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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Snake Venom pi.sa.. Eo..

Stockton. Jan. 2s. - After three
weeks Of the use of venom from rat
tlesnskes in treatment for tuberculosis
OF the lungs. in Lodi case that was
IN its last stages, DR.. Hull, Of Stock
ton. reported some improvement Of the
patient, who Ia q son Of Supervisor
Newton- The poison Is administered
according to formula recommended
by Eastern physicians who have tried
the cure In the Lodi case the young
man is reported as freed from night
sweAts- A permanent cure, however.
is hardly looked for.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Ocean pestroxs cems,sr.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. 26.-Gruesome
in the extreme is the ghoulish work
that is being done by the waves at
Ross Bay cemetery, Vietoria's city of
the dead, where. owing to utterly in
adequate breakwater protection. the
sea oombards and undermines the cliff
until, after each experience of rough
wind and boisterous weather, during
months past, pedestrians walking along
.ne beaches reached by the city car
lines have been picking up such grisly
souvenirs as coffin plates ana handles
fragments of human bones. etc
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rHuMs NOW InpIANs, psN.
Service Requires Impression Of Digit
Instead Of Crossmark.

Chemawa, Or, Feb. l.--Orders have
beer issued to the agents In the field
Of the Indian service TO require thumb.
mark signatures by Indians who are
not able 10 write.
Thumb mark signatures are now re-.
quircd ON all checks, receipts and other
official papers. which were formerly
signed by cross- mark by Indians and
others. The impression IL to be- made
with the right thumb placed after the
names instead Of the crossmsrrk ~ be
fore. The thumb-msrk 10 then wit
Messed to make the Identification Ger.
tain and thus be an infallible method OF
Identification in case Of dispute or At
tempted fraud
This was FIRST done in the Indian ser
vice In 1905. when the system was
adopted ar evidence Of the authenticity
OF written agreements with Indians.
the thumb print OF the signers being
required In addition to their signatures
or their marks. The system now
includes the entire business Of the de-
partment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Elmirs, N. T.. Feb. THE de-
murrer interpreted by Robert f. Peary,
discovsrer Of the North Pole, in the
action for Dissertation OF the American
dag. growing out OF the display Of the
famous North Pole flag at the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration. was sustained
todey by Justice Lyon. Roswell r.
Moss. an attorney. who brought tho
action. announced that he would carry
the case to the Supreme court rather
than acknowledge defeat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
FLOODS 'n.FaArcE GET WORSE
Rivers Arc Still Rising and Damage
10 IncaIcuIabIe.

Rivers Arc Still Rising and Damage
10 IncaIcuIable.
Paris, JAM 26--Floods have brought
disaster to large part of France.
The ordinary modest and peaceable
Seine is now a raging torrent and ris-
ing ut the rate of more than half an
inch an hour.
Tho general expectation that the
maximum Of the food would be reach
ed tonight has not been realized. The
Ssine's tributaries are rising steadily
and the report tonight is that the Seine
will be At least Is inches higher to-
morrow afternoon.
Victims of the food number more
than 100, 600 and the monetary loss is
incalculsble- Thousands of people are
hopelessIy ruined.
The government has requisitioned
army and navy material to house the
sufferers and boats for the rescue of
the stricken as we'll as those impris-
oned in houses in food centers on all
sides of Paris.
The region of inundation is steadily
charging, and scores of villages are
completely submerged, the people flee
ing for their lives and abandoning
everything. In many cases soldiers
have been obliged to use force in com
polling the inhabitants to leave their
homes. Hundreds refused to 20.
clamoring for food and water. In
Paris the situation is rapidly becom-
ing worse, floods sparing neither rich
nor poor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
COPPER COMBINE
HAS $500. 900. 900
Ryan and Morgan Take Steps to
form Big Merger.
immense Properties in Butte City.
Montana, viii Be Included in Deal
Will Control Entire Output of
United States and irfence the
Whole Worries Markets.

New York, jan u. - Preliminary
steps were taken today to effect the
long looked for merger of the principal
copper producers of the country into
one gigantic corporation
| In Wall street another billion-dollar
company was frequently mentioned.
but the more conservative believed
final capitalization would be closer to
$500, 900, 900.
| The Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany Of New York announced late to-
day that the board of directors yester-
day decided to call a special meeting
Of stockholders In kAnaconds, Mont.
on March %, to pass on a proposal to
increase the capital stock from $780,
900, 900 to $3.50, 900. 600 For the
purpose of acquiring the property of
other companies located in the Butte
district
The Amalgamated Copper company
owns SO FER cent. of the Anaconda
stock
Following the merger of the Butte
properties, which include the Anal
gamated Copper company and its vari-
Gus hoidIngs-the Anaconda Copper
company, Boston & Montana. Butte a
Boston, Washoe, Trenton and other
subsidiaries-and the North Butte and
Butte Coalition, it is expected that the
new Anaconda, with its Increased can
ital of $3.50, 900, 600, will merge with
the Guggenheim, Haggin and other
copper interests
The corporation thus formed will
control not only the copper outpout of
me United States, but will influence
the copper market of the world.
The merger of the Butte properties
will include the Amalgamated Copper
company, Anaconda Copper company.
Boston q Montana, Butte & Boston
Washoe, Trenton and other subsidiaries
OF the Amalgamated company. the
North Butte and the Butte Coalition.
In Wall street it is commonly under
stood that John d. Ryan will head the
great copper amalRamation. This
amalgamation will include, it is said.
the GuRgenheim, Haggin and Cole
Ryan properties and the Amaleamated
Copper interests- ]. P. Morgan & Co.
VIII head the consolidation.
The Amalgamated Copper company
IN statement says:
The Anaconda COMPANY berauaa
OF its size and its location. is regarded
as the logical company to become the
purchaser of properties of the other
companies and the step taken to call n
special meeting was the first towards
submitting the matter to stockholders
Oh diterent companies for their consid-
eration.'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Louisville, KY, Jan. z9.-Insurance
Commissioner Bell today held "A confer
ence with four presidents Of life insur-
ance companies that have been losers
In the alleged swindling schemes prac-
ticed In Louisville by insurance solicit
tors As result, the state Of Ken
lucky may take legal action against
the insurance companies for operating
in Kentucky without licenses. Thew
are the Indiana National Life Insur-
ance company, and the Commercial
Life Insurance company. both of In
diAnapolis.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Coast Committee Gets Busy.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The Pacific
Coast delegation appointed to secure
submarine torpedo boats for the Pacific
coast had conference today with the
president and the secretary of the
navy. While they elected no definite
promises from either, Secretary Never
indicated the appreciation of the ne
cesslty for submarines along the Pa
cine and gave the impression that if
congress could be induced to authorize
the building of new submarines the
department would interpose no obiec
tions.
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INSURANCE FRAUDS.
Policies Written On Many Persons
on Verge of Grave.

S' reIBo OF 0Fate.
Louisville. KY, Jan. 2s.-John J.
kesne, P. ]. Needham and T. T.
O'Lesry, agents representing a numbe,
OF insurance companies in Indiana,
Tennessee. Kentucky and other states,
tonight were arrested on warrants
charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud.
The warrants were sworn to by s. C.
kenick. secretary and treasurer of the
Indiana National Life Insurance COM
pany.
While the amount involved is not
stated, IL is unders' God reach 5000. 600
or more in policies alleged to have been
written on the lives Of persons vir-
tuslly certain to die within a few
months-the fraud consisting of the
Improvisation of sick and incurable
persons by healthy ones employed for
the purpose.
IL Is believed the alleged conspiracy
is far-reaching and Investigation will
be made not only here. but in New AL
bany. Ind. and perhaps in other cities.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
WOMEN DEPosIToRs HIT.
Heceivepship is Decided for Mexico
Bank-Branches Close.

- DcCiotQ Tor MEXICO
6ank-Branches Close.
Mexico City, Jan. PA receiver
snip for the United States Banking
company was decided on at a meeting
OF the directors this afternoon. after
the institution had failed to open its
doors for business today.
The suspension is bitter disan-
polntment to scores of depositors who
nac determined to withdraw their
funds and had gathered early to do So
these, among whom were many wo-
men, crowded to the doors when the
notice OF the suspension was posted.
Mr. Elasser, vice president of the
bank, said that the action of the di-
rectors was taken because the bank
did not have enough money on hand to
reimburse the clearing house for yes
terdsy's business and could not prom
erly receive deposits. He believed tbst
the bank had more than enough assets
TO pay every legitimate obligation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

New York. Jan. 2s.--Reprssentatives
OF the Railway trsinmen's unions who
we're to have conferred today with Off
eiAis Of 30 controlling railroads east
OF the Mississippi river. left tonight
for the West. and the conference has
been postponed indefinitely. Original
expectations were that BY this time
the men would have formulated a scale
10 replace the proposals. recently re-
jeeted by the railroads. bot they are
not agreed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
INVESTIGATION WAS CORRUPT



-Four Chicago Grand Jurors of 1905
Forced New Inquiry.
Chicago, Jan. Is. - -Four members
Of The Federal grand jury which invsa
tigatsd the so-called bssf 'strustv IN
1908 forced the govemmsnt, through
Judge LaDdis, tc start the present in
curry, according to . report current
here today.
Concerning the inception Of the
present action, II IL said there would
hav. been none, had the four dissstis-
ned jurymen not sought the aid of
Judge Lands.
This quartet 1t IL said, was willing
70 indict the packers in December.
1908, and finally became 80 indignant
over the increasing price Of meat that
they informed Judge Lands that they
thought 1t was time for the govern
ment to begin another inquiry.
The report Of the four Jurors alleged
that enough evidence was submitted to
the 1908 grand jury to warrant true
bills, and that, in spite Of this, there
was sudden spathy on the part Of
those behind the prosecution. Thew
also said that II the investigation was
not renewed Immediately they would
make statement to the public setting
forth their theory Of why the prosecu-
tion had been dropped.
Following the jurors complaint.
Judge Lands is said to have made the
investigation that resulted in the pres
ent action being started. Judge Lam
dis, it is asserted, got 10 touch with
the evidence submitted to the 1908
grand jury, and he is determined that
the present action shall not be nullifed
by influence outside the grand jury
room.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Girl sIsps Big omesr

Philadelphia, Jan. ga six-foot
policeman To-Day told girl shirt waist
striker who was doing picket duty to
move on, and she surprised him bv
Shaping him in the face This start.
ed disturbance, and before IL was ALI
over six girl strikers were on their
way to police station charged with
creating disorder. Miss MARY McMur-
rie, a society woman. furnished bail
Tor two OF the girls. and the others
were discharged.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Peers' vIetorr Asser,ed.

Victoria B. c.. Jan. "a. Lord
Noreneiiife, IN a personal cable mes
sage to the Victoria Colonist on the
election situation. says: 1--WE have
got the small navy, free trade and anti
jamaican party fairly beaten. They
are now at the mercy Of the Irish vote
oespite their bluff about peers and dear
1000 The people have emphatieaIIv
lnoorsed the democratic action OF the
peers IN submitting the budget and
tariff for their approval
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Blood prsnchs. women

New York. JAM 2e.-While defend
Ing an aged man from three men tor,
mentors today, Thomas Graham, a par.
TALLY paralyzed newsboy. was stabbed
three times by one Of the men, in Her
aid square. Two women in an automo.
bile took the wounded newsboy into
their machine. and while the car sped
to Bellevue hospital they held him on
their laps and their rich dresses be
came saturated with blood. Doctors
and said the lad would probably die.
Two arrests were made and search is
being made for the third man.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Spear Would a.u water

Denver, Jan 2e.-hunicipal owner
ship Of the water system Of Denver is
favored by Mayor Robert W. Speer. in
his annual budget submitted to the
city council tonight He recommends
the purchase of the Denver Union Wa
ter eompany's plant At an appraised
valuation Of s14. 400. 900. The mayor
fAyors reduction of the number of
saloons IN Denver and doubling the "a
Icon license, advocates municipal as
phzlt paving plant
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Sals Lake City, Feb. Louis Paul
han. the French aviator. made . sue.
eessful flight Of 10 miles at Agricul.
tursl park today. lie reached an alti.
tude OF 900 feet. or approximately a.
500 feet above sea level. He made an
average speed Of about 80 miles an
hour. and INDUCED in graceful manel
verirg. After the flight Psulhsn ex-
pressed bis disappointment that he was
unable 20 fly longer time. He said
q was owing to the peculiar stmos-
pheric conditions that he was unable
b reach a higher altitude.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Chicago. Jan. 2s.-Pietro Isnardi.
Italian consular agent at Kansas City.
Mo-, has disappeared, according to .
statement made here doday by Guido
Sebstta, the Italian Consul. Mr.. Sc
beta said he feared Isnardi had be
come mentally unbalanced because of
persecution by certain element of
the Kansas City Italians. About s2.-
o0o 10 involved in the disappearance.
but Mr.. Ssbetta said Isnard's accounts
with his government and with the Am
eriean Express Co, for whom be il
agent. are square.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
Lifesavers Suspended

Marshfield, Or, Jan. 27.-It is an
nounced that Richard Christensen and
=. s. Taylor, two surfmen of the Coos
BAY llfesaving crew, have been su.-
pended by Captain Emory, inspector Of
.ne district The men are suspended
Tor 81 lays on the charge of bavino
looted boxes which were washed ashore
from the Czarina when she was wreck
cd The matter was investigated se-
cretiy by Captain Emory and the testi-
mony heard by him in private. II i.
unuers'ooo that formal charges will be
preferred later
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ooebeI pIes. Hsart.Irk.

Cincinnati. Feb. lon the 10th
anniversary Of the assassination OF
William sGcebel. the funeral Of his
brother. Arthur Goebel, who died In
Phoenix. ArIx., on January 20. was
held In Covington. KY, this afternoon.
Commonwealth Attorney Frsnklin, In
his funeral grafton. declared that
the bullet that killed William Goehel,
together with the. liberation OF all
those charged with the murder. juat 81
certainly killed Arthur Goebel." Arth-
ur. he said. died Of broken heart.
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" Reid Iogetber-
I Hsvnna, Feb 1--Orennizafiou Of Z
dkstine< nsgrp party, with ths avox ID
iBtsnttsa az obtaining control Of IL
Cubnn government, 10 beiDG agftated
thrUuGh the r<publie-aDd ths Bovs-
meut bas become mensc;ng from tie
viewpoint Of TIE whites. This fssns
hes been brought TO public po<ics ~
Gently By race conflicts upou H. h0tsj
qossfion, and the numerical stxength
81 The nsgroes, united, gives Il portsut
Provision. tbs organ Of ths Partido
sndepsndsbts de Coicg - IndspsndsDt
Party Of Color prints tbe nsWiy con-
stroctsd platform Of the party, which
contains these siRni6caBt provisions:
Til Independent Party Of Co5os
shall Be orgnnizsd Throughout ths
whole republic With national chaEae-
ter, 70 maintain it, equiilbrium toward
all Cuban interests.
The rspebIiesof equality. sovereign
and independent, without rses djscrim-
instions or social sptngonisns, shall
get our support"
To what extsnf promoters of tho
new movement may BE- successful r.
mains to be seen. but there can BE- no
doubt that, II the organisation Of the
teRro rsee ~ a political party ever
should be- effected, Il would rule the
republic
The Importance Of tho congressional |
slsetions In July can hardly b. over |
estimated, II IL not 70 much . quss-
lion Of whirh party shall return the |
greater number Of candidates, -
whether the independent republic, IN
lidsd by American supervision, shall |
'sovs itssif eompsient TO conduct an
fair and peseeabIs election. |
President Comes appointment Of |
5enator Manuel SsnxaiIIy ~ secretary
4 state ends the long suspense regard
ng that important Office. It 10 signL
ieant that the president should HAYS
zone out Of the ranks Of all politicsI
'arties TO select SAnguiIIy. who sver
'ss been an independent Of the inde-
,endsnts.
The senator lived In Harlem IN thu
var Of the revolution and returned 70
'ubs under the first Intervention, busy. |
ng himself 1t once with protests |
gainst the interference Of the United
|tates 10 affairs Of Cuba. He IL the
uthor Of several unsuccessful bills TO
~strict the immigration of foreigners
to Cuba
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Los Angeles. Feb. Fastening his
lips together with safety pins so he
could not curse. Vernon Z. Bennett.
formerly a missionary among the In
dams. was carried. rsving maniac.
into the receiving hospital yesterday.
IL wss necessary fer Nurss Morgan
and Probation Policeman Leo Marden
TO pry his jaws apart with instru-
ments TO get at the ordinary pins and
needles with which he had filed his
mouth.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03
More c.p.t.l POURED In

New York. jan 2e.-The recon.
mendation Of directors of the Interns-
tionai Harvester company for an in
erease 10 the common stock of the
company from $50. 600. 900 to $50, 00o..
600 was ratified at special meeting
Of the stockholders in Hoboken today.
The directors viii meet In Chicago
Monday and declare the first quarterly
instAilnent of the per cent annual
dividend
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Floods Increase and Death and pes,
sruction Spread
Paris, yan- 28--WAters Of the Sein<
ersep slowly higher, each inch widely
extending The area Of destxudetiou.
dssoiatioG and ruin
Flood conditions had become much
wons 1t 2 O'Clock this moaning. rnrtic-
oiaziy in tbe south and east sections-
LIZ ths Old Latin quarter the situation
w. critical
fbs sidewalk Of the Quai de- Grnn-
de- Augustine COLLAPSED md fell into
IL Orleans eompany's tunnel beneath.
further extending The Aood through ths
aneteot streets, practically IT, Rue
Jacob and around the Institute of
France
Many sewers burst In tAs Twelfth
ayrondisssment, oBs Of ths biggest il
Paris, ths wboIs Of which b nov su5-
merged and has beenplunesd into dark
ness On account Of d. breaking of
ths g mains
Od'ciai figures Of ths stage of tbs
water sra di1icolt to obtain. and tbe
CITY council 1t . stormy sersion To-
night charged N. Lepins, project Of
Paris, With cooeesling the gravity Of
the situation Tbs project defended
has attitude BY saying he was governed
oy ths necessity Of not unduly alarm
ing the people.
In the meantime terror has been
struck In the hearts Of al. The crust
o. the city Seems ready to sink into
tho Hood. Every hour drains are
bursting In now localities, causing
Of the streets, or bzIes Of
several feet, while the overflow Of tho
surface water from the river is trans
forming the inundated districts into
formidable lakes and the streets into
canals
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

San Francisco. JAN 27.-For 81 min
utes' while he covered almost ns m.nv
miles, Lewis Paulhan, in an exb;bit;o,,
n'gnt that closed the meeting at Tar
ioran Park. navigated the air this a.
.erncon: crowd of 80, 600 cheering
sne exploit The weather was ,da.i
throughout the fight Paulban main
tanned height varying between xso
and l, 800 feet. w
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Rome. Feb Although weather
conditions have improved throughout
Italy, reports are stili being receives
Of the flooding Of much territory.
The river Pc threatens 70 overflow its
osnks- while az some points lsndslides
have occurred Dispatches from Peru
gis say that the river Tiber continues
70 rise and Is three feet above the
highest level Of the last food.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Caro-. Egypt, JAN 2s--Hubert Latb-
AM, the French svistor, fell $50 feet
while making fight at Heliopolis
this afternoon The nsonoplane was
wrecked. but Latham vas not injured
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Dufur-Extsnsive arrangements are
being made here for the fruit growers
institute. to be held February rs and
2s. A meeting vas held BY the Dufur
Valley Fruitgroverx' union 10 arrange
the details Al the institute lecturers
end speakers, including one from the
Oregon Agricultural college. viii talk
on different subjects Of vzlre and in
terest 10 the fruitgrowers. IL is ea-
'peeted that this viii be the largest and
most interesting institute ever held in
tnis seetisa. and . large sttsndznos Is
expected
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

Already more than 700 different
types of soil have been encountered in
tne 20 states in which soil surveys are
being made by the government.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-02-03

San Francisco. Feb The Pacific
Mail steamship MznchDris arrived here
tonight four days behind her sched-
uie. having o. board 400 Asisties, It's
Of then Hiudox. for work on Csiifor.
ma railroads.