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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
PREPARING FOR CONGRESS.
Display of Dry Farming Products Ar
irving at Billings.

Display of Dry Farming Products Ar
riving at Billings.
Billings. Mont, Sept. 22.-While
farmers throughout the West are pre-
pairing samples of their products for
display at the international Dry Farm
ing exposition which will be held here
October 25-29 in connection with the
Fourth Dry Farming congress, the
Montana board of control is rushing
work on the exhibit hall where the re-
suits of dry farming operations will be
exhibited in ocular demonstration of
the success. of intelligent application
of scientific principles in practical ag-
riculture.
For the main division of the exposi-
tion, the local committee has secured
the wool warehouse, one of the largest
buildings in Billings. The building is
60 by 100 feet and is located along the
railroad tracks in the center of the city.
Its barn like interior is being trans
formed from the unaesthetic crudities
of warehouse architecture into an at
tractive exposition hall by force of
carpenters and decorators. Two high
partitions will divide the room into
three compartments, or large aisles,
with total of go, 900 square feet of
wall space. At the base of each parti-
tion and around the walls of the entire
building, shelves are being built, which
will give nearly 1900 square feet of
space, making a total of approximately
SO, 600 square feet of available exhibit
space.
The grains and grasses and other
products which are to be displayed on
the walls and threshed grains, roots,
fruits and vegetables will be shown on
the shelves. A false ceiling is being
put in Ia feet from the floor and deco
rated with bunting and flags. The
walls will have background of black
cloth. When the exhibits are in place,
the gold and green of grains and grass
es outlined against the black back
ground and the red, white and blue of
the national colors upon the ceiling and
about the walls, will make picture of
striking artistic effectiveness.
The floor space will be divided into
20 foot squares and above the center of
each square will pc an arc light.
Exhibits are already beginning to
arrive and are being placed in the ex-
position hall.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

New Orleans, Sept. 23.-At least
4S lives were lost in the tropical hurri-
cane that swept this part of the coun-
try Monday and Monday night. 1t is
reported SO others perisned in Lower
Terre Bonne parish, but this report
has not been confirmed.
The property loss is far heavier than
was first believed and will run we'll
into the millions.
Miles of territory have been laid
waste and crops have been practically
ruined.
Shipping of all kinds in the bayou
inlets was destroyed. Storehouses,
sugar mills and dwellings at Houma
and other villages were badly dam
aged.
The damage at Grand island and
Chaniere Caminada was heavy, but no
lives were lost. The crops on that
island were totally destroyed, for the
water swept across two or three feet
deep. The orange groves were whip
ped clean of fruit and foliage, hun
dreds of trees being uprooted.
The first message from the islands
was received today when the mail
steamer Grand Island reached this
city. 1t was feared before the arrival
of the boat that hundreds had lost
their lives. In the tropical storm of
1903 no less than 1,500 people were
drowned on Chaniere Caminada.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
THE CENSUS POSITIONS.
Appointment Clerk PindeII Explains
Method Of Application.


Washington, Sept. "a. - Appoint
ment Clerk Pindell, of the u. S. Cen
sus bureau, states on the subject of
the census examination, October 23d,
that the distinction between the perm
anent census force and the additional
temporary employees provided by the
Thirteenth Census act is quite import
ant and should be remembered. AS
vacancies occur on the permanent CEN
sus they will be filled, az heretofore,
by transfers from elsewhere in the
service, or by selections from the ex-
listing registers of the civil service
commission.
Persons now on the registers of the
commission are, therefore, eligible for
appointment to vacancies On the perm
anent census roll, but there is no great
er opportunity during the decennial pc
riod for such appointments than there
has been heretofore. The additional
temporary positions, authorized by the
Thirteenth Census act, except those
above $1,000 per annum which will be
filled largely by transfers from the
permanent census roll, will be given to
those persons who pass the test exam
ination on October 23rd. Those now
on the registers of the civil service
commission, who desire appointment to
these additional census places, should
take the test examination as their pres
ent eligibility avails them nothing in
respect to appointments to these posi-
tions. The fact that person is on
the civil service register does not pre-
vent him from taking this test exam
ination.
Blank application forms and the cir
cular of instructions were ready for
distribution by September 10th. AS
soon as the applicant completes his ap-
plication in every respect, it should be
addressed and forwarded to the U. 5.
Civil Service commission, Washington,
D. c., and not to the census bureau.
Care should be taken that the enve-
lope containing the application is prop
erly addressed and sufficient postage
stamps are affixed. If the application
is satisfactory card will be mailed the
applicant and it will admit him to the
examination. An application must be
filed in sufficient time to arrange for
the examination at the place selected.
No request will be granted for an ex-
animation otherwise than as scheduled
for the cities and states on October
23rd.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
FAvORS CORPORATION TAX.
President Taft Says 1t Is Better Than
Income Tax.

Denver, Sept. 22.-Making his way
still further to the West, President
Taft arrived in this city yesterday af-
ternoon, and last night, in the Denver
auditorium, where year ago William
J. Bryan was nominated as his oppon-
ent in the presidential race, he faced a
crowd of thousands that in its noisy
welcome and continuous enthusiasm re-
called some of the scenes of convention
week.
President Taft, switching from his
purpose to discuss the conservation of
natural resources, last night took up
the corporation tax and defended it
against the proposition to impose di-
rect ioncome tax, which he said seemed
likely to pass the senate when the cor
poration tax was devised as compro-
mise. The president strongly urged.
however, that the states ratify the pro-
posed income tax amendment to the
constitution in order to make such a
tax available in time of necessity.
The president declared that the cor
poration tax was in itself the best form
of income tax that could be levied, and
pointed out that it contained many of
the best features of the income tax law
of England. The president declared it
would be possible so to amend the cor
poration tax as to include within its
srone every desired feature of an in
come tax except the levy upon incomes
erived from actual salary and profess
sional services.
The president said he opposed direct
income tax except in cases of emerg-
ency and he believed it to be a prime
fault in the Federal constitution that
no provision is made for direct levy
to meet wartime or other extraordinary
expenses.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Judge Williams Seriously III

Portland, Sept. 23.-George H. Will
liams, Oregon's distinguished states
man and iurist and Portland's former
mayor, is lying at the Good Samaritan
hospital seriously i'll, having been re-
moved there at 9 O'Clock last night.
Judge Williams is being treated by
DR.. K. A. J. Mackenzie. He has been
suffering with some indisposition for
several weeks, and has gradually
grown worse. Late last night it was
reported at the hospital that he was
resting easy and that he was in no i'm
mediate danger.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Taft Reviews Troops.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 21.-With a
review of 5000 soldiers from all over
the Middle West by President Taft yes
terday the greatest army maneuvers
and tournament in the history of the
country began.
Brigadier General Charles E. Nor
ton, commanding the department of
the Missouri, stationed at Fort Omaha,
is in command of the operations.
Cavalry, infantry and artillery took
part in the tournament. Many valua-
BILE prizes are offered for the best tao
tics, feats of horsemanship and evolu-
tions. The Third battalion, Sixteenth
infantry, captured first prize for wall
scaling. A record of 27 seconds was
made.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Old Capitol Guide Dies.

Washington, Sept 25.-One of the
most striking and picturesque figures
around the capitol building was re-
moved by the death today of John Cal
Ian O'Loughlin, former Confederate
soldier, old railroad man and for many
years a guide at the capitol. He was
personally known to all the present
and many former members of the SEN
ate and house and during his long ser
vice at the capitol has shown to thou
sands of visitors the interesting OBJ
jects about that historic building.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

St. Petersburg, Sept. 22.-The re-
port that anti-Jewish riots have oc-
Cured at Kiev is officially denied at
the chancellory of Premier Stolypin.
The official news agency and newspa-
pers have no word of rioting and it is
thought the report is based on an Incl
dent which occurred at Slobodka. A
band of Is members of the Reactionary
league appeared on the streets on that
day and fell upon the promenading
Jews with cries of "here is quality for
you," and began to beat them. Police
appeared and the Reactionaries fed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
TAFT WANTS NEGRO VOTES.
DepIores Any Discrimination Against
Black Men.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Taft has
placed himself on record, in letter
to a local newspaper, as being opposed
to suffrage restrictions intended to dis
criminate against the negro race. In
answer to letter asking his opinion
concerning the franchise amendment
to the Maryland constitution which is
proposed, the president says:
"It is deliberately drawn to impose
educational and other qualifications for
the suffrage upon negroes and to ex-
empt everybody else from such qualifi-
cations.
"This is a gross injustice and is a
violation of the spirit of the fifteenth
amendment. 1t ought to be voted
down by every one who is Democrat
or a Republican, who is in favor of
square DEAL"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Uncle Sam TO Rescue

Washington, Sept. 25.-One hun
dred American citizens stranded at
Nome will be brought to Seattle on a
revenue cutter. Telegraphic orders
went forward today from Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Hill direct
ing the deputy collector of customs at
Seward, Alaska, to have revenue
cutter proceed at once from Seward to
Nome, there to take on board the men
and women who are destitute.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Internal Revenue Increases.

Washington, Sept. 24.-fhere was
an aggregate increase of 81, 1870, 037 in
internal revenue receipts for last
month, as compared with the cores
ponding period of 1908, the receipts
aggregating 500, ,284,735. For spirits
the total revenue was $9,319,872,
which is an increase of over 1886, 600
as compared with the 1903 receipts for
the same month: tobacco receipts ag-
gregated $4,740, ,083, which is an in
crease of almost half million dollars
fermented liquors Sc, 078, $40, which
is an increase of almost $1,000
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Ra sin Wine Fight On,

Washington, Sept. 24.-The taxabil-
ity of rasin wine was threshed out at a
five hours hearing before the commits
sioner of internal revenue today and
decision on the question was reserved.
The rasin fight dates back five years
and was brought to head last autumn,
when an order was issued by the in
ternal revenue commissioner holding
that rasin wine was taxable. This or
der was suspended from time to time
and was to have gone into effect Sep
tember l last, but was postponed for
80 days to permit the incoming COM
missioner to consider the case.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
SOUTH is STORM SWEPT.
Gulf Hurricane Brings Death and De-
struction,

New Orleans, Sept. 21.-After at
tanning velocity of so miles an hour
at New Orleans, last night, the West
Indian hurricane that struck the Louis
lana and Mississippi gulf coast was re-
duced in its intensity.
1t left four dead at New Orleans and
perhaps others along the gulf coast,
though no definite advices of mortality
in other sections have been thus far
reorted here.
The property loss in New Orleans
will exceed 100000. Many houses
were unroofed and many frail buildings
were partially destroyed. With all
wires down it is impossible to ascertain
the loss of life or property along the
gulf coast. The ferry steamer Assump-
tion sank, but no lives were lost Much
property along the river front was
damaged.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Former Preacher Fills Job.

st. Paul, Sept. 22.-Adolph c. Eber-
hart, who, by the death of Governor
Johnson. becomes the chief executive
of the state, was born in Sweden, SO
years ago, but came to Minnesota in
1881 He attended the public schools
and was afterward graduated from
Gustavus Adolphus college, at St.
Peter, as a minister of the Gospel.
Soon after his graduation Mr.. Eberhart
abandoned church work and took up the
study of law.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Madrid Denies Defeat.

Madrid, Sept. 24.-The government
is either unwilling or unable to give a
statement of the Spanish casualties in
the latest fighting with the Moors in
Morocco. The news of aSpanish de-
feat received at Paris is discredited
here, and the government declares the
Spanish victory is complete 1t is an
nounced that the tribesmen are expect
ed soon to ask for peace. 1t is known
that the loss has been heavy. 1t is
said 400 were killed on each side.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
TAFT STARTS WATER.
Opens Gates to Famous GunnIson
Tunnel in Colorado.


Montrose, Colo, Sept. 24.-Presi-
dent Taft spent yesterday on the west
ern slope of the Rocky mountains amid
a succession of magnificent scenes. In
many respects his day was one of the
most interesting he has had since leav'
ing Boston.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Taft stood
on the brink of the deepest irrigation
ditch in the West and far out in the
foo hill of the mountains, with not a
settlement in sight, made the cleo
trical connection that started flow of
water through the Gunnison tunnel
that will reclaim 140, 900 acres of arid
land. The greatest irrigation project
the United States government ever has
undertaken was thus put in operation
and the opening was the occasionl of
joyous celebration throughout the
valley of the Uncompahgre.
During his travels yesterday the
President had ample opportunity to
study the effect of irrigation. For a
long time his train ran through stretch
es of country where as far as the eye
could reach the only vegetation in
sight consisted of a few greasewood
bushes or sagebrush, The out of a
rocky canyon the train would suddenly
come upon veritable oasis, where
fields of alfalfa and miles of orchards
told of the miracle wrought by the
touch of water.
The tunnel has been hewn through
six miles of a mountain range and
when the project is completed next
spring it will divert the waters of the
Gunnison river, now flowing to the
Gulf of California, to the valley on
this side of the mountains, where
minor private projects of irrigation
already have told the wonders of the
soil
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Red Cross Asks for Aid.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The Nation
al Red Cross today issued an appeal to
all its branches in the United States to
procure food and clothing for the bene
fit of flood sufferers in Mexico. In a
dispatch to the State department today
Consul Hanna at Monterey further de-
picted the great loss and intense suffer
ing occasioned by the Mexican floods.
"The conditions are terrible" he tele-
grgphed, adding that he is assisting in
every way possible.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Riding Test Is Criticized.

Washington, Sept. 22.-The Roose-
welt riding test for the officers of the
army is a detriment to the servicee,
rather than an aid in efficiency. This,
in substance, is the severe criticism of
the tests made by General Albert L..
Myer, commanding the Department of
Texas, in his annual report. General
Meyer favors yearly examinations of
all officers to ascertain their fitness for
their duties
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Big Land Deal Recorded,

Merced, Cal, Sept. 22.-One of the
largest land deals recorded in this sec
tion of California was completed to-
day, when the c. ". Wooster COM
pany, of San Francisco, took a bond on
the Chowchilla ranch. Il miles south
of Merced. The ranch contains 10S,-
900 acres and the deal is said to have
involved more than 100000 The
Wooster company plans to irrigate the
tract and colonize it.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Old English Coin Valuable.

Rich Hill, Mo-, Sept. 21.-Tom
Brown, an English coal miner residing
at Panama, coal camp four miles
south of this city, is the lucky holder
of a five guinea English gold piece,
dated 1891. 1t had been handed down
in the Brown family from one genera
tion to another until now. 1t is valued
at SO, $50. At least that is the offer
made by a Boston coin dealer. Only
two coins of this denomination and
date are known to exist. one having
recently been purchased by the English
government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
To Sell Canal Zone Junk,

Washington, Sept. 22.-At the Of
fees of the Panama Canal commission
bids were opened today for the sale of
what remains of the old French COM
pany's machinery in the canal zone.
The amount of this junk is estimated
at over 1905 tons. and includes old
locomotives, dump cars. barges, dredg-
es and miscellaneous junk left on the
isthmus by the French, together with
a quantity accumulated since the begin
ming of operations by the Americans.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
ROBBERS SLAY SIX.
Thieves Murder Whole Family in West
Virginia for Loot,

Bluefeld, w. Va, Sept. 23.-An en-
tire family of six persons was murder
ed and the bodies of all but one of the
victims were burned with their home
at Hurley, Va, early today.
The motive evidently was robbery,
as the owner of the house. an aged
woman known as Aunt Betty JUS
tice, was generally supposed to keep a
large sum of money in the place.
Mrs. Justice, her son-in-law, George
Meadows, his wife and their three
children were the victims. Meadows
body, badly mutilated, was found in
the yard.
The half burned bodies of the two
women and three children were found
beneath the debris of the house, each
body bearing evidences of murder be-
fore the house was burned.
The thieves are supposed to have
secured the $500 which Aunt Betty
always carried on her person.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Cubans Are Destitute

Havana, Sept. 2l.-Telegraph wires
and bridges between Havana and Pinar
del Rio are still down and consequently
it has been impossible to ascertain the
extent of the damage wrought by the
storm in that section. 1t has been
learned, however, that many hundreds
of peasants are destitute because of the
destruction of their huts and crops.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Deaf Mutes to Help.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Believing
that deaf mutes would make good oper-
ators for the puncturing and tabulating
machines to be used in compiling the
returns of the next census, Secretary
Nagel, of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, is inclined to appoint them
to such positions, if capable men ap
ply. This work requires great care in
it's performance, for the reason that
there is no way to obtain check on
the result and the secretary can see no
reason why the deaf and dumb should
not be especially efficient.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Cuba Is Sadly Stricken.

Washington, Sept. 24.-More than
ten lives were lost and property worth
over 50. 000,0 600 destroyed in the lorna
do which recently swept over the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio. Cuba. Reports
of damage are just reaching Havana.
More than 1000 people are without
shelter or supplies. Several hundred
houses and huts and tobacco barns, sew
eral thousand acres of tobacco and many
small vessels along the coast were de-
stroYed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Io Remove Eulton's Body.

New York, Sept. 21.-The surviving
grandchildren of Robert Fulton. in
letter addressed to Cornelius Wander
bilt, president of the Fulton monument
association, sanctioned today the re-
moval of Fulton's body from a vault in
Trinity church to a mausoleum and
memorial to be built in Riverside drive.
The movement for the Fulton memo
rial has been under way for some time
and $40, 600 has been subscribed. In
all it is proposed to expend SO, 600, 600.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Austrian CAPITAL for California.

Los Angeles, Sept. 24.-Plans for
utilizing waters from the Colorado for
the generation of electric power,
launched two years ago by Count APP
ponyi, an engineer of international rep
utation, who formerly held colonel $
commission in the Austrian army, are
being matured -apidly, according to
information given out by the count
today. Behind the project, he stated.
is Count Lascio Szchenyi, who mar
ried Gladys Vanderbilt, and through
him the Rothschilds have been inter
ested,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
jap Laborers to Re-Enter.

Washington. Sept. 23.-All the Jap
anese laborers who, while returning
from the canneries in Canada where
they had been working during the sum-
mer, were held up by the United States
immigration officers, have been order
ed re-adnitted into this country. The
Department of Commerce and Labor,
in deciding in favor of the japanese,
holds that the laborers went to Canada
for temporary purposes only and had
no intention of abandoning their domi-
cile in this country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Seize Japanese Poachers.

Washington, Sept. "a. - Another
seizure of Japanese, alleged seal poach-
ers, this time at Walrus island, in
Alaskan waters, was reported to the
Treasury department today in tele-
gram from San Francisco. Special
Agent Judge seized two boats with a
total of six japanese on September 2,
and the men were brought to San Fran
cisco yesterday by the revenue cutter
Bear.