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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-15

Mrs. Gertrude Mason of Pleasant
street.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of Epworth VI. E. Church
held monthly meeting inithe church
parlors, Thursday afternoon and gave
an Interesting program. The topic
was "Evangelistic Missions"
Devotional services were conducted
lby Mrs. e. 70. Mealey and roll call
was answered with Reasons for
Thanksgiving. Mrs Grace Sifritt
read the first chapter of the text
book and the program was closed with
q reading by Mrs. r.. C. Smith on
the subject, Changed Hearts and
Lives.
The next meeting will be held the
second Thursday of December.
| Al the home on Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., Miss Grace Range entertained a
party of friends at an oyster supper
Wednesday evening. After supper
the remainder Of the evening was
spent socially. An old fashioned
taffy pull was feature of the occa-
sion.
The guests We're: Clara Gibson,
Hazel Bridge, Maud Roberts. Iva
Bridge Hazel Cowan, Clara Bridge,
Ruth Cowen and Clyde Gibson, Jesse
Roberts, Harvey Range and Walter
lsycks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-15

So 90 shoes--Beatty 6 Long. any
Gather.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-15
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggist refund money it
it fails to cmc. f. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 25c.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT ON,
Wallowa Anxious to Contest Honors
With Town Of Enterprise.

Wallowa-The Wallowa CONNER.
cial Club has voted unanimously for
the beginning of a county seat fight.
John Mcdonald, S. 7. Combs and DR..
G. w. Gregg were appointed a com
mittee on finance, while G. T. Nc
Daniel, Mayor j. p. Morelock and
Councilman Edgar Marvin will ar
range for the circulation of petitions
to secure the vote next June. The
meeting was we'll attended and the
promise of support from Joseph was
officially announced.
The county seat is now at Enter
prise and much dissatisfaction has
been manifest for the past year. The
county owns no public buildings and
is practically in the position of new
county. The vote to be taken next
June will decide the location of the
county seat definitely, and every eff
fort possible will be put forth on
each side.
The aspirations of Wallowa have
long been growing and have at
length taken form. The struggle
was provoked by the action of resi-
dents of Enterprise a week ago in
attempting to get the county court
to build a courthouse. Their offer
was a site and $1,000 cash bonus
for $4,000 courthouse. The
county court tabled the proposal in
definitely, pending the action of the
voters at the next election. The
strength of the two towns is almost
evenly divided with large element
in the county as yet very uncertain.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
ADD NEW TRAIN.
Southern Pacific Will Inaugurate New
Express Service.

Portland, Aug. chairman off,
cials, both in Portland and San Fran
cisco, are seriously considering placing
a special mai and express train on the
Portland San Francisco run. Il is ex-
pected that decision will be reached
in few days. Railroad officials are
inclined to think the additional service
is assured, although the train will have
to be officially ordered by General Man
ager Calvin from the San Francisco
office.
The proposed new train will be re-
served exclusively for handling mail
and express, and is being considered as
an expedient for relieving existing con-
gested conditions, which, it is said, are
responsible largely for the unsatisfac-
tory passenger service on this branch
of the Southern Pacific. This special
will carry no passengers.
The express business on this line has
increased to an extent that it is impos-
sible to handle it with the facilities
that are now provided in the passenger
trains and at the same time make
schedule time with these trains. By
combining both the express and mail
business and handling it with special
train, the railroad officials figure that
it will be possible to operate its passen-
ger trains on schedule time, since it is
the discharging ard receiving of ex-
press that invariably delays trains.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
SECOND HEARING BEGUN.
Federal Courts Continue Inyes tigation
of Standard

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The prepara-
tiOns for the second federal investi-
cations of the relations between the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
and the Chicago G. Alton Railroad
ordered by Judge Lands of the
United States District Court on Sat
urday, will begin tomorrow. The call
for the special grand Jury will be
issued and United States District At
tOrney Sims will go over all the evil
dence presented at the recent trial
of the Standard Oil Company, which
resulted in conviction and a fine of
$29, ,240, 900, and will select the wit
nesses to be subpoenaed. 1t de-
velOped that the reason for haste in
this investigation is that the statute
of limitations is running against the
government, and because of it the
Chicago & Alton will escape rein
dictment on between 80 and 100
counts of the ,462 on which the
Standard Oil Company was con-
victed.
This statute of limitations bars
prosecution on offenses committed
more than three years before indct-
ment. Many of the shipments on
which the Standard Oil Company
was convicted of accepting rebates
occurred between September, 1903,
and August, 1904. When the grand
jury convenes on August IA, a few
days will suffice to present the evil
dence against the Alton.
The jury will consider infractions
Of the Elkins Law occurring from
August, 1904, until March, 1905.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Transport Breaks Down.

San Francisco, Aug. 6-The trans
port Warren, which left Saturday
with large contingent of troops and
passengers, was compelled by q
breakdown of machinery to put back
She had hardly got outside the bay
when the officers in the engine-room
noticed that her machinery was not
working as it ought. Chief Engineer
Donnelly, of the Army Transport De-
partment, made an exhaustive ex-
animation of the Warren's machin-
cry and is in hopes that new con-
denser tubes can be installed by
Tuesday.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
NAVAL OFFICERS
SCENT WAR NEAR
Movement of Fleet to Pacific Will Be
Immediate Cause.
Official Announcement That Battle
ships Will Come to Pacific Causes
Visions of Promotion to Dance
Before Seadogs' Eyes-Hoodlums
Will Become Bold.

Washington, Aug. 3.-There was
much jubilation on the pait of naval
officers today over the specific and un-
qualified announcement at Oyster Bay
that the battleships of the Atlantic fleet
will be sent to the Pacific. Until this
statement was made by authority of
President Roosevelt there was grow
ing feeling on the part of naval officers
that these vessels would not be sent
around Cape Horn.
One of the most substantial officers
of the navy believes that the sending of
! these battleships to the California coast
will cause so much irritation that war
between the United States and Japan
will be the result. They are already
figuring on promotions, as history has
shown that advancement in the naval
service is much more rapid during war
than in peace.
All naval officers are forbidden to
discuss international questions fer pub
lication, but privately they do not hesi-
tate to declare that they believe that as
soon as the Atlantic fleet starts on its
long voyage to the Pacific the japanese
government will send one of its fleets
to the coast of California or to the At
lantic coast.
They declare that the presence of the
battleships of Admiral Evans on the
Pacific will cause the people in that
part of the country to become more
bold in their attacks on the japanese.
This, they say, will cause irritation,
which they fear will lead to serious
cOnsauuancas
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, soc; bluestem, SIC
valley, SOC; red, 7Sc
Oats-No. l white, $25; gray
nominal.
Barley-Feed, $21 .5O@22 per ton
brewing, nominal; rolled, $29.50@
"a so.
Corn-Whole, $2s; cracked, s2s per
ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $17@
IS per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$21@23; clover, 50; cheat, 5000;
grain hay, s9@1O; alfalfa, $la@14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27R @3Oc
per pound.
Poultry-Average old hens, 12k a.
19c per pound; mixed chickens, 125c;
spring chickens, 15@16c; old roosters,
S@9c; dressed chickens, 16@17c; tur-
keys, live, 12@15c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, S@11c;
ducks, S@14c.
Eggs-French ranch, candled. 22@
23c per dozen.
Fruits-Cherries, S@121ac pound;
apples, $1.5O@2.25 per box; Spitzen-
bergs, $3.50 per box; cantaloupes.
$2.5O@3.50 per crate peaches, coca
$1.25 per crate; raspberries, $1.25@
1.50 per crate; blackberris, 5@7c
per pound; loganberries, 81 per crate;
a pricots, 81 .50@2 per crate.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.75 per sack;
carrots. 50 per sack; beets, 81 per
sack; asparagus, 1Oc per pound; beans,
3@5c per pound; cabbage, 216c per
pound; celery, sl.25 per dozen; corn,
25@35c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c@$1
per box; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen;
onions, 15@2Oc per dozen; peas, 495c
per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen;
$l@1 .25 per crate.
Potatoes-New, 11a@2c per pound.
Veal-Dressed, 5k@S1Rc per pound.
Beef-Dressed bulls, 3R@4c per
pound; cows, 6@6hc; country steers,
,H@7c.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, S@9c per
pound; ordinary, 5@7c; spring lambs,
'@91 nc per pound. !
PoIk-Dressed, 6@sHc per pound.
Hops-6@71ac per pound, according
o quality.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
6@22c per pound, according to shrink
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine 1
less; mohair choice, 10000 pound. {
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Eight Injured in Elevator.

Cincinnati, Aug. "a peculiar
accident on an elevator in the
Power building, at Eighth and Syca-
more streets, last evening, seriously
injured eight persons. The car was
running by electricity and a broken
connection in a switchboard extin-
guished the lights and took from the
operator the power to control the
car. AS result the crowd reached
the bottom in safety, although in
darkness, and then, by a sudden re-
newal of power, the elevator went to
the top of the shaft so rapidly that
the balancing weights were thrown
off and in falling struck several pas
sengers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Fires Rage in Foothills.

Visalia, Cal, Aug. "a disas-
trous fire has ragged all day along
the foothills ten miles east of this
city. The territory devastated will
probably amount to rs or 100
square miles. The entire population
is fighting the fire and reports re-
ceived are very meager. From here
the flames could be seen late at
night, climbing the low-lying hills,
apparently still beyond control. A
number of barns and outbuildings
have been consumed, as well as
many stacks of hay and grain, be-
sides thousands of acres of wild feed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Fund for Maintenance OnIy.

Salem - Attorney-General Craw-
ford has given an opinion to the
State Board of Normal School Re-
gents that the appropriation for nor
mails could only be expended for
maintenance and repairs, and no part
of the money could be utilized for
the construction of new buildings.
This is for the especial benefit of
President Mulkey, of the Ashland
normal, who urged the immediate
need of some new buildings to ac-
cOmmodate the growth and demands
of that institution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
England Gobbles Island.

Port Arthur, Ont, Aug. Cap
tain S. c. Young returned from Isle
Royale in Lake Superior, where he
was successful in planting the Brit
ish flag, meeting with no opposition
When asked why he had made his
expedition, he said it was for the
purpose of opening correspondence
between Ottawa and Washington,
which would show that great injus-
tice had been done Canada by the
agreement which gave Isle Royale to
the United States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
REPORT ON STANDARD OIL CO.
Commission on Corpora ions Says Il
Uses Worst Of Methods.

| Washington, Aug. 5.--Significant
revelations are made public in re-
port submitted to President Roose-
welt by Herbert Knox Smith, Com,
missioner of Corporations, concern,
| ing the operations of the Standard
Oil Company.
! In a previous report the ways and
methods of the Standard were eX-
! planned. The present report sets
forth the results of these methods
and the effect they have had on the
consumption of oil and on the profits
of the Standard Oil Company. Com
missioner Smith says:
The Standard Oil Company is re-
sponsible for the course of prices of
petroleum and its products during
the last 25 years. The Standard has
consistently used its power to raise
the price of oil during the last ten
years, not only absolutely but also
relatively to the cost of crude OIL"
The Standard has claimed that it
has reduced the price of OIL that it
has been a benefit to the consumer; !;
and that only great combination
like the Standard could have fur
nished oil at the prices that have
prevailed.
Each one of these claims" says
Commissioner Smith, lis disproved
by this report"
The increase in annual profits of
the Standard Oil Company from
1896 to 1904 was over 100000.
The report says:
The total dividends received by
hn 70, -
We're 1851, ,S22,124, thus averaging
24.15 per cent year. The dividends
however, were much less than the
total earnings. 1t is substantially
certain that the entire net earnings
of the Standard from 1882 to 10
were at least 100000 and pos
sibly much more.
"These enormous profits have
been based on an investment worth
at the time of its original acquisition
not more than 100000"
The report of Commissioner Smith
shows that the Standard Oil Com
pany is responsible for petroleum
prices for the past quarter of CEN
tury because this company has con-
trolled the industry. The report
shows the price history of oil pro-
ducts since 1866, or practically since
the beginning of the industry. This
gives an opportunity to compare the
course of prices during the earlier
period with the course
of prices during the later monopolis-
tic period. 1t also shows that prices
would have been lower during this
later period under normal competi-
tive conditions and in the absence of
any such overshadOwing combination
as has actually existed.
These prices show directly the eff
feet that the existence of this com
bination has had upon the consumer
and also the results that have ac-
;rued to the combination itself by
way of profits. Just conclusion can
hus be drawn of the way the Stand
ird Oil has used its great industrial
)ower.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
New Buildings for Corvallis.

Salem-At a special meeting OF
the State Board of Education, the
contract for the building of the new
Mechanics Hall in connection with
the Agricultural College at Corvallis
was awarded to A. f. Peterson, of
Portland, for $37,363, and for the
steam-heating plant for the same
building to Gardner, Kendall & Co.,
of Portland, for $3,525. These were
the lowest bids offered. Each sue
cessful bidder must furnish a bond
in the sum of SO per cent of the
amount of the respective contracts
and the building must be completed
and ready for occupancy on or be-
fore February l of next year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Sultan's Army Vanduished

Tangier, Aug. 5.-Reports from
Tetuan say that mountain tribesmen
last night attacked and vanquished
the government forces under General
Bagdadi, the chief of the Sultan's
army, who is conducting the opera
tions against the bandit Raisuli. Sew
eral Caids are among the killed
General Bagdadi had his leg broken.
There is no truth in the report that
a bank at Casa Blanca had been pill
laged, and the story that the SER
wants of the British consular agent
at Elksar had been murdered is dis
credited
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
More Excuse for Increase,

Pendleton-Will Moore, manager
for the Pacific Coast Elevator Com
pany, says, regarding the advance
in warehouse charges: THE ware
house charges, even with the so per
cent advance, will still be SO moder-
ate as to afford the grain brokers
but little hope of getting in the same
financial class with the farmers. Ac-
cOrding to the statement of Mr..
Moore, the advance in the charges
will mean just threefourths of a
cent a bushel to the farmers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Heinze Buys Mine and SmeIter.

Basin, Mont, Aug. 3.-Repre-
senting F. Augustus Heinze, w. A..
Kidney purchased at sheriff's sale
here the property of the Basin Bay
state Mining Company, including
the famous Katie mine, his million
dollar concentration, a smelter, va
rious other mining claims and placer
locations along the Boulder River
for 1892, ,S64.71. This was the
smelter used by Mr.. Heinze under
lease after the destruction of his
Butte plant by fire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Land Sales Drop.

Salem-The total amount of col
lections for the sale of school, tide
and swamp land, interest on certifi-
Gates, etc, in the State Land De-
partment for the month of July, as
shown by the statement issued l.
Clerk G. G. Brown, of the State Land
Board, was $47,7S5.37, which is a
considerable falling off from the
volume of business conducted last
month, when the receipts reached a
total of over 100000. This latter,
however, was due to the transactions
incident to the cancellation and re-
purchasing of certificates resulting
from the land fraud Investigations.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Railroad Not to Blame.

Salem-According to the reply of
Superintendent l.. R. Fields, inclos-
ing statement from Station Agent
William Merriman, of Portland, an
swering the complaint of J. A. Nc
Donald, of McMinnville, who repre-
sented to the Railroad Commission
that he was unable to get a carload
of sand shipped from Portland to Nc
Minnville, the blame for the non-ar-
rival of the car was due to the Cen
trail Sand Company. of Portland,
who failed to load the car delivered
them for the sand, which, at last re-
ports, was standing empty on the
siding.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Virginia Roads Give II Un.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 5.-Shortly
before midnight the state officials re-
ceived a telegram from the attorney
of the Virginia railroads to the effect
that the 2-cent rate would be put
into effect on or before October / , on
condition that the matter should be
taken to the courts for a final deci-
sion as to its legality.
The statement given out by the
railroads is that they have deter
mined to give in to the people and
to end the conflict.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Railroad Laborers Scarce.

Huntington-Work on the North
west Railroad is progressing slowly
owing to the scarcity of men, who
prefer to work in the harvest fields,
greatly to the inconvenience of the
railroad contractors. Work will be-
gin next week of laying rails and
putting in culverts of iron pipes in
the large gulches leading from the
mountain sides. This means a great
saving of time and money to the con-
tractors, who now have to haul their
supplies 40 and SO miles by wagon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Wind Shakes Prune Trees.

Albany-The strange wind storm
which swept this part of the state
last night played the strange freak
of relieving prune-growers of the
necessity of shaking their trees to
thin out the yield. Many bushels of
prunes were shaken off the trees by
the wind and the growers are thus
saved considerable labor and eX-
pense as many were planning to
shake their trees this week Per-
haps few more prunes were shaken
down than the growers would have
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Bids for New Mail Route

Baker City-Postmaster Lachner
has received orders from Washing
ton instructing him to advertise for
bids for a stage line to operate from
Baker City to Unity and Hereford,
on Burnt River, a distance of about
40 miles.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Tramos lnfest LaGrande.

La Grande-The town is overrun
with hoboes and many thefts, some
of considerable magnitude, have been
committed Nineteen tramps were
run out a couple of days ago, among
whom was c. J. Dent, locally known
as "the Portland Prince" He has
often been in the city Jail and boasts
of having done up" Portland Of
ficer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Claskamas Furm Brings $I6, 900.

Oregon City-RObert J. Brown,
one of the potato kings of New Era,
has sold his 27O-acre farm l " miles
east of New Era, to G. E. Pottratz,
of Marion county, for $4,000, or
nearly $50 per acre, and the pur-
chaser has taken immediate posses
sion. Mr.. Brown will remain in
Clackamas county and purchase a
smaller farm.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Survey Route to L.akeview.

klamath Falls-A crew of survey
ors under Chief Engineer Journey
has pitched camp just east of this
city and has begun work on a rail-
road survey to Lakeview. The en-
gineers say the purpose of the sur
vey is to determine a route from this
city into Lake county. The men are
in the employ of the Southern Paci-
fic Company.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Trains to Wallowa Soon.

Elgin-It is conservatively esti-
mated by engineers who have been
over the grade that trains will be
running from Elgin to Wallowa over
the Wallowa extension of the o. r.
& n in so days. The grade is prac-
tically completed and the work of
laying the track is being rushed with
all possible speed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Short Crop About Lebanon.

Lebanon-The first threshers in
Linn county started up a few days
ago on this years crop of grain. The
yield will not be up to the average.
The hay crop in Linn county is also
short this year and the prevailing
price for good hay is higher than
for years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08

Oregon City-Forty thousand dol
lars has been paid for the Oswego
farm of Albert Walling and Presley
Jarrisch. The place is practically
all under cultivation and embraces
about 200 acres, bringing an average
of 5000 per acre. This is believed
to be the largest price ever paid for
Clackamas County farm property.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
John D. is NOT Worried

Cleveland, o., Aug. 5.-John d.
Rock kefeller gives no indication in
public at least, that the decision of
Judge Lands, filming the Standard
Oil Company the limit, affected him
in the slightest. AS far as appear
ances go, the magnate has not given
the matter a thought.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Coin Design His Last Work.

New York, Aug. 5.-Through a
letter from President Roosevelt,
made public. it was learned that
Augustus st. Gaudens, the famous
American sculptor, who died, had de-
signed the new gold coins which are
now being completed. This design
is probably the last completed work
that left the hands of the sculptor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Bind MCGEE Over for Perjury.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. 3.-Dr. /. L.
McGee, of Wallace was bound over
by Probate Judge Leonard Thurs
day to answer the charge OF per-
jury lodged against him because of
certain testimony given by him in
the Haywood trial.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
Heavy Hay and Grain Yields.

La Grande-The Amalgamated
Sugar Company has begun harvest
ing the hay and grain on it's differ
ent farms. They have 225 men and
75 teams at work. The crop yields
are heavy.