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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
KILLED HIS WIFE AT
THE HOME OF PRIEST

Lander. Wyo. Jan. 13.-Charles
Miller. 20. few minutes after mid
night this morning murdered his girl
wife. and then committed suicide. The
tragedy occurred in the living room of
Rev. Father keavey. aCtholic priest,
~hom the couple had gone to interview
regarding domestic difficulties.
The priest was called away for a few
minutes, and when he returned was
confronted by the bodies ot his pa
rishioners.
Miller's action is said to have heen
the result of the decision of his wife to
return to her former home In Minne-
sofa. He is sal dto have implored her
to remain with him. and finally to have
induced her to go with him to consult
the priest In regard 10 the matter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
MUST ANSWER FOR
KILLING WIFE AND
OFFICER IN ARMY

san Angelo, Tex, Jam. iS,--Harry r.
SPANIEL. who shot and killed his wife
ana Major NJ. q. Butler. OF the United
states army, in Alpine, Ten, last sum
mor. viii 40 on trial here Monday.
Spannelrs act was the result of
jealousy, He believed Butler. who was
stationed in Al me, was PAYING too
much attention To Mrs. SPANIEL. ON
the afternoon OF July -. 1916. he and
his wife called at Buffers hotel in hts
automobile. SPANIEL invited Butler "a
ride with them Butler accompanied
and sat beside Mrs. Snannell in the
roar scat. After driving a few blocks,
SPANIEL suddenly turned and fired
several shots from an automatic pistol
at his wife and Butler Both were
killed Instantly. SPANIEL gave himself
up,
Al he would say at the time vas
that he was glad" he did II, Feeling
MAS intense against Spannen and he
WAS removed to FL paso to prevent
mob violence. Later he was taken to
Alpine for preliminary examination.
He was indicted and his trial was
transferred To this city.
BIG DEFENSE FUND.
SpanneA's friends In Waco have
raised 4 large sum for the defense
and some of the hest counsel In the
southwest has been retained IN his
behalf. Some time ago he declared that
he only intended to sheet Butler and
that his wife got In the way"
After Rutl=r's death the war de-
partment raised his grade to lieu
tenant-celonel SO his widow and child
might have larger pension.
At Christmas time spaniel received
more Sits than any other person in
San Angelo. Most of them wore from
persons of whom he had never heard.
They were from all parts OF the eoun-
try.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
Disclosures on
= - -
Vice (! Ring Will
y u
StartleChicagO

Chicago, Jan. tss-lndietments
for no less than score Of ALLEGED
members Of Chieaso's .'viee ring
10 Of them police officials and the
rest fixed" politicians ard resort
keepers in The "tevee district" will
be asked by States Attorney aoyne
when the grand jury meets Mon
day.
The inner workings OF the great
est graft system that has ever ex.
isted in Chicago will be barred,
Aoyne declared tonight. The dis
closures will startle Chicago far
more than the sensational raids Of
the past week, in which five police
officials, six "fixers. and go be-
tweens" and dozens Of habitues Of
the underworld were arrested.
Marked money, cancelled checks
and confessions which dovctaiI
with eireumstantiat evidence, are
some OF the exhibits that the
states attorney has collected in his
crusade against the department
heads and graft collectors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
BOOKS SEIZED BY
FEDERAL AGENTS

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-Federal agents late
today seized the books of the Chicago
Butter and Egg board and will con-
duct an investigation to learn whether
that body violated tho order issued by
Judge Lands In 1914 restraining II
from fixing prices. Officials of the
board made no objection when the
books were seised. Files containing
records of thousands OF transactions
were turned over to the government Of
fictals, who win so through them care
fully
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
THAW WILL FIGHT
TO KEEP OUT OF
NEW YORK STATE
Lines Being Drawn for Hard
Legal Struggle to Keep
the Would be Suicide in
Pennsylvania.

Phsladelpaia, Jan. tS,--HasrS X,
Thaw Mas prepared tonight to
fight every inch OF the rad to
New York state. which may lead
10 Ma,teawan or to sail,
Lines fer the titanic legal strug-
sle had been drawn even before
stanford Whites slayer had been
pronounced out OF danger by ply
sscians at ST MarS's hospital.
where they are treating him for
self inflicted slashes across his
thrvst aud wrists. Efforts OF the
defense viii be directed towards
having Thaw committed to n sant-
tarlum in PENNSYLVANIA rather than
Matteawaa. il was admitted this
afternoon,
First mtinhat,on OF this csme
from Heary ScNtt, attorney for
dcred eStradtted to New YORK to
answer AN mdictment that charges
him with conspiracy in the kianar-
ping of Frederick G0n,p, Jr,, whom
Thaw is accused of having flosged,
WANTED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The courts Of PENNSYLVANIA
might want 10 know whether
Thaw's efforts to XIII himself mere
not an evidence Of his insanity"
Scott said.
THE courts OF this state also
have a rigM to know whether
prina faeic case has been made
out aSainst Thsw in New York"
Added to this is a statement sew
crSl days ago by Captain of De-
tcetiVes Tate. "Thaw viii be ar
raigned in central police court ON
the charge ot attempted suicide as
soon as he RECEIVERS" he said.
Mrs, Mary Ceplcy Thaw, Harry's
mother, Is expected from Pitts
brig Monday or Tuesdayto be by
THE side of her son when he tights
eNtradition.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
Youth Must Answer for Killing Of Girl Who,
Maize Colbert Paid the Wages of Sin Wit

Youth Must Answer for Killing Of Girl Who, Like
Maize Colbert Paid the Wages Of Sin With Death
Columbus o. JAM tsRsqusion issued late this
Weldon H. Wells
City, Huntington.
killing Of Mona Simon o. whose bdy
pehr
this for Huntington bring Wells Columbus He
at Huntington
Police
So far there evidence
day night when said
Mona Simon
In
from small ant way" s
Police believe
mutlated lying o
As herebe
there had been struggle before Mona Simon
this belief in the Columbus
and will be shipp.d
of
who lives hal CITY, .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
CLANCY LEAVES PRISON TO
ATTEND SISTERS FUNERAL

San Quentin, Cal. Jan. 1s.-Eugene
Clancy. one of the defendants In the
famons Indianapolis iron workers
case. returned to his cell here tonight
after a brief day of liberty on n sad
errand. Accompanied by prison
gaard. he was permitted to go to san
Francisco to attend the funeral of his
sister. The order allowing him TO
leave the penitentiary was telegraphed
by the department of justice In Wash
ingten TO the warden of the prison.
Clancy is serving six years,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
OFFICER IN NAVY
TAKES LIFE WHILE
BEFORE A MIRROR

Washington, Jan. la.-Lieutenant
Commander Andrew c. Cunning
ham, United States navy, 81. Of
Buffalo, known as the finest fcncer
the navy ever had. stood before n
mirror 1T his home tonight and
killed himself with n servive re-
volver.
Lieutenant Commander Cunning
ham had been in poor health, his
friends say, for several weeks,
He had served. few months ago.
at the Great Lakes naval training
station, Ill.,, ana Point tsreal, Tex.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
WOMAN SPY SHOT BY
FRENCH AUTHORITIES

Berlin. Jan, IS,-. .wtrelessA
FRANK hlard. milliner from
9renooie, and mother OF Two
ehtldeen. has been shot by the
French military authorities on the
walls Of Nincennes, the press hui
nean declared tonight. citing dis
patch from Geneva as authority.
The charge against the woman was
spNing,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
SUFFRAGE PICKETS
BRAVE ELEMENTS TO
CARRY BANNERS

Washington. Jan, Is. Snow.
slcet and rain failed 10 disturb
cNtNavsaly AT least--the silent suf-
tcago pickets on duty outside the
White House to-day
They wrlppei the,r feet in sack
ing and kept up cheerful eounten-
anee although their banners werC a
hcdragSled lot when they marched
wearlly back to headquarters to-
night,
Tomorrow they get n rostz-as
well rs President Wilson, Head
quarters ruled NJ Sunday duty.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
COUNSEL EMPLOYED
BY FORMER HUSBAND
"She Is the Mother of My
Child" Said w, A. Moore,
When Asked Why He
Was Helping the Woman
Who Had Deserted Him.

Denver. Colo. Jan. 49,
Dry-eved and perfectly
calm. Mrs, Stella Newton
Moore Smith. wealthy So
clety woman. late this after
noon re-enactcd the killing
OF her husband by herself in
her home i'll the fashionable
Park Hill district early this
morning. While officials
watched her. she explained
every step of the events
which, She says. caused her
twice to shoot John Law
renee Smith, tho man who
led her to desert her first
husband and whom she mar
ricd while he was employed
rs her stepfathcr's chauf-
feue.
in tae mln0tSst aotan she pointed out
Ma,re smith, maaly drunk, she says
stood When he tore the clothing COM
nletciN from her hnaN and forced her
Is crawl on her hands and knees be-
forc him. svessrinE that she VAS his
si9Nr, Then SHE wcnt 10 tho next room
10 her bed, and showed how she was
lying when he burst through the door
swearing 10 XIII her, u Was when he
bent over the he'd that she took from
the folds of tho bedding small caliher
revolver and shot him in the temple.
SHOT aim SECOND TIME.
Then. she says, she rushed down
stairs to tell n servant What she had
done. Returning. she saw her husband
living on the floor ana went 10 the man
tlepiece where he had laid large
calloer revolver after daring her to
shoot him with it, She walked over to
her husband with the revolver and fired
q second shot into his brain, killing
him Instantly,
She was accompanied to the scene of
the killing by her attorney, retained by
her former husband. whom she desert
cd At the instance of the man she later
killed. Since her arrest her divorced
husband. ". 4. Moore, prominent at
torney ana son OF the late Bishop Day.
Id Moore of the Methodist EpiSeopal
church. has been almost constantly
with her immediately after her ar.
rest Moore retained counsel to defend
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
BOSTON TO BID FAREWELL TO BILLY SUNDAY WHO HAS
HIT THE DEVIL HARD IN CAMPAIGN FOR THE LORDAT HUB

Boston. Jan. ls.-Boston Monday
viii bid farewell to BILLY Sunday. At
the huge tabernacle ON the spot whers
twenty years ago he used to fit around
the bases. or toss them fast and low
from centerfield 10 the plate. the re-
Nivalist viii deliver his last sermon
to deeadent Back Bay.
Billy literally came saw, and n
mahy ways conquered, Before he came
10 Boston, Sunday and many others
had doubts as to his ability to pierce
the iee-cold armor of culture in whiea
the Sacred Goldfish and many of the
ultra exclusive inhabitants are wrap
ped. Rut before he'd been here twenty
taur hours
WHO'S the mutt that said Boston
was ealdg" he wanted to know.
CITY FELL FOR BILLY.
Stud, exclusive Boston fell for Billy
from the word Go"
The little ravivalist hasn't handled
the situation with gloves, either. With
both fists and all his latent vocabulary
he has fed the thousands who crowded
to hear him every night spiritual hot
cakes off the gridle,"
First Boston gaspea. tken Il sat
awed, later il laughed ard cried. as
sunday hammered home his vitriolic
messages. swayed the vast audiences
to prayer by his elooaencs, ratified off
funny stories and aped famous biblical
N sv.a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14

London, Jan. 13.-Iust what Germanys next move
seeking peace wall be was the topic of interest in
England tonight England accepts approvingly the al
ned note as pifying the ententes determination not to
make peace except on its terms-but public opinion
sees behnd Germany original proer her desperate eco
nomle situation and believes despite the allies failure to
fall INTO the German trap peace the Teutons will
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14

Samoa, Cal, Jan. 1s,-Ahandonei
by most OF her crew, the United
States cruiser milwaukee,. hard
aground in the surf two miles west OF
here, was pounded and battered by the
waves tonight. That she will he n
wreck was the general fear expressed
tonight hs the anxious naval men who
natrolled the beach and watched the
hulk sway and plunge.
The rescue of the crew Of Ii officers
and Sla men was almost complete
early tonight and was proceeding with
satisfactory speed. From the tip of
tho cruisers fighting top to the beach
stretched three lines and over these
the brooches buoy moved back and
forth. back ana forth, With monoten-
ens regularity. Two men were saved
an each Trim
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
ADMIRAL DEWEY Ill

George Dewey, hero Of Manila bay. ~
II lat his home tonight, suffering from
what his family declare rs nothing but
severe cold" Reports that Admiral
Dewey was seriously Ill OF pneumonia
were denied
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
IDAHO MAN GETS SAD
MESSAGE ON LANDING

Samoa, Cal, Jan. tS,--When
ANet Leaf, a seaman on the
Milwaukee, was brought ashore
on the hreeehes buoy. he was
handed telegram from his
wife at Wallace, Idaho, an
nouneins the death Of his son
Eynar. The telegram asked
MIN IL he could come to WAL
lace.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
TRANSPORT SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE

Berlin, Jam. II wirelesss,l--A
transport steamer of 5000 tons WAS
sunk hS 4 German submarine off
Ghenboarg Dec, sS, the press hui
reaa announced tonight. The
transport was escorted by destroy
erS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
HELD EoRDmuRpER.

ST Paul. Minn.. Jan. 13.--Miss Ella
Johnson. 81. is dead. her mother, Mrs,
Mary Johnson. 81, Is In serious condi-
tion, following shooting affair ut
their home early this evening. Charles
Wood. 30. is being held by the police
on a charge OF murder.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
IN HOTEL AT SEATTLE

Seattle. WASH. Jan, ia.-With IN
even chance for recovery. Mavbelle {,
Sloan. so wears old. lies In the city hos
pttal tonight with self inflicted bul-
let wound near her heart
Leaving q letter unsealed and un-
stamped. addressed To r. II. Morley
chief gnnner's mate aboard the Units 1
States steamship Frederick. stationed
at Puget Sound navy yard, Miss Slosn
late this afternoon fired the shot whit h
may result in her death.
Willard Hatfnrd. elevator operator n,
the Risht hotel. where Miss Sloan reg
istered Friday on her arrival from San
Francisco. on answering telephone Z.
call from her room was startled ut
hearing the woman calmly announce
that she had shot herself. Miss Sloan
was taken to the city hospital.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
England Sees Germany Weakening In
Her Plea for Ending Of the War and
Gives Strong Endorsement to the
Reply Of the Entente

White House and State Department Silent
on Plans for Furthering Peace Cause
washington lat will
world
basis
White House
mind
The declared spite OF
beligerent = -
tonight
time there
believe his
rygoing
was read-and then
all OF the other talks econsum
do noon
continues deliberate
formulating the snextm
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
FIVE MEN AT A TIME.

simultaneously. two surf boats op-
Grated by men Of the Humboldt Bay
coast guard and members of tho
stricken warshipss crew. made fra
aaent trips 10 the vessel. each bring
ing tive men ON every trip, Each trip
Was fnlught with danger for the res-
cocrs and rescued. as the hugo waves
tossed the surf boats about like eorks
Members of the crew followed after
hours OF waiting on the stranded ves-
sci, while naval and coast guard men
ashore and tho crews Of the naval
ships Cheyenne and lroquois, ont ~
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
Fear Expressed That Big
Fighting Vessel Will Be
Total Wreck in Spite of
Strenuous Efforts Being
Made to Save Her.
DANGEROUS TRIPS TO
STRICKEN WARSHIP

Line Shot Aboard by Coast
guard Grew and the Men
Removed Five at a Time
Effort Made to Save the
Ships Big Guns.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
PaEMlERS TO MEET.

P7EMlERS TO MEET.
interest centered on the meeting in
Berlin next week OF the premiers Of
all the central powers, scheduled TO,
Tuesday. and on the conference OF
presidents or parliaments OF the al
lied Germanio powers. set for Mon
day In addition. there have been fire.
auent reports by way OF Amsterdam
that the imperial chancellor. Won Beth
mann Hollweg, was TO make IAN i'm
nortant statement. In the reichstag
when 1t convenes during the week.
In the British view, one or all az
these meetings will have to do with
peace, Reports from Austria Hungary
recently have emphasized the growing
unrest IN the dual monarchy. due to
scarcity OF food. and it was believed
here that Germany may be encounter
ing friction with her main ally.
GERMANY's LATEST NOTE.
Germany's note to neutrals was re
garded as another desperate effort
To offset tho allies reply with n re-
furnishing of the same charges as to
responsibility for the war that the
reutons have made since August,
1914. It was pointed out that the Ger
man officials evidently know from press
disgatches on what date the allied
note would be forwarded and there
upon timed sheir own version accord
ingly,
Diplomats here regarded the allies
az having achieved the better diplo-
matte position N the "jockeying" in
eident to the peace talk. The allies. II
MAS held. had made their sincerity
evident in plainly stating their terms
of peace, whereas the Germans. who
made the first move in both the orisi-
nal peace proffer and in answering
President Wilson. are convicted. in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
COMMERCIAL TREATIES SIGNED

Rome. Jan. iS,--Commercial treaties
between Italy and Japan, Rnmania,
Russia. Serbia. Spain and Switzerland
were announced here tonight. effective
at the close Of 1917.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-14
DURANGO VILE FOR BOSTON MAN
UNLESS HE ANSWERS ALL THE
QUESTIONS PUT TO HIM az
THE HOUSE RULES COMMIT.
Tee.

Washington. Jan. lS.--Wtth the lid
blown off, the house rules committee
Monday will reopen it's Investigation
of charges that there was leak" To
Wall street on the presidents note TO
the belligerents
Thomas W. Lawson will again be the
star attraction. He viii ho given a
printed list OF questions, asking the
names of government officials said TO
be involved, and, particularly the name
of a member of congress who men,
toned such names to him, II Lawson
refuses to answer the committee plans
TO cite him for contempt.
WILL BE "pETAlNED.s
II Lawson Ii found In contempt 1t
Will be recommended that the sergeant
st-arms detain him until he answers.
All Lawson will be able TO do then
TO avoid durance vile In n capitol dun
geon viii be 10 ask for a writ OF ha-
beas corpus and bring the case into
court. This. 1t IN believed. no will do
II he doesn't answer.
Besides Lawson. the committee to-
day summoned Barney Rarueh and his
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shall be permitted and for consumers
and manufacturers to prepare for
what the president may decide.
Should the president not exert his
authority so as to exempt malt,
fermented and vinous beverages from
the sweeping prohibitory provisions
and should commander distilled
spirits in bond bone dry" national
prohibition-of both manufacture and
consumption-would result, entailtng
a loss Of federal revenue estimated
between $500, 100000 and $5O0,O00,OOO
and new taxation measures. as well as
local revenue reductions.
Other Changes In Bill.
Besides the prohibition substitutes
other radical changes made in the
house bill include:
Extension OF government control in
addition to food, feed and fuels to
iron and steel and their products.
petroleum and its products, farm
implements and machinery. fertilizers
and hemp. sisal and jute.
Limiting government commander
ing of ines, factories and other plants
to production necessary for military
purposes Of public uses Of the COM
mon defense"
Limiting federal licensing to prod
ucts and agencies at interstate and
foreign commerce.
Limiting the power OF the govern
ment to commander foods, feeds and
fuels to supplies for the army, navy
or other military purposes. "or public
uses of the common defense" but
authorizing their purchase for and
sale to civilians by the government
at reasonable prices to be fixed.
Extending the governments powers
to maintain minimum guaranteed
prices to producers to the storage and
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WAGE SAYSL.W.W. BACKER

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FLOODING STATE
with LIQUOR AS
FATALHOURNEA
II,
Orders Out That Every
Shipment Remaining I'm
% delivered Be Seized
80 Sunday
HALF MILLION
: SPENT IN ST. PAUL
Mail Order Houses There
=: =. Report Gigantic Rush in
,.st Last Month
It looks like a 'long dry SPELL.

T.. It looks like a "long dry SPELL.
r That, at least, is the Interpretation
North Dakotas population that in
dulges" places upon the advent of the
bone dry laws-station and nation
next Sunday.
And, anticipating such condition,
the drinkers" have been ordering
liquors in abundance.
Incoming trains have carried car
loads of the fluids that, after IL
O'clock midnight, Saturday, will be
forbidden entrance to the state.
st. Paul mail order liquor houses
. have, in the past month, shipped a
half million dollars worth OF liquor
into North Dakota, according to esti-
mates made at ST. Paul today says
. The Associated Press. The flood of
booze orders has poured in on the st.
Paul houses, Just as 1t has on Mime
apolis, Duluth and other liquor deal
ers, in anticipation of the bone dry
period so near at hand.
y Orders Are Out.
In North Dakota, orders are being
Issued by the attorney general, as well
as by the North Dakota Enforcement
league officers, to make seizures of
every ounce OF liquor found in trans
s.portation Offices after midnight Satur-
day.
p No liquor, the orders declare, can
be legally delivered within the state
after that hour, and officials in every
county are being advised as to their
duty.
- The rule means that every liquor
shipment must be delivered prior to
midnight Saturday or it is subject to
seizure by the state, or return to the
consignor.
Rev. C. w. Finwall assistant super
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sale and purchase OF foods and fuels
for resale at prices necessary to
maintain guarantees.
Modification of the blanket powers
proposed by an amendment insuring
that the government control shall
not extend to individual rationing or
other regulation OF individual con-
sumption.
Addition Of new provision speci-
fically exempting products of farm
ers, stock raisers, gardeners and CO.
operative agricultural associations
from the control legislation. so far as
1t affects their production and storage
or foodstuffs produced by them.
Addition of a new section. provid-
ing that persons serving the govern
ment voluntarily, such as the national
council of defense, who are manufact-
.urers or producers shall not while so
.engaged sell to the government any
Iof their own products. This would
affect many of the men serving on the
committees of the defense councils
advisory committee.