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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27

Miss B. Aubin, Oscar Proulx and A
Aubin of Newport were recent guests o
Miss Onesime Dumas.
Amos Ball of Manchester visited at +
W. Balls last week.
Charles H. Wilson of Danville was in
town Friday.
Charles Cummings, who has been
working on the Darling house at East
Burke, is home for two weeks.
Miss Emily Burton of Lancaster was a
visitor in town last week.
Mrs. John Spencer ofColbrook, N. H.,
was a recent visitor in town.
/ Roy n. Howard and Donald McGregor
spent few days in Barre last week
Mrs. A. Perry of Lyndonville was
business visitor in town last week.
Mrs. Rex Currier was visitor here
last week.
F. n. Corson was in Boston last week
attending the meeting Of the United Gas
Improvement society and on his way
home stopped with his family at Laconia
NH.
Mrs Z. E. Gates of Lisbon visited
friends in town last week. !
Mrs. G. L. Stratton ofFairlee was
visitor in town last Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Randall of Fer
gus Falls, n D., visited friends here last
week.
Andrew B. Moore of Montpelier spent
Sunday at his home here.
Clayton Bond is among the victims of
The grip
The many friends of HarleyJ. Emerson,
low manager Of the Mutual Life Insur-
lnce Company at Rochester, n Y, will
congratulate him on the receipt of the
lrst prize of $4,000, having led all the {
managers Of this company in the United |
tates and Canada in the various points
f successful management imposed by
he conditions of the Aristos contest +
mong the company's agents. t
The wedding Of Albert Walton and I
liss Clara Lund took place at the home e
Oscar Wilson on Prospect street, last
'ening, the ceremony being performed {
y Rev. J. NJ. Frost. Miss Lund has t
zen successful teacher, having recently y
osed her services in that capacity at /
orth Danville. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton I
i'll reside at Is Pearl street. [
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
New Spring Wrappers.
Hamburg Edgings.

IIdIIDuIS IUSIISo'
Our sale of Hamburg Edgings, Inser-
tions and Allovers is meeting with great
success. New Designs, catchy patterns,
up-to-date styles.
SPECIAL LOTS. 500 yards good,
wide Hamburgs, only 10c yard. Pretty
designs in wide Hamburgs for Corset
Covers 25c, 900, SOC and 75c. $500
yards Imitation Torchion Laces, all
widths choice sc yard. 300 punches
Torchion Laces, 6 yards to the bunch,
10c per bunch. so pieces 212 inch rib
bon, all colors, only 1Oc per yard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
PETTICOAT SALE.

On Thursday we will open 10 styles
Women's Black Petticoats from csc to
sos. See illustrated hand bills ofsame.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
BIRTHS.

At Peacham, Feb. 49, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Craig.
At Woodsville, Feb. 49, a daughter, Helen
lncz. to Mr. and Mrs. Albert c. Sault
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. II. a daughter Yer
nice Glendora, to Mr.. and Mrs J. Z. Gibson.
At St. Iohnsbury, Feb. %, son to Mr..
and Mrs Fred c. Mayo.
AT West Somervie, Mass, Feb. "a, a
daughter, Helen Louise, to Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas ~ Shufelt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
DEATHS.

AT South Ryegate, Feb. 81, Charles Var
mum formerly of Peacham, aged 81 years,
At Barnet Center, Feb. 13, Mrs Elizabeth
Smith, aged 81 years.
At st, Johnsbury, Feb. %, Mrs Alexander
Livingston, aged ~ years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
Bad Break in the Water Main.

The village is. temporarily without a
supply of water for fire protection owing
to the bad break in the big main crossing
the river at the pumping station. Supt.
Richardson is giving the matter immedi-
ate attention and hopes to have the pipe
replaced by tomorrow. Coming at such
an unfortunate time in regard to
weather conditions and at the point
where the main crosses the river, the
superintendent has tough problem on
his hands, but will soon solve it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
GRAND OPENING
OF
The Knox Tea Store
in Larger and Better Quarters
at 6S Railroad Street,
WEDNESDAY, FEB. ~, 1907.


demonstration beginning February 9TH
CUP COFFEE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27

At St. Johnsbury, Feb. %, Mrs. E. ].
Bergeron, aged 43 years.
At St. Johnsbury, Feb. 81 Christie May,
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FRANK j..
Simpson, aged II days.
At East Barnet, Feb. IS, Mrs. Albert AM
NELL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to
the kind neighbors and friends, the Sisters al
the Hospital, the members of Caledonia
Court, c. o. F., I. o. F., and the railroad
boys, for their kindness and sympathy and
for their beautiful floral offerings in our re-
cent bereavement.
Z. J. BERGERoN.
ALoYsIUs BERGERoN,
MARY A. BERGERoN.
St. Johnsbury, VT. Feb. 26, 90T.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
CATCH ON

to our NEW SHIRT WAISTS. They
are going as fast as we receive them.
From now on watch our Shirt Waist
counters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
BUILD GREAT BATTLESHlP.
Naval Bill Allows for Second Dread
naught and More Sailors.

Washington, Jan. 26.-An appropri-
alton of about $95, 900, 900 is provided
for in the naval appropriation bill
agreed upon today by the house COM
mttee on naval affairs. The bill pro-
vides for an additional battleship of
the type agreed upon in the naval APP
preparation bill of last year. 1t also
makes provision for two torpedo boat
destroyers and approprates $4,000, 900
for submarines. This 81, 900, 900 is ad
ditional to the 81 900, 600 for subma-
rnes provided in the bin of last year,
which has not yet been expended. Pro-
vision is made for about 1900 addi-
tional sailors and 900 marines.
The new battleship provided for in
the bill is to be sister ship of the
monster authorized by congress last
year, which, the bill required, should
be ''first-class battleship carrying as
heavy armor and as powerful armament
as any known vessel of its class, to
have the highest practicable speed and
greatest practicable radius of action"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
CROPS CAUSED SHORTAGE.
Railroads Had So Much Traffic They
Gould Not Carry Coal.

Washington, Jan. %. - Representa-
tive Marshal, of North Dakota, in an
interview tonight declared that while
there is a shortage of fuel at some
points in North Dakota and danger of
shortage at other points, growing pri-
marily out of the so-called car shortage,
and later of an unusual snow storm,
North Dakota is in no need of financial
assistance.
''The shortage of cars" he said,
'grew out largely of the enormous crops
raised throughout the state and through
the expansion of business far beyond
all ordinary limits, which literally
swamped the railroads, not only with
products going out of the state, but also
with merchandise and materials COM
ing in. In an attempt to handle this
tremendous volume of traffic, the rail-
way companies were grossly negligent
in relation to the fuel supply, so our
great prosperity is the real cause oJ our
temporary embarrassed condition. 1t
is not financial shortage, but rail
road shortage which embarrasses the
people of the state at this time"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
HAVE TO BRIBE SWlTCHMEN
San Francisco Shippers Pay to Get
Freight Cars.

San Francisco. Jan. 2S.-The Bulle-
tin today publishes story to the effect
that when Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Lane arrives here this week
to investigate the relations between the
railroads and shippers, he will find
conditions very similar to those at Sc
attic with respect to the "tipping'
system, resorted to by shippers and
warehouse men, in order to get their
cars.
According to the Bulletins informa-
ton, the practice has been followed at
the Oakland yards for some time, and
merchants have found that, in order to
get their cars to the warehouses they
have to "tip" the switchmen in the
yards.
At the office of General Manager Cal
vim, of the Southern Pacific company,
today, it was admitted that this is be-
ing done, but it was stated that the
fault lay with the merchants them
selves, who, of their own volition, re-
sort to this practice i'll order to get
speedy delivery. 1t was with the APP
proval Of the company.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
LAGUNA DAM ENDANGERED.
Rio Colorado Threatening to Destroy
Irrigation Project.

Los Angeles, Jan. 30. - The Times
this morning says: If the Rio Colo
RADIO should not be forced to return to
it's old channel and remain there, the
Laguna dam, constructed by the United
States Reclamation service across the
river u miles above Yuma, will be de-
stroyed and the irrigation of hundreds Of
thousands of acres in Arizona, Califor-
MIA and Mexico will be impossible.
The Laguna dam is unique in that
the danger threatening its existence
turks below instead of above the sur
face. During the past three years, the
Colorado, instead of repairing its
breaks by salt deposits, has cut them
wider and deeper, and it has formed a
gorge 60 feet deep and 800 feet wide
through the cultivated lands of the
Imperial valley. During the period of
the highest food it cut back at the rate
Of a third Of mile day. The Laguna
dam is said to have cost about $4,000
OQD
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Will Make Stevens Chairman.

Washington, Jan. %. - Announce
ment was made today at the War de-
partment that the offices of chairman
and chief engineer of the Isthmian
Canal commission would be combined,
and that Mr.. Stevens, the chief engi-
neer, would be given the appointment,
the understanding being that he will
maintain a residence upon the isthmus.
Secretary Taft today announced his pur-
pose of filling the four vacancies exist
ing upon the Isthmian Canal commits
sion by the appointment of some bu-
reau chiefs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
MESSAGE ON CARS.
President Will Urge Passsge.of Laws
to Cure Shortage.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The car short
age question was considered at the
White House today during conference
participated in by the president, Secre-
tary Root, Secretary Taft, Postmaster
General Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary
Bacon, Chairman Knapp, of the Inter
state Commerce commission, and Com
missioner of Corporations Garfield. The
president has announced his intention
of sending to congress a special mes
sage urging legislation of a remedial
character to meet car shortage emergen-
cies like those existing.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has submitted certain principles which
the members think should form the
basis of any legislation to be recon-
mended on that subject to congress,
and if these meet the views of the
president, they will be submitted to
that body. The presidents decision is
one of the results of the recent Chicago
reciprocal demurrage convention, and
of the very general complaint which
has been made to the Interstate Com
merce commission of a shortage in the
car carrying equipment OF the country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
POWERFUL CENSORSHIP.
Proposed to Give Postal Authorities
Control Of Newspapers.

Washington, Jan. 20. - The bill OF
the Joint Postal commission, just COM
pleted, if enacted into law, would Gre
ate press censorship in the hands of
government employees to determine
what information the reading public
wants, and extend a paternalistic
guardianship over the counting room
by limiting the amount of advertising
and specifying just how it shall be
printed in the pages Of daily newspa-
pers.
The Joint commission started work
on the hypothesis that second class
mail matter is carried at loss to the
government, and does not pay its pro-
portionate share in revenue. One OF
the main results of its pondering is
the discovery that the newspaper, es-
pecially the Sunday edition, has eX-
banded too much in the direction of the
magazine The members of the COM
mission avow that the miscellaneous
matter contained in the Sunday issue
of newspaper lacks the equality to
make it socially and educationally val
liable" They would reform every
thing by abolishing the Sunday supple
ment or else make it SO inOcuOus that
nobody would care to read it.
A glance at the above provisions OF
the bill will fully convince any one OF
the radical nature of the law the com
mission proposes. 1t would limit the
amount of advertising; it would elimi-
nate all legitimate advertising matter
from supplements, and it would pre-
vent the publication in the supple
ments of all fiction. of all matter Of
general and useful information regard
ing the affairs of the world, and make
the supplement merely an overflow for
the news of the main sheet.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
BLEEDING NORTH DAKOTA NOW
Northern State, Hungry and Cold,
Wrests Title From Kansas.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Conditions
arising from shortage of fuel and Of
food supplies continue to be bad in por-
tions of North Dakota, according to
dispatches received at the Interstate
Commerce commission. At the same
time other dispatches show the rail
roads are making efforts to reach the
places suffering from the want of these
necessities of life. Mayor James j.
Dougherty, at Park River, n. D., COM
plains that the Great Northern railroad
is not making any effort to move trains
over the lines reaching there. The
city is entirely out of coal. There has
been no mail for six days. The weather
is fine. Prompt action, the mayor
urges, should be taken to compel the
delivery of fuel and mail.
a dispatch from Sherwood, n. D.,
dated January 26, says the place is en-
tirely without fuel of any kind Three
cars of coal for Sherwood, it is assert
ed, We're confscated at Mohalt. There
has been no train for week. AS pro-
visions are low, the situation is report
ed alarming.
Under yesterdays date dispatch
from Milton, n. d., says that two cars
of soft coal have arrived, but no mail
train as yet. From President Hill, Of
the Great Northern, a dispatch was re-
ceived from st. Paul, dated January 26,
saying that two freight trains with Il
cars of coal got through Thursday on
the line reaching Hannah, one of the
places suffering from a lack of coal
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Sent Many Goods to Cuba.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Never before
in the history Of United States COM
merce with Cuba was the export trade
of this country to that island so great
as during the past calendar year.
American importations from that re-
public are considerably below that for
the preceding year. The total exports
from this country to Cuba were valued
at s46, 49l ,944, which is more than $2,-
600. 900 over the expectations for 1905
The irnportations from Cuba were val
ued at s85 ,055, 295, showing falling
off Of about 10000, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS

ana, addressing the senate today on his
bill to prohibit the transportation in
interstate commerce of the products of
child labor, declared that the census
shows that nearly 100000 child
bread winners under Is years of age
are now at work.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill, which was
reported to the house today by the
committee on rivers and harboIs, car
ries an appropriation aggregating $685.
466, 1888. OF this sum $34 ,60l ,6l2 is
appropriated in cash, to be available
between July l, 1907, and July l, 1908,
and $4S, 1874, 256 is authorized for con-
tinuing contracts, no time limit being
fixed as to when it shall be expended.
The bill will probably not be consd-
cred by the house until next Monday.
This bill is record breaker in size,
exceeding by many millions the amount
allowed for river and harbor improve
ments in any previous congress.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
MERGER HAS
BEEN PROVEN
Commerce Commission Is Satisfied
With Portland Hearing.
Attorney for Commission Says Al
That Was Sought To Be Estab-
lshed Has Been Proven-Govern-
ment Brings Out Facts Reg arding
Hartman Combine.

Portland, Jan. 26.-After showing
conclusively that competition was de-
stroyed by the merger of the Hartman
lines in this state, G.. A. Severance an
nounced at the close of the Interstate
Commerce commission investigation
yesterday afternoon that he would call
no more witnesses here, as the facts he
came to show had been admitted by
the testimony of railroad officials.
Commissioner Franklin X. Lane then
adjourned the session to meet IN san
Francisco next Tuesday, where X. +.
Schwerin, general manager OF the IA
citic Mail Steamship company, ana
other Hartman officials will be placed
on the stand.
BY the statement OF Mr.. Severance
to Commissioner Lane, the sessions
in Portland have been eminently salts
factory to the commissions attorney.
Witnesses examined yesterday testl-
fed that the year 1901 was an unfortu-
nate one for Oregon. Then it was that
the o. X. & n. and Southern Pacific
were merged under one management
and the service offered on both roads
was impaired. Officials at the head of
the system had an eye single to big
earnings and a minimum Of expendl-
ture. The service suffered, alternative
routes for shippers were denied, and
the roads in possession of the territory
were amenable to none for business.
Shippers said both rail and water
lines have deprecated since the merger,
there has not been disposition to ex-
tend into new territory and the entire
Central Oregon region has been effectu-
ally bottled up.
Railroad officials who serve as the
head of allied roads and who there
maintain there is competition between
them, when, as a matter OF fact they
work together as two partners in one
business, were grilled yesterday by At
torpey Severance.
Witnesses maintained that rates
showing rank discrimination have been
put into effect ON ties to California,
whose object is to harass the Gould sys-
tenn. Others said the passenger service
between Portland and Omaha is abom-
Unable, and is due to the merger OF for
merly competing ines, while the steam
er service to Califrnia of Of the lIarr-
man companies is worse than it has
been for 20 years.
While Attorney Cotton was at his
best in stemming the tide of adverse
testimony and never showed his adroit-
ness to better advantage, the facts
brought out were strongly against the
Hartman interests.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Fight for Pension Agencies.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Representa-
tive Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, stated
today that he intends to organize fight
against the abolition of nine of the IS
pension agencies of the United States.
The house committee on appropriations
has reported a bill appropriating for
only nine of the present agencies, and
the members of the committee defend
the action on the ground of economy.
Daizell says it would be far more eco
nomical to pay all pensions from Wash
ington, and will take the stand that all
the present agencies should go.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
McCaskin to Be Major General.

Washington, Jan. 23.-It is semi
officially announced that Brigadier Gen
eral William McCaskin, commanding
the department of Texas, will be pro-
NOTED to the grade of major general on
the statutory retirement April IA next
of Major General James F. wade. The
present understanding is that Colonel
Charles B. Hall, Thirteenth infantry,
in command of the infantry and cavalry
school at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., will
be appointed to the vacancy in the list
of brigadier generals, which will occur
early in March.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Not After Governors Scalp.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-No advices
have been received at the State depart
ment confirming the report that Gov
ernor Swettenham of Jamaica will re-
sign because u his clash with Rear
Admiral Davis. 1t was stated posi-
lively today that no representations
have been made by this government to
Great Britain asking for the resignation
of the governor. In fact, a high official
said that the resignation of the governor
would be regretted, as many people
might think that he had been forced out
through the efforts of the United States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Thursday, January pa.

Washington, Jan. "a. - The session
OF the senate today was held entirely
with reference to the death of Mr.
Alger. Dr. Edward Everett Hale de-
livered special prayer, and after the
reading of the journal Of yesterday was
completed Senator Burrows presented
resolutions expressing regret and sorrow
at the sudden death and providing for
a special committee of II senators to
represent the senate at the funeral in
this city and attend the body to De-
troit. The resolutions were agreed to,
and on motion OF Senator Burrows the
senate at 1917 adjourned as further
mark OF respect.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Central Russia AZ Below.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 25.- Reports of
heavy loss of life and great suffering on
account of the cold are arriving from
Akmolinsk steppes, Central Russia,
with which communication was inter-
rupted. During the recent blizzard the
temperature fell to AZ below zero. Fiji
teen bodies were recovered in one day
in the vicinity of the village of
Akomli. Thousands of cattle perished.
The winter grain crop is killed in Mid
die Russia, the snowfall being light.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Gold Production Increases.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The Geologi-
cal survey announced today the total
production of gold and silver in the
United States for 1905, aggregating CO.
365 ,342 fine ounces, with valuation of
1922, ,4O2,6.6. Production of gold ag-
gregated 4 4.265, ZAP fine ounces, valued
at sS8, $50, 700, an increase of $7,716
over the previous year. Total produc-
tion of silver was 56, 1O1 800 fine ounc-
es, valued at s34 ,22l $40, a decrease of
,581 200 ounces in actual output.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Contract Goes to oliver.

Washington, Jan. 20. - Following a
conference at the White House it was
officially announced that the contract
for building the Panama canal would
be awarded 10 William d. oliver,
who, with Anson NJ. Bangs, was the
lowest bidder in the recent competition,
provided that within the next ten days
he and his associates, with at least two
indenendent contractors shall cover the
entire field Of the work to be performed
under the contract.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Wednesday, January 23

Washington, Jan. %. - The senate
today accepted the proposition OF the
house of representatives to increase the
salaries of senator's, representatives and
territorial delegates to $500 annually
and those of the vice president the
speaker of the house and members of
the presidents cabinet to $4,000.
This action was taken by vote Of SO
to q and followed discussion of near
ly three hours.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of Indi-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
AppeaI for Federal Aid.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The coal fam
inc in North Dakota has become so seri
GUS that Senator Hansbrough conferred
today with the president to see if Fed
eral means cannot be found to relieve
the situation. Telegrams appealing for
relief we're laid before the Interstate
Commerce commission by Senator Hans
brough today. The commissioners have
called the attention of the railroads to
the renewed complaints and relief is
expected.