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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Retail Markets.
HetaTI WHfKetss
corrected daily by w. ]. Can.pben d

Potatoes, per cwt, 800, celery,
s and l0c bunch. eau flower, loo per
pound. lettuce, 15c per pound; green
peppers, zoe per pound, spinach.
Zoe per pound, head lettuce, lac
per pound hot house lettuce, 4Oc per
pound; winter radishes, &C pound
radishee, &c bunch; new onions,
&c per bunch; turnips, &c per bunch,
beets. &c per pound; carrots. DC per
bunch; cabbage, &c per pound, sweet
potatoes, sc per pound, Brussels
sprouts, 15c per pound; artlchokes,
l5c each; wax beans, 15e per pound,
tomatoes, l5c per pound, onions,
s1Lac per pound, pumpkins, ~ per
pound; squash. &c per pounG. ruta-
baga turnips. &c pound; pafsnips. 2iac
per pound; eucumbers. Zoe per pound,
Local fruits-Apples. 7oe. Sl@1.2o,
pears, &c H., $l.50 per box; Michigan
Concord grapes, 45c per basket, pears
Tor canning, S1.25u1.b0 per box.
Tropical fruits-Oranges. per dozen,
80 to 60c; lemons per dozen, 40e.
Casaba melons. &C per pound; ba
nanas, pounds for 25c. cut IF
bananas. l5c per dozen; Connection
grapes, 12lac per pound, Red Emperor,
t2G per pOuillt L lpl lNiet BldpGA4 ultt AZ
Q15c each; persimmons, % loc each,
pomegrauates, q loo each,
Eggs. butter and honey--Ranch eggs,
per dozen. 35e. storage eggs. Boo,
eastern creamery butter, 3oc per
pound; local creamery butter. 40e.
ranch butter, 0a35c honey. 15c
Sugar and iard-Sugar, per hundred
pounds, $3.50, lard. per 1D-pound pail.
Sis. 3-pound pail. 60c. opound pail.
sec.
Fish-Halibut, 2oc; salmon, zoe per
pound, kippered salmon. 25c per
pound: brook trout, 60c per pound J.
stock fish. zoe per pound finan had
Gle. zoe III; erawfish, soc dozen; crabs.
15c To SOC each; CLAIMS i'll shell, 12lae
per pound; white fish, Zoe per pound :
perch, use; lake trout, z5e; razor CLANS,
35c dez; shrimps 25c per pound: oys-
ters in shell, 45e doz.
New York oysters. soc quart: select
oysters. 60c quart.
Poultry-Hens 1Sc; ducks, 20s,
geese, 1sc; frys. soc to 6oc. roasting
chicken. zoe per pound; turkeys, PIC
per pound. Country made sausage,
zoe per pound. Brookfield sausage,
25c per pound, Frankfort sausage.
25c per pound.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
TRADE IS BRISK
ON LOCAL MARKET
Turkeys and Chickens Are
Plentiful but the Prices
Are Unchanged.

Trade opened up heavy in the local
markets today, and large amount of
products sold on the wholesale mar
ket Turkeys and chickens keep crowd
ing the market, and while prices may
not decline in the poultry market, it
is certain they Will not be higher. as
Portland and the coast cities are we'll
supplied Hogs continue plentiful, but
are not moving fast at present. The
egg market in Portland yesterday ex-
perienced a sharp decline, and dealers
holding cold storage eggs were obliged
to sell at a loss, the supply of fresh
eggs being heavy. AS considerable
number were being shipped from
southern Idaho to the coast city, the
shipments stopped, and consequently
caused the abundance here, which
made prices fall. Prices continue
steady today, and are as follows:
Wholesale Marxe,s.
Northumberland daily by the
Capital Brokerage and Commission
conf any)-Lettuce, l0c per pound;
cabbage. s5c@Sl per cwt.; potatoes, 80
@75c per cwt.; beets, $1.25 Ql.50 per
cwt.. turnips, SLIPS per cwt.. onions,
9oc@115; pumpkins and squash, 75cQ
81 per cwt.; celery. fancy, 75c choice,
65c per dozen.
Local fruits-(Corrected daily by tho
Falk grocery)-Apples, 50cQ nc per
box pears. 75cQsl per box.
Eggs. honey and ranch butter
Fresh ranch eggs, per case, So;
honey, per case. $40; ranch huttef.
27c per pound.
Dairy produce Correeted daily by
the Jensen Creamery Co)-CreaInery
butter, solid pack. S3c. prints. extra.
cream, per gallon. 81; milk. per gal
lon, zoe: per hundred pounds. >l.Io.
butter fat 33c per pound.
Acknowledgement daily by the
Boise Butcher eompanyl--Cows, SS.fo
OATS cwt; steers. $4.ioa o.oe: fat hogs,
S. cwt; medium, $3.50 cwt.; stock hogs
$3.50 cwt.. wethers, $50 $50 cwt. spring
lambs, s25o@S per head; hens. 80 Toe;
spring chickens. saga per dozen tur-
Keys. lac per pound, live weight; dry
picked, Ice, geese, SC per pound, 1--we
weight; ducks, Sc, live weight. l2}2c
Der pound dressed; breakfast bacon.
1Sc; ham, tic; lard. fierce base, lSc per
pound.
Hay and grain Corrected daily BY
the Central Commission company
Alfalfa, ssQs per ton, baled: loose. SO
$50: loose timothy, sl0g IL; baled. sll
Ql2; clover. baled. 3l04 Il per ton;
alfalfa meal $3.50 per ton; wheat,
sl25@1.30 per cwt., oats. Sl.lV q Id
per cwt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Duluth IA; Galveston. IS; Hatteras,
AZ; Havre. 16; Helena, %; Huron, s.:
Jacksonville, 40; Kansas City. 80;
Knoxville. So; Lewiston, %; Louisville,
"a; Memphis, 40; Montreal, 90; New
Orleans, AZ; New York. 30; North
Platte, IL; oklahoma, %; Phoenix. 80 :;
Pittshurg, 20; Pocatello, IL, Portland,
So; st. Louis, 81; st. Paul. %; Salt
Lake, 90; San Francisco, AZ; Seattle,
SO; Spokane, "a Toledo, "a; Winnipeg,
2; Washington 2s.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
EVERYTHING IN MUSIC.
IRRIGATION ENGINEERS

HE rhFEEY CORPORATION. lrri-
gation Engineer Lately with tie T..
5. Reclamation service 915 Idaho
ST. Phone sol. Bux 14OI. Boise,
Idaho. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
PLACED IN
COUNTY TREASURY
Report on the Amounts Re
ceived Made by the Tax
Collector.

Funds to the amount of s4s.oso.76
have been collected by Herbert A, ELS
worth, tax collector. and reported to
the county auditor. The sum of $2a,
tltIS Of this amount belongs directly
to the county, and was turned over by
the collector to the county treasurer
yesterday afternoon.
out Of the total amount received up
~ this time, and included IN the report
just made. the following apportion-
ments We're ma0e.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

FORECAST FOR BOISE AND VI
tonight and Saturday
DAILY REPORT-Highest tempera-
ture yesterday, So; lowest temperature
this morning. 10; mean temperature
yesterday, 80.
co y d / I / o n SLOW barometric
pressure overlies the country lying east
Of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio. the point Of greatest depression
being near the Cult of ST. Lawrence
Elsewhere. high pressure prevails. Pre-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

cipitation has occurred at scattered
points In large number Of the north
ern states, but no large amounts are
reported. Lower temperature prevails
except in the Mississippi valley and
along the Mexican boundary. The fall
i'll temperature was greatest in Wyom-
ing and northern Colorado, where It
amounted TO 20 degrees,
low EST TEMPERATURE ELSE
WHERE-Boston. Sc; Buffalo, 90; Chi
cago, so; Denver. 12; Des Moines, %;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Notice.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Idaho Trust & Savings
Bank. Ltd. will be held III Its building
at tie corner of Tenth and Main streets,
Boise Idaho, on Tuesday. January 18th,
1913. at O'Clock p. m. of said date.
for the election of nine directors for
the ensuing year, and for the transae-
ton of such other business as may
lawfully come before the meeting.
Every stakeholder is requested to be
present i'll person or by proxy.
Yours respectfully.
ROBERT NOBLE,
Attest. President.
NJ. / CHURCH,
Secretary. Jlo
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Potatoes and Poultry.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-.Potatoes-St
Receipts Is cars Michigan, 4sG5oc;
Minnesota, 4am4Sc; Wisconsin. i3@
46c
Poultry Steady Turkeys, alive,
t5e; chickens. alive, lie; springs. alive.
1ol@c.
STEADY 9d14c.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
SUGAR and Coffee.

New York. Dec 2o.-Coffee-No I
Rio. s14.25; futures, steady; March,
$3.50; May, St4,
sugar-Raw, steady Muscovado. 81
test. $3.4a centrifugal, 90 test, SAP;
malasses, So test, S317; refined,
steady
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice fer Publication of the Tno APP


pointed for Proving Viii Etc.
IL the Probate court Of the County
If Ada, State of Iaaho.
In the matter of the estate OF VIII
liam d. McClees, deceased.
Pursuant 10 an order OF said Court,
made on the 9th day Of December,
1912, notice Il hereby given that Tues
clay. the cath day Of December. 1912.
at 10 o'clock a. m. Of said daY. at the
court Room of said Court, at the Court
House in the City Of Roise, County Of
Ada, has been appointed as the time
and place for proving the Will Of said
William p. McClees. deceased, and
for hearing the application of Emma
McClees=Gox for the issuance 70 her of
letters testamentary when and where
any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Dated, December 9th. 1912
WILLIAM G. DUNBAR
Probate Judge.
MARTIN & CAMERON.
Attorneys. D-21
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
LUMBER YARDS.

a. IL RlDEaBAuGn DEALER IN
native lumber. Oregon shingles ana
flooring uoGrs, windows. moaiding5
and building materials. Main and
Fourth streets. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Portland Grain and Hay.

Portland. Dec a0.-Wheat-T Track
prices: Club, 7sc; blnestem. siMs2c;
fortyfold. 19e: red Russian. 76e. valley,
soc.
F'lour-Patents sfs0; straights. 1910
q $50; exports. s3.6Om3.7o: valley,
1870; graham, s4.2o; whole wheat,
$4.4O.
Hay-Track prices: Eastern Oregon
timothy. S17q1s. alfalfa s12a1S;
grain hay. sl1a12.. clover, s10a11
Oats-White. $25.5oa26: feed, $3.50
$3.50 per ton.
Barley-Brewing. $27@2S; feed, s2S
q 1850 per ton.
Millstuffs-B s22@23 per ton;
midlings, s29n3o; shorts, s24a Is;
rolled barley, s2T@28.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

The report also shows the following
school district apportionments Dis
trict No. 3, 1870. No. 5, s231.97; No. I.
s4s.67. No. s, s6.97; No. 8. s71.79; No.
ii. s6a62. No. l.. sl54.10: No. 10, s6.63.
No IA, ss4.27; No. Is, s12.7s: No. IS,
s6i9o, No. 10, Sa5 Sc. No. 28, s45.71;
No IS, s2592: No. 2s, ss19; No. %,
S2sss. No. 81. s16.73. No. 81, s77.so.
No. 81, S244a, No, So, $685.; No. 81,
seas .A4. NJ. 80 si5.ot; No. 40. s14.2a;
M Al. sS7.27. No. AZ, s426, No. Is,
sse.5q. No. As. s215.75; No. 81, 81,
No %. $27S; No. "a, s11.s9; No. 50,
S4.a1; No. 81. 5 90; rural high school
No. /, slo275
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Livestock Markets,

Chicago, Dec. o.-Cattle-Receipts
$500 head; market steady to strong.
Beeves, $5.45n9.15; Texas steers. $40
M5.65: western steers, $5259750;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Prone 81 for Coco coal idaho Coal
&. Seed Co. A. L. Lee. Mgr, Sth &
Grove. lone Block South Of Overland
Corner. Adv. 4
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
MoneX Market.

New York. Dec. 20.--Prime mercan-
tile paper. per cent. Sterling eN-
change easier. with actual business in
bankers bills at $4s11O for 60-day
bills and at S4.S535 for demand. Com
mercial bills, s4s015. Money on call
easier. 4a41a per cent; ruling rate. AZ
per cent. closing bid. per cent, Of
fered at Al per cent. Time loans,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
AoMEseEkeRs ATTENTION
MARTIN & CAMERON.
Attorneys.

Don't wait, bur come 70 our office at
once and let us show you STEMS Add
ton. Located just upon the bench on
South Boise Loop. We are building
homes to suit you on 50-foot lots. or as
much acreage as You like. These are
all new and up-to-date and on car line
only &C Price only s1o5o and up de-
pending on size of house and lot. You
can buy these on your own terms. Why
pay rent? LET Us SHOW YOU.
SNAPS AND TRADES
WILL TRADE good house and barn.
big corner lot. Wants acreage ranch
or merchandise store. OIL and or
WILL TRADE improved ranch near
Boise Wants stock ranch. o23
WILL TRADE ten or twenty acres
close in Wants Boise property or
cheaper land 02i and OPS
WILL TRADE improved 50 acres near
Murphy. Idaho. Wants Boise home.
026
WILL TRADE 10 acres standard APP
pies, L. year-old trees, Wants
cheaper land or Boise property. OF
WILL TRADE five acres improved
close In. Wants Boise home.
o2s and 029
Ask us for a bargain.
EDWARD STEIN CO.
100 ~. Tenth ST. Phone 9s-W
Cut this out it may prove the founda
ton TO your fortune.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

easier; so and 90 days. per cent; six
months. 5l2 per cent.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Cotton Marlset

New York. Dec. 0.-The cottoI
market closed barely steady. nct
points higher to points lower.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Wool Market.

St. Louis. Dec. 2o.--Wool steady,
Medium grade combing and clothing.
23i3 26c: light fine. l9621e. heavy
fine, 13m1sc; tub washed, ia Soc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Portland, Dec -Cattle-steers.
prime, $1,000 $50; good TO choice, $6.25
@G,75; common to fair $500 500;
cows. top. $6oO@6.50; fair to good,
s450G5.50; calves. best, sSoodS.75:
heavy, sea7; bulls. ss5OQ $50. stays,
S4,50G6.00
Sheep-Top wethers. s5.O0a5.25: fair
70 good, s4.ooa4, ewes, Fest. $4,000
4.25; fair to good, $S.OOm3.5o. year
lings. s40oa5,25, lambs. best. s6.oo@
ESQ common, S45om5.5o
Hogs-Best, s1.25M7.50, common to
good, SG.50Q70o
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Job PRINT TING.

lob PRfNItAd-B5e.s EQUIPPED
plant in the state for al, KINDS Of job
printing. Legal blanks a specially.
Capital News Publishing Company,
III Idaho st. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Omaha. Dec -Cattle-Receipts
1000 head; market strong to Toe higher
Native steers, s6al0, cows and heifers
S3.75M6.75; western steers. s5.S5@9.
Texas steers. si75@6.25; COWS and
heifers, $S.50T650; Gamers. S3M425;
stockers and feeders, S4.75a7,75: calves,
s5a9; bulls. stays, etc, $450aG
Hogs-Receipts $500 head. market
steady. Heavy. $7a715; mixed, S695
a I.05; light. $4,000 7o5. pigs, $4,000;
bulk OF sales. $6.9oa710.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; market
strong. Lambs Zoe to l5c higher Year
lings, S5.50n $50; wethcrs, S37sd475;
ewes, $3.6oa4.40; lambs, $1,000 7S5.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Business and Professional Directory
ATTORNEYS.

ATTORNEYS.
c II. EDWARDS. YATES BLDG.
b. f. NEAL. 305-309 SOMA BLK. If
FLOYD G. WHITE, 453-4 Yates Bldg.
GUSTAvE KROEGER 40 N. TENTH.
FRAWLEY & BLOCK Idaho Bldg. II
] Nat HUDSON. Lawyer. 3a1-2 Soma Bid
b, r. BRADFORD. LAWYER, OVER
Land Bldg. tt
B. w. oPPENHEIM. LAWYER. 500
10 Idaho Bldg. II
y. r. GOOD, A. G. yAUGHAN-Rooms
301-303, Idaho Bldg. If
SMEAD, ELLIOTT 81 HEALY. Law
yers, 511-12 Overland. If
RICHARDS a. HAGA, LAWYERS,
fifth floor Idaho Bldg. If
THOMAS c. COFFIN - Law YER.
Suite S17. Idaho Bld< If
NORMAN M. RUIcK. LAWYER.
515-516-517 Overland Blk. If
HUGH +. M'ELROY. ATTORNEY.
Suite 609 Empire d lilding. tt
CLAUIE w. GIBSON. GENERAL
law practice, 205 2o7 Mode Bldg. If
MAURICE M. MYERS, LAWYER,
suite ga Overland Bldg. Boise.
WYMAN & VIVIAN, ATTORNEYS.
206-2os Boise city National Bank. If
PAUL PIzEY, so4 SOC BOISE CITY
Nat. Bank Bldg. Abstracts examined.
tt
B. F. GRIFFITH LAWYER-604-6o6
Overland Bldg. tt
CLINTON H. HARRISON. ATTOR-
new and counsellor. I'll Idaho Bldg.
tt
MARTIN g. MARTIN CRANK MAR
tin and L. l.. MARTINI, attorneys at
law, room 353 Soma Bldg. If
PERKY & GROW, GENERAL LAW
practice, rooms /. Q. 3, and ., Bank
Bldg, Boise Idaho. II
is. T. SCHREIBER. THE COLLEC-
ton attorney, 20s-9 McCarty bldg. II
IBOGART & HASBRoUCK-ATT
neys at law. Practice In all state
and federal courts. Overland Blk. II
T. $. CORP GRAFTON, IR-
rgation. Mining, Probate, Public
Lands. 203-207 Mode Bldg. Phone
1927. If
TOuRTELLOTTE G. HuMMEL.
ARCHITECT =.
office on I'd floor Overland Bldg, Boise
AUTOMOBILE PAINTING.
GEORGE CANT. 1918 Main. have
pleased others, why not yor. &
AUCTIONEER.
|C. q. TOBIAS. MERIDIAN FOR
dates phone $40 at my expense. Il
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ASSAYERS.
BOISE LABORATORIES CO. (. W.
HARRISON. assayer and chemist. 227
S. 10th. II
BOISE. CHEMICAL INSTITUTE.
assayers. chemists. nc allgrgists. A.
c. Naa Eman, Prop. 907 Idaho St. tt
LEGAL NOTICE.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

stockers and feeders. s420a7.25. cows
and heifers. s2.7oG7.5o; calves, $3.50
410.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head market
strong TO sc higher. Light, $6.so@7. 20:
mixed s69o@73219; heavy, $3.50
7.S5; rough. $6.S5@ 7.o5; pigs, s5m675:
bulk of sales. s7.05n7.25
Sheep Receipts $4,000 head. market
steady 70 sc higher. Native. s3s5m
40; western, Sid5.1o: yearlings, s640
n675; lambs, native. s575qS10; west
ern. $6qS10.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. .-Wheat-Decem-
Der. S53sc; May, a0s @90Mc; July,
size.
Corn-December. 4sAc; May. 4s7sc;
July. 491ae.
oats--pecember. s2a. @a27sc. May.
S3ls a S3Ac; July. 3sss m33iac.
Pork January, Sl7.S0Gl7s219;
May, sls.o7.
Lard-January, sa.s7A Qs.eo; May.
$3.50.
Ribs-January, 500; May. s9.721a.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
DRESSMAKING.
DANCING SCHOOL.

MRS. {. o. BREACH. TEACHER OF
dancing. bali room especially; teach
ers course and special work for
children. Cali room a. l. .. .. +.
Bldg. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
Metal Quotations.

New York. Dec. 2o.-Bar silver.
63Ac.
Copper--Lake, s17s24l7.s7.
Lead-s4.2564.35
Spelter-$7 2047.4o.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

San Francisco. Dec 2o.-Bar silver
63Ac.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
MAPS.
INTER MI. MAP co. sos oVERL'D. Il

LoSI-A chance to win $500. II you
don't enter the Capital News Great
$500 Booklovers' Contest tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
II. SURANCE.

BOISE GAS I.lGhT 1a.-GAss FOR
lighting, heating ara cooking gem
ulne gas coke for fuel. I'll No. Tenth
81. Boise. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

~ LoAN--Money. or I can loan your
money. Colvin, Merino Blk. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

70 LOAN-S1000 at 8 per cent. Ada
Realty Co. la N. 10th. DIG
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN ON CHATTELS.
e. L. Clark. Soma Bldg. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Subscribe TOR the Capital Newa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20
MINING ENGINEERS.

liiE PEf LEY CORPORATION, Min
ing Engineer and Ceologist Lately
mineral Inspector U. S. General
Land Office. 916 Idaho ST. Phone
stb-J. Box f401, Boise. Idaho. IT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
IN SLEEP FLEEING FROM. Swallow
Six Inmates Of County. |nfirm-
airy Dead and Eight in
Critical Condition.

NORWALk, Ohio, March 23.-Six in.
mates of the mems dormitory at the
Huron county infirmary are dead and
eight are unconscious and in critical
condition from asphyxiation They were
found early today, when another inmate
sought to enter the room in which the
fourteen men slept. A broken valve 'ir
the engine room just below flooded the
sleeping room with gas. "a
The room in which the men slept was
24x44 feet. They would not allow any
windows to be opened
The fate Of the surviving victims hangs
in the balance. Physicians have been
working over them ever since they Were
carried out
The fnfirmary is two miles from here
A squad of physicians hurried to the
scene and worked desperately to revive
those victims not already dead. THIS
was hard work, las in some cases they
had to combat age and feebleness.
The dead are Frank Yeagle, seventy
three; Gideon Romig, eighty-three; Will
liam Starbard. fifty-three; William Car
roll, sixty-nine; William Lutz seventy.
and James Corners. seventy-one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
ASSISTANT TAX COLLECTOR.
c. M. Towers Appointed to Succeed
the Late C. w. Collins.

On recommendation of Charles c.
Rogers, collector of taxes, the District
Commissioners today promoted c. M
Towers, cashier of the Office of the COL
lector, to the position of District deputy
collector of taxes. Mr.. Towers will sue
coed Charles w. Collins, who died sud-
denly of heart disease.
Other promotions ordered by the Com
missioners on recommendation of Col
lector Rogers to fill vacancies caused by
the death Of Mr.. Collins are those of w.
D. Clark, assistant cashier, to succeed
Mr.. Towers: Lee Ross, clerk and bank
messenger. at 81 200. to assistant cashier:
S. B. Lydane, clerk. at $1,000. to clerk at
81 200, and P. J. Herman, bailiff, at So a
day, to clerk at $1,000.
The new deputy collector of taxes has
been nthe service of the District nine
teen years. He was appointed clerk, at a
salary of $1,000, July 5, 1898, and, July
/. 1902, was promoted to assistant cashier,
at salary of $1,40O October 1. of the
same year. he was promoted to cashier at
a salary of 81 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
SHOOTS BOTH WAYS.
Recoil Eliminated From the New
Aeronlane Gun.

FISHERS ISLAND, N. Y, March "a.
Some details of the mechanism of the
new aeroplane gun which was tested
here this week have been given out
by its inventor. Commander -Cleland
Davis. U. S. N. The absence of recoil
in the discharge of the weapon is due
to the fact that two guns in one
are used. coupled in 'Siamese" fashion
at the breech. with muzzles pointing in
opposite directions. Charged with
an equal amount of powder and loaded
with projectiIes of equal weight, fired
simultaneously by electricity, there is
no perceptible recoil
In the test the projecti1e showed a
muzzle velocity of 1000 feet a second.
or about half the speed of four-inch
shell from a navy gun.
In the tests made here two light
canvas wings" were arranged close
to the gun and delicate springs with
recoiling discs placed under the
stanchions. that vibration, con-
cussion and recoil could be infinitely
observed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
STEPHENSON HAS SEAT
= = BY A. SAFE MAJORITY
Statement Based on Poll Of the Sem
:. 'ate-Case Comes Up
Monday

A thorough canvass Of the Senate or
the case of Senator Stephenson of Wis.
consin, who has been under investigation
on account of alleged use of corruption
funds to bring about his election. has
been completed by the regular republican
leaders, who declared today that he would
retain his seat by safe majority. They
figure that between forty-six and fifty
senators will vote for him. The total Sen
ate membership is ninety-one, not count
ing one vacancy from Colorado, and be-
cause of absence from the city and pairs
with absentees about fourteen senators
will not vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
MERCHANDISE IN A HEAP.
Wreck of B. & 0. Freight Train
Causes Heavy Loss.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KEYSER, w. Va, March 23.-At an
early hour this morning at Rawlings, Md,
ten miles east of this place, section of
No. 9S Baltimore and Ohio limited freight
train was wrecked by broken rail, and
sixteen cars of merchandise were piled in
a mass of ruins, entailing a loss of many
thousands of dollars.
All traffic is blocked and trains have
been diverted to the Western Maryland
railroad. Besides rgger crews, many
shopmen from this place and from Cum
berland have been rushed to the scene of
the wreck. 1t will require many hours
of labor to clear the tracks for traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
MAINE REJECTS OPTION.
Legislature Delivers Blow to Consti'
tutional Amendment.

AUGUSTA. Me-, March. %. The pro-
posed amendment to the Main constftu-
ton to allow local option on the "ques1
ton Of permitting the manufacture and
sale : of Intoxicating liquors, in all THE
cities, and such towns alb accept, the pro-
visions of the resolve was defeated in
the legislature today. =
The democratic majority in the house
failed to muster the necessary two-thirds
affirmative vote on the final passage of
the resolution, and it was not carried
The vote was Il in the affirmative and
81 in the negative. There are eighty
five democrats and sixty-six republicans
in the house.