The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-22

2. 1907.
the stairs, and this was followed al
most Immediately by the sound of
shooting and the screams of her
mother. IL.
At the commencement of the
shooting young Freizelheimer jump
ed out of the window of his room,
clad only in his underclothing, and
did not return until after the police
had arrived. e.e ,.'
Miss Mazoretzsky descended to
the lower floor, where the crime oc-
CURED. AS soon as the nature of
the tragedy was apparent to her
she ran out Of the house, screaming
for assistance. Officer Cresap was
In the vicinity, and having heard
the shots, was at the house almost
as soon as she emerged. III.
Among many who are familiar
with the affairs of the family, 1t is
believed that the tragedy was coolly
contemplated, and that the trip to
Portland was planned by Mazoretz-
sky es a sort OF farewell to his fam
lily. For long time he had been
worried over the alleged actions Of
his, spouse, and had frequently
quarrelled with her.. 49,.
While Mrs. Mazoretzsky was
alive this morning, and reports from
the hospital indicate that's is rest
ingeasily, physicians have grave fears
for her life. The wound In the side
| is serious one, and there is danger
of blood poisoning.
Mazoretzy is generally supposed
to be possessed of property amount
ing to ct least $4,000. In addition
to this, he is said to have been a
member of the Woodmen of the
World, at Portland, in which be
carried an insurance of $4,000.
The Albany Herald says, if not a
revenue producer, the present legis-
lature will take its place In history
as a money srsnder. And herein
lies source of criticism from which
the 24th legislature assembly can.
not escape. It has gone ahead rails
ing salaries, creating commissions
and Offices. piling up appropriations
for higher education, exposition,
etc. A ready ear has been given
to the demands for appropriations.
Diligence has; not been shown 10
seeking new sources of revenue
! Nor has remedial legislation been
4 championed with the enthusiasm
the people might reasonably expect.
Beginning with this year the state
officers have been put on a fiat sal.
ary. By comparison of these sala'
ries, which are considered reasona.
BILE, with what the same officers
have been receiving or appropriat
ing to themselves, 1t is plain thai
some of the officers have been re-
, ceiving emoluments entirely out O.
proportion to the services rendered.
This paper has pointed out that the
, secretary of state has been appro
priating to himself all fees coming
into the secretary of states Office
, that neither the statute nor consti
tuition awards these fees speciicall,
to the sec eta-y and that during th,
J incl N 'ency of the outgoing secre
: tary there has accumulated in hi
, hands $1oo, 900 to $12o, 900 in fee
that properly belong to the state
3 The outgoing secretary of state ha
: in his hands this amount In addi
, tion to the salary received equal t.
l the present fat salary. But tn
= pres Mt legislature has neither mad
: demands on the outgoing secretar,
9 of state nor his predecessors, no
4 has it even asked for an accounting
j, It has been too busy spending mon
3 ey. Relief asked by people of to
' Willamette valley from the embar
). 60 at Oregon City has received YER
: Indifferent support. In fact the re
It cognition the Jones bill receive
It was forced on the housesby peopl
;, who are paying the tolls. All re
r sources of the people, however, ar
n not exhausted. There remains th
q courts to which appeal may b
'e made to force the payment into th
y treasury of fees that have been col
j. lected and are now withheld by ir
/. dividuals.. There is the initiativ
d through which the people may vot
e relief from lockage extortion an
r there is the referendum by whic
d unjustifiable appropriations ma
u be nulli6ed. -.
f. Washington, D. c., Feb. z0.-
., The president signed the immigr.
le tion bill containing the coolie ez
!. clusion provision at neon today.
It Secretary Root and Ambassade
IL Aoki are busv nepotiatinp a treat