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Corvallis Gazette Established 1858 The Corvallis Times Established 1888 Consolidated 1909. VOL. XIV. No. 93 CORVALLIS GAZETTE of O.

of Library Oregon Tonight The unsettled, and showers Weather probable Saturday CORVALLIS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922 DAILY EDITION COOTIE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS TO BE IN CORVALLIS F. Willard Kime Named as National Chieftan and This City Selected for Offices FIVE HUNDRED INITIATED Veterans in Convention Have Scrap. Over Ku Klux--Next Convention At Norfolk SEATTLE, Aug. Willard Kime of Corvallis was unanimously elected Commander-in-chief of the Supreme Pup Tent, Military Order of the Cootie, by delegates from every state in the Union. Corvallis was represented by seven members.

The national headquarters will locate in Corvallis. Initiation of 500 men into the Cooties last night was in charge of Corvallis members. This was the largest and best ceremony in the history of the order, in the opinion of the retiring officers. SEATTLE, Aug. Press) -The hottest fight of the convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars developed over the resolution of the California delegation proposing to place veterans on record as opposed to the Klan.

The resolution was finally tabled. after speakers had declared that whatever organization or feeling is expressed by individuals towards the Klan, any action taken must be initiated by the State or Federal authorities. Norfolk was selected for the 1923 convention. HORSE ON RAMPAGE CAUSE TWO WRECKS Big Teams Get Scared and Climb all Over Autos on Madison Street Horses of the city seem to have been affected yesterday by the surplus moonshine that has floated into the city in recent days. During the afternoon there were two run-aways that created no little excitement and did considerable damage, but resulted in no injury to any individual.

The first violence was that of a team of 0. A. C. horses, big fellows standing somewhere near First and Madison street that got scared, and tried to climb all over the A. "Peerless" car, standing on Madison street.

The animals dashed into that car like they meant business, smashed the hood, broke the headlights, jammed up the engine, and it looked like they were damaging themselves quite badly, perhaps, but they didn't even break the big neckyoke. When the fracas was quieted it was found that the horses were not hurt, the big Peerless was bunged up as stated, and 0. Johnson, the young man who drives this machine most of the time now, was as mad as if he had sliced from the ninth tee. The second mix-up involved the team of big blacks driven by Duncan Pittman while hauling dirt from the basement of the Smith-RennieAllen building. The team was in the basement at the time 'where excava-1 tion is about finished and the wagon was being loaded.

There was a cave-in from beneath the concrete paving in the alley--the fall of a large quantity of dirt--and the animals became unmanageable, They made a dash for the runway up the street, Pittman hanging on for dear life, but when he got up into the street amid the maze of autos he concluded to let his crazy horses go their way, They did, and landed upon Will Scott's truck and cut a few capers before they finally decided to quiet down. Scott was driving along Madison at the time and when he saw the horses coming he stopped with a sudden jerk, as a matter of course. Bob Stamm, who was driving' a Corvallis Taxi, could not anticipate such a move of course, so he continued on ahead and when Scott's machine stopped Bob's car bumped into it. The result was a smashed-in front, broken light, but not a tremendous lot of damage. In both cases there was a real mix-up with crowds watching and a great deal of traffic around but no one was hurt.

The Weather HARDING SAYS ALL LAW WILL BE USED TO MOVE TRAINS Decries the Viciousness and Lawlessness of Some of the Strikers in Their Efforts HITS BOTH SIDES ALIKE Says Employers Also Unfair in Some Methods -Asks Congress For Law to Help Labor Board Washington, Aug. Harding today told Congress and the nation that he had resolved "to use all power of the government to maintain transportation and sustain the right of men to work." He further declared that the right of employes and employers alike to conduct business must be recognized and deplored what he -qUI Jo suolun u0 AlejieM or. National investigation for constructive recommendations to conduct the coal industry imperative and he recommended government comare, mission to advise fair wages and conditions. Stating that a bill establishing the Labor board is inadequate, being with Little power to enforce decisions, the president recommended action to make the board's decision "enforceable and effective against carriers and employes alike." Other than recommendation, the president did not urge legislation to deal Immediately with the rail strike. "Government by law must and will be maintained, no matter what clouds may gather, no matter what storms may ensue, no matter what hardships may attend, or what sacrifice be necessary," said dent Harding.

Stating that sympathetic railroad strikes had developed and impaired interstate commerce seriously, the president said that trains deserted in the desert had "revealed the cruelty. and contempt for law on part the of some raijway employes, who had conspired to paralyze transporta-7 tion. "There is a state of lawlessness shocking to every conception of American law and order," he said, and announced his intention to invoke all laws, civil and criminal forhiding conspiracies and hindering interstate commerce and requiring safety in railway service. STRIKE MAY BE ENDED THIS DAY Watson Told President So, and Stone Says Brotherhood Feel That Way NEW YORK, Aug. Press) -The strike of the railway craft unions must be settled hore, Stone declared today at an informal meeting before the mediation conference.

"It must be settled right here at these Conditions over the country demand a settlement at once. We are optimistic that it can be done soon. The five brotherhoods are ready. to do anything to bring conditions to an end." WASHINGTON, Aug. Press) -Senator Watson, told President Harding today that Doth sides "hope for a full settlement of the walkout today." Discussions of the seniority issue are based on a plan to provide that, first, men who did not go on strike go ahead in the seniority list; second, employes out July 1st or.

later be accorded second seniority status; third, new men during the strike rank below these and be retained wherever possible. BACK TO HOOSIERDOM H. L. Heil, here the past two or three davs after an absence of five years, left this morning on his return to Orleans, Indiana, where he is an attorney and general all-round factotum with every prospect of becoming district attorney for Orunge and Washington counties after the November election. He met many former friends while here and enjoyed the stay tremendously.

so he Visitors at Fehler Home -Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott and daughters, Misses Ina and Florine Elliott, have returned to their home in Eugene after spending several days in this city, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.

N. Fehier and family, old friends. The Elliotts are considering locating in Corvallis and were looking over -the city with that end in view. 10,000 ACRES SET ASIDE FOR WHITE TAILED DEER EUGENE, Aug. an effort to protect and increase the white-tailed deer now almost extinct in Oregou, a tract of land, 10,000 acres in extent, lying in the mountains east of Oakland, has been set aside by the state game department as a refuge for the animals.

White-tailed deer were once commoni in Oregon, according to members of the game commission, especially in the Willamette valley. They fell easy prey to the rifles of the early settlers and gradually diminshed in numbers until now very few are left. All that remain have been banded into one herd near Oakland. Shooting at all times will be prohibited in this reserve, according to members of the commission, and interference with the animals in any way 'will also be unlawful. MEDFORD KU KLUX MAYOR FOR OLCOTT At Least Pop Gates Says he is For the Ticket and All Assurance Give Tooze MEDFORD, Aug.

E. (Pop) Gates, mayor of this city, threw a bomb into the gathering of republicans at a huge banquet at the Medford hotel last night, given in honor of the republican state man, Walter L. Tooze, and exploded all the surmises, guesses, rumors and statements that Mr. Gates might be an independent candidate for governor, when, in weicoming Mr. Tooze to the city, the mayor publicly asserted that he placed the interests of the republican party above any personal interest, or the interests of any other organization, and proposed to support the republican ticket in the fall election from top to bottom.

Mr. Gates said: "God knows, I am independent enough, but not enough to think that I can get along without the repubMican party." This statement on the part of Medford's mayor created a sensation and thrilled the large assembly. Sensation after featured the meeting, and when Bert Anderson, one of the leading republican war horses of southern Oregon, who recently resigned from the state fish and game commission, said he proposed to see that the local lican organization, as well as himself, accepted the leadership of the present republican state chairman and joined loyally with him in electing the republican ticket, pledging his utmost aid to that end, enthusiasm ran riot. SUNDAY PICNIC BY TWO LODGES The Maccabees and Woodmen are going in for a glorious time on Sunday--a royal mixup in, which they will do all and a little more than is doable on an occasion when good fellows get together. They are going to take a lot of good provender, all the horseshoes, swings, sprinting and swimming apparatus, tables and everything else in the community that might help provide a good time.

The affair is to be held at the Rader park over across the Willamette bridge mile or so, a fine clean place with lots of good water. They want all the Maccabees and the Woodmen and their families to attend and have the fun. This will be the last occasion of the sort by these people this season. COME TO BEDSIDE The condition of Judge C. A.

Sehlbrede continues critical and relatives have little hope that he will survive much longer. A daughter, Mrs. Fred K. Gettins, of Arlington, has come to be at the bedside, and Mr. Gettins, of the highway department, is expected.

LOCAL BREVITIES Visitors Go Home- Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Evans and daughter, Miss Leah Evans, left Wednesday on the return to their tome in Stockton, California, after spending several weeks with Mrs.

Evans' brother and sister-inlaw, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Curtis.

"The visitors motored with Dr. and Mrs. Curtis on an outing in the Tillamook country and passed several weeks in camp on the McKenzie. They were accompanied on the trip south by Jack and George Curtis of eastern Oregon, brothers of Mrs. Evans, who had been recent visitors here and go to Stockton to spend some time at the Evans home, and Miss Dorothy Brock of.

Salem, who is to be the guest of Miss Leah for a time. BIG FAIR CARAVAN WITH MAYOR BAKER DUE HERE SUNDAY Boosters for the 1925 Exposition Will Arrive From South at 11:30 and stay Half Hour HEAP TALK COURT HOUSE Score of Autos and State Dignitaries On Final Lap of Big Tour Through the State In case an earthquake doesn't swallow them up, no strike of chauffeurs materializes, and they manage to survive the dose Eugene is to give them Saturday night, the Portland Exposition 1925 Caravan will arrive in Corvallis about 11:30 on Sunday morning and for exactly thirty minutes the distinguished dignitaries, headed by Mayor Baker of Portland and Mr. Otto Hartwig, of the Central Labor Council, will hold forth in song and oratory intended as a definite assurance that the 1925 Exposition is actually going to be held. It is the plan for twenty-five or thirty auto loads of bloated bondholders, city and county dignitaries, Chamber of Commercers and other so-called representative citizens to go down the State Highway toward Eugene about 11 o'clock and meet the Royal Nabobs and bring them triumphantly into the City of Learning and Prosperity. They will parade them through the city's Auto Park, then over the best paved streets, up through one of the finest college campuses this side of Timbuctoo, and finally land them at the Court House lawn where, in the shadow of the state's smallest jail now holding three booze fighters, Mayor George L.

Baker and Mr. Hartwig will talk briefly, a group of masculine canaries will warble, and the public will have opportunity to acquaint themselves with the intent of the big pilgrimage which started from Portland last Saturday night, continued on through eastern Oregon, down to Klamath Falls, out to Ashland and Medford, and finally on to the Heart of the Valley. According to Secretary W. A. Reid, who is supposed to have interviewed the ministers of the city, the several who are preaching on Sunday morning have agreed to cut their exhortations somewhat and enable their assemblages to get out at 11:45 sharp, that the citizens may have opportunity to do Mayor Baker and Portland, and the 1925 Exposition fullest honor.

In other cities along the route the populace have gone the limit to welcome and extend the glad hand to this pilgrimage, and certainly Corvallis will desire to measure up. It is the hope of those concerned that many business and professional men and all the officers of city and county, and the most imposing ones of the college faculty will join in the welcoming parade to meet the visitors as they come up our state highway, and that several thousand citizens will be at the court house lawn to give the Pilgrims a good hearing. It is possible that C. E. Ingalls, a member of the Exposition Board, will go to Eugene to see that they don't get lost on the way up here.

GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR BOOZE Harper Says it Has a Kick in It Then He Is Going On Vacation Trip Rev. E. J. Harper will close his year on Sunday and will preach both times. In the morning his subject will be, "The Power of the Consecrated and at 8:00 p.

m. the subject will be "Booze Has a Kick." The evening subject will be Kick." The evening subject will be a discussion of booze conditions in Benton county. On Monday morning Mr. Harper will start for Milton to attend the Northwest Conference. He will ge in his auto and will be accompanied by Mrs.

Harper, Miss Mary Lee Harper, Mra. J. C. Jones, Mr. Ted Law and Mr.

Victor P. Moses. The year closing is said to have been the most successful year in the history of the local church. Every claim is paid in full and all departments of the church show vigor and growth, says Dr. Harper, who expects to 'continue his work in Corvallis.

BOARD OF HEALTH CHIEF SUGGESTS TO CORVALLIS Comes to Look Over Situation, Talks to Doctors and Advises the Mayor WANTS HEALTH OFFICER Has No, Particular Complaint But Suggests How Other Are to. Get Big Results "The probability is that in a county of this size there are from 150 to 250 people in bed as a result of physical disease or difficulty of one sort or another. The insurance federation places a value of $2,000 on a life, and the emigrant who comes in is rated as worth $875. Purely as an economic consideration. it is a great loss to have 150 to 200 people laid up from mor ecr less productive pursuits, and the aim of the State Health Board is to see that 110 lack of proper sanitation, and that no lack of proper safeguard in epidemics, shall contribute to the loss in this respect," said Dr.

Strickland, of Portland, chairman of the State Board, while in this city this morning going over certain matters with the Mayor. Sanitation Money Saves "Improved sanitation alone has added fifteen years to the span of life of the ordinary man," said Dr. Strickland, "and the great effort throughout the nation today is. to arouse the public to spending the money necessary to protect their health. Cities are far ahead of the country places in this respect now, and are in much better sanitary condition.

In my belief" said Dr. Strickland, "every county should have what is known as a 'full health unit', involving a county physician who has no private business, but attends strictly to the bettering of the sanitary conditions in the county and the prevention of ill health and its consequent tremendous loss of money and loss of life. In addition there are two county nurses and a laboratory, and such equipment as is necessary. Many counties of the nation are doing exactly this thing, and have been doing it long enough to see the beneficent result in such way that they would not change for any consideration. Coos will Be First "Coos county will be the first to establish such a county unit in Oregon, Jackson will come next, and then Baker," said Dr.

Strickland, "and they will do this in conjunction with the Rockefeller, Foundation scheme, wherein that great institution will furnish so much of the $10,000 required that either of these counties will have to pay no more than $4500. This work will be established soon. "No, I wouldn't advocate this for SO small a county as Benton. Perhaps it is not wholly advisable for counties having much less than 000 population. It's a great thing and I am sure 'will pay for itself, but it's hard to convince the public until after they have tried it out." Some Complaints "Once in awhile we get a complaint about Benton county," said Dr.

Strickland, and he mentioned the matter of the sewage at the outlet of the Van Buren street sewera matter which he discovered, however, had been taken up in- the proper legal way and is being or actually has been remedied this summer by the expenditure of $1,000 to $1,500 in extending the sewer out into the river. He had some sort of complaint about something reputed to have been done in the building of the big dam on the Mary's Peak watershed in order to get more water for Corvallis but even so, the report of the college bacteriologist made only a few days ago said that several analyses of the Corvallis water during recent weeks proved it to be absolutely pure. Dr. Strickland is simply on a trip to various parts of the state looking over the situation generally and offering suggestions to municipalities. He says Corvallis should have a Health officer, but agreed that one not thoroughly alive and determined to do things is not worth the while -likewise that it is not possible to pay such a man what he is worth.

He urged that somcone be Secured to furnish the vital statistics and that Corvallis work out its 'Health office difficulty as quickly as possible. Portlander in City--J. H. Gallagher, of Portland, has been a bustness visitor in the city this week and stopped for a visit with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Gallagher and family. MONROE FARMS SOLD TO EUGENE PEOPLE EUGENE, Aug. of four fine farms, two and one-half mites east of Monroe in choice river bottom country, has been made by H.

B. Davidson, who lives about two miles south of Eugene 011 the Alder street road. He intends to throw all the farms into one and raise clover and alfalfa 011 it. He has not yet moved to the property, which lies alongside the old bed of the Willamette river. The farms purchased by Davidson included the 125-acre place of W.

H. Elliott, who intends to move soon on to a piece of property next to Davidson's 1100-acre farm on South Alder, the 80-acre tract belonging to P. L. Campbell, president of the University of Oregon, the 120-acre place to A. J.

Kizer and the George W. Wilhelm farm of 150 acres. MAS. THOS. COOPER HAS PASSED BEYOND Born in Benton County in 1855, Had Lived Practically All Her Life Here Mrs.

Mary Louisa Cooper, wife of Thomas H. Cooper, passed away last night at the family home at 442 south Sixth street, following an illness from cancer that has extended over several years. An operation in Portland several years ago resulted in her gradual failure during the past year, and the end which came yesterday. The funeral will be held from the First Congregational church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon and burial is to be in the family plot in Newton cemetery. It is hoped that Rev.

W. C. Kanter, pastor of the church when Mrs. Cooper became a member and who later officiated at the funeral of the son lost some years ago, may be present to officiate at the service. Mrs.

Cooper's life of more than 66 years was one of unusual interest. She 'was born in Benton county October 9, 1855, on the Prior Scott donation claim one mile southwest of Corvallis and was one of eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Prior Scott. Her father came across the plains in '45, was one of the very early pioneers of Benton county, and in 1847 opened a blacksmith shop in Corvallis, the first in Benton county.

Later he took up the tion land claim of 640 acres southwest of Corvallis, and was married to Miss Mary Jones. Mrs. Cooper's entire lite was lived in Benton county with the exception of two years near Goose Lake, in central Oregon, where the Scotts resided at the time of the famous Modoc War, and Mrs. Cooper has told many an interesting tale of the Indian history of those years. She was united in marriage to Thomas H.

Cooper in 1875 and to this union were born four children, Lewis deceased, Mrs. Emery J. Newton and Fred R. Cooper of Corvallis, and George E. Cooper of Eugene.

She is also survived by one -sister, Mrs. Sarah Stewart of Corvallis, and six brothers. Quiet and unassuming, Mrs. Cooper lived her life for her family and friends and 'had endeared herself to a wide circle of acquaintances throughout Benton county. PLAN FOR REVIVAL MONTHS AHEAD Christian Church to Bring Ross Company in FebruaryDebtors the Subject The Cristian church is planning a revival meeting for the month of February, according to a statement given out by the official.

board of the church at its last meeting. The meeting will be held by the Ross Evangelistic company, composed of F. A. Ross, preacher and music director, Mrs. cellist, and Miss Dorothy Ross, pianist.

Mr. Ross is a well-known pastor among the Christian churches of the northwest, having graduated from the Eugene Bible university. Mr. Ross employs none of the sensational methods used by so many professional evangelists, according to the pastor of the local church, Mr. Reynolds.

The members of the party are all accomplished musicians and the mule lovers of Corvallis have a treat in store for them. Sunday morning Mr. Reynolds will speak on the theme "Debtors." Special music has been prepared for the Baptist church in the evening he will speak again, on "The Glory of the service. At the union service at the Cross." OVERWORKED POSTMASTERS ARE GIVEN BETTER SALARIES Receipts of Offices Increase, Which Means Great Work On Their Part FORT WAYNE GETS MOST. Raise of $1,000 a YearLong Island Man Gets $800 More What 1 The List Shows WASHINGTON, Aug.

The Associated Salaries of many first class postmasters have been increased as a result of the computation of postal receipts for the year ended December 31, 1921, just completed by First Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett. Under the Postal Laws and Regulations first class postmaster salaries are fixed upon the receipts of the individual offices of the previous calendar year going into effect at the beginning of the regular fiscal year in July. These salary increases, therefore, are' effective from the first of July and continue during the fiscal year of 1923 until the next computation of receipts is made. Fort Wayne, scored the record during the year, the salary of its postmaster being raised from $5,000 to $6,000 as a result of increases in postoffice receipts amounting to over $119,000. Long Island, N.

came second with a jump of $800 in the postmaster's salary from $4,200 to $5,000. Augusta, Maine, showed such gains in receipts that the postmaster was awarded an increase in salary from $4,500 to $5,000 beginning last month. Postmasters in Lansing, Charleston, W. Camden, N. Fresno, and Lancaster, will receive salaries of $4,500 instead of $4,200.

Pasadena, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Lynchburg, postmasters were increased from $4,000 to $4,200, while the postoffice at Jamaica, N. made such a gain in its postal receipts that the salary of its postmaster went up from $3,900 to $4,200. Increases in postmasters' salaries from $3,900 to $4,000 were ordered 'at Springfield, Longbeach, Decatur, Greensboro, N. Pubelo, Orange, N. Bangor, Manchester, N.

Elizabeth, N. York, Bay City, Lexington, and Hammond, from $3,800 to $3,900 at Jamestown, N. San Juan, P. Asheville, N. and Poughkeepsie, N.

and from $3,700 to $9,800 at Framingham, East St. Louis, Winona, Champaign, and Parkersburg, W. Va. Other increases in postmaster salaries include Mishawaka, and Newark, N. from $3,400 to 600; Caspar, Columbia, and Rochester, from $3,500 to $3,600.

Manitowoc, increased the salary of its postmaster from $3,500 to $3,700, while raises from $3,600 to $3,700 occurred in Hagerstown, Santa Barbara, Gloucester, Morristown, Baton Rouge, Amsterdam, N. and Asbury Park, N. J. WARRENS HAVE NEW SUN-GLARE TRICK One of the neatest little tricks seen here resently is a contrivance, to help the motorist when the sun's rays are pretty strong--a six or eight inch green celluloid attachment to the ordinary windshield, and bearing the advertisement of "Warren's, Jewelers." This firm thinks this 50-cent trick is the real thing, has put in a few of them, and if they prove popular they will get a car load and supply all the autos of the Willamette valley. The celluloid glare-fixer is attached simply by bending a piece of tin over the edge of the windshield and can be put anywhere on the shield, and is indeed quite a little stunt.

However, in all things of this character, each fellow has to try.it out for himself. The writer of this hasn't had the opportunity yet, but does feel that it Is worth investigating. SARAZEN IS CHAMP said. PITTSBURGH, Aug. (Assoelated Press)-Sarazen became national professional golf champion this afternoon, winning from Emmette French, of Youngstown, four up and three to go.

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