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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
AGREE IN PANAMA TOLLS.
Plan Adopted Gives No Preference "a
. American Shipping.

Ran AooPteo 0iVeS no PTeIeronce 70
. American Shipping.
Washington.--The bill for the gov
eminent of the Panama canal zone
and the operation Of the canal was
agreed to Saturday by the house COM
mittee on interstate commerce. It
would give to the president authority
to fix tolls within certain limitations,
maximum Of $1.25 ton being pre-
scribed, with a minimum not below
an amount sufficient to maintain and
operate the canal. No preference
would be given to American ships.
Ships owned or controlled by rail.
roads and operated with the intent to
restrain trade, or ships engaged in
any agreement, or ship ring" or com
bine, under the terms of the bill would
be prohibited from passing through
the canal.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Secretary Knox at Salvador.

Acajutla, Salvador.-The American
secretary of State. Philander c. Knox,
and party arrived in the republic of
Salvador Sunday. The cruiser Mary.
land reached here Sunday morning
from Amapala, Honduras, and the sec.
rotary later proceeded to San Saliva.
dor. The visit to Honduras. which
lasted over Friday and Saturday,
was marred somewhat by the fact that
it was found impossible to proceed to
Tegucigalpa, the capital.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Ruef Entertains Roadhouse Party

San Francisco.-By way of final
hearing before returning to San Quen
tin prison, Abe Ruef, former political
boss of San Francisco, under four
teen-year sentence for bribery, enter
tained party of friends Thursday
night at a roadhouse near San Rafael
AS the result of the party Deputy
Sheriff D'Kane, who had Ruef in
charge, is temporarily suspended from
duty
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
AWAIT NEWS FROM SCOTT.
Royal Geographical Society Withholds
Congratulations From Amundsen
Until Rriton Is Heard From.

London.-Captain Road Amundsen's
triumph is acknowledged generally
here as being complete and the Nor
wegian explorer is ha1ed as the con-
queror of the south pole. Many Brit
ons, however, for the time being still
are clinging to the hope that Captain
Scott's return may furnish dramatic
climax to the Antarctic story.
The Royal Geographical society,
while not questioning Captain Amund-
sens feat, is awaiting news from Cap
tain Scott before committing itself by
sending congratulations to Captain
Amundsen. ..
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Motorcyclists KIN Girl.

Chicago.-Two young men who ran
down and fatally injured Miss Eliza
beth Mills with a motorcycle were
caught on the south side on Sunday
after they had been pursued for more
than a mile.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Wilson on Americanism.

New York.-Governor Woodrow Will
son of New Jersey, speaking at BAN
that anyone who spoke of popular
vote of the American people as mob"
government had no right to call him
self an American.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Woman Aviator Killed.

Etamps, France.-Miss Suzanne
Bernard, a 19-year-old aviator, was
killed Sunday while undergoing ex-
animation for a pilots license. She
had passed most of the tests success
fully when, in attempting a sharp
turn to the right, the machine was
caught by an eddy and capsized.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Dog Picture Adorns Clark Button.

Washington.-Champ Clark buttons
as big as dinner plates and bearing
the picture of detected hound sur
rounded by the admonition, You've
got to quit kickin' my dawg around"
appeared on the floor of the house Sat-
urday. worn by number of Democrat
members.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Six Lose Lives in Fire.

Winnipeg.-Six deaths and almost
a 100000 fire loss are the result OF
a blaze which started Saturday night
in the warehouse Of the International
Harvester company. Twenty minutes
later a portion of the wall on the east
end of the warehouse blew out, bury
ing in the ruins three firemen and two
OnlOOkers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
After vioIators of the Law.

Grand Haven, Mich.-Thirteen in
dictments We're returned by the Otta-
wa county grand jury against county
officials and alleged violators of liquor
and gambling laws.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Lone Bandit Gets Three Thousand.

:. San Francisco.--A robber, said to
be George Houston, a chauffeur, held
up two employees of McNab & Smith, a
wealthy drayage firm, in the lumber
district in the southern part Of the
city, forced them at the point of pistol
to drive him to. secluded barn and
there robbed them of a $4,000 payroll.
He then bound the men and fled.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Soldier Killed by Policeman,

Newport, r. Edgar X. Jones, a
private of the 219th company, coast
artillery, was killed by a shot fired by
Patrolman John c. GENTLE of the New
port police. while trying to disperss
crowd
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Fiftieth Anniversary of Big Battle.

Washington-The fiftieth anniver-
sary of the historical battle between
the Monitor and the Confederate
iron-clad Merrimac was commemorat.
ed at the annual banquet of the Am
erican society of Naval Engineers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18

vassar Girls Form Fire Department
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Vassar college
now has its own volunteer fire depart.
ment made up of women students. The
new organization aims rather at saving
life than fighting flames.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
Demonstration Against Baca.

Los Angeles, Gala demonstration
against DR.. Francisco Martinez y
Baca, Mexican consul in Los Angeles,
was made Sunday afternoon at the
Plazo. About 600 Mexicans partici-
pated
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
TROOPS ORDERED TO BORDER.

Cavalry Patrol on Texas Side Of Mexl'
can Boundary Increased to Control
Bands ST Marauders.
Misunderstanding to the constant
reports of danger from marauding
bands of Mexicans in the Big Bend
country of Texas, it was deemed advis-
able Saturday to Strengthening the
patrolling force in that section. Or
ders were issued for two troops of the
Third cavalry to proceed from San An
tonic to the border.
The war department later Saturday
odrered third troop of the Third cav.
airy from San Antonio to Eagle Pass,
on the Mexican boundary, to aid in
the enforcement of the neutrality laws
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18
NATURE, GRACE AND /!
TRAINING FITTED
ST. PATRICK TO
HIS TASK ~
So Well Accomplished,
Ireland Was Known
for Centuries as
the Land Of
Saints"
PATRICK saws Of

T. PATRICK says OF him.
self in his confession that
he was born at "Bannaven
Taberniae," which is ex-
tremely hard to identify.
Some. however. claim that
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-18

able house upon the land and furnish
proof of continuous residence for
seven months during each year of the
three required to complete the entry.
The announcement is made that Dan
Murphy of Ulysses will make a sys
tematic attempt this summer to redis
cover the famous Lost Gold Mine of
mine for which 30 many have searched
in vain.
Senator Borah has introduced bill
which provides that homesteaders on
government irrigation projects shall be
given patent as soon as they meet the
requirements OF the homestead laws
the government, however. to retain a
lien upon the land for all unpaid water
charges.
The contract was let for $57,s27 last
week for the construction of mani.
cipal water system in Preston, for
which a bond issue of $4,000 was
voted last December. Twelve etds
for the construction and four for tas
bonds were submitted.
Alfred Allen, ranchman and black
smith. aged 80. has been given up az
dead by friends since the discovery Of
his slippers on the bank OF the FORT
neuf river at Pocatello. Allen lett the
Bed in which he was Ill with colo
and wandered away In his night
clothes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

"PolIy Of the Circus"

An event Of the theatrical season is
Polly of the Circus" Frederic Thomp-
sons magnificent production. and the
number one company. which was seen
at the Pinney last night with Miss
Elsie st. Leon In the titular role. sup
ported by members Of the original
"Polly Of the Circus" company.
Margaret Mayo's wholesale and SIM
pie story Of tho circus ring. is ono Of
the most delightful plays Of recent
years. It would be a difficult task to
imagine q prettier scene than that with
which the first act of polly" closes.
It is there that the young girl Of the
circus world gets her first insight into
things that are higher and better. when
as she first regains consciousness and
realizes her helplessness, the minister
reads to her. at her request. those
memorable lines from the Book of
Ruth: "Entreat me not to leave thee
or to return from following after thee
for wither thou goest, I will 60; and
where thou lodgest. I will lodge. Thy
people shall be my people, and thy God
my God" The curtain falls, and the
real story Is begun. Pathos is mingled
through the play with no less excellent
humor than Polly's slang when she
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

-senger train ,wos solne "
y In that pounactfpn the government
read = let>Gr nFsn L4Glsitner - Mo-
Namara. which II alleged related to
proposed sxS1oGl6ais. The letter said:
Il have made two trips to the BeAver
job and find Il too dangerous proposi-
ton to got to.
Legieitner testified Ne meant Ne had
visited the sob on which non-union
men were employed and he found too
many guards present for him to in
duce the non union men to quit work.
He denied knowing about any explo-
sions and asserted he did not learn OF
the McKee's Rocks explosion until he
read 1t In . Newspaper.
!, Murray l. Pennell. former president
of a local union at Springfield. ILL.,.
gave his reasons for writing several
letters which the governments charges
concerned plans for explosions. In one
letter he said he requested that Hockin
be sent to Springfield as = national or
ganizer TO help unionixe a Job which
later was blown up. The explosions
occurred on q viaduct in March, 1910.
with $45. 900 damage, but Pennell denied
knowing who caused It.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

first converses with the minister about
his people. She calls him Sky pilot"
and. talking of her business as COM
pared with his ministerial duties says:
zone year you give 'em the rottenest
kind Of . show and they eat It up; the
next year you give 'em knock out
and it's q frost" Those are but ran
dom samples. The circus scenes Of the
third act are revelations OF stage craft.
It's all there. the rings, the horses. the
trained ponies. the clowns and every
thing and everybody else. including the
famous st. Leon family. The setting
of the last act scene Is as wonderful as
1t is beautiful. The circus trains and
wagons winding their way up the path
ways while Polly remains once more
and forever behind and with the man
after her own heart. Taken all In all.
Polly of the Circus" offers more pure
and wholesome entertainment than any
play has had in q long time. hence its
success. Tho engagement closes to-
night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06
BREVITIES.

Suit was filed in the district court
this morning for divorce by Blanche
Wilde against Paul w. Wilde.
years OF age will meet Saturday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at st. Johns hall.
A large attendance Is requested.
Suit for divorce was filed yesterday
afternoon in the district court by Mat
tie ]. Ivie against R E. Ivie on the
grounds OF desertion. They were mar
ried at Idaho Falls. Dec. %. 1906.
The work Of remodeling the first
floor of the Hotel Bristol IL under
way. The lobby Is being enlarged and
will be connected with q commodious
dining room which is being fitted vp
and which will be run by Mrs. Jen-
nings.
The students Of Links Business COL
| lege. $50 strong. accompanied by the
faculty Of the school, enjoyed the even
ing at the White City rink last night.
| Special music was rendered for the
occasion and the students all had q
merry time.
An automobile map Of idaho show
| ing all of the good roads through
this state has bsen received by the
Boise Commercial club from an east
ern concern. The Information was
furnished by the club and the auto
lists OF the city.
William Mainland Of Oshkosh. Wis.
head of the Mainland interests, which
owns the Idaho Oregon properties and
the lines of the Idaho Traction COM
pany, is in the city for few days look
ing over improvements being made
and consulting with heads Of the diff
! ferent departments on business mat
| tiers connected with the company. Mr..
Mainland states his visit 10 entirely in
| connection with present work being
done by the company and to consult
/ with heads of the different departments.
Better see Sampson Music Co. and
select q Christmas Victrola- Prices
SIS to $500. You may be disappointed
If you delay. Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06
ADVANCE AGENT
fContlnuad from Tirsf pa 0aN

torney arrived, but h, denied knowledge
that any explosives were in the vaults
from which nitroglycerin, dynamite
and Internal machines later were
taken. At that time, Legleitner said.
he was q member Of the committee
auditing the unions finance. He iden-
titled check for $1,000 paid to Olaf A.
Tvietmoe, San Francisco. in August.
1919. two months before the Los
Angeles explosion but he denied pass
Ing IN any checks giving Mcnamara
$1,000 . month.
Showing the witness cancelled $1,000
checks marked set aside for organ
ization purposes by order Of the execu-
tive board" which Legleitner said he
had not passed upon, District Attorney
Miller asked:
did you understand that President
|Ryan appointed you on that committee
~ fake or to cook MP thingsr'
"No," replied Legleitner.
Legleitner was also charged with
having carried on . passenger train q
nitroglycerin case from Pittsburg to
Indianapolis.
Other witnesses had teStified about
an explosion at McKee's Rocks. near
Ptttsburg In July, 1910. and L. L. Jewel
had testified that Herbert 8. Hockin
repeated q plot to blow up 4 bridge
near Beaver. Pa. when . loaded pas
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

SuoIS0dAAs VI W. 0EoxOu anu -. n CRU
zen.
"Ceme now R. 8. Sheridan and c.
o. Broxon, defendants in the above
entitled action and denur to the in
formation on file herein upon the
ground that said information does
not state facts sufficient to constitute
q cause OF action against the above-
named defendants or either of them.
JOHN J. PLOwHEAD,
attorney for r. 8. Sheridan and
c. o. Broxon."
Answer Of A. r. cruxsn.
The answer flied by A. r Cruxen
is ~ follows:
I'm tho Supreme Court of the state
OF Idaho.
ID. c. McDougall. attorney general
of the state Of Idaho. plaintiff, versus
r. s. Sheridan, c. o. Broxon ana A.
r.. Cruzen, defendants.
Comes now the defendant, A. r.
Cruxen. and appearing for himself and
answering for himself only the ale
cations contained in the Information
filed In this court in the above en-
CitA0O eCtiotA, AuHiitSs ucihc0 duu ~
ileges:
THE defendant denies that he owns
or controls or ever did own or con-
troll a large block Of the stock OF said
Evening Capital News. a newspaper
published daily at Boise. Ada county.
state of Idaho. or that he ever at any
time or at all owned or controlled AMI
of the stocks or bonds OF said news
paper or the corporation which owns
the same.
"And defendant alleges that ne Is
not row and never has been interested
financially or otherwise. to any ex-
tent, or at all, In the said Evening
Capital News or the corporation con-
trolling and owning tho same; that he
never has loaned or advanced any
moneys. securities or credit to said
Evening Capital News. or the corpo-
ration owning the same, and that
they or either of them, are not indebt-
ed to him or ever have been In any
amount whatsoever.
"And this defendant denies that al
any OF the times alleged In said IN
formation. or at all, that ne has con-
trolled. commanded or dictated the
matter or any Of the matter. which has
appeared In said newspaper during
the last several months. and which Is
set forth In the said Information here
IN; and defendant denies that In con-
junction With the defendant. Sheri-
dan and the defendant. Broxon, OF
with any other person or at all. that
during the times mentioned In sale
information or at any other time, tina,
he has controlled the policy OF sale
Evening Capital News.
And this defendant alleges that ne
has read the matters and facts sci
forth In said Information filed herein
and as to all those articles appearing
IN said Evening Capital News, this
DEFENDANT had no knowledge and was
not advised that said articles or any
OF them. would be published In saio
Evening Capital News; and that this
affiant never saw or heard OF these
articles prior to the time that M
read the same in the published editor
OF the paper wherein said articles ap-
peared: and this defendant denies tha1
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

" your watch Goes not run right,
lot us repair II. You will BE- satisfied.
CON w. HESSE, Jevsisr.
Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

Better see Sampson Music Co. and
select q Christmas Victrola. Prices
SIS to $500. You may be disappointed
IL you delay, Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-06

"A. r. Cruzen, being first duly
sworn. deposcs and says that he Is one
of the defendants mentioned in the
information filed in the above entitled
action, and that he has read the fore
going answer and knows the con-
tents thereof. and that the same IA
true as he verify believes.
"A. r. CRUZEN.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this ..... day Of December, 1912.
NOTARY Public"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
EARL GREY H0N0RED
Freedom of City of London Con
ferred on Him at the Guildhall.

London, Jan. 23.-Earl Grey. former Gov
ernor General OF Canada, was to-day pre-
sented with the freedom Of the City Of
London. The ceremony took place at the
GuildhaIl. with the usual picturesque his
toric observances.
Earl Grey is the third member Of his
family 10 receive the honor of the free
dom of the City OF London. The first earl.
who was a distinguished general. was
awarded the freedom after he had con-
ducted a successful West Indian campaign.
while the present earIs grandfather re-
ceIved the distinction In the reign or VIII
lam " for his efforts as Premier on be-
hair Of the great reform bill enfranchislng
tho majority Of the people Of Great Britain
and Ireland.
In the course of his speech thanking the
Cornoration OF the city OF London for con-
ferrine the freedom OF it's city on him,
Earl Grey said that he recognized that II
was the desire Of the city TO do the fullest
honor I'm its power To the spirit of the peo-
pie OF Canada which some aay Was u.,, GJs
tined 10 be Il Coiu oi'''e P"'' " " '
Tho day was approaching. he said. when
CannJians would be ready To assume the
fuJ status of partners I'm the responslDlll-
Ties and obligations as wen as III tne prlN-
ileges OF empire. Ihe desire to dcqulIe az
aoon as nossible the fullest measure ~ I'M
perial citizenship was growing among me
,naro thoughtful people OF Canada. All
,,,,st reioice ne added, 'at this evidence of
,,,tc,Lsntng of self-rpspect In an adult
ard no longer an adOlcscent natloh.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
SAYS ENGLAND FEARS WAR
Returning Traveller Tells of
Tests of Military Efficiency.

The Atlantic Transport liner Minnewaska
brought into the summer calm that lay
over the waters Of this port yesterday
stories Of towering seas and OF two wars
the actual war into which China has fallen
and the possible war into which England
fears she may fall The first war was de-
scribed by Iltyde Geare who looks after
J. =. Morgans interests in the Far East;
and the second by J. A. S. Mcdonald. who
buys horses for William K Vanderbilt in
Europe.
Mr.. Geare, after explaining that the
Chinese revolt had been sprung nearly a
year ahead Of schedule, remarked that II
was only a matter of eighteen months or
SO before the Celestial Empire would emu
late "omnia Gallia," In being divided into
20 to Japan, Mongolia 20 Russia. and what
was left, If any. would become republic.
England is in blue funk over the pros
pect OF a European conflict according to
Mr.. Mcdonald. who is returning to this
country after having invested about $50. 900
of Mr.. Vanderbilt's money in French horse
flesh Arrangements had been completed
he said 10 throw troops and horses aboard
the Minnetonka, of the Atlantic Transport
Line, upon her arrival in London yester-
day. with view 10 seeing how quickly the
embarkment could be made. Other mill
tary tests were being carried on all over
the country he declared, though little was
known to the public about them. the in
formation having been studiously kept from
the English newspapers
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
BELFAST FIGHT INEVITABLE
unionists Hire Hall for Day Pre-
cedjng Nationalist Meeting

peIfost Ian 23-Several regiments OF
ca,oIrv and infantry have been ordered TO
bo,d themselves in readiness TO come TO
uorfost nj short notice I'm consequence OF
,bo iraamed stage of passion awakened
o,porp both Nationalists and Unionists oy
,bo announcement Of a Unionist demonstra-
lion I'm Ulster Hall for February T. the day
preceding the Home Rule demonstration al
ready arranged for
rho man9uvre of the Unionists in threat
o,inp to blockade Ulster Hall, where the
uoma Rule demonstration is to take place.
has incensed the Liberals and Natonailsts'
and serious trouble seems inevitable Inc
lrnIonist scheme is to retain possession vi
the bal for twenty-four hours. and thus
Leen the Nationalists from holding their
demonstration on the following day.
Rrigadier General Count A. L. W. Glei-
chen the commanding officer OF the niS-
,rIct Is returning from Switzerland where
I,o b,s heen on "A vacation. The merchants
- the city are arranging to barricade and
hoard ND their properties in the vicinity
of Ulster Hall.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24

from Tien-Tsin. The money TO finance the
campaign is TO be raised 10y selling the gold
and silver treasures In the imperial palace
M Noukden. which are valued at about
| $1,000 600.
Affairs Of state at Peking are now In un-
disputed possession Of the Manchu reaction
aries, and Yuan Shih-kai has abandoned his
task, according 10 adyices received by the
American Consul at Tien-Tsin, The i'm
perial family, IT appears. has reversed Its
policy and abandoned all thought OF abdi-
cation. Yuan has stepped aside. and the
whole control Is now in the hands Of Cen
eral Yin-Tchang, who was credited few
days ago with recommending general
massacre Of the Chinese by the Manchus.
Yin-Tchang assumes an attitude Of firm
ness toward the revolutionary leaders and
is said to be preparing 10 reopen hostiIi-
ties II is reported that all negotiations
with n view to abdicatiOn have been sum-
marily broken off
All is quiet IN Pekng at present. accord
ing to the same dispatch. bus fighting In
the city and the surrounding districts Is
believed TO be inevitable shortly.
Washington, Jan. 23.-President Taft !s
taking a hand In the efforts of the Red
Cross TO raise funds in the United
States for the relief OF famine sufferers
in China. AS president Of the society, he
| to-day called for n report covering re-
sponses TO recent appeals for aid. Con-
servative estimates place the amount
| needed 20 tide over the situation until har-
vest time at s.. $4,000, and Americans will
be asked TO contribute 100000 of this
| fund.