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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
Statement of Ownership, Management
Circulation, Etc, April 1, 1917.

OF the Sunday Capital News, pub
lished weekly at Boise, Idaho, as re-
quired by the Act of Congress of Aug
ust "a, 1912. Publisher, The Capital
News Pub. Co., Ltd, Boise, Idaho; Ed
itor and Managing Editor, Guy Flenner,
Boise, Idaho; General Manager, r. s..
Sheridan, Boise, Idaho; Business Man
lager, George L. F1eharty, Boise, Idaho.
Stockholders holding more than one
per cent of the stock, f. H. Dewey and
w. c. Dewey, of Nampa, Idaho and r.
s. Sheridan. of Boise, Idaho. Bond
holders, e. H. Dewey and w. c. Dewey.
of Nampa, Idaho and r. S. Sheridan, of
Boise, Idaho.
The average number of copies of
each issue of this publication, sold or
distributed through the mails or other
wise to paid subscribers during the six
months preceding the date of this
statement is 1860.
r. S. SHERIDAN,
General Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9Th day of April, 1917.
| (SEAL) VIM. g. MESSERSMITH,
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 2l, 1920.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
REVIE w OF
BOOKS
"THE CHOSEN PEOPLE"

Sidney l. Nyburgs new novel, 1.-The
Chosen People" has it's scene of ac-
ton In Baltimore, and it's hero is
jealous young rabbi, Philip Graetz
DIR. GraetZ is minister to the big
and wealthy congregation of the Tenn
pie BETHEL. He has come from the
middle west full of the inspiration of
his ancient faith and he utters burn
ing words from the pulpit in his eff
forts to arouse his hearers to the
beauty of the old Hebraic ideals and
to the duty of ordering their lives ac-
cording to the Word. For a time his
preaching absorbs him. Then, sud
denly, through the outbreak of a
strike, he is called from facing his
rich and comfortable and often sloth-
full congregation to mingle with the
toilers, the poor and struggling broth
ers and sisters of his race. With his
eyes opened to phases of life to which
he had been blind he sees the strike
carried to a conclusion which, reveal
ing hypocrisy in high places among his
temple associates, almost leads him to
give up his ministry.
Strongly drawn characters surround
the young rabbi In the book-the sur
geon, Frank; the employer, Kahn; the
cynical lawyer, Gordon, and others.
Romance finds it's way into his life,
first through q daughter of wealth
and then out of the ranks of the city's
workers. He is besieged by circum-
stance. His faith is sternly tested.
The end of the book finds him proven
true.
Readers of 1.-THE Conquest" who now
turn to The Chosen People" will find
amply fulfilled. Mr.. Nyburg has
| brought to his new story fresh power
of thought and analysis to reinforce
| the graphic quality in his style. He
has written living, stirring chapters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

HOLSTER and the cousin, gets between
them constantly, along with plotting
villainy, and keeps matters stirred up
all the way through What He Least
Expected" the latest story offering of
Noteworthy Hall. There is a good deal
of conversation in the book. We could
do with les. Still, 1t is conversation
of that Noteworthy brand which does
not rest heavily, and the action carries
it briskly and easily to the gladstone
finish.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
TOUcHY PEOPLE,

Beware of touchy people! There are
always some about, ready to poster you
in some way. Hurry on past, so you
can not hear them, and above all, re-
fuse to deny what they say. Just keep
sweet and go ahead, and let their I'M
kind words swelter in the cleaning.
How much time and patience are vast
ed on touchy people. And yet such
people think they are the salt of the
earth and everybody else dirty water
1t is real wickedness to be touchy. It
is as bad as lying and cheating. 1T
does the world as much harm. IT
spoils more religion than swearing. II
you find a touchy person in your
church, turn him out as soon as pos
sible; If not, he will infect the whole
brotherhood and sisterhood with his
sin. We knew touchy person one
time whose loneliness struck in on
him and he died. We hope all our
gentle readers will escape so sorry a
fate.-Ohio State journal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

Sufferers from hives (nettlerash or
urticaria) show intensely itchy,
singing and burning, pinkish
wheals; these appear suddenly and
oftentimes disappear as rapidly. They
are pea to finger nail sized, resem-
bling mosquito bites; there are also
giant wheals the size of an egg, and
sometimes they develop huge Bills
tiers. Urticaria rs like to come also
in bands and streaks; and by scratch
ing you can easily bring out the pat
tents initials or the word hives or
any other letters on the patients
skin. Child sufferers are very apt to
excoriate the skin so that blood
crusts result Sometimes there are
blisters In which the serum has q
bloody hue; in other cases the
wheals are succeeded by brownish
spots, which persist from one out
break to another. Acute urticaria
rapidly disappears on removal Of the
cause; but 1t is very apt indeed to
recur; chronic urticaria is obstinate
and difficult to cure.
What causes the hives? There Is
some local irritation of the skin sur
face such as a frayed "boned collar"
Or there Is some trouble with the
digestion; certain foods are found by
individual experience to be the cause
excessive meat eating, strawber-
ries, Holsters, crabs or Welsh rabbits;
some people cannot eat buckwheat
cakes for fear Of bringing on an at
tack. Intense emotion may be the
reason for the nettlerash. What is
to do for hives? We first remove the
exciting cause, in most cases an over
loaded stomach or a dietary error.
An ounce of castor oil or an ounce Of
EPSON salts (the latter in a tum-
blerful of water) will be right to be-
gin the treatment with. Then for
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

never had popularity. Many a middle
aged man who cannot grow hair on
the top of his head is exasperated to
see it grow wild in his ears. The Hair
is not merely ornamental, but may be
put to several uses and it is frequent
ly employed to indicate temperament
in the male. If you like to come home
lickered up and beat your wife, Vet
your hair grow long and people will
excuse 1t.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

The men engaged in cutting off the
ends of protruding ties on the elevated
railways were explicitly instructed, for
the sake of innocent passers-by on
the street below, never to allow piece
of tie to fall to the street without a
rope attached to it.
One day as the end of a tie was
sawed off the man on the job threw
the rope, tie and all into the street.
Hey, there, what'er you doin'?''
yelled an indignant foreman.
Eye told me not to- let anything
down to the street without rope
attached" rejoined the man, in a
surly tone. well. amt l obeyin' or
ders?"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
1.-THE HORNETS NEST.r

Nothing less becomes Mrs. WILSON
Woodrow's new story, The Hornets
Nest" than it's finish.
This novel of mystery Is placed in
New York, it's action begins with the
very first page and a lively interest in
proceedings is effectively maintained
through succeeding pages. Besides
which, a most attractive and uncon-
ventional heroine is provided, the viii
lain and villainess are jewellers in the
most select circles of society and
finance, and the pair of shady individ-
uals who go into safe breaking, conf
dence work, and all that sort of thing
are really and truly gentlemen pushed
out by chance from a former social
regime.
What with these personal circum-
stances and what with stolen sap
phires, discriminating papers, unlaw
full lovers, etc, The Hornets Nest"
is we'll outfitted-so well furnished
that we do not wonder at and do not
mind the taking of far-reaching lib
critics with all the probabilities. That
which sets us back, as intimated
above, is the reading through chap
tiers flushed with the fever of excite
ment only to bring up against a pallid
end in compromise at a midnight hour
tense with fictional possibilities. We
are afraid our author failed TO re-
main keyed up to the pitch of her own
fancy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
AT THE REHEARSAL.

you must bring that mermaid in the
moving picture sea story more up to
date"
whats the matter with the arrange
ment now?"
'Tn posing her on the rock you've
given her a golden harp. For heavens
sake, man, take it away and give her
a ukulele."-Baltimore American.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
. Questions and Answers. -
ToNsILITIs AND RHEUMATIsM,

III January last had tonsiI M
ed aoith pas; ii ioGsn't opened and
didn't drain from the outside. In
about fortnight. after this attack Of
tonsiHtis I took terrible pains In my
knee jotats, 1ohich became s4oolIen;
merit my aortsts became affected.
A'ss1ottr-What further proof can
possibly be desired Of the fact that
affections Of the throat, tonsils, teeth
and gums are the frequent forerun-
ners of rheumatism; and that attacks
of rheumatism will in most cases
cease after the mouth an6 the teeth
have been rendered healthy!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

three nights and mornings a table
spoonful of rhubarb and soda mix
ture. We watch the diet; tea, coffee
and sweets are abstained from: q
diet or rice and milk exclusively is
the best Where the cause lies in
the nervous system Is grains of
strontium bromide in a teaspoonful
of peppermint water in the forenoon
and at bedtime will do wonders.
(Along with the right regimen).
Locally great relief is got from bath.
ing the parts in vinegar and water
or alcohol and water equal parts: or
in a basinful Of water containing a
tablespoonful Of bicarbonate of soda
and 20 drops of pure carbolic acid. A
busting powder Of zinc oxide and
starch, equal parts. Is excellent. In
many chronic cases belladonna, sal
icylic acid or phenacetin Is helpful;
but these drugs should be pres
cribed only by the doctor after exam
ination. and to>it the appropriate
conditions In each case.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
THE HAIR,

The Hair is not in as great demand
today as it was among some of our
earliest progenitors who are said to
have used hair extensively through
out. The prehistoric caveman who
went bald really had something to
worry about especially If he went bald
all over. Today hair is considered the
only tasteful adornment for the top
of the head and efforts to replace it
with something else just as good have
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
The GARDEN NUT.

Observe his hurried. eager way,
Perhaps he doesn't sleep enough!
He hurries home at close of day
With garden seeds and stuff.
He spades and putters round the
place,
Neglects his wife and little tots,
Will hardly eat, but only pace
The yard off into plots.
He spends enough for tools and imp
Lements to live for months in ease
And all he grows Is but a skimp-
Y carrot. or some peas.
Thus went the jest of yesteryear.
But with food prices on the soar
Somebody It really isn't near
So funny anymore.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

Of
II "a Il ans s1
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
1.-THE GIRLS AT HIS BILLET"

Three pretty blue-eyed sisters live a
life of remoteness and dizziness in an
English village. They pray for some
thing to happen. And something does.
The village vicinity becomes a train
ing camp of young soldiers and red
headed lieutenant Is quartered right
among the sisters.
out of this situation Bertha Ruck
has developed THE Girl at His Billet .
light-running comedy of the war,
full of flirtations and more serious
things, including real love and Ger
man spy. In e. C. Caswell's pictures
the girls book is as pretty as Miss
Ruck says they are.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
THE LAST PEDESTRIAN.

Amid the shrieking and the honks,
Amid the traffic's surging tide,
Mid truck and dray he picks his way
To. reach the other side,
And one observes him all amazed,
Such skill and nimbleness to see,
He darts along all through the throng
AS graceful as he can be!
Yet thought he knows he can elude
The rush of all the traffic mob
He seems in woe, in fear, and oh,
He stops while to sob,
He stops to sob for well he knows
Though he's the quickest ever met,
Twill come to pass, someday alasl
They're going to get him yet!
This long survivor of kind
Long since bumped from the earth's
round rim,
He has no peace, they never cease,
They're ever after him;
Though fleet and nlmble as the fawn
He darts and ducks as best he can
Someday We'll bet they're sure to gel
The last pedestrian!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
WffATCHAMA
COLUMN
PE PS

After the flower of the country has
been recruited in the army and navy.
some of US old weeds may come in
handy.
Apparently q bit Of our troubles will
be started by those Germexicans.
French fried potatoes might become
vastly popular in this country if it
wasn't for the potatoes.
They are going after German await
ors with a vengeance. Swat the fly!
This time the telegraph was the
Paul Revere.
What funny things happen in matri-
mony. Here's Miss F'lagg tied to a
master.
Knock the prop from under imperial
propaganda in this nation.
P ostmasters who meet the stamp
of civil service approval will not be
cancelled.
THOUGHTS ON TAKING A BATH.
One doesn't realize, until one gets
in a bath tub, how inconveniently the
middle of ones back is arranged. You
can't climb up over your shoulders
with a wash rag and get at it. You
can't dart under your armpits and
take it by surprise. You cannot in
any satisfactory manner reach it. 1t
Is inaccessible.
Somebody invented a brush once
that you could attach to handle and
send out after the middle of your back
with a load of soapsuds. But either
the brush slips Off or the handle is
lost. Or the handle is there and the
brush is gone.
Unquestionably, someone blundered
in locating the middle of mans back.
Why couldn't 1t be abolished? We
don't use it for anything but to lean
against, anyhow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
NEVER

You're canped!" exclaimed old Rufus
Rill
To Maynard Bertram Bull.
This is q job you cannot fill
When you are always full"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
SURE.

Small Willie with a lusty poke
Down twenty floors sent Uncle Nat;
Cried he, Though Uncle is joke,
He fell a little flatl"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
HGRAIL FIRE."

A young moon sinking behind the
peak of West Mountain up in Vermont
suggests to the mind of the boy,
Francis Merwin, the thought of the
Grail. He tells his fancy to Eleanor
Ramsey, the girl who steals upon him
in the midst of his meditation. Ell
eanor understands. So begins the ro-
nance which, in Zephine Humphreys
Grail Fire" merges into story of
religious mysticism.
Young Merwin is the son OF an
agnostic father, whose religion is
beauty, and of a narrowly Puritan
mother. His aspirations draw him
first to the Roman Catholic church.
but that establishment fails to prove
itself to his mind. Next and finally
he turns to the extreme ritualistic
section of the Episcopal church.
Miss Humphreys story goes deeply
into questions of creed and particu-
larly into the doctrine of the Incar-
nation. Naturally, the appeal of her
book is to a special class of readers.
She has defined very clearly and rev.
erently point of view.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
YOUR HEALTH

By JOHN B. HUBER. A. NJ, ND.

Be temperate and yoa ,oiH be healthy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

Many a man who is Soft of Speech
whom he makes a Touch is Hard Of
Hearing later.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08
"AMERIcA ENTANeLED."

America Entangled," the book by
John Price Jones, from which was
taken the lately published news story
of the plot through which the Lusi-
tania was destroyed, has been issued
in paper bindings and with an intro
duction by Roger B. Wood, former as
sistant United States attorney.
The book is made up of details Sc
cured by the author concerning the
German propaganda of violence and
intrigue as spread in America. Mr..
Jones devoted year to his investiga-
lions and declares in his preface that
he has presented only "a splain, un-
vanished statement of facts"
"WHAT HE LEAST EXPECTED"
Phil HOLSTER, out of Harvard and
out of place, has a job thrown at
him, Jas it were, in which he gets 500
a week for going where he is told, do
ing what he is told and say nothing
about It. The thing sounds shady,
but Phil takes a chance, and when he
finds that Ballin's,. cousin is in the
game. somewhere. and that she is go
ing to Bermuda on the same boat he
is ordered to take, he just doesn't care.
However, mystery goes along with
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

After the flower of the country has
been recruited in the army and navy.
some of us old weeds may come in
handy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

Apparently bit Of our troubles wi
be started by those Germexicans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

French fried potatoes might become
vastly popular in this country if il
wasn't for the potatoes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

I Germany d Wilson wa president Wahnro otIn
ant ended H M 1.-The The Spanish April
d enhd December 100 the meyear
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16

English and French easily, has had a long career as diplomat. He was secretary at Paris and at Peking and was among the ranks of the beseiged during the Boxer trouble in China.
 After having been recalled to the foreign office as chief of the section of telegrams and .hen as director of the bureau of commercial affairs, he was dispatched to San Francisco ana Vancouver in 1907 to investigate the anti-Japanese movement there.
 In 1908, he was appointed vice min ister for foreign affairs, and in 1912 was designated as ambassador to France, which post he filled with emil nent success until he was selected to be foreign minister in the Okuma cab inet. He was still in Paris in the early period of the war and is thoroly familiar with the European war situa- tion.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16
FAMOUS STATESMAN
 IN JAPANESE MISSION
(By Associated Press.l

PACIFIC PORT, Aug. 13-The Japa- nese mission arrived today, headed by Ambassador Extraordinary Plentipo- tentiary Viscount Ishii and was re- ceived by the state department and city officials.
 The selection of Viscount Ishii rs chief envoy was welcomed by the press teven of the opposition, because he was foreign minister of the cabinet of Mar. quis Okuma, which was supported by the constitutional of the opposition party. The Terauchi ministry is prais- ed, therefore, for it's broad minded ness in choosing diplomat of rather anti-government leaning.
 The selection was made, however, re- gardless of party considerations and was based solely upon Viscount Ishii's fitness and capacity in advancing un- flied Japanese policy in the present world crisis.
 Marquis Okuma personally voiced his satisfaction and expressed the opin- ion that the commission would con- tribute much towards cementing the cordial relations between Japan and the United States and assist in clear ing away any misunderstanding en- tertained by the United States about Japan's policy towards China.
 The primary object of the commis- sion is one of courtesy in conveying the appreciation of the Japanese gov ernment at the action of the United Statees in joining the ranks of the en- tente allies of which Japan is mem Der, but in a broad way the commits sion will discusse questions of coop eration between the United States and Japan in the future conduct of the war.
 Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy having dispatched commissions to the United Statees, Japan feels that it is fitting for her to follow in their footsteps.
 There is likely to be an exchange of views on the Ear Eastern ques- tions generally and even on the situa- tion in Russia, which is source of considerable anxiety. It is not unlike ly- that the Chinese question, which continues troublesome. will be consid- cred and that in general way the will seize the opportunity | to further a project of cooperative un- derstanding with reference to political affairs in the Far East.
 Viscount Ishii, who speaks both |
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16
FOOD CONTROL MEASURE
 GIVES PRESIDENT POWER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-President Wilson today signed the food control and survey bills
 The food control bill establishes, during the war, broad government con- trol over foods, feeds, fuel, fuel oils, natural gas, fertilizer and it's ingredi- ents, tools, utensils and equipment re- quired for the actual production of all such products, designated "neces- saries."
 In establishing government control, the bill authorizes the president to en- ter into voluntary arrangements, ere ate or use any agency or agencies, to accept service of any person without compensation, to cooperate with any agency or person, to utilize any de- partment or agency of the govern ment, and to coordinate their activi- ties.
 In pursuance of such authorization, President Wilson plans to appoint Her. bert c. Hoover food administrator. Control of other necessaries named may be accomplished thru other agencies.
 Comprehensive powers are given in the bill, passed as war measure,
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16

of calling attention of the young de- lenders of the nation to existence of the bank.
 The bank is an experiment, accord ing to G. c. Runyon and Thomas Clay of the army Y. M. C.. A., who origi- hated the idea.
 Tt is to encourage men to think of their financial start in life after the war is over, that we have in mind as the highest object of the bank, !" MT. Runyon said. He stated deposits for a single pay day averaged more than $2 per man in camp. With the increase in pay to $30 month begin ming with the July pay day, the men can save BIO a month easily, accord ing to Runyon.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16
REPAIRING OF FLAGS
 INTERESTING FEATURE

BASE AMERICAN FLOTILLAS IN BRITISH WATERS, Aug. 14-(Cor- respondence) Keeping several thou sand flags in repair is one of the most interesting of the numerous duties Of the tender or mothership to the flo tillas here.
 The work is in charge of the chief quartermaster, who corresponds to a master flagmaker in one of the Amer ican navy yards, where flags or ali kinds are made He has staff of assistants and large supply of bunt- ing brought along from the New York navy yards flag factory. The work room is the charthouse under the bridge.
 Some flags are made here. Three were turned out for Vice Admiral Sims recently when he took over com mand of the station for brief period during the absence of the British ad- miral There were the regulation vice admirals flag, consisting of three white stars on a field of blue.
 One was unfurled from the stae over the admiraPs house and anothec flew from the backyard. The third was kept in reserve. The three were made in as many hours in the tenders flagshop. Several Union Jacks have also been made. AS the average Amer ican ought to know but possibly does not, the American Union Jack is 4S white stars placed close together on a field of blue.
 The major part of the flagmaker's work here is devoted to repairing flags made either in the United States gov ernment plants or bought from the British flag factory on shore here. The work of keeping in repair the thousands of signal and other flags used by the American destroyers keeps several men busy nearly all their duty hours. There are no facili-, ties on the destroyers for this work.