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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
HOPELESS SPLIT.
Interstate Commission Cannot Agree
on Spokane Rate Case.

Washington, April 8.-After havir 8
the Spokane rate case under considera-
tion for more than one year, the Inter
state Commerce commission is appar-
emily hopelessly divided regarding the
decision which should be rendered.
The case is the most important upon
the dockets of the commission, and up
on it hinges the entire ate.fabric' of the
United States.
If hessccmmssions should decide with
the shippers of Spokane, the theory up.
on which the railroads have made rates
from the earliest days will be upset and
past decisions on the short and long
haul clause of the commerce act will be
more or less nullifed. On the other
hand, if the commission refuses tC dis
turb the present adjustment, a long step
toward establishing the justice of the
ratemaking methods of the railroads
will have been taken. Recognizing the
import of the case, the commission went
into most careful and elaborate inves-
tigation and hearing of all the facts and
listened to arguments from large
number OF the business, railroad and
commercial lawyers in the West.
Since the arguments were heard the
commission has had numerous confer
ences regard ng decision, and it de-
velops that there are at least three dit
ferent views which thus far have proved
irreconcilable. The commission has
struggled in vain to get a majority re-
port and apparently is in deadlock.
The case is one which had been both
ering the railroads in the Northwest Tor
years prior to the commissions being
given greater powers. Owing to water
competition. according to the railroads,
the rates to Spokane from the Eastern
seaboard are the rates to the Pacific
coast, plus the local rates from the Pa
cific coast back to Spokane. The latter
city insists that this is unfair.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
FLEET ASSURES PEACE.
Evans Says Voyage to Pacific Was
Well Timed.

San Francisco, April 7.-Admiral
Robley D. Evans, in an interview
printed in the Chronicle today, said:
"The greater interest Of the United
States today is in the Pacific. The
coming Of the feet to this coast has not
only demonstrated to the world that we
have l6 battleships which can be
brought together for long cruise at a
moments notice, but it has called the
attention of the people of our own
country to the fact that we have a Pa
cifc coast as we'll as an Atlantic coast,
and that it will be defended just as
much as every inch of land around New
York, and that our interests in the Pa
ci6c today are greater than in the At
lantic.
"This is the short road to the coun-
tries of the Far East, where the greatest
commercial development is to be. With
development will come war, but it will
be commercial war, fought with
brains and dollars and not with 10-inch
guns. 1t will be generated by such men
as Hartman, and the part of the navy
is only to be always ready. We do not
plan nor fight commercial battles.
'The coming of the feet was most
opportunely timed by the president.
and its arrival in the Pacific has result
ed in the present assurance of peace.
Not that ever believed that there was
any actual danger of war. The people
of both countries realized too we'll what
dreadful calamity such war would
have been."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
POLICY Is CHANGED.
Japan Much Influenced by Coming of
American Fleet.

American Fleet.
Toxic, April IA few days ago
Count Okuma received a deputation
from the Japanese residents of Sacra-
mento, CAL, and from the Japanese
newspaper men of San Francisco, who
wished to solicit his views on the emi-
grafton problem. The count is report
ed by the vernacular papers to have
said that it was very difficult to find
out wherein lay the object of the dis
patch Of the American battleship
squadron to the Pacific at this time. A
good deal has been made of the move
ment by the European press and it was
looked upon there as an occurrence Of
unusual significance. Japan, however,
had received the assurance of the
United States government that it was
not intended as menace to Japan,
but was merely undertaken for the pur-
pose of training officers and men.
Nevertheless, whatever the real OBJ
ject CT the movement might be, it was
indisputable that Japan's emigration
policy had been considerably affected
thereby and it was not easy to sever en-
tirely the dispatch of the feet from the
policy Japan had lately pursued toward
the United States in this connection.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, S3@S4c; bluestem
S5@86c; valley, 83@84c; red, 81@82c
Barley-Feed, $26 per ton; rolled
$4,000 per ton.
Oats-No. l white, $27@2S per ton
Corn - Whole, $3.50; cracked
$34.5O.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $17 pei
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1,000
clover, $14@15; cheat, $15 grain hay
$14@15; alfalfa, s12@13.
Fruits-Apples, $l@3 so per box,
according to quality; cranberries, $50
IL per barrel.
Observation-Disclosures, 10000 pei
dozen; asparagus, S@10c pound; beans,
20c pound; cabbage, 11a@1Ac pound
caulifower, 81; celery, $4,5O@5 per
crate; parsley, 25c per dozen; peas, l5c
pound; peppers, zoe per pound; rad
ishes, 30c per dozen; rhubarb, $3.50
per crate; spinach, s5c crate; sprouts,
1Oc per pound, squash, 1@14c pound
Onions-Oregons, $4@4 25 per hun
dred.
Pott toe,-50@6Oc per hundred, de-
livered Portland.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 25@3Oc per
pound.
Poultry-Average old hens, 14@15c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12@13c;
spring chickens, 16@2Oc; turkeys, live,
15@17c; dressed, choice, 16@2Oc;
geese, live, s@1Oc; ducks, 169I7c;
pigeons, 75c@$1; squads, $l.5O@2.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 16c per dozen.
Veal-75 to 125 pounds, s@9c; 125
to $50 pounds, &c; $50 to 200 pounds.
5@6Kc.
Pork-Block, 75 to $50 pounds, 70
NC; packers, 5@611c.
Hops-1907, prime and choice, 4@5c
per pound; olds, l@1 re per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
l2@l6c per pound. according to shrink
age; valley, 16@1sc, according to quail
ty; mohair, choice, 25c per pound.
Cascara Bark-3c per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
MILLS RESUME IN BAKER.
Improvement In the Lumber Market
Start Wheels Turning.

Baker City-One OF the largest indus.
tries in Baker City that was affected by
the recent panic is soon to begin opera
tions again and will give employment
to several hundred men. The South
Baker Lumber mills have been idle for
the last few months, but the wheels
will be set turning as soon as enough
logs can be brought down to insure a
steady run. At the time Of closing
down, the Oregon Lumber company had
large supply of finished lumber in the
yards, and owing to the lessened de-
manu- Tor lumber there has been no ne
cessity to run the mill.
The Stoddard Brothers Lumber COM
pany has been running it's mill in this
city all winter, turning out about 40,-
600 feet Of finished lumber each day.
The mill Of the Oregon Lumber COM
pany at Austin has been running steadi-
ly all winter, turning out a like amount
of the finished product. Lumber con-
ditions are beginning to improve no.
ticeably.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Cuts Freight Rates.

salem-The Oregon Railroad COM
mission has rendered its decision in the
o. R. & N. distributive rate case, Or
dering a reduction in rates between
Portland and points east of The Dalles.
The reduction amounts to cents a
hundred on first.class freight to Biggs,
7 cents to Arlington, 13 cents to Pen
dleton, 18 cents to La Grande and Ba-
ker City, and 19 cents to Huntington,
with proportionate reductions to other
points and on other classes of freight.
Rates to The Dale are already low
enough, owing to water competition.
All the commissioners concurred in
the decision.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
POPULISTS NAME TICKET.
Watson and Williams Their Choice for
National Officers.

st. Louis, April 4.-For president of
the United States, Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia.
For vice president, Samuel w. Will
liams, Of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated Yesterday
by the Peoples party convention after
two stormy sessions, throughout which
the Nebraska and Minnesota delega-
tions, working in the interests of w. J.
Bryan, strove desperately to bring about
an adjournment till after nominations
had been made by the Democratic and
Republican parties. Hopelessly out
numbered, and without any chance
whatever Of gaining their object, the
Nebraska men fought desperately to the
last, and, when Jay A. Forrest, of AL
bany, N. Y, mounted the platform to
place Mr.. Watson in nomination, they
withdrew from the convention, attend
ed by the Minnesota delegation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Shear Speep With Machinery.

Arlington-Sheep-shearing will begin
at smythe & Smiths plant, five miles
south OF here, this week. Sixteen
shearing machines will be used, the
power being furnished by six-horse
power gasoline engine. Forty thou.
sand sheep will be sheared at this plant
this season, and an average of 1000
head daily is expected. Sheepmen re.
port that the sheep are In good condi.
tion, but that pasture is getting scarce.
This has been one of the most success.
ful lambing seasons known, but few
lambs being lost from any cause.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Collect Money by Autos.

San Francisco, April with a
flying squadron" of ten big automo.
biles pressed into service for the occa-
sion and corps of volunteer collectors,
extraordinary efforts will be made by
the feet committee to bring the tctal OF
the feet fund to $40, 200, and to cease
work in that connection by Wednesday.
Before the collectors wind up their
efforts Tuesday night they will visit
$500 saloons and 800 restaurants with
in the boundary of the city and expect
the to secure pledges Of between $15,-
600 and $40, 1000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Smelter Trust Paws BIG Fee.

Helena, Mont, April 4.-After a
years contest, the American Smelling
& Refining company today admitted its
defelt by sending to Secretary of State
A. N. Yoder check for SO 1856, as a fee
for the filing of certificate showing an
increase of capital stock from $65, ,OOO,.
900 to $lOO,000,OOO. The corporation
contended that the payment of this fee
in New Jersey made its payment un-
necessary in Montana, but Attorney
General Albert J. Malen ruled other
wise. The fee is the largest in the his
tory of the department.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Stolen Bust is Found.

Rome, April 7.-After a diligent
search the police have found the bronze
bust of Pope Clement VIII, which was
stolen from the Villa Aldobrandini.
The thieves gained access to the villa
by breaking open a window. The bust,
which weighs fully 500 pounds, was
found buried about half mile from
the villa. 1t was therevident intention
of the thieves to keep it concealed until
an opportunity should be afforded to
ship it abroad.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
TWentY.three Drowned =.

Portsmouth, Eng, April A wire
less message received here states that
during the night maneuvers in the
channel the cruiser Berwick ran down
the torpedo destroyer Tiger. The Tiger
was cut in half and speedily sank.
Boats from the Berwick and the cruiser
Gladiator picked up % men, one of
whom died later from his injuries. 1t
is believed that the Tiger had crew of
45 men and that all the others were
drowned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
University Data in Bulletin.

University of Oregon, Eugene-A
new bulletin has just been issued from
the university Office containing a brief
historical sketch of the institution, the
names of all regents and their terms of
service, a similar chart of the officers
of administration and instruction and
the names, residences and occupations
of all the alumni.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Seeking Coal Near Dallas.

Dallas-Hon. W. c. Brown will be.
gin the work of drilling for coal on his
property in the northern part of this
city within few days. Several good
specimens of Ignite coal have been
found in recent excavations, and the
contour of the land at that place indi-
Gates the presence of large deposit.
Mr.. Brown is convinced that the pro-
ject will pay, and will lose no time in
making the preliminary excavations for
sinking a shaft.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
The DaIIes Makes Good Brick.

The Dalles-Mr. Lither land, a Port
land brick expert, whose opinion was
sought by the architect of the city hall,
now in process of construction, regard
ing brick lately burned here by The
Dalles Brick & Tile company, has made
a report after careful examination and
declares the brick equal to any made in
this state. Some of the casing brick
delivered in this city by mistake had
been rejected by the architect, which
led to the examination.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
PAYS $4,000 FOR ORCHARD
Or. F. c. Page, of Medford, Buys 25e
Acres in Ashland District.

Ashland - The papers have been
drawn at Ashland in what it is believed
is the biggest orchard sale yet consum.
mated in the history of the Rogue
River valley. The property involved
is the orchard and farm Of County
Commissioner Joshua Patterson, locat-
ed in Talent precinct, four miles north
of Ashland. Two hundred and fifty.
eight acres was the acreage involved in
the deal, 130 acres being young orchard
of four and five-year-old apple trees in
fine condition. the remainder being
farm lands suitable for fruitgrowing,
but implanted to trees. The consider
alton in the deal was $4,000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Learn to Farm at School.

Albany-Pupils Of the seventh and
eighth grades of the Albany public
schools will devote their spare time
this spring to growing vegetables and
flowers. They will engage in practical
work in connection with the new study
of agriculture now required in the sew
enth and eighth grades of the public
schools Of the state and will be stimu.
lated to active efforts by a series Of
prizes offered through the arrangements
Of Superintendent A. M. Sanders, of
the local public schools.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Seek for Oil,

The Dalles-Articles of Incorporation
by the "Beavis-May Oil company" have
been filed with the county clerk here.
The incorporators are George r. Beavis,
Anna May and DR.. Harry F. Mckay.
The capital stock is $50, 900. The COM
pany purposes to engage in developing
oil lands in the vicinity Of Dufur, Or,
at which place the head office lie to be.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Increases Fire Hazard,

San Francisco, April 6.-The present
unsatisfactory condition of San Fran
cisco's water supply, especially from
the point of view of protection against
fire hazard, was forcibly outlined in a
communication sent to the board of
super Visors today by the board of fire
underwriters Of the Pacific. The report
sets forth that the water system of the
city is gravity system, with "pres-
sures not Standard" and says that the
distributing reservoirs and tanks within
the city edo not contain five days. sup
ply"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
PLAN BIG FRUIT WAREHOUSE
Growers Get Architects Drawings -
Soon Start Work.

Milton-Plans for the new warehouse
and cold storage plant to be erected by
the Milton Fruitgrowers' union have
been received from the architect, F. E,
Finkenbiner, of Walla NNalla, and pre-.
parations are being made to begin vork.
The building will have 1S-ioot walls,
with full basement. The second story
will be used as box factory and for
storage purposes. Half Of the basement
will be used for cold storage, the re-
mainder for storage of fruits and ber-
ries awaiting shipment.
The plans are now to construct the
building of concrete. Large shipping
platforms will surround it on two sides
and one end. The building will be 40
feet wide and 100 feet long, with freight
elevators at each end. 1T will have a
capacity of handling 100000 worth Of
fruit during season.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Apple Land at $1,000 an Acre.

Hood River-One of the biggest sales
Of orchard land that has taken place at
Hood River was reported in the pull
chase Of 80 acres of bearing orchard
from c. K. Marshall for 100000. The
purchaser was F. W. Angus. of the firm
of MacRae & Angus. The orchard is
set to young trees that have only been
in bearing a year or two, and the price
paid is not regarded as high, owing to
the standard varieties of apple trees
and it's location.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
To Examine Soils.

klamath Falls-Through the joint
efforts of the Klamath Water Users
association and the Klamath chambe,
of commerce, and the personal requests
of citizens of this section, soil survey
OF the klamath basin will be made by
corps Of soil experts OF the United
States Department of Agriculture. 1t is
very urgently desired by the people
that the survey be made this summer,
and assurances have been received from
Secretary Wilson that it will be under.
taken as soon as possible.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Ford Trial Set.

San Francisco, April 6.-Judge Law
lor indicated this morning that he
would place TREY L. Ford, general
counsel Of the United railroads, on trial
for the bribery of Supervisor Coleman
next Wednesday, if he denied the de-
fendant's motion for change of venue
when Ford's attorneys filed their reply
affidavits tomorrow. Assistant District
Attorney John O'Gara today filed his
affidavit in reply to that Of TREY L..
Ford.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
SOON DECIDE LUMBER RATES
Then Commission Will Act on Open
ing Portland Gateway.

Washington, April 6.-The Portland
gateway case, which was argued last
fall and which involves the shipment
of lumber eastward from Puget sound
via Portland, will not be decided until
the Interstate Commerce commission
has rendered an opinion on the lumber
rate cases which were recently argued
here. The commission will this week
hold its first conference on the lumber
rate case and it's decision in that case
may not be forthcoming for many
weeks, though there is a disposition to
settle this question with as much ex-
pedition as possible, as it involves the
lumber industry of the entire North
west.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Police Assist Burglar,

Philadelphia, April 6.-An amazing
story of alleged dishonesty in the police
department of this city was told today
by Harry Rothenberger, aged 19 years,
who was arrested charged with larceny.
The youth msde confession, in which
he says he wss aided and abetted in a
number of burglaries in the Wholesale
district Of the city by four policemen.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
$4,000 Raise d for Diking Fund.

Freewater-A largely attended meet
ing of ranchers, interested in controll-
ing the foodwaters of the Tum- a. lum
end Walla Walla rivers, met last week
in Badgero's hall. About $4,000 has
been subscribed for the project, and the
work of diking the river has already
commenced. Twenty.three thousand
acres Of land in this valley are irriga-
BILE. of which there are 5000 acres
now under cultivation producing excel
lent crops.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Will Fight Two.cent Law.

Chicago, April A combined at
tack on the 2-cent passenger rate is
promised by the railroads that operate
in Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.
1t is probable that the suits will be
filed next week. The call for confer
ence to meet, at which officials CT the
Illinois roads will be present, was is-
sued today, and plans for the fight will
then then be laid.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Baking Powder Plant at Portland

ortand-Portland is to be made the
manufacturing and distributing point
for the Northwestern territory of the
Hunts Perfect Baking Powder COM
pany, Of Minneapolis. The plant will
be built during the summer. William
G. Rigg, of Minneapolis, vice president
of the company, is at the Hotel Port
land, and is making all arrangements
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Big Batch of SteeIhead Eggs.

Oregon City-Superintendent Henry
O'Malley, of the United States bureau
Of fisheries, reports that prospects are
good for take of 100000 steelhead
eggs at the Rogue river station, which
he has just inspected. Superintendent
O'Malley has just received 100000
Rainbow trout eggs from the govern.
ment station at Baird, CAL, and these
will be hatched and liberated from
Clackamas station.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Transport Sherman Sails.

San Francisco, April THE trans
port Sherman will sail at noon tomor-
row for Manila with large number
of first class passengers besides 100
enlisted men of the Twenty-ffth coast
artillery, and l30 recruits for the troops
in the Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-17

The business or individual corporation that
succeeds nowadays to the fullest extent is the
one that advertises and this truth applies to
municipal corporations as well as to business
concerns. The experiment has been tried with
most satisfactory results. In the last year, st.
Paul, Kansas City, Denver, Louisville, Port
land, Boston, Seattle and other cities have
carried on systematic advertising campaign
with the most gratifying results. st. Paul, so
we'll satisfied with it's first efforts, has raised
a fund of $4,000 for continuation of the
campaign.
Kansas City, has within five months, ac-
quired more than forty factories and a num-
Der of business concerns by the expenditure of
$4,000 in advertising. Concerning this move
ment, the New York Times says:
More than 70 per cent of the amount
spent in advertising in the newspapers of
the country. Referring to this feature of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-17
How TO Advertise Omaha

the campaign, George H. Tefft, chairman of
the publicity committee, said:
kansas City has a great press OF lts
and Kansas City believes in the news
papers when we want to reach the factory
executive in his town and in his own
field without industrial maps and facts and
figuTes-divorced of special pleading and
confined absolutely to comparative data
positively official and authentic. We at
tribute much of the success of our great
movement to the of the newspaper space
in the splendid list of newspapers selected.
The newspapers used by the Kansas COM
mittee are the New York Times, the New
York World, Brooklyn Eagle, st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, Chicago Tribune, Cincin-
natl Enquirer, Pttsburg Gazette-Times,
Boston Herald New Haven Register, Prov
idence Journal, Detroit Free Press Kansas
City Star, Omaha Bee, Cleveland Plain
Dealer, The Milwaukee Sentinel and In
dianapolis News.
The field is richer in Omaha than in other cities
le country. The days of bonuses are largely ovel
tiles seek industries just they seek settlers, tn
erts of what they have to offer. Omaha has enoug
I'D, convincing facts showing persistent and consist
Mt progress, to make this city better known than an
ther city in the west and to draw more investment
nd industries here than to any other city,
The way to advertise is to advertise.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-15

Mrs. CASTOR Ashe threatens to ex
pose names of women responsible fol
separation between her and her hus
band