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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
THE new YORK WORLD ASKS
congress TO INVESTIGATE
PRESIDENT RoosEvELTs ATTACK ON EDITOR or THE ~
DANAPoLIs NEWS HAS CAUSED SENSATIONAL DEVELOP.
MENrs-TERM IT A scANDALoUs PERSONAL ATTACK BY
THE PRESIDENT.

New York, Dec. S.-The New
York World, TO which Delevan
Smith, editor Of the indianapolis
News, referred to In his reply to
Roosevelt's attack upon him as au-
thority for the article on the Pana-
ma canal, which appeared in his pa
ner and called forth the president's
letter. says today;
In view OF President Roosevelt's
deliberate mlsstatoment of the facts
in his scandalous personal attack
upon Mr.. Delevan Smith, editor %
the indianapolis News. the World
calls upon the congress of the Unit
ed States to make Immediately fun
and impartial investigation Of the
entire Panama canal scandal"
The World goes into the neg0tia~
tons incident 20 taking over by this
government OF the Panama canal
property OF the original French coul-
pany, and quotes extensively fro1n
the testimony taken before the ~
| vestigating committee Of the senate
which went into the canal affairs II
1906, and OF william Nelsco
Cromwell's persistent refusal to A..
swer the most pertinent questions
or Senator Morgan Of Alabaua,
whose work, the World says. was H.
terrup.ed by his death.
The World quotes extensively an1
apparently refuses. beyond doubt, the
statement OF Roosevelt that 'stbo
United States did not pay : cent -
the $4,000. 900 to any American CO.
ixens. The government paid to
40. .o0e.0e0 70 Tho Trsneh opsogns
ment representative sent to receive
the same"
| The World says only one man
knows how the money was distribu-
ted, and that was Cromwell, and
that Roosevelt and Root were tn
two men most In Cromwell's conf
dence," and the paper charges that
1t was they who aided Cromwell 81
concentrating the Panama rev0lu.
tion and arranged the terms for thu
purchase of the canal and made thl
agreement to pay $40.0O0,O00 on
canal properties and an additional
: $1O,000,O0O for manufactures
Panama republic, every penny O
which was paid by check on thu
United States treasury to j. p. Nor
\ gan & Co.. not to the French gov
ernment, as Roosevelt says, but 4
p Morgan & Co.
The World says the property o
Z the bankrupt De Lesseps compan.
q could have been purchased for IS.
100000, but that an American com
+ pany was formed with dummy diree
tors to take over the property an.
\ that the American company was or
n ganized by Cromwell, who got mos
/, OF the money.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
chor~e of Venue Granted.

G. Miller. charged with assault
upon the person of ]. Chambers wos
Granted a change Of venue by JUS
t;ce of the Peace Erb This morning
and will be arraigned for trial be-
foro Justice Of the Peace c. +. Co
burn.
The alleged assault was committed
Yesterday morning and Miller was
arrested Yesterday afternoon bv Dep
49,, Sheriff A. A. Masters.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
POSTMASTER KIND TO PUBLIC
Has Provided Table With Wrap
ping Paper for Packages.

Don't worry about the wrapping
OF YOUR Christmas packages, but go
to the postofice and take advan age
of the accommodations that Postmas-
ter McEachron placed at the dispo-
sal of those who are planning TO send
Christmas packages. You will find
installed in the lobby table, roll
o. wrapping paper and ball OF
twine. all free and all for the benefit
of the tired and rushed Christmas
shopper. II you don't shop early
and you won't, you will have severa'
occasions to fully appreciate the
service placed at your disposal.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
OPEN BIDS
DECEMBER21
ALL BIDS REJECTED AT SESSION
LAST NIGHT-WAS DUE TO
TECHNICAL IRREGULARITIES IN
FORM.

The new bids for the Lewiston paw
ing contract will be opened by the
council at 8 O'Clock oE the evening of
December 21, in accordance with an
agreement between the council and
the Warren Construction company of
Portland. All bids for the street work
were rejected by the council last
night and the resolution authorizing
the invitation of the new proposal
was passed.
The delay has been occasioned be-
cause Of technical irregularities in
the form of the bid submitted by the
construction company. and after an
agreement had been reached between
the council and the paving company
il was deemed advisable to submit
new bids in order that no possible
error might be committed. A fea
ture of the proceedings last night was
the bond offered by the company to
sell to any contractor the patent paw
ing at $1.45 per yard. The company
had submitted this bond several
weeks ago, but action on the same by
the council had been deferred. The
council last night authorized the
mayor to sign the bond, thus provid-
ing for competitive bid for the Lew
I iston contract.
The matter of establishing the i'm
provement district in the University
| addition was generally discussed. II
was stated there were about $50 lots
in the proposed district. and about 81
houses. City Engineer Guilland stat
ed the property included in the dis
Ftrict was owned by about 60 parties
and 90 of this number had signed the
petition for the improvement. Tn
entire cost of the proposed improve
ment is about $9,O50, of which sun
s1.357.5O would be assessed to th'
civ for the street intersections. j
was finally decided to have those In
terested in the improvement secur'
additional names to the petition be
fore definite action is taken.
The water rent collector reported
collections OF $163.S0 during tn
month Of November
Chief OF Police Hayes reported >
arrests during November. The ex
pense OF the departmnt for the mont
was $5OS2O.
Fire Chief Martinson reported fiv
fires occurring during November. tn
total damage was $1,000.
Probation Officer Martinson report
: ed that nothing OF consequence haI
pened during Novmber In the ma
ter Of delinuuent children.
: Street Superintendent PAYNE RI
> ported the expense OF the street d.
partmen. for the month to I
S s427s5
CITY Treasurer Rons reported r.
CENTS of s. 4446O during Novembe
Q The disbursements amounted to s44
e99.79. The amount Of cash on har
December was $44,699.79.
, The council adjourned to me-
Monday night.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
Will FIRE
ON WARSHlP

Caracas. Friday. Dec. 4.-The de-
parture of President Castro for Eu-
rope and the naval demonstration BY
the Dutch warships along the Vene-
uelan coast have conspired to bring
about condition of affairs In Vene-
zuela which may have serious conse-
Quences.
The government has resolved to
fire on the first Dutch warship that
commits an unfriendly act, and ~
the beginning of what may develop
into a movement against President
Castro has been noticed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
Urahle IN Get Facts

The sheriff's Office is not able to-
dav to make much headwav IN con-
frming the report from Reubens TO
the effect that on Yesterday after
noon the Reubens-Gifford stage was
held up and the driver relie7ed of
.s25. II is estimated from word re-
cejyed today that the holdup Is OF the
rake variety. There was no one In
the Reubens country TODAY That was
willing to voueh tha- the robbery
had been actually attemnted.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
CONSPIRAIORS
ARE SENTENCED
HYDE GETS THE MAXIMUM PEN
ALTY-EMPLOYE GETS OFF
LIGHTER--BOTH CASES AP-
PEALED.

Washing on, Dec. S.-Frederick A.
Hyde of San Francisco, who was re-
Gently convicted Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States out of large
tracts of land in Oregon and Wash
irgton, was today sentenced to fine
of $4,000 and to serve two years
in the penitentiary at Moundsville,
w. Va. This is the maximum penal
t. under the law.
Joseph H. Schneider OF Tucson
Ariz., an employe of Hyde, was fined
$1,000 and got one year and two
months in the penitentiary. Both
have filed appeals and were releas
ed ON bonds.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
Rowland VIII Succeed Roy.

Patrick Joy, who for the past sew
eral years has been identified with
the Lewiston Office of the Northern
Pacific, will, within the next few
days, retire from this station. and
after a much-needed rest will be as.
Mr.. Jov will be temporarily succeed
ed by w. A. Rowland. who has beer
ir charge Of the Sites station, bu
1t is not yet known whether Mr.
Rowland will be assigned to perma
nent duty here.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
Episcopal Church Service.

This evening at 8 the Rev. Mr..
Lanford Of Berkeley, Cal, district
secretary and organizer for the Pa
cific coast district of the EpIs scopal
church.
Mr. Lanford is visiting all the par
ishes OF the Pacific coast diocese as
far as possible. 1t is to be hoped ev-
cry member of the congregation will
be present this evening to hear him
present the subject of church exten-
sion.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08

A. E. Hinckley. county treasurer,
today made sale of lands in estates
where he is the public administra-
tor. He sold to Howard Shriver o.
Moscow 100 acres belonging TO the
Nancy Walker estate, the considera-
tion being $3.50. Another sale was in
the Charles Taller estate. where Fred
Choate of Tekean purchased h1
acres, paying $13 an acre for the
land. 4
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
Taft Brands Story as Yarn.

Cincinnati, o., Dec. S.-The Gin
cinnati Times Star. of which Charles
p. Taft is editor and proprietor, In
reviewing the New York World'D'
Panama story, characterizes 1t as .
Lying yarn" and gives the impress
sion that in its belief legal steps may
lie desirable by events and insinua-
tions of the past "a hours"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
RO0SEVELT SENDS LAST
MESSAGE TO Congress
EE Attacks THE ANTITRUST LAW THAT THE sHER
MAN LAW SHOULD BE AMENDED TO PERMIT COMBINATIONS
IN THE INTERESTS OF THE pEoPLE-u URGES LEGISLATION
FOR wAGE-woRKERs

Washington, Dec. S.-The interest
,n both houses was centered today
q, the reading of the presidents mes
sooe following the notification of
,be chief executive by joint COM
n,itree that congress was ready to
receive it.
The galleries of both houses were
euod md all senators and members
cave Comparatively little attention to
,be reading, but most of them busted
themselves with printed copies.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08

Elorv Spivev of Summit 's in me
city today to arpear nc "omnla'n-
ing witness in the preliminary exam
ination Of A. Harrington charged
with assault to commit murder in
Justice Erb's court.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-08
rh;oooo Wheat Market.

Chicago, Dec.
e, oaM: Nav. $1.os%; July
s1O1A; Sep. .ember, 9sc.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Limerick Contest Continued
CONTINUED from Page Three)

once had puppy so queer,
His mouth like slit did appear,
But his teeth were white,
He looked ready to fight,
But wouldnt-he was my puppy dear.
RUTH e. FERGUSON.
9246 Emmett street East First street school,
grade B3; age 9.
I once had a puppy so queer,
His mouth like a slit did appear,
But his teeth were white
He looked ready to fight
So we kept him in the rear.
BUELAH FoUsT,
Seventh grade, Orange avenue school,
I once had puppy so queer,
His mouth like a slit did appear,
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight
Whenever a stranger came near.
JAMIE MCMILLAN
Chloride, Ariz., Chloride grammar school,
eighth grade, age IA years.
once had a puppy queer
His mouth like a slit did appear,
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight
When any one Nentured too near.
GLADYS ARMSTRONG,
Santa Paula Santa Paula grammar school.
eighth grade.
I once had puppy so queer,
His mouth like a slit did appear,
But his teeth were so white,
He looked ready to fight
When he saw stray cat come near,
VICTOR SYLVESTER.
Ann Street school, grade AS 213 Bloom
street.
once had puppy queer,
His mouth like slit did appear,
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight,
Which kept everybody in fear.
NICODEMUs MANDICH.
1919 san Pedro street. Polytechnic high
school, BIO; age IA.
I once had a puppy so queer,
His mouth like a slit did appear,
But his teeth white
He looked ready to fight
He. was just bluffing l fear.
MILDRED MARTIN,
211 East Ocean avenue, Long Beach, fifth
grade, age II, st. Anthony's school
once had a puppy so queer,
His mouth like slit did appear
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight
And his friends away in great fear.
GLADYS BURNS,
916 Sturgeon street, Santa Ana, Central
school, 'A4 grade, age II.
/ once had puppy so queer,
His mouth like slit did appear
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight
When any other puppy came near.
GEORGE BONES,
Gardena avenue school, Gardena, BS
grade, age IA.
once had a puppy so queer,
His mouth like a slit did appear.
But his teeth white
He looked ready to fight
But when he gets mad he will bite.
EDGAR ANDERSON,
Age T. second grade. Linwood avenue
school, Monrovia
once had a puppy so queer,
His mouth like slit did appear,
But his teeth were so white
He looked ready to fight
Then all his dear friends said how queer
FRED SCHLOTTER,
Chino public school, grade A6, r. F. D
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

I'm sick of aunty's stories,
For every single one
Is kind of limiting, limiting,
At bad things l have done.
If aunty sees at dinner
l want two helps OF pie
She tells a story bout pig,
Seems s if that pig was I.
She tells Of animals and girls,
And every one did wrong.
And then they all got punished
CHER yarns are awful long.)
If 1 could hear just one good tale
That didn't hit at me,
I'd be for twenty thousand months
AS good as I can be.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

'eWho killed Cock Robbin?"
"Not l." said the sparrow.
Though my bow and arrow
Look quite circumstantial, feel;
But I guess you have heard
That the poor robin bird
Was run down by an automobile
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

they all returned home thinking it
had been the best day of their lives,
and never to be forgotten.
LOUISE DURHAM.
Age II years. 9Th grade, Corona
grammar school.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

They climbed into the bob sled and
pulled the heavy laprobes about them
and, with their conforters around their
ears, amid jolly laughter and tinkling
of sleighbells, they soon were speed
ing well on their way to the farm.
with thoughts of the happy day before
them; when, 10! the sled ran into a
deep rut and, overturning, threw them
all out into a snow drift. Luckily no
one was hurt, and they climbed back
again into the sled and started on
again, with their feet and fingers ting
ling from the cold. They soon arrived
at the farm, and dear old grandma
and grandpa were standing in the door
waiting to welcome them. They soon
were in the big room, where the dinner
table was groaning under the many
good things to eat, such as only farm
ers' wives know how to prepare-tur-
kew. pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce,
and all other goodies. After dinner
thew roasted chestnuts in the big fire.
place until late in the afternoon, when
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
A PAIR OF SPOONS
By HARRIET WHITNEY DURBIN
A THANKSGIVING STORY
CCopyright.)

ing. Katrina thought Of course I
would get them, and didn't mention it,
and we've only the little old odd ones
we have been using. What shall we
do?"
why, l said cheerfully, "we're old
enough friends of the Castles to tell
Mrs c. the whole business and borrow
her spoons"
"Oh, glory!' gasped mamma, that's
awful. Still, I don't know what else
we can do. Do you mind asking
her?"
Not a bit" said I.
felt somewhat burglarsome as I
stole through Mrs. Castles kitchen
and into her dining-room, and imag-
ined myself purloining the family sill
yer as l rummaged the drawers.
| had selected enough spoons, and
was tarrying moment to admire the
handsome old sideboard, when the
sound of the front door opening and
closing briskly, and of footsteps pranc-
ing along the hall, gave me the start
led sensation characterized as "a
turn" The spoons l was holding
went Gathering to the floor, jingling
shrilly together and flying about errat.
ically. The dining-room door opened,
and Laurin stood before me with q
dozen exclamation points flashing out
of his gray eyes. Then he began to
laugh.
Have got into the wrong house?"
he asked. Il was in such a hurry
was hardly thinking where 1 went, and
1 suppose the old latchkey would fit
either side. But it wouldn't have
been long before I'd have been over
next door anyway Thank heaven,
Sylvia, the year is up at last-I know
it's been 1S months long, but I'm 60
ing to make up for lost time now,
dear, and speak out good and strong"
He had set his grip upon chair
and was coming after me with both
arms open, when l got my wits to-
gether and skipped out of his reach, "
Stay where you are, please, Mr..
Castle" 1 ordered as maiestically as
a person only five-feet-three can. l
am surprised at your conduct"
Then l told him of the report we
had here from Maj Perkins that he
was married.
Laurin sprawled down into a chair,
bumped himself over with his chin in
his hands, drew his brows into a bar
above his nose and went into a pro-
foundly retrospective trance, while
stood helplessly by, waiting tremulous,
ly for the outcome.
He emerged from his trance sudden.
ly, with great spring that landed
him on his feet beside me.
I'm on the trail of that wife of
mine, Sylvia, dear" he shouted, Joy.
fully; lend me your ear, and your
hand, too, my little goose-I tell you
III explain it all l remember well
meeting the major at Laramie. The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
HAD TO GET STRENGTH FIRST.
Hard Worked Woman Not Ready to
Face Hired Girl Problem.

A Massachusetts, man, whose busi-
ness frequently takes him over the
line into Vermont, says that one even
ing he was a guest at farm house In
that state when he observed that the
wife of the owner-a poor, wan little
woman-was doing every bit Of the
work around the house.
AS he himself put it, she did an
amount of work that would have put
an ordinary Massachusetts, horse to
shame and he really felt like a vii
lain sitting there watching her.
Feeling considerable compassion for
the woman, who looked as If ready to
drop from overwork, the visitor
asked:
"Why don't you get help here?
Surely you are not going to try to pull
through the long winter without a
hired girl"
A sickly smile came to the pallid
face of the woman. WAL, l dunno"
she said. II don't feel as IL 1 could
just yit; but praps eff l should get to
feelin' o little better and stronger !
might. ILLUSTRATED Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have,
A doctor said:-

A doctor said:-
Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, coming
In touch with families of varied means,
culture, tastes and discriminating ten
dencies, that the families using Fos-
tum seemed to average better than
those using coffee.
when we were married two years
ago, Postum was among our first order
of groceries. We also put in some cof-
fee and tea for guests, but after both
had stood around the pantry about a
year untouched, they were thrown
away, and Postum used only.
up to the age of 2S had been ac-
customed to drink coffee as routine
habit and suffered constantly from in
digestion and all its relative disorders.
Since using Postum all the old COM
plants have completely left me and |
sometimes wonder II ever had them"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road to
Melville" in pkgs. There's Reason" /"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07

station was crowded with excursion
lists, and noisy as boiler shop. The
major ran against me suddenly, grab
bed my hand, and roared: Hello,
Laurin-this you? Going out on the
train? And bawled back (as nearly
as can recollect my words); Hello,
major! No; just came down to meet
the Denver train; am looking for my
bike ON it, Now, do you see, Sylvia?
| had sent to Denver to get wheel;
found needed one out there, and had
gone to the station after 1t. In the
racket, suppose the major mistook
bike for wife He was chasing after
his train and couldn't stop to talk, or
he would mighty soon have discovered
there wasn't any wife coming to me
on any train. Now, then, young lady,
may | say few more things?"
l don't know how long after this
1t was that Mamie Castle came in
to find out what had become of me
and the spoons.
have never been quite clear'i in my
mind what we had for dinner that
Thanksgiving day. What | do re-
member distinctly is the palpable re-
lief of mamma and Mrs. Castle when
Laurin told the bike" tale again, and
the long. beautiful evening Laurln and
passed together, planning with thank
full hearts indeed, for our golden
future.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
A Remedy for Neuralgia or Pain in
the Nerves.

For neuralgia and sciatica Sloan's
Liniment has no equal. 1t has a pow
erfully sedative effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing and
gives immediate relief from pain
quickens the circulation of the blood
and gives a pleasant sensation of COM
fort and warmth.
For three years I suffered with
neuralgia in the head and jaws" "
writes j. P. Hubbard, of Marietta, S.
c., "and had almost decided to have
three of my teeth pulled, when a
friend recommended me to buy 25
cent bottle of Sloan's Liniment. did
so and experienced immediate relief,
and I kept on using it until the neu-
ralgia was entirely cured. will never
be without a bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment in my house again. use it also
for insect bites and sore throat and
can cheerfully recommend it to any
one who suffers from any of the ills
l have mentioned"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
She Was In No Hurry.

Rev. DIR. Wallace, new pastor of the
East End Baptist church, brought a
new one to Cleveland with him.
According to the story, Boston
girl got on the street car one day car
rying one of those muffs the size of an
ordinary hassock. She had only one
hand in the muff. A young man sit
ting next to her took advantage of the
opportunity to slip his hand into the
unoccupied end of the muff.
The Boston girl turned upon him
severely. II could have you arrested
for such familiarity" said she.
But" she added, "Pm from Boston
and I purpose to keep calm. Now, I'll
just give you ten minutes to let go OF
my hand. Plain Dealer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
OPENS GRAVE FOR A PICTURE.
Sorrowing Widow Had to Have Pic
ture by Which to Remember Hubby.

To be exhumed after he had been
buried for 20 days and told to sit up
and look pleasant" was the tough
luck that befell corpse out at Wood
lawn cemetery, New York, the other
day. Henry Brown, a train dispatcher
on the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street elevated road, died De-
cember of rheumatic gout and was
buried decently and in order. Some
two weeks after the funeral it oc-
CURED to Mrs. Brown that she would
like a photograph of her husband,
having none that did him justice. I'm
mediately she petitioned the Bronx
health department for permission to
eXhume Henry and snapshot him.
The health department was some
what dazed, but granted the request,
and so, with a photographer and an
undertaken, Mrs. Brown went to
Woodlawn and had the three weeks
corpse dug up. Brown was taken
both profile and full face.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
Chickens in the SNOWFALL.

Several boys at Tusten, Sullivan
county, started ball of snow rolling
down hill, and it went flying through
Farmer Schneider's chicken coop.
The big ball gathered up nine of
Schneiders fat hens. With the
poultry packed into the ball, legs and
heads OF chickens sticking out of the
mass, it rolled farther and brought
up in the barnyard of the next farmer,
on the opposite side of the Tusten
turnpike, where the pigs ate fva of
the chickens.-Port Jervis dispatch
to the N. Y. World.