Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-11

by the name of George stoll. Mr.. Good
ing testified he had been advised nv
John Hart, that this Organizer had
been denied the use OF school houses
ana churches and had also been called
pefore the Pocatello council Of defense
for making disloyal statements.
CONNECT KATE o'HARE.
Mr.. Gooding was next asked IF he
had read the Socialist platform adopted
at the st. Louis convention. He re-
piled that he had and that it was
signed by Kate O'Hare He was next
asked concerning letters and kilograms
received from North Dakota telling OF
the visit Of McKaig with Kate OiEiare.
The witness stated he had shown
| these letters and kilograms TO Mr.. Dun
ham, advertising agent for the States
man Printing company, before the pub
lication OF the advertisements.
| FIRST MEETING WITH M'kAIG.
! Governor Gooding detailed his first
meeting with McKaig. testifying that it
occurred on Short Line train and
that he was introduced to McKaig by
Bishop Funston as the man who has
charge of the Nom Partisan League af-
fairs In Idaho. The witness was asked
| IL McKaig had made a correction OF
that statement, and the witness re-
piled: "He did not"
| The next time Governor Gooding met
McKaig, he testified. was at Gooding,
/, where McKaig was holding meeting
He said: Il went to the meeting. which
McKaig opened. He called for chair
man and someone suggested my name
| l declined and advised them to get
someone connected with their organiza :
ton, which was done. In course of the
address Mr.. McKaig discussed the mar :
keting and marking of farm produce
I After the meeting | advised him had
made speech on that subject and II
he would come to the office I would
let him have a copy. He accompanied
me. | gave him a copy and remarked
that / could not believe that Fest. 4
Leauge organizer, was disloyal, that
lhad known him many years, met hin
f, at the Swine Breeders convention an6
| in other meetings and could not thinl
he would be disloyal.
| To this McKaig replied:
Il am going TO organize Idaho ant
they had better let my organizers alon,
IL they don't want trouble"
The witness was next asked IL he
believed the statements contained
in the advertisements were true
and replied that he did. He was
asked what he meant by the state
mont, "Hand and glove with the
Notorious Kate O'Hare," and re-
| Piled that he meant close friends.
WANT WORD DEFINED.
At this juncture the word Socials
was brought into the trial through tn,
connection of some of the League lead
ers and the defense sought to have tn,
word defined. maintaining that befor,
the st. Louis convention, it was n,
more q discredit to be Socialist thai
to belong to any other organization ant
they desired that plaintiffs to show tina
the parties who they were connected
with the Socialist party were member
before that convention and not afte
that they define the word. Judge Nc
ICarthy announced the word would no
have to be defined and that he woul,
take care of that part of the testimon.
in his instructions to the jury.
LEADERS OF LEAGUE.
The balance of the afternoon wa
taken up with going over long list o
leaders and organizers of the Non Par
tisan League and reading their record
to show associations with tn
ISocialiSt elemept