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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-20
COUNCIL TO GIVE
TINE FOR GOING
over PETITION
Action Is Delayed by the
City Council on the Ques-
ton of Sunday Opening of
Theaters.

After considerable argument back
and forth among those working in
the interests of Sunday opening of
the motion picture theaters and those
opposed to such movement the city
council before closing its session yes
terday afternoon granted two weeks
for committees on both sides to go
over the petitions containing $3.50
names. in order that they might de-
termine whether or not all the signers
were qualified electors of the city
The list of signers will be checked
with the registration list at the last
city election.
The council chambers were well
crowded at the session. Those speak
ing against the movement to open the
theaters were Mrs. Clara Gish Work,
Mrs. l.. 4. Carver and Mrs. Glenn
Nichols.
Charles +. Roddoch, John Noatch,
Joe Sullivan and several others spoke
in favor of such a movement and
asked the council to take action.
Both Councilmen Eichelberger and
Herrington favored the calling Of an
election to put the matter up to the
peoplc as it was believed that finally
a demand would he made for its sub
mission Councilman Davis stated he
wished to represent the majority and
now that an opposition to the move
ment had appeared they should be
given fair representation and made the
motion for postponement for two
weeks to check the list, which car
ricd.
Rock Crusher Investigated.
Councilman tinegan reported that,
with the city engineer and others, he
had made an investigation of the rock
crushing equipment and stone at Ar
rowrock and while the stone was all
right, he said, tho crusher was not
what the city wanted. The rock. he
said, was about three quarters of a
mile from the crusher and 10 handle
it would mean quite a heavy outlay in
building side track. The machinery,
he declared. had been used for gravel
and was more than a mere stone
crushcr, which was all the city wanted.
He gave it as his opinion that it would
be impracticable for the city TO take
the plant and later G. G. Stevenson,
city engineer came in and made a
similar report
councilman Harrington suggested
that the commissioners lay out a
paving district and ascertain the feel
ing of the property owners Of the dis
trict. The matter was laid over un-
til the next session to be held next
Thursday,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-20
Branch Line into
BRIGGS OPENED
Capital News Special service.)

briggs, Feb. 1s.-After being with
out train service for about three weeks
the road was finally opened up and
trains came through last Sunday.
Through the big cuts between briggs
and Ashton, the snow was deeper than
the height of the engines, and there
are perpendicular walls of snow where
the rotary plowed its way through.
higher than the top of the cars. 1t
is almost like going through tunnel
to pass through on the train.
The weather has been very fine for
the past week and snow Is melting
fast.
The district court was postponed on
account of no train service, but Judge
Quinn came in last Monday and took
up the law and motion calendar and
such cases as could be heard with
out a jury were considered, as the
term is too near that set for another
county now to take up jury cases.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-20
MINING NEWS.
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To Continue Operations.

u ines, ltalIeN)
The Vienna Consolidated Mines and
Smelling company having made all the
payments required 1t cannot be dis
turbed in its possession of the pro-
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
COTTON ACREAGE NEXT YEAR
Considerable increase 10 Seen by st.
Louis Man Who Has Just Re-
turned From Texas.

Having visited Texas recently l
would say it was a safe prediction
that the cotton acreage In that state
next year would be considerably in
creased over the somewhat reduced
acreage planted last spring." said M.
v. Martin Of st. Louis to q Birming-
ham Age-Herald representative the
other day, ''and 1t need not be sur
prising to see q normal acreage in
several, II not in most, of the cotton
states.
But even with q normal acreage
the South's 1916 crop could hardly ex-
ceed l3.0O0.000 or 13.500.000 bales. for
the simple reason that comparatively
little fertilizer will be used. And while
the yield per acre will be much below
the average the cost of production will
be low enough to make up for q low
level of prices. But It seems to be the
prevailing opinion among Texas farm
ers and Texas merchants that 49,
100000 bale crop In 1916 win bring
good prices. Some statisticians esti-
mate that consumers needs next year
will be sufficient to more than take up
the surplus carried over from the
bumper crop made in 1914 and all Of
this years short crop.
THE 1915 crop now being marketed
will hardly exceed l0.500. 900 bales. AL
men in the cotton trade as far AZ I
am informed expect to see 14-cent or
15-cent cotton before next spring."
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

Fig. shows details of the crane.
windlasses and turntable. and Fig. 8
the cabin walls and oof. The crane
boom is made of two strips "a. Fig.
81 IA inches long. with a short block
(B) fastened between. one and one
half inches from one end. Bore Q
one-fourth-inch hole through each
strip near the upper end for the axle
c Gig. ~ to fit in. and a one-eighth-
inch hole near the lower end through
which to pivot the boom. Make the
pulley of two spool ends nailed to
gether Zig. u.
After completing the boom. cut beam
E Gig. p about eight inches long. to
fit between strips A of the boom. Cut
the windlass block F (Figs. 2 and 81.
and bore a hole through 1t for one
fourth-inch stick shaft (G) to run
through. Make the windlass drums
out of spools, with cranks tackled to
their ends as shown in Fig. 6. and
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
PETTIcoATs OF THE MOMENT
Muslin Garments, After Q Somewhat
Long Absence. Have Been Re-
stored to Favor.

Petticoats of muslin are back again
in the feminine wardrobe after an en-
forced retirement of several seasons
duration. They are shaped somewhat
differently from their predecessors.
having been Influenced by the chang
ing lines In outer apparel.
Some OF the new models incline to
close fitting hip lines and naring
flounce.
There are others that are only mod
erately wide through the hem. One
reason advanced for the maintenance
of the comparatively narrow petticoat
ts that with the revival of the very
wide outer skirt. particularly as advo-
Gated for dance purposes. the need
for the clinging foundation skirt is at
once apparent.
Lingerie makers in Paris have not
been seriously disturbed by the war.
Naturally this work Is done BY women.
and the greater trouble has been TO
get II transported to this country.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

after slipping them upon the shaft
drive brads through the shaft ends to
hold them on. Nail beam e to the
lower edge of block F, then nail 1t to
the turntable ID. q block five by
eight inches In size. Center the
beam In the width of the turntable.
and allow three or four inches to pro-
ject over the end, as shown in Fig. Q.
The turntable IL pivoted upon the
base X. block eight inches square.
with q small block Cd inserted be-
tween them. Bore a one-fourth-inch
hole through the center Of base X
and block ]. 90 the screw pivot will
turn freely. and slip an iron washer
over the screw to keep its head from
pulling through the holes.
Screw the lower ends of the boom
sticks A to the end of beam e. Drive
nail into block B. attach one end
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Iusr, ueCRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
n "A a A
4.
4 DRESSER SET IN cRsronns.

The hatpin receptacle in Fis. re-
quires long. slender box such as hat
pins are sold in. Sew or glue the
cover on the box, cut on the enc SO
the box will be several inches shorter
than the hatpins, and cover with Gre
tcrne.
Figures and show two dainty
pin-cushions. The square one is made
of small box cover. filled with saw
dust, with q covering of cheese 9th
fastened over the top.
The hanging pin-cushion Gig. 81 re-
quires two round pill boxes. Glue these
together bottom to bottom, as shown
In Fig. 4, then all one at a time with
sawdust. cover. and finish by sewing
q band Of cretonne about the edge Of
tn, boxes. and attaching loop Of rib
bon to hang 1t by.
The glove box in Fig. 8 is made Of
q cracker box Of the form shown In
Fig. 6. First cut on the end flaps SO
they will be just long enough to turn
down and fastea to the inside of the
ends (see dotted lines In Fig. 81, and
remove the fap on the lid. Cover
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Man, Formerly Called s4ayseed" Nov
Better Informed on Public Mat
tiers Than City Man.

tBy HERBERT C. LONG. Colorado Az
ncuItural College. Fort Collins. Coio)
There was a time when the farmer
was considered Joke, and was called
rustic in literary language. and
in popular language. "hayseed.
There was of course some cause for
this. The farmer was really ignorant
of many things which were matters OF
ordinary information to many city
people. But the obnoxious terms are
rapidly going out Of use because the
group to whom they may be applied To
continually growing smaller.
Nowadays it is not difficult to find
farn,S- who Is better informed on mat
ters Of public interest than is the av-
erage city man. The boundaries of his
farm no longer constitute his horizon.
He takes a very lively interest In the
world about him. And really there
is no excuse for the average farmer
remaining longer rustic or a hay
seed. Modern postal service makes
connection with the world at large
easy. Modern printing business makes
information on all subjects and the
products of the best minds easily
available.
The modern farmer can purchase
such periodicals and books as will en-
able him to make his business bet
ter success. and he can subscribe to
papers and magazines which will keep
him just as well informed on all mat
ters of public interest as any city
man.
There is no reason why man who
follows agriculture as business
should not have Just as much In
fluence in state and national affairs
as the city man. and there are some
reasons why he should have more In
luence.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
PICTURESQUE AND NEW

possible and then 1t is simply drawn
back and fastened with ornamental
pins or handsome combs.
And in this connection / may men
tion that pale brown hair Is all the
rage. The red and red-brown shades
have quite gone out. Very fair hair Is
in great favor, but 1t Is not easy to OBJ
tain. by natural means. Nut-brown
hair is considered very chic" and in
deed all the soft brown shades are in
favor
The idea that red-brown hair, pro-
duced by henna, made woman look
specially youthful is exploded. Nova
days everyone realizes that these red.
brown shades are specially trying for
anyone except young woman or girl.
On the othe. hand, the soft brown
shades are flattering to the complex
ion.
do not think that powdered hair Is
so fashionable as 1t was. A great
many women are beginning to regret
Laving gone in for white h.ir." even
when 1t was so much the fashion. They
are beginning to realize that white
hair, unless powdered and worn by a
very young woman. gives an impress
sion of age at first sight. Powdered
hair is becoming to many women. but
1t does not make for youth.
Many young girls In England are
going in for the Castle crop" II
seems rather a pity to cut OF ones
hair, when 1t is long and thick. but the
Castle crop" is undoubtedly rather
fascinating. II makes q young and
pretty girl look like a little angel
Idalia de Villiers in the Boston Globe.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Farmers Educational
[1 and Operative
NLUnion Of America

Angels men marry soon shed their
wings.
Let a woman talk herself to death
and she will die happy.
Our intellect never gets US any
where. but our will does.
Good, honest work to do is a pana-
cea for many of our troubles.
Some folks are born lucky and 9TH
ers can't keep from making speeches.
When women kiss each other II
means about as much as a tombstone
epitaph.
A woman always has something In
mind that she's going to get when she
can afford 1t.
To make perseverance paying
thing one must first be sure he Is in
the right way.
Some folks pride themselves In their
piety when all they possess Is q puck
ering Of the heart.
Many a dull" child brightens up
wonderfully when his eyes or adenoids
are properly taken care of.
The foot-and-mouth disease IL again
breaking out among the office seek
ers, and no quarantine in sight.
And It sometimes happens that a
newly made widower feels like a man
who has Just escaped from prison.
There's no monopoly on wisdom. al
though now and then the scarcity Of
1t would lead us to think there is.
The world is full of humorous stu
ations. 80 per cent of which are con-
tributed by people who are serious.
The trouble with life as 1t Is now
is that there are too many ways to
spend money and too few to save 1t.
In time the consolidated school is
coming, but that is no reason why one
should neglect the present means Of
education.
This country has turned out some
great politicians-and there are a lot
of others in Office that ought to be
turned out.
The farmer should receive the same
returns for his capital invested and
labor performed as other men do in
other business.
The man who beats his horses Is not
merely cruel: he is as stupid as the
engineer who would hammer the
valves of his engine.
Nearly every man feels he could be
rich II he Just had the capital to start
on, just as every woman feels she
would have a good figure II she could
afford SIS corsets.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

the outside Of the box and lid with
cretonne first; then cut pieces Of card
board to At .he inside. bottom, ends
and side; cover these with padding
and then with silk Gig. u. and glue
In place.
Get the cover to q shoe box for the
brush and comb tray shown in Fig. 8.
Reinforce the corners with pieces of
cardboard folded and glued to them.
as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Then put
on the cretonne covering. Cut one
piece of the right size to at the bot
tom Of the cover and lap over the
rim and on to the inside, then. after
stitching this in place. cut piece Of
cardboard to at the bottom inside.
cover 1t with cretonne Gig. u, and
glue this covered piece to the inside
of the cover. This completes the tray.
Figure II shows . dainty trinket
chest with three drawers. After see
ing how to const uct 1t. you can make
yours to contain as many drawers as
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

of a threefoot piece of cord to IT.
and tie the other end to one wind
lass. This is the cable by which the
boom is raised and lowered. Use q
cord Eve or six feet long for the hoist
ing cable, tie one end to the second
windlass spool. run the cord over pull
ley D, and tie the other end to a
hook bent out Of q hairpin Gig. y.
Fig. shows how the windlasses are
loced by loops Of string.
Build the cabin of cardboard. Fig.
shows the front and one side. Cut
the two long openings in the front
for the cables to run through. and the
square opening for beam e to at In;
and cut the square opening in the side
of the right size and In the right
place for the windlass spools to pass
through Gig. -. There need be but
one doorway. Tack the walls to the
edge Of the turntable, then bind to-
gether the corners with paper strips.
Make the tracks of strips just wide
enough for the spool wheels to run
upon, and connect them with cross
pieces.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Velvet Afternoon Gowns.

According to the Dry Goods Econom-
let. rich afternoon gowns Of velvet are
featured in black. brown. rose. white
and blue. Green in also shown to some
extent. but has not proved as popular
rs the colors named. Fur trimmings
finish on many of these gowns The
furs most In use are skunk. raccoon.
kolfnsky. fox. krimmer. mole. beaver
and caracuL In many instances the
furs harmonic In color with that of
the dress. mole being used on gray,
skunk and beaver on brown. beaver
on beige and white fox on white and
similar combinations. Some of the
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
HOW SOME PEOPLE SUCCEED
by Librarian LegIer Of the Chi.
caao Public Library.

A few guideposts to success were
set up before employees Of the Chi
cago public library recently in the form
of quotations contained in q rule book
issued by Librarian H. e. Legler.
Here are some of them:
Do what you are paid to do-and
then some; it's the then some" that
gets your salary raised.
Folks that never do any more than
they get paid for never get paiG for
any more than they do.
Some men are ground down on the
grindstone of life, while others get
polished up. 1t depends on their kind
of stun. ~
Let's be of good cheer. remember
ing that the misfortunes hardest to
bear were those that never came.
You will never push yourself for.
ward in this world by patting yourself
on the back.
The man who thinks he can learn
thinks q great truth.
II may be more interesting to mind
other peoples business, but it's more
profitable to mind your own.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
DESIRABLE PLACE TO DWELL
squareIy Up to Those interested In
Home Community to Extend Pat
ronaae to Local Merchants.

Do you fully realize what the COM
munity in which you live means to
you individually?
You hear of wonderful commercial.
social. educational and religious ad-
vantages. of fine stores. beautiful
parks and good roads in other locaii-
ties. all of which means but little or
nothing to you compared to advan-
tages and conveniences offered you at
home. writes r. v. Holland in Califor-
MIA Cultivator. You are affected only
by prevailing conditions in your COM
munity. where you are benefited by
advantages and must suffer for lack of
them.
Everyone is more or less proud of
the community in which he or she
lives. and justly so. However to me
the height of inconsistency is persona
fed in people who pretend to be deep
ly interested in local conditions and
at the same time deliberately do those
things that tend to retard the develop
ment Of their home communities
Those people who proudly boast of
the advantages offered by their home
towns as desirable places in which to
live and then refuse to extend local
merchants their patronage are as ridi-
culous as the restaurant proprietor
who eats "out."
1t may be a fact that your local
stores are not as large or as hand
somely equipped as. some of the big
city stores. but you will agree with
me that your merchants cannot pos
sibly enlarge or improve their busi-
ness beyond the extent justified by the
amount of patronage accorded them.
II you are interested in bringing
about better local shopping facilities
It is squarely up to you and other resi-
dents Of your community to. patronize
home merchants, thus keeping your
money at home In so far as possible
where 1t will circulate in various chan
nels for the improvement of the COM
munity.
There are only two possible reasons
why persons should remain In any Ger.
tain town or community: their duties
demand It or they simply like to live
there. Isn't this true in your case?
In either event II is to your dis
tinct advantage to do everything in
your power to assist In improving 10.
cal conditions. The community be-
longs TO you and your neighbors, and
you are necessarily governed by con-
ditions as they exist
A prosperous community is in ev-
cry instance a desirable place in
which to live as 1t affords its resi-
dents advantages and conveniences to
the extent of its prosperity. which in
variably is limited to and controlled
by the amount Of local commercial
activity.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
BATH ROBES AND NECLICEES
ideas for Cold Weather That Are Well
Worthy OF Having . Place In
the Memory.

The winter negligee may be as
diaphanous as chiffon and lace can
make 1t. but the winter bath robe. to
be right. must be warm and downy.
Nothing Is more uncomfortable than to
emerge from Q refreshing bath to find
the world grown cold. A thick bath
robe IL sure to make the world seem
warm and coy.
A blanket robe Is durable and COM
Portable and can be made quite becom-
ing. Il should be rather full in cut.
and not long enough to touch the
floor. The color and design should be
carefully chosen. There are some love-
ly grays, II q dark robe is desired,
and for O light one there is lavender.
and there is blue and there is pink.
Sometimes q satin hem and satin
bindings are put on blanket robes. but
these are rather fragile. They soil
very quickly. and they are sure to
wear thin and shabby before the
blanket part wears at all.
A pocket for the handkerchief IL q
useful, addition to any bath robe. A
big rubber-lined pocket is also desir-
able II one lives In boarding house
or Q big family and has to use bath
room in common with many others.
for the various toilet articles. brushes.
soap and tooth paste. can be carried
In this pocket.
A deep collar or hood adds much to
the becomingness of q bath robe
of this sort. And scallop crocheted
around the edge of collar and cuffs is
an attractive finish. A cord. too.
should be fastened at the waist. or
else wide belt OF the blanketing
should be used. with . frog fastening.
A quilted robe is almost as warm as
. blanket robe. But 1t is not 30 dur
able. The blanket can be washed
time and again. The quilted robe. II
It be of silk. must be carefully cleaned
In gasoline.
Like q blanket robe, q quilted one
should be made on rather generous
lines. One that Is quite fiat and tight
II unbeconing. And, again. the color
must be chosen with an eye to be-
comingness.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

Charles M. schwab. congratulated
in Pittsburgh on a large war contract
which he had just received from one
Of the warning nations. said:
Some people call it luck, but they
are mistaken. Whatever success /
have is due to hard work and not to
luck.
i remember New York business
man who crossed the ocean with me
one winter when the whole country
was suffering from hard times.
"And you, Mr.. Schwab,' the New
Yorker said, are like the rest of us.
l suppose. hoping for better thingsr
No. my friend replied. No, I
am not hoping for better things. I've
got my sleeves rolled up and I'm work.
ing for them"
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14

you wish. small cardboard boxes form
the drawers Gig. 12). You car get
empty spool boxes at dry goods
store. Pile one upon another and
figure out the dimensions for the chest.
Then fold a piece Of cardboard as
shown in Fig. 13. to make a case Of
the right size. and after bringing the
folded ends together. bind them with
a strip Of paper (Fig. 1D. Next cut
strips Of cardboard for shelves. and
fasten these between the ends of the
case by running pins through into
their ends, as shown in Fig. II. When
the shelves have been adjusted proper.
II. cover the back, ends. top and bot.
tom Of the case with cretonne Gig.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
White Crepe With Fur.

A charming frock is made of white
Georgette crepe. The skirt is edged
with a wide hem of white fox, and
there is high choker collar of the
fur and cuffs OF 1t, with big fur but
tons for trimming. The charm of the
frock consists in the almost startling
combination of the sheer crepe and
the very heavy bands of fur.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Wells Have Maidenhair Designs.

A new face vel, for winter days has
a maidenhair pattern. wrought in
delicate thread design in fine hexa-
gon mesh. The lattice patterns. with
a very open, crossed mesh, is also a
favorite and is becoming to women
with a good deal Of color. AS a rule
fine patterned wells best become wom-
en- of pale complexion. A new veil
for the motor car has an artfully
placed beauty spot. which comes over
the cheek or at one side Of the mouth,
the long veil floating in graceful folds
around the figure to the waist line.
Tensas gazette., 1916-01-14
Velvet Collars.

On some OF the very smart checked
suits there are collars of velvet which
are tackled on SO lightly. withal firmly
enough to Withstand hard wear, that
they can be ripped on without in the
least hurting the style of the collar.
So. when one becomes tired Of the
velvet or when It looks worn II can
simply be removed without in any
way injuring the coat.