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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
as much as anybody"


Karl had come from another town
only a short time before. He had
solemn, round, blue eyes and shy
manner, but he was polite. Dick said
all foreigners were polite. and Billy
said he was just pretending he was
shy. Dicks uncle and Billy's brother
were fighting Germans in France. SO
the other children felt they ought to
know all about German spies.
The children went to work with a
will and soon had their cards all filled.
They asked everybody they met to
buy stamps and some Of them. who
had pennies saved up. bought stamps
themselves. Billy said:
MY! I wish 1 had million dol
lars so l could put it all in Stamps
to help the old U. s. A."
But he had only fifty cents
Meanwhile the German boy" as
the children called Karl, hardly sold
any Stamps. He was q stranger in
the town and his folks were poor
One day he asked Miss Annie II he
could be excused the next day.
"Why?" asked Miss Annie.
II gotta go away on business" said
Karl.
So Miss Annie said all right.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

y u equipment. Usually these are
made separately, but here is one de-
vice that combines all three. The
idea is not entirely new with me, but
the one from which received the
suggestion was so poorly arranged as
to be almost of no practical value.
The value of properly constructed
implement was unauestioned how.
ever. and I started experimenting to
see II 1t could not be worked out.
The result OF these experiments II the
combination bench hook shown In
this article.
The small sketch shows the device
in position for use as a inter box and
bench hook. For use a. q shooting
board. 1t should bs turned over, 70.
versing ends.
AS bench hook the device 10 used
for saving the end OF boards square.
To use In this way. lay Il nat on the
bench ~ shown In sketch. The board
il placed against the inter box which
acts as q stop. and the saving Is done
in the groove between the inter box
and the small piece A. Part b rests
against the bench top. thus holding
the bench hook solid.
The mitsr box u not . large one
but = large enough for . great many
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20


= yard to play "house" under
the big apple tree. 1t was one of their
very favorite plays anG they set to
housekeeping in high glee.
"You have this side of the tree for
your house." said Molly as she laid
down sticks to mark off the rooms.
land I'll take the other side. There
now! There's two rooms and porch
that's enough to begin with. You
can make more II you like while I'm
getting my house ready" And she
went around the other side of the big
tree trunk where her house was to be.
And right there at her feet-just
where the living room of her house
was to be-she found a dead bird!
A beautiful big robin, dead.
"Oh, janet" she cried, I'VE can't
play house today! Look!"
Jane stared at the dead bird-she
had never seen one before.
"Can't you take 1t away7" she
asked.
"Yes," answered Molly. "we1l take
! 1t to the house. Mother will know
what to do" And she picked up the
| little singer and carried him into her
mother.
] "Too bad! Too bad!" said the girls
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

blue American and 20 was his grand.
father. l meant to tell him what you
were saying about him and advise him
to up and deny 1t II 1t wasn't true. but
somehow ! didn't"
"what'd you say?" asked the boys
breathiessly.
"Nothing!" Oracle replied. "But he
said lot-not Dragging or anything.
He told me about his father who's in
France fighting for the dear U. s. A.
and here's his fathers picturei"
The boys eagerly seized the photo.
graph and finally Billy gave . long
whistle.
"0ee!" he exclaimed. II guess we'll
have to own we've been wrong! None
Of US has father at the 'front.'"
Come on!" cried Dick. hopping up.
Lets go around therel I guess may.
be fellow whose father is at the
front would need a little cheering
up-eh?"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
TONGUE TWISTERs.
Repeat these lines quickly.

Six little thistley sticks cease to
stay put.
Susan shineth shoes and shoes shine
on Susan's socks.
Thou wreath'dst and muzzldst the
far-fetched fox, and imprison'dst him
in the volcanic Mexican Mountain Of
Popocatapetl In Cotopaxi.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
THE ORPHANED ROBINS

mother for she too, loved the robins
one of them. Then she looked at the
sad faces of her two girls. But
girls" she added, at doesn't do the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
WHAT CAN 1T BE :?

You'll see how he can make things
huml"
But don't know what's wrong with
me-
I'm just as lazy as can be.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
YOUPPUZZLE
PRESIDENTIAL pUZzLE.

(Each space is TO be filled with the
name of, a President OF the U. S. Al
1. Do you think these flowers will
-, -, than one basket.
2. 1t gives me much pleasure to
49, your request.
8. Most of her time in Ohio was
spent in -.
4. Married on the 26th, Jane,
daughter of William Bones, to -,
- of William Jones.
s. My neck chain is too small, 1t
needs another -. -.
8. James did not keep his appoint
ment with his - yesterday"
FRACTIONAL BIRDS
1. 81 of occurring every night, 81
of entrance. 3-5 Of vigilant.
2. 81 of gravely thoughtful. rs Of
coarse sacking. 2-5 of a mass of metal.
8. "a of intensely active. 3-5 of to
linger, IT of to deviate.
ANSWERS
PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE-1. FIJI
more. 2. Grant. 3. Cleveland. 4.
Johnson. s. Link-or. (Lincoln.) 6.
TGilor-Tdylor.
FRACTIONAL BIRDS-1. NIGHT
~; ING-ress; ALE-rt. 2. PEN-sipe J,
GU-nny;; IN-got. 3. BUSY; TAR-ry;
D-iUerge.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

OILY AND HER LITTLE
sister Jane took their dolls
and went out into the back
ward 10 NAV "hOuSen under
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
WRECKED GOLD HUNTERS PLAN
 TO TRY AGAIN
FRISCO ARGONAUTS WILL TRY AGAIN FOR NEW GOLD FIELDS NEXT SPRING: RETURN TO SOUTH WHEN SHIP IS FORGED ASHORE.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S.-P)- Leon s. McGirk. who organized the original party of gold seekers which left here last summer in the Casco, has arrived in this city from Nome disappointed in his quest but not dis heartened. It is his intention of starting another expedition to leave here next spring to prospect for a new gold field in Siberia.
 MT. McGirk and the other ad- venturers. among whom were many old time prospectors. purchased the Casco last spring and outfitted for an extended prospecting trip into Siberia, All went we'll with the ar gonauts until they hit the northern section of the Boring sea when the ship was driven ashore on an island beach and wrecked. The members of the expedition and crew of the ship were rescued, and taken to Nome from which point most of them have returned to the states.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
ALLIED DEMAND MAY BE DENIED
 STATES BERLIN
REPORTS SAY THAT GERMANY WILL NOT COMPLY WITH AL LIED DEMAND FOR TONNAGE TO REPLACE SUNKEN FLEET AT SCAPA FLOW.

BERLIN. Nov. 2S.-P)-It is re- ported here today from authentic sources that the German government will refuse to comply with the recent demand made by the allied supreme council for the surrender of cer- tain shipping to replace the German warships which were sunk last spring at Scapa Flow. No denial of the re- ports has been made by the govern ment altho its attention was directed to the statements.
 The allied council recently sum- moned the German armistice con- to Paris and presented a set of demands to them asking that Germany surrender 100000 tons of tugs, marine dredges, floating docks and other shipping as means of off, setting the sunken German fleet. The commissioners were informed that until this and other attractions of the armistice terms were made good the treaty of peace would not become effective.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
GOTHAM CITIZENS WARNED LOOK OUT
 FOR XMAS BOMBS
EXPECT ANOTHER TERRORIST PLOT IN COUNTRY AT
 XMAS TIME

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-(P)-The state district attorneys office to- night issued a warning to promin- ent citizens of this and other cities turnout the country to take all precautions against possible homh plot about Xmas time. The warning says that especial cau- tion should be observed in open. ing Xmas packages as it is pos- sibIe that the reds may be able to slip explosives into the mails de- spite the best efforts of the postal inspectors to prevent such occur rences.
 Postal employees all over the country have been instructed by the department to be on the alert and takes every possible precau- tion to prevent the shipment of bombs under the guise of Xmas packages. Agents of the depart ment of justice ars also aiding in the work.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
SOCIALISTS IN
 ITALY SUPPORT SOVIET RUSSIA
SAY REGENT SOCIALIST VICTORY AT ELECTIONS SHOW ALIGN MENT WITH RUSSIA SOVIET; DEMAND ITS FULL RECOG- NITION.

ROME, Nov. 2S.-R)-Fresh em- barrassment was piled on the burden under which the government already is staggering when the directors of the Italian socialist issued today what is considered to be equal to a demand for full recognition of the Russian soviet. If the demand is formally made it may cause grave complica- tions in the present unsettled in ternal conditions.
 The directors of the socialist party today adopted a motion declaring that the recent sweeping victories for the socialists in the Italian par liamentary elections was an act sig nifying the complete solidarity of Italy with soviet Russia and that the results clearly express an order that Italy should recognize Russia without regard for the attitude which Italy's allies in the war with Ger many have adopted and are main- taining.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
ANGELES
 WILL CONTINUE
 FATHERS WORK
SON OF RECENTLY EXECUTED VILLA LEADER SAYS WILL. CON- TINUE WORK OF FATHER; BE- LIEvES FATHERS DEATH WILL SOLIDIFY HIS CAUSE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-- (F1 Al berto Angeles, the 22-year old son of General Felippe Angeles, the not ed Mexican general and Villista lead CT who was executed by federals at Juarez last Wednesday following his recent capture near Parral, said this morning that he hopes to soon be in position to continue his fath- CTS work in establishing democracy in Mexico that will respect its inter- national obligations and US OWL constitution. He charged the Car ranza government with having vio- lated the Mexican constitution in many instances and with repudiating most of it's international obligations.
 He declared that the execution of his father would serve rather to solidify his cause than to break up his following. Many people will rally to the support of the rebels in re- sentiment at the summary action of the federals, he claims. It is believ- ed to be the intention of the young man to depart. for Mexico within a short time to launch an active cam paign against the Carranza govern ment in connection with Villa.
 WIFE NOT TOLD
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.- P) The wife of General Angeles. who is re- critically ill and as a consequence has not yet been informed of the death of her husband who was exc cuted last Wednesday by the Car ranza military authorities at Juarez, Mexico.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
FIRST MEETING
 OF NATIONS IN
 LEAGUE DEC. 1
THIRTEEN NATIONS TO MEET SOON IN BRUSSELS TO INITIATE LEAGUE OF NATIONS-CHINA AMONG THOSE WHO WILL BE REPRESENTED.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 2S.-P)--The first informal meeting of the nations proposing to enter the league of na- lions will be held in this city on De- cember l, according to an announce ment made here this morning. It will be an organization meeting, and was originally planned for Washing Ion under the leadership of President Wilson, but the plans were changed following the failure of the United States senate to Tatify the peace treaty.
 At this meeting delegates from the following countries will be present: France, England, Italy, Belgium, Nor way, Switzerland, Holland, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Poland and China. The purpose of the meeting says the announcement is ito discuss the adoption of measures and suggestions for the establishment of the league of nations"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
SPAIN SEWERS
 RELATIONS WITH
 SOVIET RUSSIA
AFTER MOBS ATTACK EMBASSY AND SPANISH ATTACHE IS FORCED TO LEAVE PETROGRAD SPAIN BREAKS OFF DIPLO- MATIC RELATIONS

MADRID, Nov. P)-(OfIiciaD
 The Spanish government this morn ing formally severed all relations with the soviet government of Rus sia, handing its representatives here their passports and ordering its own remaining diplomatic representatives to ask for passports and proceed home. at once.
 The action of Spain was caused by hostile acts against Spanish rep resentatives in Petrograd. In this city, it is officially announced today, mobs have twice during the past few days attacked the Spanish embassy and the second time forced the Span ish attache, who was in charge W his governments affairs, to leave the city. ~
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
REVOLUTION IN
 CARRANZA CITY
 MAY BE UNTRUE
REPORTS ABOUT CIVIL WAR IN MEXICAN CAPT. TAIL; WASHINGTON BELIEVES THAT OUTBREAK IS IMMINENT THERE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28-R)-Ofi- cial Washington is not greatly sur prised at reports of civil conflict raging in Mexico City as it had re- ceived information sometime ago that such an outbreak was impend- ing. There is no certainty that it has occurred as contradictory re- ports are being received about the reported revolt.
 BORDER HEARS IT
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 28.-(F) Persons on the international bord- CT line who are in close communica- tion with the Mexican capital say that they have received reports tha; Carranza and O'Bregon's forces are fighting in Mexico City. O'Bregon is reported to have arrived in that city last Tuesday and that a great demonstration was staged in his honor.
 SHnnfAtNZA T666o
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 28.-(P) It is reported here that General Alvaro and General O'Bregon's forces have combined in an attack against the Carranza forces in Mexico City and that President Carranza himself has fled to Quaeratero for protection at that fortress. General Pablo Gonzales is said to be leading the Carranza forces. O'Bregon was formerly Carranza's minister of war. He is now candidate for president of Mexico and Gonzales is another aspirant for the office. Carranza is not running for office. Late reports say that General O'Bregon is not in Mexico City.
 DENIES REPORTS
 MORALES, Sonora, Nov. 28.-[R)- General la Dolfo de la Hurta, wiring federal officials here tonight, says that he has received a message from Mexico City asking him to complete ly deny all reports of clashes between OBregon and Carranza forces. It is de dared that there has been no out break of any kind in the Mexican capital.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
TEAM CAPTAIN
 IS SUSPENDED
DALEY IS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF DISPUTE WITH WASH
 INGTON COACHES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2S.-(

SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 26.-Cap- tain Daley of the University of Wash ington football team will not play in tomorrow's game as he was suspend cd today because of dispute with the coaches. It is not thot, however, that his not playing will seriously effect the efficiency of the University team.
 The California team is busy prac- ticing today and it seems very opti- mistic about tomorrow's game. It is # w. team will emerge the victor ot generally expected here that the U. the contest. In that case the team will be invited to represent the west against . picked eastern team in a game which is to be played at Pasa- dena, California. on New Years Day.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
SSAAPLANE SSAA RESTS
 IN MISSISSIPPI
MACHINE WHICH CROSSED AT
 LANTIC OCEAN IS MAROON ED ON RIVER BAR.

HANNIBAL. Mo-. Nov. 2e.- B- The navy seaplane NC-4, the giant machine which successfully navagat- ed the aerial passage across the At lGntic ocean last spring under the
 tt .g. command of Commander Reed, is to- night marooned on sandbar in the 1 sisslppi river. Something went
 ong with the planes engines and it
 condod to the river and made a landing on bar where necessary fe- pairs will be made.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
EXPANSION OF
 MARINE GREAT
MERCHANT MARINE GROWS FROM FOUR SHIPS TO TEN
 MILLION TONS

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-R-In a statement published here this evening by the National Marine league, de- voted to the shipbuilding of the American merchant fleets. it is said that the merchant marine of the United States has expanded from a total of four ocean going vessels be- fore the war to grand total of
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
iIlnEE OUSrECl0
 PLEADED GUILTY

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 26.-(R)- David Smith, Walter Bannister and James Ogle today pleaded guilty to the murder of State Highway Con- missioner and George Perringer; the Pendleton rancher. The men were sentenced to life Imprisonment.
 The murders were committed, at the Claremont inn last Friday night and the men were arrested Saturday evening by the Portland detectives. After the murder of the two men the highwaymen footed the tavern. Elev- en thousand dollars in rewards were offered for the arrest of the slayers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
TANKS SOON BE
 LEAVING PARIS
PEACE DELEGATES WILL LEAVE PARIS FOR AMERICA ON
 DECEMBER FIFTH.

PARIS. Nov. 26.-R)-It has been decided that the American peace dele gates shall leave here on December 5 for the United States. This plan will be carried out regardless of any delay which may occur in the ratification of the peace treaty.
 The formal ratification os the treaty is scheduled for December and it is not expected that it will be postponed. Reservations on vessel leaving Brest carly next month have already been
 'ade for the members of the delega, tiOn.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01

alApa aSaI esaunS IU,UUU,OUU tons at SHOWS that mnen the present prograin o- snIpDulIuelo Is completed tie Incl CuanL marine UI AmeIIca will not 4dA lar DeIoW that OI Great Britain, tnt iedulnS nauon Ul the world in IiCI CaAtlie shipping.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
LADY ASTOR E..::. IS. :. :.
 EASILY. WINNER ]
FORMER AMERICAN WOMAN. WINS ELECTION AND WILL
 SIT IN PARLIAMENT

PLYMOUTH. Nov. 2S.-Rt-In the election held here yesterday Lady AstoE heading the unionist ticket. was elected by . majority Of 5000 votes as a member of the house of commons for this constituency. She succeeds her husband in the house. Lady Astor. who was formerly an American woman. is the first woman to be elected to British parliament. She had the personal endorsement and support of Premier Lloyd George in her rsoe. ~ r. .tit
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
MEXICO REFUSES TO RELEASE JENKINS; EIGHTH AMERICAN IS
 MURDERED SLICE LAST SUMMER

WASHINGTON Nov. 2S.-( (49--The governments passive resistance to the coal strike apparently end ed this morning when it officially announced that 1t will seize all mines where the have shown dis position to cooperate in increasing coal production. 1t was also stated that the government will employ federal troops for the protection of miners who desire to return to work. The government will pay all men working Ill the mines sezes and operates the IA per increase in wages contained in Fuel Administrator Garficds pro- posal to the operators and miners
 The government $ policy in this action, it is assumed, has been determined largely by the apparent indifference of many operators to whether not the mines kept open during the stke In the sections where the unions strongest there has been attempt made to continue operating, even tho it conceded that small per centage of the would have kept at work. It is believed that the miners will oppose the government operation of the mines.
 The mines which seized by the government will be operated by the national fuel administrators That the government determined to thru with its program lis plainly evident by the warming is giving both sides today served both the miners and operators with ce that interference with the country coal production will not be tolerated. They warned that legal prose cution for conspiracy will follow any attempt made by either side to hamper the government in it's operation of the mnes District attorneys have been instructed to proceed against either side making such attempt under tn Lever war time food and fuel control act.
 =: CITIZENS SEIZE COAL
 LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2S.-(A5--A "Citizens' Com
  for 100 families the town who without fuel of any kind The committee is parceng out the coal it sezes to the needy families to alay the suffering existing among them. Intense cold is reported from that point
 PLANTS REMAIN CLOSED
 INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2o.-QP)-All non-essential manufacturing plants which closed down Wednesday night for Thanksgiving will remain closed until next Monday ill order to further the cys fuel sup ply which has grown alarnlingly low.
 URGE STATE OPERATION
 LIVINGSTON, Mont, Nov. 26.-(41-Every lo business house today joined in telegram to Governo Stewart of Montana, urging him take over all the coal mines Ill the state and operate them ill the of people of Montana The fuel shortage here is critical and many people almost without fuel
 RELEAGE MINERS ''.*.
 SHERIDAN, Wyo. Nov. 20.-QfJ-Al miners who were arrested last Wednesday at Carneyville charged with hamperng coal producton will be released and a lowed to return to the mines according to an annoule ment made by Sheriff Thomas today. General Poore commanding the federal troops n this state denies that the military forces responsible for the arrests aSe Utonsa
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
FRISCO GALE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 28.- R)-A 75-mile gale is blowing off of Point Reyes tonight A big barge loaded with much oil sank off Alca- traz Island and other shipping has probably suffered considerably.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
GLASS REPORTS GREAT PROFITS
 IN COAL MINES

AGED MORE THAN 100 PERCENT
 SAYS THAT SOME LOST IN
 1919.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2S.-(P) At the local mediation meeting of the cabinet today Secretary Carter :;lass presented a statement regard ing the profits which have been made by the soft coal operators during 1917 and 1918 in which it was shown
 At more than fair return on tho investment was averaged in the en- tire industry.
 MT. Glass said that the coal mines Of the Mississippi during the year of 1917 had made profits of from 100 to t50 percent on the invested captal. This, he said, based on data given to t,e internal revenue department by
 a operators themselves. In 1918 the lofts ranged as high as 300 percent east of the Mississippi and 400 per cent west of that stream. The profits, he said, were less this year and some of the mines have probably lost
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01
ASKS FEDERAL TROOPS

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov -(9-Governor Robertson, of Oklahoma tonight sent telegram to Sec reary Baker asking that federal troops be sent to pro- tect the miners in this state who willing to return to work. He says that he fears that rong will follow any unguarded effort to reopen the mines
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-01

The above note is in reply to a sharp note recently sent the Carranza government by the American govern ment in which Secretary Lansing informed the Mexican government that it satisfied that MT. Jenkins was not party to conspiracy to defraud the Mexican gov ernment but that the kidnapping of the American repre- sentative bona fde and result of its findings the state department demanded the immediate release of Mr. Jenkins who is confined in Mexican jail at Puebla The American note contained also notice to the effect that unless the consular agent released and freed from further molestaton break between the United States and Mexico would probably follow.
 MAY PROTEND BREAK
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 28.-QP)- 1.-The Mexican consul here Senor de la Mata tonight received tele gram from President Jose Marcias of the National Uni versity of Mexico, saying that passports have been fused Eugenia Melendes and Miss Hermila Galindo Mexican delegates to the PanAmerican round table con- ference which is scheduled to open its meetings in this city next week. The refusal is believed to have been caused by the gravity of the situation existing between f1o% %u1oo v<vioc