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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
GOES TO
CAPITOL TO CONFER
With THE SENATORS

Washington, Jan. 19.-President Will
son went to the capitol again today and
conferred with senators for nearly two
hours. AS he left he said he had mere
ly come to the capitol to confer about
the legislative program and insisted
that by that he meant the passage of
legislation recommended in his an
nual address.
The president expressed Indignation
at reports published after his visit to
the capitol yesterday that he would
veto one or both of the waterpower
bills. Such false reports, he said, only
served to throw a monkeywrench into
legislative machinery.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
BLACK WEDDING FOR
NEW YORK COUPLE

New 'fUdk, Jan. 1s.-When Miss
Eleanor Klinger, fashion model,
and Mr.. Ora Cne, designer of hats
and gowns, stand before the mar
riage altar In st. Vincent de Paul's
church tomorrow, they will break
all wedding traditions In that they
will wear black from head to foot.
The wedding breakfast, served by
black servant, will consist of
blackberry cocktails. black bass,
black bread, black coffee, and
other black delicacies. MIR. Cne
and his brlde-to-be say they want
to show the world something new
in the way Of weddings; also,
black weddings will prove cheaper
for society than the usual kind,
as black clothes are always serv-
iceable.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
TEACHER AND MUSIC
COMPOSER KILLED;
SUSPECT ARRESTED

Oklahoma City, Jan. 19.-Miss Nellie
NJ. Dunn, young school teacher, was
called from her class room here late
yesterday and shot to death. A few
minutes later at his studio nearby
Rowland d. Williams, music instructor
and composer. also was killed.
John NJ. Couch, a brother-in-la law of
Miss Dunn. is held in Guthrie. Okla.
on two murder charges. He surren-
dered to the Guthrie authorities on an
old charge OF sending obscene matter
through the mails.
Mrs. Mary G. Couch, who divorced
Couch last year. said that for several
years he had attempted to force his
attentions on her sister but that Miss
Dunn spurned him.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
NEWS ODDITIES.

MAN WHO BEAT a policeman with
out getting a scratch described himself
as ~ scientific hod carrier"
SCHOOL OF POLITENESS started
for trolley men of Queens, who have ID.
C. attached to their names-"Doctor of
Civility."
EIGHT of Peekskill mans hens
have laid 1.656 eggs in IL months-each
about 207 eggs that sold for about SO.
CHURCHGOERS in five Staten
Island towns carried lanterns to meet
ing as In olden times. The power
plant that furnishes electric lights fail
ed
FREE USE OF AUTO" Is one of
the inducements of Paterson man who
is advertising for a maid.
FAILURE to take your wife TO the
movies AT least once in five years en-
titles her to separation, White Plains
court, y. Y, held in awarding decree.
MAN who took part In Ohio riot and
attempted lynching sentenced to make
full public apology in every paper in
the county.
FOX not only bit Putnam county. n.
Y. woman, but grabbed her pet cat and
took 1t away for dinner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
Legislature Today
HOUSE..

HOUSE.
Removed ban on visitors to the
house floor and did away with visitors
card system, permitting all visitors to
occupy available space.
Spent an hour discussing printing
contract and printing Of 500 extra
copies Of workmen's compensation act,
which would cost approximately s35.
while time spent discussing matter cost
$4s.
Butte and Camas county bills rec
commended for passage. Killed Fifth
judicial judgeship bi, by Richards.
Recommended memorial for direct cleo
tion Of president do not pass.
Bills introduced taking division Of
counties from legislature, creating Of
fee code commissioner, cutting interest
paid on state logged off land. appropri-
ating $4,000 for bridge across Cla.ks
Fork river in Bonner county.
Heard National Master oliver Of ma
tional grange this afternoon at 9
o'clock. Adjourned to 10 a. m. Satur-
day.
SENATE.
Discussed in committee of whole
Bane county printing bill, but took no
definite action.
Received resolution from State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor asking for eight hour
day law for women and establishing
minimum wage.
Received communication from COM
missioners of Bonner county protest.
ing against placing entire state into
educational unit and providing all
school taxes shall be levied by state.
Corrupt practice act introduced to-
gether with annexation bfll taking part
of Fremont county and annexing it 70
Madison.
Adjourned to II a. IN. Saturday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19

Columbus, O., Jan. 19.-Weldon H.
Wells, the confessed slayer Of Mona
Simon, will make a fight for his lib
erty, but It is believed kere his only
chance Of winning freedom 10 to prove
that he was insane when he killed the
young woman. His mother, Mrs. C. D.
Benfer Of Kansas City, declared her
belief that her son 10 unbalanced ment-
ally.
~ met the girl on the street and took
her to my room in the OeshIer hotel
here" said Wells, in explaining the
tragedy.
"She taunted me. She said II was
from just such mon as mo that she got
into trouble and that she came from as
good family as !.
~ had been drinking. struck her
and we scufi ed.
"She screamed that she would use
a razor. We were close to tho dresser.
! reached back of me, got my revolver
from tho dresser drawer and shot her.
"Then ! made my escape"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
YOUTH WHO MADE MILLIONS IN
STOCKS AND THEN LOST HIS
QUICKLY MADE FORTUNE,
ONCE MORE PLAYS IN LUCK.

New York, Jan. 19.--This is the tale
of a man who made and lost millions
In the stock market and then came
back and made more millions, the lat
ter chapters furnish the most extra-
ordinary part Of the story. Likewise 1t
may be called the story Of man who
buried his talent in Il napkin-but not
so deep that he couldn't dig It up for
himself.
In 1908 Jesse L. Livermore admitted
he was $3,000,000 winner on the Wall
street game. Two years later that
$3,000,O00 had Joined the last years
birds nests. Today young Mr.. Liver
more quietly admits that he has again
cleaned UP q sup not far from the
three million mark. Two million dol
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
BOY PLUNGER AGAIN
SCORES A COMEBACK
TO URGE PENSIONS
FOR THE TEACHERS

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 19.-Provisions
for teachers pension system and a
state school architect will be urged
upon the legislature now in session by
the Kansas Educ ational Council, which
assembled in annual meeting here to-
day to consider legislative and other
matters affecting the educational in :
terests OF Kansas. Leading educators
from all parts of the state are attend
ing the meeting, which will continue
two days.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
GERMANS PROTEST
AGAINST REDUCTION
IN POTATO RATIONS

Amsterdam, Jan. 19.-The Berlin
Vorwaerts says four miners fed
erations have telegraphed the war
feeding department protesting
against the reduction of the week
ly potato ration from five to three
pounds. The kilograms say tur-
nips are not substitute for po-
tatoes and ask the authorities to
re-establish the former rations.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
OFFICER ON STAFF
OF FARRAGUT DEAD

New York, Jan. 19.-Captain Charles
II. Baxter, last surviving officer on the
staff of Admiral Farragut. died at his
home in this city early yesterday at the
age of sS years. Captain Baxter was
born at Baton Rouge. La, and served
as an officer with the British forces
during the Sepoy rebellion in India and
later in the Crimean war and the re-
bellion in Madagascar He served as
an officer in the American navy
throughout the civil war;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
ENTENTE PLANNING TO
DEPOSE GREEK KING

Rome, Jan. 19.-It was reported
here today on excellent authority
that the entente powers have de-
cided to depose King Constantine
of Greece. 1t IS said that this de-
cision was received at the recent
council of war In Rome.
An Italian nobleman. probably
the duke of Aosta, a cousin of
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy,
may succeed Constantine on the
Greek throne.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
AMERICANS TO LEAVE,

Washington, Jan. 19.-Over one
thousand Americans have peti-
toned Ambassador Elkus at Con-
stantinople to get them out of
Syria and Palestine, the ambassa-
dor cabled the state department to-
day. The original estimate of 800
has more than trebled since the
Turkish military authorities ac-
ceded to strong representations OF
the state department that Amer-
can citizens be allowed to leave.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
IDAHO POsTMAsTERs.

Capital News Special Service.)
Washington, Jan. 19.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been
appointed in Idaho: Cedar Hill,
Oneida county. Joseph II. Earle. vice
Mrs. E. ]. Wendler, resigned; Arrow :
rock. Boise county, Alex J. Clifton. The
latter office was relegated to the
fourth class, July 1 last. due to falling
off in postal receipts.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
Tessie Mcnamara Gave the
Warning Which Prevent
ed Heavy Loss Of Life in
Kingsland Disaster.

Kingsland, N. j., Jan. 19.-Tessie
Mcnamara, telephone switchboard girl
at the big munitions plant of the Can
adian Car and Foundry company near
this village, which blew up last week,
Is the heroine of Kingsland.
On the day of the disaster Miss Nc
Namara happened to glance out of a
window which overlooked q long av-
enue of concrete and iron one story
buildings and saw a wisp OF smoke
curling from the caves of building 80,
a shed stored with 200 gallons of gaso-
line and used for cleaning and polish
ing high explosive shells stuffed with
trinitrotoluol, a shed not 10 yards dis
tant from another packed with loaded
shells, $4,000 of them, awaiting ship
ment to Russia.
CONQUERED HER PANIC.
With one bound Tessie was back at
the switchboard, headgear adjusted,
fighting to conquer her rising panic.
She beat down her fears (she knew
what smoke wisps portended in a vast
plant packed with tremendous explo-
sives) and rapidly connected with shed
after shed-just word or two:
Fire in shed 30--sure to reach shell
get all men out"
Men were swarming like bees from
a dozen sheds to which Tessie's swift,
cool warning had flashed. She watched
them in their rush toward the great
gates on the Ridge road. her fear stiff
ling her at times, but always conquer
ed by her plucky heart. and kept plug
ging in and out as she got speech with
building after building. Without turn
ing her head from the switchboard she
saw, then heard, the disaster develop.
WARNED JUST IN TIME.
As Tessie sent in her final calls red
hot fragments of steel ripped from the
bursting shells and flung high in the
air descended upon the roof of the
headquarters building within five feet
of her head Some of the pieces tore
through, one just grazing her. She
tainted.
With building after building ex
ploding, Macarthur. the fire chief, and
a few OF his aids dragged the uncon-
scious girl from the switchboard, car
ried her to the Ridge road, put her in
an automobile and told the driver to
stop for nothing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
GERMANY W|THDRAWS
THE CHARGES AGAINST
AMERICAN MINISTER

Washington. Jan. 19.--Germany has
withdrawn the charges of unneutral
conduct against Minister Vopicka, ac-
credited to Rumania, Serbia and Bull
garia, 1t was announced at the state
department today. 1t Is probable Vo-
picka, who is now in Berlin, will be
granted the leave of absence which he
requested many months ago in order
to avoid embarrassment in sending
him on to his post at the Rumanian
capital at Jassy just after gaining con-
siderable military information In his
trip through the central empires.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
DENIAL OF CHARGES.

Washington, Jan. 1e.--American Min
lister Vopicka, accredited to Rumania,
Serbia and Bulgaria, who was remov-
ed from his post at Bucharest by the
German military authorities with other
neutral diplomats, has sent the state
department an emphatic denial OF Ger
man charges that he was unneutral In
favor of Rumania. The minister de-
clared the charges entirely unfounded,
and that he had not exceeded the
bounds of his office.
Department officials are inclined to
believe that the trouble has arisen
through misunderstanding on the
part of the German authorities, as they
say some Of the charges are known to
be untrue.
Whether .,inister Vopicka will be
ordered from Berlin to his post with
the Rumanlan government at Jassy has
not been determined.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
INCREASED PRICES
ON CIGARETTES TAKE
EFFECT NEXT WEEK

New York, Jan. 19.-Increased
prices for cigarettes We're announc-
cd here today by the United Cigar
Stores company and the Tobacco
Products corporation. The ad-
vances by the United, to become ef-
fective next Monday, range from
! to cents per box of dozen
cigarettes. Higher cost of labor.
tobacco and wrapping material
are given as the reason.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
AMERICANS ON VESSEL.
SOUTH PAYS HONOR
TO MEMORY OF LEE

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 1e.-Celebration OF
the anniversary of tho birth of Gen
eral Robert f. Lee was general
throughout the south today. In nearly
all of the states the day was observed
as legal holiday. Exercises under
the auspices Of the United Confederate
Veterans, Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy and other patriotic societies were
held in all tho principal cities and
towns
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
TONE OF TELEGRAM
BRINGS A PROTEST
Sherman L. Whipple Of Bos-
ton Invited to Act as
Counsel for the Commit
tee at the Hearing Which
Will Be Resumed on Mon
day.

Washington, Jan. 49,
Samuel Untermyer today
protested against the use of
his name as though he were
seeking a job in a tele-
gram read in the house to-
day during the talk on the
leak investigation. Repre-
sentative Miller of Mime
sofa, objected to the tone of
U n t crmyer s telegram,
which he said was an insult
to congress, but the discus
sion soon ended.
Members of the house rules commit
tee investigating the leak were appar-
emily confident Sherman L. Whipple, a
Boston lawyer. would accept the COM
mittee's investigation to act as counsel
n the inquiry. He will come to WASH
ington tomorrow to confer with the
committee. There will be no public
iedfllSS untll MONDAY.
Further public hearings In the in
quiry were postponed until Monday to
give counsel and the committee time
to prepare for the future proceedings.
The plan is to call as the chief witness
Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti, the wo-
man who, Thomas w. Lawson says,
told him Secretary Tumulty and w.
w. Price, Washington newspaper
man, were beneficiaries Of the alleged
leak. She will be followed by a score
of other witnesses, including the men
mentioned in the inquiry and num-
Der Of prominent New York financiers.
FIGHT OVER COUNSEL.
The selection of Mr.. Whipple followed
bitter fight OF several hours among
Democrats OF the committee, in which
Postmaster General Burleson, Solicitor
General Davis and Majority Leader
Kitchin participated. Several OF the
Democrats, including Chairman Henry,
urged Samuel Untermyer as counsel,
despite attacks against such a course
from both sides of the house. Mr.. Bur-
Lesson, often administration spokesman
at the capitol, is understood to have
been there to advocate Untermycr.
One of the chief objections against
MIR. Untermyer was that lawson had
discussed the case with him and was
known to wan an investigation of the
stock exchange with Untermyer In
charge.
DEMOCRATS DECIDE.
Democratic members of the commit
tee struggled with the problem FOR
more than "a hours, excluding Repub-
ican members from their conferences. s..
Representatives Campbell and Lenroot,
ranking Republican committeeman,
learned Of the efforts to choose Inter
myer and late Yesterday afternoon is
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
AGAINST INCREASE
IN STORAGE PRICES

Washington, Jan. 19.-The interstate
commerce commission today disap-
proved proposals by the railroads to
double and quadruple storage charges
ON export grain at elevators at New
York. Philadelphia and other Atlantic
ports, where such grain is held longer
than so days.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
HALF A MILLION
STARKE TO DEATH
IN SYRIA ALONE
Suicides Increasing to Ap-
palling Proportions -Hor-
rors Extend to Palestine
and to Interior Country.

Rome, Jan. 19.-Five hundred
and ten thousand persons have
died Of starvation in Syria, ac-
cording to information received by
a local newspaper. Lebanon is
said to have suffered particularly,
while at Beirut inhabitants are
said to have been picked up on the
streets nearly dying Of hunger.
The number of suicides IL in
creasing to appalling proportions.
Similar horrors are reported as
occurring in Palestine and parts Of
the interior inhabited by Chris
tiaps.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
ENDED HIS LIFE AFTER
LOSING ALL HIS WEALTH

New York. Jan. 19.-Martin l..
Henry, aged 65, two years ago known
as the richest letter carrier in the
world, is a suicide. He died practically
penniless. Investments in Bronx real
estate gained him 100000. Invest
ments in Wall street took it all away
from him.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
WOULD HAVE STATE
OWNED PAPER MILL

Brainard Mimi, Jan. 19.-The high
cost of print paper and the proposed
establishment of a state owned paper
mill as possible solution Of the prob
lem are leading subjects scheduled for
discussion by the Northern Minnesota
Editorial association at its ninth an
nual meeting which convened here to-
day.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
KILLED HIMSELF WHEN HE
LOST HIS POSITION

New York, Jan. lotto Drescher.
AZ years old, superintendent of the
Melrah apartments, shot and killed
himself in the basement of the apart
ment house after he fired shot at
Bernard Grinsky, representative of
the agent who came to tell him he
would have to give up his job. The
bullet pierced the left sleeve of Grin.
sky's coat but did not hit him
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
PRECAUTION TAKEN
BY SWISS COUNCIL
Mobilization Of More Troops
Ordered, Although Assur-
ances That Neutrality
Would Be Respected Have
Been Received From Both
Sides.
(Assooiated Press war Summary,

(Assooiated Press War Summary
The concentration Of
masses of German troops
across the line from Basel
has been reported in Swiss
newspapers and the belief is
said to exist in Switzerland
that the Germans are con-
templating an offensive with
the object Of freeing Alsace
of invaders.
MOBILIZATION ORDERED.
The Swiss federal council, while ex-
pressing confidence that none of the
powers contemplated violation of Swiss
neutrality, ordered the mobilization of
additional troops as a measure of pre-
caution. Both France and Germany as
sured Switzerland recently that they
would continue to respect her neutral
ity.
NO WORD OF RAIDER.
No further news has been received
OF the whereabouts of the German sea
raider which has been sinking entente
boats in the south Atlantic but the ar
rival at Cape Verde islands OF the
British steamer Yarrowdale with the
crews of eight Of the ships disposed of
by the raider, said to number 400 per-
sons is reported in unofficial advices
from Rio Janeiro.
FIGHTING IN RUMANiA.
Heavy fighting is still in progress
on the Rumanian front with tho Rus
SLAMS and Rumanians apparently more
than holding their own, for the time
at least, against Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen's armies.
Elsewhere in the field Of military op-
erations there have been few import
ant activities.
AMERICANS ON VESSEL.
Washington, Jan. 1e.-Nine Ameri-
cans among the crew OF the British
steamer st. Theodore wero taken by a
German raider and landed with other
survivors at Pernambuco on the Jap
anese ship Husdon Maru. Consul
Stewart reported they were all safe
and that SO far as reported no other
Americans were on the other ships.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19

Continued on Page Two.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19
DEMOCRATS DECIDE.

tContinued on Page Twos
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-19

MAN WHO BEAT a policeman with
out getting scratch described himself
as "a scientific hod carrier
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08

"One question more" said the
Frenchwoman, "and not an idle one
you will believe that? Alors! You
love your husband. No need to ask
that. But what do you mean by love2
Something vital and strong and essen
tial-the meeting Of thought with
thought, need with need, desire with
desirew
eyes," said Rose after a little
silence, "that's what 7 mean"
There was another silence, while the
Frenchwoman gaZed contemplatively
out Of the open window of the limou-
sine.
Th~ Rose said: "But you are go
ing to tell me what you meant about
American women"
Madame Greville took her time
about answering. "They are an enig-
ma to me-" she said. II confess it.
haven't ever seen such women any
where as these upper-class Americans.
They are beautiful, clever; they know
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
CHAPTER lV-Continued.


She refused to hear a word more
In thOsp circumstances. 'I'm coming
straigf; down." she said, "and We'll go
somewhere for lunch. Don't you real
ize that we can't talk about it like
this2 OF course you wouldn't, but it's
So"
Over the lunch-table she got as de-
tailed an account of the affair as Rod
ney, in his somnambulistic condition,
was able to give her, and she passed
it on to Martin that evening as they
drove across to the North side for
dinner.
swell, that all sounds exactly like
Rodney" he commented. II hope
you'll like the girll''
''That isn't what hope" said Fred
erica. "At least it isn't what I'm most
concerned about. I hope can make
her like me. Roddy's the only brother
I've got in the world, and I'm not go
ing to lose him if can help it. That's
what will happen If she doesn't like
me-"
AS 1t happened, though, she forgot
all about her resolution almost with
her first look at Rose. Rodney's at
tempts at description of her had been
well-meaning; but what he had pre-
pared his sister for, unconsciously
of course, in his emphasis on one or
two phases of their first acquaintance,
had been a sort Of slatternly Amazon.
But the effect of this was, really, very
happy; because when perfectly pre-
sentably clad, well-bred, admirably
poised young girl came into the room
and greeted her neither shyly nor
eagerly, nor with any affectation of
ease, a girl who didn't try to pretend
it wasn't a critical moment for her,
but was game enough to meet it with
out any evidences Of panic-when
Frederick realized that this was the
Rose whom Rodney had been telling
her about, she fell in love with her on
the spot.
Amazingly, as she watched the girl
and heard her talk, she found she was
considering, not Roses availability as
a wife for Rodney, but Rodney's as a
husband for her. 1t was this, perhaps,
that led her to say, at the end of her
leave-taking: "Roddy has been such
O wonderful brother, always, to me.
that I suspect you'll find him, some
times, being a brother to you. Don't
let 1t hurt you if that happens!"