caring for,
gard it as unfair or vicious but are paying and discharging an army,
unwilling to tamper with a "peo- I know of no school in . the
pies law" ; third, those who think unuea states today, . outside ot
40 percent to high a percentage. West Point, that is paying more
Verv vigorous onnosition to attention to detail tUiii tnat ot
the amendment is sure to crop the military body of t!iis college,
out, but - the , advocates ot the- Having come from the ranks of
tne regular army, I realize the
amendment profess confidence in
their ability to carry the bill
through the Legislature. It seems
likely that an amendatory act
can be passed, provided it does
not abolish the local-option prin-
, ciple of the law. . But there is
reason to believe that the 40 per
cent requirement will neet wkh a
stro ig fight. . .
TELEGRAMS POURING IN.
Hundreds of telegrams from
every part of the state have pour
ed in on members of the Legis
lature for the last two days urging
amendment, of the local option
law. These telegrams caaie al
most entirely
business men.
mem Ders irom tne rJouMnes-- in
- which the senders reside. V-
1 - ef i . 1 - -
aimcuities tdat ordinarily con
front a soldier who can devote
his entire time to the study of
things military, but in the in
struction oi . the cadet, considera
tion must be given to the fact
that this' study is merely a com
ponent part of his training - at
this college. This fact I have
.constantly kept in mind when
reorganizing the military body,
and with the hearty co-operation
whica I have received from the
regents, president, members of
the faculty, -and the entnusiasm
which has characterized .the stud
ent in performing his duties,
from prominent justifies me in the 'belief that the
and are; sent to appearance of ' the reuiment at
the Lewis and Clark Fir will be
the greatest advertisement Vthe
Members say that the messages QAC has ever received.
came from men of high business anticipate in the - near future
standing, woo are in no way con
nected with the, liquor' business
and whose wishes are entitled t
respectful consideration. From
sorift ofvthe members of the Leg'
islature it is learned that the tele
grams favcr no . particular bill
but urre amendment which will
be reasonable.
Changes suggested by these
messages areNthe adoption of pure
ly precinct local option, requir
We
the
TJie high price realized in hops
the last two years has caused a
wholesale rush towards planting
out more hops all over the North
west. This being the case the
market is bound to become flood
ed, when these young hops begin
to-bear, as there is only a limited
demand lor this product so that
it does not take a very large over
supply to demoralize the maiket
and run the price down. A well
known hop buyer of Portland,
sums up the situation as follows:
'Oregon, which raised 85,000
bales last year, will probably pro
duce 120,000 this year, and in
California one firm alone, the
Horst Bros, is putting out 4000
acres of bops in the Sacramento
valley. This firm expects to pro
duce 25,000 bales of hops this
year, although the vines only
grow about half a crop the first
season. The output ot California
in 1905 will reach fully 100,000
bales against 60,000 in 1904.. '
Eastern hop firms who under
stand the situation, and the tend
ency of the hop industry, are pre
paring to take care 01 3 and 4
cent hops again within the next
few years. When hops reach
this low price growers will get
discouraged and begin uprooting
their vines as they have done be
fore in Oregon. 1 It is not at all
probable that hops will always
pay so well as they have this
year and last, because the com
sumption of hops is limited and
it does not take a heavy surplus
to cause a decided slump in the
hoD market.
: But money will be made by
dealers who wait to buy at panic
prices, and after they have secur
ed hops at 3 and 4 cents a pound
hop extract can be made and put
away for future use when the bop
acreage shall have . decreased
again and prices reach the 25 and
30 cent mark. Hod exact is a
good substitute for the fresh hops
cicuuuu 01 a,u cnciueu. uuiiuiug aud being so much clienper, is
of sufficient dimensions to acco.11- ; largely used when fresh hops are
odate the entire regiment Jatjhigb. The hop extract made in
drill." College Barometer- - I in-1894 has beeif exhausted about
two years, and this partlv
Corvalhs Girls Won.
In a, spirited contest between
years, and this partlv ac
counts lor the high price ol hop:
prevailing ot late. Hops had hc-
mm!' rhfAn triQf liifv wprt
fte OAC. girls -basketball team!u,ed as horse adding and ere
" . , . , " P , seven soicl tpr :$i a Dale, it was
played in. the Armory FndayLhn t - . . exir;irt was
j night, the former won, the score
ing that there shall be an interval bein2 25 to 5 in favor of OAC
of at least two years between elec
tions on the liquor question,' and
increasing the number of peti
tioners necessaiy to secure submis
sion of the saloon issiie.
Military Department Advancing.
1 his was the hrst appearance
of the OAC team at the Armory
in two years, and an exception
ally large crowd was present.
From the first, the college girls
played all over and all around the
visiting players, although the
Lebanon girls did some splendid
work, one of them especially
The rapid advancement of the good at tossing goal, in the last
Military Department of the OAC half throwing the most perfect
nas been due largely to the work basket ever made in Corvallis
of our new .commandment, Lieu- At the close of the first half the
tenant Quintan. Being a young, score was 12 to 2 for OAC. The
enthusiastic officer "with modern final score stood 2; to k in favor
ideas and a vision of the possi of the college girls.
bihties lor" this .department, he
has introduced a system which is
. . .
bound to put the organization in
splendid shape s by the, time it
visits the Lewis and". Clark Fair.
s Lieutenant Quinlan is a gradu
ate 01 a law school, but at the
that
made bv the wholesale, arid the
manufacturers "niade ioriunts out
of the business, but thev had to
wait' several ' years to fell their
product. ' History is going to re
peat itself, in the hop business
"and it may be two br more years
before the slump is due."
M. W. A. Supper a Grand Success.
: Was a Fine Dinner.'
The dinner at the opening of
the Occidental Hotel last Satur
day was very fine. The tables
were abundantly supplied with
commencement ot hostilities with turkey, chicken, roast meats ot
Spain he enlisted as a volunteer all kinds and all other .elegantly
and served throughout the war. prepared edibles. The dinner
He was appointed to the regular was truly such" as one" would ex
army after conspicuous service in pect ' at a home-like up-to-date
the Filipino war. He was so Thanks-giving or Qhristmas -din-severely
wounded that his ' retire- her., - The tables- were- tastefully
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" was appointed as commandant ef dining room was presided over
cadets in the Oregon Agricultural by Mrs. Nixoil in .her'usual grace-
College. Speaking of the work ful mannef so natural to her to
here Lieutenant Quinlan says: make everyone . leel at- home,
"The Military Department 6f Mrs. Nixon has long had a not
the OAC has a regimental forma- able reputation of being one of
tion, 402 cadets having ;register-- the finest cooks in Oregon, and
; ed. In its iUstruction. it is'Orie the best of cleanly and tasteful
of the- most thorough -in - the housekeepers. She is a very in
United States .Realizing, that dustnous lady and looks after
the efficiency, of the regiment every detail herself.
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The large crowd that has been
in Monroe for some time attended
the supper and entertainment
given here Friday night, under
the auspices of Monroe M. W. A.
in their hall.
A number of .songs and recita
tions were delivered after which
State Deputy Head Council Sim
mons, of Portland, made an - ele
gant speech.
i ne crowa now made way in
to the adjoining room (Wilhelm's
hall) where the tables were groan
ing under the load of luxuries
they bore.
It was not the intention that
anyone should jgd away, hungry
and the tables were Full- and any
amount left..
After supper the Jvyduns: folks
entertanied themselves-, by play
ing games, dancing' and, some of
the boys enioyed themselves
watching others with the glove
on boxing. " - -
A vote of thanks was extended
by theM.'W. A's. cariip to tbr
Royal Neighbors for . their ' help
m maKiDg.it a- success .also tne
Mc Clarkey Bros, who furnished
excellent music. -
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