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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
BUILDING HOUSES.
twenty-five Already Planned So say:
a Local Contractor Building
Boom Expected.

1t seems likelv that a building
boom will prevail in Corvallis this
season. The statement of a local
contractor is that IS houses are al
ready planned with probability
that in another day or two the
number will be thirty. 1t is now
only the first of April, a date on
which IN other years, perhaps. the
building of even one house had not
been planned. With 25 or 30 now
on the list. and with half dozen
of them actually under construction
1t seems likely that before its end
the season will see more buildings
constructed than has been observed
IN any two seasons in the past.
The belief is that the carpenters of
the town will be taxed to the ut7
termost to do the building that will
be required of them. This with
the prospect of an advance in the
cost of lumber before the season
ends is hurrying some builders
along in the effort to get their
work done before pinch of some
sort should come.
There will be an occupant and
more for every house that is to be
built. There will not, in fact be
enough houses to supply the de-
mand. There are always more
families III Corvallis than there are
houses. Many buildings house
| two families, and vacant houses of
the character that are desirable are
unknown in the town. Except in
! the case Of real estate agents, it is
better known perhaps, to college
authorities than any one else how
serious matter for the town this
residence shortage is. There II
is constantly made manifest by the
4 families who desire to move to
town to send young folks to college
but are unable to do so on accoun,
OF lack of available houses. The
estimate is that a hundred student:
or more annually fail to attend col
| 1ege because of this condition. It i:
often suggested that, the construc
ltion of number of houses for rem
would probably prove a profitable
investment for those who have idle
}. capital.
The house shortage, and espec
tally in the case of young womer
the inability to- secure boarding
/ places Is one of the influences tha
made it extremely desirable tha
!, the appropriation for the Woman
Building might have become avail
J. able so that the structure coult
. have been built this year. a fac
!, that seems unlikely in view of th
steps for invoking the referendum
f by reason of which the S65,ooo ar
propriation for the college will b
held up aud probably go flew
: along with the other items in th
: general appropriation bill.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
W. o. W. Convention

At Los Angeles The Southern
Pacific Co. will sell on April 18th,
18th and 18th, round trip tickets
to Los Angeles at greatly reduced
rates, account convention of Wood
men Of World and Women OF
Woodcraft, to be held at Los An
geles April 18th, 1905. Call on
nearest s. P. agent for rates and
full particulars.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Announcement.

I have re-opened my shoe shop in the
Marshal Miller building on Monroe
street west Of Berman's grocery, where
all orders will be promptly attended to.
Your patronage is solicited and thanking
you for the same in advance.
I am, yery truly,
m25-Im ]. E. Fowells. $
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Village Improvement Society.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Village Improvement Society
will be held next Friday evening
at 7:3o at the county court room.
Members urged to attend. Citizens
in general are cordially invited.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Poverty Social.

The ladies of the w. R. c. will
give a Poverty social Thursday Apr
6, at I. O. @. F.. hall. Entertain-
ment and supper IS cents. Prize
for best Poverty costume. Every
body come.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
For Sale.

Real estate, farm and city property Ior
sale, exchange or rent. No sales means
no commission to be paid. Your pat
ronage kindly solicited. Help furnish
ed and positions secured.
q M. Stone,
South Main street, Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Spring Opening.

At Miss Johnson's Friday and
Saturday, Mar. 31st and Apr. Ist.
Will have on display a fine line of
pattern hats and a nice selection of
Gage hats.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

Estimates cheerfully gwen on any
kind of concrete work at Whi.ney's.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Spring Opening.

Pattern hats and novelties at Mrs
J. Masons, Friday Mar. 81, and
following days.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
For Sale.

Seed wheat and Burbank pota.
toes.
fa5-tf Roy Rickard.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

Branard &Astrmsrong wash silk
at Moses Bros.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

For Sale.

Good mich cows. W. II. Ish,
ra2o-Im Inavale. Ore.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
All new wall paper at Blackledge's.

Largest line Of mating in the city Al
Black1edge's.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
Wood Choppers

Wanted at once. 200 cords of fl
wood to cut. P. A. Kline.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

Notice that elegant new delivery wag
on. Moses Bros run it. mII-2t
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01
New Trays.

All parties having tray checks,
call and get your tray as this is the
last will have on hand. A. Hodes.s
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

Picture Frames made to order at Black
ledge's. aI-tf
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

Two work horses. w. K. Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Anacostia and Vicinity.

The. Holy Name Society of st. Teresa S
Church. at Washington and Fillmore
streets, Anacostia, composed of male men,
bers of the parish, has chosen the follow
ing as officers to serve during the ensu-
ing year: Rev. Father M. P. Egan. as
sistant pastor of the church, spiritual d.
rector; P. s. Quaid, president; Clayton
Beall, financial secretary; Aston Moore,
recording secretary; Thomas Farrell sac
ristan. Plans for smoker and other
means of interesting the members were
also discussed and will soon be placed into
execution.
Police Sergeant c. A. Stevens, the night
officer in charge of the Anacostia pre-
cinct, who has been absent from duty by
reason of illness for number of months,
resumed his duties last evening.
The five-week-Old male infant Of Sarah
Anderson, colored, whose home Is at STAN
ton avenue and Hamilton road, died yester-
day without there being a physician in
attendance at the case. The police noti-
fed the coroner, who gave a certificate Of
death from natural causes.
Mr. v. NJ. Tucker Of Congress Heights,
who has been in Louisiana for severa.
months, has returned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21

league to keep prices within due limits.
With the multiplication Of theaters and
music halls 1t is impossible for managers
to continue to pay sums like ESQ a week
to individual stars" even Of the first
magnitude. Increased competition and the
decline in profits that are now evident will
necessarily lead to reduction. and the
stars will have to shine with less bril-
liancy," but more steadfastness than they
have been accustomed to-
1t was the late Dan Leno who pre-
cipitated the competition of managers
which led to the era of high salaries, but
those were the days when the halls" were
comparatively few and engagements more
or less impermanent. But music hall
performer of ordinary ability can nowadays
be assured of fairly constant employment.
The managers do not complain so much
of the high sums they have to offer to the
really popular performers, who are few In
number, but to the second raters.' the
serio-comics and condolences whose sal
aries have followed. at a proportionate dis
lance, the upward tendency of the real
lions of the music hall stage.
l.. H. MOORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Chances at Recruiting Stations.

The following named retired officers have
been detailed for general recruiting service
at the places indicated: Lieut.. Col. Will
liam H. Mclaughlin, Birmingham, Ala;
Major Samuel T Hamilton Harrisburg,
Pa; Lieut. Col Egbert B. Savage, Omaha,
Neb; Major Robert G. Smither, Little
Rock, Ark; Major w. H. H Crowell,
Scranton, Pa; Major Clarence Even, Prov
idence, R. l.; Major James c. Ord, Pitts
burg, Pa; Major Charles B. Hinton, Dav-
enport. Iowa: Major William A. Miller,
Richmond, Va; Capt. Lewis Merriam,
Nashville, Tenn; Capt Robert G. Carter,
Parkersburg w. Va; Capt: Edward |.
Grumley, Savannah, Ga; First Lieut..
James o. Green, Marinette, Wis.
The following named officers have been
relieved from duty at their present sta
lions and ordered to duty at the depot of
recruits, Columbus barracks, Ohio: Capt.
Dwight E. Holley, 4th Infantry; Capt.
William Wallace, 7th Infantry; Capt. b.
F. Hardaway, 18th Infantry; First Lieut..
Charles s. Tarlton, 1st Infantry; First
Lieut.. Dana T. Merrill. 23d Infantry.
The following named officers have been
relieved from duty at their recent stations
cruits at Fort Slocum, N. Y; Capt Con-
rad H. Lama, Artillery Corps; Capt. Will
liam H Sage, 23d Infantry; Capt. Jacob
F. Kreps, 22d Infantry; First Lieut. Jairus
A. Moore, Artillery Corps; First Lieut..
Louis F. Buck, Artillery Corps.
The following named officers have been
relieved from their present stations and or
dered to recruiting duty at Jefferson bar
racks, Mo-: Capt. Edwin NJ. Suplee. 14th
Cavalry; Capt Harry o. Willard, 9Th
Cavalry; Capt Percy E. Trippe, 18th Cav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21

erners in carving out for themselves new
homes in the tropic jungle has rarely been
emuated. They had been reared in the lap
of luxury A host of slaves had always been
ready to obey or anticipate their slightest
wish. Yet they set to work with ak and
machete, toiling in the woods alongside
their former chattels, to provide temporary
shelters from the elements and to plant
crops for their future necessities, and ere
long miniature Louisiana arose where the
lordly palm had held undsputed sway.
Most of the houses are patterned after the
old colonial mansions of the south. The
blacks are free, of course, but the citations
between master and servant are practically
the same as those that existed In the cot
ton states half a century ago. The old
black nanny is still the household tyrant
and the children'S defender, just as she was
In the days of Uncle Tom
The same open-handed hospitality that
has always characterized the sunny south
rules In Toledo today and the tourist or
trader who is drawn hither on pleasure or
business will never regret the chance One
topic of conversation, however. is strictly
tabooed That is the civil war. The lost
cause is still regarded holy, and the I'M
regenerated republic Is looked upon as an
alien and foreign land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Of Strategic Importance.
McCUE'S WILL.
Estate of Late Wife Murderer Left to
Children.


The will of J. Samuel McCue, hanged Feb
ruary 10 last at Charlottesville, Va, for the
murder of his wife, Fanny Crawford Nc
Cue, was admitted to probate yesterday.
Four of McCue's six brothers-William H.,
Charles NJ, Leslie H. and Edward o. Nc
Cue-qualified as executors, giving bond for
100000 The document is in McCue' 8
days after the tragedy and three days after
McCues arrest.
After expressing a desire that all of his
just debts be paid soon as convenient,
the testator bequeaths his entire estate,
real, personal and mixed, to his four be
loved and darling children James William
McCue, Samuel Overton McCue, Ruby
Grgsby McCue and Harry Moon McCue,
share and share alike.
The four brothers are designated as guar
dams of the four children and trustees for
the three boys until they attain their ma
jority, and for Ruby continuously. The
trustees empowered to use such por-
lions of Ruby's share of the estate as they
may deem necessary for her comfort and
directs that his darling daughter he
reared by and remain in the custody and
care of my darling aunt, Mrs. Maria Sam
mic Dinwiddie, as | know that she will be
a mother indeed to her, and as she has
verify been to me-
The sum of $500 is to be applied for the
erection of a monument over the graves of
his late beloved parents
The following appraisers were appointed
A. Pendleton Bbb, James H. Lindsay,
Branch E. Jeffries, Robert A. Watson and
G. f. Compton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Jurors Drawn for March Term of
Montgomery Circuit Court.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondent Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md, February 20. 1905.
Judge James B. Henderson today drew
the following to serve as jurors at the
March term of the circuit court for this
county, which convenes here Monday.
March 20: Laytonville district-William E.
Allnutt, George E. Gather and Robert w.
Mullinix; Clarksburg district-Zachariah
w. Page, Edward D. Warfield and Samuel
T. Grimes; Poolesville district-Ciarence
Price, Richard Poole. Samuel D. Byrd and
Norman Wootton: Rockville district-James
A. Mulican, Thomas ]. Veirs, Aubrey NJ.
Green, Thomas Vinson, Robert D. 1sher-
wood and William A. Bogley; CoiesVlIle
district-George w. Bready, John Bonffant,
Howard M. NARROW and E. Lloyd Fawcett;
Jamestown Gistrict-Erasmus w. Jones,
Maurice w. Downs, Lucien T. Walters
Bethesda district-Jacob r. Umstead, Will
liam G. Counselman and Isaac S. Hendry
Olney district-Walter F. Cashel, Augustus
Stabler, Roger B. Farquhar and Michael j.
Murphy; Gaithersburg district-1srael u.
Warfield. jr., Alexander G. Carlisle, Perry
A. Gloyd and Thomas G. Ward; Potomac
district-Otho c. Ward. Charles H. Cream
er and Amos w. Magruder; Barnesville dis
trict-Percy l.. Pyles, Octavius O. Baker
and Charles T. Brosius; Damascus district
Harry L. Watkins, Samuel r. Wordsworth
and Joseph M. Etchison; Wheaton district
Richard Seek William H. Mannakee,
George NJ Wolfe, Charles M. Clark and
Gustavus f. Cashell.
At the recent convention of the farmers
of this county, held at Sandy Spring. a
resolution was unanimously adopted pro-
testing against any further extension of the
time limit for the construction Of the Wash
ington, Sandy Spring and Gettysburg rail-
way.
A number of the young folks of Rockville
were pleasantly entertained Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Brewer. Those present were Misses Barry
| Albert. Lille Anderson Mary Almoney, Vir-
gle Ellen and Mary Brewer, Bessie Greene,
Lille Bennett, Verde Kingdom, Mary Lyd-
! dane Margaret Moore, Miss Miller, Messrs.
| Brewer, Martin, Williams, Mason, Greene
and Prettyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
VICTIMS OF DIME NOVELS.
Boy Accused of Robbing Father PENN
less in New Orleans

Charles WILDER Upton, son of DIR. w. H.
Upton, and Joseph Scanlon, son of John
J. Scanlon of New York, are in New Or
leans penniless and anxious to return home
Upton on February took $3.50 belonging
to his father New York physician, and
the next day he and his chum went from
New York to Washington, D. c. Armed
with revolvers, they started out to be bad
men. They arrivedsin New Orleans week
ago with $3.50 and registered at the Grune-
wald Hotel. Their bank roll shrank. ami
two days ago Messrs. "Meeker" and NC
Laughlin," under which names they had
registered, departed to the Oak Hotel. where
they stopped until yesterday morning, when
the last of the $3.50 was gone.
Sunday afternoon the two boys called
on Inspector of Police Journee and told
him the story of their ambitions and trav-
els. They showed the inspector number
of paper-covered dime novels Inspector
Journee turned them over to Superintendent
Agnew of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. During their talk
young Upton told of the theft of the money
Young Scanion says he just went with Up
ton because the latter wanted pal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Sale of the Galapagos Islands.

Telegraph dispatches from Panama report
that the government of Ecuador is nego-
tiating for the sale of the Galapagos Is
lands. about 600 miles off the coast of that
country. But the Ecuador minister in
Paris denies the story. If President Roose-
welt wishes to expand a little farther and
can persuade Ecuador to let the United
States have them it would be the wisest
thing he could do, because sooner or later
the islands are going to be a bone of con-
tention, and some day we will wake UP and
find them In the possession of one of the
European powers. Ecuador has always
professed scruples against selling that part
of It's territory. and there Is constitutional
prohibition. Mr. Blaine proposed to evade
that provision, however. by entering into a
perpetual lease for ninety mine years, or 900
years. or any other terms that would be
satisfactory to the authorities of Ecuador.
We have come very near securing the Is
lands several times. and bu for an act of
great folly would have had them under the
United States flag ifty-fve years ago.
In 1850 William HOLSTER of Buffalo,
being en- route to California, met at Panama
Gen. Jose Villimil, and was persuaded to
join in a revolution which proved success
full and made Villimil president of Ecuador.
HOLSTER secured from him a proposition
that the United States should occupy the
Island of st. Charles, one Of the best of the
group. for naval station. William A..
Graham of North Carolina. who was Secre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Death From Electricity.
From Harper's Weekly.


While death is produced almost instantly
by the passage through the human body of
alternating currents of high voltage. such
as are encountered in ordinary practice yet
in the currents of enormous voltages pro-
duced by Mr.. Telsa it is possible for them
to pass through the body without the slight
est injury. 1t has, of course, been known
that the Tesla currents are of extremely
high frequency compared with the ordi-
nary current. well as of high voltage,
bu. il was thought that they passed over
the surface of the body rather than through
it, and thus did no damage. Lately Pro-
fessor Nernst has shown the Bunsen So
ciety of Berlin that this effect IS due to
the high frequency of the current. which
actually does pass through the body, but
rapid are its alterations that IL does
not have time to effect any change in the
tissue before there is a reversal of the
electrical stress. This he has shown con-
clusively in series of experiments where
he passed high-frequency current through
his hand and then through the legs OF
frogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Laurel and Vicinity.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Md, February 81, 1904
At a recent meeting of the quarterly con-
ference Of the Ellfcott City Methodist Epis-
copal Church resolution was unanimously
adopted, to be placed before the coming
general conference asking for the return
Of Rev. Thomas Wood to the Ellicott City
pastorate for the next two years.
DR.. and Mrs. William r. Eareckson en-
tertained a number of young people at
luncheon recently, in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Cambria Eareckson.
A birthday social was given by the MEM
bers of the Junior League of the Savage
Methodist Church on Saturday evening. A
luncheon followed a program of music and
recitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
The Evening Star Patterns.
A Smart Shirt Waist of Today.

No. 2705-In this day of shirt waists so
embellished with tucks and shirrings to
almost lose their right to that title, one
turns with relief to a palmer style which
suggests utility and simplicity in every out
line A waist after this pattern may be
made in a tailor or mannish fashion, or
hand embroidery drawn work on the
fronts may relieve the plain effect. Where
such decoration is used it would be well
to carry a portion of the work over on the
yoke facing on the back. Developed in one
of the lightweight summer flannels this
garment would be excellent for golf, ten
mis- or other outdoor exercises. Surely
nothing could be more attractive for morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Boyd's and Vicinity,
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md, February 20, 1896.
John P. Sellman former member of the
legislature from this section of Montgom-
cry county, Is very i'll at his home at CO.
mus.
A society was formed at the Presbyterian
Church here yesterday evening after church
services by a number Of ladies of this vi
cinity, to be known as the Helping Hand
Society. Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs Lulu B. Williams, president; Mrs.
Benjamin F. Hicks. vice president; Mrs.
H. r. McCabe. treasurer. and Miss Georgi-
anna Lewis. secretary.
Mr.. John w. Sullivan, railroad agent for
the Baltimore and Ohio for thirty or more
years at Monrovia, Frederick county. eight
miles from damascus TINS county. and
day night of heart trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
A Statesman's Brain.
he London Globe,


Prof. Retzius of Sweden has recently de-
scribed the brain of Swedish statesman.
whose name is withheld, but who was
prime minister at forty. and highly gift
ed jurist thinker. orator and philanthropist
He was TALL blonde and of the genuine
Swedish type His brain weighed 1,4S9
grams, was well formed. and richly eonvo-
luted. Seen from behind 1t is ovoid, ana
widest at the subparietal region. The
frontal and parietal association areas are
complex and rich in assures, but otherwise
without redundancy of development as
was to be expected, for he was good all
round man. He was a clear and skIllful
debater, and could familiartze himself with
arts and sciences. This well-balanced
mind, or harmonious construction Of mem
tai abilities, agrees with the symmetry Of
his brain 1t Is noticeable. however. that
the left subfrontalgyre (the motor-speech
center) is more favorably developed than
the same region on the right side.