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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22
SEPTEMBER
WANTS EXTRA
SESSION NOW
Boys on the Border Should
Have a Vote

A session extraordinary of the
Thirteenth Idaho legislature is called
for by M. j. Sweeley, successful can
didate for the Republican nomina-
ton for attorney general in a letter
to Governor Moses Alexander. Mr.
Sweeley gives the basis for the call
the necessity of legislation which will
give the franchise to Idaho troops
on the Mexican border and the de-
mand for legislation to place some
of the Carey act irrigation projects
on their feet before the opening of
the irrigation season of 1917.
Mr.. Sweeley's letter is as follows:
"Hon. M. Alexander, Governor,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir. l respectfully urge
that you call at an early date an ex-
ira session of the legislature for the
purpose of having provision made to
enable the members of the national
guard from Idaho, who are doing
duty on the Mexican border and who
are legal voters within this state to
vote at the November election.
"The general election in now only
two months distant and it seems very
improbable that the men now per-
forming military duty on the border
will be permitted to return in time
to vote. They are showing their pa
triotism by serving their state and
country under arms and | believe
that it is the duty OF this state to
see to it that they are not deprived of
their right to vote. During the civil
war many of the northern states
passed special laws which enabled
the troops to vote in the field and
some of the states are now taking
action along the same line. | be-
lieve that the situation fully justi-
fies the incurring of the necessary ex-
pense of the holding of an extra ses-
sion and that the people of the whole
state should indorse such proceed
ing.
"If an extra session is called fur
ther urge that there be submitted for
and action the matters
growing out of certain of our incom-
pleted Carey act enterprises, being
those known as the Sal
M III q n n
Irrigation projects. In my opinion
the end of the controversies and diff
ficulties in which these projects and
the parties directly interested in
them are embroiled can best and
speediest come through legislative
enactment If action is postponed un-
til the regular session whatever is
then accomplished will be late and
on the Threshold of another irriga-
ting season 1t is highly important
that the settlers on these projects
know at the earliest possible date
what is to be depended upon so they
,an make arrangements for the COM
ing year. The settlement OF tneSe
is matter of such vi
tai interest not only to the settlers
and the investors, but to the state at
large that speedy and definite action
is demanded.
From your published statements
it is we'll known that you are thor
oughly familiar with existing condi-
lions and l trust you will act favor
ably on the suggestions | have made
and call an extra session for an early
date in order that action may be
taken within the proper time on the
two subjects referred to.
Yours very respectfully,
~
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22
FIXES BOND AT FOUR CENTS.
judge Who Fined Standard OIL
$2s, 900 900 Goes to other Extreme.

Chicago.-Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis, who assessed fine of $29,OO0.-
900 against the Standard Oil company
OF Indiana several years ago, went to
the other extreme in the United
States district court here Saturday to-
wit: He fixed the bonds of the Central
Trust company of Illinois as receiver
for the private bank of Michael Mich
niuk at 4 cents, with creditors bond
of 2 cents
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22
Fifty.three ships sunk.

Berlin. in.-Figures on the number
and tonnage of ships sunk by German
submarines recently, given out by the
Overseas News agency, supplemented
previous figures showing thirty-three
hostile and neutral vessels destroyed
in the period from September 3 to Sep
tember 13
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22

London. Officers casualty lists for
the last fortnight OF August contain
the names Of 603 officers killed, 1,S9s
wounded and SO missing, total -
los2
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22
AERO CORPS DIssANDs.
Volunteer AvIators Tire Of Waiting for
Machines and Equipment.

New York.-The 100 members of the
First and Second aero companies OF
the New York National Guard, which
were organized soon after the fight
with the Mexicans at Carrizal, were
disbanded Monday because these vol
unteer aviators are tired of waiting
for government aeroplanes with
which to practice.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-09-22

been relieved and placed on record as
continueing the good work. And
should you feel grouchy when SO
solicited, just think of the balloon as
cension and the pleasing contemplation
will no doubt effect cure.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21
Sic earedeastaGc in @5r5.

Cine Game ididt folaenoe Sdil.
oerlng ser Sdrcdcnstogc IN @or3,
oic iie bon 0cm @6r3er 3o6ntetnifcr
Serrn Qlooli Sol crboltcn bat: Gs
mar an rs. 9}opembcr, oIs mir Dor
5 ll6r moracus our6 6eitiges Don.
nern uno @rohcn gcwedt muroell.
ga ldoH lcit oem If. 9iooetnber non
elmer &c@icBlmg Der Gtdot geArn.
felt mhrOc, NOR man ioIDrt oui ben
gcincu. Ser @ruo oicieS 69lliiden
@ctOies mar ms ioicrt bepuBt 9am
bieB Is iidl retten, 10 gut cs ging,
ober pie2 Nlan fonHtc mn oltf Got
teS 5djuB oertrauen. Nile @dusbes
ipobnet, 10 aicb ioL Iiiidteten inS
Bartcrrc, BORT iporteteu mir auf oaS
gaOe Der 8eicbirBung o0er oiti
oen 600. g8ir perbradtcn bort fiinfs
ein6al6 Stunocn baNger Grmartung.
Ger 8o6en erbebte ldcn bein glb-
lduiie Ger iADeren ieinolIe9en @e.
ihiibe; runO I'M lmS i6lugen Ole
ieinoIiMen @ranaten eiu itno cridiit.
terten 0os Saus in ieinen @rtnofe.
item. Suaoerte BON @eibiiBen aller
aali6er iAleuoerteu ibre perbeeren-
0en, 5iinoenoen @ei6olle gegcn I'M
iere orme we5rloie Stoot. IS mar elm
entIetli6er 00aenldrm llnunterbro.
den 0auerte oos Bieifen lnO SfruAen
ionic oas @iui4lagen Ser @eiAoiie
uno oas 9ioaeu Der Suiammenitiir-
5enoen Mauern on. lleberaa ilogen
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

S9recfeul 3ii1cn0 iubren Die 9oul-
ben uieOer un0 ibre GyploiiOnen er-
idiitterten sic Stoot. lleberoa in lui-
icrer ndhnen 9lGbe bottcn iAon
icbwere @rannicu einacicdlageu ielbit
IN ser Niitte ocS Gorio SronceSeO
@uieppe, in ser &io lliino, rlmo um
unS IS mar fonn 5u iaiien, ooB &c.
ro0c mir pcribout bIiebeu Bon 4
llbr nodmittaes bis Eolb . llbr trat
mebr 9hibc ein, MIR Damn iin0 mann
perltu6m man oaS Sauien oOer Gr.
plooicreu ser icn0hHM 0jciUoiic.
SSn Oicicr @auie bcircite iG uier In.
ierer tupicrcn Soloaten BON i5rcgt
3dbnibmer5cn gioh GaI6 5 llbr be.
gnn ocr 5ciH0 wicocr nit ocr @cs
iclieBltugy bic imptcr mcbr in0 mebr
5una6nl Gs mar 5iclhli1 toIt uu0
icb befenO mid init &olcrie i'm gro.
BEN Spciie5nnner INN ms bcint 9es
bei5tcn 9ica 5u mdrmen. gloM Der.
nobmcu mir 3iuci itarfc @gploiionen.
0om Gin W}onlcnt Stiae! &loglr1
Elm ihrcllider Sdlog llno nit
SIieesidnellc mar gci6e6cu. mas ge-
icbebeu ioatel Sd 6culto lout olli 0or
Sdmer5; itb hattc 0as GulpfnOen.
oaB min Der SUB wcggeriiicn lei. 9oS
gon5c Simmer mar pcrfinitert ourr6
Stan6 lHo ooa S1utt un0 Nl6rtcl.
9}it groBter glnitrcnquug ibleppte
id mid, bon golerie gelhiBt mls Dem
3nnmer, ouf Dem lirfeu SuB biip.
ieno, Inn in oen Seller 81 iliidten.
SIN Rorterre ahgelan9t brad id jc.
oob 5uianmen un0 &nlerie tnig mid
III oen Seller. Sooonn rantlte iie trob
oaer @efa6r I'M @elhoBbagel 3unt
Brimnriis Or. gSeinlehner, Der 10.
tort nit meiuem @rnOer sur Steae
mar. Cine feinOIi9e 7,5.3entimeters
@rannte mar 0ur9 Oas 3od oeS
Sperations5immers, oic Wlauer oes
5peiten Stodes, cine Cir. Damn Ourrb
ben @lafono ndhft ser Eiir, ueldc III
ben Solou fiibrt ms groBe Speiie.
5iHmer eiHseorungen idne nod &C.
gen Die geeenitberIiegenoc Maler
beim Diem neben lDelAem mir itan.
BEN, praIlte bon BORT alb gegen mcinen
SUB lmo 6lieb oonn bort 100 iie MID
getroifen bate, lieeen obne 81 crplo.
0ieren. 9aOlrd Uur0eu mir wie Ourh
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

eiu @luloer gcrettet; mare lie crplo.
oiert man Bate BON ums uuo Dem
9oie penig aeilmoeu. glm 40. mn
3 llbr HahnlittagS uuroe mir Elm
glllto ocr Gipiiion sur @criilalme ge.
itellt, Inn mid auf oie Station 3g
brinaeu Die 9eic6isBung oauert fort.
9luBerbal5 St. @cter puroen mir BON
5mei feinoli6el Slie9ern Deriolat.
peldlc BON lnleren @atterien traitig
6eiboien iDuroeu. Ole @efabr mar
groB, Oenu cntueoer fonnteu oic 6lie.
ger @feile inO 9ombeu obwerien,
oOcr Spreneitiidc Der Sdropncas.
nit melchcn oic lInieren sic 6licaer
oblpebrtcn, fonutcn imS treffcn Qsir
6otteu Slid. % bis 30 meiBa gE6lf.
c6cn ser crplooierten SHrapuels
itonOen ii6cr inns; Oas 9luto ioniic
nit boiler @eidminoiafcit oobiu. Inn
ans ocnl Streiifcgel ser @cidoiie 5u
tomnIch mas inns ailcb gelanG
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21
aadtlides gilO.
Son gIlfrrO 9iiharS gtcger (im
SelOe).

W2on Bat Elm 9ctt. @}on bat ein
8inmer. Nfon lit 6unOert ailometer
bon Der 5ront entfernt. llnO bod
meiB man iid5 in Der @toppe Der 6ront
70 nab. N9an bort 9[rras. Nlun bort
2iQe. W3ou bort 9pern. @ie Ourd Die
@du0e 0es 3nnmers geOdmpit. Ser
99in0 i6meiBt oic 9ononen Ourd ben
Ip1ten 9[6eno. Ser @ino bcbt ie0e
@ntiernung ouf. Mon lit mir nod
Sbreu. Man ipeiB; 0os NOR eben Elm
9l6iduB, 0as mar eben ein @inidlag.
'@l6cr lpie piele ser &omeraOen e6eu
ibr babes ooer ibr gan5eS Se6en loi.
ien miBten ueiB man niht. llnO 0nS
ic5enbt Oen SdloL Oos reiBt Oic Si-
ocrinnner mie0er ouseinnll0er.
lIu0 sod iiet ser Sc6lof an meinGn
&cit. llno 0o1 rieieln GrolruDors
bdn.c iiber mein niiioes @eibt, gan5
Iongiam lpie oui irgenoeiner Yros
bin56ii6ne man bleibt ii6er ser
6Qniion. 9iieieln berob. SeBt etiuas
tbneler. Mon gloubt oie Nle6anif 5u
boreu. N3an m0dtc ii@ gau5 eincr
SQuiion 6ingeben. 9lun ee6en oie
BorbGnge wieoer bod. @iner nocb oem
anOern. @nn5 longiam. aononen.
btG6er. @on5 nab. Nus Der Dunfels
beit lpringt Elm greQer Gag, Dor 0em
aber elm ein5iger sroBmoitbiger @lul-
borbang gebreitet bleibt. gSie I'M
a.beoter. g9ie Dor 5pon5ig Sobren
IN Dem alten Tortmun0er Staottbea-
ter.
SiigeIlanOiHoft BEL 0pern. 8pi-
tben SEN S1l0iiern Serrentboge uno
borge. 8lpii6en Oen ShiitengrGben,
alien 3erit6rtcn ino neu5uic6affenoeu
Die Come oriict. Gas Sono lit wic
elm 5ergebcnocS Stiid Butter. Nion
ipridt foum. Nlm lit Elm Sei( ieines
emlig idaiienoen Spatcns. N}an fii6lt
ni8t mebr, ipic ser SdmeiB am gaus
5eu &0rper berobrieielt.
EloBlib @eiong. Giac befannte
@felo0ie fommt longiom aus Dem
@dl06eu nGber. gSlnocrooQ obge-
t0nte Stinimen, ocnft ruca un0 riN.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

@rof Carlo 2uuoberg madt in
ocr idmeoiideu Freiie obiaes Sbcma
sum @egeuiiano elmer ausfa6rlihcn
Seiprebung uuo OcrmittcIt oem lms
ltommuerwonoten i4meoii6eu @olte
oie @ntOeduna oes bcfonnteu gliiprio.
logcn groieiiorS &anImel 0aB Die
Shmeocn ben @rinonod eelcgt 6aben
sur babgloniib ailpriologiihen Still.
ur. 0lan iueiB. oaB in oen 2duoern
oes @rpbrat mo Eigris. bepor Die
gobplonier bort aiidiil9 purocn elm
nihtiemitiibes &olt scr SAueoen
aulhtr iid oneigHete llm ocn
@upbrnt berilm mobnte oos Gnti.
boIf, ipeiter n0r0lib OuDon beim Zig
riS oaS Subolf. Gieie non sen beioen
5tdmmen bclpo6nten @egeuoet Die.
BeH Slbor. Srri Sueocn. 1ie ..lpel.
BEN Sflopinnen bon @iiti", bon 0enen
3u Sonnnrobis 3eit INNS ,Sobr 2O00
Dor @briiti @eburt in 0en Sdriiieu
Der @obplonier Die 9ieoe it, iollen Sll
5fon0inaDien innige 9e5icbungen
bo6en uno uou Oieien ioQeu, iuie auA
&roieiior Eollqiit (NeliinaiorS) be.
itGtigt, oie Shmeoen upO ipe3ica sic
@otlGnoer obitanumen,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

tet lid aus ieincr 9(r6eit cmpor. Nie
meun Reinbor0t olS 9ic9iiieur oobin-
teritede, oenft man. Sine S5ene lit oo
aus S9iaers oGGuber@. ScBt tom.
men Die Samero0cn ans Dem 8al0,
auf sen berob es aus cinioeu Shrop.
nea .gSolfrn proiielno regnet. &cin
aopi 6cbt iid). Non lit gan5 ocr Ge-
lang. @ian lit gou5 @eIeit fir cinen
Eotcil Der ouf elmer eben i6neQ 5ll-
iounengcblmocHeu Eannenbol3bo6re
3wiicbcn oen Sbultcrn ieiner IrGeer
idaiifeIt. llou 1T gon5 @eiang:
allno ier6e Id uo6 6enie,
co bin id moraen tot, ia moraeu tot,
9ann 6cera6cu's mid bic qeute
Inns Dloreenroi
Snripaacraaernnerancrab
Observation-Disclosures
Gam bcara6ous MID Die eente
llms Niotgenrot."
@on5 laneiom iingcn iie Oas ilnO
Sans langiom geben tic ibren @cg,
biiaelauf mo 6iigela6. &einer bat ci-
nen 9Iid fir ms, bic mir nitbt nil
len; bat jener, ga ouf oen SAulteri,
e6cn crit ben 800 crlittcn, o0er baben
iie i'm chen irgenOuO 5luiiden Den
@oelfaitaiieubiiicben geiilnOcn? llnO
mir iteben lnO mir ieben.
0as ip6Grii9e alingen elmer @ru-
note 5crreiBt 0en Sott itn0 pericblingt
auflradenO bic @ielooie. @s mlB lie
oae getroifen bo6eit oa Die 5wan5ig
10 rubig oabinitreitenOen Sanger.
9Iodb bot ic6 Die 9iau6mgel uidt ser
teilt. Nlon bot feiuen S6mer5ens-
l6rei ae60rt. glber man bort sen Sc
iong mie0er, man bort Die gteIoOie
wieoer:
Sam 6eara0ens mid Die eeute -
Sans Ioneiom, oieaei6t nod Elm
weuis laneiamer. uu0 etiuos leiier.
neil lie nun icbon me6r enticrnt iino,
iingen iie ibr 2ieO peiter, gebcn tic
gan3 rn0erie6rt ibrcn @eg weiter.
biioelauf uuo bigclab Die @ranote
nniB in Dem gerdumten enaliiGen
Sdibeu9ro6en Dor linen frcpiert
iein. ga iino Die SonoiGde idbon uie
aus Stein 0eporoen. ga bnben iirb
Die @runatcn all Die langen ~tonote
bin0urb ibre eiqeuen Trooerien alif-
gemorfen un0 limo Dor @ut aiscin-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21
Gi9eHartige NOutnr ciues WiGibiHeH
geiuebres auf elmer Suune 5itr
GliegerabWeBr.

es nie getau bobenl Nair itanOen Oie
Eranen in oen glugenl lleberaa
6euer, Simld, Sriimmer. llnier $auS
mar oiesmol lmuerleBt seblieben. gqs
ole feinoli6en @eidiite i5re glrbeit
nit Oieier 8erit0ri,ng einItellten, er-
itbieu ein 2rftgeibwnoer un0 Die
feinoliden 6Iiegcr beorbeiteten unS
nun nit giftigen @ieilen uno ibpe-
rem 9omben. gBieoer begann Ger
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

ouoerociloeen oaB lie fciu bciiercs
3iel fanoen.
Ger @eiaug faat iAon tieier IN
einen 2alligrabcn. So, oa oriibeu oa
lit cine iAIinlme Gde. Sier iegen Die
Nioichineugepebrc gar 5u germ Die
SonOidoit rein. Sans Oun1pi fommt
nod cilnal ser @eiong allS Ger Groe
gan5 omnpf uno gon5, Ieiie, mic ir.
genoein S@mBaft cine Symphonic
bon @uitaO Nto6ler. @on3 oinlpf un0
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

3eriIicBe plSeIi6 in SApeiBl aus
eeorebt Gs lit iuieocr gon3 oimtel.
@s lit mieocr aaeS geodnlpit. Gurh
bic g9dnoe meineS 3iuuuers. Mou
fort ourtb Oeu ipdtcu 9lbenO, ourb
sic 93adt: 9[rros, 2iQe, Dpern. Mon
lit bunocrt &ilometer BON Der 5ront
entiernt 9Ron frompit ii@ in ieinem
gctt 5uiomrhen. Mon lit MIR nod
Sbrcn. Sfononen &anonen
Nlan ipridt oos Ssort gon5 leiie in
bic &iiien. lln0 man meiB ser Shloi
lit iiir oieie 9iacbt nal wie0er ous Der
Eilr gcsougcn ouS 0cm &aus. gGcl
miro CT bcutc 6eqliiden?
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

5prengItiide, Do63iegel Steine.
SriImmer Our1 oic Suit. @er aui ser
StraBe mar, blieb tot ODER berIett.
lleberaa Shltt, Sriimmer ooer
Seuerl @5 mnren Stunoen Oes
Sdredens. 9llS enOIi6 eegen II llbr
bormittaes sic g9ut lniereS SeinOes
iicb ctpas leetc, fonnte ic6 bonn ober.
itcn Stodperf ans einen 9li1 ouf III.
iere orlnc, Dem Seinoe gum Spier
gcfaIlene StoOt perfenl SD iuoate
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

9ie eneIiiden unO iron86iiiaen
inuitrierteu 8eitidriften eut6aIten
bel offer Ginieiiiofeit Der 9eridter-
ituttuHs oo6 of cine gan5e 9ln3abI in
tereiIauter 8iIOer. @eribicOene gslnl-
mern poren in Der 9auptiaGe ser
ierbiiben &rog0oie geluiOmet YHt
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

leiic. g9ie 10 Gin S6luB iein muB.
9l6er Oaun miro er bod mieOer gan8
anOers. @eil es ser sroBe @leiiter 10
Mill. &ononeH. &anonen. 0ie sSelo.
geidiibe 6cam oa5wiiben mie eine
aiftige GerbcrltSNlelite. @eaen uno
6elen 5uionmen 8eIlen iebt mebr
ein3eln 8au ban bali
Srgcnoeine Sono bat Oas 9ibt 0es
GogeS, oeS beiBen Cages ~ 0, i9
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

reip. ionitigc intereiioute gaelleri6ei-
mmgen i'm Eager lulierer 6einoe 5ei-
gen. Gie SeebiIoer, Die ben Inter
gang eiues oui cine 9tine geratenen
englii1en Danlpfers ihilOern, ent.
itaumeu elmer eneliiden 3eiti6riit.
oie iibrigen 9lbbiloimeen fran5oii-
l@en illuitrierten 9l1ttern.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-21

bemerfcnspertcr Oficnbcit wur6e ser
BON ieineH oS5reltnoen4 i'm Sticbe &c.
laiienc G6niG beflagt ltno Die Inter
idriiteu, bic man ben 6hlhtbil0ern
CAB, IieBen an 9iiibrielisfeit uidtS 81
miinid5cn iibrie. g9ir briugen eiuige
Oieier 8iloer 8um glb0rld, neben
anocren Die militdriiAc 9!eicrlngen,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-02
MILLION IN TAX
FRAUDS FOUND

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Internal
revenue frauds amounti,: to more
than 100000 have been unearthed
by the present administration of the
United States treasury, according to a
statement OF w. H. Osborn, commits
sioner Of internal revenue. AS a re-
suit, evaded taxes amounting to $22,-
509.576 have been collected-more
than enough to pay the entire cost of
administering the income tax and all
the internal revenue laws.
Attempts by 9alone to
evade taxes under the corporation
and income tax laws, amounting to
11,326,125, were discovered. Many
Of the frauds extended over a long
period of years, some dating back to
1909
Personal evasions of income taxes
amounting to $5,006,696 have likewise
been detected.
Oleomargarine frauds amounting to
more than $27,000,00O were brought
to light; but the statute of limitations
barred assessment on all but $685.
166, the remainder being collectible
only by suit.
From frauds and evasions of dis
titled spirits, tobacco and miscellane-
Gus taxes, $4,241,555 were paid into
the treasury.
These frauds and evasions existed
unchecked and undiscovered during
the II years or more preceding the
present administration" Commissioner
Osborn claims.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-02
THE FRUITS OF FOLLY.

The immense profits that are coming to the cop
per companies through the stupendous prices which
being realized from the sale of copper for war
and industrial uses are proving embarrassing to the
managers of the corporations which mining and
marketing the bulk of the country's copper.
In Wall street review of the copper situation
it recited that at their present rate of earnings
many Of the copper corporations could double and
even treble their disbursements to stockholders and
at the same time preserve extremely conservative
margin of safety. lin former days. we are told
ga dollar for dividends and dollar for surplus was
policy that considered to meet all require
ments to safety. On this basis all the big produce
ing copper companies we'll within the limits Of
extreme conservatism in 50 far as their dividend
policies are concerned.
The copper Mines as we'll as the coal and iron
mines, from which the immense profits are being
derived only few years ago belonged to the public
But the people elected representatives to congress
and the legislatures Of the several states who were
bent upon encouraging the development of the
country
In consequence, Morgan and Rockefeller and
host of lesser mlonaircs possess the nation wealth
and SO per cent Of the people do not know whether
they prefer prosperity or the poorhousc.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-02
GOVERNMENT HAS
PLENTY Of WATER
AND PULP WOODS
BY FREDERICK MONROE

ROEI,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The ma
tional forests, owned by the people of
the United States. contain enough tim
Der to operate so mills for the making
of print paper.
The extent of the national forests
includes 162.773,2S0 acres, and from
these forests was sold in 1915 some
thing over 1,o00,o00.000 board feet of
timber.
Experiments conducted by the
United States forest service have DEM
onstrated beyond any question that at
least IL different kinds of wood can
be used for the manufacture Of wood
pulp-a]l of which grows on the ma
tional forests.
Have Water PoN yer.
Not only is this immense quantity
of public timber available. but the ma :
tional forests contain between S.497.-
500 horse power minimum. and 49,
1S4,5OO horse power maximum. of
water power-approximat 80 per
cent of the water horse power in the
United States-all public ownership.
Testifying before the joint commit
tee on printing of the last session of
ester of the United States forest serv-
ice, told the committee this:
Federal Control Best.
THE commercial feasibility Of the
establishment of a pulp plant hinges
partly on the supply OF timber and
partly on the water power available:
the national forests often combine
these two factories admirably. The
western country abounds in undevel-
oped water power; to utilize these
streams in conjunction with a pulp
plant is perfectly feasible in several
locations of which examinations have
already been made"
Here then is the situation:
The United States federal trade
commission find that the cost of maxi
ing news-print paper was $1.65 per
100 pounds during> the first half of
1916. 1t finds that these same manu-
facturers charged publishers any,
where fro1., 50 up to 81. So and even
higher, per 100 pounds for their
paper.
People Should Act.
The people Of the United States. Of
course, pay this enormous graft into
the hands of the men who own the
mills and the spruce forests. and
through their ownership of this re-
source and this machinery, own in
turn the workers who are exploited in
the mills and the consumers who must
pay the price demanded by the trust
for their product.
On the other hand, the forest serv.
| ice reports that it has enormous re-
sources of valuable timber which is
! splendidly adapted to making wood
pulp and news-print paper, and enor-
nous amounts of undeveloped water
power available to use in the manu-
! facture