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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
CHINESE MOBS
BURN PROPERTY
GOVERNOR is DEAD, OFFICIALS
IN FLIGHT.
JAP CONSULATE DESTROYED
Famine Sufferers Inflamed Against
Foreisners.-soldiers Join
Rioters.

( CHANGSHU. China, April 16.-All
of the foreign-owned buildings in
Changshu have been destroyed by fire,
except the British consulate. All the
buildings rented by foreigners have
been looted.
All foreigners have left the city.
So far as known, no foreign resident
lost his life.
The governor of Huhan province,
WI Tchung Stu, and his son, were
killed, and several other government
officials fed
Six thousand foreign drilled soldiers
are stationed here and few of these
protected the governors house for a
time, but soon all joined the rioters.
Famine Sufferers Loot.
The riots began April 13, when the
famine sufferers looted the rice de-
pots. A captain of police was wound
GU tiyiu6 W lSStOIc OTu0I. lnOu-
sands crowded around him and his
assistants, and he was obliged to flee
to the Yamen. The rioters followed
and besieged the place all night.
The following day the disturbances
became anti-foreign. The Chinese In.
land mission and the Norwegian and
Catholic missions were burned. The
other missions were destroyed April
15. The missionaries attached to the
American Episcopal Missionary ALI
.ance, the United Evangelical Church
and the Wesleyan and Yale Scientists,
numbering Al in all, took refuge in
boats. They left all their effects.
The destruction of all foreign prop.
erty. including the Japanese consu.
late and the British warehouses, fol-
lowed. The rioters numbered no few
er than $4,000.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Railroad to Farm.

SEATTLE, April 19.-To overcome
the high cost Of meats and farm prod
ucts Of every kind. including garden
truck. eggs and milk and cream, the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
has purchased and improved 27o acres
OF rich bottom land near Kent, in this
county, and has established dairy
with herd of 900 thoroughbred milch
cows and 1900 White Leghorn hens.
The company has also planted 400
acres Of corn and garden truck at
Paradise. Mont. Products OF these
institutions are to be consumed en-.
tirely by the dining car department of
the railroad.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
TAFT FoReIvEs KISSING.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
Declaring he regretted the kissing"
incident at the suffragette convention
not because Of personal feeling. but
because 1t was being used In an un-
fair way to embarrass the leaders of
the suffrage movement. President
Taft sent letter of reply to the
apology sent him by the suffragists.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20

PORTLL,D = Consumers League
OF Portland is making every effort to
establish white list OF shops In
this city coming. up to certain high
standards in regard to the working
conditions of their women employees.
SPRINGFIELD-As q result OF q
scratch received when building a
fence. G. w. Finch Of this city may
lose his hand from blood poisoning.
The wound was made with a piece
OF dirty or rusty iron.
PENDLETON-The body OF Jack
Peters, who mysteriously disappeared
from home In this city eight weeks
ago, was found in millrace by q
schoolboy. There was no evidence Of
foul play and the theory Of suicide
Is accepted generally.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
charles Weller Admits Identity.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-The
man said to be Charles J. Weller,
who is wanted at Tacoma, WASH, on
charge Of having murdered Mrs.
Henry Schulz, the mother of Wezler's
divorced wife, admitted that his name
was Charles Weller, but said he was
not the man for whom the police
were searching.
II am Charles Weller. all right"
he told the police, but / had moth
ing to do with the murder of Mrs.
Schulz at Gig Harbor."
When arrested at Ocean Beach for
carrying concealed weapons, Weller
gave the name of Wagner. He was
later identified as Weller by detec-
tves who saw him in the prisoners
dock In the police court.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
PROSECUTION WILL
LAY FOR BALLINCER
Hearing Of Secretary to Be the Main
Feature of the Inquiry.

Se"S VI oeCretary 10 Be the Main
Feature Of the Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. D. C-The "pros.
ecution" in the Ballinger-Pinchot con-
troversy Indicated by the Congress,
sional investigating committee that It
was holding its big guns in reserve
until Secretary Ballinger takes the
stand
Attorney Brandeis sought permis.
sion to defer the cross.examination of
Frank Pierce. assistant secretary of
the interior, until after he had had
an opportunity to question Secretary
Ballinger.
frank Pierce, first assistant secre.
tary of the Interior, who began his
term of service in the department
under Secretary Garfield, and who
has testified at a previous session
that Secretary Ballinger never inter.
fered with the conduct Of the Gun.
ningham coal claims after he had
turned them over to him. resumed his
testimony at the session. He denied
that he had told Ex-Governor Miles
G. Moore that he could have his nat.
ents without examination under the
law OF May 26, 1908. The witness
said that Commissioner bennett has
SO construed the law and had told
Moore that he could nave the patents
without hearing.
Edward G. Finney, assistant to the
Secretary of. the Interior. testified in
corroboration Of Pierce and Clements.
Attorney vertrees questioned the
witness regarding the letters sent In
response to an inquiry from Senator
LaFollette as to Secretary Ballinger's
policy on restoring to entry water.
power sites withdrawn by Secretary
Garfield. In those letters Ballinger
was quoted as saying that the with.
drawal of water-power sites had been
restored on recommendation of the
Reclamation, Service.
The prosecution" put on Director
Newell and Chief Engineer Davis, of
the Reclamation Service, to disproye
this statement, both testlfying they
had been ordered by the Secretary to
order the restorations.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
MORE EQUITABLE
TAXATION ASKED
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE REso.
LuTloNs PASSED BY soLoNs.
SYSTEM CALLED OBSOLETE
Mr.. Galloway Says General Property
Tax Does Not Cover Conditions
Many Glasses Of Wealth Escape.

SALEM-State Tax Commissioners
Galloway and Eaton approve Senate
joint resolutions Nos. 20 and II
passed by the last session of the Leg
fslature, and designed to provide the
means of more equitable assess
ment of property.
Commissioner Galloway, discussing
the present constitutional require
ments, said:
These provisions Of the constitu
tion required and established what is
known as the general property tax
This system of taxation was tolerably
adapted to the economic Ssd indus
trial conditions of half century ago
but 1t is too rigid to permit equitable
taxation of widely varied forms OF
property of today and too limited in
Its scope to reach many classes OF
private wealth that fairly should bear
part of the public burdens"
Mr.. Galloway declared that the
amendments proposed by the last
Legislature, and which are to be
voted on by the people at the coming
election, are well prepared to pave
the way for genuine tax reform In
Oregon. With the constitution
amended as provided by these pro
posed amendments. the Tax Commits
sioner called attention to the fact
that 1t will then be possible to enact
laws providing:
For the classification OF subjects
of taxation; for exemption of certain
property from taxation; for separa
ton of the sources of state and loca
revenue that the burdens of taxation
may be more equitably proportioned;
for separate classification and taxa
tion of forest lands, water powers
and other natural resources, that con
Arvation of the same may be pro.
noted: for the apportionment Of state
taxes among the counties according
to equitable rules.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
stunal

He stood at street corner and men.
tally kicked himself.
s II went into drug store just now"
he told a policeman. land asked a
bold female clerk for some cold cream
for my wife. She handed me out this
quart jar Of the stuff. more than my
wife can use in ten years. and charged
me dollar for 1t. On the way out
saw stack Of twenty-five cent jars
Of the same thing. Do you think a
man clerk would ever play customer
trick like thatT
mo, don't" said the policeman.
"Why don't you take It backY
And have her look at me the scorn-
ful way she would? Don't You ever
think It. ] wouldn't go inside that
store again for $5O."-Newark News.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
WILL ALDRICH RETIRE?

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
1t is reported here on good authority
that Senator Nelson w. Aldrich of
Rhode Island will retire at the end
OF his present term, March T. Fail
ing health is believed to have been
responsible for a physicians order
that the Rhode Island Senator aban-
don active service. 1t is said fur
ther that Aldrich will retire imme-
diately from his committees in order
that he may give all time possible to
the monetary commission of which he
Ia the head.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Walks 12y Miles to Court.

PoRTLAND-Traveling l27 miles
on foot from his wooded homestead
in Curry County. in the southwesters
corner Of Oregon to Grants Pass.
where he was able TO secure railroad
transportation. Edward @. Gardner
surrendered in the United States
Court here to answer the charge of
having wilfuIly set out forest fire
In August of last year.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that the
city election for the purpose of elect
ing a mayor. two councdlmen, one
city recorder, one city treasurer
and one city attorney, will be held
at the office of w. E. Taggart from
/ o'clock p. m. to 8 o'clock p. M,
Tuesday, May 8, 1910.
w. q. TAGGART,
102w2 City Recorder.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
The MARKETS
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club. csc;
bluestem. s5@ssc; red Russian. 500
s2c.
Parley-Feed and brewing, s25.
oats-Ne. ! white, e2s per ton.
Hay-Timothy. Willamette Valley,
$1,000 per ton: Eastern Oregon,
s23; alfalfa. ST; clover. SIG.
Rutter-Extra. s3c; fancy. 2s@soc;
ranch, 2Q@22c.
Egss-Haneh, eandled, 25c.
Hpps-1sos crop. 1501sc: olds,
nominal.
woo.-Eastsra Oregon, i4017c per
pound.
Mohair-2s@2sc.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
smussIer 10 Convicted.

Ell PAso, Tex. April 1s.-Georgs
olin, alias Snake Pool. who was
caught with 700 cans of opium. was
convicted Of smuggling In the Federal
Court, Olin is said to have had con.
federates at every port on the border
and was one of the most adroit and
successful smugglers of Chinese and
opium In the country. He had head
quarters here, at Los Angeles and
San Francisco.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
CONDENSED FOR READERS

Wall Street tickers announced that
]. Pierpont Morgan, now in Switzer-
land, last week. celebrated his 73rd
birthday.
The American Cereal Company. re-
puted to be the largest cereal manu-
featuring concern in the world, is to
build large cereal mill on Puget
Sound, probably at Seattle.
Damage to fruit In Salt Lake Valley
from frost will aggregate 100000
The apricot crop has been almost en-.
tirely destroyed and peaches, pears,
prunes and early apples suffered Sc
verely. The use of smudge-boxes
saved several orchards.
Governor Benson has honored a
requisition from the state of Washing
ton for the return to that state OF
Aaron s. Lebb, wanted at Seattle for
the desertion of his wife and two
little girls.
A unique device for life saving at
sea has been invented by ]. c. Hall,
OF Vancouver, B. c. 1t consists of
rocket which can be shot from the
deck of wrecked ship to the land
and which automatically forms life
line over which crew or passengers
can escape without aid from the
shore.
The committee In charge OF the
Fairbanks Mount Mckinley expedition
desires that the United States Gov
ernment shall detail Signal Service
men from the point nearest Mount
Mckinley to make trip to the vi
cinity Of the mountain, and report
whether an American flag is flying on
the summit.
President Taft has promised Rep
sentative Townsend to go to Monroe,
Mich, on June IA to attend the un.
yelling of memorial statue to Gen
eral Custer. Monroe was Clusters
home when he enlisted, and the old
homestead there now owned by the
Government. The site will be used
tor a Postoffice building.
Held guilty on eight of the IA
counts which charged violation of the
Federal statutes governing safety ap.
pliances. the Rio Grande Railway
Company was directed by Federal
Judge John Marshall at Salt Lake to
pay a fine Of $500 and costs. The
Oregon Short Line was found guilty
on one count Of similar charge,
and a penalty of 500 was assessed
against the company,
Directed by Commissioner bennett,
OF the General Land Office, six more
special agents Of the Department Of
the Interior for Oregon and Washing.
ton at Portland have been removed
from office because Of the million
dollar appropriation for their salaries
and expenses having become ex-
hausted. Until more founds shall be
available. through Congressional ac-
ton there will be but two agents op-
Grating from the Portland and Seattle
Headquarters.
The New York District Attorneys
office has completed all preparations
for beginning the murder trial of Al
bert Walter wolte. charged with
having hrutally murdered Ruth Amos
Wheeler. handsome girl Of Is years
and with having dismembered and
partly burned her body. The crime
which was committed less than
month ago. was Of an unusually
brutal and fiendIsh nature and ere
ated considerable sensation at the
lime.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received for the con-
struction of two story and base
ment store building by the undersign
ed up to / o'clock p. M, Thursday.
April 81. Plans and specifications
can be seen at the store Of the un-
dersigned in Enterprise, or at office
of the architect. A. Elliott, at Jo-
seph. Bond of 30 per cent. of cost
of building will be required Of the
successful bidder. Right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
96b3 FRED s.. ASHLEY.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Railroad Company Sued

ROSEBURG-The State Of Oregon
VS.. the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company is the title Of case filed
in the Circuit Court Of Douglas Coun
ty. Through Acknowledgement A. M
Crawford. of Salem. Attorneys Fuller
ton and Orcutt of this city. the plain
tiffs ask $4,000 damages for failure
Of the railroad company to eenstruc,
a spur at Eisenhower within so days
after being notified to do SO by the
Oregon Railroad Commission on Feb
ruary 10.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Fire. In Holland.

Fires Of any size are so scarce in
Holland that the city Of Rotterdam.
with population Of over 100000. has
practically no fire department. while
the prevalence of canals offers an ever
ready water supply to 6ght any ires
which might occur.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Lime Is Rushed 10 Harnax.

VALE-Determined on being the
first railroad into Harney County, the
Hartman interests jumped into Vale
with force of 100 railroad laborers
and started construction work on the
Oregon & Eastern. the survey for
which extends westward acress the
state frem this poiat to connection
with the Natron-Klamath line at
Odell.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Three Men Rob Tram. and Escape

BENICIA, CAL, April 18.-AfteE
looting the mail and baggage cars
of overland train No. /, between this
place and Goodyear. Sunday morning,
three masked men, escaped on
the engine of the train. The train
was stopped by lantern signal as
it slowed down on the approach to
Goodyear.
No estimate of the amount taken
can be had, but 1t is believed the
robbery netted hundreds Of dollars.
There we're ten coaches on the train,
and the robbers locked each as they
passed through, leaving the passen.
gers captive while they rif!ed the
other cars.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20

-prillers at. the well Of
the Oregon Oil q Pipe Line Com
pany near here have encountered a
large vein Of salt water at a depth Of
1900 feet This. It is believed. viii
prove here. as elsewhere. forefun-
ner Of the discovery Of oil.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20

Seattle.
Wheat - Bluestem. s3@s5e; club.
10000; red Russian. ss0ssc,
0ats-S27 per ton.
Bsrley-s23 per ton.
Hsy-Timothy. s2s02s per ton; al
lalfa. elS per ton.
Butter-washington Creamery. sse:
ranch. 2sc-
Eggs Selected local. s6027c.
Potatoss-S1o0l4 per ton
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
Hughes RecommsndatIon Adopted.

ALBANY, N. r.. April 17-Giving
heed to the recommendation OF Gov
ernor Hughes. the Senate has gone
on record in favor of thorough In
quiry into all allegations Of Legisla-
tive corruption. 1t is now up to the
assembly to say whether the Senate
example shall be followed.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
sTRAYED.

Two black work horses. branded
IA on right stifle,, the other with
white spot on left side. Information
leading to recovery will be thankfully
received. ]. L. Fine, Enterprise. Or
egon. 1OObm
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20

Black fielder's NIT, between Carter's
and town. Please leave at this office.
The gold leaf., 1910-09-15
Special Low Rates to Florida.

The SeabOard Air Line Railway
announces n special low rate excur-
sion to Jacksonville and Tampa.
Florida, Tuesday. Sept. 27th Tick
cts will be sold for trains Nos. IL
and 43., Weldon to Hamlet, connect
ing with special train from Hamlet
to Jacksonville Good returning on
any regular train scheduled to leave
Jacksonville on or before October
4th.
Fare for the round trip from We'll
don to Norlina, inclusive: Jackson
vile, $500; Tampa $1,000 Ridge
way to Henderson, inclusive: Jack
sonville, $3.50; Tampa $3.50. Dur
ham, Oxford, kittrell, Franklinton,
Louisburg, same rates. Youngsvile.
Wake Forest, 1925, 1925. Raleigh
to Hamlet, inclusive, 800, 5000.
A rare opportunity to spend a few
days in the tropical cities of Florida,
"The Land Of Flowers" is thus offer
ed. This is the first excursion OF it's
kind ever operated from North Caro-
lima by the SeabOard, and these exceed
ingly low rates no doubt will attract
a large crowd.
Application for Pullman space
should be made in ample time in ad-
vance. See advertisement in another
column for further information, call
on your local agent or write Fl. S.
Leard, Division Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, \. G..
The gold leaf., 1910-09-15
Monday Nights Attraction.

Especial interest always attaches
to the new work OF a we'll known au-
thor, and when the author is a drama
tist using for his vehicle the literary
product OF writer whose fame has
been particularly bright. the result
may we'll be expected to be unusual
Such a combination exists in the case
OF "Beulah," dramatized from the
widely read book OF the same name
by Augusta j. Evans, in her day one
OF the most widely read novelists.
The dramatist is Mary f. Ives, whose
plays The Village Postmaster
and '"The Brooklyn Handicap" long
ago stamped her as one of the most
charming writer's for the native stage.
To those whose forte is not the stage,
Miss Ives is we'll known through her
contributions to the various leading
magazines and newspapers, and the
announcement that she has brought
out a new work will be received with
pleasure by many throughout the
country who have learned, through
her writings, to admire this gifted
woman's work. The play will be seen
in this city at the Grand Theare next
Monday night, Sept. 18th.
The gold leaf., 1910-09-15
A Little Combat in Dabney.
ntributed.

Contributed
Much to my delight | was highly enter
tanned on Wednesday night, September
7th, at the home Of DR.. and Mrs. John
Hill Tucker at Dabney. The lawn was
beautifully illuminated, and refresh
ments were served; then followed very
enjoyable watermelon eating
The party was composed ofthe follow
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cooper, Mrs.
d. Y. Cooper, Mrs. j. |. Miller, Miss
Amy Butler, Miss Florence Butler, Miss
Lamb, Miss Maria Tucker, Mr. Edmund
Taylor and Mr.. Rob Davis, of Hender-
son, Mrs. l.. W. Burroughs, Mr.. Walter
Satterwhite and Mr.. Wrenn prominent
lawyer" OF Dabney; and Mr.. Fred Tip
petit and Miss Annie Tippett OF Townes
vile.
Mr.. Ed Taylor was seated very cozily
in the hammock with his friend dream
ing of Cupid, and recalling so vividly his
"Freshman" initiation that he could not
withstand the temptation. He flung
a rine across the crowd striking one OF
the ladies and the combat commenced.
Some beautiful vocal music was rendered
by all the ladies, the enhancing strains
filled the air with it's melody. The show
ers that followed were very refreshing
and much enjoyed by all the guests.
am sure the compromise was agreeable
with Mr. Rob Davis after the last shower.
A. B. II.
The gold leaf., 1910-09-15
Oldest and Youngest.

Among other pictures printed by
the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot last week
in connection with the Confederate
Veterans reunion were two which at
tracted more than average atten-
ton and comment. 1t was a two
part picture of our venerable towns
man, Capt. 0. R. Smith, the designer
of the Confederate States flag, and
Miss Ruth Porter, the mascot of the
Mecklenburg Camp Of Confederate
Veterans. Miss Porter whois a pretty
and vivacious Miss of IA years, wore
a suit OF Confederate grey and regu-
latiOn cap of the same material. De-
spite the difference of 70 years in
their ages Capt Smith, veteran Of
three wars, appeared younger be-
side Miss "Ruthie" and bore himself
gallantly throughout the reunion.
The gold leaf., 1910-09-15
Notice of Patrons Of City Mail De-
livery.

The Post Office Department has
sent to pOstmasters throughout the
country instructions to call the at
tention of patrons of all Offices hav-
ing free city delivery of mail to the
advantages of providing facilities for
the receipt of their mail by erecting
conveniently accessible boxes or cut
ting suitable slots in their doors.
Postmaster Jenkins requests the
GOLD LEAF to assist him in giving
publicity to this matter and urging
upon all persons who receive their
mail by carrier to cooperate with the
post office officials in expediting the
work of rendering prompt and ef-
ficient service. The circular reads:
Such action would enable the post
master to give a prompter and better de-
livery service with the means at his dis
posal, since the carriers can cover much
more territory in less time if not
compelled to wait for an answer toItheir
ring of the door bell Private recepta-
cles for mail are also great convenience
to the househ older, obviating the neces-
sity of responding to the carriers call a
incOnvenient moments and permitting
the safe delivery of mail in the absence
OF members of the household. They also
prevent the occasional necessity of
carriers proceeding on hisroute without
delivering mail because of failure to
answer his ring within a reasonable time,
and enable him to make deliveries to
patrons living on or near the end Of the
route at an earlier hour.
1t has been shown by actuaIexperience
that the benefits derived by patrons Of
city delivery from the use of such recep-
tacles far outweigh the small expense in
volved AS this office is interested in
furnishing the best possible service at the
least expense, your compliance with the
foregoing suggestions will be much ap-
Dreciatpd