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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
ST. CROIX OIL SOAKED.
Former Engineer on Burned Craft Tes
titles Tanks Leaked.

San Francisco. Dec. 11.-That the
fuel oil tanks of the steamer st. Crolx
which was destroyed by fire off the
coast of southern California. leaked
badly and allowed seven barrels of oil
to ooze into the bilge during one trip
was the statement made today to the
federal inspectors by John d. Druillard
formerly first assistant engineer OF the
burned craft.
Druilard was not on the st. CrolX
at the time of the disaster. He stated
that the condition of the vessel was
such that he did not care to go to sea
aboard of her, and left the employ
ment of the company after making ms
fourth trip.
Druilard said he discovered the con
dition of the tanks and reported 1t to
Chief Engineer Doe, who ordered that
they be loaded only to the point where
the leaks were located. This order
was later countermanded by Captain
Warner. according to the witness, and
the tanks filed to the top. The wit
ness stated that he measured the oil In
the hold, and found it was several
inches deep. From this he computed
the total leakage at 71a barrels. Or
ders were issued against open lights
below decks, but Druillard said that
he twice found lamps burning and
threw them overheard.
Druilard believed that lighted Gig
arctic might have been thrown down
a ventilator by a passenger and caused
the fire.
The inquiry closed today.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
AMERICAN MEAT SHUT OUT.
German Conservatives Strongly Oppose
Tariff Concessions.

Berlin. Dec 13.-In the conservative
party convention today at Berlin, Count
Schwerin Leewitz, one of the most
prominent agrarian members of the
reichstag took strong ground against
Germany's making concessions on
American meats in order to secure bet,
ter tariff rates.
"The higher duties in the new tar.
if,' he said, care especially unfavor'
able to Germany, but German agricul-
ture is practically concerned about the
question whether the German conven-
tional tariff will be accepted again by
Americans without something equiva-
lent in the way of concessions, because
Of the fear in agricultural circles that
the federal government might make the
provisions for the American meat i'm
'ports-adopted for the protection of the
health of our people and today more
necessary than ever-the subject of
commercial treaty negotiations. This
fear l regard as unfounded, in view of
the certain information which has been
conveyed to me.
"Such a thing 7 would expect even
less from the present chancellor than
from his predecessor. He values too
highly the interests of our public
health and it too just toward our Ger
man livestock growers to do such a
thing. Moreover, the chancellor knows
too well the sentiments Of the country
and the great majority of the reichs'
tao -
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
LOCKS SELF IN FIERY FURNACE
Moving Picture Operator Takes Des-
perate Chance to Avoid Panic.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 7.-Joseph
Pierce, the machine operator at the
Hermann moving picture show, 400
South Spring street, made himself a
hero last night, when he closed the
steel and asbestos door of his den upon
himself and remained in a furnace of
exploding and burning films, while the
manager, E. L. Kennedy, calmed and
sent away the audience without panic
Pierce, when he emerged from his
fiery ordeal. his hair and clothing
scorched' and painful burns upon his
hands, said he was at work when
something went wrong with the wires.
In an instant the fire had communi-
Gated from the crossed wires to the
highly infiammable films and the en-
tire room was mass of flames. The
rooms in which the moving pictures
are operated are surrounded with
walls, floors and ceiling of steel and
fixed with handy devices for closing
all openings. When the trouble with
the wires started, the fire extinguished
all the lights in the theater and the
red lights over the several exits were
turned on.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
ERIE FERRYBOAT
LOST IN STORM
Big Freighter and Grew of 81 Men
Believed to Have Gone Down.
Should Have Crossed Lake in Five
Hours, out Has Not Been Heard
From for Five Days-valued at
S35o.OOO and Cargo Of Loaded
Freight Cars.

Detroit, Mich, Dec, ll.-Aus hope
that the car ferry Marquet & Bessemer
: No. 2 outlived the wintry fate that has
made Lake Erie watery graveyard in
the last 70 hours has been practically
abandoned at the head offices of :he
Marquette & Bessemer Dock u NaVl-
CATION company, owners Of the vessel.
1t is believed that Captain h. h. Nc
Leod of Conneaut, and his crew Of 81
men, have gone down with the steamer.
The Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 left
Conneaut, Ohio, at 1925 o'clock Tues
day morning for Port Stanley, Ont,
with 80 loaded cars and, under ordinary
conditions, should have reached her
destination at 3 o'clock that after
noon. She has not been sighted by
other boats. An empty green yawlboat
and some wreckage was seen by the
steamer w. B. Davick, near Long
Point, Ont. Yawlboats Of the No. 2
are painted green.
The Marquette & Bessemer No. l left
Conneaut at o clock Tuesday for Port
Stanley and it was 60 hours before she
was heard from. She has since searched
the lake toward Point Pelee, but has
found nothing of her sister ship. Tugs
have secured the lake and report no
trace of the No. 2.
The Marquette & Bessemer No. . was
valued at $350,000 and the cargo at
more than $4,000. She was built IN
Cleveland in 1905. The boat is operated
by the Pere Marquette and the Besse'
mer l. Lake Erie roads.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
ANDRES BALLOON FOUND.
Party Met Death in Fight With Eskimo
Tribes of North.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dec. IL. -
Bishop Pascal, who has charge OF the
diocese of Prince Albert, which EN-
braces the sub-Arctic country to the
north of that city, brings back with
him a story of the finding of traces OF
a balloon in which S. A. Andre, Swed'
ish explorer, attempted to drift across
to the North Pole.
One of Bishop Pascal's missionaries
reported to him that, while working
among the Eskimos of the Arctic re-
pion. he met a tribe which had some
of the plunder of the party with them
These natives had in their possession
a quantity of rope of quality which
they could not get in barter from
ships which enter the Arctic Sea.
When questioned the Eskimos told
that many years before they had come
across two white men who came down
out of the sky in ''white house.
These men had afterward starved to
death. and the natives had seized upon
the balloon, the cordage of which they
converted to their uses.
Bishop Pascal instructed the mission
arv to return and get further details
4 Hudson S Bay factor has the same
report in a somewhat different form
His story is confirmed from the Lon
don office of the company, where IT
was sent in official dispatches. Accord.
ing to the factor, an Indian arrived
at his post on the Upper Churchill IN
1900 from an extended trapping and
trading trip along the borders OF the
Arctic in northern Canada.
The Indian told of having met a
partv of Eskimos who had been hunt
ing on one of the islands of the Arctic
ocean, and one day they beheld a pc
culiar apparition in the sky. When
it finally landed, three men stepped
out They started to approach the ma
tives, who were in state of terror
and made hostile demonstrations. One
of the white men fred gun and a
fight followed in which the natives
were victorious, killing all three of the
wanderers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
MINE VERDICT REFUSED.
Officials Scored for Laxity in Search
for Witnesses.

Cherry, H., Dec. 10.-The inquiry
Of the coroner's jury into the St.'Paul
mine disaster, in which 800 men were
killed, came to an abrupt close today
without a verdict being reached.
The jury announced it would not
consider returning verdict until
Alexander Rosenjack and Robert
Deane, missing witnesses, either had
been found or county. officials showed
evidence of genuine desire to find
them The hearing adjourned to De-
ccmber 20 to give officials an oppor-
tunity to search for witnesses.
John Hand, miner, who was among
the first to enter the mine the day
following the disaster, testified that
he heard signals from entombed min
ers, but that he could get no help
from officials or experts to whom he
told his story.
The miner said he was standing at
the top of the shaft when he heard
repeated tappings that could have
been caused by nothing but the picks
of the entombed men.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Eagle Carries Trap Far.

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. l1.-Last week
an eagle was killed at Ellison ranch,
near Edgewood, in the upper part of
Siskivou county, and on one of its feet
was attached a No. 3 steel trap. 1t
has just been learned that on Novem.
Der % an eagle got into No. 3 steel
trap belonging to N. Greenslate OF
Plymouth, Amador county, and carried
the trap away with it. 1t is believed
the eagle killed at Edgewood, which
is Just about 800 miles from Plymouth,
in an air line, is the same that carried
off Mr.. Greenslate' IS trap about ten days
before
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Conservation Expects Opposition.

Washington. Dec. THE friends of
the policy of Conservation Of natural re-
sources realize today that their fight
in the congress which convened Monday
will be centered in the house commit
tee on lands. 1t is said that the con-
servation measures are apt to slumber
in the committee pigeon hole, unless the
Fitzgerald amendment to the house
rules can be operated to force the meas
ures out. Speaker Cannon and Repre-
sentative Mondell, of Wyoming, who is
chairman of the lands committee, are
said to have an understanding. Mondell
owns a great amount of land in Wyo-
ming. 1t will be asserted that Secre-
tary Ballnger's recommendations for
conservation legislation are for the most
part unconstitutional.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
SIXTY-F|RST CON-
GRESS OPENED
First Days Sessions Are Confined TO
Only Routine Matters.
Pays Respect to Dead and Then Ad-
journ-Many Contests Are Looked
for-EarIy investigation of Mica
ragua Likely-May Be. Known as
Law Session.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The keynote
of the Taft administration will be
sounded at the first regular session of
the sixty-first congress, which opened
benedictions by the chaplains of the
two houses.
That important action and quick ac-
tion will be taken on the Nicaraguan
dispute over the execution of the two
Americans, Groce and Cannon, is
foregone conclusion, as the president
and Secretary Knox are much wrought
up over the move of President Zelaya
OF the Central American republic. 1t
is probable that action on this dispute
will develop into a controversy be-
tween the supporters of the admins
tration and the advocates of peace in
the two houses.
The presidents message of 10000
words will be read tomorrow asking
for radical action in the alteration of
the laws regarding interstate COM
merce and the big corporations of the
country, public lands and the conser-
walton of natural resources.
On all these subjects a struggle is
apt to develop between the president
and the conservative element in his
own party, headed by Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich in the senate, and Speaker
Joseph Cannon in the house on the
one hand, and the president and the
insurgents of both houses, who seek
more radical action than the president,
on the other hand.
The insurgents will make themselves
heard in an effort to amend the pres
ent house rules to limit the power Of
the speaker, and in the senate they
will endeavor to force some action on
tariff commission. Representative
Fowler will lead in the house in an
effort to force a monetary reform
along the lines of asset currency.
President Taft's belief in the issu-
ance of bonds for the completion of
| irrigation projects now under way as
well as the development of navigable
rivers and harbors will meet with
some opposition among the eastern
states, but the west. to a man will un-
doubtedly be with him on the irriga-
ton proposition.
An effort to have congress make a
rigid investigation of the sugar-welgh-
ing frauds, opposed by the attorney
gen raj as hampering the prosecution,
and also of the controversy between
Secretary Richard A. Ballinger, of the
interior department, and Chief For
ester Clifford Pinchot, will undoubt-
ely come up at this session.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Monday, December 6.

Washington, Dec. 6.-When the SEN
ate was called to order 81 members
responded Practically no business was
transacted by either house, and as a
mark Of respect to the late Senator
Martin Johnson, of North Dakota, the
upper house adjourned after being in
session only 13 minutes.
Brief as was the senate's 13 minute
session, it was enlivened by an unsuc-
cessful attempt on the part of Mr..
Bailey to defeat the passage of the
usual resolution that the daily sessions
begin at noon, suggesting that the
senate should convene instead at 2
o clock. Mr.. Bailey said he would
like to see the senate hold night ses-
sions that senators might devote the
day to individual business.
The house session continued 40 min
utes, in which w. w. McCredie, new
representative from the Second Wash
ngton district, who. succeeds the late
Francis W. Cushman, was sworn in.
Although only 34l members responded
to their names, almost a full member
ship appeared on the house floor.
The following bills were introduced:
Garner, Pa, to investigate entire Gus
toms service, particularly in regard to
the sugar frauds; Hitchcock, Nebras.
ka for the establishment Of postal
savings banks; Mann, Illinois, for fed
eral regulation of the "white slave
trade" another by Mr.. Mann for free
admission of wood pulp; Hamilton
Michigan, to grant statehood to New
Mexico and Arizona.
Resolutions of respect for the mem
ory of Senator johnson, of North Da'
kota, and of Representatives De Ar
mond and Lassiter, who died in the
recess, were adopted, and as a further
mark of respect the two houses ad-
iourned until noon tomorrow
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Peary's Boat May Be Sold.

Astoria. Or. Dec. 1.-THE Alaska
Fishermen S Packing company received
letter today from Samuel Holmes, a
broker in New York, offering to sell
the company Commander Peary's Arc
tic steamer Roosevelt The letter states
that the steamer is especially adapted
for sailing northern waters, and cost
when new $150,000, but, having accom-
plished her purpose, the owners have
no further use for her and will dispose
of the craft for 100000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON I
I THE WORK OF CONGRESS

Practically all are recess appointments
announced from time to time as made
and the greater part of the list is made
up Of postmasters in the smaller cities
and census supervisors.
One Of the important new announce
ments is that of the reappointment of
Franklin K. Lane as member OF the
interstate commerce commission. San
ford b. Dole, ex-governor of the Ha.
vain Islands, is named as United
States judge for the territory OF
Hawaii.
Washington, Dec. THE president
today senL to the senate the following
nominations, among them several recess
appointments:
Census supervisors:
Oregon-Robert j. Hendricks, first
district; Seneca G. Beach, second dis
trict.
Washington-Robert w. Hill, first
district; Gay S. Kelly, second district; /;
Arthur M. Sterch, third district.
Idaho-Joseph Perrault, Jr.
Land officers-Charles B. Merrick,
register, Portland; B. F. Jones, regis
ter, Roseburg.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Senator Jones
today introduced a bill transferring to
Whitman college the entire military
reservation at Walla Walla, Wash, it
being the desire of the war department
to dispense with that army post. There
are 100 acres in the reservation, for
which the government will have no fur.
ther use after the post is abandoned,
and representatives of the college are
anxious to secure it for their institu-
ton,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Long Walk Safely Made.

Denver, Dec. 10.-Miss Arizona
Owens, who completed her 435mile
walk from Shoshone, Wyo., to Denver
last night at 1880 O'Clock, appears
little the worse this morning for her
experience with an almost continuous
blizzard during her 16-day trip. "To
make living" is Miss Owens ex-
planation for the unusual journey,
which she says was made on a wager
that she could accomplish the feat in
II days. Miss Owens, who is small
and almost frail, has walked long dis
tanceS before.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Forest Fires on Decrease.

Washington, Dec. 10.-While the mer-
chantable timber destroyed in the years
of 1908 and 1909 compares favorably,
the most favorable comparison comes
in the total amount destroyed during
the two years. In 1908 timber and
young trees valued at $429.246 were
destroyed by fires, while during the year
Just PASSED the total was reduced to
$l06,473.25. This is but 25 per cent of
the amount destroyed the year before.
OF this total $75,52l was in merchant
able timber, damage to the reproduc.
tion of timber $50, ,0S3.50, and to forage
81 ,S6S60.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Arbitration Will Begin.

Chicago, Dee. 13.-Negotiations be-
tween the railroads conference commit
tee, representing the General Managers
association and the switchmen's com
mittee will begin in Chicago on Mon
day. according to an unauthorized state
ment issued here today by the General
Managers association. Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Knapp and Labor
Commissioner Neill on Monday will take
up also the dispute between the Illinois
Central railroad and its telegraphers
who have asked for an increase of &c
per cent IN wages.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Probe of Customs Asked.

Washington, Dec. S.-Three resolu-
tions bearing upon investigation of the
customs service, introduced in the house
yesterday, were referred to the com
mittee on rules. Representative Camp
bell of Kansas, author of one resolu-
ton, called at the department of JUS
tice today to ascertain the attitude of
the department towards his measure.
Attorney General Wickersham empha-
sized to him the desire of the president
that congress should keep hands off at
DreSent
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Sutton Case Is UP Again.

Washington, Dee. 13.-The Sutton
ease is to be revived. Mrs. Rosa B
Sutton. mother of Lieutenant James n
Sutton, who died at Annapolis under
peculiar circumstances, is preparing
with her attorneys, to go before the
Maryland grand jury when its sessions
are resumed in Baltimore next month
and attempt to secure Indictment of one
or more of Lieutenant Sutton's fellow
officers who. figured in the Annapolis
inquiry last summer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Goodwin Back to Stage.

Los Angeles, Dec. 10.-Nat Goodwin
and his bride, who was Edna Good
rich today announced that they would
but would appear in different plays.
Unostentatiously Mr.. and Mrs. Good
win slipped into Los Angeles a few
days ago and betook themselves to
their winter home in Santa Monica
Goodwin will appear in "An Old New
Yorker three months hence. Mrs.
Goodwin's appearance will be made at
about the same time
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Will Fight Anti Trust Law.

Washington, Dec. 9.-When congress
considers the Wickersham proposal for
amending the Sherman antitrust law
this winter. another insistent demand
will be made by the American Fedora
tion of Labor to incorporate clause
clearly exempting labor and trade
unions from its operations. This
measure, together with the anti-injunc-
tion law, are the two things that or
ganized labor will fight hardest for this
winter, according to Sampel Gompers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Prince Miguel Is Sued,

Buda Pest, Dec. 7.-According to
the newspapers, a syndicate of credi-
tors has sued Prince Miguel of Brag-
ANA, who married Miss Anita Stew
art of New York last September, for
$1,000,000. Some years ago, paper
says. Prince Miguel was in financial
straits and the syndicate advanced
him large sum, payable when he
should make a rich marriage. The
claim is so great that following nego-
tiations that resulted in his marriage
to Miss Anita Stewart, the prince
promised to recoup the syndicate with
fifth of the dowrv.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Wednesday. December s.

Washington, Dee. S.-The senate com
mittee on public expenditures, created
less than a year ago. held its first for
nal meeting today, and evolved plan
for the cooperation of congress and the
executive departments in an effort to
hold in check a tendency toward large
appropriations by every, congress A
oint congressional commission, on which
the executive branch of the government
was to be represented. was suggested.
1t is planned that such a commission
have the power to investigate all mat
ters calling for appropriations and all
projects that might in the future in
volve large expenditure. Several
subcommittee were appointed to deal
with the standing committees of the
senate that handle the great supply
bills.
Washington, Dec S.-Thomas P.
Cleaves and James c. Courts, clerks
respectively of the senate and house
committees on appropriations, have IS
sued their annual comparison of esti-
mates of appropriations.
The figures show total estimate for
the next fiscal year, beginning July /,
of 1919. 1926. .769, as compared with a
total appropriation in the last session
of $1,022, ,S32, 2,001, and total estimates
of that session for $1,05S, ,3S7 sos.
The estimate is more than $S0,000,000
less than that of the previous session,
and almost $45 100000 less than the
actual appropriations of that session.
Washington, Dec S.-The house com
mittee on agriculture today decided to
take up the agricultural appropriation
bill next Monday. The estimates upon
which hearings will be given approx
mate $12,000,000. The Scott bill to pro.
hibit dealing in futures in cotton, grain
and other farm products will be pressed
later.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Oldest Oddfellow Dead.

Bangor, Me-, Dec. 13.-Phineas Bach
elder, said to have been the oldest mem
ber of the Independent Order of Odd
fellows in the world, died last night,
aged 9S years. He had been an Odd
fellow for more than half a century,
and had held the Office of grand pat
riarch.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Special Message Talked.

Washington, Dee. President Taft
noon with Attorney General Wicker
sham and Secretary Nagel, OF the de-
partment of commerce and labor, re-
garding the special message he is pre-
pairing on the proposed amendments to
the interstate commerce law. This
message will be sent to congress with
in ten days and will go into the de-
tails of changes which the president
believes are needed to make the inter
state act more effective.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Mrs. Nation Wields Grip.

Washington. Dee. 9.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation. who came here to keep her eye
on congress, went into the buffet of the
Union station this afternoon, and. with
her satchel. smashed about $50 worth
of bottled whisky. She was at once
arrested, charged with destroying pri-
Vate prOpertv
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Taft Cuts Out Automobiles.

Washington. Dee. 1l.-EeOnomy in
expense accounts is being impressed
upon officials in the government serv-
ice. A notable case is that of internal
revenue agents and inspectors, who are
instructed that cabs, taxicabs and au-
tomobiles are to be used only in cases
of absolute necessity.