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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
MOUNTAIN HOME DEATHS.

Capital News Special Seryice.)
Mountain Home. Dec. 27.-Mrs. Har-
riet Ellen Van Schaick died Wednes-
day at her home here. She was IA years
of age. She was born in Missouri but
came to Idaho in 1876 and was well
known in this state. She leaves three
daughters and son, Mrs. j. ii. Bing-
ham of Eugene. Ore. Mrs. c. W. How
eth of Mountain Home, Mrs. Richard
Grant Of Jerome, Thos. O'Daniei. pro-
prietor of the Pine hotal at Pine, Idaho,
and brother. Hugh T. Riley of Pine.
Funeral services were conducted Sun
day afternoon under the auspices OF
the Eastern Star lodge. of which she
was a member. assisted by Rev. c. f..
Mason. Burial was in the Mountain
Home cemetery.
William Ross Herring, infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Herring, died here
Monday, Dec. 25. after a short Illness.
Funeral services were held from the
home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. c. E.
Mason and burial was made in the
Mountain Home cemetery.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
PROMINENT FARMER
OF DEER FLAT DEAD

CALDWELL Dec. 27.-Through the
death OF Arthur William Porter, which
occurred at his home in the Deer Flat
community Monday afternoon, this
section loses one of its most prominent
and highly respected citizens. The
death of Mr.. Porter followed long
illness. He located in this city some
10 years ago and was engaged in the
drug business here for several years.
His death Is mourned by his wife and
two sons, Arthur and Samuel. Funeral
services were held In this city this
afternoon at o'clock from the Faris
undertaking parlors, Rev. B. w. Rice
conducting the services. Later inter
ment of the body was made in the
Canyon Hill cemetery.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
Nampa BrevitIes.

Nampa, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Belle KurtZ
left yesterday for Omaha, Neb. where
she will visit as the guest of friends
for several weeks.
Talbot Jennings left last night for
Moscow, where he will resume his
work as a student of the university
after having spent the holidays with
relatives in this city.
j. A. Lakness, local manager of the
Mountain States Telephone & Tele-
graph company, was business visitor
to Boise yesterday.
A. B. Anderson, Of weiser, is visit
ing in the city as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Elwell, Mrs. Elwell being
his daughter.
John DWyer will leave tomorrow for
San Antonio, Tex, where he will make
an extended visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Beemer of
Weiser, are visiting as the guests of
Mrs. Beemer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Orr, this week, at their country
home near this city.
N. d. Polk. editor of the Nampa
Record, was business visitor to Cald-
well yesterday.
Alfred Moon, Of Twin Falls, a for
mer citizen Of this city, Is visiting
here this week as the guest of friends.
Earl Clarity. who is student in a
Spokane college, is spending the holt
days with his parents in this city,
Mrs. W. II. Keim and baby Of
Washington are visiting in the city as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
DEATH COMES AFTER
A BRIEF ILLNESS

Caldwell, Dec. 27.-Following a brief
illness OF pneumonia fever. G.. III, Nc
Cullough, one of the most prominent
and highly respected citizens of Can
yon county, died at his home six miles
southwest of this city last night The
deceased. who was native of Indiana,
had resided in this county for about
nine years. His demise is mourned by
a son and a daughter. orris McCul-
Tough and Mrs. C. C. Greenfield, both
OF whom reside near this city. The
funeral services will be held from the
Peckham- Case undertaking parlors to-
morrow morning at 1890, Rev. B. w.
Rice conducting the services. Suisse
quently the body will be shipped to In
diana for burial.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
BOISE POST OFFICE
SERVICE GIVEN HIGH
PRAISE BY OFFICIAL

The efffcient service CiVen at the
Boise postoffice has received recogni-
ton at Washington. D. c.. from the su-
perintendent of the division of postof-
flee service. In a letter to Postmaster
P. NJ. Davis, the superintendent COM
ments upon the excellent service here
and gives credit to Mr.. Davis and his
force. Mr.. Davis states that the serv-
ice is due to the intelligent end eff
Client force which he has about him.
The letter received this morning, COM
menting upon the service here, is as
follows:
Hon. p. NJ. Davis,
Postmaster.
Boise, Idaho.
MY Dear Mr.. Davis.
please accept from me fer yourself
and for all officers and employees of
the splendid postoffice over which you
preside. my sincere congratulations on
the efficient service you are rendering
to the people of Boise, and my appre-
citation of the whole hearted cooper
alton you have accorded to the depart
ment in the matters In which 1t has
been my duty and pleasure to serve
with you the interests of all the peo-
pie.
Il earnestly hope that the coming
year will bring you. and each of you,
full measure Of personal happiness
and tile cotentment that comes from
work well done and service cheerfully
rendered. To this end. am determined,
as far as it lies in my power. to con-
tribute cooperation and encourage
ment to all those who are Immediately
In touch with the people and their re-
quirements and who maintain the far
flung lines of the American postal
service.
Very truly yours,
"tSigned1 ]. u. ELLSWORTH,
superintendent"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
News From Meridian.

Meridian, Dec. 81. = Mrs. Leroy
Adams is visiting at Baker. Ore.
through the holidays as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. A. r. Brookhart
Miss Blanche Hedges arrived yester-
day from Lewiston, where she is a stu
dent in the state normal school to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Hedges.
Miss Gladys Jordy, who is teaching
at Banks. is spending the holidays here
as the guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. p. Jordy.
Charles Compton, of Owyhee, was a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
PLAY BASKETBALL

Meridian. Dec. 27.-Interest among
the students of the rural high school
of this place centers in the game of
basketball which is to be played here
Friday night between the team of the
Mountain Home high school and the
local team. In a recent game played
between the two teams at Mountain
Home. the Mountain Home team won
a victory by score of 30 to 10, but
much optimism exists among the men,
bers of the home team as to the out
come of the approaching game.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
MARRIAGE LICENSE,

Caldwell, Dec. PA marriage
license was issued yesterday afternoon
by County Recorder Knowlton to A. f.
Kennison and Gail White, both OF
Fruitland
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
LIVELY INTEREST
IN CONTEST OVER
THE SPEAKERSh|P
With Three Aspirants for
the Honor, Democratic
Members of Lower House
Will Caucus on Situation.

Interest is centering on the speaker
ship contest before the members of
the next legislature, the majority of
whom, Democrats. are being solicited
for support by several aspirants for
presiding officer. Claims and counter
claims have been made of pledged
votes. Control of the Democratic eau
Gus is the issue. Aspirants and their
friends seek to secure a majority of
the members of the house who will at
tend the caucus in favor of their can
didacy.
Charles Stewart Moody, adjutant
general from this state and represent
ative-elect from Bonner county, was
the first aspirant in the open for the
office Of speaker He held the field
until d. Harvey Alfred of Black foot,
representative elect of Bingham coun-
ty, cast his hat into the ring. The third
Democrat casting longing look on
the speakership is Ernest Anderson of
Parma, representative from Canyon
county.
CAUCUS TO DECIDE.
As there will be SO Democrats hold
ing seats in the lower house at the
coming session, 10 will be necessary to
control the caucus, which will decide
the speakership. These 10 votes now
appear to be very much in demand.
Democrats admit that the contest will
be settled within the party and will not
be permitted to get onto the floor of
the house, as it is not desired to open
the legislature with a fight over the
presiding officer.
The man who wins the speakership
signs fail, for the unit rule will prob
ably be adopted binding those who at
tend to the will of the majority.
ALFRED A NATIVE OF IDAHO.
Mr.. Alfred was a member of the
house of representatives in Wyoming
in 1891, and at that time bore the dis
tinction Of being the Youngest member
of legislative body in the United
States, being but 81 years old. That
was a stormy session SO much influ-
enced by feuds between the cattle
kings and the sheepmen, and they car
ried their differences into the legisla-
tive halls. Mr.. Allred's activities at
tracted sufficient attention that when
the house was re-organized in the mid
die of the session, he was appointed on
five committees. and was made chair
man of three important ones.
III tHe cdidptiSu VI 1850 when the
state went Republican, but elected a
Democratic governor. Mr.. Alfred was
defeated for reelection. but ran far
ahead OF his ticket. He is so familiar
with parliamentary usage, and Is so
much at home In deliberative bodies
that men accord him leadership on his
ability and his personality. he is
native of Idaho. but spent a number
of years at Alton. Wyo. While there
he studied and practiced law, but en-
gagged in busin- s upon his return to
Idaho He is fluent speaker.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
WEEk-PoCATELLO
january 8.13,

Five big conventions. See Oregon
Short Line agents for excursion rates.
ADV. d. 20. 81, 81; J. /, 4, Z.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27

The manufacture of vaccine virus
has been begun in the government
laboratories Of Venezuela.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
iTDlDlT. WHATDIDiT? =

Piano moving made easy. Call 10
Peasley Transfer & Storage Co.-Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27

Optometry means Eye Service.
ADV. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-27
CONVENTION WEEk-POcATELlo
January 8-f3.

olive big conventions. See Oregon
Short Line agents for excursion rates
ADV. ia
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE
IN so OF BEING IN A FIRE

Following is an extra from a sug
gestive article in the current issue Of
Farm and Fireside on preventing and
fighting fires:
Fires in our homes are so frequent
that the insurance companies tell US
that we have about one chance in so
of being burnt out sometime in the
course of lifetime. But in the same
breath they tell us that more than half
the fires could be prevented If people
understood the commonest causes of
them and knew just what to do when
a fire starts.
Smokers are responsible for thou
sands of fires, and rats and mice cause
many others by nibbling at sulphur
tipped matches. Fires which start in
closets are often caused by matches
being left in clothes or by oily cloths
which have been stored away. Many
of the floor-polishing mixtures con
tain highly explosive oils, and spon
taneous combustion may start from &
nest Of these cleaning cloths II PLACED
lin \ closet near the chimney"
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
OLD GAG woN;r WORK.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. o.
Convinced that the diagnosis Of Dep
uty District Attorney Ss,. p. Horn was
correct, Justfce S1adsssm u few days
ago sentenced Henry Praestow to 30
days rest in the county jail. Praes-
tow was charged with begging and
being vagrant.
Having heard Ed Baston, his pal,
escape with a suspended sentence be-
cause of i'll health, Praestow also
pleaded sickness. He said he had Sc
we're headaches.
You're tired, that's what is the
matter with you," suggested Horn
and the court took the same view.
When Baston and Praestow were ar
rested on Christmas day for begging
each had 40 dimes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
WAR NEWS FEATURES

VIENNA, Dec. 10.-(By Mail to
New York. )-Lieutenan Franz Koa-
lcski. recovering in local hospital
from bullet wound through his
right lung today gave wonderfully
vivid and gripping account of one
more horror of the present great Eu-
ropean war--the horror of the Cali
elan marshes.
These marshes extend for almost
endless miles through great stretches
of Gaicia. Their almost fathomless
mires are the accumulation of CEN
turies of decayed vegetable and ami
NAL matter. From them there arises
constantly malaria and other mias-
matte exhalations equally as deadly
as the treacherous and which a rank
growth of grass conceals. Once a
man by chance steps in this, he never
comes forth again. And into one OF
these Lieutenant Koalesd saw whole
regiment of Russian soldiers sink
sink. sink-until the sickening death
dealing mire closed over the last fee
bic gurgle of its struggling victims
Forward Charge, to the ASSAULT!
was the cry that rang down oul
ranks" said Lieut.. Koaieski.
"The Russians saw us coming ant
for moment stood still, as if tot
confused, too perplexed to move
Then out rang their cry of 'Abou
race and away they went.
But it was only for an instant
For at the next instant something
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11

strange and unusual happened. From
what could be ascertained at the mo-
ment the Russians who had been the
first to turn and run, had stopped
suddenly. Perhaps it was for the
purpose of reorganizing, perhaps for
the purpose of opposing resistance.
"Yet, so burning were the Aus
trians with the lost of the chase that
they barely perceived this strange
fact. They perceived only that they
were constantly and rapidly approach
ing with every leap and bound TO the
ranks of the Russians, and then in
an instant more they were all but
upon them.
"Then it was that they perceived
that the Russians who had 50 sud,
denly stopped themselves still kept
their backs turned to the pursuing
enemy For the instant it aroused
sudden suspicious. Perhaps they in
tended to defend themselves, to de
fend themselves as they remained
there steadfast, upright, as though
impaled
"The nearest files also, one would
have said, might suddenly nave ar.
rived at the edge of precipice Sc
sharp was their stop. They formed
a solid Gordon of men toward which
the Austrians hurled themselves as
towards wall of stone. But even as
the first of the Austrians all but
reached the solid rank of Russian.
they became stupified to see the lat
ter still remaining unmoved, theii
backs still turned, and apparentl,
without one thought of making th'
least defense.
"'What is it?' the Austrians de
manded of themselves. Was it an
other Of those tricks of war? Wa
some terrible mine about to explode
beneath their feet? Were the Rus
SLAMS merely waiting unmoved to Sc
their pursuers suddenly wiped iron
the face of the earth 2
"An uncanny fear ran down tn
lines of the entire Austrian force a
the spectacle, an uncanny fear tina
the next instant crystalized as ther
again rang out from the officers tn
cry of Halt! Halt! Haiti
"The officers, not an instant to
soon, had solved the mystery and the
it was that there was unfolded
scene that made our blood run cold.
terrifying, frightful cries ros
from those masses Of Russian soldier
, as with supreme effort they turne
their heads towards US and stretche
out supplicanting hands. Then it wa
that even a stranger fact dawned uI
. on our appeased senses. The Rus
, SLAMS were rapidly growing smalle
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
SAN FRANCISCO TO OPEN
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.--san
Francisco's new municipal auditorium
will be opened tonight. A grand fan
cy ball will be the first gathering un-
der It's roof.
The auditorium is generally classed
as one Of the 1916 exposition build-
ings. 1t was, in fact, built jointly by
the exposition company and the city.
Unlike the buildings on the EXPOSE
tion grounds, however, it is perma-
nent structure. forming part of the
magnificent group Of civic center edi-
fees now in course Of erection.
Its cost was $2,000,O00 and it Is
larger by 5000 square feet than New
York's Madison Square Garden.
The city authorities and the expo
sition company will cooperate in
making the dedication the most bril-
liant function Of the kind ever held
on the Pacific coast.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11

and smaller. Their legs, little by lit
tie, went disappearing down through
the rank grass, giving the impress
sion as though all had suddenly squat
ted.
"Then, too, we perceived that all
had freed themselves of their rifles,
had thrown them away, and with con-
tracted, contorted faces as though
with one final collective spasm they
stretched, not out, but up, up, up
their supplicating hands.
mot one of us fired against the
enemy,
"At first only perplexed, we be-
came suddenly terrorized, when final
ly we grasped that which was hap
pening before our eyes-the treach-
erous mire, under which was hidden
the fathomless marshes, had opened
to swallow them up.
"All the efforts, persistent, desper-
ate, which each made to liberate him.
self from the clammy element only
engulfed him the deeper If some
poor soldier, after thousand efforts,
succeeded at last in extricating leg,
he found only the other more hope
lessly than ever imbedded.
"First one, then another, then an
other, and finally all Of that mass of
writhing humanity, as if by sudden
inspiration of salvation, as from some
inner subtle intuition that urged the
distinction of the body's weight over
the greatest surface possible or even
, that urged the tearing of the upper
portion from that lower portion al
ready imbedded, threw their bodies
forward at full length on the deceiv-
ing grass before them. But already
doomed, it served only to lengthen
their torture.
Series, shrieks, groans, sighs, pray
ers and invocations, some high, some
insistent, some supplicating and some
desperate, increased ever and ever as
there increased before their vision the
reality of death that every moment
made itself some closer and closer ap-
parent.
"Our soldiers, whose humanity
never for an instant deserted them
even in the face of the greatest hor-
ror of the war, reached out the stocks
!, ,oss ti,refr riSiies TO the Inen Whom but Q
moment before they had hoped to
slain. The Russians grasped them
but it was grasp that was utterly
futile. No power on earth could save
them, and with. an About face the
Austrian officers turned their men, al
ready terrified, white and trembling
and marched them away with never
look backwards at the horror thai
lay behind"
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. g.
The National Geographical society
gives out the following short pen
picture of the city Of Rheims, which
has suffered SO heavily in the many
wars In which France has participat-
ed:
"The tourists Rheims was quiet and
peaceful, even Industrial and CONNER
cial peace and neighborly forebear-
ance seeming to reign there. The
whole appearance of the place made
its whole warlike history seem as dis
tant and unreal as the romance OF
folklore. Rheims WAS one Of the
most sleepy Of all truly prosperous
cities.
at preserved with tenacity an all
reminiscent Of the middle ages. IT.
homes were old-style, its streets wer'
cobbly and its young men and womei
regu;arly danced in the open night OIL
the naked sands and gravel Of tn
parks, as their forebears had done un
der the Louis. Rheims despite It
more than proper share Of stirring
tumultuous history and the wealt
which its commerce and industry ha
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
EX-GOV. HODGES TO
TALK PROHIBITION

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 9.-Former
Governor Hodges intends within a
few days to take the platform in the
interests Of national prohibition. He
says he has accepted in tentative
way all the requests for his service
and will probably speak first at Raj
eigh, W. Va, about January 10, 60
ing to North Carolina in February.
He is billed to speak in Denver Janu-
ary 20 and will answer other calls
from New Mexico, Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
FIND WEAK
SPOT IN G[RMANL|N[
German Batteries SiIenced Between Arras, and
Amiens- French Capture Hill Region Of Soupr
and $50 Yards Of German Trenches

and silenced the mine throwers. The
German artillery was silenced be.
tween Arras and Amiens. The French
captured the hill region Of Souphir
and gained three German trenches,
distance Of $50 yards.
1t is admitted the Germans reoc-
cupied Surnhaupt and the Woevre re-
gions. French gains near Soissons,
it is believed, indicated that the weak
point, due to the withdrawal of troops
to Poland, has been located.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11

Prospects Favorable for Mesa Verde
Park to Have Telephone Line.
Superintendent Thomas Rickner Of
Mesa Verde, is in the city conferring
with District Manager Morris regard
ing the construction of telephone
line to Mesa Verde park. In order
to make the park connection, it will
be necessary to construct twenty-six
miles of line. The government has
authorized Mr. Rickner to build 10
miles if the telephone company will
complete the remainder. II the ar
rangements are made, work will be-
gin at once in order to have the line
in operation before the heavy
tourist travel begins in the spring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
BROKER
SUICIDES
Broker Suicides Following
Announceglent Of
Bankruptcy

United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. &c. F. String
er, Jr., member of the brokerage
firm of stringer & Cas today suicided
by shooting himself "a bis office, fol,
lowing an announcemgrtt that the firm
was unable to meet .Essobligations.
The failure of the Brm did not af-
feet the market St3inger had been
speculating heavily u the exchange
and grain market. gis losses wiped
out both his and hig fathers for
tunes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
WILSON ANNOUNCES
1916 CANDIDACY

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
Democrats and Republicans are unan-
imous in their agreement that Presi-
dent Wilson's speech in Indianapolis
was an announcement of his candi-
daey for reelection. The Democrats
said the single term plank in the
Democratic platform had been brush
ed aside and clear track made for
him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
BETTER
NEWS FOR
HERALD
United Press.

BERLIN, Jan. 9.-The general
staff today issued an order assigning
Karl Won Wiegand, correspondent for
the United Press, to the German army
for the duration of the war.
A special pass and credentials per
nit him to visit the battle fronts at
will Hereforefore foreign corre-
spondents were only permitted in ac-
cordance with prearranged plans.
Only one other similar pass has been
issued to foreign correspondent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-11
United rrea.

United Freo.
PARIS, Jan. 9.-The Germans bonn
barded scissors and the palace Of
justice was destroyed as a revenge for
their failure in retaking the positions
the French captured in series Of
brilliant assaults.
Official and unofficial reports en-
phasize that fighting has been resum-
ed on nearly all the battle front. At
South Ypres, the French artillery de-
molished row of German trenches