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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-22
tuesday. Dec. u.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE question
Of Senator Reed Smoet's right to seat
as United States senator from Utah
was discussed by Senator Burrows in
the senate today for more than three
hours. The senator had carefully pre-
pared his speech, which received the
closest attention throughout by large
attendance of senators and crowded gal
leries. Smoot occupied his place in the
chamber No interruptions were made
during the entire speech, which was an
arraignment of Mormonism and the
responsibility which attached to Smoot
for Mormon principles as a member of
the apostolic body in the church.
Washington, Dec. 1l.-This was a
field d"y for oratory in the house. The
executive, legislative and judicial APP
preparation bill afforded an opportuni-
ty for general debate covering a wide
range of subjects, from a dissertation
on Alfred Nobel, the founder of the No
bel prize, to the raising of salaries OF
members of congress and including a
discussion of simplified spelling.
The house at 5:05 adjourned until
noon tomorrow, no action looking to
the close of general debate on the bill
having been taken.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-22

Church-A man recently paid 100000
for a seat in the New York Stock Elk
change.
Gotham-And did he get it2
90 yes, he got it."
THAT'S all right, then. III bet I've
paid more than that in my lifetime for
seats in the street cars that never got"
--Yonkers Statesman.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-22
Monday, Dec IT.

Washington, Dec ia pictorially
illustrated message from President
Roosevelt portraying conditions as he
found them on the isthmus Of Panama
during his recent visit occupied the
senate during the greater portion of its
session today. Printed copies of the
message, handsomely bound, were
placed on the desk OF each senator and
the reading of the document was closely
followed. Preceding the Panama mes
sage, the presidents recommendation
respecting public lands and the naval
personnel were received and read.
The senate agreed to the holiday adj
journment resolution and will be in re-
cess from the end Of the session Thurs
day next until January 3.
Resolutions were agreed to directing
an investigation by the department of
Commerce and Labor Of the Interna-
tional Harvester company to ascertain
whether it effects restraint of trade /;
also directing the senate judiciary
committee to report what authority
congress may have under the commerce
clause of the constitution to prevent in
terstate commerce in child-made goods
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
began the last week before the Christ
mas holidays with a determination to
dispose of as much legislation as posi-
BILE, to make way for the more active
work which will devolve on it when
congress again convenes. To this end
several small bills were passed under
suspension of the rules. The Indian
appropriation bill was taken up and Is
of the 81 pages completed when it was
laid aside for the presidents message
concerning the Panama canal, which
consumed more than an hour in its
reading, being listened to by large
number of members.
The pictorial feature of the message
afforded an opportunity for good ma
red comment, the innovation of cuts
in state paper being looked on with
favor. Messages from the president on
public lands and the naval personnel
were also read.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-22
TRYING EXPERIENCE.

Spent Over 500 in a Vain Search
for Health,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-22

Miss Frances Gardner, of 800 Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago. Ills, writes:
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
MAN MASQUERADES
IN WOMAN'S GARB
Henry Crosswhite Makes
Report That Roommate
Was an Odd Character

OAKLAND, Oct 23.-Report of a
man masquerading in woman's clothing
was brought to the attention of the
police today, when Henry Cross
white, a recent arrival in this
city from the East, reported to the
police that man with whom he had
become acquainted on his way to Cali
fornia and with whom he had shared
room at the Hotel Merritt, had disap-
peared, taking with him suit case
and some clothing belonging to Cross
white.
Inquiry at the hotel revealed that
Crosswhite's companion was, so far as
the hotel attaches knew. woman
They had arrived at the hotel two
weeks ago and were registered under
the name of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cross
white of Pueblo, Colo, and were be-
lieved to be husband and wife. As soon
as 1t was known that Crosswhite had re-
ported that his companion was a man
q search of the room occupied by the
pair was made, but nothing was found
which would throw any light on the
mystery. Crosswhite had failed to
appear at the hotel after making his
report to the police.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
FAMOUS GOA MAY
OPEN CANAL.
Suggestion Made at Ban
quet Given Amundsen by
Norwegian Club Members
EXPLORER HONORED

The sloop Gjoa. in which Captain
Roa1d Anlundsen found the northwest
passage. may be the vessel to open the
Panama canal when it is completed.
If that should be done the Gjoa would
be the only ship to have ever circum-
navigated North America.
AT banquet given Captain Amund-
sen and his crew by the Norwe gian
Club Fran on Monoay night o. A.
Tveitmoe. postmaster, suggested to
the valiant explorer that he do not sell
the Gjoa but have it placed in charge
of the United States Government at
Mare Island until the completion of
the Panama canal and have it be the
first vessel to enter the locks. This
idea recommended itself strongly to
earnest consideration. The report that
the Gjoa has been sold to a syndicate
in Seattle is without foundation.
At the banquet Captain Anlundsen
was presented with silver drinking
horn. On the horn was inscribed, ITO
Roald Amundsen by the Norwegian
Club Fran. October %. 1906. For Fac
drelandet" Cor Fatherland).
Captain Amundsen made an address
of thanks and in his remarks gave a
brief history of the Gioa expedition.
Other addresses were: Norway" Pro-
fessor John Lindtner; Denmark P.
o. Aune; From Copenhagen to the
Magnetics Pole" Lieutenant Godfried
Hansen of the Danish navy. Amund-
sens second in command: America
John Ferem; Ladies' of Norway. o. J..
LiIlestol; THE Norwegian Sailor An
drew Furuseth. With the exception of
Mr.. Furuseth's remarks, all the
speeches were in Norwegian.
During the evening there were songs
by Miss Resch Petersen, who sang.
among other selections. Grieg's Solveg
Song, from Peer Gynt." Master An
gelo Tveitmoe gave a violin solo from
Grieg. There were loo persons present
at the banquet.
The Nora Club. of Norwegian women,
gave a reception to the Morse sailor
and his men yesterday afternoon at the
rooms of the Club Fran. 40 Pierce
street Addresses were made by Miss
Hannah Larsen, president of the club.
and Mrs. North -Whftcomb, president
of the Pioneer Club. There was music
by Miss Petersen and Otto Ottesen and
c. Knudsen.
This evening at $3.50 o'clock there
will be a banquet given Captain
Amundsen and his men in the st. Fran
els Hotel. There will be toasts re-
sponded to by Governor Pardee, Mayor
Gallagher. Professor Lange of the Uni
versity of California and Dr. Thor
stein yeblen of Stanford University
Professor George Davidson, president
of the Geographical society of the Pa
cific. will be toastmaster There will
be ESQ places filed at the tables. The
diners are to assemble in the st. Fran
els annex at o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
kLITGAARD s STORY
HELPS PORTER.
Eyewitness Swears That
Mongolia Was Proceed
ing Cautiously Ahead
NATE MARTIN SLOW

Captain W. P. s Porter late of the
steamship Mongolia. had his testimony
.eorroberated yesterday BY that of Cap
tain c. F. Kiltgaard. who was a pas
senger on the vessel at the time she
struck on the coral reef at Midway
Island. His testimony was 10 the ef-
feet that the Mongolia was stopped
five minutes before she began backing
at full speed and it Was seven minutes
before she struck This testimony not
only agrees with that of Captain Por-
ter, but. with that also OF the engineer
and his assistant and the time kept
in the engine-room- de testified fur
ther that he was standing near the
bridge when the soundings were being
made and that no report of a seventeen
fathom sounding was made TO the cap
tain by any one. Before the steamer
was stopped and her engines reversed
she was going at dead slow speed.
First Mate A Martin was recalled
and testified that when he reported no
bottom at $50 and 1s0 fathonns he was
not speaking OF the depth of the water
but of the number of fathoms that had
gone of the reel. An experiment yes
terday with the Mongolia's soundin z
machine showed that to measure sew
enty-fve fathoms vertical depth re-
quired $50 fathoms or wire. But when
Martin touched bottom at forty faith
oms and reported bottom at forty faith
oms he had 1e7 fathons of wire out
Before reporting to Captain Porter that
he had found bottom he hauled in the
wire on the reel. consuming tbout nine
minutes, and then walked 500 feet to
the bridge During all this time he
testified that the steamer was pro-
ceeding at the rate of from four to
six miles per hour. while Captain Por-
ter swore that the speed was not more
than three.
Captain Porter said yesterday that
he had made certain memoranda of his
bearings from the light on the island
and would produce them today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
COMMITTEE
FAvORS CLASS A BUILDINGS
Submits Recommendation to Oakland
Education Board That Plans for
New Structures BE Changed.

OAKLAND, Oct 23.-The committee
on schoolhouses and sites of the Board
of Education submitted last night a
Recommendation to the board that the
plans for the new school buildings of
this city be changed so that all the
buildings will be Of class A constFuc-
ton. At an additional expense of $780,
oo0 making the total cost $685. 900. the
Lincoln School can be constructed as a
class building. The additional ex-
pense of class A construction for the
Franklin School will be s26.615, maxim &
the total cost of the new building s94.-
$40, instead Of S6S,025. and the proposed
changes in the Market-street school
building will entail an additional ex-
pense of $4,000.
The committee also recommended
that the Washington and Prescott
school buildings be reconstructed and
repaired in accordance with the plans
recently submitted to the Board of Ed
ucation by the architects in charge of
the construction
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
opposEp TO AMENDMENrs.

BERKELEY. Oct. 23.-The State Tax
Commission session continued today
at the home of Professor c. @. Plehn.
Governor Pardee presided at the meet
ing. Representatives of various COR
porations, including the United Rail-
roads of San Francisco, the Southern
Pacific Railroad, the Home Telephone
and Sunset Telephone companies were
heard today. their arguments being di-
reoted against any amendments to the
taxation laws that would be prejudi-
cial to their interests. The commission
Is considering change in the method
of taxing these public service corpora
tions whereby the State instead of the
counties or towns would tax their
properties. The commission expects
to conclude it's sittings tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

sAN PEDRO. Oct. 2s--The Pacific Coast
Sresnehip companys steamer Bonita, Captain
klberta. arrived from San Francisco and way
ports with freight and passenger sae Tlr
S-.-<-.lss CAPTAIN Erickson, four DAYS IRON
6,rays Hsrbor, via San Franeiseo. = Ars1.s ~
55oooo feet q lumber Al .IeosS ne a. xbsrf Tbe
80 oer IaQuz Captain Johnson LnIes oAss .lS5o ao
Eureka arrived this morning, nr.ngans
80 s-e 61o seet for the San Pedro Lumber Com
p1nr The steam schooner Aieazer. lIDl oil ~, S-ssn s
ygood Is dischzrg1ns tull cargo OF lumber 1of
The schooner Crescent, CAPTAIN Olsen hss
,,-,-ed twelve days from Tacoma nn1glne
,e1 80 f.et az lumber for the Consolidated Lum-
- S,.nsnr The steam schooner Vanguard
Captain oeiane o sss oao ssst q lumber consigned
- fl,e NuntromeTy & Muilin Lumber company
- Los -ssonsr Iris. Captain Mitchell. arrived
80 ni,-bf at Re6ondo. from the Column @ n1a hlseI
arryinr 10000 railroad ties ana ies' "a
T,i'< =, schooner Admiral. Captain obeTy VIII m
"a dischsrging her lumber cargo tOoay "a r-ar.+t snn
l,,.s-,ieT ~ SAT tomorrow in ballast Tor EVeretL
g-'-ere She win load a return cargo hor tnis
is.s- -r,r Oct asy-Advices from Nome say
,,.,~ two thousand passengers sailed Oh tne last
OATS l05 ris isv9iae NssaweIi formerly engaged
Aas .saino frou the Hawaiian Islands. now en-
,,te from Kobe TO seattle VII loao lulsoeI s
lere on account Of Hina kolpn 90 csmnseil SeiI
s1sd fodar with 10000 feet OF lumber Ior
80 17rancfeco The schooner folaI sH1'tu Ny1eS
-. . frn cargo of lumber for San Diego. Ine
s,.l.aoser susie NJ Plummer has been repaired
e+.- her collision with the schooner salnorloee
~ ssile6 to-day for San Francisco Win lennner.
80 r-nited States Comnissioner OF NaFlgauon
- es~rieed the local commissioner That mere
sffer 81 eozstwfss vessels must sign crews De-
fore departing. ,,.,.. -. 49,. ,.--..-,s
i.r The Pacihc Coast Company 70 carry coal 70
san Francisco -,. ..S - -.
.se+e-ssv for san Francisco. John D. Spreckels.
49, T1odre lanes Rolph. A. +. Coates, William
1iesop Coiden Shore. Defiance, Eva A. J. West,
1rs715srp V71tzunan Ludlow and sausalito: bsrken-
ssre Toseph L Evinston. bark q. q Allen
efesr,er Eushagak, schooner Roeamond Tins Is
r6e record lumber sailtngs Tor San fraDciseo II
one day - -. - -.
.--s-S q fuli cargo Of lumber
FuRFKA Oct. 28.--Iwo steamers 10 and two
.,,f ,er fhe passenger record today The arrivals
.-ere IRE Roanoke and the City of Topeka from
So Frsncfsco and the departures the Pomona
rrr <en Francisco and the Roanoke for Portland.
IRE Foa noke arrived early this forenoon from
30 tnreiee VIA San Francisco, with twenty 1.-TWO
,~srsenqeFs two days late having lost one day
- fhfe end BY getting aground Cd the sand In
she enfrsnce while starting out last Sunday. and
srnfirr a. AZ San Francisco on her return from
- angeles ~ the United States Inspectors
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
no SAIL FROM sEArrLE.
Steamer
BLIND MEN BUILD
THEMSELVES HOME
Save Money With Which
to Purchase Lot and
the Necessary Materials

BERKELEY. Oct. ss--Two blind
men. Joseph Martinez and Joseph
Brown, of West Berkeley. are erecting e
a cottage which is to be their home, In
the Landregan tract near the water
front All the work on the structure
has been done by these two sightless
men. Martinez has sold brooms for
several years. and with his blind com
panion has Saved enough money to
purchase lumber and a lot Their
knowledge of carpenter work is not ex-
tensive but as their house is not of
elaborate design they are confident that
all the work can be done by their own
hands until there is need for the plas-
terer to complete the interior finish.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24

The chief cause Of Constipation ard
Indigestion is Z weakness Of TIE Muscles
that contract the Inssstines and Bowels.
cascarets are practically 70 ths Bowel
Muscles what Massage and Geld Bath
are to the Athletic Muscles.
They stimulate the Bowsl Muscles %
contract. expand, and squeeze the Digss-
tive Juices out Of food eaten.
They don't help the Rowels and Liver in
such way as to make them lean upon
similar assistance for TIE future.
This is why. with caacarsts. the doss
may be lesseaed each succeeding iins
Instead Of Increased. as it ngst be with I'll
other cathartics and Laxativss.
Cascarets act Ike exercise.
If carried in yourvsst pockst, for carried
in My Lady's Purse,) and eaten just when
you suspect you need ore. you viii never
snowasick day from the ordinary llls Of life.
Because these lis begin in the Bowels.
and paws the way for all other diseases.
west Pocket" box 10 cents. 1877
Be sure you get the genuins, made only
BY the Sterling Remedy Company, and never
sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped ''cCc."
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Chartered for Wheat. .

Chartered for Wheat.
The Norwegian steamer otta tat Comox) is
at 26s Sd, and the French ship Hoche at Homo
lulu is under charter for the same business and
voyage. Both were chartered prior to arrival.
Exports for the North.
The steamer Spokane, which sailed on Friday
for Victoria, had cargo consigned TO various
British Columbian ports, valued at S1I,l42. The
following were the principal exports:
1874 pkgs fresh fruits. pkgs onions 45 pkgs
vegetables. $500 lbs beans, i24 cs canned goods,
$50 lbs coffee, 0.00o lbs milIfeed. syrup,
raisins.' 46 pkgs paper. 175 tins matches, bales
oTeralIs. pkgs machinery, bales skins, SO
cyls gas, 81 es drugs, cs nails, 60 cs axle
4 erts sewing machines, 5000 lbs zinc So,95o
lbs scrap iron.
Merchandise for Hawaii.
The steamer Enterprise sailed on Saturday for
cargo valued at $1s9,s73, and including the fol-
lowing:
ley. $50 etls wheat, 80,6l1 lbs bran, Il. .4e5 lbs
middlings, 30l ctls corn, 1904 bales hay S5eS
gals and So wine, So cs whisky, 100 casks
and 10 bbls beer, As gals and cs brandy, 8
bbls and % es liquors, IL cs mineral water. 2
bbls gin. bbls spirits, 5 cs champagne, 25,9 $50
lbs lard, 2o,1e3 lbs ham and bacon 1o,52o lbs
tierces and kits picked salmon. 36.2I3 lbs
beans, 2141 cs canned goods. 1920 lbs tea. 264o
tatoes. i7s pkgs onions. 1872 lbs garlic. II
pkgs prepared nsh, 14.l26 lbs dried fish, 5415
lbs ana q cs cheese, BAD IDS butter, S463 lbs
and 1S9 cs table meals so cs table prepare tions,
1887 lbs and cs raisins. 3204 lbs and 81 pkgs
dried fruit IS cs paste, cs and bbls baking
powder 69S9 lbs sugar, 1875 lbs mess beef
1850 lbs mess pork. ,507 lbs and 10 cs bread
IS cs salad oil, ,05o lbs salt. Is cs dressed
poultry. 1920 lbs and 10 pcs fresh meat, ie4
pkgs dry goods, 27s boots and shoes. Is cs
hats and caps, 1880 lbs and Z pkgs tobacco,
81 cigars and cigarettes. 1,o79 260 lbs fertil-
362 pkgs paper. ia pkgs drugs and sundries
se42 lbs Babbitt metal, IS bales twine 13l pkgs
paints IL pkgs boiler tubes, 3s pkgs and II
pcs mill work. 128 cs and 81 bbls oils. 2S rolls
leather, IS cs coal oil. 55 pkgs nails 81 bdls
and ia pcs iron. II bdls and 169 pcs steel 400
coils rope. 610 bxs soap. loo oars, 250z lbs
zinc al pkgs wagon material 21 pkge agri-
cultural implements, IS mules, horses. IL head
cattle
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
The Handy Doctor IN Y our
Vest Pocket

TITS a thin. rognd-cornsred litiis
Enamel Box
| When carried in your vest Pc~sst
II it means Fiesita-Insrrance.
It contains Six Candy Tablsts Of plsaSsrt
taste, almost as pleasant as Chocolase.
Each tablet is working dose Of Cas-
carets, which acts Ike Exercise on to
Bowels and Liver.
It win not purge, sicsen. ncr Upset IL
stomach.
Because it is not a 'BiIs-drivsr, Hzs
Salts, Sodium. calcmsl, Jalap, Ssnna, nos
Aperisnt Waters.
Neither is it like Castor Oh, GHcerine,
or other Oily Laxatives that simply lubricate
the Intcstines for transit Of the food stepped
UP in them at that particular time.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
FALLS DOWN TELEGRAPH HILL.

Edward McGivney. who lives at 9h
Caroline place. declares that he fell
over the cliff at Green and Sansome
streets at $50 o'clock Monday after
noon. He arrived at the Harbor Hos
pital at 4:50 yesterday morning under
the impression that it was p. m. the
day before. He was drunk, he said,
when he fell and remembered nothing
after losing his balance until ne woke
up in the dark at the base of Tele-
graph Hin His injuries were exten-
sive. but not serious. and included an
abrasion of the forehead, confusion of
the nose and sprain of both wrists.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
The Overdue List.

Norwegian bark Theodor out 236 days from
Fort Tampa, for Yokohama, 80 per cent
German bark Ocean, out ia days from Wal
LARGO. for Walmouth Is per cent.
British steamer HTnford, out 81 days from
Bahia Blanca, for west coast OF South America
35 per cent.
Italian bark Margberita, out lbs days from
Genoa, for Antofagasta, per cent.
Norwegian ship Cortez, out 1874 days from
Hamburg, for Antofagasta. S per cent
German ship Peter B. Rickmers, out l5I days
from Rangoon, for Bremen. 20 per cent
American schooner Kfneo outA $50 days from
Kahului. for Delaware Breakwater, 40 per cent
British bark Don out 135 days from Monte
videc for Vancouver, 10 per cent q
British ship Scottish Glens out It's days from
Antwerp. for San Francisco. 10 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24

OAKLAND. Oct. 2S.--The Express
and Draymen's Association will hold a
meeting tomorrow night in California
Hall for the purpose of raising the
rates for their services at
least sa Ia per cent. This move Is to
offset . corresponding increase In the
wages of teamsters. which went into
effect yesterday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
LrNErrAN FEARS BLrNDNrss.

OAKLAND, Oct. 2S--H Wahlin. g.
lineman, who was injured yesterday bv
the crossing of two electric wires while
he was at work, called at the Receiving
Hospital today to have his eyes treated.
He says the fash of the electricity al
most blinded him and he fears he will
lose his eyesight-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
Clty OF Panama, From Isthnus Reaches Port
With Large Shipment of Gold Treasure.

rived % eonPglon OF the elements The Pacific Mail liner City Of Panama which
Yesterday the kidnapped the comandne La Lberad
M @ & and several other officials The liner left without clearance and but
nav nave @ ned for breaking the laws Of the Central American republic
a M The comandane when without warming heavy broke 10
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
PRISON FoR BANKER.

JOLIET. Ill. Oct. 2s.-Howard s.
Barker. president of q bank at Frank
fort, ILL.,, which recently failed. pleaded
guilty today to two indictments for
embezzIement and was given coneur-
rent sentences Of one to fifteen years
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED

Mondas. October ~.
stmr 7iverton, Johnson. Sc hours from AS
toris.
Tuesday October q.
stmr Del Norte- Payne. 30 hours from Ores
stmr South Coast, PaulssD. 1s hours from
cakRar
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24

LOST Certificates. Checks, Re >iots.
Bills OF LaolnS and Negotiable Paper
OF every description replaced by a
Bond of The Metropolitan Surety
Company of New York. Contract Ju-
dicial and Fidelity Bonds JUDSON
BRUSIE, Manager. Room 10. Ferry
building. D. w CARMICHAEL CO.
Inc. Gen. Agents. 1908 Fillmore ST.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
U. s. Branch HydrographIc ONCE.

A branch of the United States Hydrogra phic
Office. located &C the Merchants Exchange, Is
maintained in Srn Francisco for the benefit of
Mariners without regard to nationality and free
of expense NaHgators are cordially invited to
visit the office. where complete sets of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the
latest information can always be obtained re-
garding lights, dangers to navigation and all
matters of interest to commerce The
time ball seryite has been suspended. pending
the reconstructbn of the tower of the Ferry
building.
J. T. MCMILLAN. Nautical Expert. in Charge.
Movement of Steamers