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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
BOTH SIDES FIRM.
Strikers and Companies in Fight to.
Finish at Portland,

Portland, Aug. II. - Locally, the
striking telegraphers and the telegraph.
companies are organizing their forces
for finish fight. There were two de-
fections from the union yesterday.
Otherwise the situation in Portland
remains unchanged, and the sending
and receiving OF kilograms continues
seriously interrupted. The issuance Of
general strike order by National Pres
ident Small, of the Commercial Tele-
graphers union, has served only to,
magnify the seriousness of the situation
outside of Portland, since operators who,
had before hesitated to join the ranks
of their striking associates cheerfully
left the keys yesterday. The result was,
to more completely paralyze the tele-
graphic business of the country.
1t was expected that a crisis might
be reached yesterday, but the possibili-
ty of settlement seems even farther
removed. No sooner had the order for
a general strike been issued by Presi-
dent Small than the Western Union
officials issued instructions to all local
managers to refuse to reinstate any
more of the striking telegraphers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
SUCCESS OF IRRIGATION.
Wonderful Progress Being Made in
Bend District.

Bend-Expressions of surprise and
satisfaction were frequently uttered by
the Governor and other members of the
party that came to Bend recently for
the purpose Of investigating the condi-
tion of the reclamation projects that
have been started in this vicinity.
While the representatives of the state
and the government have not yet given
attention to the details Of their task,
and are not in a position to express an
opinion which will indicate their final
conclusions, they freely voiced their
pleasure over the rapid progress that
has been made in agriculture in the
Deschutes country.
Three years ago, when the state land
board made it's first visit of inspection
to the Deschutes project, there WAS not
an irrigated field within the limits of
either Of the immense tracts set apart
for reclamation. The party that came
to Bend passed dozens of irrigated
fields, where settlers have transformed
sage brush plains into fields of alfalfa,
wheat, oats, corn, potatoes and garden
vegetables. The view of these many
thrifty, growing crops was practical
demonstration of the success OF irriga-
tion on the Deschutes, for fields were
seen where two crops Of alfalfa, aggre-
eating three tons to the acre, were cut
on land seeded down last season, and
where fully matured wheat of first class
quality has been harvested long before
the frost season has arrived.
Three years ago there was scarcely
settlers cabin on the whole 140, 900
acres which the Deschutes company
had undertaken to reclaim. Today
there are $50 families residing on the
farm lands, 100000 acres are green
with growing crops, many more fami-
lies have applied for lands and will
come here to make homes when water
has been supplied and several thousand
acres have been cleared and plowed
this year ready for production of crops
next year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
STRIKERS READY
TO COMPROMISE
Small and His Following of Telegraph.
ers Change Front.
Arbitration Board May Effect Meet
ing-Oficial General Order Makes
No Material Change in the Stu
alton - Associated Press Service
Shows Some Improvement.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Despite the issu-
ance of the general strike order by Pres
ident Small the situation in this city
was not materially changed yesterday.
All of the men who were disposed to
strike were already out. 1t was believ-
ed by the officials of the union that the
order would paralyze number of brok-
erage and commission houses, but no
additional strikes were reported :.
Both the Postal and Western Union in
creas ed forces on the board. They both
reported the situation as steadily i'm
proving and occasional applications
from the strikers for their old positions.
The improvement in the Associated
Press service was marked. A number
of towns on the West, North and South
circuits received full report yesterday,
and the volume of news handled was
much greater than at any time since
the walkout on Monday night.
The officials of the Telegraphers'
union late yesterday changed front ON
the proposition to arbitrate and an
nounced that they would accept the
offices of the general board of arbitrat-
ors CT the American Federation of La
Dor in settling their differences with
the companies. This board consists Of
John Mitchell, CT the Mine Workers
Daniel j. Keefe, Of the Longshoremen,
and President Samuel Gompers. Com
pers made the above announcement.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
DON'T WORK ENOUGH.
Hetty Green Says Girls Think Too
Much of Clothes.

New York, Aug. 2O.-"Young girls
OF today are too extravagent. They
think too much about clothes and they
don't have enough to do. If they had
some useful work to occupy their
thoughts they would not run to, such
extravaganza"
So spoke Mrs. Hetty Green, the
worlds greatest woman fnancier, when
asked her opinion on some topics of
current interest.
81 speak from experience, she add
ed. "Pe1haps you don't know it, but
1 was quite belle when was young.
But 1 outgrew all that sort of thing.
The rainbow silks and metal fingers
are not to my taste. used to wear
those things. l used to have more fix.
ings and trimmings on me than there
is en- a Christmas tree. have more
sense now. Society hasn't enough to
do to keep itself out of mischief. Those
so-called fashionable women spend all
their time these days at bridge and
smoking cigarettes and drinking pale
tea and strong whisky. Every one Of
them ought to be working"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
KEEPS CORPSES LIKE LIFE.
Young Italian Blacksmith Finds New
Method of Preservation.

Paris, Aug. 19.-The scientific and
medical world is greatly interested in
the discovery of young blacksmith, OF
Rome, to preserve corpses fresh and in
tact. The system is the injection of
serum which kills the micro organism g
of putrefaction.
1t is said to be the secret of the in
vention many years ago for the same
purpose of Gerolamo Segato, which had
since been lost. The inventor is a
young man named Pignotti. 23 years of
age, and his hope is that from this dis
covery he may push on his researches
and succeed in curing certain diseases
by injecting his serum into the living
subject.
1t has already been injected into
living animals without Causing them
any inconvenience, or disorder of the
oragnism, while corpse which was
inoculated with the concoction was
found ten days later in exactly the
same condition as at the moment of
death.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
TURNING POINT REACHED.
Both Sides in Strike Expect They Can
Win Fight.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Important devel-
opments in the strike of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers are looked for today
by both disputants. Confident that
the strike has spent its force, and that
the turning point has been reached, the
telegraph companies look for {. stam-
pede of the strikers to regain their for
mer positions.
Cheered by the reports they have re-
ceived from the various cities affected,
the strike leaders on the other hand
are prepared to prosecdte the fight
more vigorously than ever.
According to advices received at
union headquarters, the messenger boys
and check clerks in New York are
scheduled to 60 out today. Broker
firms throughout the country have been
given until noon today to sign contracts
with their operators or suffer the conse-
quences of a walkout.
Three hundred operators employed
by the American Telephone & Telegraph
company throughout the Southwest
may be called out before night, unless
a 10 per cent increase in wages is grant
ed. This is one of the trump cards
which President Small expects to play.
If the order is issued it will isolate
Chicago from the rest of the country,
SO far as telephone communication is
concerned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Moving Pears to New York.

Grants Pass-All day long teams
from the various members of the Fruit
Growers union may be seen steadily
filing into town with Bartlett pears.
where they are unloaded at the ware
house and repacked into small boxes
with the union label upon each. The
first car from Rogue river valley, load
ed with fruit, has left here on the
through freight for New York. The
pear crop is not so large as last year,
but the grade is superior to any, and
has been brought to good standard in
growing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
WHERE MONEY WENT.
How San Francisco Has Made Use Of
$4,000, 900, Relief Funds.

San Francisco, Aug. 20.--The Relic
Corporation has issued a statement
summing up the work that it has done
from the time of the fire to the present
evacuation Of the camps. The state
ment says:
"The efforts of the corporation to
provide permanent homes for the sui
ferers from the catastrophe will com.
plete the administration of the So, 900,
900, 900 of the relief fund. The amount
in money that was received by the cor.
poraticn amounted to IS, 1857 1883 be.
sides free transportation and the sup.
plies donated from various sources
The sum of 5000, 900 subscribed is still
outstanding, 500, 900 of which is in the
hands of the American National Red
Cross.
''In the three months Immediately
following the fire, known as the emer-
gency period, $4,000, 900 was spent for
clothing, food, shelter, distribution Of
supplies, sanitation, aid to the sick and
injured and aid to neighboring cities.
Since the permanent organization on
August l, 1905, of the Relief and Red
Cross Funds corporation the expendi-
ture has been $6, 1926, 900. Nearly $S,-
900, 900 of this sum has been used for
small loans, mostly fer the purpose of
assisting people who had acquired lots
in the city to erect homes on them.
The result is shown in the building of
l 1867 cottages. The remainder has
been spent as follows:
Furniture and household necessi-
ties, 81, ,260, 900; tools for artists and
professional men and to assist business
men, 1913, 900; transportation, SAL
600; sewing machines, $37 900; relief
of various kinds, 1927, 1000.
''The department of lands and build
ings has spent for the construction of
dwelling houses in the parks and for
the fitting up of the Ingleside camp for
old people, 5000, 900. Bonuses to the
amount of 100000 have been given
to people erecting buildings in the
burned district. Eight hundred and
forty-three buildings have brought the
owners such reward, the bonuses rep
resenting II per cent of the cost of the
building. A permanent home fer those
who are too old to care for themselves
and have no means is being erected at
cost of 100000.
"Ninety-fve thousand dollars has
been administered by the bureau of
special relief for variety of needs,
such as medical services, milk for
special delicacies for children,
artificial limbs, spectacles, sewing ma
chimes, stoves, etc. The bureau of
hospitals has cared for 4,750 patients
at an expense OF $4,000. The indus
trial bureau has spent $35, 900 for the
esta blishment of social halls, the main
tenance of sewing centers, kindergar
tens, etc. For the rehabilitation of
hospitals and charitable societies $780,
900 has been expended, which, how
ever, is not sufficient for the purpose.
The plans of the corporation for the
winter include additional aid to the
needy institutions, the caring for about
200 women and children in the hospit-
ais, the maintenance of the Ingleside
lamp and the assistance of those who
ire in real need of charity"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
BUTTER PRICES SOARING
Now 80 Cents a Roll, and Will Reach
ST. by End OF Year.

Portland-Butter is going to be an
expensive luxury in the Portland mar
ket in the coming fall and winter. A
dollar roll or more will before long be
the price charged at the retail stores.
The price is now 80 cents, and during
the remainder of the year the advance
is certain to be steady.
Butter prices are rising all over the
country. The consumption, taken as a
whole, exceeds the production, and for
this reason but little surplus butter has
been pat into cold storage during the
flush season in the big butter centers of
the United States. The current make,
until next spring, will have to satisfy
all requirements, and as the produc-
tion naturally lessons at this time of
year, the natural result is a rise in
prices.
Two weeks ago the Portland market
was raised 21a cents, to 321a cents a
pound at wholesale. The officials of
the Hazelwood Cream company, at its
last meeting, decided on another 2 u
cent advance. AS all the city creamery
companies are running shorter than
last month, the new price will prob
ably be general Immediately. Last
year at this time the highest wholesale
price of butter in Portland was 80
cents, and the 35-cent mark was not
reached until December 6. Two years
ago at this time butter was worth 80
cents, and the highest price in that
year was 32k cents wholesale.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Uncle Sans Navy Second.

New York. Aug. 20.-The annual is-
sue of F. T. James fighting ships in
1907, one of the recognized authorities
on navies, puts the United States Sec
ond among,the naval powers, and Great
Britain first. The book says that both
in ships with high powered guns and
armor impervious to vital injury at
long range the United States feet is
superior to any other navy in the world.
James characterizes the American navy
as an extremely good second.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Test New Prison Dogs,

salem-The youngest two of the trio
of thoroughbred bloodhounds recently
added to the state penitentiary equip
ment we're given practical test by
Warden Curtis, and they worked fully
up to the guarantee and the expecta-
tions of the prison officials.
Two trusty convicts were turned out,
one at time, and each resolted to all
the tricks known and practiced by fugi-
tives to evade man-hunting dogs, such
as backtracking, wading through
streams, climbing trees, and each was
given an hour start, but the dogs,
which were lashed together, followed
the scent unfailingly and treed both
men in short order.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Adams Chooses Darrow.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 17.-Accord-
ing to reports from Wallace, Steve Adj
ans has chosen Clarence Darrow in
preference to Richardson to defend him,
when his trial comes up at Wallace.
shortly upon the charge Of numbering
Fred Tyler, settler in the st. Joe dis
trict OF Idaho. Fred Miller, one of the.
attorneys in the Haywood case, 'has been
at Wallace, his object being to consult
with Adams about his forthcoming
trial. 1t is said that Adams readily
selected Darrow in preference to Rich
ardson.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Refers to Haywood Trial.

" Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 2O.-The
International Socialist congress opened
today with over 900 delegates, repre-.
senting 25 nationalities. Herr Bebel,
the Socialist leader in the reichstag,
was the first speaker. He referred es-
pecially to the strong delegation from
the United States. He spoke of what
he termed the "scandalous persecution"
in Idaho, "where the capitalist classes
did everything possible to convict an
innocent man, who, after all, had been
brilliantly acquitted" Other stirring
speeches were made.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Shah Of Persia Helpless.

Teheran, Persia, Aug. 19.-This un
happy country is in complete state o.
anarchy. The new shah is entirely
helpless, having lost even the power Of
veto, which most constitutional mon
archs reserve to themselves. Being
without money, he cannot get out OF
his difficulties, and he has to act en-
tirely at the orders of the revolutionary
party. Obeying their commands, he
has withdrawn his uncle, hitherto gov
ernor of Ispahen, from his post. The
revolutionaries are crazy on the SUBJ
ject of reform.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
GOOD PAY FOR HOP PICkERS.
Largest Growers in State Will Pay
Sl.lO Per Hundred.

Portland-Fifty-fve cents box is
the price that will be paid for picking
hops in the Willamette valley this fall.
Krebs Bros, the largest growers in the
state, announce that they will pay
81 10 per hundred for picking on their
yards at Independence and Brooks.
Other growers have not announced any
fixed price, but as the competition for
pickers is always strong, it is more
than probable that this price will have
to be met in all the hop-growing Sec
tions.
"We have decided to pay Ito per
hundred for picking our crop of hops"
said Conrad Krebs. 1--WE feel, notwith-
standing the prospects of low market,
that the pickers are entitled to fair
remuneration for their services. High
wages are being paid for all kinds of
labor, consequently the price paid for
picking should be in proportion. Fur
thermore, the hoppickers have nothing
to do with the market. They did not
receive any more on 30-cent market
when the growers were piling up for
tune, therefore they are entitled to
good pay now regardless of the market.
"The crop of the state looks as we'll
as could be expected. There is not
much foliage, which will make it very
profitable for pickers. We have never
had finer crop than this year in our
own yards
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Build Roads for the County.

Pendleton-Frank Balcom, young
man of this city who was arrested on a
warrant charging him with failing to
support his wife and baby, was arraign-
ed before Judge Gilliland and entered
a plea of guilty and was sentenced to
serve one year in the county Jail, this
being the maximum punishment.
While serving out the sentence he will
be worked on the roads and the county
will pay his wife at the rate of $3.50
per day fer his services.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Sentence Is Deferred.

San Francisco, Aug. 19.-The sen.
tence Of Vice President thinner, of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com.
pany, for contempt of court in refusing
to answer questions in the first trial OF
Louis Glass was deferred Saturday un-
til Tuesday by request of his attorney,
who was unprepared for argument.
Zimmer's attorney, Charles H. Fairall,
has raised the point that the verdict of
guilty cannot stand, as the jury was
discharged before it was recorded.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Live Over Ye OIden Days,

Los Angeles, Aug. 17.-Living again
in the days of the early padres, where
the wild surroundings of a simple In
dian village gave no suggestion of the
bustling city which was in a few years
to supplant it, parishioners of the
Church OF Our Lady of the Angeles Di-
vine, today celebrated the founding of
Los Angeles, and incidentally the estab-
llshment of their historic house of wor-
ship. The day began with cannon
salute fired by General Jose Aguilar.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, SOC; bluestem, &c
valley, SOC; red, 7sc.
Oats-No. l white, $25; gray
nominal.
Barley-Feed, $21 .5O@22 per ton
brewing, nominal; rolled, $2s.5O@
24.50.
Corn-Whole, $2s; cracked, s2s pei
ton.
Hay-ValIey timothy, No. l, SIG
1S per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy
$21@23; clover, So; cheat, 5000
grain hay, $9@1O; alfalfa, $13@14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27H@30c
per pound.
Poultry-Average old hens. 1910
19c per pound; mixed chickens, 1870;
spring chickens, 15@16c; old ROSTERS,
S@9c; dressed chickens, 16@17c; tur-
keys, live, 12@15c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, 8@11c;
ducks, 8@14c.
Eggs-French ranch, candled. 22@
23c per dozen.
Fruits-Cherries, s@12kc a pound; !;
apples, $1.50@2.25 per box; Spitzen-
bergs. $3.50 per box; cantaloupes,
$2.50@3.50 per crate; peaches, 60c@
$125 per crate; raspberries, $1.25@
1.50 per crate; blackberries, 5@7c
per pound; loganberries, 81 per crate;
q pricots, 81 .50@2 per crate.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.75 per sack;
carrots, So per sack; beets, 50 per
sack; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans,
3@5c per pound; cabbage, 2kc per
pound; celery, 81 .25 per dozen; corn,
25@35c per dozen; cucumbers. 50c9$1
per box; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen;
onions, 15@2Oc per dozen; peas, 4@5c
per pound; radishes, zoe per dozen
tomatoes, SOL .25 per crate.
Potatoes-New, 1H@2c per pound.
Veal-Dressed, 5k@S16c per pound.
Beef-Dressed bulls, 3K@4c per
pound; cows, 6@6Kc; country steers,
'K@7c.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, S@9c per
,ound; ordinary, 5@7c; spring lambs,
'@9 1kc per pound.
Pork-Dressed, 6@Skc per pound.
Hope-6@716c per pound, according
o quality.
wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
6@22c per pound, according to shrink
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine
ess; mohair choice, 10000 a pound. ]
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Work Pumps for Weeks.

Charlestown, s. c., Aug. 2O.-Tht
ship Shenandoah, with a cargo of Goa
for the Mare Island navy yard, is re.
ported wrecked at Melbourne, Austria.
liza, due tc heavy storm encountered
while rounding Cape Horn. For 81
d'ys the men worked the pumps before
reaching harbor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
County Court Aids Fair.

Oregon City - Permanent organiza-
ton OF the Clackamas County Fair as
sociation is now complete and the pro-
mote1s of the scheme for an annual
county fair are encouraged by the ac-
tion Of the county court, which has
offered to appropriate $3.50 as soon as
organization is complete. The legisla-
ture of 1905 authorized county courts to
expend $500 annually for advertising
the county, and it is this fund that the
Fair association will utilize. The fair
will be held this year October 9, 10 and
IL, on the Chautauqua grounds, in
Gladstone Park.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
More Lights at Stations,

Salem-The railroad commission Is
in receipt of a communication from
General Manager O'Brien, of the o. r.
& N, stating that the request of the
commission for additional lights upon
the platforms of the depots at Pendle-
ton and Heppner Junction will be COM
piled with.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Albany Grants Gas Franchise.

Albany-By an ordinance passed by
the city council franchise has been
ranted to James Steel to erect and
maintain a gas lighting plant in this
city. According to the provisions of
the franchise, construction work on the
gas plant is to commence within three
months, and the plant is to be in oper-
alton within year. The price of gas
is fixed at rs cents per thousand feet,
All municipal buildings will be lighted
free.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Record Price for Rents.

New York, Aug. 19.-Nine leading
companies affiliated with the Steel cor
poration has leased four floors of a
great office structure which the Hudson
Tunnel company is erecting at the
Church street terminal, for which they
will pay record rental of 100000 for
each floor, OF 81, 400, 900 for 10 years
lease. This is sa d to be the largest
rental paid anywhere on earth.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-22
Double Track Great Northern.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 19.-N. III.
Hogeland, chief engineer of the Great
Northern, announced here tonight that
the line on the west slope Of the Rock
es, between Whitefsh and Summit,
would be double tracked and large
portion of it entirely rebuilt. Mr..
Hogeland has just completed an inspec-
tion trip over that territory.