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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
PLAN TO CUT Off
TRADE OUTLINED
ENGLAND PROPOSES TO SEVER
ALL ARTERIES OF COMMERCE
TO AND FROM GERMANY.
Agrees to Lift Blockade in Case Ma.
ton Certlfies That ships Flying
Its Flag viii Not Garry
Goods to Germany.

London-In formal procla nation
signed in council by the king and Is.
ued from Buckingham palace, Great
Britain made known to the world, on
Monday, how she proposes to sever
all the arteries of sea commerce tc
and from Germany during the period
of the war.
As in Premier Asquith's speech
foreeasting the order, the term block.
ade' is not used and no prohibited
area is defined Nevertheless, the
ext of the order makes plain Eng
and's purpose-to prevent commodi
les of any kind from reaching or leav
ng Germany during the war.
British officials frankly called the
movement blockade, the foreign of
ice describing 1t as an effective block
ade, differing from the effective block
ldes of history only in that the prop
rty seized will not be confiscated out
light but sold, the proceeds eventu.
ally going to the owners
In the last clause of the proclama.
ion is the proposal most interesting
0 neutrals. This is a fiat agreement
o lift the blockade" in case any ma.
on will certify that the ships flying
is flag shall not carry goods to Ger.
many, or originating therein, or be.
onging to the subjects of the German
empire.
1t is notable that the order declares
no Intention to capture ships proceed.
ng 10 and from the countries of Ger.
many's allies, Austria and Turkey, the
'eason being, no doubt, that the meas.
ure is avowedly a reprisal against the
German submarine warfare. However,
Gordon Of ships will be maintained
to shut off the commerce of German
ports and regulate trade in the war
zone, although ships voyaging across
he Atlantic will, it is said, be seized
before they reach the North sea.
When neuj III vessel Is held up, In
all cases, except where there is a false
declaration, or other attempt at sub
terfuge, the cargo only will be seized
A copy Of the order In council was
handed to the American ambassador
for transmission to Washington.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20

to be used, make homes and conSti
tute succ ssful agricultural communi
ties. We have no objection to retain.
ing the other twelve million acres as
| forest reserves. But We say that the
inclusion in the forest reserves If
five million acres Of agricultural land
while thousands and thousands o.
HON eseekers are finding homes 10 an
other country, Is not conservation: It
does not even rise to the dignity Of
a we'll directed stupidity; ii s a
crime. | presume that condition ALL
continue for a time, but such stupen-
dous folly will not be permitted after
intelligent American people come TO
understand the facts.
In addition to this, it is not pro
posed to fasten upon every natural
resource of the west an additional
tax or royalty which will be paid u
the end by the masses of the peop e.
The coal, the oil, the mineral, the
power and everything will carry tax
We VIII have about II or Is per cent
subject to taxation and upon the
people who cover that IL or Is per
cent is to be imposed another tax
wholly unknown to you people in the
east. How are we to build great CON-
monwealthS in the west under such
proposition? Do you want us to
make great commnwealths, or do
you want us TO be reduced to colonits o
and to a landlord and tenant system :?
We do not want the latter and we
are not going to haveit. 1t may take
some time to demonstrate that fact.
but 1t will be demons rated in the end.
This whole scheme of leasing
and royalty system for these few pub
lie land states has its most animated
impetus in a desire to find another
and subtle way to raise more taxes
with which to feed these ever-increas-
ing bureaus at Washington. The
number of employees in our bureaus
is mounting up not by hundreds, but
by thousands each year. The people
haven't any idea of the increase in
the number Of employees, and some
way must be found to raise money,
and in more subtle way than that
Of a direct levy, hence this royalty
Of leasing system.
Il maintain that the natural re-
sources OF a state belong to the state,
and should be utilized to the upbuild-
ing OF that state, and that if any roy
atty or licenses are to be paid, they
should be paid into the state treas
ury in order to reduce the burdens
of the people of that particular
state"
IL .t 4 Il.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
j. A. REYNOLDS

After prolonged illness due tc
the infirmities of old age, J. A. Rey
nolds, a pioneer resident of Mountain
Home, died at his beautiful suburb
an home in this city, Thursday al
noon, at the age of 76 years.
Mr.. Reynolds was a native of De
troit, Michigan but has made his
home in Idaho for a number of years
He Is survived by a wife and two
sons, w. d. Of this city and M. E. of
Bruneau.
The funeral was held at the home
this afternoon at two o'clock
The sympathy Of host of friends
goes out to the bereaved.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
st. Patrick Social

The, st. Patricks social given by
the ladies OF the M. &. Aid having
birthdays in February and March
Wednesday afternoon at the home oi
Mrs. H. 7. Pickrell, was in every
way a success.
The program Of instrumental and
vocal music, reading and recltations
vas enjoyed by all, II being instruc-
i've, humorous, and entertaining.
The hostesses served delicious and
elaborate refreshments. About forty
aides, besides children were present.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
STRONGLY PROTEST
ACTION OF ALLIES
UNITED STATES WILL OBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON
NEUTRAL COMMERCE.
British Action Has No Precedent In
Law or History, and Supporters of
Administration Believe Vigor.
Gus Protest Should be Made.

hington.-President Wilson In.
dicated to callers on Tuesday that a
strong protest would be made by the
United States government against the
action of Great Britain and her allies
in subjecting neutral commerce to the
numerous restrictions imposed On it
by the British order in council, just
issued.
Senator Walsh of Montana, an au.
thority on international law and one
OF the administration spokesmen in
defense of the legal side of the ship
purchase bill, talkeda length with
the president Tuesday night about the
situation. He had come to the Whte
House on another subject, but found
the situation produced by the com
mercial blockade uppermost in the
presidents mind.
AS he left the White House Senator
Walsh said the British action had nc
precedent in Jaw or history and that
an unusually vigorous protest should
w +iNSUS peooAhoI H. I1C opOhO VI Iu6
general regret among senators now
that before the last congress ad
journed power had not been given ia
the president to declare an embargo
On exports from the United States tc
the belligerents. He added however,
he had no idea that the president
would call any extra session for thai
purpose
Officials who studied the British or.
der in council in the text as trans
mitted by Ambassador Page and the
British embassy, found differences il
it from the version in the cable dis,
patches, but would not indicate
whether they were of an important
character. Their displeasure at the
contents of the order was evident and
they made no effort to conceal theiI
disappointment at its failure to give
American commerce relief from inter
ference while in transit to neutral
countries.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

An important meeting of much in
terest to water users, will be held
Wednesday afternoon, March "a, at
230 at the court house Business mat
ters of importance to water users viii
De up for discussion and all interest
ed are urged TO be present.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
MORE ORCHARDS FOR THIS COM
MUNITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stahl and
daughter, of Dillon, Montana, who
have been visiting their son Paul OF
Mountain Home while on their return
from a visit to the San Francisco
exposition, left Wednesday on THEM
return home. While here Mr.. Stahl
closed a deal with G. B. Faraday
for a tract of land near the Morton
peach orchard, of which he aims to
make an orchard of walnuts and
apricots.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Evans Dining Room Under New Man
agement.

Mr. and Mrs. W. d. Evans assum-
ed personal management of the dim
ng room at the Evans Hotel Friday
evening after which it will be their
aim to cater to the hungry public in
thoroughly up-to-date style with
every seasonabIe delicacy possible and
at reasonable rates.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

Remember the flower sale by the
ladies OF the Episcopal church, winch
will take place April 3rd. Orders
may be phoned in at any time now
to the president, Mrs. j. w. MortCG
FOR cut flowers or potted plants, to
be delivered at Easter time
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
BAPTIST BAZAAR

The Baaptist Ladies Aid win hold
their annual bazaar in the Baptist
church, Friday afternoon, April 2,
when cafeteria supper will be sery-
ed from three till nine. During the
afternoon there will be demonstra-
tions of the pressure cooker.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
MAMMOTH COAL MERGER.
Four Big Utah Mines to be Con
solidated.

Salt Lake City.-It is reported here
that four large Utah coal companies
will be merged on April l into one
company, to be known as the United
States Fuel company, with a total
capitalization of $1O,0OO,OOO.
The companies whose holdings are
to be taken over by the big new com.
pany are the castle Valley Coal com.
pany, the Consolidated Fuel company,
the Black Hawk Coal company and
the Panther Coal company. These
four companies are the owners of ex.
tensive tracts of coal lands and pro
ducing coal mines in Carbon and
Emery counties.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Sunday Morning Blaze

Fire caused by a careless smoker
called the fire department and sew
eral citizens to the livery sheds of
the Morrison livery about one O'Clock
Sunday morning.
Prompt work on the part of the
fire department confined the blaze to
the sheds resulting in small loss to
all concerned.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Express Companies Complaining.

Washington. - Representatives OF
the American, Adams, Southern and
Wells4Fargo Express companies asked
leave of the interstate commerce com.
mission Tuesday to file a petition for
rehearing of the express rate case. 1t
declared that the low rates in force
prescribed by the commission have
been disastrous"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Coal Miners Settle Strike.

Lexington, Ky.-The strike of the
coal miners in the eastern Kentucky
fields came to sudden termination
Tuesday, when an agreement was
reached between the miners and the
operators, according to report reach.
ing here from Prestonsburg, KY.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
FREE.

Pastor G. e. Heard of Van Couver
b. G. will give a free Bible lecture,
under the auspices of the Associated
Bible Student g association, on Tues
day evening, March 80, at 1880,
Eagle HaM.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Noted Artist Dead

London.-The death is announced
Of Walter Crane, the artist, writer
and lecturer. Mr. Crane was born
at Liverpool in 1S45. He was well
known as an illustrator of children's
books and for years had studio in
,Ondon
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
THAW TO MAKE LAST STAND.
Must Now Prove That He Is Sane Il
Gain His Freedom.

New York.-Harry K. Thaw will not
be sent back to New Hampshire by
the STATE of New York, as his counsel
demanded, but must be returned tC
Matteawan asylum 'un.ess legal pa
pers colling for his detention in New
York county are served upon the
warden OF Tombs prison" Such was
Supreme Court Justice Pages decision
Tuesday in disposing of the formal
motion to have Thaw returned to New
England
The next step in the litigation to
keep ThaW out of Matteawan will be
ltaken when an effort will be made to
Ehave the question as to Thaw's sanity
Idecided by a Jury,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Train Robbers EoiIed.

Little Rock, Ark.-What is believed
to have been an attempt to wreck and
oh the California special on the c.,
h. |. & p. at Parsons, thirty miles
west OF Memphis was foiled when the
wreckers derailed by mistake an extra
freight train.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20

Mrs. E. 4Biglow, a former resident
of this city where Mr.. Biblow was
civil engineer for John Garrett, passed
through this city Thursday enroute
from her home in Niagara Falls to
Nampa to visit her mother. Mrs. Big
low expects to visit friends in this
city on her return home.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Three-Mile Limit Disreqsrded.

Washington.-A statement issued
by the German embassy here declared
that the German cruiser Dresden, sunk
by British squadron off the coast of
Chile Sunday, APPARENTLY was attack.
ed while in shelter of neutral wat.
ers."
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
Two Years Is Limit.

Observation-Disclosures for rep.
aration for excessive freight rates
must be made within two years when
presented to the courts as well as
when made to the interstate com,
merce commission, the supreme court
holds.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
BARON BURlAN

Baron Burian, the New Austrian
minister Of foreign affairs, is Hun
earan and II is supposed he was Sc
lected for the place In order to quiet
the discomfort of his fellow country
men with the conduct of the war,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-20
COME RENEE EXCURSIONS
To Saalt Lake City

Via Oregon Short Line, April 1st
TO 9Th. inclusive. See agents for rates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
CHILD LABOR LAW HAS
ITS FIRST ACTUAL TEST

Continued from Page One
completed their courses in the next Ave
months.
William Ash. principal of the Trades
School. is in charge of these Continuation
Glasses for Teachers in this city.
THE child labor law provides that
every child between the ages of IA and
16 years who has gone to work shall re-
turn to school for certain number of
hours each week to continue the inter-
rupted education" said Mr.. Ash. "The
school is not trade or vocational school,
as is generally misunderstood, but aims
to train teachers to correlato the school
work with the industry in which the
pupil is engaged"
In the opinion of prominent educators,
the child labor law ought to be one of
the greatest factors in eliminating the
social driftwood of the city Young bows
and girls who heretofore have left school
at an early age to engage in work which
because OF their unfitness must of neces-
s!ty prove Improbable become eventually
the buns of the town, the fotsam and
tetsam of the labor world, employed for
a few weeks and then for a few weeks
inore-JoDleSs.
By the correlation of their daily occu-
patton with their school studies THESE
children will become more efficient citl-
zens. 1t is believed. Moreover II their
education is enforced at this critical
period when, according to pedagogical
experts, nearly every school child is smit-
ten with the desire TO leave school and
get out to work, 1t Is thought the desire
for higher education will be stimulated
any many girls and boys will be inspired
with the wish for a college education.
"It has become a recognized fact. Mr..
Ash said in discussing the law and the
probable effect OF it's enforcement that
the majority of children do not leave
school because of economic necessity.
They leave because they want spending
money, or better clothes, or because
school does not interest them.
"The working children VINO will come
10 the classes in January will receive a
lifferent sort OF instruction from that
which they got when they attended the |
egular grades, Every child's curriculum
will be adapted to that trade or occupa-
ion in which he is employed. The teach
RS In their course this summer will take
rips to the various factories and places
II industry so as to get a background |
or the instruction which they will have |
o give"
One OF the most serious complications
Which the enforcement OF the bill pre- |
ents according to Mr.. Ash will be the |
dJustment of the children to their |
lasses. Many OF them have been out OF |
chool for some time, and II is not |
hought probable that they will be put
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
BOYS BEAT BOY AT
SEYBERT INSTITUTION
Judge MacNeille, of Juvenils
Court, Scores Home for Per
mitting Act.

A system Of self-government a. -.
seybert Institution for Boys, at Mes6,.
brook, under which members a. &.
"chidren's court" personally in1ic, ,,
punishment decided upon by the co,s,
came to light today in the hearins I,
case before Judge MacNeiile. n ~.
Juvenile branch of the Municipsl c,,,s,
Albert Doressi is years old, OF ok a
min street, former inmate of the ,rse
tuition. told about the system and ~.
discharged in the custody OF his ,.,h.
by Judge MacNellle. The lad sa,d !,
had been sentenced to take nvr,h,.
Of paddles" and that a member q, ~.
boys court at the institution d,s ~
padding 80 vigorously that he rsjssS
welts.
II Will never commit another bos
that institution while that svstar, 70
MAINS" said Judge MacNeille after 49,.
David ]. Terry, for the Seybert Ins,,,.,
tion, admitted the truth Of Dorsssi.-
story. II am in favor of the syster, -
self-Rovernment, but not of perm,f,,n
one boy to punish another"
Judge MacNellle also said he vor,A
grant discharges to inmates of the ins,1i %
tuition whenever they were requested -.
this cause. He denounced the systan, y
letting one boy punish another as harn,t,1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
SAY POLICEMAN KILLED
MAN IN SELF-DEFENSE
Testimony in Favor of Frank Freund
Given at Hearing.

Witnesses at the hearing of Policeman
Frank Freund, of the Belgrade and Clear
field streets station, who shot and killed
Jerome Aiken. of ,2O02 cletnentlne street,
testified before Magistrate Carson at
Central Station today that tho police
man acted in self-defense.
Two boys testified that Freuud warned
Aiken and three other men who were
drinking beer in stable at Tilton and
Westmoreland streets, that they would
have to stop. The men. according to the
witnesses, attacked the policeman. who
first tried to use his blackjack. AS the
strap OF the jack was broken. Freund
drew his revolver. He fred toward the
ground, but the bullet shot John Nc
Gurk, known as "Crockey Boyle" In the
hip, The attack of the men then became
more furious and one of them struck
Freund with n cane. Then he fred pro-
miscuously to defend himself.
The policeman. was held without bail
to await the action OF the Coroner, and
paroled In the custody of Sergeant Grin
nell. of the Belgrade and Clearfield streets
station.
1t is said that Alken's relatives will
begin criminal prosecution against
Freund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
WATCH FOR BOMBS
IN COAL SHIPMENTS
Internal Machine Found in
Cargo at Trenton Leads to
Extra Precautions Here.

The finding OF bomb in a carload Of
coal Intended for export at Trenton has
caused extra vigilance to be exercised at
the coal piers where vessels Of the bel
llgerents are loaded at this port All em-
ployes have been instructed to watch the
coal carefully as It runs down the shutes
into the holds. In addition to this the
masters Of the steamships loading there
have detailed several members Of the
crews Of the vessels to keep weather
eye" out for Internal machines in the coal.
Coal shipments through this port for
belligerent countries arc not heavy, al
though an unusual number OF cargoes
recently have been sent to Italy. The
trouble in the Welsh coal fields, however,
has doomed our coal trade with South
America and is expected to increase the
European business.
At the Port Richmond Piers of the
Reading Railway the coal Is loaded from
drop bottom cars along chutes. At the
Pennsylvania Railroad piers at Green
wich an entire carload of coal Is dumped
in a half minute by one OF the most mod
ern and fastest coal loading devices
along the Atlantic coast. II would be
more difficult to detect n bomb In tho
coal loaded by this machine than in the
chute way.
Bunker coal men who load vessels from
barges in the river are also taking every
precaution to prevent bombs from getting
Into their coal. Watchmen are employed
to supervise the loading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19
GIRL SLEPT IN BARRELS
Policeman Feeds Homeless Waif After
Taking Her to Station House.

Pretty little Margaret McGlrr sat on a
bench in the Front and Master streets po-
lice station today swinging her feet and
forgetting for a time that she was a
homeless orphan and hungry and dirty.
She forgot her wandering about tina
streets and the sneers and cuttings she
received and the barrels and out Of the
way places where she slept at night She
was eating peanuts and cake.
The food was given to the 17-year- -old
waif by Patrol Driver John Welch, who
found her bareheaded and hungry at
Hancock and Master streets this morning.
Her frank manner and the appeal In
her gray eyes attracted him and he took
her to the station house. She said she
had been wandering the streets for three
weeks, since she lost her position, and
said she formerly lived at 4O5 Master
street. The police sent her to the House
of Detention, where she will have a hear
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-19

back into the regular grades which they
left. This will mean that other places
of instruction will have to be provided
since the bill provides that the school
which the child is required to attend
must be within a reasonable distance of
his place of employment.
Charles Schlow and Leonard A. Let
finger. graduates of the Philadelphia
School of Pedagogy, who have taught in
the grade and trade schools, have been
selected to instruct the teachers in their
four weeks courses. They were chosen
because of their experience with the
problems relating to child activity.