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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
IMMUNITY FOR ALTON.
Judge Lands Dismisses Rebate Case
Against Road.

Chicago, Sept 25.-It was decided
today by Judge lands in the District
court that the Chicago d Alton railroad
shall not be further prosecuted for its
connection with he granting of rebates
to the Standard Oil company, in oil
shipped between Whiting, Ind, and
East St. Louis, Ill.
1t was stated by District Attorney
Sims that Mr.. Morrison, the prede-
cessor of Mr.. Sims in office, had prom
ised immunity to the Alton road, pro-
vided it assisted in good faith in the
prosecution of the Standard company.
The attorney general held, therefore,
that it is the duty of the government to
see that no further steps toward the
punishment of the railroad for its part
in the granting of the rebates be taken.
The court then called attention to
statement recently issued by President
Motfitt, of the Standard Oil company,
of Indiana that, if the Standard Oil
company was guilty of receiving re-
bates, no other manufacturer was inno-
cent. The court directed the jury to
investigate the conduct of other manu-
facturers and directed that a subpoena
be issued for Mr.. Moffitt.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
LAST TECHNlCAllTY FAILS,
Supreme Court UphoIds Indictments
of Accused Bribers.

San Franiscco, Sept. 24.-The state
Supreme court late yesterday rendered
a decision upholding the validity of the
so-called Oliver grand jury. On this
decision depended the fate of the in
dictments found subsequently 4 to March
last.
The attack was made ON the grand
jury by William NJ. Abbott, of the
United Railroads; Frank G. Drum,
John Martin and Eugene De Saba, of
the San Francisco Gas company, and
other defendants Ito test the validity of
the indictments charging them with
bribery. They contended that in Feb
ruary last the names for a new grand
jury were drawn and that, while the
Oliver jury had not been discharged,
its powers lapsed with the first step
taken to impanel its successor.
Justice Mcfarland filed dissenting
opinion.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
SEVERELY CENSURES FRANCkE
uhIer Says Dakota Was Lost Through
Captains Careiessnes.

Washington, Sept. 26.-In an official
communication to Captain Emil
Francke, who was commander of the i'll
fated steamship Dakota, wrecked on
Kinkone reef, coast of Japan, March 8
last, George Uhler, supervising inspect
or general OF the steamship inspection
service, severely censures him on ac-
count OF the loss Of the ship. The local
board Of .teamstcat inspectors at Seat
tie had investigated the wreck Of the
Dakota and suspended the license of
Captain Francke for two years. The
captain appealed to Supervising In
spector General Uhler. Mr.. Uhler,
after having analyzed thoroughly the
evidence adduced at the hearing, says
in his letter to Captain Francke:
81 am forced to the conclusion that
the stranding of the vessel and her SUBJ
sequent total loss was due entirely to
your careless and Indifferent naviga-
ton, as an hour before the disaster you
assumed charge OF the watch and took
the bridge and directed the navigation
of the ship yourself. cit is evident
from the testimony adduced at the in
vestigation that large portion of the
ship remained above the water many
days, and yet within two hours from
the time the ship struck she was totally
abandoned, not single man being left
aboard to protect her, and the ship lef,
a prey to those who looted her without
restraint and without meeting any pro-
test from any one."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
IDAHO FRAUD CASE.
Thirteen Dummy Entrymen Tell of
Sale Of Claims.

Boise, Sept. 27.-After having spent
all Of the previous day in bringing out
the testimony of 13 persons who ad.
mitted they had taken claims to timber
land for the express purpose of selling
them to members of an alleged land
gra abiding conspiracy, the government
attorneys in the trial of United States
Senator Borah yesterday turned the
line Of evidence into new channels,
which they say will tend to affect the
defendant senator. The testimony ad-
duced up to until now has been con-
fined to the activities of John l Wells
and Louis M. Pritchard, two of the
men under indictment. None of the
dummy" entrymen examined was
cross examined and the testimony that
they received from Wells the money
with which to prove their claims and
from Pritchard the $3.50 bonus for SUI
rendering their titles went uncontro.
verted.
Just prior to adjournment the prose-
cutting attorneys identified the sigma
lures CT Ex-Governor Frank Steunen-
berg and William Sweet to document
said to have been contract. 1t is al
legged that Steunenberg and Sweet
jointly furnished the money with
which the first alleged fraudulent trans
actions were carried on.
The government has divided its case
into three sections. The first deals
with the claims which were turned
over to Albert +. Palmer, of Spokane,
who is said to have acted as dummy"
trustee for the Barber Lumber COM
pany. All the testimony bearing on
these claims, it is alleged, was handled
through Horace S. Rand, of Burling-
ton, Iowa. The third and last set were
handled by George s. Long, who, the
government promises, will eventually
take the stand as the most important
witness for the prosecution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
THOUSANDS GO TO CANADA.
Northwest Provinces Draw American
Farmers.

Chicago. Sept. 25.-According to fig
ures sent out by Chairman E. E. Mac
Leod, of the Western Passenger asso-
citation, many thousand Americans an
nually are obeying the call of the wilds
of Western Canada. In a circular is
sued today to all of the lines which are
members of the association, it is stated
that during the IL months ended June
80, Al, 1863 entrants, representing pop
ulation of 105, APO, took up homesteads
in Western Canada. OF this number,
1888, representing a population Of
81 500, were from the United States.
The statistics apparently show that
the tide of immigration from the Unit
ed States into Canada is reaching a
stage which should awaken Interest.
Mr.. Macleod states that during the
last decade total of 272,609 people
have left the United States and have
taken up homes in Canada, and that
57,919, or nearly one-ffth of these,
went there during the II months ended
June 80, 1905. The number increased
from 2,412 in 1867 to 81, ,919 in 1905,
and fell off to 81 500 during the year
just ended.
During the greatest year Of immigra-
tion from the United States into Can
ada, there came into the country from
Great Britain and Ireland &c. ,796. Dur
ing the past 10 years Great Britain and
Ireland have sent total of 311,7 ,747
people, who have found new homes in
her American colony, and this number
is not very much in excess of the popu-
lation which the United States has
furnished Canada.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
.COREA IS ONLY
STEPPING STONE
Believed That Japan's Next Move
Will Be Toward China.
BattIeship Fleet of United States
Being Sent to Pacific to Prevent
Such a Move-President Roosevelt
Is Determined China Shall Be In
dependent.

San Francisco, Sept. 24.-That the
japanese question has not been settled
but is merely in it's infancy is the be-
| lief of a large number of naval officers
who have arrived at San Francisco with
the advance guard of the feet that is to
be modified in Pacific waters. Ac-
cording to these authorities, the feet
has been ordered to the Pacific not so
much as warning to Japan for her
past actions as for floating protest
against her contemplated seizure of
China. In fact, these naval men inter-
pret that the presence Of the feet on
this side of the continent as a message
to Japan clearly saying: "Thou shalt
not steal China
These authorities bring forward
number of interesting facts to support
their contention. In the first place
they point out that treaty existed be-
tween the United States and Corea
which was the nearest thing to an alli-
ance that the United States has under
taken. This treaty under a possible
construction pledged the American
government to protect Corea against
just such coup as Japan has carried
to successful conclusion. 1t is said
that Immediately after the Portsmouth
treaty was signed, in which, by the
way, Japan guaranteed the independ-
ence of Corea, the island empire busted
herself tying the hands of all the big
European powers by means of treaties
and alliances. The United States gov
ernment was the only big power with
the exception of Germany not included
in this arrangement.
The naval officers above referred to
give it as their opinion that the i'll feel
ing stirred up between the United
States and Japan was the work of the
japanese government. While Japan
was belligerently protesting against the
attitude of the Californians toward the
Japanese, it was doing nothing more or
less, according to the authorities cited,
than holding America at a distance
with one hand while with the other it
was choking the life out of Corea.
The naval officers hold that as soon
as Japan took possession of Corea Mr..
Roosevelt was convinced that the next
move would involve China, and accord
ingly began preparations for active in
reference. The United States sat
quietly by while Japan put Corea in
its back pocket. 1t will not sit quietly
by if Japan makes the effort to deal in
the same manner with China.
The big feet of warships to be gath
cred on the Pacific coast will serve to
remind Japan that the entity of China
is one of the cardinal foreign policies of
the American government. To just
what lengths the country will 60 to
preserve the Chinese empire from ia
pan is yet to be determined.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. 6.
REDUCED RATES TO TROOPS.
Law May Be Amended to Avoid Hard
ship to Them.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The War
department will recommend to congress
at the coming session that an amend
ment be made to the railroad rate law,
permitting the railroads to grant re-
duced fare to members of families Of
army officers and enlisted men. Prior
to the passage of the rate law, reduced
fares were freuently issued in such cas-
es, but the Interstate Commerce COM
mission has held that the new law will
now prohibit continuance of the
practice.
This restriction has worked great
hardship on officers and men who have
been ordered to far distant posts. There
have been cases where companies and
regiments stationed on the Atlantic
coast have been ordered to the Philip
pines. transportation across the Pa
citic is furnished by the government,
but the men with families have been
to 60 into their pockets to
the extent Of about 500 for each men,
Der of their family, and this is tre-
mendous tax, particularly upon nom
officers and enlisted men,
whose families accompany them. There
would appear to be considera BILE justice
in the claim of these men, for their
change of station is not Of their choos.
ing, but at the bidding Of the depart
ment, and the enactment of such an
amendment is not altogether improba-
BILE,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
War With japan Inevitable.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 27.-Secretary
Taft's tour of the world is99being fol.
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government is taking measures to pro-
tect the journey through Siberia and
European Russia, and the press is bus
lily speculating on the likelihood of the
adoption of Russo-American cony ven.
tion, the object of Mr.. Taft's visit to
Russia being, it is alleged, to negotiate
on agreement between the United
States and Russia. The conviction pre-
walls here that war between Japan and
the United States is inevitable.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
WI Ting Fang is Impeached.

Washington, Sept. 81. - Secretary
Root today received cablegrar, from
Minister Rockhill at Pekin notifying
him of the appointment of WI Ting
Fang as minister to Washington. There
is reason to believe that unofficialIY
some representations have been made
at the State department within the last
"a hours, impeaching the character Of
the proposed new minister, not only on
the ground of his conduct when former
ly in Washington, but it is stated Mr..
WI Ting Fang took advantage of an
abnormal state of affairs in Pekin to Sc
cure his reappointment to this post.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Another Alaska Strike.

Tacoma, Sept. 26.--Private advices
from an authentic source report a rich
gold discovery on Valdez creek, in the
Sushitna valley, rs miles from Copper
Center, which is on the Valdez-Fair-
banks trail, 800 miles from VALDEZ.
Peter Monahan, the discoverer, took
out $50, 200 two years ago and during
the past summer, with machinery to
work the bench above the creek, took
out one nugget valued at $940 and sew
eral running from 5000 TO $500. 1t is
predicted the stampede will result in a
mining town equal to Fairbanks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
WITNESS CoNeEssEs PERJURY
Anything to Secure Immunity-Money
Advanced to Dummies.

Boise, Sept, 26.-The first sensation
in the trial of United States SENATOR
William +. Borah came late yesterday,
when Albert Klanop Nugent, the Sec
ond witness produced by the govern
ment, admitted on cross examination
that he-committed perjury in taking
out a timber claim, admitted that he
had been promised absolute immunity
by an officer OF the Federal government
for testifying, admitted that at the re.
quest of the Federal officer he had
sworn to a complaint against a man
whom he did not know, and last pro-
claimed that be believed it to be a part
of his bargain for immunity that he
should swear to any comlaint against
any person, regardless Of any know
ledge that he might have as to the per-
sonn's guilt. When the name of the
Federal officer who, induced him to
sign the comlaint was asked by Borah's 8
counsel, the witness swore positively
that he could not remember it.
The day was given over to the intro
duction of mass of papers on file in
the land Cffice at Boise relative to 81
alleged fraudulent claims, and to the
evidence of two men who said they re-
ceived money from John r. Wells,
with which to prove up on their timber
land claims. Wells is one Of the men
indicted with Borah. Counsel for the
latter did not object to this testimony,
on the understanding that the trans
action in question would ultimately be
connected in some way with the sen-
ator on trial.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Prohibition for Washington.

Washington, Sept. 2s.-A determin-
ed effort will be made next winter, it
is said, to bring about the enactment
by congress of law making Washing
ton "dry town" in every sense of the
word. Information received here to-
day from Norfolk, Virginia, where the
AntiSaloon league Of America has been
in session, to the effect that cam
paign having as it object the eradica.
tion of the saloon from this city will be
paugurated at once by the leagues and
other temperance organizations in the
states, and that pressure will be
brought to bear upon senators and rep
resentatives from many sources, urging
them to vote for the proposed law for
total prohibition in the District OF Co.
lumba.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
BORAH CASE OPENED.
Government Begins Prosecution for
Land Frauds.

Boise, Sept. 25.-The government
yesterday revealed the charge in the
case Of United States Senator Borah,
charged with timber land fraud. The
jury was completed at the morning ses-
sion, and during the afternoon Judge
M. C. Burch, of Detroit, Mich, special
assistant to the attorney general, made
the opening statement Of the prosecu-
tion. He arraigned the late governor,
Frank Steunenberg, as the central fig
ure in the alleged conspiracy by which
it is alleged that more than 1900
acres of virgin forest land, thick with
towering pines, came fraudulently into
the possession of the Barber Lum Der
company, Wisconsin corporation
operating plant in this city.
Mr. Burch connected Mr.. Borah with
the land transactions only as attorney,
first for Steunenberg and then for the
lumber concern. He declared that Mr..
Borah interested himself in all matters
having an outward bearing on the land
claimed by dummy entrymen, turned
over to dummy trustees, and by them
decided over to the Barber company.
All of the deeds went through Mr..
Borah's office and stand in the county
clerks office as being recorded at his
request. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Borah
approached the register of the land office
with regard to several claims which
were held up and was warned by that
official that the claims were fraudulent
and should be let alone.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Hepburn's Sensational Views.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Representa-
tive Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman of the
house committee on interstate COM
merce and father of the rate bill which
forced the senate to action in 1905, on
his return here from trip to Europe.
81 do not see," he said, chow any
man can have courage to invest in
American railway stocks after the way
they have been manipulated, after
1882, ,000,0 900 of Indebtedness has been
saddled on the Union Pacific, with
probably not more than $3O,000,O 900 Of
actual expenditure"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Nav Burn Alaska Coal,

Washington, Sept. 26.-The lowest
bid for coal for the battleship fleet
while on the Pacific coast was submit
ted today by the Pacific Coal & Trans
portation company, which offers to de-
liver 100000 tons of Chignik, Alaska,
coal at San Francisco, half at $S to 50
ton, the other half at So per ton, pro-
vided the department takes the full
amount Of the bid. This is cheaper
than the department can buy and trans
port either Welsh or West Virginia
oal to San Franiso, but the Navy knows
nothing about Alaskan coal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
New Peak is Thrown Up,

Seattle, Sept. 25.-Captain A. J.
Henderson, of the revenue cutter The
tis, on arrival here today from the Arc
tic, confirms with official reports the
accounts of a violent volcanic eruption
of Mount Mukashin on September l,
and the existence of new peak raised
flom the sea forming part of the Bog
oslov formation. The latest addition
is the fourth, and with its appearance
the bottom of the ocean has raised
until channels formerly sufficiently
large for the passage of ships are now
dry land.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
WILL BECOME STATE.
President Roosevelt to Approve the
Constitution.

Washington, Sept. 27. - President
Roosevelt announced this afternoon
that he had decided tc approve the Ok
lahoma constitution, which means that
all doubt regarding the addition of an,
other star to the national flag is re.
moved; that two more Democratic SEN
ators will soon take seats in the upper
branch of congress; that four Demo-
Gratis and one Republican will be added
to the rolls of the house and that seven
bran new votes will be added to the
Democratic column, in all probability,
in the next electoral college.
Announcement that Oklahoma con-
stitution is to receive formal executive
approval comes as a surprise to many
of those most directly interested, for
the tip had gone out that the constitu-
tion would be rejected.
Undoubtedly it would have been re-
jected, too, had the president felt free,
after consultation with his legal advis-
ers, to act upon the merits Of the docu-
ment as they appeal to him, or had the
conventions work not been 30 over
whelmingly ratified by the voters of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
1t was stated at the White House
that the tremendous majority for the
constitution at the recent election was
the impelling force. Furthermore, it
was pointed out that the executive
judgment was, generally speaking, con-
fined to the question of whether the
provisions of the enabling act had been
observed. The final decision followed
a conference with Attorney General
Bonaparte this noon. Approval, as ap-
piled to the pres ident's action in con-
nection with the constitution, is tech
nical and does not express the execu-
tive's real position. He does not ap-
prove of the constitution at all, but
simply signs his name in response to
the will Of the people who must live
under it, for the reasons above stated.
Mr.. Roosevelts actual opinion Of the
according to those who
are in his confidence, would hardly be
fit for publication.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Hartman Is Pirate.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Congress-
man Hepburn, of Iowa, in an interview
criticising everybody, including Presi-
dent Roosevelt, says the president is
backing the project for the deepening
of the Mississippi, which is another
scheme to raid the treasury. He re-
ferred to E. H. Hartman as "finan-
cial freeboter," and declared if congress
fails to enact legislation to regulate the
stock issues in interstate corporations
there will be nothing to check "the
Wall street sharks"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
Several Nav Defend Gun,

New York, Sept. 24.-Preparations
for the defense of the Americas cup
has begun. At least one syndicate is
being organized and possibly more.
Everyone appears TO be Of the opinion
that the management will be vested in
f. d. Morgan. Those mentioned as
generous subscribers are Edward II.
Hartman, Colonel Robert VI. Thomp-
son, c. X. q. Billings and Roy A. Raj
ney. The cost Of producing the Reli-
ance would be upward of $500, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-03
STREETCAR BR|BE
WAS NEEDLESS
Defense in Ford Graft Case Gains
Startling Admission.
Ex-Supervsor Gallagher, of San Fran
cisco, Declares Belief That Over
head Franchise Would Have Been
Granted Without Use of Money
Carried Notes for Ford.

San Francimaco, Sept. 26.-Twict
yesterday during the TREY l.. Fore
trial, wherein the chief counsel for the
United Railroads ls charged with brib
cry of public officials, it was affirmed
that confessed bribe-takers, members o1
the board Of supervisors, would have
voted to grant the United railroads q
franchise for an overhead trolley sys-
tenn without the use of the money which
is alleged to have been 80 lavishly dis
tributed. James L. Gallagher, ex-
chairman Of the board of supervisors,
explicitly declared his belief that the
franchise could have been secured with
out any attempt to influence the opin-
ions OF the members. Supervisors
Samuel Davis, the only other witness
of the day, reiterated this assurance on
his own account.
Gallagher occupied the stand during
four hours of the session, and every
scrap Of testimony he gave was thresh-
ed out by the attorneys for either side,
To Davis scarcely an hour was devoted.
1t developed that Gallagher had ar
ranged immunity for himself and the
other members of the board in the
course of two or three interviews with
Rudolph Spreckels.
Gallagher admitted having had sever
al conferences with Ford. At one
time he carried a note from w. NJ. Ab-
bott, one of the United Railroads at
torneys, to Abraham Ruef. Afterward
he took the note to Ford, who permitted
him to see that it contained hint that
an attempt was being made to trap the
supervisors,
Judge Lawlor is considering what
form of punishment he will administer
to the people connected with the de-
fense of Ford, who were caught by De-
tective Burns in the act of setting trap
to spirit away former supervisor Thorn
as f. Lonergan, chief witness against
the defendant. The offense of seeking
to take witness out of the jurisdiction
of the court is clearly provided fer in
the code, and some punishment will be
meted out to serve as warning against
such tactics.