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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
MEETING HELD BY
COUNTY TEACHERS
Interesting Discussions Fol
low Papers Read on Va
riety of Topics.

With 20 teachers Of Ada county
present and 10 visitors who remained
during the entire session, the Ada
County Teachers association yester-
day held one of the most enthusiastic
meetings since its organization. At
the morning session Miss Eicheiberger,
special music teacher for the Cole and
Eagle schools, gave half hour drill on
patriotic songs, special drill being
given on two patriotic songs for the
entire country schools during the
entire month Of February, one being a
st. Valentine song and the other Our
Flag"
During the day Mrs Cynthia Mann,
teacher of the ungraded school at the
Children's Home, gave an enthusiastic
talk on Patriotism in the Public
Schools" and gave the information
that the Daughters of the American
Revolution were soon to offer three
prizes to the school children of the
country, the first prize being for the
best essay on The American Flag, Its
History and Stories of the Flag" the
second for writing from memory the
patriotic songs The Star Spangled
Banner" and The Battle Hymn of
the Republic and the third prize for
the school having the best patriotic
program. A committee from the D. A
r. to attend the exercises and render a
decision.
Miss Amber Hopkins, an elocution
teacher, gave two readings which were
much appreciated.
The regular program was carried out
and after each paper the discussions
were lively and brought forth many
original ideas.
A report was made on the 10C
demons in spelling, which were given
to the students of every school In the
country on the same hour of the same
day from the third to the eighth grade
The results showed an average in the
third grade of 4o1a, in the fourth of g.
and a fraction; the fifth, rs and a
fraction; the sixth, IS and a fraction
the seventh, SO and a fraction .acd the
eighth, Sc and fraction. In mum.
Der of students who took e test
there were IS who spelled entire
100 words correctly.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
THOUSAND FEET OF
TRACK rs BURIED

Ellensburg. Wash, Jan. 22.-Snow-
slides buried thousand feet of Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul tracks
near Lake Keechelus, several miles
east of the Cascade tunnel and tied up
all traffic. Trains in both directions
were detoured via the Northern Pa
cific tracks.
A chinook hit the valley and noun
tains Friday and with intermittent
rains today causes fear of disastrous
slides in the mountains The snow
ranges from Is inches at Ellensburg
to IA feet near the summit of the Cas-
cades.
Rumors are current here that sew
eral persons were hurt in the slides.
The Milwaukee officials have applied
to the Northern Pacific for snow plows
and men to help remove the snow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

Calexico Cal, Jan. 22.-Two lives
have been sacrificed indirectly as the
result of flood waters that ragged mad
~ through three breaches in the rec
lamation levees near Yuma, Ariz., and
swamped Yuma and Gadsden beneath
tons of water today.
The dead: Mayor Harry Moore.
heart failure victim, after working TO
keep back the floods; William Horn,
farmer died of excitement.
Eighty thousand acres are flooded
and the end is not yet. Millions of
gallons of water, crashing through the
Reclamation levee near Yuma have
Inundated 10000 acres and covered
Isma and Gadsden with from eight to
ten feet of water, said advices here to-
night.
The Imperial Valley irrigation struc-
lures on the California side of the
state line are resisting the floods, but
reclamation officials announced the
br aaks had occurred south of Yuma at
mile post No. 4.
Break in Reclamation Dam.
rs The floods that swept Yuma and
Gadsden were induced by a breach of
200 feet in the reclamation dam.
Water 16 feet high swept out after
ward over the top Of mile of unfin-
ished levee.
The crest of the flood was expected
late tonight.
The waters were still rising in Yuma
late tonight. In the downtown dis
trict they had increased two feet since
morning.
: 1t was feared the foundations of the
new two story hotel, Arizona, would
totter as the structure seemed to be
settling; at the same time the Gan
dolfo hotel nearby seemed in danger.
A new break on the California side
of the line, above Yuma, flooded the
San Pasqual valley known as the Bard
district, territory of 1 200 acres.
Late reports showed that there are
three gigantic breaches in the levees
one four miles below Yuma. another
16 miles below, and another IS miles
below.
The Needles, Ariz., gauge reported a
two-foot rise tonight, but the Gila
flood will probably be passed before
further damage is wrought there.
The only damage to the Imperial val
ley came from a further unexpected
rise from the Yuma section.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
and SONS
PREPARE TO BANQUET

The Fathers and Sons banquet to be
held next Friday evening at 8: 80 at the
Y. NJ. c. A. gives promise of being one
of the best attended social gatherings
ever held at the association. 1t is OK
pected that fully 800 fathers and sons
will be in attendance from the rate
which reservations for seats about the
banquet board are being made.
w. S. Bruce. chairman of the boys
committee of the association, will pre-
side and addresses will be made by
Rev. Willsie Martin, pastor Of the First
Methodist church; l.. f. Elam attor
ney. and r. w. Childs. secretary of the
Commercial club. Special music will
be rendered by the McClaffin boys. who
will give a violin duet, and a special
musical number by mothers and
daughters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

rupted because they have not yet be-
gun, the statement said.
Peace negotiations will only be pos
sible after the arrival of the Austrian
delegate Otto, former minister to Get
TIME, who was still on the road when
the incorrect news about a deadlock
was disseminated.
The negotiations concerning the
place where the Montenegrins will lay
down their arms will be closed within
few hours. At the same time an
agreement will be reached about the
point where the Montenegrins will be
provided with food and arrangements
made for their housing. All this will
take a certain amount Of time. owing
to the difficulty of communication
which also influences to a certain de-
gree. the general disposition of the
population.
In his manifesto to his people, King
Nicholas urges the citizens of Cettinje
to receive the army Of Emperor Franz
Joseph by popular rejoicing, in accord
ance with the country's interest and
the kings wishes.
THE document providing for sur
render of the Montenegrins was signed
by all the Montenegro ministers"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
LINEMAN rs CAUGHT
IN BIG SNOWSLIDE

Ellensburg. Wash, Jan. 22.-Oren
Dewitt, one of the Postal Telegraph
linemen stationed on the east shore
of Lake Mechelus, was caught in the
slide today and had a miraculous es-
cape. AS the slide came down the
mountain side carrying boulders and
tree trunks with ii. Dewitt grasped a
tree His snowshoes were torn off his
feet and his tool kit ripped off his
back. The tree to which he was hold
ing broke 10 feet above his head. When
the slide hit the lake the ice heaved up
like a volcano. The slide occurred
about half mile from Keechelus Inn.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
MRS. NOHR WILL
TAKE THE STAND
IN own BEHALF
Attorneys Hint That De-
PENDANT Will Testify
State Will Close It's Case
on Monday.

Providence, r. l., Jan 22.-Mrs. Eiiz-
abeth Mohr will take the stand, her at
torneys intimated tonight. Drawing the
ordeal of the states cross examina
ton, when the defense presents it's
case in the trial growing out of the
alleged plot the young widow is de-
clared to have instigated which re-
suited in the shooting of her husband
Mrs. Mohr conferred this afternoon
with Attorneys Fitzgerald and Cush-
ing. At the close of the conference the
attorneys limited strongly at a surprise
witness for the defense and said they
saw no reason why Mrs. Mohr should
not take the stand
Fitzgerald would not disclose just
what the defense planned. but declared
Mrs. Mohr was entirely optimistic as
the state neared the close of it's case.
To Close States Case.
Attorney General Rice will close the
states case on Tuesday at the latest.
He may be able to dispose OF his last
witness on Monday.
Sunday will be real day of rest
for the state as well as for the court,
but the defense viii utilize every hour
gathering it's witnesses and arranging
the battle which it expects to open
early next week
The story told by Miss Gertrude
Stevenson, Boston newspaper woman,
and George Heals, negro chauffeur,
has assumed such dangerous proper
tions to the defense that it is planned
to call many witnesses they would not
have been obliged to call II either had
faltered in their stories
1t is understood the defense had not
intended to place Mrs. Mohr on the
stand. Before Heals had told his
story. which places a share for DR..
Mohr's death squarely on her, moth
ing had been offered in evidence
which would have made it necessary
for her to take the stand.
Negroes May Testify.
Whether she or either of the two
negro defendants takes the stand viii
depend largely on the success which
the attorneys for the defense have in
detracting from the story told by Miss
Stevenson and Heals and by showing
through several witnesses that Heals
had made a number Of other state
ments.
The most important witness who re-
mains ,unheard in the case against the
defendants, 1t is understood, is Cap
| tain George, II. Monahan. of the Provi-
dence police. Monahan Is expected to
corroborate Heals confession"
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Henry FORD HASkOT
ABANDONED EFFORTS
IN BEHALF OF PEACE

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 22-Henry Ford
has not abandoned his efforts for
world peace. If necessary the Detroit
millionaire will cross the Atlantic
again and devote his time and fortune
in further effort to stop the European
conflict.
This was the information which
came tonight from Ford headquarters
here. 1t was declared that Ford is in
no way disappointed in the results so
far Of the peace cruise. and the asser-
ton was made that he was entirely
satisfied with the personnel of the
permanent peace tribunal.
Whether the Detroit manufacturer
will return to Stock holm and there
personally direct the peace efforts
probably will not be determined for
several weeks. His conclusion on this
matter will be influenced largely by
the report OF his lieutenants now in
Europe. If they believe that his pres
ence in Stockholm will further the
peace cause he will go: otherwise he
does not believe it necessary for him
to do more than furnish all funds for
the maintenance of the peace commits
sion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Five Hurled to Death by an
Avalanche
CONTINUED from First Page1

point all wires were lost.
Rescue trains were hurried from
Leavenworth, Cashmere and Wenat-
chez. The searching parties were
more than an hour in locating the day
coach. 1t was buried literally under
tons of snow, rock and earth.
The train carried altogether so pas
sengers.
Other Slides Expected.
Late reports have added new terror
in the fact that other snowslides seem
unavoidable. Four hundred feet of
snow shed near Corea has been wiped
out. The tracks and roadbed have also
been torn away, and it will be 10 days
or longer before the damage can be
repaired.
Among those who are known to have
escaped injury are: Mrs. Batterman
and son, Wenatchee; Mrs. B. Rogers,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
GOVERNMENT WILL
NOT CHANGE POLICY

Washington, Jan. 22.-Not, at least,
until reports containing all known de-
tails of the massacres of Americans
near Chihuahua two weeks ago reach
the state department, will this gov
eminent change its attitude of giving
Carranza ample time and opportunity
TO show the world he holds a respon-
sible government in Mexico.
These reports, sent by Customs Col
lector Cobb and Consul Edwards at FL
Paso, by mail, are expected to reach
the state department early next week
possibly Monday.
They contain more complete details
regarding the nature of assurances
which Carranza officials are said to
have given members of the American
party. From them the department al
so hopes to learn to what extent, If
any, Carranza officials volunteered
suggestions to foreigners that sections
believed infested with bandits. have
been made safe by Carranza troops.
The department today had no con-
firmation regarding press reports
which told of the killing of other
Americans by Mexican bandits. OFF,
Gals were inclined to discredit one
unconfirmed report that eight Ameri-
can miners were hanged two months
ago at Carenejutla, Oaxaca. They
said such a wholesale killing would
certainly have been known before this.
Department Denies Reports.
The department today categorically
denied reports given wide circulation
that they had official dispatches con-
firming rumors of an alleged plot
among revolutionists and bandits to
kill all Americans in Mexico and drive
other aliens from the country.
Despite tie fact that the Mexican
division Is devoting almost It's entire
force to getting together the data on
Mexico for the senate II was stated
today by the official in charge of this
work that it would be at least a week
before the last of IL Is sent to the
president. The latter, 1t was said. has
given no indication that anything is
to be left out.
The state department, accordingly.
will furnish him not only with every
consular report Of importance, but al
so with a series of unofficial reports
from Americans who have interests in
Mexico and also with the reports of
the eight or 10 special presidential re-
representatives. who have made investi-
cations at various times.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
COMES TO MEET HIS
BRIDE FROM GREECE

James Boris, a prominent sheepman
of the Boise river country above Ar
rowrock, came to Boise yesterday to
meet his bride-to-be, a Greel, maiden
direct from the happy home Of his
youth. His courtship with his hancee
has been by mail. She is but is years
of age and arrived in this country
at New York a few days ago and at
once started on her journey to Idaho.
Plans have been all laid to have the
wedding here exactly as it would have
been performed in Greece. y Greek
priest is coming to Boise from Salt
Lake to offciate and the event will be
witnessed by a number of prominent
members of the race in Boise and vi
cinity. Owing to the uncertainty of
the trains, the exact date of the we'd
ding has not yet been set, but it will he
held the early part of the week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

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ties to aid the Americans in the search
for the stolen cattle, was shot in the
breast and seriously injured
Akers' body was transferred from
Juarez to FL Paso today ON the de-
mand of Zach l.. Cobb, state depart
ment agent. who also demanded the
arrest of the other Mexicans impli-
Gated in the shooting
United States Consul Thomas ID.
Edwards of Juarez said that he had
instructed the Americans to search for
the stolen cattle but with Carran-
Vista soldier. not a policeman. Ed
wards intended to make a demand on
the Mexican authorities for the cat
tie after they were located. The Du-
ran brothers claimed Akers tried to
take the cattle away without author
ity
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Six Lost in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 22.-The
death toll tonight from the two days
rainfall in southern Oklahoma was
six. The swollen rivers were receding
and conditions will soon be normal
Railroads are repairing washouts and
linemen are restoring wire communi-
cation. The property and crop damage
will amount to several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
DEATHS-FuNERALS

The funeral of NJ. NJ. Burd who died
last Thursday at the home of his
daughter in this city, win be held Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock at the
Methodist church at Eagle. Interment
will be. in the Dry Creek cemetery.
Friends wishing to view the remains
can do so between the hours OF IL and
~ O'Clock Monday ut the Schneider q
Sidenfaden chapel
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Candidate for U. S. Senate.

Reno. New, Jan. 22-Samuel Plat.
defeated two years ago by Senator
Newlands by the narrow margin of 81
votes. announced today that he will be
a candidate for the Republican NOM
ination again this year. Plat was
United States district attorney for Ne
vada eight years.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

Seattle Miss Ruth Rogers. Seattle;
Miss Gatha Lloyd. Seattle; Miss Jessie
Ferguson. Seattle; G. H. Musser, Spo-
kane; George walket. Spokane; w. r.
Scripture. Everett: Mrs. George
Douse. Spokane; Miss Fern Murdoch,
Cashmere. Wash; Mrs. Fl. A. Hubbard.
Spokane; Mrs. Peter Shaw, Vancou-
yer, B. c.. Mrs. E. s. Smith, Spokane.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
BREAK IN LEvEES
CAUSES FLOODING
OF VASTSECT|ON
Eighty Thousand Acres of
Land Under Water Near
Yuma, Ariz., and End Is
Not in Sight.
Martial Law Declared.

Ell Centre, Cal, Jan. 22.-
Looting that followed the great
flood at Yuma, Ariz., caused is
suance of orders for martial law
4 tonight Lieutenant Sampson
of Company d, Twelfth infan-
try, was placed in charge and
men under him shot at but
missed an alleged looter, who
was later captured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Dim ER SETS

We give you this week one-ifth off
on any set Of dishes (no matter how
large or how smalD. We close in
ventory this week and are anxious
to reduce our stock as much as pos
sible. Figure what this means on
our already low prices.
THE RACKET STORE.
kalbus Bros. opp. Post Office
J23
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Rag Piokers Find Baby.

Chicago. Jan. 22-Authorities to-
night sought a home for Chicago's
garbage baby" The infant, a boy
alive and already old-or young
enough to cry. was found by rag pick
ers today in garbage can in an alley
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

A small X-ray machine is now used
in dentistry for locating root canals,
erupted and impacted teeth. etc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

Today-order sunset ana rhe Capt.
tai News. Il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

why not take the Capital News and
get ALL of the news7
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

Why not take the Capital News and
get ALL of the news?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23
Soldiers Fire on Mexicans
at Border.

Continued from First Page.)
Douglas Island news., 1916-11-10
CHRISTMAS CARDS

And Novelties-the largest line to be shown on Gastinoau Channel at the Erie Drug Co.
Douglas Island news., 1916-11-10
IMMENSE DAM
 IS PROPOSED
Chelan River in Washington To Be Harnessed for Light, Power
 and Irrigation

According to the following from the Seattle Daily Bulletin, the big gest reclamation projects ever under taken in the Northwest will be start ed in the state of Washington next April:
 Hugh L.. Cooper of New York, hy- draullc engineer who had charge Of the construction Of the famous Ke- okuk dam across the Mississippi and is head of tho company behind the SG.OOO,OO z canyon hydro-electric procct near Spokane. will visit Che Ian this week, it was learned today from authentic sources. The dam will be built on the gorge of the Chclan river l7O feet high and by which the water level of Lake Che Ian can be raised li feet. The max imum capacity of Che hydro-elcctric plant will be l2O,OOO horscpow eg. Work, it was also announced, would be started on the dam by April lst, 1917
 Under the tentative plans Of the company. electric power will be furu- ishcd to that district between Wine sap and the Okonogan county line embracing thousands of acres of fer tilo lands. for irrigation pumping. The raising of Lake Chelan may make the irrigation of Howard Flats fcas- iblo and practical. lt means the re- clamation or vast acreage hitherto unproductivc because of Che onor- nous cost of irrigation
 The Chelau Electric Company, @ Washington corporation organized in 1907. all Of whose stock is owned by Che Great Northern Railway Co.,, owns an Che riparian rights on the Chelan Rivcr. three miles long, and has a fall of 800 feet and also owns the flowagc rights on Lake Chclan acquired from Che state i'm 1908 and from private property owners, since plans are now being worked out by the engineering department of the Great Northern for Che clectriication Of more than 4OO miles of line in the state, as originally noted in these columns, the project will be one of thc biggest of its kind ever under taken and win cost between $fOOO.- oOO and S5.OOO.OOO. Ten transform ug stations will be built along the main line between Spokane and Sc- attlo.
Douglas Island news., 1916-11-10
LYRIC NOTES

For Friday and Saturday thc Lyr- ic has secured a unique production "a photoplay without a name" 8 parts. and Billie Ritchic, the famous English comedian in a 3-rccl L-Ko comedy
 Sunday-Thc famous Russian o. motional actress, Madame petroya. in her wonderful production, "Thc Vampire" telling the story of wo- man more sinucd against than sine ming, proving that thc wages of sin is death.
 Coming next week iH the most talkcd-of picture ever filmed. elm splration." the daring romance of uu artists model, featuring Audrey Munsou. thc most beautiful girl on the stage.
 Chas. Chaplin in "Onc A. M," ia hooked for an early date
Douglas Island news., 1916-11-10
WOMEN CREATORS OF FASH.
 IONS IN FURS"
How Styles Are Created Over Nigh


 Woman lovely woman she Is thc creator of styles Sho knows what she wants. lf she fancics Fox. that settles it-Fox will go for sure. Ines Fox or nothing. This may seem strange Co those who don't under stand the feminine mind, neycrthc- less. it is a one best bet proposition. Women will follow a leader Some one In Che world Of fashion, and it may be a member of the nobility, a we'll known and popular woman Of the stage or one of high fashionable society. springs a new stunt, her own
 idea or partly that Of her furrier. She flashes it at some public func- tion. If it takes, it Is more con tagious than smallpox In time, every woman in Che civilized world wants Che same thing. They don't Ian get it. Those who don't have Che price get the next best thing an imitation.
 By way of illustration, says Mir. IA. D. shuhert. president Of A. B. shubcrt. Inc. Chicago q. s. A. tthe largest house in the world dealing exclusively in American raw furs), will cite a case. ] was in Paris in August. 1913. and was shown by Mir. M. Greeuwalt of that city ttho one manufacturer of furs who has as- sisted iu bringing out more novel tcs iu ladies furs than any living maul. the first model of the now extremely fashionable animal scarf made from choice silver fox for Madame Sarah Bernhardt the great French actress. The fashionable world grabbed for it Tho result was. the big demand for an kinds Of foxes, fisher and the soft furred northern coyotes with the head ot- tachcd
 Tho market has been cleared Of an the above skins; high prices will prevail this coming raw fur season and will continue SO long as tho ani- mal scarf remains fashionable. Ar ter that it will be something else No one knows what, but it will be the thing that woman, lovely woman, wants and not what the furrior is anxious Co sell.
 With foxes in strong demand. and coyotes the imitation a close se- coud. trappers will obtain very high prices for their collections of these articles.