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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
MANY ARE INVOLVED.
Carter, Of Oklahoma, TeIIs Of Big
Indian Land Scandal
Liberal Offers Made to Congressmer
to Push Crooked Deal
Thieves Fall Out.

7 FMcAlster, Oklahoma-The "poor In
dian" learned few more things abou
the proposed sale of $50, 000,0O0 wort
of his land in the hearing before tn
congressional investigating committe
Thursday. Representative G. d. Car
ter, of the Fourth Oklahoma district
testified that in an interview at tn
home of Richard C. Adams, an attor
ney at Washington, Adams had sal,
that he had an arrangement by whicl
he was to secure 5 per cent of tn
"profts" to be derived from the Nc
Murray certificates.
"He also told me-" testified Mr.
Carter, "that Congressman B. S. Nc
Guire was in the deal and would ge
his share. He also told me that DR.
Wright, a delegate for the Choctav
Indians at Washington, with salary
of Sc, 900, was in on the deal. He also
said: we got some others, but he die
not mention any other names"
"Did Adams say he was going to gel
per cent of all the money J. F. Nc
Murray was to realize on the deal?''
asked Chairman Charles N. Burke.
eyes, he said he was going to make
sure of it, as McMurray had double
crossed him at other times, but this
time he was going to fix it SO he could
not lose out, and when McMurray got
his 10 per cent, or $4,000. 900, OF
whatever it amounted to, he (Adams)
was going to get per cent of the pro-
ceeds.
~ also met Jake L. Hamon at
Washington. He told me to go to
that old man Gore and get him to
withdraw that fool bill of his against
the McMurray contracts"
"Do you think majority of the In
dians are in favor of these contracts
giving 10 per cent to McMurray?"
"There is no doubt that they are. =
he replied. But there is also no doubt
that in signing the contracts many
were influenced to do SO by persons
who had an interest in them"
Il Adams was described as Delaware
Indian, who frequently has been men
toned as having called on President
Taft in matters pertaining to Indian
affairs. 1t was Adams to whom tie
Indians in this state were asked to ad-
dress their kilograms urging President
Taft to approve the sale of the lands.
Before Carter left the stand Nc
Murray's attorneys obtained from him
testimony tending to show that Nc
CURE in previous Indian matters had
supported measures in congress oppos-
ed to the interests of McMurray.
Carriers appearance on the stand fol-
lowed another day of lively testimony.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
RATES ARE SUSPENDED.
Commission Annuls for Time North
ern Pacific Act.

Commission Annuls for Time North.
ern Pacific Act.
Washington-What are known as
the back haul tariffs from Seattle and
Tacoma to points in the state of Wash
ington have been suspended by the In
terstate Commerce commission pending
an inquiry into their reasonableness.
The tariffs were to have become
effective August l, on the Northern
Pacific road, but action of the commits
sion restrained the line from putting
them into effect.
The proposed advances in the back
haul rates were made by the Northern
Pacific in the face of a decision of the
commission that the rates ought to be
reduced 20 per cent. In the hearing of
the back haul case last autumn by the
full commission, it was agreed by the
railroads that the reduction of 16 2-3
per cent probably would be fair. In
spite of this statement, however, the
advance of 25 per cent was made. 1t
was the advance that the commission
suspended.
The hearing will take place in Chi
cago August 29, by George N. Brown,
chief examiner for the commission.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
His InspIratlon,

isn't inspiration a queer thingT-
'T suppose so. What about it?"
why, few weeks ago had red
hot squabble with my wife over a
dressmaker's bill, and when l came
down to the Office l was mad enough
to chew spikes. Then I sat down at
my desk and wrote a little poem on
Help the Erring Brother With SIN
gle Kindly Wordv And say, those
verses, born of bitterness and nour-
ished by anger, have been copied in
the leading newspapers all over the
country! How's that?"
Fine Why don't you improve on
the idea?"
"How?"
'why, get mad enough to beat up
your wife, set fire to the house. shoot
policeman-and then write an epic
that will go laundering down the
ages"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
HINDU INFLUX TO BE HALTED
Government Announces Policy Of Re-
striction-Want Exclusion Law.

Washington. - Assistant Secretary
Benjamin S. Cable, speaking for the
Department of Commerce and Labor
announced a policy of increased re-
strictions as regards the immigration
Of HIndus, and SO emphatic was his at.
titude that he seemed to regret that
he had not the power to enact an abso.
Lutte exclusion law forthwith.
The report from Calcutta of an in
fiux to the Pacific Coast, occasioned by
widespread reports that America was
the 'good land" and that there every
husky hand had chance to get on the
police force, prompted the Assistant
Secretary to declare that it was about
time the country awakened to the inn
port of such a threatened invasion.
Cable feels himself on safe ground SO
far as international relations are con-
cerned, for he needs but point to the
attitude of the Canadian government
toward the fellow subjects of the Brit
ish Empire. He expresses concern
about the requirements Of migratory
labor for the various harvests in the
West, but the problem of the farmers
and the railroads as well, he declares,
must be solved by other means than
resort to immigration of the very un-
desirable East Indians.
The department can but enforce laws
on the statute books and cannot stop
immigration. 1t can, however, apply
measures of restriction with broader
construction of the law than generally
obtains, and if a Hindu flood comes
it will, in large part, be halted.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
sunken Treasure in Lakes.

Washington = Captain Ellis j. Hol-
land, submarine wrecker from San
Francisco, has expressed the opinion
that more than $12, 900, 900 of treasure
lies at the bottom of the Great Lakes
in the hulls of wrecked vessels. From
1878 to 1898 alone 5000 ships went
down in the inland seas, many of them
loaded with bullion, copper and ma
chinery. Captain Holland is exploit
ing company for the recovery of some
of the sunken wealth.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
PLAY ON APES FEAR
HOW sHREWD KEEPERS MANAGE
UNRULY ANIMAL.
cowardIee and Curiosity, Its Two
Weak Points, Arc Utilized When
Force and Persuasion Alike
Have No Effect.

The superintendent Of a western
geological institution has taught his
employees to manage animals by indi-
rect methods, akin to those by which
nervous children are controlled by
wise parents. A rhinoceros had an abb
scess in It's face. The question was:
Did 1t come from a bad tooth, or did
it only need lancing? The superin-
tendent simply said to the keeper:
Give him a new birch broom" The
rhinoceros at once ate 1t, grinding up
the bits with great gusto. "Ah! You
see his teeth are all right" said the
superintendent, and the next day the
abscess was lanced with a sharp bill
hook
The diagnosis was as ingenious as
his method Of managing Billy, re-
fractory chimpanzee. The big ape
needed exercise. This he obtained by
being allowed the run Of the large
monkey house, instead of remaining
In a side room, before the visitors
came. AS he knew he would be caught
and put back into his own compart-
ment at this hour, the ape used to
climb to the top Of the other monkeys
cages and refuse to come down.
AS he could not be tempted with
food, the superintendent appealed to
his mind by working on what he had
noted to be his weak points, curiosity
and cowardice.
The superintendent went to the
keeper and, touching him gently on
the shoulder, directed his attention in
a mysterious manner to the dark pas
sage underneath the gas pipe that
traverses the house, pretending to
point out some horrible unknown crear
ture, using an energetic manner, but
saying nothing except words to this
effect: Look out! There he is!
There he Isl" At the same time the
two men would peer into the dark
place under the gas pipe.
The monkey, on such occasions,
would come down to see what the sub
ject Of fear and interest was, and
Just then the superintendent and the
keeper in unison would shout: Hes
coming out! He's coming out!" and
would rush away in the direction OF
Billys cage. The monkey would dash
for the same place of safety, which
happened to be the door of his own
house, and sometimes enter it before
them.
The monkey has never learned the
deception; but is taken in by 1t
whenever the time comes to finish his
mornings airing.-The Sunday Magar
zine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
APPLES 500. 600, 900 A YEAR.
Western Men Make Big Predictions
for Northwest Country.

WESTERN MeH wake DIb TTeulCUOnS
for Northwest Country.
Chicago-"While apples are not yet
the principal products of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Montana, those who
are familiar with the unrivaled eli
matte and soil and other conditions
believe the time is near when the
apple yields of the four states will be
worth $1OO, 900, 900 year and the cul-
ture of the king of fruit will be the
chief industry"
H. L. Moody, member of the cham
Der of commerce and other organiza-
tions in Spokane, WASH, said this in
an address on "Apple Culture and Irri-
cation in the Northwest" at the first
meeting of the Chicago Irrigation
association at the La Sale hotel in
Chicago the evening of July 28. Judge
Charles F. Fishback was toastmaster.
Mr.. Moody added, among other things:
Federal and state engineers say in
reports to their respective departments
there are approximately 200, 900, 900
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
ltalv is After Charlton

New York-Porter Charlton will moi
escape returning to Italy to answer fol
the confessed murder of his wife,
Mary Scott Castle Charlton, at Lake
Como, without a legal battle. This
was made plain by Gustav Dirosa, the
Italian vice consul, who told Prosecutor
Garvin in Jersey City, where Charl'
ton is in prison, that his government
was "going to get Charlton. "He
shall not escape trial in Italy if we can
help it. The vice consul inquired
whether the prosecutor intended to
have alienists examine Charlton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
TARIFF CHECK TO TRADE.
United States Seriously Concerned With
New Japanese Laws.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trade with
Japan may be seriously affected in part
at least, after July II next, when the
duties in the new japanese tariff law
will go into effect. This was the fear
expressed in a statement by the State
Department, in which are detailed the
most important charges made by the
new tariff law.
Although the treaty between Japan
and the United States does not expire
until July, 1912, it contains no conven-
tional tariff arrangements, whereas those
between Japan and other countries do
and for this reason the United States,
on July II, 1911, when the treaties other
than its own expire, must pay the du-
ties insofar as they are enforced upon
imports into Japan and other countries.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Death Cannes Mith Riches

Salmon City, Idaho - Crushed to
death by fall of rock, the body OF
John Doyle was found by a party Of
prospectors northwest of this city.
Doyle was working alone and the fall
of rock show that he had just struck
a rich lead Of gold-copper ore. 1t is
not known how long he had been lying
dead among his newly discovered rich
es, as it was by chance that his body
was found. Doyle had been prospect
ing in this district for many years.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18

acres of undeveloped arabic lands ir
the United States west of the 98tt
meridian, and men versed in agricul-
ture assert that under proper cultiva-
tion this area could be made to produce
between A, 900, 900, 900 and 4,500, 000,-
900 bushels of wheat yearly, or other
crops in proportion. The settlement
Of these lands would mean homes for
not less than 20, 900, 900 population and
a source of added food supply, and, as
consequence, permanent prosperity.
"The four Northwestern states con-
tain 253, 894, 760 acres. Less than 5
per cent of this land is occupied by
farms and the total population is not
more than 100000, in an area of
397, 700 square miles. More than 50,-
900, 900 acres of this land is adapted to
irrigation. Planted to apples and
properly watered the minimum crop at
maturity would be matter of 0,000,-
900, 900 bushels, or about 40 per cent
of the total crop of the United States
in 1909, when less than 23, 900, 900 bar
rels of apples were harvested.
az mention these facts merely to
show the possibilities of the country
as proof that, as gold was the strong
magnet which sent the first American
across the continent to the California
ceast in 1849, SO today the apple is at
tracing thousands upon thousands
more people from Eastern, Middle
Western and Southern states to the
great orchard belts of the Northwest.
"The apple is king throughout the
vast Northwestern domain, and it is
by pomological experts that
no district in America stands higher in
fruit production. With increased
facilities and the steady
influx of settlers, the early attempts in
the valleys and uplands have become
more pretentious and systematic. Irri-
cation plants have been established by
private individuals and corporations,
and the United States government, is
enormous sums in reclaim
ing the volcanic wastes which are so
wonderfully rich and fertile and so pc
adapted to raising uublem-
ished fruits.
Apples grown in Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho and Montana are in demand
in the Eastern and Middle Western
states and in Europe and Australia, and
the markets are being extended year
by year. Experts in the East who
have studied conditions in the North
west frequently refer to these states
as the worlds fruit basket, adding
there has been established in a COM
short time domain where
the first foot of soil. properly cultivat-
ed and irrigated, is worth more than
all the mines from Alaska to Mexico
and all the forests from the United
States boundary to the Arctic sea"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
TWENTY MILLIONS FIRST YEAR
That's Size of Excess of Receipts over
Expenditures from New Tariff.

Washington.-A surplus of $2O,214, 900
in government receipts over expendi-
lures is shown in official reports of the
first years operation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law, ending August 6.
The surplus is nearly $15,OOO,OO0 more
than that of 1907, which was record
year. The total receipts for the year
ending August were $67S,650,Sl6.
Except for the year 1907, the surplus
this year is greater by $75,OOO,0O0 than
that of any other year in the history
of the country.
Corporation tax receipts amounted to
100000 less than the amount assessed.
Disbursements for the Panama Canal
during the year are given as $33 900 900,
If the Treasury is later reimbursed for
this item by the sale of bonds author
lied by Congress, the working balance
for the government will reach $780,
100000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18

Do not be constantly drugging your
live stock with the idea that some
thing is wrong with their health.
When convinced that the animal Is out
of condition and that medicines are
needed have veterinarian prescribe
the medicine and give 1t under his d.
rection. Much harm can be done by
the constant use of condition pow
ders, as they usually contain drugs
having diuretic properties. AS q con-
sequence the kidneys become accus
toned to stimulation, and when the
medicine is stopped the kidneys, not
having the accustomed stimulant be-
come sluggish and Inactive, and con-
sequent Ill condition Of the animal
follows.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Five Crushed to Death.

Cape May, N. J.-Five persons were
crushed to death when an express train
on the Pennsylvania railroad dashed
into an automobile at Mill Lane cross
ing on the West Jersey & Seashore
railroad. The express train was hid
den from view by cornfeld. AS the
automobile bore down toward the
train, Mrs. Thomas McNeill, who lives
near the crossing, saw the approaching
express and waved her hand for the
auto driver to stop his car, but the man
either did not see the danger signal or
thought he could cross before the train.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
sand For Ducks.

Some people have a notion thai
ducks and geese do not need grit be
cause they are not seen picking UT
large particles of stone They do not
need as large a size of grit as hens
do, for they get sand when pudding
in the bottom of the creek and
streams where they forage for weeds
and fish. Ducklings should be pro
vided with plenty of sand, which takes
the place of grit. So thoroughly dc
some duck raisers believe in grit that
they mix sand in the feed that they
give their young ducts.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
OREGON .Crops Are Good.

Washington-Crop growth through
out the United States was unfavorable
during July, according to the state
ment of the bureau of statistics issued
Wednesday. Conditions average low
est in North Dakota. By states, the
aggregate of crop conditions on Aug
sust l, 600 representing the average
on August l of the last 10 years. fol-
lows: Montana, 83; Wyoming, "a;
Arizona, 100; Utah, "a; Nevada, 1O2;
Idaho, 81; Washington, s8; Oregon,
LOG; California, Ill.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
MAYOR GAYNOR IMPROVES;
INDICATIONS FAVORABLE

New York, Aug. 1O.-Mayor w. j.
Gaynor, of New York, lies at st.
Marys hospital tonight with the seq
ments of split bullet fired yesterday
by James Gallagher, who sought to
assassinate him, still buried in his
neck and mouth, but he has shown not
one alarming symptom. 1t is beyond
human power to say whether he will
recover, for not even the most re-
nowned specialist can say whether
blood poisoning will be the eftermath,
but as yet the mayors temperature has
given no cause for alarm. Every indi-
cation is that the wound is healing sat
isfactorily.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Aviation Badly Hurt

Johannistal, Germany = Aeroplanist
HEN was seriously hurt at the avia-
tion meet here. While he was flying
in a Wright machine, at the height of
about 225 feet, one of the propellers
broke. The other continued to run,
causing the craft to turn over several
times. 1t fell with a crash and was
completely demolished. HEM was
carried off the field unconscious.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
MIlklnn.

Milking with wet hands is a filthy
practise. The clean milker uses clean
hands and is sure before he begins
that the cows udder is clean and that
no falling dirt can get into the milk.
Using lard on the hands to make milk
ing easy will aid in making hard milk
ers. 1t will also help to keep the cows
teat very tender. Dampening the teats
with milk also has the same effect.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Joint Tribunal Urged.

New York.-The suggestion of n new
treaty between the United States and
Canada and the establishment of Joint
tribunal in the nature of an interna-
tional traffic commission as the means
of effective control of through railroad
traffic between the two countries, was
adopted at a conference between NJ.
Knapp, chairman Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and J. P. Ma
bee, chief of the Railway Commission of
Canada.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Chinese Students Coming.

Washington.-The United States Min
ister to China has informed the State
Department that rs Chinese students,
who are to enter American schools to
be educated at the expense of their
government, will reach San Francisco
September 10. They are part of the
students that China intends to educate
in this country out of the Boxer in
demnity money which the United States
remitted to the Chinese government
several years ago
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
POSTAL Banks IN Small Cities.

Beverly, Mass. General
Hitchcock made preliminary report
to President Taft regarding the plans
for the early institution of postal saw
ings banks in different parts of the
country. The experimental banks will
be located in smaller cities in order to
perfect the system. 1t is hoped that
the experimental banks may be in
operation by October Is. Mr.. Hitch
cock and the president, it is said, also
talked of the political situation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Rattleship to Make crnise-

MISUNDERSTANDING the course
taken by the battleship Oregon on her
famous cruise around the Horn at the
time of the Spanish-American war. the
cruiser Washington will leave San
Francisco this week for New York. As
far as Valparaiso the cruiser will be
accompanied by the Colorado, the Cali
fornia and the Pennsylvania. The war
ships viii participate in the Chilean
centennial celebration. On the Atlantic
Coast the Washington will Join the fifth
division of the Atlantic fleet
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Ennd Enr Chick.

A handful OF grain dug into an ant
hill Will bring the chickens to It, and
then good-by to the insects.
A plant Of Swiss chard sown ad-
joining the poultry yard will supply
greens all summer provided the fowls
are not allowed to eat It more than an
hour a day
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
The Wary Vestryman.

Mr.. Church-Whewl how it's rain
lng, lend me your umbrella. dear? I've
got to run over TO the vestry meeting.
Mrs. Church-But why not use that
umbrella you've been carrying all
weekl
Mr.. Church-What! TO the vestry
meeting? Why. that's where got IL
Catholic Standard and Times.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
SHIPS TRIAL TEST BEST.
New Battleship Delaware Makes Great
Showing on Trip.

Newport, R. 1.-The new battleship
Delaware returned from her trial trip
along the coast to the Bradford Coal
ing Station with one of the happiest
crews in the service over the showing
made by the big fighter. In addition
to the records reported from Washing
ton it was learned the "Dreadnought -
held one satisfactory test of steaming
20 knots an hour for "a hours.
Captain Charles A. Cove expressed
his keen pleasure, not only over the
cruising ability of his ship, but over her
fighting qualities. All her turret guns
were discharged simultaneously and
then the whole battery of 10 and 70
inch guns was fred at once.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Montana Express Rates Cut.

Helena, Mont.-The State Railroad
commission issued an order which in
effect reduces express rates in Montana
about 25 per cent. The action was
taken after a hearing and rehearing on
the subject, the latter having been
sought by the carriers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Too Much for One Ear.

The young man had talked for ten
or fifteen minutes without a break.
when the girl at the other end Of the
wire interrupted.
Just a moment, Guyl" she said.
What is Il. Fleda?"
81 want to change the receiver to
the other ear. This ones tired. Chi
cago Tribune.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Twelve Die in Wreck.

Ignacio, Cal. - Disobedience of or.
ders, according to the railroad officials,
on the part of a conductor was reEpon-
sible for head-on collision between a
passenger and a work train on the
Northwestern Pacific near here, that
took a known toll Of IL lives and in
iured about 20.