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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
APPLE SHIPMENTS INCREASE
Railroads Give Out Figures Showing
Oregon's Sale of Fruits.

Portland-More than twice as many
apples were shipped out Of this state
during 1907 than in 1906, according tC
reports compiled by the railroads. The
Southern Pacific and O. r. 4 N. lines
have completed figures showing the
cars of apples shipped from every point
on the allied lines, and the total num-
Der of cars is surprise.
NEARLY all these paples were bought
I. o. b. at the station nearest the Or
chards," said General Freight Agent
Miller, of the Hartman lines. "This
shows the fruit is in demand, and
Eastern buyers come here in search OF
it. The prices this season are better
than ever before. One station on our
lines that never shipped an apple be-
fore this year sent away 40 cars to the
East short time ago. This indicates
how the apple industry is going ahead.
predict it will only be few years be-
fore apple growing will be one of the
biggest activities of Oregon people,"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Stock Show at Denver

Denver, Jan. 7.-One of the biggest
crowds of the year will be in Denver
January 20-25, to attend the Denver
Livestock exposition. During stock
show week there will be held a grand
horse fair, public sales Of pure bred
cattle under the direction of the Ma
tional Breeders association, the 11th
annual convention of the American
National Livestock association, the
eighth annual convention of the Colo
rado Horsegrowers' association and the
convention of the Colorado Graingrow-
ers' association.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
PETTIBONE FREE.
Jury Acquits Him of Completely in
Steunenberg Murder.

Boise, Jan. 6.-The end of the prose.
cution of the men charged with the
murder of ex- governor Frank Steunen-
berg. with the exception of the cases CT
Harry Orchard and Jack Simpkins,
came Saturday with the acquittal of
George Pettibone. Charles II. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation of
Miners, was formally released at 4
O'Clock, and will return with Pettibone
in few days to Denver.
The case of Orchard, the self.con-
fessed assassin Of Steunenberg, is in
the hands of Prosecuting Attorney Van
Duyn, of Canyon county. No state
ment as to the future procedure in that
case has been made, but it will be
called during the next term of court
at Caldwell, when it will probably be
finally disposed of.
Simpkins, a member of the executive
board of the Western Federation of
Miners, who is charged with compli-
city in the crime, is fugitive from
justice and the charge against him will
stand.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Butter-Fancy creamery, 35@37H'
per pound.
! veal-75 to 125 pounds, 81 a@9c
125 to $50 pounds, 7c; $50 to 2O(
pounds, 5@6kc.
Poultry-Average old hens, 12c pei
pound; mixed chickens, 11Ac; sprini
chickens, 1l@12c; roosters, SC; dressed
chickens, l4c; turkeys, live, 15c
dressed, choice, 18@20c; geese, live,
l5c; ducks, lac; pigeons, $1@1.50;
squads, 1908.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled, 32k q
35c per dozen.
Pork-Block, 70 to $50 pounds, 60
exc; packers, 6@6Hc.
Wheat-Club, 83c; bluestem, 85c;
valley, 83c; red, Sic.
Oats-No. l white, $2S; gray, $28.
Barley-Feed, $27 per ton; brewing,
$31; rolled, $50.
Corn-Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $l6 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, s22923;
clover, SIS; cheat, SIS; grain hay, $15
Ole; alfalfa, SIS; vetch, $l4.
"iulUe-hpplcs, foCtVPH poI OoA !,
deac ,es, 75c(9$1 per crate; pears, 81 .25
Oils per box; cranberries, $9.5O@12
per barrel.
Vegetables-Turnips, 75c per sack;
carrots, 65c per sack; beets 81 per sack;
beans, 7@9c per pound; cabbage, 1c
per pound;. cauliflowers, 75c@$l per
dozen; celery, So. 25@3.50 per crate;
onions, 15@2Oc per dozen; parsley, zoe
per dozen; peas, lie per pound; pep
pers, S@17c per pound; pumpkins, a
l &c per pound; radishes, zoe per doz-
en-; spinach &c per pound; sprouts, SC
per pound; squash, 19l4c per pound;
tomatoes, 81 so per box.
Onions-$1 .75t91.S5 per hundred.
Potatoes-50965c per hundred, de-
ivered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.75
per cwt.
Hops-1907, prime and choice, 5@ |
Nc per pound; olds, 1@2c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon: average best,
10000 per pound. according to shrink
lge; valley, 1S@20c, according to fine
,ess.; mohair, choice, 10000 per
,ound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
RUFF GOES TO JAIL.
Leaves Sumptuous Quarters for a
felon's Cell.

San Francisco. Jan. 6.-Quarters
were arranged at the county Jail today
for Abe Ruef, the deposed boss of San
Francisco, who, since his arrest eight
months ago, has occupied a suite Of
rooms In private house under spec
ial guard.
Sheriff O'Neil, the Schmitz politician,
goes out of office on January 8, and his
place will be taken by Larry Dolan,
chosen at the last election. Judge
Dunno, who refused to place Ruef in
the county Jail while O'Neil was sheriff
for fear that O'Neil would allow the
prisoner to escape, has ordered that
Ruef be transferred from his parlor
prison as soon as Dolan assumes office.
Ruef will join the assemblage of dis
tinguished citizens who have moved
from their homes on the heights to the
branch Jail. Ruef will occupy cell
near that in which ex-Mayor Schmitz
reposes. He will have as neighbors
Louis Glass, the millionaire manager
Va eAAO uSihC O'dVtb COIl-
pany, who was convicted of bribery; J..
Dalzell Brown, Walter j. Bartnett
and James Treadwell, the banker whose
arrest followed the exposures OF the rot
tenness of the California Safe Deposit
x Trust company, and George D. Col.
LIS, the tricky attorney who was
brought back from Canada to face
charges OF bigamy and perjury.
Ruef has been allowed to order his
meals as desired and has been living on
the best in the land. He is far more
than mill onalre, and lie has been al
lowed great deal Of berty as result
of the form of his Imprisonment. All
this will now be changed. Just what
effect this will have on Ruef's refusal
to testify without immunity remains to
be seen. 1t is thought that good taste
of real prison life may cause Ruef to
later his views.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
INFLUX OF JAPS,
Fifteen Hundred Coming to Vancou-
yer From Honolulu

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 4.-The un-
explained arrival of 800 Japan
ese in Vancouver Yesterday and the
prospect OF an influx Of another 200
within the next month from Honolulu
are the features Of the Oriental situa-
tion in Vancouver. Why the 800 Japs
came to Vancouver yesterday is mys-
terry. All the morning they poured in
to town from the coast logging camps,
and some even from the American side,
OF the boundary line. The boarding
house keepers of Japtown had buy
time housing them. Last night there
was the usual crop of rumors that thew
came in view Of possible trouble, and
officers of the Asiatic Exclusion league
arer much perturbed over the event.
Yesterday it was announced that at
least ZOO japanese would come from
Hawaii during the next three weeks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
No Word Received.

st. John, N. B., Jan. 4.-No word
has yet been received here of the Cana
dian Pacific line steamer Mount Royal,
which left Antwerp on December 7 for
st. John. having on board 304 immi-
grants, mostly Italians and Jews, be-
sides crew numbering more than 100
men.
The Canadian Pacific officials in this
city, while expressing anxiety regard
ing the vessel, stated today that they
believed the steamer probably had met
with some accident to her machinery
which had caused her to drift far out
of her course, and that she would be
heard from in due time at some other
port.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Board Raises Teachers Pay.

Oregon City-The teachers of the
city schools will receive substantial
increase in salaries next year. This
was assured at the annual meeting of
the local district, at which special
tax of 81 mills was levied. The levy
is l milli n excess of the recommends
tions of the board of directors, and the
excess will be added to the salaries of
the teachers, making the amount ex-
pended next year about 100000, in
comparison with $4,000 for the year
just closed. The annual report of the
directors shows the schools to be in a
1ourishing condition, and the financial
report shows that the floating indebt-
edness is 5000 less than last year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Ask Carnegie to Help,

New York, Jan. 6.-An attempt to
interest Andrew Carnegie in modern
tenements in New York is one Of the
results of the rent strike which has
been on for several days. 1t has been
proposed that the city purchase block
or two in the thickly congested East
Side and there build modern tenements
which would be rented at q low price.
There seems to be no prospect of the
city being able to do this, at present at
least, 30 leaders in the strike move
ment will try to get Mr.. Carnegie to
erect these buildings.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
CHICAGO TENANTS ORGANIZE.
Ghetto Residents Demand Reduction
in High Rents.

Chicago, Jan. Five hundred resi-
dents of Chicago's ghetto formed last
night Tenants union with the avowed
purpose of forcing landlords of the
district to reduce rents 50 month.
Leaders of the movement advised the
members of the new organization to re-
fuse to pay the present rates which
were declared exorbitant and to force
the landlords to take all legal steps and
pay all court costs in case the latter
refuse to meet the demands for lower
prices.
At present, it was declared, four
rooms in ghetto tenement cost $12 a
month, five rooms $18 month and
six rooms $22. A fat reduction of 50
is sought.
The movement will be modelled after
the one in New York. 1t is the hope
of its leaders that it may spread to
la boring classes throughout the city.
With this end in view committee was
appointed to confer with the Chicago
Federation of Labor and seek the CO.
operation Of that body.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
JAPAN WOULD TAKE OFFENSE
Attempted Exclusion Will Provoke
Insult, Says Aoki.


Paris, Jan. THE newspapers con
tinue to give much space to the Amer
ican- Japanese situation. The paper
print an alleged interview with Coun
Aoki, the retiring ambassador of Japal
at Washington, in which he is quote
from San Francisco as saying JapaI
would consider as an offensive actor
any attempt on the part of the Unite(
States to exclude the Japanese, ant
take this as text for long articles
Viscount Aoki's denial Of this intel
view has not yet been published here
Lacking this denial, the Journal Des
bats thinks that in his interview Count
Aoki has placed his fingers on the rea
danger spot.
Japan refuses to admit that any.
where on the globe the Japanese are
socially inferior to any other people,
says the paper. "Japan claims tc
have won the absolute right to be treat.
ed as great power everywhere, and
under all circumstances"
In the opinion Of Eclair, if the two
governments accede to the sentiments
of the people and the logical necessity
of the situation, conflict would ap-
pear very imminent. "But Japan is
without money. America is not ready,
and we doubtless shall see both nations
champ their bits awhile longer"
The Gaulos believes that the friend
ly and tactful powers at Washington
will prevent a break. 1t fears only
that the American people may become
excited. Baron Karuino, the japanese
ambassador to France, today gave out a
statement that he was convinced that
Viscount Aoki only meant that Japan
would consider legislation offensive to
Japan as, for instance, if an exclusion
act is proposed like the Chinese.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
FINE FOR EXPRESS COMPANIES
Neglected to File Data Asked for by
Railroad Commission.

Lincoln, Neb. Jan. Alleging that
the United States, the Adams and the
American Express companies had failed
to file the amosnts of the salaries of
the officers and the assets and liabilities
Of the concerns with the Nebraska State
Railway commission, County Attorney
Tyrrell today sled penal suit in the
County court, asking that the fine pro-
vided by the statute be imposed.
That the three express companies
neglected to file the data demanded by
the commission and January l was set
as the final date for the appearance of
the complete reports. The railway
commission notified Attorney General
Thompson Of the delinquency and he
directed County Attorney Tyrrell to be-
gin proceedings.
The railroad commission law passed
by the last session of the legislature
prescribes penalty of from $500 to
$4,000 for refusing to furnish the in
formation demanded by the commits
sion. The laws direct that service be
made upon the local agents OF the cor
porations charged with violating the
laws.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Cost of New Year Celebration

New York, Jan. 4.-Men who are
fond of figures say that New York's
New Year celebration cost ,75O, 900.
At one restaurant that night receipts
were over $4,000, 1000 quarts of
champagne being drunk. 1t is esti-
mated that the diners around town
made away with $4,000 quarts OF cham.
pagne and $4,000 quarts OF claret, not
to mention the barrels of other drink.
ables consumed. Souvenir hunters
were outin force and every hotel and
restaurant lost great quantities of glass
and other ware.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Gold Cane for Calbreaih.

Salem-The medical staff of the Ore
gon state insane aslyum last week pre-
sented Superintendent J. F. Calbreath
with fine goldheaded cane as token
of their esteem. DR.. Calbreath has
served eight years as superintendent
and has enojoyed very harmonious re-
lations with his subordinates and with
the board of trustees. His second term
ended January l, when he was succeed
ed by DR.. E. l.. Steiner.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
ALBANY GOING A-BOOSTING.
Plans Forming for Excursion Into
Southern California.

Albany-Plans are progressing favor
ably for Albany's boosting" excur-
sion to Los Angeles. M. H. Gibbons,
who is arranging the trip, stated that
practically enough business men had
signided their Intention of going to
assure the excursion. The party will
leave Albany probably Feb. 10, in a
special car, which will be decorated
with appropriate banners, and every
where in California literature will be
distributed advertising Albany and
Linn county. The party will make
stops at Red Bluff, Sacramento, Oak
land, San Francisco, San Jose, Bakers
field and Los Angeles and receptions
will be arranged for it at each point.
At Los Angeles the party will disband
and its members will return whenever
they desire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Signs Of Oil at 6onarza.

Bonanza-The possibilities of devel-
oping oil wells in this immediate vicin-
ity are now more encouraging than at
any previous time. In boring a we'll
for new livery stable in this town a
strata of black oil sandstone was struck
and specialists have pronounced it an
unmistakeable sign of the existence OF
oil. Several other places in Klamath
county, especially in that portion sur
rounding Bonanza, show signs of oil.
The prospects are good and the develop.
ment of the same may result in the dis
covery of one of the richest oil regions
on this coast.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Short Courses Popular.

Corvallis-Much interest is being
manifested in the coming short courses
at the Oregon Agricultural college. No
pains have been spared to make the
work this year more complete and ex-
tensile than ever before, and some of
the best lecturers in the state are on
the program. The new short courses
begin January and include instruc-
tion in general agriculture, dairying,
horticulture, mechanical arts, and
household science.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
ASK TIME ON RANGE TAX,
WaIowa sheeppen Don't Want to Pay
$4,000 Until Next August.

Enterprise-At a meeting of the
Wallowa County Woolgrowers. in this
city, resolutions were adopted request
ing the government to defer collection
of range dues until after shearing, or
about August /. The sheepmen Of
Wallowa pay about $14 900 for rent of
ranges, and this would be hard to raise
under the present scarcity Of money.
1t was recommended that the present
county bounty Of 81 so head on coy
otes be continued, and l u cents head
tax on sheep be levied to pay for it.
There are 100000 sheep being fed in
Wallowa county this winter. Twenty
two sheepmen Joined the state associa-
tion and with the 81 yearly dues and
81 assessment on each 1000 sheep
sheared last June, the sum of $257 was
collected and sent to the state body.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Warnings to Entrymen.

Lakeview-The numerous decisions
rendered the commissioner of the geh.
eral land Office no longer leave any
doubt in the minds of homesteaders as
to what they must do if they expect to
hold the lands in the Southern Oregon
pine belt. In every caase of contest
where ii was shown that the home
steader had failed to comply with the
law in any particular, no matter how
trivial, the decision has gone to the
contestant and the homestead entry
has been ordered cancelled.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
No News of Mount ROYAL.

st. John, N. B., Jan. 6.-Although
it is four weeks since the Canadian
Pacific steamer Mount Royal sailed
from Antwerp for this port with 3O4
immigrants and crew Of more than
100, and nothing has been heard of her
in that time, the officials of the line
have not abandoned hope that she is
still afloat. They are extremely anx-
ious, nevertheless, and fear that the
vessel is drifting about the Atlantic in
practically a helpless condition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
New Hospital COMPLETED,

Chemawa-Frederick A. Erixon, of
Salem, has completed and turned over
to the Indian school the spacious brick
hospital for which he had the contract.
The contract price was $19,978. The
building is complete with steam heat
ing, electric lighting, sewer system and
the latest improved plan of ventilation.
The building is we'll adapted for both
sexes and is equipped with fumigating
rooms and operating rooms, in addi-
tion to the dispensary, offices, etc.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Way to ProlonR Life

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Dr. J. G. Siebel
physician of this city, announced to-
day before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science that
he has discovered method of generat-
ing energy within the human body. He
asserted that electricity stored in the
human body can be released and made
to do the work of prolongation of life
throng h the additional vitality supplied
to the human body working as it's own
electrical generator.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Wreckage Comes Ashore.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 7.-The
washing ashore OF large amount OF
wreckage, including four matches, and
part of name board which bore the
letters "S NJ" on Block island today
led the lifesaving crew at Sandy Point
to the belief that a schooner went
ashore somewhere between Long island
and Block island last night. Special
patrols from the life saving station
searched the shore, but nothing was
found to identify the vessel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Eugene Invites Visitors

Eugene-The promotion department
Of the Eugene Commercial club has
had notices printed and will hang them
in every depot in the state, to the effect
that strangers will be made welcome
at the rooms of the club, and inviting
any visitors to visit the city Of Eu-
gene. The cards state that the club has
nothing to sell, but in anxious to be of
any service it can to strangers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
May Have Gone to Rescue.

London, Jan. 4.-The non.arrival of
the Allan line steamship Hungarian,
which sailed from Greenock, Scotland,
December IA, and is now week over
due at Portland, Me-, leads shipping
men to believe that she has fallen in
with the CANADIAN Pacific liner Mount
Royal, which is now long overdue at St.
John, N. B.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
CoIonizer at Klamath.

klamath Fals-George L. McDon-
augh, colonization agent of the Union
Pacific railway, who is expected to ar
rive in Klamath Falls next week, is
now at MacDoel, the new Dunkard
town on the California Northeastern
railway in Butte valley. He comes to
Klamath Falls to become familiar with
colonizing possibilities here. He will
be accompanied by Dunkard elder, D.
c. Campbell, of Colfax, Wash.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
SawmilI in Christmas Sock

Marshfeld-The new office building
Of the big planning plant of the q. A.
Smith Lumber & Manufacturing COM
pany was opened and dedicated Christ
mas Eve. Festivities were held and
many citizens attended. The office
building is now completed and in use.
The mill proper will be finished and
ready for operation in February.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Must Not Raduce Rates.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 6.-Judge Garland,
of the Federal court, today issued a
temporary injunction restraining the
South Dakota Railway commission
from reducing passenger rates from 8
TO 2h cents per mile.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Work for 5000 Men.

st. Louis, Jan. 7.-According to an
nouncement made today an aggregate
OF 5000 men will be re-employed JAN
usry l3 by many large industrial
plants in East st. Louis, ILL.,, and vi.
cinity.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
All Lost Except Three

City Of Mexico, Jan. 4.-Ramon
Portas, second officer of the steamer
ldero, has arrived at Vera Cruz and re-
ported that the vessel sank in a storm
on the night Of December 2, and all on.
board were lost except three.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Clyde Sayne Acting President.

Salem-The executive committee of
the state normal schools has elected G.
E. Payne, of the department of science
at Ashland normal, to serve as acting
president for the remainder of this
year in the place of B. F. Mulkey, re-
signed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
VESSEL MISSING
WITH 400 SOULS
Steamer Mount Royal Long Overdue
With Host of Immigrants.
Sailed December From Antwerp
for st. John, N. 3 and Has Not
Been Heard From-Steamer Hun
garian, Also Overdue, May Have
Gone to Her Aid.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. A private
dispatch from Toronto says the 9. p.
r. has given up hope for the steamer
Mount Royal overdue from Antwerp
with 400 passengers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-09
Wheat Moving Again.

Pendleton-Now that wheat has gone
up to 20 cents in the local wheat mark
ct some of the growers are selling. For
a time the price was down to 66 cents,
and very little was being sold.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-21
WHISTLED In r

Harry P. Bosom, of Reading, as his
friends in Worcester say, whistled in
church while attending divine worship
in that city recently. When asked
about it, Mr.. Bosom said he was not
asleep and explained his action by tell
ing the following story: 1.-THE minister
said just before the contribution that
any one who puts fifty cents or more
into the contribution box was entitled
and expected to whistle. AS the col
lectors were on their way the whistling
came from all parts of hte room and
was not far from universal. When it
came to me it was up to me to dig
down and content myself with a
whistle.
This is the latest way of raising
money for churches.-Boston Herald.