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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
WOULD REVISE LAWS,
Superintendents and Principals Sug-
gest Important Changes.

oupS'"tc"Oe"to anu VT'HCiPdiS 0u6'
gest Important Changes.
Salem-If the legislature of 1907
shall grant any considerable portion OF
the recommendations of the county
school superintendents of Oregon, the
public schools OF the state will have
more funds, longer terms and better
paid teachers. In annual session here
the superintendents and principals
agreed upon many desired changes in
the school laws, some OF them of much
Importance and interest not only to
teachers and officers, but to taxpayes
and school patrons generally.
That the minimum length of term a
district shall maintain school shall be
increased from three to Eve months,
and that the county school levy shall
be raised from $6 per capita to IS per
capita, were the most important changes
suggested. This is raising the mini
mum term 66 per cent, and increasing
the minimum county levy 3S per eeLt.
One recommendation of general inter est
to teachers is that an application be
granted but one second or third grade
certificate in this state. At present
only one such certificate may be obtain
ed in county, but by going from one
county to another teacher may get S3
third grade certificates. The proposed
change in the law will compel teachers
to advance from year to year in their
educational qualifications.
In order to raise the standard for
county papers, it is advised that alge.
bra and physical geography be added to
the list OF subjects upon which an ap-
plicant must be examined for a first
grade county certificate, and that ment-
al arithmetic be dropped a. a separate
subject. Composition, bookkeeping
and general history were suggesed as
proper subjects to be included in the
examination for first grade county Ger.
tiicates, but only the two mentioned
were approved.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
BIG GUNS NEEDED.
General Wood Also Wants Cavalry
Sent to Philippines.

Warrington, Oct. 16.--An argument
against the reduction in the number OF
troops in the Philippines is made by
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
manding that division. in his annual
report. The total GARRISON, on June
80 last, numbered 20,0 men.
"We are far from home,', says Gen.
eral Wood, "and in case of foreign dis
turbances, even with all our troops
concentrated at Manila, the force avail
able would be scarcely sufficient to de-
fend it from a serious attack. More
over, a strong garrison should be main
tanned here until conditionns pertain
ing to the civil government are we'll es-
tablished and the animosities and dis
appointments incident to the building
up of local government under new
and perhaps strained conditions have
passed away"
General Wood suggests adding some
artillery to the present garrison and
sending to the Philippines one squad
ron of each of the csvarly regiments in
the United States.
Public order has greatly improved in
Miindanao. The rice output there is
,aid to exceed any previous year and
The people have gone to work. As
here is an large Mohammedan element
here, and unexpected disturbances
nay occur as the result of action of re-
igious fanatics returning from Mecca,
he report SAYS the garrison should be
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
ARIZONA UNITED.
Determined to Preserve Her Identity
and Will Refuse JOINT Statehood.


Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 16.-The terri
tory Of Arizona, rich in American citi.
zenship, as we'll AZ natural resources, is
making determined fight to retain its
identity. The people ss q whole are
bitterly opposed to the plan of joint
statehood with New Mexico. They ad.
vance various reasons for their opposi.
tion, some of them potent and others OF
little apparent weight. Whstever the
reason, they are overwhelmingly against
joint statehood, and will kill the prop
osition at the polls next month. The
leader of the "jointists" in Northern
Arizona acknowledged that he does not
count upon more than 10 per cent of
the vote in favor of jointure.
The chief objection to union with
New Mexico appears to be based upon
the disparity in size and quality OF
population. The Mexican element in
New Mexico numbers at least so per
cent OF the total population. In Ari.
zona the Mexican vote 10 about l5 per
cent of the total. Much of the Nexi.
can population in Arizona 10 floating,
consisting of laborers on railroads and
irrigation enterprises, ETC., while tho
Mexicans living in New Mexico are, As
q rule, native Of the territory.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
FOOTPADS HARD AT WORK.
Police Round Up All the Suspicious
Characters They See.

San Francisco, Oct. 16.-Despite the
energetic measures taken by the police
in rounding up all ex.convicts and sus-
picious characters yesterday and today,
the activity of the footpads and high
waymen continued Several reports Of
robberies and attempted holdups were
made to the police.
Carl Wilson, laborer, was ..held up
and robbed of IS by two men, while
walking on Rush street, near Kearney,
about 10 O'Clock tonight. AS the foot.
pads stopped him Wilson fred shot
at them in the darkness. In their
haste in searching him, the robbers
verlooked the pistol which he had.
Attracted by the shot, nightwatch-
man came running up and also began
shooting at che fleeing men.
Edward Lang, a street-car conductor,
to the police today that he
was held up by two masked men at the
north end of the Ferry building shortly
before IL O'Clock last night. While
one of them held a pistol against
Lang's head the other footpad went
mis- pockets, and, according to
Lang, robbed him OF $50.
An attempted hold-up was reported
from Golden Gate park. The approach
Of some pedestrians frightened away
the highwaymen.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
NEXT POPE NOT A SAINT.
Need of a PaIitician at the Vatican is
WIDELY Recognized.

Need Of a Palitican at the Vatican is
Widely Recognized.
Rome, Oct. l6.-In spite of the fact
that the pope is enjoying perfect
health, the matter of possible reeults
OF the next conclave, whenever it do
occur, is being discussed among the
cardinals, and this with no desire to
anticipate the election or to be disre.
spectiul to the pontiff. The feeling
among the cardinals has changed great
ly since August, 1908, and today there
exists tendency quite opposite to that
which triumphed three years ago. In
view of the Vatican's experiences with
France, the cry this time will be not
for a merely religious pope, but po.
litical pope; not for saint, but for q
statesman.
Even the strongest opponents of
three years ago of Cardinal Rampolla
now favor his election. Rampolla
failed in 1908 chiefly because he was
vetoed by Cardinal Puzyna, in the
name of Austria, speaking for the en-
tire Triple Alliance.
Although Pope Plus has suppressed
the right of veto sbroagted by certain
powers, the reason which induced the
Triple Alliance to oppose Cardinal
Rampolla still exist, and the church
today is less able to afford displeasing
the Central Empire. Consequently
there are rumors OF an experiment with
a foreign pope, in spite of the disfavor
of the Italians. For the last four CEN
turies all the popes have heen Italians.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
FURNITURE MEN PROTEST.
Say Railroads Discriminate in Freight
Rates to Pacific Coast.

Hate6 10 racine COaSt.
Washington, Oct. 15. - A complaint
has been made to the Interstate Com
merce commission by the North Caro-
lima Caseworkere' association, whose
membership consists of firms engaged
in the manufacture and eale OF furni-
ture, against many lines of railroads in
the West, because of alleged unjust and
discriminatory charges for the trans
portation of furniture, especially from
High Point, N. c., and Danville, Va,
to Pacific coast terminal points.
The compIainants declare that the
railroads charge them t1.70 per hun
dred pounds for carrying furniture
from the North Carolina territory to
Pacific coast points, and insist upon q
minimum carload weight OF 10000
pounds, whereas they claim to be able
to put into car only $4,000 pounds
of furniture. They insist, therefore,
that the rates are unreasonable and ask
the commission to issue an order re-
luiring the railroads to limit 36-foot
,arload lots Ut furniture to $4,000 |
pounds.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
CRIME HAS
INCREASED
San Francisco Oyerrun With Grimm.
ais of Every Glass.
Carnival of Highway Robbery and
Murder Has Stirred Citizens to a
High Pitch snd Vigilance Com
mittee May Be Organized-Mayor
Don't Like the Idea.

San Francisco, CAL, Oct. 13. - The
general alarm caused by the numerous
reports OF hold-ups and robbery has
seriously affected the attendance at all
places of amusement. Hotel managers
and others entrusted with the handling
of large sums of money have made elab-
crate defensive preparations and there
is a general arming on the part OF citi-
zens.
Discussing the propriety OF the or
ganization of committee of safety in
this state today to deal with petty
criminals who now infest the city, Act
ing Mayor Gallagher eaid:
"Thers shall be no lynching in this
city, and sincerely hope that at the
meeting to be held in Union square
today the leaders will have enough
sense to do nothing that will injure the
city.
"They will call 1t committee of
safety" the mayor continued, "but
other cities will call it vigilance COM
mittee, and that will do irrevocable
harm to San Francisco. 1t would be a
cconfession that the people of this city
are not capable of protecting them.
selves, and when say the people l
mean the authorities with whom the
people have vested the power of gov
eminent The plan is un.American.
"The surpation OF the powers of sup
pressing crime by unauthorized persons
is a crime in itself. shall regard 1t
as such and will not permit it.
"Should those men desire to cooper
ate with the authorities in ridding the
city of thugs ani criminals. shall be
glad to have their assistance, but they
must not act independent OF the munic-
ipality. will not allow millionaires
TO take those steps any sooner than I
would allow laboring men. There
must be no violence committed by citi-
Tens. Lynch law does more harm
han good"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SHEEP ON FOREST RESERVES.
Chief of Grazing Department An
nounces Limit for Next Year.

Chief Of Grazing Department An.
nounces Limit for Next Year.
Pendleton-As announced by A. F
Porter, chief Of the grazing department
OF the Forest Reserve bureau, in the
eastern division of the Blue mountain
reserve, q general cut of 25 per cent il
to be made, reducing tho number ol
sheep from 238, 900 to 10000. In
other reserves the number of sheep al
lowed is as follows:
Western division Blue mountain,
2S0, 900; Wenaha, 100000; Wallowa,
$50, 900. Chesnimus, $4,000.
In the eastern division of the Blue
mountain reserve 1900 sheep will be
considered band and the lambs will
not be considered. Permits for one
band will be allowed in the eastern di.
vision without reduction. Permits for
less than one band may be increased, ,
provided euch does not exceed 20 per
cent nor 20 over 200.
Growers having from ! 200 to 1000
sheep in the reserve this year will be
cut 20 per cent, provided such cut
will not reduce the number below
1900. those having from 1000 to
1000 in the reserve this year will be
cut 80 per cent, with corresponding
provision as the above.
Growers having 1000 or more sheep
in the eastern division this year will
be cut 40 per cent, provided such cut
will not make the average cut for the
entire division greater than 25 per cent.
In the western division of the Blue
mountain reserve the reduction will be
made in similar manner, though the
average cut will be 20 per cent
In the Wenaha reserve l, 100 sheep
will be considered as band, and those
now having less than that number in
the reserve will be allowed an increase.
On or about November l a meeting
of the stockmen who use the eastern di-
vision of the Blue mountain reserve
will be held at Sumpter, under the di-
rection of Superintendent d. B. Shell
Ter, and at that time the range within
the reserve will be segregated among
the stockmen according to the rules of
the Forest Reserve bureau.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Hard to Reconcile Them.

Cienfuegos, Oct. 15.-Consul Gener-
al Steinhart's endeavors to settle local
difficulties and reconcile the hostile
factions have not yet borne much fruit.
The Liberals continue to demand the
removal of all the police and would be
glad to have the mayor OF the city oust-
ed. The amnestying of all persons
connected with the murder of Congress
man Villuendas last year is serving to
quiet the bad feelings that have pre-
vailed. The volunteers, inetead of
in all their guns, have conceal
ed some and buried others.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Club, 66c; bluestem, CSC
valley, 87@6Sc; red. Gle.
Oats-No. l white, $29@23.50; gray
/ $22@22 30 per ton.
Barley-Feed, $2O.5O per ton; brew.
ing, $21 so; rolled, $2S.
Rye$1 .25@1.95 per cwt.
Corn-Whole, $26@27 cracked, $2s
per ton.
Hay-ValIey timothy, No. /. t1O0
II per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy,
$l4@16; clover, 36.50@7; cheat, $40
7.50; grain hay, 81; alfalfa, $11.5O;
vetch Ray, $7@7.5O.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
25@75c per box; choice to fancy, 76c@
s1.25; grapes, 5Oc@$l so per box ;
Concords, Oregon, 27tc half basket; !;
peaches, s0c@sI; pears, 76ce$1.2b; /;
cratapples. $l@1.25 per box; prunes,
26@50c per box; cranberries, 80 per
barrel; qnince., $1@1.25 per box.
Vegetables - Beans, 5@7Hc; cab.
bage, lA@1hc per pound; caulihov.
er, $1@1 .25 per dozen; celery, 5O@ 90c
per dozen; corn, 124c per dozen; Gu
cumbers, l5c per dozen; egg plant, l0c
per pound; lettuce, head, zoe per dcx.
en-; onions, 1O@12K" per dozen; peas,
4@5c; bell peppers &c; pumpkins, l nc
per pound; spinach, 4ee5c per pound
tomatoes, S0@50c per box; parsley, 10
q 15c; sprouts, 7kr per pound; squash,
| NC per Iound; turnips, 90c@$l per
lack; carrots, $1@1.2 .25 per sack; beets,
II .25@1. 80 per sack; horseradish, 10c
,er pound.
Onions-Oregon, $1@1.15 per hun.
lred.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, deliver
ID, 80@85c; in carlots +. o. b. country,
5@80c; sweet potatoes, 2@2Ac per
'ound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 25@3Oc per
ound.
Eggs-Oi egon ranch, 91@32c per
oxen.
Ponltry - Average old hens, 12m
2 NC per pound; mixed chickens, 12@
2Hc; spring. 12@12Hc; old roosters,
@10c; dressed chickens, 14@15kc;
lrkeys, live, 16@2lc; turkeys. dress
!, choice, 2O@22c; geese, We, 90 >
DC; ducks, l4@15c.
Hops-Choice, 1908, 11@12c; prime,
)@11c; 1905, I4h@17c
Wool-Valley. 22@22kc; Eastern
RECON, 14@21c as TO shrinkage; mo.
liT, choice, 2S@30c.
Cattle - Beet steers, So 60@5
edium, s3@3.25; cows, $2.50@2 65;
cond grade cowr, $2@2.25; bulls,
e0@2; calves, $4a4.50 n
s414.25; lambs, "a 80
$3.50; light weights, IS q
8 B.25. lC
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Ambassador Resigned.

Mexico City, Mex, Oct. l6.-Joaquin
d'Cassasius, Mexican ambassador to
the United Staets, has formally tender.
ed bic resignation to President Diaz,
and the announcement of the fact will
be made p1blic in the next issue OF the
Diary Official. Senior Caseasius gives
as reason for his resignation the fact
that for some time past his health has
been seriously impaired. According to
the rumors in circulation, the most
likely candidate to succeed Cassasius lie
Enrique Creel, governor OF the state OF
chihuahua.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Must Shelter No Strangers.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 15.-Ihe minis
ter of the Imperial court has Issued an
order for bidding officials and employees
II the court to rent rooms or otherwise
shelter any persons without the special
permission Of the minister. The order
dne To the arrest of Klepuikoff and
'"e- t. -ori.'s at Peterhof, September
2S, and the discovery that many of the
.r.IcIpsn,S iu the conspiracy were liv-
~ unsupported in the immediate vi
ity Of q palace.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Cold Persists in East.

Washington, Oct. IS. - The cold
wave lie persisting in the East. An
other cold wave in the Rocky Noun
tain region. in Idaho and Montana,
and moderating in the South and con-
siderably warmer in the central valleys
is the weather situation in a nutshell,
as announced tonight by the Weather
bureau. 1t is warming up in the West
generally, reaching over so degrees in
the vicinity OF Chicago and the Missis-
sippi valley and over 20 degrees west
Of there.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Armour's Case Before Wilson.

Philadelphia, Oct. 49, State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Warren this
week caused variants to be issued for
the arrest of several Of Armour & Com
Pany's agents In this city on the charge
of exposing for sale hams and other
meats containing borscic acid. Assist.
ant Food and Dairy Commission. d.
Schick and N. B. Critct field. secretary
of agriculture of this state, today went
to Washington to meet Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson and DR.. II. w. Wiley,
chief chemist OF the department, and
lay the facts in the case before them,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
HUNDREDS ARE BURNED.
Vessel With Two Thousand Chinese
On Board Catches Fire.

O'' SO0S0 " SdtCuoS 6Tcs
Hongkong, Oct. 15. - The British
steamer Hankow, from Canton, was
burned at $40 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, while lying alongside her wharf.
Hundreds of Chinese passengers were
burned to death and valuable cargo
was destroyed. All the European pas
sen9ers and crew were saved.
The steamer Hankow, with 1000
Chinese passengers, men, women and
children, and seven Europeans, and q
cargo including $500 bales of mating,
$50 bales of raw silk and 400 bales OF
waste silk, arrived from Canton at 8
O'Clock and was shortly afterward
moored at the wharf.
Her chief officer reported to Captain
Branch that the ship was afre. The
captain then directed the chief engineer
to turn on the water through the FIRE
hose. This was impossible for the rea.
son that within Eve minutes after the
alarm was given the Hankow was
ablaze fore and aft.
Captain Branch then awakened the
European passengers, who rushed down
the gangway, the ladies in their night
clothes. The crew was compelled to
leave the ship, which by this time was
u veritable furnace.
Responding to signals, the British
cruiser Flora and the naval dockyard
distpached contingents Of engines and
assistants. The floating brigadss OF
fremen made heroic efforts to extin.
guish the flames, which leaped to
heisht of over go feet.
The Chinese steerage passengers we're
thrown into frightful panic. Horri.
flying shrieks and cries to save their
lives were heard, but escape was i'm.
possible, owing to the infammable ma
ture of the cargo. Hundreds were
burned to death and many others
jumped into the harbor and were
drowned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Hood River Land in Demand,

Hood River-Sales of ranch and city
property aggregating 100000 in one
day are reported by Hood River real
estate men, who said that the demand
here for apple land was never better
than at present. The statement was
made that o. l.. Vanderbilt had been
offered 500, 900 for his apple orchard
known as Buelah Land, which he re-
fused because he has SIS, 200 crop of
apples on it, which the intending pur-
chaser wanted included in the sale.
Vanderbilt confirms the sale. The
ranch of F. Chandler, so acres, was
sold to the real estate firm of Albee,
Benham & Co., of Portland, for $751;
900. The ranch is situated near the
city. and it is expected that it will be
cut up into lots.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Linn School Fund Apportioned.

Albany-County School Supe-intend.
ent Jackson has made the semj-annual
apportIonment OF the Linn county school
funds. Albany receiving $2,30S 80 of
the amount. Other cities received as
follows: Lebanon, $s11.60; Browns.
vile, &790.50; scio, s26O.2O; Harris
burg, s466.60; Halsey, 1902 co. These
amounts do not include the amounts
received by each district through it's
own tax.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
The State Population

Salem - Reports from all but five
counties in the state, and these sup.
piled with estimates based upon school
statistics by Labor Commissioner Hoff,
gives the total population for Oregon,
according to the 1905 census, as 433 :
574, as against 4l3, $3.50. under the 1900
Federal census, or an increase of 20, ,O9s
in five years. These figures are based
on census returns from the counties
sending in reports to the Office OF secre-
tary of state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Economy in British Navy.

London, Oct. 16.-The Standard this
morning says the government purposes,
before the end of the year, to remove
20 efficient ships from active duty, in
order to economize for an active feet.
SIX battle:hips of the Majestic class
will be removed. All OF these will be
placed in the home reserve. The entire
Royal Sovereign Glaze, eight fine ves-
sels, will be placed in reserve without
crews, and four srmored cruisers will
be paid off.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
To Operate Dredge Chinook.

Portland To operate ,hs bar dredgs
Chinook at the mouth of the Columbia
on an annual appropriation furnished
by the state is matter that came up
for confederation at the regular month
ly meeting OF the board of trade. In
his monthly statement Secretary Laber
devotes considerable space to the TACT
that the Chinook has been lying idle at
the government moorings for two years,
and during that time it has been use.
less 80 far as the purposes for which
she was constructed are concerned. He
is of the opinion that funds with
which to continue the work on the bar
can be secured.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Forest Reserves Safe From Fire.

Washington, Oct. IS. - Clifford Pin
chot, chief Of the bureau of forestry,
who las just completed a tour of the
government forest reserves, called upon
the president today. Mr.. Pinchot ex-
pressed qualification with the results of
his inspection tour and and of the ex-
cellent condition in which he found the
forest reserves. There has been only
one big fire on the reserves during the
summer, he says. and the burned area
did not exceed 1000 acres.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Japanese Designs on Jaws.

Rome, Oct. 13. - The newspapers
here today publish a private letter
from Toxic that numerous Japaneee
emissaries have been sent to the leland
of Java, Dutch East Indies, with the
mission to create incidents justify ing a
Japanese naval demonstration. 1t ia
that the Dutch authorities
are much alarmed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Rebuilding PendIeton Levee.

Pendleton - The work OF rebuilding
the levee along the western part OF the
city has been started with a email force
OF men and teams. Owing to the late.
ness OF the season the work will be
rushed as fast as possible. This citv is
now in the midst of labor famine.
In addition to the usual demands for
help, the street paving company, the
levee builders and the government road
experts are ell being greatly handi-
capped.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Where Alfalfa Grows uusuriantIv,

Weston - Marion O'Harra has Just
finished cutting his third crop of al:al-
ia at his ranch a short distance above
Weston. His best yield was from two
acres Of sub-irrigated bottom, which
made 1917 tons. Mr.. O'Harra has put
up altogether 125 tons of hay, and is
one OF the most successful producers in
this section of the country.