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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
Confidence Man Tried a Smooth Scheme
TO Get Control Of String
Of Idaho Banks


J. Rufus wailingford would have
had nothing on L. M. Gardner. the
flashy confidence man who operated
in Gooding where, among other trans
actions he gave $4,000 check to close
a deal for an automobile from a local
firm, had he been able to operate sue
cessfully for he had a plan to gain con-
troll of a string of banks in southern
Idaho. Fortunately for the financiers
in this part Of the state ne is now oc-
cupying a padded cell in a lunatic
asylum in Kentucky from which it
was discovered he escaped to come to
Idaho.
Gardner was lawyer, financier, in
ebriate and lunatic, q combination, it
is said, that made him smooth con
fidence man. Last week he peacefully
accompanied Sheriff Sanders Of Good
ing county to Lexington, KY.
Gardner at - first protested against
the proceeding. declaring that he was
not insane and had never been in the
asylum, but he finally admitted the
truth, not only as to his insanity. but
also as to the forgery OF the certified
checks. He explained in detail the
plans laid for his financial operations
and he certainly had J. Rufus Walling-
ford backed off the stage. It was his
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
SOUTHEAST WILL
HAVE BALL LEAGUE
Ten Clubs in Madison, Ere.
mont and Teton Counties
Form Circuit.

Southeastern Idaho comprising the
counties OF Madison. Fremont and Te-
ton, is to have a baseball league, which
is unique In baseball organization for
one manager will have charge OF the
10 cities in the league so far as their
baseball is concerned and VIII arrange
all games, besides handle the transport
tation, advertising. umpires and all
Anthony is the man selected for this
somewhat difficult job.
The name OF the organization is the
Snake River Yellowstone Baseball
league. The following officers have
been elected President. q. Boyatt;
first vice president. Fred J. Heath; sec
ond vice president, G. b. Walker. and
John l.. Bailiff, Jr, secretary and
treasurer.
The following cities have entered
teams and have deposited q forfeit and
paid the entry fee: Rexburg by ]. L..
Bailiff; Sugar City, by Fred J. Heath;
st. Anthony, by w. w. Spiers; Drum
mond, by L Thornsen; Tston, by p. L.
Mckinley; Ashton, by A. Good; briggs,
by r. Griggs and ". r. Castle. Parker
is the other city. Games will be
played every Wednesday afternoon
starting May 10, and continuing
through the summer. Merchants of
the towns represented will declare a
half holiday.
The bylaws call for the use Of the
A. g. Spalding baseball. The winning
team will receive large silver cup
donated by w. w. Spiers, and each
member viii receive a watch fob.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

intention. he said, to deposit the forge
ed checks for $4,000 with the Hager-
man bank and few days later pur-
chase controlling interest IN the bank
with the proceeds. Then he would call
a meeting OF the stockholders and have
himself elected cashier before the forg-
ed checks could be returned. When
the checks came back he would replace
them with another dummy check.
which he would carry as q cash item
to fool the bank examiner. With the
resources OF the Hagerman bank he
would purchase controlling interest
In the First National Bank OF Gooding.
and then. In the game manner. acquire
the banks at Mountain Home. Glenns
Ferry and Bliss. With all Of these
banks under his control his profits and
salary would soon wipe out the $4,000
OF forged checks upon which the whole
financial structure was based. The
rubber stamp used for stamping the
certihcation on the checks he secured
from Portland.
ut was a practical plan," he declar-
ed, land it would have succeeded II T.
hadn't fooled away SO much time in
getting drunk and getting married"
He added that as soon as he got out Of
his present trouble he would try the
scheme somewhere else.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
Presence at Board Meetings.
Help " rtr Body
10 Resist Disease

II ma Foley Cathartic Tablets to
be the mot delightful cleansing cath
artic I have ever taken. They are
Just the thing" G. w. Robson,
Wichita Falls, Tex.
Use Foley Cathartic Tablets to CO.
operate with nature in her efforts to
resist disease. They keep your bow
els regular and active, and they. pre-
vent poisons from lodging in your in
testinaI tract thence being absorbed
by your blood into your system. They
relieve constipation over night.
There is NIB unpleasant nausea or
RripinE In tho use of Foley CathRrtic
Tablets Instead, there is freedom
from headaches, bi1iousness, sluggish
dull feeling and nervous irritability.
There Is for you energy an0 ambition,
ability to emily your work and your
pleasure. They relieve the unpleas-
ant, gassy, full feeling, and give you
comfortable clean feeling instead.
Stout people do so enjoy them.
Whiteh4ad's Drug Store.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

Whitehead Drug Store.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
GRICE IS WINNER OF
THE HANDICAP TROPHY

n c. Grice. secretary Of the Boise
Gun club. won the handicap trophy
event at Frank Eastman park yester-
day BY bringing down 20 Of the blue
rocks out Of % sprung from the traps.
He was successful after shooting off a
tie with G. Hargraves In the frst ham
dtcap event Of the season. The strong
wind kept most OF the gunner guess
ing to bring down the ebay pigeons.
w. A. Reason and E. G. Grice tied with
40 out Of so in the regular club shoot.
The scores:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
only One "RRoMo oUININE.T

To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE. Look
for signature Of +. w. GROVE. Cures
a Cold in One Day. 25c, adv-Mon
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
CARLSON REPLIES
TO STATEMENTS
MADE BY HOWELL
Chair1ns n of Ada County
Board of Commissioners
Wants Any Charges Made
Public.

August Carlson, chairman Of the
board OF county commissioners Of Ada
county, makes reply to the state
Inent PRINTED in the Sunday Capital
News given by former Commissioner
Howell, resigned, in which he asks that
any charges against him be made pub
lie and gives his statement concerning
the 5000, coo bond election. His state
ment follow s:
ION returning home after three days
absence / was certainly surprised to
learn # Commissioner Howell's resig-
nation. AS he always threatened to
resign every time he did not get things
his own way / have Of late treated it
as joke. have certainly tried hard
to made a three-man board, which /
think the majority of the taxpayers In
the county realize. His aim has been,
not to work In harmony with this
board, but simply to try to discredit
this last administration for personal
grudges. Numerous threats have been
made by Mr.. Howell that he would ex-
pose the dishonesty of the members Of
the board Now as Mr.. Howell has re-
signed, If he has any charges to make,
hope he will. come out before the
public and be fair about it instead of
telling it around on the street corners.
! ana not living in a glass house and
therefore am not afraid of any stones
Mr.. Howell might throw.
Presence at Board Meetings.
'In regard to being absent from
board meetings: The day that was set
for hearing objections to calling the
bond election he left town; while the
day the election was called he was in
town and tried with all my power to
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

@. Hargraves, shooting from 16
yards, and e. c. Grice. shooting from
21 yards. tied for the trophy with %
each. On the shoot off Grice won,
breaking % to Hargrave's is.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

Even a rattlesnake warns before
striking, Herr Bernstorff.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

Have your suits cleaned. pressed
and repaired. Gus r. Mueller, Tailor.
80 Falk Bldg. Adv-A1
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27
DEATHS.

Viola Eunice Baker, aged es years.
died Sunday morning at the home Of
her nephew, Frank Marcellus on
Blacks creek. Senility and a compile
cation OF diseases caused her death.
Besides her nephew she il survived by
a cousin. r. L. Baker. and a sister N
New York. The funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:s0 at the
Sehreiber & Sidengaden chapel. Rev.
VViIlsie Martin will officlate and burial
viii be in Norris Hill cemetery.
Tom aHung. an aged Chinese cook.
died Sunday morning at the Chinese
temple on Idaho street. The funeral
was held this afternoon and burial was
in the Chinese cemetery.
No funeral arrangements win be
made for Mrs. Lillian Carroll until the
arrival Of her mother. who left Homo
lulu yesterday morning and viii ar
rive here on Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
POLICE HAVE EVIDENCE
AGAINST CONSIDERATIONS
Claim Made That Men Accp,.a nj,
Bomb Explosion I'm Frisco
Will he Convicted.

san FRANCISCO. August
mentary evidence sufficient t. convic,
ifose in custody on a charge of cous-
inG the bomb explosion ten DAYS ~,
during the preparedness parade, ,.hen
hihe persons were killed and forty in
jared, is in the hands of the ro,ico
20 day. according to Distric, Attorney
G. Vi. i'ickcrt.
~ taid last night by tire police on
,n'e headquarters of the alleged Leaders
81 the plot resulted in the ,on;;sca-
tlon 81 the private letter ne and n,hcr
papers ri Thomas Mooney. .abor ari-
iatcr suspected of being ,:,nccrncd in
placing Tie botr5. "
According to Mr.. Flicker, the letters
contain important evidence regarding
the explosion. as we'll as in%formation
bearing on the wrecking of the Lo,
angeles Times Building. six years ago,
In one of the letters written nv
Mooney just prior TO the preparedness
parade. he said. according to Fickert,
IL can pull off what 7 am planning
l VIII be the biggest man In san Fran.
cisco labor circles"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
BALLOT VIRTUALLY
UNANIMOUS FOR STRIKE
onc-fourth Vote Of 100000 Ncnb.r. -,
railroad Brotherhoods Already
Has Bcen Cnncns.cal

NEW fORk. August l.-Ballo,s n.
o~ne-tourth of the 400. 900 members ~
iour railroad br~otherhoods who are yot
ing on Inc question OF calling n gen
Graz strike on pa railroads ALREADY
nave been ~canvasscd. and they were
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Young.
strike, 1t was learned tonight.
Inc ballots counted here to-day wer,
received from the Eastern and south
eastern territories, and it is expected
the count in these districts will he com
pleted tomorrow. The count from
railroads from Chicago and the Missis-
Slppi River are expected here not later
'han ncXt Saturday. Timothy Shea, as
sistant president OF the brotherhood
or Locomotive Firemen and Engincmcn,
i'll charge of the staff of fifty men
counting the ballots. said tonight IL
would take fully five days to count the
votes from all territories.
When the votes arc counted there
will be IL meeting here OF the National
conference Committee OF Railways n
the result will he submitted by the
brotherhoods. Negotiations will be con-
Quoted and a strike would be called
only If they failed.
The railroad workers feel that their
claims are just and righteous" Shea
said. The eight-hour day is the going
day for laboring people and as a PEN
atty for working men overtime must
pay time and Il half overtime. Rail
way employees do not care to work
overtime"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
sIFFRAGIsT LEADERS
WITH WIISoS

WASHINGTON. August Soon af-
ter the news that Charles T.. Hughes
the Republican presidential NOMINEE.
had come out for a Federal woman
suffrage amendment. reached Washing
ton, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. prcsI-
dent. and Mrs. Frank ". I;n..yInp
vicc-presidcnt OF the National Woman
Suffrage Association. conferred with
President wilson and again urged hin
I" change his announced dctcrmina-
ton TO leave the issue to the States.
The engagement with the President
vas made several day ago. When the
women came from the conference they
said the President never had closed his
minl against the advIsability Of sun
porting a suffrage amendment, and
the% expected The President would
max" his I,Siti0n ci.rycr before IN.
convention OF the Hational Woman
Suffrage association at Atlantic civ in
September.
iso;h Of the Presidents callers de-
clarcd that their OrGanization's cam
Daign policy az between the two
r|aitics would he decided upon "a, At
lan'ic CITY.
Ut tho headquarters OF the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage.
statements were ISSUED predicting that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
HUGHES TAKES STAND
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Continued from First PaEc.l

''''l4NIilitt lIoll TIESl fdE'.D
Wh:ch affects the whole Country-the
composition OF our c~lcctoratc: and,
therefore, / believe that the Federal
amendment should be submitted and
should b" ratified"
AS Mr.. Hughes was leaving tho meet
ing he was spoken 10 by Mrs. William
Forsc Scott, an antisuffrar leader.
y am sorry, Mr.. IIuShcs-vcry sor-
~. that a man Of your sincerity should
upport the Federal amendment for
womcn's SUFFRAGE" said Mrs. Scott.
You. sir. will have Tour generations
of women against YOU"
Il am sorry. madam. hat We dis
agree" replied the nominee.
Mr.. ugh expects to leave New
FORK tomorrow afternoon for his
summer home at B~ridgchalnp,ou.
where he will email until SATURDAY..
when he will start on his trim 70 In.
Pacific Coast.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
POLICE QUARANTINE
SOUTH RICHMOND HOME
Child OF Theodore Shnfer. Suffering
with Scarlet Fever. liz Found
Playing In Street.

Called to attend a case in another
hat in tho same building. DIR. q. T.
Summers. of the City Health Denart
uient. yesterday morning discovered
that n child Of Theodore Shnfcr. Twin,
in the tirst-noor fiat at 1910 MELON.
ouEh Street. South Richmond, was suf.
fering with a case of scarlet fever. ,rbo
child was playing in the street aud
DIR. summers. knowing we'll the DANCE,
OF c~ontagton and infection, Immediate.
ly told Mr.. Shafer that the child shouIa
be brought In and kept in the house
so that others might not be exnoacI
to the danger.
Mr.. Shafcr. it is stated. dccla rod tho,
he would not call II child in tba
house for DR.. Summers or any one
else. DIR. reported tho mat.
ter to Chief Health officer Levy. WIN
Immediately took steps to place the
house under quarantine. Shafcr u i.
said. stated that he would leave tho
house this morning &c 20 to his work
DR.. Levy then notified the police, and
an officer Will be stationed in trout
OF the house early this morning win
Instructions to arrest Shafcr if no nj.
tempt to leave his premises or any
ono who shall attempt to enter An
effective quarantine around the house
was placed by the police last night,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
RECRUITS TO GO FORWARD
First Detachment VIII Leave Cnmn
Stuart for Texas norder


Nircinia's first contingent OF recruits
for the regiments on the border viii
depart to-day from Camp Stuart.
Twenty-Five men. mustered into the
Federal service, and fully equipped for
active campaigning or watchful wait
ing along the Rio Grande. will start
on the long Journey for Brownsville
within the next few hours.
Officers OF the recruiting details
scattered over the State ten days ago
have been far from idle. rs shown by
the very creditable and definite re-
suits achieved. Adventurous spirits in
many places, it seems. are scizing the
opportunity TO get immediate service
with the troops in Texas. and sre step
ping forward into vacant places to
bring state organizations up to full
war strength. eleven recruits came
into camp yesterday. and will leave
with the others to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
CHESTERFIELD CITIZENS
WANT VOTE ON COURTHOUSE
Petition Supervisors to Test Removal
Sentiment Before Spending .nrGc
Sum IN Repairs.

Because OF the divided opinion ron
ccru'nS the contemplated removal of
the courthouse, fifty citizens OF chcS-
terfcld County, at n maSs-ineetinE held
last night at Chester, unanimously de-
cided that the best solution was TO
hold a special election In order that
the voters may pass on the question.
Accordingly, n resolution was adopted
directing that a re- ion be cir@u at"d
10 secure the desiccd number of sigma
'urcS to call the election. Under the
Law Ile petition must be sign.i lv
cnc-third Of the qua.'hcd voters IF :he
county, unc-half OF whom must be
tre~e-nolCe rs.
Tho following co".mittee was AT
pointed to circulate ;nl petitions: !. s.
Gray. chairman; w. II. I1anes. q. w.
Lambert. a. L. Fetterolf and 4. c.
buchanan.
II. d. Eichelberger was named as
chairman Of a committed TO hapdle the
finances incident to carrying out the
plan.
the meeting was called by taxpayers
when il was learned that the Board
of Supervisors intended to spend "A
no other need. on rcmodeling the
present courthouse building. II was
the original idea that resolutions he
adopted requesting that this money ID
spent for school and other improve
mcnts. but. after lengthy debate. il
was thought that the best course 10
pursue would be to give the voters
Of Chesterfield n chance to express tho
wish whether to allow the courthouse
to remain at it's present site or To
remove it TO some other locality,
nearer the center Of population.
More than fifty taxpayers took part
in he meeting.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
" n>hington Times

AIT 'inrllos'S acceptance speech has
bee" looked to for a campaign kcy-
note. and II 4. no, lisa ppoin,iny liz
H'aiEzts tn" proceedings or II. nres-
"ht administration. in dealing vim
NcNico' IN a manner that must make
'""' issue IN" foremost one ia deter
mining the national judgiDcn, ., 49,
claims Of The two parties FOR ennt
a statement as he has presented =,
may Wei b" doubted II any other man
me country was SO well nttcd as
MIR Hughes. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
FOR BETTER ROAD
i.onihn Citizens Seek Aid Here IL
ItnisiDE Fund for Repair
Work,

j II. Gwathmey, j.. a. Kent. George
Y. Cameron. j. r. Bickcrs, J.. &. Pen
dlcton and T.. Il. Terrell. OF Louisa
County, came to Richmond yesterday
as a committee from Louisa citizens
TO solicit funds for the building OF
seven an da half miles highway from
Louisa Courthouse to Cuckoo, on the
main road between Richmond and the
Valley.
The people Of Louisa have long felt
the need Of an improved highway, and
among themselves have raised $50.
They have employed a man 10 begin
work. 4 committee from Louisa will
appear before the Richmond Automo-
bile club on August 81, and IT is con
hhcntly expected that the automobile
interests Of Richmond will cooperate
with those OF Louisa. Several Rich.
mond contributions oward the fund
have already been made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
Philadelphia ledger.

speech OF acceptance of the Re
publican candidate for the p~residcncy
took the form Of a scathing arraisIl-
ment Of the curse OF President Wilson
during the last three years and a halt
And. as was Inevitable under the cir
cumstanccs. the greater portion of his
attack was directed against the PreSi-
dents Acknowledgements Of the nations
foreign relations at every stage. Yet
the criticism. unsparing rs 1t was, was
made with punctilious regard for the
nroprieties. Nowhere did he name the
men whose policies and actions he so
definitely condemned; but he left no
room for doubt as to his meaning. and
lie cited book. chapter and date for
every count In the indictment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
New York 'I'rihun,..

me clear note run $ through the
whole OF Mr.. liughes's speech OF ac-
cpctancc. II is a challenge OF inca
pacity and Indictment OF failure. MIR.
Wilson can expect nothing from the
country hut Il fair Judgment on his
own record. That is all the Republican
party. throuEh it's candidate. now asks.
Long as it is. Mr.. Hughes'S indictment
is the one thing which the administra-
tion cannot successfully meet. For to
meet it IS TO open wider thar even to
public view all that melancholy re-
cord OF ineptitudc. which. as Mr..
Hughes rightly says. canno be Kan
med by any real American to-day
without the prcfouudest sense Of hu-
imitation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
SAY HORNE Is RESPONSIBLE
AIicnInts Report in Case Of Murderer
for Whom C1cmency liz
Sought.
ISpeclal DO The Times-Dlspatch.I

Especial to j Times-DiSpatch.
RALEIGH. y. G., August l.--That
Melvin Horne is responsible for his
acts is the finding of the special com
mission Of alicnists appointed by Gov
crnor Craig TO examine the prisoner
as to his sanity, pending action as to
executive clemency. Horne is under
sentence TO die in the electric chair
on Friday of this week for killing his
brothcr-in-law and former business as
sociatc in Wilmington, where he is Il
mcmbc OF Il wcll-known family.
y number Of the prison officials arc
anxious for some sort OF executive
clcmcncy for Horne, who insists that
he is sane. but that the killing was
done under great p~rOvocation and in
the midst Of terrible mental strain.
The report Of the commission OF
alicnists leaves the petition for COM
mutation pending. and Governor Craig
said tonight he would dispose of that
in tho next day or two.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
phiiahriphi Inquirer.

II is e most excellent start that he
has made tte faces every issue square
Il and with no ATTEMPT at evasion.
ia plants himself firmly upon a made
!n-the-Unitcd states platform. To the
core he is an American. believing in
his county, country loved by It's
citizens with a patriotic fervor per-
hitting no division In their allegiance
and no rival III their affections In a
word, he stands for America first and
America Efficient The review OF the
record OF the administration amounts
70 an exposure: To a story OF folly: to
an a~rraignmcnt OF inhrmity. This re-
view the administration Will find dini-
Guilty in meeting when face TO face with
the voters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
AT the Movies TOD y

...r,,, Stewart. In
"tNc Daring or DIANA"
international Mar
rtnEc," with Rita Joiivct nnd BIiiic
iurke. In "tioria'n MarrInEc.v
hlJOC-DorOthy Gi,b. I'm .rIc
Little SchoOlmn'nm.,
lSlS-"rhc Hunted Woman" and
Evil" "p VI
NEWEEArthur Hoops, in sThe
tho RninhOw."
HiCrolt-"My OF Myrn,"
n scenes OF the explosion OF
Hack Tom Island.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02

w" live in n fatcful hour. In a truc
sense tho contest for tho preservation
OF The nation is never ended We must
sii!l he imhued with the spirit Of h"rnic
sacrifice which ave us our co!ntr"
and brought us safely through the DAYS
OF civil war. We renew our nlcl-e
10 III" ancient ideals Of Individual
Iiberty. Of opportunity denied 10 none
because OF race or creed. OF unswcrving
loyalty. We have a vision OF America
prepared and secure. strong and inst.
equal to hcr tasks: AN cxcmplar or he
capacity and efficiency Of Il free pco.
Die'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
New York Herald.

Tho Republican nominee mad a
great hit when he attacked MIR. Wilson
for appointing Mr.. Bryan Secretary of
state. using that important Office as a
political football. but he would have
made a greater one If he had said that
he would appoint to a cabinet place "A
heroic. s~clf-confdent figure in blue tina
stood IN ;lc gallery. the idol of the
young q. The same being Mr.. RooSe-
Volt N-. iiuGhcs's speech was we'll
received. H. talked considerable com
mon ScuSc.