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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
POLICEMEN SAVE LIVES.
Heroism Displayed at Hotel Fire in
San Francisco.

S0i' . so'S'SSSs
San Francisco, Sept. 8.-More than
60 persons were saved from death by
patrolmen yesterday when fire that
broke out in the Vendome hotel on Pa
cifc and Montgomery avenues in the
Barbary coast district, practically
gutted the structure, doing damage
estimated at 100000. In addition to
the destruction of the hotel several
places adjoining were damaged
slightly.
The fire was first discovered by Po-
liceman j. J. Manion. By the time
the fire fighters had arrived the flames
were eating their way through the
first floor of the building. At the risk
of their lives a squad of policemen
went into the hotel and succeeded in
arousing the sleeping occupants and
leading them to safety.
When the guests were awakened
many of them became panic stricken
and refused to go down the stairway,
up which great rolls of black oil smoke
belched from the burning tanks in the
basement. AS result the firemen and
policemen were compelled to carry
number of women down extension lad
ders raised to the windows of the Sec
ond, third and fourth floors.
Meanwhile the hosemen worked their
way into the basement of the hotel and
fought the oil fire. Several were
overcome but none were injured.
1t is believed the fire was caused by
an explosion of gas which accumulated
in the oil tanks in the basement.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. 6.
GREAT AREA OF DRY FARMS.
Government Sets Aside Nearly 65,.
100000 Acres as Homesteads.

Government Sets Aside Nearly 65,.
100000 Acres as Homesteads.
Washington, Sept. 7.-According to
statement issued today by the secre-
tary of the interior, almost 5000, 900
acres of land has been designated as
subject to entry under the enlarged
homestead act, providing for dry farm
claims of 800 acres instead of 16O
acres.
The land thus designated is distribu-
ted as follows:
Colorado, 2O,25O, 900 acres; Mon
tana, 26, 600, 900; New Mexico, 1885,
600; Oregon, 1,30O,OO Washington,
$500, 900; Wyoming III, 900, 900.
Large areas in Utah have also been
designated under the special provision
Of section 6 Of the act exempting from
residence.
The lands are non-mineral, non-tim-
bered, not susceptible to irrigation and,
because of insufficient rainfall. will
not produce remunerative crops unless
cultivated by some method such as "dry
farming" Residence must be estab-
lished on the land by the entrymen
within six months from date Of filing
and be continued, together with culti-
vation and improvement of the land,
for five years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Roosevelt to Dig Canal.

New Orleans, Sept. S.-Former
President Roosevelt is to take charge
of the work of pushing the Panama
canal to completion, according to re-
port current in official circles in Pan
ANA. This statement was made here
today by T. w. Harrison, of Columbus.
Harrison is attached to the engineer
ing department of the canal, and has
just arrived here. He declared that
President Taft was not dissatisfied
with the present canal administration,
but had already arranged for Colonel
Roosevelt to take charge of the work
when he returns from his hunting trip
in Africa.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
PEARY TRIUMPHS
AND REACHES POLE
Flashes News Of His Discovery During
HOmewdrd Voyage.
Found No Rrace of Cook on Arctic
Journey - Brief Message From
Labrador Coast Announces Sue.
cess After Lifetime of Effort
World Awaits Arrival.

New York, Sept. 7.-Peary has
reached the North Pole. 1t has been
doubly discovered. From the bleak
coast of Labrador Commander Peary
yesterday flashed the news that he had
attained his goal in the Far North,
while at the same moment in Denmark
DR.. Frederick A. Cook was being dined
and lionized by royalty for the same
achievement.
Yankee grit has conquered'th frozen
North and there has been created CO.
incidnce such as the world will never
see again.
Two Americans have planted the
flag of their country in the land of ice,
which man has sought to penetrate for
four centuries; and each, ignorant of
the others conquest, has sent within a
period of five days, a locoaconic mes
sage of success.
A dispatch from St. Johns, N. F.,
says that Peary found no trace of DR..
Cook. This news reached here last
night through Captain Robert Bsrtlett,
of the Roosevelt, Peary's ship.
While Peary does not expressly re-
pudiate DR.. Cooks contention in 80
many words, his statement may have
an important bearing upon determining
the extent of DR.. Cooks explorations.
The Roosevelt was in good condition
and the crew all right, Captain Bart
lett wired, and he reported that the
schooner JEANNE, carrying supplies for
the expedition, had met them off the
coast of Greenland.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Ban on Certificates.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Secretary
Ballinger received today from Attor-
ney General Wickersham a second
opinion, holding that the cooperative
plan of building government irrigation
projects is illegal. Under this plan
settlers were permitted to aid in build
ing canals, laterals, etc., and we're
paid in certificates, which later were
to be accepted by the government from
settlers in payment for water rights in
lieu of cash. Secretary Ballinger says
no further certificates will be issued,
but that all outstanding certificates
heretofore issued by the reclamation
service will be redeemed at full face
value and paid in cash as quickly as
the money is available in the reclama-
ton fund. He expected all such GER
ticates to be redeemed in the near
future.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Threaten Life of President.

Chicago, Sept. S.-The police have
in their possession today two letters
threatening the life of President Taft
when he visits Chicago on his Western
trip. Extraordinary precautions are
being taken. Captain Porter, of the
secret service, takes little stock in the
letters. He said: "These letters are
from cranlss and we are not even con-
sidering them seriously" Despite
this statement it is known that the
Chicago police intend to take unusual
precautions in guarding the president
during his stay in the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
HARTMAN IN TOMB.
Services Attended Principally by En-
pIoyes of Estate.


pIoyes of Estate.
Arden, N. Y, Sept. 13.-Through
the quiet aisles of Ramapo woods, the
body of Edward Henry Hartman was
carried yesterday from the great house
he never lived to see completed, and
laid in its last resting place on the
Arden hillside.
The rulers of Wall street came from
New York to pay their last tribute,
but the most prominent part in the GER
emony was taken by the men who knew
him best as country squire and mas
ter of the great estate, which covers
5000 acres of hill and valley.
His general superintendent, his mas
ter carpenter, his master mason and
the managers and assistant managers of
his dairies, his farms and his trotting
stables bore his coffin. The funeral
was private and only those who were
personal friends of the family and had
received invitations from Mrs. Harri-
man were admitted. The out-of-town
party arrived at Arden at 3:15 p. m.
on special train.
The first service was holy commu-
nion, celebrated at 10 a. m. by the
Rev. ]. Holmes McGuiness, at the
Hartman home, on Tower Hill. At
IL o'clock there came a public memori-
al service at st. Johns church for the
employees of the farm and parishioners,
who, on account Of lack of space, were
unable to attend the funeral service
later. Mrs. Charles D.. Simons, Mr..
Harriman's sister, her husband, two
daughters and Orlando H. Hartman, a
brother-in-law, were the only relatives
present.
Elaborate precautions were taken to
preserve the privacy of the afternoon
service. Several score of employees,
aided by number of policemen, guard
ed all roads over which the funeral pro-
cession passed and kept watch at inter-
walls of 20 yards around the patch of
woods which includes the Hartman
burial plot.
The casket-one solid mass of lilies
of the valley and green vines with an
immense bunch of crimson roses on top
was carried to the altar by eight
bearers in black and wearing black
skull caps. The regular funeral service
was conducted by DR.. McGuiness, as
sisted by Rev. G. Nelson, archdeacon
If the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
in New York. A male quartet and the
choir of Grace church, New York, sang
Abide With Me" end "There Is a
Land of Pure Delight" Mr.. Harri-
mans favorite hymns. The service
asted but 20 minutes. Then the bear
,rs carried the casket to the burial
blot, 100 yards up the hill. There was
10 room inside the burial ground for
more than Is or 20 beside the mourners
md the two officiating clergymen.
others stood on the road outside and
ooked over the stone wall.
Several hundred Hartman employees
md their families stood with barred
reads outside the church during the
ervice.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Parts of Canal Finished.

Washington, Sept. 11.-"Good pro-
gress is being made on the Panama
canal and four sections of it have. been
Finished" said Colonel Goethals, chief
engineer in charge of the construction
work, upon his arrival here last night
from the isthmus. ,"The canal must
be finished some time and the excava-
'tions will fall off from time to time as
each part is Finished" he said, when
asked to what he attributed the de-
crease in the average excavations in
August compared with those of the
preceding month. eff the work for
Culebra cut alone were figured out, it
would be found we are doing more
there at the present than at any previ-
GUS time"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Girl Swins Nine Miles.

New York, Sept. 7.-Adelne Trapp,
20 years old, today swan nine miles
through the waters of He'll Gate from
the foot of East Eighty-ninth street.
Accompanied by Priscilla Higgins, a
girl about her own age, Miss Trapp
swan in the wake of 40 sturdy swim
mers of the United States Voluntary
Life Saving corps. Fifteen of the
men swimmers were forced to give up
before the finish and Miss Higgins,
after going most of the distance was
seized with cramps. Miss Trapp fin
ished strong.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Strange Fish Caught,

New York. Sept. ia fish, nine
feet wide and II feet long, the first of
its kind seen along this coast in 81
years, according to Captain Cook, who
has been in the fishing trade at West
End, Long Branch, for that length of
time, was netted at the Highlands and
brought ashore at Galilee, three miles
north of here, by Captain Daniel Gas
kin and his crew. One of its young
was captured with the monstrosity.
Both were alive when landed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Sue Cash Register Trust.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11.-Attor-
ney General Denman brought quo war
ranto proceedings against the National
Cash Register company, at Dayton,
Ohio, asking that it may be ousted
from its charter, that receiver be ap-
pointed and that its assets be distrib-
uted among the stockholders. The
petition alleges illegal restraint of
trade, combinations to prevent compe-
tition, and misapplication of funds in
the carrying out of unlawful business.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Deluge in Kansas CAPITAL

Topeka, Kan, Sept. S.-This city is
flooded today as the result of the heav-
lest rain ever recorded in this vicinity.
The street cars have been put out of
commission. The water in the streets
is from three inches to three feet in
depth. The rain began late yesterday
and continued throughout last night
and today. At 10 O'Clock this morning
the official rain gauge showed that ST.
inches had fallen. All the streams in
this section are swollen,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Railroads May Refund.

Washington, Sept. 10.-An order in
volving approximately $1,000,OoO in
reparation was issued by the Interstate
ommerce commission today. :? 1t in
cludes claims in the Central Yellow
Pine association territory-Louisiana
Mississippi and Western Alabama
and involves refund of amounts paid
by shippers of lumber from the terri
tory to points in other states in which
an overcharge of cents 100 hundred
pounds was collected by various rail-
roads.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Practical Joke Wins Farm.

Hamilton, Ohio, Sept. 13.-Miss Et-
ia Ross, of this city, stenographer
employed by Slayback & Harr, lawyers,
has been notified that she has drawn a
16O-acre tract in the government land
lottery at Spokane, Wash. Miss Ross
and Miss Blanche Mcguire of this city
were in Spokane at the time of the
drawing on pleasure trip. Purely for
amusement they deposited the 25-cent
fee and made drawing. Miss Ross
Joke made her one of the three
Ohioans to win a free quarter sec
tiOn,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Attendance Record Set.

Seattle, Sept. 7.-All attendance rec
ords at the exposition were broken yes
terday when the people of Seattle, eel
ebrating Seattle day at the fair,
swarmed to the grounds in an endless
stream, the total attendance as given
out at midnight amounting to III, 7,013.
This is %. 707 greater than the attend
ance on the opening day, which here
tofore held the record. This brings
the total since the opening of the ex-
position to 2,6SS, 684.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

Washington, Sept. 8. - Scientists
will soon have at their disposal the
highest meteorological and astronomical
observatory on the Western continent.
1t is on the top of Mount Whitney,
California, over IA, 900 feet above sea
level. Realizing the value for effect
i've astronomical and meteorological
work of an observatory far above the
clouds, the Smithsonian institution de-
cided to build suitable one on Mount
Whitney. 1t has been difficult to con-
struct the small three-room stone struc-
ture, as it was necessary to take all
the material to the great height on
pack mules over narrow, rocky trails.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Will Agree on Boundary.

Washington, Sept. S.-Tne boundary
controversy between Peru and Bolivia
seems near an amicable settlement.
The State department has received a
telegram from Minister Statesman, of
Lapaz, Bolivia, reporting that the Bo-
livian congress referred the whole
matter to the executive department of
Bolivia for treatment. This action is
considered hopeful sign of friendly
adjustment by direct understanding of
the two principals, Bolivia and Peru.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Mining Congress to Meet.

Goldfeld, New, Sept. IL. - The
United States, Canada and Mexico will
be represented by about 1000 dele
gates to the American Mining con-
gress, which will hold its 18th annual
session in this city September q to
October 2. twenty-five political sub
divisions of this country, in, ,lIding
will have representation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

Washington, Sept. Especial Agent
Sheridan, of the land Office, who has
been assigned to conduct the govern
ment's case at the hearing on the Cum
ningham Alaska coal land entries, to
begin at Seattle October Is, is now in
Washington familiarizing himself with
such records in the case as are now on
file in the general land Office. Upon
completion of this investigation he
will return to Seattle in time to begin
the hearings at the time set.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Rear Admiral Sperry to Retire.

Washington, Sept. Rear Admiral
Sperry, who was in command of the
American battleship fleet on the me-
morable cruise from San Francisco to
the Philippines and through the Suez
canal to Hampton Roads, will be placed
on the retired list tomorrow. He then
will have reached the age limit of 62
years. The admiral is now on duty at
the naval war college at Newport.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Many Census Jobs to Fill,

Washington, Sept. THE bureau
of the census announced today that ap-
proximately 5000 temporary clerks
would be appointed in connection with
the work of taking the 18th decennial
census. The first examination will be
made before January l, and not many
will be made before April, 1910.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Bradbury Handling Jute.

San Rafael, CAL, Sept. William
B. Bradbury. the Corte Madre capital
ist, who began yesterday years in
generation in the penitentiary at San
Quentin, commenced work today in the
jute mill, after an attempt to escape
it on the plea of illness. He slept last
night in a cell room with 200 other
convicts, including a number of mur-
derers and other desperate criminals
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Iaft Has Heard Rallineer.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 1l.-Although
he had concluded his conference with
Secretary Ballinger today President
Taft refrained from making any state
ment as to the controversy that brought
the cabinet officer to Beverly. Mr..
Rallinger has returned to Washington.
He will not see the president until Sep
tember 20, in Seattle, unless he finds
time to reach Colorado on the day the
president visits the Gunnison irrigation
project.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Foreign Capital for Peru.

Washington, Sept. 9. - Leslie
Coombs, the United States minister at
Lima, Peru, has reported to the State
department under recent date that a
London syndicate composed of the Bank
of London and Peru, the London Bank
of South America & Mexico, W. R.
Grace & Co., and Barring Brothers,
sharing with the German bank and
Splitter, of Paris, have taken some
81, 500, 900 of the bonds of the Electric
Tram & Electric Lighting company.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Great Secrecy at Beverly.

Beverley, Mass, Sept. 10.-Interest
in the earrand that brings Secretary of
the Inerior Ballinger to the summer
capital was intensified today by the
greater secrecy with which his confer
ence with President Taft was veiled.
The secretary remained in Boston
throughout the day, in company with
Mr.. Lawlor, assistant attorney general
for the Interior department, awaiting
an opportunity to renew his delibera-
tions with the president.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Gotten Crop Shorter,

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE first bull
letin of the director of the census
showing the operations of the cotton
ginners for 1909 was issued today. 1t
covers the period up to September
and shows that for that time 377, 552
running bales have been ginned, as
against 402, 229 for the same period
last year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Sat in SchIey Inquiry.

Washington, Sept. S.-Captain Sam
uel C. Lemley, formerly judge advo-
cate general of the navy, who became
prominent in connection with the fam
GUS Schley court of inquiry, died in
st. Elizabeth's hospital in this city
last NIGHT
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Wireless Across Ocean.

Paris, Sept. 7.-Wireless messages
from New York are now received or
intercepted almost daily by the mill
tary station on the Eiffel tower. Oc-
casionally radio kilograms have also
been received from Canada, which it is
believed form q record in wireless.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Haul $50, 100000 Through Street.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-More than $780,
900, 900 in cash and securities was car
ried through downtown streets in an
immense van, when the Continental
bank moved from LaSalle and Adams
streets to its new quarters at Clark and
Monroe streets. The van was guarded
by squad Of heavily armed police.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Naval Contracts Signed,

Washington, Sept. 9. - Contracts
with the San Francisco Bridge COM
pany for the construction of the Pearl
harbor drydocks, Hawaii, at 1,7OO,-
900, and with the Maryland Steel com
pany, of Sparrows Point, for the con-
of fleet collier at $3.50, 900
were signed late today by Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Winthrop.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
BARRIERS AND BAR BOYS USED
All Entrymen Engaged in Conspiracy
From New York.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The entries
on account of which Daily, Sully, Ire
land and Wells were arrested involve
about $4,000 acres of valuable coal
land in the Lander, Wo., land district.
The entries were made in 1906, and it
is charged that all the entrymen, about
100, were residents of New York city,
most of them being BARRIERS and bar
tenders. In the indictment it is as
serted that the entrymen engaged in
a conspiracy with Daily, Sully, Ireland
and Wells and others to defraud the
government, the entries being made in
the interest of the Oil Creek Coal COM
pany and the Northwestern Coal COM
pany.
Others indicted were Samuel w.
Gebo, of Montana; Thomas Mcdonald.
of New York, and John Nelson and
John B. Wright, of Wyoming.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Yellow Fever in Venezuela.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Wyman, of the marine hospital
corps, was today advised by cable of
the appearance of yellow fever at La
Guayra, Venezuela.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
CANADA WANTS OWN NAVY.
Three ShipbuiIders Consider Locating
Yards in Dominion.

IdrOS in OOf1iniOn.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept. canada is
extremely anxious to possess war
fleet of its own and efforts are being
put forth to induce British shipbuilders
to locate plants on Canadian soil. 1t
is said three world famous shipbuilders
are now considering proposals to locate
branch yards in the Dominion and have
been assured that the Canadian govern
ment will grant every concession in the
way of tariff or in any other line pos
sible.
While the Canadian ministers at the
London" conference on naval defense
have kept the government here advised
on the different steps of the negotia-
tions, an official account of what has
been agreed upon has not yet been re-
caiyod
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
MARS HAS WATER
TO SUSTAIN LIFE
Astronomers See Vapor on Face of
NelghbOrIng Planet.

Climb 5000 Feet to Top of Mount
Whitney, in California, in Order
to Study Planet ssand Take Photo
graphs-WiiI Clear Up Many Dis
puted Points.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-03
This and That.

1t isn't at all necessary to have a
fine and fancy poultry house. Com
fort is all a laying hen cares for.
The best fowls are none too good.
The medium fowls are only tolerable.
The inferior fowls are snare and a
delusion.
Poultry should have ancess to green
food if possible, and when they can
not, should be furnished with cabbage
leaves or vegetable Of some kind.
Keep the fowls away from the
barns, stables and carriage houses.
In such places they are nuisances.
Besides, they are more comfortable
in place by themselves.
Carelessnes5 and laziness go hand
in hand, and together are a fruitful
source of failure