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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
WANTS MORE BATTLEsAlps,
Representative Hobson Says Pacific
Coast is Defenseles.

Coast IS DefenSeleS.
Washington, March 2S.-"Our ma
tional defenselessness," was the theme
around which Representative Hobson,
Democrat, Alabama, voiced prophecy
of disaster in the house late this after
noon. A startling array of facts as to
our unpreparedness for war as col
lected by the general staff of the army
was the basis for the appeal of the
hero of the Spanish-American war for
immediate action by congress. He
declared it was imperative that larg-
er navy be authorized at once if the
United States would stave off possible
invasion by foreign enemy in the fu-
ture.
"Any European nation of the first
power" said Hobson, 'that has an
adequate army and merchant marine
l will take Germany merely as an IL
lustration - could put 10000 men
aboard ships in single expedition.
One-half could land on the coast of
Long Island and the other half on
the coast of New Jersey and inside of
a few weeks they could seize Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York without resistance.
Hobson said he would probably 1offer
an amendment to the naval bill calling
for six battleships.
"We need that many a year." he
said, "to maintain the equilibrium
among the nations.
Referring to conditions on the Pacific
coast, Hobson said:
cit is unfortunate that cannot re-
fer to existing conditions on the Pa
cific coast without these peace dream
ers crying out war and jingoism, but
you can all verify for yourselves, you
who have no knowledge of existing
that the city of San Francis
% cannot regulate her own schools as
the desires. The legislators of Cali
'ornia, Oregon and Washington cannot
.oday legislate upon segregation of the
Fellow people.
"Those Legislators were told to drop
hat dangerous question. ] will tell
vou why. We are defenseless on the
Pacific ocean.
"The Japanese navy is rated at 490,-
100 tons, and ours at 695, 900 tons.
III of our 695, 900 tons substantially
S in the Atlantic ocean and has to stay
here.
EDO you think l am talking war? l
m trying to arrange this equilibrium
n the Pacific ocean under which we
ould come to mutual concessions and
olive the problem.
81 am trying to take the only way
o prevent war;"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
.GRAFTERS ON RUN
Effort Made By PIttsbuPg Ministers
10 Arouse Public Sentiment.
Many Councilmen Expected to Resign
Without Protest-Banks are
Called Upon to Testify.

Pittsburg, March 29.-The Lenten
season, which ended Sunday, has been
too short season Of penitence for
Pittsburg, and it will be continued
with promise of even more startling
confessions of graft this week.
In several hundred churches the
feature Of the Easter services was the
reading of a circular letter issued by a
civil committee, urging the members
of every congregation to attend huge
Indignation mass meeting to be held
some day this week. Sermons, too,
were designed to arouse public con-
demnation of such practices as have
been revealed. Lessons in civic clean
liness were drawn by many pastors.
1t having been pretty thoroughly es-
tablished, according to District Attor-
ney William A. Blakeley, that at least
$102, 500 was used in influencing legis-
lation, the source Of the money and the
dispensers of it are to be the focus of
the grand jury's attention tomorrow
morning.
A considerable portion of the big
bribe fund is charged to certain banks
that sought to get city deposits. They
succeeded, but it is the desire of the
grand jury, as pronounced in its report
of Friday last, that the bank deposit
ordinance be rescinded, and the banks,
if found guilty, be deprived of the use
of city money. 1t is known that some
representatives of the banks are to be
called tomorrow to testify.
The six banks that have been named
by the grand jury as having been in
volved in the scandal are the Columbia
National, the German National of
Pittsburg, the Farmers National De-
posit bank, and the Second National,
the German National, of Allegheny,
and the Workingmen's Savings &
Trust company.
The directorate Of the Farmers
National has announced that it will
comply with the district attorneys
call for information and the Second
National has prepared a certified state
ment which is to be presented to the
grand jury tomorrow. The other
banks have taken no action.
1t was still unlearned tonight wheth-
er Charles Stewart in his talk with Dis
trict Attorney Blakeley told all he is
believed to know of the men higher up.
Stewart is an ex-Select councilman,
who was declared by the grand jury in
It's presentment Saturday to have been
he man to whom S45,0 of bribe-
.ainted money was given at the Hotel
Imperial in New York.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Muskrat Drains Fish Pond.

Spokane, Wash, March 29.-Near
Kalispell, Mont, boring a hole in an
embankment that sustained one side of
an artificial fish pond, muskrat few
days ago drained the pond and caused
the loss of many of the fish, many of
which, instinctively heading up stream
when the waters began to fall, foun-
dered into small creek that poured
into the pond and escaped into small
marshes that lined the stream. The
pond was owned by Richard Greig,
who stocked it several years ago with
trout from a government fish car.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31

Bend-Among the buildings put up
this winter are the blacksmith shop by
George Brosterhouse; F. C. Rowlee' s
bowling alley and two-story addition to
the Grant building; an addition 16x14O
feet to the Aune feed barn; the two
story dwelling put up by the Central
Oregon Realty company; the cottage
of Barney Lewis; the Wenandy & Bun
ten garage 4Ox6O feet, and the addi-
tion to Wenandy barn, 2Ox40 feet.
The chief building now under CON
struction is an extension of the Pilot
Butte inn, 28x66 feet and two stories
high. 1t will add 20 guest rooms to
the present capacity of the inn.
Floyd Dement, has begun the cons
truction of two-story frame building
30x140 feet on his lot just bought at
corner of Bond and Minnesota streets.
The stone foundation is already we'll
along. The first floor will be occupied
by Mr.. Dement'S general hardware
store. The H. H. Davies building on
Wall street just north of Caldwell's
store will be ready to occupy by the
end of this month. 1t is 50x5O feet
and is divided into three store rooms.
A number Of dwellings will be put
up as soon as satisfactory sites can be
procured and building arrangements
made. Among these builders are A.
M. Drake, Frank Robertson, c. S.
Hudson, L. B. Baird, H. ]. Overturf,
A. G. Lucas, DR.. |. L. Scofeld, G. P.
Putnam and ]. M. Lawrence.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
ROOSEVELT VISITS ToMBs.
Wonders at Glories of Old Egypt
Will be Guest Of Kaiser.


Berlin, March 26. Emperor Will
liam's invitation to Theodore Roos-
evelt to be his guest at the royal
castle promises effectually to frus-
trate the ex-president's expressed
desire to be received in Europe as
a plain private citizen. The invita-
tion is at variance with all court
precedents.
Heretofore no foreign private cit
izen has ever enjoyed hospitality
at the royal castle, and the only
person not of princely rank who
has been thus honored is Count Yep
pelin, whom the Kaiser has called
the greatest man of the century,.
During his stay in the palace,
May IL to Is, Mr.. Roosevelt will
have the suite occupied by King Ed
ward on his recent visit, and will
be the center of attraction in bril-
liant circle comprising the Emper-
or's closest official advisers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
ETNA MAY CAUSE TREMBLoR.
Pent-Up Lava Likely to Force Pas
sage, Scientist Believes.

Catania, March 30 While the guam
tity of lava from the craters of Mount
Etna continues to decrease, the intern
al activity of the volcano was stronger
today than yesterday. Frank A. Per-
ret, the American authority, believes
that the decrease in the flow of lava is
due to distractions in the new craters,
which prevent its flowing freely, and
that in few days, the molten mass
will either force passage or an earth
quake will result. Mr.. Perret went to-
day from Nicolosi to the Alpine club
refuge, which is situated near the era
ters, and later telegraphed down as
follows: "The activity of Etna today
is stronger, but the lava is slower.
Terrific explosions in the interior Of
the mountain continue"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Gun ExpIodes; Eight pie2

Manila, March ga report reach
ed here today that gun on the United
States cruiser Charleston exploded dur
ing target practice, killing or wound
ing eight men. The Charleston is re-
turning to Manila from Olongapo. No
details of the reported accident have
been received here. The Charleston
is the flagship of Rear Admiral John
Hubbard, commander in chief of the
Asiatic feet. Her commanding officer
is Commander John H. Gibbons.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
BUILD MALHEUR PROJECT.
Last Obstacle Removed and Work to
Begin at Once.

Begin at Once.
Ontario - The stockholders in the
Owyhee Ditch company voted to affili-
ate with the Boise-Owyhee Irrigation
company, thus removing the last obsta-
Gle in the way of the consummation
of the latter company's project for the
formation of an irrigation district
which will reclaim $50, acres of
land. The action of the stockholders
consolidates all interests in the big
project and construction work will now
proceed without further hindrance.
The Owyhee ditch irrigates 5000
acres and has one of the oldest water
rights. 1t was desirable that this land
should be included in the irrigation dis
trict in order that the maximum acre
age possible should be reclaimed and
for that reason active construction was
deferred pending the action of the
Owyhee Ditch company's stockholders.
The Boise-Owyhee project is one of
the largest and most attractive irriga-
tion projects in the West. 1t was
financed some time ago. but owing to
local complications, which were slow
in untangling, it was impossible to
proceed along the desired lines.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Reduces Pullman Fares.

Washington, March %. - Pullman
fares from st. Paul to North Pacific
coast cities will be materially reduced
by an order to be issued by the inter
state commerce commission this week.
The commission has reached this decis-
ion in the case begun by the Shippers
league, headed by George LOTUS, Of
Minneapolis. 1t is understood the
commission will also include in its de-
cision that the Pullman company must
sell upper berths for less than lower.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Biz Tree Finder IS Dead.

San Francisco, March 26.-Marior
Clark, the discoverer of the Mariposa
grove of big trees and for 20 years
guardian of Yosemite valley, died to-
night at the home of his daughter, DR..
Elvira Lee, in Oakland. He was IS
years old. The aged guardian of
Yosemite will sleep in his beloved val
ley in tomb which he hewed out him
self in a giant granite rock, within a
stones throw Of Yosemite Falls, where
he will be buried.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Work to Regin on Jettx.

Fort Stevens-In Information from re-
liable sources indicates that rock haul
ing for the government jetty at the
mouth of the Columbia river will be
resumed on or before the tenth of May.
The storms of the past winter failed to
damage the jetty materially, this re-
suit being attributed to the excellent
judgment displayed by Engineer Bag
nall and his assistants in planning a
system of reinforcing pilings which
hold the rock work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
VILLAGERS HomeIess hv Eire.

Charleston, w. Va, March 90 With
almost every house in the prosperous
village of Mount Hope destroyed by
fire today, at least 1000 homeless per-
sons are tonight sleeping on the com
mons. Conditions which followed the
confagration are much worse than
early reports indicated. Upon the ar
rival at Mount Hope tonight of the
special train bearing the National
Guard, tents were distributed and an
effort is being made to house as many
as possible. Many of the families lost
all their household effects.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Prepare bitches for Irrigation.

klamath Falls-The United States
reclamation service is advertising for
men to work on the Klamath canal. 1t
is the intention of the service to put a
crew of men and 20 four-horse teams
at work on improving the Adams
ditch so as to be able to deliver water
to that district and also to the Bohe-
mia district this spring. This work in
the Southern part of the project will
occupy about two months. No plans
have been made public.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
SENDS RELIEF TO ESTRADA.
General Gordon Prepares Expedition
and Defies Madriz.

General Gordon Prepares Expedition
and Defies Madriz.
New Orleans, La. March 28.-The
crisis in the strained relations between
the representatives of the Madriz and
the Estrada factions Of the Nicaraguan
government was reached late today,
when General Gordon, who is organic
ing an Estrada relief expedition, sud-
denly appeared the Madriz consul
ate and entering the room where Luis
Corea, Madriz's minister to Washing
ton, and other Madriz officials were in
conference, defied them to keep him
from starting his expedition for Cen
trail America.
1t was dramatic scene. Corea and
General Altschul were seated at table
when Gordon suddenly entered. He
calmly told this enemies that the report
that he was organizing an army was
true.
"Then you are liable to a 81, 900 fine
and three years Imprisonment, accord
ing to American laws" shouted Corea.
81 am ready to sign a statement
that am raising an army here and
that have chartered ship and | defy
you to do anything" was Gordon's re-
ply. He then handed each of the Mad
riz officials his card and walked out.
Minister Corea was angered by the
proceeding and said he would endeavor
to have Gordon imprisoned at once.
TOcoI ,roxrarnynapt officials said thew
would refuse to take official action un-
til orders were received from Washing
ton.
Later in the day General Gordon sud-
denly wheeled on the two detectives
following him and thrashed them both.
1t is believed that part of the relief
expedition will attempt to sail tonight
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
oet More Pittsburg erafters

Pittsburg, Marci %. - Former
Councilman Charles Stewart was in
the sweat box for four hours this after
noon. He is believed to have told
many things that will cause new SEN
sations Monday when the officials "get
their lines out. T"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Power PIant NearIx Completed.

Canby-The power plant of the Can
by Land company will be ready for
in about three weeks. The
plant will develop about 400 horse
power. The final location has been es-
tablished for the lume to carry water
through the town for the irrigation of
Candy gardens. Water will be ready
for these tracts May l.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Atlantic Fleet to Cruise Mediterrane.

Washington, March 28.-The secre-
tary of the navy announced this after
noon that the whole Atlantic battleship
fleet would, in November, proceed to
European waters. The principal
cruise will be made in the Mediterran-
can. 1t is intended to divide the fleet
while in the Mediterranean in order
that various ports may be visited. 1t
is not hinted anywhere that the fleet or
any part of it will go further than the
Eastern Mediterranean. The official
statement is that the fleet will, after
the cruise, go to Guantanamo.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Rebuilding Cody Mill.

Coquille- Seven carloads Of machin-
cry have arrived for the Cody mill.
There will probably be no more delays
in the work of constructing this mill
and everything will be pushed to ,com-
pletion as rapidly as possible, 50 that
it will be ready for operation in about
60 davs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Increase capitaI Stock.

Central Point - The Central Point
State bank has increased its capital
from s12, 500 to $50, 900. The growth
Of the business has been so great that
the present capital was inadequate to
handle the volume of business.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Plant 1000 Acres to Fruit.

Vale-Miller & Oakes are plating
the Union Land, Loan & Trust COM
pany ranches into 40-acre tracts. There
is reported to be about 40, 900 acres
in the ranch. This land will be used
for fruit growing and sold in small
tracts. The land is reported to be as
good as any in this country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Crater Lake Fund s2l. 600.

Medford- u. M. Root, president of
the Crater Lake highway commission,
reports that $21, 900 has been collect
ed. The petition Sor the collection of
800, 900 for the bu lding,of this road
between Medford and Crater Lake has
been circulating for a week and has
met with success. When S25, 900 has
been signed for in this city the other
towns in the valley will be visited.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Pension Bill Passes House.

Washington, March 26.-The pension
bill, carrying appropriations of about
Sl56, 600, 900, was passed by the house
today. Nearly the entire session was
occupied by a contest made chiefly by
Republicans against the provision as
reported from the committee on pen
sions for abolition Of the pension agen-
cies now in operation throughout the
country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Len Eieht With Knives.

Walla Walla, March 29.-As the re-
suit of battle with knives between
four Italians and six Japanese early
this morning two Italians we're SER
iously wounded. Antonio Ponti, one
of the participants, may die from his
wounds. Two Japanese were arrested.
The fight arose over the possession of
a bicycle.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
LEADS IN LUMBERINc.
TwentY-nine Sawmills Busy in Tim
ber Tributary to St. Helens.

TwentY-nine SawmiIls Busy in Tim
ber Tributary to St. Helens.
st. Helens- st. Helens is easily the
numbering center of the lower Colum-
bia, between Portland and Astoria.
The operation of the Mccormick mill,
built on the waterfront, gives the town
29 mills directly tributary to it. Prac-
tically, the entire output of these mills
is handled through St. Helens. Dur
ing February six vessels took on cargo
here, carrying fully 5000, 600 feet. In
addition to the lumber industry proper,
large orders of railroad ties are put
out by the mills located on the North
Fork and on Lake river.
During the past few months the
town has responded rapidly to the i'm
pulse of increasing business. The
Odd Fellows have built splendid hall,
Charles Muckle has built three-story
business block, H. Morgus has erected
a store building of brick, and a new
theater has been built by the Arcade.
The fishing industry pays about &c.
900 per month here, while the stone
block plant carries wage account of
about $4,000 per month. Stone
blocks are shipped by the barge load
to Portland and other places.
st. Helens is spending $40, 600 for
a system of water works to give ade-
quate service to the people of the town.
The present system has become in
efficient for domestic use, as we'll as
for the purpose of fighting fire.
Rich farming country gives st. Hell
ems strong support, many farmers turn
ing attention to fruitgrowing and
lairying.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
I'm Cougars in Union county.

Kill Cougars in Union County.
Union-Five cougars were killed last
week by L. H. Slower, S. F. Godgsey,
J. w. Thompson, and Bert Wright,
while hunting in the mountains east of
here. Mr.. Godsey has the best bear
dogs in the country and he has always
been willing to loan them to hunting
parties going after big game. The
dogs are entitled to part Of the credit
for the capture of the cougars.
The terror of elk and deer in the
mountains is the cougar. One of these
powerful animals will kill as many elk
and deer in a season as will dozen
hunters. In view Of this fact an effort
has been made for many years to clear
the forests of the huge cats. A bounty
of $40 is paid by the state for each
cougar killed, but the law demands the
left front foot as evidence. The re-
moval of paw disfgures the skin to
such an extent that it loses its com
mercial value, which at present is
about SIS. Thus it will be seen that
the hunters usually give up the bounty
in order to save the skin in perfect
condition.
. 1t is held to be worth $25 to kill a
cougar, hence the number of men who
hunt them either for the skin or the
bounty is limited.
An effort will be made to have the
bounty law amended to allow proof of
the killing of the cougar without the
need of disfguring the skin beyond the
point where its value to commerce will
be affected.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
NV York Warm in March.

New "~~''. March 26.-The mercury
rose to n degrees this afternoon, the
highest temperature recorded for
March in New York for 40 years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31
Machine Shop for HiIIboro,

Hillsboro-C. R. Bloyd, well known
as machinist and mill man, has or
dered complete machine shop splant
and will open for business early in
11ri1
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-05
CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM

Editor Majority:
"In the sweat Of the face shall
thou eat bread"
'Ifi any would not work. neither
shall he eat"
BY careful perusal Of history will
disclose the fact that small m'nor-
ity of mankind have somehow sue
ceeded in evading the above divine
commands nearly ever since they
have eaten and lived very much bet
ter than the large majority who have
always been forced to comply with
them.
Now tits very evident that with
out work there could not be much
eating, hence it follows that If some
have been eating all this time and
not working that they are eating the
product Of those who were working.
In order to satisfy ones self, that
such Is the condition at present. one
has only to look about him, although,
perhaps, there is no one so ignorant
that he Is not aware of the fact.
This evidently is unjust and a'system
that will permit. yea, even encourage
it should be abolished Just as speedily
as it is possible to establish q better
one. But says one how are we to
accomplish this. Socialists would
answer by saying there is certainly
q cause for this. What enables the
few to fare sumptuously every day
without work; on the products which
others produce In the sweat Of their
face. A definite correct answer to
this question is absolutely necessary
to start with as that Is the key to the
condition. 1t VIII be found an Inn
mense question when one attempts
to understand it as q comprehensive
whole and that is the only way in
which it can be understood. After it
has been mastered IN all its details
one win readily see that this condi-
ton exists largely II not entirely as
the result of interests. profits and
rents all Of which may be Included
under one head. viz: profits. Pro-
fits Is the name for that part Of ones
labor whiehs he never receives but
which goes to support the few ii
Injury Profits we're instituted Tor
the purpose Of enabling the few to
i've ,fifho1-f work IN II q nEndznt nk