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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Antwerp Strike is Serious

Antwerp, Sept. 6.-Militia controlled
the situation here today. though the
rioters attacked number of freight
cars in which strikebreakers were rid
ing. About 5000 of the locked out
laborers, porters and men in similar
trades, who struck in sympathy with
the locked out laberers, held meeting
during the day and adopted resolu-
tion setting forth that they were not
responsible for yesterdays disorders
Twenty rioters were wounded last night
by the sabers or revolvers of the police
in dispensing them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Wants to See America.

Rome, Sept. 5.-The Corriere d. Ital-
la is authority for the statement that a
priest attached to the church of Santa
Maria Magdalena, impelled by his de-
sire to visit the United States, embez-
zled 1000 of the church funds and
disappeared. He is supposed to have
started for the goal of his desires. The
wardens of the church have lodged a
complaint against the priest with a
local magistrate and it is hoped he will
be apprehended.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Result of Nebraska Primaries

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. Returns up
to midnight on yesterdays state pri-
mary indicates almost certainly the
nomination by the Republicans of M.
O. Reese for justice of the Supreme
court over Judge Samuel G. Sedgwick,
and of Anderson Copeland for unjver-
sity regent, with railroad commissioner
in doubt. Chairman Allen, OF the
Democratic State Central committee,
said returns indicated the nomination
by the Democrats Of George L. Loomis
for Justice of the Supreme court. The
official canvass takes place Tuesday.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
RESPONSIBLE for Wreck.

New York, Sept. A. Alfred H.
Smith, vice president and general man.
ager of the New York Central railroad,
must stand trial on charge of man.
slaughter in the second degree, growing
out of the wreck of an electric train on
the Harlem railroad at Woodlawn Feb
ruary 16 last, according to a decision
handed down today by Supreme Court
Justice Gigerich. The decision over
rules demurrer made by Mr.. Smith to
an Indictment charging him with being
responsible for the death Of Clara l.
Hudson, passenger.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
SuItan's Favorites Slain,

Casa Blanca, Sept. 4.-Letters re-
ceived here from Fee declare that the
Tazzi brothers, Abdul Krim ben Sill
man, the Moroccan foreign minister,
and Canaan, the sultan's second repre-
sentative at Tsngier, have been assassi
mated by partisans of the Caid of Me-
chuar, the official who introduced am
bassadors to the court of the sultan
Thep exercised almost complete domi-
nation over the sultan and to them is
attributed the ruin of the empire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
FiIipinos in Island Service.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Twenty-two
of the young Filipinos who were edu-
Gated in the United States have arrived
at Manila to undertake period of SER
vice for the government equal to the
time spent in this country acquiring an
education at government expense
Those having been graduated frcm the
normal, engineering and agricultural
courses will be given employment under
the Philippine board of education and
the law graduates will be given other
employment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Old Rumor Killed Again.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Rumors orig
mating in Portland to the effect that
headquarters of the department of the
Columbia were to be removed from
Vancouver barr acks to Seattle are fatty
discredited by Adjutant General Aims
worth, the one man above all others
who keeps posted on such matters.
When the attention of Senator Bourne
was called to this rumor he took it at
once to General Ainsworth, and secured
from him fiat denial.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
ONLY ONE FLEET.
Roosevelt Does Not Propose New One
for Atlantic.

Washington, Sept. 6.-It is authori-
itatively stated at the Navy department
that President Roosevelt does not con-
template the creating Of two battleship
fleets. Nor does Secretary Metcalf, nor
even the general board, which is sup
posed to represent the extreme views in
naval development, favor either the
division of the present magnificent
feet under Admiral Evans command
or the creation Of another feet in order
that there may be formidable Ameri-
canl navy in both oceans-the Atlantic
and Pacific.
On, the contrary, it is regarded at
the Navy department as better policy
to maintain one perfectly equipped,
we'll drilled fleet, free to move at will
to any part of the globe at short notice,
and the present plans contemplate the
increase of the strength of the existing
Atlantic fleet from 18 to % battleships.
This will afford a command as large as
can be properly directed by any one
officer and it will moreover about mark
the capacity Of ports and dry docks in
any particular section Of the world.
So it is asserted positively at the de-
partment that there is not the least in
tention of keeping the battlehips which
will go to the Pacific permanently in
those waters. That fleet, it is added,
will surely return to the Atlantic sea-
board after it has fulfilled its mission
and demonstrated the feasibility OF
transferring such vast naval force be-
tween oceans.
1t is suggested at the Navy depart
ment that before the gathering of a
similar number Of naval vessels in the
Pacific becomes necessary the problem
will be solved by the completion of the
Panama canal.
1t is pointed out at the department
that, even were the president or the
department 80 disposed, it would be
impossible for them to provide for an.
other such fleet as Admiral Evans
present command without congressional
authority.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
JAPANESE SEIZE ISLAND,
May Establish Naval Base at Gate of
Philippines.


Washington, Sept. 4.-News from
Yokohama that japanese explorers"
had occupied and hoisted the national
flag over the island of Pratas, near the
Philippines, attracted much attention
here because by this act has been added
to japanese territory an island within
120 miles of the Philippines, which
would furnish an admirable naval base,
Japanese possessions are brought al
most within the archipelago, because
Pratas island is less than so miles
north of the twentieth parallel, which
was the international boundary of the
former Spanish dominion as defined in
the treaty Of Paris.
Pratas island, in connection with the
excellent anchorage afforded by Pratas
reef, would be very serviceable to the
Japanese, should their navy operate in
the waters adjacent to the Philippines.
The reef, the northeast point Of which
is about eleven miles from the island,
is a wind barrier of circular form, in
closing a lagoon with water Of from five
to ten fathoms. The reef is about 40
miles in circumference and between one
and two miles in breadth. There are
two channels leading into the lagoon,
one on either side Of Pratas island.
There are several good anchorages in
from ten to twenty fathoms of water,
the position abreast of the south chan
mel being we'll adapted for naval pur-
poses.
The War and Navy department Off
cials say they have no official informa-
tion about this new acquisition Of the
.Jananesa nation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
FIRST SENTENCE
ON BR|BE-G|VER
Five Years In Prison for Glass for
Buying Supervisors.
Telephone Official Condemned to San
Quentin. Still Denying His Guilt
Paid $4,000 to Kill Franchise
Of Rival Company-AppeaI Gives
Respite.

San Francisco, Sept. 5.--"Five years
for Louis Glass" was the news mes
,sage that sped with incredible rapidity
to all parts Of the city yesterday morn
ing from the Temple shoirth Israel,
California and Webster streets, where
was imposed the sentence that brought
to dramatic close the second trial OF
the vice president and former general
manager Of the Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph company, convicted last
week of the crime of bribery, "a crime
for which the extreme punishment un-
der the law OF this state is IA years.
Only small crowd, made up for the
most part of lawyers, witnessed the i'm
posing of sentence. When the usual
preliminary motions had BEEN cleared
away the court said: "Has the defend
ant any other legal cause to show why
Judgment should not be pronounced up
on him?"
Mr.. Glass arose in the pew immedi-
.ately back OF his counsel. His face was
very pale, but in his bearings there was
n61tner DOlQnoS5 nor CTlhRluS.
Looking the Judge full in the face, be
answered in asvoice that was clear and
steady: 81 have no reply, your honor
except that am entirely guiltless Of
this charge"
"There are two general considera.
tions," eaid the judge, pressing upon
the mind of the court in determining
the measure Of punishment in this case
The first turns upon the situation Of
the defendant himself. A man well
advanced in years, he has appeared in
this court charged for the first time
with the commission of q public offense
The other consideration is the nature o
the offense and the effect of such Grim
inal transgression upon the institutions
of the country itself. The certainty
rather than the extent OF the punish.
ment, should control. Weighing both
of these considerations, have reached
a conclusion as to the measure of pun
ishment which feel will be both just
and fair under all the circumstances
presented.
"Louis Glass, it is the judgment o
the law and the sentence of the cour
that you be confined in the state prison
of the state of California at San Quentin
for the term of five years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Ovsters Are Plentiful.

Washington, Sept. 5.-There is no
occasion for those of the delicate palate
to grow apprehensive over reports OF
an oyster famine. At the bureau OF
fisheries the officials do not credit the
rumor. While they have at present
no means OF measuring definitely the
oyster crop that will be harvested, they
do not look for a famine or a greater
shortage than has marked recent years.
The commission is working hard to pre-
vent the extinction of the oyster.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
IS IHoRNLEss WONDER.
Burbank Tells irrigation Congress Of
Latest Creation.


Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 6.-Most in
teresting among the addresses delivered
at the Irrigation congress yesterday was
one by Luther Burbank, the wizard,
who told of efforts to produce thorn
less cactus.ss Resolutions on national
land policy were adopted and slate
for officers prepared by the committee
on organization.
A resolution was introduced by the
Outdoor League department of the Cal
ifornia club, through it's chairman,
Mrs. Lowell White, declaring that Nj
agara Falls are menaced with destruc-
tion through tue rapacity Of the power
companies located on both sides OF the
river. The resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions,
urged that the congress approve the act
of the American Civic association in its
attempt to preserve unimpaiIed Mag
ara Falls, and urging congress to enact
necessary legislation.
Luther Burbank, the expert on
plants, who appeared before the con-
gress Wednesday, night, was again
called on for an address. He told the
congress of his experiments in trying to
produce thornless cactus. He had all
but succeeded, he said, lack of nutri'
tion being the only obstacle to be over.
come. He predicted that this Thorn
less cactus would become the great fod.
der OF the arid region, for all kinds Of
stock relish it and fatten quickly
About 200 tons can be grown per acre
an extraordinary output compared with
other kinds of feed. The development,
Of the high nutrition is being assidu'
ously pursued by Mr.. Burbank. and the
grazing men will soon have some i'm.
portant news from the wizard.
The congress adopted resolution de-
claring that there should be no thought
of making a profit for the government
through the sale Of timber or granting
of grazing privileges. Bona fde min
ers, stockmen and farmers should be
only charged rate for such privilesges
which would meet the government ex.
penses.
Other resolutions adopted provide fol
the esta blishment Of bureaus OF ny
drology and drainage in connection
with irrigation work. A resolution
calling on congress to aid irrigation ii
any way possible was also passed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Riot in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Sept. S.-Rioting and
bloodshed made an unfortunate termi-
nation yesterday to one phase OF the
Labor day celebration in this city. One
man is dead, another is seriously hurt
and scores are suffering from minor in
juries as result of spontaneous
maddened outbreak by mob of union
labor adherents against few men who
were assisting in the operation of the
streetcar service of the United Rail-
roads.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Colonel Halford Retires.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Lieutenant
Colonel Elijah W. Haliord, pay depart
ment, U. s. A, was relieved today,
having reached the statutory age of "a
years. Colonel Halford was attached
to headquarters Of the department OF
California, at San Francisco, and was
one of the most widely known officers
in the pay corps of the army. He was
private secretary to the late President
BENJAMIN Harrison from 1889 to 1898.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
No Fees for Return Certificates

Washington, Sept. 3.-Commissioner
Sargent has ordered immigration Off
cials to inform resident Chinese who
intend to visit China with the inten'
tion of returning to the United States,
that the immigration officials will make
out return certificates free of charge as
a part of their duties. The order is is.
sued as d result of Sargent's discovering
while in Salt Lake recently that the
Chinese believed return certificates
must be made by lawyer, and they
paid IS to $50 therefor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Try to Kill Grand Duke.

Berlin, Sept. 6.-The Prussian rail-
road administration has offered a re-
ward for the discovery of the persons
who wrecked the St. Petersburg Berlin
express near Berlin shortly before mid
night, resulting in IL persons being in-
jured. Presumably it was the work Of
anarchists or Russian revolutionists,
who hoped to kill a member Of the i'm
perial family who was said to have been
on the train. The train was derailed
and several cars telescoped.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
NEXT DOSE IS FOR CHINT.
Japan Indignant at Hostile Actions of
FIowery Empire.

Toxic, Sept. 3.-The unconciliatory
attitude of the Chinese government to-
ward Japan is gradually increasing, and
it is now verging on the anti-Japanese.
There is indignation here at the sudden
change of front ty China. The situa-
tion at Pekin is attracting the atten-
tion of public thinkers. 1t is felt that
for the sake OF tranquility in the Far
East the present conditions should not
be maintained.
In some uarters it is thought that it
is absolutely necessary to impress
China with the unreasonableness Of
here present attitude, and send for that
purpose foremost statesman to repre-
sent Japan at Pekin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Can EIeaa Carry Plague?

Berkeley, CAL. Sept. 5.-The depart
ment of bacteriology at the State uni
versity is planning series of expert
ments on bubonic plague, the object ol
which is to determine whether the CAL
ifornia species of fieas transmit the dis
ease through common rat to healthy
person. Fleas and rats will be collect
ed from ships that come into San Fran
cisco from Oriental ports, where plague
is known to be prevalent.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Tornado Hits Georg a.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. At was
reported here late last night that tor
nado struck Fort Gaines, Ga, town
of l 900 people, 100 miles southeast of
Montgomery, last night. All commu-
nication by wire with that section Of
the state has been cut off.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Would Use Bears as Dogs.

Copenhagen, Sept. 6. - Captain
Amundsen, who in 1905 concluded the
navigation of the northwest passage, is
making plans for a larger expedition to
the polar regions. He is credited with
the intention of using polar bears in
the same manner as dogs are used now.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Northwest Postal Changes /.

Washington, Sept. 4.-Neils A. Jen-
con has been appointed regular, Thomas
Johansen substitute, rural carrier, route
2, at Enumclsw, Wash. Robert Pat
rick has been appointed postmaster at
Newcastle, Wash, vice Eli Manning,
roeiuned
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
New Chief for Creeks,

Washington, Sept. 6.-The president
today authorized the secretary of the
interior tc appoint Subchief Mety Tin
ger, Of the Greek Indians, to succeed
General Pleasant Porter as chief Of the
tribe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Revolution Near in Argentine

Buenos Ayres, Sept. S.-News of ser
ious unrest in the province of Corri-
entes has reached here. Armed banda
have appeared on the frontier and re-
yolution is said to be imminent.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
Straus Fixes Date of Return.

Washington, Sept. 8. - Secretary
Straus, who is in Yellowstone park, has
written that he expects to resume de-
partment duty September IL, after dis
cussing his intended inspection trip
with President Roosevelt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20

plucky effort to prevent the disease
from spelling his diplomatic career
has won the keen sympathy of Wash
ington people.
The baron hurried across the water
as soon as congress adjourned last
spring and subjected himself to a
heroic course of treatment at health
resorts. From these places he went
to the German Spas for the help they
could give him. Reports that have
reached this country, however, are to
the effect that he has no more than
held his own. The Disagreement con-
tinues. His friends here, then, felt
no little apprehension when they saw
a notice that Baron and Baroness
Speck Won Sternburg had been COM
manded to take breakfast with the
kaiser. Sure enough within a day or
two after the ambassador was the
guest of his ruler a German paper
which frequently has the right tip
on court affairs published a report
that Stern burg would be recalled.
This was denied very mildly, indeed.
by officials of the German foreign Of
fee. They stated that there was no
intention to recall Sternburg Eat
present. or words to that effect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20
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auditor, who also received $4,000
each, have resigned. The former will
probably be succeeded by Mai. Hodges
of the engineering corps of the army.
whose army pay will be increased to
$1,000.
1t is said the president expects
criticisms of the canal administration
during the next session, both from
Democrats and from representatives
of that element in his own party
which is not in sympathy with his
policies generally. AS rigid economy
is the surest way to avoid just criti-
cism, he has instructed Secretary
Taft to cut expenses to the bone,
while at the same time seeing to 1t
that the dirt is kept flying.
Secretary Taft has forwarded to the
president reports showing that, ex-
elusive of $5O,OOO,O00 originally paid
to the French company for ali it's
rights in the property, there had
actually been spent up to last March
only sabout s34,QOO,00O out of a total
appropriation of $145, 100000. The
total sum appropriated for actual con-
struction is little over $74,OOO,OOO-
Thus the commission has available
for purposes of construction about
$40, OO0,O 900 with which to operate I'M
til congress authorizes the expendi-
lures for the next fiscal year, begin
ming July 1, 1908.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20

sure method for combating French de
population. Infant mortality, which
is greatest between the ages of one
day and six weeks, wastes needlessly
over 100000 babes in France each
year.
There are better ways; for France
is waking up. 1 have seen extraor-
binary efforts, patriotic, touching,
1ovable, in hardened Paris business
men-we are in 1907.
Monsieur, ! want work"
Have you a baby?"
NO, monsieur"
Sorry. No place. Look in later"
It was at the greffe of a great Paris
shirt factory Young women were
coming and going, early on Saturday
morning, at the hour for engaging
hands.
Monsieur, I want work." said an
other.
Have you baby2"
''Ye-es, monsieur
"All right Come Mondss morning
Bring the baby"
1 myself would scarcely have be-
lieved it if / had not heard it with
my own ears; but this is Paris in 1907
40 isolated case, as I have learned
since, but a factory practice, growing,
growing with the beautiful ardor of
patriotic, spontaneous movement How
long ago was it that the charge of an
infant positively injured a woman's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20

tity could not be hauled to supply the
crates This condition was overcome by
painting the sandstone with coat of
white lead Each year this has been
repeated, until there is a layer more
than quarter of an inch in thick.
ness on the walls.
Last year, instead of putting on an
other coat of white lead, a chemical
preparation was used to cleanse the
wallis This caused the paint to crack
and in many places peel of, making
the building unsightly.
The painters are now engaged In
scraping on the century's accumula-
ton of white lead When this is done
the building will receive several coats
of fresh paint The work will require
several months
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20
TRAGIC FATE BLIGHTS
LIFE OF AMBASSADOR

TT is the irony of fate that at the
height of his career, with no
blemish on his reputation, and
through no fault of his own,
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, should
German ambassador, should stand
upon the brink of diplomatic and
social oblivion. But such is the
tragic fact. A cancerous growth, ter
ribly disfguring the ambassadors
face, has apparently ruined beyond
repair career full of promise and
the social prospects of his beautiful
American wife, and it is understood
here that Germany will send another
ambassador some time within the
next six months.
The baron caught this infection of
the face, the nature of which physi-
clans do not seem to understand
clearly, during his service for the
kaiser in India, and within the last
year it has developed in the hideous
fashion peculiar to such attacks,
spreading well over one side of his
face He has, however, made a brave
fight from the start, appealing to the
foremost medical authorities of this
country and Europe for aid, and his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-07-20

WAS Vice President Fairbanks born
w in log cabin? This great ques-
ton, which threatens to become
an issue in the next presidential cam
paign is causing excitement among
the sons of Indiana. In "The Life and
Speeches of Charles Warren Fair
banks. by w. H. Smith, is shown a
picture of log cabin in which the
vice president is reported to have
been born.
The authors son, William Wolff
Smith, in reply to recent article in
an eastern weekly, has taken up the
assertion that the autobiography is
inaccurate and that the picture is
one of a series Of fakes resorted to
for the purpose of promoting the vice
presidents political ambitions. Will
liam Wolff Smith has issued the fol
lowing statement: