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The broad ax., 1904-10-22
BRYAN ANSWERS ROOSEVELT.
President's Charge Against Wilson
Tari1 Act Proved Unfounded and
Absurd.

William J. Bryan, in the Commouer,
quotes from Mr.. Roosevelt's letter OF
acceptance as follows:
at Is but ten years since the last at
tempt was made by means OF lowering
the tariR TO prevent some people from
prospecting too much. The attempt
was entirely successful The tariff Of
that year QS94 was among the causes
which in that year and for some time
afterwards effectualIy prevented any
body from prospecting too much and
labor from prospecting at all"
2. This statement Is in line with the
declaration In the Republican National
platform for 1904 that "a Democratic
tariR has always been followed by
business adversely; Republican tariR
By business prosperity"
Mr.. Bryan then proceeds to show
that neither the statement OF Mr..
Roosevelt, nor. the declaration In the
Republican platform Il justified by
history. -As q matter of fact" says
Mr.. Bryan, every panic during the
last thirty years originated under Re
publican rule and Developed under Re
publican legislation.
The gold panics which gave history
black Friday occurred during the
month Of September, 1850, when the
Republican party was in PoWer.
The great panic marked by the fail
ure Of Jay Cook & Co. occurred in Sep
TENDER, 1873. Then the Republican
party was in power and eleven months
prior to the time Of that panic thu
Republican party had been reelected 10
power.
1T Is true the Wilson BIN was passed
ten years ago. That was In 1894. But
that panic did Tot originate In 1894;
It did not originate In 1898; It began
long prior to the Presidential election
Of 1892. That panic originated and
reached its worst under that famous
tariff law known a. the Mckinley
bin.S
According to Consul Daigoro Cob,
the japanese child calls it's father
-Gempu." which means "strict father
while It addresses its mother as -Jibo."
that Is. benevolent mother" Mr.. Cob
quotes q Japanese lad who classified
the japanese father - one among the
-four fearful things Of the. WOrlA.'
these four terrors being earthquake
Es=rAe.. e0nhaErati0n and father
The broad ax., 1904-10-22
MUCH IN NEED OF NEW DEAL
Frauds and Scandals Enough to Con-
denim the Republican Ad-
ministration.

No such general apathy in the rank
Of the G. o. P. has been since It com.
menced business, the old Hanna ma.
chine Is sulking and nothing but
Doodle" and lots Of 1t will bring bach
the old enthusiasm. The workers
have been SO accustomed to being well
paid that they will not turn q hand until
the cash il forthcoming. Now the trusts
are responding literally, there will soon
be more ginger injected into the cam
paign, but even cash win not produce
the harmony that Hanna inspired. Some
workers loved Hanna, some feared him.
but cortsIyou they don't know and do
not care for.
The republican elephant Is numbering
along, but lack Of harmony among his
new keepers Is worrying the "critter"
Woefully. Meanwhile, the democrats
are united and confident.
The postal frauds and the punishment
Of those who have been indicted appear
to be Lost sight Of In other campaign
Issues. The Roosevelt administration
evidently has postponed the trial Of the
cases 50 that the public will forget the
scandal. The refusal Of the republicans
In congress to allow an Investigation
showed they feared the exposure Of
more frauds II the democratic demand
for q congressional Investigation was
Gcceded to. That very fact should lead
to the election Of q democratic majority
TO the Aext congress, so that congress
may do its duty as the grand inquest
Of the nation.
Beyond the postal frauds there are
other scandals that need investigation.
The interior department has land frauds
that much surpass the postal frauds, as
Ear as the amount involved Il 1t stake,
yet but little attempt has been made to
punish the land robbers and the depart
'nent refuses to make public what 1t has
discovered.
A political party is seldom bold
enough or hodSsLenough to fully inves-
tigate the wrongdOing Of its own par
tisans and the safety OF republican In
stitutions Is bestconSeryed by 4 change
q administTation to LOOT into the way
directing things of1U predecessor. The,
honest republican voter must Wish to
cleanse all the Department. Of the gov.
eminent Of grafters. TO redues taxation,
to stop extravaganza and curb the tT1sts.
He may even believe the trusts should
be continued TO sell cheaper abroad than
here. rather than disturb the sacred
tariff, but he must with To. stop the gen
eral trend toward univefsa1 grating
How can he expect reform unless he
elects reformers? The republicans from
President down declare they will con-
tinue in the same rut they have been
running In and are appealing to the
voters to confirm them in power and take
their word for II that everything is
honest and prosperous Even II an hon
est republican is elected to congress the
machine AZ Washington win oyerawe
and browbeat him and arrange to de-
feat his denomination IL he shows a
spark Of independence. To effect reform
there must be q new deal
The broad ax., 1904-10-22

Teddy evidently lent his. big stick to
a4orge Bruce CortelyOu for use on the
corporations
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
H Prohihitta2 Ns@e.

The vote on prohibition Tues
day in Benton county shows that
the four precincts in Corvallis
polled 1876 votes for, and 238
against the measure, majority
Of / 81 in favor of it. The eleven
precincts outside of Corvallis cast
$50 votes for and 426 against the
measure, majoritv of no in its
favor, thus carrying the county
for prohibition by majority of
267. But FIVE of the outside
precincts voted for prohibition,
Monroe, Alsea, Philomath, Soap
Greek and Bellfountain. Since
the prohibitionists polled but 123
votes in the county it appears
that of the 267 votes cast for
county prohibition, IA were
from other parties. A further
analysis of the vote shows that
1877 men voted who either did
not care to express their choice
or are wholly Indifferent to
question of great moment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
COLLEGE JUfTIN6S
Items of Interest In and Around
the o. A. G..

The Chapel was opened from
9 until 1850 Tuesday evening
and election returns were an.
nounced to accommodate the
students.
There was a practice dance in
the Armory last night.
In football practice Tuesday
evenin G, three toys of the frs
team were hurt. They were
Cooper, Walker and Pilkington.
The College walk was lined
with girls watching the boys
drill Tuesday afternoon. This
hour is to make up the six hours
drill a week that they are requir-
ed to have under the new regu-
lations. 1t is needless to say
that the girls enjoyed it more
than the boys.
A number of the football
boys are goiug to Eugene to wit
ness the Seattle-Eugene game on
Saturday.
The Cauthorn Hall boys are to
give a reception to their friends
this evening. All who are to at
tend are anticipating very
pleasant time, as the Cauthorn
Hall boys are noted as being
royal entertainers.
An excursion train is to bring
crowd of Eugene people to the
game week from Saturday.
There will probably lie a large
number from that place as sixty
tickets have already been sold,
and great interest is taken in the
outcome of the game Nov. 70.
There will also be excursions
from Independence, Monmouth,
and other West Side points.
Floyd Williams and Otto
Simpson spent Sunday at Airlie.
Miss Edna Buster, a former
OAC student, was the guest of
Corvallis friends the first of the
week. Miss Buster is staying
in Albany this winter.
Miss Pearl Persinger, a student
at OAC last year, is intending to
teach this winter. She passed a
successful examination in Cor
wallis last week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Concerning Multnomah.

The GAZETTE is in receipt OF
a personal communication from
Manager Watkins of the Multi
nomah A. A. Club Football team
in reply to an article in the GA
zETTE of November q, in which
1t was stated that the members of
the M. A. A. G. team were pro-
fessionals and played ball for pay
and that for this reason the Board
of Regents of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College at their last ses-
sion passed a resolution denying
the College football team the priv
ilege of further contests with Multi
nOmah.
We are pleased to acknowledge
the receipt of this letter in which
Mr.. Watkins tells how the men,
bers of his team are employed
when not playing football and
states that we have been misin-
formed regarding the team. that
none of the players are profess
sionals and that none receive pay.
Now as the letter was sent misul-
taneously to the Evening Tele-
gram and published three days
before we go to press, it is not
any longer a matter of news to
the pubic. We might have pub
1ished it in full had the proper
course been pursued but at the
present time we have not the
space for it even if we thought it
worth while to print it.
In regard to the assertions in
the article that appeared in the
GAZETTE of November q, to
which Mr.. Watkins takes excep-
ton we desire to state that the
writer Of that article was present
in person at the last session of
the Board of Regents Of OAC
and heard the matter discussed.
If he was misinformed in regard
to the facts he receives Mr.. Wat
kins communication 5 as a favor
and considers himself corrected.
Outside of the information re-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Meeting of Fire Department.

At the meeting of the Corvallis
Fire Department, Monday night,
the officers elected at a previous
meeting were duly installed.
They are President, J. F. Allen ;
secretary, Harold Woedcock ;
treasurer, J. A. Harper; chief, J.
K. Berry; asst. chief, E. R. Lake.
The most important business
laid before the Department was
a proposition by w. D. DeVarney
of the Independent telephone
company to install system of
Fire Alarms for the city. His
plan contemplates the adoption of
Ia code of signals to be given in
case of alarm, by the central
office on the fire bell over the
City Hall. A person having an
Independent 'phone would simply
need to ring up central and cry
fire" Central would immedi-
ately cause the big bell to ring
out the signal which located the
fire. Mr.. De Varney profered to
institute such system and keep
the lines in perfect order for all
time at actual cost of now
establishing the system, which
he believes will not exceed $3.50
and probably reach but 500.
The members of the company
are greatly in favor of the plan,
and will ask the Council to
authorize and adopt it. Should
Council refuse to do so it is
probable the Fire department
will take hold of the matter.
Mr.. De Varney gave the fire
company free telephone service
and placed phone in their hall.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Warning to the Public.

Where do you get your laundry
work done? Do you know that
improperly washed clothing is
one of the most fruitful fields for
the breeding Of all kinds OF dis
eases and germs? Do you know
also that the Corvallis Steam
Laundry has a scientific process
for washing clothes that renders
them absolutely clean and free
from all contamination? The
laundry, which is home industry
has every modern convenience
for doing only strictly frst-class
WORK. Go down to the laundry
building and see for yourself, the
proprietor. Mr.. johnson will be
pleased to show you every de-
tail of the work, the building is
open to the public aud any one
may 60 who desires.
Mr.. johnson makes all his own
soap, bluing, bleaching, starch
ing, ETC., and oversees the entire
plant with personal care. Most
of the work is done by machin-
cry and in such a way that the
most delicate fabrics are handled
with great care. There is no
tearing or stretching, or breaking
Of buttons.
The work of finishing and
wrapping is done by a groupe of
neatly dressed and handsome
young ladies. Mr.. Johnsen's
pay roll averages $3.50 a month,
which is fair indication of the
amount of work done for the
public, and the popularity OF his
plant.
Laundry arrives daily from
all points on the G. & E. aud
from points On the S. P. as far
distant as Dallas, Monmouth and
Independence. There was time
when people were probably jus,i-
fed in sending their laundry to
Albany and other points but Cort
wallis now has one that can no.
be excelled anywhere in the
Willamette Valley.
Patronize Home Industries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

ceived as above stated we had
very good reasons for supposing
the statements made to be true
for it is not denied that only men
|of experience and recognized
ability Ire accepted as members
|of this team and that the one
thing and the main thing in their
being selected is that they shall
play ball and sacrifice all things
else.
It matters little what each of
the players does as a side line,
but LAWYERS, physicians, and
artisans who are building up a
business or maintaining one, can
hardly afford to play football,
without pay which of all things
incapacitates a man for interest
along other serious lines.
Mr.. Watkins admits having
received a letter from Manager
Simpson stating that sowing t.,
a resolution passed by the OAC
Board of Regents, fo1bidding
the college to arrange games
with other than college teams,
he did not think a game would
be possible this season, although
the players themselves would be
glad to meet Muitnomah."
In view of the fact that Mr..
Watkins has this letter in his
possession and has known that a
game could not be arranged, it
is difficult to understand why |
Portland papers will persist in
abusing the OAC boys for not
playing Multnomah, when to do
50 would mean expulsion from
College.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

In commenting on football mat
ters in our last issue, the ste te.
ment Was made that the OAC man.
agement had written Albany offer
ing her q football game for today
We received our information from
. well-known business man of the
city who stated that Manager
Simpson had so informed him
Mr.. Simpson states, however, thai
he has sent no communication t.
Albany in regard to the matter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
A Runaway Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of ]. B. Orner, franklin Grove, I'LL
It developed . stubborn ulcer unyieldins
to doctors and remedies for four years
Then Bucklen's Arnlca Salve cured. IT..
Just as good for Burns, Scalds, Skin
Ernptions ana Piles. 25e, at Allen 4
Woodwa ard Drug Store.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

The Night School is making a
rate of IS to December % for pen
manship; and $40 for both Book
keeping and Penmanship: Short
hand and Penmanship SO. Meet
on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Have that rusty old suit of yours
made new again. Jack and Bob
will dye it for you and it will last
for years. Don't throw it away.
Special rates from now until
Thanksgiving. ..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Ladies', our stock Of Dress Goods
TRIMMINGS, Furs, Cloaks. Jackets
Rain Coats, Separate Skirts and
flne Shses arc up.ts-date In sl1 re.
soectS, Nolan & Callahan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Fresh home-mad, candies at
Mrs. Hammersley's, opposite Mrs
J. Mason's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Special rates to hotels ard fami-
lies at Corvallis Seam Laundry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

See those elegant parlor sets ane
library tables at Hollenberg 6
Cady's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Lamps, bedroom lamps, students
amps, glass lamps Of all kinds, 81
Zierolfs'.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11
Real Estate Transfers.

Philomath College to E Van
Cleve, lot 147, block 80, Browns
Add; $125.
N P Newton and wife to E
Van Cleave, lot o8, block 80,
Browns Add; $1oo.
John Kessie to w Knots, 1-12
part of claim as TIP II, S w;
$500.
E E Brumer and wife to ] T
Carpenter, small tract in Mon
roe; $3.50.
S F Eglin to F E Edwards,
part of block 2, Wells & Nc
Elroys Add; 500.
BV Thompson and husband
to Chas Collins and wife, 60 acres
near Albany; $500.
S N Lilly to J w Weber, 3
acres, Harris Station; $2oo.
A M Bayley to Robt Kyle ct
al trustees, IN acres T ID, E
w; $1.oo.
Simpson Chapel, trustees M
E Church Extent. bond. $3.50.
E A Coon and wife to Indps
Nat Bank, N w Il Sec ID, T
I2, 7; 81.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-11

Guns and ammunition at J. K
Berry's.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-18
TWO NEGROES BURNED AT STAKE.
Bruised and Battered Almost Beyond Recognition the Vic
TINS are Led to Their Awful Doom

his body, at either end of which was
two strong negroes, who knew that a
failure to obey the instructions of the
mob meant death. Passing two on
either side of the fra hey dragged the
murderer into the fancy and tried to
hold him. Several time he succeed
ed i'll getting clear of tive blaze, but
each time he was dragge,1 back. At
first he shrieked pitifully but his
throat was soon parched by the
flames and he only 9strug yaed and
writhed. It was scene srch as a
msn wants to witness only onoe in a
lifetime.
There was nothing left E5u, the
charred remains when the crowd dis
persed.
THE CAPTURE.
V. Ell Lavender, one of the young
men who participated in the capture
of John Holbert and his paramour at
Brent last Saturday night. was in
Greenwood Monday morning. Mr..
Lavender came here to investigate the
report as to the additional reward re-
ported to have been offered for he
capture of Holbert. He was paid ST., :
200 by W. @. Eastland when the negro
was turned over to the citizens com.
mittee. This he divided equally with
e. I. O'Neal, who assisted him in
making the capture. after which the
two men paid $50 each to Luther
Lloyd, the sixteen year.old boy who
located the negroes.
To reporter of the Comon wealth
Mr. Lavender related 0the details of
the capture with becoming modesty.
He is clerk in the store OF Clark
Bros. at Brent. Mr.. O'Neal is the
manager of the Schweikert plantation,
and happened to be in the store late
Saturday evening when Luther Lloyd
came in and told of two suspicious
negroes which he had seen in the
woods a short distance away. The
boy said that sboth of them had guns
and suggested that they might be
up to devilment Lavender armed
himself with 38-calibre Smith and
Wesson revolver and O'Neal SEQ ured a
Winchester rifle and the boy went
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-18
From the Greenwood Commonwealth J

In the usually quite little village oi
Doddsville, just over the line in Sun
flower county, close beside negro
Achurch, just across the road from the
scene of the crime, thousand or more
nraged citizens gathered on last Sun
fay evening to avenge the murder OF
Mr. Eastland.
Early Sunday morning the news
reached Doddsville that the murderers
had been captured and that they were
then on their way to the scene of the
tcrime. 1t bad already been announced
hat the negroes were to be burned at
fhe stake, hence the news spread
rapidly that the event was to take
place. By Sunday at noon the crowd
had swelled we'll up into the hun
|dreds. At three O'Clock in the even
ing it is estimated that not less than
a thousand people were present The
mob went about it's work in an orderly
manner. Several wagon loads of in
fammable wood had been prepared
and a roaring fire was soon kindled.
3 sHolbeTt and the woman were dragged
to the scene. Several citizens who
srealized the enormity of the offense
(which was about to be committed
mounted stump and tried to dis
suade tile mob from it's purpose, but
the words of the orators were drowned
by the frenzied cries of the spectators.
Burn them!e' Burn them!' was
all that could be heard.
The leaders of the mob held a short
consultation. Tt was decided that the
xoman be burned first. She was asked
/ she desired to pray to which she
eplied that she had already been
braying. She was then bound in
,hains and cast into the flames, She
ugged at the chains for few seconds
then swooned. It was all over with
Ier.
Bruised and battered almost be
ond recognition; bleeding from a
hundred tortures, with ears shorr
rom his head; with palsied limbs
nd fingerless hands--more dead than
iye-JoIin Holbert was then lead to
n doom. A chain was placed around
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-18

with them to the spot where he had
seen the negroes. Holbert and his
paramour were lying down when ap-
preached, and made no effort to es-
cape. Mr. Lavender said that he was
satisfied as soon as he looked at the
suspects that there was no mistake as
to their identity. The woman was in
masculine attire. HoIbert evidently
regarded them aas bird hunters, per-
haps because of the presence of the
boy. ] His Winchester was lying on
the ground beside him and he made
no resistance when O'Neal picked it
up. A conversation with the negroes
convinced them that there was no
mistake as to their identity. Mention
was made of Doddsville, when Hol
bert's suspicious were aroused, and he
started to run The arrest followed. !.
They started toward the store with
the negroes when Holbert complain
ed that he had left his overcoat.
They returned with him to the
spot where the capture had taken
place and secured the coat which
Holbert rolled MP aud carried under
Lis arm. After going some distance
revolver was discovered protrudirg
from the overcoat. He was disarm ed
and the two were carried to the resi-
dence of O'Neal where they were
guarded during the night Holbert
during the night made an attempt to
escape, when Lavender shot him
twice, one ball penetrating the hip
and the other taking effect just above
the ankle. Lavender says that his
pistol hung in his pocket and that
Holbert could easily have taken the
weapon from him.
In the meantime the mob was scat.
tere.7 about in the vicinity in squads
lookil og for the desperadoes. Eight
men W. snt to Ernest CLARK and made
inquiry about the negroes. In lieu Of
promise that no harm should befall
the prisoners in that vicinity, Mr..
Clark finally confided to the searchers
the whereabo uts of Holbert, and ao-
companied then to O'Neal's.
The two Eas .sland brothers after.
ward arrived, and w. @. Eastland
wrote a check for $1,000 which he
turned over to Messsrs. Lavender and
O'Neal. The two negroes we're then
securely bound and dumped into a
wagon in which were number of
blood hounds, tired out by the pro-
longed chase, and the crowd moved
off toward Itta Bena, From ltta
Bena the negroes were carried tc
Doddsyille.