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. We give you qniek
Mrvke and savtt job mcaeev
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SOME POINTS ABOUT
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won't hurt you, if you intend to buy, and
get the points of me.
' "A SCARF PIN POINT"
you cret at my iewelrv establishment is of
genuine value. Convince yourself bv
looking over that lot of new 1906 scarf
pins iust received. I have them "fruitv."
and of "simple elegance." Price in each
instance is extremely low.
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building,
Corvallis
Figure any way . you will. The man or woman who
makes a purchase at our store actually saves money. We do
not claim that all our goods are sold at cost, but we do claim
that our customers are not deceived That our goods are sold
only at a profit consistent with the times, and that marking
some goods AWAY UP and some AWAY DOWN is not
allowed in our store. A SQUARE DEAL to everybody is
our motto.
Before commencing house cleaning drop in look over
our prices (all - in plain figures) and see w.hat we have in
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If you care to investigate call at my store any time.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.!
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Then come in and see my line of Sporting Goods and be con
vinced that it is the best and most complete line ever brought
to your city, consisting of Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Teckle,
Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors,
Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale.
Agent for the Olds Gasoline Engines and Automobiles
Guns and Bicycles For Rent. First-class Repair Shop.
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, Ind. Phone 126, Residence 324
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