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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
FORTHCOMING MESSAGE.
President Taft viii Ask for Epoch
Making Changes.

Washington, Nov. l6.-The chief
subjects to be discussed by President
Taft in his forthcoming message to
congress are not secrets since the re-
cent tour of the president. He has in
dicated pretty clearly in his speeches
what they will be, and has mapped out
a program more ambitious and more ex.
tensive than even Mr.. Roosevelt him
self ever attempted. Mr.. Taft proposes
to submit the whole program to con
gress at one time-to ask in single
message for the enactment of laws that
will, if they are passed, mark the COM
ing session of congress as truly epoch
making.
Most of the bills he proposes to have
introduced affect corporations in one
way or another, and the most impor-
tant of them promise to arouse fully
as much opposition as anything that
developed in the fight over the rate
bill three years ago.
Mr.. Taft will propose to congress i'm
portant legislation upon at least ten
subjects. Each is a matter which will
provoke discussion and arouse opposi-
tion in congress, especially in the SEN
ate, so that from the present point OF
view the prospect is for long and
acrimonious session. The chief sub
jects on which the president will rec
ommend legislation are:
l. Supervision of the issue of stocks
and bonds by interstate corporations.
>. REIMBURSEMENT of the duties and
powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
3. Expansion of the duties of the
bureau of corporations
I. Creation of new bureau in the
department of justice to deal with
violations of law by interstate carriers.
). Establishment of so-called
"railroad court
8. Amendment of the Sherman anti
trust law,
:. Creation of postal savings bank.
s. Ship subsidies.
9. Amendment of the procedure re-
garding the granting of injunctions.
10. Conservation of natural re-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
RAINFALL IN FOUR
DAYS "A INCHES
Jamaica Is Deluged by Unprecedented
TOrrentiaI DOwnpOur.
Kingston Reported to Have Suffered
$5OO,OOO Damage-Loss Of Life
Is Feared-Fruit.: Trade Is Para
Iyzed-One Steamer Total Wreck
and Many SIoops Aground.

Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 10, via Hol.
land Bay, Ja., Nov. 12.-From the frag-
mentary reports arriving here from the
countryside the damage resulting from
the storms and floods that have ragged
throughout this island since last Friday
is enormous.
Loss of life has resulted, but esti
mates are impossible.
A portion of the railway and the
coast line on the north side of the island
has been seriously damaged.
Property in and around Kingston spf
fered severely, the damage sustained
thus far being estimated at 100000.
The recorded rainfall from November
6 to November 10 was 4S inches. The
downpour continues, the daily fall av-
eraging 10. inches. In one day the
precipitation amounted to 13 inches.
There are no signs of the weather
breaking
Communication was established today
with the north coast by steamer
All telegraph wires are down and
messages are being sent from Kingston
to the cable house by boat.
The banana plantations in the north
and northeastern portions of the island
have been badly hit by the storm.
Thousands of acres of trees have been
leveled, and the fruit trade is at
complete standstill.
The United Fruit Company's steamer
Bradford, which went ashore at Port
Antonio, is a total wreck The Brad
ford was built at Copenhagen in 1904.
She was of OH tons net register and
was owned by NJ. Jebsen, of Hamburg
Numerous sloops have been lost off the.
coast. The Norwegian steamer Amanda
was ashore at Port Antonio, but was
successfully foated.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
STUDENT HOMES PRoBED.
o. A. @. Faculty inquiries Into Sanitary
and Moral Conditions.

Oregon Agricultural College, Corval'
lis-Student boarding and rooming
houses of the city will be thoroughly
investigated by the college authorities
in order to determine whether or not
the conditions surrounding the students
are wholesome.
A committee of the faculty will ex.
anime into the social life of all students
living outside of the dormtories. Mem.
bers of the committee will call upon
all college women in order to determ-
inc whether or not they are being prop.
erly chaperoned and cared for. Another
faculty committee is charged with in
vestigating the sanitary condition of
student domiciles.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Big Ship in Glass Alone.

Quincy, Mass, Nov. 13-Oficial fig
ures made public today indicate the
new battleship North Dakota is in a
class by herself as far as steaming
radius is concerned. The figures show
the North Dakota steaming at an aver.
age speed of IL knots an hour, is able
to travel 5000 nautical miles without
recoaling. At 19-knot speed the big
ship would be able to steam 1000 miles
without replenishing her bunkers, while
she would be able to cover 5000 miles
without recoaling when steaming at
her maximum speed of 2l1a knots.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Baker Schools Win Medals.

Baker City-Two gold medals for
Baker City schools are on the way from
Seattle, according to advice received
by Superintendent Churchill from Pro
fessor Powers, head of the Salem
schools. No official notification has
been made by the committee appointed
to examine all exhibits and award
medals and prizes, but there is no doubt
that Bakers schools have been hon
ored with the two medals-one for high
school work and the other for ele-
mentary or grade work. Only Baker
City, Portland and Salem of the Ore
gon cities received awards at the ex-
position.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Cooks Photos Assailed.

New York, Nov. 15.-Professor Her
schel C. Parker, of Columbia Univer
sty, who was member of DR.. Cook s
Mount Mckinley party, in lecture be
fore the Patria club of New York, de-
clared that after thorough consider
alton Of the evidence, he was convinced
that DIR. Cook did not get within 10
miles of the peak. "The photographs
which DR.. Cook claims are of the sum
mit,' he said, "were taken from
Brown Ridge, 20 miles away. I know
positively that they are not pictures
of the main peak''
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Three Dead, Five Injured.

Pittsburg, Nov. 16.-Three unidenti-
fed men are dead, five others are seri-
ously injured and u men and women
are suffering from bruises and shocks,
the result of a fire in a lodging house
on the river front early today. When
the fire broke out 80 persons were
asleep in the building. FIremen
aroused them and carried the women
and children to safety. Bodies of the
unidentified foreigners were not found
until this afternoon, when persons
clearing away the debris found them
under a stairway
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Hitchcock Filed on Homestead.

Dee--lt is not generally known that
the present postmaster general of the
United States at one time filed on Il
homestead in the Hood River valley,
but such is the case. About nine years
located on IA homestead near here by
w. r. Winans, who was then in the
timber cruising and land locating bus
mess. Mr.. Hitchcock went east, en-
tered politics and abandoned the idea
of growing apples for a livelihood.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Freed. He Sues HeneY.

San Francisco, Nov. ia. R. Nc
kinley, one of the United Railways
detectives, who was arrested several
months ago on a charge of stealing
documents from the office of District
Attorney Langdon, entered suit today
against Rudolph Spreckels, William j.
Burns, Francis J. Heney, Harry Will
bur and "John Doe' Burns for $4,000
damages for conspiracy and false inn
prisonment. The charge against Nc
Kinley was dismissed last week.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Potatoes Prove Good Crop.

North Bend-C. F. Powers, farmer
on Cunningham Creek, has harvested
one of the largest crops of potatoes that
has been reported this season. On an
acre he secured 1900 pounds of po-
tatoes which he has sold for ~ cents
pound, realizing 1855 from the acre.
Two thousand bushels of oats from the
Coquille Valley, to be sold as seed,
came from Bandon. The oats were
sold at the fancy price of 81 cents per
bushel at CoquiAe. There are three
different varieties and the yield was
from 10 bushels to l35 bushels per
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Woman Doctor Weds Girl.

San Francisco, Nov. 16.-Dr. Alice
Bush of Oakland, a well known physi-
clan and daughter of Tax Collector
Bush of San Francisco, was granted a
divorce yesterday on the unusual plea
Of fraud in the marriage contract. In
plain words, DIR. Bush found that she
had married a woman. Her husband
was R. K. Morgan, a fine looking young
medical student Of %, who came here
from New York. They were married
in 1905.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Desert Yields Autoist

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. I3.-Charles
Harris, driver of the "baby" Ford car
in the Los Angeles Phoenix road race,
who became lost on the desert during
the race, was found by searching
party today about 90 miles from Phoe-
nix. He was utterly exhausted by his
experience, having been without food
or water for 80 hours. Harris was de-
layed by breakdown and became lost
at night in the barren mountains. For
two days he drove his car over the des-
ert sands, looking for a road.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Buys Land at The Daues.

The Dalles-Jacobsen Bros. have
sold S5S acres of land on Lower Ten
Mile to +. NJ Remington for $24 an
acre. They bought the same land two
years ago for $40 an acre. About 70
per cent of the tract is wheat land,
while the rest is fairly good pasture.
Mr. Remington is recent arrival
from Walla Walla, where he has been
engaged in wheat raising, and has come
to this country, believing 1t is a bet
ter wheat country than Walla Walla
valley.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Aurora-A motor car service between
Silverton and Portland is promised by
the Southern Pacific within the pres
ent month. Following the announce
ment of the railway company the state
railroad commission postponed action in
the case until the motor cars could be
placed in service. While the gasoline
motor car is used in many places in
the east and middle west this will be
the first car of its kind to be used in
Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Big Field of Cabbage.

Forest Grove-J. w. Myer has just
finished harvesting Is acres of cabbage
thought to be the largest field in the
Willamette valley given exclusively to
that vegetable. They are planted on
ordinary land, such as one will find in
the vicinity anywhere, and grow en-
tirely without irrigation. The grow
ing of cabbage on an extensive scale
has never been tried in this county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Weston People Buy in Wallowa

Weston-A large amount of Weston
capital is being invested in Wallowa
county land in the vicinity of Enter
prise. at from 500 to $50 an acre. A
big deal has just closed whereby G. w.
Stages, mayor of Weston and an ex-
tensive farmer here, takes over $50
acres in one body. Others who have
brought are A. B. Woods and w. s.
p9VOp
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Grind Beets at La Grande.

La Grande-Beet-pulling is now near
ly completed, and the sugar mill which
has been in constant operation for sew
cral weeks. is nearing the end of its
run. The beet crop is said to exceed
last years in quantity of beets. The
mill is running night and day, and en-
ploving 40.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Burns-Somethng of the wonderful
development of Central Oregon can pe
gained from the fact that the assessor
of Harvey County has increased the
valuation of tilIable land from $3.50, O,664
last year to $3,267 $50 this year, while
the acreage has increased from 1850
to 345,946.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Big Crop of Corn.

Oregon City-Seven acres Of corn
were grown this season on the J. Pro-
vost farm between here and Salem,
which yielded heavily. The land lies
near the Willamette river and has been
cultivated for a half century. A large
part of the corn stalks were over seven
feet tall
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Need New High School.

McMinnville-On Saturday, Novem-
Der 81, bond election will be held
at the overflow school house at the
west end of Third street for the pur-
pose of voting on the proposition of
issuing bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
build and furnish a high school build,
ing, for which a tract of land has been
bought
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Carlisle Seriously Ill.

New York, Nov. l6.-John c. Car
Isle, who was secretary of the treas
ury under President Cleveland, was re-
ported today as resting more comfort
ably at st. Vincent IS hospital, where
he lies seriously i'll with acute intes-
final trouble.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Record Price for Land.

La Grande-G. NJ. Curtiss has sold
90 acres of his land in Fruitdale for
$40O per acre. Mr.. Curtiss bought the
land seven years ago for 500 an acre.
The tract has an orchard of 6-year-old
trees which are just coming into bear
ing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
200 Acres of Field Peas.

Condon-IIenry Greber, farmer re-
siding near here, intends to sow 200
acres to field peas next spring in an
effort to try out the hog business. He
has Just received 200 bushels of seed
peas for which he paid So per bushel.
He has been raising corn as hog feed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Planning Big Orchards.

Ontario-Sutherlan and Beard are
preparing 100 acres of land for the
planting of an orchard in the spring.
Burbridge and Doolittle are preparing
60 acres to be set to apples.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Big Marshield Squash.

Marshfeld-A squash weighing 157
pounds has been placed on exhibition
at the chamber of commerce rooms by
Albert Pyritz, who has farm on Smith
River. There were six other squashes
on the vine. the smallest of which
weighed go pounds.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Strong on Onions.

Ontario-C. A. Johnson, whose ranch
is two miles south of Ontario, has just
harvested 10000 pounds of yellow Dan
yer onions from a single acre of his
land
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Soma p0tatoea

Corvallis-M. d. Hammel is harvest
ing 30 acres of potatoes and is secur-
ing a large yield. Mr.. Hammel is one
of the largest potato growers in this
section.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
British Cabinet Nav Quit

London, Nov. ia report is current
here that should the house of lords re-
ject the budget, Premier Asquith and
his cabinet would Immediately resign.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
3
STRANGER Skill
ANsITA!LlAN.
SAID TO BE MEMBERS OF BLACK
& HAND GANG-TWoi WERE Ks
/, y CAPTURED.

l = . q y -
CHESTER, ". va, March 1.-Be.
cause he would not give up his money
under tareats made by four unknown
Italians. said to be Black Hand" fol-
lowers. Guldato Mannarina, rs years
old. italian, was murdered late yes.
terday afternoon. a1annarina came
here from Cleveland -four weeks ago
and went to work III the tin mill.
Every pay day q gang Of strangers
has been noticed in the foreign col.
ony. Considerable booze is said to
have ben available in that section.
The strangers wanted to rattle o
talking machine and m!nted fabulous
prices for a chance. A quarrel fol-
lowed, which RESULTED in one foreign.
er being wounded and Marranlna
killed. ~ Hg
Two Of the gang were traced to
Smiths Ferry, Pa, four miles east,
where they were caught ind brought
to East Liverpool by Deputy Sheriff
Fred Martin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01

ly walks away they rush upon him
from behind. Fighting for his life, he
struggles to the room where the King
Is in hiding, and here he falls pierced
by the daggers and swords Of the
murderers. Now the King ventures
out from concealment and they exam.
Inc the dead man. The King himself
lifts an eyelid md starts back In
fright, thinking there is life, but they
convince him otherwise and he recov.
ers from his partial collapse. Search.
ing the body they find letter indicat.
Ing that the Duke mad ben flnanclny
Spain in her war with France, and
the King brutally kicks the head Of
his victim. A lock Of hair Is cut from
the head aud the King, placing 1t In a
book. dismisses the consplrators and
piously kneels to pray. Gruesome
though tho picture IS It is Of such
remarkable merit that we forget all
but the artistic quality. X.
This fine production can be seen at
the DIXIE Tuesday. March I'd, oil day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
CHEAPER, POSTAGE RATE.

III fI1ni0n Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Two.cent
letter postage between the United
State sand Newfoundland became eff
fectvo today, the postal departments
Of the two governments having agreed
, To tho reduction.
The postage ilas hitherto been five
cenls. The am ouncen,ent Of the
Orange gives general satisfaction, as
j Newfoundland alone Of the British
colonies had not been in the postal ar
rhngement' agreed upon last year.
The reform is said to be due largely
to DR.. Dilfred' Grenfell, the Labrador
missionary, who. when in Washington
recently. male representations on the
subject to President Roosevelt and
POSTMASTER General Meyer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
CLOSED SALMON SEASON,
Union Associated Pressll

SEATTLE, Wash, March Under
the agreement Of the joint commission
appointed by the Washington and
Oregon legislatures to formulate rules
regulating the Columbia river salmon
flsheries.' a spring closed season COM
menced to-day AMI will last to May l.:
T.,e agreement calls for spring
closed season from March / TO May +,
a fam closed season from August IS to
September 10. Sunday closed season
from MAy 1 to August IS, the repeal Of
the two initiative laws passed by Orc
gun June. 1907, and also the mutual
recognition Of floating gear licenses.
The laws Of the two States have
becn Din direct opposition. This Is the
first time there has been an exact
and detlnMo agreement: 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
TICKETS. SUPPLY TIPS"

H
DALLAS, Tex, March IAN inno'
walton which may be taken u9' by rail;
roads over the country was inaugu.
rated by the "Eaty" system to-day,
through which passengers in Texas
and Louisiana can Tip" the porters,
buy Their meals. pay their face. pay
excess baggage, or for anything tho
company sells, wit ha new idea Of the
road called fare tickets"
No more will the traveller have to
sit IN the car hungry aud watch his
fellow passengers boiling "ham and
and doughnuts and coffee. because Ire
hasn't the price. Instead Of Just buy.
Ing your ticket, buy a flare ticket"
which will pay your fare. your meals.
or for excess baggage. You can even
tip the porter with It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
rlcHon and, sentence Of the woman

rteHon and sentence Of the woman
was tile sequel to, the famous trunk
mystery" which agitated' all California,
when thesbody Of a man was found
In a. gaggage Office. j5
At the trial Of the case.it was proved
By the District Attorney that McVlcar
had been poisoned. His body was
found In 4 trunk at tie Stockton rail.
way station, where It had been taken
for shipment to San Francisco. Mrs
La Doux claimed that the man died
flom- atural! causes, and that she hal
put the liody in the trunk ut the com
mand of stranger, who has never ap-
pearel and whom sne' has'neWr been
ablo, to produce.
Arter' tile discovery Of tho body Mrs,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
M. E. Church. South, Special Services

M. E. Church. South, Special Services.
The special services are still in pro-
gress ut the N. E. Church, South. The
meetings are fairly well attended, and
the interest manifested Is very encour-
aging, and are gradually deepening
and widening In the hearts Of those
who attend; and the present ind!cd.
tons are that the meetings win prove
great success in T. new awakening
along the lines OF higher life aud bet
ter living. Il
We hone and pray for a better
church work with our members, and
that many who are not in the church
may be brought In. through the lntlu.
ences of these meetings. Rev. Critics
Is n very rorceful and eloquent. speak.
or, and Is full Of the spirit and his
mission to do good, and II the unsaved
will attend these services they will
reap great good and lasting benefit.
The preaching Is Of practical or.
der, md the singing spiritual, and both
combine TO impress on the, nearer the
Importance Of 4 betterment OF Our SUI.
rolnllngs and n purer personal life.
Services ench evening this week at
7:38. AN arc, cordially invited to at.
tend. Tho theme for this evening Is,
Echoes From He'll and Heaven"
MEMBER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
Assassination Of the Duke de Gulse.

e. q q.
Assassination Of the Duke de Gulse.
This Is the second Of tho "flm DART
Of the Pathe Company. aud It's super
Tor quality In Photographic excellence.
superb acting. rich settings and cos.
tunes and skillful dramatic handling
Of carefully constructed picture mar.
rative distinguishes It as one OF the
few masterpieces Of motion picture
production. The story was written for
Pathe Freres by N. Henri Levedan, OF
the Academic Franchise, and the chief
parts were played by Mile. Robinne
and :Mesrs. Lebargy and Albert Lam.
Der, Of the Coincide Franchise. Warn.
Ing Is sent to the. Duke de Gulse at the
house OF the Warehouses de Noir.
monitors that King Henry means to do
him harm. The Duke laughs ut the
warning, telling the lady that the
King dare not. In the picture this re-
ply Of the Duke Is shown by having
lin write tho words "hc dare not on
paper and handing It to her, which
Is the oaly alscoperable Inconsistency
in the film. Spoken words could have
been shown better in a subtitle, or
their import could haze been left to
the Imagination, as the Dukes conduct
gives ample indication OF his mean.
ing. Needless Of the warning, tho
Duke goes to the council meeting. We
next sec King Henry with omlnous
cure arranging the plot for the muir.
der wit hthe men whom he has chosen
for the purpose. He swears them on
Il cruelty, examines their swords, and
concludes That daggGrs are better for
the deed So he selects three which
'ho hands to chosen men. He he hides
behind tapestry, while ono Of tho
men Is sent to summon the Duke.
The Duke leaves the council. undcter.
red by the objections OF his friends,
passes the King in hiding md enters
amidst the group OF consplrators. Not
seeing the King, he turns facing his
enemies, who bow ebseaalously as he
confronts them individually. AS he
turns his back on them they start for
ward as IL to strike, but he turns
again. suddenly, and their menacing
movements change to bringing att:
tudes-theseS eight OF ten men seek:
Ing the life 81. one. Then; as he proud.