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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
PAPER MONEY IN BAY CITY.
Clearing House Banks Will Issue Cur
rency in Small Notes.

San Francisco, Nov. 5.-Forty clerks
were at work all day Sunday in the
clearing house preparing certificates in
denominations of IS, $40 and 500
which, indorsed by all the banks in the
association, will be issued by the clear
ing house. These certificates are to
constitute flexible currency for use in
retail trade and to meet payrolls until
the present coin stringency is relieved.
The certificates will be accepted as
legal tender by the 32 banks in the
clearing house association, and will do
much to relieve the local situation until
expected currency shipments from the
East are received. The certificates will
be retired as quickly as possible by the
banks, because of the large amount of
securities deposited with the clearing
house to secure them.
1t was stated that an important move
in connection with the financial situa-
tion has been made by the safe deposit
companies, who, it is said, have agreed
to rent no more boxes to any one, in
order to prevent the boarding of money
in safe deposit boxes. Estimates place
the amount of money in safe deposit
vaults in this city as high as $10,O00,-
600,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
SETTLING DOWN
TO NORMAL BASIS
Money Is Flowing Steadily Back to
Strong Banks.
Steamer Lusitania Sails from Liver
pool for New York With $IO,OOO,-
900 in Coin-All Eager for Cur
rsncy and Each City Husbands Its
Own Supply

New York, Nov. 2.-The financial
situation is gradually clearing without
showing any striking features. Runs
on the banks and trust companies are
practically over; money, which was
temporarily withdrawn from banks SUBJ
ject to runs, is flowing to the stronger
banks, and currency is being provided
in most cases where the demand for it
is considered legitimate.
Further engagements Of gold by Bos-
ton and other points have brought up
the total engagements abroad under the
recent movement to $26, 100000. The
Lusitana, which sailed from Liverpool
yesterday, has on board about $10,000,-
600 in gold, one of the largest single
shipments ever made. Prices of ex-
change were firm during the early part
of yesterday and did not yield seriously
at any time. The fact that the stock
exchanges of London and Paris were
closed on account of All Saints day pre-
vented any comparison of quotations on
arbitrage operations.
Balances with the clearing house
have settled down to a normal condi-
tion, but there is still something of
blockade in domestic exchange through
the unwillingness of New York banks
to pay currency on drafts from other
cities and the unwillingness of other
cities to pay out their currency upon
drafts from New York. The condition
of affairs indicates continued pressure
for currency rather than breakdown
of credits, but reasonable demands are
being met for regular customers of the
banks.
The possibility of Fastening the ex-
port movement of wheat and cotton.
still engages the attention of foreign
exchange dealers and also of those who
endeavor to keep in touch with the gen.
eral situation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
New Game Warden.

Salem-Robert o. Stevenson, of For.
est Grove, has been appointed state
game and forestry warden by Governor
Chamberlain. Mr.. Stevenson will sue
ceed John w. Baker, of Cottage Grove,
whose term of Office has expired. The
appointment of Mr.. Stevenson makes
the first change in Governor Chamber
lain's official family. The appoint
ment is for four years, during which
time Mr.. Stevenson will make his
headquarters at Forest Grove. The
new appointee is well known citizen
of Forest Grove and is native son,
having been born and raised in Yam
hill county. In politics he is a Demo-
crat, and his appointment was made
upon the recommendation or large
of prominent Democrats
throughout the Willamette valley.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
More Shortage Complaints.

Salem-Car shortage complaints con-
tinue to come with almost every mai
to the Office of the railway commission.
A letter received from j. S. Landis, Of
Myrtle Creek, complains both Of delay
in supplying car and 80 hours delay
in removing it after his notifying the
local agent that it was loaded, which
resulted in the loss of rs of his poultry.
He also thinks he was illegally COM
PEELED to pay his fare while travelling
with his stock. A letter has been re-
ceived from J. Fl. Pounds, of Umatilla,
saying that as the result of the action
of the commission, conditions at that
point have much improved and that he
has no further cause for complaint.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
SETTLERS BY TRAlNLOAD.
About Three thousand Arrive in Spo
kane at One Time.

About Three thousand Arrive in Spo-
kane at One Time.
Spokane, Wash, Nov. 5.-Nearly
5000 homeseekers, bound for every
part of the Pacific Northwest, arrived
in Spokane Sunday by the various
roads. They are travelling on tickets
sold in the East under the oolonist
rates, which expired October 81, and
the army is made up of those who
waited until the last day of grace to be-
gin their journey.
Train No. on the Northern Pacific
consisted of % coaches filled to the
steps. 1t travelled in two sections.
Twelve hundred souls, railroad officials
estimated, were inside the coaches.
When the colonists alighted at Spo-
kane to stretch their weary limbs, the
big depot was unable to hold the
swarm.
Travelling men from st. Paul, who
witnessed the embarking from that
point on October 81, say several hum
dred were left behind. They fought to
get inside the gate and train officials
were compelled to carry children from
the cars in order to force the parents to
get off in order to make room for those
remaining Portland, Seattle and Ia
coma are the destinations OF hundreds
of these colonists, who seem to be pros.
porous and not locking refinement.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT,
Tax Reform Asso citation Would Ex
empt Many Articles.

The Oregon Tax Reform association
with headquarters at Portland, has for
its object several radical changes in the
mode of taxation. Circular letters have
been issued and sent to oranges and
other organizations throughout the
state. The changes are to be made by
amending the constitution through the
initiative. Ihe following is the text of
the assoc iations desire:
"All dwelling houses, all barns,
sheds. outhouses, and other improve
ments appertaining to any dwelling;
all fences, farm machinery and appli-
ancts used as such; orchards, crops and
livestock; household furniture in use,
and tools owned and in use by me-
chanic shall be exempt from taxation. !"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
PORTLAND MARKETS.

| Wheat-Club, SIC; bluestem, soc
valley, SIC; red, 85c.
Oats-No. l white, $3.50; gray
$29 so.
Barley-Feed, $2s 80 per ton; brew
ing, $50; rolled, $30@3l.
Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
Hay-Valley timothy. No. l, $17@1s
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $23
clover, $l3; cheat, $13; grain hay, $ls
@14; alfalfa, $l3@14.
Fruits-AppIes. $1@2 so per box
cantaloupes, Sl@1 80 per crate; water.
melons, 1c per pound; pears, $l@1.75
per box; grapes, 76c@$l.75 per crate
ounces, 50c9$1 per box; huckleber-
ries, 7@8c per pound; cranberries, $40
@'O.50 per barrel.
Vegetables-Turnips, 81. .25 per sack
carrots, $l.25 per sack; beets, 81. 25
per sack; cabbage, 1@114c per pound /;
cauliflower, 25c@$l per dozen; celery,
5Oc9s1 per dozen; corn, S5c@$1 per
sack; cucumbers. 81 per sack; onions,
15@20c per dozen; parsley, zoe per
dozen; peppers, e917c per pound ;
radi shes, 2cc per dozen; spinach, &c per
pound; squash. 1@1Ac per pound; to-
matoes, 25@50c per box.
Onions-$2@2. SO per sack.
Potatoes-75c@$1 per hundred, de.
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, 214c
per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, s0@35c per
pound.
Veal-75 to 125 pounds, S@s1ac 125
to $50 pounds, nc; $50 to 200 pounds,
6@7c.
Pork-Block, IS to $50 pounds, ~
@8c; packers, 7@7Rc.
Poultry-Average old hens, 1870
l2Ic per pound; mixed chickens, II y a
l2c; spring chickens, IL 1a@12c; old
S@9c; dressed chickens, 100
4c; turkeys, live, old, Ice; young.
Sc; geese, live, 9@10c; ducks, 14c;
pigeons, $l@1.50, squads, s2@3.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled, 35c per
lozen.
Hops-1907, 7@9c- per pound;
'lds, &c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best, |
6@22c per pound, according to shrink
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine-
eess; mohair, choice, 10000 per
'ound !
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Japs to be Denorts d.

Helena, Mont, Nov. "A japanese
and three women, who are being held
in the county Jail at Butte on the au-
thority of the United States govern
ment, will soon be returned to Seattle
for deportation to Japan: The man,
Hyama Matsumura, is accused of bring
ing three of his countrywomen to
America for immoral purposes. 1t is
stated that the four Japanese arrived in
Seattle from Japan .on the steamer
Minneapolis June Z last.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Credit Currency Remedy.

New York, Nov. 5.-That permanent
relief from the present monetary strin-
gency can only be had through a sys-
tenn Of credit currency adequate to meet
the requirements of trade and redeem
able in gold coin, was the opinion ex-
pressed today by Representative Char
les Fowler, of New Jersey, chairman of
the banking and currency mmittee,
which will at the coming session en-
deavor to have a law passed for credit
currency issued by the National banks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Cruiser Buffalo Spoken.

North Head, Wash, Nov. 5.-The
United States cruiser Buffalo, which
has been doing special duty in Bering
sea with the revenue service for the
past two months, was communicated
with by wireless last evening off Van
couver island. The Buffalo sailed
from Bremerton navy yard in August
with rush orders to proceed to Bering
sea to help the regular revenue cutters
patrol the restricted waters against
poachers. The entire fleet of cutters
was kept busy throughout the season
watching seals.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
CALL EXTRA Sc s SION,
President Being Urged by Conserva
tive Financial Leaders.

Washington, Nov. At is learned
here from undoubted sources that Pres
ident Roosevelt is now being urged to
call an extra session of congress to deal
with the financial situation. The re-
quest comes from and represents the
judgment of the conservative leaders in
the financial world, who have repre-
sented the present situation as one COM
pelling action of character that will
eradicate all ground for suspicion Of
American industrial methods.
The president has been assured from
most reliable sources that there will be
no opposition on the part of the great
industries of the country to the enact.
ment of the necessary laws to carry out
his ideas of Federal control to the ex-
tent to which he has expounded them
in his recent public utterances. These
what has been represented as the most
dangerous situation which has con-
fronted the country during an extended
historic period-that is, the seeming
growing lack of confidence based on
known ire egularities in business meth
DDS in some quarters and no sure and
speedy means of separating the good
from the unsound.
To this end it is suggested that the
president set congress to the task, first,
of making such amendments to the fl.
nancial laws as will result in the max
imum of 1exibility with the minimum
of basic change in our system; next,
and perhaps most in Importance, that
the president embody his suggestions
OH corporation control in succinct re-
concentrations for enactment into law.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
GOVERNOR AIDS.
Chamberlain Notifies War Department
of Act Of Leg glislature.

Salem-Governor Chamberlain has
sent letters to the secretary of war at
Washington, d. c., saying:
"The legislature of this state at its
last session passed bill appropri iating
$500, 900 to be paid to the United
States for the purpose of assisting the
| United States in acquiring by condem-
nation or construction of boat canal
and locks around the falls of the Will
lamette river at Oregon City, Oregon.
The present and only canal and locks
around these falls is owned by a pri-
vate corporation which has the power
and does impose tax of 80 cents per
ton ON every ton Of freight that passes
from the upper to the lower river or
from the lower to the upper river. This
tax as the state grows is an annually
increasing burden and the people for
number of years past have been stren-
uously demanding government owner
ship and control of the locks at the
falls of the Willamette to the end the
river may be opened to free navigation
its entire length. The delegation from
Oregon to the congress of the United
States intend to bring this matter to
the attention of congress and urge upon
that body the importance to our people
of an open waterway through the heart
Of the Willamette valley, apd | am
taking the liberty of enclosing you
herewith a copy of the act of the Ore
gon legislature bearing upon the subject
in order that your department may be
fully advised in the premises"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Ford Case POSTPONED.

San Francisco. Nov. 2.-Owing to the,
fact that yesterday was public holi-
day, caused by the proclamation of the
governor, the courts in the Temple Is
rael adjourned. In Judge Lawler's
court all the graft cases before him
were continued for one day. When
the Ford case came up Judge Lawler
asked for suggestions from the attor-
neys for both sides in regard to the ad-
visibility of going ahead with the trial
under the present circumstances. Both
sides deemed an adjournment necessary
and the judge acted accordingly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Rhodes Scholar ship EXAMINATION.

University of Oregon, Eugene-The
next qualifying examinations for the
Rhodes scholarships for this state will
be held at the University of Oregon,
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 81
and %, 1908. The arrangements for
conducting the examinations will fol-
low closely those of last year, with the
exception that an examination fee of IS
will be charged all candidates. The
examinations will be under the direc.
ton of the Oregon Committee of Selec-
ton, composed of President P. l..
Campbell, of the University of Oregon,
chairman; President Ferrin, of Pacific
university; President Coleman, of Will
lamette university; President Crooks,
of lbany college, and President Riley,
of McMinnville college.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Farmers Hold Crops.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4.-The finan
cial troubles in New York, with theil
later echo in the West, have not alarm.
ed the farmers of Nebraska. For the
past decade farmers of this state have
disposed of their crops by contract be-
fore they we're harvested, but condi-
tions have changed. Farmers are build
ing barns to store away the corn they
have harvested. They say they will
hold their grain for higher prices, al
though as high as 4S cents is offered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
BY the Governor,
Frank Benson,
Secretary of State.
Graft Prosecution is Issue,
Governor.

San Francisco, Nov. 4.-Issues of fal
more Importance than are commonly
involved IN a municipal election will
come up before the voters of San Fran.
cisco for decision tomorrow. Behind
the leading names on the several party
tickets are the survival of the so-called
bribery graft prosecution as conducted
against indicted corporation officials by
Francis ]. Heney, and the confirmation
or rejection by the voting majority of
the new order of things which followed
the overthrow OF the Ruef- Schmitz re-
gime and the bribed supervisors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Car Shortage Hurts.

Athena-The car shortage here is a
great drawback in the shipping of pro-
ducts. Many hundred tons Of wheat
are stored in the various warehouses
awaiting shipment, and most of the
wheat that has been shipped go far was
sent out on fiat cars. Many of the
farmers along the little railroad sta
tions have been unable to sell their
wheat at good prices because the ware
house companies, as the agents, are
unwilling to buy too much wheat un-
less they know they can ship it out.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Mills Forced to Shut Down,

Albany-Because of car shortage the
big mills of the Curtiss Lumber COM
pany at Mill City, on the Corvallis G.
Eastern railroad, 35 miles east of AL
bany, will soon close down until cars
can be secured. Manager Robert Shaw
said he could get no cars at all for
shipments outside the state, and the
mill yards are crowded with lumber
enough to fill 400 cars. These mills
have capacity of about 100, 900 feet
daily, and will throw 200 men out.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
c, & E, Makes Report.

salem-The report of the Corvallis &
Eastern railway, filed with the state
railway commission, makes the follow
ing showing: Earnings from opera
ton, $235, 807.42; operating expenses,
$l39, 9,793.l7; income from operation,
500, ,0l4.25; total income, same, deduc-
tions, taxes, interest, ETC., $64, ISL 80; ;
net income, $31 1862 95; surplus, same ;
DO dividends; total deficit for entry
general balance sheet, 2O8, 1876 5S; to-
tai cost of construction and equ pment,
SO, ,280.90.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
CONTINUES HOLIDAYS.
Gouernor to Issue Proclamation From
Day to Day.
November 2, 1907,

November 2, 1907.
Whereas, 1t has been and is impos.
sible for the banks of Oregon to secure
shipments of coin or currency from
Eastern financial centers, although
large balances are due to the banks OF
this state from Eastern banks; and
Whereas, Requests have come to me
from the leading banks of the whole
state, as we'll as from different CONNER
cial bodies and depositors to make pro-
clamation of legal holiday from day
to day until money can be obtained to
handle the largely increased industrial
and commercial interests; and
Whereas, lam firmly convinced from
information l have received that our
banks were never in better condition
than at this time, and are only in need
of moneys which are actual y due them
from correspondent banks to tide over
the present crisis:
Now, therefore, l, George E. Cham
berlain, governor of the state of Ore
gon, by virtue of the authority vested
in me, do declare Monday, the 4th day
of November, 1907, legal holiday for
the purpose Of assisting in tiding over
the present financial stringency and
protecting the credit OF the state until
coin or currency, now due and owing
our people, can be obtained; and l do
declare it my purpose to continue to
declare such holidays from day to day
until business conditions appear to me
to be normal.
In testimony whereof | have hereun-
to subscribed my name and caused the
great seal of the state Of Oregon to be
affixed at the capitol, in the city of
Salem, this I'd day of November, A.
D., 1907.
George Z. Chamberlain,
Governor.
By the Governor,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Oil Land Leased.

Klamath Falls-There have been
filed with the county clerk of Klamath
county leases on a large tract of land
near Lost river. These leases were
secured by the X amath Oil company
and are for period of 20 years. The
landowners will receive 10 per cent Of
the revenue arising from the operations
if oil, coal, gas or minerals are found :.
If nothing materializes after period
of three years, the leases are to be-
come void.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Arrests by Wholesale.

st. Petersburs, Nov. 4.-The latest
advices from Vladivostok say that $50
arrests have been made in connection
with the recent mutiny there, the per-
sons arrested being for the most part
soldiers and sailors. Merchantmen
lying in the barbor steamed outside be-
fore the firing began, and thus escaped
being damaged.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Promote Trade With Ncxico

Mexico City, Nov. 5.-A. B. Butler,
special agent 1l tine United States gov
eminent, is in this city to work in the
interest Of trade relations between the
United States and Mexico. lie will
look over the trade conditions Of the
entire country, inquiring into those
features which should interest the mer-
chants OF the United States, and report
in what way conditions can be i'm
proved.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Chinese Stone Missionaries,

HongkOng, Nov. 4.-The Scandinavia
an mission in the district of Namho ha.
been attacked by the anti-foreign ele.
nent of the population. The mission.
aries, Misses Wendell and Erickson,
were stoned by Chinese, who alleged
that native women were forced to be-
come Christians and were kept for inn
moral purposes. The magistrate at
NamhO succeeded in restoring order.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Apples Await Road,

Pilot ROck-It is estimoted that
there are now about $4,000 worth OF
excellent apples on orchards tributary
to this place awaiting the completion
Of the Umatilla Central from Pendleton
to this place, so they can be shipped to
market. If the road is completed soon
many Of the fall apples can be saved.
After this year great quantities of fruit
will be shipped out from this point to
the markets
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
War on Illegal Dams.

Pendleton-One hundred and fifty
residents Of Pendleton and vicinity
have united in war against the dams
in the Umatilla river, which are caus-
ing the death of many salmon in the
river. They have signed a petition to
the state game warden. There are
dams, according to the complaint,
which do not provide for the passage of
the fish.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
LIFTS THE EMBARGO.
Northern Pacific Dec des to Receive
Lumber shipments.

Bellingham, Wash, Nov. 2.-The
order of the Northern Pacific railroad
refusing to bill out any carloads of
lumber from the Northwest, was in
force just one day. Last night just
before the office of the company closed,
the order was rescinded The North
ern Pacific will now accept lumber
shipments at the new rate, but wi not
be able to collect the 5O-cent tariff
pending the decision of the Interstate
Commerce commission. The injunc-
tion issued by the Federal court in Sc
attic forbids the collecting of more
than the old 40-cent rate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Many Apples Spoilinp

Pendleton-On account of the scar
city of help to pick and shortage of cars
many apples are going to waste in
Umatilla county. The car shortage is
holding up the shipment of several
hundred boxes at Milton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-07
Army of Cinnamon Coming

Mexico City, Nov. 2.-Chinese bound
for the United States have been arriv-
ing at Salina Cruz since January l,
4,765 having landed there en- route to
the Northern republic.