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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
RATES WILL INCREASE.
Underwriters of the Pacific Coast
Take Definite Action.

Oakland, May 2S.-The board OF un-
derwriters of the Pacific coast, which
organization fixes the insurance rates
for the states of California, Nevada,
OREGON, Montana, Idaho and Utah and
the territories of Alaska and Arizona,
has decided to increase rates and the
S. 900 insurance agents OF the board
companies in California will be notified
thereof.
The rules existing before the catas-
trophe of April 18, under which
board company was allowed permission
in certain cases to meet the cut rate
made by a nonboard company, have
been abrogated, and no board company
will, until further notice, be permitted
to vary from the rates to be fixed by
the board of underwriters.
The matter of fixing increased and
special rates for San Francisco has been
discussed by the board OF underwriters,
but 90 far no schedule has been adopt
ed. The insurance men say that the
crippled condition of the San Francisco
fire department and the lack OF water
supply makes the risks moe hazardous
and iustifies them in raising the rate.
The return of H. F. Atwood, chair
man of the general adjusting commit
tee from the east, is awaited with in
terest. Atwood, who came here from
Rochester, N. Y, was summoned east
two weeks ago to lay before the home
Offices of the big United States CON-
panies the conditions as he found them
| in San Francisco.
Upon the report that he makes to
the home Office, will depend in great
measure, it is said, the course to DC
followed by the insurance companies
in settling the claims in San Francisco
and other places that suffered from
fire following the earthquake.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
COURT DECIDES
FOR PERKINS
Taking Insurance Money Is Held 10
Be Not Stealing.
New York Life Funds Appropriated
Openly and Avowedly for Cam
paign Purposes Not Even morally
Wrong - Jerome Gives Notice OF
Another Appeal.

New York, May 26. - The appellate
division of the Supreme court TO-DAY
handed down decision discharglns
from custody George W. Perkins, whom
the Supreme court had held to avail.
action of the grand jury on charge OF
grand larceny in connection with the
campaign contributions of the New
York Life Insurance company TO tne
Republican national committee.
District Attorney Jerome, upon
hearing the courts decision djscharg
ing Mr.. Perkins, said:
"I shall appeal this case to the court
OF appeals and get decision there
Justice Mclaughlin, who wrote the
prevailing opinion, said:
eff the facts set out in the deposi'
tions upon which the warrant here was
issued he construed in the most liberal
vay consistent with . judicial deter
nina zion, l am of the opinion that such
facts do not establish that the crime OF
grand larceny has been committed, as
the same is defined by the penal code.
The defendant had right to give OF
his own funds to the chairman of the
Republican national committee. The
relstor made the contribution at the
REQUEST of the president of the insur-
ance company with the express under
standing that it would repay him. The
money belonging to the insurance com
pany was appropriated openly and
avowedly by the relator, after all the
facts had been stated to the finance
to reimburse him for the
money which he had previously ad.
vanced,"
Justice Patterson, while agreeing
that Mr.. Perkins cannot he found
guilty of larceny, said that he may be
compe led by a civil action to make
restitution, inasmuch as the officers OF
the company had no power to make the
contribution. Justice Ingraham says il
must be understood the court is not
now concerned with the civil response
bility of Mr.. Perkins to the company
He continues:
cit was Mccall who appropriated
the money of the corporation, and th'
officers or employees of the company
who obeyed his direction in mskin'
that payment, without intent to dt
more than carry out the instructions o
the president OF the corporation. wer'
not, as l view it, responsible for th'
act"
Justice Mclaughlin says:
sIt cannot be said that Mr.. Perkin
did not have a moral claim. ever
though, owing to the fact that the pres
ident doubtless exceeded his authority
he may have had no legal claim to
reimbursement"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
NFWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF ORt6ON
REFLECT OFFICERS.
BOYS and Girls Aid Society of Ore
gon in Good Condition.

BOYS ana SITIS HIO oOCiC'y "
gon in Good Condition.
Portland-At the annual meeting OF
the members OF the Boys and Girls
Aid Society, ], 9. Ainsworth, W. 3.
Gilbert and Robert 5. Farrell were re-
elected directors, and Miss Helen f.
Spalding was chosen to fill the vacancy
on the board caused by the resignation
of Mrs. w. A. Buchanan.
The annual reports OF the otiicere
showed the institution in a fourishlng
condition. Superintendent W. J..
Gardner's report gave.a thorough re-
sumo OF the work accomplished by the
society the past year. Under the sur
veillance of the society in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho there are 49S
children. OF these there are ~ girls
who are in respectable homes in Port
land. Assistant Superintendent Gard
ner has been appointed to look after
the children who have been placed in
private families to sea that they are
doing we'll. In addition to this assist
ant the society now has county advis-
ory boards to look after the children in
tho different counties of the state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
TAKES FIRM STAND.
resident Will Allow No Changes in
Beveridge Bill.

FTcSIucUt WIN VuOW w SudU6oS "'
Beveridge Bill.
Washington, May %. - Representa-
tives Lorimer and Madden and Speaker
Cannon and Senator Cullom called at
the White House today to ascertain to
what extent the president would permit
the Beveridge meat inspection bill to
be amended in conference. Represent
atives Madden and Lorimer did most of
the talking and before they left the
White House were given to understand
while the president does not insist up
on the dotting of is and the crossing of
t's in the bill as it stands, if it is
amended materially in a manner not to
his liking, he will consider that the
packers want fight and will give it to
them.
Several points in the controversy
over sanitation have reused the presi-
dent to unusual activity. One ia the
hesitancy with which the packers have
submitted to regulations that will re-
quire them to furnish domestic meats
of standard of excellence required for
their foreign shipments.
The explicit laws governing the pack
ing industry have not been abolished
by the Beveridge bill for the reason
they are already satisfactory to foreign
nations. The Beveridge bill requires
that meats and meat products for do
mestic consumption shall have the
same standard, and while the law is ad-
mitted to be somewhat Stringent, it is
said that it is no more 80 than would
be the case if ordinary sanitation pre-
cautions without government inspection
were required at all times.
The investigation of their sanitary
arrangements was conducted bv two
experts appointed by the president
with secret instructions to visit the
Chicago stockyards and report to him.
When they arrived in Chicago on April
one of them said they found conster.
nation reigning and an army engaged
in welding the washrag and polisher.
The president, therefore, is not dis
posed to give an inch on the Beveridge
bill. All the influence of the admins
I, tration will be thrown to pass it at this
session.
On leaving the White House :oday
Sepator Cullom said that while he re-
garded the Beveridge bill somewhat
strong in some lines, at the same time
he thought measure on these lines
should be ade into law.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
MUCH TO BE DONE.
MANY Measures to Come Before the
Senate and House.

Many Measures to Come Before the
Senate and House.
Washington, May 29.-The senate is
counting on busy week and the pros.
pect is favorable to long work days and
few interruptions. There are two ap-
preparation bills ready for conside ra-
ton, and the sea level canal bill, hav-
ing been made the unfinished business,
will be pressed as steadily as circum-
stances will permit. In addition, con.
ferees will be appointed on the railroad
rste bill; the nomination OF Mr.. Barnes
to be postmaster of the city OF WASH
ington will receive attention, and the
bill declaring policy in the matter OF
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
will be considered.
The senate manifests disposition to
devote serious consideration to the Ca
nal type bill.
The general plan is to press the con-
sideration of the appropriation bills as
speedily as possible. The postottice and
naval bills will be ready for considera-
ton early in the week, but it is not yet
decided which will be given preference.
Both will present features that will
arouse debate, and it is foregone con-
clusion that especial attention will be
given to the provision in the naval bill
for a new monster warship.
Conference reports on the agricul'
tural and legislative appropriation bills
will probably be made before the close
Of the week.
The canal supply bill will be debated
at some length, and Senator Raynel
will be among those to be hard on that
measure.
Work on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill will begin in the house this
week. This bill is larger and carries
more money than any preceding sundry
civil act. The aggregate will be in the
neighborhood OF 800, 900, 900. There
will be great demand on the part OF
members to make speeches relating to
items affecting their particular home
districts, and Chairman Tawney esti-
mates that it will require fully week
to consider and pass the bill.
The controversy between the pure
food and immigration bills will follow
the disposition OF the naturalization
bill.
1t is planned that no adjournment
will be taken for the observation o.
Decoration day, Wednesday.
The Democratic flibuster to empha-
size to the country that no progress Is
apparent, on the statehood agreement
is consuming considerable time in the
house. Rollcalls to determine the
presence of a quorum have begun each
davis session, with few exceptions, and
Minority Leader Williams announces
his intention, encouraged by "round
robin" from his colleagues, to continue
these methods. The statehood con-
ferees announce that an agreement on
that measure is in sight and may be
reached during the week.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Dewey Sailing Fast.

Washington, May 29.-Computations
made by the bureau OF Ta7'eafion OF
the Navy department on The shipping
reports OF the location of the Dewey
drydock in the Indian ocean May 22,
indicate that the Dewey has made an
average of 100 miles per dav since
leayin the Straits of Babel Mandeb.
This lie regarded as particularly good
time, especially in the Indian ocean, az
heavy weather was expected, which
would delay the progress of the Dewey.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Noo; To Stoessers Defense.

London, May 28.-A special dispatch
to the Telegram from Toxic says: In
an interview with General Nogi in
reference to the report that General
stoessel had been sentenced to death by
courtt.artial for surrendering Port Ar
thur. the general declared he doubted
if the report was true, but he was con,
v;nced. if it were 30, that Stoessel
would accept the sentence with soldier.
lv aIacrity. Nogi warmly defended
Stoessel against the attacks that mao
heen made upon his conduct at Port
Arthur.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Treasure Mine Sold.

Eugene - A mining deal of import
ance has been consummated in this
city. Charles Harding Park, residing
here, has sold the Treasure mine in the
Blue river district to J. Rowland Rags
dale, of Manchester, England. The
purchase price is not made public, but
10 said to be the highest ever paid for
mine in the district. The Treasure
mine has long been known to be one OF
the riches: properties at Blue river.
Mr.. Park has spent much money in it's
development, and in the erection OF a
ten stamp quartz mill on the property.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Misery for Refugees.

San Francisco, May 29.-A heavy
rain storm swept over this city and
surrounding country last night and to-
day, damaging truck gardens. flooding
Easements and bringing much diecom-
fort and misery to the refugees camped
out on low ground. One and fifteen
hundredths inches of rain fell, which
js the heaviest rainfall for this late
season of the year since 1884. The
storm added much hardship to refugees
and caused much annoyance to thore
sheltered in houses, but who are still
compelled to cook out of doors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
pronares for Another War.

Victoria, B. c., May 2S.-M. ID. A'g'
ne.ux. who arrived here this morning
bv the steamer Monteagle, after tour
in Siberia, eaid in an interview that
Russia is making preparations in Sibe-
r;o for another war. While troops are
icing sent home, others are being
transported from Russia over the
Trans.S Siberian line. The garrisons are
being strengthened, particularly Harbin
and Khabarovsk. The defense OF Vlad-
;vostok was recently strengthened.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
OREGON STATE FAIR.
Preparatinns Under Way at Salem for
Greatest Ever Held.


Salem-The State Fair Board has be-
gun preparations sor the greatest State
Fair ever held in Oregon. A portion
OF the money that would have been ex'
pended for premiums last year, when
there was no State Fair, was used to
make numerous Improvements on the
buildings and grounds in preparation
fc- this years fair. All main build
inys have been repainted, stock sheds
and race horse barns extended and inn
proved and the racetrack has been re-
graded. j.
The board purchased a quantity OF
park seats and chairs from the Lewis
and Clark fair, together with EXHIBIT
cases, all OF which will be used this
wear to make the State Fair more at
tractive and comfortable. Many strik-
ing pieces of statuary and inside deco
rations have been removed from the
Lewis and Clark grounds to the State
Fair grounds, where they have been
carefully repaired.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
More lighthouses for Pacific.

Washington, May 26.-The senate
on interstate commerce to-
day voted to report the house omnibus
lighthouse bill and added the following
items: Lightship for Juan de Fuca,
Washington, $3.50, 900; light and fog
signals. Cape Hinchinbrook, Alaska,
s75. 900; lighthouse tender, Hawaiian
islands, $3.50, 900; tender for light
house inspector, California district,
s13O, 900; lighthouse and fog signal,
Red Rock, San Francisco bay, $50, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, 73c; bluestsm, 74@
75c; red, Tic; va ley, 70@7lc.
Oats-No. / white feed, $29; gray,
k2S so per ton.
Parley-Feed, s23 5O@24 per ton;
brewing, $24@24.5O; rolled, s24.5O@
25 so.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $l2@13
per ton; clover, $7.5O@S; cheat, 500
7; grain hay, $7@S; alfalfa. $l2.
Fruits-Apples, 50 5O@3 so per box;
cherries, 25@1.40 per box: straw
berries, California, $l.25@1 40; Ore
gon. 1O@16c per pound; gooaeberries,
5@6c per pound.
Vegetables - Asraragus, 75c@$l .25
per box; beans, S@9c per pound; cab
bage. $l.75@2 per 100; green corn, 60c
per dozen; onions, 10@l5c per dozen;
peas, S@5c; radishes, l5c per dozen;
rhubarb, Sc pound; spinach, 9Oc per
box; turnips. $1Q1.25 per sack; car
rots, 65@75c per sack; beets, 85c@$1
per rack.
Onions-Bermuda 4c per pound.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbanks,
6O@65c per hundred: ordinary, NOM
inal; new California, &c per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 17R @20c-
per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 10000 per
dozen.
Poultry-Average old hens, 1870
lac per pound, mixed chickens, 1870
13c; broilers, 20@22Rc; young roos-
ters, I21a q 13c; cid roosters, 800
l2J6c; dressed chickens. 15c; turkeys,
live, 15@1Sc; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2O@23c; geese, live, 10@11c; geese,
dressed, old l0c, young 12c; ducks, old
l7c, young 20c.
Hops-Oregon, 1905, 11H@12kc.
Wool-Fastern Oregon average beet,
16@2lc; valley, coarse, 22@29c; fine,
24@ 25c per pound; mohair, choice, 90
@30c per pound.
veal--Dressed. 81 acc per pound.
Peef-Dressed bulls, Sc per pound;
COWS, ~ @5kc; country steer. 5@6c.
Mutton-Dressed fancy, 7@Sc per
pound; ordinary, 6@6c; lambs, with.
pelt on, SC.
Pork-Dressed, 7@9c per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Will Sentence Meldrum.

Portland - If Judge Wolverton i'm
poses the maximum penalty on Henry
Meldrum, former surveyor general Tor
Oregon, he will 60 to Jail with SEN
tence of 21O years of imprisonment
banging over his head. If the court
imposes the heaviest fine the law al
lows, Meldrum will owe the govern
ment $21, 900. Judge Wolverton set
Friday, June 8. as the day on which
Meldrum will come before the court Tor
sentence. A motion for a new trial
is pending in the case.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
NEW BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
Defendants in Williamson Land Fraud
Case File Revision.


Case File Revision.
Portland, May 26.-J. N. William
son, Van Gesner and Marion r. Blges
filed yesterday, through Judge Bennett,
their attorney, a revised bill of excep-
tions with the clerk of the federal
court. The bill is a voluminous docu-
ment of ,O5O trypewritten pages, and
reprodaces in large measure the testi-
mony of the trial in which they were
convicted of conspiracy to defraud the
government.
A copy of the bill' has been sent to
Judge Hunt, of Montana, who is ex-
pccted to come to Portland about June
10. Judge Hunt refused to receive a
former bill OF exceptions presented by
the defendants. 1t is necessary for
such bill to be accepted before the
case can 90 to the higher court. Judge
Hunt will probably pass upon this lat
est filing soon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Endemic Attacks School.

Aurora-A teacher at the public
school recently discovered that one OF
the pupils had what she thought was
chickenpox, and sent the boy home
with a note to his parents tn quaran-
tine him. It proved to be chickenpox.
but the pupil would not stay quaran'
tined, and went back to school. The
echool directors consulted physician.
The doctor advised that the pupil be
allowed to attend school, on the ground
that he had already infected the schol'
ars, and sure enough he had, and now
half the Children in town are affected.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Foreign Commerce in April.

Washington, May 26.-The foreign
commerce of the United States for
April aggregated &251 900, 900, OF
which slO7 ZOO, 900 was in imports and
sl44, ,OOo, 900 in exports. These figures
are given in a bulletin Issued by the
bureau of statistics, which Gays that
only in one previous April in the his
tory of the country's export trade has
the total of imports aud exports reach
ed as much as 5000, 900, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Rerrv Picka,.s Scarce.

Portland - Portland employment
agencies are not only besieged by rail
road contractors for laborers, but calls
are now coming in from Hood river
and White Salmon strawb berry fields for
pickers. Thousands of men and women
are wanted for this work and the cry
for help adds to the embarrassment OF
labor agents who are already trying
with all their might to secure laborers
for railroad and construction camps.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Registration Short in Baker.

Baker Characterization at the
county clerks Office has been brisk, and
it ia believed that names entered slnce
the books we're reopened after the pri-
maries will exceed $50, including those
sent in from country districts. Time
for registration has expired. 1t is esti-
mated that there are 700 voters in Ba-
ker county who have not registered.
Some of these will be sworn In at the
polls on election day. but there will be
a shortage of 500 to 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
New Ditch Company.

Baker City-Articles of incorporation
of the McCary Ditch company have
been filed with the county clerk. The
incorporators of the company are: e..
]. bowman, o c. Johnson and G. W.
Fault. The capital stock OF the COM
pany is SO, 500 divided into $50 shares
of value of $40 each. The purpose
of the company is to handle, for the
purpose of irrigation, the water from
Powder river under the rights they
ave held for a number of years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Hevburn Now Improving.

Washington, May Ex-senator Hey
burn is improving rapidly today. HiF
appetite is returning, and he haa beer
mt on an egg and toast diet. Wh'r
sufficiently strong he will 60 to Alan
tic City. Hepburn will not he abe &C
tivelv to participate in the work "f the
senate this session, though he hopes to
90 beck TO his seat before adjournment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
MAY RETAIN LICENSE.
If Solvent, Insurance Companies Will
Not Be Ousted by State.

NOt DC 0uStSO ~ Os"sSs
Salem - Secretary of State Dunbar,
who is ex.officiO insurance commission
ar of this state, when shown the state
ment that Califonia and Nevada insur-
ance commissioners would drive out
companies that quibble over the pay
ment of San Francisco fire losses, said
that 40 far as Oregon is concerned he
cannot take any note of what the vari-
ous companies do in California or any
other state 80 long as they comply with
the Oregon law which entitles them to-
do business in this state.
There is on deposit with the state
treasurer 50, ,lO0,0 900, in interest-bear-
ing securities, which the 80 companies
doing business in this state have put
up to secure the payment OF any loss'
they may sustain and which has been
finally adjudicated against them.
Fifty-eight companies have put up
$5O, 900 each and two companies $lOo,-
900 each.
Only one company has notified the
commissioner that it cannot continue
to do business in Oregon on account OF
California losses and that is the Trad
ers' Insurance company, OF Chicago.
All agents have been notified to cease
writing insurance for that company.
The $50, 900 on deposit will be held
to pay any losses sustained by Oregon
policyholders in that company, or until
all it's policies have been legally can
celed, when the deposit may be with
drawn.
Mr.. Dunbar said that refusal or ina
bility of an insurance company doing
business in this state to pay any OF lts
California losses would not be sufficient
reason for him to cancel their Oregon
license.
All he is authorized to do is to LOOK
out for the interest of Oregon policy
holders, and if the companies comply
with the insurance statutes OF this state
they can continue to do business, as
they are solvent. If any of them be-
come insolvent they put themselves out
of bueiness without any interference on
the part of the commissioner OF Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Black Sea Ports Blocked.

Odessa, May go. - On account OF a
strike of seamen, Is ct. amers are un'
able to leave port, and conditions are
becoming serious. Stevedoree threaten
to Join in the strike if they are COM
PEELED to do all the work Shipping is
practically suspended at all ports OF the
black sea.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Hon Prospects Excellent.

Aurora-Hop. in this section OF the
valley. the banner hop-raising district
Of Oregon, are further advanced this
wear than in former seasons at this
time. There is large acreage, and all
the yards are showing we'll.