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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
A BETTER GAIN. !.

Reliable aud authoritative
statistics have been published
which show the gain made In
membership, churches and minis
tersin the United States by the
churches for the year 1907. The
aggregate net gains were 627,545
.members, 4,215 churches and
2, 700 ministers. In membership
and ministers the gain has been
much less than for any one OF
three preceding years. The
greatest gain is in the Roman
| Catholic Church, which reports
a gain of 26o, 900. The Method
ist Church, in all its braches. re-
ports a net gain of 1o1,o9h. or
154 religious bodies embraced in
the report the total membership
is 90, SIS, 61o. This would andi-
cate that two-6fths or 40 per cent
of our people are professed chris
tians. 1t would appear that fully
|tvo.third of our adult popula-
ton are members of some branch
jiof the christian church. This Is
a mighty host which, if unified
and inspired by common pur'
pose, should accomplish any
righteous work it. might under
take.
But its gain ip numbers are de-
> clining year by year. Tht
, causes for this are being sough
! out by churchmen who will re.
move them, at least so far as the.
exist within the church itself
, Outside of the church its numer
ical growth or lack of it is not
!. matter for great concern.
What is of greater interest t
s non.cburchman is the rapid an
s widespread diffusion of christia
: ethics and ideals. This ha
J. reached and embraced tn
j. churches, has forced them to mod
# ify or abandon their ecclislast
- cism, to come into greater ha'
~ ~ mony and to strive in more pc
" y, feet unity to induce men to accel
l., and practice CHRISTIAN ethics sn
"a follow close after christian ideal
A. Never before have so N any me
and women given hearty 1nte
is lectual assent to the great truti
lie of christianity never hay
Of there been so many outside II
ID pale of the church who are ear
al estly and truly striving to mod
o. their life upon the example al
y precepts of the author of christ
u anity. We, therefore, are tru
'e christian people looking to t
On influences of christianity for tt
On perfecting and perpetuat'on
he our social and political instit
al tions. While we do So we shs
&c forward. Failing in this
at shall perish OF our own corru
~ ton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07

mother. Mrs. R. Pyburn. Mrs. /
Robinett is recovering from a
very serious burn affecting al
most her entire left side, which
occurred in the early winter.
w. ]. Mulkey and Frank Wy
att were circulating petitions last
week to be presented the board of
school district boundary lines
which coRvenes in Corvallis this
week. They desire to be trans
ferred from Union District No.
q to Philomath Dist. No. II
Chicken-pox in mild form is
prevalent in the burg at present.
A number of pupils are absent
in consequence.
A little girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin
Wood on Monday. the 3rd inst.
and is expected to take permanent
| abode with them.
Merton Taylor and W. ]. Null
key were among those of our cit
izens that migrated to the county
metropolis last Tuesday.
| Mrs. J. &. Henkle returned
from Portland last Friday. Mr..
Henkle expected to begin his
homeward journey from Irrigon
to the nild climate of the Will
annette valley on last Tuesday.
Our worthy townsman cannot en-
dure the frigidity of the Eastern
, Oregon climate in February.
The blooming violets and bud
ding crocusses are too fascinating
, for the average habitant.
Miss Mabel Kirby, who ar
rived home from Freewater, Or,
1 short time ago, has succumbee
to a mild attack of measles. Hel
. friends hope tor speedy recover!
] and trust that she will be selhsi
enough to keep them to herself.
u DR.. c. H. Newth gave way t
{ the wintry blast of last week AM
is suffering, like any ordinar
llayman out of the profession
= with an exasperating attack c
:. la grippe.
,, TIE Misses Grace Van Slyk
u and Telka Cronquist figured IN
,. fracas caused bv traGtious tear
, y last Sunday. They are student
- of P. c..
IS Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Custer sol
,e their property in Philonath
'e Robert Mathena of Wren la
!, week. Mr.. and Mrs. Custer cor
- template migrating to Canada l
-, -. the spring.
u, Mr.. Geo. Corson, Of Drape
- Ore, General Agent tor Kilbu1
- Stereoscopic Company, arrive
&c in Philomath last Saturday ar
- departed on Tuesday. A nur
II Der of young people and z.
ne students took the agency for ne
~ summers employment. All
last years agents took up t
work again. Mr.. Corson was
guest of Alva Damn.
The Misses Alice and Ru
er Pimm attended the education
convention at Corvallis last 81
urday.
The Ladies' Aid Society n
Vn at the home of Mrs. Geo. Go
ST. last Wednesday P. M. All t
IN women in town that are int
We ested in the work are invited
'or attend these social gathering
IN given once a month.
~ A telegram announcing
oft death of Mr.. Hammond, W
ne was committed to the State HI
OF pital for the insane at Salem Il
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
A COMMISSION.

/
A Tariff Commission will prob
ably be created at the present
session Of congress to which tar
iff revision and legislation will be
referred for consideration and
recommendation.
The creation of such commits
sion has been discussed pro and
con for many years, but the
measure has never been regarded
with enough favor to cause its
adoption. The President favors
such a commission and has rec
commended its creation to con-
gress; number of large and in
fuential organizations favor it
and will urge it, if possible, to
favorable congressional action, so
it is highly probable we shall
have another commission added
to our already rather compllea-
ted governmental machinery. =
The main purpose back of this
movement is to lift the whole
subject of tariff legislation out OF
the field of partisanship and
place it on the plane of Political
Economics where it properly be-
longs. This is a most commend
able purpose. We never can have
the most beneficial Legislation on
this subject until we do treat it on
its merits as one belonging to the
domain of practical Political
Science.
It is not plain, however, that
we can accomplish this through
the agency of a special commits
sion. Such a commission could
not be clothed with powers OF
Legislation. 1t could enact moth
ing. It could only study, exam.
inc, formulate It's opinions and
conclusions and report them to
congress. These might not be
unanimous and thus the whole
discussion of the questions before
the commission would be precip'
itated upon the law-lnaking body
This would be no advance be-
yond the present method of pro-
cedure whereby proposed tariff
legislation is referred to the com
mittee on Ways and Means, usu
ally, where all propositions are
considered and a bill formed
and reported to congress for con
!, sideration and enactment. This
i committee is composed, in the
main, OF able, painstaking ant
honest men. He is practically non
par tisan, and deserves the conf
dence usually reposed IN the WIS
dom of its recommendations
Any one who has ever been be
fore it in behalf of some interes
touched by proposed tariff legls
lation knows how thoroughly an
: earnestly and equitably it pushe
it's inquiries.
e No more equitable and pra'
. tical tariff legislation was eve
y given to the country than tn
: present law. That it became
. dozen years old before it shove
l a few gray hairs proves the WIS
u care with which it was framed.
e No commission possible to cr'
y ate could reach better result
e Besides government by con
IL mission is abhorrent to our pc
III pie and is discredited from tt
,, start. Notwithstanding all tn
~ it seems that we shall be given
u lot more tentative legislation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07

The Subscription prlce of the GAZETTE
for several years has been, and remains
s2 per annum, or 25 per cent. discounth
maid in advance. This paper will ee
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
PURE NONSENSE.

republicans is pure nonsense
when so many questions of vital
importance demand our atten-
tion. In the wisdom of repub-
lican legislature this child was
conceived ard if an unhealthy
offspring it's parents will be
called upon to care for it at the
next session of the legislature.
If a mother, by some mystic
rious mis-direction of nature, |
brings to light deformed off
spring, in the very nature OF her
mother love she quietly hides it as
much as possible from public
gaze, ard lavishly looks after its
wants to make life as comforta-
BILE as possible. If an unruly |
child, she never takes it on the
front porch to spank it and thus
become the laughing stock OF her
neighbors.
Why should we give ourselves
any uneasiness about Statement
No. l when we have clear re-
publican majority of from $4,000
to 20, 600 in the state of Oregon
who are as anxious to walk up to
the polls to-day and vote the re-
pu blican ticket as they ever were
if we would lay aside the weight
of sins that doth so easily beset
us and give them a ticket worthy
of support.
We cannot deny the fact that
the INSTRUMENTATION of many
good, true republicans in the
state of Oregon to-day is due to
crookedness and general cussed-
ness of some of the leaders OF
our party who care nothing for
party principles and the welfare
of the masses, but are ruled and
controlled, body, mind and soul
by selhshness and greed. When
a man, claiming to be republi-
can, will make speech, at this
time, declaring he will support
no man for office who is in favor
of Statement No. l" it creates, in
our mind, a breath of suspicion
that he trailed with Mitchell in
balmy days and lost sight of the
principles of the republicanparty
This is neither the time mol
place for the discussion of thi:
question which, in any event, car
cut no figure in the primaries, ane
causes strife and bitterness il
our ranks while our democratic
brethren are sweetly smiling tt
see US scrapping over it.
The question of vital import
ance to the voter in the ranks is
who is the best, and purest mai
in the republican party to lead u
to victory at the polls. w
should, at this time, simply dis
cuss the merits and qualification
of the gentlemen now before u
and if not to the liking of tn
masses of our party, we shoul
go out into the by-ways AM
hedges and find a Moses VIII
would lead US into higher, pure
and cleaner political life than tn
record of the past can show.
We need few Maj. Warner
who. when a few years ago tn
masses of the republicans of Mis-
souri, demanded as a candidat
perhaps for the Senate, was or
posed by what was known as tn
''Filley Ring" and seeing h
could not command their supper
and thus unite warning element
with heart overfowing with gra
itude to his friends, arose in n
seat and said However mu ch
may appreciate the honor ye
would confer upon me, yet to n
harmony in the republican part
is more to be desired than tt
success of Maj. Warner. Th;
speech, with its patriotic devote
to party principle, set the repu
lican party of Missouri on fireal
continued TO be the watch Wo
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07

Cream of Roses for chapped hands
and face. Elegant to use alter s3av-
ing. For sale by Graham u Wells.
1916
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
BILLY NELSON AND MAE
REGEART AT ARCADE THEATRE.

This weeks bill at the Arcade Thea
tire contains an exceedingly clever bit of
black-face entertaining, introduced by
Billy Nelson, whose act is patterned
after the features that made Birch and
Backus famous. MI. Nelson offers a
monologue of humorous jokes and sto-
ries commendable for their up-to-date
character. His songs are Of the old
fashioned minstrel style. a marble slab
is used to great advantage in showing
the difference between modern wooden
shoe buck and wing dancing and the
old-ttne popular Lancashire clog.
The evening entertainment offers as a
special attraction Miss Mae Regeart,
who renders several recent illustrated
song hits, including THE Message of
the Rose" "Musette," "Take Me Out to
the Ball Came" and others. Miss Re
geart Is ~rehearsing for one of the lead
ing characters in "Babes in Toyland'
for this season, which prevents her APP
pearing afternoons.
T~olstoi's "Good-By," in English, as
sung by Nine. Nellie Media, was repro
duced upon the photograph as one Of
the many similar offerings. The mo-
ton pictures continue to employ 5000
feet of film for their entire presentation
and the subjects are varied and inter-
esting.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
TENNESSEE TESS" MAKES
GOOD AT BLANEY OPENING.

That Blaney patrons will turn out In
force to witness a good play when 1T
is in town was easily shown last night
at that house, in which every seat from
gallery to orchestra was occupied.
Tennessee Tess was the opening Of
fering. For its reception the theatre
had been greatly improved by the
decorations and alterations made dur
ing the summer.
Charles e. Blaney, the author of
Tennessee Tess" has written a com
edy-drama of life in the Smoky Noun
tains of Tennessee that is superior to
the average melodrama. Some of the
men IN the play are we'll equipped with
guns, but they are not constantly en-
gagged in spilling gore. The crack of
the revolver only occasionally inter-
rupts the dialogue and when it is heard
it means much more han the noisiest
fusinade of ordinary melodramas.
Mr.. BlaneS is TO be commended, not
only for exercising restraint in this
particular, but also for his cleverness
in creating an atmosphere in keeping
with the scenes and the people of his
drama.
Miss Lottie Williams, who plays the
part Of Tennessee Tess. the moon
sinners queen, was a great favorite
with the audience. She is a sprightly
comedienne and has a role that enables
her to display her talent effectively.
The character has its gay and serious
moods, and in the expression of both
the little actress pleased. The sup
porting company was good.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
FRAS|ERS CLAM
LAID A WONDROUS
EGG.SHAPED PEARL
It's Worth $500, Maybe, but
Anyway No SalOme Dancer
Will Get 1t.

Everitt Frasier was calmly opening
CLAIMS In his First Ward Oyster louise
at S79 Broad street today, obtaining the
makings for a chowder, when some
thing rolled u of a shell, and with a
bumpety-bump ratified across the
counter n dropped on his metacarpsi-
cal corn with much violence and severe
pain.
Thinking. from the weight of the
object, hat a heavy iron bolt from an
electric fan had fallen. he stopped to
pick it up n was surprised to hnd a
large and luminous pearl OF rare
beauty. The fact that it was egg
shaped did not convict the clam of be-
ing a hen.
II should judge" said Frasier today.
that pearl weighs ten or twelve
pennyweight and is worth from $500
to $500. No. you bet my life I'm not
going to hunt up any chorus ladies' or
Salome dancers to give 1t to. If 1t
isn't worth what I think 1t is, I'll wear
1t myself as a tie pin. Pretty good ad-
vertisement for my oyster house, eh7
A pearl with every clam!"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
WIFE IN JAIL FOR
SM|NOL|NG SAYS
SHE IS A MARTYR
Mrs. Kate Wissman Says She
Believed Checks She Passed
Were Genuine.

IF ever = woman was a martyr for
her husband 1 am one,' said Mrs.
Kate Wissman, recently returned from
the Tombs, New York, on extradition
proceedings, to an EVENING STAR
reporter at the county Jail today. She is
detained there under 81, 500 bail On a
charge of victimizing local tradesmen
with bogus checks. Frederick c. Wiss-
man, her husband, the principal, Is still
at large. Mrs. Wissman today told
her story for the first time.
Il expect to be set free next week
by the court or later before a jury"
said Mrs. Wissman, "for there is no
reason why l should be kept in this in
stitution.
at was just three weeks after I met
Wisman that we We're married by
Justice of the Peace Bosset He said
his wife mad died years ago I found
his wife had been dead only three
months, and he was left with four chill
dren, the Oldest a girl of IA years, and
the others boys, the youngest being 4
years old. I not only had to keep
house for them, but my mother-in-law
as well. We lived at So West Clinton
avenue, I%rvington. He pretended he
had a bank account, ard 1 saw q bank
book. L also found that instead OF
being a partner In a big business In
New Jersey Railroad avenue, he was
simply q workman.
when he gave mo the checks which
were signed by him I gave them In
good faith TO the tradesmen who called,
and I never knew they were valueless.
In all they aggregated $43. and the
detectives told me that IL they capture
my husband my bail will be reduced
considerably.
1--WE left this vicinity and went to
Boston and later to Philadelphia His
children are stopping with al uncle in
Philadelphia. 1 told him there that he
would have to provide a home Tor me,
and when he did not, 7 went to New
York to make a living for myself, and
was only there a few days when I wa
arrested.
II have received two letters from
him. Both bore the names of Philadel-
phia hotels, and l can't understand
why the police do not catch him.
IT am penniless, and gave the last
$25 I had to the lawyer to defend me,
and all I hope is that the court will
see that / am innocent.
eff | am released l never want to see
my husbands face again."
Before concluding ner story Mrs
Wissman said that before she went tc
New York she visited Jersey City tc
call on her brother, only to find that
he had been dead several weeks.
The prisoner said:
I'VE ,cae '',e only friend I had, and
when I think of what I have beer
rre>. TO so trough ! cannot help bu'
advise others TO go slow"
Mrs. Wissman is "a years old. Sht
came to this country Ave years ago ant
her luxuriant black hair and dazzling
eyes no doubt charmed Wissman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
THOMAS FACES 3
LAWSUITS, RESULT
OF AUTO ACCIDENT
Warrant Is Served Upon Banker
Charging Reckless Driving
Through Streets.
Especial to the Evening start

LONG BRANCH. Aug. 1S.-A war
rant. charging e. R. Thomas with
reoklessly driving his automobile
through the streets of this city was
served today. Mr. Thomas, who is
still confined to a bed In the hospital
here, with a dislocated knee, furnished
$500 casE bail for a hearing on Septem-
Der q. James Layton. chief of the po-
lice here, was the complainant.
Charles II. Twins, former prosecutor
of the pleas of Monmouth county, coun-
sci for MI. Thomas, vas here all day
yesterday trying to effect a settlement
with those injured. EMIL Seelig, whose
rig was demolished, places his loss at
81, 500. Daniel Connolly, the ~coachman.
who had Mr.. Thomas arrested for as
sault, claims that he is entitled to
$4,000, and has instructed counsel to
bring suit for that amount.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
$4,000 M TO FLOCK
TO MAMMOTH MEETING.

The twenty eighth annual Grange
picnic of Patrons of Husbandry of Es-
sex, Morris and Union counties of New
Jersey will be held at Verona Lake
Park, Bloomfield avenue, Verona, on
Thursday. Between $4,000 and 10000
farmers from all parts of the State are
expected. and there will be plenty of at
fractions for young and old.
Among the speakers will be two very
we'll known men. One is David II.
Agans, the able lecturer of the New
Jersey State Grange. n the other is
]. y. McCracken, an up-to-date farm
err, who has done a good deal OF speak
ing on farming.
Another attraction will be a baseball
game between the Verona Field Club
and the Vailsburg club. Freeholdei
Amos w. Harrison, of Livingston, n. j.,
is chairman Of the committee on ar
r~angements.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
LOTS OF GINGER
IN PROCTOR BILL;
NO DULL MOMENT
This Weeks Show One OF the
Best and Large Audiences
Delighted.
LOTTlE WILLIAMS SCORES
ON BLANEY OPENING NIGHT
Tennessee Tess" Proves a
Strong AttractiOn-Arcade
Program a Lively One.

Jack NorWorth wasn't quite the whole
show at Proctor's last night, but he
was a good quarter of it. two of the
acts bore his professional imprint, one,
his monologue of songs and stories, in
which he was as lively and funny as
he always is-and hen some-and the
other, a musical comedy, called Six
Little Sailors" produced under his di-
rection.
Jack had a couple of good songs that
entranced the galleryites. and started
them going in the chorus. Take Me
Off to the Bal Game" was a hummer,
and the old wise Old Owr' song
sounded as good as new.
His topical references to George Stall
lings's Tigers, the presidential cam
paign and the Salome craze brought
mirthful responses.
Six Little Sailors" which was writ
ten by Nora Bayes-Norworth-she and
Jack are Newlyweds-was played by
seven. chorus men and Miss Lydia Ar
mold. 1t was nattily %costumed, snap
PLY sung and acted. Another excel
lent musical act was that of William
Wolff, in 1.-The Miser," a condensed
version of 'The Chimes of Normandy"
in which Mr.. Wolff has frequently APP
peared locally.
Mr.. VOLTS acting of old Gaspard is
always sincere and graphic. 1t was
heightened last night by the effective
ness of his makeup.
Smith and Heagney did a comedy
sketch, which they called Writing a
Hit" and which enabled them to dis
play considerable skill in piano playing
and to get a couple of rousing melodies,
Don't Feel So Blue" and Cant You
See My Heart Is Calling You?" out of
their systems. The advice not to feel
blue seemed superfiuous.
1.-THE Great Bertisch' performed some
remarkable feats of strength. Though
he weighs but 16S pounds, he lifted
three men hanging to a bar, which he
held in his teeth with comparative
ease.
A dramatic sketch called "The Star
Spangled Banner" by Charles Kenyon,
contained a generous measure OF
thrills. It's story was the old one of the
conflict of love and duty, the action be-
ing centred in the Spanish American
War. 1t was creditab'y acted by Rob-
ert Lawlor and Mr.. Wallace n a lit
tie stiffly by Miss Deane There were
three other acts of lesser interest.
Owing to the unusual length of the
bill, the management has announced
that afternoon perfo mances would be-
gin at 2 and evening performances at 8.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
BILLY GOAT ARRESTED FOR
EATING DEATH SYMBOL.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Policeman Mi
chael O'Toole was travelling his beat in
West Lake street last night when he
was called upon to arrest a billy goat
for eating a bunch Of lowers and a
streamer OF crepe that hung from the
door knob of a house. The goat was
nibbling at the wreath when SOM one
in the house went to the door. The
animal, with a sharp tug, pulled the
flowers and crepe from their fastenings
and ran.
O'Toole was importuned by the
family of the one for whom the death
symbol was on the door 10 arrest the
goat. The animal swallowed h floral
emblem and part of the crepe before
the policeman could conquer him with
his club. He finally was ~overpowered
and taken to the station house in the
patrol wagon.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18
SIMPSON, SHOT BY WIFE'S
MOTHER, SUES FOR $4,000.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Dr. James W.
Simpson. a dentist of this city, who was
snot and seriously wounded a few weeks
ago by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ella
Horner, of Northport. L. l.. has brought
suit against her for $40. 900 damages.
DR.. Simpson some years ago shot and
killed his aged fa~ther-in-1aw, BARLEY
L. Horner, while practising the manual
or arms with a shotgun. He was tried
for murder and acquitted on the ground
that the gun was accidentally dis
charged. His wife and mother-in-law
have since been estranged from him,
and DR.. Simpson was shot while en-
deavoring to call on his wife at Mrs.
Horner's home, in Northport, to ask
her to sue for divorce.