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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
CONGRESS FINISHES
! ONE OF THE BIGGEST
Weeks OF HISTORY
Spurred by the Presidents Per-
sonal Urging Solons Work
Overtime to Complete Legis-
lation, vitality Necessary.

Washington, March Congress to-
night was finishing up one of the big
gest weeks of It's history. During the
period the senate passed the 81 900, 0O0,-
100000 wheat guarantee bill; Indian ap-
preparation bill; adopted the confer
ence reports on rivers and harbors,
Notifications, postoffice and legisla-
tive appropriation bills; sent diplo-
matte and consular bill to conference.
Army and naval appropriation bills
the deficiency bill carrying $3.50, 900, 900
for the railroads Of the country, and
agricultural appropriation bills were
reported. In both houses woman's
suffrage resolution was introduced and
favorably acted on by the committees.
President Wilson visited the capitol
during the week urging speedier legis-
lative action. The senate debate on the
league of nations was spirited during
the week, senators delivering speeches
all but two being hostile.
RECORD OF HOUSE.
The house adopted the sundry bill.
carrying $S50,00O.O00; third deficiency
bill, carrying s46.00O,OO0; conference
reports on the bill validating informal
war contracts; restoring voluntary en-
listments in the army up to $4,000
men; oil leasing bill; water power bill:
bill giving soldiers, sailors and marines
uniforms and five cents a mile travel
ing expenses legislative judicial ap-
preparation bill carrying $96,000,O00 and
bill making minor amendments to the
federal reserve act.
1t adopted resolution repeating
semi-luxury taxes in the revenue bill.
And President Wilson has had the
busiest week since his election, sign
ing more than so bills in addition to
other work.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
ARRESTS PLENTIFUL

There were large number Of ar
rests in February Notwithstanding the
shortness Of the month. Forty-four
were guests Of the Hays Inn--42 men
and two women. Nine got caught
speeding, six were drunk. five got in
bad for immoral conduct and the rest
were sidewalk riders, etc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
DEATHs-FUNERALs

MOMBERG-The funeral of Mrs.
Elizabeth Momberg will be held from
the home, 1410 North Sixth street. Mon
day afternoon at 8 o'clock. Interment
will take place at Morris Hill cemetery.
Funeral will be by auto.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
HOME FROM FRANCE.

try, U. S. A.. machine gun company,
returned home from Camp Stewart, Va,
after putting IN service overseas in
France.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
COMPLAIN ABOUT SERVICE.

Complaint has been made to the
public utilities commission by 40 pa
irons OF the Boise Valley Traction
company over the service supplied be-
tween Boise and Duncan station.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
JOURNEYS TO SOUTH

Helen U. Jones left Wednesday night
for an extended visit with her father.
She will visit in Birmingham, Ala, and
in Florida and Esom Hill, Georgia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
SERGEANT JONES in u. s. A. /

Word has been received that Samuel
w. Jones. son Of U. 8. Marshal Jones.
landed in Newport News Va, yester~
day. He left Boise in September 1917,
with the Second Idaho 147th Machine
Gun company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
LOSES FINE DOG

DR.. Weaver is bemoaning the loss by
theft of pedigreed Chesapeake Bay
retriever which -he had recently pur-
chased in the east.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
LITTLE NEWS OF BOISE

tended tour Of Texas In the course Of
which he will thoroughly investigate
some oil properties in which he is In
terested.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
AGRICULTURAL BOARD MEErs

OV"IVO6 OVNI bONHO WEE ..
The state board Of agriculture met
Friday night and~discussed some of
the provisions of senate bill 10 relating
to the handling of donations to the
state fair and Lewiston livestock show.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
SLIGHT ACCIDENT

Boise Railway company street car
No. 40, Conductor Stiverson, Motorman
Stout, while coming down Eighth street
toward Main at 5:o5 Saturday after
noon, was struck by the rear end of an
automobile driven by Bradley Sheppard
which backed out from the curb on
the Eighth street side of Falks store
The collision broke four windows in
the car and damaged the top Of the
automobile. Some cussing; no casual
ties.
VISITING TEXAS
Captain Shellworth of the Boise po-
lice department has gonA for an ex-
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24

the corporal. you've got to bring him
in You can see him from this loop
hole"
Mark stepped upon the sentry's plat
form and saw, indistinct in the dark
ness. n huddled form about halfway
to the German trenches.
Then he heard Kellerman's voice at
his side.
"A man of the -th got hit" he said.
Bring him in. Weston. Make a quick
job OF 1t. Corporal Baines, you'll take
charge. You two will be ready to take
out your stretcher in case anything
happens" he added to the two others.
The corporal led the way, crouchlng,
toward the gap In the wires. They
passed two lines, traversed diagonal
lane, and emerged beyond the third
into the open. The body of the wound
ed man. which had disappeared, came
into light, black patch under the
stars.
Get down." whispered the corporal.
They flung themselves to the ground.
and proceeded to wriggle forward. un-
der his directions, pushing the stretch
err as noiselessly as possible across
the rough ground. Suddenly the man
with Mark uttered an exclamation.
what the devils he sent us on this
job forf" he demanded truculently.
"Shut up, you foolr whispered the
corporal hoarsely.
THAT amt the man. He's been
there these past three days. Dutch
man he is; every listening post party
knows him. What's the good of bring
ing him In? He amt got no head to
/ him."
what you talking about7" snarled
the corporal. That's the man the Ma
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
CHAPTER XII.

And he slept, though he had not ex-
to close his eyes that night.
He slept as soundly as his comrades,
awakening, as was his habit, few
minutes before reveIIle, with a mind
singularly clarified by sleep. He would
ask to parade before his commanding
officer In the morning and state the
facts, leaving the rest to fate.
He was not destined to, for the same
corporal who had put him on duty dur
ing his previous afternoon "off' called
him five minutes before parade.
you can leave them buttons, Wes-
ton" he said with a grin. "You won't
need to polish 'em where you're going
The sergeant major wants you at
once"
Mark hurried to the office, to find the
sergeant major in company with one
of the senior captains; then he remem-
bered that rumors of the preceding
evening had sent the Major away with
the inspecting General. His interview
must be postponed, then.
weston, you'd better get your
breakfast at once" said the sergeant
major. "And have your kit packed in
twenty minutes. You and Hartley are
going up TO the front"
The senio- captain temporarily COM
manding the detachment unbent from
the official air which he was trying
terribly hard to assume.
"You were specially asked for from
headquarters" he said, with another
man; and I'm sending Hartley be-
cause he's your friend. They want two
more men for the stretcher bearers
company. Wen be sorry to lose you.
Weston"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
MARKET BUTTER BY MAIL

A farmers wife who was max
ing a good quality of butter was
securing but little more than
half retail price pound for 1t
when trial shipment was made
by parcel post to a consumer in
a large city. AS the result of
this shipment, demand was de-
yeloped and customers obtained
for the entire product at an ad-
vance in price to the farmers
wife and with a considerable
saving to the customers under
the retail price of the best
creamery butter.
A number OF creameries have
developed an extensive parcel
post business. One which has a
large output markets practical
ly its entire product direct to
consumers or retail distributors,
except In the flush of production
in spring and early summer.
Another has developed a sub
stantial parcel-post trade by
sending out weekly price list.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
CHAPTER XIII.

No word had come of any project of
attack on the morrow morning. in this
the sergeant's prediction had probably
proved false yet the feeling in the air
of something impending seemed to
have communicated itself to the enc
my's lines.
A wiring party and listening post
party were out from the American
trenches, and Mark was on duty with
three others of the stretcher bearers
company, ready for call.
A corporal was at the dugout door.
"Stretcher bearers" he whispered.
The four men were on their feet
Immediately, two stretchers ready.
"a man hit between the lines" said
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24

jor said and there amt no other in
sight. Tchtl"
They fiattened themselves as a
rocket burst into the air above the
German lines.
Then the machine guns burst forth
"Rat-tat-tat-tat !" sang the bullets over
head.
They swished through the grass and
battered on the ground. No answer
came from the section of the Amerl-
can line Immediately behind the de-
tenders, but on each side there came
answering volleys, making the air an
inferno of cracking death. Then,
gradually, the alarm subsided. The
rocket showers died down.
"Now, boys" whispered the corpo-
ral
They crawled onward. The huddled
form came into clear view. The body
seemed to be already blending with
the earth, melting into formlessness (;
and there was no need to wonder
whether this was of a dead or wounded
man.
The corporal swore.
81 told you SOL" mumbled Marks
companion. 81 told you so. What's he
sent us here for. the fool?"
His words ended in elIrgle. From
behind the shelter of the corpse leaped
five men. Noisclessly they flung them
selves upon the party of three. Mark
felt pistol at his temple.
Surrender hissed voice in hls
ear.
In flash he realized the trap. The
three were unarined. noncombn:ants !;
1t was a counter-raid-and Kellermap
had known that the enemy We're abrond
that night and suspected their rendez.
vous.
He saw his two companions being
dragged unreslsting, toward the Ger
man lines. Three men were with
them besides his Immediate antago-
mist there was only one other figure
in the immediate vicinity. and that one
had half turned away.
And the thought of the Internal trap
goaded Mark to madness. As his cap
tor, never suspecting resistance on his
part, let the muzzle of the pistol droop.
Mark drewsb sback his hand and struck
upward with all his might.
He felt the burn of the powder ms
the discharged bullet sped under his
chin. he heard the startled cry 81 the
Germans; and then n furious oItburst
of machine-gun fire came frsm the
trenches opposite. Two Very lights
went up. revealing the two struggling
men to the sentries on either side.
Mark saw u powerful man, a ger
geant, he thought, with close-cropped
yellow hair and the body of a Her
cules. The man dashed at him. striI-
ing madly with his bare fists. The two
fought amid haie torn of bullets.
CTo BE coNTINUED)
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24

his head for him. You medical corps
chaps are like bunch of babies. Ought
to have nurse and baby carriage for
each of you"
Reluctantly he abandoned the search
and they rejoined the others. The ser
geant, In an ugly mood, ordered them
sharply onward, but could not resist
casting occasional looks back to see II
the missing man was coming. How
ever, at last he resigned himself to
what seemed inevitable. The trench
widened into deep. wide, parallel one
extending in zigzags to right and left
of them.
A large dugout, made shell-proof,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
Advertising for Customers.

The following newspaper advertise
ments are given as suggestions to the
farmer who wishes to develop parcel
post business. The wording can be
changed to meet the conditions Of each
farmer:
FRESH eggs direct from farm. Send
- for three dozen delivered by
parcel post prepaid. Fair View Farm
Blank, Va.
BUTTER direct from dairy. Fresh
clean and sweet. Send - for two
pounds delivered postpaid by parcel
POST. Fair View Farm. Blank. Va.
FRESH vegetables for the family.
Quality guaranteed. Send - for
basket of assorted vegetables delivered
postpaid by parcel post. Fair View
Farm, Blank, Va.
CHERRIES from the tree to you BY
prepaid parcel post. Picked the day
they are mailed. Send - cents fp,
quarts to Fair View Farm, Blank
Va
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24

temperature higher than 100 degrees
or lower than so degrees #. A tenn.
perature between so degrees and aC
degrees f. during the day and 90 de
grees and 60 degrees during tn. night
will give good results. It is not ad.
visable to give the dolls second shak
ing. A good way to prevent drying
out is to wrap them up In piece of
wet sacRlng or put them upright In an
ordinary water bucket and cover them
with a wet cloth. In either case, pro
vision must be made for draining OFF
excess moisture. At the end of five
days, with temperatures approxImat-
ing those recommended. the kernels
should be sprouted sufficiently to show
their fitness for seed.
II any sample has noticeably weak
termination or has more than two
dead kernels, the ear from which the
sample was taken should be discarded.
There may be times. such as the spring
of 1918, when the supply OF good seed
corn Is extremely limited. In such
seasons, 1t is well to retain all ears
showing termination of 60 per cent
VT ne IlpbltI
ears will have to be used II the supply
of seed terminating 80 per cent or
better Is not sufficient. Keep the
poorer seed separate and IL 1t must be
used, plant 1t thicker than the rest.
When to Use Rag Dolls.
OF course, the testing Of the ger
minatlon of each ear is some trouble.
However, to obtain "a successful corn
crop 1t Is work that must be done by
those who have not retained seed corn
of good termination from previous
crop. The holding over of good seed
corn from a crop that matured thor
oughly makes 1t possible to continue
the Improvement and adaptation of n
strain without losing seed and is less
troublesome than the making of sepa-
rate ear termination tests. The use
of the rag doll, therefore, is not recon-
mended as the best practice possible.
but as the most satisfactory way of
getting suitable homegrown seed
when supply has not been held over
from good crop and fall freezes have
occurred so early as to lnjure the ger
minating power Of the crop.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
(copyrlght. by W. G. chapman)

Mark saluted and went out Just as
Hartley appeared at the door. The
sergeant major enlightened Hartley
briefly.
You must have some pull at head
quarters. Weston" he said "Do you
know Major Kellerman?"
"A little, sir" answered Mark grimly.
"Well. he seems to know all about
you, and he told the o. c. over the tel
ephone that he must have you. He'll
be your o. C. now for while, so
things ought to run smoothly for you"
Hes not a doctor sir"
mo, but the stretcher bearers aren't
medical corps; they're attached TO
the -th."
Mark hurried away. In the barrack
room, at breakfast, the two were the
subject of mingled jests and congratu-
lations. fhe stretcher bearers, form
ing, as 1t were, the last supports of
the infantry, shared with them the
great proportion of casualties. Keller
mans scheme was perfectly clear to
Mark.
He was In a wretched state of mind
when the car steamed into the depot
at the end of the narrow gauge line.
He descended into city, mushroom
city of the supply and transportation
department
A sergeant and corporal. with nine
or ten Een of the stretcher bearers
company, were waiting for the two.
The little troop was returning to the
trenches after five days OF relief at
rest camp.
You're the two men from the base
hospital?" asked the sergeant. "All
right Fall In. Right turn! Quick
march :"
They moved away down a slope and
began to pick their way along the be-
ginning Of maze of trenches.
The roar of guns, which had never
ceased by night or day, and had long
ceased to be noticeable, was lo1Ser
now.
Suddenly the sergeant stopped.
"There was ten of you" he said TO
the corporal.
"All here" responded the corporal.
The sergeant turned to Mark.
where's your mater" he asked.
Mark. who had been plodding along
under the impression that Hartley was
following, turned round, to find that
he was the last of the party. Hartley
was nowhere to be seen.
The sergeant ran back few PAGES,
to return breathless and red In the
face. Hes gone, the silly fool ~ he
spluttered. Must have taken the
wrong turn at the bend. Go back and
get himw
But Hartley was not at the bend.
The sergeant Joined Mark. incredulous.
They scrambled up the bank and
scanned the level road. There was no
pedestrian in sight.
Hes taken the wrong turn some
where" insisted the sergeant. "Come
along with me! We've got to find
him."
They begSo. doubling back, shout
ing. until they reached the end of the
trench system. Still Hartley could not
be found.
''If he amt on hand I'll be broke"
the sergeant grumbled. And I'll break
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24
CHAPTER xi-oontinued.

s.
Ada kenson turned and ran toward
Mark with scream. She did not rec
ognlze him, Mark could see that.
The discipline of lifetime held
Mark steady. He stood confronting
kellerman, but did not raise hand
even TO guard himself. Kellerman
glared at him in speechless fury. And
even then 1t seemed little singular
to Mark that Hartley disappeared, so
swiftly and silently that neither the
Dnn nor the woman knew he had been
there.
Then Kellerman burst into hysterical
laughter
''It's the spy from the war depart
ment," CHE cried. "The fellow we
pitched Put of the army for treachery,
masquiI aiding here in uniform. A
blank Vail and firing squad for you
tomorrow, my mani"
Ada Kenson sprang between them.
ale doesn't mean thatl" she cried,
peering into Marks face dubiously.
She recognized Mark now, but Mark
could see that the recognition meant
little to her; probably he had been only
IL trivial incident In her career. Ills
ten to me-" she whispered in Marks
ear. He has been drinking. 1t will
be all right. Just go back and keep
this to yourself. You'll get fifty
dollar bill by the next post, and ten
every month afterward, so long AS you
don't see anything. Understancl He
isn't responsible"
tn ct huf In
imagined the warped mind that caught
at this hope of secrecy.
He went back into the kitchen. The
soldiers we're still there. one or two
hailed him the incident had occupied
only ten minutes. Annette. made a
little mouth at him from the doorway.
But Mark was searching In the room
for Hartley.
Your friend went home, 1 think.
monsieur se soldat," said Annette in
banter.
Mark strobe out of the inn without
word. Rartley's disappearance did
not disturb him. Hartley was strange; !;
bur he felt that he had relied too much
on Hartley. 1t was for him to act. He
would 90 tc the Major in charge of the
hospital, tell his story, and do the only
thing possible. He had no doubt any
longer that Nellerman and the Kenson
woman were partners In far-reaching
conspiracy against his country, though
he had never before allowed himself
to accept the obvious deductions from
the Washington episode. His mind
moved slowly. His purpose had been
TO redeem himself. he had thought
Hartley obsessed; now he meant to re-
veal everything.
And suddenly, out of the mist of
years, he recalled Colonel Howard's
story of Hampton. Kellerman had
been the chief agent in Hampton's
tragic fall. Suppose Hampton had
been innocent Suppose that Flea
nor's father had been brave and loyal
man, whose hideous ruin and aoom-
Unable death might be posthumcusly
indicated?
The blood rushed to his head at the
thought of II The burden of the
knowledge of her fathers shame, and
of its probable effect on her IL ever
she learned had weighed heavily upon
Marks heart since that night In the
tent in Cuba.
Then the blood receded, leaving him
as cold as a stone. For he recalled
Ada Kenson's words TO Kellerman. SO
the hunter was hard upon the quarry
perhaps he had already shared her.
Eleanor had liked Kellerman. He
forced back his thoughts. strobe
straight to barracks and turned In.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-24

yielded an output valued at nearly
S2.0O0.000.000 last year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
UrSeS Cooperation.

A continuance of the cooperation exs
tended by postma sters last year in the
War Savings Campaign is urged by Post
master General Burleson, in statement
issued through the Savings Division OF
the United States Treasury. The Post
master General calls upon his assistants
throughout the country to remember
that the war is not over and to push the
savings campaign in 1919 more vigorously
if possible than in the past so that the
country's war obligations may be met.
He says:
"Postmasters-The Post Office Depart
ment deeply appreciated the splendid pa
triotc War Savings service of postmas-
ters during the year 1918, and, inasmuch
as the Thrift Stamp movement is to be
one of the ma or operations of the Unit
ed States Government for the year 1919,
the Post Office Department earnestly
asks your cooperation with county, city
and town War Savings chairmen for 1919
1t is not true, as many seem to believe
that the war is over. The war will not
be over. as far as our people are con-
cerned, until financial obligations We
have incurred have been completely dis
charged. AS representative of your
community, there devolves upon you a
duty to our country and to the people
with whom you come in contact to coop
crate in this most important activity
sponsored by our government. Hence |
bespeak your cordial cooperation in War
Savings for this year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
Order Nisi on Sales.

No. 5000 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick
county, sitting in Equity.
January Term, 1919.
In the mat er of the Report of Sales
filed the 9th day of January, 1919.
Lester S. Birely, Trustee named in the
mortgage from Arnold R. Wilhide and
Julia M. Wilhide, his wife, to The Thur
mont Bank body corporate
Petition.
Ordered That on the 2lst day of Feb
ruary, 1919, the Court will proceed to
act upon the report of sales of real es-
tate, reported to said Court by Lester S.
Birely, Trustee in the above cause, and
filed therein as aforesaid, to finally ratify
and confirm the same, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown before
said day; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published
in Frederick county for three successive
weeks prior to said day.
The report states the amount of sales
to be 81, 10000,
Dated this 9th day of January, 1919.
ELI G. HAUGH.
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
county.
True copy:-Test:
ELI G. HAUGH, Clerk.
Vincent Sebold, Solicitor. jan 30 at
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
Mt. St. Mary's Items.

The sad news of the sudden death OF
Mr.. Geo. Althoff the beloved husband OF
Mrs. Geo. Althoff (nee Sanders) came as
a severe shock and surprise to his relatives
and many friends in this locality. Mr..
Althoff was only sick few days having
contracted a cold which turned to pneu-
monia that caused his death on Sunday
night at IL o'clock. Mr.. Althoff was
well known in Frederick county. lie
was a blacksmith by trade and for many
wears run the old blacksmith shop that
used to stand near College pond along
Lincoln Highway. Until his death he
had been working in Waynesboro, Pa'
He is survived by his wife and ten child
rem, three sisters and four brothers. lie
was member of both the Emerald
Beneficial Society of Emmitsburg and OF
Mt St. Mary's Benevolent Society OF
St. Anthony's. His funeral took place
from St. Anthony's Parish Church, with
Requiem High Mass on Wednesday morn
ing at 9 a. m. Interment was made IN
old cemetery on the hill.
Private Ernest Settler, who in June OF
1918 was drafted into service and sent to
Camp Meade has received his honorable
discharge from the army. He was
member of the Headquarters Troop of
the 18th Division (Lafayette)
Private Setter recently discharged has
returned home from a visit to Upper
Marlboro.
The Flu, measles and mumps seem to
be travelling together in this locality.