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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
NO INTENTION OF HAVING
MAN TRAVELLING LIBRARIAN

The attempt to make II appear that
the educational bill introduced in the
house seeks to replace the customary
woman librarian with a man In the
office Of state travelling librarian un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the state board
Of education, meets with the disap
proval Of Representative Shearer AS
a result OF the erroneous report circu-
lated regarding this bill, many protests
have been coming In to members from
various people interested in the travel
ing librarians department.
I'm re-drafting tho state travelling
library bill, house bill No 242. placing
the library under the control of the
state board of education. the commit
tee on education used a sentence read
ing as follows: The board shall have
power to employ a qualified librarian
and to define his dutics,'" said Repre-
sentative Shearer. "A local paper has
made the erroneous statement that tho
bill provides that the board shall an
point man to the position of Iibrariaa.
There Is nothing farther from the
thought of any member of the COM
mittee. and in order to allay any doubt
that has arisen because of the pub.
lished statement the committee will
undertake to amend the sentence in
question to read as follows: The
board shall have a qualified librarian.
whose duties shall be defined by saiA
board"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

agent. Malone said there was no sig
nificance In the fact that he met the
boat. as he merely had friends aboard
whom he wished to see.
The stewards department, 100
strong. presented demands at the last
moment before leaving Liverpool, re-
fusing to sail unless provision was
made for their families in case the
ship was submarine victim. The
company insured the lives Of the men
for $500 each.
PASSENGERS sUPERsTiTIoUs. :.
The crew va; less concerned ap-
parently, over the submarine menace.
than over the fact that a passenger
threw black cat overheard on the
first day out. and a heavy storm broke
within few hours.
The Andania, a Cunarder, locked a
few minutes after the New York had
reached her pier. She carried but nine
passengers and also had a hard tussel
with the storm.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
PROPOSED LAW FOR
INDECENT CHILDREN
BENEFIT TO HOMES

The INDECENT child law OF this state
is to be strengthened as the result OF
a bill introduced in the house of rep
resentatives. II passed II will great
~ strengthen the Children's Home
Finding & Aid society of this state,
which has homes at Lewiston and
Boise. The courts have held that
these homes could not give their con-
sent to the adoption of a dependent
child taken from its parents or Gus
todian involuntarily. The new bill
will give this power to the board. The
probate courts are given jurisdiction
over homeless and dependent chill
dren and the chi!drens homes are
given the right to receive them and
later place them out In homes tenn
porary or give consent to their adop-
ton to foster parents. Should par
ents or custodians or children object
they are given Is days in which to
state their objections In the courts.
The court reserves the right to adopt
the child out to persons of good moral
character but no order Of adoption can
be made until after the child has been
committed three months.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
TO POSTPONE DATE
FOR TAKING EFFECT
OF 12-MONTHS LAW

When the senate takes UP considerA-
ton of the Moody 1s-months' residence
divorce law. a. passed by the house Ut
representatives, an amendment win be
proposed to 1t with tho object Of
exemptin9 those now in idaho for the
purpose Of esta blishing legal residence.
As the bill now stands It carries an
emergency clause and upon going into
operation shortly after tho adjourn
ment OF the legislature fails to protect
the residence already established BY
divorces.
The bill has caused genuine eonster-
nation among those who have come to
Idaho for a severance Of the bonds Ut
matrimony In the shortest possible
time. Many of them are preparing to
leave Idaho for other states. Every
effort will be made to defeat the bill.
At previous sessions Of the legislature
a similar measure passed the house of
representatives but was always killed
in the senate. usually BY the graveyard
committee.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

lean ports, exempted shipping from
seizure and another was designed to
guard against internment of citizens
by either nation.
FIRMLY REFUSED TO SIGN.
Copenhagen dispatches today insist
cd that when Gerard firmly refused to
sign such protocol German officials
rotaliated with a barely concealed hint
that certain Americans might be held
in Berlin, presumably as hostages. At
the same time Gerard was prevented
from communicating with Washington
by his code. plain messages only being
permitted to pass.
With these dispatches today came
also reports indicating GermanSs real
ization that she acted too quickly in
certain moves in the recent diplomatic
game. Wireless dispatches from Ber-
lin intercepted here today carried
lengthy ncar-apologies from German
officials over their mistaken assump-
ton that the United States had seized
German ships in American ports.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
AND PARTY
ARRIVE AT BERNIE

Berne, Switzerland. Feb. ls.-Amer-
lean Ambassador Gerard expects 40
sail for the United States Feb. "a, from
Barcelona, Spain.
On his arrival here today Gerard
said he expected to remain in Berne
several days before departing for
Spain.
Americans with the diplomatic and
consular party declared today that
while Germany is suffering greatly
from the British starvation block
ade the nation apparently is far from
starvation now. Every German Of
fetal. they declared. apparently is re-
solved to continue the policy OF I'M
limited submarinings, come what may.
Gerard himself refused to be inter-
viewed and the members Of his staff
were equally reticent.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
WENT FAR OUT OF
ITS NORMAL COURSE
Put on All Power and Hur-
ried Northward, Making
No Effort to Reach the
Sinking Ship-Otherwise
Trip Was Without Incl
dent.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE American
away from the point where the liner
California was sunk by a submarine
and heard the Anchor liners S. O. S.
call, officers of the New York said
when the liner locked here today.
The New York put on all power and
speed and raced 425 miles on a far
north course to get out OF the subma-
rine zone, it was admitted. There was
no thought of answering the Califor-
MAS call.
The liner carried 23s passengers, a
majority OF whom We're Americans who
had made haste to leave England when
the announcement of the new German
submarine campaign was published.
In contrast to the stories told by the
officers and passengers. the captain
said the trip was normal except for the
storm and that he did not receive
flashes from the California, or other
tips regarding submarine activities.
ENGINES OUT OF BUSINESS.
The strain of the New Yorks dash
temporarily put one OF the ships en-
gines out Of business and for 16 hours,
in a raging hail storm, the vessel
fought her way forward with one en-
CINE.
Much speculation was aroused by a
mysterious passenger who was taken
from the boat by the revenue cutter,
which met her at quarantine. 1t was
rumored he was a special agent who
was to report to Colonel House. Col
lector of the Port Malone denied this,
but said the man was a government
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
REPUBLICANS OF
|. STATE GATHERING
FOR L0vEFEAST
Will Let Down the Bars at
Lincoln Day Banquet for
Free Discussion of the Fu-
ture of Party.

Republicans will gather at the owy-
l1ee hotel tonight for their annual love
feast, when 1t is anticipated there will
be a lively discussion regarding the
past, present and future Of the Repuh-
lican party, for the bars are to be let
down and some frank confessions may
be made. Many out-of-town guests
are arriving for the banquet and a
number Of them will participate in the
program.
Service Of tho banquet will start
promptly at 1880 o'clock. The menu Is
unique and Is announced as follows:
Tears of Remorse.
Rosy Prospects. Republican Plums
Roast Bull Moose.
Mortgage LifterG. Seven Devils.
Get-together Salad.
Republican Dressing.
1916 Campaign Cream with Harmony
Cakes.
Republican Reviver.
Smoke of Cancellation.
The POSTMASTER of the evening will
be Jess B. Hawley, president of the
Idaho Lincoln Day Banquet associa-
ton. f. A. Walters Of Twin Falls will
give the eulogy on Lincoln" r. c..
MCGOWAN of Moscow will discuss The
Republican Party Of Today" and F. S.
Randall will speak on the subject, THE
Way to Victory" A number OF other
Republicans present will be called upon
TO speak.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
EDISON WORKING
ON AN INVENTION OF
VALUE TO COUNTRY

Orange. n. j.. Feb. 12.-Thomas
Edison is off on another non sleep
jag"-it's n sort of celebration for his
SEVENTEEN birthday. Seventy years
means nothing In the veteran invent
or's life as far as his work goes He
celebrated the three score and ten yes
terday by nearly 10 hours work--even
II 1t was Sunday-and early morning
today saw him back at his laboratory
again ready for what will probably be
an IS or 24-hour stretch.
Charles Edison, the inventors son,
said today his father was working on
an invention particularly valuable to
America in case OF war;" and would
not stoy his insomnia party" until he
got somewhere" on It,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

into the burning building after res
cuing his wife, to save 800 which he
kept in his room. He was overcome
by the smoke and carried out by fire.
men.
Ray Davis crawled 20 feet along =
three inch ledge to escape the flames
and was finally carried down by fire.
men. Grace Moore leaped to the street
from a second floor window and wcs
only slightly hurt.
Five persons we're seen to fall back
into the flames when a ledge from
which they were preparing to leap gave
way.
EXPLOSION THE CAUSE.
An explosion of gasoline in the base
ment is thought to have caused the
blaze.
Spectators who arrive before the de-
partment succeeded in rescuing many
of them from the hotel by piling boxes
against the outer walls, which served
us fire escapes for the lower floors.
Much of the downtown fire apparatus
was in service at another fire when the
alarm came in, delaying the arrival of
the department.
Many on the lower floors saved
themselves BY jumping from windows.
Several were injured in this manner.
BUT ONE FIRE ESCAPE
There was only one fire escape on
the building. 1t was attached to the
rear wall and could only be reached
through occupied rooms. The main
stairway had been destroyed by the
flames before many in the hotel had
been reused.
More than score of the injured who
were rushed to adjacent hospitals and
private homes are seriously hurt. De-
finite estimates of the dead were diff
ficult early today, police said.
The hotel is a semi fashionable re-
sidence hotel.
FlREMEN ATTACKED.
When the first fire company arrived
20 minutes late and without ladders,
the infurlated spectators attacked the
firemen. Captain Tim Sullivan, of en-
CINE company No. 4, was struck over
the head with club and his scalp
cut.
The mob which attacked the firemen
was driven off by streams of water
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
EAST Would NOT
consent TO plan
FOR A new STATE
The Lewiston Tribune Saws
Nothing Will Come of
Movement to Create Com
monwealth Out of North
ern Idaho.

Sentiment in northern Idaho for d.
vision Of this state as proposed in re-
solutions pending before the present
legislature SENS to have divided sup
port by tho publicity agencies as the
press in the north judging from COM
ment from newspapers that have
reached this oity.
Looks HOPELESS.
Tho Lewiston Tribune, commenting
on tho proposal says:
1.-The motive and the method attach
ed to the state division proposal at
Boise. which appears to have gathered
considerable momentum in the legis-
lature. are wrapped in too much OBJ
security to obtain the public favor the
merit and the Importance Of the sub
tect deserve. This secrecy, there 10
no reason to question, has been main
tained for proper reasons, but It still
has the effect OF weakening the pro-
ject. since the people At large cannot
be expected to take UP the movement
until they know what It means and
where It Is intended to end.
THE Tribune 10 not disturbed By the
movement or by the method at this
time, because there sens NO possible
ity of = successful issue. but 10 quite
willing to have the question proceed In
its own way for the purpose Of draw
ing out sentiment and for ventilating
the grievances now existing. II for no
other reason. The reason the project
seems hopeless lies In congress. There
does not seem to be a particle OF chance
for creating q new state because the
larger states will not consent to GREAT
ing two new senatorships, equal in
sylvania, for the handful Of people
seeking the creation.
WANT NO NEW SENATORS.
MOT only will congress not create
two new senator's in this manner. but
much less will 1t create two new west
ern senators. Tho new and small
western states already WELD a dispro-
portionate power in tho upper cham
Der. as Is commended, and this power
will not be still further increased mere
ly to accommodate a few disgruntled
people. Is the way 1t will certainly be
looked at As a matter of fact, the
| rest OF the country has always looked
askance at Idaho. wyoming. Utah, Ne
vada, Montana and the two Dakotas
as having been given statehood for
partisan considerations, as rotten
| boroughs." rather than a having at
tained, at the time Of admission,
stage of development and stability en-
, titling them to equality with the 9TH
| er commonwealth.
otherwise, the Tribune II in entire
| agreement with the purpose and the
effort to effect some reorderinp Of n
false grouping together Of sections and
| interests that have not q shred Of SIM
ilarity or sympathy In any essential
respect and between which. 1t appears.
| the breach is constantly widening and
becoming even embittersd and intoler-
ant"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
BRIEF SESSION ON
SUNDAY BY HOUSE

After enjoying a laugh at the ex-
pense OF those whose names were set
forth in an order Of worship program
distributed to members desks, the
house of representatives heard prayer
offered. approved the journal passed to
the first reading Of bills and adjourned
it's first Sunday session yesterday
morning. An attempt to adjourn the
house over to Tuesday morning failed.
The Republican members urged the ad-
iournment out of respect to the men,
DRY of President Abraham Lincoln. The
Democrats opposed it because of the
vast amount of business before the leg
islature. BY vote of 20 to ~ the
house decided to have session today.
The program prepared for the Sun
day morning session was not followed
out. It's purpose was ohave little
levity at the expense of members who
are prominent in debates on the floor Of
the house and was as follows:
Song, "Unconstitutional," by the
lawyers.
Scripture reading, Lamentations,
chapter 81, Kribs.
Solo. 20 Buh-la Land, Sweet Bull
la Land" Lucas.
Offertory duet. Just As Am"
uauder), Grice and Bennett.
Sermonette, Il Am Brother to
Jackals and Companion to Ostriches,"
job thirtyfirst, verse 20, Lahrbas,
chairman fish and game committee.
Sermon Parson Moody: Text, Prov
90 IL, "A Fool Uttereth All His Anger;
but a Wise Man Keepeth II Back and
Stilleth It.
Hymn. Work, for the Night Is Com
ing" senate.
Benediction, Nov Men'--and Amen
Young, Of Ada.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
KAISER MEETS HIS
CHIEFS IN COUNCIL

London, Feb. 12.-Discussion of Ger
many's unrestricted submarine order
Is scheduled at an important confer
ence between. Kaiser William. Imperial
Chancellor Won -Hollweg and
hig army and navy chiefs at German
great headquarters today, according to
Amsterdam advices today.
II was at such conference on the
kaisers birthday, Jan. %. that the I'M
limited submarine policy was formally
agreed upon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

The first opera ever performed In
public and incidentally the earliest
whose complete manuscripts have been
preserved, is "Eurydice," founded on
the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and
written at the end of the sixteenth
The text was Octa 10 Rinu-
cinni's and the music the combined
work Of Jacopo Peri and Giul!o Caccini.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE state de-
partment was formally advised today
by the American minister at Berne
that Ambassador Gerard, his staff and
a party of Americans reached Zurich
Yesterday. Adjutant General Brueg-
ger, of the Swiss army, and American
Minister Stovall greeted the party at
the frontier
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

Only few miles from Buenos Aires
one comes upon the pampas. This
sweep of level plain covers roughly g.
100000 square miles. making a range
OF territory nine times the size of Eng
land and double the extent of Mexico.
There are unbroken ranges OF 1000
miles OF absolutely fla land. across
which the traveller may pass for hun
dreds Of miles and hardly see a town
worthy Of the name. The owners tf
the big farms live In Buenos Aires or
Europe, and the vast unoCcupied PAM
pas still await needed immigration
from other lands to become productive.
AS rule the old families Of wealth
live together in their large palatial
homes, keeping much to themselves.
They carry along the traditions Of their
clan. but are not especially interested
in the reform OF Argentine life or in
the extensive opening up Of new fields
Of service and opportunity.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
WITH PLENTY TO EAT.

The announcement that an explorer
who is going to try to get close to
the north pole Is planning to take
with him food to last six years Will
probably result in great rush of APP
plieants to join the party.-Baltimor
Star
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
NOTICE..

All motor vehicle licenses for 1917
Cnot PAID are past due, and must be
paid not later than the first Monday
of March, 1917; and all chauffeurs op-
Grating automobiles for hire must Sc.
cure their licenses not later than the
first Monday of March. 1917.
WIN. 4. KINCAID,
Assessor Of Ada County. Idaho.
Adv. Nj
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

were taken along by Missouri man
when he went TO Kansas to visit his
mother. He didn't trust his neigh
bors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

The only building in Lhasa tTibet)
that Is at all imposing is the Potala,"
writes Edmund Gambler. 1t is not a
palace on a hill, but a hill--that is
also palace. Its massive walls. its
terraces and bastions stretch upward
from the plan to the crest as II the
great bluff rock were merely a foun-
dation stone planted there"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
DIFFERENT ERA.

why don't you buy an automobile? -
u can't afford it,"
That's no reason. That hasn't been
a reason for 10 years or more
Louisville Courier Journal
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

QUAIL ATE SOUR MASH thrown
thrown away by revenue men after
moonshine still raid in Georgia, and
got SO drunk they couldn't get away.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

WISCONSIN MAN got billiard ball
into his mouth and won 81, but a
doctor charged him So for getting the
ball out again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

LAMP GLOBE was dropped by
Peekskill woman on head of burglar
entering window below; then she led
the chase that resulted in his capture
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

CHINESE COINS are being used as
hat decorations by women of Sioux
City, la.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

IN GOOSE killed for his dinner, st
Louis man found half dollar, 6 quar-.
tiers, 26 dimes. 10 nickels and pen
MES.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12
NEWS ODDITIES.

Ohio man has become stepfather and
brother to his own children.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-12

two officers representing the SWISS
government.
They bade Gerard and his fellow
Americans welcome to Switzerland and
extended every possible courtesy TO the
party.
Gerard remained 81 veral hours in
Zurich when the city was reached later
in the day and then departed with his
staff to Bernc.
TELLS OF THREATS.
Gerards code messages TO-DAY car
ried details of Germany's threat to
hold American newspaper correspond
ents in Germany as hostages unless the
American ambassador would sign a
treaty practically guaranteeing in case
of war, that German ships now in
American harbors would be pcrnitt-..
to leave.
II was understood that the German
officials delivered an ult matum to Ais
effect ON Monday through Count Mont
gelas. chief of the American division of
the German foreign office
AUTHORITY TERMINATED.
Responding, Gerard refused to ne
gotiate or officially deal with Germany
in any way, declaring he had been
ordered to leave Berlin and that such
orders terminated his diplomatic au-
thority.
II Is understood Gerard plainly tclG
Count Montgelas that if Americans
were forced to remain in Germany, the
United States would regard this as
cause for war.
Switzerland is granting the .Amcri-
cans every courtesy and hospitality. A
Swiss government official, Major
Pitara, is stationed here at Berne with
instructions to grant all possible did
to Gerard and his party.