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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
BODY OF LAWYER
FOUND IN BAY AT
SAN FRANCISCO
Two Love Epistles and One
Business Letter Found
but Throw No Light on
Mystery.

San Francisco, Jan. 15.--Love let
ters from Chicago and a business mes
sage from Denver given the police by
Mrs. Henry d. Gill formed back
ground of mystery tonight in the case
of Attorney Gill. found dead Sunday
night in the bay here.
The love letters were addressed to
George Martin, care II. ID. Gill One
reached Gilrs office after his death.
Both were volcanic in their express
sions of love. One was signed Billy"
the other Jack. but on the back of
one was the return address, IN. Siler.
general delivery. Chicago"
My dear, good. little lonesome boy. -
read one. Love and kisses and
health" Still again the writer said
IF l don't get the bull dog. why all
want is you. l want you to be good
and we will be repaid for waiting"
One From California.
There was talk too in the love let
ters of little bungalow and you, out
in California" and mention of the pos
sibiity that the writer would be there
in February.
Bless your dear heart, how I would
love TO tell you now much love youi
ran another passage.
The business letter came from C. c
Huston of the Glidden Narnish com
pany, Chicago In it he wrote of en-
ploying secret service men in st. Louis
and suggested he had feared Alphons'
King was to Jump u.s." Denver mes
sages indicated that King, Gill and an
other man were interested in the for
nation of n promotion company t.
push some of Kings ventures.
Know of No Enemies.
Huston, at Denver, declared he knew
of no enemies of Gill, and seemed sur
prised at his death.
No reason was assigned Huston
letters for employing secret servic
men. but the context indicated that h
was afraid King was not going in o
their deal.
The police admitted there is nothin
thus far which could in any way con
meet the strange letters with the law
yer's DEATH
Mrs. Gill had recently entered di
vorce action against him, but while
is understood she knew then of tn
love letters, she made no reference
an affinity at that time.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Appeal Is Taken in the Case
of Mrs. Pankhurst
Continued from First Page)


more heard of it.
II feel that this is as it should be.
Coming as I do upon a mission of
mercy, I feel that the American gov
eminent might very well waive tech
nicalities and permit my work to pro-
coed. The English government has
done this. Surely II the government
and people of the United States could
see the misery and suffering of Serbian
women and children. l am here to help.
they would be the last persons in the
world to refuse to allow me to enter"
Mrs. Pankhurst's secretary said that
the suffragette leader Investigated the
possibilities that she might be refused
admission to the United States before
she left England. She was under the
Impression that the immigration au-
thorities would class her as political
prisoner" and that the rule against adj
hitting persons convicted of crimes
would therefore not apply.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
WOULD
MAKE THE PACIFICISTS
BURY DEAD HORSES

Washington, Jan. 15.-Colonel Roose-
Welt would compel men who sign
pledges not to enlist in the army and
navy TO go to the front and dig kitchen
sinks and bury dead horses
A telegram from the former presi-
dent prescribing this service for such
pledge signers. was read by Mrs. Rus
sell MacLennon, president for the So
ciety for the Protection of Dignity and
Honor of the United States, here today
The message also denounces "paci-
ficists and poltroons," was read before
the meeting Of the women's section of
the navy league. Mrs. MacLennon
suggested uniform striped with yell
low for persons circulating such
pledges.
Colonel Rosevelt's telegram follows:
ANY man who signs a pledge that
he will not enlist or volunteer in the
army or navy in the event of war,
should be promptly disfranchised and
then should be sent to the front to
dig kitchen sinks. bury dead horses
and do other jobs which would relieve
brave men of the unnecessary hard
work of action. Pacificists and pol
troons would thus be made of a small
use to their country At the present
time they are of none.
"All men and women who encour-
| age any one to take such a pledge are
engaged in an infamous business ano
should be treated accordingly.
sincerely yours,
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Appeal TO Be Investigated.

Washington. Jan. 15.-A simple pre-
cedure win either deport Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst or permit her to land.
The appeal which she sent Secretary
Wilson today will he investigated by a
special board of inquiry which will re-
port on whether the offenses Of Mrs
Pankhurst for which she is held, are
such that she is likely to commit acts
of violence or moral turpitude" in this
country. Then Secretary Wilson Will
either sign or disapprove this decree,
she is held under a technical require
ment of the immigration law, since she
admits having been arrested in suffrage
troubles in. England When she APP
pealed on her first visit. Secretary Wal
son decided there was nothing in her
record to warrant the belief that she
was a dangerous woman. He ordered
her admitted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
THEFT OF COPPER IS
CAUSE Of COLLISION

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 15.-Theft Of
copper connections used in the block
system of signaling caused a head
on collision this afternoon between
southbound Renton car No. Ill of a
Puget Sound Electric railway and a
northbound extra of the same road.
at Quarry station, one mile north of
Riverton. Passengers on the local
were considerably shaken up in the ac-
cident but because of the SLOW rate OF
speed at which both trains were travel
ing, no serious injury resulted. a num-
Der of passengers were cut by flying
glass.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
LIST OF DEAD AND
INJURED GIVEN OUT

Washington, Jan. 15,-The following
list OF killed and wounded in the dis
aster to the submarine E-2 at Brooklyn
navy yard was given out by the navy
department tonight.
The dead
ROY b. SEABER, third class cleo
Der, $3.50 East Forty ninth street.
Cleveland. q.
j. IL. PECK. New York, plumber.
civil employe. New York navy yard.
LOGAN. New York plumber,
civil employe. New York navy yard.
JOHN SCHULTZ. workman, New
York navy yard.
The seriously injured;
Lac l.. Miles, Newport, r. l., chief
electrician; next of kin, wife, Sophia
Miles, Newport.
| Guy Hamilton Clark, Buffalo ma
chinists mate. second class; next OF
! kin, Guy Hamilton Clark, Frankford
n. Y
| John Holsey. enlisted Puget sound
gunner's mate, third class. next oil
kin. Henry T. Holsey, Avery. In.
Raymond Otto, enlisted New York;
electrician; third class next of kin
father John r. Otto. Middleburg, Md
| James Lyons. New York navy yard
civil employe; general helper.
Henry Zoll, civil employe. plumber
otto Hasert. civil employe, plumber
Richard Heine, civil employe
plumber.
Michael Peyser, civil employe
plumber.
August Kaplin. civil employe, work
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
OFFICERS WILL MAKE
AN INVESTIGATION OF
CAPSIzINC OF BOAT

Tacoma, Jan. 15.-Federal customs
officials here indicated tonight an in
vestigation into the capsizing of the S.
foot gasoline boat Victor IL in Puget
sound near here today will be held to
determine responsibility for the acci-
dent, which cost the lives Of two pas
sengers The vessel is said to have
been condemned by federal inspectors a
week ago, but had been permitted to
continue operation on compliance with
certain regulations.
Passengers on the Inflated craft, II
was said tonight also had protested to
Captain Sylvester before departure
from Tacoma for North Bay ports. be-
cause of the lumber piled on the upper
deck, which, it is claimed, made the
boat top heavy. When the little vessel
ran into a squat off Point Defiance.
this deck load shifted, allowing the
water to rush into the cabin aft and
the engine room. Walter Bower. seven
years old, and his sister Florence, aged
| II, were drowned before aid could
reach them, after they had been precip-
itated, with others, into the Icy waters
of the sound. Ten other passengers
were rescued by the life boats of the
steamers Atlanta and brought to Ia
coma, all suffering from severe cuts
on the hands and face caused by break
! ing of the glass in the cabin windows
in an effort to escape from the flooded
compartment. The mother of the
Bower children, who also was pas
senger, is in a hospital here in Sc
rious condition from shock and ex-
posture.
Stories Told by Survivors.
At late hour tonight 1t was not
known positively how many persons
met their death when the Victor II
sank. Stories told by the survivors as
to the number of persons aboard the
vessel indicate that there may have
been Is passengers. Captain Sylvester.
master of the Victor, declares he does
not believe his vessel carried more than
10 passengers. None of the survivors
was able to Give the exact number of
passengers as no count was made of
them WHEN the launch departed from
the Municipal dock this morning on
her regular schedule TO North Bay
ports. Richard Grayson the engineer,
had Just started to collect fares when
the squat struck. lie says he only re-
2 members seeing eight or ten persons IN
) the cabin.
; The partly submerged Victor was
| towed into calm water around Point
. Defiance and is held in shallow water
tonight by ropes tied TO trees on shore
e The boat viii be beached in tbs
e morning and a search of her cahir
: made for any bodies that may be there
: Prosecuting Attorney Remain sale
+ tonight that if 1t were shown thai
e criminal negligence was responsible fol-
d the wreck, he would take action a
once
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
PHOTOGRAPHS OF
MOHR WILL NOT
APPEAR AT TRIAL
Attempt to Prove Murdered
Physicians Familiarity
With Women Is Blocked
by Trustee.

Providence, r. l.. Jan. 15.-Attorneys
defending Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr on trial
on a charge of instigating the murder
of her husband, DR.. G. f. Mohr, were
blocked today in what was regarded as
intimacy with society women of the
Newport and Back Bay colonies, whom
he met in professional way.
George Hurley. trustee of the slain
physicians estate, refused to permit
the removal of a number of photo
graphs from a desk in the Mohr man.
sion at Middletown. Attorney Arthur
Gushing. representing Mrs. Mohr,
sought to obtain the photographs.
They were understood TO show DIR.
Mohr in intimate poses with a num-
Der of women. Their production, II
was reported, would be of value in the
trial of Mrs. Mohr. Cecil Brown and
Henry Spellman, the alleged negro ac-
completes.
Declined to Sign Order.
Gushing is a trustee of the Mohr es-
tate, representing the accused widow.
Hurley represents DR.. Mohr's son.
When Gushing asked Hurleys consent
to remove the photographs, the latter
flatly declined to sign such an order.
George Heals. negro chauffeur of
the murder car when DR.. Mohr was
killed, and Miss Emily Burger, his
pretty office attendant wounded, was
fortifled> today by Attorney General
Rice in his story which will be intro
duced TO implicate Mrs. Mohr in the
death plot.
| Reports that Heals was about to
make another confession and had even
conferred with Attorney Lewis of the
defense, with a view to generating
Mrs. Mohr, caused Rice considerable
alarm.
Heals is the states star witness
He has pleaded nolo contendere to a
manslaughter charge and his sentence
will be in proportion to the value of
his testimony. Rice took cognizance
of the reported change Of heart by
Heals when he caused the negro to be
brought to his office on a writ of ha-
beas corpus from Trial Judge Stearns
Four hours later. Heals was returned
to the prison and Rice reiterated al
, earlier statement ridiculins the re
, ported break in the states case.
Heals will tell his original story OF
the stand" said Rice. He viii no
exonerate Mrs Mohr."
Attorney Fitzgerald, for the defense
said he had no knowledge - Heals
reported plan to aid the defense.
!.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
NAVAL OFFICIALS
EXPRESS OPINION

Washington, Jan. iS.--It was an ex-
plosion of gases generated by the new
Edison batteries--eNpected to render
submarines safer (which wrecked the
United states submarine E-2 with the
loss of four lives in the Brooklyn navy
yard this afternoon, in the opinion of
naval officials here.
Gasoline used for propulsion, and
possibly torpedo heads were the only
other explosives known to have been
on the ship. II the explosion had been
in the gasoline tank. or IL one of the
torpedo hea6s had been accidentally
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Fears Brother Was Victim.

Portland. Jan, 15.--That the w. D..
Pierce named among the Americans
massacred by Mexican bandits near
Santa Ysabel Monday was her brother,
Is the fear of Mrs NJ. Edgerton Of
Portland. When last she hard from
him Pierce was manager of the Copper
Qheen store at Douglas, Ariz. lie is 80
years old and has n wife and three
children. Her brother was an expert
enced mining man and Mrs, Edgerton
believes Il very likely that he accepted
an offer from tho "Cusi" company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
OAKLAND MAYOR HAS
LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS

Oakland, Cal. Jan. 15.-Just as
though 1t weren't arduous enough to
have to solve jitney bus problems,
municipal bond issues, provide Jobs
for the faithful and do the thousand
and one other things mayor has to
do, Mayor John L. Dsvie is forced to
dodge leap year proposals,
He's had four so far. The names of
the four fair ones who would we'd the
executive have been withheld,
"As long as I have my health I'll
dodge matrimonN." said the mayor
smilingly TO-DAY. but at that there 5
quite a bit of time ahead in this leap
Ncnr."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE
TAKEN PERSIAN TOWN

Petrograd, Jan. 15.-Russian troops
have occupied the Persian town OF
Kengawar, 40 miles south of Hamadan,
il was officially announced tonight.
Turkish forces are reported operating
near Kermansah. so miles east of
Kengawar, toward which the Russians
are advancing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Rabies Breaks Out in oreaen.

Baker, ore, Jan. 15.-Rabies in vio-
lent form has broken out in Pine val
ley, and District Attorney Goodwin to-
day ordered all dogs muzzled. Twenty
hogs on one ranch went suddenly mad,
and numbers of cows and calves are
reported infected.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Funeral of Victim Hold.

san Francisco. Jan. l5.--Funeral SER
vices over the body of c. A. Pringle,
victim of the Santa Isabel massacre
Monday, will be held here Monday at
ternoon. Meantime. many of Califor-
mia alumni students plan protest over
his execution. The body reached here
this afternoon
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Whatcom River Frozen.

Rellingham. Wash, Jan. l5.-For the
first time in 10 years Lake Whatcom
is frozen over tonight. and is the
mecca for thousands of skaters. Both
the Nooksack and Skagit rivers are
frozen soldly. Farmers are harvest
ing ice from nearby lakes and streams.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
One Victim From centralia.

Centralia. Wash. Jan. 15.-Chies
Electrician Miles Of tho submarine E-2,
who is in Brooklyn naval hospital in
critical condition following today's
explosion is the son of Mrs. Nina Miles
OF this city and is the only brother of
r. d. Miles. local Western Union
manager. He has been in the sub
marine service seven years, beginning
as third class electrician and working
his way up to his present position. lie
was to have taken examination short
~ for the position of gunner. He is
30 years old and is married. his wife
living at Brooklyn.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

NConunueu from rltst fage)
inquiry report will be given Daniels,
who will authorize a court OF nvesti-
cation which Usher will appoint. Tho
work of this court, Usher said. should
be well under way Monday.
This is the first accident Of the kind
the Brooklyn yard ever has had" said
Usher. '"rhe real cause OF 1t probably
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

touched off, the boat would have been
blown to pieces. it was explained.
The E-2 was the first United States
submarine to have the new Edison
batteries installed. The great invent
or himself superintendent this work a
month ago. They were given a long
test on rocking frame" built to
simulate the motion of the boat sea
and found satisfactory.
One of tho advantages of these new
batteries is that they do not generate
the deadly chlorine gas that older ones
do. 1t has never been claimed for them
that they generated no explosive or
deadly gases, but navy officials who
attended tests have declared they
greatly minimized danger from gas
generation.
The E-2 was built in 1910 to displace
430 tons. She had speed of IA
knots on the surface and II knots sub
merged. She was commissioned in
1914 A few months later while sub
marged during maneouvers off Bren-
ton light ship. Ensign Gillian de-
tected chlorine gas and speedily rose
to the surface. Next to the Fla trag
edy in Honolulu harbor the accident
to the E-2 was the most serious in the
history of Uncle Sans submarine
| ships.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
BONES OF NAN found
IN FIRST SUBMARINE

Chicago, Jan. 15.-SThe bones of a
man and his dog were found in the
engine room of the 'Foolkiller,' n
submarine which disappeared mysteri-
ously % years ago. when the craft.
raised from the Chicago river, was
explored tonight.
Police records included no mention
OF the name Of the submarines last
owner. 1t has claimed several vic
Tins, about the time of the world 5
fair, soon after it was launched, and
passed through several ownerships.
The submarine was cigar shaped. of
iron construction and considered a
wonderful experiment when launched
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
Four Men Dead as Result of
Explosion

CONTINUED from First Pase)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
Wilson at
Pittsburgh
January p

WASHINGTON. Jan. p. - Final
plans for President Wilson's forth
coming trip through the middle west
TO speak on national preparedness. ap-
proved tonight. include stops at Pitts
burgh. Cleveland. Milwaukee. Chicago.
Dcs Moines. Topeka and Kansas CITY.
\ tentative itinerary drawn up last
night included ST. Louis. St Joseph
and Davenport. but these cities have
been eliminated. and Milwaukee and
Topeka substituted.
Tonight the president and Nfrs
Wilson left Washington on fbe naval
yacht Mayflowcr for two day cruise
down The Potomac river and Cbesa.
peake bay. the President having dc.
clded TO seek seclusion in preparation
on an address he will deliver January
q IN New York az "a banquet of the
railroad Business association. and to
tentatively outline tho speeches he
VIII make In the middle west He
VIII Keep I'm touch with the White
House by wierless while away. and
plans 10 return Monday morning
On the middle western trim the
president viii leave Washington Fri
day night. January 2S. and will re.
turn February { in time for tho iudi
cial dinner at tho White House tT.
VIII speak at d1v meeting ir Prfs
burEh January 20. boz Cleveland tho
same night. at "a nighf meeting In Dos
Moinoe February T. af dav meeting
tn Topeka February % and I'm Kan.
.as CITY The same uieht Tie will
spend sunday. January 30. in Clcve
land
ln addition to fho formal addroeses
in these seven cities. tho President is
expected fo speak briefly ai several
ciu'. and towns thrnurh which tis
'r1fn viii pass. Tho national defence
plans m Tho administration will be bis
principal topic. huf he probably win
iHk" up other subjects including tbo
European and Mexican situations
lliF f'cuographrr accompanied him
'n The Natnower and ho will spcnd
much of hia time in thc writing m
present plans are carried ouf mo- mon.
h"rs of fhc cabinet viii accompany
fhc Pre- dent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
Illinois and Central West Devastated by Raging
Floods and Loss is Heavy; Hundreds Marooned
Charleston Man
Murdered in
Cincinnati

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Jan. 21.-Upon
learning that George W. Gist. or Gest.
aged 25 years. declared 70 be resi-
dent al 5O2 Summer street. Charleston,
W. Va. had most unquestionably died
from an assault perpetrated near
Eighth and Plu streets. near Linn. this
city. Coroner Foertmeyer OF this. Ham
ilton county. and the police OF this city
today began a thorough probe OF the
cause OF Gist's death, which occurred
at the city general hospital here today
Coroner FOertmeyer tonight ordered
Or. oliver y. Coe. former county corO-
ner. 20 make a post-mOrtem examina-
ton Meanwhile county cOroner's con
stable Charles Staguaro. assisted by
the city's central ,tation plain clothes
squad Of detectives. Is sitting every
BIT of evidence about the case. Gist
told tho police when he was found that
no had been in eight Glst. IL Is
said. was also under the influence OF
some drug or liquor when he arrived
at the city hospital The city hospital
tonight said that Glst had
another ailment also. but 90 is known
that this did not cause his end County
Coroner FOertmeyer tonight declared
that he would not rest until every bit
of evidence was secured. because Giet
or Gest e. declared t0 have boon "a man
Of good character and not trouble
some An effort is being made toniett
by tho authorities hero % rcacn
Charleston friends of Glst.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
Daring Robbery
and Murder In
Heart of fChicaso

CHICAGO. Jan. PA bandit accom-
bed the tourist agency Of Thomas 4
Cook a Son OF $500. wounded the cash
Ter. killed a policeman. and escaped
According TO the police the deed
was the most daring ever heard OF in
this city. II was accomplished on one
OF the busiest streets in the down
town district at an hour when the
thoroughfare was congested with auto
mobiles and workers on their way
home.
The woman did not participate in the
actual robbery. She ordered a taNicab
NJ the Great Northern Hotel and John
McCabe responded The woman in
structed him TO drive to Is East Jack
son street. the Cook offices. There
she awited without alighting.
Meanwhile tho robber had entered
the Office. The cashier. Ernest l.
Walsh. attempted to reach revolver.
bur was shot and painfully injured
and then backed into a vault with four
other employees.
II. \. Johnson. a traffic policeman.
was attracted 20 tho scene. but found
that the bandit had locked the door
after fleeing Johnson was irving 10
force an entrance when the robber sud
denly threw IL open and fired bullet
into the officers heart
RE scattered the thronr on the
sidewalk and leaped toward the taxi.
cab Pointing his weapon toward
McCabe. the rohber ordered him 10
drive away. but McCabe jumped. The
(continued on Page Fiftesn)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
Heavy Casualties Cause Russians
To Cease Drive in Bessarabia
Defeat Turks in Persia Capture of
Are Successful in the Kamerun District AfrcaAuans
and Montenegrins Again Fighting.

LONDON. Jan. 21. 11:52 p. m-The
cessation, by reason of heavy casual
ties of the Russians against the Aus
troHungarians near the Bessarabian
frontier; the capture by the Russians
from the Turks of the town of Sui
tanabad. Persia. and the taking from
the Germans zy the British of addi-
uonal towns in the Kamerun district
OF Africa, are the principal features
of the fighting as contained in the
latest official communications.
There also have been small engage
ments in Russia. around Pinsk and in
the region of Czartorysk: artillery
and mining operations along the front
in France and Belgium and a CON
tinuation of the artillery duels and
occasional infantry attacks in the
Austro-Italian theatre. In none OF
these. however. has any great results
been attained
Although IL has been reported that
the Austro-Hungarians and Monte
negrins are again at grips. no details
have yet come through as TO the pro-