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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Power Of Money In China

The rich Chinaman, II condemned
TO death. easily procures a substitute.
some poor wretch without money to
secure his spirits from becoming wan
dertng devils, with the price of his
miserable life can purchase proper
care for his spirit. Anything, in fact.
can be done II you have the money.
II is this belief that causes the
Chinaman to commit suicide by taking
his life on the premises OF his enemy
to take vengeance on him. His spirit,
he believes. viii forever haunt him
There is another reason also; he
knows that as sure as fate the officials
will under such circumstances come
down upon his enemy and strip him
OF everything.
Poor Chinese have been known to
sell everything they possessed. tear
down their houses to sell the timber.
sell or rent out their wives and chill
dren and even sell themselves to pro-
cure money for the proper rites for
the peace and comfort fthe ancestral
spirits. One thing alone he will not
do. namely. sacrifice his son.-Ken-
meth F. Junior. M. D.. in National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
HUGE FRAUDS EXPOSED.
American Public BlIked of sIoO, 900
or More.

| New York - In raids so important
that Postmaster General Hitchcock
took charge in person, inspectors took
action against TWO concerns which they
charge with swindling the public out
of more than $40, 900, 900 by fraudu-
lent use of the mails.
! Sheldon H. Burr, president; Eugene
H. Burr, secretary and treasurer, and
Frank H. Tobey, vice president Of
Burr Bros, were arrested in the first
raid and held in $40, 900 bail each. The
government charges that the firm sold
between $40, 900, 900 and $50, 900, 900
Of mining and oil stock worth little or
nothing.
Charles L. Vaughan, director Of
the Continental Wireless Telegraph &
Telephone company, Incorporated in
Arizona, was taken in the second raid
and held in $40, 900 bail inspectors
say his company has sold stock amount
ing at least to $1,000, 900 which has
brought no returns to investors.
Vaughan Ia treasurer of the Columbia
Finance company, which acts as fiscal
agent for the Continental Wireless
Telegraph & Telephone company, and
had charge of the Continental Office in
this city.
Both raids are further evidence that
the government in its warfare againt
Interstate swindlers means business
and no longer will be content with
issuing fraud orders. denying them the
use Of the mails, but will press for
convictions on criminal charges.
The present campaign began some
months ago, and has resulted in the ar
rest of Louis A. Celia, of st. Louis,
and his associates, charged with oper-
ating string of bucket shops; the
officers of the United Wireless com
pany, of the Ell Progresso Banana com
pany, of the United Exchange, of Chi
cago; of the Steel-Miller Cotton firm,
Of Corinth, Miss, and of more than go
other firms in all parts of the country.
Postmaster General Hitchcock esti-
mates that the public has been feeced
out of at least 500, 1000, 900 by get
rich quick concerns in the last FIVE
years, but he says their heyday has
gone He says that other arrests,
involving corporations that had sought
investors throughout the country, were
expected shortly.
"The arrest by postoffice inspectors
Of the principals in two important
companies, Burr Brothers, with offices
in the Flat Iron building, and the Con-
tinental Wireless company, with head
quarters at 30 Pine street." said the
postmaster general, CONSTITUTES two
more cases in the series of investiga-
tons which postal officials have been
making in their crusade against the
fraudulent use of the mails"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
WHY THEY CHANGED SUBJECT
Discussion Over Sweet Little Honey
undiscovered Cottage 10
Dropped Abruptly.

Yes" said he, life is so lonely
1T is lonely sometimes" she an
swered.
Wouldn't It be sweet to have lit
tie cottage covered with ivy and hon
eysuckle and roses7'
"Oh. wouldn't it?"
And when a fellow comes home
tired from business to have a nice
little wife to meet him at the door
with kiss?"
"Ye-e-e-sl"
And then the winter nights. the
blazing fire In the cosy parlor. and
you-I mean a WHEAT the piano
singing In the cleaning. 1t would be
lovely"
Il think 1t would be sweet"
And then"
At this point a careworn woman
came round the corner with pair OF
twins In a perambulator. A dead 81
lence fell upon the pair; the air
Then they changed the subject
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Studies Of tho vernacuIsr.

"Sayliz. hoozatY" said the girl at
the notion counter.
"Hoozoo?" queried the girl at the
glove counter.
"Jessa ziffew diddeno!"
"Lookeermin, wotcha meant"
"Fewdon't knowliz. wotchablushiD
bout?"
"Aintablushini"
"Yartooi"
"Minjones yunobetteri"
Swat yari"
'Hoojoo mean, anyhow"
"Felierspoke wennypass choorcoun
ter"
"Diddunsee anyfeller."
"Diddunteorim. either. didja7-
"Coursenot."
"Awkumoffi"
"Sayookids," interrupted the floor
walker. "quitcherchininer I'll repor-
chal"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Hostile Natives Killed.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of troops and
eonstsbulary are operating against the
hostile Manobos In Davao. Mindanao
island. One column has killed several
Of the tribesmen, these including two
who were implicated In the murder OF
Earl -Geer. planter from Seattle.
Another column has killed three impli-
Gated In the murder Of Geer and other
planters. and has recovered Geer's
body. A third detachment had two
soldiers wounded. while fourth lost
one man killed in ambush The round
ing up Of the tribesmen continues.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
BAD ELEPHANT EXECUTED.
800 Grains of Cyanide of Potassium
Kills Huge Beast.

Kills Huge Beast.
New York - 1t took 500 grains of
cyanide Of potassium, the most deadly
poison, to kill Gypsie Queen, trick
elephant, executed for the murder of
her keeper, Robert Schiel, on October
20. Less than one grain Is sufficient
to kill any man and the first convulsive
symptoms supervene almost before the
victim can set down the glass from
which he swallows.
Gypsy Queen swayed backward and
forward, tapping her big ears, for ten
minutes before she showed the least
uneasiness- 1t was 44 minutes before
she was pronounced dead.
The poison was given in three pail
fuls Of bran mash, in which had been
sprinkled 100 capsules, each of five
grains of cayanide. The elephant had
been starved for "a hours and ate
greedily. At the end Of ten minutes
she shivered in all her bulk of 7, 500
pounds, her knees weakened, her trunk
grew rigid, she rolled her eyes and
finally fell.
In the next two minutes she got up
four times, struggling against the
chains that bound her. At the end of
20 minutes her breathing was imper-
ceptible, but A minutes after her first
swallow she blinked when her trainer
passed his hand before her eyes.
That was the last sign of life.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Conscience Money Sent.

Walla Walla-Again the conscience
stricken president of the. defuncHWalla
Walla Saving Bank has sent his check
to cover loses through the failure of
that institution II years ago. About
$500 was received in the city, John
Smails being lucky to the extent of
about $50. His SOL Lloyd, at that
time mere baby, for whom his father
had deposited more than 500 in nick
els, received every cent of his deposits.
Edminston has signified his intention
of paying off every cent, which will
mean tens of thousands of dollars.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Big Aviation Meet Planned.

San Francisco-Fifty prominent citi-
zens announced through Paul Beck, u.
5. A., that an exhibition and COMPETE
ton aviation meet will be held in this
city soon after the first of the year.
Fifty thousand dollars in prizes will
be guaranteed. 1t is stated that near
ly all of the prominent aviators will fiy
here, including Brookins and Hoxsey.
OF the Wright team; Glenn H. Curtiss.
Ely, and Willard, of the Curtiss team:
Moissant, Latham, Garris, Audemar,
Hamilton and probably De Lesseps. A
flight of 100 miles will be feature.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Well Armed Mexican Rebels March,
Ink on City Of MoncIova.

Well Armed Mexican Rebels March.
/ Ink on City Of MoncIova.
Douglas. Ariz.-Francisco I. Ma
dero, the lssder vi the Mexican revolu-
tionists, il now reported not wounded,
but instead. marching on the city OF
MoncIova, in the state Of Coshuila, at
the head Of well-equipped army, said
to number a. high a 5000 men.
News of Madero's being wounded is
said TO have been sent out by Mexican
officials TO discourage the revolution
lists.
This was the report sent by rcvolu-
tionists across the border into Douglas.
A local business man, who is revolu-
tionaxy sympathizer, received the data
in documentary form from friends In
Mexico, and the dispatch was given
out for publication.
A small printed document published
at chihuahua shows the local situa-
tion there and the purported move
ments Of Madero. This paper was
struggled in. Since October 81, It is
said cowboys have engaged in snug
Cling arms in from the border, where
they were received from San Antonio.
All the funds were supplied by the
Mexican junta and by Msdero person
ally.
1t is said that both the mounted
troops and infantry of Madero carry
modern repeating rifles of 5000 cali
Der. Madero's mounted soldiers are
considered particularly efficient. The
foot soldiers were recruited from the
cotton belt, where it was known for
long time that the poems were ready to
take up arms.
According to the reports received in
Douglas, Msdsro's first movement was
a bold stroke. With his men be
marched to the great ranch owned by
General Terrazas, now appointed gov
ernor Of chihuahua, at Sans Ostenes,
where he captured 400 horses. Madero
and his soldiers then moved into the
mountains. Here, with his troops he
will be able to stand off the govern
ment army for an indefinite period, II
the claim OF the revolutionary sypa-
thizers il we'll founded.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Wheat - Track prices: Bluestem,
Toe; club. Tic; red Russian, 74c; val
ely, Use; 40-fold. Use.
Barley Feed, $50. 50@21 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran. s25 per ton; mid
dlings, 1913; shorts. s27; rolled barley,
$240l26.
Hay-Track prices: Timothy. viii
lamette valley. $4,000 per ton; East
cyH crcra-, s2rN"": alfalfa. rev. sfE
ale; grain hay. sl4.
Corn-Whole. S3l; cracked. $50 ton.
Oats-$27m2S per ton.
Poultry-Hens. lie; springs, 1870
Ice; ducks. white, Ice; geese, lie:
turkeys, live. 2om22c; dressed, 25m
26e; squads. 81 per dozen.
Eggs-0regon ranch, csndled. 406D
42}se; Eastern, Aprils, 3o@32c; East
ern fresh, 36m371sc.
Butter-City creamery, solid pack.
sec per pound; prints. 37@S7 iSe; out
side creamery. 35m36c: butter fat,
see: country store, 24M25.
Pork-Fancy, i2mi21Sc per pound.
Veal--Fancy. So to l25 pounds, 1917
mlsc.
Apples - King. 40@75e per box:
Wolf River. s5c0sl; Waxep. S5ccf
SIPS; Baldwin. 75cGsl.25; Northern
Spy, 75e@si. rs; Snow, s1.250l. so;
Spitzenberg. si.26@2; Winter Banana.
s1.75013.5 so.
Green Fruits - Pears. S1.25n2 per
box; grapes. s1.25@i.5 80: cranberries.
IS. 5o@9 per barrel; huckleberries. Ca
sc per pound.
Vegetables - Beans. 10M11c per
pound; cabbage. A@lc; caulifower.
California. s2.25 per crate: celery, so
assoc per doc; pumpkins. l@lke per
pound; sprouts. 7Gfsc; squash, In
nc; tomatoes. sl.z5 per box; carrots.
tl@f.25 per hundred; psrsnips, slm
LIS; turnips. 81.
Cattle-Beef steers, good to choice.
IS. 25n6.65: fair to medium, "a. son
5: choice spayed heifers, s4.75m5;
good to choice beef cows. 4. s50M4. rs:
medium TO good, So 5014; common,
s2m3.5 SO; bulls, SO. 50d4; stays, good
TO choice. t4a4. so; calves, light, s7m
7.b0; heavy. s4d5.25.
Potatoes-Oregon. $l.25M1. 80 per
hundred; sweet potatoes, 2xc per
pound.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Revolution is selit,Ied.

FL Paso, Tex.--A great mass of cor
respondence has come in during the
last three days from Parral, Chihuahua
and Torreon from business men. law
yers. doctors, and quasi-newspaper
men. All minimize the disorders Of a
week ago and sll declare that the gov
eminent is in control except in a few
scattered places. The insurrectionists.
at present operating systematically in
the chihuahua mining district, are for
the most part unarmed. They are OPP
posed to President Diaz, but their
forays are of little Importance.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
U. p. GETS NORTH COAST.
Mysterious Line In Eastern Washing
ton Was a Speculation.


ton Was Speculation.
Portland-The North Coast railroad,
which for five years or more has been
engaged in construction work in East
ern Washington, will cease to be a
mystery, it is said, before the close of
the present week.
The announcement, when it comes,
will place the identity of the railroad
with Hartman interests. 1t is under
stood that the Hartman control of the
property has already been revealed to
Northern Pacific officers and that the
mind of the public is to be relieved by
an official statement within few DAYS.
That the full story of the North
Coast road will ever be told is not at
all certain, but the accepted version
among railroad men now is that Robert
e. Strahorn, the promoter of the en-
terprise, was backed by men financial
ly able to take long chance and that
he expended the money provided him
in making surveys and building sec
tions of track here and there with the
definite plan in view of disposing of
the property to any one of the several
big railroad systems that might be in
clined to pay the price.
1t is believed that the Union Pacific
acquired the property about the time
of the visit to the Pacific Coast of Rob
ert s. Lovett, president of the system
last summer.
AS Hartman enterprise Ethe road
will probably, for number of years.
be devoted principally to giving the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation COM
pany access to the Yakima valley and
also shorter and better line between
Portland and Spokane.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
snow.heds Mood seana-

Truckee, GAIA wreck occurred on
the Southern Pacific in the snowsheds
near Soda Springs at 2 $50 o'clock
Monday morning which delayed traffic
more than ak hours. Two cars Of a
west bound freight train we're wrecked
and tore down 200 feet Of snowshed,
scattering the heavy timbers in a mass
on the track. Rails were torn out Cor
a similar distance A wreeking outfit
from Truckee cleared the track.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
The Inventive Parent.

Woodbury. noticed that Knew.
pop had electric lights put on his
lawn last summer.
Seaforth-Yes, and he also had a
baby sling put on his lawn mower. He
figured If his baby was wakeful. SO
he would have to walk with 1t, that
he might as well push the lawn now
er and cut the grass at the same time.
have often seen him come from the
house at midnight. turn on the lights.
put the baby in the sling and start out
on his double job.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
After Thinking It over.

Well" said the general manager.
y thought you were going to quit UNI
less we granted you 20 per cent in
crease In your salaryf"
Yes. did think of doing so. but
I've decided to arbitrate with you"
"Ohl On what basis7'
7 thought I'd offer to stay II you
would agree to furnish the Ink need
for my fountain pen"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Nas,or- WIds Crusade Against Then
= proposed.
Chicago Ths doom Of ths Chinese
lGnndry q Il exists today may b ths
roguIt Of = nation-wide organisation
spon 10 b iraugurnted- A crusade of
o61unfion i To b carried On through
neWspapefs md magaxinos warning
against Tho unsauitary conditions.
he nno4oe0ent he'd IT. inception In
chieneo and Il - expected The 6rnt
Effects Wsil be felt here through An or
dinance which soon will b. reported to
ths city council providing stringent
regulations for all establishments en-
gagged in supplying clean Hnsn.
The ordinances originated With the
health department. and 1t once 70
cafvod ths cooperation Of the Laundry
association. which obtained ths tncor-
poention IN tie ordinances Of clauses
even more stringent tAsn those origin
ally drafted. The ordinance has been
fsvorabiy reported BY the committee
In charge ard it. passage II practically
assured.
II Is declared the statistics Of the
health department show that epidemicn
II scariNt fever, diphtheYin and other
diseases were more prevalent In dis
lxicts where Chipeae iaundries were
lhsckest and these lsussdrIes have been
Tho cause Of spreading disease.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
sIzz-Boom-Ahl

DO you not think civilization would
have done much for the Indian II he
could have enjoyed its blessings four
hundred years ago?"
We'll. If he could have had the ad-
vantages of a college education he
would have been able to have pro
duced much more artistic war cry
than he used to achieve
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
rhree Shot In strIke Rio.

Chicago-Three persons were shot.
one being wounded seriously and many
Others were subjected to rain of bull
let's here in riot caused by clash
between striking garment workers and
non-union workers on the Northwest
SADIE VI The city.
Vincent Belleno and his wife, Anna.
non-nuion workers, were accused by
the police Of firing the shots and were
arrested. The wounded were: John
kelaity, saloonkeeper, George Gabler,
who owned the saloon with Kelaity,
Mrs. Alberta Allista.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Kaiser Opposes Rum.

Flensburg, Prussia-In opening the
new academy at Muerwick, Emperor
William read an address laying stress
on the qualifications necessary to naval
officers and, later. speaking extern
poraneously. made plea for temper
anee on the part of cadets. The times.
the emperor said, required iron hearted
men, Character was the first essen
tial and character was founded on
strong moral and religious convic-
tions.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Allentown. Pa--Gustsv Conrad has
recovered flock Of geese that had
been stolen from his poultry yard.
Conrad made a house to- house search,
constantly calling "Billi - "Billr' Al
last there WAS an answering squawk
from cellar. which be recognized M
the note Of his gander.
Conrad went into the house and be-
gan to ask questions. The woman
frankly admitted she had number OF
geese In the cellar. which she said abe
had bought from a boarder living In a
aeighboring house.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Baltimore, Md. - "Avoid following
those who desire woman suffrage. .
said Cardinal Gibbons in talk to the
students Of st. GATHERINGS Normal in
stitutes where he was the guest of hon
or at the celebration Of the feast of ST.
Catherine. do not follow in the
steps of those" he continued. "who
have become manninsh in their ways
and who fight for place in politics.
The place for woman is in the
home"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
HsIREssEs TO WORK LAND.
Rich Illinois Girls Take Up Montan,
Homesteads.

Aurora. 1ll.--Miss Winnie Bensch-
bach, whose father. William Bensch-
bach. Of Princeton. IL one Of the
wcaithiest men in Central Illinois. and
Miss Kathryn Smith, daughter Of W.
|. Smith. also wealthy resident Of
Princeton, have taken up land claims
In Montana and next April will leave
their homes and go TO the wilderness.
10 miles from Roundup. Mont. to work
their homesteads.
Each girl will fall hciress TO y for
tune OF close TO $3.50, 900. They have
each filed on 100 acres and will live In
log cabins for IL months. Their
claims adjoin and the two cabins will
be but 80 feet apart Both girls say
they understand farming and will
superintend the work on their claims.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

F. Hopkinson Smith. the brfllisn,
author and critic. said at dinner at
the Century club in New York:
'Oh, yes. we have many excellent
modern painters. but It is only the
old masters that are indeed immortal.
The old masters. you know, are stiu
turning out new works for the gal
leries OF our multimillionaires.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Psris-A jury in the court of zssizes
at kouenbureen imposed the death pen
atty on See-etary Durand. Of the Coal
Handlers union. who was accused Of
instigsting the murder Of Foreman
Donge during the strike on the docks
at Hsyre In September. DoBge turned
strikebreaksr and returned TO work.
Soon sftervard he was beaten TO death
In the streets.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
impossible Emnloxmsnt

Seymour-Did you have steady en-
ployment during the time you were
living in South America?
Ashley-Steady employment? What
are you talking about. manf Don't
you know that such thing as steady
employment is physical impossibility
in South America?
Seymour-No; why should II bef
Ashley-Why? Simply because there
are so many earthquakes there.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Overstudy Kills Youth

Baltimore-Following mental COL
lapse, brought on by over msbIdy, Will
liam Mitchell, 10 years old. of South
Dakota, a candidaet for entrance to
West Point, died in a hospital here
Heart trouble was given as the direc-
cause of death. Mitchell was study
ing at Annapolis when he broke down
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Ajax had deiied the lightning. How.
ever. there's very little IN. 1t for me
with nobody wanting the picture
rights" he sighed discontentedly.
II was by such advanced ida.
though he held them but vaguely
that he at length got himself consid.
cred mad.-Puck.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
THIEF CUTS OFF GIRLS HAIR


wakes AWAY WIN irosses But Leaves
Jewels Untouched.
Seattle - Leaving untouched valua-
BILE jewels and watches which lay on
her dresser, a miscreant whose identity
Is unknown. TO the police, entered tho
room Of Miss Bertha NJ. Parks, 10
years old, at her home. 1916 East
Alder street. and while she was sleep
ing, with her sister. cut from her head
long tresses OF deep auburn hair. and
escaped with his plumber.
Miss Parks immediately became hys-
terical and physician had To be sum
moned In nm effort to quiet her. She
had not been disturbed In the least, yet
her auburn tressea. nearly three feet
long. were gone. Her sister had not
heard any one In the room. but heavy
tracks made by muddy feet were visi-
bic on the carpet.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

seymour-"Young TIGER looks like a
cautious man.
Ashley-He is cautious; he's 30 eau
tious that he wouldn't ask the prettiest
SRI in all the world to let him see her
homo unless he had learned how far
away she lived
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
SCHOONER SINKS. FOUR LOST
Grew Set Out in Two Dories and
One Reaches Sitka, Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska = Four members of
the crew Of the power schooner Sea
Light, which was wrecked near Cape
Ommaney, at the southern end of Bar
anof Island, are believed to have been
lost in storm which swept the North
Pacific.
The Sea Light, which had eight men
in her crew, was wrecked five days
ago. The men set out in two dories,
four men in each boat. One of the
boats arrived at .Sitka with the report
of the wreck of the schooner and the
probable loss of the men in the other
dory. When last seen the missing
dory was being tossed by heavy sea
and appeared to be sinking.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

Caroline-So you do not believe in
early marriages? You think a man
ought to have made his way first,
suppose
Hobart-To tell the truth. what
weighs chiefly with me is that the
later one marries the less time one
has to outlive ones Illusions.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01

AN engine is contrary sort OF
thing"
why so7"
Because It has to be coaied before
Il will get hot"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Not Much OF an Improvement.

TN Japan a husband often takes his
wife's name"
We'll. after studying Japanese
names can't see how that would help
much"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-01
Countess ToIstoI oraveIy m.

St. Petersburg-A news dispatch
from lula says Countess Tolstoi is i'll.
having temperature Of 1929. The
viii OF the late Count Tolstoi makes
his daughter Alexandra the legatee Of
bis unpublished works.