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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
BOATS ARE NEARLY DONE.
American Designer Rushing Work in
Russian Yards.

RUSSIAN yafQSs
Sebastopol, May 8. - The torpedo
boats which are being built at the gov
eminent yard here, under the general
supervision of Lewis Nixon, of New
York, are nearing completion and their
trials in the Black sea will begin in a
few days. In order to overcome the
difficulty always encountered in work
in foreign country, Mr.. Nixon pro-
vided his own organization, with which
he has pushed the construction of these
boats to state of completion.
Much is expected of these torpedo
boats. The Russian admiralty already
has had practical evidence of the sea-
worthiness of the Nixon boats in the
performance of the Gregory, which
crossed the Atlantic in the face OF
heavy weather, but the future pres
tige of the designer of the American
battleship Oregon will depend in Rus
sia upon the result of the coming trials,
which will be much more severe than
usual, in order to test certain things
claimed for them by their American
constructor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Telephone War On.

Albany-As result of petition to
the Pacific States Telephone company,
which was numerously signed by Linn
county patrons of the company, re-
duction has been made in the tele-
phone rates between Albany and
Shedds, Halsey, Brownsville, Lebanon,
Scio, Crabtree and Jefferson, the prin-
cipal towns of the county. The rate
was reduced from 25 cents to Is cents,
and is gooo only for subscribers to the
Pacific States system. This is consid-
cred by many as the beginning of the
war between the independent telephone
lines and the Pacific States lines in
Linn county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Propose Boycott on France.

Toxic, May "a member of the
chamber of commerce of this city has
written to that organization suggest
ing organized commercial retaliation
on France on account of the hospitality
shown by her to the second Russian
Pacific squadron. The writer proposes
that the chambers of commerce through
out the empire act jointly in boycotting
the goods of French merchants. It is
probable that the chamber of commerce
here will not consider the question.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Blue Mountain Creamery.

Pendleton = The Blue Mountain
creamery has commenced to receive
cream from Umatilla county points in
addition to that being shipped from the
Grand Rome valley. In short time
Charles Berkeley, who recently pur-
chased a $4,000 ranch on Mckay
creek, will commence milking 20 cows,
increasing to 80 or 40 this winter. T.
6. Haley will milk % COWS on his
Wild Horse ranch, and F. B. Clopton a
numberon his farm near this city
They are professional men Of Pendleton
and enthusiasts on dairying.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
GOOD MEN GO UP.
Forestry Service is Improved Under
Civil Service Rules.

Washington, May o. Up to few
months ago the forestry service, includ-
ing forest inspectors, forest superin-
tendents, forest assistants and forest
ranger, were outside the classified SER
vice, and the positions paying all the
way from 1920 to $4,000 a year were
prey for influential politicians. As
was to be expected, many incompetents
were loaded onto the government, and
there was much complaint because of
the inef6ciency of the forestry force.
December II, 1904, the president
brought the forestry under civil service
protection; soon thereafter congress
transferred forest reserves to the con-
troll of the department of Agriculture,
and now Clifford Pinchot, chief of the
forestry bureau, who is actually in
charge, is inaugurating reforms which
he believes will greatly improve the
service in every way.
The Roosevelt idea of promoting good
men is being applied, and the higher
positions in the forestry service are
hereafter to be filled by the promotion
of competent men in the lower posi-
tions. In the new service the posi-
tions will be graded as follows: Forest
supervisor, 81 800 to $4,000 year
deputy forest supervisor, 81, 500 to ST.
700 year; forest ranger, 81 200 to
81, 400; deputy forest ranger. 81 ,O0O
to 81 100; assistant forest ranger, $500
to 5000.
Persons who were in the forestry
service on the date of the president
order were carried under civil service
protection; hereafter all appointments
will be made after, examination of ap.
plicants and preference will be given
to local men, selecting rangers and su.
pervisors, when practicable, from the
states in which they are to be EN-.
ployed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
zEMsTvolsTs IN SESSION.
Demand Election of Popular Mem
bers on Bouligan Commission.

Demand Election of Popular Mem
bers on Bouligan Commission.
Moscow, May 8.-The most ambitious
and thorough project of the new govern
mental organization contemplated by
the rescript of MAJ ch 8, namely, a pop
ular assembly, is being discussed by
the second Zemstvo convention, which
opened here today. The first day was
devoted to explanations and familiariz-
ing members with the various details
of the program, making clear points in
doubt. The project was exceedingly
we'll received by the delegates and
probably will be adopted in its main
lines by the congress.
1t is noticeable that the program
confines itself entively to the proposed
representative assembly, not mention
ing the executive, the intention being
to avoid any attempt at definition OF
limitation or the powers of the EN-.
peror.
Before beginning the discussion oi
resolution favoring participation by the
people in the work of the Bouligan
commission, only if the popular repre-.
sentatives are elected, and not selected,
and are given an equal voice with the
government Representatives. It was
also resolved that the deliberations Of
the commission should be subject to
the broadest publicity and that, as 8
necessary preliminary to any satisfac.
tory result, the abolition, OF martial
law and the establishment OF the right
of assembly and free expression oi
thought by word and press should be
declared.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Oyama Ready for Russians.

Fenshushhien, Manchuria, May 8.
Field Marshal Oyama seems ready
to assume the offensive on a large scale
and activity already has begun on
General Linievitch's left. This may
be the prelude to another general bat
tie. The Japanese have concentrated
heavy columns on the Liao river, and
their advance divisions have been in
contact with the Russians, who are
holding the main road from Fakoman
to Bashienchen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Copper Found in Helena.

Butte, Mont, May "a miner from
Helena says rich copper ore was uncov-
cred today within the limits of Helena.
The lead of the red metal was found
adjoining the Pursel lime quarry, on
the east side of the town, the lead be-
ing worked by the Alberta Mining
company. Sixteen inches of very rich
ore is in the lead and the discovery
created no little excitement. Some of
the ore was "blistered'' in black
smiths forge and the copper and silver
were very distinguishable. The ore
runs $75. 81 to the ton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
E. /. Smith at Union.

Union-E. L. Smith, of Hood River,
addressed the Fruitgrowers' association, y
of Union, last week, and was greeted
by large audience. Mr.. Smith fist.
spoke along Development league lines,
following this by a practical talk on
horticulture. He dwelt at length on
the value of selecting proper kinds of
fruit, the necessity for careful thinning
and spraying of fruit, and the need for
careful packing, as way to certain
market at a good price. He said that
farmers must band together in their
own interests.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Raid Japanese Coast.

Toxic, May S.-Four Russian tor
pedo boat destroyers from Vladivostok
appeared westward of Hokkaido, off
Sutsu yesterday. They seized and
burned a small sailing vessel and. i'm
prisoned the captain and disappeared
to the northwest. They were evi.
IDENTIFY returning to Vladivostok
There is possibility that they have
destroyed other small craft, although
no reports to that effect have been re.
ceived. The object of their visit is
net clear. 1t is thought they hoped to
torpedo the Japanese patrol.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
IMMIGRANTS POURING IN.
Over 1900 Admitted at New York
in Twelve Hours.

New York, May 9.-All records were
broken today in the number of immi-
grants passing quarantine. Within IL
hours 12,O39 foreigners, arriving in
steerage, we're permitted to enter New
York, indicating that the spring influx
of immigrants this year will probably
exceed the records for former years.
Ten TRANSATLANTIC liners brought this
army of immigrants to the United
States. They began to arrive early in
the morning, and the last to pass
quarantine was the Hamburg-American
liner Blucher, which was admitted
at 6 o'clock in the afternoon and added
605 names to the already long list OF
foreigners arriving in the steerage.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Sunk in Dense Fog.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, May 9. -
The Joy line steamer Arkansas, Captain
Rood, was sunk in collision with the
barge Glendower one and one half
miles southeast of the Pollock Rip
Shoals lightship at o'clock this morn
ing. One life was lost, that of Mamie
Kelley, a passenger for New York from
Boston, whose address is unknown.
She was about 25 years of age. The
other passengers, of whom there were
81, together with the crew of %, were
brought here by tug and landed at
midnight.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Do Combines Spread Weeds?

Pendleton-E. L. Smith, who sells
combined harvesters, says that the re-
port that the combines spread weeds in
the fields is not fact, as the tendency
of those machines is to gather the
seeds in sacks where they can be trans
ported from the land and burned, if SO
desired. Mr.. Smith says that the
combines are taking the place of steam
threshers in Umatilla county, there
being nearly zoe in, the county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Made Russian Naval Base.

London, May 9 "A telegram from
Hongkong to news agency gives a
long dispatch, which it alleges the
French authorities at Saigon refused to
transmit April 80, detailing how for
ten days the Russian Pacific squadron
was allowed to convert Kamranh bay
practically into Russian base, freely
coaling and provisioning under the di-
rection of Prince Lieven, captain of the
interned Russian cruiser Diana, the
French admiral being present.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
independence School Exhibit.

Independence = The Independence
public school has forwarded its exhibit
for the Lewis and Clark fair. Before
shipping, the work was on display at
the school building, and was viewed by
a large number of the parents and
friends of the scholars. Each grade s
work is represented. A large model
map of the "Blue Ribbon County"
shows the different products and ma
tural resources of this section of the
Willamette.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
On Malheur Project.

Pendleton-After a two days session
here, the board of consulting engineers
of the reclamation service adjourned
and left for Ontario, from which place
the members will make personal in
vestigation of the land included in the
Malheur project. According to D. G.
Henny, one of the members of the
board, practically all the attention of.
the board was given to the plans for
the Malheur and Owyhee projects. The
Umatilla project was not taken up at
all, and will not be on this trip.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
New Road to Pacific Coast.

New Orleans, May 9.-The Colorado
Southern, New Orleans & Pacific rail-
road filed charter here today to build
railroad from New Orleans to connect
with the Colorado Southern and thence
to the Pacific coast. The charter bears
the names Of local directors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Officers Torn to Pieces.

Ekati, Rinsburg, Russia, May 9.-In
revenge for the death of workman
who was drowned in attempting to es-
cape from patrol, mob of workmen
gathered and tore to pieces two officers.
Order has been restored.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
State School Fund Loans.

Salem-The state land board few
days ago approved applications in, %
instances tor the loan of the interest
upon the state school fund, aggregating
$31, $50.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
British Trade Statistics,

London, Nays. - The April state
ment of the board of trade shows a
decrease of s4,994, 800 in imports and
an increase Of 3,26s, 900 in exports.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Charged with Stealing Mail Pouch.

Woodburn - One result of Govern
ment Inspector Buffers investigation
of the theft of the registered mail
pouch at Woodburn, on April IL, is
the arrest of B. j. Kuper. He was
arranged before Justice Overton on two
charges. He gave 81 900 bond for his
appearance for preliminary hearing.
At the time the mail pouch was stolen
Kuper was Southern Pacific baggage
man at this point and carried the mail
bags from the post Office to the trains.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Taking Oregon State Census.

Pendleton = The first reports of the
state census being taken by the deputy
assessors scattered over the county are,
coming in. A few days ago the assessor,
of the northern part of the county re-
ported that Helix had $50 inhabitants,
and the deputy from the Pilot Rock
district reports that Pilot Rock has 210'
people. Other reports will continue to,
come in until the whole number of
people of Umatilla county may be-
counted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
Y. M. c. A. is Formed.

Grants Pass-Through the assistance
of Secretary Stone, of the state associa-
ton, final work has been done in the
organization of Young Mems Chris
tian association in this city. The asso-
citation starts out with membership
of over 100. Many of the prominent
business men are interested in the asso-
citation, and plans are already under
way toward the erection of Y. M. c.
A. building.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-12
10th to Lose Land Office.

Independence-B. C. Curry, attor-
ney, of Oregon City, has been in the
city circulating petition against the
removal of the United States land Office
from that place to Portsland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
WILLIAM SIMMONS DROWNED IN
:, THE POTOMAC.

William Simmons, nine years DID, who
lived at No. 1857 Warehouse alley, was
drowned in the river off Analostan Island
yesterday afternoon. He was on the island
with a number of companions enjoying the
day, and when he went in the water he was
he was unable to swim. Part of the little
gathering went off in a boat and the others
remaiened on the island. Each party
thought that Simmons was with the other,
and ii was not until he was missed and his
clothing found on the shore that it was
known he had been drowned. Members OF
the crew of the police boat dragged the
river for the body yesterday afternoon but
without success, and the search was re-
newed today. This afternoon the body had
not been found.
The awning in front of Frank Cogswell's
store. 1919 ed street. caught fire yesterday
afternoon from tirecrackers. and the blaze
was extinguished by policeman and others
after about $50 damage had been caused.
Last night about II 80 o'clock an alarm
of fire was turned in from box II because
Howard Nicholson thought he saw a blaze
on the shed in rear of Goddard Bros store,
3O51 NJ street. The firemen were unable to
find any fire.
Ernest Dorsey, colored, seventeen years
old. living in Hughes court was taken sud
denly i'll on L street last night. The pa
troll wagon was summoned and the sick
boy was taken to the Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
FIVE HUNDRED WHALES DIE.
Go Ashore in an Inlet in the Straits Of
Magellan and Perish.

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
II saw 500 whales ashore at one time on a
beach in the Straits of Magellan" said Cap
tain James Heylet of the British navy at
the Union depot. Some years ago my ship
lay off Pearl inlet, small creek a mile and
half long. opening into Port Salvador
which in turn opens into the South Atlantic
by a very narrow opening. One morning a
whirlwind appeared to be approaching over
the water in the Bay of San Salvador. and
soon this was made out to be an enormous
school of whales. so thick that they seemed
to be jostling each other. Nothing was seen
but fms and tails and the water in foam
all around
This was in flowing tide, and they came
into the inlet itself describing sort of cy-
cloidal curves until the inshore part of the
squadron took on kelp reef Then sud-
den pause seemed to seize them all, and the
unfortunate animals went up the inlet full
speed with the sea boiling in upon them
and great wave coming after then, and
they piled up In hundreds on the beach.
Then. as there was rising tide, they got
on again, but only to charge the opposite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
GIRLS LONG WALK.
Jane and Emma Miller Walked From
Arkansas to Kansas City.
From the Kansas City Times.

Tired and footsore after tramp of 400
miles from the woods OF Arkansas, Jane
Miller, eighteen years old, and her sister
Emma, fifteen years old, asked for food
and shelter at police headquarters yester-
day They were penniless and barefooted
Their shoes gave out when they were
within few miles of the city. They were
sent to the Helping Hand Institute. They
will be given new clothes and shoes and
positions where they may work and earn
their own living will be found for them.
The two sisters are orphans and have
had little schooling. The elder can read
and write, but the younger's education is
limited TO ability to read few words In
primer. The girls walked from Ola, Ark.
TO Kansas City in fourteen days. Some OF
the time they were obliged to seek shelter
at night In barns and straw stacks. They
are both strong and rugged, and the dark
tan on their hands and faces shows the
effects of their exposure in the sun and
wind. Jane Miller told the story of their
wandering to Captain Weber, Lieutenant
kennedy and Patrolman Jarboe.
Our mother died i've years ago, said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
SKINS OF WILD ANIMALS,
Many Are Becoming Scarce and In
creasing in Value.

From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
Skins OF wild animals are daily becoming
more rare and valuable. The spread of
civilization is the determination of the
monarchs of the plain, the forest, the jun
gle and the hills, and their hides now orna-
ment many a museum, clubhouse and
drawing room.
The skin of the lion, the king of beasts,
Is among the most valuable of the rare
skins. 1t is kingly, even was the animal
himself, and reveals the great strength and
courage of the mighty form that 1t once
protected. The skin of the full-grown lion
is about three yards long and one and one
half yards wide. Its hair is neither bright
nor pretty, but its great shaggy name
crowns ii like rare jewel and makes it
valuable
The skin of the tiger is much prettier
than the skin of the lion, and 1t, too re-
seals the character of the beast which it
once protected. Its bearded cheeks reveal
the tigers ferocity and cunning. and it's
yellow and black tiger stripes and its white
belly tell of the stealthy nature of the
great cat
The American jaguar furnishes a pretty
skin, despite its reddish-white belly and its
spots instead of stripes. The leopard. too
has pretty pelt, its fur being light yellow
with black spots. The skin of the black
panther is also much admired.
Bear skins are trophies in many a civil
lied home. The black VI the Canadian
bear is the most common. The Polar bear
supplies beautiful, soft, white, furry skin,
but 1t is very rare. The skin of the Amer
lean grizzly is now also quite rare. AL
though deer and moose are common game
for hunters, yet few have succeeded in pre-
serving their pelts with the fur on for any
long period.
The American back wof skin, with
white spots on its snout and breast is adj
mired by some people. The Siberian wolf
furnishes a fine, soft fur skin. Among
farmer lads In this country 1t is popular to
catch foxes during the winter and to tan
their skins for rugs and for ornaments, but
the fox skin today isn't by any means as
valuable the skins of larger and
fercer animals, though the fox Is growing
more and more scarce
A coat of skins of reindeer fawns only
a few days old is said to be worth thou
sands of dollars. The skins match perfect
ly in color, and they are doubled that
the coat is the same inside as outside. This
coat is as light ordinary raincoat, but
warmer than heavy fur, and it is also
waterproof.
Some skins of Mstnchurian tigers are also
valuable One skin is fourteen feet long.
a monster skin is that from a 2, 200 pound
grizzly. 1t measures fourteen feet long,
and the bears head is two feet thick. Some
rabbit skins from New Zealand may also
be seen, though rabbit skins are not as
rare or valuable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

she. Our father died year ago. He
was a renter and Travelled back and forth
between Arkansas and Iowa. Most of my
life has been spent in a movers covered
wagon, travelling overland from place to
place. When my father died my sister and
1 went to farm near Ola. Ark We hoed
corn and worked in the field for our board.
Two weeks ago we concluded we could
do better in Kansas City, and We started
to walk here. We want to find work and
are willing to do any kind of work that
will bring us enough to live
When asked about the hardships of their
tramp, the elder sister said:
I'VE were used to wandering and did not
mind the walk. The farmers along the
road were kind to us and gave us food.
When a farmer refused US shelter in his
house, we slept in his barn or straw stack.
/ did not know which way to turn when
we got to the city. negro woman told
us to go to the police station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

beach, and this continued till the following
tide and loss of strength left them high and
dry all round the dreary bay.
VERY few, old or young lived more than
quarter of an hour after their final
stranding. Some died quietly. others beat
the sand and water with their tails, dyeing
the water with their blood By evening,
after that tide had ebbed, there were only
five whales afioat out of the more than
500 that had come into the inlet SO majesti-
cally that morning.
Next day only three were to be seen.
They swan around for while and then,
as If disdaining to live when all their COM
panions were dead. they made straight for
the beach, and In a few minutes had passed
out of existence. The whales were from
four to thirty feet long. the four-foot whales
being just BORN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

Is not SO much account OF the brushing
itself as because of the protection that
brushing It, keeping It clean, gives 1t from
the effects of moisture.
What puts a straw hat out of business,
in appearance, Is rain. Let drops of rain
fall on a dusty hat and every drop spreads
and fixes the dust which II falls and
makes the hat dingy. The same rain fall
ing on a clean hat would have far less ee-
feet on Its appearance.
brush your straw hat. and the ribbon
too, just as you would any other, and you
will have the satisfaction of keeping 1t In
fair condition, hat fit to wear the season
through