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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
BONDS BY THE TON.


New York, Dec. l. - Fifty million
dollars in bonds was unloaded at the
French line pier yesterday and at once
put aboard the La Provence, OF the
French line, for shipment to Pairs.
The bonds filled 140 mud-splashed
boxes and furnished loads for IL
trucks.
The shipment consisted OF Pennsyl-
vania railroad bonds covering a loan to
the railroad taken by Paris investors.
special express train bearing the
bonds left that city at O'Clock and
arrived in Jersey City at 1880.
Thirteen special service men acted as
guard. In all there were 400, 900 bonds
OF 5000 francs denomination and
$50, 900 of $500 francs denomination
The issue required for execution 1890,
900 signatures and the afiixing of l.
$50, 900 seals, 10 specially appointed
secretaries having continually signed
their names each day for two months.
II the total number of sheets in this is-
sue were laid lengthwise in one contin-
uous line they would reach 296is
miles. The bonds weighed 14h tons.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
DoUBLE-DEcK BRIDGE.
Disgraceful Scenes at Rush Hours
Call for Relief.

New York, Nov. %. - The daily
crush of the Brooklyn bridge is receiv-
ing the earnest attention of Mayor Nc
Clellan and other city officials. At a
conference yesterday important plans
for temporary and permanent relief
were discussed. Longer trains and in
creased Roadway, it is expected, will
bring temporary relief.
Plans for permanent relief include
an almost entire rebuilding of the
bridge. Double decking will probably
be resorted to in order to make room
for additional lines of railroad tracks.
The engineers have informed the may
or that the stress on the anchor bars
is only third of their capacity and
that the double decking of the structure
is entirely feasible. This form of re-
lief, however, will be a matter of years
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

o,.x;o Or Nov. 2s.-The coal
q nine WINS temporarily relieved mere
-. J mob Of about $50 men, among
t 4, some Of the best citizens ana pus-
mess mess men of the town, who held up
r ,,s, hound freight train on the oregon
S = n,r line. containing So acrs OF ROCK
s s,,r nos coal consigned to the @. r.
n and demanding that four cars Pc
s;detracked. The train was through
train and was tagged by members =, o.
the the bold-up party. The officials OF tne
con were notified by wire that the
train could not leave until the request
was complied with. They m Turn
taIeoraphed the train crew and station
AGENT to consign four Of the srs 20 !.
Fl. Farley, local coal dealer. me
four cars were sidetracekd at Farlye .
coal bunkers and the train proceeded 70
Pavette, Idaho, the next station, where
II il reported similar hold-up occurred !,
There was not ton Of coal in town al
the time the hold-up occurred mere
The train was stopped at Nyssa' ore \,
70 miles east OF here, the previous
evening and two cars we're taken from
The train. There had not been o car Oh
coal shipped to Nyssa since last May
The mobs at each town were orderly
and we'll behaved, but determined
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Governments
GRIP TI6HTfNS
MANY Officials Involved In R~bDery
Of Nations Land.
Senator Warren SAD 10 -esu
Herman Ono of His Tools
Machinery of Law Now at "o'N
Against Men Who Ruled IN - ?
Land Office.

Salt lake. Nov. 29.---The grip OIL tne
eovernment and OF justice ia Tightening
slowly about the organized gangs wh' u,
il is alleged, have for years, win ,iie
connivance Of the Land department.
robbed the public domain Of COAL mlh-
eras and timber land valued at many
no;lI;ons az dollars. In the end, 1T IS
stated, every member OF these gangs
whether he be plain citizen OF the
United States or occupies high Official
position, will be made to answer IN one
criminal courts for his completely IN
the most gigantic frauds said ever 20
have been perpetrated on the united
States government.
Every agency Of the government, IN
Guiding the Interstate Commerce conn
mission, the secret service, the federal
grand jury and the court OF equity
has been set in motion to accomplish
The end desired. While the Interstate
Commerce commission is taking testl-
mony here tending to show that the
Rio Grande railroad and its allied COM
panies. the Utah Fuel company and the
pleasant Valley Coal company, have
been securing by fraudulent means all
of the coal land in the state OF Utah
and consequently building up their
monopoly in this line, the Federal
grand jury here is awaiting the out
come Of the hearing with a view to
gathering all of the guilty ones into
its net.
The populations Of which the govern
ment complains have been perpetrated
| in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Mon
tana, New Mexico, California, Oregon
and possibly in other states. The rob
berries of the public domain have beer
almost as extensive, it is charged, II
| timber land as in mineral land.
That such enormous frauds, extend
ing through long period of years
could not have been perpetrated with
out the completely of the Land depart
ment is said to be patent fact.
During the hearing here yesterday {
glimpse of the real power behind tn
throne was given when it was stated b.
government land agents that they ha'
been compelled to see Senator Franci
f. Warren regarding official bushes
Of the Land department. Senator War
rem is charged with having ruled tn
land office for q number of years.
was his influence and that of Senate
Clark which secured the appointment
during President McKinley's admins
tration, Of Willis Vandevanter to b
assistant attorney general for the Inter
ior department. Vandevanter was tn
legal conscience of the Land depart
ment. and Vandevanter had been al
torney for the companies charged wit
stealing the land. 1t was Warren VIII
made Congressman Frank w Mode
assistant land commissioner, who late
put Binger Hermann in the position {
commissioner, and who succeeded hin
by present Commissioner Richards.
is Warren, it is claimed, who still con
trolls the land offices from Nebraska an
the Dakotas to California and Alaska
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
EVIDENCE OF MORE CRIME.
No Influence Can Protect PIunderers
of Coal Land.


Salt Lake, Nov. 30.-Powerful infiE-
ence is being brought to bear at Wash
ington to prevent threatened prosecu-
tions Of corporations and individuals IN
connection with the land frauds which
have been disclosed by the Interstate
Commerce commission. These efforts,
however, have been unavailing and the
course which the government has
mapped out will be pursued unfalter-
ingly.
When the Interstate Commerce com
mission resumes its hearing here today,
evidence will be produced by } 4.
Marchand and f.. Il Thomas to prove
that the Utah Fuel company, ever since
it's organization six or seven years ago,
has received rebates from the Denver d.
Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western
systems. 1t is expected to prove this
by William 0. Williams, auditor for
the Utah Fuel company, and it will be
shown, it is said, that by means OF
these rebates the fuel company, and
also the Pleasant Valley Coal company,
were better able to maintain the mono
poly which they are charged with hay
ing, Of the coal business In Utah. 10
is alleged that both Of these coal conn
panies enjoyed q blanket rate OF n cent
a mile per ton on all Of the commodI-
ties which the railroad company men
toned transported for them These
preferential rates were enjoyed upon
both state and interstate traffic.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Washington, Dec s.--The monthly
statement Of the public debt shows that
at the close OF business November 30,
the total debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted TO t044 ,s29, APO. which
IL decrease for the month OF s7,s41, :
oS5. The cash In the treasury Is given
as follows; Gold reserve, $3.50, 700, :
900; In treasury funds, Liz, 0s9, $50 ;
general fund, sloS, MN; in national
bank depositaries, s145, 55a, 4Ss; in
Philippine treasury, s5,o0s,377. To-
tai, 81 500, 1889, 796; against which
there are liabilities of 81, 22s 500, 500
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
SUGAR TRUST FINED.


New York, Nov. 2s.--The American
Sugar Refining company was fined slS,-
600 today for accepting rebates from
the New York Central. The railroad
was fined the same amount last week
for giving rebates to the company
The claims for rebate of B cents
hundred pounds on all sugar shipments
to Detroit we're made out in the office
of Lowell NJ. Palmer, traffic manager OF
the trust. They we're sent to the Buffalo
Office of the Fast Freight lines operat-
ing over the Vanderbilt roads. They
were not paid openly by check. The
cashier of the Buffalo office would-go to
the Bank of Buffalo and buy a draft on
the Chemical National bank OF New
York. This draft, which on its face
bore no mark of the railway corporation
or any of its officials, was mailed to
Palmer, who deposited it to the credit
of one of the sugar trust accounts.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Mexico City, Dec. l.--Eugene Metz,
Chilean consul to Mexico City, received
an official notice from his government
last night to the effect that the report
circulated last August, at the time of
the disastrous earthquake, saying that
Juan Fernandez island had sunk into
the ocean, was untrue. The doctor said
that the report of the disappearance of
the island was at first credited every
where A short time ago, however,
warships were sent out by the Chilean
government, and the island and it's in
habitants were found uninjured.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Washington, Nov 2s. - President
Roosevelt, bronzed and invigorated in
health from his long sea trip to Pan
anna and Porto Rico, was in his office
early today. Secretary Loeb took to
him large amount of correspondence,
which had accumulated since the presi-
dents departure, and was with him
until the time of the cabinet meeting,
at II o'clock.
The presidents special message on
the Panama canal, it is now said, will
be sent to congress probably about a
week after it convenes on Monday. 1t
will deal with every phase Of the ques-
tion and give graphic and detailed de-
scription of conditions on the isthmus
as the president found them. There
will be recommendation for the better
ment of conditions, which suggested
themselves during his visit.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Nav Ask All To Resign.

Havana, Nov. 30.-Goyernor Magoon
has issued an invitation to all the sem
ators and representatives chosen to
office in the last election to attend a
conference Saturday for the considera-
ton OF urgent affairs. Liberal leaders
expressed the belief that the governor
intended to request the resignation Of
all senators and representatives as a
first step toward new elections. AL
fredo Zayas expressed keen satisfaction
with the possibility Of new elections
and said the Liberals would comply,
but feared the Moderates would not.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Irrigata Their Stock

Indianapolis, Nov. 2s.-The "water-
ing" of railroad stocks or over capitali-
zation by the large transportation lines
is commented upon by the State Rail-
road commission in its first report which
will be made to the governor of Indi-
ana in the next few days. The report
is the first the commission will have
filed since its creation by the last gem
eral assembly two years ago. The re-
port shows that 4S roads reporting to
the commission state the value of the
road and equipment, and give the value
Of each per mile.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Demand Whites Expulsion.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 2S.-The Mon
archists and Reactionists, finding that
their threats have not driven Count
Witte out of Russia, telegraphed to the
emperor, asking for his expulsion from
the empire. Count Whites revival Of
the publication of the Slovo is said to
indicate that he intends again to be-
come potential factor in the situation.
According to dispatch from Sochi, the
report that he will become candidate
for election to parliament was received
with great enthusiasm. This is his
home town.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
WORK or CONGRESS-.
Main Task BAfors u WIN Do inc Ap-
preparation Bills.

Main Task , tors II WIN Do the App
Precipitation Bills.
Washington, Dec. 3.--The passage Of
the appropriation bills and as little
other general legislation as possible
such in brief 10 the forecast for the
short session OF the 5oth congress, which
will begin at high noon today.
There has not yet been time for as
general an exchange Of views among
members as Ia ordinarily desired by
leaders before expressing their VIEWS
but all seem to regard the present sltu-
alton as 10 simple as to need COMPARE
lively little intercourse to arrive at an
understanding 1t IL evident, for vari-
oua reasons. that it will not b. possible
to DO much on the appropriation bills
before the holidays, and the circum-
stance will have the effect OF condensing
the consideration Of the IA regular sup
ply measures into two months.
Considering that the aggregate Of the
appropriations TO BIZ considered will
approximate II 900, 0o0, 900, some SEN
afors and members express the opinion
that congress cannot do better than
give all Ut Its time to these measures
The report on the ship subsidy bill
probably will be an exception to the
rnIe for no general Legislation. The
friends OF that measure have never beet;
more insiatent than now. They ore
extremely hopeful, and yet very appre-
hensive.
The bill hns passed tho senate and u
In committee In the house. The com
mittee has heretofore been quite evenly
divided, but the advocates OF the bill
believe that they viii be able to get II
out In due season and they hope for its
consideration when once reported TO the
house,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Washington, Dec. 3.--The subcom-
mittee OF the house committee ON APP
preparations, which has been consider
Ing the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, has completed
its hearings The subcommittee fol-
lowed the old method OF spelling In pre-
pairing the bill. The iull committee
viii take up the bin today and II will
BIZ for 1t TO decide whether the old or
the simpIiiled form OF spelling shall be
used II Ia expected that the bill viii
be ready to report to the house next
Thursday
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Helena, Mont, Nov. 2s.-The gov
eminent has just created four new for
est reserves in Montana and made large
additions to the Little Belt and the
kootenai reservations, according to
proclamations received today at the
Helena land office. The Missoula and
Lolo reserves are situated in the north
western part of the state the Snowy
mountain reserve is in Fergus county
and the Pryor reserve in the southeast
ern part of the state.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Canal Work Pleasas Him

Washington, Nov. 29.-With but
two exceptions, the president expressed
his complete satisfaction with the con-
dition of affairs on the isthmus of Pam
anna as disclosed during his three DAYS
inspection of the work in progress
there. One of the exceptions, the pres
ident told his callers, related to the SAN
itary feature of the quarters for bachel-
or negro laborers, and this, he pointed
out under ordinary circumstances, will
have been adjusted within a very short
time. The president expressed himself
as impressed with the undertaking.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Fruits-Apples, common to choice,
50@75c per box; choice to fancy, SIG
$50; grapes, $1.65@2.25 per crate;
pears, $1@1e50; cranberries, $12@ls
per barrel; persimmons, 81 .50per box
Vegetables - Cabbage, III "a lHc;
caulihower, 81 20 per dozen; celery, 70
@90c per dozen; lettuce, head, SOC per
dozen; onions, 10@12Hc per dozen;
bell peppers, &c; pumpkins, 1Ac per
pound; spinach, 4@5c per pound;
squash, 1@14c; turnips, 9Oc@$l per
sack; carrots, 90c@$1 per sack; beets,
81 .25@1 so per sack; horseradish, go
l0c per pound; sweet potatoes, FAC
216c per pound.
Onions-Oregon, 75c@$1 per cwt.
Potatoes - Oregon Burbanks, fancy
$1@1 10; common, 100000.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 81 1s@S2he
per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, s5@a712c per
dozen.
Poultry-Average old hens, 12@lSc
per pound; mixed chickens, 12@l21sci
spring, 1216@13%c; old roosters, S'S
10c; dressed chickens, 14@15c; tur-
keys, live, 17@l71sc; turkeys, dressed
choice, 21@221ac; geese, live, lOc'
ducks, 15@l6c;.
Wheat-Club, 63@64c; bluestem'
67@6sc; valley, 66@67c; red, 6l@6Sc'
Oats-No. l white, s25@25 80; gray
s24 .50@25 per ton.
Barley-Feed, $2l@2l so per ton;
brewing, $3.50; rolled, $22 .50@24.
Rye-$l 40@1 As per cwt.
Corn-Whole, 500; cracked, s21 PEI
ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, sllei..
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, slf
| ole; clover, $79S; cheat, 81 SOC .. 0 oo
grain hay, 81 .50@s so; alfalfa, $lloo'
vetch hay, $7@7.50
| Veal-Dressed, 51s@sc per pound
Beef-Dressed bulls, 1@2c per poun0'
cows, 4@5c; country steers, 5957s
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, s@91sc PC
pound; ordinary, 6@7c.
Pork-Dressed, 6GSc per pound.
Hops-11@14c per pound, acceroiD'
to quality.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average pes.
| boise per pound, according tosnr es
, age; valley, 20@21c, according to INV
ness; Mohair, choice, 26@2Sc-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Pay $50, 900. 900 Dividends

New York, Nov. 29.-Preliminarv
compilations Of dividend and interest
payments to be made in December indi-
cate that about 500, 600, 900 will be ex-
pended. The largest single disburse-
ment viii be a payment of $3.50 900
by the Standard Oil company. The
American Tobacco company is next
with "a 1923, 245, and the United States
steel corporation third, with $2,542.
4a6. The Atchison, with payment Of
s2,566, 275, is the first railroad.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
BIGGER NAVY YARD FOR COAST
Government May Enlarge Facilities at
Brnmerton to Meet Needs

Washington, Dec. 3.--The Navy de-
partsnent has received report OF the
special board detailed to look Into the
situation at the Puget Sound navy yard
with view 10 determining the line of
Its proper development. year by year,
In order that there may be eventually,
ut that establishment, such a complete
plant for repair, and possibly for con-
struction. as will be needed on the Pa
cific coast.
II Is pointed out In the report that
1t would be of advantage to naval inter
ests and Of value to naval efficiency to
depvelop the Puget Sound plant into q
battleship yard, with facilities for doing
the largest kind OF work, and all with a
view TO the chance that 1t may be neces-
sary 10 have, convenient ON the Pacific
coast, means Of repairing ships OF the
Pacific and Asiatie stations.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

London, Nov. s0.--A report was cur
rent in this city today that the South
Africa company has offered the Saliva
ton Army 1000, 900 acres Of land in
Rhodesia for colonization purposes,
with the stipulation, however, that in
tho event of the colonizing scheme
proving a failure, the land should re-
vert to the company. General Booth
said tonight that the plan had been
prematurely disclosed. He declined to
commit himself to any statement Of
details, because he said the plan might
still fall through.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Orchard Case POSTPONED

Boise, Ida, Nov. 3d. Harry Or
chard, who killed former Governor
Steunenberg and who turned states
evidence, was taken to Caldwell today
to appear in court. By consent OF both
sides the trial was postponed until the
next term of court. The prisoner was
taken down by Warden Whitney and
two guards, accompanied by two detec-
tives, all being heavily armed as a pre-
caution against violence to the prisoner
or themselves.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Wilburton, I. T., Nov. 2s.-with a
record of 10 horrible deaths during the
past year, the Degnan & Mcconnell
mine No. 10 at Wilburton blew up
with frightful force last evening. six
men IN the shaft miraculously escaped
1t cannot yet be determined whether
any lives were lost.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Washington, Dec. 3. - The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for No
vember the total receipts were sos, :
COZ, 49s and the expenditures s4s, 500, :
507, thus showing surplus for the
month of s. ,2s0, 600 and for the seven
months of the fiscal year OF s14, 776,-
coo. For the last month the receipts
from customs amounted TO s25 1921 1927 ;
from internal revenues s24, $50, 342 and
from miscellaneous sources, 81 500, S2S.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08
Win Not Paw American Claims

Tangier, Dec L. The American
minister, Mr.. Gummere, is said to
have left Fee, the capital, without OBJ
tanning satisfaction from the sultan in
regard to the claims for indemnity
made by citizens of the United States
for alleged outrages, or assurances re-
garding the safety of American citizens
resident in Morocco.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

st. Petersburg, Nov. 30. - The en-
peror has approved the resolution in
troduced by the council Of ministers
fixing IL hours as working day, in
GLIDING two hours for meals, in all in
dustrial and other circles. This law
will become operative six weeks after
its PRONUNCIATION.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Boise-The complete Idaho count
shows the election of Governor Frank
R. Gooding by an official majority Of
$500, the vote being: Gooding, 49,
s26. Stockslager, 29,486. Votes on
the remaining leading candidates were:
Supreme judge--George X. Stewart,
AZ, 504 S. S. Deming, 22,s2l; Stew
arts plurality, 1852. Congressman
Burton, L. French, 1889; NJ. R.
Hattabaugh, 23,805; French's plurali-
y, 1854. Secretary of state-Robert
Lansdon, SO, 024; A. F. Galloway, &c.
$50; Lansdon's plurality, 1862. At
torney general. ]. Guheen, 40,745;
Karl Paine, "a, 1913; Guheen's plurali-
ty, 49, SIT. Treasurer-C. A. Hastings,
40, $50; j. B. Morris, 4,451; Hast
ings' plurality, 1868. Auditor
Robert Bagaw, 41,O96; John NJ. Ben
nett, 1896; Bragaw's plurilaty IL
131. School superintendent - Belle
Chamberlain, 41,063; Pearl French,
%, 1887; Miss Chamberlain plurality,
1856.
Thomas T. Kelley, Socialist, received
4,744 votes for governor, and Thomas
Tuttrell, Prohibitionist, 1,019.
There is q close contest on amend
ment No. 6, which fixes the limit of
levy for state purposes to 10 mills. 1t
seemed to be carried, but returns just
received defeat it by 1856 votes. The
vote standing: Yes, 20, 215; no, TO-
400.
All the other amendments were de-
feated by large majorities.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

London, Dec. 1.-The select commit
tee appointed to consider the practica-
bility OF graduating the income tax
and of differantiating between earned
and unearned incomes has issued re-
port to the effect that graduation is
practical in incomes not exceeding s5,-
900 and differentiation can be made in
incomes not exceeding s15, 900. The
committee suggests also the imposing
OF super-tax ON incomes exceeding
$25, 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-12-08

Minneapolis, Dec. 3.-The coal stu
alton in the country district has be-
come worse since the cold snap. One
dealer said that Garretson, S. D., is
about to close its schools because OF
lack of coal. In some of the towns
near Garretson residents have threat
ened to move away if coal is not fur
nished soon.