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Vol. XXXI.
Corvaijlis, Bentox County, Oregon, Friday, J uly 21, 190S.
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EXPOSITION ITEMS.
Of Interest to Benton County
People by Special
Correspondent.
md Rena Peterson, with Misses
Anna and Maggie Petersan, call
ed at the county booth and regis
tered.
Something in the Wind.
The burning question of the
day at the Fair is, "Shall the
Trail be -opened on Sunday?"
And this question is in a fair way
to be answered in the affirmative,
as suit has already been brought
against the directors by the man
agers of the "Carnival of Venice"
and the "Davenpoit Farm" at
tractions. Fiom the showing
already made, it looks as if the
Trail people have the best of the
argument, as well as right on
their side. The concessionaires
claim that they are losing money
as it is, and that they were prom
ised open gates on Sundays. Pub
lic sentiment is in favor of an
open Sunday. Thousands of peo
ple are now spending their Sun
days at "The Oaks" and other
resorts in the vicinity of the city
who could easily be attracted to
the Fair if the amusement at
tractions were open to receive
them. The churches are having:
their usual slim attendance, not
withstanding the fact that there
are thousands of strangers in the
city every Sunday. Everyone is
hoping that the matter will be
quickly settled, as the Trail peo
pie threaten to withdraw their
shows unless their requests" are
granted. This course " would
prove the ruin of the Fair, from
a pecuniary standpoint, and
touches the exhibitors in every
other department in their tender
est parts their pockets. The
"Exhibitors' Club," "an organi
zation of all the exhibitors in the
various buildings, will bring the
matter up in their next regular
meeting, and at that time will
show how the parties most inter
ested in tjie success of the Fair
the men who have paid their
money and are putting in their
time to make it a success think
and will act.
The latest additions to the
amusement list has been the cap
tive balloon and the reckless and
dangerous feats of the one-legged
Kilpatrick, in his daring r'de on
a bicycle down a steep flight of
steps on the Trail, and his ride
in a motor down another steep
inclined plane. Both these at
tractions are free to all, and take
place severar times each day. The
reckless rider will probably be
killed in some of these dare-devil
performances, and this expecta
tion seems to enhance tne inter
est of the spectators.
While the farmers of the coun
ty ot senton seem to be aoing
something to make their home
county known to the outside
world, it seems" strange that the
newspaoers themselves, who are
the natural advertisers, cannot be
found in the county booth. The
inquiry is frequently made: "Are
there any newspapers published
in your county?" "Can you give
me a copy?" And it is with a
feeling of almost humiliation that
the attendants are obliged to an
swer: "Not one of Benton coun
- ty's papers has ever been sent to
the exhibit." Why is this thus?
G. W. Golf, of Corvallis, has
sent several plates of gooseberries
to the exhibit that are a credit to
to tne county and to himself.
Sojoe of them measure a full inch
infIiameter, are of nice color,
form, and of good taste. They
have elicited good words from
even the exhibitors of rival coun
ties; , ;
(Walter Wiles spent a few days
in Portland last week, and with
his family took in the Fair pretty
thoroughly. He seemed to be
.very favorably impressed with
the remarkable beauty of the
scenic attractions, and the
variety and extent of the various
exhibits.
Victor P. Moses, your present
county clerk, was a visitor last
week. ... . -:--:i-,f.,.:'. ' .-''V.,,;.
C. A. Bowles and V. D. Haw
kins, of Philomath, were' also
seen going the rounds. Frank
FOREST SERVICE.
The
New Name of the Bureau
of Forestry.
Many of us are hopeful of see
ing the day when steamers will
again be on regular runs to Ya
quina Bay. That it will come
to pass goes without saying, for
it natuarlly follows m the course
of affairs. Although of late years
there has been little trade to call
ocean-going craft to this harbor
it is noticeable that the demand
for boats at the bay is increasing
as time passes. .
During the past year many
steamers have visited this harbor
and there has been arapid in
crease of trade. Only last Satur
day the Arago arrived from Coos
Bay and spent 24 hours in our
near-by harbor. Business brought
it there of course. A few days
before the steamer Newport visit
ed Yaquina and departed with a
good cargo. The Robarts is now
more or less regularly on this
run.
From the above it is readily
apparent that things are looking
up quite a bit over at the bay.
Possibly the renewed activity in
railroad circles may have a bear
ing: on the matter and a few of
the steamship companies are fig
uring on getting into business
over there while the field is yet
green on the ground floor, as it
were.
Whatever the reason may be.
there is noticeable change for the
better. With a heavy traffic over
the C. & E. to Yaquina, and a
good, live iine of steamers mak
ing regular trips to that harbor,
we would all feel the benefit that
would naturally follow. That we
are on the eve of developments
that will result beneficially there
is every reason to believe, so let
us hope for the best.
From July 1 the Bureau of
Forestry is to be officially known
as the Forest Service. The
change was made by Congress
last winter, and it provided for
the Government, work in forestry
during the coming year, aad sig
nalized an important advance in
the scope of that work. The
actual control and administration
of the national forest reserves.
formerly under the charge of the
L,and Office of the Department of
the Interior, is now in the hands
of the Forest Service, the only
branch of the public service pos
sessed of the scientific and tech
nical knowledge necessary for the
enlightened care and use of the
forests. This means that the re
serves are to be made to yield to
the 'people of the country the
largest benefits which intelli
gent management can get out of
them. Use, not reservation from
use, is the essential purpose lor
which they exist but use under
such conditions as shall make
their benefits permanent. .
Control of the reserves was
turned over to the Bureau of For
estry last February, and the
Matters For Discussion.
The
posed
Covell
street
health committee com
of Councilman Avery,
and Francisco, and the
committee, Councilman
Irvine, Francisco and Covell, ac
companied by Chief of Police
Lane, went over the city pretty
thoroughly Wednesday. They
were looking for defective side
walks aud many matters requir
rig attention.
Perhaps the most important
item for consideration of the
councilmen was the matter of
condemning a couple of old shacks
that stand on Main street. One
of the buildings is at present
occupied by the Chinese as a
laundry. It is situated just south
of the steam laundry in the
same block. Besides being a
fire trap, the building and the
conditions attached are consider
ed a rnenace to health.
The other building it is pro
posed to condemn was formerly
operated as a laundry by Chinese.
It is situated across the street
east of Homing's grocery.
The matter of so modifying
the fire limit as to make it pos
sible for the owner of the last
named building to erect a wood
en structure is talked of, and it
is argued that there are no fire
proof buildings in that blcck, at
least in that side of the street.
save one, which isof sorrugated
iron.' Moreover, the prevailing
wind would be from snch a quar
ter that this could be - allowed
without endangering the build
ings across the street. The build
ing at present in use by the
Chinese on North Main street
stands outside the fire limit, so it
would be possible for the owner
to rebuild in any manner he
would desire. r
. These are simply matters at
present discussed by these com
mittees, who will report to the
council when the matter will be
finally decided. Whatever the
council may do in the matter, it
is an assured fact that Chief Lane
will have a lengthy report at the
next meeting of that body.
nec
essary reorganization is now well
advanced. In taking up its new
work, however, the Forest Ser
vice will not abandon any part of
the old held of tne Bureau. Its
broad purpose will continue to be
the furtherance by every possible
means of the movement to intro
duce practical forestry every
where. It will do its utmost to
assist this movement among pri
vate owners, and in the several
states, not only by scientific in
vestigations but by advice and
cooperation in the actual work of
applying forestry, This is ; im
peratively demanded if the gen
eral welfare is not to suffer pro
foundly in the future from a
shortage of timber supply. The
Forest Service will continue the
studies of forest products, of
methods of making timber more
durable, of tree 'planting, and of
all subjects which can promote
wiser and more profitable use of
our second great resource for in
the value of their total contribu
tion to our needs there can be no
doubt 'that foret products stand
next to those of agriculture.
The field oftheBureau of For
estry has been expanded remark
to report. From what is given
out it appears that at the national
'capital there is a growing feeling
m favor ot strict justice in all
cases where there has been any
breech of trust on the part of
government officials, a feeling
in favor of punishment. The
following dispatch was sent from
Washington a few days ago:
Continued exposure of graft in
government officials who have
been manipulating public' office
to their private gain is going to
have, a marked effect upon the
trial of Representative Binger
Hermann when' his case is called
here early in the fall term of
court, probably next October.
The jury which will try Hermann
will be composed of residents of
the District of Columbia. The
public mind in this city has al
ready been overstocked with in
formation about official graft.
Indeed, Washington is thorough
ly sickened of graft in the govern
ment departments, and sympathy
is no longer expressed for men
implicated in any way. On the
contrary, the idea is spreading
that it is time to purge the entire
service and deal out justice to
every man who has betrayed his
trust.1' : '" 'r
The indictment of Hermann,
according to the officials who will
conduct the prosecution, is based
on strong documentary evidence.
These officials assert their con
fidence in being able to show the
jury that Hermann when Com
missioner of the Land Office, not
only violated the law prohibiting
the destruction of public records,
but that he furthermore violated
the law prohibiting1 the sending
of private correspondence through
the mails in officially franked
envelopes. .
In the face ot the present state
of the public mind, it will take
comparatively little evidence to
convince the jury of the guilt of
any official charged with corrup
tion in office, and it is likely to
go pretty hard with every one
against whom the government
can make out a clear case. Even
before this strong sentiment de
veloped in . Washington, the
prosecuting officers expressed the
utmost confidence in their ability
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marcorrect in punctuation
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thing that it is a pleasure to
look at. .
to secure Hermann's conviction
in Washington. They are even
more confident now than before,
for they declare they have ample
evidence to satisfy any jury . that
Hermann's indictment was well
founded.
In case Hermann should be
Doctors said He would not live.
Peter Fry, Woodruff. Pa.t writes: "Af
ter (doctoring two years with the best
physicians in v ainesburg, and still get
ting worse, the doctors advised me if 1
had any business to attend to I had bet7
ter attend to it at once, as I couM not
p saibly livea'nother month as there was
no cure for me. Foley's Kidney Cure
was recommended to me by a fiiend, aud
I immediately sent my son to the store'
for it and after taking three bottles I be
gan to get better and continued to im
prove until I was entirely well." Sold by
Graham & Wortham.
Bent Her Double.
"I knew no one, for four weeks, when
I was sick . with typhoid and kidney
trouble," writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, of
Pittsburg, Pa., "an 1 when I got better,
although I had one of the best doctors I
could get. I was beut ilonble, and had to
rettujy hands on me kr.ees when I
walked. From this terrible affliction I
was rescued bv Electric Bitters, which
restored my health and strength, and
now I can walk as straight as ever. They
are simply wonderful." . Guaranteed to
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50c.
ably 111 the past few years. The; convicted, he would, like Senator
first Government recognition ofj Mitchell, be deprived of his seat
forestry was in 1S76. when Con- in Congress from the dav the
ress made an appropriation; forssentence was imposed, and would
, 1 1 1 ' , . 1 . i . 1 ! 1 1 - 1 , - c ,r
a skilled man to prosecute a study
of the forest couditions. needs.
and uses, and make a report to
Congress. This office was con
tinued until the Division of For
estry was created, July 1, 1886
Then from a mare office of infor
mation the Division stepped sud
denly into the field ot actual op-J
erations, demonstrating , by ex
ample how forestry could be made
to pay, and thus furnish the one
argument needed to convert pri
vate owners from scepticism as to
tne practicaDieness ot a theory to
the acceptance of a proved fact
When this was accomplished a
new epeen m the ; history ot
American forestry opened. Since j
that time no single step forward
has been so important as that!
which the use of the new name,
Forest Service, n'ow marks. This
the people of the country, and
particularly the people of the
West, where the reserves are,
will come to realize as they grasp
the fact that, scientifically and ef
ficiently administered, the reserves
will soon reach their highest ef
fiency as contributers to the
wealth and permanent pevelop
ment of the regions in which
they lie. .
likewise be disqualified from ever
again holding any government
office.
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Monmouth
State Normal.
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E. D. RESSLER,
Monmouth, Oregon.
Down on Graft.
.Representative Hermann of
Oregon will, have his trial in
Washington, D. C, some time
during next October, according
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