Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, February 16, 1911, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextDOINGS OF THE WEEK Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. General Resume of Important Event Presented In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Voliva, ruler of Zion City, would flog users of tobacco. Dr. Cook, of North Pole fame, will go on the vaudeville stage. The big Roosevelt dam in Arizona is now ready to water 200,000 acres of land. Melbourne, Australia, is flooded and boats are taking the place of street cars. Both houses of the Ohio legisla ture have endorsed direct election of senators. Authorities of Anhul and Kiang Su, China, have appropriated $360,000 for famine sufferers in Manchuria, Two society women of Providence, R. I., fought a regular prizefight with boxing gloves for the hand of a young man. A California legislator has intro duced a bill prohibiting women from wearing hat pins that protrude be yond the hat. The paper schedule In the pro posed Canadian reciprocity agree ment is found to give Canada a great advantage. Farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington have sold all their wheat and now are forced to buy seed wheat at fancy prices. Two women near Gate City, Wash., flagged a passenger train Just in time to save it from crashing into a tree that had fallen across the track. It i3 believed the national congress is not likely to pass the bill for a permanent tariff board, and an extra session of congress is freely talked of. A 5-year-old boy was smothered to death and his 7-year-old sister nearly suffocated by a straw stack falling over on them while at play, near Centralia, Wash. The attack of Mexican rebels upon the town of Juarez has been temporary abandoned. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices : Bluestem, 83c; club, 80c; red Russian, 75c; val ley, 8283c; forty-fold, 81c. Barley Feed, f2323.50. per ton; brewing, nominal. Millstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dlings, $3031; shorts, $25; rolled barley, $2627. Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 ton. Oata No. 1 white, $28 per ton. Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil lamette valley, $1920 per ton; East ern Oregon, $2122; alfalfa, $12.50 13.50; grain hay, $13.5014;clover, $12.5013.50. Apples Fancy, $1.502.50 per box; choice, $11.25; common, 50c$l. Green Fruits Pears, $1.501.75 per box; cranberries, $1212.50 per barrel Vegetables Cabbage, $1.251.50 per hundred; celery, $3(3,3.25 pr crate; head lettuce, 5060c per box; pump kins, 2c per pound; sprouts, 8c; squash, 2c; carrots, $1 per hundred; parsnips, $1.251.50; turnips, $1; beets, $1.25. Potatoes Oregon, buying prices : $1.251.50 per hundred. Onions Buying price, $2 per hun dred. Poultry Live hens, 16 17c, springs, 1617c; turkeys, 18,20c; ducks, 25c; geese, 125,14c; dressed turkeys, choice, 2225c. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 30 32c. Butter City creamery, extra, 1 and 2 pound prints, in boxes, 33c pr pound; less than boxes, cartons and delivery extra. Pork Fancy, lO'cglle per pound. Veal Fancy, 85 to 125, pounds, 13 14c per pound. Hops 1910 crop, 18c; 1900 crop, 10 13c; contracts, 14(gl5c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 12!8c per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, 17(51 19c; mohair, choice, 30c. Cattle Prime steers, $6(5,6.25; good to choice, $5.50(5,6; fair to good, $5.50 5.75; common, $4(5,5; choice to prime cows, $5(55.25; good to choice beef cows, $4.50(5.5; fair to good, $4(5, 4.50; common to fair, $2(5,4; good to choicce heifers, $5.75(5,6; fair to good, $5(55.50; common to fair, $4(54.25; choice to good fat bulls, $4.50(54.75; fair to good, $4(5,4.25; common, $2.50 (53.25; good to choice light calves, $7.75(58; fair to good, $7(5 7.50; good to choice heavy calves, $5.25(5,6; fair to good, $4.75(55.25; common, calves, $3.75(54.75; good to choice stags, $4.50(55; fair to good, $4(54.50;. Hogs Choice, $8.50(5,8.65; good to choice, $8(58.50. Sheep Choice yearling wethers, grain fed, $5(5,5.25; good to choice, wethers, gTain fed, $4.75(5 5; choicr ewes, grain fed, $4.25(5 4.50; good U choice ewes, grain fed, $3.25(54; fd ers, $2.25(53; choice lambs, gain fd. J5.25(5 6.5U; goo to cnoice, grain ieo. $6(5 6.25; fair to good, $5.25(55.75 poor lambs, $4(5,5. Hay fed sheep and lambs, 50c lower than grain fed. WARNING GIVEN GERMANY. Duke of Mecklenburg Says "Pull To gether In Business." Bremen. Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg, Regent of Brunswick uttered a remarkable warning to Ger mans of all classes in speaking at a banquet here, which was attended by leading commercial men, ship owners, manufacturers and army officers. "Under the German nag," said the Duke, "we see a wild competition by everybody against everybody else. It is this that is breaking up German Interests while other nations are con centrating all their efforts by work ing together. "Many look anxiously at the Ger man flag flying from the ship masts and ask themselves when it will give place to the Union Jack or the tri color, or even the yellow dragon; the call should go up here before it is too late, 'everybody to work. "I appeal to shipbuilders, ship own ers, mine owners, industrial men and all others, to draw together like other people for the benefit of the whole and thus secure a proper position among the nations for German com merce and shipping." FEDERALS ARE TRAPPED. Rebels Battle Near Mulato For Over Day Many Dead. San Antonio, Tex. Advices re ceived here state that the Mexican Federal troops have suffered severe defeat at Mulato, where a battle raged 36 hours. According to this message the rebel forces lost but two men, while the Federal losses are described as num erous and many of the dead soldiers were left lying on the field. The Fed erals out-numbered the rebels. Officers who are familiar with that section believe the Federals were caught in a pocket and hemmed in by the enemy. At last accounts the Mexican troops were retreating rap idly. Presidio, Texas, is the nearest American. town to Mulato and advices were received by way of that place. The dispatches are vague and it is believed they refer to a continuation of the fight reported Wednesday. The Federals are said to have num bered 300 and the rebels 200. CHINESE PLAGUE SPREADS. Population in City of Assikho Is Dying at Rate of 400 Daily. Harbin, Manchuria. A plague spot equalling Fudziadian has been dis covered in the Chinese city of Assi kho, 40 miles east from here. There is an average of 400 deaths in the place daily. The plague has also ap peared in the suburbs of Blagove- shtchensk. Russian regiments are patrolling the Russo-Chinese frontier. Amoy, China. The plague epidemic is spreading. Districts on the out skirts of this city report from eight to ten deaths daily. Elk Are Dying in Snow. Bozeman, Mont. Miners and woods men report that snow is unsually deep in the West Gallatin basin, ad jacent to the Yellowstone National Park, and that elk and other big game are dying of starvation. A drenching rain about a week ago, followed by a freeze, has coated the basin with ice and made it impos sible for the animals to reach forage. One farmer in that section reports that about a dozen elk died within sight of his cabin last week. Snake Enmeshes Woman. Sacramento, Cal. Awakening to find a six-foot snake entwined around her foot and legs, Mrs. H. Swarthout, of Berkeley, sister of the night clerk at a local hotel, aroused the entire hostelry with her screams. No one knows where the snake came from. The reptile is being held in close captivity, and the hotel man agement has formed a vigilance com mittee. New Wireless Record Made. San Francisco. It is claimed that a world's record for- wireless com munication between ship and shore was made Sunday when a message was received at a local station from the steamship Korea, 4492 miles away. Early yesterday morning the local operator heard a faint call from the Korea. The message came faint ly, but could be distinguished: "Steamer 4492 miles out; all well." The operator repeated the message and received an "O. K." Explosive Shells Pierce Armor. Washington. The trial of high ex plosive shells against the armor plate target yesterday on the ram Katah din, near the mouth of the Potomac River, was successful. Four 12-inch shells fired by the monitor Talla hassee struck the target and com pletely penetrated it at a range of nearly five miles. The result is a decided victory for the armor-piercing shells at battle ranges. Mine Victims' Bodies Recovered. Trinidad, Colo. The bodies of the two remaining victims of the Coke dale mine disaster were recovered from the mine and brought to Trini dad. Arrangements have been made for a Joint funeral of the victims. State Mine Inspector Dalrymple ar rived at Cokedale and immediately began an investigation of the disaster. The coroner's inquest will be held next Wednesday. Chinese Deported From Texas. San Antonio, Tex. Sixty Chinese were deported from Texas. Five were started from San Antonio, another was picked up at Del Rio and 54 awaited the coming of the prison train at Kl Paso. They traveled over the Southern Pacific railroad under guard and In cars especially constructed with barred windows and doors. DOINGS OF OREGON Salem, Feb. 11. Inability to agree on the provisions of Gill's bill, regu lating the issuance of bonds by counties for road building, alone pre vented the enactment by the house today of important road legislation. Just before the house adjourned un til 10 o'clock Monday morning, after spending the entire day in the con sideration of road legislation, the Gill bill was rereferred to a special committee with instructions to in corporate an amendment which will meet the objections of the anti-Good Roads association forces. This will insure the passage Monday of the bills creating a state highway board, providing for a state highway com missioner and state aid in the build ing of permanent highways. That at least two of the members of the legislature are opposed to the "salary grab" bills for county officers which have flooded the house and the senate during the present aes slon, is evidenced In a letter which Senator Norton and Representative Smith of Josephine have prepared for the benefit of their constituents. "I wish the governor would veto all of these bills," stated Senator Norton Abraham's bill classifying railroads and setting forth the rates for rail roads receiving a certain percentage of profits from their operation is still In railroad committee of the senate, but has not been quiescent there, as it has resulted In many warm arguments and debates. With only one or two dissenting votes, Sutton's bill changing the pres ent method of counting ballots in primary and general elections, passed the house today. It provides that the night election boards, instead of tak ing up their duties when the polls are closed, shall report at their re spective polling places at 9 o clock in the morning of election day and immediately begin counting the ballots. Salem, Feb. 10. With friends of the senate good roads bills denounc ing methods used by some of the lobbyists who have been working against them, the house took up con sideration of the subject this morn ing. The fate of the bills at present appears to be in doubt and great fear' is now expressed by many of the members that there will be no good roads legislation at this session. The opponents of the proposed measures resorted to desperate meas ures last night. One of the stories they circulated was that the mem bers of the Umatilla county com mittee which came up to urge the passage of the senate bills changed their minds after reaching the ground and went home without urg ing the passage of the bills. This is absolutely denied by Chairman Mann of the house roads and highways committee, who is strongly in favor of the bills passed by the upper house. Governor West believes that house bill 76, which amends section 4751 of Lord's Oregon laws ostensibly for the purpose of limiting the gov ernor In appointing the members of the state board of pharmacy to regis-. tered pharmacists actively engaged in the retail drug business, affects the section named so that it does not provide for a state board of phar macy and repeals the provisions of the old section providing for the ap pointment of a state board of pharmacy. It practically abolishes the state board of pharmacy. The bill has gone to the governor for his approval, having passed both houses. At a meeting of the ways and means committee last night the pro posed appropriation of . $200,000 for an addition to the capitol for the pur pose of housing the state library was cut to $150,000. Whether the money will be spent for an addition on the present capitol grounds or will in clude the purchase of more land is yet undecided. Another appropriation cut was for the Spring Lake fish hatchery in Klamath county, Merryman's bill for this object being reduced to $4000.. Salem, Feb. 9. Abandoning all hope of Increasing the membership of the supreme court and providing two additional Judges for the Mult nomah county circuit court, the ad vocates of an increased judiciary have concentrated their efforts and will make a determined fight to se cure one more circuit judge for Multnomah county. Fouts' public utility bill was re ported today to the house with the recommendation that It be made a special order. This the house re fused to do and it was rereferred to the committee on railways and trans portation, to which committee Sen ator Malarkey's bill for a state-wide commission will also be referred when it comes over from the senate. Representative Huntington has in troduced a bill abolishing "Blank A," now used by non-registered electors in qualifying as voters, and providing that in the future, only registered electors shall be allowed to participate in primary and gen eral elections. All employers will be required to allow their employes not less than four hours away from their work to vote in every primary, general and presidential election if a bill pre sented by Representative Clyde be comes a law. Penalties provided for violation of act are fines of from Woman Suffrage Action . Proposed. Salem, Feb. 9. That ever-recurring subject woman suffrage has again invaded Oregon's legislative halls. Representative Brownhill today In troduced a concurrent resolution pro posing the submission to the voters In the general election next year of a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. Tho reso lution goes further and would have the Oregon legislature give its In dorsement to the proposed amendment STATE LEGISLATURE $300 to $1000 and county Jail im prisonment not exceeding six months Conflicting reports as to the suit ability of the site purchased for branch Insane asylum at Pendleton appeared at the capitol today. The report of the Joint legislative com mittee, presented to the legislature, approves the site selected and de clares it the most suitable and ap propriate of those available. In the report filed simultaneously with Gov ernor West, the committee, consist ing of former superintendents of the asylum, named on the committee by the governor, finds that the site pur chased by the state is not convenient or practicable for the purposes for which it was bought. Salem, Feb. 8. Denounced by sev eral republicans as a purely political move, backed by the "old guard," the bill creating the office of assistant secretary of state and providing that he shall discharge the duties of the secretary and sit on the board of control during his absence, passed the house this morning. Thirty-two voted for it and 25 against, indicating that it will fall should the governor use his veto power. Most of the morning was consumed in the debate, with Fouts, Amme and Cottel of Multnomah, Brownhill of Yamhill and Derby of Hood River leading In the attack. . Practically all of those who talked in favor of the bill were from the ranks of the "standpatters." Senator Joseph's anti-trust bill had no place to lay Its head. Uncere moniously thrust forth from the sen ate committee on judiciary, where it had been sleeping since January 23, it was given a glassy stare at the door of the revision of laws commit tee. The "busy sign" was hung out everywhere. With consideration of the senate good roads bills postponed in the house until Friday, prospects of their passage are bright. Sentiment among many representatives previously op posed to them is changing as a bet ter understanding of the bills is ob tained in the house and in the rural districts. Senator Kellaher, with only his own vote to back him, lost the first skirmish on the Malarkey public serv ice commission bill this morning, When the bill came from the railroad committee with a four-to-one vote In Its favor, Kellaher moved to sub stitute his unfavorable minority re port, this motion commanding the support of Kellaher alone. Salem, Feb. 7. Without a dis senting vote the resolution carrying the proposed amendment for the re peal of the single tax county option amendment passed the senate this afternoon. The sister resolution also passed after a struggle. The amendment calling for the repeal of the single tax plan not only received unanimous favor in the senate, but was championed by two of the progressive leaders, Dim ick and McCulloch. Dlmlck assailed the single tax plan as a political fraud upon the people and denounced as well, the men who perpetrated the fraud with bitter invective. "I tell you this state house is full of spies. You can find them in every corner and they are camping on every trail." That was the allegation hurled to night by Senator Abraham before the committee on revision of laws, when discussion was up on the Sell ing bill for the creation of a public examiner. The Selling bill provides for the appointment of an examiner for two years and then the office is to be come elective. The tariff issue was precipitated into the house this morning in the form of a memorial to President Taft, asking for a special session of congress to revise the tariff. The memorial was presented by Derby of Hood River and Fouts of Mult nomah and will undoubtedly lead to a spirited debate. Giving the Oregon Agricultural College every cent It requested. $570,000, the ways and means com mittee adjourned late tonight with out accomplishing, any great Inroad on the asylum and general appro priation bill. Salary bills have been gone over, but the heavy ones are being reserved to the last. Salem, Feb. 6. Senator Chase's bill to protect school children from pupils who appeared at school carrying vermin, or who are in an unsanitary condition, passed the .senate today without opposition. Swarming the library, a delegation appeared before the committee on com merce and navigation .tonight for the purpose Jof attacking the eight-hour bill of Dimick. Superintendents of Oregon City mills, attorneys, 'employ es and others appeared, outlining con ditions at the mill. Admission was made in one or two instances of long 14 .and 18 and 24 hour shifts, but as' a general rule the testimony simmered down to detailed explanation of 2 the manner in which men are required to handle machinery and the Jsanitary conditions surround ing them in the mills at Oregon City. Extended arguments for and against the employers' compensation act were made tonight before the house commit tee of judiciary. Jealous of Governor West. Salem, Feb. 7. Believing Gov ernor West would receive credit from the people of the state for Inspiring through his special message the In vestigation into the office ot State Dairy and Food Commissioner J. W. Bailey, members of the Bowerman wing in the senate and house at tacked the committees which made the Inquiry during the session this morning and attempted to prevent the legislators from receiving the report- 30-FOOT CHANNEL IS SURE. Committee Reaches Agreement on Columbia Work. . Washington. The conference com mittee on the river and harbor bill has agreed to the senate amendment authorizing the construction of two dredges intended for use on the new 30-foot channel project from Port land to the sea. The house members of the confer ence con: mittee, in . confirming the assurance given Representative Ellis some days ago, accepted the terms of the senate amendment because this work is highly recommended by army engineers and the project Is deemed most meritorious. The amendment as agreed upon ap propriates $350,000 cash and author izes an additional expenditure of $320,000. Of this total, $520,000 will be expended on two dredges, as rec ommended by the engineers and the .emaining $150,000 will be applied to dredging under old contracts. Ac ceptance of this provision by the con ference committee means it will be retained in the bill as finally ac cepted by both houses and as it will be signed by the president. The senate amendment was the one that Chairman Alexander, of the house committee, discussed with President Taft and it is known that the proposition meets executive ap proval. UNCLE SAM WANTS WATER. He Will Defend Users' Right to Grand River Against Company. Denver. Attorney -General Wicker- sham has notified United States Dis trict Attorney Ward to do all in his power to protect the rights of the government in the suits pending in the state courts over water rights in the Grand river. The attorney- general believes the United States may be deprived of its water rights in that stream, thereby Jeopardizing the building of the contemplated high-line canal, a $3,000,000 project. Mr. Ward said today that a suit was pending in Grand county be tween the Grand Valley Irrigation company and other water users of Mesa county against the Intermoun taln Water company, involving the right to the waters of the Grand river. State's . Attorney-General Grif fith, of Colorado, is one of the coun sel for the plaintiffs. This suit is the result of an alleged attempt by the Intermountaln Water company to divert the water frpm the headwaters of the Grand river on the western slope of the continental di vide to irrigate lands on the eastern slope. The Intermountaln company claims a right prior to that of the users In the Grand valley. AVIATORS BRAVE BULLETS. Hamilton and Garros Fly Over Juarez, Despite Warning. El Paso. Charles K. Hamilton, American aviator, flew his biplane over Juarez and Roland G. Garros, Frenchman, in his Bleriot monoplane, crossed the international border a short distance yesterday. Only the day before Hamilton and other In ternational aviators had been warned that a flight over Juarez would be met with a storm of bullets from the federal troops now holding that city. The two left the ground within a few minutes of each other. After reaching 1200 feet Hamilton crossed the Rio Grande and a half minute later had passed the Mexican customhouse, making the first aero plane reconnoissance ever made in time of actual warfare. The aviator on his return would not give out an interview, simply stating that "there appeared to be a good-sized army in Juarez." American Artist Lost. Rome.- A general alarm has been sent out for Henry Lawrence Wolfe, of New York, a student of painting at the American Academy, who h u been missing since iast Monday after noon. Wolfe is &t years old. iie is redited by his friends with being a man of good habits ai'd they can ad vance no theory as to why he should have disappeared. There are some among the Americans who suggest the possibility of kidnaping or the black hand being connected with the absence of Wolfe. Four Stockmen Missing. Eagleville, Cal. Harry Cambron, John Laxgaue, B. Indiano and P. Errasmuspe, four wealthy stockmen who have been missing since Janu ary 1, are believed by the authorities to have been murdered. The four men left camp January 1 to go to a sheep camp seven miles distant through a country that they knew well and In which they could not pos sibly have been lost. They were ac customed to the rigors of winter. Kansas Rejects Recall. Topeka. Kan. The recall for state officers was defeated In the senate by the decisive vote of 23 to 15. This was one of the pledges made by both parties in their platforms. Employes Under Army Rule. Washington. The treasury depart ment has ordered all customs em ployes on the Mexican border to work under the direction of the mili tary commanders of their districts. REBELS BURN JAIL Mean Insurrectos FuHill Threat Me to Federals. Success Brings Many New Recruits to Rebel Cause United States Troop Strictly Neutral. Calexlco, Feb. 13. The Mexican guardhouse, located just across the international line at Mexican, was burned to the ground by the insur rectos at 3 o'clock this morning. This was done in fulfillment of a warning given the Federal officials by the insurrecto leaders when they evacuated Mexican 12 days ago, that If any attempt was made to resume the collection of customs the build ing would be destroyed upon the re turn of the insurrectos. The alarm of fire was given by sen tries in the camp of the United States troops less than a block away from the burning buildings, but none of the soldiers crossed over, strict or ders having been issued to remain on United States territory. No Federal soldiers have appeared and the rumor that Mexican troops had appeared across the desert be tween Picachos Pass and New River proved groundless. In anticipation of the troops appearing, Berthold called in all the sentries and massed them In the bull-fight arena. Recruits to the insurgent force are constantly being received. The state ment was made today that the insur gents have 50 men In tho Cocopas Mountains, where they can keen close watch of Picachos Pass, through which the Federals must come from Ensenada to Mexican. Berthold had secured the services of nearly 100 Cocopa Indians to act as scouts and guides through the mountain district, and it is believed the insurgent scouts are keeping Leyva well posted on the movements of the Federal soldiers. The Signal Service Corps of the United States Army has sent a de tachment of eight men to Yuma and three to Calexlco to establish wire less stations. It is expected that sta tions will be established at points of about 3.0 miles apart from Yuma to San Diego. In this manner the United States Government will be able to keep in touch with the situa tion in Northwestern Mexico. Aviation Squad For Militia. San Francisco. Colonel George A. Schastey, commanding the Coast Ar tlllery Corps, National Guard, pro poses to form an aviation squad, with Eugene Ely at the head. It is the first time such a thing has been done. Many details remain to be worked out, but the principal obstacle has been overcome in securing the writ ten consent of Ely, who recently flew his Curtiss biplane on to the deck of the cruiser Pennsylvania, with the un derstanding that an aviation squad shall be formed, of which he Is to be the head and chief instructor. Ely has promised that two others of the Curtiss team will enlist with him and assist in the work of instruction. The organization of the squad will be' completed as quickly as possible with the Intention of having It partic ipate in the Coast Artillery maneu vers of the San Francisco compan ies at the Presidio June 3 to 17, and those of the San Diego companies July 1 to 15. Meningitis Dread Over. New York. The Rockefeller Insti- - tute for Medical Research announced that the effectiveness of anti-meningitis serum had been generally ac cepted by medical authorities throughout the world and that the , new remedy had taken its place with vaccine and dlptheria antitoxin as an improved agency for the protection of public health. The serum will no longer be free. The New York City Board of Health has undertaken the production of the new serum, and for a short time will supply urgent requests from outside the state. In this city the . board will designate stations where the remedy will be kept always on hand. Navarro Reception Is Off. El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13. Jefe Po litico Martinez' public reception to General Navarro, set for today, has been Indefinitely postponed. General Navarro did not arrive. Insurrecto couriers definitely located the Federal leader at a lake a few miles south west of Ahumada, a station on the Mexican Central about 80 miles south. The insurrecto forces are scattered between Ahumada and Juarez, where ever they can find pasture and wa ter. The country for 100 miles south of here is practically a desert. Sunday Work Is Opposed. Chicago. Several hundred clergy men in Chicago have started a move ment, furthered by the Chicago' Chris tian Endeavor Union, to relieve mail clerks and carriers of Sunday work. A special committee of the union out lined the campaign, which the Min isters' Association of the Episcopal, Methodist, Christian, Roman Cath olic, Jewish and other denominations Indorsed. Clara Barton Will Live. Washington. The condition of Miss Clara Barton, founder of the Rod Cross, who has been ill with bron chitis at her home In a suburb of Washington, has so greatly Improved that Dr. J. B. H. Hubell, of Glen Echo, regards her as out of danger.