Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, July 10, 1908, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE CORVALLIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Gazette Piblishtxg Co., for $2.00 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if cash is paid in advance. ELECTIONS FOR 1908. Registration reopens Sept. 20. Closes for election Oct. 20. Presidential election Nov. 3. Probably the reason the. Repub lican party platform doesn't 'View with alarm" is because there is nothingalarrning in sight Dr. Morris returns tomorrow from Portland, where he went for examination before the Ore gon State Medical Board, and AprCT,infV,a ntkJ will practice in this city. Dr. Pve of his denartnr fnr FnrnnP Morns and family recently came David B. Hill declared: "There is no Democratic party." LETTER LIST. Under a recent agreement with Great Britain and other foreign powers, parcels weighing up to eleven pounds may now be sent by mail to those countries at a cost of twelve cents a pound. In the United States, for any dis tance, the limit is four pounds and the charge sixteen cents per pound. In other words it costs us four cents more per pound to send a package by mail to even the nearest postoffice than it would cost to send it to any of those distant countries. We are told that it was the , intention to equalize the weight limit every where, but that "owing to the objections of the express com panies" the eleven pound limit will not apply in the United States. And no doubt the post office department, "owing to the objections of the express com panies, decided also not to re duce the sixteen-cent charge in this country. Now the question arises, when did ihe express comranies acquire the right to dictate to the post office department what rates and limits should be fixed for matter passing through the mails? And why should their "objections" have more weight with the de partment than have the wishes and interests of the people who own tne country : l ne express business is a gigantic monopoly which has for many years been doing the hold-up act on the peo ple, demanding and receiving many times what its service is worth. The time may possibly come when the people wiil find some way to remedy this and many other flagrant evils from which it is suffering, and may it not be long delayed. One ofx the wettest towns in the country, Sunday night, was Lincoln, Neb., the home of W. J. Bryan. A terrific rainstorm, last ing nine hours, flooded to a depth of from 2 to 15 feet an area of about 25 square miles in that vi cinity. Several deaths are re ported and the property loss was immense. The train service was seriously demoralized. ito Oregon from .Pennsylvania I and will reside in Corvallis in (order that the children may attend OAC i The river boats still make reg ular trips between this city and Portland and there is every in dication that the service will continue until late in August. Last year the service was dis continued the 15th of August. The heavy rains and the late spring are the causes of the higher water this season. The following letters remain uncalled 'or in the Corvallis postoffice. for ihf week ending July 4, 1918: Elisai Adams, Ross Badey. Miss Margie Scoville, Misses W Wharton, Mr & miss es Jack white. B. W. Johs son, P M The Marshfield authorities are putting into effect a new plan with the purpose in view of de creasing the number of bibulous individuals who persist in filling themselves with booze and par adingv the streets in an intoxi cated condition. They have just passed an ordinance providing for posting the photographs of all drunkards. It will be inter esting to note just where they will draw the line between the so-called drunkard and the "pro minent citizen" who acquires a frequent and noisy jag when out "with the boys." Medford enjoys the distinction of being the only city south of Salem where the thirsty traveler may quench his thirst with some thing thicker than soda water except by ways that are dark and devious. Grants Pass, Roseberg, and Klamath Falls have joined Ashland and Eugene on the water wagon. The Roseberg brewery will make near beer, the Grants Pass hrewery will make dena tured alcohol. All of the newly dry towns face financial stringen cies. Roseburg loses $9000 a year revenue, Grants Pass $5500, Kla math Falls $0000 and the smaller towns in proportion. Many are the schemes projected for mak ing up the deficiencies but a road and poll tax of about $3 .a head seems mostly favored along with an occupation tax. Dining cars on the Southern Pacific are dry from the time the California boundary is passed until Marion xounty is reached. So are the buffet and observation cars, all dry. The name of Rev. Q. H Hamly, a Chicago Baptist minister, de serves a prominent position on the roll of fame. In a sermon last Sunday he strongly advocat ed tfie taxation of church proper ty. "The church of Jesus Christ," he said, "will never have render ed unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's until she has paid her full quota of taxes on all property she possesses. State and local governments are sup ported by taxes assessed upon property. The rate of tax de pends upon the amount of prop erty assessed. The more property in a taxing district the lower the rate. To exempt no property in a taxing district is to lower the rate. To exempt property is to increase the rate- Now there are millons of dollars worth of church property that is exempt from tax: The burden of tax upon the re maining property, therefore, must be increased to make up the differences and thus citizens who may have no interest whatever in the church and who may not care to labor toward its work are compelled indirectly to da so." A letter reached Corvallis rela tives, Monday, announcing the birth of a baby boy, on May 31st, to Mr. and Mrs. George von der Ilellen at Manila. Both parents are well known in this city, the mother having been in girlhood Miss Grace Huff, a popular teach er in the Corvallis public school, and Mr. von der Hellen was formerly a well known student atOAC. Both are highly esteem ed and popular young people, and numerous friends join in congratulations over the birth of their little son. The letter was dated June 7th, and stated that all were doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hunter and family are packing their household goods preparatory to moving to Walla Walla, Wash., to make their home. They are prominent people in this city and have made many friends here, who deeply regret their de cision to go elsewhere to reside. They will be accompanied by Mrs. Handsaker, who goes to Walla Walla to spend the sum mer with her parents. Rev. Handsaker will leave later for that place, having resigned his pastorate in this city, in the hope that the change will bene fit his health, which has been very poor. The departure of these two respected and highly esteemed families will be keen ly felt in Corvallis, but all join in wishing them God speed and all success in their new homes. Last Sunday afternoon, while LOW RATES HOW E AST WILL BE MADE YHIS SEASON BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES IN OREGON From Corvallis, Ore. Additional Locals. Mrs. W. S. McFadden and children have gone to Junction City to spend the summer on their farm near that place. Prof. Beatty is erecting a large fiimm nd inns rpsilMiPfi oil colle.o'fi hill for his own occupancy, it 'passing at the time of the acci returning irom .f lvmoutli where they had gone to attend church, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Whitehead met with quite a serious accident. On passing Virgil Watters' auto the horse became frightened and ran away, throwing Mr. andMrs. hitehead to the ground and smashing the buggy. Mr. White head is quite severely bruised about the head and shoulders, but it is hoped nothing serious will result, and Mrs. Whitehead received the usual bruises al though she was but slightly in jured. The buggy is a complete ruin, and- the owners declare they will sell the horse the first chance they get, as they have no desire to drive the animal again. They were picked up and brought to Corvallis by parties who were Asfo'lows: Both ways Ow way To , thi-oPKh Portland ( ifornu CHICAGO $75.10 $90.10 ST. LOUfS 70.10 85.10 ST; PAUL 62.60 84.35 OMAHA 62.60 77.60 KANSAS CITY 62.60 77.60 Tickets will b9 on sale May 4, 18 June 5, 6, 19, 20 , July 6, 7, 22, 23 August 6, 7, 21, 22 Good for Ketnm in q0 days ith strp over .privileges at pleasure w ihiu limit?. Remember the Dates' For anv further information call on B. C. LINVILLE, Local Agent. Or write to WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, O.fgon. Carrie Nation says she will strip the first woman she finds wearing a sheath gown. We fail cause of good moralr. It was al ways supposed that Carrie had all she could attend to in the way of smashing barrooms, lecturing on temperance and cutting down the barriers of vice. When it comes to being the censor of the dress of other women she is clear ly, as Artemus Ward might say, out of her 'speer. ' ' Let her con fine her efforts to putting down the rum traffic. will be completed in September. Mr. Plunkett has begun the erection of a new barn and later will build a house on the two acres recently purchased by him on college hill. James McDonald and wife of Woodburn arrived in Corvallis a few days ago, and Wednesday Mr. McDonald purchased the handsome bungalow that Morse Burnap has just completed in the Minnie Lee block. The con sideration was $2,600. John Meeker anu wife have moveu 10 aiouuiuuiu, nucic their son, Milo, resides. Uotn have been in very feeble health I for some time. The Meeker resi deuce will be occupied by Mr, dent. Jiotn are improving, and it is hoped they will soon recov er. Prof. F. L. Kent, dairying ex pert of OAC, left Portland, Mon day night, for New York to at tend a graduate school held an nually by the working educators in colleges of -the United States. OAC will be well represented there, as Prof. C. I. Lewis of the horticultural department, Prof. A. B. Cordley of the entomology i Grange Libraries Popular. "1 In the matter of grange libraries Connecticut leads New England, if not the entire country. A few years ago a committee was appointed with Pro fessor C. S. Phelps as chairman to ar range for and put in circulation ten traveling libraries of twenty books each. A careful system was outlined and the several libraries given twenty suitable books, so that each group would include works of fiction, nature, travel, history and agriculture. There has been a steady demand for them, and many more calls have been re ceived than coald be supplied. This being the fact, twenty more libraries will be added within the near future, arrangements for which were made at the last anuual meeting of the state grange at Hartford, this will make thirty traveling libraries, with twenty books each, circulating among the granges in the Nutmeg State. The plan is very commendable and is wor thy of still greater multiplication. De tails of management, including the matter of obtaining a library "or airy suggestions bearing on the question, can be secured from Professor C. S. Phelps of Chapinville, Conn. You are reading this ad vertisement. Did it ever occur to you that others lum Jr ds of them will also read it, and would if this was vour ad.? The moral of this is ob vious. , If vou want business, 7 . ADVERTISE iii papers that are read and paid for. The Gazette reaches more than 1500 readers, ach issue. ieacn issue. f 1 ftmm 30b Prim N- Jub too large, and none to Ml 1 to receive our prompt and k.. e i ! attention. Either Pnone. Benton County Lumber Co. Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Getfar Shakes Dealers in Doors, Windows, Lime, Brick, Cement, Shingles, etc. A New York life insurance company, stimuiatea oy wuat , .j bodies of other states. East The Flag In the Grange. It is a rather pleasing idea that has been extensively adopted in the cnQH(roa rf "Ktxixr ITqmnchim if awn department -and O. G. Simpson, J correctly informed, of having the stars the newly elected assistant in the : and stripes displayed in the grange dairying department, are also to i nal1- rt is to be hoped granges in other attend this college. These grad- i at,es llow the example and , . , i j ; that in the near future no grange hall nate schools are neia every sum- furniShings will be considered com mer at some one of the promi-, piete without the national emblem in nentcollegcsandhavethesupportithe shape of a tastily draped flag, and assistance of the U. S. de- j "Peace hath its Tories no less re- T1- vooontlv nf ' ev:i who! . . 1 . . i on to msuii mis principle in me ieck, leceiun OI J.exa, uui i Kv n nmnhp-r nr t.ho l 1 rC-olK ,1.,(0 a,tv"uv J " " IlllllUS Ul UUl JUUUii JKUillB, nas come iu iu , government experts. .Lectures his children. j are gjven an(j experiments made No state in the Union is ! and the lessons learned are then spreading more high class ad-1 turned to practical use in the vertising matter than Oregon, j different colleges of the country. The splendid booklets issued to i The departments to be discussed rpnt. the claims of Yamhill I include dairying, horticulture, Lmiiv Alhanv and Linn coun-; agronomy, veterinary science i tv Grants Tass, Roseburg, Med-! and animal husbandry, and the ford and Ashland are superior Corvallis professors expect to ob- to those issued by the commer-; tain much valuable information. irom auenaance iuwb. You When You Buy Groceries At This Store All our goods are guaranteed to comply with the Pure Food Law We have the best and nothing but the. best. Wo Want Your Business BUSINESS COLLEGE WASHINGTON AND TENTH STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON WRITE FOR CATALOG The School that Places You in a Good Position The Chicago News remarks that though the cost of living Juvenile Granges. The juvenile grange idea should be developed into general practice. The juvenile grange is a good school for the boys and girls. It will teach them self possession, parliamentary practice, good manners and oratory. It would be difficult to imagine any other one thing that would be better for the farm boys and girls than the juvenile grange. It is reported in the Maine papers that Past State Master Gardner may be chosen as the candidate for gov ernor on the Democratic ticket at the Rest election. It will be recalled that business rival has done, announces; oreon is not being neglect- the erection of a 2-story build-; ed an(i this character of adver- rnn rt- V.!rV fr-rm tViA aide- fail in VinvA All ad- ing, -cc . , using wuu.. . " toridiculous figures Ae s defeated by a small majority for urallr That is certainly getting , vantasreous errect, anu oiner u t- f . p11 rmin the atmosphere, communities should see tnat mere axe .p m for i building. their claims are not overlooked. tend to Keep at . E. Stetson at-the etioz of the sto" -:;e. The Lord's Prayer. Everybody knows this beautiful pray-. er, but few people are aware perhaps that nearly all the words in it are of Anglo-Saxon origin. In the first edi tion of the authorized version of the Bible. Kill, the words "debts" and aeurors stoou wnore we now have "trespiUKcs" and "trespass." "Te: ratio:;" v:i.-: t!i? only word of Lat origin lef ! that alteration was mad Now. 'of course, there are three. T prayer is a m-jdel of simplicity, co: preheusiveiiass and beauty. Chica News. A. degree team has no other official function to perform as such than to confer degrees. it2very cn.nry deputy in the state or New York but four attended the meet ing of the county deputies at Syracuse. Oddities About Insects. The honeybee has a comb in the' foreleg, lying in the angle between the tibia and tarsus, which is used to cleanse the antennae comb, which forms a deep notch protected by a spine at the lower end of the fore tibia. -ine mouth, whether armed with a comb or not, often is used to keep the body trim and clean. Cockroaches draw their long antennae from time to time through the mouth.