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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
The Shame of America
Four million American-born children
never learned to read and write


vent child labor, England was totally
prohibiting the employment in industry
of all children of school age.
America is rich enough Ito give its
children as good an education as any
nation in the world. And yet
Not only are thousands upon thousands
Of American children growing up illiterate
blind to every kind of print or writing
But
The great bulk of American chill
dren in school right 1oW-today-ar
getting an education that is x11iser-
ably inadequate.
Are 20 million mothers sleeping?
Are Americas twenty million mothers
asleep? Who is responsible for the chill
dren of the country if not the mothers
of the country? >,
Rheta Childe Dorr, in her stirring
article, "The Shame of America" sounds
the clarion call to every mother, every
father, every educator in the country.
She tears the veil aside and reveals the
farce Of our educational system that does
not educate. She goes further than mere
criticism. She shows the remedy.
Read this great constructive article in
the May number of P ictorial Review.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
With the shadow of
Flanders in his
eyes

And his empty sleeve-he wasn't
the same gay, splendid lad she had
sent away to France. Life would
never be the same again for either
of them. And yet-wasn't that
wonderful thing he brought back
worth the price? This thrilling,
moving story, what They Brought
Out, "by Norma Patterson, will grip
your heart. 1t is one of the really
great stories that has come out
of the war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
Do you know that

For'years there have been country schools
throughout the West in which the English
language was barred out?
Many of our public school teachers can
hardly make themselves understood in
English? HF1
Thousands of teachers are leaving the
schools to enter other professions?
In New York City alone 32,O97 children
Of school age are receiving no instruction.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
A girl doesn't have to
be pretty
>

With her thin little face, her big
wistful gray eyes, no one would
ha We looked twice at her. And yet
doyou thinklife couldn't have thrill
ing, wonderful adventures in store
for her? Read Loves Labor" by
Agn mes Mary Brownell-one of those
unexpected romances that lie in wait
for people just around the corner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22

Would you commit a
crime to save a friend?
When it came to the test, how far
would you go for your best friend?
Lend him rnoney-get him job
stand by him when he is down and
out, yes. But would you go out and
commit a crime, if-well, read "A
Double Barrelled Friendship" by
Edward S. O'Reilly,
and see what you q q
would have done in e IA
this mans place. 5&E2Y
a - - ( 1A:?,,,N1SW
80 - $. 9g 3
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
FIVE SPLENDID SHORT STORIES

Love-making based on
efficiency methods
Z El
&~agS5G!J
Blunderingly, with hopeless in
efficiency, the average man makes
love. But this man was an excep-
ton. Read how with brilliant bust
ness acumen he attacked the COM
pick problems that every lover must
face. Pleasure and Business
Mixed" is one of Clarence Buding-
ton Observation-Disclosures.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-22
What was the secret
she hid from himp

The dancer on the beach, with
her sea-blue eyes, her light, laughter
loving nature-what was the secret
she was strong enough to hide, even
while they were facing death to-
gether? Rosa Mundi is wonderful
picture of a woman, in the grip of a
strong feeling. Ethel M. Dell has
written here one of the finest love
stories of the year.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
$1,000 IN POCKET
. OF BOY 'SMUGGLER'

NEW YORK. Feb. Capt 4. C.
Bisch, head of the military police at
Camp Mills. started a crusade yester-
day against newsboys who smuggle
souvenirs into the reservation and
sell them to the soldiers at exorbitant
prices. One Of the first to fall into
the net was Louis freshman, who is
not quite sixteen years old.
The captain deprived him Of his
souvenirs, and, as matter OF form,
searched his pockets. The boy had
nothing in them except $1,000 in cash.
The astOnished officer took it from
him and wired the New York police.
They gave Feshman a clean bill and
Bisch returned the others.
The boys father is a shipworker.
He told a reporter last night he did
not know his son was carrying around
81 500 in his pockets, but exhibited
bank books showing the newsbOy
owned 81 600 more.
Isador Fox, also searched at the
camp, possessed $3.50, and Maurice
Fenkelstein. 5000.
The budding financiers VIII be per-
mitted to sell only newspapers to the
soldiers in the future.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09

cartridge, should shoot himself, so
that the Indians might not torture
him. Finally but twelve rounds OF
ammunition were left. The Indians
were apparently preparing for an
other charge.
Another band of what the troopers
thought to be Indians, dressed IN
white, came up as dawn broke, and
the beleaguered men realized that to
beat off both bands was hopeless
task. The rest of the story Is told
in Herrorn'S own words:
Before We could fire, we heard a
call in English: Don't FIRE" Then
the man threw his carbine up in the
air and yelled. To our delight we rec
ognized Paddy Boyle. He had got
through the lines all right and
reached the fort The savages had
now broken and were fleeing across
the prairie.
What kind of a uniform do you
call this?" / asked Paddy.
well, the boys were asleep when
1 reached the fort he answered.
They didn't take time to dress. They
haven't got anything on but their I'M
derclothes.'
1t was a fact. The band of troopers
had almost literally jumped from their
beds to their horses backs when the
call came from their brothers IN dis
treSS.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
CHICAGOANS BACK
THE KENYON BILL

Members of the Chicago Associa-
ton Of Commerce, headed by Secre-
tary r. Is. Beach, and the committee
of aldermen today held Informal con-
ferences with officials Of the railroad
administration in regard 10 needed
improvements in the Chicago district,
and with Department of Labor Off
Gals regarding the Kenyon bill APP
propriating s1OO,OOO,OOO for public
projects.
The delegation last night had a
conference with the Illinois Congress
sionaI delegation. and Secretary
Beach expressed himself as being
well pleased with the result Of this
conference.
ave are making every effort to Sc
cure the passage of the Kenyon bill"
said Secretary Beach. land while we
realize that the end of the present
session is near, we arc hopeful that
il will receive favorable action. Our
association is particularly anxious to
have harbor improvements made at
the Great Lakes training station. II
this station, which turned out so
many trained men during the war Is
TO continue its usefulness. it must
have q harbor. An appropriation for
Federal aid for good roads is also
favored by us
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
.YANKS "YANKIFY
CHIMES ON CHURCH

FREDERICK, Nd. Feb. 9.-In the
closing days of the war, when the
American troops were on their way to
billets, the natives Of Pontreaseau, a
village in northern France, were
startled when the chimes Of the vii
lage one evening spoke in a strange
and foreign tongue. The bells took
on a martial air
To the American regiment Of en-
gineers, Searchlight Division, station
ed there, the tones brought back men,
tai pictures of home. For the melody
the chimes played was suspiciously
like Yankee Doodle"
The sexton OF the church was most
surprised of all. He ran the same
scales, pulled the same timeTworn
ropes. But, alasl The bells spoke in
a language not known to him.
Yesterday afternoon eight trucks
came into Frederick from Washing
ton Barracks, carrying the members
OF a unit known as the -Four Hun
dred and Eighty-eighth Engineers,
Searchlight Investigation Service.
With them were two men, Master En-
gineer, A. a (Gimp) Wotier, who
halls from St Louis, and Master En-
gineer R. z. Hawk BID Davis, who
told. the whole story.
For some reason, the populace Of
this town was not as friendly and
cordial as other of Frances sons and
daughters So the two engineers,
being handy both at music and me-
chanics, climbed to the steeple tower
and mixed up the chime ropes.
This searchlight unit is en- route to
Carlstrom Field, Fla, where it will
conduct experiments with FIVE Of
Americas biggest searchlights.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
mute, SEES BLIND
MANFALLT ODEATH

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Joseph Gintowk
felt his way across the room. He was
sixty years old-and blind.
His grandson, John Gintowk, sat
watching him. John is twenty-four
years old-deaf, dumb, paralytic.
AS the blind man CROPPED mis- way
from chair to table and table to chair
he drew near an open window
Nearer and nearer.
The paraIytfc watched. Into his
eyes there crept a look Of horror.
Unable to shout a word Of warning
unable to move, he sat watching
watching.
There was a sudden scream as the
blind man fell. He died within an
hour at the County Hospital. The
news was brought to the home at
PHI South Turner avenue.
There they found the paralytic mo-
tioniess, horror-stricken, stilb gazing
at the open window where the sun
light was streaming in and the cur
tain futtering ever SO little in the
breeze.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
Say, What's the Big
Idea Of BOycOtin
Oysters? They're Cheap

Has the oyster lost its popular
ity with the people OF this city?
Whether il has or not. the fact
remains that there is less demand
this season for them than in past
years. Dealers say the reason is
the unusual mildness OF the win
ter. 1t was said today that there
has been practically no demand
for oysters since the middle Of
January. Prior to the holidays
oysters were sold in nearly nor
NAL quantities, but for the past
month there have been more
oysters on the market than deal
ers knew what to do with.
All this, however, has had no
eject on prices. The better grade
were quoted today at about Sc a
barrel. while inferior grades could
be bought for $3.50 or So a bar
rel. And there was very little de-
mand for the cheaper grades,
dealers said.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
SITE Of HISTORIC
JAIL DISPOSED OF

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Feb. 9.-The
old Jail property in CharlestoHn
which stands on the site of the Jail
in which John Brown and several Of
his co-conspirators were confined las
been sold by the authorities Of JEFF
ferson county and new post office
building will be erected there.
The site of the old Jail is an his
toric spot The ground was donated
for public purposes by Charles Wash
ington when the town of Charles
town was laid out in 1856. II was
on this site that John Brown was a
prisoner just previous to the out
break of the civil war. The present
building. however, was not erected
until 1870. The stone wall OF the
original Jail is still standing. and
will be torn down. 1t was over this
wall that Edward COpie and John \.
Cooke. two of Browns followers, at
tempted to escape from the jail early
one morning in December, 1889. after
they had been sentenced to death for
taking part in the insurrection at
Harper's Ferry on October II of the
same year.
The two men dug a hole through
the brick wall of their cell, conceal
ing the mortar and brick in stove.
and had gotten into the jail yard.
Building a scaffold with lumber they
found in the yard, the prisoners
climbed upon it to test the vigilance
of the guards surrounding the Jail.
Copie placed his hat upon stick
and held it over the wall.
Thomas Guard, a member Of the
Berryville Infantry, who was doing
guard duty nearby, saw the hat and
promptly fired at il. The shot
aroused tho other guards and within
a few minutes the Jail was surround
ed by troops.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
Costs $4,000 To Fit
A Fellow To Become
A Second Lieutenant

It takes $1,000 to fit a man for
A second lieutenancy, representa-
tives of the forty-two essentially
military schools OF the country
were told last night at a banquet
in the Ebbitt, which closed the
formal program for the two-day
session of the Association OF Mill
tary Colleges and Schools of the
United States.
Gen. Peter c. Harris. adjutant
general, said that the future OF
the American army rests in a
large measure on these schools.
Gen. William Verbeck, of Manlius,
of the association. A committee
today will present to General
n. Y. was reelected president
March a plan for universal mill
tary training.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
EXPERTS TO
CONVENE HERE ON FEB. IS

Fingerprint experts from all parts
of the United States will gather here
February 15 to enjoy a banquet at the
Harrington Hotel and discuss the ac-
complishments Of the fingerprint, sys-
tenn during the last year in the ap-
Erehension OF criminals.
This announcement was made to-
day by A. ]. Renee, secretary and
treasurer of the organization which
is known as the International Asso'
citation for Identification. It has q
membership Of three hundred detec-
t!ves. Headquarters Of the associa-
ton are at LeavenwOrth, Kan.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
WROTE OWN OBITUARY
FOR DEATH COLUMNS

BATH, y. Y, Feb. 81. y. Klocll,
seventy-nine, of Cossville. near here.
wrote his own obituary. II was
published in the leading papers in
this vicinity. and described Kl0ck' s
death as having been caused by "a
complication of diseases and weak
ness Of old age"
Klock had kept a daily record Of
his life for fifty years. In his de-
clining years he had written his obit-
uary from his diary records.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
BIBLE SAVED SOLDIERS LIFE.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Feb. 9.-Privafe
William Z. Wilson, of this place, owes
his life to a small New Testament
and mirror that he carried in his vest
pocket. The machine gun bullet that
would have ended his life was defect
ed by the articles down his arm,
" hich was shattered.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
BURGLAR ONLY HUNGRY.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Feb. "A
burglar who entered a local resi-
dence carried off three pounds OF
sausage, a gallon of molasses, some
butter and milk. Valuables were left
untouched.
The Washington times., 1919-02-09
PAST AND PRESENT
MEET IN PALESTINE

JERUsALBa6 Feb. s.-LThe life q
two periods. distant by many CEN
turtles, seems to flow along the roads
that lead 10 this ancient city.
The camel, though he has done
great things for the British forces
Is losing his position a. the main
means OF transport. and the natives
driving their camels, carrying huge
packs OF eastern merchandise, are
passed by the big engines OF the
evergrowing British broad gauge
railway. at which the country people
stare with open-mOuthed astonish-
ment Then along will come an As
syrian or an Arab on his donkey OF
mule, his wife walking behind and
carrying a great pack on her head
In this way they transport much stun
for many miles. Now they are
smothersd in dust from the great
quantity Of motor transport on the
roads.
Biblical FOOD sim There
The hve barley loaves and small
fishes still have to feed a good many
people in this country, and women
may still be seen grinding their
scanty cup Of corn between stones
but now, with the introduction Of
good seed. the country already Is
showing signs Of vast Improvement
Cotton is still made up into rough ma
terial in a primitive method on
kind OF bow. With the new oppOr.
tunities now opening up. the old spin
ner is likely to be looking for an
other Job.
Already in quite small towns you
will see the names Of weIl-known Lon
don firms. This has aroused the To-
cal shops to a kind OF competition
and all kinds Of important signs over
small shops, with hardly anything to
sell. announce: ''The London Stores
The Up-to-Date Hosiery and Dry
House." and many similar. It is
doubtful IL per cent OF the pros
pective customers can read the signs.
Shepherds sim On Deck.
Shepherds on the hills still tent
their docks, dressed in camel hal
and nightly fold them and light thei
camp fires to keep on the prowlins
jackals and hyenas. But in the fu-
ture much OF this rich land. now
practically barren, is likely TO re.
ceive the attention Of the steam trac-
tor.
Altogether. with the present means
Of transport by rail, the great inn
provement in the water supply and
the rapid introduction Of European
methods and customs, it may be hoped
a year. or two OF peace viii change
this country into a real land Of
milk and honey"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-13
Kansas Miners Agreement
To Be tn Effect Sixty Days
All Provisions of National Coal Strike Armisce Are
Included, as Well as Grievances of Local Unions
Was Signed by Receivers and Howat Last Night

parties of the second part, and the
Southwestern Interstate Coal Opera,
tors association, on October 81, 1919.
to be adopted by said parties, except
that the rate of wages provided in said
contract shall be increased by IL per
cent and it is further agreed to by
the parties hereto that
Whereas, a government commits
sion is to be appointed to make an
investigation of the wages and work
ing conditions of the coal miners thru
out the United States and that follow
ing such investigation is to make a
finding and award which shall be the
basis of a contract, which shall apply
to the organized coal miners of the
United States, generally. including
the mem bers of District IA:
'Tn view of the foregoing, it is un-
derstood and agreed to by the parties
hereto that such award as to wages
and working conditions shall be
adopted by the parties hereto and
shall be made a part thereof and shall
apply to the receiversh:i as it shall
be made to apply to all other mines
Mine Workers of America.
"2-It is further understood and
agreed to by the parties hereto. that
the terms of this contract shall ap
ply to all members of district IA,
United Mine Workers of America, that
said receivers
"S-It is further understood and
agreed to by the parties hereto, that
the terms of this contract shall in
no way serve as a precedent or be
binding in any future negotiations of
contracts with the Southwestern IN
terstate Coal Operators association or
any of the parties thereto.
Runs Sixty Days.
agreed to by the parties hereto, that
! following the signing of this contract
| and the resumption of operations all
members of district No. IA, United
Mine Workers of America within the
| state of Kansas, above referred to,
| shall be reinstated in their former
| positions.
| "5-It is further understood and
agreed to by the parties hereto, that
this contract shall run and shall be
binding for period of sixty days or
until the making of the award by the
/ said national commission, above re-
ferred to; provided that if a dissou-
ton of said receivership shall be ef-
| fected before the expiration of sixty
| days from the date of signing this
| contract, then this contract shall
| terminate at the time that said re-
| vided, however, that the dissolution of
said receivership shall in no way re-
lease the said receivership from any
| obligations which it may owe to the
parties of the second part at the date
| of its dissolution.
Witness our signatures, this 18th
day of December, 1919. (Signed)
&C. D. SAMPLE,
BEN S. GAITSKILL,
| I "Parties of the first part.
ALEXANDER HOWAT,
| THOMAS HARVEY,
parties OF the second part"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-13

ing assigned to the impersonation of the
ardent, looking for patients, new doctor.
is what caused the trouble, as it were, and
he is so laboratorious that he looks like an
instrument, and, hyperbolically, he wears
an aura of ether so medical is he. His
work is abundant with artistry
Mr.. Harry Hayden, as Bud Woodbridge,
whom have seen in other plays, has never
ties more amusingly than he does as the
dapper atom, who is in love. Mr. Hayden
is comically tremulous and abashed at the
sight of his loved one. And all he did was
with much humor.
Miss Lillian, Concord, as Virginia XeIma,
An exempl1ication of splendid acting. She
brings a fine power and art TO her work.
She speaks with a gracious ease, a clarity
of dietion, an authority and merited the
approval given her, from those out front.
Miss Concord has one peculiar habit. That
of fiddIing with her finger tips. do not
know if she is picking them or cleaning
her nails. 10 me, 1t IS not a pretty habit.
Miss Devah Moref, as Grace Taylor, was
demurely pretty and appealing, especially
her work in her big scene in the second
act which was exceedingly well done.
Miss Helen Strickland, as Mrs. Wood
bridge, gave very good account of her
general run of the farce.
The rest of the cast performed with good
manners, and filled up gaps in nice taste.
The catalog will give you a sort of post
impressionistic idea Of the proceedings
And should you like clean farce this
boomerang" will entertain you. Yet. per-
haps ones taste in farce has been debased
by continuous experience with the beds
the underclothing and the banging doors
of American plays now. called farce. II
may be that such simple idylls as ''Tht
boomerang" fail TO register with those
whose perceptions have been du1led by the
brutal wallops of the current my-god-my-
wife things. At any rate two people told me
they liked a bit more of the risque.
But should you be loking for a splendid
evenings enjoyment, a good long hearty
laugh, by a good company of artists,
thoroughly recommend "The Boomerang
and to the doctors of Topeka, would say
please don't miss this farce.
If this Is fair sample of the art pro
duced by Mr.. Belaseo, Topeka will always
look for, and respect his trademark. An6
l guess that win be about all. N. S. A
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-13
CAN'T GET ENOUGH GAS
So Ell Dorado Unknown Threatens to
Blow Up Mains.

e. Dorado, Dec. IA threat to
blow up the gas mains of the West
ern Distributing company, in Ell Do
rado, was received by the officials of
the company here yesterday. The let
ter was received thru the mails this
morning and was merely addressed,
"Gas office, city" The letter was
turned over to the police, but up to a
late hour tonight no arrests had been
made and it was stated no trace of
the sender had been found.
According to the letter the writer
evidently lives in the east side of the
city where the gas pressure is always
low. TIE states in his letter unless the
company stops giving all the gas to
other sections of the city he will blow
up the gas mains and the office of
the company in this city. The letter
says that the people on the east side
are suffering from want of fuel and
he means to call a halt in the affair.
The company has employed a num-
ber of guards.