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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
FRENCH TO VIOLATE
An old TRADITION

Paris, Oct. ia hitherto inviolable
tradition in connection with the cleo
ton Of an Immortal or member OF
the French Academy. will be violated
in the case OF General Lyautey. the
successor OF Henri Houssave. Owing
to his absence at the head Of the
French army in Morocco. he will not
be able to call formally on the other
80 members Of the academy before
his election on October 81.
or the three candidates for the seat
left vacant. two have formally with
drawn, leaving General Lyautey az tbs
sole candidate. That eminent soldiers
inevitable election 10 a matter for pop
ular rejoicing. since recent deeds In
Morocco have made him q national
hero.
In connection with the election
somebody has unearthed from the
constitution Of the academy a legally
enacted article which expressly for
bids solicitation Of votes for election,
the purpose. naturally. OF the 20 visits.
Older academicians say that the dis
covery Of the "curious" article will
render life desolate for them. - the
calls Of distinguished seekers after
one Of frances highest honors have
been always delightful.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
Chorus Girls Of London Are Now
Threatening to Go on Strike

week and remain good? Many Of the
chorus girls of London receive only
$3.50 week. This might be tolerable
II 1t were regular, but for about half
the year they are out of work-'west-
ing 1t is called in the profession.
During the rehearsal period. from two
to six weeks. they get nothing-and
II they miss a rehearsal they are fined
a weeks salary which they have not
vet received. One young woman told
me recently that after trying the best
she could to subsist on the meagre
pay she had been getting. and failing.
finally succumbed to the persistent
advances Of the secretary Of the COM
pany in order to obtain a raise Of $1.25
a week. In another case. a married
woman who had complained Of the
smallness OF the salary offered, was
told by the manager. But think Of the
Johnnies you can pick up Another
manager who acts a. his own agent.
withholds 10 per cent commission
from the IS salaries he pays his cho-
rus girls"
WILLIAMS has not exaggerated In
the least" said Victor Gordon. Or
6dHlZCt VI tuc SuVTu8 olTlB uuIOu
'The conditions are absolutely intol-
cradle We are determined to secure
Ior these young women wage that
will not force them to choose between
starvation and the streets. There are.
Of course. exceptions. but in the main
the English girl who goes into the
chorus IL straight and hard working
and wants to keep straight. A. we
do not believe she can do II. either
In London or the provinces on less
than $40 a week. that 10 the minimum
wage upon which we are Insisting.
"Other evils we are going after are
the bogus agent who gets money out
OF an aspirant on the promise Of an
engagement that never materialixes.
and the bogus manager who takes q
company on tour and leaves It
stranded. absconding with the re-
ceipts. We shall try to get a bill
through parliament that will put q
stop to this business. similar to the
laws on the continent which require
all theatrical managers to place on de-
posit with government official Suf-
ficient funds to guarantee the pay
msnt Of salaries for q specified num-
Der Of weeks
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
PLAYWRIGHT TRAVELS
IN BRITISH GUINEA

London, Oct. 1.-THE travels Of
DIR. Gunmar Landtman Of Cambridge
in British New Guinea ought to fur
nish inspiration. to playwrights and
novelists in search of new ideas. He
has found plenty In the folk lore of
the cannibals among whom he has
been living for the past two years.
During his travels from village to
village, DR.. Landtman. with great diff
ficulty, gathered some 900 folk tales,
which he is now revising and classi-
flying. He says that he is most i'm
pressed with the wonderful imagina-
ton OF the people. Each Of the sto-
ries have obtained has q clearly
worked out plot" he says. "a favor
lite story among the most primitive
types Of natives Is that in which the
evil woman, or adventures. imper-
sonates the heroine and marries the
hero. In the end. OF -course. the de.
ception is discovered and the woman
Is properly punished.
Most remarkable 10 the similarity
between some Of their stories and our
own fairy tales. The Papuan child
enjoys yarns OF giants and magical
beings just as much az the child OF
the west. and very often almost: the
same adventures are narrated"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
JUVENILE CRIME N
FRANCE INCREASING

Paris, Oct. 12.-Juvenile crime ID in
creasing in an alarming way in France.
according to the recently published
statistics of the courts Of justice for
1910.
Some SO per cent of all persons ac-
cused of crime are minors. A similar
tendency has been observed in Eng
land and Germany, and the question
Is receiving the serious thought Of
criminologists.
A second revelation Of the tables is
the remarkable preponderance of half
educated people among criminals as
contrasted with well-educated and al
together uneducated ones. The well or
fairly well educated contribute about
half as many culprits as do the to-
tally illiterate. but 1t is from the class
of meagrely educated that all but a
trifling number of INSIDERS spring.
At present not far from half a mil
lion cases are brought before the low
est police courts in year. 1t appears
that criminality Of serious charac-
ter has shown practically no change
for the past 10 years.
Crimes against property have de-
creased notably In number, the result.
it is said. Of the exceptional severity
with which such matters are treated
not only by judges but by juriss.
The same can scarcely be said for
crimes Of violence against persons,
French juries in particular. being all
too ready to wax sentimental over the
pleas of passion, temptation, and so
on, invariably put forward by accused
persOns
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

three squadrons Of aeroplanes need on.
ly $50.
The swifter Of the two dirigibles en-
ployed at tho recent maneuvers took
more than 10 hours to reconnoitre a
radius Of ESQ miles. while the least
rapid biplanes took only two hours
and half to scout q region Of $50
miles and other aeroplanes three hours
five minutes to travel about 400 miles.
Counting from the day Of departure
for the maneuvers. the Is army air.
men who had no accident OF any kind.
out Of the total number Of ~ engaged
in the operations. flew about 1880
miles altogether. The remaining IL
who broke down aggregated 1924
miles. Adding the 1884 miles flown by
the eight aeroplanes OF the reserve, the
total distance flown by the aeropiancs
engaged In the maneuvers amounted
to 27.52S miles.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
NEAT famine IN GERMANY IS
CAUSING POOR TO STOP
/ ITS USE ALTOGETHER
Authorities Of Berlin Have Opened a Municipal
Fish Market Sale Of Second
Rat" Meat at Low Prices

steak 50 to 81 cents. rump steak q
cents. round steak ranges from 20 to 80
cents, and roast beef ~ cents. Pork.
which has always been fairly reason
able. has been going up steadily and
Is now from 20 to 80 cents, a price
which no German working man can
pay. The price of the ever favorite
bologna" has also been inflated cor
respondingly. What is worse. inferior
meats are now used in making bologna.
Along the Baden Swiss frontier. hun
dreds of Germans cross the line daily
and buy Argentine meats in Switzer-
land The law permits the bringing
into Germany Of not moro than four
pounds at time and that for personal
use. The cheapest meats on the Ger
man side are 30 cents. On the Swiss
side 1t is but Is cents. Az result of
this difference Of prices. lively "meat
smuggling" Is being engaged In and It
Is estimated that more than . ton a
day is being brought across the Baden
line in small packages.
The Socialists are agitating against
what they characterize the "starva-
ti6n policy" Of the government. Sew
eral hundred mass meetings have been
held demanding the converting Of the
reichstag to afford relief by opening
the boundaries to imported cattle and
meats. The reichstag will convene in
regular session on the latter part of
November.
1t is charged by the Socialists that
the present tariff policy upon food
products. exploits the greater part of
the population Of Germany for the
benefit Of the "Agrarians" or large land
owners in Prussia. Most Of these are
hereditary mobiles WHO have been all
powerful in the government. They
have successfully frustrated all at
tempts to reduce the tariff.
The present condition Of affairs in
Germany appears to have come about
by high protective tariff and tho
changing of the country from an agri-
cultural nation to an Industrial one in
a few short years. coupled with a great
increase In population. The high tariff
failed of its purpose to develop agricul-
ture and check the movement from
the land to the cities. This has been
further intensified by the drouth last
year and cold wet summer this year,
which has left Germany In a position
of not being able to feed herself.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
BY William Philip Simms.
(Paris Correspondent Of the United
PreSSl

By William Philip Stnms.
(Paris Correspondent Of the United
Press).
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE French old age
pension act is rank failure and when
the chamber of deputies reassembles
this fall 1t will undoubtedly be called
upon to take action in the matter. But
just what that action will be-or even
can be-is q mystery.
Designed to benefit the working man.
the working man will have none of It.
Aimed to help the wage Garner LAY
aside for the rainy day,"-and that
rainy day usually comes upon him in
old age-the wage-earner cannot be
forced, even at the threat of pun
ishment, to come into this rain proof
ark and receive the blessings Of it's
shelter.
Threats have failed, promises of
greater rewards were held out. These
had no perceptible effect. French
statesmen are stumped.
The scheme to insure the working
classes originated in 1910. and, to be
quite frank, was a piece of legislation
fathered by Radical Socialists. (then
in power) shaped to catch the popular
NONC. ~ oCSauiC CiACStiNC July u, 4VAAs
and provided that all employed men and
women under IS. earning maximum Of
5000 francs ($6OO) a year, must, under
penalty. insure themselves for a pen
sion. Men were to contribute $3.50 a
year, by monthly payments. women
$l.2O a year. Children under IS were
to pay 80 cents a year or cents each
month. The employer had to pay an
equal amount, while the state was to
contribute $12 year
The payments We're to be made by
means of stamps pasted on a card
each payday; one set of stamps to
be pasted on by the employe; another
by the employer
Indifference Shown.
July 3, 1911, came and went and prac-
tically no stamps were pasted on the
cards. Some of the people for whose
benefit the insurance was created. were
indifferent Many were openly hos
tile. The government had to do some-
thing to save it's face il for no other
reason. The country was filled with
literature; people made speeches;
Educators were sent around to eX
plain the virtues of the act. Posters
were pasted on barns and fences and
city walls But the people didn't
bulge. A new delay limit was fixed
for employees to get busy. after which
something vague would happen to them
II they didn't come in. The age limit
was dropped from 65 to go years and
the states bonus raised from $12 to 500
600 francs). But only few more
wage-earnerS signed on.
A still further delay, therefore. has
been agreed upon by the state. This
will expire Jan. 1. 1913. What will hap
pen then promises to be interesting.
Will the 100000 employees. of the
compulsory" class, who still remain
uninsured, be punished? II so, how?
The German old age pension act
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
YELLED THREAT IS
MADE BY MADER0
Says Dictator Will Rule IF
He Is Not Given Sup
port.

Mexico City. Oct. 1.-THE Mexican
people must be prepared to be gov
erned by a dictator who will rule by
the sword If they fail to support the
present administration. according to
President Madero.
The statement was made in a speech
'at banquet at which the guests were
congressman and politicians in private
life. The banqueters retired with only
an indistinct idea of just what 1t was
the president had meant and since then
the public generally has done much
guessing as to his real leaning.
When Madero was spreading the
doctrine of equality and democracy
there were few who would have be-
lieved there was the making Of de-
spotic dictator in him. Since then,
however. by his invocation of the law
Of suspension Of constit tional guar
antees. he has displayed some Of the
signs of a successful Iron Man."
Many have suggested that President
Madero was warning them that he
himself would be the one to "rule by
the sword"
Long ago." said the president.
when l first began my work, l de-
cided that the will Of the people was
the will of God. This will must be
respected, and I consider 1t my duty
to see that it is. The present gov
eminent has fulfilled It's promises. and
II the government freely elected by
the people cannot sustain itself It will
be proof that the Mexican people are
incapable Of democracy. 1t would then
be necessary to call a dictator who
will govern by the sword"
The president also bitterly assailed
the press, an institution for whose UNI
trammeled liberty he fought "The por-
ton of the press which has survived
said the president. rs in its majority a
relic Of the old regime 1t tries to
alarm and to deceive the people. but
1t tried to do SO for 80 years and still
the people revolted, and they will re-
fuse to believe 1t now"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
Not Her Fault.


Mr.. Newlywed-'Doesnt this ONE
let seem-sr-rather tough. my dsarT'
Mrs. Newlywed--"I don't see why II
should. darling. I'm sure I ordered the
very best egg coal the dealer had to
cook II with"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

body hitherto unknown to the public,
but which apparently has command of
plenty of funds.
The suit will be fought on an old
act Of parliament passed in the reign
Of Queen Anne which laid down that
mo person who shall have any office
or place Of profit whatever under the
crown shall be capable OF sitting or
voting az q member Of the house OF
commons" The court will have to
decide first whether members of par
Lament are exempt from this provi-
sion and secondly whether they are
or are not holders Of office under the
crown"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
PAY FOR THE MEMBERS
Of THE PARLIAMENT

London. Oct. 12-Whether It is le-
gal for members of parliament to re-
ceive $4,000 year salary is to be
tested in the courts very shortly.
Action is being taken by the Anti
Payment OF Parliament League" a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
BY Karl n. Won Wissand.
(Berlfn Correspondent of the United
Press).

(Berlin Correspondent Of the United
Press).
Berlin. Oct. 12.-Germany is In tho
throes of meat famine and at the
same time In the grip Of general high
prices for the principal food staples,
such as has never before obtained in
the empire. The imperial government.
the governments of the rs different
states which make up the empire, and
the municipal authorities from the
communal councils Of the little VIII
lagos to the big cities. are all wrest-
ling with the problem.
The poor are being forced to sub
stitute other food for meats, and have
not enough Of the less nutritious sub
stitutes. The result Is feared in the
general health figures Homes for the
homeless" are overorowded. Char
liable organizations and municipal and
communal authorities are swamped
with applications for aid.
In Berlin there has been an average
Of 5000 applications nightly for bowl
of soup and a piece Of black bread at
the home for homeless" and the Sal
walton Army headquarters. The city
authorities have reopened the munic-
ipal fish market started last winter. at
which sea fish in limited quantities are
sold at cost prices. Four places have
also been opened at which second
rate" meats are sold to the poor at
low prices.
Second rate" hardly describes these
meats. They are meats upon which the
government inspectors have passed as
not being Injurious to health" but
cannot be sold In the regular meat mar
kets. The injunction Is given to
cook them WELL"
Attributed to Tariff.
The Socialists and also some of the
other political parties, attribute the
unprecedented price Of meats. to the
protective tariff. Frozen and all canned
meats are prohibited entirely. The
domestic supply of cattle is insufficient
to supply the requirements of the
country. Practically q prohibitive tariff
upon imported cattle exists in most of
the states of the empire. Advantage
has been taken of this situation to
boost the prices Of cattle and meats.
Hams sell at 81 to ~ cents pound.
porterhouse as high as ~ cents, veal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

A correspondent Of the New York
Sun. referring to an inquiry respecting
the origin aud meaning OF the saying.
This accounts for the milk in the CO
eoanut," says that an answer may be
found in the practice remarked by
Captain Marryst In one OF his novels
On the occasion OF ships visiting the
West Indies. as follows:
On the ships arrival the bumboat
women would flock to its side. plenti.
fully supplied with coeoanuts. which
were eagerly sought by the sailors. and
on the occasion described by the author
one Of the ships officers had selected a
cocoanut. and the bumboat woman
eagerly interfered to prevent his re
ceiying the one he had selected. saying.
"'rhat not for officer, that for sailor"
The officers curiosity being aroused.
be asked for a c0coanut for officer
and at the same time insisted upon get
ting the one originally selected by him.
On opening the two the one for otii-
Ger" was found to be In its natural
state. containing the so called milk.
whereas the one for sailor" was found
to have had Its milk removed and the
place thereof supplied by rum. Further
examination disclosed that all Of the
cocoanuts for sailor" had thus been
treated.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

A young Virginia woman who was
very IN was approached by her colored
servant. who said. Miss May. nah
mothah dun had cousin what had de
same ailments what you dun got" ''Is
that so, Cora?y replied the lady. YES
sum-" responded Cora. encouraged
"but nah mothah's cousin she died.
deed she did" well. Cora" said her
mistress. angry that she should tell her
such tale at such an inopportune
time, If that's all you have to say to
me you can leave the room and don't
come in again. don't want to hear
such stories" Cora was thoroughly
frightened at what she had done and
wished to ameliorate her III chosen
story. so she thought for moment
and. turning to 20. said. well. Miss
May. nah mothah tole me she died
mighty easy"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

A mother had impressed upon the
mind of her little boy the Importance
Of keeping, the commandments. One
day he was tempted to take an orange
from basket where he could do so
without being detected He had not.
however. gone far before it came into
his mind. Thou shalt not steal" His
conscience was troubled He thought
be would carry it back at once. but
then IL was SO nice. He. however, de
eided at last to be honest with the
command and not to steal. So he re-
turned it and went away. If not with
the orange. with what was better,
clear conscience. When his mother
asked him II be had been a good boy
all the day he was a little confused and
said:
81 don't know; pretty good. | guess
haven't broken any Of the command
ments. but guess ! cracked one Of
them. m."-aIaek's Monthly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

A six-year-old boy was taken to the
zoo by his forty-year-old father. They
saw the elephant. they saw the mon
keys. they saw the OK. Finally they
got to the pathological collection. The
kid noticed an interesting bird in the
eagle cage, and he asked:
Papa. what's that blrd?'
Papa looked at the label and replied.
"That is an Austrian eagle"
''Gwan." said the boy. "lt amt no
such thing"
"Yes it is 1t says so in the cata
logue.p
81 don't care what 1t says in tn cata
logue. got eyes This here bird ain'i
got but one head. The Austrian eagle
has two heads, an know. fer I've
saw a pitcher of it on hagsr'-Cleve
land Plain Dealer,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

It was Of Or. whewell. the famous
master Of Trinity. that Sydney Smith
said. IF science was his forte, ON
niscience was his folbler Concerning
this folble an amusing story is told.
A rival talker resolved for once to get
the better Of Whewel and crammed
the subject Of Chinese metaphysics.
He lost no time In dexterously leading
the conversation toward the topic and
at once fluently and confidently ex-
pressed his opinions. when. to his as
tonIshment. whesell rushed into the
subject quite at home and in direct
contradiction to his views "Sir" said
the master. will you have the good
ness to give me the authority upon
which the opinions you have expressed
are based?' Certainly, said his oppo-
nent-''an article In the Encyclopaedia
Britannica" OH said Wheweli II
wrote the article myself ten years ago
and have since seen good reasons to
change my viewsr'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02


II is. generally speaking. the rule Of
masons that stone used in building
should be so placed that it will be as
1t lay In Its natural bed when quarried
This familiar rule is not. however.
always to be depended upon and in
many cases needs to be supplemented
with other precautions. There are
three planes of fracture known to
quarrymen. The "riftr is the direction
In which stone splits most easily; the
grain that which Is next easiest; the
head that which offers greatest re-
sistance. In paving block the two
sides represent the rift fracture. the
top and bottom the grain and the ends
the head. But In a quarry the natural
bed is sometimes considerably inclined
to the plane of the rift; hence the i'm
perfection Of the ordinary rule for
placing stone In building -chlcago Rec
ord Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02
NO 81


Mr. MacNaughton, millionaire lumber
merchant. gazed at the check which
had just been handed him with a
soImen face.
Doesn't It look big enough?r asked
the man who had mndp out the check.
-Oh. it's big enough. said Mae
Naughtou. but there's nothing looks
very big these days, I'm minded OF
the first days spent IN this country
no matter how many years ago-that
was when money looked big to me.
"When landed went with a friend
that had been over here six months to
the house where he boarded and
lodged. aud well. too. for sum that
appears rideec'lous to me now. as
look back to H.
when we were In the midst O. the
dinner that was my FIRST meal Sandy
MacLaughlin put his mouth close to
my ear and whispered to me;
Put butter on yonr pie. Angus.
Three dollars a week Is nae joke
AN | can tell ye | put a good bit
onF'-Youths Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-02

The rifle for rapid firing should have
shotgun weight. shotgun balance. shot
gun trigger pull. shotgun dt. and the
sights must be such as can be caught
instantly without effort In alignment.
The hands grasp the piece firmly. not
with the rifeman's loose grip. but
the left arm pushes forward while the
right draws back. and the trigger is
pulled by transferring the drawing
back force to the trigger finger anc
not by any conscious crooklng Of that
finger The moment the bead covers
the mark the bullet must be under
way, be the aim good or bad Outing.