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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
De- AND FOR LABOR
Unprecedented Prosperity in the
United States Sends Up a Call
From Ocean to Ocean for
UnskilIed Labor.

The demand for unskilled labor
never was so great in the United
States as it is at present. There is
also a large and general demand for
skilled labor in many important lines
The cry has gone Up rrom New
York state and extends south along
the Atlantic coast, across the south
line of the Union to California, up the
Pacific coast to Seattle, and back
across the heart of the country frcm
Kansas City to st. Louis, to Chicago,
to Detroit, to Pittsburgh.
Everywhere laborers are needed in
the harvests, the forests, the mines,
the factories, the mills; on the rail-
roads, for the construction of public
highways and in our great Industrial
centers.
Even within a hundred-mile radius
of New York city the call is no less
insistent. Labor agencies cannot sup
ply the demand there. Contractors
need manual labor for %aqueducts, tun-
nels, building excavations. There is
work for every mar willing to take
pick and shovel and utilize the oppor-
tunity to earn a daily wage whose
minimum is $1.75.
Can anyone doubt that it is this con-
dition of universally employed labor
which is responsible for the high
prices for farm products-prices
which are giving the American farm
er the greatest degree of prosperity
he has ever known?
And can anyone believe that these
conditions, either as to laborers OF
farmers, would be bettered by q
change in the administration at Wash
ington? Why make a change for the
mere sake Of change? "Let sleeping
dogs lie"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
A BnCINESS ADMINISTRATION
President Taft Has Given Good
Government to the People.

From 1882 to 1892 the ordinary ev-
penses of the federal government III
creased at the rate Of about 3 per cept
a year. In the succeeding d%ecennial
period they increased about 4 Per
CEN a year. Under the presidency OF
Mr.. Roosevelt the annual increase
was almost G per cent. Mr.. Taft has
not only stopped this annual increase,
which has so long seemed inevitable,
hut has actually brought about a de-
crease. Under Mr.. Roosevelt the or
binary annual expenses of the GOV
eminent grew from about $471 ,o0o.o 600
to $6e2, 00O, 600, an increase Of $751;
0O0, 900 in seven years. Mr.. Taft has
reduced them from s662, 100000 to
1854, 900, 900.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
The Parker Carnival Shows Exhibit in
Lewiston

SALE OF TIMBER. Missoula, Mon
tana, Sept II, 1912. Sealed bids
marked outside IBID, Timber Sale APP
plication, April 2, 1912, Nez Perez,
and addressed to the District Forester,
Forest Service, Missoula, Montana,
will be received up to and including the
% day of October, 1912, for any or all
Of the merchantable dead timber stand
ing or down and all the live timber
designated for cutting by a Forest Of
ficer located on an area to be definitely
designated by a Forest officer before
cutting begins, including about 45 acres
in approximately section l3, t. 20 N. R..
7 e. B. M, on the watershed of the
South Fork of Clearwater river within
the Nezperce National Forest, esti-
mated to be 100 cords Of green red fir
and larch and $40 cords of dead red fir
and larch cordwood material more or
less. No bid of less than S1.00 per
cord for green and 75c per cord for
dead timber will be considered. A de-
post of $50 payable to the order of the
Western Montana National Bank of
Missoula, Montana, must be sent to
that bank for each bid submitted to
the District Forester. Timber upon
valid claims is exempt from sale. The
right to reject any and all bids is re-
served. For further information and
regulations governing sales address
Forest Supervisor, Nezperce National
Forest, Grangeville, Idaho. r. Y.
Stuart, Acting District Forester. dds
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
What Happened.

All, if the workingmen Of this coun.
try could only know how they have
been fooled about the protective tar
if working for their benefit. Why,
IL the protective tariff was relieved
ut a great many points, this is what
would happen, that American industry
would take on a new size and speed
Prof. Wilson.
Why, certainly that is what would
happen-just as did the last time
the protective tariff was relieved"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
BOUGHT HIS SOCKS IN
SCOTLAND.

Governor Wilson is a free :
trader and is so recognized by =
rne rank and file of lis party. =
The truth is emphasized a little
ny the fact that he buys his
SOCKS in Scotland.
His apparent Indifference to
tine condition of American
laborers may be due to his abil-
irv to get along without being
obliged to eat bread in the sweat
OF his brow.
lie has been extremely fortu-
nate in this respect. His auto
cracy has been deeply tinged
with %aristocracy during his n
tire career as an educator ano
dabbler in literature.
He has neither by personal ex-
perience or observation ac-
quainted himself with the actual
struggles and needs of the ordi-
nary wage Garner.
During the trying times that
this country was Under the
blight of free trade in 1894, '95
and '96, Woodrow Wilson was
enjoying a liberal income that
was in no degree affected by the
deplorable conditions surround
ing the laborers in this country.
Mr.. Wilson is not to be con-
demned for his good fortune.
On the contrary, we should be
disposed to congratulate him,
but, in self interest the less for
tunate should protect themselves
against the enforcement of his
tariff theories and policy, a trial
of which has been given more
> than once with deplorabIe effect
upon the industrial life of this
: country.-Trenton Gazette.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
The Difference.

From the Belvidere Qll.) Republi-
can:
The difference between the Roose-
welt and Taft administration ID that
Mr.. Roosevelt talked loudly against
those whom he called "malefactors,"
and secretly protected some OF them
from the law, while Mr., Taft has made
no threats, but has just enforced the
laws.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03


ing in Irvine Manufacturing Con-
Germ owned by the international
Harvester Company.
Awful conditions have been found
by the state factory investigating com-
mittee of New York in the mills of the
Osborne Irvine company, No. 3, at Au-
burn, N. Y. owned by the Interna-
tional Harvester company, of which
George w. Perkins, chief financial
hacker of Theodore Roosevelt in his
scheme to ruin the Republican party,
lisa director.
The appearance of the women
workers in this plant" said a member
of the committee, was very dis
heartening. They were worn and
pale and their clothes, faces and
hands were covered with oil and hemp
cloth. Many of these women, so called,
are only children in age and they have
to lug huge piles of hemp, weighing
$50 pounds each, across the floor, the
load in some cases being bigger than
the women themselves. In the spin
ming room, where women are employ
ed alone, to the exclusion of men, who
would have to receive higher wages,
the %clatter of machinery is so fright
full that a voice below a shrek cannot
be heard. The rooms are dark, though
for no necessary cause, and no at
tempt is made to emove the dust,
which is kept in constant motion by
the line shaftings despite the require
ments of the law. This dust is
breathed continuously by the women.
many of whom complain of chronic
coughs and colds. The dust and dirt
are so thick upon the clothes of the
girls that at the noon hour-which in
many cases consists of but a few
minutcs-and at the close of the days
or nights labor, the girls have to
sweep each other clean with brooms."
1t is further stated that the custom
of working the women all night is
permanent, married women being Sc
lected for night work, their hours be-
ing from shutdown until $50 o'clock
in the morning. OF 400 women en-
plONSu Ill lHc HllllS, ZOO WOlk all OlSnt
When George W.. Perkins was asked
by a New York Times reporter for an
explanation of the conditions in al
establishment Of which he is one OF
the directors, he made, in part. the
following remarkable reply: "Thi:
night work has been rendered neces.
sary largely because of the govern
meats perfectly unreasonable attitude
toward large corporations, which ha!
made it impossible for managers o
large concerns to know whether the,
were on foot or horseback, whethe
they could expand their plans to keeI
up with increasing demands or not"
The late Mark Twain in his bright
est moments never uttered anything
more grimly humorous than the fore
going explanation by George w. Per
kins of why the company of which h
is a director is working women a
night under the frightful condition
disclosed by the New York state fac
tory investigating committee.
Meantime ii ought to be of intere:
70 millions of Republicans ~throughor
the United States to know where tn
money comes from to finance Thee
aore Roosevelt in his campaign Q
rule or ruin."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
Getting Back to Normal.

From the st. Louis Times:
The one unmistakable political ten
dency at present is the countrywide
recognition of the rare merits of Pres
ident Taft. A period of normal re-
Election has set in. The shout has
had its day and the intelligent IN.
quiry, the frank recognition OF facts.
have arrived.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03

We talk a lot about economy In pub:
tic affairs. Isn't it worth while to
stop a moment and give credit to a
president who has actually done what
we have all been saying ought to be
done?
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
where the Cash
IS COMING FROM
Women Work at Night to Finance
Roosevelt Campaign.
AWFUL FACTORY CONDITIONS

New York State investigating Commit
tee Found Pale, Worn Women Work
ing in Irvine Manufacturing Con-
Germ owned by the international
Harvester Company.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

u, S. Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho.
September II, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
Romero, Of Elk City, Idaho, who, on
July %, 1907, made homestead entry
No. 1857 serial, No. 02l53, for r 1-2
Sc Ia. NV II Sc IA and NE IA
SW IA, section 81, township 20 N,
range 8 F.. 3 NJ, has filed notice of
intention to make three-year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scribe, before Grafton F.. Johnson, U.
S. commissienc at G~rangeville, Idaho,
on the 26th day Of October, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: 0. P.
Langstaf, of Elk City, idaho; o. c..
Lapp. Of Ha,pster, Idaho: w. G Brown
of Grargevihe. I;aho; George Saunders
OF Harpster, ldano, j. e. Johnson, Elk
City. IDAHO.
r. H. BARTLETT.
Register.
Elk City Mining News.
Non Coal Lands.
! Proof made under Act. Tune g., 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03

The fear of being found out is often
mistaken for the prickfngs on con-
st .epce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
For the Wee One.

During the winter months warm
wrapper to slip over the baby when he
is being taken from one room to an
other is a necessity. A very pretty
one may be made OF nuns yelling In
pink or blue, with an undermining OF
thin wadding and batiste. The dainty
little garment might be embroidered
or scalloped round the edge and would
prove a pretty present for baby and
also a most useful one.
The wrapper should be large enough
to slip on easily, for nothing Jars a
childs nerves more than to be forced
into a coat that is too small, and II the
wrap takes the form Of cape 1t Is
equally necessary that II be large
enough TO envelop the little form when,
as in this case, warmth is the object
to be secured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

main the favored posies for little
folks. Small field flowers look we'll
with the heavier laces.
There is really a great amount Of
work on children's millinery. but II is
not OF the most difficult character. The
pretty hats Of lace shown here are not
beyond the skill OF the mother who
makes her childTen's dresses. The
wire frame must be bought from the
millinery shop or the department store
and covered with null OF silk before
the lace and facing are put on. Usu-
ally the finished hat looks considerably
larger than the frame.
Val and cluny laces are the favor
ties. Quite a number of novelty laces
have been brought out. but are not
more attractive than those we have
had heretofore.
White and pale colors make up near
ly all the bonnets so that a choice Of
colors is easy enough. Very thin silks,
chiffons and laces. are used for fac
ings. Wide. soft ribbons or narrow
velvet ribbons are chosen. with small
flowers for trimming.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
UTILIZING THE soILED SHOE
Days Of Usefulness May Be Extended
II Article 10 Not Too
Far Gone.

Here are a couple OF hints for the
girl whose dress allowance has to go
a long way:
White kid shoes which are too soil
ed to wear and which are still Of a
good shape may be renewed for even
ing wear by painting them with gold
paint. Do this carefully and smoothly
and the shoes will look like new.
In some cases even soiled satin
slippers may be successfully treated
In tnis way.
White kid shoes may also be dyed
fast black by applying the follow
ing mixture to them: Five cents
worth OF gallic acid and five cents
worth of sulphate of iron.
Put the sulphate OF iron In just as
much water as is required TO dissolve
II, no more. and apply this TO the
shoes. Let II dry. then dissolve the
gallic acid in a very little water and
apply this. When dry the shoes should
be a good black color. Great care
must be taken in using these chem
icals, and after they have been used
the surplus quantity should be thrown
away.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
SUCCESS IN A DRY SECTION
Do Not Place Yourself In Position
Where You Have Not Sufficient
Capital TO Work on.

have driven very widely over the
arid plains during the past year. My
early experience in new country
places me always in sympathy with
those who go into new lands with
the thought of establishing a home.
There are some things which must be
observed by those who succeed in
what is called the dry sections, writes
o. C. Gregg in the Deseret Farmer.
First do not invest all OF your cap
ital in land and then incur debt for
adjoining lands and so leave yourself
without n sufficient amount of ready
money TO aid in doing the things which
must be done in order to make that
land sustain expenses and family liv-
ing. Second. do not delay 10 open up
reasonable amount of this land
which you have acquired so as to OBJ
tain from II as soon as possible a
measure Of crop that viii help II II
does not fully sustain the expense OF
the family for the first year or so.
Third, one OF the greatest aids for
the sustaining Of the home will be
found in a reasonable amount Of
stock which should be obtained very
soon and so help pay the running ex-
penses. Let this stock comprise few
good cows. Do not forget the poultry
and add to these two classes Of stock
one or more good brood sows. Fourth,
without incurring too much expense
proper shelter can be made for this
stock. There will need to be little
fencing. This is more readily obtain
ed today than in the early days be.
cause woven wire Is now comparative
ly easily obtainable.
Fifth, make every effort that is need
full to keep this stock well. The reve-
nue. from them will enable one to live
upon the land without incurring debts
which may seriously handicap further
efforts. Sixth. use what implements
are necessary to do the work upon the
land which is open. Do not, however,
open more land than you can proper.
ly cultivate. Seventh. let the increas.
ed acreage be made gradually. II ia
better to thoroughly cultivate small
number of acres rather than to have
much land that can not be fully titled
and that will probably call upon the
settler to furnish expensive imple
ments which will In turn make trou
blesome debts. Eighth begin quite
early to plant about the buildings the
beginning of shelter belts. The trees
should be so set as to aid the comfort
of the home and make one OF the best
conditions for the continued effor,
to make that new piece of land to be
home In every way.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
WINTER PREPARATION OF GAR.
DEN SOILS.

We constantly hear the cry of win
ter preparation of soil for farm crops.
but neglect the garden spot on ac-
count, presume, Of its smallness.
The truckers. 1t is hoped. take ad.
vantage of fall plowing.
Manure your soil, plow II. and where
not too late plant some cover crop
such as rye, winter oats or wheat.
In case of ground which you expect
to plant very early in the spring.
especially in the wet sections Of the
state, II is desirable to throw the soil
up in beds and leave 1t this way
during the winter. These beds will
dry out quicker in the spring and
enable you to prepare and plant earlier
than you would otherwise be able to
do
This winter plowing will kill out
many insects. especially the cut worms.
catch and retain more water, improve
the physical condition of the soil. and
make more food material available
d. c. Moorlng. Department Of Hort
culture and Botany.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
|EAF2.H''dS:;1;iS;; 1i;| ;S|
ca $: :1.ts.,.s go l:. -. e q
E||jlslNUfES

The corn grader is necessity on
every farm where the corn planter Is
used.
best to buy direct of responsible seed
houses.
Seed selection is the oldest and
most common method of attempting
to improve our crops.
The grasshopper situation is a diff
iicult one TO cope with where vast
acreages of idle land exist.
Do not pile manure around the barn
and do not pile 1t In the fields. Spread
il as fast as il can be taken out.
Good roads are the reward OF com
mon sense applied to the local man
agement OF town or county affairs.
The business that grows rapidly
may well be watched closely. Con-
Germs OF slow growth are usually more
stable.
Better copy the farmer who pro-
duces his yields at the lowest cost
than the man who produces the larg-
est yields.
Farm success comes TO the man
who runs his little bit OF land on the
same plan that the engineer does his
train-right on the dot
The lard that was plowed In the
fall for next years garden will work
up better than that that must be
plowed In the spring.
Don't wait till planting time to Sc
cure seeds, and then buy package
seed from the grocery store. This
seed is apt to be OF inferior quality.
Corn and alfalfa usually can be at
tended to when the wheat needs no
care, thus distributing the labor
more equitably throughout the sea.
son.
Are you testing your seed for germ
mating qualities? II is a simple mat
ter, and the state experiment station
will send you full directions for doing
II at home.
Rough, stormy weather should be
utilized In preparing frames ana
placing broken glass in the hot-bed
and cold frame sash. II Is desirable
to paint the sash at least every other
! year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Ky HERE is no doubt now that hats
(or rather bonnets) made of lace
will be leading feature in head
wear for children during the COM
ing spring, Already, those who create
the styles for the public's acceptance,
or rejection, have made many beau
tiful bonnets ard bonnet-llke hats. with
such good success, that they will be
sure TO sell. They appeal to the moth
ers from the standpoint Of beauty and
utility, and more than all. from that OF
economy. The majority are made Of
narrow val lace and those OF other
laces as a rule will show good wearing
qualities.
These pretty head coverings are
made in nearly every case on wire
frame which is faced with shirred silk
or chiffon. But sometimes the brim
facing is also OF lace. Ribbons in silk
or velvet are used with them. Many
small flowers, too. add to their beauty.
They are set in prim and quaint fash
ion about the crowns. or in one or two
little bouquets on the brim. Forget-me.
nots, June roses, moss-rose buds, small
daisies and blossoms of fruit trees re
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
AN lNsEcTiclpE.

is Paris Green the best remedy to
use to kill bugs on potatoes, and is II
dangerous?"-E. p. White, Haskell
County, Oklahoma.
Paris green is valuable insecti-
eide, but / cannot say 1t is the best.
Paris green. when poorly made. viii
scald the foliage, due to tn fact that
arsenious acid is set free under the ac-
tion of dem. or rain. but this can be
prevented by adding lime to the mix
ture.-Chas. II. Francis. Chemist
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Dainty Lace Caps.

Lace caps are much in vogue for
young girls. II takes the dainty Golf
fure of the maid to produce the proper
effect when the caps are worn. and the
bits OF vanity are hardly suitable for
women of years. All sorts OF old lace
are being utilized in the manufacture
of the caps, the latter being especially
desirable for theater wear. They are
often finished with sprays OF tiny pink
rosebuds. and fit closely over the
hair.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Crop Bound Poultry.

To relieve crop-bound bird fill a
fountain syringe with warm water. In
sert the end OF the hose without the
nozzle into the birds throat and till
the crop with water. Then hold the
birds head down and gently press out
ths contents OF the crop.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

The young woman who wants to get
her spring sewing done ahead OF time
cannot do better than to copy this
charming frock. just completed for a
bride who will pass her honeymoon
at Aiken. The material is white per-
mo fabric. a soft, lustrous weave of
wool with mohair. though any light
weight fabric will answer equally well.
The scalloped pipings and sash are
OF gay plaid silk In red, green and
white and the scallops around the bot
tom OF the skirt are particularly smart.
Beneath these scallops the little white
boots show plainly. These pretty
boots are of white buckskin and have
the new 16 button tops.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Water for plants.

The Nebraska station. in studies OF
the water requirements OF plants by
a new method perfected by the station,
has found in two dry years that there
was distinct economy OF water with
narrow-leaved corn as compared with
broad-leaved. The strains with high.
leaf area yielded 1876 bushels per acre,
while those with a low-leaf area pro
duced 521 bushels.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
White Holland Hardest.

1t is claimed for the White Hol-
land Turkey that It is the hardest
variety known, the most quiet in
disposition. among the heaviest lay
ers, quality of flesh surprising all
other breeds, early maturity. matur-
ing the first season.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
smart EuenIno Gowns.

Lace and the most gorgeous Of bro
cades threaded with gold and silver
and worked in flowers of wool or silk.
or both. make up the most handsome
OF evening gowns. But beaded net is
also used, with softening note Of old
laco ON the shoulders.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
aloussa Wlth sIIk sults.

Hand tucked trlle blouses are worn
with silk suits. They are made quite
simple, trimmed only with tulle or net
iabots or plisses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-11

Think VI ALBA1'ROSS when you
see your grocer.