Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-02-03
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial importance.

1t is believed the chances of the irri
cation bill in congress are improving
Boise is to have thorough invesiga
tion into the high prices of necessities
The coroner's jury on the Czarini
wreck did not fix the blame on any
one.
Three Seattle policemen have beer
arrested, charged with levying black
mail.
Eight dead and thirty injured have
been taken from train wreck in Eng
land.
High food prices have driven thou
sands of children to factory work in
Chicago.
Los Angeles is making great effort
to free her city employees from the
clutches of loan sharks.
1t is reported that DR.. Cook has been
for several weeks at a German sanitar-
ium, under false name, and has now
gone to Vienna.
The recent trip abroad of the Immi-
grafton commission is alleged to have
been but junket expedition and an in
vestigation has been called for.
1t is reported that if the government
wins its suit against the railroad mer-
ger, a syndicate composed of Rockefel-
Ter, Morgan, and Kuhn, Loeb Co., will
take up all the bonds and stock OF the
roads involved.
Pinchot's friends are active in the
Ballinger investigation.
Taft decides to continue the suit to
dissolve the Hartman railroad merger.
Violation of the rules of etiquette
may cause the retirement of the Aus
trian premier.
Transcontinental Passenger associa-
tion grants convention rates to Port
land for Rose Festival.
Both parties admit the British cleo
tion was fought on the tariff issue, and
both claim the victory.
Los Angeles autoists are protesting
loudly against the new ordinGnce pro-
vidIng Jail terms for speeders.
Members of house committee on
postofices and postroads hotly resent
magazine publishers charges OF graft.
A coroner's jury has held the engin-
eer of wrecked train on the New
York Central responsible for the death
of the victims.
Two robbers in taxicab robbed the
12-miIe house, east of Portland, then
proceeded to the 7-mile house and at
tempted to rob that place, mortally
wounding an attache who Y resisted
them. Posses were in pursuit inside
of an hour.
A New York newsboy, while defend
ing an aged man against three others
who were tormenting him, was stabbed
three times. Two wealthy women in
their automobile took the wounded
newsboy to a hospital, their dresses
being drenched in his life blood while
on the way.
Many women will be employed as
census takers.
The Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry has
begun in Washington.
Strong opposition to appointive coun-'
ell for Alssa has developed. in the
senate. ~
Paris is in darkness, owing to flood
ing of gas works and electric light
stations.
Books of nearly all the big packing
companies have been laid before the
Federal grand jury.
The Panama libel suit against the
New York World has been quashed and
further prosecution will be abandoned.
The death roll by the floods in France
reaches thousands, and the damages
are increasing by the million every
hour.
Maxazine publishers charge that an
error of $50, 900, 600 has been made in
estimating expenses of Postofice de-
partment.
Floods along the river Seine in
France surround the government por-
celain works at Sevres and threaten
the city of Louvre.
A Southern court while trying ne
gro, discovered that the prisoner was
broken out with smallpox. He was
Immediately given full possession of
the court room until removed in an
ambulance.
Southern bankers are manipulating
the rice market.
Tacoma will adopt the commission
plan Of city government.
Republican insurgents are return
ing to the campsofs the regulars.
Missouri forestry expert would or
Ranize state forestry departments.
Governor Brady, of Idaho, backs
move for state control Of natural re-
sources.