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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
MEN QUIT KEYS
IN BAY CITY
Western Union and Postal Operators
Walk Out in Body.
Companies Had Refused to Grant In
crease in Wages Asked and Would
Not Treat With Union-NearIy
Two Hundred Men Are Affected
by the Strike Order.

Washington, June 20.-Strenuons
measures have been adopted by the
government and by the railroads to
avert a fuel famine in the West and
Northwest, which is thought to be
impending next winter. Howard Ell
, liott, president of the Northern Paci-
| fic, recently wired to Commissioner
Lane of the Interstate Commerce
commission, suggesting the prObabil-
ity of fuel famine in the West and
Northwest next winter that might
exceed in its serious possibilities the
famine of last winter. He advised
that every effort be made by the
commission to induce consumers to
lay in supplies of coal during the
summer months, pending the move
ment of the crops in the early au-
tumn.
Commissioner Lane Immediately
took up the matter with Secretaries
Garfield and Taft, urging that coal
supplies at all depots of the govern
ment be put in at as early a date as
possible. The subject was consid-
cred at the last cabinet meeting held
before President Roosevelt left
Washington, and it was decided that
the suggestion be adopted.
Secretary Garfield wrote to Com
missioner Lane, in response to let
ter which the commissioner had writ
ten him on the subject, his letter
containing this paragraph:
Il beg to acknowledge your letter
of June Z, with the inclosure from
the president of the Northern Pacific.
His suggestion regarding fuel is an
admirable one, and should be acted
on by the department"
Commissioner Lane has received
from B. T. Staunton, chairman of
the railroad commission of Montana,
a circular which the commission has
issued respecting an investigation
into the subject of the coal supply
now in sight and to be available for
the use of citizens of Montana dur
ing the winter months of 1907 and
1908. The inquiry shows that coal
shortage exceeding that of the past
winter is not only possible, but prob
able, unless steps are taken to avert
it, and the commission advises the
people to put in their supplies of coal
at the earliest possible date.
Commissioner Lane has been ad-
vised that the city of Los Angeles,
Cal, has made arrangements to put
in full supply of coal during the
early summer months, and he has
learned that the railroads of the
West and Northwest are placing at
their various supply depots all the
coal they can store conveniently.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
DEFENSE SCORES POINT,
Articles from Miners Magazine to Be
Admitted as Evidence.

Boise, Idaho, June 2O.-Testi.
mony of the most effective character
was again introduced yesterday by
the state in the case against w. D.
Haywood. 1t was all very strong,
but some points were particularly so.
One of the striking features was the
form that Mr.. Richardson, for the
defense, gave to the argument he
made against admission of a number
of articles from the Miners Maga-
zine, official organ of the Western
Federation.
Judge Wood announced he would
let in some of the articles, but
wished to take more time for read
ing the others before passing on all
of them.
Judge Goddard's testimony was
most impressive. He not only told
of the digging up of the bomb that
had lain at his gate so long, but
identified portions of it's contents
which had been carefully sealed up
soon after the bomb was exhumed
and marked by him and Bull<ley
Wells. The methodicaI. way in which
the record had been prepared for
presentation when the time should
come made successful attack on
cross-examination utterly impossible
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
WAR TALK ALL POLITICS.
Hostlitles With United States Not
Dreamed of by Japanese.

Toxic, June 25.-Publc excite
ment over the American question has
almost passed away, but agitation is
still going on. 1t is mostly the work
of the politicians of the opposition,
who are employing the question as a
weapon of attack upon the Ministry.
The Progressives and coterie of
politicians called the "Daido Club, y
will likely join hands in combined
attack on the Ministry over the
American question, their principal
aim being to strengthen their respec-
tive positions in the coming election
of local assemblies and also in the
general election next year.
Their principal watchword is the
diplomatic impotency of the Saionji
Cabinet, which has resulted, they
say, in suffering to compatriots in
America and in inability to receive
treatment worthy of the subjects of
first-class power.
1t is difficult to foretell how far
they can succeed in stirring up the
public, but whatever attempts are
made in the way of agitation, actual
hostilities with the United States are
not even dreamed of. The war talk
in some of the American press is
totally ignored here.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
EVIDENCE HELD BACK.
State Saving important Testimony In
haywood Case.

Boise, Idaho, June 23.-The clos
ing OF the case of the state leaves the
great battle against and for the life
Of William ID. Haywood in midfield,
and from now forward the sides
change-the defendants assume the
aggressive, the prosecutors are on
the defensive. The state will carry
it's case through an aggressive cross
examination and then present testi-
mony in rebuttal, but it's main prop
osition and showing are already be-
fore the jury.
AS to the Steuenberg crime, which
is the one specifically charged
against Haywood, the state has made
the following showing:
Jack Simpkins, member of the
executive board of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, went to Caldwell
three months before Steunenberg
was murdered. He travelled under
the assumed name of "Simons," and
lived with Orchard. He left Cald-
we'll at the end of a weeks stay and
later returned for a brief visit of less
than day. His presence and move
ments are shown by Independent wit
nesses and the registers of hotels
where he stopped.
Haywood sent 500 to Simpkins on
December 81, 1905, nine days before
the murder of Steunenberg, and an
unregistered letter, sent from Den
yer on December 80, 1905, and show
ing by it's address to Thomas Ho-
gan," that the writer knew the alias
of Harry Orchard, contained the
statement that that" had been sent
to Jack" on December 81, 1905. Or
chard testified that Pettibone, one of
Haywood's co-defendants, wrote the
letter.
Without making any request legal
aid was extended to Orchard within
two days after his arrest through At
torney Fred Miller of Spokane.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
NEW KIND OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
Made of Incandescent Air and Has
Breathing Apparatus.

London, June 23.-An entirely
new and wonderful form of electric
! light is now used to illuminate the
courtyard of the Savoy hotel, the
great American rendezvous in Lon
don. 1t is the invention of young
American, McFarlan Moore, who has
perfected his system after IL years
work.
The light, which resembles day
light in color, is produced by max
ing rarefied air incandescent by an
alternating current of electricity,
The air is contained in a vacuum
tube, 200 feet long, with it's ends
meeting in terminal box contain
ing a motor-generator.
This tube glows with strong,
steady light, but it would flicker and
go out if the air was not constantly
renewed by an automatic valve, by
which it practically "breathes.
When the resistance in the tube is
lowered by the exhaustion of the air
by electrical action, minute cone of
porous carbon is lifted automatically
from the mercury in which it rests,
and through this porous cone fresh
air passes. AS soon as the interior
resistance is restored, the cone sinks
gain, and the covering of mercury
prevents the entry of more air. Thus
the supply of air is kept up by this
novel breathing apparatus.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
WRECK IN CONNECTICUT.
Fast Passenger Crashes Into Rear Of
Work Train With Fatal Results.

Hartford, Conn, June 25.-SiX
workmen were killed and 40 were
injured when a passenger train on
the Highland division of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road crashed into the rear of a work
train that was backing into the city
from New Britain Saturday night, at
the Sigourney street crossing. OF
the injured, two probably will die.
In one instance, it took an hour
and half to rescue a workman, who
was pinned beneath the trucks His
head was hanging down backward
and he suffered severely, but the res
cuers encouraged him while doctors
reached between the framework
which held him a prisoner and
treated the wounds on his face and
head.
There are three unofficial versions
of the cause of the wreck. One is
that the passenger train from New
Britain went out on a wrong track.
The second is that the work train
had the right of way until 7 o'clock
and should have had a clear track,
that the passenger train was ahead
Of time at the time. The third is
hat the work train opened a switch
md failed to close it.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
No Sheep Killing Looked for.

Sumpter-The recent rains have had
a most beneficial effect upon the grasses
of the ranges Of this section Of Eastern
Oregon. Already sheep and cattlemen
are beginning to occupy the localities
they arranged for during the stockmen g
convention here last fall with the for
est reserve officials. Several bands of
sheep are en- route to this section and
are expected in the vicinity of Sumpter
any day. 1t is not thought there will
be any ruthless slaughter of sheep like
that Which has disgraced the state dur
ing past years, owing to the satisfac-
tory arrangements made in allotting
the ranges of the reserve, as each indi-
vidual is protected by his agreement
with the government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Hatch Shad at Oregon City,

Oregon City-The shad hatchery es
tabilshed at Willamette falls by Su.
perintendent Henry O'Malley, of the
United States bureau of fisheries, is in
operation and is an unusual sight. AL.
ready l,l20,0O shad eggs have been
taken, though the hatchey was started
only last week. George H. Talbert is
conducting operations and the bureau
expects to take 100000 eggs. The
fish are hatched in glass jars on the
sixth day after being taken and are
liberated as soon as hatched. Some of
the shad are placed in the Willamette
river and others are being sent to
Skagit river and other Washington
points.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Prospects for Cherry Fair.

neutrality-suspicious. are almost COM
plete for the second annual Cherry
Fair, to be held here July lO-11-12,
under the auspices of the Oregon Horti-
cultural society and in conjunction
with the Northwest Nurserymen's asso-
citation convention. Circular letters
and invitations have been sent out
broadcast by Secretary Armstrong and
judging from the number of applica-
tions for space already received the
success of the exhibit is practically
assured. Over 20 silver cups will be
awarded in the different varieties and
classes of cherry exhibits, while special
premiums will be given for floral dis
plays and creditable seedlings.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Soldiers Sent After Mob.

Narbonne, France, June 2O.-A
mob in the outlying villages gath
cred last night. They poured petro-
leum over the door of the sub-pre-
lecture, which they set on fire, but
were driven off after repeated
charges by the troops. In the course
of the fighting the manifestants
fired revolvers. but no one was hit.
The disorder was augmented by the
absence of lights, the mob having
cut the electric cables. In other parts
of the town, barricades were erected.
These were stormed by the troops
and torn down, only to be set up
again by the rioters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
NEW LAW is DEAD LETTER.
Grocerymen Continue to Make Sales
of Poison for Sprays.

Salem-That the law giving druggists
the exclusive right to sell poisons will
not be enforced is evident from the fact
that some of the druggists have found
it necessary to purchase their supplies
OF poison from grocerymen. They are
hardly in position, therefore, to pros
ecute the grocerymen for selling poison.
Some time ago druggist secured an
opinion from the attorney general, in
which it was held that the pharmacy
law of 1907 prohibits the sale of poi
sons by any persons except registered
pharmacists, and this was held to ap-
ply to such poisons as are used in fruit
sprays and for other agricultural pur-
poses. Agricultural papers pretty gem
orally condemned the law, for the rea-
son that the druggists charge higher
price for poisons than grocerymen and
dealers in agricultural supplies are ac-
customed to do. 1t was asserted, how
ever, that the law would be enforced
and that prosecutions would follow if
Others than druggists continued to sell
such commodities as arsenate of soda,
acetate OF lead and Paris green. The
grocerymen accepted the challenge and
announced their intention to stay in
the business. Since that time several
druggists have been procuring their
poison supplies from grocerymen. Pos
sibly they have been doing this for the
purpose of securing evidence, but this
Is not probable, for there has been no
need to resort to that device. All the
dealers have continued to sell openly
and have no fear of prosecution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
OnIy There to Take Notes.

San Francisco, June 23.-Tht
three cabinet officers who are comine
to San Francisco are not, it is said
expected to settle the present strike
according to the conciliation commit
tee. That body announced that the
presence of the three secretaries
would be used not as a means OF
bringing about industrial peace, but
simply for the purpose of education
and obtaining their views on the gen.
eral relations between capital and
labor. 1t is hoped that the local
strikes will be settled before the
peace conference takes place.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
To Be Coal and Car Famine

Bellingham, Wash, June %
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company.
predicted for next winter a repeti-
tion of last winters fuel famine Mr..
Elliott says it Will be difficult to Sc
cure supplies from the mines. and
another car shortage is almost sure
to occur. "Owing to hostile legisla-
tion and the high cost of mainten-
ance, improvements and extensions
in the Northwest will be few and far
said Mr.. Elliott.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Spain TO Put Tn the Bars.

Madrid, June 25.-Senor Lecierva,
minister of the interior. Yesterday V
read the immigration bill in the
COrtes. The bill provides a system
of inspection and gives the govern
ment power to temporarily forbid
immigration. 1t also forbids recruit
ing by agencies. The government
will negotiate the treaties with
neighboring powers to prevent clan
destine immigration.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Strikebreakers En- Route.

Sacramento, Cal, June 25.-Two
carloads of strikebreakers, herded by
Pinkerton detectives, passed through
this city at $3.50 this afternoon for
San Francisco. Little satisfactory
information could be CLEANED here
To newspapermen some Of those
aboard the train said they were
operators. but to delegates of the
Telegraphers' Union they insisted
that they were streetcar men and
were expected to go to work only
after the present troubles at the Bav
City were over. The hands of most
of the men indicated that they were
not lahOrerS
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Saws Orient Will Ccnuue~.

London, June 25.-General Will
liam Booth, head of the Salvation
Army, has returned to London after
his trim to the Orient, greatly i'm
pressed with the potentialities from
the yellow races During the course
of an interview here he declared that
the Chinese and japanese will COM
pletely capture Eastern trade and
commerce. There are features
about the Chinese and japanese" he
said, that are bound to make them
the conquerors of the world, but they
will do it by peaceful means"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, SEC; bluestem. ss0
SOC; valley, Soc; red, Sac.
Oats-No. l white, $27 .5O62S. so.
gray. n minal.
Barley-Feed, s21 .5O@22 per ton
brewing, nominal; rolled, $23 .5O(9
"a so.
Corn-Whole, $2s; cracked, $29 per
ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. |, $1761s
per tn; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21
OPS; clover. 50; cheat, 5000: grain
hay, 5000; alfalfa, $13@l4.
Fruits-Strawberries, $I.5O@2 rer
crate; cherries, 3@1215c per pound :
apples, $3@3.50 per box; apricots,
sl.25@1.65 per crate; plums, $1.65.
per box.
Vegeta bles-Turnips, SO per sack :.
carrots, 81 80 per sack; beets. So. so
per sack; asparagus, lOc per pound.
beans, 1O@l2kc per pound; cabbage.
PIC per pound; corn, 3565Oc DER
dozen; cucumbers, 75c per dozen: let
tuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions, IS
@2Oc per dozen; peas, 2k@4c per
pound; radishes, zoe per dozen; rhu-
barb, SIC per pound; tomatoes, $3.50
GA per crate.
Potatoes-Oregon, 81. .5O@3 per sack
new potatoes, 4A@41ac per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamey, 22% @25c
per pound.
Poultry-Average old hens, 13614c
per pound; mixed chickens, l315c:
spring fryers and broilers, 16@l7c; old
9@10c; dressed chickens, l6
@l7c; turkeys, live, 1O@12c; turkeys,
i!essed, choice, nominal; geese, live.
Der pound, Sc; young ducks, 13@l4cs
I'D ducks, 10c.
Eggs-Candled, 21@22c per dozen.
Veal-Dressed, 5H@7Ic per pound.
Beef-Dressed bulls, 81 @ &c per
'ound; COWS, 6@6kc; country steers,
'R@7c.
Mutton - Dressed, fancy, &c pe-
'ound; ordinary, 5@7c; spring lambs,
0@l0%c.
Pork-Dressed, 6@s1kc per pound.
Hops-6@Sc per pound, according to
uality.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best.
6922c per pound. according to shrink
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine
ess; mohair, choice 29@30c per
ound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Will Water MaIheur Land.

Vale--A big irrigation project is be-
ing developed on the Owyhee river,
tributary to Nyssa. The project covers
something like 200, 900 acres of land
and is being worked OF by Messrs. Test
and Gregg, of Ontario, who have inter.
ested Chicago capitalists in the matter.
The plan is to take water from the
Owyee river about 16 miles southwest
OF Nyssa, place reservoirs at different
points on the river and cover all the
higher land lying east and south of the
point OF intake. A number of people
are securing Ian now, for the territory
covered by the project will be rich and
valuable when irrigated.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Want Old Rate EstabIis he'd.

salem-A petition has been received
from the Sunset Logging company by
the railroad commission asking that
the old rate upon shipments of logs and
lumber, recently reduced by the COM
mission upon complaint of the Key
stone Lumber company from $15 and
$12 to sl2 and $40, respectively, be
restored, because the latter rate is ruin
ons to the company's business, since it
will not pay operating expenses.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
After Truant PUPILS.

salem-County school superintend-
ents according to advices being received
by State Superintendent Alderman, are
appointing truant officers and making
active preparations for the rigid err
forcement of the compulsory education
law, as amended by the last legislature.
The policy of all superintendent is to
resort to the courts only when moral
suasion has failed, and truant officers
are to act only under the direct instruc
tions of the county superintendents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Increase for Railroad Men.

Chicago, June 20.-Five thousand
freight handlers in the employ of
the railroads in Chicago probably
will receive wage advances amount
ing to $250,000 annually within the
next few days. The st. Paul road
yesterday offered it's men 7 per
cent increase in pay and other rail-
roads are expected to follow the ex-
ample. The ST. Paul employees at a
meeting last night practically ac-
cepted the wage offer although it is
less than the advance demanded
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Anticipate Busy Lumber Season.

Elgin-The various sawmill men of
Elgin are getting ready for the seasons
run and many mills have started, AL
though the work has been somewhat
hampered by the wet weather. There
is every prospect of busy season in
the numbering industry, and the output
will equal that of any former year.
The estimated cut is placed at 25, ,O0O,-
600 feet. Many of the mill proprietors.
are uneasy regarding the labor question
and this will be the only thing that
will stand in the way of a successful
run.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Learns Something in Oregon,

Hood Rivers. w. Fletcher, pro-
fessor OF horticulture and landscape
gardening OF the Michigan State Agri-
cultural college, was an interested Wis.,
itor at Hood River a few days ago.
Mr.. Fletcher was here to learn some
thing bout the growing and packing
OF strawberries and said "We take off;
our hats to Hood River in the fruit bus
mess. 1t seems to be able to do what
no other section in the country can in
the way of lCng distance shipments"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
LIGHTNING HITS OIL TANKS.
Violent Storm Does Much Damage in
Indian Territory.

Tulsa, I. T., June 25.-A violent
storm swept over this section of In
dian Territory early Saturday, caus-
ing damage to property estimated at
nearly s500,000 A terrific cleo
trical storm accompanied the wind,
and lightning struck oil tanks all
over the mid-continent field In
Glennpool, near Tulsa, 55,000-bar-
rel tank of the Quaker Oil e Gas
Company and a dozen other small
tanks were struck by lightning and
are still burning fiercely. William
S. Mowry, of this city, suffered a loss
at Cody Bluff of nine 6,OOO-barrel
tanks, and the Standard Oil Com
pany's tanks at the same place were
almost totally destroyed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Rush 70 Europe Is On

New York, June 20.-The summer
rush for Europe is in full swing and
every steamship leaving port for the
other side is thronged with passen-
gers. The big liner Adriatic, which
sailed for Southampton yesterday
had on board 665 cabin passengers,
every berth in the saloon and second
cabin being taken.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Get One Fare for Trim

Chicago, June %. - Secretary
Shepard of the National Educational
Association today announced that all
the objections to the rates of fare to
and from the convention to be held
at Los Angeles have been finally ad-
justed. Under the arrangements as
they now stand tickets will be sold
for one fare for the round trip.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Marked Fish Find Way to Ocean,

Astoria-One Of the marked salmon
that were turned out from the Clacka-
mas river hatchery in 1904 was deliver
ed at the Ta liant Grant Packing COM
pany's cannery recently. II was a Chi
nook and weighed % pounds. Two
more of the marked fish were caught
few days before and reported, but their
weight is not known.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27
Brook Trout Planted in MoIaIIa,

Oregon City-Through the efforts of
Oregon City and Molalla sportsmen,
the United States bureau of fisheries
has planted l 800 Eastern brook trout
in the waters of the Molalla liver and
tributaries.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-06-27

Kansas City. Mo. June 25.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt and the governors of
the several states have been asked to
aid the National Union of Railway
Trackmen in a campaign for greater
safety in railway travel.