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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
YELLOW
SLAVERY
Highbinders Agent Organizing a
Secret Society-Merchants Are
Forced to Join for Fear Of Black
maiI-0bjeet Ia to Ruin Young
Chinese Girls-Police Active.

After carefully investigating the
charges made by certain Cinnamon that
one OF their celestial brethren, an agent
of the Highbinders was endeavoring to
force local Chinese into a secret organi-
cation which has for its object the
blackmailing Of their fellows. the police
department of Boise has come to the
conclusion that unless better proof can
be furnished no action will be taken. 1t
is now charged that the agent of this
almond eyed black hand society, is using
his influence among the wives Of prom
inent local Chinese merchants to have
them Join the organization. Those Chi
ness who are in favor OF the society
claim that it object is purely fraternal
and that the complaint against the
agent is done for personal spite.
Chief of Police Reeves accompanied
by City Detective Frank Powell went
into Chinatown late Friday afternoon
and attended meeting held there by
some 300 Chinese before whom the sup
posed highbinder agent was to deliver
an address with reference to the organi
zation of his society. Evidently lie was
given a warming that the police were on
his trail for he failed to put in an APP
pearanee Later he was interviewed
and so far as could be learned the object
of his visit is purely In the interest OF
the celestial society.
The condition OF affairs in Chinatown
at the present time is somewhat strained.
number of Cinnamon stand in deadly
lear of this mysterious agent while
others claim his mission is none but a
good one. 1t is even limited that there
is a scanda, brewing in which the wives
Of several Of the prominent Chinese are
implicated in connection with the
stranger. 1t has been intimated that
the object of the society is to ruin young
Chinese girls and inaugurate system OF
yellow slavery. One Chinaman when
complaining to the police stated that the
agent and his friends carried long knives
and for the officers to keep sharp
watch.
Some time ago the painted emblem
OF a Chinese society was torn down from
one OF the houses in Chinatown and
brown into the yard of an American
living nearby. This act on the part OF
the Chinese almost caused stampede
Every Chinaman who saw the emblem
in the yard steered shy OF it in great
fear. 1t is claimed that there has anen
bad blood among the Chinese ever since
this emblem was strewn in the dust.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13

in Che latter part OF Marpn 1903, TIA
whole country was thrown ulo alarm
over the mysterious disappearance OF 2
hoy from sharpn, Ohio, named HBilly'
Whi,la. For nearly a month bis dis.
traited parents We're following up ciu's
iurniahed from different parts Of tn,
country, pniil James Boyle and his wiia
were arrested in Cleveland, Ohio. Tho
story told agst was that the couple were
only mindiRg the boy, hut afterwards
Boyle implicated certain people 10
Cleveland, stating that they ~rie nee
sponsible ioF the hoy's disaWearaiifa
aud the letters demanding q large suia
OF mnney for the cafe return af ihr l',.
Mr.. Whitla agread to give the ran~ptl
after consulting the police, an'l lrap
was laid 20 capture the abdnofGgs, into
WHICH Boyle fell. for he appeared upon
the scene 20 collect She reward and
was instantly arrested.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13

CONVICTED
Man and WOmaa VIE Stole ''BiIIy"
WhitIa Away Ssntensed--Ths
Former Gets Life Emprisonment
Woman rs Years and a Fine
Of 5000 With Costs,

lames Boyle vas sentenced Monday
for the kidnapping q Billy" Whitla to
lie imprisonment in the western peni-
tentiary IS Pennsylvania. Mrs. Boyle,
indicted as Mrs. Doe. received SEN
tenee Of % years with fine of $4,000
and the cost oi the osecution. The
couples counse! made a plea for them,
asking lenienoy in both cases. The
penalties imposed are she limit provided
by law.
Roth Boyle and bis vile collapsed
completed upon hearing the senteuce
pronounced. When thay started back
30 Jail from the court room Boyle man
aged to walk with assistance down the
steps but upon reaching the door he-
came limp and was unable to stand.
When he was plaoed.on seat IN the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
New Railroad TO the Pacific.

The Coos Bay, Oregon & Idaho rail-
road company, organized to promote a
railroad from Coos Bay to Boise, has
elected the following officers. President,
p. Hennessey; vicepresideat, William
Grimes; secretary, J. r. smith; treas
urer, J. V. Pugh. These officers, TO-
gether with ] G. Gray, of North Bend,
and c. c. Carter, OF Myrtle Point, make
up the board OF directors.
A Joint committee from the Marsh
field ard North Bend Chambers OF
commerce is working out a general plan
Of action and when this is announced az
effort will be made to get stock subscrip-
tions needed to carry on survey Wors.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
FREAK HORSE AT BaUNEAU
The Animal Has a Live Snake
in It's Eye.

Ben Crabb, of Bruneau, has a horse
that would prove a very valuable asset
to man desiring freak attraction
for street fairs, county fairs, etc. The
horse is sound in every respect. ex-
cepting small snake that has gotten
into its eve. The snake is three or
four inches in length and white in
color. It is very lively and on the
move constantly. 1t moves about over
the ball OF the eye, ana occasionally
out OF sight. bat only for an instant.
1t twists up ia coil, then scurrys off.
possibly out Of sight, then hack across
the eyeball again. The horse seems to
have perfect vision in the affected eve
and does not seem to feel any pain
whatever. He has consulted veterin-
aries with view of having an operation
but has been advised to let it alone, as
an operation would possibly result in
the loss Of the eye. The snake will live
only few years when the horse Will
possibly lose its sight with the death OF
the little reptile.
The presence Of the snake is not en-
tirely understood. The owner seems to
think it is hair snake. The horse
carrying a small hair through its
nostriis into its eve, which in time
turned into the snake. At any event il
is very interesting aud an unusual sight
to see a horse with a real, live snake in
its eye.-Nampa Leader-Herald.
Where do YOU buy your booze, Bro
Jenness? We want to dodge that parti
cular braud.-IEp.l
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
Found Murdered in Wyoming.

That William Garrison, whose body
was found near river at Cheyenne,
Wyo., few days ago with bullet hole
through the head, was murdered is in
dicated 10y further investigation OF the
case. 1t was beheved at first that he
had committed suicide. Garrison's tes-
timony before the grand jury was
influential in bringing about the arrest
recently of number Of prominent cat
tlemen on the charge Of Seing concerned
in the murder OF several sheepmen near
Basin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF the INTERIOR,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
L. s. Land Office at Burns, Oregon,
April %, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Edward W.
Mueller, of Portland, Oregon, who, on
May %, 1904, made desert-land entry
No. 624, serial No. 096, for NJ SW14
section Il, and Ne SE14 section 10,
township p south, range As east, Will
lamette Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make final proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described
before G L. King, Z. s. Commissioner,
at his office at Ontario, Oregon, on the
l4th day OF June, 1903.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
n. J.. Bain, Guy Johnson, of Roswell,
Idaho, J. s Napton, OF Homedale, Idaho,
Thos Welsh, Of Roswell, Idaho.
VIM. Fare, Register.
EiFst publication, May g, 1909.
Last publication, June 10, 1902
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEpARFMnST as The INTERIOR,

U. &. Land Office at Burns, Oregon,
May 3, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the State
of Oregon has filed in this office its
application (Serial No. 09l4O) to select,
under the provisions of the Act of Con
gress, approved August Ia, lS4S, and
acts amendatory thereto, the sWl4 sEA
section IL. NEl4 NwA and NW4 NEA
section II, township 81 south, range as
east, Willamette Meridian,
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the lands described, or desiring 20 object
because OF the mineral character OF the
land, CT for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file their
afiidavits of protest in this office, ON or
before the expiration of the period OF
publication,
VIM. Fare, Register.
First Publication, Nav 10, 1908.
Last Publication, June II, 1908.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13

Seward killed Clara O'NeiH in Octo-
Der, 1908, and was convicted at Jury
trial held In December following. Ii
was classed as one of the mos. brutal
deeds in the eriminology OF the state.
and his avn testimony told OF the aw
fuiness OF it. Holding the woman with
his left arm he fred the shot with his
right which caused her death.
The defense was seli-deiense. counsel
endeayoring to show that the woman
triod to cut Stewards throat with pen
knife.
The prisoner and the O'Neill woman
had been living together at Palouse.
Wash, where it was charged he was
making her led life OF shame. Thev
parted Just before the killing owing to
the TACT that the woman did not want
to follow the life she was forced TO-
Going to Moscow she secured qnarters
and sometime afterwards Seward fol-
lowed her to that city. They met at
the woman's apartments and auarreled.
Driven to deportation with jealousy
Seward drew gun and brutally killed
the woman.
Immediately following the murder
Seward attempted suicide by firing a
bullet into his head with the same
weapon. This destroyed the sight OF
his left eye.
Seward was convicted and sentenced
to hang. He was received and regis.
tered at the Idaho state neni,entlar,
January 2, and prisoner No. 1911. From
the records at the penitentiary it /,
learned that the man was % wears old
and was born at Camiac, Wash. II,
was farmer by occupation. Both hi.
father and mother are living at Repub.
lie, WASH, and are considered respecta
BILE and fairly well-to-do people. Seward
left home when l3 years of age and
was never before Imprisoned for ! crime
HIS fathers name is John.
The date of execution was set TO,
February IL Governor Brady granted
a reprieve until the pardon board should
act upon petition for communication OF
sentence. Attorney B. 5. Grow ap.
peared on behalf of Seward and the
greater part OF the day was devoted to
the consideration of the case. Although
there were Il number Of points in the
condemned mans favor the weight OF
testimony against him was so strong
that all the members agreed that the
Judgment should not be interfered with
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
sUHsoaIprEoN; $50 WAR

omnoue n preparation for the journey
to iai be vas lett ior a moment uns,p.
ported end nearly fell from the vehicle.
Hs bad "a be held ali the way TO inl
and carried to his cell. Mrs. Boyle WAS
evea in wosse condition. Upon being
carried to her cell she wept violently,
and her Threats Of suicide were not found
TO be ille as she had drunk eough
morphine TO kill two persopsN which
she took preparatory to goIns o court
jim the morning and caused fllap-e.
Upon Boyle was discovered a5r bill
len ia his plethng.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
Burns, Oregon List No 0Al54.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

bElAt fiNLsTl - t'Af A"fitNA'Nf
Is. s. Land Qaioe at BURNS, Osegon,
May o, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the North
ern Pacific Railway Company, whose
postofIice address Is st. PAUL, Mime
sofa, has this srd dag Of May, ln0a, fled
in this office It's application TO select un-
der the provisions OF the Act Of Congress
approved July / 1898 Gao Stat. a9f, $3.50
swif sEi4 Sec. 4, 7 al s., Il. 40 East
willamette Meridian, containing iorty
acres.
Any and all peraons claiming adverse
" the lands described, or desiring to obr
ject hooause Of the mineral character al!
the land, or iof any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should hle their
afiidasits OF protest IN this Office. on or
before the 18th day OF june 1903.
VIM. Fare, Register.
First publication, May Is, l9e0.
Last publication, June 10, 1904.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
SEWARD is
HANGED
Was Reprieyed by GOvsrnoF to
Await Action af the Pardon
Board SeIf-Coafsssed Murderer
Forced Victim 10 Vice for His
SuppOrt-ExecutiOn Successful.

Last Friday morning Fred VI. seward
paid the death penalty for the murder
of Clara o'NeiIl, at Moscow, October 10,
1908. Completely under sell control
the condemned man walked to his doom
with the hangman's moose about his
neck Warden Shook sprang the trap
at Sou q. Ia. The execution was one Of
the most successful which has ever neen
accomplished at the Iaahc state peni-
tentiary.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
Bakin' Day.
Jons KngpRleT BANGS.

JoHS KHsnRIeE BANes.
TAvE you any smiles ioaayg
Send me gp a peck
Kind that Feaebes all the way
Round behind yopr neck,
Aend dozen boxes Of
Rest assorted ohecr;
Also twenty quarts Of love-
Must ho wafm and eleaF
Happy thoughts and Pleasan, words
Mix EN- good and strong
Kind to mako you think Of hiras
RaFstin into song
Ievep bars al kindilne-s
Free from flaw spd chilli
And two dozen packages
Oi the best goodwill
Send me all the charity
NaQ osn rightly spare,
And box OF sympathy
riFeHpes4 10 eaFel
This is bakin day, and
Have a sort oi plan
For TO make a tasty pla
For my fellow man.
suooes4.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
List No. OSol4.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
Burns, Oregon, April ~, 100
List No. osol4.

Burns, Oregon, April II, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the North
ern Pacific Railway Company, whose
post office address is St. Paul, Minne-
sofa, has this 18th day of April, 1909,
fled in this Office its application to Sc
lect under the provisions of the Act Of
Congress, approved July l, 1898 GO
Stat. 597, 620) NE14 Sec. II, T. 2l South.
Range as f., Willamette Meridian. con-
tanning 100 acres.
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
afiidavits OF protest in this office, on OF
before the expiration OF the period ol
publication.
Wm. Fare, Register
First Publication, % day OF April, 1903
Last Publication, 27 day Of May, 1902
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
To Rescas Tie nsposad Sultan.

According to q Belgrade advice Prince
Burnham Edin. son Of the former sultan
Of Turkey, Abdul Hamid, intends t.
organize a rising in albania. lie plans
a march 30 salonika AZ the head OF an
Albanian AMY To rescue bis father.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
FLOORING, M0ULDlNGS
AND WINDOWS

When erecting a house care should be exercised in
selecting the proper materials. The flooring
should be considered in regards to founding and
stress, the mouldings of various kinds to give
variety of outlines and the windows not only to
admit air and light but to make pleasing
trast in harmony with their surroundings
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13
Old Pioneer Commits Suicide.

The body OF man found hanging to a
tree in the woods near Seattle few days
ago was identified as that OF Fred Foy,
a pioneer OF Wyoming, and who was p
scout under Gems. Custer and Crook and
William T. Cody. Foy who vas IS
years Old, had been despondent.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-05-13

pr Miles Anti-Pain rals relieve pain.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
Some OF the Things he Must
Endure and be Happy

OF all the woes that of the coun-
try editor ID LIE ~o4at, The Meri
dan. miss Star has undoubtedly
been there from the following
realistic experiences of the game:
The country editor is an animal
common to all parts of the United
stqtes, portions of Europe, Asia
and Madagascar tie Is d blped
quadruped, centipede and every
other kind of a 'pcd' known to
natural history. 1t he didn't have
so many hands and legs he could
not perform the duties of country
editor. Your Uncle Toby was
once an editor. But he had a
strong constitution and recovered.
In a majority of these cases the
patient does not recover. The dis
ease Is not contagious, you have to
rim after it. After that it has got
Won. As a rule the country editor
IN not ornamental, but is useful,
everybody uses hlm, Tire regular
duties of a country editor are to
gather news from all over the
country. and all other counties
where his subscribers have relatives
living, write editorials, obituaries
and accounts of weddings, to set
tvpe, make up forms, do job work,
nriut, fold and mail the paper,
solicit ads and locals, smoke cob
nine swear at the devil and throw
the shooting stick at the cat, He
is also expected to attend all polltl-
cal meetings, church socials, base
hall Games and funerals of his de-
1;rnuent subscribers. In addition
to the above he must i'll his spare
moments cut wood, hoe in the gar
den. feed the pigs, sweep the floor,
put up ashhoppers, plant peas
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01
Jones Offers 4 Twice

Senator Jones advises the people
OF the Yakima valley from E,ilens-
burg to Kenncwick to make loNg
hard pull, and il po&-iule, get to-
9athl. ga the question of national
irrigation. No one can question
the fact of this being good advice
but will the people Go it? That S
the question. We are living in a
f; st age and time is gliding bv ia 81
swift way, yet ten to- twenty years
is long time to wait, and all know
,Aal Your Uncle Samuel moves
III a mysterious way and is exceed
ing slow, and what's more, he will
have his way. He has tied up the
available water supply, did this in
a Vance Of the Yakima prOjeC
and while lie may take a notion to
do something soon for Kittitas, we
axe of the opinion that it will be a
loss of time to count on him, and
VI isdom would suggest the propri-
y of helping ourselves and wait
10 longer for someone, even Uncle
Sam to help us. The Dawn WAY
b. wrong in the prelnii.scs, but
tlat is the wav ,..a.tcrs look to us
q, this Wri,rng.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01

patch the roof, repair the fence,
put new hinges on the gate. 1t IS
also his duty to get in debt as much
as possible to every merchant III
town, as this will induce them to
take more space" in the paper,
In the midst of all these duties the
editor is expected to have good
time, wear ginger cake smile, a
brass finer ring and at least one
gallus. - "A country editor Of
light weight can't afford to tell the
the truth. II he did he'd get the
stuf1in' licked of him every day.
If the bride is bumped shouldered,
freckled, cross-eyed, and has a
wart on her nose, the editor is cX
peCted to say she is beautiful and
accomplished. " If a candidate has
a record that ought to put him in
the penitentary, the editor is eX
pected to say he is honest, up
right and capablc.'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01
Price Works Douglas

W. B. Price, the A. Y. p. COM
missioner for counties, came ovQt
last week to see how our county
was getting along and after looking
matters up remarked that Douglas
county had the best prospects for
the best display Of any county in
the state. OF grains we are far in
the lead. lie wished to procure
grain in the straw for decorative
PURPOSES on the state building and
was able to find abundance here of
the very finest samples. While
here he made arrangements with
w. McGinnis fer enough straw for
decorating the stapc building, the
samples bein, exceedingly fine.
When they want anything esp,ci-
ally flu. in the line Of grain or
straw they come to Douglas. Mr..
Price is an OLD kittitas county boy
and was acquainted with l.. c.
Knemeyer at Ellensburg Water
vile Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01

managers would have permitted
prior to election day, decisions
which destroys the two-Ccnt fare
rate law and discharges the Stand
ard Oil trust from accountability
tor It's lawlessness?
Does any one believe that in the
light of the tendency of this day
clearly showing the utter indiifcr-
cnce to public opinion on the part
OF representatives of special inter
ests the work of reformcrs is at
All end?
Does any one imagine that pop
ular government can be preserved
tor a long period of time if this
disposition to give license to cor
porate lawlessncss is to continue
unchecked?
Should not the very audacity of
the champions of the trust system,
the very contempt they show for
the public rights, encourage demo
Gratis everywhere TO renew their
devOtation to the cause of the peo-
ple' 1t is true the people are gen
orally patient in enduring great
wrong; they are often thoughtless
III the presence of opportunity to
cure those wrongs; but always they
are powerful enough to crush the
system that Expresses them and in
all reason they arc human enough
to retaliate when their eyes have
been opened to the solemn truth.
-Brpan's Commoncr.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01
GOV. s. G. COSGROVE
CALLED TO HIS REWARD
Governor Samuel g. CosgroYe Passed Aaxay a paso Robes
California, Sunday March Is, at $3.50 A. N. After
Lingering Ilness-FuneraI in Olympia Yesterday

PASO ROHI,ES, Cal., March %.
Gov, Samuel G.. CosgroVc of Wash
ington died here suddenly at $50
q clock this morning from chronic
l}right's disease. Although the
governor had been in poor hcall,,.
for some months pliQr 10 his cleo
ton last November, the strain and
work of the campaign weakened
him considerable and he came to
laso Robes Hot Springs early in
January to recuperatc,
Slowly but surely the mineral
baths and waters Of the springs re-
lievcd his condition and he 9radu.
lily became stronger, H. lett so
much improves. tfat he riskcd the
journey to Olympia several weeks
ago to be inauguratcd governor OF
Washington and take the oath of
Cihcc. returning almost Immediate
j. to raso Robes. This trip, how
ever, proved too much for his
strength and since his return here
lis condition had gradually srown
worse.
t4or the past two days he had
lecn confined to his room with
Mrs. Cosgrovc in constant atten-
CanCe upon him, Although it was
known that he was considerably
weaker Yesterday, his death in the
carly hours of the morning came
quite suddenly and unexpected t.
lis wife and Dr.. Frau,. ". Saw
yer, the phvsic:s." III charge of the
sDcing,, who has been attending
lin.
only a Jew hours before his
d -ath lie seemed to feel somewhat
| etter again and remarked that he
hoped to soon be able to return to
Washington and take up his du,iea
as governor. Tbs immediate
cause of b[atA Vsa the failure of
, e governor heart. Dr. Sawyer
says that death was immediate,
50 that there was 10 opportunity
for the last farewell between hus-
band and wife,
Mrs. CosgrGye, VIA out from
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-01
Will They Dig ii Up?

Mr.. Schively, rotten through his
record may be, is not tbs ouy OF
hCal who needs to be investigated
and the committee should not
spend all of its limited time unon
him and his unworthy patron, the
secretary of state. 1t is reasonable
to suppose that partisan smelling
committee, composed of five rcpub-
liCan politicians, will have the in
clination to die down into the
records OF the different slatc dapart-
ments, all presided over by repub-
leans, in the effort to unearth Off
Cial rottenness:? Will they do it,
Well we rather guess not Those
five republican investigators will be
too apt to feel that ~. qne aesne-
thing 10 then party.
AT least two democrats should
have been named OH that commit
tee, one to represent the senate and
thp other the house. Then there
might have been rHlsQi ~ ~Apec.
a complete and impartial investiga-
ton.
We repeat that this proposed
investigation will not be worth its
cost to the people of the state. -
Yakima Democrat.