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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
EngIlshmen Sec the Joke.

London, Sept. 9.-The morning pa
pers apparently consider that the Polar
controversy has passed the stage where
serious comment will prove any useful
purpose. All statements from either
side tending to throw light on the dis
puted points are printed in full, but
most of the papers either refrain from
making editorial comment or confine
themselves to few semi humorous re-
marks. The Daily News points out
the complete unreliability of evidence
from Eskimos, who are likely to say
anything calculated to please.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Roosevelt to Dig Canal.

New Orleans, Sept. 8.--Formei
President Roosevelt is to take charge
of the work of pushing the Panama
canal to completion, according to re.
port current in official circles in Pan.
anna. This statement was made here
today by t. w. Harrison, of Columbus
Harrison is attached to the engineer.
ing department of the canal, and has
Just arrived here. He declared that
President Taft was not dissatisfied
with the present canal administration
but had already arranged for Colone
Roosevelt to take charge of the work
when he returns from his hunting trir
in Africa.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Hamilton, Ohio. Sept. 1a.-Miss EFT.
ia Ross, of this city. stenographer
employed by Slayback q Harr. lawyers,
has been notified that she has drawn q
l60-acre tract in the government land
lottery at Spokane, Wash. Miss Ross
and Miss Blanche Mcguire Of this city
were in Spokane at the time of the
drawing on pleasure trip. Purely for
amusement they deposited the 25-ceni
fee and made drawing. Miss Ross
joke made her one of the three
0hioans to win free quarter sec
ton.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
HARTMAN IN TOMB.


Services Attended Principally BY EN-
ploves of Estate.
| Arden, N. r., Sept. 10. Through
the quiet aisIes Of Ramapo woods, thu
body OF Edward Henry Hartman was
carried yesterday from the great house
he never lived to zee completed. and
laid in its last resting place on the
Ardsn hillside.
| The rulers of Wall street came from
New York to pay their last tribute,
bus the most prominent part In the Ger
emony wks taken by the men who knew
him best Al country squire and mas-
ter Of the great estate, which covers
43, 900 acres of hill and valley.
His general superintendent, his mas
tor carpenter, his master mason and
the managers ard ASSISTANT managers Of
his diaries, his farms and his trotting
stables bore his coffin. The funeral
was private and only those who were
personal friends OF the family and had
received invitations from Mrs. HArri-
man were admitted. The out of-aown
party arrived at Arden at 3:16 p. m.
on q special train.
The first service was holy commu-
MON, celebrated 1t 10 4. m. by the
Rev. ]. Holmes McGuiness, at the
Hartman home, on Tower Hill. At
IL o'clock there came a public memori-
al service All st. Johns church for the
employees OF the farm and psrishioners,
who, ON account Of lack OF space, were
unable to attend the funeral services
later. Mrs. Charles d. Simons, Mr..
Harriman's sister, her husband, two
daughters and Orlando II. Hartman,
brother-in-Isw, were the only relatives
present
Elaborate precautions were taken to
preserve the privacy Of the afternoon
service. Several score Of employees.
aided by number Of policemen, guard
cd all roads over which the funeral pro-
cess on passed and kept watch at inter-
walls OF 20 yards around the patch of
woods which includes the Hartman
burial plot.
iE thHFSl~~tnS HSiil UhbH VI taiiSn
Of the valley and green vines with an
immense bunch Of crimson roses on top
--wns carried to the altar by eight
bearers In black and wearing black
skull caps. Toe regular funeral service
WAS conducted by DIR. McGuincss, as
sisted by Rev. G. Nelson, archdeacon
OF the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine
In New York. A male quartet and the
choir of Grace church, New York, sang
Abide With Me" and "There Ii
Land of Pure Delight" MIR. Harri-
mans favorIte hymns. The services
lasted but 20 minutes. Then the bear
ers carried the casket to the burial
plot, 100 yards up the hill. There was
no room inside the burial ground for
more than | b or 20 beside the mourners
and the two officiating clergymen.
Others stood on the road outside and
looked over the stone wall.
Several hundred Hartman employees
and their families stood with barred
heads outside the church during the
service.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
More Floods in Mexico

Mexico City, Sept. s.-Scores of
persons are believed to have lost their
lives as the result of second flood
which descended upon lula yesterday
Just as it was slowly recovering from,
the effects Of the first deluge. MANY
rieh plantations are in ruins and the
property loss will run into the thou
sands. The food supply is also runnino
low ana conditions are becoming des-
perate. The exact number who met
death IN the second food cannot he
ascertalned at this time, but il i
feared that the total will be heavy "
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

his brother Orlando, and cleared enough
to buy himself, in August, 1870, sea
on the New York stock exchange.
| Young Hartman married early in iif'
and married very well. His wife was
Miss Mary AvereII, of Rochester, N
r., whose father was capitalist ane
successful railroad man.
| For number Of years the broker
firm of E. H. Hartman & Co. did 6
thriving business on Wall street, spec
uiating with it's own funds and execut
ing commissions for the Vanderbilts
and other wealthy capitalist clients II
was not until 1888 that E. H. Harri-
man came actively into the railroad
field. At that time be had become
known as capitalist, one of the few
who had gathered together great for
tIwe In the ten trouble years between
1870 and 1880. He was credited with
having In his strong box fair list OF
stocks he had picked up at extremely
low prices during the various panics.
Along in 1883 he was elected di-
rector OF the Illinois Central railroad.
Whether Mr.. Hartman entered the
railroad field in accordance with an al
ready matured plan Of his or whether
his accidental acquaintance with rail
road matters suggested to him the
enormous possibilities of acquiring the
control of large railroad systems, ia
not definitely known. At all events,
Mr.. Harriman's entry into the direct
ri t1o n
marked the beginning of his career as
a manipulator of railrorad stocks and
reorganizer of raiIoad systems which,
in the course Of 10 or Is years made
him one Of the greatest railroad kings
ever known in the United States and
placed him in control Of more than Sd,
600 miles of water transportation lines
and of railroad lines of an estimated
length Of n, 900 miles.
The railroads included in the Harri-
man system were of sufficient mileage
to reach more than two and one-hali
times around the globe. They COM
prised the following:
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Ore
gon Short Line, Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company, Illinois Central,
Georgia Central, Baltimore & Ohio,
Delaware & Hudson, Erie, New York
Central, Pere Marquette, San Pedro,
Les Angeles & Salt Lake, st. Joseph &
Grand Island, St. Paul & Northwestern.
Hartman was in addition the head
OF four steamship companies, one OF
which operates steamers across the Pa
cific- He was also in the directorate
of the Wells Fargo Express company,
the Western Union Telegraph company,
the Colorado Fuel & Iron, The Guaran.
tee Trust, and the Equitable companies
of New York, the National City bank,
and 81 other corporations.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
CHILDREN GREET TAFT.
Spectacular Feature Given Presden,
When He Goes to Chicago.

*sH0H '11 o00s ~ SiHLhBos
Chicago. Sept. IS. The sound of
1850, 900 chidren's voices singing Go
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean," In uni
son will greet President Taft within
half an hour after he steps off his spe-
cial train In Chicago next Thursday
morning. according to official plans for
the celebration of the coming of the
nations chief executive, announced
tonight.
The board of education this afternoon
officially designated Thursday as Taft
day" and declared holiday for all
public schools. The committee from
the commercial bodies which Is In
charge of the entertainment of the
president has completed the arrange
ments and 1t is proposed TO make the
demonstration by the school children
the most spectacular feature of the
presidents visit. Places have already
been arranged for 100. 900 children in
the parks through which the president
will pass during the parade arranged
for his party.
The president will remain in Chicago
from IL :l5 a m. Thursday to 2:45 a.
m. Friday, when he will depart for
Milwaukee.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Circuit Court
Judge Tuthill has issued writ re-
straining the states attorney and the
factory inspector from bringing suits
against W C. Richie & Co. paper box
manufacturers, TO punish that firm for
working its women for more than 10
hours a day. The injunction was OBJ
tanned by the lawyers of the Illinois
Manufacturers association. An APP
peal will be taken. II the ruling
stands, the law prohibiting the en-
ployment Of women for longer than 10
hours day will be invalidated
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Carried $50. 600 snnnlias

Gloucester, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE
schooner SCI John R. Bradley, on which
Dr. Frederick A. Cook made his trim
o 70 tne Arctic, carried more than 500
uoO worth of supplies, including penn
m and wood brought from the
west and especially suitable for
sleoges. This statement was made
today by Benjamin A. Smith who nnt
nltted the vessel. Mr.. Smith said that
captain Bartlett remarked that II
looked like a long trip to the Arctic
he recalled also that great secrecy was
maintained during the outfttinr
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Rome, Sept. 9.-Commander Cagni,
who was with the Duke of Abruzzi on
his Polar expedition, said today .sTha
Peary would reach the Pole one day /
never doubted, nor have | doubts as to
the sincerity of DIR. Cook. The doubts
with regard to Cook arise from the
vagueness of his first statements, the
misunderstanding regarding the Polar
temperature, the position of the newly
discovered land and his apparent lack
pof preparation for the expedition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
To Gaze From High Point.

Washington, Sept. 8. : Sclen', y.
will soon have at their disposai ~
highest meteorological and astrono"'.,,'
observatory on the Western contineS-
1t is on the top of Mount Whl'ns,'
California, over $4,000 feet above
level. Realizing the value for ens s.,
i've astronomical and metero'os' -.
work of an observatory far above a. =.
clouds, the Smithsonian institut'on -
cided to build suitable one on no sa~.
Whitney. 1t has been difficult 70 w. w..
struct the small three room stone sAs n
ture, as it was necessary 10 tsss ~
the material to the great heigns III
pack mules over narrow, rocky
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

New York. Sept. 10.-Rufus Ireland,
George Daily, Frank I. Wells and Will
berforce Sully are under arrest here
charged with conspiracy to defrsud the
United States government out of | ,760
acres of coal lands in Wyoming, near
Lander. All are held under $500 bail.
They were indicted on May 81 in the
Federal district court of Wyoming.
along with number of others, for al
legged land frauds committed in that
state. 1t is alleged that the defend
ants got possession of the coal lands by
employing dummies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Paris, Sept. 9.-The press of Paris
was today absorbed in the rival claims
of DR.. Cook and Commander Peary,
and there is noticeable drift of opin-
ion in the direction that DIR. Cook will
have difficulty in proving the validity
of his claim in the face of the story OF
an experienced explorer like Peary.
Virtually all the newspapers agree that
DIR. Cook has passed. into the back
ground since Peary entered upon the
scene and some of them declare that
since Peary's appearance he will be
doubted more than ever.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Monterey, Mexico, Sept. l0.-Be-
lieving that the people in the outlying
districts are facing starvation and
death as result of the raging waters,
several expeditions are being formed
here today to 60 10 their relief. A
priest arriving from Ascension states
that the town and its population of z,
600 souls have entirely disappeared.
The people have fled to the hills OF
have persisted, either in the flood OF
from hunger.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

San Francisco, Sept. 10, - Heirs
named in the will of John r. Hite, a
millionaire mining man of Mariposa,
Cal, have effected settlement with
bis Indian widow. it was announced to-
day. and within q week more thar &c.
600. 900 will be distributed. Hite was
q pioneer in the California gold fields
and married All Indian woman, from
whom he afterwards separated. making
an allowance for her maintenance. She
was not provided for in his will and
the contest followed at his death. The
suit was compromised for 800, 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Ottar tluntine is Slammed

Victoria, b. c.. Sept. 10.-Word has
been received by the Victoria Sealing
company that the sealing schooner
Thomas F. Bayard, which has been in
Behring sea hunting for sea otter, has
been orderd from the hunting grounds
by United States revenue cutter. AS
hunting for sea otter is not prohibited.
protest will be made to Ottawa with a
view to having representations made
TO Washington.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Too Much One-M.n D.

Paris, Sept. l1.-Commentinp on tbe
ueath OF Mr.. Hartman, the evening
aoh; pay tribute to his enormous
a. ascnlIeVements, but are dumbfounded
.na1 such influence could be concen-
s aS.e1 IN the hands of single indi-
yiuual- In France we are unable 70
Understand, I" one paper says. "tbat the
n ,ae auu death OF single man can NOT
S S,,. eseate a revolution in Wall street
nue anect Europe. Fortunately par;s
Il SONY only slightly affected, despite the
enore TO subordinate the market -
American influence" 'Ae' 70
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Threaten Life of President

Chicago, Sept. 8.--The police have
in their possession today two letters
threatening the life of President Taft
when ne visits Chicago on his Western
trip. Extraordinary precautions are
being taken. Captain Porter, of the
secret service, takes little stock in the
letters. He said: "These letters are
from cranks and we are not even con-
sidarlng them seriously" Despite
this statement it is known that the
Chicago police intend to take unusual
precautions in guarding the president
during his stay in the city.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Studying Up Coal Cases.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Speciai As Ia
Sheridan, of the land office. VINO a n
been assigned to conduct the gown ,,n-
ment's case at the hearing on tne n
ningham Alaska coal land entries, IN
begin at Seattle October 10, IS NJ" .,;th
Washington familiarizing himSeli ~ IN
such records in the case az are vi yTnou
file in the general land ofiice. he
completion of this investiga''Jhn sgIu
will return to Seattle in time U '
the hearings at the time SET
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Sue Cash Register Tr,,..

~ columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11.-Attor-
ns General Denman brought quo war
rsnto proceedings against The No+; maa, I,
0 0Ssn Register company, at Davton
onlo' asking that it may he ons stn;
rom Its charter, that receiver he sn'
pointed and that its assets ba a;str;pp
u uoeu among the stockholders Ths
49, alleges illegal restraint Of
t t;aue' combinations to prevent comn -
t tt.'0n, and misapplicaticn of funds in
'ne carrying out of unlawful bns;us a ~
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

New York. Sept. IRA fish, nine
feet wide and ~ feet long, the first OF
its kind seen along this coast in 50
years. according to Captain Cook, who
has been in the fishing trade at West
End, Long Branch. for that length of
time, was netted at the Highlands and
brought ashore at Galilee, three miles
north OF here. by Captain Daniel Gas
kin and his crew. One of its young
was captured with the monstrosity.
Both were alive when landed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Bradbury Handling linz.

y San Rafael, CAL, Sept. 7.-W;lli.u
B. Bradbury, the Corte Madra Lillian
ISL, who began yesterday wears a.
generation in the penitentiary AT Sou
quentin, commenced work TODAY u Gan 3al
!ute mill, after am attempt 70 s !" cue
!: On ene plea of illness. He silent Iast
night In cell room with 9oa ot lss'
convicts, including a number ~. os oener
uerers and other desperate criminsia
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
RESUME OF THE
WfFk'S D0lN6S
General Review of important Hap
psnin6s Presented In Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Dewey says the United States need
larger navy.
1t IL said the Hartman estate viii
not be divided.
The Pesry- Cook controversy hsi
grown very bitter In New York.
Rear Admiral schley favors Cook,
notwithstanding that Peary Ia NAYS
man.
Sweden has taken ateps to end the
labor war. Arbitration will be in
sisted upon
The bianniel convention of The na-
sionaI association OF machlnIsta In In
session nj Denver.
1t In expected that 10, 600 delegates
will attend the Eagles national con
vention ut Omaha.
81. Johns Catholic church, New Or
leans, has been alpaoat totally destroy
cd by fire. Loss $500, 900.
General Reyes says he has never
been candidate for the vice presi-
Dental nomination In Mexico.
New York, fears a tong war In Its
Chinatown, and has sent scores of adj
ditional police to that section.
Cardinal Gibbons says that while he
should like to see prohibition rule, he
does not belisvs the present move will
be Successful.
Fairbanks has left China on his way
to Manila.
The Santa Fe has withdrawn its or
ders for fast trains from the East
Burglars succeeded In getting away
with jawelry valued at 500, 900 in
Pittsburg.
Spanish forces In Morocco have been
greatly reinforced and now hope to de.
feat the Moors.
The first snow has fallen In Mon
tana. Should 1t continue much uncut
grain will be damaged.
Hill has attacked the Southern Pa
cific lana grant In order 10 force an
entrance into Southern California.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound road has offered TO carry mail
from Chicago to Puget sound in so
hours.
Pernieioua anaaFnia and oedema of
the lungs was the chief cause Of Harri-
mans death. according to DIR. Lyle,
his physician.
Ex-President Roosevelt has been
named as delegate TO the world q mis-
sionsry conference at Edinburgh, Scot
land, next June ID 10 "a.
Peary says he will prove Cook was
never at the Pole.
Hartman lines are not likely TO have
any more one-man power.
Canadians are determined to reopen
the Boring sea sealing question.
Hartman stocks did not drop on the
stock exchange as was expected.
Lord Roseberry has left the British
Radical party and joined the Liberals
The first drawing In the Cuban ma
tional lottery yielded the government
$500, 900 profit.
Latest advices say 10. 600 lives were
Lost In the earthquake which destroyed
Acapulco, Mexico.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Deluge in Kansas capitaI.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. S.-This c,tv .
hooded today as the result of the beav.
lest RAIN ever recorded in this vicinitv
me street cars have been put ont Of
commission. The water in the straa ~
IS from three inches to three feet 70
depth. The rain began late vesterda =,
and continued throughout last niah.
ano tooay; AT 10 O'Clock this mornino
the Official rain gauge showed that . :
inches had fallen. All the strsa ~o o. !; :
this section are swollen. eals IN
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Mining Congress to mss,

1rD G;elan s, New, Sept. IL. = The
he o"'.eu states, Canada and Mexico will
ne represented by about ? 0oo d mn'
gsses 70 the American Mining . cne
gress, which will hold its 1ath hAng con,
o ess'Sn IN this city September 81 TO 70
S;v;.;e 2. twenty-five political sub h
AlasL o"s Oh this country, including
Alaska will have representation o''u'ns
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Haul 500, 900. 600 Through Street,

Chicago. Sept 13.-More than $780,.
0oo, 600 in cash and securities was car
ried through downtown streets in ar
immense van, when the Continental
bank moved from LaSalle and Adams
streets TO its new quarters at Clark anc
Monroe streets. The van was guarded
BY squad of heavily armed police.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16
Wellman Gives un Dash.

+ Christiana, Sept. "a special dis
patch from Tromsoe says that Walter
Wellman has instructed his agent to
arrange for the return of all the explor-
er's property from Virgo bay.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Edward Henry Hartman will go
down in history as one of the most
spectacular financial geniuses, most
daring stock spectators and greatest
railroad magnates of his time. He
was born at Hampstead, l.. l., Febru-
airy rs, 1848, the son of Rev. Orlando
Hartman, Jr., rector of an Episcopal
church in that town, founded in 1902.
The early life of the future man of
millions was one of great poverty. His
father was cultured but poor man,
his mother came from an old aristo-
cratic, but equally impecunious family
of New Brunswick, N. j.
Edward II. Hartman received his
early education at the district school
and supplemented it by two years
course in boys school under church
auspices, where the sons of clergymen
paid practically nothing for their edu-
cation.
Edward Henry Hartman began his
career as clerk in a brokers' office on
Wall street. He showed no unusual
ability and for many years gave no
promise of his later brilliant develop
ment. Socially he was we'll liked and
those who knew him at that time des-
cribed him as sociable young man,
always full of fun. He was noted,
however, for mind of his own. What
he wanted he generally obtained, but
his desires and ambitions were. at that
time, at least, neither very sweeping
nor particularly important.
How he obtained his start and the
funds which enabled him to buy seat
on the New York stock exchange, have
never been clearly explained. The
most widely accepted explanation,
however, was to the effect that during
the famous ''gold corner" engineered
by Gould, Fisk, Kimber and others,
Edward II. Hartman plunged with all
his own money and some borrowed from
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-09-16

Boise - Secretary of Aprieuturs
James Wilson has assured represents.
tive stockmen of this state that tbe
bureau of forestry is endeayoripp IA
work in harmony with cattIemeu IN
response to their complaints that manv
restrictions were placed upon them n
connection with the use of national
forests.
Secretary Wilson praised the a.
ministration of Chief Forester Clifford
Pinchot and told the stockmen that tbe
service was endeavoring to be impsr.
tial in its dealings.
Wilson's conference with stockmeu
was held at Mackay, after his return
from a trip to Lost river to look over
lands included in the Carey act irriga-
ton project, which will be opened Sep
TENDER Ia.