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

enjoyed few days on Ruby Greek
this week
Toe WATSON, pressman tor The
idaho Stationery & Printing Co, IS en-
joying two weeks vacation wa au-
tomobile through the eastern part 81
Oregon.
Ed Weston, negro, who formerly
lived III Boise, while engaged as
Pullman porter, and who later went
TO Tacoma where he was trainer for
the baseball team, stabbed one white
man to death and seriously injured
another in that city Thursday night,
ana made his escape although follow
ed by an angry crowd. The murder
was entirely unprovoked.
Rudolph Wetter will be released
from the Idaho penitentiary in Janu-
arv next, the board of pardons having
cut down his term to expire at that
time. He was convicted from Idaho
county for killing two men who Jump
ed his mining claim, and was originally
sentenced to be hanged, which was
committed to life imprisonment by
Governor Morrison.
Mrs. William E. Goodsell, Of Ta-
coma, Wash, desires information OF
the whereabouts of her husband, who
was heard of at Boise in April OF this
year.
The State militia is holding its an
unal encampment at Camp HALEY
the Boise barracks-anH are going
through many military maneuvers and
also eioying the hospitality of the
city. The famous militia band of
Standpoint is with the encampment
and furnishes much music of high
class.
The advent of the Liberty Bell in
Boise last Monday morning brought
crowd to twon of several thousands
of people. The Bell was on exhibi-
ton on the gaily decorated fiat car
upon which it was making its trip to
the San Francisco Fair. Governor
and Mrs. Alexander met the party at
the State line and travelled with them
to Weiser, where Governor Wythe
combe, of Oregon, joined the party.
Roy Congdon, weli-known in Boise
and GoodinP writes to his brother
Herbert P. Cong6don. of this city,
that he went with the Tenth Canadian
brigade to the war and was shot in
the arm at Ypres. and will return to
Canada, disabled from further activi-
ties in the conflict.
A delegation, Of German bankers
are reported to have called upon EN-
peror William and stated to him that
the Empire would be bankrupt if the
war is prolonged through another
winter. The Emperor is reported to
have stated that peace would be de-
sclared in October.
Floods in three provinces of China
are reported as unprecedented and
whole villages have been wiped out
with the loss of life running into the
thousands.
Nampa is to hold her Harvest Fes-
tival with carnival features on Sep
TENDER %, 70 and "a.
An investigation of the Chicago
Board of Education was ordered by
the Illinois State Senate on June 80.
The Supreme Court of Colorado on
July ordered Judge Cranky Hillyer,
who presided at the trial of John R.
Lawson, to show cause why he is not
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growing out of the Walsenburg strike.
Affdavits have been filed with the
court to show that Hillyer had been
previously employed by coal COM
panies and is prejudiced against union
miners. Hillyer is to pass on Law
sons application for new trial.
After an address by Edward Mark
ham, the poet, on June %, the Califor-
MIA League of Home Rule in Taxation
on June 70 sent the following congrat-
uIatory message to Governor Slaton
of Georgia:
"Fhe california League for Home
Rule in Taxation representing 10000
voters, congratulates you because of
the splendid stand you have taken for
conscience and humanity in commut-
ing the sentence of Leo Frank, and
congratulates the State of Georgia
that she has such "a humane, courag-
eous and conscientious man as her
Governor. We hope and believe that
Georgians, even those who now bitter
" resent it, will commend your action
when calm reflection shall have dis
placed anger and the desire for re-
venge."
The passengers on the Sunday
evening train between Nampa and
Boise were amused to note a bashful
young couple who couId not conceal
the fact that they were inst married.
The groom would sit up stright and
look unconcerned and she would be
very interested in the distance. but
gradually her hand would rest in his
and his head would brush her hair
Then with. start they wouldstraigh-
ten Up imagining that they were de-
tected. On arriving in Boise they
cautiously slipped from the train and
breathed one big sigh Of relief upon
finding that thew had oufWitfed their