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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
japan Publishes Factory Laws,

Toxic, Nov. 27.-With the view of
meeting labor problems before they be-
come complex, the government today
published new bill in connection with
the factory laws. Under the statute,
which goes into immediate effect, the
employment of children under IL years
old is prohibited in factories. Women
of any age and boys under 16 are pro-
hibited from laboring at night, and no
employe is allowed to work over 12
hours per day under any circum-
stances.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Palaca Yields Treasures.

Madrid, Nov. 2S.-Lawrence Perrin,
of Baltimore, has purchased an ancient
Moorish palace at Honda, Spain. Ex-
cavations have been going on for sew
eral days and Roman archaeological re-
mains and much treasure have been
found. The government has sent an
architect to make an examination.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Hail Hits Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Nov. 27.-Hailstones as
large as walnuts fell in various por-
tions of this city late today for ten
minutes. A sleet storm followed a sud
den fall in the temperature, the falling
sleet remaining on the ground some
time. affording an unusual sight for
Southern Californians.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02

Managua, Nicaragua, Nov. 25.-Not
having notification on the subject, the
government expressed
doubt that demand for reparation
would be made by the United States
on account of the execution of the two
Grace and Cannon, for the
it is pointed out, that the ac-
ton of Nicaragua was according to
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
World Is Given Message.

Geneva, Nov. 24.-Count Leo Tolstoi
has given another message to the
world. At a meeting in Bienne, when
100 Swiss and foreign delegates were
assembled Tolstoi s message was read
amid great enthusiasm. Tolstoi ap-
peals to good sense of the people to
refuse to serve as soldiers, either vol
UNFAIRLY or under pressure, even if that
refusal entails punishment. Killing by
soldiers, he asserts, is criminal act.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Taft Snubs Suffragette.

Washington. Nov. 26.-Mrs. Philip
Snowden, wife of Liberal member of
Parliament and noted as the most beau
tiful suffragette, tried to see President
Taft today. She failed. Mrs. Snow
den left the White House announcing
that she would endeavor again tomor-
row to run the gauntlet that had shut
har off
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Mrs. Roosevelt Is Home.

New York, Nov. 26.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and her daughter, Miss Ethel,
returned today from Europe on the
Koenigen Albert. Mrs. Roosevelt IS
stepdaughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson and
Collector of the Port William Loeb, Jr.,
met them at the pier.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Hunter Finishes" Chum.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 29-While hunt.
ing today, Wesley Mcbride, aged 16,
according to his own version of the
affair, accidentally shot his companion,
Harry Long, aged Is, in the jaw, and
then fred two shots into his head to
"make a good job of it."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Mars Needs Clear Air.

Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 25.-In order
that a clearer atmosphere may be Sc
cured for the study of Mars, DR.. Lowell,
of the Lowell university, is installing
a 12-inch telescope on San Francisco
neak, at an altitude of nearly $4,000
feet.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Work on Gunboats Hurried.

Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 25.-Naval
rush orders were received here today in
connection with the Quitting of the
gunboats Paducah and Dubuque, both
of which have been preparing to return
to their stations in the Caribbean Sea-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02

1t will be noted that Japan is far
inferior to the United States in it's
naval strength, standing fifth on the
list. 1t will also be noted from the
following table, showing the total naval
tonnage of the great nations, as would
be the case were vessels building now
completed, that japan retains her rela.
tive position on the list, with even less
tonnage than the United States. AS
suming vessels under construction were
all completed, the navies of the world
would show the following tonnage:
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Five Volcanoes Active,

Teneriffe, Nov. 24.-The fifth crater
has opened and five volcanoes are now
throwing out great quantities of lava
Explosions, however, have ceased and
the people are calmer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Gable for Assistant Secretary.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Benjamin S
Cable, Chicago attorney, will succeed
Ormsby McHarg as assistant secretary
of commerce and labor, according to a
statement. made today by Senator Gull
lom of Illinois,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02

These figures are interesting in sew
eral respects. Germany, for instance,
which long stood fourth on the list of
naval powers, has rapidly passed both
the United States and France. Japan,
on the other hand, supposed to have
been making great strides in the devel-
opment of her navy, is not building as
fast as the United States. During the
past year she increased her naval tom
mage less than $4,000, and it is seen
from the statistics above that her in
crease, according to her present pro.
gramme. will not be equal to that of
the United States. The tonnage of the
American navy today exceeds that Of
Japan by about 2s6,ooo; with the pres
ent programme of both nations com
pleted, the United States will lead by
900 600
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
ALLEGED. IRAN BANDITS j
Z ARE PAR TlAlLY IDENTIFIED
Fourth suspaeklssIaken Into Custody
at Denver, cetsseives Name as :;
-. DEMONSTRATION. =.

Omaha, Neb:. June Sd: W. Woods,
Fred Torsensen s'and. G. Gordon;
charged with being implicated in the
hold-up Of the overland Limited, on
the Union Pacific. railroad on May %,
were given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Munger. Members 7of, the
train crew partially identified the pris-
oners as the men implicated:
The police have located the. room
here whereE Gordon and a man be-
lieved to be''a fourth member of the
bandit gang lived. together: The au-
thorities believe the roommate and
the man arrested:a Denver are the
same person., -. :,
G. G. Whitmore,, chief clerk Of the
mail car, was placed on the stand and
positively identified Woods as ',the
leader ST the, robbers. !: st%f
Engineer alexander. Mickeljohn,
who ran the Overland Limited engine
the night of the hold.up, was the first
witness called. ..
He described the, general appear
ance of the two men who crawled over
the tank and presented revolver at
his head. An automatic revolver
placed at his: cheek was the induce
ment presented to cause Engineer
Mickeljohn to stop his train. Nickel
john identified Fred Tortensen, one of
the defendants, as the man who placed
a revolver at his cheek, pointing him
out In the court room
Denver, Col, :Jnne 3-James Shell.
ton, believed by the police here to be
the fourth member of the band O.
train robbers who Recently held up
and robbed q Union Pacific passenger
train near Omaha, Neb., was arrested
here in Curtis street rooming
house.
Shelton, according to Chief of Po-
lice Armstrong, came to Denver sew
eral days ago, and has been trying to
raise funds for the: defense of the
three men now under. arrest at Omaha.
Shelton will be taken to Omaha i'm
mediately. A. reward of $4,000 for his
arrest and conviction is outstanding. :.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05


after rehearsal adjournment, was
taken for luncheon. In the afternoon
the visitors were given an automobile
tour Of the city. Tonight the first
big concert will be given in the Ly-
ceum
Following a delegate convention in
tho morning, tomorrow Will be full of
music. and after the evening concert
there is to be banquet in the Grand
hotel Sunday the singers will have
IN excursion to Battle Lake, and. the
next, day they return to their homes.
The soloists taking part in the. con-
oerts are Gustav Holmquist of Chica.
60. Miss Augusta Schacht OF Fergus
Falls and Miss Mildred Romsdahl OF
Fargo. Miss Mortenson Of Moorhead
is The accompanist. and P. A. Rudd
Of Fargo is the director.
The Red River Valley association
was organized at Fargo last January
at convention called by the Orpheus
Singing society. l.. K. Hassell. who
was elected president. is prominent
citizen Of Grand Forks and is serving
his second term as county Judge. He
was born at Biri Norway. in 1862, and
came to America in 1881. j. G. Knot
Of Fergus Falls is vice president, John
FurunesB of Fergus Falls secretary,
and H. P. Halvorson of Fargo treas.
urer,
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
RATS EAT s1oo,ooo,ooo IN
q GRAIN ALONE EVERY YEAR
Board Bill Of American Rodents
Would Soon Make John p.
Rockefeller Poor.

Washington, May 31.-John D. Rock.
efeller soon would be a bankrupt II he
had to pay out of his own pocket the
rats annual board bill. 1t costs the
American people $100,000;000 yearly
to feed that worst mammalian pest
known to man on grain alone.
This Is only one of many interesting
facts cleaned from a statement pre-
pared by the experts OF the biological
survey Of the department of agricul-
ture entitled The Rat Problem" just
issued. The problem is one of the
most serious which has ever. confront
ed oficials Of that service and an &C.
tive campaign to rid the country of
the pest is strongly urged.
Untold millions Of dollars worth Of
property are being destroyed every
year by the rat, which is also the
principal agent in the dissemination
of bubonic plague. The Norway rat"
Is the most common and by far the
most destructive of the rat family 1t
has been carried to almost every part
Of the world on ships and wherever It
has landed 1t has made itself at home.
The rats bill of fare includes al
most everything eaten by. man, and a
considerable number of things not in
cluded in human dtetaries. as. for in
stance. carrion, mice, kid gloves. Ivory
and living horses hoofs. It's most
common foods are corn and grain. II
fed on grain alone, 1t is estimated that
one rat will eat 60 cents worth In a
year, while of oatmeal, it will con-
sumo 81 80 worth.
But the damage done is not to be
measured by what rat eats. Through
pollution of food products 1t does az
much damage as by eating them. Be.
sides, 1t does great damage by digging
under buildings and entertainments, by
gnawing wood, cutting holes In sacks
and by cutting up goods and papers
to make nests. The killing of young
poultry and squads and the stealing of
eggs are among its other destructive
habits.
1t is calculated that q single pair of
rats and their progeny breeding with
out interruption and suffering no
losses. would In three years increase
to more than 70.000,o00.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
FLOOD LOSS IN WEST:
MAY REACH 100000
Roads Blocked In Black HiIIs-New
Rainfall Record-Mines Forced
to Suspend.

Deadwood, S. D., June 3.-For the
first time since Sunday Deadwood had
Geographic communication with the
outside world. A conservative es.
innate of the flood loss in the Black
Hills is 100000. Both. the North
western an dthe Burlington roads
have sustained very heavy losses.
Neither road has had a train into
Deadwood since Sunday, and will be
obliged to bring in mails by team for
several days. At speartish the dam
age is placed at 100000. Fourteen
inches of rail has fallen in the Black
Hills since Sunday night, breaking. all
records. Many mines have been
forced to suspend. 80
Seattle, Wash, June ga cable dis.
patch from Fairbanks, Alaska, says:
The Bessie Bench claim, at Under.
wood, has been flooded with damage
of $150,O00. A steam point broke
through a former wall to "a subter.
ranean channel. Scandal Ground also
is flooded. The loss here is believed
to be 100000. The :workmen barely
escaped by rushing through *the drifts
to shafts. The mines were filled in
two minutes. --. :.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
NEW COUNTERFEIT SIS BILL,
Defective Indian Head Is Means Of Do
teetIon-Bosus Certificate Is Of
Series Of 1899.

Washington, June 3.-A new coun.
terfeit five-dolla, silver certificate has
come to the attention of the secret
service bureau. It is of the series. Of
1899 Ondian head, and is a photo-me-
chanical' production printed on bond
paper of good quality, blue ink lines
having been used to initiate the silk
fiber of the genuine. ~
According to Acting Chief Moran
OF the bureau, the poor character OF
workmanship on the Indian head
should be the means Of detecting the
counterfeit now in circulation. The
color and workmanship Of the blue
seal, numbers and large numerals are
far from being inferior, the back OF
the note being especially deceptive.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
GEORGIA STRIKE ENDS.
Government, Railroad and Union on.
' eIais stu In Conference Over
Points In the Agreement.

Atlanta. Ca. May .81.-officials of
the Georgia railroad and of the Broth
erhood of Firemen are still in confer.
ence over those points In the strike
agreement which remain to be settled.
Commissioner Neill, Chairman Knapp
and Second Assistant Postmaster
General Stewart were present lie
seems very likely that the disputed
questions will have to 60 to board
of arbitration finally under the Erd
man act.
The stumbling block In the path Of
settlement is the retention Of the
negro firemen In any capacity. There
is no doubt that all other points will
= be adjusted without arbitration.
|. The conference will be continued
until an agreement is reached or 1t ia
left to arbitration. Meantime train
service on the Georgia railroad has
reached normal conditions, except in
the freight department, and the ON.
cials said that by noon today all
freight trains would be moving on
the old schedules.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
IN SUIT
NORMAN MACK AND FRANK
HITCHCOCK SUMMONED IN
- PANAMA LIBEL, SUIT" ::
CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER, II
Postmaster General May .,Teif Of
Warning Reporters Against Canal
:. Graft .Story-Members of Morgan
Office Staff to Testify Also.. =,

Indianapolis, Ind, June 3.-Frank
Hitchcock, chairman of the Repub.
Iican national committee; Norman e.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic ma.
tional committee; members of the
office staff of j. .Pierpont Morgan &
Co. of New York, and certain officials
in the department of the government
at Washington are to be produced as
witnesses for the government in the
prosecution of Delavan Smith and
Charles R. williams, owners of the
Indianapolis News, charged with Grim.
inal libel in publishing intfmatione
that there was an enormous graft"
in the purchase of the Panama canal
by the United, States from the old
French companies that owned the
property S. :.
Ask for Continuance:
The governments attorneys, after
the indictment of Messrs. Smith and
Williams by grand jury in the Dis.
trict of Columbia, made application to
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
GREAT. MUSICAL
FESTIVAL OPENS.
SCANDINAVIAN SINGERS AT FER
GUS FALLS: MIMI. ~.
Newly Organized Rcd River Valley
Association Holds First Biennial
Meeting With a large
Attendance.

Fergus Falls. Mimi. June 4.-The
first biennial festival Of the Red River
Valley Scandinavian Singers" associa-
ton opened here today with SO largo
an attendance and such great enthu-
siasm that Its complete success.l was
assured. Norden hall. the headauaT'
ters. was thronged with musical Morse
men from Fargo. Grand Forks. Crook
ston. Fergus Falls and other places.
The singers and their friends at ten
O'clock formed a parade. and, led by
Grand Marshal Hans Mortenson
marched to the Lyceum theater. whore
they were formally welcomed by
Mayor ]. l.. Townley and Martin w.
Odland Of LION Singing society: Re.
spouse was made by Judge I. K. Has
sell. president Of the association. and
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
WANTS A NAVY ALLIANCE,
England Would Protect the Atlantic
Ocean and Leave Pacific to
United states.

London, May 29.-The report that
Great Britain, through Ambassador
Bryce at Washington. hopes to bring
about naval understanding with the
United States, has attracted great at
tention in this country and is a relief
to the minds of many persons who
fear that England and Germany are
sure to have war.
In a nutshell the plan. which. 1t ia
hoped, may be adopted, is for Eng.
land to take care of the Atlantic ocean
and the United States to look after
the Pacific. Such an arrangement
would give America a great advantage
should she be forced into a conflict
with. Japan and would be of immense
benefit to Great Britain should this
country have to fight the Germans.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
MINE PROMOTERS SENTENCED
Four Must Pay $500 Each-Three Of
Number 10 Serve Year In : :
Prison. 80

=. Kansas City,: Me- Junes 3:-Frank
H.. Horn s. H. Snyaer and. Raymond
P. May were sentenced. to serve a
year and a. day in the United States
prison at Leavenworth and to pay a
fine of $500 each, and John f. Horn
was fined $500 IN the federal court
here for fraud In promoting the 1.-TWO
Queens mine in Arizona. ]:
E. S.. Horn, the other defendant,
who collapsed when the verdict was
returned on May Is. waS still too i'll
to appear FOR sentence. He will be
sentenced later, i*f:a rs :" 100
The United States district attor'
ney made splea totthe court for Ven
iency on behalf Of John E. Horn, who
is only 20 years old. saying his youth
should be considered as an extenuat-
ing condition.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
JEFFERSON DAVIS. MEMORIAL
PARK at falrv;iew, ky ~, Whore South.
erner Was Born, 'Is Dedicated on
'>-, 80 His Birthday. '>7 ~

Fairview, Ky, June .3.-This7is the
one; hundred and first. anniversary OF
the birth of Jefferson Davis, who first
saw the light in this village, and the
day was appropriately celebrated by
the dedication of a memorial park
Seventeen acres Of the farm on which
the president of the confederacy was
born have been purchased for the pur
pose by. memorial association, for
$4,000. Some. 5000. persons :. gath.
cred here for the festivities, fea.
lures of which were a big barbecue,
a basket dinner, speeches and a band
concert.
The Davis Memorial, association pro.
poses to raise $4,000 and is receiv.
ing subscriptions from all parts Of the
country. .e,--
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
MILLIONAIRE FIREMEN HURT.
Five Members Of Famous Company
Suffer Injuries When Wall Falls
at Bryn MaWr, Pa:

Philadelphia, June 3.-Five mem
bers of what is known as the mil.
lionaire Fire company" were seriously
injured while fighting a fire which de.
stroyed a large barn owned by Dr. e.
w. Powell at Bryn. Mawr, a fashion.
able suburb. The injured were taken
to hospital. They are:
Thomas Moran, leg fractured.
Harry Hicks, breast and arms
crushed
John Litzenberg, back and shoulder
injured.
John Doyle. leg broken.
John McCardle, injured about the
body.
All will recover The fire was be-
lieved to be under control when the
walls of the structure collapsed on
the men. They were rescued by COM
rides and rushed to the Bryn Mawr
hospital. Several very wealthy men
are members of the volunteer fire COM
pany with which the injured men are
connected.
Philadelphia, June Sire to-day
destroyed the five.story building Of
Schmoele & Co., milliners, at 1904
Chestnut street, and spread to the
Beneficial building next door, owned
and occupied in part by the Beneficial
Saving Fund. The latter structure
was saved, only the roof being burned.
Loss, 100000.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
ROB BANK AND GET $4,000
Daring Daylight Bandits, Armed with
shotpuns, Make Haul at
+ Benbow City, III.

Benbow City, ILL.,, May 29.-Robbers
armed with shotguns held up the
cashier Of the Peoples bank and es.
capped with more than $4,000.
The money consisted Of a shipment
of $4,000 which Steve Moore, the
cashier, had just received and was
counting, and bills and coins from the
cash drawers amounting to more than
$500. d. -.
The men ran from the bank without
attracting attention and. were: out Of
tho town before Moore could summon
assistance. Police of East st. Louis,
Madison, Granite City and other near.
by places were Informed and 4 posse
was organized to pursue the robbers.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05

the United States court. of this district
for, their removal to the District of Co
lumbia for trial. This. order the
court refused to make until 1t was sat
listed that there was probable cause
for the indictment for criminal libel,
which. to- be complete, must contain
the element of express malice.
Stuart Mcnamara of the department
of Justice at Washington; and United
States Attorney~Miller of this district
at the opening of court asked for a
continuance.
Matter. Takes Wide Scope.
They said that since the court had
decided to hear evidence on the merits
of the case, the matter had taken q
wider scope than they were prepared
for The court demurred, saying that
counsel should have anticipated his
action, and should have been pre-.
pared. Commenting on the Panama
situation in. general. Judge Anderson
said he thought the public had. a right
to question the conditions of the trans
fer Of the canal because of William
A>CIoOA cIOlu well SOul DO OClOlC LILO
senate investigating committee.
This $4O,OO0,O00," said the court,
that was paid for the canal was the
public money. You must remember.
A part of it was my money; part OF
it was yours
70 Announce Charges Disproved.
The governments attorneys then
stated that they wished to produce
Messrs. Hitchcock and Mack to prove
that each of them had announced that
the charges of corruption in the Pan
ANA transfer had been disproved.
Counsel expected to show that the. In
dianapolis News had possession of
these facts when editorials appeared
in it furthering the allegations of
fraudulent dealings in the matter by
Douglass Robinson, William Nelson
Cromwell, c. P. Taft, J. P: Morgan,
and others, and that this was mali
cious libel. Members of ]. P. Nor.
gan's staff were to be summoned, coun.
sci stated, to show the receipts the
company: gave to the United States for
$40,000,000, the purchase price Of the
canal, and the receipts given by the
French companies for the payment for
the securities sold to the United
States.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
LOOK FOR BIG ROAD STRIKE
.WaIkout Of 3. e. o. Employees Be-
Iieved Certain - Conference
Proves Fruitless.

Baltimore. Md, June 2.-No agree
men was reached at the conference
between Vive-President Potter of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad and dele.
cation of international officers rep
resenting the Machinists', Black
smiths aud Boilermakers' association
of the Baltimore & Ohio system over
matters affecting these trades. It is
believed that general strike is in
evitable. The chief issue in the con-
troversy is. the extension of the piece
work system in the shops of the com.
pany.
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
PREMIER DEAKlN PICKS AIDES
Fisher Resigns Because Of Defeat In
$500. ParIlament-cook 10 Min
lister of Defense.

:, Melbourne, June 3.-Premier Fisher
having resigned Office because Of his
defeat in parliament. Alfred. Deakip
formed new cabinet as follows:
Premier, Alfred Deakin; minister
Of Defense, Joseph, Cook; treasurer
Sir J. Forrest; attorney general, Mr.
Glynn; postmaster general, Sir Johr
Quick; minister Of trade and customs
Sir r. w. Best; minister Of home at
fairs, Mr.. Fuller; minister Of externaj
affairs, Mr.. Groom ''sa'
The Irish standard., 1909-06-05
Gusts Rosebud Agency Head.

Washington. June 3.-rndian: Agent
ID. B. Kelly Of the Rosebud agency,
South Dakota. has been suspended by
the commissioner of Indian affairs. A
special agent of the department.. In.
spector Ellis. has been assigned to
take charge OF the Rosebud agency,
and 1t is probable that he will be sue
ceeded as soon as the agency affairs
are in shape by a bonded superin.
tendent to be appointed by the com
missioner. It is understood that Agent
Kelly ie removed because his. work
had not been satisfactory to the Wash.
ington authorities. D.. sea-.