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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
BIG CELEBRATION
FOR THE Fourth
White City Will Be Scene of
Lively Time on indie
pendence Day.

All Is in readiness for the big cele-
bration at the White City park on July
4. The affair this year will be genu-
Inc old fashioned Independence day
celebration with races, fireworks.
amusement features and two balloon
ascensions, one at o'clock and one at
s o'clock in the evening. Manager
Hull has spared no expense or work
this season to make the celebration one
of the grandest ever seen in this sec
ton. More than twice as much fire.
works have been purchased this year
as was shown last year. The two ship
ments from Chicago have both arrived
and the space arranged for firing them
off has been properly fitted up. The
completion of the maze and foolish
house adds double amusement at
traction to the park which has many
other new and novel features this year.
While the entire celebration will be
one grand and glorious event, the big
features o fthe day will be the balloon
ascensions by Dare Devil" Kohl, q
bird man who is the hero of many
thrilling flights and parachute drops
and who for the benefit of an Idaho
crowd will execute his famous double
parachute drop which has placed him
in class all by himself in the ball
loonist world. In addition to his two
feats in the air, he will also make the
slide for life on a tight wire from the
top of the Natatorium through flames
of fire landing in the lake in the rear
of the big building.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
YOUNG MOTHER Of
PAYETTE VALLEY
ENDS HER LIFE
Mrs. George w. Davidson, of
Central Mesa, Commits
Suicide by Shooting Her
self Through the Heart.
(capital News Special service)

tSdpltdl NEWS opeCldt 5eTNiCcJ
Emmett, June 27.-Mrs. George w
Davidson. wife of prominent farmer
living at Central Mesa, near here, COM
mitted suicide this morning about
O'clock The family arose at about the
usual time and Mr.. Davidson went out
to irrigate. Shortly after he left the
house, he heard a noise as of a door
slamming, followed shortly after by a
second similar sound. In about 15 min :
utes, his five-year- son came run
ming out saying that the baby was cry
ing and that he could not get his
mother to look after it. Mr.. Davidson
remarked that she was probably busy
and would look after the baby soon
but in few minutes he went on to the
house. He found his wife's shoes in
the kitchen and she was lying on the
floor in the bedroom, still living but
unconscious, death resulting in a few
minutes thereafter.
She had shot herself through the
heart with 38 hammerless revolver
She had taken one shot at herself in
the kitchen but this shot had missed
She then went into the bedroom and
shot again, with fatal effect.
William Nelson, of Boise, her step
father. and Mrs. W. w. Grove, of Nam
pa, sister. arrived on the train this
afternoon. She leaves three children
the eldest five years old and the young
est four months old
An inquest was held late this after
noon by Coroner Robinson of Nampa
and a verdict was found in accordance
with the above facts. No cause for the
deed is known. She had many friends
among whom she was popular; had hac
no troubles and her husband is in good
financial circumstances.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
making the trip from San Francisco
to Portland by boat.

to Portland by boat.
r. w. wedekind has been cited by
the supreme court to appear July and
answer the charges filed against him
by Rev. ]. H. Hannum in a petition
for his disbarment.
No new developments came out yes
terday afternoon at the coroner's In
quest summoned to inquire into the
death of s. ". Fuller. found dead Fri
day evening in the Modern roomins
house. All the witnesses testified that
death was due to natural causes. judy
ing from the appearance Of the body
Five witnesses were summoned to tes-
tify at the inquest
Programs have been received here OF
the eighteenth annual convention OF
the association of American dairy. food
and drug officials. to be held at Port
land. Me-. July 10 to 10. James HI
Wallis, Idaho's sanitary commissioner
is president OF the association, and his
address win open the convention. Mr.
Wallis is also to read paper in the
discussions of tho food and dairy exc
cutives' section of the convention. on
the subject of cases coming under the
inspectors attention and declared IL
legal or not passed.
The jury in the case Of the state
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
YOUNG NAN
!. FATALLY INJURED At
GOVERNMENT CAMP

Henry wilbur Stark. a car
penter employed at Arrowrock.
died shortly after o'clock Sat
urday afternoon from fracture
of the skull, which he received
about an hour before when he
fell a distance of 40 feet from a
frame on which he was working.
The young man was "a years OF
age and had been married but
five months. He formerly lived
at Parma and his body will be
taken there this morning by his
father, s. H. Stark, who ar
rived in the city last night.
The parents of the bereaved
bride, who was also a resident
of Parma, came to Boise to be
with their daughter and &C
company the body to Parma
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28

against Elfie Fay. charged with con-
Quoting house OF prostitution, after
bein govt about three hours, returned
unanimous verdict of not guilty n
the district court last night the case
had occupied the attention OF the court
and jury for three days. The state
presented the evidence of three wit
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
OF
ALL PARTIES TO
Be HELD TUESDAY
Dollar Dinner Will Be Fea-
ture of the Progressive
Meeting Interest in the
Democratic Platform.
For "Home RuIe."

For Home Rule"
Capital News Special Service.)
Idaho Falls. June 27.--The
Bonneville Democratic delega-
ton met tonight and elected e.
M. Holden chairman and J. M.
Adams secretary and unani-
mously adopted the following
resolution: I'VE declare for tbs
home rule principle that will
permit the incorporated viii
lagos and cities of this state to
determine for themselves
whether liquor shall or shall not
be sold within their corporate
limits"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28

several others to show the general
fepute. The defense offered no evil
dence but rested at the conclusion of
the presentation of the states case.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28

FOR RENT-New 5-room bungalow;
31s O'Farrell: Phone 20O7-W. Jy-4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
hdict Morgan
Declares Cdrlin

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7--The con-
troversy over the will of Martha
Washington threatens to find it's way
into the courts. On one side Is ar
rayed j. +. Morgan. who has posses
sion of the document, and on the
other leading citizens of Virginia,
headed by Representative Charles A.
Carlin. of that State.
Angered by the refusal of Mr.. Nor
gan to give up the VIII, which he in
herited as a part of the estate of his
father, the late j. +. Morgan, the
State of Virginia, through certain
prominent citizens of the State. intend
to go to law to recover the will ac-
cording. to an announcement made
today by representative Carlin.
we will try to indict MIR. Morgan
for theft. If he persists In keeping this
historic document. now that he knows
that Ii was stolen declared Mr.. Car
lin. Under the statute. a man who
keeps in his possession stolen proper
ty is participant in the crime"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
Jerome Stays Away
From Thaw Hearing
MESSAGE SENT TELLING HIM HI
misunderstood COURTS
ORDER.

CONCORD, n. H. Jan. IA pab-
lie hearing was held in the United
States court room here this morning,
being n part of the procedure by {,
special commission appointed to re-
port whether il Is safe proposition
to allow Harry *. Thaw to go on
bail
General F. S. Streeter. chairman of
the commission. at the opening Of the
hearing. told of having received let
ter from Mr.. Jerome. saying that be-
cause the scope of the commissions
inquiry was go limited. he had decided
not TO appear, ut seems obvious"
Mr.. Streeter proceeded, that Mr..
Jerome greatly misapprehends the
courts orde.'. and the scope of the
commissions power and duty there
under"
Mr.. Streeter further said that a
message was sent Mr.. Jerome last
night. proposing to give him special
hearing next Friday, at II A. NJ. as
1t was believed that Mr. jerome had
misapprehende d the limits ~ which
this special commission is bound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
FORMER COMPTROLLER
PRAISES NEW LAW

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.--william
Barrett Ridgely, who was comptroller
OF the currency In President Roose-
velt's administration. today expressed
the belief that the GLASGOW cur
rency law Is grounded on sound prin-
ctplss, and drawn with adequate :ars
for detail.
He said he believed the new Law
would produce many benefits tn the
financial system Of the United States,
which were impossible under the III
perceded national banking act. He
predicted there will be no moro nnan
cial disturbances like that OF 1907.
which he considered as essentially q
bank panic.
MIR. Ridgely said he was convinced
that cnngress had acted wisely In civ
ting the control Of the new system into
the hands Of the government instead
Of thu bankerA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
DESTROYER SENACA
SINKS OKLAHOMA

WASHINGTON. January THE
Seneca. dereiict destroyer for the rev
enue cutter service, reported tn the
treasury department today that she
mad found the abandoned tank seam
er Oklahoma. fifteen miles south
southeast, of Fenwick Island lightship
which is below Cape May, and had
sunk the derelict after firing sixteen
shots into her from the rapid IRE six
FOUNDERS carried by the Seneca
The Seneca reported that it was I'm
possible to tow the derelict to shore
as one end of her had sunk and was
dragging on the bottom. The Okla
homa is the first steel dereiict found
floating by the Seneca since she took
up the work as q derelict destroyer.
The Seneca advised the department
that she would proceed to New York
to land the bodies OF the three mem.
bers OF the crew of-the Oklahoma thai
were found yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
TWO BADLY INJURED
IN EAST SIDE ROW

NEW YORK. Jan 7.-One OF the
strikes that perenniafly agitate the
East Side broke out into violence to-
night. when the clothing shops In the
neighborshood of Greene and Bleeck-
er streets were letting out at s o'clock.
Two men were shot. two were cluobed
into insensibility, and seven prisoners
were taken. after row that excited
the district more than Its wont.
The disturbance in the clothing
trade at the present time is on racial
lines. The clothing contractors and
strikers are Italians. and the strike
breakers are all Hebrews In the me-
lee tonight all the prisoners were
Italians. and all the wounded men
Hebrews.
The contendinE forces were locked
in battle when the police arrived. and
were soon dispersed by the free use al
the police clubs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
Washington, Expects
Early Organization
Canal Government
NOTHING MORE TO BE HEARD
OF COMMISSION, is
BELIEF.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.--Eariy &C,
ton by President Wilson. on the ques
ton Of permanently organizing tn.
government OF the Panama cana
zone. and the canal operating force
is expected after his return to Wash
inEton next week.
Secretary OF War Garrison has sub.
mitted to the president full recon.
mendations on the subject. The sec
rotary said this afternoon that moth.
ing remained but for the president te
act upon these recommendations.
Unless other influences are brough,
TO bear upon the president there will
be nothing heard officially Of the pro-
posal that a commission form of gov.
eminent be established on the cana,
zone. This suggestion has been faith.
cred by Commissioner Metcalfe, for.
mer editor of Mr.. Bryan's Cornmoner
who went to Panama last summer az
member OF the Isthr,ian canal com.
mission.
Consequently It Is certain that the
organization recommended by the sec
rotary of war provides for single
head of the canal zone government
and the operating force for the CANA
itself.
While Colonel Goethals IL not q
candidate for permanent position on
the isthm1ls, it is known that he very
much hopes that he will be permitted
to be the head OF whatever organ.
ization actually opens the canal and
operates 1t through the experiment.
tai months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
DISAPPOINTED LOVE
IS DEATH OF TWO

NEW YORK, Jan. John Oscar
Peterson Block, q youth Of nineteen,
killed his sweetheart, Rose Smith. OF
the same age, and ended his own life,
early today, In the Hotel Belmore. at
Lexington avenue and Twenty-fifth
street
The motive for the murder and sui
eide was suggested tonight by the
girls father, who told the police that
he had objected to young Peterson
Blocks attentions to his daughter, be-
cause the boy had no prospects Mr..
Smith believed that Peterson Block
took Rose to the hotel for the pur-
pose Of inducing her to marry him
without the consent OF her parents,
and that when she refused he shot her
and then himself.
The parents Of both regarded the
love affair as q boy-girl infatuation.
which could have no serious outcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
.SULzER IS SNuBBEO
BY HIS COLLEAGUES
But People of Albany Give
Him Reception Which is
Attended by Thousands.
Few Speak to Him as He En-
tiers Assembly Chamber to
to Take His Seat as Progress
sive Member from New York

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. Former
Governor Sulzer made his debut as a
1914 Progressive Assem- blyman today
For the greater part of the session he
sat alone in the assembly chambe
greeted by only "a few old friends
Mrs. Sulzer sat just behind him. The
ex-governor made only two attempts
to do anything, and each time ne was
squelched by Democrats.
When Mr. Sulzer entered the cham,
Der In the morning he advanced to the
head Of the center aisle and stood
there several minutes. A hundred
men who knew him were all around
him, but none had greetings for him
Finally he went quietly to seat In
the rear Of the room.
Things Are Different.
Tonight, however, things were diff
ferent. A committee of Albanians ar
ranged a reception for the ex-gov-
ernor, and fully Thousand men and
women gathered in front of the Ten
Eyck to hear a bag brass band play,
and then trooped through the corri-
dor to shake MIR. Suffers hand.
After the reception there was din
ner given In his honor by the recep,
ton committee. Jay w. Forrest was
chairman of the committee, and from
the main steps of the hotel tonight
introduced Governor Sulzer who ex-
pressed gratitude for his reception,
and said:
Ready For Fight.
II am mot looking for fight, but II
there il anyone here who is am here
for that purpose, My duty here Is
to perform some good FIR the people
of the State. and before the legislature
adjourns hope shall do something
for the State along the Lines of honest
government"
After Governor Sulzer spoke from
the hotel steps. one OF his admirers
read resolution which the crowd
promptly adopted declaring that as
Sulxer had been removed as governor
by the forces of invisible government
because he refused to permit the gang
to plumber the peoples funds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
I'VE Are Not so Green as We
Look" Says Secretary Nc
Adoo, as He and Houston
Abruptly End Conference.
Majority of Those Appearing
Before the Organization
Committee Persist in Plea
for Strong Reserve Bank in
New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.--Secretaries
McAdoo and Houston abruptly ended
today their hearings on the organi-
zation of the federal reserve. They
stopped one day ahead of time. and
left conviction in the minds Of bank
ers that they would not recommend
a big reserve bank in New York with
forty or fifty per cent of the coun.
try's banking resources, as proposed
by a. majority OF the financiers here.
We're not as green as we may
look was Secretary McAdoo's an
swer at the close OF the hearings. to
question whether the organization
board had finally determined that
New York was to have reserve bank
OF unquestioned pre-eminence in re-
sources.
George F. Baker, Jr.. vice-presf-
dent OF the First National bank, was
the first witness called today. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the eastern
reserve district should be las large
as business dictates"
Should Have Big Capital.
Charles Sabin. vice-president OF. the
Aid6 AoAiPdiiS, nus eCchs-i
that the eastern district might be
made to include New York. New Eng
land. and New Jersey. At any rate.
ne said. the New York bank should
have sufficient capital to take care OF
the large business interests here.
Mr. Saaoin was optimistic in his dis
cussion OF current financial conditions.
He said that the flow OF exchange
seemed to be relatively normal now,
and expressed the opinion that a. con-
suitation of the treasury department.
records would show normal financial
conditions.
The majority Of the bankers who
appeared seemed to favor the estab-
Iishment Of strong reserve center in
New York city. 10 cover all the ad-
jacent territory, which some. like Mr..
Baker thought should include New
England. Pennsylvania, and even New
Jersey. The opinion was expressed
that the minimum Of eight banks was
too great. and James Woodward,
president Of the Hanover National
bank, declared himself in favor OF
only Ave. Other bankers would es-
tablish more than eight
Washington or Baltimore.
Whether Washington or Baltimore
should be made the seat Of the CEN
trail reserve bank for that district was
another mooted point with opinion in
clined to favor Baltimore.
Besides New York, Baltimore, and
Washington, Boston. Chicago, ST.
Louis. st, Paul, Atlanta, New Orleans.
San Francisco, Pittsburg. Denver. and
Philadelphia were mentioned as pos
sfble reserve cities
George W. Perkins was called, but
asked to be excused on the ground
that he could not remain long enough
to give his opinion.
Henry Clewp, George c. Van T,iyl,
State banking commissioner, and
James III. Perkins president Of the
National Commercial hank. OF Albany,
urged the importance OF big re-
serve center In New York. after
which the committee adjourned to
meet In Boston next Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
Small Reign Of Terror in
Scottsville. When Officers
and Citizens are Beaten by
Buckingham Raiders.
Police Powerless and Anarchy
isLet Loose. State Author
ties Appealed to and Legis-
lature Will be Asked to
Abolish Dispensary.

The little town OF Scottsville, known
as the "taxless town." and deriving
fame also from the fact that 1t is the
home of United States Senator
Thomas s. Martin, was the Victim OF
a remarkable state of lawlessness fol-
several days last week. according to
reports carefully guarded for while
tut now beginning to leak out TO the
surrounding country, finally to reach
Richmond.
incidentally there Is dispensary
In Scottsville.
During the reign of terror citizens
and officers combined could not re-
store order or arrest any Of a small.
mob Of men from Buckingham, who
had defied the police, beaten deputies
No Arrests Made.
Up to this time no arrests have
been made. though the State authori-
ties were appealed to, and special
counsel have been employed to prose-
cute the offenders II caught. Petl-
tons are also being freely circulated
and signed by former friends OF the
dispensary, asking that the dispen-
sary be closed By an act of the iegis-
.atuse.
Ii appears that on one day OF the
Christmas holidays some small boys
from Buckingham county were firing
popcrackers In the streets OF the
town and werA arrested and fined
therefor by the town authorities
Their parents, several members Of the
Payne family, in Buckingham, assist
ed by a member Of the well known
z mmerman family, proceeded to
scottsyilIe. asserting that they inten l.
ed 10 pop nrecrAckers in the streets
a. much ms Their pleased. and PR.
ceedad to do 10.
f4x,xnd- !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-08
PAGE DEPRECATES
EARLY PUBLICITY
Premature Announcement Of
Intention of England to Re-
move Garden Does Harm.
Great Britain Will Delay TAX
ing Any Action. Spanish
Ambassador to Mexico City
Opposes United States.

WASHINGTON Jan. 7.-Ambasea-
dor Page. in a telegram to the state
department today. ventured the pre-
diction that. as a result OF the pre-
mature publication of the intention
of the British foreign ONCE to trans
fer Sir Lionel Garden from the lega-
ton OF Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro
tho British government would delay
putting the plan into efbect for a con-
siderable period
InA&nuch as the United States gov.
eminent was underwood to be very
much in favor Of SIR Lionelis trans
fer from Mexico CITY the premature
publication OF the plan Tor such a
change IL. In q way. source of re,
gret, to the state department.
VIII Delay Now.
In order to give the appearance OF
being deaf to any complaints from
the United States in regard TO Minis
ter Garden, Great Britain Will now
delay the transfer. 1t is understood
here, until it is decided that the
change can be made without attract
Ing attention.
A a matter of fact. other minis
ters have been more outspoken with
reference to the policy OF the United
States In Mexico tn recent months
than has Sir Lionel Garden. The
spanish minister. II IL known. ha1
been particularly empi1attc In Ih4s
statements about the American policy
So far a. can be learned here, the
European foreign Offices have settled
down 10 wait for the United States to
make up its mind to do something for
Mexico. More and more these gov
ernments are looking to the United
States to exert itself for the protec-
ton OF their nationals In Mexico.
It's Only Promises.
All that this government has obli-
gated itself to do, however. is to us.
it's good Offices on behalf of for.
eignsrs.
Fighting 10 reported In progress In
the vicinity ~,f San Luis Potosi and
Cardenas. Hostilities have not beer
renewed At Ojinaga yct: according tc
state department information.
It was announced 0facially today
that the battleships Florida. Utah. and
Della ware. would 60 70 Mexico about
February t7th to relieve the Rhode
island. New jersey. and N0braaIa,
which have been on thA4 duty Sol
many noutaA