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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
WOMEN Sent TO
PENITENT|ARY:
MAN ESCAPES
State Board of Pardon Lib
crates Three Who Were
Implicated in Automobile
Theft.
Information Placed Before
It Showing One of Men
Still Out on Bond and
Never Tried, It Is Alleged
Others Pardoned Also.

When the state board of pardons de-
cided to release Ellen Pappas, Mar
tina Chrisman and Matilda Hatfield,
three of the women incarcerated in the
state penitentiary for stealing an au-
tomobile, 1t learned that one of the
men who was in the 10y ride" party
at the time the automobile was alleged
to have been stolen, was never tried
and is still out on a $500 bond A fur
Their investigation of this report is to
be made. The pardons for the three
women are to take effect Jan, Is.
The women claimed in the affidavit
they placed before the board in sup
port Of their application for a pardon
that they formed a party with three
men, all of them coming from
Pocatello and that while riding toward
Blackfoot. the automobile broke down
and the men went to Blackfoot for
another. The party then went to Og-
den where they were arrested. the
Bingham county authorities placing
charge against them alleging they had
stolen the automobile This was the
first the women claim they knew the
machine they were riding in had been
stolen. Under the belief they would
escape with a light sentence IL they
plead guilty, and being so advised by
their attorney. they did So They only
expected Jail sentence; instead they
were sentenced to the penitentiary
OTHER CASES.
The board decided to liberate the
n FL, tIyr
their conduct is such they keep out of
the range of the law.
Other pardons were granted by the
board as follows:
Miguel Cosei, Bingham county. bur
glary, pardon to take effect April /.
Cora Atkinson, Twin Falls. grand
larceny, pardon to take effect Jan. 5.
Frank Wilson, Bannock county,
grand larceny, pardon to take effect on
May l.
Jerry C. Hodgin. pardon to take eff
feet Jan. 10.
Applications in the following cases
were denied:
James Doyle, Bannock county. high
way robbery.
Verne Mcbride. Twin Falls. bur
glary.
The application of William Gardner,
Twin Falls. rape. was continued.
SMUGGLING SEVERE BREACH.
The board laid down the rule that a
| convict at the penitentiary who SNUG
giles out letters and acts as go-be-
tween of any kind, need not expect any
leniency from it. There were several
cases on the list for pardon, which re-
ceived scant consideration because the
applicants were guilty of this offense.
They will continue to serve time at the
penitentiary. The board considers
this breach OF the rules one of the most
serious that a prisoner can commit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
LITTLE NEWS OF BOISE

are guests at the Owyhee. They came
in from Jordan Valley Wednesday.
c. Ed. Johnson of Pocatello was
among the arrivals In Boise today.
Worth Montgomery Is here from
Mountain Home to spend few days
on business.
Frank M. Riordan is looking after
business matters in Boise He ar
rived from Hill City Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Seafield are WIS.,
itors in the city from Mountain Home.
Lieutenant M. G. Mcconnell OF New
port News, Va, Is visiting friends In
the city while enjoying a furlough.
Hugh Sproat, president Of the Idaho
Wool Growers association, was a pas
senger out wednesday night for Idaho
Falls to attend the annual meeting OF
the Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers
association.
Max Mayfield left Mis- morning for
Washington, d. c.. to assume his new
duties with the food control admins
tration.
Mrs. Charles Arnold is Boise visi-
tor for q few days from Mccall.
NJ. C. Kimball Of Pearl is transacting
business in the city
q. A. McGraw was Wednesday eve
ming arrival from Cambridge. He
came here on a brief business trip
E. X. Hayes. the well known Emmett,
banker, has returned from Portland
where he visited his wife, who is pa :
tient in a sanitarium there.
]. \. Dechambeau. formerly a resi-
dent of this section, now located al
Burley, is at the Pacific.
]. Harris and family are Boise visi-
tors from Mountain Home.
ID. A. Sexton and J. " Byerley are
in the city from Drewsey, Ore.
Judge J. r. Boutwell, is over from
Twin Falls on legal business. He is
stopping at the Idanha.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hendricks of Noun
tain Home are/spending a few days ii
the city.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Knight of Shea
vile, Ore, are visiting in the city.
j. V. De Lamater is over from Pearl
a guest at the Idanha.
Frank Dobson has gone to Los An
geles to visit his wife, who is spending
the winter there.
l.. B. Sanderson is looking after bus
mess affairs in Boise. He came II
from ShoshCaN Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. =. Foreman. accompanied b,
her son, kirby, and daughter Eta, are
in Boise. Miss Foreman will remain
here to attend business college.
Mrs. II. l.. Potter arrived last night
from Blackfoot and will spend tho
spring with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
II. l.. Clyne. Mr.. Potter accompanied
her as far as Pocatello, and went from
there to Des Moines, Ia, where he will
attend a pharmac eutical school,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
BOISE SOLDIER
TELLS WHAT WILL
HAPPEN TO KAISER

F., F. Thevenin member of what
was company H of the Second Idaho.
has written an entertaining letter to
his friends, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Phil
lips, of Boise. Much of II is devoted to
q discussion. of the we'll known war
causes. which he abstracts with EVIL
dence of a clear conception OF the
subject. The spirit of the writer. and
of his associates, is disclosed In this
statement: When we enter Berlin. the
old boy the kaiser) will be sorely dis
pleased to be hanged in the public
square" The writer details the enter
tainment of the boys on Christmas
day by the Rocky Mountain club of
New York. which was a most delight
full occasion and deeply appreciated.
The young man wrote on Dec. rs. He
hints at speedy departure Of the rest
of the Idaho detachment for France.
Since then It is understood the re-
mainder of the old regiment. with Q
few exceptions. has sailed and Is now
In France.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
PERSONALS.

Miss Leonora NJ. Harding left today
on her return trip to Darlington, n. d
She has been visiting friends here.
Miss Blanche Williams, who has been
visiting here for three months, has re-
turned to Salt Lake.
Mrs. Earl David, who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Swain, left for San Antonio, Tex.
Wednesday night. to join her hus-
band, who is in the officers training
camp.
Hugh Clawson is down to his ranch
on the Idaho City road purchasing sup
plies.
J. P. Shields is up from Parma and
will spend several days in the city.
Charles S. Cord and Frank Reed are
down from Placerville, guests at the
Overland
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Northrop have re-
turned from visit with Mrs. North
rop's sister at Clear Water, Fla.
Lieutenant Jack Hays left Wednes-
day evening, on his return trip to Camp
Lewis, after spending the holidays with
his parents, Mayor and Mrs. s. H.
Hays.
Miss Margaret Hnl, who visited
friends in Boise during the holiday sea
son, left last night on her return trip to
Seattle.
Mrs. H. H. Moore has returned to Sa-
lem. Ore, after visiting in Boise during
the holidays.
Miss Mile Minger, who Is teaching
near Lewiston. left last night to resume
her school after spending the holidays
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Archibald
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
WEATHER. CONDITIONS
OVER THE COUNTRY

Low pressure over the extreme
northwest and the southwestern Cam
adam provinces is causing rain on the
north Pacific coast and foggy weather
in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon
and Idaho. Moderately low pressure,
with rain or snow, prevails in the At
lantic coast states. High pressure and
somewhat lower temperatures prevail
over the country from the Mexican
border and the gulf coast northward
to the Lake region. The pressure Is
also high over the middle Plateau re-
, zion and westward to the Pacific coast.
The indications are that rain may be
expected in Boise and vicinity tonight
and Friday.
Boston. 8: Calgary, 80; Chicago. IS;
Denver, 40; Helena. 80; Kansas City,
Is; Los Angeles. so: st. Paul, IL; New
orleans, 80; New York. 4; Pocatello.
as: Portland. As; st. Louis. ~; Salt
Lake, 81; San Francisco, "a; Seattle,
a.: Washington, 8.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
DEATHS

UTZ-Mrs. Julia Utz. aged As years,
died of tuberculosis this morning at
her home in South Boise. She is sur
vived by her husband, George utz. who
is at Murphy and two daughters in
Boise, Alice Gregold and Julia UtZ The
body is at the McBratney & Hampton
undertaking parlors and funeral ar
rangements will not be made until the
arrival of Mr.. Utz.
HANSON-Howard Ernest Hanson,
the three year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans p. Hanson. died at 1 o'clock this
morning in Boise hospital. A COM
plication of diseases caused his death.
The funeral will be held Friday at 2:3o
D. M, at the Schneider g. Sidenfaden
chapel Rev. w. w. Van Dusen will
conduct the services and burial will be
in Morris Hill cemetery.
HAMILTON-James T. Hamilton
died Wednesday evening at local
hospital where he had been a patient
for two days. death resulting from
pneumonia. His age was IS years.
Mr. Hamilton had been a resident of
Boise and Boise Basin for the past
three years and followed mining. He
is survived by his wife, who resides
at Ala North First street, and his
mother, who lives at st. Paris. o. He
was member of the Masonic lodge.
The funeral will be held tomorrow ut
1880 at the Fry & Summers chapel.
The Christian Science church will. have
charge of the service at the chapel.
Oriental lodge No. so, A. F. & A. M.
will officiate at the grave. Burial will
be in Morris Hill cemetery and the fu-
neral will be by auto.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
UNDER THE
CAPITAL DOME
TWIN CASES DECIDED.

The supreme court today handed
down decision on twin cases entitled
William Lies versus William Mulhall
and Markus Lies, Rosa Lies, Susan Lo-
rentz and Jacob Lorentz versus Will
liam Mulhall. Both cases involve &C
ton to recover portion of the pur-
chase price paid in consideration OF
the transfer of o tract of land. They
came from the Second judicial district
for Idaho county. In both cases the
judgment given the plaintiffs is af-
firmed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
SUPREME COURT Of
THE STATE CLEARS
Many CASES away
Opinions Written in More
Actions Than Filed, but
Although Great Speed
Made Many Still Pending.

The supreme court of this state es-
tablished u record for clearing from its
calendar cases pending for hearing.
for 1t wrote opinions in 1917 for a
grand total Of 1874 cases. There were
1859 cases filed during the year. On
Jan. /, 1917, there were 249 cases pend
ing before the court On JAN 1, 1918,
that number was reduced to pa Re-
gardless of the speed made, the court
Is still 244 cases behind. There wer.
% more opinions written In 1917 than
there were in 1915
The records of the court show that
in 1917 the opinions written were as "A
rule much shorter In length than the
opinions written in previous years.
The Idaho report for 1917 will there
fore. not be much larger than the re-
ports Of previous wears. although il
will contain, 40 more opinions than the
report Of 1915. This will result In
much less cost to the state.
It is further shown by the records
that in 1915 there were 217 cases filed
with the court and 1877 disposed OF;
that in 1915 there were 222 cases filed
with the court and 15e disposed Of.
WAR CAUSES SLUMP.
The general opinion seems to prevail
there were less cases filed in 1917 than
during previous years, due to the war;
which caused drop in litigation. The
court seems to take this view, to-
gether with attorneys
Chief Justice Alfred Bulge and his
associates on the bench, Justice Will
liam M. Morgan and John c. Rice. arr
pleased over the progress the court
made in disposing Of cases in 1917 and
hope to be able to make as good 4
record in the new year. While the
present court is more than keeping
abreast with cases filed. there are still
| so many cases behind that 1t will prob
ably be years before it can catch UP
with them. The Idaho supreme court
is said to be dsposing of more cases
than any other similar tribunal in the
| west.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
WARMEST DECEMBER
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE BOISE BUREAU

The monthly summary of December
weather issued by the United States
weather bureau, puts the past month
on record as the warmest December
ever known in Idaho. The mean tenn
perature for the month was 43.2 de-
grees. The highest mark reached by
the mercury was "a degrees on the
2sth and tire lowest was rs degrees
on the 7th and 10th. The greatest
daily range in temperature was Is de-
grees on the first and the least daily
range was seven degrees on the 18th.
The precipitation for the month was
2.3s inches. The greatest precipitation
in "a hours was IS in the 18th and
18th.
There were two days absolutely
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
FOR JUNIOR RED CROSS.

A fund sufficient to permit junior
Red Cross organization has been raised
by the high school students. sum
equal to 25 cents per student is re-
quired of any school before the organ
ization can be completed. The Boise
students in the high school have raised
$205.75, some s25 in excess of the de-
sired amount. This money will be
kept by the school chapter and used to
purchase Red Cross materials to be
made into supplies by the students.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
HEAVY LOSSES FOR
BOTH SIDES IN THE
PALESTINE BATTLES

Washington, Jan. 3.-British forces
lost last week around Jerusalem 1900
killed. wounded and missing. consid-
erably less than the total number Of
Turks captured and killed. General AL
lenby reported today.
Recount of Turkish dead on the bat
tlefield north of Jerusalem officially
places the number at 1905. On Dec.
81 and 29.750 prisoners we're captured.
The German losses will bring the en-
envy casualties past two thousand.
A further British advance. of four
miles north of Birch. along the NAH
lus road on Jan. 2 was reported
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
TO ASSISTANCE OF
BURNING FREIGHTER

A Pacific Port. Jan. 3.-A United
States vessel today is racing to the as
sistance Of the Togo Kisen Kaisha's
freighter Shinyo Maru No. 2, answer
ing wireless calls reporting the freight
err afire and in grave danger Of total
destruction.
The freighter carries 5000 tons of
barrel slaves. cotton. wine and miscel-
laneous freight and 1t Is believed that
little Of this can be saved. Fears for
the safety Of the crew were lessened
with the receipt Of word that the
United States vessel should reach the
Shinyo sometime today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
SHOCKED OVER DEATH.

james r. Boutwell,, law partner o.
the late Arthur NJ. Bowen of Twin
Falls, Is in the city. He stated while
it WAS apparent to all that Mr.. Bowen
could not live, yet his death was a
great shock to him personally and to
the legal fraternity of southern Idaho.
Arthur Bowen died in his 43d year. He
represented Blaine county in the state
senate, was at one time the Demo
cratic party's candidate for congress
man and later candidate for justice
of the supreme court.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
PATRIOTISM AT ABERDEEN.

Joseph Hansen, secretary of the state
council of defense, stated today that
while there had been some friction
among factions at Aberdeen in Power
county. yet following the patriotic ad-
dress he gave there evidences were
apparent on all sides that the factions
would get together and forget their
differences while they backed the var
ious patriotic work desired by the gov
eminent. Secretary Hansen also spoke
to large gatherings at Preston and
American Falls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
YOUTHFUL COUPLE WE'D.

Within an hour after he had married
an elderly couple Wednesday afternoon,
Judge r. II. Dunlap performed a cere-
mony uniting an especially young cou-
pie, Bernard Joseph Crosse of Nampa
and Nora Susie Vincent of Caldwell.
The bride was but II years of age.
Her father accompanied her to Boise
and gave his consent to the maria ge.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
DAMAGE CASE ON TRIAL.

Testimony is still being heard in the
damage suit of Clara E. Fisher versus
Boise City ct al, to collect for dam
ages caused by the overlooking of Sand
creek. The two defendants now in
volved in the case are Ada county and
the Boise Valley Traction company.
Witnesses testifying today were A. r.
Cruzen, M. c. Hull, Lowell Schneider,
Frank Anderson and w. d. Stevens.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
IDAHO boy KILLED
IN ACTION IN THE
CANADIAN SERVICE
Major Forest Weeks Struck
in Forehead With Bullet
at Vimy Ridge, Father Is
Informed.

Major Forest Weeks, son Of George
F. Weeks. OF Occur dAlene, was killed
in action at Vimy Ridge, France.
This is the sad information that has
been transmitted to his father we'll
known in Boise. Mr.. Weeks is one of
the most prominent residents of Occur
dAlene, active in Red Cross and other
patriotic work. He is a member of
the county council of defense and has
also been identified with state politics,
being mentioned as prospective con-
gressional timber by the Democrats.
At the present time he Is chairman of
the county central committee.
The Occur d'Alene Press says:
George F. Weeks today received a
communication from the Canadian gov
eminent that his son. Major Forest
Weeks was killed at Vimy Ridge on
June 6, while in action.
The report states that the bullet en-
tered his forehead, killing him In
stantly. That his burial place Is at
Villiers station. the military cemetery
In France. That a wooden cross has
particulars inscribed.
Major Weeks was 80 years Of age,
and had resided in Canada for several
years, engaged in farming The word
received by Mr.. Weeks came as Sc
we're shock, as let's since his son had
been in service had been irregular. and
he had grown accustomed to long de-
lay. MIR. Weeks is the first in Kootenai
county to receive word Of the death OF
a son in this war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
CHARTS ON EXHIBITION.

The state Sunday school headquar-
tiers in the Empire building has on ex-
hibition a number Of large charts
showing the value of illustrations in
explaining Sunday school lessons. The
charts will be on exhibition for two
weeks and are of especial interest to
teachers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
LABOR EMPLOYERS
TENDER OF SURETY
Workmen's Compensation
Has Not Definitely Deter
mined Form to Be Accept
ed-Bonds Presented.

The workmens' compensation COM
mission has adopted the policy for the
present of only giving written ac-
Acknowledgement of the fact surety com
panies and employers have rendered to
1t bonds as surety to back such indus
trial insurance as they will carry BY
doing SO the board neither accepts the
bonds or rejects them. II will
do neither until it can make up it's
rules and regulations, which will not be
for some time. This action was taken
on the advice Of the attorney general.
At the meeting of the board held to-
day representatives of express COM
panies appeared before the board for
the purpose of ascertaining their sta
tus with relation to taking out COM
pensation insurance. The board ex-
poets to sit from day to day hearing
those who desire to be heard and TAX
ing up such correspondence as Is be-
fore 1t.
OFFER LIBERTY BONDS.
Wednesday afternoon at about 4
o'clock representative mining men of
northern Idaho. through their attor-
ney, John H. Wourms, presented $780,
600 worth or liberty bonds to the boa I'd
as surety that they will meet any in
dustral accident liabilities to their
employees The mining men were
Jerome J. Day. William ]. Hull, James
A. Wayne and Frank Jenkins. all of
Wallace. and Howard Mcbride Of Kel-
logg. These bonds were not offered as
security behind surety company Sc
curities, but Independent OF them. the
employers being in a position to carry
their own insurance. Casualty COM
panies also presented their bonds and
they were receipted for in the same
way
Whether or not the bbard will de-
side for state insurance exclusively
and close out all other forms or permit
surety companies to carry risks is an
issue that is worrying many of the rep
resentatives OF surety companies who
have been busily engaged the past
month writing workmen compensation
insurance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
GAVE BOND.

Dell Lewis and Jess Abbott, who
were arrested upon battery charge
on a warrant sworn out before Judge
White on New Years day, furnished
bonds Of $3.50 each late in the after
noon on the date of their arrest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
HEARING POSTPONED.

The preliminary examination of
Harry Smith and Joe Block, charged
with the unlawful possession of liquor,
was not held in Judge Anderson's court
today, owing to the fact that the prose-
cutting attorney is busy in district
court. The case has been postponed
to suit his convenience.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
OBLIGED TO WALK.

James CHAMBER, Sam Feeler DR.. W..
NJ. Wilton, Fred A. Ring and Fred
Marty, of Bull, were early morning
arrivals in Boise. They were due last
night, but failed to arrive on schedule
time as their auto got stuck in the
mud seven miles out and they were
obliged to walk in.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
W[STPHAL GIVEN
GOLD BARS; NOW
SECONDL|EUTfNANT
Well Known Newspaperman
Of Boise Makes Good in
Aerial Service and Be-
comes an Instructor.

a.,
"es'p"a'' io' oh tne
capital News starr, VINO enlisted as
private in the infantry at Fort Doug
las was se,ected as an aer;a, oh.ervar
on" W " sam io's'''' anu
iater transferred 10 Fort Sill, Okla mas
been awarded his gold bars He has
been commissioned second ,,e,,tenant
in the signal reserve corns and made
an instructor In the department of
aerial l,aison after heing transferred To
observers at Fort sill.
Lieutenant westnhaI ia making good
He enlisted the latter mart Of Nav.
1917. Knowledge of photogra phy
gained while in newsp,ner work nroved
OF great assistance 70 him for while
enlistinx as a private he was able to
take advantage Of the'examinations for
aerial observer and was ouick IN oual
jfy. He graduated from the school Of
aerial lisison after being transferred to
Fort Sill. where he was awaiting or
ders to 20 to Garden CITY. T. T. when
the school director notified him of his
appointment. His commission will be
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
JUDGMENT REVERSED.

Judgment given A. A. Crane ct al
versus Cattina +. Sala in the Eighth
judicial district court for Kootenai
county, is reversed by the supreme
court. That tribunal affirmed the
judgment given H. NJ. Hudson versus
Charles Carlson in the district court
for Kootenai county, in litigation on
promissory notes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
BAGGAGE HANDLED.

The amount Of baggage received at
the Oregon Short Line passenger depot
in 1917 shows a considerable gain over
that received the previous year. Bag
gage checked in for 1917 numbered
27,071 pieces as against 24,27S in 1916.
During the year 55,426 pieces of bag
gage were handled as against 49,71s
in 1916,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
WORD FROM sWANHoLM.

Carl Swanholm, who is a member Of
the Twenty-fifth engineers, writes to
friends here that he is enroute to Aver,
Mass, and it is generally understood
by members of that division that their
stay IN this country is not to be long.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
WIRELESS FROM THE
HAGUE TO JAVA

San Francisco. Jan. 3.-The island Of
Java is in daily wireless communica-
ton with The Hague, 10000 miles
away. according to A. P. A. kissing,
resident OF Batavia. Java who arrived
here today. This is the longest wire
less communication ever achieved.