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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
$500 TO RACE HORSES
THAT LOWER RECORD
Special Inducements Offered
Relays and Derby Winners
for Beating the Playground
Track Time.

It's going to be worth 500 to the
winning strings in the mems and
women's relays, the pony express, and
to the winner Of the Harry l.. Day
derby to break the track records at
the state fair this week.
The Golden Rule store turned in 800
to Secretary o. P. Hendershot Satur-
day to be added to the $500 purse for
the derby If the winner breaks the
track record.
Mr.. Hendershot has offered the same
amount on the same terms to the
winners of the relays and the pony
express.
The derby. which is an annual event,
will be run Friday. The relays will be
run on different days a heat each day.
w. N. Sweet telegraphed Secretary
Henderson, from Pendleton that there
is every prospect this year for some
records to be smashed. Mr.. Sweet has
been signing up the best buckaroos
and horsemen at the Roundup.
About 300 race horses will be stabbed
at the fairgrounds during the week.
The Irwin string from Pendleton will
occupy 60 stalls. They had planned
to bring only half their horses, but
asked late yesterday afternoon for
more room.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
|. D. s. AUX|L|AR|ES
|NCONVENT|ON HERE
Delegates Present From AL
Boise Stake Wards for Two
Day Meeting Which Con-
cludes Today.

two-day convention of auxiliary
the l.. ID. s. church opened Saturday
morning at $50 at the local church,
and will be concluded with service and
meetings today. Delegates are present
from all the wards in the stake, which
comprises southwestern Idaho and
eastern Oregon.
The auxiliary organiZa tons repre-
scented are the Sunday schools, Ladies
Relief society Young Mems and Young
Ladys Mutual Improvement societies,
Primary associations and religious
classes. President Heber Q. Hale pre-
sided over the sessions Saturday,
which consisted of executive sessions
by representatives of the general
boards from Salt Lake, with ward and
stake officers of the respective organ
| izations, and public meetings of the
Young Mems and Young Ladies' So
cieties, Primary associations and Re
| ligious classes.
I The Salt Lake general board repre-
sentatives are: William A. Morton
Mrs Amy Brown Lyman, Oscar l..
Kirkham, Mrs. Eliza Bennion and Mrs.
Mary Connolly.
| Sessions today will be executive
meetings at various intervals, a public
meeting of Sunday school workers at
1920, meeting Of the Ladies Relief
! society at p. m, and general
preaching and song service at 1880.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

fidence of closing down every plant
in the country controlled by or af-
filiated with the United States Steel
corporation. Officials of the corpor-
alton were equally confident that the
great majority Of their worlsmen
would remain loyal and enable the
plants to continue operations.
TO PREVENT DISORDERS.
State and city authorities began to
take precautions to prevent possible
disorders.
In the Pittsburgh district, two cam
panies of state constabulary were or
dered out to patrol steel towns in that
vicinity. Reports were circulated that
the steel corporation was organizing
10000 deputies to guard its plants.
From practically every steel center,
charges were repeated by union men
that the companies had armed their
plants with rifles and machine guns,
but in no instance could this be con-
firmed.
John B. Patrick, chief organizer OF
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
Movie Theatre Admissions on
Jump in Many Pacific Coast
Cities to Meet Big Expenses
Interesting Disclosures Made With Regard to Film World
New York Advised of General Increase Boost in Wages
Immense Advance in Cost of Films Claimed to Be the
Main Causes.

have been advised Of general in
crease in admission prices all over the
country in harmony with the increase
here
On the Pacific coast the increase has
been general and perhaps more than
the average in the east on account OF
the extra expense of doing business
there and the extra cost of films.
Beginning tomorrow, the Rialty and
Rivolio will charge 40 cents as its
lowest night admission, for the bal
cony and IS cents down stairs. Boxes
will be 81. Balcony seats were for
merly 80 cents and orchestra 60
The Strand has put a new scale into
arect, downstairs 65 and balcony 49,
as against IS and IS.
Increased wages. immense increase
in cost of films and other raises incl
dent to the business are given as the
reason for the increased admission
nriceS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

the fight, It is not higher wages they
demand but recognition Of the steel
employees to organize This recogni-
ton Is sought through the conference
they have been endeavoring to ar
range with Judge Gary His refusal
to grant the conference brought on the
strike.
There is no thought in Pittsburgh
that Gary will give in. There is no
thought among the union men of Civ
ing up until the conference is granted.
From the days of the Old HOMESTEAD
strike, when blood flowed in the streets
and the great burning barges swept
down the river on through the wears
of continued struggle between the two
factions-all the bitterness and griev-
ances of this expanse of time were
rolling up tonight"
Every preparation had been made
beth by employers and employees for
the nation wide steel strike at dawn
Monday.
Union leaders reiterated their con-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
MUIR WOODS FIRE
NOW UNDER CONTROL

San Francisco. Sept. 2o.-The Muir
woods, famous red wood forest, and
the towns of Mill Valley and Lausalite
were believed saved today from the
forest fires that swept Mount Tamal-
pals Slopes Yesterday.
Desperate work by 1000 civilian fire
fighters, $50 soldiers and firmen from
San Francisco halted the fires.
The loss about the towns is estimat-
ed at over 100000. Fire burned a wide
area at the southern entrance to Muir
woods and destroyed some brush with
in the grove itself
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

the steel workers. announced in wash
ington today that women would be
employed by the strikers TO aid In
keeping up the morale OF their wives
and children.
Judge Ebert a. Gary, head Of the
steel corporation, did not appear at his
New York office today and secretaries
said they did not know his whore
abouts. They were certain there had
been no deviation from his attitude of
no compromise.
w. B. Rubin, general counsel for the
steel workers, said in New York today.
organized capital must meet organ
lied labor or organized riot"
Officials of the Allegheny Steel
company, Breckenridge. Pa. said their
employees had voted overwhelmingly
against a strike.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

Movie admission prices have Jumped
all over the country. A sharp advance
was made recently in coast cities
owing to the heavy increase in the
charge for films, increased wages for
employees and other necessitated addi-
lions to the cost of doing business.
The Loew system of theaters. 2S in
New York City and Sc in others as far
south as New Orleans and as far west
as Chicago the other day announced
increases that strike an average of s
cents per seat.
The Loew manager stated that films
that had cost $3.50 had gone up to $500.
These films are Identical with those
presented at the Strand theater In this
city.
NEW YORK ADVANCES.
A New York dispatch under Satur-
days date says:
Moving picture headquarters here
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
HAIRY CAREY IN
RLDERS az TEWGEANc4
At the Majestic Friday and Saturday
is FREED
BY UTAH PARDON BOARD

Salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 2o.-J. M.
Shockley, serving life sentence for
the murder 10 years ago of two street
car men, was freed today by the state
board of pardons.
Numerous prominent men have In
terested themselves in Shockely's be-
half including Champ Clark and Gov
ernor Harding of Iowa.
Shockley, it was brought out in the
trial, was attempting to rob his VIC
tins when he killed them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
PREMIER N|TT| IS
CONCEAL|NC FACTS
CLAIMS NEWSPAPER
Charges Government Trying to
Hide True Strength of An
nunzio's Forces Which Now
Occupy Fiume.

Rome. Sept. 2o.-Charges that the
government is attempting to conceal
the true strength of Gabrielle DAN
nunzio's forces in Fiume, which is de-
clared to be much greater than is
generally known. were made today by
the Idea Nazionale.
The paper made violent attacks on
Premier Nitti, declaring he has at
tempted to mislead the nation in the
Fiume communicates. The paper as
serted that the entire crew OF the
dreadnought Dante Alighieri and the
destroyer Frances Conullo have Joined
the poets forces and that the crews
of the destroyers Stocco and Abba de-
serted as soon as they arrived at Fl
ume.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
CASTOR CHEVROLET is
WINNER OF AUTO RACE

Sheepshead, n. Y. Sept. 20.-Gas-
ton Chevrolet. winning the 1bo-mile
American automobile championship
race this afternoon. established a new
record for that distance. His time was
] hour 90 minutes "a IS seconds, com
pared with Ralph Mulford's record of
1 hour rs minutes, 40 seconds, made
in Chicago. Chevrolet drove a F'ronte-
nae.
Joe Boyer, driving a Duesenberg, was
second, and Ira Vail in Philbrin Spe-
cial was third. Thirteen cars started
Chevrolet got away to a good start
and led most Of the way.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
PLANS AIRPLANE
FLIGHT OVER PACIFIC

from California to Australia to COM
pete for the $4,000 prize offered by
the American Aero club for a trans
Pacific air flight Captain Eric Donald
son left for San Francisco tonight. He
will confer there with aero experts.
Captain Donaldson Is veteran OF
the world war.
Il have made close study Of air
conditions on the Pacific" he said
land feel confident I can make the trip
successfully"
Donaldson arrived here today from
England.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

against the biggest uuorganized In
dustry remaining in the country.
To the capitalist and laborer alike
who has seen the struggle between the
steel corporation and organized labor,
this is the show down"
There Is practically no chance now
of the strike being postponed. Secre-
tary Foster of the steel workers COM
mittee, said tonight that even II some
eleventh hour action should cause a
change he would have to summon other
members of the committee here by
telegraph. He could not act on his
own initiative, he said. and the men
would not stop the strike except on the
most positive orders.
SAY GARY TO BLAME.
Yes, this Is the show down." Pitts
burgh business men and workers re-
marked as the day passed and their
inner hopes Of = postponement slipped
away. II the union leaders 30 into
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
BUILDING STRIKE IN
CHICAGO Is ENDED

Chicago. Sept. 20.-The end of Chi
cagos building strike, which has been
in progress for more than 10 weeks,
today was in sight. Representatives of
union carpenters and employers met
and reached an agreement. The un-
ionists won their points, an hour as
a minimum and new wage scale will
become effective Sept. %.
Construction delayed by the strike
was estimated at $125,000,000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE
AFTER VISIT HERE

Charles Fl. Stotts. who has been Wis
ting in the city the past week with
his brother. James R. Stotts. left to-
day for Seattle. Wash, where he will
probably locate. Mr.. Stotts recently
returned from France; where he had
been with the Judge Advocate Gen
erals department of the American ex-
peditionary forces for eighteen months
He was accompanied to Seattle by Dr.
NJ. Y. Lucas, who will go east to take
a post graduate course after brief
visit in Portland and Seattle.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
13 ORDERED HELD TO
ILLINOIS GRAND JURY

Chicago, Sept. 20.-Federal Judge
lands today ordered held to the grand
jury 10 men charged with transport
ing beer into dry territory. They were
placed under $4,000 bonds. One man
was bound over to the grand jury as
a witness under bonds of $4,000.
Most of the 10 are truck drivers and
were arrested while transporting beer
from Milwaukee and Kenosha to Chi
cago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
FORMER GERMAN LINER
IMPERAToR ACQUIRED
BY CUNARD COMPANY

New York, Sept. 20.-The former
German liner Imeprator sister ship Of
the Leviathan, has been acquired by
the Cunard Steamship company from
the British ministry of shipping. The
vessel, which has been engaged in
American army transport service, is
now at her dock in Hoboken. She is
sl9 feet long and has tonnage of
10000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
MASSACRE IN THE
TRANS-DANUBE REGION

Budapest, Sept. 1S-Delayed) -
Massacres in the Trans Danube re-
gion said to approach the Armenian
murders in the war were reported in
messages reaching Budapest today.
The terror Of the Hungarian whites
mas been directed against the Jews in
widespread pogroms, according to the
information received here. II is re-
ported that $4,000 Jews have been
slaughtered.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
STEAM FILTERS UNIONS
DEMANDS So AN HOUR

Chicago. Sept. 20.-Regardless of
whether living costs go up or down,
the Steam Filters union will ask 81
an hour, shorter hours and double
nay for over, time, Conrad sSeipp, busi-
Ness agent, reiterated today.
On the witness stand In tha stonk-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

The Staffordshire county council
paid $4,000 for farm of 2o5 acres at
Ehenl tone. The average of prices Sc
cured for land In the United King
dom Il. at nreaant. axtrAmely hixh.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

Teachers needed. Good salaries.
Enroll free Rocky Mountain Teach
ers' Agency, 1914 N. w. Bank building,
Portland. Oregon. Adv S 0 A %.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

China is estimated to maintain one
chicken fofe every inhabitant. OF that
country. or about 100000, 900.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

The Gulbransen Player Piano has most complete
dorsement and will take pleasure i'm having you our
store the largest in Idaho and give the Gulbransen most
thorough trial and critical inspection Be your own
Judge and jury The Gulbransen is sold in Boise only at
the store where you would expect to find the best.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
STAGE SET FOR

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
Personal Points

Miss Dorothy A. Stevens arriv-
ed this morning from Lawton.
Okla, to spend the summer months
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
T. Stevens, 1928 Tenth avenue.
For the last year she has been SUI
pervisor of art in the public and
Miss Elizabeth Mcmillan, former
ly in charge of the Oak Grove Unit
ed Presbyterian chapel, is in the
city visiting for few days before
going to Denver. Colo, where she
will visit with relatives.
Rev. w. B. Slime, former pastor
of the Second Christian church, left
this morning for New Bedford, Ill,
where he has accepted the call to
a charge. Mrs. Slime will join him
later.
Walter Sewell of the Y. NJ. C. A.
left today for Petersburg. Ill.
whore he will spend a month visit
ing at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hennessey,
lilo Fourth street, announce the
arrival of girl baby weighing
1015 pounds The mother was for
merly Miss Esther Zeis. The new
arrival will be christened Darlene
Mariana.
Mrs. P. Higgins, 513k Thirtieth
street, received a telegram yester-
day announcing the safe arrival of
her son Private Mathew Higgins,
from overseas. He landed at New
port News. He was with the Three
Hundred Eighteenth infantry,
E;ghtieth division.
Mrs. John F. Anderson, 1910
Fifth avenue, has received word
that her son, Private Fred w. An
derson, Company K, Three Hun
dred Fifty-third infantry of the
Eighty-ninth division, has arrived
safely at Hoboken. He is at Camp
Upton waiting for transportation
to Camp Grant where he will be
discharged.
Miss Pearl Loucks. Nineteenth
avenue and Thirty-fifth street, re-
turned yesterday from two weeks
visit with relatives in Clinton and
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Miss Irene Dodson 1900 Twenty
eighth street, has gone 10 Chicago
Heights for a weeks visit with a
former schoolmate. She will later
go to Chicago. where she Will at
tend the graduating exercises of
the National kindergarten school
on the occasion of her sister Miss
Ruth DoGson's completion Of the
course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
Tea.nanca POstnoned.

The tendance which was to have
been held at the Community Ser
vice league rooms tomorrow after
noon and evening, given by the
girls of the league has had to be
postponed because of the many
other activities which the girls are
to have a part in over the week
end and the early part of next
week. However the affair will be
held some time in the near future.
Girls of the league are to take a
prominent part in the Memorial day
parade tomorrow and any girl
whether or not she is a member
of any unit is invited to march
in the parade with the league
girls who are to have a spe-
cial section and those in charge
are anxious to make as good a
showing as possible. The girls are
asked to come to the league rooms
for a few minutes this evening at
7:30 when the necessary instruc-
lions will be giveL. Any girl who
cannot come this evening will be
welcome to come tomorrow morn
ing when she will be given a place.
This evenings practice is not as
sential. Any group of girls who
wish to be in the parade will be
welcome and they will be allowed
to march with their friends. High
school girls are especially asked to
League girls will also lake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
Walther League Rally.

Over two hundred young people
are expected to attend the Walther
league rally which is to be held to-
morrow morning and afternoon at
the Emmanuel Lutheran church
and at Long View park. Represen-
tstives from Coal Valley. Hampton,
Morrison, East Moline, Geneseo,
Wilton Junction, Davenport, Quin-
cy, Buffalo Prairie, Lyons, Clinton.
Cedar Rapids, CISCO, Aurora and
Chicago are to be here for the oc-
casion. The delegates will arrive
early in the morning and will be
served breakfast in the dining
room of the new school building,
after which the following program
will be carried out:
Orchestra.
Welcome address-Rev. Phi. Will
helm.
Whistling solo-Will Schweiss.
Songs-Everybody.
Memorial address - Rev. Mr..
Schanck. Hampton.
Sketch, "Walther and League
Ray Lohse and Will Schweiss.
Orchestra.
Address-Prof. Engelbrecht, Oak
Park.
Orchestra
After the program a banquet din
ner will be served in the audito-
rum. The delegates and visitors
will go to Long View park. where
they will enjoy an afternoon out Of
doors. Miss Marea Lohse and L.
NJ TheuS are in charge of the rally
arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
Field Day Exercises
Inaugurate Week of
Villa Festivities

Bright skies and balmy air con-
tributed No little part to the sue
cess of the field day exercies at the
Villa de ChantaI yesterday, the first
event in the commencement festfv-
tiles at that institution. The pro-
gram began at o'clock, though
numbers of people spent the entire
day on the grounds in the enjoy
ment of picnics The affair is giver
yearly by the juniors for the senior
and the proceeds are presented IL
the latter class as a graduating
gift, a goodly sum being realized
from the sale of lunches, candies
and May baskets.
Opening the afternoon program
pupils in the school marched from
the entrance of the grounds to the
west campus where they formed by
the coiors of their costumes a big
American flag and staff, singing the
while America" accompanied by
Bleuer's orchestra A program was
then carried out in the following
order:
REGULATIONS, "Childrens' Hour
and Seven Times One"-Second
grade.
Dance of Greeting" Bridge
and Leaf Dance"-First and sec
ond grades.
REGULATIONS, zone, Two. Three"
1.-THE Owl and the Cat" and WED
ding Dance"-Third, fourth and
fifth grades.
Dumb bell drfll-Sixth, seventh
and eighth grades.
Greek dance-F1rst and second
academy.
Part two of the program was pre-
scented on the east campus and was
given as follows:
Skirmish ball-Sixth, seventh
and eighth grades.
Archery contest.
Skirmish ball
Tennis tournament won by
Misses Marie Long and Katherine
Rank, whose names will be in
scribed on the school loving cup.
Basket ball-Winners, second
academic, mascot Mary Alice Long,
captain, Nellie Russell; center,
Mary Fennell; forwards, Nellie
Russell and Helen Becker; guards.
Loyola Hooters and Beth Bradley;
substitutes. Mildred Quigley and
Teresa Vidal. Losers, first acad-
emic; mascot. Marion Mitchell;
captain, Celestia Fennell; center,
Catherine Halves: forwards,
Celestia Fennell and Mary Eliza
beth Frank; guards, Blanche Pea
cock and Lillian Siebert; substi-
tutes, Florence Schall and Basilia
Winter.
Helen Tappendorf Of the sixth
grade and Margaret Mary Shields
Of the third grade were given first
and second prizes respectively for
baskets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
SOCIAL EVENTS

prominent part in the welcoming
home of battery F next week. Any
girl of the city will be welcome to
join in the leagues part, which is
to scatter flowers before the re-
turning heroes They will be sta
toned at various street corners
along the line of march
Entertain at HOuSewarmtng.
Mr. and Mrs John Swanson, who
have recently occupied their lovely
new home at 1909 Twenty-f1fth
street, Moline, were much surprised
last evening when a company of
friends came unannounced to as
sist in a housewarming. The game
OF 500 was played and the prizes
were given to Mrs. Arthur Thord
sen and Miss Catherine DeFrates
and John Swanson and Art Schleu-
ter, first and second respectively,
and Misses Lillian Edstrand and
Tulip Resengren, consolation A
profusion of spring flowers were
used to brighten the rooms. In
the course of the evening a sump-
tuous lunch was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Swanson were left with a
number of nice gifts for their new
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29
FIRST PAYMENT OF
LUXURY TAX MUST
BE IN BY JUNE 15~

Due to the fact that the govern
ment has been delayed in print
ing and distributing of necessary
blanks for the filing of luxury tax
returns by dealers and manufac-
turers, the time in which to make
returns and the first payment he
been extended to June Is. The re-
turns filed and taxes paid for the
three periods of Feb. 25 to March
81 and April / to April 30 are now
to be regarded as delinquent II
made on OF before June Is. No
penalty will be attached in such
cases
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-29

with a beautiful silver bon bon
dish as farewell gift, and the
Loyal Sons presented Rev. Mr..
Slime with a watch charm. The
house was decorated in the Loyal
Girls colors, pink and white, car
nations and roses being used. The
dainty refreshments served by the
hostess also carried out the colors.
Party for Miss Carlson.
A company of 10 tri-city young
women, members of the claims
board department OF the Rock Is
land arsenal, entertained Tuesday
evening at delightful dinner
party at the Commercial club,
Davenport, as a pre-nuptial cour-
tesy for Miss Esther Carlson of
Moline, whose marriage to Oscar
Aldeene of Moline is to be celebrat-
ed in June. The table was deco
rated with bowls of pansies and a
delicious three course dinner was
enjoyed. Miss Carlson was pre-
scented with an electric iron by the
company and the after dinner
hours were spent informally in the
ladies' parlor. The girls who gave
tie party were Miss Edna Lund-
berg of this city. the Misses Edith
Holsapple, Minnie Fleming, Helen
Burson and Gertrude Mclean o.
Davenport and Florence Swanson,
Alice Johnson, Amy Seeburg and
Lila Button of Moline, all former
associates OF Miss Carlson at the
az senal.