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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
BUILD NEW
ELECTRIC LINES
Oregon Electric viii Gridiron Whole
willamette Valley.
Build 3Oi Miles of New Roads-Cap-
Itahzation Increased to $iO,oOC,.
600 to Garry On Operat,on.-
H'iisporo to TiIlamook-WorkA A.
ready Commenced.

Portland, April 23.-To gridiron
the Willamette Valley with electric
lines Is the avowed purpose of the
Oregon Electric Railway Company.
The original capitalization of ST.
5O0,O0O was Increased yesterday to
10000, 900. Extensions to the sys-
tenn were authorized aggregating 301
miles. Work will be commenced on
the first OF these lines this morning
stockholders and directors of the
company met in the headquarters in
the Corbett building yesterday morn
ing and authorized the filing of new
articles of incorporation.
The following new lines were au-
thorized by the directors of the COM
p~ny at yesterdays meeting: Salem
to Albany, Is miles; Garden Home
TO Hillsboro, 2 miles; Hillsboro to
Tillamook, 81 miles; Tigardville to
Eugene, 125 miles; Salem to Mill
City, 54 miles, and Albany to Cas-
cadia, 35 miles. Total mileage, 301.
With the SO miles already construct
ed by the company between Portland
and Salem, the construction of the
new lines just authorized will give
the Oregon Electric 351 miles of
standard gauge railroad in the state.
William S. Barstow & Co. the en-
gineering firm which builds the lines
of the Oregon Electric, has assem-
bled construction materials and will
begin work this morning on the Gar
den Home-Hillsboro line. Upon its
completion, attention will be turned
to building from Salem to Albany.
1t Is likely that at least three years
will be required to complete the sys-
TEN Of new lines mapped out by the
stockholders and directors of the
company at yesterdays meetings.
All the new lines planned will be |
uniform with the Portland-Salem |
line, which is standard steam rail-
road construction throughout.
Moffatt & White. 5 Nassau street, |
New York city, are managers of the |
syndicate that is supplying the capi-
tai for the Oregon Electric opera
tions In this state. The executive
is made up Of the follow
ing New York capitalists: A. c. Bed :
ford, George Barclay Moffatt and
William A. White.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Sheriff Sued for Reward

Spokane, April PA novel SUIT
for $4,000 from sheriff Shoemaker,
of Helena, Mont, has been started by
Detectives McPhee, Macdonald and
Briley of Spokane. These detectives
captured Ed Frankhauser and Chas,
Mcdonald, who held up the Oriental
Limited train at RondO, Mont, last
September, securing $4,000. The
robbers escaped from the Helena
Jail a few weeks ago and the detec-
tives hold that Sheriff Shoemaker,
having thus caused them TO lose the
reward offered should pay it him
self. and are suing him
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
RUSSIAN TROOPS
CAUGHT IN TRAP
FLOODS Cut off Assistance - Grand
Duke Nicholas Going South to
Examine Situation Personally -
Troops and Supplies Pouring Into
Trnns-Caucasia.

st. Petersburg, April 21.-The lat
est news received here of the bound
ary War-that a Russian detachment
had been penned in and was calling
for reinfOrcements-ha aroused the
anxiety of the foreign office. 1t shows
that the entire population of this
district, composed of we'll armed and
warlike tribes, is rushing to the sup
port of the brigandS who have been
attacked. The situation may become
still more serious If the kurdish ban
dts who inhabit Russian territory,
encouraged by. the retirement of the
Russian troops, join their Persian
kindred and threaten the Russian
communications
Associated Pl less dispatches setting
forth the grave situation of the Rus
sian detachment in Persia are fully
confirmed tonight by official reports
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaie-
witch departed quietly from here to-
day for the Crimea, travelling incog-
nito in reserved compartment OF an
ordinary coach, instead of by private
car. The trip ostensibly is for per-
sonal reasons and, it is said, will be
of short duration, but the Grand
Dukes departure just previous to
the imperial family reunion for the
Easter festivities and to the marriage
of Grand Duchess Marie Pavlano to
Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, is con-
sidered an indication of more i'm
portant object.
Despite diplomatic denials, Russia
continues to forward reinforcements
and munitions of war to the Cau-
casus. An American traveller return
ing from that territory recently says
that he saw train after train loaded
with soldiers, proceeding in south
erly direction, and the railroad to
Kars is so swamped with military
stores that it is unable to accept pri-
yata freight
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Reveals Burns Methods.

Washington, April 23.-The cross
examination of Woodford ID. Harlan.
formerly a clerk in the general land
office, was the feature today In the
Hyde -Benson-Di Dimond-Schneider lana
fraud trial. ]. c. Campbell, OF San
Francisco, attorney for Benson, drew
from the governments witness the
fact that he often told Benson false
hoods in order to secure evidence for
the government. Harlan admitted
that under the instructions of Secret
Service Agent Burns he practically
demanded money from Benson, in
stead of Benson offering to bribe
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
BANKER ROSS CONVICTED.
Guilty of Appropriat'ng State Money
10 Private Use.


10 Private Use.
| Salem, Ore, April 24.--Guilty OF
converting to his own use S288,000
OF state school lands, was the verdict
rendered against j. ThOrLurn Ross
by a Marion county jury yesterday
afternoon. The jury was out an hour
and ten minutes.
From what can be learned it ap-
pears that the jury took four ballots
the first showing nine for conviction
and three for acquittal.
Sentence will be imposed by Judge
Burnett on Monday morning. The
penalty provided by law is impris-
onment in the penitentiary for from
one to fifteen years and by fine Of
double the amount of the defalca-
ton.
The case will, Of course, be ap-
pealed to the supreme court, when
the case will be tried practically
anew, for the defense objected to
nearly all the evidence, saved excep-
tions, and questioned the ruling of
the trial court on all points of law
that go to the foundation of the case.
Attorney McCamant declined to
discuss the verdict, but was very
plainly deeply disappointed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Revive Coaching in England.

London, April 24.-Alfred G. Van
derbilt, whose effort to revive inter
est in coaching in England has been
so sympathetically received, left Lon
don this morning on a series of trial
trips over the Brighton road. He was
accompanied by a small party of
friends. A big crowd assembled out
side the hotel, where the start was
made, and gave the American a
hearty send-off, while the police stop
ped traffic in Picadilly in order to al
low the coach to gain a free passage.
Mr.. Vanderbilt will make his first
regular trip on May 4.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Churchill for Home Rule.

Dublin, April 23.-The National
lists are satisfied with the assurances
given by Winston Spencer Churchill
at Manchester last night with regard
to the attitude of the Liberal party
in the matter of Irish self-govern-
ment. and John E. Redmond an
nounced at a meeting of the United
Irish League today, that it had been
decided to support Mr.. Churchill, and
that recommendations to this effect
would be sent to the Irish voters at
Manchester.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Tornado in Nebraska.

Paris, Neb., April 24.-About G
O'Clock this afternoon a tornado de-
stroyed the eastern portion of De
port, town 90 miles southeast of
Paris, killing w. r. lsbell, a drug
gist, and wounding several others.
The Isbell family was at supper when
the storm came.
Practically all the residences on
the east side Of town were destroyed,
at least 25 or 80 being scattered over
the country in fragments.
Oak Grove "A town east of Clarks-
Vile, on the Texas & Pacific rail-
road, is reported almost destroyed,
many houses being demolished, but
without fatalities as far as learned.
rhe path of the storm was several
hundred yards wide.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Eavors Organic Union.

Saratoga. y. Y, April 2t.-The
Troy conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church adopted a memoir
ial to the general conference. re-
0uestiug that body 10 take some ac-
zion looking toward organic union Of
the Methodist Episcopal, Free Meth
odist. Wesleyan Methodist and other
Methodist bodies. The conference d.
cidCd to take no action on a memoir
ial asking that the paragraph forbid
ding dancing. Card-playinG and thea
ter-gOing be stricken from the book
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Violated Pure Food Law.

Washington. April 22.-As a re-
suit of the first convention under the
pure food and drugs law, y. Harper.
president of the Washington Cham
ber of Commerce. n drug manufac-
turer, and one of the best known
business men OF this city. was today
sentenced by Judge Kimball in the
police court to nay a fine Of $500 on
one count and 5000 on another count
of the Indictment recently returned
against him for manufacturing and
selling a mislabeled compound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Jsparese Honor American.

Toxic. April GA most interest
ing banquet was held Monday in
commemorative of the meritorous
service rendered Japan by the late
David Murray. the American who,
from 1873 to 1877, served the gov
ernment as adviser in educational
matters and practically laid the foun-
dation of the modern system now
used in Japan's education. The ban
quet was attended by 100 scholars.
professors and pioneer educators and
was a brilliant affair.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
BriRands Gain Strength

St Petersburg, April 24.-The sit
uation on the Persian frontier is con-
sidered here to be steadily becoming
more serious, despite the check to
the Persian brigands on April 20,
when the Russian forces drove the
bandits back with heavy losses. The
rising is gradually spreading, the
other mountaineers now flocking to
the assistance of the Shaksetan and
Beglivin Tribes, against whom the
operations are being conducted.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Funds for Draining Swamps.

Washington, April 23-The senate
gave further consideration to the
bill devoting about S5,600.0O0 re
ceived from the sale of public lands
in Alabama. Arkansas, Florida. Illi-
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana. Mich
igan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Ohio and Wisconsin, to the
construction of drainage works in
those states.
During the day the naval and ag-
ricultural appropriation bills were
reported to the senate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Continues TO lnprove.

Paso Robes. Cal. April 22.-
Rear Admiral Evans spent very
good night" said Surgeon Mcdonald
this morning. He slept well, ate
we'll this morning. and his digestion
is improving. I am certain that the
course of treatment which is being
followed ont here at the hot springs
is doing him a world of good.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Dep,,pd Thaw's Peiaa Sc.

Newburg, n. Y. April 23.-Coun-
sci for Harry X. Thaw today served
an order of the supreme court upon
the superintendent of the Matteawan
Insane Asylum to permit Thaw to
sign an application for writ of ha-
beas corpus. Thaw will be brought
into court for hearing on the ques-
tion of his sanity.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Friday, April "a.

Washington, April 24.-Argu
ments in favor of the presidents pro
gram for four battleships consumed
most of the session of the senate to-
day. Piles, of Washington, opened
the debate, declaring that the Asia.
tic situation affecting the Pacific
coast was a menace to that section
as war clouds might quickly rise
there over some clash between Am
ericans and the Japanese. He wanted
"a fleet kept in the Pacific.
This, he declared, was a measure
'of peace, and not of war He came,
he said, from the section Of the coun-
try that must be the storm center of
any conflict in the Pacific ocean. The
people of the Pacific were in favor
of four battleships. He sent to the
vice presidents desk statement of
a vote of 162 editors attending a
meeting in New York, which, he said
showed 1926 in favor of the four bat
tleships and the presidents policy for
naval expansion.
While he had never been one of
those who feared war, it should not
be denied, h said, that there was on
the Pacific coast a peculiar condi-
ilOU, anu lue tllIG was COulluS W men
the people of this country would
have to face that condition. The Pa
cific coast, he added, had by its op-
portunities attracted many Asiatics,
who had been reared in a different
way from the people of the United
States. There was possibility Of
clash between these people and those
of the Pacific coast
Washington, April 24.-The bust
ness of the house proceeded today at
a rapid gait, despite the fact that the
democrats forced six rollcalls Over
| 600 pension bills were put through,
the largest batch of the session.
A bill was passed providing for the
protection of life on navigable waters
during regattas 1and marine parades
There also was discussed at length
the Burleson resolution demanding
he report of the Commissioner of
on the cause of fluctua-
ions in cotton. The vote on that
measure will be taken tomorrow
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Cisarr1i-r N0ros.

Manila. April 21.-DstaChments Of
the Twentv-third and Twonty-fifth
Infantry. with the constabulary and
armed launches assisting. under COM
mand of Major Finley. are engaged
in disarmirg the Noros on Basilau
Island. The troops are distributed
around the coast. cooperating in a
series of cloSing-in movements and
seizing all arms.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Hachinists Strike.

Marshalltown, Ia, April 24.-Ma-
chinists in the various shops of the
Iowa Central railway struck today
together with helpers and appren-
tices A reduction of 4 cents an hour
in the wage schedule caused the
strike.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Saturday, April %

Washington, April 25.--Another day
! was spont by the senate in considering
, the amendment to the naval appropria
| tion bill, but vote was not reached al
the close of the discussion, which was
participated in by dozen senators
Hale secured an agreement for vote
before adjournment on Monday.
A canvass of the senate made during
the day indicated that the fourship pro
gram will be defeated and that the de.
bate has changed several votes. Much
Of the discussion today was devoted to
the imprObability of war being forced
upon the United States. Beveridge and
Piles were sharply criticised by Aid
rich, Perkins and McCumber for their
statements of yesterday, and several
heated colloquies occurred Beveridge
will reply on Monday.
Washington, April 25.-The actual in
vestigation of the wood pulp and print
paper question, involving in prospect an
into the affairs of the paper
trust to determine whether or not it is
as alleged by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association a combination
in restraint of trade and maintaining
monopoly of the print paper supply in
the United States, was begun today by
the select committee appointed by
Speaker Cannon, whose chairman is Rep
resentative James r. Mann, Of Illinois,
and the other members of which are
Bannon of Ohio, Stafford of Kentucky,
Bannon of Ohio, tSafford of Wisconsin,
Simms of Tennessee and Ryan of New
York
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30

London. April 2o.-Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman. eV-Rritish
premier. died at 1910 o'clock this
morning at his official residence, No
10 Downing street. The end was
peaceful.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Monday, April 20.

Washington, April cot is the
present intention of the house lead
ers to bring up the Fulton landgrant
resolution for consideration in the
house tomorrow or Wednesday, and
the belief is general that it will pass
without amendment. 1t is now evi-
dent that the democratic fillibuster
will continue to the end of the ses-
Ision, but inquiry discloses that the
democrats are generally favorable to
the resolution and will not under
take to make it a party measure.
Representative Fordney, the lead
ing representative of the lumbermen,
promised last week to withdraw his
objection to the resolution, but today
he declared his purpose of making a
fight, as he said the house commit
tee had decided to table Mondells
resolution. The committee has
reached no such determination, but
intends to report this resolution so
that the house can give it fair con-
sideration. If Fordney opposes the
Fulton resolution on this ground he
will get little support.
Washington, April 20.-After con
sideration of less than two hours the
senate committee on naval affairs to-
day reported the naval appropria-
tion bill to the senate. 1t carries
$111, SAG, $40, an increase of S7,579,-
031 over the amount passed by the
house.
On the battleship construction pro-
gram the senate committee adopted
the policy of the house, making no
change in the provision for two YES
sells. The presidents message advO-
eating the construction of four bat
tleships WAS not considered, as il
was known that the committee was
unanimously opposed to that pro-
gram.
Increase of % per cent in the pay
Of the officers of the navy and civ
ilian professors and instructors at
the Naval Academy. and of 10 per
cent in the pay of the enlisted force,
SO, ,553, ,969; increase of the pay of
professors of mathematics. construc-
tors corps and civil engineers corps
to equal that of officers of the same
rank in the medical and pay corps,
$16,45O.
For public works additional APP
were made ms follows:
Va. S20O,CCO; Puget Sound, |
S 10000; Pearl Harbnr. Hawaiian I,
Islands. for naval station and dry
dock, $1,000.000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30
Wednesday, April 22

Washington, April 22.-President
Roosevelt will veto the naval appro-
priation bill, should the senate, as
did the house. fail to make any an
preparation for the 'wo battleshipS
which are authorized in the measure.
The prompt announcement of this
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30

Washington, April 21.-Against a
united democracy, which denied the
sincerity Of the republican majority,
the house today, by vote of 1S4 to
40, passed Speaker Cannon's reso-
luton providing for an investigation
of. the paper trust and, in pursuance
of its provisions, the speaker an
nounced as the committee Of six who
will conduct the investigation Mann
(IlL), Miller (Ean), Stafford
wis Bannon (O), Sims (TennJ
and Ryan IN. "
Fitzgerald created laughter by re-
Iferring to the speaker as "the whole
business" in the house. He said that
he had told some people, who had
written him about wood pulp, not to
waste their time on the white house,
as the president had in degree re-
Gently lost his influence with the
house
I'VE will stand by the president
to the last ditch" he humorously re-
marked, and | expect we and the
president will go into the last ditch
together"
The Mccall campaign publicity bill
today was unanimously recommend
Gu W lue uOuSe IOT passage Dy Iue
committee on election of president,
vice president and represe natives in
congress. Though introduced by a
republican, it had the undivided sup
port of the democratic members of
the committee, and of national pub
licity law association.
Washington, April 2l.-The re-
ported purpose of the president to
send the fleet of battleships now on
the Pacific coast around the world,
was the basis of a discussion in the
senate today when the naval appro-
priation bill was taken up for con-
Defending the policy of sending
the fleet of battleships to the Pacific
ocean, Senator Lodge said great good
is already resulting from the long
cruise and it is teaching the fleet
how to maintain itself away from
by making repairs through
its own mechanics on board.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30

Washington. April 23.--As the
senate was about to conclude consid-
GRAFTON of the naval appropriation
bill today, Senator Piles, of Wash
ingtOn, proposed an amendment in
creasing from two to four the num-
Der Of new battleships to be author
lied.
A spirited debate occurred on the
amendment for the restriction of the
purchase of materials for the con-
structiOn of the battleships and sub
marine boats to those of domestic
manufacture.
Amendments TO remove that re
striction from the bill were defeat
ed, Hale estimating that since the in
vestigation of the steel trust some
years ago the price of steel armOr
had been reduced from $3.50 and
5000 per ton to S416 FER ton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-30

Washington. April 23.-After one
of the hardest fought Legislative bat.
ties of this session, the house Of rep
resentatives, late this afternoon by =
vote of PAT to 6, passed she Fulton
land-grant resolution without amend
ment. Prior to the vote on fina1
passage, Fordney's amendment was
voted down, 43 to 227. The resolu-
tion will go to the president by the
end of the week and will promptly
be signed by him.
Immediately thereafter steps will
be taken to initiate suit against the
Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany to secure forfeiture of the un-
sold portion of its grant. For the
time being, it is understood, no pro-
ceedings will be undertaken against
lumber companies and other pur-
chasers from the railroad