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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
CURRENCY Bill
gets The Whip
HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL AT
TEMPT TO PUT THROUGH
MODIFIED VREELANO BILL
TOMORROW.

WASHINGTON May 13.-Under
whip and spur the republican lead
erss in the house expect to put
through the vreeland currency bill
ON Thursday of this week. They
expect to do 1t In the face of a prac-
tically solid democratic opposition
and despite the republican insurgen-
cy whose leaders are Representa-
tives Fowler OF New Jersey, chair
man of the banking and currency
committee: Prince of Illinois ana
Hayes of California.
Presuming that every member OF
the house will be in his seat and
that all Of the democrats will vote
against 1t. 81 contrary republican
votes will defeat the bill.
Mr.. Watson OF Indiana, as whir
of his party. has pledged every re.
publican to be In his seat nex'
I Thursday. The insurgent leaders
claim their total strength at today
close session was 36-the requisite
| 20 and seven to spare--and that tn
prospects are bright for holdint
these three dozen firmly together.
An informal cloakroom confer
ence, called by Minority Leade
Williams developed an apparehti
solid democratic front against TN
bill. The republican Organization
leaders made this statement I'm
mediately after the recess OF IN
house:
"It looks very good for the vree
land bill. The insurgent claim
are overstatements. There Is es
cellent reasons to believe the o.
, will go through on Thursday. IN
decision OF the democrats to pr
sent a united front Will s'mpi
serve to arouse party spirit anon
, the majority and strengthen rath'
than weaken our line.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
CONFIRMING BY PETITION.
Primary Nominees Will Be Made
Entirely Safe. -.

Petitions are being prepared to be-
circulated among the business men
for the purpose of confirming the
nominations of Councilmen L. B.
Howard. Fred King and G.. T. Mil
ler for reelection, this action being
taken to eliminate any possibility
of question arising as to the le-
gality of any proceedings in which
they participate should they be re-
elected to office.
In the meantime other petitions
will be circulated, so that voters
will be given an opportunity OF
making their selection of aldermen
at the coming June election.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13

and surrounded. A special officer
placed the fellow under arrest and
was obliged to draw his pistol to
keep the crowd from harming the
prisoner.
The prisoner refuses to give his
name or any particulars Of his ca
reer. He is young man of fine ply
steal proportion, and apparently an
American. When confronted by
Chung. who positively Identified
him as the man who had committed
the assault the prisoner exclaimed:
"I am sorry did not kill you. I
have killed many more like YOU"
The Chinaman is not fatally in
jured. The police believe the pris-
oner to be the man who murderous-
ly assaulted H. Neuman and Max
Hermann, the junk men.
The prisoner finally capitulated
and gave his name as Jack Larose.
He said he was 21 years of age and
was born in Georgia and was a ma
rine foreman by occupation. La
rose claims to have arrived in Port
land last night, but the police have
discovered that he pawned a wat,h
with saloon man.
The watch has been identiffied as
one taken from the store of H. Neu-
mann, who was so terribly beaten
by a robber yesterday. 1t developed
that the prisoner WIS arrested last
night for vagrancy and was releas'
ed today with score OF othe'
drunks and vagrants.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13

PORTLAND, May 13.-The third
third of three murderous assaults
upon shopkeepers in this city with
in 4S hours occurred today, when
John Chung, a Chinese tailor, was
struck down in his shop and beaten
about the head with a piece OF iron
by an unknown man.
Chung was not rendered uncon-
scious and the assailant, alarmed by
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13

WASHINGTON. May 13.-The
White House today was the scene of
a notable gathering of representa-
tive men, who gathered at the call
of the president to discuss the ques-
tion of the preservation of the nat
ural resources of the country.
Representing government was the
president of the United States, the
vice president. the cabinet, justices
Of the United States supreme court
and members of both houses Of con-
gress. The states were represented
by governors and conferees appoint
ed by them. The industries were
represented by Andrew Carnegie,
the ironmaster; James J Hill, the
genius of railroad expansion; John
Mitchell, the labor leader. and DR..
E. c. White, state geologist of West
Virginia, perhaps the leading expert
on coal in the United States.
The specially invited guests in
cluded three democratic presidential
candidates, Bryan, Johnson and
Gray. The subjects to be discussed
include the use and conservation OF
mineral resources, resources of the
land and resources of waters.
The conference was opened by the
president with an address on "Con
servation as a National Duty" Th'
program for the day included ad
dresses by Andrew Carnegie ol
"Ore and Related Minerals" ant
by DR.. I. c. White on "Minera
Fuels"
j President Roosevelt said. in part
"The natural resources I hav
|, enumerated can be divided into tw
, sharply classes at
cordingly as they are or are nc
capable of renewal. Mines. If used
| must necessarily be exhausted. Th
minerals do not and can not rene'
themselves. Therefore in dealin
r with the coal, the oil, the gas, tn
! iron, the metals generally. all tina
we can do is to try to see that the
;. are wisely used. The exhaustion
certain to come in time.
"The second class of resource
consists of those which can not onl
be used In such a manner as
!. leave them undiminished for o,
children, but can actually be In
. proved by wise use. The soil, tt
; forests, the waterways come in tn
category. In dealing with miner
;, resources, man is able to improve {
u nature only by putting the resourc
to a beneficial use which in Il
g end exhausts them; but in dealir
with the soil and it's products fns
,. can improve on nature by compe
- ling the resources to renew al
even reconstruct themselves in SUI
manner as to serve increasing
beneficial uses-while the livil
waters can be so controlled as
u multiply their benefits.
"Neither the primitive man n
,.l the pioneer was aware Of any du
to posteritv in dealing with the ]
newable resources. When the Am'
80 lean settler felled the forests,
= fe't that there was plenty of II
~ est left for the sons who came All
-, him. When he exhausted the
of his farm he felt that his
could go West and take up anoth
So it was with his immediate 81
cessors. When the soil-wash fr'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
FIRE DESTROYS
BUNNELL BLOCK
UNDOUBTEDLY OF INCENDIARY
ORIGIN AS EVIDENCE IN BASE
MENT TESTIFIESL0IL AND
KJNDLING IN EVIDENCE.

Fire of an incendiary origin this
morning destroyed the Bunne,l
building, occupied by the California
cafe, George Frost, with stationery,
and Bilderback's shoe shop. The
entire interior of the building is
burned away, and the stocks of
goods almost a complete loss.
The first alarm Of fire was sound
Cd shortly after o'clock, when the
flames were discovered shooting
through the floor near the partition
between Bilderback's and the vacant
room on the east formerly occupied
by the shoe shop. The alarm was
given by Jack Blair and Charles
Morrison. who broke through the
Mate glass window and inaugurated
bucket brigade pending the arri-
val of the fire department.
An examination of the Easements
This morning shows conclusively
that fire was started in three places
under the Bilderback shoe store and
at one or more places under the Chi
nese restaurant. Heaps OF partly
burned papers and small sticks OF
wood were found at the points
where the fire started, and packed
into this debris is partly-burned
rag soaked In oil.
A. Bilderback, proprietor OF the
ahoe store, states this morning that
he has been afraid of fire for the
mast several days, and as a protec-
finn increased his insurance the lat
ter part Of last week.
"Mv suspicious were aroused py
the frequent visits of Chinaman
connected with the restaurant.
said Mr.. Bilderbeck today. Hf
Arst visited my store and asked mt
as to the value of the stock and pa'
chinery I had on hand. The mex
dav he returned and asked nov
much insurance l was CARRYING, ane
at another time asked If Mr.. Fros
carried insurance"
Entrance to the Easements OF TN
buildings might be effected through
the trap doors in the sidewalk O
from any of the cellar ways iron
the interior of the store rooms. 4
person in one basement would nav
easv access to all of the other rooms
and from the reports of persons mrs
nm the ground, 1t would appear tina
fires were started under the noor
of all of the four store rooms.
The California Cafe was opene
for business several weeks ago, bu
the venture was not success an
the place was closed Monday In
Chinese proprietors had remove
practically all of their effects, tn
furnishings belonging to McGllVet
& Seelev alone remaining IN u
place. AS far as can be learned tn
Chinese carried no insurance. ana y
motive is suggested why any OF u
parties connected with the esta'
lishment nor their enemies shou
be interested in its destruction.
The loss to the Bunnell Dullaii
has not been computed, but IS pr
tected by $4,000 insurance.
George Frost estimates his 'oss
$4,000, with $1,000 insurance.
Bilderback places his loss at $zo'
and was carving insurance 10 u
amount of $3.50.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
Meets At White HOUSE
NOTABLE GATHERING OF NOTABLE MEN TO DISCUSS "WElGHT
EST PROBLEM OF THE TIMEs'-PREslDENr ROOSEVELT DE-
LWERs CHARACTERISTIC ADDRESS SETTING OUT BROADLY
TIE OBJECTS THAT CALLED FOR THIS CONFERENCE.

the farmers fields choked the neigh
boring river he thought only of
using the railway rather than boats
for moving his produce and sup
plies.
"Now all this Is changed. On the
average the son of the farmer of to-
day must make his living on his
fathers farm. There is no difficulty
In doing this IL the father will exer-
else wisdom. No wise use of farm
exhausts its fertility. So with the
forests. We are over the verge Of
a timber famine in this country,
and 1t is objectionable for the ma
tion or the states to permit any
further cutting of our timber save
in accordance with system which
will provide that the next genera
tion shall see the timber increased
instead Of diminished. Moreover, we
can add enormous tracts of the most
valuable possible agricultural land
to the national domain by irriga-
ton in the arid and semi-arid re-
gions. and by drainage of great
tracts of swamp land in the humid
regions. We can enormously In
crease our transportation facilities
by the canalization Of our rivers sc
as to complete a great system OF wa
terways on the Pacific, Atlantic and
Gulf coasts and in the Mississippi
| valley from the great plains OF the
Alleghenies and from the northern
lakes to the mouth Of the might,
Father of Waters. But all thes'
various uses OF our natural re
sources are SO closely connected tina
they should be co-ordinated, AM
should be treated AZ part OF one 60
!. herent plan and not In haphazar'
!. and piecemeal fashion.
| 1T Is largely because of this tina
sion last year and tnat hav
; sought to perpetuate Its work.
, wish to take this opportunity to ex
, press in heartiest fashion my &C
acknowledgement to all the member
7 of the commission. At great perse
3 nal sacrifice of time and effort the
have rendered service to the put
q lie for which we can not be to
' grateful. Especial credit Is due
, the initiative. the energy, the devt
p ton to duty and the farsightednei
i of Clifford Pinchot, to whom we oW
q SO much of the progress we have
9 ready made in handling this ma
I, ter of the coordination and conse
n walton of natural resources. 1t
g had not been for him, this CONVEX
a ton neither would nor could ha'
q been called.
n I'VE are coming to recognize
l. never before the right of the n
d ton to guard It's own future IL Il
h essential matter Of natural 7
y sources In the past we have a
g mitted the right of the individu
o to injure the future of the republ
for his own present profit. The tir
,r has come for change. AS peof
v we have the right and the du:
a. second to none other but the rig
r and duty of obeying the moral la
,e of requiring and doing justice,
r. protect ourselves and our childr
ar against the wasteful development
Ill our natural resources, whether tn
IN waste is caused by the actual
r. struction OF such resources or
c. making them impossible of dev
m opment hereafter"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
REPORT FALSE
SAYS LAMPHERE
DID NOT CONFESS TO REV.
SCHELL, NOR HAS HE ANY
SUCH INTENTION DETAILS
YET LACKING.

LA PORTE, Ind, May 13.-Ray
Lamphere, under arrest charged
with completely in the wholesale
murders at the Guinness farm, de-
MES vigorously that he made con-
1ession or any promise OF one 10
Rev. E. A. Schell.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
SAYS LAMPHERE CONFESSED.
DR.. Schell of La Porte Has q State
ment From Him. =

BALTIMORE. May 13.-That Ray
.anhpnere, charged with the burn
.hs OF the Guinness home and the
ea.h OF its occupants, near La
~ ur'e was admitted by Mr.. Schell.
NJ. ue latter. who is a pastor of the
'nodist Episcopal church at La
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
FORAKER GIVES
I Up The Fight

WASHINGTON. May 13.-Fora-
ker today abandoned his effort to se-
cure the consideration this session
of his bill reinstating negro troops
who were discharged from services
on account Of the Brownsville riot
and moved to make the bill a special
order for December 16, next.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
RAILROADS OUT OF COMMISSION
Frightful Storm Sweeps Over the
Middle West.

OMAHA, Neb., May 13.-Only
two OF the six railroads between
Omaha and Chicago are working
this morning, the other four being
out of commission from washouts
following the tornado ana storm OF
last night.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
EXPLODE BOMB TO BREAK JAIL
MANY Russisn Convicts Are Dead IN
Consequence.

YEK KATERINOSEA May 13.-
In an attempt yesterday to break
the government Jail here by explod-
ing a bomb for the purpose OF maxi
ing a hole in the wall, 20 convicts
are dead and % wounded, II seri-
ously.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
JACK ATKINS WINS HANDICAP
Rich METROPOLITAN Stake Goes to the
Western Horse.

BELMONT PARK, n. Y, May 13.
The Metropolitan handicap was
won by Jack Atkins today. Resti-
gouche second. Ben Creole third.
Time, 1888 35.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
PORTLAND Thugs GET
THIRD SUCCESSIVE. victim
THREE BUSINESS MEN SMALL DEALERS. BEATEN INTO MsEN
sIB111rY IN LAST 4s HouRs-AssAnANT OF LAST VICTIM,
CHINESE MERCHANT. cAPrURED-PoL1cE BELIEVE HE
COMMITTED THE THREE ASSAULTS.

the tailor's display of vitality, ran
from the store, which is located at
249 Ankeny street. The assailant
ran to a saloon at Second and Burn
side streets, followed by the China
man, who was bleeding rrightfully
from his wounds.
A crowd Joined in the pursuit and
they dogged the man into the sa-
loon. where he was knocked down
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-13
HARTMAN ROADS ALL RIGHT
Declare Their Usual Dividends De-
spite the Panic.

NEW YORK. May Irregular
dividends Of 2h per cent quarterly
on UniCn Pacific stock; or 1h per
cent quarterly on Southern Pacific
common and az per cont semi-an-
nually on Southern Pacific pre-
ferred stock were declared today.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
|COLLECTS VALUABLE DATA
University Gathering Facts
for use of legislature.

The Research Bureau of the
department of Economics and
Political Science of the Univer-
|sity of Oregon, at Eugene, is col
lecting a great deal of valuable
data for the use of the members
of the legislature at the coming
session. The facts on both sides
|of questions under consideration
are gathered from all sources
land placed in convenient form
for reference. Some of the ques-
tions being Investigated are the
following:
Comparison Of the financial
provisions of the Oregon State
Constitution with those of Con-
temporary State Constitutions,
and with those of present day
Constitutions"
"Graphic showing of the de-
velopment of the different sources
of Oregon State Revenue"
"The Pacific Northwest in
ternal waterways system"
"Oregon water power resources
and a desirable state policy"
"Graphic showing Of the de-
velopment of different lines of
public expenditure"
"Oregon's public lands policy
"Oregon's school fund and
system Of common school f.
nance"
"Oregon's wagon road appro-
priations and system of state
highways"
Financial statistics of rail-
ways Of the Pacific Northwest"
The information gathered will
also be placed at the service of
the public, who may get the re-
suits by inquiring at the Uni
versity when the work is COM
pleted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
HANS l. NIX. y
jolly Musical Play at Opera
House Tonight.

The jolly German dialect CON-
edy, "Hans & Nix" will be the
attraction at the opera house to-
night. 1t is a cheerful mixture
of gaiety girls, music and fun;
contains an original score Of 20
songs hits and borders on light
opera. It has many high class
specialties and is presented by
an organization Of thirty people.
This comedy claims but little,
title to plot. 1t is presented for
the sole purpose Of introducing
laughter, beauty and song, with
the refreshing elements OF gorge
Gus scenery, brilliant costumes,
Jolly nonsense, enhancing mu-,
sic, clever comedians and fas-
cinating chorus with pretty faces
and sparkling eyes. In addition
to Dixon and Bernard, the stars,
Ruth Bernstein, a pretty and
talented singer, has a leading
role. Reserved seats are now
selling. Prices 35, so, IS and
81. Election returns will be
announced from the stage.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
Halloween Party by Miss BIanch
Hammel at Albany.

A Jolly halloween party was
given at the Ha,Dmel home in
Albany that was greatly enjoyed
by all present. The decorations
for the occasion were very elab-
crate and in keeping with the
elegant taste of the young lady
assisted by the mother. Many
novel features were introduced,
among which was a musical en-
tertainment by DIR. ]. r. N. Bell,
of Corvallis, who was a special
importation for the occasion.
They had a sort of a gypsy play
business that created lots of good
old solid fun. Miss Vesta Wal
Lace was the gypsy and Rev. DIR.
Bell, Mrs. Merrill Hammel and
Miss Carrie Danneman acted as
Judges. They elected the mex.
President and heonly thing left
for the people to do Tuesday is to
ratify their action. Miss Blanche
proved herself a. queen at enter
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
Scott's Will is Probated.

Oregon City, Or. Oct. 29-The
will of the late Richard Scott was
admitted to probate this after
noon. The value of the property
is about 100000. Mrs. Hannah
Scott, the widow, is given life
interest in the property, and at
her death it is to be divided
equally among the seven chill
dren, Richard w. Scott, Mrs.
Rosalia Wilman. Mrs. Annie
Besley Adams, Henry Scott,
William B. Scott, Gilbert Scott
and Eva Jane Scott.
The will stipulates that Henry
is to receive only the income
from his portion of the estate,
and none of the money shall be
used in payment of his debts
except with the consent of the
executor. The eldest son, Rich
ard w. Scott, is named as execu-
tor, without bonds, and also as
trustee of that part bequeathed
to Henry Scott.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
ALL DOWN AND OUT.
0AC First Team Sized up by
Some Knocker.

The following tale of woe has
been sent out from here by some
panicky individual who has evil
IDENTIFY been making a visionary
diagnosis of the physical condi-
ton of the OAC team:
"Misfortune still camps on the
trail of the OAC varsity, and
Coach Norcross is having a fear.
full time to keep his first team
men in condition because sc
many have been injured in prac.
tice scrimmages. Wolff, Hast
ings, Pendergrass, Kelly and
Loosely are the only ones who
have been able to report in good
shape constantly.
"Jamison, the giant tackle,
has been laid up with rheuma-
tisin several times and has moi
had enough practice to get into
shape. Dobin, right end, has
been out with an injured neck
and shoulder, and Keck, sub
full, has had the same expert
ence. Cady and Brodie, both
ends, were laid up with severely
bruised shoulders, while Gagnon.
quarter, and the backbone OF the
team, was held out of the last
Saturdays game owing to the
same condition. Francis, sub
and tackle, received a badly
bruised side in the game week
ago, and has yet to recover. At
present Wallace, Parker and
Steiwer are in good condition,
after having recovered from Sc
we're sprains which held them
out of practice for some time.
Enburg, of Baker City, now play
ing an excellent game at half
and end, sustained almost frac-
tured elbow during the last game.
Cooper, upon whom the team
depends greatly for yardage and
the forward pass, has been forced
to retire from practice since last
Saturday with an exceptionally
bad "charley horse" So badly
was the team crippled last Sat-
urday that Norcross was forced
to shift Pendergrass to end. AL
though all of the men have not
been out of condition at the
same time, there has been scarce
ly an evening when the full
squad was in lit shape for prac-
tice, which is disastrous to team
work"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS.
Medical Men Discuss Infection
and Contagien.

The following article from the
Toronto Evening Telegram will
be of interest to the many Cor
Wallis friends of DIR. Robert j.
Wilson who attended the Amer
lean Hospital Association in that
city this month, as New York's
hospital representative:
The morning session was de-
voted to the consideration and
discussion of papers by DIR. Rob-
ert j. Wilson, superintendent of
Hospitals of the Health Depart
ment of New York; DR.. D. l..
Edsa, professor OF TheraL Itics
in the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and DR.. Joseph B. How
land, of the Massachusetts Cen
eral Hospital, Boston, on medi-
cal, organization and medical ed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-03
River Traffic Opened.

The Oregon City Transporta-
ton Co. inaugurated its winter
service between this city and
Portland with the arrival of the.
steamer Pomona, Sunday, and
her departure the following
morning. 1t is the intention Of;
the company to maintain an ev-
ery-other-day service until ar
rangements can be made to run
daily with at least three steam
boats on the line. Every accom-
mediation will be afforded the
travelling public and prompt and
careful attention will be given
all freight shipments. Byron
Taylor has been appointed local
agent at Corvallis and will be
pleased to furnish any informa-
ton desired as to time schedule
and rates. >