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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
GATHERING DATA ON CARS.
Commissioner Campbell to Ask Ship
pers for Many Details.

Salem-One Of the important under
takings of the Oregon Railroad commits
sion is the collection OF accurate infor-
nation regarding the shipment of pro-
duce in carload lots. Commissioner
Campbell is now arranging with the
lumber companies to have them report
to the commission every application for
casr, the number and kind, the date of
application, and the date the cars were
furnished; the date loaded, started
from the shipping point and the desti-
nation. The commission will also ar
range to learn when the cars reach the
consignees and when they are unloaded.
Information will be gathered also con-
cerning shipments of other products
than lumber. The purpose is to place
in the hands of the commission figures
which will enable it to act intelligently
upon controversies that are likely to
arise in the future. The reports will
show tc what extent the car shortage
is due to scarcity of equipment, delay
in loading, delay in shipping and de-
lay in unloading.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
TIED UP BY LEGAL POINTS.
lroquois Theater Trial Blocked From
Reaching Jury.

Danville, H., March S.-The trial OF
Will J. Davis, charged with man.
slaughter on account of the fire in the
Iroquois theater in Chicago in 1908, is
now at a standstill so far as evidence is
concerned and promises to bo tied up
in the courts indefinitely on legal
points.
When these points have been passed
to the court, more of vital Importance
will be submitted. The defense offers
to admit the facts. The prosecution
denies its right to do so.
Counsel representing the state said it
would be shown that the theater was
incomplete when opened and unfinish-
ed at the time of the fire, and that Mr..
Davis knowingly violated the ordinance
relating to safety in public playhouses.
The defense moved that the prosecu-
tion be required to introduce the ordi-
nance in question, the theory being
that, should the court hold the ordi-
nance invalid, there would have been
no law for Davis to violate.
The court set Friday for hearing the
argument.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
BULLETINS ARE
REASSURING
Sen of President Fights for Mastery
of Disease.
Physicians, After Conference, Say His
Condition is Encouraging - Not
wishstandng the Serious Condition
of His Son, Roosevelt Attends to
Business as Usual.

Washington, March 9.-Archie Roose-
welt rested we'll last night and the at
tending physicians are hopeful of his
recovery. Dr.. Alexander Lambert, who
was summoned from New York to take
charge of the case, has informed the
president that. while the patients con-
dition is encouraging, he is not yet out
of danger.
A consultation was held at the White
House. 1t was attended by DR.. Lam
bert, Surgeon General Rixey and AS
sistant Surgeons Kirby, Braisted and j.
G. Pryor, of the navy. at 1920 DR..
Lamb .rt gave out this bulletin:
"The patient is resting comfortably
No complication has developed since
Thursday, and his condition is as good
as could be expected at this stage of the
disease"
An earlier bulletin issued by Secre-
tary Loeb also was OF a reassuring ma
ture.
1t vas stated at the White House
that DR.. Lambert will not leave Wash
ington until he is satisfied that Archie
is out of danger.
Notwithstanding the serious condi-
tion of his son the president was in his
office transacting business at the usual
hour yesterday morning, and the usual
Friday cabinet meeting was held.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
JAPANESE sPIEs:ABOUNO.
Military Engineer Dies in Mexico
Hundreds Struggled In.

Guadalajara, Mex, March S.-One
of the japanese who deserted the con-
struction camps OF the Mexican Central
railroad died a few days ago, at the
Santo Domingo mine. of the Ampara
Mining company, in the ETHAN dis
trict, of this state. His papers were
turned over to the general manager of
the company and it was found he was a
military engineer i'll the employ of the
japanese government. Before his death
the japanese engineer stated that he
was on his way to the United States.
OF the l, 400 japanese landed in the
last three months for work on the Mex
lean Central, only 250 remain. The
others deserted and many of them
are now in the United States.
One of the interpreters of the Japan
ese workmen was correspondent of one
of the leading Toxic newspapers during
the war with Russia. Another is the
son of high government official in
TOkiO
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
OREGON LEGISLATIVE PRO-
CEEDINGS IN BREV|TY

II. b. 338, Freeman-Authoriizng
sheriffs to replace lost tax deeds.
II. b. 3444, Perkins-Allowing coun-
ty fruit inspectors actual travelling ex-
penses.
Among the more important bills
which were vetoed by the governor are:
The apppriation bill for Drain and
Monmouth schools. This action was
taken on the ground that each school
should have been provided for by an
Independent bill, and the governor also
contends that the people do not want
four normals.
Senator Kays' bill providing for gar.
nishment Of wages of public employees
Johnson's road bill.
Representative Perkins bill permit
ting orchardists to kill birds which de-
stroy crops.
The measure by Beach providing for
voting machines.
BY Hodson, changing irrigation law.
Creating the Office of cheese, dairy
and creamery inspector.
Jackson's bill changing fishing laws.
Johnson's bill regarding inspection
of stock food.
Chapin's bill prohibiting partner
ships under assumed names.
All bills creating new district agri-
cultural societies or increasing appro-
priations for fairs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
HARTMAN TO HELP HILL.
Suggestion Of Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Lane.

Washington, March 9. 9.-Lumbermen
in the Puget Sound region have COM
planned to the Interstate Commerce
commission that they have been un-
able since January 20 to obtain trans
portation of their products to Eastern
points because of the stated inability of
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
citic railroads to handle the traffic.
Commissioner Lane, Of the Interstate
Commerce commission, has received
letters from lumbermen west OF the
Cascade mountains, saying that 1t Is
impossible for them to get their pro-
ducts to Missouri river points and ask
ing whether the commission cannot
afford some relief.
Mr.. Lane has suggested that they
can make a formal complaint to the
commission, requesting it to grant
them a through route from the Puget
Sound region via Portland, Or, over
the Northern Pacific railroad and
thence via the Oregon Short Line and
the Union Pacific to Missouri river
points.
The Great Northern and the North
ern Pacific admit that they cannot car
ry more than one-third Of the lumber
that is offered, but heretofore they have
refused to permit the Oregon Short
Line or the Union Pacific to make q
through route or a joint rate with
them. 1t is expected that the lumber
men will act on the suggestion of Mr.
Lane.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
WITHDRAWALS
ARE TOO LATE
Opinion of Prominent Timbermen on
Presidents Recent Order.
All of Best Land is Already Taken
Others Defend Presidents Policy
and Say His Action Will Put Stop
to Further Speculation in Timber
Lands.

Portland, March 7.-Opinions vary
as to the probable effect on the timber
and lumber industry of the state that
will result from the wholesale with
drawal from public entry of the addi-
tional 4 ,051 600 acres that have been
added to existing forest reserves by the
direction of President Roosevelt. Log
gers, timbermen and lumber mill oper-
ators, however, are very generally
agreed on one important fact, and that
is that any proceedings that may now
be taken towards protecting the timber
lands Of the state from further depreda-
tions Of spectators and land thieves
will be just about as effective as to
place the lock on the stable door after
the mare has been stolen, insofar as
furnishing protection to the present
timber growth of the state is concerned.
Practically every acre of merchanta-
BILE timber land not already included
within the forest reserves previous to
the presidents wholesale order was ac-
quired by timber land spectators or
private individuals as long as two years
ago." said local timber land dealer.
There is no prospect that the logging
and numbering industries will suffer
any serious setback on account Of the
enlarged forest reserves. Mr.. Mann,
of the firm of Mann & Montgomery,
however, fears that one evil will result
to the logging industry. He says it is
true individuals are placed on an equal
footing with corporations apd larger in
terests in purchasing from the govern
ment timber that is located on lands
within the reserves, but he says the
difficulty will be experienced by the
smaller dealer in getting the timber so
purchased off of the government land
and to market
81 believe President Roosevelt did
exactly right in withdrawing these
lands and in doing anything else that
will tend to protect the timber inter
ests of the s,ate,' said MI. Poulsen, OF
the Inman-Poulsen company. "Too
much of these lands has already been
gobbled up by timber land speculators,
and it is time that further speculation
along this line was stopped
'The withdrawal of these timber
lands" said John Pearson, of the
Western Timber company, "will only
hurt the timber speculator, who will
be practically put out of business. :"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
LIKE HIS PREDECESSORS.
Senators Defend Hermann-Ful ulton and
Meidrum Testify.

Washington, March cit developed
in the trial of Binger Hermann yes
terday that government officials make
a practice of keeping private letter press
copybooks and that they have all used
their discretion as to what should and
what should not go into their private
books. 1t was shown that it has like
wise been discretionary with officials to
take their private books with them
upon retirement or leave them behind,
as they saw fit. Senator Teller, of Col
orado, who was secretary of the interior
under President Arthur, testified that
he copied in his private letter books
many letters relating to matters be-
fore his department., and, when he re-
tired, he took the books with him and
no question was ever raised as to the
propriety of his action
Senator Carter, of Montana, who was
land commissioner in President Harri-
sons time, had more rigid ideas on the
subject, and left behind him all his
private letter books that contained let
ters relating to the business of his office.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
UrsuIine Nuns are Fined.

Nantes, France, March S.-A police
court Judge today inflicted fines of 1920
upon each of 27 Ursuline nuns and a
fine of S. upon the mother superior for
persistently refusing to quit their con-
vent in compliance with the law dis
persing religions communities. The
defendants pleaded that both the
grounds and the buildings themselves
belonged to the order, which had been
authorized to carry on educational
work. The prosecution, while not con-
testing this argument, insisted upon
obedience to the act of congregations.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
CORRECT TO THE DOLLAR.
Experts Count of Money Fails to Ac-
count for Missing $l73, 900.

Chicago, March 6.--Any possibility
that the missing $4,000 from the
local subtreasury might have been mis-
laid with the currency on hand was
eliminated today, when the four ex-
perts from the United States treasury
at Washington counted the last OF the
paper money in the vaults.
''It came out to the dollar said
Subtreasurer Boldenwick. Tomorrow
a count of the gold and silver in the
vault will be begun.
One OF the theories upon (which the
government authorities have worked in
dustriously is the one that the money
was taken from Fitzgerald's cage by
some ill-advised practical joker among
the eight or nine persons who had ac-
cess to the department and who is now
afraid to confess. 1t has been learned
that on several previous occasions
money was taken from Fitzgerald's cage
as Jest and returned later, after Fitz-
gerald had worried sufficiently to salts
fy the practical Joker.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, zoe; bluestem, 72c;
valley, zoe, red, CSC.
Oats-No. white, $29; gray, $2S so.
Barley-Feed, $22 so per ton; brew
ing, $23; rolled, 1923 .5O@24 so.
Rye-$l ,45@1 so per cwt.
Corn - Whole, $24.50; cracked,
$3.50 per ton.
Hay-Nalley timothy, No. l, $14@15
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $l7
@1S; clover, SO; cheat, 50; grain hay,
5000; alfalfa, $14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 32R @35c
per pound.
Butter Fat-First grade cream, 33 &c
per pound; second grade cream, &c less
per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 17@17hc per
dozen
Poultry-Average old hens, 14@l5c
per pound; mixed chickens, l3a@l4c;
spring, fryers and broilers, 20@22hc;
old roosters, 9@1Oc; dressed chickens,
l5@16c; turkeys, live, 13@15c; tur-
keys, dressed, choice, 1SA@20c; geese,
live, Sc; ducks, 16@lSc.
Apples - Common, 75c@$1.25 per
box; choice, 81 .50@2.50.
Vegetables - Turnips, $l@1 25 per
sack; carrots, $l@l,25 per sack; beets,
$l.25@l so per sack; horseradish, "a
SC per pound; sweet potatoes, 31ac per
pound; caulihower, $3.50 per dozen /;
celery, 1913 per crate; sprouts, &c per
pound; rhubarb, lie per pound; aspar-
agus, 12&G l5c per pound.
Onions-Oregon, 9Oc@$1 per hundred.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$l.35; No. l choice, $l@1 .25; COM
mon, 75c@$1.
Veal-Dressed, $1,000 per pound.
Beef-Dressed bulls, 2k@31ac per
pound; cows, 4R@51ac; country steers.
5h@61ac.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, S9@c per
pound; ordinary, Gd7c.
Pork-Dressed, 619c per pound.
Hops-S1s@llc per pound, accord
ing to quality.
Wool-Eastern OREGON average hpst
13@1Sc, According To >hrinkage; valley,
2O(623c, according tn tinencss mohair,
choice, 27@3oc per pounl.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
WILL RAISE COMMODITY RATES.
Western Railroad Men to Agree on
General Advance.

Chicago, March .-Following the
example of Eastern railroads, Western
lines are preparing to make increases
in freight rates by changes in the COM
modities. A call has been issued for a
special meeting of the Western trunk
line committee, to be held Monday,
and it is said the purpose is to consider
the advisability of changing commodity
rates.
There is declared to be no doubt that
the traffic men are preparing to make
over the commodity rates wherever it
is thought possible to do so. As these
are always much lower than the class
rates and are created for the purpose
of granting concessions, their abolition
necessarily raises the tariffs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Little Hope for Dakota.

Yokohama, March THE position
of the wreck Of the Great Northern lin
er Dakota, which ran ashore 40 miles
from Yokohama, is reported to be un-
changed today. 1t is only possible to
approacn her in open boats, which
makes it useless to toattempt salvage oper-
ations. The vessel is exposed to both
wind and waves, which apparently
must soon result in her total abandon
ment. The passengers today adopted a
resolution thanking the japanese gov
ernment. The passengers saved some
hand baggage.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Nav Not See Canal After All.

New York, March S.-Speaker Can
non and the the other members of the
congressional party which sailed few
days ago on the Hamburg American
steamship Blucher, may not be permit
ted to visit Colon, according to infor-
nation received here today The par
ty had planned to stop at Colon on the
homeward trip and inspect the canal
work. Today the news came that the
Panama government has established a
quarantine against Venezuelan ports
because of reported outbreak of yellow
fever at La Guayra,. The Blucher is
scheduled to call at La Guayra and also
at Puerto Cabello.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
BIG AID TO TIMBER BARONs.
Presidents Proclamation Bonanza for
WeYerhaeuser Syndicate.

Seattle, Wash, March Elm the
belief that to create more forest re-
serves in the state of Washington would
be to prevent timber on the public do
main from falling into the hands Of the
timber and lumber barons Of the coun-
try, President Roosevelt signed a pro-
clamaton adding 4,291 200 acres Of
timber land to the reserves already Gre
ated in the state. BY so doing, how
ever, the president gave to the Weyer-
haeuser Timber company and to other
rich corporations absolutely undisputed
sovereignty over some OF the richest
and most valuable lands in the state.
That the president was uninformed
when he made what is undoubtedly one
Of his most remarkable orders shown
by the fact that he has placed in the
hands of the timber barons a power
they never dreamed of having.
The Weyerhaeuser and other big tim
Der land owning corporations either
now have the ownership of all the lands
surrounding the reserves just created,
or will soon have them. Under such
circumstances, the timber baron could
log off up to the reserves, constructing
railroads which would be paid for out
Of the profits Of the lower country.
Under the forest reserve act the gov
ernment can sell timber to those who
wish to buy and who have the price.
The small logger, owning no timber
lands reaching to the reserves and with
out means of transportation of any
kind, will be absolutely and effectually
barred from bidding for the govern
ment timber. Only the timber baron
and the logging magnate could apply to
purchase.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
viii Build No More Ships,

New York, March 9.-If the Great
Northern steamer Dakota is lost, as
now seems almost cer,ain, J. J. Hill
will not replace the vessel. He said
today that he did not expect to build
any more ships under the American
flag, and that, so far as the traffic
which the Great Northern Steamship
company would lose because of the loss
of the Dakota was concerned, the Jap
anese lines would be compelled to care
for it. 1t was 10 give impetus to the
trade with the Orient that Mr.. Hill
built the ships Dakota and Minnesota.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Sorry Ship Subsidy Failed

Bueros Ayres, March S.-General
disappointment is expressed in COM
mercial and official circles over the fail
ure of the American congress to adopt
the bill providing subsidies for S'eam-
ers trading between the United States
and South America. In this connec-
ton much sympathy is express d for
Secretary Root, whose efforts TO
strengthen the commercial and friendly
relations between the two Americas are
highly appreciated 10y the public.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Stockholders Must Pay Up.

Medford-Stockh holders in the Med
ford 4 Crater Lake railway will be
served with legal notices to pay for or
relinquish possession of large blocks of
stock held by them for which the books
show they have paid nothing. The
demand has created sens ltion, as a
number of wealthy citizens who have
figured in the directorate Of the defunct
company will have to pay up or lelease e
their stock to the receiver. The de
mand has been made by the receiver !,
who is endeavoring to squeeze the water
out of the Controlling interest" stock.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
MAY Invoke Referendum on U of o

Salem-That movement is on foot
looking TO invoking the referendum on
the appropriation of s250,0 for the
State university's improvement is evil
denced by the adoption of a resolution
by the Linn County Business Council
of the Patrons of Husbandry. received
by the governor, which reflects the
attitude of the State grange in that di-
rection. The resolution has as its in
spiration that the manner of expendi-
ture is not sufficiently outlined.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Salton Sea Damages Track

Los Angeles, March 7.-Advices at
the Southern Pacitic's general offices
here from the vicinity of the Salton sea
state that yesterdays storm produced
high waves on the inland sea, causing a
portion of the railroad company's tracks
to be submerged and entailing some
damage. Trains were delayed yester-
day, but were moving again today and
the damage had been repaired. The
storm had entirely subsidized and the sea
is quiet again.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Honduras Wins Victory.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March g.
The army of Honduras is mobilizing
upon the frontier under the personal
command of President Bonilla, whose
arrival at the front has inspired the
troops with enthusiasm for series of
operations against Nicaragua. The
first fighting since February Is occurred
the evening OF March 8, when General
Chamorro, a Nicaraguan leader, who is
serving with the Hondurans, attacked
and defeated 400 Nicaraguan troops and
captured so prisoners. The Hondurans
loss was small.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
CONSERVATION in Hawaii.

London, March 9.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Telegraph says that,
as the result of much inquiry, he can
confirm all the accounts given by the
Havana Diario de Ia Marina of the al
legged bribery of the United States sem
ate to declare war on Spain. He asserts
that official proofs of the story are now
in the national archives at Havana,
and he says further that the amounts
paid to the Intermediates in the plot
was at least Sc 900, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Surveying in Harney.

Burns-The Oregon Short Line has
five surveying parties in the field in
this county locating the route of the
Oregon Eastern, from Ontario to Ma
tron. The road is mostly located up
Malheur river to Crane Creek gap, and
there is one party looking up route
through the Malheur pass and around
the south side of Malheur lake. There
is not much saved in mileage by going
on the south side of the lake, but it is
claimed that better grade can be had.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
ARCHIE SUFFERS RELAPSE.
Third Son Of President Seriously III
With Diphtheria.

Washington, March 8. - Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents third son,
who has been suffering from diph-
liberia since last Friday, had turn for
the worse yesterday, and last night,
though he had rallied somewhat, his
condition is serious.
DR.. Alexander Lambert, of New
York, in response to telegram from
the president, arrived in Washington
at 8 O'Clock and took charge of the case.
Doctors Rixey, Kennedy and Braieted
were holding consultation when Dr..
Lambert arrived at the White House.
Just previous to his coming, further
anti-toxin was injected into the pa
tient.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
Asks Gar to Build Ships in America

St. Petersburg, March 6.-General
Batyanoff, formerly an officer in the
navy, is trying to persuade the emperor
that Russia should have squadron in
Far Eastern waters at the earliest pos
sible moment, and is recommending
that the projected warships be built in
the United States and not in Europe.
The general declares that the American
shipbuilding yards could turn out in
two years as many ships as European
wards could in five.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-14
PeopIe Flee from Moving Mountain

Naples, March 6.-The mountain in
Il e province of Polenz, above Monte
munro, which for two Gays past has
been Slipping down into the valley,
seems to be moving much more slowly.
The flight of the inhabitants, however,
continues, fearing repetition of the
terrible earthquake of 1857, in which
800 persons lost their lives.