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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
COUNCIL SITS
IN EQUALIZATION
Contention Over Assessment
of First National Bank
Unsettled

The city council met at 10 O'Clock
this morning as a board of equaliza-
tion to hear a continuance in the case
of the assessment of the First National
bank.
John p. Vollmer appeared before the
board and stated the assessment of the
bank was erroneous on account of an
FSpdebtedness of the stockholders that
had not been deducted
The assessment of the city assessor
was made upon the basis of 10 per cent
of the valuation of the property and
the stock of the bank was placed at a
value of $500 per share. The 20 per
cent OF this made the assessed value of
the bank stock to be $3.50 per share
and on the entire stock of 500 shares
the assessed value of the bank was
placed at $175 900.
The real estate which is included in
the bank property has been assessed
separately and was placed at value Of
$55,000. which left an assessed value OF
$4,000 upon which the council asked
taxes to be paid
The contention of Mr.. Vollmer is
that the Indebtedness of the stock
holders aggregates a sum which re-
duces the assessable value to $39,440
and it IS upon this amount that he asks
the bank may be permitted to pay
taxes.
The matter was continued for furth-
er consideration and 1t is expected
further showing will be made by Mr..
Volimer at meeting to be set tonight.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22

and wrists with a razor and took
some paris green. His wounds did not
weaken him and the poison did not take
immediate effect.
With the axe he returned to the
road where he had felled his wife a
few moments before. The first blow
did not kill her and she had been
carried into the house Of Heniy Nc
Clellan, nearby. .
Mcclellan rushed to another neigh
bor's for help.
When Scutchsen found that his wife
was in the Mcclellan home alive, he
smashed window with his axe, jump
ed through 1t and again attackA her
This time he crushed her skull. He
then left the Mcclellan home and re-
turned to his own house but when Mr..
Mcclellan returned from his search for
help the crazed man came out and
started over toward him, saying:
II want you, too.'
II will shoot If you come across the
road" replied Mcclellan, who had arm
ed himself with shotgun. Despite
the warnings, Scutcheon came across.
Mcclellan thereupon shot him dead,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
CONSERVATION N ! ] / !
:2AT PORTLAND
Many Passengers Are Res.
idents or Relatives Of
Portland Citizens

PORTLAND. July z2.-.No disaster
since the San Francisco fire created
such CONSERVATION in this city as the
news of the loss of the Columbia.
Many of the passengers are residents
Of this city or relatives OF Portland
people.
Among them are: Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Lippman. of San Francisco; Mrs. Lipp-
mann is a sister of Constable Lou
Wagner. Mrs. Lippmann's mother and
other relatives reside here. Mrs r..
B. Cannon, Miss Stella Cannon and L,
o. Cannon were on their way here to
visit their son and brother, r. d. Cam
non. city editor of the Telegram. Mrs.
William III. Souls is the wife Of w. HI.
Souls, marine editor of the Oregonian.
Miss Mabe1le watson is sister of E..
A. watson, member of the firm of
Tull & Gibbs Miss Helen Churchley
and Mrs. C.. A Eastman are sisters OF
Arthur Churchley, of this city. Mrs.
L. Drake and her son are residents Of
Portland P. Goslinsky is the brother
of Mrs. Emanual Myer and Mrs. l. N.
F9e1schner. F1eischner and Myer are
among the most prominent business
men on the north coast.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
MAY HOLD
WHEAT SALES
Inland Empire Association
Branching Out In Its
Enterprise

PENDLETON, July 22.-President
Charles A. Barrett of the Inland EN-
pire Wheat Growers association, says
the East Oregonian, announces that. a
meeting of the executive committee
of that association will be held this
week for the purpose of definitely de-
Gliding upon the matter of holding
'wheat sales days in Pendleton and
Athena during harvest this season
A large percentage of the leading
farmers of the country are now MEM
bers of the association. and as they
have enjoyed practical BENEFITS from
the association in securing cheap
sacks this year, 1t is the sentiment
that further benefits should be enjoy
ed by organic ng and strictly observ-
ing wheat sales days.
While the dates of the sales nor the
places of holding them have not yet
been decided upon, yet II is almost cer-
tain that dates and places will be
fixed, and II this is done it is believed
that practically every farmer belong
ing to the association will hold his
wheat for the public sales.
Over 100000 Sacks Sold.
Another shipment of $4,000 sacks
was received by the association yes
terday, this making a total of over
100000 which have been delivered to
the members of the association this
season. A saving of almost cent
each has been made by the association
in purchasing sacks in bulk, and the
farmers belonging to the organization
highly appreciate this benefit. While
farmers not in the organization are
now paying 10 cents for sacks, 1t is
said that sacks ordered through the
association have BEEN delivered at but
little over 9 cents each.
This saving has increased the faith
Of the farmers in the association, and
it is now stronger and better organic
ed than ever before. II is hoped that
farmers not now belonging win become
members this season and make II
strong enough to supply sacks for the
entire county next year at greatly re-
duced prices. 81
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
APPLICATIONS
|. FOR HOMESTEADS'
Settlers Want Sections En-
braced In the Forest.
Reserves

WALLACE, July 22.--Upwards OF so
applications for homesteads have been
made with Supervisor Rutledge of the
forest reserve in this district, says the
Times, and it is expected that the work
of passing or refusing these applica-
tions will be commenced some time
next week. Nearly all the tracts ap-
piled for are small and in this connec-
tion it Is said that the whole of the
agricultural land in the vicinity OF the
North fork river has been applied for.
No word has yet been received iny
connection with the visit of Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson to the
district, but he is expected to be in
Missoula about July 20. and after re-
naming there looking into matters In
connection with his department he will
come to Wallace probably spending a
day or so IN this town. AS soon as
more details are known as to the time
that Secretary Wilson viii be here.
suitable arrangements for hfs enter
tainment viii be made.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
SMITH HELD TO DISTRICT COURT
Charged With Assault He Waived Pre-
limnary Examination.

r. F. G. Smith was held to the dis
trict court this morning by Justice OF
the Peace Erb on charge of assault
with a deadly weapon upon the person
of Noah Bedell.
Smith was arrested this morning
by Deputy Sheriff A. A. Masters and
when arraigned before Justice Erb
waived the preliminary examination.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
Smith has made threats to kill Bedell
and that he drew a revolver in a
threatening manner. Bedell is resi-
dent of the Lapwai section and Bedell
is Nez Perce Indian residing in that
community
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
SEWER WORK
PROGRESSES

The sewer work is now being car
ried on with a force of 60 men and
1,40O feet of eight-inch pipe has been
laid and covered on Seventh avenue
west OF Eighteenth street.
The work has been opened on Eighth
avenue and several cross streets and is
rapidly being pushed toward G street.
where large force OF men will be en-
pleyed and the ditch opened for the
entire length OF the street.
The extreme heat OF the past several
days has embarrassed the work ma
terially. but Contractor Clark is se-
curing more men each day and within
short time it is hoped to have . full
force on the contract. -
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
FATHER CRAzED
KILLS FAMILY

NUNICA, Mich, July 22.-Henry
Scutcheon. a farmer about so years of
age living near this village, yesterday
ran amuck with an axe, killing his in
valid son, his wife and her foster
father.
Scutcheon was later shot by Henry
Mcclellan, a neighbor, whom the Graz
ed murderer had also attacked. The
dead
Polly Scutcheon, his wife.
Scutcheon, his 1s year old
son.
George AIMING, Mrs. scutcheon's fos-
ter father.
Henry Scutcheon
The Scutcheon farm house had ap-
parently always been a happy home
except for the cloud which the sons
invalidism cast over the family.
Yesterday. with no warning. so far as
is known, Scutcheon suddenly mur-
derously attacked his son with an axe.
He crushed the oby's head frightfully.
When his wife interfered he turned on
her and pursued the frightened,
screaming woman from the house to
the road where he knocked her down
with his weapon. He then rushed back
to the house and murdered his foster
father-in-law.
Next he tried to. destroy himself.
The n1addened man gashed bis throat
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Tht
steamer Columbia, bound for Portland
was ra1mmed and Sunk of Shelter bay
midnight Saturday might and $50 pas
sengers lost their lives. The Columbla
lies completely submerged. Captain
Doran, master of the Columbia, Is
among the lost.
AT the time Of the collision every
body except the lookout and the officer
on the bridge were asleep. Suddenly
out of the fog loomed the black hufk
Of the San Pedro, south bound, which
was evidently out of her course. Whis-
ties were blown and frantic efforts
made by the helmsmen OF each vessel
to avert the collision, but of no avail
The schooner struck the Columbia on
the port bow. ripping an immense hole.
The alarm was quickly sounded and
1.-THE terrified passengers scrambled from
!. their staterooms but the time was too
short and the vessel sank within five
minutes.
"A life raft was launched with a few
passengers aboard, but it carried only
small percentage of the entire num-
Der on the Columbia The steamer
Roanoake, carrying lumber. with a
number of the dead and some of the
rescued passengers, reached here this
morning. The dead were conveyed to
the nergue.
Shelter Cove is 17s miles north Of
mere. The San Pedro is being towed to
eureka by the steamer Elder. The CO.
tiuinbia left here Saturday at 10 o'clock
win full list of passengers, about
'OV. Eighty of these are known to be
rescued
ei Engineer Jackson is among the
saved. Captain Schmidt of the steam
schooner Daisy Mitchell, which ar
w .,1eu here this morning, says he ar
eu at the scene of the collision at
..oV a. m Sunday. At that time the
OiuHlula had gone down ana not even
He tops OF her masts were visible. He
9a'u ne cruised around for some time
"nu found a great many life preserv-
s noa'lng about, but no bodies, either
au or alive. Captain Schmidt says
e Roanoke was on the scene and
few bodies. 1 - :
Captain Doran a Hero.
e Flynn, a passenger on the CO.
~, ,a'''Dlar who arrived here on the Roam
w says that Captain Dcran and the
..eW icy. OF the Columbia proved them
ives r heroes. Doran went down to his
Sa.' AZ on board the ship after having
ing the short space OF five minutes
sa No, 'he Columbia remained above
ra..e launched four boats and two
de- s with ss passenger. from the
d., passengers below the hurricane
i,Sas ~ Were given no chances for their
t,.~ -. ana We're drowned IKE rats n a
aost Of the passengers were
eOAt'npad On Psge FiVs.l
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22

There will be meeting of the Nor
NAL school board this afternoon at 4
o'clock to consider and let the bids for
the plumbing, heating, painting and
wiring of the new Normal dormitory.
The contract with Builder Dole will
probably be signed and the work of
construction inaugurated.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
.cOlLDES IN FOG
WITH LUMBER SCHOONER
Passengers Asleep When Alarm Sounded,
Only Few Life Rats Launched; All
Women Reported Drowned.

Fnwpsco July a22eetvsen 100
day sheltsr Rsy IL miles
county sinking of 4s steamer Columbia
Saturday ffor Portland
inforniaton regarding
kilograms
MITCHELL ~hieh arrive mornns
prpcseHips
heavy Eureka
Of
sinking port
backed the poured big jagged
sinking carrying great.
rnunber of passengers like a trap
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22

IeONtInpaa On Rase Fivs.l
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22

Thatcher & king have a new book
OF scenes of Lewiston, small souvenir
that will be appreciated by those who
wish to preserve some of the beauties
of the place.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-22
TEAN1ER COLUMBIA WRECKED OFF
SHELTER COVE; $50 LIVES LOST
Explosion in q Co1liery.

TOXIC, July pa fatal explosion
Saturday in the colliery at Toyoka, in
Bungo province is reported and nearly
all of the 47O miners killed.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1907-06-14
INO MINUTE SKETCHES
Sir Isaac Newton.
BY j. n. EDGE r TON.
Il dnX boy, be
became tbe great
est mathematical
genius Of modern
times.

IN this age of doubt many OF our
most cherished legends are being
assaulted, the various apple sto-
ries along with the rest There
have been at least three famous apples
in history-the one eaten by Adam and
Eve, the one shot off his sons head by
William Tell and the one whose fail
suggested TO Sir Isaac Newton the law
of gravitation. Despite the scoffing Of
the higher criticism, we still cherish
these pippins and are determined to
stand by them.
Newton was rather q dull boy and
was literally kicked into exertiOn. He
stood at the foot of his class and one
day was booted by the boy higher up.
The Newtonian spirit was aroused by
this indignity, with the result that
young Isaac not only whipped the
kicker, but determined to go ahead Of
him in the class. This he did, and
more, for he went to the head Of the
row and stayed there
The second spur to effort received by
the young man came at the time he
sought admission to Cambridge univer-
sity. He knew so little about Euclid
that the professor Of mathematics op-
posed admitting him. Newton there
upon determined to know Euclid and
succeeded so well that he became the
greatest mathematical genius of mod
ern times.
Voltaire started the story of the ap
pie that fell and hit Newton so hard
that the young man determined TO find
out what made it fall. If so great n
skeptic as VoltaIe could swallow the
story, there is no reason why ii should
not be accepted by the other skeptics.
When Sir Isaac first made his com
putations on the subject Of gravita-
ton, he was mfsled by the erroneous
notions then held Of the length OF the
earth's radius. He therefore abandon
ed the theory temporarily. Later the
error was corrected, when he returned
10 the subject, completed the demon
stration and gave IT to the world in his
famous "Princpia."
In the meantime he had made his al
most equally famous discoveries con
cerning light, dividing white light into
the primary c,lors and determining the
difference Of isfraction between them.
He also did mnch in perfecting the tel
escope, gave TO mathematics integral
and difterentiul calculus and made 9th
er contributions to science which mark,
ed him az the chief intellect Of his age
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1907-06-14
TNO MINUTE SKETCHES
Christopher Columbus.
BY j. n. EDGE TON.
lie met rebuff
after rebuF, buf
lVOnM nor gioe
up his dream.

"OR eighteen years Christopher
81 Columbus cherished the dream,
of finding land to the west. This
time was spent In Intellectual at
tempts to get money for the undcrtak
ing. Almost every sovereign of Eu-
rope was appealed TO IN vain. Poor,
friendless, almost alone, regarded by
many as insane, Columbus met rebuff
after rebuff, but would not give up his
dream. Finally he appealed to Ferdl-
nand and Isabella of Spain. Ferdinand
was not convinced, but Isabella was
more favorably inclined and In the end
went so far as to pawn her own jew
els FOR the enterprise.
With the fitting out his cxpcdi-
tion the troubles of the great discov-
erer We're not ended When twenty
days or more out in an unknown sea-
his sailors began to mnrmur, urging
him to turn back. At last the muir
muring broke out into open mutlny.
Still the bold navigator would not give
up. Quelling the mutiny with what
ever measures were necessary, he
promised reward TO the first sailor
who discovered land. At last the voy
age was ended, and goal greater than
he himself knew was won.
In all history there are few more in
spring examples of faith than that Of
Columbus. He had only his own ideal
to support him. Every one else doubt
ed it, Nearly score Of years passed,
In which every attempt 10 realize his
dream met with failure. 1t is won
derful that doubt did not assail his
own heart. Ills was faith. if not to
remove mountains, at least to bring
new worlds into view. So great were
his troubles that they made him white
headed at thirty. They pursued him
even to the end of his life. At one
time he was thrown into prison. At
nearly all times he was miSunder
stood Saddest Of all, he died without
knowing that he had found two new
continents and that his hunsblc trip
across the sea would oi,,l a new era
in the history of mankind.
Columbus was of genuiuelr reli-
gious nature which may account for
much of the trustful faith he had In his
own inward prompting.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1907-06-14
lIInO MINUTE SKETCHES
George Washington.
BY J. n. DCER TON.
In all things a
Just and noble
man.

"~ HE success of George Washing
ton seemed to spring from his
well rounded character, from
his unselfishness, from his dis
interested patriotism and from his abil-
! ity to inspire Ill others confidence and
esteem. In war he excelled as a
strategist, in peace as wise and mod
crate statesman, In all things as a just
and noble man 1t would be impos
sible to place ones finger on any par
! ticular spot III his career and say.
This was the turning point this was
the place at which Washington was
made" More than almost any other
character In history he was in all re
lations the great man, yet 1t is most
| difficult TO analyZe him and tell the
particular thing that made him great.
! Too modest to make q speech, too self
depreciative to seek his own advance
ment, his deeds CAUSED him to shine
over all orators, and his virtues ad-
yanced him over all self seekers. Few
men have received 50 much adulation,
and from this there has been a reac-
ton, yet after all that criticism can
do the massive proportions of the man
still stand out to challenge the atten-
ton Of the world.
At the time he was chosen to COM
mand the Continental armies Washing
ton had rendered no especially con-
spicuous service to single him out
from his fellows. His selection for
that high post was rather due to the
general esteem in which he was held.
There are few examples IN which the
individual integrity that we usually
denominate character counted SO much
for success as In the case Of Washing
ton.
He had prodigiOus temper, yet held
Il in check; he loved wealth and pos
sessed more Of it than almost any 9th
er man in the colonies, yet he would
not accept pay for his military serv-
Ices; he met severe reverses IN his
campaign, yet was too great TO be
crushed by them; he had conspicuous
faults that would have destroyed n
smaller man, yet his general rectitude
was so great that it dwarfed the minor
defects.
There IS general sentiment in man
kind that worth means success. Our
faith in this proposition is often shak-
IN, but the case Of Washington would
seem to prove it true
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1907-06-14
6or Sampcren gaar.

Oct er }reoaQ GitcrmiObug uto 5=
5iocn. Gerct er tiii oQ Qr0at mco
entcltr ltriobdre 9'Uaer. 9icoe uco
%rD9gcn li9gcr ct tort. bolt Siib,
mortt / 6arpen, mponcrenoe, beoer
oct ct Griitinniabreo til "5unaber9e=
rem.
Set CT lloDanNleroampiiibet "(oeli9
Cl0p" iom cr poo Nei til glmtrit0.
/ Ter cr 400 I0nlter meO ira &lpben=
GaUn. 400 tommer omborO Der. % n0-
item 300 Ucntes 3riitianaianb. 700
iOr oct meltc m9e Menueitcr, ipm
iorluoer yunOetl
6Orlloen DC, ipm ital reiie, CT mango
moot Irem 'or at il 2l0ie eler for at ie
pOa, idd ocy cr en- ipUr &rjnmtl al
lienneiicr oeyneoc. SO manae ciene
oomntIjQe @Cncr.
Sc iltite, iOm rejier, er unge Nisn-
neltcr. 6orreren ale QIlore. 2cl
rr ell Iel unge Sonsr, iom bar imaa
Barn meo, ct eller Here 2locren
to-tre til iDO=pttc 2lnr. Yer cr 00lau
Ell Ssl IL rent uo paalaloenoe mango
llnQe ,Sentey, Dc bar bet trault mco
at il 9lOje til lremmpote Neunoer,
Men e9cullig benauet er be lite. Stdl
tro, om be life Ear en- Aj0rt.ft Der
oper 49,.
Seq logger MGrie til Cn cn!clt
Scene. Ter tonmer en- olore N}anD,
en- taut &pnoo mC0 70 Gutter, aa.l3e-
fla - "a p }lar caer me l,jlt.
1tOre, litrfe, iolio ilGote o9 iolo uo=
ietnoc Utuuciier. Sc tonme! iplge
% itnnier ct Gieblit tpera al miOt-
ltlb5. Eau tax 0eu Ul0itc Wut faoc=
rtn / NUOnoeu - Ter poa bam, lltr OU
in9entln9 tar l0N Gruren &ld0n
tier % better n9tnting, Utnocr ll9
% goUr, ltanler, tar Op Vommcbo=
gen % / DEN enta9eli9 ior at ooers
beuiie li0 ON, at ban bar &iltten "a
Ptn9sne -, og gnar, e IL, iOm
ltaur i9jen, lier in8Cntn9. Nien Der
0limter en- QaOre Oen glmles Zine,
% Oen unge iaar ieNr, 600 Sru9 ior
bet 1pmnetgytlnoe, iOm ban iorrelten
life Ian inOe.
N|en imehs 9ipr 9ampoinber i'm
@jernin9, % OcA enc {>aug al &cIie=
iulierter eIter Den ouoeH beiie9 om-
boro.
60 ltaoig oanorcr Der nogen opOper
&ano9angen r. MGnO, acinoer Og
Yern, iom 'tOl lOA0oe 6GoreIanoei,
Ter sr mango, iom bar grent meo Jig,
YiI!eyis mco irariomt yeD pla og
bunoct iommen meo 9intionolblano,
GGer en- Naouniulo iottiQe Nlomlier
ira Ct 5iO9puntt, oO Naaren life enooe
er tommct. 9ioget, iom porer norlt
,5oro
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1907-06-14
S>lupS syjur
0Uc Mnliud

% bn'i at Ylopoa 4inlina bar ben
e9enl'ab at sipc Ct iojellat, biemlist
llo'eenoe al Dit Njcm. bpor ou Isaer
Nplle, r9 Ell Qoo 9'c'tuitcle ai famine.
Nenne Mailing 9jpr bette ior ct tminbre
adrll9t llol@9 emo nO9en anOen Sra.
ling lomt parer lGnGere % icr beors
no. Oct er 6emmcliobeoen ueo oens
Popularliet. 90 iaa CT otn ircmbraot
llnoer Den npe VOp, iom ioreltriper
@9te, rene SnbltOnler. Set er oerfor.
oct sr 600 Wlalins.