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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
ULTIMATUM
PRESENTED
Coal Miners Tell Operators What
They VIII Do.
Terms viii Be Rejected by Operators
Demand is for Restoration OF
Wage Scale of 1908, an Increase
of 5.55 Per Cent = Big Strike is
Certain to Come.

Indianapolis, March 27.-The United
Mineworkers OF America, through John
Mitchell, president of the organization;
T. L. Lewis, vice president, and HER
man G. Perry, of the Illinois miners,
today presented to the coal operators In
the executive session OF the joint scale
committee of the central competitive
district their ultimatum on the dispute
over the wage scale.
The demand of the miners, as stated
in their ultimatum, is for restoration
of the wage scale of 1908, which is an
increase Of 5 So per cent. Upon the
receipt of the ultimatum, the operators
secured an adjournment OF the COM
mittee until tomorrow, when 1t is ex-
pected definite answer will be gwen.
1t is anticipated that this reply will be
a refusal, and the committee will report
disagreement to the joint conference
of miners and operators. The fight IN
that case will be continued on the fool
of the joint convention.
Tonight there is little prospect OF an
agreement. The feeling tonight is that
the miners under no circumstances Will
allow one district to sign even the ad
vance scale demanded unless it is pal,
in all the four states of the centra
competitive field.
Reports are coming to the miners
delegates from their local unions tina
the coal companies are taking prelim
mary steps to get on strike basis
They are calling in the miners accoun
books, according to these reports, with
drawing credit from the miners at com
pany stores, pressing collections, am
in some cases threatening eviction
Reports that the companies are build
ing stockades are without foundation
but the mines are being put in the bes
possible condition for a shutdown
Even should an agreement be reache
for all fields, the bituminous and mot
of the anthracite mines will close Sal
urday night, many of them to renal
closed so days.
The local managers are letting the
men know this, and in many cases tel
ing them that a strike may as we
: come as far as they are concerned.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
PORTLAND MARKETS.

wheat-Club, CSC; bluestem, soc;
red, SEC; valley, soc.
Oats No. l white feed, s27 80:
gray, s27 per ton.
Barley = Feed, s23.50@24 per ton;
brewing, s24@24.50; rolled, 324.50@
$3.50.
Hay - Eastern Oregon timothy,
choice, s17@1s per ton; common, sl3
Ola; valley timothy, 1893; clover,
81 50@8; cheat, 1907; grain hay,
y7@s; alfalfa, SIP.
Apples-s1 .50@2.75 per box.
vegetables-Asparagus, SC per pound
cabhsge, 1H@1Zc per pound; cauli-
flower, 1922. % per crate; celery, rs
@90c per dozen; onions, SOC per doz.
en-; rbubarb, 81 so per box; spinach
$1.25@2.50 per box; parsley, 25c
turnips, s1@l.25 per sack; carrots
65@75c per sack; beets, 85c@s1 pei
sack.
Onions - No. 1, 75c@9Oc per sack
No. 2. nominal.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbsnks
50655c per hundred; ordinary, nom
insl; sweet potatoes, 2H@2Hc pc
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 271f@ 80
per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, lee per dozen
Poultry - Average old hens, lac
14kc per pound; mixed chickens, l
@13Hc; broilers, 28@29c; youn
roosters, 13@1SHc; old BOOSTERS, lie
dressed chickens, 15@16c; turkeys
live, 16@17c; turkeys, dressed, choic'
1S@20c; geese, live. &c; geese, dressed
10@11c; ducks, 16@l8c.
Hops Oregon. 1905, choice, 1O'
101Sc: prime, 81 @9c; medium, 7@S'
olds, 5@7c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average bes
18@21c; valley, 24@2ec per poun'
mohair, choice, 25@28c-
veal-Dressed, 81 @8c per pound.
Peef - Dressed bulls, 216 @3c p
pound; cows, 3H@4Hc; count
steers, 4@5c.
Muttop-Dressed, fancy, 81 doc p
pound; ordinary, 4@5c; lambs, 8
eye.
Pork-Dressed, 6@s16c per pound
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
MISERY OF STARVING.
Japanese Live on Flour Mixed With
Straw and Weeds.

Straw and Weeds.
Toxic, March 81. - The misery and
suffering in the famine district has
been slightly relieved by the prompt
and liberal aid from foreign sources
and the abatement of the rigors OF
winter. The local authorities are try
ing to provide work for the ablebodied,
but the extent of the work is made
qnate, and tens OF thousands are still
on the verge of starvation.
Many parents are parting with their
children, sending them to the already
crowded Okayama orphanage. Several
children are quartered at the Ueyno
railway station in this city. Among
them was a girl 6 years old who was
found treasuring package Of dirty old
newspapers. On examination the pack
sge was found to contain postal card,
with the address of the parents OF the
child, who had been told to mail the
card upon her arrival at her destina-
ton. The severity of the suffering I'M
dergone by the children is clearly de-
picted in the faces of those who are
compelled to part from their homes,
where the food consists Of -four mixed
with straw and weeds. The mixture il
beaten fine, forming a paste, which
contains only % per cent actual fooc
value.
The government has RENTED thu
lowest tax in the famine district, bu
this will not afford immediate relief
The liberal contributions from Ameri
cans are already effective, and the re
lief in the form Of food and clothing i
commanding the heartiest apprecia
ton.
} Another appeal for aid is presenter
by the sufferers from the earthquake
in Formosa, hundreds of whom ar
, homeless. The local government
busy providing food, caring for the in
jured, ard recovering and removin
corpses, several hundred of which al
buried under the debris.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
OUR TRADE WITH CANADA.
Growth Has Been Enormous, Despite
Attempted Reduction.

Growth Has Been Enormous, Despite
Attempted Reduction.
Washington, March 81. - Trade OF
the United States with Canada in the
fiscal year 1905 aggregated 5000, s4s,-
21s. against $50, 429, 0s6 in 1895, &C
cording to bulletin issued By the de-
partment of Commerce and Labor. 1t
shows that in the years from 1875 to
1895 our trade with Canada increased
se7 900, 900, and from 1895 to 1905 it
increased STA. 900, 900.
The larger portion of this growth has
been on the export side. The imports
increased from s27, s67 ,615 in 1875 to
$50. 400, 4s2 in 1905, and exports ad-
vanced from sS4, 547 ,2l9 in 1875 to
$40, 529, 5sl in 1905.
"This rapid growth in trade relations
with Canada" says the bulletin, lis
especially interesting in view of the
varying conditions to which commerce
with Canada has been subjected. Dur
ing the period from 1855 TO 1866 re
ciprocity treaty was in force between
Canada and the United States, but II
the the latter year it was determined
30 that commerce between the tive
countries was unaffected by specia
trade arrangements until April, 1898
when the United States was placed at
slight disadvantage as compared will
the United Kingdom, products iron
that country entering the Dominion
Canada being admitted, by special ar
rangement, at reduction of l21z pc
!, cent of the tariff levied on import
from other countries.
august /, 1898, the reduction
British products was increased to 2
; per cent, and on July /, 1900, was stil
! further increased to 1915 per cen'
Despite these advantages in favor
goods entering Canada from the Unite
l Kingdom, exports TO Canada from tbs
. country grew from 500, 743,712 in Is
I. to $50, sos, $50 in 1904, while expor
. from the United States grew fro
te4, s2S, 1926 in 1897 to $40, 529,5sl
o 1906"
The percentage of imports to CanaC
: from the United States in 1905 WI
e 6O.6 and from the United Kingdom
: per cent.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Hermann Trial April Ie.

Washington. March 27.-Representa-
tive Binger Hermann will be placed on
trial in the Supreme court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia on Monday, April l6.
This order was made by Judge Gould
today, on motion of District Attorney
Baker. Mr. Baker fret asked that the
trial be set for April 9, but II. P. Cat
lev, one Of Hermsnn's attorneys, stated
that A. S. Worthington, who will direct
the defense, will be unable to appear in
court on that date. One week later
was then agreed to. The trial will be
for destroying 35 letterpress books.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
San Jacinto in Danger.

Los Angeles, March 27.-A dispatch
to the Times from San Jscinto, Cal 4,
says: Raging down its course in the
maddest fury known in 25 years, the
San Jacinto river threatens great dam
age to the town OF San Jacinto, to the
extensive ranch'ng regions near by and
to many other places down the valley.
Bridges have been washed away, lands
have teen flooded, and it has been only
with the greatest difficulty that the
waters have been prevented from
sweeping through the main street OF
San Jacinto and entailing heavy loss.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Knocks Off EpauIettes.

Washington, March "a Inspection
at the War department of the bill
abolishing the grade OF lieutenant gen.
eral of the army after October IL next,
which passed the house, makes it ap-
pear that the bill, though intended to
wipe out this rank only after that date,
would really relegate to the grade of
major general on the retired list, Gen
erals Miles, Young, Chaffee, Bates,
Corbin, and Macarthur. This would
follow from the failure of the house to
limit the proposed abolition to the off,
GERS on the active list.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
wrangeI in Ashes,

Tacoma, March PA special to the
Ledger GAYS: Fort Wrangel, Alaska.
was entirely destroyed by fire that
started in the barber shop Of the Pion-
eer hotel late Saturday night. The en-
tire town was wiped out, with the ex-
ception OF dock and one store belong
ing to Robert Reid. Thirty-eigbt
houses, which composed the towns res
idence district, were burned to the
ground. Wrangel has population OF
400 persons.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
PACKERS ESCAPE LAW.
Judge Gives Immunity to Individuet
But Not Corporations.

But Not Corporations.
Chicago, March 22.-All of the peclE-
ers who were indicted by the FedWn1
grand jury last summer upon chass
of being in conspiracy in restraint q
trade and commerce were today grants
immunity from criminal prosecuf514
under the Indictment. While the ~
dividuals are to go free, the ind3co-
ments found against the corporatioQGk
of which some of the indicted i'll
viduals are members and others oF4
employees, are to stand.
The decision to the above effect ~
handed down this afternoon by Ju6
J. Otis Humphrey, in the Uniep4
States District Court.
Immediately following the dismionl
of the jury, District Attorney Morris
raised the question of the date for ~
trial of the corporations. He ash
that the case be set for trial and t1ol
it commence within two weeks. TN
met with storm of protest from ~
attorneys for the packers, who insists
that they would be unable to prepeEl
for the case before the fall of this yer
pleading the number of witnesses who's
it would be necessary to bring to I'M
cago, the strain of the present TRIAL
and various other reasons. After scnn(
discussion, Judge Humphrey direc>e<
that the lawyers agree among thou
selves upon date and notify him q
their decision next week.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Italian Island Quaking.

New York, March %. - A cable dis
patch to the Herald from Palermo says
There have been 81 earthquak shocks
on the island of Ustica during the last
three days. The population lives in
constant terror. A great valley has
been formed in the center of the island
and all the houses have been demol-
ished. The shocks were vertical, not
undulatory, and were accompanied by
loud subterranean rumblings. The last
shocks, which occurred yesterday, fin
ished the work of destruction. Panic
seized upon the 1000 inhabitants.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
FALLS INTO REBEL TRAP.
Governor Curry, of Samar, May Be
Captive of PuIajanes.

Manila, March 20. - In the recent
recent fight at Msgtaon in the center OF
Samar between the constabulary and a
force of Pulajanes two constabulary
officers and several privates were
wounded. The loss of the Pulajanes
lie unknown. Governor Curry is miss
ing.
Governor Curry, Judge Lobiner and
Superintendent of Schools Hoover pro-
ceeded to a town expecting to receive
in surrender large band of Pulajanes.
1t is now suspected that the offer by
the Pulsjanes to surrender was a
treacherous ruse.
Reintorcements of constabulary have
been ordered to proceed to the district
and Provincial Treasurer Whittier, oil
Samar, has recommended that Federal
troops be held in readiness.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
GOVERNMENT MAY APPEAL.
Wants to Punish Officers of the Beef
Trust with Corporations.

Wants to Punish Officers of the Beef
Trust with Corporations.
Washington, March "a. - President
Roosevelt held an extended conference
today with Attorney General Moody,
Secretary Taft and James R Garfield,
commissioner of corporations, concern
ing the adverse decision rendered in
Chicago by Judge Humphreys in the
beef packers case. No details of the
conference were obtainable at the
white house, but it is certain the at
torney general proposes to look care
fully into the law bearing upon the
matter, with a view of ascertaining
whether an appeal from the decision OF
Judge Humphrey by the government
will lie.
Despite the decision relieving the
individual officers OF the packing cor
porations prosecution will continue, oil
course, but Il was the desire o.
the government to place responsibility
| for the violations of the law upon off
Gals of the corporations where they
are found to be guilty of such viola
tions. In such efforts as may be made
by the attorney general and other off
Gals of the department of Justice t,
secure an appeal from the decision o
Judge Humphrey, this point will b.
kept to the front. 1t could not be de
cided at the conference today whethe
an appeal from the decision would lie
but that question will be gone owe
carefully, and if, in the opinion of tn
law officers Of the government, foun
dstion for an appeal can be made, i
! will be taken.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
PUTER CAUGHT.
But the Oregon Land Fraud Artist
Escapes Again.

But the Oregon Land Fraud Artist
Escapes Again.
Boston. March 27.-After having fol-
lowed his man for many thousands OF
miles. fret down the Pacific coast from
Portland, Or, to San Francisco, and
then clear across the country to Boston,
Secret Service Agent W. j. Burns to-
night arrested Stephen A d. Puter,
who is wanted by the Federal authori-
ties for his connection with the fam
GUS Oregon land fraud cases, only to
nave the man pull a gun and escape.
This dramatic ending TO chase which
lasted for weeks, and during which Mr..
Burns has shown no little detective
ability in tracing his quarry from one
place to another, occurred at the corner
of Boyleston street and Massachusetts
avenue in this city, in front OF the Fen
way postal station, and at time when
the street was crowded with people and
strings of cars were passing. Puter
made his escape in truly Western FASH
ion. drawing a revolver from some place
of concealment and aiming it straight
at Mr.. Burns head with repeated
threats to kill, while scores OF people
looked on as though paralyzed anc
made no effort to help the officer OF tt
call police aid. In this manner Putel
backed slowly away from his unwel
come companion and, before many hae
realized just what it all meant, he ha'
turned the corner of Massachusetts, ave
nue. and disappeared from view.
Burns followed. but the crowd closes
in about him and, although, ne say
his man turn down Falmouth street, b
dared not use his own gun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
ADVERTISE NORTHWEST.
School Teachers Asked to Enter Com
petitive Story Contest.

School Teachers Asked to Enter Com
petitive Story Contest.
To the teachers of America: To evil
dence its appreciation of the National
Educational associations selection OF
the Pacific coast as the scene OF Its next
annual convention at San Francisco,
California, July 9th to 18th inclusive,
and to encourage delegates to include
Portland and Oregon in their itinerary
the Portland Commercial club offers
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in
prizes for articles on Portland. Oregon,
and this section of the United States,
as follows:
First prize, 81, 900; second prize, $500 4;
third prize, $3.50; fourth prize, 500
fifth prize, sl75; sixth prize, $3.50;
seventh prize, 1925; eighth prize, $1l0
ninth prize, 800; tenth prize, 500;
ten prizes of SIS each, $3.50; ten
prizes of $50 each, $500; ten prizes OF
s25 each, $3.50; twenty prizes OF $40
each, $500; twenty prizes OF $40 each'
5000; Judges, to be acceptable to the
officers of the National Educational
association, $500; grand total, $1,000
In order to be eligible for competition
these articles must appear in regular
edition of some newspaper or othel
publication printed outside of the states
of Oregon and Washington. said publ
cation complete to be in the hands o
the Judges not later than October 1
ll9O6. These articles must be sealet
and addressed to: Teachers Contest
care Portland Commercial club, Port
land, Oregon.
They will be opened by the judges
Prizes will be awarded strictly on thu
merits of the articles. Contestants cal
treat any phase OF the subject that ap
peals to them - natural resources
, scenery, irrigation, agriculture an
horticulture, history, educational an
religious advantages, climatic or socia
conditions, etc.-or in more compre
hensive vein. The judges will be abso
, lutely untrammeled in making thei
! decisions.
! This offer is made, not 30 much wit
view of having the country doomed
in common acceptstion of that tern
I as to have the teachers of the countr
4 become more familiar with this porto
of the United States and give exprel
4 sion to their views in such articles
g will be acceptable to papers throughot
e the entire Union.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
BARS JAPANESE FISHERMEN.
FuIton's Alaska Bill viii Pass House
Without Difficulty.

Washington, March 26.-Japanese
encroachment in the fishing waters OF
Alaska will be brought to close this
year. Senator Fulton's bill prohibit
ing aliens from taking fish in the wa
tiers of that district is on the house
calendar and Is assured of final enact
ment there. For some time, especially
last year, the Japanese have been press
ing their fishing operations further and
further on the American side of Ber-
ing sea and the North Pacific ocean.
United States vessels found them last
year far in the Alaska fisheries catching
salmon in large quantities and picking
fish for return t. Japan. No seizures
were made, but most Of the Japanese
vessels took to flight when observed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
lie Decree wac scornad

Washington, March 23.-The subject
Of the lynchiDg of Ed Johnson, a negro,
at Chattanooga. Tenn, while be was
under sentence OF death, and in whose
case the Supreme court had issued a
stay of execution, continued to engage
the attention of members of the court
today. A conference of the justices
now in the city was held at the home
OF Chief Justice Fuller today regarding
the matter. 1t was said at the office
of the clerk of the court that it was not
yet apparent what action, If any, the
court would take.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Seven Killed by Train.

Sunbury, Pa, March 20. = Seven
people met death here this afternoon
when the Philadelphia & Reading No.
5 ran into farmers covered wagon at
a grade crossing near here. Only one
in the wagon escaped death. The party
were returning to their homes in Rap
paho township from this place. Wash
ington Neidig, who drove, did not see
the engine, which struck the wagon
squarely in the middle. The bodies
were carried along for several hundred
yards and were horribly mutilated
Those killed were all of one family.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
CANNOT ExPEL SMOOT.
Two Thirds Majority of Senate is Re-
CURED. and is Impossible.

Two Thirds Majority of Senate is Re-
CURED, and is Impossible.
Washington, March %. - 1t seems
certain, in the light Of recent develop
ments, that the campaign against SEN
ator Reed Smoot, OF Utah, will fail.
Mr.. Shoots enemies have been hoping
to GUST him by majority vote of the
senate, but senators who have given at
tention to his case find that the consti-
luton stipulates that no senator shall
be deprived of his seat except by two
thirds vote of the senate.
The anti-Smoot senators have been
taking the position that the protests
were filed against Mr.. Smoot before he
took his seat, and, inasmuch as he was
seated under protest, the majority vote
can be applied, since it takes only a
majority to exclude senator-elect.
But this view is not generally concur
red in by senators. Mr.. Smoot was
seated, and, having been permitted to
take his seat, the only way to get him
out is to expel him, and this requires
two-thirds vote.
1t seems absolutely certain that two
thirds of the senate is not in favor o.
unseating the Mormon senator, prob
ably not a majority, and for this reason
it is believed the much discussed cas-,
will fall fat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
PORTLAND MAY GET TIME BALL
Navy Department FavorabH Considers
Board of Trades Request.


Board of Trades Request.
Washington, March %. - Senator
Fulton was assured today by the secre-
tary OF the navy that the Equipment
bureau had been investigating the ne
cessity of installing at Portland the
time ball system for the aid OF mari
ners. Mr.. Fulton had presented the
request of the Portland board OF trade,
with an urgent appeal that this usual
feature of maritime cities be part OF the
government equipment of Portland.
The matter seems to have the favor
of the head of the department, and, I'M
less unforeseen difficulties intervene,
orders for the work are expected to be
| issued in the near future.
In presenting the request OF Port
lands mariners and merchants, the
board Of trade emphasized the troubles
now experienced by captains in check
ing the variations of their chronome-
tiers, and brought to the attention OF
the senator the large number of vessels
visiting Portland annually. These
facts have been placed before the de-
partment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Pattison,s Case Serious.

Columbus, o., March 22.-Govern
Pattison's illness took q serious -
today, and his physicians were At
bedside until midnight. DR.. Will
said that the governor was quite i'll
day, after having spent a very =
night, but that he was resting m
comfortably tonight. There had p
an increase Of pain. which had rstI
the patients fever TO 103 degrees.
Wilson declared that there was no q
ger When he left the governors b
side, although the governor 10 a Y
sick man. "
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
Floods in southern California.

San Francisco, March 27.-The storm
which has prevailed over California
during the past few days was phenom-
email in character, but normal condi-
tions are being restored. Rain con-
tinued to fall today throughout South
ern California, and the streams in all
parts of the state are rising, the volume
Of water being swelled by the precipi-
tation from the storm and from the
rapid melting of SHOWS in the Sierras.
Floods have occurred in several sections.
Much damage has beed done and more
is expected.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-03-31
States Should Interfere.

Chicago, March 24.-The committee
appointed in Chicago last February at
the conference of governors, attorney
generals and insurance commissioners,
with instructions to prepare form Of
laws for better regulation of life insur-
ance companies, with view to their
ultimate adoption in several states,
concluded it's deliberations tonight and
adjourned after declaring itself in favor
of interference by the states in the in
ternal affairs of the insurance com.
panies and in favor of standard form
OF policy.