Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-23
G. M. Booth, the Chief Wit
ness, Returns Home After
Meeting at Which He
Passed the Lie Freely.
TENSE MOMENT WHEN
FACED BY ELLIOTT
Flat Denial Entered to Tes-
timony of Previous Wit
nesses-Cautioned by the
Committee to Be More
Civil in Answers.


So far as the taking of further tes-
timony is concerned the senate judi
ciary committee hearing into the anti
alien lobby is a closed chapter. Clar
encc NJ. Booth the Twin Falls attor
ney, who was the principal witness,
has returned to his home. He ex-
planned to the investigating committee
that he had left his bed against the
advice of his physician to appear be-
fore the committee. and was i'll and in
distress from his lungs.
Senator Whitcomb,' who conducted
the examination. aided and assisted by
Senators Lowe of Cassia and Randall
of Nez Perez. offered to excuse Booth
from testifying because of his physi-
cal condition, but he insisted on re-
mining and answering the questions.
II don't know what | am charged
with" he said. IT | am charged with
anything I want to know what it is"
Senator Whitcomb assured him there
was no charge against him.
NOT ORDERED FROM SENATE.
1t was inadvertently stated in Thurs
day evenings Capital News that Booth
was ordered from the senate cham
ber He was escorted from the cham
Der when the crowd surged around
him and two of the men who had made
affidavits Booth had said he mad three
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TACK ON SENATOR.
1t was while speaking of patriotism
that Booth arose to attack Senator
Athcrton of Twin Falls. He made it
very plain that the Twin Falls attor-
ney had to use his own terms lied"
on the floor of the senate about him.
He inferred that the only similarity
between patriotism and the Twin Falls
senator was the latter,s facial resem-
blance to General Grant. and there"
said Booth, 1.-THE similarity ceases"
Senator Cummings OF Rannock
moved that the remarks with regard
to the Twin Falls senator be stricken
from the record. Booth cried out, HE
admits that he lied" Senator Whit
comb cautioned the Twin Falls attor
new, You're getting in bad" he said
to the latter, and sharply told him not
to proceed in that manner.
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and Senator R,pdau ~ No. De- -
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