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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
GREAT TRACTS HELD.
Millions Of Acres Of Nations Best
Land Taken From Entry.
Pacific Northwest Suffers Most
Homebuilders Are Almost Com
pleteIy Shut Out.

Washington - Nearly 100000, 00O
acres of public land, the cream Of the
West, has been withdrawn from entry,
and held beyond the reach of the set
tier and the home builder. Some of it
is permanently withdrawn, as, for in
stance, the forest reserves, national
parks, etc., and other portions may in
time be again placed within the reach
of the people of the West. But at the
present time this enormous acreage is
absolutely tied up, undeveloped, mac
cessible, and for the most part unin-
habited.
There remains of the public domain
only about 700, 900, 900 acres that is
unappropriated and unreserved, and a
very small percentage of this residue
is attractive or will ever be attractive
to settlers. Included in this acreage
are the bad lands of the West, the ir-
reclaimable deserts, barren mountain
submits and worthless mountain coun-
try. Only small portion is arabic,
and very little is of character that
will permit of agricultural develop
ment. The best lands that have not
passed to private ownership are now
held I'M nv fhe government
In the Pacific Northwest, nearly 55,-
900, 900 acres of public land are today
withheld from the reach of settlers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Six to Try Atlantic Flight.

New York = Melvin Vaniman, avia-
tor and mechanical engineer. returned
to this country by the French liner La
Touraine, full of confidence in the sue
cess of the flight across the Atlantic,
which he proposes to undertake with
Walter Wellman in their dirigible air
ship American.
"The American will carry an unsink-
able lifeboat on her voyage, said
Mr.. Vaniman. "This lifeboat will be
25 feet long, six feet in beam and will
be stocked with provisions sufficient to
last the crew for 80 DAYS.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Raid on Banks Planned.

Wallace, Idaho-A we'll laid plot to
rob the Wallace banks of 50, 1000, 900
deposits has been perfected, is the re-
port following the capture of Bud Rog-
ers, self-confessed train robber, at
Boise. According to a confession said
to have been made by Rogers, his three
pals, still at large, have perfected a
plan to loot the banks at Wallace at an
early date. officials Of the bank are
keeping loaded guns in easy reach and
will use them if attacked.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
INTEREST RATE GROWING.
Census Report Shows Cities Are Pay
ing More on Bonds.

Census Report Shows Cities Are Pay
ing More on Bonds.
Washington-Based upon its investi-
cations into the question of municipal
indepteness made for the year 1908,
the Census bureau has issued a state
ment showing gradual increase in the
interest rate paid by cities on their
funded indebtedness. According to
this showing the average rate was 8. .85
per cent in 1906, 3.89 in 1907, and 8. 92
in 1908.
These figures are on face values and
admittedly do not represent the abso-
lutte rate, as on the S187, 083, 286 worth
of bonds sold in 1906, an aggregate
premium of $5, 1926, ,651 and an aggre-
gate discount of $484,4 456 was paid.
Only II cities are represented as hav-
ing made sales at discount.
AS indicated by the statement the
cities of more than 300, 900 population
with the best credit rating were:
Detroit, 3.97 per cent; Boston, S.64
per cent, and Philadelphia, 3.79 per
cent. The best cities of between no.
900 and 800, 900 were:
indianapolis, 3.49 per cent; Cam
bridge, 1856 per cent; Worcester, 3.69
and Fall River, 3.79.
Cities of more than 800, 900 with the
highest net rate were San Francisco,
4.SO per cent, and New York, 4.19 per
cent. Other cities of from 100, 900 to
100000 with the highest net rates
were:
Los Angeles, 4.49 per cent; Mem
phis ABA per cent, and Jersey City,
and Omaha, APT per cent each.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Prison Restores Reason.

Denver-Imprisonment in a railroad
culvert for a week without food or
water appears to have restored the
reason of Mrs. Catherine Kcouse, aged
60 years, of this city, wht wandered
from the home of her daughter a week
ago and was found by train crew.
The woman was found tightly wedged
between two planks in the culvert.
Her body was covered with bruises,
but as she was carried into the home
of her daughter she talked coherently
for the first time in months, but could
not remember leaving her home.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Rate Exnerts VIII Come

Washington Within a few days a
corps of about so rate experts of the
Interstate commerce commission will
be sent West to check up on the Hill
and Hartman railroads and ascertain
the earnings of the roads on business
affected by the commissions tentative
decisions in Spokane and affiliated
cases, and in the Pacific Coast distri-
butive rate cases, both on the basis of
rates now in effect and reduced rates
which the commission suggests.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
CHINA is AFRAID OF LOANS.
People Fear Foreign Financiers May
Get Control of Kingdom.

People Fear Foreign Financiers May
Get Control of Kingdom.
Washington-Some light on the ma
ture of the opposition in China to the
$40, 900, 900 foreign loan for the cons
truction of the SEE Chuan and Canton
Hankow railways has reached the
State department through articles in
the Chinese papers of the Hankow
Hupeh province. These articles were
printed, it is understood with official
consent.
"The merchants of Hupeh urge the
people to take shares in the SEE Chuan
and the Canton Hankow railways. We
(the people, are in sad plight.
"You (China) are so poor that
everyone wishes to come to your aid.
You say you have plenty of money,
but you are unwilling to part with it.
You also say you have money to loan,
then why don't you use your own
money to construct these lines. If
you do not the foreigners will come
under false pretenses and destroy your
and cut off your supplies.
England used this diabolical system
to obliterate Egypt, otherwise how
could she have got it?"
Just about the time China was to
close the negotiations with England,
France. Germany and America for the
loan of money to build the roads, pro-
tests from the provinces caused delay
in the completion of the loan. Recent
ly the foreign governments Joined in a
note asking for early action by China.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
QUEEN WILL LEAVE MADRID.
Wife of SPANS King to Visit ReIa-
tves on Isle of Wright.

Cowes, Isle of Wight Within day
or two Queen Victoria, of Spain, viii
arrive in the Isle of Wight, to visit
her relative at Osborne cottage. She
needs a rest badly, for Madrid has been
full of anxiety of late for the Spanish
royal family. She will remain about a
month and will be accompanied by her
three children, but unless the situation
clears in Spain, King Alfonso will not
be able to leave for Madrid before the
end of the month.
Queen Victoria's visit is to be pure
ly private throughout, but she will Wis
it Windsor in order to lay wreath on
the tomb of the late King Edward, and
she will probably spend few days in
her old home in Kensington palace. 1t
is expected that during her stay, King
Alfonso will extend formal invitation
to the king and queen of England to
pay him state visit at Madrid.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Esneranto to Be spoken.

Washington-The sixth international
congress of Esperanto will be in ses-
sion the week beginning August Ia.
This will be the first time that the con-
gress has met in the Western Hemis-
phere, its previous meetings having
been in Europe. Esperanto will be
spoken in Washington by clergy in the
pulpit, by actors in a Shakespearean
play, part of the police force and in all
the proceedings of the congress. Fur
thermore, for the first time probably in
the history of the world, it will be used
at baseball game.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Oklahoma Corn Damaged.

Guthrie, Okla.-The report of the
state board of agriculture up to July
%, just made public, estimates the
damage to the corn crop in Oklahoma
in the last month at 2l.3 per cent.
This is against damage of 25.6 per
cent in 1909. The board reports the
cotton crop holding up well. Since
July 25 the hottest and dryest weather
of the year has been felt and the dam
age is said to be much increased over
the figures made public.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04

Paris-All danger of serious disturb
ances in Catalonia appears to have
been warded off by Captain General
Weyler's energetic precautionary meas
ures and his we'll known decision of
character. General Weyler said :
''The moment revolutionary outbreak
in Barcelona compels me, as captain
general, to assume the supreme COM
mand, / want the revolutionists to
know they must prepare for merci
less fight. There will be neither pris-
oners nor wounded. The walls of the
hospitals will become useless and the
cemeteries will have to be enlarged"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Rodgers to Hunt for Son.

Washington-Rear Admiral John A.
Rodgers, commandant of the Bremen
ton navy yard at Puget Sound, Wash
ington, has retired at the statutory
age limit of 62 and will go to Alaska
to take up the hunt for his son, who
was lost in the wilderness there a year
ago Captain Vincent L. Cottman,
who has been captain of the Bremerton
yard, has been appointed comman-
dant,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Powder Boat is Burned.

New York-Intense excitement pre-
vailed for time at the Brooklyn navy
yard when an ammunition lighter,
which was berthed alongside the sup
ply ship Culgoa, caught fire and was
destroyed, together with her ammuni-
tion, after being towed out into mid
stream. The Culgoa was only slightly
damaged. The ammunition, which
was in the form of powder, flashed up
and burned, but being in unsealed cans
did not explode.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Anti-weed Crusade Aided.

MISUNDERSTANDING the gov
ernment's countrywide anti-weed
crusade, Acting Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew has ordered all Gus
toms officers to take two-ounce sam
pies of all importations Of grass, clo-
yer and forage plants and forward to
the seed laboratory Of the department
of agriculture here.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Patents to Oregon Inventors.

Washington - Patents have been
granted Oregon inventors as follows:
James F. Chilcote, Portland, lever me-
chanism; James N. Staney, Portland,
memorandum case and register; Frank
B. Van Clesve, Echo. folding steplad-
der; Samuel C. Sherman, Portland,
trade mark on remedy for inebriety.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Emergency Cars tor Mine Accident.

Washington-To be ready for imme-
diate call for assistance at mine disas-
ters, two portable rescue stations fitted
up on specially constructed railroad
cars have been ordered by the Federal
bureau of mines for use in the West.
The first of the new cars to be built
will be assigned to Billings, Mont, as
its general headquarters, and will an
swer emergency calls anywhere in
Montana and Northern Wyoming. The
second car has not yet been assigned.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Forbidden Drug is Found.

st. Louis-The third raid of Chinese
restaurants within three weeks result
ed in the seizure Of opium worth S1S,-
$50 at retail by revenue officers, who
believe ST. Louis is the headquarters
for the Middle West for the distribu-
tion Of the forbidden drug.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
New Orleans May Land Exposition.

Washington-Reports in Washington
indicate that at least three Southern
states outside of Louisiana are prepar-
ing to swing the Panama. Pacific expo
sition in 1912 for New Orleans. With
this end in view, it is said, Texas,
Mississippi and Alabama may get leg
islative appropriations which will as
sist New Orleans in raising the ST.
500, 900 necessary to locate the expo
sition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Entire Train is Burned.

Augusta, Ga.-A Charleston & West
ern Carolina passenger train ran into
a burning trestle l9 miles from Angus
ia on the Spartanburg division. The
entire train was burned. The engin-
eer and fireman were killed and 1e pas
sengers slightly injured.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04

| udfG hLCH VI bldSC anu
beauty. The majority of those intend
ed for afternoon wear are quite SIM
ply made. The materials are a COM
bination representing daintiness and
inexpensiveness, and trimmings are
limited % fancy collars, entredeux,
tucks and soft silk belts and ties,
writes a fashion expert in the New
York Herald.
Muslins, lawns and linens are the
favorite foundations for dresses to be
worn at tennis and garden parties, for
driving at fashionable resorts and up
on the other pleasant occasions in
which girls who are not yet in the de-
butante class are permitted to partici-
pate. These simple names of mate
rials do not convey all that they might,
however, for the reason that muslins
and linens in the finer qualities are
really glorifed fabrics, sheer in weave,
delicate in texture and offered in ex-
Quisite colors.
Half dozen Of these thin afternoon
dresses are not too many for the av-
erage young girl to possess, and It
goes without saying that two Of them
will be white. A white lingerie and
white linen are almost essential to
the summer outfit This leaves four,
or more If liked, to be chosen in the
wearer's most becoming colors. The
shades from which young girls may
choose are somewhat more limited
than for older women, but the list IN
cludes pink, blue, gray, cream or pale
yellow, brown and rose. The darker
shades are suitable for linens and
similar materials, while the sheer
fabrics cannot be too delicate In their
colorings, II the yare to be made with
out the veiled effect, which Is one of |
the fads of this season.
Among the Simpler materials are
charming marquisettes, showing deli
cate pink stripes alternating with an
openwork pattern, and there are
dotted and figured cotton marquisettes
and muslins which have all the beauty
Of silk and are much better suited to
the youthful wearer than even foul
ards or some Of the softer weaves OF
silk.
The cotton voiles, new in weave and
hnish, were never more alluring, and
they drape g1rlish figure as no 9TH
Or fabric does. With pink and white,
rose and white, green with white fig
ures and In dull gray pin stripes a
brilliant touch Of color is used, per-
haps satin bow or a piping on a
round collar, to give the dress an air.
Narrow Valenciennes insertions are
lsed fort he most part on lingerie
iresses, and even these are now often
with other laces or with en-
to ditferentiate them from
he ubiquitous ready made garment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
MODES Of ohe
MOMENT

girl wears a wide brimmed rose col.
ored straw hat trimmed with a huge
black satin bow at the left side toward
the hack.
White and black pin striped marqui.
sette or muslin make a becoming and
useful dress for almost any afternoon
affair, and 1t can be given much of an
air by the trimming used to brighten
It The dull gray tone of the material
combines well with rose color or pink.
while certain shades of blue or yellow
often lend delightful touch. A dress
OF this design was made with slight
ly cut out neck and collarless effect
was achieved by an application Of
trimming to surround the neck. The
trimming was nothing more than a
shaped piece Of rose colored silk with
ends which fell almost to the top OF
the wide crushed belt of the marqui-
sette. The sleeves were finished with
a cuff Of the same rose satin and lace
frilling. while the skirt, which was
short and narrow, had deep band of
the material cut the other way 30 that
the stripes ran around. This band
was headed by a tiny fold of rose
satin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04

HE young girls are bene-
fitting by the prevailing
note of girlishness which
characterizes this sum
mer's dresses, and for
once at least they have
a distracting number Of
models from which to
choose. Some are love
lier than others and all
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Columbus. Ohio. IsI.ooo.

Washington-The census bureau has
announced that the new enumeration
showed the population Of Columbus,
Ohio, to be ISL, 500.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04
Medical College Hymn.

Have you heard the new medical
school hymn"
No what Is it,"
Fifteen men on a dead mans
chest Yale Record
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-04

UYHILE the severer styles of linen
wv dresses have low necks, the line
for these is higher than for the
softer models. Voiles, dainty muslins
and lingerie effects may be cut quite
low, comparatively speaking. to disclose
the curve where the neck and shoul-
ders round into each other. There is
this rule to observe, however, in plan
ming such frock, and that is to have
the curve shallow across the front and
back. Instead OF resembling a ~" It
should be like a crescent A simple
fold Of silk. an entredeux or a narrow
shaped collar makes becoming finish
for the neck, and then the favorite
frill of fine linen or lace may be added
below this. Sometimes the lingerie
ruffie is set on at the top OF the neck
and there is no other finish.
Undersleeves are a feature of many
summer dresses and these show a lit
tie below the elbow or more, from
half way between shoulder and ell
bow to half way between wrist and
elbow. There seems to be no hard
and fast rule about the length of
sleeves for such dresses. AS usual
thing they come midway to the hand,
but sometimes they end Just below the
elbow. Few of them reach the full
length Of the arm, a length which
detracts from the cool summery look
Of almost any gown. Above the un-
dersleeve the sleeve proper is finished
with some trimming, fancy cuff
perhaps adjustable, which can be
freshened from time to time-or with
a closely fitting band OF embroidery
or lace. This may go straight around
the arm or turn at right angles on the
outside Of the arm and end in an up
ward point.
A bun linen dress buttoning down
the front has the skirt cut In a gradu-
ated panel and deep plated fiounce
reaching all around from the sides OF
the panel The blouse also has but
tons in front, following a diagonal line,
and there is a medium width belt fast
sning with buttons. A round fiat coll
lar Of fine embroidery finishes the
1eck and the three-quarter length
sleeves have cuffs to match. The
blouse is given fulness by having a
vide plait laid backward at the shoul-
iers and stitched part way down.
Pointed lines in trimming are uti-
lied effectively in a dress made OF
heer batiste with a tiny all over en-
'roidered flower The skirt has a
'raduated lounce headed by band of
ross tucking which is edged on ei-
her side with Valenciennes insertion.
This trimming forms a deep V in
ront and slopes upward at the sides,
eaching almost to the belt in the
'ack. The same scheme is carried
ut in the waist trimming and 1t is
epeated in the sleeves, A soft crushed
ink silk belt and some loops Of the
ilk at the neck suggesting a tie COM
lete this charming afternoon cos
Ime.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
F RESENT BUILDING SUFFICIENT.
Special Committee Appointed to In
vestigate School Conditions in
Springfield Makes Report.

Springfield, June 2S.-A special
committee consisting of Hon. Justus
Dartt, Fred G.. Field, w. D. Woolson,
William Smith and Hon. e. B.
Flynn, appoint at recent special
sheeting of the voters of the town
of Springfield to investigate the mat
ter of school accommodations, sub
mitted its report today. The follow
ing facts are significant:
"In the judgment of the committee
there is sufficient room in the High
School building,if properly utilized, to
accommodate all the pupils now at
tending and likely to attend for some
years to come. The toilets in the
basement are found to be unsanitary
and should be enlarged and rebuilt
Immediately. Some provision should
be made for lunch room"
The following quoted from the par
agraph on transportation should also
be noted: The expense OF trans
pOi 'ihS pupiio 10 SitdttI III SpIluS-
field than in any other town in the
State. In fact so far as we can learn,
it is the only town that pays the board
or transportation of High School
pupils from the public funds.
"The sanitary conditions of the
Sanders building are such that if
complaint were made to the State
Board of Health, we feel sure that the
further use of it for school purposes
would be condemned. We do not
consider it advisable to build school
house in the vicinity of Chellisville. "
The expense at the present time is
$63 for each High School pupil for
teaching and general maintenance
not including the superintendent S
salary and the interest on the school
debt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
INVESTIGATE "THIRD DEGREE"
Select Committee From the Senate
10 BE Divided Into Two Parts.

Washington. d. c.. June 27.-The
select committee of the Senate ap-
pointed to investigate the police meth
DDS known as the third degree" will
be divided into two sub-committees
Tor the investigation of conditions in
the east and west. respectively. The
full committee met today and decid-
ed upon a division of the work.
Messrs. Brandegee, Borah and Over
man will cover the eastern States and
Messrs. Borah, Stone and Brown, the
western. Both sections expect to
take up the work later in the sum-
mer' probably some time in July.
Among the cases which 1t is intl-
mated may be investigated are the
sayler case of Atlantic City and the
Perrin case of California.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
EIGHT FLIGHTS MADE.
MontreaIs Aviation Meet Extremely
Successful With Many Sensations

Montreal, Que, June 2z Eight
successful flights were made by heav.
ier-shau-air machines at the aviation
park this evening, the feature OF the
days performances being the worlt
of the Wright biplanes. Four of these
machines are here for the meet and
each of the four was in the air today
for periods varying from five to thir-
ty-fve minutes The longes flight
was made by Ralph Johnston, the for
mer trick bicycle rider who went up
in his Wright machine late in the az
ternoon and went through an amazing
series of spectacular tricks. He re-
mained in the air for 35 minutes,
scared to high altitude, came down
again and dipped his machine. made
quick turns and rocked the machine
from side to side in a way that re-
called his dexterous handling of a BIZ
cycle.
The Wright machines carried off
the hcnors of the day for the great
est altitude flight. the longest fight
and the fastest flight. Walter Broo.
kins made preliminary try at his
old worlds record for height. He
went up steadily for 20 minutes and
claimed he reached a height of $500
feet, according to reading of an in
strument of his machine. However,
the official measurement was only
1,65O. Brookins hoated out over
Lake st. Louis and from his greatest
height started down on a long glide
to the aviation park with his power
shut off. He landed perfectly, in
front of the stand.
La Chapple, also in Wri ;ht 40
horse power machine made the swift
est fight, circling the .urse twice in
three minutes. seconds. the total
distance being about 1900 feet.
De Lesseps, in his light Bleroit
monolane. less powerful machine
than the one he will use later in the
the same two turns in Abs. The
Count made two very successful
flights during the afternoon.