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Vol. XUDLT. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, April 20. 1906v NO. 31 FATAL ACCIDENT. Death of William Thomas Cau ed by Caving Earth. " The funeral of the late William Thomas Occurred at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Evangelical church, the services con ducted by Rev. C. T. Hurd. Interment was in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Decea eed was accidentlj- killed while work ing in the ditch i.ear the reservoir of the mountain water system, Monday aftern oon about 4 o'clock. He was working in the bottom of the ditch, shoveling the dirt to a platform several feet above bis head, from where it was thrown out by James Gray, another laborer. Mr. Thomas was down a depth of 12 feet, when the side of the ditch suddenly gave away. John Young, who was working in the ditch directly back of Thomas, stated that he had turned' ip get a shovel, when he heard Thomas al', "Look out" and that, looking ahead in the ditch everything Beemed to have tarned black, and Young realized what had occurred. The earth broke is a eeara or ledge, and from" one to two tons of dirt buriied the 'infortanate man in the bottom of the ditch. A message came to Corvallis by 'phone and a physician hastened to the scene The ficcrse was also sent out, and in the Uieantiuoe the laborers on the dith had been digging out the entombed victim. Iwaa found on examination by the phy sician that Mr. Ftiomas' neck had been broken, and death was consequently instantaneous and painless. The remains were brought to Corvallis and taken to the morgue, where an in qu6Bt was held. The jury was E. L. Strange, juincoln Chambers, Wm. Crees, V. A.. Vidito, A. E. Wilkins and Homer Lilly, and they returned a verdict of accidental death, and exonerated the the foreman from " any carelessness in carrying on the work, it being stated in the verdict that it seemed that ordinary precaution had been observed in perform ing the work. William Thomas was 36 years of age and was a native of Tennessee. He married Hannah Wileon in 1895, who, with six children survive. The mother is not in robust health, and the lam ily is in a very needy condition. Sub scriptions were taken by neighbors and ethers, Tuesday "morning, and quite an amount in cash was contributed. 1 he case is pathetic in the extreme, and there is general sympathy ior the ! stricken ones. "Three Men in a Boat. No doubt the charm ot "Life on the Ocean Wave" has been lost for three Newport lads. We judge by the following dispatch sent out from Newport, Monday: Late last evening the life-saving crew at the Yaquina Bay station effected a most difficult rescue of three young men from Newport who went out deep-sea fishing early yesterday morning They were C. Baker, Lee Doty and George Michley. When they went out the sea was very smooth and as they went up the coast about ten miles it was late in the evening when they reach ed the entrance to this harbor again. They found the bar breaking heavily and it was im possible to come in. A southern ly gale was threatening and word -was sent to the life-saving station. The crew responded promptly. The surf along the beach at the station was too heavy tor the surf boat, after a mile run up to the boat house on the south side of the bay a lifeboat was launched and going out through the en trance succeeded in crossing the bar after a desperate battle with mountainous seas. Just as it got dark the life savers picked up the fishermen but were obliged to remain out all night. At six o'clock this morning they got safely in again, with the rescued " men, who were in a plight when found their boat only being kept afloat by con stant bailing, many of the seams having Jbeen sprung open with the ;. heavy pounding of the sea. The life-saving erew are receiv ing great praise for tht gallant rescue. Now In Prineville. A few days aero Jesse Spencer, of this city, received a letter from Ed Greffoz, who is now living in Priuevil e. Tbe letter is as follows: ' , As it is about election times I suppose the heat is beginning to r n up to the ioo mark in Tam nny with the doors clos ed. Tb ere seems to be consider able stir here for the primaries. There are eight or nine men who want to be sheriff of Crook county-It seems as if nearly all the people here aie from the valley, in tact, so far as familiar faces are concerned, it is as nearly, like home as Corvallis. Enclosed you will find the picture of one of the landmarks of Corvallis 25 vears ago (H. M. Bell). All the people seem to take oride in extending the glad hand to a stranger. I have been here about three Jteeks and will say that in that time I have seen less disorder than I have noticed in the valley towns in the same length of time, '"Uncle" Harvey to the contrary notwithstanding. Prineville is about the size of Independence, and while they have no college, in addition to their public school they have a very fine brick high school. The national bank oc cupies a beautiful stone building. There is also under course of con struction a fine stone hotel build ing that would be a credit to any place. There is a Salvation Army here. I was greatly surprised in the county. It is very much finer than I expected to see, and when they get their irrigation ditches completed it will be but a few years until this will be as fertile a place as the Yakima valley. This would be a good location at present for some of our chicken cranks. I know one party who has over 50 Browa Leghorn hens and thev cannot begin to supply the demand for eggs for hatching purposes. Well I must close. Give my best regards to the boys. Appreciates His Work. We are in receipt of a letter from Captain Apperson and a reading will convince anyone of the service A. J. Johnson has rendered OAC. Furthermore, it draws attention to the fact that if Mr. Johnson was able through his standing to accomplish so much for our institution, it goes without saying that if elect ed a member of the legislative body of Oregon he' will be en abled to accomplish far greater results for our college. The letter we received is as follows: Park Place. Or., April 16, 1906 Editor Gazette: As a member of the board of regents of the State Agricultural College of; Oregon, I desire to publicly ex press my acknowledgement and appreciation of the valuable as sistance, voluntarily rendered, by Mr. A. J. Johnson during the last session of the Oregon legisla ture. And he rendered valuable ser vices in securing from the Wars and Means Committee of that body a favorable recommendation providing for the needs of the college and station, and espec ially in cutting out a large ap propriation for a rival institution tor duplication of our work. Mr. Johnson is justly entitled to and should receive commenda tion for his valuable work in the interest of this institution. The friends of this college, in my judgement are under obligations to him. Respectfullv yours, J. T. Apperson. Notice I. O. O. F. All members are requested to be pre sent at the regular meeting Tuesday, April 24, as business of importance is to be brought before the lodge. By order ofN.G. . Vote for Geo. Smith for county commissioner, and you will make no mistake. THE GENERAL'S IDEA. Favors Government Building Transcontinental Road. Editor Gazette: More than a vear ago your paper published an article . signed by a peasant of Benton county setting forth his reasons for a double-track rail way from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans as the only remedy for the crimes and extortions per petrated of the United States by the railroad corporation. The evidence which justifies the application of such a remedy multiplies every day and ere long will move 80,000,000 f free men to demand the construction of such a highway as their only deliverance from asvstem of com mercial spoliation and slavery such as never before caused this corporation-ridden earth. Please oblige me by the pub lication of the following com ments of the Hon. W.J. Coombs on this all important subject. Very respectfully, T. J. Thorp. Ex-Representative William J. Coombs, president of the South Brooklyn Savings Bank, has been looking over the legislative field at Washington for the past sev eral days. After conferring with his friends in the Senate and House, Mr. Coombs has come to the con clusion that Congress is really trying to draft a rate law that will stand in the courts, and at the same time pxovide a large measure of popular relief. In explaining the situation as he finds it, Mr. Coombs said: 'The undisputed tendency of the great trunk lines of, roads that span the continent toward consolidation of interests in a few bauds, cither by actual merger or control of stock has seriously alarmed even the most conser vative. "It is barely possible that there are constitutional prohibi tions which will prevent effec tive legislation, bnt we must make the honest trial. "The natural suggestion is government ownership and oper ation of roads. The aggressions of the roads mav create such a public sentiment as will force its consideration by the government. There is another remedy, far belter than government owner ship and operation. "It is possible to create new physical conditions which will either check or dominate those now in existence and restore to the people a large amount of competition with resorting to the perilous plan of government operation of roads viz; the build ing of a great national highway across the cpntinent. The Panama Canal seems to furnish an J object lesson that it may be worth while to consider. It has been considered proper and legitimate for any state or for the general government to construct canals in the aid of commerce. If it is legitimate for the gov ernment to construct a waterway through land in aid of commerce. through which any citizen or company can, upon paying toll and complying with strict regula tions convey his or its barges, ;s it not just as legitimate and feas ible for it to construct a steel way over land, upon which any rail road company, new or old; any corporation or private individual, can convey a car or train of cars' to the desired market? "Such a road or roads wculd stop the absorption of local line into the great systems, for as soon as they reached the main line . 1 Ais ; . 1 iney wouia nave tne use or tne public way at reasonable rates to the great markets. "buch roads in the hands ol the government would be power iui weapons ior regulating com merce between the states and lopen up privileges equal to all." Vota for J. W. Crawford for cerder commty rc A Fit Man. George W. Smith, candidate tor county commissioner is re ceiving only wo: ds of praise all over the county. His honesty a a man, his loyality to Lis friends. his fair dealing with his custom ers, insures nis nomination anc election. Mr. Smith's frierds are mak ing a clean, open av.d bonorabl fight. This is the kind of figb that wins the respect of all re spectable citizens, and draw them to him. George Smith has made none. and will not make any promist sr promises in wlicb the janitor- ship at the court house, ferryman. or any other place within the ap pointing power of er, either before or 1 fter ih primaries is involved. George W. Smith will carry Corvallis practicoilv unanimous ly. He wjH he prcud of his large majority at the primaries tuda. KM'o-ts indicate that George W. Sruiih wilt carry witlj a bit n-jjitv in 1 he entire vvesterr part ot county. Mr. 'S:iiith sas: 4.'I am running on my merits as a miii, and not cn the mis-t-ikrs or dt m rits of any candi date. It I cannot be nominated without resorting to inuuerido, inud-slinging, abuse, or pulling down 'the good name and charac ter of any man, I prefer defeat tc success. It net nominated for the office of commissioner by tht republicans, you may be assured of my support for the man they name for this office. I expect no less of my opponent." Republican Candidate for State Tceasurer. JUDGE THOS. J. RYAN Of Oregon City Who promises that he w:ll apply busi ness principles to the conducting of the office of the ttwte treasurer and pledgee himself to pay all interest on the State's money into the State Treasury, thus re ducing taxes in Oregon at least $20,00 per annum. He who has the interest ol Orpgon at heart will cast his vote far him on April 2 t h. WILLIS S. DUNIWAY Candidata For State PrMa; At Republic Primary, April 20, 1906 "The State Printer should avoid ur necessary expenditures and give a squai deal to taxpayers. Political manipulator have no business to engage in exploitin; the office and no right to a division of it emoluments. I pledge an economical, business-like administration." Willis S rjuniway. 'Air. Daniway is a brainy man, a broad man. an upright man, a clean man." Salem Statesman. Have your printing done at the Gazette office. 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