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mission ever has been 80 bitterly as.
sailed for a purporteda lack Of Judi
cial poise." !" Yet Mr.. Walsh. lis. ~fre-~
selected by the judiciary, Of
Kansas City to- occupy the bench and
Is noted for that quality OF .s.poise.' tt
evidently is a fact that he does not
acquiesce in the Views Of. those who
believe he should use judicial: poise"
iils an Investigation in which he chiefly.
is, responsible for results In the re-
cent hearings OF the commission in
Washington, in which the younger.
Rockefeller was the principal Witness
Mr.. Walsh took the stand that. "'ab-.
sentee landlordism" with it's resultant
shunting Of power and responsibility,
Was g source of much of the discon-
tent In Colorado, and that the mur-
ders and massacres there were nA-
turally corollary to, that condition.
Walsh sought to pin Rockefeller down
I'd. concrete answers, which the latter
attempted to cover generally: Reflec-
don will show that the discomfort
manifested by some OF the wealthier
citizens, over Mr.. Rockefeller's exam
ination arises from a subconscious at
titude that Mr. r.~Rockefel1er"sho not
Ao"o oeeH oAd1u1ueo IKE an Ordinary
human being. =
When not working, Mr.. Walsh al
ways may be seen with from one to
half a, dozen of his children going to
places of entertainment or visiting. or
it may be that Mrs. Walsh, all eight
Of the children and Mr.. Walsh arc
crowded in with a chauffeur into tho
big family motor car. :" These motor
car trips are broken by frequent ex-
changes of conversation with: all
classes Of persons from the: tami4y
washwomen to bank presidents. for
the entire family is keyed into a. SIM
plicity Of life that recognizes neither
financial nor social status among their
friends. Seeking neither money ffer,
Mr.. Walsh has never taken a retaini
ing fee for over fifteen years as any
ones attorney nor for. any corpora
tion), nor power, nor even social posi-
ton, it would be fiting*to readvert to
the homily of the tailless bear. His.
enemies will have hard time getting
hold of him. - :: - >: =
Mr.: Walsh, it may be said for the
benefit of his hunters, has no other
ambition than to see more equitable
distribution Of wealth in the. United
States. He has that seldom used:
faculty of thinking straight, of dis
regarding social and financial posi-
t1ons Of persons he meets, and is as
ideally simple in city conditions as
Walt Whitman was in his retreats.-
r. J. Kincaid in I, T. U. Journal. 80
The labor world., 1915-09-18
,eys he would mention iMr. Walsh

neys he would mention Mr. Walsh
firrt. g -%- : se$zvt,:.**5 Yx ~. s-',<" %s.'
The .disconcerting thing about it all
is that predatory wealth vii have to
contend with Mr.. Walsh for a great
many years He is an article, crack
hand-bal player. a boxer. and given
to thirty-miles-a-day walking tours.
He is also Fletcherite, masticating
his food into that liquid-: shape so
dotted on by the worlds first, noted
chewer, and having nothing: else, to-
do while eating, probably. devotes as
much time to thinking as any other
person In the United States. Maybe
this is Why he looks IS years old in:
stead of the SO he really is.
Probably his club affiliations viii
show the diversity Of hts ideas. He is
q member Of the Kansas City Athletic
club, the CITY, club, the Catholic club
Of Kansas City, the Commereial Club,
the Catholic clhb. 81 New: YORK, the
Evanston Country club, THE: National
Arts club of New York, the Cosmos
club Of Washington b.s, c., flffe An1eri->
can: Bar association, Tie Missouri Bar
association. and the Kansas City Bar
association: = r. ~:-*<s :ct' ~ -
Mr.. Walsh: started H. life: as. a, west
ern Union messenger boy in st. Louis,
where he Was born. He has lived in
Kansas City: for, neatly: so years He,
has an incomes OF aboaat $50, 900 a year
from his law practice, Probably his
most noted case was, a chief. counsel
for DR.. B. c. Hyde, who was charged
with the murder Of Thomas nj. Swope,
the Kansas City. millionaire, and sew
eral members Of the. Swope family
He was for 20 years personal attor-
ney for the late William R. Nelson,
owner Of the Kansas city Star, and
achieved more than local fame in up
holding the freedom of speech and
free press in defending Colonel Nell
son, when his enemies tried to put hin,
in jail for freely crittcizing the judici-
ary. IL. ~%.. -.
AS gentleman" farmer, Mr..
Walsh is a. complete success, mas
much as he owns about 200 acres Of
the best land adjoining Kansas. City,
which has quadrupled in value in re-
cent years. He has wife and eight
children and lives. in a beautiful home
bought several years ago from the
estate Of David T. Beals, the banker,
whose son 'Baby *Beals'' was kid
naped 20 years ago. The resultant
search for "Baby Beals" aroused the
| sympathies Of the nation.
Probably no man occupying a po-
sition Of such widely spread note as
that of chairman Of the federal COM
The labor world., 1915-09-18
PROCEEDINGS or
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
OF STATE FEDERATION

(Contiaued from page ~
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
GERMANY WILLING
FOR PEACE OR WAR
IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR ASSERTS
HIS COUNTRY READY TO CON-
SlDER PEACE SUGGESTION.
Government Declines Responsibility
For Further Continuation of Con-
flict, But Believes it Folly to
Propose Peace Terms.

Berlin.-So long as uncontrolled
hatred of Germany and the belief
that Germany is approaching col
lapse, continues to be the dominant
idea of he foes, it would be folly for
Germany to take the initiative in pro-
posing terms Of peace. Germany,
however, is ready at any time to con-
slider a peace suggestion from the
countries with which she is at war,
does not wish continuation OF the
war and disassociates herself, under
these circumstances, from any respon-
sibility for its prolOngation.
This is the substance Of the Ger
man imperial chancelor's reply in
the reichstag on Thursday to the So
cialist Interpretation on peace, in
which he painted picture of Ger
many triumphant on all sides and sup
piled with everything even if not in
abundance, necessary to the continual
tion Of the war.
The Interpolation was introduced
by DR.. Scheidemann in the following
terms.
Is the imperial chancellor ready to
give information as to the conditions
under which he would be willing to
enter into peace ncgotiations?'
"If our enemies make peace pro-
posa,s compatible with Germany 5
dignity and safety" said DR.. Won Beth
mann-Holweg, then we shall always
be ready to discuss them. So long as
in the countries Of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance of statesmen are
entangled with confusion of public
opinion it would be folly for Ger
many to make peace proposals, which
would not shorten, but would length
en-, the war. First the masks must
be torn from their faces"
Only two Socialists spoke on the
Interpolation, all the non-Socialist
parties uniting in a short declaration
opposing discussion at this moment.
The tone of the debate was dignified
and patriotic.
The imperial chancellor in his first
speech, lasting half all hour, explain
ed the military situation on all the
fronts and declared emphatically that
Germany could not be starved out.
The country had enough food, if prop,
erly distributed Germany's enemies,
he said were suffering more than the
Germans and paying higher prices for
food
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
WINTER DEADLOCK
IN THE TRENCHES
ARMIES OF EUROPE SETTLE
DOWN TO DREARY SIEGE
DURING COLD WEATHER..
Italians Continue to Bombard Gorizia,
Austro- Reported With
drawn From Lemberg, While Al
lies Are Retiring From Serbia.

London-The main armies Of Eu-
rope apparently have settled down
into winter deadlock in the trenches.
No news of important engagements
along the main lines has been issued
for several days. The Italians con-
tinue to lombard Gorilla, but the COM
plete fall of that town, which has been
expected at any hour for the past fort
night, is still delayed.
The Austro-Germans have with
drawn from Lemberg, Galicia, accord
ing to a Kiev dispatch, which gives
the prevalence of scurvy as the rea-
son for this movement, but military
critics consider it more reasonable to
believe that they are Strengthening
and shortening their lines for the win
ter. They are constructing fortifica-
tions along the southern section of
their front
No definite details have been re-
ceived of the retirement of the French
and British forces in the Balkans upon
The Paris Temps asserts positively
that the allies have decided to re-
main with Salonilsi as their base and
send sufficient reinforcements to re-
new their offensive. 1t is claimed the
retreat of the allies was effected
without great loss.
Apparently this information was
CLEANED from the Anglo French coun-
Gil Of war in Paris. Consequently the
Balkans will remain the center Of in
terest. A Reuter- dispatch from Ath-
ems asserts that the Greek govern
ment will concede all the allies de-
mands and that part of the Greek
troops will be removed from Saloniki,
while Rome report credits Greece
with the decision to demobilize her
army.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
CONGRESS FAVCaS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
SENATORS AND REPRE- SENTA.
TlVEs GO ON RECORD ON THE
ARMY AND NAVY PLAN.
In the Senate SIxty-three Favor Pro,
gram and But One Against
House Stands 269 for and
Twenty-three Against

Washingtoh.-A canvass of con-
gress completed Sunday by ne New
York American shows an oyerNhelm
ing majority in favor of increasing
the strength of the army and navy in
both senate and house
The following questions were put to
senator's and representatives,;
do you favor increasing the
strength of the army and navy?
2-lf So to what extent?
On the bare question of increased
defense the answer was clear and
overwhelming.
The question as to the extent Of de-
Tense brought plans from program
somewhat short of that proposed by
President Wilson to proposals for
four and five and six battleships a
year The bulk of the legislators,
however we're prepared to leave the
extent Of the program to the congress
sional committees or to the military
experts.
Among the Democrats sentiment
favoring submarines, mines and air
craft in preference to battleships de-
veloped, and in several cases in
creases in the army were deemed sub
ordinate to augmented naval strength.
Here is the way, according to the
poll, that congress stands upon the is
sue:
OF the Democrats in the house, 143
are in favor of the increase while
but seventeen are registered as
against 1t. The Republicans aligned
themselves 12l for and four against
It, Thirty-one Democrats and forty
six Republicans were absent and
thirty Democrats and twenty
eight Republicans were noncommittal
The Socialist congressman stood one
for and one against it, while the only
Prohibitionist declared himself to be
opposed to the increase
In the senate forty Democrats were
for the greater measure of prepared
ness, with one against It, eight ap-
pearing as absent and seven declining
to voice their views. Twenty-three
Republicans were in favor of the in
crease with no dissenting voice,
while twelve were absent and five non.
committal
The total figures for the house show
26S for and twenty-three against the
increase, with l43, including one in
dependent, who was absent not vot
ing, The senate total shows sixty
three for and one against, with thirty.
two either absent or not voting
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
BOMB PLoTTERs INDICTED.
Attache of German Consulate One Of
Trio Arrested.

San Francisco-Baron George Will
helm Won Brincken, an attache of the
German consulate here; c. c. Crow
ley, detective employed by the con.
sulate, and Margaret Cornell, a secret
agent in Crowley's employ, were in
dicted Monday by the United States
grand jury ON two counts each. The
first count charges conspiracy to in.
terfere with and destroy commerce be-
tween the several states of the Union
and the United States and foreign
countries; the second count charges
use of the mails to incite arson, as
saSsination and murder.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
TO SETTLE ANcoNA DISPUTE.
Austria May Offer Refutation Of
Charges Of Survivors.

Washington.-The Ancona contro
versy will be settled by Austria 10
the satisfaction of the United States,
according to officials handling the
case here. The principal concession,
which officials say it is known Aus
tria is willing to make, contemplates
a complete disavowal of the sinking
Of the Ancona under the conditions
charged by American survivors, but
with the reservation by Austria Of the
right to present evidence refuting
the charges. Austria, according to
officials in touch with the case, will
subscribe in toto to the principles of
submarine warfare adopted by Ger
many at the demand of the United
States.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
ALLIES ARE DRIVEN
OUT Of SERBIA
THE GREEK GOVERNMENT PRO-
VIDES CLEAR ROAD TO FALL
BACK ON SALONlkl.
Some Doubt Whether the Turks and
5ulsars Will Enter Greece, But
Teutons May Cross Border in
Pursuit of Allied Forces.

London.-The British and French
troops have successfully carried out
their retirement from Serbia across
the Greek frontier and, by an ar
rangement with the Greek govern
ment, clear road has bten left for
them to fall back on Saloniki, which
is being organized as base.
The German official report of Mon
day claims that approximately two
English divisions were annihilated"
during the retirement, but this is CON
sidered here an eXaggeration. Ac-
counts from Athens and Saloniki say
the retreat was carried out in an or
derly manner and without heavy
losses. By the destruction of rail
way bridges and roads, and by stub
born rearguard actions, in one Of
which two companies of the Enniskil-
len regiment sacrificed themselves to
save their comrades, the Bulgarians
were kept at a fairly safe distance.
The question now arises whether
the Bulgarians and Austro-Germans
intend to follow the British and
French troops into Greece, and what
action the Greek government will
take should they do so. The impress
sion gained from dispatches emanat-
ing in Athens is that neither the Bull
garians nor the Turks, who also are
reported to have arrived near the
frontier, would be allowed in Greece,
and that, therefore, if it has been
decided to follow the entente allies
the task will be undertaken by Aus
trianS and Germans
However, with the railway de-
stroyed, it may be eome days before
Greece is called upSl to take action,
and by that time the Anglo-French
forces should be safe in the defense
of Saloniki and under the guns Of
their ships.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
BLIZZARD TIES UP
TRAFFIC IN EAST
EIGHT DEAD, THIRTY INJURED
AND PROPERTY LOSS OF MIL.
LIONS RESULT OF STORM.
Railroad Service Brought to a Stand
still, Wires Down and Com
muters Unable to Reach Places
Of Business.

New York.-Five dead fifteen in
jured, demoralized railroads and mil
lions in property damage was Tues
days toll in the first big storm Of
the winter This brings the total
dead to eight and the total injured
to thirty
1t was the worst storm that has WIS.,
led New York and the eastern states
since the memorable blizzard of 1888.
The New York Central and the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
roads were almost tied up. Only a
few of the most important trains
were moving Tuesday night.
All wires were down on both rail
roads. The block system was out OF
business. Not more than a dozen
commuters trains were run by either
road during the day,
Trains upon the Erie, Lackawanna,
West Shore and other roads were
still blocked in snowdrifts Tuesday
night, twentyfour hours after the
blizzard broke. Thousands of COM
muters were unable to reach the city
Tuesday.
Untold damage was inflicted on the
equipment of telegraph and telephone
companies. Many cities within a
radius of 500 miles of New York were
isolated
Six inches of snow fell in New
York City. In sections OF Pennsyl-
vania. northern New Jersey, upper
New York state and Connecticut it
reached depth of from two to three
feet
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Chinese Appeal to Wilson.

San Francisco.-An appeal to Pres.
ident Wilson not to recognize the
Chinese monarchy was mailed to
Washington Tuesday by Tong King
Chong, president of the Chinese
Kung tong, known as the Chinese
Republic association, which is said to
have a membership of about 10000
in the United States and 100000 In
North, Central and South America.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Safest Orchard Plantinu

A western horticulturist, who has
had very extensive experience in
orchard planting, says that he makes
1t a practice when planting a large
orchard, to follow his planters and
try to pull up the trees. When a
sharp jerk fails to loosen tree, it is
set firmly enough. But If the soil
cracks or the tree pulls out, then 1t
must be reset and the soil packed
down as firmly as 1t should have been
in the first place.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
May Enlarge Commission n.

Washington.-Early enlargement Of
the membership of the interstate COM
merce commission, with statutory
power to act through subdivisions,
and appropriate and adequate" legis
lation for control over railway CAPT
talization, were among the important
recommendations made to congress
Monday in the commissions annual
report.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Further Action Doubtful.

gton-State department Of
fieials consider it doubtful if further
action would be taken at present IN
the case of the American sailing ship
Pass of Balmaha, orde. ed sold by a
German prize court ambassador
Gerard notified the department of the
prizt courts decision
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Dutch Steamer Released.

Halifax, N. S.--The Dutch steamer
Hambern, which was seized and
brought in here on October 81, with
the American steamer Hooking was
released Tuesday from the prize court
and turned over to an agent Of the
crown.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
MISSOURI STATESMAN DEAD.
Francis Marion cockreIl, U. S. SEN
ator for Many Years, Is Called.

Washington.-Fra Marion Cock
rell, former United States senator
from Missouri, died here Monday.
Infrmities of old age, resulting in
serious illness during the past two
weeks, caused death. He was 81
years of age.
Mr.. Cockrell, a Democrat, served
five terms in the United States SEN
ate, from 1875 to 1905. The day he
left the senate he was appointed a
member of the interstate commerce
commission by President Roosevelt
and remaintd a member until Decem-
Der 81, 1910. In March, 1911, he was
appointed United States commissioner
to adjust the boundary between Texas
and New Mexico.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Austrian Ruler Paralyzed.

Paris--A report that Emperor
Francis Joseph's legs were paralyzed
last year and that the emperor also
has lost the use of his right arm Is
forwarded by the Rome correspond
ent of the Matin.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
AS BRITONS SEE 1T.
Speech Regarded as Closing Door to
Early Peace.

London The speech in the reich
stag of the imperial chancellor, DR.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, reviewing thu
military, political and economic prog
ress of events, and his reply to So
cialist Interpolation declining to I'M
tiate peace negotiations, were the fea
lures of the days news on Thursday
throughout Europe.
Following closely Premier Asquith'S
somewhat similar reply to a question
in the British house Of commons by
Philip Snowden, Socialist, the chanceL
lor's speech has completely dashed any
hopes the peace advocates may have
held on an early termination OF the
war.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Germans Produce Synthetic Rubber

Berlin. Automobile tres of artif-
cial rubber are now beng made in
Germany, the Overseas News agency
says. In his address to the reichstag
last week, Chancellor Won Bethmann.
Hollweg said German inventors had
discovered a method of producing syn
thetic rubber
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
POWDER PLANT BLOWN UP.
One Thousand Victims When Belgian
Factory is Destroyed.

HaVre.-The authorities announced
that the victims of the Belgium pow
der factory explosion at Graville, ST.
Ionori, on Saturday will number
about 1000 1t is stated that the
number of killed is not large but it
is feared many will die of their In
juries.
An investigation of the cause Of
the explosion has been started. There
are rumors that it was spies work,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Wisconsin Town Wiped Out.

Necedah, Wis-Practically the en-
tire business section of this town OF
1,10O inhabitants in mass of ruins as
the result of confagration that had
its origin In a department store.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Villa in Chihuahua.

El Paso.-General Villa. with 1000
men, reached MADEIRA Chihuahua, on
the Mexican Northwestern railroad
late Wednesday, according to authen-
tic advices.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Stood in With Crooks.

Chicago.-Former Chief Of Detec-
tives John ]. Halpin was found guilty
of selling police protection to crooks
by a jury In Judge Baldwin's court
room Tuesday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Riots In Cologne.

Iondon.-A dispatch to the Tele-
gram News agency says that bitter
riots occurred in Cologne Tuesday.
Mounted police are alleged to have
charged crowd of protesting wo-
men, injuring twonty.six of them.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-18
Robs Crowded Store.

Denver-An unmasked robber en-
tered a crowded women's apparel es'
tablishment in the business section
Tuesday, drew a revolver at the cash
ier's window and escaped with about
$50.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-03
Correction.

Last week we published boiled
down statement Of the Wisconsin
fish and game laws. It was taken
from the Milwaukee Daily News, a
paper we feel safe in quoting from III
any thing relating to this state. In
this case, commission was made OF a
number Of counties in which prairie
chicken shooting is prohibited, Villas
county being one This week that
item appeared and our note is in
another column. Last night Game
Warden OberhoIter called our atten-
ton to the error, and we gladly make
this correction FOR the Lord knows
we don't want any one to fall foul OF
one Of those gentlemen. even II they
had broken the law little.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-03
-FiirzeI has the Coolest Ice in Town
and delivered Every Morning.

-FiirzeI has the Coolest Ice in Town
and delivered Every Morning.
FOUND-Ring. Enquire at Review
Office.
FOR sALE-six weeks old pigs at
John Maglitsch's on Silver Lake
Hello Central! Give me the
Eagle River Laundry. No. 81.
The Eagle River Lbr. 20. can furn-
ish you anything you need in the
building line. adv
FOR sSALE-One No. ; Oliver Type
writer in good condition.
Strong & Manley.
Let Raymond Insure your fartn
buildings against fire, lightning ard
tornado losses.
FOR SALE Horse, buggy and liar
ness. Cheap for cash. Enquire at
this Office.
Should like to figure with you on
that new building you wish to erect.
Eagle River Lbr. Co. adv.
FARMERS
Raymond will write You Insurance
against Fire, lightning and wind, low
rate.
Would like to have you call on us
when in town and ask us about your
building needs. Eagle River Lbr. Co.
FOR SALE 10 acres Of Oats,
will be ready to cut Monday Or
Tuesday. Best offer takes them.
Ask Finn LaWler.