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Visit The Old Polks At Home. Let First Prize in the »1500 Booklover's Contest Pay the Bfll. EVENING CAPITAL NEWS EXPERIENCE Prove* that Classified Ada set results. THE WEATHER. Vol. XXIX TEN PAGES BOISE, IDAHO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2,1912. Rain or snow tonight and- Tuesday. No. 187 CHARM HAP OF M n If Allies Can Agree Will Be No More THE ARMISTICE NOT BEEN SIGNED AS YET Delay in Affixing Signa tures, but Temporal] Peace Will Begin Tomoi row—Turkey Has Not Made Its Defenses of Cor stantinople Impregnable, Warning to Russia. Berlin, Dee. 2. — Chancellor B.'thniann-Hellweg uttered to day a plain warning to Russia that if hostilities arise out of the Austro-Servian difficulties, Germany will draw the sword to assist her ally. London, Dec. 2.—The work of chart ing of a new map of what hitherto has been European Turkey will begin Im mediately after the signing of the arm istice by the plenipotentiaries at Baghatch tomorrow. If the allies are aide to agree among themselves as to the portions of the spoils each shall receive, there seems to be no proba bility of the resumption of hostilities. Heavy Bulgarian Losses. Berlin, Dee. 2.-—The Bulgarians alone lost 1O00 killed and tiO.OOO wounded since the beginning of the war, ac cording to a dispatch from Budapest. Peace Negotiations in Switzerland. Belgrade, Kervia, Dee. 2.—It is re ported here that the forthcoming peace negotiations will take place in Switzer land. Strowan Novaoviktloh, former premier, and Andrew Nlkoloitlch, speaker of the Servian parliament, have been appointed to represent Servis. Signing of Protocol Postponed. London, Dec. 2.—The signature of the protocol of the armistice between the Balkan allies and Turk ay, which was expected yesterday, has been postponed until Tuesday, as the Greek delegate! has not received the necessary au thority from his government. It Is rumored that In addition to the Bulgarian troops just landed at Ded eaghatch, another large force of Greek troops from Saloniki is at sea and it is suggested that Greece may delay sign ing the armistice in order to allow these troops to arrive at their destination which is supposed to be the gulf ol' i Baros In Gallipoli. | It is understood that the armistice will extend for about a fortnight, *f necessary. The difficulty with respect to the besieged garrisons of AOrlan ople and Scutari is being surmounted by permitting them to receive daily ra tions during the armistice. The plenipotentiaries appear to lagveigrees. been concerned so far solely in s r r;ing- j ing the armistice, but the peace eontar- 1 ernee Is expected to commence Imme diately, probably at Sofia, and ns Bul garia already has shown greater fir- i bearance than lias been looked for in : (Continued on Pag« Two) Naw Orleans Hat Commission form, i New^ Orleans, Dec. 2.— Commhslon I form of municipal government wa. in augurated here today. Passes Called In. flnuFhorn n« i *» o ", Southern and the Denver & Rio Gruide! ™ r^sln? Sent n °" CCS tu aU fer " sons, recalli ng passes I TO OUfi FRIENDS. If you are a friend ol the Capital News, you can help us a lot by patronising our advertisers. You know a newspaper makôsbut little if any profit from subscription its profits come from advertising, borne of the business homes of Boise have "Boy cotted the Capital News because of its fight for the people. If you don't see their ais in the Capital News you may know they are no friend of the people. Patronize our advertisers and you'll help us. Sincerely, the capital news. NEWPM PACIFIC P» ■ 'UREI COURT Acquisition of Southern pacific Stock Is Said to Be Violation of the Sher îan Law. se\ Washington. Dec. 2.—The supreme irt today in an opinion announced by tstice Day held that the Union Pa [fle, by t'he acquisition of the stook of Southern Pacific, had effected a omblnatlon in violation of the Sher man law. The reading of the opinion by Justice Day indicated that the court would enter a decree to dissolve the combination and alBo an injunction to prevent the Union Pacific voting South ern Pacific stock. Stocks Taka a Tumblt. New York, Dec. 2.—When news of the decision of the Union Pacific merger was received. Union Pacific dropped 2 % and Southern Pacific 2 points. Other active issues declined in sym pathy. Strong support was accorded the Horrlman Issues, however, and they soon rallied, making up a greater part of t^le losses. Relief Is Fait. O îaha, Dec. 2.—Intense Interest was she 'n at Union Pacific headquarters e merger decision. There was a al atmosphere of relief when the became known. Prominent of ficii* declared it would put tha ratl roa in a position to carry on many pro ts held up awaiting the outcomo of t t merger suit. N sun H. Loomis, general counsel le Union Pacific, who conducted îerger suit before the United Stap supreme court, would not com on the decision, saying he wished id it before expressing an opln Another official of the law de em, however, expressed the opln lat it was a victory. He said the orl^ial contention of the company was ie control of a direct and through 0 the Pacific coast, rather than 01 of the Southern Pacific system ild Harrlman had been compelled to I ce over the Soupthern Pacific sys tenfln order to secure a continuous linen the coast. T* projected improvements of the Ov< and route include a double track wo; of Ogden. This, according to of fiel «, will now be carried out. Tl IN DERAILED BUT NIY ONE IS INJURED A >any, Dec. 2.—When New York i ral train No. 45, westbound from York, traveling at 5) or 60 miles lour, was derailed at Hoffmans, i miles west of Schnectady, yes y, not one of the 2)0 passengers Injured, although all were thor ly shaken up. e chef of the dining car, the only pefun Injured, sustained several brfien ribs. She train left Albany at 6:47 Sün dig morning, 13 minutes late. When n*;r Hoffmans, a journal of the rear i trick of the engine tank broke, allow | iip the truck to drop to the rail. Thus crippled, the train proceeded about 100 fe«t when the truck struck an inter Jorklng switch, causingthetank to leave tlie'tracks. Eight of the nine cars fol lowed and when the train had been brought to a stop, all but the rear car were tipped, some at an angle of 40 de lagveigrees. HOCKIN RESIGNS HIS PLACE AS SECRETARY Indianapolis, Dec. 2.—Herbert 8. Hockln. named by witnesses in the dynamite conspiracy as the man who organized the McNamara dynamite crew and later became a spy in the union, resigned today as secretary irrasurer or the International Associa tlon of Bridge and Structural Iron 'Worker,. John E. McClo^y T Clive? land was appointed his successor. by of a to a DEFENSE OPENS IN TRIAL OF Four of 45 Dias tbe Court no evidengFagainst THEM WAS PRODUCED Frank M. Ryan, the Presi dent of the Iron Workers' Union, Was the First Wit ness Called to the Stand by the Defense After the State Rests Case. Indianapolis, Dec. 2.—Four of the 45 defendants in the dynamiting con spiracy trial were discharged by the government today on the grounds that the charges against them were not sustained. The dismissal came when Charles W. Miller, United States dis trict attorney announced that the gov ernment's evidence had all been pre sented and the government rested Its case. The defendants dismissed were William K. Benson of East Galloway, N. Y„ former president of the Detroit Federation of Labor; Moulton H. Davis of Westchester, Pa., former member of the executive board of Iron Workers; John R. Carroll of Syracuse, N. Y., for mer official of the local Iron Workers' union, and Spurgeon P. Meadows of Indianapolis, business agent of the local council of Carpenters and JcNhere. The government said the release of the defendants did not affect the merits of the remaining cases. "Contrary .'o the contemptible published statements of Olaf Tveltmoe," said the district attorney, "the government has no de sire to punish innocent defendants. We concluded that while Carroll, Benson and Meadows had guilty knowledge of the conspiracy to illegally transport ex plosives, the evidence was not con clusive. Benson had retired to his farm and Is no longer connected with the union. In the case of Davis the evi dence was conclusive that he is guilty as a conspirator. The only one reason we ask for his discharge is that he re tired from the union in 1907 and has taken no part in It since." The motion by the defense for the dismissal of several other defendants was over ruled. "I will say that at end of the trial I will listen to a motion as to a few more defendants, but these motions will not be entertained now," said Judge Anderson. Ryan I* Called. Frank M. Ryan, president of the Iron Workers' union, was called as the first witness for the defense. Ryan is charged with promoting the dynamite conspiracy by writing letters as presi dent and voting appropriations with whlch'J. J. McNamara bought ex-H plosives. Ryan testified he^vislted union headquarters only about two days each month. President Ryan has been at the head of the union for seven years. He was president when J. J. McNamara was arrested in Indianapolis in April. 1911. He, with other officials, is charged with appropriating the un ion's money to carry on a dynamiting cmpalgn against non-union work in connection with which the McNamara brothers are how in prison In Cali fornia. The charges of aiding in illegal transportation of dynamite against Ryan are based on letters taken from McNamara's files. These letters, the government asserts, show that Ryan and the executive- board members stopped publishing the union's expen ditures so that McNamara would not have to show In detail what he did with $1000 a month. John T Butler, Buffalo; Vice President Michael J. Young, Boston; Philip A. Cooley. New Orleans; Henry W. Legleitner, Den ver, and E. A. Clancy, past members of the executive board, are among other witnesses summoned to testify. Edward W. Smith and James Ray, Peoria, taken into custody about two weeks ago, are stilt imprisoned Jn de fault of bonds. VOM) ESUK nON THf TIWUSH UtfHS • Pwis, Dec. 2.—Turkish harems are considerably depleted alnce Constanti nople haa been menaced by the, Bul garian army. Many educated women belonging to the establishments of per. sonages of high rank have taken ad vantage of the unsettled conditions to escape from tha harems and proceed to western Europe, Scene in the House at the Opening * ■*•*»* »»«Th*. ' SS S BSâSmSB S BSâm m SHORT TERM OF CONGRESS FORMALLY OPENED WITH USUAL CEREMONIES IS IEC " ana " re »8am in ev. ence '««lay although some of them, Washington, Dec. 2.—Congress met promptly at noon for the short session that will terminate with the Incoming the Democratic administration March 4. Crowded galleries looked on animated scenes on the floor as Speal^er Clark, in the house, and Senator Ba con, president of the senate, rapped the respective bodies to order. In the senate Chairman Clapp of the interstate commerce committee an nounced -that an effort would be made to reach an agreement op a report rec ommending amendments to the anti trust law. The senate adjourned till 11 a. m. Tuesday out of respect for the memory of Vice President Sherman and Senatorn Heyburn and Rayner. The house received estimates on run ning the government during the fiscal year of 1914 from the secretary of the treasury. The first bill was intro duced by Deforest of New York to pen sion former presidents and widows of former presidents. The house ad journed till noon Tuesday. Washington, Dec. 2.—The third ses sion of the Sixty-second congress be gins at noon today under circum stances of unusual interest. It comes together after a political upheaval of far-reaching extent which will soon transfer all the executive and legisla tive branches of the federal govern ment to Democratic control. While the present session is merely the expiring stage of a congress soon to go out of existence and to be Buper eeded in political control and policy after March 4, yet today's sessions in the senate and house bring together I for the first time since the recent over turning those leaders and elements of the various parties who have been most prominent in public affairs. The old faces and figures are again in evl 1 1,kc ex - 8p * aker Cannon, will soon pass ! t * le congressional stag's, while off the others, like Speaker Clark and Chair man Underwood, have had their ten ures renewed and atrengthened. As a whole, however^ the dominant note as both branches of congress as semble Is that new conditions, new policies and new men have been ush ered In as a result of the recent elec tion and that about the only function of the present short session, lasting until March 4, is to pass annual sup ply bills and wind up the remains of the old regime. In the senate. Vice President Sher man has been remove«! by death from the presiding officer's chair, which will be filled temporarily by Senators Ba con of Georgia, and Galllnger of New Hampshire, alternating. The Repub llcan control of the senate, with about 50 votea as against the present Dem ocratic strength of about 42, will con tinue until March 4, although this con trol la conditioned largely by the pres ence of two elements, regular and pro gresslve, in the Republican total of 60. Senators Heyburn of Idaho, and Ranyer of Maryland, have died alnce •the laat session closed, but in other aspects the personnel continues un changed until March 4. Speaker Clark at Halm In the house Speaker Clark and the various chairmen of the (wp preceding sessions, continue to direct'affairs, with a total Democratic vote of }20, giving' a Democratic majority of about 22. The personal aspect was very pro nounced as the session began today, the air of Democratic victory prevad Ing the capitol from end to end. Scores of men whose names havs been promi nently identified with affairs of con gress for many years, anS who have shaped politics and legislation, faced their last ' three months of service as the session opened. In this notable company were the deans of house and senate' "Uncle Joe" Cannon, former speaker, and center of many turbulent sessions of A»* Soup#: «iS Senator Shelby M- Cul lorn, for 30 years a senator from 1111 on the till of of in of nols, a personal friend and contemp orary of Lincoln, and who was elected to his first term in the national house of representatives in 1865. Both Cannon and Culiom came back for the winter's work the victims of political defeat. Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, long a Democratic leader In debate, came with the vol untary announcement of hie retire ment; Representatives Cox of Ohio, and Sulzer of New York, brought Into the legislative halls the titles of gov < Continued on Page Two) PLANNED TO STOCK SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST WITH ELK Duluth, Minn., Dec. 2.—The plan to stock the Superior national forest re serve with elk has been formed by sportsmen, according to O. E. Erick son of Crookston, Minn. Tbe reserve contains more than one million acres in St. Louis and Lake counties, Min nesota. A big portion of the reserve forest, affording protection for great numbers of deer and moose. "Hun dreds of elk die each winter in Mon tana, where they have to be taken care of by the government," said Erfckaon. "This Is due to the 'extreme cold and the woods are not thick enough. The Superior reserve ts 'differently clothed and would be the best home ' for the elk. We will take' itp the question with congressmen of thts sUtte and ask them to secure an act ■ for the removal of hundreds of oik from Montana to Min nesota." . TEXA8 POSTMASTER WHO - SUPPORTED ROOSEVELT OUT Washington, Dec. 2.—President Taft appointed George D. ; Rockhold post-, master of Dallas, . Tex., succeeding Sloan - Simpson. It -• is understood Simpson resigned • because he Is said to have been a supporter of -Roosevelt and a friend of Cecil A. Lyon.' ( Abe Martin J ti Let's all drop politics fer another tour years an' git out our geographies an' try t' find Eskl Baba an' Lula Ber gaao an' other points along th' Bul garian border, wherever that Is. Thar never kin be any real happiness where husband pulls out bis watoh In th' feltwbe* PUR TO SHORTEN ARCHBALD TRIAL BEFORE SENATE ! I t PronOSfld fen Submit All tVm .rroposed U) SUDmit All tne Evidence Presented at the ; House Committee Hearing at One Time. Washington, Dec. 2.—Admission of all! material facts but not the interpreta tion of judicial misconduct placed up r on them by the house of representatives Is to be a curtain raiser of the Im peachment triai of Judge Robert IV. Archbald of the commerce court, which begins in the senate tomorrow. Following conferences today betweeri impeachment officers and Archbald's ; counsel, it was rumored that all the testimony given against Archbald be- 1 fore the hous Judiciary committee i might be admitted as a whole In the i senate. Such a course would im measurably shorten the trial and pos sibly obviate examination of more than a few witnesses or none. It was believed Archbald's entire de fense would rest on the bold plea ad mitting all evidence against him, none of it constituted malfeasance in office, or was official misconduct. MORE TIME GIVEN TO EXPRESS COMPANIES Washington, Dec. 2.—Further time to comply with the interstate commerce commission's order reducing express rates has been given to the companies ty the commission.. The limit for filing of estimates of -probable revenues un der- the new rate program was extended until March 1. • The express companies pleaded Inability to prepare the data within the 30-day period originally fix ed by the commission. Appointment' of an express rate in vestigating body to be known as the "divert routing committee" was also ordered today by the commission/This wilt be composed of representatives of the express companies and opposing In terest and will study present rates and rotitfes. " ' Pugilist Plynn Has Wife. , Los Angeles, tier. 2.—Mrs. Jim Flynn will bo here for the holidays, according to an announcement by the '"Pueblo fireman." No one knew there was a Mrs. Jim until he let out the seçret. She is known ' on the »tage as Miss Fannie Vedder, and wedded the pugilist Oct. 12 at Hoboken, N. J. Accident 'Restores Sight. Oklahoma City, Dec. 2.— Blind for 28 years. Rev. G. G. Rupert attributes the restoration of his sight to a bit of tin foil flipped by his grandchild into bis eyea Hot cloths applied to relieve the pain brought back his vision. OHIO COUPLE PLACED Lisbon, O., Dec. 2.—The trial Of John Coburn, aged 21, and Mrs. Mary Bur rows. 25, for the murder at East Liver pool of Richard Burrows, a contractor, was begun here today. Burrows' body was found beneath a pile of hay in a neighbor's barn with his head crushed in. Tbe state asserts that Mrs. Bur rows and Coburn, who lived In the Burrows home, wore paramours and killed Burrows when he Interrupted them. The defense contends that Co burn killed Burrows to save the- life of Mrs. Burrows when she was being ubofesd by bar husband. I a It BORAH PIAN OF REBUILDING OE PARTY Power Through the Trust Issue WOULD STRENGTHEN THE SHERMAN LAW Washington Correspondent of Chicago Record-Herald Points to Idaho Senator as Man Who Will Be Con spicuous Figure in Party Reconstruction. Sumner Curtis, Washington corre spondent of tlie Chicago Record-Her ! aid, in a dispatch to his paper, given Senator Borah's view of the reorganlz I ation of the Republican party. Mr. 'Curtis' dispatch follows: t I am able to present to Record-Her alrt readers •') 'his dispatch a most interesting and timely contribution to ; t,le Republican reorganization symp loslutn. It Is an Interview with Sena tor William E. Borah of Idaho, whose position In the recent national cam paign, In connection with which he won re-election, makes him more than Interesting figure in publio llfe Senator Borah supported the can didacy of Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential election early title yeas, was one of the anti-Taft generals at the Chicago convention refused to ally himself with the third party move meat after the S P |11 ™«ne, vigorously ; J' asiBted efforts and threats to fotco " m lo su PP° rt Roosevelt In the cam 1 pals:n ,or e|pcllon - as vigorously re i to P 1 ™ Personal indorsement to i Pres,<Jent T »R. and on a declaration of principles as a progressive Repub lican, and pointing to his congres sional record as such, won an over whelming victory in the contest for control of the legislature of his state. He has a commanding position among the Republican progressives In plan ning for the political future. • • * Not much stock is taken by Senator Borah In the get-together talk that has been indulged in with considerable lib erality on all sides of the Republican force since the catastrophe of Nov. 5. He does not believe reorganization can be accomplished by throwing out oaa boss and enthroning another. If tha Republican party is to rise again it must, in his opinion, go to the people on some great Issue—not through per sonalities and the thrill of past deeds, and "basic principles." He sees tha' Issue of today In the trust problem. In New York and other eastern cities and In Chicago and elsewhere In tbs interior of the country, more or .irais elaborate plans are being made for ''re organization." The plans vary. Ona element is ready to co-operate with President Taft as-the leader In tha rehabilitation movement. There Is the plan of the Hamilton club of Chicago, reported in the day's dispatches lit eastern newspapers, which suggests the elimination of the disturbing re actionaries as well as some of the oth er extremes in rebuilding th# party. The views of President Taft In tfea matter are now generally known. Also the country has been Informed of fha Ideas of some of the aforetime In surgent Republicans. The views of Senator Borah, who occupies a unique position as an In dependent Ropublican, are presented merely as his own,' for tjie reader's Information, the same as those of tha president and others have been from time to time. They are additionally valuable tor public pondering because, different from others, they are given at some length tn the first person. • • S • 'r '1 do not see much In the war of encouragement," said Senator Borah today, '.fin the plana about raMfeanlaal tlon. They do not reach the difficulty. I do not beltevo we can emmet a grfeat 1 deal In the way of a revival of power until we submit to the people a defi nite and comprehensive policy la re gard to thp great problems of today. "The people are in advance of their leaden; the generale are bringing up the rear. Political machines may. thrive.for a time and to n remarkable degree through the power of organisa tion and the influence of patronage. But a great party must be built up on' a groat principle and in a great causa —* cause which unites and welds tha thousands whose unselfish p ur pose la It le to achieve something for the gen eral good. ,j "A political party Is never formid able and dominant until Its sank —4 file are aroused through the Influe (Continued on Page Thie*|. . T