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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
WORK or POSTAL pEpARTnENT.
Fourteen Billion Pieces of Mail Posted
in Course of One Year.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Some idea Of
the postal service of the United States
and the magnitude of its business can
be gained from brief review of the
salient facts disclosed by the latest an
nual statistics. These figures show
that the service now has about 1925, 900
employees, and that these employees han.
died during the last fiscal year nearly
14,000 100000 pieces of mail The num-
Der of postoffices in operation is 60, 0,l44.
There are 26,652 domestic transporta-
ton routes, aggregating 44s,61S miles in
length, with an annual travel of 542,-
Isl ,121 miles. A delivery service by
carrier is provided on 4O,628 rural
routes, and in 1440 cities and towns.
Ordinary postage stamps to the number
Of 8,712,907 ,031 were sold during the
year, and domestic money orders to the
value Of $49l ,074,8 were issued. The
total receipts for the fiscal year 1909
were $203, ,5o2, ,3S3.07, an increase of
6.31 per cent over the receipts Of the
previous year. The total expenditures
amounted to 1921 ,O04, 102.s9, an increase
of 6.07 per cent.
In it's early days the postal service
was selfsupporting. For 80 years, from
1889 to 1919, it failed only once to yield
an annual profit, but in recent years, al
most without exception, there has been
deficit So long as the deficit amount
ed to only a few million dollars, and did
not increase in proportion to the growth
of the service, it attracted little atten'
tion; but when, in the last few years, it
leaped to upward of $10,000,000, and
finally in 1909 exceeded 100000, or
dinary business prudence suggested
that the causes be definitely located.
The loss on second-class mail matter
has been increasing for many years, un-
til it now amounts to $64,0O0,000.
The loss from rural delivery, a serv-
ice begun hardly dozen years ago and
of unprecedented growth, reaches as
high as $28,OO0,000.
In these two items alone the postal
service now suffers an annual loss OF
more than the entire national deficit Of
the last fiscal year.
The most striking fact disclosed by
recent investigations is the tremendous
loss on account Of second-class mail
While this class Of mail provides rev
enue Of little more than / cent pound
the cost to the government for its hand
ling and transportation averages 9.23
cents pound. The annual loss thus
incurred, as already stated, is about
$64, 100000. The growth in the quantity
Of second-class matter sent through the
mails has been extraordinary. Since
the passage Of the act of 1879 prescrib
ing conditions under which publications
may be mailed at second-class rates the
weight of such matter has increased
more than 1900 per cent. Last veal
it amounted to over 700,000,0OO pounds
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
SECOND BLIZZARD
STRIKES CHICAGO
Work Of Cleaning Away Previous
Snow All UndORe.
Thousands OF Cars Of Coal in Term
InaI Yards, But Cannot Be De-
Iivered to Consumers- Reserve
Supply of Fuel Almost Gone-Sit-
uation Is Almost Desperate.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Slowly and pain
fully emerging from two previous
heavy snow storms, followed by ex'
tremely cold weather and intermittent
snow for two weeks, Chicago and con
tiguous territory tonight was swept by
another fierce blizzard, which nullifes
all the work of clearing away the de-
bris of the earlier storms and leaves
the transportation companies aghast at
the task facing them.
With 5000 cars of coal at its doors, on
.sidings and terminal tracks, Chicago is
on the verge of fuel famine. Rail
roads and dealers admit tonight the
condition is alarming.
The city already has consumed go pei
cent of its reserve fuel, and by the
most rigid economy will be cold within
five days unless the situation is relieved
The railroads had hoped, with good
weather, to get in some Of the coal, but
tonight s storm means that they will be
unable to move a pound for two OF
three days at the best. The snow to-
might is driven by a high wind, which
means heavy drifting and increased
trouble for the railroads.
Inc bIOrm Dlochdue lS 1elJ SeAlVuSlJ
in the grain and provision trade. This
was made apparent today when wheat
that was good enough for December de-
livery sold on track here at three cents
nnder the December price. The buyers
were unwilling to take chances on get
ting the wheat into elevators and avail
able for delivery before the close OF
business next Friday. This was fol
grain actually within the city limits.
1t was asserted on the Board OF
Trade that one of the western roads
leading out of Chicago has more than
5000 loaded cars of grain on its various
sidetracks, which it is totally unable tc
move in either direction. The condition
applies to other roads, perhaps, in q
lesser degree
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
STRIKE CONFERENCE FAILS.
Labor Leaders Of to Washington to
Seek Advice.

st. Paul, Dec 2S-Contrary to ex-
pectations, developments today in the
controversy between the railroads of
the northwest and the striking switch
men, instead of resulting in an ami
cable settlement of the strike, resulted
in a wider breach than has existed
heretofore.
Not only have the switchmen declared
off all negotiations with the railroads,
but labor leaders say there is a strong
possibility of a general strike by all
allied orders belonging to the railway
branch of the American Federation of
Labor.
II. B. Perham, acting as chairman of
the railway council in session here, left
tonight for Washington to seek advice.
"There may be more general
strike,'' said Mr.. Perham.
President Hawley, of the switchmen s
union, asserted: "Several other mem
bers of the railway council besides Mr..
Perham left for their headquarters to-
night to make preparation for strike
of their respective orders"
Mr.. Perham, in speaking of today 5
developments, said:'
"Fridav we were on the verge of
settlement, and we thought that the
matter would be fixed up today. But
this morning the railroads presented
mysterious change of front and as
sumed such an arrogant attitude that
we decided at once to have nothing
more to do with them"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
SAYS KNOX Is TO BLAME.
zelaya Says Secretary Has Been sys
tematically Misinformed.

Mexico City, Dec. 31.-"Mr. Knox
is not my judge. l am answerable only
to my government"
Jose. Santos zelaya, who arrived this
morning from Salina Cruz, thus replied
to question tonight as to what atti-
tude he would assume should Secretary
Knox seek to extradite him from this
country. Zelaya refused to discuss such
probability, but strongly intimated
that the secretary Of state would not
have the right to request his presence
in the United States.
The former dictator's baggage in
cluded two valises bulging with Ameri'
can gold, and third filed with paper
money.
~ have no feeling against the Ameri-
can people at large, nor the govern
ment," he said. "Secretary Knox has
been systematically misinformed, and
public opinion in the United States has
been prepared against me, but the real
facts must become known in time, and
it is to time trust for my vindication.
"My relations with the preceding
American government were exceedingly
friendly. The situation contains many
unfortunate conditions. Secretary Root
had the complete confidence of Central
America, and his policies were drawing
the people closer together politically
and commercially. ! am afraid the at
titude Of Secretary Knox is undoing all
that work throughout Latin America. "
Zelaya said American marines en-
gagged in several recent battles in Mic
aragua, and that 20 of them were
killed. He said:
''Do you know that there were 400
Americans fighting with the insurgents
at Rama2 Do you know at the battlo
of Colorado Junction, on November l,
the bodies of 20 American marines were
picked up by our forces, all dead, and
all from American gunboats anchored
in the river to protect American inter
ests7 The official explanation given me
was that these men were deserters."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
CAN'T REACH HIGHER-UPs.
Taft's Brother Is Their Attorney, and
Roosevelt's Relative Is Manager.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 31.-Declaring
that if Mark Hanna had died six
months sooner, he would not have been
tried and sentenced to Jail for having
represented a corporation that had a
case pending before a government de-
partment, ex-senator Burton, of Kan
sas, today severely criticised President
Taft and former President Roosevelt.
"The men higher up in the sugar
fraud cases will never be molested, be-
cause Mr.. Taft Is brother is attorney for
the sugar trust, and Mr.. Roosevelt s
brother-in law is virtually the mana
ger.D declared Burton. "The sugar
trust is the most powerful agency in
federal politics 1t exercises more
power in forming the national policy
than any other agency. To it 1 owe
the trial which resulted in my impris-
onment.
Burton was tried and sent to Jail for
brief term for having represented a
corporation which had interests in the
hands of one of the federal depart
ments.
az first incurred the enmity of Roose-
Welt" Burton continued, for having
threatened to oppose his Cuban policy,
which meant letting in Cuban sugar on
a basis that threatened to throttle the
infant beet sugar industry.
"After the passing of few years,
Taft comes along with his Philippine
policy. Capital had begun to turn to
the beet sugar industry again, and the
Philippines industry scared it away.
"Roosevelt opposed my Cuban policy,
and at the same time he feared | would
head a delegation at the national Re
publican convention for Mark Hanna.
If Hanna had died six months earlier,
there would have been no charges
against me, and l would still be in the
senate'
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Davenport Is Sick Man.

San Diego, Dec. 30.-Homer Daven-
port, noted cartoonist, is suffering from
a serious nervous collapse. He came
here last week in the hopes of building
up his shattered nervous system. He
has not been feeling well for some time,
and felt the pressing need of change of
scene and climate. He accepted the
invitation to visit the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Spalding, at Point Iona,
where he is now under the care of a
physician, by whose advice no visitors
are received, and all correspondence is
left untouched.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
WIRELESS PLANS STOLEN.
Great Britain Mourns Loss of Years of
Work and Secrecy.

London, Dec. 30.-The wholesale
theft of wireless plans, models and
sketches which, in the hands of an ex-
pert would reveal all the workings and
nnermost secrets of the wireless serv-
ice of the British navy, is charged
against Richard Knowlden, who was
placed on trial at Portsmouth today.
Knowlden is draughtsman attached
to the torpedo schoolship Vernon. In
his room were found no less than 81
plans for wireless Improvements and
coding books of the most confidential
character.
The authorities attach the greatest
Importance to the arrest, for they con
tend if the documents abstracted from
the Vernon had reached foreign govern.
ments all the labor of recent years
given to the 2erfecting of wireless
system for the British navy would have
been rendered practically fruitless.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
ENUMERAToRs' TEST EASY.
Census Director Durand Sets February
as the Date.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Any person of
good Judgment, who has received an
ordinary common school education, can
readily and easily pass the test to be
given applicants for census enumerat-
ors places on Saturday, February 5,
the date set by United States Census
Director Durand, according to an an.
nouncement from the census bureau to-
day This will be comforting assur-
ance to the several hundred thousand
persons who are believed to be con-
templating application for the places.
1t was emphatically stated at the
bureau that the test will be an eminent
ly reasonable and practical one, similar
to that applied to applicants at the
twelfth census. 1t will consist of fill
ing out sample schedule of population
from a description in narrative form of
typical families; and in the case Of
enumerators whose work will be in the
rural districts, they will be called on
to fiji out an additional sample schedule
of agriculture, from information fur
nshed by the census bureau.
All persons, whether women or men,
who desire to become census enumerat-
ors must be citizens of the United
States residents of the supervisors s dis
trct for which they wish to be appoint
ed; must be not less than Is nor more
than 70 years of age; must be physically
able to do the work; must be trust
worthy, honest and of good habits;
must have at least an ordinary educa-
tion, and must be able to write plainly
and with reasonable rapidity.
Those who can comply with these re-
quirements are invited to put in their
applications, as there will be at least
$4,000 enumerators places to be filed
by the middle of March in preparation
for the enumeration beginning April Is.
Application forms, with full instruc-
tions as to filing in, and complete in
formation concerning the test and the
method Of appointment can be secured
by writing to the supervisor of census
for the supervisor district in which
the applicant lives. All applications,
properly filed in, must be fled with the
supervisors not later than January %,
as any received after that date cannot
be considered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
valuable ore Find Made.

Denver, Dec. 3l.-According to an
assay made today by Herman Flecki
professor of chemistry of the Colorado
school of mines, the largest known body
of pitchblende in the world has been
discovered in a mine at Central City
Colo.
The discovery was made December IL
and the assay made by Professor Fleck
shows, it is asserted, that the ore runs
almost treble the highest percentage OF
all uranium ores ever discovered.
1t is said the strike was made by the
regular force of men engaged in taking
out gold ore, and the assay, it is
claimed ran S5 per cent pure, whereas
the previous best record was 30 pei
cent pure.
The mine is owned by Bishop Matz
of Denver, and is leased to Philadel
phia capitalists.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Oppose Probe BY Congress.

Washington, Dec. 29 = President
Taft's views as expressed in his annual
message to congress that a Congress
sional investigation of the sugar frauds
might prove embarrassing in view of
the inquiry now being made by the de-
partment of Justice and the Treasury
Department finds a warm advocate in
Attorney General Wickersham. He
made it clear today that he was op-
posed to any such inquiry pending the
endeavors of the two departments to
punish the guilty and to recover the
money wrongfully withheld from the
government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
MEXICO MUST CHOOSE.
If Diaz Recognizes Zelaya, viii Lose
Friendship of United States.

Washington, Dec. 29.-While some
persons believe that Secretary of State
Knox has been too severe and undiplo-
matte in handling Zelaya, the ex-presi-
dent of Nicaragua, there are those on
the inside who know that Mexico, with
the "blood- thicker -than-water" prece-
dent has offered a deliberate insult to
the United States, and may have to be
called to time with the rest Of the
little row breeding dictatorships of Cen
trail and South America.
While the state department had a
tentative understanding with President
Diaz through Enrique Creel, special
commissioner, regarding permission for
Zelaya to board the Mexican gunboat
Guerrero, it is said here that any effort
on the part of Diaz to entertain the
man who has apparently stolen millions
from his country and committed all
manner of outrages on friend and foe
alike, will be considered as an un-
friendly act, to say the least.
The abuses heaped upon the plain
people in the Central American socalled
republics has been a matter of knowl-
edge to the nations of the world for
decades. The wonder is that Europe
has not called upon the United States
to exercise some sort of jurisdiction
over the little "Central American trou-
ble-breeders,"
The most serious side of the situa.
tion is the turn taken by Mexico in
harboring the fugitive Zelaya. The
state, war and navy departments are
watching with calm deliberation the de-
cision that shall have been reached by
Diaz as to whether or not he shall
choose between the friendship of Ze-
laya or the friendship of President Taft.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Mexico Acts Within Rigsts.

Mexico City, Dec. 30.-The Mexican
government has acted wholly within
its rights thus far and according to its
legal methods in the matter of the
American railroad conductor, Cook,
said Charge d'Affairs Bailey, of the
United States embassy, here tonight.
"The crime with which Cook stands
charged" continued Mr.. Bailey, sis
not bailable under the Mexican laws,
and they have legal rigt to keep Cook
in custody six months before rendering
decision. He has been in Jail four
months. The case is waiting the re-
turn of the letters rogatory from Cen
eral Manager Clark of the Mexican
line, which have to do with the charac-
ter of Cook"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
rour miners Dead in Explosion.

Centralia, H., Dec. 29.-Four miners
were instantly killed in a coal mine
near here today. The bodies of the
men we're taken from the gallery soon
after the accident. They were badly
crushed by the falling coal and timbers
and the limbs of one of the men were
found some distance from the trunk
having been blown off by the explosion
The cause of the accident is unknown
but it is supposed that a small pocket
of gas caught fire from an open lamp in
the hands of one of the miners and ex
ploded the coal dust that filed the air
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
COAL LANDS, FARMS, TOO.
Mondell Of Wyoming Prepares Bill
Providing Agricultural Entries.

Providing Agricultural Entries.
Washington Dec. 28-Representative
Mondell, Of Wyoming, chairman of the
committee on public lands, has intro
duced, and will press to consideration,
a bill providing for agricultural en-
tries on coal lands. The bill is intend
ed to make available for agricultural
development the surface OF the areas
underlain with coal, much of which
will not be developed as coal property
for many years to come because of the
inaccessibility of the deposits. More
over, the bill is drawn with a view to
permitting double use of all such land,
one man to use the surface for farming
purposes, another to develop the coal
beneath.
The bill provides that lands known
to contain coal shall be subject to
homestead. desert land or Carey act
entry, the rights to the coal to be re-
served to the United States, together
with the right of prospecting and min
ing. No desert entry made of such
lands, however, shall embrace more
than 100 acres, and all homestead en-
tries shall be made in conformity with
the requirements of the dry farm home
stead law, except as to acreage in
volved.
Persons entering such lands may OBJ
tain patent to the surface rights.
The coal deposits, under the bill, are
made subject to disposal by the Unit
ed States under the coal land laws, and
the United States or its grantees shall
at all times have the right to enter up
on lands so patented for the purpose of
prosecting for, mining and removing
the coal, but the owner of the surface
shall be entitled to damages resulting
from such coal development. The
surface entryman, however, is given
the right to mine coal on or under his
land for domestic purposes at any. time
prior to the disposal of the coal by the
government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
TREATY PLEAsEs W. TING FANG
Chinese ipIomat Thinks It Good So
Far As 1t Goes.

Chinese ipIomat Thinks II Good So
Far As It Goes.
New York, Dec. 29-In conference
with Wa Ting Fang, formerly repre-
sentative of China at Washington, in
regard to peace and the possible means
of achieving its blessing, the Publish
ers Press obtained the following inter
view: 81 am glad to speak of inter-
national peace and justice upon the eve
of my return to my own country after
having succeeded in concluding treaty
Of arbitration between my govern
ment and the United States. That is q
good step.
II am glad it is taken, but in my
judgment the treaty does not 60 far
enough, though 1t was the best that
could be made at present. 1t is ex-
actIy the same as the 23 other treaties
concluded by the government Of the
United States with foreign powers
during Mr.. Roosevelt's last term a.
president. These treaties reserve for
forcible settlement when diplomcy
fails, all questions affecting the vital
rights, independence or honor OF the
contracting powers. While nations
that are armed insist upon this policy,
other nations that are not sufficiently
armed are not having their rights re-
spected. My country, for instance, is
not sufficiently armed and has been
compelled to begin the reformation OF
its army and navy. China loves peace
but other nations do not love peace
enough to keep peace, so China must
acquire armament that it really does
not want to acquire. China is re-
forming its army and navy for self de-
tense entirely, not for aggression.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Submarine Saves Lives.

Toulon, Dec. 31.-The submarine
Cigogne performed a remarkable life
saving feat in a recent storm. The
boat was practicing diving in the open
sea when the commander saw fishing
boat suddenly sink. The submarine i'm.
mediately dived under the fishing craft,
Of which the masthead alone was above
water. The valves were operated quick
ly, and the Cigogne rose to the surface
lifting the boat and holding it above
water long enough to take off the crew,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Offer Taken Back Again.

st. Paul, Dec. 31.-The railroads to-
day withdrew their offer to abide by
the Chicago conference and reemploy
striking switchmen as soon as they have
places. The embargo on wheat ship
ments in some small towns of the state
by the Great Northern road was re-
moved. Railroad officials say that the
strike is over so far as they are con-
cerned. 1t was reported tonight that
the old switchmen will go back to work
on the Great Northern at Butte tomor-
row. The Northern Pacific says that
conditions on that road are satisfactory
at Butte.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
nennatt Asks For Probe.

Washington, Dec. 3d. Representa-
tive Mcguire, chairman of the house
committee charged examination of the
accounts Of the Interior Department,
announced today that at the request OF
Land Commissioner bennett his COM
mittee would investigate charges re-
Gently made by Representative Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, of improper pur-
ehase of furniture by the general land
Office out of the fund provided for the
investigation Of public land entries.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Knocks Estrada; Boosts Madriz.

Washington, Dec. 28- Estrada is a
bully, troublemAker, an migrate, and
is unprincipled and uneducated,, ac-
cording to John T. Mccall, Csliforn-
ia mining engineer here today from
Central America. Mccall said Madriz
was a natural leader also that he VAS
talented gentleman and q fine execu-
tive. He said Madriz was held in high
esteem by the better class of Nicarag-
uans, those not under Zelaya's thumb.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
crazed by Storm Troubles.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-B. H. Bail
second vice-president and freight traf
ic manager of the Reading railroad
suddenly became insane in his offices
here today. He was removed to ar
asylum. Bail is known to have beer
greatly worried by the traffic demorai
7ation caused by the recent storms that
have swept the Atlantic seaboard. His
efforts to keep freight moving during
this period are believed to be partially
responsible for his collapse.