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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
WRIGHTS LATEST WONDER.
Beats Worlds Record With Passenger
on Board.

lie Mans, Oct. 4.-Wilbur Wright, the
American aeroplanist, who holds the
world s record for an aeroplane FLIGHT
established another worlds record yes
terday afternoon for the time and dis.
tance with passenger. With a French
journalist by his side, he remained in
the air for 55 minutes and 81 seconds
circling the field "a times and COVERING
distance estimated at So kilometers
OF about 80 miles. His best previous
flight with a passenger was IL minutes
80 2-5 seconds.
BY his feat Mr.. Wright practically
fulfills the conditions of a contract
signed by him and Lazare WELLER. who
represents a syndicate, whereby Mr..
Wright receives 100000, and the syn.
dlcate takes in return the patent rights
OF the Wright machine for France and
the colonies, with the privilege of man.
utacturing aeroplanes on this model.
The sun was setting when Mr.. WRIGHT
and his passenger started, and The
Tight was completed in the moonlight
When they alighted, the French iour.
nalist in his enthusiasm threw his arms
around Mr.. Wright's neck, and the
great crowd of spectators was hardly
less demonstrative in its manifestations
of delight.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
AUTOS OFF STREETS.
Chicago Policemen Enforce a Long
Forgotten Ordinance.

Chicago, Oct. 6.--Nearly 1000 Of our
very best citizens and several tourists
from adjoining cities were today jostled
off the South Side boulevard by sun.
dry large, thick policemen and forced
to do their speeding over the ordinary
streets. This was due to the discovery
by the South Park commissioners of n
forgotten ordinance which forbids any
vehicle on the bouevards which amits
smoke or any "stinking odor.V Con.
sequently many naughty persons whose
touring cars were filling the atmos
phere with tho reek Of petrol were side.
tracked by the police and invited to
oetnke their "offcnsive odorsn else
where.
AT that hundreds Of ears escaped for
The reason that they were travelling SO
fast the odor did not assal tho watch
men until the machines were beyond
reach. The gamo was comparatively
easy while the sun was shining, for the
rant ripple of smoke could then be dc
tected, but the Officers abandoned
their efforts when darkness fell or
me thousands Of persons ordered off
the bonlcvards, none disobeyed. so the
city gains no revenue.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Publicity Stops Wrecks-

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Publicitv is credit.
ed with having decreased accidents on
the Hartman system Of roads between
~ and 90 per cent during the past three
years This result is indicated by re.
port which has been made by .mlius
Nruttsehnitt, director Of maintenance
ana operation, to Edward II. Hartman.
OF novel plan which has keen tried
out on that system Of roads. Besides
Increasing accidents, publicity has
served, it is stated, to improve the dis.
eipline and increase the efficiency.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
RUNS ON TIES.
Fast Passenger Makes Mile a Minute
Without Rails.

Chicago, Oct. Passengers on the
Lake Shore Twentieth Century Lin
tied thought they were taking break
fast IN wreck as the tender trucks
OF the giant locomotive hauling the
last train left the tracks a half mile
west OF Gary at 8 A. M. Yesterday
For a mile the wheels of the tender
bumped over the ties, while the en-
gineer sought to halt the flyer, speed
ing to Chicago at the rate of 60 miles
an hour. The dining car and the
smoker also left the rails.
For what seemed to the passengers
three or four minutes the train dashed
ahead. but with slackening speed. Az
ter about mile it was brought to
stop and it was found that no one was
injured. AT the point where the ac-
cident occurred the tracks of the Lake
ohore are elevated so that an embank-
ment of eight or ten feet descending
on either side promised a dangerous
plunge if the bouncing cars left the
rails.
The airbrake on the diner, loosened
from its fastenings, fell to the ground.
This derailed the diner, the smoker
and the tender. An angle-bar of the
track was uprooted and tore through
the floor of the diner, causing a panic
among the passengers at breakfast.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
PERMIT NO SHORE LEAVE.
Admiral Sperry Decides to Run No
Risk of Cholera infection.

Manila, Oct. 3. = Rear-Admiral
Sperry has finally decided not to land
any men here and to maintain a prac-
teal quarantine of the ships during
their stay. Admiral Sperry discussed
the question with Governor General
Smith this morning, and the above
action was determined upon.
There are still several new cases of
cholera daily, and it was decided that
1t would be safest and best not to take
anv chances of its spreading to the
tleet. The officers will be allowed
brief shore liberty under close restric-
tons.
Forty steamers and launches. gailv
decorated, paraded today around the
outer lines in which the fleet Is an
chored. Governor-General Smith and
Brigadier-General A. L. Mills. accom-.
panied by their staff, and Frank
Strong, chairman of the general re-
c.eption committee. boarded the FLAG
ship Connecticut and spent half honr
with Rear-Admiral Sperry. Rear-Ad.
miral Sperry returned their cali later
N the day.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
100000 ARE AFTER LAND.
Last OF Uncle Sans Distributions in
Rosebud Reservation.

Dallas, $. d., Oct. 6.-Two hundred
thousand persons will take advantage of
no opening Of $4,000 acres of free
government land in South Dakota. to-
morrow. The parceling Of this vast
iract OF farm country in the Rosebud
indian reservation is the last of Uncle
sam Y big land distributions. Every
one Is 10 have n chance at 100. acre
ace. Land adjoining it is now selling
It $50 to $50 an acre. It is estimated
hat this drawing will surpass all other
government openings in the number
Who will take part, at least 200 600
people being expected to register. The
lumber OF ld0.acre farms is 5000. This
means that only one person out of every
10 can possibly get farm.
Already crowds have arrived nj the
border, and have set up fonts prepared
o make \ comfortable stay until after
he drawing. Tho registration roint,
'ro at Dallas and Gregory, 8. D.. on
he east border of tho reservation
chamberlain and Prcsho, s. d., on the
iorth, and O'Noill and Valentine, Mob
M the south.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
DISEASE is ABATING.
cholera inst. PetersburgsHas Caused
2,I68 Deaths.

st. Petersburg, Oct. For the "a
hours ending at noon Yesterday ooa
new cases and SO deaths from cholera
nave been reported by the municipal
hospitals. For the previous "a hours
the statistics were 222 cases and 90
deaths.
One hundred and twenty seven recov-
erles were reported Yesterday as com
pared with 1877 the "a hours ending al
noon the day previous.
The totals since the beginning of the
epidemic are $685. cases, 2,16S deaths
and 1861 recoveries.
There has been published an official
report of an outbreak of the cholera at
the Pavlovsk military academy. This
shows that the disease originated in
the academy kitchen, where a cook was
suffering from incipient cholera and
prepared the food for the cadets for
several days. The cook contracted tbe
disease in the cholera hospital. where
ne was sent on mistaken diagnosis
When the physician discovered his error
he cook was discharged and allowed
o return to duty. This gross careless
less resulted in So of the cadets comino
Town with the disease. Five of these
asses ended fatally.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
|UPHOLDS RIGHT
OF COMMISSION
Court Says 1t Has Power to REGULATE
Railroad Freight Rates.
Attempt to Pronounce Amended In.
terstate Commerce Law uncon-
stltutional Fails in Suit by Harri-
man Lines Before United States
Court Of Appeals.

San Francisco, Oct. In SUSTAINING
"A demurrer by the government to an
application for an injunction filed bv
me Southern Pacific company seelkina
TO restrain the interstate commeree
commission from establishing rate
upon lumber between Oregon and Cali.
tornia, the United States circnit court
Of appeals yesterday rendered a de.
clsIon which upholds the authority NJ
the commission to fix freight charges
upon what it considers a lust and
equitable basis, and sustains. in it's di.
rect application, the most important
clause OF the rate law, namely. the
right of the commission to relieve shin.
pers, when in its judgment they are
entitled to such relief.
While the opinion of the court will
probably not be available for several
days, the victory of the government, an
pears to be a substantial enc. Reprc.
sentatives of the United Staes district
attorneys office and the interstate
commerce commission declared that this
is the first instance since the enact.
ment of the rate law in which it was
alleged that the commission had erred
IN a question of discretion and iudg.
ment, and the first time that there had
been placed squarely before a court of
this jurisdiction the right of the com
mission to make or correct rates under
such circumstances
The action decided was instituted bv
the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Z
California Railway after the announce
ment of an increase in the rates on
rough lumber from the Willamette val
ley IN Oregon to San Francisco and
other bay points. The railroads an.
nounced that the rate, which was 1910
per 1000 feet, was to be increased TO
70. A protest was filed with the inter.
state commerce commission by the As
soclated Lumber Dealers of the North.
west, and the commission, after investi-
CATION, decided that $340 per 1000 was
I reasonable rate. The objection of
the railways to this decision took the
form of suit for an injunction to set
aside the order of the commission.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10

Utah Democrats have selected 7
William Knight as their candidate 70,
governor. His father was first offered
the nomination.
The American fleet has arrived =,
Manila and was received amid great
rejoicing. So"
English tralnmen threaten to strike
tor better pay and fully 500 900 wouId
go out. Wages range from IS per
week for signalmen to $40 for he
best engineers. Conductors get SIS Der
week. ~ ~
France will back Russia in a move
to make Bulgaria give Turkey a dis
puted line OF railroad.
Richard Croker, ex-Tammany lead
er. viii visit New York.
Roosevelt has declined an invita-
ton to visit Australia.
A freight train collided with an ex-
cursion near Toledo. O., and six per.
iuret
The first lid-test case at Portland
was won by the defendant. a billiard
hall proprietor who kept his place
open on Sunday.
The Northern Pacific. Great North
ern and Union Pacific railroads are 70
start suits to prevent the new lumber
rate TO the east being put into effect.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
EM5EzzLED TEN MILLIONS.
Danish Minister of Justice Sold Titles
and Decorations.

Copenhagen, Oct. 2.-Having f;xed
the amount of his actual thefts ~
rom $9,ooO,o00 to $1O,OO0,0O0. the
Danish government is attempting to
determine to what extent the default
ing former minister of justice, Albert.
profited by the sale of titles and dec.
orations, in which he is asserted TO
nave done wholesale business for
IA years. The inquiry promises to be
Intensely embarrassing to scores of
prominent men whose elevation IN
the aristocracy Albert is said to have
secured on payment of heavy sums
winch he afterWard lost. along with
ms steaiings, in unlucky speculation
he skill with which the fallen minis
ter covered up these transactions is
seriously handicapping the invest
gators From ALBERT himself tbsv
are getting little assistance the chi,
prit having utterly collapsed since his
surrender to the police. Physicians
say there IS no pretense concerning |
inc partial loss of his memory. and i |
s the general opinion that he will not
i've to be punished.
Failures growing out of his onera-
ions continue to be of almost daily
occurrence. OF the former minister's
hetts about S5,OO0OO were from
arge banks and syndicates. and the
balance from private individuals and
commercial houses
Former Premier Christensen. who
nough suspected of no personal dis
,,ouesty, aided Albert to raise money
nrough public channels to such an
Xtent that he was forced to resign
las spent entire days under painful
ross-examination by the investi.
ators.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
SPOKANE NEYT YEAR.
Washington City Secures Meeting of
Irrigation Congress.

Albuquerque, N. M, Oct. 5.-Spokanc
was selected as the meeting place gor
the seventeenth national irrigation con
gress, at the close of the sixteenth con
gress Saturday. Pueblo withdrew at
the last moment, and the vote was made
unanimous.
The new governing board of the con
gress, created by this meeting, was
elected Saturday at meeting of the
executive committee. This board has
full powers to manage the affairs OF
the congress and to continue its work
between sessions. The members are:
President, G. II. Barstow, of Texas;
secretary, B. A. Fowler, of Arizona;
W. A. Beard, of California, chairman
of the executive committee, and Fred
). Kiesel, of Utah; DR.. w. J. McGee, of
Washington, d. c.; John Dixon, Of
Montana, and one other member, who
is to be selected by the board.
The closing session was made inter
esting by strong address by Congress
man Joseph f. Ransdell, of Louisiana
president of the national rivers and
harbors congress, who urged co-opera.
ton between his organization and the
natisnal irrigation congress.
That an international congress will
be held at some one of the South Amer
ican capitals in 1919 is now fairly as
sured, although the matter will not be
determined until the congress meets in
The industrial exposition will con.
tinue until October 10. Between $l5..
900 and $4,000 in trophies and prizes
Will be awarded at the close of the ex.
position.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10

Wheat Bluestom, 03c; club. sse. fifa
ley. zoe.
Barley Feed. $40 per ton, rolled
W GOA $3.50; brewing, $1,000
oats-No. ] white, $3i@3i50 per
ton; gray, *30M30.50.
Hay Timothy. Willamette valley
go per ton; Willamette valley. or.
binary eli; eastern Oregon, Si6.50:
mixed sls; clover, 80; alfalfa, eli; al.
falfa meal, SEQ
fruit--Apples now, 6oc@sl.50 per
box; peaches 4o@s0e per box; pear.
1oc0ti.o0 per box: piums. 50c61si 90
per box; grapes, f0cGsl.25 per crate
1oneorcs. 2oN22l4e per basket; buckle
berries, S6loc per pound; ounces, 81 .25
per box; eranberries, $40 per barrel.
fotatoes-Sone5c per hundred; sweet
potatoes, &c per pound.
Melons r. Catalogues. sfMl.5O ner
crate; watermelons, AMlc per pound
casebas. sl.7502 per dozen.
Vegetables urnips, $50 per sack
carrots SLID; parSnips, Glib; beets
$50; artichokes, Csc per dozen; bean.
oWlpc per pound, cabbage. Ike ner
pound; oauliflowcr, 25,d75e dozen; eel.
cry, Isc6sI per dozen; corn, 75e@sl
per E.ek; eueumbers, i5@20e per dozen
egg plant, 5Qcmfl.25 per crate; lettuce
45e@fi per box; parsley, 15c per dozen
peas, &c per pound; peppers. sal0c Der
pound; pumpkins. l0lsc per pound
radishes, lei5c per dozen; spinach. 2e
per pound; sprouts, &c per pound
squash, lisc pcr pound, tomatoes, 6oc
al.
Butter-City creamery, extras, seis6
s4e; fancy outside creamery, 30G3eiLe
per pound; store, 1sc
Eggs Oregon extras, slM32kc:
firsts, 27M5oc; seconds, 23me6c. east
ern, 25gd2se per dozen.
Poultry - Fancy hens, lsH614c,
rring, I41sN15e; ducks, old, l2@f2lSc
spring, lfGl5c; geese, old. De: Young
lo@lle; turkeys. old, l7@1se; young. |
poe.
Yeal-Extra, Dc per pound; ordinary |
Tm71Ae; heavy, Sc.
Pork-Faney, SIZE per pound; or
binary, &c; large, Sc.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10

New York. Oct, eight persons are
believed to have been burned to death
md several were injured, one fatally. in
: IRE IN a crowded tenement house ON
Mulberry street. between and 9
clock this morning. Several tenants
Jumped from windows and fire escapes
when the flames cut off their retreat
The fire started on the first floor In
a dry goods store, and spread rapidly.
lhere Is fire escape on the front OF
he building, but IL was Of little use. as
the persons in the building completely
,ost thor heads, and children were
thrown from the Windows 10 the strnnt
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
NAY MEAN WAR.
Clouds Looming Dark Over Balkan
States Once More.

London, Oct 6.---Events which threat
en- to change the political face of Eu-
rope are crystallizing with lightning
like rapidity. Almost over night the
horizon Of the near east, which seemed
gradually assuming peaceful appear
ance, has become crowded with war
clouds.
News has reached here from several
sources that two definite strokes are
impending which cannot fail to bring
matters to a crisis, and perhaps force
an immediate war.
One is the proclamation of Prince
Ferdinand, of the Independence Of Bull
garia, which will include Roumelia,
taking for himself the title Of car.
The other is an announcement by
Austria Hungary of the practical an
ncxation Of the provinces of Bosnia
and Herzegovina as appanages Of the
Anstro Hungarian crown.
Either action will be equivalent to
the tearing up of the treaty Of Berlin,
while Priace Ferdinand 8 course seems
almost certain to precipitate war be
tween Bulgaria and Turkey.
Before these possibilities the quar-.
rcl of the East Roumeian section Of
the Orient railway SINKS into insignifi
eance. Both armies are reported to be
quietly and swiftly modifying on the
borders. Bulgaria is said to be buying
Up munitions and horses on an extensive
scale.
The Bulgarians have faith in their
army, which has reached high state
OF efficiency although IL is perhaps
lacking in Officers, and the war for
which Bulgaria has long been suspected
Of preparing could be fought with more
advantage to her now than when the
Turkish government has had time to
reorRanize its forces, enervated by cor
ruption and neglect Of the old regime.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Tom lawson Very sicL

Boston, Mass, Oct. 2.-Thomas w
lawson. author of "Frenzied Fl
nance. is seriously ill at his home in
ms city HIS private secretary an
nounced yesterday that the financier
was suffering from grip, but if ;s
feared the real trouble IS the resul,
OF general breakdown following his
arduous work during the past few
years. 1t was said at his office fiat
ne would be confined to his home for
several days. 1t is rumored amono
me brokers, however, that his cond;,
uon IS more serious than is admitted
by his family and EMPLOYEES
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Castro Ignores Holland

The Hague, Oct. 6.-Some concern ex.
SITS here over the report not yet entire.
y confirmed, that President Castro has
elected the second note OF the Dutch
iovernmenut. Many are opposed to
o'ligerent action on the part Of Hol
and IN the wish that Tho Hague, as
ne seat Of the peace conference, be not
Connected in any way with the idea of
var The cruiser Trecht has been
laced under orders to proceed to the
EAST indies, via the West Indies. When
he arrives In West Indian waters there
yill be four warships under tho Dutch
lag assembled at that station.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Hartman Orders Nav O..

lineage, Oct. at was announced
mere yesterday that the Pullman Car
company will begin delivering an or
der Tor 22o steel passenger cars for
the Hartman lines within 60 DAYS.
The order is but starter of orders
tnat are to be placed for steel cars bv
AL the big railroad lines, it is stated
Inc adoption of the steel cars was de.
cided upon after long series of ex.
periments conducted by the Hartman
INES. The cars are to be steel shells
with but very little wood in their CON
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10

Winnipeg Oct. 6-The Canadian Pa
fife mechanics strike has been Of
ieially declared off. The settlement
II the strike was first announced TO.
iight through the conservative govern.
sent IN this province. Hon. Robert
Rogers has been in Montreal for some
Jays, Win the view Of bringing the
,on,eading parties together, and sue.
,eeded. Tho terms are those brought
m oy the board o. Cancellation aud the
Lemieux act for settling labor disputes
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Flood Kills Thousands

Hyderabad, India, Oct. lit is
reared that pestilence will follow the
floods that have occurred in the Nv.
derabad and Deecan districts. The
water has subsidized and the country is
s5rewn with unburied bodies. MANY
siePnants are employed in removing the
cead. From the numbers of dead al.
ready round 1t is feared that the fla.
,iIlties Will total several thousand.
U ,n report places the death list at
lo'Voo- The village of Ghouiligooda.
on the river Musi, has been entirely
engulfed in the mud.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Ship Arms 10 China.a

vancouver, B. c., Oct. Arms and
Slu5 milton are being regularly Snug
kleu from Vancouver to aid Chinese
- osn ,a and pirates on the western side
- ene Pacific, according to discovery
trscentiy made on board the steamer
- IL.n'press OF Japan at Hongkong. On
s"e last visit of the steamer Ia that mort
q number OF trunks with false bottoms
were found, in which were several hun.
,oI rounds OF ammunition and many
packages labeled Soap
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Central America Send. Gold

San Francisco, Oct, 5.-The mines Of
salvador e,dv. and Mexico have contributed
SiVs,9oS.3o to the wealth of this conn.
Try In the form Of gold and silver bnI.
non. II came up in tho treasure vanlt
OF the Pacific Mail steamship Newnort
Half comes from the Buffers gold nine
IN Salvador, the remainder from widely
known mines back of Mazatlan. n =
the largest amount Of treasure brought
from the southern coast in one consign.
ment in months.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Miners Accent oId so.la

Wheeling, W. Va, Oct 5.-President
Thomas L. Lewis, of the United Mine
workers Of America, stated yesterday
mat the operators and miners of Mon.
sSna ana wyoming have signed an
agreement Tor wages on the basis of
iast year scale, and that 10000 men.
VINO have been idle since September /
VIII now return to work. lie saws a
meeting of operators and miners will he
neid next Tuesday at Seattle, Wash. 10
agree upon scale for that state
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
AeropIane Deal CIosed

Paris, Oct. with the consent of
Wilbur Wright, the great American
AVIATOR, Lazare Weller has ordered a
french factory to manufacture so aero.
planes built on the same plan as
wright's machine. WELLER is the head
81 the syndicate that is going to nav
Wright brothers 100000 for the
french rights to their machine, provid.
ing IT meets with certain requirements,
and 1t is believed that the order placed
WIN the factory yesterday is antici-
patory of the signing of contract be-
tween the Wright brothers and the
French syndicate. '
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Sue for Timhar ual,,a

San Francisco, Oct. Suit for the
recovery of $5174S7, said to be the
value of timber cut from the govern
ment lands allotted to the Indians of
me klamath tribe and sold by the In.
iians to the defendant corporation was
tiled by the government ATTORNEYS here
saturday against the Klamath Mill &
transportation company. In similar
suit some years ago United States Dis
triet Judge DeHaven held that the Tn.
aians had no right to sell timber off
their allotments unless the proceeds of
such sale went to the government.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-10
Diamond Trade Imnrouas

New York, Oct a.-The recent
marked Improvement in the diamond
trade is regarded in business and
financial circles in this city as one of
the most trustworthy signs of an earlv
ana an! general return of prosperity. The
eiamond trade was one of the first TO
ieel the depression last year and has
l 9een one of the last to show recovery
nat the condition of the trade L
steadily improving is evidenced nv
me tact that several of the largest
factories devoted to the trade in Nep
ORR have resumed operations.