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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25

power of the freight engines is gained
in the fact that their normal load"
or haul is so loaded cars, or 80
empty cars. The Pacific type of pas
senger locomotives. and they combine
both speed and power with beauty of
construction
In addition to these engines, the
Oregon Short Line has also added
during the year five baggage cars.
three mail cars and five chair cars all
of steel construction; 500 100000
pounds capacity box cars. 500 single
deck stock ears, 20 cabooses, one pile
driver. one rotary snowplow and two
steam cranes (wrecking).
In the more important stations Of
the system the general outline of the
improvements in progress are as fol-
lows:
PocatelI, Idaho-Of various inn
provements contemplated at Pocatello,
the following work Is now In progress:
The new fireproof freight depot to DO
constructed OF reinforced concrete,
steel and brick together with transfer
platforms is now under constructions
an extension of Is stalls of the present
engine house Is now being made 10
provide room for new locomotives
which are too large TO enter the house
that has served equipment which has
been la use for several years past;
steel and machinery have been ordered
for a new locomotive coaling station:
this plant Will have an overhead stor-
age capacity of 900 tons. coal will be
handled entirely by conveying machin
cry from the time 1t has been unoaded
from cars until it has been put in
storage above the tracks, this coalins
station wifi be able to coal five locomo-
tives at one time; new einder pits Of
sufficient size to handle four engines
at once are now being constructed of
reinforced concrete with fire brick
paved on surfaces exposed to hot
Goals; additional trackage is now be-
ing provided in Pocatello yard to re-
lieve congestion due TO rapidly in
creaslng business. the new tracks VIII
aggregate more than eight miles In
length. III connection with the new
trackage at Pocatello, new stock yards
vii be built to consist of 13 pens and
three loading chutes, win be drained
and furnished complete with water for
stock; new 100-foot steel turntable
has been installed to replace the co.
foot turntable formerly IN use at this
point. There We're over 100000 pounds
Of steel used in the construction OF this
turntable. the table will handle tho
largest locomotive built This turn
table is operated by an electric tractor
which will turn the table fully loaded
through a full $50 degrees in 40 sec
onds.
over $4,000 Will be spent within the
next six months in rebuilding old
bridges on the operated lines in Ida-
10 to provide for the operation Of heav-
Ter equipment. over 100000 will be
spent within the next six months on
t1e extension of passing tracks and
sidines at various stations IN t'lah and
tra(lic
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
CONSTRUCTING BRIDGE
ACROSS CLEARWATER

Lewiston, Dec. 25.-The Security
Bridge company is proceeding with the
work of constructing the bridge across
the Clearwater river The bridge is de-
signed for a lift span II will be con-
structcd without at this time INSTALL
ing the lifting machinery but in such a
manner that the lifting machinery can
be installed later at any time when
II is desirable to use the Clearwater
river for navigation. The construction
of this bridge connects the Idaho high
way system with the Palouse- Spokane
highway system IN the state Of WASH
ington and affords an outlet for all the
central and north Idaho counties.
The state of Idaho will be urged to
join with the state of Washington in ac-
quiring a bridge over the Snake river
between Lewiston and Charleston. This
will give access for the central and
north Idaho counties to the State Of
Washington highway system connecting
with Pomeroy, Dayton Walla Walla
and thence 70 the coast, where tile
Washington highway connects with the
Pacific highway now being constructed
by cooperation of the states of Cali
fornia, oregon, Washington and the
Canadian government These two
bridges, when completed, will tie the
central Idaho highway system into the
Pacific coast system.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
DEVOTION OF wife
FAILS TO REFORM HIN

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 25.-Despite
the untiring devotion OF a wife who met
and married him in the Missouri peni-
tertiary and since has devoted time and
money II his reformation, Harry Van
Warning must return to prison 10 serve
out m eight-year sentence for forgery
"a perfectly developed case Of consti-
tuti0nal immortality" was the opinion
announced yesterday by two alienists
appointed BY Judge Porterhela to In
quire INTO Van Warnings sanity.
Through correspondence and per-
sonal appeals. Mrs. Van Warning, for
merry Miss Ethel Faskin, stenogra pher
to Cornelius Roach, secretary Of state
ia Missouri. obtained Van Warnings pa
role last November. While on a visit
To tile penitentiary she met Van Warlng
ana married him in the penitentiary
office.
Since his parole he has been arrested
twice for petty thefts. For the first
one his wife obtained his release. Van
Waring. who has college education
and Is refined, wept at the mention or
Mrs Van Warnings self sacrifice and
said he was powerless to cease stealing,
even when he needed nothing Mrs
Van Warning said she had vowed to
uphold her husband when she married
him and that she would keep her trust
until she died, no matter what came.
In response TO her appeals Judge Por-
terrified called in alienists after Van
Warnings last offense, which was the
stealing Of several tools from a garage
here.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
ARMOUR HERD TO Be
TAKENTO CRANCEVILLE

Lewiston. Dec 2i.ZsTne Grangepile
staeltmen who associated themselves
together To purchase the Armour herd
Of pure-hred registered Hereford cows,
and establish q breeding farm on Ca
mas prairie, are on the right track to
bring the livestock business of the
northwest to the station where it he
longs. said George NJ. Wilson. the
well- known breeder Of Shire and Per
eher0n horses at Wilbur, who has been
in tile city since tine show, closing up
tie business connected with the sales
department Mr. Wilson was in charge
Of the sale OF all pare-bred stock, and
for the past week he has been engaged
ia closing up the sales and making re-
mittanees for the stock not delivered
before tile original owners shipped ont.
The livestock industry III the north
west is ia its infancy. continued Mr..
Wilson. "and the importation Of such
animals as the GrangeViile men will
secure from the Armour herd. will be a
big factor in establishing a big mar
1set for pure-bred stock in the west At
the present time buyers from China,
japan, Alaska and the Argentine Re-
public pass through oar district to the
middle west and eastern sections.
where they pay big prices and make
extensive purchases Of the best stock
they can secure. We are entitled To
this business, and as soon as we can
supply the stock we will secure it, The
market is becoming larger each year
and more bred stock raised, the
better the market will become, This is
as true Of livestock as it is Of growing
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
BREVITIES

A Christmas baby girl, was horn 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Johansen, 1872 North
Tenth street. this morning, weighing
eight and ona- half pounds.
The Hyde Park Women's Christian
Temperance union viii meet at the
home OF Mrs. Tilden, 1917 North Eigh-
teenth street. Thursday, Dec. %. at
$50 O'clock
Friday night, Dec. 81, is the date Of
the grand annual ball 70 be given BY
the Boise Council Of the United Com
mercial Travellers Preparations for the
ball this year are far more elaborate
than on any Of the previous occasions.
The *. OF 2. hall will be beautifully dec
Grated for the affair and the guests of
the evening given delightful time.
At o'clock this morning IN the
Christian church at Ninth and Frank
lin streets, Rev. A. L. Chapman united
in marriage Gus Olson and Miss Esther
Snider. both Of Boise. The ceremony
was performed IN the presence Of q
number of relatives and intimate
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Olson will make
their home on the Shurtz ranch near
the Maple Grove school.
"Smoke" Well | guess yes. That's
what the employees Of the Evening Capt.
tai News did this morning when two
fine boxes Of cigars showed UP to glad
den hearts and tighten labors. The
boys smoked to the good wishes Of the
Commercial club and to Earl II Taylor,
representing the Mountain States Teie-
phone & Telegraph company. who fur
nished box bearing the appropriate
words, May Christmas be a happy one
ana 1913 full Of good stories that
break right
George Simpson, who, on Monday,
was held TO answer a forgery charge
in district court by Judge Adams. was
last evening. permitted to plead guilty
to a less serious charge, that Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
and was given jail sentence of 20
days Simpson was charged with forg-
ing the name of c. + Reddeeh To a
check for SIS. which he succeeded In
cashing. although 1t was drawn in a
manner that. had anyone given 1t a
careful look. would have been eonsid-
cred as joke az il was not written
correctly i'll any particular.
After a deliheration Of several hours
the jury which listened to the stang
AtlStt III TIT JA4sif1t tbHl NJ udBhj
ADAMS yesterday acquitted Mrs. Stang
of the charge of disturbing the peace
but was unable TO reach a verdict In
the case of Mr.. stang, and he will be
Obliged TO stand trial again. The
charges against Mr.. and Mrs. Stang
were brought by Wilbur j. Tate because
they refused to let a man he employed
to take their places and look after
his rooming house. take charge of the
same. declaring their contract permit
ted them to remain until the first of
the month
The Boise ffremen scored another
big success last night with their tenth
annual ball which was given in the X.
of +. hail and attended by fully 200
couples. The hall was artistically
decorated, evergreen and Christmas
bells while music for the occasion was
furnished by Daggett's orchestra. The
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
Many ARRESTS IN
The CHICAGO CASE

Springfield. H.. Dec. 25.-Two of tho
several suspects gathered IN yesterday
by police and sheriff's deputies as a
result of the melo- dramatic holdup OF
the Alton Hummer Monday night.
have been ordered kept under special
surveillance. as they gave conflicting
answers when auestional by ". S. Cain.
chief detective of tho Alton. The men
who were questioned by ". s. Cain.
chief detective of the Alton. The men
who We're questioned four hours by
Cain are ] X Hartnel OF Chicago and
Elmore Yigas Of Springfield The lat
ter has local police record The for
mer claimed, among other things, that
he was a Chicago saloonkeeper but he
was doubtful as to his stand, telephone
numbers and other details. c. D. sum
my. st. Louis manager. and +. ". SUI
Ter, Chicago special officer of the
American Express company. are on the
ground. They say nothing of special
value was lost. Last night Sheriff
Monster and his deputies have detained
" H. Naggener. Jesse Wilkers and a
number of other suspects, but they
were merely. gathered in under the gem
eral orders TO bring IN every suspi-
cious character" Detective Cain, after
again quizzing Hartnel. tonight said
there was good reason why he should
he held, IN addition to the fact that
ne appears to answer the description
Of one Of the men who kept the engi-
neer and fireman covered, while Others
handled the explosives In futile efforts
TO blow the express safes.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
HARNESS men OF THE
NORTHWEST TO MEET

Lewiston, Dec. o5.--The annual CON
vention of the Northwest Retail Har-
ness and Saddlery Manufacturing asso
citation will be held In Lewiston the
week of January 1918, 1913. over zoe
Invitations are being sent out by the
Lewiston Commercial club to members
.of the association and leather dealers Of
the northwest and plans are being for
INFLATED for the reception and enter
tainmant of the visitors.
With the retailers will come the rep
resentatives of the northwest wholesale
houses and many of the big eastern
iobbtng houses will be represented by
their travelling agents and district man
ayers. Elaborate displays Of the new
things in leather goods as well as sta
pies Will be made by the jobbing and
wholesale houses which viii contrib
ute To the success of the meeting.
Tie meetings at points removed from
the wholesale cities are generally fa-
yored by wholesale dealers as all are
placed upon On equal footing with the
retailers, as meetings held IN the whole
sale cities would give the wholesalers
of that city an advantage over the
wholesalers of other cities in the same
district. For this reason the convention
here is expected To be very largely at
tended and the retailers will be given
moro and larger displays from which
h mike their selections Of stock for
tile coming season.
Il II the purpose IF tile Commercial
club to give the coming meeting extern
sixe publicity te tile end that the meet
ing here may be made one of the largest
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
We have repaired over Sc, 700 watch
cs. Why7
Zeal Estate Tranafers.

g. A. Phillips ct ux to w. T. Creason,
$500, lots / and ., block 5. townsite of
star.
NJ. NJ. Gilman ct ux TO James X.
Watts, $500, part lot 2, block 6. TOWNSHIP
Of Star.
Rilla Mcconnell ct ux to John N.
BRANDED. 81, lots IT and IS. STEMS sub
division.
@. W. Bond ct Tx to George Il. At
water. $500, lots 5, 4, Z. s, block Is, Lo.
Gust Grove add to Boise.
II, c. Adams ct TX to C. NJ wickham,
$4,000, lots . and 3, block 10. Scott's
Fourth subdivision.
John r. Good ct ux to D. I. Young,
$40, lots S, .. 10. block s. Cranes adj
dition to Boise.
ID. L. Young ct ux to j. r. Good, $40
part lots and ., block II, Hyde Parh
addition, and tract 40x1o0 feet at S0\
South Thirteenth street. Boise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
BIG INCREASE IN
POSTAL RECEIPTS
FOR PAST Year
The Hundred Thousand Dol
lar Mark Is Passed for the
First Time in 1912-Fig-
ures for IA Years.

Over 100000 are the receipts Of the
Boise postoffice for the year 1912.
Steadily, during the past few years, the
office has been growing larger and
larger in the receipt column of the
postoffiees of the northwest
Charles O. Nelson. assistant post
master, today finished Ills report OF the
money that las passed through the
Boise office in the last II months, ana
finds that this office has taken In dur
ing that time S1o3, 555.23.
During the same time, 104 lock boxes
have been installed In the office. OF
the 50 that were installed few years
ago only 10 now remain unrented. and
these will go to business houses in the
next few days All Of tile available
space has been taken, and the post
master is at a loss TO know how he
can meet the demand of the business
men for more boxes.
Tho following figures show the in
crease of the business at the Boise Of
flee 1899, s1s.SSs.21; 1900, s21.147.42;
1851, S24.45116; 1902, SO, 142.03 1908.
s35. 1906; 1904. s8s,91s.s6 1905, s45,
56196. 1906, s51,347.64; 1907, SIS, $50 20;
1908. 62.o1699; 1909, s75,95S 10; 1910,
ss6.I2s11; 1911. $9e.e02.22. 1912, SOB
55523
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
PRISONERS ARE GIVEN
CONTINUED from First Page.)

l.
appeared above the wall They laugh
ed and clapped as he made his way
over the embankment and disappear
ed on the other side They watched
with eyes strained for every move-
ment as the race between the escaping
convict and the guards grew hotter
and hotter and sat back In their chairs
with sigh Of relief when they saw the
man safely In his home once more
with his little daughter in his arms,
A lump went to the throat Of every
man ais they saw the convict don the
clothes Of the historical Santa and play
once more for the little girl the role
that he did in the days before the law
had sent him behind the walls of the
old grey prison.
And when that little girl awoke and
threw her arms around Santa without
realizing that It was her own father,
a tear came TO every eye and a hand
kerehief was in the hands of every man
inside Of the darkened room.
Did Not Let One See It.
In the picture, the little girls mother
passed through an operation and laid
her life on the operating table. Just
before that picture went on the SCREEN
Warden Shook passed over through the
crowd. singled out one Of the men. and
sent him from the room Only q few
DAYS before the only sister Or this con
Wet, NOW behind the walls Of the Idaho
state penitentlary. had. too, laid her
life on an operating table and had
gone out while the doctors were op-
Grating upon her for appendicitis. To
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25

be satisfied to have the frontier start
from Enos, port on the Aegean sea-
and follow the Maritz river until it
reaches point south Of Kuleli Burgas
and then cut across eastward to Midia.
1t is supposed. however, that since
this pressure is brought to bear in the
way of saving Turkish dignity and for
the sake of peace the Bulgarians
might accept the situation, which while
1t would not give them Adriahople.
would prevent 1t being a menace in the
future. X is proposed to make
Saloniki and the surrounding territory
within q radius Of 100 miles neutral
under the protection of the allies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
HEADQUARTERS
OF BRADY Will Be
OPENED JAN. z
The Former Governor Is
Conducting an Active
Campaign for the United
States Senatorship.

Ex- Governor James II, Brady can
didate for United States senator will
open his official headquarters from
which 10 conduct his campaign at the
owyhee hotel, jim ., and from that
date On will be one Of the most active
aspirants for tie senatorship In the
contest which Is the center OF atten-
ton not only In this state but in the
west in general.
Notice Of the opening Of the Brady
headquarters has been issued and Is
official Members elect W the legisla
fHre, the vanguard of which Is already
here, have been invited not only 70 call
at the Brady headquarters but ut the
headquarters of all other candidates
for the senatorsilip. These respective
headquarters will be the scene Of In
teresting political mixing and there
Will. as n result. be many reports Of
formed. broken Or ready
to be launched. keeping not only the
people at large but the members elect
themselves. guessing.
Ex-Governor Frank r. Gooding Will
also have open headquarters at the
OWyheo, to which Il general invitation
will be extended not only 10 members
elect 10 the legislature but al others
interested ~ call. Justice Ailahie. also
d candidate has not as vet announced
whether he VIII open headquarters at
ono of tho hotels. Other candidates
from various parts of the state will ar.
rive in Boise the latter part of the
legislature eonvenes, and will be active
to- Ii
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25

dance program OF is numbers and four
extras was all too short for the gay
crowd and each number was gener-
ously anplaaded. The dance proved
big success from a financial as well
as social standpoint and neat sum
has been added to the firemens be-
nevolent fund, but the exaet amount
is not vet known ais all bills and ex-
penses have yet to be settled.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
All our watch work absolutely guar
anteed
CON w. HESSE. Jewe,er.
dV

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Jack-Therc goes Perley with his
suit case and there isn't a label on It.
That's odd He used TO be crazy about
having labels plastered all over It.
Tom-Oh. he's probably had the ruit
case lin soak.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25

CONTINUED from ElFSI 1dReb
following frontier for an autonomous
Albania.
North along the river Dtin, leav
ing d few miles on the left bank Of
that river for Montenegro, as it rep
resents the only passage possible from
the interior to the sea. The frontier
a. proposed viii follow the Drin un-
til the White Drin joins the Black
Drin. The eastern frontier is marked
by the watershed between Albania and
SerSia, leaving to Serxid both Prisrend
and Monastir. The southern frontier
consists of line practically straight
from southern Italona 10 the water
shed, leaving tile town Of ErgherlNis-
tro to Greece.
The proposed frontier between Mon
tonegro and Servia will be along the
White Drin leaving DjaeeVa to Mon
tenegro and passing through the river
Ibar at spot called Rojas, from
where It reaches in a straight line To
the river Lin, wkhieh constitutes the
last of the frontier. leaving the town
Of plev1ie 70 Montenegro.
Greece Secures Aegean Islands.
The Aegean islands will go TO
Greece, they having population
made up almost entirely of Greeks, but
the Athens government pledges the
naturalization of these islands. de-
string to guarantee to all the powers
and liberty of commerce throughout
the archipelago. Although the Bull
garians asked TO be permitted to &C.
cupy territory on a line from Rodosto,
on the sea of Marmora. to Midia, on
the Black sea, it is believed they will
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-25
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WANTED-Girl for homework. light
work, fair wages. ia y. 9th. Phone
1419 J. Disc
LOST-A white muff between Wool
worth's ten-eent store and ITO Mil
Ter. Reward. Above address. Da7
WANTED-Man to drive transfer
wagon. Must board and room with
manager. III n. 9th st. Phone 1419
J. Disc
CAPITOL TRANSFER co, LIGHT
and heavy hauling and furniture
packing, baggage, ia n. 9Th. Phone
1419 ], Desc
CALL THE CAPITOL TRANSFER
Co for baggage, piano moving. fur
niture packing. Prices reasonable.
ia n. 9th. Phone 1419 J. D25c
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-08
MlNcE PIE FGH BREAKFAST
u Might Pay Those E;no Declare It Is
Wrong TO Try IL for
Awhile.

When our Puritan ancestors wished
to throw the last touch Of ceruleau
gloom into the blue laws they enacted
to wit: That no one shall make mince
pies. or play any instrument, except
the trumpet. drum, and jew sharp" AS
a means OF Notifying the flesh and
throwing a damper On the joys of the
world this prohibition of rlince pies
was ever regarded as more effective
than placing the aforementioned mu.
steal instruments in uaskilled hands.
II Afforded almost as much quiet
pleasure 10 the early New England
conscience as refusing food and iodg-
ing ito Quakers and other here
tics" E. ~
When the reaction set in 1t follow.
ed the pendulous law Of reforms and
swung just as far the other way.
The skill in the making of mince pies
became the very touchst>le of good
citizenship. The recipes always emu
merated the brandy and the currants
and the raisins frst. and then, as a
sort Of afterthought. made casual men.
ton that little finely cut meat"
might improve the mince.
But the uncongenial environment I'm.