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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
THEY Will REPUDIATE.
Governments Of Europe VIII Be Unable TO Pay
War Debts

I taught a lesson of finance in any 9th
er way,
In the opinion of the writer, there
is not the slightest chance that peo-
pie who have put money into these
foreign securities will ever get even
the interest back on them because
the very foundations that stand back
of these bonds are crumbling into
the dust and while there is no pos
sible doubt about the ultimate techni-
cal victory of the allies over Germany
there is great good reason to think
that financially her victors will be
little better off and that there will be
general reputation of existing bonds
and contracts by the people of the
different governments.
We would do the same thing, If
we were in the same situation.
But the time is past when there
could be anything done to save great
loss-that was when the first at
tempt to borrow in this country was
under consideration. A refusal then
would have left us free from any
direct loss. England and France, by
borrowing the first great amount can
coerce us now into still further lend
ing and warning governemnts only
think of a way to win a victory with
out ever measuring the consequences.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
Death Of Mrs. NichOIs-Menter

Mrs. Mary B. Nichols-Menter was
born January 18, 1867, and died al
= a. M. Thanksgiving day, 1915, al
St. Alphonsus' hospital.
Deceased was the mother of Law
renee o. Nichols, well-known mem
Der of Boise City Typographical
union. with whom shehad made her
home since coming to Boise nearly
two years ago, her husband having
died in Boise last spring.
Besides several brothers, sisters
and other relatives a many friends
in the east. deceased leaves FIVE chill
dren to mourn her demise, as follows
Lawrence o. Nichols and Mrs. Mable
Graves. of Boise; John L. and Vernon
Leroy Nichols. of Sloan, Iowa, and
Arthur D. Nichols, of Sioux City,
Iowa. Funeral arrangements will be
announced later and burial will take
place in Morris Hill Cemetery.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
(By Marcus Day.

The question of how the money
for preparedness will be raised will
interest more sensible Americans than
the question of the amount TO be
raised. That there is any immediate
necessity of large military program
is moonshine promulgated by people
who have selfish purpose in view
and much of it is fathered by people
who care no more for the general well
fare of the American people than they
do for the inhabitants of Mars. In
most instances the very men who are
now alarmed" over the danger
threatening the country" are the very
same class that were voting appro-
priations of pork" in phony naval
stations for the pecuniary profit at
tached to the effort. And their pres
ent fright" also has a dollar lining
There is no immediate danger of
foreign invasion and the people who
profess to see it are humbugging,
grating, unpatriotic political mounte-
banks on the scent of easy money
There is a necessity of recognizing
and perfecting our military defenses,
both land and naval, and a syste-
matte, scientific and progressive pro-
gram, directed by the best American
naval and army Thought sI1nnlen1ented
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
FayOrs Prison Changes AT the Trades Council

Oakland, Cal.-Persons convicted
of crime should be sentenced to prison
by competent board rather than by
a Judge, was the contention of JUS
tice Frick, of the supreme court OF
Utah in an address before the Amer
ican Prison association.
Justice Frick attacked the abuse of
the honor system. He said that it
was necessary for society to protect
itself against confirmed criminals and
also to protect itself in the future
by preventing weak men from becom-
ing criminals He urged the chang
ing of conditions which cause crime
rather than the too free use af the
honor system among confirmed Grim
inals.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

by civilian inventive brains, for the
purpose of putting us in position of
defense. But most of the noise about
great preparedness necessities comes
from that class of our citizenship that
the people have much more need to
fear than any possible enemy from
without They are blood-brothers
with those who dumped embalmed
beef on the American soldiers that
were to face Spain, that appropriated
money from the peoples pockets to
naval stations in the districts of their
own beloved constituents" and who
probably know about as much con-
corning military necessities as hoot-
owl or tree-toad.
The wall of alarm is in most re-
spect political, with the mind centered
on the 1916 election, and should re-
ceive about as much consideration at
the hands of Congress as the expert
ments to communicate with Mars on
the question of woman suffrage.
The American people who have
delegated authority to Congress to
protect their best interests and their
pocket-books in particular expect that
Congress to put an emphatic veto on
any more pork"
AE -
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

increase low yields per acre than high
ones, and small product per COW than
large product. In other words. profits
can be increased more easily by at
tenton to the weakest points in a
farming, system.
There is way Of grouping the en-
terprises of farm that is more prof
table than any other way; tnat IS,
there is certain most profitable acre.
age for each crop and most profit-
able proportion of income from any
one source.
Some enterprises, such as poultry
keeping, may easily be made profit
able as side lines, yet are difficult to
make profitable when made a main
feature of the farm business.
Production costs more per bushel
or per ton on the small farm than on
the large farm of the same type.
Diversity of business is an import
ant factor of success on the average
farm. A moderate degree of diver
sity is better than either extreme.
These principles, together with the
figures which serve to establish them,
are discussed at length in bulle-
tin entitled Farm MANAGEMENT Prac-
tice in Chester County, Pa" about to
be issued by the department.. This
wor, the result of surevy carried
out by the Office of Farm Manage
ment embodies a very exhaustive
study of the agriculture of the region
surveyed.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

At an adjourned meeting of the
Trades Council last evening at labor
headquarters the committee on the
emergency employment bill made
their report on the hearing given
them by the county commissioners.
The committee urged the commits
sioners to put into effect the Bow
man emergency employment law.
The report was received as progress
sive. Many visitors interested in the
working of this new law were pres
ent and number of speeches were
made
The committee was instructed toi
call upon the commissioners again
and urge them to act as the gravity of
the unemployed situation is becom-
ing serious.
The committee on the Associated
Charities reported that much interest
is being displayed to aid the needy
of the community and also reported
that the churches of the city in their
union Thanksgiving services would
receive cash donations and pledges
for the work of the Associated Char
tiles. Help from other sources is in
prospect.
The meeting stood adjourned until
December 1st
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
TWO GOVERNMENTS WITH A
SINGLE SOUL.
(Taeoma labor Advocatel

(Tacoma Labor Advocate)
This has nothing to do with poll
tics. Bryan wrote a book. The mat
ter was gathered from personal inves-
tigation and observation. This book
exposed graft and fraud (and worse)
that has been practiced on the natives
of India by English powers and Ind
ian princes 1t is all too true-so
much so that it has been circulated
in countries other than the United
States and has been more or less in
India. and England felt forced to do
something to stop it. England called
uoon the United States to aid in stoD-
ping IT, This was done because the
truth hurt the financial interests Of
England. The United States is re-
ported as taking steps to prevent the
book being mailed.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
Engineers InCOInpete ent

Kansas City, Mo.-The Steam En-
gineers' union has protested against
the action of the city school board
in employing incompetent engineers.
The unionists say the board ignores
the state law, which provides for the
licensing of all engineers, and that
this condition leopard zes the lives of
children.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
WORKERS SHOULD GET THEIR SHARE

The war munitions people are
granting cincessions to their union
1aborers freely nowadays simply be-
cause they do not wish to kill a
minutes time in putting out the
maximum of output in the war sup
plies. The moment that peace is de-
clared in Europe that moment will
the demand for war material cease
on large scale tnd there will be a
cancellation of orders.
Labor would indeed be foolish if it
did not make the most of this op-
portunity. If the war munitions peo-
pie were of the class that have the
best interest of the country at heart
it might be well for the laborers to
regard them with respect and work
for lasting settlement of labor prob
lens on the basis of justice. The
great majority of laborers do not
demand now anywhere near the
wage that is really due them in pro-
portion to the enormous profit that is
made by the munitions manufacturers
and the very best concessions that
they can expect will be far short
of justice.
But while the iron is hot they
should strike for the highest wage
and the shortest hours because as
soon as the war is over they will be
discharged and the factories will
either be shut down or abolished and
the laborer told to shift for him
self.
The war munitions people of this
country are of the class that regard
the laborer only as a cog in their
money-making machine and it is just
as well that the laborer take the
same view and make the best of a
good thing. He won't receive a ko-
pek more money after this war is
over for his service than If he gave
his present service gratis. Labor is
a commodity in the eyes of the can
non makers and when he cannot pro-
duce the highest maximum of service
he is discharged for some one who
will.
The munition manufacturer is wax
ing fat at the expense of Europe and
the silly American depositor who is
allowing his money to float war loans
which will never be paid If the
wage worker in the munitions plant
can get high wage now it will stand
him in good stead. if he is thrifty,
because there may be a cataclysm of
business after the close of the war
that will practically tie up the wheels
of industry for several years.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

Camden, N. jim state ment ex-
planning why it has decided to estab-
lish the eight-hour day for its $500
employees. the Victor Talking Ma
chine company states that while los
ing 100000 the first year, certain
adjustments and improvements will
gradually restore profits to normal IN
about three years.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST

The attitude of Greece in the war
is still uncertain, but the entente
allies are resorting to threats of a
mercantile blockade if she does not
concede that Serbian soldiers may
cross her borders. The Greeks COM
plain that the allies have not suff-
cient force on hand to make it safe
to join forces with them and that
Greece would be destroyed like Bel
gium and Serbia by the Germans
before help could be obtained.
President Wilson has issued an ap-
peal for contributions to the Red
Cross societies for the benefit of the
European sufferers.
There was second meeting We'd
nesday of those opposed to the admin
istration of Mayor Robinson at the
Owyhee hotel and it is understood
the recall petition will be started Fri
day, with Thomas K. Little. as the
caIldidate of the petitioners. The
mayor has denied in a published
statement that any police official was
in any recent raid, where a number
of prominent citizens are alleged to
have been caught and put up hush
money. The statment includes a re-
port from Chief of Police Robinson
stating he had made an investigation
but could find nothing to substantiate
the stories of the raid that have
been going the rounds.
United States troops are being
rushed to the boundary line at No
gales, Arizona as drunken troops OF
General Villa just across the line at
Sonora are in a threatening attitude
A carload of ore has been shipped
from the Solace mine near Ketchum
that goes 5000 ounces of silver to
-. H..
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

The an who cannot laugh is not
onlv fit for treason. strategep and
spoils. hut his whole life is already
treason and a strategem.-Ca Carlyle.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

In the irrigated belt surrounding
Twin Falls the wheat acreage increas-
ed this year over 1914 from 81, ,493
acres to 42,O3o acres and the yield was
correspondingly larger, with ten per
cent increase in price.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

One thousand claims for return of
overcharges have been made in behalf
of Boise shippers by Secretary Graft
of the Traffic department of the Com
mercial club. The question involved
is chiefly on the backhaul chorges
where the charge was not made on
the LaGrande, Oregon, rate as or
dered by the Interstate comerce COM
mission some years ago, but which
order the Short Line is now evidently
treating as a dead letter
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

A carload of ore has been shipped
from the Solace mine near Ketchum
that goes 5000 ounces of silver to
the ton and another carload is ready
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

Mrs. E. w. Johnson is seriously
i'll at her home in the Yeomans
apartments. Her sister, Mrs. Claude
Campbell of Haley, has arrived in
the city to be with her and her
daughter, Mrs. Evans of Denver, has
been telegraphed to and is enroute
to her mothers side.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25
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for shipment. 1t is from a rediscov-
cry of an abandoned tunnel, in which
no work had been done for more than
twenty years.
Arthur (Buck) Weaver, formerly
catcher for the Denver and Wichita
Western league baseball clubs and
for several years with the Boise
team and well known in this city, was
probably fatally injured Wednesday
in an explosion and FIRE that damaged
the plant of the Mountain Motor Fuel
company at Denver of which he was
superintendent. Charles Peters, a
driver, also was seriously hurt. An
electric spark is believed to have
caused the explosion.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-11-25

President Wilson has issued an ap-
peal for contributions to the Red
Cross societies for the benefit of the
European sufferers.
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
THAT WlLLlF0RD BOOZE HUNT
Deputy Sheriff Sidney Stephens Tells OF His
Connection With That Affair

have noticed articles in the
papers for some time purporting to
state the facts in regard to a raid
in search of booze at Willitord, but
the statements | have seen are
perverSion of facts.
The facts are that some time ago
complaint was made to me over the
telephone that booze was being free
ly dispensed at Williford. deputiz-
ed W. R. Hastings, and we went
down to investigate the complaint.
We went to the ice house of John
Hall where it was claimed that the
booze W s being kept for sale,
We found there a barrel of empty
beer bottles, and five bottles that
had not been opened Mr. Hall
claimed tIat the peer was tllere lor
club use, and not for sale. He open
ed a bottle and poured the contents
into glasses. He handed me a glass,
and | tasted the contents and pass
ed it on to Mr.. Hastings who finish
ed the contents of the glass. Mr..
Hall and Mr.. Hastings drank two
bottles, and that was all that was
consumed. These are the facts in
regard to the matter, and any state
ment to the contrary is without
fact, and false.
Sidney Stephens.
W. r, Hastings
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
POughkeepSie

Fred Rudy of Smithville was
here Saturday having some black
smithing done.
Joe Medlock and family went to
Batesville on a visit last week, re-
turning Monday.
Everything looks promising here
since the farmers have had weeks
work in their crops.
! N. Y. Hutchison and A. D. Sauls
left Monday for Batesville to attend
federal court as jurors.
Dr. E. L. Sullivan has been re-
appointed on the Arkansas eclectic
state board Of medical examiners.
Born, to Claude Norris and wife,
a girl, to Webster Howard and
wife, a boy, and to Leslie Belts
and wife a Girl.
Mrs. W. E. Perry and her small
son, Edward, of Cabot were here on
a visit last week, guests of DR.. E. L.
Sullivan and family.
Forrest Fletcher, a good citizen
of Sitka, was in our midst Monday
EN- route to Batesville to attend fed
'eral court as a member of one of
the juries.
The school board here has en-
ployed Arthur Carpenter of Cave
City and Miss Bessie Turner of Ash
Flat to teach the summer school
at this place. y
Willie Reed, who has been very
sick for the past week, is improv-
ing. His many friends will be glad
to see him able to fight the burrs
and grass again.
Uncle Calvin" Mobley, a good
citizen of Grange and former coun-
ty judge of the county, was here
Saturday and Sunday. We are al
ways glad to see Uncle Calvin,
who is mighty jovial for one of his
age.
The Ash Flat correspondent had
something to say about fleas last
week and dared any one to make
the count. We will say that we
cant be beaten for fleas down here
Our fleas are all married and have
large families.
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
Maxville

w. l.. Brightwell made a trip to
Batesville the first part of the week
Oscar Albright, the Batesville
grocery salesman, was at this place
Monday.
7, E. Pickens and Milton Wright
were at Cave City Saturday tran
sacting business.
DR.. G. r. Lamar of Cave City
was in this section lately and we
suspect he will call again, at least
about pay day
Will Snow left a few days ago
for the Lone Star State, and it is
reported that he made his annual
trip safely,
County Judge W. T. Horn and
his daughter, Miss Lola, were here
from Cave City Tuesday en- route
to Evening Shade.
0mer and Cal Rogers and their
families, who live near Evening
Shade, we're visiting Sunday at the
home of their father, j. G. Rogers,
who lives two miles east of this
place
Hurrah for Sharp county, Louie
Robinson reports that he has been
having roasting ears for several
days, That news will sound good
to those Sharp county people out
In Texas
We now have a Sunday school
going at this place, and singing Is
had every Sunday evening, with
George Vance as leader. So you
see our burg Is coming to the front
to some extent
A bic debate was had here Sat-
urday night, the participants being
Madison Marlin, win Simpson, viii
Marlin and Theodore Ford The
question was, who has the most
pleasure, the farmer or the mer-
chunt' The judges failed to decide
the contest, declaring 1t to be d dog
fall,
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11

Commission has announced an ex-
animation for Sharp county to be
held at Hardy and Evening Shade
on June 26th, to fill the position of
rural carrier at Cave City. This ex-
animation will be open only to male
citizens, who are actually domiciled
within the territory of a pOstoffice
in the county. Application blanks
may be had at either of the offices
mentioned above, and all applications
should be forwarded to the Civil
Service Commission at Washington
at the earliest date possible.
The Commission also announces
that on June 26th an examination
will be held at Evening Shade, as a
result of which it is expected to
make certification to fill a cOntem-
plated vacancy in the position of
postmaster at Evening Shade and
other vacancies as they may occur
in this Office, unless it shall be de-
cided in the interest of the service
to fill the vacancy by reinstatement.
Applicants must reside within the
territory of the Office and be over
q years of age. Application forms
may be had from the postmaster at
Evening Shade, and all applications
should be forwarded to the commits
sion at Washington at once.
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
wiIliford

D, L. King made a business trip
to Little Rock few days ago.
Ray Yates is now night clerk at
the box'car depot, having taken the
place of Elmore Kellett.
Misses Fannie and Vera McCaleb
Verge Garner and Lorena Yates
are attending the institute at Even
Ing Shade this week.
Quite a number Of Williford
people attended the commencement
exercises at lmboden last week
ihey report a GOOD program and an
enjoyable time while there.
We are informed that work Is
soon to begin on a new depot at
TINS place to replace the one recent
" destroyed by fire, but cannot
Voueh Tor the reliability of the re.
port
Mas OF the town have organized
a ball team and are practicine with
tue intention of playing any team of
L.. A
snelt SIZE that may want to play
They played their first Dame At
HARDY Monday afternoon, the score
standing 10 to y in favor of Hardy.
Deputy Sheriff Oven Spurlock
took charge Of barrel of beer the
other day as 1t was being delivered
W - B. Booth, a merchant at this
place, and held possession of /, I'm
III Squire Roy Murphy ordered the
property returned to Booth, which
was done
A. j England and +, ]. Oxford
nave Just formed a partnership, and
Will conduct a real estate business
under U the name of The Ozark Land
20, They viii 10 business in the
Office next door to Grays store.
formerly !. occupied by the Square
Deal Land Co This company has
lately moved into the corner build
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
Center

S. p. Murphy has been on the
sick list for several days, but is
better now.
John Huff and wife are the hap
py parents of a 7 1-2 pound boy,
born June 1.
Cecil Gibbins has gone to Kansas
to spend some time working in the
wheat harvest.
George Denton, our blacksmith,
is busy most all the time lie
sharpened fifty-dve plows one day
lately.
W. II. Davidson is able to be out
some now, after having been housed
up all the past winter and spring by
illness.
Wheat harvest will be on in a
few days. Alex. Paden has ordered
six new harvesting machines--not
self.binders, but the old-style elbow
binders.
Lester Stewart is erecting n
38x4O foot hay and stock barn on
his farm q mile south Of town, He
has ten acres Of as fine alfalfa as
one could want to see.
Crops are in fine shape these
days, farmers are all all busy, there
Is no erowline about dry weather
and hard times, the goose Is hang
Ing high, and prospects are good
for better times.
Irish potatoes are not all vine in
this section, but some potatoes and
beans are simply fine, If we only
had plenty Of old Ned" to season
with we would he living at the top
Of the pot these days,
Crop prospects have improved
since the rains of the past ten days,
Lots Of alfalfa hay was cut down
during the wet spell and some Of Il
was damaged to some extent. The
second crop Is making up for all
the loss on the first eroy, however
Sharp County record., 1915-06-11
Where They Go

Everyone in Danville has noticed
how very active our Methodist min
lister, Rev. j. Wilson Crichlow, has
been in Sunday school work, and
this story is told on him; DO you
know where little boys 60 who don't
put their Sunday school money in
the plateY" said the minister TO a
small Danville boy. Yes" said the
kid, to the moving picture show
Dardanelle Democrat.