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EVENING CAPITAL NEWS For the Development of Idaho WEATHER Unsettled weather to night and Tuesday. vol xxxvn BOISE, IDAHO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916. TEN PAGES No. 156 SIX LIVES LOST IN HOTEL FIRE PACIFIC SUFFERS LOSS Entire Family From Cali fornia Burned to Death in Destruction of the Inter ocean Hotel at Cheyenne Early Today. ANOTHER FIRE RAGED AT THE SAME TIME Paint Shops and Storage House Burned, Causing a Loss of $166,000—Bodies ofLWoman and Two Chil dren Found in Ruins. Cheyenne, Wyo., Dee.'18. Roy T. White, of Bayles, Cal., his wife and four chil dren lost their lives here early today when lire de stroyed the Interoeean ho tel where the Whites were guests. Three bodies were found in the ruins, those of . T , T1 .. , . ... Mrs. White and two ot her sons. Firemen rescued , i , ,, , -, , \\ Into S intant, but tile elll Id died from burns. One child| • ,i • IS si 111 111 t lie rillHS. White was killed when he leaped from the third story of a hotel and fell wires. Fifteen quests firemen. The prop y A a. ri»a 1 » . ew York, Dec. 18. - .alary ln " creases and special compensation glv en by thq Unltid States Steel Corpor ation '"from time to time, together with bonuses and stock Issues to he given executives during the next few weeks will aggregate $"3,000,000 for the year. This was the "rough estimate'' put upon the amount by Judge Oary, chair man of the Stoele corporation, today, elect rie a mon s ïuccI by w- re r< ■ as J.in.ooo. ONLY WALLS LEFT. AN ! i ilo the fire department was flght i: ; the hotel flames, fire broke out ln ti. point shops and storage house of itii>n Pacific railway and only the were left standing. The rail s loss Is estimated at Jtkfi.OOO. Both fires are said to have been caused by defective wiring wails road' EMPLOYES OF STEEL TRUST SHARING IN COMPANY EARNINGS , . .. . ... in announcing the usual opportunity ^ " , .. * . , for employes to subscribe for stock). , .. r . . .. .. i,-.., and the dist.Ibutlon of bonuses. W itli ■teel stock advancing by leaps and bounds during the year, owing to the extraordinary trade, In munitions and war material, thxce wage have been announced by the corpor at ion during the year. Steel stock sold today at 114 1-2. November 27 reached it. highest price, selling at 129 3-4. Jn Mardi this year It sold at) 79 3-4. Starting at $38 before the vvnr. the common stock of the Steel corporation! sold around $60 when the firsi immenses it "war bride" sky-rocketed hit Wall nearly two years ago. Since then many, of the wa* brides have shrunk in value! while Steel advanced steadily, helped Street by one pec ce: t extra dividend, and many new records in monthly unfilled orders are reported. IDAHO POSAMASTERS. (Capital News Special Service.) Washington, Dee. IS. The following fourth class postmasters appointed in Idaho: Oerro Uorda. Bingham county, Kenneth P. McLaughlin, vice McGee, resigned; Corbin, Kootenai county, John J. Simmons vice John W. Miller,, removed. MONEY AND JEWELRY STOLEN ON A TRAIN FROM HERBERT LEMP : : Herbert F. Leinp. while re turning from a trip to Portland last Thursday night, was robhed the train, losing bis wallet containing approximately $130 cash and also a handsome choral ring which he was bring ing to Mrs. hemp as a Christ mas present, pened quite early in the morn ing. Mr. La mp got up and went to breakfast forgetting to take the wallet from pillow, and did not notice that he did not have it until bo started to pay his bill. He then hurried to his berth and found the wallet gone and also the handsome ring which was taJ*cn front Ills overcoat pocket. No clue to the robber lias been found. on in The theft hup • • • • • • • • • • • e • j r beneath his 9 9 9 m 9 NO MEDIATION TO BE ATTEMPTED ß POPE a T PRESENT Italian Government Willing to Enter.Peace Negotia-j tions Only if National As-!C pirations of the Country Are Assured. Rom«, Dec. 18.— Pope Benedict h as no intention of attempting to mediate among the belligerents at present, ac cording to a statement issued by the Vatican. The result of several resolutions in troduced in the chamber regarding the German peace offer and prolonged discussions among tho senators and deputies was a decision by legislators that no peace would be accepted un less in accordance with Italy's na-i tional aspirations and tho rights of peoples based on the principle of na 1 tonality. If such r peace is impossible to obtain diplomatically, it was declared that it must be obtained by victory of arms. PEACE NOTE HANDED TO FOREIGN OFFICE London, Dec. 18.—The central pow rrs' peace note was today handed to the British government by American Ambassador Page, who called at the foreign office early. In the absence of Foreign Secretary Balfour, Ambassa-! dor Page presented the note to Lord, Robert Cecil, undersecretary. ENGLAND WILL FORM ALLIES' DECISION island rests the question of rejection or ac crplance of Germany's proposals for p--. .«** »«„Mm.i.ian Harden. writing in his paper, Zukunft. Knelund alone inn carry on the war, but none of her •■'">«> exist with "Ut support. Harden declares, and {therefore whatever action Bngland takes, the rest must follow. "Kn^iand, unlike Russia and France has not been dangerously wounded and everything depends upon her attitude." Harden declared. "No power hostile to Germany could continue without England's support, whereas, England, unsupported, would be able to con tinue." Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 18.—The first automobile inauguration parade in this country Is planned to take place here two weeks from tomorrow, when the rtev. .Sidney J. Calls In inducted Into 1,lf! offlce of governor of Florida. The election of Catts over the regular Dem AUTOMOBILE PARADE AT INAUGURATION OF FLORIDA GOVERNOR •ratio nominee was an event quite out •dinary in the political history of Florida, and the arrangements com mittee decided that it called for some .f the thing out of the ordinary in the way of inauguration. After much discussion it has been determined that an automobile parade shall be substituted for the customary military display <ui Inauguration day. , in n ,. .... . I he elimination of the military parade, „ . •, . i ,, „ . . % is considered all the mure, appropriate ._ « . . ,, . . since the Incoming executive is a min ister of the gospel. Every county of j Florida has 1 n Invited to send a >t< mobiles for the parade. SIX MILLION TO BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYES Dallas, Tex.. Dec. IS. Six thousand employes of the Southwestern Tele* graph and Telephone compa.;? in Tex as will split $200,000 for a Christmas jpresent This io uncement by (\ A. Gates, general man was , ,cnn Telegraph and Telephone com pan y to distribute approximately $6, 000,000 to its employes throughout the ager. This is part of a plan if the Amer country. ESTIMATES ON THE WINTER WHEAT AREA Washington. Dec. 18. was sow area of lO.O'jO.CFO acres, an increase of 887,000 acres over the revised esti mate of the area sown in the fail of *015, the department of announced today. The condition on Winter wheat' this fall o' tin estimated ! igriculturc uec. was g 5 . of non ml. MEDALS OF BY CONGRESS V0LTURN0 FIRE Washington, Dec. 18.—Some whore in the trenches of Europe are 13 men, awarded medals of honor by the Unite 1 States gress tor heroic service. They are of many nationalities members of the crew of tho Amer ican -teamshir Kroonland, who as sisted in the rescue of 89 people from the steamer Volturno, when it burned in the Nortn Atlantic, Oot. 9, 1913. The state department ir, u îable to locate the men. They are Frank Von Hymmen, Gerard Franz Bor renberg, Henri Guelinck, Desire in • PROSPERITY GIFTS ry)p MIIIIDNÇ. t** MILUUND Ur PEOPLE THIS YEARj Christmas Bonuses and Wage Increases by Busi ness Concerns Estimated at $300,000,000. 1 Ne York, Dec. 18.—"Not less than 5,850,000 salaried employes and wage workers will have occa sion to rejoice during the holidays over the widespread prosperity prevailing In the United States,'' the New York Worldd said yester day in a story outlining Christmas bonuses and wage increases which have been given throughout the country. Three hundred million dollars is the estimate of the total of Christ mas presents announced by busi ness concerns throughout the coun try, made by the World. The esti mate is based on reports to th de partment of labor at Washington. ; | „ . . ' trol of the r^M^ ,,,eShiP N ° vada sa ' ,, e 11 ,Kre * Ho ridiculed tho that a large ? a c ^ aI 0, , h ïï 8 b "'" r, ~" al S/S 11 11 snips .is naval defense, blow " ,)ecd and BInal > cruising radius were 1 t I '^ ri , n c :''*°['"' v ' ,e mnl nrs iaNC n °t surdc the British j t^ c<? t in the North sea. Enthusiasm in congress for a large ! fleet of submarines was partly because thoy would noco ssitate bases in many congressional districts, Captain Simms said - Destroyers, he said, can protect j a ^ eet ^ rom submarines. OIL TESTS PROPOSED Denver, Colo., Dee. IS.—Among tm portant matters to he considered at the convcntlon of oil men of the United States next summer will be the ques tion of standardization of tests for ; crude and refined oils of all kinds, more partcularly, however, gasoline, ' benzine, and similar oils. It is point ed out that such a standardization is j made necessary because of the great confusion that now exists due to th lu SUBMARINES OF NO VALUE IN BATTLE OF BIG SEA FIGHTERS William < 'aptuin STANDARDIZATION OF ^ p great \ ■icty of methods in use in the various states. It is said a uniform system has been ad voealed by oil men for some time but that no conccretd action has ever been It is with this ln view that the vention of oil men will be held, ac taken. , meet nec f ; m-ovim ' 11,1 0 f tim country, c< oirding to James I>uce, Colorado state oil inspector. Mr. Duce already has he gun making arrangements for thei PRINT PAPER PLANT ill be attended by ap airly 600 oil men from all parts Glich PUBLISHERS TO HAVE hi " R, °"' '; ec - \ s - A -»-oi-rative I print paper factor.' to combat, present ; high small papers. •f busincs;; will bo cs if plans today ll. it. Varner who has led tie fight of southern publishers at the federal trade commission's hearing, and A. R. Weaver ol' the !>• rlrim N i' San said tonight, they la ve assurances of ample stork to bark t he project P" from g< ing out tablished in North practically decided upon here are carried to fruition. dina RUMANIANS OFFER TO WORK FOR GERMANS the serv i manian railroad r Berlin. Dec. 18.—--The manager of the Rumanian railroad. Herr Oottesco, has offered Field Marshal von llindenberg s of himself and all Ru-1 ployes, Sofia tele assert today. The proffer was ill work under _______caterers grai accepted and the men German leadership. HONOR AWARDED TO HEROES OF UNCLAIMED Auguste Coopman, Petruee Stoeb belar, Gustav Ebling, Heike M. Pjanseen. Franz Quednau, Hein rich Schaub, Ernest Nenek, Lon Compens, Alphons Roll and August Frederick Reckzugol. Twenty-six of the crew—com rades of the 'ost 13—have been found and presented with the medals. Among them was Emil Bohme, an alien detained on the Isle of Man. who was awarded hie modal by Lieutenant Colonel T. W. Pancera, while 500 other aliens looked on. Bohm was chief quar termaster of the Kroonland. DRV ISSUE NOW VLEADING TOPIC (ff DISCUSSION ||^ J||£ Three Measures Directed at the Liquor Traffic Will Cause Lively Battles in the Halls of Congress During Present Session. DISTRICT BILL NOW BEFORE THE SENATE Both Sides Counting Noses but Neither Can Tell How Upper House Is Going to Vote on Question of Dry Washington. ' d Washington,' Dec. 18.—Congress Is wondering whether it is going to make the United States dry—and when. The house struck two straight-from-the shouldcr blows at liquor last week when the judiciary committee reported favorably the Webb constitutional act for prohibition and the post office com mittee asked favorable action on the Randall bill denying the mails to liquor advertisements. In the senate Senator Sheppard of Texas is trying to force through the District of Columbia dry bill, awaited feverishly both by "wets" and "drys" as the weather vane. RESULT IN DOUBT. Action on # the Sheppard measure Is up to the senate itself. The bill has occupied the center of the senate stage most of the past week with amend ments flying back and forth until both sides are claiming victory and neither side apparently has an lionest-to-good ness idea what is what or why. At present the bill places no limit on the amount of liquor to be brought In for personal consumption. \ Senator Smoot and others are trying j to make it air-and-aloohol-tight while! opponents of this idea, crying "wolf tm- | B!L Y. I* 18 -! wd j make it too strict, the I ?A? Use l " "f ,0 ,be rules eom rvd, G pe w klch will state the day, with: tke aki of " ,e Democratic body, the bill for " hal1 be <'° nsidp f' d - That tills will be 1 bctoTR tl,e January re-convention is r ? nslderrd Impossible. Appropriation k '" 3 wdl cnuse hustling for the five is ! day " of th,s weck before tb e Christmas ^ recess. p I The rules committee, according to the "drys" stands seven to four for a i rule naming an early action day—with the C hairman Henry of Texas and Repre sentatives Pou of North Carolina, Can but of Kentucky and Patten of New the York ,n t,1e minority. Sentiment in ac- ! * ,,e koilSe unknown. ' "Weta" today feared the house would he- take ,bo b, F Jump ln, ° the desert— thei wbde d, 'l' s feared the flood. TWO-THIRDS NEEDED. Few adherents of either side main that if it were a question of a ma jority vote on prohibition both houses Id not run up the white flag of ab stinence. But states' rights, nreessi a two-thirds favorable vote both of senate and house before the states are even expected to ratify the const!-| lutionul amendment has caused doubt.)'" ap- J 1 ■ 1 And, even if the two-thirds vote by cs- congress is forthcoming th ■ amendment n,l, * st be ratified by throe-fourths of the j • M tatf> logislatur..» to bccomo a law. ; I Thirteen states van kill lt-and on ! ' the face of the wireless, faetless''dope" ! In the capital, seeming likely to—that is ' R. to the "wets" it seems so. j —-- of FOOD RESTRICTIONS ! i a a a vu kj IN ENGLAND CAUSE ! __ _ NO INCONVENIENCE 1 : London, 1 r. is.—The first food re the striction has today. Hotels and restaurants arc now ! forbidden to serve more than Ru-1 <*o three c force in Fngland •ses for breakfast or luncheon and I rses fur dinner. Little in- | ! convenience was experienced in con ; neetion with the first two meals. was in arranging * the dinners that) experienced the greatest dif- j ! ficulty. . j j I OVER IRISH 1 i GOVERNMENT TAKES Dublin, Dee. 18.—Taking over by the government of all Irish railways was [ announced today. The step came after ! a i onferenee between representatives of the government ami tho railway; authorities held at Dublin Castle and was greeted with general satisfaction everywhere. ( Madrid. Dec. IS.—A 24-hour strike | called by the labor organizations as a protest against the increased price, of food, will take place tomorrow j throughout Spain. Factories, stores und . many offices will be closed and no! newspapers will be published. | I GENERAL STRIKE AS A PROTEST AGAINST TITflU VAnn QPTArC! niUil I UUU JrXvxv/JDD ggg ™ m § fe.;' mm iu iJrj » > : $ > $ * ■ : r À & i /■■■< >. • ; 9, J '.N i?. - ' V / ■ * » >'•• ft ; >. : : ■ : Ti] m m r*#«« -a. » * m : •* - "i " I H > f •-:/* h • ' A Ufje Jr-. f ' ■ i' '■ m I 8 Hi ■ i a ? J M & - I X y m i • t A ■m % \ zr r PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE (LEFT), PREMIER TREPOFF OF RUSSIA (TOP RIGHT) AND PREMIER BRIAND OF FRANCE Here are the three big men of tho great allied nations In whose hands now exists the power to make peace. Lloyd George overshadows the other two, who will probably abide by his d ecision. FIELD OF ACTION Russian Forces Now Hold Fighting Line Against the Invaders—German Count er Attack at Verdun Re pulsed. German reports indicate a lessening the intensity of fighting in Ruma Advices declare the Rumanian (Associated Press War Su ary.) ma. . . ...... arm y ** no longer in action, but has been withdrawn for regrouping and ; refitting to Ja..y ,nd Bessarabia un ! der the Protect,on of Russ,an forces. which now hold the fighting line. ' GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS. j On the Franco-Belgian front Paris announces a strong counter-attack by ! Germans on positions won by the French in the recent advance near ! Verdun has been repulsed. The French ' the Verdun j J took 11,387 prisoners i 1 fighting in three days. : i ; BIG DEFENSE FUND RAISED BY I. W. W. , c _ I | j Virginia, Minn.. j the ablest counsel in this section of tlie country has been employed to co i duct the defense of the members of the Industrial Workers of the World w.io; j go to trial here this week under indict- j [nient* charging them with the kelling I of Deputy Sheriff James Myr the strike riots last spring. For weeks 1 past the leading spirits of the J. VV. W. i have been conducting meetings over the iron ranges of Minnesota and collect;- | 'ing funds for the defense of their ac- : ■tion has d '' iau , ( Used members. This entire i bee demanding that railroaded." flooded witli flaring red posters, the innocent be not IS.—Seldom has! tills city a more d!s hit'll ! | Law, « ho holds the record for the long-I .-St non-stop flight in America, and the| second longest flight in the world. The j Aero Club of America has arranged the j . dinner and Rear Admiral Robert E. j Peary has accepted an invitation toj | preside. ! j I HONOR WILL BE PAID TO WOMAN AVIATOR I |««« , „ , , tlnguiKhoi! company than lust gathers about tho festal bonrd at the: Hotel Autor tonight in honor of Ruth New York. Dec. been seen i UMATILLA'S WOMAN MAYOR AN IDAHOAN; RESIDED AT PARMA Mrs. E. E. Starcber, who was •' recently elected mayor of Uma- • Idaho woman. • tilla, Ore., is She is a daughter of Mrs. Mar- • tha Stockton of Parma, and a • former resident of that place. • Mrs. Starcher, It will be remem- • bered, defeated her husband, • who was seeking re-election, • and carried all the women can- • didates into office with her. i # # I % i l * PUBLISHERS MAKE DIRECT APPEAL FOR RELIEF FROM TRUST ; - ' Washington, Dec. publishers gathered in Washington to testify before the federal trade com 18 .— spaper mission against the alleged "paper jr«.'. ' ^ a ' , « A Un t «•> t-u a«®"» for p« m.inent idler from oppression, b> | the news print paper men manu far turer. This decision of publishers who are leading the fight against paper price», to go to headquarters. Wi made despite the announcement berore Federal Trade Commissioner Davies, that the commission will continue its! investigation to a decision. ! ^ ! Is ! ; said, In-j ner. North Carolina, believe tl»c> will not need assistance (J of the federal trade commission In ob i. ining sufficient evidence to Uertaln publishers. It W£ eluding H. B. V obtain 1 convictions of certain paper "combina- : Dons. - lof BELL SHAPE the San Diego, Gal . authorities here with their requisition papers they fill find me waiting and ready to rc I WILLING TO RETURN TO ANSWER CHARGE Jamestown. X. D . Dec IS.—"When ; get ! turn vith them," Mrs. l.ulu Day said j •hanie for the North-! ern Pacific, she claimed it will be im posslble to convict her on the charge ! of stealing $25.000 worth of jewels and kidnapping th' infant child of Mrs Lula U'an dad Schneider, wife of a Ger lieutenant at San Diego. She It for prosecution against tho comp»inants in j the suit. Mrs. Day's baby is 11 months old and does not answer tin deserip- j tion of the Schneider baby. The Daj child is several months younger. The Day family moved hero six months - today. Standing beside her stalwart hus band, who is i man claims she will then bring: suit . ago. LINE HAS CONE SERVICE SAYS GENERAL SCOTT Chief of Staff Appears Be fore Senate Military Af fairs Committee and De clares Volunteer System Has Proven Failure. CITES THE LESSON OF SERVICE AT BORDER European War Also Held Up as Showing the Neces sity of Having Trained Men, in Time of Danger to the Nation. Washington, Dec. 18. Major General Scott, chief of staff of the army, told the senate military committee today that, the general staff recommended without apol ogy that the volunteer sys tem he discarded because the time has come when the country, unless it intends to avoid wars at any cost must resort to universal liability to military training and ser vice. Arraigning the volunteer system ns I "xtravagant. inefficient and danger ous. General Scott told the eommitt universal training would be democratic, reliable, efficient snd economical, and within a few years practically render the United States Immune from at tack. At the outset Scott pointed out that the Mexican crisis had failed to re cruit many National gunrd organiza tions even to their minimum peace strength. HIGHER STANDARD NEEDED. The lessons of the Uuropean war, General Scott said, demonstrated that a higher standard of training and dis u (Continued on Pass l*wo.) BRADY HOME ONE OF THE SHOW HOUSES OF WASHINGTON CITY fCapltal News Special Service.) Washington, Dec. 18.—Senator James II. Brady Is back at his desk lboklng better than when he left last Septem - lier. Ills colleagues, who were alarm I ed over his condition at the close of the i last session are happy over the Im provement Senator and Mrs. Brady have put their handsome new suburban residence In fine shape and expect to do some quiet entertaining ln the official circle ; where Mrs. Brady has many friend*. - The Brady home was built Iry the late {senator George Nixon of Nevada who (ate but after his death Mr*. Nixon pre ' for red her home in Reno and returned there and placed the Nixon home which stood on a hill overlooking tlm nd within a stone's throw of , tJ,* " ew Episcopal cathedral, on »he „«rfcet. The senator from Idaho te | quired the property and 13 acre* of the ! original tract. garage, provided it with very comfort able servants' quarters and has laid ! out many handsome drives. The place Is one of the show homes of Washing ! ton. Senator Brady is surrounded by ; senatorial neighbors. A little to the eastward lies the beautiful suburban home of Senator Newlands, "Wood ley," while a block away are the home* (J f Senators Cummins, Lane. Sterling and He has built a fine Simmons. Two blocks to the 1 north of Senator Brady's horns is "Red : Top" famous as the one-time residence lof President Cleveland. MUST GO I FASHION DECREES STRAIGHT LINE FROM SHOULDER TO HEM. WHILE SKIRTS MUST NOT FLARE, BUT BE OF THE CLING ING KIND AND LONGER. ; ! Chicago, Dec. 18.—Bid adieu to the j "bell shaped" silhouette. Next spring women who desire to be in style —all women, that is—will strive for a per ! feetlv straight line from shoulder to hem of skirt. The flaring skirt will give place to one that hangs straight from the hip und is inclined to cling. It will be "just a trifle" longer than the vogue now. The large diameter of tho skirt will be retained, but it will be taken up in pleats instead of flare, These tilings find many more were announced by dictators of woman's style at the fashion show of Chicago - (Continued on Page Six.)