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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
WINTER BARLEY NOW HEADING
All Grain Crops Looking we'll
Harvest Will Be Early.

Winter barley is now heading In
the Lewiston nat section east Of the
city and will be ready for the har-
vest by the latter part Of June. This
is the report made yesterday by
farmers from that section who are
transacting business In the city.
The general crop conditions are
reported to be very favorable for big
yields and an earlier harvest Of all
grains Is predicted because Of the
open winter and early growing
weather. The acreage Of all grains
In Nez Perce county has been mate-
rally increased with the exception
Of fax, which Is cultivated but lit
tie this season.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06

civil service has been merged with
the auditing bureau. The American
officials are most seriously affected.
and 1t is believed the commission
will reject the majority Of the pro-
posals. The American officials and
merchants are disturbed over the
proposals, which many assert are
clearly designed to make it impossi-
BILE for Americans to fill positions in
the civil service. They pronounce
the movement political play on the
prejudices OF the Filipinos and fear
is expressed that whatever the out
come may be. 1t will prove dificult
in the future to secure recruits in
America for this branch OF the civil
service.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
M1LwAUKEE's NEW COMPANIES
Is Incorporating to Handle Business
in New Lines.

BUTTE. Mont, May 6.-Articles
or incorporation were filed here yes
terday by the Continental, Express
company and the Commercial Tele-
graph company, the former capital
lied for 100000 and the latter for
100000. Under the terms of the
articles, the capital stock of the
two companies may be increased as
the demands of business require.
Both companies will operate over the
lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad in Montana and
North and South Dakota, and over
the entire st. Paul system when 1t
shall have been completed to the
coast.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
MARTIN HAD
Wild CAREER
NAN UNDER ARREST FOR
WOLFF MURDER AT PORT
LAND LEFT RECORD IN NEW
YORK.


NEW YORK, May 6.-Edward H.
martin, under arrest at Portland for
.ne alleged murder of Nathan Wolff,
inquired largely in the newspapers In
'nis city several years ago. While
stationed here with his regiment he
eot into difficulties with his finan-
..ai Affairs and his connection with
sne army ceased soon thereafter.
ABOUT the same time he announc-
" ne had married Gussie Mckee, a
soung woman who conducted race
oe'ting establishment ;or exclusive
.eeommodation. She died a year or
'Wo after her marriage to Martin
aho folowing her death Martin left
'ne city for the. West.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
PECK MUST
SERVE Time
SUPREME COURT DECIDES ROY
CLARK PECK MUST SERVE
SENTENCE IN PENlTENTlARY
FOR HORSE STEALING.

pOIsE, Ida, May 6.-The SUI
creme court yesterday. in a decision
rritten by Justice Stewart and con-
.urred in by Chief Justice Alshie
sua Justice Sullivan. affirmed the
.onviction of Roy Clark Peck of
.rand larceny in the district court
~ Nez Perce county. The syllabus
of the decision is as follows:
"In order to present to this court
Cor review the evidence In crimi-
nal case, or the rulings and deci-
s,ons of the court in admitting or
rejecting evidence, it is necessary to
Incorporate in bill of exceptions SO
much of the evidence as is neces-
sarv to present the questions OF law
rnon which the exception is based.
This court will not review comments
Of the prosecuting attorney upon
the evidence, or, as to what has been
nroyen and what not proven, In the
absence of the evidence.
To authorize this court to, review
the instructions given by the court
upon it's own motion, such instruc-
tions must be presented to this court
by proper bill OF exceptions. either
incorporating the instructions given
or the exception, with a proper iden-
ti6cation of such instructions, show
Ing that the exception was taken at
the time the instructions were given.
This court will not review an in
struction advising the jury as to &C
ouittal in the absence OF the evil
dence. An instruction directing a
fury to acquit Is erroneous. as the
court is only authorized to advise
the Jury. Where the court has fully
and fairly instructed the jury upon
a point of law, 1t is not error to re-
fuse an instruction submitted by the
defendants covering the same propo-
sition Of law.
"An instruction which invades
the province of the jury and d.
rects them with reference to ,ques-
tons of fact, is erroneous, and the
court commits no error In refusing
to give the same.
"The refusal OF the trial court te
admit defendant to bail cannot be
reviewed upon an appeal from tht
Judgment"
Peck was tried and convicted OF
the charge of stealing. In association
with Jack Lowe and Tom Wilson,
horse in the Peck section OF Me-
Perce county. Lowe and W'lso.
gave bond after preliminary exami
nation and then left the country
Peck also gave bond and stood trial
Upon conviction and sentence, al
application for bond. pending tn
result of the appeal. was made ant
denied. and he has since been In tn
custody of the officers. He 's
young man who was reared in Spo
kane.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
SUSPECTED Man
HAS BAD RECORD
MARTIN. ARRESTED F0R WOLFF
MURDER. HAS IDAHO RECORD
THAT WILL GO FAR 70
STRENGTHEN CASE.

q. H. Martin, who was arrested
yesterday in Portland on the charge
OF numbering Nathan Wolff, the
wealthy jeweler. was IN occupant Of
the Idaho county jail at Grangeville
for q period Of several months In
1905. being suspected of numbering
his partner Ia the Thunder noun
tain mining district.
Martin came to Idaho county In
company with his parents, who se-
cured for him an interest in Thun-
der mountain mining properties.
While engaged In the development
of these claims his partner mysteri-
ously disappeared and under circum-
stances that led the oficers to sus-
pect Martin Of his murder. He WAS
arrested on q charge Of burglary.
alleged to have been committed In
the Big Creek section, district To-
Gated near the Thunder Mountain
camp, but the real purpose OF the
arrest is said to have been to secure
his confinement during the time the
oficers were Investigating the disap-
pearance of his partner. After =
search lasting several months the
ofYlcers were unable to hnd the body
of the missing man or secure such
evidence as would insure Martins
conviction, and he was ordered re-
leased.
While confined In the idaho coun-
ty jail he endeavored to effect an
escape by burning the jail. and after
securing his liberty ON the charge
OF arson he came to Lewiston, where
he remained for few days.
After leaving here he was arrest
ed at Moscow and Wallace on
charges Of insanity. but was after
wards released, as his mental de-
rangement was due to the excessive
use of drugs.
The parents of Martin remained
In GranEeville for some time, and
during their stay there It IL said
Martin conducted himself in mos'
exemplary manner. After their de-
parture for their home In New Yorh
he returned to the drug habit and
the trouble followed. While confined
in the Grangeville jail he told hi
keepers that he had married In New
York against his parents wishes
and they had brought him to Idaho
county in a hope of effecting al
| estrangement between himself ant
wife.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06

GOVERNOR G0oDING REPRmV1y
HIN UNTIL THE BOARD o.
PARD0Hs CAN LEGALLY AC
ON ms CASE.

BOISE, Ida. May g. 1overnoe
Oooding today reprieved Harry Or
chard until July 2. He was under
sentence to hang Friday OF next
week The reprieve Ii the out
growth of the legality Of the board
of pardons acting on new matters -
the pending session.
Frank Wyman, Orchards attor-
ney. last night petitioned for q re-
prieve as the board which had besn
called to meet tonight was advised
the session could not be held. The
governor assured Wyman that Or
chard would not be hung until the
board of pardons had heard his case.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06

JUDGE srEELE's DEcIslou III
LEWISTON SCHOOL su1x1rJs q
TENDENCY NATTER u x1Tx
COURT HAS NO JURIsDICIIoI

The question Of the legality q go,
lectirg 4 school superintendent ~
the Lewiston independent school dlS.
trict ID still undecided. letter hav.
ing been received from Distrfce
Judge Steele In which he declines q
construe the statute under th1 prtn.
ent conditions.
The question va submitted -
Judge Steele last Saturday ~ A4foe-
neys John o. Bender for the mirceI- q
ty OF the board and u. S. FUWlsr 81
the majority of the board. AZ 49,
time the matter 49, before tha. cca1rl
Judge steele suggested II va -
haps ! matter ia which rs decisic
could be rendered ana the folloW
letter TO the attorneys makes cIo1ies
tho courts position il the caso:
.sIn TIE case " smith u N. " tIIl#
BOARD 81 Educator 81 the CRY r.
Lewiston submitted u ne wifho Y
pleadings. Ana ~ ~ axre1d caaS n
ma nothing il the facta WhiS1
would cause the court to oxorc,1
any of IT. equitable powers,
ssThe court flndu nothin9 uucl
which IL could base Z iudsmenf cl
decree. ana That tho facts rtato1
would warrant the court II mnleln1
ina Andins. ~ fact ana concluri0G
az law. but there i ro,ning N ~
facts which shows that anv 80
controversy 4 Il existence ~ vouSH
r.ces.,t.tn I aattIemant ~ 49,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
Posthumous Child Expected.

PARIS. May 6.-The widowed
Duchess de Chaulnes, who was Minu
Theodore Shonts of New York, VIII
not return to America with her
father, Theodore Shonts, who came
to Paris upon learning of the death
OF his son-in-law, April %. -
posthumous child is expected, and e
Is not considered safe for the duch>
ess to make the long journey To-
New Yrk. She will remain m
France with her sister-in-law, the
Duchess D'Uzes. until after her -
couchment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
HARMON WAS
NOMINATED
COLUMBUS. o., May 6.-Judson
Harmon was nominated for governor
by the democratic convention here
today.
AGREEMENT
ON ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Senator
Warren today reported to the sendte
a complete agreement OF the con-
ferees on the army appropriation
bill, and 1t was adopted. It makes
a fat increase of $500 q year in the
pay of officers and 35 per cent ad-
vance in the pay Of enlisted men In
the army. The bill as originally
agreed on was to carry $95,3S2,246,
but 1t was scaled down $3.463,162,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
SALARY REDUCTIONS
Filipino Con~ress Will Make Ameri-
can Officials Quit.

MANILA. May 6.-The assembly
has begun the consideration OF the
appropriation committees financial
measures. The salary reductions are
more sweeping than anticipated.
The salary of the governor general
is reduced 10000 pesos, and practi-
cally every ofiicer is reduced In
sums varying from 90 to Is per
cent.
The forestry bureau Is merged
with the lands department and the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06
five HOBOS
KILL BRAKEMAN

NORTH YAKIMA. May 6.-While
attempting to eject five hobos from
the baggage car of Northern Pa
cific train. early today. John Pryor.
brakeman, 1t is alleged was thrown
from the car by the hobos between
Connell and Hatfield and killed. The
tramps were arrested and sent to
Pasco. They declare that Pryor fell
from the train by accident.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-06

rh." YORK. May 6.-Senator
Al mas r. Grady, who has announc-
tn,. s retirement from the legisla-
a q. the end Of his present term,
T.. ~ oe promoted to congress, TAX
r 'ae place Of W. Bourke Cochran.
fs,sa s announcement was made yes
MAJ unon his authority in Tam
tha. nan. and It was further said
q senator James Crawley is also
rss sent to WASHINGTON to succeed
'sncis Burton Harrison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-14

.
would last 1000 years instead of 900
years as predicted. He concluded with
a plea for more attention to mine
operatives. one of whom he said Is
killed and several injured with the
mining OF every 10000 tons of coal.
The Two Problens.
Governor Johnson. of Minnesota
made a lively talk, In which he took
issue with Mr.. Carnegie's statement
that wasteful methods prevailed in
iron mining in the Lake Superior re-
gion. Two problems. he said. con-
frontcd the conference-one was the
conservation of the natural resources,
the other the true development OF in
dustry. One, he said, was as great
as the other.
Technical information was next sup
piled the conference by DR.. c. r. Van
Heise. OF the University OF Michigan,
and John Hayes Hammond, a mining
engineer.
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time has come for a change. AS a
people we Fave the right and the duty.
second to none other but the right and
duty of obeying the moral law, of re-
curing and doing justice. to protect
ourselves and our children against
the wasteful development of our nat
ural resources. whether that waste IS
caused by the actual destruction of
such resources or by making them i'm
possible Of development hereafter.
Must rreserve Them.
Any tisht-thinkins father earnestly
desires and strives to leave his son both
an untarn.shed name and reasonable
equipment for the struggle of life. So
this nation as whole should earn
estly desire and strive to leave to
the next generation the national honor
unstained end the national resources
unexhausted. There are signs that both
the nation and the States are waking
to realization of tnis great truth
National Efficiency.
The President quotes a number of
decisions or this question. and con-
cludes:
These decisions reach the root of the
idea of conservation of our resources
in the interests of our people.
Finally, let us remember that the
conservation of our natural resources,
though the gravest problem of to-day,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-14
OBITUARY
Mrs. snllna easel.

. !
Mrs. Salina Casci died very suddenly
YESTERDAY afternoon at her home, NO.
Az South Pine Street, in the fifty
hflh year OF her age Shortly before
her death, Mrs. Casci was taken With
a fatnting spell from which she re-
covered sufficiently to reach her room
She had not. been, in the house more
than few minutes before she Sled.
Death was due to heart failure. She
leaves sin daughters and four sons.
Arrangements for the funeral will
be announced later.
n A. Il. Gill.
Mr.. 4ss II. GIL. rorty-three years
OF age, died At his home, NO s2l North
afterssa brief Illness. MI. Gill was a
cisarmaker, and was q native of
Richmond.. He is survived by his
mother and several sisters. Members
of the Cgarmakers. Union will have
charge of the funeral
John sanford Glass.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
& LYNCHBURG, VA, May 1S.-Iohn
Sanford Glass, a well-known resident
of the city, died this morning at 8
i 5 IT, + 4 r + + s
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Exhaust Supplies of Both
in 7wo Centuries---Carnegi

1t was at the afternoon session that
the real work CT the conference began,
and the session, which opened at 2:45,
lasted until sos o'clock. The President
finds 1t impossible to devote his entire
time to the conference meetings.
He will call to order each session
and then designate a Governor to pre-
side. This honor fell to-day on Gov
.ernor Noel of Mississippi, with the in
timation from the President that to-
morrow he should call upon Governor
johnson. of Minnesota. Then, after
this announcement, the President sud-
denly called upon Mr.. Bryan to inter-
rupt the performance and address the
meeting. Mr.. Bryan acknowledged the
enthusiasm his name aroused by lifting
his hands, and then Indicated a desire
to speak Friday.
1t was from the utterance of Mr.
Carnegie and those who followed him
that the gravity of the problems to be
considered We're given weight. Two
hundred years of coal supply and half
that of iron was the prediction of the
famous ironmaSter.
There We're ways by which both the
coal and iron supply might be con-
served, according to Mr. Carnegie
by economies in mining and In use and
the development of water transporta-
ton, which, lie said. requires less of
both products.
Emphasizing the thought that
knowledge is power" and that the
greatest need of the present day IS
for better and more practical knowl-
edge, Mr.. Carnegie sounded the very
keynote of the conference In opening
he declared that iron and coal are
the foundation of our national pros
perity,", and. in closing, he pointed out
that the conservation of ores and re-
lated metals with particular refer
ence to iron and coal, can only be
accomplished by a widespread cam
paign of education and legislation. "If
our career of prosperity is to continue,
it must be on the basis of more COM
plete control of national sources of
material and power than we have thus
far exercised. control to be gained
only by research" he said.
Mr.. Carnegie carried both coal" and
iron In review before his auditors.
He predicted IL the present wastef,l
methods of coal mining are not i'm
proved and If the consumption IN
creases in the same ratio as it has
during the past decade, that by 1897.
at least one-eighth of the country's
known available supply of fuel will
have been exhausted. And If there is
not a careful outstanding or revolu-
stionizing inventions in the meantime,
that the greater part of our estimated
original heritage of 2.5o0,oOO, 900, 900
tons of coal will be practically en-
stirely used or wasted BY the end of
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the next century, or at most two hun
dred years hence.
Concerning Uncle SAINTS present stock
OF iron ore Mr.. Carnegie stated the
latest trustworthy estimates place the
quantity at about 1O,O0o,oOoo00 tons.
Power of the Sun.
After discussing the chief uses Of
iron and coal and possible ways Of
reducing the consumption. Mr.. Car
negie continues:
DIR. Pritchett is responsible for the
statement that on clear day, when
ers upon each square acre of the
earth's surface exposed to its rays the
equivalent of $500 horsepower. work
ing continuously. Thus, there is album
dance of power lying around us, !.
we only knew how to harness 1t. 1t
is only within the past decades that
electrical transmission has made wat
terpower generally available for driv-
ing machinery. for smelling and for
moving trainc. and has at the same
time created new market for copper;
yet 1t is safe forecast that this
method of using solar energy Cfor such
such water is as the product of sun
heaD will soon affect the constantly
increasing drain on our coal. And
Just as the woods and the ores and the.
mineral fuels have become sources of
wealth and power within our memory,
so will become the running waters
within few years!"
The Remedies.
All of the veteran ironmaster's con-
illusions were epitomized in a brief
but succinct summary, with which he
concluded his address. These were
placed under three heads. and includ-
ed:
"f.rst, conservation Of forests; for
no forests, no long navigable rivers; no
rivers, no cheap transportation
second, to systematic our water
transportation, putting the whole work
In the hands of the reclamation SER
vice, which has already proved itself
highly capable by its admirable work.
Cheap water transportation for heavy
freshts brings many advantages and
means great saving of our ore sun
plies. Railroads require. much steel.
water does not.
Third, conservation of soil. More
than 1,00O,0Q0,Oo0 of tons Of our richest
soil are swept into the sea every
year, clogging the rivers on its wav
and filling the harbors. Less soil, less
crops; less crops. less commerce, less
wealth."
It was at the conclusion of Mr. Car
Inegie's address that the resolutions
began to pour In.
The two above referred to, which
We're read, received such approval that
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is yet but part OF another and greater
problem 20 which this nation is not
yet awake. but to which It Will awake
in time. and with which 1t must bere-
after grapple II it is to live-the prob
lon of national efficiency, the patriotic
duty of insuring the safety and con-
tinuance of the nation. When the peo-
pie of the United states consciously
Undertake to raise themselves as citi-
zens. and the nation and the States
In their several spheres. to the high
est pitch of excellence in private. State
and national life, and to do this be-
cause it is the first of all the duties
of true patriotism. then and not till
then the future of this nation, in quail
ity and in time. will be assured.
The Presidents speech ended the
morning session. He, with the Vice
President, shook hands with each mem
Der of the assemblage. The Governors
and delegates were photographed with
the President on the portico of the
White House. The picture will show
also William j. Bryan, Andrew Carne-
gle. j. j. Hill and Gustav Schwab,
specially invited participants. The
President met in the blue drawing room
his dinner guests of the night before,
including the Governors and others.
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The climax OF the afternoon session
was the speech Of Secretary Of State
Elihu Root. who was received with
great enthusiasm
..Forty-four sovereign States are
represented here to-day said Mr.. Root.
"All are sovereign here upon the invt-
tation of the executive of the sovereign
nation. the United States. No one can
overestimate the Importance of main
tanning each and every one of the SOW
ereignties of the States. and no one
can overestinate the Importance of
maintaining the sovereignty of the
United States. The nation cannot per-
form the function of the States sover-
eighties. If It We're to undertake to
perform those functions it would break
down: the machinery would not be
able to perform the duty. The pres
sure Is already very heavy upon the
national machinery to do its work
II feel deeply impressed with the
idea that the forty-siX sovereign States
In the performance of their duties Of
government, are tagging behind the
stage of development which the other
sovereignties of the earth have reached
If you look at the International life OF
the world you will see that the CORE
spondence between the nations is con-
tinually ncreasing-correspon not
in the letter-writing sense. but the in
accommodation and understanding
about the things they shall do in con-
cert for the benefit Of all their people.
Now, the States, in the exercise OF their
sovereignties, in the exercise of the
powers reserved to them rest under the
same kind Of duty-a duty that forbids
the people of any State to live unto
itself alone.
THE Constitution of the United
States prohibits the States from max
without the consent of Congress, but
you can make any number of agree
ments with the consent OF Congress.
1t is high time that the sovereign
States of the Union should begin to
perform their duties. with reference
not only to their own individual local
Interests, but reference to the common
good. l regard this meeting as mark
ing new departure-the beginning of
an era in which the States of the
Union will exercise their reserved
powers upon a higher plans Of patrio-
tism and love of country than has ever
existed before"
Have Two Sessions To-Day.
The connection which the Treas
ury Department might bear to the ques
lions under discussion was dwelt upon
by Secretary George B. Cortelyou, who
followed Mr.. Root, briefly.
Governor Dawson. of West Virginia,
dilated on the resources of his state.
and expressed his appreciation of the
present effort to point out mistakes in
methods.
The status Of all deleg.tes, whether
Governors or their special assistants,
was settled by the adoption of a motion
that all persons invited to the confer
ence have equal privileges.
The resolutions committee. which
consists of Governors Blanchard. OF
louisiana; Forte. New Jersey: Cutler.
Utah Davidson, Wisconsin. and Ansel.
South Carolina. will meet tomorrow.
Two sessions of the conference will be
held tomorrow.