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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31

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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31

Fred Green visited Caldwell Sun

Fred Green visited Caldwell Sun
dry.
o. X. Ekin received an engine
and clover IuIler from Illinois
| this week.
| chnse F'engius md wife Of
Nysssi visited DR.. and Mrs. Clnen
last Sunday.
Lee Napton has returned from
ian extended TRIP to the Blue
Mountains whore he has been
hunting and fishing.
J. y. Wells cnme over from
SAnlpter. Op. This week TO e.
fnblisll q permanent residence on
his homestead north 81 town.
II yon want I, delicious dish OF
lee cream. or an ics'-c n ilrinknf
Sosn Wufer. cillIo Miss Grace
tirnvesat the Opera House Tar
Tor.
Now IL the time To get your fish
md game licenses. They are is
sued by Judge. J T. I<elt.ick. ~
you tail to get II license tlol't
blnnne the officers ii you get
"piIIched."
Notwithstanding the report
that there is u sa'uaty of peach
rs IN this vicinity we are in
formed that there il an abund- |
unce and they are selling at 2H
and 3 cents per pound.
II. Il. Anderson and family,
John Nelson and family and G.
VI. Kirkpatrick left Friday for
Sacramento, California, where
they will represent Parma lit
The coming Irrigation Con-
gress.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Jackson
eft Tuesday for Minneapolis.
Mr.. lackson1has baen-d1ight op-
'rator Tor the o. $. l.. ut this
or some TING butt ecetlyresignedl
iis position. His place here is I.
HE'D by Il. h. Richardson.
While out riding Yesterday
Hiss Ada Martins horse fell with
Ter and she sustained II sprained
'nkle as II result. She was
'rought down to DR.. Cluen's Of
Ice, where her injury was attend.
d to, and she is restingcomfort
bly, today.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31


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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31
Help Wanted.

l-aslies and gentlemen to Dick
and pack prunes. Win com
ne'lce packing prnnes Sept. , AT.
Parma and Roswell.
chsIs. L. Paine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

IT1lHUAT1ON VONFlIESS.
Sacramento, Cal, September 2-7.
For the above occasion the o.
$. l.. will sell round trip tickets
from Parma us follows: yiaOg-
den $43. 70; via huntington and
Portland $3S.45. Tickets on sale
Aug. 20 and 30; hnallimitreturn-
ing Sept. IT.
W. L. Shaw, Agent.
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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31
BUSINESS Briefs.

We have buggiesilt right prices
to everybody.
Gem Mercantile 60
The best Of meats put up III
the best style at Parma Meat
Market
The library will be open at 2
Oh ~ eacl ) lrar'layaitelhoon
Persons wishing books changed
may call ut that time.
You will find tie most refresh
iEg Of cool summer drinks and
delicacies kept l'y Miss Grace
Grayes III the Opera House Par
Tor.
When you have anything, to
sell that requires the services OF
an auetioneer call ON, or write,
J. A. Baker. Caldwell.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-31
FRAN ". HAWKS

Witness:
I. +. CALDWELL,
HI DrrnAM.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
WIRE FROM ROOSEVELT
To President Figueroa Offering to Be-
como Peacemaker.

San Salvador, April 16.-President
Roosevelt has cabled President Fig
ueroa that in accordance with state
ments made by President Zelaya of
Nicaragua and accepting his assur-
ance that the war has ended, he Of
fers with President Diaz of Mexico to
arrange matters SO that there will be
no hostile agitation on the frontier be-
tween the forces of Salvador and
Guatemala.
President Roosevelt also says that
these forces must be retired as soon
as he and President Diaz acting with
the consent of President Figueroa, are
able to give some assurances to Presi-
dent Zelaya of Nicaragua and Presi-
dent Cabrera of Guatemala. President
Figueroa is disposed to personally at
tend a conference at Amapala to
which he has been invited by Presi-
dent Zelaya in order to arrange a firm
basis for insuring permanent tranquil
lity. President Roosevelt has placed
the cruiser Chicago at the disposal of
Presidents Zelaya and Figueroa to
make the trip to Amapala.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
NORTH POLE TOURISTS
Party of so Is Expected to Go Out
With Peary

New York, April 16.-Commander
Robert Z. Peary's next expedition to
the Polar regions will consist of an
auxiliary ship, carrying tourists in
addition to the steamer Roosevelt un-
der the explorers command. says the
World today. 1t is proposed to char
ter vessel and load her with pro-
visions to be cached at Etah.
1t is known that several members
of the Peary Arctic club including
some of the best known scientists and
geographers of the country desire to
take passage on the relief ship. Others
also have indicated a desire to go so
that there is a possibility of making
up a party of fifty tourists. Peary is
confident of reaching the goal this
time. The severity of this winter
must have extended to the Arctic
zone he told a friend the other day,
and as intensely cold winters run in
groups up north there will be COM
paratively little chance of leads" or
open water to retard his progress
when he makes his next dash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
DODGES TAXES.
The Standard Has Been Caught at 1t
in Indiana.

Chicago, April 16.-Taxing authorities
of Lake county, Indiana, have instigat-
ed an action against the Standard Oil
company of Whiting as a result of in
vestigations in charge of County Asses
sor William E. Black and his assistant
Township Assessor Bert Escher, of
Hammond. They have discovered, they
say, that the company for four years
has sequestered millions of dollars worth
of valuable property from tax dupli-
Gates. 1t is estimated by the officials
that the Standard Oil company should
be paying taxes on 0,000.0 900 worth of
property, when it is assessed on the tax
duplicates for only s3000,000 worth.
The Standard, they say, has evaded
payment of taxes on eighty-one houses.
built four years ago. which it rents to
employees. Millions of barrels of oil are
stored in great steel tanks and there is
improved property along the Pennsyl-
vania tracks amounting to $1,000. 900.
The Standard has been paying $4,000 a
year when it should have paid ten times
that amount the tax officers claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
TO HAVE NEW LAWYER.
Thaw Will Employ Other Counsel in
His Next Trial.

New York, April 16.-Harry K. Thaw
finds himself today in a rather unset
tied state, legally speaking, judging
from present circumstances. There is
considerable speculation as to who his
counsel will be in his next trial. and al
most as much as to whether tentative
plans to have him released on bail will
be successful. 1t is considered signifi-
cant that Dan O'Reilly of his counsel
in having the clerk of the criminal
branch of the supreme court lock up in
the court safe all the exhibits produced
at the trial, took step which would
naturally be the part of the attorney of
record. This followed a consultation
between O'Reilly and the prisoner, and
it is said to have been done with the
prisoners written authorization. It is
also deemed significant that of all
Thaw's counsel only Messrs- O'Reilly
and A. Russell Peabody have visited
him I'm the TOmbs lately. Notwithstand-
ing this and Mr.. O'Reilly practically
acting as spokesman for Thaw, it is
reported that Mrs. William Thaw, the
prisoners mother, is directing the
choice of counsel and that she has ask
ed Ex-Governor Frank s. Black to as
sumo full charge of the defense at his
second trial. Then again it is reported
that Lionel Adams, prominent LoIlsi-
ana lawyer or William Rand, Jr., ex-
assistant district attorney, will take,
that place.
Inc matter OIL Dali HdW Is OSluS
held in allegiance by Mr.. O'Reilly. He is
waiting until District Attorney Jerome
returns from Lakevilie. Conn. his coun-
try home. They are to talk the subject
over, but the district attorney has al
ready said publicly that he will vigor-
ously oppose any effort looking to bail
for Thaw. 1t is probable that failing
of Justice Fitzgerald's consent to re-
lease Thaw on bail, the defense will ap-
ply to some other supreme court Justice
in this state.
1t is stated that after District Attor-
ney Jerome returns and the Auestion of
bail is discussed with him. the entire
Thaw family with the exception of Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, will leave New
York The Countess of Yarmouth will
sail for England: Mrs. William Thaw
will go to Crescent. Pa; Josiah and his
wife will go to Watchliff. r. l., and Mr.
and Mrs. George Carnegie will make q
tour of the south. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
will continue to live at the Lorraine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
THEIR BUSY DAY.
Continental Congress of the ID. A. r.
Listens to Reports.

Washington. April 16.-The con-
tinentaI congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution had a busy
session today. The first business on
the programme was the announce
ment by the president general, Mrs.
Donald Mclean, of the committees on
the recommendations of national Of
fcers. Then followed reports of the
national officers, including those of
Mrs. Mclean, as chairman of the ma
tional board of management; Mrs
Charlotte E. Main, vice president gen.
eral in charge of organization of
chapters; Mrs. T. H. Hamlin, chaplain
general; Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce,
recording secretary general; Miss Vir-
ginia Miller, corresponding secretary
general; Mrs. J. S. Jameson, register
general, and Mrs. NJ. E. S. Davis.
treasurer general, and the report of
the auditing committee consisting of
the historian general, Mrs. J. P. Dolli-
yer; the assistant historian general,
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood; and the
librarian general, Miss Alien E. Solo
mons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
WILL SEND A man.
Labor Federation's Message to Roose-
welt Is Unanswered.


Chicago, April 16.-One week hav-
ing passed since the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor sent it's telegram to
President Roosevelt and no answer
having been received, the officials of
the federation will at its meeting to-
morrow send a special messenger from
Chicago to the White House to ask
the nations chief executive to verify
the language credited to him in refer
ring to Meyer and Haywood as "un-
desira BILE citizens"
During the past week several ses-
sions Of the executive board of the
have been held in the hope
that an answer would be received
from Washington and the necessity of
taking further action in the matter
would be averted
Meyer and Haywood, to whom ref
erence is made in the communication.
are awaiting trial in Idaho, charged
with the murder of Former Governor
and trial is set for May
9th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
BELATED SNOW.
Winter Weather Plays a Return
Engagement.
There May Be More Freezing
Weather Tonight.

The summer weather which ap-
peared yesterday and played a "a hour
engagement seems to have suffered a
relapse and at nine o'clock this morn
ing snow began falling in scattering
flakes and inside of an hour was COM
ing down in good old fashioned win
ter style and the mercury gradually
slipping towards the zero point
though at ten o'clock it was but three
degrees below freezing. Reports re-
ceived by the weather bureau indicate
that the storm may be general all over
the state as cloudy weather with
falling temperature prevails.
Two hours after the snow started to
fall it had reached the proper
tions of a winter storm though it
melted almost as fast as it fell on ac-
count of the warmth in the earth.
The precipitation was accompanied bya
raw wind which is blowing at the
rate of IL miles an hour from the
north. $50
While this is late in the season for
a snow storm ia 1903 heavy fall of
snow occurred on the goth of the
month and a freeze followed which
crop which had escaped earlier
freezes was destroyed. The weather
department predicts that all of the
moisture which falls will be in the
form of snow and that it will not be
followed by a rain as frequently oc-
ours.
At o'clock in the afternoon nearly
every indication of the wild little fur
ry of snow which held sway most of
the morning had disappeared and the
sun was making a feeble attempt to
penetrate the clouds which obscure the
sky. There has been no change in the
wind or the rate it is travelling since
the first record was made this morn
ing.
The mercury dropped steadily from
Z o'clock this morning when it stood
at 81 until it reached 81 at 10 o'clock,
dropping on an average two points an
hour and then it started upward and
at o'clock lacked but degree of
the same place as when
the first temperature was taken at
o'clock this morning. The total pre-
measured as water was .03
of an inch.
The forecast for tonight is fair with
a freezing temperature and a rising
tomorrow with the indica-
tions in favor of fair weather. The
hourly temperatures for today were:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
BEST MUSEUM BURNS.
Second Fire in Two Weeks Visits Nc
Gill University.

Montreal, April 16.-A second dis
astrous fire within two weeks visited
McGin university early today and
practically destroyed the medical
building, one of the oldest and most
valuable of the college group. Be
sides the equipment, the museum, one
of the best on the continent contain
ing many priceless specimens, was de-
strcyed. The magnificent medical
library. however, was saved.
Immediately after the recent fire
which wiped out the engineer build
ing the university authorities, it is
understood, placed a half million dol
lars of extra insurance on the whole
university plant. The medical build
ing will share in this. but it is doubt
full whether the insurance will cover
one-half of the actual damage.
The buildings were erected at a cost
of about $35O,00O. The collections
which they contained were beyond
estimate as to value.
DR.. F. J. Shepherd stated that his
famous anatomical collection was de-
SfrOVed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
ALTON LOSES.
United States Court Of Appeals
Afffrms Conviction
Of the Road and Its Officers by
Lower Court.
THE FINE OF 100000.
Will Stand in Judgment
Against the Offenders.
Contract With Packers Is Held
to Have Been Illegal.

Chicago, April 16.-The United States
court of appeals today affirmed the
conviction in the district court of the
Chicago & Alton railroad and John NJ.
Faithorn and Fred A. Wann, former
officials of the road, for granting re-
bates.
The company and the two officials
were found guilty last year and an ag-
gregate fine of 100000 was imposed.
The railroad company was fined &c.,
900 and the two officials $4,000 each.
The conviction of the defendants fol-
lowed the prosecution of the govern
ment which alleged that rebates had
been granted to the Schwartzchild and
Sulzberger company in the shipments
of meats
The rebates were said to have been
paid to the packing company under the
guise Of refund of terminal charges, -
the amount being 81 on each car for
the use of the tracks of the packing
company in getting the cars of freight
out from the packing house to the main
line of the Alton railroad.
In its opinion the appellate court de-
clares:
Rentals on the basis of wheeIage are
unobjectionable if the parties have en-
tered into a contract which in all other
respects is lawful Schwartzchild &
Sulzberger received back a part of the
money they paid for freight but this
does not prove that the transaction con-
stituted a rebate within the definition of
the statute. If the full rate is paid
either in money. or in moneys worth,
the parties cannot be guilty of rebating.
These considerations compel the court
to the conclusion that the judgment of
the lower court cannot be sustained eX-
cept by holding that the contract be-
tween Schwartzchild & Sulzberger and
the Alton railroad was illegal and void.
THE trouble in this case comes from
the fact that the railroad did not take
a lease of the tracks of the packing
company for the purpose of diScharging
its undertakings as an interstate COM
mon carrier. The arrangement between
the two corporations was therefore a
device whereby the produce of the pack
ing company was transported at a cost
of $19 per car while other shippers were
paying $50.
THE court excludes from the case as
not being within the issues the question
of the right of a railroad company to
render greater service, or to furnish
greater facilities to one shipper than
to another for the same published
charge. The issue in this case is the
right to furnish the same or more at
a less price,
In concluding the court said: 1.-The
that existed between the
two companies cannot for reasons of
public policy, be based lawfully on di-
vision of rates, or in any other way be
with or affect the rate MAX
ing function of the railway company.
The agreement as it existed therefore
was illegal and the judgment of the
lower court must be affirmed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
JAcKsoN SUGGESTS NAMES.
Those He Would Have on Goose Island
Commission.

Attorney General F. S. Jackson has
suggested the following names of per-
sons suitable to represent Kansas on a
preme court of the United States in the
Goose Island case against the state
of Missouri:
James F. Getty of Kansas City.
Clad Hamilton of Topeka.
S. N. Hawkes. of Stockton.
Attorney General Hadley of Missouri
will also suggest three names. and the
supreme court will decide who shall do
the work
The Goose Island case is to settle
whether the state of Kansas or the state
of Missouri shall exercise jurisdiction
over a 400 acre island in the Missouri
river, a short distance above Kansas
City. The island is now resort for
criminals, who wish to dodge the laws
of both states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
NO GRAFT THERE.
Plans of Chinese Famine Relief Com
mittce Are Good.

Shanghai April 16-Investigation
shows that the plans of the famine re-
lief committee are admirable. There
has been no leakage of the funds ad-
ministered by foreigners. house to
house inspection has resulted in 10000
families, totalling 100000 famine suf-
ferers, being enrolled by the commit
tee which is attempting to provide food
for them until the harvest. Additions
to +he list of families will be made
only when the funds available justify
it, Three kinds of relief tickets are
issued:
First, free food. which are not is
sued unless the family has absolutely
no money, food. or pawnable articles
and its members are too weak to
work; second, where they are physical
ly able to do it, each member of a
family is given work to pay for food:
third. the Chinese government is pay
ing to some families one and one-half
cents per day. Tickets are given to
these families emitting them to pur-
chase famine supplies at cost. Food is
furnished to ticket holders at the re-
lief sub-centers at stated times. Often
the thatch roofs and timbers of houses
are sold and families, because they had
a. table left have been refused relief
and. utterly discouraged, they have
committed suicide