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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
UNCLE SAM
Mexican Rebel Leader Refuses to
Recognize United States.
Receives American Consul Only as
American Cjiizen-Two Amer
leans Found Murdered.

Mexico City-Two Americans have
been hanged near Cananea, Sonora,
presumably by Mexican rebels. Their
bodies we're found Thursday and the
incident was reported Immediately to
President Madero by the governor of
Sonora The governor has ordered an
investigation He believes the two
men were executed by rebels in order
to precipitate American intervention
The victims have not been identified.
Juarez, Mexico - General Pascual
Orozco, commander-i in chief of the
Mexican rebels, coolly declared that
he did not recognize the United States
government He made the remark to
Thomas Edwards, American consul
here, who called at the rebel leader s
headquarters to deliver a message
from Secretary Of State Knox.
The message from Washington con-
cerned the treatment Of the American
settlers in Northern Mexico by the
rebels, growing out of the disarmine
of colonists last week
General Orozco told General Ed
wards that he did not regard the
American as a representative of the
United States, which government
Orozco said, he did not recognize
However, he was glad to see Mr.. Ed
wards, he said, and to receive him al
an American citizen. Orozco accept
ed the message from the American
consul without further comment Ed
wards then left the room.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

FOR sALE--e0 A. NEAR VANCOUVER. B. c..
Can; = cult; house. barn. hennery. incubator.
outbdgs-, a. fruit orchard. etc Allen. Box 5l9.
Chicago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
CONTEST DECISIONS UPHELD.
President Taft Approves Statement o
National COMMITTEES.

President Taft Approves Statement of
National Committee.
Washington, D. CA statement
approved by President Taft, defend
ing his nomination by the Chicago
convention, has been made public at
the White House. 1t reviews every
contest before the Republican nation
al committee and the credentials COM
mittee of the convention and asserts
that each contest was settled logical
", upon its merits. The statement
was submitted to the cabinet at a re-
cent meeting and received the APP
prevail of the presidents official fam
lily.
The statement, which is document
of 144 printed pages, is detailed de-
NAL of the charge that the renomina-
ton of President Taft was accom-
plished by the seating of frauduIently
elected delegates TO the convention.
1t takes up individually the 2S8 con-
tests instituted by the Roosevelt
forces against Taft delegates who
were seated. and presents evidence in
each of these cases to show that the
Taft delegates were regularly elected.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
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TRACE ORIGIN OF ALPHABET
According to Prof. Flinders PetrIe It
Existed 1000 Years 3. c.
Attacks an Old Theory.

In a lecture at the Royal Institute
Prof Flinders Petrie has attacked the
long accepted theory that the origin
Of the alphabet is to be found In
PhoeEicia, whence 1t came from
Egyptian hieroglyphics, says New
York Sun London dispatch.
According to Prof. Petrie, the re-
searches of the last twenty years
have shown that signs we're earlier
than pictures and that 1t was the sign
that survived to become the alpha
and beta of one civilization and the
A B C of another.
Just as the philologist had discov-
cred one entire system Of languages.
so the alphabetarian has discovered
in the diversity OF alphabets an orig
inal prototype of ALL In Prof. Petrie's
words, The Phoenicians are people
OF yesterday compared with those who
wrote the signs that are the origin
Of all alphabets-"
1t was to pottery. said the profess
sor. that Psychologists and others
were indebted for these signs, and
their development was worked out
on these lines Flatnose made pot
and put a mark on it to show that ii
was his. In time, because 1t was his
mark. the sign stood for Flatnose
himself, and then the sign became at
tached to sound irrespective Of the
thing itself. Gradually the wearing
down went on until the sign stood
not for a sound. but syllable. and
then for a letter.
The signs, of course, were not ar
alphabet; that did not arrive unit
perhaps 1000 B. c. whereas signs
were found In early prehistoric Egypt
probably 1000 B. c. Proofs Of thi:
common origin were plentiful, for the
signs spread by trade far north ant
south and appeared similarly II
Runic, Iberian and Harlan. and ye
were unknown In Phoenician-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
IN RETREAT
Sa|azar with 1000 Men Moves
ToWaFd Mexican Border.
Boundary Patrol increased Head Of
United stafos States Troops
Fears Trouble

Ell Paso, Texas Movements of the
federal and rebel armies in the dis
tricf south Of the border at this point
and the position Of the American col
onists in the troubled zone, occupies
the attention Of chiefs Of the United
States troops engaged in patrolIing
the border at this point
Thirty men from Colonial Diaz. to
the west Of the Casas Grandes district,
arrived at Hachita, N M, according
to advices received at Fort Bliss, and
the colonists from the Juarez and
Dublan colonies are expected to reach
the border in day or two.
A report has reached the United
States secret service that General Sal
azar, with 1000 rebels, has evacuated
Casas Grandes and that two groups of
federals, largely outnumbering the
rebel forces, are in pursuit. Accord
ing to this information Sslazar Ia
headed for the border, moving due
north with the intention of reaching
Palomas, opposite Columbus. N. M.
and few miles west Of FL Paso
This will bring him in close touch
with the rebel leader, Orozco, who re
mains in Juarez with about 500 men,
and together they may proceed along
the border into Sonora
This move, American officers here
believe, is made also with the view Of
obtaining ammunition and it is proba
Bile that the United States border pa
troll will be increased
That the rebels are in great need Of
ammunition ia evidenced by the recent
instances of border running.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

New York-Wallace S. Frazer, dep
uty state controller, has filed report
in the transfer office of the surrogate
court that the gross estate of the late
Edward Hawley aggregated only 49,
292, 917.88. From this amount there
was deducted 81, 009, 629. 80 for debts.
administration expenses, taxes in 9TH
err states and commissions. 1t was
estimated at the time of Hawley' s
death, February l, last, that his es-
tate would reach $50, 100000 The
amount due the state as an inherit
ance tax is SITS, 454.94
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Painless Dentistry

is our pride-our hobhy-our study for ycezs md
nov our success and is the D It painless work
to be found anywhere, matter how nnoA -
pay. Compare Prices
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Aged suffragist Would Vote.

San Francisco-Equa suffrage seeds
planted two decades ago by the late
Susan B. Anthony have come to frui-
ton, in the heart of Mrs Amanda
Hall, gentle old woman of this city
Mrs. Hall, who is so infirm that she
cannot go around alone, has appealed
to the women of the San Francisco
center of the California Civic league
to aid her in reaching a registration
Office. so that she may qualify to vote
for president. She says that the
wish to vote has been alive in her for
20 wears.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

French farmers find snail culture a
profitable undertaking. AS many as
100000 first quality" snails. the price
,f which throughout the year aver
ages s1.70 thousand. can be reared
On an acre of land. They have to be
fed only once a day, preferably in the
evening. and though extremely vora-
cious are by no means fastidious. After
a fall of rain. which seems to sharpen
their appetites. bed of 100000 will
demolish a barrow load of cabbage In
very short space of time.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
ad Found AsIssn in Cave.

San Gregorio, Cal.-Mortimer Ham
ilton, the 6-year-old son of Seattle
lumberman, who was lost Friday, was
found asleep Sunday in cave, with
his arms cIasped about the neck of an
angors goat. The lad. who was camp
ing with his aunt, Mrs Albert Pal
mer, of San Francisco, wandered off
alone. He could not give complete
account of his adventures, but said he
made friends with the goat and they
had wandered into the cave together
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Defenders in Mimic War Game Sur
prised and Routed.

Defenders in Mimic War Game Sur
prissd and Routed.
OakvilIe, Wash Oregon troops are
given credit by the military umpires
for big part in the strategic victory
OF the invading army over that defend
ing. in tense general engagement
That the Reds were able to force
back the brigade that sought to check
the invasion Of Puget Sound is held to
be due largely to the operations Of the
Third Oregon.
In order to break the formidable
disposition of the Blue army along
Black river, one battalion Of the Third
forded the chilly stream twice, while
the other battalions tramped for three
miles through damp underbrush and
timber along a steep hillside in order
to put In an enfilading fire on the Blue
right flank.
The outcome of the battle was in
the nature of surprise. The Blue
brigade held the bridges and fords
across Black river and had an advan-
tageous position in every way for re-
sisting an attack 1t appeared very
much as If the tactical invasion OF the
United States from Grays Harbor
would end in disaster.
| But the conclusion of the Blue Off
GERS that the billy wilderness on the
north side of the Black river opposite
their right wing was impenetrable
proved a severe stumbling block.
Colonel L. w. v. Kennon, head com
mander. by an admirable bit of stra-
tegy, made this his first striking
point.
! Choosing the Third Oregon infantry
for the task, Colonel Kennon dis
patched the regiment commanded by
Colonel J. NJ. Poorman into this fast
ness at a. M There was no trail
nor road and the men made headway
through rank foliage with the greatest
difficulty. Officers mounts had to bs
left behind at an early stage of ths
march.
When within a few hundred yards
of the river the Third battalion wa:
separated from the regiment and di
rected to proceed as sacrificing forc'
to engage the enemy in frontal at
tack.
Proceeding cautiously to the rive
the remainder Of the regiment CAM
suddenly upon battalion of tn
Twenty United States blue in
| fantry and section of the artillery
men at breakfast This Blue fore
was completely surprised, as the mel
had their outposts on the road b.
which the Reds were expected to ap
pear.
/ The Second battalion, commands
by Major Smith, and made up of tn
Salem, Oregon City and Woodburl
companies and company K, of Port
land, opened heavy fire on the reg
ulars, who retreated precipitately
leaving the unfinished breakfast
which the Oregonians later ate
Il This served to uncover the entir
flank of the Blue army. The two bat
talions then directed fanking fir
and the Blue wing soon gave way
The two battalions then joined tn
} Twenty fifth United States infantr
in the main advance.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Woman Immigrants Needed.

Honolulu Equal immigration for
women" was the substance of pro-
position preached here by DR.. Charles
W. Eliot. president emeritus of Har-
ward University. DIR. Eliot, how
ever. was looking at the subject not
from the standpoint of women 8 rights.
but as part of the study of the influx
of foreign people into the United
States. DIR. Eliot advocated laws
which would prevent preponderance
of more than 5 per cent of men over
women in any race entering the
country.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

/, Metal poisoning from handling cop
per coins was the curious cause for
death recently assigned at West Ham,
England. The deceased, age twenty
seven, had been employed to collect
coins from pennyin-the-slot gas me-
tiers, and his physician testified that
the coins were often green with YER
digris, which remained on the collec-
tors hands and was absorbed through
his habit OF curling his mustache With
his finger
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Sounded Like Gaelic.

A story is told OF certain mayor
q Cork who headed deputation to
the emperor of the French and COM
menced an Grafton to his majesty In
which he conceived to be the French
tongue. Pardon me-" said the en-
peror, after he had listened to the
speech with much patience, English
i know fairly we'll. but, regret to
say, / have never had an opportunity
of studying the Irish language!"-
Argonaut.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Chemical caterulIIars.

The work of former investigators,
Tichomorrow, Toyama and Kellogs.
has been substantiated by Mr.. Ripley
of the department of biology. Trinity
college, Hartford, Conn Mr.. Ripley
has produced caterpillars from infer
tilted eggs by the action OF sulphuric
acid. and has therefore carried one
step farther the Investigation Of his
predecessors in the production Of
larvae.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Victoria, B. C.-Bound for the fam
Gus Tiburon island in the Gulf of Cali
fornia. which is said to be rich in gold
and other minerals, which have been
successfully held by fierce natives,
said to be cannibals. two little schoon-
ers, the "Tenderfoot" and "Drift, !"
of the Victoria Yacht club. left port
carrying an adventurous party of
treasure hunters. They expect to be
gone six months They will stop at
San Francisco en- route.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Chicago = Chicago street car men
favor a strike by vote of 1899 to
I'll unless their demands for higher
wages and improved working condi-
tions are granted. Immediately two
conferences were arranged with the
street railway officials, when final
effort will be made to settle the dis
pute peacesbly. President Mahon
said: "The men expressed their will
on the question of strike and now
it is up to the companies to meet the
demands 1t is going to be fight to
the finish on the part of the men,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Judicial ignorance is generally a.
summed. but there are occasions when
a Judge Is honestly lacking In knowl-
edge. The other day witness In an
Australian court casually mentioned
that certain thing occurred just after
be had a "barmaid's blush" Judge
and counsel were for the moment
stuck up" by this hitherto unheard Of
phrase, but the fact was gradually
elected that 1t meant drink OF COM
pounded beer and raspberry vinegar.
London Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Newport Yields haIibut.

Newport. Or. = Thursday morning
the launch Ollie S. went out on pros
pecting trip for halibut banks and sue
ceeded in locating its object about 16
miles southwest by south from this
bay. About two hours were spent
fishing and IL hslibut were taken 1t
has long been known that fishing
banks lay southwest of this place.
Captain Garner, of the Ollie s.. says
the catch of fish was limited only by
the small quantity of bait taken along.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Foolish Waiting Contest.

An extraordinary WALKING watch IN
which eight couples competed took
part at Allessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
The dancers commenced at 10 O'Clock
in the evening of the 25th instant and
did not cease until they were COM
PEELED to do so from exhaustion. At
midday on the 26th. when there re-
malned only two couples in the con-
test. the jury ordered the termination
Of the match. which had lasted IA
hours, and Regaldi. who was adjudged
champion. tainted Immediately after
ward
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
BUMPER CROP CERTAIN.
Yield of Oregon to Exceed All Form
er Records.

Yield of Oregon to Exceed All Form
err Records.
Portland-Crop prospects in every
section Of Oregon and in every line of
agriculture we're never better than
they are this year. 1t has been a
bumper season all around, and it
means prosperity for the farmer and
everyone directly concerned with the
farmers welfare; and that includes
almost everybody in the state
If there is any adverse factor in the
situation, it is the chance that some
of the crops may be so large they will
have to sell for less money than in
other years.
The surplus to be marketed. how
ever, is so great that the total income
will be enormous
The wheat crop this year will net
the farmers of Oregon about $12, $780,
900. The oats crop will bring in half
as much money as the wheat crop, and
the barley crop will produce million
The other grains and hay will also add
vast sum to the states wealth.
lie year lJlE Is undoubtedly the
atest fruit year Oregon has yet
wn. The total value of all fruits
is placed at more than $500. 900.
The potato yield. which is enormous,
will, even on a lower market, bring
the farmers close to 81, 500, 900, and
the onion and root crops will add ma
tterially to this sum-
The hop crop is going to be a great
one. on the acreage, and lat the pres
emit market price will give the farm
ers s2,200,0 900. all of it money
brought from outside the state. Thu
value of the wool and mohair clips ex
ceeds So, 900, 900.
The wheat crop of Oregon will
amount to about $4,000, 900 bushels
The yield will be a record one il
Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Wasco
Sherman, Union and Gillian counties
the latter county estimating crop o
a, 900, 900 bushels. Wheat condition
in the Willamette valley, especially il
Polk, Linn and Lane counties, arr
fine, the crop in Lane being the bes
in 10 years. Further south the whea
prospects are also good. The oat
crop of the state is estimated at Is,
0O0. 900 bushels, and the barley GRO
at 1900, 900 bushels
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
A Bad SPILL.

Here's a young woman that was
left half million dollars merely for
splitting little sunshine into an old
mans life" Her experience is more
fortunate than mine. I once spilled
cup OF coffee into an old mans lap
and he cut me out Of ais will alto
gafhqro
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Carpenters Saw.

IS a little notch and then dip In the
blade.
1t often happens when saving
piece of board that the saw cut will
get choked- When it does the car
penter Just takes the saw out, turns
1t over and uses this little notch as a
sort of thin hook. which will pass free
ly through the saw cut. and yanks the
obstruction out.
On the better class of wooden planes.
near the front of the top, there is
placed small button Of hard wood or
leather. This is for the carpenter to
tap on with his hammer when he is
adjusting the blade. On the modern
planes that adjust the blade with a
screw at the back this tapping is not
necessary.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Strike Riots Fatal.

Seven strikers were shot,
one of them dying later in hospital,
and 20 others seriously wounded by
sticks or stones. as the result of riot
ing at Victoria and other docks in
London Thursday The chief encoun-
ter occurred at the Victoria docks,
where 1000 of the laborers who had
been on strike for more than ten
weeks appeared at the docks in COM
pliance with the manifesto of the
Dockers' Federation ordering them to
resume work. They found their for
mer places occupied by non-unionists.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Get His Knowledge First Hand

Benson J. Losing, whose historical
collections were sold in New York
city recently, was a historian OF the
old school, whose methods we're yet in
way up to date. not to say journal
istic. He Travelled many thousands Of
miles in gathering material for his
books, conversing with old settlers
and descendants OF revolutionary he
roes and making sketches on the spot
OF battlefields and scenes of historic
interest
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Quake snlitsrHirh PEAK.

Ellensburg, Wash. = According TO
C. M. Snow, sheepman of Teanaway,
who has arrived here. the peak cap
ping Mount Ingalls, in the Cascade
range had been split by some. seismic
disturbance and has been thrown into
the waters of Icicle lake. small but
deep body of water 5000 feet above
sea level. Snow declares the outline
of the top of the mountain has been
changed completely
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

The value oil advertising was point
cd out to a man with budding bust
ness. and he agreed to give a writer
$50 for a full page. The copy was
submitted and the merchant looked 1t
over coldly FIFTY dollars is too
much" he commented You've used
= lot OF words I've seen before
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Practical people are wise people.
Genius may create brilliant ideas, and
lie of very active turn of mind, but
money makes the mare go, and what
practical people really wish is to have
a pot. to bave that full of potatoes.
and to have FIRE enough to make the
rof bofl
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Fans actuated by currents of ain
have from time to time been used as
motors for running clocks. One, by
Lepaute. is In the Louvre, Paris. Ben
jarzin Hanks. Of Litchfield county,
Connecticut. patented one in 1888. In
a more recent patent the weight is
wound up by the current Of air in a
chimney which is stopped by a self
acting brake as the weight nears the
top of its course.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Wife-You say | ought to practice
economy, John. Now. what did your
dinner downtown cost you today? Hus-
band "a trife weakly)-About three
dollars Wife-Heavens, John, three
dollars Just for dinner? Husband Ia
trifie Indignantly Well. that includ-
ed bottle of wine, of course. More
Indignantly You don't s'pose would
pay three dollars just for food, do
you?-New York Sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Chinese Children Like Paris.

Recently number of Chinese chill
dren have been found In the streets OF
Paris and taken before the magistrates
as vagabonds- These children were
brought to France by showmen to per-
form as acrobats. After few months.
their performances having lost their
novelty and ceased to attract, the man,
ayers abandoned them. They have
been taken to the Chinese legation to
be sent home. But they don't want to
go home. The beautiful city of Paris
Is more to their liking.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Mahomet made the people believe
that he would call hill to him and
from the top of it offer up his prayers
for the observance Of his law. Tho
people assembled; Mahomet called the
hill to come to him, again and again;
and when the hill stood still he was
never a whit abashed, but said: If
the hill will not come to Mahomet, Ma
homet will goLto the hill. -Bacon's Els
say "Of Boldness"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Queer COUNTING Of pIstanoee.

In the rural parts of Schleswig- Hol-
Btein people do not measure distance
by miles, as we do, or by hours,
In other parts Of Germany. They 81
that a place is pipe, or two pipes,
or three pipes on. according to the
number OF pipes one could smoke
while walking there. Shorter dis
tsnces are Teckoned by dogs barks;
\ village under mile away would be
wo or three dogs banks.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08

Doctor Harkov. a Russian savant,
once affirmed that samara. on the
right bank of the rigrus. near Bag
dad. is the Oldest city extant. Relics
now discovered show that Samara
fiourished before the arrival Of the
Semites in Chaldea or Mesopotamia.
1000 Il. C.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
How Iaxte In Cultivated.

People who live in climates where
malaria abounds. frequently have to
take so much quinine that they get to
love the taste Of it, and to take It
daily, even when they do not need 1t,
Just because 1t tastes good to them
And yet quinine is one of the bitter
est of drugs and these same people,
did they move away from the malaria
district for few years, world soon
get to detest the taste of 1t.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-08
Mosquito Bites.

One evening when the mosquitoes
were very troublesome small Bobby
cried out: ooh. dear: If the mosqui-
toes don't stop biting me there will
be nothing left of mel Eyes. there
will," rejoined his little sister. "the
bites will swell up and make you big
~Ar than ever