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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-04-28

Model 51O-For slender and
medium figures, medium bust,
extreme length over hips and
back, mercerized batiste
white, boned with Walohn,
price. ce............'...$o VO
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
BILLS PASS SENATE.
Diplomatic Appropriation and
Modifying Criminal Procedure
fFron1 The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Senate held
long session to-day and transacted consd-
cradle important business. Under the skill
full leadership of Senator Hale the diplo
matte and consular appropriation bill, car
rying upward of 100000, was passed in
less than an hour All the amendments of
the Senate committee were adopted. The
only new matter inserted on the floor was
an amendment appropTiating $4,000 to en-
able the United States to send an exhibit
to the international exposition which is to
be held at Vienna beginning in May.
Before the calendar was taken up Sen
ator Bourne made a long speech in favor
of the Aldrich bill for the creation of a
body to be known as the government busi-
ness methods commission. He pointed out
the great need of economy in public eX-
penditures. and said such economy
would be impossible until a cooperative
plan for transacting the business of the
government had been worked out by the
executive and legislative branches.
An important bill passed was the Cum
minis meas sure TO modify criminal procedure
of the United States, as to bring an IN
dicted corporation into the proper district
for trial MI Cummins accepted the Root
amendment requiring the judge of the Oils
tricr in which a corporal tion has its prln-
cinal office to indorse an Indictment found
nv a court in another district before the
indicted corporation shall be held TO an
swer TO the indictment.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
PASSES FRAUD 1LONG.
Victim of S7cindIe Goes Aftr
"Easu Marks" Himself.

Charles Efass who conducted an oars
In a building at Fifth avenue and ea
street under the name OF Hslsiz e Shatsr
for the purpose OF fleeing clerks in search
of employment was found guilty yestsr-
day in the Court OF General Sessions %
grand larceny. Frederick Spaeth. charged
with being associated With K1ass in the
matter. will he placed on trial to-day
According to the evidence in the trial
Yesterday Halsig & Shsfer advertised for
clerical help. Applicants were informed
that the firm was engaged in the decorat-
ing business. and various methods were
then employed TO get their money Tbs
majority we're told that the prospects Of
the business were beyond xaggera'ion, or
words to that effect. and thus were in
duced to buy an interest In the firm.
Others with smaller means. were led 70
contribute TO a so-caIIed fidelity fund
When the bubble burst most Of them a-e
said to have taken their medicine, charg-
ing up the experience to profit and loss,
but dozen or so complained to the Dis
trfct Attorney. end the indictment OF klass
and Spaeth followed
1t was brought out yesterday by As
slstant District Attorney Mott that the
victims were kept busy chiefly answering
advertisements of other prospective "em-
ployes" Klass. in his own behalf, in
formed Mr. Mott that he had been de-
frauded by Spaeth In the same way. He
stated that when he asked for salts
faction he was advised 10 go out and
catch a few easy marks himself. as
there was one born every minute. 1t was
then. he said, that he joined forces with
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
THIRD .4TENUE PLAN.
RoHdkO7ders .4nszcer Stock
holders Before Maltbie.

.fyHiII tho stock of the Third Avenue Rail-
road system be wiped out by the foreclos-
ure sale fixed for March If so. what IS
the object of a hearing to determine upon
the plan of reorganization submitted by the
bcndholders' committee These were the
questions submitted TO Commissioner Malt
bic yesterday at the close of a session IN
the hearing before the Public Service Com
mission for the approval of the reorganIza-
ton.
Commissioner Maltbie declared it was a
matter between the stockholders. whose rep
resentative Leslie c. Ferguson. had put the
questions and the bondholders' committee
John NJ Bowers. of counsel for the bond
holders. volunteered the answer: 1T is my
understanding that the property will be sold
on March l. The bondholders' committee
expects 10 bid it in. and If they do they
expect TO carry out the plan of reorganiza-
ton just as it is now proposed, if this is at
all possible
Colonel W. y. Amory put several ques
tions to Henry Floy. consulting engineer,
who had testified that the cost of reproduc-
ing the physical property of the company
would he s4e 500. 600 OF this Sc. 500 000
represented real estate or money expended
in such way as to produce property not
Sup:ftL 10 appreciation, WI1lle OF lIe Ddl-
ance one-quarter should he deducted for
depreciation. leaving s3o,oo0,o 600 the
present total reproduction value. Mr. Floy
produced details Of his estimates
Colonel Anory sought to have Mr.. FIoy
state the average cost of converting a horse
car route into an underground trolley sys-
TEN. and asked whether Mr. Floy was
aware that the Third Avenue Railroad
Company had reported, under oath. that the
cost of its road and equipment had been
s3.0co.00o a mile but AR. Floy was not
prepared 70 give figures in reply to the first
question and had no knowledge as to the
second.
Are YOU aware that street railway COM
panies owe the city s2,o00, ,fN0 for paving
between the tracks," asked the colonel
Commissioner Guthrie ruled that this
WAS not germane to the question before the
commission. Colonel Amory rema rked
You viii admit that il is a very interest
Ing question. While admitting this, the
commissioner ruled that the hearing was
closed
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
PACKING INQUIRIES.
Officials Thro7c Light on Or
o0u;20fiOn IN Missouri.

Jefferson City. Mo. Feb I.-Competltlon
rather than combination or agreement
among hackers fixes the prices of meats,
according to testimony of packing COM
panv officers given today before Speciai
Examiner Dillon in the investigation INTO
the methods Of tie nine packing companies
doing business in Missouri.
A general denial that prices are fixed
at meetings Of representatives OF the COM
NAMES was entered by the three witnesses
examined during the day. g. W. Armour
and c. II. Hodge Of Kansas City, president
and assistant to the president of the Ar
mour Packing Company, and q. +. swift,
Of Chicago. in charge OF the hog packing
densrtn,ent of Swift & Co, we're the wit
nesses examined.
Swift said that Swift & Co. of Illinois
held stock in the Schwarzschild & Sulz-
.hereer Company and also owned. through
the estate of his father, g. W. swift.
s, 600 UG in stock OF the National Packing
COMPANY of New Jersey.
He said that Swift & Co. of Maine and
Swift E. Co. of West Virginia are sell
ing companies for the Illinois company, to
which all business and dividends are re-
ported.
Hodge testified that the Armour Packing
f'omnanv and Armour e. Co. of Illinois
slaughtered cattle, sheep and hogs to the
value of s1l5,oOo,0o0 during 1909.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
FIGHT FOR SCENT FARE LINE.
Board Of Estimate To-day Hears Man
haitian Bridge Proposals.

lively contest over the franchise to
operate electric cars on the Manhattan
Bridge Is expected to-day. when the Board
Of Estimate viii take up the latest appli-
cation Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany and the Coney Island Brooklyn
Railroad Company for this privilege.
The Manhattan Bridge ThreeCent Line
VIII contend that the proposal of the two
Brooklyn companies to operate. for three
cent fare z surface road from Flatbush
avenue TO the Manhattan end OF the bridge
Is made only to Kill off threatened compe-
tition and that the two companies will
find a means OF returning to their original
proposition. which involved only bridge
end to hfidse-end service.
Kingsley Martin. Bridge Commis sioner.
declared yesterday that it would be impos
siole for any railroad corporation 10 op-
crate line over the Manhattan Bridge
for al least four months. and perhaps six.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
LODGE is CHAIRMAN
ON COST or LYING.
Erhaustive Inquiry Planned
bu Senate Com mittee.
From The Tribune Ruresu.l

Washington. Feb 17.-Under the direc-
ton OF Senator Lodge. an exhaustive III
uuiry into the cost of living will he peeui
at once by special Senate committee "a
seven members. This inquiry VIII po
nushed as rapidly as possible and an el
fort made to submit a preliminary II h'.
a final report before the adjournment VI
the present session of Congress 'io
investigation will be made uhoef t
authority of the Elkins resolution "hi.'
was adopted by the Senate last
Vice President Sherman to-day ahiio"'@
the appointment of the folio"ihs 'oi
tee to make the inquiry: Sehatol" ho'S
Gallinger McCumber, Smool. 'ra" ~ -
Simmons and Clarke, OF Arkansas
stors simmons and Clarke are Democrats,
and their appointment was recofliiiehoe"
nv Senator Money, the minority leader
In announcing this committee MT 0hei
man made the following statement;
After the resolution was adopted, Wnicl
OF course was Senator Elklns [eso.tt, W. I
the Senator came to me and asked that l
should not appoint him chairman Oh snr
committee OF course, the custom is 1i.ue 5er
ordinary circumstances that the ntroduceI
of a resolution providing for coilI,,tor cater
be made its chairman. AiIer INC SetIuroe rSa
expressed himself as unwilling ~ ~
tha chairmanshin of the committee, oe,
cause his other Senatorial uulies "ou.h ~
not permit him to do justice 10 tHis IL,
mittee's work and to them, aSNeo na ~.
if he would not serve merely as a mehioS, t,.
OF the committee. and even tuis ne .i,as
that he could not do and at the same tiIie
properIy perform his other pressing SEM
torisI duties | reluctantly eliminated his
name from Consideration
The committee has full authority TO MAKE
an exhaustive inquiry. It is empowered "
summon witnesses. take testimony eHipios
experts send for persons and papers, e'c,
The INQUIRY is to cover increased cost OF
living since 1900. and special attention is
to he given to wages, salaries and earnings
and whether the increase IN theh mas Mp
mace with the increased cost of living. IN
creased prices of such articles as ih0ot
grain. steel. iron. leather goods, boots and
shoes farm implements. rents cotton WOOL
cIothins. lumber. coal. oil, brick and cement
are TO be investigated and report mat
on the price to the producer. the "hoie-
saler or jobber the retailer ana the cum
sumner The committee Is to investigate
the cost of production and Distribution ol
these articles. the prices of 1000 produc's
on the farm. their wholesale prices 1t aiie
trade centres and their retail prices In the
larger cities.
A report is to be submitted to congress
with suitable recommendations rs 10
whether the articles have been Increased III
rrice by reason of the increased produc-
.ion Of gold and the expansion OF the cur
rency Of the United States or by the tarin
or bv other legislation by Congress or by
any monopoly, combination or conspiracy
to control. regulate or restrain interstate
or foreign, commerce in the supply, dist11bu-
ton or sale of such articles
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
TRACED BY GOLDEN TRAIL.
Coins Used by Panama Engineer Aid
Wife Seeking Divorce

The divorce suit of Mrs Maude s Deans
against James Deans, in which Justice
Mccall granted an interlocutory decree yes-
terday, proves that a man need not n-ces-
sariIv be a rich man TO be known ey
his gold Deans was a civil engineer en-
pioyed on the Panama Canal and was not
a rich man. yet his movements were traced
by the wake of gold he left
Deans used to come 10 this city from the
Isthmus on his vacation and spent much
of his time and money at Coney Island
where he was known as John Scotr and
more familiarly as ''Scotty." Walters OF
hotel testified to Deans conduct; one OF
them testifyfng that the defendant twice
tipped him with 50 gold pieces Deans, ne
said. had always pocketful Of gold pieces
the engineer explaining that the govern
ment paid him in gold in Panama
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
4 BRYAN CAMPAIGN.
UM Derote Nay to " orh tor
County Option.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Lincoln. Neb-. Feb 17.-William D.
BRYAN will return to Nebraska about
May / and devote the greater part OF
that month to political campaign IN
his home state, chiefly in the interest o.
county option. This was the statement
made to-day by his friends. and was III
the main confirmed by his brotner'
Charles w. Bryan.
Mr Bryan's return at that time does
not mean any essential change in his
previously arranged programme. except
so far as concerns his active support of
county option. which political leaders OF
all parties say will tend to widen the
breach between him and men prominent
in the Democratic party of the state
The further statement was made that
Bryan arranged his present programme
before he left Lincoln last fall
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
TEN-DOLLAR HOG IN SIGHT
New Missouri Records-Highest in
Forty Years at Chic.oo

ST Louis, Feb. 11.-The nrice of live
hogs at the National Stock Yards This af-
ternoon went to 50 so hundred mounds
This was 30 cents higher than tho record
since the market was established
Chicago. Feb. 17.-Bive hogs at tho stocI,
yards to-day touched a price ,neoualled
since 1870. selling at ss4 hundred
pounds Continued light receipts for soy
eral months at the packing centres and
reports Of a scarcity of hogs on the farms
called out prophecies that the $40 mark
touched in 1870 may soon be reached
Until to-day the record hog price for forty
years was 50 35. made in 1882 war time
prices Cor hogs in 1863 were s13 25
ST Joseph Mo, Feb. 1.-THE highest
price ever paid for hogs on the local mar
ket was that OF to-day-s91 10 a hundred
pounds.
Cincinnati Feb. IA new high record
was made to-day in the hog market Prices
jumped to 50 40 for top grades and 81 for
the lowest grades.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
HOLDS CANNON RESPONSIBLE.
Anti-Dalzell Candidate Blames Speaker
for High Prices.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Pittsburg, Feb. 17.-Clarence V. Tiers,
who is opposing John Dalzell for the next
Congressional nomination. under the date of
February IA wrote open letter to Mr..
Cannon in which he accuses the Speaker
of responsibility for the high food prices.
He declares that the Speaker is responsible
for the failure of Congress TO take some
action to reduce the cost of living.
For the legislative action necessary TO
right this great and growing wrong of ever
increasing high prices says Mr.. Tiers,
the suffering people of this country need
not look to Congressman whose official rec
ords for the last twenty-five to thirty-f1ve
years may be summed up in the two words,
standing pat
Stand pat or unprogressive Congress
men must bear the high cost of living, for
they only have had within their hands the
iawmaking power to apply the remedy
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
BLIZZ1RD IN OHIO.
Train Serrice Demoralized-
Cold IN the Vest.

Cleveland, Feb. IA gale, ranging in
velocity from forty to sixty miles an hour
and bearing with 1t a heavy snow. has de-
noralized traffic in Northern Ohio. Pas
senger trains on the New York Central
and Pennsylvania lines are running two TO
four hours late
Practically no freight trains are moving,
thousands of cars being held here, at Buff
falo. Youngstown and various division
points
Cincinnati. Feb. 17.-Cincinnati lies under
eighteen inches of snow tonight, the
heaviest fall recorded in twanty-fve years.
The streets are almost impaSsa BILE
Reports from Southern and Western
Ohio say twenty-four inches of snow is
general Traffic is demoralized. Southern
Indiana. lower Illinois. parts of Kentucky,
West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
reported sleet. In the latter region the
weather became clear and colder late to-
night. removing fears of a flood
Memphis, Feb. 1.-Two inches of sleet
fell here during the night. and it was still
showing to-day. In Northern Mississippi
and Central Arkansas practically the same
conditions prevailed, while the extreme
northwestern section of Arkansas reports a
snowfall Of ten inches.
Kansas city, Mo, Feb 1.-THE Coldest
weather of the winter prevailed in West
ern Kansas. Colorado. Wisconsin and parts
of Wyoming to-day. The cold was also
severe in Oklahoma. Texas and other por-
tions Of the Southwest. In Colorado some
OF the mountain districts reported as much
as 80 degrees below zero.
Amarillo. Texas, Feb 11.-B. p. Green.
Rock Island brakeman. was frozen to death
last night in a blizzard. w. f. Breeding.
conductor of a work train. is also believed
to have perished in the storm.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18


corporations which may he equipped ,io rlio
;elisently To develop domestic conlile,.u
and TO promote our interests IN ioi'
countries. ,.s
j have no question that the eSistlns 18th
ten. which on all sides is at ~aI NJ
ITSELF has become intolerable, ana ,,,t Tic
nothing fut the untold wealth of our couh-
try can account for our ability to holo onl ON.
own long as nave under these
aitions ,cb
| am persuaded that the creation VI - an
corporations. inmedia tely respohsIne ~, ali
authority which can deal with ,hes e. b;lity
sides. will make only for good. SSsnntis,
snd continuity are ahsoiuteiN A
to successful commercial opera,,o", ,puet
knnS tbst !. may rea sonably expect 70
develop under an accepted system r,ies Tre
that so long as it conforms 10 .n snee Sc
,s ,teS even s it viii he called
10 account promptly. Vigorously tiia Itu ,,ro-
lentlessly so soon as IN sPite a. nnr-
lection which has been accoroeu' 81 P
SiSis in iIe offence.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Michael Ryan. president
of the Cincinnati Abattoir Company, and
an organizer of the American Meat Pack
ers' Associa ton. witness before the
packing inquiry to-day. After leaving the
Jury room Mr.. Ryan said that shortage
of crops and the raising Of too few ami
mails for slaughter were responsible for
present high prices of meats.
MI Ryan said that the annual sale of
meats amounts to about sl,3oo, 100000. OF
which 80 per cent is sold by the Independent
dealers. He added the meat business
was so great that it was impossible for any
one organization to control it absolutely.
A prediction that the price Of meat would
decline TO a normal basis within year If
the coming seasons crops are plentiful AMI
if more farmers would raise livestock was
made by Mr.. Ryan.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
..D;d they know II?

"rbev knew what I was going to do
with my stock. The same people were
still in the pool who attended that con-
ference where my stipulation was
made"
He repeated that the members knew
h. was going to sell his individual hold
inss and that II. s. Haskins told him
ern,;c,tIv that he had the right to sell
them.
Mr.. Wolf still wanted to know whether
Mr.. Keene was persuaded" to go back
into the pool.
81 did so to oblige a lot OF people," the
witness replied.
You were induced. them"
well. I went back with the idea that
we would all come to grief. But then
came the prospects of oil, and 1t made
the outlook more hopeful.
THAT was in July. 1909, when the sec
end pool agreement was made?'
Yes, about that time. esidn't have
much TO do with pool No. -
"You were the manager"
Yes"
Who bought and sold the stoclx?"
Haskins did"
But you ordered the sales?'
Well. yes. did. But Haskins did a
good deal on his own account
Mr.. Wolf wanted to know why c1r.
Keene. after so reluctantly re-entering
Pool No. /, had been willing to enter
Pool No. .. Mr.. Keene said the pros
pect of oil on the property of the Co
lumbus and Hooking Coal and Iron Corn
pany had helped him to decide. as also
an expected development Of the CON-
pany's brick plant.
POOLS BURDEN GROWS.
The market for the stock disappeared.
he said. when 1t reached 73 or "A. and
this condition continued because the
shorts were driven out and the prospects
with regard to the oil and the brick plant
were not being realized so that outsiders
were buying or so that the insiders could
establish greater confidence by larger
operations Mr. Keene said the members
of the pool had to increase their hold
ings continually.
1t was not inadvisable to SELL said
he L was waiting for a chance to sell,
but there was none
When did the market reach its high
est?"
Il will tell you II you will tell me
when the break occurred
January 49,
We'll then, on January 1s."
How long before?"
There was a general laugh at this
question, which increased when Mr.
Keene hastened to remark: That's on
you. not on me-" Commissioner Alex
ander Joined In the demonstration
Mr. Wolf then repeated the question
and Mr. Keene said that this market
held about week.
did you sell LOO shares at from 81
to S9?"
Yes. in December
WAS there any other purchaser in the
market at that figure than the poole"
II don't know The pool had to sus-
tain the market"
$50 that probabl that stock was
bought by the pool?''
THAT can't say
Mr. Wolf pointed out that the records
showed that Mr.. Keene was short of
2700 shares as manager of the pools on
the date of the collapse. Mr. Keene
promised to have an explanation OF this
also at the next hearing, which was set
for next Monday at 2 p. m.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18

Hugh f. Criss. OF Roberts. Hall &
crtss. one of the three firms which failed
with the collapse Of the pools. was again
an attentive spectator Toward the end
of the hearing he stood up beside Mr.
Wolf. facing Mr.. Keene with a slight
smile. Mr.. Keene referred TO him in his
testimony once as the new specialist
in Hooking stock
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
BOILERS TAMPERED WITH.
Charged by Naval Constructor Evans
at Mare Island.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

San Francisco, Feb. l7.-Naval construct
ors at Mare Island state that the steam
pipe explosion on the torpedo boat Hopkins
was accidental, but they also say that at
tempts were made to disable the torpedo
boat Stewart before she LEFT Mare Island.
Naval Constructor Evans had charge Of
the repairs of both torpedo boats and stated
emphatcally to-day that the boilers of the
Stewart were tampered with He has in
his office bolts, files and other material
which he says were taken out of the tubes
of the Stewart.
The employees and mechanics at the yard
are indignant at the charges. They say
the naval constructor has rushed work so
fast at the yard that they have been un-
able TO perform their tasks they would
have liked to.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
HEAT PRosTRATIoN IN BOSTON.

Boston. Feb. 1.-THE warm wave which
swept over Boston yesterday had the un-
usual record Of causing Z heat prostration
in the middle of winter. Thomas Kane. an
octosenartan, residing in Dorchester, who
Was out walking, overcome and re-
moved 10 the city Hospital, where the case
was diagnosed as exhaustion due 10 over
exertion and high humidity. 1t is expected
that he Will recover.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18

physical test with an average of ,a5 out
of 1.oCo
He says that he eats six 70 eight eggs.
all fruits and vegetables in season and
drinks three pints of milk daily hut eats
no meats. Since adopting this diet he has
not gained In flesh. but in endurance lie
has been an athlete for nine years. and as
serts 'ha' ne can run greater distances
and has greater staying power than when
he ate meat.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
GRANITE STRIKE NEAR END.

Quincy. Mass. Feb 1.-THE end Of the
strike in the Vermont granite industry,
which has forced six thousand men into
idleness during the last ten weeks is in
Immediate prospect. according to state
ment made to-day by James Duncan sec
retary of the International Granite cut
ters' Union.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
Light a Charity Fire
With a $40 Bill

Light fire 10 keep warm inside os
you the spirit of charity. which life In a
great city tends 10 freeze.
You can do it by sending check 70
r g Minturn. Treas. Room 224. No. los
East 22d Street.
Our bill for coal for the poor Is $4,000
viii you help pay it9
y Z ASSOCIATION FOR IMPRo-INc5 The
CONDITION OF THE POOR
n E-JIyON CITING. Pres
New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
ATHLETE EATS NO MEAT.
Says He Has Gained in Endurance by
Abstinence.
IRy Teiceraph To The Trihun,


Baltimore. Feb. 17-Edward Novak, a
student at johns Hopkins University who
became vegetarian two years ago through
reading Sheliey's poems, stands at the
head Of his class of fifty-fve men In the