North Carolina Newspapers

1 1 T M 6 V WEATHER FORECAST. y I" North and South Carolina Rain tonight. Thursday fair and muah colder. - IT OTTO A HnTTTilt . flML E UJHL TO VOL. XXII. NO. 380. fRENCH iVl i? CSiS I MAKE1 INROADS ( ON I s-v T71 m "TiT vt -r -r -r-- , w - ' ' ' I uaruyisuy First Two Lines of Teutonic Trenches In Lorraine are Penetrated! PRISONERS AND BOOTY TAKEN BY CZAR S MEN. Austro-German Fortifications East of Jacobeni Captured by Russians; Two Attacks Fail. ( T. y Associated Press.) Paris, Jan. 31. A French detach ment penetrated the first two lines of German trenches "in Lorraine, South of Leintrey, last night, says today's official report. All the occupants of the trenches were routed and prison ers taken. Russians Victorious. - Fctrosrad. Jan. 31. (via London); Russian troops have captured Austro German fortifications east of Jacobeni, southwest of Kimpolung, near the northern end of the Rumanian front, the war office announced tody. Pris oners and booty were taken by the Russians. German forces attacked the Russian lines southwest of Riga, today's state ment reports. The attack in general was arrested, but near the Kalrize- Chlok high were withd road the Russian forces j Commission contributed to the over- and that "their trial probably will at rawn' two-thirds of a mile I wheltninc dPfat nf thnf Qt,tQ,M. tract the widest nuhlic .attention." after the assault French Repulsed. Berlin. Jan. 31. (Via Sayville) The French made an attack last night on German positions in the vicinity of Leintrey, near the Lorraine front ier, the war office announces. They were repulsed. The statement reads: "Western front Severe frost 1 and snow storms have limited the fighting activity. On the Lorraine frontier nrar Leintrey, a violent artillery duel br?an at noon. In the evening- the French attacked a part of our positions and were repulsed." ' On the Northern Rumanian fron$ luavy fighting was resumed yesterday, the Russians making several attacks south of the Vale Putna Road. The war office today announced that the Russians succeeded" TrT peTaetraUng & German point of support. The state ment reads: "Front of Archdue Joseph After violent artillery fire,, the Russians at times attacked positions" south of the Vale Putna road. Two strong attacks failed. In the third charge one Rus sian detachment succeeded in enter ing into a point of support. "Army Group of Field Marshal von Mackensen Xear the Danube strong hostile reconnoitering . detachments advanced. They were repulsed by Turkish outposts. j "Macedonian Front German recon noitering troops brought in from a! raid in a bend in the Cerna several Italian prisoners." j German troops stormed yesterday Russian positions on the East bank oi the Aa river near the Northern end f the Russian front and repulsed several Russian counter attacks. They wok prisoners and more than 900 ! men and captured 15 machine guns. The official statement reads: "Eastern Front, Front of Prince Leo pold On the east bank of the river Aa our troops stormed a Russian po si ion in a wood and repulsed several strong counter attacks. In the posi tion 14 officers and more than 900 men ere made prisoners and 15 machine Suns captured." WILL GET IU CRUISERS Three First Class Vessels Are To Be Sold By Japs to x Garranza. Mr f,y Associated Press.) ii)."n 'XIi City- Jan- 31. Arrange fini h lUlVe been comPleted to have m.-nt , and delivered to the go'vern- n ihrce third-class cruisers which Diaz J)rdfired from Italy by Porfiro ivr'r sc'v'TaI years ago. The cruisers liHvr PHrrIy constructed at Genoa but ' nover been finished or paid for. nan,., T1 subsidy bill has been pre cinct lirnenlft1 Vn T Qj- p - i'i'-ocuiku iui Lilts tiy yi u v ni boneral Carranza. It provides for r(.,i,, p?rt' tonnage tax which will be Win i 5 P6r Cent in the CaSe f bottr product.s carried in Mexican now11"; Another project, which is tthl re the first chief calls for schoo?tabhshment ot two naval " " V S 141 SOLDIERS DROWN. i p Associated Press.) nr, ans' Jan- 30. Official an- ninfCement was made here to" !a that the transport--Amira! dip50n' whicn was taking 950 sol- thS, t0 Salonjki, escorted by : b Uetroyer Arc, was torpedoed Of tu Kubmarine on January 25. 809 were MEXICO ID iJJiJb KISSES T'S SPEECH CONTRIBUTED TO Measure For Popular Appeal From Corporation Commis sion Decision Met Disaster NEW USURY LAW BILL ALSO KILJD. Much Discussion Over Legisla tion Proposed by Nephew of Chief Justice Heated Debate Over It. (Special, to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 3l lirant, of New Hanover, perhaps more than any other opponents of the bill giv- BRAN II I 'P nrrmTl DILL u Ulrtfll : I iT the right of popular appeal fromman at Southampton, that all of them orv -derision rvf tbp would be arraisned todav at Dorhv. measure in the Ilousfe today. The Wilmington man saw in i thp. dp-; O vm. v - - , tU tt T lUly structio'n of the people's own admin istrative tribunal and the congestion of litigation that could never be met. Subjecting to juries residents in cities which appeal from rate decisions, for instance, he said, would be unfair to i opposing litigants and besides he had come to Raleigh to support the con stitution. His was the only speech applauded. The vote was 90 to. 7 against tnis appeal In the Senate the bill introduced by Representative Clark, of Pitt, a nenhew of tho Phipf Jnpo nmenH. I ing the usury law. was killed fen sec-H ond reading by 32 to 13 -Jones, of Buncombe, championed the bill. ,. He quoted dissenting opin ions of the Supreme Court 4 showing fheiJieed therefoand saying "that the purpose of the bill was to put the poor, who have to mortgage their homes for their security for debt, on I the same foooung as other borrowers. Harding, of Pitt, reviewed the case of Corey against Hooker, in which the dissenting opinion was filed as a brief for the bill. This case was de cided on equity, not under the usury law, he said. Person, of Franklin, said he would never vote to make dissenting opin ion of the Supreme Court the law of the land. He disliked the bill, es pecially on account of its paternity. Mr. Harding 'said there were five widows lending money in North Car the same footing as other borrowers. Mr. Jones dryly remarked that every time the debtor class tried to protect itself it was stated that the widows and the- orphans were the money-lenders. Little, of Anson, for orice, was for something. , He said it put all debts on the same footing, and he didn't care what judge dissented. The bill was ' right. Mr. Long, of Halifax, opposed the bill as making North Carolina mort gages less attractive. Mr. Jones said when the vote had been counted, and the bill lost, that it might have carried had the bank ers not all voted against it. Mr. Justice heatedly explained his vote, saying it was in behalf of the poor people of his county, who were paying 15 to 20 per cent, interest because of the present State usury law. ' The House Tuesday. Speaker Murphy convened the House at 11 o'clock. Prayer .was . by Rev. J. M. Tnderwood, presiding elder of the Methodits church. Considerable confusion in the lobby at the opening due to the gatherings of large num bers of delegations here for the hear ing on the county school boards elec tion, and other educational bills, brought from the Speaker the warn ing that continued confusion and noise that occasioned complaint from mem bers would result m the clearing of the lobbies. The announcement was cheered by tne Kepresentaxives in their .seats New bills were introduced in the following order: McCall Amend the 1917 act relative to 4he closed season for game. Dr. Tatum Amend the act relative to forms of probate. Dr. Tatum Amend the 1905 act rel ative to compensation to sheriffs. Darden Pay indigent and pendent soldiers $50 per month. Brock Amend the act of -1913 rela tive to protecting persons on the high ways of the State.. Price, of Rockingham Exempt from taxation private libraries of $1,000 or less In value.' Widenhouse Make it unlawful to operate slQt machines. Grantham Amend the law as to quails in Harnett county. Sanders Prevent forest fires. Brummett Prevent acidents at rail road crossings. v" Mauney Establish the county line between Cleveland nd Gaston coun ties. '- ' ' '- ' (Continued on Page - Eight) FULL WILMINGTON, NORTH SPIRAGY TO MURDER IER FOILED Three Suffragettes and a Man Are Arrested and Charged With Attempt. . - ; PLANNED TO POISON LLOYD GEORGE SOON. They Will be Taken Before Magistrate Tomorrow Charges Will be Fully Investigated Later. (By Associated Press.) London, Jan. 31. A conspiracy to murder Premier Lloyd-George is re ported by the Daily Sketch, which says arrests have been made in this connection. The persons arrested are described as "three suffragettes and a man, a conscientious objector to military service." The Sketch says the persons vho are charged with the conspiracy are the three women and the man whose arrest "on a remarkable conspiracy carge" was reported in the newspa-; pers this morning. ! A d'snatch from London last night quoted the Daily Mali as saying that the man and two of me women were arrested at Derby and the third wo- lhe Daily Sketch says: "The police have unearthed what is believed to be a plot to murder the premier with the result that "Mrs. Wheeldon, of Derby, Miss Hettie Wheeldon, her daughter; Mrs. Ma son, another daughter; and Alf Ma- son lnc latter's husband, have been arrested. They- were taken to the no lice station and formally charged with conspiring together to murder Mr. Lloyd-George. They will be taken 'before a magistrate at Derby on vv ednesday. It js understood only formal evidence will be given, but later in the week the charges will thoroughly investigated. "The details are yet unknown, but; it is understood the conspirators aimed at causing the Premieres death by poison." , - . V t' -N - ---- Planned Death for Two. Derby, Jan. 31. Mrs. Alice Wheel- ton, her two daughters, the husband of one of them, Alfred George Mason, were charged at the Guild Hall here today with conspiring to murder Premier Lloyd-George and Arthur Henderson, member of the House of Commons, and of the War Council. No details vtere disclosed in the po lice court proceedings, but it is un derstood the charge will be made that the defendants purposed to use poison. The inquiries by Scotland Yard be gan during the week end. The Wheel dons, who live in Pear Tree road, a good district, are well known in Der by in connection with the suffrage movement. Mason is a conscien tious objector to military service. President Tener pf National League Addresses "Saving" Organization. (By Associated Press.) A , New York, Jan. Sl.-Baseball fans" should get behind the proposi tion to turn the clocks ahead an' hour for five months, said President Te ner, of the National League, in his address at the National Daylight Sav ing Convention here today. It would have the effect, he declared, of giv ing more time to millions for the phy sical and mental enjoyment derived from every form of amusement that is permissible only during daylight. "The American game of baseball," said Mr. Tener, "never has had an equal as, an outdoor sport .and .it is haidlv Conceivable that it ever will. It Geems that" this game of our own invention includes and embraces every essential that stimulates the mind, recreates the exhausted faculty, amuses the jaded sense, revives the sluggish blood, makes strong the i weak muscle and impels a vigor and health to the body that no other form of exercise combining ' the ele ments of sport can accomplish." A saving of millions Would result from the substitution, of an hour's daylight for an hour during which artificial illumination of some kind must be resorted to, Dr. George F. CON PR EM i FANS SHOULD BACK ''DAYUGHT" PLIN I V I I II 'f. Ill vm w I III it Mill i iih i.(iiivmi. Deople of Vienna during the five months of daylight saving in Austria, Dr. JCunz. said, "Is aid to have been reduced 158,815,200 cubic feet, result ing in a saving of $142,000. Milton W. Harrison, secretary of the savings bank 'section of the American Bankers' Association, said he considered the daylight saving: plan ""the longest step toward the greater thrift and conservation in the individual American that v has been taken in . the history of the Nation." tion. ' The -gas consumption by the.vMe. Oh the other hand Miss Surles LEASED WIRE SERVICE CAROLINA WED NESDAY, COLO Hir Id east Severe-Weather is Forecast to Overspread States Thurs . , . day .or-F riday . ZERO TEMPERATURES IN PLAINES STATES. Spring-like Weather Today Prevails in Southern States and Mississippi Valley in Sharp Contrast. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan 31- A cold wave,! severe and prolonged in most sec-' tions, will overspread the Southern; and Eastern States by Thursday! night or Friday, the Weather Bureau announced in a special bulletin issued! today. , It is. expected to reach the! Middle West and Southwest tonight' and Thursday. 1. Below zero temperatures were re ported today from the plains States and the Reeky mountain and western! plateau regions, as follows : ! Havre, Mont.' so; Helena, Mont.,' pI11l soil 26; , Yellowstone Park, Wyo., 12; Sher-I (By Associated Press.) idem. Wyo., 26; WMiston, N. D., 36; I Warsaw, Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Via Rapid City, S. D., 20; Valentine, Berlin and London, Jan. 31.) The Neb., 3 8; Moorehead, Minn., 16. i provisional Polish State Council has Springlike vcather prevails, in the telegraphed the - following message to Southern States and . the Mississippi j President Wilson in regard to the valley in sharp contrast to the severe President's recent speech to the Sen cold in the West. late: ' "The Provisional State Council of Severe Storm. (he Kingdom of Poland, which came in- Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 31 The worst to being by the proclamation of No storm of the season was raging in vember 5, 1916, solemnly announced Northern South Dakota today. Traf- fic was demoralized. ' : ' ident, to take cognizance of your mes- Snow Blockade Lifted. sage. . Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 31 Trains "It is the first time in this war we were running on the Union Pacific i have heard of a powerful neutral who lines . through" Wyoming again today! at the same time is chief representa foltowipg a brief recurrence of the'tive of a nation, who has declared offi .now blockade, which was cleared i cially that, according to his conviction, away early today. The atmosphere-fthe independence of the Polish state was clear und cold. j is the only just solution of the Polish . j question and an insurmountable con- Zero Temperatures. edition of a lasting and just peace. For Kansas City, Jan. 31. A northwest i this wise and -noble understanding of wind accompanied by light snow was! the rights of the Polish people, Mr. reported as general today throughout President, the Provisional State Coun thf$ idtrfeteroemperatures n tender were, recorded today ' m'Tftorthern Kan- respect in its own name and in the sas. name of the Polish nation." - i-i - MISS HEWLETT JffNS FIRST PRIZE s f s j Miss Blanche Surles, Mrs. J. W. Griffin, Mrs. J. A. Ray nor, Ethel Grimsley, Pauline Renfrow, Mrs. James E. Holton, Mrs. Fred W. Dock, Mrs. E. A. Tayloe, and Mrs. B. L. Daniel are Winners. Well, the verdict is in. Below will be found the names of the winners in The Dispatch Prize j Voting Contest, as officially announced I after the ballots had all been counted and recheqked by the judges. It was a grand finish to the big cir culation campaign which has been conducted for the past ten weeks. At eislit n'rdnrdt Messrs. J. F. Roache. J. Holmes Davis, Maurice Lipinsky, j J. A. Orrell, and J. C. Williams, arrived at The Dispatch office, bring ing with them the ballot box with all. its millions of votes. The judges proved to be most efficient with their task pf counting and "oy 10:45 the count had been completed. When the box was opened and the count started there were several of the candidates and their friends on hand, but as the time wore on, and tey realized that it would be late be fore the count .would be finished, most of them .went home, contented to wait until moVning to hear the verdict. From eight o'clock until eleven both phones at The Dispatch office were constantly tinging, the candidates and their friends asking for the latest re turns. The winners of the two automobiles are the candidates who worked , the hardest, who put in the most time se curing subscriptions and votes, and who obtained the best results. Miss Hewlett, who is awarded the Over land Automobile, worked all but three days from 4a.e start of the contest to the finish, and those three days were Christmas, Thanksgiving and New ears. Only three days, exclusive of the holidays, that she failed to report at the contest headquarters with sub scriptions. What has been said of. Miss Hew lett can be repeated, almost . word for word, about Miss Surles, of Proctor had to cover more ground than Miss Hewlett, as Proctorville is a small place. During the past ten weeks, there-wasn't a town in Robeson county that she did not visit, and there were many places in the adjoining counties where she went after votes. There we're never a more congenial set of candidates working in a con test, than tjtiose working for The Dis patch.' They all worked hard, as can be seen by the size of the votes, and the only regret w6 ha"ve is that all AFTERNOON, JAN. 3U191 7. t t OW PEACE, CALLED mm m - icoiRESSiONAL i fifiiitnriRi rnn mn n .. .... niLaunvruH-yma AiiilUM WIEO PEACE ADDRESS! TO "SAVE LIGHT" i Tenders Deepest Gratitude For Understandinor of Riahts x fP TkP 1" Or rollSn reople.-. i1 x '-MESSAGE IS WIRED ta -rue" EOTrcini7MT ; i V . 1 riULOlUtiM I . Country is Pleased to Hear That Independence of Polish State Is Only Solution of Question. by the monarchs of Germany and Aus tria-Hungary, has the honor, Mr. Pres- 1 could not win one of the big prizes. The candidates who won one of the valuable prizes are certainly to be con gratulated upon their success and the excellent work which they did. iThey may well feel proud of their achieve ments, for they won a worthy and ijair battle. Those who did not win a prize may also feel 1 proud of their efforts, foV they fought a well fought battle. Even though their names are not among the winners, they have gained the best wishes of their friends and have ben efited in many ways which will help them in the battle which will last loner I after the battle of ballots will have been forgotten the battle of life. Awards By The Judges. Mr. W. E Lawson, Mgr., The Dispatch Publishing Co. Dear Sir: We, the judges selected to canvass the final vote in your Prize Voting Con test, after verifying the special ballots with the office records and counting the votes, award the prizes as follows: First Prize Overland Automobile Miss Mary C. Hewlett, 9,294,685 votes. Second Prize Ford Automobile Miss Blanche Surles, Proctorville, N. C, 8,665,987 votes.- Third Prize Building Lot at Caro Mrs. J. W. Griffin, Ever-S lina Beach green, N. C, 4,106,442 votes. Fourth Prize $100 in Gold Mrs. J. A. Raynor, 3,703.938 vote's. Fifth Prize $75 Victrola Miss Ethel Grimsley, Freeman, N.'C, 2,513, 439 votes. Sixth Prize $50 O. K. Mystic Range Miss Pauline Renfrow, Fair Bluff, N. C, 2,345,586 votes. Seventh Prize $40 Sellers' Kitchen Cabinet Mrs. James E. Holton, City, 2,152,174 votes. Eighth Prize $25 Wrist Watch Mrs. Fred W. Dock, city, 2,094,104 votes. We also find that of the candidates who did not win one of the first five prizes, Mrs. E. A. Taylor, Maysville, N. C, turned in the largest amount of money for new subscriptions between Saturday, December 9 and Friday, De cember 22, and is awarded the first $60 diamond ring offered as a special prize. We also nd that of the candidates who did not win one of the first five prizes, or the first special price, Mrs. B. L. Daniels, Armour, N. C, turned in the largest amount of money for new subscriptions between Monday, Janu ary 1 and Saturday, January 13, and is awarded the second $60 diamond ring offered a's a special prize. Respectfully submitted, J. HOLMES DAVIS, J. F. ROACHE, M. LIPINSKY. J. G.-WILLIAMS, - J. A. ORRELL, 1 Board of Judges. (Continued on Page ix.) E ELEIB, WHO FIRST . t y U. S. Chamber of Commerce Asked to Consider Setting Clocks Ahead. '890 ORGANIZATIONS , . x w.- REPRESENTED. President Wilson Writes He Favors Changing Time During Summer Months. Epistle Read. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 31. Congression al action to urge the' setting of all i j i i CIOCKS aneaa OHO nOUr Was reCOm - mended to the Chamber of Commerce m m Georgia', but the committe deeld of the United States today -at the ed that he must appear. uwmuB kl no mm duuudi meeting by a committee on "daylight saving," gested the plan betfeh April 1 and'1 December 1 bwiiu icilc luuaj. yuuuit; Jii mo i- , . . , , A. , , . , rival from Washington denied that the Eight hundred National and local information came through R. W. Boll commercial organizations were repre- in tne presidenfs brother-in-law. sented. The railroad situation was a momW n,hla firm niMMif the topic for tonight's session and the result of a referendum of members on railroad sjtrike prevention and othr labor problems was to be announced. National defense, foreign returns ana preparations tor ousmess conai- Lrket closed on December 20 no tions after the war will be considered member of his firm had taken advant later this week, and President Wilson age of it His customers had an-hour's emu lwaici rrraiueui xait uie ycaa. - er3 on 'the program for a concluding dinner Friday night. The committee report on daylight nrtn'ifirlAAaWd-ciiihtinMlnirlth proposal are physiological, 'economic and social. It will substitute a cool morning working hour iri summer for a warm afternoon hour.v Increased daylight in the hours of greatest fa tigue will tend to lessen tuberculosis, will decidedly reduce eyestrain, Will increase personal efficiency, and ma terially lessen industrial accidents. In cities the advantage of having the evening 'rush' hour when transporta tion facilities are taxed, come in day light is apparent, "The use of facilities for recrea tion would be tremendously in creased. There would ' be a large di rect saving in expenditures for fuel and artificial light. Farmers will have an opportunity to market their produce earlier, thus offering it in better candition and gaining an hour of dayligkt for other work." R. Gooowyn Rhett, of Charleston, S. C, president of the National Cham ber,' in an address today, said the mission of the association "is to give to the business men of America ,a clear presentation of issues which are vital to their welfare and the welfare of the country," and "to collect the judgment of these men and present them to those who may be in posi tion to determine these issues in ac cordance with such judgment." - A letter from President Wilson supporting the objects 'of the move ment to turn the clock forward one hour during the summer months was read. The communication came in re sponse to a letter written to the Pres ident by Marcus M. Marks, chairman, setting forth the purpose of the movement The President, wrote: pily reached me too late for me to send a letter which would get to you by the 30th. "I would have been giad to back up , . . r .. ... . any movement wnicn nas tne ODjects , " " " . , . ia of the daylight saving movement." J d produced from the brokers files a - i new telegram which was sent out by ! the firm at 12:57 p. m., which read. AHMIT HFRMAN "SURS" "Stock flash:' All reports have it that ALHYllia jE.KJVlAni OUDO jgtate Departmenti wIll issue gtatemeht N CROSS SOUTH ATLANTIC : today intended to Promote peace pros- Rio JaneiyroJattl.-The Minister! "H. G." explained Hutton J a W of Marine, in a newspaper interview, ! egraph operator named Toomey em- Ul lviftiiiie, in x lie vynpauci mici ucit,' confirms the report that German sub- : j o-u At.. 111 ai 111CS llavc tiuoocu liic uuulii lantic. He says that they have kept . n ViJorW catia anrl r?on ion tlna ril. mor That a German naval base was being maintained in Brazilian waters, "CHICKEN CHANGE" STORE ON 5TH AVENUE.', (By Associated Press.) v New York, Jan . 31. Mercantile.! and real estate men were surprised today, Dy tne news mat outr oi me most valuable store sites on -Fifth avenue had been leased by a- five and ten-cent store company. The site is opposite the public library, a short distance below Forty-second street. The term of the lease is 42 years, an aggregate of about $4,500,f00. PRICE FIVE CENTS WORB SNews "Flash' Sent Private brokers 1 hat Note Was About to be Sent by U. S. HUTTON,lu7wiLL REPORT TO PROBERS. F. A. Connolly Denies Ellis Re- ceived Information From President's Brother-in-law, a Member of His Frm. (By Associated Press.) New York 3&n. 31. Finding furth er examination today at the peace leak inquiry barren of result as far as showing the origin of the information on which E. F. Hutton warned his customers by a news flash that Pres ident Wilson's peace note was to be issued, the Congressional leak Inves tigating committee decided to sum mon George A. Ellis, Jr., the member Df the firm who wrote the warning tel- ... l0(rram TClHc aonnrritno- tn Wnttrm 1m . n . , F. A. Connolly, head of the Wash ington firm which furnished the Hut- 5rWith,tne information took the ,f TiraD ,a(Vloraf, fmm n.mi talk around Washington. Hutton today said that although hav ing information as to the President's note at least two hours before the , ieeway to i Seel before the markets clos ed. They'rr about 34i - in the aggregate HeA8Qf thft. opinion u but prdmi iCJUinit JLu tq . f ur- Inleh f Ha AT!lpf iflllTi-lhAr ftT RAl line? c nrfT- ers. When the committee ordered that Ellis be immediately summoned, Hut ton sent a message- to him, over his firm's private wire asking him to come to New York. He expected to reach here Thursday night and appear here Friday. ' Hutton insisted that he and Mr. El lis attached no great importance to the President's message regarding its effect on the market. Had they re garded it seriously, he said, they cer tainly would have sent outNmphatic' messages warning customers" to liqu idate. None of the nine partners of the Hut- (ton firm, said the witness, dealt in the market on the information receiv ed in the telegrams. Hutton said that he himself had been short 1,000 shares of Utah Copper before December 20, but that he had covered prior to that date at a profit of $22,000. He did not himself sell on the strength of the Washington information. On the night of December 20 after the Ellis message had gone out, he said, his books showed that the long interest of hid clients aggregated 339, 700 shares and the short interest about 15,000 shares. Connolly and Company, he said, were on December 20, short of no stocks whatever. "What broke the market," said Hut ton, "was not. the peace note, but Sec retary Lansing's 'verge of war' state ment." v "But that was on December 23," re marked Whipple. "Yes, but that's what killed the mar ket." - Whipple tried to find out Just when the Connolly telegram was received in the Hutton office. He called atten tion to the time the confidential, tele gram from Clement Curtis and Com pany was received at 12": 48 p. m. with its intimation that a peace statement -araa frrthormine from WasnmETton - - , , y . n Ployed by the firnf who some times sent out messages on his own lnitia- ve- Hutton Said that there was good reason for discriminating against the rials because of the heavily over-bought condition of the market in those securities; that the situation was a dangerous one that ) needed correction. The railroad stocks had not been speculated in, he explained. The committee then recessed. j . SPANISH STEAMER SINKS. ' (By Associated Press,) London, Jan; 31. rLloyds late this afternoon announced that the Spanish steamship Punta- teno has been -sunk. -X- X v - ., I