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SPECIAL DISPLAYS OF HOME PRODUCTS TO BE MADE IN BOISE THIS WEEK week. Producers' which is to be observed'throughout the Northwestern northwest states this week, is to be made a gala event in Boise through the efforts of the women of the Co lumbian club. Good Citizenship club, and Golden Rod club, who have com bined their efforts to make a, special week of displays of home manufac ith a view of bring tured products ing the producer and consumer closer together and getting home people to patronize home industries to the ex clusion of the oueside world and to buy western manufactured produce os far as possible. The display of products shown in the big store room at 917 Main street, recently vacated by the Woolworth company. The room is being especially decorated for the oc casion and a magnificent display of home products will be shown. • A number df prizes are to be given by some of the producers and business The Idaho-l'tah Beet Sugar will be men. company is giving 310 cash in prizes, For the best display of canned fruit and jelly put up with beet sugar, a ,prize of 13. and for the best display 32.1 I The Roosevelt-Root Lunch onn Wok +Via WissB finpa i eon xias me wise uneB Guessing, While the Gos oir»c Avo 'Rliair oipo Aie x>UB i y. NOTHING TO SAY New York, April 1.—It has beeh R long time since the various political leaders and near leaders in New York had as little to say as they did today. Their offering to the output of talk and discussion following thfc Roose velt-Root-Bacon "preparedness" lun cheon yesterday was nothing. There was much whispering behind closed doors, hut not knowing Just what "preparedness" was discussed by the colonel and the chairman of the Inst Republican convention which so Our New Home 906 Main St. Wa are again at your service, with a new, bright •tors, better faoiiitiea for Filling your prescriptions, the ever courteous treat ment and thoroughly com plete stock of drugs, ato. With more service tables it our large eoda fountain you will find plenty of room. Your favorite drink, prepared as you want it, at any time. Come in and ■es ua at McCRUM DRUG CO 906 MAIN ST. - For the best home made candy a first prize of »3 and a second prl*e of 32. The Sweet-Teller company Is giving a prize of an Angel food cake pan for the best Angel food cake and the Caldwell Milling A Elevator company.! one-half burrel of Wigwam flour fori the best layer cake from Wigwam flour. Davidson Grocery company Is offering a liberal prize for the best cake made of Snowdrift flour. Practically all the local manufactur ers of southern Idaho and a number from out of the state, will have ex hibits there which will be explained and the value and saving of patroniz ing home industries will be pointed out in forcible manner. The exhibit will last the entire week. The women behind the movement hope to show the consumera that It will be to their advantage to patronize local industries and will do every ihlng In their power to keep alive The throughout the year the spirit of such patronizing which they are so forsibly bringing before the public by the ex hibit. be auctioned off to defray the expen sea entailed by ihe exhibit_ On the closing night the cakes will riled Roosevelt, it vfas evident that the general disposition was to wait and see just what was to happen next. Barnes Has "No Comment." William Barnes, Jr., said he had "no comment to make." But knowing She feeling between Barnes and Roosevelt and coupling this with the fact that Barnes showed signs of pinning his presidential hopes to Root early this winter, political wiseacres are strong ly of the opinion that Barnes is prob ably anxious to know just where he is "going to stand." Governor Whitman is also believed to be considerably interested. Whit "' an h« 8 s^ked everything on the pos lglwmy ot 8upreme court justice (Hughes being the Republican enndl He ha ® announced himself squarely for Hughes. The justice, however, has so far refused to bo con sidered a candidate. Neither has he announced his position on any of the issues which the campaign will prob ably be waged on. Colohel Holds th; Cards. If Colonel Roosevelt joins whole whole heartedly with fhe Republicans, it is accepted the man must be of the stripe he demands. The colonel will demand a firm for eign policy and a strong preparedness program. If a movemelnt is on foot to finally dispose of the Hughes boom and get behind a man who will live up to the colonel' i specification j to fear God .and take, hts own pa/t," Governor I Whitman' will have to find some way ! of "getting from under." Chairman Hilies of the Republican national committee was too busy today to discuss the Roosevelt-Root lunch eon. George B. Cortelyou had nothing to say. Root and Bacon wer- very 'scarce around places where they us ually might be found. TALKS PLAINLY TO WOMEN ON SUFFRAGE Berkeley, Cal. April 1.—President Benjamin Ide Wheeler la dead set against women suffrage and he doesn't vho knows it. Six hundred I care j alumnae of Smith college gathered at a banquet in New York today and car ried on a series of conversations by j telephone with St. Paul, Chicago, St. 1 I-ouia, Salt Ijike, and here. "Dr. j Wheeler." said thg chairman from New ' York, "there are 600 women here 11st j entng to what you say and they wish ! to know what you think about woman suffrage." Promptly and emphatically came back the answer; 'T am opposed to it. I think the women bf California are too yood to be thrown into the turmoil ■ßoiitics." Thé transcontinental conversation suddenly terminated. of AMERICAN AVIATOR IN VERDUN BATTLE i m A, . ^ _ Sergeant Elliot C. Cowdin. Sergeant Elliot €. Co wain, Ameri hirdman, has bean one of Ute most daring aviators in tha French ranks during the battle of Verdun, i Ht it > graduate of Harvard, has I distinguished himself, as a polo play 1 ar and all ground sportsman, and is well known in New York society. Cl • BREAKS TWO WORLD RECORDS AT CHESS I t' HPgiUVS-i s 1* i r jf X 4 Frank J. Marshall. Frank J. Marshall, of New York, chess champion of the United States, recently broke two world records in competing with 105 of Washington's best players. He passed rapidly from table to table, keeping track of the 105 He won games. games with apparent ease. 82, lost 6 and drew 15 of the VILLA STANDS NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE i (Continued from First Page) The losses to the defacto government's troops were said to have been a colonel, two officers and several men killed. Dispatches from Torreon which carried news of the battle reported the arrival there of General Jacinto Tre vino, who will undertake to extermi nate the Reylstas. KILLED IN BATTLE (Continued from First Page.) ' ily expected of further fighting in the chase. Basing their forecasts on the outcome of the San Geronimo fight, when nearly a fifth of the Villistas en- - gaged were cut down, officers at head quarters declared the Pershing orders would be carried out if the Villistas could be overtaken. With the 60 known killed, the usual ratio of wounded and captured would make the Villista losses at least 100. The Good Citizenship club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Carnegie library. BRIBERY AND GRAFT CHARGES IN CANADA Regina, Sask., April 1.—More bribery charges will be heard Wednesday by the royal commission. The stench of political graft which lias been un earthed in Saskatchewan grows great er each day and the end is not yet. Preliminary trial will be held In the case of R. H. Devline, brought back from Seattle to answer charges and it iff apparent that the opposition will have some time in fastening the charges which has resulted in the mulcting of the treasury of monies, running Into the half million, on ac count of being unable to get hold of certain documents strangely missing. The lengthy confession known to have been prepared the morning Jack Lindsay* dropped dead le being sought for by opposition detectives. The dis appearance of this confession promises to be one of the sensational features of the investigation before it is con cluded whether the document is dis covered or not. Olive Vera Kaull has filed suit inj district court against Clarence Roy Kaull. The papers were withdrawn. SOCIALIST TO LECTURE* AT MAJESTIC THEATER TODAY George R. Kirkpatrick, the noted Socialist speaker, who is carrying his fight against "Preparedness" before the people of this country in a series of lectures under the head, "Think or Surrender," arrived here this morning and will speak this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Majestic theater. Mr. Kirkpatrick is author of the book, "War, What For?" which has had a big sale in this county, Undoubtedly he will be greeted by a large audience here. SLANDERER OF FATHER OF THE COUNTRY TO BE HELD FOR TRIAL a Tacoma, Wash., April <1.—-One may the conduct of speak disparagingly of very ancient personages such, for in stance, aa Adam during his late resi dence in the garden of Eden, and es cape without serious con sequencer. but the same cannot be said with refer enee to criticism direct«! at George Washington. This in effect was the devision of Judge Card In the super-, ior court here today when he overruled Home" Industry Begins at "HOME » u OF ALL HOME INDUSTRIES, COOKING TAKES THE MOST TIME. THE CLOSEST ATTENTION AND AFFECTS TO THE GREATEST EXTENT. THE COMFORT. PLEASURE AND LONG LIFE OF EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. 1 THE ELECTRIC WAY OF COOKING, RAISING NEW STANDARDS OF CON VENIENCE. CLEANLINESS AND ECONOMY, IS RAPIDLY REPLACING ALL OTHER METHODS OF PREPARING FOOD. * Daily Demonstrations Home Industry Building 915 Main Street THROUGHOUT WESTERN CONSUMERS' WEEK APRIL 3 to 9, 1916 You Will Eventually ~ Do It Electrically Electric Investment Co. If ^ ^ v ¥ i\ * Is_l r« «ç a motion for dismissal by defense at torneys and held Paul Haffer, a So cialist, for trial on the charge of crim inally libeling the first president of the United States. April 28 was set for the beginning of the case, which is without precedent in the annals of American jurisprudence. Haffer's arrest was brought about on complaint of Colonel A. E. Joab, a lo cal attorney, following the publication In a newspaper of a letter signed by ihe former, in which George .Washing ton was accused of, among other things, having used liquor to ex cess, Indulged In profanity and ex Kaiser Theatre APRIL Monday 4 ONLY THE GREAT DIVIDE In Five Sensational Acts with ETHEL CLAYTON and HOUSE PETERS ! ! ' The Scenically Beautiful, Perfectly Played Photo Drama Produced in Grand Canyon ploited slaves. In court today, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Seiden declared that all Americans should be regarded as chil dren of George Washington, and there fore any citizen may bring action for libel on behalf of "the father of his country." Attorney Pendleton, representing Hafter, thought Adam might be re garded with even greater propriety as the father "of us all," than could - Washington. He wished to know whether In this situation any person who dares criticise certain of Adam's acts during his married life with Eve, shall not likewise be subject to pun jlshment under the criminal libel laws jnf the country. j The court was unwilling to concede ■ Adam any standing In law. but indors ied the view of the prosecutor and ord jered the case to tr ! ul. Do You Know? I Your Home Sugar i I can not be i Excelled See Demonstration. 915 MAIN ST. We Will Demonstrate ROYAL PURPLE" COFFEE a I Snowdrift" and "Ambrosia" flour u ALL NEXT WEEK AT THE Western Consumers' Exhibit 915 Main Davidson Grocery Co. coffee Roasters : to WIFE OF PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Calgary, Alberta, April J»—Mrs. H. Van Koolbergen attempted suicide In her apartments In the Bruner block here last night, but was not successful. Her husband will be remembered as Von Montford who was accused of complicity tn the plots laid in Seattle and San Francisco by Germans who were alleged to be attaches of the Ger man embassy to blow up all the im portant railway bridges along railway lines in Canada. He was sentenced Eastern made Candies Versus Boise made Candies M bb M ! Some people imagine that when they buy a box of eastern mad« candies they are getting a quality which cannot be obtained in Boise made candies, which is a miatakan idea. Mr. Boas, of the Boas Kandy Kitchen, learned hie trade with and has worked for some of the most reputable eastern confectioners. He usee the same methods, the same quality of materials and the aame formulât as he was taught to uae in the oaat, and in view of the fact that Boas' candies are made fresh every day right hara in Boiaa insures you of an equal quality and a fresher stock thah you can buy under the label of any eastern firm, regardiase of what price you pay. Are you justified in buying eastern made candies, after knowing theae facta? two years in 1 .et hbridge jail for forg ery about three months ago. His wife has been living at a private house hcr^ ever since but moved into the Bruner block last Tuescay. Mrs. Van feool bergen and her husband are well known on the coast. Van Koolbergen, who admitted he double crossed the alleged German conspira ors who aimed to dislocate traffic on the C. P. R. by blowing up bridges und tunnels through the mountains, spent some time in Van couver last summer while he was be lieved by his Teutonic masters to be j operating as their agent.