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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
Congressman James S. Sherman for Vice-President

CONVENTION HAIL. CHICAGO, June 19.-Congressman
James Schoocrat Sherman of New York. nominated for
vice presdent the first ballot by the republican national
convention today He received SO votes to q for Murphy
of New York rs for Guild of Massachusetts, Sheldon TO- and
Fairbanks l.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, o. S. Land
Office at Burns, Oregon,


June 6, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Andrew
]. Ufford, of Jordan Valley, Oregon,
who, on August lS, 1901, made Home
stead Entry No. 1472, for SEA NW14,
M swA, sWL sW14, Section 10,
Township 2s South, Range 45 East, viii
liamette Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make final five year proof,
to establish claim TO the land described,
before Fred Palmer, Z S. Commission
er, at his office at Jordan Valley, Ore
gon, on the Goth day Of July, 1908.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Thorn
as J. Goodyear, Jacob f. Vincent, Rob
ert Mcconnell, of Jorden Valley, Ore
gon, and Leroy Strobe, Of Rockville,
Idaho. WV fARRE, Register.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior, United
States Land Office,

States Land Office,
Burns, Oregon, June 8, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the State
of Oregon has filed in this Office its APP
phcation (List No. 24S) to select, under
the provisions of the Act Of Congress,
approved August IA, 1913, and acts
amendatory thereto, the
Nw14 sw14, sw14 Nw1, Lots 4, 5,
and 9, Section 3, and Lot 3, Section 10,
Township % South, Range 46, East,
w. NJ.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the lands described, or desiring to OBJ
ject because OF the mineral character Of
the land, or for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file their
affidavit of protest in this office, on OF
before the expiration of the period of
WM. FARRE, Register,
First publication June 20, 1908.
East publication August l, 1908.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at Boise. Idaho,

June, II, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Jacob
TroxeI, of NOtus, Idaho, who, on June Z,
1905, made homestead Entry, No. 92O6,
for the VIZ sEtz, Section rs, Township
~, Range W., Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make FL
nal Five Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Wal
ter r. Cupp, U. s. Commissioner, at
Caldwell, Idaho, ON the 2sth day OF
July, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jessee
Andrews, Of Parma, Idaho; Henry II.
Stafford, OF Caldwell, Idaho; James b,
Newport, of Notus, Idaho; Jacob f.
Shaver, of Caldwell, Idaho.
WIN. BALDERsTON, Register
6-2O-7-ls.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
End OF Third Convention Day Brings
Consunlation of Well Laid Plan and
Adoption of Taft Platform.
FIRST BALLOT, 7o2 VOTES FoR TAFT
Congressman James S. Sherman, of
New York, Nominated for
Vice President.

CHICAGO June 1S.-For president of the United States
VIM. H. Taft of Ohio
Count of the ballot disclosed 7O2 and
later he declared unanimous choice of the convention
The vote the first regular ballot resulted as follows
Taft 1922 La Toilette, %; Foraker 49, Cannon 81; Fair
banks 40 Knox 8 Hughes 63 Roosevelt B. Total 979.
Exciting took place during the time the of the
candidates being placed in nomination The hostility
shown toward Fairbanks the remarkable feature of
OF the day Delegates and spectators denied respectful aten
ton to Governor Hany of Indiana while he placing
of the present president before the convention
and calls greeted the mention of the vice presidents
name, and Hanys reference to him pure marble shaft
brought of derson and laughter Hany made the yelled
threat he would be heard from before election day and
that Indiana would also be heard from.
we'll planned demonstration given when Tafts name
presented but lacked the ador and enthusiasm shown
yesterday for President Roosevelt.
minority report platform presented by Representative
who insisted physical valuation railroads the
proper adjustment publicity contributions
election United States senators by direct vote and that railroad
be advanced until after the commerce commission has passed
its justice panks rejected by the full committee
platform drowned in the of
onehd of the delegates he There
was not handc clap Hopkins concluded.
alike discussion of the antn
junction plank the platform Representative Cooper of Wisconsin
ched advanced the
port minority made demand for tariff comm
appointed president fixing
the law prohibiting combination for the purpose of sitting
) competition.
Cooper was again roll the minority
port exception epuby campaign contributions the phys
ca valuation election of United States
The physical
9l7 the popular election ia
ss The platform resolutions
I viva voice amid reounding cheers
defending the majority report said THE only
question will stand committee adopt the ais
tic democratic Wisconsin, Nominations for president in
platform adopted and the roll call Of states ordered
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at
Bnrns, Oregon. Man Fl. ll


Burns, Oregon, May 21, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that William
+. Beers, OF Jordan Valley, Oregon,
who, on July Is, 1904, made Desert
Land Entry, No. 62s, for VIZ SWi4 Sec.
2l; NWL NWh sle NWl4, N1a sW4,
Section 2s, Township % South, Range
"A East, Willamette Meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make Final Proof,
to establish claim to the land above des-
c-ibed, before Fred Palmer, t. S. Com
missioner, at his office at Jordan Valley,
Oregon, on the 6tn day of July, 1908.
Claimant namesas witnesses Dewitt
G. Beers, William S. Skinner, Angus
tin b. Azeanuaga, Thomas L. Skinner,
all OF Jordan Valley, Oregon.
WM FARRE Register
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
United Commercial TraVeI=
ers Convention

Salt Lake, June rs, 10, and %
Reduced rates via. Oregon Short
Line. See agents for dates, rates
and limits. You should be cnere
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-06-20
NOTICE r0R PURLICATlON.
OF the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at Boise, Idaho,

May 18th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that John
Rhodes, OF Parma, Idaho, who, on June
9th, 1906, made Homestead Entry, No.
9205, for Sls seq, Sec. "a. T. N, r. 3
W., lots and ?, Section 3, Township
N, Range W., Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make Final
five year Proof, to establish claim to the
land described, before the Register and
Receiver, at Boise, Idaho, on the 23rd
day of June, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Fred
Fisk, OF Parma, Idaho; A. A. Richards,
Of Emmett, Idaho; j S. White, OF Boise,
Idaho, Josephine White, Of Boise, Idaho
WM. BALDERsroS Register.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
WIFE USES AK, BOTTLE
AND HAMMER ON SPOUSE
So Charges Thomas Burke in
Suit for Divorce for
Cruelty

The hurting OF a variety OF tools and
3 bottle. welded as weapons. eonsti-
tuted the basis OF charges made yes
ter6ay by Thomas Burke, q gas stoker,
against his wife. Mary Burke, whom
he IS suing for divorce Burke alleged
IN the complaint that his wife assaulted
him recently with hammer which she
had co1cezleG beneath q pillow On his
bed From this attack Burke says he
suffered. but his zgouies were worse
when his spouse hIE him On the head
with sn AZ and bottle The com
Eluni1y property consists OF q house IN
Greenwich street.
For the second tine within q year
Robert n Evans has been released
from marital ties Judge Graham yes
terd7y snnulled the marriage Of Maud
Enid 70 Evans. which took place in
Victoria 3. c. A day before Evans
his first wife. Madeline ". Evans. in
Pierce county, Washington Having
crossed the boundary the second mar
rtage took place outside OF American n
territory In anruilUg the second
marriage Judge Graham declared that
Evans acted IN good faith
The following divorces were granted
yesterday. By Judge TroutI-Lewis r
de Haven from Aimee z. de Haven.
desertton- By Judge SIuTteTaat-John
I. Sllvsy from Mercedes B. Silyey, de-
sertion-
suits for divorce were fled yester-
day BY Eu1ice ?. Haunsteia against
George R Haunstein, willful neglect;
Ida L. Morse against George ". Morse,
Willful neglect. Matilda Ha1Scheck
against Arthur O. HatSchek. cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CHANGES MADE IN
DUMPING GARBAGE
Board of Public Works Consid=
ers Protest About Drifting of
Refuse on Beaches
Captain R. B. Hennming Recon-
mlends That Schooner Go
Farther Out With Load

OAKLAND. Aug 9E-The hoard Of
public works commissioners met to-
day IN executive session for the con-
sidera1ion Of the charges that the
beach al Bolinas bay and at the Cliff
house is Uttered with garbage that
Grifted n from the sea after the Oak
land schooner Signal had emptied.
Captain P B Hemming OF the board
OF works made q detailed report Of
his Investigation OF the conditions. and
on his recommendation the commits
sioners directed minor changes IN the
garbage disposal which will enable the
crew OF the Signal 10 dump beyond
the FarzlIon islands Paper and
similar waste matter viii be bound in
iron crates. which VIII make the loads
OF the craft light enough TO be sea-
worthy IN the high seas over twenty
miles out
Regarding the charges made 70 the
state board OF health, Captain Hem
ming reported that the amount Of lit
Ter strewed on the beaches IS small.
that much OF II has marks and writing
Indicating that the refuse came from
San Francisco merchants and from
some Of the battleshipS- He also said
there IS : garbage chute in operation
near Fort Baker
was quoted as saying that scows from
this city were seen TO empty inside
the heads Walter B Fawcett. secre-
tary Of the board denied this. and said
scows were not used by Oakland. but
came from other cities
letter was received from the dis
trict attorney OF Marin county which
stated that only once had refuse from
Oakland orlftso IN. about July 1.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CALIFORNIA RIFLE
TEAM IS VICTOR
University Students Win Inter-
collegiate Championship
OF United States

BERKELEY Aug. 1z-Wor6 vas re-
ceiTed on the university campus TO-
day from William H Waste. JUDGE OF
the intercollegiate shoot last year.
that t1e University Of California rifle
team has won the championship with
a score of So. All the matches were
held on the same day IN the different
parts of the country. the scores q
each team being telegraphed 70 the
umpire.
J s Paddock OF the Utah agricultu-
rzl school made the highest individual
score with A cut cf q possible 50. "
B Elel and G. Il Chapman. OF The
blue and gold team were second with
scores OF - The University Of Ne
vs6s team vas second IN the intsrcol-
legiate shoot with SIS. the state col
lege o. Washington followed with
sS5- Utah agricultural college scored
s5e. s. JOINS college OF Maryland,
SO. West Texas military academy,
sos
The members Of the victorious team
of the university were y. G. 8fel. C
II Chapman. Z . White. J. Il Mont
gomery. T. Z Hook. L McSpsden. a
J. Eddy. n. B. Parker. r y. Pinge-
and c. a Waldmana.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
NEW JUSTICE HALL
must AWAIT LAW
City Attorney Renders Opinion
That Land Can Not Be
Built Upon
Judgment of Condemnation First
Should Be Obtained
Through Courts

The city can not proceed with the
work OF erecting q new hall OF ms
tice until judgment of condemnation
has been rendered In the matter Of
several pieces Of property that have
been ordered condemned bv the super-
visors City Attorney Long handed
down an opinion yesterday 10 the su-
pervisors. stating that prior 10 4he
time the judgment OF condemnation. has
been rendered. the city legally can not
take possession OF the lands
The building committee Of the ss,per
visore. which is anxious 10 go ahead
with the building OF the new hall of
justice, communicated with the city
attorney several dars ago and asked
his opinion as TO whether the city and
county could legally proceed with the
work OF construction on the new s1rlc-
ture before decision Of the court had
been rendered IN the condemnation
suits
The opinion handed down YESTERDAY
viii probably delay the new building
for some time
In his opinion the city attorney
states that after judgment OF con
demnation the city may, by order OF
court secure possession OF the lands
in question, even though the cases in
volvtng the lands may have been an
pealed- Until Judgment has been rem
0ered assessing the value Of the prop-
ertv 70 be condemned the city can not
in any way obtain possession thereof
and consequently could not proceed
with the work OF constructing the new
hall Of justice
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ANTI-SALOON POLICY
DECLARED TOO NARROW
Dr.. Chapman Censured for Re.
striCti1g Work OF Tem=
perance Workers

That The policy OF Dr. Chapman. head
of the auti-ssloon league. had doue
much 20 binder the temperance move
melt in the state and city vas The
declaration made hr the Rev. Dr.. :. c.
Patterson. pastor OF Bethany church. al
The regular meeting Of TIE federation q
rlgrches IN Hamilton square church
lss- night
-r EzE-ersoE's objection 70 the oolzcr
Mas -4a- u restricted 1Le Temperance
workers -l their e10rts 70 stamp out
rEe drink evil
DR. Ehspmsn and the snri-saloo7
-eaEle SAID lie. stand only for prohi-
d non ahsc- Ute o. Local or-5oz-Ihar OF
l1-1l1E Personally I believe n fight
-lS 1le sa-c11 al every opportunity for
l-E1 license for the restriction oz H.
Censes and for less hours The uolscr
II rhe slti-szloon league has done much
70 hinder TIE temperance movement il
the city and s-acs- Il IS 50 restricted
-hst people have losr interest n IL"
Lle discussion arose over & question
rs 70 whether the federation of
churches should JOIN with the slti-sa-
L1cl league Or uoL and Lhe speeches oI
TIE evening showed z divergence q
opinion II Tle organization
Charles A01LEouerT who has en-
gagged IN prison reform work for IS
years delivered 4 lecture On rhzr sub
5ecL and strongly condemned rhe sys-
TEN IN vogue IN the psusre1risrles ~
the present tine
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
No CRIME TO GET FULL"
N TOWN OF SONORA
City Ordinance or General
Law" Against Drunkenness
as Yet Inheard OF

The Ilttle mining toEn OF Sonora
Tuolumne county. = IN grave danger
o. becoming & refuge for habieuzl
drunkar6s who live in daily fear Of he
law Labor COMMISSIONS Mckenzie
rsster5zv learned that Sonora has no
city ordnance OF general law against
ire crime q drunkenness MChElzie's
informant IS CITY Marshal ". Z Den
MS Of sonora who breaks The IN
Common news in the following letter
10 the couznllS llSsEoleT-
i Ee7lF 90 Fuu-s I Tll say tat 11ere hzTe
trs1 - arrests for ErunEe1lezs 81 S71o-z Is
rere = - S1cE cr--e ID rEe ce1erzl lzzs s1a
-ter IS - city c15lzEzcs Le-e EEk1g Erznk-
rrress g c-ue- Eesree-1uliF-
" II DENNES. Tozu 8lz-sl.sI
Mckenzie explained that the letter
uas received FL reply 10 an inquiry
for statistics concerning drunkenness
r-hich the state labor commission Is
catering according 70 The figures
- hand now X IS estimated thai s8.-
frH persons suffer imprisonment for
,7~-u ukerness ~ sally. sonora IS the
r-fr -oW1 IN rLe state which has no
rw against 6rznirennesS
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
DELAY HEARING OF
PREFERRED LIFE CASE
Insurance Commissioner Con-
SentS 10 POstponement
Of CHARGES

Al rhe request OF " p Bacon. al
tornev for the Preferred life Insurance
company. Insurance Commissions z
Lgr0n Wolt yesterday postponed ire
hearing of charges against that con-
pznr unrll wednesday Members o.
the Insurance company appeared BE-
fore Wolf wL-h their attorney s-d a.
1ou1cel -lsL lhsF had decided 70 6gat
the charges preferred bT Wolf and re-
cUeSleC -1a- Ire hearing Re postponed
defense
Commission Wolf alleged that The
Preferred life Insurance conuaur has
nor beer doing business II accordance
with rhe assessment Insurance Lew snr
EEz- SIS license should be revoked A.
rorueE Bacon VII ne a written answer
10 WC-fs charges
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
LOVE LETTERS ARE
WRITTEN AS JOKE
Mrs. Walter Packard Declares
EPistIes Were Composed to
TauHt Jealous Husband
Says Part of Divorce Cross
Complaint Viii Be Proven
as Fun Making

OAKLAND Aug cE-The burning
-ote letters which 1lrs- Rosalis Xbsrra
packard vas alleged 70 have received
from her lover AZ E1sznada- Mexico,
and 70 have answered in Ike strain
r-fed = Walter Packsrds cross com
PAINT Tor divorce were written oy tle
A4mal herself as = -cEe- Attorney
a A. Montague who represented Ms
Packard admitted the authorship o.
the letters rodsy and explained the
circumstances
Mrs Packard. knowing his jealous
disposition wrote those letters and
sent theu ID Elsenads- \ boy relative
named Manuel MsdriEzl signed and
mailed them 70 Hrs Packard she let
Ale also intercepted her replies After
the matter had gone far enough. she
Erprlsed Packard OF the Joke slle had
played and 1her laughed about Il TO-
Eet1er a1d then made up- Mrs Pack
arc Was much surprised when s1e
learned that he rad inclu6ed copies
a the letters a his cross complaint
L1e uissives 70 which Packard ob-
.eeted. and which he cited AZ length.
were compositions breathing Gery
aruor and dsa1hless devotion
Packard also alleges that she had
7eg-ected their baby and lad failed 70
cock his meals she said he had
s1atched their child from her aged
father IN The street and Judge Melvin
temporarily awarded her the baby
pen1ing t-e outcome Of their suit for
divorce Cruelty vas charged IN her
Original complaint
Death interEened n the suit of Con
rad E-isch knscht & FrliirTaie ralcler
against Lary FrfschknechL He had
accused ler q 6eserli0a. and The case
la1 gone 10 the court Commissioners
-or repcrr. when her death occurred
Erischknecht dismissed the proceed
iEgE today
Mamie Duarcs accused Manuel d.
srre Jr- o. CHASING her from the house
She fed 70 8 uelghbors 20 escape his
wrath. sle said and he called bad
names after her
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
1908 TAX RATE SI.qo

The lax rate for 1908 will be about
$3.50 J. Harry Scott member of the
state board OF equalization from the
first district. stated yesterday that the
board would probably meet September
S and tx the state rate
The state rate Will N all p-oba-
biIity be about 20 cents said Scott
yesterday. The last time we figured il
IL amounted 10 about 3S.s cents. The
valuations zrnxn ali OF the counties viii
be IN by September S and we viii then
FIX the rate
The total assessed valuation Of all
property IN the state Is now something
less than $4,000. .9eo. .e39. An Increase
IN the valuation OF more than SI0e 600
has been noted since last year. san
Francisco IS credited with the highest
Increase. The rate as fixed BY the super
v5s0rs for san Francisco is $3.50 which
added 20 the probable rate Of 40 cents
by the state. VIII bring the rate OF this
city up 10 $50 Following is a COM
p3rariye statement Of ~1he increase in
the San Francisco rate and the decrease
in the state rate for the last six years
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
WILLIAM BAKER LOSES
WATCH IN ASSAULT
John Jackson Later Arrested BY
Police for Attacking
Merchant

William Baker. q merchant living al
IA Spruce street, was assaulted By
John Jackson. aged 1s. AZ O'Clock last
night while walking along Steuart street
between Market and Mission on his way
from his place OF business
Jackson spTang from q 6arkened
doorway and grabbed the merchant
watch Baker attempted 10 strike his
assailant. but the latter ran swiftly
down the street Policeman II J. Cole
man heard Baker shout and followed
Jackson The thief eludsd his pu-suer
but while Jackson was walking down
East street an hour later Coleman ar
rested him Jackson was charged with
grand larceny.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
FLEETS DEPARTURE
STIRS NO INTEREST
Seven Big Ships. Equal Number
of Destroyers and an AuxiI-
iary Sail Unnoficed
Crowd at Meiggs Wharf More
Pleased at Camera Than
at WarsEips


Six months ago the departure from
this port OF Is var vessels would
have stirred public interest into some
thing ike enthusiasm TIE visit here
OF the Atlantic feet changed local ideas
as 10 what constitutes q naval pageant
Seven armored cruisers. each OF them
OF greater length and more imposing
appearance than the biggest OF the
bzttleships. went 10 sea yesterday on 4
three months cruise. accompanied by
an auxiliarv cruiser and seven torpedo
boat dssroyers. and they passed down
the har5or practically unuoticed A
small crowd gathered al Meiggs wharf.
but that crowds interest was centered
more on Qan in q launch operating
q kine1oscOpe camera than on the de-
parting feet
The flagship West Virginia, with
Rear Admiral " = Swfnburne. com
nander IN chief. on board. led the feet.
The other cruisers were: Maryland.
Pennsylvania; Tennessee. Admiral Sc
bree's flagship; Washington. California
and South Dakota The destroyers. IN
command OF Commodore Freeman.
were Preble. Perry. Stewart, Hopkins.
Hull. Truxtun and Whipple- Al the
fail end OF the procession followed the
Solace, which VIII act as mother ship
70 the destroyers
After crossing the bar each cruiser
took q destroyer II tow. the des1royers
banking fires on All but one boiler
Honolulu viii be the first port OF call
After a stay there the feet viii visit
Pago Pago and later return 70 Homo
lulu- They viii return 70 san Diego.
from there proceed 10 NagdaIens bay.
and after target practice return 20 this
port The feet is due here December
1 and unless plans are changed IN the
meanwhile viii bring the destroyers
back then.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
OFFICERS GUILTY,
SAYS [. H. MOOSER
Receiver of Market Street Bank
Declares He Has Positive Eyi-
dence Against Directors
Attorney Percy Shuman Buys
$4,000 Worth OF Deposit
Books at 80 Cents

A still alarm summoned the mem
bers of the grand jury 10 the Hiber-
MA building yesterday afternoon. but
when they arrived they found Il was
really false alarm, and soon left the
premises II was reported that the
affairs Of the Market street bank we're
10 be brought up. but no witnesses OF
that concern had been subpenaed. As
sistan1 District Attorney Robert Har-
rison dismissed the jurors until Tues
day. September I.
District Attorney Langdon is silent
regarding his investigation into the
1inanciering Of the Market street bank
L Il Mooser. receiver for the hank.
is more communicative He stated yes
terd8y that positive evidence was OF
hand discriminating two of the former
officers OF the bank. and that the
prosecution was working now in an
effort to connect & third official. the
presumable ringlesder, with criminal
transactions Mooser condemns the
bank commissioners severely for the
lax method OF exporting the books Of
the bank. declaring that the opera
tions of the bank cotorse were 50 ia
grant that it was impossible not 70
discover the wrong doing on the most
cursory examination OF the books
President MarteI and Cashier Havens
are involved by Mooser- He reported
that sEartel told District Attorney
Langdon. however. that he was but an
office boy in the hands OF W B.
Nash" who was cashier OF the bank
before Hayens took that place
Arorney Percy Shuuan. who has
acted as attorney for the Market street
securities company. bought up $4,000
worth of pass books OF the bank al
50 cents on the dollar, Nooser said He
considered that price most unfair, be-
cause he intends shortly TO pay the
first dividend OF 25 cents on the dol
lar 10 all deposttors holding unincum-
bered claims Shumzn IS acting FOR
an eastern man.