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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-11

following Omaha appointees left
Friday morning: DR.. Palmer Find
ley, Judge Howard Kennedy, We'll
come Bradley, Mrs. Draper Smith,
Miss Charlotte Townsend and Miss
Lillian Stuff. Each one of these
members, as we'll as each of the
other nine members of the commits
sion, has some special qualification
for the important work assigned by
the legislature of 1919.
Under the law, this commission is
charged ito make special study of
the subject of child welfare, with
special reference to the problems
presented in Nebraska, and
investigate social and other condi-
tons affecting child welfare in Ne
braska; shall make a study of COM
parative legislation relating there
to-. =. recommend new legis-
lation, and shall embody
said recommendation and the re-
suits of said investigation in a writ
ten report to the governor on De-
cember /. 1920, which report the
governor shall transmit to the leg
islature next converting.
w. c. T. U. Convention.
The 44th annual state convention
of the w. c. T. U. was held at
York October 60 inclusive, with 800
delegates attending.
Tuesday afternoon an address of
welcome was made by Mrs. J. w.
Little of York. Mrs. Marie Wilcox
gave a talk and Mrs. H. E. Nord-
land of York, a solo.
Tuesday evening a banquet was
held in the auditorium. Governor
and Mrs. McKelvie, Mayor Arthur
G. Wray, and State Superintendent
w. H. Clemmons, attended and
spoke.
A unique feature of the evening
program was a symposium by 10
ladies representing their native
countries, who greeted the COVER
nor, mayor and assembly, first in
their own native language, then in
terpreted the same in English, rep
resenting the AUGMENTATION work
done by different people. Mrs.
Mary Smith of Crete, represented
Denmark; Mrs. Burr of Upland and
Mrs. Paulson of Genoa, Sweden;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-11
CLUBDOM|

A RE Omaha women awake to
| II their responsibilities as citi-
"A zens? This question will be
largely answered in the next two
weeks, some of the local leaders
say, by the number of women who
register for the election of Novem-
Der 4. The latest registration date
is October "a. Harley G. More
head, election commissioner, says
that those who desire to register
may enter the court house without
passes between 2 and E p. m. daily.
South Omaha women may register
at their city hall the second Satur-
day before election, October Is, but,
except for this provision, the main
floor of the court house is the only
place for registration.
The questions which will come up
on November are the bond issues
of $5,00O,000 for school purposes
and 100000 for police station. 1t
is as yet uncertain what will be done
regarding funds for new court
house. Should the supreme court
decide that the constitutional con-
vention shall be held, the question
will be submitted to electors. but to
men electors only-the officers be-
ing constitutional, and women's
electoral rights not extending that
far.
Should any other issue arise, such
as 4 recall election, it will be neces-
sary that the women be registered
in order that they may sign petitions
or vote at the election.
p. e. O. Study Course.
Chapter B. X. of P. E. o. have
decided to take the chatauqua
course for their winter study work.
Concordia Club.
The Concordia club of Dundee. a
pre-war social organization. will
have a reunion in the form of party
for a former member, Mrs. H. A.
Baird, at the home of Mrs. A. c.
Crossman Saturday afternoon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
Reports Reaching Boise Are to
Effect That Harry Mathews
Was Struck by Ferryman
Burns.
USED A BILLIARD CUE
Men Meet in Pool Hall and
Clash Follows-Heavy Blow
on Head Said to Have Caused
Instant Death.

Harry Matthews. well known in the
Grand View country, was instantly
killed SundaT night at Grand View
when struck over the head by a bill
lard cue in the hands Of Ferryman
Burns Of that place according to mea-
gre reports that reached Boise today.
Parties coming in from Grand View
brought in the informa ton.
1t is claimed there had for some time
been ill feeling between the two men
and the reports are to the effect that
they had a fistic encounter at one
time. Threats are said to have been
made by both.
The reports that reached Boise are
To the effect that Mathews and Burns
met in the pool room and hot words
followed, resulting in the billiard cue
crashing down on the head of Mathews.
lie was knocked unconscious and died
within a short time after the blow was
struck. Burns was placed under arrest
Mathews is a married man leaving a
wife and family.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
GET shoyELs BUSY.

Warning was voiced by the mayor
and the head of the police department
this morning that enforcement of the
ordinance requiring property owners to
keep sidewalks cleared of snow may be
expected. The ordinance fixes a fine
of $25 for failure of the owner, tenant
or caretaker of property to remove
snow from his sidewalks, and the au-
thorities declare that unless reasonable
effort is made to do this arrests will be
made, to provide funds for the city to
do some shoveling. Apparently the
city was short of help this morning
and could not set a good example on
the walks around the city hall. Only
two DRINKS were arrested Sunday, and
they were released on bond instead of
being put on the business end of snow
ShoyelS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
Expected That 600 Citizens
Will Gather About Festive
Board and Lay Plans for
Bigger Boise.
SPOKANE MAYOR SPEAKS
Civic Chorus Will Furnish Mu-
sic for Occasion-Dinner
Starts at $50 O'clock
Captains Start Tuesday.

All is ready for the civic dinner at
Ii Korah mosque at 6:30 o'clock this
evening. which formally launches the
campaign for greater chamber of
commerce for Boise.
Seventy-five additional reservations
for the dinner came in by mail and tel
ephone before 10 o'clock this morning,
ind more were received during the day
,;'he total will approach 500. The COM
mittee has urged that everyone arrive
promptly at the mosque. Those coming
early will get the most desirable seats.
SPOKANE MAYOR SPEAKS
Mayor C.. NJ. F'assett of Spokane, VINO
will speak on 1.-The New Day at the
dinner, arrived in Boise Sunday night.
lie is especially Interested in the cam
ragn here as similar Undertaking
under the auspices of the American
City bureau is being started this week
10 extend the membership and expand
the income of the Spokane chamber of
commerce. OF which Mayor Fassett is
a director and forIHer president.
The Spokane mayor is an authority
of wide reputation on civic subjects
and an impressive orator. Besides his
address, the program this evening
will include talks by w. Fl. Coppedge
and Mrs. Edwin Harrington of Boise,
songs by civic chorus" composed of
singers from local churches, community
singing and other entertainment fea-
tires
The captains and team workers who
win start Tuesday on the task of ac
tally bringing in the memberships for
the new chamber of commerce held a
final meeting at il o'clock this morn
Ing in the Commercial CLUB rooms.
Territory for each team was assigned.
ard fina' conference on methods had.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
CAR SHORTAGE
MAYCOME WHEN
Miners return

Chicago, Dec. S.-Recovery of coal
cars sent to eastern mines will be the
great problem if the miners return to
work, according to NJ. j. Gormaly, as
sistant to r. II. Ashton, regional di-
rector of northwestern railroads here
today.
Gormley asserted the concentration
oil coal cars at eastern mines has been
going on for several weeks These cars
must be returned before coal from
mid western mines can be moved
Eastern cars In the northwestern re-
gion will have to be returned to the
east and cannot be diverted even tenn
eorarily for use here, he stated
Fuel restrictions in Illinois by the
state public utilities commission con-
tinued In force today.
The railroad administration adopted
measures to assure the expediting OF
shipment OF fuel oil and kindred pro-
ducts.
Coal seized by the northwest regional
fuel committee showed an increase OF
over 500 car loads over the previous
day.
Ship Lung, mayor OF Chicagos Chi
nstown. had the order of the public
utilities commission regarding fuel con-
scrvation translated into Chinese and
circulated among Chinese business
men. Chinese laundries were reported
observing the 0 to $3.50 working day as
result.
A committee from the Chicago laun-
dry owners association made an APP
peal for exemption. They eaid they
could not keep chicago clean" on the
restricted basis.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
CAPITOL TO SAVE LIGHT.

An order that all state departments
reduce the amount of electricity used
for lights at the statehouse issued by
w. J. Hall, public works commission
er, was announced today.
In some cases, offices are vacated
without turning off the lights, which
burn to no purpose whatever until the
janitor, in making his rounds, turns
them Off" the order declares.
In order to keep up the general
maintenance of the state buildings in
the best possible shape through the re-
mainder of the biennium, it will be
necessary to keep the expenditure of
electric power to the lowest degree
possible.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
Wallace Frost Held at Noun
tain Home on Charge Steal
ing Federal Property Said to
Have Confessed.
ODD INCIDENT CAUSE
Trapper Recognizes Among the
Coyote Skins One on Which
He Had Sewed the Tail
Scares Thief.

BY one of the oldest condolences in
the annals of criminal history in Ida
no the identity of gang of thieves
whose rendezvous is in the Owyhee
mountains and who have stolen 1000
head of sheep, broken up many camps
ana stolen other property valued at
$1,000 has been established. and one
member of the alleged gang, Wallace
Frost, is behind the bars at Mountain
Home, the confessed thief of govern
mcnt property.
1t was when Frost stole some furs
from a government trapper that he ov-
erstepped his security. And it was
when the tail of one of the coyote skins
C me off in the hands of a government
Inspector that Frost's guilt was so con-
clusively established that he made a
confession.
Major C. P. Watson of Pendleton, in
81 ector for the United States biologi-
cal survey, brought the news of the
capturing of Frost to Boise today. 1t
was through his efforts and the efforts
of the sheriff at Mountain Home that
Frost was apprehended.
FURs ARE TRACED
/ Coyote and cat skins which Frost
vas believed to have stolen from Ray
Williams, government trapper, were
traced to a warehouse in Mountain
| Home. But coyote skins look much
alike and the trapper had not marked
the ones in his possession
Certain that the skins before them
were the ones stolen from Williams.
the officials nevertheless had no way
of making certain that they were. Each
of the skins had a punch mark in the
nose and yet Williams was not sure
/ they were the ones he sought.
Then Major Watson began to flop
| the skins over one at time. Finally
| the tail of one came off in his hand II
had been sewed on with black thread.
That's it! That's it," cried Will
liams. Those are my skins, / sewed
that tail on there"
The skins with the punched noses
i were taken into custody and the num-
/ Der was found to coincide with the
number that had been stolen from Will
liams.
PLEAsEs sTocKMEN
/ Confronted with the evidence of the
broken tail Frost confessed.
1 Sheepmen Of the Owyhee range are
overjoyed that prosecutions have been
started against the raiders. according
to Major Watson.
The gang is believed to consist Of
eight men and three women, ali inter.
related, by marriage and blood.
/ The gang has been holder the las,
go days than ever before it Is said de-
liberately driving into camps. driyin-
out the owners. and taking away the
stock. They are said to have threat :
ened with death anyone who under-
takes to hinder their operations. and
rangemen in their vicinity ere said ~
have lived in fear of the desperadoes
for several months.
II Warrants are out for the arrest =,
other members of the gang asssrst
! whom what IL believed TO be convIrss
ibg evidence has been collected.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
WILL DELIVER SEALS
TO HOMES If ASKED

Mrs. Catherine Athey, executive sec
rotary of the Idaho Tuberculosis asso-
citation, received this morning copy
OF letter President Wilson sent with
his contribution TO the Red Cross
Christmas seal campaign. Two little
health crusaders, Adrienne Mayer and
Jack Baker, the latter being the son of
Secretary of War Baker, called at the
presidents bedside to deliver the seals,
and returned to headquarters with this
letter.
THE president and Mrs. Wilson send
the enclosed small contribution as
token of their interest in the work in
which you are engaged. 1t was a great
pleasure to the president to see the
little children this morning, and the
good wishes which Adrienne and Jack
brought from the other little children
Of the country for his speedy recov-
cry have done much to hearten him.
He is glad to feel that these little citi-
Gems of America are beginning so early
their unselfish ork for humanity"
1t is announced at the local head
quarters that seals will be delivered to
those persons in Boise who, because of
sickness or other reasons, are unable
20 make their purchases at the booths
downtown. There is a booth in every
large store, IN the poStoffice, the banks,
hotels and railway stations. But if
persons who cannot call at the booths
will telephone their names and ad-
d, esses to Mrs. F. E. Johnesse, city
chairman, seals will be sent to their
Eumes.
The Boy Scouts who are helping in
various ways to put the local cam
paign over its quota, are planning a
thorough canvass of the residence dis
t,ict Saturday. The sale at the booths
totaled $500 Saturday, and it is hoped
the aggregate each day this week will
equal that.
1t is further announced that the dol
lar letter which has been mailed out
to a list of donors of other years, will
not be used during the present cam
raign. The sale will be confined to the
booths. to canvass by Columbian
club ladies through the office buildings,
to the canvass Saturday by the Boy
Scouts, and to a sale of health bonds
by a Rotary club committee.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
Under The
Capitol Dome
TO INSPECT ARMY STORE.

q. Y. Price, auditor and business
usen. Oh the state department of edu-
cation, will leave this evening for Mos
COW and Lewiston on official business
at state institutions there before pro-
ceedlng to Portland, where he will in
spect some stocks of clothing and 9TH
er supplies at the quartermaster gen
erafs retail store of army supplies for
the purpose of determining the possi-
bility of using some of the supplies at
the state industrial training school, St
nAthony, and the state deaf and blind
school, Gooding. Through the war de !
partment Mr.. Price has obtained a
deduction of 10 per cent on the list
price of the goods. If the state sees fit
to buy them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
SPECIAL ELECTION
SCHOOL BONDS NOT
SUBJECT TO CONTEST
Supreme Court Hands Down
Opinion in Teton County
Case-Statute Makes No
Election Provision.

No provision is made in the statutes
of Idaho for contrasting the result of
a special election held to authorize the
issuance of the bonds of a school dis
trict, the state supreme court an
nounced today in reversing the judg-
ment of the Teton county district
court in the case of Clarence L. Ashley
VS.. George Richard ct al, district truss
tees, an action to enjoin issuance of
school bonds. The plaintiff appealed
from judgment dissolving the tenn
porary injunction and dismissing the
action
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
JOHNSON WILL CARRY
FIGHT TO INSURGENTS

Chicago, Dec. S.-The American
League annual meeting will be held
in New York next Wednesday. Attor-
neys for B. B. Johnson, president. an
nounced he and loyal club owners
agreed to attend the session called by
warning directors in preference to the
one he had called for Chicago for the
same date. The decision was not a
capitulation, attorneys said 1t was a
move to avoid further legal contro-
Versy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
STATE TO BUY GRAIN.

Heavy SHOWS In the salmon city
country have brought the quail there
to a state of starvation, according to
information received today by Otto M.
Jones, state game warden, from l. S.
Johnson, deputy warden. Warden
Jones has instructed Johnson to buy
some wheat and feed the birds until
they can find feed for themselves.
Heavy losses frequently occur where
no provision is made for feeding wild
birds, especially in the colder sections
of the state.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
DEPUTY WARDEN HERE.

John Pearson of Salmon City, deputy
state game warden in charge of the in
stallation OF fish ladders in streams of
the state, was in the city today con-
ferring with State Game Warden Otto
M. Jones before going to north Idaho
10 make personal inspection of sites
where ladders are to be installed One
of the principal dams to be overhauled
and reinstalled next spring will be the
Sunbeam dam in the Salmon river.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
SOLDIERS, HOME HALTED.

Work on rebuilding of the Soldiers
home was ordered stopped Saturday
by j. K. White state commissioner
of public welfare, because of the cold
weather interfering with the plaster
ing. The work was to have been com
pleted by December "A so that it could
be occupied Christmas day, but the de-
lay caused by cold weather will post
pone the reopening until sometime
next spring
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
CANNON TO SPEAK.

Miles Cannon, state commissioner of
agriculture, will make three addresses
on agricultural topics this week before
farm bureau organizations Tuesday
he Will address the Canyon county
farm bureau at Caldwell, Wednesday
he will address the Ada county
farm bureau at Meridian and Thurs
day he will speak at Wilder.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
STATE EARN PAYS.

A check for $3.50, covering receipts
from the sale of the remainder of this
years farm products raised at the state
farm at the Blackfoot asylum. was
turned into the state treasury this
morning by j. X. White, state COM
missioner Of public welfare, who has
supervision of the asylum
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
GIBSON GETS JOB AS
MANAGER OF PIRATES

Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. s.-George
Hack Gibson, former Pirate catcher
and lately manager Of the Toronto
Internationals, today accepted the man
agement of the Pittsburgh Nationals to
succeed Hugo Bezdek. This announce
men was made by Barney Dreyfuss.
Gibson will formally sign articles at
a meeting In New York Wednesday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
DID NOT USE CANE.

Frank Stewart, who had an alterca-
ton on the streets with one Roy King,
Indignantly denied today that he used
a cane on King. Il never struck a
man in my life with cane and GER
tainly did not use one on King, al
though it Is true I carry a cane" said
Stewart. II had an alteration with
King, but a cane was never used"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Pohlman re-
turned last evening from a Today visit
to Salem and Portland. While in Port
lard they visited their daughter and
soG-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T.. r. Clapp.
The Foreign Missionary society of
Emmanuel Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. ID. II. Hogue. Seventeenth
AMI Idaho streets, Tuesday afternoon
at $50 o'clock Japanese curios will
be on exhibition.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
WOULD REDUCE THE
WEIGHT or SILVER
IN AMERICAN DOLLAR

Washington. Dec. S.-Because of
the rising price of silver, Represen-
tative Plat, chairman of the house
banking and currency committee,
today introduced bill to reduce the
weight OF silver in q dollar from
1920 grains troy to $50 grains troy.
Unless some step il taken there
will be wholesale melting of silver
dollars for bullion, Plat predicted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
SERVICES AT PRISON.

what Time Is 1t Now" was the
subject Of talk given the inmates of
the state pententiary Sunday morning
by Make A. Clark, who with several
assistants conducted gospel services at
the prison, said to have been very
we'll received by the attendants.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
the LITTLE NEWS OF BOISE
saiEF ITEMS ron susY READERs

lives at iii Lee street His friends
know better too, but they are enjoying
the fun of Fostering him about it. The
Stewart who was in police court habit
ually walks Nith cane and 1t was en-
ually walks with cane.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
OVER 400 TRAINS TO
BE CANCELLED DEC. 10

Boston. Dec. S.-More than 400 trains
VIII be cancelled by Wednesday as one
of the measures TO be put into effect
throughout New England to help re-
lieve the fast diminishing coal supply,
railroad officials declared today
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
FILMS ARRIVE LATE.

Some of the films for the Sunday
evening shows at the moving picture
houses put in a late appearance, due
to train delays caused by the heavy
snowfall. A few of the openings ad-
vertised did not, therefore, start on
scheduled time. But no serious inter-
ruption of service is anticipated during
the week, the managers say, even with
the train schedules curtaled.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08

Wilson to transmit all correspondence
between the United States and British
governments relative to the Anglo
Persian treaty recently concluded.
Under this treaty Britain assumes a
virtual protectorate over Persia, in re-
turn for a loan Of $15,O00,OOo
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
HAULING SNOW.

The city street cleaning department
has heavy hauling job on hand to-
day Not being equipped for it, the
department was obliged to borrow sew
eral gravel wagons from the county
road department. These are busy re-
moving snow from the cutters Of down.
town streets, to clear a passage for the
water when the thaw sets in.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
FOG FOLLOWS SNOW.

Snow ceased falling Sunday after
noon. A few h ,urs later fog en-
shrouded part of the valley. 1t was
especially thick southwest Of town, and
some automobile travellers found their
lights inadequate against it. No col
lisons were reported, however.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
DEATHS-FUNERALS

MARTIN-The funeral Of w. H. Mar
tin will be held from the McBratney
funeral chapel Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. The /. o. o. F. lodge will
have charge of the services at the
chapel and the G. A. r. will officiate
at the grave. Interment will be made
in Morris Hill cemetery. A special car
will be provided for the orders and
friends.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
QUITE ANOTHER STEWART

The Frank Stewart who was arrested
and fined Saturday for fighting is not
Frank T.. Stewart the painter. who
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
BORAH RESOLUTION
ADOPTED BY SENATE

Washington. Dec. S.-The senate to-
day adopted a resolution presented by
Senator Borah requesting President
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08

RUTLEDGE-Carri Evelyn Rut-
ledge, aged 5, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira M. Rutledge, died Monday morn
ing at the family home. near Eagle,
following an illness Of 10 days. She is
survived by her parents and four
brothers. Funeral Tuesday afternoon
at 1870, Eagle Methodist church, the
Rev. A. H. Toward officiating. Burial
will be in Morris HILL
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08

To save space in stores a triangu-
lar telephone booth has been designed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08

The Christian Endeavor society of
Tic Katherine Baptist Mission will
hold their monthly business meeting at
the mission Tuesday evening, Decem
b,r OF an
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The young matrons of the Congre
gltioral church will serve a cooked
food dinner at 80 Wednesday even
ing. Tickets on sale at Joys store No.
!. and Whitehead's drug store.