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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
DISMISS BURGLARY CHARGE.

The charge of burglary against
Turner Gilbert was dismissed Tues
day night. The hearing had been set
before Justice OF the Peace Floyd C.
White. The prosecuting attorney,
after investigation, held that there
was not sufficient evidence to warrant
a prosecution.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
CONTRACT LET,

At joint meeting of the state board
of examiners and board of trustees of
the Idaho state sanitarium held Tues
day afternoon, o. w. Allen, q well
known Boise contractor, was awarded
the contract to complete the main
building of the home located at Nampa,
for $2S,S00. A. S. Whiteway secured
the contract for installing the water
system for $1210. heating system for
$500 and septic tank for $1120.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
NAVAL OFFICERS HERE.

Lieutenant E. Guthrie, in charge Of
the Salt Lake navy recruiting district
and his assistant, w. E. Madden, lieu
Tenant Junior grade, are here inspect
ing the local station which is in
charge of Chief Electrician A. w. Mac
Kanzte. They are going over the field
visiting the various recruiting stations
Of the district.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
ARMY ENLIsTMENTs.

The Boise recruiting station for the
regular army has enlisted Lars Jensen.
Meridian, and Arthur M. Erickson.
New York Mills, Mimi. for the Sec
ond Idaho; Howard McPhail, Boise, for
the quartermaster corps Of the ma
tional army. and Charles Bates, Noun
tain Home, for the field artillery.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

to build stockyards at Donnelly with
the result stockmen are forced to trail
their sheep Is miles to get loading ia
cilities. The commission has taken the
matter up with the railroad officials.
Donnelly is on the Idaho Northern
railroad
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
BUICK MACHINE STOLEN.

A Buick six, the property Of the
Bicknell Sheep company, was stolen
from in front of the Bristol hotel
Tuesday night. The machine bears
Idaho license tag No. 14o07. 1t is pre-
sumed that It was taken by JOY riders.
II was found this afternoon on Recla-
nation avenue.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
COMPLIMENT FAIR OFFICIAL.

State Horticultural Inspector Guy
Graham and Dick Donovan. chief clerk
in the farm market bureau. are back
from an inspection trip to the Twin
Falls country. Both highly compliment
Secretary White of the Southern Idaho
fair, held at Filler this week. for the
fine fair he is putting on The ex-
hibits are excellent and the race pro-
gram one of the best.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
GLEE CLUB MEETS.

The meeting of those interested in
the organization of glee club at the
commercial club rooms Tuesday night
was most satisfactory. Those who
were in attendance are enthusiastic
over the organization of an active club
The. meeting was largely of a social
nature and preliminary to getting
down to rehearsing other similar meet
ings will be held.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
CARS FOR NAMPA,

1t is expected that large crowd will
go to Nampa Thursday evening for the
Harvest festival. Five or six special
cars will be at the interurban depot
at $3.50 to accommodate all who wish
to make the trip.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
AWARDED LAMP CONTRACTS.

The idaho Electric Supply company
has been awarded the contract to
furnish electric lamps to the state of
Idaho. Two other contracts which this
firm has secured is the new Ford gar
age and the government assay office.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
LAND BOARD TO JEROME,

The governor, secretary of state and
attorney general went to Jerome this
morning to inspect the Jerome reser-
voir and will hold land board meet
ing there on North Side Twin Falls
project affairs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS Will
HARVEST CROP
Danger of Prune and Apples
Being Lost by Failure to
Pick Them Eliminated by
Plan Made.
Farm Director of State and
School Authorities Work
ing Out Arrangements to
Place School Children in
Orchards in Teams.

The grave danger that the greater
portion Of the prune and apple crop Of
the state might be lost because Of the
exceptional shortage Of labor, is going
to be largely eliminated by plan made
by Harvey Alfred, state director of the
farm market bureau, with the scho d
authorities who are giving him hearty
cooperation. BY this plan high school
students-giris and boys-will be
placed m the various orchards to pick
the huit A conference to work out
the plan with the Boise high school
students was under way this afternoon
YounG
Grave cailB for help have been COM
ing from the owners of orchards for
several days now. The claim was
made that to employ men TO pick the
fruit seems almost impossible. d.
rector Alfred Immediately took 10 thu
matter and following out the boys re-
serve plan, took up the question Of
getting assistance from the schools
with the school authorities over the
state. He has been meeting with sue
cess.
WHAT PLAN Is.
The plan that has been decided upon
is substantially as follows: High school
students will be enrolled as volunteers
and then classified as to the work they
are the best fitted for. They will be
grouped in teams Of 10. These teams
will work together In the orchards.
They will be sent to the sections near
est their respective schools where help
Is needed the most and will work from
s o'clock in the morning to o'clock III
theafternoon, transportation being fur
nished them to and from theorchards.
Their compensation will be regular
wages. They will be given their cred
its at school while they are employed in
he orchards.
BY relaying the teams, which will be
composed of girls, as well as boys, it is
believed that a large amount of terri
tory can be covered and the crops now
about ready for picking from the trees
can be saved. This plan Is very SINH
lar to the one proposed in the boys
reserve, as fostered by the national gov
crnment It will do much towards the
conservation Of fruit crops. without
the help Of the high school students Il
Is said that fully half the crop will be
lost this fan.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
COMMISSIONER RETURNS.

State Land Commissioner l. A. Smoot
was back at his desk today following
a trip to the southeast where he SUI
pervised the harvesting Of his crops.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
sNow-sPiELER MARRIAGE.

Janette Pauline Spieler and Hubert
Snow, of Twin Falls, were married
Tuesday evening by Rev. D. H. Jones
at the home of Mrs. Abbott. 511 North
Seventeenth street
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
UNDER THE
CAPITAL DOME
FAIR BOARD MEETS.

The state fair board held a meeting
this morning and ordered a number of
claims paid as well as transacted other
routine business.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
EXPERT ON GRAPE CULTURE.

Councilman John A. Davis is har-
vesting big crop of grapes from his
vineyard in the north end of the city.
Mr.. Davis Is an expert on grape cul-
ture and has had wonderful success.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
POLICE COURT AFFAIR.

Robert johnson. charged with win
dow peeping is being held by the
police court for further investigation.
Lloyd Bennett was committed to serve
out fine Of SIT and SO costs for be-
ing drunk.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
WILL MAKE REPAIRS.

w. NJ. Reeves has taken out a lermit
to make repairs on the dwelling at 1916
River street. The improvements will
cost $500.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
ASK FOR STOCK YARDS.

Complaint was made to the public
utilities commission by Peter G. Cru
zen of Donnelly that the Oregon Short
Line railroad has not kept its promise
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
sEeERN.plERcE WEDDING.

Heath Sebern, of Nampa, and Lois
Marietta Pierce were married Tues
day evening at the home of the bride,
1920 Harrison boulevard. Rev. c. L..
Trawin officiated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
SENT TO OROEiNO,

Will I. Christie, charged with in.
ebriety. was sentenced to Orofino by
Judge Davis today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
COMPLAINT AGAINST COMPANY

Alleging that the Boise Coke & Gas
company refused to re-install quar-
ter gas meter in one of his houses be-
cause it did not use gas amounting to
the minimum per month, 81, NJ. H.
Roberts of this city filed a complaint
against the company. The house had
been rented to a Tenant and when he
left there was rs cents in the meter.
The company took the meter out, Rob
erts alleges. and refused to re-install
it unless the difference between the
amount in the meter and the monthly
minimum of 81, or 25 cents, was paid.
THURSDAY. Boise day at Mamma.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
PREPARE FOR BARBECUE.

The committee in charge of the big
gest and best barbecue that is to be
put on at the state fair next week is
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

WANTED-Second handed bath tub.
Address 27S5, care Capital News SIS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

YOUNG MAN. four years experience
general office work and bookkeeping,
desires position, Al references.
Address Box 27S4. care Capital News.
s20c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

THOUSANDS government war posi-
tons open. 500 month. Examina-,
tions everywhere. List free. Frank
lin Institute, Dept. 65-H, Rochester,
N. Y. O1oc
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

FOR SALE by owner. 40 acres with
As inches paid up water Payette
valley, slope land, Ia miles from
railroad station, family orchard, all
leyelled. IL acres in clover meadow.
the rest in blue grass pasture, good
improvements. For doing for $4,000,
$1,000 will handle this with easy
terms on balance. C. L. Adams,
Caldwell, Idaho r, No. /. S25c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

WANTED-Girl, soda fountain. En-.
quire TOT Bannock st. S2(
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

FOR SALE-1916 Ford touring car,
excellent condition, a bargain at
s315. Phone 135s-w. S25
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

WANTED--Children to care for bv the
month 1920 Grove sa5e
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Prune pickers. Mrs. Yates,
near Soldiers Home. sec
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

FOR SALE-Ford 1915 model, storage
battery, lights; good condition. 902
Idaho ST. Phone 17s9-W. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

WANTED Competent person to do
general housework. Ill East Idaho
street. S21
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

THURSDAY. Boise day at Nampa,
IL passenger Cadillac cars. See Trask
Bros, 112 n. 18th Phone 2. Advisor
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

SAFETY RAZOR sHARPENER- :
ALL MAKES of safety razors sharp.
ened. ia North Ninth st. Phone
1251-R. -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
SAME RATES FOR
FOREST GRAZING

On account of the abnormal condi-
tions at present, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture has edcided that the grazing
fees on national forests shall not be
increased for the next grazing season,
at least. His position in the matter
il outlined in letter to T. w. Tomlin-
son, secretary of the American Ma
tional Live Stock Association, which
is quoted below:
"The further study of the value Of
grazing privileges on lands within the
different national forests, referred TO
in my letter of February /, 1917, has
been made during the past summer
and indicates that in general the fees
charged this year are still below the
real value of the forage. In the mean
time, however, many important events
have taken place in war conditions,
and stockmen have been called upon
to overcome many difficulties in order
to keep up the countrys supply of
beef, mutton, hides and wool, not oniv
for our own use. but also to help meet
the needs OF the Allies.
I'm view of this situation l have
decided to defer action in connection
with any further increase in grazing
fees on national forests for the pres
ent. Whether the postponement will
continue until the close of the war
cannot now determine. since / have
no way of forecasting probable eco
nomic developments. For the time
being the grazing fees now In force
will be continued, with the exception
OF such minor changes as may seem
advisable to adjust and correlate the
fees between certain forests or groups
OF forests. IN
"In reference to the issuance of five
OF ten-year permits, which will not be
subject to reduction during the period
for which they are issued except for
damage to the ranges or violation of
their terms, feel that this is also a
matter which should be allowed TO re-
main in allegiance. The demand for
an increase in meat production and
the necessity for stocking the forest
ranges to the extreme limit of safety
makes the issuance of such permits in
advisable. because with them in force
forest officers would not be able TO
make man readjustments and allot-
ments which the present situation
with reference to meat production may
require. This matter will be kept in
mind. however, and II will receive ap-
propriate consideration whenever the
existing conditions seem to justify sc-
ion along this line"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
SHEDS TORN DOWN-REASON
FOR LATE MAILS YESTERDAY

Three freight cars went off the
track in the snow sheds near the
Summit late Sunday night. tearing
downs $50 feet of the sheds and seri-
ously delaying traffic from the West.
No one was hurt. Complete details
of the accident are not available in
the local offices at Reno. The wo-d
received there is that the three cars
left the track without turning over
at a point near Lakeview shortly be-
fore midnight. They crashed into the
sides of the sheds, tearing down some
of the heavy timbers and letting the
sheds collapse on top of them. Thf
debris was removed Monday Afternoon
and the first trains from the Wes'
came through before three o'clock
[Reno Gazette.
No. 10 reached Winnemucca about
eight o'clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
NEW YORK Is TAKING NOTICE
OF MANY CHARITY EVENTS

NEW YORK, November 26.-It is
probable that District Attorney Swami
will send to Albany draft of a bill
regulating charities and bazaars. par
ticularly as to the amount of the fees
and profits allowed to the promoters
following his investigation into why
the Army and Navy Bazaar took In
$71,475.93 and had only $705 left to
buy comfort bags for soldiers ana
sailors. 1t is reported he will take
this course unless he finds cause for
more drastic action. The promoters
OF the Army and Navy Bazaar insist
that no one made any money other
than those who handled the advertis-
ing. In previous Investigations OF
charitable enterprises, the district at
torney has been able to induce man
ayers to surrender sums retained foi
fees and other expenses.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
DOUBLE WEDDING MONDAY
OF POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE

The home of Judge S. j. Bonnifieid
on Bridge street was the scene of 4
double wedding at 1890 o'clock Mon
day afternoon. The principals were
Miss Dora Giroux and Leroy K. Brown
and Miss Blanche Bonnifield and De-
vid G.. w. Christen. The ceremony
was performed by Judge E. A. Ducker
and was private, only near relatives
of the brides being present. The
brides are respectively the daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Giroux and Judge
S. j. Bonnifeld. pioneer residents of
Winnemucca. Both young ladies We're
reared here and have been active In
social and charitable affairs.
Mr.. Brown is a well-known young
mining engineer, and Mr.. Christen is
a civil engineer. at the head OF the
Southern Pacific land department for
northern and eastern Nevada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown departed in the
afternoon by automobile for tour OF
California, after which they will take
up their residence here; while Mr.. ana
Mrs. Christen will continue to make
their home in Winnemucca.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
CRANE SHALE OIL
GETTING Big START

The Crane Shale Oil corporation,
recently organized in Nevada to take
over the Crane patents for the recoy-
cry of oil from shale, is reported to
have secured control of 1000 acres of
promising territory at Watson, in the
Uinta basin, on which it proposes to
wage at once vigorous campaign of
development w. c. Ralston, presi-
dent of the corporation, spent Wed
nesday in Salt Lake City comforting
with David #. Day, oil shale geologlst
at Washington, relative to Utah and
Nevada shales and the possibility of
beginning work on several projects
at an early date. Alexander NJ. Boyle.
another member of the corporation.
was also here. In addition to those
named, others connected with the en-
terprise are Adolphus G.. Crane. in
ventor of the patent, vice-president;
Jonathan D. Payne. secretary and
treasurer; William Woodburn, G.. A.
Bartlett, II. H. Hunter and ]. T.
Goodin, directors.
According to Mr. Ralston, the Crane
patents are to be leased on an annual
rental basis. Besides operating in Utah.
the company controls large acreage
of shale lands in Humboldt and Elko
counties, in the State of Nevada.
Within thirty days. Ralston says,
the first plant will be ready for op-
Grafton in Reno, and will be used for
commercial work. He says the gov
ernment has taken steps to assure the
speedy construction of plants at San
Francisco.
Utah shales, II is said, are regarded
as the least refractory oil shales in
the world, and those at Watson are
said to contain an average of sixty
gallons Of oil to the ton. and some
run as high as 100 gallons. The Crane
process will extract about thirty gal
Ions of gasoline and twenty pounds of
ammonia sulphate to the ton. The
value is placed at about s14 out of
ton of shale, with cost of probably
less than 81 to the ton. Later on, re
fineries will accompany the retorting
plants and many valuable by-products
will be extracted
1t is estimated that northeastern
Utah contains 1,400 square miles of
shale beds fifty-three feet wide and
averaging three feet in thickness.
Senator Thatcher of Elko. Nevada.
says there is considerable interest In
the oil shale industry in San Fran
cisco. many prominent business men
having been attracted to the shaie
fields since the discovery of the Crane
process.-[Deseret News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
SEEMS
YERITABLE Spring

Jack H. Shepard has suffered the
agonies of thirst on the Great Ameri-
can Desert, and has been similarly
afflicted when in town and minus
the price Now he is safe. assured
and certain. since his recent visit to
Tolicha, where he located the site
for the first movie picture house in
the camp just as he panned the first
gold, or claimed to have panned it, in
Manhattan.
John has discovered new mineral,
which he has named perspirite. He
says it is a sort of porous clay pos
sessing rare magnetic qualities. 1t
may be moulded into any desired
shape and is particularly adapted for
the manufacture of canteens. as 1t
is very light.
It has been figured out by John
that the atmosphere contains
13.7S90635 per cent of moisture, or
thereabouts. The magnetism of per-
spirite draws the dampness out of
the air and causes it to percolate
through its pores into the interior OF
the canteen, one having capacity
of two gallons being filled in seven
teen minutes and nineteen seconds.
Another peculiar and interesting fea-
ture of this perspirite is that the
water that is drawn into the canteen
maintains an unvarying temperature
of one degree above the freezing
point. He is about to sell the patent
to a syndicate composed of members
of the Manhattan Skeeter Club. This
is a humanitarian move, as it is for
the purpose of getting some of the
members of that organization back
on the water wagon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
DELEGATE TO INTERNATIONAL
PURITY CONGRESS- RETURNS

Rev. P. H. Willis, pastor of the local
NJ. e. church, who was appointed by
Governor Boyle to represent Nevada
at the tenth International Purity Con-
gress, in session in Louisville, Ken
lucky. November to IA, returned
home last night after an absence of
one month. While on his journey.
Rev. Willis visited relatives in Colo
RADIO. Kansas, st. Louis (Missouri) and
his old home in Illinois, where he had
not been for thirty-eight years.
Rev. Willis reports having enjoyed
the trip immensely. having found
many of his relatives and old friends,
all of them apparently prosperous and
happy. A fortnight of the time was
spent in Louisville, Kentucky, attend
ing the Purity Congress, and a side
trip to the world-famous Mammoth
Cave. About ninety men and womin
gave addresses during the congress,
every one of whom was specialist in
his or her line
This session was especially timely
in view of the governments endeavor
to safeguard the MORALS of our young
men in the military camps. Mr.. Willis
visited Camp Taylor at Louisville and
witnessed the first pageant of $4,000
troops pass in review before General
Hale. He also found Frank Low, a
Humboldt county boy, who was grad
uated from the local high school two
years ago. He is we'll and happy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
MEDALS AWARDED
FOR SAFETY FIRST

Gold medals bearing the Southern
Pacific safety emblem and suitably en-
graved, have been awarded by Vice
President and General Manager w. r.
Scott to the six employees of each di-
vision and general shop work who
during the year ended June 80 1917,
did the most in furtherance of safety
work. c. H. Rippon, piecework in
spector of the Sacramento general
shops, carried off the first prize for
the second successive time with the
splendid score of 1895 points. Sta
tistics on which the award of the safe
ty banners will be made are now be-
ing prepared and the announcement
of the divisions and general shops
winning the banners will be made
shortly.
The names of the winners on the
Salt Lake division were announced
by Superintendent T. F. Rowlands as
follows: H. I. Mayer, district fore
mans clerk; F. N. Stone, passenger
brakeman; E. w. Trousdale. conduc-
tor; j. Sarsfield, section foreman; e.
Huntsman, blacksmith; w. Sampson,
paint foreman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
WHEEL-0F-F0RTUNE DANCE AT
NIXON LAST SATURDAY NIGHT

A novel feature was introduced at
the popular dance at the Nixon thea
tire last Saturday evening, when num-
bers were marked on the floor and
feminine dancers remained on the
numbers they reached at the conclu-
sion of the dance A large arrow was
then twirfed on a numbered dial. and
when it stopped each lady looked un-
der r-ahem!-feet to see if she
was lucky. The one standing on the
number corresponding to the one on
which the arrow stopped received a
box of candy. Misses Wilson, Mar
and Sheehan were fortunate.