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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
Another Point for Primary.
(Nampa L eader-HeraId.)


At least one thing may be said for
the direct primary, 1t elects most of
the officers from the largest center of
population. Boise is not a very large
city, but under the primary it counts
Tor more than all the rest of the state,
For verification of this fact let us
note that at the present time Boise
has:
!. United States Senator.
Congressman.
3. Governor.
q. Attorney General.
). Superintendent of instruction.
g. Treasurer.
l. Mine Inspector.
All the rest of the state has:
l. United States Senator.
Z Congressman.
3. Secretary of State.
4. State Auditor.
At the last census Idaho had in
round numbers a population Of 100000
The city Of Boise had a population Of
I,OOO, or about onc-twentieth of the
total.
Merely because Boise happened to
have a considerably larger group Of
voters than any other point in the
state it. was enabled with one
twentieth of the population to secure
nearly twice as many elective state
officials as all the rest of the state,
This same condition appears in all
others states having a direct primary
and center of population which ma
terially leads any other center.
If there had not been two candidates
for secretary of state before the
primaries from Boise last wear that
office would also have gone to Boise
as the two candidates from that citv
received more votes than the one from
outside. Had one of these candidates
Withdrawn the record now would he
eight state officers from Boise and
three from the rest of the state.
In the appointive state officers and
state house employees, the proposition
runs about the same.
From these facts it must appear
that if the direct primary really voices
the wish of the people, that the gen
eral proposition is that the capital civ
has about all the talent there is in
the state.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

Of Our two living ex-presidents,
there is no doubt which one fills his
place with greater dignity and grace.
President Taft has reached the point
where he can take a serene view of
life. He is big enough to be bipartisan
and he has a generous sense of humor
that keeps him from being too VIC
lently serious. Mr.. Taft's take-off on
Roosevelt's classification of the presi
dents the other day was one of those
rare flashes that are better than
ream of argument In his lecture on
The Presidency: Its Powers, Duties
and Responsibilities, he mentioned
Roosevelt's division of the presidents
into two classes, one headed by Lin
coin, and in the other, headed by
Buchanan, he placed Taft. Mr.. Roose-
velts placing himself in the Lincoln
class reminded Taft Of the little school
girl who told her mother she was the
best scholar in school. Asked # her
teacher told her so, she replied, NC,
| just discovered it myself" Sand
point News. (Democratic)
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

"A match plus A mouse"
A blaze and no house,
For some 3 cents a day,
My Companies will pay.
Fire Insurance,
A. |. Myers, Agt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

bills against G. l.. Lawrence contract
ed while he was proprietor of The
Palace Cafe, that Messrs. w. ].
Brown and L. +. Gaines are now the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

The Idaho Review, for lack of sup
port, has discontinued publication.
The Review was most ceritable pub
LEGATION. 1t seems to us that was a
field in Idaho for such a publication
We are sorry the publishers did not
stay little longer 1t takes time to
establish a newspaper of any kind
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
x THE STATE PRESS =
K x X x Xxx 4 X X X X X + kk X 4

A man who is developing rapidly
in his art and in reputation is Nick
Villcnevue, the Boise Statesman car
toonist. Mr.. Villenevue's work, quite
frequently of late, has equaled the
best. 1t has attracted attention.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
NOTICE.

This is to notify all persons having
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

The Idaho Review says that War
den Shook, of the state penitentiary,
is making men of criminals. He's
got fat chance to win against the di-
rect primary and resulting Idaho leg
islatures, which have been busy for
several years making criminals Of
men.-Parma Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

You have noticed, haven't you, that
William Howard Taft is getting on
the front pages of the big daily news
papers pretty regularly of late weeks?
Taft has grown wonderfully since be
went out of the presidency. He is
bigger now than when he was chief
executive. AS further proof of his
bigness he says that he will not CON
slider nomination for the presidency
again. You will also notice that Taft
is standing by his country and holding
up the hands of its president during
these troublesome times in the depart
ment of state. He is not going about
with torch of redfre trying to ex-
cite the people to a bloody and use
less war, as is the fast vanishing
Roosevelt. The man who voted for
Taft in 1912 never need be ashamed
of it.-Emmett Index.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
SON OFFICIATES AT
 FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF STRATFORD MAN
Many Clergymen at obse- quies of John I.ally Sons
 Are Pail Bearers.

An unusual ceremony was held in Stratford today when a son celebrated the funeral mass of his father.
 At St. James church, 9:3o o'clock this morning. Rev. Francis J. Lally of Waterbury sang a solemn high re- quiens mass for John Lal1y, his father, one of the pioneer settlers of Strat-, ford.
 The ceremony was affecting. Five other sons and a nephew of MT. Lally were the pail bearers. The cou1naittal service at the grave was read by Fa- ther Lallye
 Assisting Father Lany at the mass were Rev. John Moran, deacon, Rev. Jeremiah Duggan, sub-deacon, and Rev M. J. O'Connor, master of cere- monies. Inside the sanctuary were Rev. Robert Carroll and Rev. Robert Finn. The church choir sang several appropriate selections. Many friends and relatives of MT. Lally were pres7 ent. They feel his loss deeply. N
 The bearers were. John, James, William, Charles. Thomas and Peter Lally. The burial was in the family plot at St Michael;s cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
Teutonic Allies
 Seek To EnvelOp
 Czar's Vast Army

London, Aug 7-HoIding the bridgeheads at Warsaw over the Vis- tu1a river, the most formidable rnii- tary obstacle in eastern Europe. Ger many and Austria-Hungary, havfn g conquered the river line and with it invaded Russian territory for an average depth of 100 miles along a front along the Baltic to Bukowina, are now throwing their forces for ward in an effort to accomplish what Russia's allies have so feared, the complete enve1opn1ent of the Russian armies
 The British press, basing its, opfn- ions on Petrograd despatches and the lack of reports to the contrary, from either Berlin or Vienna, is inclined to the view that the forces of r Grand Duke Nichols retired from Warsaw virtually intact; but there is an i'm creasing disposition not to- minimize the seriousness of the situation as it still exists and the tkanxiety of the quadruple powers, seems to be mani festedf in renewed pressure to bring the Balkan states in line on the side of the entente powers.
 Qufescent Sweden is now restless and even so conservative a newspaper as the London Morning Post finds cause for comment in Sweden,s grow ing hostility to Russia as stimulated by German success in Poland,
 Whether the present Balkan nego- tiations will be nndre fruitful from the entente standpoint than were. pre- vious attempts to align these states against Germany and Turkey is debat- able. especially as Greece. accord ing to an Athens quoting Premier Gonaris, refuses to consider the re- Inquishing of any territory to Bull garia-a concession which might clear the situation
 Though still holding Novogievsk -y,f bay Thus the Russian armies not only are menaced back of the War saw salient from which it is assumed they were not entirely clear before Vistu1a, to the southeast of Warsaw, but a larger and more formidable en- veloping movement is taking definite form, being in effect a greater piece of spincers aiming at Dvinsk in the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
| LOCOMOBlLE co. MEN TO DISCUSS
 STRIKE TONIGHT
Monday Gathering at Plant Is Postponed Pending
 Mass Meeting.
AGENTS WILL TOUR
 ALLLoCAL PLANTS
Arrangements For Eight Hour Day Will Be Sought
 Soon, Say Officers.

No meeting was held outside the Loeon1obiIe plant at noon to-day, as labor leaders declare that the pre- vailing sentiment within the shop to- day is such that the majority of em- p1oyes will attend the meeting at ma chinists' hall tonight.
 At this meeting it is planned to have several well known speakers address the men on pertinent subjects relating to their work and the bonus offer recently made by the company.
 Though it was expected that the Loeomobile Co.,, would call for a vote of employees in the factory as they went out of the shop at noontime no such request was posted on the time clocks. Officials of the company had stated that such an expression of opinion within the factory would be taken as a criterion of what the men wanted and would have more weight with them than an outside meeting. These officials further said that their information, gained from foremen and others in the shop was to the ef- feet that the married men pTeferred the bonus offer to tic shorter hours
 It was expected that the executive committee of the machinists union would visit several factories in this city to-day. in an effort to confer with the heads of those concerns regarding the eight4hour day. George J. Bow en, business agent of the machinists announced that this campaign had been postponed.
 Lavery & Finkelstone, counsel for the machinists and the men placed under arrest Thursday for speaking in Seaside court announced that no injunction restraining the police from making further arrests would be ask. ed, pending the decision of Judge Frank L. Wilder in the cases tried yesterday.
 .eThe labor men have Ifound,'' said Attorney Lavery, ~tIlat they can ac- comp1ish as much by mixing freely with groups of workers on the street and in other places and therefore see no reason to bring the issue to a head in the higher courts at this time,
 A number of the labor men visited Henry. street today as the Locomobile e1n ployes were entering the factories and discussed conditions. No inter ference was made by the police.
 Superintendet of Police Eugene Birmingham said this morning: q do not look for any further trouble at the Loconobile plant am informed that the labor leaders will make no further efforts to speak publicly at least until Judge WiIder's decision has been rendered, and believe the offers of a settlement with the men at the Locomobile plant will be accepted.''
 J. J. Keppler, second vice president of the I. A of M, is expected to De present and address the men at the mass meeting tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
ANOTHER MUNITlON MAKING FACTOR ADOPTS PLAN TO
 SHARE PROFITS WITH HELP
Curtis S Curtis Co.,, Manufacturers of Pipe Cutting Ma chimes, With Big War Contracts, Will Give Employees Two Per Gent. of Net Shipments.

The Curtis & Curtis Co. manufac- turers of pipe-cutting machines at 18s Garden street. announced last night that beginning September 1, two per cent. of the value of the net shipments will be set aside for divis- ion among the men in the plant.
 Thirty-f1ve men, all machinists are employed by the com pany. It has many orders for cutting the open ends of sErapne1 cases.
 According to. the announcement, an average of 10 per cent. increase will be made in each mans wages.
 The plant is now working 12 hours a day, with a half hour Iunchtime. According. to a statement from the factory offices to-day, no request or demand has been made by the men.
 The following notice was posted in the Curtis & Curtis Go, plant to-day:
 That our employees may more fully
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
MAYOR WILSON DIGS UP HIS LONG LOST BUILDING CODE,
 FOR WHICH CITY PAID WELL
Wants HodgeP Podge Regulations, Made With Aid of Paste Pot and Shears Enacted Into Law Instead of
 Housing Associations Measure

Bridgeport. with the result that re- quirements are made that do not meet the local situation.
 The whole instrument is hodge podge of disconnected parts and op- posing conflicting requirements, which will keep the lawyers busy if it ever becomes law.
 The ordinance proposed by the Good Housing Association is to. be discard ed.
 The mayor believes that the Code of 1910 forbids the construction of three decker wooden houses, but no body can tell until the instrument is scrutinized with care, for it forbids permits and reforbids so many things complement of judges working over time will be necessary to find out what it does permit and does forbid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07

enjoy with us the improved condition of business, and in order to increase the efficiency of the factory, this com pany will oQ the first day of each month. beginning September 1, set aside 2. per cent. of the value of the net shipments of the next preceding month.
 This fund will be divided among all our direct employees, in propor- ton to their standard hourly rate, on the second pay day of each month. AnY employee, who has not been with us the, entire preceding month will not participate,
 Based on the present output. it is estimated, that this should amount to about. 10 per cent. Of each mans wa ges and will increase, if greater efforts are shown.
 eThe right to discontinue this plan at any time is reserved.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
co. CUTS
 WORKING SCHEDULE

Springfield, Mass. Aug. 7:~Putting into effectsa policy wnlen the officials long had under consid deration. notices were posted yesterday in. the plants of the Hendee Manufacturing Co. ern-. ploying. 1-So0 men, announcing that commencing Monday August g, nine hours will constitute a. working day with a six hour day on Saturday. This schedule will be operative the year around and is adopted voluntarily by the company.
 Under the new working schedule the hourly rate is increased approximately 10 per cent. Overtime will be paid for at time and one-half. This is the first concern in the city to make such concessions since the statewide cam paign of the machinists organizers be- gan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07

The first gun of the new campaign will be fired Monday but first the sit uation in the Locomobi1e O. will be settled: At the meeting tonight the employees will consider the demands to be presented to the company and will vote on the question of whether or not a strike isi advisable in the event that the demands are turned down.
 If the demands are agreed to in part, another meeting will be called next week. If they are rejected who1ely, iteis likely a strike will be called that will affect the plant by Wednesday
 received into the loca1g ehinistss un- ion was elected last nisht at the meet ing at which President Johnston ad- dressed the men.
 Many appIicationss were received, most of them were from employees of the, Locomobile Co.
 A committee will be appointed to- night to call on the heads Of the concern Monday at noon, to present the demands.
 The contents of the form letter that will be sent to a1ls the factories that have not compiled with the de- nands of the men, will probably be arranged to4morro77 in Hartford
 The Curtis Curtiss Co., of 1S8 Garden street announced to-day that "a prof1t-sharing plan will be insti- tuted September 1: This action will be considered NI5y the union officials, and it is possible -theleight hour de- mand will be made regardless of the announcements
 In line with the precedent 1estab- lished by the Remington Arms plants in this city, the Hendee Mapufactur- ing Co.,. of Springfield, Mass, annoUnc- ed to-day that a 50 hour working week will be established there.
 Requests that the members of the unions be not discrtrninated against and no actual demands for closed shops will be made to the manufac- turers, according to, President John ston when he addressed more than N50O machinists last night at Machin- ists' Hall on Cannon street.
 Strikes will be the. last resort, ae- cording to Mir Johnston He will be back in this city Tuesday however armed with the decisions that will. be made tomorrow at the conference of labor leaders from all over the East, and it is extremely likely that the last resort will be- adopted un- less the factories in which trouble is now being experienced are brought into line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07

1z A long delayed contribution to the conscience fund was made last night, when. at the suggestion of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, the building code, he assisted in making in 1910, was brought forward for action.
 The mayor was an alderman, when he did f41is work. He drew $500 from the treasury, as reward for his 1abors. although the charter seemed to forbid aldermen receiving compen- sation from projects inaugurated by the bodies of which they were mem bers.
 As a code it was something of a failure, considering what it cost. The substance of 1t is familiar to Farmer readers. It was obtained largely with pair of shears, or several pairs, from the codes of other cities. most Of them very psgsh larger than'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
FAIR FIELD WOMAN WINS JUDGMENT [ OF
 MILLION DOL hRS
Mrs. Julia Watt Morris Cur tis Lawrence Wins Great
 Legal Victory.

Mrs. Julia Watt sCurtisst Lawrence, who formerly had a paIatial country estate in Fairfield and has figured sin numerous lawsuits, has just won a $1.0o0,000 action in New York state. By unanimous decision of the Court sion in her legal fight against Charles E.. Littlefie1d administrator of the es- tate of her aunt. Mary G. Pinkney who died in 1908 leaving property worth $8,70o, 900.
 N The decision reversed that of the Appellate division which ruled that the administrator was authorized to withhold from Mrs. Lawrence part of the value of non-income producing propertykIeft by her aunt. The latest iecisfon orders payment to Mrs Law renee of part of the proceeds of the gale of such property in lieu of the income from it, which was bequeath- ed to her. This ruling means Mrs. Lawrence will receive about $1, 900, 900 in arrears.
 On several occasions Mrs. Lawrence has gone into court in this state and as well as in New York to ask for more liberal allowances She was the central figure in the Fairfield probate court at a. hearing about four years ago. Because of her big expendi- lures, Mrs. Lawrence has been call ed ''the most extravagan woman in New York; One of her alleged say ings was, $500 a day is not too much for pin money"
 The present action came to the Court of Appeals after Mrs. Lawrence had appealed from Justice Green baum's decision. She brought the suit on the ground that ''she was in pressing need of funds and would have to give up. the few luxuries she had unless the courts found a way for her to- break through the tight f1sted trusts which handle large estates.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
STAMFORD AVENUE BRIDGE BIDS MUCh
 ABOVE BOND ISSUE
with $40O, ,oOo Available, Estimates Show It Can't
 Be Built For That.

Four contractors have bid for the construction of the new Stratford avenue bridge and each bidder is many thousaQds above $4o0, GOO, the bond issue voted for the new bridge. On the face of the bids opened in the Empire Construction Co. of New York city appears to be the lowest bidders.
 Two designs were made by the en- gi1eers, sGreiner & Whitman of Balti- more, and on what is called Design A the Empire Go. bids $459, ,344.85 for the Strauss type of bascule bridge and $452, 5Se.15 for the Roll type. For the approaches the company thinks it should have 2,354.85 additional. The company asks $13,790 for opera tors houses and comfort stations, and $8,70O for the removal of the old bridge. For what is known as 'tDe- sign B. the concern bids $4SS, ,520. 9T on the Strauss type of ,bascu1e bridge and $427x170.87 for the Roll type.
 TooIe & Sunderlin were the only local contractors who bid. On the Scherzer type of bascule bridge they bid s472,651 and on the Roll type $474, ,695. Their bid on the approach es was s3s.308.. For operators houses and comfort stations $11,O0o; i; for removal of old bridge $6, 610. They would commence work 10 days after the contract is awarded and complete the bridge on or before February 1, 1917
 Holbroo1k. Cabot & Rollins of New York bid s432,87 for the Roll type bascule bridge and $482,871 for the Strauss type. Their bid on the ap- breaches was $33,85 For operators houses and comfort stations $20,000, for removal of old bridge $s.oo0. This on Design A The firm submitted no bid on Design B. They agreefto
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
COMMlS'S'lOER T9 DISCUSS NEW LAW
 ON CLUB LICENSES
Interpretation of Clauseg Will Be Made Uniform at
 Hartford Meeting.

Notice was received by the county commissioners today that meeting of commissioners from all counties in the state will be held at theS Allyn house, Hartford, next Thursday morning. The meeting was called by Commissioner Jacob Walter of New Haven county. The commissioner will discuss the new law relating to club licenses and agree upon a uni form interpretation of it's various clauses. They will also decide upon a form of application which win be used throughout the state
 The nnissioners stated today that they had not yet received any appli= cation from local clubs. They expect to have blank forms printed ifnnle6li- -ateIy after the Harford meeing and these will be given to representatives of clubs applying at the office of the commissioners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07

With William H Johnston, of International guide them through the crisis that labor Bridgeport made plans eight day every factory this city where chinsts employed
 Formal demand will be made by letter Monday every machine shop in the city.
 The LocomoPile America employees will hold the ua- n their plant &5s<ssssS4SSgS ss sslsssss sse
 conferences held Hartford tomorrow at which every labor leader importance England will to plan campaign obtain better working conditions generally in this vicinity
 l. J. Keppler held the whip hand in the labor - uaon stop enough tomorrow to become thor oughlya acquainted with the local conditions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
Wifebeater Jailed
 For 6 Months Stay

Arraigned on the charge of wife beating, Louis Drodoski, 667 Pem- broke street, whose wife supports the family by keeping boarders, was fin ed $1 and costs and sentenced to six months in the county jail by Judge Frank L. Wilder in the city court to- day. The arrest of Drodoski was made by Policemen Edward Dailey and Barton Sheridan who while on their way to the Second preciRct sta ton at nidnightS were attracted to the home by the shrieking of Mrs. .Drodoski