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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
ENLARGES CON-
MISSIONS POWER
Provisions of New Railroad Rate Biz
as Passed.
Interstate Board Allowed to Fix Rates
Railroad Accounts To Be Ex-
amined-Provides Heavy Penalties
for Violation of Law-Courls May
Review.

Washington, May 19.-The principal
purpose of the railroad rate bill passed
yesterday is to permit the Interstate
Commerce commission to fix rates. The
provision conferring this authority is
found in the fourth section, which
amends section 15 of the interstate
commerce law 30 as to accomplish this
result. This section directs the COM
mission to investigate complaints of
unjust and unreasonable charges on the
part of common carriers in the trans.
portation of persons or property, or of
regulations or practices affecting such
charges. 1t also authorizes an inquiry
as to whether the rates or practices are
"unjustly discriminatory or unduly
preferential or prejudicial, or otherwise.
in violation of the act," and, in case.
any of these conditions ars found to
exist, the commission is empowered
to determine and prescribe what will
be the just and reasonable maximum
rate, and what regulation or practice ia
just, reasonable and fair
Further, authority is given the COM
mission to enforce it's orders, and they
are to 60 into effect within 80 days and
continue in force for two years unless.
suspended, modified or set aside by the
commission or by court of competent
Jurisdiction.
A penalty of IS, 900 for each offense
in disobedience OF the order is imposed,
and the penalty is to accumulate at the
TO Nf ~f
GUS violation. Orders other than those
for money payments are to be enforced
by the federal courts through wrts of
mandamus or injunction, and, in case
of appeal to the supreme court, these
cases are to be given preference over
all others except. those of a criminal
character.
30 as to give the United States circuit,
courts jurisdiction to entertain suits
brought to annul or change the orders
of the commission and to provide
against the granting of interlocutory
DEGREES without hearing and making
appeals from such orders direct to the
supreme court.
There are no changes in the law rel
ative to the reports to be required of
common carriers, and penalty of
500 day is imposed for failure to
comply with the report requirement.
The commission is given access to the
accounts of the companies affected by
the act, but examiners are forbidden,
u nder penalty of heavy fine and long
to divuge the facts
A fine of $500 for each
failure to keep proper accounts is pIo-
vided.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Mission Kept a Secret.

Washington, May %. - The cruiser
Columbia, which is expected to leave
Philadelphia tomorrow for West Indian
waters with detachment of marines,
will make her first stop at the naval
station at Guantanamo. On arriving
there further orders will be given to
her commander. The officials OF the
navigation bureau Of the Navy depart
ment declined tonight to indicate the
purpose for which the marines are be-
ing sent to the West Indies, saying,
however, that it has no bearing on the
San Domingo situation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
EXPENSES CUT IN ZION.
Salaries of Overseers Reduced From
$500 to $50 Per Month.

Chicago, May CIV. G. Voliva,
the present head of the Christian Cath
olic Church, announced to his followers
in Zion City Sunday that between JAN
uary Is and May 10 he had reduced the
expenses in the financial department
of the church from $1,000 per month
to So 832 per month. This saving, he
said, had been brought about by re-
duction of the working force and cut
in the salaries of those retained.
In the same manner, said Voliva, a
saving had been made in the ecclesias-
tical department that would amount to
$4,000 annually. Oversers who had
been receiving $500 per month were
reduced to $50. The pay of others
was cut in proportion. His own COM
pensasion under the new adjustment,
Voliva said, was 500 per month.
These facts, he said, were some of the
details of report which he made Sat
urday to a committee appointed by
Federal Judge Landis to investigate the
condition of the industries in Zion City.
Voliva announced the resignation of
John 6. Excel, from the office of gen.
eral ecclesiastical secretary, owing to
lack of sympathy with some of the
doctrines of the church.
The condition of John Alexander
Dowie today was said to be practically
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
INITIATIVE MEASURES,
Questions on Which Oregon Voters
Will Pass at June Election,

!
Will Pass at June Election.
Salem-There are II measures upon
which the people will be called to vote
in June, five of which are proposed
amendments to the state constitution.
The remaining six are legislative meas
nres proposed by initiative. Their IT,
tie and order on the ballot, which are
to be voted "yes' or no." follow:
Shall act appropriating money main
tanning insane asylum, penitentiary,
deaf mute, blind school, university,
agricultural college and normal schools
be approved?
For equal suffrage constitutional
amendment.
For amendment to the local option
law giving anti-Porhibitionists equal
privilege.
For law to abolish tolls on the Mount
Hood and Barlow road and providing
for it's ownership by the state.
For constitutional amendment pro-
viding method of amending constitution
and applying the referendum to all
ia WE 0hCSsAh6 NOh6tICuVAOu0A COn OIL"
tions and amendments.
Foy constitutional amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to en-
act and amend their charters.
For constitutional amendment to al
low the state printing, binding and
printers compensation to be regulated
by law at any time.
For constitutional amendment for the
initiative and referendum on local,
special and municipal laws and parts
of laws.
For bill for a law prohibiting free
passes and discrimination by railroad
companies and other public service COR
porations.
For an act requiring sleeping car
companies, refrigerator car companies
and oil companies to pay an annual IL
cense upon gross earnings.
For an act requiring express COM
panies, telegraph companies and tele-
phone companies to pay an annual
license upon groes earnings.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
WILL ADJOURN EARLY.
Congress Not Likely to Continue in
Session After June l6.

| congress NOT Likely 10 commune u
Session After June Is.
Washington, May 22.-Present indi
cations point to an adjournment of con
gress about the 10Th of June. The
great debate of the session has beer
brought to close, the railroad rate
bill has been passed by the senate, and
the way is now clear for the regular ap.
preparation bills and other important
legislation that demands consideration
In the house of representatives the
work is up to date. All of the big ap'
preparation bills, except the sundry
civil bill, have been passed by thai
body, and this last bill will be reported
to the house just as soon as the house
is ready to receive it. At the outside
two weeks is ample to pass this bill
and two unimportant appropriation
bills yet to be considered, the general
deficiency and the diplomatic.
In the senate appropriation bills
have Jagged behind on account of the
debate on the rate bill, yet in spite Of
this protracted discussion the senate
has found opportunity to pass the urgen-
cy deficiency, pension, Notifications,
army and Indian appropriation bills,
and will make short work of those now
awaiting consideration, namely, the
postoffice, agricultural, legislative, Dis
trict of Columbia and military academy
bills. The senate, in spite of it's repu-
tation for long debates, can dispose of
appropriation bills in remarkably short
periods when the time for adjournment
approaches. 1t always does. So the
Legislative program, go far as the sp-
preparation bills is concerned, may be
considered in such shape as to permit
adjournment by the middle of June.
1t is the appropriation bills that deter
mine the length of the session after all,
for when the last OF these bills is agreed
to congress always adjourns, unless it
happens to be in extra session, called
for some special purpose.
The conference committee having the
rate bill in charge is not likely to re-
port inside of two weeks, but in the
end the house will probably accept the
essential senate amendments, including
that offered by Senator Allison. The
fact that the president approves this
amendment will be ample justification
for the house to give it's assent, and the
further fact that practically all the
other amendments meet with the ap-
proval of the president will insure their
final adoption.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Worlds International Commerce,

Washington, May l9. - The world
international commerce will aggre yate
fully $25, 900, 100000 in the year 1905,
Gays a bulletin Issued by the depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. BY the
term "world's international COM
merce," explains the bulletin, is meant
the imports plus the exports Of all
countries of the world from which sta
tistical trade reports are available.
The figures given indicate that the
trade between nations in 1905 will be
six times as much as in 1850, and
twice as much as in 1870.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, 72c; bluestem, 73c
red. zoe; valley, zoe.
Oats-No. l white feed, $29; gray,
$23 so per ton.
Barley - Feed, $29.5O@24 per ton
brewing, $c4@24.5O; rolled, $24.5O@
$3.50.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, 1920
13 rer ton; clover, $7.5O@S; cheat.
$6@7; grain hay, sos; alfalfa, $l3.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 17k@ @2Oc.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 19c per dozen.
Poultry-Average old hens, 14@l5c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1917 @14c;
broilers. 2O@22Hc; young roosters,
I2X@13c; old roosters. 11@12Hc;
dressed chickens, 16@16kc; turkeys,
live, 15@1Sc; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2O@23c; geese, live, 1O@11c; geese,
dressed, old lOc. youngtl1 12c; ducks, old
17c, young zoe.
Hops-Oregon, 1905, 11K@12Kc.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best,
16@21c; valley, coarse, 22@23c; fine,
24@25c per pound; mohair, choice, 2S
@sOc.
Fruits-Apples. $2.5O@3 so per box;
cherries, $1.25@1.50 per box; STRAW
berries, California, $1.25@1 so; Ore
gon, 1Oc per pound; gooseber-
ries, SC per pound.
Vegetables - Asparagus, 75c@&1 .25
per box; beans, 10c; cabbage,
$I.75@2 per 100; cauliHower, 1925
per crate; celery, S. per crate; head
lettuce, 25c per dozen; onions, 10@l5c
per dozen; peas, 5@6c; radishes, l5c
dozen; rhubarb, &c pound; spinach,
9Oc per box; parsley, 25c; turnips, 81
25 per sack; carrots, 65@75c per
sack; beets, S5c9$1 per SAX.
Onions-4c per pound.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbanks
6O@65c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal; new California, pa @21ac per
pound.
veal-Dressed, 316@6kc per pound.
Yeef-Drrssed bulls, &c per pound
cows, 4k@5Hc; country steers, 596"
Mutton-Dressed fancy, Ease per
ordinary, 5@6c; lambs, with |
pelt on, Sc.
Pork-Dressed, 7@9c per pound. ]
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
MANY SETTLERS MISSING,
Michigan Forest Fire Lays Waste to
Hundred Square Miles.

M'Cnigan Forest Fire Lays Waste tc
Hundred Square Miles.
Milwaukee, May 21.-A dispatch tt
the Sentinel from Escanaba, Mich, by
staff correspondent says: Four known
dead, score or more persons missing
hundreds of families homeless, severa
millions OF dollars in property burned
four towns wiped out entirely and g
dozen more partially, five counties de.
vastated and 100 square miles of terri.
tory fre.swept. This is the dreadful
picture that the Northern Michigan
peninsula presents today, after the
worst forest fire since the Pestigo dis
aster in 1871.
General Superintendent w. e. Wells,
OF the Escanaba & Lake Superior rail-
road, along whose right of way the
greatest loss occurred, returned tonight
from trip of inspection over the fire.
stricken area, and says that the flames
have gone down and for the time being
the danger is over, unless a new gale
arises to again fan the embers into
flames.
The following summary briefly tells
the story:
Peter Lafond, cook, smothared in a
lumber camp near Katos. body found
tonight.
Three unknown children dead at
Quinnesec, Mich, separated from their
parents while the village was burning
and perished.
Scores of homesteaders and woods
men are missing and many have prob.
ably perished in the flames.
Territory devastated, five counties,
Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Alger
and Dickinson. The territory fire-swept
is 100 miles square.
Towns totally burned:
Talbot, Mich, 100 population, only
a few houses left standing.
Quinneeec, Mich, 1000 population,
only one house remains.
Saunders, $50 population, all wiped
out.
Niagara, Wis, 500 population, all
wiped out.
Towns partially destroyed
Northland, Cornell, Antine, Spring
Valley, Kingsley, Woodlawn, Foster
City, Sala and Metropolitan.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Spring Produces Clans.

Albany-Water from a spring flowing
from solid sandstone hill, three miles
northeast of Lebanon, produce. fresh
water clans. Though there are no
CLANS in the spring, and, so far as
known, none, that its water could come
in contact with in any way, yet the
water, when poured into trough, pro-
duces clans, which grow to ordinary
size. Water flows from solid rock
through an iron pipe, about As yards,
into watering trough. In this trough
the CLAIMS develop. The trough has
been frequently cleaned, but fresh wa
ter CLAIMS always developed in it again.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Biggest Steamer Ahoat.

New York, May co. The Hamburg
line steamer Ka.serin Auguste Vic
toria, the largest passenger steamer
afoat, with gross tonnage Of nearly
5000, completed her initial trip
across the Atlantic tonight from Ham.
burg, Dover and Boulogne. She
brought 400 saloon and ZOO steerage
passengers. The Kaiserin Victoria
made an average speed of II knots dur.
ing the voyage. The Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria is 700 feet in length over all,
with a beam of n feet and depth from
boat deck to keel OF 81 feet.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Indians Want to Work.

Klamath Falls-It is probable that a
part of the labor in constructing the
klamath project of the United States
reclamation service will be performed
by the Indians of the Klamath reser-
vation, who are said to be faithful
workmen. 1t is understood the ques-
tion has been taken up with the Indian
bureau through the proper channels
and that from 100 to 250 descendants
OF the braves who fought on the battle
fields of the lava beds in the famous
Modoc war will work in digging the
bitches,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Gout Gains on Pope,

Rome, May 20.-When DIR. Lapponi
visited the Pope this morning ne found
his patient improved, although the
pontiff passed a somewhat restless
night as the result of his attack of
gout. Owing to a slight rise in tenn
perature, DR.. Lapponi ordered the pope
to remain in bed for several days. AL
though the condition of the Pope is not
grave, come apprehension is felt at the
frequency of the gout attacks through
exposure to fatigue.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
KILL CANAL BY DELAY.
Purpose Of Sea Level Party on Pana-
ma Enterprise.

| Purpose OF Sea Lever Fdrty on rama
ma Enterprise.
Chicago, May 2O.-Expressing tht
sentiments of senators and congress
men on the recent action of the senate
committee in voting for sea leve
canal, Edward G. CLARK, correspondent
at Washington for the Chicago Even.
ing Post, says:
"Suspicion that systematic effort is
being made in the senate to delay in.
definitely the digging of the Panama
canal has become a conviction. There
is anger among the friends of rapid
work on the isthmus and a well-de6ne
and freely expressed belief that inter
ests are at work to jeopardize the whole
project. 1t is declared freely in Wash
ington that, while it was supposed that
the hosts OF representatives of certain
corporate interests who had been at the
capital during the last few months were
here for the purpose of watching rail-
road rate legislation, in reality most of
them were here with the intention Of
using what influence was at their com.
mand to defeat the attempt to obtain a
favorable report for lock canal.
"Senator Platt, of New York, voted
for sea level canal. 1t is stated that
Mr.. Platt did not attend one committee
meeting at which the matter was dis
cussed. Everybody knows why John
T. Morgan, of Alabama, voted in favor
of sea level plan. He is bluntly hon.
est. He does not want canal, and he
has the grace to say 60.
"The movement that began in the
senate committee to get a sea level ca
nal has behind it, however, tremen-
dous force and it is the intention of
powerful senators to endeavor not only
to get the sanction of the senaLe itself,
but to bring every possible pressure to
bear on the house to induce it to recede
from The position it took in favor of
lock type. If the powerful ones sue
ceed, the day of canal digging is far in
the distance. The people may be
obliged to speak on this matter in no
uncertain way"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Flooded With Paper Money.

Oregon City - Oregon City is being
flooded with paper currency in conse-
quence of a suspension of the mint at
San Francisco by reason of the earth
quake and subsequent confagration.
Local banks have received their gold
and silver largely from the San Fran
cisco mint, and have always been plen-
tifully supplied heretofore.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Turks Killing and PIunderinR

Vienna, MAY 22-Trouble in the
Balkans between the Turks and Bulgar-
ans is again very serious, and the lat
est reports from Baritz and Prochterje
districts are to the effect that continual
fghting is in progress. Turks are pres-
ent in force, and are burning and pill
laying villages, ravishing women and
numbering men and boys.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
New Signatories To Be Bound.

The Hague, May 22.-The govern
ment has submitted bill asking the
second chamber Of parliament to ap-
prove protocol which it wishes the
signatories OF the convention Of 1899 to
sign on assembling for the second peace
conference, which declares that the
powers not represented at the fret con-
ference, but which have been invited
to attend the second, shall, by accept
ance OF the invitation. become adher-
ents to that convention.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Big Steel Rail Demand

Pittsburg, May 19.-Since the order
books were opened two weeks ago, the
United States Steel Corporation, the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, the
Jones d Laughlin Steel Company, the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, the
Maryland Steel Company and the Ten
nesse Coal and Iron Company have
booked an aggregate of 1000, 900 tons
of steel rails for delivery in 1907.
This is an unprecedented amount of
business for this time of the year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Mammoth Canal at Klamath Falls.

Bend Mason, Doris & Co. have the
contract for construction of big canal
at klamath Falls. The amount in
volved is about $400, 900. and some-
thing like 7O0,O 900 yards of dirt will be
excavated. The contract includes much
concrete work and q tunnel $500 feet
long, which will pass under the town
of Klamath Falls. Seventy.fve teams
and about 800 men have been engaged.
The contract calls for trench nine
miles long, A feet wide on the bottom
and rs feet at the top and Is feet deep.
The intake is at Upper klamath lake.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Rich Strike in the CoIdbup.

Sumpter-The Blue Mountain Amer
lean gays: "Another wonderfully rich
strike has been made at the Goldbug
mine, in the Red Boy district, on north
drift, vein No. 5. The pay streak is
eight to ten inches thick. One ASSAY
gives $500 to 81 300 ton"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Hop Farm Is INCORPORATED.

Salem-The Nelson Hop Farm COM
pany, of Rickreal, Or, is the title Of a
corporation whose articles have been
filed in the secretary of states Office,
with Albert j. Ray, Clifton N. Nc
Arthur and Earl c. Bronaugh as incor-
porators. The principal Office is in
Portland and the capital stock is $780,
900, in shares of 500 each.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Branch of BOYS and Girls Aid.

McMinnville - An advisory board of
the Boys and Girls Aid Society has
been organized in McMinnville. This
board will pass on applications from
Yamhili county for children to be ta-
ken into family homes. 1t will also
keep in touch with the children thus
placed out, and report on their condi.
tion. This board may take up the
matter Of truancy, neglect and other
forms of delinquency, in which care
strong cooperation will be furnished.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
SawmjII on Vending Line,

Eugene - The Southern Pacific COM
pany has selected site for one of it's
proposed sawmills along the Vending
branch railroad. 1t will be located on
the company's land about one mile
north of Marcola station. A large force
of men is clearing the right of way for
a spur from the Vending line to the
sawmill site, nearly one mile. Agents
of the company have been in Eugene
the last two days looking for about 20
men to assist in the work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
New Delegate to Rio Conference.

Washington, May 19.-Paul Samuel
Reinsch, of Madison, Wis, has been
appointed one of the American dele
gates at the Pan-American Conference.
in place of James s. Harlan, who has
been obliged to decline the place owing
to an accident to his knee. Paul
Reinsch is professor of political science
at the University of Wisconsin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Entire Saw-,iIl Made in AIbanv

Albany - The Albany Iron Works
has just completed complete sawmill
outfit and shipped it to Medford, where
it will be erected and placed in opera
tion Immediately. All the machinery
from the largest to the smallest piece
was made in the local foundry.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Die of Heat IN New York

New York, May 20.-Two deaths and
some prostrations from heat were re-
ported here today. The official ther-
mometer stood at SIS degrees during the
afternoon, Int on the streets the mel =
curry rose to 95.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0INGS

General Review Of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-NationaI, Political, His
torcal and Commercial.