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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
Letters From the People
Government Ownership of Railroads.

Government Ownership of Railroads.
Evening Capital News Just fin
ished reading editorial in todays
Statesman entitled. Where It Falls
Down." citing municipal ownership in
Calgary Alberta, Canada, as a failure.
Please ask your esteemed contem-
porary to stay in the United States
and publish to its readers the facts and
figures regarding the government
ownership of the Boise Arrowrock
railroad. Did the government make OF
lose money on that investment?
Respectfully,
V. G.. carp.
Payette, Jan %, 1916.
During its operation the ArrowroclI
railroad earned for the government "a
net surplus of $G9,334.09. Its total
freight earnings were S23S.713.36; its
switch earnings. S5O6.50; passenger
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

q UGH good eating as the chick.
adees did find in the suntiower
- stalks! For, you must know
chickadees consider sunfiower seeds
the very best kind of food; nothing
seems quite so delicious and tempt
ing. CHEEKY and Biddy ate and ate
till they were warmed and refreshed
and rested from the labor of nest
building.
Then, when the sun shone bright
and warm at midday. CHEEKY said
to Biddy, Lets look for food in the
rubbish of the garden. Let's look
now, while the sun is warm and the
snow has not quite covered the
ground"
And Biddy, knowing that she had
had quite enough sunfiower seeds
for one day, replied, Eyes, let's!"
So they flew down to the piles of
leaves that covered the garden beds.
Now If you had looked at that very
same pile of leaves and rubbish, it's
quite likely you would have thought.
Nothing here but trash!" But
CHEEKY and Biddy. looking at the
piles. chirped gaily to each other
and exclaimed delightedly, such a
feast! Such a feast!"
For, what do you suppose they
found in the rubbish? You'd never
guest They found dead In
sects of many kinds; grass
hoppers, katydids, lady-bugs, tiny
flying creatures that you and
hardly see! All the insects that the
fNlst and winter kills drop dead in
tie grass and rubbish of the garden
and make fine feasting for the in
dustrious little chickadees.
And eggs! Insect eggs of all
sorts and sizes! All the insects that
lay their eggs in the groune in neat
little Lalls, like the spiders, or on
the unHer side of twigs and grass
blades, like the katydid. make fine
eating for ickadees-though the
insects never know it. They would
hide the eggs more carefully IL they
did,
Yes. all these things, and more,
the chickadees found in the piles of
leaves that lay so protectingly over
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

longer, Dudley excused himself and
followed his sister upstairs.
You have charming daughter"
Ortrude turned toward her husband n
scornful smile, curling her lips. Mr..
Townsend leaned his head on his hand
in silence. His wife rang for the
dessert.
Dudley tapped at Marian's door and
called: Let me in, little sister"
The key turned in the lock and when
he entered Marian threw herself into
his arms. sobbing wildly.
Il hate her! l hate her! can never
live under the same roof with her"
Dudley held the petted, spoiled girl
in his arms till she was quiet, then led
her to the window, placed her in a
chair and seated himself by her side.
Nov. Marian, I want to tell you
somethins." he began quietly. you
can see that this sort OF thing will
never do. 1t will make the place he'll
we none of us can stand"
She is making a demon of me.
burst forth the girl, her chest heaving
again You know ! was all right till
she came. She acts like poison to me-
'She is here to stay. We cannot
help that fact. You must learn to con-
troll yourself"
ooh, don't you scold me, too. I
can't stand it, sobbed the girl, cover
ing her face with her hands.
Il am not scolding you, dear and 20
not ask for anything more than y9u
can help. You wouldn't if you saw
the bills that daddy has to meet" Dud-
ley drew his sister to his knee and
kissed her wet cheeks.
CTo be continued)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

good d r e S s e r S,
Marian Townsend
smiled in to her
fathers face.
why, you had a
very fine suit this
spring a n d your
b r o a d C ! o tn suit
trimmed with fur
is as good as new.
| had not expected
to get you another
this fall. Your ex =
penses will be high
this year. You had
better be contented
with your suits and
have a new coat.
Mr.. r o W n s e nd's
I one W n s per-
suasiVe.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.

One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1S16-Coles Bashford, FIRST Re-
publican governor of Wisconsin
and in later life a delegate in
congress from Arizona territory,
born at Alden, N. Y. Died April
%, 1873.
Seventy five Years Ago Today.
1S4l - Matthias Denman,
noted western pioneer, and in
, early life one of the first owners
of the land on which Cincinnati
now stands. died at Springfield,
N. j.. aged 81.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1S66-The Smithsonian insti-
tuition in Washington was par
TALLY destroyed by fire.
twenty-five Years Ago Today.
1891 49, Centennial celebration
, of the Massachusetts Historical
; society cambridge Wadleigh,
, former United States senator
from New Hampshire died in
Boston. Born at Bradford, n.
H., Jan. 4, 1881.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

When your liver gets torpid and your
stomach acts queer, take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills and you will find your
self feeling better. They purify the
blood give you freedom from consti-
patton. biliousness, dizziness and in
digestion. You feel fine-just like you
want to feel Clear complexion too.
25c at druggists. adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

too long at a time. Let's INA ths
best places in this pile and eat all
we can while the weather's good"
And Biddy. quite willing to follow
such good advice, answered. Yes.
let's,"
The happy little chickadees ate
and ate. So busy were they that
they quite failed to notice that Mary
Jane, coming to the dining-room
window of the house by the garden,
spied them! But they need not have
worried, even II they had seen her,
for Mary Jane was their friend!
She called to her mother. Mother!
Come here. quick! The chickadees
have come to live here and they're
eating IN our garden right nowI
Let's get ready to feed themis
And they did.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
Fit and Fine.
(From Judge)

81 happened in your office yesterday
when you were out. and I caught your
bookkeeper with his face buried in the
shoulders Of that statuesque typewriter
of yours"
"Oh, he has a wonderful head for
figures, that fellow has"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
The Chickadces' Feast

the garden bedsi No wonder the
chickadees were glad they had moved
just where they did!
Wen not starve this winter"
chirped CHEEKY happily. Well have
plenty to eat. unless the snow stays
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
One Year Ago in the War.

Jan "a, 1915.-In great naval
battle in the North Sea the Brit
ish patrolling squadron, under
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty.
sank tn G ERIN n cruiser
Bluecher; United States denied
discriminating against Germany
and Austria; French War Min
lister Millerand ended confer
ence in London with Lord
Kitchener; Maritz's rebel force
defeated in attack on upington,
Bechuanaland.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

earnings, s50,212.75; excess baggage,
S128.6S; miscellaneous earni ng S,
$9S4.40, bringing the total gross earn
ings up to $290.417.01. The total oper-
ating cost was SEES, 062. 92.-Editor).
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

Daddy, when the drummer comes TO
town let me see his samples of suits;
will you, please? ] want something
that l will not he ashamed of in the
east l suppose the girls at Smith are
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

Piles Cured in 6 to ID Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching.
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. Csc. Nj
Armageddon is now almost within
the fighting zone. that is. the real Ar
mageddon. But flo Bun Moosers are
STRANGELY MneNcitel mhnnt l.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
MarrYin6&rMOnQy
~NRS EN

TO PLEASE WIFE JACOB TOWNSEND MUST NEGLECT HIS
DAUGHTER.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

COpy10At-oIora Ingram Judsen
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
Help Your Liver-It PAYS.

Left side down in coat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
RAMSEY is fired
Commissioner Porter Takes Ac-
ton This Morning.
Services as Sanitary Sergeant
Terminated at Noon.
APPEAL TO Go'iaHSSIONERe
Ramsey's Friends May Support
Him in New Fight.
Row Goes MerriIy on at the
City Hall Today.
APPEAL TO Co'saNSSIONEPe

J. A. Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant,
was fired or the spot by Commission
er w. L. Porter this morning. His ser
vices terminated when the whistles
blew at noon according to the notice
served by Porter Mr. Ramsey will
fight. Just how he will go about it he
had not determined today.
When Porter reached his office this
morning Mr.. Ramsey was already a:
his desk. Porter had a copy of a
newspaper containing an interview
with Ramsey in which the latter stated
that he would not accept the position
of sanitary police offered him; that he
preferred 10 become a private citizen
for a time in order to tell some of the
things he knew.
Mr. Ramsey" said Commissioner
Porter, stepping up to the sanitary
sergeant's desk, $50 far as l am con-
cerned your services in this depart
ment will terminate at noon today. If
you can get your pay through the rest
of the commission, all right. but so far
as am concerned it stops at noon.''
Mr.. Ramsey was taken by surprise
but he Games right back with an All
right, sir" Later he and Commission
er Porter went into conference. Mr.
Ramsey left the office. but Porter
stated that he did not know whether
he had quit or not.
Appeal 10 Commission?
Mr.. Ramsey's friends are urging
that he take the matter up with the
city commission or the civil service
commission. He was serving under
civil service and under the rules of the
commission there are certain require
ments necessary in the discharge of an
employee. No formal charges were
made against Ramsey and his friends
began work at once.
No effort to bring the matter before
the city commission will get far, ac-
cording to the opinion expressed by
one OF the commissioners today.
Mr.. Ramsay was an employee in
Porter's department" he said, and
Porter has full authority so far as the
rest of the commission is concerned, to
fire anyone he pleases."
The probabilities are that Mr.. Ram
sey will make a statement to the com
mission tomorrow setting forth the
things he has accomplished for the
sanitary department during his incum-
bency. Through friends of Mr.. Ram
sey it developed today that whatever
feeling he has had has not been
against his chief but against DR.. H. B.
Wood, city physician.
Late this afternoon Mr.. Ramsey and
Commissioner Porter got together and
agreed upon a method of handling the
matter. Under the agreement Por-
ter has until 10 o'clock tomorrow to
file with Ramsey his reasons for the
discharge. That is don 49,
proceeding conform with the civil
service regulations C44L>,
filing of these reasons, Mr.. Ramsey
will take the whole matter before the
city civil service commission and start
a fight
All this was agreed upon amicably,
although each understood that there
is to be fight to the hilt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
Nearly All State Officials AbaE-
don Their Office Rooms.
The Supreme Court Adjourns
Session to Memorial Hall.
FACE BIG PLUMBING BILL?
What VIII Happen to Frozen
Pipes Is Question.
Big State House Is Cold and
Gloomy Today.

Unable to find jurisdiction in an
action to stop the cold wave and biz
zard, Joseph L. Bristow's public util-
ties commission huddled around oil
stoves in the state house today and
threatened TO write a letter to the
weather bureau. Most of the offices
in the state house were closed. Heat
pipes are freezing and the state faces
big plumbing bill. In addition to
all of the other troubles, there is
limited supply of coal at the state
heating plant.
Only a few state officials faced the
below zero blizzard in an effort to
reach their offices today. There was
no heat in the building and the cold
wave forced a midwinter vacation in
many offices. The board of health
took no chances on disease germs and
avoided possibilities of the pip and
epizootic by staying at home. offices
of the board of administration, labor
bureau and attorney generals office
were locked or deserted. After notify
ing his stenographers not to report for
duty, w. F. Benson, state bank COM
missioner, closed his offices at noon.
No actual work was attempted in the
offices of w. E. Davis, state auditor,
and the board of control left the state
house early in the day.
Governor Capper was one of the
a heavy overcoat. the governor spent
several hours in a chilly office today
while his office force made a desper-
ate effort to keep warm beside a
bunch of oil stoves.
Boti1in Still at Work.
]. T. Botkin, secretary of state, as
sembled a half dozen clerks in one
room. He used a nalf dozen small
stoves and managed to maintain
temperature that permitted work.
With the heating system out of
commission, the state today faced the
danger of many broken pipes and
radiators. Temperatures in several
offices today were near the freezing
point and with colder weather on the
way, there is danger of a general
freeze-up before the wrecked heat
pipes can be repaired.
All of which means more trouble
and grief and sorrow for the state
A break in the water pipes tonight
may mean a heavy damage to the
state and heavy plumbing bill.
That isn't all The state heating
plant sent out s Q. s. signals for
at the heating plant and with biz
card and a possible tie up in train
service, the state may spend q few
days waiting for Il new fuel supply
from the state penitentiary.
The supreme court today adjourned
to Memorial hall, which is supplied
with heat. The hearing in the gas case
will be held this afternoon in the
building at Tenth avenue and jackson
street. Court justices declined to
work in the cold offices in the state
house and lawyers in the gas con-
troVersy were told to drag their trou-
bles to the Memorial building.
Repairs are being made today in
the heat pipes. 1t is probable that
heat may be turned on Thursday
is ADEQUATE
ply of coal. Until relief is provided,
the states business is sidetra cked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
STATEG. Ar. HERE
KanSaS-W ide Celebration to
Topeka Next Month.
Several Thousand Veterans Are
Expected to Attend.
COMMANDO IN Chief co Hing
National Head VIII Pay Official
Visit to City.
Joint Lincoln Washington En-
campment February is.
COMMANDER I'M Chief co Hing

State wide G. A. r. celebrations of
both Washington and Lincoln birth
days will be held in Topeka February
IS, according to announcement today
by C. A. Mee,l, state department COM
mander. E. b. Mon ort, commander
in-chief of the National G.. A. r. will
probably come to Kansas for the cele-
uratlOn which is expected TO bring to-
gether several thousand veterans of
the state.
The plans for the celebration are
being orked out in the office of the
state department commander and
many men prominent in the work of
the department, will be given places
on the program. Letters received by
Commander Meek indicate that old
soldiers from every section of Kansas
will come to Topeka for the meeting.
Plans have been made for the enter
tainment of 1900 veterans. but it is
probable that the number of visitors
may reach $500.
The coming of Commander Mon
fort is an event of state wide impOr-
lance to the veterans of the state
said Meek today. 'and 1 believe the
attendance rom every section of Kan
sas will be large. Several men prom
inent in G.. A. r. circles will speak and
ed for the meeting
Instead of separate celebrations of
Lincoln and Washington birthdays,
the Kansas c.. a. r. decided to hold a
joint celebration of the two anniver-
saries Notices of the big meeting
have been sent to every post in the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
WOMAN IN CASE
Miss Burger Testifies of DIR.
MOhr Murder.
Thought ASsaSSins' Shots Were
Tire BIOWOuts.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 12.-Miss
Emily Burger, employee of DIR. C. F.
Mohr, who was with him when the
doctor was shot to death, was called
to the stand by the state today in the
trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr. Miss
Burgers appearance as a witness was
a surprise. She Immediately launched
into a recital of the shooting.
Miss Burger said she was with DIR.
MOhr in his automobile, passing along
Washington road about $3.50 at night
when the shooting occurred.
AS the shot rang out the driver
of the automobile exclaimed: "Oh,
my God" said Miss Burger Il felt
behind my ear; 1 was not sure about
feeling a pain there and l felt again.
Then 1 found l was shot. l tugged at
DR.. Mohr's sleeve and he fell over
limp.
I'VE had stopped only about two
minutes for repairs when the shoot
ing occurred. l thought there were
explosions and was afraid our car was
on fire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
GET MORE WORK Done
More Rigid Inspection of Food and
Milk Is Planned.

DR.. L. w. Rowles, city milk in
spector. and w. f. Gilfillan, city food
inspector, are holding Il series of con-
ferences today to work out plans for
the more efficient inspection of foods
and meats in Topeka. The RESPONSE
bility for the inspection has been
turned over to DR.. Rowles. Mr. Gill
fillan will continue to serve in the de-
partment and will continue a part OF
the work he now does in the food de-
partment and take over a part of the
work now done by DR.. Rowles. The
sanitary police will be called upon to
assist in making some of the inspec-
tionS.
The plan is to make the food in
spection in Topeka count for some
thing without adding any more people
to the payroll. 1t has been a joke in
the past, owing to lack of men and
funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
1T IS HARD ON The POOR
The Storm Drives Many Persons to
Seek Food and Warmth.

Nipping blasts of bitter wind tested
the efficiency of organized charity
20 the limit today and were it not for
the unusually prompt work there
would have been much suffering
among Topeka's POOR. Relief was o.
tanned in person and by telephone
rom the Shawnee county poor com
nissioner's office all day today. Bust
ness was rushing Commissioner La
en- said.
At a late hour this afternoon the
police had received no reports Of
death by freezing.
At the Pro ident association tran
sients kept streaming in all day to sit
in the warm rooms. The streets were
sinp ply unhearble and the building was
crowded nearly to capacity. The rus
20 secure beds and food kept the al
ady short force on the Jump. and it
is expected that the amount Of RELIEF
administered today will make the rec
ord for the winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
DIR. II. Wood Must Become City
Physician in Fact
Or Be Separated From the Pay
roll of the City.
PORTER PLAYS A Lone HIND
Other Commissioners Are a
Unit Against Him.
The Controversy Will Come to
a Head Tomorrow.

If everyone stands hitched; if no
one of the interested parties backs
water DR.. H. B. Wood, city physician.
will be separated from the city pay
roll, dating from tomorrow's meeting
of the city commission. That is fairly
clear from the attitude of Mayor ]. E.
House and the city commissioners to-
day.
DR.. Wood will be required by Com
missioner w. L. Porter to take out a
license to practice medicine in Kansas
and will be required to care for all re-
portable cases among the INDECENT
poor.
But that will not do, and the fight
will go merrily on. In order to avoid
the opposition of Mayor House and the
rest of the city commission, Porter
must go all the way. He must require
Dr. Wood to take care of all emer-
gency cases at the city prison. That
is the ultimatum and as Porter says he
has gone as lar as he will go a big
fight at the city commission meeting
tomorrow morning over the future of
DR.. Wood appears inevitable
Commissioner Porter must come all
the way across said Mayor House to-
day. No half measures will do. DR..
Wood must conform to the regulations
fixed by the city ordinances or his pay
Will be stopped right off short. Wood
was employed as a city physician. He
is drawing pay as a city physician and
isn't doing the work required of that
officer. l think I speak with fairly
good knowledge of the situation when
say that unless he fulfills all the re-
quirements of the office his pay will
be stopped. That's all there is to 1t
and all 1 have to say
Stands Four to Ono.
AS the matter stands at present the
point of contention will be the emerg-
ency cases at the police station. Por-
ter states positively that he will not
require Wood to treat those cases.
unless Wood does treat them he must
go. The position of a majority of the
remaining members of the commits
sion is with Mayor House.
DR.. Wood has stated that he has
no objection to taking out a license or
doing any work that is given to him.
The limits of his activity We're fixed
by Commissioner Porter when he
came on the job last August and he
has remained inside them. There has
been a constant demand that he treat
all cases naturally falling to a city
physician and the demand has grown.
Along with it has grown a feeling
against his department and the subject
of Or. Wood" has been responsible for
more telephone connections with the
city building the last ten days than
any other subject.
Monday Mayor House stated that
the matter would be brought up at
the meeting of the city commission
would be brought up has not been
made clear but what will follow ap-
pears to be fairly clear if everyone
stands hitche6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
SCANDAL CASE Up
Trial of Arthur Davenport Be-
gins in District Court.
Talesmen Are Examined Rigid
ly in Selecting Jury.

With Thelma Grant, the complain
ing witness absent, proceedings in the
trial of Arthur Davenport, defendant
in one of the state hospital scandal
cases, began before Judge Dana in the
first division of the district court
shortly before noon today. Davenport
is charged with a statutory offense
against the negro girl. He is a white
man and is married. The offense is
alleged to have taken place last July
or August while Davenport was en-
ployed at the hospital as an attendant
when he and other attendants are al
leged to have kept negro girls in their
rooms.
At noon today the jury in the case
had not been obtained Each talesman
was examined rigidly by attorneys. A.
J. Bolinger is defending Davenport.
w. E. Atchison, Robert Carver and
Rad Lee are prosecuting the case.
Would the fact that the defendant
is a white man and the complaining
witness a colored girl have any bear
ing on this case with you2" is one of
the questions which County Attorney
Atchison asked every juror Mr.. Atch-
ison also insisted on knowing what
state each juror or his parents were
from.
Bo1inger's examination was not less
rigid. Several times he alluded to the
part that state officials are taking in
the case by getting behind the coun-
ty officials with CAD as a matter of
politics"
When the case was taken I'D again
this afternoon at 1870 o'clock drawing
of the Jury continued.
Owing to the absence of the Grant
girl her testimony which was taken in
the court of Topeka at her preliminary
examination will be read by VIII An
dcrson- the county attorneys secre-
taIy. County officials also expect to
1rt witnesses on the stand to show
that Davenport was with the girl on
her wav to the ira n when eNe left
Relieving Davenpcrt's trial other
asylum ca ses will he tied. other men
under arrest in tho affair are H 4.
Fo-sherg, VIII Tfllman and two 9TH
ers