Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 1

Yi. GAZETTE All the New All the Time from all the World Try a Gazette-Time Want Ad for Quick Results VOL. VL XO. B8 CORVALLIS, BENTON COCSTY KEGOS, 8ATCRDAY, JTNB ft, II4 PRICE FIVE CENTS. IBM PiC'S IB GYt.l SCHIE OF eOHHEHCEMEHT achvitjesIjHUNDREDS OFlCARRAfJZA IS OLD IADS IIIPEIIIITDl TO DOUBLE RATES SEMIS SUNDAY maW fc- --i' II i t-jTiily ujjui iu AjfigiaL' -a'-rt-r3lr: 13 Asks Railroad Com- mission for Priv ilege Wants BeU Rates Increased.

(Special to 8ALEM, June 6 The Independent Telephone Company has requested permission from the state railroad commission to double the telephone rate at- Corvallis, and also petitioned the commission to order the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph whose rates are lower than those of the Independent, to raise Corvallis rates to what they should be. 1 rt Homecoming Day For Former Stu-dents-SpecialEx-cursion, Portland. Indications are that a. very large number of former students and alumni of the Oregon Agricultural College will be in Corvallis during Com mencement Week, and particularly on Monday, which Is known as 'Home Coming Day," The Alumni association has ntde great effort to ftreuee Interest, and written accept ances of Invitations total more than 00. These visitors will be a small proportion of the grand total, i A special excursion fronv Portland, ar riving here at will bring a large crowd, and each train the past tew day has brought many.

Plans have been made tor capturing all of the city's big events In moving pictures. "Order of Events, local alumni and former stu dents, and Visitors on the campus Monday moraine are rea nested tn he on the campus not latehan a. in oraer mat tney inay complete registering and be ready for the banquet before the special train ar rives at 11:30. Alumni headquarters, room 4, Administration building. Check your wraps in south end of armory; no charge.

Open until last train leaves. Gather at ouce to register with your class secretary, same floor. When bugle blows, march out by classes, oldest class first, bearing ban ners, to greet special train arriving at 11:30 a. m. Banquet, 12:30 to 2.

Business meeting, 2 Presi dent McKnlght's annual address; secretary and treasurer's reports; adoption of constitution and by-laws; reports of special committees; college magatlne; election of officers; mis cellaneous busluess; adjournment 8:15, special stunt, competitive event and features by the well known stars, star athletes and college characters of yesterday. Special alumni events. Campus, track and field. 3:13, class reunions and general inspection, Oo where you are most Interested. All buildings open.

Class '09 requested to assemble at 3:30 at 1)9 band stand. Reunion live years after graduation. 4 p. faculty-senior baseball game. Campus.

His Junta Says He Will Mediate If Mediators WillDo a Lot of Things. (Special WASHINGTON; June The Mexican' constitutionalist Junta has announced that Carransa -is willing to send representatives to the mediation confereence, but there are so many "buts" that the junta's statement could hardly -be termed an ac- ceptance of the mediators' invitation, la the first place Judge Douglas, Car ranta'a lawyer, would not say wheth- er or not the constitutionalist leader had reconsidered his previous refusal to mediate Mexico's International affairs. In addition the junta insisted that whether represented at Niagara Falls or not, Carransa would never consent to my arrangement which failed to completely and finally ellmv Inate Huerta, The junta's opinion' was that the rebels could take Mexico City inside of three weeks. It la also-predicted that war munition on the way from New York to the 'rebels at Tamplco would be landed without In- -terference, unless before the arrival should actually join the conference and consent to an armistice. 1 Baccalaureate music at room 4, Ad.

building, tonight at 7:20. to 7:30, tupper on campus provided by the ladles of the Corvallls churches, $1,00 worth tor 25 cents. 8 p. alumni ball tn honor of the graduating class, at old gym. Tickets at the Dancing 75c.

Spectators free. Informal, la. special train leavea for Portland and way points, via Albany, Salem, etc. A bulletin says: "Remember, ex-students who have attended college one year or more, are associate mem-" hers of the A. C.

Alumni Association. Husband and wives of alumni and ex-students join class to which that particular student belongs, and are expected to take part in class and association activities. Bring your children; they will be entertained taken care of. REHEARSAL TONIGHT aii mm IIETIII60II MONDAY For the purpose of arranging to establish the Portland headquarters for the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, and to interest merchants and growers in the plans of the farmers' co-operative fruit selling agency; H. C.

Sampson, secretary of the organi- satton, began whirlwind tourof the Willamette valley today. On Monday morning at I o'clock be will be at the Corvallls Commercial Club, where a fitViti-. With the Verandah draped In na tional colors, potted palms and plants forming "i a pleasing embank ment along the approach! and a min iature fence constructed of ropes of bunting forming an enclosure for the whole, the grounds at the home of President and Mrs, W. J. Kerr presented an attractive appearance yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the annual reception to the mem bers of the senior class given by Dr.

and Mrs. Kerr. One hundred and sixty-three graduates were the honor guests, and from four to six o'clock 'these were- charmingly entertained at the beautiful home. An orchestra dispensed sweet music as the com pany arrived, a receiving lint cluding Dr. and Mrs.

Kerr greeted the young people, and the guests then passed on into the spacious there to greet and intermingle with classmates and friends. The interior decorations of the home were very beautiful, quantities of pink roses and green being arranged in graceful effect A dainty collation was served and every effort made to make the affair one of great pleasure to all. An i unusually beautiful and at tractive wedding was tolemnlsedtoa Wednesday evening, June 8, at the Kappa Sigma Nu fraternity house. Sixth and Jefferson streets, when Miss Margaret Herron, daughter of Mrs. Hugh Herron; was united In marriage to Orville O.

Reeves, of Pendleton, a senior at 0. A. C. The attractive parlors of the fraternity house were further enhanced with a profusion of pink roses and ivy. Promptly at 8 o'clock George Ran dolph Thomas rendered 0, Perfect Love," to th delight of the guests.

As he concluded the beautiful song. Miss Lillian Ranney played Mendelssohn's Wedding March, which served to announce the arrival of the bridal party. The bridesmaid, Mlssi Amber of Portland, preceded the bride. She was becomingly at tired In a simple blue costume and carried an arm bouquet of pink rose The bride wore creation of while silk crepe de chine veiled In exquisite lace. Her long vel, which fell in graceful folds, was attached to her hair with sprays of orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of brides roses, the dainty swansonia creating the shower ef fect In the parlor, beneath can opy of ivy, in th rear of which loomed a beautiful cross formed of white roses, the bridal party gathered.

Dr. J. R. N. Bell performing the Impressive ring ceremony.

The groom was accompanied by Carl Vsn- strand, of Portland, as best man. Refreshments were served lmmedl ately following the ceremony, in the dining room of the fraternity, where the handsomely appointed tables were adorned with huge bouquets of pink roses. Mrs. C. A.

Bushuell, of Seattle, and Mrs. Gertrude McElfresh presided over the coffee, while Mrs. A. V. Swarthont ot Salem, and Mrs.

Floyd Bogue served lcet, and Mist Lillian Ranney, Miss Georgia White, "Howard Lamb and Lee Reynolds? assisted about the. room. L. Ross Johnson added to the pleasure of the company by singing "0 promise Me," with pronounced success. Rich gifts of cut glass, silver, tinea and china wert on display, a magnlfl- 1 fcwIlefiSi- fflORLD -1 Baccalaureate Ad- dress at New Gym at 11 O'clock a.

at 6. The 0. A. C. baccalaureate service tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock will be held In the new gymnasium, west of Waldo Hall, and with Dr.

Matt 8. Hughes pastor of the First M. E. church, Pasadena, as the speaker. Choral music will be furnished by a choir of thirty under the of Prof.

Wm. Frederic Gaskln. Dr. Hughes will also address a union meeting of the congregations of the city at 6 o'clock at the new gymnasium. This hour Is selected because of the fact that the new building has not yet been wired for lighting.

Dr. Hughes" comes to Corvallis heralded as a speaker with few peers in the west. He is one of the most noted men of the Methodist confer ence. The current issue of the Cali fornia Christian Advocate saya of him: "Our readers will be pleased that we have been able to give them the fraternal address delivered by Dr. Hughes at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, held in Oklahoma City last mouth.

It was received with great enthusiasm. The speaker was again and again Interrupted with applause, and at the conclusion the great audi ence arose and gave htm the Chau tauqua salute. The whole address breathes the true spirit of Method-Ism. It will take its place as one of the" most distinguished addresses ever, delivered before that LOCAL BREVITIES. Miss Teresa Borsch returned to Portland this afternoon, after spending a few days in Corvallls as the guest of Miss Sophia Holboke.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gallagher have come from Portland to visit Mr.

and Mrs. Kellogg, her parents, and to attend the commencement and alumni doings. Mrs. William Humphrey, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Darby several days, left last even ing for her home at Sllve'rton, Marion county. Misses Grace and Lulu May, sis ters of Everett May, the 0. A. C.

ath lete, are here from Portland, the guests of Mrs. T. R. McOlnnis during commencement A license to wed was issued today to Frank Stovall and Mist Metha Faller, both of Philomath. The groom-to-be to a brother.

of Dennis Stovall, author and Philomath booster. Died June 6, at Philo math, at the home of her son, Rev. M. Linsey: Grandma Llnsey, aged 26 years. The funeral services will be held at the' home In Philomath Sunday afternoon, June 7, at two 'clock, Rev.

R. Fisher officiating. Interment In. Newton cemetery. Mrs Blanche Hotden-Hammack, of Mt Vernon, an '01 gradu ate of 0.

A. C. arrived hers yester day to be present at the alumni re union at the college. She to the guest of Mrs. Gertrude McElfresh.

Many Corvallls friends will remember Mrs. Hammackj and lll be. glad to see her "Oolnt Some." A C. Senior play at the Majestic last night, greatly enthused an audience that filled practically every acceptable seat. The humor of the play was brought oat iniMidldlv.

and the situation! moved with commendable celerity. Home exceedingly clever work was dona by Individual members of the cast Mist Ruby Hammerstrunu of St Helens, to the guest of Miss Vera Horner, the two young ladiet having been classmates while attending V. at O. MUs Hammerstrum It an in structor In domestic science and art at Bt Helens, and to her to take ad vanced work at the 0. A.

0. summer school. i meeting of fruit growers of Linn KU "Of WOMEN i ions refreshments. Besides mem bers of the club, the guests included Mrs. H.

F. Fischer, Mrs. Will Horning and daughters and Miss' Ida lxcke, of Corvallls; Miss Nellie Wood, Eugene; Mrs. Ernest Wood, Kings Valley, and Mrs, Murphey, Sunnyslde. The occasion was a very delightful and pleasant one, enjoyed by all.

Honoring Charles Allison Starker, of PortlanTtTTftenior at the Misses Holllster entertained a half dozen guests at an Informal luncheon and social gathering at their home Tuesday evening. Mr, Starker It a popular member of the senior class uiM.wtll be missed by a wide circle of friends. He has been an earnest and active worker in various depart. ments of work In the Congregational church, where his loss will be most keenly felt THE JUNKET Sixteen automobiles to start and fourteen to finish was the record of the first junket of Corvalllsites for the season of 1914. The trip was made to Kings Valley via Philomath and Wren, and the return trip was made via Airlle, Wells and Mountain View.

Sixteen autos made the. trip trom Corvallls to Philomath yesterday morning, where a stop of 45 minutes was made. On arrival at Wren the cars were bunched at the Wren store and everybody got out- The little city was very much alive for a tew moments, for It had more visitors than population. The trip from Wren to Kings Valley proved a beautiful one. At Kings Valley the cars were parked at the flour mill.

A bounteous dinner was served at the Kings Valley mill by the ladiet of the community, after which a few moments In vocal pyrotechnics was exploded and a big shower of rain Im mediately followed. The speakers were J. P. Logan, Rev. Ersklne and 0.

W. Denman. Airlle, Wells and Mountain View were made on time, Corvallls being reached fully ten, minute ahead of schedule. Next Friday Is Aleea day, and a large crowd will no doubt spend the day there. It Is very probable that no committee, will be appointed to arrange a detailed trip at the one yes terday, but that people will have to secure their own mod of transporta tion.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT First class famished house, furnace, fireplace, close In Rent as cheap as If unfurnished Bell ohone IS8J. WANTED Capable girl tor general housework. Apply til 8. Third FOR SALE One tot at IWmmet, laano, szuu; or win irane ior nmiwrtv and bar balance.

Ind. phone 82(1. Call 1462 Polk St. -e-t FOR JflENT Large' bouse, near col lege-. Inquire of 8.

H. Moore, 411 N. 12th Bt. --2t be young couple. Seventy-live relatives cent collection being received by the and friends witnessed the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Reeves left at once for Newport on a wedding trip. They have returned to Corvallls and for the present will reside in this city. Both are worthy young people, widely, known and their- many friends join in extending congratulations and best wishes for a 'prosperous, bappy wedded life.

A picnic in the woods, southwest of Corvallls, given last Saturday af ternoon honor of the 0. A. C. graduates who are members of the Congregational was attended about forty of the young people of that denomination. Rustic seats, swings, a baseball diamond and horseshoes awaited the company, and varied amusements of fered pleasure to all.

Later a basket dinner was served, and at its con clusion the seniors Miss Ruth Ron deau, of Corvallls; C. A. Starker, of Portland, and J. W. Scudder, of Se attle, were presented with tiny gold C.

E. pins as a slight token of appreciation and esteem. The honor guest responded with pleasure at the expression of friendship on the part of their co-workers, and the occasion was one of rare good long to be remembered by the assembled! guests. Nine 'rah a for various departments of the work were given, and later the young people gathered around a huge bonfire toasted marsh-' mallows, sang songs and spent the evening In jolly companionship. lier-In the day the Endearorert re membered their dead and placed a beautiful C.

E. floral piece upon the grave of the late Walter Corbett In Crystal Lake cemetery. Mrs. Ira Worsfold, organist at the Congregational church, was Inspir ation for an informal reception given Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

M. Long by the mem bers and friends of the church. A large company was present, played game and enjoyed an excellent pro gram and delicious refresh ments served. Mrs. Worsfold was the recipient of handsome rocker, pre sented her at slight token of ap preciation of faithful service ren dered during the past two years as organist.

A pleasant social function of the week was that of Thursday after noon, when Mrs. C. V. Swann enter tained the members of the Teacup Club and several Invited guest. Fancywork and conversation were predominating feature ot tha occa lon, and later the guests gathered around the.

dining room table end en joyed a delicious two-course lunch' on. Marguerites were attractively arranged on the table And cards bore the same dainty blossoms. Out-of-town, guests included Mrt. Charles McKnlght? of Marshfleld; A. V.

Swarthout Salem, and Xrt. Orover Cats, Lo n'. v'' 1 Mrt. William Knotts entertained the Wednesday Afternoon. Embroid ery Club at her beautiful country home, few miles north of Corvallis, this week, Over thirty lady friends were conveyed to tbt borne In autos, enjoyed a pleassnt social hour and excellent readings by little Miss Horning, and later partook of dell nd Benton counties is called to meet at that hour.

It Is Mr. Sampson's desire that any and all persons in-. terested should come to the meeting, but that growers, especially, be urged to The North Pacific Fruit Dlstrlbu- tors Is a co-operatve selling organi- designed to be of practical benefit to the grower all over the Pacific By a system of agencies all over the world the dla-': trlhutors are able to dispatch fruits where the best market prevails, and therefore obtain the best possible price for the producer. A small charge per box is made cover the cost of maintaining special agents la the most prominent markets of the world. The Benton County Growers' Association has sold some products through the Distributors, and the re-, tarns were-considerably greater than 'those of former shipments when the fruits were shipped through non-co- i operative Within the next two or three years Benton county will- see the need of this great marketing organisation.

At present we have few bearng or- chards, and of those that are bearing many are old and have not been well kept up. When the new orchards begin to bear our apple and pear output In Benton county will CLOTHES That Make Your Dollar Mighty i 1 You can 'add nearly one-third to the pur chasing power of your money, if you accept the recommendation of this store. The makers of StylGplUGftiy leap from one or two cars to a hundred cart, and by 1S20 a possible yield of 120 cart of apples and pears in Benton county. The loss of a good market on one or two cars of fruit will not be felt materially by "The Smmm Prlom thm World Ovmr." Claim that this special suit includes nearly 33 more real clothing values than clothes made the old way. The makers are the largest producers of Mens' Clothing In the world and have (pent 64 year in developing a Scientific plank keyed to the medium price idee, These'oiskars are reliable people and say that by focusing their buylnt; 1 power and msnufactnrtng resource upon a single suit they save yo at least 3.00 to Sd.00.

the county, but the lost of several cart would be felt seriously. Mr. aud Mrs. McCauatland are 1 her from Spokane on a visit to Mrs. McCaustland't parents, Mr.

and Mrs J. Nolan, and other relatives and numerous friends. Mr: McCauatland Is an 0. A. C.

alumnus and to here to attend the reunion. Mrs. Mc Cauatland will spend the summer In Corvallls and at Newport MtM Ethel Walt arrived belt today from, Sutberlia. Oregon, for a week's visit with Mist Marls Cathey. Fit Guaranteed Alterations Frma those that show any defect can 4 test that covered a period of months: At the end ot that Urn five It If yoe have "want," say to lo ttiil Gaaette-Tlmet -cltlt4 eoluma.

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