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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
PARTIAL VICTORY OVER
COAL TRUST SCORED
BY GOVERNMENT
United States Supreme Court Holds That
Contract Between Railroads and
Mine Operators Is Illegal

sale Of the output Of Independent OPP
orators In competition with the defend
ants coal. The combination, 1t was
alleged. transported u per cent OF the
anthracite coal moving from the mines,
and controlled over 81 per cent of all
the anthracite Ia the ground and pro-
duced s. per cent and marketed -
per cent Of the annual output. The
lower court was unanimous In holding
that there existed no general combina-
tion IN violation of law.
The "65 Per Cent" Contracts.
One of the special things complain
ed Of In the suit was the system of go
per cent contracts whereby the rail
road" coal companies agreed to pay the
'1ndependents. forever 65 per cent OF
the price Of coal at New York harbor.
THE lower court held these contracts
did not violate the law
Control, through stock ownership by
the Reading company of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway company
and the Central Railroad company of
New Jersey, described as competitive
Interstate carriers. and also Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company and the Lehigh and
WillIesbarre Coal company, was alleged
/ To constitute d combination in restraint
4 of trade and monopoliAation in viola
tion Of the sherman Law. The lower
court held that In this there had been
no violation Of the law
Control, through stock ownership. by
4 the Erie railroad company Of the New
York, susquehanna and Western rail-
road company, was alleged 70 consti-
{, tute another violation OF the law, the
! lower court held against the govern
mant on this point
4 Combination Of the defendant rail-
roads and affiliated coal companies in
j the Temple Iron company. with the
4 alleged purpose and effect of forestall-
ing the construction Of a projected
competitive line and permanently shut
! ting out competition among the defend
ant railroads and coal companies. was
4 alleged to be another violation of the
! law The lower court two to one
i agreed that the defendant railroads and
the Reading company were Joined BY
this company into a combination In re-
stratnt of trade and IN violation of the
law.
Acquisition and continued holding by
the Erie Railroad company Of the en-
tire capital stocks of the Pennsylvania
Coal company, the Delaware Valley
and Kingston Railway company and the
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad
company, were alleged to restrain and
. mononoplze trade in violation of tho
law. The government on this point
!, lost also In the lower court.
81 Acquisition and control by the Le-
!, high Valley Railroad company, directly
! or through its subsidiary organization,
the Iehieh Valley Coal company. OF
the Connell Coal company. the Seneca
,I coal company, Warrior Run Coal com
J pany, wyoming Coal and Land conf
pany, all producers and shippers to Its
line and Of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and katskili Railroad company We're
3 alleged to be In violation Of the Sher-
man trust act. The lower court
] found that there was no violation Of
; the law in this.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16

Washington. Dec. 16-The govern
ment won a partial victory in the
of the hard coal trust when
the supreme court held that the So
called 65 per cent contracts between
hard coal roads and coal operators
were illegal 1T sustained the govern
ment's former victory over the Tenn
pie Coal and Iron capital. but declined
to sustain the charges of a general
conspiracy among hard coal roads.
A Pennsylvania Case.
Todays decision had Its genesis in
the action began by the government in
1907 In the United States circuit court
for eastern Pennsylvania.
The action was brought against the
big factors In the hard coal trade The
list of defendants was headed by the
Reading company, a holding corpora !
tion. The railroads made defendants
were the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway company, the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company, the Central Railroad company
Of New Jersey. the Erie Railroad COM
pany and the New York, Susquehanna
and Western Railway company. The
Pennsylvania and the New York. On
tario and Western. two other Important
roads In the hard coal field, Were net
included in the suit. Other defendants
were coal companies affiliated with ths
railroad defendants, and 90 independt
ent' operators who had entered intt
| contracts to sell their output forever I
! the railroads or their affiliated Goa
/ -A19a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
BARGAIN
SALE At THE DEAD
LETTER OFFICE
List Of Articles on Sale In
cludes Almost Everything
Imaginable w arm ng
From Postmaster General.

Washington. Dec 16-The annual
throught the mail, but could not be
delivered because neither the address
Of the sender nor that OF the ad-
dressee could be ascertained, began
here today at G. G. Sloan & Co.'S aue-
ton rooms. under the auspices Of the
dead letter office There We're In all
S,566 articles. divided into lots for the
sake of saving time at the auction
The list Of the articles, which was is
sued 4 few days ago, gives the con-
tents of every lot, and, Judging from
the queer combinations Of many Of
the lots, the selection must have been
made by a humorist in the department.
The list includes every imaginable kind
of articles. books, neckties, sofa cush-
ions, millinery, gloves, hundreds Of
pieces of cheap iewelry. and a number
OF rings, bracelets, brooches, etc, of
considerable value Among the articles
is even a fine diamond, weighing and
s-64 carats, which will be anctioned
separately. The attendance at the
opening sale was large. and the bidding
spirited. 1t is expected that the sale
will consume several days.
Every one Of the articles listed at
! this auction reached the dead letter Of
| flee through the carelessness Of the
sender. In most cases the articles had
| been carelessly packed, and, during the
| Christmas crush Of last year, had
worked through the wrapping or fallen
out OF crushed boxes, SO that it was
| Impossible to determine by whom they
had been sent and to whom they We're
addressed.
In view of the fact that the new
parcels post law will become effective
on January /, 1918, Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock has issued warning to al
/ persons who wish to send articles o
value through the parcels post The
4 wrapping should be done securely ane
carefully, aud every package must beal
the required postage In the new par
sells post stamps. which will be for sal'
I at all postoffices by January |. n
package will be forwarded in the MAD
under the new law unless the parcel l
! accompanied by the return card Of III
4 sender The weight limit under tn
law will be eleven pounds against til
former limit of four pounds for fourth
class matter
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
SAFETY FIRST IS
PARAMOUNT RULE
OF COMMISSION
The First Consideration Is
the Protection of Life in
the Operation of Railroad
Trains.

Washington, Dec. 16.--" Safety first
is the paramount rule Of train opera
ton suggested by the interstate COM
merce commission in its twenty sixth
annual report submitted today to con-
gress Discussion of disasters on
American railroads during the last year
constitutes an important feature of the
report.
IT is pointed out that many Of the
accidents resulting in fatalities might
have been averted by the exercise Of
proper precaution or the employment Of
suitable devices and gooG equipment.
Figures given show that of the total of
1915 derailments during the year. 1877
were caused by defects of roadway and
3s47 were due to defective equipment.
This indicates an increase over the
previous year of 652 In the derailments
due to bad roadway, and 1923 due to
bad equipment.
The investigation by the commission
itself of railroad accidents involving
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
DEFENSE IN THE
ARCHIBALD CASE
HAS ITS INNING
Attorneys for the Accused
Judge Will Admit Truth
of Much of the Prosecu-
tion's Testimony.

Washington, Dec. 16.--With all the
testimony against him before the sem
ate Judge Robert W. Archibald, Of tho
commerce court, through his attorneys,
today began the task showing by tes-
timony that he should be acquitted of
the misbehavior and misdemeanors
charged against him in his impeach-
ment trial. Many facts brought out by
the house managers, as prosecutors,
will be admitted by the defense. The
great contest will be over the motives
which prompted the Judge In these acts.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
FALLSA AND
TWO men ARE KILLED

London Dee. 16.-The fall Of an
aeropiane yesterday added two to the
list of fatalities Of aviation. Lieutenant
". Parker of the Royal navy. and Mr..
HardwiclS, manager of an aeroplane
company, were killed when the machine
in which they were making flight
from Hendon aviation grounds to OK
ford, came down with a crash on the
Wembley golf course yesterday after
noon.
The two started In a monoplane in a
ehappX wind, They had gone only a
few miles at the rate OF about 30 miles
an hour when the machine turned tur-
tie Many persons watching the aero
plane saw it sWerve over the golf
grounds at height of $50 feet. Sud
denly the wind checked its flight and
turned IT over and 1t crashed to the
earth. The aviaters were pinned un-
der the wreekage.
Lieutenant Parker was one of the
leading ayiators In the last army ma
neuvcrs. He received his license in
April. 1911, at Brooklands
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
BUT FAINT HOPE
IS ENTERTAINED
FOR TWO A|RnEN

Los Angeles, Dec. 18.-On1y the faint
hope that they might have been picked
up by an outward bound vessel, not
equipped with wireless, Is entertained
by friends of Horace kearney and his
passenger. Chester Lawrence who are
believed to have been drowned Sat
urday while essaying hydro aeroplane
flight from Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco. The only trace found is the air
tank which served as a safety device.
picked up five miles at sea off Redondo
beach and identified as Il part Of kear-
ney's hydro aeroplane.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
CAlL|NC[R AND BACON
WILL ALTERNATELY
PRESIDE over SENATE

Washington, Dec. 16-The chair of
presiding officer Of the senate Will be
filled for the rest of the session by
the adoption OF plan through which
Senators Gallinger and Bacon Will al
ternate in terms of two weeks each as
president pro tenn until March 4. A
resolution carrying this plan was
adopted against sharp opposition lead
by Senator BristoH. BY special order
the senate continued Senator Bacon as
presiding officer during the Archibald
impeachment.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
ONE DAY STRIKE
TO SHOW FRANCE
LABOR STRENGTH

Paris, Dec. IA general strike of
the whole of the working population of
France, ordered to be carried out today
by the General Federation of Labor as
protest against war. was partially
successful. 1t was understood that all
workmen were TO throw down their
tools for one dav only. in order 10 show
the strength of the laboring classes and
demonstrate their power to paralyze
the government In the event of dec
laration of war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
CAPTIVE BALLOON
BROKE LOOSE AND
SAILED OVER SEA
Two Men and Boy Plunged
Into Ocean, but Rescued
by Motor Boat and Racing
Sloop.

Los Angeles. Dec. 1.-two men and
a boy, who were In the basket of a
captive balloon that was parted from
its cable at Venice, seashore resort.
by a thirty-mile gale, We're rescued
yesterday four miles at sea. One Of the
men. Sidney Neal Hamilton, the pilot.
was unconscious when his body was
tlisentangled frem the mass of cordage
wrapping the big gas bag. John Wag-
goner, the other man, was picked up
as he was battling with the heavy seas
for the life of the lad. Charles Jor-
dan, aged o. The boy was uninjured.
The rescue was effected within ten
minutes after the balloon had struck
the water. Captain George Childs
of the motorboat Music dragged Hamp.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
Boston Tea Party Anniversary.

Boston, Dec 16.-The f3ath anniNer=
sary of the Boston Tea Party one
of the stirring events that preceded
the outbreak OF the American revolu-
ton, was observed IN this city today
with meetings and exercises under the
auspices of various patriotic and dis
torical societies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
WOMEN LOBBYING FOR
PROHIBITION BILL

Washington. Dec. 16.-The corridors
Of the capitol and the office buildings
of the senate and house had the APP
pearanee of an equal suffrage conyen-
tion today Women wearing white rib
hons. were busy lobbying. They were
members Of the national conference of
the W. G. r. L.. in session here to
urge consideration of the Kenyon
Sheppard bill prohibiting the shipment
Of Intoxicating drinks into dry states.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
Against Higher Lumber Rates.

st Louis, Dec. 1e--At session Of
the interstate commerce commission
here today representatives OF the
southern lumber Industry were heard
iii protest against the general advance
in freight rates on hard wood lumber
shipments from southern territory to
Canadian points. Tile advance amounts
to about 4 cents per loo pounds.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
FLIGHT FROM OMAHA
TO NEW ORLEANS IN
A HYDRO-AEROPLANE

New Orleans. Dec. 18.-Tony Janus,
an aviator. arrived here last night,
completing the longest hydro-aeroplane
flight on record. a distance of 1900
miles. He came from Omaha by easy
stages down the Missouri and Missis
sippi. He carried passenger, W. IL.
Trefte Jr
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
ORDERED IOfORNAfW
CABINET FOR JAPAN

Tokyo Dee 1s.-The emperor Of
Japan has decided to issue tomorrow ii
special reseript ordering Prince Tare
katzra to form a cabinet, owing to the
fact that the elder statesmen, after a
number of conferences, failed to recon-
mend any one as premier to take the
place Of Marquis Saionj
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
TURKEY MUST GIVE Up
ADRlAN0PLE TO
THE ALLIES
Conference Convenes at London to De.
eide Whether It Shall Be Peace
or War in Balkans

dissolution of the municipalities OF
Sebenico, Spalato ana Sara on the
charge Of being antiAustrian.
Vienna" the Balkan delegates con-
tinue, has too many troubles at home
to think seriously of war; for which she
is not financially prepared. fact
proven by the loan recently contracted
in the United States at q rate of inter-
est higher than any other great power
has paid In late years.
Besides. Germany, Notwithstanding
her alliance, has exercised an influence
tending to moderate Austrian ardor.
Admitting a coup d'etat on the part
OF the Austrians. we know that neither
Servia nor any Balkan state would be
left alone, as Russia would come to
their assistance, being today no more
the Russia of the war with Japan, and
indeed anxious to show what she can
do In Europe.
"At the time of the annexation of
Boznia and Herzegovina the Russian
empire was at the point of sending an
ultimatum to Austria, which would
have led to war, but was prevented
from so doing by the friendly interven-
I ton of King Edward. 1t will be retort-
ed that Germany would support Austria
4 against Russia, but in this case Austria
/ would be forced by the Russo French
4 alliance to attack France.
This would mean general conflag-
ration which all have more interest te
prevent than to hasten and which will
not be brought about for a relatively
insignificant cause such as allowing
! Servia to have strip Of land along
i the southern frontier Of Montenegro
and a small stretch Of coast en- the
1 Adriatic,"
The international Situation.
4 No further development In the In
ternational situation II reported Ac-
cordng to a Vienna dispatch nothinf
i Is known Of the statement circulated II
Paris that Servia has protested to Aus
tria against the Austrian military de.
mands.
The Vienna Reichspost In an articl,
refers to the financial strain on Aus
tro- Hungary 1t estimates the expnnd
itures on military preparations at $1e5,
000, 900 and the total losses to the dua
monarchy IN the Inst few years as
result Of tile recurrent Seryian crist
as nearly S625.0Ae,000 This latter fig
ure Is understood to cover the depre
citation in prices Of government seeuri
ties.
Belgrade dispatch represents TIL
Servian government as ready. # neees
sary, to send delegates to Vienna 70
friendly negotiations with Austria o.
the basis of Albanian autonomy and
Servian port on the Adriatic, whic
Servia would engage not to transforr
, into q military port while Austri
/, would enjoy the right Of preference !
: the matter Of loans and public works
] and the most favored nation treatmen
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
To Succeed Or. Wiley

Washington, Dec 16.-President Taft
has directed Secretary Wilson to APP
point DR. Carl Alsburg, chemist IN the
agricultural department.. chief of the
bureau of chemistry TO succeed DR.
Harvey w. Wiley.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
WH|TfLAW REID,
AMBASSADOR TO
ENGLAND, ISDEAD
President Taft Announces
That He Will Not Name
Successor - Battleship to
Convey Body Home.
British Battleship Offered.

British Battleship Offered.
London, Dec. 1.-THE British
government has proposed to
United States that a British
battleship convey the body Of
the late American ambassador
to his native land. Premier As
auith paid a graceful tribute to
TO the dead diplomat in the
house of commons. 1t was ar
ranged to hold the memorial
service in Westminster abbey
at noon Friday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
Founder Of X. of p. Dead.

Washington. Dec 16.--David l.. Bur-
nett, one of five men who founded the
knights of Pythias, died of heart dis
ease today aged 20.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16

London, Dec. 16.-Delegates from
Bulgaria. Servia, Montenegro and
Greece today assembled in the picture
gallery of st. James palace to meet the
Turkish delegates In a momentous con-
ference to settle the question Of
whether there is to be peace or con-
tinuation OF the war in the Balkans
The plenipotentiaries were welcomed
by Sir Edward Grey. British minister.
His address was brief and full Of good
wishes.
The principal conditions Of peace de-
manded by the allies comprise the i'm
mediate surrender of the Turkish fort
resses Of Scutari, Adrianople and ia
nina, whose garrisons will be granted
full military honors, the evacuation Of
eastern Europe by Turkey as far east
as Tchatalja, the annexation to
Greece of Crete and the payment by
Turkey Of war indemnity and Of the
expenses incurred by the allies on ac-
count of Turkish prisoners
In return, among other things, the
allies are prepared TO grant complete
amnesty to the Mussulman population
in the territory they annex for any acts
Of hostility during the war.
II has been arranged that the chair
nj thc conference shall be taken alter
nately ~ delegates representing the
fvc nations concerned, and this is 10
be done Alphabetically Bulgaria thus
will IL the first and Turkey last.
Ihp chief Of each delegation cordially
acknowledged the welcome Of Sir Ed
ward Circy. who was elected honorary
president, After an hour ana half
,f,Y..af n
journea for luncheon The Balkan del
egates declared that within q week
Turkey would either find i way TO sur
render Adrianople or the war would be
resumed.
The delegates spend quiet Sunday.
Nothing transpired to show whether
any serious difficulty IL likely to arise
over the attendance Of the Greek dele
gaSes. Concerning the Austro- Servian
controversy, the Balkan delegates
think II the result Of an Austrian bluff
They say:
Vienna, having seen completely
wrecked her traditional program 81
gradually extending through the Bal
kan states to Salonilsi, has tried te
counterbalance the bad effect it has
had at home by claiming that Albania
Austro- Italian agreement concluded Ii
1907. Therefore neither Greece MOI
Servia can occupy the Albanian Adri-
attic coast much less Seryia, as Servia
means Russia.
Internal Situation Serious.
According to the Balkan delegates
Austria's increased armaments and I'll,
practical mobilization OF her army ar
due less 10 the probability of declarin;
war against Servia than to the gray
internal situation in the monarchy, til
unrest in Hungary and the agitation
among Seryians, especially in Bosni
and Herzegovina, where those hnldini
positions under the Austrian govern
ment openly have protested against tn
attitude of the empire
An additional cause for concern
the threatening attitude Of the Slav
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
Paws the Death Penalty.

0sslning, Dee. Mattee Dell One.
q young Italian convicted of triple
murder eomitted in Brooklyn. paid the
penalty Of death in the electric chair
at Sing Sing prison this morning.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-16
Will Not Name Successor.

Washington, Dec. 16.--President Tart
has announced that the post OF anbas
sador to Great Britain, made vacant
by the death OF Whitelaw Reid, will not
be filled by him. The announcement
followed a conference between the
president and Secretary Knox.
London, Dec 16-Whitelaw Reid, the
American ambassador to Great Britain
since 1906, died at his London resi-
dence Dorchester House. shortly after
noon yesterday from pulmonary
oedema. The end was quiet and
peaceful. Mrs. Reid and their daugh-
tera, Mrs John Hubert Ward, We're at
the bedside.
The ambassador had been un-
conscious since o'clock In the morning
and at intervals during the previous "a
hours he had been slightly delirious as
a result Of the drugs administered to
induce sleep.
Sir Thomas Barlow, physician Of the
king, who was called in last week when
Mr.. Reids illness became acute, and
his regular physician, DIR. William Hale
/ White, issued the following bulletin as
to the cause OF deaths
Bulletin Of Physicians.
| "a fortnight ago the American am
hassador had a slight bronchial at
l tack similar to others from which he
had suffered at considerable intervals
ON Wednesday last asthma sunerpen-
cd, aud the asthmatic paroxysims be-
i came very severe leading to eStereme
exhaustion.
1T was hoped that he might rally
/ as no pneumonia symptoms had ap-
peared. With difficulty the paroSy
i sims Of asthma were got under CON
troll, but Sunday morning the exhaus-
ton became extreme and he died from
pulmonary oedema at 1910 p. m
Il The honorable JohI. Hubert Ward
who, with his wife, had been at Dor
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-21
New Orleans C0itnn

New Orleans, Aug. 2O.-Cotton- Futures opened steady, 2 points up to down, compared with the last prices of yesterday. Cables were about as expected. The weather map was called Favorable, as practically no rain was noted in the belt. Bulls pointed out that drouthy conditions were still being complained of in portions of Texas. A moderate amount of business buying immedi- ately alter the call put. prices 3@5 points over yesterdays close and on this small rise shorts selling, based on the forecast of unsettled weather in Texas, West and Oklahoma, caus- ed the market to sag. At the end of the first half hour prices were 2@5 points under yesterdays finals.
 Futures opened steady, January 11.46@11.47c; March, 11.56@11.5Sc; {; May. 11.7oc asked; August, 1159c; September, 11.5Gc asked; October, Ill., 40@11.41c; December, 11.42@11.43c.
 In the afternoon heavy selling was in evidence. Rumors said that large shcrt line was being put out. In the trading up to 2 o'clock prices went IA points under yesterdays close.