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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
IcicIes on Orchard Trees.

Kansas City, May 3. - Freezing
weather, with the temperature in
Western Kansas going as low as 20 de-
grees above zero. still prevailed in the
Southwest Saturday, according to the
local observer. 1t covered most of
Missouri, all of Kansas, the greater
portion of Oklahoma and extended into
the Texas panhandle. On many Kan
sas fruit farms ice three quarters of an
inch thick formed and there is not much
prospect of fruit crop this year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Klamath Falls to Clean Up.

Klamath Falls-In preparation for
the celebration of the completion of
the railroad, klamath Falls will have
"clean up day." 1t is the desire to
make the city as near spotless town
as possible and put it in first class san
itary condition. With the extensive
street improvements being planned for
the year, which will probably include
the paving of Main street its entire
length, the town will be one of the
most attractive spots on the coast for
summer visitors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Borne to His Tomb.

Pekin, May 3.-The body of the late
Kwang Hsu, emperor of China, Satur-
day began the long journey to the
Western tombs, 80 miles away, for
final interment. The dowager empress
will not be inferred until the fall. The
procession started from the precincts of
the Forbidden City at / / o'clock. The
march to the tombs will take four days
and the entire route is to be over the
great highway especially constructed
for the passage of the imperial coffin.
The tomb cost considerably over ST.
900, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
1000 Chinese En- Route.

Vicvoria, B. c., May 3.-There are
over 1000 Chinese on the way to Vic
toria. The Empress of Japan is due
tomorrow with SIS, and the steamer
Ming Chow, of the Blue Funnel line, is
bringing over 500 according to advices
from Hongkong. The Canadian Pacific
is bringing 300 tons of raw silk from
Japan, valued at $750,OOO.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Much Work Ahead.

Springfield, ILL.,, May with ad-
journment only three or four weeks
away the legislature will redouble its
speed the coming week to clear the
calendars of the masses of bills that
have accumulated. The senate is for
taking sine die adjournment May %,
and has adopted joint resolution fix
ing that day as the time for winding
up the session, but the house is shout
ing for more time, and will probably
set May 2S or 29 as the time.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Fraud in Deed Recording2

Notwithstanding possibilities of
wholesale recording of fraudulent deeds
is subject into which the grand jury
has begun to delve. One case has been
under investigation for several days
and another has just come to light, the
man who charges the swindle at once
heading for the grand jury room.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Reduced Rates for eachers.

Salem-J. H. Alderman, state su-
perintendent of schools and director of
the National Educational association
for Oregon, has issued circular letter
to the teachers of Oregon, relating to
the annual convention of the associa-
tion, which convenes in Denver July 5,
and holds four days, in which he states
that the railway lines have made re-
duced round trip fares which will be
in effect on July /. A number of
teachers will 90.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Roosevelt to See Pope.

Rome, May 4.-While on the Red
sea, April II, en- route to Mombasa,
Theodore Roosevelt wrote letter to
Cardinal Satolli in which he said: 81
look forward to renewing out acquaint-
ance year hence, when shall present
my respects to the holy father, to
whom | beg of you to give my personal
repards -
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Snow Crushes Buildings.

klamath Falls-The first man to
cross the Crater Lake national park
from Rogue river to Fort klamath this
spring reports than the office build
ings. barn and other structures of the
of the headquarters at
Annie lake have been crushed by the
extremely heavy snowfall of last win
ter, These buildings were we'll and
built and the loss is serious
one. Superintendent Arant and an
assistant will return to the park soon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Clatsop County Renigs.

Astoria-The County court has made
an order directing the clerk to draw a
warrant for the first half of the state
tax as levied by the state board on Jan
uary 2, 1909. This means that the
County court will not recognize the
$4, 900 increase which the state board
at later date made in Clatsop coun-
tvs apportionment of the state tax.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Increase Grande Ronde Acreage.

Union-There is more land seeded to
grain in the Grand Ronde valley than
ever before. The acreage will run Is
to 20 per cent higher than that of last
year. Land which has never before
been broken, but pastured continually,
has been seeded to spring wheat and
oats. This shows that Grand Ronde
valley farmers are awakening to the
fact that there is money in grain. For
past years there has not been sufficient
grain rraised to meet the local demand,
the flour mill of this city having to
have grain shipped in from other points.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Welcome Rain at PendIeton.

Pendleton = A rain which means
thousands of dollars to the grain grow
ers and the county generally fell here
last week. 1t came down gently with
out any wind, and every drop seemed
to go into the ground.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Dollar Wheat in ALBANY,

Albany-Wheat sold for 81 bushel
in Albany few days ago for the first
time in 20 years. This price was
quoted by the local mill of the Port
land FIGURING Mills company. Most of
the wheat stored here has been sold,. so
very little is on hand for the 81 price.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Cold Wave Hits France,

Paris, May 4.-Northeastern France
is in the grip of an unprecedented cold
wave. There have been snowfalls at
several places and it is feared that the
fruit crops and vineyards have been
seriously damaged.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Echo Peach Trees Blooming

Echo-Orchardists in this vicinity
who cut down their peach trees several
weeks ago because they believed them
frozen out in January now regret their
action, as some trees are beginning to
bloom. Alfalfa has been slightly frost
bitten, but it il believed the crop has
not been seriously damaged.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
Tabriz Cries for Food

Teheran, May 1.-The international
Relief committee of Tabiz has issued
an urgent appeal for subscriptions on
behalf of the famishing population of
the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
$4,000 Sheep Are Sold,

Pendleton-Mixed yearling sheep to
the number of nearly 25, 900 have been
shipped from Arlington within the past
two weeks. The prices paid range
from So to 81 per head, while the same
grade of sheep sold last season for from
S2.75 to 1925 per head. Most of
these were purchased by Eastern
Washington and Southern Idaho buy
ers, and were shipped to those states.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
WaIlowa Merchants Organize.

Wallowa - The Wallowa County
Merchants association has been organ
lied here. Representative firms from
each town of the county were present.
G. W. Hyatt, of Enterprise, was elect
ed president; S. T. Combs, of Wallo-
wa, vice president; C. H. Zurcehr, of
Enterprise, secretary, and Wade Siler,
of Joseph, treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

myself: 4 wonder if that smart
young man who's cutting up such
a stir in New York could be Eliza
Davison's boy
by and by, when I heard how
this man Rockefeller got all his
money, and how he was giving it
to churches, l knew then that he
was Eliza's boy John.
Il don't think so much of John
at thnts OF aeonrsss1h any
boy any more-la, no! Seventy
No, he couldn't be 20, could he ?
Well. let me see," and Grandma s
mind retraced the years since she
and the mother of the richest man
in the world had been girl chums.
"Well, he must be 20 if you
say so. ] knew Eliza back in 81,
and we were both right smart
girls even then.
Il was born, and so was Eliza,
in the farming country between
Owasco and Skaneateles lakes, in
Cayuga county, New York state.
"How do l spell that lake ?
Well, l haven't forgotten. It's
S-k-a-n-e-a-t el-e-s. That's the
way they spelled it then.
"S'pose they do yet"
And Granma laughed at her
own spryness.
There was a lot of deep gull
lies in those parts, and old
Rockefeller, he was Godfrey
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

law, to refuse absolutely to pay
more than the original loan, plus
the legal rate Of interest.
Sharks Won't Sue.
If the shark is not satisfied
with that, defy him to sue you.
He might threaten and try to
bluff you, but he will not sue.
Loan sharks are wise and they
keep their shady business as far
from court room as possible.
Loan Business Slack.
Business with Tacoma loan
sharks Is slack this week as a
result of the expose OF the rob
berry made by the Times. More
over the sharks are reading up on
the state law and they are pro-
ceeding very cautiously. Certain
pawn brokers In Tacoma have
also been violating the Law
againet charging more than 3 per
cent interest per month and sew
|eral OF them are fearing the fate
|of those Seattle sharks, who were
yesterday convicted and fined
500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
{. N. RICHARD
GETS BIG
FIGHT
GUARANTEED PURSE OF $1O1,-
900 FOR JEFFRIES-JOHNSON
MILL is ACCEPTED-BAT-
TIE WILL PROBABLY BE
HELD IN FRISCO.
(ny United Press Leased wire.)

(by United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-It was
announced today that the managers
of Jeffries and Johnson have ac-
cepted the bid of e. M. Rickard,
allied with Jack Gleason, for stag
ing the worlds championship
fight. The proposition accepted
was the first offered by Rickard.
namely. guaranteed purse of
$101 900 and two-thirds of the
receipts of the moving pictures of
the great battle.
1t is understood here that Pro-
moter Coffroth is In the deal with
Rickard and Gleason and that the
fight will be held in or near San
Francisco.
The fighters are figuring a, big
Income from the moving pictures
and II Is understood that the two-
third share OF the receipts from
that source was a big factor IN
the decision. The only positive
decision as to the location OF the
fight was set forth IN the bid
when 1t was stated that the battle
must be held In california, Me-
vada. or Utah"
Tom MccArey of Los Angeles
claims that the deal was ''framed
up" against him and that he new
Ier would have had a chance
against the combine" no mtter
'wbat his bid might have been.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

6. A conservative law defin-
ing the powers of the president
friends that this action will tend
to allay the general dissatisfac-
tion of the people manifestly
stirred up by the Ballinger-Cun-
ningham-Glavis business.
The record of the Taft admin
istration, particularly the yield
and secretary of interior and pro-
viding for the disposition of gov
errment coal lands, forests, water
power and semi-arid districts.
z. Central bank legislation.
These are the subjects which
President Taft will discuss in his
annual message TO congress. In
some cases he will make specific
recommendations; in others he
viii merely pass the subject up
to the Legislative branch.
The Ballinger-P Pinchot contro-
versy has determined President
Taft to bear down heavily on the
conservation issue. He will call
attention In his message 10 the
for 4 federal statute
clearly defining the powers Of the
secretary Of the interior and
other branches OF the executive ia
conserve the public domain. He
will urge that q bill pass at this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
His acts as President So Far
Have Been TO Get Congress on
His Side; Now VIII Congress
Carry Out These Projects?-
/ There Is Also Another Program.
BY ellison Gardner.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. g.
President Taft's legislative pro-
gram for the coming session of
congress is embraced under the
following heads:
Amendment of the interstate
commerce law along the lines of
his Des Moines speech. The net
result will be to add machinery
and diminish results.
3. Amendment of the antitrust
law along lines not yet indicated.
: 8. Reorganization of the bu-
raau Of corporations. taking away
some OF the power Of that bureau
and transferring them to de-
partment Of prosecutions under
the jurisdiction OF the attorney
general
ship subsidy legislation. Be.
Ing q plan to reconp ship owners
from the dig tariff taxes that. with
all other people. they have to pay.
$. Postal savings banks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
ALLEGED
BURGLARS
CAUGHT
TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR
EURGLARIZING B A RIB Il II
SHOP HAVE STOLEN GOODS
IN THEIR POSSESSION.

Two alleged burglars who
broke ipto the barber shop of Ed.
La Bounty at 1909 Pacific avenue
early this morning and stole SIS
worth of barber's instruments
were captured by Officer Rivard
several hours later, after they
had been shadowed for several
blocks by w. F. Weatherby, an
employe of La Bounty.
When arrested the men had in
their possession three razors,
two clippers and several other
stolen articles. Later the rest of
the stolen material was found in
a toilet in the Mint saloon.
The burglars gained entrance
into the shop through the front
door transonI, which had been left
open for ventilation. All the
goods were taken from the draw
ers of the different employees. A
big safe which stood in the cor
ner of the room was apparently
untouched, and the only money
taken was S1.10 belonging to the
porters.
At the station the younger man
gave the name of Arthur Will
liams and his age as 23 years,
while the older man gave his
name as Martin Moran, aged 81
years. Moran asserts that Will
liams got him into the scrape by
trying to get him to sell some of
the goods at pawn shop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 2.-The
immense Boston & Montana mines
of the Amalgamated Copper CON-
pany, closed down today as re-
suit of the strike of the railroad
switchmen, that has paralyzed
traffic and trade throughout this
section. Three thousand men are
thrown out of employment.
The inability to secure transpor-
tation of ore to the smelters al
Great Falls was given as the i'm.
mediate cause of the closing OF
the mines.
Because of the resulting short.
age of ore, the Great Falls smelt
ers were compelled also to close
and their fifteen hundred opera
tives are idfe today.
Freight traffic on the lines Of
the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads throughout
Montana is completely demoral'
ized.
Trainmen Joining Strikers
In many railroad centers mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Train.
men have Joined the strikers, and
no relief from the present acute
conditions is in sight.
Reports from eastern Montana
indicate the probability of all
Brotherhood men in that section
joining in the strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

j. An insurgent Legislative
embracing, ainons bther
things, q bill: for a postal saw
ings bank, n parcels post. employ
ers' liability, chile l.cor fegu-
lation, waterway .mp.ogements.
and limitation on the ir,unction
power.
5. An agitation of the tariff.
With all the above matters in
prospect, 1t is the conviction Of
those who are familiar with leeis-
lative methods that the coming
session of congress will adjourn
with practically no results to
show. The president docs not APP
pear to have the ability OF his
predecessor to back his consffnc-
tive program with the weight of
public sentiment and condolences
which went with the recomnisnl
dations Of his Predecessor ID Is
the conviction or many people that
President Taft has giyon nsora
lcredence to the glib promises OF
Mr.. Aldrich and OF MR. Cannon
than such promises deserve. In
|any case the coming session uiil|
demonstrate the relative ndvan-
|tage Of relying on the rfomises of
these leaders" or on the back
ling Of hn sroussd pubIlo septl-
'ment-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
TAFT'S PROGRAM NEW LAWS HE WANTS TO- GIVE us

session of congress which will
accomplish these ends. 1t is frank
ly hoped by the president and his
ing of the president to the Aid
rich tariff program, has been ex-
|eused on the ground that it was
necessary to make concessions In
|order that the support of Mr.. Aid
rich and Mr.. Cannon might be Sc
cured for the presidents real Leg
|islstive program" 1t is now CON
|ceded that the president must
make good with substantial ae-
accomplishment along some OF the
lines indicated above or admit
that his previous tactics were a
mistake. gs
IN addition to the official pro-
gram Of the administration there
will be other matters OF quite as
much Legislative Interest. Among
these are:
i. A committee TO investigate
THE Ballinger-C Cunning hams CLAWS
|coal claim and land fraud mat
tiers
q. a committee 20 investigate
THE sugar trusts frauds upbp the
Ieustosns service.
81 An effort BY the insurgents
I'm the house Of Representatives to
Irevisa the rules and unseat Speak
er Cannon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
AMERICANS
PLEAD FOR
PROTECTION
SITUATION IN HONDURAS DE-
CLAJtED TO Bic UNBEaiR-
ABLE--GOVERNMENT ASK
ED TO ACT-NUMEROUS RE-
PORTS OF INDIGNITIES.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. a.
Since the civil war in Nicaragua
began numerous reports of indig-
mites and expressions suffered By
foreigners at the hands OF petty
officers of the Honduras govern
ment on the Atlantic sea coast
towns have reached here.
It Is said that a strong protect
will he registered at Washin gson
and Americans, whom 1t is claim
ed have been mistreated, will ask
for protection of the government.
One American, who has just ar
rived here from Honduras. said
that the situation is becoming un-
bearable and unless the Washing
ton government interferes the for
eigners win be compelled to arm
themselves to protect their inter-
ests.
It is asserted by passengers ar
rivfng from Central America that
the petty officers have no respect
for an American. 1t Is said that
the officials expect crisis soon
and all are gathering 'sgraftv
against that time when they will
be out of office. Americans, 1t
Is claimed are the principal suf-
ferers ther0by.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
NOT A POUND OF FREIGHT is
BEING MOVED BY ROADS
RUNNING INTO TACOMA,
AND FOOD AND FUEL SUP
PLY is RUNNING LOW.

A shortage in many of the i'm
portant articles of food and OF
coal is certain in Tacoma Within
a few days If the strike of the
switchmen of Northwestern roads
continues and freight is held up
as it is at present.
Local commission houses never
have on hand any great supply.
owing to the perishable nature of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
MOTORMEN ARE
ON TRIAL
TODAY

Motormen Fred Foye and W. A.
Parkhurst, arrested yesterday for
operating cars of the Tacoma Rail-
way & Power companw with
flat wheels" were placed on
trial this afternoon before Police
Judge Arntson on the charge of
Violating the anti7noise ordinance.
They were taken into custody
through orders from Chief of Po-
lice Duley, after numerous COM
plants against the noisy cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

Rockefeller's boy, never did any
farming. But he always had
money. Don't ask me how he got
it. I've heard, but I'll never tell.
I read what Ida Tarbell wrote
about him, and l guess it was all
true.
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
SNOW STORM
CAUSE Of
HAVOC;
TAKES DOWN POLES AND
WIRES THROUGHOUT CITY
AND CARS ARE TIED UP
AND LIGHTS SHUT OFF
THOUSANDS WALK TO
WORK.

Street car service i'm Tacoma
was almost completely tied up
from I o'clock last night until
9:2O this morning; telegraph and
telephone service was badly de-
moralized, the city was in dark
ness early this morning, and
thousands of people were forced
to trudge to work as the result
of the record-breaking snowfall
last night.
Overhead wires all over the city
were weighed down with snow un-
til they snapped, destroying tele-
phone and telegraph connections,
and rendering the Tacoma Rail-
way a Power company's service
helpless. All the trouble was di-
recily due to the falling of teIe-
phone poles ON Pacific avenue.
Pole Falls on Car.
The trouble originated on Pa
eiflc avenue last night at 1
O'Clock as the last cars were re-
turning to the barn. At Pacific
avenue and Eighteenth street a
telephone pole, overtaxed with
the great weight. of snow on the
wires. snapped under the strain
and fell on Portland avenue car.
making its last run into the city.
There were no passengers on the
car and the motorman and con-
ductor escaped unhurt, although
the windows were smashed and
the roof of the car broken in.
Bad Tangle of Wires.
The falling pole brought down
with 1t the trolley wires on Pa
cific avenue, and the tugging.
snow-iaden wires soon sagged
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

company's lines so that there is
no danger of a famine in that
line.
Representatives of the big pack
ans companies today prcda cted a
shortage of meat unless the strike
is declared off Within the next AZ
hours.
Yakima apples and potatoes
will be scarce within very short
time. There are a good many
local potatoes that are brought In
by wagon or on the electric rail-
way but Tacoma draws upous the
Yakima country to an enormous
Continued on Page Three.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

Shortage of Food And Coal
Feared Because of Strike

their goods, and today the COM
mission men say the effect of the
strike will soon be noticed.
Little Supply of Fuel.
The fuel dealers have very lit
tie coal on hand, and famine N
that line will be experienced
within a week If conditions con-
Ftinue as they are today. No coal
can be brought in from the mines
and this, added to the fact that
the floods held up many cars be-
fore the strike, makes the situa-
tion all the more serious.
Most of the wood supply comes
on the Tacoma Railway & Power
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
Ready to Quit.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. q
President Zelaya is ready to give
up his office and allow Secretary
of State Knox to name his success
sor, according to a statement Civ
en- out here by Consul General
Altschul, of Nicaragua, who is
considered Zela's personal repre-
sentative in the United States.
The statement follows the ar
rival of two cable messages for
Altschul which are believed to
have been from Zelaya.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
SEWERS BLOCKED
AGAIN

There was more trouble this
morning from floods in the city
due to the snow.
The slush blocked up the sew
ers and prevented the water from
running off, and many complaints
were lodged at the city hall from
citizens whose cellars were flood
ed and whose lots were under
water because of the lack of prop
Ter drainage facilities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

Ray Miller. aged 13 years, died
last night at the Fannie Paddock
hospital following an illness of
over two months. He had been
living with his widowed mother
az $40 South e street up to the
Time OF his removal to the hos
pital. The remains will be shin.
ped to Centralia,. where interment
win TAX eplace.