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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
CALLS MEMBERS OF
SENATE TRAITORS

New York, March 6.-Denouncing as
traitors the little group of wilful men,
in the United States senate who fill
bustered the presidents armed neu-
trality bill out of existence, Colonel
Joseph p. Colt, chairman of the board
of trustees of the American Defense
society, today issued the following
statement:
These senators are unworthy Amer
leans and unfit to represent American
citizens.N There is no place in our So
cial life for such men. They simply
do not belong.
Perhaps their treacherous conduct
Is blessing in disguise. 1t will be IN
1t opens the eyes of tfeir constituents
to their true, or rather untrue. Amer
icanism.
They belong in Mexico or Germany.
IL they were on the payroll of the kais-
er. their conduct could not suit him
better"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
SENATOR MARTIN
NAMED AS FLOOR
LEADER IN SENATE
Democrats Of Upper House
Unable to Reach the Clo-
ture Rule Question Dur
ing Morning Caucus.

Washington, March 6.-Senator
Thomas s. Martin, Virginia, succeeds
ex-senator Kern, Indiana, as Demo-
cratic floor leader.
Martin was chosen chairman of the
Democratic caucus that met today.
The position carries the floor leader
ship.
Senator King. Utah, was elected sec
retary of the senate.
After two hours of caucusing, senate
Democrats were unable to reach the
cloture question at noon and the eau
Gus adjourned. The matter will come
up when the Democrats meet after sen-
ate adjourns today.
Selection of president pro tempore
Of the senate to succeed Senator Sauls-
bury was under way when the recess
was ordered.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
THOUSANDS FORCED
TO ABANDON HOMES
BECAUSE OF FLOODS

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 6.-Four
thousand persons were forced to aban-
don their homes here last night when
the dangerously rising waters of the
Tennessee river burst bounds and in
undated large sections of the city.
Officials said today there Is little
hope Of the high waters receding until
Thursday. They said instead they fear
the rise will continue.
School houses have been turned over
to refugees and every effort is being
made to care for the flood sufferers
without calling in outside help.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
LIVES OF CHICAGO
MEN THREATENED IN
NUMBER OF LETTERS

Chicago. March 6.-Threatening let
ters. received within the last few days
by J. Ogden Armour, Nelson Morris,
packers, and Joseph p. Griffin, presi-
dent of the board of trade, today were
occupying the attention OF federal
authorities and the local police.
The communications, evidently writ
ten by a crank, warned the recipients
that they were to be killed in their
homes.
The motive for the threats, federal
officials believe, lies in Indignation at
the high cost of living. Guards are re-
ported to have been watching the
homes of the three men for several
days.
Federal officials are not taking the
threats seriously, however. believing
that they came from fanatics or prac-
ts--S tobors
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
WOMAN OBJECTS TO
USE OF HER PICTURE
in A BATHING SUIT

New York, March 6.--When Mrs.
Anna Yost. clad in bathing suit
braced bare feet on A door, grabbed
a rope In one hand and raced behind
a motor boat she made a lovely pic
ture--a $4,000 picture. 1t developed
today she has sued the Ansco com
pany. charging the picture was used
for trade without her consent.
The company, in court today. Will
endeavor to prove that the bathing
suit may have been hers, and the fig
ure, but another head was used in
their "ad."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
EIGHT LIVES LOST
IN HOTEL FIRE IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver, B. c., March 6.-Eight
lives were lost this morning when the
Coquahalla hotel at Hope, B. G., so
miles east Of Vancouver, burned. The
building was an old frame structure.
There were 80 persons in the hotel and
% escaped in their night clothes, some
being forced to leap from upper stories.
The known dead are:
TOM WILSON, Dominion govern
ment fruit inspector of Vancouver.
BERT READ, miner.
WILLIAM McKEEVOR, a miner.
ROBERT CAMPBELL, a miner.
THOMAS TAYLOR, lumberman Of
Vancouver.
TOM KEHoE lumberman of Van
couver.
The hotel is a total loss and was not
insured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
ARMED NEUTRALITY
BILL INTRODUCED IN
SENATE BY LODGE

washington, March b.-Senator
Lodge, Republican, this afternoon in
troduced an armed neutrality bill in
the senate. Senator Owen moved that
the introduction of the bill was not in
order.
Owen held that the senate foreign
relations committee, to which the bill
was referred. had died with the Sixty
fourth congress Sunday.
Vice President Marshall, in the chair,
sustained Senator Owen.
Senator Thomas then declared that
inasmuch as congress was not in ses-
Sion, Senator Lodges bill was not in
order. The chair sustained Thomas.
The Lodge bill. is identically the same
as the one defeated by the IL "wilful
men" Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
CASE rs LEFT OPEN

Washington. March 6.-The inter-
state commerce commission today an
nounced 1t would hold over for so days
its decision in the case of the Southern
Pacific railroad. in which the railroad
company asked to be allowed to OPP
crate its Atlantic steamship line be-
tween New York, Galveston and New
Orleans as a competing company. The
Panama canal act prohibits two COM
panies under the same ownership from
operating but the railroad company
holds in this case competition is to
the public interest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
STEAMER POUNDED
ALMOST TO PIECES
BY A RAGING GALE

Mobile, Ala, March 6.-Her fires ex-
tinguished by mountainous seas, the
steamer Druid, Pensacola to Havana.
is wallowing helplessly in a raging
gale 70 miles off Pensacola, a radio
from the cruiser Columbia said today.
The pounding seas have ripped wide
the Druid's seams and she is leaking
badly so she will be abandoned tonight
unless help arrives soon.
The tug Nellie has been rushed to
the Druid The Columbia wireless says
she is speeding with all steam up to the
scene.
The Druid carried sulphate ammonia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
NOTHING HELD BACK
BY COVE r N M ENT
IN REGARD TO PLOT

washington, March s. = The
state department indirectly indi-
Gated today that the Zimmerman
Mexican Japanese German plot
letter recently published was the
full text and that the government
is holding nothing back insofar
as that plot correspondence is
concerned.
The government, however, is
known to have other information
concerning German intrigue In
cluding, presumably broader know
ledge than merely. the German let
ter. in connection with Mexican
Japanese plot.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
DROPPED TO DEATH
TO ESCAPE FIRE IN
HIS ROOM IN HOTEL

Detroit, Mich, March 6.-AfteS
clinging for five minutes to the win
dow ledge of his room on the seventh
floor of the Hotel Tuller here, e. D..
Voorhees,, Jr., a salesman. dropped to
his death to the roof of one of the ho-
tel dining rooms six stories below,
early today. Voorhees, sought the win
dow as his only means of escaping
flames which charred his room.
While he clung to the ledge with
death grip, a dozen guests and en-
ployes OF the hotel leaned from win
dows in the court, watching.
Voorhees, was known as one of the
highest salaried statesmen in Detroit.
The fire and smoke drove some 400
Of the Tuller's guests from their
rooms, but only nominal damage was
done.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
Fifty five Individuals and
108 Corporations Accused
by United States Jury in
New York of Arbitrary
Action.
COMBINATIONS OF
PRODUCERS ALLEGED
Selling Agencies Charged
With Arbitrarily Fixing
Prices on Coal-Conspir-
acy Covering Period of
Past Three Years Alleged.

New York, March s.-Two indict-
ments handed down by the federal
grand jury, which has been probing
food and coal price fixing, name So in
dividual defendants and 10s corpora
tions, Special Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Swacker announced this after
noon.
Combination among the selling
agents and producers of 22.000,oo tons
of coal, out of the S5, 900, 900 produced
annually in the Pocahontas and New
River districts Of Virginia, to arbi-
trarily fix prices is charged.
THE FIRST RETURNS.
The indictments are the big returns
from the country wide food and coal
price investigation, directed by George
w. Anderson, who was appointed a
special assistant by Attorney General
Gregory when the president ordered
the probe.
The first of the two indictments
charge conspiracy to fix prices over a
period of three years; the second
charges 16 corporations and 10 indi-
viduals with price fixing and pooling
the proceeds OF their sales, in viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law.
Under the alleged agreements the
price was jumped from $1.25 ton to
SO at the mines, Swacker charges.
LIST OF INDICTMENTS.
The officials and corporations
charged with price fixing and pooling
receipts follow:
William Beuery, president, and Will
liam J. Beuery, secretary, treasurer
and manager of Algoma Coal & Coke
company.
w. C. Stephenson, president,N and r,
H. Poff, secretary of Buckeye Coal &
Coke company.
Worth fitzpatrick, president, and j.
A. Armstrong, secretary and treasurer
of United Pocahontas Coal company.
William NJ. Lewis, president Samuel
w. Patterson, vice president and gen.
eral manager of Bottom Creek Coal
& Coke company.
James A. McQuail, secretary and
treasurer. and Edward V. McQuail,
vice president and general manager of
Turkey Gap Coal & Coke company.
w. J. Richards, president of Ashland
Coal & Coke company.
William A. Phillips. secretary and
general manager of Ashland Coal &
Coke company and president of Penn
berton Coal & Coke company.
NJ. K. Watkins, secretary and treas
urer of Pemberton Coal & Coke COM
pany.
Horace L. Haldeman, president of
Pulaski Iron company and A. Vought,
secretary of E. f. White Coal company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
PLOT TO KILL THE
BRITISH PREMIER
GIVEN AN AIRING
"P ois on Quartet" Ar
raigned to Answer Charge
of Conspiracy to Murder
Lloyd George.

London, March 6-All the elements
of Sherlock Holmes detective story
were presented today when the crown
called to the bar the famous poison
plot" quartet to answer to the charge
of conspiring to murder Premier
Lloyd George and Minister Arthur
Henderson. The four were Mrs. Mary
Wheeldon. Miss Harriet Wheeldon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mason. They were
arraigned before Justice Low in Old
Bailey.
First of the surprises In the case
came when a dark skinned man, S. H.
Ria, arose In court and entered his
appearance as counsel for the defend
Sir F. e. Smith was in charge of an
array of counsel.
DEFENDANTS DENOUNCED.
Attorney General Smith, opening the
crowns case, bitterly denounced the
four defendants as "a desperate and
dangerous group. bitterly hostile to
the country, and one which had done its
best to injure the British in the present
crisis"
Inspector Herbert Booth, of Scotland
Yard one of the secret agents who sue
ceeded in establishing himself as a
confidant of the Wheeldons, was the
first witness on behalf of the crown.
He told the whole amazing story of
the poison plot and the conspirators'
bitterness against the government Of
ficials they had marked out for
slaughter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and Vicinity, FAIR
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. High.
est temperature yesterday, 20; lowest
temperature this morning, 30, mean
temperature yesterday, "a. Total pre-
eipitation for the "a hours ending at 9
a. m, .02 of an inch.
The thSrmoueter 10 lower today In
the Atlantic states but has risen rap
idly in the northern plains states and
in Canada. There are no below zero
temperatures reported, the lowest be-
ing six degrees above at Buffalo. The
mercury is slightly higher In the south.
ern states.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
Legislature Today
HOUSE..

While memf ers clapped and other
wise demonstrated their joy, the house
adopted by unanimous vote a concur
rent resolution setting midnight March
8 as the date and hour on which the
Fourteenth Idaho legislature shall ad-
journ sine die.
Passed workmen's compensation act
introduced In senate. as amended and
transmitted 1t to senate. House ac-
tion will result in conference commit
tee being appointed to endeavor to
reach an agreement on compensation
act.
Passed general county enabling act
by Peckham, and house bill No. 353.
appropriating $2S,642.26 for the relief OF
A. S. Whiteway for construction Of
Warren's Big Creek wagon road. Killed
bill to increase salaries of public utilI-
ties commissioners and proposed con-
stitutional amendment to cut down
juries.
SENATE.
Passed Hill bill creating two con-
gressional districts in state of Idaho,
the First composed of north Idaho ter
ritory, sand the Second composed of
south Idaho territory.
Defeated Hawley county division bill
by one vote and house bill No. 222
strengthening law governing the adop-
tion of children from homes conducted
by Children's Home Finding and Aid
society.
Passed Anderson bill providing for
Of water resources Of
state, and Shearer measure relating 20
spraying of orchards.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
HOUSE AT WEISER
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Capital News Special Service.)
Weiser, March 6.-Fire at 10 o'clock
last night totally destroyed a large
nine-room house in East Weiser be-
longing to e. A. Clark. a former Cald-
well banker. Two families lived in the
house, those of Charles Sandy and
Howard smith. 1'hey lost almost
everything, including $75 in currency.
There was no insurance except $500
on Sandy's household goods. No one
was at home when the fire broke out
Clark's loss is $4,000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
Time of the Special Session
of Senate Taken Up in
Discussion of Filibuster
on the Armed Neutrality
Bill.
MANY DENY TAKING
PART IN THE MOVE
Claim They Merely Insisted
on Their Constitutional
Right to Discuss Any
Question That Comes Be-
fore the Senate.

Washington, March 6.-Sofe Of the
little group of wilful men" who
prevented II United States sena-
tors from voting President Wilson
the power he asked to protect Ameri-
can lives and property at sea, took up
most of the first hour and thirty min
utes of the senate's time when it con-
vened today.
Those who spoke today denied they
participated in filibuster.
They said they merely insisted on
their constitutional right to discuss
any question before the senate"
THOSE WHO DID NOT SIGN.
Those who did not sign the round
robin circulated to show the senate
overwhelmingly favored giving the
president the power he asked, are:
Republicans Clapp, Minnesota;
Cummins, Iowa; Gronna. North Da-
kota; Kenyon, Iowa; LaFollette. Wis
consin; Norris, Nebraska; Works. CAL
ifornia.
Democrats-stone, Missouri; Kirby.
Arkansas; Lane, Oregon: o'Gorman,
New York; Vardaman. Mississippi.
ELEVEN MENTIONED.
The president, in referring to them
as the 'little group of wilful men,"
mentioned eleven" He either inten-
tionally or otherwise did not count
Stone among the number.
Senator Vardaman, Mississippi. Dem
ocrat, was the first to take the floor
to express his opinion.
True, was among those who have
become famous as the 'wilful men,"
said Vardaman, "but I did not take
part in the filibuster as charged.
am not displeased with the characters
of the other 'wilful men nor am dis
pleased that the bill failed to pass"
Vardaman promised to cooperate
with the majority to bring about a
change of the rules so that the will
of the senate may be made known at
all times.
KENYON WOULD HAVE SIGNED.
Senator Kenyon, Republican, was
next to deny he took any part in the
81 would have signed the round
robin" he said. had it been amended
Jones told the United Press he saw
no reason for replying to the criticisms
of the president. 1
KIRBY WROUGHT UP.
Senator Kirby was greatly wrought
up at having been placed in the will
full men" class.
II did not filibuster." Kirby told the
United Press. 81 only spoke 10 min
utes on the bill, l opposed the bill
and would not have voted for 1t but
did not filibuster."
Kirby favored a cloture rule as a
means of preventing future filibusters
and permitting the majority opinion
Of the senate to be made known"
LANE FAvoRS NEW RULE.
Lane favored limited cloture." but |
declined to discuss the presidents !
criticism.
II was against the BILL" said Lane.
and would have voted against it un-
less it had been amended consider /,
ably"
LaFollette, who led the filibuster, re-
fused to discuss the bill, the presi- |
dents statement or the proposed clo-
lure rule. 1t is generally understood, :
however that LaFollette Il merely |
an opportunity to completely |
express his opinion OF the entire situa-
lion, including the presidents state
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
BRITISH STEAMER
APPAM AWARDED TO
ORIGINAL OWNERS

Washington, March 6.-Lieu-
tenant Hans Berg's heroic trip
across the Atlantic with the Brit
ish steamer Appam. captured by
the German raider Moewe, proved
futile today when the supreme
court awarded the vessel to her
British owners.
Justice Day, reading the opin-
ion. said the Appam's use of
United States port in the circum-
stances-when she could have
touched at an European neutral
port and saved 5000 miles OF it's
journey was a clear violation of
neutral rights Of the United
States
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
MUST STAND TRIAL
FOR ALLEGED PLOT
TO DESTROY BRIDGE

Washington, March 8. = Werner
Horne, alleged German army officer,
charged with responsibility for a plot
to blow up the Canadian Pacific rail-
road bridge crossing the Canadian
border at vanceboro, Maine, must
stand trial on charges of illegally
transporting explosives from New
York through Boston to Vanceboro, the
supreme court held today. dismissing
Horne's appeal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM OF SEAS.

Austria Hungary Approves Course of
Germany In Formal Answer 20
the Request Of United States.
Amsterdam, March e.-Austria-TI Hun
gary supports the theory of unrestriot-
ed submarine warfare. Approval of
Germany's course was reiterated by
the Vienness government In a note
handed American Ambassador PEN
field today. according to dispatches
here. The note was in formal answer
to Americas request. through Penfield,
for an explanation whether Austria
Hungary's pledges in the Ancona and
Persia submarinings still held, or
whether she, like Germany, supported
the unlimited use OF submarines.
A summary of the note received here
asserts that while Austria supports the
essential beliefs of the American gov
ernment as to protection to be af-
(Continued on Pare TwoY
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
MUST STOP SENDING
BREAD TO BELGIUM

London, March 6.-After Saturday,
Holland will be compelled to prohibit
the export of bread to Belgium, on ac-
count of the German submarine war
fare, according to announcement made
here today from Dutch sources.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
EXPRESS LOYALTY
TO THE PRESIDENT

Madison. Wis. March "a telegram
expressing unswerving loyalty to the
president and urging him to omit no
steps to protect American lives at sea
was today sent to the White House
over the signatures of so per cent OF
the University of Wisconsin faculty.
Senator Robert M. LaFollette is a citi-
zen OF Madison and graduate of wis
consin university.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
VIRGINIA FILES REPLY.

Washington. March s. - Attorney
General f. T. England of West Vir-
ginia. today filed in the supreme court.
the states reply to V.-ginia's petition
for writ of mandamus to compel pay
ment Of $13,O00.00O, West Virginia's
share of the Virginia state debt when
the states separated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
ADVANCE in FLOUR.

Minneapolis, March 6.-F1our reg
istered an advance of 80 cents hun
dred pounds today following gradual
advances in wheat amounting to IL
cents in a fortnight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
WORKMEN'S LAWS
In THREE STATES
UPHELD BY COURT
Many Acts Affected by the
Decision Concerning Liza
bility for Employer on In
terstate Roads.

Washington, March e-Declaring
valid the New York state workmen's
compensation act. the supreme court
held today that railroad employees in
Interstate commerce may recover dam
ages for personal injuries under its
provisions. Many similar state laws
are affected by the opinion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
IOWA LAW SUSTAINED.

Washington, March e.-Iowa's work.
mems compensation law was today de-
clared constitutional by tho supreme
court in the case Of J. O. Hawkins,
Newton, Ia, manufacturer of paper
clips, against John L Bleakley. Iowa
state auditor. and Warren Garst, state
industrial commissioner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
WAsHINoToN's ACT VALID,

Washington, March 6.-The work.
mems compensation industrial insur-
ance law of the state of Washington,
wa stoday declared constitutional by
the supreme court in test suit of the
Mountain Timber company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-06
SUPREME COURT coNvENEs.

Washington, March 6.-The supreme
court convened today after several
weeks recess. The Adamson eight
hour law is one of the big cases IN
which a decision is expected.