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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
CAUSE OF MURDER
AND SUICIDE IS
STILL MYSTERY
Story of Tragedy on Lonely
Homestead Is Told at the
Inquest Held by the
Coroner.

The cause of the murder OF Malinda
Palmer and the suicide OF Milton Prov
Tuesday morning on the lonely home
stead some IL miles south OF Boise will
always remain a mystery as no reason
could be given at the inquest this
morning by the relatives for the rash
act of the man. Enough light was shed
on his mental condition, however. by
Mr.. Palmer, father OF the woman who
was killed, to show that Prov at least
had intentions of taking his own life
as the white haired man testified that
Prov was trying to sell a mare and had
remarked that unless he did so soon he
would be wearing a wooden overcoat.
Mr.. Palmer was the only one OF those
who testified who gave a connected
story of the tragedy and the details as
far as he knew leading up to 1t. His
testimony was substantially as follows:
Il can give no reason for the act.
Milton Prov has been living with us
for 10 years; his health was poor and
we just kept him. He helped me a
little with the farm work but mostly
helped Mahnda about the house. They
often had quarrels and had one a few
days before the tragedy but thought
nothing OF 1t. Recently he had been
talking OF going east and wanted Ma
linda to go with him but she told him
she would not leave me- He also asked
me to go but I told him l intended to
live in Idaho and when died could
be buried beside the old lady. He then
tried to sell his mare first to me and
then to my daughter, but neither OF US
could buy the animal and he told me II
he did not sell his mare soon he would
be wearing a wooden overcoat.
Found Daughter Unconscious.
THE day OF the tragedy went out
to dig a well and had told Milton and
Malinda to go and look at a ranch on
which l was offered a lease. She put
up a lunch and they went away and I
do not know when they returned, but
when came home a little after noon,
my daughter was lying beside the
buggy unconscious and Milton was ly-
ing behind the barn dead. My brother
in-law was with me and he had pre-
ceded me to the place about three min
utes and was holding my daughter up
when 1 came. We got help and called
a doctor and the coroner and they took
charge OF things"
The coroner's jury was but a short
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02

Stamford, Conn, July 2-Enjoying
her liberty on $5OOs bail furnished
by her father Leonard Blondel,
Mrs. Helen M. Angle, divorce and tall
ented musician. still clings to her orig
inal story. that she is not responsible
for the death of Waldo r. Ballou, the
Republican politician and councilman
Ballou's dead body was found on the
sidewalk outside of the door Of the
apartment building in which she lives
Mrs. Angles story is that Ballou
fell to his death from the door of her
apartment. and that she then, with her
bare feet stained with his life blood.
dragged his mangled body down
flight Of stairs and threw 1t into the
street before her home. She says she
did this to avoid notoriety.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02

my daughter is innocent" declares
Blondel who is making every effort to
prove Mrs. Angles innocence. "and
will spend every cent of my fortune to
clear her name Of this terrible affair.
Il have known Mr.. Ballou for many
years and he was not engaged to my
daughter as has been intimated. He
was a gentleman and man.
"This affair has nearly killed me. but
1 have kept up my strength to be a
help to my daughter in her time of
need. That she was most indiscreet in.
her acts after Mr. Ballou had called
and met with his accident we win con-
cede. but that she had anything to do
with inflicting the injuries which
brought about his death is a cruel false
hood.
"She was always good daughter and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
RECEIVERS NAMED
FOR RAILROAD BY
FEDERAL COURT
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton Defaults on Interest of
$29, 600, ,000-The Total In
debtedness Is $75, ,OOO,O 900.

Cincinnati, July 2.-Application for a
receiver was made in the federal court
today for the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton railroad.
Judson Harmon and Judge Rufus B.
Smith were named as receivers. The
petition for receivers declared that the
entire bonded indebtedness of the rail-
road is s75. 100000 and 1t is charged
that the road had defaulted on interest
of SIS, 100000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
BODIES OF MURDERED
COUPLE AT TRIESTE

Trieste. Austria. July 2.-The bodies
of the assassinated Archduke Ferdi-
nand and his consort were landed here
today from an Austrian battleship with
ceremonies. The clergy, mill
itary and citizens were represented in
the vast crowd. The easkets were
draped in national flags and buried un-
der floral wreaths. The bodies We're
placed on a special train enroute for
Vienna, where they will arrive tonight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
EMPEROR WILLIAM
CHANGES HIS PLANS

Potsdam, July Emperor William
suddenly abandoned today his intended
trip to Vienna to attend the funeral OF
the late Archdulke Francis Ferdinand
1t was announced he is suffering with
cold and with lumbago symptoms.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
BRITISHERS FAIL
TO TAKE ADVICE
OF SIR LIONEL
Only 36 Subjects of Great
Britain Take Advantage
of the Opportunity to
Leave Capital.

Mexico City, July 2.-In spite of the
insistent advice of Sir Lionel Garden,
the British minister, only SO British
subjects. mostly women and children,
left for Vera Cruz today. They were on
their way to Jamaica. Several who had
decided to leave were deferred by the
high rate of foreign exchange, Mexi-
can pesoes being worth only 27 cents
in American money.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
SANTA FE INCREASES
ITS WORKING FORCE

San Barnardino. Cal. July Am
nouncing the termination of the re-
trenchment policy put into effect sew
Gran months ago. the Santa Fe rail-
road shops here today increased the
working nours OF 1000 men in all the
shop departments from 40 10 55 a
week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
ALL THE ENGLISH
CREWS DEFEATED
IN THE REGATTA
Two American Crews and
One Canadian Crew Will
Compete for the Grand
Challenge Cup.

Henley on the Thames. July Mot
an English crew remained in the con-
test for the grand challenge cup, the
chief event Of the Royal regatta, after
todays heats. The two American crews,
the Union Boat club of Boston and the
Harvard second crew and the Winni-
peg, Canada, crew, were victorious and
will compete In the finals tomorrow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
PACIFIC
STEAMER is ASHORE

Montreal. July 2.-The Canadian Pa
cific steamer Assinboia, with 100 pas
sengers, went ashore on Cove Island,
Georgian bay. today. It is reported the
vessel Is in no danger.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
REST CURE WILL Be
TRIED BY ROOSEVELT

Oyster Bay, July 2.-The rest cure
treatment was undertaken again to-
day by Colonel Roosevelt. He not
only denied himself to visitors, but
'refrained from having his usual work
hour with his secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02

and 1 will stick to her to the finish. Her
arrest was all mistake. which never
should have happened had she not been
in hysterical condition and afraid of
the scandal which would surely result
from the finding Of Mr.. Ballou on the
stairway near her apartment in his
injured condition
"She did not think he was seriously
injured and thought by placing him out
side the door someone would take him
to the hospital or home and he would
be all right again in the morning"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
SIX THOUSAND RAT
TRAPS ARE WORKING

New Orleans, July 2.--Six thousand
baited rat traps worked silently today
in the infected zone here where they
have been placed by health authorities
in the campaign to eradicate the bu-
bonic plague. Two hundred employees
Of the city placed the traps. The pre-
scribed area was enlarged today be-
cause Of the report that the man who
has the disease was not bitten in the
territory that has been under inspee-
ton.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
Burgldrs! /!
Help!

This season OF the year is the
harvest time for the burglar and
petty thief.
Houses are locked up and peo-
pie are away.
There are many devices and
alarms by which protection can
be assured.
They are for sale in the local
stores.
Some are quite simple and in
expensive.
Consult the advertising col
umns of The Capital News for
the names of the merchants who
carry these things and sec that
the house is properly safeguardea.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago July July wheat closed
today at 79Bc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02

OF Want Ads Is best
known by consistent ad-
vertisers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
Hysteria, Indigestion and Other I

who oil lamps or gas lamps have little to fear
since both these iluminants kind to the The
cannot be said Of all electric lamps for many Of
them entirely bright for exposure to the
eye. This does not that the modern electric
lights give light than modern gas mantles. but
refers to their apparent brilliancy
Look at a Tungsten electric lamp, and then at
Wesbach gas MANTLE and you will notice that the
Tungsten Is much more glazing and annoying to the
eye This Is because the Tungsten lamp consists OF
hairpinlike wires, which lines of dazzling light
moro disagreeabe to the ego than the uniformly
bright cylinder OF light In the Wesbach mantle.
It Is impossible for the eye Judge the usefulness
OF light by Its apparent Brightness The nner wires
of the electric bulb look the eye largo luminous
slate pencis-whereas in reality they are less than
I100oth OF inch in diameter. or smaller than a
human hair. The stars which mere points of light
when Viewed through the most powerful tele
scopes. appear to the like discs of size. and
the electric arc lamp. which looks larger than walnut
Is really bigger than pea
Hold a piece OF blue glass. paper or silk
electric bulb. and by thus cutting on tho extraneoua
light you get clearly the true size OF the
ghtgving elements We cannot Judge the useful light
which electric lamp directs downward work,
ing reading surfaces by looking the light itself.
Light is cause. illumination effect. The better
the cause Is concealed the better the effect Will be
revealed. Exposed bright lights cause inericiency.
Let those who engaged in clerical work try this
experiment; Look at ono OF tho bright lights
head for few seconds. and then look down at your
working page It will appear dark and blurred because
your eyes cannot Immediately adjust themselves to the
change.
We are grateful for tho Improvements which have
brought electric lights within reasonable limits OF
omy, but II we value eyesght must screen
those that too garing Tone down the brtllianoy
OF your glHring electric lamps with soft yellow
globes OF silk. glass, paper. which eliminate the
glare ana make @ soft. pleasant resuul light. With
Welsbseh gas Tampa amber light mantes which
counterfeit tho soft mellow radiance OF tho oil lamp.
Gas or Tungsten lamps may be entirely concealed by
reneotors pointed upward. These carry the to
the ceiling which reflects them downward again food
ing the room with a SOFT pleasing radiance and en-.
tirely eliminating the glare Snch arrangement is
what IA known indirect lighting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

The pupil of the eye (A) is made larger smaller
according to the intensity of the light by means of
a network of little muscles in the iris OBJ. Long
exposure to glaring white light makes these
muscles become cramped and set, and often results
in permanent injury to the health.
in YOUR brain by vibrations transmitted by the eye and
optic nerve, is exception to the rule.
If the left hand is placed in hot water and the
right in very water and then both haAds instantly
removed and placed in water of normal temperature,
your previous sensation of hot right hand and a
cold left hand reversed the right hand feels cold
and the left hot This explains why the cold plunge
OF the Turkish bath following the steam room doesn't
feel as bad as 1t sounds.
Similarly if We enter brianty-lighted room from
comparatively dark the brightness is exagger-
aed. And If suddenly return to the dark room 1t
absolutely black until the pupil OF the eye can
adjust itself to the change.
Everyone has noticed how the pupil Of cats eye
is constantly notwithstanding smaller or larger.
That Is Natures Of protecting the delicate mechan
ism OF the eye the harsh and abrupt changes OF
light. The pupil is the dark round spot in the centre
the eye 1t Is surrounded by colored disk called
the iris which Is blue brown black, green. gray, or in
the albnos pink AS the pupil or central open
ing In the eye grows larger smaller tho iris also
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

Diagram Of Normal Eye, with the Light Rays
Focusing Properly. "From infancy the eye becomes
accustomed to receive light horizontally. and
this Is why light Is much more annoying and
painful when it enters the eye from an abrupt angle
on line with the eye when looks straight ahead
light entering the eye abrupt angles is apt
be annoying and painful Place lighted candle table
In dark except for this, and take seat facing It.
You will 6nd this light does not annoy the eye In the
least. Then place the candle on the floor resume
your seat. Immediately you will become conscious OF
annoyance-the disturbance caused by light enter.
ing the eye from direction in which II Is not
ally received
An aggravation Of this effect Is the binding glare
caused by the ground Light strikes the snow
and Is reflected into the causing intense annoy
and pain. Explorers In arctic regions visor
like glasses like horse binders which project out like
shelves beneatt each eye protecting the sight from
the binding glare OF the unlimited expanse Of white.
The conditon-light entering the eye from
above. at an ANGELS encountered by many Of US in
the fall OF the year, when change from widebrimmed
straw hats to brlmmed derbies or soft hats
eyes at abrupt angles and strike sensitive sections Of
This exposure often causes headach and dull pain
In eyes which is usually attributed to entire
ly different cause.
The eye cannot refrain from straying toward
of light 1t Is attracted to 1t just insects drawn
to bright fame-only to SINCE their wings and persh
One cannot Of course reform all the public lighting
ils but It lies wol within the ability of every one to
make the lighting of the homo safe for the eyes Those
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

F% EXAMINATION and tests of many hundreds
r. OF patients have made clear how insane
80 persons think and why their crazy ideas
DO not seem absurd to them
Apparently insane person usually Is in the
same mental condition that every one gets into
occasionally, a sort OF absent-minded preoccupa-
ton In this state ideas come In on chain OF
association which could never be admitted to the
normal mind without criticism.
4 well-known mathematics professor was walk
ing along the street considering a problem in
his science. His mind grew more and moro pre-
occupied until he took notice OF passing OBJ
jects or where he going.
In his pocket he fumbled piece of chalk,
longing all the time for blackboard OH which
he might write the figures he carrying in
his head Suddenly blackboard appeared in his
path. Gu, came the piece Of chalk and soon his
hand was busy writing formulas. In the midst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
ut WHAT CRAZY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT

with the same letter. These things mucn
more important to the insane than the meaning
of what they say or hear.
Insane persons enjoy the so-called mystical
writings Tbcy claim to discover a profound
meaning in the literature of the new cults, par
ticularly those with Oriental origins. If you ask
them to explain In plain language what these
things really mean they tell you that you must
study and progress in order to understand.
The sonorous phrases OF these mysdcs
irritation and affront to person of keen in
tellect but to the feebleminded they de-
light, because they give them the sensation Of
profound thought In this they are like many
sane persons, Is proved by the average out
door political speech.
A politician, when he addresses the crowd, is
supposed to give reasons why mis- platform or
policy character justifes the support of his
hearers. Yet this IS really q small and insignih
cant part Of most stump speaking. The ma Jor
part consists Of thunderous affrmations that
the country is all right, that he believes in pro.
tectng the flag, that he believes In the integrity
OF forefathers, and such high sounding but
meaningless utterances. This sort of talk must
impress people as we'll as insane for if it did
not pay 1t would not be delivered.
Crazy people think the way normal people
think when shocked or preocoupied, and the way
crowds think when under the hypnotic effect OF
prolonged staring at a speakers mesn,erio ges-
lures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
Why BETTER TEETH Mean MORE WORK for the DENTIST

4 T last the dentist IS to cease being a
~ mere tootn-carpenter and, like the doc.
s a. tor, become real scientist He is to
have his laboratory for research and, like the
physician, engage in national campaigns OF
education and reform The start OF all this
has been made in Cleveland, Ohio.
Physicians force people to keep reasonably
clean, report contagious diseases and take
40 end OF general precautions against sick.
ness. They do this by inducing the passage
OF laws and ordinances and by the authority
of the boards OF health But they do even
more by teaching people how the mosquito
spreads malaria and lhe ny gives us typhoid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

TO give people an object lesson OF what q
clean, healthy mouth means to person in
health, happiness, and even earning capacity,
n school was experimental upon. The chill
dren OF the Marion School, OF Cleveland, were
examined thoroughly. Not merely their teeth,
but their general health, their mental ability
and even their morals were carefully noted.
Various photographs were made of each child
Then dentist placed the mouths of the
children In proper condition. This meant not
merely filling their teeth but in many cases
regulating them SO that they could bite prop
erly. Even this was not all. a chids mouth
once put in order promptly gets out of order
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

A III, ages and races have held
"A the belief that big men gen.
q a orally have little wits. DR..
Charles Mercier, in his recent lee
ture in London on heredity, stated
that this common belief is correct
and gave interesting scientific rea-
sons for 1t.
It was no accident that Caesar,
Nanoleon, Nelson. Wellington. Grant,
Lee. Edison were OF moderate size
or understood. The greater the mind
The smaller the body, Is the rule.
Charlemagne Is rather notable e1-
ception. Seated. Charlemagne was
bigger than the average. but stand
ing he was shorter.
DR.. MERCER states that the brain
and all the rest Of the body are
rivals through life. each demanding
the lions share Of the nourishment
supplied by the blood. The brain ap-
parently has no limit to It's demands,
and when 1t gets d chance 1t starves
the body to build Itself up. The pre-.
cocious child Is almost Invariably
understood. This means that the
brain has taken advantage OF the
body
1t is usually noticed in regard to
precocious children that time
comes when their marvellous mental
development ceases. They not only
cease to make further gains on their
fellow school children. but usually
lose their previous gains.
II Is g bitter disappointment to
parents, who believed they had
given birth to genius. They usu-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

Hold mirror up close so that you
can see your eyes, and place bright
Hight right baove the mirror. You
will see the pupil Of your eye imme-
diately contra ct-trying to protect
the retina, or sensitive inner portion
Of your eye from the glare. Take
away the lamp and the pupil will In
crease in size, but not Immediately.
In other words, the adaptation OF the
pupil for extremes Of brightness or
darkness Is not instantaneous.
Now, these changes in the size OF
the pupil are produced by muscular
action. When We are working or
reading in rooms lighted with glaring
unprotected lights, these muscles be-
come cramped or set holding the pu
pill fixed. Tho after effect Is intense
~ painful and annoying re-
sulting In chronic headach IL expo
sure to the same cause continues. The
eye Is much abused organ-more so
human body. Modern anatomists do
not regard the eye as a mere optical
or seeing device" but as an extend
ed portion Of the human brain. When
We abuse our stomachs by oyer-in-
diligence our eyes show the conse
quences. Is 1t strange, then, that
when the eyes are abused the stom-
ach should be alphabetically af-
fected?
If you value your health, look out
for your eyes. When you ride in
subways where glazing lights arc I'M
protected, pull down your hat brim
and protect your sight or course,
the hat brim in q normal position
protects the eyes from bulbs directly
overhead, but 1t is the ones across
the aisles which do the most harm,
From infancy the eye is toughened
and hardened to receive light rays,
which enter the eye horizontally
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08

An insane patient with the delusion that she
was predestined to damnation, going downstairs,
noticed another ascending. At once she turned
to the doctor who accompanied her and said:
"You see, that proves it,"
proves WHAT" asked tho physician.
THAT 1 am lost forever She goes up and I
so dcwn-up-down-U-D- That
is what 1t means, that is what 1T means. am
damned"
Little details ignored by persons are
seized by the insane preoccupied mind as
tremendous facts. Normal people at times Of
great shock report that details flowed in
them with an unusual clearness and distinct.
ness. The prisoner receiving his death sentence
is surprised to find himself making accurate
count of the posts In the railing.
Often these ideas, pulled in by force OF asso-
citation. arrive in the patients consciousness in
the form OF spoken words The patient then
believes he hears voices and thinks spirits
verse with him or that persons at a distance are
able to project their voices into his skull.
In sleep we have much the mental proc
the insane when awake. Nothing Is too
startling or bizarre homogeneous to enter into
a dream We may be shocked and surprised, but
we never doubt that what see and hear Is
real.
Insane people appreciate poetry more than
normal ones In their choice of words they are
greatly Influenced and impressed by accidental
rhymes, by rhythm and words happening to start
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
How WIVES Often Grow to LOOK LIKE THEIR HUSBANDS

spendthrft and woman the miser. The man changes
not at all toward the woman; the modification is all
the other way. Every fine old married woman owes
to her husband for the physical qualities which
inspire admiration than before suspected
The frequency with which wives declare that
their husbands always right should not be inter
preted as their submissive obedience but rather as
sign that the processes which have been at work in
the wives for years have fused their lives into one
with those Of their husbands.
The Investigations OF DR.. Kohlbrugge expected
II, DR.. Kohbrugge believes there often forces
which cause woman to grow like her husband 1t
only natural that absence Of them would tend
to make her different from him that life together
would be impossible for the ill-mated couple.