The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-07
COEUR D'ALENES PAY PLEASING TRIBUTE
TO DAY SET ASIDE AS SACRED TO LABOR
GREAT CROWD JOINS IN OBSERVING oAYcELEeRATIoN
THIS crY-JUocE cHAs. MILLER DELIVERS STIR.
RING ADDRESS AT CITY PARK

In spite of threatening weather, q
big crowd turned out Monday to en-
joy the Labor Day exercises held un-
der the auspices of the Wallace Trades
aud Labor Council All business
houses We're closed for the day. Visit
ors from all parts of the district were
present Mullan and the canyon towns
and Wardner- Kellogg being well rep
resented. During the morning the
parade was feature number of
we'll designed floats drawing consid-
cradle attention. II, Il, Stone was in
charge of the parade as marshal.
The march wound up at the city
park where the literary exercises were
held Mayor Mowery delivered the
address of welcome and introduced
the speaker of the day, Judge Chas. e.
Miller, Judge Miller was at his best
and delivered stirring address,
holding up hopeful word for the men
of the nation and pointing out som6
of the many advanced steps already
taken through organized effort on the
part of the workers. He eharacteriz-
ed the present day as standing on the
dawn of q new era, that of equality
and humanitarian. In closing he urg-
ed for greater degree of effort and
Intelligence in meeting the problems to
be thrust upon the people. Labor
shall no longer be defrauded by wat
cred stocks and inflated values" said
the speaker. But patience, alertness,
loyalty and skill will be required on
your part, The new America and the
new world, yet to come, will place
great responsibility upon you, in filling
your place in the new industrial world
to which peaceful revolution Is SO
rapidly carrying you. and you must
fit yourselves for it. Effort and in
telligence will be required of you in
proportion to your part in this new
era and you must fit yourselves ac-
cordingly"
During the afternoon athletic spores
held the attention of the crowd and
ball game between local card men
proved an amusing affair, Frank
Brooks gave a thriller in a triple par
achute leap from his balloon when
several thousand feet in the air. Dane
ing was also enjoyed during the eve
nlng at the pavilion on the park
grounds and in the Eagles hall
The athletic sports were pulled off
on the ball park and were entered in
to with spirit by the contestants. The
judges announced the winners as fol-
lows:
Race for boys under II years-Flrst.
Ralph Stoker; second, Albert Smith.
Race for boys and girls under six
years-Flrst, Lloyd Rizzonelli; second,
Lucy Lapsy.
Race for boys above II and under
16 years-F'irst, Frank Pauline; Sec
ond, Rupert Rizzonelli
Race for girls under 16 years-First,
Josephine Price; second, Alice Carl
ton.
Creased pig-Jesse Ellars.
Shoe race-First, Joe Bernardy:
second, Ed Conroy.
Apple grabbing-First, Leonard
Lively; second, Charles Rallies,
Sack race-First, Joe Conray sec
ond, James Williams.
Standing broad jump-First, Wes
Miller; second, O. Hansley.
Quarter mile race--First, Yves Mill
er; second, e, r. Pilgrim,
Nail driving for women-First, Mrs.
P. o. Swanson; second, Ruth Smith.
Nail driving for men-First, w. d.
Lapslep; second, Mr.. Schroeder.
Tug of war-Won by women's team
from the laundry.
Slow race for Fords-First, J. G..
Verline; second, George Mason.