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The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
Worse Than Stealing Sheep.

The newspaper that practices on
public confidence in it to skin the
farmers out of part of the fair price of
short crop is worse than a sheep
stealer.
We do not pretend to fathom the
motive of the Evening Journals con-
spicuous lending of it's columns to the
effort to exaggerate the amount of
wheat yet to come to market in the
northwest. It, is enough to note the
facts and the natural effect of success
of the effort to deceive the public.
Three agencies have worked together
in the creation of a false impression,
a powerful speculative interest, a
'crop expert" in open financial alli-
ance with it and a public journal.
The public knows how to discount
speculative manipulation to depress
the price of commodity till it comes
into primary markets, and then put it
up before selling to consumers. These
persons only :'labor in their voca-
tion," like Falstaff when he took
purses on the highway.
There is scarcely more real decep-
tion in the solemn estimates of crop
experts who share in the profits of
buying cheap from producers and
selling dear to consumers. These are
generally understood to get the purses
without risk and trouble of taking
them. But what is a newspaper doing
in that galley unless it x has made
common cause with the other road
agents?
The story that has been whispered
about for some time was told in full
in the Tribune of yesterday. When
the wheat promise was fair, but long
before it was gathered, the cry of
''bumper crop" was raised. It was
kept up through all the vicissitudes
of storm and wet, in face of disap-
pointing harvests and meager returns
from threshing. When the wheat did
not come in the blame was put on the
railroads by making prominent local
cases of congestion. The standing
prejudice of the farmer was used to
bait the trap.
The result proves the difficulty of
rigging a free market for universal
product. Prices refused to fall in the
face of scare head denunciation of
railroads for not hauling mythical
accumulations. knowledge of real
conditions leaks out and legitimate
buyers prepare to confront things as
they are.
The farmers have no bumper crop
and they know it. They are going to
get the natural price for their wheat
if all the speculators and crop experts
in the country go broke. The cream
of the joke is that the newspaper mar
gins will go with the rest, unless that
favored partner was carried Free
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
DROWNED WHILE SKATING.

Harold Rogers of Cove Breaks Through
Thin Ice on Mile Laos Lake.
Harold Rogers, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rogers, was
drowned in Mile Laos lake on Satur-
day.
1t appears that the boy was skating
upon a sheet of thin ice about a half
mile from his home and that the crust
gave way beneath him and resulted in
death from drowning.
Young Rogers left home at about
O'Clock in the afternoon, saying that
he was going to meet his brothers,
Jesse and Carl, on their return from
Lawrence. Jesse and Carl, however,
arrived at home without meeting
Harold. Upon being told that he left
with the intention of meeting them, it
dawned upon the boys that a hat
which they passed on the ice probably
belonged to Harold, but at the time
they paid but little attention to the in
cident. .-E.
A searching party was Immediately
sent out and the unfortunate boy was
discovered beneath the ice where he
had broken through. He was conveyed
to his home, where DR.. Swennes OF
Lawrence and others endeavored to
resuscitate him, but without avail.
The funeral was held from the family
residence on Monday afternoon at
O'Clock, and the remains were laid to
rest beside those of his brother, who
was drowned in the same lake several
years ago.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
Rev. Father Kicken Dead.

Father Levings received telegram
on Saturday which conveyed the in
telligence that Rev. J. J. Kicken had
that morning died in the Breckenridge
hospital. Rev. Father Kicken was "a
years of age and had been sick but ten
days. He was a highly esteemed
friend of Father Levings and was
known to many people in Princeton,
where he had in former years occas-
ionally assisted in the services at St.
Edwards Catholic church. At the
time of Father Kicken IS death he pre-
sided over the parish of Kent.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
VIM. Harter Occupies New House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Surprised.

The Pythian Sisters surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Ewing last evening and
a delightful time was passed in play
ing progressive finch. Music and re-
freshments also entered into the pro-
gram. The Pythian Sisters will on
MONDAY evening at their hall cele-
brate the changing of their organiza-
tlon,s name from the Rathbone Sisters
to its present form.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
Judge webber Suicides,

Judge B. F. Webber of New Ulm
committed suicide on Tuesday by
hanging himself to a rafter in his barn.
He was 73 years of age and had been
Judge of the ninth judicial district for
almost quarter of a century. Judge
Webber presided over the first trial of
DR.. Koch and it is supposed that the
heavy mental strain of that long in
quiry hastened his end. He leaves an
invalid wife and one son.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
Secret Societies Elect Officers.

Espey lodge, No. 1913, A. o. u. w.,
on Monday elected it's officers for the
term commencing January, 1907, as
follows: Past master workman. W.
81. Young; master workman, J. H.
Angstman: foreman, T. F. McCracken:
overseer, J. E. Judkins; recorder, L.
S. Briggs; receiver, r. E. Jones;
financier, Otto Radeke; guide, S. A.
Lane; inside watch, Louis Stumm:
outside watch, W. H. Whitney. R. E.
Jones was elected as representative to
the grand lodge which meets in Min.
neapolis in February, with L. S.
Briggs as alternate.
Olive lodge No. 1877, D. of H., elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year at its last meeting: P. G. of H.,
Allie E. Radeke; C. of H., Minna
Jones; L. of H., Ellen Blocker; c. OF
c., Agnes Whitney; Financier, Georgia
Smith; Recorder, Allie E. Radeke:
Receiver, Maggie Briggs; Usher,
Maude Brace; Indside Watch, Emma
Howard; Outside Watch, Katie Mack:
Delegate to grand lodge, Georgia
Smith; alternate, Allie E. Radeke.
. At the regular meeting of Kedron
Chapter, No. l20, order of Eastern
Star, on Monday night the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: W. M, Mrs. Carleton; W. P,
W. P. Chase; A. M, Mrs. Carrie j.
Campbell; Conductor, Mrs. B. D.
Grant; Assistant Conductor, Mrs. Eva
Keith; Secretary, I. G. Patterson:
Treasurer. Mrs. Aulger Rines.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06

Suppose She Had Been Out!
What day was born on, mother?',
Thursday, child.''
Wasn't that fortunate? It's your
day at home.'
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06
PEBBLES on Politics.

Politics. observed Uncle Jerry
PEBBLES, lis a good deal like a game
OF football. If you get any glory out
OF it you've got to get down in the
dirt. '-C Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union., 1906-12-06

Totals 1888 .45 1926. .01 s., ,237 .OS 1929 90
Total school district taxes....... S6,726 80
Total settlement. ent.................. 7,7O9.77
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
BLAMES ALL ON MOROCCO.
German Delegate Says Minister Mis-
understood French Minister.

Paris, Jan. 12.-With the approach
of the Algeciras convention on Moroc-
can reforms, the newspapers devote
greater space to discussion of the ques-
ton. Public opinion everywhere is
that the issue of the conference will be
amicable has been practically decided.
The Journals Madrid correspondent
sends an Interview with the Germa am
hassador at Madrid, Herr Won RADIO
witz, who is also the principal German
delegate to the convention. The am
bassador, the correspondent says, has
no doubt of the favorable issue of the
conference. He believes the whole dis
agreement is due to the Moroccan min
ister's not understanding or misinter-
preting the words of the French minis
ter to Morocco, willfully or otherwise,
and says if the sultan's delegates try to
prevent an agreement being reached by
the powers, as it has been suggested
they would do, they will find them
selves in most serious situation. But
the ambassador is of the opinion thai
the Moroccan delegates fully appreciate
this and will give no trouble.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
FIRE CAUSES PANIC.
Hotel Guests Suffocate or Leap to
Sure Death at Minneapolis.

Hotel Guests Suffocate or Leap to
Sure Death at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Jan. IL. - Eight per-
sons are dead from suffocation or from
Ieaping from windows and a score of
people are more or less injured as the
result of fire in the West hotel early
this morning.
The fire, which is supposed to have
been caused by crossed electric wires,
was in itself Insignificant, being con-
fined to the elevator shaft and the top
floor in the corner of the building, but
the wild scene which followed the first
alarm hurried people into the halls and
out upon windows in frantic attempt
to save themselves. The financial los:
will not exceed $50, 900.
All of the hospitals sent their ambu
lances to the fire. Physicians FASTENED
to the hotel and offered their services
and undoubtedly many lives were saved
by their efforts. The hospitals sent
eorps of nurses to give first aid to thu
injured, and they were kept busy TO
several hours after the fire had beer
checked
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20

Washington, Jan. IL. - The senate
public lands committee today mad up
for consideration the bill repeating the
timber and stone act, but no conclusion
was reached. The committee intends
to give this legislation very careful con-
sideration, and it now seems probable
that some bill will ultimately be re-
ported repeating the present law and
substituting a new law authorizing the
sale OF timber on public land at not
less than it's appraised vaue, in some
manner to be prescribed by the secre-
tary of the interior.
When this feature was touched upon,
several Western senators, particularly
Fulton and Patterson, took occasion to
state their opinion that too much was
now left to the discretion of the secre.
tary of the interior, particular reference
being made to his power to withdraw
land from entry for forestry purposes
1t was alleged that this power wal
many times abused, that vast areas hac
been withdrawn when there wac M
justification for it, and in consequence,
of such Withdrawals development hac
been retarded.
This discussion had no bearing OF
the subject under consideration, and i
this particular question is taken up i
will probably be in the committee OF
agriculture and forestry rather than tn,
committee ON public lands.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20

Washington, Jan. 13.-While the
senate has labored to mask the truth,
the fact is that next Tuesday Theodore
Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Theodore
P. Shonts, John F. Stevens and, incl
dentally, John F. Wallace, are to be
arraigned and tried before the none too
impartial judges who constitute the
senate committee on interoceanic can
ais.
The trial is to be called an investiga-
ton, but it means simply that every
supposed scandal, every petty criti-
cism. every report of friction between
officials, every story of an unearned
salary, every tale of discharged en-
ploye and every fleeting bit of gossip is
to be told in public, and from them all
the members of the committee expect
to get-possibly some of them hope to
get-the basis for direct charge of in
competence, or it may be of guilt
There is not a soul in Washington who
believes that anything will come of the
Investigation save the knowledge al
ready held that some of the heads of the
enterprise have had their bick erings
and their Engagements.
1t may be that in the course of the
hearings the public may learn the real
reason for the resignation of Mr.. Wal
lace. 1t may learn whether or not
there was any truth in the reports OF
friction between Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Shonts. 1t may learn whether or not
Poultney Bigelow drew the long bow,
but that anything substantial can come
from the investigation no one in his
heart believes.
1t is understood that the greatest lat.
itude will be given in the matter o.
asking questions, and, if curiosity about
personal differences between officials
is to be considered one OF the chic
things which it is necessary satisfy
the senate and the people may have
their fill of satisfaction.
The senate declares that Presiden
Roosevelt practically challenged thu
investigation and that it has been de
cided not to deny him. There wal
nothing for the president to do, appsr
emily, in the present condition of af
fairs, except to challenge" an inves
tigation. There / feeling in Wash
ington that he took the course that b
did to win eventually the right to con
duct the canal construction unhamper
ed by commission of seven men.
If the result of the investigation
leads to the statutory abolition of tn
canal body. it may be that trouble AM
rumors of trouble will disappear an
that the work will go forward, shown
that a strong hand is behind it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
RANGE WAR IN WYOMING.
Raiders Murder Herders, Slaughter
Sheep and Burn Camp.

Raiders Murder Hsrders, Slaughter
Sheep and Burn Camp.
Denver, Jan. -. - An Evanston,
Wyo., special to the Tribune says:
Masked and mounted raiders, pre-
sumed to be cattlemen, last night at
tackled the camps of two Utah flock
masters near Burnt Fork, close to the
Utah Wyoming line, shot down A N &.
Garsite and Robert Allen, herders,
slaughtered the sheep, and blrned the
camp wagons and outfits.
A camp mover who escaped the bull
let's of the raiders witnessed the battle
from the brush. The raiders num-
bered about 20, and approached the
camps at gallop, firing fusillade
of shots into the wagons. The herders
were killed at the first fire. 1t re-
quired less than half an hour to club
the sheep to death and burn the cut.
fits, when the raiders departed. No.
tees of warning to other fockmasters
we're left with the bodies of the dead
herders.
Sheepmen are indignant, threaten t.
get even, and more trouble is antici
pated. The range on which the out
rage was committed has long been il
dispute, and the sheepmen have beer
frequently ordered away.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Danger of Realism 4.

David Belasco was talking about stage
realism.
''It may go too far" he said. ut is
. dangerous thing"
He smiled.
"A stage manager" he said, "oncs
had subordinate with realistic ideas
The manager was producing a play con
aiming a snowstorm and the subordinate
had charge of the snow.
"'Confound your said the manager
q the end of the snowstorm scene
What on earth did you mean by max
ing the snow out of brown paperr
faint the scene laid in LondonY ask
ID the other.
-'Yes, but what of thatY
We'll, that's the color of LondoI
now "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Unite for Irrigation.

Omaha, Jan. 1.-The American IT.
rigation Federation is the name for an
organization formed by representatives
of the irrigation states who met in
Omaha today. Among the objects OF
the federation set forth in an official
statement are to harmonic conflicting
interests, promote beneficial legisla-
ton, distribute instructive Literature,
aid in settlement of reclaimed areas,
criticize officials or others for acts Of
injustice and to aid in the adjustment
of freight rates to and from the re-
claimed areas.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20

Chicago, Jan. 12.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Chicago Daily News
says: Confidential information has
been received by your correspondent
that Russo G erman relations have suf-
fered painful breach as a result of the
discovery that the czar's military at
tache in Berlin, Colonel Schebeko, fol-
a long time has been engaged in spying
operations in collision with the mill.
tary attsche of France. Colonel Sche.
beko was formerly connected with the
Russian embassy in Washington, and
doubtless is well remembered there.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Castro viii Sell Asphalt Lake.

New York, Jan. 13.-According to
private advices received from Caracas.
President Castro will offer for sale to
the highest bidder the concession for
the asphalt lake Guanaioco, of which
the New York & Bermudez company
was deprived about year and hall
ago. The asphalt property, which is
in the state of Bermudez, is now being
operated by Ambrose Howard Garner,
as a receiver under appointment by the
High Federal court.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
FORBIDS PRIVATE CARS.
Bill Offered Congress by Fruit job
bers' Association.

bers' Association.
Duluth, MINI, Jan. IL. - President
Roosevelt, Attorney General Moody
and members of congress and the Inter
state Commerce commission, will re-
ceive this week copies of bill adj
vocated by the Western Fruit Jobbers'
association, of which E. M. Ferguson,
of Duluth, is president, and which has
for it's primary purpose the elimination
of private freight cars, the correction OF
refrigerating rates and bringing express
companies under the interstate COM
merce acts and prohibiting the dealing
in commodities handled by them.
The bill will be introduced in con-
gress during the present session. 1t
provides that roads must furnish all
rolling stock required to handle inter
state commerce under penalty of heavy
fines. 1t outlaws flexible charges
and gives the shipper an open avenue
for relief against unreasonable rates.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Calls Poultney Bigelow

Washington, Jan. ID. = The senate
committee on interoceanic canals today
placed in the hands of Sergeaut-at-
arms Ramsdell subpoena for Poultney
Bigelow, the author and traveller,
whose attack on the government of the
canal zone and the management OF
canal affairs was denounced by Secre-
tary Taft in a communication sent to
congress. Mr.. Bigelow is believed to
be in New York, and he can be served
in time to have him here next week
The committees purpose is to let him
substantiate his story, if possible.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
SALE oE GOODS.
State Law Provides Protection for
the Creditor.

Portland-The Portland Association
of Credit Men, one of the states Oldest
and strongest commercial bodies, has
taken up the matter of purchasing goods
without the buyer knowing whether or
not there is any indebtedness against
the same. A law ON the statute books
of Oregon, covering this question, fol-
lows:
SALE OF GOODS IN BULK.
1t shall be the duty of any person
who shall purchase any stock of goods
in bulk, for cash or credit, to demand
and receive from the vendor, at least
five days before the contamination of
such purchase, and at least five days
before paying or delivering to the ven
dor, any part of the purchase price, a
written statement under oath, contain
ing the names and addresses of all of
the creditors of said vendor, with the
amount of indebtedness due and owing,
or to become due or owing to each of
such creditors, and if there be no such
creditors, a written statement under
oath to that effect; and it shall be the
duty of such vendor to furnish such
sale. After receiving said written state
ment, the vendee shall at least five
days before the contamination of such
purchase, and at least five days before
paying any part of the purchase price,
in good faith notify personally or by
wire or by registered letter, each of the
creditors of the vendor named in said
statement, of the proposed purchase by
him of such stock of goods; and when
ever any person shall purchase any
stock of goods in bulk, without having
first demanded and received from his
vendor, the statement herein provided
for, and without having also notified
all of the creditors of the vendor named
in such statement, such purchase, sale
or transfer shall, as to any and all
creditors of the vendor, be conclusively
presumed fraudulent and void. Any
vendor of a stock of goods in bulk, who
shall knowingly and wilfully make OF
deliver, or cause to be made or deliver
ed, any false statement, or shall fail tc
include the names of all of his creditors
in any such statement, shall be deemed
guilty of perjury. Any sale or transfer
of stock of goods, wares or merchan-
disc out of the usual or ordinary course
of the business or trade of the vendor
or whenever thereby substantially the
entire business or trade heretofore con
Quoted by the vendor shall be sold o.
conveyed or attempted to be sold o
conveyed, shall be deemod a sale o
transfer in bulk, in contemplation o
this act; provided, that nothing con
tanned in this act shall apply to sale
by executors, administrators, receivers
or any public officer acting under judi
cial process.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Rebel Houses eombarded.

Tifis, Jan. 1.-The plundering Of
this city continues. Last night bombs
were thrown at military patrol,
whereupon the house from which the
bombs were hurled, and the adjoining
buildings, we're bombarded by artil-
lery, with the result that many persons
were killed or wounded. A house in
which an Armenian who had attempt
ed to assassinate an officer had sought
refuge was set on fire and the man was
burned alive.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
SETTLING WITH EXCITEMENT.
Young China Wants Reform Old China
Adheres TO Graft.

Pekin, Jan. 10. - Reports from the
South and from the Yangtse valley re-
gion show the anti-foreign sentiment
to be very strong. China undoubtedly
is in ferment of POLITICAL excitement,
but the movement is directed as much
against the government as against the
foreigners.
The government is between two fires.
The young China party is clamoring
because reforms are being executed toe
slowly, while the conservatives and the
officials, the latter having their per-
quisites threatened, are resisting all
efforts at reform.
In spite of the protests in Northern
China, the foreign ministers have moi
changed their minds for the withdrawal
of foreign troops from Chile province
the only exception being the legation
q ards. the ministers believing thai
the Chinese government is both able
and determined to protect foreigners il
the event of revolution.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
TRAINWRECKERs WIPED OUT.
Deadly Vengeance on Rebels Who
Tore Up Track.

Riga, Livonia, Jan. II. - News has
Just reached this city of daring a.
tempt of the revolutionists to capture a
military train conveying a large sum of
money from St. Petersburg to Libau.
A band of revolutionists having adj
vance information gathered at Hazen-
pot, burned two bridges and tore up
the track. Two companiesof infantry,
which were escorting the train, left the
cars, and were joined by detachment
of dragons. This force marched against
the revolutionis.s, who from behind
improvised defenses, opened fire on the
soldiers. The infantry, after firing two
volleys, which killed 65 and wounded
nearly 100 of the revolutionists,
charged with the bayonet, and the dra-
goons completed the rout by sabering
all the revolutionists they overlook.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20
Pipe Line Across Isthmus.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Secretary Taft
has recommended to the president
that he sanction the issue of a revoca-
BILE license to the Union Oil company,
of California, to construct and main
tain a pipe line across the canal zone.
There were six applicants for such a
right, but the company named is the
only one which specified the price OF
oil if used by the government and
whose offer was otherwise sufficiently
definite and reasonable. 1t is, howev.
err, expressly provided that the license
shall not be exclusive.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-01-20

Juneau, Alaska, Jan. IS. - At q
meeting attended by SO Douglas City
shippers last night telegram was or
dered to be sent that no contract would
be signed with the two steamship COM
panies now. doing business unless rate
of rs per cent less than the present rate
be granted. At present only three con-
tracts have been signed in Juneau with
the two companies. All other shippers
were waiting for some move by Tacoms
or Portland. There is some agitation
TO get Tacoma to pool the issue witt
Portland.