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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
MAJOR ROWAN RETIRED.
Complete Continuous Service of Over
Thirty-Two Years.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The United
States army lost one of it's bravest and
most conspicuous officers today when
Major Andrew s. Rowan, who lately
has been on duty at Fort Douglas,
Utah, was placed on the retired list
after more than 32 years service.
Major Rowan is known popularity all
over the land as the "man who took
the message to Garcia He was
first lieutenant in the Nineteenth in
fantry when his great opportunity
came during the war with Spain. Ne
cessity arising for the dispatching of
trustworthy messenger to General
CaliXto Garcia to ascertain whether
the Cuban army could cooperate with
the army of the United States, Lieu
tenant Rowan was selected by Gen
elal Miles. Garcia was somewhere in
the interior of Cuba, surrounded on all
sides by the Spanish forces, and the
trip consequently was one fraught with
great danger.
Rowan made his way to Kingston,
Jamaica, thence overland to the north
coast of that island, where he slipped
away in a sail boat for the south shore
of Cuba, landing between Guantanamo
and Santiago. He made his way to the
interior of the island and found Gen
eral Garcia in the neighborhood of
Manzanilo. Part of the time Rowan
had passed as a Spaniard and part of
the time as a Cuban. Delivering his
message, he started to return, well
aware that if he had been captured he
would have been hanged like Nathan
Hale and Major Andre.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
SECRETARY KNOX GIVES OPINION
Says Groce and Cannon Committed No
Serious Offense.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary Knox
called on the President today and dis
cussed with him the increasing import
ance of the struggle with Nicaragua
Neither he nor the President made any
comment for publication OIL the devel'
opments up to date.
The gist of the controversy is that
neither Groce nor Cannon committed
any grave crime cognizable by the laws
of warfare, and therefore they were ex-
ecuted illegally and savagely.
Thomas Jefferson, when secretary of
state, laid down this principle:
"No citizen has right to go to war
on his own authority; and for what
he does without right he ought to be
punished"
This, too, is considered good law by
the state department, but how he is
to be punished is provided for as above.
That is to say, that there must be no
executions without the commission of a
grave crime.
If Groce and Cannon, as prisoners of
war, conspired to escape, or if they
were spies, they could have been shot
summarily and the United States could
not interfere. The present case is, from
all the legal points of view, one JUS
tifylng the intervention on which the
United States government is now en-
gagged by President Taft and Secretary
Knox
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
SHAKE-UP IN NAVY.
Sweeping Changes December Flight
ing Men Get Chance.

Washington, Nov 30-Heeding the
cry for reform in naval affairs, Secre
tary Meyer on Wednesday will inaugu
rate the most sweeping changes in the
navy department since the establish
ment of the bureau system in 1912. Him
self an ex director of banks and manu-
featuring companies, he hopes to put
the department on business basis be-
The keynote of his reforms is the sub.
ordination of the bureau chief. Sum.
married., essential changes to be ex.
pected by the Meyer plan are:
The selection of four responsible adj
visers on subjects within the four
groups into which duties of the depart
ment fall, to be known as the aide for
material, the aide for personnel, the
aide for operations Of the fleet and the
aide for Inspections
The grouping of the bureaus into two
divisions of material and personnel, ac-
cording to the nature of their duties.
The establishment of a division of
operations of the fleet.
The establishment of comprehensive
inspection system.
L Hc tSId VI Il uOueTU, Ell
fcient, cost keeping system in the navy
department and at navy-yards.
The separation of navv-yard work
into two divisions of hulls and ma
chnerv.
The abolition of the bureaus of con-
struction and equipment.
Henceforth officers who fight the
ships are to have more influence in the
navy department. Chosen men from
among them are to be the official eyes
and ears of the secretary. laden with
full responsibility for their reports, but
will not be his hands. The secretary
will retain his administrative and ex-
ecutive power for his own exercise and
that of the assistant secretary of the
navy.
All reforms go into effect December
/, except the abolition of the bureau of
equipment, which congress alone can do
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
WHITE PLAGUE GETS BLOW.
San Francisco Health Board Wins Fight
on Disease.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-An ordinance
framed by the board of health imposing
regulations upon persons afflicted with
tuberculosis, was passed by the board
of supervisors yesterday.
Under it physicians are required to
report within "a hours every person
coming under their notice who shows
symptoms of tuberculosis. A complete
record Of every case will be kept by the
health department.
When case is reported, it is made
mediate report if the patient vacates
the quarters he was then occupying, or
if there is no physician, then the duty
devolves on the landlord. The apart
ments must be disinfected and renovated
before they can again be occupied The
cleaning or renovating must be done at
the expense of the landlord, and if it is
not done to the satisfaction of the
health authorities, then the following
notice will be posted at the door of the
room:
Tuberculosis is communicable dis
ease. These apartments have been oc-
cupied by consumptive, and may be
infected. They must not be occupied
until the order of the health officer,
directing the disinfection and renova-
ton, has been complied with
The most radical feature of the new
law is that which gives the health au
thorities power to remove victim from
his own home by force, if it is believed
that his presence there menaces his
children or the other members of his
family. The health officer becomes
clothed with unlimited power in his
campaign against the disease, and there
is no appeal from his order. Another
section bars children showing symptoms
of the disease from the private and
public schools.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
800. 900 DEMAND MORE PAY.
Eastern Railroad Men Will Ask Ten
Per Cent Raise.

New York. Dec. 3.-Representatives
of tranmen on all the eastern railroads
of the country, comprising 100000 EN-
ployes, issued statement today declar-
ing they would soon present a demand
to the railroads for 10 per cent in
crease in wages. The statement reads
in part as follows:
''The votes in the various districts
have all been taken by members of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and
soon will be presented to all eastern
railway companies. Everything pos
sble will be done to avoid strike
Though the Switchmen's union of
North America believes in radical meas
ures, the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men does not. The agreements with
the eastern railroads stipulate that they
may be terminated upon 80 days no
tice by either party. No such notice
has as vet been given.'
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
sWITCHMEN GO ON STRIKE.
Order Promptly Obeyed by $500 Men
Throughout Northwest.

St. Paul, Dec. 1.-After Is days of
negotiation between the Switchmen 8
union of North America and the joint
committee of railroad managers, repre-
senting 13 railroads Of the northwest,
strike involving $500 switchmen be-
came effective at 6 o'clock last night.
The men are employed by railroads
running west and north of St. Paul
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
coast, and, unless speedily settled, the
strike will mean a serious interruption
to the traffic.
Twenty-three hundred men are in
volved.
All Hill line switchmen in Seattle,
Tacoma, Bellingham, Everett, Spokane
and other western division points are
out.
Passenger trains where necessary are
being made up by terminal superin,
tendents and their assistants.
The railroad managers charge that
the strike order is a violation of the
spirit of conference pending to obtain
arbitration under the Erdman law.
The switchmen declare the railroads
forced the issue.
The demands of the switchmen are
for double pay for Sundays, holidays
and overtime; an advance of 90 cents
a day of ten hours in the wages of
switchmen, switch tenders, towermen,
engine herders and assistant yard
masters; modification of the rule pro-
viding for the payment of penalty in
case of failure to permit switchmen to
secure their meals in the middle OF
their shift at stated period, which
contemplates double pay in cases where
it became necessary to work portion
of the meal hour, and the elimination
of the physical examination and the
age limit placed upon switchmen en-
tering the service.
Both sides to the dispute issued
statements tonight. That of the rail
road managers declares that an in
crease of cents an hour, or 20 cents
day, was offered by the railroads in
territory west of Billings and Havre,
Mont, but declined. Further increases
were refused, the statement says, be-
cause pay' of switchmen had been in.
creased previously and now averages
more than 500 a month. The rail.
roads say the strike order was issued
while conference with United States
Commerce Commissioner Knapp and
United States Commissioner Labor
Neill, looking to arbitration under the
Erdman act, was pending. Bad faith
in calling the strike is charged
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
PEARL NECKLACE SEIZED.
Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Jewels Into
Country Leads to Loss.

New York, Dec. 2.-The Chesbrough
pearl necklace was seized today by
Collector Loeb, who appraises its 312
units, with the duty added, at $4,000.
The owner is Mrs. Fremont B. Ches
brough, wife of millionaire lumber
man of Detroit and Boston.
Two customs inspectors swear they
found bill of sale for the pearls last
May in the false bottom of one of Mrs
Chesbrough s trunks. but the pearls
Were missing, According to Ches.
hrough, the Jewels were being held to
his order in Toronto Canada. Collector
Loeb SAYS that he insisted upon pos.
session, but was given what proved to
be an imitation.
He continued to press the govern
ment s claim. and on July % he OBJ
tained the originals. He has held them
since, pending proof that they had
never been in this country. Such proof
has not been forthcoming, according to
Mr.. Loeb. and today the necklace was
seized as preliminary to action against
Mrs. Chesbrough.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Favors One-Man Power.

Washington, Dec. 3.-It is understood
that the house committee that has been
investigating the construction work on
the Panama canal will present to con
gress several definite projects: Among
the most important, probably, viii be
a proposal to abolish the present canal
commission and substitute a chief engi-
necr. director and civil governor to
direct the work under the existing or
ganization. The members of the com
mittee are convinced, it is reported, that
the construction work on the canal
would be expedited should Chief Eng-
neer Goethals be permitted to proceed
with his work fee from hindrance by
the governmental red tape with which
he is now surrounded
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. 6.
MORE BONDS IN SIGHT.
New Tariff Law Not Up to Expecta
tions as Revenue Maker

Washington, Nov. 30.-Treasury offl
cials are only fairly well satisfied with
the way the new tariff law is working
from revenue standpoint. Up to to
day the receipts from customs for the
present fiscal year amount in round
numbers to $139,000,000. This is near
ly $29,000,000 more than was collected
for the same period last year, under
the Dinglcy law. The receipts this
month, however, show falling off. In
October they were $29,000,0OO and this
month they were only $24,O00,000 in
the aggregate. The total receipts from
all sources last month were $57, 100000
while this month they are only $44,
100000, with two more days. returns
to be heard from.
On the other hand, disbursements
show a decided decrease. Whereas
last month they reached 100000
they have this month been only $50,
100000. The working balance in the
treasury has been reduced to $26,266,
9S3, compared with $30,701 1924 on this
date in October.
Unless the revenues from customs
and other sources increase or other
means Of cutting down expenditures are
discovered, this working balance will
steadily decline and soon reach point
where it will be necessary to issue Pan.
anna bonds in order to replenish the
funds Of the treasury.
Over $96,000,000 of the funds of the
treasury have been used on the Panama
canal and it will require bond sale to
reimburse the treasury.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
START FOR NICARAGUA.
Marines Gather on Both Coasts, With
Flag Officer in Command

Washington, Dec. 2.-Naval forces of
the United States are being move for
ward tonight to both coasts of Central
America to protect American life and
property in Nicaragua, by force of
arms if necessary.
With the departure this afternoon
from Philadelphia of troopship Prairie,
with 700 marines aboard, for the 18TH
mus of Panama, and, if it be so de-
creed, Nicaragua, and with the sailing
from Magdalena bay of the protected
cruiser Albany, and the gunboat York
town, for Corinto, on the Pacific coast,
activity of the navy department was
becoming manifest on both oceans that
wash the Nicaraguan shores.
Besides, the cruisers Des Moines and
Tacoma and the gunboat Marietta are
living off Port Limon, Costa Rica, ready
for any call upon them, and guns OF the
little gunboat Vicksburg are pointed
toward the custom house and town of
Corinto. The gunboat Princeton is
also endeavoring to make her way from
the Bremerton navy-yard, Washington,
to Cornto.
With the probability Of many delicate
questions arising in Nicaragua, the
navy department decided to send a
flag officer to Nicaragua to take COM
mand of the American naval forces.
Rear-A dmiral William w. Kimball was
chosen. He sailed for Colon today on
the Prairie. He will make his way
from there to Corinto. Admiral Kim
ball is a member of the naval board OF
examinations and retirements and the
bureau of construction.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
LORDS DEFEAT BUDGET.
Kings Agents Are Without Authority
to Collect Taxes.

London. Dec 1.-The house of lords
tonight, for the first time in 800 years,
refused its formal assent to the bud
get thereby making it illegal for the
kings agents to collect taxes with
which to carry on the government.
This action of the peers was taken
in direct disregard of the advice of
such able members as Rosebery, Nor
ley, Lord James of Hereford, Lord
Cromer, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, the
Earl of Lytton, Lord Courtney and the
Archbishops of Canterbury and of
York.
The budget will now go before the
country for its approval or rejection;
that is, the crown, through the minis
try, will dissolve the house of com
mons and order general election.
Whether the present liberal house and
ministry shall be sustained in insisting
on the budget will be the issue in the
contest at the polls.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
CUT RELATIONS
WITH NICARAGUA
Secretary Knox Returns Passports of
ZeIaya'S Representative.
Recognition Given to De Facto Gov
ernmentlof Revolutonsts-Ques-
ton of Actual War Is Left TO Con-
gress-Death of Americans Laio
to ZeIaya Personally.

Washington, Dee. 2.-Secretary OF
State Knox late today returned the
passports of Felipe Rodriguez, charge
d affaires of the Nicaraguan legation
with letter scathingly denouncine
the Zelayan administration of the gov
ernment of Nicaragua.
The letter is definitely declared tC
represent the views of President Taf,
and is about as plain spoken as any
thing emanating from the state de-
partment in many years.
The extraordinary feature of the let
ter is that it seems to evince an inten
ton on the part Of the United States
to hold President Zelaya personally re-
sponsible for the alleged torture and
execution of the Americans, Cannon
and Groce, and exhibits the unique sit
uation of one government holding the
chief executive of another practically
as a common malefactor.
Zelaya is branded as violator of
solemn international conventions, a dis
turber of national and international
peace, a tyrant whose administration
has been blot upon the name of good
government.
Secretary Knox virtually announces
the recognition of the Nicaraguan rev
olutionists, declares it to be the con-
viction of the United States that the
revolution represents the sentiments of
a majority of the Nicaraguan people
and that there is evidently no respon-
sible government with which the United
States can deal.
He therefore announces that all par
ties will be held accountable for their
actions as affecting the interests of
Americans and the peace of Central
America.
He further informs Senior Rodriguez
that, while he has lost his diplomatic
quality, he may still serve as an Gun
official channel of communication with
the faction which he is regarded as rep
resenting.'
This brings the crisis as near to the
status of war as it could be brought by
executive action without a definite dec
laration by congress, which will con.
vene next Monday. Mr. Knox's letter
in all but so many words makes it plain
that the action represents the wish and
attitude of all the Central American
States with the single exception of
Honduras, which is regarded here as en-
tirely dominated by Zelays
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
NORTHWEST IS
RENT BY STORM
Five Bridges Gone Near BeI|ingham
and Others TOttering.
Wire Communication Cut-Grays Har-
Dor lsoIated-Five Miles of North
ern Pacific Track Under Water
Broken Dikes Threaten to SUBJ
merge Skagit Delta.

Bellingham, Wash, Nov. 30.-Five
steel bridges, two railway and three
wagon, across the Nooksack river, have
been carried away within the past "a
hours, entailing 100000 loss.
Railway bridges are in danger, as
are three highway bridges. The Bel
lingham Bay & British Columbia bridge
at Everson is said to be undermined and
swaying in the current. When it goes
out, it will carry wagon bridge, To-
Gated 250 feet down the river, with it.
A jam is forming against the Great
Northern railway bridge at Ferndale,
and both railway and county bridges
are likely to 60 out. During the past
48 hours the rainfall has been 2.S7
inches.
Railway traffic is almost completely
blocked by slides and washouts. Bel
lingham has had but one train today.
that from the south, at noon. The
Northern Pacific and the Bellingham
Bay & British Columbia are completely
tied up. More than five miles of the
Northern Pacific track is under water,
and the bridge across the Nooksack is
gone.
The Skagit branch of the Great
Northern is out of commission. Minkler,
Hamilton and Lyman are under water.
Two miles of track is gone. The Pu-
get Sound & Baker River railroad
tracks are washed out.
The top of the Skagit river dikes is
less than two feet above the food, and
the stream is still rising. There is no
hope that the dikes will hold. If they
break, the Great Northern main line
will be covered and the whole Skagit
delta submerged.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Wilhelmina Shows Speed.

Newport News, Va, Nov. 30-In
her official trials today the big freight
and passenger steamer Wilhelmina,
built by the Newsport News Shipbuild-
ing & Drydocking company, developed
a speed of 171a knots an hour, 212
knots in excess of the contract speed.
Coal oil was used as fuel. The ship
will use this fuel during her run of
$4,000 miles to San Francisco, and will
be the first steam vessel to attempt
such a voyage with oil fuel. The vii
helmina was built for the Matson Navi-
cation company and will ply between
Honolulu and San Francisco.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
KILL JOHN D. PLOT TOLD.
Oil King Guarded to Foil Assassins or
Kidnapers.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 1.-Acting upon
information given by man who said
he overheard conversation in which
plans to assassinate John d. Rookie
Teller were discussed, the police guard
ed Forest Hill, Rockefeller home, all
night. The information was given by
Sawyer Smith, of Minerva, o., who
said he heard the plot discussed by two
men at Alliance, O.
Smith, who is lumber dealer, said
that while visiting in Alliance Sunday
night he accidentally came near two
men near a railway track. He heard
the men plotting against Rockefeller,
and said they declared they were to
be well paid for either killing or kid
naping him. =,
1t was agreed by them that it would
be easier to kill. and the reward would
be the same, Smith says. 1t is believed
that in consequence of this warning
Mr.. Rockefeller decided not to attend
church banquet last night, at which
he was to have spoken. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter left today for New York.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Los Angeles Wants Aeroplanes.

Washington, Dee. 1.-Application has
been made to the signal corps for the
use of army aeroplanes at Los Angeles
during the aviation meet there from
January 10 to 90 next The applica-
tion was made by Senator Flint, of Cal
ifornia. General Allen, of the signal
corps, is out of town, and will not re
turn before next week. 1t will depend
largely upon him whether the aeroplane
will be sent to Los Angeles. but it is
believed there will be no objection.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Zelaya Is Surrounded.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Minister Cas-
trillo, diplomatic representative of the
provisional government of Nicaragua,
today received a cable message from
Provisional President Estrada, saying
he had received proposals of surrender
from Senor Calderon, representing Pres
ident Zelaya. The proposal was re-
jected by Estrada. The message states
that Zelaya s army has been encircled
by the Estrada forces, and leaves the
inference that nothing but an uncon
ditional surrender would be considered
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Borough Chief Accused.

New York, Dec. 2.-Removal of Bird
s. Coler from the presidency of the
Borough of Brooklyn is asked of Gov
ernor Hughes by the commissioner of
accounts in n communication accom-
panying charges against Mr.. Coler
drawn up today for submission to the
governor. Incompetency, maladminis
tration and misconduct in Office and Sc
rious waste of the public funds, are the
accusations in the report. The charges
will be thoroughly investigated.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Count Talks to John D.

Cleveland. Nov. 30.-Count P. A. De
Vries was successful today in his ef-
fort to see John D. Rockefeller in ref
erence to draining the Zuvder Zee and
opening up its bed to truck farming.
The count desired to interest Mr.. Rookie
feller to the extent of financing the
proposition. On recent attempts to
reach Forest Hill. the home of Mr..
Rockefeller, it is said the count was
repulsed. and on one occasion il was
reported that shots were fred at his
automobile. Today the count talked
with Mr.. Rockefeller while following
him around the golf links.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-09
Labor Leaders File Appeal.

Washington, Dee. lin behalf of
President Samuel Gompers, Vice-Presi
dent Mitchell and Secretary Morrison,
of the American Federation of Labor,
Judge Alton B. Parker today filed a
final appeal to the supreme court of
the United States from the decision of
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia ordering the labor leaders
jailed for contempt of court in violat'
ing an injunction. Each of the three
defendants was present when Judge
Parker filed the motion.