The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-07-01

At which time the regular semi-annua,i
nomination Of officers will be haa'
and a full attendance is. desired.
n B. Nelson. who has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks TON
ailments which caused him to be OPP
Grated upon, is again able TO DC ABOUT
and at work once more
While putting his hay up a lew
weeks ago Geo. Nibler received SER
ious injuries to his eyes and atter
two weeks of suffering and good
treatment is able to be at work much
improved.
AT last nights meeting OF the M.
w. of A. another class OF zN~as tax
en- through the forestry PREDATORY 70
the big class adoption which will be
pulled Of July Is, at the Moose ftali.
Already l0S new members have been
secured for this event.
Miss Kate Olson of Caldwell was
in the city this week visiting friends.
Boise Camp NJ. w of A. will at
tend the 4th of July services to be
held at the Methodist church in a
body next Sunday morning.
There is a great deal of interest
shown in labor circles as to the next
set OF officers of the Trades Council
and f. +. Cation is being urged as the
logical man for President.
Mr.. Clifford Kaiser, a member of
the Local Moving Picture Operators
Union returned Tuesday from Rich
mond California. Mr. Kaiser's re-
port on California is that there is not
enough pine trees there for him, but
we REALLY think that CtifforH was
longing to get his feet under fathers
table again. However, we are glad
to see him back, and we hope that he
will stay with us.
At the last meeting OF the Trades
Council there was a general discus
sion of the European war situation,
with a unanimous sentiment in favor
of stand for peace by the laboring
men of the United States, with abso-
lutte neutrality upon the part of our
Government.
A committee of the Trades Council
is engaged in drafting suitable me-
mortal to be presented to the Cover
nor of Colorado asking that the sem
tence of John R. Lawson, the labor
leader, to prison for life, be committed.
Shad L, Hodgin announces that, he
will not be candidate for Chairman
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee.
1t is unlawful to ship the hides and
furs of animals illegally caught by
parcel post, violating the State law
and also. in the case of shipment out
of the State, the Federal law,
The Idaho Traction Company has
been notified to repair the paying be-
tween its tracks on Warm Springs
avenue, the city council giving the
company thirty days to do the work.
The federal government has been
asked for four hundred thousand
young bass to be planted in Deer Flat
and Indian Creek reservoirs. The re-
quest was made by the State fish and
game department.
Meridian will have an old-fashioned
Fourth of July celebration on Satur-
day. July Sd. with Governor Alexander
as the orator of the day. There will
be ball game, foot races, sports of
all kinds and grand dance and FIRE
works at night. Basket dinners will
be the order of the day A large at
tendance from Boise and other points
is anticipated
The temperance people will give an
all dav picnic at Pierce Park on Mon
day, July 5th. Basket dinner. Pa
triotic program from / 80 to 2.30.
E. F. Cation. J. D. Brown and ]. Nc
Daniels. the committee from the
Trades council. met with the city
council Tuesday afternoon and sug-
gested that some of the streets of
the city be macadamized in order to
give employment to laboring men
drought the present era of depres-
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such work wherever a majority of the
property owners would express a will
lingness to stand the expense, which
was estimated at about so cents
front foot. and the labor committee
will undertake to see If such consent
can be obtained.
Judge A. B. Pittman of Memphis
rendered decision on June II de-
claring unconstitutional an act of the
legislature requiring operators of
public motor buses to give bond.
The decision declares the act to be
class legislation The Legislature
passed the bill on account of COM
plant made BY the street railway
companies Of Memphis that jitney
competition reduces their profits
about $45sO00 a month.
Louis F. Post was the principal
speaker at the dinner Of the American