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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
CANCER CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Evidence That Germs Remain in Walls
for MANY Years.

Paris, Oct. Are certain houses in
fected with cancer? Are rooms inhab b.
tied by cancer patients liable to convey
the disease years after the patient is
dead? According to the researches Of
some doctors, the results of which have
just been published, these questions
must be answered in the affirmative.
The strange coincidence had often been
observed and pointed out by practition-
ers, even so far back as 20 and 80 years
ago. A patient would die of cancer in
a certain house. A year afterwards, or
even longer, other persons come to live
in the same house, and suddenly some
member of the family is afflicted with
the terrible disease. For years and
years the same phenomenon recurs.
One family removes after one or more
of its members has succumbed to the
illness, others succeed them, and be-
come in turn victims of the same fatal
affection. The observations have been
so frequent that the sanitary autheri-
ties in Paris have decided to study the
matter thoroughly. A census has been
taken of all the houses where cancer
patients died during the last six months
of the year 1906. and careful watch
will be kept over these houses. The
list comprises 1902 cases, and out of
these it has already been observed that
in II houses two successive cases &C.
Cured. not counting five old age asy-
lums, where 26 deaths occurred from
the same disease.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL.
Alabama Bandits Steal Half Million
and Escape.

Seldom, Ala, Oct. 8.-Four masked
robbers looted the First National bank
of this town last night, shot and killed
Sheriff John Williams and escaped on
hand car, north bound on the South
ern railway. 1t is said the amount
taken is $575,25O. The robbery and
the killing of Sheriff Williams caused
intense excitement and posse started
on the trail of the bandits soon after
the crimes were committed.
The robbers were discovered at work
about 10 clock, when man passing
the bank happened to peer through one
of the darkened windows. Hastily Civ
ing the alarm he ran to notify Sheriff
Williams. The official reached the
bank just as the robbers, evidently
scenting discovery, were bout to leave.
The sheriff called upon them to halt.
Before he could locate them in the
darkness they opened fire upon him
and. he was instantly killed. The
crowd which had gathered was panic
stricken and in the confusion the BAN
dts escaped, running through the
street with their booty and firing as
they ran. Running north to the rail-
way yards of the Southern railway,
they procured hand car, ran it down
d heavy grade and escaped.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, s3c; bluestem, S5c
valley, SIC; red, Sic.
Oats-No. l white, $26; gray, $25
Barley-Feed, $25; brewing, $500
27; rolled, $26.
Corn-Whole, $31; cracked, $32.
Hay-Valley timothy, Nc. /, $17@
1S; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1,000;
clover, $11; cheat, $11; grain hay, $11
@12; alfalfa, $12@13.
Fruits-Apples, $1@1.75 per box
cantaloupes, 75c@$1.50 per crate
peaches, 65c@$l per crate; prunes, SOC
per crate; watermelons, 1@11ac per
pound; pears, $1@1.75 per box;
grapes, 50c@$1.65 per crate, casa ba,
1925 per dozen; ounces, SOL .25 per
box; huckleberries, s@1Oc per pound.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.25 per sack; !;
carrots, 81 .25 per sack; beets, s125
per sack; cabbage, 1@11c per
pound; celery, 35c@$1 per dozen corn,
$l@1 80 per sack; cucumbers, 10@15c
per dozen; onions, 10000 dozen
parsley, zoe per dozen; peppers, s@
10c per pound; pumpkins, 14@1Ac
per pound; radishes, zoe per dozen;
spinach, &c per pound; squash, SOC
@$1 per box; tomatoes, 35@5Oc per
box.
Onions-$1 so per sack.
Potatoes-75@S5c per sack; sweet
potatoes, 214c per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 271a@35c
per pound.
veal-75 to 125 pounds, s@Skc; |
l25 to $50 pounds, 71ac; $50 to 200
pounds, 6@7c.
Pork-Block, rs to $50 pounds, So |
nc; packers, 7h@Sc.
Poultry - Average old hens, 100
I3c per pound; mixed chickens, 100
&c; spring chickens, 12@13c; old
oosters, S@9c; dressed chickens, 14@
&c; turkeys, live, old, 16@17c; young,
8@19c; geese, live, per pound, S@9c;
Iucks, 15c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled, 32%cl
'er dozen; Eastern, 27R@3Oc. |
Hops-1907, S@91ac per pound; old.
@5c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average b2st,
6@22c per pound, according to shrink
ge; valley, 20@22c, according to fine, &
ess; mohair, choice, 10000 per {
cund. IN
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
LANE REFUSES IMMUNITY,
Southern Pacific Official Not Allowed
to Tell Of Rebates.

San Francisco, Oct. 5.-An unsuc-
cessful effort was made by Attorney
Peter F. Dunno, of the Southern Pacific
railway, tc have Chief Traffic Agent
Luce placed on the stand yesterday at
the close of the taking of testimony by
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane. The commissioner made his rea.-
sons for doing so plain.
"If Mr.. Luce was placed on the.
stand" he said, cit might raise the
question of immunity. 1t would be,
improper and inexpedient at this time,
to give Mr.. Luce the benefit of immun~
ity."
Mr.. Dunno said that Mr.. Luce could
complete the explanation of the special
or inside rates which had been partially
made by j. c. Stubbs, and pleaded at
length that he should be sworn. Mr..
Lane declined to administer the oath.
Another sensational incident of the,
hearing occurred when John Dillon,
one of the chiefs Of the Miller & Lux
corporation, asked for permission to,
take the stand so as to amend his testi-
mony. He then said he got reduc-
tion on the published rate on local
shipments since the Hepburn act.
"And l must say" he added, "this
influenced me to give the interstate
business to the Southern Pacific"
After hearing evidence CT other ship.
pers, several Of whom admitted receiv-
ing rebates on shipments within the.
state, the hearing was closed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
WEAVING NET TO
CATCH ASSASS|NS
Evidence Points to Baker City Men
As Guilty Ones.
Officers Watching Them and Arrests
Will Follow Securing of More
Evidence-Brown Believed to Have
Been Victim of Federation Hatred
and Suspicion.

Baker City, Or, Oct. 5.-A network
OF facts and circumstances is weaving to
encourage the belief that the officers.
are following closely the dynamite mur-
derers of Harvey X. Brown. Indica-
tions point more strongly than ever to
Federation radicals as the assassins.
Their motive seems to have been to
destroy man who they thought was
playing them dot le, or whose fate
would be warning to all foes Of the
Federation who have not chad the fear
of God put in their hearts," as the
miners have often expressed it.
The network of evidence is tighten
ing around several local characters who,
are known to be Federation extremists.
That they know they are suspected is
realized by the detectievs and officers.
Considerable evidence has been gather
ed, but not enough yet for arrests.
Thursday night gunshot encounter
between the sheriff and bold charac-
ters, the night before an attempt to,
kill the bloodhounds in the county jail
and threats to demolish it-these oc--
currences are causing the people of Ba-
ker county to wonder each day if the
night will bring forth another deed Of
terror.
The assertion of Mr.. Lllard that he
paid Federation money to Brown for
his testimony in the Adams trial and
that Brown was in the service Of the
Federation is borne out by Clarence.
Darrow, legal counsel for the Fedora
tion officials, and by Haywood that the
miners regarded him as a friend. But
this is not believed as sure sign that,
the Federation did not desire Browns
murder.
A new witness to the tall-woman epi.
sode was found tonight in Miss Navona
Miller, who passed the kimono man 10,
minutes before the explosion. The
same man was seen by Mrs. Brown a.
little while later and few minutes be-
fore the discharge; also by Mrs Romig,
who remarked to her husband that a.
was outside who walked and.
looked like man; and by II. S. Ged-
les, plumber.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
STATES POSITION STRONG.
Attorney General Crawford Confident
of Telephone Case

Salem-Attorney General Crawford
states that he is preparing the briefs
for the state in its fight against the Pa.
citic States Telephone company in re-
gard to the gross earnings of the COM
pany in which the telephone company
attacks the constitutionality OF the
Oregon initiative law.
81 do not fear for the states posi-
tion in this matter" said Mr.. Craw-
ford. ":The initiative was enacted sim
ply as a corrective and does not destroy
the representative form of government
OF the state constitution. The tele-
phone company has undoubtedly pre-
pared its strongest case and l will work
along the lines which I have just stated
so far as l can tell at present.
"The reference in it's papers filed by
the company to the election of United
States senators by direct legislation was
done simply to involve the Federal law
with a view to carrying the case to the
United States Supreme court should the
state be successful in it's fight against
the telephone company in the state
courts"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
PRUNE YIELD BIG.
Southern Oregon Produces Crop of
Excellent Quality.

Myrtle Creek-The harvesting of the
prune crop throughout the prune dis
tricts in the southern part of Oregon is
now nearing the end. The season has
been an exceptional one for the grower
off ruit. Intermittent rains have pro-
duced a yield unusual and size and
quality hardly before known. The
French or Petite prune is the one most
extensively grown and in ordinary
years fruit weighing 70 and 80 prunes
to the pound would be considered good,
while this season has produced fruit
weighing 35 to 40 prunes to the pound.
Douglas, Jackson and Josephine
counties have always produced Oregon s
best French prunes. This fruit is
equal if not superior to the famous
Santa Clara valley prune boasted of by
all California fruitgrowers. There will
probably be about $50 carloads OF this
fruit shipped from the packing houses
of the Douglas County Fruitgrowers'
association at Roseburg and 80 carloads
from the E. S. French company's plant
at Myrtle Creek.
In addition to the excellence OF the
yield this season the growers have been
favored with very high prices in the
Eastern market, owing to the failure of
fruit crops throughout the East. The
fruit will in most cases be shipped di-
rect to the markets at New York, Chi
cago, St. Louis, New Orleans ard other
cities, while some of it will reach the
best mrketS of Europe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Ouakes Break the Gable.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 8.-A story
came from sitka, Alaska, today that
the series of earthquake shocks felt west
of that town is really responsible for
the breaks in the government cable be-
tween Sitka and Valdez. No damage
beyond frightening the natives was
done until the cable was reported
broken 800 miles from Valdez. The
theory is advanced from Sitka that vol
canic activity has changed the contour
of the bottom of the sea along the 900
miles of cable between that town and
Valdez.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
JURY DISAGREES.
Ford Trial In San Francisco Must Be
Heard Again.

Heard Again.
San Francisco, Oct. 7.-The jury
which tried ex-Attorney General TREY
L. Ford, general counsel for the United
Railroads, on the felony charge Of brib.
ing Supervisor Thomas F. Lonergan in
the sum of $4,000 to vote for the trolley
franchise in June, 1906, voted eight
for acquittal and four for conviction and
was discharged by Judge Lawlor, after
having been out 1S hours.
Judge Lawlor informed counsel that
the regular trial jury box having been
exhausted in the trial of Ford, he will
organize panel of several hundred
talesmen to serve for all cases coming
before his department of the court.
This has the effect Of doing away
with the likelihood Of special venires.
As Ford is under heavy bond on the
other indictments returned against him,
he was given his freedom and will not
be required to furnish fresh bonds in
the present case until today. The case
will come up for retrial Monday, Octo-
ber IA.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Plague in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Oct. 7. - Today s
health board report shows the following
totals in the bubonic plague situation
Verified cases to date, 81; deaths, 80
cases recovered, 2; remaining under
treatment, %; cases suspected, but not
yet verified, 81. At a meeting today
ct committee composed Of representa-
tives of the health board, board of SUI
pervisors, the Red Cross and relief
corps, it was decided in view of the de-
cision of the Federal authorities, that
the old city and county hospital is
menace and must be demolished.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
MORE JAPANESE THAN EVER.
Presidents Proclamation Does Not
Have Desired Effect.

Washington, Oct. THE proclama.
tion of the president, issued March IA,
1907, has not operated to retard the
immigration of Japanese into the
United States. as was expected. On
the contrary, the influx of Japanese has
been greater since the issuance of the
proclamation than before. The annual
report of Commissioner General Sar-
gent, of the bureau of immigration,
will show that during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1907, 80, ,824 japanese
entered the United States, and of that
total 10,O91 came in during March
April, Nay and June. This shows that
the influx has been greater since the
proclamation than before.
The presidents proclamation was not
intended to be bar to all japanese,
but only those Of the laboring classes
the coolies. Yet it is not reasonable to
suppose that all the japanese who came
into the United States since March IA
have been of the educated classes; those
prepared to engage in some profession.
Tho investigations nf the bureau of i'm
show that fully 80 per cent
of those coming here have taken up
some manual occupation.
In addition to the japanese shown
on the returns of the immigration bu-
reau, it is supposed that not few
gained unlawful access to this country
through Mexico and Canada, but this
1umber will be reduced if Canada en-
'orces its law prohibiting the admission
nto that country of japanese who do
lot bear passports.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Coal Near Mania.

San Francisco, Oct. 5.-Uncle Sam is
to undertake the mining of coal on his
own account from deposits found on
one of the southern islands in the Phil
ippine group. Ralph John Mackenzie,
mining expert for the War department.
is here on his way to the Philippines.
These coal mines," says Mackenzie,
'are on the island of Batuan, about
zoo miles to the southwark of Manila.
The coal is bituminous. There is one
six-foot seam, and it is supposed to be
very cheap working proposition to
mine it.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
CAUSE TO WORRY.
Vast Numbers of Japanese Pouring
Across Canadian Line.

l
Washington, Oct. S.-Immigratiol
of Japanese into America is increasin,
at 80 alarming rate that it has beer
determined to adopt extraordinary
measures to prevent the introduction
into the United States not only of Jap
anese, but of other Asiatic cooie labor
One result of the trip of Secretary
Straus has been to increase the force OF
immigration inspectors along the Cana
dian border, with view to controlling
the flood of Asiatic immigration.
1t is known that more than double
the number of Japanese have come into
the United States thus far in the year
1907 than came here during the same
period last year. Naturally, the figures
of the government do not include the
hundreds of Japanese who have come
into the country surreptitiously. They
have come across from the Canadian
and Mexican borders, principally with
out hindrance,J ! despite the means
adopted by the government to prevent
the introduction of japanese laborers.
For many months the government
has had immigration commissioners in
Mexico and Canada. In practically
every instance, the inspectors have re-
ported that the Japanese who reach
Canada or Mexico are bound for the
United States. Inquiries in the Ha-
waiian islands have revealed organiza-
tions whose business it is to procure
Japanese laborers to work in the Unit
ed States. They not only provide the
means, but pave the way by which
japanese may easily obtain entrance to
this country through Mexico and Can
ada.
1t is this sort of position that the
government proposes to combat. In
the appointment of what principally
constitutes patrol guard Of the North
ern and Southern borders of the coun-
try, Secretary Straus hopes to reduce
the number of Asiatics who daily are
coming across the borders in great and
increasing numbers.
Returns from the Canadian immigra-
tion offices show that $3.50 Asiatics
landed at the British Columbia ports of
Victoria and Vancouver between Janu-
ary and September IS, 1907. OF this
number 1872 were Hindus and 4S11
Japanese, most of the latter reaching
Canada from Honolulu. The remain
ing were Chinese, who paid admission
fees of 800 for the privilege Of landing
in Canada. The field of labor in that
section of Canada is limited, and the
of the United States i'm
migration inspectors have shown that
most CT the Japanese and Chinese ex-
oect ultimately to get into the United
States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Referendum Ties Up Funds.

University of Oregon, Eugene-Al.
though the girls dormitory and the new
library building have been completed,
it is not probable that they can be used
this year, on account of lack of money
for furnishing and heating them. The
referendum has tied up the funds with
which it was expected to install an ad-
ditional boiler at the heating plant.
The two boilers in use now are already
taxed to their fullest capacity. The
university is badly crowded for addi-
tional recitation rooms and dormitory
for girls was especially needed. The
main library room in the new building
has been partially fitted up, and will
be used,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Lumber Trusts Black Book.

Minneapolis, Oct. 5.-The Federal
grand jury today resumed the investi-
CATION of the "little black book"
which, catalogue houses dealing in
lumber and manufactured articles al
lege, has been used by the lumber trust
in an effort to ruin the mail order busi-
ness. 1t is now known that there was
a secret meeting of lumber dealers in
Minneapolis last winter and later a
similar meeting of about 60 lumbermen
in Chicago.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Meant No Harm to Taft.

Nagasaki, Oct. S.-During the trip OF
the steamer Minnesota on which the
secretary Of War, William Fl. Taft, and
his party were passengers from Kobe to
this port, japanese passenger was i'm
prisoned in his cabin by order Of the
captain of the vessel. He said he was
member of the Taft party. He was
turned over to the police here and it
was developed that the man had been
drinking. The affair was exaggerated
to an attempt to injure Secretary Taft.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Farmere Institutes in Linn.

Albany-A series of farmers insti-
tutes will be held throughout Linn
county during the latter portion Of the
month of November. The institutes
are being promoted by DR.. James
Withycombe, of the O. A. c., and the
same are in connection with the work
of the college. Five places have been
selected in Linn county and are as fol-
lows: Crabtree. Lebanon, Brownsville,
Halsey and Harrisburg. The dates for
the holding of these institutes have
been placed for November 10, 20, 21,
% and %.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Weston's Good Prospects.

Weston-This is proving to be by far
the best year in the history of the Wes-
ton normal. Already $50 pupils have
been enrolled and by Christmas after
the fall season is over, it is expected
that there will be at least 200 pupils at
the school. Every available room in
the town has been occupied and ar
are being made for more.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Corruption in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. IA grand jury in
quiry into the operations of an alleged
combination of gamblers resulted in the
report this afternoon involving bribery
corruption and incompetency on the
part Of certain police and city officials
The jury recommended that the portion
of the police force that had been in
charge Of the prosecution of gamblers
be reorganized and that those "respon-
sible for the laxity and corruption be
transferred or dismissed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Money for Road in Sight.

Baker William L. Vinson, pro-
moter of the proposed Eagle Valley
railroad to extend from Baker City to
Eagle Valley, has announced that the
full amount of subscription to stock in
Baker City, $1,O00,O00, has been
raised. His engineers have begun
cross sectioning the line out of Baker
City, and in few days the engineers
will be followed by the graders.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Potatoes Killed by Frost,

Albany - Forty acres of potatoes
north Of Lebanon were killed by frost
this week. Elmer Glenn lost 22 acres
in this manner and Andrew Densmore,
a neighbor, lost 20. The potatoes were
planted late and had not attained full
size, and though they will grow no
more because of the frost they will
be in a marketable condition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Plant Wheat Land To Fruit.

Pendleton--Five thousand acres OF
wheat land to be cut up into five and
ten-acre tracts, to be irrigated and de-
voted to the raising of all varieties of
fruit. Such is the proposition to be
put up to the Pendleton Commercial
club in the near future by men who
are seeking support in their efforts to
Develop the territory surrounding Pen
dleton, thereby increasing fifty-fold the
contributory value to Pendleton busi-
ness interests.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Open Waliowa Timber Land,

La Grande - Thirty-fve thousand
acres of the Wallowa forest reserve is
to be thrown open for settlement Octo-
Der 80, and lineup at the La Grande
land office is expected to begin this
week. Most of the land is said tc be
heavily timbered. A large portion of
it has been squatted upon already.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Hurry BattIeships Around.

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-Acting under
orders issued by Secretary OF the Navy
Metcalf, every effort will be made to at
League Island to place the four battle
ships there in condition to accompany
the North Atlantic squadron around
Cape HON to Puget sound. The orders
are positive that the battleships must
De ready for sea duty by December Is.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Ship Peaches by Carload.

Milton-For the first time in the
history of this district Milton has sent
to outside points straight carload lots
OF peaches. During the present season
more than 40 carloads have been ship
ped direct to Spokane, Montana and
the Dakotas. Heretofore the shipments
have been made in smaller lots and to
the commission houses. This time the
shipments have been made to the deal
ers direct. The price ranged from 81. .25
to 81 so per box.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-10
Enjoin Reduction of Rates.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 5.-All lead
ing railroads having lines in South Da
kota have commenced a united action
in the United States court in this CITY
for permanent injunction preventing
the state board of railroad commission
ers from putting into effect October Is
an order reducing passenger rates in
the state from 3 to 216 cents a mile.