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Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

m the every day world, would not |, choose scribe for his subject
 With the exception of Richard Harding Davis. few authors have been successful in writing of the men and women who furnish the world with it's news. and it's sensations, says Mr. O'liara. While ne believes that the newspaper office lacks material for a best seller story. he is confident that it furnishes q school for future writers.
 The eastern pGblications-new CTS and magazines especially the American Magazine - have thrown open the floor for young writers Of thc west Their view point. their in dividual ideas. their refreshing plots are in demand heedeclares.
 ''Tne publishers are looking towars the west today for what they want ard they reflect public desire. An amhitio3s, clever reporter should be encouraged over the conditions" Mr. O'liara returned last evening to 1 Chicago after several days stay in the valley as the Gnest of his sister, Mrs ! Benjamin Yaager.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
Hayden Happenings

Superintendent MoIfat and party were Superior visitors on Sunday.
 Mrs. Ounn aas returned from New Mexico to spend the remainder of the winter
 Mrs Tanner has returned from d visit in Phoenix
 Mrs. ". l. Baker is ill al Ter home D. D. Moffat and family motOred 10 Mammoth and oracle on New Years day. Miss Graham from Stafford has ulty ov the resignation of a former teacher.
 Little Mary Rinehart is convalescent after brief illness.
 Miss Minnie Brown is again at her post of duty after being in quaran tine for some time.
 Mrs Anna Wilson, aunt of Mrs w. E. Nash. who has been visiting here for some time has gone to Los An geles. 4 party of hikers consisting of Misses Grace Ludlow, April Glynn Esther Palm. Miss shannon and MT co'lins were out mountain climbing on New Years afternoon Mr. Sewelrs cousin MT. \. 4. lame son of Los Angeles is here visiting his cousin.
 E-ed Cutting has severed his CO.'S ncction with the HaNden Supply and has accepted a position at the Smel- i ter
 MT. ard Mrs. Joe Gainer have left Havden and gone to Phoenix for the present
 There were about twenty-five at th. watch meeting on Sunday night a th" church. Coffee and sandwiches
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
LETTER WRITTEN BY DAN DURACQ
 ADMITS MURDER
(Continued from rage One)

tionerv.
 Deputy Sheriffs Fox and Nolen lead the cordon or officers who searched for the alleged murderer.
 "Clems led 10 the belief that Dlraeq has escaped and is either speeding t9 the east. or is out of the country.
 Mrs. Pardec and her daughter yes ter.lay refused 10 see anyone other than their pastor during the evening.
 The text of the note received by Chief Butler was as follows
 Chief of Police, Police Department. In justice to me please seize my let ters mailed to my wife and mother to box 359C. T.. D. No. c-c Pardee. They will show that l went to my wife's home with a friend to have a recon ciliation with her that her Dad haa threatened to kill me and started 10 attack me
 T foreavc her and came home Manufacturing to surprise her and found love letters in the mail box. Her mother sanctioned this love and took my wife to cafes so she could have a good time
 Tried to win her hack but her mother and father would not let me see her
 The note was signed ID. Duracq.'
 "The postscript Will he dead in the ocean in q few hours and ont of this misery was added
 "DuTacq went to the home of Mir. Pardee Monday it is aiieged and shot him three times as Pardee greeted him with extended hands. C. II. Garan . son, an Arizona mining man. was with Duracq. and yesterday made a- state. ment to the sheriff, duplicating Du- racq.
 "Duracp and his wife are well known as dancers and have been seen in their act in Los Angeles. Fl Paso. Miami and Bi7bee."
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

were served after the evening service
 Mrs. r. M. HUdlow left on Tuesday To- visit at her daughters, at l.aVcen.
 T. E Bland and family of Ray srent New Years with II. F. Bland
 tialry Gravelle is down for q few days from Christmas.
 Mrs. Allen of Smelterside was taken seriously il! on Friday and was re- mcved to the hospital here, but all that treatment could do was of no avail and she was called beyond She leaves a husband and two small chil- l oren in her immediate family besides q host cf friends ;o mourn her loss Fire was discovered in the Bland store OF Monday, caused by d leak in 4 gasoline pipe connected with the steam table Ut the lunch counter. and it was only timely discovery of the origin Of the fire that averted q seri- ous blaze
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy Weight of Mesa i are located m the house vacated by 1 J. A. Harwood
 Chas. Morris of Fort Worth. Texas. l is in the employ of Taylor Hatch. The Nocyar cluE dance on New l Years night was well attended and ] a good time reported. ] Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Drake enter.
 talned on New Years day Mir. and | Ms. F. L. Hatch, Mrs Williams and C. A. Bauer.
 Mrs. Joe Van and son. have Mrs Vans sister Miss Burton have joined MI. Van and will make their home | here for the present l MT Brownelle has been in Los An i gele.s the past week visiting his moth- l CT
 Mir. Fred Montgomery and sister. 1 Mrs Eineriek are now located in l their new home
 Mrs Chas Herrel of Chandler is here visiting her husband for a few ] days and expects to make her home ! here in the near future.
 Little Howard Clerk celebrated his : fourth birthday on December 90 by
 inviting Hazel Spar, George Spar. ! Claudio I3rumfield James Spencer. i Lawrence Hilker. May Dernberger. l Howard Dernberger and Thos Clark. 10 join him Cake and cream were ] served in the afternoon
 Tn" officers of ] c. C. F were [ installed or Tuesdly evening.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
WASHINGTON WOMANS
 CLUB MEETS TODAY

Taking for it's theme the words of the poet:
 Let me live in my house by the side
 of the road,
 And he a friend to man,
 the Womans club of the Washington district will present a program this afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. C. Eockett. The program will be given under the auspices of the civics edu- .cation department, Mrs. II. z. Bri- ner, chairman. The members will respond to the roll call with a sug- gestion on How Can I Help?" and the following subjects Will be dis cussed: Our School Grounds by Mrs. Lockett; "Roadsides," by Mrs. ". C. Parsons; Our own Yards" by Mrs. David Jones; "Nelghborhood Sociahility." by Mrs. B. $. Goodwin. Mrs. Lockett will read sam Walter Foss poem, My House by the Side of the Road"
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
NJ DOORS LOCKED
 WHEN KUCHLER AND
 MERRILL SHOW UP


 Rudolph Kuchler appointed by Gov ernor Campbell as tax commissioner, and DOane Merrill, appointed as citizen member of the board of control. filed their. bonds yesterday with the secre- tary of state. and made formal demand for possessionf of their respective offices
 In neither case were there any locked doors, or unpleasant manifestations ot disappointment
 MT Kuchler called upon MT. Zander and MT. Howe, the other two members of the tax commission. and stated that he understood it was time to organize for the ensuing two years, and that he was ready to take part in that proceed : ing as we'll as to meet with the county assessors who are at present in the city, to confer with the commission.
 MT Zander and MT. Howe, informed Mir Kuchler that there was no hurry about organizing, and that 1t might be he proper thing to await the decision of the supreme court as to who is the governor. MT. Kuchler stated that there was no hurry. and that he was ready 10 wait He asked the two com missioners if there was any reason why he, as a citizen and a tax payer could not attend the conference of the as- sessors, and he was told that there was not the slightest objection.
 MT. Merrill called upon Charles R Osburn. the citizen member of the board. of control whom he is to succeed and was asked by MT. Osburn. if he had come to look over his domain. Mir. Merrill replied in the affirmative, and the two men sat down and talked over the business of the office. MT Merrill explained that he was anxious to learn the duties of the position and all he could about the state institutions in order that the business of the office might be conducted with the same eff ciency as in the past. Both men agreed that it might be best to wait until af ter the mandamus proceedings brought in the supreme court had been decided.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
NEW AUTO LICENSES
 ARE HERE AT LAST

They have arrived. The new auto licenses. for which every auto owner in the state has been waiting. wan dered into the state house yesterday, and. because they were contained in long narrow boxes, just about the size of rifle cOntainer or cartridge box, everyone thought that Adjutant Gen eral Harris was importing about 300 rifles for the purpose of defending the state house Considerable comment was caused.
 Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they were loaded on the elevator and taken to the secretary of states office, where a claw hammer applied to the top soon demonstrated to the world that the boxes contained noth- ing more harmful than l5,000 auto li- censes.
 Practically every auto owner in the state has applied for a license by this time, and the amount of money that has come to Secretary Osborn in S lots is scandalous. The secretary's of flee force will start to make an inden- tation on the mass of applications and will supply numbers as fast as is pos sible.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
FACES FIRING SQUAD
 BEFORE FINE |S PAID
Republican A. P. Leased wirel

DDUELAS Jan. 4.-Samuel Wong
 Chinese merchant of Cananea. sonora, refused to pay Il fine of $l ,0O0 gold. assessed against him by the municipal authorities for being the owner of a house in which a gambl- ing game was in progress. according to La Montana. the official newspaper there lie was taken to the cemetarS
 at the edge Of the town by the mayor, a military officer of the garrison and q file O. soldiers on the afternoon of December 2S and as six o'clock ap-
 preached was placed in position to be shot Realizing for the first time that he was to be gilled # he did not pas the fine. Wong sem relatives into the town and they brought the money 10 the mayor. wlfo ordered his release. when but a few seconds remained be-
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
LIMIT ON COST IF
 CRUISERS TOO LOW
raepublioan A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Congress probably will be asked by the navy department to increase the limit of cost for the new 35-knot scout cruis- ers nearly a million dollars Of the four ships authorized by the last ap- propriation bill, only one contract has been awarded under the $5.000,000 limitation. Ke-adVertised bids opened today showed only one offer for two
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
DOUGLAS, C0AL-LESS, SAYS
 SANTA F. |5 CONF|SCAT|NG

made on the ground that coal is being Illegally seized by said company foI commercial purposes"
 Phoenix is really threatened with a fuel famine. There is practically no coal in the city, and the only wood to be obtained is mill ends. brought down from the northern saw mills The min ends have proven to be very unsatis- factory as fuel being green, and in most cases almost impossible to burn. r is expected that there will be q carload Of coal in this morning. but il will not last any longer than the pro- verbal snowfall. according to those who have been watching the market There are hundreds Of calls daily at the
 fuel yards and those who desire to keer
 their houses or stores warm are put
 ting in orders for the future
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

1 school work the pill is being exer- cIsed vigorously. Each Coyote has his glove and bat ready to defend his class title next 1 Monday afternoon. All the classes Of the school will be engaged in the 1 American sport on that day fer the
 | championship of the school. The Seniors win meet the Juniors i on Polk street while the Freshies and So)hs win play on the high school
 grounds.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
Dnracr Known Here

For several years. Dan Duracq lived in Phoenix He was at one time as sociated with W. b. Tremaine in an automobile agency. He was mechan- iciau with Bot Truman in Tremaine's racer which won the first Prescott loop race in the sumner of 1914.
 Prior to his life here. Duracq was chauffeur with Jay Goalc, with whom he spent considerable time in Paris It was on this tour that DuIacq se- cured his instruction in dancing.
 After his departure from Phoenix DuraCa went into Mexico where he became private chauffeur to General Carranza. OF one occasion. he made a trip t. New York tO attend an aa- tomobila show and buy fleet of five euperfine. very expensive automobiles
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

for the general to present as gifts to members of his immediate family
 II was in Mexico that Duracq met and married t.alia Pardee The two went on the stage in q dancing act. Phoenicians who had known Duracq on lis former residence here, were greatly surprised when he turned up the middle of last month and an nounced that he intended to start a dancing academy. He told severa. friends at the time. that he had been unhappilv married. had been separ- lated from his wife and had come bacl; to Arizona ito forget
 Evidently his attempt to put his wife out of his thoughts was futile Ills departure from Phoenix was not announced. although 1t is said he did tell a friend here 10 watch the Los Angeles papers for something about me"
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
hips. at price s9oo,ooo above the

ships at a price s9GO,000 above the limit.
 Secretary Daniels and his council onsidered the situation without reach ing any conclusion As the appropri- alton act requires that the ship be under construction before March Z9, 1t is impossible to fit government yards for the work in time. l. is hoped, however that with the price limit raised, all three can pe placed in private yards.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
TWO |NTERCLASS
 GAMES ON MONDAY

The baseball season will start next Monday afternoon at the high school Atort the ,ampue after the. day $
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican Cifice. \ Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05
[Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

DOUGLAS Jan. IA telegram was sent the Arizona corporation commis- sion at Phoenix tonight, by the Doug las chamber of commerce and mines, pctitiOning that body to issue an order restraining the Santa l'e railroad from confiscations of coal consigned to Douglas and asking an investigation on the grounds that recent confiscations had been illegal in their character
 "Confiscatipn of commercial coal from Gallup, x. M. consigned to Doug las. continues daIly and il is imperative that immediate relief be forthcuming,' said the message We therefore petl- ton that an order be issued by the commission, restraining the Santa Fe railroad from further confiscations. and ask that immediate investigation be
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

Hire q little salesman at The Re- publican office.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

fore the appointed time of lis execu- tion, the paper s.,d.
 Three other Chinese arrested for gambling in Wongs house paid a total fine of l.000 pesos. Mexican silver. before ten the following morn ing. the time limit given them by the mayor.
 The money thus obtained was given by the city authorities To two political clubs 10 buy sewing machines for the domestic science department of tho public schools.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01

OF his last match with Wiser. n which
the scissor hold injured his arm. This
Is the third match between TIE two
light heavyweights. It In Christensen
opportunity to come back'' ana he 10
very anxious to do 90. Fans may ex-
poet to see one Of the most interesting
wrestling matches tho season has pro-
duced when they meet for q third time.
Wiser has agreed to bar the arm
scissor hold. It il not likely, however.
that Christensen will be willing to 20
onto tho mat under such handicap.
The Dane IL game and will likely want
no barriers thrown up that would take
away from his victory, should he b
successful over tho Hollander.
Wiser worked before a large crowd
Of fans Monday afternoon and demon
strated that he u just as fast and clever
as ever. He Is clean wrestler ana
his work makes . decided hit WIKI tho
faithful.
Promoter Niok Collins has placed
tickets on sale at the hotels ana Cigar
stores. The match is scheduled for
Friday evening at the Pinney theate-
ana early indications are that q big
house will take 1t in.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01

first: Shrum, Glenns Ferry, second;
Bach, Nampa, third; time. 6s:2.
Running broad tunp-Reynolds
Boise. first: B. Blackwell, Glenns Fer
~, second; S. Blackwell, third; dis
lance, 10 feet 7 inches.
Pole vault-Reynolds, Boise, first;
Cooley, Boise, second; Blackwell
Glenns Ferry. third; height. . feet, {
inches.
SS0yard run-Wine, Nampa, first;
Wells. Boise. second; Forch, Nampa
third; time, 2:25:4.
220-yard dash-Packenham, Boise
first; Macarthur. Boise and Barnes
Nampa, tied for second: time 26:1.
Javelin-McBirney, Boise, first;
Lamb, Boise. second; Former, Nampa
third; 125 feet.
120yard low hurdles Cooley,
Boise. first; Swanho,m. Boise, second;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01

state record was broken or that Of the
discus when Lamb Of Boise hurled II
ia feet. Colby was first In total num-
Der of points won by any member OF
the Boise team. The balance of the
local team held UP we'll. The events
and winners follow:
SUMMARY OF EVENTS.
Half mile run-Wine Of Nampa,
first; Barnes, Nampa, and Packen-
ham. Boise; tied for second.
Mile run-Roberts. Glenns Ferry,
first; Wine. Nampa, second; O'Con-
nell. Boise, third. Time, 6;24:4.
Shot put-Lamb, Boise, first; Shrum
Glenns Ferry, second: Packenham,
Boise, third. 43 feet.
100 yard misunderstanding, Boise,
first: Barnes. Nampa. second; Pack
enham, Boise. third. II seconds.
Running high jump-Cobley, Boise,
first; Shrum. Glenns Ferry, second:
Reynolds. Boise, third. feet, 5h
inches.
70-yard hurdles-Cobley, Boise,
first: Slick Boise. second; Swanholm,
Boise. third. time, 1913.
Discus-Lamb, Boise. first; Barnes,
Nampa, second; Martin, Boise, third;
ia feet.
44o-yard dash-MacArthur, Boise,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
RED TIME TALES[
0BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON -
Helen;s Robin

ONE MORNING when Helen was ST.
ting out on the front porch playing
with her dolls, she heard q funny
little Peep! Peep!" right over her
head.
What in the world can that ber'
she asked herself, and she laid aside
her dolls and began listening and
looking to see where the sound came
from.
It didn't take long to discover q
nest, yes, sir! and beautiful birds
nest, right in among the beams that
supported the uncovered roof of the
porch. OF course Helen couldn't see
much of the nest, oh, no! but she
could sec enough to make her know
that 1t was very nice nest and to
make her wish that she could see
more.
I'm not going to play dolls any
more to-day" she said, "I'm just 60
Ing to watch that nest, and maybe l
will see the mother bird, and then
I'll know what kind of bird lives on
my porch" So she put her dolls in
their cart and settled herself In q
comfortable chair to watch and wait.
Before she had had time to grow
tired the mother bird came home,
Just as Helen had expected she would,
and Helen could see her Just as plain
as plain could be! And what kind
Of bird do you suppose she VAST OF
course you have guessed that
mother bird was a beautiful robin,
and Helen was so glad that she lived
on her porch.
When the mother bird came toward
the nest five little robin heads
reached up to greet her and to get
the worm she was bringing home.
Such fun as 1t was to watch them!
Helen was only sorry that she had
been playing out on the back porch
until this same morning, for back
porch play had made her miss seeing
the robins before.
But IL she had missed the early
part Of the robins stay, she certainly
didn't miss much after she once dis
covered them! She watched them
every day-both morning and after
noon-and she learned to know Just
what Mother Robin and the babies
were likely to do.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
BOISE HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK Team wins
TRIANGULAR MEET
One State Record Broken
When Lamb Of Boise
Hurled Discus ia Feet
Colby Leads in Points.

By taking 90 Of the total number of
points in sight the Boise high school
track team won the triangular field
meet at the Walnut street park Mon
day afternoon, having scored IS firsts,
seven seconds and six thirds, while
Nampa scored total Of 20 points to
% for Glenns Ferry The weather was
far from satisfactory rain falling at
intervals while the meet was on.
Many of the finishes were close
and therefore intensely exciting. One
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
WELSH HAS CHANCE
TO ELEVATE BOXING

New York, May Freddie Welsh
and Johnny Kilbane. rival champioas
who meet here tonight in a scheduled
1O-round bout, have chance to either
elevate boxing te a prime place in this
state or give it another kick toward
the gate.
1t probably is up to Welsh to make
the fight. If he decides to carry the
bout to Kilbane, it will be q good scrap
Otherwise, there will be lot of dis
appointed fight fans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
HARD WORK FOR WOMEN

1t Ii question II women doing
mems work deserve particular SYM
pathy. for it is doubtful II there is any
work that II harder than sv0ry-day
houseworR. Overwork tells On the
Kidneys, and when the kidneys ere af-
fected one looks and feels older than
the actual years. Mrs. 4 q wells,
r. R s. Rocky Mount n. @, writes:
Il cannot praise Foley Kidney Pills
enough for the wonderful benefit I
have derived from their use for a
short while" Whitehead's Drug Store.
ADV. T. TIL. 8. & wkly
Optometry means Ego SsrvlcA
-A6v -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
Star Left Handler of the Red
Sox Has Five Games to
His Credit and Has Not
Lost a Game.
CONSIDERED BEST OF
ALL THE TWIRLERS
Not Only Premier Pitcher,
but Is Hitting Hard
Keeping Up the Record
Established During the
World Series, When He
Won Fame.

New York, May babe Ruth, ele-
phantine off handler of the Red Sox,
today looms as a worthy successor to
the title of best south paw."
Ruth's effectiveness for the Boston
team last year and his immediate
plunge into victorious work this spring
stamps his as a real pitcher-a finished
product and not one of those fly by
night young men who pitch a good
year and then cease to be good hurl-
ers.
He stands now on the crest Of five
won games. A zero alone occupies the
lost side Of the column in his aver
age. A quintet of five victories in a
row have been placed to his credit and
the season must still find it's best 60
ing for the Fingers.
NOW THE PREMIER.
Ruth probably is the best pitcher
right now in either of the big leagues
One cannot, Of course, discount tho
worth Of Grover Alexander, nor of
Walter Johnson, Jim Scott or half a
dozen other stars. Figured from clean
values, however, Ruth ranks with any
Of them and his lead just at present
maintains a skyline all it's own.
Aside from his pitching, Ruth is con-
siderable of a stick wielder. Good
pitching by the opposition knows no
terrors for him. He can hit 'em far
and wide right along with some of the
games most prominent ash followers.
His two hits yesterday figured in the
downfall of the Athletics.
1t was Ruth who last fall hurled
himself to glory in the longest worlds
series game ever played and his work
was almost perfect. He stood the test
then and he is standing it now.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01

heard . frightened "Peepi" in front
of the mower.
Waltz Wait! Waltz" she called -
she ran down to the spot where the
sound came from. Il think one of my
robins Is in the grass" And sure
enough! There 1t was! A tiny little
robin, so frightened that It could
hardly call!
Helen picked It up tenderly md
carried 1t out of the way of danger.
When her father came homo for
his lunch, he carried the bird up to
the attic window and carefully reached
out and placed 1t In its own little
nest. Don't you expect that mother
robin was happy when she found her
little bird back In the nest again
all safe and sound? Helen was sure
she was happy because she chirped
SO contentedly.