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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
REBEL AT ROUTING RULE.
Chicago Shippers Opposed to New
Regulation Of Railroads.

Chicago, Dec. 7-The Tribune YES
'erday printed the following news ar
tlcIe on the new railroad traffic rule
shippers of Chicago and other cities
are considerably exercised over what
they regard as another attempt on the
part OF the railroads to deprive them
OF the right to specify the routing OF
relght shipments beyond the line Of
The initial carrier to which the freight
IS delivered.
This question has been the subject
pt long standing controversy be
tween the shippers and the roads Its
renewal at the present time is caused
by rule in the new west bound
transcontinental tariff effective in
January. This provides: The rates
therein are subject to the absolute and
unqualified right OF the initial carrier
to determine the routing OF freight
beyond its own lines"
If enforced strictly, this rule is re-
garded as apparently in conflict with
the administrative ruling Of the inter
state commerce commission
Railroad officials said yesterday
hat under the commissions ruling
the rule could not be enforced liter
ally but the fact remains that it is
stated in black and white in the tariff
md the shippers are wondering how
lar the roads will go when the tariff
takes effect
The National Industrial Traffic
league, which since its organization
has insisted on the right of the ship.
per to control the routing, is now
an amendment to the Hep
burn law securing this right, which
will be presented to congress at the
coming session..
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
LIVES BEYOND INCOME.
England Must Appropriate Big Sum
for Stronger Navy.


London, Dec. 7.--Estimating that
by the beginning of the next fiscal
year in March, England will be living
$100,00O,000 annually beyond its in
come, the administration is gradually
breaking the news to the country that
there must be heavy increase in
taxation shortly.
Forced by circumstances to declare
,or a stronger navy, the cabinet has
undertaken program involving $780,,
100000 unantlclpated expenditures for
ships.
To escape a quarrel with the vari-
Gus religious denominations over sec
tartan education i'll the public schools,
financial concessions have been
necessitated to the extent of $500
900, Old age pensions, payment nj
which will begin on January /, will
cost at least $35,0000oO, and relief OF
the country's idle will foot up $780,
100000
Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd
George figures on making up the
deficit as follows:
Income tax increase O,0OO, 900; in
creased taxation of urban land, $20,-
900; increased death duties, IS 00O,-
900; increased cost of liquor license,
$25 100000; diversions from payments
to sinking fund maintained for grad
ual payment of national debt, $32,-
100000.
Hints Of the necessity for increased
taxes have been thrown out from time
to time for months past in speeches
By the various cabinet members and
in the Liberal party newspapers. A
)lain statement of the situation has
finally been made by the chancellor,
accompanied by an outline Of his plan
Tor remedy.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
TAFT PROPOSES
LONG PROGRAM
Important Points in Policy of New
Administration.
Tariff Revision Comes First-Large
Number of Measures to Govern
Trusts-Retorm Injunction Law
Extensive Improvements to Rivers,
Beginning With Ohio.

Hot Springs, Va, Dec. 5.-The
World is able to present here the
principal legislative program of the
Taft administrations:
Tariff revision is the primary rea-
son for the extra session that will be
called Immediately after March A.
1909, but the next President sees no
reason why, during that extra session.
the Sherman antitrust law should not
| be SO amended that railroads NAV
make rate agreements under the strict
supervision of the interstate com
merce commission. 1t is not likely
| that more sub than the tariff and
an amendment to the Sherman act
will be named by Mr. Taft in calling
the extra session, though he may de
eide later to mention all Of the prin-
cipal laws that he hopes to see en-
acted. These are:
l.. Putting limitation on the issu-
ance OF interstate bonds and stocks.
2. Authorizing railroads to make
rate agreements which otherwise
would be in violation of the antitrust
law, subject to the approval of the
Daf;,;nIr ,,art;,,,,a eo..','l'o ?!on
ten,nnrar,, u'"' tI'e ~ "'''Cii
sue vr;tb1rt nnt;na "I ~ ''"y 10
nroceed;rns ,;n,;t;,lr 'ihu ,I - p'lo'!iI 'NHCl lo!iIS
to the very shortest day.
4. Such amendments to the law or
9s ch,II -na,,;ro cort,;, Wv Po' '.lo'lH
at;ons da;u1r ',''la i'' se 1oi Po'-
snhn,t - tbo ,,',t; ,'''u BUSINESS |"
tion af agonts ~ i' tba ,oi ,iin ><''iiiI.,"- '.
mont 20 ~'''' " '''o i0''V'" 81 govern
Peoroon;,;,o t1,o 1oa...,.
;rst;re thn ;ntnrst.t W. pn' .i''ei,' OF
m;seion and +ha I,e,st,,at so,,'',l>' - loIlI-
,nerco and I,hnr -; w Ia. p"' 'I',t'' ~ com
isd;ction exrrc;sed h. 1'pIo, t1,o,, - '.ie JuI
tcrstata cornorot;l.,,' tti' nti' ~ 'ii
ord NtLore =. :; " ~. po.i .ai'' oduS
tho .hroa do, ~! "lt ,ucd 'ildt
harmononsIN co ','tN'.'s .b,. sI'ou'u molK
go;ng orer nro,,,,d ''.'', ~ I,Ic sldIl DC
s snd g. ~. 49, tS bunu IoIg[eu ,i by another
of ,,,tbnr;t, ',r;. '"o'T H. Snd.l pe no coniict
died ~. .Lc, 1y '.,l.'toIy O"Scs nan
an - tbe s"co cov teph. h .i'it"!s must Il nov
indo. ,hat .'te >Iu,' ,s ~ oul II IS MT lafts
iued tn"' large NUMBER OF cases can
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Fleet Passes SINGAPORE

Singapore, Dec. S.-The United States
Atlantic hattleship fleet, under Rear
ADMIRAL Sperry. passed through the
'arbor here today. The stately pro.
cession impressed both the experts and
the many other spectators. The scout
cruiser Yankton kept in constant com
munication with the fleet during its
passage, but otherwise the battleships
lid not communicate with the shore.
The flagship Connecticut saluted the
port. and the salute was returned. Many
launches and small vessels filled with
spectators went out to meet the Ameri-
can ships.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
WILL REFUSE LANDING.
President Castro Will Be Asked to
Apologize First.

Paris, Dee. S.--lf President Castro,
of Venezuela, comes to Bordeaux, he
will not be allowed to set foot on
French soil until after he has offered
a formal apology for the fashion in
which he has Haunted France. This
decision was made by the cabinet, but
was kept secret, AS it was expected
that Castro would disembark at San
tander, Spain. But should he arrive at
Bordeaux, and his illness not be serious,
permission to land will be made con
ditional upon the dispatch of an official
telegram of apology to the French gov
ernment and the dispatch of tele
graphic instructions to Caracas for the
immediate execution of the arbitral
award in the matter of the French
claims.
DR.. Domingo Castillo, the Venezuelan
consul general at Hamburg, and d. Es-
consul general at Liverpool,
passed through Paris today on the way
to Santander, presumably to meet Presi-
dent Castro.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Will Not Admit CHARGE

Wilmington, Del, Dec. Be. A.
Dupont, secretary, and Edward NJ
Mead, treasurer, of the several powder
companies against which suit has
been brought by the government, were
examined today before United States
Commissioner Mahaffey, by the gov
crnment counsel in regard to the prr
chase of competing companies by the
DuDont company, and an effort was
made to show that. during several
years when no dividends were de-
c!ared, the money was used in pur-
chasln" other companies, but they
would not admit this.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Free Leather Scarea British.

London, Dec. 7.-The threatened
abolition of the tariff on leather is
worrying English bootmakcrs They
have decided to hold meeting to
discuss means to be adopted in case
he change should be made.
English leather, which is considered
the best in the world, combined with
American manufacturing ability, lead
ing dealers admit, would let the Amer
leans establish a British trade that
would drive the Englishmen out of
business. They would be able to put
hoes on the market at a price nearly
a fourth lower than that now charged
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Storm on Upper Atlantic Coast Gets
Many Victims.

Halifax, N s., Dec. 7.-More than
50 seamcn have lost their lives Off
the upper North Atlantic coast during
the last few days as the result of a
storm Of unprecedented severity. The
reckoning, itemized as accurately as
he mcager reports will allow, fol
lows:
December 3-Sevcntccn members
OF the crews Of three fishing schoon-
ers drowned off the New Foundland
coast
December 4-Twcnty-c eight mem
bers OF the crew of the schooner 500
City, which is believed to have sunk
III the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
December 5-Scven members Of the
crew of the barge No 1O1 which
went down off the coast OF Nova
Scotia
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Oakland, Dec. 8.-Missing her slip in
he almost impenetrable fog that had
settled down upon the bay and blotted
everything from view, the ferry steam
er Perkeley, crowded with commuters
returning home from San Francisco at
i:2S last night, crashed into the bulk.
head at the end of the Oakland mole
with such force that one of the passen.
gers was fatally injured, three serious,
" and score of others crushed and
trampled upon in the panic that fol
lowed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Flood Threatens Town.

Pine Bluff. Ark, Dec. 8.-A con
tinucd rainfall and the consequent soft
onirg Of the already crumbling banks
as renewed apprehension that it is not
improbable that considerable additional
loss may occur, notwithstand-
'rg the rapid recession of the Arkansas
~Ivcr. which at nightfall had fallen a
Foot The embankment protecting the
Wholesale district and county court
house are impaired to such an extent
hat it is feared they will give away.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Miles to Tour Africa.

Paris, Dec. 7-General Nelson A.
Miles leaves Paris in few days for
an extended automobile tour of Al
gcria and Tunisia. French possessions
in Africa. and hopes to be able to
push on into Morocco. if the health oi
his travelling companion, Colgate
iloyt. will permit the journey. Later
General Miles will crafty a long g-cher.
ishcd wish to visit Corsica from one
end to the other and then sail from
Genoa for home in the spring.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Baker Prepares FOR 800.

Baker City.-At least 300 delegates
are expected in this city December Is
to attend the irrigation congress. Ar
rangemcnts are being made to enter
tain the delegates with banquet and
reception and probably drive
through Powder valley, where there
IS much irrigated land The Vale
Commercial club has forwarded an in
vitatlon to the entire congress to visit
that city Immediately after the work
in Baker is completed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Rails for Eagle Valley.

Baker City-Several carloads OF
steel for the new Eagle Valley rail
road have arrived in this city from the
east, the steel being hauled along the
grade that is completed for several
miles into the country Thousands OF
ties are on the ground, also a large
quantity OF bridge timbers A. B. ia
cobs, head OF the construction depart
ment, states that it will be but a short
time until construction train will be
running in and out of Baker City.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
ChicaPc's Official Santa Claus.

Chicago. Dec. 7.-Postmaster Camp
bell yesterday received from the post
master general an official letter that,
in effect. makes John NJ. Hubbard,
assistant postmaster. official Santa
Claus of Chicago. The letter CON
tanned a letter addressed to Santa
Claus, care the postmaster general
Local merchants have made arrange
ments to have all these letters for
warded to them. with their guarantee
; hat every one will be answered
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Run Mill Night and Dav.

Marshfield- The c. A. Smith Lumber
company, of this city, has begun run
ming night and day. The night shift
gives employment to many millmen and
will also increase the business of the
company's lumber camp. The total
daily output of the mill, with the night
Shift on, will be between 40, 900 and
500, 600 feet Of sawed lumber. This
will make the mill one of the largest
producers Of lumber on the coast. In
crease of orders makes necessary the
20-hour day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
$50 Per Acre

klamath Falls-The cost of the wa
ter under the first unit of the klamath
irrigation project has been announced
at $50 per acre and Is per acre yearly
for maintenance fee. The first unit
extends from Klamath Falls to Merrill
and comprises 81, 153 acres. The orig
inal estimate was $l8. 60 per acre, but
this was later qualified, and it was
stated the cost would go higher, on ac-
count of labor and other conditions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Mining Project Meets Support.

Albany - The Albany Commercial
club Of this city has indorsed the prop-
ositlon to erect smelter in the Cold
creek mining district in the North San
tam country. 1t is the opinion of the
club members that the building of a
smelter in this district would be an in
valuable asset to Albany, as that coun-
try Is tributary to this city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Trenton, n. J., Dec. S.-County
physician Frank G. Scammell an
nounced today that he would try to
resuscitate the next man electrocuted
the New Jersey state prison. He
ill do this in an effort to disprove
the claim Of physicians that electrocu-
ton does not kill. John Mantazanna
is under sentence to be electrocuted
during the week of December 2I.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

St. Johns, n. F., Dec. 5.-Seventccn
persons have pershed in a storm
which has lashed the New Foundand
coast for IS hours. In all ten fishing
vessels have gone ashore. most of
them breaking into fragments on the
rocks. The storm caused much dam
age to wharves and boats in the nu-
merous harbors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Coos Bays Approximation

Marshfield- Coos bay people were
relieved when, in answer to an in
qulry, wire was received from Wash
irg on stating that the recommendation
OF a $780, 600 appropriation for Coos
bar improvements had not been over
looked. The published budget of the
army engineers did not include the
Coos bay matter and explanations were
asked
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
BEGINS HOSTILE ACTION
Dutch Warships Make Demonstration
OFF Venezuelan Coast.

Wlllemstad, Dec. 5-Having been
unable to obtain amicablc settlement
OF outstanding differences with Ven
eszue!la, The Netherlands government
has begun naval demonstration off
the coast of the South American re-
public, and since Wednesday vessels
flying the Dutch flag have steamed
from Puero Cabclo to La Guayra. at
a, distance OF 5000 yards from the
{ bcra
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-NationaI, Political, His
torical and Commercial.


The government has launched big
collier at the Mare Island yard.
General Simon has entered the
Haytian capital with his army.
Germany will provide several
schools in the Chinese territory it
holds.
Internal revenue officers have seized
10000 pounds OF oleomargarine at
Denver
An Italian writer has denounced
Americans for claiming equality with
royalty
The schooner D. NJ. Clemson. ply
ing on Lake Erie, is believed to have
been lost.
Rear Admiral Coughlan is dead
The republic OF Salvador has put
down a revolution
The Western Pacific railroad has
just finished tunnel through the
Sierras which is 1906 feet long,
An Oregon boy won first honors
in an oratorical contest at Notre
Dame university, Ind. He will rep
resent the school in the state contest.
Castro is believed to have deserted
Venezuela forever,
The international naval conference
is in session at London.
The prosecution has completed its
evidence in the Ruef trial.
\ Pittsburg broker is charged with
forging bonds for 100000.
Elks Of New York City are to spend
$1,000 900 on a new clubhouse.
A steamer and two docks burned
at Portland, Me. Loss, S35o,oOO
Montenegro has attacked an Austrian
fort, and Austria is hurrying troops
to the scene.
Adjutant General Ainsworth reports
that desertions in the army are on
the decrease.
A Los Angeles man has been ar
rested for having dies for counter
feiting money.
A Chicago grand jury reports
wholesale election frauds, particularly
direct primary.
p,.;.;. ha,. 49,. ,o.,,o hoao fo-
the recovery Of Governor-elect Cos
grove of Washington.
r,. 17.. n-:,. -, ,, =.
running time Between Omaha and
Portland two and one-half hours.
Adniring friends want to present
Admiral Evans with a house at Los
Angeles hnt he has taken warninp
from the Dewey incident and declined
contest of Yerkes' viii ''-7 7'''' u
NE \. NJ I. A has erected tine
building at Seoul, Corea.
An imoeria1 edic+ has heen issued in
China guaranteeing a constitution in
hihe years.
Los 7nseIfs CiEl5 service eliIPIoyes
+-a.I-- ~ .;+!,o,o ~, y Iooa, L ~
Two miners were killed and three
fatally Injured in an exnIosi0n of qas
IN West Virginia coal NINE.
Miss Flkins is said to have Tilted
Abruzzi because she preferred Lieu
''.0' > - NV navy
Railroads and coal companies. have
OeeH CoHVlCtGd OF conspiracy IN re- {
kaDOi WISE attacked q New ork ci
]uu8e9 IoI D!IIque!ll8 GLoheF on the
80, =.
III me oIandara ian Otl uls5olulloh case
+t, ttr,,"Gu ,.l M .;,t, %i,i'4It ~ 0sC.y
pany business 5
A Chicago man imported a lot of {
rugs and other articles, placing a
.orns officials have se;zcd thern ae
.hev were worth $4,000.
Tl,u ,o G
secure his release. G
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-09-10

''N'' your house.
sir" and Oscar swung himself down al
the steps of broad yersnds- He led
the horses away 10 barn beyond th~
house. while Armitage surveyed the
landscape The bungalow stood on =
rough knoll aud WAS no placed ss 10
afford q splendid view of . wide re-
gion Armitsgc trayersed the long yer
anda. studying the landscape and d.
lighting In the far stretching pine coy.
erred barricsde Of bills. He was arour
ri by Oscar. who appeared carrying
The suit cases
There shall be breakfast" said ths
man
lie threw open the doors, and they
entered q wide. bare hail, with nr.
place. into which Oscar dropped
match.
"Ali one noof plenty Of sieeping
rooms, rir-s place 10 eat here's kiteh'
90 beyond-a fair barracks for = con-
mon soldier. that IL all"
III Is enough Throw these bags
into the nearest bedroom, n therv is
no choice. and camp will bs estai,
iished"
This IA yours The baggage that
came By express is there A wagon
gees with The place. aud ! brought tls
thing up yesterday There 10 a sboa
~ bath beyond the frar verands 1h-
mountain water IL on the ee. but
you viii require ho, water for shaving
tcCgglgIED % FA9k I.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-09-10
MEREDITH NICHOLSON.

ITS my experience that we never
meet person once only there's al
ways second meeting somewhere
and was not al all surprised when !
rsn upon my old frleud the baron 10
Germany last fall"
"At his old tricks. ! suppose" OBJ
served some one
NO That WAS the strangest part Of
II. He's struck a deeper game, though
I'm blessed II can make II out He's
dropped the title altogether and now
calls himself Mlster--fve forgotten for
the moment the rest Of II, but II IS an
English name. He's made a stake
somehow and travels about IN decent
comfort He passes now as an Ameri.
can his English Is exeelent-and he
hints AT large American interests"
"He probably has forged securities
10 sell" commented the German. u
know those fellows. The business Is
best done quietly"
II dare say" returned Chauyenet
"of course you greeted him as a long
lost friend" remarked Claiborne lead
Ingly.
mo: wanted TO make sure OF him,
and, strangely enough, be assisted me
In very curious way"
All felt that they were now 10 hear
the denouement OF the story. and sew
eral men bent forward in their absorp
tion, with their elbows on the table
Chauyenet smiled and resumed, with
little shrug OF his shoulders
well, ! must 10 back moment to
say that the man | knew at Bar Har
bor had a real crest The ladies TO
whom he wrote notes treasured them,
dare say, because Of the pretty in
slgnlum. He had II engraved on his
cigarette case, a bird OF some kind tip
toeing on helmet, and beneath there
was motto. Eide Non Armis,
'The deyIlr exclaimed the young
German "Why. that's very like
VERY like the device OF the Austrian
Schomburgs Well, | remembered the
cigarette case, and one night at a con
cert-in Berlin, you know-I CHANGED
to sit with some friends at a table
quite near where he sat alone had
my eye on him, trying to assure my
self of his identity, when in closing
his cigarette case 1t fell almost at my
feet, and bumped heads with waiter
as | picked 1t up-l wanted to make
sure-and handed It to him. the imita-
tlon baron"
"That was your chance to startle
him trifie, should say" remarked
the German.
"IIe was the man beyond doubt
There was no mistaklng the cigarette
case. What said was" continued |
Chauvenet, "'Allow me, barony"
"Well spokenr' exclaimed the Span
ish officer.
mot so well, either" laughed Chau-
venet "He had the best of II. He's q