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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
NAVY YARD woRkMEN KICK.
Arsenal Employees Complain of New
Scientific Methods.

Washington, D. C. Agitation
among the labor elements in the navy
yards and arsenals against the install
lation of scientific management is CIV
ing the officials much concern. The
announced object of the officials is to
increase the efficiency of the workmen
and to increase the wages correspond
ingly. Acting Secretary of the Navy
Winthrop declared that SO far as the
navy yards were concerned no attempt
had been made to introduce the sys-
tenn, nor was it likely to be adopted
for naval use, although board OF
naval officers had been for several
months studying navy yard methods
with view to their improvement.
A conference of workmen to devise
plans to oppose the scientific system
Of shop management has been called
by the international Association o.
Machinists to be held in Rock Island
ILL.,, beginning September 10. Off
GERS Of the organization and delegates
composed of navy yard or arsena
workers will attend the conference
Its results will be reported to the bi
ennial convention of international off
GERS of machnists' unions in Daven
port, Iowa, next week.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
OFFICIALS HONOR CHING.
Chinese Rear-Admiral Received II
Washington.

Washington, d. C.-Rear-Admiral
Ching Pin Kwang, the second highest
officer of the Chinese navy and COM
mander of the first warship of the Ce-
lestial empire to visit the waters of
the United States-the cruiser Hal
Chat, now lying in New York harbor
has been formerly received by the
officials of the American nation in
Washington. Accompanied by his
staff, respondent in ,epaulettes and
gold lace, Yung Kwai, Chinese charge
at Washington and Commander
Cooper, of the United States navy,
acting as American aide to the distin-
guished visitor, Admiral Ching called
on acting Secretary of State Wilson
and acting Secretary of Navy Win
throp. He expressed qualification
over the courtesies which, he said,
were making his visit to this Country
distinct pleasure. Both Wilson anC
Winthrop returned the call of the
Chinese Admiral at his hotel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
WEALTH FOR POTATO MEN.
Japanese Grower viii Have Hall
Million PRATT.

Stockton, Cal.--Those who have
been keeping a close watch upon the
potato market and the acreage planted
in San Joaquin county declare that
George :Shima, the Japanese potato
king, will clear about $500, 900 this
season, even II tubers sell part of the
time for less than 81. At present
they are selling for $1.15 to $1.25,
and they have ranged as high as
s2.65. The Idaho crop will not be
ready to ship for two weeks yet ant
the Southern and Middle states trad'
will be supplied exclusively by San
Joaquin county firms.
The estimated acreage planted II
potatoes in the San Joaquin delti
section this year is 10000. Some O.
the early potatoes were frosted an,
two or three crops were damaged.
No break in the prices for week
to come is expected. There are man
other large growers in addition t
! Shima who will make fortunes fror
their potatoes, as they can be grow
at profit at 80 cents sack. TIL
commission men and shippers al
sending out from 10 TO 40 CARLOAD
daily, and in some instances as high 1
so cars have been moved from TIL
section in day.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
NAVY READY FOR TROUBLE.
Three Cruisers Leave for Marking to
Protsct Americans.

Washington, D. C.--All the Ameri-
can naval strength deemed necessary
as q precaution is being concentrated
as near as possible to the scene of SER
ious disorders in China.
Admiral Hubbard cabled recently to
the Navy department that he had
sailed on his flagship the Saratoga, ac-
companied by the cruisers New Or
leans and Helena, from Shanghai for
Marking. The admiral's report con-
tanned nothing regarding the situation
in China.
Against the strong current of the
Yangtse Kiang the three cruisers are
likely to make slow Roadway. AT
Marking they will relieve some Of the
light-draft gunboats, which will push
on up the river to get as near as possi-
BILE to Szechuen province and to afford
asylum to the missionaries who have
been obliged to leave ChengsTu, in the
heart of that province. where the SOL
diers and rioters have clashed, with
casualties.
Reports to the department indicate
that the American women and children
have already left Chengtu under es
cort. and it is thought that others ais
have departed.
With 1, 900 soldiers, Tuan Fang, di
rector of the Imperial railway, ha
left Hankow for the disturbed prov
ince. Other forces are being collected
on the Szechuen border.
To investigate the situation whicl
is Threatening the Americans, Unite'
States Consul Pontius has left Han
kow for Chang Kiang.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Fidelity Shown by Virginia
'Darky" That Annals of
History May Be
Searched to
Match.

Dick was a niger. Just a Virginia
slave niger. When little boy. he
was scullion in the kitchen He car
ried the wood and water for the cook.
and secured the pots and kettles, and
turned the spit when the turkey was
roasting, dipping and basting the
gravy from the pan. and nodding in
his work after the manner of all small
darkies-
When the war came the carriage
rested In the carriage house. the
horses were taken by the Yankees.
and Dick became my servant in the
army of the south-a gentleman's gen.
tleman. as he called himself.
No man ever had a more faithful
and devoted follower than l had In
Dick He was captured twice with me
by Union forces, and each time re-
fused the freedom which his capture
gave him. Il don't want to be no freer
than / always has been" he said on
both Of these occasions. Once / dis
charged him for being drunk. Think
Of discharging a slayel 1t was at
Chattanooga, and Dick hung around
headquarters for several days and was
very unhappy. Finally he came to me
with a Bible In his hand and said: II
wants to swear on this that II you will
take me back ! will not drink a drop
during the war" He took the oath
| and kept It faithfully to the end. ut
Appomattox-
] When l was captured at Rich Noun
tain ! was Ill. and was sent to the
Federal hospital. an immense tent. |
had not fully recovered when we evac-
uated our position. and wandering
about the mountains In the rain for
two days and two nights without food
had brought on relapse. And be-
sides enduring the exposure. we had
forded the river nine times In the
vain effort to avoid large bodies of the
enemy's troops. The sand had got
into my boots. and when my socks
were taken on, the skin came on with
them. l was pitiable object rdck
stuck to me. He was free now TO go
where he pleased. but he never lef,
me. He was by my cot all day. ken,
on the flies from my raw and skInless
feet, and did what he could TO allevi
ate my sufrerings. At night he crepi
under my cot and took his only res,
on the bare ground When | was well
enough to 20 north with Colonel Peg
ram, asked Dick what he was eoine
TO do. now that he was FREQ. He said
that he would 20 with me. when
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21

Portland. Me. Unofficial returns Of
Mondays election compiled here indi-
cate a majority Of 36i in favor Of re-
tention Of the prohibition clause in the
constitution. with seven towns still In
dispute. The vote reported from
these towns. the correctness Of which
the clerks have affirmed, is sufficient
TO overthrow the majority of 1874 in
favor Of repeal as shown by the fig
ures Of the secretary Of state.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS
SEQ INolANs' rlMsER.
Indian Bureau to Put Large Areas
on Market.


on Market.
Washington, D. C. During thu
past four centuries the Indian ha'
been deprived Of nearly all Of his land
Now the timber that IL left on pool
Los remaining lands is to be cut ant
sold.
The Indian bureau 10 putting on thu
market millions Of dollars' worth OF
Indian timber and timber Isnds, which
can be obtained At low price.
Partly ~ = result Of this, = revival
OF the conservation controversy IN
which Pinchot and Ballinger figured
prominently IL threatened. Solicitor
McCabe Of the agricultural depart
inent has had hand In the latest de-
velopments,
Forest service and Indian bureau
officials have agreed tentatively upon
the joint sale. II the plan is carried
out the forest service will sell It's
share of 900, 900, 900 feet Of timber in
the Sitgreaves forest, and the Indian
bureau will dispose Of its share in
the Fort Apache reservation, both
bureaus agreeing on the price, terms,
conditions and supervision.
Ten years will be allowed in which
to cut the timber, and year or two
before that for building mills and log
cling roads. The scheme Is said to be
to conservationists and
involves also the sale Of 276, 1000, 900
feet of timber in Oregon, the prop
erty Of the Klamath Indians, $780,
BOO feet belonging to the Indians on
the Red Lake reservation, consider
able quantities on Menominee reser-
vation in Michigan. and the Fond du
Lac reservation in Wisconsin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Miles Stdndish

| In the Old Colony days, in Plymouth,
the land OF the Pilgrims,
To and fro In a room OF his simple
and primitive dwelling.
Glad In doublet and hose, and boots OF
Cordoyan leather,
Strobe: with martial air, Miles
standish. the Puritan Captain.
Buried in thought he seemed, with HE
hands behind him. and pausing
Ever and anon to behold his glitter
ing weapons OF warfare,
Hanging in shining array along the
walls of the chamber
Cutlass and corselet OF steel. and his
trusty sword of Damascus,
Curved at the point and inscribed with
it's mystical Arabic sentence.
While underneath, In a corner. were
fowling-piece. musket. and match
lock.
Short OF stature he was. but strongly
built and athletic.
Broad in the shoulders, deep-chested,
with muscles and sinews OF iron:
Brown as nut was his face. but his
russell beard was already
FTaked with patches of snow, as
hedges, sometimes In November.
Near him was seated John Alden. his
friend and household companion.
Writing with diligent speed at a table
of pine by the window;
Fair-haired, azure-eyed. with delicate
Saxon complexion.
Having the dew of youth. and the
beauty thereof. as the captives
Whom Saint Gregory saw, and ex-
claimed, Not Angles. but Angels .
Youngest of all was he OF the men
who came in the Mayfower.
Suddenly breaking the silence, the
diligent scribe interrupting.
Spake. in the pride Of his heart, Miles
Standish. the Captain OF Plymouth
Look at these arms" he said. 1.-The
warlike weapons that hang here
Furnished and bright and clean. as II
for parade or inspection!
This Is the sword of Damascus
fought with in Flanders; this
breastplate.
Well l remember the dayi once saved
my life in skirmish;
Here in front you can see the yer,
d1nt OF the bullet
Fired point-blank at my heart by 1
Spanish arcabucero.
Had 1t not been of sheer steel, the for
gotten bones of Miles Standish
Would at this moment be mold, II
their grave in the Flemish
morasses."
Thereupon answered John Alden. blu
looked not up from his writing:
Truly the breath of the Lord hatl
slackened the speed of the bullet
He In his mercy preserved you, to b.
our shield and our weaponi"
Still the Captain continued. unheedinl
the words OF the STRIPPING:
See. how bright they are FURNISHED
as II In an arsenal hanging;
That is because l have done 1t m,
self. and not left 1t to others.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
how many already hava
Sadly his face he averted 80
up and down. and was tbor.sods

now many already have ns~,.
sadly his face he averted 80 nsoi-
up and down. and was ths u 1trods
Fixed to the opposite wall
snsii OF books. and among ,hsa
prominent three. distinguishsd m a,
Tor bulk and for binding. Anxs
6arine's Artillery Guide. and N.
mentaries OF Caesar. os"-
Gut OF the Latin translated h
Goidinge OF London. nuf
anu, as IL guarded by these. be,w
enem was standing the Bibls
=" using moment before them M,
standish paused, as II douh,s,,'
men OF the three he should cboo..
TOT mis- consolation and comfoss
"nether the wars OF the Hebraw.
FAMOUS campaigns of the Rom.ss
VI tne Artillery practice. designed .,
peliigerent Christians. ="
inaiiy down from its shelf he drar,..
the ponderous Roman. s'o
seated himself at the window -,
opened the book. and In silenc.
turned Ger the weIl-yorn ,eor
where thumb-marks thick on "a.
margin,
Like the trample of feet, proclaimed
the battle was hottest.
iNoenlns was heard in the room bus
the hurrying pen OF the strinl,ne
DUSTY writing epistles important 10
20 by the Mayfiower.
heady to sail on the morrow. or nert
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21

Seattle, Wash. AFTER the jury in
the grand larceny case of the state
against John Faletti had brought in a
verdict of not guilty in Judge Gay
branch of the Superior court, the
court in establishment told the jury
that the verdict was a miscarriage of
justice and that the man was plainly
guilty. Then the prisoner, who had
fought the case desperately, rose to
his feet and assured the jury that the
Judge was right. 81 appropriated the
$780," he said. 81 needed it and SC
retained ii.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21

Serve yourself. would you be well
served. Is an excellent adage;
30 l take care OF my arms. AZ you OF
your pens and your inkhorn-
Then. too. there are my soldiers. my
great invincible army,
Twelve men. all equipped. having each
his rest and his matchbox,
Eighteen shilling a month, together
with diet and pillage.
And. like Caesar, | know tho name OF
each OF my soldiersi-
This he said with a smile. that danced
In his eyes. as the sunbeams
Dance on the waves OF the sea. and
vanish again in a moment.
Alden laughed as he wrote. and stu
the Captain continued:
LOOK! you can see from this window
my brazen howitzer planted
High on the roof OF the church. .
preacher who speaks to the pur
pose.
Steady. straightforward and strong
with irresistible logic.
orthodox. flashing conviction righr
into the hearts OF the heather.
NOW We are ready. ! think. for an,
assault OF the Indians;
Let them come. II they like. and tn,
sooner they try It the better
Let them come. II they like. be It saga
more. sachem. or powwow.
Aspinet. Samoset, Corbitant. sousnto
or Tokamahamoni"
Long at the window he stood. an.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat - Track prices: Bluestem,
s6m87c; club. S2Ms3c; red Russian.
slm82c; valley, s3@s3c; 40-fold, 83
ms4c; fife. s2@ssc.
Millstuifs Bran, s24.50@25 per
ton; middlings, s32; shorts, $25. 50@
rs; rolled barley. s3S. bo6S4.60.
Corn-w Whole. 1913; cracked. ss4 ton.
Barley-New feed, $3lM32 per ton;
brewing, s36ms7.
Oats-New white, 500 per ton.
Hay-No. Eastern Oregon, tim
othy, sl5dl6; No. ! valley, si4; al
falfa. si2; clover. $3.50; grain hay,
$9mi1.
Poultry Hens, l6mi7c; springs,
lie; ducks, young. Ice; geese, liza
lie; turkeys. lSMl9c.
Butter-Oregon creamery, solid pack,
sic; prints, extra.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, candled
27c dozen.
Pork-Fancy. 10iMl1c pound.
Veal--Faney, 13mlsAc pound.
Fresh its-Csntaloupes, 7bctd
S1.25 per crate; peaches. b0@75
box; watermelons. 75cM$i.25 pc
hundred, plums. 75c crate; prunes
75c box; pears, 65m90c box; grapes
75em1. 25 box: apples. $l@2.50.
Vegetables - Beans, bMl0c; cab
bages, Sl.5002 per hundredweight
corn. 25m3oc dozen; eucumbers. sic
LIS sack: eggplant. lbMl6c pound
garlic. i0Ml2c pound; lettuce, 400
soc dozen: dollhouse lettuce, $l.26c
LIS box; peppers. 56p6c pound; raj
ishes. l2}e dozen; tomatoes, 35M7t
box; carrots. sl.50 per sack; turnip'
81: beets, sl.76.
Potatoes lac pound; swe'
potatoes, 2sc pound.
Onions-Caiifornia 81. so hundred.
Hops 1911 contracts. 35M36'
1909 crop. nominal. olds. nominal.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 9a16c ~
pound, according TO shrinkage; va
ley, l5m17e; mohair, choice, 36
37sc.
Cattle-Choiee steers, <5.50m5. 8
good, s5.25d5.50; fair. $5m5.25; 10
dunn, s4.75M5; poor, $3.75M4. s.
choice cows, S425n4.70; fair. 49,.
m4.10; common, s2.b0M3; ext
choice spayed heifers, $4.7bM4. 9
choice heifers, 81. 60M4.7b; choi
bulls. s3a3.25; good. s2.7bms; CO.
mon, S2M2.50; choice calves, 2
pounds and under, s7.25a7. 30; &c
10 choice, $685. so; common. f4M
choice stays, 81. 5oM476; good. "a.
"a. 80.
Hogs Choice light hogs, 1922
$50; good 20 choice t515.25; ia
S7.75d5; common, $7M725.
Sheep - Choice yearIing wethe
coarse wool, f3.35M3.66; eho
yearling wetbers, east Of mountai
~. 25<13. s.; Choice twos and tire
S34n3. rs: choice mountain lam
"a. 6O6nl IS; good 10 choice lam
a. 26114. 80; culis., t2.bo003.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Rann.tt Coo. 10 Pullman.

Washington, ID. c. First Lieuten-
ant Claire h. Bennett. Seventeenth
Infantry, now stationed at Fort Nc
Phersois. Ca. has been detailed as pro-
fessor Of military science and tactics
at Washington State College, at Pull
man, to succeed Lieutenant p. ]. Hen
nessey. who was relieved early in the
summer because of technical charges
brought against him. Lieutenant
Bennett will report for duty at the
opening Of the school year. Georg'
McElroy, private stationed at Spo
kane, Is dishonorably discharged.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
High Degree of Devotion

told him that was impossible
said: Well. IL l can't go with II
will go back to Mis- Lizzie" X
wife,.
When he was leaving gave =
5000 in Virginia Valley bank nots
was before the days Of Confeder
money!. and he walked 26S miles,
way of Staunton 100. and down ;
valley, hundred and thirteen-sor
home in the valley, and gave ny .
1876 of the money.-Maj. A. R. Il y
son. Late Major of Artillery. C 81
In Harper's Magazine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Optimistic.

Some time ago there was not
British Columbia An old fellow !"
had lost nearly everything be posS
ed was sitting on the roof OF bis -
as 1t fioated along. when 0'a' !
preached
Hello. Jim"
Hello. Bill"
Are your fowls all washed ="
Jim ?"
Yes. but the ducks can ssin +
piled the old man.
Apple trees gomez" -,
We'll. they said the crop Wv
a failure. anyhow"
L see the floods away sno'
windows"
That's all right. Bill Ins.
ders needed washin'. any,
Housekeeper.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21

Washington. d. C.-Arrangements
for the largest timber sale ever under
taken by the government, involving
approximately 500, 900, 900 board feet
of merchantable timber, nine-tenths
of 1t yellow pine, are being made by
the departments of Agriculture and In
terror. The tract. said to be the lar
gest body Of good timber left in the
Southwest, comprising parts of the
Apache and Silgreaves national for
ests and Fort Apache reservation, in
Arizona, must be sold to the highest
bidder.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
MilIers Protest Rates,

Washinton. ID. C.-Unjust discrim-
inatory rules and practices respecting
the trans-shipment of grain and grain
products by the Atchison, Topeka. &
Santa Fe and other Western roads
were alleged in complaint filed with
the Interstate Commerce commission.
The complaint was made by the
Southwestern millers' league, an or.
ganization Of grain millers OF Kan.
sas, Nebraska, Missouri and Okla.
hofna
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21

Heirs Of Rich CeIestisi In Contest
Over Millions.

| Over Mdlions-
| Washington, d. C. = The United
States Supreme court will be called
upon to decide the knottiest Chinese
puzzle ever presented to it, in the
suit involving the estate Of Chinese,
worth many millions. which has been
appealed from the Philippine islands.
| Sy Quia WIS the name Of the China
man when he left his native Celestial
empire and went to the land Of the
IFilipinos early in the last century.
| The friars In the islands converted Sy
| Quis to Christianity and thereafter he
was \ Catholic and bore the name OF
| Vicente Romero Sy Quia. He mar
ried . Filipino woman, and left his
fortune, running into millions, to his
children by his Filipino wife, TOR
tune accumulated in repeated corners
in the rice and hemp crops and wise
speculation In real estate, for Vim
cente Romero Sy Quai was the John
d. . of the Filippines.
Vincente Romero Sy Quia's heirs
had hardly entered into enjoyment of
the fortune when their inheritance
was questioned by the Chinese family
of q woman who said that she had
been married to plain Sy Quia in
China before the began his Philippine
career.
The Philippine heirs contend that
the Sy Quia married in China was
not the Sy Quia who as Vicente Rome
70 Sy Quia became their father.
The contestants have placed in evil
dence the family tablets of the Chin
ese Sy Quis family, large wooden
tablets, covered with Chinese hero
glyphics. The tablets look like laun-
dry tickets, and are now in the pos
session of the Supreme court judges.
The defendants have had the tablets
by experts, who say that the
Sy Quia whose marriage and death is
recorded on them died ten years before
the Filipino Sy Quia. This inter
probation is disputed by the Chinese
applicants for the wealth of Sy Quia,
and their experts tranlste the tablets
10 that the death of the Chinaman is
given in accordance with the date of |
5y Quia's death in the Philippines.
In view of the fact that Sy Peng,
,ne of the experts on Chinese customs
and language, who figures in the case,
Is not certain as to whether he was
born in "the year of the Rat" or in
the year of the Pig" it will be diff
cult for the Supreme court judges to
decide whether or not the sly Quia of
the Chinese applicants is the Sy Quia
Of the Filipino heirs.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Wiley ruLLx ExoNERA1kp.



Washingtou. D. C. President Tlft
has reversed tho Recommendation OF
the personnel Of the board Of the de-
partment of agriculture, with it, In
do1ement by Attorney General Wick
ersham with reference to the case OF
Dr.. Harvey W. Wiley, chief Of the
bureau Of chemistry and the best-
known food expert In the country.
The attorney general had advised
"condign punishment Of Wiley.
President Taft softens the reversal Of
his advisers fnding BY saying that II
re had had the full record before him
he probably would have held dhsrAnt-
".
Next TO the vindication of Wiley IT,
self, Washington Is most interested In
the paragraph Of thu presidents letter
IN which he says that ''the broader is-
sues raised by the investigation,
which have . much weiRhtier relation
than this one to the general efficiency
Of the department, may require much
more radical action than the question
have considered and decided. " This
Is taken 70 presage "shake-up" in
the department.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Physical Limitation

There was a very stupid pN
scented early In the New fort
an adaptation Il was cshsa =
author. Even the best-natur~
went away in disgust one e.
representative turned TO anoe
said: III this tumble had ~
sented on the other side oil ~
1t would have been hissed
were a lot of foreign visi'0"
| wonder that IL was not -
1T really is a wonder. ~
others reply. Il would n
Kissed myself. but-you
and hiss at the same u">
politan Magazine
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Arsenal Reported Taken.

Washington. d. C.-State depart
ment cable sdvices from Charge
d'Affaires Williams at Pekin say that
the government troops are confronted
not by an unorganized mob of civil
isns, but by trained soldiers. who hold
the approaches to Cheng-tu, and Mr..
Williams believes, have possession OF
the arsenal and magazine at the city,
south gate. The cable messages re
ported fighting at Kiating. 200 miles
from Cheng-tu.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-09-21
Rebel. Arc ReactIonarIs..

Chicago-William j. Calhoun, Unit
cd States minister TO China. in an in
terview here. said: Important
changes and reforms have been plan
ned and are being worked out by the
Chinese government. which, when
completed, will awaken the dormant
forces and resources of the country.
The trouble in the province of See
chuen is caused by reactionaries who
are seeking to check the plans of the
government for deseloment and pro-
gress and who desire to keep the
country at standstill."