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MEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Bush Talks In Boise. BoIr. President Benjamin F. Bush of the Western Pacific, and party, ar rived here after a hard two days' trip by automobile, team and Interurban car from Wlnnemucca, Nev. In his address President Bush made no def inite announcement of any action the directors and stockholders of the Western Pacific might take relative to the Wlnnemucca Northern Railroad which It Is proposed to build from Wlnnemucca to Boise. Mr. Bush left the Impression, however, that the sur vey appears feasible, that the terri tory has the necessary tonnage, and that the road will be built Lewlsten Citizen Haar Lectures Lewlston. Oeorge B. Irving, called "The Better Town Promoter," of Chi cago, known throughout the East and Middle West as an Industrial lecturer and promoter of commercial club work, gave four lectures In Lewlston Friday and Saturday under the aus pices of the Lewlston Commercial Club. Two of these were given to the students of the state normal and the high school. The other two were de livered to the cltltens of Lewlston. Takes Acid, Then Whisky Kellogg. After taking a fatal po tion of carbolic acid, Archie 8. Dyer, age about 27 years, walked Into the bar of the Page hotel and laying the bottle which had contained the acid on the cigar rase, asked the bartender for a drink of wblaky, savin, "I have just drunk enough of this stuff to kill me." His action waa taken as a Joke and he wbh served with a drink, tie then opened his mouth and exhibited the burns. In a few minutes he was dead. Dwellers No Longer Lonesome Salmon. Forty seven cats of as sorts! slsea, sexes, color and quality formed part of a cargo taken down the river by Captain Uuleke. Ouleke has been engaged for some time past In managing boat trips for down liver points. The cats are deetlned to glad den the homes of dwellers In the wil derness along the river banks, ft v SPECIAL SESSION LIKELY Idaho Legislators May Be Called To gether In Spring. Boise. That Ooventor Hatnea, of this atate. Is seriously considering calling a special session of the littb Idaho legislature to convene early next year became known hero. Gov ernor llatnes, however, refused to deny or affirm the probability of this being done. The condition of some of Idaho's Irrigation projects through failure of promoting companies to complete them, the need of a worklngmen's compensation act and the necessity of remedying the law passed by the last legislature to permit the organi zation of districts to drain North Ida ho lauds are being urged In support of an extra session. Letters are pouring Into the Gov ernor's office from Shoshone, Bonner and Kootenai couuttee urging the ses sion', so that vast areas of swamp land there may be reclaimed through drainage. Lieutenant Governor Tay lor, of Sand Point, and Roy Black, of Coeur d'Alene. have been hero saverul days urging the session. Check Suspect Is Arrested. Coeur d'Alene. Arrested on sus plciou of being the man who passed an alleged bogus check for $5 on the Spokane and Eastern Trust company of Spokane, a man giving the name of the Rev. Dr. Herbert Stanley la In Jail here. The prisoner was schedul ed to speak at the Fort Grounds eha pel and la said to have come here to found a Congregational church. Claim Homestead for Minerals Sandpoint Depositions were taken before I'nited States Commissioner Well In il- contest of the Black Bear Mining company against Charles W. Shipley. It is claimed that most of the land that Shipley seeks to home stead near Hope Is more valuable for mineral than for agricultural pur- pasM Steel Taken From Man's Head Gem. Gecrge Walker, a driver for the United Stores company, has Just had a pine of steel removed from above his eye. The steel has been there IS years aud Mr. Walker has suffered no Inconvenience from it un til the last two weeks. Critee' Sentence is 90 Days. Lewlston Harry 'rit-, convicted by a jury In Judg- St. i. court on 'arse of maintaining a nuisance in violation of the local option law. wan seateacad to serve 90 Iftjni m the count) j-iil and pay the coi of actios Amounting to $11. ARMADA TO SAIL THROUGH CANAL All Nations Expected to Join In Celebration. 160 SHIPS MAY BE IN FLEET First Representstlves of Other Govern ment! Will Assemble at Hampton Roads After President Reviews Ves sels They Will Go to San Francisco. Four Days to Go Through Csnsl. Wnslilngton. Anchored In Hampton Ronds enrly In 191f will be the grant BM lnternntlonnl fleet ever gathered In American waters, assembled In answer to the Invitation of the United States government to celebrate the comple tion of the I'Riinma canal by making a voynge to the Pacific through the new wnterwny. The precise number of vessels which will lie In the famous roadstead Is not yet known to the ollicers of the nnvy department In charge of the arrange ments for remlesvous, as so fnr there hnve been no formnl responses re ceived to the Invltntlons dispatched by the stiite depnrtinent to all of the no tions of the world. Some of the nations with great mi vies may be represented by squadrons of four or more warships, others by only one or two, and some of the coun tries practically without navies Includ ing vessels of the first claaa will be represented only In the personnel of tbelr legation : and commissions to tlio Panama-Pacific exposition. The formnl Invitation of the United States was dispatched to all the diplo matic officers of the United States Ml, by American Preee Association. hi.oh in.. DP OP CUCAIUCIU SLIDE IN CULKHM CUT. abroad by Secretary Bryan. It recited the fact that In the navy appropriation act of 1U1I the president was author ized mid requested In exteudlug his In vltatlou to forelgu nations to partici pate In the exposition also to Unite "their representatives and tbelr fleets to assemble at Hampton Itoads, Virgin ia, and from theuce come to the city of Washington, there to be formally wel comed by the president." The pros! dent also U to go to Hampton Rouda to review the assembled fleets aa the) start on their voyage to San Francisco It fs expected that the American In vltatlou will meet with geueral ac ceptance, and the result will be the gathering of a fleet of perhaps seventy- tiv .- or a huudred warsblNt of the beat type, for the reason that alow and sutlqnatcd vessels would be uuable to keep ..i. with the rest of the fleet In the cruise from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate. Tb International fleet will probably be uuder command of an American vice admiral, in all likelihood Cameron McR. Wluslow. for It Is exected that congress, which has authorised the assembly, will make provision for this new grade rather than have the Amer ican commander outranked by some foreign naval officer The i-Mremonlea at Hampton Itoads and ihg time required Tur a vKIt to Washington by the foreign visitors will consume about a week or ten days, aud then, headed by the Ameri can fleet, probably with the super IirciicliKiiiflit New York t the right of the column, the greut armada will take Its way southward for Colon It is estliuiitt-ri that about four days will U- requires I to pass the fleet throujli tin- lis'ks aud the canal and about twice that length of time will suffice to replenish the c. mi I bunkers basTnra tliev resume their cruise All Pupils Are Keilys- MUton. lire The North I'ork school. a few nili.sj above Milton. 1 proliablv one of the strange! In the country Tin- .-h.Mj l atletiilisl tiv seven pupils. .iixl ihev are all the children of oue U I Mr H Kellv Miss i i. Xarfcarts has i.een engaged this " . ta eswassm 3 fjsair . K. 1 exeV ssBBBaal ' JM saaaaaaaM HflH BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Mrs. Flora Foreman, principal of the Qnlncy school district, faces charges of having Introduced social istic doctrines In the public schools. The apple was king In Oregon Tues day. Governor West Issued an offi cial proclamation declaring that day to be "Bpple day" In this state. For the first time since range horses sold for from $10 to 120 the United States army has Invaded the Baker district to buy horses. Captain McLaughlin, twenty-first In fantry, has been detailed as Inspector Instructor of the Oregon Militia, with headquarters at Portland. Proceedings to contest the election of November 4. In which Harrlsburg went "dry," have been Instituted by W. B. Holman, proprietor of one of Hnrrlshurg's two salotins. Klamath land owners who are de linquent In their construction charge have been given an extension of time. Payments may now be made by May 1, 1914. Douglas eotinty court has set aside a sum for use In employing experts who will keep watch on violations of the liquor laws. "8potters" will no longer be employed. Captain Robert Dollar, head of the steamship company, told Portland bus iness men that more concerted action In the matter of deepening the Colum bia river channel was needed. The secretary of the treasury has deposited 1800,000 with depository banks In Oregon to aid In moving the crops and has made a deposit of $900, 000 In depositories of Washington. Senator Lane has Introduced a hill authorising the appropriation of $1, 600,000 for the purpose of purchasing reconstructing a sea-going dredge for use at the mouth of the Columbia riv er. Plans are being made for the Instal lation of an exhibit of Oregon's re sources at Ashland, for the benefit of visitors and others who will pass through that city during the Panama Pacific fair at San Francisco in 1914. Combined action supporting the campaign to deepen the channel at the mouth of the Columbia river has been undertaken by the Ports of Co lumbia committee. Ports of Portland and Astoria and the Portland Cham bcr of Commerce. The Industrial Welfare Commission plan of limiting the hours for women workers Is opposed by many business men of Oregon, and If Is declared that the women employes will be discharg ed, In many cases, If the law Is perma nent. W. Ferguson, state Insurance com missioner, who has returned from a trip to the Middle West, where be made an Investigation of Insurance conditions, declared that he favored the establishment of life Insurance un der the supervision of the state. With his throat cut and an artery in his left wrist severed aa a result of attempted self-destruction, his eyes closed, his head thrown back, his lips muttering a prayer, Oswald C. Man ael. slayer of Frank J. Taylor, of As toria, was hanged at the state peril tentlary. ;i..-i.ite the fsct that Secretary I. an.- on July 19 virtually directed the Genera Land Office and his own of flee to issue patents In 16 or more Slleti cases, that order has not been carried out. The department has been holding some of these entries fur can cellation. Kvery city and country school In Oregon and Washington that wants a pig can have one with the compli ments of the Portland Union Stock Yards. The only condition attaching to the gift pigs will be a requirement that each achool accepting one keep an accurate record of the kind, quanti ty and the cost of the food that Is given It. Tbla will be for the purpose of determining the cost of feeding and preparing a pis for market. While Government engineers detail ed from the reclamation service and army engineer oorpa. In co-operation with State Engineer Lewis, of Oregon, are making an Investigation of the proposed gigantic water power pro ject at Ohio Falla. ou the Columbia river, Senator Lane will devote his time to working out a plan whereby this project, when outlined, cam be built Jointly by the states of Oregon and Washington, In conjunction with the federal government It. preventative Hawley has directed his secretary to make arrangements for holding an examination at Salem on Saturda). Novembei L".t. for the purpose of ascertaining the mental and physical qualifications of oung meu who in.i desire to be appointed to the I'nited States naval and mill tar) academies. Mr. Hawley will make bis nominations after consider ing the reports submitted by a com petent physician and an Instructor who will thoroughly and carefully ex amine the candidates. Tbe candidates must be actual resident of the First Congressional Inst net and the com petitive examination Is open to ull such eligible caii'l, dates between the ages of 17 nd H years of ago for West Point and between the ages of 16 aud M years vtMS aVtsMBJ pointment to the naval academy. aav ar 4aV SsbWv bsbSl TCar4BBS Bar - How much Malthoid will you need for that roof of jroun. Let ut figure out the cost with you. Remember, the long satisfactory service of Malthoid reduces the cost of your roofing every year compared with the upkeep of ordinary roofing. No patching or repairing. Water nor weather never weakens it. Empire Lumber Co. Ontario, Oregon 100 acres of fine sage brush land, deep rich sandy soil, first class water right, ft miles from Ontario. Price $o(). per acre. Terms given with low rate of interest or would trade for stock or other property. Must be disposed of soon, as f am engaged in other busineas. 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