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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
PORTE, IS MUCH WORRIED.
Afraid That Italy is About to Seize
TripoIi and Bengharzi.

Afraid That Italy is About to Seize
TripoIi and Bengharzi.
,Constantinople, April 25.-The Sub
lime Porte and the, Turkish council Of
ministers is greatly wrought up over
the report that Italy has her eyes on
Tripoli and Bengharzi in Africa, and is
making ready an expedition to make
good her claims of possession. This
information comes from trustworthy
source.
It is known that the Turkish council
of ministers has been for some time dis
cussing the question, but the Porte's ad-
visers are all at sea in the matter until
the attitude of Great Britain can be as
certained. While Turkey has the
troops to place in Tripoli and Ben
gharzi to resist the forces of the italian
government, if it should try to take
possession, it has not the means of con-
voying them to the African coast, the
italian naval forces standing in the
way.
1t is declared that Italy three years
ago turned covetous eye on Africa,
but that the Turkish governments pro-
tests were backed up by England and
the protest was received by Italy and
recognized as valid. The fact that
Great Britain has just entered into a
secret treaty with France and Italy is
the alarming feature of the situation
from the Turkish standpoint.
1t is said that the secret treaty with
France allows her complete freedom il
regard to Morocco and it is feared here
that there is secret paragraph thai
gives Italy the same freedom in regarc
to Tripoli. If this condition is foane
to exist, Turkey will be unable to op
pose Italy in her action towards Tri
poll.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
PASS INTERNATIONAL LAWS.
Congressman BarthoIdt Will, Present
Plan to Peace Conference.

Congressman 6drtnOiot VIII Present
Plan to Peace Conference.
Kansas City, Mo-, April "a. - Con-
gresham Richard Bartholdt, president
of the Interparliamentary union, the
international body that seeks to bring
about peace between nations through
arbitration, spent today in Kansas
City. Mr.. Bartholdt left tonight for
the East and will start tomorrow for
Brussels, where meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the union will be
held, May 15, to set the date for the
international peace commission.
A new idea will be presented by Mr..
Bartholdt. A resolution will be offered
to have formed an international as.
sembly which will be given the powe,
by the respective governments of the
members to pass laws on international
questions. The members of the unior
are members of parliaments and con.
crosses of the various signator powers
of Europe and America.
Three propositions will be presented
by the delegates from the United
States. The first is that an invitation
be extended to South and Centra
American governments to send repre-
sentatives to the peace congress; sec
ond, that general arbitration treat,
be drafted for submission to the vari
GUS governments that would cover al
specific points so as to obviate the ne
cessity in our own country, for in
stance, of the president going to tn
senate for advice and consent in ever
instance in which international ques
tions are involved; and, third, to al
range basis of representation for eac
of the nations taking part.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
ERA OF PURE FOOD BEGINS.
New Oregon Pure Food Law Viii Be
Strictly Enforced.

New Oregon Pure Food Law Viii Be
Strictly Enforced.
Pendleton-The pure food law en-
acted at the last session of the Iegisla.
ture is in effect and from now on it
shall be misdemeanor to sell. offer to
sell or to be in possession of any article
of food or drink that shall contain any
adulteration unless there is plainly
marked on the label its Ingredients
and the quantities thereof.
The law especially covers the sale
and manufacture of butter and the sale
of milk. 1t specifies that butter must
contain at least SS per cent of butter
fat, no more than 16 per cent of water.
Milk must contain 3.2 per cent butter
fat, 9 per cent solids and have specific
gravity of at least 1.03S per cent.
The laws details the manufacture
and sale of spices and condiments,
cider, vinegar, preserved and jellied
fruit and host of articles of food and
drink. For the violation of this law
there is fine of not less than $25 or
more than 500, with Imprisonment
of not less than 80 days nor more than
six months attached. The grocers and
provision dealers of the City are not in
the least alarmed, and many were not
aware of the existence of the law. The
commissioner or his deputy is expected
to visit the city in the near future and
enforce the law to the letter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat Club, s3@s4c per bushel; ;;
bluestem, $4,000 valley, ssc.
Oats-No. 1 white, $2s@29 per ton ;
gray, $27@2S.
Hay Timothy, $14@16 per ton;
clover, $11@12; cheat, $11@12; grain,
$11@12.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 1s@1s13c per
dozen.
Butter - Fancy creamery, 17K@2Oce
per pound.
Potatoes = Oregon fancy. $1@1 .505
common, SO@s5.
Apples-Fancy, s1.75@2.5o per box
choice, $1@1 .25.
Hops - Choice, 1904, 2sK@25c per
pound.
Wool Valley, 2o@24c, according to
fineness; Eastern Oregon, best, 171a@
18c; mohair, choice, S1@324c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
SEAT FOR ALASKAN NOW.
Opposition by Late Senator PIatt was
Only Obstacle.

Washington, April 24.-The death
of Senator Platt, of Connecticut, prob
ably means that next winter a bill will
be passed giving Alaska a delegate in
congress.
Cushman's delegate bill would have
passed the last session had it not been
for Platt. When the senate committee
was ready to report, Platt served notice
that it would be useless, for he would
defeat the bill. Inasmuch as he had
it in his power to carry out his threat,
no action was taken, though the bill
had twice passed the house. As Platt
was the only senator seriously opposed
to an Alaska delegate, it is believed
such measure can pass next winter.
Platt's death will elevate to the chair
manship of the judiciary committee
Senator Clark, of Wyoming. This. is
the first time Western man has held
such an important craftsmanship. The
judiciary is the most important COM
mittee in the senate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
For Big Beet Ranch.

Union-The sale of Hall Bros ranch
of $50 acres, about four miles north
west of Union, to the Amalgamated
Sugar company, for $4,000, has been
announced. This is the second large
tract in the same section bought by
this company within year, and COM
pletes body of over 1000 acres now
held by the Amalgamated company in
this part of the valley. It is exnected
that eventually the bulk of this land
will be put into sugar beets. The
Amalgamated company last fall bought
the Nichols & Weaver tract of 1,100
acres for $54, 900, SO that their holdings
now stand them about $1O4 1000 for the
z, 1000 acres.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Big Storm Downs Wires.

Denver, April 25.-According to re-
ports received late tonight, heavy
storm of rain and snow has practically
stopped telegraphic communication to
the Pacific coast. The storm reaches
from Arizona to Montana. In Colo
RADIO, after raining sor "a hours, it be-
gan to snow tonight, and in some Sec
tions blizzard issraging. No reports
of the storms effect on railroad traffic
had been received at midnight, but
serious interference with the operations
of trains, it is believed, must have re.
suited.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Convicts ION the Roads.

Salem-In order to make further
test OF the problem of using convict
labor on the public highways, Govern
or Chamberlain has arranged to work
40 convicts in three separate gangs on
the Marion county roads for a few
weeks. Marion county will bear the
expense of employing six guards to take
charge of the men while at work. The
county will also pay the cost of trans
porting the prisoners to their work and
will pay the state five cents day for,
each man to pay the increased cost of
food for the men on account of their
doing heavier work. The conyicts;
will be worked within four miles of
the prison.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
GREAT STORM IN ROCKIES.
Snow Covers Mountains and Ranges
From Texas to Wyoming.

Denver, April 25.-The storm which
began early yesterday morning contin-
ued until noon today. The downpour
changed from rain to snow about mid
night, and the plains of Eastern Colo
RADIO were covered with about six inches
of snow this morning. The precipita-
tion in Denver was 2.S0 inches, and
has been exceeded only four times
since 1875. Telegraph wires north,
west and south of this city were gener-
ally unserviceable this morning.
The storm extended from the pam
handle of Texas to Central Wyoming.
Livestock on the ranges is in good con-
dition, and, as the temperature is not
low, there will be little loss. The
benefit to grass on the range is incal-
culable.
Even if the storm is followed by
frost, as is usual in April in Colorado,
the fruit trees are safe, for the cool
weather of the past two weeks has
kept back the buds from opening.
Little damage is reported SO far to
railroads. Trinidad reports danger
GUS rise in the Purgatoris river, which
last fall went on rampage and washed
out all the bridges for miles up and
down the stream. Pueblo is looking
for rise in the Arkansas. The storm
abated during the forenoon and the
snow melted rapidly,
Train service on practically all roads
in Colorado is delayed by the storm
A slide in the Royal gorge, on the
main line of the Rio Grande, covered
the track and delayed traffic for several
hours. In the Cripple Greek district
the snowfall was extremely heavy and
trains were operated with great diff.
Guilty.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Water System for Echo.

Echo-The city council of Echo has
granted G. R. Robinson franchise to
build and operate water works system
for 25 years. Mr.. Robinson recently
established a similar system in lone,
Ore, and promises to have the water
turned on within so days. Mr.. Robin
son has purchased the grounds and
we'll owned by the people who previ-
ously planned to build system, but
who failed in the time stated and will
utilize the scheme outlined by that
comnanV
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
NEW YORK CRIME FIGURES.
Preponderance of Male Wldness is
Very Marked.


New York, April 25.-Although the
population of the county of New York
has increased 14O,s7O during the past
three years, there Las not been pro-
portionate increase in crime, according
to the annual report of District Attor-
ney Jerome's chief clerk.
In the detailed reports of felonies
there is no marked advance of figures
as compared with former years. The
average number of prisoners charged
with felony who were confined in the
city prison during the last three years
was 176. This is the lowest average
on record.
The number of indictments and COM
plants disposed of during the year
1904 was 5,039. Forty-nine per cent
resulted in pleas of guilty. A little
over IL per cent of the prisoners were
convicted by verdict. About II per
cent were acquitted.
The classified list of convictions dur
ing 1904 shows startling preponder-
ance of male criminals. Only 169
women were convicted, as against 2,279
men. Of the 169 females, 126 were
found guilty of larceny and three Of
manslaughter.
Of the 2,466 persons convicted dur.
ing the year, 1,610 were natives of the
United States. The others were divid.
ed as follows: Germany 1872, Ireland
95, England 166, Italy 176, Russia
III, Austria 81. Roumania II, Scot.
land IL, Sweden IS, Greece 5, France
IA, Spain 2, other countries 81,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Chinook Salmon ir Fraser River.

Vancouver, B. c., April Spring
salmon of variety never before seen
in the Fraser river are now running
in large numbers. They are pro-
nounced to be Columbia river chinook.
They are supposed to have missed the
Columbia river in their northward
journey and to have come on north to
the Fraser. They feed in the vicinity
of Monterey Cal, every winter. Their
appearance IN the Fraser river this
year is being watched with much in
terest by Gamers and others in salmon
fisheries on this coast.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
KLAMATH is TO BE IRRIGATED.
Government Will Not Repeat Good
Offer to Canal Company.

Offer to Canal Company.
Neutrality-suspicious. or later the Kla-
math Canal company, operating near
Klamath Falls, must step aside and
make way for a big government irriga-
tion project. 1t is for this private en-
terprise to say whether it will go vol
UNFAIRLY or whether it will be forced
out. The fact remains that the gov
ernment is going to absorb private irri-
cation works in Klamath basin, and is
going ahead with the construction of
its own project on a grand scale.
There are several private enterprises
in Klamath basin, but all except the
Klamath canal company have made
terms with the government and are
ready and willing to vacate. This con-
cern, owned by California interests, is
unwilling to move unless it can name
its OVID price, and sell out on it's own
terms. The government does not dc
business that way. That is why the
! klamath Canal company will probably
be forced to vacate.
| Last December, when the government
first entered into negotiations with this
company, the officials of the reclama'
tion service made liberal offer. They
were willing to pay $3.50, 900 for the
works and property of the company
and to grant them navigation rights OF
the government canals. But the com
pany held out for 100000. Negotia
tions failed, The reclamation servic'
was satisfied that the Klamath cana
property was not worth $3.50, 900
rough estimates placed the actual valu
at nearer $4,000; but being anxiou
to build the larger project and recog
nizing the equities of the case, the.
fixed what they termed a very liberia
offer. No such price will ever agail
be offered. 1t is more than the fact
justify.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Forest Going Up In Smoke.

Duluth, Mimi, April 25.-North-
eastern Minnesota and the western end
of Lake Superior are enveloped in a
pail of smoke from forest fires. Scores
of fires are burning in the woods and
slashings, and reports are coming con:
cerning them from every line of rail
communication entering Duluth. Fires
are burning close to several of the min
ing locations on the Messaba. The
country is dry, no rain having fallen
for three weeks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Iron Works Incorporated.

Pendleton - Articles of incorpora-
tion will be filed this week with the
county clerk Incorporating the Pendle-
ton Iron works, with Marion Jacks, C.
W. Zigler and Fremont Arnold as the
incorporators, with capitalization of
$4,000. Messrs. Jacks and Arnold
opened foundry at Athena, but later
purchased the Mays interest of the firm
of Zigler & Mays and moved their en-
tire plant to this place and consolidat-
ed. The firm intends to do general
casting and repair work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Link May Be Built.

Eugene-A crew of Southern Pacific
surveyors is at work in the Eugene
yards measuring the grounds and all
the buildings, preparatory to rearrang-
ing the building and sidetracks, which
has been so long in contemplation by
the company. Surveyors have also
been surveying the grounds at Hender-
son station, and it is believed that the
long-heralded and much-talked-of con-
Meeting link between Henderson and
Springfield will be built this spring.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

Pueblo; Colo, April 25.-Fire to-
night almost totally destroyed the en-
tire stock of Bergerman Bros store.
one of the largest furnishing establish
ments in the state, and greatly damag-
ed the building. The stock was valued
at $125, 900, fully insured. The fire is
supposed to have originated from gas
oline power engine blowing up. There
were several narrow escapes from tle
flames, several women being carried
from the building.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Snow Off Cascade Summit.

Albany-The road from the valley to
the summit of the Cascade mountains,
via the Lebanon wagon road route, is
now open. s. G.. Doris, proprietor of
the Fish lake summer resort near the
summit of the mountains, states that
the snow is all out of the mountains
and the road cleared for traffic, some
thing almost unprecedented for this
time of the year. Usually this road is
not open until late in the spring.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Removal Is Very Probable.

Oregon. City-Judging from letter
that has been received by the officers of
the Oregon City land Office, from Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock, it is;
evident that Intervention on the part
of President Roosevelt alone will pre-
vent the removal of the Oregon City
land office to Portland as ordered. In
his letter Secretary Hitchcock states
that time, July l, next, has been set,
place named tor the removal of the
Office, and that in ordering the propos-
ed change the authorities at Washing
ton considered every question and OBJ
lection that has been raised in the pro-
tests that have been forwarded by the
people of this city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
May Leave Eugene.

Union-Messrs. Will Wright, of the
First National bank of Union, and j.
P. Wilkins, superintendent of the
Union Woolen mills, owners of wool
en- mill plant at Eugene, Or, have been
in Hood River this week for the pur-
pose of consulting with the business
men of that city relative to locating the
plant there. It is understood that if
satisfactory arrangements can be made
the Eugene plant will go to Hood
River.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
churns 1900 Pounds of Butter.

PendIeton = The Blue Mountain
creamery, recently completed in this
city, is churning on an average of
three churnings week of 500 pounds
of butter each. The entire amount of
cream used in the churnings is brought
over from La Grande and Elgin, as the
farmers of the vicinity of Pendleton
have not yet been able to supply par
ticle of cream. Many are preparing to
fit up complete dairy farms on large
scale, but as it takes considerable time
for this, the creamery will depend upon
the supply from over the mountains.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Cottage Grove Wants Fame.

Cottage Grove = The Commercial
club is discussing the best methods of
advertising the industries and re-
sources of Cottage Grove and Bohemia
mining district, and surrounding terri
tory. 1t is probable that large num-
ber of pamphlets and circulars will be
printed for distribution at the Lewis
and Clark fair. A committee consist
ing of George B. Lloyd, G. ]. Howard,
G. E. Jones, A. B. Wood, and William
B. Root was appointed to prepare liter
ature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
SawnilI for Albany.

Albany-A large sawmill will prob
ably be constructed in Albany the COM
ing SUMMER The mill will be estab--
lished by outside capital and the prep
arations for securing ground for the To-
cation and establishing the plant are,
being carried on through the officers of
the Albany Commercial club, who are
not yet ready to give out statement
about the matter, but who say con-
struction of the mill in this city is'
practically assured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Poisoned Bullets for Police,

It. Petersburg, April 24.-In all re-
attacks on the police and admins
Fiye officers in Poland, their assail-
have used poisoned bullets and
gers. At the popular theaters and
Pic halls performers are arousing
1T demonstrations by singing revo-
onary verses. These are intro
duced as encores, which must be passed
by the theatrical censor. Recently,
the performers did not hesitate to lam
poon the royal family.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Move for Municipal Gas.

Chicago, April 25.-Agitation to es-
tablish municipal ownership of gas
works as well as street railways in Chi
cago was inaugurated in earnest today
by a public meeting in the city council
chamber which took steps to hasten
the passage of the Chicago gas bills.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Signal Men for Alaska.

Washington, April 24.-On May 15
so signal corps men, under Captain
Carl w. Hartmann, will be sent to
Alaska to relieve the men who have
been on duty there for two years.
Their principal work will be in connec-
tion with government telegraph lines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Good Loads on Schooners.

Willemstedt. Curacao, April "a
Gold estimated to amount to 81, ,40O,-
600 and sent by President Castro, OF
Venezuela, arrived here few days ago
in schooners and an italian steamer
for shipment to and deposit in New
York.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Rain Needed to Save Forests.

Cumberland, Wis, April 25.-For-
est fires raging here and spreading
throughout Northern Wisconsin threat
en- the loss of property unless rain stops
them soon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
BuffaIoes Lose Their Range.

Missoula, Mont, April 25.-Thirty-
five head of buffaloes were shipped this
afternoon from Arlee by NJ. Miller,
who sends them to point in Oklaho-
ma about 800 miles south of Kansas
Citv The animals are from the fam
Arizona republican., 1905-02-05
MESA
DOES PHOENIX OWN MESA?

This week L. B. Johnson & Go. bray ed the wrath of the Phoenix whole salers by shipping in a car of potatoes. and as a consequence consumers here are buying potatoes at considerably less than the merchants have formerly been paying for them. Phoenix people have expressed their determination to crush such shippers even if they are compelled to give away potatoes to do so. To the casual observer this would appear to be a good thing for the consumer, but suppose the Phoe- nix man gives away few cars of pO- tatOes here in his process of crushing the home man, will not we pay back to the Phoenix man what We gain tempo rarily, with compound interest? The writer hopes 1t will not be long until the Mesa merchants will ship their goods, not only potatoes, but other merchandise as well, in car lots and stop paying unnecessary tribute to Phoenix and at the same time save the Joe freight from Phoenix to Mesa. The amount thus saved to Mesa in one year would add considerably to her prosper ity to say nothing of the increased bus mess she would be able to get fron. outside points.
 Mesa will command respect as a place on the map and attract increased attention from outsiders in the same ratio as her business men and citizens unite for her good. Until such time as the merchants can get together the writer hopes that L. E. Johnson x Co. will receive enough encouragement from the Mesa people to justify them in continuing the good work.
 SUBSCRIBER.