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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
FIRE BENEFITS CITY.
Eugene to Have Better Buildings and
Cement Walks,

Eugene-Aside from the loss of stock
and furniture suffered in the fire of Au-
gust 6, the general result has been and
will be very beneficial to the property
holders along Willamette street, and
to the city. The council has definitely
decided to extend the fire limits and it
is likely that all future buildings put
up on North Willamette street will be
of brick or stone.
James Sanford, who lost about half
the buildings destroyed by the recent
fire, will erect modern brick on his
property, the work to commence this
fall. A brick building will be put up
on the Betman property and the bal
ance of the block is too valuable to be
to lie idle.
Cement sidewalks are being put in
along Willamette street, with one or
two exceptions, as far as the depot, and
every foot of sidewalk in the front of
the fire line has been taken up to give
p ace to cement walks. The council
will likely order all the board walks
by cement.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
Estimate 10000 Bales.

Salem-Estimate from the most
conservative dealers of this district
who have made tour of the hop
growing territory and observed yard
conditions closely, place the state
crop for 1907 at not to exceed 14O,-
600 bales, as compared to approx
mately 10000 for the season of
1906, and this estimate may be re-
duced fully one-third more by rea-
son of failure to secure picking
money.
The crop seems to be coming on
very unevenly, and all yards, gem
orally speaking, are more or less
spotted, while the number of missing
hills in most yards is remarkable.
Many fields are we'll advanced and
the burrs are fully developed. These
give promise of an abundant yield,
with corresponding high quality,
while on the other hand, in the ma
jority of yards, the vines are still in
blossom, with very small percent
age OF burrs well set.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
France May Have to STAY.

Paris, Aug. 10.--In spite of the
firm intention of the French govern
ment to keep within the terms of the
Algeciras convention in it's dealings
with Morocco, the French press
clearly fOresees that France, unless
the situation rapidly improves, has,
entered upon long and heavy task.
The newspapers express the opinion
that France, upon which the chief
burden of restoring security in the
disturbed country will fall, may be
forced to occupy in turn all Moroc~
can ports and then probably be com
PEELED to undertake a punitive eXpe-
ditiOn to FeZ, after which it would
be impossible to withdraw, as was
the case with the British in Egypt.
AS the British bombardment of Alex
andria ensured the prestige of Great
Britain in Egypt, so, it is argued, the
French bombardment of Casa Blanca
will have a similar effect in Morocco.
An expedition to Fez, the newspapers
point out, would, like the British vic
tory at Tel el kebir complete the
parallel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
KEYS SILENT AT CHICAGO.
Operators Refuse to Work With Non.
union Men at los Angeles.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The telegraph
operators who are employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
in Chicago went on strike tonight at
~ o'clock. The trouble was precipi-
tated by the Los Angeles strike,
which was started two days ago.
Tonight the local executive board
Of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union met and discussed the remov-
ing of the men who refused to work
with the non-union operators en-
ployed in Los Angeles. When the
men were notified of this step all
operators employed in the overland
division of the local office refused to
work any longer with the non-union
men. When this action was taken,
Night Chief Harry Price ordered all
who refused to work to leave the Of
flee. He then went into other divi-
sions and requested the men to go
into the overland division. In every
case he was met with refusal, un-
til over 70 men were sent home.
The grievance committee of the
union called on Mr.. Price and nOti-
fled him that unless every man was
reinstated by midnight every union
man in the Office would be called
out. This was refused and promptly
at midnight, by prearrangement, a
whistle was blown and every opera
tor employed in the main office, with
the exception of six wire loop chiefs,
including Mr.. Price and his two as
sistants, left their keys and with a
round of cheers filed out of the Of
flee. The men employed by the COM
pany at the various morning news
papers had been notified of the con-
templated strike and they also quit
work.
The local officials of the union to-
night stated that the day operators
employed by the company, most of
whom belong to the union, would re-
fuse to go to work in the morning. |
This will include all branch offices |
the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
FANATICS WAGE HOLY WAR.
Native Tribes of Morocco Bent OF
determination of Foreigners.

London, Aug. 9.-The horrors OF
the looting of Casa Blanca by native
tribesmen are becoming known and
their recital is inf1aming the minds
or the natives against all Europeans.
The situation in various coast towns
is worse. The natives are excited A
holy war is being preached at Rabat.
Anti-foreign sentiment is growing
as result of the activities of fanat-
ical agitators. There is fear of a gem
eral outbreak. A number of Euro
pean families are preparing to fee
from Tangier. The Angera tribes
men in the immediate vicinity of
Tangier are restless and may break
out soon. The Moorish authorities
have practically no control over the
situation.
There are many complaints among
the Europeans that France acted i'll
advisedly at Casa Blanca in bonn
harding the town before protection
could be arranged for the Jews and
Europeans there and elsewhere on
the coast and in the interior.
The news from Casa Blanca as to
the situation there today unites in
showing that the bombardment was
continued for longer than was first
supposed and that the lack of an
adequate French force to afford pro-
lection resulted in an opportunity
for barbarous looting, rapine and
pillage, with all the accompaniment
of murder and horror. The French |
landing parties could not control the |
Moorish authority van
ished with the first French gunshot !
and lawlessness reigned.
1t is now reported, however. that |
between 1000 and 5000 French and |
Spanish marines and bluejackets are
ashore at Casa Blanca and that or
der has been restored. The Euro
peans there are all safe. The loss of |
life among the Moors resulting from
the bombardment appears to be
much greater than was first indi-
Gated.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
20 Per Cent Decrease.

Hillsboro-The hop crop of Wash,
'ington county this season bids fair to
be 20 per cent less than last years
product. This shortage is due to
lack of cultivation owing to bad
weather at time when yards should
have had care; to lice and lack of
spraying; to the low prices prevail
ing, and to the fact that there is
some blight in many yards that last
season were free from fault.
Last years Washington county
product went about 5000 bales, and
it is estimated that this season the
output will be slightly over 5000
bales. In many districts the lice
have been prolific and, as spraying
is expensive, many yards were not
given any spraying whatever. So
far as can be learned the quality of
hops is up to the standard, this
county generally leading the state in
this regard
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Hop Outlook Good,

Woodburn-There will be larger
hop yield in this section this season
than in any previous year and the
quality will be mostly choice. The
lice have practically disappeared and
all but a few old yards that have
been given no attention are making
a fine showing. Some of the old
yards are looking better than for
the past five years. The new yards
show up we'll and will make an ex-
cellent record this year. A party who
has made thorough inspection of
the yards of this vicinity was in the
city yesterday and reports the out
look very bright, corroborating the
opinion of others as to large yield
and good quality.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Walls of Jericho Are Found

Berlin, Aug. 12.-The walls OF
Jericho, famous in the Old Testa-
ment, have been discovered by Pro-
fessor Sellin, who has been excavat-
ing on the site of the ancient Canaa-
mite city with more than a hundred
laborers. The professor reports to
the Vienna Academy of Science on
his interesting finds. The city wall, he
writes, is built of burnt lime bricks.
1t rises from stone foundation, and
is for the most part ten feet thick,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
American "Specs" in GERMANY

Berlin, Aug. 12.-An American in
vasion of Germany is announced of
somewhat remarkable character A
Brooklyn optician, Mr.. r. A. Thomp-
son, is opening a big opticians es-
tablishment in Berlin for the sale of
spectacles, glasses and other similar
wares, and he will only deal in
American goods.
1t is known by statistics as also by
mere observation that 10 per cent of
German men are short sighted and
spectacled. The trade is therefore
an enormous one and the local man
ufacturers experts.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
State Printer Is Busy.

Salem-Secretary of State Benson
has completed the indexes to the
House and Senate journals of the
last session of the Legislature and
handed them to the State Printer for
printing. Printer Duniway says he
will have the journals printed,
bound and ready for distribution
about the middle of this month
The journals for the session of
1905 were not ready for distribution
until about the middle of January of
the following year and the prepara-
tion of the indexes for the journals
in the office of Secretary of State this
year breaks the record.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Two Warships for Saliva dor.

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-Provi-
stoned for three months with a large
supply of ammunition and a cargo of
quick-firing machine guns of the lat
est and most deadly type, the Saliva
dor warship Arcata was ready to sail
last night. The other Salvador war
ship, the President, is also in readi-
ness to follow the Arcata. She is
provisioned for six months and is
also said to be heavily armed. Both
the President and Arcata have been
painted gray war color. They have
been strengthened in the construc-
tion of additional armor
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
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, $29.5O@
24.5O.
Corn-Whole, $2s; cracked, s29 per
ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $17@
1S per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$21@23; clover, SO; cheat, 5000;
grain hay, 5000; alfalfa, $13@14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 271a @3Oc
per pound.
Poultry-Average old hens, 1870
19c per pound; mixed chickens, 1870;
spring chickens, 15@16c; old roosters,
8@9c; dressed chickens, 16@17c; tur-
keys, live, 12@15c; turkeys. dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, 8@11c;
ducks, S@14c.
Eggs-French ranch, candled, 22@
23c per dozen.
Fruits-Cherries, 8@121ac pound;
apples, $1.5O@2.25 per box; Spitzen-
DeIRs, @o'oo per DOA CduAlOupeS,
$2.50@3.5O per crate; peaches, 60c@
$l.25 per crate; raspberries, 81. ESQ
1.50 per crate; blackberris, 5@7c
per pound; loganberries, 81 per crate;
apricots, 81 .50@2 per crate.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.75 per sack;
carrots. 81 per sack; beets, 50 per |
sack; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans,
3@5c per pound; cabbage, 219c per
pound celery, s1.25 per dozen; corn,
25@35c per dozen; cucumbers. 5Oc0$1
per box; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen;
onions, l5@20c per dozen; peas, 4@5c
per pound; radshes, 20c per dozen;
tomatoes, $1@1.25 per crate.
Potatoes-New, 11a@2c per pound.
Veal-Dressed, 5R@81ac per pound.
Beef-Dressed bulls, 32@4c per
pound; cows, 6@6kc; country steers,
iK@7c.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, S@9c per
,ound; ordinary, 5@7c; spring lambs,
'@915c per pound.
Pork-Dressed, 6@8 &c per pound.
Hops-6@71ac per pound, according :
o quality.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best, r
6@22c per pound, according to shrink q
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine b
ess; mohair choice, 29@30c a pound. s.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Monument to Victor Hugo.

Brussels, Aug. 10.-A simple Dru-
Ideal stone is to be placed at Water
loo in cOmmemoration of Victor
Hugo. The sponsor Of the movement
is Count Louis Cavans, who has di-
rected the activities for the preser-
vation of the souvenirs of the great
battle, and it is he that has given the
ground upon which will be erected
the simple monument The inscrip-
tion will be ITO Victor Hugo, I'm
mortal Bard of Waterloo" The
memorial will be dedicated toward
the end of the year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Lane County Keeps Up,

Eugene-The hop yield in Lane
county. this year will approximate
the crop of last season, if it is all
harvested. The prospective low
prices for hops and present high
prices for labor may influence a few
to neglect the harvest, and there
have been three good but small
yards dug up this year, but the guam
tity of hops will not be materially
changed. The long, dry, cool weather
has been ideal for hopgrowing, and
the quality at this time is above the
average.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
New PortIand-Erisco Train.

San Francisco-General Manager
E. E. Calvin issued orders today 10
put express train service on all lines
out of San Francisco and within a
week this will be installed to Port
land, to Ell Paso and to Los Angeles.
There is train already in operation
between here and Ogden that has
brought such good results that the
general manager has decided that the
service be extended. 1t is expected the
train will carry only express and
mail, but may take some baggage
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
New Professor at ALBANY.

Albany-Rev. Frank r. Zugg, of
Charleston, Ind, has been chosen for
the chair of History, Sociology and
Economics in Albany College. He
will soon arrive in this city to ar
range for the coming school year.
The new instructor is a graduate of
Park College, Mo-, and also of the
Princeton Theological Seminary.
While at Princeton Professor Zugg
did stgraduate work in Princeton
University. He has had several
years successful experience both in
preaching and teaching.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Oregon City Has Snakes.

Oregon City-Rattlesnakes have
appeared in this city. City Engineer
w. A. White killed a small one on
Madison street at the foot of Falls
View. The snake was a young one,
about two feet in length, and had
two rattles. A large snake was seen
this week on the rocks on Jefferson
street near the residence of Ernest
p. Rands.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Railroad Goes Behind

New York, Aug. 1O.-The New
York Central e Hudson River Rail-
road Company has not earned it's
dividend for the six months ended
June 80, as shown by the company's
statement, issued today. The sum
earned and available for dividends.
after all charges for the half-year.
was $2,947,361, while the sum re-
quired for the half-year at 8 per cent
is $5,35S,960, or $2,411,592 more
than was earned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Hops Early in Dallas,

Dallas-Hops in the Dallas district
promise an early crop. Vermin have
appeared in nearly all of the yards,
but are being held in check by the
hot weather and vigorous spraying
Prospects of low prices early in the
season caused many of the growers
to cultivate lightly in order to save
expense, and as consequence the
crop will be light. No trouble is an
ticipated in securing pickers for the
yards in this district as many have
signified their intentions ofpicking.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Texans Amend Constitution.

Austin, Texas, Aug. 9.-Early re-
turn received from today's special
election held throughout the state to
pass upon several constitutional
amendments indicate that the amend
ment providing for a confederate
women's home, an agricultural bu-
reau, and for a road tax, will be car
ried, while those providing for an in
crease in the pay of members of the
legislature and for a state printing
plant will probably be defeated.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Remarkable Meteor.

Ell Paso, Aug. "a remarkable
meteor was seen here at Ais this
morning and was visible slowly NOV
ing across the heavens from the
southwest skies to the northeast at 5
O'Clock. 1t presented the appearance
of comet about the size of foot
ball with tail apparently so feet
long, from which showers of meteors
fell continuously. The ball was of a
greenish yellow color while the tail
was white. 1t did not appear to be
descending.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Hops Bring Good Price

Oregon City-Fifteen cents is the
ruling contract price for hops and
three contracts have been filed in
the office of County Recorder c. E.
Ramsby. The contractor is Ed. c..
Heron and he gets from II. A. and
Samuel w. Wolfer, of Needy, 40
bales from a 10-acre tract; B. Merz.
of Macksburg, 5000 pounds from a
seven-acre tract.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Mysterious Plague in Arizona.

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 1O.-News
comes from Wickenburg, a mining
town 60 miles northwest of Phoenix,
that some sort of a plague has broken
out there which local doctors are un-
able to diagnose and treat success
fully. Several deaths have occurred
during the past few days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Picking Begins September |

Aurora-If the present good
weather continues, the hop crop here
will be fully as large as last year,
and the quality equally as good. The
hops are burning out fine, the hot
weather having killed the lice. The
crop will probably be five or ten days
earlier than last year. Picking will
begin generally September /.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Fish Trans Renouad.

Astoria-The fish traps at Point Ell
lice, which were condemned recently
by the War department as being a
menace to navigation, have been re-
moved by the owners in accordance
with the orders of the United States
engineers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Columbia Life Raft Picked LIN

San Francisco, Aug. 10-A life ra #
from the Columbia was picked up to-
day at Half Moon Bay, 80 miles south
of the Golden Gate. On the raft were
found an oar and an undergarment
bearing the initials &c. T. S." Pre-
it belonged to George r.
Sparks, the banker of Fort Smith.
Ark, who was among the drowned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Ppeeia Will Rebuild Navv.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-The Navy
Department intends, in the course of
the current year, to lay down two
battleships of a low type. Their dis
placement is to be 1870 tons, arm
ament ten 12-inch guns and minor
batteries, turbine engines, and a
speed of IL knots an hour.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
See Their First Autos

Mckenzie Bridge-This place had its
first experience with automobiles the
other night when two motor cars ar
rived on their way to Belknap Springs.
The trip was made from Eugene in less
than eight hours with no accidents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Macarthur is Resnnointed.

Olympia-Announcement is made
at the executive Office of the reap
pointment of j. w. Macarthur, of
Spokane, as a member of the State
Board Of Pharmacy, to take effect
November 1.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
TELEGRAPHERS'
STRIKE SPREADS
Both Companies Are Now Involved in
Struggle With Employees.
Largest Offices Throughout the West
Are Vacated by Operators-Those
at Work Are Ready to Go When
Order Comes - Both Sides Look
for Fight to Finish.

All operators of both companies
lat Chicago strike.
| Almost every operator out at Kan
sas City, Denver, Salt Lake, New Or
leans, Topeka, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Helena.
Operators at ST. Louis, st. Paul,
Omaha, Portland and Indianapolis
await orders from President Small
before striking.
| New York operators, numbering
5000, meet Sunday to decide on ac-
tion.
Operators accuse Western Union
of violating agreement for settle
ment of San Francisco strike. They
demand 81 per cent increase in SAL
ary- eight hour day for day work,
seven and one-half hours for night
work and recognition of union.
Both companies declare purpose
| to fight to a finish and deny there is
| grievance.
| President Small of union says
companies have violated agreement
and promises sensational exposures.
Chicago, Aug. 10.-Following the
lead of the telegraph operators en-
ployed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in Chicago, the tele-
graphers in nine other cities through
out the United States quit work yes
terday. The 500 men employed by
the Postal in Chicago, who belong to
the same local of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union as the Western
Union operators, and who declare
that their working conditions with
the company are unsatisfactory took
advantage of the situation and quit
at 6 o'clock
With the walkout of the Postal
employees, Chicago last night was left
with about 35 operators endeavoring
to transmit the business of both tele-
graph companies, where. under nor
NAL conditions, fully 1900 men are
necessary to do the work.
The other Western Union Offices
which became involved in the
trouble together, together with the
of men who quit work, are:
Salt Lake City, SO; Helena, 40; Kan
sas City, $50; Dallas, 1885, Fort
Worth, 40; Colorado Springs, TO-
and Denver, SO.
In New Orleans the men employed
by the Postal Telegraph Company
left their keys to enforce demands
made on the company several weeks.
ago.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
Bathing Season in New York

New York, Aug. 12.-Eleven
drownings were reported in the i'm
mediate vicinity of New York yester-
day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political. His
torical and Commercial.

Germany is equipping a complete
balloon corps for her regular army.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15

One of the Korean delegates to The
Hague has been sentenced to death and
the other two to life Imprisonment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-08-15

A member of the New York Black
Hand society has given the police all
the details of his initiation.