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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
SEVEN LITTLE ONES BURN.
Rest of $50 Children in Home March
Through Fire to Safety.

New York, Sept. 1.-That seven
little children, inmates of st. Malich's
home for children, at Rockaway park,
L. l., were suffocated in fire which
destroyed a portion of the home last
night, was discovered by firemen today
while digging in the ruins. There
were $50 children in the institution,
which is conducted by the Sisters of
st. Joseph, of Brooklyn.
Nearly all the dead were under five
years old. The portion of the dormi-
tory in which they slept was directly
over the laundry, where the fire was
discovered about s o'clock last night.
Three hundred and fifty small children
were in their cots on the third and
fourth floors of that wing, and some
of the older children were attending
prayers in the chapel.
AS the alarm sounded the older
children marched from the chapel to
the board walk along the beach and the
attendants began carrying the little
children from the floors above. Fire
men assisted in searching the building
and found few children lingering in
the halls too frightened to leave the
building, but the rescue work had been
conducted with such dispatch and good
order that it was believed until today
that all the children were out of the
building. The Hebrew home, nearby,
with a large number of inmates, was
saved, all its occupants escaping.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
COOKS RETURN
TO BE TRIUMPH
Arctic Club Prepares Great National
Tribute to Explorer.
Honors Will Be Bestowed In Other
Countries-Taft viii Be Asked to
Honor Man Who Hoisted Flag
Over Polar Continent-Constitu-
Will Follow Flag.

New York, Sept. Appropriations
already are on foot to make the home
coming of DIR. Frederick A. Cook an
event of national, and possibly inter-
national Importance. If plans outlined
today by members of the Arctic club
are carried out, the welcome DR.. Cook
will receive in New York will be an
ovation in which city, state and nation
will take part, while prominent. explor-
ers-Cook's former rivals-from all
parts of the globe, will gather to pay
personal tribute to his achievements.
Members of the Arctic club hopse
President Taft may be present. "Such
an honor would be no more than fit
ting" one declared, Gin view of the
fact that the explorer has placed the
Stars and Stripes on the apex Of the
world and added perhaps 60, 900 square
miles to the nations territory"
Among the explorers who are ex-
pected to take a prominent part are
the Duke d'Abruzzi, DR.. Nansen, Cap
tain Ronald Amundsen, General A. W.
oACCiCJt hCdA 0COABC 4uCi-
vile, Anthony Fiala and Captain JOS
eph E. Bernier.
Captain Bradley S. Osborne, secre-
tary of the Arctic club, says the ex-
plorer is not expected here for several
weeks.
''He is due in Copenhagen in three
days." said Captain Osborne, "and if
he came straight home would arrive in
New York about the middle of Septem-
Der, but his friends believe that he
may make several stops on the way.
For one thing the geogrsphers and sci
entists of Copenhagen will tender him
a welcome. He may go to Christiana
to meet Captain Amundsen discoverer
of the Northwest passage; it is likely
that he will visit Belgium where he
has been decorated for his services to
science and it is scarcely conceivable
that the British geographical societies
would allow him to pass them on his
way home without an invitation to
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09

An Indiana man has just died at the
age of SO. He leaves 3S children anc
had outlived four wives.
denmark believes Cooks story OF
the discovery of the North Pole and
will give him royal welcome.
Attorney General Wickersham saws
II the polar continent is worth holding
this government will annex it.
Dispatches from Java saw the vol
cano Smern is in active eruption, caus-
ing great havoc. There has also been
an earthquake with hundreds of fatal
tiles.
Revolutionary cooked hats are 10 he
worn by women next season.
Wilbur Wright has suggested that
cities appoint an inspector Of balloons.
The loss of life in the Monterey.
Mex, flood is now estimated at 5000.
A tornado devastated Dialville. a
small town in Texas. Several persons
were injured.
Supplies are being sent to Monterey.
Mex, and the general condition is
much improved.
Mrs. Florence vandervort. a million
aire widow of Los Angeles. has mar
ried poor man.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Cooke Estate sIo,ooo.ooo

Honolulu, Sept. 1.-The will of tho
Ia, ,ate Charles M. Cooke disposes of but
little property, the bulk of his holding
nelng the corporation of C. M. Cooke
limited. Everything is bequeathed to
lne FAMILY. The will asks that the
property be not appraised. that no
POND be required and that the admin.
istration do not publish an inventorv
Of the estate. This latter provision
mas mas been declared illegal by Attornev
Senerai Hemenway, owing to the in
ne,ltance tax law. Some estimates
value the estate at $40. 900. 600
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
WORRY HARTMAN LINES.
Santa Fe viii Put Fast Train on Run
to Coast.

Chicago, Sept 4.-The management
of the Santa Fe railroad has about de-
cided to put into operation a new fast
mail and express train to run between
Kansas City and Los Angeles, with a
view to capturing the bulk of the
Southern California mail.
This adds another speed war to that
recently declared by the Hill roads in
the mail. express and passenger traffic
to the Pacific coast, affecting a differ
emit territory betweensthe East and CAL
ifornia.
The entire Southern California mail
is involved in the move, and this is
said to bring about $3.50, 900 annual
revenue to the railroads. The Santa
Fe and Rock Island, in connection
with the Southern Pacific, now have
this business about equally divided.
The bulk of this mail comes from
the st. Louis gateway by the Missouri
Pacific. The reweighing period for all
the territory west of the Missouri river
and west of st. Paul begins next Feb
ruary and on this account every road
IN that territory is urging the DISPOSE
tion of the mails for the yearly period
following the. 10 days weighing bv the
government. Formerly the Santa Fe
carried the bulk of the Southern Cali
fornia mail, but several years ago the
Missouri Pacific put on a fast train
which captured the mail out of St
Louis and the Rock Island put on lis
Goiden State Limited, which left Kan
sas City Just after the arrival of the
Eastern mails. At that time the San
ia Fe was not in a position to change
It's schedule to wait for the mails.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Greek Princes Rsmoxsd

Athens, Sept. king George to-
day will sign a decree placing Crown
Prince Constantine and Prince Mich
olas, at their own request, on the un-
attached list Of the army and granting
the other princes in the army two or
three years leave Of absence to study
abroad. Brigadier General Smolenski
viii replace Grown Prince Constantine
as commander in chief and Colonel
Cortbas will be appointed command
er Of the army corps at Athens.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem, Ode; club, soc
red Russian. s3ISc; valley, ssc; fife
Soc; Turkey red. soc; forty fold,
87xc.
BarIey-Feed. s26. so per ton; brew.
ing. $3.50.
Whole, ss5; cracked. $50 per
ton.
Hay Timothy. Willamette valley.
sl2@l6 per ton; Eastern Oregon, Si7
ais; nixed. SIS. 5Om1s. so; alfalfa.
1880; clover, Sll@l3; cheat, $3.50
14.50.
Grain bags. 6ile each.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 34c
fancy outside creamery, 3Om34c: per
pound; store, 2l@22c. Butter fat
prices average &c per pound under
regular butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 3OM
31c.
Poultry-Hens, l6Hc; springs, tic;
ROSTERS, s@l0c; ducks. young, 11c I;
geese, young, loo; turkeys, zoe F;
squads, sl.75@2 per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, llMl1tsc per pound.
Veal-Extra, 9xMl0c per pound.
Fruits-Apples, Sl@2.25 per box 4:
pears, $l.25@2; peaches. 4OcmSi per
crate eantaloupes, 81. c5M1. rs; plums.
zo9I5e per box; watermelons, la
l7te per pound; grapes, 50e@s1. rs per
crate; easabas, Sl.5O@2 per dozen.
Po'atoes-$i per sack: sweet pota-
toes, &c per pound.
Onions-sl.25 per sack.
Vegetables-Beans, 46i5e per pound /:
cabbage. l@l14c: cauliflowe-. 75cm
sl.z5 per dozen; celery. 50cM$1: corn.
l5@20c; cucumbers. l0M25c; onions.
l2@l5c; parsley, 35c; peas. 7c per
pound; peppers, 5GllOc; radishes, i5c
per dozen; spinach. sc per pound !;
squash. Sc; tomatoes, 50G75e per box
Hops-lsOS contracts, gle; 1908
crop. l4@l5e; 1907 crop. lie; 1906
crop. Sc.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16m23c PEI.
pound; valley. z3G25c; mohair, choice,
24d25e.
Cattle =, Steers, TOP. BONA so /.
fair to good, S4G4.25; common, SO. rs
"a; cows, top. $8.40@3. 65; fair to
good. S3@3.25; common TO medium.
Sz-6Odz.76; calves, top. $5d5. 80 =:
heavy, So 509s; bulls and stays, 81. rs
@3.25; common. $2d2.50;.
Sheep - Top wethers, 4; fair 10
good, .50@3.75; ewes, &c less on all
grades; yearlings, best, 81; fair to
good, $3.5O@3.75; spring lambs. S5m
5.25.
Hogs-Best, So so; fair to good, So
@s:25: stoekers, s6@7; China fats,
$7.50@8-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
TUBERCULOSIS INCREASES
Nathan straus Says Plague is Gaining
Against Fight.

Budapest, Sept. Nathan Straus
the New York philanthropist, who or
Tuesday appealed TO the intentional
Medical congress to stop the spreading
Of disease that results from the use OF
infected milk, today submitted detailed
figures to that body to prove that tu-
berculosis, instead Of being conquered,
ID on the increase.
He cited the official vital statistics
OF New York city, which was credited
by DR.. Robert Koch with leading the
whole world in the fight against tuber-
culosis. He showed that the increas.
ing skill of the physicians in treating
tuberculosis had reduced the death
rate from this disease in proportion to
the population from 2.42 per 1000 in
1902 to 2.39 per 1000 in 1907, and
2.29 in 1908, but he showed that the
number of deaths from tuberculosis in
proportion to the total number of
deaths from all causes had increased
from 1904 per cent. in 1902 to 1890
in 1908.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
CONGRESS TO ACT
ON CONSERVATION
All Sides Expect Investigation !,,o
Balllnger-PinchOt Row.
Taft VIII Ask for Laws to Aid n
servation-Forestry and Reel.
ton to Be Bones of Contest
More Liberal Coal Land
Wanted for Alaska. avs

Washington, Sept. 2.-CoDOrs.. :
expected by all sides of the R ei1; Is
Pinchot controversy to investioat,nn
various phases of that row dns;N the
session next winter, unless pig the
Taft should intervene and tnioent
difficulty to the satisfaction ~ au The
cerned before that time. Ts;n i con-
turn of affairs is not looked fms fms new
with relish by the friends of tb mal T 70 !.
administration, who realize tb.. isft
issue probably will be forced the
them In congress by the far W. Upon
members, who have fought the p ps.efn
welt policies and who now beI;ova 'V ~
have an opportunity to pet mora I;I 'ney
terms from the administrator "Oefal
As matter of fact it is oero.r
understood here that the poIicv Of ~
administration will be to ask cons tne
to strengthen the laws of consern s.esS
along the lines of the Roosevelt a nl,s
cies- In that event Secretarv ps,I pun
er at least will be placed in the noa;..g
Of having to fight the friends wbo os .ui,
they are helping him by taking mn mn" .I
cudgels against the forest and r ,os .ne
nation services. 'se'a-
That the Interior department and A.
forestry and reclamation services In. sns
be bones of serious contention il s m.'
gress this winter was strongly ind; sO,.-
ed today. The house COMMITTEE
agriculture controls practicaIIv sII ~, IN
appropriations under which the fo n .ae
ry bureau operates, and hitherto IL 10y.
made it its business to INQUIRE sna. .sS
cally into the workings of that bnrssn
Likewise, the house COMMITTEE ~
territories two years ago requested ,Sa
Interior department to furnish conrr s"o
with data relating to Alaska raiI1osSs
and coal lands, but, after continu;ns
the investigation for a short nsr;oa
the department gave it up. Az
strong effort is to be made in conoreos
next winter to increase the amount ~
coal land which may be held under oua
management, it is believed almost mn nm.
avoidable that congress or one of II.
committees must investigate the con.
servation row.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Cholera Loses rerrors.

Paris, Sept. Serum and vaccine
for treatment of cholera has been dis
covered by DR.. Salambini, working I'M
der the direction of Professor Metch-
nikof and DR.. Pierce Roux. Their
serum has been tried in Russia in des-
perate cases and reduced the death
rate, which was so per cent, to below
2S per cent. The vaccine is prepared
by taking bacilli from the body of a
cholera patient and making a culture
thereof, which is injected subcutane-
ously into healthy persons. Local in
lection follows and immunity results.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
WATER SWEEPS RAwHiDE.
c,oudburst in Nevada Hills Is Cause
of Disaster.

Rawhide, New, Sept. l.-Squatter-
town a settlement just south Of Raw
hide was swept by 10-foot wall Oh
,uotsr following d cloIdburst in the
hills to the north last night and i3u
buildings we're partially or completely
destroyed.
II is reported that two women ana
four children are missing, but up TO a
late hour it was impossible to secure a
verifcation of this report, as every
thing is in darkness and confusion
The cloudburst occurred on the sum
mit of low hills to the north OF the
camp at $40 last evening. IN a Few
mon ents a three-foot wall OF water
was pouring down the slope, covering
three miles from the summit to Main
street with speed of railroad train.
The flood rushed into the street,
which lies in a hollow and forms a
general drainage channel, and every
business house on the east side was
flooded from depth of from one to
four feet.
Several structures were torn from
their foundations and floated some
distance down the street, while the
crest of the flood was covered with
furniture, animals and all sorts OF de-
bris.
Gathering force as it poured down
the channel, the flood swept into Squat
tertown, half mile further down. The
water formed wall 10 feet high as it
crashed into the structures, overturn-
ing them and demolishing them. Ths
work of devastation went on in the
night. Before the wave had passed,
500 people were homeless and their
was piled in tangled heap in
the basin at the foot of National hill.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Justice MOODY m.

Haverhill, Mass, Sept. s.-Asso-
ciate Justice Moody, of the Supreme
court of the United States, was remov-
ed in a police ambulance from the
Bradford railroad station to his home
here last night. He appeared to be
helpless during the transfer from the
train to the ambulance. Justice Moody
came here, it is understood, from a
sanitarium in New York, where he has
been for several weeks, following a
short stay at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
one-Man Dash Across Sea

London, Sept. 81 am more than
pleased to hear the news" said Lieu
tenant Ernest II. Shackleton, who re-
turned recently from an expedition
that went very close to the South Pole.
when informed of the announcement of
DR.. Frederick A. Cooks polar success.
If the news is correct, it is a very re-
markable achievement. 1t must have
been one-man dash to the pole, as DR..
Cooks only companion was Rudolph
FRANKIE, who left the explorer when he
was between 500 and 600 miles of the
POLE"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
CROWD OUT WHITES.
Hundreds of Japanese Find EmpIoy.
ment in California.

S't W OdiiOTnld.
Marysville, CAL, Sept. 2.-Specisl
Agent Pierce, of the bureau of labor
and statistics, is in this valley gather.
ing labor statistics relative to japan
csc invasion. He spent a couple Of
days at Chico and found conditions
fairly good, there being comparatively
few Japanese in that section. In this
section, however, there are hundreds
OF Japanese engaged in all pursuits
and the Japanese population of this
county is large.
Inc japanese are employed extern
sively in the orchards and fields and
have in many instances purchased or
leased vineyards and orchards. There
are several Japanese employment
agencies here doing a thriving bust
ness. 1t is estimated that there are
over a thousand Japanese in this sec
ton and more are coming daily.
Every Japanese here is employed
steadily, while there are a few white
men who are not working, principally
because they have an aversion for
work. Labor is scarce and the Japan
csc are filling places that it is impossi-
Die to get white men to take.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
ROBBED MAILS WHOLESALE.
Man and Woman Caught In Chicago
Head Big Gang.

Chicago, Sept. Tn the arrest of
Allen Posner, 20 years old, and a
young woman giving her name as Emf
Iy Snyder, 20 years old, who are in Gus
tody at the Harrison street police sta
ton, Postoffice inspector Stuart believ-
es he has part of gang Of mail thieves
who have been operating in Chicago
and other cities. Two men are being
sought rs accomplices of Posner and
the Synder girl In the theft Of letters
and chashing Of checks found in stolen
mail. Posner and man named Gray
and another man whose name is being
kept secret are said to be under indict-
ment in New York for $1,000 theft
Of jewelry. The Synder girl is said to
have come to Chicago with rosner four
months ago.
IL is charged that the Iair operated
by stealing letters from residence mail
boxes after delivery by letter carriers.
Posner is declared to have admitted
cnshinR a number of stolen checks.
According TO the postal authorities,
Posner and his associates stole 81 600
worth of jewelry and other valuables
which were brought to Chicago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Fishguard Important Port,

London, Sept. 2.-The inauguration
OF the new Fishguard route which
brings New York within five days Of
London is heralded as a great triumph
on the part of the Cunard and railway
companies. Fishguard now takes rank
with Liverpool, Southampton and other
great ocean ports and from a little
town of 2, 500 population it is expected
it will grow to considerable city. As
soon as sufficient passenger traffic JUS
titles the step a special train will be
run to Dover to avoid the delay Of
transference at London.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review or Important Hap
psnlngs Presented In : Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readsrs-NationaI. Political, His
torical and Commercial.

An agitation is on in Japan for navs
expansion.
Clyde Fitch, the American play
wright Is dead.
Another slight earthquake shock hal
been felt in Mexico.
Actors In Chicago have gone OF
strike for better pay.
The power Of the British house Of
lords ID at stake on the tax bill.
Hartman has suffered relapse anc
his condition Ia the cause of alarm.
An seronaut fell 1000 feet at Chi
cago and though badly injured, still
lives
Japan and China have signed treaty
for the settlement Of the Manchurian
dispute.
An Eastern woman has Just had a
hat made from the skins Of eight rat
tlesnakes.
The Pressed Steel Car company, Of
Pittsburg, has granted the demands of
its striking employees.
Estimates of the population of the
United States vary greatly, but the
aerage seems about 95, 900, 900.
Russia now wants share in the Chi
nese railway loan.
The deficit Of the German imperial
government for 1908 Is said TO amount
to $40, 500, 900.
Two colored men have been hanged
by mob at Malcolm, Ala, for mur-
dering the sheriff.
Explorer Cook says he has data to
convince the most skeptical that he was
actually at the North Pole.
Jap grape pickers In California have
demanded an increase In wages and
may be replaced by Hindus.
A small tempest was caused by an
Haitian warship stopping while the At
lantic feet was at target practice.
A sword fish has been caught off the
Catalina islands, CAL, which weighed
l4l pounds and measured eight feet in
length.
More explosives have been found In
the bunkers Of British war vessels and
members Of the admiralty are In state
Of ferment.
The latest creation in the millinery
line is TO be known as the Cook hat, in
honor Of the explorer. 1t 10 two feet
high covered with black fur, while a
white aigrette representing the pole
bristles from the top.
China is planning the Improvement
Of her army.
Count Zeppelin will continue prepar-
atoms to fly to the North Pole.
President Taft says he will prob
ably visit Alaska next summer.
A serious epidemic is feared in the
Hood stricken districts Of Mexico.
German scientists say the finding of
the North Pole is Of secondary import
ance.
The American Locomotive company
says II is rushed with order for new
equipment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
MORE MEXICAN FLOODS.
CIoudburst Floods Rivers and Over
hoWs Fertile Valleys

ff4W@ q tf< tHNY8
| Mexico City, Sept. IA special dis
patch received here from Mcrella says
that floods yesterday ruined q large
section Of the Zamora district A ter
rible cioudburst in the mountains caus-
ed rivers and streams to overflow and
miles Of fertile valleys are under
water.
Further details have been received
here of the Hood that swept the town
of Tuln, in the state Of Tamalpais, last
Saturday. A wave between as and SO
feet high engulfed the lower half Of
the town. Two hundred houses and the
San Juan bridge we're carried away and
many lives were lost. The storm ragged
for three days.
Terrible as are the conditions at
Monterey, the correspondent declares
they are just as bad at Tula and vicin-
ity.
The entire northeastern section of
the state Is said to have been laid
waste. Railroad and telcgraphic com
munication WAS destroyed and the pop
uIstion Of lula, some 1000 persons,
was cut off from the rest of the nation
for four days. 1t will be six or eight
months before the highways can be re-
stored. Thirty bodies have been re-
covered and many bodies Of shepherds
and mountaineers are being washed
down into the valley below.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Refuse to lake More Paw

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The women ticket
agents on the elevated loop of this city
today refused to accept a raise in
wages. Their action is said to be
without precedent. The company
oifered an advance of cents a oay.
Clarence A. Knight, president of the
company, recently said he would dis
pense with all women ticket sellers as
soon as their wages were raised to So
a day. At the present women are get
ting $l.95 day and if they accept an
advance of 5 cents a day it would
bring them to the danger line.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Bars Canadian Cattle.

London, Sept. "A deputation rep
resenting leading livestock Interests
assailed parliament today to ask the
government to remove the embargo OF
the Importation of Canadian cattle.
Premier Asquith said he regretted tns'
he saw no possibility of granting tne
request. for, while it might be True
that disease was non-existent among
cattle in Canada, it appeared from
time to time in the United States. y
was impossible to keep Canada and .ns
United States separate because OF lns
long and not closely guarded BOUNDARY
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-09
Train Dtched in pennsylvanIa

Pittsburg, Sept. Five persons
We're killed and So injured. several per-
haps fatally, at midnight when train
No. on the Baltimore q Ohio rail
road, known as the Royal Blue Linn
tied, was wrecked at Chewton, Pa.
The train ran into broken rail, sup
posed to have been displaced by train
wreckers. The engineer and fireman
or the train were killed and two pas
sengers died on the way to the hos
pitai. Among the dead are Engineer
John Dill and Baggageman John
Whestcroft, both of Chicago Junction.