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Vol. XLm. Corvaijus, Benton County, Oregon, Fiudw. Apiui 2T 1006. NO. 36 HIS OPENING REMARKS. Senator 'Fulton on Railway Rate Regulation. Mr. President. In discussing the pending measure I do not pur pose entering upon any argument or attempt to prove either the necessity or the importance of additional legislation for the pur pose of providing for a wider and stricter regulation and control of the persons engaged or the in strumentalities employed in con ducting commerce among the states. I assume that it is the concenses of opinion here, as it unquestionably is throughout the country, that legislation of such character is not onlv desirable, but necessary, and that we be lieve, as the people believe, the time has come when a more strict and systematic regulation and control of ' the great transporta tion lines of this country engaged in interstate commerce should be exercised by the Federal Govern ment. This conviction in the public mind has been of slow growth, but it is the result of profound deliberation, thought, and study. It would not be accurate to say that the suggestion of govern ment control and regulation of rates, fares, and charges of trans portation lines is a suggestion of a new governmental policy, be cause in trnth it is a policy thai has obtained in many of the states for a considerable period of time; it is a policy that was long since adopted by many of the leading countries ot Europe, and is still adhered to in one form or another. That it is a problem replete with difficulties and perplexing questions, partic ulaily in this country, with its wide area and vast internal com merce is quite generally conced ed. Hence it is not surprising that even among those who are most earnestly favoring legisla tion of this character there would be wide differences of opinion touching the methods to be em ployed, nor is it any impeach ment of one's sincerity or zeal that his ideas upon a subject so fraught with difficulties and com plex questions should not be in accord with the views or convic tions of some other person or of many other persons. Nor should the public conclude that simply because the members of a legisla tive body, confronted with a great governmental policy or pro posed policy such as this are dis posed to move slowly in solving it, to study it from every possi ble point of view, that they are wanting in either earnestness or patriotism. It is quite true, Mr. President, that there is a school of philoso phers and magazine essayists who have discovered not the slightest difficulty in determining just exactly what should be done in this matter, and how it should be done. They do not admit that there is any excuse whatever for a moment's delay in the enact ment of the legislation I am frank to confess, Mr. President, that I am not so happily or fortu nately constituted, nor am I suffi ciently supplied with the quality of gray matter that is neces sary to so ready and easy a solu tion of the grave governmental and constitutional questions which are presented by this in quiry. I have given during the last several months such time as I have been able to spare to the study and investigation of a few only ot the numerous questious involved, and I cannot say that I have yet reached a perfectly sat isfactory conclusion concerning all of them. I do not expect, Mr. President, to be able to contribute a single original thought or suggestion to this discussion or to change or in fluence the views of any member of this body. I only hope to be able to so express my own views that I will hare furnished a rea sonably clear explanation of my motive for the votes that I have cast during the progress of this legislation. I hear senators referred to on the one hand as railroad senators and on the other hand as the foes or opponents of corporations, cor porate wealth, corporate power, and all that sort of thing. I sin cerely trust that I am neither. I hope that I am a friend of rail roads and ot every other legiti mate commercial and industrial enterprise. I would not know ingly cast a vote the effect of which would be to embarrass or cripple any legitimate industry or business. We are called upon, however, by legislation to regu late the conduct of individuals, and in a greater or less degree every character of business. That we find it necessary to ex ercise a higher degree or care and to provide for a wider degree of control and regulation of so called "public service corpora tions" than of other enterprises is due entirely to the fact that the relation of these corporations to the public is in a large degree that of governmental agencies, clothed in a great measure with governmental powers. But in enacting legislation ot this char acter we must take care that we neither sacrifice the interests of the public, on the one hand, nor render it impossible, on the other hand, for those who have invest ed their money, their savings, and their earnings in these cor porations to earn a just and rea sonable compensation for the ser vices that they perform. To do the one would be to prove false to the trust with which we are charged. To do the other would be at once to discredit ourselves and our country. I have not the slightest pa tience with the cry that simply because a senator favors this bill . ' i or tnat, ne is necessarily tana ipso facto the tool, the agent, or the representative mt some pecu liar or special interest. I am very confident that every senator in this body in casting his vote upon this question, as upon every other, will so cast it as to repre sent, according to his best judg ment and according to his con science, the people whose duly it is for him to represent here. That there should be wide differ ences of opinion is not surprising, A man who comes from a purely commercial center is naturally imbued with ideas and convic tions that prevail there: a man who comes from a manufacturing center is quite naturally influenc ed in a large measure in his con victions by the convictious that prevail there; and so a man who comes irom an agricultural sec tion is influenced largely by the views that are entertained there j touching public questions and matters of legislation. Were this not true, we would not b repre senting our constituents, I mike no pretence that my judgment is not influenced I know it must be, though perhaps unknown to me influenced very largely on questions ot public policv by what seems to be the judgment and the wishes of the people I in part represent. I honor the man, Mr. Presi dent, who has the courage of his convictions. It may be unpop ular for the moment for him to advocate them, but I believe in the principle of eternal justice, and I believe that justice will ul timately prevail and the time will come when he will be recog nized and honored because of the courage he displayed in stand ing for his convictions. The Chinook wind, which plays capers many and varied east of the Cascade Range, has stolen within range of Bert Huffman's pen, which poetically discourses: And then on the western sea afar, The Gate of the Winds is left ajar, And gently stealing on timid wing. A soft wind comes from the Garden of , Spring! Fine early Dent eeed corn at Zie- rolfs. 35tf MOSQUITO BRIEF. The Attention of Scientists is Be ing Turned to the-Pest. Many a fellow who has batted at an elusive mosquito has been guilty of expressions not proper in polite society. For all the vengeance declared in the cen turies passed the pest still endures and is as great a nuisance as ever. In spite of all efforts he, or it, has flourished. Of late years we have, heard much of the mosquito as a breed er disseminator of disease. Var ious medical authorities " agree, so we are told, in holding the in sect responsible for the spread of disease. In order to show that serious thought is centered on the mosquito we reprint the following from one of the greatest period icals in the world, the Scientific (American: This is another name for the prevention of mosquito breeding by obliterating the primary con ditions requisite for their whole some production. On the nth inst., the Third Annual Conven tion of the American Mosquito Extermination Society was held in this city, at the New York Aquarium, and supplemented in the evening by a dinner given at the Union League Club by the President, Mr. William J. Math- eson, in honor of several guests and Health Board officials. At cue convention it was shown that much progress had been made toward the abatement of the mosquito nuisance by a greater enlightenment of public sentiment in its favor, as evidenc ed through recent legislative enactments. In the state of New Jersey, for example, where only a few years ago the suggestion of eliminating the mosquito met with ridicule, now, as a result of a more uni versal education and extension oi information on the subject, it is reported that the state legislature has passed almost unanimously an appropriation of $350,000 to be expended at the rate of $50, 000 per year for the diking and ditching of the great salt marshes Iving adjacent to the city ot Newark and about . the Hacken sack River. Legislation is also in progress in the New York leg islature to the same end for the benefit of New York City. The convention adopted what is termed, "Mosquito Brief," stating in simple language the nunber of species of mosquitoes that inhabit marsh lands and cesspools of the United States that they can only be breed in water; that one mosquite can lay on the average three hundred eggs a day ; that the life of one mosquito is about a mouth. The most dangerous of Southern mos quitoes is the Stegomyia fasciata, the natural carrier of yellow fever germs. At the evening dinner, Gen. Fred D. Grant, of Governor's Is land, U. S. army post, gave some interesting reminiscences on mos quitoes and their effect on the health of the army. He related how he had protected a division of the army located on oae side of the Rio Grande River, in a southern section ot the county, from the spread of yellow fever, which had broken out in a town situated on the opposite bank. He secured funds from Washing ton to carry out an effective! system ot screening, and said as a result that not one of his men was taken with the fever. On liovernors island, numerous relics in the shape of 15-inch- gun shells were inverted, so as to shed water instead of holding it, which had the effect of reliev ing locally the generation of the insects. Even upright rifle barrels were filled with sand to avoid the collection of water. Mr. Paul D. Cravath related an interesting record concerning the relation of the mosquito to malaria. On the north side of Long Island, about thirty miles from New York, there were cer tain valleys and bays where tb mosquito was notoriously evi dent. The areas were located on a map. Another record wa made as to the extent of malaris over this section, from physician? aed others, and these areas were placed upon a second duplicaU map. This medical map was superimposed over the first map, and it was found that the ares in both cases pretty evenly matched each other. This record is of special inter est to all boards of health, and proves most graphically how possible to improve the public health by the prevention of nv - quito breeding. ' Other interesting remarks were made, - showing how mars places by being reclaimed and converted into public parks couh easily improve land valuations and at the same time become a public benefit. The Relief Fund. The committees appointed to secure funds and supplies for the cietKute ot San Francisco an ceitainly doing a great work. Another car was dispatched tr the stricken city Wednesday eve ning. It contained ladies', Miss es', and children's apparel, also men's clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc. Six cases of tht above were contributed by tht merchants of the city and the re mainder was collected by the ladies' committee to whom much credit is due for their unceasing efforts. All clothing collected by the ladies was thorough! cleaned, mended and so packed that it will arrive at its destina tion in first-class condition. The car which started south from this point Wednesday eve ning contained the following in addition to the above-mentioned clothing, etc: 1,000 pounds ot sulphur, 4 tons mill feed and 5 tons of bied hay. Tomorrow is "Farmers Contri bution Day" and there is an ap peal lor eggs, bacon, potatoes, baled hay and oats ill to be de livered at the J. H. Simpon warehouse not later than noon. Following is a list of recent con tributions: Geo. Coote.. 5 00 Mrs. Rose Selling 5 00 Helen V. Crawford 5 00 D. E. Mathews 5 00 E. R Lake IP 00 Lillian Lake 5 0- Eininafjrawford 5 00 Vutor P. Moses 5 00 Graham & Worthani 20 00 Mary H. Whitby 5 00 W. A. Gellately 5 00 Hout& Jones 10 00 Mrs. J. W. Howard 5 00 Casper Badamaker 2 00 E. W. S. Pratt 4 00 John E. Wyatt 10 00 Thos. A. Jones 5 00 Pauline Kline 10 00 Dick Scott 100 Monroe Sunday School 2 55 C. L. Heck hait..... 2 00 R. V. Hollenburg 2 (X) Mra. Charles Bardwell 1 00 Corvallis Creamery Co 20 00 Mrs. Ida Callahan 5 00 Mc. McKellips 5 00 M. P. Morran 2 00 S. L. Kline (Mdse.) .. 100 00 F. L. Miller(Mdse.) 100 00 J. H. Harris(Mdse.) 40 00 A. K. Ras3(Mde. ).. 48 80 Wellsher & Gray(Mdse.) 50 00 A. Hodes (Mdse.) 3 50 F.Bryant (Clothing) .. 8 00 Kiger (Potatoes) .1.-1 oO M. Harria (Flour)-........ i; .1 W. Fischer (Mill Feed) 50 u Mrs. C. C. Hartless (Hay)...-........ 10 o ' Good. Judgement. la the essential characteristic of me and woman Invaluaole to good bust ess men and ne :esaary to housewives. A woman etiows pd judgement when she htiyg White Cream Vermifngt for her bby. The beat worm medicin ever offered to mothers. Many indeed are the sriihl mothers, who write their icratitul for the Kood-' health of thair chili ren. which they ow to the nse of Whine's Cream VwuifofiO. Sold by GrataM & Worth am. ofey's K idney Cure iMXc kuXaejra AtoeWsr tight. SOME POINTS ABOUT SCARF PINS won't hart you, if you intend to buy, and get the points of me. "A SCARF PIN POINT9' you get at my jewelry establishment is of genuine value. Convince yourself by looking: over that lot of new 1006 scarf pins just received. I have them "fruity," and of "simple elegance." Price in each instance is extremely low. Albert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occideital Building, - - - CorvallU tSoIIenbrg .& Cady's Furniture Store discloses the fact that their stock is very complete all goods being of latest style and best manufacture. Among the things tastily displayed are Art Squares and Rugs, We have some very choice patterns in Ingrain, Shiraz, Brussells and Ax ; minister. You will surely miss something nice if you fail to look them over. A new and complete line of Granite and Tinware. We guarantee prices as low as any ' house in the Valley. HOLLEWBERG CADY . . . A Specialty . . . We are making a specialty in the form of the latest and most up-to-date eye glass mounting, ever offered to the public. This eye glass mounting is "The Heard" guaranteed to stay on where others absolutely fail. 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 Tackle, 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. M. M. LONG, Ind. Phone 126 Residence 324 CORVALLIS, - OREGON. Dm Cm Hlotand. CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY. Patronize Homo industry Outaldo Or don Solicited. All Work Guaranteed. Take, The Gazette for all the cal news- Just Became. Your cough is only in the throat and !tt8 not trouble yon now, don't think tt at it needs no attention. When it has not had much of a start is the time to check it. The slightes1'- cough easily leads 1 pneumonia, bronchitis, and consumption. , A bottle of Ballard's Horehooada Snp will core that cough. The price pats it within reach of alL Sold by Graham & Wortham. , , v SPENCER'S Hair invigorate And Dandruff Eradfcalor e t n 5 2 o 3 -4 f E u o B 3 Trade Bark Registered. " J Price, - Fifty Cents! ""' Manufactured by The Vegetable Compound Company ; Corvallis, 0re;cn I t Chaa. B lakes lee. ICORYAUUS. OREGON. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. ; The Kind You Have Always Bought ) Bears the Signature of FOIESSESIIEIn ft tmramU4rmntomf,mmr- At plmMm J .... -1