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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
GREAT DANGER
TO IRRIGATION
Congress May Divert fund TO Drain
age of Swdmps.
Movement to Use Western Money 10
Drain Private Land in Eastern and
Southern States Gains Impetus -
Nine Separate Bills Now Pending
for This Purpose.

Washington, June 23.-Early in the
present session Of congress Senator
Hansbrough, OF North Dakota, intro
duced a bill authorizing the expendi'
ture OF 81, 900. 900 out Of the national
reclamation fund for draining swampt
in his state. When the bill went be-
fore the.committee on irrigation 1t was
found that every acre to be benefited
WAS in private ownership, and the bill.
If enacted, would not open to entry a
single acre Of public land. Notwith-
standing these disclosures, the senate
committee ordered a favorable report
out OF courtesy because Hansbrough is
member OF the committee. II was
then stated that majority Of the COM
mittee believed the bill bad one, and
it was sllaed by several senators that il
would p9ver be permitted to pass the
senate. Nevertheless the bill old pass
and is ES@ before the house, where its
chances Of passing seem equally good.
A bill is now pending to divert ST.
900 900 from the reclamation fund to
drain the Dismal swamp in Virginia
and North Carolina; another is pending
to drain the Everglades Of Florida;
only few days ago bill was intro
duced to take another $4,000, 900, and
expend it in draining the big swamps
Of Arkansas and Missouri, and, in ad-
dition, there are two bills pending for
the drainage OF swamps in Minnesota,
and three general bills providing for
the government drainage OF swamps in
all parts OF the United States.
II the Hansbrough bill passes, it will
open the way for these other measures
Of similar character, and it will be only
a short time before the greater portion
OF the reclamation fund, instead of be.
ing used for irrigating the desert lands
OF the West, as originally intended,
will be expended in retaining swamps
in states that have contributed not a
cent to the reclamation fund and never
will contribute. This legislation is a
rank injustice to the West, which is
counting on using its own public land
receipts for the reclamation OF its des-
srts, and unless somebody calls halt,
he work OF government irrigation will
'oon be brought to staudstill.
1t must be remembered that, once
his precedent is established, it will be
'asy for delegates from the East and
south to combine and force through
,ills for the drainage OF the swamps in
he non-a.id states, and il the East and
'outh ever do combine for this purpose,
he West will never have enough votes
o check the onslaught.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
President SIGNS 10 a;n

washington, June 2S.-The India
appropriation bill was signed bv the
president today over the protest Of the
secie'ary OF the interior. The court Of
claims must now decide whether or not ~
i part % OF the money appropriated TO nav nov,
.ne Oolyille Indians for surrender;n ns
.ne north bali of their reservation shaIi
he diverted into the pockets Of ,ha snail
.orneys who claim to have lohbisd
through this legislation. sscrs t,eu
hitchcock adhers to his determ;nst;o
70 ngnt these attorneys and has ,ah ,on
steps to that end. "A' taken
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
APPEAL TO CIVILIZED woBl n
Jews of Russia Gable to compatriot,
in All Countries.

New York, June 81. - Jscok II
schiff has received cable messa0es r,om y,
abroad asking aid from this country -
prevent general Jewish nrthrssL 4.
Russia. DR.. Paul Nathan cabled an
June IL from Berlin that Bialvstok !,
but the beginning of systematic msus.
cres similar to those of October and
urging Mr.. Schiff to exercise pressn,s
through the United States government
and financial circles.
Another cablegram reads:
The occurrence at Balystok il sv
IDENTIFY the beginning of a terrible
scheme. Energetic intervention alone
can prevent its being carried out"
On june 10 the Alliance Uuiyenslls
cabled Mr.. Schiff from Paris as follows.
I'VE have received the following
from Finland signed by a member Of
The douma, st. Petersburg: "Tbe sv.
ful occurrences at Bialystok signifya
new scheme leading to most difficult
complications. Intervention on YOUR
part alone would prevent disaster"
On June Is Sir Samuel Montague
cabled Mr.. Schiff from London: ave
are seeking Intervention of our govern.
ment. Try yours"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Secret cnnxsnt Eo...s

Mexico City, June ga baildins
on Moscas 'treet has been raided and
discovered to be a convent existing in
violation of the laws of reform. The
place had many cells, a chapel, a re-
ieetory, and other features OF convent
lite' The inmates wore the garb of
Carmelites with face wells. Legal pro-
ceedings will be taken against the Nuns
IN the court of the First district. IL IL
long since convent has been discover
ed aud raided here. Religious orders
engaged in teaching and works of chart.
~ have not been interefered with.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
AFTER STANDARD OIL.
President Decides to Have crimina
Action Begun at Once.

President Decides to Have Crimina
| Action Begun at Once.
| Washington, June 22.-Plans to be-
gin immediate criminal prosecutions
| against officials OF the Standard Oil
company for violations OF the Sherman
anti trust law and prosecution against
Standard Oil Officials and high officialh
OF railrosdr for violation of The Elkins
rebate law have been completed by the
administration, according to informa-
tion from high authority tonight.
These plans, 1t is understood, were
considered at mysterious meeting OF
five cabinet officers at the White House
last night which aroused much specula-
ton in all circles today. 1t is said TO
have been the intention to keep the
matter secret for few days until the
department OF Justice was ready to
strike the initial blow.
Wall street, however, which seems
to get information from every conceiv-
able source, even when the secret is
supposed to be confined to the pyesi-
dent and his confidential advisers, got
Tip" today that Standard Oil and
the railroads we're in for new trouble,
and on the strength OF this stock tum-
bled. Reports from New York tonight
say that Washington had already heard
OF the "leak" and that steps had been
taken to locate 1t.
A person OF high authority declares
that the department OF Justice, as a re-
suit OF investigations conducted prior
to and since the Garfield report, has
enough evidence on hand to secure the
conviction OF high Standard Oil and
officials under both laws under
which prosecutions are to be made.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Britain VIII Not lntercsda

London, June 22.-In the house Of
commons today Walter Runciman. mar.
liamentary secretary to the local gov
eminent board, in behalf of FOREIGN
Secretary Gray, again declined to in.
form the government of Russia of the
views OF the British people concerning
the anti-Jewish outbreaks. He said
the impression made and the sympathy
aroused not only in this country but
everywhere by the disturbance and loss
OF life in Russia were known to the
Russian government, and further pro-
tests would be useless.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Rebels Gaining Ground

Mexico City. June 26.-Several trav
elers from Salvador arrived here TO
night. They report that the Guate
malan ports OF Chammperico and sar
Jose are well fortified and provided
with the best artillery. They state
that the revolution has by no means
ended, and that the revolutionary lead.
ers are popular in Guatemala. The de.
ieat suffered at Mangusy by the revolu-
tionists has not discouraged them. Ii
has brought about reorganization of
their forces and they have received adj
ditionsl artillery.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
rRAoE OF UNITED STATES.
Foreign Commerce is Greatest With
European Countries.

Foreign Commerce Is Greatest With
European Countries.
Washington, juno 28.-An analysis
Of the foreign commerce of tho United
States. contained in bulletin issued
| by the department Of Commences and
Labor, says that in the focal year
1905, 48 per cent OF the imports into
the United States was drawn from Eu-
rope, 20 per cent from North America.
j 3 per cent from South America, IA per
cent from Asia. OF the exports from
the United States in the same year. 81
per cent went to Europe, IL per cent
to North America, per cent to South
America, per cent to Asia, 2 per cent
to Oceanica and ] per cent to Africa.
comparison with the figures for
earlier years shows q gradual decline
in the share Of our imports supplied BY
Europe and in the share Europe takes
Of our expots. This 10 due largely TO
the enlargement OF our trade with the
Orient.
Imports from Europe have grown
from 1884 ,o00, 900 In 1895 to S641 :
000, 900 In 1905; from North Amer
lea, s134 900 900 In 1895 to 1927 ,o00.-
600 In 1905; from South America. from
ti12, 900 900 to $751; 900 900, but the
bulletin adds that In 1905 they will fall
about $14, 900, 900 below those OF 1905,
chiefly on account OF reduction of the
quantity Of coffee and India rubber i'm |
ported FROM Asia the imports have
grown from SIS, 900 900 to 1853, 0OO,- |
900 In 1906.
Exports to Europe have grown from
1928, 900. 900 In 1895 to 81 ,02l 900 900 |
In 1905; to North America, from SIO8,
100000 to 1850. 300 600; TO south |
America, from s33, 200. 900 to $50 0OO.-
200, and to Asia from $l7, 1886, 900 to
I12S, 500, 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Franklin County Laughs

kahlotus = The prospect for wheat
In franklin county is the best by far
since the land has been under cultiya-
tion. The heavy rains recently have
given abundance of moisture. The
acreage tributary to Kshlotus is in
creased about one eighth over last year.
Two new grain houses will be built at
Aahlotus by the Kerr Clifford company
and the Northwestern Grain company.
rbe former will also build at Estes.
i've miles west of here, and at Sulphur
Lake. eight miles west. The Interior
orain company will build at Estes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
PREDICTS MUrINY OF SAILORS.
Narodny Says Army and Navy Officers
and Mobiles are Rebels.

Narodny Says Army and Navy Officer.
and Mobiles are Rebels.
New York, June 22.-Gvan Narodny
a Russian who came here in the inter.
ests of the Revolutionists, said yester.
day:
"There will be soon great mutiny
in the Baltic fleet at Cronstadt, with
vastly more success than the already
historic mutiny OF the Black Sea fleet.
The captains commanding are In sym
pathy with the revolutionary move
ment and will declare at the appointed
time for reforms.
THE army officers drawn from the
noble class are on sympathetic terms
with the men from the peasant and ar
tisan classes. The common people and
the mobiles in Russia are not separated
by the gulf that stood between these
classes under the ancient regime in
France. The mobiles throughout Rus
sia, and the gentry, too, are the peas
ants closest friends, on the most cor
dial and friendly footing. The mobiles
are the backbone of the revolution in
Russia. The bureaucracy is drawn from
neither class, and is hated by both
classes.
ut is the system which causes
riots like that at Bialystok. The rea-
son why the bureaucracy stirs up this
resentment against the Jews is that
they are seen to be an element strong
for evolution-radicals."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

stockholm, June 20. - Fire sts,tas
sunday night in the little citv ., 's u,.s.
Ss, Ls', ., ana, famed by strong easterly
s ss,s. spread with such rapidity that al,
pro os 70 extinguish 1T were fruitless
Ira siac'ically the whole town was w; ;rss
Sus ana 1000 families were m "a
homeless. The fire extended :. maze ss
v waro s OF Avik, where 1000 persons ne
t su,s burned out. The total loss is s s..
lima 1ama'ed at about $4,000, 900. n Mes. Is.
large factories were DESTROYED A"y
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Will Not Be Pinned Down.

San Francisco, June 21.-Of the III
insurance companies TO which tee
grams were sent by Mayor schmitE anf
Governor Pardee calling upon them lOl
some outline of their policies relative
TO the payment OF insurance losses u
this city, 40 have given answer. in'
majority of the companies operating
here content themselves with the gen
eral statement that they will deal islrl'
with policy holders; that the Claims
against them will be settled equlisOl.'
and that the insured can be conhden'
Of honorable and just treatment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Appeals to English wons.

London, June 2s. The newspaper,
.nis morning print an appeal from the
women OF Georgia, Russia, to the wo.
men oil England, complaining that by
oruer oil the Russian government Cos.
SACKS invaded the central and western
provinces of Georgia and DESTROYED
burned burned and looted four towns and 200
villages, treating the population with
'ne utmost brutality, not even children
escaping murder. The names of tha
signers are withheld at their own re-
guest but they include princess and
the wives OF many high officials
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
TEST CASE ON INSURANCE.
Lawsuit About Earthquake Clause =
Losers Unite for Defense.

-'oe'' F'ooHt Laitiqudbe SlauSe -
Losers Unite for Defense,
San Francisco, June %. - Two test
cases, brought by two women, who are
refugees from San Francisco, against
the Palatine Insurance company. Of
London. England, to recover 5000 in
surance money, were tried in Justice OF
the Peace Quinn's court in Oakland
yesterday and decided in favor of the
plaintiffs. Notice of appeal was given
in each case, and the matter will be
thrashed out eventually in the superior
courts.
The defendant company announced
its intent to rest its defense on the le-
gality OF the earthquake clause in
the policies.
The judge said no evidence had been
produced showing that the loss was
caused by the earthquake.
The several commercial bodies of San
Francisco will meet Monday, June 25
to organize policy holders protective
association for the purpose of securing
prompt and fair settlements for their
members from the various insurance
companies in which they hold policies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Track Cast into Swami

Salt Lake, June ga gang of 100
men In the employ of the Oregon Short
Line picked go feet of Rio Grande
western track at $3.50 this morning
ana threw II into swamp. ignoring
deputy sheriff who attempted to serve
writ OF injunction from the District
court, the men put down Short Line
steel and ran a train of fat cars on
the new track. The contested right of
way is in the northern part of the city
and gives access to factory.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Tobacco Not Necessary.

Panama, June 81. - Serious uine,
ences may arise between the un'.s ~
States and the republic OF Panama
garding the right of the former 70 -
port into the canal zone commis va.
supplies of tobacco free Of duty. H. H.,
anna denies this right, claiming 'ss
tobacco is not an article OF nrs' n .'se.
sity nor one required in canal conS s,sb.
ton. The last Panama assembly Ca "a.
lished a duty OF 81 per pound 1 '1;ss
bacco. which is practically pronln'"'-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Boy Found in CarhunnIa

victoria B. c., June 2O.-A seem.
lngly well authenticated account 81 !
strange birth is reported by the Toxic
Asani. A boy born to woman of Va
%ato province had a carbuncle on tbs
; i1,' eyelo which grew rapidly, becom
ing larger than mans fist. Thecbild
was removed to Osaka hospital ths aa -
: su d;c cut and it was found to contain
,; olmnutlve boy, with complete sst OF 81
tarn Is ana si, myers. The older bow suf
.ereu little from the operation II =
lived. "e olher child
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
AaiI Destroys Corn and Er,,i.

Dallas. Tex. June PA severe
wind, rain and bail storm caused much
damage throughout the Brazos river
section tonight and has practica ly de-
stroyed all the growing corn and fruit.
Travel on the Texas Pacific railroad be
tween Tallas and Fort Worth has heen
suspended because of washouts, and all
Of the section cre%s have been called
out to repair the damage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Washington, June 22.-It is under.
stood that Secretary Hitchcock will dis
approved tho item in the Indian appro.
priation bill requiring the court of
claims to pass on the claim of ten at.
torneys to $3.50, 900 for services alleged
to have been rendered by them in pro-
curing an appropriation of 81, 200, 900
to pay the Colville Indians for the north
bali of their reservation. II the presi-
lent does not veto the bill Mr.. Hitch.
cock will ask the attorney general to
appear before the court of claims to on.
pose the claim of the ATTORNEYS.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Porterville, CAL. June 22.-Tulare
ke has now reached the limits it oc.
cupied in 1881, and is within a mile Of
Coreorsn. 1t is thought that Corcoran
will be flooded by the waters of the
lake and that the new town of Alpaueh
may be destroyed. The lake is steadi-
ly rising and is spreading at the aver
age OF mile day in a northwesterlv
direction towards its outlet in the San
joaquin river, with no prospect of
abatement.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Governor Harris M

Chicago, June 26. A special TO the
Record Herald from Cleveland ssvs:
oovernor Andrew L Harris. of Ohio,
Is III at his home in Eaton, Preble
county He is suffering from exbans-
,ion and acute indigestion aud IL is
doubtful IL he will be able to return 10
columbus to take up his duties.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
RESUME OF THE
NEHk'S DOlNGs'
General Review Of Important Hap
pen'ngs Presented In Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Rsadsrs--NationaI. Political. His
torisaI and Commercial.

James WicksSsham win be reap
pointed Judge In Alaska.
The Russian government IL fearful o
An uprsiins In the army.
A plot te kill the king and queen o
Italy has been discovered.
booksellers money has been refused
By the National Juvenile Improvement
association.
Governor Chamberlain has declared
al laws ratified by the June election tc
bsin effect.
Senator Tillman declares that Stand.
ard Oil interests have been at work on
the rate bill.
San Francisco earthquake sufferers
complain bitterly Of the sale OF aour by
General Greedy.
The trial OF George Mitchell for the
killing Of "Holy Roller" Cretield has
commenced At Seattle.
President Roosevelt has signed bill
authorizing st. Louis TO erect and
maintain bridge across the MISSISSIPPI
pi At that city.
The secretary OF the interior rejected
the bids recently opened In Portland
for cement for the Umatilla and Okan-
osas irrigation projects. The price was
too high.
Five ice men At Toledo, Ohio. have
been found guilty OF combining Tor the
purpose OF raising the price oil ice and
sentenced to one year in the workhouse
and to pay nns OF tb. 600.
General Greedy has rsorganized the
rsliet work In San Francisco.
The friendship OF Russia and Great
Britain has been cooled by the Jewish
massscres.
The sultan OF Morocco has signed the
treaty promulgated by the Algeciras
convention.
Political signs In the East point TO
Roosevelt as the candidate to run
against Bryan.
Cross Greek, small Pennsylvania
town, has been wiped out by fire
caused by an electric storm.
The strike of bituminous coal miners
In Michigan has been ended:by the men
accepting the 1908 wage scale.
The president will likely visit the
canal some next fall and see for himself
the progress being made on the canal.
Canada proposes laws which will stop
business OF every kind ON Sunday, even
railway trains. No games OF perform
snces will be allowed whore an admis-
sion 10 charged.
At meeting OF the board of sinner.
visors OF San Francifco city and county
the tax levy was fixed at $i.922 per
tioo. The new levy is IS cents and
mills higher than last year
King Haskon and Queen Maud have
been formally crowned as rulers Of
Norway.
The Russian doums blames the gov
eminent for the recent massacres and |
calls ON the cabinet to resign.
Experiments are being conducted in
Kansas to ascertain the result Of meat
prsservstives- Dogs are the subjects.
General Greedy says at least 90, 900
people 10 San Francisco are still de-
pendent on the supply camps for food.
Formal announcement has been made
BY Attorney General Moody that he
will prosecute the Standard Oil for ac.
Depting rebates.
The Trsnseontinental Insurance
company 10 reported to have only assets
sufficient to pay 10 per cent OF It's San
Francisco losses.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Onicago, Juns 2s.-wilturG vo,;r.
was again on the aiand in the Dor;s
hearing today. lie told ~ Dowie
d SoOn IN the basement of Dowie's resi-;
u r;.' the door of which was liu us
s steel. He said Dowie had ', .oSS
MN many times tina. he had cons,r so.u
ca TINS chamber for refuge because y !.
w wen,e'eu members Of the Masonic order
I'VE, Ts'e constantly plotting against t'I h;a
me me; Dowie frequently declares MS h
said' that he was in constant dance. ne
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Militia Fund is pouh,aa

hi, |,S n'pig, June 2O.-Tbe milit;.
t b,i, which finally passed congress- ', nsn
ms us, :, VIII double the annual ai,o o
al Guard "'iTus states for their Nation.
ment ArS. Under the new apportion.
Wasb;n Wseson will receive SIS. e5s
e IS saasnip rs, SIS, s47, and Idaho ,v1'
begin July l, 1905. appropriation will
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
STATE WILL SUPPORT CLAIMS.
Attorney General to Defend Rights Of
Losers by Disaster.

San Francisco. June 21.-Deputy Az
torney General George A. Sturtevant
came to San Francisco today to CON-
mence the states fight against the Ere
insurance concerns that haze not lived
up to the law. For some hours be vss
in consultation with Insurance Com
missioner Myron Wolf.
From now on it will be made the
especial business of the attorney gen.
erals Office" said Mr.. Sturtevsnt. ito
prosecute every action by which the
state can conserve the rights Of the in
sured who lost property in the great
hre. We want the smaller losers, The
mechanics and retailers who have be-
come confused in their efforts to receive
just treatment from the insurance com
panies, to feel that they have an office
which is fighting their side Of tns
CASE"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
Wrecked bv Big Wind.

Chicago, June 2l.-One man VIZ srrt
tally injured, four were slisn,ly Liant I
and the Illinois Steel company ~ ,bs
at South Chicago WIS damaged ~ a
extent OF $3.50 00U as the reeui'
violent rain, wind and hail Storm
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Washington The president has
signed = proclamation authorizing the
opening OF the towns OF Rupert, Hey
burn and sherer, on the Minidoka irri-
CATION tract, in Idaho, the date OF sale
to be fixed by the secretary OF the In
terror.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Root Considers Action on massaer.
washington, June 2S. - sao,a,s :
MOOT is giving consideration 70 tba 1
iTn massacres in Russia, having aIr ssx-
far he ba. 'a tssan with the president. So
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items That Ao Likely to Interest Al
Our Readers.

4 Brief Review Of the improvements,
Growth and Development Along
Al L'nss Of Industry Througheus
Our commonwsaIth-h Mining. He
tsricaI and ComnsreIaI.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30

Wsshingfon-senstor Dubois has &C.
cured an amendment to the sundry
civil bill appropristing IS 900 to re-
move the Lemhi Indians to the Fort
Hall reservation, also an amendment
Increasing the salary OF the United
States district attorney and marshal for
Idaho from $4,000 to "a 900.