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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Company Assumes Loss.

Minneapolis, Manufacturing to
f. p. Wells, vice president of the com,
pany, F. H. Peavey & Company Will
assume the liabilities of the Peavey
Grain company, of Chicago, when
suspended operations recently when
shortage of $1,000, 900 was discovered
after the sudden death of its presi,,
dent, James Petit. Mr.. Wells said
that the assets of F. H. Peavey =
Company amount to two and hall
times its liabilities.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Twain Estate s41I.Iaa.

New York-Mark Twain Samuel
Clemens) left actual property worth
$47l. 1856. An appraisal of his estate
places this value on securities and real
estate bequeathed to his only surviv-
ing child, Mrs. Gabrilowitch. when he
died, on April 2l, 1910. Clemens
left no real estate in New York. The
value of his personal estate here was
$296,746. This does not include a
trunkful of manuscripts. the value of
which is not specified in the appraisal.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
PARCELS Post Resisted

Washington. July Is. - Opposition
to the passage of parcels post bill
was made today before the house
committee of postoffices and post
roads by representatives of various
retail merchants associations. The
argument was advanced that the gov
eminent should regulate, but not COM
pete with, or try to own, private con-
Germs engaged in interstate COM
merce. II also was asserted that a
parcels post would be a losing enter
prise and would favor the mail order
houses as against the small dealers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Eorest Eires sim Mannca

Boston, July 15.-The forest fire
situation lin New England continues
serious. In the Moosehead lake re-
gion Of Maine many thousands of
acres Of timber have been destroyed
by the fires. Some sportsmen's camps
are threatened but few people or
buildings are in danger. In the neigh
borhood of York Beach. Me-, more
than 1000 acres of timber have been
burned over and the fire is advancing
in a northerlv direction. The fires in
the vicinity of Concord, N. H., and
Hope, II. l., are under control.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
D0|NGs Of THE week.
cIrfeh Events Of Interest Gathered
From he World al Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

Railroads are placing big orders fol
cars and locomotives.
Wholesale lumber dealers are to be
Investigated by the government.
Forest fires in Northern Ontario are
reported under control, with at least
400 dead.
A Salem, Or, minister has married
members OF three generations of the
same family.
A potato price war occurred at Spo-
kane, and the tubers retaiIed at 80
pounds for % cents.
A San Francisco policeman died
from the effects Of being struck on
the head by n baseball.
Governor Deneen, of Illinois, en-
phatically denies that he helped Lori
mer's election to the senate.
Portland, Or, experienced the hot
test day Of the season Wednesday.
July 10, the temperature reaching 81.
The censorship Of the Mexican press
has been removed and the newspapers
are now supposed TO be free to print
the news.
A feet of IL torpedo oats is enroute
from San Francisco to Portland.
They will also visit Seattle.
After 23 years search lost
mine has been discovered by a HUI
sum. Wash, prospector, near Badger
lake.
The attempt TO GUST Government
Pure Food Expert Wiley from his po:
sition promises to develop as much
bitterness as the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy.
Portland, Or, Is experiencing a
plague Of fierce mosquitoes, and the
city health officer has taken the mat
ter up and will cover all stagnant wa
ter with coal oil TO prevent the hatch
ing of the pestiferous insects.
John w. Gates, Of "Bet you a mil
lion" fame. is seriously i'll.
A struggle is on In the National
Educational association TO decide
whether II shall be ruled by men OF
women.
An other expedition is being fitted
out ats cattle TO search for the re.
mainder Of the famous Cocos lslanc
treasure, former ship having recov'
cred about 800, 900.
A passenger train on the Oregon
Trunk was derailed by sun-kink IN
the rails near Shearer's Bridge. anC
one man killed, three fatally injured
and eleven others badly hurt.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
British Alter Alliance.

Toxic - Revision of the Anglo
Japanese alliance is regarded as the
inevitable outcome of the Anglo
american arbitration treaty. There
is reason to believe that the negotia-
lions for such revision have been
going on for several weeks. It is
reported that Great Britain proposed
70 modify the clause providing for
mutual assistance in the event of war
making the provision inapplicable in
tne event that either party to the alli-
ance is fghting nation with whom
the other has an arbitration treaty
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Each Must Own License.

Hoquiam, Wash.-If an ordinance
proposed to the city council here, and
to be introduced regularly at the next
meeting by Councilman Bridges, should
become a law, every person in Ho-
quiam who takes drink of spurious
refreshments will have to own IL
cense, which he will present to the
bartender before he is served. Mr..
Bridges proposes to make-it misde-
meanor for a saloonkeeper to sell
liquor to anyone, or for anyone to buy
1T, who does not hold such a license.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Whest-Track prices; Bluestem.
94@96c: club, Sic: Russian, soc
valley, sic; 40-fold, Sic.
Millstuffs ~ Bran, s24. 50M25 per
ton; middlings, $3l; shorts, s25. 90
@26; rolled barley, $29M30.
Corn - Whole, $3l.50; cracked,
$3.50 per ton.
Barley Choice feed, s25. 50@26 per
ton.
Oats--No. l white, $26027 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, new, Sl6Ml9; old,
$1S@2l; alfalfa. new, $3.50; clover,
new, $8.50@9; grain hay. new, $1i.
Fresh fruits Cherries, 3A0o9c per
pound; spricots, Sl25M1.50 per
crate; cantaloupes. $3.50 per crate;
peaches. s5e@s1.25 per crate; water
melons,. 2M2ic per pound; plums,
$3.50 per crate; raspberries, $l@1. 65
per crate; loganberries. $l@1.35 per
crate; blackcaps, 81. 50M1. So; plums,
$1.b0AMl.75 per box; prunes. $3.50
Oils per box; blackberries, ST. 50m
l.65; currants. l0c per pound: goose
berries, 7c; new apples. $l.75@2 per
box.
Vegetables - Asparagus. 75Ms5c
per dozen; beans, 5nl0e per pound ;
cabbage, $2M2.25 per hundred
weight; corn. 40M50c per dozen; Gu
cumbers, slMl.25 per box; eggplant,
l6c per pound; garlic. l0Ml2c per
pound; lettuce. 30MS5c per dozen F;
dollhouse lettuce, $l25Ml.7 10 per box /;
peas. 4M5e per pound; peppers, 12t
@l5e per pound; radishes. 12ic per
dozen; rhubarb. 2hM &c per pound; to-
matoes, S1.75M2 per box; new car
rots, 81 per sack; turnips. So; beets,
81.
Potatoes-New Oregon. 2fM2sc per
pound; new California, 2fM3c.
Onions-Red. si.75; white, 50 per
hundred.
Poultry-Hens. l5@l5ic; springs.
1S@20e; ducks. young. 14sMl5c
geese. lie; turkeys, zoe; dressed,
choice, Zoe.
Eggs-Oregon ranch. candled, 24@
25e per dozen.
Butter-City creamery extra. l and
pound prints, in boxes, 26e PEI
pound; less than box lots, cartons and
delivery extra.
~ ohNJ ott luz pei pounQ.
Veal-Fancy, Halle per pound.
Cattle-Prime hay-fed steers, sea
6.25; choice. $5.75@6; fair to good,
$5-25m5.50; common. $5M5. 25
prime cows s5.25@5.50; good e
choice, s4.75d5; fair. s4.5OM4. 10
choice heifers, s5@5. so; choice bulls
81. 25@4.75; choice light clayes, STA
7.50; good. s6.75@7; choice heav,
calves $5@5.50; choice stays, S5a
$50; good, $4.75@5.
Hogs Choice, $767.25; good
s6.70n7; choice TO heavy, Sc. 35d6. so
common. s5@6; stock hogs. s6.75Q
7.60.
Sheep-Choice spring lambs, s5d6
choice yearlings, s3.75@4; good
$3.75d3.75; fair, s3@3.5O: choic,
ewes, s2.75@3; good. $2.5O@2. rs
fair, $2.25M2. so; good to choic,
heavy wethers, SO. 50M375; old heav,
wethers, $3@3.50; mixed lots, S465
Hops-1911 contracts, 25c pound
1910 crop, 25c; 1909 crop, 15@1ec
ODDS, 8@10c.
Wool--Eastern Oregon, 9@l6c pc
pound, according to shrinkage; valley
l5@l7c per pound; mohair, choice
36@37ac per pound.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Canal piggers Work East

Washington, d. C. - Although the
difficulties of the work increase as the
diggers on the Panama canal get deep
er into the chasm, they are more than
keeping up their record. Last month
they took out 2,646. 492 cubic yards of
earth and rock, which exceeded bv
Just 1880 yards the total excavation
IN May. This may be explained by
the fact that the rainfall was twice as
great in May as in June. On the
other hand, the cement workers who
are building the great locks placed
only lO4, 949 cubic yards of concrete
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
~ Dead; 81 Hurt in Connecticut.

Bridgeport, Conn. Twelve bodies
in the morgue, al injured in the hos
pital and huge pile of junk at the
foot of 20-foot embankment at the
western end of the city, tell the tale
of the worst wreck in SO years his
tory of the New York, New Haven &.
Hartford railroad.
Although the accident happened to
the Federal express just before dawn.
and the coroner's office has been
busy all day answering telephone and
telegraph inquiries from all parts of
the country, four of the dead, two men
and two women, remain unidentified.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Pacific VIII Be Protsctsd

Washington, d. Cit is the pres
ent plan of the Navy department to
have the battleship fleet spend about
an equal amount of time in the Allan
tic and Pacific as soon as the Panama
canal is open to navigation. The great
armament known as the Atlantic
heet since its formation, will belong
as much to the Pacific as Atlantic.
and the persistent demands of the
West Coast for adequate naval pro-
lection will be partially satisfied.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Madden Makes Charges

Washington. July 15.-Charges that
inspectors had been sent into the plant
of the Lewis Publishing Co. st. Louis;
that the books had been seized and the
offices turned topsy-turvy, were reiter-
ated today before the house committee
on expenditures in the Postoffice de
partment by f. C. Madden, ex-third
assistant postmaster general. now at
torney for the Lewis concern, from
which the second-class mail privilege
was Withdrawn.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
E.oHrY-susHEL WHEAT FOUND
Government Completes Threshing
400 Varieties of Grain.

Government Completes Threshing
400 Varieties of Grain.
Chico, Cal.-The threshing of 400
varieties of grain has been completed
at the governments big plant intro
duction gardens at this place, says
Superintendent Beagles. Some va
rieties of wheat yielded at the rate of
80 bushels to the acre. This is about
twice the average yield of common
wheat throughout California's grain
growing districts. The varieties pro-
ducing especially heavily are Frietes
and Chul wheats. X. F. Blanchard is
the expert in charge of experiments
in this department.
The propagation and budding Of de-
ciduous fruits are now being followed.
Corn breeding is also under way.
The distribution of plants is on. The
pistachio nut, which is largely used by
confectioners, is being shipped to
Newman, Fresno and other plants.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
CAMORRISTS IN FRENZY.
Leap at Bars of Prisoners Cage
Like Wild Animals.

Viterbo, Italy,-After Captain Fa-
broni, of the Carabiniers, of Naples,
had denounced the Camorra as the
most despicable and dangerous Grim
inal association in the world, there
ensued scene in the courtroom here
that made past disturbances in the
Camorra trial tame in comparison.
Erricone, chief among the prisoners
to feel the sting of Fabroni's fearless
testimony, leaped to his feet and dash
ed to the bars of the prisoners cage,
shrieking incoherently, and personal
encounter between the GARDINER and
Lawyer Bovio, for the defense, was
prevented only by the interference of
the court attaches.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Grain Rate is SIashed.

Seattle - The Great Northern has
announced a permanent reduction IN
freight tariffs on all grain shipments
from points in Central and Eastern
Washington to Puget Sound terminals,
The reduction is from a half cent to
cents hundred pounds. The new
rates become effective August TO-
when the grain in Central Washing
ton will start moving.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
loo-storx auiIdinn 49,.

Cleveland, o:-Addressing the CON.
vention OF the National Building own
ers and Managers here, George . MOI;
mer, Oh New York, said that plans for
loo-story building, 1000 feet h;a aIr
nave been drawn and that sncb >
structure is probability of tbs , ~. a
future in New York. e near
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Banks Must Pay Expressage.

Washington, July 15.-The refusal
of the United States senate to agree
to the Jones amendment, appropriat-
ing $l20, 600 for the transportation of
silver coin, means that the banks of
the Northwest will have TO bear the
expense of transporting from the East
such money as will be needed this
year for the movement of crops.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Barrett to Attend Exerci.s,

Washington, ID. Cat the request
of President Taft, John Barrett, gener-
al director of the Pan-American union,
will attend the ground-breaking cere-
monies of the San Diego, CAL, expo
sition, commemorating the opening of
the Panama canal, on July 10.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Luzon swsnt BY rxnhoon.

Manila, July 15.-Northern Luzon
has been swept by typhoon. All the
wires are down and the observers be-
lieve it is the worst experienced in
years Details, because Of the lack
Of communication, have not been re-
ceived.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
GRAIN BAGS RUN SHORT.
Price of Few on Hand Scars, and
Farmers Are Worried.

Walla Walla, Wash. July i5.-With
grain bags at cents and hard to get
at that price, farmers fear they will
have a shortage here this year that
may cause damage before it ends.
There, are few sacks now in the city
and the penitentiary output is con-
tracted for u month in advance.
Local dealers yesterday showed the
price to 8 cents and the state board of
control notified the penitentiary Off
cials soon afterwards that the price at
that place should be raised. This
makes the fourth raise in price this
year. and it is expected that others
will follow.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
Relief Promised Storm vic,;,,.

Washington, ID. President Taft
has promised Representatives CLAYTON.
of Alabama, and Adamson, of Geor-
gia, to order the serving of 20 days
rations to the sufferers from the Sc
we're storm of July 4 in Lee county.
Ala, and Harris county, Ga.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20

mrs, rniiip snowden. the English
sunrasette. began. at a dinner IN Nn..'
York, her reply to a toast ON 49,,
rage" with the words: Ar
1 once asked little girl 4, -.
knew what leisure was. Ane
Yes. she replied. Leisure 4. - .
place where married people renan, a !.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
France Is in Treaty Mood.

Washington. ID. C.-France, it is
announced, is virtually ready to sign
a general arbitration treaty with the
United States, similar to the one with
Great Britain.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Lewiston - Final details of the
county division, by which Lewis,
Clearwater and Nez Perez counties
are carved out of what was formerly
Nee Perez county, with Lewiston as
their county seat, are virtually com
pleted, and valuations have been APP
portioned to each county. The total
valuation of Nez Perez county is &c.
6l3, 760, of which $2,5S7, 1853 is APP
portioned to Lewis county. The
amount due Clearwater county is yet a
question.
Lewiston - The peach crop OF the
Lewiston Charleston valley will now be
The earlier varieties are
being shipped to Eastern points. The
weather has turned extremely warm
and the later varieties will soon be on
the market.
The crop of this valley promises to
be the biggest harvested here in six
years. After careful work on the
orchards, the growers have not only
been able to raise big crops despite
adverse conditions, but they are able
to bring their peaches to a standard
which is recognized throughout the
country.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20

Washington, d. c., July 9.-Within
a week or ten days the signatures of
the secretary of state, Philander C.
Knox, and the British ambassador,
James Bryce, will be placed on the
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain to provide for the arbi-
tration of all questions arising be-
tween the two countries, even matters
of vital Importance and national honor.
The signing of the treaty will bring
to an end the negotiations begun at
the instance of President Taft and
Ambassador Bryce early this year,
and will mark what many believe to
be the greatest step toward interna-
tional peace ever taken.
Some changes remain to be made in
the text, mainly in the phraseology,
to which the greatest attention is be-
ing given to avoid any ambiguity or
possible chance of misconstruction
when the treaty comes to be tested by
actual recourse to its provisions.
1t is to be model from which general
arbitration treaties between the Uni
ted States and other nations will be
drawn.
Only one point of substance remains
to be adjusted and the State depart
ment is awaiting the last word of the
British foreign office on that subject.
There are two ways in which the OBJ
Ject to be covered in this provision OF
the treaty can be attained; either
would be acceptable to the State de-
partment, so there is no reasonable
doubt of a complete agreement.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20
GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS

Washington, July 14.-Senator Hey
burn of Idaho, drew the fire of Sena
tor Williams, of Mississippi, today in
the course of the discussion of a mo
tion by Williams for the retention OF
Jim Jones, the s2-year-old negro,
who had been Jefferson Davis body
guard and in whose custody the seal
of the Confederacy was entrusted, re-
tanned on the Senate payroll as la
borer.
Senator Hepburn acquisced in the
retention of the negro for services
formerly given to the senate, but not
because of loyalty to an infamous
cause"
But for the parliamentary rules
that restrain me, declared Williams,
II would have few words to say
about the kind of human being in
whose heart such thoughts can exist.
Senator Williams added with great
feeling that he was mot prepared to
hear a civilized man in the goth CEN
fury call AN Infamous cause the
cause for which his (Wiliams) father
had laid down his life.
"There is no right of American cit
Mr.. Williams added, THAT
permits a man TO insult the dead"
The senate sustained Williams by
a vote of 81 to Is, leaving Jones on
the payroll at $720 year as a labor
err.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20

Washington, d. c., July 11.-Ar
inquiry into Alaska's industrial devel.
opment, second in Importance only to
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation,
will be Intercepted tomorrow by the
house committee on expenses Of the
Interior department.
Instead of having Miss M. F. ADJ
bolt tell the story of her discovery of
the famous "Dick to Dick" letter,
the committeeIwil examine govern
ment officials on the general condition
of the territory.
1t is planned to call G. H. Brooks,
Alaskan head of the geological sur
yey, as a witness. He will be fol-
lowed by witnesses from the War de-
partment, which controls the leasing
of water fronts in that country.
The possible connection of C. P.
Taft with the subject is to be subor-
dinated for the time being. The COM
mittee will endeavor to find out if the
Guggenheim interests, when defeat in
the so-called Cunningham claims to
the great coal fields of Alaska seemed
inevitable, undertook TO assert control
of the coal deposits by monopolizing
the entrances to the interior of Alas
ka, if recognition of the Ryan entries
would effect this.
1t is for this purpose that the COM
mittee has invited experts on Alaskan
minerals and the coast line to testify
as to the conditions in the neighbor-
hood of Controller bay. The inquiry
may require many days. Other than
recognizing the absolute freedom of
the president from congressional in
quiry, it is said tonight no limitations
would be placed on the inquiry.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20

Washington, d. c., July 10-The
Canadian reciprocity bill emerged I'M
scathed tonight from the most serious
ordeal it has experienced in the SEN
ate. The amendments offered by SEN
ator Cummins, of Iowa, and the two
offered by Mr.. Simmons, of North
Carolina, all seeking to increase the
number of Canadian manufactured
articles that shall be admitted free of
duty, were voted down.
The vote in favor of the amend
ments was so small that Senator
Cummins asked for only five roll calls,
although he had announced his inten-
tion of asking for at least ten. The
maximum vote for his tariff amend
ment was ID, compared with a maxi
mum vote of SO against.
The defeat of the Cummins amend
ments clears the situation in the sem
ate and leaves the reciprocity bill
much nearer final passage.
Senator Bailey offered an amend
ment to the house wooden tariff bill,
imposing a duty of 25 per cent on raw
wool. He will ask for its considera-
ton, and of his farmers free list
amendment, in the near future.
On the proposal to put flour and
cereal products on the list of articles
which the United States will admit
free, Senator Cummins was defeated,
so to ID; on the proposal to put agri-
cultural implements on this list he
was defeated SO to IL; on the pro-
posal to put lumber on the list he was
defeated 81 to IL.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-07-20

Washington, July 10. - Railroads
give, or are still forced to give, re-
bates to big corporations and 10 the
detriment of small concerns, declared
Frank c. Lowry of New York, general
salesman for the Federal Sugar Rein
ing company, before the sugar
trust" investigating committee today.
In explanation, Mr.. Lowry said his
company did not receive an allowance
for lighterage in New York harbor as
the sugar trust" did. Mr.. Lowry
will continue his testimony tomorrow.
Frank l.. Meals, a Philadelphia
shipping agent, testified that while
uniform rates are in operation, big
concerns with "inside information"
about intended changes in rates or
which receive advantage in the shape
of drayage, put smaller dealers under
handicap.
Rates are so complicated, said he,
THAT big concern like the American
Sugar Refining company must employ
rates expert at $25, 900 a year to
work out rates or all of its directors
would go to Jail for violating the in
terstate commerce laws"
Representative Fordney, of Michi-
gan, exposed an opinion that any
wide"awake man would know about
proposed changes in rates.
Eyes, added Representative Baker,
of California, "the same kind of wide
awake fellows have been cheating the
public for 20 or % years.