The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Dickson, the
newly married couple who We're we'd
ded in Boise recently and departed via
motorcycle for Massachusetts are
now on their way back and expect to
arrive in Boise by August Is.
Lumber Co., Johon Irving was acci-
dentally killed at Barberton Tuesday
morning at 80 o'clock when heavy
log which was being unloaded from a
fiat car fell on him crushing his skull
and breaking many bones in his body.
Today, tomorrow and Saturday are
button days and everyone interested
in Bosses new band should buy one
or more of the buttons at so cents
each. Boise needs a good band and
will have one if the people show the
right spirit.
Tomorrow the new Union Pacific
depot al Pocatello will be opened and
celebration will be pulled off for
the event. Members of the Boise
Commercial Club and the city council
have received invitations to the event.
Gustave Kroeger and party who
have been fishing at Fawn Greek the
past ten days returned Tuesday
Contractor A. S. Whiteway depart
ed Tuesday for Seward, Alaska where
he expects to remain permanently.
A terrible storm swept over Gal
weston, Texas, Mondav night, doing
damage that will run into the millions
of dollars. The loss of life has not
been ascertained. The storm also
struck Houston, where three lives are
reported lost and property damage of
FIVE millions dollars. The storm
ragged at Beaumont, Taylor, Temple
and other coast noints and has reach
ed Waco.
Colonel Arthur Lee, who is in Lon
don. from the front makes a report
that England must resort to conscrip-
ton in order to get the forces neces-
sary to win the war. He asserts that
this view is shared bv all the officers
who have seen service.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. after investigating the Rock Is
land railroad affairs, reports that a
law is necessary to control the issu-
ance of railroad securities and to hold
to strict accountability those who dis
sipate corporate funds.
The State board of equalization has
ordered ten per cent increase in the
assessment OF sheep and a cut of ten
per cent on agricultural lands in Ada
county.
The British transport Royal Ed
ward was sunk in the Aegean sea by a
German Submarine and 600 soldiers
were drowned. The vessel was en-
route with renforcements to the OAR
danellles and is the first English trans
port that has been lost in the present
war.
1t is expected that General Carranza
will decline to participate in a peace
conference and will present a counter
request that his government be re-
cognized b.. the United States and
South American governments. His
various chiefs have all sent assur.
ances that they will abide by his de-
cision.
The United Charities of Chicago re.
ports that 500 more families applied
for aid during July of this year thar
in the same month of last year
More than $500 families, comprising
4 5000 individuals were helped. Fol
the ten months past there have beer
more calls for aid and more hell
given than for the whole year pre-.
ceding, and this is continuation of 9
steady increase in poverty going or
since 1902
indictments for manslaughter wer,
returned on August 10 by the Cool
County grand jury against the presi
dent, vice president, secretary-treas
urer and assistant secretary-treasurei
of the St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship
= Company on account OF the EastlanC
disaster. The captain and engines
were lnu1cIeQ lot cr1m1natcareleSsn SIS
The federal grand jury is also consid
ering indictments.
Pennsylvania and New York wer,
swept by an exceedingly severe rain
and wind storm on August and
Atlantic coast shipping was badl,
damaged, with loss of several lives
At Erie, Pa. resulting flood cause,
in part by the breaking of a dam oc
casioned the death of at least fft,
persons and the destruction Of hun
dreds of buildings. Grain crops il
the middle west, that promised heav,
yields weeks ago, are now badly dam
aged by almost constant rains am
cool weather.
The Liberal Party of Manitoba woi
sweeping victory at the provincial
elections on August 6. The party ha
obtained thirty-nine of the forty-sii
contested seats. OF the remaining
seven. conservatives have obtainel
possibly FIVE. The other two seats 2,
to Independents, one of whom IS +
]. Dixon. the Winnipeg Singleta,
leader. The Conservative party ha,
adopted a ntftnbar 1T r1a..i1. X -.