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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11
Philemath Items.

On last Monday afternoon, Feb
Iruara 9Th, when Mrs. Bradford op-
ened her door in answer to the door
bell, the members of her Sunday
school class to the number of twen-
ty-six, entered her parlor. It was
her ffty-seventh birthday, and it
was very pleasant surprise. The
afternoon was spent In pleasant
conversation and "reminiscences.
During the afternoon an elegant
massive oak rocker and hand
some pieced quilt was brought in
and presented to Mrs. Bradford as
a testimony of the good wishes of
her class, after which they all as
sembled on the front porch and
Miss Flossell Overman took pho.
tograph of the group. Altogether
twas an occasion which will al
ways be a bright spot on memory's
pages of each one present. The
"an.es of those present were, Mrs.
Mulkey, Oliver, Logan, Ray burn,
Lytle, Mintop, Mrs. James Sneak,
Mrs. Prof, Sneak, Friend, Layton,
Fruit, Merrick, Roderick, Rugg,
Buoy, Newton, Bishop, Castle, Ma
son, Pimm, Allen, Overman, Mrs.
R. q. Brown, Mrs. Alfred Brown,
Bennett, Morris and Boles.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watkins are
visiting Mr.. Watkins mother, near
Philomath.
Born Febreary to Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Howell, son.
Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-Mrs. w. S.
Flower, the offending daughter of
the late Charles Lockhart, who by
his will was left only the income of
100000 for life, will be taken care
Of literally by her two brothers and
two sisters, each of whom is left al
most $37 100000.
4 1t was announced late today that
the four more fortunate brothers
and sisters had held several meet
|lngs and had decided to each hand
over to Sarah Eleanor Lockhart
Flower about $7,500,O0O, which
would make up purse of $50, o,ooo,-
loco, equal to the share remaining
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11
VAULTS OF LEBANON BANK
DYNAMITED AND $4,000
.. SECURED.
Entire Front Blown Out, Money
Gathered in Sacks and Robbers
Make for Portland by
Train-Other News,

Lebanon, Or. Feb, 8.-Robbers,
who left no clew whatever after
neat job, cracked the safe of Leba.
non Bank some time last night and
got away with over $4,000, all the
money there was in the bank. Lo-
cal parties are suspected. The
cracksmen seemed to have had no
horses in the vicinity, and escaped
on railroad velocipede. When
the bank was opened this morning
the vault and the safe were found
badly wrecked. Many $50 gold
pieces were scattered about the
vault. The robbers carried sacks
of chittim bark from a warehouse
near the bank, piling them around
1.-THE vault and the safe when the
charges were fired. These deaden-
ed the sound 80 that although it
was heard by persons in the hotel
near by, they thought nothing of
the explosion.
A stolen railroad tricycle. at Tall
man station leads to the belief that
the robbers escaped on that to AL
bany, took an early train there for
Portland.
The bank carried burglar insur-
ance for $1,000. Scroggins Bros
Bank at Sheridan. belonging to the
same firm, was burglarized a year
ago. One member of the firm
slept in the bank all winter until a
week ago, when he gave up the
practice, thinking it unnecessary
Posses of deputy sheriffs and citi-
Ezens were organized esrly this
morning as soon as the crime was
discovered. They Immediately took
up the chase at the point where the
bandits left the railroad tracks and
made for the timber. The posses
are mounted and are heavily armed.
| Police officers in every city and
town in the state have been notified
and ase keeping lookout for the
men in case they show up in any
towns. Excellent descriptions of
the men were obtained.
It is believed by local detectives
that the crime was committed by
the same gang who has operated
successfully in Portland and In the
suburbs of the city during the pa :
three weeks. For four nights they
have committed no crimes in this
city and detectives have been wait
ing tn hear of ''trick" in some OF
the smaller towns of the state.
Entrance was gained to the bank
building through the door of TIE
Office of DR.. Booth 10 the rear of the
bank. The robbers bored through
the.main safe and then cracked the
inner safe with some explosive.
Indications are that three or four
men were engaged in the work, aud
some Lebanon people believe that
the robbery was committed by
''home talent" because of the ST.
curing of the chittim bark block
away. The bank is situated on
Lebsnon's leading business corner,
and it was necessary for the robber-
to carry the bark the entire length
Of an alley in the rear of a string Of
business houses, including the St.
Charles Hotsl, and then cross the
street to the bank.
| Berlin, Feb. The Tageblatt
| rannr.s that a plot AGAINST the car, &
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11
H. S. PERNOT,
physician & Surgeon

Office over postofhce, Residence Cor,
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 r.
~ a. M, 70 p. m. Orders NAV he he
eft at Graham & Wortharn.s drug store
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11

senate at S:45 passed the Joint
Statehood bill. As passed the bill
provided for the admission of the
states of Oklahoma, to be compris-
ed of Indian territory and Oklaho-
ma, and New Mexico according to
the present boundaries, with Ari-
zona eliminated, and in this form
the bill passed. t4e t4e: !.
Portland, Feb. 9.-Judge Albert
81. Tanner, law partner of John II.
Mitchell. and one of the most promi-
nent attorneys and citizens of Port
land, was indicted yesterday after
noon by the Federal grand jury for
the crime of perjury alleged to have
been committed on January 81
while before the grand jury as a
witness in relation to the dealings
of Senator Mitchell with Frederick
AKribs, the land speculator. -.
At the same time this indictment
was returned three others were also
reported to the court, one against
Hamilton II, Hendricks for suborn-
alton of perjury; one against Geo.
G. Brownell in amendment of the
indictment for subornation of per-
jury returned week ago, and the
last against Henry Meldrum, Geo.
Waggoner. David W. Kinnairsd,
Rufus S. Moore, a brother of State
Treasurer Charles s. Moore; John
w. Hamaker and Frank J. Van
Winkle, for conspiracy to defraud
the government
The Indictment Of Judge Tanner
is the most sensational returned for
some time, for it brings before the
public with unexpected suddenness
the name of a man heretofore en-
tirely unconnected by rumor or fact
with the far reaching frauds now
being unearthed. The indictment
further charges that it was loyalty
to his partner, Senator Mitchell,
and wish to spare him from the
shame of the second indictment re-
turned a week ago which caused
him to attempt to hide, according
to the allegations of the indictment,
the true state of affairs as existant
in the business of their law Office.
Washington, Feb. S.-By vote
of 326 ayes to II noes the house at
$3.50 o'clock passed the Esch-
Townsend bill, extending authori-
ty to the interstate commerce COM
mission to fix railroad rates. The
Davey bill, the democratic substi-
tute, was defeated, 151 ayes to 1856
noes.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11

Highest prices paid for CHECKERS
and eggs at Moses Bros.'
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11

H cedar shingles at $3.50 per
thousand. E. W. Strong, i2I-tf
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-11

Berlin, Feb. THE Tageblatt
reports that plot against the czar's
life was discovered By Emperor
Nicholas himself. His majesty was
walking through the corridors Of
Tsarskoe Selo Yesterday, when he
noticed a letter addressed to him
self lying upon the floor. He pick
ed it up and found that it contain
ed the announcement that IL men
had sworn to kill him in revenge
for the ST.. Petersburg massacre OF
January %.
The letter caused much excite
ment throughout the palace. Elab
crate precautions were Immediately
taken to protect the czar, who has
not left the palace since.
The same paper also announces
that more fighting has occurred at
Warsaw between the troops and
strikers in which several were
killed.,
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

that will be adopted
Senator w. B. Dean Of st. Paul ad-
dressed the conference at some length.
Senator William A. Harris of Kansas in
the course of his speech said;
The prosperity of this great country must be
four sided before it can be permanent. ASrl-
culture and mining two sides of the great
temple and manufacturing and commerce con-
stitute the other two sides.
F. ]. Hagenbarth Of Idaho, represent
ing the National Livestock Association,
gave brief history Of the attempt OF the
wool growers TO secure a hearing before
the Senate committee in 1898, and stated
that the failure of that committee TO Sc
cure a hearing and a gradual reduction
Of the tariff on wool had resulted in the
total destruction of the wool-grow1ng IN
dustry.
S. H. Cowan of Texas declared that II
the gentlemen of the convention were not
willing to surrender politics in the inter
est of business they might better have
stayed away.
Eugene n. Foss off Boston was then in
troduced and addressed the conference.
The conference adjourned, to reconvene
at $50 o'clock tomorrow morning
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
MORSE NATION
TIRES OF KINGS
Bjornstierne Bjornson Says
the People Favor Estab-
lishment of a Republic

BERLIN Aug. 16.-The plan support
ed by Great Britain for Prince Charles
of Denmark to ascend the Norwegian
throne has failed according to informa-
tion received here from Copenhagen.
The expectation is that Norway will
establish a republic.
CHRISTIANIA, Aug 16-Discussing
the maintenance of the forts on the Nor
wegian frontier. Bjornstjerne Bjornson
said to-day that he believed that the forts
would contribute to the security of Swe-
den, as after dissolution Norway and
Sweden might assist each other in times
of danger.
Bjornson opposed the action of the
Storthing whereby Norway was put in
the position of remaining a monarchy in
order to appease the European mon
arches, instead of being free to establish
a republic. Despite the fact that a ma
jority of the people favor republic. the
had asked Prince Bernadotte
to accept the throne. If he did not accept
it would make similar offer to a Dan
ish Prince, and If Sweden prevented this
plan being carried out, said Mr. Bjorn-
son, Norway would become a republic.
Premier Nicholson arrived to-day and
received a tremendous ovation. He said:
I'VE intend to frame communication
to Sweden in such a way that if she de-
sires a speedy conclusion 1t can be OBJ
tanned. We hope that Sweden will not
insist upon formalities, which might pre-
vent a friendly settlement. If she does,
we can proceed without Sweden's assist
ance"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
FEVER CLAIMS
MORE VIC TINS
Sixty-Six New Cases, With
Four Deaths, Make Up the
Days List in New Orleans
MORTALITY RATE LOW
Statistics Show That Fewer
Succumb Than During the
Plague i'm Late Seventies

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-The official
report of the yellow fever situation to
6 o'clock p. m. is as follows: New cases,
&C; total to date, 1146; deaths, 4; total
deaths to date, 176; new foci, 10; total
foci 24S; number of cases under treatment,
IA
The campaign against yellow fever has
now resolved itself into routine and to-
day brought little in the way or new de-
velopments The fact that the deaths
have not risen is considered an important
sign and this, with the disappearance CT
foci and the gradual perfection Of the
system under which the Federal authori-
ties are battling to prevent rapid multi
plication Of infected squares, was consid-
cred by Dr. White to-day to be sufficient
to warrant him in saying that the sitla-
tion was bright and the outlook hopeful
In 1878 at this season of the year deaths
were occurring at the rate of twenty to
forty day with a very much smaller
population
Professor A. L. Metz of Tulane Uni
versity was to-day put in full charge CT
the organization of the inspection service.
Under his direction, squads will inspect
all houses to see that cisterns have been
screened and sanitary conditions enforced.
1t was said to-day that while DIR. Her
rick of the Marine Hospital Service, who
is in the Touro Infirmatory. has not yet
fully entered the stage Of convalescence.
he is doing well and the belief is that he
will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

thirds as great in cities as in the coun-
try districts. In the North Atlantic dis
trict, however, it was almost as great in
the cities as In the country. In the South
ern divisions 1t is hardly more than half
as large in the cities as in the country,
while in the far West the difference Is in
termediate in amount.
A comparison is made between the pro-
portion of children born to 1000 native
women of child-bearing age and the pro-
portion of children born 20 1000 foreign
born women of child-bearing age In
1900 the former proportion was 462, the
latter 10 the difference indicating the
great fecundity of foreigr-born women.
The proportion Of negro children to
negro women IS to 40 years old was
largest in 1880 and smallest in 1900. There
has been larger proportion Of negro
children than white children. That diff
ference more than doubled between 1860
and $780, but in 1900 1t was less than half
what it was in 1880 and less than at any
other census except 1860. Though the
negroes have larger proportion of chill
dren than the whites, it has been noticed
that the whites Of the South have a
larger proportion than the whites in other
sections of the country.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
KIDNAPPED GIRL
FINDS PARENTS
After Eighteen Years Sepa-
ration She Is About to Be
Reunited to Her Family
STOLEN WHEN A BABY
She Begins an Investigation
Into Her Identity and Her
Efforts Meet With Success
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 16.-Kidnaped
eighteen years ago. when she was tot
years old, young woman in st. Louis
who recently started an Investigation TO
find out who she was is about to be re-
stored to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Schainosts Of Gross, Neb.
Eighteen years ago the Schainosts lived
near Ainsworth, and a neighbor, ranch
man named Ormsby. formed peculiar
attachment for the little girl One night
the child disappeared. A few days later
Ormsby moved away.
Last week a letter from young wom-
an in st. Louis was received by the
Omaha police asking them to find her
parents. The writer declared that she
did not know her name, as she had been
Kidnapped when a baby and had never
seen her parents since. The story reached
the girls father. who has now gone to ST.
Louis to claim his long-lost child
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
DECLINE SHOWN
IN BIRTH RATE
Race Suicide Tendency in the
United States Reflected
in Statistics Since 1860
DEARTH OF CHILDREN
Proportionately Fewer Born
at Present Time Than in
Early Years of Republic

WASHINGTON, Aug 16-That there
has beenea persistent decline in the birth
rate in the United States since 1860 is the
conclusion reached in a bulletin issued by
the Census Bureau. The bulletin was
prepared by Professor Walter P. Wilcox
OF Cornell University. 1t is explained
that the bulletin is not study In birth
rates, but a study in the proportion of
children to the total population or total
number of women of child-bearing age.
The result of the study shows that at
the beginning of the nineteenth century
the children under ten years of age con-
stituted one-third, and at the end less
than one fourth of the total population
The decrease in this proportion began as
early as the decade 1910 to 1920 and con-
tinued uninterruptedly, though at vary
ing rates. to each successive decade.
Between 1850 and 1860 the proportion of
children to women between 10 and 49
years the child-bearing age, increased,
but since 1860 it has constantly decreased.
Ii is stated that the decrease has been un-
equal from decade to decade, but that If
the computation is made upon the basis
OF twenty-year periods, it has been regu-
lar.
In 1860 the number of children under
five years of age. to 1905 women Is to
40 years of age, was GA: in 1900 it was
only 474 The proportion of children to
potential mothers in 1900 was only three
fourths as large as in 1867.
CAUSE UNEXPLAINED.
No attempt is made by the author of
the bulletin to determine the probable
cause of this decline. An extended argu-
ment by General Francis A. Walker is
given, suggesting that it is largely due
to the influx of foreigners and the result
ant shock to the population instinct of
the natives Professor Wilcox does not
express a definite opinion, claiming that
the vital statistics of the country are not
sufficiently developed to afford sound
basis of judgment. He nores, however,
that there has been a similar marked de-
cline in the birth rate of Australia, where
there has been no such torrent Of immi-
grafton.
Considered sectionally, it is found that
in the North and West there has been
more or less regular decline. while in
the South the change has been less regu-
lar and the decline less marked In 1850
the proportion of children to 1000 women
In the North and West was five-sixths of
what it was in the South; in 1900 it was
less than three-fourths In 1900 the small
est proportion of children was in the Dis
trict of Columbia, where the number of
children under five was hardly more than
one-fourth the number of women of
child bearing age The next smallest pro-
portion was in Massachusetts, where it
was slightly more than one-third The
largest proportion was in North Dakota
and Indian Territory, in each of which 1t
was two-thirds.
ALIENS AND NEGROES LEAD.
In 1900 for the United States as whole,
the proportion of children was only two
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
THOUSANDS COME WEST
OVER NORTHERN LINES
Heavy Travel Is Reported by
Passenger Departments
of All Roads.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Aug. 1e.-Up to August l
the Northern Pacific brought 10000
Eastern visitors to the coast on Port
land Exposition tickets, making a new
record in transcontinental travel over
the northern lines. During the same
period the Great Northern and Canadian
Pacific brought out 10000 passengers
from Eastern points, making total of
more than $4,000. Travel is increasing
week by week and passenger depart
nents Of all the roads announce that it
will be still heavier during September.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
OPPOSES TARIFF CHANGE.
Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tiOn Considers Issues Before Chi
cago Convention.

The Manufacturers and Producers
Association yesterday adopted a reso-
luton strongly opposing reciprocity
treaties and any change in the exist
ing revenue tariff. The resolution and
preamble are as follows:
Whereas. our whole country has been re-
raarkablv prosperous during the past five years
and more under the Mckinley protection tariff
law, and
whereas There is now movement In GER
tain quarters to change our tariffs by so-called
reciprocity treaties: be 1t
T5esolzed Ev the board of directors of the
Manufacturers and Producers Association OF
california that we view with alarm the pros
necte Of any change in our tariffs as dan
serous 70 the Industries of our State and that
we urge upon Congress not to make any altera-
ton In our tariff so that the prosperity OF our
great country may not be interfereo Win.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

THIGH BROKEN BYA FALL.-Frank Wal.
deier a boxmaker for the american Box Fac
tory during his employment yesterday fell
distance OF twelve feet and fractured his left
thighbone He treated by DIR. r. c. Hill
at the Central Emergency Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
TAFT PARTY WILL VISIT
HONGKONG AND CANTON
Miss Roosevelt Has Not Yet Acted
Upon the DOwager Empress
Invitation.

MANILA Aug. 1.-THE Governor
General of Hongkong has Invited Sec
retary of War Taft and the members
of his party to attend a banquet there.
The members of the party have an
swered that they will stop one day
at Hongkong and one night at Canton.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is undecided as
to whether she will visit Peking and it
is believed that she is awaiting her
fathers answer to the invitation ex-
tended to her to visit that place.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
ALASKA PRISONER FOUND NOT
GUILTY AFTER SECOND TRIAL
Released by Jury After He Had Served
Nearly Five Years in Peni-


TACOMA, Aug. 16.-Parry Owens
who was sentenced for manslaughter at
Eagle five years ago and who was re-
Gently granted a new trial because of
error, was found not guilty by a jury
yesterday and discharged. He was
charged with killing miner named
Christensen. While alone they fought
a duel in a cabin near Forty Mile.
Owens claimed selfrdefense.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
JORDAN IS SENT TO PRISON
FOR STEALING WATCH AND CHAIN
Pleads Guilty to Charge of Grand Lar
ceny and Receives Sentence of
Five Years.

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 16.-W. L. Jor-
dan, who pleaded guilty to a charge Of
grand larceny for stealing watch and
chain from William Jones at Gait, was
to-day sentenced by Judge Shields to
FIVE years. Imprisonment at Folsom
penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
CITY ATTORNEY WORKS CLEVER
DODGE ON TOWN COUNCIL
Gains $500 by Getting Assessment on
His Property Changed by Equali-
zation Board.

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 16.-1he
quickest vote ever taken by the City
Council was taken to-day. when City
Attorney Swing appeared before that
body, sitting as a board of equaliza-
ton, and complained that the assess
ment on his property was too low and
asked that IT be increased TO $500. 1t
did not take quite minute to humor
him. The City Attorney smiled blandly
and said that on another property the
assessment was too high and he would
like II reduced. The vote was little
slower, but II came, and the City At
torney left the hall $500 to the good
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
LION ATTACKS TRAINER
AND NEARLY KILLS HIM
POunces Upon Man During Circus
Performance In Tennessee md
Crushcs His Shoulder.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 16--
During a performance of a circus here
Charles Duncan, a lion trainer of Louis
VILE Ky, was seriously injured In
fight with lion. Duncan slipped and
fell and the lion leaped upon him and
bit and crushed his left shoulder in a
frightful manner. The lion was forced
into a corner after some time by the
use of hot irons and Duncan was res
cued in a serious condition.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

ST PAUL. Aug. 1G.--A wholesale desertion
Of privates from Fort Smelling was reported to-
day. when 1t was announced that about fifty
privates had quietly left the post without per-
mission.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
SAN FRANCISCAN Is KILLED
BY A FALL FROM A TRAIN

Alongside Railroad Track Near
Antioch.
STOCKTON, Aug. ia man be-
lieved to be Louis Bascom of 632 Post
street, San Francisco, was killed last
night about a mile this side of Antioch
by fall from a Southern Pacific pas
senger train bound for San Francisco.
When found the man was still breath
ing. He was taken to Tracy and efforts
made to save his life. but he expired
about IL o'clock last night. 1t is be-
lieved that he fell from passenger
train while intoxicated.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

SOISSONS, France Aug. 16.-Henry de la
Rochefoucauld of Count Guiz de Rochefou-
cauld seriously injured to-day in an auto
mobile accident
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
"DUAL TARIFF" PROPOSED
FOR UNITED STATES.

Delegates from all sec
tions of the country were
present in Chicago yes
terday at the opening
session of the National
Reciprocity Conference.
The suggestion of a dual
tariff gained instant ia
vor. This system pro-
vides for maximum and
minimum schedules, the
former to be used for
retaliation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
For vallejo and Mare Island Navy Yard.

sreauer II. j. CORCORAN leaves wharf
,orth end OF Ferry Building. week days (excepe
Ssfurday). IL a. m. Sis D. N. Saturdays. II
a. m Sundays, ESQ a. m. Sis p m. Leaves
vallejo. week days texcept saturdays). T:45 a.
SUNDAYS $50 D. m Meals q IA carte. Phone
ear. BARNESON- -HIBBERD CO., manaxerz
asa Montgomery street.