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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
GLAD HAND FOUND
BY TAFT AT HOME
Presidents Long Tour of 90 DAYS
Comes To An End.
He Covered $1,000 Miles and Saws
He Gould Stand Two or Three
More Weeks on Road - Arrives
Home Fresh and Well and Finds
Hearty Welcome.

Washington, Nov. 11.--After an alb
sence of more than three months, dur
ing which he has made a 13,000-mile
trip through the West and Sonth, Pres.
ident Taft last night slept in the White
House.
lie left the capital August with the
cheers of the crowds ringing in his
ears. He returned last night to the
tune of the same cheers, but he tarried
only moment with the welcoming par,
ties. His objective point was the
White House and Mrs Taft, and as
quickly as he could get away from the
brief speeches of welcome he climbed
into his big automobile. The chauffeur
broke all the speed records of the dis.
trict.
There was no demonstration at the
White House. The special police there
kept the curious outside the grounds,
and when Mr. Taft alighted and ran
quickly up the steps he turned for a
moment and waved a smiling farewell
to Fred Carpenter, his secretary; Colo.
mel Spencer Crosby and Captain Archi-
bald Butt, his two military aides, who
had accompanied him from the station.
President Taft decided that, except.
ing for his impatience to be with Mrs.
Taft again, he would not mind if the
trip should continue two or three weeks
longer. He has been greatly fatigued
at the end of some of the long pro-
grammes of entertainment in number
of cities, but a good nights sleep al
ways put the president in the best of
shape
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
FEDERAL HEALTH
BUREAU URGED
President Thinks Nation Should Look
After Sanitary Conditions.
Executive Advises South to Help Pass
Ship Subsidy Bill for the Good of
American Yes esseIs-Roosevelt Con-
servation Policy Is Also Upheld
by His Successor.

Augusta, Ca, Nov. 9.-President Taft
yesterday played at golf with his host
in Augusta, Major Joseph B. Cumming,
defeating him, up and 4 to go; opened
the Georgia Carolina Interstate Fair;
rode through the streets Of Augusta
amid the cheers of his "fellow citi-
zens" and left the city at P. M. for
Florence, S. G.
A call upon the president at the golf
| links ON his invitation by Ty cobb, the
baseball player, the extreme cordiality
of the reception of the president in his
ship extended to his encourage, were
the features of the day.
In his address at the fairgrounds the
president touched upon a number of
matters of national Importance. The
keynote of his address was national
sanitation, that a national board of
health should accomplish for the nation
itself what the nation had accomplished
for Others in Cuba and Panama.
The president also talked ship SUBJ
sidy and suggested that the plan mer-
tied the support of the South-espe-
cially Of cotton manufacturing states
like Georgia and South Carolina. Mr..
Taft s speech in part follows:
cit seems to me that the most i'm
portant subject and the most important
collection of subjects is that which re-
lates to the conservation of our nat
ural resources. Unless we can secure
uniform state cooperation, uniform
state legislation with reference to the
preservation of our forests and the
equalization of the water, which falls
from the clouds, and the preservation
of our soil from being washed out to
sea, we shall not be able to carry out
the program set for US by Theodore
Roosevelt, which to every thoughtful
man must commend itself as of the
highest Importance to the safety and
preservation of our nation"
Regarding national sanitation the
president said:
"We now have various bureaus in
Washington which have functions con-
nected with the suppression of dis
eases and the study of the different
diseases, but they are scattered and
| they need to be united in one bureau
which shall direct its attention to the
study of questions of health under all
conditions prevailing in this country,
so that by the circulation of the knowl-
edge obtained it may enable the people
to live hygienic lives.
CHOW it is true that the health Of
the citizens is directly committed to
the state, but it is also true that the
question of agriculture is committed
by the constitution to the state. Never
theless the agricultural department has
found much that it can do to assist
the agriculture of the country
81 expect to recommend to Congress
that there be a union of all the expert
mental departments of the government
for the discovery of lines of health and
study of disease
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
PERISH IN MINE.
Coal Shaft at Cherry, ILL.,, Scene of
Terrible Disaster.

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. l5.-At least 25C
miners were killed here Saturday, in
one Of the worst mine disasters of his
tory. The st. Paul Coal company Is
mine, owned by the Chicago, Milwau'
kee & st. Paul railroad, is the scene
of the horrible disaster.
Figures differ as to the number of
men in the mine at the time of the
fire, Officials of the company insist
that the list Of fatalities may not
reach $50, but the miners say. that
when the fire started and that few
had opportunity to escape.
Fire started from a pile of hay into
which miner is believed to have
thrown a torch. Flames quickly spread
to the timbers and in few minutes
the passageways were seething fur
mace, and escape was impossible.
Men who volunteered to enter the
burning mine were brought out dead
Twelve bodies have so far been recov-
cred, many Of these being men who at
tempted to rescue work.
Water turned into the shaft made
no headway against the flames, and
early in the afternoon the mine was
sealed up in the hope OF checking the
flames.
The survivors said many Of the
miners had retreated to the further.
most ends of the veins, where they
might huddle together, gasping what
little oxygen remained in the sealed
and burning mine in the hope that the
rescuers might reach them before it
was exhaused. The most hopeful of
those seeking to aid the men doubt
that many will be found alive.
The only men to escape were those
near the main shaft when the fire
started They declared a careless
miner had thrown torch on bundle
of hay used to feed the mine mules.
In a few minutes the smouldering mass
was placed on cart and started
toward the main shaft about $50 feet
away. Before it was reached a small
explosion occurred and in a few mo-
ments the entrance was filed with
smoke and flames. Those nearest the
cages hurried to them and were hoisted
TO the surface. After four trips the
cages ceased moving and no more
miners came up.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Mythical Mountain Reached

The Hague, Nov. 9.-The famous
"Snow Mountain" in New Guinea,
which was considered a myth by manv
scientists, though it has attracted the
attention of explorers for several years,
has been reached by the third expedi-
ton organized for that purpose by tno
Dutch government. The peak was at,
tanned after the expedition had sailed
up the Digalel River near the western
frontier of the British part of the ISL
and. The mountain was formally
christened Prince Juliana. Its height
was found to be $4,000 feet.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
MISSING LINK FOUND.
Fossil Remains Are Those Sought for
Years by Scientists

Chicago, H., Nov. 1.-THE missing
link between reptiles and mammals, for
which scientists have been searching
since Darwin first put forth his theory
of evolution, has been discovered in
northwestern Texas by Professor Sam
uel Wendell Williston, of the university
of Chicago, according to an announce
ment made by the department of geol-
ogv of that university.
Enormous lizard-like fossil remains
have been unearthed by the university 8
expedition, which DR.. Williston is con
ducting. and the scientists declare the
animals lived more than 100000
years ago The excavations in which
the remains were found are in the re-
gion north of the Wichita river. The
fossils were buried in a clay soil of
what was once a river delta.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
HopgroWers Grow Rich.

Wheatland Cal, Nov. 9.-Owing to
the recent rise in the price of hops,
the Z. C. Horst Company has COM
meneed planting of a new field. Poles
to support the trellis all over the field
are now being set. The recent rise in
hops meant $1,0O0,0O0 additional profit
for the growers of hops in this dis
trict, and one firm, the bursts, made
one-half this amount. They own the
largest hopyards in the world. Many
carloads of this years crop are now
being shipped from this point.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
MAKE ToRPEDOEs ON COAST.
Navy Department Seeking Location for
Station in West.

Washington, Nov. l2.-The navy de-
partment has decided to establish a tor
pedo station on the Pacific Coast to
manufacture and repair torpedoes for
use on the Pacific Coast and by the
ships of the Pacific fleets.
There is but one torpedo plant in the
United States at present, that at New
port, and it is entirely inadequate, be-
ing able to turn ont only 100 torpedoes
year. More than twice that number
are purchased abroad.
The department proposes ultimately
to manufacture all its torpedoes in this
country, and to that end a plant Will
be established on the Pacific Coast as
soon as Congress makes the necessary
appropriations. The exact location OF
the plant has not yet been determined.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
California Busy on Fair.

Washington, Nov. 10.-To further the
project for a worlds fair in San Fran
cisco in 1918. State Senator Ed l.
Wolfe of California today conferred
with Representative Kahn. Mr.. Kahn
will introduce a bill at the next Con-
gress to appropriate money for the ex-
position. Mr.. Wolfe recently intro
duced, and the California Legislature
passed. bill to appropriate 100000 a
year for five years for the exposition,
which would have raised $780, 900, the
citizens to subscribe an equal amount,
making a total of $5,00O,OOO available
from the state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Ballinger to Answer CLAWS.

Washington, Nov 13.-Secretary Bal
linger will avail himself of the first
opportunity to take up with President
Taft the latest publication of the CLAWS
charges affecting the attitude of the
interior department toward the Alaska
coal lands. On the result of the con
sultation will depend the next step in
the matter. Secretary Ballinger eX-
poets to hand to President Taft a copy
of his first annual report. Interest at
taches to this document as it will con
tain Mr. Ballinger's s views on the gem
eral treatment of public land questions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Mrs. U. s. Grant, Jr., Dead.

San Diego, Cal, Nov. 11.-Mrs. L. 5
Grant. .Jr. wife of the well-known cap
italist and builder of the L. S, Grant
Hotel, died today of apoplexy. She
has been an invalid for years, but hei
sudden demise came as shock to the
community. Mrs. Grant was 80 years
old, and is survived by her husband and
five children Mrs. L. S. Macy, wife of
Lieutenant Macy, L. 5. N: Chaffee
Grant, L. s. Grant. ~, Julia Dent
Grant and Fannie Grant. She was the
daughter of the late Senator and Mrs
Ehaffee, of Colorado.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Government Forces Prevail.

Mexico City, Nov. l2.-ThGt the Me
araguan government forces expect i'm
mediatelv TO retake San Juan del Norte,
near Grevtown. is the statement of
President Zelaya in dispatch to the
Nicaraguan minister, Francisco Castro.
The dispatch denies report of the
rebels victory over the government
troops at Guausa, in which il was said
more than 400 government soldiers were
lost, several days ago. The message
SAYS the government is triumphant on
all sides.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Land Fraud Indictments.

Portland, Nov. Is. - Indictments
charging them with forming conspir-
acv to defraud the United States gov
ernment out of about 1000 acres of
land in the vicinity of Irrigon, Una
tilla county, Oregon, were returned by
the federal grand jury Saturday after
noon against J. Thorburn Ross, Frank
b. Holbrook and John Z. Aitehison, all
of Portland. These men have been Off
GERS of the Oregon Land & Water COM
pany. a subsidiary corporation of the
now defunct Title Guarantee & Trust
company, and as officers of the former
company they are charged with having
committed the crime named.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Tariff Wanted as It Is.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE paper and
pulp manufacturers, whose convention
began here today, viii ignore any ques
tion regarding legislation or tariff re-
vision, according to President Arthur
G. Hastings. of New York, head of the
American Paper & Pulp association,
which comprises about half the paper
and pulpmakers of the country. 1t was
declared that paper would never again
be as cheap as it was under the Dingley
tariff
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Bridge Plans Approved.

Washington, Nov 12.-The acting
secretary of war, on recommendation of
the chief of engineers and the Judge ad-
vocatc general of the army, has ap-
proved the plans for the new Q. r. & n.
bridge across the Willamette river at
Portland. Notification of this approval
will be sent to the railroad company
through Major Kavanaugh at Portland
This leaves the railroad without re.
straint in its construction of the bridge
so far as the government is concerned
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Changes Made in Navy.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Commander
Roger Wells, executive officer of the
battleship New Hampshire, has been
ordered to duty in command of the
cruiser New Orleans. Commander r.
C. Evans has been detached from duty
AS recorder of the board of inspection
and survey in this city and ordered to
take command of the scout cruiser Sa-
lem. He will relieve Commander A. L..
Key, the former naval aide to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who will be rendered
to the battleship Connecticut, the flag
ship of the Atlantic fleet, for duty
as chief of staff of Rear-Admiral
Schroeder.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Peary Seeks No South Pole.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Commander
Robert f. Peary, who has taken up his
residence with his family in Washing
ton, is not contemplating an expedition
TO the south pole. Mrs. Pearv declared
late today, when informed of a report
that the commander would head an eN-
pedition to seek the south pole within
the next five years, that she knew posi-
lively this was untrue.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Postal Deficit Grows.

Washington, Nov. 11.-A postal de
fciencv of 17,4s9.770. an increase of
1869, ,49l over last year, was announced
in the annual report of Merritt O.
Chance, auditor of the postoffice depart
ment. which was made public today.
Audited revenues for the fiscal year
ended June 30 last amounted to $203
562 1888, an increase of 6.3l per cent
over the preceding year Audited eX-
penditures increased 6.07 per cent, in
Guiding losses by fire, burglary, etc.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Argentina Feeds England.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Britons are
ceasing to look to America for their
supply of "the roast beef of old Eng
land,n and are turning more and more
to Argentina for meats and cattle. R.
n. Bartlettan, consul general at Buenos
Ayres, informed the department of com
merce and labor today that the traffic
in beef from Argentina to England was
growing rapidly, and that the British
isles are becoming more and more de
pendent on the South American republic
for their meat supplies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Honduras Called Down.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The state de-
partment has taken steps to correct the
ill-treatment which the government of
Honduras is charged with having ac-
corded A. R. Miller, an American cit
izen, who has business interests in San
Pedro and Puerto Cortez, and has made
representations concerning the matter
to that government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Opium in Liners Coal.

San Francisco, Nov. 11.-Opium val
ued at $l4O0 was discovered today by
Customs Inspector Emlow concealed
among the coal in the bunkers of the
Pacific Mail steamer China. The drug
was eonfscated and a searching inquiry
failed to disclose who had attempted tc
smuggle it into this country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Doctor Commands Ship.

Washington, Nov. IS. - Secretary
Never today settled the controversy as
TO whether line officer or medical
officer shall be placed in command of
the hospital ship Solace by designating
Surgeon George Pickerell, of the medi-
cal corps, to command the vessel. The
navigation of the ship will be in charge
of a merchant sailing master.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Test Monster New Gun.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Preparations
to test the biggest gun the navy has
vet undertaken to try out will begin at
Indian Head proving grounds when the
new 14-inch cannon just completed by
the Midvale Steel Company, of Phila-
delphia, arrives at the Washington
navy yard. The monster is on its way
here and everything is prepared to rush
the finishing touches on il.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Peary's Proof Satisfactory,

Washington, Nov. lO-That the Ma
tional Geographical society has in.
dorsed Robert E. Peary as the discov-
erer of the North Pole is evidenced by
the fact that he has been invited to
deliver the first of his public lectures
before the society on November II. A
public statement of the findings of the
society will be made within a day or
two, it is announced. All of Peary's
memoranda has been in the hands of
the society for several days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Ducks Die by Thousands.

Imperial. Cal. Nov. 12.-Thousands
of wild ducks are diving in this valley.
but whether from disease or poison is
not known. Acres of grain fields are
strewn with dead birds, while others,
still living, are so stupefed that they
can be caught by hand.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Church Resists the State.

Nantes, France. Nov. 15.-In fulfill
ment of a warning sounded when the
church placed a ban upon certain
school books. which the clergy con-
sidered offensive to the Catholic
church, the priests are refusing abso-
luton to Catholic school children who
are using the books interdicted by the
church.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Wickersham May Succeed Peckham.

Washington, Nov. 9.-It is being per-
sistently rumored here that George w.
Wickersham of New York, attorney
general of the United States, is to be
appointed associate justice of the su-
preme court to succeed the late Rufus
Peckham. 1t is not known whether
Wickersham will accept if the appoint
ment is offered to him.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
I,ahm Not In Disgrace.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-No reflection
was involved in the order detaching
Lieutenant Frank H. Lahm from the
Aeronautical service of the signal corps,
and directing him to join the Sixth
cavalry. This wa made plain today
by officials of the Tar department.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Gold Strike in California

was received here today that a rich
strike had been made in the Omega
mine at Forest, near here. Several
pounds of nuggets have been taken
from the gravel, one of which weighed
105 ounces.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Carrier Examinations Set.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Civil service
examinations will he held December 4
at Portland, Troutdale and Dayton for
rural letter-earriers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-01

graduation Of Mrs Bakers sister. Miss
Beulah Bachman. Miss Bachman vii
go to Provo today to join them for
short visit there.
x x
Myrtle r Baddley. daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. H. Q. Baddley. so South
Eighth East. was married last evening
at the home Of the brides parents to
Charles H. Lowe Of this city. Bishop
Christensen performed the ceremony in
the presence OF d few friends.
Z
Harold Siegel. who has only recently
returned from Nevada. left yesterday
for New York. to be away an indefinite
time.
Miss Alice Galloway left yesterday for
the east. whence she sails in some six
weeks time to spend the summer in
Europe.
= X K
The Misses Matte and Florence Hall
will give a luncheon today for Miss
Halle Ferron.
Mrs Frank Anderson leaves next
week for the coast. to spend a month
visiting the Anderson family.
Mrs. Charles Shields. formerly Of
Park CITY. nat moved into town and is
now at home at the Annex apartments.
x x
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Francis have re-
turned from stay Of a few weeks on
the coast
Mrs. Hawver entertains today al
luncheon at the Alta club for Mrs. L. L.
Downing.
Miss Leigh Block is visiting in Park
City for few days
Mrs. Crawford of Manti is i'm tou-n
spending a few days with friends. bay-
ing come up for the Authors club dsv
on Thursday.
Hiss Ora Holbrook is in town from
Provo spending a few days.
The p. E o. society meets This after
noon with Mrs. Byron Cummings at s3g
East Eleventh South street.
The faculty Of the normal school AZ
the university entertained the students
who receive certificates this year at .
reception held in the kindersarten
rooms last evening. The feature of the
entertainment were booths constr,,cta5
in the four corners of the room renre-
senting An Old Maids Presumption ,,
A Scene in japan. The Magician
and The Fortune Teller" RefreSb-
ments were served and dancing was en-
joyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-01
PEAL CAUSE FOR GLOOM.

All England is talking about the sun
shine record of London during the
month Of April, when the record was
broken by one period Of sixty hours Of
CHEEKY sunshine. What makes this
more remarkable is the fact that of
thirty-one days in March twenty-six
were rainy. and I'm the whole month the
sun was visible only ffty-seven hours.
Considering the figures. it is no Won
der the Londoner is about the gloom
lest human figure on the face of the
globe and that the consumption Of al
cohoIic drink is so heavy as to be al
most incomprehensible to the average
American. If twenty-s'x days of rain
and only ffty-seven hours Of sunshine
in a month wouldn't drive the popuIace
to drink no ordinary sorrow could do
it.
Folks here in salt Lake have had a
good deal to say in reproof of the
weather man for the samples he has
been distributing. but the London sta
tistics ought to convince them they
have a climatic paradise. It's exceed
ingly inconvenient to prepare for
warm day and need furs before even
ing. but uncertainty Of that sort is a
pure joy compared to the batting aver
age Of the London fog. with its per-
centage of about 81 per cent rain i'm one
month and a record OF less than trace
of sunshine