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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
DEFINITE PLANS
FOR COMING SHOW
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE-
GIN EARLY ON PUBLICITY FOR
BIG LEWISTON SHOW
Many Committees Named to Promote
Welfare of Northwest Live Stock
Show for Next Winter

That the board of directors of the
! Northwest Live Stock show at Lew
iston, Idaho, are united behind the
show and are determined to make the
1916 show bigger and more useful
than ever is indicated by the formation
of definite plans at this early date,
was the statement of E. j. Iddings,
chairman of the publicity committee.
A board meeting was recently held in
Spokane with President E. S. Sweet
presiding and several hours were
spent in outlining the work of the
coming year.
Several members paid tribute to
the scope and influence of the 1915
show, testimony from many reliable
sources indicating that the show has
attained national standing. Visitors
this year seemed to appreciate as
never before a livestock show with
side shows and freaks barred and the
cQuCdllOudl anu LNt-SlOCh safes led
lures made the dominant features.
In order to more definitely plan for
the show next December and to place
responsibility for certain features in
small groups, the entire board of IS
members was organized into six COM
mittees as follows:
Finance-R. C. Beach, Lewiston; T.
F. Wrenn, Spokane; J. D. Miles, Liv
ingston Mont.
Publicity-E j. Iddings, Moscow;
F. R. Steele, Grants Pass, Or, w ].
Jordan, Lewiston
Premium List-John l. Smith, Spo-
kane; ]. H. McCroskey, Fishtrap, Wn.;
G. E. Halsey, Asotin, Wn.
Grounds-B. s. Wallace, Lewiston;
John R. McGregor, Hooper, Wn-; It. |
]. Preston, Nezperce-
Entertainment-J-D D. Miles, iLvings- /
ON, Mont; Edward School, Albany, |
Dr.; D. S. Wallace, Lewiston.
Transportation j. Jordan, Lew !
ston
A further encouraging feature was
hat the Lewiston business men at
'ecent meeting pledged their united
support to the show for the coming
ear.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
AERIAL RAIDS
ARE REPORTED
AUSTRIAN AIRMEN SUCCESSFUL
IN A SERIES OF ATTACKS
ACCORDING TO REPORTS
Avlona and Durazz0 Allied Camps
Victims of Attacks-Americans in
Charge of Poland Food Situation

: BY the United Press Associations.
VIENNA, Feb. 4.-Official state
ments today reported aerial raids Oh
Avlona and Durazzo. Last Friday
five Austrian aeroplanes attacked
Durazzo Wednesday two others made
attacks and Thursday three aero
planes shelled the camps with mark
ed success.
Shell Italian Encampments
Wednesday three aeroplanes she'll
ed the Italian encampment at Avlona.
The motor of one of the aeroplanes
was struck and was forced to descend
to the sea. Another dropped beside it
rescuing the aviators.
Battle in the Sky
The statement said that Russian
and Austrian aviators fought battles
in the sky on the Galician front. Rus
sian infantry raids northeast of Boyon
failed, the statement said Artillery
action occurred on the Italian front.
The Austrian vanguards are within
20 miles of Durazzo.
Poland Food Famine
BERLIN, Feb. Germany has
agreed to permit Americans to take
complete control of the food situation
in Poland Moreover, Germany agreed
to finance part of the work and
promised not to requisition food
destined for the sufferers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
GREAT CHORUS
OF CHILDREN
OVER 100 CHILDREN ATTENDED
SERVICES AT M. Il. CHURCH
YESTERDAY
Mrs. DanfOrd Delivered an Interesting
Lecture Yesterday Services
May Close Sunday

The revival at the Methodist church
continues to attract large crowds. DR..
Danford preached last evening on
Goods Exchange and showed the
great profit spiritually, physically,
and mentally of serving the Lord
Mrs. Danford spoke to the chilren
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
Six Dead at Ottawa

OTTAWA, Can, Feb. 4.-The parlia-
ment building is a guant smoking
ruin and six persons are known to be
dead as a result of last nights fire.
The dead are Mesdames Bray and
Norm, guests of the wife of Speaker
Sevigny; Alph Desjarnins, a police
man; Robert Tanning, a waiter and
two unidentified men burned when
caught by section of falling wall
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
FIRST CONVICTION ANNOUNCED

By the United Press Associations.
OLYMPIA, Feb A jury this
morning found John Gillies, former
claim agent of the industrial insur-
ance department guilty of forgery
It was announced that he would APP
peal
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
WORST BLIZZARD
IS NOW RAGING
SEATTLE REPORTS MOST SEVERE
IN THE HISTORY OF STATE
OF WASHINGTON
Rotary PlOws Now Opening Up Rail
Lines-POrtland Sees No Relief
Victoria in Grip of Storm
By the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations
SEATTLE, Feb A dozen rotary
plows are busy in the mountains to-
day and 1900 snow shovelers are as
sisting in an effort to open the rail
road lines. 1t is expected that some
OF the trains which are now stalled in
the snow will arrive in Seattle to-
night. Reports throughout Washing
ton indicate that the worst blizzard
in history is raging. The roof of st.
Maries church has collapsed and the
roof of the coliseum at Bremerton al
so caved in from the weight OF Snow
No injuries have been reported
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
SUMNER HOTEL
WAS WIPED OUT
OVERLOOK OF ATLANTIC CITY
DESTROYED THIS MORNING
AND FIVE ARE DEAD
Six Women Dead in New York Fire
Six Also Dead in Ottawa
Parliament Fire
By the United Press Associations.


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. A.
Five persons are dead and more than
score were injured in a fire which
destroyed the Hotel Overbrook this
morning with loss of 100000 Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mott, parents of the
proprietor of the hotel, lost their
lives in the fire. Mrs. Marine John
son and the hotel engineer perished
after jumping to the sidewalk from
upper stories. The body of an un-
identified man was recovered.
Rich Widows Home Burned
NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Six women
are dead and one is missing as the re-
suit of a fire wrecking the home of
Mrs. Casimer Tag, the widow of the
president of the German-American
bank of Brooklyn. Flames came
pouring from the windows when the
firemen arrived and found Mrs. Tag
scantily clad and hysterical on the
sidewalk. Miss Caroline Tag, engag-
ed to be married on February 10Th,
perished while trying to save others
in the house.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
Explosions Preceded Fire

Minister of Agriculture Burrell will
recover though he was nearly suf-
focated by smoke. Michael Clark was
seriously burned and William Loggie
is reported missing, but is believed to
have escaped. Mayor Martin, two
members of the parliament and one
policeman all declared that sharp eX-
plosions preceded the fire which
spread with terrible rapidity
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-04
Another Silver Thaw Expected

PORTLAND, Or, Feb 4-Except in
western Oregon there are no indica-
tions of an immediate change in the
storm conditions in the northwest.
Rain or snow and slightly warmer
are the predictions here. This may
result in another silver thaw TOR the
trees and wires everywhere are still
covered with ice. Snow is falling
steadily throughout Washington ex-
cept in the vicinity of Seattle. In
dications point toward the worst
which is yet to come.
Victoria is SnOwbOund
VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 1.-The roof
of the mess house of Willows bar
racks has collapsed from the heavy
weight of snow. No one was injured.
Soldiers are leading the work in dig
ging Victoria out of the snow which
IS piled up 10 feet deep in places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01

strategical genius in the manage
ment Of the war. and there was
ground for it.
The transfer Of Sir David Beatty
to the quarterback Of the grand
fleets flagship means that the ad-
miralty is willing to give a chance
to the man who led his magnificent
cruiser squadron against the over
whelming power Of the German bat
tnship feet Off Jutland, knowing
that he stood to lose fearfully, but
knowing, too, that that was his BUSH
ness in such circumstances. What's
the use of having the superior fleet,
If it doesn't dare risk and lose some
thing? Beatty guessed that the
work in hand was to maintain, def
initely and conclusively, the control
Of the sea, not to save some cruisers
from destruction. He lost the crui-
sers, lost them nobly. gallantly. and
rightly. Berlin said the British
navy was defeated, but the answer
is, first, that the high seas feet has
been keeping under cover ever since;
and, second, that Britain places in
fiohting command the man who took
the chances, and sacrificed the lessor
in order to secure the greater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
THE FALL OF CHIHUAHUA

The capture Of Chihuahua City,
with large losses to the de facto
army defending It, is significant Of q
rapid disintegration Of the Carranza
power. II has been very definitely
known for u long time that this
highly important center was In great
danger. Yet the Carranza military
organization has been SO bad that the
force under General Trevino, hold
ing the city, was not augmented as
II should have been, not even prop
erly supplied with ammunition. II
has been intimated for considerable
time that General Trevino was urg-
ing that he be strengthened, espe-
cially in the matter Of ammunition
General Obregon, general military
commander for Carranza, has been
accused Of indisposition to uphold
the hands of Trevino because Of q
wish that the latter should not
achieve a military success that
would place him in more COM
msnding position.
Accounts Of the recent battle for
the city indicate that the Santa Rosa
hill, the commanding height whose
possession has many times deter
mined the domination and control OF
the town, was only taken by the Viii
llstas when the defenders found
themselves out Of ammunition.
Villa has. ut any rate, rehabilitated
himself TO the extent that he Is able
TO take advantage Of dissensions
among his enemies. His own force
10 described as enthusiastic, inspired
By the old determination that marked
ito conduct in the days before his
downfall. The conquest Of Chihuahua
state. aside from the capital, has
bssn pretty complete heretofore;
with the city In his possession there
Is every reason to presume that his
power will grow rapidly, while that
Of Carranza will correspondingly de-
cline.
The defeated Carranza force has
been driven toward the border, at
least in considerable part. Juarez
is in a turmoil, filed with refugees.
The Villistas may be expected TO as
sault that city in the near future;
and its position is such as TO make a
complication with the United States
authorities altogether likely. Alto
gether, the Mexican situations get
ting more difficult, in a military as
we'll as diplomatic sense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
new HOME READY
FOR SUFFRAGISTS
Permanent Headquarters To Be
Opened in Rhode island
Avenue.

Permanent Washington headauar-
ters for the National American Wom-
AN Suffrage Association are to he
opened early next week In the build
ing NJ 1895 Rhode Island avenue.
owned by Mrs. Christian Hemmick. IL
was announced today at headquarters
OF the congressional committee OF the
organization. In the Munsey building.
The new headquarters selected by
Mrs. Gait has twenty-six rooms and
six baths. and will serve the doubis
purpose OF office for the work OF the
orga nilstion and n homo for the load
building In well known In washing.
ton because OF the many distinguished
persons who have made their homes
there. They Include Lars Anderson.
former Minister TO Belgium and Am.
bassador TO japan; eS-secretary OF
STATE Eiihu Root, Senator du Pont OF
Delaware and Henry Phipps the
multi millionaire phiisnthropist.
Mrs, walter McNab Miller. chair
Miss Ruth White. secretary. and prob
ably Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith.
OF IouIsviis, who will he the member
OF the national board assigned to the
work Of local organisation, will live
at the new quarters. u is stated.
The new Headquarters also viii be
used for the various meetings OF the
branches OF the organization here.
which In the past have been held In
hotels.
The Offices OF the congressional
Committee, in the Munsey Building.
will be moved to the new homo either
Monday or Tuesday, u In stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
ADMIRAL BEATTY

The British admiralty shift that
places Admiral Sir David Beatty in
command of the grand feet and Ad-
miral Jellicoe in the office of first
sea lord will be interpreted to mean
two things.
First, that some recent observa-
tons of Mr.. Winston Churchill are
being taken as seriously as they de-
serve. Churchill, who knows the
business of taking chances, declared
IN effect that there was too much
caution about the present manage
ment of the war. He demanded some
big, brash, glorious enterprises be
set afoot; that something rash be
done; that old models of conserva-
tive warfare be set aside and the
startling, daring, huge, unexpected
thing be done. He knew it meant
risk. but the war must be Won by de-
yising startling means, because the
situation required it. He made his
remarks apply equally to the sea and
the land campaigns, and they were
accepted as especially critical of the
maritime policy.
II was really an appeal for more
initiative. ingenuity, real up-to-date
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
sHIvER--AND THRIvEl

No scientist knows how long. it
took man to evolve from robust
and care-free outdoor life to the
stage where he shuts himself in
steam-heated houses and apartments.
II won't take nearly so long, at the
present rate Of progress, to shake
of the bondage of the encompassing
walls and closed windows, II health
experts have their way.
One advanced English thinker pre-
dicted this accomplishment in a vol
ume Of essays on Civilization, It's
Cause and Cure"-all Of them as
sulphitic as the title. Now, the med
ical experts are lined up on the open
aid side Of the controversy. DIR. w.
@. Woodward, health officer Of the
District, expresses the contention OF
most Of them in advocating open-air
rooms for oil schools and for all
school grades.
II 10 not a question, DR.. Woodward
AYERS, Of how robust a child must be
to stand the open-air school; the
question is how tough must a child
be to stand the present shut-in treat
ment before his health demands that
be be transferred to an open-window
room.
Even before the open-air schools
come for allSchildren, teachers can
help by throwing open the windows
Of the schoolrooms, letting the pu-
oils SILVER and be healthy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
TO LECTURE ON NEAR EAST
Sir Edwin Pears VIII Talk Before
Geooraphle Society Today.

The lecturer before the National
Geographic Society in the new Ma
sonic Temple this afternoon and
evening will be Sir Edwin Pears, one
OF the foremost English authorities on
conditions In the Near East Sir
sdwin his spent forty years in
Constantinople. and for more than a
decade president OF the European bar
In that city. He recounts "what Con
stantinople Has Done for the World"
Sir Edwin win not eonfins his re.
Constantinoplet today. and to the amaE-
ing history of this great metropolis
OF the East and West, but also will
give expression TO very definite views
as 20 what the future OF the Bosporus
should be. - = a..
sir Edwin comes TO Washington
after having delivered q course OF
eight lectures before the Lowell Insti,
tute, Boston. In which series he traced
the history OF the Byzantine empire
and the Turks from the earliest years
down TO the present, He has also lee.
tured recently at the universities OF
Yale, Columbia, and Pennsylvania
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01

women are the chief spenders, for
they handle the household budget.
The past few days have seen a
demonstration Of what the women
could do II they would. Some Of
their organizations became really
aroused to the fact that they were
being victimized by the exaggerated
price of cold storage eggs, and some
thing like an effective boycott Of
eggs resulted. People discovered
not only that they could get along
for while without eggs, but that
IL they did SO they would not need
to sacrifice any. of their self-respect'
The price Of eggs soon showed the
effect.
Then the Thanksgiving turkey be-
came a problem. Prices were hoisted
to unspeakable heights, and the pub
lie Joined in q boycott, which was
more or less effective in different
cities, according as It was organ
lied and backed by people who could
enlist a real following. So the con-
sumer got the benefit in a decided
slump Of prices in many localities.
The difficulty with this turkey boy
colt is that the damage had been
done before the consumers got busy
The retailers found themselves left
with turkeys on their hands, bough,
at high prices; the loss was largely
transferred from the consumer, who
ate something else, to the retailer
who was "stuck" with the goods OF
had to sell at low prices.
However, that condition will cor
rect itself in reasonable time. Next
time. the dealers will be chary about
loading up with produce that is likely
to be avoided by q more discrimi'
mating buying public; the specula.
tors, higher up in the scale, will
be unable TO sell their stocks nj
fancy prices; and the evil will gradu'
ally correct itself.
A real market service that would
give the public information as TO the
comparative values Of different food
articles, at particular periods. could
greatly help a public sincerely dis
posed to help itself. II turkeys were
boycotted as soon as the public
learned that their price had been
raised to a point hopelessly out OF
line with other things; II eggs were
left unsold as soon as they became
wasteful In proportion Of other
foods; II wheat products were es-
chewed in favor Of oatmeal and corn.
meal when the latter could be had
at much more reasonable rates
then there would indeed be rocky
path for the forestallg. The turkey
and egg boycotts have produced
some results which indicate how
powerful the household buyers nigh,
be II they would make themselves a
real factor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
FETCHING PRICES DOWN

The people who at last can do
most to prevent indecent imitation of
the prices Of necessaries, are the
women. 1t has been too long as
stunned that the American housewife
would buy the thing she wanted, re-
CARELESS of price. In fact. both men
and women are given to that kind
of excess. the men being a good deal
more liable to the criticism than the
women. But in the aggregate the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
RABBITS

Will some amateur economist be
good enough to corrugate his brow
and cerebrate n bit about the price
Of rabbits on the market? There is
one crop that is bigger than in many
years. Any farmer or hunter will
tell you that there are SO many rab-
bits this fall that they can be had
II one is halfway n good shor-at
the cost Of a cartridge and a tramp
in the country. A year ago right
now, when rabbits were scarce in
stead of plenty they could be bought
around the markets in Washington
at 20 to 25 cents, and there was
period when they fell as low as 10
and 20 cents.
This season, everything in food
stuffs Is up. So the rabbits keep
pace; 80 and 40 cents the carcass
is the going price, and so cents has
been paid by plenty Of people who
have the notion that Flopsy and
Mopsy and Cottontail are delicacies.
That's one of the difficulties about
controlling prices. One thing goes
up, and the rest tend to move along
with it. Turkey is high because
maybe it's scarce, maybe the turk
let's drowned in the spring rains
maybe enterprising folks cornered
them. Instead of benefiting a bit
by the fact that rabbits are more
plentiful than in a decade, the
Thanksgiving pot must rattle out
twice as much as formerly even for
the humble rabbit. 1t may be per-
fectly regular, but il doesn't seem
SO. IL the cost of rabbits bears any
relation to cost Of production, why,
they are cheaper, and the sport of
them is better, than in many years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
P0STMEN BANQUETED
Letter Carriers Hold Dancing Party
A. Eagles Hail.

Washington letter carriers continued
their complete Thanksgiving holiday
yesterday with a dancing party In
Eagles Hall, Sixth and II streets
northwest. The dance was under the
auspices of Capital branch, National
Association of Letter Carriers, Post
master Merritt o. Chance was a guest
OF honor. and members OF the ladies'
auxiliary were special guests.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Hart, Mrs
Henrietta Flynn, Mrs. Fred Schafer.
Edwin Minnick,. II. X. Groom, Al Les
ter, John Murphy, Thomas Hanley.
Lee Moxley, and Walter Bush. The
* Eppley. chaiSman: John E Wood.
field, Warren Hemscker. Julius e.
Mayer, T. b. Kelly, J. w. X. Young.
and Arthur 4, Hemacker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
SHAKESPEARE READING

Mr. and Mrs. r. ID. Shepherd, known
10 the shakespearsan world as r.. ID.
Mclean and Odette Tyler. have Neen
washington branch OF the Shakes
psare Society OF America, tomorrow
= the Paul Institute, on s
street. There will be readings by
other members OF the Organization,
and a musical program In TO be given
under the direction OF Mrs. Samuel
Bursligh Milton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
First of Series.
CORNELL WOMEN GIVE DANCE

While an orchestra played lively
dance music and Pennsylvania gradu-
ates danced with fair goods from
Cornell, a little telegraph instrument
licked of the fateful news OF the
annual clash between the University
OF Pennsylvania and Cornell on
Franklin field, Philadelphia,
The dance was given at Rauscher's
Yesterday by the Cornell Women's
Club Of Washington: Pennsylvania
graduates were invited, and the re
ing of the new women's dormitory.
TO be constructed at Ithaca.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-01
new CLUB FORMED
AT ELABORATE BALL
Town and Country organiza-
ton Is Backed by Promi-
~ nent Westinghouse.

With more than 200 OF its char.
ter members and many guests pres
ent. the Town and Country Club, a
new organisation OF prominent rest
dents. was launched last eveNJng at
an elaborate ball and supper at
Rauscher's.
The formation Of the new club
marks the realization OF ambitions
held by many washingtonians for
some tlr'~ for the organization OF
country club which would combin"
both country club Ind urban feature.
The strength OF the new organizR
ton In largely made up from the
sources formerly known as IL"
Washington Suburban, Octagon' Excel
sior, and the Mercantile Clubs.
IL that formerly known as the wash
ington Suburban Club, at Georgia
avenue and Decatur street, ~ on"
time this ground was occupied by the
Columbia Country club.
Lecntiea OF Club.
Premises at the southwest corner at
Fourteenth and Fairmont streets, for
merIy occupied by the Mercantil"
Club, are the temporary city heal
quarters OF the club. Later IL u
planned 20 lease n large city home In
IHHnlOnhDle seChlon az ~ p'fHlahNNA
city clubhouse.
fine ball and supper last evening ~
Rauscher's was a brilliant affair, with
many out-of-town guests from Bait
more, Philadelphia, and New York
present. Beside the dancing ana sur
per a number of novel ideas were III
troduced.
Al one point dancing was suddenly
halted by the appearance OF news
boys shouting Extra This edition
announced that the ships "Mereail
tile. Washington Suburban and octa,
g6n. Excelsior have been captured bN
the submarine, Town and country
A mass OF other scoops ana speelh'
features, such as a comic supplement,
Town and Country Shock Apsorb'
err"
First of Series.
The affair last evening was the
nrst of a series that will be held
by the club. at intervals during the
present winter. ,,
Ofacers OF the new organization
are: president, Morton J, Luchs; first
vice president, Joseph Strasburger;
second vice president, Milton King:
treasurer, NJ. ELseman; financial sec
retary, stanley Fischer, and CORE
sponding secretary, ID. X. Gusdorf.
The entertainment committee is com
posed OF Milton A. Kaufman, chair
man; Lee Baumgarten, Norman
Eischer, Gilbert Hahn, w. Irving
Kaufman, Lester Lansburgh, Harold
Levi, and A. c. Mayer,