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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04

BRIsToL1James A Ford, Spokane:
Mrs y. e Phillips, Glenns Ferry. c.
". Richie, Salt Lake; #. A. MeNil-
liams, s NJ. Mccartney. Mountain
Home; Charles Gish and wife. Bull.
Harvey Palmer, Dewey crofton, 7. e.
crofton and family. J. R. Jarvis.
Placerville. Mrs. r. NJ. Parks, Miss
Lottie Scott Roseberry; c. L. Smith,
Pocatello: H Z. Spencer, r. NJ. Bodine,
Knna; o. r. Reddiek. Pingree; D. S.
Barker /. " Cox, Payette; Mr.. and
Mrs. oversmith. Troy; J. a. MCDANIEL.
Moscow. r. T. Friend, Kanniek; Il g
church. Grangeville; Byron Defennaon
ard wife, sherman Case, standpoint, r.
e. West. Moscow. A. II. Featherstene
and family, G Clark, ]. G. Hanne.
Wallace: W. f. Roberts, Juliaetfa. NJ
" Harland. Troy; L. Loyal Atkinson,
Cfrangeviue; 4. p. Ramstedt, Moscow;
w G. Ely and wife, Indian Cove; Roy
Il. Hudson, salmon; Don G. Reed,
I.eadore. ". W stephens. Rexburg.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
Caucus This Afternoon.

The caucus arranged for this after
noon at 2:3O IN the city hall Is for the
purpose of taking Up the question OF
the selection of attaches and the or
sanization of the house, as well as to
confer on committees. 1t is understood
that IA tentative plan has been agreed
upon to have each county represented
on a general committee to present the
names of members of their respective
delegations for assignments. II this
action IS followed out the caucus this
afternoon will probably take recess
until a later hour, in order to allow
the respective counties to decide on
their attaches and the committee as
signments they Will ask for. A later
general caucus will probably take place
, this evening.
The combination behind French was
perfected with members elect from the
north. the southwest, the south and
the southeast. These representatives
struck mutual ground IN order to pre-
vent a deadlock, or longer delay in the
organization. and to so arrange mat
tiers that when the legislature is called
to order at noon Monday candidate
for speaker, IN Mr.. French, could be
placed in the chair.
James H. Wallis. spoken Of as can
| didate for chief clerk Of the house.
withdrew from the race today and will
not be candidate. Dave Burrel, of
] American Falls. is said to be slated for
| the chief clerkship.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
Chronic CONSTIPATION Cured.

give years ago ! had the worst case
of chronic constipation I ever knew of
and Chamherlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets cured me-" writes S. f. Fish.
Brooklyn, Mich. For sale by all deal
ers.-Adv T. Th. S.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04

miration Of those who have heard him.
The entire bill Is of high order and
should be seen tonight by those who
We're not in the audience last night
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
Exchange of Courtesies.
(Fron Judge)

I'VE must really give dinner to
those people next door"
But they are not in our set. And
what did they ever do for US socially ?"
'.They entertained our cat handsome
ly all summer, l find"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
CENTENARY OF SIR
ISAAC P|TMAN IS
BEING OBSERVED
Celebration in London In
cludes Exercises in All
Schools Banquet Is Held
in New York.

LOlQpI, Jan. Sill all I-llSllS
speaking countries throughout the
world the centenary of the birth of Sir
Isaac Pitman, inventor of photography,
the parent system of modern short
hand. was celebrated today with APP
propriate exercises. The celebration in
this city, which was held under the
direction of a committee headed BY
Sir Thomas Crosby, lord mayor OF Lon
don, included exercises i'll all schools
whore shorthand is taught and a large
gathering and banquet with addresses
by noted opponents of the Pitman sys-
tenn and many public men interested
in stenography. IN New York also,
celebration was held, under the aus
pices Of committee including many
men of note, among them President
elect Woodrow Wilson. Andrew Car
negie, President Hadley Of Yale uni
versity. DIR. William II. Maxwell, Pro-
fesor Brander Matthews, George d.
Cortelyou and many others.
Isaac Pitman was born in the little
town of Trowbridse, England, on Jan
A, 1913. His father. Samuel Putnam,
was oyerseer in one of the numerous
cloth mills Of Trowbridge, ana raised
a family Of 10 children. six of whom
later became teachers. Isaac was sent
to the grammar school of Trowbridge
to receive the rudiments of an eduea-
ton, but showed no particular bril-
liancy in his atta.nments. Owing to
the poor ventilation in the school
young Isaacs health broke down and
at the age of IL he was compelled to
leave school,
Employed in Mill.
ployed in the office of the mill of which
his father was overaeer and in the
evenings his father. who had a good
education, taught the boy and enabled
him TO advance rapidly i'll his studies.
In August. 1881, Isaac decided to take
up course in teaching. and went .
London where he entered the British
and Foreign School Society's college.
In January. 1882. at the age of 10, Isaac
took charge of school at Barton on
Humber, a market town in north Lin
colnshire and four years later he re-
moved to the town of Wotton- under
Edge, where he established and man
aged a school with much success.
While conducting his school at Wot-
ton under Edge, Mr.. Pitman took III
the study of Taylor's system of short
hand, and finding it great time
saver, he urged upon his students &C
take up the study of the system. As
there was no cheap textbook of the sys-
tenn on the market, Pitman tried Il
induce Samuel Bagster, a Bible pub
Usher, to publish one. In the sprinl
Of 1897 he even forwarded to Bagstel
the manuscript for cheap manual o
Taylor system, but Bagster suggested
him n inVapt a of his own
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
Agreement Causes Sensation.

The caucus agreement became gen
orally known late last night, and It
threw political bombshell into the
camp of the workers for other aspi-
rants. Today tie caucus agreement
was the talk of the hotel Hobbies. and
caused a great deal of discussion.
The claim was made today that an
effort was under way on the part Of
those representatives elect opposed TO
F'renchs candidacy to break into the
written agreement that had been en-
tered into, but this report was not
taken seriously. dut to the fact that 1t
was generally known that those who
are a party to the caucus are in honor
bound to stand staunchly by Mr..
French
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04

II you want better coal phone 81.
Idaho Coal & Seed Co., A. L. Lee, man
ager. corner Eighth ana Grove streets.
Adv.-tf
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
Second Caucus Held.

The supporters &c a!s French not
already signed reported in when the
caucus reconvened. a second caucus
in the interest Of Mr.. French's eandi-
daey was called by other supporters
working in his behalf at the ldanha
hotel. shortly after midnight the rep
resentatives-el at Mr.. Freneh.s
headquarters at the Manitou were
called to the 1aanha hctel to join with
the second big caucus, which included
southeastern members. and by the time
the business Of tile merged caucus had
been completed more than enough
pledges to elect Mr.. French speaker OF
the house were secured. There is Moth
ing left but The fornaality of his nomi-
nation and election on the foor of tho
house. and his presentation with the
savel if there IS no hitch in the pro-
tsrs3i1 which i hardly probable.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
What It Meant.
EronlI Judgep

NtFoff1 JuuReP
Jack and l have parted forever"
Good gracious, What does that
mean?"
Means I'll get a five pound box of
candy in about an hour"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
ALL STARS WIN
FROM IRR|CATORS

The Anderson team in the CONNER
cial bowling league won from the Idaho
Electrics in the scheduled match play
ed off last night In the City league the
All Stars won from the Irrigators. The
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
French WILL Be



paramount issues before the legislature
the election of short term senator
and the organization of the two houses.
the French supporters were working to
accomplish their object. Very few Of
them We're seen about the hotel lobby
until late at night.
North Falls in Line.
The arrival of the north Idaho
members, particularly from Latah,
Shoshone, Kootenai, Bonner. Nez
Perez Idaho, Lewis and Clearwater,
resulted in the reaching OF an under
standing OF a quick working agree
ment The northern candidates had
eaucused on the train coming down
and had decided to delay definite ac-
ton on the speakership until reaching
Boise. They quickly got together aft
err their arrival and 1t was but n short
time afterwards that they Joined In
the general caucus held by Ada, Can
Won and Boise counties at the Mani
tou. where Mr. French maintains his
HEADQUARTERS The caucus selected q
chairman ana rapidly proceeded 70 get
down 10 business. Before it had fin
ished its work at that time % names
had been signed by as many menu
bers elect of the legislature to support
Mr.. French for speaker Of the next
house of representatives. In order Il
bring in a majority Of the votes need
ed to assure Mr.. French's election, an
adjournment was taken shortly before
III o'clock to 11:30 with the under
standing that many members tf1ehals
10 Mr.. F'rench's candidacy should be
ferreted out and brought in at thai
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04

II your watch Goes not run right,
let us repair it. You will be satisfied.
CON w. HESSE, Jewsler.
Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

OWYHEE-J. E. Heller, New York:
E. A. Burrell. Montpelier; John T. Hen
derson, Arco; II. G. Haight. Oakley. j.
King, Salt Lake. Wilmer Evans, Salt
Lake; w. e. Taylor, Gooding, l.. r.
Elder, Portland; s. NJ. Rooms, Seattle:
William a. Reyburn, Salt Lake; l.. G.
Hayford, Bull; A. a. Robinson, Twin
Falls; Charles A. Paul, Arrowrock; r.
G. Beach. Lewiston; M. l. Sinclair.
Kellogg; C. w. Beale, Wallace; A. c.
Cogswell, New Plymouth; Thomas Nc
Cabe, Wallace; w. E. Daggett, Lewis
ton: II. L. Sweet. Grangeville: Connor
Walcott, Spokane; l. P. Sprunt. Salt
Lake; f. NJ. Wolfe. Mountain Home;
James NJ Briggs. Mountain Home. J.
Frank Hunt, Swan Lake; Robert Rog-
erson, Twin Falls; Paul S. Haddock.
Fred w. Gooding. Shoshcne; Mrs. ].
A. Hibberd, Wardner.
IDANHA--c. w. White, ST. Paul; c.
c. Dietrich. St Anthony. E. G. john
son and wife, Parma; Mrs. X NJ.
Jackson. Margaret Morgan, Weser: c.
". Patch, Payette; ]. r. Goodnight,
lewiston; Charles F. Rowe, Placer
Vile; c. +. Randlett and wife, Ash
/ tO1l, /. r. with iPabplS. ~
! Ion. Standpoint: DR.. Robert F. Omeg.
Portland; T. j. Pruden, st. Joseph; w.
i II. Gable, California: c. w Blatt and
wife, Portland; w. +. Sargent. st.
Maries; Charles +, Norton. Hayden
Lake ] NJ Hoover. Moscow; T Nc
Carten, Fargo: W. II. Edelblunt, Rath-
drum; NJ Alice Williams, Payette, l.,
A. Rucker, Parma; J o. Russell, A. w.
Fallensbee. Mountain Home; George
Winter, William Wallin. C. c. Dietrich.
pecatello: George w. Edgingten, sun
nyside c. L. Wanicl. w L. Shattuek.
Idaho Falls; Robert Gelchris and wife.
Rigby; q. p. Armen, Or. Green. En-
nett; Nell Campbell, Bellevue. L. A.
! Watts, Milwaukee,. Robert Taylor.
Nampa; ]. S. shepherd. Paris Ar
thur Mack, SAT- Lake City; Fred Muir
ply. Pocatello.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-04

Use Holsum Bread because it's better.
Adv FL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
Latest Method of Travelling on
Surface of Water Successfully
Accomplished by Aviator.

Tom Gum, the Chinese aviator who
: to take part in the aerial and aqua.
tie carnival at Pearl Harbor next sun.
day afternoon is determined to make
his end of the entertainment a success
and yesterday afternoon give his hydro
acroplane as well as his walking shoes
a thorough test.
Gum $ first experiments were with
the hydroaeroplane and after pulling
the craft through the water on severaI
occasions, he rose from the surface with
his brother as passenger, later alight.
ing in perfect safety in almost the
same spot he arose from
Following these trials, Gum placed
peculiar cOntrivanccs on his feet called
walking shoes and managed to cover
considerable distance with them over
che surface OF the water. These shoes
weigh fifteen pounds each and Gum
said that one must understand ice skut.
ny or roller skating to be able to get
real speed out OF the shoes while walk.
ing on water.
IL is Gum $ intention TO use the
walking shoes again today and he says
he will endeavOr tn cover at least five
miles while they are strapped to his
leet.
An extra force of men were put to
work yesterday on the grandstand in
order to have the same completed and
tested out on Saturday afternoon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
Gentle Sex of Big Island Metro
polls Get Into Boomers and
Delight Fans at Basketball.
(Mail speelaI TO The Alvertiserl

(Mail Special to The Advertiser)
HlLO, Hawaii. December lj.-Bas-
ketball was an even greater attraction
than usual on Saturday evening. as be
sides the two games on the regular
schedule, a game was played between
two teams of girls. The women have
become ambitious to show the public
how clever they are, and there are
four teams which are eager to piav
at times. II was arranged on Satur.
day to let two OF these teams play Il
short game, consisting of tenn mite
halves, and it is likely that some more
games of the kind may be arranged for.
The first game was the most inter
esting of the lot, as il was contest of
strength between the two leading teams
in the league, the Crescents and the
Hilo Boarding school team, which la.
up to then been victorious in all the
games III which they had taken part.
Last Saturday victory fell to the Crrs.
cents by "A score of 81 to -, but the
showing made by the vanqmshed ores
was such that they are by no means
out of the championship race.
The lineup follows:
Crescents-Maby, r.f.; Willforg, If;
Talcott, c.; Kennedy, r.g.; Magnusou,
l.g.
Boarding School-N. Pekelo, r.f.;
Warner, If; A. Kahili, C.; l.. Luian,
r.g; KahimOku, L..
The last half was particularly ex-
citing, as for quite while it looked
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
EVERS SAYS PLAYERS
ARE WELL-PA|D LOT

While the leaders of the Baseball
Players Fraternity have declared that
there is no intention to declare strike
for increased salaries, John j. Evers,
manager of the Cubs, now an ex-mem.
DER OF the fraternity, seems to think
that there will lie trouble on these lines.
ENers, ms manager, naturally sides
with the club owners, who insist that
the salaries paid during the past season
were liberal. The Cubs leader saws:
The fraternity is making mistake
IN its attitude on the salary question.
The players of today are getting far
IN excess of what they received in
i9O2, when | broke into the National
League. They are paid more literally
than were Ed Delehanty, Nap Laioie
and other stars before the American
League invaded Eastern territory.
When began playing with the
cubs | received 1880, while the man
who played alongside of me drew $4,000
IN salary. II made no difference to me
what the other fellow was paid.
went ahead aud did my best, feeling
sure that my reward would come in
time, and 1t did.
IN agltatlng the question of in.
creased salaries and in cOntending that
"A player who is sent back to the minors
should receive the same paw that he
wouid have drawn had he remained i'm
the mayors, the fraternity is NOT living
up TO the original principles of the or,
ganization. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19

Arriving in this city on Tuesday from
the Coast, Miss B. McKenney of Hunt
ingtou Beach, California, was married
at noon yesterday in the parIors of the
Young Hotel to DR.. j. T.. McKillop,
in charge of the kona Hospital, la.
wall, and government physician for
South Koua. Charles Hall was best
man, while the mother of the bride,
Mrs. N. McKennoy, acted as matron OF
houor. The Rev. Mr.. Whitaker, class.
mate of the bridegroom in college,
performed the service. The couple,
with Mrs. MeKenney, will make their
home in Kona.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
Welterweight Who Is to Soon
Visit Honolulu Severely Mauls
Fred Nelson at Manila.

Good reports come from Manila as
to the ability rs boxer of Louis Al.
bert, the miller who will be in Homo.
lulu in February or March looking for
scrap with some Of the welterweights
VINO are claiming the championship OF
the army.
In referring to Albert 5 work the
Manila Bulletin has the following to
say:
After one Of the most hurricane ten.
round battles ever seen in II Maniln
ring, Louis Albert, champion weltet.
weight OF the Philippines, retained his
title by gaining draw with Fred Mel.
son, the cleN',' and hard-hitting boxer
of the "'Fighting" eth Cavalry.
IL was "A great fight and SHOWS that
Nelson is master'at the game, and that
Albert is "A fighter that looks invincible
from knockout standpoint Time and
again Nelson landed terrible right
crosses, stomach punches and upper cuts
on Albert, but they did not stop the ON
PUSHES of the fighting baker boy. His
absorption of Nelson 5 awful hammer.
ing was phenomenal, and called forth
the admiration of the crowded pavilion.
Nelson on the other hand showed that
lie is one of the classicst men that ever
entered the ring here, and the fact that
Albert refused to 20 down to the ter
llhc blows he received round after
rOund-blows with plenty of steam-is
evidence that he is knockout proof in
the welterweight class. Only once did
he show any distress, and that was
after Nelson had caught him nasty
uppercut in the middle of the tenth
round, but when the gong sounded he
shook hands smiling
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19

The champion Meadowbroob Polo
Club at Hampstead, Long Island, in
order to make the polo field, where two
international matches against English
chalengcrS have been contested. one of
the finest, if not the finest, in the
world has dressed the field with 1870
cubic yards of top soil and large guam
tity of grass seed sowei with cover
ing of several tons of sale hay, which
in the early spring will be rolled and
cut again for matches with the English.
men. Fields Nos. and 3, where the
preliminary matches will he played, will
be improved, and the stands on the
main field will be enlarged. DIR. ID.
TAFT Mckenzie, physical instructor of
the University of Pennsylvania, is a
believer in the manly art of self.de.
Tense, aud will endeavor to schedule
bouts with Yale and Columbia, thus
giving an intercollegiate standing to
the contests,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
State Leads Fight,

The suits against the Sugar Trust
are led by the State of Louisiana itself
The state utilities its immense force of
white and negro cOnvicts in cultivating
the plantation known as Angola, on IL.
sland ~ the ,mnction of the Mississippi
and Ken Rivers, and on this property
the state OF Louisiana has recently
completed one OF the finest refineries IT,
America. Fit is the plan and hope of
,he state TO make tins property, which
mas been described as a cream not in
richness, being composed of the richest
sediment brought down by the Red ana
Mississippi Rivers, into one of the
finest sugar Properties in the world.
The State also maintains u fine plan.
tation, known las Hope, in the Teche
country in Southwest Louisiana. and
two smaller Plahtations on the NJ ssis.
sippi River "A few miles below the State
capitol at Baton Rouge, known respe
IVeiy as Oakley and Monticello. Like
the planters, the State has heretofore
sold the product of its four plantations
to the Trust.
The people of Louisiana are now
wrought UP against the Sugar Trust as
they have not been since they rose
against the Louisiana State Lottery
twenty years ago and drove that gi-
gantic corporation, which had been
fastened upon them by negro carpet.
bag legislature during the reconstruc-
ton days of the State. The slogan has
gone forth to deal with the Sugar Trust
as they formerly dealt with the lot
terry octopus.
Forty-six suits have been filed against
the Sugar Trust up to date, the State
of Louisiana, suing for $7S4,S26 head.
ing the list. Wogan Bros, $4,000. 900.
Damages asked for aggregate $44,O OO,.
900.
Not only have these suits been in.
augurated against the Trust in the fed
eral courts at New Orleans, but the
people of Louisiana are preparing TO
deal with this octopus shortly in
manner that will be read with inter.
est by the sugar-producing industry
wherever the American flag flies.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
JAPAN TRIP IS
GIVEN APPROVAL
BY Unanimous Vote Trustees of
Chamber of Commerce Endorse
Proposed Nippon Excursion.

BY a unanimous vote yesterday the
trustees of the chamber of commerce
went upon record as distinctly approx.
ing of the proposed excursion from Ha-
wai to japan, the trustees believing
that a representative number OF Ameri
cans flom these Islands could y tray.
cling through the japanese provinces
from whence come the majority of
japanese in Hawaii, knit closer the
bonds of friendship that unite this
archipelago with that of the .Japanese
While the excursionists would not oil
cially represent Hawaii, at the same
time the unofficial representation they
would give the isiLnus would be of de
cided benefit to the Territory.
The publication in The Advertiser
short time ago of the suggestion made
by ;. Sheba, of the Hawaii Shinpo
that an excursion party of Americans
from here visit Japan during the Cherry
Blossom season next spring, has aroused
decided interest, and already sufficient
assurances have been given Mr. Sheba
to Justify him in going ahead with his
plans. Several have already agreed to
Join the party, while others have asked
for the details of the trip and have
otherwise shown their interest in the
matter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19

Big and handsome F. Bernardo .Iov,
sometimes hailed as Francis Barney by
the bleachcritcs and highcrups who
fill the grandstand at Athletic Park ON
baseball days, is sad of heart these
days, and thereby hangs tale.
Years ago, when Francis Barney was
Coast Lacquer, he was pcddled 10 the
Boston Nationals and then by them to
the Spokane Club of the Northwest
League. Francis Barney wanted none
of the big brushes far over the seas
and when reporting time came around,
Francis Barney was stay-at home.
Because he stayed at home the hard
hearted National Commission which
makes slave of ball player, prom.
ulgated Francis Barney as ineligible
and as such no player under contract
to II club under organized ball can play
with or against him.
1t is that which made Barney sad
of heart, for it has long been his am.
bition to be opposed to Honolulu
John Williams in IA battle of the ball
field, but Johnny must not play with
or against F. Barney unless he cares
to pay fine of 5000.
In the meantime, +, Barney is count.
ing the ducks as they gather for the
handful of corn and, while the phone
graph peels forth its sweet sacred
melodies, he wonders why the baseball
mOguls are SO cruel.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19

The board II supervisors has closed
a contract with the Lord Young Eng.
neering Company for the filling in Of
ihe low lands surrounding the Pohu.
kama School, whore the conditions were
scaihnlly Denounced by the board of
education ~ resolutions this week Mr.
Yang states that work viii be- com
menced on this contract ~ soon as The
christmas holidays begin, and that tho
Job will probably be- hnishri boz Two
daYf The contract miee Tor tho mn
10 flouO, and iheW arc about in0H yaris
~ material ~ he psei as hlliug
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
LOUISIANA IS
LEADING FIGHT

Continued From Page Two)
burse them for any loss they might
sustain.
only mention this to show you
what might possibly take place,
AMI for you to be on your guard.
Commencing with the latter part
of next week, the daily arrivals
here on account of contracts al
ready made, will be large These
contracts, as YOU know, will be
settled at a diffeIential under the
New York price day of arrival.
Hence it behooves you to depress
the \. Y. markets as much as pos.
sible, for the lower the n. Y. quo
tation is, the less these sugars will
cost us.
Yours very truly,