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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
Loss OF BUSINESS No ExcusE

Chicago-The federal circuit court
of appeals has ruled that loss Of BUSH
ness to employers is no reason why
worixingmen should be denied their
right to picket. This right is already
stated in the Clayton law
The decision reverses the opinion
Of the Illinois federal court which en-
joined picketing at the Granite City
Gill; plants Of the American Steel
Tsoundaries. The appeal court rules:
"In the persuit Of a lawful purpose
to secure raise in wages picketine
may be employed, as this court has
held. 70 ascertain whom the late en-
ployer has persuaded or attempted to
persuade to accept employment, and
persuasion may be used to induce
them to refuse or quit their employ
ment"
The court mabes it clear that;
THE lawfulness of picketing is moi
to be tested by the interference which
II may cause the employers business
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
CAN PAY GIRLS LIVING WAGE

Port Arthur, Tex.-At mass meet
ing in the interest of telephone girls
on strike for higher wages one of the
speakers dared the company to open
its books for an investigation and
pledged the word of every union man
in this city to the statement that If IT
could not be shown where the COM
Dany could afford to pay not only
$50 per month. but SIS per month to
their operators and still make profit
Of 10 per cent on their investment,
which was based on the amount rem
dered for taxation, the union men Of
Port Arthur would be willing to in
crease the price of their phones to
such an extent as would allow them to
pay living wage.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
srArE rNsuRANcR pAYs

Harrisburg-On JANUARY next the
state insurance fund will declare d.
vidend Of $4,000 that will be dis
tributed among policy holders. AS
the state funds initial rate is 10 per
cent below that Of private insurance
companies, the saving to state fund
policy holders is from 20 to rs per
cent, as compared with concerns that
have placed their risks with the stock
companies. The state fund dividend
viii be on the basis Of a is per cent
return to all commercial and general
industrial risks and 10 per cent to coal
mine operators insured in the fund.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
For Boise Union Printers

The scole committee Of Boise typo
graphical Union No. 27i has completed
negotiations for new scale Of
prices, beginning January 1, 1917 and
ending January, 1919 The new scale
calls for an increase Of Csc day for
journeymen newspaper men, for the
year 1917, and also for an increase Of
2sc day for the year 1918. The
scale calls for seven and one-half
hours on newspapers and eight hours
in all job offices in Boise, Caldwell
and Nampa. There is no increase in
the job scale
The scale committee was composed
Of the following; Ed Price. Herbert
Thompson. w. S. Perkins, Ed. Fine
gan and M johnson.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
MILLIONS LOST IN COAL

New York-Peopie who scheme to
extract the workingnan's last ounce
of energy may read with profit pa
per on Power Plant Efficiency" by
Victor ]. Azbe, before the convention
of the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers, in which It is estimated
that 1924 100000 o. coal is wasted
every year, besides natural gas and
crude oil.
II was stated that from 10 to 20 per
cent of the fuel consumption could be
saved without additional investment
by more efficient operation.
"The same people" says Mr. Abe,
would strive for an extra mile or two
per gallon Of gasoline with their auto
mobile. and are wasting 80 per cent or
more of the coal burned in their fac
tories.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
STARTS STRIKE. THEN CRIES


Chicago -Ignoring the fact that he
started the New York street car strike
and that he had refused to arbitrate,
President Shonts of the marlborough
Rapid Transit company, New York
city. cries for some way to stop
strikes.
. In an address before the Illinois
Manufacturers association he said:
Shouldn't a way be provided to
avoid battle, way in which response
biIity Of both capital and labor can
be made enforceable and the public
rights and their rights still be pre-
served1"
And then Mr.. Shonts answers his
own question by favoring law that
will deny employees of public utilities
the right to quit work This, the
street car executive believes will solve
every trouble-because the public will
not be inconvenienced.
This plan will also permit Mr..
Shonts and his kind to smash street
car mems unions, which is the present
situation in New York city.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
MAJESTIC THEATRE
Douglass Fairbanks again at the Ma
jestic in his latest feature release,
American Aristocracy."
Miss Mary Piclford will be presented
in the first photo play made by her
own company.

Douglass Fairbanks who made such
a tremendous hit on Christmas day
at the Majestic in Flirting With
FATE" will be presented on Friday and
Saturday in his latest release "Ameri-
can Aristocracy." Mr.. Fairbanks
needs no introduction since he has
registered so many popular successes
that the mere mention of his name
brings a mental picture Of the Fair
banks Smile" and one realizes inn
mediately the wonderful cleverness,
the convincing personality, and the
real genius of It's owner. His daring
methods that he resorts to with SEEM
ingIy no effort has become the talk Of
the entire country. His ability as an
athelete, his endurance and stability,
and his originality are part assets in
his remarkable character With the
above feature program is two acts
of vaudeville. Adeline Carr billed as
THE Colleen Girl" presents a clever
monologue and singing act. Parker
Bros offer an eccentric comedy nov
city act.
For Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
american Darling" Nary Pickford
will be presented in the first photo
play made by her own company Less
Than Dust" A short time since Miss
Pickford announced that she was GO
ing to leave the ruguIar program fea.
ture producing companies and make
pictures for her self under her own d.
rection. She would select her own
productions in general. This she did
and her first play is beyond ali expec.
tation. even Of the most optimistic
She appears TO better advantage
than ever before and the production
within its self is the largest that ar
independent star ever appeared in
Big scenes, where thousands are ii
the active acting cast. sets whose cos
runs into hundreds Of thousands o.
dollars, battles. and market scenes ans
countless others Of equal importance
mark this production as an achieve
ment Of the year IN photo play efforts
One Of the main and attractive fea
lures Of this great show Is the mid
night matinee given on New Year
evening. The program is being ar
ranged At the present time and soml
thing exceptional, is in store rhl
show will start so that it will be on
just before the old year dies Tit
new one viii be greeted in a startling
fashion. BY series Of Iineamcnis *
trasvdinary A special augmented or
chestrs has been engaged to rcndc
the especially arranged musical scorl
for each show.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

ESTATES OF Orlan Deee, Deceased.
Notice q hereby given BY the UNDER
signed. Jesse w. Dces, Administrator
Of the Estate Of Orlan Decs deceased,
70 the cteditors Of and al persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
voucher !. within four months after the
FIRST publication Of this notice, to the
said Ad minist-afor al the Office 81 7.
]. McCl|e. 500 Idaho Building, Boise,
County of Ada, State OF Idaho, this
being tie place fixed for the tfznsac-
ton Of lhe business Of said estate.
Dated December 22nd, 1916.
JESSE w. DEES.
Administrator Of Estate Of Oflan
Deee. deceased.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
CT assified
Bus iness Directory

ATTORNEYS
Gustav Kroeger. Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, 10y North 10th St
Phone 64l.
w H. Tyer, Attorney at Law, No
tary Public, Yates Building, Phone
J. L. Midday, Attorney at Law. Over
land Building. Phone 81.
BANKS & TRUST COMPANIES.
Idaho National Bank.
Boise City National Bank, United
States Depositary, 9th and Idaho
Streets.
CIGAR STORES & MFos.
John Jediick, Main Street.
CLEAN TING AND DYEING.
The Pantoriurn. c. w. Morris. Mgr.
Owyhee Hotel Bldg. Phone 1925
CLOTHING STORES.
Golden Rule Store.
Make it right store"
M. Alexander. Ninth and Main St.
The Forgery. 1917 Main Street.
DENTISTS
DR.. jacob Coin, Dentist, 4O2 Idaho
Building. Phone 77o. Boise, Ida.
Dr. !. E. Weaver. $40 Overland
Bldg, Phone l43 ].
cRocHR1Es.
The Distributors Association, L. E
Workman. Manager i06 N. 10th
ST.. Phone 70.
HARNESS.
Block Is Harness Shop. l08-ll0 N
lilth St., Phone 2488-W
LAUNDRIES.
Idaho Steam Laundry, l506-0z MAR
Troy Laundry Co. Phone $40
oPToIhETRIsTS
Boise Optical Co, Dr. E. S. Owen
Mana Ber. 1908 Main St, Phone PASS
osTEdPATHS.
DR.. Walter S. Kingsbury, 228 Idahs
Bui ding, Phone 337.
| PHYSI CLAN
Eye. Ear. Nose, Throat. Specialist
A. L. Heine. M. D.. Overland
Bid B.
| PAINT AND PAINTERS.
Austin Sign Shop, 1910 Main Street
| SECONDHAND FURNITURE.
Pioneer Furniture Co. 009-9l
Idaho Phone All3 NJ
| SECOND HAND GOODS.
Yerriheton & Williams. 1872
Maln Street.
SHOE STORES.
The Wallace Co, Selz-Royai Blu
Stoke. Shoes for everybody. 30
Main Street.
Riebe & Cooper. 720 Main Street
WATER
Boise Artisan Hot & Cold Waite
Co. 9TH and Idaho Streets. Phon
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
FsTRAv NOTICE.

will offer for sale for cash an es-
tray budkslsin, 2-year old steer, brand
ed TIL on right ribs, at the ranch Of
Alfred Erickson, north Of Soldiers
Home. pn Dec. 30th, 1916, At 5 p. m.
JOHN S. THORN.
Constable. Boise Prot,
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

Miss Nettie Briggs entertained
about Is young people at her home in
Ustick Thursday evening in honor OF
her nephew Mr.. Raymond Briggs.
The house was artistically decorated
in holly and fragrant pine boughs.
Games and charades made the even
ing pass most pleasantly.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

meeting ia called for the purpose Of
eIectine q board Of directors and for
the transaction Of any otheg business
that may properly come before said
meeting BY order Of
ID r. WHITAKER. President.
II. =. CAMPBELL, Secretary
Dated this zist day 81 Decenth
1916
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
NOTICE or srocKHoLDERs


Notice IS hereby given that the reg
ular Annual meeting Of the Union
Seed h Fuel Co, viii be held At the
office Of the company, III South 10th
Street, Boise, Idaho. on Tuesday, jan
uary 9Th. 1917 81 $50 p. p. Said
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
K. Of P. Social

The members of the Knights of
Pythias Boise Lodge No. 90 held their
Christmas celebration in the Grun-
baum hall Tuesday evening. A very
pleasing program was given, then
cards we're provided for those who did
not care for dancing and at II o'clock
a delicious supper was served.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
christmas Cantata


Sunday evening the Baptist Church
at Ustick was taxed to its greatest
seating capacity to accommodate the
congregation that came to hear the
Christmas cantata, peace and Good
VIII" which was given by complete
choir Of eighteen voices. The voices
were rich and full and under the ar
tistic direction of Mrs. Edgar an un-
usually beautiful score was mastered
Oyster Supper
The young people of the Baptist
Church in Ustiek are planning an un-
usually good time at the church house
Friday evening. Among the fine
things planned is an oyster supper.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

Miss Daisy Roberts who is teach
ing school in Highland Valley is
spending her vacation with her par
ents at their home on the mesa.
Mr.. Raymond Briggs is home from
McMinville College in Oregon to
spend his Christmas vacation.
Mr.. Ralph Oliver of Sioux City,
Iowa is visiting with his parents at
their home in Ustick Their daughter,
Mrs. Lewis is also here from South
Dakota.
Mr.. Harvey Yost is up from the
Twin Falls country to spend Christ
mas with his family.
Mrs. L. A. Thomas spent the week
end in Ustick visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Edgar.
Miss Myra Agee is spending the
holidays with her parents. Miss Ages
teaches school at Lower Fairview.
Mr.. Frank IIlingsworth is home
from Moscow to spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Williams and
their daughter. Miss Irma were il
Boise visiting at the home of Mrs. F
p. McDanieis this week.
Mr.. Crawford Eagle who has beer
visiting his sister, Mrs. Roy Marcrof
returned TO his home in Nampa Mon
day.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

Boise is not left out alone in the
cold. Reports from the northern part
Of the state and Montana state that
cold wave prevails in that country
with the thermometer ranging as low
as n degrees below zero.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28
SOCIETY NOTES
M|N NAR'oN AklEuL Ealssn Pts~ less.W

Christmas, and the return OF the
soldier lads from the border have Civ
en- the week an especially CHEEKY as
pect There has been a larger NUM-
Der Of parties and dances given for
the many who have returned to their
homes on their vacations
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

Benjamin +. LoWcry died - his
home near the Maple Grove School
last Tuesday at the age Of 50 years
Judge Davis has fixed the date for
the terms Of the district court in the
third district as follows: Ada coun-
ty February S, and Sept 4. Boise
county April II, and Oct. 10; and
Owyhee county May y, and Sept IS.
Homer Evans who was arrested at
Nampa last week charged with at
tempting to pass forged check at
Meridian has plead guilty to the
charge and on Tuesday was sentenced
by Judge Davis to a term Of not less
than one year and not more than
fourteen years imprisonment. On ac-
count Of his age he being only 20
years old he was paroIed by the Judge.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-12-28

Mrs. Eucina Shipman entertained
n Of her friends At dinner Wednesday
evening. The long table was artistic
ally decorated in ferns and pink car
nations.
After supper cards and music we're
enjoyed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schneider are
parents of girl, born Dec. 2.
Fred Doll left Saturday for Dodge
vile, after an extended visit with his
cousin, Hobart Doll at Five Points.
George Thier left Tuesday for Sill
verton, Colo, where he will spend the
winter with his brother, William.
Albert Cummins, the 4-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cummins is
suffering from pneumonia.
Mrs. NJ. MONTE and granddaughter,
Media Kaap, accompanied Frank Montz
to Dubuque, Wednesday for months
visit
Mrs. Paul Strack, son Paul, and
daughter, Marie, motored to Lancas-
ter Sunday and spent the day at the
Charles Kaap home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-06
CASSVILLEE RECORD ITEM.

VIM. Seippel, now located at Storm
Lake, Ia, arrived in Cassville Satur-
day evening and visited until Monday
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Seippel
and other relatives. Will is now rep
resenting the DeLaveI Cream Separa-
tor Co., and covers the western part
of Iowa. He left here about fifteen
years ago and has prospered, which
his many friends and former associates
will be glad to learn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-06
BLOOMINGTON

Especial Correspondence to Herald)
S. E. Pearson was in lancaster,
Saturday.
Frank Fivecoats went to Dubuque
Saturday and drove home new car.
T. Emery Bray, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
BETTER were Fennimore visitors on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edwards leave
Tuesday to go to Chicago to attend
the stock show.
Miss Alice Patterson, teacher at
Marquette college, Milwaukee, was
home for a few days last week.
Father Rupprechter is in the hospi-
tai at Madison, where he went for sur
gical work
Lee Peacock of Prairie du CHEN,
spent last week at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Peacock.
Mrs. Clark Of Richland Center, came
Thursday for visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. Budahn
Will and Gus Tornowski of Glen
Haven, spent few days last week with
their mother, Mrs. G. Tornowski.
Mrs. Sam Kitto and daughter, Rema
leave Thursday for California, where
they will spend the winter.
The Salamagundi club had a bazaar
Saturday for the benefit Of the IL
brary.
Misses Connie and Alta Lewis, Sada
Ball and Birdie Cooley were Dubu-
que visitors, Saturday.
Mrs. Abbie Ballantine returned
Sunday from a visit at Prairoie du
Chen with her daughter, Mrs. Alex
Fredericks.
Mrs. P. BARLEY, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
BARLEY, Frank BARLEY and Helen Viii
let spent Thanksgiving in Lancaster
at the home of Leslie Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bishop and hoys
and Mrs. Henry Whitcomb spent a
few days last week at Elkader, Iowa,
at the home of Mr.. Bishops parents.
Mrs. Monroe Hoskins and children
returned Monday to their home at
Ossian, Iowa, after short visit with
relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Ketner of Bosco-
bel, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ran
som Of Mt. Hope, spent Thanksgiving
at the home Of VIM. Ketner.
Earl Cooper, teacher at Marshall,
Wisconsin was home for over Thanks
giving. He was accompanied by Miss
Ruth Anderson of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leitz returned
to Avoca, Monday, after a short visit
with Mrs. Leitz's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Hammond.
Mr. and Mrs. R. French and Mr. and
Mrs. Ora Lord and Phyllis, spent last
Sunday in Lancaster with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hickok moved to
Bloomington last week. Mr. Hickok
has purchased his mothers house and
Mrs. Hickok will make her home with
them.
Mrs. William Gates died Wednes-
day at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Lee Sturmer near Beetown. Funeral
services were held at Dodge church
on Friday afternoon Rev. Weather
bee of La Crosse former M E. pas
tor here, officiated.
Students from the schools were at
home for Thanksgiving vacation:
Letha Hoskins, Viola Pohle, Clara Ed
wards lanes Ra11antine from tItn
university of Wisconsin,; Helen Ma
son, Velma Hickok, Anna Hammond,
Velma Hope, Milton Frazier and Full
Ter Porter from Platteville normal.
Bessie Lord, Florence Mcnamara,
Doris Gilligan, Inez Brookens, Fern
and Florence Cooper from La Crosse
normal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-18

do to write the and, Yet nowadays
that Teller is reading magazines yet
ssWhat are you talking nonsense
Sam Zarodnik reading magazines7"
Zapp exclaimed. Sam couldn't even
read electric signs in words of one
syllable, like Lunch and Cafe
said he was moving away from 9Th
Street on account of other people
reading magazine stories, Birsky,
which If you read anything from mag
azines, Birsky, you would know 1t
that every magazine has got in 1t at
least two stories where the scene Is
laid In studio close to Washington
Square, and what nearly happens in
them studios, according to the stories,
Birsky, has created such demand
for studios close to Washington
Square that all the furriers and cheap
clothing contractors has got to move
away from there; and the old rum
down houses they used to occupy is
being made over into studios and filed
with magazine readers at rentals
which a furrier or clothing contrac-
tor would consider high for sprinkled
fireproof loft with two elevators and
light on three sides"
sAber what does all the people want
studios for?' Birsky asked 'They
amt artists, are they2"
listen, Birsky," Zapp said eff all
the people which rented studios in
New York was artists, y'understand,
the competition in the picture painting
business would make the cloak and
suit business look like it was run by
a virtuous monopoly. AS a real es-
later you should know it, that from
reading magazine stories lot of peo-
pie has come to consider as a studio
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-18

And vet you say people gets good
idees out of magazine stories" Birsky
commented.
Il said they get idees.'' Zapp admit
ted, tbut not always GOOD idees. For
instance, when them mining people
run of that strike there in Colorado,
they got their idees from a serial story
by the name The Guilty Dollar which
at the time he bought it the maya
zine editor said was terribly exagger-
ated, because in this day and gener
alton, understand, when a million
aire has got sense enough to make a
hundred million dollars in platinum
like Senator Caruthers-Steel Trap
Carruthers, they used to call him on
the Platinum Exchange-it stood to
reason that he wouldn't stand for his
associates shooting down strikers and
their wives and children in cold blood,
Birsky. The magazine owner also
says to the author that he should
ought to be ashamed to write a story
where an American mine owner paid
foreign mine workers such a miserable
wages, y'understand, and that for
writing such an exaggerated and I'M
true story he couldn't give the author
the regular amount for the story, but
paid him $35 for 1T, which the author
figured was at the rate of &c. an hour
for his work. Later the magazine
owner got to like the story better, so
naturally when them Colorado mining
people reads on the front page of the
magazine that The Guilty Dollar is
a marvellous, gripping, genius-inspired
story of the Iowa Platinum Mines,
understand. and is a mastery and
accurate study of the problem of min
ing capital and labor, they want to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-18

any cold water fiat above the third
floor without elevator service and
within ten blocks of Washington
Square, and in changing over such
flats into studios, Birsky, the only dec
Grating that the landlord must do is
to raise the rent from $50 a month
up to $50 a month, payable strictly in
advance
''Wen," Bfrsky commented, sit's
time somebody done something for the
real estate business in New York"
Zapp disregarded the interruption.
another idee people gets from mag
azine felton," he continued, lis that
spectacles amt matter of eyesight
no more, Birsky. They come under
the head of clothing, and a young fell
Ter that reads the stories in an up-to-
date magazine would consider himself
practically naked if he was seen on
the streets without his rubber tired
spectacles. Then again in former
time young Teller was lucky if he
had three suits of clothes, y'under-
stand-his working clothes, his best
clothes and suit of clothes he kept
to go fishing in, supposing he ever did
go fishing-aber nowadays not alone
does young fellers like to act in real
life like the young fellers in maya
zine stories, but they also want to
look like the Illustrations. An up-to-
date young Teller has got different
suit of clothes for every purpose men,
toned in a magazine story, even il
he has to go without lunches to do it.
Yes. Birsky. the magazine artists
| which is always drawing pictures from
| young man In full dress suit, cut
away or a tuxedo leaning over a
grand piano while lady is playing
her hardest to keep the blood circulate
| ing so she wouldn't freeze from the
waist up. understand, such a maya
zine artist is doing more to make
| young men who are good dressers
raise checks and practice doubIe-dou-
bic entry than all the poolrooms. race
| tracks, poker games and roulette
wheels in America
Then. after all. Zapp," Birsky said,
magazine stories has q bad infiu-
ence-''
mot on the dress suit, tuxedo and
cutaway business" Zapp replied, -.nor
-on the rubber tired spectacle business
neither
sand how about goIlefr Birsky
asked
i got no kick about gollef, Birsky. =
Zapp concluded sH my competitors
only devote enough time to 1t, Birsky
! am satisfied"
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