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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-30
BRYAN AGAIN SHOWS
HIS EVAS|VENESS.
Replies In Roundabout Way to PfeSi'
dent but Hope|ess|y Fails to Dispose
Of Any Of the Latter's Charges.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Sept. EFT have
lived in vain If your accusations have
lost me a single friend" said William
J. Bryan in a letter addressed today
to Present Roosevelt, in reply to that
OF the President, written Sunday last
Mr.. Bryan points to his record and
declares that it is sufficient answer to
the insinuations of the Chief Executive
that he is in sympathy with, or con-
trolled by the trusts.
Rcverting to the charges against
Gov Haskell, Mr.. Bryan says that the
President in response to his request.
did not deign to suggest "a tribunal
which could determine those charges,
but instead, proceeded to pass judg-
ment on him as he informs the Pres-
dent that the occupant of that high
office cannot deny to the humblest citi-
zen the right to protect his reputation
and vindicate his name in the courts.
Taking up the Presidents assertion
that certain trust magnates, fearing
prosecuting under Mr. Taft. will sup
port the Democratic candidate. Mr..
Bryan charges that the President
Worded his statement in such way
as to demand the support of all the
trust maenatcs land yet put it on the
ground that they are supporting your
party for patriotic reasons, rather
than for the promotion of d selfish in
tcrest.''
Such an argument he contends is in
genius, but not sound. In proof of the
fact that he would not be controlled
by the trusts, Mr.. Bryan saws that if
elected. he will enforce the antitrust
laws; not systematically and int"rmct-
t"ntiy, but persistently and consistent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-30

Attention was called to the fact that
these estimates were made several
days ago and that the chairman had
reported that conditions We're improv-
ing rapidly, from tho Republican point
of view.
The electoral college this year con-
talns 4S3 votes, as against 41G four
years ago. Roosevelt got one of the
eight electoral votes in Maryland four
years ago. From reports turned in to
the national committee it looks now
as if the state would go Republican by
q small plurality. Roosevelt four
years ago won by 1876 to 140 for Parker.
Commenting upon the pluralities he
had made public, Chairman Hitchcock
said that with regard to Iowa Governor
Cunmins had told him the state would
go for Taft with from 10000 to $4,000
plurality. The chairman said that
since the governor had gone back to
Iowa he had been quoted as saying
that Taft would get at least $4,000
DIuraIjty in Iowa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28
CONCENTRATED LEMONADE

CONCENTRATED LEMONADE
Is Just what you want when go
ing camping. 1 OF. to one pint
of water makes a delicious lem
onade. For sale by Graham &
Wells. $3.50
W. P. Lafferty returned Satur-
day from a business visit in the
Rose city.
The next big thing for Cor
Willis is the All-Benton school
fair, and all indications point to
a great fair.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned h !
been duly appointed by the County Court of the
State Of Oregon for the County OF Benton as admin
istrator of the estate of H p. Nichols deceased and
that he has duly qualified such aminissrator Ali
persons having claims against said decedent are
hereby notified to present them, duly verified to
me at my residence in Corvallis, in benton County,
Oregon within SIX months of the date of this notice
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 9Th day Of April,
1o08
R. J. NICHOLS
Administrator of the estate of H. B. Nichols, de-
eased.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28

Albert Tedrow returned Sa
urday from a vacation trip
Yachaats.
! Remember J. M. Nolan & Son
Famous Sale closes Saturday ev,
ming, August 1st. 63-6
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barden r,
turned yesterday from a fe,
days visit with old friends i
McMinnville.
DR.. P. T. Starr and famil
went to Sodaville the last of th
! week where they went into CAM
for a several weeks vacation
DR.. Starr returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Clark O
Glenns Ferry, Idaho,. have ar
rived for visit with relatives
and friends. Ed is an old Cor.
wallis boy who has met with de-
clded success IN the business
world since leaving here, and a
host of old friends are glad to
see him once more.
W. S. Linville departed the
last OF the week for Carlton,
where he will visit for a time
with his daughter, Mrs. A. D.
Morrison. Later he will go to
Baker City where another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mildred Patterson, re-
sides, and it is probable he will
decide to locate in that section.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker expected
to go to Summit yesterday where
he will spend some time in the
bracing atmosphere ofthe noun
5ains, with friends. Mrs. Hand
saker left yesterday for Walla
Walla, Wash, where she will re-
main with her parents until Mr..
aandsaker's arrival there, early
n August.
IL. W. Kaupisch gave an auto
mobile party Thursday in honor
II his mother. The party visit
ID Monroe, Junction, Harrisburg,
'hedd, and Halsey. A very nice |
Inner was served at Halsey, it |
'eing specially ordered for the
'arty They travelled sixty five
niles, and all claim to have had
glorious time.
Building operations in many
arts of Corvallis are still sus-
ended on account of the scarci-
or total lack of available rustic
oorlng and other necessary
ulldlng material. The fume
the Benton county mill has
cen repaired, and the mill is
full blast, but is unable
supply the demand to any
reat extent.
Q. J. Blackledge who came ov-
from Yachaats Friday reports :
at James Tedrow and family :
I'd Robert Berger and family j,
lied two deer as they were en- !
ute to the coast, the other day.
r. Blackledge also bagged a {
ce deer, and the Catheys had (
'ughtered one fine deer, and
cub bear about the size of a 3
indie dog, up to the time Mr.. /
left for home. DR..
they's family and their visitors
3 to reach home today. ,
c. F. Dittmar, editor of "The "
PIPER Outlook" left for his a
me in Kenneth, Calf, a few tt
Us ago, after a visit with Ben tt
| relatives at Philomath. AS il
stepped off the train in his tt
n home town he was intro b:
ced by some friends to parties tt
o We're at the depot ready to re
'rd the next train for Philo- al
tn, for a visit at the jim 10
rnlng home. The visitors NJ
mes were not obtained. fr
t is said that the "Klamath
n brero" is the most comfort F;
e article of headgear to wear nj
ing the heated season. 1t is
himble-shaped affair with a ~,
e brim which curls up, but So c.o
-ch, when extended, makes 9e
h1t four feet in diameter and
lade by the Modoc Indians Go H,
n the roots of the tule grass fn, ~
grows in Klamath Lake. ~ 4I'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28


T. DR.. W. J. Kerr and w. A. Jen.
At sen went to Newport, Saturday
for an extended vacation.
t. Grading of the streets In Nc
% Fadden's new "Hill addition"
near the college is in progress.
: The lots, it is stated, are selling
at $3.50 and $500 each.
Remember J M. Nolan & Sons
: ! Famous Sale closes Saturday eve
v ming, August 1st. 1854
The brick work was completed
on the Y NJ. c. A. building at
the college, Saturday, and the
workmen returned to Portland.
Plumbers began their work yes
terday.
Buy your groceries OF White
isde & Cooper. lift
| Mr.. and Mrs Fred Walters of
Elmira, Lane county, were in
Corvallis yerterday in their auto.
The former is an old OAC foot
ball star and has many friends I
in Corvallis.
! Quo registered Holstein bull,
three years old Sept. s, 1908.
Price $75. L. A. Houck, Mon
roe, Ore, R. F. D. 1. Phone
Bellefountain. 4Stf
Mrs. Kidder, the new librarian
at OAC, with a corps of assist
ants is engaged in re-cataloguing ,
the library, preparatory to its re-
moval to the new quarters up !
stairs. It is herculean task. =
Rev. H. II. Hubble of Gran t
ger, Idaho, has accepted call a
to the pastorate of the Christian a
church Of Corvallis. He arrives
this week and is to preach at the Q
union services next Sunday eve +
ming. O
Remember J. M. Nolan & Sons a a
Famous Sale closes Saturday eve g
ming, August 1st. 63-64 - -
Denatured alcohol contains D
95 per cent grain alcohol Just y
the thing for your alcohol stove. n
No bad odor. Sold by Graham 81
& Wells. 59-67 y
E. A. -MacNaughton of Port Vi
land, supervising architect on W
the Y. NJ. G. A. building and al az
so on Prof. Parks new residence, "
was business visitor in Corval- of
is, Saturday. Prof. Parks is re
building cosy bungalow on .bl
OTIS near the United Evangelical ia
church.
At the union meeting in the al
". b. church Sunday evening "
he high school extension ques- "
ion was the topic of discussion, yo
nd their views upon the subject to
we're given by DR.. Withycombe, bo
}. l.. Kline, Judge Denman, he
lon A. J. johnson and Prof. ne
>ridwell, the latter having charge &C
t the meeting. -Itwas an inter wi
sting service and some good su
oints were brought out. lin
For sALE-House and two lots. so'
AZ Tenth street, corner Adams. 'ic
-ddress G. II. Carl, Fossil, Ore. ;lll ;l
57tf in< h
A great crowd gathered on col
lain street Saturday night, and dr.,
lille the band played, anvils do
i'd fire crackers were fired and AM
lere were other demonstra- Of
ons of delight over the victory, me
London, Of Forrest Smithson, un,
e old OAC athlete The cele- car
alton was fitting tribute to bv
e lad who has won a national tim
putation in the sporting world, An
ID it proved that OAC is ever sha
val to her own, no matter when her
II where they may be heard uns
'in' ing
Remember J. NJ. Nolan &Son's frs
-mous Sale closes Saturday eve hea
ng, August 1st. 63-64 dow
IN, thu
There was d quiet wedding at n
? home of Mr.. and Mrs. John e
niger, Friday evening at eight CdN ~
lock, when their son, Bert, IN ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28
Jersey Bull For Sale.

Descended from Grand Coin and Gold
en- GLOW; imported COW testing Is Lbs
Datter fat in 2 days, with ft,st calf. Al
dress, ". S.'WooDcocK, OsrvasAs. Ore.
on,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

was business visitor in Corval
lis Friday.
Born, in this city, Wednesday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Handy, &
daughter.
We have plenty of old papers
for sale. Lots of good reading
in them, too.
W. r. Hand. the Albany arch
itect was business visitor in
Corvallis Friday.
Paul Truitt of Wrenn was
among the Saturday business
visitors in Corvallis.
Miss Bette Thorp has return
ed from her vacation, which she
spent in the Rose city.
Mrs w. H. Hilderbrand, of
Arizona, is visiting in this city
with her uncle, D. C. Rose.
E. W. S. Pratt and son, How
ard, went to Elk City, Friday,
for ten days fishing trip.
Scott and Ellsworth Prindle of
the Five Rivers country were
transacting business in Corvallis
Saturday.
Miss Mae Gerhard was expect
ed to return yesterday from a
visit with friends at Monroe and
Junction City.
Mrs. Clay Gilbert, who form
erly resided in this city, is very
i'll with typhoid fever at the fam
lily home in Medford.
Mrs Jane Price left yesterday
for her home in Portland, after
visit of some weeks with Ben
ton county relatives.
Misses Ida Raglan and Vera
Stevens returned yesterday from
an over-Sunday visit at the form
er's home near Brownsville. l.
Mrs. Ruth Clark has arrived
from Baker City for visit with
her sister, Mrs. Fred Clark, and )
old friends and neighbors in this {
city. |
Bennett Oleson of Five Rivers l
was in Corvallis, Saturday. He .
says the finest fishing in Oregon
is found near his home on the
4achaats. I
Mrs. J, H. Short leaves this !
week for her home in Kansas 6
City, after a months visit in =
Corvallis with her parents, Mr.. -
and Mrs. Shipley. b h
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance TAYLOR, r
Mrs. Janet Smith and Jim t,
Wheeler returned home Thurs g
day from their two weeks out
ing in the Yachaats. =,
Thad Blackledge went to the tt
1achaats country the last of the al
week for vacation, and O.. J. k
Blackledge came home Friday rc
to take charge of the store. M
Claude and Artie Starr were nj
N town from Bellefountain, Fri ST.
lay. The former is having a a
lew residence built on his farm. OF
Artle Starr being the contractor. 81
ca
Farmers are busy now, cut ar
ing their fall grain, many acres
'eing already in the shock. The
lay crop is about all cared for CO
nd the yield was unusually he
.ood. da
Miss Laura Waggoner has just loI m
ompleted a very successful term nc nc
school in the Bryant district, 9M W
orth of town, and has been en- o,' ~
aged to teach the Newton school "
his fall. DO
ms
Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Portland He
as been the guest of her broth ma
r, 1. II. Crawford, in this city
ne past week. Friday she went .
Monroe to see her sister, Mrs. ~ ~
lay Starr. aoi
du1
II, f. Wetherla returned the q
st OF the week from a trip to vic
cattle. He reports business VIII
Ill in the Sound city and is the
ad to get back to the William is :
tie Valley. fro,
Robbie Conn, the popular tina
u, t.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
Woertendyke in California

OAKLAND, CAL, March 16-(Special CORE
spondence) MR. James H. Woertendyke having
closed very successful lecturing tour in Colo
RADIO, stopped off here en- route home and spoke
three times yesterday to the edifcation and en-
couragement of discouraged forces.
afternoon address in Hamilton hall to men only,
where he spoke on "Why Constitutional Prohi-
bition," was specially valuable. Diamond Pres
byterian church crowded to the limit at night
many standing through the entire address. Scores
were turned away, unable to get into the church
The collection for the day amounted to $33055
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
Michigan Convention

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March 2s-(Special CORE
spondence) 1.-The Prohibitionsts of Michigan will
hold their state convention in this city April
Is. There is much Prohibition work going on in
different parts of the state and it is hoped that
the convention will reflect the interest that has
been awakened.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
April 2, 1908.
FOR THE CLARK MEMORIAL
Centennial Committee Asks Aid to Erect Tab
let in Honor of the Founder of First
Temperance Society

Up to this time the committee of promotiNn
Of the Worlds Temperance Centennial Congress
to be held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, in June
of this wear. have made no public appeal for
funds, but have carried on the financial part of
the work quietly, with what membership fees
and voluntary contributions have come in. 1t is
desired to erect a bronze tablet to the memory
of Dr. Billy J. Clark founder of the first tenn
perance society in history, at the place where
his residence formerly stood. A native stone,
from farm once owned by DR.. Clark, has been
secured and it is proposed to insert in this
stone bronze tablet, giving the date of organl-
cation and a brief history of DR.. Clark's tenn
perance society This tablet will cost about five
hundred dollars This amount the committee
did not feel able to pay, in addition to the other
expenses which they have been called upon to
bear, and an appeal is hereby made to temperance
people throughout the world to contribute for
this purpose Surely there enough temper
ance people who desire to have the memory of
this great event perpetuated, who will contribute
a small sum each toward meeting this expense
Whether not this tablet is erected will de-
pend upon the response that is made within the
next twenty days.
All contributions should be sent to
J. H. DURKEE,
No. so Triangle Bldg, Rochester, N. Y.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02

Jas. H. Frye is campaigning in Louisiana and
reports large and orderly meetings. usually on
the streets Mr.. Frye expects to speak not less
than ten times per week and to give all his time
to Prohibition work in the future. The Republi-
can candidate for governor of Louisiana is stump
ing the state for high license.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
woMEN's PROHIBITION CONVENTION
National Club Calls Meeting for Columbus on
July IA

The national convention of the Womans Pro-
hbition Club of America is hereby called to
meet in the city Of Columbus, Ohio, at a.
July A. 1908.
l. Each state is entitled to two delegates at
large.
q Each local club is entitled to one delegate
at large and one delegate for every ten members
or major fraction thereof
8. Each state and each local is entitled to as
many alternates as its number of delegates
A. The chairman of each state central COM
mittee of the Prohibition party is entitled to
appoint one delegate as his personal representa-
tive.
s. We invite all Prohibition women in all
states in the Union who believe with us that the
time has come in the history of temperance re-
form when we should ask the Congress Of the
United States to pass national liquor law in
order that local and state Prohibition laws may
be enforced-we invite all who believe this to
sit in council with u.s. Complete information
concerning credentials, railroad rates. hotel ac
commodatons ETC., will be given in ample time
through the columns of the press
ANNA SLOAN WALKER
National President.
CHARLOTTE PLANTz WILSON,
National Secretary.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02

eminent has the right to raise its revenue al
the expense OF public health and of public morals,
no matter how important imperative that
revenue may be.
In considering the question, Can we do with
out the twenty-eight percent of national revenue
paid by the liquor traffic? need to hold our
selves close to the facts.
The first fact which presents itself is this:
The liquor traffic does not pay this revenue
that is does not produce or introduce 1t from
some outside and independent source 1t simply
acts as the tax collector, taking the money from
the people and handing it over to the govern
ment.
1t is the sheerest nonsense to suggest that the
people who now provide the liquor traffic with
the 1913, 1000 which it pays" revenue and
in addition forfeits to it more than $2,oOO0oO,0OO
every year cannot dispense with the services of
this expensive tax collector and pay the revenue
without either his assistance or his heavy impo-
sition of collection fees.
In fact should the people abolish the liquor
business, pay directly to the government, by any
method they might choose the S213,000OOO OF
revenue and keep for themselves the rest of the
money that they now pay annually into the
traffics TILL the people would be- every year,
more than So 900 100000 better off for the change.
For it must be held clearly in view in all this
that the liquor traffic stands in class by itself,
wholly apart from and unlike other businesses.
1t performs service for the people; 1t con-
tributes nothing to the public welfare; it gives
to no man from the product of whose toll it
takes part the slightest valuable return for
his money.
Attention needs to be called to the fact that
experience, over a long term of years, has al
ready proved it to be possible to administer the
affairs and meet the expenses of our national
government without the aid of the liquor traffic as
revenue collector The. first collection of in
terna revenue from the liquor business was
under federal law passed in 1871. Revenue
from the liquor business was collected under this
law until 1902. In that year the law was repealed
and all internal revenues abolished. None were
again collected until 1918, when the internal rev.
enue system was again resorted to to meet the
expenses of the second war with England and
liquor revenue again helped to pay federal ex
penses.
In 1917 this was discontinued, and from that
time until 1861 no internal revenue was col
lected and, except in the small sums paid as Gus
toms duties, the liquor traffic made real or pre-
tended contributions to national revenues.
In 1861 measure of internal revenue was
again resorted to. and in 1862 an elaborate sys-
tenn of taxation prepared under which the liquor
traffic again began to be considered source OF
public revenue.
1t is we'll known fact that many of the strong
est leaders of the Republican party in 1862 were
bitterly opposed to the proposition to raise pub
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1TIoNIsT

of the tax that enables them to pose as the great
est contributors to the public revenues.
In proposing to manage the affairs of govern
ment without liquor revenue the Prohibitionist
has no thought of making such attempt under
a continuation of the present system OF graft
and waste. So long the pork barrel is
shamelessly the item of legislation in which
three fourths of the members of both houses OF
Congress are most interested, so long as petty
grating, amounting in the aggregate to millions
of dollars be traced to the gravest OF the
Senators and the most patriotic of the Repre-
sentatives, SO long, not because OF these items
alone but because of the spirit with which they
are in harmony and which enters into all financial
legislaton-so long system of revenue can
make the administration of the governments
financial affairs satisfactory
There is ample ground to believe that, were the
whole system of revenue from alcoholic liquors
abandoned either because of the adoption of ma
tional Prohibition or because of the development
of the national conscience to a point where it
would refuse to pay governmental expenses from
the price of shame and blood, and at the
time there were put in operation an honest, eco
nomic system of governmental expenditures, it
would be found that such other revenue as we
needs of government upon basis of admins
tration, broad, generous and dignihed enough to
comport with national greatness.
In other words, more than twenty eight per-
cent of Our present federal expenses is probably
chargeable to graft and waste.
Still the final answer to the problem of meet
ing governmental expenses without revenue from
a vicious traffic will doubtless lie in a complete
reconstruction of Our whole system of federal
taxation. The Prohibition party, when it comes
to power, will doubtless be called upon to do
away with the cumbersome, grotesque and in
equitable system of taxation that for century
and more has been alike unjust, Intellectual and
the agent of corruption, and to put in its place,
by constitutional amendment if necessary, new
system, drawing government revenues equitably
and directly from the governments proper source
of supply, the wealth of the people.
Today billions of wealth, of both corporate
and individual ownership, wholly escapes taxa
ton and bears no part of the burden of public
expense In the new order of things, under wise
laws and honest administration, the expenses of
government local, state and national, will be
met, not by haphazard "catchng,'' here and
there, of items of taxable property unfortunately
exposed, not by indirect levies upon the necessi-
ties of life or the processes of business but by
systematic, fair and moderate assessment upon
the whole wealth of the country.
Such a system it would doubtless be impossi-
Bile for either of the old parties to establish; but
for new, untrammeled party, coming to power
in great moral awakening, it will be an easy
possibility