Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02

under the circumstances. by giving his
lieutenants strong hint that they
would either have to obey orders or
quit. Two of the assistants, preferring
the good will of the Tammany props to
the fulfillment of their duties, resigned
But that did by no means solve the diff
ficulty. Commissioner McAdoo has
since then discovered that his position
is more difficult than ever His efforts
to find two men in the ranks Of Tam
many, willing to take the vacant posi-
tons with the understanding to keep
the lid down at all cost. have been
without success up to the present and
he understands perfectly well, that to
select his lieutenants from outside Of
Tammany would result in open rebel
lion and bitter war
The more liberal elements among
the New York Methodists have for
some time been agitating the PROPOSE
ton to raise the ban placed by the
book Of discipline on dancing. card
playing and the visiting Of theaters.
puritanical strictness Of that prohibit
tory rule is no longer in harmony with
the advanced spirit of tolerance per-
vading all Christian churches. All pre-
vious efforts to bring about a modifi-
cation of that rule We're rendered futile
by the opposition of the orthodox ele-
ments. The agitation has been con-
inn = &c, hD1;
al the conferences to be held here this
month strong pressure will be brought
to bear. to have the absolute prohibit
ton changed to suggestion, enumer-
ating dancing. card-playing and thea
foregoing among the forms of amuse-
ment to be avoided by the faithful
The principal reason urged against the
be enforced
The annual report Of ex-Health
Commissioner DR.. Lederle for the year
1908, the last year of the Low admins
tration, has come out and proves an
unusually interesting document. It
proves by its figures and comparative
forcement Of the vaccination and quar-
,antine regulations by an efficient
health department smallpox has been
practically stamped out in Greater
New York. On the other hand the
figures show, that there has been an
increase in the number of deaths by
tuberculosis from 1856 in 1902 to 7,749
In 1903. That increase is quite marked
and it's rate is about double that of the
increase in population. Notwithstand-
ing that increase the death rate from
all causes during 1908 was the lowest
during the last 1913 years
Another interesting annual report
which has recently been published. is
that OF the New York state board of
mediation and arbitration. 1t shows
that during the fiscal year. ending Sep
te,ober 80. 1903, there We're more
strikes. lockouts and labor troubles
in general in New York than in any
previous year, excepting. perhaps. the |
year 1856. During the past year there /
We're in the aggregate 1872 labor trou- /
b,es. involving l17.o00 employees and in
consequence of the strikes $500 900 |
working days were lost. Owing to the
New York building trades strikes
S7,o37 laborers were idle and the ag-
gregate loss of working days amounted
10 l,1O1.O19 days, equivalent to a total
sum Of s6,754,75114 in wages.
The owners of certain property
which the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany requires for the proposed tunnel.
have been defeated in the courts and
"iH' after ALL be compelled TO give up
'neir property in exchange for a rea-
'onaole compensation. but far below
he exorbitant price which they de-
handed. Greed does not pay and IL
'eems to give general satisfaction that