Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
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O. A. DEARING, EDITOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER

O. A. DEAR1NG, EDITOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
she has succeeded in putting Russa's navy in
straits than that.
Russia doesn't seem to be making much progress
in ''wipng Japan off the map Why doesn't she
consult Bryan and have him offer prize of hun
dred dollars for plan showing how it be done?
He get it easily as he get that model
platform.
The Democrats are still remarkably active in
national politics, but their activity to be all
of negative character, Nobody seems to be try
ing to elect anyone, but everybody is plotting to
defeat somebody else. This may be politics but it
isn't sense.
It is generally customary to elect man as dele
gate to state conventions, and load him down with
all kinds of iron-bound instructions. Why not try
the plan of electing of ability and integrity,
men with good common sense and then leave the
course to be pursued to their own discretion?
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Africa is coming to the front with unexpected
possibilities. The Abysiniaus now termed the
Japanese of Africa and are max ing wonderful prog
ress, and show remarkable enterprise in develop
ing their country. Might it not be good plan
for merchants to make strenuous efforts to ex-
tend their trade into that country? The market is
certainly wide
Oregonians who complaining rather bitter
ly about the unusual rainfall of the last few weeks,
have only to their eyes to the balmy East for
consolation. Compare mild aud gentle rains
with the following state of affairs in New York
state. The dispatch is dated March I: The
severest storm of the stalled all trains
at Utica, N. Y, where the fall from three to
FIVE feet Deep
Isn't it about time for of our bright young
Scientists and experimenters to produce fire proof
building material of glass? Something that can
be moulded into shapes of artistic beauty imper-
vious to water or dampness, fire proof, rat proof
and combining more advantages than any known
material now on the market Use it for walls,
roof and foors make thick tubes of it and protect
the steel grders that brace the frame and hold the
building together. Then with similar substance
made very tough and transparent, make furniture
and houshold utensils. The field is broad one.
Who will fill it?
Russia has at last agreed to the note of Secre-
tary nay on SUBJECT VI preserving tuS
ity of China. She, however, makes three pro-
vsos: That China must herself remain neutral !;
that the Japanese government must observe its en-
gagement on the same subject; that in can
naturalization be extended to Manchuria.
This means something nothing events
may shape themselves. 1t China is drawn into the
fight to help Japan, then, the boys phrase it,
all bets off. fJapan drives Russia out of Man
chura, she will probably want it herself and Rus
sia will be sorry it exempted The anxiety Of
the treaty powers to keep these two beligerents
from dividing and con6scating is natural. They
want to do that themselves.
August w. Machen, formerly general superin.
tendent of the free delivery postal service Dr. Geo.
F. Lorenz, of Toledo once postmaster of that city,
and Dler B. Croft of Washington, D. c., all of
whom were convicted of conspiracy against the
government in connection with the supply of Croft
fasteners to the postofice department., SEN
fenced on Saturday last by Judge Pritchard to two
years imprisonment in the Moundsvile, w. Va,
penitentiary and fine of $4,000 EACH AS this is
but one out of fourteen indictments against Ma
chen it looks if he mi ght take steps to make
his residence permanent in that institution This
is also but one gang out of many in which he is
connected, and the others will be brought to trial
at once. The defendants Immediately gave notice
of appeal to the court of appeals and released
on 500 900 bonds each.