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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Teeth Made From Paper.

One OF the oldest uses to which ma.
per has been put is that which has ra.
suited IN the manufacture in Germany
OF artificial teeth. They are said f.
retain their color and are less likely
to chip than ordinary false teeth
When the wine growers of Graaca
were badly of for wood with which
to construct their casks they used ma.
per to make barrels.
Out of the sheets OF an Austrian ma
per an Ingenious engineer constructed
for his own use a small yacht, 20 feet
long. In the construction of the huIl
deck. masts. sails and rudder several
thousand copies of the Journal were
used Each plank required 26oo
leaves, and enormous pressure was
used to procure the necessary soffditv
Several countries have experimental
with view to utilizing paper for The
paving OF roads and streets. but ths
cost was prohibitive.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
CLEARWATER MASS OF FLAME
OF Nine Big Forest Fires, But -Four
Are Under Control.

Lewiston, Idaho. = Major F. A.
Fem, supervisor of the Clearwater
National forest reserve, gave ont .
statement to the effect that at least
25, 600 acres Of valuable timber in the
Clearwater reserve has been burned
and the fires are not yet under control.
He predicts heavy losses to the for
ests unless rains prevail within the
next few days At the present time
200 men are fighting the fires, but in
sections the fire is advancing at the
rate of mile an hour ard little can be
accomplished by back-6ring.
A call for more help has been made
and additional fighters will be rushed
INTO the mountains from Koogkia AS
soon as they can be secured. The
larger fires are on the tributaries of
the Clearwater and some of the best
pine and cedar is being burned. One
OF the big fires il in the vicinity of
Loio Pass where large area has been
burned over In all there are nine
big fires and 3 large number of smaller
one and not more than four of the fires
are under control.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Grain Pool uuder Probe

chicago = Federal grand jary in
yestigations into the recent corner in
July wheat VIII be started within q
few days in an effort to determine
whether the alleged manipuIators Of
the deal violated the Sherman anti
trust law w. S. Kenyon, assistant to
Attorney General Wickershan, plans
to summon sufficient witnesses before
the present body to learn whether there
are grounds for complete inquiry
by succeeding grand jury.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Sensitive Souls

In one of the schools on the out.
skirts OF a western city, where a large
percentage of the pupils are of Italian
parentage. the teachers were startled
one day by the descent of a delega-
ton of Infatuated mothers, all gesticu-
iating wildly and pouring forth foods
OF excited Italian. One of the older
pupils, having been sent for to act as
Interpreter. reported that their cause
Of complaint was that their children
had been rfdiculed and made fun M
by teachers and pupils.
In what possible way?" demanded
the astounded teacher.
Why. by song that you are teach
Ing the children. where you call them
dagoes.'"
Not until the teachers realized that
the song was my Old Kentucky
home.' and that the offending words
were. "The day goes by like a shadow
on the heart" mas the whole affair
made clear, and the mothers. assured
that no offense was intended departed
In peace.-Youth's Companion.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
IDAHO FORESTS BURN.
1000 Men Working to Save Timber
Many Buildings Burn.

cummings RAfUs
Spokane, Wash.-Fanned by stiff
mountain breezes, forest fires in the
Occur d'Alenes, the Panhandle of Ida
no, Bitter Root mountains. Stevens
county, St Joe country and the Clear
water valley have broken out afresb
and rangers have again sounded a call
Tor every available man in the country.
Two hundred men were asked for at
Wallace, so at Sites, in the Clearwa-
ter country, and 800 employees of the
Fiewelling Lumber company quit work
at the mill at St Joe and went to fight
the flames
CaAH told, perhaps 1000 men are
lighting fires within a radius of loo
miles of Spokane.
Rangers Pring and Finish STRUGGLED
through 10 miles of flames to Sites to
summon help By crawling in the bed
OF small stream where the water was
scalding hot the two guards saved
their lives and. famished for food and
drink, stumbled to help at Sites.
A special from Wallace saws Forest
tires in the vicinity of Murray have
swept all the timber from an area four
miles IN width and 10 miles in length
together with buildings, fumes and an
pliances belonging to mining com
panies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
ALASKA STEAMER LOST.
Princess May Total Wreck on Reef
Al Hands Safe.

Princess May Total Wreck on Reef
Al Hands Safe.
juneau, Alaska-The Canadian Pa.
cine steamship Pricess May, which left
skagway. southbound, for Vancouver.
b. G. at . O'Clock Friday night, with
so passengers and crew of IS. struck
the North Reef of Sentinel island at 2
O'Clock Saturday morning in dark and
navy but not foggy, weather, and in a
smooth sea sank two hours later.
All the passengers and their hap-
gage were taken to the lighthouse on
Sentinel island. whence they win be
brought to Juneau by steamers which
have gone to their relief. The light
keeper did everything in his power TO
make the castaways as comfortable as
possible None of the passengers or
crew was injured.
mere was no panic when the Prin-
cess May struck the reef, but the wo-
men and children suffered much from
cold IN the small boats. the majority
having left the sinking ship scantily
clad.
Captain Mcleod and his officers took
1ne situation eoolly and managed to
get al the passengers and crew away
from the sinking steamer before she
foundered- The boats Rugged the
shore until daylight, when landings
were made
In the meantime steamers were sent
rom juneau, where the distress sig
aais were received from several sour
'es- The steamship Victoria picked |
Up the call at sea, and it was also
leard by the United States naval sta
ION at Cordova- Canadian postoffice
'fnclals believe that shipment of gold
rom Dawson for Seattle went down
With the vessel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
NEW CHINESE PLOT
Substitution Of Photographs Pro-
cure Fraudulent Entries.
Officers of unitad States District
Clerk in Northern California
Involved in Crookedness.

San Francisco-By the arrest of leu
10y Sing, wealthy merchant, Immi.
grafton Inspector Richard TAYLOR as.
serts that he has disclosed a method
whereby hundreds of Chinese have OBJ
tanned fraudulent entry to this coun.
Try.
According to Taylor, the clerks
ONCE IN the United States district
court for the northern district of Cali
iornia Is badly involved by the disclos-
ures. He said that the arrest of lew
was brought about by confession of =
youthful deputy in the clerks Office.
Jew 10y Sing is specially accused of
altering and changing public doom
ment by substituting the photograph of
an unknown Chinese for that of Gee
Jung kee in the court record Of a
nabeas corpus proceeding which had
resulted in the admission of Kea A.
tnis country. Taylor declares that
substitution has been practieed unor
no less than 300 habeas corpus court
records In the district clerks Office
mere In some cases more than one
substitution was made in the same
record until 1t has become practicable
to trace the original. &c.
The Chinese who posed as Gee Jung
nee with the iatter's habeas corpus
papers succeeded in securing the entry
OF three Chinese as his sons and WAC
preparing to have three more nsuedo
sons and one daughter permitted tn
land when the plot was uncovered. He
lhen disappeared, but Jew. who is said
70 nave employed him, was caught.
inspector Taylor estimated that the
Two Chinese expected to make $40. OO0
rom the use of the substituted papers.
: the pretended Gees adopted family
3oaiu nave paid that sum to land here. I
mo more were planning to come when
admission was denied to the three sons
md one daughter.
A minimum rate form en- for the use
L papers was $500 each and that for
women, who could not be sold. 81 200
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
WAR CLOUD PASSES.
Catholic Authorities Abandon Pro-
posed Demonstration.


Madrid-Like oil on troubled water.
came an official announcement that the
manifestation scheduled to be held al
San Sebastian had been abandoned
With the Catholics insisting upon hold
ing 1t and the government forbiddino
1t and rushing troops to the scene to
see that the order was obeyed. Spain
was prepared for great insurrection.
which now seems forestalled by the de-
cislon to forego the manifestation
The Catholic newspapers will publish
manlfestoes explaining the decision.
Spain was at high point 'of tension
at the time the decision was made
That the Catholics would go ahead and
prepare TO hold the manifestations at
San Sebastian, thereby precipitating
an uprising, seemed assured. Troops
were being rushed to San Sebastian
from this city, including two regiments
OF hussars, regiment of cavalry and
two battalions of chasseurs. while a
regiment of infantry was ordered from
vittoria.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
FARMERS MAKE FORTUNES.
Gan Joaquin County, California. Crops
Paying Big Profits

1 NFtkfs SdHtOFBid. Irons
Paying Big Profits.
stockton, Cal. - This season mann
fortunes will be made by the farmers
IN San Joaquin county and esnec;auv
those who put in grain on the rich in.
land district west of Stockton. The
barley is running from 80 to IS sacks
TO the acre on thousands of acres
which means large profits to the grow
ers.
Charles Moreing and Lloyd Wood.
OF stockton, have commenced harvest
ing $4,000 acres of barley nm fhe
islands, and they will secure 365 200
sacks, which at the present market
price viii bring them about $500. 0e0
They are operating five traction en-
ganes, drawing immense harvesfera
that thresh thousands of sacks dailv
YET 1t Will take quite time to get ali
OF the grain ready for the warehouses;
reports received from many sections
CT the county indicate an unusuallv
large crop of wheat and barley. and
the indications are that the warehouse
space will be taxed to cover all of the
grain. ~''e
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Storm Sweeps Oklahoma

Oklahoma City-A rain storm. ae.
companied by strong wind. sweot
over Central Oklahoma on Wednesday
evening. Aug 3. THE greatest dam
age reported from the wind was in
Shawnee, where several frame dwell
iings were blown down. The temper-
allure here dropped from ITO to ~ in
Two hours- Thursday marked the hot
test day in Muskogee this season. the
thermometer reaching 106. All heat
records were broken at Lawton, where
me mercury reached liz in the shade.
A sand and dust storm is now RAGING
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Taking Census In chIn.

Two magistrates OF soochow. Chin,
saw trouble recently In the towns I'd
the south OF soochow The disturb
ances were caused by the censrs
takers. states the North China Heral<,
The country people say that their
names are being taken for the build.
ing of the new railways: that each
crosstie requires that a name be
placed beneath II and the perso.
whose name Is thus used dies at once.
In one town five persons are said
to have died Immediately after their
names were taken The mob forced
one unfortunate magistrate to Issue .
guarantees. stamped with his osrscial
seal. that no one In this village would
die within ten years.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Operation Big Success.

San Francisco-The delegates to the
American Osteopathic convention
spent the afternoon in trolley tour of
the city and its suburbs. The condi-
ton of the 8-year-old Vera Sterne-
mann, who was made the subject of
the famous Lorenz operation for con-
genital dislocation of the hip by DR..
Harry Forbes, of Los Angeles, is rap
IDLY improving and those in attendance
reported to the convention that the
affected leg of the patient had been
heightened an inch and half by the
bloodless surgical operation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
carlists Seek Pope's Aid.

Rome = The Carlist party in Spain
and also adherents of the pretender
VINO have enigrated or been expelled
from Spain are urging the Vatican 70
take definite stand upon the suggest
Cd rising Of the Carlists during the
present crisis appeals have been
made TO the Vatican to declare whether
10 case the Cariists organize a move
ment TO restore the traditional Doliti-
cal and religious institutions in their
country. they would have the support
Of the Holy See and the Roman Cath
ole clergy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat = Bluestem. 960o8e- clpb
sSFd90 red Russian, 88c; valley. zoe
Barley = Feed and brewing. s24. OF
per ton
Hay-Track prices: Timothy, vii
lamette valley, s18Mle per ton. East.
ern Oregon, s2O021; alfalfa, new. 81:
ala.
Oats-No- / white, s29m50 Der ton.
Butter = City creamery. solid oaek
BIC per pound; butter fat, 23M24e- eoun'
try store butter, 24c.
Eggs-Oregon candled, 261SM27 re.
Poultry = Hens, 16NI7c: springs.
i61z@l7c; ducks, I4G15c; geese. Ia
@ll3ze-; turkeys, live, I802Oc: dress
ed. 22x@25c; squads, So per dozen.
Pork-Fancy. be per pound.
Veal-Fancy, l25xe per pound.
Green Fruits - Apples, new. 50cfd
sl.50 per box; apricots, s0cmsl.
pluns. 75cGSl; pears, 81. rs: peaches
ooeGSl.z5 per box; blaekberries. 81 SO
per crate; watermelons, 6Oc0gI ner
hundred; cantaloupes, sIa2. so crate.
Vegetables Artiehokes, e0075c
per dozen; beans, BABE per pound !.
cabbage, 27zM25xc; caulifiower. 81. so
per dozen; celery, zoe; corn, 25c: en-
eumbers, Soc per box; egg plart.
l23<c per pound; green onions. 15c
per dozen; peas, Sc per pound; pen
pers, Soc per box; radishes. l5a2oc
per dozen: rhubarb. &c per pound: to-
matoes, 65cfdS1 per box; carrots. s16q
LIS per sack, beets. 81 so; parsniDs.
81 .M1-25; turnips, 81.
Potatoes-New, slfd1.25 per hun
dred.
Onions Walla waIIa, ESQ per sack.
Oregon, s2M2. 25.
Hops-l909 crop. sa12c; oIds. NOM
mai; 1910 contracts, 13MI31<c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, Bale Der
pound; valley, 1e@l8c; nohair.
choice. 32@33c.
Cattle-Beef steers, good to choice.
so.25G5-75; fair to medium. 81 25G
LTD; cows, and heifers, good to choice.
81. 25g465; fair to medium, SO. SOFAS.
bulls, $3@3.75; stays, So. 5om4. SO.
calves light s5.75Me.75; heavy
50. 50M5-
Hogs-Top. s1o@1o.25; fair to me-
iium, $8.eOM9.75.
Sheep - Best wethers, SO. 1894. 25.
lair to good, 1903. so; best ewes. sa05
I. 80; lambs, choice, IS. 5oM6; fair, |
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Mother Calls Rexc,,a-

Moscow, Idaho While Roy Holman,
iineman working for the Moscow
Electric Light company. was working
on top of pole he slipped and fell
across live wire- His safety belt
caught on the pole and held him sus-
pended across the wire. While he was
hanging by the belt, his mother, who
was passing along the street, caught
sight of him and called to another line
man. VINO ran across the street and
smut on the current. Holman though
very seriously burned, is in fair way
to recover.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
HARVEY W. SCOTT IS DEAD.


6ssf known Newspaper Man O
Northwest Has Passed Away.
Baltimore Aug. Z. = Harvey w
Scott, editor of the Portland Oregon
ian, died at Johns Hopkins hospita
shortly before p. m of heart failure
81 hours after a surgical operation
for proststectomy.
He went of the operating table Sat
urday morning in strong condition.
This morning at Z O'Clock he began
sinking ind in spite of the best stimu-
isnts known to medical science his
heart grew steadily weaker until the
end he was conscious almost to the
last and the end was painless.
With him were his wife and one of
his sons, Leslie Scott, who had accom-
panied him On his trip to this city for
surgical relief.
In Portland Mr.. Scfot leaves two
sons, John n. and Ambrose B.. and
one daughter, Miss Judith.
Mr.. Scott began failing nearly three
months ago from an attack of scistica.
larry II June he went TO Hot Lake,
Eastern Oregon, but the baths there
greatly debilitated him. AT last con-
WINGED that only surgery could relieve
him, he started for Johns Hopkins hos
pital, from Portland, one week ago
last Thursday morning.
The operation was pronounced en-
hrely successful and the surgeons and
physicians were confident of recovery
Up TO this morning. when an unexpect- I
ID weakness OF the heart ensued which
he physicians were powerIess to cope
With.
Mr. Scott was apparently as strong
n arriving here last Monday as when
eaving Portland four and one-half DAYS
'efore. The doctors here perceived 1.
rs heart weakness, but thought he
onld go safely through the operation
nd its subsequent effects. At Mr..
colts request the operation was per
ormed Saturday instead of Monday.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

Chicago-W- Wayne Belvin, former
millionaire Of the New York stock ex-
change. member of distinguished
Virginia family, president of the Port
angeles & Eastern railroad, president
OF the British-American Finance COM
pany, and vice president of the Wayne
construction company, was sent to the
worknouse because he could not paw
$40 fine for drunkenness. Belvin was
formerly connected the the Northern
Paclfic- His wife obtained a divorce
from him. Belvin ID descendant of
General Mad Anthony" Wavne.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

New York-Erwin j. Wider. the
young cashier of the Russo Chinese
bank, in this city, whose stealings
from the banks security box resulted
IN loss of more than $500, 900 to the
institution, pleaded guilty to a charge
OF embezzlement- Wider was remand
ed Tor sentence on August 10. The in
dictment specifically charged Wider
with stealing stock valued at $1,000.
on tnis Indictment he can be given an
inoeterminate sentence of from five To
ten years. Wider may, however. be
indicted on other charges
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
RUSH TO RICHES RUINS.


Cardinal Gibbons Sees History o
Rome Repeating.
New York-Cardinal Gibbons sat or
the spacious veranda of Long Island
country house and, as he watched the
automobiles fit down the road before
him IN one uneDding stream, moralized
on the dangers of self-indulgence that
have beset all republics.
Il think" he said, Awe are closely
approaching the age of extravaganza
and inordinate pleasure, offered by
Rome just before her fall. The cry
OF today is for more and more riches.
The rich man is greedy for more. 1t
Is the same with the well-to-do. 1T ia
the same everywhere.
Truly, we have many generous
among the rich, bot would wish more
OF them were considerable of the un-
fortunate. This great desire for riches
Is making people very selfish.
Then there is a desire for inordi.
nate pleasures.
An automobile whiried by in a cloud
OF Gust The cardinal pointed after it
and continued:
You see we have many more chan
nels of pleasure than were known ia
the Patricians of Augustus Caesars
time; yet there is the desire for new
pleasures and more pleasure.
l believe the gospel of Christ viii /
save the present situation. There was
20 Christ you remember, to save
Rome
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
REDUCED RATES DEMANDED.
Eastern Men Say Fight Express Com
panies to Finish.

panfes to Finish.
Chicago--Commercial organization,
throughout the country have decided Il
engage In finish fight with the ex
press companies with view to secur
ing greatly reduced rates.
The first gun in the campaign was
hired when the Chicago association Of
commerce and l2s other influential
commercial organizations in all parts
OF the country led a petition to the
Interstate Commerce commission ask
ing that body to make an investigation
on Its own motion into the charges
made by express companies and into
the revenues they are enjoying.
Indirectly the attack on the express
companies hits at railroad revenues.
for portion of the complaint is based
upon contracts entered into between
their lines.
The movement against the EXPRESS
companies was started by the Chicago
association of commerce and the New
York Merchants association. the for
mer interesting most of the powerful
commercial organizations in the West.
and the latter influencing those in the
East to join the movement.
LII Is said that sufficient data has
been gathered to warrant the commits
sion in reducing express charges by
fully so per cent.
Among other things the commission
s asked to examine closely into the or
gin and character of the contracts be-
ween railroads and the express COM
'anles and to make a full DISCLOSURE Of
ne names OF the stockholders, especial
of the railroads holding stock in ex-
'ress companies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

A peculiar importance attaches to
tne words OF dying man, for then al.
circumstances drops away and tina
innermost feelings are laid bare: there
Ii no further need for the conceal
ment OF what man may be Justly
proud, and the Ideal OF a lifetime. hid
den away just because IT was 40
sacred, 80 entirely the mans own self.
IL brought unreservedly to the light OF
day.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
GRAND TRUNK STRIKE WON.


%
Ottawa, Ont. - The strike of eon-
ductors, trainmen and yardmen, which
began on the Grand Trunk and Central
Vermont systems on July IS, was Off
cially called off
Under the terms of the agreement
signed by President Hays for the rail
roads and all the union officials. the
men will receive, dating back to Nav
IL this year, an advance of approxi-
mateiy IL per cent, and beginning
January l, 1912, a rate of wages
slightly below the Eastern association
schedule, for which they struck, but an
advance in many instances of over 30
per cent.
In the case of the Central Vermont
the same settlement applies, with the
exception that the Standardization IN
be applied on January /. 1912, is to be
that of the Rutland Railway, q road in
the same territory, and not that of the
Canadian Pacific, which will only an
ply to the Grand Trunk system.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

bo1don-The armored cruiser Lion,
TIE largest fastest and most powerful
III the world, was launched at the dock
yards at Besonport- The keel of the
giant cruiser was laid November 2s
last. Upon it's 100 feet of deck the
Lion VIII carry eight guns of l31<-inch
caiiber- The cruiser viii have a dis
placement of 26,35 tons and will be-
driven by turbine engines of 10, 600
horse power, giving her an expected
speed Of % knots.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

Gooding = More Alfalfa and less
gram and potatoes. according to re-
ports from the Twin Falls tract, char.
acterize the changed conditions there
this year as compared with the season
OF 1909 While reports from all over
the country show that the drouth is
running the spud crop, the Twin Falls
potatoes seem to be in a Hourishing
condition and indications are that the
yield will De far in excess of the year
1909 and the quality superior to any
grown heretofore.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11

Berlin-The Japanese military COM
mission, which for several months has
been studying military conditions in
Europe, has arranged with the com
pany controlling the Wright aeropIane
patents in Germany to buy a number
OF Wright machines The Japanese
government will send to Germany four
captains and 81 lieutenants of the
army. and these, by agreement with
.he herman government win receive
instructions IN aeronauties. Seven of
the officers have already arrived here
and begun to take lessons.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-11
Apple Crop Is Abundant

Niagara Falls-C. v. Rothwen. Of
harrisburg. W.. Va, secretary of the
international Apple Shippers associa-
ton, submitted his annual report on
the condition Of the apple crop on Aug
ust !. compared with the same date a
year age. IF present prospects are
maintained" he said, 1.-THE country
VIII have plenty of apples of better
IMAM average quality. The Pacific
states VIII produce one of the heaviest
crops ever harvested. -