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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
DANISH CREDIT
SYSTEM CAUSES
WIDE COMMENT
President Taft Is the Latest
to Inquire Into Societies
Report to the American
Government.

Copenhagen, Sept. 2l.-The success
full operation Of the Danish credit So
cieties is attracting widespread inter-
est, and the latest seeker after informa-
ton concerning these organizations is
President Taft. President Blem. head
of the largest society, and an expert bn
their organization. is preparing re-
port for the chief executive of the Uni
ted States. At the same time other
Americans are interesting themselves
in the societies. DR.. Pearson of Ohio
university, and formerly commissioner
been here for some time studying their
methods DR.. Maurice Egan, the Amer
lean minister. is also preparing II report
on the societies for the American gov
eminent.
The fundamental law for the socie-
ties was passed in 1849. shortly after
the adoption of the Danish constitution.
The system Is worked on the co-opera-
tive principle. A society of land-own-
ers Is organized with the object OF bor-
rowing money Jointly. 1t minis it's own
money according to daily requirements
in the shape OF cash bonds on which
interest and installments are to be paid
with mortgage security In fixed prop,
erty under unlimited responsibility and
with a reserve fund AS an auxiliary
support. During recent years the so.
cieties have even arranged~-to give
loans, which are exempt from Install
ment payments.
The bonds are put on the market ir
the usual way and are subject to the
ordinary fluctuations of the stock ex-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
Vatican Showing Keen Interest in
Plans Of Spanish Parliament

latter half Of October.
In its efforts to oppose the measure
the vatican admits It has been and 10
seriously handicapped by the lack OF
diplomatic relations at present with
Madrid. Two years ago the Spanish
ambassador to the Holy Sec was re-
called practically at moments notice
Shortly afterwards he died ana his
place has never been filled.
On the part OF the vatican. Pope Plus
in conformity with IN agreement which
had formerly been made with Spain,
last November created Monsignor Woo.
the papal ambassador to the Spanish
court. cardinal This Of course would
avoid the embarrassment Of appointing
an ambassador to . court which has
not returned tho compliment, has post
poned indefinitely the holding Of tho
consistory for which Monsignor vico
would be called to Rome to receive his
red hat. and his post at Madrid was
left vacant.
In this dilemma the vatican u de-
pending upon the aruhbiGhops, bishops
and clergy generally in Spain to make
the fight against the bill instead Of at
tempting to forsstall it, passage By the
diplomatic route. The bill itself was
originally prepared last year ana at
that time purportsd to deal with tho
regulation Of associations in general
1t was at once denounced by the vatican
the church and the state. Such . Wig
orous protest was made by the Catholics
Of Spain that the bill was ordered into
A. - - -
the Objectionable feature.
Tho modified bill 10 now ready sor
the Spanish parliament. but according
to the vatican its modified form II In
finitcly worse than it, original. ana II
declared to 60 even farther than paw
Ing the way for separation. It II as
serted that the bill not only violates
the existing concordat between the vat
lean ana Spain. by which all religious
questions were to be settled by mutual
arrangement with Holy See. but II 10
declared that It permits Spain to sep
arate itself from the church in as far
~ separation Is favorable to the states
interests. allowing the state to remain
united to the church In everything In
which union would be to IT. advantage.
In return, Il II declared. the govern
mont insures no rights whatever 70 the
church IN Spain.
In view Of the nsht that will be made
on the bill It IL generally believed at
Rome that Pope Plus win postpone till
afterwards the holding of the cousistory
that would bestow the cardinals hat
on Monsignor Vico and allow him to
remain at Madrid to conduct the ops
position
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
FOR THE ABOLITION
OF PLURAL VOTING

Copenhagen. Sept. 21.--During the
coming session of parliament the chief
interest will be centered on the intro
duction of the government measure for
the abolition of plural voting for mem
bers of the Lansthinget, the upper
house OF the Danish legislature The
conservatives will lose heavily by the
abolition OF plural voting, and the pres
ent government will not gain anything
while the radicals will have their vot-
ing strength greatly augmented.
BY the original constitution of 1874?
plural voting was prohibited, but in
1866 a measure was carried permitting
heavily taxed voters more than one vote
for members of the upper house. AS a
counter demand the conservatives in
the lower house will seek a measure for
proportional representation, demand
which meets with opposition from a
section Of the democratic parties. I'm
less all the parties modify their de-
mands. and the prospect for this at
the present time seems remote, II is
hardly likely that they will reach an
amicable agreerpent. At any rate the
coming session promises to be exceed
ingly stormy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22

@srlin Correspondent OF the United
Press)
Berlin, Sept. 81. Plans are being
made for the reopening OF the college
Iof Socialism the first Of October. by
1he German Social Democratic party.
The German Socialists maintain a
SHigh School for Socialism" in Berlin
Tor tho purpose of educating workers"
land "propagandists" for the cause"
|who in turn teach the masses the prin-
cdples Of Socialism. The German So
rcialist party Is organized on military
lines. Its propagandists and speakers
are captains" and "lieutenants" OF the
'-vorstand" or executive board. which in
fact Is the general STAFF. Mere agita-
ton 10 regarded more or less dangerous
TO tho cause II the converts are not
taught the value Of discipline and ODE
iAience.
Accordingly in 1906 1t was decided to
establish q party school," and much Of
the red wave" in the elections last
January, when 10 Socialists were
swept into the reichstag. was due to
the workers" turned out by this school.
Only workers" that il, persons who
are defined Is actually working at some
trade or profession" are accepted as
students. One-third Of them are to be
women.
Students in this socialistic training
school are relieved from all material
cares and are fed at the expense Of the
party. For. this purpose each student
receives $50 marks a month. or $3.50.
while attending school, which suffices
for board and room and Incidental ex-
ipenscs The course covers six months.
The attendance IL limited to 80 stu
dents. This Is done that there may be
as much individual teaching as pos.
sible. All parts of Germany are equally
represented.
The school opened November Is. 1905.
August Bebel delivered the inaugural
4 address. With the exception of one
winter, there have been regular ses-
sions. The police threatened to close
the school because two OF the teachers.
Rudolf Hilfcrding. an Austrian, who
taught MARKS philosophy. and Herr
Pannekock, a Hollander. were foreign
ers. They resigned from the faculty.
4 Franz Mehring. probably the great
est Of modern Socialist writer's in Ger
many, had the chair Of the history Of
political parties. One Of the most i'm
iportant studies In the curriculum ID
the practical study Of the law. Great
stress II laid upon this In order that
the coming Socialistic leaders may
know what they can and cannot do
within the law.
5 Rosa Luxumburg. the leader Of the
extreme radical wing Of the German
Socialists, has the chair Of political
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
YUAN Sill kAI HAS A
WONDERFUL APPETITE

London, Sept 2i.-London has re-
celved some wonderful stories about
the appetite of Yuan Shi Ial. the
great Chinese statesman and presi-
dent OF the republic. 1t is said TO be
phenomenal. In strong contrast to the
rest of the official class in China, who
are almost always delicate and only
care for delicacies. Yuan Shi Kai eats
like the veriest peasant from his own
agricultural province of Honan. Bowls
OF macaroni hard baked native bread
called po-po. pork and mutton-all are
grist to his mill, while such friandises
as sharks fins and beche- de-mer and
birds nest soup mean nothing to him.
He has 26 sons and daughters. and
when the family moves it requires al
most a regiment to escort them. Like
most strong men, he Is bluff In his
family manners; he does not care a
button what people think; he lacks
that peculiar decorum which the cour-
teous cast DEGREES.
Such in rough outline Is the outer
man who largely controls the future
Of China-who indeed is the only man
big enough for the situation.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
TO KEEP CHECK ON
RAILROAD ENGINEERS

Berlin, Sept. 2l.--An automatic device
for keeping a check on locomotive en-
gineers who run by danger signals IS
being installed on the government rail-
roads. The search for practical
method of stopping automatically a
train running by signal set against II
has here, as in other countries. not yet
been successful, but the new invention
is expected to put such penalty on
carelessness, which Is given as the
cause in a great number of cases, that
accidents of this nature will be reduced
to a minimum.
The device consists of an electric con-
nection with the rails at semaphore
points, so arranged that If an engineer
does not stop when the signal is set
against him bell starts ringing at the
next station and a record Is automat
ically made upon sealed register de-
posted there. As soon as the engineer
reaches the station he Is called upon
for written explanation. the num-
bercd and sealed register insuring that
no offender escapes through favoritism
or negligence of the station master, who
must turn in an account for every num-
Der on the record.
Under the old system an engineer
might run by scores of danger signals
and evade detection until his train met
with an accident. Now he faces the
certainty Of punishment and possible
discharge, which, in the opinion OF the
railroad officials, will operate against
the relaxation Of vigilance on the part
Of the engine crew.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
BIG LEAKS ARE
BEING PLUGGED
IN THE DANUBE
For Three Hundred Years
Part Of the River Has
Been Passing Through
Subterranean Channel.

Berlin. Sept. 21.--Gigantic and I'M
paralleled plumbing operations to plug
leaks In the bed of the River Danube
form the subject of a controversy be-
tween the governments Of Baden and
Wurtemberg. which has just been APP
pealed to the imperial Bundesrat for
settlement. The case attracts atten-
ton to the curious and almost unknown
geographical fact that q branch OF the
Danube flows into the Rhine and thus
finally reaches the North sea, thous.
ands of miles from the Black sea. where
the main course Of the Danube ends.
For some two or three hundred years
a part of the Danube has been passing
through subterranean channel from
the vicinity of the little town Of I'm
mendingen. in Baden, emerging again
in the valley of the River Aach. some
seven miles distant, where II forms the
largest spring in Germany. The source
of the spring was definitely established
some years ago by artificially discol-
oring the water of the Danube above
Immendingen. In recent years the
phenomenon has become increasingly
serious for the towns lying on the
pendent upon 1t for water power. be-
cause the leakage is steadily growing ir
quantity.
Wurtemberg Is attempting to asser,
it's old water rights, while Baden is dis
claiming responsibility on the grount
that the leakage is a phenomenon q
nature. the latter country having deel
interest in letting nature have her way
inasmuch as numerous manufacturing
establishments depending on the run
away waters Of the Danube have sprunl
up in the valley of the Aach.
Civil engineers propose to settle tn
problem by carrying a surface channe
from the Danube to the Aach an'
building several dams on the uppe
course Of the latter to develop electrica
power. The holes In the bed OF tn
Danube would then be filled will
cement, the total cost of the operation
being estimated. at not much more thai
100000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
College ofSocialisln at Berlin to Be
Re-opened First Of October

economy. She is Russian and be-
came German by marriage in order not
activities. Although crippled. she is a
woman of ability. a fluent speaker. and
has a remarkable sway over her fol-
lowers. She has been characterized at
times as the real red leader" OF the
German Socialists.
/. Labor and capital, labor legislation,
political history. cooperation, news
paper technique, the value of organiza :
ton and several other subjects are
taught.
Numerous applications from other
countries have been received and 1t Is
said the school may be enlarged this
fall
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
TABOR AND SOCIALISM AT THE
PARTING Of THE WAYS IN
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
General Federation Of Labor Formally Announces
That Hereafter Labortes Must Follow
the Flag Of Syndcahsim

ed. Tho contagion Of discomfort spread
to the General Federation Of Labor
itself. and there Is still q struggle going
on inside its ranks between Reds
and "Yellows," the revolutionists and
the conservatives-the latter being in
the minority.
In absolute control OF the federation.
the revolutionary element 10 getting its
revenge. Remember Lyons!" Is its
battle cry. and 1t looks as though a
certain amount Of fur will fly around
election time: for the federation fur
nishes most Of the Socialist votes.
Upon the occasion OF Labor day In
the United States. I. Jouhaux. general
secretary and highest officer in the
the following ideal Of syndicalists:
THE appropriation of property by
means Of restoring to the producers the
instruments Of production.
1.-The reconstruction Of the hearth
destroyed by intensive industrialism.
1.-THE establishment of society
where ennobled labor will be sole
master.
ITO bring about these transforma-
tons by violent revolution.
ITO teach the proletariat our method
Of "the action direct"
Gustave Herve of La Guerre Sociale
(The Social WARY shares these opinions
more or less fully. still, as he is ac-
cused OF doing things for effect, of de-
string to substitute personal acts for
| concerted violence. he comes under the
ban along with the rest OF the "po-
litical" crowd.
So the separation OF another church
| and state has come. 1t remains to he
seen whether the differences can bt
patched up: but from the foregoing II
| will be seen that they are wide and II
| will need all the tact Of Jean Jaures
and all the determination of Gustave
| Herve combined-and then some-tc
| bring labor and Socialism together
again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
CLEVER sWINDLER
AMASSES FORTUNE

Copenhagen. Sept. 21.-By spreading
the report that the Danish copper cent
coins Of the 1910 issue contained gold.
clever swindler has amassed small
fortune in Denmark Before spread
Ing the rumor the swindier acquired
large collection Of the 1910 issue Of
coppers. Then 1t became noised about
that through a mistake IN the mint
gold had been mixed with the cop
per.
The price Of the cent pieces began
to 30 up. some selling for AZ much as
dollar each. With the market at the
highest the collector distributed his
cents judiciously among the clamorous
bidders and escaped before It became
generally known that the coins were
worth only their face value.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
French PARLIAMENT
WILL Be CONVOkfD

Paris. Sept. 21.-The French parlia-
ment will probably be convoked by the
government on the first Tuesday of
November. Premier Poilncare has ar
ranged to make a great political speech
at Nantes on Oct 81, dealing with the
situation at home and abroad
Several members of the cabinet at
tach great importance to the revival
and marked continuance Of patriotism
and Of military ardor throughout the
country and declare that the Third
French republic, which celebrated its
forty second birthday on last Sept. l.
is stronger, more united and more
prosperous :han at any previous per
iod of its existence.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
BY Ed L. Keen.

0y 60 1s NOous
london Correspondent of the United
Press)
London, Sept. 21.-After proclaim.
Ing for the past few years that the
cry of ulster will fight" Is mere BLUM.
the Liberal administration Is now TAX
ing vigorous measures to prevent any
thing In the way Of armed resistance
to the granting Of home rule for Ire
land. That these precautions are q bit
belated is proved by the amount Of
drilling and arming that has been go
ing on In the northern province Of
Ireland. but the Orange leaders have
come to the governments assistance
by announcing that there will be no
fighting-at present.
"The Covenant Of Ulster Is to take
the place OF fighting-again. only for
the present-and Sept. 20. which is
known as Ulster day, approximately
half O million Orangemen will take
part in solemn religious service and
subscribe to a solemn covenant moi
to recognize home rule.
The terms Of the covenant, which
will be drawn UP by the Ulster Union.
list council at Belfast Sept. 20, are
that in the event OF home rule becom.
ing law, Orangemen pledge them
selves:
I. Not to acknowledge the parlia.
ment at Dublin.
2. Not to obey its laws. and
g. To refuse to pay taxes to It.
1t is also understood that the Ulste,
council will draw up a complete
scheme for the establishment Of q pro.
visional government. but this is onl,
| to be adopted as a last resort, when
If It ever does, the home rule bill be,
, comes law.
That this is not bluff, Is proved b!
| the fact that the first men to sign tn,
| covenant will be the privy councillor
| present. This in itself will be a trea
| sonable act, and the signatories will
be laying themselves open to arres
and impeachment for high treason. 4
| privy councillorship Is CONSIDERS
pretty we'll the highest honor that ca,
be bestowed on a Britisher, for it ad
mits him to the kings council, and h
takes a special oath of allegiance 4
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
|BE[ATFD PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
TO Prevent RESISTANCE
AGAINST HOME RULE
Orange Leaders Have Come to the Assistance
Of the Government by Announcing That
There Will Be No Fighting

the monarch. For pr1vy councillors to
covenant to disobey . law. IL high treA-
son Of the worst kind. yet the Dukes
Of Abercorn and Devoushiret the
Marquises Of Londonderry and Sails
bury, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford.
Lord Hugh Cecil Sir Eward. Carson.
ex-Solicitor General James II. Camp
bell. ex-Irish Attorney General and
Frederick ID Smith. who u marked out
for the post Of attorney general In the
next Unionist administration. will be
among those privy councillors who
will commit treason.
Whether the great mass Of the Or.
angemen Will be content with such
peaceful methods remains 70 b seen.
The character Of these man, most Of
them fanatics Of an ultra-Puritanical
type. IL all against Il. They have
plans Of their own which frigiten the
average English Unionist. who II az
plotting the anu-homs rule campaign
for political motives.
Whatever politicians may say about
Ulster bluff" the war office u now
fully alive to the danger Of hloodshed,
and for weeks past extra troops and
armed police have been drafted QUIET
~ into Ulster. All Government build
ings have been put into q state Of de-
Tense. and arrangements have been
made for the seizure by the military
of the railways and strategic points in
every part Of the province.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
By William Philip Slmrns

BY William Philip sinns
tParis Correspondent Of the United
Press)
Paris. Sept. 2l.-Labor and Socialism
In France have come to the pasting OF
tho ways. They have split. divorced;
and for at least one half the people OF
this country no greater event has &C.
lpurred since tho separation Of church
and state. In fact It IL another sep
Dsauon.
The General Federation Of Labor
ll3nough it, general secreary. Jouhaux'
ana signed By four labor leaders. has
announced that hereafter laborites will
y expected to follow the flag Of syn
kdlcaHsm and not Socialism. 1t declares
|ihas Socialism, or politics. has worked
10 it, disadvantage. and that II prog
lsees II 70 be realized for the pro-
tayiaA syndicalism and not Socialism
nugt be he standard about which to
Rally.
Socialism In France IL divided into
9p f,sndamsntal schools. Ono school
n ne socialist -reformist crowd. led
b. Jean Jaures. the Socialist leader In
HE chamber Of deputies Tho other II
ms 1oVOlUt1OOAxy COHtlu8out uodboeV
~ 0ustave Herve. editor Of La
nuarre Sociale." Jaures. editor also
Ria Humanite), both writes and speaks
Tor redress By parliamentary action
HArvs both writes and practices the
more violent doctrines: in fact, he has
Hust been pardoned out Of prison fol
his offenses. He would see property
destroyed. persons attacked. anything
10 achieve success in social movements
strikes. etc.
Both schools. however. belong to the
Same party. tho unified-Socialists, ant
st Is against this combination that the
General Federation Of Labor has ad-
dressed its declaration of independence
Trouble has been brewing for some
time. When the unified Socialists helt
their convention at Lyons some month:
ago, laborites and Socialists almos
came to blows; and even then thu
question was preached as to just wha
extent should Socialism and labol
pull together. Those wise In politica
ways tried to smooth over the break
but it proved too wide.
Since that time the split has widen
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
BY Henry Wood.

(Rome Correspondent OF tho United
Press)
Rome. Sept. 21.-Keen interest IL al
ready being manifested by the vatican
in tho plans for the coming session Of
the Spanish parliament. at which will
be discussed the bill that Is declared in
its effects to be nothing short Of viz
tual separation Of the church and state.
Should the bill pass. Spain will have
followed in the footsteps OF France and
Portugal. but a strong campaign Is al
ready being organized by the vatican
to defeat the measure II possible. 1t IL
scheduled for discussion during the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-03
Almost TlekIed to Death.

Unable to stand being tickled by a
girl friend, r. j. Watkins, an employee
OF the locomotive works at Richmond,
Va, lost his balance and fell down
flight of stairs at his boarding house
the other night, breaking an artery in
the stump Of his left arm which had
been amputated about eighteen
months ago. His injuries were at
tended to by DR. r. e. Watts of the
city ambulance. who decided, how
ever, to send the young man to the
Virginia Hospital
Watkins was standing at the head
Of the stairs Joking with the girl when
she playfully tickled him in the ribs.
Watkins lodged back. lost his balance
and went headlong down the stairs,
hitting the stump of his left arm In
his descent Doctor Watts worked
with him for over an hour before he
stopped the bleeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-03
WANT NO CLERICAL CLOTHES
oereIlcts Refuse to Accept Parson's
Coats, Fearing tho Taunts OF
Their Fellows.

A bundle OF clothes from the mis-
sion lay on the tailor's table.
What did you send these things
around to me for?" he asked. They
seem to be In pretty good condition. :"
They are in good enough condi-
tion." said the missionary, but they
Will never be acceptable to the dere-
licts we expect to distribute them
among until the ministerial cut is
modified. Every coat in the lot has
belonged to preacher, and Its style
betrays its ownership.
Most of the men who apply at the
mif on Tor hand-me-downs haven
much pride left, but they balk at a
parsons coat. Unless actually driven
to 1t, they will not wear one.
Clothes twice as badly worn but
OF business cut are chosen instead
Most ministers have hard work dispos.
Ing OF their clerical clothes. Con
sctentious scruples against masquerade
Ing In religious garb have nothing to
40 with these men refusing the minis
ters' coats. They simply don't want
them because they dread the taunts
the coats are likely to provoke among
their fellows"