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The independent., 1907-03-14
THE NEW DUMA.

1t required the actual gathering OF
the new Russian assembly to demon
strate the overwhelming victory Of the
radical and revolutionary forces In
the late elections. Out Of Az votes
cast i'm the election for president Of
the lower house, the government
party mustered but ninety-one. What
the government will do in view Of this
state of affairs is q question the an
swerf to which will have critical re-
suits. The first duma, dismissed by
the czar for over assertiveness, was
as but a zephyr to the blast the second
duma promises to be. VIII the gov
ernment preceive the point to this?
III the dissolution OF the frst duma,
and the election Of the second under
all the compulsion the government
could bring to bear, generated oppo-
sition where the government hoped to
destroy 1t, what Is to be expected from
a third attempt of the kind? When the
first duma was dissolved the car
sowed the wind. He has now reaped
the whirlwind Another such seed
time and harvest predicates a tornado.
| In case the government realizes this
the life of the second duma will be
| longer than the life Of the first.
The independent., 1907-03-14
CAsTRO,s CHEEK.

Herbert w. Bowen, who has had
some experience himself with the
president Of Venezuela, pronounces
Cipriano Castro the most successful
dipIomatist Of his generation. Castro
has so far recovered from what was
supposed to be his last illness as to
give some attention again TO public af-
fairs. and the reappearance OF so
mighty q man liz not matter of light
concern. Mr.. Bowen, who was at one
time United States minister to Vene-
zuela, finds his diplomatic greatness
expressed In his dealings with the for
eign nations, majority of whom. ut
the time of castro's accession to the
presidency, were pressing claims Of ono
sort or another against Venezuela for
wrongs real or alleged committed
against foreign citizens. anu also In
the success with which he baked
France and the United states la the
Erench eahle case aud the Anisrlcan
asphalt controversy 'srhe world has
seen many diplomats OF great ability,
saye Mr. Bowen. but would have fif'
aculsy la naming even ono who could
The independent., 1907-03-14

OUR SIMPLE LIVES.

Sanitary engineering has made SO
many advances Of recent years that
large buildings in the cities are not
called modern" unless they contain
many features that were not thought
of dozen years ago. For example,
nearly every large office building,
apartment and hotel that is planned
in an up-to-date manner now contains
a vacuum sweeping plant. Instead OF
sending for a portable plant to stand
in the street with snakelike hose ex-
tending into the building, the practice
is now to have the machinery installed
permanently in the basement and ready
for use whenever a room needs sweep
ing. More than that small suction
plant operated by an attachment to an
electric light wire has been perfected
for private houses and will in few
years be added to the absolutely neces-
sary equipment Of an up-to- date resi-
dence- Twenty five years ago COM
Portable town residence cOHIu Dc uulII
for $2,5O0 Now a house OF corre-
spending social grade will cost not
cent less than $4,000. A part of this
increase is due to the added reward
of labor and the increased cost OF
building materials, but the greater part
can be charged to the hardwood fnlsn,
the mantels and CRATES, the lighting
effects, the heating plant, the laundry
and bath room appliances and other
| luxuries of the old days that are now
stern necessities. In five or ten years
more the cost is likely to be increased
an additional 80 per cent by the
sweeping plants, an apparatus Tor Keep
ing the house cool in the summer, ane
other devices that the inventors are
continually producing for the undone
of the man with modest salary. Tnt
people who hear the most talk abou
the merits of the simple life seem K
be spending all of their spare time ant
energy in making existence expensive
and complex.
The independent., 1907-03-14

have been so uniformly successful as
Castro was In his conflicts, domestic
and foreign, with tie odds always
greatly against him at the start. Tha
main objection TO his diplomacy is that
1t never uplifted either him or his peo-
pie morally, and was never consciously
employed to promote the welfare Of the
human race. His diplomacy, therefore.
while exceptionally abe was painfully
lacking in greatness and nobility
The question reLaains aftel all this,
however, Of whether Castro's success
40 a dinlnmaf has not consisted en-
tirely Of displays of cheek SO sublime
that the nations felt compelled to
pocket their weapons In reverent ad-
miration.
The independent., 1907-03-14
PLEAsES THE IDEALIsTs.

Wherever a political idealist Is found
there is joy that the Nebraska house
Of representatives voted to open the
way for the participation In the direct
primaries Of all citizens. Wherever in
dependence in voting is considered a
greater aid to good government than
party voting there will be pleasure at
the dropping of all inquisitorial fea-
lures from the direct primary bill as
1t passed through the house. In prac-
ticai effect there would not be enough
difference, at least at first, between
the open and the closed primary to be
worth quarreling about. The oft ex-
pressed fear that the open primary
will permit all the corrupt to unite In
nominating a corrupt candidate is or
should be more than Offset by the fact
that 1t win be just as easy for all tho
honest and Independent to get togeth-
er on candidates of high character.
Some OF the best and most INTEL
llgent citizens and none of the
bad and ignorant would be barred
from the primaries by the test
oath Of The closed primary yet
this would not be general enough
to be worry great OWL. Tho open pn-
mary saves the citizen that invasion
~ his sacred right 10 a secret ballot
| which Ii involved In the feature OF the
| rln4.sa urinary rsuuiflnw him IN Msxnar
as Ia how ha intends to vote at the
election. II must be admitted that tho
open primary tends To make parties
more plastic. hut II IN question
whether for the good OF the state. and
In tho long run oF the parties too. TIM
moro plastic parties are the bettar.
The independent., 1907-03-14

who believe most firmly in the murder
GUS guilt Of the officers of the western
federation Of miners should be the
most strenuous in insisting upon fair
trial and the fullest publicity In these
cases. The union men who assume that
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone are in
nocent merely because they are union
men, are doing the cause Of labor in
calculable harm. We must have fair
ness and sanity on both sides IL this
incident is to be passed in safety.
The independent., 1907-03-14
LAGCINC A LITTLE

One of the planks Of the republican
platform about which there is stu
some noticeable tagging is that which
has reference to compelling the rail-
roads to pay their full share OF NUM-
cipal taxation, generally discussed un-
der the name of terminal taxation. In
truth. it is not strictly taxation OF
terminals, but means only that Tor
municipal purposes the terminals or
the railroads. wherever located, ought
to be taxed at their full value. Ought
not that to be done? Isn't it fair and
right chat they should?
The railroads are fighting this, be-
cause they do not want to pay what
they should in the cities towns and
villages Of the state. Ii this Dill
passes, the railroads will have to pay
many thousands into treasures where
their contributions have been small
indeed. Wherever the pocket Of man
or corporation is hard hit, he fights
to the last ditch.
One Of the boasts of the railroad
lobby that does it's principal work
now at the hotels, lis that there are
enough members pledged to their side
Of the case to defeat 1t. Particularly
do they claim a practically united fu-
sion vote We do not believe this to
be true. 1t will be conceded that In
the last campaign, Chairman Allen
lined up against terminal taxation,
| but i'm the campaign two years before
| it was one OF the issues which Mr.
| Berge, the fusion candidate for gov
ernor, ably urged as a just and right
eous thing. Mr.. Allen was not author
ized by mis- party to pledge or promise
the support of the legislative members
to any such plan Of action, since 1t Ii
nothing more nor less than helping
4 the railroads dodge their just share Of
taxes. -
No member Of the legislature car
plead that he has been misled by tht
claim that this plan aims to tak'
| away from the counties and road ant
school districts Of the state a single
I dollar of taxes That fairy tale ha.
been SO thoroughly exploded that M
intelligent man can longer cling to !
as truth.
Terminal taxation Is neither a rail-
on the county taxing districts nor ol
the railroads. 1t is an effort to es
tabish equal and exact justice be
tween taxpayers. Who is against tina
proposition?
The independent., 1907-03-14
GREAT MEMS MISTAKES.

"This primary bill proposes" OBJ
jects Mr.. MeMullen, even to let
few men who are candidates for state
Offices and the legislature say what
the platform shall be. Would this
have been permitted in the early daysE
Would not some Patrick Henry have
arisen To denounce it?''
Very likely. Patrick Henry de-
nouneed the constitution of the United
States and tried to prevent its ratiti-
cation. Some Patrick Henry" made
mistakes In those davs also.
The independent., 1907-03-14

Consul H. T. Spahr Of Breslau re-
ports an active movement In Germany
a. spread the use Of Esperanto M a
universal language Of business. There
are Esperanto societies in twenty
four German cities and others are hs-
ing formed In tho whole world there
are nearly 1--WE hundred Esperanto So
pIetlea. and thore are now foursson
periodicals printed ~ pr, zamenhof.
mnde- To- order language. One cf those
IA IN Peru.
The independent., 1907-03-14
AN 0MlNOUS INCIDENT

The following extract from a report
of q union labor meeting in san FRAN
cisco last Sunday afternoon is from the
Monday Chronicle. 1t as not pleas'a'i.
reading, and yet every citizen oush'
to peruse it and then post hlmseii oii
tho events that led up to the uproar'
The Kissing OF the flag OF the uni'su
states. and the lowering OF the ma
fionai emblem In response 10 oelhaiiu7
Of frenzied partisans, the singing o. i''o
..Marsellaisea by great crowd IN me
street outside the place or asseh1pas'
and the impassioned declarations u
labor leaders that force should DO re-
so,tad to. II necessary, to free Cllariea
II. Moyer William D. Haywood ai'u
George A. Pettirope, were inc1dens7 u
,be 6rst mass meeting Of the iIiilers
defense league, held at Walsons 8 pa
vilion yegtcrlay afternoon, and az
tended by over 1900 union lnbor men.
Eighty-four labor unions were ON
cially Represented by appointed ueie-
nates and many unions by their entire
membership. Tnerc is srtensc lhu'so"
t;on in union labor circles over Wiae
g termed "the kidnapping OF Moyer'
HAYWOOD and Pettibone by the ldano
authorities With the connivance OF 'he
eovernor OF Colorado" and the .acl
tha+ the leaders Of the western Ieoe1a-
e ,,ipsrs have been held so lcns
without trial. TIE assembly was IN tils
naf,fre Of an Indignation meeting.
Tbe first sensation of the afternoon
came when the German sociaist siiis
;.e sao;atv entered the hall carrying ~
adaition<to it's organization pahhei' on
American flag. The appearance u 1no
national aag in the hall was greele'l
,,ith boots and Kisses from the uiiioi'
men. The flags were carried 70 oeiio :
i at The left of the platform, amio SHOWS
OF: .,
.erale down that fiag-take 1t down.
e af the men. angered because
tha German singers hesltateo " eoa
NV with their demand, rose from 'ne''
e,.a3s and started for the nag LIS
soana was one OF great confusion. nun
dreds of fanatical men were shou.'ns
.rrake down that flag! Iake ~"
nag ont of here." while Few Oh 'ne'
laaaars who were able TO reaiize W."
ti,ar were about. pleaded with the tren
2;ea men to be silent
..Tnis is our flag, yet, boys--We di
1vino under it. and until II IS chttase'
~, have no right to hiss II, salo ON
determined man.
Another prominent labor ieade
rushed down among the exel'eu i'e'
and shouted:
Are you losing your heaos, poss
This Is the flag of our country, yet
Meantime. Old Glory had been 10"
ored and furIed but 1t was RAISE
again. When the mob had been quie'e
nv It's leaders, the German singer
wero ordered to hoist tile flag orc
more and il was not molested ag"l
during the meeting
J., win shock many eomplaiSant ei'
izen to know that the extreme sent
uents expressed al this meeting al
entertained by many union labor me
IN other etlcs than sun Francisco
Thev will be doubly shocked when the
come Ia know how many union iaht
men there are who have Jumped 70 q
conclusion that these officers ~ u
,elnef union are' tho Victims Of
searHallstle conspiracy not heeaul
tbe men have any evidence 70 that q
feel but because theN believe such a'
tasanIsm between class and class 70 ]
naturhl Ii not Inevitable.
Ihc situation u such thas the poop
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
PLAYS
BLAIR COLLEGE
Meet Spokane Team on the
Lewiston Diamond Next
Saturday,

The Lewiston Normal school hall
team will meet the team from the
Blair Business college of Spokane on
the local diamond on Saturday next.
Coach Calhoun OF the Normal team
says that he is working out a new
batting order, which is proving very
effective. Little Ernest Bashor. the
southpaw, who has won games galore
for the Normal team, is working out
into shape. He will probably throw a
part of the game with Blair.
Kettenbach leads the team in bat
ting average. Out Of a total Of Is
games played, he lines up with a per-
centage of 1888. Bruce Cleveland, Sec
ond baseman, is a close secood. with a
percentage Of 245. The Is games in
the list include all the games played
with both the Edmonton Twilight
league and the bunch Of Miners from
Butte. who made Lewiston their train
ing quarters for the spring.
The new batting order of the team
is: I. Cleveland. Bashor, Kettenbach,
B. Cleveland. whitcomb, Mccormack,
Carlson, Gwin and Tough. Ira Gwin
has beaten out all competitors for a
place in the. outfield and will play In
the game against the Blair team. Joe
Carlson, the manager of the teachers,
will play in the outfield.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
BANKERS TAKE
LITTLE JAUNT

Special to Evening Teller.
WINSTON SALEM, N. c., May %.
Page after page of the register at
the Hotel Zinzendorf was filled today
with the names of prominent finan-
ciers come to attend the eleventh an
nual meeting of the North Carolina
Bankers association. The formal
opening takes place this evening. and
the business sessions will occupy
Thursday and Friday.
The program for the initial session
this evening is as follows: Call to
order by President j. F. Willy of Dur
ham; invocation, Rt. Rev. Edward
Rondthaler. d. D.; address of welcome,
Mayor o. B. Eaton. address of well
come on behalf Of Winston Salem
bankers, Colonel william A. Blair; adj
dress of welcome on behalf of the
board of trade. Hon. Clement Manly;
response, Colonel William H. S. Burg
wyn of weldon; entertainment by Sa-
lem Boys band.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
TRACTION TRUCK
TO HAUL WHEAT
Auto Stage Line Assured
on Run From AnatOne
to Lewiston
c,arkston Bureau Evening Teller.

G arkston Bureau Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON, Wash, May a.
While Asotin and Charleston are fall
ing over themselves in an attempt to
secure railroad, the Anatone Milling
company, of Anatone. has gotten busy
and has secured the services of large
traction engine owned by George Ap-
pleford, Of that city, to haul the years
wheat crop from Anatone to Asotin so
there. The engine and its train will be
started as soon as the necessary trucks
arrive, which have been ordered from
Spokane. The train viii daily haul
about 500 sacks of wheat from the
warehouses to Asotin. 1t will take
about three weeks to move the wheat
already stored at Anatone The train
will then lay idle until the movement
Of the fan crop begins. The train
will be engineered by Herb Hostley.
Arrange Auto Stage Line.
Charleston and Lewiston are now as
sured of an automobile stage line be-
tween those cities and Anatone and
Asotin. Last Saturday the managers
of the stock company which has been
formed, at Anatone for the purpose of
conducting the stage line. wired the
Chicago Arm with whom they have
been negotiating. to forward at once,
the 12-passenger Chicago brake car.
The big machine is to be run by ss-
horse power gasoline motor. 1t Is q
covered rig and is provided with storm
curtains. The total cost of the auto
mobile will be about $4,000; the money
has already been raised for the pay
ment. The car win make a round trip
each day to Lewiston and viii make
Sunday trips II especi1Iy chartered.
Bert Crow. of Anatone. has been hired |
rs chauffeur. It is expected that the
inc win be in operation about June 1. |
Charleston News Notes.
Reuben Doege and Neil Clemner left |
his morning for Spokane, where they
viii spend the summer.
Fred Woelfiin, OF Asotin, was visit |
ng with Harry McCready yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H Lewis, Of Kenne-
Sn' oAS NAsieAAS at the nome OF tneIr /
laughter, Mrs. z. Little. on Chestnut |
treet.
ID. Lang. Of Cloveriand. was a BUSH
less visitor in Charleston yesterday.
Mrs. Clark Burror has gone to Seat
lie. where she will meet her husband
they will spend the summer on the,
cast.
A. d. Evans. Of the Grouse country.
vas transacting business In Charleston
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
PROSECUTION OF
LAW BREAKERS
Cottonwood Case Causing
Interest Throughout
Entire Country
special to Evening Keller.

Special to Evening Teller.
COTTONWOOD, Idaho, May a.
The preliminary examinations of Dug
Wilson. John Funke and Henry Mil
ton, charged with keeping open sa-
looms on May IL, in violation of the
provisions of the new Sunday rest
law, will be commenced tomorrow.
The prosecution will be conducted
by County Attorney Grifath of
Grangeville. and the defense viii be
represented by Attorney G. w. Goode
of Grangeville.
Mr.. Griffith has stated the cases will
be vigorously prosecuted, and 1t will
be his purpose to prosecute all vio-
lators OF the new law until decision
Of the supreme court DEGREES the act
to be invalid.
The defense, on the other hand, will
attack the new law on the grounds Of
the iEegality of the passage of the
measure, and the terms of the act pro-
viding for class legislation. The de-
Tense, however, does not expect vic
tory in the lower courts, but will car
ry the cases to the supreme court for
final decision.
The impending trials have aroused
intense interest In all parts of Idaho
county, and merchants generally are
considerably concerned in the outcome
of the cases.
The expression Of the Cottonwood
people is generally favorable to a
Sunday rest law, providing it's terms
are equitable to al lines of legitimate
business, but general dissatisfaction
exists with the act passed by the re-
cent session of the legislature.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
Convention of MoIdsrs.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May a.
The annual convention of the Interna-
tional Union Of Ironmolders and Core
makers opened in this city today, with
headquarters at the Continental hotel
The principal business before the con-
vention is the question Of an increase
in the dues Of the organization. Last
year, on account of many strikes in
which the union was engaged. IT was
found necessary to levy number of
extra assessments. II the dues are In
creased, as seems probable. a sinking
fund will be established and the extra
assessments will be abolished
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
The Perfect w.
scores Of Lewiston ci.,.
Learned Il, HaN
If you suffer sro,.

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me Thsre is only ore way :"
neys. 40 70 cure the ~,
a bad back means s,.,
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!. poan's kidney pills ara O'ss follow.
Kidneys only. made "a,
robert Baker Buchanan. r...
s1iiie' St, Pocatello. Idaho se Bone
on the Oregon Short En-. 0rakenaa
says: Il suffered from he. RAILROAD.
neavy aching pains across nache and
TOT more than two years my ~, LON,
caught the least cold n 60, When
bach and caused me consids s,ss IN n,
Iering' If I stopped I was 's0le sui.
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.ne Kidneys and was unsh lsS, !, =
any great weight. There ~O d la
ieeiing of soreness in the hs as also
nad difficulty with the t,dn 'k and |
lions. This was particularlv v' ssers'
s at night. All these svn- Oy'
showed me that 1 had kianss symptoms
ana ! tried many remedias trouble
IT. but obtained little benes, curs
heard OF Doan's kidney Din. 'nals
commenced using them mt '' and
60 70 be Just the remedy ! na S.us'
In q short time the backach. .'eueo
the soreness was removed t.a osased
PACK ana the annoying urinary ~ AN
cuuty was corrected. am ples,s SII J.
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
Missouri q. A. r.

MoBERLY, Mo-. May 22.-The
twenty-sixth annual encampment Of
the q. A. R., Department Of Missouri,
met here today and was called to or
der IN Halloran's theater at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
Veterans from ali over the state are
In attendance, together with many
members of the w. r. c., the Ladies
OF the @. A. r. and other auxiliary
bodies. The enoampment will con-
tinue over tomorrow. Major Thomas
d. Kimball of st. Louis is being boom-
cd for the Office Of department COM
mander.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
PL0WS up
COLD COIN

An old California $40 goldpiece
coined In 1855 was plowed up by M. p.
Long on his farm near Scio this week.
The piece was coined by Kellogg &
Co., OF San Francisco. and had proba-
bly, lain in the ground for half a CEN
tury, as none Of the coins have been
in circulation for that length Of time.
1t was worn but very little, and the
inscriptions on 1t showed as well as
they did when the piece was minted.
Like the old Beaver coins Of Oregon.
a California goldpiece is coin seldom
seen. On one side of the specimen
found by Mr.. Long is vignette head
Of the Goddess Of Liberty, with name
OF kellogg & Co., Of San Francisco.
the makers, on the brow. Beneath is
the date. and surrounding the whole
is q wreath Of Is stars. On the reverse
side is an American eagle with shield
on breast and SUMS rays with a wreath
of Is stars. On the edge are the
words, "San Francisco, California,
Twenty D."
How the coin was ever lost In the
Long fed is mystery. That part OF
the country was settled in the early
SOS. and IT was probably lost a few
years afterward. when the coins were
in circulation. IT was found in a field
which has been plowed annually for
many years.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
Oklahoma G. A. n.

ENID. Okla, May 22.-Enid is garb-
ed in the national coiors in honor OF
the Grand Army veterans. whose sew
enteenth annual encampment. Depart
ment of Oklahoma. opened here today
The attendance is increased by the
presence of many members of the
Woman's Relief Corps and other az
filiated bodies holding their annual
meetings in conjunction with that OF
the veterans.
A three-days' program, with the
usual parade, business sessions ana
campfires has been arranged for the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22
WEATHER REPORT.

- p - = . a .
Forecast for Lewiston and vic,n,.,
Tor tonight and tomorrow:
Partly cloudy, possibly showers "a.
night or Thursday; warmer ton,gh,
FOLLOWING data recorded at locs,
United States Weather Bureau oa,o.,
Maximum temperature, &C.: minimum
temperature, AZ; mean Temperature
81; precipitation, 90.
w. w. THOMAS, Official in Charm
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-22

New York--A special grand jury in
vestigating the CONDUCT Of insurance
business in New York has concluded
its work with the Metropolitan Life In
surance company and returned ten in
dictments against the company's presi-
dent, John r. Hagerman. Seven are
forgery in the third degree and the
others perjury.