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A EVENING CAPITAL NEWS For the Development of Idaho WEATHER Rain or snow tonight and Tuesday. Voi. xxx vn BOISE, IDAHO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1916. TEN PAGES No. 136 • LIFEBOATS ABE III READINESS Wireless Warnings Sent to All Steamers of the Allied Powers, Telling of the Suspected Presence of German U-Boats In the Atlantic Ocean New York, Nov. 27.—Steamships arriving here from Europe and the West Indies report they caught wireiess warnings yesterday to keep watch for belligerent sub marines, but all brought word that no submarine was ob served. Incoming vessels kept their lights covered and swung out their lifeboats. The following British wireless was heard: German submarines may be met anywhere in the Atlantic, especially west of 60 degrees west. Slio-w no unnecessary lights and avoid all trade routes converging points. Not since the TJ-53 entered Newport harbor Oct. 7 and on the following day sank British merchant vessels has there been so much uneasiness. Scores of vessels are in the supposed danger area. 4 . » I t TEUTONS MOVE THREE ARMIES THREATEN CTY Drive Toward Rumanian « p| .. -, I îiîllfïïl SbIAIATC Na VïfTIlC vApildl OlIU VVd 1 «U L/IAjIIo e . m AF WoiLrOninfT_Kialrl UI Y I CatVCIIlllU I lvlU Marshal Mackenzen Is but 50 Miles Away (Associated Press War Summary) The Teutonic campaign against Rumania is develop ing rapidly, with a converg ing drive on Bucharest from three directions in progress. The immediate threat to the capital seems to be greatest on the southwest, where the invaders approached to within 50 miles after Field Marshal von Mackenzen had forced a passage of the Dan ube and effected a junction with the armies of General von Falkenhavn. BAD WEATHER INTERFERES. Fighting on the Macedonian front has been less general on account of bad weather. Bad weather prevails on the Frarico Belgian front and attacks there have been local in their character. EMPEROR NICHOLAS TO MEET FERDINAND ... ,, , .. .. , .. I Alice McElroy, granddaughter of the , late Joseph Banigan the. Providence m° I-eary of j Harvard football i Copenhagen, Nov. 27.—A Sofia dis patch to the Vossische Zeitung In Ber lin says Emperor Nicholas of Russia has arrived at Kiev on his way to the Rumanian frontier, where he will con fer with King Ferdinand of Rumanla. HARVARD FOOTBALL STAR WILL MARRY Providence, R. I., Nov. 27.—The event of the week in Providence so ciety will be the wedding of Miss 'rubber king" and Boston, famous as player and assistant to Head Coach Percy Haugliton of the Crimson team. The engagement of Miss McElroy and Mr. Leary was announced at Palm Beach last February. The marriage ceremony is to take place at the Ca thedral, with Bishop Dowling of Du buque, Iowa, officiating. THEATRICAL MANAGER KILLED. New York, Nov. 27.—Joseph Brooks, a theatrical manager was killed today by a full from an eighth floor apart ment here. t STOCK YARDS HE ST. LOUIS CLOSED Suspected Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease Causes I Illinois State Veterinar ian to Act. J Springfield, 111., Nov. 27.—Orders closing the national stock yards at Eaat st - I - ,ouiB and tho Union stock yards at Chicago against the shipment 1 °f any cattle, sheep or swine, except t0r lmmedlate slaughter, were Issued I today by State Veterinarian Dyson, I following the receipt of news of a sus " , " t -* —" YOUNG MAN LOSES LIFE IN RESCUING OTHERS FROM FIRE Portland, Ore., Nov. 27.—Willard G. Dieting,'»aged 24, lost hia life in a Are early yesterday which partially de stroyed the three-story Cudahy hotel, ! a family boarding house. Dieting had previously rescued two other guests. Five persons were seriously injured. A dozen leaped from windows In the upp refloors. Mra ; B 1 r h H F h Sn » te; ™ r8 ' ion R h h Ô x' Cratton" ^ ^ 1 brulsed ' Mrs - J - Gratton, severe burns and bruises; Miss Cora Jagger ankle fractured. Several others wh. Jumped were slight ' irr' .... . .a a., a starte f fr ° m an «»Plosion In the kitchen Just after the Janitor, James Toomey, had kindled a Are In I the range and had gone to lire the I furnace in the basement. Thirty-five I guests were asleep on the upper floors j and the flames, communicating to tho stairway, cut them off almost immedi ately. MILITARY DISPLAY WILL BE LACKING IN INAUGURAL PARADE Washington, Nov. 27.—There will be several tons less gold braid, swords and a general absence of cavalry horses In the second inaugural parade of President Wilson next March. The event, usually marked by the presence of thousands of Uncle Sam's fighters, promises this time to consist largely of civilians. look today as Chairman McCormick struggled with the problem of naming of chief of ceremonies. In fact, there has been talk of making the affair a regular peace demonstration. The reason Is Mexico. Army officers I «ay Practically no regular troops will , avajlahlp for dp WaBhlnston . whether the usual mill j " a contlnuents from i This was the out at services In different states will be In the line of march, depends largely upon what attitude General Carranza shows toward thé protocol Just completed between the Americans and Mexican commissioners at At lantic City. Nov. 27.—Joseph Gugot here last ( FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. St. Louis, was killed, a girl and two other men were injured critically when a street cur und an automobile In which the four were riding collided night B^N^'crippi^î! Coming Trade War ■j . 4 ; * : ! -Z' if Ci/ tKfA<S Henry H. Morgan. of of Its Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 27.—Henry H. Morgan, United States consul gen eral here, declares that Germany will be ready for any trade war her ene mies may wage against her after the end of hostilities In the field. "The empire expects to do a big business with America," says Morgan, "despite feelings which may have been engendered by the war. German bank ers will be in a position after the war to assist trade development In the full est measure, for Germany has sent but little money out of the country for war expenses as compared to what the allies have sent to America." OVER THREE YEARS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD VESSELS Washington, Nov. 27.—It will be from 40 to 44 months before any of the new warships the navy department has con tracted for can be completed. Rear Ad miral Taylor, chief of construction, has Informed the house naval commit tee. 18, the not to at to A the by Congestion in the private yards, and Inability of the government to get workmen because of high wages paid In private yards are the reasons Tay lor gave in pleading for more money. He said increased cost of material would use up so much of the money al lotted that there would not be suffi rent left for repairing work. St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 27,-Indlctment of 1,a '™ r Power and 11 officials of Hlhl)ln ^ by 'be St. I-ouis county grand Jury, charged with mlsappro priatlon of funds will not Interfere with the examination of affairs of that vll la ge by stale officials, State Public Examiner sAld today. It was alleged that use of taxes of which the hated steel companies there pay 90 per cent to make the village so light at night that the chickens couldn't brought on the Investigation MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS ALLEGED sleep, FRENCH CHAMPION BOXER DECORATED of was out lege up ing Paris, Nov. 27.—Georges Cnrentier French champion boxer, who has been on leave In Paris after taking part aviator at the recapture of Fort Doua mont on the Verdun front, has been decorated with a military medal for gallantry in action. While In Paris he gave an Informal exhibition of boxing at a charity bazaar and received enthusiastic reception from thousands. n COMMISSION GIVES ROAD'S VALUATION and nell Washington, Nov. 27.—The Interstate commerce commission's report on the valuation of the Kansas Southern rail way shows that the road, capitalized at $99,052,00#, including $51,000,000 in stock and $48,052,000 bonded debt, could be reproduced for $46,274,363 and reproduced, depreciation, for $38,258,909. of unmatured new less I ed the for PRESIDENT TO SEE AUSTRIAN CHARGE Washington, 27.—President Nov. Wilson's cold was so much better to day that he went out for an early morning game of golf. The president had ;.n engagement to see Baron Zwle dinek, Austro-Hungariun charge, who desired to invite the president to at tend memorial services here Wcdnes day for the late emperor. INSIST ON RIGHT TO HOLD REVIVALS 'IN SOLDIER CAMPS Baptists Object to Recent Order of General Funston Against Preachers Telling Troopers They Are Lost. Waco, Tex., Nov. 27.—The Baptist general convention of Texas, In ses sion here unanimously adopted resolu tions condemning General Funston for his edict against conducting revival meetings among the soldiers on the border. "We stoutly deny the right of General Funston or any military man, even the president, to pre scribe the substance of preaching to the soldiers," read the resolu tions. "When General Funston made It a condition of Baptist preaching In the camps that the preacher must not tell the soldiers that they were lost, he transcended his authority and committed an of fensive against the constitutional rights of American citizens. What congress cannot do does not lie within the power of a military commander. No true preacher will submit to militarism In the real thought of religion. "Joining other religious bodies, we call on the president, the sec retary of war and our members of congress In both houses to take proper steps to Investigate relig ious services and life of the army that the end that the cherished doctrine of full and equal relig ious liberty for all may be pre served and applied alike to every citizen of the United States." CARDINAL GIBBONS INDORSES MOVE FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE Chicago, Nov. 27.—Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, one of the best known Catholic prelates In the world and a leader of the church In America, has agreed to Identify himself actively with the Universal Military Training league. Word In confirmation of this was received today by Frank G. Logan, chairman of the executive committee of the league, from Howard H. Gross, Its president, who wired as follows from Washington: "Cardinal Gibbons accepts mem bership on advisory committee and is very enthusiastic. He believes that all churches will help." Aid from all church organizations Is being asked by the officials of the Uni versal Military Training league. That Cardinal Gibbons Is willing to serve on the advisory committee, however, was heard at league headquarters satisfaction. It was believed that he will enlist the aid of many others and help the cause of military training among the laymen of the Catholic church. 1th CONFESSION MADE IN TRUNK MURDER CASE Portland, Ore., Nov. 27.—In a confes sion, announced last night by Port land detectives, George Bartholomew, who was arrested Saturday at Seattle, named Frank Lund as the actual mur derer of John Linnd in Portland Nov. 18, 1915, and added that while he saw the crime committed, he himself did not deliver the blow. Bartholomew made his confession to District Attorney W. H. Evans. It was made disjolntedly and concluded at midnight. The police are inclined to the belief that Lund is a mythical personage. John Linnd was murdered with a club In a house at 407 Stark street. A green trunk containing the body was found In the Willamette river on the night of Nov. 19. said robbery was the motive, Impelled by anger when Linnd refused to lend Lund money. PLENTY OF COAL IN I Bartholomew I Chicago, Nov. 27.—Four hundred cars ! 1 of coal have been standing In railroad yards here from 10 days to three weeks, according to William L. O'Connell, chairman of the state utilities commis sion. Meanwhile, the county hospital was forced to buy coal in the open market to save the 1700 patients from cold, when companies broke their con tracts with the county while holding out for a higher price. Abolition of the reconslgnment privi lege is likely to result from this tie up of coal, O'Connell believes. By re conslgnlng coal to different persons each day. dealers con keep cars stand ing on the tracks without paying de Abolltion of this right I mumig«. would force rapid movement of cars and would easo the stringency, O'Con nell says. BOUNDARY DISPUTE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO SUPREME COURT Washington, Nov. 27.—The attor neys-general and other legal repre I sentatives of Vermont and New Hamp shire mev here today to confer on the initial steps In a plan for a legal ad justment of the century-old boundary discate between the two states. The counsel will undertake to agree upon some plan of procedure relative to the tuking of evidence and getting the facts before the supreme court of the Unit ed States, and after they have agreed the plan will be submitted to the court for its approval. PLAN TO REVISE POSTAL RATES' COMMITTEES TO More Equitable Basis for Second Class Postage, Us ing the Zone System, Will Probably Be Worked Out. ONE-CENT RATE ON LETTERS PROPOSED Congressional Committees Besieged by Petitions Asking for Reduction, Which Will Likely Be Made on at Least Local Delivery Letters. Washington, Nov. 27.—The ways are now being greased for the launching of the movement for the readjustment of postal rates In the next session of con gress. This problem was to have been taken up In the last session but had to be deferred on account of the consld eratlon required by railway mail pay. Since this has been disposed of the committees are prepared to take up the matter of placing the various pos tal rates on a more equitable basis. A zone system of rates for second class matter Is being prominently urged to take the place of the present flat rate which was adopted nearly 40 The present rate has for a dtscrim a years ago. some time been regarded lnation against the newspapers in fa vor of the* great national magazines. Like the parcel post the proposed zone rates would be based on the length of the haul. FOR ONE-CENT POSTAGE. The postal committees have been be sieged by petitions bearing: millions of names and several hundred thousand letters from individuals urging- a re adjustment of postal rates with a view of making possible one-cent letter pos tage. A survey of the situation indi cates that sufficient changes will be made in the various rates to permit the granting of a one-cent rate on local delivery letters in the next session of congress. Clialrman Moon of the house postal committee, today said: *T think that the committee will take up this second class mail matter at the next session and press it to a conclusion at once. While I cannot speak for the commit tee, this is my desire in the matter. I do not know what kind of a bill we will pass, whether it will have a zone fea ture attached to it or not. This view , _ has been presented frequently in years past, and sometimes received favor and sometlmes not. As to what shape the legislation will be ln I am not able to say. but I am sure the committee will give It the best possible shape In the public Interest." BENEFIT TO PATRONS. Senator Reed Smoot of Utah says that "history tells us that with every reduction In the letter rate of postage there has Immediately followed a tre mendous Increase In the volume of business and revenue. During the first month or so there might possibly j be a slight falling off in the revenues J under the proposed rate, but by the end of one year after Its Inauguration I feel certain they would total more than under the old rate. How I duction we should keep In mind the j "oSSHF^^-Filty even I "I introduced a bill proposing a one ! cen t rate on local delivery letters. As 1 yet the postal committee has not been disposed to report It to the senate for consideration. If the committee does not feel disposed to roport the bill as an Independent measure I hope to have Its provisions Included in tho next regular postal appropriation bill." FORTY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT Washington, Nov. 27.—More than 45 years In continuous service in the dip lomatic branch of the government, mostly In high station. Is the record accomplished by Second Assistant Sec retary of State Alvey A. Adee, who came In for many congratulations to day on the beginning of the seventy fifth year of his life. Mr. Adee's career In the service began In 1870, In which I year he was appointed secretary of legation at Madrid. In due course he became a clerk In the state depart ment In 1877, chief of the diplomatic bureau the following yenr, and third assistant secretary of state In 1882. He was appointed second assistant secre tary in 1886, and almost any time might have been first assistant secre tary had he cared to fill the post. No American diplomatist Is so extensively known In his field of activities as Is Mr. Adee, and few of the great diplo matic notes Issued from the state de partment during the last SO years have failed to receive his careful editing and emendation. GOVERNOR'S LEAD 572, THE TALE 0FFICIAL RETURNS TELL OFFICIAL TOTALS AND PLURALITIES ON THE HEAD OF THE TICKET Total vote. Plurality Alex Davla. ander. Davis, ander. Alex County Ada .. Adams Bannock .... 3,699 Bear Lake... 1,360 Benewah .... 1,171 Bingham .... 2.169 Blaine ... Boise .... Bonner .1,646 Bonneville .. 2,044 Boundary... 778 Canyon.8,796 Cassia. 1,644 Clearwater .. 969 Custer. Elmore . 786 Franklin .... 1,432 Fremont . 1,970 Gem ......... 778 Gooding.1,112 Idaho .2,028 Jefferson .... 1,133 Kootenai .... 8,046 Latah.3,227 Lemhi .... Lewis . Lincoln ... 6,214 6,663 349 682 13 669 3,322 1,429 1,166 2,087 1,640 177 79 15 II 1,433 168 795 970 176 1,811 2,047 165 462 316 4,617 1,468 321 76 588 381 51B 864 849 1,076 1,083 2,368 1,025 1,164 2,139 1,619 290 849 88g 262 61 in 3S6 468 2,678 2,407 820 876 948 78 928 1,248 1,079 1,191 825 149 Madison .... 1,321 Minidoka ... 1,157 Nez Perce... 2,282 Oneida . 1,241 Owyhee Power . 130 964 208 2,094 1,059 188 182 799 636 163 1,251 Shoshone ... 2,899 Teton . Twin Falls.. 8,497 Wash'n 935 816 3,705 806 764 814 149 8,668 1,705 171 1,718 18 Grand total..63,306 63,877 T'tl plurality 4,381 4,953 672 672 CRASH IN WHEAT PRICES RESULT OF RUMOR OF PEACE Reported Presence of Sub marines on American Side of Atlantic Also Had Ef fect on Market. Chicago, Nov. 27.—Wheat prices came down with a crash today, break ing In some Instances as much as 9 84 cents a bushel. Big sales by some of the leading houses started the general movement to unload. Tales of the likelihood of an armis tice in Europe had considerable to do with weakening the market. So also had warnings of the presence of a fighting submarine in the Atlantic, Continued reference to a possible em barpo i)y the United States was a ltke w i 3e factor, CAMPAIGN FOR AN EMBARGO ON FOOD Minneapolis, Nov. 27.—A nation wide campaign to secure an embargo on all foodstuffs, until prices again become i normal, was launched at a monster mass meeting of citizens held last night by the embargo league. Resolu tions will ba framed to be sent to ev ery principal city for signatures. Three congressmen addressed the meeting. j J „ t . . _ _ - - - „ t . . _ _ - - - —, . . . , „ ■ 1. IÎ1S in' 0111311 I 13S SciVCU IVlOFC I llStll Years Handling Nothing But Currency of the U. S. Government Washington, Nov. 27.—Miss Annie R. Roe, chief of the numbering division of the bureau of engraving and printing, began work for Uncle Sam In June, 1865, and now superintends the final step In the creation of all United States notes. After Miss Roe numbers, sep arates and seals the notes they go to the treasury, where they become legal tender.! On some days she o. k.'s as much as 311,000,000. She supervises the work of 229 men and women. i ' -• mm ' ,v : î '—^ v t v f/sj / hit f j fj Us ». vit \ J » v iSA, x>c XI 7 Received 63,877 Votes to 63,305 for His Opponent and Carried Eighteen of the Thirty-seven Counties HOODOO NUMBERS IN THE G. O. P. COLUMN Davis Got 13 in First County He Carried, Adams, and 13 in the Last, Washing State Treasurer Eagleson Wins by Nearly Seven Thousand. ton The official plurality of Oovwaov Alexander over his Republican oppon ent, D. W, Davit, of American Falls, is 672 as shown by the official turns. Davis carried It counties an* the governor 18. The state board of canvassers mat today and begun the official tabula tions. The totals on governor ware taken off with the result as given hare, The governor's official plurality Is within two votes of the plurality given him In the Capital News on Nov. 18. On the basts of county canvassing this paper on that date guvs the governor 574, although stating that the Demo cratic state committee claimed 81 more from Power county, which do not show in the official returns EAGLESOIM'8 PLURALITY. The returns on state treasurer were also run over, showing that State Treasurer Eagleson, Republican, re-elected by a plurality of 6808. Eagle son carried 27 of the 37 counties. The clerical force will be busy for some time tabulating the totals as re ceived from the counties and tran scribing them Into permanent records. NO CHANGES SHOWN. The official returns show no change from the result as previously an nounced—the election of the entire Democratlo state ticket excepting stats treasurer, state school superintendent and mine inspector, the election of both Republican candidates for con gress and of a Democratic legislature. "THIRTEEN" FIRST AND LA8T. The official returns show sonfe oddi ties In pluralities. Mr. Davis, the Re publican candidate for governor, se cured a lead of IS In the first county on the list carried by him, Adams, and ex actly 13 in the last county carried by him, Washington. Custer county gave the governor a plurality of 349 and Franklin county gave Davis the same plurality. The smallest and the largest plural ities ware won by the governor, 8 In Bonneville and 806 In Shoshone. POPULATION ESTIMATE. The total vote cast for the Demo cratic and Republican candidates for governor was 127,182, by far the larg est ever cast In Idaho. Adding the estimated Socialist and Prohibition vote the total will be around 132,000, which Indicates Idaho population of half a million. SUPREME COURT JU8TICE. re was an i was tabulated as follows: Rice, 86,683; Dunn, 18,048; Rice's plurality, 8616. On secretary of state the vote was as follows: Dougherty, 60,735; Barkel» 68,121: Dougherty's plurality, 2814. I On state auditor: Van Deusen, 80, <27; Lewis, 68,618; Van Deusen's plur ality. 2014. The vote on supreme oourt Justice