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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

not for work and labor performed, but
Tor the contract price. And if plaintiff
was entitled to file lien it would be on
ly for the reasonable value OF his ser
vices Tin the absence of an express agree
ment with the ownerl, and not for a
stipulated monthly salary"
Again this language is used: "a con
tractor has no lien under the ordinary
lien law giving such rights to 'laborers,'
mechanics servants and like. Few,
if any, cases will be found where a con-
tractor has been given a lien unless pro-
vided by statute"
'The third ground of DEFENDANTS mo-
ton must also be sustained" continues
Judge Chadwick. Tents, tools. camp
equipments and provisions are not
lienable items under our statue"
The decision is quite lengthy, and we
have given enough 10 show the trend it
takes.
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Whitman County Number.

II. l.. Wilhelm, publisher of The Coast,
a magazine of much merit printed at
Seattle, is in COlfax and is making
arrangements to get out the next num-
Der devoted largely in telling of the re-
sources and greatness of Whitman
county. Several articles will be con-
tributed by citizens living here, who are
we'll acquainted with the different sub
iects assigned them. The Whitman
county number will be profusely illus
trated, and the illustrations given by
The Coast are gems. Mr.. Wilhelm is
meeting with generous support.
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Wheat at Elberton.

The Interior warehouse at ElbertOn has
received up to this time 10000 bushels
Of wheat, 10000 of which have been
shipped to Portland. Some more may
come to this warehouse, but probably
not great deal. The station at Step
toe on the line of the Inland Empire has
knocked into the wheat shipments at
this point somewhat, many farmers tax
ing their wheat there instead of bringing
it here as formerly. But this is not a
serious matter, EIberton having other
advantages and resources that cannot
be knocked into so easily. AS a fruit
center-particularly the prune industry
it stands pre- eminent. What the other
large warehouses contained was not
learned, but it undoubtedly equals that
controlled by the Interior people.
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DECISION AS TO LIENS
Important Ruling Handed Down
by Judge Chadwick.
A Man Employed as Superintendent
Cannot File Lien for Wages
or Salary Due.

Judge Chadwick has recently handed
down decision which involves the right
Of man employed as a superintendent
OF construction to file lien for wages or
salary due. The case is that of c. J .
Cable, plaintiff, VS.. several construction
firms and the Oregon, Washington &
Idaho Railroad Co., corporation, de
fendants.
Plaintiff alleges" to use the exact
language of the Judge, that he was en-
plOyed as a superintendent of work along
the line of construction of the Oregon,
Washington ( Idaho Railroad Co. by
the sub-contractors, who had undertaken
to grade specific portion of that line;
that he, in consideration of the sum Of
$3.50 per month, contracted with the
sub contractors that he would act as the
superintendent for the sub contractors in
the construction work along the right OF
way; that he continued to act as such
superintendent for a time specified; that
he earned $61O, no part of which has
been paid, and for which sum he claims
lien upon the roadbed Of the defendant
Oregon, Washington & Idaho Railroad
Co.'S railroad.
"There can be no question that under
the general rule person employed by
an owner to furnish plans, or superintend
construction, or act as foreman of a
working gang OF men, would be entitled
to claim lien as a labOrer. 1t is insist
ed, however, that plaintiff does not come
within this class and with this | agree
A person employed by a contractor or
sub contractor to superintend cOnstruc-
tion is usually employed, not as a
laborer. but because of his skill, his
knowledge of the work, his power to
direct, and his ability to handle men and
work them to the best advantage. So
far as the owner is concerned he stands
in the shoes of and is in law the contrac-
tor or sub contractor himself. He has
nc greater rights than the sub con
tractor.
The law gives a sub-contractOr lien,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-11-01
Another Busy Shipper.

RIB. Goddard has a warehouse at Eli
berton nearly full of apples, which he is
boxing for shipment east. One carload
went to Huron, North Dakota, and two
carloads are ready for shipment. Owing
to lack of boxes Mr.. Goddard was ball
ed up'' last Saturday, but has the prom
ise OF more soon. He employs from
eight to ten young women. who do the
sorting and boxing. The warehouse is
filled with the finest apples the eyes OF
man ever gazed upon, some BelIfiowers
calling for special mention. Once more
we are reminded that Whitman county
is the home Of the apple.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-11-01
EXAMS NOVEMBER l4-l6
Will Take Place in High School
Building, CoIfax.
Many New School Houses Under
Construction in the County
All Needed.

Teachers quarterly examinations will
take place in the High school building in
COlfax, November IA, - and 16. The
session will open at 8 a. m. sharp.
Teachers are requested to be present at
that time. All supplies are furnished by
the county.
1t is announced that District No. II,
which is located at the new town OF Fair
banks, on the Inland road, north OF
Oakesdale, will erect a new school build
ing, to cost at least $4,000. Possibly it
will be OF brick. The Inland people do
mated the ground where the building is to
stand.
A petition has been received by the
county school superintendent to con
solidate Districts A and 40. If the
petition is granted new school house
will be put up at the first station north
Of Palouse, on the electric line, called
Height.
Joint District No. 1O2, at Hooper, has
just completed school house costing
$500.
District No. 90, II miles east of Colfax,
generally known as the Pitts school, has
completed a new building and recently
moved in.
The new school house at Pullman will
be ready for occupancy in two weeks. 1t
is located on College Hill, and is a struct
ure preatIv neaded thara
The brick work on the new High school
building at Tekoa is finished, and a
large force of carpenters are pushing
their share of the work along as rapidly
as possible. 1t will cost $4,000 when
completed. Nine rooms, including a
large assembly hall, with basement, tells
the capacity of the building.
Work is being pushed on the new brick
school house at st. John, the walls be
ing about half up. Its cost when finish
ed will be $4,000. 1t will have 3 rooms,
with full basement, and will be provided
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with a steam heating plant.

with steam heating plant.
All the buildings mentioned above are
constructed on modern methods as re
CARDS heating, ventilation and light
The law passed by the last Legislature
makes it the duty of the county super
intendent to inspect all school buildings
under construction and see that these
requirements are fulfilled.
Mr. Showalter and Mr. Mattoon have
been holding school meetings at differ
ent places throughout the county for
some time past, and will continue them
throughout the school year. Further
meetings will be held as follows:
ROsala, November 16.
COlfax, November 16.
Pullman, November %.
Palouse, November 80.
Colfax, principals meeting, December Z
Endicott, December IA.
Oakesdale, December ii.
Colfax, January 18, 1908.
Cotton, January 25.
st. John, January 20.
Tekoa, February L.
Winona, February /.
Thornton, February Is.
Albion, February Is
Elberton, February 20.
Johnson, February 30.
Garfield, March IA.
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Why use the ordinary kind when
Cleyeland's is so much more superior?
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-11-01
coMMUTATIoN PROOFS.
Full Period Residence Required on
Entries Made Hereafter.

Registers and receivers of United States
land offices have received notice from the
general land office at Washington that
in all cases where homestead entries are
made after November 1. 1907, commu-
tation proofs must show actual and con-
tinuous bona fide residence for the full
period of fourteen months.
In all cases where the entries are made
before November l, 1907, the rule here
tofore existing that six months con-
structive residence following the date Of
the entry will be considered as part of
the required fourteen months residence,
will remain in force.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-11-01
Delivered Interesting Lecture

DR.. w. o. Manion of Portland, super
intendent and medical director of the
United Artisans, delivered an interesting
lecture Thursday night Of last week to
about so members of the order in A. 0.
U. W. hall. The proceedings closed with
an oyster supper, which was the occasion
for much good feeling. He left here for
SDOkane.
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supply the wants Of the civilized world.
Processing and Packina.

The prunes are lett in this huge bin
until the drying is done. Then they are
graded and boxed. They are thorough
ly washed, going through a steaming
and heating process, neatly packed in
90 pound boxes and are ready for mar
ket. 1t will require the services of 15
men to do this cleaning and boxing,
called processing, and if the product
amounts to 25 carloads, as it ia the
hope and expectation, the processing
will require so days. Each car will hold
725 so pound boxes, making total Of
Is, ,125 boxes, or 906,25 pounds Of
prunes sent out from this one dryer this
season. Ii the weather should continue
favorable it may be even more than this,
as there is no limit to the supply of
green fruit. We are further told that
the dried prunes are already sold, the
large eastern cities taking the entire sup
ply and clamOring for more.
Men Who Raise Prunes.
Let us turn our attention to the grow
ers-the men who own the orchards and
are ever with us. 1t will be seen from
what follows that they live in the imme-
diate vicinity of Elberton and that the
climatic conditions must be most favor
able for the production of the prune
Their number will increase, as, indeed,
we hear OF many young orchards under
way, showing the inevitable increase of
the product. At this writing, while pick
ing is in progress and four horse teams
are hauling it tC the dryer as fast as it
can be handled, the ground is literally
covered with the waste product, showing
the fecundity of nature in the favored
region which we inhabit. With another
fruit dryer and labor conditions in bet
ter shape than they have been this year
(at least 20 more pickers are wanted at
Elberton at this time) all this, or the
greater part of it, could be saved and
we would not witness the waste now 60
ing on.
Following are the names of growers,
the number Of bearing trees on each
place and distance from the dryer:
James Long, 1000 trees, one mile.
DIR. W. n Divine, 5000 trees, adioin-
ing town.
Ed Baker, $500 trees, Az miles.
W. V. Ewing, $500 trees, ; miles.
Frank Brown, 1000 trees, Az miles.
J. W. Hale, 5000 trees, miles
John Goss, 1000 trees, 3H miles.
Long state, 400 trees, J. mile.
Henry Hunt, 1000 trees, Az miles
these growers pay opt $50 d day il
wages. They receive $12 per ton, cash
when delivered, for their prunes, which is
said to be good price.
1t will be seen that this is not only a
great but growing industry. Probably
no dried fruit is used to the same extent
as the prune, and that Whitman county
is the home Of this most useful fruit, ex
celed by no other section Of the Pacific
slope, is apparent to the most casual
observer. Watch the industry grow
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Probably Large Vinegar Plant.

The Huff brothers OF Portland are
talking OF putting in a large vinegar
plant at EIberton. They are successful
driver men and green fruit packers, and
are much pleased with the fruit outlook
in and around Elberton. The product
ia there to make cider and vinegar, which
is now mostly going to waste. There is
said to be a demand for it in the east.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-11-01
Anpendicitis

Is due in large measure to abuse of the
bowels, by employing drastic purgatives.
To avoid all danger, use only DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, the safe, gentle cleansers
and invigor ators. Guaranteed for head
ache, biliousness, malaria and jaundice,
at Elk Drug Store. 25c.
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Two thoroughbred White Leghorn
roosters for sale or trade. Inquire at the
Elk Drug Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
M& Hoy5E ArD (kEw Or TAE EpuRAncE'
Cll

establishing line of depots as far, Il ls
hoped. as $50 geographical miles TO the,
south.
The part of King Edward VII Land at
which it is hoped to effect a landing Is in
about TT 3O south latitude, or $50 geo.
graphical miles from the pole. During the
winter the scientific studies, for the pursuit
of which the expedition will be fully equip
ped, will absorb large share of attention.
with the return of spring efforts VIII
be made to extend the line of depots an
other hundred geographical miles to the
south-that is, to within 500 geograp hical
miles of the pole.
las on the Discovery expedition, the
party which will attempt to reach the south
pole will be limited to three members, in
Guiding myself. With us we will take six
of the Siberian ponies and the motor car.
1t will be driven by spirit which will
work satisfactorily in low temperatures.
Great hopes are entertained of its value for
traction purposes, but II is recognized that
Its employment is an experiment, and the
chances of the expeditions success are far
from being centered in any such novel
means OF locomoton.
THE use of Siberian ponies In the anti
arctic Is also in the nature of an experi-
ment, but the hardness and strength they
have developed on the bitterly cold plains
Of eastern Siberia. where they are accuse
toned to live in the open all through the
winter, Justify the hope that the experiment
will be attended with good results With
all the infinitely careful plans We have
made, we are hopeful of success"
w. B. NORTHROP.
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The Endurance was only recently caught
in some big iceflelds, but came through I'M
scathed.
THE return Of the Endurance for our
party has been fixed for about the end of
January, 1909. Against any possible fail
ure Of the ship to keep the appointment
the landing party will be doubly guarded.
Not only are we taking out with US food
supplies for two full years, but we will be
provided with f1rst-class lifeboat, equipped
with a motor engine and capable of carry
ing provisions to last a party of twelve for
two and a half months.
LAS for our food supply, we have studied
this question down to the final analysis.
Our foods are prepared with the utmost
care. The tins they are packed in are OF
triple thickness and are doubly painted.
Every particle Of FOOD packed is of the
best AS l suffered terribly from scurvey
on my first antarctic trip l know the value
Of this careful attention to the food supply.
We are going practically without vege-
tables, they do not keep, carrying only
the best meats and other eatables.
with the exploring party will be landed
on King Edward VII Land the sections of
berian ponies, a team of twelve picked dogs
from the far northwest Of Canada and the
specially constructed motor car which will
form such a novel feature of the expedition.
Work will at once be started In accord
ance with definite program. While the
hut is being erected and the winter quarters
otherwise put In order the closing days of
the antarctic summer will be utilized for
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minutes conversation that he is thoroughly
in earnest. Contact with Lieut.. Shackle-
ton for a short while gives one the i'm
preston that reaching the south pole Is
mere matter Of course. He Is broad
shouldered. tall, squarely built young man.
whose frame seems to be of iron. while
his countenance has that British bulldog
look that seems to mean success In any
arduous adventure
The writer met him recently at the offices
of the antarctic expedition, in Regent street,
London, and he has made a statement in
which he fully explains why he intends to
reach the south pole. 1t all seems ex-
tremely simply when you know how.
\
The south pole in my opinion is more
attainable than the north for the reason
that in the southerly direction there are
more extensive tracts of unbroken land"
said Lieut. Shackleton. In the northerly
region you have open water and ice of
rugged character whereas around the south
pole there are immense plateaus Of fiat
land. 1t is for this reason that we are TAX
ing specially built motor car with US.
Some persons seem to imagine that we
have an idea of simply landing near the
pole and then driving over in our motor.
This Is absurd. The motor Is only an ex-
pertinent and is not intended for riding in
at all 1t Is merely to haul provisions. We
have especial sets of wheels adapted for
certain qualities of ground; the material of
which the motor is constructed had been
especially hardened for low temperature
But we are not depending on our motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
Bertillon's New Invention.

Paris Cor. London Times
Mr.. NJ. Bertillon, the chief of the fnteIIiS
gence department of the Paris detective
service, who Is known as the inaueura tor
or the system of Identification of criminals
by finger prints, has just perfected an ap-
paratus which it Is hoped will greatly help
in the problem of the identification of arr
rested criminals. NJ. Bertillon has the pris-
oner or the body-for the system IS also to
be used to aid in the Identification of the
ad-photographed lying full length on a
table with the head slightly raised The
camera, in which is a special combination
lens invented by M. Bertillon's assistant.
M. Berthiot, is placed directly above the
object to be photographed, and al a certain
fixed distance. BY means of a very delicate
apparatus the distance from the lens TO an
imaginary plane leved with point half
way between the orifice of the ear and the
corner of the eye is measured, and from
this distance Is reckoned the scale of thA
photograph-the number of times smaller
than the original. The photograph when
used In comparison with a suspect is
placed in an apparatus which is almost the
exact reverse of the camera 1t is placed Mt
the given distance from the lens. and at the
same time transparent scale is moved
into focus on the same plane Reading on
this scale, the detective Is able to establish
the exact measurement of the features OF
the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
Founded the William Most Venerable Of
English Universities Which Has Just Conferred Degree
Mark Twain Celebrated Its Millennium
With Singular Pageanty.

OF directing American attention to the
thousaLd-year-o university that every
Englishman most desires for his alma
mater.
Some Of the students who won scholar
ships have also been noted athletes and
have rowed in the annual boat race with
Cambridge, and taken big part in the
track and field sports of the two colleges.
Such men as Schutt, at one time the Ameri
can intercollegiate champion and record
holder at two miles, and Young, the Dakota
athlete, gained extraordinary popularity ly
reason of their athletic prowess.
No town could be better arranged for
great university than Oxford. 1t lies be-
tween two rivers, the Thames and the
Cheryell. and presents a superb array CT
spires, towers quadrangles and ancient
buildings, carved with a sumptuousness
that is not seen today.
This list of the colleges together with
the date of their founding, shows how far
into antiquity the ancient university goes:
All Souls, founded in 1887; Balliol, 1882;
Brasenose. 1909; Christ Church, 1925; Cor
pus Christi, 1928; Exeter, 1914; Hartford,
1874: Jesus, 1871 keble. 1886; Lincoln. 1927;
Magdalen pronounced Maudlin), 1855; Mer-
ton, 1864; New, 1880; Oriel, 1924; Pembroke
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car. 1t will haul more provisions than will
dogs or even ponies, and as we shall only
use 1t over ground that we have first
Travelled, and 1t will only go twenty-five
miles per day or thereabouts stopping
when the ponies stop, 1t is altogether
practical idea.
Another novelty of our expedition is the
use Of ponies instead of dogs. We have
been criticised for this, but our idea Is in
my opinion a very good one. These Man
soned to stand very low temperatures in
and there is no reason to think they will
not prove very efficient.
"Of course. one thing may be said against
ponies and In favor of dogs-dogs will eat
dogs, but ponies won't eat ponies. Per-
haps you don't catch the drift Of my
meaning? In emergency, with pro-
visions giving out and dogs dying, we can
feed the live dogs on II e uead ones. But
with ponies we cannot resort to this meas
ure. From practical point of view, how
ever, the ponies will carry more weight
do more work and eat less food than any
other animals for this purpose
For reasons which it is not permissible
at present to divulge, King Edward VII
Land, at the eastern end of Ross great ice
barrier, has been selected as the base of
operations in place Of the headquarters of
the Discovery expedition at the other end
of the barrier. In many respects the
change will be welcomed by geogra piers
McMurdo strait. where the Discovery
wintered, was the center of extensive ex-
piorauons lasting for couple Of years, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
dA'd0y Cows Mgr On liz Jo07H 46lE 7HP

50 IgN Ii the East Indian docks at
London just now is a small vessel
which is destined to make history.
IL Outwardly. she is an inConspiCu-
Gus odd-looking affair but her
story Is full of romance already, and, be-
fore her ultimate journey is ended. she may
lie one of the worlds most famous ships.
Her name at present is the Nimrod, but
She will soon be rechristened the Endur-
Ance and then If her owners dreams are
Sealized-the world will hear from her.
The Endurance is at present being fitted
Out for the purpose of making an antarctic
"trip under the command of Lieut.. E. II,
Ghackleton. who. it will be recalled. made
the farthest point sOuth-S2 degrees II
minutes-as one of the members of the
famous Discovery party.
When you first look at the Nimrod-and
still more wher you go on board of her
you are not very favorably impressed with
her as a sea-going ship. She lies so low in
the water, and appears, not to speak pro-
fanely such a regular tub of boat,
that ore marvels that any one would dare
to go TO sea in her at all
II is only when you meet Lieut.. Shackle-
ton himself and encounter her daring COM
mander Capt. England, and her chief engi-
neer, Mr.. Dunlop, that you realize that
they mean business with the Nimrod
Indomtable courage is shown in their
faces, particularly that of Lieut.. Shackle-
ton, who has just consented make an ex-
elusive statement, in which he fully dis
cusses his novel and daring plans.
The chief In command of the antarctic
expedition demonstrates to You in a few