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EVENING CAPITAL NEWS
WEATHER
For the
Development
of Idaho
Rain or snow tonight
and Friday.
BOISE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916.
No. 159
voi. xxxvn
TWELVE PAGES
NEAR PANIC 0N
STOCK MARKET
AS RESULT OF
PEACE OUTLOOK
War Shares Break Violently
in the Opening Trading
and Other Stock Fall to
New Low Levels Later in
the Session.
RECORD. TRADING IN
U. S. STEEL SHARES
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President's Note Also
Caused Marked Decline in
Wheat Prices, Opening on
Chicago Board of Trade
Being Down 7 Cents.
New York, Dec. 21.—Ex
treme weakness, borderin b
upon demoralization, marked
opening dealings on the
stock exchange today. The
so-called war shares broke
from 2 to 11 points, these be
ing extended in the course of
the tirst 10 minutes.
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The most sensational feature
o offering of 50,000 shares of Unit
104 ha
was
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105 Mi.
to
od States Steel
as against yesterday's
108. Never before in the
Kxoliange has a single block of
*uch volume been recorded.
STEEL DECLINES HEAVILY.
The market continued to break dur
e noon hour, steel declining to
at
closing of
history of
the
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ini' with 2 to 5-point losses in oth
•k whiih were exempt from the
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'arly onslaught. Including soma rails.
FAST AND FURICUS.
h vc of selling swept the
during tho laut hour, prices
, pother
market
himbUng tj the lowest level of tho day.
Trailing in the closing moments was
fast and rurious. The tickers were
most all behind in recording the trans
evv in the brokers' of
hat tho quotations actually were
notions. None
flees
nt any given moment on the floor of
the Exchange.
Estimates placed the total sales at
8,000.001 shares, not exceeded since
Ihe Northern Pacific comer In 1901.
HEAVY SELLING ON
THE GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, Dec. 21.—A maximum de
fine of 7 cents was registered In the
wheat market at the opening today,
en President Wilson's peace note. Pit
brokers were loaded with selling or
äers and a huge business was done.
STRONG AT THE CLOSE.
A swift advance took place later and
the market Jumped to well above yes
terday's finish for December and May,
besides virtually offsetting in full the
early declines n the July < ption. The
cause of Ihe burst of strength at the
last was news that export sales during
the day had attained giant proportions,
2,000,000 bushels or mure, at the high
est prices obtained from Europe in
weeks. The close was strong at the
topmost level of the day, '-8 off to 2 1-4
advance, as compared with yesterday's
ilose.
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FARM ENGINEERS TO
HOLD A CONFERENCE
Chicago, Dec. 21.—The advantages to
the farmer in the more extensive use
of tractors, gasoline engines and other
Improved farm machinery, in view of
the present scarcity of farm labor,
be set forth in papers and addresses
by noted experts when the American
Association of Agricultural Engineers
meets In this city next week for its
annual convention. Indications point
to a large attendance of progressive
farmers from many sections
country, together with manufacturers
of agricultural machinery and engt
associated with the agricultural
'ill
Even Grandma Goes
Back On tne Xviclclies 1
of the
neers
colleges and experiment stations.
Now York, Doc. 21.—Still «»sorting
■he would never contribute one penny
to tho ei port of hor eon'» three chil
dren, Mr«. Clore M. Bereenger, 60
yeare old, of Richmond Hill, waa trans
ferred from the Queens county
jail at Long «eland city to Blackwell's
Island to begin the six months' sen
tence imposed on her following her re
fusal t- provide for the maintenance
if the children.
Developments showed that Mrs. Ber
■enger'e plight is largely of her own
making, tho magiatrata having given
her every chance to make good guar
antee : he had givan him that the chil
dren would be euppo-ted after the
court had granted her plc.t that her
eon be • 'oased from prison where he
wee serving a eentanc# for failure to;
rrovide for hie wife end family.
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Lighted the Fires ol Love in the Home
Distinguished English Lord, Curzon
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His First Wife Was Mary
Leiter, Daughter of the
Millionaire Merchant
Chicago, Who Died Ten
Years Ago.
London, Dec. 21.—Mrs. Grace F.lvina
of
Duggan is to become the bride of Lord
Curzon late this month. The wedding
ceremony will be attended only by the
close friends of the bride and bride
groom.
laird Curzon's first wife was Miss
Mary Victoria Leiter, daughter of L.
Leiter, a millionaire Chicago dry
goods merchant. They were married
in Washington on April 22, 1895. Three
daughters were born to them. Lady
Curzon died in 1906.
The future lardy Curzon's first hus
band was Alfred Duggan of Buenos
Aires. He was wealthy,
about a year ago. Mrs. Duggan was
born in Alabama, has three children,
and has spent some years In England,
laird Curzon was born in Ireland. He
Is about 68 years old.
He died
ENGLAND RECEIVES NOTE.
London, Dec. 21.—The United States';
suggestion for an exchange of views
among the belligerents has been re
ceived at the foreign offic^ and Is now
under consideration, pending which no,
statement will be made.
LET GEORGE DO IT
IT IS UP TO HIM TO ASCERTAIN
WH, T'S THE CAUSE OF AVI
ATION IN THE »RICE OF I HE
NECES~ARirS OF LIFE.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 21.—More than
fifty wholesale and retail food and coal
dealers have been subpoenaed to ap
pear before the federal grand Jury
when that body investigates the food
and coal situation and soaring prices.
This method of determining who is
to blame for high prices was decided
upon by G. \V. Anderson of Boston,
special assistant to the United States
attorney general, who is conducting a
national investigation. It is the first
blg gun to b<1 ,ired and ,he first Krand
j UI '>' to he called, outside of New York,
the government'» food investigation.
"The jirobe principally will be to
determine whether or not the Sherman
anti-trust law Is being violated through
illegal combinations," says United
States District Attorney Wertz, who Is
assisting Anderson. "As far as our In
vestigation has gone, there seems to
be little doubt but that such combina
tions do exist In this city."
Anderson will not confine his efforts
to Cleveland alone. He will conduct
similar investigations in Detroit and
Chicago and other cities of the middle
west.
American co-operution in the orgamza
jtlon loan to £10,000,00».
ASKED TO OO-OPERATE.
Peking, Dec. 21.—The Russian, Jap
anese, British and French legations to
day indicated to the foreign office and
the American legation their desire for
FULL REPARATION
OPEN TO PEACE
London Daily NEail, Which
Is Close to Premier, Be
lieves Neutrals Have|
Taken Wrong View of
Speech.
IS THE ONLY DOOR
London, Dec. 21.—The Dally Mail,
which is close to Premier IJoyd George,
gave prominence today to the follow
ing:
"Germanic and neutral press
views on Lloyd George's refusal
of the German peace offer large
ly take the standpoint that he
did not close the door to peace.
The actual fact, however, is that
he entirely declined peace on
anything except the allies' terms
and the door obviously remains
open only if Germany is willing
in accept the allies terms, which
arc complete restitution, full
reparation and effectual guaran
tees."
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GEORGE W. ANDER30N.
10TNN SENATE
AMENDMENT AT
Judiciary Committee Re
ports Favorably on Reso
lution Submitting the Is
sue to the States, After
Making Changes.
VOTE ON DISTRICT
BILL ON JANUARY 9
Tactical Eerror by One of
the Friends of the Meas
ure, Preventing Vote Yes
terday, Said to Have En
dangered Its Success.
Washington, Dec. 21.— The national
prohibition constitutional amendment
materially altered from the form In
which It was reported to the house, was
today ordered favorably reported by
the senate judiciary committee by a
vote of 13 to 3.
This action Is claimed by prohibi
tion leaders to Indicate a vote on the
amendment during the present session.
VOTE ON SHEPPARD BILL.
The final vote on Senator Sheppard's
District of Columbia prohibition bill
will be taken In the senate Jan. 9. That
date was agreed upon after plans for a
vote yesterday had been upset because
of the tactl. 1 error by one of the
friends of the measure. Advocates of
the bill fear the postponement of the
vote may endanger its prospecta of
passage.
BONUS OF MONTH'S
SALARY FOR UNION
PACIFIC EMPLOYES
New York, Deo. 21.—A bonue of
one monyi'e salary to all em
ployee whose salaries do not ex
ceed $1800 a year, without dis
crimination at to membership in
the railroad brotherhoods, was
voted today by the directors of
the Union Pacific railroad.
The directors also adopted a
plan for insurance for its em
ployes with salaries under $4000,
and declared an extra dividend
of 2 per cent on its common
stock.
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VILLA FORCES READY
TO ATTACK TORREON
FOREIGNERS REPORT
El Paso. Dec. 21.—Five Americans
and one other foreigner who arrived
here today from Parral via Torreon re
ported that Torreon was about to be
taken by Villa forces. Refugees said
Villa was at Jiminez when they left
Torreon three days ago. The Car
ranza garrison at Torreon is said to
number less than 1000.
JOFFRE REPORTED
STILL IN COMMAND
or French armies
;
Paris, Dec. 21.—(Official)—The let
ter summoning General Nivelle to the
command of the armies of the north ;
and northeast was signed by General
Joffre as commander-in-chief of all the
French armies. General Castelnau,
Joffre's chief of staff, having reached
the age limit, has been retained on the
active list by special decree.
Oddities in the News
From Over the Nation [
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MOST UNPOPULAR prisoner ever
in Aurolie, N. Y., calaboose is man who
stole a skunk from a trap.
TIES of 30 Syracuse high school
boys to loud principal cent them home
to change neckwear.
AFTER Poughkeepeie police had 1
emptiej their revolvers in chase of
auto bandit, he toased them hie own, I
saying, "Here, take mine."
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TO GET her three kiddie» to echjol, i
Californie mother arises at 3la. m„ ]
rows them across two rivers and drives
them four miles, after wh -h they walk
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Wsst*M *ford^*N J pulUd the Ir L
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three miles.
8INCE HIS WIFE hat succeded in
abstracting a drinking «.up from a
■ railroad alot machina without putting:
! in a cant, Elmira doctor who auad for
I one cent for cup he didn't get, hae had
: caea dismissed.
CHASING A BEAR until bruin was 1
Hit trip home was much quicker be
cause ha waa minus hat and gun.
NATION ON VERGE OF WAR?
action of president
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Notes to European Powers
the Result of Critical Sit
uation in United States,
Says Secretary Lansing
in Explanatory Statement.
Washington. Dec. 21.—
The danger of the United
States itself being drawn
into the war by reason of its
increasingly critical position
as a neutral was one of the
moving considerations in
President Wilson's dispatch
of notes to all belligerents
urging them to discuss peace
terms.
Secretary Lansing today
authorized the statement
that the material rights of
the United States had not
been a paramount consider
ation. America's rights, he
said, were being more and
more involved by the bellig
erents and as the United
States was "drawing near
er and nearer the verge of
war'' it was entitled to know
exactly what each belliger
ent seeks "in order that, we
may regulate our conduct in
the future.
At the White House no ef
fort was made to lessen the
importance of Secretary
Lansing's statement.
Secretary Uansingr in bla statement
■aid further:
'•No nation has been sounded.
No consideration of German over
tures or tho speech of Premier
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VETERAN RAILROAD
MAN OF WEST DEAD
Cleveland, O., Dee. 21.—Peter P.
Shelby, former railroad builder and
railroad executive, died here yester
day from pneumonia. Prior to his re
tirement 10 years ago, Mr. Shelby was
general manager of the Union Pacific
railway and a vice president of the
' Great Northern railroad. His last en
gineering feat was the supervision and
construction of the Pacific & Idaho
Northern railroad. Mr. Shelby, who
was 71 years old, was a civil war vet
eran. A daughter, Mrs. F. J. Schmoldt,
of this city, and a son, P. M. Shelby
of San Francisco, survive him. The
funeral will be held here Friday morn
ing and the burial will be at Paines
ville, O.
Love In An Aeroplane Goes Soaring Again,
This Time In a Breach of Promise Machine
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N.w York. Dec 21-A special d *
patcii to the World from Muskegon,
Mich., ssys: Declaring she promised
to marry him while they were soaring
above the clouds in an airplane, and
over (not
from the airplane) for a Casnovia
that the later threw hi
farmer, Leeland Hammond. Chicago
aviator, Hat begun suit for $20,000
against Mrs. Virgil Bodell of Casno
via, charging breach of promise. Mr»,
Bodell admitted she had been served
rith the papers.
Mrs. Bodell, the daughter of J. E.
Helme, a Brooklyn attorney, wee in
terested in flying and became a bal
| 00 niet. It was while making a bal
at Caenovia two
loon
months ago that ehe met and later
marrieJ Bodell, who ie
aecention
farmer.
Hammong allege» that Mr». Bo
refu „, to ma r.-y him hae un
fitted him for hit work. At tho death
of her grandfather Mrs. Bodell be
came heir to $195,000, which the will
receive when she becomes 21. She now
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part played in the recent presidential
election by women voters there is re
newed Interest in the question as to
which of the toutbern state» will be
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MYOMEN OF SOUTH IN
BATTLE FOR BALLOT
SHE'S FIRST WOMAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
IN UNITED STATES
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Denver, Dec. 21.—Clara Ruth Mozzer,
Denver attorney and former newspaper
girl, has been appointed as assistant
attorney general by the attorney gen
eral-elect, Leslie E. Hubbard, by ex
pressed desire of women's organiza
tions throughout the state. She was
admitted to the bar In 1915.
Miss Mozzer has lived In Denver
since early childhood, and was edu
cated here, being graduated from East
Denver high school, took her B. A. de
gree at Denver university, and grad
uated in law from the University of
Colorado.
ACTIVE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
She was playground Instructor in the
public schools for three years, and also
lectured on the subject at teachers'
institutes. During one summer she
lectured under the auspices of the
Midland Chautauqua association. She
was also a reporter and feature writer
on various Denver papers.
In announcing her appointment Mr.
Hubbard said:
"This appointment Is made
pursuant to the united request of
the Democratic women of Colo
rado and is in recognition of
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Q ALL HUBBY? SNEEZE
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THAT IS ALL THIS WASHINGTON
SOCIAL LEADER WILL HAVE TO
DO WHEN SHE WOULD SUMMON
AUSTRIAN PRINCE SHE HAS
JUST WED.
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Washington, Dec. 21.—When Prince
Hohenlohe-Schlllingafuerst'a
Alfred z
bride want» to call him to breakfast In
the morning it will only be necessary
for her to sneeze violently. She was
Miss C'f.iherine Britton, Washington
social leader, until she married the
prince. He is an attache of the Aus
tro Hungarian embassy, is Just 26, and
Is said to be a very engaging disposi
tion in spite of his name.
the first lo adopt equal suffrage. Suf
fragiats are. becoming more active in
practically
Mason and Dixon line. At the present
time it may be said that Louisiana is
lending the van for equal suffrage,
strong internal organizations being
particularly active, but in spite of this,
it is considered doubtful if this state
will be the first In the south to give
votes to women.
At the present time It appears that
the first states in this part of the
country to grant women the ballot will
be those having the largest proportion
of white people. For this reason it is
j believed Virginia and Tennessee will
be the first of the southern states to
j enfranchise women.
cry state south of the
SUGGESTION OF
AS A SURPRISE
President, in Notes to All
the Belligerents, Asks
That Exchange of Views
Be Made by the Nations at
War.
HOPES TO PAVE WAY
TO UNDERSTANDING
No Offer of Mediation Made,
but Entente Powers and
Central Empires Urged to
Give Expression to Their
Aims and Purposes.
Washington, Dec. 21.—•
Surprise was apparent
among diplomatic officials in
Washington t o d a y over
President Wilson's plea to
the European belligerents to
discuss peace terms. The
publication of the note, fin
ished on Monday and dis
patched on Tuesday to diplo
matic representatives
abroad gave most of the offi
cials their first notice that
such a step was even con
templated at this time.
It is believed, since the
president seeks only a clari
fication of peace views and
does not offer mediation, the
United States will not be
placed in an embarrassing
position if the European na
tions should be unable finally
to develop a basis on which
to approach each other.
FORMAL NOTES SENT.
Without actually proposing peac« or
offering mediation. President Wilson
sent formal notes to the governments
of all the warring nations suggesting
that "an early occasion be sought to
call out from the nations now at war
.such an avowal of their respective
views as to the terms upon which the
war might be concluded and the ar
rangements which would be deemed
satisfactory as a guarantee against its
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