Corvallis gazette., September 12, 1905, Image 1

CORVA
IK II W II H II iN
II
LdJL
Vol. XLII.
Corvaujb, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, September 12, 1905.
XO. To
' 1 lh
1 1 i
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
Bill to Regulate General
Elections in Oregon.
There is beginning to be much
discussion of the good and bad
points (if there be any of the
latter) as relate to the primary
election law which it is proposed
shall have a trial at the general
election lor Oregon in June next.
Already we see evidences ot a
desire on the part of certain mani
pulators to thwart the intent of
the provisions of the bill.
Let us all stand for the law
and give it a fair trial' It may
prove dissatisfactory, weak if
you please, but if such should be
found the case itmay be changed,
modified, strengthened, or abol
ished entirely according to the
lesson taught by trial.
Only by giving it a fair test can
such weaknesses, if any exist, be
ascertained. Many people are in
ignorance of the provisions of
this bill and we are pleased to
print a few ot the more import
ant sections that they may be
enlightened, as follows:
Section n. A political party
within the meaning: of this act
is an affiliation of electors repre
senting a political partv or organ
ization, which, at the next gener
al election preceding polled for
its candidate for representative in
congress at least twenty-five per
cent of the entire vote cast for
that office in the state. Every
such political party shall nomin
ate all its candidates for public
offices, under the provisions of
this law and not in any other
manner, and it shall not be
allowed to -nominate any candi
date in the manner provided by
section 27qi of Bellinger and
Cotton's Annotated Codes and
Statutes ot Oregon . Every poli
tical party and its regularly
nominated candidates, members
and officers, shall have the sole
and exclusive right to the use of
the party name and the whole
thereof, and no candidate for
office shall be permitted to use
any wora 01 tne name ot any
other political party or organiza
tion than that by which he is
nominated. No independent or
nonpartisan candidate shall be
permitted to use any word of the
name of any existing political
party or organization in his
candidacy.
The names of candidates for
public ofiice nominated under
the provisions of this law shall
be printed on the official, ballots
for the ensuing election as the
only candidates of the respective
political parties for such public
ofiice in like manner as the names
of candidates nominated by
other methods are required to be
printed on such official ballots,
and the provisions of section 2805
and 2006 ot Bellinger and Cot
ton's Annotated Codes and
Statutes of Oregon shall apply
to and are hereby made applicable
to nominations for public office
. made under this law, so far as
the same are not in conflict with
the provisioHS of this law.
It will be noted that the law
plainly says in the above section
that nomination of all candidates
for public office shall be made
"under the provisions of this
law and not in any other man
ner." And yet we find those
who are endeavoring to all ap
pearances, to ignore the intent of
the law and hold what in
every sense is the "same old con
vention."
Section 12. Before or at the
time of beginning to circulate
any petition for nomination to
any office under this law, the
person who is a candidate for
such, nomination shall send by
registered mail or otherwise, to
the secretary of state or the
county clerk, or city clerk, re
. corder er auditor, as the case may
be, a copy of his petition for
nomination, signed, bv. himself,
and such copy shall be filed and
shall be conclusive evidence for
elector has been a cai ci time to
nomination by his party. All
nominating petitions and notices
pertaining to state or district
offices to be voted for in ior
than one county and for judges
of the circuit court and district :
attorneys, shall be filed in the
office of secretary of state; foi
county offices and district office
to be voted for in one county
only shall be filed with the
county clerk; and for all city
offices in the office of the city
clerk, recorder or auditor, as the
case may be.
Section 16. All petitions for
nomination tinder this act for of
fices to be filled by the slate at
large, or by anv district consist
ing of more than one county,
and nominating petitions tor
judges of circuit courts and for
district attorneys in districts con
sisting of a single county shall be
filed in the office of the secre
tary of state not less than twenty
days before the date of the pri
mary nominating election, and
for other offices to be voted for
in only one county or district or
city, every such petition shall
be filed with the county clerk or
city clerk, recorder or auditor,
as the case may be, not less than
fifteen days before the date of the
primary nominating election.
The above are important sec
tions and make certain points
very plain. It may be added
that as soon as any petitions for
nomination have been filed they
become public property and the
books wherein they are recorded
shall at all times be open to the
public.
FOR PORTLAND ONLY.
No Visitors Allowed Outside of
Metropolis.
Picking Well Advanced.
Hop-picking in this section is
being prosecuted to the limit.
A few yards will finish this week
and next week will see the wind-
Hp of this work for 190s. Gen
erally speaking the quality of
hops in this section has ben all
that could be desired, and in
some yards the yield has been
unusually heavy.
Hopgrowers as a rule are in
clined to hold their new crop un
til the market has become settled
down, though there is no move
toward concerted action in the
matter. .Dealers in many cases
have hop fields of their own and
1 - tt
as mey are anxious to sell as
soon as possible, there could be
no unity of action between them
and those who simply grow hops
tor the market.
Growers who have contracted
11 .1 1
to sen tneir nops at 15 to 17
cents feel as though they have
little cause to join lit the general
worry this time, as the hop crop
is of uniformly excellent quaity,
and there can be no objection
to the condition of the new hops
in the Fall. - V
Growers who have not con
tracted their hops, will, of course,
try to sell at the best advantage,
and they may require the delay
of several months, though the
'bears" are predicting a slump
m prices as the season advances.
Supply and demand will very
likely govern the prices of Ore
gon hops this year, as growers
are less inclined to place credence
in both bull and bear reports.
Prominent dealers do not look
for many sales at the beginning
of the season. v
Every place in Oregon has
contributed its mite toward the
Lewis and Clark Fair. The
citizens of every city and town
in the state have "legged" for
the Exposition and boosted it so
far as in their power they could.
Not only in peaking favorably
of the Fair have they done their
part, but coin of the realm has
been lavishly spent in every
section of Oregon in assuring the
success of the Fair.
Before the opening of the Ex
position many people of the val
ley were under the impression
that many Easterners would
roam the fields during the sum
mer just passed. How the idea
took root we cannot say, but it is
certain that many people of this
section were certain in their own
minds that during Fair time a
a number of excursions would
be run out of Portland and up
through the Willamette Valley
for the especial benefit of such
visitors from the East as might
desire to see the rural poitions of
Ojegon. In the light of the
past, how foolish it appears that
we ever gave credence to such a
thought, or hope, idea or notion.
The absurdity of it all!
This is Portland's show. It
makes no difference if the whole
state does help pay for it, to Port
land it belongs first, last aud ah
the time. In many small towns
is heard the cry that all loose
coin is gravitating to Portland
and that business is perceptibly
aSected. In all probability could
the matter be figured exactly it
would be found that the Fair
will cost Benton county $50,000
by the time, it is over Com
menting along this line the
Eugene Register says:
Our correspondent states that
the Fair commission, is not deal
ing with the outlying districts in
a manner apprqaching fairness,
and that they are discouraging
visitors from frequenting the
countrv districts simply tor the
purpose of swelling admissions.
If this is true, and from observa
tions there is every reason to be
lieve it is, the Exposition officials
should readjust their position in
this matter.
Tne financial success of the
Fair is already assured and thej
country ought to. be in line for
attention during the remainder
of the Exposition. The country
has assisted the Fair in every
way possible and has taken much
pleasure in the work, but it
wants the Fair officials to intrude
no obstacles in the paths of those
who might wish to look over the
outside district.
The end of the Exposition is
not far distant and measures
should be taken at once to in
augurate a series of cheap ex
cursions from Portland into the
various sections of the state.
it is a tact, authenticated trom
various sources, that the country
has" not realized its hope in the
wayof visitors or secured its just
proportion of sightseers. Natur
ally there must be reason for
these discrepancies, and it is time
the Exposition extends a recipro
cal courtesy to the outsiders.
in" Portland this
San Francisco. He expects t.
leave either tonight or in the
morning for Corvallis. as hi
a game scheduled with the Uni
versity of California October 21,
and will get the boys down to
hard work at once. Root, cap
tain for this year of the Farmers,
is in Portland, and the two men
had a conference this morning as
to the material they had at hand.
"Part ot last winter I spent
with Yost at Michigan," said Dr.
Steckle. "Of course I have
some new ideas that we will try
to bring out at Corvallis. Since
April 1 have been in Reno, where
I have been practicing medicine.
The last week I went to San
Francisco and met Decota, man
ager of Berkeley. He is delight
ed with the new coaches. While
they have not a world of material
at Berkeley, it tooks to me they
will have a fast, light team. That
is what we will go up against
next month.
"Since we have so little time
in which to put the team into
shape, I hope to get the team out
on the field the first of the week.
We ought to have a strong de
fensive team this year, although
will drill them first on the
offensive. I am told that there
are a number of new men that
will show up at practice that look
good. This ought to be a good
season for OAC and we will trv
to win the championship. This
is absolutely my last season as
a coach. When I left last winter
I did not intend returning, but
was persuaded to do so."
ring
A love of a
can te bought here for very little money.
Just how little yon can learn by dropping
in and pricpg a few. We have ring? of
all kinds and eizes. Tiny baby rings for
Tot, rings for "the school. girls, diamond
rings for the third fineer of the lelt hand
oi the young woman, plain gold bands or
hoops for her later. And all very moder
ately priced.
Albert J. Metzger
JEWELER
Occidental Building, - - - Corvallis
ll
MONMOUTH STATE NORMAL
Begins its 24th year September 26.
THREE COURSES OF STUDY
Preparing for County and State certificates. Higher courses
recognizer! in Washington and other States.
DEMAND FOR NORMAL TRAINED TEACHERS.
Longer terms, higher wages and better
opportunities for promotion award the
Normal graduate for his enterprise.
School directors appreciate the superior
ability of Monmouth graduates and the
demand far exceeds the supply. Special
attention given to methods work in
graded and ungraded schools.
Catalogues Containing Full information
will be sent on application. Correspond
ence invited, address
E. D. RESSLER, President.
Market Report.
If your watch shows any irregu
larity or gives other evidence that
something is wrong with it, better
have it examined by a competent
watchmaker. You won't find any
more skillful or more exDerienced
anywhere than right here. We clean and repair all sorts, of
-watches thoroughly and quickly and guarantee all our work as
Well as our prices to be right. If your watch chain is beginning
to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain for any rea
son, we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-filled one
made, at a moderate price. We carry the Simmons make, the
best known and most strongly guaranteed chains ever sold.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
Following are figures showing
the present state of the Corvallis
market :
Wheat, per bu,.... $ .63
Oats, per bu '. 35
Potatoes, per bu .60
Cattle on foot per.lb... . .02
Veal on foot per lb....... .06
Sheep on foot pe-- lb .03
Lambs cn foot per lb.... 04
Hogs on foot per lb 05
Chickens per lb .09
Eggs per doz .20
Batter per lb. 25
Chickens have, until very
recently, been from io to 13
cents per lb. It is safe to say
that since spring they have aver
aged 11 cents per pound. Hogs,
even at present may be said ti b?
cents on foot. Cattle, best
condition, worth cents on
foot; sheep, in good condition,
3 cents.
Hard to Chew.
Race Two Days.
At a meeting held in Albany
last jpnaay evening steps were
taken to arrange for a two days'
race meet n the Albany Driving
Association track. There is
said to have been considerable
enthusiasm at the meeting and
the desire was plain for such a
meet t be held before the rainy
season sets in.
The work of making arrange
ments and fixing dates was left
to a committee consisting of D.
O. Wood worth, P. Anderson, M.
McAlpin, Dr. D. B. Wells and
Cooper Turner."1 This will prove
welcome news to a number ot
' O. A. C. and Pigskin.
Corvallis owners of horse flesh
the purpose pf this law that said J and lovers of racing.
Within another week the old
town will take a renewed leafe of
life. - Students by the hundreds
will return to college and then
there will be something doing
every minute. The first thing
to receive attention will be the
formation of the football team for
in a month from the opening: ot
college OAC will play the Uni
versity of California team. Dr.
Steckle, our coach, is already on
the ground and prepared to cause
a "buzzine'j with his boys. The
Telegram gives the following in
terview with the coach:
Dr. A. C. Steckle, who will
coach the Oregon Agricultura
College team this season, arrived
In the Manufactures' Building
at the L,ewis and Clark Exposi
tion is a biscuit of marvelous
toughness, tougher . than the bis
cults described in the funny
papers, and a thousand times as
hard and heavy. This biscuit is
ot rubber and it weighs 70
pounds. It is worth about $100.
The big biscuit is of Para rub
ber, the most valuable kind and
was made by natives in the
jungles ot South America, three
thousand miles from the mouth
of the Amazon river. Para rub
ber, named ior Para, a town near
the mouth of the Amazon, origin
ally was gathered near that place
but the ravages of the rubber
gathers destroyed the industry,
and now rubber trees grow only
in the far inland valleys. Under
scientifac methods now in vogue
the limit of rubber taken from
each tree is about three pounds
The rubber as it comes from
the tree is about as -thick as
molasses. The natives coagul te
it in smoke, using a stick as thr
center. The big biscuit at th
Exposition was made this wa
Rubber from South Africa ts no
so valuable. King Leopold c
Belgium now controls the out
put. In the old days the native
used to coagulate the rubbei
about a rock, and sell it bv
weight, nek and all, but this
practice has been stopped. The
only rubber produced in . Uncle
Sam's domain comes from the
southern islands of the Philippine
group.
Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies. '
ndpt. Phone Ice Cream, Confectionery and 'indpi. Phone
257- Nuts, Cigars, Pipes and Tobac- 257.
co, Fine Soda Water, all flavors.
Gomraffis, - -
Printing
Have it done at the Gazette office
Come and have a talk with us or
call us to you by telephone. Our
work helps you to realize that all
the good printers are not outside
the limits of Corvallis.
Our printing Is the up-to-date kind
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Do .you know we keep a complete line!
of house furnishing goods ? Everything
from a curtain poll to a parlor suite and
from a clothes pin to a steel range, al
ways on hand.
.....DEADENING FELT.....
Just the thing for house lining. We buy it by the ton.
Reduced prices by the roll. We are headquarters for
stoves and ranges. Our ranges are fully warranted.
Ask to see those 'new air-tight heaters, just received.
H0LLENBERG S CADY