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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
COMMISSION
HAS ADJOURNED
No Grades Established at
This Meeting But Ad-
jOurnment Taken

The Idaho grain commission ad-
journed shortly afternoon today to
meet in Moscow Saturday, July 13, at
which time the matter of establishing
grades will be further taken up and a
decision will be reached relative to q
meeting with the Washington grain
commission for the purpose of estab-
fishing identical grades In the two
states.
The commission was not permitted
to complete the business here on ac-
count of Secretary E. s. Sweets be-
ing summoned to Boise and it was not
deemed advisable to transact any Of
the more important business of the
commission without full membership
present.
The members of the commission ex-
pressed disappointment in not being
able to get a more general expression
from the farmers at the meeting held
here. The matter has been generally
advertised through the newspapers and
while in session a number prominent
farmers and those interested In the
passage of the measure creating the
grain commission were called over the
telephone and asked to meet with the
commission for the purpose Of discus
sing the matter Of establishing grades
and transacting other business intend
ed to be beneficial to the grower, but
very few farmers or those interested
in the sale of the crops appeared before
the meeting.
It 10 believed a more general re-
sponse to the call for expressions will
be met at Moscow on account Of the
large farming country approaching
close to the limits of the city on all
sides while in the Lewiston country
the farms in the immediate vicinity
are very large and settled with few
people.
The matter Of the grain receipts will
probably remain the same as provided
by the state, the matter having been
taken up by the farmers and grain
buyers and no serious objection to the
form provided has been offered by
either.
The membership Of the board Is very
favorable to the farmer, President ]. L.
Goodnight, being one of the leading
farmers in the Genesee country, while
Secretary Sweet is a large land owner
in Idaho county and is interested in
farming and stock raising
Mr. Wood is interested in the grain
business at Genesee, but is recognized
as entirely fair In all deliberations Of
the commission and has been very ac-
tive to bring about better grading of
grains by which a uniform business
will be transacted in all parts Of the
state.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
NORMAL BOARD
LETS CONTRACT
Fred A. Dole Successful
Bidder on Improvements
to Be Made

The new girls dormitory for the
Lewiston State Normal school will be
built by Contractor Fred A. Dole,
whose bid of $24,269 was the lowest Of
fered for the consideration Of the board
yesterday afternoon. The contract
awarded does not include the heating,
plumbing, painting, builders hardware
furnishings will aggregate $4,000, the
amount appropriated for the building
for the state at the last session Of the
legislature.
Mr.. Dole, who received the contract
is the contractor who built the east
wing two years ago. He will stake
out the building today and will begin
the construction as soon as the bond
and contracts can be drawn. It is
thought that the building will be ready
for occupancy by the first of the year.
The architecture of the building is of
the Middle English with the charac-
ter site high pointed gables with ex-
posed cross beams and stucco work.
The building will be of three stories
main building, the deans home and
two wings for the students. 1t will
be finished in native fir and the suites
are of modern design and the equip
ment of the most approved make.
The other bidders on the contract
were: Booth & Sheehy, $31.700: John
Halloran, s323S2; Fred r. Seidell. $SA-
975. In addition to the letting of the
dormitory contract the board also re-
ceived bids for the improvement Of the
basement of the main building. Mr..
Dole received this contract also, his
bid of $1,50O being lower than the bid
of Mr. Seidell, which was 1850.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
DEFENSE Is FOLLOWING
BRADLEY DEP0SIT|0NS
An Concur i'm the Statement That the
Explosion Was Due to An Accum-
uIatiOn of Gas

BOISE, July 9.-The reading OF the
depositions covering the BRADLEY ex-
plosion at San Francisco claimed by
orchard as one Of his crimes, but
disputed by the defense land claimed
to be the result Of gas leakage again
occupied the entire morning session Of
the Haywood trial today.
When the court adjourned at noon
Attorney Darrow annouaced the read
ing would require all the afternoon
session. There will be AN interruption
after recess, however, TO enable the de-
fense to call q witness vwho Mr.. Dar-
row declared, would Ehave important
testimony to give.
The deposition of Mrs-; Charles Pick
ard, who as Mrs. Crow, was cook at
the Bradley house, was to the effect
that she had smelled gus in the house
for several days and issd' reported it to
the gas company, and that she had
not gone to the theater with Orchard
as he had testified.
Mrs. Lucy A. Cummings, who occu-
pied the fat in the same building with
the Bradleys, testified TO eating break
fast with her husband when the ex-
plosion occurred. Both jumped to
their feet exclaiming '1ts gas" The
gas had been leaking about the house
for some time. They rushed into the
hall smelled gas but no powder.
After the recess the defense sought
to place Alvah n. Swain, who was
in the employ of newspaper at Dem
yer, upon the stand to show that the
Pinkerton Detective agency through
John Mcfarland had endeavored to
procure false evidence against the
Western Federation Of Miners, but the
objection was sustained by Judge
Wood.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
WORK
is RESUMED

Work on the downtown sewer systen1s
was commenced at noon today by Con-
tractor A. ]. Clarke on Seventh avenue
between Sixteenth and Seventeenthr
streets.
The force placed on the work today
will be increased by 20 men from the
railroad work tomorrow and Mr.. Clarke
will add men to the job until 200 have
been placed on the pay roll.
It is the burmese ef - Clarke tC0s
'sS.a-. - r.. &c. - zen that
can ~, v'fr.'. - - 49, ...,,;>.< on the
contract and as soon a. he water IN
the Clearwater river recedes the WORK
will be opened the entire length OT
the large sewer viaduct sn6 IaRgD
forces viii: be worked on the servfcas.
into the eide streets.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
Kaiser Likes the Telephone.

BERLIN, July .9.-Emperor William
has been using the telephone so dill
gently since he found 1t quick and
easy method of communication that he
says he has forgotten how to write a
letter and expects that soon he will
have forgotten how to dictate one. -
Recently he has had his special tele-
phone service enlarged and improved.
Not so long ago one wire was enough,
a wire to enable him to talk to the
empress. But he soon saw what an
enormous amount of time a telephone
saves and had wires to connect him
with the principal ministries. Then
he gradually had the wires extended
until now he is in direct verbal COM
munication with all the army corps
commanders and the admirals at Kiel
and wiIhelmshaven.
When the emperor calls anybody up
he does not say 'This is the kaiser"
He simply gives orders and leaves IL
to the person at the other end of the
wire to guess who Is talking, Judging
from the voice and from the nature OF
what Is said.
The telephone ins his working room
is an elborately ornamented aftair
which nobody is allowed to touch.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
WILL TEST
FIRE ESCAPE

Robert Bowling, conductor of the
Culdesac train, has received word from
Spokane to the effect that a large force
of men Is employed in the construction
of the automatic fire escape by the
Ames Automatic Machinery company.
Mr.. Bowling is the vice president of
the company and will go to Spokane
to inspect the operation of the first
escape installed on one of the large
buildings now being erected there.
The company is now engaged in
sending out invitations to the fire
chiefs Of the Northwest to come TO
Spokane upon the occasion of the test
operation of the new invention and 1t
Is expected a large number will be
present at this time.
The working model of the invention
suggests that the machine will be en-
tirely successful and will be an fnno-
walton in the manner of saving life and
property from the high buildings of
cities.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
NOW FACES
MURDER CHARGE
Curry Pleads ''NOt Guilty"
and Trial Set for Friday
Afternoon

w. H. Curry, the Mohler saloon
keeper who shot E. A. Peterson and
Murray Gum at Kippen last Friday
night, from the effects of which Peter
son died, was brought into Justice of
the Peace Erb's court this morning,
where the complaint charging him with
murder in the first degree was read.
Curry entered a plea of not guilty
and the preliminary examination, wat
set for Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
He has secured the services of Attor-
ney F. E. Fogg and S. O. Tannahill
and was represented in court this
morning by Mr.. Tannahill.
The state will summon a number Of
witnesses from Kippen to produce suf-
ficient evidence to hold the defendant
to the district court
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
Time TO STOP
THISTLE PEST

Lewiston citizens will recall the move
made last year to eradicate the trou-
blesome weed known as the Russian
thistle. 1t seems that it is an impos-
sibility to wipe it out but II the work
is done now 1t can be successfully ac-
complished.
1t will be remembered that an at
tempt was made last year to destroy
the weed, but it was too late In the
season and the thistle had time to go
to seed before it was killed. Thus
the seeds were scattered by the ele-
ments and took root in many new
places. and especially In fence corners
and vacant lots.
Within a few weeks the weed will
again go to seed and win thus multi
ply, and it win be useless to try to
destroy it after it has ripened. So 1t is
the duty of every property owner and
renter to take the matter in hand and
Danish the thistle from their premises.
The weed has been gradually in
creasing for the past few years and a
marked increase in our vicinity can be
noticed each year of it's existence.
Upon careful investigation 1t was
found that the Russian thistle is far
from being destroyed, as was supposed
last year.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
P|NCH0T VS. FRENCH
ON FOREST RESERVES
Congressman Will Answer Chief Forester
In A Meeting At the Park
Tonight

Chief Forester Clifford P4nchot, Drx
w. J. MCGEE, secretary OF the inlantn
waterways commission, and Congress-
man Burton l. French arrived this aft
ernoon and will speak from the band--
stand OF the Fifth street park this eva--
ming.
The meeting this evening promises
to be of unusual interest ON account
OF debate between Mr. Pinchot anGt
Congressman French ON the mertts of
the forest reserve policy of the admin
lstration by which a large section or
the state of Idaho is withheld froua
settlement.
congressman French met Mr.. Pin
chot at Wallace and an interyiew hv.
Mr.. Plnchot In a Spokane paper wam4
very unsatisfactory to Mr.. French and.
an arrangement was made by which Mr.
French might answer the argument OF
MT. Pinchot at Lewiston this evening.
Ihe Following Is the letter addressed.
Mr.. Pinchot by Congressman French
and on account of which the meetinm.
ior this evening was arranged.
In an interview in the Spokesman.
ReVlew for July s, you are quoted witfx
regard to the forestry meeting at Wal
lace as follows:
1 went there expecting to be jumpe6l
upon good deal worse than I had been
at Occur d'Alene. However, I was more
fortunate in the arrangement Of the.
program than l was at Coeur d'Alene-
Congressman French was there, ancn
oeing called upon for the first talk, hes
undertook to show up the forest re-
serve policy, specifically stating his OBJ
1ect .ons to It, My! but the number OF
openings he did leave, and when 7 xoer=
inside his guard hayed him unmerct-
fully. The audience was with me. too.
and 1 think Congressman French was
sorry he spoke"
I'm view Of the foregoing statement.
and not wanting you to carry away amy
wrong Impressions with regard To Tnyr
opinion Of the Wallace meet ng. I ann
addressing you.
Il was invited to be In Wallace ONE
the day of the meeting by Secretarye
Garfield, in a personal letter to me. n,
responded. and in the Afternoon PRIOR
to the meeting, the Wallace arrange
ment comm ttee invited me to make O.
short address of not less than ten or
twenty minutes. 1 acc ded to this re-
quest and the comm ttee placed ms
hrst upon the program in order that
the evening might be left for you ana
Secretary Garfield. In the time at my
disposal outlined very briefly my op--
position to certain features of the for
estry service You followed me with
an address Of about three-quarters or
an hour on the leading features Of ths.
forestry question, and from your inter-
view, with much satisfaction to your.s
self, certainly with much delight to me-
and believe to the audience.
In view however, of your interview.
which has been gwen great publicity.
shall be glad to discuss the forestry
question with you at Wallace, idaho.
on any date that can be agreed upon
1t Is my desire that the meeting for
such discussion occur at the earliest
possible date. Should you, by any
prior arrangement of program be un-
able to be at Wallace, shall be GLAD
to answer your Lewiston address at it's
close tonight, before the same audiences
if possible"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
SOME ONE
ROCKED BOAT

NEW YORK, July S.-Three mem
bers Of the crew of the steamer yacht
Tacoma, belonging to Henry Clay
Pierce, chairman Of the Waters Pierce
Oil company, were drowned in the
Hudson today by the capsizing of a
yawl containing six OF the crew and a
dockman.
The boat was upset by the water
rocking it. They were returning from
an all-night frolic.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
CAME WARDEN
KEPT BUSY.

Deputy State Game Warden Mac n.
haroaugh reports numerous complaints
u violations OF the state game and
nsh laws from all parts of his district
ana has been kept on the move con-
'ihuaily during the past few weeks.
AT the present time there are II
complaints on file In the ONCE which
must De Investigated before warrants
are asked for and many Of these I'M
yeStigations involve extended trips into
me interior Of the country. The COM
plants are for killing deer. ALI Kinds
4, us ana the dumping OF sawdust
~. - 'He trout streams ana It Is expected
r,,u arrest OF several rroninsnt persons
~ MADE within . short time.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
THEY CONSIDER
ROAD BUSINESS

The board of county commissioners.
now in session at the conrt house. have
almost finished the payRlent Of the out
standing bills Of overseers and for read
and bridge work and In few days win
take ND the matter or building new
roads.
The commissioners are in session as
a board OF equalization. and will hear
complaints at any time they are pre-
sented.
The following 0yerseers reports were
examined and approved yesterday: J.
A. Vernon, district No. 9B; Fl. A. Whit
ted. district No. II. and G. d. Banks.
district sEc. ., .,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
RUNYAN PLEADS
BRAIN STORM

NEW YORK, July 9.-The plea of
insanity may be the defense of Chester
B. Runyan, paying teller of the Wind
sor Trust company, charged with alb
,stracting $4,000 of the company's
funds. 1t was indicated when he was
sarraigned today. He entered the plea
of not guilty. his counsel stating he had
learned the grandmother had died in
the insane asylum. His wife expresses
the belief that her husband is insane.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
They IGNORE
JAP CRITICISM

WASHINGTON, July 9.-AGthough
perfectly well satisfied that the Jap
curately reported in his alleged criti-
cism of the personnel of the American
navy the officials here have concluded
even If the case is otherwise It would
call for no further official representa-
tons on their part.
Sakamoto was credited with saying
in effect that the American naval off,
GERS would desert their vessels.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
ScHM|Tz TRIES
To Get BAIL

SAN FRANCISCO, July s.-Judge
Dunno today refused to admit Mayor
Schmitz to bail today and denied him
the privilege of visiting his attorneys.
Schmitz appeared in court apparently
as defiant and confident as yesterday
when he was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary for extortion.
He will hear further argument of
application for bail tomorrow
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-09
FOUR CHILDREN
LOSE LIVES

SUIsUN. Cal. July s.-The four
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
sS'1rDtll. Of suisun valley, lost their
ipst 7lgtt IN the destruction of
i1r' ':sa::'sea hairs rs Gre. The pa
rents narrowly escaped. They were
badly burned in their efforts to rescue
the children, but they win recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
ENJOINS OFFICIALS
MORGAN COUNTIES PROHIBITION
 ELECTION MAY BE VOID.
A Liquor Dealer Of Decatur Secured The Injunction To Prevent The Counting Of Last Saturdays
 Election Returns.

Decatur, Nov. 3.--(special. )-M F. Woodland, a local liquor dealer. through his attorney, Judge John c. Eyster. has enJoined Probate Judge William E skeggs, shreiff Thomas R. shipp and Circuit Clerk James F. Fowler from counting the returns of the prohibition election held in this county Saturday
 The injunction was issued by a Bir- mingham judge and filed in Chancellor William H. Simpsons court today The papers were served on the county of- ncials by Coroner A. B. Lampkin. The bonds were fixed at $2,500, and the case will be tried in the chancery court here. stF - There are several reasons set out in the injunction but the main reason is the constitutionality of the law under which the election was held. The state local option bill excludes certain dispensary counties in the State and the injunction ayers that this makes 1t a local and not State law, requiring twenty days notice before it's passage by the Legislature and that this notice was not given.
 Some fine points of law are brought out in the bill and the trial of the case will, no doubt, involve some Inter- esting legal complica tons. Some of the leading attorneys here are of the opinion that the contentious set out in the bill of injunction will hold and that the prohibition election will finally be declared void
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

n 4 Hr s L. q versal brotherhood with butchers. auc- and dangerous She wished that Jack could have kept clear of such bonds. Ills Masonic duties took him at all hours to the White Hart Hotel--a very perilous place. It was there that, as Admiral Lardner once said. the awful cent shivered in her comfortable bed when she thought at the same time of that appalling MT. Lardner and of her own son.
 "oh. Jack. Please don't. wish you wouldn't do it. implored Lady Vim cent tst s7sY
 On her way to tea she had come through the French windows of the dinng room and found Jack at the side- board preparing a peg. He had just filled his glass with the destroying mixture. The spirit decanter and the siphon told the sad story.
 Only a very little one." said Jack. smiling. ssu;s
 ,'oh, Jack, It's very big one--and between meals. You can't want it. Well, somehow thought did.
 And at tea time. too You used to be so fond of tea" EA-
 Well, yes. sBut the doctors scare you about tea They make out people oserdo 1t with tea. Get their nerves wrong--wi.h the tannin or something" :" He was not in the least ashafned of h himself--exhibited no embarrassment on being discovered in evil practices. He stood with the well-fiiled glass in hand, and smiled at his mother afec- tionstely while she .ectured him:
 It was the habit that terrined her sne declared. One does thing one day carelessly. but next day one is the slave of custom, one cannot break the chain one has ghefiessly forg ed--and so forth.
 "For my sake, Jack, break the hapit' If you knew how unhappy 1t makes n'e to see you do it."
 not do it?' q
 Indeed it would" -..s
 .sThen be happy now. Watch me carefully. This is no deception;
 He had not yet taken a sip. With an affectation of soiemnity he marched across the room to where one of Lady Vincent's white aZalias stood in oluc china pot; and here he poured the con. tents of his glass about the stem oi the shrub. .sThere. You see If this doesn't like whiskey and soda. You see If it dies of 1t. You see--after it's innocent pick-nne- up, it'll be a growing and blowing as it never did before Now per haps you'll give me a cup of tea as reward of virtue"
 "Oh, Jack. you have made me so hap py." .f ;. N.
 "That's all right" said Jack. lightly but affectionately. as. arm in arm, he and his mamma went to the morning room to drink their tea together. f"will you be back to dinner ?"i asked Lady Vincent. when. after a long sit- ting aver the tea cups. Jack was about to go down town.
 NO. Pm afraid not tonight I'm dining out"
 "Wiu you be later?
 well. I'm afraid I shan't be very early"
 Lady Vincent would not ask where her boy intended to dine. Instinct told her that he was bound for the White Hart and the Masons. but she did not wish to spoil her happy afternoon by being quite sure about 1t.
 It was In the course of tho evening that Sir John looked up suddenly from his Pall Mall Gazette. and uttered many ejaculatious of surprise
 Good gracious. Upon my word :. Only speaking of her t9day-creaking doors-and she was gone even then. Died suddenly-at noon."
 70. John, you don't say so! Oh, poor old dear"
 (Continued TOmorrOvv.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
SEVEN MILES OF PAVING.
City Council of Decatur Passes n Paw "f ing Ordinance

ing Ordinance.
 Decatur. Nov. 13.-(SpeciaI )-The City Council last night passed an or- dinance auth horizing the building of about seven miles of concrete side walks in addition to the walks con- tracted for some weeks ago The or- dinance passed last night provides for walks on Pon. Oak. Canal. Cain. Mar ket and Cherry Streets.
 Already mora than twenty miles of concrete sidewalks have been con- tractsd for and many of these walks have already been completed. Other contracts will follow and almost the entire city is to be laid with these walks.
 Alleys in the business portion of the city are being paved with vitrided brick and within. the next few days will be begun the paving of the streets in the business portion of the city with bitulithic. Some ten days ago a street paving plant from Michigan was shipped and It's arrival is expected every day. As soon as this plant arr rives the street paving will com. mence.
 The company which has the contract were to have shipped their plant from Anniston here but this plant was sent to another point and the one from Michigan was shipped here. This has caused the delay in the commencement of the street work. st.
 Thousands of dollars will be spent here on sidewalks and on street paw ing.