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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
SNOW COVERS EAST.
Northeast Blizzard Sweeping Lakes and
Middle States.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-While the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts are basking in sun
shine, the Middle and Middle Western
states find comfort in furs. The first
chilly blasts of winter have swept q
section from Manitoba to Kansas, and
from West Virginia to Colorado. Most
Of the states within this radius are COW
cred with the first snowfall of the win
ter, and accompanying the white fakes
was a piercing north wind that cut
to the bone.
From Manitoba comes the report that
the mercury has fallen to near zero
that snow covers large portion of the
province to the depth of three inches.
The blizzard has ragged in Duluth for
two days. A cutting wind is driving in
from Lake Superior, and the constant
furries of mixed snow and rain have
covered the streets and sidewalks with
a thin coating of ice, giving the city
December appearance. In Detroit the
temperature hovered between 80 and 40
degrees above zero. A 30-mile wind
prevailed. Points in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois report drop in temperature
to from 40 to 20 above zero. Every.
where there is snow. At Omaha, Lin
coin and Norfolk, Neb., the mercury
stands at % above. Des Moines and
other places in Iowa are covered with
snow, and the northern gale has sent
the thermometer down to between 80
and % above the zero mark. In Kan
sas City, Mo-, it stood at % above.
Other places in Missouri report the ar.
rival of winter. Kansas prairies have
taken on robe of white, and the Sun
flower state has put up its storm shut
ters. Oklahoma and the Texas Pan.
handle are shivering. All of Wisconsin
awoke this morning to sweep paths
through six-inch snow. The tempera-
ture throughout the Badger state ranges
from 10 to 30 above. A bowling north
wind ragged all night.
The gale lashed Lakes Superior and
Michigan into fury. The mad waters
washed the decks of the larger steam
ars, and anxiety was felt for smaller
craft, but aside from few tug and tow
boats dragging their anchor until they
reached the beach. no damage is re-
ported.
Throughout the fruit district of Colo
'ado business in the towns is suspended
% allow the clerks and other employees
% help put the $1,000,0O0 apple crop
'ut of FROST way. Last night an over
,ast sky saved the fruit, and by tomor-
'ow the largest part of the crop will be
safely stored.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Ba1loonists Claim Cup.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 14-Winning the
Lahm cup for the longest flight made in
balloon under the auspices of the
Aero club of America, and breaking all
speed records for long-distance flights,
A. Holland Forbes, of New York, and
Max Fleischmann, of Cincinnati landed
today at 12:45 in Chesterfield county,
90 miles south of Richmond. The trip
was made in the balloon New York
Starting from st. Louis at $50 Tuesday
afternoon, the distance of 1914 miles
was made in 10 hours and IS minutes,
an average of % miles an hour.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
IMMIGRANTS ARE HELD UP.
Forced to Mortgage Homes to Purchase
Tickets.

Washington, Oct. 14.-"These poor
people on the other side are made by
the steamship agents to mortgage their
property in order to procure their
tickets to come here. The matter has
gone to such a length that it has been
taken up by the state department with
the Greek foreign department
This statement was made by Assist
ant Commissioner General of Immigra-
tion Larned in the course of the recent
hearing Of the representatives of news
papers, who urged the conserving of the
immigrants rights of appeal and the
placing of men representing the various
nationalites that supply the large num-
Der of immigrants on the special boards
of inquiry.
Secretary McHarg asked questions to
bring out details.
''Is it not we'll known,' he asked,
'that this business is stimplated by
steamship companies and tickets sold at
exorbitant rates?'
"The business doesn't exist among
the Christian people. l have no knowl-
edge of it, replied Louis n. Hammer.
ling, of counsel for the complainants.
But it was brought to your atten-
tion?'
eyes"
"The immigrant finds that he has to
pay 6 per cent on twice the amount of
money it should have cost for tickets, -
interiected Mr.. Larned.
els not the person with the prepaid
ticket more or less likely to become a
public charge?' continued Mr. Nc
Harg.
"He is confronted with the debt
which is usurious and great burden
He is confronted with two or three
times the normal cost of transportation,
though if he had paid his fare out of
his own pocket he could buy his own
ticket at a normal cost.'
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
BEST ENGINEERS LOST.
Competent Men Find Private Enter
prises Pay Better.

Washington, Oct 13-The extensive
development Of irrigation in the West
by large corporations during the past
few years is making it extremely diff
ficult for the United States reclamation
service to retain its experienced engi-
neers. Those engineers who have sue
cessfully built big projects for the gov
ernment, and demonstrated their com
potency to handle such undertakings,
can readily command salaries far in ex-
cess of what they are paid by the gov
ernment.
From time to time during the past
year very tempting offers have been
made to a number of the best engineers
in the reclamation service, and several
have been unable to withstand the lure
of higher salaries. The latest of them
to leave the government service was Ira
w. Mcconnell, the engineer who had
charge of the construction Of the Gun
nison tunnel, in Colorado, recently
opened by President Taft. Several
others have gone before, and it is
feared that still others will follow.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
ASKS BIG SUM FOR CANAL.
Goethals Can Do $4s,O63,524 Worth of
Work in 1910.

Washington, Oct. 12.-The Panama
Canal commission has submitted to the
secretary of war an estimate of appro.
priations aggregating $4S,063, ,524 for
work k on the canal during the fiscal year
beginning July l, 1910. Of the amount
asked for $15 5,504, ,036 is for skilled and
unskilled labor, and $20,21S,9S3 is for
materials and supplies used in construc
tion work.
The total appropriations made by
congress up to this time on account of
the canal is $210,07O,46s. Colonel
Goethals chairman and chief engineer
of the commission, has declared the
great waterway will be completed by
January l, 1915, and has estimated the
total cost at 1876, 100000.
The unusually large amount asked for
the new fiscal year, it is said, is due to
the fact that work has entered a more
advanced stage.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
KEY WEST HAS
FIERCE STORM
Hurricane Wrecks Houses and Does
Great Damage to Crops.
Damages Estimated at $4,000, 1000
Thousands Homeless d1Troops
Take Charge to Prevent Looting-.
Small Craft in Harbor Of Havana
Also Suffer Severely.

Key West, Fla, Oct. 12.-As a result
of the hurricane which struck the
southern coast of Florida today, Key
West tonight is a mass Of wreckage,
and the damage to property is esti-
mated at $2,OO0,000.
Martial law was proclaimed, and the
Key West guards took charge of the
city.
The United States government has
been asked to dispatch troops here
without delay.
Chaos reigned on every hand, and
few people remained in their homes.
Hundreds of houses were totally
wrecked, and others damaged.
While the hurricane is the worst that
Key West has ever experienced, the
local weather observer said tonight
that the indications are that the entire
east coast of Florida would suffer.
One hundred vessels were in the har-
Dor, but five remained at anchor, the
others having either gone to sea or
been washed upon the beach. Streets
along the waterfront are a mass of
wreckage.
Brick, as well as frame buildings
throughout the city suffered from the
hurricane, and many close escapes from
death have been reported.
Several factories were partly de-
stroyed, including the Havana -Ameri-
can, Martinez, Nichols, Ruy Lopez,
Manuel Lopez, F'leitas Toreys, Cortez
and Wolf cigar factories. The top of
the First National bank was blown off
and the postoffice is damaged.
1t is known that many have suffered
serious injury, and unconfirmed reports
say that several lives have been lost.
The storm reached its height at l
o clock today when the wind had an
estimated velocity of 100 miles an hour.
This was a hard, steady blow from 8
A. NJ. to P. NJ, when the gale began
to die down, and by clock the center
of the hurricane had passed this point.
AS soon as the wind had subsidized
plundering began. The city police force
was unable to cope with the situation,
and the mayor decided to take strin
gent measures to suppress looting, his
proclamation of martial law resulting.
Almost every nationality is represent
ed among the city's population of 20,-
900, one-half of whom are employed
in cigar manufacture, fisheries and
salvage companies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
WU TALKS WITH SPIRITS.
Eminent Chinese Minister Attends Sc
ances in Washington

Washington, Oct. 15.-Taking his
first nibble at the mysteries of spirit
ism last Sunday night, Minister WI
Ting Fang the best educated Chinaman
in the world, returned to the "medi.
ums' last night for full bite He
left the "seance' chock full of infor-
nation from the spirit world, for
through the "medium" he is supposed
to have consulted the spirits of the late
President Mckinley and his own dead
mother. And the latter talked in real
Chinese language.
Minister WI doesn't say he is con-
vert to spiritualism. In fact, he tries
to avoid the subject entirely while talk
ing with newspaper men. He admits,
however, that he is interested, and that
he may attend other "seances' before
retiring from his post in the near fu-
ture.
His first experience occurred last
Sunday night at a public meeting,
where anonymous Chinese spirits were
MEDIUM as lowering in the distin-
guished diplomats s immediate vicinity
DR.. WI exhibited great interest.
Last night he went again, this time
to a smaller seance at private house.
DR.. Wu refused last night to discuss
his experience or impressions, and even
showed solicitude lest his presence at
the seance should be the subject of
newspaper mention. The woman me-
dunn who officiated-a different one
this time-brought to him messages
purporting to come from the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, who was an intimate
friend of DR.. WI. and also from the
minister's own mother. Tho latter was
the more startling because, apparently,
delivered in the Chinese ,aeguage.
These messages are claimed by the
spritualists to be brought to the me-
dium in trance by the spirit of 16-
yearold American Indian girl, under
whose "control" she speaks in broken
English; yet the conversation between
DR.. WI and the medium, while osten-
sibly under this "control,' was some
what extensive, lasting fully five min
utes, and seemed to be in the Chinese
vernacular, question and answer, unin-
telligible to the auditors, passing back
and forth with considerable freedom.
There was every evidence that the dip
lomat perfectly understood the commu-
nication which apparently appeared to
come from the spirit of DR.. Wu's own
mother. 1t was asserted that the
medium and her "control' are both |
absolutely ignorant of the Chinese Ian
guage.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Woman's Oil Firm Fails.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 13.-A re-
ceiver for the Sunfower Oil Refining
company, which has plant at Niotaze.
Kan, will be named by tine United
States district judge on petition of
creditors, it was announced today.
Miss Hermana Kaessman, formerly of
Rochester, n. Y, is president of the
company. The concern, which is known
among the oil men as the "woman s
company has assets of $560,00O, and
liabilities estimated at 100000. Cred
itors recently threw it into involuntary
bankruptcy.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
JAPAN FORCED RESIGNATION.
Removal of Crane Believed Due to Her
Demands.

Washington, Oct. 14.-It is the gen
~eral opinion in Washington today that
the real reason behind the resignation
of Charles r. Crane, of Chicago, as min
lister to China has not yet been divulged.
The question is being asked if Japan is
strong enough to dictate what man in
the United States shall send to the
Orient.
Minister Crane has always been
friendly with Russia, and contributed
$4,000 to the young empress fund dur
ing the war with Japan. He also has
rigid ideas about japanese encroach-
ment in Manchuria as affecting Ameri-
can rights. The official statement
given out by Philander c. Knox, secre-
tary of state, which cited certain al
legged indiscretions of Mr.. Crane as a
basis for accepting his resignation, has
not entirely satisfied either official of
lay Washington that the whole story has
been told.
The possible explanation of this dis
satisfaction lies perhaps not in the
fact that Mr.. Knox's own statement
is interpreted here as confirmation of
"canards' which he officially charged
Mr.. Crane with circulating with re.
spect to the action of the state depart
ment toward the Japanese-C Chinese
treaty. It is the opinion here that if
this was the real basis for the ousting
of Mr.. Crane, Mr.. Knox, as secretary
of state. would have followed the usual
diplomatic method of burying the real
issue as deeply as possible, especially
when its confirmation officially tended
to magnify the existing diplomatic con.
ditions, and would have offered some
other excuse.
It was apparent today that every
effort will be made in administration
circles to ignore further pursuit Of the
Crane incident, if possible. 1t was
stated at the White House that, so far
as known there, the incident was closed.
In the absence of Mr.. Knox, officials
in charge at the state department ex-
hibited a decided inclination to keep
ont of the whole affair. In the opinion
of Washington, the Crane incident will
not die so easily, partially owing to
the standing of Mr.. Crane. partially
to the diplomatic questions directly in
volved and partially because of Mr..
Cranes own statement in reply to Mr..
Knox, which is interpreted here as re-
fiecting on the administration of the
state department.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Storm Was Disastrous.

Key West, Fla, Oct. 13.-Chaos
reigns in Key West today. Homeless
hundreds wander through debris on the
outskirts of the city and tearfully gaze
upon the scattered remnants of their
wrecked homes. Martial law prevails,
and the state militia is guarding as
much of the town as possible. For
tunes are buried under the debris of
fallen factories and stores.
Before the first peep of day looters
had begun their work of pillage. To
night the Jail is filed to overhowing
with negroes and Cubans caught in the
act of looting the ruins.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Forgeries Wreck Bank.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE controller
of the currency today announced that
the First National bank of Mineral
Point, Wis, had closed its doors, and
that receiver had been appointed. The
bank has capital of 100000 and de-
posits of $505,979 The discovery of
alleged forgeries and defalcations ag-
gregating, according to unofficial ad-
vices. approximately 100000, resulted
in closing the doors of the bank. Ar
rests are expected to follow.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Great Northern Exhibit at Billings.

Billings, Oct. 15.-G. ]. Ryan, general
industrial agent of the Great Northern,
has applied for space so feet long in
the exhibit hall of the international
dry farming exposition which will be
held at Billings in connection with the
fourth dry farming congress, October
26-2s. The Great Northern is expected
to have one of the largest collective
exhibits of dry farmed products dis
played. 1t will be representative of the
crops that are being produced on the
non-irrigated lands along the line of the
railroad
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
French Gets North Bank.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-The announcement
was made today of the appointment of
George B. French to be president of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
road. which James !. Hill has built from
Spokane TO Portland, and which is com
monty known as the North Bank road
1t is understood Mr.. French will take
up his new duties December l. His
headquarters will be in Portland, and
from there it is understood he will pur-
sue vigorous and aggressive policy in
extending mileage and influence
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Recount Sustdips Heney.

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-Francis J.
Heney was sustained today as the can
didate of the Democratic party for dis
trict attorney at the coming municipal
election, when the recount demanded
by Charles Fickert, Republican ami
Union Labor nominee for the same of
fee and Heney's only opponent, was
completed.
The vote in II precincts was contest
ed by Fickert. The recount resulted in
gain of Ga votes for Fickert, reducing
Heney's majority to "a.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Prepare Uniform Pharmacopeia.

Washington, Oct. 13.-To bring about
greater uniformity in the different phar-
macopoeias of the principal countries of
the world, an international commission
has been established, which is to be a
means of communication among the
commissions engaged in the proposed
revision, according to a report made
to Surgeon-General Wyman, of the pub
lie health and marine services, by Dr..
Reid Hunt, chief of the division of
pharmacologv.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Taft to Hear Grievance.

Guadalaiara, Mexico, Oct. 14-When
President Taft arrives at Ell Paso Sat
urday, he is to be asked to order an
investigation into the case of James A.
Cook, an American railroad conductor,
who is imprisoned on a charge of
neglect in connection with the robbery
of freight trains of which he had
charge. The matter will be presented
TO Mr.. Taft by a committee of the
American railroad conductors. Cook
has been a prisoner since August 80.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Packers to Paw Big Fine.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 12.-The
case against the Cudahy Packing COM
pany for violation of the internal rev.
enue laws by failing to place stamps
of proper denomination on packages of
oleomargarine came to an end here to-
day by compromise. when the pack
ing company was fined $4,000 and agreed
to pay back stamp tax of $S2,777.50
and special tax of $4,000 for agencies,
making the total of S97,777.50 to be
paid by the packing company to the
government
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
ALCOHOL NOT A MEDICINE.
Intoxicant Seldom Successful in Com
batting Disease.

Washington, Oct. 12-That alcohol
in any form is but seldom of distinct
value in the treatment of disease ap.
peared to be the consensus of opinion
of the twelfth international Congress
on Alcoholism, held in London in July
last, according to a report of its pro-
ceedings given out by the public health
and marine hospital service today.
The report was prepared by DR.. Reid
Hunt, chief of the division of pharma,
geology of the public health and ma.
rine service.
Some evidence, DR.. Hunt declares,
was brought forward to show that alco.
hol, even in moderate amounts, has an
unfavorable effect upon offspring, and
has tendency to lower resistance to
infection.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
4345 Desert in Ten Months,

Portland, Oct. 15-That there have
been 1915 desertions from the United
States army since the beginning of the
year is shown by circulars received by
United States Marshal Reed yesterday.
The army follows the plan of police
departments in combing the Union for
deserters, and sends broadcast a full
face and profile view of every deserter.
A special file of the army circulars is
kept by Marshal Reed, the number
on the latest one received show
ing the runaways from January l, 1909,
to date exceed 1000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Uncle Sam to Print Postals.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Press manu-
facturers will soon be asked to furnish
proposals for building presses to print
about SO0,0OO,O0O postal cards annually
at the government printing office. The
government printing office will not have
to begin printing the cards before about
February l, 1910. To avoid delay in
turning ont enough cards to keep the
postoffice department supplied at all
times. duplicate machinery will be in
stalled
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Appeals to Grand Jury.

Annapolis, Oct 16.-It is said that
the mother of young Lieutenant James
N. Sutton, Jr.. of Oregon. who met his
death at the Naval academy during a
fight with brother officers. will lay
charges against certain of the marine
officers before the federal grand jury
at Baltimore.
At the second investigation of the
death of Lieutenant Sutton last Au-
gust, Mrs. Sutton charged that her son
had been murdered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
City Fathers Must Fight,

Washington, Oct. 12.-Indian Com
missioner Valentine asserted today
that his bureau would lend all possible
administrative support in the prosecu-
tion of several officers of Marshalltown,
Ia, indicted for conspiring to interfere
with special officer of the Indian
service while the latter was investigat-
ing alleged sales of liquor to Indians
from the Tama reservation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Taft Will Leave It to Knox.

Prescott, Ariz., Oct. 15.-Presdent
Taft evinced great interest today in the
press dispatches from Washington con-
cerning the Crane case. but gave out no
statement regarding it, the intimation
being that there will be no statement
from Mr.. Taft at any time. Secretary
Knox is in full control of the state de-
partment, and it is presumed that he
has been authorized by the president to
accept Mr.. Cranes resignation forth
with
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Airship Fight Finds Paris.

Paris, Oct. 14.-The Compagnie Gen.
eral de Navigation Aerienne, which
controls the patents of the Wright
brothers in France, today caused theo-
retical seizure of practically every BIZ
plane on exhibition at the aeronautic
salon on the ground that certain de-
tails of their construction were infringe
ments of the Wright patents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
End Chinese Autocracy.

Mukden. Oct. 13-The despotic gov
ernment of China will terminate tomor
row. All the legislatures of the self
governing provinces throughout the EN-,
pire will hold their first meetings pre-.
paratory to the drafting of a eonstitu
tion for the empire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Standard Oil Is Gobbling.

Coalinga, Cal, Oct. 15-A report is
current here tonight that the Standard
Oil company has purchased nine of the
leading oil properties of this and the
Kern river oil field for more than $5,-
100000. The price stated is greater
than the sum involved in any previous
oil transaction on the coast.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Fire Nips 100000 Home.

Narragansett Pier, R. l., Oct. 12.-
"Conochet. the home of Ex-Governor
William Sprague, one of the most beau
tiful estates in Rhode Island. was de-
stroyed by fire early today. with all its
contents. The total loss is estimated
at Sl,O0O,000, with no insurance.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Hear Klamath's Plant

Washington, Oct. 15.-According to
the revised schedule, the senate irriga-
tion committee. which will reassemhle
at Denver November l. will spend No
vember 10 inspecting the klamath ir-
project and listening to settlers
who have suggestions or complaints to
offer. This will be the only stop in
Oregon. At least seven members of the
will be present.