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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
MEXICAN BANDITS wRfU TRAM,
BURN RETH AND Ml TWO

Brownsville, Tex--Mexican bandits
early Wednesday held up and robbed
St Louis & San Francisco passen-
ger train. killing two persons and
wounding three others, near Olmite.
seven miles north Of here
The dead.
H. II. Kendall, engineer
United States cavalryman, name un-
known
The injured:
DIR. E. s. Mccain, Cameron county
physician, probably fatally shot
Harry Wallis, seriously wounded IN
abdomen
Conductor P. E. Morgan. slightly
wounded
TrestIe 10 Burned
A long trestle half a mile south OF
the wreck was set afire half an hour
after the train was held up and almost
destroyed
This hindered the progress Of the
| first detachment of troops which vas
sent In pursuit so that the bandits had
ample time to flee into the brush
| Passengers who reached here on |
relief train said that the train was de
rallied, that Mexicans poured into tn
coaches shouting Viva Pizana" an'
commenced to shoot at the passen
gers.
Pizana, the man the bandits wer
cheering. Is supposed to be the leade
Of the so-calIed Texas revolution
nurtured under the plan of San Die
CO." which last year contemplated tn
seizure of border states and returnin
them to Mexican rule
A negro reached his home fou
miles from Brownsville and gave th
first report OF the wreck and killing
Four companies of United States Il
fantry were rushed to the scene b
special trains. followed by two troop
of cavalry.
The bandits were passengers an
| set fire to the train The Mexican
severed the telephone line betwee
Brownsville and Villa Nueva. fiv
miles from here, which resulted nj
only in delaying information reachin
Brownsville, but also interfered wit
communication with troop B. of III
Thirtieth Cavalry. on duty near tn
|, scene of the holdup.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Honorary pearee. Given.

Washington. D. C.-Neariy 200 new
thirty-third degree honorary members
were elected by the supreme council
of the Scottish Rite OF the southern
jurisdiction of the United States. in
session in the newly dedicated Mason
ic temple here Practically all OF the
southern and western states. the Dis
trict OF Columbia. the army and navy
the Philippines and Porto Rico were
represented in the list of those elected
1t is expected that several active thir
ty-third degree members viii b
named later in the week
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
churehman sars Hatred.

not an appropriate place to perpetuate
hatred" was the reason given by Sir
Philip Wilbraham. chancellor OF the
diocese of Chester. when refusing to
permit a memorial tablet to q victim
OF the Lusitania in a Holyoke church
to bear the inscription. who was muir
dered on the Lusitania by the Ger
mans" The chancellor then suggest
ed that the inscription should read
who lost his life when the Lusitanis
was torpedoed by the Germans" This
was agreed to-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
NfMlYORkIPOuC[
TAKE GERMAN SPY
Scheme 10 Hamper Shipment Of
Ammunition Confessed.
|aou Of BPlouvE FOUND n ROOM
Bride Offered to Aresting Officer
Chart Of New York Harbor and
Official Papers Are Taken.
STOCK OF HPlOusE FOUND n ROOM

New York-In the arrest OF Albert
Fay. a lieutenant in the German army,
and Walter Scholz. his brother-in-law,
police and federal secret service
agents believe they have detained
leaders in a plot to wreck American
munition plants and ships carrying
munitions.
According to Captain Tunney, OF
the New York anarchists squad, Fay
confessed that he came here to work
out plan for stopping the shipment
Of munitions. He said, Tenney AYERS,
that he was supplied with $4,000 for
carrying out his operations Papers
found in his room showed he was .
German secret service agent
A vast quantity OF high explosives
were found in the prisoners' room In
Weehawken. N. J.
Both men are held ON technical
charges of disorderly conduct An ad
ditional charge of attempted bribery
may be made against Fay. He is said
to have offered $1,000 to police off
Ger for his release. He is said to havs
offered an advance payment Of $6t
when the officer agreed to his PROPOSE
ton.
Police who have been watching out
going vessels for explosives cause<
the arrests
Explosives and survey charts Of New
York harbor are said to have beef
| found In their possession
The men are declared to have beef
| testing a bomb in a small grove whel
apprehended.
| Five steel mines, said by the polio
to belong to the prisoners, later wer
! found in West Hoboken storehouse
| Each was packed In separate woo'
case, and fitted with an attachment
which might be fastened to the sterl
of a ship by wire. Contact with tn
propeller of ship, II is said. woul
explode the mine
Two cases found in the mems roor
in Weehawken were filled with e1
plosives, letters written in Germa
and official-looking documents Anon
the explosives were small sticks {
dynamite and various kinds of aci
used In the manufacture of explosives
One of the papers, it is asserted b
the police, showed Fay to be lieutel
ant in the German army and connec
ed with the German foreign office 0
the Wilhelmstrasse.
The police assert that the prisons
had admitted the ownership of hig
powered automobile and speedy m
torboat, both of which are In We
hawken.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Swiss Protest to Berlin.

Berne. Switzerland. via Paris--The
Swiss government has instructed It's
embassy at Berlin to lodge an energet-
ic protest against the new violation
OF Swiss territory by German sviators-
The protest is occasioned by the act
Of an aviator in dropping eight bombs
over Chaux de Ponds Sunday, causing
the injury OF four persons and consid-
cradle damage to property. Switzer'
land demands compensation and the
punishment OF the aviator
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Seattle. Wash - Eight hundred
pounds OF smoking opium. valued at
$4,000, was seized here by customs
officers on board the blue funnel liner
Calchas- The opium was contained in
800 Theoretically sealed tins which
were secreted in an sirshSft- The Cal
chas. bound from Vancouver to Seat
tie. went aground 10 days ago Mt Point
Wilson After being pulled Off she
was towed to Seattle and placed In
drydock for extensive repairs
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
villa Soldier. Flight FederaIs.

Douglas, Aria sharp fight be-
tween the advance guard Of General
Villas soldiers and a detachment Of
Carranza troops from Aqua Prieta. So
nora, occurred Sunday between Aqua
Prieta and Fronteras, according to re-
ports received here. The Carranza
commander issued no statement as
to the outcome
The skirmish was said to have re-
suited when General Gales sent a
train toward Fronteras to meet $50
deserters from the Villa column. who
were reported to have deserted when
they learned the United States had
recognized General Carranza-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Detroit-Seven members OF one
family were instantly killed and an
eighth was probably fatally injured
by q Grand Trunk passenger train.
which struck their automobile, near
Detroit. The dead are Mrs Rachael
Stoldt. her five daughters. Pearl, Ha-
eel. Mabel. Esther and Martha. and
Miss Minnie Engel. sister of Mrs
Stoldt- William Stoidt. Of Troy. Mich.
the husband and father, was badly
mangled-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Railroad shops Arc Busy.

Sacramento.-More men are now
employed In the Southern Pacific
shops here than have been on the
payroll for many months. This is due
in part to the heavy traffic in both the
freight and passenger departments
More men are being added to the
force. Two shifts are being worked
In the rolling-mill. which is chiefly
used In manufacturing fish-plates-
Formerly the eastern factories sup
Piled these plates The plant has or
ders to keep it busy for three months
and much other work will be ready for
the shops by that time
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Bean Crop Estimated ssas, 900.

Lewiston. Idaho.-The bean crop OF
the Lewiston country this year will
amount to $50 carloads at an approx
mate value OF $685.. 900. according to
the data collected by the railroad COM
panies- The bulk Of the crop is now
in the warehouses and q considerable
portion has been sold The price at
present is $3.50 a hundred and the
average yield is about 500 pounds to
the acre. The railroad companies es-
Inmates are based upon a minimum OF
20 tons to the car, and. with a produc-
ton OF $50 carloads. the production in
pounds is approximately 100000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Strange Tragedy C0mS to Light.

Canyonville. Or.-How an old trap
per. with his leg caught in big bear
trap, persisted alone and miserably in
the forest II years ago. was revealed
by the finding of skeleton with q
bone held in the rusted trap. on the
Fortune Branch Greek. and reported
here Wednesday.
The skeleton is believed to be tina:
of once well-known character named
Blynn. who had cabin at the head OF
the creek. about mile from where
the skeleton was found The place Is
about half way between here and Glen
dale
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
PAGER shirt. for soIdiers-

Paper shirts, made In Japan are
now being served out TO the Russian
soldiers for use in the cold and wet
weather, which Is rapidly approaching
on the eastern front A number OF
these paper shirts were used by the
Russians last winter. and they proved
to be much warmer and cheaper than
ordinary shirts
The paper used Is called -hasnikl-
rzzu~ and is made from the bark Of
a mulberry tree It has been used by
the Japanese army and people for
many years. its only drawback being
that II can not be washed
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
federal Yards wa Compete b
Stop hlessive Profits.
Secretary States AuxiIiaTies Manned
and Supplied by americans Are
Necessary to Good Navy.

Raleigh, NJ C.-secretary Daniels In
a speech at the North Carolina State
Fair said that the administration pro-
posed to equip its shipyards and ar
senais so they could compete with pri-
vate plants under the national defense
program No monopoly was intended,
he said. but this measure would be
adopted as a check against excessive
profits for private manufacturers
THE government has invested many
millions OF dollars in navy-yards," said
the secretary. ~and unless this invest
ment is utilized for new construction
much of it IL wasted IL the govern
ment Is prepared to construct naval
craft. private shipbu.ldfng companies
in making contracts must compett
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Portland.-About 1000 bales of hops
were bought in the Northwest We'd
nesday. All the details of the tran
sactions were not available. but II Is
understood the prices were the same
as those current for the past week
or more. Louis Lachmund purchased
400 bales more Of the Mclaughlin crop
at Independence. The Mckay lot Of
$50 bales at St Paul was also sold
Two lots OF Western Washingtons.
those Of George Richter and Fremont
Annis. were disposed Of. Yakima sales
included the Stewart crop OF lbs bales
and the Slavin lot of 75 bales
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28


Once a short little woman and her
tall husband went to a cafe Of the
cheaper sort for dinner.
-Wfil you have oystersz" asked the
husband. giancing over the bill Of
fare
Yes" said the little woman, as she
tried in vain to touch her feet to the
floor, ~and, Henry, want a hassock-"
Henry nodded. and as he handed
his order to the waiter. said, Yes.
and bring the lady hassock-"
-One hassockz" asked the waiter.
with what Henry thought more than
ordinary interest, as he nodded In the
affirmative Still the waiter did not
60 but brushed the tablecloth with a
towel and rearranged the articles on
IL several times. while his face got
red
| Then he came around to the hus'
bands side. and. speaking In whis
per. said: Say. mister, haven't beer
here long. and I'm not on TO all thes<
things VIII the lady have the has
sock broiled or friedz~
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

London--A telegram from Amster.
dam to the Exchange Telegraph com
pany says: Messages from the Bel
gian frontier say that Belgian sub
jects between the ages OF IL and So,
liable for military service. had been
notified by the German authorities at
Brussels to report themselves to the
German commander. with the result
that 1900 so far have been deported
to Germany"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28


with government yards This tends
to secure competitive prices and pre-
vent combinations among private cor
porations to charge higher prices than
conditions Justify"
Mr.. Daniels said that the govern
ment paid 80 cents a pound to gov
eminent manufacturer a few years
ago to make powder. but the navy was
now making it at a cost of about IS
cents a pound Torpedoes and mines.
he said. were also being manufactured
by the government at great saving OF
money
1T has been ascertained by a special
commission that the navy" he contin-
ued, with a modern plant can manu-
facture armor plate for $3.50 to $3.50. as
against the non-competitive prices of
S4z5 to S4S6 a ton charged in the last
contract Experience in Europe teaches
that the navy should no longer rely on
private manufacturers for projectiles-
IL congress approves. we will erect a
large factory which will turn out a
large product OF 14-inch armor-pierc'
ing shells. as well as smaller projec'
tiles This will insure better shells
and better competition"
The secretary particularly directed
attention to the lack of ships in the
American merchant marine to carly
American products to those who need
| 1t and are willing to pay for it
What the navy needs, and in cass
of trouble would need sorely.~ he add
ed. ARE auxiliaries properly built and
\ equipped with trained Americans A
merchant marine with foreign crew.
is not an American need. either fol
commerce or for defense"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
wzrshin Pennznts-

The commission pennant on United
States war vessels goes mp when the
vessel Is placed in commission and Is
flown continually while sac remains
SO. The jackies have many pet slper-
behaves
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Genesee. Idaho.-The potato crop In
this section is light this year and the
quality Of the potatoes Is not the best
This is the shortest crop this section
has had in many years Considerable
wheat changed hands here the past
few days, selling around IS cents .
bushel. The Farmers Union ware
house is shipping quantities OF hogs.
The prices are better than they have
been for some time. the last shipment
being around cents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Rochester. N. Y.-Highvsymen sand
bagged Newton Hoffman. 20 years old.
as he stepped from q southbound Erie
train at South Haven Wednesday and
wired him. head and foot. to the track
He was run over by q train which
came along an hour later and his foot
taken off, His head had been placed
between the tracks and was unhurt-
II Is thought he win recover.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Berlin. by wireless to SSyville. n j.
Two hundred and eighty-six Jews In
the German army have been promoted
to be officers Four thousand Jewish
soldiers in the army have been decor
ated with iron crosses OF the nrst
class. according to an Oversees News
Agency announcement
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Tered for SIX years
terribly l tried sew
eraI doctors but none
seemed 10 give me
any relief Every
mouththe painswere
intense IN both Sides
and m ad e m e so
weak that l had to
go to bed At last
a friend recon1men-
ded Lydia E Pink
hams VeRe table
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Mrs McGreevy was a dinner guest
one evening where a noted explorer
was the attraction Being OF a some
what languid turn OF mind she paid
more attention to her dinner than to
the conversation After dinner was
over. she turned to one OF the guests
and asked:
plorer talking about"
Progressive Patagonia" was the
reply
Really asked Mrs McGreeyy
with sudden interest And how dc
/ you play it,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Relaxation Due.

Don't you find it rather lonely
since your boy josh went back to
SCHOOL,"
Yes replied Farmer Corntossel.
but it's kind O. restfuI- Josh has been
educatin' me an mother so much that
we need our turn at takin' vacation.
same az he did "-Washington Star
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
URIC ACID
NEVER CAUSED
RHEUMATISM

WANT to prove 1t to your satisfaction II
you have Rheumatism. acute or chronic-no mat
ter what your condition = write today for my
FREE BOOK on RHEUMATISM = Its Gauss
and Cure" Thousands call it The most wonder
full book ever written" Don't send stamp-its
ABSOLUTELY FREE
JESSE A. CASE. Dept sss. Brockton Mss.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
HuckIsbsrrIes DRUG on Market.

Portl&nd.-Southern Oregon grapes
were in larger supply this week
Among the receipts were several ship
ments OF good Tokays. which brought
80 cents to 81 crate. Concords were
scarce and sold At is cents Csiifor-
mia grapes were unchanged
Huckleberries continue more or less
OF = drug ON the market. and though
quoted at COS cents. are hard to move
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
That's Different

Faint heart never won fair lady.
you know
Nonsense, I know a man who's
got four million dollars and n weak
heart. and all the girls are Just crazy
To marry him"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

what are fhese?" inquired the
young housewife
Peas in pods
DO peas come in podsz What love
ly sealed packages kansas City
Journal
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Don't Worry About
That Itching Rash

Don't worry any more about that
Itching skin-troubIe Just spread a
little resinol ointment over the sick
skin and the itching disappears a.
IL you had simply wiped IL away
And-even more important this
soothing. healing ointment gets right
to the source OF the trouble and rarely
fails to clear away every trace OF the
unsightIy. tormenting eruption
Doctors have prescribed resino
ointment for over twenty years. and
thousands owe their clear, healthy
skins to its use 1t contains nothing
that could injure or irritate the ten
derest skin Sold by all druggists
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

She-What. Fanny Jones engaged
Well. I've always said that no mattel
how homely = girl may be. there's al
ways some fool ready to marry her
Who's the poor mani
HeI am--Boston Transcript
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
No Alternative.

Mrs. Climber-You will find society
Is made up OF two classes. my child.
Daughter-What are they. mother?
Mrs Climber = Undesirables and
people we don't know.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
| YOU SHOULD TRY
|HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
| At ONCE. II REALLY HELPS
Mortoaaed Thoughts.

The assumption that when Mr.. VIII
son stated the other day that his
thoughts were mortgnged beyond re-
CALI he was referring to critical in
ternational affairs was doubtless cor
rect. But 1t appears that there was .
second mortgage on his thoughts.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Patience-Do you ever look back
over the pastf
Patrice-Why. bless your heart,
That's the only way one can look at
the past-Yonkers Statesman
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Small Chance.

DO you ever expect to be married =
well. that depends IL | can find
8 girl with million or two who does
MT want to be married for herself
alone
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Now. Susan" said the mistress to
the new maid. we always want our
meals promptly on the hour
~Yes'm.- said the maid politely
-Wfu any hour dor
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

CalIer-whzt a tiny little chap your
brother is
EIsie-I guess that's cause he's only
my half brother.-Boston Transcript
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

And when you eloped with the
girl asked a friend. did her father
follow YOU
Did her said the young man
Rather He's living with US yet
London Opinion
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
Well Qualified

Il wish to go to the front"
Have you had any experience In
nursingz~
~Oh, yes once took the part OF
nurse In q college play Louisville
Courier-Journa
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
The FIy's Day or.

Museum Undergraduates the hui
man fly?
Attendant = Can't perform today.
His wife's been swatting him--Balti-
more American.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

II have solved one problem won't
have a lot of soiled dishes on hand
when my wife gets home"
"How's that?"
i've broken most Of EN-"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
OF course Not.

my boy, II | hadn't worked and
shaved, you could never carry on this
way. Why don't you settle down and
go to work."
why, you don't want your grand
son to carry on this way, do your"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Salesman-Why not try one OF our
Rip Van Wrinkle rugs. madam Pros
pectfve Purchaser What kind are
theyz Salesman-They have an I'M
usually long nap-7ndianapoiis Star
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28
MRS. THOMSON
TELLS WOMEN
How She Was Helped During
Change of Life by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Philadelphia PAT am just 52years
of age and during Change Of Life l suf
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

Physiology Teaeher-Clarence. you
may explain how we hear things
Clzrence-Px tells EN- to ma as Sc
cret- and ma gives EN- away at the
bridge club.-Cleyeland Leader
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-28

wheat-Bluestem. CSC: fortyfold. ssc;
club. csc: red fife, sc Flour advanced
zoe barrel Car receipts- Wheat, IS.
barley. s: corn. 1; oats. 2; hay, -
Butter-Washington creamery. SAG &c
Cheese-LImburger. zoe; block Swiss
zoo nc; Tfllamook. 15c; washington. 15c;
e'f Ese% Pre- 'H 1anch. 47asoc; cold stor-
age. 776zSc Dozen
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-19

In this years class and il is quite like
~ that the members OF the faculty
have had hard time selecting the
winner. -. So. . -. .
Among the girl graduates are sew
eral members OF the. ssmi-debutante
set who in the fan will make formal
debuts into socieIy Id.
Miss Dorothy Hogs is TO be vale
dictorian for the class while there
will be several other addresses.
The last OF the Academy affairs OF
this year will be the commencement
ball al the Noana Hotel on Monday
evening >>.ss. . . r. ~
House Party a. kuaIoa. -. ~ f..
One of the pleasant affairs which
closed the last weeks gaieties was the
house party at which Miss Nora Swan.
~ was hostess AT the Swanzy coun-
try place at Kualoa- On Sunday Col.
0nel and Mrs. Lyman Kennon motored
over from Schofieh barracks for
luncheon. Among those present were
Miss Betty, Case, Miss Lila Mcdonald,
Miss Anita Mclean, Miss Peggy Cen
ter, Miss Rosamond Swanzy. Bert
Clark. Ensign McMorris, Ensign
Moore, T Philip Spalding, Reginald
Bloomfield brown and the hostess.
,-s,.... If...Y l4 - - = ......~.."
At Mrs. w. D.. Westerveit's.
Mrs. Randolph Moore. who recently
returned from the Y w. c. A. biennial
convention in Los Angeles, read an
Interesting paper on the results of the
convention on Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. w u. Westervelt
About Is women were present at the
affair and during the Afternoon Mrs.
John P. Erdman sang a number of de
lightful songs. g. d. <4s-....... H.. l. ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-19

Miss Judge has been the house
guest of Captain and Mrs. George
Jamerson of Fort Shafter for the pas.
few weeks and has been entert1inad