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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SEMl-lNDUS TRIAL SCHOOL.
James Withycombe So Describes Ag
ricultural College.

Oregon Agricultural College, Corval.
lis-At meeting of the San Grael So
ciety in the opera house, DR.. James
Withycombe, director OF the expert
ment station, defined the Oregon Agri-
cultural college as semi industrial !
college. He said that at one time
higher education meant training of the
intellect exclusively and that this was
an extreme view, especially noticeable
in Europe. Later many countries in
Europe adopted the other extreme,
training young men solely for the in
dustries, and in this manner crowded
out the humanities from the lives of
the great industrial masses. Ameri-
cans, who thought the industrial phase
of school training had been overworked,
until it became fad, have taken in
termediate grounds by the introduction
of industrial colleges, in lieu OF the
European theory of industrial training
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Bonus for Each Child.

Sydney, N. S. W., March 9.-The
increase of population in the common
wealth is notoIiously slow, and the
legislators of Western Australia, where
the inhabitants number only two to the
square mile, have determined to take a
leaf out of the book of the French.
With view to encouraging bigger fam
lilies, an amendment has been inserted
in the income tax bill by the state leg
islative assembly giving an exemption
of $50 for every child up to the number
of five in the family of taxpayer.
Five children is evidently the limit.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12

Claim Land is Worth but rs Gents
Instead Of So Per Acre.

Klamath Falls-The California &
Oregon Land company and the Oregon
Military Land Grant company, owners
Of thousands of acres in Klamath
county, have brought suit through their
attorneys, Noland & Smith, against
Klamath county relative to 1905 taxes
on their lands. Assessor j. P. Lee val
ued them in 1906 at So and $5 per acre.
The companies appeared before the
board Of equalization, objecting to the
assessment, but the board sustained
the assessor.
The complaint filed states that lands
adjoining will not sell for more than 80
cents per acre, as all lands in that re-
gion are arid, uncultivated and far
from transportation. The soil is of a
pumice stone formation, and whatever
timber grew there has been removed.
The 1907 valuation was 75 cents per
acre. which the companies regard as
fair. They have refused to pay the
1905 taxes and the land is listed as de-
linquent and will be sold unless the
county is restrained by the court.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
REVISION ASSURED.
Extra Session to Be Called to Go
Over Tariff.

Washington, March 9.--Plans for the
revision of the tariff have been agreed
upon by the Republican leaders, in
Guiding Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon,
Senator Beveridge and Representatives
Payne, Dalzell and Sherman, the three
latter being memters of the house ways
and means committee, who will frame
the new law.
An extra session of congress will be
called Immediately after the expiration
OF the present congress next spring and
bill will be drafted reducing some Of
the high schedules en- steel and iron
and equalizing others. If the Demo
Gratis are successful in the national leo
tion next fall, President Roosevelt will
call congress Immediately after the re-
suit is known, 80 that the tariff can be
revised by the Republicans.
Senator BeveIidge, who presented a
measure providing for tariff commits
sion, had conference with the presi-
dent today. Later he conferred with
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Payne, Dalzell and Sherman. 1t devel-
oped that the commission plan is not
acceptable, and it was agreed that a
resolution shall be adopted by the pres
ent congress directing the secretaries of
state, treasury, agriculture, commerce
and labor and directcr Of the census to
gather such data as will be useful to
congress in revising the tariff.
Representative Sherman, with the
approval of Speaker Cannon, is circu-
lating petition among members of the
house which requests the ways and
means committee to sit during the sum-
mer recess for the purpose of gathering
data to aid the members in framing a
new tariff law. Many signatures have
already been procured and the commit
tee will sit.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
PROFESSORS ExTRAvAGANT.
Petitions Submit Arguments Against
Increase for University.

salem-Extravagence and misrepre-
sentations are charges against the State
university in argument against the ras-
ing Of the annual appropriation from
$47, 500 to 1923, 900, fled with the Sec
retary Of state.
The following statement suggests mo-
tives stronger than "extravagance:"
The enrolment has increased but %
per cent, while increased appropriations
of 800 per cent is requested; that tables
submitted by alumni are pretended"
and false; that where the students at
the university cost the state $3.50 per
year, the common schools receive but
So per pupil. The argument states
"the university has shown bad faith in
pushing this bill; university professors
with large salaries have extravagant
ideas.'
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
INFECTED RATS ARE FOUND.
Citiz ems Committe Authorizes Addi-
tionaI Expenditures.

San Francisco, March 9.-The bac-
THEOLOGICAL reports of the Federal
health officers state that infected rats
we're found in nearly every district of
the city last week, only the Sunset and
Richmond districts being immune. The
greatest percentage of infection is re-
ported from the North Beach district
and in the Western addition. In all
buildings where infected rats were
found, walls and floors were opened,
and the places thoroughly FUN gated.
The citizens health committee has au-
thorized the Federal health officers to
employ additional men, no limit being
placed on the number. New gangs will
be organized and an effort made to ax-
terminate all the rats in the city within
the next 80 days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Big Copper Strike.

Baker City-A new, extensive and
very important copper strike has just
been made in the Goose creek district,
about three miles southeast of the
Eagle mountain property and ! u miles
from the Poorman mine. The devel-
opment thus far done has exposed 40
feet CT ore and the full width of the
ledge has not yet been determined. 1t
is thought that the ledge will widen
to 70 or 80 feet. The discoverers and
owners OF the claim are c. c. Cox and
Frank Keating. of this city, and NJ. T..
Weum, of Minneapolis. Samples of
the ore exhibited in this city show
great copper values, and mining circles
are considerably excited.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Has Shearing Record.

Pendleton-A. T. Hill, who broke
the worlds sheep shearlng record at
Beardsley, Arizona, is coming to Una
lila and Morrow counties to shear this
spring. He will join shearing crew
at Heppner about March Is. Hill
sheared 1926 sheep in nine hours at
Beardsley, breaking the former record
OF 80 held by Jack Wynn, of New
Mexico. The crew Of 80 men in which
Hill worked on the record breaking day
sheared 6,572 head in nine hours.
Morrow and Umatilla county sheep
shear easier than the sheep of the
Southwest and it is expected that Hill
will beat his Arizona record with the
Heppner crew.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
DEMANDS ARE MADE.
Japan's Minister Presents Ultimatum
to China

PekiE, March 9.-Japan's ultimatun
in the case OF the Japanese steamship
Tatsu Maru was presented to the head
of the Chinese For gn ,ard today, and
the board has the matter under consid.
Grafton
The Tatsu Maru was seized off Macao
on February Z by Chinese custom 8
cruisers on the charge that her cargo OF
arms and ammunition was intended for
Chinese revolutionists. although con-
signed to merchant Of that place. The
steamer is now being held at Wham.
poa, on the Canton river.
The irreducible minimum of the
japanese claims is the restoration of
the steamer, as we'll as of her cargo,
and tie payment of full indemnity.
Action is demanded within "reasona-
bic time" In case of default or poet
ponement, Japan, according to the
terms of her ultimatum, will "take
immediate action"
Japan expects reply by tomorrow
She will not tolerate China's offer to
investigate the case. She insists upon
an apol' g for the hauling down of the
japanese flag on the Tatsu Mara and
she will not accept mediation, affirm
ing that China is in error and that the
facts are incontrovertible.
Baron Hayashi, the japanese minis
ter to China, in delivering the ultima
tum, made reference to Japan's 8, m
pathy for China in the matter of con-
traband traffic in arms and explained
that China could not expect mediati IN
so long as she did not admit the parti-
cipation of the Portuguese.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
BLOODY FIGHT At PEN.
Three Montana tifers Make a Mad
Dash for Liberty.


| Deer Lodge, Mont, March l0.-War-
tten Frank Conley, Of the Montana
state penitentiary, was fearfully wound
ed Sunday morning and his first assist
ant warden, John Robinson, was kill
ed, when three life convicts, George
Rock, W. H. Hayes and another whose
name is not given out, made a dash for
liberty in the penitentiary office at s
O'Clock. 1t is thought the warden will
live.
Robinson's throat was cut from ear
to ear and the jugular vein was severed
Conley's throat was gashed and he was
stabbed several times in the shoulder
and groin before he was able to draw
bis revolver and shoot two of the
assaiants down. Convicts Hayes and
Rock were both shot down by Conley
alter the latter had been wounded.
The attack on the prison authorities
and subsequent effort to escape has,
according to the prison authorities
this afternoon, been long planned by
Rock and Hayes, who were cellmates.
Both were armed with penknives, the
blades of which were sharpened like
razors. The three convicts were brought
to the office of the penitentiary Sunday
morning by Deputy Warden Robinson,
to be tried for some trivial infraction
of the prison rules, and Conley was
waiting to sit in judgment.
The moment the men entered the
office door Rock turned swiftly upon
Robinson, who was closing the door be-
hind the men, and quickly drawing a
knife, he began slashing at the deputy
warden's throat. Robinson was unable
to retreat or move before his throat was
cut wide open and he sank to the floor
dying,
At the same moment that Rock at
tackled Robinson, Hayes also pulled out
knife similar to that of Rock and
started for Conley. The latter retreat
ed to the rear of the office before the
oncoming desperado. Before Conley
could draw his revolver, however,
Hayes had slashed his throat, cutting
him from the left ear to point under
the chin. The convict, seeing his in
tended victim getting away, grappled
with him and stabbed him several
times in the shoulder and groin.
Although bleeding terribly, Conley
to draw his gun from his
pocket and fred four times with the
weapon pressed against Hayes abdo-
men.
AS Hayes sank to the floor, Rock
rushed at Conley, who emptied the two
remaining cartridges in his gun into
Rock and he latter also went down.
The third convict who had been called
to the carpet, " took to his heels at
the first of the battle, but was quickly
captured and placed in his cell. The
refused to give out his name
lntil they had investigated whether he
vas concerned in the plot or whether
1e had merely been called to the Office
It the same time as the other two.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Japan's Naval Strength.

Toxic, March 1O.-Some reliable fig
ures are now to hand showing the pres
ent strength of the Japanese navy COM
pared with its strength when the war
broke out. Details are appended, but
the totals may be briefly stated, viz ::
One hundred and fifty seven vessels Of
all descriptions, representing a tonnage
of 2S3, ,242 tons, before the war, and
2O4 vesse's and 515.Oe2 tons at the
present day. Further scrutiny of the
figures shows that Japan today possess
es more than twice the number of bat
tleships she had before the war.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Ships Leave MaedaIena Bav

San Diego, CAL, March 5.-Wireless
messages from Magdalena bay today
state that the gunhoat Yorktown left
there this morning for San Francisco
direct. The remainder of the second
squadron, which means all the vessels
now at Magdalena except the Califor-
MIA, will sail on Sunday for San Fran
cisco. The California will remain at
the bay for several days thereafter and
the operator at the wireless station ex-
poets to hear from the battleship feet
through the big cruiser about March 10
or ii if che remains there.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Shivering in the Dakotas.

st. Paul, March 10.-Extremely cold
weather prevailed throughout the
Northwest Sunday night and yesterday,
the warmest place in this region being
St Paul, where the temperature was
four degrees below zero yesterday morn.
ing at 8 O'Clock. Throughout North
Dakota at that hour the temperature
ranged from to 26 below. The crest
of the cold wave extended from South
Dakota to Winnipeg. The temperature
rose slowly during the day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12

The Dalles-Accordin to F. l.. Bolt
on, of Kingsley, the people of that Sec
tion of Wasco county are dissatisfied
with their present mail service. The
mail from The Dalles for that region
goes as far as Dufur by train. A petit
tion is being circulated asking that the
mail be taken from the Great Southern
and carried by wagon from The Dalles
to Dufur and then on to Kingsley, Tygh
valley and Wspinita. This method
would deliver the mail at Kingsley al.
most "a hours earlier than according to
the present method.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Club, &c; bluestem, SAC
valley, SIC; red, sOc.
! Barley-Feed, $26 per ton; rolled
$1,000.
| Oats-No. l white, $27 per ton
gray, $27.
Whole, $32 so per ton; crack.
ed, $3.50.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, $17@
IS per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$20@21; clover, $14@15; cheat, SIS;
grain hay, $14@15; alfalfa, $12@13;
vetch, $l4
Fruits-Apples, $1@3 per box, &C.
cording to quality; cranberries, $S@11
per barrel.
Vegetables-Turnips, 75c per sack;
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, 81 per
sack; beans, zoe per pound; cabbage,
1Ac per pound; cauliflower, $1.75;
celery, 81 25@4,75 per crate; parsley,
zoe per dozen; peppers, 17kc per
pound; radishes, 2Oc per dozen; spin.
ach, &c per pound; sprouts, sl0c per
pound; squash, 1@14c per pound.
Onions-$2.5O per hundred.
obdooco-fNVDcoC pei uuuuItu, U6-
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, So so
@3.75 per hundred.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 30@35c
per pound.
Pcultry-Average old hens. lac per
pound; mixed chickens, 13@13Rc;
spring chickens, 15@16c; turkeys, live,
IA "a 15c; dressed, choice, 16@17c;
geese, live, 9@1Oc; ducks, 15@16c;
pigeons, 75c(9$l; squads, 81 .5O@2.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 18@1S1c per
1ozen.
Vesl-75 to 125 pounds, &c; 125 to !
$50 pounds, &c; $50 to 200 pounds, 8 /
96kc.
Pork-Block, 75 to $50 pounds, Z
9711c; packers, 5C66kc.
Hops-l907, prime and choice, Az
96c per pound; olds, 1@2c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. average best,
5000 per pound, according to shrink
ge; valley, 1s@20c per pound. accord /
ng to fineness mohsir, choice, 29@
0c.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Prizes for AeropIanes.

Paris, March 9.-M. Michelin has
founded worlds challenge cup of the
value of $4,000, to be competed for
annually by aeroplanes. After the first
races aeronauts will be compelled each
year to fly double the distance made by
the winner of the trophy the preceding
wear. The vim NJ aeronaut, in addi-
tion to the cup, will receive SO, 700.
The trophy will be held by the aero
club of The country of which the winner
is a native.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Sale Of Big Grain Farm.

Pendleton-The sale of the Cooley
farm for $4,000 is one of the largest
real estate deals made during the past
few months in Umatilla county. This
is big ranch in the Cold Springs coun-
try that has been farmed by A. B. Coo.
ley. The sale was made to Arthur
Scott, of Athena. There are ,l20
acres in the farm and 500 acres of
growing grain is included in the sale.
The purchaser has had years OF expert
ence in growing grain in Umatilla
county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Cannery for independence.

Independence-An enthusiastic meet
ing of citizens and farmers last week
decided to take steps toward establish
ing cannery at this place. There will
be another meeting of the citizens and
farmers at the opera house, at which
time there will be prominent expert
enced cannerymen, professors from the
Oregon Agricultural college and others
to address the people on the profits
from cannery and when the commit
tee appointed will report.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
PendIeton Wants Demonstration

Pendleton-The diversified farming
plan of the O. R. & N. officials has met
with the approval of the Commercial
association, which has appointed a
committee to confer with the officials
having the demonstration work in
charge. This committee will endeavor
to induce the Hartman agents to ex-
tend their instruction lecture train into
this country. An effort will also be
made to have the railroad people estab-
lsh modern experimental farm in
this county where it can be demon
strated that the summer fallow is a
wanton waste of land.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Want Railroad Extended.

Condon-The farmers of the South
ern part of Gillian county are uniting
in an effort to secure the extension of
the Arlington Condor branch of the O.
R. & N. as far south as the Buckhorn
country, distance of at least Is miles
from Condor. The reason is that much
time is wasted every fall and winter in
hauling the Buckhorn grain crop to
market, as it takes one day for the
Buckhorn farmers to make one trip to
the station and warehouses.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Need Law to Deport Anarchists

New York, March 5.-The advantage
OF the bill introduced in congress by
Congressman Bennett. providing for
the deportation of anarchists is ex-
pressed by Commissioner of Immigra-
tion Watchorn, of this port. The COM
missioner states that he has always
done everything in his power to keep
anarch sts out of the country, but says
he knows of no way in which they can
now be deported. He favors the
passage of the Bennett bill.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Market Day Not Success.

La Grande-La Grande's first mar
ket day was not quite the success that
was anticipated, at least from the
standpoint Of those who brought live
stock to be auctioned. Prices offered
in most cases were so low that the
owners preferred to withdraw their
property from sale. But the merchants
of the city made every effort, and were
eminently successful, to give the visit
ing farmers much more than the usual
value for their money. Bargains
abounded in all the mercantile estab-
lishments. Hundreds of country peo-
pie thronged the streets.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Portugal Not Involved.

Lisbon, March Decentralization in
stituted by the Portuguese government
regarding the Tatsu Maru incident,
have elected from the Pekin govern
ment the emphatic assertion that the
seizure occurred on the high seas, and
that, therefore, there was no violation
OF the law governing Portugal waters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Furnaces Got Overheated'

Columbus, o., March 9.-That the
fire in the Collinwood schooIhouze
which cost the lives of more than 17O
children was due tc an over heated fur
mace is the substance of partial report
made to State Fire Marshal Creamer
tonight by the three deputies who have
been investigating the causes of the fire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Report of Insane AsvIun,

Salem-Superintendent R. E. Lee,
Steiner. OF the state insane asylum, in
his monthly report submitted to the
governor states that the new wing that
is being annexed to the institution will
be completed within 80 days. He also
reports that the new ward for the GRIM
inal insane will be occupied during the
coming week. The expense for the
keeping of each patient for the month
was $12.37, or AZ cents per day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Board of Visitors for NormaIs

Salem-Governor Chamberlain has
appointed the following board of visit
ors for the state normal schools in ac-
cordance with the law passed at the last
session of the legislature: r. R. Turn
er, Grants Pass; ]. NJ Powers, Salem,
and j. A. Churchill, Baker City. Their
duties shall consist of observing and in
vestigating the condition of schools,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
Two Killed by Railroads

Salem-The number of accidents for
the month of January, according to the
report of the railroad commission.
shows one employe and one tramp killed
and one passenger and one emplcye in
jured during the month.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
New York Spares Rod

New York, March By a vote OF
2l to II the board of education defeat
ed the proposal to reintroduce corporal
punishment in the public schools of
the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-12
RESUME OF THE -
WEEKS DOINGS

General Review of important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-NationaI, Political, His
torcal and Commercial.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15


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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-11
Roosevelt Confidently Pre-
diets Nomination
BELIEVES CONV ENTION
Quickly Will Make It Unanimous Hears
West and South Strong for Taft--New
England Will Give Him at Least
Half Of Its Delegates.

Washington, Jan. 1i-President
Roosevelt IL confident that William H.
Taft will be nominated for President
next June on the first ballot, and that
the convention will then lose no time
IN making the nomination unanimous.
The Presidents conclusion, which he
made known to anumber Of callers, ID
based on information that has come to
him from all parts Of the country, many
OF his informants being friends and
some even agents Of opposing candidates
According to the information IN the
possession Of the President, Secretary
Taft win get more than six hundred
votes on the first ballot. The majority
of these win come from the West and
South both those sections being prac-
tically solid for the Ohia candidate. Re-
ports from New England indicate TO the
President that Taft viii have at least
half Of the delegates from that section.
Recently number Of "third terners'
have been 10 the White House to ask the
President what his view Of the presiden-
tial situation H. 10 them he has talked
frankly, and given them the information
on which he bases his conclusion That
Secretary Taft IL today practically as.
sured In his opinion Of being nominated
on the first ballot.