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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20

into a huge pit and burned alive wi wood fire. But this was not the wG H The prettiest young girls were take1 force as the wives of these brutish N t| lems.
 Do you mean to say that all my ret Il tives, numbering about 200, have bel Il killed?" I asked this one survivor whoAI1 I have met Qu
 q am extremely sad to tell you thaN nearly all of them have been massacred.' .'' replied she, sympathetically. "Your two| paternal uncles, Shaya and William, ere killed separately and at different times. Your grandmother bribed the Kurds with quite a large sum of money to save the life of your uncle Aziz, but finally both were killed and his children also. Your cousins, Star Rome, Shami, Mary, Shams, Khaatoun, Julia Victoriafi, Sara and were taken by the Kurds as wives; your aunt Helani was killed while , clinging to her husband your other two aunts are with the Kurds. Your five cousins, Suliman,, Ibrahim, Bihnam, Ja- mil and Aziz have all been killed.
 "'There are but two men left alive in our entire family, and in our village, | numbering approximately 5000 souls, only | 2 per cent survive, mostly women and children, few men being able to escape the massacre"
 -Foliowing up this story of the Ar menian.' said Captain Carson, "I might add that everywhere there were starving | people-chidren in the arms of mothers
 who had no food to give them; sick chfl- dren who had left their fathers an< | mothers dead in the streets, who had
 tramped all the way from Asia Minor i through the desert, naked children shiv- | ering with malaria and burning with typhus All in and around Jerusalem
 these conditions obtained, and this was
 the city to which America sent her band of mercy, which drove through the dust of the Jaffa road into the courtyard oi
 the Russian Compound with all of tho ! thousand barriers of suspicious, incom- prehensions, latent jealousieS-the wool and web of eastern politics and creeds! Into many of the ancient cities the 1 American Red Cross took it's mission o1 mercy," said Captain Carson-"into Beth lehem, Nazareth beefSnepd, AeDroi Bethany, we stood on the banks of the
 River Jordan; we saw in the distance
 the old historical places we read of 1T
 Biblical lore, and after leaving all this
 interesting country on February 1,
 went across the Lebanon mountains tt
 Damascus, and from thence by train tt Haifa, then to Jerusalem, returning tC
 America through the Mediterranean sea
 Egypt. Marseilles and Paris, where saw l many historic nlaceS inc1urCiDU a Sidf
 trip to Rheims and Chateau-Thierry. left Paris late in February and landed in New York the firs- woo'
 I am here to say that there Is but one ] country, and r.
 United States of Americat'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20

work of 20,o0o,Ooo American women who had rolled bandages, folded gauze knitted comforts and wrought garments-with a message which the people did not under stand, and what's more-cannot yet un- derstand!
 A member of this "Band of Mercy" the American Red Cross commission to Pal estine, is now a resident of Birmingham and his name is Capt. Harry Y. Carson an engineer of repute and high stand ing in the east and now connected with the American Cast Iron Pipe company
 of this city. l Captain Carson Is a man to be reck-
 oned with not only because of his pro ficiency in his chosen profession. but his personality is such that it impresses itself upon even the most casual ac-
 quaintance, Tall slender, handsome-hls
 brown eyes flashing as he talks of his marvellous experiences in the Holy Land during the more than years time he was there with the American Red Cross ommission-Captain. Carson fascinates by the very simplicity of his words; the kindness of his heart. which suffered
 with those sufferers-the thousands of
 refugees-men, women and children
 crowded into Jerusalem. stragglers from the great mass of misery that had been
 with the Armenian people, until the
 Turk withdrew the "aman"-the promise of safety under which all -Moslem
 lands drove the whole race out to die in the desert!
 Captain Carson was living in New
 York at the time the American Red Cross
 commission to Palestine was organized by pr. E. St. John Ward, for a pilgrim
 age in which the spirit of America was as dominant as poignant, as sincere as
 that which had infested countless othel Jpilgrimages in the cities and towns oi America itself-the spirit which had beer
 born of the great American Red Gross years before the great war-and whicf now was journeying from over Soutl Africa to Ceylon, through the Suez cana to Port Said, and up over the deser lands behind the British army int
 Palestine.
 General Allenby. when he had entere' Palestine, invited the American Re
 Cross to send a commission to that coun
 try freely acknowledging that the Brit ish Red Cross was not equipped to loo after sanitation and health, nor the re lief of the civilian population but wa
 organized expressly to serve the army 3 hence Dr. Wand organized the America
 Red Cross commission to Palestine, wit q Lieut.. -Col. John H. Finley in comman : and right here it may be remarked tha ;. Colonel Finley proved to be splendi t choice, for under his able leadership tn U lcommssion will go down in history as on O of the most useful and successful of a ' the war time measures.
 = Captain Carson's experiences during h
 stay in the Holy Land read like nove h he tells them very interestingly and ha e had the compliment paid him of oein etasked by a number of well-known p'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20
A Free Prescription Does Its Work Overnight You Can Prepare
 It At Your Home

New York: It is my own discovery and 1t takes just one night to get such mar velous results. says Mae Edna Wlider. wonderful complexion and the improved appearance of her hands and arms. You can do the same thing if you follow my every girl and woman what this won derful prescription did for. me. Just just what brought about such remark able results. Here is the identical preS scription that removed every defect from my face, neck. hands and arms: Until you try it you can form no idea of . the marvellous change it will make in just one application. The prescription home is as follows: Go to any grocery and get ten cents worth of ordinary oatmeal, and from any drug store bot tie of derwillo. Prepare the oatmeal as directed in every package of derwillo and apply night and morning. The first application will astonish you II makes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20
Famous In a Day For Her
 Beautiful Complexion,
 Oatmeal Combination Does Il

the skin appear transparent. smooth ana velvety. I especially recommend IL TOT freckles. tan. sun spots. co3rse pores. rough skin, ,ruddiness. wrinkles, and: in fact, every blemish the face. hands ana arms are heirs to. If your neck or chest is discolored from exposure. apply this com bination there and the objectionabie defect will disappear. It is absolutely harmless and will not produce or stim- ulate a growth of hair No matter how rough and ungainly the hands and arms or what abuses they have had through hard work and exposure to sun and wind. this oatmeal-derwillo combination will work a wonderful transformation in 12 hours at the most. Thousands who have used it have had the same results I have had.
 Note: To get the best effect be sure to follow the complete directions contained in package of der willo. You have only to get deryilio and oatmeal. You need nothing else and il is simple that any one use it and is so inexpensive that any girl or woman afford t. The manufacturers and drug gsts guarantee that there win be noticeable im- provement after the first application they will fund the money It is sold in this city under money refund guarantee by department stores and all upio- date druggists including Jacobs. Adams. Parker. Pat ton-fope and the Hasan- Dunlap nereA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20

70 @ UELLE croix?" they asked COH N sharply, meaning, Do you
 NY belong to the Greek church
 ~ making the sign of the cross from left to right-or to the Latin from right to left?"l l La Croix Rouge" (The Red Cross) the strangers replied. and the people were dumbfounded!
 This was the greeting that the 5o-odd men and women composing the great American Red Cross commission to Pal estine received as they made their en- trance into the ancient city of Jeri- salem, a year ago, the city which for 30 centuries has stood upon the hills looking out upon roads that have brought to her all the peoples Of the world-yet never a people like those who rode in that scorching day in July wear ing the uniform of the American Reo Cross and who entered the city in auto- mobiles and motor lorries to take pos session of the old Russian Compound outside the gates of the ''Walled City.
 They were not soldiers, they were not missionaries; they gave no motive' they gave only help, because help was needed and equipped with medicines, food ano clothing this noble band of AmericanS made their way to the "Ancients o Ancients"
 Jerusalem. Her name is said to hav' meant "Possession of Peace or Ih' City of Shalim, God of Peace,' put sn' has never known-Peace! She comes mt history 1900 years before Christ. rebel fighting city, and century after centur! the Egyptians, Syrians, Persians' Roman and Turks have drenched her marrow streets with blood and razed her tower and walls.
 And now from "Out of the west from whence in former years had com the Crusaders, meaning war; from ou of the West whence had come mission aries, meaning religion; from out or tn West. whence had come missions, mean ing vast plans for sanitation and clean Illness; from out of the West. whence ha' come pilgrims and wayfarers. and strang CTS. and tourists: and now came rtti ..Band of Mercy" representative or th'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots

There's no longer the sNghtest neeu of feelng ashamed s of your freexs gxar. s1teed to remove these homely spots.
 simply get an ounce of othine;m double strength-fron, any druggis5s morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ores nave vanished entirely. It is seldom that \ more than one ounce Is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a oeau- tiful, clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the double strengtn Othine as this is sold under guarantee of money hack If it fails to remove freckleS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20

n @ UELLE croix?" they asked OH N sharply, meaning, Do you N U belong to the Greek church
 ~ making the sign of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
HARRISBURG essEh TELEGRAPH

let. He even said one day in Paris
that "if he were offered a commits
sion to devise new Excelsior; he
would accept the offer"
The success of lie Coz dor" at
the Metropolitan, was really a tri-
umph for the theory of "a ballet in its
modern transformation. The action
was reserved for mines and dancers.
The music was sung off the stage by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

II chorus and picked soloists seated
as for an oratorio. No one was more
surprised than MIR. Gatti -CasaZza,
the manager of the Metropolitan, by
the quick popularity attained by lie
Coo dor" 1t may--it must. indeed,
have given him food for thought!
1t may have led him to reflect on
what some writers and composers
have said might be future form
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

of opera-a return to stories told by
mines by gesture, to an orchestral
The idea is not so wild as it may
seem. Nor is it madness to foretell
that. fifty years from now, voices
may, in some kinds of lyric drama,
become part of the orchestra. There
might be some of this plan at inter-
yalS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

what could be accomplished in this
directions, musicians of genius in
France, Strauss in Germany, and at
least one American, Henry L. Gill
bert. who wrote music for the place
Congo" presented at the Metropoli-
tan not long ago, had composed bal
let's. No one who has seen the
dances in the "Snegourotchka" of
pims<v-Ko oraskoy is likely to forget
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

the impression they produced-the
marvellous life and rythmic fury that
informed them. Debussy once con-
tracted to compose music for what
was to be known as "a Symphonic
drama, with dances. choruses. and
soli'' to scenario invented by the
man who writes these lines. The
composer of LA Mer" and "Pelleas''
himself declared that he loved bal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12
Composers Try Ballet
For Rhythmic Music

OF late years many composers of
much merit, both in America and
Europe, have turned their attention
to dramatic forms of the ballot. Be
iides the Russians, who had shown
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
DEATH OF STRUTHERS
CAME AS SHOCK TO
HIS MANY FRIENDS

The following taken from the Press
Times, Wallace shows that the death
of Charles Struthers, former state rep
resentative, was shock to his many
friends:
After an illness of. but a few days,
having been stricken soon after his
wife was found to have contracted the
disease, Charles Struthers, aged about
40 years, federal labor agent for the
five northern counties Of Idaho, former
members of the 1917 legislature and
for IL years resident OF Wardner,
died Of pneumonia following an attack
OF Spanish influenza. Death took
place yesterday morning. His wife is
patient in the same hospital. There
are no children.
The death OF Labor Agent Struthers
came as distinct surprise as few
knew that he had been Ill. let alone
In danger of death. 1t was noted that
his office on Cedar street was closed
and on Thursday 1t was stated he had
been removed to the hospital as both
he and his wife We're very sick. His
condition grew steadily worse and de-
spite his strong constitution he failed
to rally and death came to him.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
CITIZENS FAvORM MUCH
BUILDING THIS YEAR
Sentiment Strong for New
Courthouse, Wings to Capitol
Building and Some Favor
City Purchasing Natatorium.

There is a strong feeling among
business, professional men and citi-
zens generally of Boise and vicinity,
that greater guiding operations should
be carried on this year than ever be-
fore in the history OF southern Idaho
Not only do they take the view that
building will furnish employment for
many returned soldiers, but that with
the peaple generally donating to war
causes and making good investments
they are in the habit of giving and
will not tax for the improvement of
the cities and towns.
Among the needs cited In Ada coun
ty is new court house, wings to the
capitol building. the remodeling and
Improvement of many of the rural
schools and in Boise the building of
more apartment houses to fill the
needs of an increased population.
A goodly number Of Boise citizens
are advising that the city purchase the
Natatorium and In addition to the
present building add commodious
hotel and sanitarium there and ad-
vertise it widely as the curative pow
ers OF the natural hot water in Boise
are said to be as fine as those Of any
springs in the country.
The purchase OF the Natatorium
property may be Il question put up to
the citizens of the city at the coming
election.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
SEEK sDIyoRcE.

Myrtle Mitchell began action In dis
trict court today for a divorce from
Kick Mitchell, alleging that he was CON
yicted of a felony and is now serving
sentence IN the Idaho penitentiary.
Her former name was Myrtle West and
she asks to be restored to that name.
Nick Mitchell is a trustv at the peni
tertiary, where lie Is serving a sentence
for the sale OF intoxicating liquor. Be-
ing advised that his wife intended get
ting a divorce he left his post of duty
a few days ago and came to the city to
visit her and try to dissuade her from
taking action against him.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
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COPY OF NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of The Daniel Hayes company of
Idaho will be held at the office of the
said company in the Idaho building In
the City OF Boise, county OF Ada, state
of Idaho. on the 10Th day of February,
1919, at 10 o'clock o. m. for the purpose
among ether things, of electing direc-
tors for said company and for the pur-
pose of transacting any other business
that may come before said meeting.
Dated January Is. 1913.
THE DANIEL HAYES COMPANY
or IDAHO.
BY Louis +. courtner. secretary.
ADV. J30
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
GIVEN DISCHARGE.

The Ada county draft board has been
notified the following me nhave been
given their discharges; Privates Harry
W. McGrath, discharged at Camp
Wheeler, Go; Willard Balcher, dis
charged at Fort Des Molnes, Ia. from
Company a, Second Engineers and
Recruit John Macdonald, discharged
at base hospital No. !, Fort sam
Houston, Tex. If these registrants will
notify the board al its headquarters
in the Soma building. where they
registered, notices will be forwarded
to the proper boards.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
LEE MORRlSSEY ON
TRAIL OF BENNY
= LEONARD FOR BOUT

Lee Morrissey, fast lightweight box
er we'll known to Boise fans, having
appeared here on q number OF occa-
sions. is in the city visiting friends.
He has been in the shipyards in Port
land. Morrissey leaves tonight for
Salt Lake whore on Monday he will,
meet New Young. local boy. in q
fast battle. Lee is on the trail of
Benny Leonard who is going to tour
the west to meet all Of the fast boys
He hopes to be able to arrange n
match that may possibly be pulled off
in Boise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
DEATHS-FuNERALS

BALL Members of the Roise lodge
Of Isiks and numerous citizens OF the
city who knew and honored George
W. Bali attended the impressive fu-
neral serV ices held for him Wednes-
day afternoon in the Eiks' home. Rev.
Award Chamberlaine conducted the
services and burial WAS in EilSs' Rest,
Morris Hin cemetery Mr.. Ball had
been member Of the Elks' lodge since
1898 and WAS very devoted to the
great benevolent society. Many floral
tributes were given and the coffin.
was banked with flowers.
CALBWELL-The funeral Of Ida
May Caldwell Of Rlaek 5 creek. was
held this morning at the Schneider &.
Sidenfaden chapel. Rev. Willsie Mar
TIN offieated and burial was In Nor
.is Hill cemetery.
PETERSoN-G Gordon r., the 2-year-
old son Of Mr., and Mrs. Roy Peter
son died Wednesday night III tho
family home. 1907 Grand avenue. The
body is at the Fry & Sumers chapel.
PINKHAM-Mr Mary L. Pinkham,
more familiarly kown to many Boise
citizens as Grandma" Pinkham, died
Wednesday night at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. d. w. Armstrong, in
the Belgravia apartments. She was s.
years of age and had been resident
Of Boise valley since 1869. She is sur
vived by five children, Mrs. Armstrong
at whose home she died, w. Il. Taylor
and Mrs. Carson of Boise, Mrs. Jesse
HALEY of Owyhee county and Frank
Pinkham of Mackay; Isabelle Morse,
RoiSe 10 grand children and seven
great grand children. The funeral
will be held at 3 o'clock Friday after
noon at the Schneider & Sidenfaden
chapel. Rev. Griffin of the Baptist
church will officiata and burial will be
in the Masonic cemetery. Friends
wishing to view the remains may do
SO at the chapel between the hours OF
70 and $3.50 as the casket will not be
opened at the service.
onfadeu chapel
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
CATTLE INVOLVED.

One hundred and twenty-five head
of cattle valued at $4,000 are involved
in the estate case in which Mark Cof-
fin, administrator OF the estate of
Charles A. White, is plaintiff and S.
T.. Hyde is defendant which was heard
before Judge Reddoch Wednesday af-
ternoon and taken under Amusement
until Friday. It was contended by the
plaintiff that the stock was separate
property While the defense claims it
was company property acquired by the
firm when in the contracting business.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE.

| Under and by virtue of an order OF
sale issued out of and Under the seal
of the district court Of the third judicial
district OF the the state OF Idaho III and
for the county of Ada on Judgment
and decree Of foreclosure and sale rem
dered and entered in said court on the
18th day of January. 1919. in an action
then pending in said court in favor of
Mary Ryan as plaintiff and against
Alba l.. Apgar James y. Agar, Chase
A. Clark. Jean +. Clark and Kinney y.
Williams, as defendants, aggregating
the sum of s40232, with interest. said
writ reeiting the material parts of said
decree duly attested on the 18th day OF
January, 1919. and to the sheriff Of Ada
county. Idaho, directed, and to me, En-
mitt Pfost, as such sheriff delivered on
the 10th day of January, 1919 for exc
cution commanding and requiring me IS
such sheriff to execute the Judgment
by making the sale of the property
mentioned IN and by said writ directed
to be sold applying the proceeds of said
sale to the satisfaction of said Judg-
ment in conformity Herewith in She
manner prescribed by law and to ex-
ecute such certificate and deed to said
purchaser or purchasers as by law di
rected. the property thus directed to be
sold Is described therein as follows to-
wit.
The lands and premises directed to
be sold by this decree are situated in
the county of Ada. state of Idaho, and
are bounded and particularly described
as follows, to-wit:
The west 81 feet OF lot in block of
b. L. Lights addition to Boise, accord
ing to the recorded plat thereof now Of
record In the office of the recorder of
said Ada county. together with all and
singular the tenements. Entertainments
and appurtenanees thereunto belonging
or in any wise appertaining. Notice is
hereby given that on the Sth day of
February. 1919. in front of the front
door OF the Ada county courthouse in
Boise city, Ada county, Idaho. at the
hour OF 8 o'clock in tho afternoon OF
that day l will sell at public auction alt
and singular said above described prop
erty or so much thereof as may be sur
ficient to pay the judgment as set out
In said writ with interest and all costs
to the highest bidder.
| Dated Jan. Is, 1919.
EMMITT ProST.
Sheriff Ada County, IdahA
Adv. Thur. only-F7 4
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
BUILDING PERMITS.

Yesterday saw the birth Of many i'm
provements TO be made in business
houses and dwellings, In the city dur
ing the next few days. II. j. Terrell
taking out permit to reshingle a
dwelling at 739 Warm Springs avenue;
\. p jacobs requested authority to
spend $3.50 10 repair a dwelling ut 214
Warm Springs avenue: w. Reebe Sc
cured "A permit to repair the Apex
lunch, 10 Main street, and Mary Free
man Will build ut Nineteenth and Ri
denbaugh streets.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16

The great success with which the
introduction of electric power from the
generating station on the Chats is be-
ing developed in Bombay is revealed by
the report of the Tata Hydro Electric
Power Supply company. The energy
now being supplied to motors in BON
bay amounts to $4,000 horse power.
Thirty-six mills are receiving power.
and only the difficulties arising from
the war prevented development being
more rapid.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16

CLEANUP TIME.

According TO the city board Of
health the condition of the back yards
OF this city is something frightful--
they little realizing their condition un-
til the recent flu Investigations.
They wish to urge upon the people to
at once get their ashes carried away
and their back yards cleaned up OF
garbage and rubbish, as it Is believed
that such action would minimize tho
danger of catching disease.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
RENEW LEASE ON FARM.

The county commissioners Wednes-
day afternoon voted unanimously to
renew the lease of the Hicks brothers
on the county farm and the lease was
again signed for year. the rental
price being s1425. the lease to expire
Jan. rs, 1920. The covering OF the
Fairview bridge across the Boise river
with sawdust. was authorized, and the
work has already been started