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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
HOW IT WORKED
AT SALT LAKE

SALT LAKE, Sept. 16.--A decision
that may mean much to Salt Lake tax
payers in the way Of help in support
ing the burden of the city governments
was rendered by Judge George q.
Armstrong in district court Tuesday.
says the Inter Mountain Republiean.
The city ordinance imposing a tax ON
merchants was held valid by Judge
Armstrong, to whom a test case had
been submitted.
The case was presented to the dis
triet court judge by stipulation, after
proceedings had been brought in the
city court before Judge Diehl. The
Christensen company, doing business
as shoe merchants at 100 Main street.
was brought into the city court ON
charge Of violating a city ordinance. II
protested that the attempt to make it
pay a license was illegal. and asked
that the matter be taken higher. 1t Tk
possible it will stil be taken to the
supreme court, as the. company win
not be sentenced until Thursday.
Others Refuse to Pay.
In the meantime. until the case Ii
finally settled, many other business
men are refusing to pay the tax this
year, although ii has been in effect far
years.
In the agreed statement of facts
which was presented by ]. w. String
fellow. representing the shoe company
and Deputy City Attorney H. ]. Din
inny, for the city, 1t is stated that the
company has paid all taxes except the
business tax, and that 1t refused 10
be assessed twice on the same stock OF
goods. The company is accused OF
violating sections S5e and $50 OF chap
ter % of the revised ordinances Of the
city
Judge Armstrong held that the COM
pany is guilty. and that the contention
of the city that 1t had the right to inn
pose the license on business houses OF
Salt Lake is correct BY agreement,
the sentence was postponed until
Thursday.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
JACK GREER PASSES AWAY
Death of Well, Known Pioneer at His
Home on Upper Clearwater.

Nez Perce county today mourns the
death of one of its oldest pioneers In
the person of Jack Greer, who passed
away this morning at his home above
the town bearing his name on the
Clearwater river. a~-
He has been a sufferer for the past
several months from dropsy and gen.
eral complications, his condition be-
coming more critical until death re-
suited.
Mr. Greer came to Idaho in the
early sixties and located on the Clear
water river at the site of the Greer
ferry where he has since resided.
The crossing provided by him point
ed the route to the rich Pierce city
mining district and was for many years
the chief crossing of the Clearwater
river. Thousands of miners who rush.
ed to the mountains in search of gold
were crossed at this point and many
who failed to find the treasure have
reason to remember the charitable fer
ryman.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

MoSCoW.-Mrs. Julia Moore. prin-
cipal owner of the building on the
property selected for the government
building. win go before the city council
tonight to ask that the building be
moved to site near the present loca-
tion. This will be bitterly opposed by
business men as win also an applica-
on to move the structure to a location
in the residence section in case the
first application is turned down. 1t is
expected a legal battle will follow the
action Of the council.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
WILL DISCUSS
BOND ISSUES
Mass Meeting of Citizens
Called For Thursday at
Club Rooms

The governing board of the Com
mercial club in session today decided
to hold a mass meeting of citizens in
the club rooms on Thursday evening to
discuss the proposed bond issue and
the needs of the city's water system.
Parties in touch with the question and
the proposed improvements will adj
dress the meeting and all parties will
b. given an opportunity to express
their views on the proposed improve
ment
The board also appointed commit
tee of Is to go before the city council
and discuss the features of the occu-
patton tax now being contested by
George H, Lake.
The Lewiston band will receive atl-
ditional support by the circulation of a
new subscription in the hands Of Di-
rector Bausngaertel, Fred King and
M. d, Mills Professor BaumgaerteI
/ appeared before the board and stated
| the subscription list was not as large
as the requirements of the band de.
manded and asked that the club takt
action looking toward increasing tht
monthly fund.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
POPE ISSUES
new ENCYCL|CAl
Aimed Especially at the
Dangers of Modern
Heresy

ROME. Sept 16.-The Osservatore
Romano, the organ of the vatican, to-
day issued an important encylical from
Pope F.ins x. on modernism, which
really is the completion OF his recent
syllogy which sets forth that modern
ism is "a seriutrs danger to the church
and refers in detail to various fea-
lures OF modernism and condemns it as
dangerous in philosophy, faith, the
ology, history. criticism and reforms,
and arrives at,the conclusion that mod
ernism lis the synthesis of all heresey
and rnust logically lead 10 athism.
The encycfa makes the following
provisions:
l. The teH6hing of philosophy, posi-
tive theology, ETC., as carried on al
schools and universities but in CathOaic
spirit.
2. Modernism is to be remembered
from Professor Sipps and direction oi
educational institutions.
3. The clergy and faithful are not tc
be allowed to read modernism publ
cations.
4. A committee of censorship is tC
be established in every diocese to pass
upon publications which clergy and
farthftfl will be permitted to read.
The vncyclfcal of the nate Pope Lex
XIII, prohibiting the clergy assuming
the directions of publications withou
their bishops permission and provfd-
! ing for the supervision OF the work o
ecclesiastical writer's is confirmed.
/ G. Ecclesiastical congresses excep
on rare occasions are prohibited.
/ Z. A counsel is to be constituted
in every diocese to combat moder1
errors.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
U. S. PROVIDES
STOCK VACCINE
Supply Will Be Sent to
National Forests to Pro.
tect Range Cattle

PROVO Sept 16.--SuperVisor w. l.
Pack of the Uinta national forest Is in
receipt of a letter from the forester at
Washington touching on matters
which are of great importance to stock
raisers using the national forests. Thet
letter follows:
Further evidence of the govern
ments concern over the improvement
of range conditions in the national
forests is shown in the announcement
just made that stock owners will be
furnished free of charge supplies Of
vaccine for the treatment of stock af-
fiicted with black leg. tuberculosis and
other animal diseases. This arrange
ment has been made by the forest
service with Dr. A. d. Melvin, chief of
the bureau of animal industry.
"Stockmen holding permits for graz
ing in the national forests will now be
furnished with an effective means of
combating without cost all the most
dangerous diseases to which stock is
subject. The vaccine can be obtained
simply by applying to the supervisor
Of the forest reserve upon which the
stock is grazed, who WIN at once for
ward the approved request to the bu-
reau of animal industry, where it will
be filled, Full directions will be fur
nished for it's use.
''The forest service and the bureau ot
/ e.
an endeavor to eradicate or diminish
! the common forms of stock disease
found on the Western ranges and their
efforts are meeting with much success
1t is anticipated that a large number
of stockmen viii avail themselves OF
this latest offer of assistance and that
as result the loss of stock will be
greatly reduced and range conditions
| improved"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
ENGINEER DIED
AT HIS POST

SPOKANE, Sept. 16.--That Electric
Locomotive Engineer @. w. FSpst had
died OF apopley Just before the wreck
was expressed as the belief Of the In
land Empire railway officials on a
freight collision at Freeman, Wash.
shertly after S O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. J. b Engersdl, assistant manager
of the road. said Hhat Mr.. Frost was
one of the most competent and reliable
men on the road.
The circumstances of the wreck an
dScate that Mr. Frost had either died
on duty or had gone to sleep aRd
Manager Ingerson refuses to believe
that he had dozed whi1e on duty. An
other theory was that Mr. Frost may
have been trying to adjust some me-
chanicai part Of the engine, but a
fiagman who had been sent out to stop
the approaching train, which was
headed for the rear of the preceding
train, was positive Frost was at his
post, and this is taken by the railroad
oflcsals to indicate that the machinery
was in good working order.
The mangled form of the dead en-
gineer was taken from the cab few
minutes after the wreck. Deceased
was a brother Of state Tax comnnis-
sioner Frost.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
WERE RAILROADS
ONLY TRUSTEES
suit Begun In OregOa Courts
viii Eject Title to Rail-
road Lands

uArFSa. Ore, Sept. 16s--Separate
.,4s arr to be brought in the name Of
=. atgse against the Standard Oil Co.
.sa wslls-Fargo Express Co, and the
,,r,nr,o ,oil company for the collection of
..os gaue the state as per cent of the
..oss earnings of these companies, un-
dor the act of the legislature of 1905,
4ogether with interest at the rate OF 6
r.r cent. from Decemper.31, 1906. At
.ornev General Crawford is now pre-
naring the complaints and will file
them in the circuit court for Multi
romab county within q few days.
The amount of fees due from the
standard OH company, representing 3
nor cent of IT'S gross earnings In this
state for the year ending December 81,
1906. is s2119.O8: and from Wells
Fargo Express, $s,77S.37. These com
NAMES have filed their reports showing
their earnings for the period covered,
IN conformity with the law, but the
Union on company has even neglected
to make report to the state treasurer
and 1t win be sued for compliance
with the law in this respect as well as
for its share of fees due with interest
Several months ago Attorney Gen.
eral Crawford instituted an actor
against the Pacific states Telephone
Telegraph company and the Sunset
Telephone company upon stlnilal
grounds, and this suit is stin pending
before the circuit court in Mu1tinumal
county. The amount of fees due iron
the Pacific states company is $g,5o0.6'
and that from the Sunset company Il
s23sS6, but the SuHset company ha'
been absorbed by the Pacific States
company and the latter corporation
will be held responsible, in the even
the state wins the suits, in both cases
Both companies have been given unit
next Monday, September 16. to aHswe
the complaint.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
HELENA BUTTE
ELECTRIC LINE

HELENA, Mont, Sept I6--FTom
authoritative sources it is learned that
work ON the new Helena Butte electric
line, will begin this fall, or at least on
that portion as far as Corbin. the new
copper camp in Jefferson county, about
27 miles south of Helena. Several tie
contractors have been approached by
parties representing the syndicate,
which is composed of mea closely al
lied with the Helena Power Transmits
son company which is now making
preparations for building third great
dam across the Missouri river, and
which will furnish power for the line.
Northern tracks, SO that the material
tor the dam can be transported direct
ly 10 the site.
The construct on OF the electric line
20 Corbln assures ule building of a
copper and lead smelter on the shores
Oh lake Hauser, which has been Gre
aled by the second dam. The syndi-
cate which proposes building the elec-
trio line is closely allied with the
ANAL ls;amated copper interests, and the
new smelter VIII doubtless handle the
overflow, which cannot be treated at
Anaconda and Great Falls, as well as
that OF the Corbin basin and Helena
ii ids. which are already producing
copper. A natural right of way and
grade is available in the abandoned
Northern Pacific line to Wickes.
| That the Great Northern will build a
branch line from Toledo, In Chouteau
county, by way of Yantic, into the coal
mining section admits of no doubt, al
though no statement can be obtained
from the officials. Thus section very
rich in coal and metalliferous deposits
will be opened up, which has been re-
tarded solely by lack of transporta-
ltion facilities. The company has been
doing great deal of preliminary work
IN that section, and 1t is stated that its
representative has purchased about
100 acres of land near Yantic for side
track and yard purposes. The new
line viii also tap the Bear Paw copper
district.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
HEAD CRUSHED
BY GRAIN WAGON
Benton Anderson Killed on
Sweetwater Grade Early
This Morning

Benton Anderson was accidentally
killed by being run over by a grain
wagon on the Sweetwater grade near
the Swank place this morning.
Mr.. Anderson was employed by the
Waha- Lewiston Land & Water COM
pany at their "21" ranch and was en-
gagged in hauling wheat to the railroad
at the Sweetwater station. He left
the ranch at 5 o'clock this morning in
company with two other teamsters and
had reached point on the Sweetwater
grade, when his wagon struck a rock
ground. The wheels passed over his
head, crushing his skull.
The other teamsters were in the lead
and the accident was not discovered
until the teams were well down the
grade. One of the men then noted
that the team driven by Mr.. Anderson
had no driver and returning to the
upper grade found his body in the
road. The wagon tracks told the story
of the accident.
Mr.. Anderson had been in the en-
p1oy of the Waha-Lewiston company
for several months, having been first
engaged with the engineering corps,
after which he was given position
on the ranch. He was held in high
esteem by his employers and the sad
accident is most deeply deplored.
He leaves young wife who resides
| in Lewiston.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
OREGON SUES
STANDARD OIL

PORTLAND, cDre., Sept. 16.-John l..
Snyder, resident of Columbia county,
Oregon, to-day flied a, suit in the fed
eral court against the Oregon & Caii-
fornia Railroad company and the
Union Trust company TO test in a
court of competent jurisdiction the
question whether the railroad COM
PEELED by the act of congress in 1869
and 1870, to permit citizens of the
United States to settle upcR the lands
granted to the railroads by congress
and to sell to settlers in quantities mot
to exceed quarter section 20 any one
settler and to sell the same to such
settlers at $3.50 per acre as expressly
provided in the acts referred 10.
The two acts were among the last
passed by congress granting lapds to
railroad companies and the plaintiff In
today's suit asserts that congress sim
ply made the railroad companies trus-
tees to dispose of the land at fixed
price of $3.50 an acre, and allowed the
railroad companies to use the funds
thus obtained for railroad constrNc-
tion work.
1t is said that 100000 acres of land
IN Oregon and California win be af-
iected by the present suit. the railroad
company, it is alleged. failed to con-
iorm to the terms OF the act.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

NORTH YAKIMA More trouble
has been started between the school
board and the contractor who is now
engaged in the erection of the three
new buildings for the public schools.
The last difference has been caused
by report from the superintendent Of
construction who states the heating
plant has not been installed according
to specincations
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
sTockMEN SEX wINTER RANGE
crttIe in Excellent Condition Owing to
Summer Rains.

The Caldwell & Bower cattle are
now being moved from the summer
range in the Pierce district to the
winter quarters near Culdesae.
o. Paddock, who has been engaged
in the roundup. reached the city this
morning and states that most of the
stock has been brought to Greer and
win be taken across Craig mountain
as soon as the roundup has been COM
pleted.
The band numbers about 800 head
and the excellent feed provided by the
frequent summer rains has placed the
stock in 0keellent condition for winter
feeding
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
JURY DECIDES ON SUICIDE
Death of Clarence johnson Due to Ais
Own Action.

The coroner's Jury summoned Satur-
day to inquire into the cause of the
death Of Clarence Johnson at Spald-
ing Friday afternoon, this morning
rendered a verdict to the effect that
johnson was killed by the Northern
Pacific Clearwater train as result of
his own ACT in placing himself in a po-
sition to be run down. The railroad
employees in charge of the train were
exonerated of any blame in the mat
ter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
CONSTANTINE ARRAleNEO TODAY
Man Chased over the Civilized World
Now Faces Trial

CHICAGO, Sept. 1e.-Frank J. Con-
stantine was arraigned today on the
charge Of numbering Mrs. Louise Gem
try. It is alleged he cut her throat,
but the motive is undiscovered.
Constantine was the object OF a
strenuous chase which embraced the
greater portion of the civilized globe
and ended in his capture at New York.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
ExCURSIONlSTS
MEET DEATH

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT,
Sept. 16.-A fearful head-in collision
between the south-bounG Quebec ex-
press and IA north-bound freight train
on the Concord division OK the Boston
& Maine railway occurred four miles
north of Canaan station yesterday,
due to a mistake IN the train dis
patchers orders, and from demolish-
ed passenger coach there were taken
out "a dead and dying and 27 other
passengers, most of them seriously
wounded. Nearly all who were in the
death ear were returning from fair
at Sherbrook, Quebec, 60 miles north,
The conductor of the freight train
was given to understand that he had
plenty of time to reach a siding by
the night operator at Canaan station,
receiving, according to the superinteE-
dent Of the division, a copy of tele-
graph order from the train dispatcher
at Concord, which confused the train
numbers 80 ana "a. The wreck occur
red Just after the express had rounded
into a straight track, but owing to the
early morning mist neither engineer
saw the others headlight until it was
too late.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
U. S. NAVY BUYS
COAL IN WALES

LONDON. Sept. 1s.-The United
states navy department, according to a
u'spatch from Cardiff. wales, has con
aac'ed with Welsh firm for 100000
.ohs of steam coal. the delivery to ex-
'end over 1908. The price IS secret.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

NORTH YAKIAIA.-The new power
plant of the Northwest Light 4 Power
company was officially opened yester-
day. The plant is located about eight
miles from here near Matches City and
has capacity OF 5000 horse power.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

CHEHALIS.-C. L. Mackenzie. Of
colfax, and Edward Riggs. of Port
land. have purchased the electric light
plant Of this city. The plant is loca-
ted at the mouth of coal mine, where
fuel win be secured at a minimum
cos,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
Death Of ronu Victims.

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 1.-TWO VIC
TINS of the feud in Chinatown died
Yesterday and another victim of the
shooting died today. Another China
man died Friday night from bullet
wound received four hours before.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

ELLENSBURG. -The town OF Ell
lensburg will have a free library unaer
the provisions of the new state law.
This law provides that all cities with
an assessed valuation of s2,OO0.0oe
may establish a free library providing
a petition has been presented to the
council with fund Of $1,000 subscrib-
ed with which to start it
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
RoY KILLED BY COMPANION
In Struggle for Rifle Fatal Shot Is
Fired.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Peter Bur-
ger, aged IL years, Of Middlevillage,
was killed today by his chum, Herman
Wehl, in the struggle for a small rife
with which the boys and two COM
panions were playing. The killing was
accidental.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

Oregon Postmaster Appointed.
OYSTER BAY. Sept, 16.-Henry B,
Stewart was today appointed postmas-
ter at Myrtle Point, Ore
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16
Investigation Already Begun.

CANAAN, N. H., Sept 16.--An in
vestigatIon Of the terrible disaster of
yesterday, by which more than score
were killed and many more injured by
collision between freight and ex-
press train on the Boston & Maine
railroad near here. was begun today.
According to the railroad some on
Ger biundered in handling train orders,
but the identity of the employees re-
sponsible for the error remains inde-
termined
Station Agent Greeniey. Of Canaan
station, through whose hands passed
the fatal order for the freight train 10
proceed on the passenger trains time,
has been temporarily removed He Is
regarded as a highly competent sta
tion agent and operator.
Fourteen bodies have been positively
Identified and II are unidentified
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-16

HANovvTR. N. H., Sept. 1s.--
Twelve of the 27 injured by the rail-
road accident at West Canaan yester-
day, who were taken to thA Mary
Hitchcock hospital, LETT the hospital
today. twenty-five persons were kill
ed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-24

Interest Paid On Time Deposits
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-24
Stocks - B0ndsA Cereals
MARKET STACNANT CLOSE WAS WEAK
In the Wheat Pit After Day OF Ups
and Downs--Loss Regained Then
Lost on Profit Taking

Chicago, May 23- WHEAT-Wet
weather in the west swamped the mar
/ ket with selling orders when tradina
began, sharp losses being registered
Initial figures were Ii cent above ,
I 9s q nts below yesterdays close, LO-
cal and outside longs sold freely there
being considerable selling for short
account While heavy rains have fail
en- in Nebraska and Iowa, the Kansas
crop, according to carly adyices Is Still
without moisture. Later, however, adj.
vices from Kansas City stated tina
much needed rain made its appearance
( in several points in Kansas. This was
/ the signal for renewal of bear raid
on the market which carri q prices
down with rush. July declining "a
1888 cents, September to 99&l cents
land December $1.00M The BUNS the
entire day worked strenuously for a
rally but their labors were Intellectual
until within half hour of the close
when with the aid Of shorts. prices
raised more than a cent above the low
point OF the day. There was much
buying by shorts. due to a cablegram
claiming that the wheat crop Of Rou-
mania was a total failur owing to
drouth. The last five minutes witness
ca another sharp break on renewed
profit taking. A decline Of more than
four cents per bushel in cash wheat
at Kansas City was a factor in the
Hnal break. The Gloss was weak,
July down 2A09s cent, September
eff 11ad5s cent,
CORN-General rains in Nebraska
and Iowa brought liberal profit takng
sales and caused a decline Of 2 cents.
These sales were augmented by gener
al selling by commission houses. Ele,
yator interests and cash houses were
active buyers on the break. The clase
was weak with July down 1120 Is
cents.
OATs-Wet weather in the west
also had a depressing effect on this
market, caused a decline Of | to z
cents per bushel. July was better
supported than distant options, owing
70 the belief that the new crop could
rot be harye sted intime for available
delivery on July contracts. Cash
house and pit traders were the prin-
oipal sellers while offerings were tax
en- chiefly by commission houses. July
closed "a cent lower.