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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Thursday, January ~.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Captain Robt.
70. Peary, Attic explorer, today was
formally approved by a subcommittee
OF the house committee on naval af
fairs.
The subcommittee at an executive
meeting, from which the two principal
opponents OF Captain Peary, Roberts
and Macon. were absent, adopted a
favorable report to the full commit
tee on the Bates BILL which extends
the thanks of congress to Peark and
retires him with the rank of Rear
Admiral In the Engineer Corps of the
Navy.
Captain Peary Is SO years old, and
the action, II approved by the full
committee and agreed to by the sen.
ate. will place him Immediately upon
the retired list with about the same
-S6000-as he is receiving as a
captain upon the active list.
The report probably Will arouse a
lively discussion In the house.
Significant progress was made today
In the movement for the creation o!
permanent Tariff Commission.
Not only did President Taft, In an
address az the banquet of the Ma
tional Tariff Commission Association
openly indorse the Longworth bin. but
early today he summond the Repub
lican members OF the ways and means
committee to the White House and
urged them TO harmonlze their diff
ferenies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Friday. January 10.

Washington. Jan. 13.-That the sen
ate at this session must face the
question whether the Constitution
shall be amended so as to require the
election OF senators by direct vote
OF the people was made apparent to
day. A vote, which many senators
considered n test of sentiment, re
suited largely In favor OF the propo-
sition. The matter came up In the
senate In connection with the Joint
resolution for the amendment of the
Constitution recently reported from
the committee on judiciary
Senator Bailey effectively blocked
ono administration bill In the senate
providing for the enlargement OF the
Engineer Corps OF the Army, and re
marked significantly that he was pre-
pared to oppose the administrator
scheme for the creation of tarif
commission.
The Gardiner bill. which would pro
hibIt the admission into the United
States OF any illiterate alien over II
years old. was ordered today favor
ably reported to the house by the
committee on immigration.
Representative Hawley, OF Oregon
introduced a bill today granting {
pension of SIG month to all vet
Grams who served 30 days or longer
In any Indian war In the United
States prior TO 1880
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Deep pestItutlon in China.

Shanghai.-Very intense suffering,
amounting to starvation, among 1,OoO,-
600 farmers in the northern part of
the province of Anhuit, following the
drowning of 1000 persons, is reported
In an appeal by the provincials to
the government for aid. The Huai and
kwo rivers, which for two weeks
have been out of banks, are said to
have caused the devastation of 1000
square miles. Villages were washed
completely away, and in some in
stances the entire population per-
ished. Crops were destroyed and the
government has. been asked to pro
vide for the destitute.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Tuesday, January 10.

Washington, Jan. 10. - Senator
Crawford. of South Dakota, bitterly
attacked Senator Lorimer, of Illinois,
today. charging that he must have
Known OF the corrupt practices EN-
jloyed In electing him. The election
Of State Representative Shurtleff as
speaker of the lower house of the
illinois legislature. Crawford said,
vas the ''first step In the corrupt
program"
THE next move" he continued,
was wtwo install Lee O'Neill Browne
As minority leader"
He reviewed the testimony of the
representatives and senators who
confessed In connection with the
bribery charges.
THE strength of this testimony is
not broken by its association with
state Representatives White, Becke-
meyer, Holtslaw and Link, self-con-
fessed criminals. They are contempt
bile people. readily grant, but there
Is something SO consistent In the
theory that Lorimer purchased them,
md something so completely antago-
listic In the theory that they were
honest votes cast in Lorimer's favor,
hat | cannot escape the conviction
hat these men betrayed their honor
md blackened the fair name of the
state for paltry dollars and permitted
Browne and Broderick to sell them
like pawns to Shurtleff and Lori
ner"
This testimony fails miserably of
It's purpose" he said Its only ten
iency is further confirmation and
corroboratiye proof that Lorimer was
unlawfully elected. / wish | could
believe that Lorimer himself did not
know that fraud was being commit
ted | regret to say 1t, but person
ally believe that Lorimer knew
enough about what was going on in
Springfield to prove to any reason
ably prudent man upon inquiry that
Browne and Shurtleff were his po-
litical agents, and that he ratified
their acts and accepted the results of
their corrupt practices, of which he
must have had knowledge may be
wrong, but | am willing that the re-
port OF this subcommittee be adopted
without protest"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19

Washington. Jan l4.--Congressmaf
James McLachlan. OF California, to
day presented to the house critic
ism OF the present state OF the na
tional defcnsen The criticism was
written for the United Press BY
Frederick Louis Hnidekoper. and de
cIares that the country IN now prnc-
ticnliy defenseless and at the mercy
Of Germany, Japan or any first class
power.
Among other things the report
Says:
"Thn American people should know
that their army Is In a lamentHble
state. and that our means OF de-
Tense, except for the navy, are vir-
tually NIL.
The American army today has
only enough infantry ammunition
for one single engagement. The
field artillery does not posses enough
manufactured Ammunition TO fight SO
much as one battle.
How long would our 80 regiments
OF infantry stand against the 200,.
600 troops which Germany could
land on the Atlantic coast, or Japan
on the Pacific coast within FIVE weeks
after the declaration OF war;
I'VE Americans thing our militia a
wonderful force. Nothing could be
further from the truth from mill.
tary standpoint.
war used to last 100 years OF
more. Now IL lasts one year or less,
and preparation must be made before.
hand.
The location of army posts is
most defective. The war department
has tried TO abandon posts worthless
from military standpoint, but has
been compelled to countermand the
order. owing TO political influence.
Never in our history have we
been prepared for war. A good bust
ness man cannot be made in a day
or a month; neither san a good
soldier.
Washington declearcd that we
ought to have good army rather
than a large one. Today we have
neither.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
sNus SUFFRAGE CHIEF.
Washington Legislature Refuses to
Hear Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe.

Olympia, Wash, Jan Flea
lures of the third day of the Wash
ington Legislature were:
On test vote the Housee showed
that 1t is wet by a majority of five.
The House and Senate declined to
extend time to Mrs. Emma Smith
Devoe, suffrage leader, to address
them in regular session.
The employees compensation act
was introduced in the House and
Senate.
Permission to introduce bills in
the House was granted.
Senator Stewart, in a resolution.
called for a committee of four SEN
ators and four Representative to
confer with Oregon in relation to
fishing in the Columbia River.
In the Senate a bill was intro
duced by Bryan to ratify the Federal
income-tax law.
The House passed a memorial to
Congress advocating the pensioning
of life-saving crews.
The resolution offered by Camp
bell of Snohomish that ''at this ses-
sion no legislation be had relative to
the regulation and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and that all bills or
parts of bills introduced on or relat-
ing to the subject be left to the
committee on rules without debate"
started trouble in the House this
morning. II was known that such a
resolution was being held In wait
ing, but its Introduction caused some
surprise and Immediately lively
Wrangle started After practically
two hours of fighting the resolution
was adopted by a vote of So to Al.
Now II the House wishes to consider
any liquor legislation 1t will require
two-thirds vote to get the bill in
trodnced
The "drys" were caught mapping.
They showed lack of leadership, and
on several occasions members had
TO exchange their views as they did
not understand the questions before
the House. There were "a present.
Drissler OF Pacific and Teats of
Pierce being the only ahsentees.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS

since 1906 there has been 11s in
dictments In the United States Court
at Denver. there had not been n
single conviction.
Borah voted In the Affirmative and
Hepburn In the negative. the few
other Senators present remaining
silent.
THE ayes appear to have IT," the
chair announced.
you mean that the aye has it,'
commented Hepburn.
The ayes have 1t and the bill is
passed" persisted the chair and the
bill was sent on its way to the
House.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE project
mapped out by the Army Engineers
for 30-foot channel from Portland
10 the mouth OF the Columbia River
md recommended In the report sent
20 Congress today by the Secretary
n War, probably will be approved
and adopted by provision that is
expected to be inserted I'm the river
aud harbors bill by the Senate com
nitteo Oh commerce., which row has
hat bin In charge.
IL sufficient effort is made. this
amendment will not only carry an
appropriation OF sb20000 for con
itructing two dredges for use on this
ihannel but will authorize the entire
,roject at It's full estimated cost OF
;3.770.00o and place the work on a
continuing contract basis, so that
lredging and dixie construction can
proceed steadily without interruption,
necessary funds being appropriated
rom year to year in the sundry civil
bill until the work is completed and
aid for
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Wednesday, January II.

Washington. Jan. 1l.-Senators
Hepburn and Borah. both of Idaho,
engaged In parliamentary duel in
the Senate today over a bill increzs.
Ing the number OF challenges allow
ed the Government in criminal pros
ecutions.
Borah supported the bin as a mem
Der OF the committee on judiciary,
contending for the right OF the Gov
eminent TO have a reasonable OPP
portunlty to procure fair judges.
Opposing the bill. Hepburn con
tended that the Governments oppor-
tunities In prosecutions are suffic-
iently extended. He said that. while
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Tourists Left Stranded.

Boston.-The filing of the bank
ruptcy schedule of the Collvers Tours
Company, in the United States Dis.
trict Court. showed that between %
and 30 persons who had paid for
tickets for tour around the world
are hung up" at various points in
Europe and Asia. The liabilities of
the company aggregale nearly sfs-
600. with assets of less than $25ol
Among those who paid the company
for a passage around the world ace
residents of Texas. California, New
York, Ohio and Canada.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Salem Man Is Killed.

Cheyenne.-The frozen body of
Robert Broyles, of Salem, Ore, was
found on the prairie 10 miles from
here. In one hand was claspsi a
fully-loaded revolver. He had been
shot with weapon of the same
caliber, as empty shells near the
body testified Identification was
made by Kenneth Martin, a keyrlug
bearing Broyles' name and letter
signed by him being found on the
corpse. The coroner's jury returned
a verdict of murder
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
,ronuy january >.

Washington, Jan. 9.--Senator Bev.
eridge today introduced a resolution
declaring that William Lorimer of
Illinois was not duly elected to the
United States senate.
The resolution was handed in with
a minority report on the finding Of
the senate committee on privileges
and elections which investigated the
charges OF bribery in connection with
the Lorimer election.
Badly battered In the three days
storm that swept the House last
March, the Speaker came back" in
way that brought grim smile of
satisfaction to his countenance and
left his enemies, the insurgents"
discounted.
The Speaker today was sustained
by majority on a ruling Identical
with the one he made last March,
when the House Nverruied his deci-
sion through combination OF insur-
gent Republicans and Democrats.
On the eve OF their return to power
the Democrats voted to sustain the
ruling OF the chair vhe insurgents
-2I OF them-stood by their guns
and fought the Speaker bsevely in a
lost cause.
II was on the point as to whetheT
proposed amendmen; to the rules,
offered from the floor, constituted a
question OF high constitutional privi-
lege that the storm broke II was
precisely this question that called
out the "revOluti0n" Of last March
when Norris, OF Nebraska. offered an
amendment providing for rules
committee OF IS members 20 be elect.
ed by the House. instead OF three
members appointed by the Speaker.
The Speaker ruled the Norris resolu-
ton out Of order.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Not Guilty; Back From Pen.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Convicted in
1902 of a murder it has since been
shown he did not commit, and sen
fenced to life Imprisonment at San
Quentin, Seriano Gonzales is back in
Los Angeles free man. He has just
been pardoned through the efforts
of the Union Rescue mission here.
Bordaunt submitted to the govern
ment proof OF the innocence OF Con.
zaies, who was convicted on clrcum.
stantial evidence of the murder of a
railroad man.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
cst.s curIesI,y !. coatIy.

Santa Re. n. M.--An inquisitive
cat caused a $4,000 Ore at chinn, a
settlement in the Manzano Noun
taina. 60 miles south 81 Santa Fe.
While the family OF u. salas was
absent at a dance the family cat
overturned a lamp that had been left
burning and set IRE 10 the house
5alas store, adjoining. with IT'S stock
Of merchandise. was also destroyed.
The insurance. WAS small.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19

Fer Dissolution.
Nov York. Painting the Standard
on organization IA bred by oppress-
inK Competitions and hanging now ~
4 threatening cloud over the country,
Frank b. kellogg. special assistant
10 the Attorney General pleaded
with the Supreme Court to dissolve
the STANDARD Oh Company Of New
Jersey, ~ = violaior Of the Sherman
nntftrust law
He opened the Governments side
OF the controversy and probably will
complete II Monday or Tuesday. Mr..
kellokx spoke for nearly four hours
Mr. kelloEg went over the early
years Of the Standards baainess lead
ing up to the central point OF the
present confrovcrsy--tne organization
OF the STANDARD OIL Company OF New
Jersey Ia 1888.
He characterized this reorxanixa-
ton a. merely the substitution of one
Illegal form OF holding together tho
oil companies for an other illegal
form. The Arst was the trust" OF
1879. with ia several truatees. and
the second the standard OF New
Jersey
axe away TUG ltAt VI IfV9CNHtt'fii
by the Government and The Standard
Oil Company would put every indie
pendent out OF business In i've year"
Mr.. Kellogg said.
Mr.. Kellogg dwet upon the "enor-
nous profis" OF the companies IS
evidence of monopoly. The records
Gid not show whore ali the PROFITS
vent he said.
In summary. John O. Milburn for
the Standard Oil. said:
Damned for anything. but praised
for nothing. In the way the Standard
Oh has been treated by the Govern
ment. In this record, covering 40
years OF business everything the
Standard has ever done Ia related.
IL has done some things In strenu-
Gus times that II should not have
done. That was human. II has done
nothing that goes to the issue here"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
PensIons Greatly Increased.

Washington.-By the passage OF the
general pension bill by the house,
$4,000, 900 was added TO the expendi.
lures on account OF pensions The
vote was PIP to 90. Speaker Cannon
personally took the door and Wig.
oronsly urged the passage OF the
measure. which grants pensions rang.
ing from 80 TO s36 to veterans who
are G2 years old or more and who
served 90 days in tho Civil War OF
60 days In the Mexican War.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
BLOWN TO sIrs ~ CHEMICAL
Four Persons injured by ExpIoalon
on Oakland Ferry.

San Francisco.---A bottle OF a
chemical compound dropped by or
crushed In the pocket OF John 0. Nor
bon. welikDown mining engineer.
Us believed 10 have caused an ex-
piosion on the ferryboat Berkeley,
plying between this city and Oakland.
which brought instant death to Nor
bon. seriously injured two other men
and created panic among the 1000
passengers crowding the vessels
decks
The explosion occurred in the lava
tory, IN which we're four others be-
sides Norbon. HORIZONS body was
blown into bits. Roy l.. Simpson
and Edwin Hofchneider were badly
hurt. the latter perhaps fatally. A.
C. Miller and Louis Saure wore cut
and bruised In the wreck OF the
lnyatory. but escaped serious injury
All the injured reside In Oakland.
Norbon was identified at the Oak
land morgue by letter In his pocket
and a notebook which contained q
list OF explosive chemicals. and which
are thought 20 have been carried In
a compound on Norbon's person
There were no witnesses of the &C
cident. and the exact cause may
never be known.
Norbon resided in Berkeley. He
was said TO have been well known
for his operations In South Africa
and Mexico. He had been engaged
in mining work for many years In
Shasta county. California.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Seventeen Parish in Atlantic.

Highland Light. Mass.-The worst
disaster the Life Guards Of the coast
OF Cape Cod had seen in many years
occurred Tuesday on the sand bars
on tho Peaked HIS. They stood on
the beach with their lifeboats and
other apparatus, unable to render as
sistance, while three coal-carrying
barges were hurled to destruction
and all on board-17 men-lost their
lives III the surf
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19

Lisbon. - Railroad communication
throughout the republic remains para.
lyzed as a result OF the strike which
went into effect Wednesday. Yester.
the Southern Express to leave the
capital Mail from abroad is reach.
Ing here by steamer. The strikers
have rejected an offer OF a rs per
cent increase In their wages. Rep.
resentatiyes OF the strikers and the
directors OF the railroad repeatedly
conferred TO arrange settlement OF
the strike. but their efforts were
without result
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
10000 EnaInsers lteard.

Washingtou-ReB TO petit
tons from 10000 locomotive opera
tives. the senate today passed the
Burkett bill. requiring Interstate rail
roads 10 equip their locomotives with
safe and suitable" boilers The bill
requires complete inspection OF all
locomotives and 10 this end provides
for the appointment OF corps OF
so inspectors under the direction OF
chief inspector and two assistants.
These inspectors are 20 be appointed
only upon taidng a clvil service ex-
animation. The bill now goes TO
the house
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Eforta 10 prove
the mystery OF the murder OF Robert
Broyies. OF Salem. One. arc being
vigorously pushed BY the police. the
has found suitcase which had been
checked al the uaion Depot here BY
Hr0Yies. In Il were rcyolvers. cart.
ridges and a lot OF yellow-back nov
els Of lurif character. The shsrifi
believes Broyles was In search OF
adventures Ike those portrayed in
the novels and that he was lured
out upon the prairie by thugs. who
murdered him
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
Storm Wrecks Hangers.

San Francisco.-Heavy wind and
rain caused a second postponement
of flying and wrought considerable
havoc on the aviation field. Great
rents were torn in the Tapping can
vases covering the hangers and the
rain beat in on the aeroplanes, soak
ing the frail craft and threatening
danger. The Curtiss mechanicians
wheeled them over to the sheds Of
the Tanforan racetrack nearby and
workers in the Wright and Radley
camps were kept busy constructing
more substantial shelter for their
airships.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-01-19
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat--Track prices Bluestem.
s40ssazc: club, s2062ihc; red Rus.
sian. soc; Valley s20 ssc; 4o-fcld, SO
0gShc.
Bariey-Feed. sz4G25 per ton:
brewing. ss7m27 50 per ton.
Mfllstufs- Bran. s2a5oQ24se per
ton: middlings. tsl: shorts, y25b04
26.50; rolled barley. S26m2e.
Hsy-Track prices: Timothy. VII
iAmette Valley, $1,000 per ton:
Eastern Oregon. s2iW22: alfalfa. s1s:
grain hay, si45oGl5.5o; clover. sis
GA.
Whole. $40: cracked. $50 ton.
Oats--No I white. s2s02S.5o ton.
Apples--Waxen b0c& al: BALDWIN.
15c6ti25: Northern Spy. c0c0si25;
Snow. 9I25. Red Cheek Pippin. $40
l3b: Winter Banana. sf75m2: spitx.
enberg. fl251i-75; Yellow Newtown.
sf75
Green Fruits-Pears si.2BQ2 per
box; cranberries. s120f2.bo per bar
rel
vegefabies-Teans. 12Mc per ID.
cabbage. Sl25 per hundred; caulifiow-
er. f2z5 per crate. celery. California,
s3Q325 per crate: squash. 1UfMc
per 10; tomatoes. S175 per box, car
rots. tl0l2B hundred; pafsnips. $40
LIS: turnips. 81; beets. sl.251i.5O
Pofatoes-Oreson. jobblng prices
ti-2sGf IS per hundred.
onions-Buying price. $50 per
hundred
Poultry-IAvs; Hens. 1saafsc
Springs. ish0lsc; turkeys. 2002ic:
ducks. Use; geese. i4c. dressed tur
keys. choice, z5c
EEgn--Oregon ranch, candied. 33Q
s5c. Eastern. z6n30
BUTTERFLY creamery extra. ] aad
pound prints, in boxes. 35c per
pound: less than boxes. cartons and
delivery extra.
Pork-Fancy. iIGI2c per pound
YeaI-Fancy. s. 20 rs pounds. 10
@ifc per pound
Hops--1yl0 crop. isGlsno: 1909
crop. 10Hf2c: contracts. l2G1so.
ol-Eastern Oregon. iz4isc pcr
ID, according 20 shnnkaee: Valley.
I7Qlsc per pound. Mohair. choice.
caftie-Pnme steers s7075o: good
20 choice. f6.50G70C; fair %
good. fB1g.50: common. $500
b.75: choice 70 prime cows. $3.50
$50. good 70 choice beef cows. sf.76
0Jz5. fair 70 choice. g42504.75:
common 70 fair. s2G4. good 20 choice
}seifers. ff.7505s fair 10 good, 1860
ATS, common 70 fair. sf04z5: choice
10 good fat bulls. s37bu45 90: fair 10
good. t3.250350; common bulls. $3.50
0z-z6, good 20 choice light clayea
e707.5o. fair 70 good. se.5O07; good
10 choice heavy calves. 1886: fair
TO good. t4.7s05.25; common calves