The Weekly Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 3

WEEKLY GAZETTE-TIMES THREE ing eo. ota to en. lor ion 25, ge ec. to Te to 1, to HOWS al a- ey es Spending Week at Miss Kate Gerhard la at Monros, where she went several days ago to spend a week or ten days visiting at the Wilhelm home, She will return to Corvallis during the first of the coming week, Underwent Operation Yesterday. L.

R. Hopkins, a son of G. B. Hopkins, underwent an operation at the Corvallis hospital yesterday for eppendicitis. Mr.

Hopkins rallied satisfactorily and is said to be doing very nicely. Lincoln County Man Here, Arthur J. Pepin, of Eddyville, Lincoln county, came to Corvallis yesterday to spend several days with his family and look after business here. A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Pepin, in Corvallis, a few weeks ago. Returns to Waldport Home. Richard Evans, who had been in Corvallis at the bedside of his father, Charles Evans, during the past few weeks, has returned to his home at Waldport. Mrs. Evans, had been doing nicely during the past week and was able to sit up for a brief time each day, -but today suftered relapse and is quite Ill again.

Central Oregon Couple Here. Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Palmer, of Jordan Valley, Malheur county, visited old friends in Corvallis recently and were guests of Mrs. B. C. Williams and Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Davolt. The visitors were touring the Willamette Valley and stopped in this city for a short stay. They were friends of the Corvallisites with whom they visited several years ago when the latter resided in Jordan Valley. Mr. Horning Not.

So Well. Benjamin Horning, 0. A. C. graduate, of American Falls, Idaho, who came to Corvallis about two weeks ago and underwent an operation in this city, is not so well as he had been during the past week.

As far as the operation is concerned Mr. Horning is making splendid progress, but a complicated trouble, including pleurisy, is causing trouble at present. The young man is a nephew of B. Horning. Morgan Getting 0.

K. J. W. Morgan, real estater, who had a set-back the other day, involving high blood pressure, has been on the streets recently and finds it all right: to attend to business outside of the office, but confinement to intense mental labor inside, he still finds more or less impossible. Mr.

Morgan is a pretty hard man to down, and despite his illness sashays around with his usual speed, a fact friends are glad to note. Albany Daily Gets Miller. The Albany "Morning Republican," the new Hub City daily, issued from the Gazette-Times office, pending the arrival of machinery supposed to be en route, lasted just three days. For some reason or other checks issued by the manager were not honored by Albany banks. Some Corvallis people held some of the checks, among these being Marshall Miller and the Gazette-Times.

Marshall is out about $13, an unlucky figure. The is in for considerable more, but has an attachment it hopes will stick. Kansas Guest at Berryman Home. Miss Ora Brand arrived in Corvallis yesterday afternoon from The Dalles, where she had visited a sister and other relatives for some time, and is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

H. S. Berryman, where she will spend a short time. On the completion of her stay here, Miss Brand will go to Coos Bay for a visit in that vicinity and later. will travel via California points to her home in Fontana, Miss Brand has been in the West for some time and "has made a number of trips to the Pacific Coast.

All Kinds of Weather. Just for the benefit of those of our subscribers now residing at points some distance from Corvallis, it is mentioned here that yesterday showed up with about all of the kinds of weather there are in the calendar. There was rain, snow, sleet, some wind, and in and through It all the sun shone at divers times. Just real March weather. Violets and daffodils are in blossom, the silver maples are just about to break out, and Spring IS here, but March isn't going to let us know it.

Did Break Her Leg. Mrs. J. H. Penn, who fell some time ago and was hurt quite seriously, insists that some one has maliclously started a story to the effect that she did not break her leg.

She insists even more strenuously that; her leg was broken, that she is now and has been: confined to her home as a result, and wholly unable to do her work, a tact that bripgs no little distress of spirit to one of such general activity as Mrs. Penn. To anyone in doubt, who has any business to know her exact condition, Mrs. Penn will doubtless show her pedal extremity, and, she puta it, anybody but fool will be convinced. Bugs Thoroughbred Bull.

Balls, who lyis on rural route No. was at Harrisburg yesterday where he purchased at private sale a young thoroughbred Holstein bull of C. R. Evans of Halsey. Mr.

Balles brought the animal to his farm southwest of this city. Motor to Eugene. J. F. Scott, one of Uncle Sam's employees at the Corvallis postof.

fice, and Scott, accompanied by their children, motored to Eugene one day this week and stopped in the University city for a brief visit with friends, Student Leaves for Home. Edward C. Allworth, a 1916 graduate of 0. A. who had been taking special work at the college this years to prepare himself for army work, left this morning for his home at Crawford, Wash.

Mr. Allworth recently took the examinations for entrance to the United States army and is now awaiting the returns. Astorian Girl Returns Home. Miss Ellen Berry, a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

E. H. Streumeyer during the past two or three months, left late yesterday afternoon for her home in Astoria. Miss Berry is a sister of Mrs. Streumeyer and came to Corvallis in January to as.

sist in caring for the little babe who is a recent newcomer at the Streumeyer home. Baby Girl Born Monday. Announcements have reached Corvallis relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Horton of Vancouver, telling of the arrival their home on Monday, March 19, a baby girl who has been christened Doris Ilene Horton.

The babe is the second girl. Mrs. Horton was Miss Retta Langley, a Corvallis girl, and Mr. Horton also formerly resided in this city. He has served as a county official in Clarke county, Washington, for several years, Home for Brief Visit.

Paul Blackstone, who has been engaged as singing evangelist with the Washington State evangelist for the Baptist church, is in Corvallis for a brief visit with his family and friends. Mr. Blackstone has assisted with, evangelistic meetings at Spokane, during the past three weeks and expects to return to that city He has filled several engagements throughout the Northwest since leaving Corvallis a month or two ago. Sam Moore on Corn. Sam H.

Moore, the lime expert, knows something about corn, also. Noting in last night's that corn had reached the unprecedented price of $1.14, he dug around in some of his old business and discovered that in 1897, while engaged at Brimfield, he sold corn at $1.14, minus the dollar. At one time he sold nine cars of corn for New York delivery at 16c a bushel. Among his papers he ran across some inspection certificates, and this called to mind the fight in which he engaged to get inspection laws that gave the grower and small. dealer a chance.

With others he fought the thing through the legislature and finally won out. He recalls a visit to the P. D. Armour elevators on a tour of inspection. He follow.

ed the wheat from the time it left Brimfield until it was finally accepted, and watched it go through the elevators as No. 3 and, without the slightest change in transit, came out as No. 4. Sam saw other things in those days that made his blood boil and he- helped make the Illinois legislature see the point. While at the recent session of the legislature in Oregon, Mr.

Moore heard exactly 'the same old arguments about inspection that were put up in Illinois when the attempt was made there twenty years ago to get a change. (Friday's Dally) Takes Position. Miss Grace Jones, of Independence, was in Corvallis recently for a brief visit with friends here. Miss Jones has just accepted a position with the Elliott-0'Brien store of Independence and will assume her new duties April 1. Return to Kings Valley.

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Woods returned this afternoon to their home in Kings Valley, following a brief business visit in Corvallis.

Mr. and Woods fomerly 'resided in Corvallis and have a number of acquaintancts here. Mrs. Woods is a sister of Mrs. Will Horning and sife and her husband were guests at the Horning home.

To Reside in Idaho. J. F. Redshaw, recently of Odell, near Hood River, has been visiting his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Whitby, who reside south of town. Mr. Redshaw is a former Corvallisits who has been connected with a fruit concern at Odell during the past year. He will go from Corvallis to Idaho to make his home in that State. Oswego cement plant will receive 1,000 tons lime rock from Gold Hill.

East Portland to get $20,000 15,000 AIRPLANES AND 100,000 MEN FOR THE THIS IS THE EQUIPMENT NOW BEING PREPARED OR ASKED FOR BY GOVERNMENT. EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TO PREPARE ADEQUATELY FOR CRISIS AT HAND. EASTERN COAST TOWNS THINK THEY ARE UP AGAINST THE REAL THING NOW. WASHINGTON, March 22-(United Press.) -A. mammoth fleet of 5000 standardized types of aircraft is planned by the National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics.

The committee, with army and navy officers, and 30 manufacturers of aircraft, have met to decide the quickest way in constructing fleet in event of war. The navy needs 74,000. men immediately, Daniels announced today, unofficially. He is appealing to the newspapers to stimulate recruiting, and will request the extra session of Congress to authorize 100,000 sailors as a maximum for navy. Steamer Missing, ment.

Smallpox in Germany. The American steamer Maryland, which left Philadelphia for London December 23, is posted as missing. at Lloyds so cabled the State Departof Thirty thousand cases smallpox are raging in Germany and the disease is spreading, according to the speech of Socialist Reichstag Member Hoffman, received at the State Department today. Brief portions reached American recently, but today the complete text showed 1foffman charged that the rich are setting. fats, the Government 13 noarding sausages, and the poor are saldly starving.

Vaccination is said to be futile against the small. pox, Filibusters Want Action. The President today began writing his message to the War Congress. Congressmen of all faiths have wired pledges of support. Even the filibusterers whom Wilson called Group Wilful responded with demands for aggressive action.

Meanwhile reports are increasingly serious of internal conditions in Germany. Veiling their movements with secrecy, neutral diplomats have started a subsurface of peace talk. It: is believed they are Central, South Am. erican and Scandinavian diplomats. German Boats Free.

It is learned officially that scores of German' merchantmen now In American harbors will be free to depart if war is declared. The ships also would have nine months' leeway following declaration, Things Getting Serious, German submarines are known to be scattered along the Eastern Coast from Maine to Florida. In. case of war, it. is fully expected that a number of ports will be attacked.

Residents of Coast towns are greatly alarmed. Governor Holcomb, of Connecticut, urges that his state is in a most dangerous position, and makes the positive statement that drilling by enemies of the nation has been car ried on secretly for some The situation ig considered so serious that in Maryland two com. panies of the National Guard have been called to guard the bridges. It is generally believed that spies are everywhere through the East, and that that desperate friends of Germany are prepared to commit overt acts that will result in no small damage and perhaps considerable loss of life. The report from El Paso is to the effect that anther German-Amerlcan deserter from the army has crossed over into Mexico, accompanied by fice other Germans.

Mining Magnate Returas. B. W. Wilson, who resigned AS municipal judge last summer, to give his personal attention to mining interests, has arrived from Twisp, Wash. During the winter he took a special course in the college here to brush up on his knowledge of assaying, as some of his ore requires many assays, and he wants to feel sure on its quality as they go along.

This making of a mine is like mak. ing a farm or a sawmill, of no value until considerable experienced labor. has been expended on it. Judge Wilson expects to' be in Corvallis until the big snow goes out of the Twisp mining district, where the gold mine is situated. The property has been Incorporated, and contrary to the usual rule, the owners are in the market for stock.

Evidently: they believe their property has a prosperous future. In the meantime Mr. Wilson has invested in a fishing 11-1 cense which, as bacon is 40. cents per pound in the local market, may be more valuable than a gold mine. SEE BIG ORCHARD A.

J. Johnson, Arthur swartley, Robert Johnson, N. R. Moore and B. W.

Johnson were at Monroe re. cently and walked over a fair portion of the 400-acre-Oaco orchard that covers the rolling hills to the south and westward. All but a small! portion of the orchard had been cultivated this season, eight or ten men were finishing up a job of pruning. and Manager Currin was completing preparations for the first of the dozen sprayings the orchard will recelve this year. Apparently the trees are in ideal condition; there was no winter kill in evidence, fruit spurs Indicate even a heavier crop on certain varieties than is desired at this time, and it would be difficult to determine in what possible way the prospect for the future could be bettered.

While there, some of last year's apples and pears left standing around in anything but accepted storage, were -handed around and found to be in splendid condition and decidedly edible. The twenty acres of prune. orchard there always causes Bob Johnson to turn green with envy, and if you happen. to note at this time any slight dis. coloration of the Benton county prune king's classic features, just put it down to- the fact that he has not recovered from his contact with that orchard once Though considerably past twenty years of age, and for many years left: unattended and decaying, the prune section of the Oaco orchard, cleaned out and put into shape six or.

seven years ago when the Oaco management acquired the property, has produced a. magnificent crop each year since. While Bob has 156 acres of fine prune orchard north of Corvallis, in soil that is generally asknowledged to be superb, he agrees that nothing to be found in Bention county or elsewhere equals the caco hillside now given over to the orchard there. A new section. of trees now four years old has made tremendous growth.

BIG FIGHTER SUNK PARIS, March Freuch dreadnaught has been sunk in the Mediterrian, it is announced. Baby Girl Improves. The baby girl that came, to the home of Prof. and Mrs. H.

D. Seudder a few months ago, failing to as-. similate any sort of food given it, has been taken to Portland for treatment. Since, birth the little. child had gained less than a pound, and every possible means of relief seemed unavailing.

Prof. Scudder returned last night from the metropolis and reports the babe in better condition, gaining strength and weight, and the family is very encouraged. Mrs. Scudder and the little daughter will spend two weeks or more in Portland that the child may have expert medical attention. SOME CHICKENS.

How would you like to raise chickens. in 5,000 lots and take orders for delivery of 14,000 small chicks during a given season? That's what Frank W. Smith, formerly of Corvallis and now of Petaluma, is now doing. He has just written Sam Moore some most interesting facts about his activities in the California poultry paradise. Frank says he has something more than 600 hens at present, all pedigreed birds, and he has ten hot water incubators in which he set 5,000 eggs; -Op the first day of January he sold for Spring delivery no less than 14,000.

chicks, and is raising 3,000 pullets to the three months stage, these selling readily for 60 cents each. Besides some of Tom Barron's cockerels, Mr. Smith has some of Prof. James Dryden's famous S. C.

White Leghorn stock, and also some of J. H. Hanson's Corvallis stock. A brooder house caring for 1,600 to 2,000 baby chicks at a time is a part of the equipment, and it is frankly admitted that Mrs. Smith cares for these brooders, just 88 Corvallis men let their wives split the kindling.

Besides all this vio. lence on the part of the Smith famthey have others doing brooding ily, for them, and this increases the chicken output, Because it is possible to get green feed the year 'round, lots of flocks at Petaluma are laying over 70 per cent, and Mr. Smith finds this pottery center the ideal place for the reason that the amateur is able to pick up quickly from others the best of their experience and adapt it to his own needs. The many here who learn the Smith family will be pleased to know of their success and happiness in the new field. Mrs.

Buchanan ot Improved. Mr. and Mrs. J. G.

Buchanan, of. Greenberry, were in Corvallis today Ito be at the bedside of Mr. an's mother, Mrs. R. L.

Buchanan, who is still quite seriously ill. Mrs. Buchanan has been Ill for the past two weeks and at present is not geatly improved. CORVALLIS BOY INAUGURATED THE PRESIDENT AT LEAST HE HELPED, AND HE WRITES HOME FOLKS ALL ABOUT CEREMONY. DICK BABBITT, 0.

A. C. STUDENT, NOW AT WEST POINT, IN THE PARADE AT WASHINGTON. PROUD OF WAY REGIMENT ACQUITTED ITSELF, ALSO HAPPY HAPPY OVER THREE FEEDS. Everybody at 0.

A. and practically everybody in Corvallis, knows Richard (Dick) Babbitt, son of Mrs. May Babbitt-Ressler, who recently was admitted to West Point, the goal of his ambition for a number of years. The West Pointers were prominent at the inauguration of resident Wilson, and young Babbitt, now a soldier bold, has written of that occasion. As representative of the detailed life of the West Point.

ers when off on a tantrum of this sort, and, as showing a husky young man's. attitude toward good things to eat, Dick's letter to the home folks is decidedly interesting. He says: West Point, N. March 10, 1917. Dear Family: The deed is done.

We "inaugurated the President. will start at the first and tell you all about it. We left barracks Sunday night, carrying a suitcase filled with shirts, collars, cuffs, shoes, underwear, full dress coat, one pair trousers, belts, cartridge box, net and brasses. We wore our dress uniform and overcoats, and carried our full dress hats and guns, SO you see it was a load. To add to the difficulties, dt was snowing and the hill we had to go down was a glaze of ice.

The train left about seven; our company was in the third section. Each man had a berth, the plebes having the upper. were at ten but the berths were made down when We entered. It is about a seven-hour run to Washington, but as we were a special and sidetracked for everything, it took about twelve. We got into Washington about seven and breakfast was served on the diners.

It consisted of a fine beet. steak, fried eggs, coffee, rolls and breakfast food, Lu Glory Covered Up. The day was cloudy and the wind was blowing, so in the parade which started about nine-thirty, we had to wear overcoats, which was a shame as our full dress unito.ms outshine all the tin schools. Well, we marced up Pennsylvania avenue, past the capitol and out past the White House, where we were reviewed by the President. He looked pretty careworn.

Our marchipg was very diffi. cult for the wind blew clouds of dust around and the Midshipmen's band, which was just behind us, (we led the parade) got mixed up with so we in the rear had to keep step with the head of the column, although it went against the Naval band. However, we covered ourselves with glory, making Washington papers, which are Annapolis boosters, say, "The West Point ca. dets, heads high, marched past with mechanical precision." It is true, we are so drilled that when we parade the lines are straight as a ruler. Every arm is swung just the same and everybody is in perfect step.

Two More Feeds. After passing the reviewing stand, went around to a cafe, where Mr. we Joseph Lelter entertained the Corps at luncheon. 'He certainly gave us a good one: salad, roast beef, ham, turkey, oyster stew, sandwiches, French pastry and coffee. He then a dance but as I had never gave seen Washington and as the upper classmen usurped all the girls that there, most of us went out to were the city.

We went down to the see stand opposite the President, where on the strength of our uniform, they let us in where we got a good look at him. At five-thirty, we marched back to the depot. Dinner WAS served on the dining car for those that were not dining with friends. They gave us some dinner: soup, celery, olives, roast turkey, then big platter of rare, roast beet, peach fritters, pudding and coffee. By this time I was nearly dead from overeating, but we sallied up town again and looked over the capitol building and went through the congressional library building, which is their most beautiful building, saw the fireworks and could see the flash and hear the distant roar of the be guns down on the sea torts firing and salutes.

We had a run of it to get. back in time for roll call at ninefifteen; just did make it. Win Great Praise. of. When we werw passing New York the next.

morning, I got a distant the Woolworth building. We got home about eleven o'clock Tuesday morning and had classes that afternoon. It certainly was great to be marching in the parade with the finest body of trotpa in the country, We have been M.celving congratulatone from the Var Department and General Staff. General Scott sent a letter the other day, saying that he. was only expressing the opinion of everybody fell over himself trying finest body of troops in the parade and that our marching was perfect.

I am glad we did well in Washing. ton for everybody was watching the outcome of the large Plebe class, some saying it would ruin the Academy, but the chief of staff said we. lived up to the reputation of the place. Coming back to the parade, along the line of march were stationed troops. in service uniform, with loaded guns, and every two blocks was machine gun squad, patroling, up and down, ready to fire into the mob at the slightest sign of disturbance.

There were lots of gorgeous uniforms to be seen; millionare troops a and foreign embassadors and their statts. When we went up town that night everybody well over himself trying to do us a favor as soon as you said you were a West Pointer. The upper classmen say that is the way all over the country, that at the very mention of the name, people throw open their doors to you, I must close now as it is getting late, With love, DICK. JOHNSON ON A STATE COMMISSION Now we know what the Oregonian wanted with A. J.

Johnson's photo. He has been appointed as one of the seven members of a committee that is to investigate and make a report to the next Legiclature as to what State offices may be consolidated to the advantage- of the State. Governor Withycombe, announced his appointments Sunday morning and sooner or later the Oregonian will enable us to look upon likenesses of the various members of the Commission. Mr. Johnson has been interested in this consolidation proposition for some time, and a year or so ago presented to a tax league meeting in Corvallis specific suggestions along this line.

An aggressive man at anything he undertakes, A. J. would make an excellent chairman of that Commission, which comprises two men from Portland, and one from LaGrande, Medford, Forest Little Miss Goes Traveling, Little Miss Virginia Brock, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.

C. Brock, went to Portland on the morning train and is to spend week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Hanna. Later the little lady will accopany Mr. Brock's parents from Portland, where they are visiting at present, to their home at Hood River and will be their guest in the latter city for a time. BARFOOT WANTS MEN ORGANIZED Gazette Times: in view of the fact that, should war, break out, all the National Guard and the College Cadets would be probably called away for active service, leaving those re maining behind In a defenseless posttion, I suggest that means be used to get together all the older men. to meet with an officer of the Regular Army, who could in some WAY organize them so that they would be in a position to protect the railroads, water supplies and other place of so releasing the younger men who might be wanted elsewhere.

We may not have any internal troubles in this immediate locality, but it does not do to neglect these things, seeing -what has happened to other countries. I would also like to suggest that our merchants declare Saturday after noons a holiday so giving those belonging or wishing to belong to the Rifle Club a chance to get some rifle practice. In these times preparedness should be more important. than making money. only hope that our people will wake up to the seriousness of the situation and get together at once and organize themselves to protect their homes and familles.

To those who think they are perfectly safe, I would gium." ask them R. to A. W. "Remember BARFOOT. Bel- Mrs.

Gilbert Fesses Away. Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, aged 72 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen -Douglas Haley, Oregon ploneers, born at Springt'eld, Lane county, and married to the late George Gilbert of Benton count, -in 1863, died recently at her home in McMinnville where she had resided Curing recent years, Deceased WAS the mother of six children, all of whom survive her.

Funeral services were held in McMinnville the last of the week and the body was brought to the Simpson Chapel cemetery In Benton county interment made beside the grave of Mr. Gilbert who died a number of years ago. Salem--Associated 01l Co. to build $30,000 distribution plant YOU NEED A SPRING LAXATIVE Dr. King's New Life Pills will re move the accumulated wastes of win ter from your intestines burden of the blood.

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