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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
FL|Es0VER CHANNEL
Feat Performed By Daring Young
Chicago Architect
Pilot Was Ignorant of Geography Of
course--Trip Made IN Thirty
Seven Minutes.

Deal, England-It has been reserve,
for an American citizen to perform on
OF the most daring feats in the histor,
of aviation.
John B. Moissant, Of Chicago. flew
across the English Channel from Calai
to Tilmanstone Wednesday with . pas
senger, and by this achievement ia,
surpasscs the feats Of Bleriot. DeLes
seps and the English aviator, Rolls. VIII,
afterward met his death at Bourne
mouth
The two-man fight from France Ia
england was the more astonishing in
that 1t was only a month ago that
moissant learned to fly, and was SO
httie known among the air men that
not even his nationality was disclosed.
ne was reputed to be a Spaniard, and
IL was only when he landed in England
That 1t was revealed that he is a young
Chicago architect.
To make the feat still more surpris-
ing, Moissant was totally ignorant of
the geography of his course. He had
never been in England and was obliged
10 rely entirely on the compass while
crossing the channel in the teeth of
strong easterly wind.
The channel fight was an incident in
the aerial voyage from Paris to Lon.
don. Moissant left Issy Tuesday with
Hubert Latham and reached Amiepa in
Two hours. Latham Is aeroplane was
wrecked, and Moissant, leaving Amiens
at an early hour, headed for Calais.
His mechanieian, Albert Fileux. who
had accompanied him across the coun-
try, took his place in the machine
when the motor had been set in motion
for the dash across the channel.
thousands who had gathered To
watch the daring aviator were amazed
and urged him not to make the at.
Tempt in the face of the half gale that
was blowing.
Moissant cared nothing for the warn.
ngs OF the people, and even the fact
nat there was no torpedo-boat to fol-
ow IN his wake, but only a slow-mov-
ng tug, did not deter him. He made
he trip in 81 minutes. When he Do
cended his eyes were bloodshot and
realty infamed as q result of the
eayy rain storm into which he drove
n approaching the English coast.
The high wind beat the rain into the
aces of the men like hail, and almost
linded them. An average height Of
etween 300 and 400 feet was main.
AIMED over the water. The cold was
ntense, and both Moissant and his
lechanician were benumbed. When he ,
'vived sufficiently he laughed and said !
} an interviewer:
This is my first visit to England. ,
ms is only my sixth fight in an aero.
ane- l did not know the wav from
aris to Calais when I started. and 7
not know the way to London. ,
lall have to rely on the compass. =
ouid like to land in Hyde Park If :
can find it,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Parker peNouNoes COOK.


Photographs Believed to Be Thos
of Smaller Peaks Nearby.
Seward, Alaska - The Parker
Browne Mount Mckinley expedition
passed through Seward, sailing on tn.
steamship Portland for Seattle. The
party was unsuccessful in its efforts tc
scale the peak. Members Of the expe-
dition assert that they have conclusive
evidence that DR.. Cook did not reach
the summit.
The members of the Parker Browne
party corroborate the statements made
by @. E. Rusk, who recently led an un-
successful expedition, that the peak
climbed by DR.. Cook and used in his
photographs a. Mount Mex inley is
smaller peak, easy Of access and 10
miles away from the real summit.
Professor Herschel Parker, who IL at
the head Of the expedition that just re-
turnd, took photographs of the lower
peak. He says these will prove that
Dr.. Cooks statement that he climbed
Mount Mckinley are not true.
Professor Parker places no credence
In the statement made by Tom Lloyd,
of Fairbanks, and his associates that |
hey climbed the mountain from the |
Fairbanks side.
Those in the party which returned
IRE; Professor Herschel Parker, Of
Columbia University; Belmore
Browne, Of Tacoma; Professor j. H.
juntz, of Stevens Institute, Hoboken.
Y. j.; Herman L. Tucker, Of Newton.
lass; Waldemar Grassie, Of Columbia
University, and Merle Leroy, an Alas
an packer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Seattle-Flames spreading from for
est hres have totally destroyed the
Green River Hot Springs hotel and
plant, causing loss estimated at ss5.-
700. with insurance of approximately
$4,000. Forest fires have been rag
ing in the valley Of Green River for
several days. Green River Hot
Springs until last Monday had been un-
der the proprietorship of DR.. ]. S. Klo-
Der. On that day he turned over the
plant to North Yakima interests for q
consideration of sl45, 900. No lives
were lost.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Negroes Abandon Tara.

FL Paso, Tex.-A delegation of 50
negroes from the vicinity of Palestine
rex, where 10 of their race were re.
Gently killed by mobs, passed through
mere wednesday for the interior of
Mexico. Va
Inc negroes declared that thev in.
tended establishing colony in Mexico
ana moving their families from tbs
United States. They asserted that tbs
movement Of negroes to abandon East
ern Texas was widespread. A''
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED.
Women and Children Flee on Trains
--Skeietons Found.

Women and Children Flee on Train
--SksIstons Found.
Missoula. Mont. The forest FIR,
situation on both sides Of the Idaho
Montana line Is more serious than Al
! any time this season.
Flames are sweeping over an In.
crossing area. destroying small settle.
ments and wiping out Of existence
millions Of dollars worth Of property.
The loss Of life will be large. II
grows hourly, and the number Of in
jured Is constantly Increasing. In
and around Wallace It is estimated
here the death list is at least so.
In addition 10 at least 25 otherwise
hurt, II Is said that ten persons have
been made blind.
Indications in Wallace, however.
are that hearty half of the city will be
saved. Communications with Wallace
to the west has been possible at inter-
walls, but eastward 1t is entirely cut off
and It II known that the entire east
half OF the town, above Seventh street,
has been burned. West Of that hard
fight is being made and with improve
ment in the water supply there is more
chance that the flames may be driven
back.
In Wallace the dead include: John
Boyd, pioneer Of the district and for
8 years general agent Of the Northern
Pacific railroad here, suffocated in his
home in Pearl street while trying to
rescue the family parrot.
Two unknown, whose skeletons were
found in the ruins Of the Michigan
house.
Unknown man, burned to death In
the Occur d'Alene house.
Backfiring, in which the members of |
the city fire department, company of |
the Twenty-ffth infantry and many |
volunteers Joined, prevented new fires
west and south.
The loss to the city is estimated at
close to 81, 900, 900. Some of the prin-
cipal losers are:
Occur d'Alene Hardware company.
warehouse and stock. $3.50, 900.
Sunset brewery. $50,
Providence hospital and the big mills
Of the Federal Mining company were
the only buildings in the East End that
were saved.
Forest Supervisor George W. Wei
gel reports that the region between .
Wallace and the st. John river is Z
wept practically clean. with enormous I
oss.
Fires between Burke and Mullan
threaten both towns and many women
md children have been sent out.
Az War Eagle tunnel six were found y
cad and two badly burned. Five of !,
he dead were in the tunnel, where n
hey had sought refuge. They lay face a
own In water. covered with wet rags l.
nd blankets. IL
Some had died from the fire and some a
rom sutfocation by smoke. The in 9
ured were taken TO Providence hospi- I
al in Wallace. b
Twelve dead were recovered at Big
,reek. There were three injured and y
hree others were completely blinded.
One fire fighter was found dead near !
iullan. and l6 are injured at that a
lace. There are at Pine Creek three d
cad: five blinded and Ave others in
ured. n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Vatican Makes Denials.

Aome-Ihe Vatican is kept busy is
SUNG denials of statements given out
oy Premier canalejas and his support.
ers with reference to the CONTROVERSY
between the church and state. These
denials take the form of articles print.
90 In the Vatican organs The Oh.
servatoire Romano comments on a re-
Gently published interview with for.
mer Spanish minister at Rome. who
was quoted as saying that the panal
secretary of state was not opposed TO
cations. 'onsie-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
oorean Annexation nsa,

Tokio--The long-awaited annexation
Of corea by Japan is about to becom,
a reality, according to special dis
patches from Seoul, published bv the
Toxic press.
The dispatches announce that the
maj negotiations for the annexation
were begun by Lieutenant General Wis
count Terauehi, the Japanese resident.
general in Corea. 1t is believed tbs
negotiations win be concluded in two
or three days. 'n TWO
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Columbus, o.-After the Columbu.
railway Light Company's rejection
OF the city councils offer TO act a, m
afoitration board in settling the strike
OF the street car men, Governor Har.
mon ana Charles j. Pretzman, president
Oh the chamber Of commerce inangn'
ra,ed new peace efforts. Mr.. Pretzman
wlii seek a formal offer from the corr.
pany to reinstate its old men with an
aayanee IN pay to 25 cents an bonT
ana with no recognition of the union
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Virginia aix.a &C.,.

paris-Colonel James Mann. chair
man OF the Virginian commission an
pointed last winter by the general a.
semoly Of the state to present To IN,
t rP OF France bronze copy Of thu
houdon statue eff Washington, at Rich.
nond' arrived here, accompanied NV
STATE STATE Senator Don P. Raysel and stats
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Farmhouses DESTROYED.

Grants Pass, 0re.-Fire that origin
ated along the Murphy road and burned
INTO Fruitdale, three miles south OF
town. is still raging in the upper part
OF the valley and threatening the
Breitmayer home. Residents Of that
district are exhausted from work. A
patrol from town has assisted, but the
nre IS running in dry grass and under
brush. So intense was the heat on the
county road that it was impossible
Several hundred trees have been burned.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Castro FaniIy Is ou,,ad

Washington-The entire Castro fam
ny. apparently. has been ousted from
Venezuela A dispatch to the State
department from the American lega-
ton at Caracas states that SO relatives
OF ex-President Castro have been ex-
PEELED from Venezuela and sailed ~,
Porto Rico.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Elsie led auntie to matronly hen.
hound-eyed and impressive she whls
pered; That hen is laying some lit.
.ie ducks and he don't want any lit.
ne children to bother him."-Ths De
lineato
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Mountainhome-The first step in
what may eventually mean the launch.
ing OF one Of the most gigantic irriga-
ton projects in the arid west, including
the reclamation Of 100000 acres of land
adjacent to this city, and as far north.
west as Boise, as well as thousands of
acres located in the territory extending
from Reverse, just east TO Weiser on
the west, has been taken by representa-.
tive business men, capitalists and prop-
erty owners. II was determined to Law
the general plans before the reclama.
ton service in order to promote the re.
quest for its support. Committees were
appointed to take up the matter and
gather data and facts that will back nm
the proposition as to its feasibility.
Under the plans of the Payette- Boise
PROJECT alone, when il was first con.
eeived, approximately 100000 acres
was the estimate of the amount that
could be irrigated. The present scheme
or reclamation includes this tract of
land, 100000 acres in the Boise project
and 100000 acres of the Mountainbome
and Sunnyside lands, as well as other
territory which heretofore has not heep
Thought of as irrigation possibility. n
also means the drawing Of reserve irr;.
ga'ion waters from the Upper Salmon
river to storage lakes and reservoirs ON
eoth sides OF the "hogback" of the
oawtooth range, and carrying of the
water through the range into the Boise
"Ver, where it can be taken to the
ANUS: FOR the reclamation of the west
ern side of the big project, the waters
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
Detroi, censa. 4a6 1aa

Washington-The population of De-
triot, Mich, is 465.766, an increase
OF $50, O62 or SO per cent, as compared
with 285, 704 in 1900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
0l)|I6s Of THE week
Several Resume Of Important Events
prsssntsd In Condsnssd Form
fer Our Busy Readers.

c-
Mayor Gayncr Of New York City
Improving rapidly.
Tha steamer F. A. Kilburn wa. d
stroyed BY Gro at her dock In San Fra
cisco.
b. heat durnig practice marches
Kansas.
at..dv v,,, ,.,,;. :. 90. -,
.r,,rtv w..h ~.,--'.I ~ ~ -
~ a.. 49,. '"'S INC io'
w.u. rs-x
A,,-.s" = 1por.en 20 nav
n. cs,ss,,s 80 80. =. 20 s;'0' ""s
' :" "P'"'
=. August Heinze, one Of the wealth
ns-s;sd ca.s ~" :. '",' s''n'sy, WI
~ - ''P'e'' " M "e'ress
The British cruiser Bedford wen
sshors on the Coresn coast and will b
. total loss. Eighteen men were
Senator Warner, OF Missouri, an
ncuncss that on account Of old age he
VIII not again b. candidate for re-
election He 10 II years old.
A national b.nL ~ sncL.r. w.sh
10 Issuing bank notes which are sup
posed 70 be antiseptic. They are
signed with ink composed largely Of
carpoiic acid.
OAKLAND Cal gsve -o,.;oo v.l.o.
70 the firut railroad train 70 rescb thst
civ ovs~ ~. 49,, wnss 80" n"I ssA'
which Is direct trans-continental
ocssn-to-ocesn line.
Two lads fishing from . skin at
Newport Ore, we're caught by
out to sea when thew were rsscuad hv
the iife-esvfng crew.
pasRn will be one OF The bitteres, IN
record In many Of the politicsl ccn,ers
a many old politicisps will ha ,naL;n
. nxnt Tor their political lives.
Two desperadoes attemnted IN con.
ture steamer just outside San Fran
cisco' ihey Killed the captain, but
si'sf = desperate nght with the crew
o,e OF tnem iespea overheard and the
otner was captured.
rres'oent Tart and ex-President
nooS've't are again ieilow-workers In
ne same political held. The threat
mat thcy might pull apart has been |
aide and NJ, unreaervsd accsnts ~. e' ~
the other. s~ ~
p-,,.,,
roIiticsl graft hunters IN New York
q p'v. nss peen discovered TO over
Univ" INC rortukese government.
nsdrix hss eed from u.,a M.
sragus. Estrsda's forces are ap-
preaching the city.
A Pennsylvania man sent out s. 900
sermons on gossip to critics OF his
~
Japan has completed the annexation !
Of Corcs. but the Korean people have
:" 's''o'"''' VI 'he move.
A sheepherder was found dying of /.
rabies ION an Eastern Washington
rose,, "''' "e nao oeeh pitten by a
&
II Is rumored that Miss Catherine
i'Abruxxi. will evsrt,s,,v he "e ,o puSs !,
Greece. ~ s~"" u =
4,
Lake forest reserve to firbt Ares Mon a
are falling exhausted from exertion
md heat. d
The Duke Franz Josef. Of Bavaria. Ii
fisiting at Newport. r. l.. WAC badly a,
'nsken up In an auto collision with Al
ar driven by Vincent Astor.
me 's'es' census gives the popula- =
'''' VI oahaos As f,4ss, ISl. y
A Pennsylvaia bow died from ,o.l "
sw resuIting fro,,, 49, ~" 'o'N-
wh,, ;,
royl 10 g. E-~.,s e,p rom ne"
avs ' " "''o IN io>s n
=
o~"s"a ooJee~ 10 the American d,
! a"pa'gn 20 induce settlers to leave !,
'e 'o'n'n'on'
The ruling regent Of China has ga
rely ordered ali an,,-sosa,s. 10" 80
~ '.pP'o''eo- 81
A party Of Mazamas have d;scov.r.a II
en- glaciers on the slope ~ IN. Thses Al
mountains. :,
n. Mi.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25
|IDAAQ STATE NEWS

Boise Idaho has been added to the
anti-nght picture states that have
made the owners Of the Jeffries-John-
son Aims fume and fret 1t the moral
wave sweeping the country. Governor
y. n. Brady has announced that the
moving reproduction Of the Reno fight
would not Be tolerated within the
bounds Of the state.
Governor Brady's action was brought
about BY the rumor that the pictures
we're about to be shown in some Of the
Occur d'Alene mining camps. He
promptly put the crusher on the hopes
OF the promoters by issuing an open
letter defining his position a. against
the films.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Boise--various sections of Idaho are
within the grasp Of infsntiIe par aIysis.
known to medical science - polio mye-
litis anterior, and II Ii spreading TO
widely separated portions Of the STATE.
No less than 36 cases have been "a.
ported to the State board Of health.
ana Dr. Ralph Falk, secretary. has
issued letters OF warning asking that
physicians exert every possible means
70 control the disease. Cottonwood, in
idano county, seems to be the only
town where medical experts will find Il
Impossible to prevent the spread. I'll
seems that the disease has made steady
progress there over the prairie coun-
try. There are three cases in Green
Creek, Idaho county, east Of Cotton |
wood.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-08-25

Caldwell - The contract has been
let for enlarging the main South Side
canal leading from the Boise river d.
version dam 70 the Deer Flat reser-
voir, according to announcement issued
by the United States reclamation SER
vice, through F. W. Hanna, engineer
Of the Payette- Boise project. The
canal supplies lands lying directly un-
Ger 4 and feeds the Ridenbaugh canal
and Deer Flat reservoir.
The canal was dug with a 4O-foot
bottom width throughout its entire
length, with short stretches excavated
at intervals to the width Of 70 feet. II
Because some Of the 40-foot sections :
were subject to excessive seepage and J
liability to breaks, 1t was decided that :
they could be lined with concrete at l
about the same cost that the sections c
could be widened for, and that when
lined those sections would have a car :,
rying capacity the equal of the 7O-foot
bottom sections. OF the total length
II these sections, $4,000 feet, about
10, 900 feet Of the most dangerous +
stretches were lined during the fall of II
1908, and the remainder will be com.
'leted this fall and in the fall of next o.
rear. it is said. g
The contract involves the excavation lie
u approximately $4,000 cubic yards e
4 material and requires that the work =,
hall be completed by April l, 1912. :,
living to the fact that water will be tr
un in the main canal during all of the
ear except about three months in the ed
all, the work has to be begun immedi- &C
tely in order to get it completed for co
he irrigation season Of 1912. Oh
With this work completed, the main ce
anal will be able to serve the Deer es
lat reservoir and all the lands of the to
reject as they are developed by ex- sv
ensions of the lateral system. ra
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-07-20

Hall of the Northwestern league
pitched magnificent ball for Dillon,
permitting but four hits and issuing
no transportation. Gebeau for Ham
ilton was kit for seven bingles and
issued one pass.
In the fifth inning Hamilton came
near scoring. McQuaid reached third
with two down. Luck broke against
Hamilton all during the game, for the
next two men up breezed. Hamilton
never had chance after this, Hall
holding the heavy hitters down.
Mcnamara, Dillon's first man up,
made the circuit and was responsible
for two of the three counts in the
game. Pitcher hall scored the other.
Catcher Marx for Hamilton made a
two.cushion hit. The tabulated score
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-07-20

dent Roosevelt, and was reappointed
by President Taft. Clifford Pinchot,
as chief forester, served in his de-
partment, and was discharged by him
upon direction of the president. One
of the secretary's chief characteristics
is the faculty to move unscathed amid
raging administration controversies.
Secretary Wilson is in Montana to
investigate complaints from Lincoln
county, where agricultural land, 1t Is
said, is held in government reserves.
He said to a Western News reporter
that he expects to open the land to ac'
tual settlers. He is travelling with
his son, Jasper Wilson, who is MS
private secretary. He was convey ed
to Hamilton by c H. McI.eod of Mis-
soula in the ,at,er's motor car. ~ We
hardly seen the equal. of this valley
eothrscd the distinguished visitor IN
commenting on The trip from Mis-
SCALA. 1T is wonderful. The soil is
SO rich, l noticed that everything
grows so luxuriantly.
"Iused to run a newsp> per on my 1000
acre farm in Iowa." said Mr.. Wilson
"and enjoyed it. ! used to go abou
the farm in the foreroons and in th'
afternoons write agricultural article!
for my paper, getting my inspiration
from the work done on my farm
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-07-20
HEAD OF u. S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
LAUOS BITTER ROOT VALLEY
Distinguished Visitor Says Valley Should
Have Four or Five Beet Sugar Fac
tories-Long Cabinet Service.

"You ought TO have four or five beet
sugar factories in this valley" said
James Wilson, secretary Of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
who was in Hamilton Monday. The
secretary, who has served in the ca bi-
nets of three presidents and is the
highest authority on agricultural sub
iects, was enthusiastic about the pos
Bitter Root
when you raise sugar beets,' he
said, you sell the atmosphere, but
when you raise wheat you sell the
soil. You can get 20 tons from an acre
and IS ton, which is 800 an acre
profit. Colorado now raises 200, 900
tons of sugar beets year, more than
any other state, and l sent the first
seed into the state. There are only
in the United States. You ought to
awake to your possibilities; you ought
to be doing things. Send to my de-
partment In Washington and get the
reports on sugar beets."
"You ought to have 20 or 80 cream.
cries here" continued the enthusiastic
,bnet off 'er. "You haven't enough
you must get more"
Secretary Wilson is Is years old
but we'll preserved. He is active and
alert. He looks like his pictures; you
could recognize him by them withou,
an Introduction. He is democratic
with the democracy of the seasoned
politician. He has served under
three administrations. He was ap,
pointed by President Mckinley, served
through the administrations of Presi.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-07-20
JUDGE HENRY MYERS
FOR CONGRESSMAN

Yesterdays Daily Missouliau says:
Democrats in this neck OF the woods
are ginning to talk candidates for
the various positions to be filled next
fall. 1t was said on the streets yes.
terday that Judge Henry L. Myers,
one of the most popular democratic
leaders in the Bitter Root valley,
might be nominated by his party to
oppose Representative Pray, or what
ever man the republicans put out.
The people of Hamilton, Mr. Myers
home, are very much interested in the
situation. They would like to have
an opportunity to vote for their fellow
townsman.
Judge Myers was at the Hotel Flor
ence last night but he did not discuss
politics with any of the local demo
Gratis"