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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
HEARS LABOR's DEMAND.
Vice President and Speaker Promise
Liability aw.

IIaDiUtx law.
Washington, March 20. - Speaker
Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks
today announced their belief that the
present congress will pass an employ
ers' liability act which will meet and
overcome the unconstitutionality of the
present law pointed out by the Supreme
court Of the United States in recent
decision. These statements were made
unreservedly by the speaker and guard.
edly by the vice president to a delega-
tion led by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of Labor,
from 81 national and international
trade and labor and farmers organlza-
tions assembled in national confer
ence in this city. The delegation called
on the speaker to lay before the house
of representatives, through him, me.
mortal entitled "Labor's Protest to
Congress.
The protest submitted by Mr.. Com
pers and his associates refers to the
Supreme Court decision in the hatters'
case az the "most recent perversion of
the intent of a law by the judiciary by
which the Sherman antitrust law has
been made to apply to labor, although
it was an accepted fact that congress
did not intend the law SO to apply and
might even have specifically exempted
labor but for the fear that the Supreme
court might construe such an affirma-
tive provision to be unconstitutional.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Asks for Intervention.

Washington, March 20.-The govern.
ment of the little African republic oi
Liberia has appealed to America to pro-
tect her territorial integrity. The State
department has been informed that a
delegation is now on its way from Mon
rovia to Washington to make personal
appeal to the president and Secretary
Root to restrain the French from forci-
bly, taking possession Of a large part Of
the country lying in the border between
Liberia and French West Africa.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Cleans Up San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 1S.-The
citizens health committee has issued
a report on the sanitary accomplish
ments of the past six weeks. From
February to March IA, 72,460
premises have been inspected; SS4
premises have been disinfected; III
houses have been destroyed; 54
buildings have been condemned:
1864 nuisances have been abated
and 56,994 rats have been destroyed.
1t is believed many more rats have
been poisoned in the sewers
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Monday, March I6,

Washington, March lb.-1 mere
was no executive session of the Sen
ate this evening, therefore the NOM
ination of John McCourt as District
Attorney was not confirmed.
The judiciary committee today
unanimously authorized Senator Full
ton to report the nomination favor
ably. Under the senate rules the re-
port lies over for one day before the
confirmation, unless immediate ac-
ton is necessary by conditions of the
service. The senate will undoubtedly
confirm the nomination Wednesday.
Washington, March 16.-By the
vote of three to two, the SubcOmmit-
tee of the senate committee on judi
ciary today declared unconstitutional
all of the bills intended to remove
federal barriers against the states
exercising control of their police
power for the regulation of the Ii
quor traffic. Hearings on these meas
ures have been held covering almost
the entire present session, and the
bills were advocated by representa-
tives of practically all the states
where there is a strong prohibition
sentiment.
The members of the subcommittee
are Senators Knox, Nelson, Fulton,
Bacon and Rayner.
Washington, March 16.-The for
tifications bill, carrying total ap-
preparation of $S,210,611, instead of
the $3S,443,945 asked for by the
war department., was reported today
to the house committee on appropria-
tions by Smith of the subcommittee
on appropriations. The committee
felt that, aside from other considera-
tions, to recommend an appropria-
tion of $3S,O00,000 for Notifications
at this time would be an action
which might very reasonably be con-
strued by Japan as an official declar-
alton that the United States was
preparing against a war with that
nation. The amount recommended
by the committee is larger than any
which has been annually appro-
priated since the Spanish-American
war
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Immense Pension Appropriations

washington, March 17.-For the
second time the house will consider
the pension appropriation bill, that
measure having been taken up today
under an arrangement reached just
before adjournment yesterday. The
bill appropriates approximately
$3.50, 900, the largest sum ever
included in a pension appropriation
bill. Some time was taken up by
Langley, of Kentucky, in pleading
for a pensionable status of certain
Kentucky militiamen
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Reoreanize Foundry Trust.

New York, March 17.-E. H. Gary.
chairman of the board of directors Of
the United States Steel Corporation.
made a statement TO the stockhold-
ers of the American Steel Foundries
Company at a meeting in Jersey City
today advocating the reorganization
plan proposed for the latter COM
pany.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Abandon Marine Post.

Honolulu, March 19.-The United
States tug Iroquois, which sails tomor-
row for Midway to bring back the ma
rine guard of 20 marines located there,
has orders to bring back also their
stores, munitions and guns, indicating
that the marine post there is to be
abandoned, after being maintained
about four years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Goxarnor Guild Very LII.

Boston, March 20.-Governor Guild,
who has been i'll for two weeks, is in a
critical condition. His physician, DR..
B. F. Winslow, found the governor so
seriously i'll yesterday that it was decid-
ed to call two other physicians into
consultation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Tuesday, March ".

Washington, March 17.-The SEN
ate late this afternoon, without a
dissenting voice, confirmed the nom
ination of John McCourt, of Pendle-
ton, as district attorney for Oregon,
thus terminating one Of the longest
and most bitter patronage fights in
the history of Oregon.
Mr.. McCourt's commission will be
made out Immediately and will prob
ably be forwarded by mail tomor-
row. Upon it's receipt he will take
the oath of Office and, upon tele-
graphing the attorney general that
he has done so, will be directed by
trict attorneys office.
Washington, March 1.-THE SEN
ate committee on finance today voted
unanimously to amend the Aldrich
financial bill by eliminating railroad
bonds as security for national bank
circulation. 1t also decided to amend
the bill so as to retain the provision
of the present law prohibiting the
retirement by national banks of
more than $9,000,000 of circulation
in any one month. The committee
discussed tHe pTOpOSltlOu VI luCI edS-
ing taxation on emergency circula-
tion outstanding more than six
months. The rate under the bill as
it now stands is per cent. No ac-
tion was taken on this feature.
Washington, March II. - The
western senators who stood out
against the railroad bond feature of
the Aldrich currency bill won a sig
nal victory today when the finance
committee adopted an amendment
eliminating railroad bonds from
among the securities that may be
used as a basis for the issue of ma
tional bank currency.
When the president consulted with
the western men ten days ago he
found many opposed to the railroad
bond clause, including Senators
Borah, Bourne and Dixon, and upon
probing deeper concluded that they
were right. He then informed Sen
ator Aldrich of their position and of
his concurrence and at Mr.. Aldrich's
suggestion the committee acted to-
day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Anarchist Meeting Forbidden.

Philadelphia, March 17.-An an
archist meeting, advertised to be,
held tomorrow, will not be permit
ted, and another meeting which is to
be held to celebrate the anniversary
of the Paris Commune will be strong
" noticed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
TinpIate Mills Resume

Pittsburg. March 1S.-Ten of the
90 mills of the American Sheet &
Tinplate Company at South Sharon,
Pa, have been placed in operation
today, affording employment to 600
men. The Sharon mill will resume
tomorrow, employing 1000 men.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
STANFORD BOYS REVOLT.
Student Affairs Committee Furnishes
Lsaders in RowdYism.

Palo Alto, Cal, March lS.-Stan-
ford students are in open revolt
tonight over the expulsion today OF
twelve students by the committee on
student affairs and threaten to strike
unless the men are immediately re-
instated. The twelve were dropped
for participating in recent night
demonstration, in which Chairman
Clark of the student affairs commit
tee was called upon and a parade of
over 300 students invaded the uni
versity library, shouting their desire
for a new committee, which will be
less restrictive about student con-
duct.
The leaders of the parade were
summoned before the student affairs
committee today and summarily ex-
PEELED. Among the number were
flanagan, the track captain, and Gay,
the crew captain. The rest are all
prominent in various university ac-
tivities.
Tonight a giant mass meeting of
students was held in Encina hall and
steps were taken leading to the re-
instatement of the expelled students.
A petition addressed to the commit
tee and signed by the remaining
hundreds in the demonstration de-
mands the reinstatement of the ex-
PEELED members or their own eXpul-
sion.
A second petition addressed to
President Jordan and signed by all
the men in the university also urges
the reinstatement of the expelled
men. The students hold that the II
were dismissed without sufficient
reasons and are men of excellent
reputation. In the event of the fail
ure of these petitions, the student
body pledges itself to withdraw from
the university until it's demands are
acceded to.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Nations Sending Cruisers.

Berlin, March 1.-THE German
Admiralty has ordered the cruiser
Bremen, at present at Curacao, to go
to Port Au Prince, Hayti, to be at
the disposal of the German minister
for the protection of German SUBJ
jects or other foreigners.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Stolen Wealth Located.

FL Paso, Tex, March IA tele-
gram from Juan A. Creel, manager
of the Banco Minero, of chihuahua,
Mexico, to the local branch of that
bank. received here today, says that
the robbers who recently secured
s295,OO0 from the bank have been
arrested and that the stolen money
has been located but not yet recov-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Wednesday, March ID.

Washington, March Is. - Senator
Rayner, of Maryland, announced to the
senate today the death of his colleague,
William Pinkney Whyte. After adopt
ing the usual resolutions, the senate
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
China Releases Tatsu Maru.

Hongkong, March 1.-THE Japan
ese steamer Tatsu Maru.. which was
seized by the Chinese customs auth
critics at Macao for carrying arms
and ammunition alleged to be in
tended for the use of Chinese revolu-
tioniSts, was released today.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Cuts Price Of Plate Glass Z.

Pittsburg, March 1.-THE Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company today an
nounced an average reduction of 25
per cent in the price of plate glass.
1t is believed the reduction will stim-
ulate the plate-glass business.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Thursday, March lo,

Washington, March 19.-Resuming
in the senate today his unfinished
speech on the Aldrich currency bill, La
Toilette directed himself to the charge
made in his remarks on Tuesday that
the recent financial stringency was
started by great bankers and tinanciers,
declaring that since he spoke on Tues
day he had secured additional informa-
tion proving that his charges were cor
rect.
There was quite large attendance
of Democratic senators in their places,
but comparatively few Republicans.
Occasionally conversations between cen.
ators on the Republican side caused the
senator to discontinue the reading Of
his remarks. On one occasion he re-
marked: eff there are any comments
on my remarks, 1 would be glad to
have them made so audibly that can
hear them.'
After speaking for more than two
hours and half, La Toilette yielded
the floor with the statement that he
would resume his speech Monday next.
Washington, March 19.-After seve-
raj hours of spirited discussion over the
proposition to abolish II of the Is
United States pension agencies and
consolidate pension disbursements in
Washington, the house today passed
the pension appropriation bill, carry
ing $3.50, $685. 900, the largest sum ever
authorized by this measure. The
house, by vote of SO to 139, stood by
the committee on appropriations and
left unchanged it's recommendations for
one general agency.
Bills were passed authorizing the Sec
retary of war to establish harbor lights
in Wilmington harbor, California, and
authorizing the cutting of timber, the
manufacture and sale of lumber and the
preservation Of forests on certain Indian
lands in Wisconsin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26

UUJVN@H''OU 0uV VI TUE PcNV W ef1V ffhCRh1"fy
OF the late senator.
Washington, March 18.-General de-
bate on the pension appropriation bill
continued for over four hours in the
house OF representatives today. The
subjects discussed took wide range
politics, finance, the trusts and the
presidents last special message all re-
ceiving attention.
At 4:24 p. m. the house adjourned
out Of respect to the memory of the late
United States Senator William Pinkney
Whyte, of Maryland.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
FRIDAY, March 20

Washington, March 20.-The ship
subsidy bill was passed by the senate
today. 1t pays to l6-knot vessels ply
ing between this country and South
America, the Philippines, Japan, China
and Australia, 81 per mile, the amount
awarded by the act of 1891 to vessels OF
20 knots only.
The bill was amended so that 12-knot
vessels will receive 81 per mile, which
is the allowance under the existing law
to 16-knot vessels. Amendments were
also adopted providing that, if two or
more lines CT steamships ply from At
lantic ports to South America under
the provisions of the bill. one line
shall stop at two ports south of Cape
Charles and stipulating that no more
shall be paid for subsidies than is re-
ceived from such service by the govern
ment.
A bill was also passed increasing the
salaries OF men employed in the life
saving service.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26

Washington, March 20.-More criti-
cism of President Roosevelt was in
dulged in in the house today, when he
was roundly denounced by Hardwick,
Of Georgia, for failing to send to con-
gress all information regarding corpora
tions which has come into his posses
sion. The president, however, found a
ready and vigorous defender in Mr..
Mann, of Illinois, who asserted that
the president had acted with the ut.
most good faith in sending congress all
the information that had come to him.
The ratification appropriation bill
was taken up and in the course Of de-
bate upon it, Bartlett, of Georgia, de-
MED the claims of Republicans to credit
for authorship of the railroad rate or
Sherman antitrust law. The bill was
eide tracked for general debate, which
continued until adjournment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXT|ETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS

adjourned out OF respect to the memory
OF the late senator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
ONLY A BOY WHO
LOVES LIBERTY

Hey, this is the courthouse!
There's a jailbreak here
The above information, tele-
phoned to police headquarters
about o'clock last night, set Of
ficers and men on the qui vive.
But it was only a kid who broke
Jail Little year old Avery Miller,
who spends his time playing hockey
and baseball, had nimbly ran out Of
the juvenile Jail and despite hard
chase Matron Lee made, got away.
1t was more than an hour later
that Matron Lee was riding on a
streetcar near Mantle park.
"Put'er first!" shrill voice
cried.
Mrs. Lee listened,
Hal"
Then she stopped the car, got off
and ran in among the ball play
ers, graspei little Avery around
the waist and bore him screaming
and kicking, to the street. But that
was as far as she got him, for in
passing a hydrant he grabbed and
chung to it like a drowning man,
all the while GUESSING like a grown.
up. Finally the conductor aided
Matron Lee and got the youngster
aboard the car.
Little Avery is "joing time" for
purloining berries from Cinnamon
who leave their wagons unguarded
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
THOMPSON SAYS
HE'S SANE NOW

TACOMA, May 21.-That he was
crazy when he murdered Judge
Emory in Seattle, but is safe and
sane now and not likely to kill
anybody else if set free, was glib
ly recited on the witness stand
yesterday by Chester Thompson,
who is under examination here as
a result of the effort to release him
from the penitentiary after less
than a year of confinement. Thomp-
son admits that he was troubled
with delusions prior to the murder
he committed, but has not expert
enced them since, which his attor-
neys claim is the surest sign that
he is sane.
The state is trying to prove that
Thompson is afflicted with insur-
able paronia and dangerous to be
at large. The boy was acquitted
of the charge of murder on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
R|OESELEPHANT
INTO HOTEL

There was excitement in chunks
about the Hotel Victoria when a
man riding an elephant deliberately
scooted into the hotel through the
front entrance. Porters, bellboys,
guests, clerks retreated. 1t didn't
look good to them.
The man on the elephant dis
mounted, the elephant trumpeted
and shook the building and bit off
the northeast corner of the Office
register. On what was left of 1t
the man with the tusks wrote:
DOC Waddell from Everywhere
and Waddy, the elephant, from
South Africa" The pachyderm was
assigned to the stable.
Waddell is touring the country on
the elephant advertising the Great
Sells-Floto circus. billed to appear
here for two days Thursday and
Friday. June and 5.
H. H. Tammen. owner of the Den
yer Post and general manager OF
the Sells-Floto circus, is here for
two days. He says:
I'VE are not in the circus trust
AMI we are proud of it. We are
strictly union. The people know us
and that we are increasing and i'm
proving every year This year we
tip our hats TO none. Our circus
performance is massive. The show
is big, good and clean. We will be
the only big show here after our
date until fall. And no show COM
ing here will be better"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
SENATE GENEROUS
IN ELECTION YEAR

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-
The omnibus appropriation bill
passed by the senate carries a tota
of $4,000 900, of which $6,000,00
is for public buildings. AS this is
election year many of the individual
senators were accommodated with
provisions for public buildings
Piles and Ankeny securing $4,000
for Everett and Walla Walla each
The cost allowed for the San Fran
cisco subtreasury was raised from
$375,000 to s625,000, and $2.500,00C
authorized for the proposed depart
ment of justice and state building
in Washington, D. c.
The senate accepted an amend
ment providing 100000 for the pur
chase of an ambassador building
in Paris.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
ANOTHER MAN
HAS VANISHED

The disappearance Of Patrick
McMurrough, age %, was reported
to the police yesterday. McMur-
rough had been living at Is Ferry
av. for the past two weeks, having
come here from Michigan, where
he has wife. He was employed
with the Luellwitz Lumber Co. on
Division st. He started TO work
Monday morning but later returned
to the lodging house and said he
thought he wouldn't work that
day. He has not been seen since.
His room is as he left it. On Sa.
turday he purchased a new suit
of clothes, which is still in the
room. He is described as feet 7
inches tall, medium complexion,
dark hair, small black mustache
and blue eyes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21

VILE" one-time home of Patrick
Henry, is now the rendezvous of
countless thousands of bats.
They hang everywhere about
the great rooms of the old house.
Squeaking ropes Of them suspend
from the ceilings. Over the win
dows they form ragged curtains
that dissolve as the twilight grows.
They fill every nook and Granny of
the walls. At night they loosen
themselves and literally swarm
about the grounds. For years it
has been impossible to live in the
one-time mansion. Now the heirs
of the Aylett estate have decided to
burn the house.
The pest Of the bats began six
years ago, after the death of VIM.
Aylett, when the house was closed
for a time, the furnishings undis-
turbed. When the house was leased
a year later the lessee could not oc-
cupy it. A literal swarm of bats
greeted his entrance. Every known
means of determination has been
exhausted without result.
An effort to make the house bat
proof was a failure. Hundreds of
dollars were spent in repairs, but
the bats still found means of entry.
They held possession against every
onslaught. Thousands were killed
by negroes, a prize having been Of
fered to the person who killed the
greatest number. One man, stand
ing in the doorway, one evening,
killed 1000 with a tennis racquet.
Still there was no appreciable d.
munition of their number. The ne
groes claim the bats come from all
directions.
"Montville" is the last of the rev.
dictionary homes in King William
county. The land on which it
stands was deed to the first Henry,
who came to America, by Charles
II in 1870. The original Mont
vile" was burned by the British in
1878. The present house was built
by Patrick Henry Immediately after
the surrender of CORVALLIS. 1t was
inherited by the present owners
through Elizabeth Henry, sister of
Patrick Henry, who married the
grandfather of the late VIM. Aylett,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
HEAD STABBED IN
POOLROOM FIGHT

AS the result of a desperate en-
counter in the Washington st,
poolroom about midnight, Carl
Vreeland was taken to the emer-
gency hospital, where several knife
wounds in his head were sewed
up. J. B. Demorest, his assailant
is in Jail, charged with assault with
a deadly weapon. James Melon
aid interfered in the fight long
enough to punch Vreeland's assail-
ant in the nose and he also is in
Jail, the police having a doubt as
to what his interest in the scrap
was. Vreeland claims Demorest
tried to rob him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21
NICK LAuMER WILL GO
TO BOSTON

Nick Laumer was elected dele.
gate from the Spokane Falls Typo,
graphical union to the international
convention he'll in Boston next
August, by a majority of Is over his
two opponents. Ben Sykes was
elected alternate.
On the international ticket the
Spokane union gave Hudspeth. OF
New Orleans, a majority Of about
80 over Lynch, president and can.
didate of reelection. Crowley, OF
Cincinnati, also carried the local
ticket for secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-21

MANILA, P. l., May 20.-FilipinO
women may beat their American
and English cousins to the ballot
box. Although the native women
dislike to burden themselves with
clothes and believe in smoking to
their hearts content, they also be-
lieve in voting. Present indications
are they are going to vote.
Assemblyman Soto has intro
duced a bill to give women the
right to vote in the Philippines, but
not to hold office. The bill has Gre