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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Stockton, CAL Rising waters in
the San Joaquin river and flooded is
land tracts have caused the serious in
undation Of French camp. south of this
city, and rescue parties have been dis
patched in launches from the sheriff's
Office Many homes are surrounded by
high water and much livestock has
been drowned, many farmers losing all
their possessions. II was necessary to
remove sevral patients from the build
ings in the county hospital grounds.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
American contrIbutions sac. ooo.

Washington, Feb. 3.-With SIS, 900
cabled by the state department TO-DAY
to the United States consul general at
Shanghai, the total contributions of
the Christian Herald fund for Chinese
famine relief reached $50, 900. The
American Red Cross society today sent
$40, 600 and issued an urgent appeal
for more funds. Reports to the state
department by consular and diplomatic
officers describe the sufferings Of the
people as almost inconceivable.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Washington. No matter what bill
may be passed by congress providing
for congressional reapportionment.
Oregon will gain third member Of
the house and Washington will gain
two. Idaho. however. will lose out IL
the caucus bill is substituted for the
Crumpaeker measure. for under the
caucus bill Idaho gets but onetmember.
a. at present. whereas the Crumpscker
bill gave Idaho two representatives.
Chances favor the passage Of the
caucus bill.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
WHISKY INsPIRlTs REBELS.
6oIstered BY 80 Bottles They Face
Rain With lmpunity.

Calexico, Cal.-Sheriff Meadows, of
Imperial county, received message
here stating that a detachment of
United States soldiers from San Diego
would arrive here in a day or two
The insurgents have made no move
upon Mexicali, just across the border.
They still maintain their camp about
seven miles southwest of Mexicali,
and have recruited a number of Coco
pah Indians.
Rain has been falling but, stimu-
lated by the contents of so bottles of
whisky and as many bottles of other
liquor, taken when they sacked Next
cali Sunday, the insurgents do not
seem to mind the weather.
TIE members of the band had been
up two nights, and their leaders, Ell
General Levy and Simon Berthold, the
Los Angeles Socialist, allowed them to
rest ard sleep all day. Scouts, how
ever, were sent at intervals to Next
cali
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Tia Juana Fears Attack

San Diego, CALM anticipation of
an attack upon Tia Juana, Mexican
officials of that town are making the
bull ring defensible. 1t is stated that
90 troopers are on the way from En-
senada to Tia Juana. Extra men are
being employed by the San Diego &
Arizona Railway company to guard its
property on the Mexican side of the
line In San Diego the governor of
Lower California was quoted as say
ing that 2, 500 Mexican soldiers are on
the way from Manzanillo to En-
senada.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
|Gs0F THE week


-. .,L,. -
ue8Jeon InsurEsah have captured
Wnetncale 9focsFs and milIers favor
4 noetoual nnti-b our- bleaching bill.
n heues Of Representatives has
vot6d 10 favor u Ban Francisco for the
Pannrn oxroofalou n 1915.
Dlr~corru a ~ Hartman ro.da
ker< es[nrod ~ tlonbls- trnck;n~ ~ III
IInee nIu,~,rhe Coiumh;. river
- 4 f.ks~.., u.,,,so,.tvx 49, ko 49,.
- -. ~ s.,Sd~rlv tn,ned 81 H. y. :
~ eaess nRtlst N Oh painting.
A Ninn~aofn oonnle nre snnndine
.-s.-..s ~ 2e- ~c.s-.,s".., ,tn
~ National Refining company. Of
Nev yoEn~p. ~ u,ed Havemever for
- IeAv,s''S''sSS - ~
a nna and Bis vita Wero knocked
- troof1o own Doep creek on the
~ ~; ~ -, az .u
80 h~s'- r,,,~S ~ 49, '"'
Carrie Nation II 4 nervous wreck
and doctors say she win not re-
cover.
servo Sss. COX. 600 more than REQUIRED
By law.
carnerte h,s do,b,ed nj. or,o,ns,
OFFER Of $4,000 for . public library
u Salem. Orc.
rh.,.1.-. pov.,. -, u. =.
Portland x,rsI & -" ''"N :"
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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Miscegenx Is Forbidden

Reno, Nev.-A law designed to DO
away with the marriage of Caucasians
and Asiatics was introduced in the Ne
vada senate by Holmes of Washoe
county. and will be passed in both
houses of the legislature without op-
position. The law is very plain in its
terms and very short. 1t absolutely
prohibits marriages of this kind. and
makes it felony for any magistrate
or clergyman to perform such cere-
mony- 1t also prohibits the issuance
OF marriage licenses by the county
clerk in such cases.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
poRriAhn MARkrra

Wheat-Track prices: Bluestem
CSC; club. soc; red Russian. 7Sc: Val
10y. sic: 40-fold. sic.
Barley--Feed. s23.50024 per ton;
brewing. 127027.5o per ton.
hillntuffs-Bran. 32s02l.b0 per ton
middlings. S3003l: shorts. t24Q2G.50;
rolled barley. t26927.
corn--Whoie. $50; cracked. $40 per
ton.
OAts-No. I white. $3.50 per ton
Hay--Track prices Timothy. VII
lamcfte Valley. $4,000 per ton: East
ern Oregon. s21022: alfalfa. si4;
grain hay. Slt.bo0ib.5o; clover. sls@
L.
Appj~s--waxen 5ocnsf: baldwin,
5tc0sf.sb; Northern Spy. eocdps1Bo:
Bnow, Si.25: Red Cheek Plppln. ala
i.zb. Winter Banana. si.7bm2; Spitx.
enberg. sl.bo02.bo; Yellow >ewtown,
u.7b; Arkansas Black. ~; Delaware
Rcd. si.7b: 0ano. Si.2b; Wincsap,
sl.75.
Sack vegetabies--Ca Carrots, 81 hun
drcd: psrsnips. Sl.5oGi.75; turnips.
~: beets. 3t.25.
Vegetables BEANS. 12h per ID:
cabbage. si.bo@f7B per hundred I:
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So, -,
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"a $780, 100 ~ saes o. l@egif' dress
.urNeys. cno'oe. 1seW1e-
-. @ rsneh' oanoieo' sVcV
r; -'eas ~.
. creamery extra 1 and
a"a ps'nns IN boxes SOC per
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w. Nney' iVnoul ~ a per 10.
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VI ~
t,e-rIime steers. te-SS $3.50
800 " eaolse steers. te'oogo-ze;
nnn 70 sooa s,ss No., so os com
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Money Assured 10 klamath.

Washington, Feb. 3. - Frank Ira
White, representing the chamber of
commerce; Abel Ady, president of the
water users association, and Howard
+. Shepherd, all of Klamath, an
nounced today that they had received
assurances from the interior depart
ment that it would provide money Co
carry on the construction of the Kla-
math irrigation project and hurry it to
completion. The assignment of irri-
CATION funds here had been made ten
tatively. with leeway for the discovery
Of further necessities.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Woman Gets Vote for Senator.

Denver-A woman was given vote
for United States senator in the Colo
rado legislature Representative Nc
kenzie of Custer county, casting his
ballot for Mrs. Katherine M. Cooke.
ex-state superintendent of public
schools No election resulted from the
vote. which was: Democrats-Adams
20, Martin 2, Maupin l, O'Donnell 4.
Shafforth l, Speer 26, Taylor 2.
Thomas a, Ward 8. Cooke /. Republi-
cans-Dawson l, Northcutt 80.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Gotham Horror Was Rssun Of Ac
cidsnt to 10, 600 Pounds.

Getham Horror Was RssuR Of Ac.
cidert to 10. 600 Pounds.
New York-Ten thousand pounds Of
black powder on board the lighter
Katherine ". contrary to the corr
pany's policy or orders, probably
caused the explosion Of dynamite II
Cummunipaw, N. j., on Wednesday,
states DR.. H. ". Hudson, inspector Of
the e, l. Dupont de- Nemours Powder
company.
This powder, he said. was part Of .
Dupont shipment for South Americs,
- was the dynamite. but Il should
have been delivered 70 = steamship. he
maintained. before the dynamite was
taken aboard.
Contrary TO general belief, =" said
Dr.. Hudson, "black powder II far more
dangerous than dynamite. We believe
the powder became iRnited and In ex-
ploding dotonated some Of the dyna-
mite--not much Of II. Dynamite
freezes at about IS degrees Fshren.
heit. and It Is nearly impossible to ex-
plode u when frozen. The tempsrn-
tGre on the day Of the explosion was
below As degrees.
Hudson Maxim. the inventor, an
authority on explosives, IL inclined to
the same belief. He agreed that the
Rftsr-effects Of the explosion suggested
gunpowder rather than dynamite.
"The eight Arrests are only . begin
Ming, said Prosecutor Garvin. Of Hud-
son county. 1T IL not our intention to
pick out little men In the employee Of
The corporations. We are after the
men really responsible.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

San Bernardino. Cal.-George Kra
mer, a mine owner, was rescued by
his partners after he had been i'm
prisoned for "a hours in their mine
near Wingate pass. He was uncon.
scious when found and was revived
with difficulty. His hands and
fingers were bleeding from his efforts
to dig through a mass of gravel and
rock which had caved In and blocked
the shaft entrance.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Senate Rejects Nomination.

Washington, Feb. /. = President
Tsft's attempt to resppoint F. E. Har-
per to be collector of the Puget sound
customs district failed, the senate ju-
dietary committee rejecting his NOM
nation on Senator Piles protest. In
terest in this protest was general, as it
was thought il would be effectual.
The effect of Bourne's protest against
Malcolm's reappointment seems also to
show that the committee will respect
the protests of senators.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
idaho STATE NEWS

Pocatello = Through the voluntary
sacrifice Of property valued at $780,
900, Ex-Governor Brady furnished cleo
trio lights to Pocatello, which has been
in darkness since the sub-station and
transformer house of Mr. Brady's pow
er company was destroyed by flood wa
ter.
BY dynamiting the power company
dam and thereby running his own prop
erty to the extent of $100,000 Mr..
Brady who personally superintendent
the work of redecming PocatelIo from
stygian darkness, was able to reach
the company's transformers, buried
deep below the surface of an unprece-
dented flood in the Portneut river, and
connect them again with the company
high tension transmission line from the
plant at American Falls.
The Transmission line carries 33, 600
volts, and when connections were made
with the half-submerged transformers
there was great danger of instant
death If drop of moisture came in
contact with the current.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
OSTRICH HERD sTAMPEDED.
Thunder Causes Exciting Time In
Southern California.

ihunueT Oauses Exciting ime In
Southern California.
Los Angeles--Terrified by a heavy
thunder storm, about a dozen large os-
triches on one of the local farms STAN
peded, tore down the heavy fence and
rushed into East Lake Park, tramping
and tearing down everything in their
path.
One of the birds, jumped into the
lake and at every peal of thunder
ducked his head under the water. He
was rescued with difficulty. The 9th
ers took to the shrubbery or the Gar
vanza hills and were captured only af-
ter many hours of hard work. The
mounted police, scores of park employ
es and hundreds of boys took up the
chase. One of the birds showed fight
and kicked youth, who got too near,
over fence. doubling him up in a
clump of grass on the other side.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

To make the souffie balls, boil to
sether half cupful milk and ia
)lespoonful butter. The moment 1t
caches the boiling point add rather
cant half cup well sifted flour, and
itir until the paste can be pressed
With the finger without its sticking.
Take from the fire and cool about
en- minutes. then add two eggs, beat.
ing them.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
EGG Toast.

Scoop out the centers of stale bis
cults. then brown them in the oven.
Pour boiling water over them and
Train at once. FIJI with hard cooked
eggs. cut In halves, arranged on
platter and pour well-seasoned cream
iauce (hot) over the whole. This is
l pleasing change from the regular
milk toast.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
skins Add Flavor

Some OF the best part of The apple
Is wasted when the fruit is pared for
apple sauce. Core the fruit and then
cut into quarters. Cook until tender
and press through collander. The
skin will give to the sauce a bit OF
color and add to its flavor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Socialists Sentence commu,.d.-

Washington, Feb. President Taft
today commutec the six months SEN
tence of Fred Warren. editor of the
Socialist paper, Appeal to Reason.
His fine was reduced from $1,000 to
$1,000. When the Supreme court Of the
United States ruled that the kidnapping
Of Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone and
their removal from Colorado to Idaho
was legal and proper. Fred ID. Warren
questioned IL the Supreme court would
have ruled in the same way il the &C
cused had been capitalists and Of the
same political faith as the court.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
GRAIN COMPANY FORMED.
Eastern Capitalists to Build Elevators
In Washington.

Seattle-Announcem is made here
of the organization of grain company
by Eastern capitalists, who will build
chain of elevators in Eastern Wash
ington. Among the stockholders are
j. B. White, of Kansas City, and G..
NJ Duianey. of Hannibal. Mo. j. A.
Pease, of Fort Dodge, Ia, has been
made manager of the company, which
will establish general offices in Seattle.
The first elevators will be built along
the Wardner branch of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Saw Sewers Man,s aodx

Sheridan, Wyo.-The body of County
Commissioners W. H. Robins was com
pleteiy severed here by the circular
saw in sawmill on Rock creek. He
slipped on the icy floor, and, falling
forward, became entangled in the
clutch of the carriage. Robins was
elected county commissioner of this
county last fall He was a stock
man and rancher.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Hot RuttermIlk Biscuit

One quart flour. two rounded tea
spoons baking powder. lard size OF
an egg. one teaspoon salt. one-half
teaspoon soda. Mix quickly to a
soft dough with buttermilk, roll to
one-haf inch thickness, cut, bake
luickly and serve piping hot.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
CABBAGE Relish.

Chop half head Of cabbage ana
one sweet pepper together. Add pinch
|of salt, two tablespoonfuls sugar,
enough vinegar to moisten- Serve on
lettuce leaf A sprinkle Of cinnamon
improves the flavor. II liked
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Blizzard Sweeps Nome.

Nome.-The worst blizzard of the
season is raging here and there is much
suffering on the trail. Thomas White
died of heart disease following expos
ure to the extreme cold. Ed johnson
was brought in with both feet frozen
and must submit to amputation to save
his life.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
For Hot Cakes

When making buckwheat. cornmea,
or other griddle cake, try adding a
tablespoonful OF olive oil to the bat
ter. 1t viii not affect the taste at all.
but will impart a delicate brown to
the cakes and do away with the neces-
sity for greasing the griddle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
Liver ErIed as cutI.t.

One egg to one pound of liver; have
the liver cut thin. scald. wipe dry
with towel. beat up the egg, dip
the liver In the egg. then into pow
dered cracker; fry brown; serve with
'ornatoes, If preferred.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Chicago.-Fire brought about GOO
guests from their rooms in the Ma
1estic and Great Northern hotels
which adjoin at Dearborn and
Quincy streets. The fire. which
started in the kitchen of the grill
room on the seventeenth floor of the
Majestic, was extinguished with
loss OF about $4,000. mostly from
water.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09
RELIGIOUS PIax Eorhidden-

Philadelphia-As result of pro
test by clergymen and citizens. the
police department issued an order pro-
hibiting the presentation in this city
by Sarah Bernhard ofssthe religious
play, "La Samaritaine-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

When your bread is ready for the
baking tins take out enough for one
loaf. roll out thin. sprinkle thickly
with sugar. roll out two or three times
this way and work in a Gun Of raisins.
Then bake as usual
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Boise, Jan. 30.-A sensation was
created in political circles here to-
day when 1t became known that Gov
ernor James H. Hawley had ordered
the custodian of the state house to
remove President Taft's picture from
the executive office.
The Governor later explained that
the picture was not removed because
of any personal feeling against the
President and that no disrespect was
intended, but that he desired another
picture in the place. 1t was not
learned what portrait Governor Haw-
ley had selected to displace that Of
the President
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Washington, Feb. With the
adoption of the rivers and harbors bill
this year. carrying more than 50, 000,-
600 for Oregon. and total of $780,
900, 600, il is believed an era Of better
system and annual appropriations will
have begun.
For the first time in the history of
the government, the vice-present of
the United States today exercised his
constitutional prerogative Of casting a
vote 10 break ties in connection with
three successive rollcals in the senate.
BY the first he saved from impend-
ing defeat the ship subsidy bill and
by the third he forced an adjournment
of the senate In vote having di-
rect bearing on the resolution looking
to the election of senators by direct
vote.
The vote on the subsidy bill, both in
committee of the whole and in the SEN
ate proper. stood SO ayes and SO noes,
and on adjournment 81 ayes and 81
noes. On all three occasions the vice
president voted in the Affirmative.
An amendment was offered by SEN
stor Stone of Missouri. TO admit for
eign-built ships under American regis
try, IL operated between America and
a foreign land or between America and
American possessions Senator New
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

| Warrington, Feb. 4.-The first read
ing Of the agricultural bill in the house
today prccipitated bitter controversy
between Macon and Stanley and later
this afternoon was followed by a de-
Inunciation Of Washington newspaper
man by Mscon, which nearly ended in
an exchange Of blows between the two.
Nearby representatives, ncwspapermen
and the sergeant~at-arm prevented
actual hostilities.
With lte first reading of the bill
Macon be,lsn to make points Of order
on proposed increases in salary to
chief clerks and other employees.
Several members objected TO this
method Of personal legislation" and
appealed to Macon to desist. He de-
clined.
Macon charged that nearly every
member Of q committee had some
pet" whom he was anxious to pro-
mote and to this end he said The mem
bers were willing that other "pets"
should nlso 70 up In the salary scale.
That the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment must stand or fall as whole In
the house committee on ways and
means was made clear today by Chair
man Payne st hearings that occupied
the entire day.
A proposal Of Fordney for an amend
ment Of the lumber schedule and an
other in reference to a possible amend
ment Of the item making barley free
we're met with the pnequivocal state
ment that the committee would sane
tion no change Of any item.
Notwithstanding this. the pressure
brought TO bear on the committee has
resulted In the granting Of hearings to
all persons who appear In Washing
ton prior TO o'clock next Thursday
afternoon. This date was fixed to per-
init Pacific Coast lumbermen to reach
Washington and make statements.
Farmers, lumbermen, barley raisers
and manufacturers Of barley malt were
given hearings today. The spirit of
the committee was such, however, that
the witnesses had difficulty in making
4 serious impression in presenting
their arguments.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

Washington, Feb. 3.-Senatcr Root
Of New York today came out fatty
against Senator Lorimer Of Illinois.
In speech on the floor of the senate
Root declared for the expulsion Of the
Illinois senator, saying that to any
reasonable man there could be no doubt
that Lorimer had been elected and at
present holds his seat us result of
bribery.
A bitter attack on former President
Roosevelt and on the steel trust was
made in the house yesterday by Con-
gresham Staley of Kentucky, during
the debate on the agricultural appro-
priation bill. StaIey argued that the
trust restrains trade.
81 insist that the lawless, defiant
and pernicious monopoly be investi-
gated Immediately and the guilty, no
matter how powerful or how high, be
brought TO Justice" he shouted.
Referring to the trusts obtaining
RooseveIt's presidential sanction for
its absorption Of the Tennessee Coal 4
Iron company on the pretense of pre-
venting panic, he said:
Never since the Prince of Darkness
appeared to the Nazarene, was there
such vista of evil and far reaching
dominion unveiled to the vision of God
or man. The savior said, Get thee
behind me, SATAN but the hero of San
Juan said, IN get in front of you,
Omnipresent devil. I'll stand between
you and this colossal and law-defying
act Of plumber I'll paralyze the arm
Of clamor while you sandbag your COM
petitors and loot dominion In the
south as rich and vast as an empire. "
Aeroplane manufacturers are eager
ly awaiting advertisements soliciting
bids TO the war department for IL ma
chimes for the signal corps, which
Brigsdier General James Allen, chief
signal officer, advocated yesterday be-
fore the senate committee. 1t is
planned TO establish aerodromes in
southern California. at Fort Leaven-
.wlk ~
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-09

land Of Nevada proposed the creation
OF government commission to build
30 ships.
Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, today
served notice on the senate that he
would not permit vote upon the bill
which parsed the house at the last SEES
sion, authorizing the Western states to
relinquish to the government school
sections 16 and 36 embraced In the
forest reserves and to take in exchange
compact bodies Of forest reserve lands
Of like area and value.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-02-09
BALTIMORE HAS
100000 FIRE
Old Bay Line Pier Destroyed in
Early Morning Blaze-No
Fatalities.

BALTIMORE. MD, (SpeciaD-
Fire destroyed the Old Bay Line
pier here early today, causing
100000 damage and threatening
all the shipping i'm tho vicinity.
The haneS were extinEruiahed
otter hard aght. There were NO
fatalities.
The entire superstructure OF offices
on the pier and the big tower were
wiped out and the main portion of the
pier. hlled with freight. was Quilted
Great clouds of black smoke rolled
skyward in the still air while tug boats
Scurrted out to snatch vessels away
trom the blazing pier and out into the
WARRIOR for safety.
The fire was discovered by Patrol
man Humphrey in the windows of the
offices on the second floor Of the pier.
me otcer and Night Waterman Webb
rushed of the pier after having tried
IN vain to prevent the spread Of the
flames with the firms apparatus. and
summoned the fire department..
The entire apparatus of the city was
on the scene. The big pier was filled
with cargo valued at thousands OF doll
lars, including barrels of oil. which ex-
pioded one after another in rapid sue
cesston, making the work of the fire.
man doubly dangerous. The FIRE boat
Cataract arrived shortly after the
sounding of the third alarm and took
4 position on the south side of the
burning pier. The police boat Lannan
did good work in getting bRrges out
OF the fire zone.