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The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
COUNTRY
AWAITS HARTMAN
Ills Health Is Matter Of Utmost Con.
Germ to Wall Street.
Financiers Are Greatly Disappointed.
Having Expected Him to Jump to
Work at Once-Trusted tieuten-
ant Says Chief Is 6rainiest, Most
Patriotic Man in America.

On Board s. s. Kaiser Wilhelm III,
Aug. 24.-The condition of E. II. Har-
riman has undergone no notable change.
He still remains most Of the time in his
private cabin owing to the heavy fog
which has prevailed throughout the en-
tire trip. The present indications are
the steamer will be late in arriving, be-
cause of the delay occasioned by the
fog.
New York, Aug. 24.-As the Kaiser
Wilhelm ii hourly draws nearer to her
pier in New York, public interest in f.
III. Hartman 3 return grows acute. Gen
eral anxiety as 10 his health has found
expression in series of published ap-
precautions of his personality and
achievements such as probably never
before has been accorded private cit
izen.
There is manifest disappointment in
Wall street that Mr.. Hartman Is So
iourn abroad has not set him up suf-
ficiently that he may resume ut once ac-
tive charge Of the great interests with
WHICH MS 10 40 ONihtNA'
row both the Southern Pacific and the
Union Pacific directors will meet, but
it has not even been suggested that Mr..
Hartman will try to attend these meet
ings.
Alexander Millar, secretary of the
Hartman lines, one of Mr.. Hartman q
most trusted lieutenants, spoke of his
chief today with seriousness and
warmth.
"Mr. Hartman" said he, "has been
pictured as an ogre, huge spider, an
octopus. You don't know what big
hearted, big.souled man he really is.
call him today the biggest, the braini
est, the most patriotic American citizen
we have.
"If / should be asked to name the
chief characteristics that have contrib
uted to his success, / should say, hi:
wizardry with figures, his faculty fol
getting instantly into the kernel OF
facts. his Judgment of men and his in
sight into and faith in the future.
s'He makes changes, but the yer,
men shifted will tell you they do better
work in the new positions.
"Like all big men, he is not wha'
you would call methodical. He jump
to conclusions by seeming intuition. M
doubt the logical processes are all Their
for Mr.. Hartman is no visionary
but they elude analysis by their swift
ness.
"Does he play as hard as he works
To tell you the truth, 1 never saw hin
play, except with his children. His chill
dren and his work-these are his life.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Pure Food Scrap Renewed.

Denver, Colo, Aug 24.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson and DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chem.
istry, will be in Denver Tuesday TO at
tend the annual convention of food
commissioners. AS result, IL is ex.
pected that another controversy be.
tween Federal officials will be brought
to Denver, this time not over forestry
and irrigation, but over the use of ben.
zoate of soda in food.
Supporting Secretary Wilson are sew.
eral members of the Scientific Referee
Board, while DIR. Wiley's chief suppor.
ter is Commissioner J. Q. Emery, Of
Wisconsin, president of the association.
Another feature will be reports Tues
day afternoon on results Of food, dairy
and drug control in various states.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
WANT MORE BATTLESHlPs.
United States to Lead World Wit
Battieships of Great Power.

United States to Lead World With
Battleships of Great Power.
Washington, Aug. 10. - Congress
may be asked next winter to provide
for two S0,O00-ton battleships, each
with l2 i4-inch guns, and each costing
Sl2, 900, 900. It is stated that such
program has been pretty carefully stu
died out.
After considerable preliminary work,
the first 14.inch gun has been con-
structed at the Midvale works, and is
shortly to be tested at the naval prov
ing grounds at Indian Head. II it is
deemed desirable to have guns of IL
inch caliber. it will Immediately be-
come question whether there shall be
10 or l2.of such guns on each battle
ship. The proposition Of two years
ago, during the Newport conference.
was to have 10 l4-inch guns instead of
IL IL inch guns, the former caliber to
have a relatively diminished velocity.
1t was finally decided, however, that
when the 14-inch gun was developed it
should be of hitting power commen-
surate with the increase of caIiber COM
pared with the l2-inch gun. There is
an inclination also to adhere to l2-inch
guns in the battleship battery, and it
is possible that with the adoption of
the l4-inch gun there will be IL instead
of 10 of those rifles, in which event
the next battleships to be authorized
will be of at least 30, 900 tons displace-
ment, and estimated to cost approxi-
mately si2, 600, 900 each.
1t is likely such battleship will
have the same speed ard endurance as
the 26, 600 ton battleships now build
ing. Much may depend in the determ-
ination of this question upon the plans
adopted by European navies.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
No information Oh btainable.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The acute
ness manifested itself here today more
strikingly by the dead silence at the
Interior department and the suppressed
but all pervading atmosphere Of enthu-
siasm at the forestry bureau. Assist
ant Secretary Pierce, who is back again
and is acting secretary of the Interior
department, does not care to discuss
the charges of INSTRUMENTATION made
against Secretary Ballinger by Chief
Forester Pinchot. Acting Commits
sioner Swartz, of the general land
office, has just the same aversion.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
onen Bids for sattIeships.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-Bids for the
construction of the two battleships,
Arkansas and Wyoming. authorized by
the last congress, were opened at the
Navy department today. These two
battleships are to be among the most
formidable fighting machines aioat.
They will carry as heavy armor and as
powerful armament as any known ves-
sci Of their class. will have speed OF
q knots, which is believed to be the
highest practicable for vessels Of their
type and class, and will have the high
est practicable radius of action.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
W., ,l lmne r ,ations Increase.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-Wool impor-
tations into the United States in the
fiscal year just ended exceeded those Of
any earlier year except 1897, when abb
normal importations were made in
view of the prospective transfer Of
wool from the free 10 the dutiable list.
The total quantity Of wool imported in
the fiscal year just closed was 265. 6OO,-
900 pounds, against i26, ,00O,0 900 in
1908, 203, 900. 600 in 1907, 249, 900, 900
in 1905, and 35l, 900. 900 in 1897. when.
as already suggested, the importations
were abnormally large by reason Of the
prospective transfer Of wool from the
free TO the dutiable list.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Racing Autos Get Three More

indianapolis, Ind, Aug 23.-Three
more lives were sacrificed today in the
speed carnival that marked the open
ing Of the new indianapolis motor
speedway. One meehanician and two
spectators were tOday's death toll.
Charles Merz in a National in the 300.
mile race lost tire and crashed
through fence into group of spec
tators. The dead: Claud Kellum, In
dianapolis, meehanician in the National
ear; Homer Joleffe, Trafalgar, Ind; I;
James West, 20 years Of age, Indianap-
oils. West was a meat cutter.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Million Cigars From Philippines.

Washington, Aug. 24.-One thrifty
Philippine commercial concern managed
to get into the United States 100000
cigars and, it is thought, other tobacco
products, in advance Of certain rules
and regulations which the war depart
ment and the treasury department were
preparing.
The cigars and other stuff arrived
on the day the tariff went into effect.
As the tariff allows importation free
of duty of only l50,0O0,000 Philippine
cigars, the proportion which has already
come in is regarded rs large.
The cigars are understood TO be of
inferior grade, and it is said that the
long sea voyage from Manila has q
dcteriorating effect upon them, but it
is claimed now that some concerns have
invented method to Offset this.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Wheat Prices Tumble.

Minneapolis, Aug. 24.-No. North
ern wheat today broke Is cents from
the opening price, dropping from sl.25
to sl.1O. Opening figures today were
Is cents under Saturdays quotations
of sl.35, making a total decline Of 25
cents since Saturday. New No. North
ern sold a week ago at sl.45. satur-
days price was sl.35. Today il sold
early at SIPS, but when AS cars of
wheat were received, Of which los con.
tanned old wheat, 100 new-erop Winter
and $50 new-crop Spring wheat, the
market broke wide open.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
ProsneritX Hurts Army.

Washington, Aug. q. = Returning
prosperity is having its effect on re-
eruiting men for the United States
Army, making it more difficult to keep
up the standard established during the
time following the panic of 1907, when
splendid material was available from
the ranks Of the unemployed. The au-
thorized strength Of the Army is $500
men, exclusive Of the ship corps, which
numbers $500 men. II will not be a hard
matter, therefore, to reduce the size Of
the standing army
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Carmen Reject Scale.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-FOllowing the lead
Of the North and West Side Streetear
Men union, the members Of the South
Side organizations tonight voted to re.
jeet the wage scale agreement reached
recently by their officers with the street
railway officials. This throws the whole
question open again and the 10000
union men are in a more defiant mood
than ever. President Mahon, Of the
national union, arrived today and Is
trying TO prevent a strike.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Goal Output Less.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-The effect of
the national depression beginning in
1907 and continuing in 1908 was the
most powerful factor in the marked
decline in the production of coal in the
United States in 1908. according 10
statistics compiled by the geological
survey. The total production in 1908
was 415. .s42, 69s short tons, having q
spot value Of s532, BAIT.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
New Tariff Worka Well.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The new tar
in law has gone into operation with sur.
prising sm0othness, according TO Assist.
ant Secretary of the Treasury Reynolds.
"We expected to be overrun with
questions, many of them silly" said
Mr. Reynolds yesterday, "but the mum.
ber of inquiries each day has been little
more than we have had under the Ding.
ley law. "
This is ascribed by the Assistant Sec
retary TO the bills having been passed
bv republican congress. The phrase
ology is much the same as under tho
old, only the rates have been changed.
The operation is rendered easy for the
collectors
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
AIRSHIP ExPlOpES.
Wellman Made Good Start, but Acct
dents Bring Failure.

dents Bring Failure.
Camp wellman, spitzenbergen, Aug.
Is (via Hammerfest, Aug. 2S).-walter
Wellman IS second attempt to sail over
the North Pole in a balloon has resulted
in a failure. The giant dirigible bal
loon "America," in which Mr.. Well
man and his party of three set out,
proceeded about 80 miles from the
starting point, when disaster overlook
it.
After long preparation and wait
ing for favorable weather, the oppor-
tunity came today, and Mr.. wellman
decided to make the start. 1t was 10
clock in the morning when the great
airship was brought out Of its shed and
the daring explorers took their places
in the car.
When the anchors were cast loose,
the airship ascended beautifully, the en-
gines were set in motion and everything
seemed to work to perfection. The big
air craft was manuvered for some time
and answered the helm perfectly.
Then its head was turned northward,
and it set out at speed Of 25 miles an
hour. Suddenly, after having covered
80 miles, and when everything seemed
to be going splendidly, the leather guide
rope, to which was attached 1000
pounds of provisions and stores, broke
away. The accident occurred just as
the airship was nearing the pack ice OF
North Spitzenbergen.
Released from this great weight, the
airship shot upwards at terrific pace
until it was a great height above the
clouds. The pilots succeeded, however
in bringing her down near the earth
turning her about and set out to fight
their way southwark against a strong
wind.
The airship proceeded slowly south
ward to the edge of the pack ice, where
the steamer Fran was anchored. After
much difficulty, tow rope was gotter
aboard the Fran, which started imme
diately TO tow the airship to Spitzen
bergen.
The strain was so great, however
that it threatened to tear the car Il
which the rope was attached to pieces
and Mr.. Wellman finally decided Il
bring the airship down to the surface
Of the water. This was effected with
out mishap and the car rested on th'
surface of the water until all the mem
bers of the crew, the dogs and the sci
cntifc instruments could be transferre,
aboard the Fran.
The America was then towed back :,
the landing stage, and within n shor
distance of where the start was made
But the ill.luek of the expedition wa
not yet at an end. Just as the airshil
had reached the landing stage and ev
erything looked favorable for its rescu
without serious damage, n sudden gus
of wind caught the big bag broadsid
on, and snatched it away from its tos
lines.
1t was carried careening over roug
ice hummocks for some distance ant
then it exploded. All the scattere'
parts of the airship were subsequent.
recovered, but the damage was so grea
as to preclude any further attempt +
fly over the pole this year.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
U. s. Has improved Wireless.

Boston, Aug. 25.-News of an i'm
provcment upon the Mareoni wireless
system, making it possible for the Of
fieials Of the navy department TO keep
in communication with the nation =
warships in every sea, created much
interested discussion here today.
The new system, according to the re-
ports that have leaked out, is now be-
ing installed on several vessels at the
Charleston navy yard, the operations
and trials being surrounded with the
utmost secrecy.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Tieton Land TO Be Opened.

Washington. Aug. l9.-The acting
secretary of the interior vacated the
former order of withdrawal under the
reclamation act in connection with the
Yakima CTieton) project, Washington,
today and restored to the public domain
where not otherwise withdrawn, re-
served or appropriated, about 33, 900
acres Of land in the North Yakima dis
trict, the same TO become subject to
settlement on and after November 8,
and TO entry December 8.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
orassboopers pevas,a,e Farms.

Cheyenne, wyo., Aug. PA plague
Of grasshoppers has caused thousands Of
dollars damage in the neighborhood Of
cowiey. Farmers have been compelled
TO cut their alfalfa before il matured
in order TO save it from destruction.
All green stuff has been eaten. Around
Cheyenne practically all vegetation has
been destroyed
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
General Townsend Dead.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Brigadier
General Edwin F. Townsend. U. s. A.,
retired, is dead here az the result Of
apoplexy. He was born in New York
in 1888 and graduated from West Point
in 1852 in the same class with Generals
Hood. Mcpherson and Howard. Dur
ing the Civil war he was promoted 70
be major for gallantry.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Philinnina Bands Sold.

Washington. Aug. 2l.-Bids were
opened at the bureau Of insular affairs
today for 81. 500, 900 per cent, 10 to
3O-year Philippine public works and
Improvement bonds. This issue Is the
balance unsold Of the $4,000 au-
thorized by the acts Of congress-, last
amended February s. 1905.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
State Deparrmsnt Pleased.

Washington. Aug. 20.-The news
from Pekin that Americans would par
ticipate in the Hsnkow railway loan
was received here with intense salts
faction. 1t being q victory for the
State department.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
why

send to Mail order Houses for
Watches when you can buy .
Genuine 21JewelHampden mova-
ment in 20 year Case for 500;
or a 90 Jewel movement in 20
year Case at the same price.
w. L. KNIGHT, Echo. Oregon.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
General Booth May Go Blind.

London, Aug. 23.-General William
Booth, eommander-in-chief Of the Sal
vs.:0n Army, was operated upon today
for septic poisoning Of the eye. The
doctors are not yet able 10 say whether
the Generals sight viii be saved
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
Slight Quake Recorded.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The seismo-
graph at the weather bureau in this
city recorded slight tremor Of the
earth at 2:22 o'clock this afternoon
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27

The friends Of this paper will please
hand Us in news items when they are
fresh. We prefer not to publish
birth sitter the child is weaned. a mar
riage after the honeymoon Is over, or
the death of a man after his widow u
married again
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-27
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Overland Lodge No. rs, I. o. o. F.
Meets every Saturday evening In the
Odd Fellows hall on Dupont street.
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of the market tomorrow would see the
new law enacted was of some influence
on the late active realizing. The move
ments in some particular stocks were
schedules of the new bill The prevail
ing disposition is to await the response
of the country to the passage of the tariff
bill before proceeding to much greater
lengths in the stocks market. The heavy
pig iron production for the month of July
pointed to such rapid recuperation in that
industry that an impetus was given again
to the steel industrials. The fact that
the United States Steel corporations out
put OF iron for that month exceeded that
of any previous month was a direct in
f1uence in lifting the price of great North
ern Ore certificates. While these certifi-
Gates are assured of a minimum disburse-
ment under the terms of the contract
with the United States Steel Corporation
an unusually active iron output would
call for increased mining of ore with
the corresponding royalties to the certi-
ficate holders
The Gould stocks rose sharply on re-
neWed reports of the maturing of the
financial plan for the different roads in
that group. Denver and Rio Grande was
helped specifically by the news that a
group of German investors and that the
full operation of the Western Pacific line
was imminent. The crop news was re-
assuring and the call loan market remain
time money. market and the gradual
depletion of bank reserves now COM
menced. The transfer of gold through
the subtreasury to San Francisco for ex-
depletion The attack on prices in the
last hour eft prices as rule, lower than
| last night, although there were recov-
cries from the lowest prices.
S., 1880 United States bonds were un-
changed on call
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KENNEBEC
MT. VERNON.

Mrs ]. F. Hammond is passing a few
days at Ocean Point,
Among the guests recently registered
at the Mt. Vernon House were George
M. L. Presson, Mr.. Whittier, and P. w
Gould of Pennington; Mrs. A. B. Holmes
Miss Hilda Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Robinson and daughter of Livermore
Falls; State Superintendent Payson
Smith, Augusta; w. E. Longfellow
Readfield; E. w. Maddox, DR.. Robert
Goldberg of Augusta.
R. w. Leighton has returned to Au.
gusta.
Miss Lillian Swift and Miss Ina York
of New Sharon, called on Mrs H. E. Will
llams the first of the week.
u. F. Hammond has a fine looking gar
den, his potatoes appearing to be es-
pecially free from potato bugs.
MIR. and Mrs. Clinton Sturtevant of
Auburn are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cressey.
}. f. Carson has gone to Ocean Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Sideinger and children
OF Rhode Island are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Smith
Mr.. Hackett has recovered from a re-
cent illness.
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JeffrieS Sails
On Trip to Europe

New York, Aug. 5.-James Jeffries
retired heavyweight champion of the
world, smiled a broad farewell to a
crowd of well-wishers that gathered
on the North German Lloyd Line pier
in Hobokcn today and sailed away on
the steamship George Washington, for
Europe, for a siX-weeks stay.
The big pugilist, accompanied by his
wife, will so direct to Carlsbad, where
they will remain for a few days, tax.
ing the water
.Ieffries sailed without seeing Jack
Johnson, who is expected here some
time today or tomorrow Sam Berger,
manager for Jeffries, will remain in
the city for q few days and may talk
over the details of the fight with the
Negro.
The departing pugilist was given a
noisy farewell by a crowd of friends
at the pier. Jeffries said he never felt
better but was disinclined to talk about
his proposed tight with Jack Johnson
He has been troubled some of late
with boils and hopes that the waters
at Carlsbad will aid him. Berger will
leave for California next week, and
later return here to receive bids fol
the Jeffries-Johnson fight
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RULES FOR PATROL
OF SENDER RACE COURSE

Washington, Aug. 5.-The new regu.
lations for the patrol of the courses ir
connection with the international yacht
races between Germany and the United
States to be held off Marblehead, Mass.
beginning Monday, Aug. 80, have been
completed and made public by the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
The attention of masters and owners
Of steamers. yachts and other vessels
and all others concerned in the pro-
posed races, is called to the rules which
are substantially the same as those
promulgated for the use at the last in
ternational yacht races in New York
City.
Strict observance of the regulations
is enjoined and any violation of them
will result in heavy penalties being i'm
posed. Arrangements have been made
with the treasury department for the
detail of two or three revenue cutters
to police the course and six officers
to take charge of the launches which
are to fly the revenue cutter pennant,
to assist in keeping the course clear
of excursion boats and other craft
The international yacht races be-
tween Germany and America were be-
gun in this country in 1906 The last
contest was held at Kiel in 1907 where
the course was patrolled by the Ger
man navy.
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The Journal is indebted Tor the above
somewhat remarkable photograph OF
specimen of Names big game TO MISS
Jessie Graham, daughter of Mr. anu
Mrs. Charles E. Graham OF IL rage
street. who brought the photograph
home with her on her return last Mon
dav from a visit to Danforth in which
village the photograph was made. Inc
picture shows a calf moose posed be-
fore the camera without his consent
and evidently very much against his
will but the experience was not nearly
as bad as he had perhaps anticipated,
as after having had his picture taken
he was given his liberty.