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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
FAIRGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN.
Roosevelt Endorses Movement to Ac-
qure Them in Cities

Washington, Feb. o. Municipal
Fairgrounds within easy walking dis
tance for every boy and girl in the
large cities were advocated tonight by
President Roosevelt in letter, and by
Representative Boutell, of Chicago; E.
E. Brown, United States commissioner
of education; Henry S. Carlis, superin-
tendent of Washington Fairgrounds,
and other speakers at Fairgrounds
banquet" given under the auspices of
the Washington Fairgrounds associa-
ton. Mr.. Boutell explained the OBJ
ject of his bill now pending in congress.
The president in his letter expressed
hope that Nc. Boutells bill for play
grounds in Washington will pass con-
gress, that sites may be secured before
prices become prohibtive, saying; 81
regard this as one of the most import
ant steps toward making Washington
the model city which we all feel that
the capital should be-"
He praises the work in this direction
done by Chicago and the High School
Athletic league of New York, and calls
attention to the inclusion of games in
the curriculum of German and English
schools and several noted private
schools in America.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Tuesday, February 10.

Salem, Feb. 19.-Veto of the $125,-
900 appropriation for the State uni
versity was overridden in each house
today.
Compulsory passes for public officials
was carried over the governors veto in
the house and will be taken up in the
senate tomorrow.
Two additional appropriation bills
were reported to the house by the ways
and means committee. One carries
81 900 for making an exhibit Of fruits
and vegetables grown in this state under
irrigation at the National Irrigation
congress at Sacramento next Septem-
Der.
The other bill carries $66,552 made
up of small items such as caring for es-
capped insane patients.
The bill to establish two or more
state hospitals for tuberculosis patients
was killed in the senate.
The senate refused to pass the Smith
normal bill over the governors veto.
The senator will endeavor to secure a
reconsideration.
The senate bill for the purchase of
voting machines passed the house.
The house passed the senate bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the purchase
of site and erection of house for
feeble minded.
Agricultural college improvements
was cut from $4,000 to 100000 for
1907, and $65, 900 for 1908 by the SEN
ate.
The house is working from early
morning until midnight in an endeavor
to get its calendar cleared by time OF
adjournment. Today 81 measures
were passed, only three failing of pas
sage,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
CONFER ON CANAL CONTRACT.
President Questions Oliver and Asso.
ciates in Bidding.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The president
told a number of contractors who are
associated with W. J. Oliver in his
bid for the construction of the Panama
canal that a decision would not be
reached before March l. What will
probably be the final conference pre-
liminary to the decision was held today
with number of contractors associated
with Mr.. Oliver. Secretary Taft said
that no conclusion had been reached to-
day.
Those at the conference included, in
addition to the president, Mr.. Taft,
Chairman Shonts and Mr.. Rogers,
counsel of the Isthmian Canal commits
sion, and the following contractors and
others associated with Mr.. Oliver:
Patrick F. Walsh, Of Davenport; P. J.
Brennan, of this city, Robert Russell,
of Lynchburg; R. A. Chester, of the
Commercial National bank, of this city,
and L. C. Gunther, of Knoxville, Tenn.
All Of them were questioned by the
president and his advisers as to their
experience and as to the qualifications
to do the work which they contract to
do. All the contractors associated with
Mr.. Oliver have now been interviewed
by the president except the dredgmen.
1t has not yet been determined whether
or not they will be required to come to
Washington.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
GOVERNMENT HAS
STRONG CASE
Evidence Shows Hermann Kept Pub.
lie Letters in Private Books.
Former Land Commissioner Either
Destroyed Official Correspond
ence or Violated Postal Laws by
Mailing Letters Under Depart
ment Frank-LiabIe to Fine.

Washington, Feb. 10. - japanese
children are to be admitted to the white
schools of San Francisco under certain
restrictions; skilled and unskilled la
borers coming from Japan are barred
from the mainland of the United States,
and American laborers, skilled and un-
skilled, are to be excluded from Japan.
This is the basis Of the agreement
between President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Root on the one hand and Mayor
Schmitz and the San Francisco school
board on the other, as an adjustment of
the anti-Japanese agitation brought
about by the segregation of japanese
children in the San Francisco schools.
The agreement means that the schools
of San Francisco will be conducted in
the same manner as they were before
the boar of education adopted the reso-
luton last October, providing for the
segregation of the japanese, except that
adult japanese who are in primary
grades must continue to attend the Ori
entail schools, and that japanese child.
rem under 16 will be admitted to classes
with white children of their own ages.
The State department since the pas
sage of the immigration bill, is prepar-
ed to take up again the negotiations
that were already in progress with the
japanese government looking to the
regulation of japanese immigration into
the United States. 1t is expected the
negotiations will result in agreement
between Japan and the United States
for the withholding by the former of
passports to japanese Of the laboring
classes seeking to enter the United
States. For several years past the jap
anese government has declined to issue
any such passports, but the intention is
to make this matter of formal agree
ment, if possible.
In the short time remaining of the
present session of congress it is not
possible, it is said, to frame anything
in the nature of a treaty, which would
require the action of the senate.
In. fact it is by no means certain that
a formal convention is necessary to in
sure the continuance of the present
japanese policy of refusing passports in
the United States to coolies, SO it may
be decided to give this agreement an
other form than treaty.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
GREAT NORTHERN INDICTED.
Hills Road is Accused of Rebatng on
Sugar.

New York, Feb. 20. - The Federal
grand jury today indicted the Great
Northern Railroad company on charges
that in 1904 it paid $4,000 in rebates
on sugar shipments to Lowell NJ. Pal
mer, traffic agent of the American
Sugar Refining company. A second
count of the same indictment charges
that 1854 additional rebates were paid
to Mr.. Palmer by various railroads in
conjunction with the Great Northern.
The indictment charges that the
Great Northern effected freight combin-
ations with the Lehigh Valley, at the
New York Central and the New York.
New Haven & Hcrrtford railroads, the
through route of the last named being
in combination with the Erie railroad,
the Great Northern Steamship company
and the Great Northern Railroad COM
pany, whereby sugar was transported
from New York and Boston to Sioux
City; Iowa, at less than the published
tariffs.
The latter, the indictment charges,
was 50 cents per 100 pounds, but
through an agreement alleged to have
been made by Alonzo w. Lake and A.
w. Steel as agents of the Great North
ern company, and Lowell NJ. Palmer,
the agent Of the American Sugar Rein
ing company, it is charged that the
sugar refining company was granted a
rate on sugar between the
points named of 33 cents per 100
pounds.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
BITTER FIGHT PROMISED.
House Will Endeavor to Pass Ship
,g Subsidy Bill.

G.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-ship subsidy
will probably be considered by the
house at night sessions late this week
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Watson, the Republican whip, con-
ferred with the president concerning
the matter today and, although no pos
tive agreement has been reached, Mr..
Watson said that it now seems likely
that the Littauer bill will be consid-
cred on the floor. In case the subsidy
measure is taken up by the house it
probably will be under rule limiting
the debate to two evenings, and the bill
will be subject to amendment.
After the postofiioe appropriation
bill, which the house will dispose of
today, the measure limiting the hours
of railroad employees to 16 out of "a
will be taken up at the day sessions.
The sundry civil bill will then be
brought forward and, as there has been
general refusal to grant ship subsidy
any time during the session, its friends
asked for it's consideration at night.
They seem now about to win their
point, although the general impression
is that the subsidy bill will be bitterly
attacked on the floor and amended in
many ways, if not defeated entirely.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Thursday, February 2i.

Salem, Feb. 1.-The Normal school
question is still unsettled and may be
passed up to the next Legislature. Both
houses passed bill providing for a
discontinuance of two normals, but this
was vetoed by the governor. Both
houses have passed appropriations for
Weston and Ashland, and the senate
for Monmouth.
The house passed bill allowing
farmers to burn brush before June l or
after October l without obtaining per-
mits.
The house indefinitely postponed the
senate bin for the purchase of the half
block east Of the capitol grounds.
The irrigation code bill was indeti-
nitely postponed by the house.
The senate passed the locks bill ap-
proprating 100000 for cooperation
with the Federal government in pur-
chasing the Oregon City locks.
Land barons were successful in the
senate today securing the defeat of the
Coos bay grant bill.
The proposed tax laws have passed
the house and were favorably reported
to the senate. The house changed the
provision for taxes to be paid the coun-
ty treasurer to sheriff rs at present.
The senate committee made minor
changes in this measure that the house
overlooked.
All bills looking to the creation of
new counties have been killed.
Th house passed the senate reappor-
tonment bill and shortly afterward the
senate passed the house bill appropriate
ing 500, 900 for new buildings at the
state fair grounds. The passage OF
the two bills was in the nature OF a
trade.
Today the house passed q bills and
the senate l3,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
GREAT REJOICING IN UTAH.
State Legislature CongratuIates Sen
ate, Smoot and Sutherland.

Salt Lake City, Feb. %. - Among
the active Republicans and the leaders
of the Mormon church there was great
rejoicing when the news came from
Washington that Senator Smoot had
been sustained. By unanimous standing
vote the lower house of the Utah legis-
lature adopted the following joint reso-
luton, which was also introduced in
the senate:
'Be it resolved by the legislature of
the state of Utah, that, in determining
that Hon. Reed Smoot is entitled to
his seat, the United States senate has
stood for constitutional rights against
powerful influences and has avoided a
dangerous precedent.
Therefore, the thanks and the con-
gratuations of the state of Utah are
hereby extended to the senate for its
final action in this case.
Personal congratulations are sent to
Senator Smoot and his colleague, Sena-
tor Sutherland, and to the other sena-
tors who spoke and voted in protection
of the rights of the state of Utah. -
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Friday. February %.

Salem, Feb. 22.-The bill creating
the state board of tax commissioners
was killed in the senate by failing to
pass.
President Haines was presented with
an elegantly framed photograph OF the
members and officers of the senate.
The senate banking bill was passed
by the house. Several unimportant
amendents were made. The senate dis
posed Of all business but II bills which
will be taken up tomorrow morning.
The normal school question Is the only
vexation they have on the table.
The house bill appropriating money
to pay interest on certificates issued in
1905, when the appropriation bill was
held up, was passed by the senate,
amended 80 that interest is not to be
paid on such certificates as were dis
counted.
The senate passed the house bill ex-
tending the law regulating hours OF fe-
male labor to mercantile establish
ments.
Another house bill passed by the
senate gives conductors and engineers
authority of sheriffs on trains.
Eight hours is to constitute day 8
work in underground mines according
to bill passed by the house, which
the senate has already approved.
Altogether the senate passed 6S bills
today and the house 26.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
BUYS ANOTHER ROAD.
Hartman Secures Control Of Corva,-
lis & Eastern Stock.

New York, Feb. 21.-Though much
worried over the approaching Interstate
Commerce commission investigation
and busted most of the time in prepar-
ing prompt answers to expected ques-
tions, E. H. Hartman has retained
this week enough of his ruling passion
to pick up one small railroad. The new
purchase is the Corvallis & Eastern, a
single track line, only 142 miles long
and of no great strategic importance to
the Union Pacific system. Mr.. Harri-
man bought it, one of his associates
said. just to keep his hand in.
The road runs from Idanha, in the
foothills of the Cascade mountains to
Yaquina, on Yaquina bay. The rail-
road was constructed many years ago
by Eastern capitalists, who sunk large
amount of money in it.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
WILL EXCLUDE
JAP COOLIES
Children to Receive Equal School
Privileges In Return.
San Francisco Will Admit All Alien
Children to White Schools and
Roosevelt Will Sop Flow of Jap
anese to United States Through
immigration Law.

Washington, Feb. 21. - The Her.
mann trial is now well under way and
the prosecution is making rapid strides
with it's case. The evidence given yes
terday by Hermann's two private sec
retaries tended to indicate that at least
part of the correspondence copied in
Hermann's so-called 'private letter.
books related to business before the
land office. Another development was
the establishment Of the fact that many
letters copied in these books and desig-
mated by Hermann as personal were
mailed under the department frank,
which is permissible only on official
correspondence.
This evidence, given by DR.. Roger,
would tend to place Hermann in the
position of either destroying books
which contained official letters or OF
having violated the postal laws, which
impose penalty of $500 for every in
stance in which personal matter is sent
through the mails under the govern
ment frank.
With the intention of establishing
the official character of many letters
copied in Hermann's private books,
the district attorney brought from Ell
lott P. Hough, Hermann's secretary,
the admission that clerks and officials
of the land office were frequently OBJ
liged to consult Hermann's private let
terbooks in regard to cases pending be-
fore the office, the inference being that
letters copied therein contained refer
ence to departmental business.
The defense succeeded in having kept
out of evidence for the time being the
stenographers' notebooks that were
used by Hermann's secretaries.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Wednesday, February 20.

Salem, Feb. 20.-The bill for an ap-
preparation of 81, 500 for the importa-
tion of song birds was defeated by the
house.
House bills for free text books in
public schools were killed in the sem
ate.
The sentae by indefinite postpone
ment killed the house bill annexing
to Baker county part of Grant county.
The same disposition was made of
the bill proposing to create Nesmith
county.
The bill abolishing the 8 per cent
tax rebate was indefinitely postponed
by the senate.
The house defeated the bill appro-
priating $25, 900 for the construction of
a bridge across Snake river near Ontario.
Hart's bill to found a state library at
Pendleton met hasty death in the
house.
The senate passed the house bill ap-
propriating $1,000 for maintenance of
the portage road.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
HUNDREDS LOST.
Big Steamer Wrecked and Passengers
Washed Overheard.


London, Feb. 22.-The worst disaster
for many years in the history of the
busy cross chanel traffic between Eng
land and the continent occurred during
a violent gale shortly before O'Clock
this morning, when the Rotterdam
mail steamer Berlin, from Harwich to
Hook of Holland, having satisfactorily
weathered the hurricane, was wrecked
as she was entering port.
Altogether 143 persons are either dead
or clinging hopelessly to the wreck.
The terrific seas broke upon the
steamer with such awful suddenness
that attempts to save life appear to
have been utterly hopeless. Late to-
night it is reported that few surviv-
ors were clinging to the wreck, but az
the heroic efforts all day of the lifeboat
crews had failed to reach them, little
hope that they will be saved remains.
The cause has not yet been assigned
for the disaster and it probably never
will be known how the steamer came to
miss the channel. 1t is conjectured
that some arrangement of the engines
or steering gear may have rendered the
vessel uncomfortable. Captain Pre-
cious has good record of Ia years ser.
vice.
The list Of passengers was lost, and
all the names of those who were on
board have not yet been learned, but as
far as has been ascertained there were
no Americans among them.
A terrific southwest gale was blow
ing inshore, and drove the steamer on
a sand bank close to the northern jetty
as she was trying to enter the new
waterway. Heavy seas quickly pound
ed the vessel to pieces. She broke in
two, her fore part sinking immedi-
ately, while the doomed passengers
and crew clustered upon the after part.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Hawaiian Japanese Protest,

Honolulu, Feb. 20. - The following
was sent to President Roose-
welt last night by prominent japanese:
"The Hawaiian japanese respect
fully protest in the name of humanity
and civilization against the prohibition
of their emigration to the United States
1t enslaves us permanently to Ha-
waiian capitalists. The japanese For
eign office was cabled as follows: "The
Hawaiian japanese are unanimous in
firm opposition to the action of the
congress in prohibiting them
from emigration to America"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Confer on National Defense.

Washington, Feb. 21.-By invitation,
Secretary Metcalf and the entire general
board of the navy called at the White
House this afternoon to discuss with
the president questions concerning the
national defense. 1t is understood that
the main point of the conferences was
to ascertain whether there was any
prospect of developments in the recess
of congress requiring action now in ad-
dition to the measures already incor-
porated in the naval appropriation act
to put the navy in shape for emerg-
enCv.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Committed to the Asylum.

Seattle, Feb. 22.-Esther Mitchell,
who since July last has been confined
in the county Jail here, was sent to the
state asylum for the insane at Stella
COON today. Superior Judge Frater,
who called a lunacy commission to ex-
anime into the girls mental condition,
signed the commitment this morning.
The killing of George Mitchell by his
sister was the result of the reign of
Holy Rollerism in Oregon. George
Mitchell killed Franz Edmund Creffield,
the Holy Roller leader, in this city
last Nav.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Timber Becoming Scarce.

Albany-So great has the rush for
timber land claims become in this part
of the state that many people are now
using their timber entry right to secure
4O-acre claims. The law gives every
person the right to take 16O acres but
having once filed on a smaller amount
he can then take no more. The entry
men realize this, but since timberland
values have risen so remarkably in the
past few months they are content to
take a vacant 40 acres we'll timbered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Montana, Too, in Line

Helena, Mont, Feb. o. The Rail
road Commission and Warehouse bill
is now law. The bill went to Cover
nor Toole today, who Immediately re-
ferred it to the secretary of state with
the notice that he would allow the
measure to become law without his
signature. He objected to the power
and policy of the legislature naming
the commissioners, saying he was con-
vinced that the method was wrong in
principle and will be bad in practice.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Japan is Calmly Resigned.

Toxic, Feb 19.-The passage of Pres
ident Roosevelt's passport bill by the
senate of the United States was semi
officially announced this morning. The
leading newspapers today explained
that this is perfectly legitimate and in
accordance with treaty stipulations. 1t
is also pointed out that the promise of
success of the judicial procedure in the
school question is lessening. The pa
pers thus far have RETAINED from maxi
ing comment on this latest news.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
London's CONSUMPTION of Food.

London, Feb. 20.-The total amount
of foodstuffs that reach London yearly,
according to the secretary of the public
health committee, is between 2,500,-
600 and 5000, 900 tons. Three-fifths
of the whole quantity is consumed by
LondoneIs. Shipments include l,OO0,-
coo tons of meat, fish, milk, butter,
eggs, lard, etc; 100000 tons of fruit
and vegetables, including sugar and
preserved fruits, and l 1000 tons Of
grain and flour.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Boy Who Made Test Case Will Apply

San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-Within a
week little Keikichi Aoki, the japanese
boy who was made the plaintiff in the
suit to test the right of the school board
to exclude him from educational insti
tutions of the city, will make applica-
tion again for admittacne to the Redding
primary school, and IN accordance with
the terms of the agreement reached at
Washington between the Federal autho-
rites and the San Francisco officials,
will be admitted.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
State Railroad Commissioners.

Salem-Oregon's three railroad COM
missioners will be Oswald West, of
Salem, now state land agent; Clyde B.
Aitchison, of Portland, now attorney
for the Title Guarantee & Trust COM
pany, and Thomas X. Campbell, of
Cottage Grove, a lumberman of the firm
of Campbell & Alexander. These se-
lections were decided upon by the state
board, which is given the appointment
under the Chaplin law. West is a DEM
ocrat and the other two Republicans.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Filter Water for Canal Cities.

Panama, Feb. ia filtration plant
is to be installed in connection with
the water supply of Panama and Colon.
An American expert, who examined
the water system, said the water sup
ply would be better than that enjoyed
by most of the cities of the United
States, and that filtration is not neces-
sary, but it was decided to install the
plant nevertheless.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-02-28
Again Denounce Swettenham.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. PA mass
meeting of citizens held Monday night
condemned Governor Swettenham for
refusing monetary assistance coming
here. The meeting adopted petitions
to parliament for a grant of s750,OoO
and loan of s5,OOO,O 900 to aid in the
rebuilding of the city.