The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-04-08

at St Alphonsus Hospital IS some
what improved and expects soon to be
around
A bill to eliminate party lines in
State elections passed the California
Assembly on March rs. 1t now goes
to the Senate.
A. L. Travis of the Carpenters Lo-
cal departed Monday for American
Falls where he expects to do some
work at his trade,
]. ]. Ryan came down from Horse
shoe Bend TO spend Easter with his
family and incidentally vote his
choice at the primaries.
City Building Inspector Spangen-
berg is the right man on the right job
and orr City Dads are TO be congratu-
lated upon his selections.
A mother'spension bill passed the
New York Assembly on March a. 1t
had previously passed the Senate and
now awaits Governor Whitman's sig
nature.
The Street Railway Employees have
one of the largest locals in the city
and harmony prevails generally be-
tween employer and employee with
this local.
A debate on the Singletax has been
arranged to take place at Lawrence,
Kan, on April IS between students Of
the University of Kansas and Univer-
sity of Oklahoma.
Mr.. L. B. Green of Mountainhome
is a faithful worker and able and
should receive the appointment on the
Minimum Wage Commission which
Mr.. Cation was unable to accept.
Alex Erickson, President of the
Tailors Union has been under the
weather and confined to his home the
past week, but is improving nicely
and expects to be back at work within
a few days.
The Philadelphia Singletax Society
will celebrate the birthday of Thomas
Jefferson on April 10 with a dinner al
the Hotel Windsor. Henry W. Het-
eel of Meylem. Pa, has charge of the
arrangements.
There are still some Building Trades
men out of work but prospects are
good for busy times in Boise this sea.
son. Patronize home manufacturer!
in all lines, Boost Boise in every way
possible, keep your money here
patronize home merchants and watcf
the results.
Trial proceedings in the Fedora
Court at indianapolis OF persons
charged with election frauds in Terrt
Haute, caused the arrest on Marcel
"a, of Mayor Roberts of the latter
city on a charge of tampering witt
witnesses. A number of defendant:
have already pleaded guilty.
Reading of the Bible at opening o.
the public schools and recitation o.
the Lords rayer has been prohibited
by a decision on March % of tn,
Louisiana Supreme Court The de
cision was the result of a suit brough
by Catholics and Jews to restrain tn,
school board of Caddo parish.
The Southern Sociological Confer
ence will meet at Houston at the Ric,
Hotel on May and stay in session
until the llth The call signed BY
Secretary J. E. McCulloch of Nash
Vile Tenn, states the theme of tn,
program TO be "The Conservation o
Health" This will include more thar
scientific discussion. Today two
great Christian Empires are endeavor
ing to bring what is called in militar,
circles economic pressure" upon eacl
other by cutting off food supplies. No
content with utilizating all the re
sources OF science in the shape o
devilish inventions for mangling hu
man flesh and blood, these grea
Christian statesmen and war lords ar,
each striving to drive brave men t.
despair by starving their women anC
children. And yet in vast cathedral
surpliced choirs chant anthems, ane
millions of worshipers are sending VI
to Heaven the prayer, Give US THU
day our daily breadi" Meanwhile, tn,
gifts Of Allah" in the shape Of car
goes Of food, are being sunk in tn,
ocean. Even the devils Of the neither
most pit might we'll shudder at sucf