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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
ROCKEFELLER MAKES WILL,
Plans to Give An Immense Fortune to
Use of the Public.

New York, March 19.-The Herald
will tomorrow say that according to a
member of John D. Rockefeller Jr. s
bible class, and who is also a personal
friend of John D. Rockefeller and in a
position to know of his affairs, the lat
ter proposes to make princely gift to
New York City. 1t will amount to at
least $50, 900, 900. 1t will be partly
charitable and partly educational. The
Herald will add:
"This man said that when Mr. Rock
efeller was conferring with his son at
lakewood, N. j., a fortnight ago, the
meeting was not for the purpose of dis
cussing any immediate gift, but was on
the subject of Mr.. Rockefeller's will,
which document the oil king was then
completing with the aid of his son and
his lawyers. 1t was said that this doc
ument will astonish the world when it
is made public.
1t will, it is declared, give no less
than $3.50 100000, for charitable and
purposes, and it will be so
bestowed that the benefit therefrom
viii almost be perpetual.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Club, 71@72c; bluestem, 7;
@74c; valley, zoe; red, 69@7Oc.
Oats-No. l white, $29; gray, $2s 80
Barley-Feed, $22@22.5O per ton
brewing, 1923; rolled, $23. 5O@24.5O.
Rye-$1 .45@1.5O per cwt.
Corn - Whole, $24.50; cracked,
$22. so per ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. /, SAG
Is per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
s17@1s; clover, SO; cheat, SO; grain
hay, 5000; alfalfa, $14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 321a@35c
per pound.
Butter Fat-First grade cream, 33 &c
per pound; second grade cream, &c less
per pound.
Poultry - Average old hens, 15c
per pound; mixed chickens, 14c;
spring, fryers and broilers, 2O@22bc;
old ROSTERS 10@12c; dressed chickens,
16@17c; turkeys, live, 13@15c; tur-
keys, dress ed, choice, 1sA @2Oc; geese,
live, &c; ducks, 16@18c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 171a@1Sc per
dozen.
Apples - common, !0c(USl 20 per
box; choice, 81 1.5O@2.5O.
Vegeta bles-Turnips, $1@1.25 per
sack; carrots, $l@1 .25 per sack; beets,
81. .25@1.50 per sack; horseradish, ia
&c per pound; caulifiower, $3.50 per
1ozen; celery, $3.25@3.50 per crate;
sprouts, &c; radishes, Soc per dozen
asparagus, 10@1219c per pound; thu
)arb, $2.25@2.50 per box.
Onions-Oregon, 10000 per hun
lred.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
il .35; No. l choice, $l@1.25; com
non, 75c@$1.
Veal-Dressed, $1,000 per pound.
Beef - Dressed bulls, 3@31d per
ound cows, @ &c; country
teers, 6(97c.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, 1O@1O%c; s
S@9c per pound. |,
Pork-Dressed, 6G9c per pound.
Hops-9@12c per pound, according {
, quality.
WOol-Eastern Oregon average best. 8
3@18c per pound, according to shrink t
re-: valley, 2O@23c. according to fine k
sss; mohair, choice, 27@3Oc per r
,und. p
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
COLlUSlON, SAYS GREENE,
Substance of Idaho Irrigation Frand,
Charges by Inspector.

Washington, March 16.-Secretary
Garfield is working on report sent to.
his predecessor by Special Agent A. r.
Greene, detailing alleged frauds which.
he believes he has uncovered in connec-
tion with the construction of the Boise
Payette irrigation project in Idaho.
MIR. Greene, so it is reported, alleges
there has been colusiofi between con-
tractors on the Deer Flat reservoir dam
and Reclamation Engineer d. w. Rose,
1t being rumored that Mr.. Greene
charges that the contractors, in return
for favors shown by Mr.. Ross, made
him a present of $4,000 acres of land.
Officials of the reclamation service alb
solutely discredit the report, and have
the utmost confidence in Mr.. Ross. 1t
Is their belief that investigation will
show Mr.. Greene to be in errcr.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
WORST OVER
AT P|TTSBURG
Ten Square Miles Were Inundated BY
Overlooking Rivers.
Damage Is Estimated at From Ten to
Twenty Millions-Twenty Lives at
Least Were lost-N hole Business
Center of Smoky City Submerged
by Swollen Rivers.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 16.-With the
rapid receding of the waters in the Mo-
nongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers,
conditions are resuming normal pro-
portions. The approaches tc the
bridges are now clear of water and
street car service in the flooded district
has been resumed.
At 8 o'clock last night the river had
fallen almost eight feet. At that hour
the stage was 29 feet and dropping six
inches an hour.
Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss is summarized as follows:
Loss in output OF steel mills, So
100000.
Loss in output Of other industries.
50, 100000.
Losses in wages of employees, 81 ,S37,-
TT.
Damage to industrial plants, So
100000
Total, $9,337, 900.
Various other estimates ae being
made, ranging from $4,000 900 to,
$40, 100000.
Reports from numerous Western
Pennsylvania towns are to the effect
that the flood is subsiding.
The water in this city reached 81
ar l.
stage ever recorded. More than lOO,--
600 persons were temporarily thrown
out of employment; every transporta-
ton company in the city was interrupt
ed; skiffs carried hundreds of people to-
their places of business, and the utiliz-
alton OF wagons and horses as convey
ances, which did valuable service, was
owing to the strenuous.
protests by the Humane society.
Twenty fatalities have occurred in
Allegheny county, directly due to high
water.
In fire that threatened the entire
Mount Washington section CT the city
20 business structures and dwellings
were destroyed or damaged today, caus-
ing loss estimated at $200,0 900. Many
oi the dwellings were tenements or
apartment houses, and there were many
narrow escapes.
The structures were mostly of frame
and, because of break in
he water main, the only available fire
luenchng materials were chemicals
rom extinguishers and buckets.
Two attempts were made to stop the,
lanes by dynamting buildings on
ither side, but each time the wreck
ge caught fire. 1t finally burned itself
mt
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Reports Massacre of Jews.

New York, March ia Jewish
morning paper tonight received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Podihilo, near
Jassack, Roumania: "Terrible massa-
ere since last Thursday. Town totally
destroyed. All the Jewish population
are ruined and houses pillaged. We
ask help-Marcus Getzel, Elias Solo
mon, Shjen Sterberg." The names
signed to the cablegram are said to be
those of leading merchants of Podihilo.
1t is a place of about 5000 inhabitants,
4 900 of whom are Jews. 1t is only
80 miles from Kishineff.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Crop Outlook Good.

Milton-Farmers in this section of
Umatilla county are very optimistic
over the prospect Of a bumper wheat
and barley crop this coming season.
The fall was an ideal one in regard to
rainfall, there being plenty of moist
ure in the ground before the setting in
CT winter weather. The snowfall in
the mountain districts this year has
been unusually heavy, thus conserving
the water supply for the summer
months. With the supply already pro-
duced by the thawing out on the low
lands or light soil districts, it leaves
little question as to the adequate sup
ply of moisture.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Board of Sheep Inspectors,

Salem-Governor Chamberlain has
named the new state beard of sheep
commissioners. The new officials are
First district-William H. Steusloff,
Salem, term of two years; district en-
braces Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook,
Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas,
Yamhill, Polk, Marion, Linn, Benton,
Lincoln, Lane, Coos, Douglas, Curry,
Josephine and Jackson counties.
Second district-Thomas Boylan, An
telope, term one year; district compris-
es Wasco, Crook, Lake. and Klamath
counties.
Third district-Dan P. smythe, Pen
dleton, term three years; district COM
prises Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Grant,
Wallowa, Baker, Harvey and Malheur
counties.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Children's Suicide Pact.

st. Louis, March 1S.-It was devel.
oped today through testimony at the
coroner's inquest into the suicide last
night of Liebling Slocum, aged 10, that
she had entered into suicide pact with
Gertrude Harper, also 10 years old
Gertrude testified that she had told her
mother that she was going to take her
life, and was prevented J. P. Singer.
the drug clerk who sold the carbolic
acid to the Slocum girl, was arrested
today. He asserts she bore note pur-
porting to be from her mother asking
for cents worth of carbolic acid.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Rate War on the Atlantic.

London, March 19.-Herr Ballin, di-
rector general Of the Hamburg Ameri-
can Steamship line, who is here attend
ing the shipping conference, today said
there was every likelihood of renewal
of the rate war for the North Atlantic
trade with the Cunard lire. Within a
fortnight he expects to see a decision
one way or the other. Further Herr
Ballin declared the German lines had
a working agreement with the White
Star line, and that all possibility of
friction: owing to the removal of that
line to Southampton, had now been OBJ
waited.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Finds $500 People Destitute.

Columbus, o., March 1S.-Adjutant
General Critchfeld returned tonight
from Glocester, O., where he went at
the request of Governor Harris to inves-
tigate the food situation. The adju-
tant general reported that he found
about $500 flood sufferers in Glocester
and other mining towns in the vicinity
in urgent need of relief. He purchased
supplies to the amount of $1,000 at
Glocester and turned them over to the
local relief committee for distribution.
Many of the miners lost everything, the
flood coming upon them SO quickly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
No Encampment This Year.

Salem-Governor Chamberlain has
been officially notified by the War de-
partment of the abandonment of the
regular army annual encampments, on
account Of so many of the men being in
Cuba, and the large number that will
Der required to 90 to the jamestown
exposition. The department, how
ever, calls attention to the fact that
during one week to ten days in July,
camps of instruction for coast artillery
will be held, and the members of the
Oregon National Guard are invited to
participate. Assistant Secretary Of
War Oliver asks that preparations be
made, together with a list of men who
intend to attend, and forwarded to the
department.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
100 SOON FOR FAIR.
California Governor Will Not Sign
Bill for Appropriation.


Sacramento, CAL, March lS.-Gov.
ernor Gillett will not sign the Pacific
Coast Exposition bill under any circum-
stances. No amount of influence will
tend to change his resolution in this
respect, which, he says, is unalterable.
1t is not because the governor is oppos-
ed to the exposition itself, but because
he is fully convinced in his own mind
that the project has been sprung too
early and at a time when the taxpayers
of the state will he burdened enough to
repair the damages inflicted on the
state institutions and on California
cities by the disaster Of last April. In
expressing his views the governor said:
81 told these people from the first
that would not sign this bill, that l
would not burden the taxpayers of the
state with tax tC raise $l,000,000 at
this time. In the first place, this pro-
posed fair is six years in the future, and
it vii be plenty of time at the next
session of the legislature for the state
to do her share. Another thing, it is
absolutely foolish to begin operations
now. when labor is scarce and materi-
ais high.
cit is foolish for a man to have a
before he builds his
house, and for the next two years, to
say the least, the streets of San Fran
cisco will be filled with bricks and de-
bris. The bill provides that the people
Of San Francisco must raise some $3,-
900, 900 as we'll as the state. Let them
10 this and then the state can act.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
OVER A HUNDRED DEAD.
Catastrophe in Forbach, Germany
Mine from Fire damp

| Forback, Germany, March 1S.-An
explosion of fire damp in the coal mine
at kleinrossein, near here, last night,
resulted in the death of over 100 miners
and the injury OF II others. The dis
aster occurred between 10 and IL O'Clock
in small gallery in which 80 miners
were at work.
AS the work of rescue progIesse it is
seen the disaster was more serious than
the first reports indicated. Up to q
late hour 81 dead men had been brought
to the surface, while 40 men were still
missing. All the missing have been
given up as dead, as they undoubtedly
were buried under falling wreckage.
OF the wounded two have died, and
the doctors think that only one of the
remaining 10 will recover. The De-
Wendels brothers, owners Of the mine,
have given $25 900 to relieve the i'm
mediate necessities of the afflicted fam
lilies.
One hundred and seventeen others
escaped into adjoining galleries. Two
hundred and ten men went into the
mine at 5 O'Clock last evening, and
about midnight the news was spread
to the nearby village that a terrible
disaster had occurred.
Almost the whole population of the
gathered at the mouth of
the shaft, among hem the fanatics of
the men below. Rain began to fall
heavily, and distressing scenes of grief
were witnessed as the bodies were
brought to the surface and laid out un-
der a blaze of electric lights.
Many of the bodies were so disfgured
that they were scarcely recognizable.
The work of bringing out the injured |
men and the bodies of the dead was
very slow, the galleries being choked
with wreckage.
The DeWendels are one of the richest
mining families of Alsace- Lorraine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
PLUNDERED BY HlLl-MORGAN
Attorney General Asked to Air
Northern Pacific Scandal.

Northern HaCifiC SCanuaI.
Philadelphia, Pa, March l9.-Re-
duced to the form Of atdavits and of
documents, the authenticity of which
have been proved in legal proceedings,
revelations concerning the wholesale
plundering of the rights of stockholders
in the Northern Pacific railroad are
about to be presented before Attorney
General Bonaparte At the time of the
Hill Morgan reorganization of the
Northern Pacific railroad, Brayton Ives,
then a prominent New York banker,
was the president of the old company.
In February of 1896 Mr.. Ives, .as
president of the Nothern Pacific, ap-
pointed from his board of directors a
so-called protective oommit,e e."
claiming authority to proceed with the
work of reorganization. Morgan 4 Co.
were not only reorganization managers,
contracting with themselves as syndi-
cate managers, but they were also syn
dicate subscribers, and thus appeared
in a three-fold capacity, being joined
as syndicate subscribers with Mr.. Ives
and other directors of the old Northern
Pacific company. Millions of dollars
were collected in assessments levied
upon the stockholders of the old North
ern Pacific company, which it was
thought by the public were to be used
to rehabilitate the company.
Instead of being so appropriated they
were gathered in and divided among
the syndicate as commissions ard pro-
fits. This is one the of features of the |
"sell-out" of the old Northern Pacific
and is one of the many amaz-
ing things connected with this remark
able reorganization for which COM
plete investigation is being demanded |
Of the authorities at Washington.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Grain Bags at Nine Gents.

Pendleton-An order for the purchase
of 100000 sacks was made by the exec
utive committee of the Graingrowers'
association in this city. The name of
the firm of importers or manufacturers
and the price paid has not been given
out, but it is thought that the sacks
are made in Portland and they will
not be more than cents apiece deliv-
cred in this city. The contracts for
l2O, 900 OF these sacks have been signed
by Morrow county growers, who asked
for and were given permission to come
in with the Umatilla county farmers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Discuss Trust Problem.

New York, March 19.-The National
Civic Federation which called the trust
conference of 1899 in Chicago. has de-
cided, it was announced today, to ar
range for another conference of the
same nature to consider that problem in
It's latest aspects, especially the ques
ton of Federal and state regulation of
the corporations and the question of
operation of the Sherman antitrust
law. 1t is proposed to hold this con-
ference in May.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Three Drown in Ohio Town

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March .16.-Three
Hungarians were drowned here as the
result OF the flood this morning. A
score OF foreigners were living in a
house that was surrounded by the Mus
klngum river, which overfowed during.
the night. When they started to wade
to land three were caught in the current
and swept out into the river. Flood
conditions through Muskingum county
are unprecedented and growing worse
hourly. The Muskingum and Licking
rivers are out of bounds in this city and
doing much damage.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Crop Outlook in Harnev,

Burns-The winter in Harney county
is over and the snow in the valley has
gone off with a warm rain There is
plenty OF snow in the mountains to
keep the high water over the swamp
land and make good crops of hay.
Stockmen have turned their herds out
on the range, which is better than has
ever been known for tnis time in the
year. Farmers are preparing their
ground for spring crops and everything
points to successful year to the farm
ers of Harvey county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Burton Will Tell Secrets.

Abilene. Kan, March 1S.-Ex-Sen-
ator Joseph R. Burton, who is expected
to return to his home here this week
from Ironton, Mo-, has engaged the
local theater for March %, where he
will deliver public address. Senator
Burton has for some time threatened to
expose those whom he charged with
being responsible for his conviction,
and it is said that his remarks on next
Saturday will prove sensational in the
extreme.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
ri rec Gale Sweeps Bay.

San Francisco, March ia fierce
south and southeast gale swept the
bay today, which drove small craft to
shelter, caused vessels in the stream to
seek positions of safety and made the
ferry steamers roll unpleasantly. Out
side the heads the gale ragged with
velocity of so miles an hour, and the
seas ran high. Sey eral vessels were
compelled to put back, owing to the
rough condition of the weather.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Edwards to Be Deposed

Pendleton, Or, March 16.-That
Major o. G. Edwards, agent of the
Umatilla Indian reservation, will lose
his official head as result of the in
vestigation conducted by Inspector
Charles l.. Davis, is believed in Pen
dieton by everyone at all familiar with
the course affairs have taken. Before
leaving for Yakima today, Inspector
DAVIS announced that an order abolish
ing the office of guardian for all Indian
heirs had been issued.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Six Die in virginia Mines.

Norton, Va, March 1S.-An explo-
sion occurred in the mines at Green
ough this morning after several miners
had entered. The mine is seven miles
east of Merton. Az far as can be
learned, ten miners have escaped
slightly injmed, two dead have been
taken from the mines and four are
known TO be in the mines and are sup
posed to be dead. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Empire Mill Nav Reonen

Marshfeld-What is taken as a sure
indication that Elijah Smith intends to
again operate his large lumber mill in
Empire is the fact that he has had the
Arago hotel reopened. This hotel has
been idle since the closing down of the
lumber mill some years ago. 1t is the
only hostelry in Elijah Smiths little
city and is owned by the Southern Ore
gon Land company. Workmen have
been busy for several days repairing the
in the mill.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
Sons OF American Revolution Want Es.
says From Pupils of Oregon.


The Oregon society of the Sons of
American Revolution offers prizes to
the pupils OF the public schools of the
state of Oregon, for essays on subjects
connected with our war for independ-
ence' Prizes of $50 and 500 will be
given for the first and second best ESSAY
respectively, written on any of the fol-
lowing subjects: Joseph Brant and
the Indians of the Revolution" "Pub.
llc Schools as Means of Americanizing
the Children of Aliens, " "Separation
OF Church and State in America" )"
The essays are limited to three thous-
and words each, must be written in the
students own handwriting on one side
only OF the paper, and accompanied by
a certificate of the writer's teacher,
stating that the writer is a pupil in q
designated class, and that the teacher
believes the essay to be the pupils own
unaded work. The essay must be
signed by the writer, giving also his or
her postollice address. They should be
to Mr.. A. M. Smith, Fenton
Portland, Oregon, and should
reach their destination not later than
the 25th of May, 1907.
In awarding these prizes the commit
tee will be governed by considerations
Of: Originality, accuracy of statement,
manner of treatment, orthography, syn
tax and punctuation. These prizes are
offered to encourage love of our country
and the study of its history.
Additional information may be OBJ
aimed by writing to General Thomas
NJ. Anderson, care of The Buckingham,
Portland, Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Torpedo Boat Is Rammed.

Ajacico, France, March 19.-During
the maneuvers last night without lights
the torpedo boat destroyer Epee ram
med torpedo boat No. 1853. A steam
pipe on the last named vessel burst,
killing two men and mortally injuring
another. The Epee towed the torpedo
boat ashore, where she was beached.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Another Naval Disaster

Brest, March 16.-There was another
accident to French warship off this
port today. During torpedo practice
the coast defense ship Fulminant was
struck and seriously damaged on the
water line by torpedo. Collision mats
were at once applied to the vessels
side and she was towed into port in a
sinking condition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Horse Fair at Woodhurn

Woodburn-A livestock fair will be
held at Woodburn on March %. Six
classes of stations will be on exhibition
-Percheron, Shire, Belgian, CLYDE,
Standard and Coach. There will also
be teams, roadsters, brood mares and
colts. Many blooded horses will be in
the parade at 2 p. m. The prizes will
be awarded at 10 at. m. Among the
prizes is $25 silver cup, donated by
the Bank of Woodburn for the best
horse of all
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Howe Succeeds Williams

Salem-GOvernor Chamberlain has
appointed ex-State Senator W. A..
Howe, of Carlton, a member of the
state board Of agriculture to succeed
Jasper Williams, of Albany, deceased,
and President w. H. Downing. of
Shaw, to succeed himself. He also re-
appointed Drs. A. C. Smith, of Port
land, Alfred c. Kinney, of Astoria, and
G. j. Smith, of Pendleton, on the
board of medical examiners. Their
terms had expired.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Commission Approves Rate

Salem-The Oregon Railroad COM
mission has given its approval to the
existing rate of 1925 per thousand on
lumber in carload lots from Astoria to
Seaside on the Astoria & Columbia
River railroad.