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The sun., 1916-01-26

Bes .des Mr. pach,lsu thcr" wero III
the conference John Brown. business
manager Of the Metropolitan opera COM
pany: Alfred Scl.G.'h.rg, attorney for
:he company. Deputy Police tommis-
siuner punham. whu r'ferrcd tho case %
Nj McAdoo after the ccusors reported :
Mrs Clarence Burns and Miss Helen
Hoffiuan who didn't So" anything OBJ
jcctiunable in the pclfurmau'" he'tus"
they were 80 Interested iu the grace OF
Tin, dancers. and Oliver k"Yrulus, AN at
tnrucy and also one of 'ho cens"is y
4 Anderson. a friend Of Mayor Mi''h"l.
and Magistrate Hou>r also dropped in
and Mr.. Anderson did some Interpreting.
The sun., 1916-01-26

ALBANY, Jan. Ex-senator George r.
Thompson's legislative committee Is 60
ing to resume Investigating the New
York city Public Service Commission.
and II he fails to hit 'the warm trair'
and make exposures Of sensational
character 1t will not be tho fault of
Gov. Whitman or Of Thaddeus c. Sweet,
Speaker of the Assembly.
With a suddenness which surprised
even the Senator himself. the Assembly
Ways and Means Committee to-day took
up the two resolutions giving the Thomp-
son committee a months additional time
and $4,000 more money for it's work
and reported favorably on both, leaving
the road to the warn rail'' open to
Thompson and clearing away suspicion
that the Governor and the Speaker were
anxious to cut short his journey These
resolutions will pass the Assembly to-
morrow and become effective immedi-
ately.
Practical peace came TO the legisla-
tive halls and despite the fact that there
were numerous references to the methods
In vogue by certain legislative commit
tees which would shock the shrewdest
petit larceny expert the legislative lead
ers agreed when the day was over that
there would be little more to say about
vouchers. and less about interference
with the Thompson committees inves-
tigation.
Committees Action Unan imous.
Senator Thompson was telling tho
newspaper men what he thought the
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
ought to do when II went ahead and did
IT. Tho committees action on the two
resolutions was unanimous. The COM
mittee will have until April Z TO work.
Senator Thompson will 20 to New York
tomorrow and finish details In connec-
tion with his committees work. which
was suddenly halted when Assembly
man McQuistion made a protest agains,
an excessive hotel bill at the Riltmore
Yes. | intend TO go to New York
city tomorrow to carry on this investiga-
ton" said Senator Thompson.
Along any special linc?" ne wa,
asked.
Well. ] can't say now just what line
the Investigation will take" he replied,
The Senator can outline his own pro
gramme with the assurance that th'
State will give him 100000 more and
that the vouchers of his committee mem
hers will he approved by the Comptroller
when assured that everybody on tn,
committee is being charged for just wha
he receives and nothing mere or less.
Some Of the legislative leaders ex
pressed the opinion to-day that Senator
Thompson had an altogether wrong idea
! of the Assembly's attitude. They oh
jected to the wholesale circulation from
the Biltmore of statements that Gov
Whitman was really tho man behind th'
choking of process. Senator Brow
took practically all the responsibilit!
for stopping senator Thompson's in
quisition in New York. and said to
night that he did not intend to- let an!
one else suffer under a suspicion u
having proposed "A deal whereby tn
Senator would hc deprived of opportu
mites he deemed necessary for his in
! Nestigations.
The sun., 1916-01-26
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The sun., 1916-01-26

Tho original bill OF $3.50. with exact
and correct charges, was presented to
kergeant-at-Arms Hotalng, who had this
bill In his possession for at least two
days when he reappeared in the Auditors
Cfiice with the declaration that Ii was
not In such shape as the committee would
like. 1t could not be Learned Yesterday
Just Row he worded this statement, but
the three hotel men told exactly how
he did
Hotaling. they say. ordered that the
bill be prorated. one Of the statements
attributed TO the scrgeant-at-arnls was ::
These upstate men do not want their
constituents TO think they are coming
down mere and spending s., 81 or s. Of
-he states money for a bare room. split
this charge up, as $3.50 "A day is about
Gn they should spend for a room
The positive statement made At the
District Attorneys office was that iotal-
Ing orally directed the hotel manage
snent to change the bill from it's original
fern TO the shape il flnally took and
chat his orders were obeycd There was
much more conversation than that which
became known about the building, hut
this WAS not revealed by the District
Attorney.
Hotaling's attitude, or explanation OF
this affair. is not known to the District
Attorney Although a letter was sent 10
him inviting him to see Judge swami. he
has not yat appeared to be questioned
William Harman Black left the building
early yesterday morning and was gone
until the afternoon. lie would not say a
word about his trip afterward. He de-
clined 10 say yes or no when asked II
he had seen HotaIing.
The sergeant -at-arms had registered
out at the Murray HI Hotel, where he
has been stopping Of late. II was
The sun., 1916-01-26

More than ordinary interest centred
about the performance Of the Serge de
Diaghileff Ballet Russo at the Century
Opera House last evening. The big
house was sold out long before the doors
were opened and hundreds Of persons
were turned away. They ALI wanted to
see whether the ballet director would
carry out the instructions Of the police
and Chief Magistrate McAdoo to tone
down and eliminate several of the al
legged Objectionable features Of "L'Apres-
medi dun raune," which was the Offer
ing
Mr.. Diaghileff declined beforehand to
say whether he had made any changes.
wait and see.' was his only comment.
The audience waited and discovered that
the features objected to had been clint
mated. Representatives of the Police De-
partment. the Parkhurst society and the
Society for the Prevention If Vice who
were present appeared to believe that
the conditions had been satisfactorily
met.
After the performance there was a
big demonstration by the audience and
several huge bouquets were showered on
Leon Massine. the principal dancer.
Everybody was satisfied. although the
ballet director could not refrain from
saying that he thought the interference
from the police "a most idiotic affair
Conference Before McAdoo.
Next to Diaghilens monocle-which
worked Itself In and out of his eye ac-
cording to the state of his temper. a
rapid oscillation OF tho glass meaning
that the temper WIS very unsettled
the most Interesting thing at yester-
day mornings conference before Magls-
| trate McAdoo to settle the moral status
OF the ballet. was the conversational
description OF the dances, against tho
| influence of which reporters were
guarded by being kept outside and from
which one of the women critics fled TO
the street with the explanation that she
| really must telephone at once.
1t was "A sort of collaborated dcscrp-
ton one gathered from the remarks of
lawyers and other persons who took
part after IL was all over. Some, in
cluding the woman critic who fled. didn't
! think the balle,s were very very bad.
but Howard Clark Barber of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Crime, and
John : sumner, who succeeded An-
thorv ComStocl as secretary of the So
| cic,y for the Suppression of Vice. de-
| scribed some eiuuous details as exceed
| ingly vivid To AL of which MI
| Daghileff's monocle. as the conversation
| was translated to him. hohhcd III and
out Of his eve In rcmOnStrau't.
The sun., 1916-01-26
INDICTMENT Is DUE
. IN BILTMORE CASE
Grand Jury to Get Vouchers
for Hotel Charges and
Original Bill.
STATE OFFICER ACCUSED

The January Grand Jury is expected
TO hand down an Indictment to-day
against a man connected with tne
Thompson committee on the charge OF
causing false claim to be made to the
State Comptroller for the account or the
committee with the Hotel Biltmore. II
was stated positively at the Criminal
Courts Building yesterday that the name
Of Senator George +. Thompson will not
figure In this indictment nor in any
presentment that may be made. NO
evidence has yet been secured, District
Attorney Swami said yesterday after
noon. TO contradict the declaration OF
the Senator that his approval Of the
bill was executed in Albany county and
that the sergeant at arms. Charles Ho-
taI,nR, attended to the drawing UP of
the bill in New York couny.
"If any one IL indicted tomorrow"
said Judge Swami. I'VE will zee TO II
that this does not interfere with his
work with the Thompson committee. He
will not be required to come to court
until the committee tells us that his
absence will not interfere with It's work" :"
suppose the man could not obtain
bail?- was n query.
Even that can be arranged" was the
reply I'VE will 60 into court and have
him released on his own recognizance."
Vouchers Produced.
Tho Investigation OF the hotel bill
which pro rated the $3.50 for January.
February and March, 1915, made Its
greatest stride yesterday. The vouchers
supposed to have been destroyed under
the sixty day rule Of hotels were found
intact, once Grand jury suhprna COM
PEELED the hotel authorities to produce
everything that might bear on the case.
Every little item Of expense incurred by
the committee. together with the names
Of the men who signed for each item, Is
now known. They show who got the
theatre tickets. the taxicabs, the meals.
the wines. cigars. laundry, trunks, rail-
road tickets. kilograms, who used the
telephone. The management of the hotel
thought all these had been destroyed.
but "A special search revealed them.
They make interesting reading to the
District Attorneys accountants, but no
details of them could he learned yester-
day. They must go before the Grand
Jury before they can be made public.
The finding of the vouchers, supple
mented by the testimony of Eugene II.
Miller, auditor of the hotel. his former
assistant. McCarren. now living at At
lantic city, and "A third man. now an
assistant, completed the present phase
of the case. so far as Judge Swami and
Assistant District Attorney William
Harnan Black are concerned once un-
der subpoena, Mr.. Miller talked freely
and he will repeat his story this morning
before the Grand Jury, He is corrob-
GRATED by tho two assistants.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
WILL TRY RAISING CATTLE.

viii Rookie and son, Jack, passed
through town this morning with fine
bunch of about ninety head of young
cattle which the boys had picked up at
various points on the prairie and were
taking to their ranch over on the Snake
river side where they will watch it
grow into valuable beef within the next
two years. The Rookie boysErMark,
Jack and Vance-are building up nice
bunch of cattle for themselves and made
some nictl buys for d foundation herd in
some Of the animals just secured. They
purchased several pure Bred shorthorns
and several high grades from Riley
Rice, of this place, and also secured a
fine bull of the same breed from Edwin,
Nelson, of Denver. The boys have
plenty of feed with which to bring
their stock safely through the winter
and within few years win be number
ed among the leading young 1stockmeu
of the Salmon river CONTRADICTION,
wood Chronicle. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
SCHOOL PATRONS MEET.

At meeting of the patrons of the
school held last week, j. B. Leeper, one
of the school directors, has offered $3.50
as prize to the boy or girl who makes
the best drawing of the school grounds
and landscaping the same. Neatness
and accuracy of detail will be taken in
consideration.
Prof. James will designate the time
that the drawing must be in the hands
of the judges composed of the following
teachers: Mrs. P. E. Ellis, Miss Ingram
and Miss Ruby.
No special attention has been paid in
regard to identifying the grounds un
til Mr.. Leeper conceived this idea If
creating an interest. We expect to see
the school grounds of Sites to be the
most attractive parked grounds in this
section of the state. We have some of
the most beautiful wild shrubberv at
our door, which can be used and which
with little cultivation grows profnsely.
Stiles Enterprise.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
Spiders and the Stars.

Spiders as an aid to astronomy are
recognized to such an extent that GER
tain species are cultivated solely for
the fine threads they weave. No sub
stitute for the spiders thread has yet
been found for bisecting the screw of
the micrometer used for determining
the positions and motions of the stars.
Not only because of the remarkable
fneness of the thread are they valua-
BILE, but because Of their durable quail
tiles, The threads of certain spiders
raised for astronomical purposes with
stand changes in temperature, so that
often in measuring sun spots they are
uninjured when the heat Is so great
that the lenses of the micrometer eye
pieces are cracked. These spider lines
are only one-fifth to one-seventh of a
thousandth of an inch in diameter,
compared with which the threads Of
the silkworm are large and clumsy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
STEALING ELEPHANTS.
II Would Seem Difficult, Yet II 10
REGULAR Trade In Siam.

1t would seem that an elephant
would be about the last thing In the
world a man would be able to steal.
Yet In Siam one must keep a careful
watch on such elephants as he may
own, no matter what their size, lest
they be stolen from him. "E
Elephant stealing in Siam has al
ways been more or less prevalent and
for some time past has been a source
of much anxiety to the officials. Reg
ulations were drawn up about fifteen
years ago by the British and Siamese
authorities with view to the suppress
sion of this offense. Later these were
supplemented by additional regula-
tons. embodying definite rules for the
purchase and sale of elephants and
imposing penalties on all persons In
possession of elephants who are not
provided with sale papers properly ex'
ecuted before the local authorities.
Notwithstanding all these precau-
lions elephant stealing continues in
Siam, and I'm one year alone fifty ele.
plants were stolen from British for
esters, representing loss Of some
$4,000.
The Karen tribesmen are the chief
offenders: but, though their somewhat
inaccessible villages are well known
to the near kwen, or district official
in no single instance has the assist
ance rendered by the Siamese officials
led to the discovery Of the elephant
stolen or of the thief In short, re.
covery, when effected, has been due
to the activity and energy Of the
British foresters and the searching
parties sent out by the British compa
MES who employ the foresters.-Los
Angeles Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
LITTLE SALMON SAYINGS.

Old King winter has returned again
Zero weather reported. Little Salmon
frozen and the north wind is making
music among the pines.
Mr.. Lakine, county superintendent of
Adams county visited our school the
first of the month and bringing with
him our new teacher, Miss Pauline
Mitchell of Council to take the place
of Miss Helen Erskine who resigned on
account of poor health. Dist No. SO is
honored by having two superintendent
visit it each year being joint district
between Idaho and Adams counties.
Billy Powell quit driving stage to live
on his homestead. He says when at
home he is as near heaven as he is
likely to get.
Robert Freeman and little son, Fred,
Esten Freeman sold his Salmon river
ranch to Gotzinger Bros. last week.
| VIM. Cooper is a Meadows visitor this
week
Miss Alice Higgins from Council visit
ed her sister, Mrs Rose Freeman the
first of the month.
Sam Jones passed through on his way
to Meadows to buy cattle.
Esten freeman has gone to kooskla
on business.
Howard Clark of Meadows is a Sal
mon river visitor this week.
j. o. Rhoades and Albert Campbell
are planning to take in the stock show
at Portland and look after other bust
ness matters. Jay has interests in a
hospital there.
Tom Martin of Lucille is a Meadow
valley cattle buyer this week.
Harvey Peter who had the misfor-
tune to break his leg is doing nicely at
last report.
Tom Powell the Meadows black
smith is down on the river hunting and
trapping
A. Woods is building an up-to-date
residence on his farm on the little
White Bird plains.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON sAI'
OF REAL ESTATE,

In the Probate Court, Idaho V0DNY
State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate VI :"
Overman, deceased.
R. w. overman and C. Q. oveI 0nsl
executors of the estate OF 0yius . M
man, deceased, having filed . .s pe 4 /
herein praying for an order o. 30 70 ssAI
portion of the real estate Vi. " N
decedent, for the purpose therein Gu h,
forth, it is therefore order 81 Osrsop,|
Judge of said court, ina. =; a. dseesssl|
Interested in the estate OF saia G Gs ID
anneap before the said Probate s oOu lsl d
Wednesday, the 9th day Oh W. II sdi|
d az ~ ., the court room of said trs'' h
Cayrt a. at s' the city of Grangevpr,,, ps
said county of Idaho, to ;. 'o Syysptsd \
WHY an order should not DC = much Y
the sa;dssxecutors to sell 50 a as,sssi
.he s san, estate Of the said d en-
Cyrus e overman, as shall hal. t be asi b. pabI
and that a copy of this oi .,s weeks d
S Gah at least four successive we pessI
the Idaho County Free , ,f,es in Sa
paper printed and puOii'n
county. MA
Dated November ~ lsiV n Harris
(seal) Probate judy
on
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
BARRISTERS AND Boards.
In Former Days Lawyers In England
Were Forced to Shave.

Nowhere was there more prejudice
against boards than at the Inns of
Court centuries ago. The BLACK
Books" Of Lincoln's inn of the six
teenth century are full of references
to offenders who were "fyned double
comens durynge such TYNE as they
shall have any berde."
This proving ineffective, a whole
batch of bearded barristers was in
1854 "banysshed from We Howse," and
shortly afterward judges order was
obtained for the compulsory shaving
Of some of the members. The inner
temple benchers were not quite so Sc
we're, for a fine of 20 shillings was the
sole penalty imposed in 1856 for wear
yng beardes of more than three weekes
growthe."
The war against bearded barristers
continued at the Inns of Court until the
seventeenth century. Long after this,
however, the prejudice against the un-
shaved barrister remained The hate
Vice Chancellor Bacon carried his dis
like so far that he always refused to
listen to bearded or mustached coun-
sci, pretending that he could not hear
them. Even now, although there are
plenty of bearded barristers and X. C.s.
few have attained eminence.
The most brilliant exception was per.
haps the late Judah Philip Benjamin,
silver tongued Benjamin." who de.
spite his mustache and American
''goatee" earned the princely income of
f35, 900 a year.-London Chronicle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
Johnston, defendants, on the

Marguerite Johnston, defendants, ON the
10th day of November, 1916, which said
judgment and decree was on the 2lst
day OF November, 1915, filed in the of
flee of the clerk of the above entitled
court and recorded in Book at page
l4S for the sum of $362.50, upon the
first cause of action and the further
sum of $2382.00 upon the second cause
of action and $1,000 costs, all lawful
money of@the United States, with inter
est thereon at per cent per annum
from date of said decree, besides costs
and accruing costs.
l am first commanded to sell the here
matter described real property situated
IN Idaho County, Idaho, to-wit: Com
mencing at the Northeast corner of
Section Thirty one, Township Thirty
North OF Range Three East of Boise
Meridian, running thence South forty
rods, thence West forty rods, thence
North forty rods, thence East forty
rods to the place OF beginning, contain
ing ten acres; to make the whole of said
sums and thereafter to sell Lots Eleven
and Twelve, in Block Two of Portland
Heights addition to the city of Grange
vile, IN idaho County, Idaho, accord.
ing to the recorded plat thereof, on file
and of record in the office of the Re-
corder of Idaho County, Idaho to make
any remainder due on said second cause
of action, to-wit; any remainder of said
sum of $2382.00. = ss's
Public Notice is Hereby Given, that
on Saturday the 30th day of December,
1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of
said day, in front of the court house
door in the city of Grangeville, Idaho
County, Idaho, / will in obedience to
sald order of sale and decree, sell all
the right, title, claim and interest Of
the above mentioned defendants, of, in
and to the, above described real pro-
perty, or az much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment,
with interest, costs, ETC., to the highest
and best bidder, for lawful money of the
United States.
Dated at Grangeville, Idaho, Deeem,
Der 5th, 1915.
l.. r Yates, Sheriff.
zs-4 T. 4. Quinlan, Deputy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
NOTICE OF SHERIrF's SALE I'm.
DER AN ORDER OF SALE

In the District Court of the Second
judicial District of the State of Idaho.
in and for the County of Idaho.
w. o. Van Schuyler, plaintiff VS.. G.
A. Johnston and Marguerite Johnston
defendants.
Under and by virtue of an Order of
Sale and Decree, issued out of the Dis.
trict Court of the Second Judicial Ms.
trlet OF the State of Idaho, in and for
the County of Idaho, on the End day of
December, 1916, in the above entitled
action, wherein W. o. Van Schuyyer.
the above named plaintiff recovered
Judgment against c. A. Johnston and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
Eastinn For Health.

Thousands of years before 1t was
uracticed as a religious rite Tasting
was practiced as a health measure IN
Egypt, India and China. Contempt
rary to Cicero was Asclepiades.
Greek physician, who strongly adVo-
Gated this idea, and 1000 years after
his day Ibn Sina. philosopher ana
medical sage, argued the virtues OF
temporary abstinence on the ground
that it came easier than constant mod
Grafton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
Life In the Navy.

And what do you sailors dor asked
a visitor on one of our battleships.
"Well," responded the jolly tar, we
does what we please until we are toiu
to do something else, and then we does
that something else pretty darn QUICK.
Boston Transcript.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
Naturally Grave.

81 have here" said the party with
the unbarbered hair who had injected
his person into the editorial sanctum
when the Office boy wasn't looking,
"a little poem entitled "A Pauper's
Grave .,
Huh" growled the editor Moth
ing remarkable about that. Who has
a better right to be grave than q pau.
peri You certainly wouldn't EXPECT
his mirth to- slop over would your
ST. Louis Post Dispatcfi,,t q MAR u