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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
MERIDIAN

Meridian, March MIR. and Mrs.
William Harp entertained "a number
of friends at n social dance at the w.
Q. w. hall last evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harp were married the first of the
week.
The little daughter of Guy King,
who has been quite i'll the past several
days is reported to be but slightly i'm
proved.
The birth of a boy baby is reported
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Chadwill near here.
The next number of the local Chau-
tauqua will be the lecture of Robert
Sutcliffe, the noted lecturer, who will
appear here Monday evening and
render one of his noted lecturers.
The Kensington club met with Mrs.
Otis Rife yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. George Rogers who has been
very i'll Is now progressing nicely.
Charles Onwiler is a business visitor
to Boise today.
Ben Robson is reported very i'll with
an attack of pneumonia fever.
Mrs. w. H. Peer, who has been very
ill with an attack of erysipelas Is re-
ported to be much improved
| The little son of Victor Eggers is
quite i'll.
t Mrs, Frank Robson is quite ill with
an attack of erysipelas.
! The basketball team of the rural
high school at this place is scheduled
to play the team of the Caldwell high
school at Caldwell Saturday night of
next week.
! Mrs. Ella Barton, of Yuma, Ariz., is
| ripif al J.
Mrs. W. H. Peer. They are sisters.
| Mrs. Alice Stewart and daughter, of
Grainfield, Kan, who have been visit
ing here as the guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Grooms,
have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Atwater have re-
turned from an extended visit to south
ern California
| Rev. Joel Brown has returned from
a ministerial trip of several weeks to
eastern Washington.
/ The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church will serve hot lunch and sell
cooked foods at the Reynolds building
tomorrow.
AlonHo Wood, of WOODBURY., Ore, a
brother of the late A. e. Wood, who
was killed in the snow slide at HALEY
/ Sunday, is at the home of his sister
Mrs. P w. Case Of this place and will
remain for the funeral of his brother
which will be held at Roswell tomor-
row. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, of Parma
are also at the Case home. Mrs. Baker
being d sister of the deceased. The
three children of the deceased are ex-
pected to arrive from HALEY today.
/ George f. Atwater Is business Wis
itor 20 Boise today.
The residence of Mrs. A. B. Compton
Of Na1npa at this place is being i'm
| proved this week
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
NAMPA

Nampa, March FL. X. Altman left
yesterday for Garfield, WASH having
been called there by the serious illness
of an aunt.
Mrs w. c. Dewey visited in Boise
yesterday as the guest of friends.
E. n. Green and family have arrived
in the city from Nevada, Missouri, and
will make this city their future home.
Mrs. w. T. Evans and little son, Ken
meth, of Goldfield, New, are visiting In
the city as the guests of Mrs. Evans
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Langdon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hart visited in
Boise yesterday as the guests Of
friends.
f. McCurdy and family left for Has
tings, Neb., Wednesday, where they will
make their future home
John d. Orr of Boise, district man.
ager for the Idaho Power company, is
a business visitor in the city.
Mrs. w. S. Pryor of Missouri is visit
ing in the city a. the guest of her sis s.
ter, Mrs. Earl Roberts Mrs. Pryor is
enroute to Long Beach. Cal, for a visit
with relatives.
DIR. o. r. Meredith has recovered from
an Illness of several days.
Funeral services for Benjamin Nor
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
FARMERS TOLD OF
BILLS PENDING IN
THE LEGISLATURE
State Farm Markets Di-
rector Addresses Meeting
Held Under Auspices of
Cooperative Cream cry
Company.

Eagle, March 2.-The strong CO. oper-
ative sentiment and disposition for Or
ganization for the protection of their
interest which is fast gaining large
proportions throughout southern Idaho
was highly reflected through the pro-
ceedings of the second of the series of
educational and get together meetings
being held throughout the Boise valley
by the cooperative creamery company,
which was held here yesterday. The
disposition for concerted efforts upon
the part of the farmers in their own
behalf was evidenced by their close in
terrogation of w. G.. Scholtz of Boise,
director of state farm markets depart
men of theNstate government, who ad-
dressed them through their invitation.
In his address. Mr. Scholtz briefly
emphasized the advantages of cooper
alton upon the part of the farmers of
the state, but at the termination of his
address, he was flooded by questions.
They came from all parts of the hall
In which the meeting was held and
which was attended by some SO farm
ers who sell their dairy products to
the Cooperative Creamery company
for the manufacture of cheese at the
local plant.
FOR BENEFIT OF FARMERS.
That Mr.. Scholtz struck a popular
chorn among those participating in the
meeting was obvious from their COM
ments. He declared that the laws
asked by the farmers would injure
no honest man but that they certain
ly had a kick in them for those who
would defraud the farmers of the
state. 'u
H. j. Renck, vice president of the
company, presided over the meeting.
Addresses were delivered by T. H. Nc
Dermott, of McDermott, president OF
the company; A. j., Flack, of Boise,
manager of the company; County
Farm Agent f. L, Williams of Boise;
e. c. Pfaffle of Boise, treasurer of the
company, and Mr.. Scholtz.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
BON DIS VOTED FOR
SCHOOL FURNITURE

Nampa, March BY vote of 431
to %, the election held in this city yes
terday to determine whether there
should be bond issue Of $4,000 for the
purchase of furniture for the new high
school building carried in favor of the
issuance of the bonds. A thorough
equipment for manual training will be
a part of the purchase which will be
made. The high school building
which has just been completed was
constructed at an expenditure of $780,
900. II is one of the finest high school
buildings in the Pacific northwest,
and there is no small citation among
the business men and citizens of the
city over the result of the election.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
DIV RCE COMPLAINT
ALLEGES CRUELTY

Caldwell, March Suit for divorce
was filed in the district court today
by Lizzie Crawford against Charles
Crawford. AS the basis for the action
the plaintiff alleges cruelty and in
human treatment. Upon one occasion
she alleges her husband pointed a re-
volver at her and threatened to kill
her; the defendant is also charged
with habitual intemperance. Custody
of their three children is asked by the
plaintiff. The couple were married in
this city June 80, 1909.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
SEEKS DIVORCE BECAUSE OF
DESERTlON AND NON SUPPORT'

Caldwell. March. 2.-Charging de-
sertion and failure to support herself
and their children E. Dorothy linn
today filed suit for divorce in the dis
trict court against her husband, Paul
r.. linn. According to the allega-
tions of the complaint of the plain
tiff she and her husband were married
in Denver, Colo, Dec. 81, 1909. She al
leges she was deserted by him without
cause, at Cheyenne. Wyo., In January,
1914 and that he refused to contribute
to the support of herself and children,
the custody of whom she also petitions
for
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
MERIDIAN BOY PASSES THE
ANNAPOLIS EXAMINATION

Meridian. March 2.--Advice has been
received by DR.. S. M. c. Reynolds of
this place from Willis M. Percifield,
his grandson, who is cadet in the
United States naval academy at An
napolis to the effect that he has passed
his examinations successfully. Seven
ty-two members of the class failed to
pass and were sent home. Mr.. Perci-
field will graduate next year. In the
event of war with Germany, Mr.. Per-
cifield expects that his class will be
called into active military service.
Baggage delivery. Auto delivery for
country and long trips. Phone 70
Peasley Transfer q STORAGE Co. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
r FURNITURE FOR HOTEL.

Nam pa, March Furniture for
the rooms on the fourth floor of the
Dewey Palace Hotel of this city was
received yesterday and as a conse-
quence the needed increase in accom-
modatIons is given this popular hos
telry. So great has ben the patron
age in the past two months that its
guest capacity has been filled almost
constantly.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
sTRic KEN WITH APPENDICITIS

Caldwell, March Miss Alberta
Rankin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. NJ Rankin was taken to the
Canyon hospital with acute ap-
pendlcAtis. She was stricken yester-
day and since that time has been In a
critical condition
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-02
The Shirt
Clearance

Is exceptional, and the Shirts are our regular
stock, and the best patterns Of the season.
Regular $1.OO Shirts go now at $50 or 2 for 81 .65
Regular $1.50 Shirts go at $1.15 2 for 1925
Regular $500 Shirts go now at ST .65 2 for $3.15
Regular $3.50 Shirts go now at 81 .95 for 1915
Regular $500 Shirts go at 1885 or 2 for $3.50
Regular $500 Shirts go at 1925 or 2 for 1925
Regular $500 Shirts go now at 1926 or for $1O25
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
BOXING is DISCREDITED
BY CROOKED PROMOTERS
By JAMES J. CORBETT
Copyright, 1917, by King Features Syndicate Inc.)

Boxing, as a form of public enter
tainment, ceases in New York state
this week.
The death OF the game in the COM
monwealth that has been its strong
hold for many years is a terrific blow
TO the sport. 1t is to be regretted
that boxing should be barred Just
when it has reached its highest point
Of development as a scientific sport
aud has had the stamp OF approval
placed upon It by the government
But I feel that 1t will come back"
Boxing is too fine and too helpful a
sport In itself to remain long under
any legislative ban. Perhaps II Is
for the best interests of the game it.
self that the bars have been put down
against It for a while at least The
grafters and crooks who horned
their way into the sport under the
guise of promoters or managers OF
pugtlists now must get out and find
some other means OF livelihood After
time, clean, honorable men who love
the sport for Its own sake probably
will attempt it's revival If they sue
coed you may be sure that they will do
anything in their power to keep out
of the game the class OF men who
have degraded 1t in the past and whose
revolving actions nnaliy forced the
New York Legislature to kill boxing as
a form Of public entertainment
Some persons still feel pretudiced
toward boxing as a sport. They re-
gard II as a brutal exhibition" But
boxing OF today Is not that. Pugilfsm
no longer Is a game where brute
strength Is real asset. The man
who reaches the top is the man who
has perfected himself In the scientific
end OF the game. The slugger has no
real place IN the present boxing world
unless he is In addition skillful
boxer.
Boxing has furnished entertainment
for many years to hundreds of thoua-
ands of fans In New York state. Each
and every one of them will regret the
passing of the sport. And no man
Justly can say that boxing as 1t has
been staged in New York under the
Frawley law has been other than q
series OF clean. scientific contests.
hut there is a certain element WHICH
forgets that the old era has gone and
that pugIlism OF today Is no more like
that which existed under the London
prize ring rules than Africa ia like
Iceland.
In the Xs-Nhen- hare=knuckle-c con-
tests prevailed and every fight was TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
FOOTBALL RESULTS
Al New York: Columbia. 10: Ho-
hr rt a.

AT New York: Columbia. 10; Ho-
bart. 0.
AT New York: New York university,
8; Rhode Island state. 6.
At Boston: Pennsylvania, 7: Dart
mouth. 0.
At Pittsburg: Pittshurg. IS; Wash.
ington and Jefferson. 10.
Al Princeton; Harvard freshmen,
"a; PRINCETON freshmen, O.
At Hoboken: Stevens, IS; Della
ware. 0.
At New Brunswick: Rutgers, 81:
aprlngffe}d Y. NJ: e. A.. 0, '.-- ---~
AT West Point: Army. %; Car
Isle. o.
At Annapolis: Navy. Is; George
town. z.
At Ann Aroor: Cornell. o; Michi-
gan. AZ.
AT Syracuse: Syracuse, 42; Buck
NELL o.
At Schenectady; Union. IS; r. p.
T., 3.
At Worcester: Holy Cross. 6; Bos-
ton. "a
AT Buffalo: Hamilton. 7; University
OF Buffalo. 0,
Al Allentown: Mphienourg. II: AL
bright. o.
At New Haven; Yale freshmen, Al;
Andover, o.
AZ Atlanta: Davidson. 81: Auburn,
I.
At Charleston Porter Military i.4-
stitute, "a: Bailey Military, 6.
AT New Orleans: Georgia Tech as:
Tulane. O.
At Lincoln: Nebraska, So; Nilsson
ri. 0.
Al Iowa city: Iowa. s5: South Da-
kota. 0.
At Evanston: Northwestern. 49,:
Michigan Aggias. s.
AT Madison: wisconsin, g.: Ohio
state. Is.
At Norman. Okla: Kansas, IS; Ok
lahoma, 7.
At Waco: A. and NJ. Z: Baylor. O..
At Houston: Rice institute. "a.
Southwestern university. i3.
At Cambridge: Harvard Informal
q; Camp Devon. 0,
At Rochester: Wesleyan. 81. Roch-
ester. 6.
At New Haven: Yale Informal. %:
New Haven naval base, 0.
At Providence: Newport naval re-
serves. 81; Brown. o.
At Gettysburg; Gettysburg, 81;
Mount st, Mary's, &.
AT Berea. o.; Baldwin wallace. Is:
Muskingum. Z.
AT Carlisle: Dickinson, 2s; Frank
lin and Marshall, 6.
AZ Hamilton, Conn: Aggies, Z Col
gate. 40,
At Williamson: Williams, SO;
Mtddlebury. Z.
At Medford: Tufts. s; Colby, q.
At Boston: Boston. ga; Holy Cross.
o.
At Philadelphia; United States ma.
rines. 0; United States ambulance
corps, Is.
AT Birmingham: Vanderbilt. Z; AL
ALBANIA. 2
AT Sewanee: Sewanee. 60 Missis-
sipni z
AT Columbia; Camp Jackson, 10;
Camp Gordon, 0.
At Charleston: Presbyterian coll
lege. 10; Erskine. o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
TARHEELS ARE VICTORS
OVER VIRGINIA CADETS
Hard Battle Staged for State Honors With Every Yard Con-
tested-Gurley Wins Stellar Honors for the Ag
gies-Offcials Enforce Rules With
Marked Strictness

The battle between North Carolina
and Virginia is over. This year vir-
ginia had to grin and bear defeat for,
alas and alack. the Carolinians walked
off with the much coveted bacon.
Yesterday afternoon in the presence
of the largest throng which has i'm
migrated to Boulevard park this sea-
son the TarMeels confiscated the said
portion of pork by the score of II to 0.
1t was slow game but a hard one.
Numerous time-outs kept the game
from being Az interesting as 1t might
have been. Despite the fact that one
had to pay war tax as well as the
admission. it was worth the trip.
Too much credit cannot be given
to the Aggies. as they fought a hard
game and won. On the other hand.
let it not be said that v. NJ. /. was
outclassed. Not SO. They made A.
and II. go the limit.
Practice makes perfect. This year
at the military school has been rather
ii hard one for the men 10 get any
time for practice. War has broken
the usual time allotted to football
into bits. Instead of digging into the
scrubs the team has been forced to
dig, into old Mother Earth. Both
teams went into the fray In perfect
pHSsiGdl CONDITION ana the result
leaves no doubt that the team from
further south is the better,
Picking Out the Stars.
Every game has a star or two OF
its own. Sometimes the iuminary is
the one which the dope has picked ;
and again the black horse comes into
his own. Looking over the candidates
for the premier honors. we have four
men worthy of mention. They are
Gurlev. Hudson. Faucette and Witt.
Eliminating Gurley as the best. It
is hard matter to pick the runner
ups.
Gurley was the life of tho A. and NJ,
team. He, too, is one OF those little
men with brain that would IT a
carcass like that of willard. and an
ability TO play football that In weird.
Whenever one saw a series of short.
snappy steps vending their way to-
ward the V. NJ. l. goat rne. the owner
was always known before his entire
features were visible His Off tackle
line plunges were marveiousiy fast
and always good for five or ten yards.
To Gurley also goes the credit for
u-Tw cr TWO rUurrcuwuE Of the
game, Faucette getting the other.
When 1t came to kicking goals from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
INTERFERENCE WITH
CATCH COSTS GAME
Dartmouth Loses to University of
Pennsylvania In Hard Fought
Old Fashioned Game.

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. ~l0.--Get-
ting down to the old fashioned me-
thod of bucking the line, University
Oh Pennsylvania scored 20 vic
tory over Dartmouth this afternoon
The touch down was scored with only
five minutes left to play. 1t was
Pennsylvania first victory over the
Green since 1918. Dartmouth died
gamely and romped its way seventy
yards down the field in a final effort
to tie the score But Myers failed to
connect with McDonough's short pass
while standing behind the Pennsyl-
vania goal and this swept away the
Green's chances To Strauss, the
husky young back Of the Pennsyl-
yania team, goes much of the glory
for the victory. During the drive of
seventy yards to the Dartmouth goal
he tore off six and eight-yard gains
right along. The Green's death knelI
was sounded when Bell shot for
ward pass to Miller. Dartmouth lille
galiy interfered with the catch and
Pennsylvania was given the ball,
Three hard jams and Strauss went
over for a touchdown. Berry kicked
goal
The lineup:
= Of Pa. Position Dartmouth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
BASEBALL CIRCUITS
To Be READJUSTEO
Heads and Managers of Gotham Clubs
VIII Attend Meeting at Louis
VILE.
WAR MEASURES IN SIGHT.
Territorial Changes to DO Proposed
as Solution OF Minor Leagues Diff.
flculties.

President John X. Toner. OF the Ma
donal lea que, president Harry N.
Hampstead, of Il 9 Giants. President
Jacob Rupport. OF the Yankees, Pre-
sfdent Ebbets, of Brooklyn Manager
John j. McGraw, Miller Higgins, the
new leader OF the Yankees. and Man
ager Robinson. OF the Dodgers will 70
to LouLsville next week for the an
nual meeting of the National Associa-
ton OF Minor leagues. Tho fact that
these baseball men are going also
baseball men from al over the coun-
try Is hint enough that important de-
veiopmerts are expected at the con-
clave.
Nine minor leagues were put out OF
business last season, and II the minors
intend to operate next season II Will
have to be under new conditions which
VIII insure better business. President
Mike Sexton. of the association, will
go to the meeting with a proposition
that none OF the minors be allowed to
start next year unless they can show
financial support which will guaran-
tee their finishing the season. Few
of the minor lea gues weuld be able To
do this unless they received an rs
surance of financial support from the
major leagues.
AS training school for major lea
que players, tho minor league men
will make fight to get more cooper
alton and assistance from the majors
than they have had Ia the past For
years they have sought practical aid,
but It VIZ not until the Federal league
crisis that the major leagues came to
the front with assists nee just ar soon
as the Federal league las put out of
the way. the minors wei left to shift
for themselves. but the war condi-
tions which now confr INT the coun-
try have brought the minors to anoth-
err crisis, and one which viii have to
be solved by the aid If the ma tor lea
CUES.
To Propose New AIignments.
President Sexton viii suggest some
kind of territorial readjustment for
the minors Thnt Is. he will propose
-tnat tt7s- stronger cfr,'>s-~ of various
leagues. 1t is only burden for the
other clubs to carry several of the
wea ker minor league organizations.
The leagues which operate next sea-
son" President Se,ton declares.
should be well selected geographically
and properly financed before March
l."
To bring about a reimbursement of
territory In the minor leagueo Is GO
ing to necessitatn "a deal changes in
the fundamental laws of organized
baseball. The surrender OF territorial
rights by any OF the minor leagues Is
sure to meet with opposition, for al
though they may not be able to ope-
rate under the present conditions. all
minor leagues want to protect their
territory for the future.
President Sexton Will advocate the
appointment of a. committee TO map
out new baseball circuits ana collect
data as 10 the fina nciai status of the
clubs which believe that they will be
able to operate next year. 1t IS also
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

a finish pugilism was brutal exhi.
billion. No science was involved. II
was brute force against brute force
and the most brutal man usually won.
Skill meant little or nothing. Foot
work, ducking, sidestepping. parrying
and all tho other. fine tricks or box
ing today were unknown. And the
contests weren't limited. They con-
tinued until one man or the other
dropped from exhaustion or was ham
mered into insensibility.
Hard hands were vital assets In
those days. If a fighter did not think
the skin on his hand was tough enough
naturally. he soaked his hands I'm brine
until they became as tough as shoe
leather
The London prize ring rules per-
mttted fighter to grab another
around the neck, and then batter him
until he dropped to the floor. Separat-
Ing men In ciinches was unknown. A
round ended only when one or anoth-
er of the men was fioored. Frequently
round lasted ten or fifteen minutes
sometimes longer.
1t was because of the brutality OF
pugfifsm as conducted under those
old rules that the Marquis of Queens
bury great English sportsman. to-
gether with some friends, drafted the
rules which bear his name and which
introduced glove fighting. The Queens
bury rules revolut!onized pugilism.
took away the brutality OF the sport
and made It a scientific contest In
stead OF one where brute strength was
the fighters only necessary asset.
The revolution in prize fighting came
about something like thirty years ago
and ever since that day the sport has
sidetracked brutality and has Ella bo-
rated on the science OF the game.
Tremendous progress has been made
during the past twenty five years in
bringing boxing to the highest pos
sihie plane as a skilifui sport. The re-
suit is that the game OF today has
developed into one which consists AL
most entirely OF men who are skillfui
In the science OF the sport.
So IL must sadden every true lover
OF the boxing game to know that II Is
driven out of its stronghold in the
American metropolis at a time when II
has reached its highest point as a
scientific exhibition.
But there remains the hope that af-
ter the atmosphere has been cleared
Of the men who despoiIed the sport,
It will come hack cleaner and bet
ter loved than ever before.