The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-02
BREV1TlES or CITY STATE
1--WE NATION

The pan-American plan for tie pa
citication Of Mexico will 20 forward,
as originally planned whether Gem
eral Carrana consents or not Cen
leral zapata is the latest to give his
/ adherance to the plan and 1t IS ex-
pected that ali of the forces opposed
+ to Carranza will join in a peace con
4 ference. In the meantime, General
Carranza is endeavoring to establish
/ himself in control OF Mexico City
and at the head Of a government for
which he will ask recognition from
the governments Of the world.
Twelve thousand miners are on
strike in the Welsh coal fields and
the British government is much con-
cerned over the outlook David Lloyd
George, minister OF munitions; Wall
ter Runciman, president Of the Lon
don board of trade and representatives
Of the miners and owners are holding
frequent meetings endeavoring to
bring about settlement.
Eiihu Root made a strong and vig-
crous speech before the New York
constitutional convention in favor Of
the Short ballot which he asserted
would do much to give the 2eoplc the
actual control Of their own govern
ment as opposed TO the present system
(which largely gives control to politi-
cal bosses
Sanford w. Currier, Hitherto re-
putable contractor of Portland, Ore.
is said to have confessed to aSdeputy
4 prosecuting attorney that he is the
lhead of an arson gang that has oper-
ataed in San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Portland and, burned hundreds Of
thousands ofdollars of houses for the
insurance. Many of the houses which
lCurricr built were purposely made
4 tiretraps by the insertion Of infiamt
able material and would go up ia
smoke in record-breaiSing time after
having been insured The details Of
the gangs actions are awaited with
much interest in insurance circles.
In accordance with the provisions Of
/ the Wilson-Bryan Peace Treaties pro-
lviding for International Commission
of Inquiry, the following have been
appointed to serve thereupon by the
1 United States; Bolivia, Al. r. Talbot;
| Costa Rica, James B. McCreary; Dem
mark, Judson Harmon; France, Rich
ard Qlney; Great Britain, George
i Gray: Guatemala, William Stone;
Italy, George L. Macintosh; Norway,
James Brown Scott; Paraguay, w. S.
i Jennings; Peru. Eugene Wambaugh;
Portugal James NJ Cox; Russia,
| Charles R. Crane; Spain, Cyrus North
rup; Sweden, Samuel Avery; Uruguay,
/ Harry B. Hutchins.
/ On September /, the ostal depart
ment authorized the issuance of re-
ceipts to the senders of parcel post
packages upon the payment of one
cent therefore The receipts will be
evidence of the shipment of parcel.
i George H. Cecil, district forester,
stationed at Portland, Ore, states that
SO forest fires have been reported
within the last two weeks in Oregon.
Governor Withycombe has been APP
pealed to place ban on hunting for
the time being as the fires are thought
to be due to careless hunters. A rain
Sunday night cleared the atmosphere
and aided the look-outs who are
keeping guard over million acres oil
timber lands.
X. E. Smulien, physical director
and R. A. OverhoIzer. BOYS secretary
of the Boise Y. M. c. A. have resign.
J ed. Mr.. Overhoizer will accept q
similar position with the Y. M. G. Al
of La Porte. Indiana. Mr. Smuiler
will not return from Kane. PennsyI.
vania. where he is visiting his parents
i and his future plans are not known
! here. Ro bert Duff. a graduate OF the
Boise high school will succeed Mr.
Overholzer.
! Earl R. Ford, of Shamrock, Texas
unknown here but identified by let
J tiers found on the body was run over
: by the outgoing Short Line train al
2 o'clock Tuesday morning near the
fair grounds. He was either asleer
or drunk on the tracks. His body
was frightfully mutiIated His moth.
. err, from whom he had several letters
in his clothes. was wired to- Coroner
I Summers did not think an inquest ii
necessary.
: The United States submarine F-4
! wrecked in Honolulu harbor in March
J has been raised after great deal Of
J labor extending over several month!
! and is in the dry dock at Honolulu
There are supposed to be p bodies il
the vessel.