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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1908)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by -Gazbttk Fubushbtc Compak y. " Tha Subscription; price of the Gazitti for several years has been, and remains $2 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if paid in ad ranee. This paper will be continued until all arrearages are paid. YET ON TRIAL. There is no fact in the history of human government more em phatic than this ; viz: That men have always been best protected when protected from themselves. This is not the protection of the mass from the predatory few, but of the mass from the mass, of the people from the people. In limited or constitutional monarchies this condition has been reached onlv throueh centu ries of struggle during which king-craft was shorn of its "di vinely 1 given . prerogatives" and compelled to give its subjects government which protected them alike from foreign foes and from themselves, Absolutely pure democracies are weak and unstable because the majority, in an hour of blind passion, may easily and quickly strike down and utterly .destroy their government. Representative democracy or Republican government gives the people the utmost liberty and control in the administration of their government and protects the government the people from the heedlessness and the blind, unreasoning passions of the masses the people themselves.- ' After placing all necessary pro visions' in the constitution on or ganic law under which govern ment is to be conducted an addi tional provision is added which defines how the people must pro ceed if they would mend or abro gate any or all of these provis ions. It is purposely and wisely made a slow, tedious process The people are compelled to think, to discuss, to act calmly, deliberately and intelligently. Under these conditions action will be sane, safe and probably wise. How often the people, or large numbers of them, finding a pro vision of the constitution pre venting them from accomplishing some cherished purpose would, if possible, have set it aside within an hour. It is well that, though power of ultimate control is with the people, change cannot be made in frenzied haste. The Federal Constitution is the product of men than whom none wiser nor more attached to hu man liberty ever breathed. They builded not alone for their time and for themselves but for far distant decades and remotest posterity. We are the best prepared peo ple on earth to conduct a demo cratic government. If from anv cause we should fail popular gov ernment would fall down for all time. But we shall not fail if we la bor to bring ourselves up to a clear understanding of the possi bilities we may work out for hu man weal under our matchless constitution as it is rather than to fit it to some of our crude, untried, sophistical schemes of human government. If we fail the fault will be our own, not that of our organic laws. It will be because we are unfitted for self government. Democracy is yet on trial ; we yet need to protect ourselves againsc ourselves. does not aDDear to have found any new argument in its behalf. The theory is based on the as sumption that unimproved land is made more valuable by the im provements of adjacent lands. The owner of an unimproved town lot, for instance, has done noth ing whatever to increase the value of his lot, but it has in creased in value because of the improvements made on adjacent lots. This increased - value is termed the unearned incre-1 ification. reanirin? a. higher rate of postage , the rate being so high mac puonsners coma not atford to send papers at the price of sub scription. , -; : The reason given by the gov ernment lor making this order is that second class mail matter is being carried through the mails at a rate of postage thereon which is less than the cost of car nage.... & The GAZETTE has heretofore been liberal in giving to its sub scribers time to pay for their sub- ment" by Mr. George, who claims I scriPt30n!'' bv payiag'Jaoo per 7 w. vwFW UUG UU jp&.U it escapes taxation while the man who really earned it ha3 his im provements taxed to the limit. This is supposed to restrain pub lic spirit and pay a premium to the man who lacks it To remedy all this it is pro posed to exempt all ; imm-ove ment3 from taxation and to dace the whole burden of taxation on land alone. It is a fine, specious theory and, H correct, should mduee every young man who can to buy a lot, build a residence, get married and look to the man who is una ble to have more than a vacant lot to pay expense bills. If applied, this theory would destroy our familiar system of just . and equitable assessment and taxation. The millions put into the erection of sky-scrapers, palatial residences,! grand hotels, large factories and expensive machinery would escape taxation while the poor devil who owns a vacant, lot and is forced to prac tice rigid economy for years be fore he may improve it is shoul dered with confiscatory taxation. But all these exempt improve ments must have lisrht. water. fire and police. service. Surely. i But the owners of unirnnroved lands will; be taxed to supply these. What business has he to hold unimproved land anyway? Let him get out and let some "public spirited" man have possession. One of the purposes of ortrani zed government is to protect the properly of the citizen. The ex pense of this protection is laid in just proportion upon the great and the small property owners Our present system does this, the proposed system proposes quite otherwise. The votar can easily decide which he prefers. This is an era of specious hum bugs, and the ' SingleTax" is not the least one per annum when the. same was paid in advance. Having made the difference in the past-due and advance rate has resulted in of v. dn& the Gazette a larger portion oi pm up suuscnoers. a nis raie must now be changed according to Uncle Sam's order, as the newspaper has no voice in the matter. The Gazette invites its patrons to settle their dues soon. PHILOMATH SNAPSHOTS. The wailing howl which goes up from the Democratic camp when Republicans attempt or i i i , , . . ionization would ne truly pa thetic were it not so fantastic ally ludicrous. It deceives no one, and least of all Republicans. Republicans of Multnomah, Marion, Lane, Yamhill and other counties are forming or have formed organizations which are of and by the party. Of course Benton countv re- ... - - publicans will do likewise, even though it take them until next December to make a first attempt. NEW POSTAL LAW. Notes of Interest From Neighbor ing Town Social and Other News. Mrs. W. H. Newton and dan. ghters Justina and Lola returned last Wedneidav from Pleasant Valley, where they had been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Parkes. Roy Savage anived in Philn. last Friday from Salem, and was the guest of his sister. Mrs. Wal ter Reynolds until the first of the week. The T. D. department of the Philomath public school has been discontinued at the discretion of the board of directors. Mrs. Ella M. Scott has been retaired as nurse for Mrs. G. M. Gressley who is ill. A sewing bee was conducted by the women of the Evergreen neighborhood at the home of Mrs Isaac Roderick last Thursday eve ning. A pleasant time is reported. Mrs. Hannah McDonald, ac companied by her little grand daughter, Georgene, went to Eu gene Tuesday and Miss Tressa departed on Wednesday to be pre sent at the wedding of Percy Mc Donald to Miss Connie Close of that city, which took place Wed nesday evening at the home of the bride. Percy's manv friends ot his chldbood home extend heartiest congratulations. S. H. Moses, one of our genial merchants, arrived home Mon day from a business trip to Wald- port. Miss Carve Pimm an OAPstn. dent, visited Tuesday and Wed nesday with her parents north of the burc Her- uncle. Prank Kragh of Oklahoma arrived here j. uesaav tor a ten davs' visit ar the home of his sister, Mrs. John nmm. Miss Hazel Roderick wan th guest of Mrs. Verna Springer at me opnnger ana Wyatt home in town, on Tuesday and Wednes day of this week., The Philomath Public Schools will conduct Valentine Post-Offi. ces next Friday. 7 Go to Mrs BUOV'S new sitnre for School Supplies, Stationery, uoniecuonery ana resQ Bread. 16 The Evergreen neighborhood is having it's share of evening parties. .. Within the past two weeks there have been parties at trie domes ot A. J. Erwin, E. A. barker, George White. E. L Sharp, W. N. Alford, Jms Peter son ana possibly some others that nave not been reported. Mrs. R. Pvburn was a Cor- vallis visitor on Wednesday. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT. Movement Started to Save Oregon Forests Meeting Tonight. THE SINGLE TAX. A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state will be submitted, under the initiative, to the voters next June providing for the taxation of land values only. This is the "single tax" theory of the late Henry George. It was discussed quite fully in the columns of the Oregonian more than a dozen years since and it The United Stales Postal De partment has made new regula tions in regard to carrvinc second class mail matter ( such as news papers, magazines, periodicals, etc.) the same going into effect January i, 190,?, and allowing publishers to April i, ioo5 o prepare their subscription lists in accordance with the new order of things. The effect ot the change pracucauy compels the establish ment ot new relations between the publisher and subscribers of county papers. The department ruling requires that subscriptions entitled to the second class postage rate shall not be delinquent longer than the following periods of time: Dailies within three months. fri-weeklies within six months. Mrs. Anna P. Hawkins of To. ledo departed Wednesdav for an official visit to Ashland. Medford Riddles, and other points in the southern part of the state in the interest ot the Women ot Wood craft. Miss Deane Holllster and little Saidee Durkee were guests lst week of Mrs Hannah McDonald. Prof. O. V. White. Drinrinal of the Philomath public school is in Corvalles this week as assist. ant examiner at the teachers' ex amination. Prof. C. G. Springer arrived home from Winters, California, Friday. Mrs. Springer is to follow later. Mr. and Mr?. R. M Dui;sn of Oregon City are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Wyat t. Miss Alta Wright was a Cnr. vallis yisitor Wednesday. Miss Evadua Springer, who is employed as teacher in the Ever green district, has a vacation this week. She is taking recreation in in the form of teachers' examina tion. The Independent telenhone company strung a new line into Semi . weeklies within nine1 i.mioma V"s week, from the rivmoutnneignDornooa. The sub scribers are Messrs. C. C. HnS Nash, Abbot and Taylor. Mrs. C. H. Newth retuned last week from the hospital where she had been taking medical trpaf. merit for fometime. Prof. E. R. Lake left vesterrla v , . . . : J J tor .Portland where he is to ore- side tonight at a meeting of the uregon .Forestry Association, of which he is president. The meet ing will be public and will be opened by the reading of a naner by H. D. Langille. well known in this field of labor throughout the state. This meeting is held in order to aid in arousing the state to the importance of this subject. Prof. Lake, in an article to the Oregoniin, Tuesday, writes on this topic as follows: "la a recent issue of the Min nesota Forester this statement oc curs: 'Oregon, with her vast for est wealth, practically untouched, is to be envied. She needs but to take note of the conditions that prevail in this and adjacent states in Order to fully understand whv she should conserve her forest wealth.' "This little piece of advice, corning as it does from one of the states now driven to desperation in an effort to hold in check the farther destruction of her timber ed areas and reduce the devasta tion wrought through wasteful lumbering practices, bv purchas ing larte tracts of deforested lands and planting them, ought to dis pel our apparent apathy on this important subiect. In the face of the dreadful havoc that has been wrought in so many of the East ern states, through the absence ot enlightened public sentiment as to the conservative treatment of the forests, such counsel as this ought to be effective in awaken ing a public intetest in this great question, which means so much to our state. "There are manv phases to the subject of forestry in its relation to a state's welfare. If judiciously managed, our lumber interest ought to be able to maintain in steady employment an army of workers, an item of vast import ance to the state directly and in directly. The history ot Eurore shows that the state or nation is the only competent agent in tie connnuea maintenance ot an ef fective forest policy embracing large and varied tracts of timber. One of the vital points affecting private ownership is taxation. At the beginning of any state foreol policy, this question is oae of the first for consideration. Properly adjusted it materially aids in har monizing private and public in terests, an important factor in a sound public policy. "The association is a voluntary organization for the promotion of all matters pertaining to forestry in Oregon, and welcomes every p .Diic-spirited citizen to member ship. It contemplates the publi cation of a monthly bulletin for publicity purposes, the first issue to appear at an early date. It will also engage in a series of public meetings to be held in various parts of the state, as determined oy the interest manifested in the several localities." Attention, Comardes. A requisition will be made out. soon by Ellsworth Post G. A. R. tor gravestones for the graves of soldiers who are buried in the cemeteries of this countv. The government fnm-slipc an delivers thesestones free of charge at the nearest denot. hut th.-w can only be secured by requisi tion torougu a G. A. R. Post giving correctly tne name, com pany and regiment or sprvino of soldier as found in the records of the War Department. Get this from his discharge or pension papers if possible. If these are not available then from the best information at hand. Take Pains to have it nrTTfnt This applies to all deceased sol- aiers, whether of Mexican T. dian. Civil or Spanish wais w th out distinction. Now. we hope that the imme diate friends of deceased soldiers and those interested in the care of cemeteries throughout the country will interest themselves in this matter. Secure the nec essary data and send it as soon as possible to W. G. Lane, Corval lis, Oregon. Let each old soldier in' the county consider himself a com mittee of one to see that everv soldier's grave is provided with a gravesione by Decoration Day. Get right at it, bovs, and don't rest until the work is fully done. W. G. Lane. Farmers. Bead the "Weekly Uregooian" of Port land anu the "Uotvallia 0Beue" tor t-be general news of the world, alio for in formation about how . to obtaia the bust faults in cultivating th soil, stock rafo '. iruit raising, etc. If on eaa secure both ol Uet ejrcellf at 'Utters tor one vear hm ti.iit . Cix-vailis tfozetie" the stun ol two 4 ara and fitty i-enta, in advauoH. Kstuit 11,6 money by poeta&oo order or twok draft and these most vamahle papers itl be promptly njaiied to yoti. - . 83tf GASOLINE ENGINE IRRIGATION, SPRAYING AND PUMPING MACHINERY Fairoanss-Moree Uasoiiue fingineefer pumping, spraying, sawing, (findiaic. ' Outtits complete. Fairtiauka JSoaJee, for weighing. fair banks-Morse Dyaainua and Motors ior power and light. H'airbauka-Morse Windmills and Tow rs. Fairbanks- Morse Grinders, Feed Chop, pers, WeU Pumps. . All hrst quality Koods at lowest prioes. Alwava in &uck. LitMriti reply to inquiries and quick shipments. it mo iur uaiaiogue ana prices. J. R. SMITH & CO., Agents (Jorvallis, Oregon. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Purliaud, uregun. Call for City Warrants. There is money on hand to pay general fund warrants numbr-red 3651, 3629. 3746, 3646, 3745, 3765, 3V 66, and 3768 indorsed Dec. 3rd, 1903. Iutereat uill atr nn in. same from this dale. Feb. IS. 19f)R Z. H. Davis, Citv Treauier. 16-18 MAKES LIFE MISERABLE. Troubles That Keep Half the Cor- vallis Doctors Busy. Half of the prescriptions' the Corvallle doctors write are for troubles that result directly from a weakened stomach. Strengthen the stomach muscles,, increase the secretion ol gastric juices , and you will find that common afflictions indi gestion, with its headaches, dizziness, depression of spirits. spot9 before the eyes, nervousness, sleeplessness and general debility have oeen oveicome. From now on build up the strength and health of the stomach with Mi-o-na tab lets. You will soon find yourself strong and never know the meaning of indiges tion . If Mi-o-na did not have an uuusualiv curative effect in stomach disorders, it could not be sold on the guarantee aiven by Graham & Wells to refund the money unless it does all that is claimed for it. They give an absolute, nnaualified euar an tee with every 50-cent box of Mi-o-na that the money will be refunded nnlesa the medicine cures. They take the whole risk, and you certainly can afford to get Mi-o-na from them on this plan. JSUlUCJi uF FINAL !Sij,ri.LEM.fctf T. Aotica u htrebv baa Bleu lu Hie luih.lv i ,.nn , k. ...... -.TTr. ... UreKuu uer utmi aewmut as auiuiuutrairix ut voe estate ot o. 11. JLiee, acceaseu, aud that ALuuuay lue 24tu Uav 01 'ttruMj-v iimik ... . t. .. i if , . j y 1 . m.v uuui ui it u clucJt iu tne toreuuuii 01 uu tin. k-.. ana appoiutea o eaia court as m uili aua tlie - "ftv. . uiuvd iu Hie cvumy court nuuM 111 VOrValllS 111 SUlU LMLUU X Mil -lo1m - . .... . lor ueariug uujttiiuu., u uuy, u ttuiil account .uu.wi. vii peisons uiter- eoleu iiu uc&iriUjf io uDjci-i uioiew are uutineu to U10 meir oujeuuoas tucreto lu wriuug witu vua ueik. vi saiu court uiiu aearat seiu nine ami l'"0- u'l'A LKc, . administratrix 01 the Estate ol 0. a. Lot, Ueceaseu. bUAUViOjNa. -WANTED- A representative in this county by a large real estate corporation. Special inducements to those who wish to become financially interested. The Real Estate Security Co. Fort Dearborn Building Chicago, 111 la the Circuit Court tor Uuj State of Oregon tor .oeiituu County. Dc.iiU Kcwi, Appucaut aLd I'laiutilf vs. uuiiuuii Kuwiauu, roily Miici.tii, heirs-at-law of ijucrbuu iituioc-k, uccumhi, uh h. totrntmu, a. airau&ii, ucctaaca, ami tieiiry lwib. uiiU Aii wiiuiu it iiia.v eoiiceiii' lieieituauu, iu the uitfcuer ot uit upuituiou ui L-ciiJa liead to .glatcr tile Line io tnc .oil 'mug ucuciiLeu rwi tfoierij ; me original l. l.. ui iiiuiti a. jtirftnociv aua Lucitui Hmiotit, lus Wilts, it buig ijLiux io ty, Ucii.g Luutb 01 &tto. 4 una t in 'lowu i4iip 11. &oiuli, iwAaiKcti t;it ut Hie Wiliuuieifc iUtiiiiAitu iubuii couuty, Oregon, attocriUsa an luiiuwa, low it,; ifeg-u.11u.rf at tu a. comer of twiu auc&iu 4, aua muumrf ti.wuce uoitli a uiiu., cast- io cutuus UiciiCc Wtsi Zi vlituus nuUiU tliiKe, iul-jc &uulu i caaius una uu ium, iliciice uoi kb uug. aua a 111111 vesi 23 tluuus auii 7 luika, tiiciiic auavli 'o ciiuiub uuu 16 iiiiks, tiidiue euM oy elite, una uluu, aua uiturc nonli 20 chains to Uj pitM;e oi noguiuiiag ui ine aistriot ut iaua& subjwt i sale ai urvuu City, or., aaa conianiing olu acru uj'U "JU-iOv ut au ucit. i iiu,u 111th lutwiauu, I'uiiy Aiitchell, Sara H. toti-uiiau, i ayue -Lewis. &vuvy i-uwib, ana "Ail H iioiii it may ooucrii" ltleuuauib. ill Llitl IlOllie Ul LilU SlUL- .r iiirn J eaeiiulou ai'e nexeuy bUUiiuuucol aua raquncU iu l'ptiii anu answer in compluiui aua aijlica- tlun l.irll U.V'il.lllL VOil 111 T.li kimva. i.i.ill ........ auu eause uu or beiure tne Hint uay in .February, lMtiH hHl!l i'uLe knimr t I v wut.L- u ir..... .... . i. . iitffc-'oi uic rust pubiicaiiuu ot thitt Suujuoua xuu mat udiu,o.liou or uiiu dUiuuioub beidig oa (ne iwth aay oj-j iuuary, ant the last uubii- canoa, ihereoi tieiug outiif 2ist cajr otf etruafy, 11(00, ii you 1 ail so to answer icr want there ot, ube plaiutui auu applicant will apply to the Court ior tne reiiei uetuauaoa aua prayed for in buu complaint ami applieatiou, to-wit, ior a deci-re Oociariiig, ueteruiijiiug and adjuoiiiig that 13 ueieuuauLS auu eftCa or them, and "Ail whom ii may eoueern" have uo estate, right title oi tot dat iu aud to the following detMA-toed real pn a. Jrlaliocit aud uucrctia Haiioolc hm wji, It hflllLT 4 :i-it(l Nl.. fiH ruimrr . u u- . 9 in iowifciy J I, bouth, iuuige 6 West ol tHb Mioaiouo juwauwu, nwuwu LvUllty, rOgfcUl, Utt- - vww.iv. Lite . tU, curutfr ol aaiu aec a and rui.iiuig theuoa north 3d .un.B, wivuw DUUUl 4 UUlWUa ailU Ot lillKH, tuttuee norUi jy devf and nuautes west 23 chains auu u7 iiuka, theuue boutu 2d ctiaiib mtd tb iiiiati themw wtwb tA) chains and 23 links and tiienw uurtii s!6 chaliu to the place ol betritiuinx in -he oistrict of lands subject to sale at Oregon OHy. Ote gou, and coitfuuiuig bft iwres anu 2b-ioool an acre, at law or iu equity hi possesftion, expe XMiiuy reversion or reaauuder and that you and eiutt ol you be forever concioded, enjoioea and de hmrreil iroiu asserting anv claun whattDeveror ac ail ui or to saia real pi operty adverse to the plain tiu1 aud applicant; that the Oourt by such decree aud aud declare the title or interest of the appli cant in the said real property and decree that ub is the sole and only owner and person who has aa interest in said land as in the application prayed trar of titles in aud for the county of Benton and erty as fouud by the .decree of said Oourt and lor such other and further relief as the Court may deem meet and equitable, in the premises. This Summons is served upon you by publication thereof by order of Honorable B. Woodward, Judge w ut x. s nil bjr VUUII VMS DUMrV UI nwm,uut tw iJenton county made on the 6th day ai January. 7w, uirwiiiug puoucauou viiereoi once a wtoa, sue six consecutive and successive weeks in the Cor vallis Gazette, said Corvallis Gazette being- a news paper oi general circulation and published weekly at Oorvallis, Benton county, tttate of Oregun. xixat puoucauon January iu, im J P. TAT 18, Attorney far Plaintiff. aud Applicant. ii 11 1 11 r r 7RE TO ALL months. Weeklies within one year The mails are not forbidden fr. j subscribers who are in arreais j longer than the time provided in I the new ruling, but these subscri i bers are placed in a separate class- Portland and Return, Only $3.50. The Southern Pacific Company and Corvallis & Eastern Railway are selling rouDd trip tickets to Portland from Cor allis for $3.50, good going on any train Saturday or Sunday either via Albany or wet side and good returning either via Albany or west side, Saturday, Sundav or Monday. 16tf E. C. Lisyille. Afivnt. 1 (MrKHSUPPERS $OCIETTDlWEK T imported Japanese wifri purchases of FOR SALE BY Thatcher & Johnson Co., Agents. Bargain Sale OF Dress Goods AND AT Shoes HENKLE & DAVIS' MESICK! AHE I0U GOING EAST? We can save you money on freighting' household moils. Write us for rates and other particular. Oregon auto-Despatch Co. 27 FIRST STREET fORTLAND. 0RE00H
