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4 Heppner Gazette m4 Tfcaroday Cack Wash HEPPNER OREGON RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap penings Presented In a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, His torical and Commercial. The empress of Russia is a nervous wreck. Cuban reciprocity may cause a tariff war with other nations. Ex-Vice President Fairbanks has re tired from politics completely. District Attorney Jerome, of New York, is again raiding gambling houses. The great increase in Germany's navy has caused a panic in Great Brit ain. A St. Louis physician has left an es tate of over $1,000,000 to a 3-months old girl. The German steamer Ella was held up by Nicaragua and searched for spies and arms. The government will seek no more land fraud indictments unless the evi dence is strong. The California senate sent for a sick member to break the deadlock on the direct primary question. The United States Steel corporation will close some of its large plants April 1 unless business improves. The French government may relieve Minister Simyan, who has charge of posts and telegraph, in order to ap pease the strikers. Russia is ready to intervene in Per sia if necessary. A Washington physician says over eating causes a desire for smoking and drinking. A Brockton, Mass., man has come to his right senses at Los Angeles after wandering three years. The universal suffrage measure has advanced to second reading in the British house of commons. The condition of Mme. Helena Mod jeska, the famous actress, is such that her death may occur at any time. The king of Christmas island, in the Pacific ocean near Singapore, has ab dicated because his wife objects to being queen. An absconding Oklahoma bank cash ier has sent back nearly all the money taken and promises to return the bal ance soon. The British parliament may author ize eight instead of four battleships of the Dreadnaught type on account of activities on the part of German y in increasing her navy. After a searching investigation a board of inquiry has recommended the suspension of the pilot who had charge of the transport Logan when it went aground At the entrance to Honolulu harbor. The Chinese boycott against Japan ese goods has been revived. Servia may yield to the terms of a joint note from the powers. The Cuban revolutionists have sur rendered to government troops. Roosevelt says he doesn't intend to die of fever in the wilds of Africa. The crisis between China and Russia over Manchurian territory is said to be over. News agents on trains in Mexico have .been forbidden to sell liquor in future. The Nicaraguan president defies the United States to intervene in Central America and threatens to fight marines to a finish. The Home Telephone companies of the Pacific Northwest, including the long distance connections, have been sold to a syndicate of Portland and Se attle capitalists. Robbers dynauited two bank build ings at Bald Knob, Ark., and put to flight a band of citizens who had been attracted by the explosions. A sheriff's posse is in pursuit. Eight men have now been secured for the Calhoun jury. The fight on the tariff bill in con gress will be a free-for-all, both par ties splitting. Austria is on the verge of war with Servia and Montenegro. A runaway train killed and injured 30 people and wrecked the Montreal depot. Scientists have a theory that many mine explosions are caused by earth quakes. Many prominent South Americans have appealed to the United States for intervention. Hunters just returning from that part of Africa to which Roosevelt will go report good sport awaiting the ex president. Railroad men are said to have dis covered an unbreakable rail. if it stands the test many lives will be saved yearly. The Cambria Steel company has an nounced a cut of 10 per ceBt in the wages of its employes. The company employs 18,000 men. . - CALL FOR CONGRESS. Trans-Mississippi Commercial BoJy to Meet in Denver. Denver, March 23. Secretary Ar thur F. Francis, of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress, today is sued the official call for the 20th an nual session of that association, to be held in Denver August 16 to 21 in clusive, of this year. Added interest attaches to this meeting from the fact that President Taft will be present and take part in the proceedings. A large attendance of representatives of the Latin-American countries is also ex pected, in the interest of closer inter national relations between this country and the republic's of South and Central America and Mexico. One thing will be barred, according to tne executive committee, and this is a discussion of questions of a political nature. Besides these questions of closer re lations with the southern republics, with especial reference to the early completion of the Panama canal and the consequent stimulating commer cial development in the trans-Mississippi states, the following questions will come under discussion : National defense, with special refer ence to the needs of the Pacific coast and Hawaii; an adequate merchant marine and the need of government aid in its upbuilding and maintenance; conservation of natural resources. This promises to be one of the leading questions to come before the congress. Irrigation and the reclamation of semi arid lands will also be taken up, as will waterway improvements, drainage of submerged lands, scientific dry farm ing, Alaska, separate statehonod for New Mexico and Arizona, parcels post, postal savings banks, insurance, trade relations with Mexico, Central and South America, Gulf ports and the rail roads, Panama canal, Hawaii, immi gration, good roads, sugar beet and cane industry, Barataria and Lafourche, national finance, consular service. STRIKE IS OVER. Paris Postal Employes Sue for Peace and Are Met Half Way. Paris, March 23. The great strike of the employes of the postoffice depart ment, which virtually has isolated Paris and cut off France from commu nication with the outside world for the past week, collapsed today. The strike committee decided to call off the em ployes and made the first move to effect a settlement, virtually suing for peace. The government will meet the commit tee half way. Representatives of the linemen called today upon M. Barthou, minister of public works, ostensibly for the purpose of protesting against the charges that they had cut the wires, but during the course of the interview they communi cated to the "minister the terms on which the allied associations collec tively would resume work. These were: First, the resignation of M. Simyan, under secretary of posts and telegraphs; second, that no em ployes should be dismissed on account of the strike. They desired also the assurance that the delegates of the association hereafter should be per mitted to lay their grievances directly before the minister of poblio works. M. Barthou received the deputation in a conciliatory spirit,. He said the government could not discuss the resig nation of an official except with parlia ment, but he gave the delegation the satisfaction it demanded on other points. Premier Clemenceau met the deputa tion later and confirmed M. Barthou's statement with regard to the attitude ofthe government. At the conclusion of these private interviews with the ministers, the strike committee met and decided upon the resumntion of work tomorrow. This decision was announced at a mass meeting at which 5,000 strikers were present. Peace Pact Assured. City of Mexico, March 23. It is now believed a certainty that a confer ence of the five presidents of Central American republics will be held soon. Word has reached here that Presidents Cabrera, of Guatemala; Davilla, of Honduras, and Zelaya, of Nicaragua, have agreed to the proposed meeting. It is thought that President Figueroa, of Salvador, and the president of Costa Rica will consent to the invitation sent out by M. Echeverria, president of the Central American branch of the bureau of American republics. Balkan Trouble Ends. Belgrade, March 23. Peace is re garded as assured. It was semi-offici-ally stated tonight that the powers would invite Servia tomorrow to de clare the question of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina settled and to disarm and discharge its reservists. Furthermore, it was said, the Servian government would accede to this re quest, thus opening the way for direct negotiations between Austria and Ser via for a commercial agreement. Governor Cosgrove Improves. Paso Robles Hot Springs, Cal. March 23. That Governor Cosgrove is improving so rapidly he will be able to leave for Washington by May 1 to assume the reins of government in that state, is the opinion of Dr. F. W. Sawyer, managing director, who says the reports he has to give out are highly encouraging. 13 Warships Ready in 1912. Berlin, March 23. In view of the assertions made in the British house of commons that Germany, in the spring of 1912, would have 17 warships, all of them of the big-gun type, the Navy department authorizes the statement that in the autumn of 1912 Germany will have 13 such vessels. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE THE SPECIAL SESSION' Salem, March 16. Tuesday after noon will end the business of the Ore gon legislature after a special session of about 30 hours. The house tonight adopted a resolu tion for adjournment at noon Tuesday. Speaker McArthur said it might be ne cessary to turn the clock back. Each house continued the organiza tion of the regular session this morn ing by adopting resolutions declaring President Bowerman and Speaker Mc Arthur the presiding officers. Three bills have passed both houses, one by Representative Bones, appro priating $7,500 for expenses of the special session, one curing a defective emergency clause in the act creating a board to eliminate duplications in cur ricula of the Agricultural college and the State university, and one appropri ating funds for improvements in state instituitions. The house voted to submit the nor mal issue to a vote of the people. A bill has also been introduced appropri ating $40,000 for each of the schools to carry them until after the election of 1910 In the senate there is a disposition to ignore the normal question entirely and it is doubtful if any action is taken further than submit the whole thing to a popular vote. Both houses have refused to take up any of the bills vetoed by Chamberlain. Salem, March 17. No appropriations for normal schools were made by the Oregon legislature, whicn ended its special session at 8 :40 tonight. The lawmakers quit the capitol, leaving dead in the house a senate bill granting the schools $8,000 each for mainten ance until next June.. The normal forces repudiated the bill and its sup ports could not muster the two-thirds vote necessary to advance it to second reading. The vote on suspension of rules was 28 ayes to 16 noes. !- Because the gross earnings tax laws enacted by the initiative in 1906 were killed by implication by a tax act of the legislature in 1907, the ad varlorem tax act of the regular session of 1909 was not touched by the special esssion. An unsuccessful attempt was made to render inoperative the dairy inspec tion act of the regular session. An efforts to introduce new business were defeated and the bills passed dur ing the special session cure defects in those passed at the regular session and are as follows : Appropriation for improvements in state ' institutions ; appropriation for experiment station at Union; opening duck season in Willamette valley Octo ber 1 instead of October 15; protecting deer; prohibiting night hunting of deer ; protecting elk ; rope fire escapes in hotels not to apply to towns having fire regulations; salaries of Supreme court baliff, clerk and stenographers; act creating curricula board; requiring doors of public buildings to open out ward; new code; appropriating $7,500 for special session; reimbursing George H. Small. Oregon Scenery World's Finest. Portland "The most beautiful scen ery in the world is found in the vicini ty of The Dalles," said . M. J. Ander son, of the United States forest reserve commission. "There is a roart leading 30 miles back through the mountains from The Dalles that unfolds the most wonderful sights I have ever looked upon," continued the inspector. "At one point Cloud Cap inn is to be seen I, 500 feet below. Only eight miles of the road will need repairing to make it easily available for automobiles. I have been impressed with the fact that the development of Oregon! will make the state known as the center of the world's finest scenery." Complain to Commission. Salem George Taylor & Son, of Star, have made complaint to the State Railroad commission that the Oregon & Southeastern Railway company has made a demand that a spur owned by the lumber company be turned over to the railroad company, threatening to refuse shipments in case this is not done. The commission has a lvised the lumber company that the railroad com pany has no right to refuse shipments from the spur. Bishop Will Build Mill. Salem Clarence Bishop, of the Sa lem Woolen Mills company, has gone to Pendleton to prepare for the con struction of a $45,000 woolen mill. The company recently purchased the machinery in the old mill at Pendleton and will erect a modern reinforced con crete structure, rebuild and install the old machinery, making a first class plant. About 75 hands will be em ployed and it is proposed that only high high grade products shall be turned out Upper Linn Wants Steel Bridge. Brownsville Citizens of the west ern portion of Linn countv are work ing to secure the erection of a steel bridge over the Calipooia river at this point. The old bridge is in poor con dition and has been condemned. The taxpayers have asked the county court for a steel bridge. Ten thousand dol lars is the estimate for a 200 foot steel span, and $5,600 for a wooden span. New Sheep Commissioner. Salem Governor Benson has ap pointed Charles Cleveland, of Gresham, Multnomah county, sheep commission er, to succeed W. H. Steusloff, of Salem, whose term of three years has expired.- There are no perquisites at tached to the office, aside from travel ing expenses. STATE OF OREGON IRRIGATION SEEMS SURE. New Contract Will Amply Protect All Users Under Project. Vale In order to bring in all the land owners who have vested water rights under the proposed government Malheur project, a new contract has been made which amply protects all parties who have land under iirigation from present water ditches. The con tract states specifically the project users shall be fully compensated for their ditch rights when they sign up their land with the government. It is believed here that all owners of land, who have heretofore held out, will sign these contracts, and thus practically insure the committee of the full co-operation of every iniividual having land susceptible to irrigation under the project. J. W. McCulloch and C. O. Thomas have gone up the Malheur valley to se cure the contracts of the ranches under the farmers' ditch scheme west of Vale. In view of the fact that more than 100,000 acres have been signed up exclusive of the military wagon grants, the project is almost a cer tainty. Festival Floats to Seattle Portland The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition and the Oregon state com mission are making strenuous efforts to secure for Portland day at the Seattle fair all the floats that will be shown in the "Spirit of the Golden West" parade at the Rose festival of June 9. This pageant will be one of the most beautifuj features of the car-, nival, and will serve splendidly to ex ploit the wonderful resources of the Oregon country, as each float, car or chariot will represent the matchless fruit and other products indigenous to the many important localities of the great Northwest country. It is pro posed to make the parade in Seattle an exact replica of this particular parade as seen in Portland. The Northern Pacific railway in response to a request from the A.-Y.-P. officials has agreed to haul these floats from Portland to Seattle and back again absolutely free of charge, having been informed that the Interstate Commerce commission will interpose no objection to such a plan, because the floats are to be sent to Seattle for exhibition purposes only. Catches Wildcats in Trap. Albany Seven wildcat scalps were left at the county clerk's office here a few days ago by Frank Steingrandt, of Foster, who is the first claimant for the new wildcat bounty offered by Linn county. Steingrandt caught all of the wildcats in traps one at a time. He says the animals were rather plentiful in the vicinity of Foster, but that he and his neighbors have set a number of traps since the bounty was offered and they are rapidly decreasing. Arbor Day Annual Assured. Salem The Arbor Day annnual for the use of the public schools, April 9, 1909, has been issued by J. H. Acker man, superintendent of public instruc tion. The annual contains sugges tions for making the interior of the school buildings more attractive, direc tions for setting out rose bushes, trees and shrubbery on the school grounds and much valuable informat on relative to forest laws in Oregon and their pres ervation. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem, $1.20(3 1.25 ; club, $1.071.10; red Russian, $1.06 1.08; valley, $1.10. Oats No. 1, white, $39.50. Barley Feed, $30.50. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $13(ffil5; Eastern Oregon, $16r518; clover, $12(r13; alfalfa, $14.5015; grain hay, $13(?14; cheat, $13.50 14.50; vetch, $13.5014.50. Butter City creamery, extras, 36c; fancy outside creamery, 3235c; store, 1820c. Butter fat prices average 1 cents under regular butter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, 20(ffi21c. Poultry Hens, 15 KOI 6c; broilers, 2425c; fryers, 18(20c; roosters, old," 10(S)llc; young, 1415c; ducks, 20a226c; geese. 10c; turkeys, ISiTi) 19c"; squabs, $2. 50 3 per dozen. Veal Extras, 10(ffil0c; ordinary, $70i8c; heavy, 5c. Pork Fancy, 910c; large, 8 8Kc Apples 75c(a$2.50 box. Potatoes $1.351.40 per hundred; sweets, 2f'13c. Vegetables Turnips, $1 sack; car rots, 90c; parsnips, $1.50; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c pound; arti chokes, 75(S 90c dozen ; asparagus, 11 (Sn4e pound; beans, 25c; cabbage, 3i(ri34c; cauliflower, $2.50; celery, $47.5 crate; lettuce, head, 85c dozen; onions, 40(rj 50c dozen ;, parsley, 25f 30c dozen ; radishes, 35c dozen ; rhu barb, $2.75 box; spinach, $1.25. Hops 1909 contracts. lOfrglOc; 1908 crop, 7(fi8c; 1907 crop, 3(j4c; 1906, crop, fa2ct Wool Eastern Oregon, contracts, 16(fil8c; valley, 16ft.l7; mohair, choice, 22c. Cattle Top steers, $50 3.25; fair to good, $4.75(rj,5; common to medium, 3.254.50; cows, top, $4.25; fair to good, $3.50tfZ4; common to medium, $2.5C(?i,3.50; calves, top, $5fa,5.50; heavy, $3.504; bulls, and stags, fat, $3(63.50; common, $2 (S2.75. Hogs Best, $725; fair to good, $6.75ft7; stockers, $5.5j06.50; China fats, $67.5. Sheep Top wethers, $5.75(76; fair to good, $4.7505.25; ewes, Jc less on' all grades; lambs, top, $6.50(a6.75; fair to good, $6(6 6.50. RAILWAY DEMONSTRATIONS. Every Safety Device Known Will Re' ceive Test at A.-Y.-P. Exposition. Seattle, March 22. Actual demon strations of every railway safety de vice, approved and unexploited, will be made daily in the transportation build ing and yards of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, which will open on June 1 in Seattle. - The transportation building is now being hurried to completion and tracks, spurs, switches and "Ys" are already laid for the most complete exemplifica tion of general and special railway tiaffic ever attempted on the grounds of an exposition. So desirous were Eastern locomotive builders of taking advantage of reach ing the Oriental field through the me dium of the Seattle lair, that they pro vided the major portion of the $75,000 which the construction of the transpor tation building has cost, in order that the structure should be of ample size for their most complicated illsutrations. Locomotives of all makes and all periods will be exhibited. Everything, from the old "hay burners" of the cot ton belt, to the big transcontinental mogul will be shown under full steam. A modern passenger train, equipped with the last work in Pullman service, lights, brakes and wireless alarms will be a daily show. The electric end of transportation will be given as complete exhibition aB its rival. A fully equipped modern trolley as well as a new underground trolley, which it is claimed, does away with all previous objections to the un derground system, will be displayed in operation. Every known farm vehicle, reapers, stackers, harvesters, plows and all else, even to the harness for the horses, will be Bhown and the big traction harvest ers found working throughout the West, will have a place, with all of their latest improvements. FOOD SUPPLY AFFECTED. French Telegraph Strike Continues and Famine Threatens. Paris, March 22. The government issued a reassuring statement tonight concerning the strike, in which the sit uation was said to be notably improv ed, many of the strikers, especially the telephone girls, having returned to work. The strike leaders, on the oth er hand, were loudly proclaiming war to the hilt, and there are disquieting rumors of railroad and other co-operative strikes. Disclosures in connection with the strike indicate that the abuses and fa voritism charged have been largely due to the fact that politics have had much to do with the administration of the post and telegraph service. The lack of food in the capital, an outcome of the impossibility of for warding payments, is making itself felt today, and provision dealers de clare that if there is no improvement the city in a few days probably will be confronted with famine conditions. The loss to business in Paris alone is variously estimated at from $600,000 to $1,200,000. Only a few wires today connect Europe Paris with and the out side world. The government has formally notifi ed the strikers that 48 hours of grace will be allowed them to return to work, after which their dismissal will be ir revocable. NEW JAP CRISIS IN SOUTH. County Officials in California Try to Collect Poll Tax; Strike Snag. OxnaH, Cal., March 22. Serious labor trouble is threatened in the beet fields here over the situation created by the attempt to collect a county poll tax from the 450 Japanese living in Oxnard and employed in the beet fields. This attempt, after they had paid the city tax in this city, caused great re sentment. The sheriff and deputy as sessors in many instances seized horses and goods owned by the Japanese and later forced them to pay under threats of selling their property. Some of the Japanese have already left for other parts of the state where Japanese labor is in demand, leaving the beetgrowers in serious straits for laborers. Tonight the sheriff and assessor say it is probable the county will recede from its position and return the money collected. Bill Cuts Drinking Time. Salt Lake City, March 22. Both branches of the state legislature today passed a bill regulating the sale of liquor. The bill gives to all counties local option and to cities of 12,000 pop ulation or more a separate vote. Sa loons are to be open only from 7 a. m. until 7 p. m., except on Saturday, when the hours shall be from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Special elections on the question of local option are to be held on peti tion. It is believed that the bill will receive the signature of Governor Spry. Half Billion in Subways. New York, March 22. The remark able scope of Greater New York's plans forp roviding adequate transportation facilities is indicated in a statement issued here today, which shows that the expenditure of nearly $500,000,000 is contemplated. Of this amount near ly $400,000,000 is included in projects for tunnels and subways. Work in volving a fourth of this total will prob ably begin before the end of the pres ent year. Jap Ships Plan Voyage. Tokio, March 22. Two ships of the Japanese training squadron, leaving Yokosuke on March 14, will visit vsri ousp oints on the Pacific coast during the spring and summer. The vessels are the cruisers Aso and Soya. WAGE WAR ABOUT LUMBER-TARIFF South Will Join With Coast to Fight Proposed Cut. Democrats Demand Smaller Duty on Leather Goods, but West is Op posed to Free Hides Louisiana Wants Duty on Philippine Rice or Quantity Restricted. Washington, March 20. Members on both sides of the house are lining up and preparing to submit amendment to the Payne tariff bill, in which their constituents are interested. The main, contention will be over the cut in the lumber duty. It is understood that the Southern representatives are almost unanimous for retaining the present duty of $2 per thousand feet. They will have the support of many mem bers from the North wc st and the Pa cific Coast states. Hides and leather manufactures also, will be the subject of considerable de bate. The Democrats will fight to. have shoes and other product of leather reduced 5 or 10 per cent more and have hides retained on the free list. On boots and shoes, according to the new tariff, will be levied a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem. While this is a reduction of 10 per cent ad valorem, it is contended by those who favor fur ther reductions that the shoemen have admitted that they could stand a re duction of 5 to 10 per cent more if hides were admitted free. Western representatives will make an earnest effort to have a duty of 15 per cent, again placed on hides. The Louisiana delegation met today to consider the effect that the free trade provision for the Philpippiinea would have on the rice industry. They will endeavor to have the minority re port favor a small duty on rice import ed from the Philippine islands, or the quantity entitled to free duty restrict ed, as has been done with sugar and tobacco. CLEMENCEAU SUSTAINED. French Chamber Stands By Premier on Strike Situation. Paris, March 20. Premier Clemen ceau and his colleagues who faced the strike interpellations in the chamber of deputies today, determined to se cure indorsement of the government's position in the premises or retire from, office. They won, for the chamber re jected by a vote of 354 to 188 a resolu tion providing for a commission to in vestigate the causes of the strike. The number of strikers has beeti largely increased. The government, with the aid of military telegraphers and soldiers acting as letter carriers, has been successful in securing a sem blance of resumption in all branches, of the Bervice. In the provinces the strike is constantly securing new ad herents, and in many larger centers it is complete. The strike leaders claim that victory is within their grasp. The government has prepared a bill to ex tend the time on financial paper until the state services are again normal. STEAMER LINE TO PANAMA. Coast Conference Asks Government to Aid or Create One. San Francisco, March 20. A resolu tion calling upon the United Statea' government to encourage the establish ment of a privately owned steamship line on the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, operated by way of the Panama rail road, or, failing that, to supplement the government-owned Altantic line by a Bimilar line in the Pacific, , was adopted here today by representativea of various commercial organizations of the Pacific coast. The representatives met for the pur pose of discussing the effect of the In terstate Commerce commission's decis ion in the Spokane case on Pacific coast jobbing interests. Commercial bodies from Porland, Seattle, Tacoma, Sacramento, Los Angeles and this city were represented. Mine Sells for $2,000,000. Phoenix, Ariz., March TO. Papers were recorded in Florence today con summating the deal made three months ago whereby Lewissohn Brothers, of New York, acquire the property of the Kelvin Calumet Mine company, in the Ray Kelvin district, Pinal county, fcr $2,000,000. The terms are that $300, 000 is to be spent in development in the next year, the balance of the price then to be paid if the property devel ops as specified. This is the ground on which the Ray Central company was organizd by the Lewissohns. Wizard to Leave Pasadena. Pasadena, Cal., March 20. There will be no more conferences between railway officials of the Harriman sys tem at Pasadena, and E. H. Harriman will leave tomorrow for San Diego, and from there will proceed to New Orleans. There he will embark on his private yacht, Sultana, and go for a cruise to Panama to inspect progress on the canal. Mr. Harriman will re main in San Diego until he has word that his yacht is on its way. Catsup Poured Into tSay. Providence, R. I., March 20. The waters of Narragansett bay were well seasoned with tomato catsup today when 650 cases, containing 15,600 bot tles, were dumped into the sea because they did not meet the requirements of the Federal pure food law.