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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
PROBLEMS IN PANAMA.

In his latest reports the Panama cana-hose deal
ing with construction, operation and mantcnanceGov
enor Goethas strengthens the impression that affairs
not going smoothly in the His views with regard to
the Cuebra slides indicate that expert advice which
the canal commission acted and his latest
statements call attention to toll complications The Pan
canal act defines the basis upon which tolls may be
levied. DR.. Emory K johnson, who has from the begin
ming served traffic counsellor to the government
specially employed to draft the rules for them. 1t was
understood that he familiar with the law that it's
rather complex features could be smped when trans
lated into code for by officials in the and with
his analysis authority toll charges were made.
Shipping interests in the Pacific trade made protest
and the matter referred to the attorney general The
department of justice compared the law with the johnson
toll rules. 1T developed that IN excessive
charges being made because in lieu of the Panama
canal measurements of tonnage, the net registered ton
mage of the United States must apply "Much to our
chagrln and humiliation" General Goethals, 1--WE
learned that Dr. johnson of the discrepancy
notwithstanding which he presented his rules of
ment and rates of tolls for promu cation to the shipping
interests of the world Confusion has been the order
the day consequence Financial reports are given for
the year at Panama. These incomplete until all re-
funds have been made Although this rechecking of ac
counts is troublesome it is not much the diff
Guilty OF arriving at cearcut system of a
pcabe to all that the canal when the net
registered tonnage is dependent only upon law but
upon rulings and decisions of the commissioner Of naviga
ton, whose dctm in any particular is final"
demand may shortly be made for investigation of
canal affairs 1t is not indicated that there has been
waste or actual engineering laundering but seems that
the original constructive planning and the Interpretation
OF the laws Most people imagined that
the toll question settled and that the Panama canal
was making money! out of such traffic as could get
through when slides not in the 1t seems that
an explanation is due from DR.. Johnson who has been
recognized perhaps the foremost traffic authority the
united States Grave discrepancies exist which cause
discrimination These troubles it is believed will tend TO
increase canal traffic increases.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Mrs. Tommy Stays At Home

= OR several days after the good
snow melted of the ground,
Tommy Tittle-mouse was
restless and eager to get away from
the barn. His pleasant little trips
under the snow and the choice vari-
ETY. of food which he managed to
gather here and there on the ground
made the plain fare of grain seem
very monotonous. Especially was he
eager to get back and eat some more
of that fine apple-tree bark that was
80 goodl
So 1t was a very happy little
Tommy Tittle-mouse who peeped out
OF his hole in the barn some six
6Cys after the warm, snow-melhng
days, and saw more snow falling.
Look" he cried, "the snow is COM
ing again! Now I can go out again
and run around as please without
fear of the owl or the hawkl" He
whirled gaily and looked to Mrs.
Tommy for an enthusiastic response.
But Mrs. Tommy was not even
looking. Tommy was that surprised
he darted off in search of her.
Along the piled-up logs he crept.
Around the corner Of the grain bin
he peered, but not a sign Of Mrs.
Tommy was to be seen. Where can
she have gomez" wondered Tommy.
"She wouldn't venture out In this
snow, am sure. And there Is no
place else in the barn. unless she has
gone to the chicken room" He
thought a minute rs he looked
around the deserted grain room.
no, of course shs isn't N the chicken
room, because she don't like to go
there; but l guess I'd better look
to make sure"
Cautiously he crept into the
chicken room. Not that he was
afraid of the kindly chicks-Mrs.
Hen and all her relations were good
friends of his. But he always
feared he might see people feeding
the chickens, and, to Tommy's mind.
people meant trouble. so ne felt 7afer
to keep out of sight. Carefully hc
peered around the room.s Yes, there
was Mrs. Tommy Over in the far
corner of the room.
"Come here" squeaked Tommy
eagerly. II want to tell you about
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
THE HIckEYvILLE CLARION.

Hank Tumms' son Willie, who went
to Chicago, writes home that he is
learning to be a taxidermist Uncle
Ezra Harkins says a taXidermist is
Teller that runs a taXicab, and Hank
says he always knowed that kid of his
would manage to get himself killed
somehow.
One thing I wonder at is what hap
pens to all of the spring poets during
the rest of the year,
Miss Pansy Tibbitts has accepted a
lucrative position with the Hickey
Vile Clarion. Miss Tibbitts will write
the advice to Mothers" column.
Constable Ezra Bibbins has sworn
out warrant for Anse Frisby, our
popular and congenal banker, because
the latter refuses to put a muzzle on
the iron dog out on his front lawn.
The constable says the ordinance pro-
vides that all dogs shall be muzzled
and don't specify whether they shall
be fish, flesh, fowl or anything else.
Squire Anse may have to apply for
change in menu.
Hank Tumms says he has been
readin' quite a bit lately about shirt
sleeve diplomacy, but the only kind of
shirtsleeve diplomacy he ever heard
of was tryin to get his wife to let him
eat dinner in 'em.
Was Too Economical
Thanks to the numerous experiments
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
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that are now being made as to the
shortest cut to the pearly gates. we
are able to say that jitney is hardly
sufficient to take care of the trans
portation charges. for Charles Elkins,
who was picked up on an Ionia street
few evenings ago. confessed that he
had taken the heads from a FIVE
box of matches, soaked them in water,
and then drank the liquid in a vain at
tempt to shuttle Off He was pretty
sick and the verdict OF the doctor was
that Charles had been too economical
Ten cents worth of matches, he said
would have been about right.-Portland
Review.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.


One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1816-Congress decided to
continue the double war duties
until June 80, 1916, and after
that date to levy an additional
duty of AZ per cent until new
tariff should be formed.
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
1s41-General William Henry
Harrison, the president elect,
was given a great ovation on his
arrival in Baltimore.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1S66-Canada rejected the
American proposals for recipro-
cal trade agreement and ex-
pressed a feeling of disappoint-
ment for the unsuccessful ter
mination of the negotiations.
Twenty five Years Ago Today.
1S91-A revival of the influ-
enza epidemic was reported in
numerous cities; in New York
City, before the epidemic sub
sided. as many as 227 deaths
were reported in the course of
"a hours.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Our Alaskan
Fisheries
Continued from Page One)

packed being about p or more pounds
In mild-curing much of the light-colored
salmon is used, it being claimed by some
that the whte-meated flesh OF the king sal
mon is superior to that of any other. These
fish are caught chiefly by trolling and some
thing like 1900 fishermen are now engaged
in trolling in this part of Alaska. They 60
out in power boats, and carry on their fish
ing throughout the year.
In mild-curing the fish are cared for al
most as soon as they are caught. They are
taken to the stations and split, dressed and
divided in halves. The heads, gills and fms
are cut off and the flesh is thoroughly
scrubbed scraped and cleaned 50 that it is
free from blood and dirt. 1t is put into
brine for IS days, and then graded and re-
packed in the terces with fresh salt. The
tierces are kept in cold place until shipped.
The most of the product has until now gone
to Germany, but the fish are much liked in
Norway and Sweden, and some are now
being sent to our cities east of the Rockies.
The Germans smoke the mild-cured fish be-
fore using them.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

and fruit trees will be finished before February has passed
The back yard gardener has learned how to make the
of time soil and opportunity His numbers in recent
years have multiplied amazingly He is longer the butt
of the humorist jokes He is taken seriously What he
produces in the of the government does
not know but estimates the value of his produce in the
millions Some city families find it necessary to
buy vegetable from spring to fall What they consume
from the vegetable patch in the back yardfresh
tender crisp of highest quality From the practices of
the back yard gardener and from the results he achieves
many good farmer could learn lesson of value. The
time to begin is in February,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

And say. Tommy, don't you think
these feathers will make q nice son
nestf'
"Um-m, guess they WILL replied
Tommy indifferently; but why
bother about the nestf It's plenty
soft enough to suit me-"
Maybe 80, maybe so." said Mrs.
Tommy; but / mean to make Il
sc fter just the same. See the pile Of
feathers and the bits Of down l have
picked out7 And now that you are
here you might help me carry them
home"
OF course Tommy helped her get
the tiny feathers home to Z - snug
little nest they had gnawed' out of
the big boards. There Mrs. Tommy
busted herself tucking the feathers
where they were most needed, and
Tommy scurried of into the new
fallen snow.
To-morroto-The Neto Nest Is Fun
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice.

NOTICE,
There will be n meeting OF the
stockholders of the Shaffer Creek Lum-
Der company, held at their office, cor
ner Twelfth and Front streets. Boise,
Idaho, on Tuesday, Feb. 8. 1916, at 10
o'clock a. M. for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before said meet
ing.
]. F. ULMER,
s. o. F6. Secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Notice tc Stockholders.
s. o. rs.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the South Boise Mu-
tual Irrigation Company. Limited. will
be held in l. o. o. F. hall, South Boise,
on Tuesday evening, February 8. 1915,
at s o'clock p. M, for the election OF
five directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting.
JOHN BUCHOLZ,
T. F. S. F6 Secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
And You Know It's True.

II everyone was paid all they believe
their services are worth there
wouldn't be money enough in the world
to meet the payroll.
If everyone always told us the truth
sometimes we'd be mighty uncomfort-
able.
If you and were to possess unfail-
ing memory we'd have to give up our
jobs in order to mail all the letters
that would be entrusted to us.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Yes, Change the Subject.

You may have noticed that the days
you are late are the only days that the
boss gets down on time.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Ever notice how. when you say just
casual like, Been waiting three hours
to see you" he gets right back, freez-
ingly with, Ever stop to think how
long and often I've waited for you p"
oh, let's talk of something else
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
One Year AGO in the War.

Feb. 6, 1915-Russians crossed
the River Rawka, penetrating
the German front west Of War
saw; British liner Lusitania ar
rived at Liverpool flying the
American flag as protection
against submarines; allied avia-
tors bombarded German head
quarters near Altkirch, Alsace;
Japanese seized the Norwegian
steamer Christian Bord on way
to San Francisco.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Dinner Stories.
t. i. i. i. i. I. e.. i. i. i. j.

The new maid, fresh from Ireland,
stared at the baby's toy balloon, which
wavered at a place two or three feet
higher than her head and was anchor
ed to the back of a chair.
Ills quare and wonderful entirely"
she said, raising her hands. ito see il
up and balancin' its own self-and 1t
standin' on a string"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

the snowi Soon I am going out to
get some food. and this time you are
going with me-"
Indeed am not" laughed Mrs.
Tommy good-naturedly. I'm going
to stay right here In this barn.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

MY son was voted the most popular
man in his class. He graduates soon"
Popular. Ell? Then you won't get
much work out of him for the next two
years. Most of his time will be taken
up in acting as best man. coaching var
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

The great fear is that If we increase
our army and navy too much Japan
will never be strong enough to take
The Philippines away from u.s.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

What Is the baby's Manner
John James George William Henry
Archibald Ebenezer."
That's an awful string OF names for
the poor child to carry through life"
well, he's got seven uncles, and
they're all specializing in war stocks
There's no telling which one of them is
going to make good"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

ious teams, and boosting glee club
tours"
Tell Mrs. Gaddy to be careful;
there's a displaced wire around"
1T won't hurt her. She's been rub
bering so long she's thoroughly insulat-
ed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

Was Too Economical.
Thanks to the numerous experiments
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

T. F. S. Fs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26
COMMISSIONERS PASS
NEW TRAFFIC LAWS
MOTORISTS ARE ALLOWED MORE
SPEED UNDER THE NEW
STATE REGULATIONS.

The Hattiesburg commissioners to-
day repealed outright the traffic laws
they had such a hard time agreeing
on and which have been in effect for
the past several months. In place of
the old law the commissioners substi-
tuted in its entirety the new state
law enacted al the recent legislature,
together with certain additions de-
signed to fit Hattiesburg in particular.
Although the wording of the law
/ has been changed throughout. the
meaning is about the same. Under
/ the new law motorists are allowed ii
speed of fifteen miles an hour in the
/ business section, except in turning
corners, where eight miles an hour
is allowed. Under the old law, the
maximum speed in the downtown sec
/ ton has been twelve miles per hour,
and six miles per hour around cor
ners, so the new law is somewhat
more lenient on the speeders than the
old one.
By making certain additions to the
state law, which the code empowers
them TO do, the commissioners have
placed practically the same restric-
tons on Hattiesburg drivers that they
have been working under Probably
the most important addition to the
restrictions that is added by the new
code is a regulation making it i'm
perative that motorists slow down TO
eight miles an hour in either city or
country whenever they meet horse
or mule that gives any indication of
becoming frightened This applies to
country roads as well as streets
Mayor Batson took occasion today
to urge motorists 10 use their dim
mers more literally, not only in the
business section, but i'll the country.
"A good many drivers have com
planned to me that they meet cars on
the road who fail to put on their dim
mers until they are within a very few
feet of the other car, if at ALL" said
the Mayor "Of course, the advantage
OF the DINNERS is lost if they are not
put on until the two cars are right
on each other. i should say that cars
meeting each other on the road ought
to put on their DINNERS as soon as
they are within seventy-five yards of
each other at the most. A great many
accidents happen that would never
happen if these DINNERS were used
correctly. and I have instructed the
officers to look out for motorists who
seem careless about using them when
they ought to use them"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26
CITY BREVITIES

The report Of the Public Library
for the week ending June "a, follows:
New members. 5; books loaned. 141;
magazines loaned. IL; daily newspa
pers received, l magazines and pc
riOdicals received, 4; readers in the
library 81; persons using reference
books. l; persons using rest room, 20;
fees and fines collected, 1901; dona
lions, one 81 ice book, Firm Lumber
Company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26

guarantee that, under him. the govern
and force He possesses that habit OF
straightforward thinking which means
that his words will be correlated with
his deeds and translated into facts.
His past career is the warrant for our
belief that he will be the unfalterlng
opponent of that system of invisible
government which finds expression In
the domination of the party boss and
the party machine. His past career Is
a guarantee that whatever he says be
fore election will be made good by
his acts after election Morally. his
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26

public record shows him to be a man
of original and traired ability. We
have the alternative of continuing III
office an administrator which has
proved a lamentable failure. or of put
ting into office an administration
which we have every reason to believe
will function with efficiency for the
interest and honor of all our people.
earnestly bespeak from my fellow Pro
gressives their ungrudging support Of
Mr. Hughes.
Yours truly,
Theodore Roosevelt
Sycamore Hill, June "a, 1916.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26

gressive National Committee, at Chi
'cago. in January, outlined our duty 10
seek common action with the Repub-
lican Party.
Six weeks later, on March 9th in
my Trinidad statement, | asked for
ia similar combination against the
Democratic Party, on a platform OF
"clean-cut, straightout National Amer
icanism." and for a candidate who
will not merely stand for such pro-
gramme before election, but will res
olutely and in good faith put it through
if elected" This was, in effect the
statement that ! made in my telegram
to ex-senator Jackson, pending the
Convention, which ran in part as fol
lows: Can we not, forgetting past
differences, now join, for the safety
and honor of our country, to enforce
the policies of genuine Amereicanism
and genuine Preparedness
ments | had also stated my own atti-
tude verbally, and in letters TO scores
of leading Progressives from all parts
of the country. To these men | eX-
pressed my earnest hope that the Re
publcans would so act as TO make it
possible for the PrOgressives to join
with them. | stated TO them. however,
that in view of the attitude of some
of the Republican leaders it was at
least conceivable that we should be
put in a position where our highest
duty. our sense of what patriotism de-
manded in a great crisis would make
il imperative upon us to run sep
arate ticket: and that whether in such
event it would be necessary for me
10 head that ticket could not be deter
mined in advance.
At the time many of the Republican
leaders asserted that my statements
were not made in good faith; that
really intended TO insist upon my own
nomination by the Republican Conven-
ton: and that if ! vas not so NOM
mated. | intended to accept the Pro
gressive nomination and run on third
ticket. Of course my fellow Progress
sives were under no such error. They
knew that my utterances were 10 be
accepted at their exact value as mean
ing that if the Republicans nominated
a man whom we could conscientiously
support we would support him. The
Progressive Convention came together
knowing my public statements and
therefore knowing exactly what my at
titude was.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-26
STROE C FOR HI 1HES
Continued From Page One.)

ent ticket, but to join the Republicans
IN the support of Hughes.
The most important parts of Mr.
Rocsevelt's note are as follows:
| To the Progressive National Com
mittee:
| Gentlemen-In accordance with the
message | sent TO the Progressive Ma
Itional Convention as soon as | had
received the notification that it had
nominated me for President, / now
communicate to you my reasons for
declining the honor which | so deeply
of the Convention, | have received be-
tween two and three thousand letters
and kilograms from men who had sup
ported me for the nomination, the ma
jOrity expressing the desire that |
would refuse to run, while a minority
urged that | should accept the NOM
inatiOn. AS it is a physical impossible
ty 10 answer these letters and tele
grams individually, | beg of the cOur-
tesy of the senders that they will ac
cept this public statement in lieu of
such answers.
Events have shown that the Progress
sive party in 1912 offered the only
alternative to the triumph of the Dem
ocratic Party. Moreover, these events
have shown that the application of the
principles which we then advocated
is even more necessary to this nation
than we at the time supposed.
The results of the terrible world war
of the past two years have now made
it evident to all who are willing to
see, that in this country there must
be spiritual and industrial prepared
ness, along the lines of efficiency, 10y
al service to the nation, and of practi
cal application of the precept that each
man must be his brothers keeper.
Furthermore, it is no less evident, that
this preparedness for the tasks OF
peace forms the only sound basis for
that Indispensable military prepared
ness which rests on universal mill
tary training, and which finds express
sion in universal obligatory service in
time of war. Such universal obligatory
training and service are the necessary
compliments of universal suffrage, and
represent the realization of the true
American. the democratic, ideal in both
peace and war.