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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

ASTORIA, Ore, Oct. 1.-THE
lighthouse tender Armenia, which
was recently transferred to the
newly created sixteenth district,
sailed last night for Alaska, having
on board a large cargo of supplies
for various light stations and
equipment for the department head
quarters to be temporarily estab-
lisbed at Ketchikan and four pow
er boats for use of the light sta
tiOnS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
HIS WIFE's MOTHER, OF
COURSE.

Mabel-If your grandma had lost
all her teeth, how does she eat3
Willie-I heard pa say she had a
biting tongue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

color OF the
people on re-
ceiving news OF
two great mill
tary defeats
that took place
within 20 miles
of each other
on the same
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
THE SPOKANE PRESS
HIS sHoRTNEss SAVED HIM

John Hurley hasi every reason to
be thankful that he is not an inch
taller than he is. Yesterday he was
arrested by Officer Bradley on sus-
picion of being deserter from the
United States army, in California.
But he was an inch shorter than the
description called for, so he was
released.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
j HE t e RS

PANTAGES-The Pantages the
alter has a bill which seems to
please everyone this week, a mix
ture of all that is amusing. Guido
Gialdini has an act which is d.
verting; he is a famous whistler,
making records for one photograph
company exclusively.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
PERMITS TO BUILD.

Guernsey-Newton company, 5000,
frame, E1318 Mcclellan street.
Harry A. Johnston, $500, frame,
O5611 Wall street
Thomas Wood. $4,000, story and
a half frame, 1904 Liberty avenue.
Andrew Anderson, $3.50, frame,
SSH Fiske street.
P. Beck, $500, frame, 1901 Heroy
avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

WASHINGTON - An acrobatic
act of some excellence is being pre-
scented at the Washington this week
by Johnson, Davenport and Lodella
in their offering entitled, "The
Varsity Boys and the Farmer" The
clever trio furnish bushels of fun,
besides introducing many new feat
ures in the acrobatic line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
DEATHS.

Mineral S1712 Cedar street,
October IL. Elizabeth Larimer
Miner. 20 years, of pulmonary tu-
berculosis, several months dura-
ton.
Gates-At 2915 Grand boulevard,
October II, c. 8. Niles Gates, IT
days, of acute di!ation of the stom-
ach, heart failure contributory.
Jones-At E190S Empire avenue,
October IL, Dean c. Jones, II
months 1 day, Of anterior poliomye-
litis.
Yakushuzi-At Sacred Heart hos
pital, October II. Yasuchi Yaka-
shuzi. 30 years, of intestinal hem
orrhages, typhoid fever contribu-
tory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

HAVRE, France.-Mrs. Lena Riv-
ers, a passenger on the steamship
La Provence, was attacked by a
waiter and nearly strangeld.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

eERLIN.-United States secre-
tary of War Dickinson has arrived
here, on his tour around the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

E1NG&
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Oct. IA, 1906, gave rise to the
term Prussian blue, that being the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

King Manuel may yet have to re.
sort to manual labor for support.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
TXnewrltten slunaturea.

Il had letter from a friend today"
said literary man. giving me a wig
ging for signing my typewriter let
ter to him with the typewriter, and
notified him at once that he didn't
know what he was talking about. I
tcld him / had written the letter with
my own hand on the machine and 1t
was proper to sign 1t in type. II l
had written the letter with a pen,
told him, the signature with he pen
would have been all right, AID a pen
was just as much an implement of
writing as a typewriter was. There
fore my signature in type was quite
proper, though | admitted it would
not pass as a legal signature. How
ever, was not writing a legal docu-
ment and a signature in the text Of
the letter was perfectly good form.
That Is my contention now and II
anybody can prove that I am wrong
I'd like to hear his argument"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
~oLD BILL MAcABBE."
Saw HaIIey's Visitor from Deck OF
the Constitution in 1895.

the Constitution In 1895.
spectators Of the comets journey from
the eastern to the western sky last
night was William Macabbe, an In
mate Of the United States Naval home
at oath street and Gray's Ferry Road,
the Philadelphia Inquirer says.
"Old BILL" as he is familiarly called
by his comrades at the home, is 106
years old, and when Halley's comet
made Its last appearance in 1885 he
was sailor, 81 years old.
When seen yesterday Bill was
propped up in bed, for he has had a
broken leg which has kept him IN
doors for more than a year, and when
asked If he remembered seeing the
comet seventy-ive years ago, the old
sailor taking another pull at his corn
cob pipe, said, Yes, believe do"
Now, since 1t comes back to me, l
remember the night distinctly. 1t was
my watch, and we all had been on the
lookout for the comet to cross the
sky for several days. l do not re-
member exactly what boat was on
at that time, but think It was the
old United States frigate Constitution.
Il had been pacing the desk for
some time when l suddenly spied the
comet, and called some OF my ship
mates to witness 1t as 1t trailed
across the sky. 1t was not very large,
probably as big as a head of cabbage.
and 1t had long. milky tail We
saw 1t after that for two or three
nights. and then 1t disappeared.
Il have seen many comets while at
sea, and several times l have seen
huge meteors shoot through the sky
and fall with loud hiss into the
ocean, while a column of steam
caused by the meteor's contact with
the water rose into the air"
Last night "Old Bill" was wheeled
out on the naval hospital veranda to
see the comet. He has been very
much interested hearing the other In
mates of the hospital ward where he
has been for so long a time talk about
Il, and he expressed desire to again
see the aerial visitor on its journey
across the sky.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
Were clad to End seaaon.

A New Yorker who has Just re-
turned from London gives one expla-
nation Of the promptness with which
Englishmen closed their town houses
after the death of the king and so
readily consented to give up all enter
tainments for the rest of the present
season.
"Londoners were in many instances
very much relieved to shirk a season
Of expenditure" he said, because this
has not been good year financially
for them. They were not anxious to
spend any more money than neces-
sary, and when court mourning gave
them a dignif1ed opportunity to close
up their houses and skip a season
they were very well satisfied that they
could do this without having to have
undertaken anything so unconven-
tional on their own responsibility. So
nobody need think that English
houses in London will be opened later
In the season or that there will be
anything like the usual entertaining
there"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
Shy at Postal Banks.

Washington = Because postmasters
are slow about asking for the estab-
lishment of postal banks, the bank ad-
visory board will decide which cities
shall have these banks, without wait
ing for for requests.
Postmaster General Hitchcock states
that San Francisco will be one of the
cities in which bank will be estab-
lished.
eve expected many more requests
for postal savings banks than have
come in. said Mr.. Hitchcock. "This,
however, is not surprising. Postmas-
ters naturally do not want to do more
work without more pay, and postal
banks would entail much additional
labor"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
DR.. WILEY STANDS FIRM.
Believes He Will Win Fight on Ben
zoate of Soda.

Washington = Although the Ameri-
can Institute of Homeopathy, at its
convention at Pasadena, CAL, recently,
adopted resolution resembling its ac-
tion taken last year condemning the
use of benzoate of soda, as food pre-
servative, DR.. Wiley, chief chemist Of
the department of agriculture, has
stronger opinions than ever before on
that subject.
But DR.. Wiley's views did not pre-
vail in the department of agriculture,
as the board appointed by Secretary
Wilson to consider questions arising
under the pure food law sanctioned the
use of benzoate of soda as a food pre-
servative.
"The developments in the last
year." said DR.. Wiley, "have accentu.
ated my opinions as to the harmful
character of benzoate of soda as food
preservative. expect to see that
view sustained by the Federal courts,
as evidence submitted recently in Indi-
ana cases points that way"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
PORTLAND HAS BIG FIRE.
Exposition Building, Multnomath Club
and Many Residences Go.

and Many Residences Go.
Portland, Or.-Fire broke out in the
Exposition building at 1880 Thursday
morning, and destroyed that building
and the greater part of seven blocks
adjoining it
Though it is impossible to approx
mate the loss, it is feared it will ex-
coed $1,000, 00O Over 200 head of
horses are said to have died in the
flames in the Fashion stables in the
Exposition building.
Frank R. Price, of Oregon City, is
dead. He, with three other men, was
sleeping in the Fashions tables. 1t is
not known if the others escaped. A
young man terribly burned was taken
from the Exposition building and rush
ed to St. Vincent's hospital. He will
die. His name is unknown.
The Glendora hotel, as Nineteenth
street north; three apartment houses
on Washington street, the Multnomah
club and several stores on four corners
covered by Washington, Couch and
Ella streets, are destroyed.
The entire fire apparatus of the city
was called out, but despite the heroic
work of the fremen it was impossible
to check the flames.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
ALL ABOUT THE HOG
SOME STORIES OF THE USEFUL,
IF FUNDAMENTAL, ANIMAL.
Razorbaek Variety May Be Depended
Upon to Furnish Something New
How Woodpeckers Fooled
Drove Of Arkansas Man,

The group on the porch was talk
ing about razorback hogs and the
storekeeper was telling a story.
There was feller travelin' through
here" he said, according to the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch "He was a
stranger In these parts. One day he
came across a bunch O. hawgs that
had big slits In their ears. He fggered
at them Sits. They was too big fer
brands. What else could they BET
After a bit a native come down the
trail. Jess loolin' at them hawgs,'
said the stranger You was says the
native. Dye min tellin' me what
them big Sits In their ears is ferT
said the stranger. Not at ALL says
the native. Have you noticed these
hills? What dye mean? Noticed
how steep they Isl? Yes, have Wal
says the native, that's 1t. We have
to put them slits In the hawgs' ears
SO they kin stick their hind legs
through 'em and rough lock them
selves down these hills to keep from
KILN themselves
There was a salvo Of very hearty
outdoor laughter at this, and Mr.. Ant
wine stirred behind his newspaper.
That remin's me Of one they used
to tell down on the Arkansas line.'
he said. There was a feller goin'
through there, too. He saw drove o.
razorbacks carryin' on mighty queer.
There was about 20 Of 'em, and they
acted like they was crazy. They wohld
other, tryin to climb 1t. Then they
would spin aroun' on their noses,
crack their tails, an squeal in the
most plaintive way you ever heard.
The traveller watched them hawgs fer
10 minutes, an the more he saw Of
EN- the more they puzzled him.
Finally he went on through the
woods till he came to house There
was a man out In front. He was
baskin' in the sun. Is them your
hawgs up there in the hills?' the stran-
ger asked. Yep says the native.
AT that the traveller stepped up an
looked his man in the eye. Say he
said, what in the Sam Hills the mat
ter with them hawgs?
THE native kim o. half smiled.
They does act queer, don't they? he
said. I should say they does Wal.
It's this way said the native. We had
hard winter in here this time an
there was no feed In the hills for them
hawgs. All had to let 'em have corn.
Along late In the winter All took such
bad col All couldn't holler pig
ooeey any more. All had to call 'em
up by hittin' the corncrib with a az
handle. an now,' he says, lookin up
the hill, them damn woodpeckers is
settin' them crazy"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
AERoPLANE DROPS "soMss. "
Curtis Lands Oranges Accurately on
War Ships Deck.

War Ships Deck.
Atlantic City, N. J.-Glenn H. Cur
tiss tossed oranges as mimic bombs
within three feet of the decks of the
yacht John E. Mehrer II, used in place
of battleship during the sham battle
arranged to demonstrate the utility of
the aeroplane in coast defense.
The mock "bombs" were dropped
from height of about 300 feet and
Curtiss purposely failed to strike the
deck of the yacht for fear of injuring
the officials and passengers on her
decks.
Experts agreed that the experiments
showed that fleet of aeroplanes armed
with bombs could wreck any warship
before guns could be trained on them.
Curtiss was flying about 45 miles an
hour when he dropped the "bombs"
and officials on the deck declared that
he was within accurate distance of
rifle fire less than half a minute. Col
onel William Allen Jones, retired,
formerly of the United States Engin-
eer corps, who is an advocate of aero
planes for coast defense, stated after
the trials his belief that the air ma
chine has proved its efficacy.
"The armored battleship is ap-
preaching its last days as an engine of
attack against city or country guard
ed by aeroplanes," he said.
II believe a feet Of score of air
machines would absolutely protect any
coast city. A night fight by such
fleet not only would probably demolish
an entire feet of battleships, but would
so demoralize the crew of the attacked
vessels as to make them useless"
Curtiss also dropped oranges over
fortification marked out on the beach,
making practically every shot chit"
although the trajectory was sometimes
as great as 80 degrees, because Of the
wind and his speed.
Walter Brookins' flight here was
sensational, the adept driver gliding
his machine toward the ocean until its
runners were submerged in breaker.
He arose safely and glided to the
beach.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
AMERICAN ATTITUDE WATCHED
German Diplomats Believe Treaty
Is Defeat for Knox.


Berlin - While the German foreign
office has refrained from giving an Off
cial suggestion as to its view on the
new Russo-Japanese agreement, the
question has been the subject of care
ful consideration. The feeling is that
the compact introduces new element
in the arena of world diplomacy. The
attitude of the United States is watch
ed with special interest for an indica-
tion of its possible effects on the inter-
national situation.
The press here is divided, one sec
tion urging the foreign Office to take a
firm stand in seeking the cooperation
Of America against the Russo-J Japanese
exclusion policy. Most of the other
newspapers urge the government to
seek friendlier relations with Russia,
which is now free to play more i'm
portant and dangerous role in European
affairs.
In diplomatic circles the agreement
is regarded primarily as diplomatic
defeat for America. 1t is said here
that Knox's naive proposal to manage
the Manchurian railroad question
forced Russia and Japan into each
others arms.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
SIGN CLOSE COMPACT

Observation-Disclosures that the en-
deavors of Secretary Knox to bring
about concert of action of the powers
to obtain the naturalization of the
Manchurian railroad and to further the
construction of another railroad in
Manchuria and Mongolia had. in real
ity, the opposite effect of cementing
relations between Russia and Japan,
was manifested when the text of the
Manchurian convention between those
two nations was received in Washing
ton.
The convention is brief document
so short as to be remarkable among
the important treaties of modern times
but it tells the story of the COM
plete understanding of two nations only
recently at war. Diplomatically, it is
document with which masters of in
ternationsl law can find no fault. The
treaty will be objected to neither by
Great Britain, Germany nor the Uni
ted States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
Militia to Get Monitor.

Vallejo, Cal.-The oil burning mon
itor Cheyenne was commissioned at the
Mare Island navy yard. Lieutenant
Charles t. Owens, who is temporarily
detached from the cruiser West Vir-
ginia, is in command of the new boat.
He is under orders to sail for Seattle
on July 23. There the monitor will be
turned over to the naval reserve of the
state of Washington. Owens and the
skeleton crew will then return to Mare
Island.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
GENERAL NEWS Of NATIONAL HAPPENINGS
LAND RESTORED TO ENTRY.
Areas Taken Out of irrigated Tracts
and National Forests.

o''O iNauOIoI TOTOStSs
Washington - The secretary of the
interior has restored to the public do
main several tracts of land that had
been withdrawn in connection with the
irrigation projects but that are not
needed now by the reclamation service.
The restorations of the week include
Boise land district, Idaho, 1880
acres, subject to settlement September
II and to entry October II.
Phoenix land district, Arizona, 5000
acres, subject to settlement September
IS and to entry October 10.
The unappropriated public lands in
the area eliminated from the Coeur
d'Alene and Pend d'Oreille national
forests in Idaho by presidential procla-
nation will become subject to settle
ment under the homestead laws on Au-
gust % and to entry September 21.
About 5000 acres were eliminated,
but only about /, 900 acres were unap-
propriated. The lands are located in
Bonner, Laah, and Kootenai counties.
An area eliminating from the Pecos
national forest, New Mexico, and
amounting to 81, $50 acres, can be set
tied on August Is and entered Septem-
Der IA. The lands are located in San
ia Fe and Rio Arroba acounties.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
noIIs Hou.e MANY Years Oh.

There are at least two famous dolls
houses in England; one is at Nostell
priory, the Yorkshire home Of Lord
and Lady St. Oswald. This dolls
house dates from 1890 and It contains
some exquisite Chippendale furniture
made in miniature. The dolls which
inhabit Il are dressed in gorgeous old
brocades and the dinner service on
which they eat is Of silver. The other
dolls house is IN a house near Peters
field and II not quite so valuable Is
nevertheless very beautiful and a
much cherished possession. A curl
Gus fact in connection with the lovely
Chippendale furniture. some OF the
finest specimens known at Nostell
priory, is that the receipted bills for
II are also preserved there. conclusive
ly proving that Il is genuine
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
RATE SUSPENSION PROVIDED.
Authority to Be Exercised Cautious
ly Commission Says.

Washington-In an official state
ment, the Interstate Commerce COM
mission announces that it is its inren-
tion to suspend all tariffs naming gen.
eral and important rate advances,
pending an investigation as to the rea-
sonableness of the proposed increases.
"No more definite statement in this
regard can now be made" says the
commission, "but the specific orders
will be announced from time to time as
they are entered and served. 1t is ex-
pected that the suspension in each case
will be for 120 days from the effective
date named in the tariff, but the COM
mission intends by subsequent orders
to provide for making effective on the
same day such advances as may be al
lowed"
1t will be incumbent on the railroads
to show reasonable cause for the ad-
vances they may make in these tariffs
from time to time, the burden of proof
of the reasonableness of the tariffs
bearing on the carriers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
Town Twice Destroyed.

Reno. Nev.-The town of Palisade,
18 miles west of Carlin, at the inter
section of the Southern Pacific and Eu-
reka & Palisade railroad, has been des-
troyed by fire. With the exception of
the railroad buildings, which were
saved by heroic work, every business
building in the town and several resi-
dences were burned. This is the sec
ond time the town of Palisade has been
demolished this year. The entire
town, then standing on the south side
of the track, was washed away this
spring by flood.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-21
IMPORTS INCREASE
Gain Of Sll4,O0O,OOO Shows New
Tariff 10 Be Lower Than Old
Average Ad .Valorem Rates On All
Products 2o.95 Per Cent-Rev-
enue Not impaired.

Washington-Imports exceeding by
more than 4,O00,0 600 those of any
previous similar period came into the
United States during the first IL
months of the operation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law, ended June 80 last.
More than 49 per cent Of these i'm
ports entered free of duty, being a
larger percentage than in the cores
ponding period. of any previous year
except 1897, the closing year of the
Wilson tariff law, and 1892, 1893 and
1894, when sugar was admitted free
under the Mckinley law.
Customs receipts during the IL
months of the new tariff law were
1902, 1922, 161, exceeded only in 1907,
when the first IL months brought in
1907, 053, 381. These figures were
made public by the bureau of statistics
of the department of commerce and
labor.
Under the Payne law the average
ad valorem rate of duty on all imports
has been 20.95 per cent, which is less
than in any previous similar period
since 1890 except in 1896, when it
was 20. SO per cent, and in 1894, the
closing year of the Mckinley law,
when it was 1878 per cent.
On the dutiable imports the average
ad valorem rate under the present law
has been 41.19 per cent, the lowest
of any previous year since 1890, except
in 1896, when it was 1898 per cent.
Comparing the entire period .of the
operation of the present law with the
entire period of the operation of the
Dingley, Wilson and Mckinley laws,
respectively, the average sSad valorem
rate under the Payne law is shown to
be less than any of the others.
Under the Payne law it has been
2O.95. Under the Dingley law it was
25.48 per cent, under the Wilson law
2l.92 per cent, and under the McKin-
ley law 22.12 per cent.
In regard to the average ad valorem
rate on dutiable merchandise only, the
same is true. Under the Dingley law
it was as. rs per cent; under the Will
son law 42.82 per cent, and under the
Mckinley law A. per cent.
The percentage of merchandise en-
tering free of duty under the Payne
law has been 49.14 per cent. Under
the Mckinley law, which admitted
sugar free, it was 1904 per cent, and
under the Wilson law 1882 per cent.
The figures of the Payne law include
the first five days of August, although
the law did not become operative until
August 6. The returns to the bureau
of statistics did not enable it to separ-
ate the business Of those five days from
that of the rest of the month.