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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
RATES REMAIN SAME
BOY HAS A MILLION;
FIGHTING OVER HIM

White Plains, n. Y, Dec. 16.-Judge
Frank ]. Lamb of White Plains is
preparing an action to be brought in
the supreme court in behalf OF Will
liam Mills of New Rochelle. for the
purpose Of having tho name Of his son,
william Crossman Lee, changed to
William Mills, Jr.
Tho boy is heir to an estate OF ST.
1000 and for some time was under
the guardianship of his stepfather, r.
appellate division has decided that De
Witt II. Lyon. who was appointed his
general guardian by Surrogate Saw
yer, shall have the control and Gus
tody of the boy. For two years Mr..
Lee has been fighting the father for
the guardianship of William.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
FIRE, BELIEVED TO
BE MCENDIARY, AT
LLEWELLYN PLANT
Property Damage of Half
Million at San Francisco
Private Investigation
Decided Upon.

Los Angeles. Dec. 16.-F'ire
which the authorities believe
incendiary, and two explosions,
the nature of which is being in
yestigated, today destroyed
greater part of the Llewellyn Iron
works, causing property damage
estimated at over half million
dollars.
The explosions were reported
10 have occurred practically at
the time the fire was discov-
cred. Scores of windows in ad-
joining buildings were broken.
The directors of the company
held a meeting While the fire
was In progress and determined
upon a private investigation of
the fire. supplementing that of
the police.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
BLUE LAW OF 1642
INVOKED IN SPIRIT
OF RETALIATION

Waterbury, Conn, Dec. 16.--
Michael H. Mockus, a lecturer
invited here by the Lithuanian
colony. has been arrested for
blaspheiny in connection with
utterances about the bible under
a blue law of 1912. II was I'M
der this enactment that inen and
women, too. We're hanged for
witchcraft,
Nockus inherited an antaR-
onism on the part of those who
felt agsrieved at Rev. Peter
Sauralsaitis. a Lithuanian pas
tor here, whose efforts resulted
in tie arrest of persons who had
converted their dwellings into
unlicensed saloons, as charged.
The latest retaliatory step u
the arrest of Moekus.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
INCREASE GRANTED ON COAST
coUNTRY,S FRUITS, CANNED
GOODS AND OTHER FOOD
PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE PUT
INTO EFFECT AT PRESENT.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The Pacific
coasts entire seasons output of dried
fruits. canned gods. wine, beans, bar
ley and other foods will move cast un-
der prevailing freight rates, notwith-
standing the authority given to the
railroads to advance them 10 cents per
hundred pounds.
Such a decision has been reached
voluntarily by the transeontinental
railroads and communicated to the in
terstate commerce commission.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
GIRLS WHEREABOUTS
BEING KEPT SECRET
Will Not Be Permitted to
See Wax Before Her Trial
on the Charge of Attempt
ing to Blackmail James
w. Osborne.

New York, Dec. 16.-United | ates
Marshal Mccarthy was instructed by
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Roger S. Wood to take particular
precautions to protect Charles H. Wax,
the government witness in the prosecu-
ton of Rae Tanner, from attack.
The attack on "Oliver Osborne" by
Adolph Menke, Bronx grocer, in re-
venge for the alleged swindling OF
Menkes wife out of $1,000, has con-
vinced the federal authorities there is
real danger in the enmity expressed
against the champion wooer in let
ters received by the district attorney.
HIS SAFETY DEMANDED.
THE safety OF this man." Mr.. Wood
said lis essential to the governments
case against all under charges in the
effort to get money from James w.
Osborne or blacken his reputation. En-
tirely aside from consideration Of
Wax's comfort 1t is our duty to see
that he is not harmed or intimidated."
The whereabouts of Rae Tanner and
her sisters are not yet known to Mr..
Wood.
SHE CAN'T MEET WAX.
after thoughtful consideration and
consultation with various persons
said former Lieutenant Governor Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler, counsel for Rae
Tanner and her sisters, II have decid-
ed not to allow Miss Tanner to meet
this man Wax"
Miss Tanner Is under heavy bond
to remain within the jurisdiction of the
southern district Of New York. If she
| left the district without notice to the
district attorney and his permission,
her bail bond would be forfeited.
PROMISE OF LENlENcY.
| Every facility will be offered to her
to verify the governments belief that
Wax and not James w. Osborne was
the man who made light of her affec-
tions and considerable leniency Is to be
extended to her if she will correct her
| testimony to that effect and become a
witness against the SHADES, her former
attorneys.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
| Federal detectives said they had
| found Miss Katharine Masenheimer,
the nurse girl formerly employed in
the household of Frederick Coudert,
who charges that Wax. calling himself
Angus Mcdonald" became acquaint-
ed with her through a Central Park
vanished after she had given him 5000
of her savings. She will be allowed to
meet "Oliver."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16

swer was to the point.
"Drive them out, or make them
fight, and after they are gone
| will make a gap between the
two countries so wide and deep
that no Americana will ever be
able to steal Mexican land, gold
or OIL"
RAIp. ON COLUMBUS.
BY this time there were many people
waiting to see him and 1 made a drive
direct to the point l came down to get
General" said, chow could
you make the daring attack on
Colonel Slocum's forces at Co.
lumbus and get away across tho
big plains2"
Easy" he said. u was awake;
they were sleeping, and it took
them too long time to wake up"
'You must have had many
men?"
YES, had about 300."
] did not touch the Santa Ysabel
massacre of Americans, knowing that
Martin Lopez, brother of Pablo Lopez
who committed the crime, now holds
a generals commission under Villa
This showed me that Villa, even il he
did lot commit the crime himself
did approve of 1t.
When | got out on the street I was
challenged by the sentry, "Quier
Vivia'. and WAS forced to answer
Villa"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
ALLIES AGREED ON
PURPOSE TO CARRY
WAR ON TO VICTORY

Petrograd Dec. 16.-Adyiccs carry
ing the report of tn Russian duna
favoring categorical refusal by the
entente governments to enter into
peace negotiations under present con-
ditions, quote Foreign Minister Pok-
rovski as declaring to the duma that
Russia and her allies are as one in the
conviction that the war must be car
ried on to victorious conclusion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
BIG FINES PAID BY
PACKING COMPANIES

Jefferson City, Mo. Dec. 1e.-Five
packing companies each paid s12,500
into the state treasury here today in
settlement of fines of $4,000 imposed
upon them by the Missouri supreme
court for violation of the state anti
trust laws. The payment waS made
under agreement with the attorney
general that but half of the fines
should be paid.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
GREECE ACCEPTS
TERMS OF ALLIES

Paris, Dec. 16.-An official telegram
announcing that Greece had accepted
unreservedly the conditions of the al
lies was received at the foreign office
at midnight, according to the Petit
Journal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
HUGHES FOR HEAD
BAR ASSOCIATION

Albany. n. Y, Dec. t. Charles E.
Hughes has been ramed for the presi-
dency of the New York State Bar as
sociation by the nominating committee
of that organization. 1t was announced
today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
ASSURANCES COULD
NOT BE DEPENDED ON
Past Performances Make
Promises Of Little Value
Correspondent Tells of
Visit to Bandit Leader
While He Was Occupying
Chihuahua City.

Washington, Dec. 10
The pacific utterances of
Villa, the Mexican bandit,
sent by a messenger to El
Paso for the enlightenment
of the authorities here, can
hardly be considered Off
cially, it is stated.
Villa asks for a free
hand so far as the Unit
ed States is concerned
in dealing with the Car
rama government, IN
return for which he
agrees not to assault
American citizens.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16
CONFERS WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
Purpose Of Conference to
Ascertain Position Of the
American Government on
Proposal-No Mediation
Offer Made by President.

Washington, Dec. 49,
Count Won Benstorff, Ger
man ambassador, conferred
today with Secretary Ian
sing, seeking information Of
the attitude of the United
States toward the peace pro-
posals of the central powers,
to discuss the general SUBJ
ject of peace from this gov
ernment's viewpoint and to
give any information Secrc-
tary Lansing might desire
on the attitude of the Ger
man government.
TERMS NOT DISCUSSED.
Count Won Bernstorff said after
10 minute talk with Secretary. Ian
sing:
we did not discuss peace
terms in any way. l have not
received any formal terms, and
the American government knows
officially that no formal terms
have been proposed. All Ger
many suggested Is that the bell
ligerants get together and talk.
If that proposal Is accepted, defi-
nifa for nt Will ha
cussed, but till then it will not
be proper to mention them. My
visit to the secretary was for
purely general discussion"
The ambassador indicated that the
place for the holding of a conference
and the question of whether It
would be by direct negotiation
or through Intermediates, were ques-
tions entirely dependent upon tho
willingness Of the entente allies to dis
cuss the situation at all. He indicated
also that he had not discussed the
American action in sending on the
Teutonic notes without comment, as
that was purely matter for this
country to decide for itself
NO MEDIATION OFFER.
President Wilson's decision to for
ward the central powers peace notes
to the entente allies withou. any me-
diation offer by the American govern
ment left only the task of translation
and revision Of the phraseology to be
finished before they were transmitted.
Secretary Lansing said the peace
notes would go forward Immediately.
President Wilson having decided that
they should not be accompanied by
Ill
has not determined whether any action
on behalf of peace will be taken later
by the United States on its own ac-
count, but is holding himself In readi-
ness to serve in any way possible to-
ward bringing the warning nations to-
gether.
The course to be pursued was made
(Continued on Page Ffye.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16


In the first place the United states
has nothing to do officially with the
troubles Of Villa and Carranza but is
presumably interested only in the
safety Of American citizens and other
foreigners in Mexico.
Moreover, il Is plain that In official
circles the Villa assurances are not
given deep credence III view of his
past performances and OF his recent
threats
INDuLGES IN DARK THREATS.
The other day New York corre-
spondent at FL Paso sent his paper
story Of a visit he paid to Villa. The
writer said:
The sentry took me to Salazar first.
He was quite friendly and asked
about old friends in the United States.
He also advised me to be careful and
not contradict Villa, nor take too much
Of his time, and not to mention his
foot which was still stiff although the
wound he received in the Guerrero bat
tie had healed.
After this I was taken to another
room on the second floor to Villa him.
self.
lie was sitting behind table so
l could not see his foot but cane
was hanging on a nearby chair as
proof that he still had trouble walking.
DO you come from FL Paso?n was
his first question.
NO" said, Il am from Europe"
well I know, he said, but weren't
you with me two years ago? Have you
been in Ell Pasog'
/ had.
do you know that Jefe Politica up
there?"
/ did not know who had that title in
FL Paso. and he called IN Interpreter.
do you know the mayor of FL
Paso?"
| understood then what he was driv-
ing at, and answered automatically
that ] knew his name, but did not like
him.
"Bueno," he said, do YOU know what
he did? Chased my wife out of the
country like a common peon woman
Of the street and took her diamonds
aud rings away from her. Tell that
fellow that il he were a man he would
come down and fight with me and not
fight a woman who Is a stranger In
his country. know him; he Is an ad-
vocado for the Cientificos, and Hipolito
me Hermapo (Villa's brother)--did not
the North Americans try to murder
him?"
He grew excited by this time. |
did not feel any too well and kept
quiet, so he continued:
PERSHING HAS TO GET OUT.
do you know Pershing?"
told him no; that / only inter
,iewed real big generals like Won Hin
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-16

! told him considered his army very
good and asked what he intended to do
with "the American violators of peace
fui conditions in norther Chihuahua.
He fixed his eyes on me, and his an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
AmInOn Fowler Admits
Killing BrOther-m-Law

Stockton, Cal, April S.--The district
attorneys office was busy today pre-
pairing a formal charge of murder
against Ammon Fowler.
Yesterday morning at II O'Clock
Fowler sat with his sister and her chill
dren IS a mourner at the bier of Albert
Duree, who was killed near Atlanta last
Sunday night. Four hours later, in the
office of the sheriff in Stockton, ne
confessed that he had sent his own
brother-in-law to the bar of God by a
blow over the head with the handle of
L shovel.
Fowler, a big, brawny man, born in
Fresna county 27 years ago, made a
complete confession to the Officers, af-
ter being arrested at the house of mis-
sister Immediately following the fun
eral of his victim.
81 killed him with a shovel handlep"
he told the sheriff. "After l felt his
pulse and knew he was dead | went
over to his house and got his pistol
which l placed at his side. / put one
cartridge in the gun and another at
| Duree s side / thought somebody would
thing an automobile had hit him and
/ that nobody would be suspected of the
murder If an innocent man had been
accused l would have come forward
| and confessed. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
HUMOROUS VERDICTS

Many verdiets of i strange, curious,
and humorous nature find birth, not in
frequently, in coroner's juries and
juries in the justice courts.
Uncommonly intelligent are the cor
Oner S juries in Mississippi. Twelve
men in Warren county, in that state,
returned verdict several years ago
which read: "The deceased died by
the will of God or some other disease
unknown to the jury"
Another verdict equally as solemn
reads as follows: ''We are af A Pin
ion that the Decest met with her death
from Violent Infirmation of the Arm,
prOducest from UnOan Cauz"
An old story, oft repeated, is that
an English jury, in criminal case,
once brought in the following; "Guilty,
with some little doubt as to whether
he is the man.
Another is told of a Welsh jury,
which reads: We find the man who
stole the mare not guilty"
A case was once tried in a certain
county court, which involved the char
acter Of bull. 1t was charged that
the bull had gored and killed a yalu-
able horse. After hearing the testi-
mony, the jury retired, and after a few
moments consultation returned and
rendered the following: "We, the Jury,
find a verdict in favor of the bull,
and believe him to be highly re-
spectacle animal" Thus, the bull was
acquitted and plaintiff lost his case.
A western judge is said to have once
in the pioneer days addressed a jury:
You kin go out now and find YER
diet. IF you can't find one of your
own, get the one the last jury used. -
When the jury returned, the verdict
was read by the foreman, as follows:
Suicide in the ninth degree"
Most amusing of all is probably one
from Alabama, where lived one Smith.
who was peculiarly afflicted with a
want of discrimination between his own
things and those of other persons, or
who, rather, was ignorant of the laws
relating to meum ct tuum. Now, once
ON time, the said Smith, while labor.
ing under severe attack of the above
mentioned disease, and being further
impelled by the vociferations of an
empty stomach went under the cover
of night and feloniously took and car.
ried away from neighbor's S pen a
sholt, valued at ,one dollar and fifty
cents, with the intention of appropri
ating the same to his own use. But
unfortunately, he was detected, and in
due course of time was tried. The Jury
were not out long before they return
ed with a verdict of "guilty Of hog
stealth in fust degree - The Judge
told them that their verdict was prom.
err except that tney had omitted tc
assess the value of the property stol
en-, and to retire and bring in theiI
verdict in ''proper form. " Again they
retired, and pOndered long and deeply
over what he meant by "form. " Al
last, old w. t. who had once been Jus
tice Of the peace, with a bright coun
tenance and sly wink, as much a,
to say, "Look at. me, boys I under
stand thing or two wrote the YER
dict. 1t was handed in to tne clerk
] Judge of the amusement when the fol
lowing was read: ''We, the Jury, pusi
lanimously find the defendant guilty
in the sum of dollar and a = in favor
Of the hog" C. EAE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
Sublimity Now Is
- Fully Electrified

Never in the history of Sublimity has
there been such a change in the ap-
pearance Of the town as there was Sat
urday night, April First, when twenty
electric street lights threw their bright
rays over all the streets of the town.
The citizens of the town have for
the past few years tried to the utmost
to have lights, but not until about five
months ago really knew that they
would be successful.
Early last fall, C. E. Taylor Of the
Stayton Electric Light Co. submitted
his proposition in regard to lighting up
the town, which was talked over by
the people and the council and was fin
ally accepted. As soon as suitable
weather they had to cease the balance
of men setting poles and putting up
wires, but on account of the bad
weather the yhad to cease the balance
Of the work until about a month ago.
Mr.. Taylor then employed VIM, John
son of Eugene to wire the different
business places and houses and also to
put in the street lights.
At present Otter Bell & Co.'S store
and the City Hall are the only places
that are electric lighted besides the
streets but work will begin immediate
ly on wiring the other residences in
town.
On account Of having electricity, it
is to be hoped that in the near future
some prospective party may open up a
neat theatre where moving pictures
may be exhibited.
Mr.. Taylor, who is manager Of the
Stayton Electric Light Co. is an en-
thusiastic man with plenty Of ambition
behind his work, and Sublimity people
certainly are thankful for the quick
and good work he has done in electrify-
ing their town.-Stayton Mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
Jews In England See
Palestine Restored
Independent State

London, April S-Palestine s restora-
tion as an Independent Jewish state is
considered a serious possibility by lead
ing Hebrews in England The Euro
peln Jewish organization is affiliated
with the Jewish Congress in America,
which is to meet in Washington this
winter.
The wars end, they point out, must
bring enormous transfers of territory
and it is of this shakeup that the Jews
intend to take advantage. At the meet
ing of the powers representatives to
arrange peace terms, that Jews must
see that they are consulted, as Lucien
Wolf, the author puts it, and he urges
them to "work together with the ulti-
mate object not only of obtaining just
municipal rights, but of establishing
eventually a Jewish state in Pales
tine"
Israel Zangwill also has reminded his
people that eff Palentine comes our
way, through falling into England S
power, the Jews must stand united to
take the country over and develop it as
a Jewish state as far as conditions will
allow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08

to Portland on the morning Oregon
Electric.
Mrs. o. II. Heine is a Salem visitor,
from Cottage Grove.
Miss Edna Purdy, Of Oreneo, is visit
ing relatives in the city.
T. D. Wallace aud family Of the Mae.
leaY district, are in the city,
Mrs. II. /. Pitchard was in the city
yesterday from Independence.
T. e.. Albert win spend Sunday i'm
Portland, visiting his sister, Mrs, Sa'
rah Robinson.
r. d. Trick, a fruit grower Of the
Rosedale district, is transacting busi.
ness in the city.
j. y. Maurer, assistant general road.
master, went TO Albany this morning on
company business.
James r., Alison, bookkeeper in the
office Of secretary Of state, went to AZ
bany this morning.
w. j. Davis returned 10 his home at
Mehama yesterday after spending sew
eral days in the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
Many indian Skeletons
Uncovered at Oregon City

Oregon City, April S.-The skeletons
Of twenty Indians were on exhibition
mere today and Oregon historians are
trying to figure out the details Of the
battle in which they were killed.
Workmen excavating for a basement
near the bank of the Willamette river
found the bones. A skull which was
discovered first, is believed from the
trappiugs dug out Of the dirt nearby,
to have been that of a chief. The other
bones, some of them badly decayed,
were found in heap, where the victOri-
Gus tribesmen evidently had dumped
them.
Arrowheads were found in great num-
ber, some of them lodged between the
bones.
Tribal rites evidently were observed in
burying the redskins The warriors
heads were all together their feet point
ing outward from the center like the
spokes of wheel over the bones was
thick crust of hard, baked clay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
CITY CoUNCIIL HAS
A LONG SESSION

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday night with Mayor Beau
champ in the chair, and all the mem
bers present
The petition for an extension of the
water system on West Water Street
was finally tabled after considerable
discussion, the council maintaining that
a street would have to be opened up
before the petition could be granted.
Also the petition for extension Of
water to Clyde Hoffer's residence was
denied as the returns would not Justify
the outlay. A petition for a light at
dark corner in East Stayton was grant
ed. as was a petition by J. P. Wilbur
to connect with city water. c. f. Tay.
lor was given permission to remove
certain electric light poles and to re-
move his light fixtures from certain
telephone poles.
The usual grist of bills was approved
and the Recorder s and Treasurer s re.
ports read and accepted and one Of
them ordered printed in the Stayton
Mail.-StaytOn Mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
BROOKS NOTES

Mrs. Mudgett and daughters left last
Wednesday for Montana to join Mr.
Mudgctt, who has taken up q claim
there.
The baseball boys are fixing up their
diamond, enclosing it with a high board
fence. The small boys will have to save
their pennies now to see the games.
The Methodist church is holding re,
vival meetings this week
Monday night the Endeovor held its
monthly meeting at the home of Geo.
Ramp.
Mrs, Stumps, of Silvcrton, spent II
few days with her mother, Mrs. Silas
Jones, last week.
Rev. Stover's small daughter has
been quite i'll but is improving now.
Miss Higgins, of Salem, former
teacher Of Brooks, spent Sunday at the
home Of L. S. Murdick.
The Brooks Literary society has ad
journed for the year.
Mr., and Mrs. A. L. Harris have new
Ford.-Gervais star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-08
DAIRY ASSOCIATION MEETS

The annual meeting Of the Sublimity
Dairy Association was held at the City
hall, Sublimity, Saturday at .2:3O p. m.
Among the new business they re.elect-
ed 3. Wagner as one Of the members
of the board Of directors for the next
five years. Among the principal speak
ers were Clarence Bovine Of Aumsville
and j. D. Darby of Silyerton who
spoke in regard TO cooperative work
ings. Mr.. Catlin of Salem was also up
and gave an excellent speech. A. G.
Barrows. B. Wagner and Jos Schrewe
we're also among the speakers. Mr..
Martindale Of the Union Meat Co. Of
Portland was among the attendance at
the meeting.