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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
ESCAPED CON
VICT MARRiES.
Desperate in Letter to Woman Ad-
mlts Crime and Tells of Murder He
Committed Years Aga.

Denver, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Cyrena
Thomas has filed suit for
VERGE from William l. Thomas, now
in the Idaho panitentiary, serving
time On a 12-year sentence for muir
derous assault The two were mar
ried In Denver last August and went
70 Creole to live, where Thomas
worked in the Last Chance" mine,
Early in February officers arrested
him as a fugitive from Idaho, which
was the first intimaton his wife had
of his crime. She Immediately left
him He wrote her letter, acl1now
dying the truth of the charge
against him. In the letter he says:
Il shot a gambler back there and
was sent to prison for II years. |
vas only there five or six months
when got away 1t was not my
fault | ran away. ! killed man
back there in 1894. He was a good
fellow, but he tried to get me.
Thomas did not give the scene of
the shooting, the name OF the other
man or any other particulars. His
letter dealt mainly with his efforts to
3agin over again and his love for his
wife.
Mrs. Thomas asks that the marriage
be annulled ON the ground that a con-
Wet has no right to contract marriage.
She states that Thomas frequently
fell into bursts Of anger in which he
said he would some day go to prison
and she supposed it was threat a.
gainst her and her SONS by former
marriage. Now she Understands 1t was
in reference to his being an escaped
convict
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
DEVlLED OYSTERS.

FIR a dozen large oysters, take a
Tablespoonful of dry mustard, a salt
teaspoonful of pepper and the yolk
of two eggs. Mix to smooth paste
and coat the oysters. Roll in crack
err crumbs and broil over bright fire.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
OYSTER STEW.

Scald the strained liquor from
three dozen oysters and remove the
scum, add to it a quart of milk and
bring to the boiling point. Rub |
tablespoon flour smooth in little or
cam. Season with salt and pepper
and stir in the hot milk. Cook for
two minutes. Add oysters and boil
two minutes. Serve a small piece
of butter in each dish.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
DREAMED OYSTERS

tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons
flour, one and one half teaspoons
salt, saltspoon pepper, three forths
cup milk and one fourth cup cream,
one pint oysters, and one fourth salt
spoon celery salt
Melt the butter, add flour and sea-
soning and allow it to bubble up we'll.
Then add milk and cream and cook
until thick. just before removing
from the stove add the drained oys-
tiers and cook until their edges curl.
Serve on toast or in pattie shells or
timbale cases.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
Law, Case Dismissed.

| Law SctSG GioIiIfSoC0.
The case of the State of Idaho VS.
w. d. Evans charging him with vio-
, lating the Sunday closing law has
been dismissed Oh request of Prose
cuting Attorney, w. L. Harvey. giving
aus his reason for SO dismissing the
case as follows:
! ''Tlhis action was instituted by my
predecessor in office, and as | was
not familiar with the facts and Cir
cumstances surrounding the matter,
made careful investigation, and
found that the evidence tended to
show that the sale alleged to have
been made on Sunday in violation of
law was made by an agent of the de-
PENDANT There is also no evidence
connecting the defndant, beyond a
reasonable doubt with the unlawful
sale of intoxicating liquors by the
agent.
The law is conflicting in regard to
the responsibility. of the principal fer
the unlawful acts of his agent in a
case like the one under consideration,
There is one thory holding that if
the agent does not act within the
scope of his employment the princi-
pal is not responsible for unlawful
acts. On the other hand, there lis a
line of cases holding chat where one
is licensed to do business like the one
I'm this case, it matters not what the
agent does, the principal is respons.-
BILE. Our supreme court has not yet,
SO far as | can ascertain, had occa-
sion to pass upon the question, and
might adopt either theory, and in the
absence of such a decision the jury
! would be authorized in taking either
view
Therefore taking into consideration
the unsettled condition of the law
on this matter, and the unsa tisfactory
evidence connecting the defendant
with the acts of his agent, it would
be the heighth of folly to try this
case A conviction would be most i'm
probable, if not impossible, in my
opinion, under such circumstances
/ Accordingly the case should be dis
missed, for to do otherwise would
only cucumber the county, and neces-
sarily the taxpayers, with useless ex-
pense. County money should not be
spent wantonly and recklessH, and
when nothing can be accomplished
by the spending of such money, the
restraining hand of the prosecuting
attorney should prevent such expen-
diture.
There may be some who will criti-
CHE my action in this matter. They
cannot criticize Your Honor. because
you have right to rely upon my re-
commentator, and If amistake has
I been made in this instance, | am the
one to blame, and not Your Honor.
1t is impossible in ibis opinion fully
to express the reason in all aspects
for advising this dismissal, so that
any one can fully appreciate my po-
stion in the matter But to me the
one and sufficient reason for such dis
missal is that do not believe a con-
viction possible on the evidence Ia
hand, and am unwilling to put the
taxpayers 10 unn acessray expense.
Respectfully Submitted,
w l.. Harvey.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
WATER WORKS BONDS.

In favor of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the
purpose stated in Ordinance
No. p112 to provide the nee
e2sary funds to pay the COSTS of con
struction of a complete and adequate
system of water supply for the Village
of Mountain Home, and Tor purchaS-
ing a proper site for pumping and
other purposes, and the power necessa
ry for such pumping and ali nee s3ary
supplies and machinery, and the put
ting in and maintenance Of such sgs
tenn of water supply.
Against issuing bonds to the a.
amount of $4,000 for tha
purpose stated in Ordinance
No. l12 to provide the nee
essary funds to pay the cost. O. con-
struction of a complete ans de4uale
81 ST. IN of water supply t. he Viii
lage Of Mountain Hon and for
purchasing proper site Tor pump
ING and other purposes and the pow
r necessary Tor such pumping and
all necessary supplies and machinery
and the putting in and maintenance
of such system OF water supply.
Each qualified elector voting at
said election shall indicate his or her
choice on the proposition by placing
cross (X) in the appropriate circle
on such ballots.
The proposition for the establish
ment and creation Of a water system
for the Village OF Mountain Home
shall not be deemed to have carried
unless ass MED o by a two-thirds
vote of the qualified electors, who
are tax payers in the said Village Of
Mountain Home voting at said elect
ion.
This Ordinance shall be in full
fo.c ard effect from ard after its
pa sage, approval and publication
passe'i aid approved this 18th day
OF F-tr1ary, 1911
G. +. Corker Chairman of the
Board of Trustees.
O. L. Norell, Clerk OF the Board OF
Trustees.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
OYSTERS.

Oysters If served raw should be
served icy cold.
Oysters may be served on a place
without any of their own juice Sprin-
killed. with salt, serve with a sauce
made of equal parts of lemon juice
and vinegar, dash of tabasco sauce,
and a few grains of paprika.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
OYSTER COCKTAIL.

An easy way of preparing cock
tail lis adding teaspoonful of home
made chill sauce to every three oys-
ters. Then add a dash of tabasoo
sauce and serve very cold.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04

l. hereby directed to be given by pub
lcation in the Elnore County Repub-
lican, the official newspaper of said
Village of Mountain Home, Idaho, and
said election stall be conducted in
accordance with tie Os4-lI~Gca. o.
said Village and The Laws Of thu
State of Idaho, i'm such cases made
and provided.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04

That In order to provide for the
payment of the interest on said bonds
authorized to be issued at the cleo
ton herein provided for and to con-
stitute sinking fund, for the pay
ment of the principal thereof, at ma
turity, a direct tax, in addition to all
other village taxes, shall be levied
and collected annually, on all the tax
able property within the Village OF
Mountain Home, sufficient to meet
the interest on all such bonds as
may be issued, promptly as the same
natures and also sufficient to estab-
lish and maintain a sinking fund,
which shall be sufficient, TO pay all
bonds called in after the expiration
of ten years and before the maturity
thereof, and also to promptly meet
and pay the same.
Section 3.
At least thirty days notice Of the
time of holding said Special Election,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW.

Following are some tested oyster
recipes prepared by Miss Bernice S.
Maynard, instructor i'm cookery at the
University of Idaho:
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
Section 4.

That the voting at such election
shall be by ballot, and the ballot shall
be SO prepared as TO permit the elect
ors to express their desire on the
issuance of said Bonds. Such Ballots
shall be as follows, to-wit:
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04

The man who foresees trouble suf
49, 1--WE ever. He suffers in the an
and in the trouble itself.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04
BROlLED OYSTERS.

Take long skewers, string upon
these alternately large oysters, and
thin SLICES of bacon cut the size of
the oysters. Broil over a clear fire
until the oysters are firm. Place on
a hot plate and garnish with buttered
toast points and parsley. Season with
salt and pepper.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
.COLORED CANDIES
ARE ABOMINABLE,
SAYS DR.. WILEY
Dyed Easter Eggs Not
Proper Food for Babies,
Either.

Highly colored Easter eggs are not
proper baby food
DR.. H. w. Wiley says so-and he
knows. 1t must be admitted, however,
that his knowledge is based on scientific
rather than parental experience.
But II the leaders of the Mothers Con-
gress could have heard the private dis
sertation he gave at his office this
morning on 1.-The Conservation of the
Child" they would have conceded him
a past master and relegated themselves
to the kindergarten class.
"The first thing a baby does" said
the versatile doctor, lis to put every
bright colored thing 1t can get its hands
on in it's mouth. 1t doesn't make any
difference whether it's tin engine or
poisonous dye should not penetrate the
shell of an egg to the white, there Is
danger just the same. The Germans
have a strict law regulating the kind OF
color used on toys, and we should have
But how about fancy colored candles,
rabbit eggs, and the like?" the doctor
was asked.
piled emphatically. Raising his hnger
warningly, he said: There are enough
natural colorings without using any
kind of dyes II we could only get the
people of the country to insist that the
dealer produce certificate, showing
that accredited coloring had been used,
we would do away with all the danger
Of colored candies"
DR.. Wiley explained that while he was
personally opposed to the use OF coal
tar dye in any form there are three
kinds that 1t is not unlawful to USE
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
MOTHER ACCUSES
HER SONS WIFE
OF URGING SUIT
Daughter in Law Twenty.
five Years Senior of Her
Husband.

Complete domination of Richard
Floyd Irwin, aged nineteen years, by
wife twenty-five years his senior, IS
charged by the boys mother, Mrs.
Bertha Florence Irwin, 200 H street
northwest, In an answer to her sons
suit In the District Supreme Court,
charging her with dissipation of a $4,000
estate.
Young Irwin and his wife. said to be
about forty-five years of age. were mar
ried year ago at Rockville. They now
keep rooming house near Twelfth and
L streets northwest.
Irwin's mother says her son became
infatuated with his wife, then known
as Daphne Mueller, during her resi-
dence of a month at the Irwin home.
They are said to have eloped to Rock
Vile and were married, despite the
great difference in their ages.
That her sons s'Iit Is inspired by his
designing wife" is charged by Mrs.
Bertha Irwin. She denies dissipating
the estate left in her trust for her chill
dren by her father, Charles NJ. Floyd,
who died in Washington in 1904. The
estate consists Of $500 worth of Capt.
worth of Mergenthaler linotype stock
and twenty-seven acres of land in
Alexandria county, Va.
The mother denies that receiver for
the property is needed, as demanded in
her sons suit. She says he ,eft home
with the Mueller woman to oe married
on his own initiative. She denies she
drove him from the family roof. Her
attorney is w. c. Balderston.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
SHERR|LL ENVOY
TO TURKEY, REPORT
AMONG DIPLOMATS
Predicted He Will Not Re-
turn to Present Post In
Argentina.

Reports that Charles H. Sheriff. pre-
fers not to return to his post as minis
ter to Argentina led to the prediction
at the White House today that he would
be appointed ambassador to Turkey.
This post has been vacant for several
months. Great care is being exercised
in selecting former Ambassador Straus'
successor, as the State Department is
endeavoring TO obtain for American in
dustries a greater share In the internal
improvements Turkey plans.
Minister Sheriff. Is considered one of
the most active and able of the Ameri-
can Diplomatic Corps, and 1t IL under
stood the State Department would go
to great lengths to retain him in the
service.
When Assistant Secretary of State
Huntington Wilson was offered a Eu-
ropean diplomatic post last fall Minis
ter Sheriff. was picked to succeed him
Secretary Wilson, however, declined to
leave his present position.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Taft Kin, Stowaway,
May Get Spanking

BOSTON, April 1O.-Drrance vile may
be all right for some stowaways. but i'm
migration authorities today were of the
opinion that the parental slipper will be
about the proper caper for Robert Taft.
nineteen, a distant cousin of President
Taft. and son of Z. r. Taft. of Spring
field. Mass. He was held at the immi-
rival of his parents, after the wireless
had thwarted his trip to London.
He slowed on the Lancsstr1an Friday,
was discovered. transferred to the Geor-
gian, bound for Boston, which the Ian
castrian summoned by wireless. and
was back in Boston last night. Young
ion with his family caused his attempt
ed trip.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Negro Denies He Shot
Station Agent Conklin

CROTON LAKE. N. Y, April 1o.-1n-
sisting that he was in no way involved
in the murder of Charles H. Ccnklin,
station agent and postmaster here,
George Williams, the negro found
wounded a few yards from the scene
of Saturday nights crime, today gave
the police the names OF two rfen. whos
he said, killed the station agent.
Had Conklin surrendered the money
without a fight he would have been
alive today. Two hundred and fifty
dollars of the office cash and 500 Of
his own was found clutched tightly In
his stiffened hand when his body was
found in the station building.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
BRADFORD KNAPP
IS APPOINTED TO
SUCCEED FATHER
Assumes Charge of Farmers
Cooperative Demonstra-
ton Work.

Bradford Knapp was today appoint
ed to succeed his father, the late DR.,
s. A. Knapp, in charge Of farmers
cooperative demonstration work, In
the Bureau of Plant Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture. The appoint
ment, made by Secretary Wilson, is
effective at once.
Mr.. Knapp. who returned Saturday
from his fathers funeral in Iowa, has
already assumed his duties. Secre-
tary Wilson said that Mr.. Knapp
would have the assistance of five or
six agents who would be brought in
from the field to consult with the new
chief.
Five Hundred Agents.
The farmers cooperative demon
stration work, which is conducted in
the Southern States, will continue as
nearly as possible the same as under
the management of the late DR..
Knapp. Mr.. Knapp was assistant to
his father for the last year and a
half and is regarded as better able
than any one else to discharge the
duties of the office. There are more
than 500 agents doing the work in
the South. and Mr.. Knapp is closely
In touch with them all
Previously to his service in the De-
partment of Agriculture Mr.. Knapp
spent twelve years in management of
farms in Louisiana belonging to his
father, and he is therefore thoroughly
familiar with farming conditions in
the South.
He was educated at a Southern in
stitutton, Vanderbilt University, in
Iowa. His home in Washington is
1915 Crittenden street
Tribute to Dead Official.
Secretary Wilson said today that 1t
was not easy to fill the late DR.. Knapp's
place.
DIR. Knapp was seventy years old
when he took up this work in the Agri-
cultural Department said Secretary
Wilson. ''It took seventy years to
acquire his knowledge and ability. 1t
is very hard to find man in whom are
combined science and practical expert
ence of farming. But we have such
men, and the work will be carried on"
OF DR.. knapp's especial fitness for
the work in the South Secretary Wilson
spoke admiringly. He was a Christian
gentleman. among other things" the
Secretary stated. HE made the people
feel that he was their friend. They
loved him and worked with him as he
wished"
The Secretary announced that the
agents who would be placed in confer
ence with Bradford Knapp had not yet
been selected.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Dying Woman a Puzzle
To Cincinnati Police

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 10.-The
mystery surrounding the identity of
the woman at the City Hospital, who.
after giving her name as Mary
Thominson, lapsed into unconscious
ness. remains unsolved. All efforts
of the police detectives and the hos
pital authorities to learn the where
abouts of her relatives have failed.
The woman was found lying uncon-
scious near the Cincinnati. Dayton,
and Toledo Traction Company's s
barns yesterday at 1880 a. m.
Today the woman was in a state of
coma. and no hope for her recovery
was held out
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Busch, Brewer, Dampens
Kansans' Dry Throats

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April l0.-Adolphus
Busch, the well known brewer of this
city, reached home today after spending
the winter at his estate near Pasadena,
Cal He seems in good health, although
he leaned heavily on the arm of rela-
tive as he left the train.
Dispatches from Hutchinson, Kan,
say Busch caused much gratitude and
excitement among the thirsty in that
dry community by generously giving
away beer and champagne while his pri-
vate car was at the Santa Fe station
there Saturday.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Beaten for Helping to
Entertain Apponyi

CHICAGO, April 10.-The police today
are searching for two men who early
this morning attacked and severely beat
DR.. e. A. Loewinger, a member of the
reception committee appointed to re-
ceive and entertain Count Apponyi, the
nobleman who recently visited the city.
Since the counts visit Mr.. Loewinger
has been the recipient of several threat
ening letters from men who signed
themselves as Hungarian Socialists.
Mr.. Loewinger Is not in sympathy
with the Socialist movement and thinks
the attack was made by Hungarian
Socialists.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Urgent Appeal Is Made
For Aid for the Chinese

An urgent appeal FOR more funds and
supplies for famine sufferers in China
was made by cable today by Consul
General Wilder, at Shanghai. Continu-
ed rainfall is increasing the distress.
and the death rate among famine suf-
ferers is becoming much greater. The
consul general says the cargo of the
United States transport Duford. which
left Seattle early in March with food
for the Chinese will afford relief for
about fifteen days.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
COUNTY TO ACT ON
PLANS TO ABOLISH
ASHTON TOLLGATES
Petitions Presented Urging
Bonding of the Coles
vile District.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 10.-The
matter of bonding Colesville district to
buy the stock of the Washington, Coles
Vile, and Ashton turnpike and abolish
the tollgates was brought to the atten-
ton of the county commissioners here
by large delegation, who presented
several petitions asking that a special
election be called. ..
The commissioners were addressed by
Asa M. Stabler, Allen Farquhar, Alban
G. Thomas, Robert H. Miller. Joseph t.
Moore, DR.. william T. Brown and
others. The commissioners took no &C
ton, but will probably take the matter
up tomorrow.
The proposition is to purchase the
country, the State roads commission
having agreed to repair 1t and maintain
1t at State expense The road extenos
from Sligo to Ashton, distance OF
about twelve miles.
Mrs. Lucy N. Reading, wife of Hugh
Reading, of Darnestown district, this
county, died yesterday morning of pneu-
molia, aged fifty-four years. She is
survived by her husband and one son.
John G. Reading. Funeral services Will
be held at o'clock this afternoon at
the chapel in Humphreys undertaking
establishment. Burial to be in ROCK
vile Cemetery. Mrs. Reading was. be.
fore her marriage, Miss Blanchard, or
Baltimore. Her father was for several
years private secretary to the mayor or
Baltimore.
The funeral of Mrs. William 7. Dive,
of Potomac district, took place Satur-
day afternoon from the Southern Metho-
dist Church at Potomac, the pastor. the
Rev. Dr. Smith. officiating. Burial was
in the cemetery near the church. MIS-.
Doves death was due to an affection
of the lungs, Of which she had long
heen Ill. She is survived by her hus-
band, three daughters and three sons.
She was about sixty years old.
1t was announced at a meeting OF
the congregation of the Rockville Pres
byterian Church following services yes
terday morning that the Rev. ]. L. NC
MILAN, Of Glen Head, L. l., had de-
clined the call recently extended to him
to become pastor of the church. The
church has been without a regular pas
tor since the resignation of the Rev.
A. w. Shaw, nearly two years ago, but
the pulpit is being supplied regularly
by students from Richmond Theological
Seminary.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Declares "Blue Bloods"
Retarded Boston's Growth

BOSTON, April 1o.-According to
Mayor Fitzgerald, Boston would today
be the business center of the country II
her bluebloods and silk stocking set
hadn't hampered her development.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Pile of Human Bones
Found in Vacant Lot

NEW YORK, April 1o.-A busheI Of
human bones, probably more than 100
years old, have been found in vacant
lot in the Bronx. A fox terrier dashed
into group of boys with human skull
in its mouth and led the boys to the
gruesome find.