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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
BeneWah MinStreIS
Draw Big Crowd
LOCAL BLACK FACE MEN BIG SUCCESS
Every Number On Program Pleasing Feature.
Audience Demands Many EnCOreS.

The performance given by the
Benewah Club Minstrels at the
Grand Theatre last evening was
by far the best of its kind ever
seen in the city. The theatre
was filled to overnowing by an
appreciative audience which was
enthusiastic in manifesting its
approval of every number and
insistent in its demand for en-
cores.
Among so many excellent NUM-
bers it is impossible to pick out
any particular features which
starred but the particular hits of
the evening were made by the
end men in the first act with
numerous jokes on local people.
The solos during the first act by
James b. Sargent, H. G. Garland,
Geo. A. Barker, Court M. Sargent
and Judy Swift were all we'll re-
ceived and enthusiastically en-
cOred.
The intermission between the
first and second acts was en-
livened by harmonica selections
by w. f. Sargent and song and
bally-hoo by the Woolly Boys
Quartet, both of which demand
ed encores.
The second act was in the form
of cabaret scene with a corps Oi
black face walters under the di-
rection of Judge Cromwell, who
made an efficient head waiter. The
numbers in this scene included
solo by Mrs. Naomi NolanC
Liberty, Highland Fling by Miss
Marjorie Shaw and Mr.. Duncan
Shaw. a solo by Mrs. w. l.. Gels
with violin obligato by Mrs. H. r
Taylor. artistic dances by Mis-
Olive Alcorn, a solo by Mrs. A. b
Annis. song by Duncan Shaw an
chorus and dance by Miss Ner'
Lewis and Judy Swift. Each mum
ber in the second act was en-
thusiastically encored and the en-
tire performance, taken as
whole. was a decided success
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
MAIN LINE TRAFFIC
HELD UP BY SLIDES

Traffic for the past several days
on the main line of the Milwaukee
was stopped by slides and the
first train on the main line for
several days came through this
morning. Prior to this time the
trains have been routed from
Spokane via st. Regis and Para
disc.
1t is reported that in the neigh
borhood of Avery and the tunnel
there were five slides and an ell
ectric locomotive and rotary plow
were derailed. It is also re-
ported that west Of this city
slides are impeding the traffic on
the main line.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
F. J. GRAVES OPENS
SECOND HAND STORE

F. j. Graves this morning
opened a new and secondhand
store in the building formerly oc-
cupied by him on College, between
First and Second. Mr.. Graves
has purchased the stock of goods
of M. G. Swanson and has added
more new and secondhand goods
and opens with a complete line.
He will also continue his sewing
machine agency.
Mr.. Graves was formerly in the
secondhand business here and
thoroughly understands it. He
has a large stock of goods and
should do we'll in his new venture.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
New Law On
City Elections
AFFECTS LOCAL POLITICS THIS YEAR
Mayor and City Clerk Only Two Elective Offices
Outside Of COunCiImen.

councilmen who shall be chosen
by The electors of the entire city
from the qualified electors of
their respective wards and who
shall serve for two years and un-
Til their successors shall be elect
ed and qualified. No person
shall be eligible to the Office of
councilman who is not at the
time of his election an actual res
ident of the ward for which he is
elected and a qualified electOr
under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Idaho, and if any
councilman shall remove from
the ward for which he is elected
his Office as councilman shall
thereby become vacant. When
ever there shall be a tie in the
election of councilmen it shall be
determined by lot by the judges
of election of the ward in which
it shall happen.
"Sec. 2. That Section 2t86 Of
the Revised Codes of Idaho be
and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows;
Section 1886. At the time of
1.-The biennial election hereinafter
lprovided for there shall be elected
a mayor, city clerk and
1.-The councilmen hereinbefOre
lprovided for. The mayor, with
1.-The consent of the council,
shall appoint a city treasurer, a
city attorney, city engineer, a
police judge, a chief of police and
Ian overseer of streets, and the
mayor may appoint a city band
master, who shall hold their Of
fces for two years unless sooner
removed by the mayor with the
lconsent Of the council. The mayor
by and with the consent of th'
council, shall appoint such ;
number Of regular policemen az
may be necessary and may als'
lappoint special policemen from
time to time as exigencies arise
Such police officers appointed b.
the mayor and the council in ac
cordance herewith shall be re
, movable at any time by the mayo
Provided, The council may pro
. vide by ordinance that the cit
, clerk shall be ex-OfliciO polio
Judge.
"Sec. 3. An emergency exist
ing therefor, which is hereby de
Z clared, this Act shall take ece'
e Immediately upon its passage an
q approval"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
LOCAL ATTORNEY WINS
IN SPOKANE COURT

Attorney VIM. d. Keeton was
in Spokane Wednesday and
Thursday where he appeared in
the superior court in the divorce
case of Edith ThOrne, plaintiff,
VS.. Lee ThOrne, defendant Mr.
Keeton represented the defendant
and p. c. Shine and f. C. High
smith the plaintiff. A motion
for $3.50 attorney fees made by
the plaintin was denied and at
the conclusion of the hearing the
case was dismissed by ID. w.
Hurn, the presiding judge.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
HARD WIND DOES
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE

The hardest wind of this or
any other season in the mem
bance of most people happened
on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. The steamer Flyer, on
Lake Occur d'Alene, lost one of
its life-bOats and a boat being
carried as freight was blown
from the deck. Small boats, like
the Clipper, put in the bays and
weps washed over the deck, in
some instances the waves run
ming into the fire holes.
The damage about the city was
considerable. The sign on the
county bridge was blown down
and Davis & Link found their sign
swinging, nearly breaking a plate
glass window. The Economy
store had two panes of glass
blown in and one in the Lincoln
school was also destroyed. Sew
eral chimneys were blown down
and a part Of the ball ground
fence is lying fiat on account OF
the fury of the wind.
The greatest damage done was
TO the high school A part o.
the roofing over the auditorium
measuring about 40x7O it., was
torn of, large pieces Of the roof
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
FOR COUNTY FAIR

The Farmers Union Fair COM
mittee held a meeting with Pres
ident Collar on Friday afternoon
and appointed the following Of
ficers for the Fair: Herman Sax
ton, president G.. NJ Keister,
vice president, A. f. Allbery, sec
.retary and treasurer. These
men are anxious that a good fair
shall be held and are looking for
the cooperation Of all in the
county to assist them in making
the 1917 fair a success.
Secretary Allbery in an inter
view stated the committee wishes
all growers and exhibitors to keep
record and all data upon the
production which they exhibit, as
the kind of seed, nature of ground
amount of fertilizer used, amount
of cultivation, irrigation, when
planted, when harvested and any
thing else that may in the en-
make an interesting record. y
committee wishes this record -
be presented in readable form
the fair. Mr.. Allbery stated tl
iprizes would be awarded to thQG
who have the best record am
have the best of production, in
stead of those who have onl.
the exhibit.
Several COMMITTEES have beer
appointed, the members of which
have in the past demonstrated
that they were able and compe-
tent to do good work in the sew
eral departments. They are a
follows:
Abe Noyen, Vegetables; JOS
Heritage, Poultry; ]. II. Watkins
lGrain and Grasses; r.. X. Mar
shall. Cattle; a. A. Darknell
Horses; Henry ROwinsky. Fruit
Mrs. Charles Brebner. Mrs. Wm
{ Hallack, Mrs. J. T. Watkins
! Canned Fruit: Mrs. c.. McGilvarS
Mrs. Clarence Butler, Mrs. M. {
Cleary. Fancy Work; Mrs Her
! man Saxton, Mrs. Alfred Lind
strom. Mrs. Myrtle, Dairy Pro
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
MRS. RoUToN ENTERTAINS
FRIENDS AT CARDS

Mrs. S. S. Bouton entertained
at cards this afternoon at her
home on College avenue. Bridge
was played at two tables which
we're tastily decorated with pink
carnations and hyacinths. At
1880 luncheon was served by the
hostess. The following were
the invited guests: Mrs. Thos-
Fgan, Mrs. J. G. Fralick, Mrs. A.
B. Annis, Mrs. B. A. Johnson,
Mrs. Frank Kellar, Mrs. J. X.
Booth and Mrs. Morrison.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27

ducts; Mrs. Irene Williams, Mrs.
Roy Combs, Mrs. w. E. Lewis,
Pastry; Mrs. l.. C. Francisco,
Mrs. A. B. Annis, Mrs. George
O'Dwyer, Arts.
The above committees are but
a part Of what will be appointed
and the other names will be an
nounced later. In some in
stances those named are the
chairmen, who have been given
power to name the members of
the committees.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27
SOLDIERS GUARDING
THE TAFT TUNNEL

The United States regular SOL
diers are posted not only through
the east on bridges and tunnels
but it is repfrted by railroad men
that regular ktroops are now post
ed to euardg Taft tunnel. It is
also report me ~ HsSS. 6aianed en-
ployees &C ~Si,, Si sawaukee rail
way are - Pss the trestle and
tracks n dee.
Fran, gowalter of Plummer
was acting business in the
cry Aturday. Mr.. ShOwalter is
We .e twne2~of the Electric Thea
- rSAmmer and also owns a
Shop.
w. F. Clarke returned on
8day from Spokane, where he
attended the meeting Of the Spo-
I ! Sane County Dental Association.
A birthday party was given at
the home of n. B. Baldwin on
Sunday by Willie Weatherby in
honor of his 9th birthday. About
10 guests were entertained.
Luncheon was served.
G.. s. Webb, who has charge of
the scaling and sale of the timber
on the st. Joe National Forest at
Avery, is in local Forestry Office
on special detail for a few days.
II. J. Hamilton, a district mas
ter mechanic of the Milwaukee,
located in Tacoma, was inspect
ing conditions on the local repair
track Saturday.
Mrs. Halle Haecock left Fri
day for st. Helen, Oregon.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27

Mrs. Halle Haecock left Fri
day for st. Helen, Oregon.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27

Mrs. NJ. J.-Flynn or Calder is
4 visitor in the city today.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27

Fred Davis, who has been at
tending a school of advertising
and store decorating in Chicago,
is now in OskaloOse, Kan, where
he IS looking over a business
proposition with a view Of locat-
ing. He remembered his old
friends in the Benewah Club by
wishing the Minstrels success.
Mrs. J. C. Hunt left for Spokane
Saturday night.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-27

w. f. Clarke returned on
5 Sday from Spokane, where he
( attended the meeting Of the Spo-
is5Sa1le County Dental Association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
CHICAGO Sends sYmpathy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. Mayor Thomp-
son today sent the following telegram
to the mayor of Halifax.
Chicago sends its deepest sympa-
thy. Let us know how we can help
you. If there is any particular way
in which we can be of service, COM
mand U.S."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

and stayed four weeks but when came
home I would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who Is nurse asked me to
try Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it thatvery day
for was suffering great deal. 1t has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as I was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
you 60 home. - Mrs. w. c. Brown,
2S44 w. 18th St., Cleveland. Ohio.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
Civic League Rehearsal.

Those who are to have part in the
play at the Civic league luncheon
are asked to meet for rehearsal at
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
home Of Miss Ida G. Howell's. On
Monday evening at half past seven a
dress rehearsal will be held at Hotel
Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
Six Attacks by Teutons.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME, Dec. italian troops COM
PEELED the enemy to arrest his adj
vance around Sisemol, today's official
statement declared. Six attacks were
made by the Teutonic forces and as
many more counter thrusts by the
Italians.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
Daniel
ArmIstice but Not Peace.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Dec. 7.-Rumanian generals
have agreed to an armistice on the
Russian fronts, but not to a separate
peace, according to M. Flerescu, vice
president. Of the Rumanian chamber
of deputies here this afternoon.
He said the Rumanian premier had
Informed the allies that Rumania's
situation was desperate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

MR.. REAL ESTATE salesman. Let
me show you how to make $27S0.0O
on one sale. r. E. Bryant, 106 So.
Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

Fop SALE-Household goods. Phone
B 1928.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

FOR SALE-Ntchen cabinet, dress
er, rockers, stands, gas range
stove pine and carpet. $40 Concert
Phone 565.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

WANTED-Girl for general house
work; no laundry work. Phone
LAS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Practica nursing by day
or week; hospital training. Adj
dress 1912 Des Moines street. Phone
Black 1249.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
-FOUR WEEKS
in HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin
ally Cured by Lydia Z.
Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio. -" For years I sui.
fered so sometimes it seemed as though

| could not stand
it my longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times ]
could hardly walk,
for If I stepped on a
littlo stone / would
almost faint. One
day / did faint and
my husband W a 8
sent for and the doc
tor came. / was ia
ken To the I0spital
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

FOR SAI4E-Two shoats, 80 lbs.
each. B. Bullard, Alexandria
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
FOR SALE.

FOR SAIE-Cobs. Leave orders at
| Anderson grocery. Phone 1851.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

WANTED-Three modern furnished
rooms at once in, nice location
Address J., care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07

WANTED-Boys, Saturday. to pas:
bills. Apply C. d. Bland, 1912 Full
ton.
The evening world., 1917-12-01
SCANDINAVIANS RENEW
THEIR NEUTRALITY PACT
Kings of Norway, Denmark and
Sweden Agree to Help One
Another During War.

CHR1STIANtA. Dec. The Kings
Of Norway. Denmark and Sweden at
their conference here, says an official
statement reached an agreement on the
following points:
First--By reason OF the harmony eN-
istlng between the three countries how
ever long the war may last and what
ever form It may take, the official rela-
tIons and mutual confidence OF the three
kingdoms shall he maintained.
Second-In conformity with tho pre-
vious declarations and policies OF the
three countries, II is the full intention
, Of their Governments each for itself to
observe the utmost degree OF neutrality
toward the belligerent powers.
Third-The desire Is expressed re-
ciprocally TO aid one another with mer-
chandlse during the present difficulties
and spt cial representatives are to meet
imne distely to facilitate the exchange
OF merchandise.
At the meeting there was a discussion
in reference to legislation dealing with
! the relat ions of foreigners and SCundi'
navian subjects An agreement alsC
| was reached regarding the continuation
] OF preparatory measures toward safe
I guarding the common interests OF neu
| trails during and after the war. The
/ desira bility Of cooperation between th'
three countries was expressed as a
previous conferences.
The evening world., 1917-12-01
MEANS USED TRUST
MADE BY MRS. KING
TO SECURE $4,000
Also Had Bank Sell the Col.
lateral AMI Turn Over Dif-
ference TO Him.

CONCORD. y. g, Dec. by tes-
tlmony OF Chicago bankers. the prose-
cution ct the uial Of CASTOR II.
Means, FOR the murder Of Mrs. MaudC
A. King, TODAY continued To trace
the many and sometimes spectacular
financial transactions uf Means. with
the intent Of showing he was using
the securities ana money Of the dead
woman and her mother for his own
benefit ana thus establish a motive
TO supper; III" charge or murder.
Edward +. Mack. Vice President of
the Central Trust Company of Illinois
testified that on Dee. -. 1916. Gaston
B. Means applied TO him for a loan
OF $4,000, offering S3s,OOO Of sccurI.
ties ~ collateral The loan was nego.
tlatcd ana "A check for $40. 900, les,
interest, WIS given to Means Tn,
check was Identified by the witness.
The securities put up as collateral
for tn" loan We're part Of those which
Means had taken "A few days earlier
from the Merchants Loan ana Trust
Company when, according 10 pre-.
| vious evidence, the trust o' Il25. .OOC
| created by Mrs. King In favor o
/ Mrs. Robinson had been revoked.
At maturity Of the note. In June
| 1917, Mack testified. Means asked fol
a renewal which was declined. Mean,
/ asked the bank to s+ll the collatera
securities and pay the note, which IN,
bank did, paying Means the surplus.
! y. VI. Garyettson OF the Illinois
/ Trust Company, Chicago, next wa
, called by the state 10 prove tina
Means took another list OF sccuritic
on Dec. 20, 1916, TO the Illinois Trus
company ana got loan OF $4,000
putting up about $4,000 as cullateru
The State contends that Mean
took the securities composing IN
$4,000 trust held by the Merchuntl
Loan and Trust Company for IN
benefit ~ Mrs. Robinson aud dlt
posed of them for his own benefit
Mr.. Garr"ttsOn idontihod a tran
script Of an acCo mt showing IN;
Means deposited in about one mon b
, tim" In January ana February lJl
p more than 100000 aud drew II an ot
. within lCriOd ~ about thirty day
ending Sent 81 1917
The evening world., 1917-12-01

saw the body Of Young crumpled up
and Nan Patterson shaking him and
saying, Caesar, why don't You
speak," Miss Patterson asserted that
Young had committed suicide he
cause he was leaving her. a number
Of men on two iuries believed hcI
story. The Nan Patterson case
dragged through two long trials and
mistrial, and ended with two dis
agreements.
OSEPHINA TERlt\NONA. VINO
killed her uncle and aunt, was oc-
quilted by a New York jury. THIS
little Italian girls defense was that
she had told her husband that her
uncle had mistreated her with the
/ consent Of his wife, her aunt, before
/ her marriage. Her husband lett her
] following this confession, and she
murdered the man and woman who
we're the authors Of her misfortune.
The murder OF William Gulden-
suppe by Augusta Nack was one Of
the most cold-blooded crimes ever
committed in New York. Martin
Thornc, who aided tac woman IN
committing the crime, was executed,
but Mrs. Sack was given only fifteen
years imprisonment.
The record of women no nave
escaped the death penalty IN NV
York is almost endless.
A few years ago the District A.
torncy of cook County, Illinois, an
uounced that It was practically in
possible to convicia woman OF mul
der Ia Chicago. In three years, rs
said. thirteen women had b'''
acquitted OF murder and only -
woman convicted. She died In jan
ffLYToMEN are seldom convic'a'
" no matter how overwhelE
ing the evidence, said the discourg''
prosecutor of Chicago. Men Will no
convict the opposite sex OF sut
crimes. The tear-stalned face, WIN.
lips ana trembling hands of woma
defendant unnoryc them and destr'
their judgment. Women slayers mur
be tried by women jurics IL justice
to be done"
New York will soon have an oppo'
+ tunity to estimate the value " wome
r. juries, as the Legislature Ia expccte
!, to pass a bill this winter which ~.
n give the newly cnfranchIscd wom
, OF the state the right to sit on iurlc
- doubt II women will be any MOI
r. spartan than men have proved then
- selves in the inhictinn OF the deaf
penalty. Women have "a higher n
T. spect for life than men, because /
l. costs them more. Mothers partic,
"a larly know the effort and the ago.
-, by which human life Is purchased,
" think they will hesitate even mo
u than men to pass the death sontcu
ID upon their fellow beings.
The evening world., 1917-12-01
TAX ON oLeo MAY BE CUT.
Internal Revenue bureau Also
trErs Reduction On Drag-.

WASHINGTON. Dec. i.-Reduction OF
the 10 cents a pound tax on colored oieo-
margarine both as war measure TO In
crease the production Of food fats and
as means OF actually yielding more
aggregate revenue was recommended In
the annual report Of the Internal Rev-
cnue Bureau issued to-day.
Another recommendation prompted BY
war conditions was that the Govern
ment should assume control. manufac-
ture and use OF narcotic drugs needed
So badly for Red Cross work
The report cited the tS09. $4,000 in
ternal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year ending last June 80 AS the largest
In the history OF lhe bureau" but point
ed out that even that record would be
broken nv the estimated receipts for the
current year under the new war tax OF
81. 400, 900. 900. The greatest source ~
| taxation was distilled liquors. the pro
| ductlon OF which showed marked in
crease despite the extension OF prohibf-
| tion territory.