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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
MAY BE WAR ON GRAND BANKS
Modus vivendi Regarding Newfound-
land Fisheries Expires.

Washington, July 19.-The approach
of the first of August, marking the be-
ginning of the new herring fishing sea-
son upon the coast of Newfoundland, is
matter Of great concern to the State
department, for it finds the fisheries
controversy between America and Great
Britain in most confused and unsar-
isfactory shape. The modus vivendi
entered into last year by the terms of
which and greatly against the wish OF
the Observation-Disclosures, American fisher
men were permitted to ply their voca-
tion unmolested off the shores of that
island, expired with the close OF the
fishing season.
1t was the expectation OF both the
American and British governments that
before the opening Of the next season
some permanent arrangement could be
reached that would prevent future fric-
ton on this score.
Indications today are that it will be
difficult to reach any kind of permanent
settlement of the trobule, and the
whole effort of the negotiations is ap-
parently concentrated for the moment
upon the drafting of some form of
modus vivendi to guard against the
development of friction upon the fish
ing shores that might haves erious re-
suits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
DIsSENsIONS IN THE RANKS.
Striking Telegraph Operators Criti
else National Chiefs.

San Francisco, July 19.-Yesterday
was busy day in the ranks of the strik-
ing telegraphers at Oakland. There
were committees appointed and many
impromptu consultations held, and dur
ing the afternoon several operators
waited on the three members OF the
executive committee, M. j. Reidy, S.
J. Konenkamp, and j. M. Sullivan,
but absoluthte silence was maintained
as to the meeting or the trend of the
discussions.
1t was evident from the bearing Of
the conferees that the situation was
considered serious and there were hints
of increasing friction among the leaders
of the strikers. The executive commit
tee came in for severe criticism on ac-
count OF its reported remarks deprecat-
ing the calling of the strike and its ap-
parent lack of sympathy for the local
operators.
1t has been rumored persistently for
the past few days that there was ser
ious split between President Small and
his executive committeeman.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED.
Schooners Caught by Gutter Manning
Near St. Paul Island.

Washington, July 20.-The State
department has been informed that the
revenue cutter Manning, on July 5,
seized two japanese fishing schconers,
the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near
the boat landing within about mile
of the seal island of ST. Paul. Both of
the vessels were fully equipped fer
sealing, and there were evidences that
they had been plying their craft, in
the shape of fresh seal skins in the
email boats. The seized vessels were
taken to Unalaska and left in charge of
the United States marshal. The crews
were taken aboard the Manning and
conveyed to Ungi, in charge Of a United
States marshal, where they will be
tried before United States commits
sioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulations.
The Japanese embassy has been no.
titled by the State department, but as
the case appears to be an ordinary one
of poaching, it is not expected that any
diplomatic incidents will result.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
ATTEMPTS TO BRlBE JURORS.
Cudworth and Fish Testify Against
Friends of Schmiiz.


San Francisco, July discharges
that efforts were made to bribe two
members of the jury which tried and
convicted Mayor Schmitz on the charge
of extortion, were laid before the grand
jury yesterday at special session. The
jurymen involved in the charges are
Royal w. Cudworth and Charles d.
-Gish, both of whom gave their testi-
mony.
Mr.. Cudworth and his wife both told
the grand jury of the efforts that had
been made to communicate with him
while he was locked up at the ST. Fran
els hotel with his fellow jurors. Mr.
-Gish gave testimony showing efforts
had been made to reach him while the
case was on trial.
The grand Jury also heard the evil
dence OF d. Capelli, a teamster in the
employ of Mr.. Cudworth, and of F.
Owings, whose story was corroborative.
The grand jury took the matter under
advisement
Henry T. Scott, president of the Pa
.cifc States Telephone company, who is
accused by Assistant District Attorney
Heney of seeking to mislead the prose-
.cution in regard to the whereabouts of
T. V. Halsey and of being instrumental
in preventing f. J. thinner, vice presi-
dent OF the company, from testifying in
the Glass case, was called before the
iury
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS
Twenty-Five New Companies Are to
Be Organizsd.

Washington, July 19.-In accordance
with an act of the last congress, provid-
ing for an increase in the artillery corps,
the acting secretary of war has directed
the organization of 25 additional COM
panies of coast artillery, each with an
enlisted strength of 109 men, to be
designated from the 129th to the 156th
company respectively. New companies
will be organized at the following points:
The Presidio of San Francisco; Fort
Baker, CAL; Fort Casey, Wash, and
Fort Worden, Wash.
Skeletons of the new organizations
will be formed by transfers from old
companies at the various posts and the
additional strength provided for will be
made up by fresh enlistments. The
Ninth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Nine
teenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh,
One Hundredth, One Numbered and
Fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty
seventh companies have been designat-
ed as torpedo companies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED.
Public Learns Plans tor Fleet Before
Men High in Rank.

Washington, July 1S.-There is seri-
GUS friction between high naval officers.
The question is raised, care the great
naval movements planned without con-
sultation with the heads of bureaus
through which their execution must
depend?" This question is prompted
by the discovery that no verbal or writ
ten order referring to the movement of
the feet to the Pacific has been re-
ceived by any official of the Navy de-
partment here.
The officials and officers have only
known by the public announcement
that the greatest feet of American bat
tleships ever assembled is to mobilize
in the fall Cor journey to the Pacific
coast. They wonder if they are being
sighted or if the head of the navy for
got to give them official notice.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
BRAVE SOLDIERS BURNED.
Terrible Powder Explosion on Bat
tIeseip Georgia.

Boston, July 16.-With six of her
officers and crew dead and IA others
either dying or suffering from terrible
burns received in an explosion of pow
der in the after superimposed turret,
the battleship Georgia steamed slowly
up Boston harbor from the target prac-
tice grounds in Cape Cod bay late yes
terday and landed the dead and injured
men at the Charleston navy yard.
With the arrival of the Georgia there
became known the details of the most
terrible naval accident that has ever
taken place along the coast of New
England. The accident ocurred shortly
before noon yesterday while the Geor-
gia's crew was at target practice off
Balnstable in Cape Cod bay. In some
manner as yet unexplained two bags of
powder became ignited and in the ter
rible fash that followed the entire tur-
ret crew, consisting of three officers and
IS men, was engulfed in fire and re-
ceived horrible burns, one officers and
five men dying before the ship reached
port and another before midnight
The explosion occurred in the after
superimposed turret, but the men, un-
der command of Lieutenant Caspar
Goodrich, son of Rear Admiral Good
rich, commandant of the New York
navy yard, and Midshipmen Faulkner
Goldthwate and James 7. Cruise, were
operating the eight inch guns.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Not Due to Carelessness,

Washington, July ls.-It is said al
the Navy department that it is ex.
tremely improbable that the accident
aboard the battleship Georgia resulted
from any carelessness on the part of the
personnel of the ship. A short time
ago thorough inspection was made Of
every detail of the Georgia's ordnance
by Commander Scofeld, one of the
most expert ordnance officers of the
navy. This inspection included every
one of the guns, the details of the tur.
ret mechanism and the workings of the
ammunition hoists.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
ORCHARD CCRROBORATED.
Prosecution Offers Evidence to Rebut
Showing of Defense.

Boise, Idaho, July I'm the last
stages OF the case against Willim D.
Haywood, the prosecution put six wit
nesses on the stand yesterday to rebut
the evidence of the defense. They
testified to conditions in the Coeur
d'Alenes in 1899, and to the situation
in Colorado during the strike period
of 1908 and 1904. The important wit
nesses OF the day were called to contra
dict the showing made by witnesses for
the defense for calling out the militia
of Colorado other than a desire upon
the part Of the mine owners to drive
members of the Western Federation OF
Miners from the mining district. One
witness fatty cntradcited the evidence
introduced by the defense to show that
the explosion at the Vindicator mine
was due to an accident.
While the big trial was going on in
the District court, before Judge FIRE.
mont Wood, an interesting offshoot of
the case was being heard by Justice of
the Peace Savage. W. Fl. Aller, the
depot agent, who was arrested charged
with perjury, was brought before the
magistrate for preliminary hearing.
The state was represented by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Koelsch, and the prisoner
by Peter Breen, an attorney of Butte,
who has been associated with Hay
woods counsel, having been retained
by the Miners union of Butte to watch
the case. Fred Miller, who was Orch
aids counsel at the preliminary hear
ing at Caldwell, Immediately after the
murder of Governor Steunenberg, as
sisted Mr.. Breen.
A motion to dismiss will be argued
this afternoon. Aller was released on
deposit of $4,000 bonds.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
CONVICT GLASS
BY FLANK ATTACK
Heney Forced to Change Tactics In
Bribery Prosecution.
Silence of Vice President thinner
Causes an Effort to Prove That
Other Supervisors Than Boxton
Received Money From Pacific
y States Telephone Company.

San Francisco, July l8.-The trial Of
Louis Glass for bribery reached cru
cial stage yesterday, when the prosecu-
tion made it's first attempt to begin the
introduction of the testimony of 10 or
more supervisors other than Boxton
that their votes were bought by Theo-
dore V. Halsey, acting under direction
of Vice President Glass, Of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph company
Such testimony is called "evidence OF
similar offenses" and it is often admit
ted in criminal trials for the purpose
of showing corrupt intent on the part
of defendant in the commission OF
the act for which he is being tried.
Glass at the present time is being
tried for the bribery of Boxton; the
prosecution contends that it has the
right TO lay before the jury the inference
of his guilt contained in the proof OF
his having bribed other supervisors,
like Boxton, against the granting of a
rival franchise to the Home Telephone
company. The defense denies this
right, mainly on the ground that the
state is not privileged to prove other
crimes in an effort to establish the
crime on trial.
The argument of this point, conceded
to be of even more than its original i'm
portance, since the detection of Second
Vice President thinner from the ranks
of the prosecutors witnesses, occupied
the last two hours of the afternoon ses
sion and was in progress at adjourn
ment. The jury was excused at the
commencement of the argument and
was taken by bailiffs to a point near
the Temple Israel, later to be returned
TO it's quarters at the Fairmount hotel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
,GRAND WELCOME
| GIVEN FAIRBANKS
Vice President Spends Busy Day as
Guest of Astoria.
Says Prosperity of America as Ma
ton Is just Beginning - Whole
City Turns Out to Meet Him and
Warship Adds SaIute-Bar quet at
Seaside.

Astoria, Or, July 16.-Nineteen
times the boom of the guns of the
cruiser Charleston broke the stiffness
OF the air at noon yesterday announcing
the arrival of the train bearing Vice
President Fairbanks, who was Astoria's
honored guest. AS the vice president
stepped from the train the cruisers
band played martial air, the blue
coated marines brought their guns to
present arms and the crowd broke into
cheers while dozens of whistles on
steamers, mills and canneries joined in
harsh but loud aclaim.
Shortly after o'clock the procession
formed and headed by platoon of po-
lice, the Charleston's band and the
cruisers full complement of marines
and bluejackets and followed by the
vice president and the other guests OF
the city in automobiles proceeded to the
Van Dusen field, where MI. Fairbanks
addressed crowd of several thousand
people who had gathered to hear him.
Mayor Wise welcomed the distin-
guished visitor in a few we'll chosen
words and then Senator Fulton in his
usual happy manner introduced the
guest of the day. Mr.. Fairbanks
speech was purely of an impromptu
nature, but he is pleasing talker and
his numerous witticisms and local hits
soon aroused the enthusiasm of the au-
dience and dispelled the idea that he is
an iceberg" as so often depicted.
He spoke of the great and unequaled
prosperity of the country, of the Won
derful opportunities to be found in the
West, and prophesied that the prosper
ity of America as nation was but just
beginning.
Following Mr.. Fairbanks, short
speeches were made by Governor Cham
berlain, Senator Mulkey and Congress
man Ellis, when an informal reception
was held and the public was given an
oppor tunity of making the personal ac-
quaintance Of their distinuished guest.
At $50 in the evening special train
bearing Vice President Fairbanks and
party left for Seaside where banquet
was held.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Cabinet Follows Old Custom,

Toxic, July 1S.-Althoueh Korea is
under an absolute monarchy, the dem
oncratic custom has existed since olden
days of demanding the retirement from
the throne of sovereign whose conduct
endangers the national welfare. When
such an occasion arises, the usage pre-
walls that all the cabinet ministers
shall appear before their ruler. One
of them, acting as spokesman, humb-
ly states the advisability of the emper-
or's retirement in favcr of rightful
successor. When this state is reached,
the emperor is bound to abdicate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. G..
NAVAL OFFICERS DOWNCAST
Believed Precautions Would Prevent
Further Powder Explosions.

Washington, July 17.-Aside from
their deep concern over the injuries
suffered by the unfortunate turret crew
Of the Georgia, the officers at the Navy
department were good deal cast down
when they learned of the accident, as
it tended to shake their confidence in
which they had rested for more than a
year, in the perfection of the regula-
tions SO carefully framed with view
to safeguarding human life in the tur-
rets.
April 13, 1904, terrible accident
happened on the splendid battleship
Missouri, when through flare back"
five officers and 26 enlisted men met
their death.
Just two years later to a day there
was another explosion in the six-inch
turrets of the Kearsarge, whereby three
men were badly injured. That accident
occurred through sailors handling an
cult in the electrical current, which set
fire to the loose powder. Measures
were taken to make 10th accidents i'm
possible of recurrence.
1t is understood at the Navy depart
ment that the Georgia had just COM
pleted her preliminary target practice
and was on what is known as Barnsta-
BILE range, near Proyincetown, just in
side Cape Cod and about 80 miles from
Boston. The Navy department officers
expressed confidence tonight that the
dispatch Of the Georgia with the Allan
tic fleet on it's projected cruise to the
Pacific will not be cancelled.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
FAIRBANKS GOES HOME.
Vice President Starts East After His
Portland Banquet.

Portland, July 17.-Charles Warren
Fairbanks, vice president of the United
States and generally conceded to be a
candidate for the presidency in 1908,
spent yesterday in Portland. His COM
ing was attended by no salute Of artil-
lery nor rataplan of drums. He was
here in a purely unofficial capacity and
save for the informal dinner rendered
him by the Portland Press club at the
Sargent Grill, there was no public dem
onstration in his honor.
The second citizen of the land was
accompanied only by Private Secretary
King and took his chances ON securing
a room at the Portland hotel like any
ordinary private citizen.
The Press club had, the night before,
extended Mr.. Fairbanks an invitation
by telegraph to be the guest of honor at
dinner, which invitation he accepted by
wire, and that dinner was the feature
of his visit and one of the most sue
cessful affairs ever held here in compli-
ment to public man.
Vice President Fairbanks had already
made himself en- rapport with all the
diners by his unaffected friendliness,
but it remained for his address, which
was entirely impromptu, to disprove
completely the charge of frigidity so
often made against him.
While he attempted no oratory, his
address was eloquent in the highest
sense, and its sincerity was so apparent
that all his auditors were deeply i'm
pressed.
He will leave this morning at $50
over the O. R. & n. for his home in
indianapolis, making no stops en- route.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Mayor Taylor Takes Office.

San Francisco, July 19.-Dr. Edward
R. Taylor, dean of Hastings Law col
lege and acting president of Cooper
Medical college, today received his
commission as mayor Of the city and
county of San Francisco. Regarding
his plans for reforming the city govern
ment, Mr.. Taylor said: 81 have no
plans at present. In fact, the whole
thing has come on me so suddenly that
l have not had time to think about it
as yet. l intend to conduct the govern
ment on a nonpartisan basic, but fur
ther than that l have no plans"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Guards Against Slocum Horrors.

New York, July 1s.-The Federal
government is determined there shall
be no overcrowding of excursion and
other craft running out of New York
harbor and no repetition of the Slocum
horror. A large force CT customs off,
GERS has inspected every portion of the
boats, with the result that Is passen.
ger carrying boats were put out of COM
mission and tied up. 1t was found
some of the masters did not even have
licenses. Moreover, hundreds of per-
sons were obliged to disembark from
vessels because of overlooking.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
LAWYERS HAVE INNING.
Devote Entire Day to Arguments in
Haywood Case.

Boise, Idaho, July ia day OF ar
gument On the admissibility of points
Of evidence followed the announcement
from the defense that they had no fur
ther witnesses to offer in behalf Of Will
liam ID. Haywood. The jury was not
brought into court, Judge Wood having
been informed by counsel Of their de-
cision to rest without offer Of sur
rebuttal. Clarence Darrow spoke for
an hour and half Of the morning ses-
sion. Senator Borah replied in the
afternoon and was followed by E. F..
Richardson. Judge Wood will prob
ably announce his decision today.
The point argued was the proposition
to exclude from consideration by the
jury the evidence offered by the de-
fense to show, by proof of deportation
of minners from and the employment
Of detectives in the Cripple Creek dis
trict OF Colorado, that conspiracy was
formed among the mine owners and the
citizens Of the district to prevent the
ern Federation of Miners. The posi-
tion taken by the Haywood defense was
that Harry Orchard was employed by
the Mineowners' association through
detectives to commit crimes which were
then charged to the Federation, and
public opinion aroused against the un-
ion workers, and it therefore followed
that, if Colorado evidence for the state
was admitted, the defense had the
right to show counter-conspiracy.
The reply of the state was that the de-
Tense had failed legally to connect its
case in these particulars and therefore
its evidence merely confused that issue.
In the absence of the jury the argu-
ment gave counsel an opportunity to
take wide range in commenting on
the methods employed on both sides.
Mr.. Darrow was impassioned and vitu-
perative. He bitterly assailed Orchard
and the Pinkertons.
Mr.. Borah confined himself largely
to the legality OF the question Of admis-
sibility. He spoke for an hour, force,
fully reviewing the evidence and ale
cations made by the defense, which,
he said, failed to show by the member
of the alleged conspiracy between the
mine-owners and the Pinkertons that
any such conspiracy existed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Jailed for Contempt,

San Francisco, July 16.-The first
serious blow to the bribery graft prose-
cution was struck by the Louis Glass
defense in open court yesterday through
Emile J. thinner, second vice presi-
dent and director of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph company, who
first refused to be sworn afterward ac-
cepted the oath, answered two or three
questions, then refusedto testify fur
ther. He was, by Judge Lawler, COM
mitted for contempt to the county Jail
"for a term of five days and until the
question is answered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Colorado Graft Ridden.

Chicago, July 17.-"Colorado is the
most corrupt state in the Union. 1t is
overriden with graft, Even the wo-
men, who are possessed OF the right Of
franchise, have been reached by corpor-
ate interests. A franchise grant in
Denver is indorsed by the people, no
matter how bad it is. Throughout the
commonwealth wealth overrides homes
ty and the popular will is smethered in
dollars" Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Den
ver's bellingerent Juvenile court judge,
sat in the Great Northern hotel and re.
cited a story of a politically rotten state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
EQUAL Pay for the Sexes.

st. Joseph, Mo July 19.-The thir-
teenth biennial convention of the Retail
Clerks International union today elect
ed F. H. Conway, of Chicago, presi-
dent. Resolutions we're adopted de-
claring that women clerks should be
paid the same wages as male clerks
where they do the same work. The
convention also will declare for an
eight-hour day. President Conway de-
nounced department stores as curse
to humanity, paying only starvation
wages to women employees.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-25
Small Denies Friction Talk.

Oakland, CAL, July 1S.-After a
meeting of the telegraphers in Sunset
hall, West Oakland, today, President
Small gave ont the following statement:
81 expect to leave Oakland within
the next 4S hours for Chicago, where |
will hold conference with prominent
leaders on next Tuesday, and recon-
mend that our executive board meet in
that city on that day. The strike in
San Francisco and Oakland will contin-
ne. The fact of the matter is there are
not enough telegraphers to FIJI the po-
;sitions, and there is no worry about
strikebreakers."