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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-08

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Washington, April 8-The original order given Cen
era Funston March 10 for the American punitive ex
pedton into Mexico made public today for the first time
at the department. did not include direction for the
death capture of Villa but principally directed to
the dispersal of Villa outlaw band that attacked Colum
bus March 9.
General Funstons orders read: "You will PROMPTLY
organize adequate force of military troops under com
mand OF Brgader General Pershing and will direct him
to proceed promptly the border pursuit of the
Mexican band which attacked Columbus. These troops
Will be Withdrawn to American territory the
defacto government is able to relieve them of this work
any the work Of these troops will be regarded as
finished as Villas band is known to have been
broken up
Major General Scott declared that General Funston
had not yet reported the task accomplished and would ex
press opinion to whether he believed the orders to
General Funston had been completely carried out.
Claim Object Has Been Accomplished.
Ell Paso April 8-That American troops, having ac-
compllshed their object in destroying Villas military
power and should therefore withdraw from Mexico with
out delay was the view expressed today by well known
member OF the Carranza government speaking unoffi-
cially.
1.-THE punitive force" he said "has done all it could
expect to do 1t has shattered Villas forces Villa is now
might've robbed OF all the prestige and power he held
are no fools. They never again will respect man who
turned tall and ran like coward before the Yankees
without even making stand.
In the meantime it must be admitted the Mexican
people have behaved well toward the American troops
put TO allow them to remain in Mexico indefinitely with
AuooO men hunting for single bandit who may not be
caught In months is another matter To allow them to
continue their progress to the south indefinitely is still
more serious With Villa crushed now is the logical time
Tor the punitive force to withdraw
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-08
GERMANS RENEW THE ATTACK
ON FRENCH POSITIONS IN
THE YERDUN REGION
French Position Is Captured,

Berlin, April 81 (Oficial)-The Germans
have captured French position over two klo-
meters wide in the Verdun region west of the
Meuse.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
Get SIX SUSPECTS
Salt Lake City Panic Stricken
by Bomb Attempt.
Police Attribute Outrage to
Members of /. w. w.

Salt Lake City, Dec. 27.-With a re-
ward of $1,000 offered for the man or
men who placed an Internal machine
at ther esidence of Governor Spry and
$500 reward offered for any or all
those in ANY way connected with
either the attempt on the governor s
life or that of James E. Jennings,
every police officer and detective in
the city today is searching for the
perpetrators of the Christmas crimes.
Six suspects have been arrested.
The explosion of a bomb on Sunday
night at the residence of James E.
Jennings. wealthy capitalist. followed
Christmas morning by the finding of
the nitroglycerine, has thrown Salt
Lake City into a veritable panic.
Sheriff Corless and the local police
believe the bomb outrage is an II. w.
W." plot. Since the execution of
Joseph Hilistrom on November 19,
1915, the governor has received hun
dreds of letters purporting to be from
members of that organization, threat
ening the lives of himself and faH1iiy
for his refusal to prevent the execution
of Hillstrom, who was a noted 1. w. w.
song writer. = g
On two other occasions shortly after
the execution bombs were placed near
the governors house but were discov-
cred before they had time to explode.
Governor Spry's term expires on the
first of the YEAR
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
German System Will Be Sent
Before Legislature.
State May Have Protection for
the Laboring Classes.
BILLION is LOST IN WAGES
Working Men of Country I'm
protected in Misfortune.
DIR. J. J. Sippy of Board o
Health Discusses Plan.

A bill embodying a plan similar to
that of Germany for health insurance
probably will be introduced during the
session of the legislature. DR.. J. j.
Sippy, state epidemiologist, discussed
the German plan today noon at the
Chamber of Commerce.
The state board of health has no
fear that a public health bill will be
overlooked but the board is apprehen-
sive that it's author will arrange plan
that is not complete and that the bill
will again be killed. Two years ago
nine health insurance bills were in
troduced in as many legislatures. The
German plan is becoming more popu-
lar each year, according to Doctor
Sippy.
Under the German plan, made
adaptable to state government, the
emplOye would pay certain sum into
the state each week, or each month,
the employer would pay a certain part
of his wages and it is probable state
appropriation would be made further
to increase the amount of health in
surance kept by the state. In this
way should a man become i'll he will
receive proper care.
DIR. Sippy has figures based upon in
designations of the health of 10000
workmen in the United States which
indicate that nearly a billion dollars
is lost in wages each year in this coun-
try as the result of sickness. The
amount of money is based upon a ratio
in which the 80, 900 workmen and their
amount of sickness are used as a basis.
Not only is sickness the cause of a loss
of a vast amount of money, but the
loss to efficiency caused by improper
care runs into many dollars, as we'll
Then, too, it is declared that the
mt in of haV
ding sickness among poor working
people causes the endless chain of
poverty prevalent in this country. If
the health of a workman and his fam
lily be protected by the state this chain
will be broken, it is pointed out.
why doesn't the board of health
draw up a bill % DIR. Sippy was asked.
1T doesn't desire to mix in a leg
islators business" he replied.
Would you be willing to prepare a
bill that would hold water if you were
asked %
Il certainly would
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
$3,OOO,OOO LOSS

l Continued from Page One.)
Wave which struck the Rocky mountain
region Christmas day. still held this
territory in it's grip today. Below zero
temperatures were reported this morn
ing from many points.
The coolest weather in the Rocky
mountain states last night was at
Havre, Mont, where the mercury
reached Is below zero.
There will be no perceptible rise in
temperature before Friday, the wealth
er bureau announced.
AS a result of snow slides and heavy
blankets of snow in the western part
of the state and in Wyoming, all trains
over the Union Pacific and Denver &
Rio Grande railroads were from ten to
twelve hours late arriving in Denver
Yesterday, and railroad officials pre-
dicted similar conditions for today.
East Coast Storm Swept.
New York, Dec 27.-Snow and
sleet, driving over New York and the
eastern and middle states in the most
troublesome storm of the winter, tied
up traffic and interferred with tele-
graph and telephone lines today. The
storm ranged from Jacksonville, Fla,
where it was showing, to the Canad-
ian border.
Surface and elevated lines in greater
New York, particularly in Brooklyn
and Queens are greatly delayed owing
to thin coating of ice which hamp-
cred trolley connections,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec. 27.-WHEAT-Assertio
that large amount of export business
had been done at the seaboard had a
strengthening effect today on the wheat
market here. 1t said that sales to
Europe yesterday exceeded 1000 600 bush
els and that the foreign demand was con
tinuing- Announcement that the premiers
of the British colonies had been summoned
to discuss conditions on which Great
Britain with her allies could assent to a
termination of the war had only tenn
porary bearish influence. Opening prices
vance with May at $1.69 TO 81 6914 and July
at S1-31A to S1.3SL were followed by a
moderate setback and then substantial
advance All around.
Subsequently a decrease in the worlds
available supply total gave additional help
center mainly on signs that export busi-
ness was in progress on big scale. Ad-
vances in prices amounted to nearly Z
cents bushel in some transactions. The
close was unsettled but , to 6k cents net
higher with May $1731s to SLT33s and
July at S1-4115 to $1.41M.
CORN-Corn rallied with wheat. Selling
by pit spectators carried down the prices
during the early trading. After opening a
shade to %Q 12c higher the market under
went decided sag. but then rose to well
above yesterdays finish.
Gossip that the British commission was a
free purchaser of the July delivery helped
to lift prices i the later trading. The
close was firm at 1ac to 1asc net advance
/ OATS-Oats duplicated the action of
other grain The trading, though. in
the nefghboring pits, was generally of a
holiday character.
/ PROVISIONS Provisions averaged
slightly higher, owing to firmness in the
hog market. There seemed to be no pres
sure to sell.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
Oldest Wagon Maker Dead.
COLD WAVE MISSED US


t1OutiHHen iTo'D rage One-t
tect 36-hour shipments north and
west against temperatures of zero to
, above; east, Is, and south, 5 to 20
degrees. The mercury here tonight
will drop to about 2 degrees and to-
morrow will climb probably to 80 de-
grees. Today the maximum was not
expected to be above 25 degrees
The low reading this morning. Is
degrees, occurred at I, 8 and O'Clock,
This is three degrees below the normal
night temperature. Much colder
weather was reported in other sections
of Kansas and nearby states. At Dodge
City the mercury registered two below
zero, while at North Platte, Neb., Just
across the line, the minimum was eight
below. The lowest temperature re-
ported in the United States was "a be-
low at Havre, Mont. In Utah records
for many years were shattered when
the mercury dropped to 20 below.
The wind this morning was blowing
at the rate of 2 miles an hour from
the west. The highest temperature on
record for this date is Sc degrees,
established in 1889. The low record,
four below zero, occurred in 1887 The
moon tonight sets at $3.50 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
CHARGES X. U. "CRIME"
University an Incubator of 1t, Declares
DIR. Eva Harding.

Kansas university is an incubator
of crime, according to declaration
today by DR.. Eva Harding of Topeka
in answer to a statement by Prof.
Frank w. Blackmar of Kansas uni
versitv.. who stated that crime is bred
in local jails of the state. The state
university breeds more crime than
any institutions in the state, is the
flat indictment of the state school by
the Topeka physician.
The Blackmar report aroused the
indignation of the Topeka woman. In
fact. since Prof. Blackmar sat with
the committee which returned a
clean bill of health for the state in
dustrial school for boys, DR.. Hard
ing has placed a discount on all
Blackmars reports. Now, she sug-
gests that Prof. Blackmar endeavor
to break the crime wave in Kansas by
improving conditions at the big state
school.
1.-The state university is ten to one
the worst crime nest in the state -
said Dr. Harding. TT turns out more
criminals than the jails ever furnish
ed Almost every day 1 see a story
in the paper about some K. U. grad
uate who went wrong. Just this
morning L noticed a story in the pa
per about a Kansas university boy
Blackmar really wants to improve
conditions. let him clean up his own
! back yard"
Then as a memory of her fight
against the management of the boys
industrial school DIR. Harding said:
''It was Prof. Blackmar who signed
the report that it was necessary to
mutiny if such discipline was not en-
DlOVed d"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
g MURDER SUSPECTS
Hold Negroes But Believe White Man
Plotted Killing Family.

Minden, La, Dec. 27.-Nine negroes
are in Jail here today in connection
with the murder of John Reeves. his
wife and two children in their farm
home nine miles north of here Christ
mas night. County authorities believe
the crime was engineered by a white
man, however, and no charges have
been filed against the negroes
The axe with which the murders
were committed was found about half
a mile from the Reeves home. 1t was
covered with blood and hair. Dep
uties who searched the homes of the
negroes held in Jail reported they
found some bloody clothing.
Fear of mob violence has abated
and the guard about the Jail has
been reduced.
The fifteen baby, which
was believed to be dying in a Shreve-
port hospital, was reported today to
have a chance for recovery
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
TRAVELOG MAN DEAD
Frank II. Robertson Dies in Denver
Hospital From Appendicitis.

Denver. Col. Dec. 27--Frank r.
Robertson, 46. widely known travelog
lecturer, died at St. Luke's hospital
here late last night. Death was the
result of appendicitis. for which he
was operated on a week ago.
Roberson's wife, Jessie Wharton
Robertson. has been living in Boulder
since last summer. When her hus-
band arrived in Denver from Canada
a week ago she came here to meet him
and was at his bedside when he died.
Prominent Lumber Man Dies.
St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 27-The body
of Uriel L. Clark owner of extensive
lumber tracts thruout the United
States, was sent to Hunters Creek
Mich. today for burial. Clark died at
his home here late yesterday He
had been in ill health since 1914 when
he was stricken with apoplexy He
was born at Hunters Creek October
l, 1854.
Oldest Wagon Maker Dead
St. Louis, Mo, Dec. 27.-The fu-
neral of Henry Luedinghaus 50, said
to be the oldest wagon maker in the
U19ted States, was held here TODAY
Old age caused his death Tuesday.
Luedinghaus came to St Louis in 1856
and opened wagon shop. which de-
Veloped into the Luedinghaus- Espen-
shied Wagon company, of which he
was president
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
ICHABODS PLAY HAYS.
Washburn Eleven Will Meet Coach
Speer's Warriors Next Season.

Hays, Kan. Dec. 27.-Coach Speer
has announced the following tentative
football schedule for next season.:
October 5-kansaS Wesleyan at Sa-
lima or Southwestern at Hays.
October 13-Friends or Ottawa at
Hays.
October 20-Washburn at Hays
October 27-St. Marys at st. Marys.
November 3-Bethany at Linds-
borg.
November 10-Baker at Hays.
November 17-Friends at Hays or
Kansas Wesleyan at Salina.
November 22-College of Emporia
at Emporia.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27

Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
200 600 bushels in the past three days.
Worlds shipments of oats last week were
!, ,653, 900 bushels, including $4,000 bushels
from America.
Worlds shipments of corn last week were
2,1720O0 bushels, compared with 100000
bushels in the previous week and 2,25S, 900
bushels a year ago. America shipped 3S 600
bushels
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1,034, 900 bushels of
wheat. II, 900 barrels of flour, corn, 721,-
600 bushels of oats: wheat and flour com
bined, 1.219.OO0 bushels
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased 81 900 bushels last week and now
amount to 4,922000 bushels; corn, 1852, 900.
decrease 734. 900 bushels; oats, 21 sos, 900
bushels increase POI. 900 bushels. A year
ago stocks were 100000 bushels of wheat,
9, ,543 900 bushels of corn and 7,104, 900 bush
els of oats.
Worlds shipments of wheat last week.
according to a report from Broomhall. were
S,0110O0 bushels, compared with S.96S,000
bushels in the previous week and 10,014,000
bushels a year ago. Shipments from Amer
lea were 5,575, 600 bushels, including 2,673,-
900 bushels as flour. Argentina shipped e.
900 bushels and shipments from India
and Australia, which was missing are ex-
rected to be light.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 150.643 bushels last week and
now amount to 11,271. $40 bushels; corn,
800. .210 bushels. increase 117.7S2 bushels !:
oats, 3,146,S41 bushels, decrease 49, 1853
bushels; kafir. 16,S1O bushels. increase g.
9s3 bushels; rye, 5O,4O9 bushels. increase
crease 17.53s bushels. A year ago stocks
were 7,362123 bushels of wheat, 1,4S2, ,123
bushels of corn and 737,035 bushels of
oats.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
FIND LEGAL REFUGE
Indicted Plumbers Can Plead Nolle
Contendre Instead of Guilty.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. Pin an opin-
ion handed down by Judge Charles z.
Orr in the United States district court
William McCoach and thirty-two 9TH
er defendants indicted under the
Sherman antitrust law will be al
lowed to plead nolle contendre instead
of guilty The men are members of
the Master Plumbers association of
the United States. The indictments
charged they entered into a combina-
ton to secure monopoly of selling
and installing plumbing equipment.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
CATCH UP WITH SANTA
Mountain of BIockaded Mail Rapidly
Diminishing at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The piles of
thousands of sacks of parcel mail
which have marked the mail conges-
ton at Chicago railway station in the
last few days were rapidly disappear
ing today. Postal authorities ex-
pressed the hope that the congestion
will be relieved entirely by tonight.
The Christmas mail handled by the
local postoffice this year was heavier
by many thousand pieces than ever
before, it was said.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
BANK TO WICHITA

more than twenty times in excess of
the combined capital stock could be
used in making loans.
Interest Rate Not Announced.
Almost the first work of the banks
after approving and issuing loans will
be the issuance of farm loan bonds a
new form of security in this country
The bonds will be issued in denomina-
tions small as $25, it is expected,
and will bear interest at a rate l per
cent less than the interest rate charged
farmers for their loans. What this in
terest rate will be has not definitely
been determined.
The interest is limited by law to a
maximum of per cent. The expec-
tation is that it will not exceed 5 Y
per cent at first and subsequently may
be lowered.
Loans on farm lands are limited by
law to SO per cent value of the land
and may be payable in from five to
forty years.
As fast as loans are made bonds will
be issued to cover them so that at no
time under the present plan will a
banks entire capital be tied up in
loans to the detriment of other appli-
cents.
5000 Apply for Bank Jobs.
One of the chief tasks now confront
ing the board is to find experienced
CihpiOycS IOT lHe new DdnkS. More
than 5000 applications for positions
have been received The appoint
ments will be exempt from civil SER
vice regulations, but the board intends
to assemble corps of men expert
enced in banking
The head of each bank will be des-
ignated as the registrar. They prob
ably will be residents of the districts
involved and preferably attorneys
The banks will be organized tenn
porarily by the appointment by the
board of five directors of each bank
who shall be residents of the districts
in which the bank is located The di-
rectorS will select from among their
number the banks officers. The cap
ital stock of each bank will be open
to public subscription for thirty days.
If it is not entirely subscribed for at
the end of that time the government
is authorized under the law to take
the unsubscribed amount Thru a
process of having borrowers subscribe
in small amounts to the capital stock
1t is expected the banks not long after
beginning operations will be virtually
/ cooperative institutions
The permanent organization of the
banks provides for nine directors, six
OF whom shall be selected by associa-
tions of farmer-borrowers, the other
three being appointed by the federal
board.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27

Columbus. N NJ. Dec. 27.-Private
albert A. Streigel of the quartermas-
ter corps was sNot and killed today by
a sentry. Streigei had been confined
to the stockade on charge of disor-
derly conduct He had been given
permission to go to his tent for blan-
kets and was being taken there when
the shooting occurred
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27

Wall St, New York Dec. 27.-STOCKS-
Lack Of public interest outside partici-
patton was the striking feature of the ex-
tremely dull forenoon, although a mod
crate Investment. Inquiry was reported
in some of the high grade issues. The mar
ket continued to hold, with numerous ad
vances over opening quotations. Marines
threw off their heaviness- the preferred
gaining 2A points. eading industrials in
Guiding United States Steel and Bethlehem
Steel were higher by about to points,
Coppers making less progress United
States Rubber and Paper issues asserted
some of their recent strength.
Bonds were featureless, except for a fur
ther concession in Anglo-F French SIS.
Special stocks were again the strong fea-
lures of today, initial dealings with further
irregularity in Marines and some of the
leading rails. Gains of to points were
made by Crucible and Laekawanna Steels,
Utah and Inspiration Coppers. Information
al PAPER and Industrial Alcohol. while
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies and Texas
Company extended yesterdays substantial
advances. United States Steel had only.
moderate opening, but soon increased its
gain to 11a points with fractional improve
ment in Central Gather. Republic Iron and
the prominent equipments. Mexieans re-
acted on latest development, affecting that
country
Later prices were mainly higher.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27

and $10.20 around 1900 lbs. average. Strictly
prime steers are quotable at s11 OF. a little
better. Medium to good short fed steers
beef steers is considerably narrower than
two or three weeks ago, to the advantage
of the lower priced steers. Far western
grass steers have sold here in the last week
at $I.25 to $40. Cows continue firin. best
around $. medium cows $3.50 to S. 10, cut
ters $5.15 to S6.25. Gamers, 500 to So0o.
A string of Colorado cows sold today at
s6.s5. sI;1o and s7;s5: Gamers $525;
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Best grades have sold steady to strong
right along, but .lere was some decline
last week on medium and common stock
steers and stock calves: The market was
weighing s6e lbs. sold at ss.25 a strong
price, and medium stock steers at S.15
were called higher. Fleshy feeders find
outlet around IS. and common stock steers
may be had around So
Packer competition was very strong to-
day choice heavy ea hogs selling to the pack; p5d
largely at S1o.15 to S1045. lights $500 to
$1o.25. bulk of sales. $500 to S10.45. Several
lots of Arizona hogs were offered; most OF
them pigweights that went to stock hog
buyers at 81 to $3.50. a few weighing 1Si
lbs at $685. and $50 lbs. at s9.10 Avera ge
weights are increasing, but remain low. 1Si
lbs. last week. which means a lack of good
lard hogs Eastern killers are buying
many of their hogs at Western markets, a
themselves than the have at any time in
|
| SHEEP AND LANES.
| Prices continue to creep upward. Two
| lots of lambs sold at $13.25 today. new
high record, and numerous lots brought
S13.15, equal to previous record. paid lasl
| Friday. Yearlings are quotable up tC
S11 so, wethers $40, ewes s9.25. all these las
| three classes due for more money to pu
! them in line with lamb prices. High price.
for pelts is a factor in the strong markets
| which makes it more secure than in former
years. Feeding lambs are worth $11.50 t
$1o. J. A. RICKART.
Market Correspondent.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales
(The following sales were made this morn
| ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, ant
| reported over long distance telephone di
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer
| chants.)
Kansas City, Dec. 21.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady, 10
higher.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Marke
steady, sc higher. Bulk Of sales, S9.T5@
1910: top, $10.55.
slow and weak
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
Mexico to Tax Churches.

Laredo, Dec. 27.-The Yucatan
declaration t. the constitutional con-
gress at Quererdro, Mexico, soon will
present to the congress demands that
religious denominations be required to
pay rent to tie government of all
churches and temples they use ac-
cording TO newspape pers reaching the
border today