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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
RATES NOT TOO HIGH
Railroads Expenses Increase When
Traffic Grows.
Labor Is Blamed for Increased Cost
of Cperation-ReguIation Cam
not Change Conditions.

Chicago-William Ellis, Interstate
commerce attorney for the St. Paul
road, presented formidable array OF
figures in the freight rate hearing be-
fore the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
Mr.. Ellis had columns Of figures, the
bulk ,of which almost staggered the
representatives Of the shippers, which
showed that for the past 10 years the
cost Of conducting transportation,
apart from the administration cost,
had steadily increased in a proportion
out of line with the increase In net
revenue. In other words, the cost of
furnishing given unit OF service to
the people had steadily risen instead of
decreasing, as it should, with an in
crease in the volume of traffic.
There is gradual growing cost Of
operation that is getting worse each
year, and is worse the more business
railroad Does" he said.
To illustrate this cost, Mr.. Ellis took
as his unit Of service 1000 tons of
freight moved one mile. The cost of
moving this in 1901 was 1920 on the
St. Paul road, and the cost Of making
the same movement in 1910 had risen
to 1926, which meant an increase of
more than 81, 600, 900 to the St. Paul
road. Showing how the consumer was
affected, the witness presented table
giving the increase in the cost to the
shipper on many articles IL the new
commodity rates should be permitted
to go into effect.
Mr. Ellis took the valuation made by
several railroad commissions of the
property Of the St. Paul within their
states and declared that the road is
worth, according to that basis, at
least 1898, 900, 900. The capitalization
Of the property thus valued is little
more than 1886, 600, 900. The average
net return since 1906 had been about 6
per cent.
The remarkable financial returns of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
during the last ten yearrs..were brought
out by attorneys for the shippers.
The witness for the road was W. A.
Gardner, vice president in charge of
operations and maintenance of that
road.
His testimony ELECTED on cross-ex-
animation by Attorney Frank Lyon for
the commission, was, in short, that the
company thought itself justified in
raising freight charges, in spite of the
fact that in ten years it had returned
to its stockholders in direct dividends
and in unappropriated surplus more
than the amount of the capital stock.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
STRAW KILLS TONS OF FISH
Indiana Health Expert Believes He
Has Solved Puzzle Where Fac
tory Refuse Is Dumpted.

Muncie. 1nd.-A complete investiga-
ton of the slaughter of fish in the
Mississinnewa-riv river. when tons of fish
were found dead In the stream, is be-
ing conducted in Delaware and Grant
counties by State Fish Commissioner
Miles.
The secretary of the state board of
health. DR.. ]. N. Hurry, has advanced
a new reason for the death of fish in
streams that are used by strawboard
companies. He says that In his opin-
ion there is no poison in the refuse
emptied into the water from straw.
board and paper mills that is destruc-
tive to animal life. as has always
been supposed, but that the fish are
killed by minute particles of straw,
from this refuse, entering their gills
and shutting off their supply of oxy.
gen.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
DAD SAID TO "CIT"
THE BOYS DID so. AND EACH
MADE BIG FORTUNE.
Four Brothers Who Left Farm F!f,x
Years Ago With 500 Apiece and
Plenty Of Good Advice Now
Worth s25 ,ooo, 900.

Bridgeport, Gonna little over fiftv
years ago farmer named Miller liv.
ing near Middletowp, Conn. called in
his four sons-Darius, Frank. Nathan
@. and Charles--read them a lecture
on the use and abuse OF money. gave
them 800 apiece. and told them to 20
out in the world and hustle.
Darius, the eldest. was not 30 then.
the youngest was scarcely 20. They
scattered and worked, schemed and
thrived. and recently they met to-
gether In the home OF Frank to cele-
brate the golden wedding of Darius
and his wife. they told how they had
multiplied that $1,000 almost ten thou
sand fold. The estimated wealth OF
the brothers today is $4,000
The story reads like one from the
Arabian Nights" The four Aladdins
apparently had but to rub their lamps
to gain power and wealth, and
throughout the story the figures 700
seems to dominate, for away back in
1880 the town of Middletown agreed to
pay their ancestor, Thomas Miller.
500 for establishing a mill there. The
payment was never made, but the fam
lily still holds the claim for the sum
with the compound interest for 260
years.
When the boys left the old farm.
Darius went to New Britain. where he
put his money into a dry goods bust
ness that prospered so rapidly that
he Is now one OF the wealthiest men
In the state, owning big department
store and having other large interests
besides.
Nathan G., the second son, went to
New York to seek his fortune. He
developed talent for high finance.
made a fortune on the stock market
bought railroad which he sold at an
immense profit, organized a steamboat
company, backed Thomas Edison in
his Inventions and now possesses mil
lions.
Charles Miller went to Waterbury
to invest his $500. and accumulated
money so fast that last January he
astounded his fellow citizens by turn
ing over to his clerks his immense
establishment He holds great
quantity OF real estate, and controls
many Industrial concerns.
Frank Miller started his business
career in Bridgeport, studied the lum-
Der market and now owns vast tracts
of pine lumber In the south.
To celebrate the reunion of the
brothers and sister group photo
graph was taken-the first photograph
for which Darius Miller had posed
since he left the farm more than a
half century ago.
The brothers recounted their bust
ness triumphs modestly. Throughout
their struggles for fortune they had
kept In touch with one another
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
PRAYERS TIED TO NIGHTIEs
Now York Woman Has Unique euro
All and Lots or
Patients.

New York.-Difference of opinion
as to the therapeutical efficacy Of
scribbling hieroglyphics on note paper
and then tying the paper prayers" to
a lady's affected arm, head or leg led
to the arraignment of Mrs. Eva Stein
before Magistrate Butts In the York
vile police court. Mrs Stein is ac-
cused by the County Medical society
of attempting to diagnose the ailments
OF patients and of then offering to
cure them by sending them to bed
with paper prayers tied to their nigh
ties and with still other written pray
ers under their pillows.
A woman detective in the employ OF
the medical society submitted an afh-
davit which tells of her experience as
patient" with Mrs. Stein. whose
charge for treatment. the detective
says. is only Is cents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
America Held in Right.

Paris-Ths Temps admits the right
OF the United States to fortify the
Panama canal. After pointing out
that the treaty Of 1908 reaffirmed the
article in the Pauncefote treaty
of 1901 to facilitate the construction of
the canal, guaranteeing that the canal
shall be free and open and that no act
Of hostility be committed within It,
The Temps draws attention to the sig
nificant commission from the treaty Of
the words, "The canal remaining open
In time of war, even to ships Of the
belligerents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat = Track prices: Bluestem,
90@9lc; club, S2@S3c; red Russian,
Sic; valley, sse; 40-fold. SEC; Turkey
red, s2@ssc.
Barley-Feed, s22; brewing. 1923.
Hay--Track prices: Timothy, Will
lamette valley, $1,000 per ton; East
ern Oregon. s2l@22; alfalfa, new,
sl5@l6; grain hay. sl4.
Corn-Whole, 1872; cracked. S33 per
ton
Millstuffs- Bran. $2S@24 per ton;
middlings, $3l; shorts, s25@26; rolled
barley. s24. 50@25. so.
0sts-Whlte, s27@27. so per ton.
Green Fruits-Apples. new. 50c@
Sl.50 per box; plums, 40@75c; pears,
s75c@$l. rs; peaches. 50n75c; grapes,
50cMsl. rs per box; s1.35 per lug; zoe
per basket; cranberries, So. so per bar.
rel; wstermelons, 81 per hundred
cantaloupes, sl@2 per crate.
Vegetables-Beans. 315c per pound
cabbage. &c; caulifiower. $3.50 pei
dozen: celery, 90c; corn, 12@l5c; Gu
cumbers, 25@40c per box; eggplant
&C per pound; garlic. 8Gl0c; greer
onions, l5c per dozen; peppers, &c pei
pound; radishes. l5M20c per dozen
squash, 40c per crate; tomatoes, 25@
SOC per box; carrots, s1@1.25 PEI
sack; beets, $3.50; parsnips, s1@1. rs
turnips, 81
Onions-New, s1.50 per sack.
Poultry-Hens. l7@l716c; springs
.7@1716c: ducks, white, 17@17Hc
geese, 11@l25<c; turkeys, live. zoe
dressed, 225f@25c; squads, 81 per doz
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
SUBURBAN CARS CRASH;
FORTY-ONE ARE DEAD

Fort Wayne, Ind.-Forty- one persons
were killed and seven were seriously
injured in head-on collision between
two traction cars on the Fort Wayne
Bluffton division of the Fort Wayne
& Wabash Valley line.
The wreck occurred one and one-half
miles north of Kingsland, at a sharp
curve. The cars in collision were a
northbound local, crowded to the steps,
which left Bluffton at IL: 15 O'Clock
and southbound extra car from Fort
Wayne. They met while both were
running at high speed.
The motormen of the two cars had
no time to set the brakes when they
sighted each other. The heavily load
ed northbound car was crushed and the
bodies of the dead and injured were
strewn on either side of the track amid
the wreckage. The screams of the in
jured men and women following the
crash of the cars brought the neigh
boring farmers to the scene.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
SIXTEEN DEAD IN WRECK.


Rock Island Train Runs Into Wash
out in Kansas.
Denver-Fifteen persons lost their
lives and IL others sustained more or
less severe injuries In the wreck, two
miles east Of Clayton, Kan, Of west
bound Rock Island passenger train No.
"a, which was due In Denver at 8 :25
Saturday morning from Kansas City.
The wreck was the result Of cloud
burts which carried out !, ZOO feet Of q
fill at what is normally almost dry
bed, turning the latter into torrent
many yards wide and 20 feet deep.
The train was proceeding on a
straight stretch Of track. Evidently
the first intimation that the engineer
had Of any danger came when he real
lied that the forward portion Of the
train was running In water which had
spread out over the tracks near the fill.
Reversing the engine, the speed Of the
train was checked, but not enough to
prevent the engine, baggage car and
smoker going over into the depression.
The rear end of the smoker remained
tilted on the earth bank and the chair
car ripped its way into the smoker,
smashing IL TO pieces and killing or in
juring many Of the passengers.
As near Ms can be learned here all
Of the passengers killed we're occupants
Of the smoker.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
WOMEN IN HARo STRUGGLE.
EngIand's chain-Makers Striving te
Better Conditions.

EngIand's Chain-M Makers Striving to
Better Conditions.
Birmingham, England = Just how
hard the struggle Is sometimes be-
tween capital and labor, is shown by
the strike Of the women chainmakers
Of Cradley Heath, England's most cry
ing industrial scandal.
When the Trades Boards act was
passed last year to fix the rate Of pay
for such sweated trades as this, the
employers got the women to contract
out; that is, to sign away any benefits
under the act by presenting to them
documents they did not understand. So
still there are 800 women, mothers
most Of them, shaving at the hardest
labor Of forging chains, for not more
than dollar week, made up of six
14-hour days,
1t is an eye-opener to visit this ac-
cursed district, where women toll
harder than men. Now they are
struggling to gain five cents an hour,
an increase Of $50 per cent. 1t will
bring them about s2.65 week if they
win.
Sickly children are seen in numbers
round these home FORCES, and even the
mere tots are pressed into. the labor.
Many Of the women are not trade I'M
ionists, because they have never been
able to afford even four cents week
as subscription to the union. Their
fight for existence is one of the worst
that has ever stained modern indus
trialism.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
cHoLgRA SPREADS.
Victims Taken From Crowded Train
Fifty Deaths.

Victims Taken From Crowded Train
Fifty Deaths.
Naples, ItsIy-The epidemic Of chol-
era here has attained most alarming
proportions, and energetic measures
are to be taken by government health
officials to combat the disease. More
than 100 new cases were reported to
the authorities Sunday. Fifty deaths
occurred within "a hours.
The government, which up to the
present has persistently declined to
recognize the existence Of the cholera,
has now admitted that the disease
which has caused such havoc within
the last two weeks Is cholera Of the
violent Asiatic type. An official tele-
gram was sent to Rome stating that a
shoemaker named Ernesto Vigilante
WAS suffering from that disease.
> Many other cases are described by
the health officials as CASTRO enteritis,
but this diagnosis is not generally ac-
cepted. Two persons, a stonemsson
and a sailor, were taken from the
train on its way from Naples to Caser-
to and Nettune. They are believed to
be suffering from cholera and were
sent to lazaretto.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
GRAND ARMY CONSERVATIVE.
Postponss Action on Lee Statue
Would Increase Pensions.

Postpones Action on Lee Statue
Would Increase Pensions.
Atlantic City. N. J.-After warn
debate Of more than three hous. tbs
national encampment Grand Army
Of the Republic, At its final session
hsre. indefinitely postponed action on
the controversy over the placing Of the
statue Of Robert E. Lee In Statuary
Hall. The vote was 1873 10 102. .
small total compared with the vote Of
887 cast for commander-in-chief.
The sl,campment rejected the prop
osition recommending that congress b
ssked to grant each Union veteran :
pension Of 81 \ day for life. but In
dorsed the McCumber bill now pending
relating to widow pensions.
1t was recommended that the pen
sions FOR veterans So years old be In
creased from Sl2 TO $40 month; 10
years old from SIS to $40, and rs
years Of age from $50 to &f5 \ month.
The question Of the Grand Army's
attitude on the Lee statue matter wa
one Of the most important the encnmp-
ment has to deal with in years. The
conservative element controlled the
encampment and won the day on the
argument that the bitterness angend.
cred In the Civil waf was disappearing
and that sectional hatred should not be
revived; that action adverse to the
Lee statue would do more harm than
good, especially to the Grand Army of
the Republic, and last. but not least,
that the state Of Virginia, under the
act Of congress In 1864, had the right
to place In Statuary Hall the image of
any man from that state whose MEM
Dry 1t chose to perpetuste.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
NoiseIess Gun Kills Man.

Los Angeles While he was enjoy
ing the moving pictures in a roofess
"airdrome" here, Rudolph GasteIum,
visitor from Calexico, was mortally
wounded by bullet fired by someone
whom the police so far have been un-
able to find. Gastelum died on the
way to the hospital. There was no
warning of the shooting until Gastelum
toppled over in the aisle. There was
much confusion in the darkness for a
few seconds. One police theory is
that the bullet was fired from one of
the new noiseless guns.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29

Spokane Murder, bearing the marks
Of Black Hand mystery, was commit
ted near Fourteenth and Wall streets
at 8 :55 Saturday morning. Following
the sound Of three revolver shots the
body of an unknown. well-dressed Aus
trian was found lying face downwards
In ciump Of trees. The slayer had
disappeared. but the prints Of his hob
nailed shoes were traced for more than
a block. No papers could be found on
the body bearing the mans name, but
the discovery Of 81 precludes the idea
Of robbery.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Funny Story Kills Man

Fresno. Cal.-N. C. Shapbazian, a
popular member Of the Armenian col
ony here, lies dead at his home at 221
M street as the result of funny story
told two days ago. Shapbazian, had a
reputation for his. genial nature. A
friend was narrating his experiences
on hunting trip when Shapbazian
was so pleased with the story that he
began to laugh heartily. His friends
were terrified when he tumbled over
unconscious. He fingered two days
without recovering consciousness. A
bloodvcssel had burst in his brain.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Cancer Rsnuast 1isd LIN

New York-The right of Columbia
college to property worth approx
mately $1,000, 900 bequeathed to it for
cancer research fund by the late
George Crocker, the California mil
lionaire, who died in this city on De-
cember 4, 1904, was attacked in the
courts. Crocker's stepchildren applied
to the Supreme court for an injunction
to prevent the executors of the million
aires will from selling the property or
leasing it. pending the determination
OF an action brought to establish their
right to the property.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
False Light Causes Wreck.

Vancouver, B. C.-Mistaking a light
on shore for light on landing float,
the small steamer Belcarra, Captain J..
e. Fulton, owned by the Sechelt
Steamship company, dashed on the
rocks at Dempsey's camp, Agamem-
non channel, Jarvis inlet, early Satur-
day morning and is now a total loss in
DO fathoms of water. The Grew and a
dozen passengers got off in safety, but
all hope of saving the vessel was aban-
doned.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
SEARCHED DRESS SAVES BABY
stIff skirt Catches In Auto Steering
Gear and She Is Carried
With Machine.

New York.-The pretty. stifiy
starched white frock In which her
mother dressed 2-year-old Annie Yves
tenberg of 1884 Fox street, Bronx.
saved the baby from death under
touring car driven by its owner. VIII
liam Wendelken Of 1876 Fox street
The baby tried to toddle across the
street In front OF her home. Wendell
ken did not see the tiny figure till he
was within a few feet OF the child.
She fell fiat and the big car swept
oser her. AS 1t did so the stifiy
starched frock caught In the steering
gear and lifted her clear OF the pave
ment. 1t was fully half block be-
fore Wendelken could stop the car.
White faced he looked under his car.
expecting to see the babes mangied
body. He gave cry OF wonder and
delight as he dragged her out and
found that she was not hurt at all
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
CHINESE IN EVENING DRESS
Pekin Banquet to Secretary of War
Is Notable.

ToNin pdnquct 10 secretary OF War
Is Notable.
Pekin-The visit of Jacob M. Dick
inson, the American secretary Of war;
Brigadier General Clarence H. Ed
wards, chief of the bureau Of insular
affairs, and party to Pekin will end
Tuesday. 1t has been marked by a
round of entertainments and display
of Western innovations never before
known in China.
The prince regent, on learning that
neither Secretary Dickinson nor Cen
eral Edwards was able to accept decor
ations, sent to Mrs. Dickinson a pair
of cloisonne vases of the Chen Tung
period. The regent also sent pair of
red lacquer boxes, Of similar antiquity,
to Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. Edwards.
A banquet was given in honor Of the
secretary and the other visitors by
Chinese students who have returned
from America.
Many ladies were present and con-
siderable number of Chinese appeared
without queues and in evening clothes,
to which they had apparently been ac-
customed while residing in the United
States.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
WHO WON AT PRIMARIES
Governor, Jay Bowerman.

Governor, Jay Bowerman.
Representatives in Congress,
First district, w. c. Hawley; Second
district, A. W. Lafferty.
Judges Of the Supreme court, four
year term, H. J. Bean, and T. A.
Mcbride; six-year term, G. H. Bur
nett and +. A. Moore.
Secretary Of State. F. W. Benson.
State Treasurer, 7. B. Kay.
Attorney General, A. N. Craw-
ford.
School Superintendent, L. R. Al
derman.
State Printer, W. s. Duniway.
Labor Commissioner, o. P. Hoff.
Railroad Commissioner Frank J.
Miller.
State Engineer, John H. Lewis.
Water Superintendent, division /,
J. T. Chinook.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Catch Fish by the Ton.

Los Angeles-The greatest yellow
tail, halibut and mackerel run in the
history of Southern California is ere
ating excitement at Redondo Beach.
San Pedro, Long Beach and Port An
geles, and attracted several thousand
anglers from the city. Fully 1000
fish. aggregating about IL tons
weight, were caught off the warves
Thursday, and the sport continued at
night under electric light, hundreds
more being taken.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29

New York--Dr. Frederick A. Cook,
the vanished explorer. has been sight
ed in a Munich hotel under the name
Of Mr.. Coleman and family, so Michael
M. Ryan, Of Bridgeport, Conn. has in
formed the New York Times. az ar
rived in Munich August 81" said Mr..
Ryan. "and ON entering the dining
room Of my hotel was amazed to see
DR.. Cook and his wife. son and daugh-
ter sitting at table. There was nc
attempt at disguise. He wore his
mustaehe, little side whiskers and
looked just like his photograph"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Back pixidsnds Ara Paid

New York-The Westinghouse Elec-
trio & Manufacturing company de-
clared regular quarterly dividend of
Ia per cent on its first preferred
stock, and back dividends Of 83< per
cent on the same shares. payable as
follows; Three and one-half per cent
with the regular dividend on October
10; per cent on January Is, and IL
per cent on April 10 next.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29

Phoenix, Arizona-Private dispatch
es from Winslow, Arizona. report a
severe earthquake in that section of
Arizona. No details were given.
Message from Williams say the shock
was felt there. but no one was hurt,
nor was there any damage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
$26o.ooo Graft Admitted

New York-The admission that the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
not only made contributions to the
campaign funds of both the Republican
and Democratic state organizations,
but that its president had been called
on repeatedly to take up stock accounts
OF $50, 900 and $50, 900 carried by GER
tain individuals, theoretically legisla-
tors, was made by H. H. Vreeland. ex-
president of the company. Mr.. vree-
land thought he had taken up in this
fashion accounts aggregating $780,
600.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Earthquake Routs Laborers

Flagstaff. Ariz.-Seven members of
construction gang arrived here with
the story that they had been driven
away from their work near the base
OF an extinct volcano in the Coconino
forest, 10 miles north of here by a
series OF 81 violent earthquakes. Last
Friday night when slight quakes were
felt in northern Arizona towns, the
shocks were SO violent and rumblings
within the dead volcano SO terrifying
that the men left camp in a panic.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
MINE CAVES UNDER CITY.
Lead, S. D.. Boarding House Hangs
Over Edge of Abyss.

Deadwood, S. D.-The firing of a
blast at the 300-foot level of the
Homestake mine at Lead, S. D., start
ed cavern which continued to the
surface, making hole in the heart of
the city is feet wide and 40 feet long.
When the dust had cleared away the
Bertolero boarding house was seen
hanging over the edge of the crevasse,
and the Campbell hotels back steps
lead into it.
Fright among the residents of Lead,
most of whom live above similar cav
ems, was allayed somewhat by assur-
ance from mining officials that there
was no danger of further caving.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-29
Japan Buying Cotton Again.

Seattle-The steamship Minnesota,
sailing for Japan, took in her cargo
BOO bales of cotton, the first big ship
ment In two years. This consignment
is looked upon as the beginning of
heavy shipments, the trade having
been heavy before the business depres-
sion from which Japan is emerging.