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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
SALARIES ARE RAISED.
Fifty Oregon Postmasters Gamers
BY Prosperity.

Washington-The postoffice depart
ment has announced changes in
salaries of presidential postmasters,
based upon the increase or decline
of postal receipts during the past
year, the changes to become effective
July l.
Eleven Oregon postmasters will re-
ceive an increase of 5000, 80 will
receive an increase of 500 and only
four will have salaries reduced.
Portland is now maximum office
and the postmaster's salary will not
be advanced. Those offices where
a 5000 increase is ordered are as
follows, the figures indicating the
postmaster's salary after July l.
Bend, $1,000; Central Point, $500;
Cottage Grove, $4,000; Hermiston
$1400; Klamath Falls, $2400 Med
ford, $4,000; Monmouth, $1400; On
tario, $500; St. Helens, $1,000;
Sumpter, $1,000; Wallowa, $500.
An increase of $100 will raise the
salaries of the following postmas-
ters to the figures named below:
Albany, $216O; Ashland, $250O;
Aurora, $1,000; Baker, $27OO; Ban
don, $500; Burns, $17OO; Candy
$1,000; Canyon City, $12OO; Clats.
kanie, $14O0; Coquille, $17OO; Dallas,
$4,000; Enterprise, $16O0 Eugene,
$4,000; Falls City, $1,000; Forest
Grove, $4,000; Freewater, $140O;
Grants Pass, $25O0; Hillsboro, $500;
Hood River, $4,000; Huntington, $1,000;
Jacksonville, $1,000; Lents, $1,000;
McMinnville, $24OO; Milton, $500;
Milwaukee, $1,000; Mount Angel,
$500; Newport, $500; Oregon City
$25OO; Roseburg, $25OO; st. Johns,
$500; Salem, $4,000; Shaniko, $500;
Sheridan, $500; Sherwood, $1,000;
Springfield, $1,000; The Dalles, $4,000;
Ioledo, $11O0; Union, $1,000; Wood |
burn, $500.
The decreases are:
Dufur, $1,000 to $11OO; Grass Val
ley, $1,000 to $1,000; Moro, $14OO to
$1,000; Tillamook. $500 to $17OO
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
DOMESTIC ERA is GONE.
Larger Issues Supersede Old Pots
and Pans for Women.

Oakland - Suffragists and their
friends crowded the MacDonough the
10 uoIsB03o 9ql no sIoop aql o. I9lg
the first public meeting of the pres
ent campaign held under the auspices
of the College Equal Suffrage league.
Considerable disappointment was
manifested when Miss Anita Whit
ney, president of the league, an
nounced that DR.. Charles F. Aked
was unable to appear. His place was
filled by Duncan Mckinley, surveyor
of the port of San Francisco.
"The new era made inevitable the
social and political liberation of the
American woman" said Mrs. Hume.
Her sphere now extends outside the
home, and she is concerned with
everything in municipal housekeep-
ing. We find the modern woman
concerned with municipal improve
ments, parks, Fairgrounds, pure milk
streets, censoring picture shows and
delinquent children.
This has not perverted woman
nature. The modern woman is sim
ply an enlarged edition of the old
fashioned mother, and the responsible
ity of modern municipal housekeeping
is being gradually turned over to
her by the men"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
DISHES SET FOR MEAL.
interesting Discoveries in Work on
Battleship Maine.

Havana-Unwatering of the Golfer
dam about the old battleship Maine
is progressing slowly, the army en-
gineers in charge giving most of
their attention to the condition OF
the dam, which is in excellent shape.
Water from a hose was played on
the mud on a the spar deck and the
surface was we'll cleaned off. Engf-
neers began exploring the exposed
parts of the vessel, and on entering
the after-superstructur found a guam
tity of dishes laid out on the mess
table. Many of them were unwashed
and gave indications of having been
left by mess attendants, who were
surprised at their evening meal when
the explosion occurred. The officers,
of course, had finished their meal
long before, as the explosion was
after o'clock.
On clearing off the spar deck, an
ammunition box was found just aft
of the port turret, which contained
besides full complement of ammuni
ton, clips for hand rifles and several
hand swords. The lead and brass OF
the cartridges were little injured, but
the steel swords practically were
eaten away by the salt water. Off
GERS dress swords in scabbards were
found leaning against the starboard
wall of the deckhouse with the leath-
er in good shape, but with the steel
so badly eaten that it fell apart when
picked up.
The engineers were astonished that
the steel should have deteriorated in
the water, and the only explanation
is galvanic action. Several electric
bulbs are said to have been found
whole, which, with the fact that the
crockery was unbroken on the mess
table, indicates that the explosion
was not felt to any extent aft.
General Bixsby expected to depart
for the United States and an at
tempt was made to pump as much as
possible before he started. The out
look now is that the pumping will
go on slowly but steadily till the
cofferdam is all unwatered.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
EUGENE TO FLORENCE.
First Work on Construction Impetus
for Big Demonstration.

Eugene-Fully 1000 people gathered
at the west end of Fifth street Tues.
day to celebrate the beginning of
construction work on the Eugene
Siuslaw railroad. The stores of the
city We're closed from 2 10 4 o'clock
and the business part of town was
practically empty during the celebra.
ton. More than 100 automobiles
were packed along the right-of-way,
all filled with an enthusiastic and
cheering crowd. Construction of a
railroad from Eugene to Florence
has been the dream of Lane county
for 80 years.
At o'clock a procession of citi-
zens, headed by the mayor and city
council, formed at Eighth and Will
annette streets and marched to the
scene OF operations. The procession
was headed by band, and was one
of the largest that has formed in
Eugene recently. Automobiles were
in line, followed by carriages and
buggies and scores on foot
All the speakers dwelt on the i'm
portance to Eugene of securing rail
road connection with the coast, par
ucularly in view of the nearness of
the completion of the Panama canal.
The line is financed by the Lane
County Asset company, which is a
local corporation, organized in Oc-
tober, 1909. Permanent survey has
been completed to a point 80 miles
west of Eugene, and several avail
able preliminaries have been com.
pleted from this point to the coast
The copmany owns 1900 feet of wa.
terfront at Glenada, on the Siuslaw
river.
Coos Bay is the ultimate destina.
ton, and the asset company owns
surveys to that point. Contracts have
been let as far as Elmira, IA miles
west of Eugene.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING.
President and Wife Invite Relatives
of Former Executives.

Washington-Desc or rela-
tions of every President of the United
States since 1860 were invited to
the silver wedding celebration which
the President and Mrs. Taft gave
at the White House Monday. The
list is believed to be complete ex-
cept the relatives of President Nc
Kinley.
Elaborate preparations were made
for the entertainment of probably
the largest number that has ever
been present at function in the
White House. The mansion itself
was lighted throughout with hun
dreds of electric lights; the grounds
in the rear were made nearly like
day as artificial light could make
them; two bands furnished music
and the fountain was played upon
by a big searchlight on the east
front of the State, War and Navy
just across Executive ave-
nue.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
CASCARA BARK TO MARKET.
Dealers Are Quoting Five Cents a
Pound for New Peel.

Portland-Peeling of cascara or
chittim bark has started in the coun-
try and initial shipments have been
received in this city.
First prices for 1911 peel of chit
tim stand at 5 cents a pound, the
highest figure in recent years for
the start of the season, and for new
bark
All together several tons of new
bark have been received and the
high price paid.
Inquiries regarding the probable
peel of chittim in the Pacific North
west are coming forward in great
numbers from eastern manufacturers
as well as from foreign interests.
So far as known no orders from the
outside have been received and first
buyers are therefore undecided as
to whether they paid too much or
not.
Prospects are for a normal peel of
chittim in most sections of the Pa
cific Northwest but in some places
where the bark was formerly gath
cred in great volume, scarcely any
will be peeled hereafter because of
the settlement of the lands by
farmers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
CAPACITY INCREASED.
Reservoir of Baker Irrigation Com
pany Gets Improvement.

Baker-Work is now under way
which will greatly increase the stor-
age capacity of the reservoir of the
Baker Irrigation company The height
of the dam is increased 10 feet, so
that when the changes are complete
the dam will be 600 feet in length,
80 feet wide at the top and 70 feet
in depth. Already the company has
spent over 100000 on the reservoir
and bitches, and the work now under
way will give a storage capacity
which will absolutely prevent any
shortage of water on the land irri-
gated by the project. Snow in the
is melting slowly this year,
and the Powder. river will furnish
plenty of water to all consumers,
with no possibility of the damaging
shortage of water which followed
the heavy spring freshets when prac-
tlcally all the snow in the noun
tains went off within a few days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
DOINGS OF THE WEEK.
Current Events Of Interest Gathered
From The W0rId al Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

A bad forest fire is raging neal
Tacoma, Wash.
Ex-President Diaz of Mexico arrives
in Spain to reside.
King George distributes many titles
during coronation week.
Forty thousand suffragists parade
through streets of London.
Portland is the greatest wheat-ship-
ping port in the United States for
the year just ended.
Another bomb was found in the
hall of records building in Los An
geles ready for explosion.
Oregon warship Boston arrived
from Bremerton navy yard Sunday
afternoon and received a royal well
come.
George w. Mcbride, ex-United
States senator and secretary of state
died in Portland hospital at the age
of 81 years.
President and Mrs. Taft celebrate
their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary Monday. Their presents would
fill wagons.
Senator Lea of Tennessee saved
the life of his wife by submitting
to a TRANSMISSION operation which took
a quart of his blood.
The trunk of the historic Balm OF
Gilead witness tree at Vancouver,
Wash, to which Lewis and Clark
are said to have tied their canoes
when they came down the Columbia
river in 1906, was carried down the
river by the high water.
Portland commercial traveller buys
lucky EPSON Derby ticket for one
dollar and wins $1O,44O. He gave
the money to his wife.
Dick Ferris, the Los Angeles pro-
moter who asserts he was elected
president of the Republic of Lower
California as a joke, and was indict-
ed in consequence, was arraigned in
court Tuesday. He and the Mexican
revolutionists were given two weeks
in which to decide upon their pleas.
Engineers find the Maine much
worse than expected.
st. Louis has a million-dollar fire
in the manufacturing district.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
ROADS EARNINGS BIG.
Oregon Short Line Shows Remark
able Prosperity

Salem-Enormous business trans
actions by the Oregon Short Line
are indicated in their report, which
has just been filed with the state
tax commissioner. The gross earn.
ings of the road from operations
are shown to be $21,74S,S34 for 1910,
with operating expenses amounting
to $11 1,1SS,791. The total income is
placed at $29,5S5,164. The taxes
for the entire line in 1910 were $780,
757 and for 1909, $665,951. The
taxes in Oregon for 1910 were $27,
POI and in 1909, $6611. The gross
earnings per mile for the company
are shown to be $13,994 and the
expenses of operation per mile
$7199, while the net earnings per
mile are $6795. The equipment, In
cluding rolling stock, but exclusive
of roadbed. rails and similar prop
erty, is valued at $12,04O,971.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
AVIATOR BURNED IN MID-AIR,
TWO Killed and Five Hurt at Start
of Race.

Paris-Fifty aeroplanists took wing
early Sunday from the aviation field
at Vincennes on the first stage of
the European circuit race, which calls
for a flight to London and return
with stops at various places going
and returning. Almost Immediately
after the start two of the aviators
met tragic deaths, and at least one
was gravely hurt. .4e dead;
Captain Princtau, whose motor eX-
ploded in midair, flooding him with
gasoline and burning him to death.
NJ. LeMartin, who dashed against
tree, the motor of his aeroplane
crushing his head.
The injured: M. Gaubert, ex-lieu-
tenant in the army, who was entered
in the civilian race under the name
of "Dalger' He was found lying
senseless near his machine in a
wheat field four miles from Viller-
Coterets. His injuries are serious.
NJ. Bile, whose aeroplane struck
the earth within mile of the start.
Billie was injured, but not seriously.
Three other aviators fell, NJ. Lor-
dian near Charleville; Oscar Morl-
son, close to Gagny, and M. NORM
at Chevron, within % miles of Liege,
which is the end of the first stage
of the race. None of these men
were badly hurt. OF the so aviators
who started, SO were civilians and
IL officers assigned for military duty
Hung up for the competitors are
prizes amounting to $4,000.
Dawn at Vincennes saw a crowd
estimated at from 100000 to 1000
600 persons massed around the mill
tary exercise field to witness the
start. Six thousand soldiers and
1000 police, most of them mounted
were present to keep the field clear
A signal fired at 5:45 O'Clock sig
nailed the commencement of the pre-
liminaries. The Able Larebourg was
just finishing the mass at an i'm
provised altar in one of the aero
plane hangers for some of the avia-
tors who desired spiritual prepara-
tion for the perils of the day. M.
LIE Martin, who within the hour was
dying. was among those who knelt
for the blessing,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Track prices: Bluestem
s76971hc; club, SEC; Russian, SAC;
Valley, sec; 4O-fold, SEC.
Barley-Choice feed, $2792S.
MilIstuffs - Bran, $245O625 pei
ton; middlings, $31; shorts, $25.5Oq
&c; rolled barley, $29.5O@30.5O.
Corn-Whole, $29; craced, $50
per ton.
Oats-No. 1 white, $2750@28.50.
Hay-Timothy, Eastern Oregon, No
1, $2162l; light mixed, $1,000;
heavy mixed, $17.5O@18.50; alfalfa,
$13@135O; clover, $12.50@13; grain
hay, $13.5O@1450.
Poultry-Hens, 15c; broilers, 200
23c; ducks, young, 20G25c; geese,
nominal; turkeys, zoe; dressed,
choice, 25c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 21c
per dozen; case count, zoe per
dozen; Eastern, 19Q2Oc.
Butter-City creamery extra, 1 and
2-pound prints, in boxes, 23c per
pound; less than box lots, cartons
and delivery extra.
Pork-Fancy, 1O61O1ac per pound
Veal-Fancy, 11*012c per pound.
Fresh Fruit-Strawberrie Oregon,
$L7502.50 per crate; gooseberries, 5
67c per pound apples, s163 per
box; cherries, 75c6$1.50 per box;
raspberries, S1.25 per crate; april
cots, $150G1.75 per box; canta-
loupes. Sl.25 per crate: loganberries,
81 per crate.
Sack Vegetables-New carrots, 81
per sack; turnips, 81; beets, 81.
Potatoes - Oregon and Eastern,
s2.25625O per hundred; new Cali
fornia, 4c per pound.
Vegetables - Asparagus, s1d1.25.
per box; beans, S010c; cabbage,
SO per hundredweight; cucumbers, 81
d125 per dozen; eggplant, 15c per
pound; garlic, 10d12c per pound
lettuce, 30d35c per dozen; hothouseI
lettuce, S125d175 per box; peas, 4
G7c per pound; peppers, goa 35c
per pound; radishes, 121zc per-
dozen; rhubarb 2d3c per pound; to-
matoes, $2G225.
Onions-Yellow. SO; red. $2.75 per
hundred; crystal wax, $3.50 per hun
dred.
Hops-1911 contracts, 23d25c per
pound: 1910 crop 22c; 1909 crop. |
15d15kc; olds, Sd10c.
Mohair-Choice. 36d371kc pound. /
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 10d 16c per
pound. according to shrinkage; VAL
ley. 14G16izc per pound.
Pelts - Dry, 10c; salted lamb
pelts. 25c.
Hides - Sailed hides. SIC per
pound: salted calf, 15c; salted kin. .
10c: salted stays, &c; green hides. /
1c less: dry hides, 17c; dry calf, II
G1Sc; dry stays. 11d12c.
Cascara Bark-Per pound, &c.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Surveyors Start from Burns.

Burns-Three crews of government
surveyors, each containing IA men,
arrived in Burns this week and are
on their way to different parts OF
the county. where unsurveyed land
is situated. to proceed with the work
of subdivision, which they began last
year One gang will go to Steens
Mountain, another to the Iron Noun
tain section and the third to the ex-
treme south end, near the Nevada
line. A large area Of good land will
be taken for settlement
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE.
LARGEST TIMBER DEAL.
$2,1ooooo Paid S. Benson for His
Columbia County Holdings.

COLUMBIA county Holuln9S'
One of the largest timber deals
ever closed in Oregon was consum-
mated this week when S. Benson
transferred his holdings in Column
bia county to the Benson Timber
company for a consideration of $2,-
100000.
The principal owner of the COM
pany is Frank Lynch, who, with o.
j. Evenson and E. E. Coovert, or
ganized the new corporation to re-
tain the name and good will of Mr.
Benson. 1t is capitalized at $3,000,000.
There are $4,000 acres of land In
the tract, containing S00,000,000 feet
of high-grade yellow fir. With the
transfer OF the holdings are included
a sawmill plant of 100000 feet daily
capacity and logging railroad, fully
equipped, II miles long.
Mr.. Lynch, head of the new com
pany, purchased from Mr.. Benson
some time ago the sawmill plant
and holdings at Santiago and has
continued to operate the business
there under the name of the Benson
Lumber company. With the acquisi-
ton of all of the Benson timber
Mr.. Lynch and associates
become the largest timber and lum-
Der operators in the Columbia River
basin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
LAwLEssNEss IN CHICAGO.
"Moral UpIift" Idea Is Promoter Of
Crime-Murderer Thick.

Chicago Chicago is overwhelmed
by crime and criminals who laugh
at the feeble efforts of the police
to subdue them, and who have only
sneers and contempt for the vapid
judges, who, under the guise of NOR
al uplift," give them ridiculous low
fines or set them free to resume
preying upon helpless society
Atrocious crimes are now commit
ted in broad day, in the very heart
of the city, the perpetrators no longer
waiting for the cover of darkness.
There has been appalling epidemic
of attacks upon women and little
girls. In the latter cases, the chill
dren are lured to empty flats by
various pretexts and left unconscious.
One woman has died as the result
of an attack by man who never
has been captured He entered her
nome under pretense of renting a
room and shot her when she re-
sisted him.
Restaurants and stores have been
robbed as frequently as three times
within week. The robbers line up
any customers who happen to Be in
the place and deSpoll them, as well
as the proprietor and the cash box.
Two robbers made a specially this
week of robbing young men escort
ing girls to their homes from enter
tainments They also robbed the girls
of their jewels and money and wound
up the night by holding up priest,
from whom they took a diamond
studded gift watch and $40.
1t is the general impression that
the vast horde of criminals and ho-
boes brought in here and colonized
for the election for mayor, have
found the pickings so rich and the
dangers so limited, that they have
decided to remain in Chicago. Once
in a while they venture to outside
towns and rob small banks and post
offices, but the rural marshals and
citizens frequently shoot them or
send them to prison for long terms.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
-Four convicts Killed.

Waynesville. n. C.-Four convicts
were killed. u we're probably fatally
wounded. and II guards and convicts
were more or less seriously hurt by
the collapse of the bullpen in which
they we're housed in a mountain pass
in this county The bullpen was
built entirely from heavy logs, and
the weight Of the roof caused 1t to
collapse. The structure slid down
the mountain side without warning
for IS feet. and not one Of the occu-
pants escaped uninjuFed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
State Printer Must Move.

Salem-Secretary of State Ben w.
Olcott, as custodian of the capitol
building, has notified the state print
er, that on or before August 81.
1911, he will be required to vacate
all that space in the state house
now occupied by the state printing
office and plant After that some
other available space will be assigned
Mr.. Duniway for office purposes. The
state printing department is now oc-
cupying the northwest quarter Of
the lower floor of the state house.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Heating Plant Need Filled.

Salem-Discovering that the old
heating plant at the State Sanator-
ium for the Prevention of Tubercu-
losis is past the hope of repair, the
state Board for the Prevention or
tuberculosis found that it was en-
tirely without an appropriation for a
new plant. As a result, Governor
West turned over to the institution
which has been recently replaced.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Jap Fireworks Censored.

Sacramento-To avoid race riots
on the Fourth of July in Sacramento.
the committee in charge of the cele-
oration, named by Mayor Beard. is
sued a decree that there would be
no japanese fireworks and no raising
of the Japanese flag on that dav.
There was a display of daylight fire
works last year and bombs were
sent up, which, when exploded. dis
played the Japanese flag. This year.
because of strained relations between
the factions, this will not be allowed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Girl Defends Her Home.

Nome, Alaska-Lena Bernhofer. Is
years old. shot and dangerously
wounded United States Deputy Mar
shal Fred FOnso when he attempted
to serve a writ of dispOssession on
the girls aunt, Miss Mary Bern
hofer, proprietor of the New Nome
hotel The bullet struck Fonso in
the right arm and penetrated the
upper part of the body An X-ray
examination failed to show the bull
let Eonson has a good chance to
recover
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Elnin crops and Fruit Heavy.

Elgin-Rains of the last two weeks
assure record crops in this part Of
the country. Timothy and alfalfa are
in fine condition and the grain crops
are promising. Fall wheat is so
rank in growth that it will be nee
essary TO NOV a crop of hay from
It that it may be able to hold its
burden Of grain. Several farmers
have already cut their wheat down
and many will follow suit. Full crops
Of apples. pears. cherries and small
fruits seem certain.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Mercury Mounts to 1906.

Kansas City-Many heat records
were shattered by, the sudden rise
in temperature in the Southwest, but
the sky is cloudy and rain is ex-
pected within the next "a hours. New
maximum heat records for June were
established at Muskogee, Okla, and
Oklahoma City, the mercury reaching
105 and 100 degrees. respectively. A
high temperature of 100 was regis
tered in Leavenworth and Topeka
and SO in Kansas City, Joplin, Mo-,
and Wichita, Kan.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
Fishers Lost in Storm.

Trieste-A great hurricane which
swept over this section did great
damage. The loss of life is great
Some of the fishing boats, however.
which il was feared had foundered.
have returned to port Eight steam
ships of the Austrian Lloyd Line
broke from their moorings and were
more or less seriously damaged. Sew
eral lightships we're driven ashore
Quays. piers and embankments suf
fered severely.