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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-05

fore leauing the city. The subscription rate IS the same out of tOiCn as in the city.
 The union forever will be the password to- morrow.
 Join with toll tomorrow and make labor day a grand success.
 Walter Weman will perhaps still insist on establishing the balloon route to the north pole We shall be disappointed if Bwana Tumbo does not skin few African kings while he is about it. We might be induced to lend Mir. Taft to Mex leo for week or so if nothing short of that will make it quite happy.
 All business houses should be closed tomor- row, and merchant and clerk alike should join in the pleasures of the day.
 In Chat Africa, the women rule the country. Mir. Roosevelt should lecture the mollycoddles of that interesting province.
 Globe real estate is just trif1e better than gold. The latter seldom changes its value, while Globe dirt constantly climbs skyward.
 Some of the newspapers spell it Beverly Bay Imagine anybody being uncertain as to the correct spelling of Oyster Bay!
 The Mexican bull fight is, we suppose, ter ribIy degrading affair. Wonder what Mexcans think of our degrading automobile races.
  The college that conferred a doctor of litera ture degree on Miss Ida Tarbell evidently was in greater need of advertising than cash
 ''The republican party is the party of the square deal, says the Baltimore American. Especially the anteelection square deal.
 Send copy of the Silver Belt to some friends abroad The mining review this morning is cer- tainIy big advertisement for the great Globe district
 The idea of submitting a single street car franchise to the voters for ratification or rejec- ton is good one and why not, since this self same idea originated with the Silver Belt!
 So far as the north pole is concerned Walter WelIman's goose seems to have been cooked. Walter still has a chance to make good by again predicting the election of William J. Bryan. Out in Chicago they are going to have "Par- ents' Day" instead of Mothers Day" That is right, especially as father will have to foot the bills arising from the celebrating
 The state of Arkansas proposes to collect $5, 000,000 from sixty-hve life insurance companies doing business therein That will be the easiest kind of easy money-when Arkansas gets it. A Cleveland judge has ruled that husband need not wash the dishes. Doubtless he would be perfectly willing to balance this opinion, however, with another to the effect that wife need not split the wood
 The department of agriculture is trying to produce seedess persmmon. If seedless per simmons will tend to make the 'possum stick ol alxr fo ohl of .+
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
HENEY WILL ACCEPT.
Must Make Campaign, However, on
independent Ticket.

Newport, Or, Aug. 23.-Francis j.
Heney furnished the Oregonian writ
ten statement today in which he figures
out that, according to the recent Su-
preme Court decision in California, he
cannot accept the nomination for prose-
cutting attorney on either the Demo
cratic or Independence League tickets.
"'The only way in which | can be-
come a candidate is by petition signed
by certain number of voters who did
not vote at the primary election, re-
questng that my name be placed on the
ballot as an Independent candidate, -
says Mr.. Heney.
Mr.. Heney has been nominated both
by the Democrats and the independence
League, but California s new primary
law forbids that a candidate accept
nomination by two parties. Further
more, candidate must be named by
the party with whom he announced his
affiliation at the primaries. Mr.. Heney
is registered as a Republican.
Mr. Heney says he does not want the
office of prosecuting attorney, but will,
if nominated and elected, sacrifice his
business interests for the public veal
in order to continue the war against
the graftcrS.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
NEW GEYSER RISES.
Hurls Immense Volume of Water in
Yellowstone Park.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Park, Wyo., Aug. 21.-For two or
three days past there have been indica-
tions of an eruption of some kind near
Fountain hotel, Yellowstone park.
Yesterday new geyser broke out in
full force about 100 feet north of the
regular Fountain geyser, near the ho-
tel. Today this new geyser, which
does not appear to affect any of the
others in the vicinity, played to a
height of $50 to 200 feet, throwing
immense quantities of hot water and
steam.
The new geyser does not play regu-
larly, as does "Old Faithful" but at
short intervals, eruptions occurring
five or six hours apart and lasting
about one hour. The crater of the
new geyser is large and the quantity
of water thrown similar to that of the
great Fountain geyser, located some
two miles south of the Fountain hotel.
though the water from the new one is
carried to much greater height.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

Avalon, Cal, Aug. 23.-After six
hour battle off Seal Rocks, c. c. Conn, a
wellknown yachtman, landed 10
pound tuna yesterday. Conn was the
only successful one of scores of sports
men who started as soon as the report
got about that the tuna had reappeared
The big fighting fish towed Conn s
launch nine miles before he could be
brought to gaff. The sudden reappear-
ance of tuna after an absence of five
years is drawing large numbers of
anglers to Catalina.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
FLEE BEFORE FLAMES.
Settlers Driven From Idaho Forests
and Fires Still Rage.

Spokane. Aug. 24-Fires raging in
forests northeast and southeast of Spo-
kane are destroying an immense area of
splendid timber and driving the few
settlers in the more isolated region to
the river s brink for safety.
While the fire along the Pend
d 'Oreille river in Washington is under
control it still blazes furiously, having
cut swath mile wide and several
miles long. The damage will total an
immense sum.
Terrific winds are blowing this even
small fires, which so far have been kept
under control, and they threaten seri-
Gus damage. A large fire south of Co
colalla threatens to destroy timber be-
longing to H. C. Culver. Eighteen men
are now fighting this fire, but cannot
subdue it.
The Lumbermen s Protective Asso-
citation is pressing every available man
into service to fight the flames. A
large fire is reported to have done a
great deal of damage at Naples, Idaho,
but at present there is no means of com
munication with this place. Another
large fire between Granite and Athol is
reported to have destroyed large tract
of standing timber.
Forest fires have destroyed several
farm houses in the vicinity of Port Hill,
north or Boomers Ferry, Idaho, burning
much timber also. Men cannot be had
to fight the flames. West of Bonners
Ferry large force of men is working
day and night to extinguish the flames,
but have not made any headway.
A million dollars would not pay for
the timber already destroyed, but it is
difficult to estimate the exact loss. For
est rangers have the fire under control
east of Bonners Ferry.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem, 93c; club, 8Sc
red Russian, 861ac; valley, 89Rc;
Turkey red, 88c; 40-fold, 891ac.
Barley-Feed, s25. 50@26; brewing,
$26. .5OM27 per ton.
Oats-$27. 50M28. so per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$12@16 per ton; Eastern Oregon, SIT
ais; mixed, $15.5O@165O; alfalfa,
s13. so; clover, $11@13; cheat, S13@
14.5O.
Grain Bags-5Rc each.
Butter-City creamery. extras, 81 9c
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
271a@31 re; store, 21M22c. Butter
fat prices average l &c per pound un-
der regular butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 270
2719c per dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 15c; springs, $3.50
16c; ROSTERS, 9M10c; ducks. young,
12KM13c; geese, young, 10M1lc; tur-
keys, zoe; squads, $l.75M2 per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 11@11 1ac per pound.
Veal-Extra, 91aM10c per pound.
Observation-Disclosures per box !;
pears, $1.50M2; peaches, 75cM$1 per
crate; cantaloupes, $1.75 M $50;
plums, 35M75c per box; watermelons,
1IM1Lc per pound; blackberries,
$1.50M1.75 per crate.
Potatoes-75cM$1 per sack; sweet
potatoes, SIC per pound.
Onions-$1.25 per sack.
Vegetables 4M5c per pound !;
cabbage, 1M14c; caulifower, 40cM$1
per dozen; celery, 50cM$1; corn, 15M
zoe; cucumbers, 15M20c; onions, 12R
M15c; peas, 7c per pound; radishes.
15c per dozen; tomatoes, S1@1.35 per
box.
Hops-19O9 contracts, 2lc per pound; ;
1908 crop, 14M15c; 1907 crop, lie;
1906 crop, SC.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16M23c per
pound; valley, 23@25c; mohair, choice,
24M25c.
Cattle-Steers, top, $3.50 "a 4.65;
fair to good, s4M4.25; common, 1918
M4; cows, top, s3.5OM3. 65; fair to
good, s3M3.25; common to medium,
So. 5O@2.75; calves, top, $5M5.50;
heavy, SO. 50m4; bulls and stays, $2.75
M3. .25; common, $2@2.25.
Sheep-Top wethers, $4@4.25; fair
to good, S3.5OM3.75; ewes, &c less on
all grades: yearlings, best, 81; fair to
good, s3.5O@3.75; spring lambs, $5.25
$3.50.
Hogs-Best, sS.75; fair to good, So
MS.5O; stockers, $6@7; China fats,
S6.75@7.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
TORRENTS SWEEP
COLORADO TOWNS
Repeated CIOudburSts Send DeIuge
Down Valley of Arkansas.
Water in Wild Fury Almost Reaches
Famous Hanging Bridge in Royal
Gorge and Railroads Are Block
aded-Puebio Under Water az d
Many Tourists Stranded.

Denver, Aug. 21.-Another cloud
burst at Four-mile creek, near Canon
City, last night made more disastrous
the flood in the Arkansas river, which
since dawn yesterday threatened the
adjoining towns, washed out railroad
tracks and tied up many tourist trains.
The cloudburst was one of the heaviest
in that section and soon the river,
swollen by mountain torrents near
Canon City, had risen eight feet six
inches.
The trains of the Denver & Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland railroads
were blocked at many places and
scores of tourists were delayed at Pu-
eblo, Salida, Grand Junction and other
points.
The magnificent Royal gorge, where
the Arkansas river rushes through a
canyon nearly 5000 feet deep, was a
scene of wild fury. The water had
reached a level of the famous hanging
bridge. Many of the nearby canyons
were washed clear of tracks.
At Pueblo last night the water was
splashing over the levee at the state
asylum grounds, and with six-inch
rise the grounds of the asylum as we'll
as a large portion of the residence por-
tion nearby will be under water.
Officials of the Rio Grande state that
As miles of their track between here
and Salida, distance of 100 miles, is
washed out and that it will be at least
week before main line traffic can be
resumed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
AIR FULL OF AEROPLANES.
Speed Record Broken-Wright Ma
chimes do Best.

Rheims, Aug. 24.-The spectacle of
six aeroplanes simultaneously winging
their fight in huge circles near the
plain at Bethany here today marked the
opening of aviation week. At the finish
there was a great burst of cheers over
this wonderful and impressive eXhl-
bition.
Intermittent showers and high winds
prevailed, and the eliminating trials Tor
the selection of the French representa-
tives for the James Gordon Bennett IN
ternational cup, which is to be contested
next Saturday, were spoiled. only lie
Febvre, with a Wright bi-plane, Bleriot,
Esnault-Pelterie and Captain Forber
braved the gusty putfs. LeFebvre alone
succeeded in negotiating the complete
circuit of the course. He remained in
the air for 16 minutes in a 25-mile
wind, breaking the speed record hereto
fore held by Tissandier, covering 10
kilometers in minutes So As seconds.
Of the Others entered in the trials,
Bleriot was only able to cover sui
ticient distance to qualify.
Shortly before dark the rain suddenly
ceased and the wind fell to a dead
calm The sky pilots soon were busy in
getting their machines out. Latham
was first away, ascending high from
the start. He passed the cheering tri-
bunes at the height of $50 feet Lam
bert, Sommer, Cockburn, De la Grange
and Fournier followed in quick sue
cession, and as Latham was cOmplet-
ing the first round, now at height
of 800 feet, six aeroplanes, like sea-
Fournier was first down, falling head
on into a haystack as Lambert swept
around into the second lap, his machine
seeming to cut brilliant rainbow.
Meanwhile LeFebvre started afresh
and was followed by LaBlanc, Bunau.
Varilla, Tissandier, Forber, Bleriot and
Paulham, until the entire air seemed
filled with mammoth birds.
Latham came down after finishing
the second round, the others gradually
dropping out until only three Wright
machines remained afloat. Lambert
made four and LeFebvre and Iissandler
three circuits each.
LeFebvre concluded with thrilling
demonstration of the maneuvering ca
pacity of his machine, circling around
the starting point, cutting several fig
ure eights and swooping down over the
people in front of the tribunes, Lam
bert finishing at the same time.
During this exhibition Lambert and
LeFebvre passed each other twice and
gave other evidences of control over
their machines. The Wright aeroplanes
alone completed the required three
rounds.
All the principal automobile manu-
facturers have representatives here
watching the contests with a view to
embarking into the manufacture of mo-
tors.
Lieutenant Commander F. L. Chaplin,
American naval attache, is here, having
received cable instructions from the
navy department to attend the contests.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Carmen Reject Scale,

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Following the lead
of the North and West Side Streetcar
Men s union, the members of the South
Side organizations tonight voted to re-
ject 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 more defiant mood
than ever. President Mahon, of the
national union, arrived today and is
trying to prevent a strike.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Land Values Jump.

Talent-In the spring of 1901 M. L..
Pellet sold his 12-acre tract to Will
liam Lamb for $500. About eight
acres of it was seeded to alfalfa. A
short time thereafter Mr.. Lamb sold
the tract to E. R. Oatman for 81, 600.
Alfalfa did not look nearly so good to
Mr.. Oatman as he imagined growing
apple trees would and he at once put
this notion into operation. That
spring he set the land to apple trees.
Two years ago Mr.. Oatman set the re-
mainder of the tract to Bartlett pear
trees. The consideration of recent
purchase was $40, 900 cash. 1t can be
easily figured that this particular tract
of land has grown in value in eight
years just SO, 200.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Crazed by Fool Questions.

San Francisco, Aug. 24.-George L.
Root, a tourist conductor of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, who was
found wandering about the railroad
yards in a halfdemented condition to-
day, attributes his mental breakdown
to the complaints, protests and ques-
tiOns poured into his unwilling ears by
a party of tourists of which he was in
charge on the trip to the coast from
Kansas City. In his lucid intervals, at
the hospital, he declared that the woes
of his charges after a slight accident
in Colorado caused his mind to become
unbalanced from worry.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Electric Line Progressing.

Hillsboro-The United Railways, f.
nanced beyond doubt, has invaded
Washington county with construction
camps, and the foremen are hiring men
and teams daily. There are camps near
Phillips, at the Waibel place and all
along the plains. The advent of the
electric line will mean vast benefit to
North Washington county. 1t will
send up property values and furnish
shipping accommodations that will
mean great saving to farmers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
City Sliding Into River.

Bombay, Aug. 21.-The fate of the
prosperous Punjab city of Dera Ghazi
Khan, with population of rs, 900,
which for many years has been grad
ually slipping into the River Indus, is
now regarded as definitely sealed.
Nothing can be done to prevent the
encroachment of the waters. From so
to 100 feet of the river front is being
swept away every day, and one by one,
mosques, mansions and novels are dis
appearing in the stream.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
JAP STRIKERS ARE GUILTY.
Jury Finds Four Took Part in Con-
spiracy in Hawaii.

Honolulu, Aug. 21.-After being
out six hours the jury in the case of
the four japanese strike leaders charg-
ed with criminal conspiracy brought
in verdict of guilty at 10:45 p. m.
yesterday. The defendants, President
Maxine, of the Higher Wage associa-
tion, the organization in charge of the
Japanese laborers on the sugar planta-
tions of the islands; Editor Soga, of
the Japanese newspaper Jill, and
Assistant Editors Negoro and Tashaka,
of the same paper, were arrested and
charged with criminal conspiracy June
ID, when officers with search warrants
entered the Offices of the Jill and the
Higher Wage association and found
there evidence of what the authorities
claimed to be widespread move on
the part of the japanese strikers to
take possession of the government Of
the territory.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Clemenceau as Editor.

Paris, Aug. 21--M. Clemenceau,
who recently resigned as premier of
France following dispute with a
member of the French cabinet, will
take an editorial position on one of the
big Paris dailies. according to semi
official announcement made today.
Clemenceau is planning to take trip
to Africa and it is expected that he
will take up his new duties on his re-
turn from that journey. Before enter
ing upon his political career Clemenceau
was newspaper writer and he won his
name while engaged in Journalism.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
AlRSHiP ExPLODES.
Welman Made Good Start, but Acct
dents Bring Failure.

Camp Wellman, Spitzenbergen, Aug.
Is (via Hammerfest, Aug. 23).-Walter
Wellman s second attempt to sail over
the North Pole in balloon has resulted
in 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 III
o 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 a 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 Sptzenbergen.
Released from this great weight, the
airship shot upwards at terrific pace,
until it was 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 strong
wind.
The airship proceeded slowly south
ward to the edge of the pack ice, where
the steamer Fran was anchored. After
much difficulty, a tow rope was gotten
aboard the Fran, which started imme-
dately to tow the airship to Spitzen-
bergen.
The strain was so great, however,
that it threatened to tear the ear to
which the rope was attached to pieces,
and Mr.. Wellman finally decided to
bring the airship down to the surface
of the water. This was effected with
out mishap and the car rested on the
surface of the water until all the mem
bers of the crew, the dogs and the sci
entifc instruments could be transferred
aboard the Fran.
The America was then towed back to
the landing stage, and within short
distance of where the start was made.
But the ill-luck of the expedition was
not yet at an end. just as the airship
had reached the landing stage and ev-
erything looked favorable for its rescue
without serious damage, sudden gust
of wind caught the big bag broadside
on, and snatched it away from its tow
lines
1t was carried careening over rough
ice hummocks for some distance and
then it exploded. All the scattered
parts of the airship were subsequently
recovered, but the damage was so great
as to preclude any further attempt to
fly over the pole this year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
NFWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
TEACHING SUPPLY SHORT,
University Unable to Supply Demand
in State.

University of Oregon, Eugene-The
University of Oregon is experiencing
its annual demand for men qualified to
take country and town high school
principalships, and finds the demand at
present one practically impossible to
fill, owing to the lack of material.
These positions ordinarily pay not less
than 500 month, and number pay
81, 900 for the nine months term. All
university men available for this kind
of work were taken early in the season.
and if there had been twice as many
qualified for these positions or pre-
pared to teach special lines of work,
such as mathematics and physics,
there would have been no difficulty in
placing them. The demand for teach
ers this year has also indicated that
young men prepared to take charge of
high school athletics, in addition to
their regular subjects, are able to COM
mand some of the best positions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Selecting Crater Lake Route.

Klamath Falls-B. F. Herdil, the
government engineer who has been
sent from Washington to make the
preliminary location of the road from
Medford and klamath lake, has re-
turned to the city, after spending
several days looking over proposed
routes to Crater Lake, both on the
east and west sides of Upper klamath
river. Engineer Herdil has not suffi-
ciently compared the several routes to
Justify selection yet, and will spend
considerable more time in his recon-
noisance before rendering decision.
Before coming to this side of the
mountains he had carefully looked over
more than a dozen routes from Med
ford.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
WeIIman Will Try Again.

Camp Wellman, Danes Island, Spitz-
bergen, Aug. 16, via Christiana, Aug.
24.-To the general relief of the mem
bers of the polar expedition, Walter
Wellman, although disappointed at the
mishap to his dirigible balloon, an
nounced today that he was more de-
termined than ever not to abandon his
plan. Mr.. Wellman plans to build a
new ship, longer and narrower than
that which exploded, and of high speed.
Workmen today started enlarging the
airship house for an other campaign.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
Sells Weston Wheat Land.

Weston-When Donald McKinnon
sold his quarter section of land to JOS
eph Key for $1s, 900, new price was
set on Umatilla county wheat land.
Mr.. McKinnon resided two miles from
town. The price is at the rate of
$112.66 an acre, and indicates that
Weston land is regarded as worth
something by those acquainted with its
unexampled fertility. Mr.. Key started
with a shoe string, and now owns
abont $50 acres.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
School Heads to Meet June %.

Salem-The annual convention of
county school superintendent has been
called by ]. H. Alderman, superin-
tendent of public instruction, to meet
in his office Monday, June %. Among
the topics to be considered are school
supervision, how it 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.