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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
LEGITIMACY OF MINING.

no LONG as we.have money will have counterfeit
N ers So long as we have penmanshp will have
~ forgery So long have business there will be
fraud So long have als there will be prison
ers. And
So long as we have mining there will be few who will
attempt to bunko the public through fake operations
But why should mining be discredited in anybody S
mind because confidence takes advantage of it?
We do not think it is dscreded for the public under
stands that mining business that only lends itself to
rascaty as other business lends itself to it.
Perhaps mining has been italicized profitable field
for sIarpes because the gold brick gag We might
well damn every mother of every married daughter be-
Of the stale mother-naw joke. Another fact that
few they have been, is that the victim of mining
stock fake will yell like a Comanche whereas if he had
been pucked by siren bunSoed i'll a horse
Nctimized in poker game made financially short by
Mining is legitimate any other business and the
records show that investment considered it has given
good returns as any other legitimate business.
Idaho has billions of wealth hidden beneath its surface.
investing public during the past year and accounts for the
revival in mining operations The progress of that de-
velopnent will not be retarded because unknown
man has been arrested for fraud in connection with c-
ous mining company in this state the details of which
arc widely advertised, probably in exaggerated form.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
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BY
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

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.+ \, ,,,ada 20 h,u.h an account of
49, o,othas" sa,d Mise vo,,,ar when
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h.oaohaS 80 dIrnsr
.eno - !, nrrad Mrs cerard. ~
won't .on,aone n nair Off with and
nc 80 sh,ro ~ The reflacted rava of
Moriorv,s snIerdor"
.Ts Maroa 70 wear her new skv.
80. Ior.hod ron, ~ toId ber ,
,yo,,ld feol bonored n walk down the
.traa+ u,ith ! fiftv-do,,ar rat. Miss
yo,,,ar glo,cad desnair;ng,y Of Tonne
,,,othor TIVE GOOD Iadv gove ~ s,vn
that .he nod hoard her sons reuarl,
o. q u,as arranead that tho aunt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

rides. I'd gladly help them in their
plight and bring them food and
warmth and light, and make their
empty kettle boil, but need my coin for
gas and oil. AS l GO jaunting near and
far, in my upholstered touring car, I
see around me signs of want-and
tney disturb my little jaunt. I'd like
to aid the ones who starve and give
them ducks and hens to carve. With
osded arms I'd like to go wherever
there is want or Woe wherever there
is grief or care, and spread some
warmth and sunshine there! I'd like
to do it, but, alas, | need my coin for
oil and gas.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

The prospective customer gathered
her belongings together and rose from
the chair.
yes, do" she said with a gracious
smile, .and ask them to send you one
or two with very small designs. suit
able for .utting in the bottom of a
canary cage"
II is claimed that President Wilson
laughed for five minutes at a story
he heard last election night Per
sonally we believe that if the president
even smiled on that alarmin-; night he
Is nothing short OF curio, all things
considered. Howbeit, here is the
story.
Senator Ham Lewis. he of the pink
hirsute adornment and Chesterfield
manners, asked eff you had Bert Will
liams, Charlie Chaplin and Billy Sun
day together, what would YOU have p
The answer was, "A chocolate nut
sundae.'
A physician leaving the sick bed OF
q wife, whose husband accompanied
him, exclaimed doubtfully: II do not
like her looks" II have not liked her
looks for long time" was the quick
rejoinder Of the husband.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
Gerry, who was elected vice president
with Madison in 1872

Gerry who was elected vice president
with Madison in 1912.
As general manager OF the London
and South Western Railway, Sir Her
bert Walker has directed the move
ment of $4,000 troop trains and sew
eral thousand Red Cross trains ear
rying the wounded, since the beginning
Of the war.
The Duke OF Manchester, who mar
ried Miss Helena Zimmerman of Gin
cinnati, was committed for trial by
London magistrate recently on
charge of obtaining credit without dis
closing that he was an undischarged
bankrupt
Count Etienne Tisza, premier OF
Hungary and generally considered the
dominant personality in the dual en-
pire at the present time. is a man Of
very simple tastes and habits, all
though he possesses vast estates and
q fortune of many millions.
Lieutenant Pollner, young and
we'll known Danish military aviator,
is planning to make a record by cross
ing the Atlantic. He figures that the
distance from the Farce islands to
Newfoundland can be covered In about
30 hours, and the whole trip to New
York in 4S hours.
Commander Sir Edward Nicholl. who
is prominently connected with the
British naval defense. was small
salaried clerk less than 20 years ago.
BY chance he acquired a small interest
in a shipping concern, and within Is
years he became a multi millionaire
and owner of one of the largest fleets
In the British mercantile marine.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
:. PEPS :.

Psycho-analysis is at it
again. Can't something be
done with these pesky
germs?
Wheat moves up and down
violently on the stock mar
ket. Plenty of chaff in the
reasons for it.
Idaho boy married one
month goes to political job
the next. Brisk alterations.
France is put under strict
prohibition. Also still on
the slaughter wagon.
Man caught with narcot-
les caught the dickens from
the judge. His name was
Lippincott and the judges
Cotrell. Catching, Ell?
Motor mind" a new one.
Said to be lower than sub
conscious mind. Must be the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS kind.
It's easier to stay in the
king row than in the
trenches. He fabula docet
that peace deferred maketh
the hearthstone sick.
Women who tell girls not
to marry until they car
round up perfect men viii.
not be popular in high schoo
circles.
Let us have peace; alst
potatoes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
COMMON JUSTICE, THAT'S ALL.

SPHERE famine in this country and no lack of the
necessities Of life. The fields have produced
abandanty. There is scarcity of food, but
there is scarcity Of money with which to buy it. Per-
haps faer way Of putting is that the supply Of money
apparently curtaed because Of its decreased buying
power It's of the cost Of living being higher pro-
poronaey than the earning capacity of the average per-
No law succeed the law of supply and demand,
and the less law have affecting households the bet
off will be- but something be done to preserve
parallel between prosperity and prices to keep the pro-
Queer and the in closer touch and in those east
ern ceners where food is coered by storage
70 draw line at fair profits making them liberal at that
All this be done by application Of the fundamentals
bound up in word-"justice.'
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
Mainly About People.

Eva Booth, Salvation Army leader,
will enter upon her forty-fifth year,
on Christmas day.
Rt. Rev. John S. Foley. Catholic
bishop Of Detroit, will celebrate this
month the sixtieth anniversary OF his
ordination to the priesthood, which
took place in Rome Dec. 20, 1856.
Peter Goelet Gerry, the young Dem
ocrat who Is to succeed Henry Lippitt
as United States senator from Rhode
Island, is great-grandson of Elbridge
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
Pleurisy With Effusion

Hrs is what people call the in the chest doctors @ THIS
/
- will la
branes-which likely
pleurisy mentioned
higher
and the abdomen
without sptt with
Just slight And the pulse rapid from 2o to
40 the minute affected become
which
Naturally
breath pushed toward the
right
fluid in between the ribs will stick out and
affected rghtsded
conditions.
article
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years AGO Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today.
more than 80 years rector of St.
Thomas church, New York
City. born at Hartford, Conn,
died May 10. 1888.
Seventy Five Years Ago Today.
1S41-A conference was ar
ranged between the Afghan
chiefs and Sir William Nc
Naughton, commander Of the
British force besieged in Cabul
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1S66-The Sioux Indians mas
sacred and scalped three Off
GERS and 30 private at Fort Phil
ip Kearney, near Big horn,
Wyo.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
1s91-One hundred and fifty
persons were drowned at Cor
dova, Argentine, in a flood re-
sulting from the bursting of a
canal
One Year Ago Today in the War.
French captured important po-
sition on Hartmanrs- Weller
kopf in the Nosges: Asquith's
call for 100000 more men OPP
posed in house of commons;
German reiehstag voted war
credit Of $4,000, 100000; Russians
occupied Kun after severe
fighting; Italian force attack
ing Monte Michele annihilatcd,
according to Vienna.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
A WISE SUGGESTION.

7T7HE county commissioners of Idaho declared them
selves vital point when they went on record in
u favor Of public improvements in times of stress.
There is scarcely time when public improvements
are not needed When times good it is not wise to go
beyond the usual limitations but when there is gen.
eral scarcity work and the up against it, the
authorities in charge Of such work easily justify
usual effort along the improvement line Not only will
employment be provided for the citizens who need it, not
only will business be stimulated at time when it keeny
requires it. but the work be performed cheaper than
when more prosperous conditions prevail
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

her to be a person of wealth and
thought ii likely she would have a
good order to give.
When at last he had shown her the
last roll he paused in despair.
I'm sorry. madam" he said, apollo
getically, but il you could wait
could get some more pieces from the
factory. Perhaps YOU would cal. again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

charges. Yes: the ears are always
affected In nasal and throat catarrh.
Almost all cases of deafness coma
about that way.
WAX IN THE EAR
Answer to r. A. b.: Cerumen t"wax
In the ear") may become lodged In
he external ear; and this may be tho
cause OF deafness. ringing IN the ear,
giddiness even of cough. Swinging
with water as warm as can possibly
be borne will IN most cases remove
this wax. During this process basin
is held under the ear. One may add
to the water sodium hicarbonate and
elyeerin Ga tablespoonful of each to
one pint)
THE SKIN.
Answer 10 A. NJ: The skin has at
least four functions: To protect the
underlying structures, 1t Is a special
lied sense organ, for touch; 1t helps
to regulate the bodily temperature; 1t
excretes lot of bodily waste as per-
spiration.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
TO BE TAKEN BE-
FORE OR AFTER

She had been sitting in the furni-
ture shop for nearly two hours in
specting the stock OF linoleums.
Roll after roll the perspiring clerk
brought out, but still she seemed dis
satisfied From her 1ress he judged
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
CATARRH.

CATARRH.
N. S. writes: Have catarrh In my
head and throat, have always had
terrible taste in my mouth, which
grows worse al the time and seems
10 come directly from the throat. The
taste IS as bad as IL something were
mortified. Several years ago little
yellow hard patches would come into
my mouth from my throat. My tom
sis are hardly noticeable so that they
cannot be affected. Am troubled with
eczema In face. and nervous indiges-
ton at times. My ear drums seem
10 feel as If I had taken cold: is that
part Of the disease?
Answer: Your general III health
will certainly not improve until your
catarrh has been cured. The often
sise character OF the discharges Is
called eczema. It Is very possible that
bone tissue in and about your nose
IS diseased: in such cases there is an
odor as of rotten eggs. You must
lmperatlvely have all this rem edied.
The tonsils may be small and yet be
the focus OF rheumatism and Other
germs. You will always have indiges-
lion and in time worse. so long as you
keen on swallowing the nasal cis-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
Uncle Walt Has for You
This Evening
NOTHING TO SPARE.

The hungry children cry for bread,
and / would gladly see them fed; my
bosom bleeds for little ones who have
no doughnuts, pics or buns, and l would
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

This column deroed disease pereatn physical ana mental
medical
enclosed Requests
considered in ap
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21

A Delmar IN. VI church provides
ear trumpets for the use of deaf at
PENDANTS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
HEALTH IS WEAJH
mJohn B.Huber AM,M.D.


wonTH.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
'K|NDL|NG" WILL BE
 MATINEE OFFERING

kindling." great human interest story of the New York slums win he offered by the able Columbia theater payers at special matinee this after noon at Z:3o o'clock. Popular matinee prices will prevail
 Miss Jeanne Russell has been scori,e tremendous success throughout tbe week In the role of Maggie Schultz a young wife who is surrounded bv tbn unhealthy life in the lower distric,s She debates in her mind whether i, io rlght to bring new life into inc world amid those surroundings. or do other wise
 IT the character of Mrs. Bates m irish washwoman. Miss Melba Palmer is at her best. She keeps the audience m continual uproar throughout Her quaint, Irish philosophy is humorous m the extreme.
 In view of the success of "Klndl,rs1. curing the week, the warm and onnrs. ciatiVe manner in which 1t has been receiVed the management expects Il ca- pacity house at the matinee this after noon.
 The same bill will be offered this evening and tomorrow night for Inc last tune. The Columbia players wiIl present new offering beginning next Monday night.
 However, Phoenix theater natro,s should not miss the opportunity of zee ing this greatest of slum stot.ias
 kindllng before the change of hili goes into effect at this popular show house. '"o"
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
MAXWELL HERE ID
 FORM NEW COMPANY

r. l.. Maxwell. manager of the Uni. ted Jerome Copper company. is in town full Of enthusiasm as q result oi his success in the financing of the company.
 The entire allotment Of 200 0an sh2Tee ias been practically consumed hN private int estors and "calls'' from bfoFegs ftsm every section of th. United states have subscribed the ls- sue double the allotment. He says that Trading will begin on ths New York curb tn the course Of few days.
 Along with MT Maxwell K hJx con. suiting engineer. George \. Bethune ano tc tcs"thtr they are carefully exam. lhtn& property neal Wiekenburx "'ich k supposed 10 be of unus,ial merit and which win probably be lIs.i III ennneetion with Jerome piopcrty m their latest enterprise the Jerome Butte Copper company.
 should this property be az repre. sentsd fhoN Will have one of the mos, i'r"m'sing companies in Arizona. fl ls ME Aaxwelfc intention to put inc direetorship into the hands of phoe ni< f~s'dents. sud do the promotion work From this point He states ,hat some cf tfe leading citizens of Ari zona will be Interested in tho c1tnn.n,. ard II should be winner.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
YUMA BALLOTS FIRST OUTSIDE
 MAR|C0PA HERE

1rei5hton precinct yielded n gain If three Tor Governor Hunt Yesterday In tie inspection of the ballots of mt, county ln the gubernutorial cuntes
 laise number of ballots wele l,,d aside at the suggestion of watchers Tor the governor and MT. Campl.l.. Ihe friends Of the latter siid ia hisht that they believed that alto sether the day had been flvor;.hl. la nm m that some of the ballots that had been counted for Hunt bV inc rietuon boards, would be finally re- lectod while ballots which had nh, oeer originally counted for Canni,9.i would hc counted for him in thc show down
 The first of tho ballots of outs.d,. counties were received ycstordav They were those of Yuma county only two other counties have henn heard from Pima and Cocon.no. Tha deputy treasurer of the former eoilntI s'ld that the treasurer had been called away hy the Illness of his mother and there Was no one in the office oy- cept the deputy who would be obliged To accom- anv the ballots to the capi- tai. tie coulc not leave the office at this time
 In coconino county there k shcr- 1T contest 90 that the ballots will De needed there for the next ien days. Iut i: will re ten days nrob- ably before the Mari,epa inspe .tion Is concluded
 County Attorney George IIilzingar ot Pima county. insDector for Mr. : ,amnhcll Vas obliged to return fo Tucson 'Hcsterdav so ihot bis nlaca nn the board was taken by Doane Merrill of Benson
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
FANCY PRICE FUR
 4 USED DODGE

 owing to the unprecedented demand Tor motor cars. both new and us 4 the second- hand market is rapIdiv be coming depleted If the better etanaard makes
 When interviewed on this subject I '. James manager of the Used Car ce- partment of McArthur Brothers Ari- zona distributors Of the Dodge. Jeffery and Packard lines. stated that while "A large percentage Of used cars are taken in trade. it is becoming a urob- lem 10 supply the demand for used cars of standard make. As an example. Mr James cited the case of c. Q. Baker advertising manager of MeArthur brothers, who applied 10 MT. James Tor the use Of q used Dodge. One hour aiter leaving the garage he was ac- costed by a cotton planter of Chand- Ter, who offered him $500. % cash for the car. Four days later Mir. Baker again borrowed used Dodge from Mir James. Before the day was over he had two offers Of s600 and ys50 for If fll have to hang out sold sign | said NIT. Baker If expect 10 get any where In one of Mir. James ears"
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 Hire Little Salesman ut the Ra. publican office. A Want Ad- will see more customers than yon can
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
MAXWELL MAKES
 WONDERFUL TRIP

i Tearing across the continent al
 .breakneck speed. held up and delayed al many points by such ungovernotle objects as burned bridges and gleenv
 Ierrymen, racing up hill and down grade in an effort to test and to ady.r-
 tise brand Of Texas oil and gas.ljna
 r. G. Seull and C. W. Tuthill have ar-
 rived in Los Angeles in q mu,isputter,t lslf Maxwell, after being on the road
 put ten days and sixteen hours. This
 i1sufe includes stops for meals, sleep
 ana ana an elSht hour delay at the Missouri
 RlNer because q ferryman refused t.
 come across after his regular h,,,irx
 hen this time is deducted from the
 total the actual running time was lonnd to he the remarkably tov fi~- nre of days and lG hours.
 The daring drivers started from their nome III Newark. \. J., with tho speed
 ometer at zero and arrived in Los An. seles With T mileage of 3ses. The linn. they made in the sturdy httlo Maxwell is aii the more remarkable because they carried in the tonneau of the car -sV pounds or oil and gasoline 50 trnt siiey eonia make the entire run on the materials they were advertising
 Not a spark plug wns removed o- cleaned on the entire journey and in two oI the tires New Jersey air wa. delivered to Los Angeles.
 We would have made oteu better lime ihah We did" said Scull. had II not heen for the bad roads. They ar. especially bad in Illinois where inc Gimfso mud is almost huh decn for miles and miles. The New Mexico r roads como next 10 the Illinois roads ln l| being hard to get over. They arc no, | muddy but are badly in nce.l of thc \ implication of the talents of q good cham gang. Those roads are rocky and rough hard to drive oyer and had on tires.
 Both Scull and Tuthiil are enthus- astic about California roads and state mai only in Pennsylvania did they flna ,oads the equal of ours. -Thc chief inference between your roads and nose of Pennsylvania" said Ttuhill .ls nat your roads are free while the 'ennsyivania roads are largely tnr pads and a substantial fec is collected rom those who wish to drive over | hem 'i \
 The two travellers win remain in .aliiornla for some time before rett,rn- ng 10 New Jersey in the Maxwell
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
LIKE CALL OF WILD ALASKA JACKS TALK
 BEFORE ROTARY CLUB

Like chapter out of a Jack London book was the talk by Alaska Jack be- 1 lore the local Rotary Club yesterday i William II. Hamby. the magazine writ CT, who was q guest of the club also said Jacks talk was one of the most refreshing things he had ever heard.
 The speaker delved into the book of ms personal experiences and brought forth anecdotes and descriptionS couched in his own simple terms and illled with punch by the peculiar angle of thought the pioneer in q rough country gives to his observations
 Notable on the program was the double response. called for by Dr. D. D. Northfup. who was in charge of the program. from <. Harry Robertson and M. r. Fickas
 Harry Robertson. speaking on The knocker," said.
 Someone has said that when the Creator made all the good things there remained some dirty work 10 do. So He madc the beasts and reptiles and poisonous insects. and when He had finished He had some scraps that were too bad to put into the rattlesnake. the hSena, tine scorpion and the skunk. so lie put all these together. covered Il with suspicion, wrapped 1t with jeal- ouSy. marked 1t with q yellow streak. and called il a knocker.'
 Mel Fickas. who had The Booster" : response said:
 This product was so fearful 10 con template that He had to make some thing 10 counteract il. SC He took n . sunbeam and put in it the heart of n enid, the brain of q man, wrapped ihese In civic pride. covered 1t wlth hrotherly love, gave IL a mask of velvet f s.f grts booster; made him d lover of fields and flowers. and manly sports, believer Tn equality and justice. and ever since hese two were, mortal man has had the privilege Of choosing his asso. ciates''
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
ABSENT WITNESS ARRESTED
Republican A. p. Leased wtr.,

DENVER, Dec. l5 Walter Blair rancher near Sterling. tfc govern
 ments chief witness against jsupena flchanan and others charged with conspiracy to intimidate homesteadere Was broiieht here tonight by deputx united States marshaIs. Biair's nb- senee when the Buchanan case wns called in lTnile1 states district rour4 today led to pos,ponement of the casa until January %. lie told federal officers he had been i'll and unnblc to Ro to the postoffice and coase- dunntly knew nothing of the ccy.rn- ment subpoena. Iic was taken into custody on warrant cfarpinr con- tempt of court and was held in lail here tonight pending release on bond.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-16

Policeman Dgncan stfolling into the station at the noon hour reported f"shal!y that he had noticed Jimmie l~'nsa'on hanging around and evi. dently communicating with those in the iail Little was thought of this until Langstoa finally entered the rolice station ard asked that he be allowed to give one Of the prisoners magazine. Langston vas in n state that might diagnose as ~so0sed' One of the officers said he smelled like distillery.
 Yes. sir, said Chief Brisbois. you may give that magazine to the boys within and y0u may take it in your self for I'm eoins to lock you up. For'-@ erunk and that's all there k 10 it."
 Lan2slon admitted that day q,