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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19
FUNERAL or
WILLIS CLAY BOWER.

The remains of Willis g. Bower ar
rived in Custer Monday morning on the
Burlington from Boise, Idaho, where he
died June 8, 1915. The funeral was held
from the Methodist church at 2 o'clock,
p. M, Rev. T.. j. Fish, the pastor con
ducting the services. The text used was
2 Tim. 2:ll. Mrs. Bower, the wife of
the deceased, accompanied the body
from Boise, being present at the funeral
services. A goodly number of friends
and relatives were in attendance to pay
their last respects to the departed The
casket was beautifully covered with
flowers. The following from the Rapid
City Journal of Jure 10th.
Deceased was born in 1853 in Dane
County, Wis, where he lived until 1875,
when he came to Dakota Territory to be
clerk of the United States court at Yer
million under g. q. Bennett, Judge of
that district Mr. Bower served in that
capacity under Judges J. p Kidder and
z. Z. Shannon. During his work AS
clerk he studied law aud was admitted
to the bar, after which he was elected
justice of the peace in NermilioH and
clerk of the city council. Later he was
United States mail clerk on the run from
Canton to Chamberlain.
Shortly after that he became interested
in the Black Hills and decided to make
his home here. lie took up land on
French creek, taught near there and
served as county superintendent of Gus
ter county, and principal of the Custer
schools. He was professor of math-
ematics for one year in the State School
of Mines in Rapid City and spent some
time in Keystone and Lead. He was
chief clerk of one legislative session. 1t
will be seen that Mr.. Bower liked change
of scene, and to crafty this part of his
nature he took up insurance for time,
and between 1900 and 1907 he was a well
known figure in many parts of the state
He was considerable of an orator, and
was often called upon to make temper
ance, Memorial Day and Fourth Of July
addresses.
In 1908 he was travelling in Idaho and
met with serious accident in which he
lost leg. From this time on he did no
more moving about, but settled in Boise
Idaho, and here it was that he did the
very best work Of his life. In the fall
of 1909 he was appointed justice Of the
peace in Boise and was later elected to
that position for two terms and gained
considerable distinction for the way he
administered justice, using methods
similar to those of Judge Ben Lindsey
Owing to his staunch temperance prin-
cples he was defeated in 1914 since
when he has been living quietly at his
home in Boise. He was a member Of
the Presbyterian church.
Willis &. Bower was the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bower, deceased, and
leaves to mourn his loss besides his
widow, a grown daughter, and three
brothers, j. c. Bower, ofRapid City; w.
G. Bower, of Berkeley, Cal, and Israel
Bower, of Custer, also one sister, Mrs.
w. r. Bond, of Custer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY
BY T.. 2. KING

BY +. p, KING
June Is, 1915.
j. T. Walters and son Oscar ere busi-
ness visitors at the buffalo ranch Mon
day.
j. Ii. Fall was out last week and paint
ed the warden's cottage at the Game
Preserve.
Charles Kizer is back finishing up the
balance of the work at the Game Pre-
serve fence this week
A. P. Chambers received the appoint
ment as warden of the Wind Cave Ma
tional Game Preserve, to take effect
June lst.
Bobby" Brazell, the efficient and en-
tertaining guide at the Cave, was taking
in the sights at Hot Springs the fore part
of the week.
Miss "Billy" Brown, who graduated
this summer FROM the Spearfish Normal
School, has been visiting with her room
mate, Miss Esther Brazell, at Wind
Cave. Her brother, France Brown was
also along with her.
This vicinity got but portion of the
hard rain last Saturday, which washed
out nearly all the fences and most of the
road between here and Hot Springs
In the vicinity of Argyle and Mime
kahta the farmers suffered some from
hail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

G. w. Robbins and James Demereau
came up from their camp on lower
French creek canyon on the 10th. They
have been absent six months working
steadily on their Southern Queen"
copper and the Marble Heart" group of
claims that carry gold, platinum, and
uranium chiefly. They came up at this
time to appear at a hearing and give
testimony before the clerk of courts why
their claims shall not be taken from
them and turned over to the buffalo and
elk for part of the state game preserve.
Cy represents that they have in their
ground a crossing of two zones or belt Of
mineral veins and that all the veins are
large (from 5 to 20 feet solid, vertical
and continuous. They have now four
teen openings and each discloses vein
of mineral chiefly gold, platinum and
uranium and the showing for paying
mining camp is very encouraging. He
says he has no fear of the outcome of
the hearing as they done all that the
government requires, having plenty Of
good mineral to show and stand square
under the mining law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19
MASONIC GRANDLoDqE OFFICERS

The grand lodge of Masons of South
Dakota at their annual meeting in Sioux
Falls last week selected that city as
the place for their annual gathering next
year. The new officers elected are:
Grand Master, Nj. r. Brown, Sioux
Falls; deputy grand MASTER James
Roane, 4ankton senior grand warden,
+. II. Rugg, Rapid City grand treasurer,
j. G. Bryan, Mitchell; grand secretary,
George A Pettigrew, Sioux Falls; grand
lecturer, Benjamin +. Ives, Huron !;
grand chaplain, Rev. Edward Ashley,
Aberdeen.
The Eastern Star chapter of South Da-
kota at their annual meeting selected
Sioux Falls as the place for their next
annual gathering and elected officers as
follows:
Grand matron. Mrs. Susan B. War
ring, Yankton; grand patron, Richard
Norman AFFORD, Castlewood associate
grand matron, Mrs. Myrtle Ayres, Dead
wood associate grand patron, DR.. H. NJ.
Hart. Blunt; grand secretary, Mrs. Agnes
l.. Williamson. Madison grand treasur
er, Jessie II. Wendell, Aberdeen grand
conductress, Mrs. Priscilla Howell, Ar
tesian.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

A children's play Cinderella In
Flowerland" is coming soon. Watch
for the date
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

The Misses Hazel and Ruth Bailey en-.
joyed visit rom Miss Emma Greisel
Of University Place, Neb. from Tuesday
until Wednesday morning
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

Mrs. Ethel Carlson returned from
Rapid City last Sunday afternoon by
way of Hot Springs. She pronounces
the Joint Institute complete success
While delayed in Buffalo Gap she had a
most delightful visit with the VIM. Pal
msr family, formerly of this place.
While in Hot Springs she visited Isaac
Withrow's family, finding him some i'm.
proved also the Frank Wicker family,
formerly of Custer, who are now in
charge of The Fall River Hotel" The
Wickers, too, are in Hot Springs for
Mr.. Wicker's health. He is steadily
improsiag.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

Owing to land slide in the sand hills
east of Alliance, the Burlington was
twelve hours late in arriving Thursday
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-19

washout near Ardmore on Friday
night of last week caused Saturdays
Burlington passenger to be 80 hours
late. The train did not arrive until
o'clock Sunday evening. An extra was
run from Edgemont to Deadwood Sun
day morning. Floods were general over
the southwestern part of the state Hot
Springs bore the brunt of the storm, ex-
periencing cloud burst on the upper
reaches of Fall River, causing sudden
rise of several feet of water When the
food reached Hot Springs a wall of water
six feet high came down the gulch over
topping the pianks and bridges and fill
ing cellars Traffic on both Burlington
aud Northwestern systems was inter
rupted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-10

L-uascratlc lstr4tlon. This -
-. 80 49, ts iie ao-rls- D. founded 80
protective system has aIsays brsl fal-
l9sea o. 44aalstsr a rUslrl1r ~ rne
sAfi1 ~ th. L'emocr-itlc sarty 49, 81
eeprrHHlurI. a. urlfurmlT redeemed -
~ rgtaru ~ the prut-CtlEs sCnsdlleH -
become uessssary th@ Espublirans 49,
serve enc protective fcarurea ana Eha
Aellecrata destroy them
On conditions ana 6alid- b hirh sn5lzl
O. Keep tue pay rolls iu our country az
lag n $500 ih. so@ 4.- rer.., i rs, ~
uar own prudIcars. If sees DO afgsrtHr I'd.
IN cre.tlnE ether idl-nssa Or A. s1,-s-
with free listed Ia fsv.rus duf. H..
Torta. Do s-alta the home market alasss
any g. Dr. reached at ths eHp.u-o 81
aud foreign tarirr The American 80
pie luruurtEvlD kUua that We ought 10
a.'s ~ a1y9ly ~ or own Industry
o. - ice e4eal o. our wants
lh- people understand that supplying
own hands uiaks- az. dI nsr~res t.t-...,
activity and laleusHs. between a Ksr1u.-
lean and usnocratic COMMUNICATION.
petlive article the like ~ which -
esu produce iu quantity adequate for
article. This further gives rrsenri.. COZ
lsffed as toll from the importer and
tends % e4uallzs differences iu conu.-
lions Or production. when We have %
supplied our own wants ne seek q To-.
elku market Tor our surplus. 80 there
may be- no idle period We know. how
ever tho American market a. the great
st Held for the employment Of our peo-
rie and a.. sale of our products serre-
tnrg t9dnsId viii lecture uE 10 vain on
foreign markets. This generation has
learned once more that distance lends
euchautmsnt Co his view.
II has learned. too. that Democratic
tarin reform Is always conceived in
theory. but enacted in sectional dis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in few
places and destructive in all. And IL
IS true, as Senator sherman says.
that from the horizontal reduction OF
Morrison 10 the perpendicular ruin Of
President Wilson. IL Is the signal for
everybody 10 hunt his storm cellar till
the Democratic administration Is over
Il Ia always good time 10 rest u
one can keep from worrying too
much"
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u American trades unionlsm
IN fact crippled b. the decision OF
the United States supreme Court
lu The celebrated case VI the Dan
burr hattersg Representative OF
organized labor have told Con
gress that unless the $3.50
judgment Is satisfied from public
funds rather than from the homes
and savings Of the 1s6 individual
defendants. Il will be impossible
hereafter 20 persuade a property
owning workman 20 become OF re-
main a union member The plea
for national funds tor payment OF
this private judgment In made
upon the ground that the national
government. through its Judicial
branch. did an unforeseen thing
IN holding that the Sherman act
enables manufacturer 10 recover
damages from his trade rivals or
his own employees. n either resort
20 unfair methods OF warfare.
which the act condemns. The per
manency Of the labor movement
was said 10 require that Congress
relieve the Danbury hatters from
liability for Offenses which Con
gress did not intend 10 make ac-
tionable. II committed by mem
bers OF trades unions.
That any such appropriation
will be- made is altogether im-
probable. but the earnestness OF
the request gives reason for in
Quiry whether Organized labor
haa l.
to resort TO means which can be
made effective for accomplishing
the purpose for which unions are
formed. In England. the Tan
Vale decision Of 1903, establishing
essentially the same rule OF liza
bility. has been followed by
decade OF unusual activity and ac-
COmplishment on the part OF
trades unionists in ameliorating
the conditions under which men
and women work. VIII Ameri-
can unionists show the same re-
sourcefulness. or has the law
broken now their solidarity. taken
away their only weapons. and
barred the way TO their adyance7
In the business world the law
has been tardy in making ade-
Quate application OF the common
sense distinction between object
and method. Law and policy alike
are coming less TO frown upon
capitalists who strive to build
their business big OF woTkmen
who strive TO make their union
strong and all-inclusive, but the
methods by which these ends are
sought receive scrutiny inCreas-
ingly rigorous and also increasing
IL intelligent Nowhere in these
recent judicial utterances Is there
disapproval OF concerted action OF
uniOnists TO obtain better wages.
shortened work days. improved
conditions OF toll, or the employ
ment OF union members.
Certain methods or securing
those results are condemned by
the Supreme Court in the Dan
bury case, and that condemnation
does not seem 20 have been al
together removed by the Clayton
act OF October IS, 1914. II II
probable that unionists have to-
day the right to act in concert In
refraininE from buying the goods
OF a manufacturer under attack.
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Wednesday, March 10. 1915.
WHAT STOPPED THE MERGER

The reason for dropping the pro-
posed merger Of the La Belle and the
Wheeling Steel * Iron Companies was
revealed at the annual meeting OF the
|stockholders OF the former company
held I'm this city yesterday. n sppear-
that the parties negotiating the mer-
ger were little leary OF the Clayton
|act. passed by the last Congress, bnt
70 satisfy themselves on a probable
|confict with that law, sent a commit
tee TO Washington TO interview the au-
|thorities. They received little or no
satisfaction. as the government OIL
|cials consulted did not care TO express
an opinion on the matter. II may be
that some injurious mergers have
been effected. but here Is a case where
a consolidation would have been de-
sirable from every point OF view. aud
one that would have benefited the COM
munity. but it Is blocked by the Clay.
ton bill. II Is little wonder that the
government officials could not give
any definite assurances OF Just what
the provisions Of that act mean. as IL
was predicted on the floor OF Congress
that 1t would require the courts to
construe them.
There was another matter which de-
Veloped at this meeting which sub
Stimulates the assertions made by
The Intelligencer as TO the depressed
condition Of the iron and steel trade
in this vicinity. and which was made
light OF by the Democratic press in
the last campaign. In the Official re-
Port OF the transactions OF the la
Belle company for the past year il is
stated that for a part OF that year the
works were operated at 90 per cent.
capacity, but for the last quarter this
was reduced TO 80 per cent. capacity.
and that what business il had was
scarcely OF a profitable character com
pared with other years. And Il must
be borne in mind that the La Belle
company was not as hard hit as some
OF the other concerns in the same bus
iness.
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TOOK DESPERATE CHANCES

About as remarkable a charge as
has ever been lodged against a man
who has borne a reputation for hon
esty and respectability was that pre-
ferred against a citizen OF New YORK.
accused Of being one Of a party Of
auto bandits operating IN that city.
The astounding feature Of the case is
that the accused held a responsible
position with a manufacturing CON
Germ. drawing a salary of $1,000 a
year. Il would seem that such a
salary would be sufficient TO keep the
ordinary man from succumbing TO any
temptation that promised an increase
OF income through very risky criminal
procedure. Yet 81 has been proved
that this man was IN conspiracy 20.
waylsy a paymaster known 20 have a
large sum OF money on his person.
Subsequent revelations. however.
explain how he was driven TO the ev-
tremity OF robbery to maintain himself
IN a position that was beyond even
his princely salary TO meet. 70 is the
old story OF ambition 90 keep MP the.
pace set BY others Of more means
When you get to going the limit with
out I.mitless resources. there is only
one end. But turning auto bandit Is
certainly a startling reversal OF the
general rule OF ombezzlomout and pot
" peculauon from ones employer. but
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and IN recommending and per
suading others 10 do the same.
providing no threat - made OF
loss % business 90 persons refus-
ing II seems not unlikely that
me clayton act will be held 90
sanction the circulation OF print
ed lists or notices that the manu-
facturer and his goods are "un-
fair and are not patronized b.
union labor. Reference on such
lists 10 dealers handling the
goods would probably bring them
outside the protection OF the Clay
ton act Whether section Is OF
That act eNempts unionists from
liability Tor the compound" boy
colt II bound 20 provoke another
prolonged litigation. but without
having had the benefit OF arEu-
meut and briefs. such a. are avail
able 70 a court upon a decision.
] am not Of the personal opinion
that the Clayton act will be held
20 enable unionists TO enectuate
their objects through DESTROYING
the business OF dealers who han
die the products OF the manufac.
turer with whom the unionists
are al war.
WIN these limitations cripple
organized labor? Within the past
few years scores OF combinations
OF capital have been advised by
the Federal courts. By the attor-
ney general, or by their own
counsel, that some or many OF
the methods by which they have
been pursuing their legitimate
purposes violate fundamental
concepts OF fair trade and should
be abandoned. On the whole.
even our greatest combinations
themselves 20 changed conditions
have shown an ability TO readiust
and 20 forward with modified
methods. We are gradually get
ting on sOunder. clearer ground.
and cooperative enterprise Is
coming TO see that the law does
not frown upon 90 per Sc. but only
such acts and practices as out
range the rights of others 10 en-
gage in business on a basis per
haps less cooperative.
We are coming TO fortify in the
law the right OF every business
and enterprise to build itself
strong and efficient. and to deny
II the right 10 make wanton war
ON the prosperity Of others. That
privilege OF unfair statutes Is still
withheld from organizations OF
labor. Capital has shown adapt
ability TO this new rule Of fair
ness. Is there reason to believe
that organized labor will prove
UNACCEPTABLE. unable 20 take up
new and fairer methods OF urging
its cause upon the consuming
public. unable 10 shape It's trade
agreements along such lines as to
appeal strongly TO the self-intcr-
est Of employers. unable 10 influ-
ence political action so as 70 Sc
cure through legislation many Of
the betterments 10 has hitherto
sought through methods held for
hidden by the law As one for
some years closely and sympa-
theticslly identified with the
trades union movement. ! find no
reason for believing that a barred
door or an impaired usefulness
fronts American trades unionism
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THE MOUTHY MIR. WALSH

We often. ourselves. have wondered
at the economic value OF the Industrial.
Relations Commission. which Sc, out
with great flourish to find out the
particular causes OF unemployment
and ended up with personal examin.
alton Of Rockefeller. Carnegie and
others OF large wealth without ad-
Gucing anything OF relevance or point.
More especially have We maryeled at
the running loose OF the chairman OF
that commission. the very laxative
Mr.. Walsh. II is some comfort. how
ever. 10 find that the Democratic
press is of the same mind. al least
the influential and conscientious por-
ton. The antics OF Mr. Walsh are
reviewed at some length by that
strong administration paper. the New
York World. and therefore its crit.
Cisms carry some weight Recently
IL said
Whatever useful purpose the federal
industrial relations commission was iu-
tended 20 serve is In danger Of being
dgIeated by the antics ut It- chairman
,Mr Walsh. His daily outpouriuEs
reflect upon the whole body, and iu the
public mind largely ueutrallze any real
capacity for their work other members
in the kind Of utterances he pours forth
from the platform, he misuuderstands
his duties and n intellectually unit for
magoFue with deliberate intention. he
IS morally unfit"
Coming from the source It does. this
is some roast. but none the less de-
serving. The World points out that
the commission was created to invest
gate certain questions and conditions
and to gather evidence presumably
for the instruction OF Congress. But
at every step in its rather aimless
wanderings about the country" con
tinues the World. Chairman Walsh
rushes before the public TO abuse or
misstate facts about certain indivldu-
ais whom ne views with displeasure.
/ II is very much as II a Judge. while
trying case, should 20 on the stump
and blackguard the litigants Only.
a Judge who tried that sort OF thing
would soon end his career Chair
i man Walsh has before him visions OF
q great future and endless notoricty."
not much was known Of Walsh IN.
IN he began his open-mouth tour OF
the country a little OF his history
may be Illuminating As more or
I less prominent attorney of Kansas
City he was a vigorous supporter or
Roosevelt but on Wilson's election
he cspousod bis policies. As some re-
ward for his assistance IN dividing
the Republican vote. the President was
kindly enough disposed toward him
to appoint him 10 the Industrial Com
mission Another object. no doubt.
was to encourage the continued exist
{ enco Of tho Progressive faction. just
as the President did ln appointing two
prowessIves 10 the Trade Commits
sion and ignoring the Republican par.
fy For the sake Of the country 60 ls
hoped no bias not been bunkoed ir the
latter selections az he has been IN
Walsh.
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