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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-23
TeIearaph Ree.

Here is a game for boy scouts on a
rainy day in camp. Let the scouts ar
range themselves around a table with
a telegraph sounder on it. One of the
scouts operates the sounder and sends
letters in the Morse code to the other
scouts. each In turn. If a scout fails
to know the letter he is placed at the
end OF the line. In order that ali the
boys may take part 1t is best for the
operator to send letters slowly to the
tenderfoot, faster to a second class
scout and fastest to first class scout
The line win be continually changing
aud the boys are sure to be interested.
Scouting.
1. The verse was musical. COM
posed # long ago.
2. 1 prefer the drama to singing,
Hamlet is my favorite role.
8. l sent Rob Linscott on up the hill.
4 That evil is the lesser, George
thinks.
8. bought the fossil Keep It for
me. please. m
g He Is tinsmith. by trade.
Awe heard the guns pop. Lincoln
was near.
Answers: /. Calico 2. Bingham. q
Cotton. 4. Serge. 8. Silk. g Satin.
z. Poplin.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-23
MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR AND
ROUNDUP"
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Ontario, Oregon, Sept. eliza
Excursions via Oregon Short Line
u. P. System-Tickets on sale from
Boise, Huntington, Emmett, Home
dale, Brogan, Riverside and interme-
date points. September 10th to oath
inclusive; limit September 18th. See
agents for rates and further particu-
lars.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-23

The tide has turned and business
is on the upgrade; if you have as
sured employment buy home in
Boise before real estate starts up
again. This is a good bunch and the
man who acts upon it will be win
ner.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-23

Patronize home industries and ad-
vertise in the newspapers-the proper
mediums for advertisirg-and none
better or with a more loyal consi-
tuency than The Gem Worker.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14

Funeral services for Edward N
Nelson, editor Of the Kansas City
Star, who died early yesterday will be
held next Friday afternoon, it was an
nounced last night. Burial will be in
Kansas City.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
FUNERAL OF PROF.
THOMAS r. LOUNSBURY
Largely Attended by Distinguished
Men and Women.

New Haven, April 13-The funeral
services for Prof. Thomas Raynesford
Lounsbury, professor emeritus Of Eng
lish at Yale, who died Friday evening
Stokes of the university, where he was
making a call. were held this after
noon at Battell chapel at 2.10 O'clock
and were attended by a large gather
ing of distinguished men and women,
prominent in the world of art and let
ters. The main floor Of Battell was
we'll filled. the great majority being
members of the Yale faculty.
Theodore Roosevelt, former presi-
dent Of the United States, who was
one of the honorary bearers, reached
New Haven at las o'clock this after
noon from New York and was met at
the station by few friends. Aside
from Mr.. Roosevelt the bearers were
DR.. Arthur T. Hadley and Director
Russell H. Chittenden, from the uni
versity administration; Professor Will
bur L. Cross and Louis v. Prison,
from the faculty of the Sheffield Scien-
tific school; Professor William H. Taft
and Henry A. Beers from the other
faculties of the university; Brander
Mathews, who with. Mr.. Roosevelt
represented the American Academy of
Art and Letters and George Dudley
Seymour and former Governor Simeon
E. Baldwin from the community.
The simple common prayer book
service was used by the Rev. Anson
Phelps Stokes. who conducted the SER
vice. Mr. Stokes was assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Stewart Means. rector of ST.
Thomas Protestant Episcopal church.
Under the direction of Professor
Jepson. the college choir sang Rock
of Ages, and Abide With Me. and
at the close Of the service the death
march from Saul was played. In the
absence of Prof. Horatio w. Parker,
this was rendered by Prof David
Stanley Smith, who was a colleague
of Professor Lounsbury in the Amer
lean Institute of Arts and Letters.
The ushers at the chapel were Pro-
fessor William Lyon Phelps and Her
bert E. Gregory and Assistant Profess
sors Edward B. Reed. George H. Net
tleton, Tucker Brooke and Relph H.
Van Name. The interment was in
Grove Street cemetery, Immediately
after the service in Batten chapel.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14

in the company, he said. officers of
which take up grievances with the
head of the company. Vacations with
- - are allowed and there is a bene-
fit system.
Tells of coercice Tactics.
'Tn 1907 members of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union were employed by
US, but the strike was foreshadowed
when the union men began coercive
tactics" said the witness. They
made errors for the purpose Of plac-
ing their non union companions in
had light and when they struck they
did SO without having made a single
complaint or demand to the company.
We were merely informed that they
had been ordered out 1t damaged
wrecked it had not some old-timers
like myself been able still to send the
Morse alphabet
Mr.. Reynolds disagreed with the
Western Union witnesses on the wage
question. 7A
''rhey are paid as much now as they
would be able to earn in any other
line of endeavor," he said. He stated
that he had led in fighting loan
sharks from whom the men were
chronic sufferers and had provided
sanitary working quarters for en-
ployeS"
Our men are satisfied, absolutely"
he continued
"Spotter" Testifies.
Barrett said that while engaged as
Spotter' he visited various cities,
but Oklahoma City was the only
place where he found union men and
so reported to the company's chief
special agent, named Shoemaker To
get the Information he Joined the
union.
81 used honest methods to get the
information he asserted.
Commissioner O'Connen then read to
him his application for membership.
1t bound the member to keep faith
with fellow members, to do nothing to
injure them and contained other.
pledges of loyalty.
Il didn't read that stuff" said
Barrett. "a blank was showed at me
and I signed it without reading" He
said that he was at present employ
ed by the Western Union and held
Telegraphers. At this Mr.. Konenkamp
the latter grinned, whispered audibly
Il don't know him"
Mr.. Lynch said he was dismissed
by the Postal Telegraph company
where he had an unblemished record,
for attending an open union meeting.
He applied again and again for work
with the Western Union, where he
| said he had a previous good record
| but was put off until he concluded
employment in the United States was
| impossible. He was asked why he
| didn't get work on a railroad and
| replied that the pay was too low. Ad-
| ditional telegraph witnesses will be
| heard tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
5oTH ANNIVERSARY. OF DEATH
OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President Wilson Has Signed an Exec
utive Order for Its Observance.

Washington. April 13.-President
Wilson tonight signed the following
executive order, providing that fitting
observance be given to the anniver-
sary of the death of Abraham Lin
coin. who died 80 years ago next
Thursday:
LAS an evidence of the profound af-
fection of the American people for the
memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is
hereby ordered that the executive Of
fees of the United States shall be
closed and that the national flag be
displayed at half mast upon all fed
eral buildings and at all forts and
military posts and naval stations and
on all vessels of the United States
and that the representative of the
United States in foreign countries
shall in like manner pay appropriate
tribute to his memory. on Thursday,
April 10. 1915. the 50th anniversary
of his death.
"The owners and masters Of all mer-
chant ships of the United States are
requested similarly to display the ma
tional flag at half mast"
(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
Vice President Brook of Western Union Says Strike
of Thirty Years Ago Cost Company $5,OOO,OOO
INQUIRY BY INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Company Does Not Care Employ Men Interested Union
Edward G. Reynolds General Manager of the Postal
Telegraph and Cable Co., Told of Union Within the
Company, the Officers of Which Took Up Grievances
With the Head of the Company.

Chicago April 13.-The commercial
telegraph business, present subject of
inquiry by the United States commits
sion on industrial relations in session
here today, was presented from wide
ly divergent angles today.
The. witnesses were S. J. Konen-
kamp, president of the Commercial
Photographers Union of America, who
completed his testimony: Belvidere
Brooks. vice president, and former
general manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company: Henry
Lynch, q telegraph operator who claim
ed that his unionism forced him to
into exile in Winnipeg, Canada, to find
work; H. P. Perham, president of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers; Ed
sar G. Barrett, of Downers Grove,
Ills, a Western Union employe who
confessed himself a former special
agent. or "spotter" and Edward G.
Reynolds, general manager of the Pos
tai Telegraph and Cable company. Mr..
Konenkamp was on the stand only
long enough to draw together loose
threads of his previous testimony.
Mr.. Brooks made plain his opposi-
ton to the Commercial Telegraphers'
union, as at present constituted.
Strike Cost $5,ooo,ooo.
II will not say that we object to the
present officials but that inference
years ago our company opposed the
union, but just prior to 1907, when
a strike was called which cost US
$4,000, 900. the union became rejunevat-
ed and we made no protest. Then
came strike talk and we offered ar
bitration. On June 20. 1907, through
the instrumentality of DR.. Neiu, COM
missioner of labor and participated in
by Mr.. Perham and Mr. Konenkamp
then a member of the eecutive COM
mittee Of the unions J. Small was
president-an agreement was reached
The very next day a strike was call
ed in San Francisco which eventually
spread all over the country. Since
men interested in the union. We can
that, as we could do with one headed
by man like Mr.. Perham, or Com
missioner Carretson.'
The witness said he did not con-
slider wages high enough.
Men Walked Out in Ignorance
MIR. Perham took the stand to ex-
plain that when the strike was call
ed S. J. Small was on the Pacific coast
and could not be reached with news OF
the agreement and then men in San
Francisco walked out in ignorance OF
it. Commissioner Ashton asked II
it would fe possible for Mr.. Perham's
executive committee to make so i'm
portant an agreement and leave him
in ignorance of it. The witness
throught not.
Mr.. Reynolds said that the welfare
of the employees of the Postal COM
pany were his personal and special
| consideration. There is a union with
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
Rae Tanzer and
Lawyers. Indicted
THE SHADES FOR CONSPIRACY
TO oRsTRUcT JUSTICE.
A DETECTIVE INVOLVED
There Are Nine Counts in Indictment
of Miss Tanner for Misuse of Mails
in Letters Sent to J. w. Osborne.

New York, April 13.-Rae Tanner,
Maxwell and David Slade of the law
firm of Slade & Slade, her attorneys
in the breach of promise suit she
former district attorney of New York
county and Albert J. Mccullough.
detective employed by the SHADES,
were indicted late today by the fed
eral grand jury which has been in
vestigating circumstances surrounding
the filing of the suit. Miss Tanner
is charged with using the mails in
an attempt to defraud while the SHADES
and Mccullough are charged with
conspiracy.
Nine Counts Against Miss Tanzer.
There were nine counts in the in
dictment against Miss Tanzer. each
one being based upon a letter she was
alleged to have written to Mr.. Os-
borne, addressing him as Dear Oil
YER" Miss Tanzer. it was charged i'll
the Indictment, used the mails in an
attempt to defraud by mailing false
representions that James w. Osborne
had promised to marry her and by de-
manding money and property from
him. The first of the letters was
dated October q and the last February
Is. Some of these letters, the govern
ment contends. were mailed to Mr..
Osborne at his office while others were
addressed to him at the New York
Athletic club
Lawyers Charged with Conspiracy.
Two sets of indictments were re-
turned against each of the SHADES and
Mccullough. The first set charged
conspiracy to obstruct justice. while
the second charged conspiracy to
wrongfully influence the testimony of
witnesses.
Seven indictments have now resulted
from the grand jury's investigation of
the suit brought by Miss Tanner.
Frank D. Stafford, who said he saw
James w. Osborne and Miss Tanner
at hotel in New Jersey, was indicted
last week for perjury. Miss Tanner S
sisters, Rose and Dora, were indicted
yesterday on the same charge. They
testified at a hearing accorded Rae
that James w. Osborne, whom they
identified. was the man who called
freQuentlyNat the Tanner home in the
Bronx. 1t is these three witnesses, the
indictments returned today charged,
that the SHADES and Mccullough tried
to influence.
Oliver Osborne Testified.
The grand jury investigation was
started after man who gave his naIGe
as "Oliver Osborne" the name Miss
Tanner said she knew James w. Os-
borne by, appeared and announced that
he knew Miss Tanner well and that she
| was writing letters to him at the same
| time the government claims she was
addressing others to James w. Os-
borne and calling him Dear Oliver
while the investigation was in pro-
| greSs Miss Tanner confessed that she
| had made a mistake and that James
w. Osborne was not the man she
| knew.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
Villa Defeated
at Matamoras
ACCORDING TO REPORT TO CAR
RAMA AGENCY.
WAS A COMPLETE ROUT
Interest Now Centers in Outcome Of
eraI Villa and General obregon.

Washington, April 13.-The state de-
partment telegraphed tonigh to its con-
sular agents in the vicinity of Celaya
and Irapuato for more definite infor
nation on the military situation in that
section. Agents were instructed to
promptly advised of developments.
Interest in the outcome of the i'm
pending battle between General Villa
and General Obregon is very keen
communication with Mexico City from
the border and the relief of many in
terror towns suffering where food is
short is at stake.
Villa Forces Withdraw.
Early reports from George c. Caro-
theirs, American consular agent at
General Villas headquarters, stated
that the forces had withdrawn after
the opening skirmishes. This was
taken generally to mean in official
quarters that the Carranza claims of
victory in the opening struggle were
confirmed.
"A report dated April 18th from Ira
puato." the departments summary
says, STATED that General Villa was
still at the front and that the battle
will progress again after the trooDs
had a good rest. 1t is said that the
troops are in good spirits and that the
fighting in which they were engaged
90 IlOuIS. IlS SuSdS LUX
place on the 9Th and 7th and it is
stated that General Villas troops were
SO exhausted that it was thought ad-
visable to withdraw for rest and rein
forcements.'
The summary contains only this
brief mention of the renewed fighting
at Matamoros:
Wounded Soldiers Brought In.
"The department is informed that
the attack on MatamoroS has been re-
sumed. 1t appears from information
just received that the battle started at
$50 a. m. today. Wounded soldiers
are being brought in from the trench
es. 1t is reported that cannon and
reinforcements for the VilHstas ar
rived last night"
The Carranza agency received a re-
port from Brownsville saying the fight
at Matamoros had been "a complete
rout of the Villistas,'' but giving no
details.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
$50 VILLA SOLDIERS
KILLED AFTER SURRENDER.
Between Ten and Eighteen Women
Were Executed.

Laredo, Tex, April 13.-Information
tonight from Carranza officers and SOL
diers in Neuvo Laredo, Mex, indicated
that $50 Villa soldiers who surrender
ed after yesterdays battle etween
Villa and Carranza armies near Hui
sachito, 80 miles south Of the border,
as well as a number Of Mexican wom-
en-, variously estimated as between ten
and eighteen, were summarily execut-
ed by. the Carranza forces.
II was stated that a CarranZa gen.
era1 ordered machine guns turned on
one party Of surrendering Villa men,
resulting in the death Of rs in the par
ty. Another Carranza officer is cred
tied with having killed 120 prisoners
with a machine gun, while other Car
rama commanders were said to have
used revolvers freely in killing Villa
men as well as women camp followers.
The wounded. 1t was stated. were bay
oneted on the field.
Carranza officens in Neuvo Laredo
say the wholesale executions were or
dered in retaliation for alleged similar
killing Of CarTanza forces under Gen.
eral Maclovia Herrera recently by Villa
trooDS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14

Where for the past eight days there
6ave been violent onslaughts by the
French against German positions and
vigorous counter-attacks by the Ger
mans In the Woevre region, calm now
Feigns, apparently with view to CIV
ang the belligerents on each side q
Shance to gain their second wind pre-
paratory to further maneuvers pre-
hinfnary to the expected great spring
fight for supremacy.
Affairs in France.
Calm along the whole front" Is the
way the latest French official commu-
a1ication characterizes the situation on
the battle line in France, but 1t ADDS
That all the positions that have been
captured by the French have been
maintained and consolidated.
In the Carpathians.
! In the Carpathians. however. espe-
.cialfy the Uzsok Pass, the fighting con-
itinues with the same intensity that
has prevailed for weeks and made the
now-capped peaks and passes virtual
tehambies. Petrograd asserts that after
I6esperate encounters the heights near
The villages of Bukovitz. Beneff and
!Vyssokonizy were captured by the
lMuscoV1tes and with them 53 officers
and 2.7O0 men and one gun and 20
machine guns.
attacks in the vicinity of the Uzsok
Pass, which Is considered to be Of the
greatest strategic Importance as an
outlet to the plains of Hungary were
repulsed with heavy losses. Likewise
is Vienna at variance with Petrograd's s
claim that advances have been made
by the Muscovites on both banks of
the Ondawa and on several of the
heights east of Telepotch, for Vienna
asserts that elsewhere in the Car
rzco1y Do
sector The situation is unchanged.
Austrians on Offensive.
The Austrians have taken up the
offensive further south in Bukowina
launching furious night attacks dur
ing a torrential rainstorm. At close
quarters the bayonet was brought into
play and Petrograd declares that the
Russian troops held the advantage
The reports that collisions between
accommodating detachments in Poland
are becoming more frequent would
indicate seemingly that another great
battle in this territory is not far dis
.tant.
Germans Aid Austrians.
For some days it has been known
&fat the Germans and Austrians were
IHRhting shoulder to shoulder in the
Carpathians. Advices reaching Italy
from Vienna say that large additional
forces of Germans have passed through
Budapest on the way to this battle
front in order to attempt to hold back
the threatened invasion of Hungary
by the Russians. 1t is asserted that
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
INSURANCE
BUREAU PAYS $4o1 900
First Claim Paid for Loss of the Eve
Iyn Off Coast of Holland.

Washington. April 13.-The govern
ment war risk insurance bureau paid
Its first claim today for losses due to
the European war. A treasury war
rant for $4O1, 900 was drawn in favor
of Harriss 1rby and Vose Of New
York. owners of the American steam
er Evelyn. sunk off the coast of Hol-
land. supposedly by mine. February
20.
The Evelyn was the first American
boat lost during the war OF the
amount paid s3o1,00O was for her car
20 OF cotton and 100000 for her hull.
Necessary proof of loss reached the
treasury department April 1.
The bureau to date has earned pre-
nliuns amounting to $1,453,o00 out of
a total of premiums paid up to April
T amounting to $1.733, 900. The govern
ment is expected to salvage some of
the Evelyn's cargo and thereby reduce
its net loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
WEEKLY FORECASTS BY
THE WEATHER BUREAU
This Weeks Promises Higher Temper
atures for Latter Half.

Washington, April 1s.-weather pre-
dictions will be issued by the weather
bureau hereafter every Tuesday with
forecasts for the week beginning the
following day. The new feature will
take the place of a weekly general
forecast formerly issued each Sunday,
but discontinued owing to the inter-
ruption of cable communication be-
cause of the European war.
The first issue Of the forecast today,
for the week beginning April Il, says
in part:
North Atlantic states-generally
fair until the 18th to 2Oth, when the
weather will become unsettled with
probably local showers. Temperature
will be low during the 14th to 18th
followed by a marked change to high
er temperature, the latter half of the
week.
Middle Atlantic states-F'air until
near the close of the week, when there
will be a short period of unsettled
weather and showers. First half of
the week will be cool and probably
frosts: the latter half of the week
much warmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
BRITISH TORPEDO DESTROYER
TEN MILES UP DARDANELLEs
A Heavy Fire Was Directed at Her,
But She Was Not Hit.

London, April IA, 2.12 a. m.-Reuter's
Tenedos correspondent, telegraphing
Tuesday, says:
"The British torpedo boat destroyer
Renard entered the Dardanelles yester-
day on a scouting mission and ran up
the straits at high speed for over ten
miles, penetrating the water probably
farther than any Of the British ships
have yet done. A heavy fire was di-
rected at her, but the destroyer was
not hit.
"The British battleship London,
which followed the Renard into the
straits, drew most of the enemy's fire.
The batteries on the Asiatfc side, es-
pecially the howitzers behind Erenkeui,
were active. but those on the European
side were quiet. Possibly the Turks
have Withdrawn part Of their artillery
on the European side in order to be
able to mass it quickly at any spot
the allied armies may choose for a
landing"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
Movements of steamshin..

New York. April 13.-stea1ner SAINT
Anna, Marseilles for New York, sig
nailed. Dock 2.8o p. m. Wednesday,.
Gibraltar. April 12.-.Passed. steam
er PATHS. New York for Piraeus.
Kirkwall, April 11.-Arrived, steam
er Hellig olav. New YORK; for Copen-
hagen.
Genoa, April 12.-Arrived. steamer
America, New York.
Liverpool, April 12.-Arrdved. steam
er Scandinavian. st. John, N. B.
Bordeaux, April 13.-Saf1ed. steamer
La Touraine New York.
New York, April 18.-Steamer Tor
nina, Naples for New York, signalled.
Dock $50 a. m. "Wednesday.
New York. April 13.-Arrfved,
steamer Noordam. Rotterdam.
Genoa, April 6.-Arrived. steamer
Caserta, New York.
New York, April 1s.-.Arrived. steam
er Rochambeau, Bordeaux.
New York, April 13.-Sailed, steamer
Re D'Italia. Naples.
Halifax, N. S.. April 1s.-Arrived
steamer Pomeranian, Glasgow.
Rotterdam, April 1s.-Sailed, steam
er Rotterdam, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
DARING HOLDUP OF
A BANK MESSENGER
Robbed of 1858 in Business Sec
tion in New York City.

New York, April 13.-Another dar-
ing holdup Of a bank messenger in the
business district of the city occurred
TODAY when Morris F1eishmann,, en-
ployed by the National Shirtwaist
company of 81 West goth street, was
attacked by two men in the elevator
Of tine building his firm occupies, beat
en- into Inconsistencies and robbed
Of a satchel containing $S63, the semi
weekly payroll Of the firm. F1eish-
mann was so seriously injured by the
thieves. who escaped. that it is Thought
he will die.
John well, the elevator runner. told
the police he was prevented from max
of the men, who kept him covered
with a revolver.