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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26
COMPILE CAUSES
R. R. ACCIDENTS
Commerce Commission Says
Men to Blame Almost
Always
Charleston Bureau evening Teller.

ouTC6u NVciAHl6 lCACA.
NEW YORK, March 26-Summar-
izing the quarterly bulletin which has
been issued by the interstate COM
merce commissions during the last
five-year periods, throws a flood of
light on the causes of railroad COL
lisions. Examination has been made
of 10 bulletins which report and clas-
sify 44S accidents of this kind. OF
these the commission attributes BIT to
neglect of trainmen and enginemen."
Accidents occurring as result of
negligence when working excessive
hours was coincident' number only "a.
The number of people killed in this
class of accidents was 20, while the
accidents in the first class formed 70
per cent. of the total. resulted in 80
per cent. of the fatalities 900, and
were responsible for 70 per cent. of
the money loss of $4.777.215.
Efficiency of Signal Service.
To show the efficiency of signal sys-
TENS, the commissions bulletins clas-
sify collisions, ~ in automatic signal
systems, (2) in places not so equipped,
60 those of which the automatic sig
nal would have given warning; and
ca those in which, the commission
holds, block signal systems would
have afforded no additional protec-
ton.
In the first classification there are
Is accidents, only one of which was
due to failure of the system, as agains
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26

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without gripping, nausea, or weakening
effect. Ask your druggist for them.
25 cents per box.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26
Float It Down Harlem.

The bridge is built of iron, steel not
being used in bridges at the time of
its construction, and the span is 800
feet in length, being the longest draw
span in this part of the country. The
city decided some time ago to replace
the bridge with a larger one, but how
to do so Without seriously interfering
with traffic was a problem to be solv-
ed.
1t was finally decided to move the
old bridge to temporary site near by
and use it while the new structure was
building.
The contractors who under took the
work decided that the only feasible
method would be to loosen the bridge
from its fastenings, float It down the
river on great scows drawn by tug
boats and place it in position on the
temporary piers. This is the feat that
will be undertaken tomorrow.
Tide viii Help Lift.
The lifting will be done by four
large scows, which will receive timber
blocking to engage the lower side of
the bridge as the tide raises. The work
will be commenced at low tide and the
timbers will be built I'D under the
bridge.
AS the tide rises the structure will
rise with it. At eighteen inches the
bridge will commence to move, and
when the tide has risen three feet the
bridge will be clear of he piers. Then
will come the difficult. task of NOV
ing the bridge down the river.
Two tugs will draw while two others
in the rear will retard and guide.
Great care will be exercised to pre-
vent a collision or the shifting of bal
last. If anything should give the
bridge would topple off into the river.
The top Of the structure is "a feet
above the water.
About 80 men viii be engaged in the
work and the most viii be about $780,
900.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26

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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26
MOVE BRIDGE
DOWN STREAM
Harlem River Structure to
Be Shifted 500 Feet in
Two Hours
Special to Even'lng Teller.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Engineers
througout the country will watch with
interest a rare and difficult engineer
ing fete to be performed on the Har-
lem river tomorrow, when the big draw
bridge spanning the river at Madison
avenue will be picked up bodily and
moved 500 feet farther down the
stream.
A total weight of 600 tons is to be
lifted. and it is expected the opera
ton will occupy only two hours.
The Mandison avenue bridge was
completed in 1884 and has long out
lived its usefulness, as it is a most
important connecting link between
Manhattan and the Bronx.
Although the bridge was regarded as
a marvel in it's day, the structure Is
now entirely inadequate for the pres
ent enormous traffic.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-26

II for which failure to obey or set sig.
nails was directly responsible onIv
two collisions out of the 81 in class
were caused by failure of signals. IN.
remaining 20 were due to negligence
of employees
Due to Disobeying Orders.
More than S31 collisions are classed
as preventable by the automatic block
signal system, but it is pointed out
that there is no reason to believe that
all of these would have been avoided
by signals since In the first two classes
81 per cent. Of the accidents were due
to errors of signal men and disregard
of signals by trainmen and engineers.
The conclusion drawn by railroad
authorities from this showing is that
the true explanation of eight out Of
ten accidents is Enthusiastically the fail
ure of employees to obey orders made
for the protection of themselves and
the public
Confirming this view, growing de-
terioration in obedience to rules is Civ
en- by the Railroad Gazette as the
cause of numerous accidents, that pa
per saying:
Railroad Men Are Too Lax.
Effective discipline and uniform
obedience to orders by the trainmen
and trackmen can never be secured.
The ideal can be approximated. 1t Is
general prevailing opinion among
officials that in this country we are
now not approximating the ideal; we
are retrograding. lack of zeal and
fidelity among railroad employees seems
to be growing"
1t is the experience of railroad man.
agera that comparatively few acct
dents are due to the fact that men re-
sponsible for them had been on duty
for an excessively long period.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
A Social Slumber Party.

An Anthony girl gave a slumber
party, in which all the young ladies in
lace nightgowns were stretched In ser
ried rows across the parlor floor. A
light was left burning for fear of bur-
glars, SO when the girl Of the house
slipped out, put on her mothers heavy
shoes, stamped up the walk and knock.
ed heavily on the door the vision of
stampeded snowy clad girls falling
over the furniture, themselves and the
hens of their long nightdresses tickled
a neighbor so much he absentmindedly
put the lighted end of his cigar in his
mouth while enjoying the scene.-An'
thony (Mo.) Republican.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
How to Use Spare
Time PrOftably.
BY JAMES J. HILL. Railroad Builder.

JAMES ].
working days and the working hours which
there is necessary work be don whatever time that may
require Spare hours we'll spent upon the study of HIS
TORY, LITERATURE AND ART Whatever any able
mind Of genius enjoyment of the
world is worth while
Ample and information is the FIRST STEP TOWARD
SUCCESS for and the world of historic fact fact
and scientific fact with the bearing each upon the probable future
Of human effort is large that will find HIS LEI
SURE TOO LITTLE for his desire equip himself with knowledge
In books and pictures practical things only BEST are worth
ones time and attention
NE. is ALSO VERY OLD AND SIMPLE. KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING DETERMINE TO MAKE THE POSSIBLE
OF YOURSELF BY DOING YOUR POWER SUCH
USEFUL WORK COMES
There NO NEW RECIPES FOR SUCCESS in life A
good am diligence learning every detail your business honest
hard work and determination succeed EVERY TINE unless
crossed by exceptional accident or misfortune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25

IN THE CENTER OF THE BLAZING RING.
especial guards against suicide, yet it
is surprising how deliberate the plan
of suicide may be.
For instance, a blacksmith in France
committed suicide under really ex-
traordinary conditions, for he deliber-
ately and with the work Of months
forged a cannon for the very purpose
and blew his own head off with 1t,
Town actually filed his mouth with
gunpowder and set light to it.
Some time ago a young journalist
rfhirty-twO years old was found hang
ing dead In his apartment. There was
4 dog collar about his neck, to which
the rope was attached. He wore only
q pair Of long black stockings, with
garters below the knees. He was in
sured for 10000 francs in various COM
panies, and they refused payment on
the ground of suicide.
The young mans relatives, who sued
TO recover, alleged that it was not a
case Of suicide. They claimed that the
young man was prosperous and happy
and was only trying to find out how 1t
felt to be hanged with a view to EN-.
%hOdying his sensations in a book he
was about to write.
The bell ringer in an Austrian church
executed a variation on the common
form of hanging. AS he was infirm, he
FHas provided with chair while per-
>.Sorming his bell ringing duties. While
tEolling the bell for funeral he put his
design into execution. Mounting the
chair, he made a slipknot in the rope,
put his head in the moose and kicked
= away the chair, where he swung until
when found he was quite dead.-@nsur-
., 2noe Age.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
SPIDER CATCHES A BIRD.
Kentucky Farmer Reseues Flor From,
Prison In Web.

E. V. Anthony, a farmer who lives
near the acknowledgements line, dis
covered a new species Of spider while
at work in his garden, and the insect,
which has been seen by many, sur
passes anything of the kind ever seen
in that section.
Mr.. Anthony says the discovery Of
the spider was made through the
shrill chirping Of bird. In q bed OF
weeds he found huge spider web
and entangled therein was the birds
mate, fluttering for freedom, while q
monster spider was slowly weaving q
web around its victim. The spider
was some two inches in length, coal
black, with green velvet spots on Its
body. The web in which 1t lived was
some three feet in diameter, and the
thread composing it was as strong as
silk thread.
The spider was captured, though al
lowed to live, and was sent to an ex
pert to be examined.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
STRANGE SUICIDES,
Odd Ways Men Have Taken to
End Their Own Lives.
ONE MADE A GUlLL0TINE.

Then Deeapitated HimseIf-Another
Built His Own Funeral Pyre and Gre
mated HimseIf-sIacksmit Forged
Cannon to Slow OFF His Head.
Lately n naturalist engaged in catch
ing moths-after dark, of course-waS
surprised to see fire burning in a
SPOT called the Warren, near Dover,
England.
Fastening to the spot he found that
q man had undressed himself, placed
his clothes on the ground so as to
form circle, saturated them with
methylated spirits and, having set fire
to them, remained himself in the CEN
ter Of the blazing ring. Though the
naturalist tried to save him from his
terrible but voluntary situation, he
was so badly burned that he died next
day.
A similar instance occurred near
Hurst PARK race course, where the
body Of a man was found who appear
ed to have been burned to death. In
deed, there was sufficient evidence to
prove that he had first tied his legs
together, then poured paraffin over his
clothes and then set himself on fire.
A most deliberate and determined
suicide was that Of peasant in Bo-
hernia. He set fire to his house and
% o<o hi 70 M n
chain, which he locked by strong
paddock, of which he Immediately
threw away the key. His neighbors
made heroic efforts to save him, but in
vain.
Probably the method Of quitting life
adopted by native Of Lyons Is
unique. He guilotned himself. Grind
ing an ak to razorlike sharpness and
attaching weight to it to give it i'm
petus, he constructed a perfect model
of the celebrated instrument of the
Wrench revolution.
When the apparatus was ready he
laid himself on his back, pulled cord
which was so adjusted that it allowed
lhe knife to fall and severed his head
as clearly as the public eXecutioner
could have done it.
1t is probable that many suicides are
The result Of momentary impulse. 1t is
of course a well known fact that look
ing down from a great height seems,
as Shakespeare notes in "King Lear"
TO give one the impulse of suicide.
Clifton suspension bridge, the Lon
don monument and many other dizzy
heights have had to be provided with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
FIRED HIS REPEATER SEVEN TIMES.

FIRED Els REPEATER SEVEN TIMES.
horses loaded down with supplies,
mostly marmalade and strawberry
jam. Among his impedimenta were a
portable bathtub and hot water heat
err. He had a set Of aluminium cook
ing utensils which would have done
honor to New York hotel.
Stillman possessed the finest set Of
guns ever taken into Wyoming, but
Rhodes says he lost twenty pounds
trying to drive bunch Of tame elks
close enough for the New Yorker to
shoot one of them. At last the tame
elk, which had strayed from Yellow
stone park, were marshaled into posi-
ton, and Stillman began pumping bull
let's at big bull, which was broadside
on about fifty yards away. He fred
his repeater seven times at the bull,
which ambled off toward the park and
disappeared without having been hit.
In Cody, Wyo., near where the hunt
took place, the story of q flake" fight
got up for Stillmans benefit is told.
One night when camp had been made
the horse wranglers were sitting
around the campfire playing cards.
Stillman was looking on. A row &C.
Cured and the wranglers, grabbing
their guns, began shooting each other.
With men falling on every side, Still
man took to the woods, and it required
half the night to find him. When he
found the fight was "fake'' and had
been arranged for his benefit he took
it good naturally and offered to "set
supply. 1t will be many days before
the stories of the dude" hunter cease
to be told around the hunters camps
in northern Wyoming.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
First DiaboIo Victim In Jersey.

The first accident that has occurred
from the new game "diabolo." which is
becoming popular here, occurred at
Montclair, N. ]. A small boy was
playing with the contrivance on Bloom
field avenue when the flying spool
struck a horse belonging to farmer
named John Sparks. who was return
Ing from market. The horse became
unmanageable and, running away.
tossed the farmer into the road, hruis-
ing him severely.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
People Demand Efficiency
In Public Officers.
By Governor HUGHES of New York

~" HENEVER in any community majority of the people
think that government should be carried in GER
~ TAIN WAY they will get it. No local officer ma
chine with ambitions control political destinies,
for long period against EXPRESSED WILL
THE MAJORITY.
That great fverish spirit of the American people demanding
PROGRESS AND EFFICIENCY has been directed the
matter Of administration and from end of the
try another the people seeing how these which
the community be best dealt with IN THE INTEREST OF
ALI. No withstand that Happy the who
contributes in the slightest degree to its progress.
THING THAT HAVE ALSO LEARNED Is THAT THE
PEOPLE COUNTRY CONTENT WITH MERE
HONESTY OFFICE. CONTENT WITH soeRiETY
THE PART PUBLIC OFFICIALS THEY ARE NOT Salts
ADMINISTRATION PART
A OF
FREE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. WHAT THEY WANT IS
A PERFORMED
ELECT.
SHALL
LESS IMPORTANT
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-25
JEER "DUDE" HUNTER.

Cowboys Have Some Fun With James
Stillman's Son.
"MOXie" Stillman, son of James Still
man of the National City bank, New
York, is supplying no end Of fun for
the citizens Of Wyoming as the result
Of his recent hunting trip in the north
western part Of the state. Young
Stillman, who is reported a tenderfoot
Of the purest water. arrived In Cook
City and engaged Dave Rhodes, vet
eran guide and hunter, to take him
into the mountains around Yellowstone
park on big game hunt. Instead Of
stripping his camp equipage to the
limit, Stillman had twenty-three pack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13

Governor Stokes carried the New
Jersey election for the republicans i'll
1904 by a plurality of ,G44 votes;
there has thus been shrinkage o.
the republican plurality in three years
that amounts to fully $4,000 votes, o"
more than sc per cent. What has be-
come of all this republican voting
strength: Just where did the dis
affected republican vote go in 1907 /?
Enthusiastically large percentage of
it went directly to Northumberland
because there was disapproval among
New Jersey republicans of their par
tvs recent administration Or govern
mental policies in general, but because
there was, a reasonable amount of re-
publican resentment over the bishops
law and disposition to elect gov
ernor who would not veto a bill re-
pealing or materially amending it-as
the democratic candidate had been
ver- generally sized up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13
Passing of a Teapot Tempest.

| 81. LOUIS RepuDllc: While the mon
| ey skies are clearing it is becoming
palmer every day that the clouds were
no more substantial than Wall street
Ihysteria.
A long crusade of calamity bowling
Iby Wall street operators and organs
made the town nervous on the money
question, and when the Heinze corner
i'll copper stocks got his bank into
trouble depositors became distrustful
of other banks.
There was nothing really the matter
with Wall street except it's own fool
ish pretenses that it was prosecuted
| The few financial institutions which
suspended WERE it seems, solvent, and
will resume. rhe success with which
banks in all parts of the country have
resisted the artificial and unnecessary
strain proves that they have been well
managed and are strong.
| The banks of ST. Louis and other
western and southwestern centers
have proven themselves as strong as
the rock of Gibraltar. Before the end
of the year they will be doing business
placidly in the quiet, old routine way
and the teapot tempest Will have been
| forgotten.
Heavy importations of gold and the
coinings of gold that was boarded in
the mints will go far toward doing
away with the scarcity of money dur.
ing the rest of the crop-moving season
Good prices for farm products are al
ready making money plentiful in all
the country commercially contiguous
to St. Louis. On the LIST of January
the city will enter upon another rec
ord-breaking year of trade and indus
try.
1t is hoped that congress may find
some means of preventing a repetition
of the passing inconvenience at sea
sons of the year when all the existing
money is needed for legitimate uses
But in the session Immediately preced
ing presidential election congress i!
not likely to make any very grea
change in the present currency system
For the present at sleast the remed,
seems more likely to come from tn,
,irrepressible prosperity of the countr,
and the prudent management of finan
cial agencies and officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13

The difficulties and dangers connected
with the collection of venom are num-
erous and formidable. The snake
whose venom is wanted for the market
must be captured alive. Some cper
ators extract the poison by cutting OH
the poison bag in its entirety. Other:
goad the snake to bit through Indi1
rubber bands and eject it's venom into
a glass plate beneath. The venom is
afterwards scraped off the glass, placed
in Theoretically sealed tubes, and be
comes forthwith marketable product
The venom of different snakes varies
in strength.
/ An official paper published recently
by DR.. Tidswell, of the New South
Wales Health department, states that
the venom of the tiger snake is -four
times deadlier than that of the brown
snake and death adder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
with Ali His Faults" Ethel Darlington.
Copyright, 19O7by NJ. M. Cunningham

word alone, depart alone. So must
there always be silent places in our
lives to which even the nearest can
have no key"
Her friend, uncOnvinced, started to
say goodby, but returned impulsively
to the charge.
Theoretically, Katherine, there is
truth in your argument. Jealousy is
no temptation to you. Should you
meet Kenneth walking with a girl
doubt if it would occur to you to even
ask her name. Your error is making
secrets of nothing
The others eye flashed resentfuliy.
"You say that because 1 would not
| tell you where I am going now"
Nonsense! It's none of my affair.
But suppose you had met Mr.. Hadley
instead?"
81 should have declined to explain
Then, the emergency of her errand re-
curing to her mind, she added: Here
comes my car. Goodby, Mildred. I
wonder If 1t would not have been bet
ter had Kenneth met you first; you
"ouil hh'C ylciucu llO HIS eAuCtiOuS 50
! graciously." With a smile at the
others indignant protest, she motioned
to the motorman
Reaching her destination, she en-
tered a large manufacturing establish
ment. Sending in her card to the adj
vertising manager, she was at once
shown into his private Office.
Half an hour later, returning home,
she encountered Hadley, who plainly
showed his delight at the unexpected
meeting.
What luck brings you to this part
Of town." he inquired.
Business" was the light response.
(Which. in woman's vocabulary,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13

means pleasure A quick look
showed he was conscious of the eva
sion, though he did not press the
point. "Wish could return with you,
but an appointment forbids. How
dusty 1t is. Give me your handker-
chief, Kathe. There's a rude black
smudge dangerously near your eye"
Katherine laughed and, feeling for
her handkerchief without success, re-
marked that she must have dropped It
somewhere, adding, Use yours" At
his compliance she thanked him,
nodded goodby and was gone.
She was seated at the piano drawing
soft melody from its keys in the mel
low light of the shaded lamp when
Hadley arrived. He watched her for
some moments before she discovered
his presence. Then she swung round
sayly on the stool, with extended
hands.
Come and kiss me, which ceremony
10u omitted when we last met"
AS he crossed toward her something
in his expression made the girl draw
back from the invited caress.
What is the matter?" she asked.
1--WE brought back your property
He tossed crumpled bit of linen into
her lap. A large X embroidered show
ed conspicuously in one corner.
MY handkerchief Thanks! Where
did you find it?'
You ask that? Tell me rather what
takes my promised wife to visit
Charles Truax.''
Il answer no question put in such a
tone"
1T is my right to know" The mans
eyes took angry measure of her resist
ance. Il put the same question this
afternoon and you evaded it. thought
when you insisted on your rights and
privileges that your little secrets were
no concern Of mine. What do 1 find
That you have been closeted In the pri-
vate office of a married man, an old
flame of yours. Truax refused an ex.
PLANTATION. What have you to say? A
woman of leisure, you cannot plead
business. in factory as an excuse"