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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

Sir Herbert and Lady Chermside, called upon to
choose between the possession of country house
burdened with curse, the one hand, and great
wealth the other, have come to the conclusion
to abandon the Abbey.
Two other famous mansions, each of them bur-
dened with curse, and popularity known as I'M
lucky houses, Battle Abbey and Cowdray Park.
the latter the country seat of the Earl of Egmont,
while the former owned by Sir Augustus Webster,
mention them together it is because they are after
fashion, united in their misfortune.
Battle Abbey built by William the Conqueror,
remained in the possession of the monks until the
reign of King Henry VIII, who drove out the
friars and presented the abbey and its lands to
his favorite Sir Anthony Browne Knight of the
Garter and Master of the Horse
The Terrible Curse
THE story goes that as Sir Anthony was celebrat-
l. ing his housewarming in the great abbots hall
a monk suddenly appeared, no one knew whence
strobe up to the dais, and pronounced solemn
warned Sir Anthony that the curse would cleave
to every of the place. and to his remote pos
terity and foretold the special doom which was to
be their temporal punishment by fire and
water" he exclaimed, your line shall come to an
end and perish out of the landl"
The prophecy sank deep into the minds of men,
until it literally fulfilled in a remarkable man
ner two and half centuries later. Sir Anthony
died suddenly, before he had been able to COM
plete the great manor house which he had begun
he had partially demolished for the purpose. His
eldest son, created Lord Montague, moved to
Cowdray Park; but he did not, however escape
the curse. He got mixed up in the Gunpowder
Plot with Guy Fawkes, and was put to death
the scaffold
Msfortunes of one kind and another pursued the
family relentessy Several of the Lords of Mon
tague met their death by violence. The eighth and
last Lord Montague was drowned in the Rhine
little one hundred years ago, in foolhardy
attempt to shoot the falls at Schaffhausen By
strange coincidence, the very same day, Cowdray
Castle mysteriously burned to the ground
Battle Abbey had already been sold by the fifth
Lord Montague to Sir Godfrey Webster, in the hope
of escaping the effects of the curse Cowdray went
on the last Lord Montague's death in the Rhine,
to his sister, married to Stephen Poyntz.
I'm I2Ir Mr. and the Hon
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sponsbe for its existence, to whole series of sub
sequent purchasers and tenants of these called
"unucky houses"
There are plenty of country houses which may
be thus described, the blight being in instances
ascribed to tragedy crime, and in others to the
fact that the property, after being consecrated to
the use of the Church, had been sacrilegiousy
wrested from the latter. 1t is not that the houses
haunted-for every ancient castle
that respects itself has it's familiar specter, which
forms to such degree a recognized feature of the
establishment that people have actually appealed
to the English tribunals to quash sales, the
ground that the ghost had failed to materialize,
but it is because these unlucky houses bring mis-
fortune to the owners or lessees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

or buy castles and
manors in Europe, oftentimes
in that portion thereof whence
their own ancestors originally
sprang. This being the case,
it may be well to recommend
that before concluding any
bargain they should assure
themselves as to whether the
place which they intend to &C
quire is not the subject of some
old time malediction; for ex-
perience has demonstrated that
the curse in such cases is likely
to extend it's baneful influence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

~ ACH year witnesses a
IL considerable increase
in the number of
Americans who lease
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
OWNER MUST STAND TRIAL
Caused Death of Two Persons-Jury
Indicts for Manslaughter

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-John G..
Rogers will have to stand trial at
White Plains on four indictments
charging him with manslaughVr
based upon the deaths of Mrs.
Kulcher and her sister, Miss La
vinian Stein, an aged woman, who
were run down by Rogers automo-
bile. At the time of the accident
Mr.. Rogers chauffeur was running
the machine at a high rate of speed,
and the fact that Mr. Rogers did
not direct his chauffeur to reduce
the speed made him equally guilty
with the man who was actually
running the machine.
A writ of habeas corpus has been
dismissed. Rogers was released on
$4,000 bail.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
SCHOONER
IS WRECKED
DURING FIERCE GALE SCHOON-
Err LAWSON TURNS TURTLE
ONLY ONE OF THE CREW SUR
WIVES

HUGHTON, Sicily Islands, Dec
1.-THE American seven-masted
sooner Thomas w. Lawson was
wrecked during fierce gale last
night on Broad sound.
So far as known only one of the
crew survived. The schooner turn
ed turtle and is now floating bottom
up. Three dead bodies were found
off the Annet islands. The sole sur
vivor was only partly conscious.
Signals from the distressed
schooner were heard yesterday aft
ernoon, and two life boats put out,
The Lawson anchored in a danger
Gus position. Great seas were run
ming and the life boats were unable
to render any assistance.
One life boat put back to tele-
graph for a tug. A little later the
second life toat was compelled to
leave, one of her crew dying from
exposure and three others almost
exhausted When the boat returned
the Lawson was bottom upwards.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
TO ESTABLISH
CITY mission
CHURCHES TO COOPERATE IN
GOOD WORK-WILL OPEN
READING, REST AND LUNCH
ROOMS IN DAMAS BLOCK

The city mission, the home for
men who are strangers in the city
and those who have not comfortable
rooms in which to spend their idle
hours, this is the work undertaken
by e. W. Carrick and will be open
ed to the public tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock by gospel services, and
a general opening service will be
conducted Monday evening by Rev.
Robert Reid of the Methodist
church.
The mission will be well provid-
ed with reading matter, including a
large number of the late papers
from all of the Northwest cities.
1t will afford a warm and comforta-
BILE rest room where desks will be
provided for writing and lunches,
with hot coffee, can be secured for
practically actual cost.
feature Of the mission work
will be the evening gospel services,
which will be conducted by Mr..
Carrick and the ministers of the
| various churches, who will be asked
to take charge of the meetings from
time to time The work is entirely
/ free from any particular church de-
nomination, but is one that is en-.
couraged by all and has received
the assistance from a number ot
business men who have been called
upon to assist in the Inauguration
of the mission.
The lumber and other material
necessary to the construction of the
apartments and benches has beer
donated and the labor in making the
necessary changes in the building
has also been given to the cause.
The mission is located in the wes
room OF the Damas building at tn
corner of Main and First streets
Mr.. Carrick, who is in charge OF tn
institution, has been engaged in tn
work for II years, and every eli
fort will be made to provide for tn
comfort OF those who will avai
themselves of the hospitality of tn
splendid institution.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
UGLY RUMORS
ANNOY GOLDFIELD
PICKETS ACCUSED OF BEATING
WIFE OF NoNUNIoN MINER
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED WHEN
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVES

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 14.-An inves-
tigation of the rumor that a woman
was badly beaten at an early hour
today by pickets of the union is be-
ing made by the police today. The
woman is said to be the wife of
nOnunion miner who deserted the
Western Federation and has been
boarding miners working in the
mines. No arrests have been made.
Today the electricians in the en-
ploy of the Nevada-C California Pow
er company and the engineers and
carpenters at the mines. all mem
bers of the local union and affiliated
with the American Federation Of
Labor, returned to work. This in
wolves a Today truce, and during
that time the committees of each
organization will work together in
preparation of a new wage scale.
Despite the greatest secrecy, there
is no doubt that the first special
train of strike-breakers is about due
at Goldfleld. Serious trouble is an
ticipated on the arrival of the train,
and the officers are preparing for it.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
ASOTIN CARRIES
OFF HONORS
AsOTIN-LEWIsTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEAMS HAVE INTERESTING
DEBATE-RECEPTION is TEN
DERED THE VISITORS

Last evening at the High school
the second of series of debates be-
tween the High School, Normal and
the Charleston and Asotin High
schools took place in the assembly
room of the Lewiston High school.
The debate last night was between
the Asotin and Lewiston teams, and
resulted in a decision in favor of
Asotin.
At Z o'clock the High School
band assembled in front of the
school and rendered several choice
selections. A large crowd of school
boys were also gathered in front of
the building, giving numerous high
school yells.
Two selections by the orchestra
opened the program, after which
many yells and cheers were given
by both the Lewiston and Asotin
boys for their respective teams.
| Attorney G. H. Lingenfelter,
| chairman of the board of the Lewis
ton schools presided, and after few
encouraging words to The school on
the organization of the debating
league announced the first speaker
of the evening, Theodore Zenier of
Asotin.
The question debated was, "Re-
solved that all laborers in the same
line of work should be paid on the
basis of the amount anf quality of
the work done, instead of uniform
day wage"
The first speaker on the negative
side was Mildred Struble. The
other speakers Of the evening were
Ella Bucholz and Grace Wilsey oi
Asotin and Oscar Serley and Harry
Rawson of Lewiston.
The judges were Attorney H. g
Redwiness Rev. Murray and w e
Howard, and while their decision
was being reached pleasing selec
i. tions by the orchestra were render
: ed and again the members of tn,
different schools INDUCED in serie
of class yells.
Immediately following the debat
reception was rendered the visit
: ing team and the members of tn
faculty of both schools. The room
!. were very handsomely decorate,
with ferns and flowers. Deliciou
: refreshments were served, and ever
I one present expressed their approvs
q of the courteous manner In whic'
they were entertaind by both mem
3 bers and faculty of the High schoo
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
CLASHES
With DARROW
IN PETTIBONE CASE
HAVE HOT WORDS OVER AT
TITUDE OF DARROW IN CROSS
EXAMINATION

BOISE, Dec. 14.-When the Pet
tibone trial was resumed today
Darrow handed a letter to Orchard
and asked if the letter was in the
handwriting of Haywood. After a
careful examination the witness said
it was not Haywood's customary
writing, but looked more like Petit
bones. The letter was introduced
as evidence, but not read.
Darrow questioned the witness on
his conversations with Haywood and
Pettibone in Petitioners backyard at
Denver in regard to plans for killing
Bradley, and showed Orchard his
testimony in the Haywood trial in
an effort to show contradictory
statements made.
Orchard said the conversation re-
ferred to by Darrow was not the
same which he had testified to on
the former trial. Darrow asked why
Orchard did not register from Den
yer instead of from other places IN
Idaho when he went to San Fran
cisco. The witness replied he was
not being looked for by the police.
This was not the case when he
went on the Steunenberg mission
The witness was questioned a.
length on the Bradley affair, but ne
new facts were developed.
The first tilt between the attor
neys took place when Borah object
ed to the manner of expression, say
ing that Darrow was arguing thu
case with the witness. Hot word
passed, and Judge Wood cautionet
Darrow not to enter into argument
with the witness.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
IMPROVEMENTS
ON Lower RIVER
GOVERNMENT DREDGE WALLo.
wa HAS SPLENDID SUCCESS IN
DEEPENING CHANNEL OF THE
SNAKE BELOW RIPARIA

A report received from Scott.
Wash, at which point the govern
ment engineers engaged in the i'm
provement of the lower Snake river
maintain headquarters, states the
work has been completed below
paria for distance of 81 miles and
that a good channel with an aver
age depth of six feet has been made.
The plans of the engineers for next
year provide for the construction Of
wing dams at points where the riv-
er is wide and the channel shallow.
which, with the removal of OBJ
structions by the dredge boat Wal
Iowa and scows, will afford chan
mel with five feet of water from
Lewiston to the mouth of the Snake
river, which will enable easy traffic
for steamers of even greater tonnage
than now maintained on the Snake
river between Lewiston and Ripafia
The dredge Wallowa is now al
Pine Tree rapids and the scows are
engaged in other features of the
work below that point. Tht
dredge and scows have removed {
large number of dangerous rock,
from the channel, the aggregat,
reaching several hundred tons.
The scowS are now working a
Texas and Five Mile rapids and will
continue down the river until al
features of the improvement worl
are completed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
MUCH BUSINESS
AWAITS TAFT
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG
IN THE ARMY-CONGRES6 EX-
PECTS TAFT TO KNOW ALE
ABOUT IT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. IA
Secretary Taft expects to be at
his desk next Monday, following an
absence of several months occupied
by his journey around the world.
Considerable business has accumu-
lated at the war department during
his absence and he will necessarily
be one of the busiest men In WASH
ington during the next few days.
The story has gained currency
that there is something the matter
with the army" and Secretary Tafk
will be expected to tell congress
what is the trouble. Many senator's
and representatives have the old
fashioned idea that the secretary OF
war should have such an intimate
knowledge of the service as to b0
able to point out unerringly, I'm thu
confidence of the committee room az
least, the causes of any peculiar
conditions within it.
AS the present conditions in the
army have resulted in developments
that interest the whole country.
Secretary Taft will have to book mp
rapidly. During his absence tho
outflow of soldiers has become acute
and the inability to secure sufficient
recruits pronounced, while tho
squabble over the pay bill has oc-
casioned strained relations.
There is much for Secretary Taft
to do and, when he sees the pro-
gram events have prepared for him,
he may wish he had cut out HIS Eu-
ropean journey altogether.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
THAW TRIAL IS EXPENSIVE
Has Already Cost City 100000
Will Cost $4,000 More

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-An extra
appropriation of $4,000 for con-
Quoting the trial of Harry X. Thaw
was allowed yesterday by the board
of estimates. Controller Metz said
District Attorney Jerome was going
to confer with the experts with a
view of keeping down the expenses
of the testimony at the second trial.
ALREADY $4,000 has been ex-
pended for experts. 1t is an out
rage, but 1t can't be helped" added
the controller. "The experts were
paid at the rate of 500 a day, ap-
proximately SIS an hour in some
cases."
1t was stated that the cost of the
trial so far has been upwards of
100000.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
COUNTY SCHOOLS
ARE PROSPEROUS
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT RE.
TURNS FROM TOUR OF INSPEc-
TION-SCHO0Ls PROSPEROUS
WITH GOOD TEACHERS

THE schools of the NezpercO
pairie are in most prosperous con-
dition and in the hands of a corps
of strong teachers" said Coanfy
School Superintendent Miss BeTnico
Mccoy, who has returned from 1O-
day visit to the prairie sectfnm.
where she visited 18 schools.
THE schools at Kamiah, Nez~
perce and Vollmer and lilo are egpe>
cially strong and well attended. Two
of the districts are closed on ac-
count of measles and two otksR
schools are closed because OF the res
ignation of the teachers, who seetar~
ed more lucrative positions. Other
wise the schools are in excellent
condition and the pupils are maxi
ing rapid progress"
Miss Mccoy states the schools az
Vollmer and Ilo are in one district.
and it is expected the work win b9
united before the beginning OF n
new school year. This is one OF the
strongest districts in the county.
and with a union Of the schools q
splendid school building would rO-
suit.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
HAVE PROBLEM
TO DECIDE
FARMERS IN QUANDRY WHETH-
Err IT WILL PAY TO FEED
HIGH-PRICED GRAIN-CONDI-
TIONS CHANGING

Farmers in the upper country
are in a quandry this winter over
the question of the advisability of
feeding stock" said James Surridge
this morning, who is in the city
from Harpster. Mr.. Surridge has
been one of the big stockmen of the
Camas prairie country for years, and
has marketed all the products of his
big 800-acre ranch on the live
stock market.
But this season" continued Mr..
Suridge, 1--WE are to consider the
high price of grain and the low
price of beef and gamble which is
the best thing to do, sell the grain
at the market price or feed it to cat
tie and hogs with a hope to get
profit if the market betters between
now and shipping time. AS resu''
think that there will be less cattle
fed on the prairie this winter than
in any time in years.
1--WE are facing another problem,
too, in stock raising, and that is the
cutting down of the range and the
breaking up of large ranches into
smaller farms This necessitates
winter feeding under new condi-
tions. The farmers will have to pre-
pare sheds for shelter and utilize all
the waste. The days of big feeding
are past. There will be more blocks
of cattle in 500 and 1000 lots. The
farmers will be fattening cattle in
one and two carload lots and will
be utilizing every pound of feed.
"These changes have been made
necessary by the development of the
country. The government forest re-
serve policy has shut off the great
forest ranges and not only that but
the government, in the policy it is
pursuing in grazing the reserves, ia
yors the small stockman rather
than the large one. 1t is policy tc
have small herds in broken bands
because the range can better be pre-
served in this manner. We must
meet these new conditions, anC
there will have to be rapid read
iustment along these lines.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
Begin ACTION
TO QUIET TITLE

An action to quiet title and Sc
cure a division of the interests OF
the Pacific group of mining claims
in the Elk City district was filed in
the district court by Attorney John
O. Bender this morning.
The plaintiffs are Rod d. Leggat'
n. Stewart and L. d. Lacy, and the
action is brought against Alfred
BIomherg. The complaints allege
that each is owner of an undivided
one-fourth interest in the mining
properties and a decree is asked
making an equitable division OF the
property and in the event this can
not he made that the property be
sold.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
DARING ROBBERS
ATTACK train

TIFLY, Trans-Caucausia, Dec. IA.
A daingly-conceived attempt to
rob a mail train carrying a large
amount of money was made by a
band of 60 robbers at Salakstu last
night.
Thirty yards of track were torn
up on down grade, and while run
ming at full speed the train plung-
ed over the ties.
The robbers were in hiding and
Immediately advanced on the train
guard and passengers. They threw
eight bombs and opened a heavy
FIRE.
The train guards rallied and re-
turned the fire from behind the
mass Of wre k%ge and finally drove
the robbers off, carrying their
wounded.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
THE sCoTCH-GERMAN SYSTEM
Banker vanderlip Says Such a Com
bination Would Solve Question

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Frank A.
vanderlip. vice president of the Ma
tional City bank, in an address yes
terday on the Modern Bank at
Columbia university, advocated a
combination OF the Scotch system of
branch banks with the German sys-
tenn of central bank of issue. as a
solution of the banking problem.
Mr.. vanderlip severely arraigned
the present bank note system, de-
claring that II was "The result Of
an ingenius device Of a harassed
government to sell bonds" The
need of this device, he said. had long
disappeared, but the hampering
laws relative to that system still re-
mained.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
HENEY DENIES
APPOINTMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IA
Heney leaves tonight for Portland
on business connected with the Ore
gon land frauds. He will then pro-
ceed to Washington to confer with
the attorney general.
He stated he expected to return
to San Francisco in time to take
charge of the trial and denied the
rumor that he was to be appointed
United States attorney for the Ore
gon district.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
ORGANIZE A HUGHES LEAGUE
Prominent Republicans Will Fight
in Pimaries for Delegates

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. IA
large number of prominent repub-
hcans last night organized the
Charles E. Hughes republican league
Of Onondaga county, electing off,
GERS and arranging to extend the or
ganization throughout the country.
1t will affiliate with the Hughes
league of New York city.
The local clup will make night
In the primaries for national dele
gates.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
CITY COUNCIL
REJECTS BID

The city council last night dis
cussed the feasibility of installing
Its own lighting system, passed the
new ordinance providing for max
Ing the water rent lien on the
property and to be collected quar-
terly, and received communication
from City Attorney Cox advising the
rejection Of the bid of A. kean OF
Chicago for the recent bond ISSUE
1t being explained that Mr.. kean
had failed to respond to the IN
Quiries Of the city relative to hlH
Intentions in taking the city1
bonds.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14

H. H. Kingdom has leased the
room in the Weisgerber building on
Fifth street formerly occupied by
Reed q Brasshears. and in 10 days
viii open an electric show OF NOV
ing pictures and illustrated songs.
The latest moving pictures and
songs win be secured.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14

]. c. Dehaven, buyer for Pat
Burns & Co., left this morning for
Sites. where he viii make ship
ment Of 10 carloads OF cattle ON
Monday. A shipment Of 80 carIoads
Of cattle and hogs win be madas N
day to coast buyers.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14
SEVEN inches
OF SNOW FALL

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-A severe
snowstorm ragged last night and con-
.tinues today. 1t has caused cnnsfd-
erable delay in street car and rail-
road traffic. Seven inches have fal-
len in the southern portion of the
city. The storm is of wide extent.
extending to the Atlantic coast
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14

James Harpstsr b = business Wis
itor from HaFpstsP.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14

O. @. Lapp, merchant at Sites,
IL : business visitor in the city, ;