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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-22

short distance VIXEN the horse stepped
into hole in the Erolnd, and broke a
boas in the loser part Of its shoulder.
The owner. Mari0u Ssbbs. is in Colo
rado Nlth lis wife.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-22
Wins Fight For Life

1t was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James b. Mer-
shon, of Newark, n. j., Of which he
writes 81 had lost much blood from
lung hemorrhages, aud was very weak
and run down For eight months /
was unable to work. Death seemed
close on my heels, when began, three
weeks ago, to use DIR. Kings New Dis
covery. But il has helped me greatly
1t is doing all that you claim" For
weak, sore lungs, obstinate coughs,
stubborn colds, hoarseness, lagrippe,
asthma, hay-fever or any throat or
lung trouble it's supreme. soc & S1.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Fred
U. Tracy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-22
Breeders Notice.
THE MORGAN HORSE AND JACK
co. HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
DIR. Casio,

A registered Morgan Stallion, No 5l95,
sired by Dick SINNERS famous HEAD
LIGHT, the Champion Blue Ribbon
Winner of the U. S DIR. Casio is a
chestnut sorrei, is l5h hands high,
weight 100 pounds, years old beau
tifuI form aud action.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-22
Lodge Directory

: Oklahoma Post No. 4 Grand
Army Of the Republic.
Meets every 2nd and Ash sat
urday of the month at ? 90
p. m. Visiting comrades
welcome.
b J r QUINN, Com,
! S. DRUNHoSD, Adj.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
MELON SEED KILLS CHILD.
Case Diagnosed as Diphtheris Proves
Mortal.

Logansport, Ind.-While the par
ents. who had diagnosed the case as
diphtheria, administered anti-toxin,
pending the arrival of physicians.
Dorothy Vickers, 6 years old, died
from strangulation, which proved to
have been caused by watermelon
seed.
The little girl attended children's
party at neighbours house, and
among other refreshments watermel-
ons were served. When the little girl
returned home she complained of a
soreness in her throat. Her mother
made an examination and the inhamed
condition Of the child's throat led the
mother TO believe that she had con-
tracted heavy cold.
The child was very i'll next morning
and physicians were hurriedly sum-
moned. and pending their arrival anti
toxin was ordered from drugstore
and administered. A post norton
examination was held and It was
found that small watermelon seed
had lodged in the child's throat and
had slowly strangled her TO death.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
REBELS BEATEN OFF.
President-EIect of Ecuador Wins I'M
portant Victory.

Guayaquil, Ecuador General Ire
vine, at the head of 800 troops loyal
to Emilio Estrada, president-elect of
Ecuador, occupied JIM Japa, province
of Manabi, without resistance.
The rebels under Colonel Carlos AL
faro, who have focked to General Fla
vic Alfaro's standard on his attempt
to wrest the office of chief executive
from Estrada, evacuated the town on
the approach of the government
troops. 1t is announced that Alfaro s
force is now disbanding.
A new band of outlaws appeared
near San Borondon, province of Los
Rios, cheering for Alfaro. After
two skirmishes with the police this
force was dispersed, leaving four
killed and five wounded on the field.
Ten of the band were made prisoners.
The government losses were two
men killed and several wounded.
A resolution was passed by congress
providing for Estrada's assumption to
the presidency.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
TRAIN AUDITORS GO.
Southern Pacific DIspsnsss With
Much Extra Help.

SoEtHeru TAcmC 1iapanso& VIII
Much Extra Help.
San Francisco-When the Southern
Pacific offices closed for the day Au-
gust 81, several hundred employees sew
cred their connections with the com.
pany. The retrenchment order, re-
Gently made, affects all departments
except the operating department.
The biggest cut to be made Is in the
number Of train auditors employed on
the Pacific system. Seventy-five per
cent of these have been dismissed, and
fully $50 auditors will cease taking
tickets on the trains leaving this city.
For many years ticket collecting
was left TO conductors, but the rail-
road decided that they should give
their entire attention 10 operating
trains. A large force of auditors was
employed and they supplanteG the CON
ductors insofar as dealing. Sirectly
with passengers was concerned.
When the necessity for economy
was felt, however, the railroad COM
pany decided that auditors were some
thing Of luxury and 80 they were
cut off, as are several persons work
ing IN the auditing department.
Railroad officials contend that bust
ness is not 80 rushing that it requires
a large force TO keep track Of it's in
come. There will be no reduction Of
train crews or equipment for the pres
emf
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
JOHN D. RELlSHES GAME.
Oil Kings Stock Rises $1,000. 900
While He Plays Golf.

Cleveland, O.-While John D. Rock
efeller was playing golf with Captain
Levi Scofeld and others in a foursome
at Forest Hill links Wednesday morn
ing, Standard Oil stock was soaring
on the New York curb. 1t went up a
total of AZ points in the morning.
Rockefeller's play was interrupted
several times while he received and
sent kilograms. 1t is believed he was
directing buying operations that
caused the remarkable rise. All mes
sages were received and sent by Rock
efeller's private operator at his home.
Answers as received were delivered to
the oil king by boy on bicycle.
Rockefeller's holdings increased in
value S11, 900, 900 between breakfast
and luncheon.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
WOMEN MAY DoFs HATS.
Female BaiIiffs Likely to Prohibit
Hsadgear Worn In Court.

IoduBedF worn w SouFt.
Spokane = Although the ancient
privilege of allowing woman to wear
her hat in courtroom still continues,
it may be put under the ban if women
bsiliffs are appointed to care for the
wants of women jurors, who will be
called to serve on Superior court
juries. 1t is said one woman bailiff
must be appointed for each depart
ment of the Superior court if Spokane
women are allowed to serve on juries.
If women bailiffs are appointed it
will raise storm of protest from the
county building, as the men bailiffs
believe they have already been made
to suffer because the county commits
sioners recently sliced off piece of
their salaries. More than half of the
I'll women summoned for jury service
for the September term of court have
exercised their right to be excused.
If women are permitted to serve it is
declared that changes will have to be
made in jury rooms, and that women
bailiffs may compel removal of head
gear in the presence of the court.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
COAST IS A MAGNET
Draws Center Of Population SO
Miles In Past Ten Years.
Rapid Settlement OF West Overbal.
ances Increase of .East-First
Calculation Error.

Washington, d. C.-The center of
population of the United States is an
nounced by Director of the Census
Durand to be in the western part of
Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana.
This is eight miles west of the loca-
ton announced July II, when Director
Durand placed it four and quarter
miles south of Unionville, in the same
county.
Ten years ago the center of popula-
ton was six miles southeast of Column
bus, Ind, SO miles east of its new To-
cation.
The change in the center of popula-
ton since July IL is due to the discov-
cry of an error made in the census
office. Two clerks worked separately
in computing the geographical point,
but both made the same error, and the
wrong result was published as the
census Offices determination of the
spot.
The movement of the center of pop
ulation 39 miles westward is due to
the increase of population on the Pa
cifc Coast.
"The great increase in the popula-
ton of New York, Pennsylvania and
center states north of the thirty-ninth
parallel has balanced the increase in
Texas, Oklahoma. Indian Territory
and Southern California" said Di-
rector Durand.
"The greater advance toward the
West is to a large extent due to the
increase in population of the Pacific
Coast states, their distance from the
center giving them much greater
weight than the populous states east
of the center.
"For instance, San Francisco, Port
land, Seattle and Sacramento. with a
population of 906, Ole, have as great
an influence on the center of popula-
ton as Philadelphia, Boston and Bal
timore with population of 2,778,-
078."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS
MAINE WORK HALTs.
Congress Fails to Provide Fund to
Raise All of Wreck,


Washington, d. CAS- much of tn.
wrecked battIeship Maine as the avail
able funds will permit will be removed
or prepared for the removal from
Havana harbor, and the mammoth
cofferdam surrounding the ruins will
be reflled with water to await an ad-
ditional appropriation by congress to
finish the raising operations.
Congress failed to act on the presi-
dents recommendation for an addi-
tionaI $3.50. 900 and the War depart
ment has mapped out its plans for the
expenditure Of the money on hand,
which probably will be exhausted by
the time congress conyenes in Deem
Der.
Because of the lack of funds, even
funeral services over the recovered
remains of the dead and the erection
In Arlington National cemetery Of the
mast of the Inflated vessel, as mon
ument TO them, must be postponed.
The remains and the mast will be sent
to the cemetery TO be stored there un-
Gil congress acts.
The terribly-wrccked forward part
Of the vessel, or about two-thirds Of
it, will be cut down TO the levels
already reached by the pumpage, then
taken out and dumped into deep water
outside Havana harbor.
A small cofferdam will be built in
side the main cofferdam to depth of
about 40 feet around the forward part
TO extricate the rest of it later. One
third Of the after portion of the yes
sci, 1t is believed, can be hoated. 1t
will be pumped out and bulkheaded.
but not moved, pending the appro-
priation of more money.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
So, 900, 900 POWER PLANT.
Massachusetts, Syndicate to Develop
Kootenai Falls, Montana.

Spokane-Six million dollars is to
be expended by Massachusetts syn
dictate in developing $4,000 horse
power electrical energy at Kootenai
Falls, Mont, for distribution in west
ern Montana, northern Idaho and
northeastern Washington, according to
]. A. Coran of Boston, who is in
Spokane with his son, Chester D.
Coran, and Chandler M. Wood, counsel
for the corporation. The plant will
be located at point about seven
miles east of Troy, Idaho, and IL
miles west of Libby, Mont, the mile
pipe line from the Kootenai river d.
verting 5000 cubic second feet at $50
feet head. Mr.. Coran estimated that
two years will be required to complete
the works, adding that it is planned to
deliver power to the mining camps in
Idaho, Montana and Washington and
factories in Spokane and other cities
at less cost than the present schedule.
The principal power transmission lines
will be as follows: Kalispell, Mont,
100 miles; Spokane, 80 miles; Wal
lace, Idaho, 60 miles; Standpoint,
Idaho, 38 miles; and Republic, Wash,
the new gold camp, lao miles.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
REAL WAR SIMULATED.
Naval Battle Practice Under Adverse
Conditions.

Washington, d. C.-The Atlantic
fleet, the real power of the American
navy, will begin its spectacular sum-
mer practice off the Chesapeake
capes, under simulated battle condi-
tions.
Realizing that future combats will
be fought at great distances, not a
shot will be fired during the two
weeks of the practice at range less
than 5000 yards. The maximum
ranges of the practice will be $4,000
yards, or more than nine miles.
Instead of holding the practice for
two or three days, as has been the
custom, the Navy department has ex
tended the program over two weeks,
that the battleships may be sure to
encounter rough weather 1t is argued
that the sailor cannot choose his time
or conditions of battle, and for that
reason the elementary exercise of the
past has been abandoned for two great
battle practices in the open sea each
year.
Features of the exercises will be
tests with box kites, representing
aeroplanes, and experimental work in
repelling night attacks by torpedo YES
sells and submarines.
Before the practice closes the
Dreadnaught Delaware will make a
second attempt to demolish the San
Marcos-the old Texas-and end this
ships existence. Only few days
ago she was almost shattered by the
Delaware's 12-inch rifles ranges of
1t, 900 and 16, 900 yards.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
HUNNEwELL is TAxLEss.
Fight Between Council and Woman
Mayor Also Empties Treasury.

Hunnewell, Kan. = Hunnewell is
confronted with the problem of meet
ing city expenses without tax levy,
as a result of the war between Mrs.
Ella Wilson, mayor, and the city
council, who objected to woman ex-
ecutive.
The city council failed to fix the an
nual tax levy, and the time limit
within which the levy may be made
has expired.
Mayor Wilson is considering the adj
visibility of bringing custer suits
against members of the council on the
grounds of negligence.
The woman mayor is casting about
for some method of securing money to
pay town expenses. She urged that 9
poll tax be collected, but this required
an ordinance by the council, and the
council refuses to pass such an ord
nance.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat - Track prices: Bluestem.
83@s4c; club, zoe; red Russian, tie !;
valley. zoe.
Millstuffs - Bran. s24. 50@25 per
ton; middlings, s32: shorts. s25. 500D
26; rolled barley, s32m33.
Corn-Whole, 500; cracked. SS4 ton.
Bsrley-New Feed. s3lM92 per ton,
brewing. ss6M37.
0ats-New white, S256n26 ton.
Hsy-No. l Eastern Oregon tim
othy. tlbMl6; No. valley. STA;
alfalfa, sl2; clover. $3.50; grain hay.
s9M11.
Poultry-Hens. i5i@i6c; springs,
1bml6tc; ducks, young. 10 a. Ice
geese. lie; turkeys. iS@l9c.
Butter - Oregon creamery, solid
pack. Sic; prints. extra.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch. candled.
26c per dozen.
Pork-Fancy. i0AMlic.
Veai-Fancy, 1Si@l4kc.
Fresh Fruits antaloupes, $1611. 76
per crate; peaches. 40c6Sl per box
wstermelons. itc per pound; plums,
81 per crate; prunes. 81 per box; new
apples. slM2. 25 per box; blackber.
ries. ti.50Ml.75: pears. 81. 256li so
per box; casabas, 50. 2512. so per dor
grapes. s1@1. SO per box.
Vegetables - Beans. 6dl0e; cab
bages. 81 per hundred; corn. 25M30c
per dozen; cueumbers. slM1.25 per
sack; eggplant, 5GSc per pound; gar
lie. l0@i2e; lettuce. 30@S5c per doz
dollhouse lettuce. si.25a1.75 per box
peppers. sd10c per pound: radishes.
lac per dozen; tomatoes, 90cfd 81 26
per box: new carrots, s1.75 per sack
turnips. SLIPS; beets. sl.75.
Potatoes - Oregon. lie per pound
sweet potatoes. &c per pound
Onions-California, $3.50 per cwt
Hops - 1911 contracts. nominal
1910 crop, nominal; 1909 crop. 27ei
olds. lie
Wool = Eastern Oregon, sGl6e
valley, 5Gl7c; mohair, choice, $50
37se-
CsttIe-Extrz choice steers. IS. s,
G5-75; good. 5.25n5.5 so; choice cows
A-50G4-75; good, s4.25a4- so; good
average 1850 pounds, $4n4-25; com
mon, t2-75H3; choice heifers, a. q
as; choice bulls. s3.50a3.75; ehoic
calves, 200 pounds and under, 1880
1885, good, s5-506d6; common, s4d5
choice stays, s4-50@4.75; good, 81
e14.50.
Hogs-Extrs choice light, 81. 256
s-35; choice heavy, S7d7.25; heav
rough, 81. 25da6. so.
9heep - Choice yearlings, wetherE
g. z5M3.50; choice two and threes
S5N3. IS; choice mountain lambs
34-50G4- 80; choice valley lambs. 8
m4.15, choice killing ewes, s2.25e
go
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
WILL INSIST ON REVISION.
Taft to Compel Scientific Considera-
tion of Tariff.


ton of Tariff.
Washington, ID. C.-If congress ser
iously intends to revise the tariff at
the regular session next winter, it
will have to base its revision on the
findings of the tariff board, or its
work will go for naught.
President Taft has made it plain
that he will not approve harum-scarum
tariff revision, nor will he approve
any tariff bill that does not have due
regard for the protective system.
This means two things: First, that
any tariff bills, to become laws, must
conform strictly to the findings of the
tariff board, and second, they cannot
be Democratic riff-for-revenue bills.
That the president can enforce his
mandate was made plain by the failure
of congress to pass any of the make
shift bills of the special session over
his veto, for it is certain this same
congress in the regular session will
vote TO sustain the presidential veto
just as 1t did few days ago on the
wool and free list bills.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
POOR AIM SAVES PANTHER.
Delaware Fires at Repair-Ship BY
Mistake and Misses.

Norfolk, Va.-According to report
which has caused intense interest in
naval circles, Admiral Osterhaus,
commanding the Atlantic fleet, has de-
manded that the captain of the battle
ship Delaware explain how it was
that the repair ship Panther, with
500 men on board, was three times
endangered on Monday last by shells
from the Delaware.
The Delaware had fired on the sunk
en- San Marcos in Tangier sound, and
it is declared that seven miles away
the Panther's rig made her look like
the sunken San Marcos. The gun
crew of the Delaware, it is charged,
fired their 31st, 32d and 3sd shots at
the Panther by mistake, the first
striking within 125 yards, the second
within 100 yards, the third within rs
yards of the repair ship.
This made things so interesting fol-
the Panther that its wireless was put
in operation and the firing suddenly
ceased.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
Tunsful Foshorns Near,

San Francisco The time when a
ship will be welcomed ~ miles at sea
by the hooting Of national airs. popu-
lar tunes and photographic records
beloved from gigantic foghorns seems
not far distant. Pleased with the
harmonious footing of electric auto
mobile horns. Lieutenant Commander
Moffett. lighthouse inspector, has
made inquiry as TO the possibility of
making like horn for lighthouse SER
vice. He learns that one can be made
which will be heard at the Farallone
islands. 23 miles out.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
vss,el Rurns. CROW Gone.

New York-Wireless reports re-
ceivsd here Friday from the steamer
Oklahoma, bound from New York to
Port Arthur. Tex, tell of the burning
Of an unidentified schooner 70 sea.
Only the mizzenmast of the schooner
was standing when the Oklahoma
passed her 10 miles southeast of Fry
ingpan shoals.
The Oklahoma tried vainly to make
out the name of the vessel and search
ed the rough seas in the vicinity in an
equally vain endeavor to locate the
crew.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
Cash Tor CROPS in siKht.

Washington. ID. C. For the first
time in many seasons the Federal
treasury is making no preparations to
meet the autumnsl demands for money
for moving the crops. Neither do
treasury officials expect the usual
crop-moving season demand for bills
of small denominations. Prospects
for medium-sized crops. easy money
and the strong cash position of nearly
all the country banks are the reasons
ascribed for this condition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
pERFEcrs NEW GUN.
Army Makes Rifle With Which to Dss-
troy Airships.

4 ~ ~ supper
Washington, d. CA new six
FOUNDER gun, equipped with specially
adapted high explosive projectiles anc
shrapnel shells. to demolish aeroplanes
and balloons in battle. has been per.
fected by the United States army. II
can be elevated at any angle, and
possesses maximum effective range
of seven miles.
The construction of the new rife
has just been completed at the Rock
Island, H.. arsenal. Experiments
with it will be begun at Sandy Hook
proving grounds within a fortnight.
The army thus is in advance of the
navy toward the solution of the prob
lem of defense against ariships. The
navy only few days ago conducted
its first tests with the carriage of a
one FOUNDER gun.
The shells which this army gun will
hurl into the skies are described as
remarkable devices. They will be
loaded with dunnite, or other high ex-
plosives, and on bursting will send
forth a shower of shot in coneSlike
area, similar to the performance of
skyrocket, almost certain to strike an
airship If aimed with any degree of
accuracy.
Other projectiles which have been
designed for the new gun contain only
high explosive, which, on exploding,
would wreck any airship nearby.
Following in the wake of these pow
erful projectiles will be tracers, which
will aid in aiming the gun on the
course of hostile airship. The trac-
ers to be used in daylight will be of
smoke, while sparks will show the
path of the shell at night.
In the coming experiment the army
will shoot at balloons and box kites,
and possibly a real airship will be
used for the purpose of sighting at
great distance.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
Boy Dies BY Coal Damp.

Seattle-While picking backberries
near Newcastle, 80 miles from Seat
tie, Victor Newman, aged 9, was over
come with coal damp and fell, strik-
ing his head on pile of rocks and
dying almost instantly. The boy left
the house early in the morning and
with his pail went into the vicinity OF
Coal creek looking for blackberries.
Going near cave leading to an aban-
doned mine, he was stretching over
the cliff above the cave when he was
overcome with the gas and fell to the
bottom, so feet below.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
Bed Gross Stamps Forbid.

Washington, ID. Can order that
will eliminate from the mails abso-
lutely the Red Cross stamps and the
Mcnamara defense fund stamps, be-
cause on their faces they are called
STAMPS. was issued by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. The use of such
stamps on the diverse side of letters
was forbidden. Serious inconvenience
in handling the mails from particular
localities has been experienced by the
postal authorities on account of the
increasing use of adhesive stamps on
letters.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-07
Thomas w. lawson GUILTY..

Plymouth, Mass Thomas w. Law
son, the Boston financier, has been
found guilty of conducting lottery
at the Marshfeld fair last week and
fined 500. Lawson has appealed. AS
president of the Marshfield Agricul-
tural society, he announced before the
fair that horse, carriage and harness
from his farm would be given to the
holder of some ticket. Fifteen thou
sand tickets were distributed and
ticket bearing the number of the
winner was drawn at the close of the
fair. -