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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
MORSE is BITTER.
Convicted Banker Claims He Has Been
Made Victim.

New York, Jan. with a supreme
effort to be cheerful, but with emotion
occasionally getting the better of him
Charles w. Morse left New York today
to begin a 15-year sentence in the fed
eral prison at Atlanta, Ga, for viola
tion of the national banking laws.
Before leaving the Tofhbs, where he
had been confined for the greater part
of the last year, Morse received his
wife and two sons and then the news
paper men. He was too affected to
say anything, but handed out care
fully prepared statement.
Morse left at 10:45 O'Clock in GUS
tody of Deputy United States marshals.
The party occupied a stateroom.
Morse's statement is bitter and dra-
matte.
81 am going to Atlanta to begin
penal servitude under the most brutal
sentence ever pronounced against a
citizen in civilized country" is his
opinion of the sentence.
81 have hoped" the statement con-
tinues, "with that hope which comes
from a consciousness of my innocence,
that l will not have to close out for
ever the light and liberty of this world
under such an inhuman sentence. I
have felt that the fact that I had paid
fine of $7,000,000 and served a year
in prison would satisfy the cry for a
victim and I have steadily believed
that the courts would be compelled to
give me new trial.
"When I learned that the private
detectives of the prosecution were the
keepers of the jury, that the jury drank
like men upon a jaunt or a holiday,
rather than citizens engaged in a Sc
rious service, and that as a result, two
of them were rendered unfit, I natur-
ally hoped I would be allowed another
trial by another jury, free from these
hostile influences.
cit seems, however, that the courts
intend to establish the practices which
make rum drinking a part of a jury
service and private detectives as the
of jury permanent insti-
tuition. By this sentence and judgment
may be brought to ruin; but the dam
age done to me is not half as import
ant as the injury to the administra
lion of justice. I am now up in years
and must, with the passing of time,
pass also; but the record of my con-
viction and the way it was brought
about will remain lasting and dan
yerous example of a government gone
mad in search of a victim"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
zelava Regarded as MARTYR

Mexico City, Jan. 1.-Dr. Groesbeek
Walsh, formerly acting United States
consul at COrinto, passed through here
today. He said Zelaya was looked upon
as a martyr by the people of Central
America. DR.. Walsh said that he knew
that when Zelaya was in power he had
caused consular reports to be inter
eepted and had muzzled the press. Pa
pers of Costa Rica are bristling with
such as "Down with the
Yankees, " "We must stand together" /"
and "Zelaya is a martyr"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
DAMAGE SUITS THREATENED.
Independent Oil Men to Sue Standard
Oil by Thousands.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 1.-several
thousand damage suits against the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
will be instituted by the independent
oil refners if the United States SUI
preme court upholds the decision of
the circuit court for the Missouri dis
trict ordering the corporation dissolved.
Thomas L. Hisgen, presidential can
didate of the Independence party in
1908, who is now president of the In
dependent Petroleum Marketers' asso-
citation, today announced that the In
dependents would base their proceed
ings under the section of the Sherman
law providing that any person or com
pany injured by corporation may
bring action against it for fourfold
damages.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Trolleys Crash: Five Hurt.

Greenfield, Ind, Jan. 3.-Five per-
sons were seriously injured, two proba-
bly, fatally, in a headon collision be-
tween two cars on the Terre Haute, In
dianapolis and Eastern line at Phila-
delphia, four miles west of here, late
today. The cars were the Newcastle
limited eastbound, and the Dayton lin
tied, westbound. They met at a sid
ing as the westbound car was prepar-
ing to enter a switch. The Dayton linn
tied was running at full speed when
it crashed into the eastbound car. Both
cars were telescoped for 10 or 12 feet.
Both motormen stuck to their posts.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Paroled Convict Is Shot.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Harry Feather
stone, a paroled convict, who has long
police record, was shot and seriously
injured here today in a chase which
followed a robbery of a South Side sa-
loon. Featherstone and two compan-
ions were pursued after they had rifed
the till and a policeman who joined in
the chase sent a bullet into Feather
stones back. Search was begun for
his companions. According to the po-
lice, Featherstone has participated in
many daring robberies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
South Pole Next Gna1.

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 4.-Donald B
Mcmillan, member of Commander
Peary's polar expedition, and Captain
Bartlett, who commanded Peary's ship,
the Roosevelt, today said that they
would like to be members of the expe-
dition to seek the South Pole. Cap
tain Bartlett said: ''I have heard of
such a trip being planned. may be
selected to command the ship which
viii carry the expedition southwark. 1
think the Roosevelt will be selected, if
the expedition goes through"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
AIR CUTTERS ARE READY.
Aviators Arrive in New York From
Paris-Leave for Los Angeles.

New York, Jan. 4.-Edwin Cleary,
who arrived here from Paris a few
days ago with seven aeroplanes, which
he expects to try out during aviation
week at Los Angeles, and Paulhan,
who will arrive tomorrow, will leave
for Los Angeles Monday next. Four
of the machines are of the latest model
aeroplanes, two Bleriot IS and two Far
man Is.
There is also an Antoinette, one Far
man and one Bleriot, which Mr.. Cleary
expects to use during the aviation
show week. He expects to break his
own record for speed, height and dur
alton. His record already is more thar
1000 feet for height and with his so
horsepower motor in a new Bleriot he
expects to be able to travel in the air
at the rate of so miles per hour.
Paulhan is under contract at a big
salary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Mining Plant Is Burned

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 4.-The sort,
ing plant and ore bins of the Mace
mines at Mace, Idaho, in the Occur
d d'Alenes, burned today, together with
the sorting machinery, heating plant,
blacksmith shop and 200 feet of ex-
pensive eribbing, entailing loss esti-
mated tonight at between $4,000 and
100000. The fire is believed to have
broken out in the heating plant. All
the property destroyed is owned by
the Federal Mining &. Smelling com
pany. The sorting plant handled ore
from the Standard and other Mace
mines.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Construct Big Fish Pond.

La Grande-Adolph Newlin is pre-
pairing to construct a lake on his tract
OF land near town. By some excava-
tions and dyke work pond can be con-
structed which will cover about four
acres of ground and will be several
feet deep. The lake will be stocked
with mountain trout. The site is
ideal, it being surrounded by a heavy
growth of trees and shrubbery.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
RAILS TO CENTRAL OREGON
Preparations Go Forward for Con-
struction of Huge Bridges.

Preparations Go Forward for Con-
struction of Huge Bridges.
Madras - Preliminary preparations
are going ahead for the immense ste eI
bridge which is to span Willow creek
at Madras. This bridge is on the Des-
chutes Railway company's line and will
be the highest as we'll as the lor gest
bridge projected for Central Oregon.
Another immense steel structure will
be the Oregon Trunk bridge across the
Columbia at Cello. This will be the
second bridge the Hill people have
built across the Columbia within 100
miles of Portland.
A large number of new men were
added to the construction crews on
both roads during the past week. Car
loads of laborers pour into the Harri-
man camps over the Columbia South
ern Iilroad to Grass Valley and Shan
ike. While the Hartman people are
thus mastering forces by way of their
line through Sherman county, the Hill
contractors are daily receiving re-
cruits at The Dalles and Dufur. AS
many as 100 laborers are reported to
have been lodged at Dufur, the termi-
nus of the Great Southern spur from
The Dalles, at one time, while to
Grass Valley, on the Hartman road,
even larger numbers were gathered.
June is set as the time for the COM
pletion of the Hartman road into the
Deschutes vaeelly. Twohy Bros, gen.
eral contractors for that road, are au-
thority for the date 1t is the general
belief the Deschutes road will be the
first completed to Redmond.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
$1,000 for 1910 Boost Fund. i.

Eugene-There remains nearly ST.
900 in Eugene's 1909 publicity fund.
1t will be applied to the 1910 fund,
which has reached the sum of $l9, 600.
The board of governors has not yet Sc
lected successor to John H. Hartog,
the publicity manager who recently re-
signed. The board has elected the fol-
lowing officers: F. M. Wilkins, presi-
dent; W. A. Bell, vice president; R
McMurphy, secretary and treasurer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Big School Population Increase.

La Grande-One thousand four hun
dred sixty. eight school children, vary
ing in ages from to 20 years, popu-
late the La Grande school district ac-
cording to figures filed with the county
school superintendent from this dis
trict. This is an even gain of 81 over
last years school population. There
yet remains one district in the county
to be reported before Superintendent
Bragg can compile the county school
population.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Labor Fights Big Trust.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Oficers of the
American Federation Of Labor tonight
'ssued a call on its $4,000 members
70 subscribe to a fund with which to
wage a fight on the steel trust. The
all arraigns the corporation as mimi
al both to labor and to the country
md as a violator of the laws. The
sum of S154.O00 is to be raised at once.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Rumors of New Railroad.

Paisley-What does it mean? An
nouncement is made that the Nevada
California Oregon railroad company
has signed a contract with the Nugent-
Richardson Construction company for
the grading of the extension from AL
turas to Lakeview and that work will
begin come time in January. 1t is
stated further that the new line will be
a broad RuaRe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Heavv steel Is in Demand.

New York, Jan. 4.-Specifcations on
contracts for finished steel products
were heavy in the last week of the
year, notably for structural material,
steel sheets and wire products. Orders
for small buildings in various parts Of
the country have been placed, calling
for $4,000 tons of Fabricated steel,
making the December total 125,000
tons. Contracts for 1909 aggregated
almost 100000 tons.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Develop Limestone Quarry.

Roseburg The big limestone and
cement deposits few miles south of
this city are to be developed next year.
A plant will be placed on the prop
erty soon, with capacity of 100 bar
rels per day. The big cement plant of
the company is being located near
Portland and will have a capacity OF
1900 barrels per day. Most of the ma
terial for its operation will be shipped
from the Roseburg quarries.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06

TeTepHones m central oregon.
Madras-The Deschutes & Harvey
Telephone company is the new name
of concern that will build line from
Roseland to Silver Lake, extend the
Paulina line from Hardin to Burne,
build toll line from Redmond to Mad
ras via Culver and install an exchange
at Madras.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Sells Farm for sla 600

Baker City-The E. A. Chambers
farm, about 215 miles north of this
city, comprising 24O acres of land and
we'll improved, has been sold to Ed
ward York at $75 per acre, or $18, 900.
Before purchasing the Chambers place
Mr.. York sold his Warren Spring farm,
between Muddy creek and North Pow
der, so acres, to Lorin Perkins, for
S5. 100.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Lamphere Dies in Prison.

La Porte, INDIAN. Ray Lam
phere, convicted slayer Of Mrs. Belle
Guinness, of "murder farm" fame, and
her children. died tonight Of tubercu-
losis in the Michigan City penitentiary,
where he was serving an indeterminate
term for arson.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Thousand Pairs of Birds Shipped.

Corvallis-During the season just
past the Simpson pheasant farm, of
Corvallis, shipped out Of the state to
the Idaho game preserves 1000 pairs of
China pheasants, to be used for propa-
cation purposes. Under the state game
laws these birds cannot be shipped be.
yon6 the borders of Oregon except un.
der permit from the game warden.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
cIatskanie for Good Roads.

Clstsksnie--At meeting Of the cit
izens Of Clatsksnie and vicinity a tax
six and one half mills was voted. The
good roads people carried the day by q
large vote.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-06
Thirty Musicians in Joseph orchestr.

Joseph-Joseph has one of the best
orchestras in Eastern Oregon. There
are 80 musicians in the organization a
number of them having played in pro-
fessional organizations at other places.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
WILL TAKE AUTO
TRIP TO DETROIT
LUMBER OF LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS
PLAN LONG SPIN DURING
MONTH or JULY.

What promises to be the longesr au-
to trip ever undertaken by local enthu-
siasts is nov being planned, and will
get under way early in July. From Co
lumbia the trip will be routed by Lou
isyille and from there to Detroit. Ac-
cording to the Glidden tourists, who re-
Gently passed through here, the road
from Louisville to Detroit is the finest
in the world G. T. Hughes and J. M.
Dedman will probably make the trip
In their Chalmers cars, and Campbell
recent chauffeur for Will
Howard, will probably drive the DIED.
man car. Mr. and Mrs. John r. Woo
ten, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Hughes, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dedman and Miss Gladys
Dedman will be inthe party, and posi-
,ly others.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
JUDGE IS PUZZLED
OVER THIS PILL
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
WILL FRIERsoN, co1oRED,
WHO HAD RUN AMUck.

What to do with Will Frierson, col
ored, was the problem confronting
Recorder e. e. Erwin Tuesday morn.
ing, The negro has tuberculosis and
lad been brought here from Chicago
by his mother at some sacrifice. Mon
day night, it was charged, he secured
an axe and climbed into the loft of the
maternal residence for the purpose of
chopping up his step-father But the
Did man, who is big and spry, saved
his hash by Looping out the window,
pursued by the younger one, who
threw an axe at him. Charges we're
preferred. AS Frierson is hardly q fit
inmate for prison and as there is
no county hospital, the court was in a
quandary as to how to dispose Of him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
THE GRAND JURY
HAS ADJOURNED
MAY TERM OF COURT WILL PROB
ABLY END DAY AFTER ToMoR-
RoW-RESOLUTlO

The Maury county grand judy com
pleted it's labors and adjourned We'd
nesday afternoon. A number of indict-
ments we're returned, none of which
can be made public until arrests have
been made. The inquisitors reported
the jail, workhouse and other curn-
ty institutions in good order. The re-
port Was notable in that no criticisms
were offered. 1t is expected that the
court will adjourn for the term on
day after tomorrow. The lawyers OF
the bar will probably meet on that day
and adopt suitable resolutions on the
retirement OF. Judge Holding and Gen.
Garner
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
WALTER CLARK OFF
FOR STATE PRISON
CHAINED TO NEGRO
YOUNG MAN PASSES THROUGH
TOWN TIGHTLY MAN
ACLED.
FRANK PIGG GOES ALONG TOO
Bud cIark's Bond Fixed at Ten Thous-
and Dollars, Which So Far He Has
Been Unable to Make-'May Stay
In Jail Until Higher Court Acts.

Hand-cuffed to a negro prisoner
some years his junior, Walter Clark
convicted Of murder in the second de
gree and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary, crossed the public square
late Tuesday afternoon en- route to the
State penitentiary.
With that sang froid that has char
acterized him since his arrest early In
January on the charge Of killing J. d.
Johnson, at Rally Hill. Clark puffed
away at his cigarette and pleasantly
shook hands with a number Of friends
and acquaintance, as he told them
good bye.
The negro who was manaOeed with
Clark was Frank Pigg. sixteen years
old, and sentenced to one year for
stealing forty dollars in money. The
darby is rather small for his age. but
possesses the fortitude of a man and
showed but little concern over the
prospects of boarding with the State
for twelve long months
The two prisoners were in charge
of Deputy Warden Peyton, who came
down from Nashville Tuesday morn
ing for the purpose of taking them
back with him. Owing to some delay
in making out the papers, Peyton was
delayed here for several hours.
Bud Clark, who has taken an appeal
to the Supreme Court is yet in jail,
having failed to make the bond of $10,-
300 fixed by the court. There is some
doubt as to Clark's ability to furnish
the bond, and It Is probable that he
will remain in jail here until the high
er court passes upon his case.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
FRAZIER GIVES NO
HINT AS TO PLANS
DECLINES TO DISCUSS COURSE
ON sENAToRsHlP UPON RE
TURN TO CHATTANOOGA.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 2S.-
United States Senator James B. Fra
zier has returned to his home iron
Washington. Asked for statement al
to his intentions regarding a stand
for reelection, the Senator said he
had not yet decided bis course, but
intimated that he might make state.
ment in the near future, but would
give no slight clue as TO what his at-
titude might be.
Senator Frazier probably will be
in the city for several weeks.
Commenting on the postal savings
bank bill, the Senator said Democrat
ic members fought its passage large
ly on the grounds that it would result
in centralizing deposits in large cit
les, to the detriment of smaller onea.
Senator Frazier expressed deep sor.
row at the news of the death of sena.
or McEnery. Of Louisiana,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
FIVE ARE KILLED
In AN EXPLOSION
GAS TANK BLEW THE ROOF OFF
A SALOON AT MINNIE
APOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June u.s.
Five men were killed and eleven in.
jured, two of them probably fatally,
by an explosion which wrecked and
then set fire to the saloon of Edward
Bushay, five miles north of Minneap-
oils, on the Anoke road, this evening.
The identified dead are: Eugene
Hamlin, Edward Hammish, and Chas.
Sigglekow, all residents of Minneapo-
lis. Two bodies remain unidentified
Edward Bushay, the proprietor of the
place, and George Miller we're Sc
erely burned and they will die.
The explosion of gas tank in the
basement blew the roof from the
uilding and fire Immediately started.
In half an hour the building was a
mass of burning wreckage. Ernest
Osterhild, a porter, rescued both Blu
shay and Miller from death in the
fire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
THE POTATO CROP
OF MAURY COUNTY
IS DISMAL FAILURE
@SPUDS" ARE VERY SCARCE AND
PRICES EXCEEDINGLY
LOW.
AN EXPLANATION is OFFERED
Plenty Of Old Crop on the Market at
Very Low Quotations, Forcing the
New Crop Down the Price Scale.
Many Growers PIowed Up Fields.

For the first time in many years
] the first crop of Irish potatoes in Mau
ry county is not causing any stiI
among the farmers and buyers. Usu
ally every year at this time the town
is full of foreign buyers and railroad
traffic men are soliciting the enor
nous potato business for their respec.
tive roads. Not so this season. There
is not enough in terest IN the potato
crop for the buyers to even offer sacks
for sale.
A well known potato buyer on the
local market was heard to remark a
few days ago that the crop would not
amount to anything. That he would
not offer more than $1.25 barrel now
and it looked as If the market would
open even lower. He was asked for a
reason for this low price in the "sDud"
market since the crop was SO light
and the quality so doubtful. His rea-
son was that the old crop left from
last fall was not near exhausted and
that the other expenses of living we're
SO great that the consumer could not
afford to pay high prices for new po-
tatoes when the old crop was being
retailed at Is cents per peck and the
quality was so far in advance of the
new product.
This failure in the potato crop or
Maury county has cost the growers
thousands of dollars, but the majority
of the planters did not wait to see IL
the crop would come out after the
freeze, but plowed up the roots and
planted corn, grass, etc, and by this
means great per cent. Of the loss
will be alleviated
Not only is the crop in this section
a failure, but the Mississippi and Lou
isiana crops are far from being first
class, and the bidders east are slow to
take hold. Receipts in New York ana
other large markets for first crop
Irish potatoes has never run over 45
cars day this season and slow sales
are reported, whereas in former years
the receipts would amount to 40 and
sales brisk. A ready market was
awaiting them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
FIRST MONDAY IS
CO-INCIDENT WITH
THE GLORIOUS 4TH
PROBABLE THAT QUARTERLY
COURT WILL HOLD VERY
BRIEF SESSION.
CHANGE IN DATE VERY LIKELY
Esq. Guest Favors the Holding Of
County Court on Second Monday
Instead Of First-WiII Try to Get
Bill Through Legislature.

For the first time In many years
the first Monday in July is co-inct
dent with the glorious Fourth" This
has brought about a number OF com
plications, principal among which is
the regular meeting Of the Quarterly
Court. 1t is entirely probable that
court will adjourn, as it is hardly like
ly that the magistrates viii care 30
work on national holiday.
In this connection, 1t is probable that
an effort will be made to change the
regular meeting day of county count
from the first Monday to the second
Monday in the month. There is a
movement of this kind on foot. and is
being championed by Esq. R. H. Guest
In speaking OF the probable change
Esq. Guest said:
Il expect to ask the next legisla-
ture to change the regular meeting
day for county and quarterly court
from the first Monday to the second
Monday in each month. Such change,
am sure, will meet with the approba-
ton Of a majority Of the magistrates.
as number of them have already ex-
pressed themselves to this effect. The
first Monday is a busy day In this
county, and many of the magistrates
really have not the time at their dis
posal to attend the meetings of the
court The corridors are crowded, the
noise is prodigious, and confusion
reigns. BY changing the meeting Gay
to the second Monday in the month
these trouble will be removed"
Trustees Report.
The report of Trustee Thomas is
ready to be carried to Nashville just
as soon as it has been presented to the
court, and in this respect Mr.. Thomas
has not fallen behind his record OF the
past. Since his incumbency Of the Of
fee he has been the first trustee in
the state to make settlements, rec
ord of which he is proud.