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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
PLANS FOR MORE suBWAYs
New York Opens Bids for Structure
4 Costing $3.50, 900, 900. ~

New York, March 25.-Plans for sub
ways to cost $3.50, 900, 900, submitted
by the New York City railway company
and by the Interborough company were
made public today by the board Of rapid
transit commissioners. The plans of
the New York City railway company
call for an outlay of $165, 900, 900. Au-
gust Belmont's plans for additions to
the Interborough system provide for the
expenditure of $65, ,000, ,00O..
i The Interborough conpany's plans
call for four-track extension of the
present subway from Grand Central
station to 149th street, the Bronx, on
the East side; an extension on the
West side from Times square to the
Battery; two additional tracks to the
Second avenue elevated, and extensions
and loops on Manhattna island and in
Brooklyn.
The plans of the New York City rail
way company provide for three COM
plete new lines paralleling the present
subway, with cross town line al
Thirty-fourth street and the Brooklyn
bridge ~ - Te
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
HAY IS WORN OUT.
Health Viii Never Permit Him to Re.
turn to Duty.

Chicago, March 23.-Private advices
received in Chicago from friends of Sec
'retary of State John Hay indicate more
fully than recent press dispatches that
the distinguished American, now on
his way to Europe, has no expectation
of ever resuming his official duties and
that he feels his physical condition te
be quite serious. Three personal let.
ters to Chicagoans, one from the secre-
tary himself and two from close person.
al friends of his, show this.
"I Ifneed a long, long rest,' he him.
self wrote to an old-time acquaintance
here, "and I must have it, even at the
cost of many ambitions for the work
have under way. / am very tired and
not we'll, the springs Of youth are no
what they were. Some one else mus
60 on with what has been started dur
ing my time here" asa.
I
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Election Indictments Quashed.

Pueblo, Colo, March 24.-Eighty-
six grand jury indictments for forgery
and uttering forged instruments in con-
nection with the recent. election were
quashed in the Distcict court today by
Judge Voorhees,, who sustained the mo-
tions directed against the bills by coun-
sci for the defense. AT, the conclusion
Of court District Attorney White stated
that he would at once prepare direct
information to cover every indictment
quashed today. All the defendants are
held under heavy bonds on other
charges.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31

constructed much after the manner of
beehives, an entire city being prac-
tically under one roof, with a, multi
plicity of rooms arranged in suites
Entrance to the apartments is accom-
plished by ladders. These aborigines
are sun-worshipers, and the orb OF day
is their great god. Next in import
ance In their cosmogony Is the snake
god, who controls the rain supply In
honor of various divinities are held
elaborate dances, the most remarkable
of which is the famous snake dance, /"
in which some of the participants act
ually carry. fve live rattlesnakes In
their mouths. Another odd custom of
theirs obliges the young girls to wear
their hair done up at the sides of their
heads in such a way az to initiate
squash flowers, while. the tresses of
the old women are braided to repre-
sent the withered stalks Of the squash
vine.
From an antiquarian standpoint this
southwestern region is the most won
derfully interesting on the continent
Here where snakes hiss and rattle and
the. coyote howls was civilizat tior
long before Columbus touched thest
shores and relies Of 1t are still bis
| tered by the sun in their derest lone
/ liness. Hundreds Of ruins are to b,
| found Of d race Of men who, scien
dsts tell us HeEs Z and 9 feet FL
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
WoRsTeFLooD IN YEARS.
Swollen Rivers Swamp the Pittsburs
Mills and Drive People Away.

Mills and Drive People Away.
Pittsburg, March %. - Pittsburg is
threatened with one of the worst floods
in years. At IL o'clock tonight Fore
caster Frank Ridgway predicted over 80
feet of water in the river. He does not
expect over 35 feet, if that much.
During the early hours today the
water began to recede from the rise in
the Allegheny, but fresh impetus was
given to the rushing torrents by rain
fall of nearly two inches oyer the entire
watershed of the Monongahela river.
Tonight about SO miles above Pittsburg
the Monongahela rising eight inches an
hour, and at the harbor here the gaugse
show rise of nearly three inches an
hour.
Already number of mills have shut
down as result of the water putting
out the fires. From three to five feet
more of water is expected up the valley,
and total of 20, 900 men are liable to
idleness.
Hundreds of houses on the South side
and in McKeesport and other suburbs
of this city are surrounded by from two
| to eight feet of water, the occupants
living in the second stories. In some
places the water has entered the upper
rooms and homes are being abandoned
for the time being. No fatalities have
been reported.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
TORNADO TAKES NINE LIVES
Tears Through Alabama, Wrecking
Houses and Staying Occupants.

Roanoke, Ala, March o. Reports
have reached here of one of the most
disastrous storms that ever visited that
section, which swept across the south
ern part of Randolph county late last
night. Eight or nine lives are known
to have been lost, and damage amount
ing to thousands of dollars was done to
property. The tornado started at a
point near Double Heads and proceeded
in northwesterly course.
The residence of Mack Carlisle was
demolished and r. @. Haynes, of Roam
oke, was killed. Three negroes were
killed and several injured on the
Wilson plantation. Three or four
negroes were killed on the Holly plan
tation, near Rock Mills At Lime
postoffice store was demolished and a
little white girl, daughter of a Mr..
Lucas, was killed and her mother seri-
ously injured. ss- -,., -.
9 Details of the storm are difficult to
obtain on account of the wires being
down. 80
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
WAITS FOR TITLE.
As Soon as Secured Government VIII
Begin Cello Canal.


Begin Cello Canal.
Washington, March A. It deyel-
oped today, upon inquiry at the War
department, that the government is not
likely to begin construction of The
Dalles-C Cello canal, because the state of
Oregon has not yet conveyed to the
Federal government absolute title to the
right of way for this waterway.
The original act of congress authoriz-
ing the canal stipulated that no work
should be done until the state had pre-
sented right of way to the government
free of cost. When this condition was
imposed by congress, steps were taken
by the state looking to the purchase or
condemnation of the necessary lands
and army engineers are advised that
most, if not all, of the land necessary
has been purchased or condemned. In
fact, last September Major Langftt
transmitted to the. chief of engineers
abstracts of title to this land. These
abstracts were examined by the attor-
ney general and approved as being suff-
GENTLY binding. The papers were then
returned to Major Langitt with the
understanding that the state would
make payments for the various parcels
of land included in the right of way
Since that time nothing has been hear6
from Major Lang6tt or from the state
and, 30 far as the War department il
aware, this right of way has not beer
purchased.
Until the title is turned over to thu
/ government, not one cent of the $500,
600 appropriated last session can be ex
pended. notwithstanding this situa
ton, Major Langftt will proceed witt
the preparation of the project for thu
Expenditure of this money and worl
will begin in accordance with this plal
! just as soon as title to the right of wa,
rests in the government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
SAY 1T is NOT A SQUARE DEAL.
Canal Commissioners Heads Will &C
Off Under Protest.


Washington, D. c., March 23.-The
president and Secretary of War Taft are
conferring tonight on proposed changes
in the personnel of the Isthmian canal
commission. It is thought that an an
nouncement of the removal of the pres
ent members and the appointment of
their successors may be made tomorrow.
Chairman Walker and the members
of the commission have practically de-
cided that they will not tender their
designations until requested to do SO by
the president. They feel keenly the fact
that during the recent criticism of their
management of affairs they have not
been requested by the president to pre-
sent their side of the case. Their
friends declare that snap judgment is
being taken and they are quoting
against the president his famous motto:
IA square deal for every man; no more
and no less. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
No More Money for Dredging
Columbia River Bar.
CONTRACTS WILL SOON Be LET
Big Dredge Chinook Will Not Con-
tinue Operations on Bar Dur
ing Coming Season.

Washington. March 23.-The work
ut ;mnrovamant at the month Of the
co,n. ~: an :.
ooiuhnoia river sis summer VIZ "
connneo e1eiuslveiy 10 1etSy extension,
III accordance with the provisions OF
the late river and harbor bill. The
chief Of ano;naor. will coon oword the
-. ..l.-. -
co'i'racs ior furnishing s'ono ioi 'ne
jetty and as soon as possible thereafter
delivery will commence and the 1etty
will be pushed seaward.
1t mas been hnaliy determined to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
GETS At THE FACTS
Grand Jury Learn Of Methods Of
Beef Trust.
VIOLATIONS OF. LAW ARE SOUGHT
Price Are Kept Uniform-Big Profits
for Packers, Small Ones for
Retail Merchants.

Chicago, March 25. - The Federal
grand jury which is investigating the
business methods of the packers ac-
quired lot of information today from
two of the four witnesses examined
during the oay. Thomas 6. Ruddy,
of Ruddy Bros, an independent pack
ing firm of Kansas City, and Michael
R. Murphy, general Manager for the
Cudahy Packing company in South
Omaha, Sioux City and Kansas City,
contributed the bulk of the inforna-
tion, Mr.. Ruddy occupying the chair
all afternoon.
Both of the witnesses, after leaving
the grand jury room, expressed the be-
lief that the grand jury was pursuing q
settled policy masking questions which
bore directly on the charges of viola
tion of the interstate commerce law and
the Sherman anti-trust law. They
did not construe the questions asked
of them to be framed for the purpose
of gathering general information con.
-cerning the packing industry.
Testimony showing the profits Of re-
tail meat dealers and prices of unfailine
uniformity for meats at the sbig fiye''
packers branch houses was given. In
a detailed statement the cost and sale
prices of beef handled by retailers ir
Kansas City was explained by Robert
Hall, dealer from that city, and the
high prices blamed on the packers
The gist of the evidence was that the
charge made by packers that retailers
were making 100 per cent profit on bee
is incorrect, and, while on some cuts
the profit is almost that amount, it ii
equalized by the fact that an equal PEI
centage is sold at loss or at least M
profit.
Mr.. Halls testimony also showed
that the packer who pays $4.75 per 10t
pounds for beef on the hoof sells it a
So per 100 pounds to the re
taller, who averages trifle less thar
$10.43 in gross receipts for the sam
meat.
There were 80 witnesses in the jur,
room annex at the opening of the ses
sion. Extra precautions were taken t
prevent witnesses from coming in con
tact with outsiders. The doors wer
locked and Deputy Marshal Middletol
sat inside, while Captain Porter stoo
outside the door.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
DEATH .aoLl aaoWs:
g = - = . ~ 81 ,
One Hundred Dead and Missing al
Brockton,. Massachusetts.

One Hundred Dead and. Missing at
Brockton.. Massachusetts,.
Brockton, Mass, March 22.-Satis-
fed that there was no chance of recoy-
Tering additional bodies from the ruins
of the R. B. Grover company's shoe
factory, search was abandoned at IL
O'Clock tonight by the small army of
volunteers after 81 hours Of constant
toll. Although the police and Medical
moved from the debris all remains
which were not reduced to ashes, a Sec
ond search shortly will be instituted to
satisfy relatives and friends of the
victims.
The revised list as given out by the
police at 1880 o'clock tonight was as
follows:
Bodies recovered, 55; identified,
IA; missing, 45; reported as escaped,
283. It now seems probable that but
IA bodies will be buried with their
identity positively established
An inquest will be held shortly!
The day saw the first movement on
the part of the workmen in trades SIM
liar to that pursued by the victims to
raise relief fund for the bereaved
families. 1t is expected that several
thousand dollars will be subscribed.
At the ruins tonight hundreds of men
drenched to the skin by the rain toiled
increasingly amid the half-burned tim.
bers for fragments of flesh and bone
which, when found, were hurried te
the morgue to be scanned by those
waiting there. That the 55 dead repre-.
sent the total number of victims ne
one familiar with the disaster believes
It is extremely doubtful, however, thai
more than fragmentary pieces Of othel
bodies will ever be found.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Standard Asks for Mercy.

Topeka, Kan, March 25. - E. D.
Eddy, of Chicago, general counsel of
the Standard Oil company, conferred
with Governor Hoch today regarding oil
legislation in this state. Mr.. Eddy
asked that no receivership proceedings
be started against the Prairie Oil and
Gas company until the custer case
against the same company, now in the
supreme court, has been decided. Mr..
Eddy said the Standard would show
evidence in its favor during the hear
ing of the custer case. Governor Hoch
would make no promises.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
COLD CAUSED BY MIcRoeE.

Popular Notion that It Is Caused by
Exposure a Failure.
The common theory that all colds
are the result of exposure Of some sort
Is a great mistake. Exposure is not the
direct cause Of the disease. Scientists
say that colds are caused by a hostile
mtcrobe, which gains a foothold when
vitality is lowered by exposure, and
that If one is Injured to exposures he
has an effective remedy against the mi
crobe of cold as well as many others.
There are many evidences to prove this
theory. There are many places where
it is impossible to catch cold, because
there Is no cold to catch
Nansen and his men, during the three
years they spent in the arctic regions,
were immune from, cold, though they
were constantly enduring exposure Of
every kind. They passed day after
day in clothes SO saturated with per-
spiration that by day they froze into
solid mass. SO that they cut into the
flesh. And at night, in their sleeping
bags, the first hour was spent in thaw-
ing out. They returned to civilization
none the worse In health, but soon
contracted severe colds upon reaching
there.
Then there is the remarkable In
stance of St Kilda, that lonely, rocky
island which was visited by DIR. john
son when he and Boswell were making
their famous tour of the Hebrides.
There are about 100 Inhabitants on the
island. The coasts are so precipitous
that for eight months of the year il
is practically inaccessible. Several
vessels from the mainland call there
during the summer. And, strange to
say, whenever a ship reaches the ISL
and from the mainland every lnhabit-
ant, even to the infants, is seized with
a cold. This fact has been known for
more than 200 years and was of great
interest to DR.. johnson, who was skep-
teal concerning it,
The question of this st. Kilda cold
| long puzzled men, who never dreamed
| that 1t was an infectious disease and
that without the possibility of infec-
| ton it is impossible to catch 1t. no
matter what the exposure may be.
| That is to say, 1t is due to a micro
organism. and without the presence
of this micro-organism the disease can.
not be contracted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
..Are SUSPECTED oflPolgauyg

Honolulu, March Pr. W. Breck-
ons, United States attorney, is reported
to be investigating the M >rmon settle
ment at Laie for evidence Of polygamy,
on instructions from Washington. Mr..
Breckons refuses to confirm or deny the
report. A. T. Atkinson, superintend-
ent Of public instruction, and father of
Territorial Secretary Atkinson, has re-
signed at the request Of Governor Car
ter, who considers his administration
unsatisfactory. In his letter of resig-
nation, Superintendent Atkinson de-
mands public investigation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Must Make Price Uniform.

Lansing, Mich, March 24.-In the
house today bill was introduced pro-
hibiting differences in the price of oil
other than those directly traceable to
freight charges. The bill is aimed to
prevent discrimination between locall-
ties. It has been alleged that one
county in Michiagn recently had to SUBJ
NIT to an arbitrary increase in the price
of oil coincident with the winning of a
lawsuit against the Standard Oil COM
pany by residents of that county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
First Female Deputy Sheriff.

Colorado Springs, Colo, March 25.-
Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Goddard, one of
the most prominent women of Colo
RADIO, was today appointed deputy
sheriff of El Paso county by Sheriff
Grimes. She is the only woman occu-
pying this Office in the state Of Colo
rado. While she has received the ap-
pointment in order to facilitate her
work in the protection Of mistreated
animals, she has the full powers Of a
deputy sheriff.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Cabinet Considers Canal.

Washington, March Questions
relating to the isthmian canal and the
reorganization of the canal commission
occupied much of the attention OF the
cabinet at today's meeting. No def
mite announcement was made at the
conclusion of the meeting regarding the
canal question other than that state
ment on the general subject of the de-
cisions. reached will be made prior to
the presidents departure on his south
western trip.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Trade il Desperate Straits.

Moscow, March %. - One of the
strongest factors toward peace is the
critical financial situation here and in
all of the towns of South Russia. De-
spite the rosy stories sent abroad to the
effect that there existed strong possi-
bility of an internal loan being nego-
tiated, it can be stated upon authority
that the people have no money to loan
and trade is in desperate state. Two
of the largest firms have failed for
5000, 900 roubles each.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Panic Due to Fire in skyscraper

New York, March 23.-Many lives
were endangered and damage to the ex-
tent of $500 was done by a fire in
the nine-story Empire State building
at Broadway and Bleeker streets today.
Scores of girls employed in the upper
portions Of the buildings were thrown
into panic when the flames swept up
from the seventh floor, where the fire
started, and it was only by the greatest
good fortune that all escaped. As ii
was, many were more or less bruised.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Forty-Four Are Still Missing.

Brockton, Mass. March 20 No
more bodies have been found in the
ruins of the R.. B. Grover company s
shoe factory today. The number Of
bodies recovered is So. Late last night
City Marshal Boyden issued state
ment to the effect that "A persons who
were employed in the factory were still
missing. Practically all business
throughout the city will be suspended
today during the funerals. The schools
are closed, and SO far as possible all
traffic will be discontinued as the cor
tege passes through the streets.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITY.
Ruins of q Civilization Existing Before
I is,s Columbus Landed. ifsff

Ruins of q Civilization Existing Before
+ Columbus Landed. iI.f7
With the entrance of New Mexico
and Oklahoma Qndian Territory being
included in the latter as States, there
will be admitted many copper-colored
voters. The Pueblo Indians Of New
Mexico and Arizona are full-fedged
citizens even now, under the terms of
the treaty by which the country they
occupy was acquired from Mexico. In
Oklahoma are number Of tribes
which, having recently accepted allot-
ments of Land In severalty, are en-
dowed with the privilege Of the fran
chise; and, though the so-called ''five
civilized tribes Of the Indian Terri
tory are as yet a nation separate and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Japanese in Front of Him.

st. Petersburg, March %. - A dis
patch from General Linievitch, dated
March 81 says: Yesterday Japanese
cavalry detachments appeared in front
of our advance posts. Behind the cav
airy were infantry who halted at the
village of Machantzy. =,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
Damage off $1,000. GOO is Done.

Pittsburg, March 54.-The crest of
the flood was reached early today and
the rivers are receding rapidly. It is
estimated that the total loss to local
industry since the food began wilsl ex-
ceed 81 900, ,00e.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31

THE Upton QND) STATION ON THE
Tpon
the Lake Erie
Three times day during six of the
are
passengers
during daylight
eye .s67 -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31
What IL signines.

Wien a man writes poetry to a
girl It's pretty good sign that he
truly loves her, isn't it?"
Not necessarily" answered Miss
Cayenne "It may be that he merely
happened to think of lot Of words
that rhyme with her ame."-Wash-
ington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-31

Those women who look "as IL a wind
could blow them away" can usually
swgeepand dust all around their heavier
,sistsrs. sses
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-29
SENTENCE is POSTPONED.
Senator Burton's Attorneys Will Ask
for New Trial.

ST. Louis, Nov. 2s.-On motion OF
counsel for the defense Judge Van De
venter, in the United States circuit
court, postponed the passage of sen
tence upon United States Senator J.
R. Burton of Kansas, convicted early
Sunday morning of having acted as
the paid attorney of the Rialto Grain
and Securities company before the
postoffice department, until 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning, when the defense
will present it's reasons for asking a
new trial. - ~ -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-29
rusIoN BANK sUsPENDs.
American National Closes Its Doors by
Order of Directors.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-The comp
troller of the currency has received a
telegram to the effect that by order OF
it's directors the American National
bank of Boston has closed it's doors
It is said that the bank has not been
in good condition for some time and
efforts have been made to liquidate
the bank, but apparently without sue
cess. 1t is not expected that any OF
the creditors of the bank will lose any
thing by the failure.
The bank has deposits of nearly
~cOO 0nn