The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-07-15
AND NATION

buses was inaugurated in Seattle on
June %. Books containing 100 tic
kets are being sold for $3.50
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rosa, Irish
lrevolutionist and member of the Fee
man organization, died on June %
in ST. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Is
land, aged "a,
A deficit in Federal revenue Of
49,, 1881 is shown for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1915. Customs re-
ceipts were $7o,82S675. Internal reve-
nue. receipts were 1885, 828,377.
]. p. Morgan, the 6nancier, was
home at Glen Cove, Long Island, by
an apparently demented man. calling
himself Frank Holt Mdrgan's re-
sponsibility for sale of war materials
to the Allies was given by Holt as
the cause of the act.
The Second National Conference
on Universities and Public Service is
to be held in Boston at the State
House on August 24-27 under the
auspices of the Society for the Pro-
motion of Training for Public Service
The call was issued by Governor Da-
vid |. Walsh Of Massachusetts. The
secretary of the conference is Edward
A. Fitzpatrick, Box $50, Madison,
Wis.
An injunction granted by Judge
Frederick A. Smith of the Circuit
Court of Chicago stops temporarily
at least the enforcement of the new
illinois law, forbidding sale of tip
ping privileges in hotels and restaurr
ants. The law was to go into effect
on July /. The injunction was asked
by lessees of the cloak rooms at the
Hotel Sherman and Hotel Morrison
of Chicago, who pay 81 500 annual
rent for the privilege of receiving
tips from persons checking hats and
coats.
Extra guards have been placed for
the protection of Leo Frank at the
Milledgeville, Georgia, prison, and
three companies of militia are also
held in readiness 10 go to the prison
at a moments notice. Threats that
the prison is to be raided and Frank
lynched have caused these precau-
tons.
In the game of sea-saw in the east
ern field of war, the Australians are
now retreating before advancing
troops of Russians. But little activity
is reported in the west.
A heat wave for ten days has been
prevalent at Juneau, Alaska, where
the sun is now shining 20 hours out
of the "a. The thermometer has regis
tered from 90 to 100 in the shade daily
and forest fires are raging in the
vicinity. The absence of the usual
southeast winds is noticed and the
present weather has no precedent ac-
cording to the oldest native inhab;tant.
The postmaster general has issued
an order increasing the size of pack
ages that may be shipped through the
mail to a combined length and girth
of "a inches, which will permit of the
shipping of berry crates through the
mails. Another new regulation pro-
vides for the issuance of receipt to
the shipper of a parcel post package,
upon the payment of one cent
That the City Council of Chicago
can legally declare forfeited the Auto
matte Telephone franchises of the
Chicago Tunnel Company was the
legal opinion rendered on July l by
Stephen A. Foster special cuncil
for the council committee having the
matter under consideration. Mr.. Fos-
ter was retained by the committee for
this purpose in prefence to the cor
poration counsel, Richard S. Folsom,
who has not had the confidence of
some of the members. Mr.. Folsom
has prepared forfeiture ordinance,
but Mr.. Foster found this to be de-
fective. and submitted to the commit
tee an ordinance drawn by himself.
Mayor Thompson is still waiting on
a legal opinion from Walter L. Fisher.
former secretary of the interior UNI
der President Taft.
William Lemaster, veteran of the
Oregon Indian war of 1856 and we'll
known in Boise died at the home of
his son in Horseshoe Bend last SUN
day night aged rs years.
Boise Lodge No. so and their
friends were the guests of the Majes-
tic Theatre on Thursday evening.
After the regular meeting of the
Lodge with banners flying, pennants
waving and led by trunpeter thew
marched in body to the Majestic.
arriving at ten fifteen. They first en-
joyed the picture program and COM
mencing at eleven fifteen the follow
ing program was given:
Robert NJ. Mccraken, address on
Fraternalism.
Mr.. Rosehe. Whistling Selection.
Majestic Orchestra, Morning Noon
and Night Overture"
Edward Nc Carthy, Step and Fancy
Dancing.
Majestic Orchestra, Overture,
Tampa"
-Four round boxing contest by two
fora1 hOva~e