The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-02

DR. Paul Enrich. discover Of anti
toxin and Of salvarsan, died Of heart
disease at Homburg on August 20. at
the age Of 81.
A reward Of ST 800 for the arrest and
conviction Of the FIRST three persons
who participated IN the lynching of
Leo Frank was offered on August ~
BY Governor Harris 81 Georgia.
ABRAHAM Ruef. the former San Fran
cisco political boss, serving four
teen year penitcntiary sentence, was
paroled on August 81. He had serv-
ed four years, Ave months and fifteen
days Of his sentence.
Regular fare on the municipality
owned street railways of Breslau,
Germany, for cc1tinuous ride with
transfer privileges is approximately two
and one-third cents. Communication
rates for adults for year are STA
per person. Each car may carry Il
passengers inside, on the front plat
form and on the rear platform.
StraphanginR is an urtusual occur
renee.
The State Constitutional Conven-
ton Of New York on August II over
whelmingIy rejected the proposed
amendment offered by William
Barnes, Jr., to invalidate mothers PEN
sions and other palliative legislation,
The Lincoln jubilee and exposition,
celebrating the s0th anniversary Of
Negro freedom, was opened at the
Coliseum in Chicago on August ~.
Addresses were made by Governor
Edward F. Dunno, Bishop Samuel Fall
lows and others. The exposition.
which shows material progress made
BY the Negroes since attainment Of
freedom. will remain open until Sep
TENDER 10.
John Fl. Humphreys, secretary Of
the Proportional Representation So
ciety of London, IS now visiting Aus
traiia, Tasmania, and New Zealand,
in the interests of proportional repre-
sentation Later he expects to visit
Canada and the United States. He
will probably reach Philadelphia in
October. His address in this coun-
try will be care G. G. Hoag, Haver-
ford Pennsylvania.
A fight against the amendment Of
the mothers pension law of Washing
ton was inaugurated on August IL,
through the efforts of Judge Henry
Neill Of Illinois, originator of the
mothers pension movement. The
last legislature amended the law so
as to cut off from its benefits chill
dren of divorced and deserted moth
ers. The constitutionality of this pro-
vision will be attacked.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on August II issued a report re-
garding the Rock Island railroad. 1t
shows how high finance wrecked the
road. Financial manipulations il says
cost the road $20,0O0,O00. The Com
mission believes that the case shows
the need of some limitations on issu-
auce of stocks and bonds. No prose
cutions are recommended.
Total deposits in the postal savings
bank of Chicago on July amounted
to 1926, 532, a gain Of AZ per cent
over year ago. Three-fourths ol
depositors are foreign-born. There
4 are 1893 depositors who have reached
the $500 limit, and can deposit nc
more. although anxious to do So This
limitation, and also the one forbiddinq
aeposit of more than 500 at one time
POSTMASTER Campbell shows in Iii:
report, cause many TO deposit else.
where, or to hoard their savings.
Chief Of Police Julius NJ. Lang, OIL
Ssattle,- is being investigated on
charges of conduct unbecoming ar
officer.
THE sale Of 740 lots in the new
Town of Anchorage, Alaska. brought
To the government the tidy sum 81
$167 600. Three hundred lots 25x5C
feet have been set aside for a rent.
free tent town." upon which 15t
campers have already settled.
Chicago's new city directory gives
population of 100000, with the
Johnsons leading more than 10000
strong. They are closely followed By
the hndersons and the Smiths.
The Washington government Is op-
timistic over the news from Berlin
that the American contention as e
the rights OF neutrals on the high seas
will be accepted by the German gov,
ernment and reparation made for pas
violations on the part Of submarines