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Free press., 1906-10-13
MANY DEAD INACOAL MINE.
Nineteen Bodies Removed and 30
or 40 Men Are Entombed.
NR., Late Wednesday Afternoon
-Rescue Parties at Work.

Pocahontas, Va Nineteen known
dead and from 80 to 40 more men
entombed and doubtless all dead was
the situation up to a late hour Thurs
day night at the West Fork N nes
of the Pocahontas Coli:erv company,
where the explosion occurred late
Wednesday afternoon
the bodies Of the men were recov-
cred from the mines as the result of
the heroic work of a band of 80 men
constituting a rescue party that
worked necessarily through the hours
of the night and day. 1t was not un-
til 7:3O o'clock Thursday evening
that the rescuers reached a POINT near
Paul entry. where the explosion oc-
Cured. Toward the middle OF the ev-
en'ng the hope was expressed that
all the bodies would be recovered by
midnight
The authorities anticipated the
fearful extent of the casualties Thurs
day by ordering a carload of coffins
and burial supplies which are now en-
the way. The order is being rushed
at Bluef eld and the burial supplies
which include GO coffins, are expected
to reach Pocahontas early rltoav
morning.
The cause Of the explosion cannot
be definitely ascer aimed as yet, but 1t
is thought to be due to a gas explo-
sion followed by after damp. The
mines were considered the safest and
best ventilated in this section and
the company has been at enormous
expense in equipping and ventilating
this mine.
Free press., 1906-10-13

BARRIERS supplies may soon be fur
nished to soldiers at cost price by the
government. Brig. Gen. Constant Will
liams, commanding the department of
the Colorado. in his annual report re-
commends that articles needed for
added to the list that may be pur-
chased from the army storehouses.
Among the articles mentioned are lis
terine. talcum powder. witch hazel,
razors. shaving brushes and cups. He
the privilege OF buying thread and
needles at cost
Free press., 1906-10-13

In one sense Harvard was defeated
ON the Thames and in another sense
she won. 1t was a triumph of COM
radeship among sportsmen and of in
ternational comfy. The visit was
well worth the result in drawing more
closely together the sportsmen OF
both nations and in intensifying the
popular friendship which the expert
ences of recent years have done SO
much to develop. The crimson of
Harvard was indeed the red badge of
courage" but 1t also stood for the
first color in our national emblem,
and 1t represented the warm blood of
kinship.
Free press., 1906-10-13
LOOSE TEETH
Made Sound by Eating erape-Nuss-

Proper food nourishes every part Of
the body, because Nature selects the
different materials from the food we
eat, to build bone, nerve, brain, mus
Gle, teeth. etc.
All we need IS to eat the right kind
OF food slowly, chewing it velour
digestive organs take it up into the
blood and the blood carries it all
through the body, to every little nook
and corner.
If some one would ask you, is
Grape-Nuts good for loose teeth ?''
you'd probably say. no. don't see
how it could be-" But woman In
Ontario writes:
For the past two years have used
Grape-Nut Food with most excellent
results. 1t seems to take the place
of medicine In many ways. builds up
the nerves and restores the health
generally.
"a little Grape-Nuts taken before re-
firing soothes my nerves and gives
sound Sleep" (Because it relieve ir-
ritability OF the stomach nerves, being
predigested food.)
Before used Grape-Euts my teeth
were loose in the gums. They were 50
bad was afraid they would some day
all fall out Since have used Grape
Nuts l have not been bothered any
more with loose teeth
'.AlI desire for pastry has disappear
ed and have gained in health. weight
and happiness since began to use
Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Greek. Mich. Get the IA
nous little book, THE Road to Well
ville.'' IN pkgs. There's g reason.
Free press., 1906-10-13
More Explosion victims.

Bluefield. w. Va. = Twenty-nina =
bodies have been recovered from
the west fork Of the Pocahontas Col.
lieries company mine at Pccahontas,
Va, and a conservative estimate
places the total number of dead at
20. The rescuing party reached
the scene of the explosion but the
immense amount of debris and wreck
age has hampered the search for bod
los
Free press., 1906-10-13
President DedicateH Capitol.

Harrisburg, Pa.-President Roose-
Welt made flying trip to Harrisburg
and York Thursday and in each city
he made d speech in the rain. At Har-
risburg the president delivered the
Grafton at the dedication CT the
beautiful new state capitol which has
just heen completed at a cost of S13.-
O000 600 to take the place OF the old
state house destroyed by fire in 1897.
Free press., 1906-10-13

Topeka, Kansas. - BY the pay
ment OF $144, w. w. Rose, ex-mayor
of Kansas City. Kan, Friday squared
his account with the supreme court
and the contempt case of the state
agains hin and against the city Oi
Kansas City. Kan. were dismissed
The original costs were s297, but Mr.
Rose produced receipts from witness
IS amounting TO $153 for which he
was given credit
Free press., 1906-10-13
Hard-workino Chinese oFieiat.

Everybody in China works hard.
even those who have reached the high
est positions. 1t is related of a mem
ber of the Chinese cabinet that he
left home every morning at two
o'clock, as he was on duty at the pal
ace from three to six. AS a member
of the privy council he was engaged
from six to nine. From nine until
II he was at the war department, OF
which he was president. AS the mem
Der of the board Of punishment he
was in attendance from IL till two,
and as a minister of the foreign OF.
flee he spend every day from two till
i've or six there In addition ne fre-
quentIy served on special boards or
commissions.
Free press., 1906-10-13
California Bank robbed.

San Francisco, Cal.-Two robbers
entered the Kimmon Ginko, a Japa-
nese bank. also known as the Golden
Gate bank, at 1888 O'Farrell street,
Wednesday at noon and after fatally
beating s. Urakata, the manager OF
the bank. and seriously injuring A
Sasaki. clerk. with a piece Of gas
pipe. escaped with $1,000 in gold.
Major Urakata died two hours after.
ward from his injuries.
Free press., 1906-10-13
The Drug Trust Case Nov. IL

indianapolis. Ind. - Judge Ander-
son in the federal court has set No
vember II as the date for the hearing
Of all demurrers in the suit OF the
United States against the National
Association or Retail Druggists and
others charging illegal restraint OF
trade and unlawful prevention of
competition.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Cubn,s Foreirn Commerce

Washington. D. C.-The bureau o:
statistics of the department. OF com
merce and labor Friday issued a bull
let-n on the foreign commerce OF Cuba
showing that it aggregates over $780,
O00,0 per annum.
Free press., 1906-10-13
WISCONSIN QuadrupIets.

st. Paul. Minn.-A special to the
Dispatch from Mondovi, Wis, says
4. Mrs John Severson, young Nor
wegian woman. living seven m les
east Of this city in the town OF Ma
piles. gave birth to four baby boys
Thursday.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Onions and whisky form com
bination calculated to put almost any
happy home out of commission

Starch. like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to.
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defanee Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch n
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Free press., 1906-10-13
To Withdraw wnr.hip..

Washington. D. Cit is expected
that the largest ships of the American
rleet. II not all of them. will be with
drawn from Cuban waters as soon as
there is sufficient army force landed
to afford security to the provisional
government and the protection of
property interests.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Cleveland street Car Accident.

Cleveland. Ohio. = Twenty per.
sons were injured. two probably fatal
ly in street car accident late Wednes-
ray night when a car crowded with
passengers jumped the track while
rounding a curve in the eastern part
of the city
Free press., 1906-10-13

A Florida correspondent OF the New
York Sun says fleas may be banished
from any house by dragging live al
ngator through the rooms. Persons
whose dwellings are infested with
fieas will have no right to complain
after this.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Return from Practice March,

Junction City. Kansas. = The Sec
end, Twenty-second and Twenty-fif h
batteries of field artillery under com.
mard OF Capt. T. Bentley Mott, re-
turned to Fort Riley Friday from 254
miles practice march to the northern
part OF the state
Free press., 1906-10-13
Germnnn celehrnte.

Chicago. nl-The two hundred and
twenty-third anniversary of the COM
ing of the first German emigrants to
America was celebrated here Friday
right by 400 German-American citi-
zens with a banquet
Free press., 1906-10-13

A Louisville police Judge decides
that Sunday theatricals are works of
necessity. In one way he is right.
You don't catch an actor working at it
twice a day for seven days a week
unless he is compelled To.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Steamboat ON the Missouri.

St Louis, Mo.-The steamboat
Thomas H. Benton. Capt. Alexander
Stewart. departed Sunday for Kansas
City on its first trip in the Missouri
river packet conpany's newly inaugu-
rated schedule between ST. Louis and
Kansas City.
Free press., 1906-10-13
May stop the Ron weevil.

New Orleans. La.-That the boil
weevils progress northward will be
delayed by parasites was the opinion
expressed Thursday by l. O. Howard,
chief OF the bureau of etomclcgy Of
the department Of agriculture.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Po=tmaAters in conventions

ST. Louis. No = About 100 post
masters of the first class net ia an
nual convention here Wednesday and
viii consider subjects CT interest to
the mail service during the three
days OF session.
Free press., 1906-10-13

Uncle Sans foreign trade last
month and for the first half of the
year shows an increase over the
same periods of 1905. Europe may not
like our manners. but she is compelled
70 swallow our products.
Free press., 1906-10-13

A veteran student of phonetics says
the sound of is obtained in 10 ways
and that the 26 letters of the alphabet
may be used to represent 65S different
sounds. In the language of the poet
Gray, Enough: Where ignorance is
bliss tbs folly to be wise"
Free press., 1906-10-13
Maeoon Goe. to cubn AIT once.

Washington. d. C.-JIdge Magoon
Wednesday was informed that Sec
retery Taft wanted him to come TO
HaTana at the earliest moment. and
he will leave here Saturday.
Free press., 1906-10-13
More Troops for cuba.

Newport News. Va.-With two
squadrons. headquarters and band of
the Fifteenth cavalry aboard the ar
my transport Panama sailed Sunday
morning for Havana.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Lei.huan mt Last Received.

Cons -sntinop,e. The sultan Fri
day off,cially received Ambassador
Lelshrnaa who presented his creden
tials as fivst AMBASSADOR OF the
United States to Turkey.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Chambers joke on conkline.

Roscoe Conkling was capital boxer
and quito proud of his skill. One
evening after considerable banter he
induced Senator Chandler to put on
the gloves" with him. He played with
Chandler for a few rounds, much to
the discontinue of the downeaster
The latter bided his time and some
time later quietly brought a profes-
sional pugilist to dinner where Conk-
ling was guest. In the course OF
the evening Mr.. Smith" was induced
TO engage in a boxing bout with Mr..
Conkling. The professional danced
around the senator, landing when and
where he wished. playing with him as
he would with a punching bag The
elegant New York senator was dazeS.
overwhelmed, humiliated, crushed
When he surrendered and called
enough, as he did at last, Senator
Chandler smiled blandly and presentef
the pugilist in his true colors.
Free press., 1906-10-13
Daniel Tnrhn, Ic,re1t nenh

st. Louis, Missouri
arising from advanced years resulted
in the death Sunday of Daniel Tar
box Jewett, 90 years old, former
United States senator from Missouri.
In earlier years he was prominent
attorney in st. Louis. He opposed
Abraham Lincoln in four separate
suits at law. defeating him in three
of them.
Free press., 1906-10-13

Desert to Avoid Cuban Campaign.
Ch ey enne, Wyo. There have
been many desertions from the Eiey-
enth infantry at Fort D. A Russell
since the order was received for the
reg g,ment to go to Cuba. The reg
ment left Friday for Newport News.
Free press., 1906-10-13
An Attorney Fined 500,

Springfield, Mo. = James B. Dod-
son was Friday afternoon finei
S4C0 in the federal court for makine
false affidavit in entering govern
ment land. Dodson IS a local att3r-
new
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07

Corvallis. The structure is being put up
to accommodate Mr.. Harris crop from
his new yard that is in bearing for the
first time this year.
The Robinson dray team ran away
twice yesterday, smashing a wagon to
kindling each time, but injuring no one.
School Clerk W. A. Buchanan has re-
|ceived from State Treasurer Charles S.
Moore check for S4,634. 20 interest on
the reduceable school fund. This
amount will be apportioned among the
districts of Benton county.
Persons who attempted to go boat
the old channel of the Willamette, near
Fischer's mill, for half mile had gone
dry. all the flow having been diverted
into the new channel, which has been
made in recent years.
Harvey Sargent arrived home Sunday
morning from an extended trip along the
coast. He was out in the capacity of
huckster, but principally in the interest
of his animal trap. He expected to leave
yesterday on trip that would take him
as far north as Portland.
| The handsome residence that Willard
Canthorn is having built at Wells is al
most completed, and is one of the finest
country residences in northern Benton.
A fine large barn has just been COM
pleted on the same place.
Milton Morgan and his brother, Otto,
took their departure down the William.
atte in canoe Sunday morning. They
are taking an outing and expect to fol-
low the water course to the mouth of the
Columbia river and calculate on an alb
sence of ten days or two weeks. This
will beyond doubt prove fine trip.
Henry Riders fine new dwelling
house near Wells is nearly completed,
aud is as attractive as any residence in
that part of Benton county. When fin
ished Mr.. Ridders will occupy the place
with his family. The residence is on the
old w. A. Wells place, occupied for Is
years by Jack Hall, but purchased two
years ago by Henry Riders
G. A. Mead, representative of the
| Pacific Monthly, is in our city. 1t is
hardly necessary to call attention to this
great periodical, which now takes rank
with any of the better-class magazines
of the country and is leader of the maj
ority of them. This journal is all eady
1t is in every sense a family magazine
clean. able and interesting.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
STRICT JUSTICE.

For years it has been commonly
asserted that if a man had money
enough money-there was small
reason for him to fear the law.
An observance of affairs bears
the assertion out in most in
stances, at least such has been
the case in the past. However,
at present there is a wave of re-
form sweeping over the country,
and it is likely to result in meas
ureable good.
When the general public arises
for the endorsement of certain
principles something is quite
likely to happen. The pendulum
of the times is swinging farther
and farther toward a general re-
form movement. 1t will, in all
probability, be swung beyond
the point of reason, when we may
expect that it will swing back
The proper thing to do is to take
advantage of all that it is just
and proper for the masses when
the great pendulum of human
goodness swings in the direction
of reform.
1t has until recently seemed
that the proletarian would suffer
for an offense that the wealthy
plebeian could commit and escape
the penalty. This miscarriage
| of justice in our courts has for
long been the cause of bitter
comment on the part Of the
masses. Here in Oregon in con-
nection with the land fraud cases
it is a notable fact that the prose
cutor, FrancisJ. Heney, has made
the greatest effort to bring the
wealthy man to book, while,
where he has been deserving, the
poor man has been shown the
mercy of the court.
This is a healthy sign and prom
ises well for justice in the years
to come. The proper~way to do
is to have one punishment for a
given offense and see that it is
meted the offender on just lines,
be said offender of high or low
degree, rich or poor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
GalveSton's Sea Wall

Makes life nov as safe in that CITY as on
the uplands. E. w. Goodloe, who re-
sides on Dutton street in Waco, Texas,
needs no sea wall for safety. He writes:
''I have used DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption for the past five years
and it keeps me we'll and safe. Before
that time l had cough for years which
had been growing worse. Now it's
gone" Cures chronic coughs, la grippe,
Group, whooping cough and prevents
pneumonia. Pleasant to take. Every
bottle guaranteed at Allen & Wood
wards drug store. Price SOC and S..
Trial bottle free.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07

credited him by the yellow jour
mails throughout the land. AS
investigation of the case pro-
ceeds one charge after another
against Whites character has
fallen to nothingness.
And Thaw, the man who kill
ed White. was first a spoiled
hoy' and later a dissipated
young man, who, from all ac-
counts, married a woman as dissi-
pated as himself. And this wo-
man is supposed to have been
the cause of the murder. From
latest accounts it seems there
was no cause-merely a pretext.
On account of the power of
money it is hard to foretell with
an assurance of accuracy what
the outcome is to be, but it
seems that in view of justice
Thaw should hang. Richard
Harding Davis has penned a
noteworthy article in the vindi-
cation of the character of his
deceased friend, Stanford White.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
THEY ARE SLOW.

We have no desire to do Port
land business men an injustice,
but to call them "slow" is put
ting it mildly. There are good
business hustlers among them, it
is true, but it seems that as a
class they belong to the good old
times of generation back
when men had an abiding faith
in the assertion that "all things
come to him who waits" 1t is
a common complaint among coun-
try business men that if they re-
quire a hurry-up order filled they
must send to some city other
than Portland.
This is not as it should be. The
geographical location of Portland
is such that her wholesalers en-
joy a vast field for business.
There is no reason why they
should not make of Portland one
of the leading wholesale cities of
the coast, and they will some
day, but it seems they are in no
hurry about it. If they would
they could bring that time when
Portland will be great metrop-
aolis twenty years sooner than it
will come in the course OF hui
man events. )"
To do this the business men OF
the Rose City must so conduct
their affairs that it will not be
possible for a man to state truth
fully that if he has a hurry-ul
order he is obliged to send it to q
business man who lives in a city
farther away than Portland. Such
a statement is not unusual at the
present day, but the signs in
evidence of a change for the bet.
ter incline one to a state of hope.
fulness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
WORTHY EVERY TRUST.

Mans inhumanity to man. is
the greatest of all causes for
human suffering and degrada-
tion. How slow we are to do
justice to our fellows, after all.
How often is merit overlooked
7and2genius ridiculed. Few men
of creative minds have escaped
persecution at the hands of des-
picable bootlickers. The con-
4emptible yellow journals pro-
vide ways and means for an as
.sault upon the characters of good
men.
AS an illustration of scant
justice done to a good man by
his fellows and the assistance
provided detractors by sensa-
tional journals one has but to
refer to the first accounts of the
Thaw-White murder. Stanford
, White was referred to by the
journals in question as a mon
ster, a fiend who preyed upon in
nocent women, a man who main
tanned not one harem in New
York City, but three. In the
vilest possible terms was his
name assailed after he was cold
in death as the result Of a bullet
from the revolver Of Harry K.
NThaw.
The shame of it ali! What a
pity such attacks are allowed
when there IS rot an act in the
entire lie Of White to warrant q
single slurring remark from any
body. IN recent issue Of Col
lier's there appeared an article
from tie pen Of Richard Hard
ing Davis, one Of the best known
writers in the United States, in
which the writer, who was an
intimate friend Of White, made a
noble defense of the character Of
the man who was So rGthlessly
.sho5 down by ThaW-
Mr.. Davis cited many acts of
banevolence on the part of STAN
ford White, proving that he was
a true friend o, thc s.;2-.,:,...?2c.1c g
and distressed, - c..,y men or
women, rich or poJr. He was a
man of genius and Of such a
temperament that, according to
Mr.. Davis, it would have been an
iEnpossibility for him to have
ST coped 70 thtl::.~e 20 lc;-y IS we're
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07

According to present arrangements, 1t
appears that the College Barometer will
not be published in mag:zire form dur-
ing the coming school Year. Instead OF
appearing as a magazine, it wilt be a
weekly in folio form. Whether it will
Prove as interesting. everything censid-
ere:', as a weekly as it did when publish
II iii magazine i"rm As Il monthly is yet
to he proved.
Mrs. ]. A. Spangler went TO the coast
YESTERDAY to remain for an indefili,e
period. Her daughter, Miss Lulu, has
been at Newport for some time. Mr..
Spangler calculates to go over just as
soon as his duties 1.-THE college will per
mis- his abcenle-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
The End of the World

Of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe, of
Beaver Grove, Iowa, of all usefulness
came when he began taking Electric
Bitters. He writes: 1.-TWO years ago
kidney trouble caused me great suffer
ing which | would never have survived
had not taken Electric Bitters. They
also cured me of gen r4t debility" /"
Sure cure for all stomach liver and kid
ney complaints, blood diseases, head
ache, dizziness and weakness or bodily
d n. Price so cents. Guarantee d by
Alien & w, edward, druggists.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07

We learn from the Portland
Telegram that an Oregon pioneer
walked from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific coast on foot. "
Had he walked that distance on
any other part Of his anatomy he
would perhaps be remembered as
freak in dime museum instead
of respected pioneer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07
From the OAC.

Though I am but modest youth,
Iknow thing or two.
Perhaps it might seem otherwise,
But really it Is true.
I know how business should be done
And how to run the state;
Such things but trifles are to me,
For I'm graduate.
My double jointed, bulging brain
My head will hardly hold,
Because know three times as much
As men three times as old.
am the ensine and the steam,
The wheels and running gears.
l don't see how the world got on
Without me all these years.
I am the one that tells the moon
When it should shine at night;
I'm first aid to most everything
That is not running right;
I know when cyclones should be pick
And how to tame the sea;
I'm wise to every caper, and
Men set their clocks by me.
I know, if you will pardon me,
The way the trust to smash,
And how to trim the octopus
And serve it up as hash;
The legislatures and the courts
I call down while you wait,
For, as I mentioned at the start.
I am a graduate.