THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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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. ,
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iii papers that are read and
paid for.
The Gazette reaches
more than 1500 readers,
ach issue.
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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
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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.
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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.