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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
RECIPROCITY IN CANADA.
Opposition Will Put Up Strong Fight
In Parliament.

Ottawa, Ont, April 29.-The de-
termination of the Canadian gov
ernment to ratify reciprocity was en-
phasized in parliament today by the
prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
who declared that he would not go to
England and represent Canada at the
Imperial conference or to the corona
tion of King George in June, but
would remain here to press the agree
ment, if the opposition persisted in
obstructing it's ratification.
The matter was brought before par
lament by Opposition Leader Borden,
who asked Sir Wilfrid what his inten-
tions were in regard to the approach
ing events in London.
81 deemed it my duty to attend, 3"
replied Sir Wilfrid, land engaged my
passage six weeks ago, but | have
come to the conclusion that, should my
presence be required in Canada, and
there is every indication that it may
be, it will be my duty to forego the
privilege of attending the conference.
My first duty is to Canada.
"It would be unfortunate that any
of the prime ministers of the self-gov-
erning British dominions should be alb
sent from so important an event as
the imperial conference If it is not
possible for me to go, the fault will
not be mine. The one thing which
prevents is the position of the trade
agreement with the United States.
"Mr. Borden has said he and his fol-
lowers offer uncompromising opposi-
tion to the ratification of the agree
ment. l may tell him that on this
side we offer uncompromising support
for the agreement. He thinks it
would be ban to Canada and possi-
BILE danger to the empire. We think
it would be boon to Canada and to
the empire.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Coos Oil lest Goes On.

Marshfeld- we'll of the Miocene
Oil & Gas company which is being
sunk at Bear creek, near Bandon,
promises well, according to the re-
ports of those interested. Drilling
has been stopped temporarily pending
the arrival of more machinery ordered
from San Francisco, but the work will
be resumed in a few days and it is ex-
pected that before many weeks the
we'll will determine whether there is
a big supply of oil in the neighbor-
hood. The company was formed by
Bandon men with local capital and ex-
perts were employed to do the work.
The company holds oil leases on large
tracts. 1t has always been believed
there was oil in Coos county, but this
is the first effort to find it that has
been carried to any extent.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
FOURTH WAREHOUSE NIGH.
Pilot Rock Farmers to Take Over
Building In That Town.

= Pendleton - Farmers of Umatilla
county will soon own their fourth
warehouse. Then grain growers of
one more section will be able to handle
their wheat through their own ware
house. The Pilot Rock local of the
Farmers Union, having conducted a
$40, 600 general merchandise store sue
cessfully in that town for the last
year, has taken an option on the In
terror Warehouse company's building
in that town and expects to close the
deal soon.
A stock company will be organized
among the members of the union only,
but the business of the warehouse will
be extended to all growers of grain
tributary to that town. A charge
sufficient to cover the expense of
maintaining the warehouse will be
made and this will be the same to
members as non-members of the union.
The building to be acquired is one of
the best and most modern storage
warehouses in the county. 1t has a
capcity of 80, 600 sacks of wheat and
is only two years old. Warehouses
are now owned and operated by the
farmers at Adams, Helix and Echo
and the growers believe they are
thereby saving several hundred dollars
annually.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
WHY He WEARS LONG HAIR
Joaquin Miller Thus Hides TWO Long,
Jagged Scars From an
Indian Arrow.
A writer In the San Francisco News

A writer In the San Francisco News
Letter tells the following story:
Joaquin Miller, the venerable poet
OF the Sierras, who is on the road to
recovery. after almost fatal illness. is
one OF the best-known and most pic
turesque figures about the San Fran.
cisco bay, and for years his trips into
Oakland from "The Heights" have
been weekly events. 1t has been a.
matter of wonder to his many admir-
ers that man of such brilliant men
tality, and, in addition, possessed of
so much good common sense, should
play to the gallery gods in the matter
of hirsute adornment Miller's beard
and flowing locks have long been
constant source Of irritation to the
public. A beard may be swallowed.
though 1t of necessity causes some
slight uneasiness. but a gentleman
with back hair just naturally gets the
public's goat. However Miller's abii-
ity to keep secret has shown that
he is no lady.
Some time ago l had occasion 10
visit the great man on his lofty noun
tain height. In aimless discussion we
talked of one thing and another, when
Miller quizzically asked:
How could you spend dollar with
most proft?"
81 know how you could spend it."
remarked.
Howl" inquired Mr. Miller, cur
iously.
by visiting a barber" l answered
bluntly. Say, now look here, Miller,
why don't you amputate those flowing
locks of yours? It's ridiculous for
man of your stamp to affect a pose
There are so many silly little would
be artists and poets to whom that sort
Of thing comes natural Why don't
you cut it out-or OFF,"
Miller smiled. "And so you really
think ! wear my hair and beard long
for a pose, do you?" he queried.
We'll, | suppose 1t would surprise you
bit to know that | do 1t instead
from necessity" He lifted the sweep
ing beard and disclosed to view
long, jagged scar at the base of the
chin and another extending across the
back Of his neck.
l apologized like a gentleman.
I got those scars" he said, from
an Indian arrow along in the early
days. A party Of soldiers was leaving
Yreka, and needing a guide, asked me
to go along. In an encounter we had
with band of Modoc Indians, was
struck by an arrow, the barb entering
my neck just below my chin and com
ing out at the back. AS it was impos-
sible to remove 1T, the head had to be
filed off. Fortunately, it was not
poisoned. Since then I have always
worn my hair and beard long"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
FINE DEPOTS PLANNED.
O.-W. r. & N. to Build Well on Des-
chutes Line.

Portland Contracts for the erection
of five new passenger stations on the
Deschutes line of the O.-W. R. & N.
Co. have been awarded to Moore Bros.
of Portland, and work on their con-
struction will be started at once.
Three of these structures-one each
at Hunts Ferry, Gateway and Madras
will have general dimensions of
24x3O feet, and will be two stories
high at one end. 1t is estimated that
they will cost $4, 500 each. The two
others will be erected at Fargar and
Paxton respectively and will cost
about $4,000 each. They will be
24x70 feet and one story high.
The Hunts Ferry, Gateway and Ma
dras stations will be fitted up with ia
cilities for both freight and passenger
service, commodious waiting rooms
for the public, offices and several
rooms to be used as quarters by the
agents.
Although these buildings will be
somewhat larger than is demanded by
present conditions on the new line,
the company has looked into the future
and intends that they be in use for
five or ten years. They will be mod
ern in every detail and will equal in
many ways the stations on the main
line.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
BOYS TO MAKE TRAPNEsTs.
Manual Training Teacher of Portland
Asks Plans to Follow.

Corvallis - Prof. Dryden Of the O.
A. C.. poultry department has just
received a request from William J.
Stanley, supervision of manual train
ing at the Holiday school Of Port
land, for the plans and specifications
of the trapnest which Prof. Dryden
designed and included in the college
exhibit at the Seattle exposiotn.
The Lents and Arleta section of
Portland are very much interested in
the chicken business" says Mr.. Stan
ley, $50 l will start the boys of the
manual training department making
chicken furniture. The trapnest
shown by your college at the Seattle
exposition was very good model.
Will you kindly let me have sketches
or drawings?"
Though scores Of trapnests have
been invented and patented, not all
have been as thoroughly tested as the
one originated by the college, which is
not patented, so anyone may get the
plans and build one without fear Of
prosecution. 1t is extremely simple
in construction, and can be made by
any one who can use a saw and drive
nail. The whole thing can be cut from
one board foot wide, ten feet long,
and an inch thick.
The trapnest is in the form of box
open at one end, with a door which
closes as the hen enters. After she
has laid, she is released by an attend
ant who takes the number on her leg
band and marks it on the egg. Thus
the owner may know which hens are
the ones that lay the eggs, so he can
from the flock those which
do not lay enough eggs to pay for
their care.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
TRY DRY ALFALFA FARMING.
A. r. Hit Gives Some Advice to East
ern Oregon DwelIers.

Farmers of Eastern Oregon are
urged to develop dry farming alfalfa
by A. F. Hit, special field agent for
Oregon, Washington and Idaho of the
bureau of statistics of the United
States department of agriculture.
Mr.. Hit says the plan is being sue
cessfully adopted in the Idaho dis
tricts where the rainfall is only be-
tween and inches. He believes,
therefore, that there is no reason why
it should not be equally profitable in
Central Oregon, where the rainfall is
much greater.
In discussing the matter with j. ].
Sayer, who is now touring Eastern
Oregon gathering information for the
Portland Commercial club, on the re-
sources and conditions of that partic-
ular part of the state, Mr.. Hit stated
that the farmer who will try this
plan conscientiously will make profit
in two ways. In the first place, he
pointed out, he will get good crop of
hay and in the second place the grow
ing of alfalfa will restore to fertility
lands worn out by constant groupings
with wheat.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Colds Scorn Marriage.

Chicago - Two per cent or less of
the young women students in the
lower classes at the University of Chi
cago are planning to marry, according
to a canvass recorded by Miss Marion
Talbot, dean of women. The canvass
included 90 women in the annual re-
port of President Harry P. Judson.
Fifteen of those interviewed refused
to tell what they are going to do when
they graduate. More than half de-
clared they were going to teach.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04

Hongkong, April 29.-Hundreds of
persons are fleeing to this city from
Canton, where, last night, revolution
lists, armed with rifles and bombs, sur
rounded the Viceroy's palace and set
fire to the building before they were
driven back by imperial troops in COM
mand of Admiral Ii. Several were
killed on both sides, the imperial
forces losing a colonel.
Only official messages were received
from Canton, but it was said that the
disorders there are spreading, the
rioters gaining in numbers and bold
ness. The gravity of the situation is
increased by the report that there is
discomfort among the imperial sold
iery, many of the emperor's enlisted
men being anarchists.
The valiant attack of the imperial
troops under Ii saved the viceroy's
palace from destruction. For a time
it looked as if the rioters would de-
stroy it. The viceroy escaped un-
harmed. Considerable damage was
done to his palace before the fire was
extinguished.
1t is reported here that the gates of
Canton have been closed and that the
soldiers are maintaining martial law.
Suspicious persons are being de-
tanned and searched.
The enlistments of many imperial
soldiers have expired within the last
few days, and the ugly demeanor of
these men is giving the government
concern.
A report that Vice Governor Flu
Chi, a Tartar, has been assassinated,
has not been confirmed.
1t is known that the rebels have
seized quantity of government ex
plosives. The government has asked
the steamship companies plying to
Canton to suspend their schedules.
One unconirmed report from Canton
says that 300 of the "queless, or rev.
have been slain during the
riots.
Foreigners in Canton are reported
to be perfectly safe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
,lans Free American Suspects.

Washington--The two Caifornlans,
Richardson and Fletcher, arrested in
Japan as spies, because they photo
graphed the Maizuru naval station,
have been released, and the State de-
partment has been notified by Ambas-
sador O'Brien. An investigation dis
closed that they inadvertently directed
their cameras toward forbidden zone
in getting a picture of the har6or
from the deck of a steamship on which
they were travelling.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Making Love to Her own Husband

Making Love 10 T1CT OWH FluSbdllus
l have already said that l was
blessed with a romantic brain and
that a quiet, even state of things
could not satisfy me for long. So the
thought suddenly entered my head to
have my husband madly in love with
me.
One evening as we were promen-
aiding the bank of the Vistula, under
those venerable trees which shaded
the less unsophisticated loves of the
beautiful Marie D'Arquin, | brought
round the conversation to sentiment
| maintained that no happiness was
possible on this earth except in 8
reciprocal attachment, both lively and
enduring! My husband, after listen
ing for a little while, looked at his
watch. called my attention to the
lateness of the hour, observed that
our cousins were becoming very tire
some, and that it was time to go n!-
From Countess POtocka's Memoirs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Monmouth Attendance to Be Biz.

Salem - Inquiries as to the Mon
mouth normal school are coming into
the offices of the Superintendent of
Public instruction Alderman, who says
that indications point to large at
tendance when the school opens Sep
tember Is. He says there will be 16
members in the faculty. President
Ackerman is now in the East securing
members of the faculty and examining
normal school conditions. He expects
to return to OREGON early in Nav.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
RAILROADS RACE TO COAST.
Hill System and Southern Pacific Are
Rushing Work.

Grants Pass.-From best inside in
formation obtainable, there is appar-
emily a race on to the coast between
the Hill system from Eagle Point to
Crescent City via Grants Pass, and the
Southern Pacific system from Eureka,
CAL, to Grants Pass.
Information comes that heavy con-
struction equipment and large force
of mules and scrapers is unloading at
Eureka for the Southern Pacific.
Charts of the Grants Pass yards have
been made at Portland. The South
ern Pacific has had options on lots
from the right of way at Grants Pass
to Rogue River for several months.
All are reported accepted and the
money paid for them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Artists are Conservative.

Paris-The one hundred and twenty
ninth salon of the Society of French
artists opened here Saturday. In the
opinion of critics, the exhibition has
little to distinguish it from those of
preceding years, its principal charac-
teristics being the decreased size of
the canvases. and the absence of mud
tiles. The whole is markedly conserv-
ative in technique and the distinctive
work of Henry Martin and Paul Cha
Wis. The contributions of the Amer
lean artists, Tanner, MacCamaron and
MacEwean are notable.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
New Land omce Needed.

Washington The Oregon delega-
tion is discussing the advisability of
introducing a bill to establish new
land Office in Central Oregon, probably
at Madras. Present land Offices at
The Dalles, Lakeview, Burns and Vale
are too far removed from the new
country being opened by the Des-
chutes road. Fifty to IS new settlers
are reported arriving daily and the
distance to the land Office is working
a hardship.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
E. O. selke Assistant Forester.

Salem - E. o. Seike, instructor in
the department of forestry at the Ore
gon Agricultural college. has been
named assistant forester by the state
board of forestry at its second meet
ing. Mr.. Seike is a technically trained
forester, and will have charge of the
office and organization while State
Forester Elliott will oversee the prac-
teal side Every county in the state
is to have its fire wardens under the
new forestry department
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Eend Reonmes History.

Washington-With the resignation
of Edward C. Finney as chief law Off
Ger Of the reclamation service, to take
effect May l. practically }all the Off
cials Of the Interior department whose
names figured prominently during the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigation, have
now severed their connection with the
government service.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
sawmill Machinery Arrives.

Eugene-The first carload Of ma
chinery for the new sawmill plant of
the Rose Lumber company has arrived
and is being rushed from here by
freighters. The Rose Lumber COM
pany has 60 acres of saw timber near
Coburg. which will be manufactured
into railroad ties and yard stock dur
ing the summer. II is putting in a
mill with a daily capacity Of $4,000
feet.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Asnararus Now on Market.

Springfield - Asparagus is on the
market from the George B. Doris
asparagus farm near Springfield. The
season is Is days later than it was a
year ago. This is due to cold weather.
The Doris asparagus farm ships
canned asparagus to all parts of the
country and has become a very import
ant Lane county industry.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Congress MAY Discuss Arrests.

Washington, D. C.-With view to
determining whether any Federal law
was violated in the arrest of j. J. Nc
Namara in connection with the Los
Angeles Times explosion, Represena-
tive Korbley, Of Indiana, telegraphed
to indianapolis, asking for all the
facts. Mr.. Korbley has been urged
by labor constituents in Indiana to lay
the matter before congress.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Safer and Surer.

"T want you for my very own" said
the rich old gentleman when he had
succeeded in getting the beautiful girl
to listen to him.
But how can I be your very own ?"
"Why-why, you can marry me,
can't your"
81 suppose I could; but don't you
think, II you really want me, II would
be safer to adopt meT"-Judge.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
Big Steamshin wreoked.

Madrid-A dispatch received here
from Vigo says that a big English
steamship, the identity of which has
not been established, was wrecked on
Cape Villano, on the northwest coast
of Galicia. 1t is not known whether
there were any fatalities.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04
RIOTERS RULE CANTON.
Americans is Danger RevoIutionists
Steal Explosives.

Washington, April 29.-Americans
and foreigners in Canton are believed
to be in danger, United States Consul
Bergholz in Canton cabled the state
department today. He has telegraph
ed the senior naval officer in Hong
kong, and if the situation should prove
serious, United States warship will
proceed to Canton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04

Washington, April 24.-Despite the
fact that high officials of the Navy de-
partment have apologized to Professor
Beers, of Yale, and his daughter for
the slight recently administered in
connection with a social affair at Ann
apolis, congress may make an official
investigation of the alleged snobbery
at the naval academy and at West
Point as well. Apparently Repre-
sentative Korbly of Indiana and other
lmembers of congress who have taken
an interest in the incident, are not
satisfied with the explanations Of the
Navy department about "social sta
tus" and the like, and some hot words
are likely to find utterance on the
floors of congress as a result of the
form the official apology in the Beers
case has taken.
The incident, arising from the snub
given Miss Beers at recent social
chop" at Annapolis, has grown in inn
portance, a circumstance distressing
to Navy department officials, who are
loath to see anything that tends to
create preJuulce against Ine SERVICE.
Miss Beers was taken to the hop at
Annapolis by a midshipman, who was
subsequently reprimanded for so do
ing. Miss Beers is employed as gov
erness in the household of Lieutenant
Commander William H. Tarrant, U.
S. N. Then came the storm.
Following the storm came the apol-
ogy. Secretary Meyer and the super
intendent of the academy saying it
was demanded because of misunder-
standing of the status" of the young
woman. In other words, it was found
that she was not in domestic service"
as a matter of necessity, but was from
a family of "socia status" There
fore an apology was unnecessary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-05-04

Washington, April 26. The Demo
cratic free list bill, characterized by
the Republicans as political soothing
syrup" was roughly handled in the
house this afternoon by the Republi-
can side.
Underwood, Democratic chairman of
the ways ad means committee, intro
duced it in an hours speech, shortly
after the session convened at noon 1t
is now left to the mercies of Mann,
of Illinois, leader of the Republican
side, and what Mann said about it in
the two hours he held the floor gave
both sides food for much debate, com
ment and criticism.
Underwood, in explaining the pro-
posed measure, acknowledged that it
would mean a reduction in government
revenues by at least $40, 100000 a
year, but declared that this would be
more than met by government econo-
mics.
"This free list bill is not offered as
compensation to the farmer for pro-
ducts of his that were put on the free
list in the reciprocity bill, E" said I'm
derwood, because we do not believe
the passage of the reciprocity bill will
in any way affect the farmers income.
One of the objects of this bill is to re-
move from the protected list those i'm
plements that the farmer uses in pro-
ducing his crops. The other purpose
is to reduce the cost of living to the
masses by putting their food products
on the free list"
Underwood announced that this was
only the beginning of the Democratic
revision Of the tariff.
"We propose to revise the tariff
schedule by schedule, he said. "That,
in our opinion, is the only proper way
to handle the tariff question in con-
gress. The Democratic party does
not stand for the wiping out of the
custom houses; we realize that the
of government must be borne
by judicious system Of duties. But
by lowering and adjusting prohibitive
duties we can fully maintain the
amount of customs revenues.
Underwood charged the Republicans
with making the Payne tariff law SO
that it left tariff on everything that
the farmer used, while reducing many
of his protective duties.
The minority report, signed by all
of the Republicans on the ways and
means committee, declares that the
represents transparent at
tempt at the manufacture of political
capital" 1t asserts that congress
was called together specifically to
pass the Canadian reciprocity bill.
"The interests of the farmer and
of everybody else will be subserved,
says the report, "if the country is
spared further exploitation and fur
ther tariff legislation at the present
time and if adjournment is taken
promptly after the reciprocity bill
shall have been finally acted on. !"