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The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
The TAXES
Mexican Government Acts for
Mine and Farm.
FAvORs BOTH INDUSTRIES

Regrets that Il Cannot DO
More to Sustain Mineral Output,
Now Seriously McaAced by DePre-
citation of Silver-HoPe Expressed
that Farmers VIII Not suffer.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
CANADIAN ROUTES
FOR SHIP CANALS
Details Presented Upon the
Georgian Bay Project.
SHORTER WAY TO THE SEA

Engineering News Sets Forth Com
parative Merits Of Outlet Through
ada Would Reap Largest Share OF
the Benefit Resulting.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
ESTABLISHES NEW RECORD.
Wright Flies 80 Minutes and Covers
70 Miles.

Washington, July 21.-Establishinr
a new record for aviation in America,
Orville Wright in the Wright aero
plane late yesterday at Fort Meyer
made spectacular flight of hour. 2C
minutes and rs seconds duration.
The longest previous flight was n
minutes, made by Mr.. Wright at Fort
Meyer last fall.
Several thousand persons saw the
most daring feat of aviation yet &C.
complished. The machine Travelled
about 40 miles, as was estimated by
Wilbur Wright, and at one time during
the flight the height attained was be-
tween 260 and 270 feet, exceeding the
highest point ever reached by heav-
ier than air machine on this continent.
The most wonderful part of the flight
was the execution of three complete
figure eights.
Mr.. Wright met every requirement
set forth by the government except
that of carrying one passenger and
making the five mile straightaway
iNii' bo'h Va tHtuC requirements pfuu-
ably could have been met, but it is the
brothers intention to get their ma
chine in perfect condition before at
tempting the official flights. The
Wrights declare that the machine is
working much better than required, but
that they want to have several more
trials before the official test.
Wilbur Wright. replying to a COM
ment that the flight yesterday would
have covered the width of the English
channel. which Hubert Latham unsuc-
cessfully attempted to cross Monday.
said 1t would have been possible for his
brother to cross from France to Eng
and and to return to France again with
out landing. He also remarked that it
would have been easy to continue yes
terday's flight as far as Baltimore.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
DATES FOR OXFORD TESTS.
Applicants for Examination Must 81
Present October 10 and 20.

Applicants tor Examination Must 81
Present October 10 and 20.
University of Oregon, Eugene-The
next qualifying examination for Rhode:
scholarships for Oregon will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday, October l9
and 20. 1909. The place for holding
the examinations has not yet been de-
tinitely determined, but heretofore they
have been held at the University Of
Oregon. The university will have
several candidates for the examina-
tions and it is probable there will be a
number from other parts of the state.
Owing to the fact that no other means
are provided for meeting the expenses
of the examination fee of SIS will be
charged each applicant.
The rules governing the examina-
tions provide that all applicants must
have reached, before going into resi-
dence at Oxford, at least the end of
their sophomore or second year work
at some recognized degree granting
university or college. The scholar
ships are of the value of 800 pounds a
year, and are tenable for three years.
Each candidate must be unmarried,
must be a citizen of the United States
and be not less than 10 or mere than
25 years of age on October Of the
year for which he. is elected. One
student only will be chosen from this
state.
Oregon now has two students at Ok
ford, Edward ]. Winans, from William
ette university, and Wistar w. John
son, from the University of Oregon.
Johnson is taking mining engineering
and Winand literary course.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
WEEDS OUT wEAKLlNGs.
Japanese Soldiers Drill for Another
War With Russia.

Los Angeles. Cal. July y2l.-Diseuss
ing the action of military officers ir
placing the lives of their men in jeop
ardy by exposure to a scorching sur
while on drill, a military expert here
today said:
"The drilling of troops during the
most unfavorable weather is in con-
formity with the established principle
of the Japanese general staff TO elimin-
ate weaklings from the fighting line
and to have only the most sturdy troops
remain in the organizations which
would be called upon to stand the first
shock in case of war. All soldiers
showing constitutional weakness, who
do not perish under the drastic train
ing. are placed in the reserves.
During last December, an infantry
brigade was ordered to scale Mount
Fuiiyama during a binding blizzard
and over 80 men were lost during the
ascent. A great popular outbreak was
narrowly averted at the time, but the
general staff explained the order which
resulted in the heavy loss by stating
that it was necessary to inure the men
to both cold and heat. even though lives
were sacrificed, in view of the inevita-
BILE struggle which is pending with
Russia in Manchuria.
"The present drilling of the troops
in the sitting heat which sweeps over
Japan in the summer indicates that
popular disapproval has not influenced
the general staff in instituting more
humane methods in the conditioning of
the troops"
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat - Bluestem nominal: club
SLIT; valley. $l.l7.
Corn-Whole, s37 per ton; cracked,
sSs.
Oats-No. / white, s40@42 per ton.
Hay-rimothy, Willamette valley,
s20@22 per ton; Eastern Oregon, s2l
@2s; mixed. sl6@2O; alfalfa, sl4.
Grain Bags-5Sac each.
Fruits - Strawberries, $3.50 per
crate; cherries, safe per pound
gooseberries. 4G5c: apricots, Sl.4OM
l.50 per box; currants, Sc per pound
log nberries. si.25 per crate; rasp.
berries. $l.25di.40; black caps, 50
blackberries, go.
Potatoes - Slml.75 per hundred
new. q 4M2 &c per pound.
Vegetables - Beans, &c: lettuce,
head. 25c per dozen; onions, IL ieml5c;
parsley. S5c: peas. safe per pound /:
radishes, l5c per dozen; spinach, sc
per pound.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 2Sc /:
fancy outside creamery. 26 = m27 nc;
store, lsc. Butter fat prices average
| Ec per pound under regular butter
prices.
Eggs-oregon ranch, candled. 2sc
per dozen.
Poultry - Hens, l4@l5c: springs,
i9c: roosters. Sd9c; ducks. young. l2
MlSc: geese. young. 9dlOc: turkeys,
lsc; squads. s2@2.25 per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, l7k6lsc per pound.
veal-Extras. sh6l0c; ordinary,
7@sc; heavy. &c.
Hops-l909 contracts. Ice per pound; ;
1908 crop, ll@i2c; 1907 crop, &c;
1906 crop. &c.
wool-Esstern Oregon, lsd2Sc per
pound; valley, 2SQ 25c; mohair, choice,
24m25c.
Cattle-Top steers. $3.50: fair to
good. s4d4.2S: common, S3.75d4;
cows. top. $3.50: fair to good. s3d
S.25; common to medium. 50. 50d2. rs;
calves. top, S5d5.50: heavy, So. 50d4:
bulls and stays, s2.75d3.25; common,
s2d2.50.
Hogs-Best. ss.25Gs.5O; fair to
good, s7.75@s: stockers, ss@6.50;
China fats. s6.75@7.
Sheep-Top wethers. 81: fair TO
good. ss.50dS.75; ewes, NC less on
MI grades; yeariings. best. 81: fair to
good. sS.50ds.75; spring lambs, s5@
5.26. .
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Victory for Americans.

Pekin. July 2l.-0n account of the
failure Of the negotiations at the re-
cent meeting Of bankers in London
and Paris, an attempt is being made at
Pekin TO close quickly the Hsnkow
railway loan by increasing the amount
so as to give Americans equal partici-
patton and not reduce the original allot-
ments to the other three powers Great
Britain. France and Germany. This
arrangement was agreed 20 by the
Chinese foreign board Saturday and
the four days negotiations ended with
the consultations Of foreign bankers.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Summer School Crowded

University of Oregon, Eugene The
enrolment in the summer school of the
University of Oregon is more than
twice that of any previous year. The
registration includes teachers from all
over the state. as well as a number of
students who wish to tighten their
work for the coming year. A number
Of special lectures have been engaged
from outside the state, DIR. Stuart, of
Leland Sand university, having charge
of the department of English literature.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Clatskanie Sawmill Burns

Clatskanie-The Kratz & Anderson
shingle mill at Hazel Grove. one and @
half miles from here. was burned %
the ground while the manager and crew
were attending the Clatstanie celebra-
tion. A spark from the sawdust pile,
which was supposed to be safely out, is
thought to have caused the damage.
The mill was constructed only last
winter and gave employment to a crew
Of ten men.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Export Argentina Wheat.

Buenos Ayres. July 2i.-During the
first five months of this year the ex.
portstions Of wheat amounted to H.
ZOO. 00G bushels. A decree has been
published modifying the law prohibit
ing the importation Of cattle from GER
tain countries. so that those countries
may send cattle 10 the exposition of
1910. The government has also sent
instructions to our minister in Wash
ington to agree with the bureau of
American republics on a program.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Lumber Company Complairs

Sslem-The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany has complained to the state rail
road commission that the rates on lum
Der on the Mount Hood railroad are to.
high. The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany also claims that the Oregon Lum
Der company Is owned by the railioac
and that this company gets a much
lower rate than other shippers.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
HERMANN TRIAL IN FALL.
wickersham Orders Ciean-Up of Land
Fraud Cases.


Washington, July 2l.--In the re.
marks of representative Tawney.
printed in the Congressional Record
this morning. appears this quotation
from letter OF Attorney General
Wickersham Of recent date:
81 have given instructions in all
cases in which Mr.. Heney is retained
to make careful examination of the
cases and, il they cannot be brought to
trial within reasonable time with any
prospect of success. that the indict-
ments be dismissed, and have caused
some indictments to be dismissed un-
der these instructions
Inquiry at the Department of Jus
tice today brought forth the statement
that "Binger Hermann will be brought
to trial at Portland early this coming
fall. Mr.. Heney will personally con.
duet the prosecution.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Brick Plant Machinery Arrives.

Rainier-The task of unloading the
machinery for the big brick plant OF
the Rainier Face Brick & Clay com.
pany has begun and the work of get.
ting out the clay for the manufacture
of white pressed brick will begin at
once. The company will employ 25
men at first, but will steadily increase
the force as the large plant is put into
operation, until ultimately a force OF
$50 men will be employed.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Delegates to Irrigation Congress.

Salem. N. Teal, president Of the
state conservative commission, has ap-
pointed five delegates TO the National
Irrigation congress. They are Frank
j. Miller. of Albany; Principal ]. r.
Wilson. of Portland academy. Port
land; Professor +. G. Young, Univer-
sity of Oregon, Eugene: State Senator
y. N. Hart, of Baker City, and j. C.
Stevens. of the United States geologi-
cal survey. Portland.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Railroad Man in Southern oreco,

Medford-John +. Stevens. formerly
chief engineer of the Panama canal.
visited this city last week under the
assumed name of Sampson. In com
pany with DIR. J. +. Reddy, vice presi-
dent of the Pacific & Eastern railroad.
and j. G. Rogers, a former railroad
contractor, Stevens was taken over the
lines of the Pacific 4 Eastern and then
on through the Cascades by way of
Crater lake and through Central Ore
gon up the Desehutes to Bend.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Salary Increase in Union.

Salem-Average salary paid male
teachers in Union county the past year
was $72 against $40 the year before,
according to tn. annual report of Su-
perintendent E. E. Bragg filed in the
office Of the superintendent of public
instruction. The salary of female
teachers has increased during the same
time from $50 to S53.75.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Delegates to irrigation Congress.

Saiem-C. N. Macarthur, speaker OF
the last house. appointed five delegates
to the National Irrigation congress,
which is to be held at Spokane, August
8 to Ia. The members of the house
committee on irrigation at the last ses-
sion received the appointment. They
are W. Fl. Brooke, of Harney and NAL
heur; John P. Rusk, of Wallowa !;
Henry M. Mckinney. of Baker county,
and ]. C. Bryant, of Multnomah coun.
tu
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Trout for Eastern Oregon.

Sumpter-Several thousand young
trout from the government fish hatch
cry at Oregon City are being planted
in streams n'ar Sumpter. The ship
ment Of young fish is in charge of
man from the hatchery and every care
is being taken to make the stocking of
the streams a success
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Gold Strike in Sierra County.

Nevada. City. Cal. July 2i.-Scores
OF miners from this place. Alleghsney
and other camps are stampeding into
American hill. n camp in Sierra eoan-
". where vein Of gold ore assaying
IS. 900 TO the ton has been discovered.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
School Heads to Meet June 90.

Salem-The annual convention of
county school superintendent has been
called by ]. II. Ackermsn, superin-
tendent of public instruction, to meet
in his Office Monday, June 2s. Among
the topics to be considered are school
supervision. how il may be made more
effective: school libraries, how to use
them; annual Institutes, most import
ant subject to emphasize for all insti-
tutes this year; school sanitation, what
has been done, what should be done;
school board convention, value of, how
to conduct.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
Deschutes Land Ready to Open.

Salem-After session lasting the
greater part of two days, the desert
land board has granted the Deschutes
Irrigation & Power company authority
to open up for settlement about $500
acres of irrigated lands in Eastern Ore
gon. Roscoe Howard. of the Deschutes
corporation, talked to the board for two
days, and finally convinced them the
land was ready for the settler, though
the board had before decided to hold up
the tracts until personal inspection
could be made by the members of the
desert land board in order to determine
IL the land was properly irrigated un-
der the terms of the agreement with
the irrigation company.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-07-23
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
ELECTRIC LINE ASSURED.
Articles OF incorporation of Farmers
Line Filed at Pendieton.

Articles OF incorporation OF Farmers
Line Filed at Pendleton.
Pendleton-Articles of incorporation
have been filed for the Farmers Rail.
way & Navigation company, which
proposes to build and operate an elec.
tricai railroad system in Umatilla
county. The first unit will be road
between the towns Of Umatilla. on the
Columbia, and Milton, in the heart OF
the fruit and grain belt of the east end
of the county. The company behind
the scheme is incorporated for $780,
900. and it is announced that surveyors
are already in the field prepared to To-
cate the right of way. The county
court has also been asked for franchises
over certain roads of the county. This
organization is the result of electric
road construction by the Farmers un-
ions of the county. A committee has
been investigating the matter for sever
al weeks. One of the men understood
TO be behind the development scheme
is DIR. w. r. Campbell, one of the
prominent wheat growers of the coun-
ty, and state organizer for the Farm
ers' union. The incorporators of the
scheme are: Charles A. Hill, r. o.
Earnheart, A. A. Cole. The capital
stock of the Farmers Railroad & Nav
igation company is divided into $500
shares Of 800 each. In addition to
the main lire Of electric road from the
Columbia to the center of the wheat
belt, articles of incorporation also per-
init branch lines, the maintenance of
a feet of steamers on the Columbia,
and construction of telegraph and tele-
phone lines. This railroad project will
be in competition with one for which
articles of Incorporation where filed a
week ago by DR.. C. j. Smith, A. r.
Turner and Douglas Belts, and which
proposes to construct a network of cleo
trio roads throughout Umatilla county,
beginning at Pilot Rock and passing
through the new irrigation districts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13

ed Gray Squirrel in a hurry. He
/, sat right there and at one nut,
holding it between his front paws
as squirrels always do. Then
taking them one at time in his
mouth he carried them up till his
nest was filled. There were only
a few nuts left in the basket when
Mrs. Reed came out to see IL 1t
were there, and how surprised she
was to see that they were almost
all gone! She glanced up at the
tree where Gray Squirrel sat
chattering his thanks and said:
Gray Squirrel, you've been a lit
tie pilferer. Those nuts were not
al flor you-some of them were
for a cake"
But Gray Squirrel only chatter
ed faster and looked straight at
her with his bright eyes as much
as to say, "How was l to know
what you wanted them for? Any
way, l thank you for leaving so
many nice nuts for me-"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
BETRAYED, She
TRIES TO END
LIFE

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEVADA, Mo-, Sept. 13.-After
being betrayed by two men who
she attempted to aid in Jail es-
cape, Anne De Pratt, a domestic,
today is in serious condition from
a gun shot wound which she in
fiicted upon herself In an attempt
to commit suicide. The girl
worked in a house adjoining the
county jail, where Joss Cherry and
James Dow are imprisoned, accus-
ed of robbery.
Yesterday the men prevailed on
the young woman to pass them a
file. At the risk of her liberty
she complied and the men had all
but sawed their way out when a
saw them at work and
notified the sheriff.
The men, foiled In their plans,
told the sheriff who gave them the
file. The girl was informed taht
she probably would be arrested
and shortly afterward shot herself
through the breast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
BODY
IN BAY
Gruesome Discovery Made
by Newsboys Near the
18th Street Bridge
Suicide or An
Accident

Evidently a suicide, or the vic-
tim of an accident, the body of a
man. thought to he that of George
Hompland, of Seattle, was found
in the bay near the Eleventh
street bridge about $50 this
morning by three boys. The body
had been in the water less than a
week, according to Coroner Sha-
yer.
/ An employment slip in the dead
mans pocket, issued by the Craw-
ford & Pratt Employment agency
of eSattle, and dated September l,
bore the name of Hompland, and
instructions on the envelope were
to take the steamer Daring from
the Coleman dock and go to teh
camp of Thompson & Son, whers
he was to be employed as a loader
and wood-cutter.
In his pockets were found six
partially smoked cigars, 75c in
money and portions of a lunch,
also a Flyer ticket from Seattle
to Tacoma.
The man was about 5 feet 8
inches tall, with light brown hair
and mustache. He is about 80 o.
40 years old. He wore a plain
black suit, blue shirt, tan shoes
and a blue polkadot tie. There
were no evidences of bruises and
Coroner Shaver is of the opinion
that he fell into the bay from the
doc kor committed suicide.
I An autopsy will probably Re
held in an effort to throw more
light on the case.
The body was found between
two launches that were tied 20
the float, the find being made by
three newsboys, Leo Oppie, Bert
Whitaker and Harvey Smith. 1t
was floating face downward and
was only partially visible. The
boys notified a boat man who tele-
phoned the coroner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
GRAY SQUIRREL

Gray Squirrel had a nest up in
a maple tree near the kitchen
door, from which he could peep
down to see when Mrs. Reed, who
lived in the house, put out a crisp
crust of bread or a couple of nuts
for his breakfast. Every morning
he would watch and kind Mrs.
Reed never forgot to throw out
something nice for him.
That morning when Gray SPUR
rel peeped down at the house,
there on the porch stood the gro
Gerry boy with a small basket of
nuts. The boy knocked at the
door, but no one replied, SO he
finally placed the basket on the
sill and went away.
Now Gray Squirrel knew that
never before had Mrs. Reed put SO
many nuts on the porch for him,
but who else could she be buying
nuts for? and besides, that was
where his nuts were always put.
No sooner did the boy leave the
yard than down the tree scamper-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
L0VETT TAKES PLACE
OF HARTMAN IN up.

by the death of e. II. Hartman.
William Rockefeller and Jacob
Schiff were elected directors to
fill the vacancies left by the
deaths of II. II. Rogers and Har-
riman.
Rockefeller and Schiff, it is be-
lieved, have been financially in
terested in a number of Harri-
mans railroad deals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13

Ross. G.. Marvin is a Cornell
graduate of the class of 1905, who
made so good a record in his
studies that he was offered a
place in the engineering faculty.
But Marvin got a chance to go
north with Commander Peary.
and passed UP the professorship.
After the "Farthest North" ex-
petition returned, however. Mar
vim went back to Cornell to teach.
Peary wanted him to go north
again on the present trip, but
Marvin declined. But he went
down to the boat to tell Peary
goodby. and they got to talking
over the other trip.
Marvin felt the call of the
north. He sent hasty wire back
to Cornell and went on with
Peary. But the trip was fatal
to him, for after reaching the
frozen north he fell into q crevasse.
and was drowned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
HARRMAN's WILL READ.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-It Is
currently reported today that the
will of the late e. H. Hartman
was read to the members of the
family last night, but that its
contents will not be made public
unil it is filed for probate, which
will probably be in week or SO.
There is much speculation as to
whether the late financier makes
j. P. Morgan a trustee of his
holdings of Union Pacific stock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
PAID MONEY FOR
PROTECTION

(By United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-In the
trial of Police Inspector Mccain,
charged with grating, J. Hamil-
ton Lewis. the attorney who is
leading the defense, failed today
to shake Louis Franks testimony
In which he swore that Mccain
held him up" For two hours
Lewis hurled interrogations at
the saloon man, and subjected him
to severe cross-examination be-
fore he finally dismissed the wit
ness from the stand.
Police Sergeant O'Malley testi-
fled that he had heard Michael
Heitler. a resort keeper, tell Nc
Cam that he was paying forty
dollars month for police protec-
ton, and that he was getting
nothing for his monsv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-13
ADMITS ABDUCTING
INDIAN HEIRESS

John Andrews today pleaded
guilty to the charge of having alb
Quoted Grace Stanup, the 15-year-
old Indian heiress, and he will be
sentenced by Judge yesterday
within a few days.
Andrews and the girl were
taken into custody July 25 while
attempting to board a train for
Portland. At first the girl stat