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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
E|CHT-HOUR day ACT
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
IN MAJORITY DECISION
Law Held Valid by Division Of Five to
Four Declared Congress Has the
Inherent Power to Fix Wages Of Men
Engaged In Interstate Traffic

Washington, March 19.-The Adamson eight-hour
law is valid.
This the ruling of the United States supreme
court today.
Chief Justice White read the decision which declared
constitutional the law passed under spectacular cir
cmstances in the closing night hours OF last summers
congress session.
Justice McKenna read separate opinion giving
slightly divergent views.
Justice McReynolds while he concurred, not
faty in favor of the law but i'll short statement
ceded congress the wage fixing power.
Justices Pitney and Day read dissenting opinions.
Vandevener concurred with Pney and in part with Day
The official lineup of the justices, given by Clerk
Maher Of the supreme court this afternoon that Nc
Reynolds dissented with Day, Pitney and Vandeventer.
McReynods said to have conceded that congress
had the wage fixing power only in view of the courts de-
cson and his did not appear the court record
dissenting.
Mahers version, which is official, however, made the
division five to forthwith Chief Justice White and JUS
tices McKenna, Holmes, Brandeis and Clark constituting
the majority in favor of the law. Thus the three
ior justices (Whte, Mex emma and Homes), and the two
junior justices CLARK and Brandes formed majority
against the four intermediate justices dissenting.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
JOHN KRALL, A
FORMER BOISE
MAN, VICTIM OF
own REVOLVER
Capital News Special service>

(Capital News special SerVlce)
Payette, March 19.-John Krall, a
former we'll known Boise man, acci-
dentally shot himself through the heart
this morning with Ss-caliber revolver
and died instantly. The accident 90
Cured at o'clock at the Orchard
ranch, just outside of Payette.
Mr. Krall and his son, wentley, left
the house together to go to work. The
son returned to the house after some
article forgotten and Mr.. Krall decided
to look for a wolf. at which he had pre-
viously taken several shots. 1t is be-
lieved he saw the animal and was at
tempting to get within range OF 1t when
the gun was discharged as he was
crawling through barb wire fence.
SHOT ROUGH HEART.
When the iy was found, Just a
few minutes ter the shot, his foot
was caught >the fence. the gun lay
somc two feet away and an examina-
tion showed he had been shot through
the heart.
Mr.. Krall for many years was resi-
dent of Boise. He moved to Payette
last fall with his family. lie is sur
vived by his wife and three children.
Mrs. Heber Rose Of Pearl, Miss Bar
bara Krall. teacher at Grandview, and
Wesley, who was at home. His sister.
Mrs. Scott Neal of Boise. came TO PAY
cite this afternoon. He also leaves
three half brothers. The body will
probably be taken to Boise for burial.
He was a member of Ada lodge No. ..
]. o. o. F. of Boise and also of Boise
Camp, Woodmen OF the World.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
STILL ARMED NEUTRALITY.

STILL ARMED NEU HALlTY.
The state of armed neutrality in
which this government was placed by
the president continues; although 1t
apparently has failed of It's object to
prevent sinking of such ships as the
Laconia, Algonquin, the City of Mem
phis. the Illinois and the Vigilancia.
That the president. as his next
step, would call congress in extra ses-
sion even before Its scheduled meet
ing date of April 16, was deemed likely
by some, though the preponderant view
was that he would have them assemble
the sixteenth, then inform them that
a state OF war had existed, since March
Is and ask real war measures.
II was expected Wilson would oon-
suit his premier and other authorities
during the day. And having broad
war power already, according to legal
experts, It Is regarded probable that he
would take even stronger protective
means than merely armament of
American merchantmen.
NAVY WILL BE BUSY.
The navy may be called upon TO take
a vigorous hand. searching out and
submarines. Any call for
an army undoubtedly will await full
Of congress under q deo-
laration OF war.
The president studied dispatches
from abroad up to an early hour this
and was up early to receive
any further reports on the three fastest
from Consul Frost, Queens
town, and Consul General Skinner, at
London.
The messages thus far AZ hand left
but little hope that no American lives
had been sacrificed. The report OF
men missing seemed to carry the
doleful conviction that they had per-
ished when the German U-boats oar
ried out their orders.
GERMANY como TO LIMIT.
Sinking of the three vessels. the
largest American haul yet made, was
attended by circumstances that justi-
fled the administration conviction that
Germany is going the limit and that
this nation can hope for no favorable
exceptions.
ever-reourring experience with inter.
shocks, is no longer suscept-
lble to emotion. There is no war spirit
in evidence.
TOO SERIOUS re DISCUSS.
At 05 Secretary Lansing went to
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ENGLAND TO SEND
CONGRATULATIONS
TO RUSSIAN DUMA
Motion to Be Made in the
British House of Com
mons by Premier Lloyd
George on Thursday.

London, March 10. = Premier
Lloyd George indicated in an an
nouncement in the house of COM
mons today that on Thursday he
would move that the British gov
ernment extend congratulations to
the Russia duma for it's establish
ment OF a new government.
The prime minister however,
said that information does not in
dicate that all danger in Russia Is
passed.
There has been deep discomfort
in Russia" Lloyd George said,
due to inefficiency in conducting
the war.
EFFECTIVE WORK PREDICTED
II am confident that Russian
events, which are first a triupmh
of the principles for which we en-
tered the war, will not result in
confusion or, in n sIaokening of the
conduct of the war, but on the 9TH
er hand, will make closer and more
effective the cooperation of the
Russians with allies in the cause
of human FREEDOM"
Members cheered when the pre-
mier declared that the Russian
soldiers had refused to obey or
ders of the imperial officials to
shoot down food rioters.
Cheers from the Irish national
lists greeted his statement that the
Russian people would find liberty
compatible with order. even in rev.
olutiondry times, and that "A free
people were the best defenders of
their own honor"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
RIGHT TO FIX WAGES.

RIGHT TO FIX WAGES.
Chief Justice White held the right to
fix wages to be inherent in private
parties. But he upset the growing
belief of those hearing him that the
law would be held invalid when he add
ed that the parties" had not exercised
this right and that, In View of the ap
palling situation which the president
pointed out, to say the government had
not the right to fill the void would be
TO declare that private right had de-
stroyed public right"
Justice White said: There was an
authority y-'begotten OF the public in
terest' in the action of congress.
He declared 1t could not be main
tained-as the railroads held-that the
law had not been considered in view,
one--of the time the controversy was
before the public; two-of the fact that
President Wilson had acted, ard three
i'm view OF the discussion of the
question before congress acted.
Besides declaring the Adamson law
constitutional, the highest tribunal held
congress has a right to legislate on
wages, the supreme courts decision
today is formal reversal of the opin
ion of Judge William c. Hook, Kansas
City, who held the law unconstitution
al.
CONTENTION WITHOUT MERIT.
Chief Justice White, in mis- Upin.on,
concluded:
I'VE say that the contention that the
act was void and could not be made
operative because of the unWorkabiiity
of it's provisions il without merit, since
we see no reason to doubt that If the
standard fixed by the act were made
applicable and a candid effort followed
to carry it out, the result would he
without difficulty accomplished. It is
true that it nigh; follow that in some
cases that because of particular terms
of employment or exceptional sur
roundings some change might be nee
essary, but these exceptions afford no
ground for holding the act void because
its provisions are not susceptible in
practice of being carried out.
Being of the opinion that congress
had the power to adopt the act in
question, whether 1t be viewed as a
direct fixing of wages to meet the alb
sence of a standard on that subject
resulting from the dispute between the
parties as the exertion Of power by
congress, which it undoubtedly posses
sed, to provide by appropriate legisla
ton for compulsory arbitration-a
power which inevitably resulted from
its authority to protect interstate COM
merce in dealing with situation like
that which was before tive conclude
that the court below erred in holding
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and vicinity,
PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. Highest Temperature yes
terday, Az lowest temperature this
morning. 27; mean temperature yes
terday, 80.
Nhiie no unusually low teraeratu--s
are reported today, the thermometer
still registers bslow normal ever a
greater part Of the eountry. Freezing
temperature reaches southwark ovcr
Utah and to the south Atlantic statsa.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
RUMOR OF REVOLT
I'm GERMAN CAPITAL

New York, March 19.-Wild rumors
Of a revolution in Berlin, swept the
United States and Canada this after
noon-with no apparent basis so far as
could be ascertained.
Apparently they were traeeable to
recent stories from continental sour
ces stating there was unrest in Ger.
many and that the success Of the Rus
sian revolution might, in the opinion
of some, embolden tire people Of other
European nations to take control.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19

New York, March 19-The
railroads have met the full
est demands of the Adamson
elght-hour law and thereby
d e fin i t e ly averted the
t h + e a t e n e d nationwide
strike with the country on
the verge of it's most serious
crisis. N
Patriotism, swayed to its
height by the sinking of
t hree e American vessels,
brought from the railway
committee early
today the announcement
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
INTEREST RATE TO
FARMERS 5 PER CENT

Washington, March 1e.--Farm loan
bonds will bear AZ per cent interest
and probably will be sold at a prem
ium, the federal farm loan board an
nounced today. The interest rate to
farmers will be per cent, which is
per cent less than the maximum pro-
Hided by the federal farm loan act.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
AMERICA AND GERMANY
NOW Virtually WAR:
THREE STEAMERS SUNK
Technically the State Of Armed Neu-
taity Still Exists, but Act Of War
by Germany Taken to Mean Open
Hostliies Will Quickly Follow

Washington, March 19.-The United States and Ger
many on the verge Of open hostlities.
With virtual state of war existing result Of the
ruthless sinking by German submarines of three Amer
lean freghters it is believed inevitable that the first
meeting between armed American merchant vessel
and Uboat will mark the opening of actual hosttes
Semofficial view is united that Germanys destruc-
ton of three American vessels with possible loss Of 90
American lives leaves question that the kaiser has
forced this government into state of 1t probably
will have been found to have existed since the American
steamer Algonquin sunk last Wednesday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
DEPARTMENT WANTS
200 MOTOR BOATS

Washington. March 19.-Appeals TO
more than 100 boat building concerns
to provide the government immediate
IL with 200 or more 110-foot motor
boats as submarine chasers have been
sent out by the navy department. it
was officially stated today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19

Washington, March 19-Indications
late this afternoon pointed strongly to
a drastic step by the president as a
direct result of Germany's latest
Haunting OF her submarine warfare.
II was believed the step would
be taken before many hours.
Many officials thought it would
place the nation within a step of
actual war.
PRESIDENT HAS DECIDED.
While the White House, the state
ment department and the nations war
and navy heads refused to comment
until later" belief grew that the pre-
sident's mind is made up.
There were some officials who be-
lieve the president will call congress
into session before the special session
date Of April 16.
whatever can be done will be done"
Secretary Daniels declared in answer
to questions as to dealing with the
submarines in the barred area and
likewise near our own coasts.
President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels did not take up the question of
communicating ship yards, but DAN
iels announced that this will be taken
up "if necessary"
Daniels laid particular stress upon
the need for small BOATS. our said that
a good deal of the 115.000,00O would be
spent upon speeding up work on the
larger vessels. The whole amount may
not be used, but only such amounts as
the department "can wisely spend"
HUNT DOWN SUBMARINES.
While the secretary did not say SO
in so many words. the impression he
left was that the administrations plan
now is to hunt out the submarines,
particularly If they invade our coasts.
General mobilization of the entire
Atlantic fleet. including the calling in
of the naval militia and the reserve
fleet is under consideration by the
navy department. Daniels said.
The president has authorized sus-
pension of the eight-hour law in ship
yards as another speed up measure.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
MONASTIR UNDER
FIRE OF GERMANS

London. March 1s.-Many women
and children in Monastir were killed
during the night In bombardment of
the city by enemy artillery. hurting
gas filled shells, the Serbian official
statement today said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
RAILROAD SIDE
QUIT BECAUSE
NATION FACED
GRAVE MENACE
EIGHT-HoUR DAY PUT

EIGHT-HoUR DAY PUT
INTO EFFECT ON ROADS
New York, March 1e.-The
railway mansgers agreement
with the brotherhoods today to
put into operation the eiaht-
hour day, on 1o-hour pay
basis with pro rata pay for
overtime, means approximately
$looo,ooo week added to the
pdyrolls Of the railroads. Thir-
teen million dollars extra back
pay dating from Jan. 1, when
the Ada,nson law was to have
become effective, will be dis
tributed among the 400, 900
trainmen.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
BRITISH PRESSING
HARD AGAINST THE
FLEEING TEUTONS
Whole Army Ablaze With
Enthusiasm as Result of
the Falling Back of the
Teutonic Hosts = Great
est Allied Gains of the
War.

With the British Armies Afield,
March 19.-Never was an army happier
than that Of England today, as its men
pressed forward increasingly boring
in to make the gains the greatest any
army has achieved in two whole years
of fighting on the western front.
The speed of the British push" is
best illustrated by the fact that at sew
eral points British cavalry have had
their long sought for opportunity of
going into action.
The German retreat belond the battle
fields of the Somme began slowly. To-
day it had developed into pursuit at
full cry, over a trail marked by ruth
less use of the torch by the retreat
ing Germans and at least one instance
of poisoning of wells.
This one instance was at Bar lie
Aux. There British army surgeons
discovered quantities of poison in
we'll
CONSTANTLY HARAssED.
The fine. drying weather of the past
three days has proved boon to the
pursuers. Every moment of the time
since the movement began the British
have harassed the enemy.
The whole Ancre and Somme area
was today the scene of the most in
tense activity The whole army is
ablaze with enthusiasm.
One battalion due to be relieved just
before BapauIne fell declined to leave
the battlefield and stuck around like
cab drivers OF a holiday.
At that time Bapaume, once the
great goal of the British push. was
strangely silent, except for the occas-
ioiiai shrek Of an on-coming German
shell.
RULE WORKS BOTH WAYS.
Now tlfe~kfaki- i-clad troops have al
ready progressed far beyond its ruins.
A distinguished general pointed out
today that some military experts, ex-
planning the German withdrawal, are
overlooking the fact that if shorten
ing of the German line gives the Teu-
tons spare divisions. releasing men for
use elsewhere. the same shortening
likewise releases an, equal number-ifI
not a greater one-of British troops for
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PRESIDENT IN
WAR 1OCS;; Bic
TAKEN TO
DEFEND nation

Washington March 19.-
President Wilson authorizes
Secretary Daniels to use
$115, 100000 emergency APP
preparation to speed up ship
building.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19
RULE WORKS BOTH WAYS.

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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
WE'RE WITH YOU, ANDY

On the army question the government
is all wrong. 1t should leave the
strong, healthy bucks at home to en-
gineer business. Twenty-one to 81
takes the bone, brawn and sinew out
of the nation. Why not take the 81 to
80 instead. They are the old, worn
out, incapacitated and worthless, too
fat or too lame to run so they would
have TO fight And think how the
Kaiser would get "gold bricked" if he
took them prisoners. Soap is the only
valuable thing he could wiring out OF
them, and it would take more perfume
to soften it down than the production
would bring on straving MARKET
One of "Andy" brilliant paragraphs
in his page of Friday Morning OBJ
servations," published in the New
Rockford Transcripts.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
GOOD SINGING; GOOD MUSIC

The excellent singing that is
being rendered by the two choirs
and the good music that is play
ed by the orchestra at the Con-
gregational church are very
valuable auxilliaries to the inter.
esting services that are always
held on Sunday. Two very in.
teresting sermons will be deliv'
cred by Rev. Franklin H. Berg
man, the pastor. The theme of
the morning sermon at II o'clock
will be What Is Expected" AT
8 o'clock p. m. the subject will be
The Greatest Preachers Mes
sage" A cordial invitation is ex'
tended to all and~a hearty well
come assured to those that at
tend any of the services.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
NOTICE TO SCHOOL PATRONS

The compulsory vaccination of
school children will be required
this year of all children before
entering school. Section 425 of
the compiled Laws of 1918 reads
as follows: Each parent or guar
dian having the care, custody or
control of any minor or other
person to be vaccinated." The
State Board of Health under re-.
cent ruling fixes the time by
stipulating that all children shall
be vaccinated before being ad-
mitted to school.
School directors and teachers
are ordered to enforce this regu-
lation in their respective districts
by requiring every pupil to sub.
!; NIT a certificate of vaccination to
the teacher before admittance is
granted to attend school.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
SOLDIER BOYS ARE FETED
AND TOASTED-.GOOD-BYE

A luncheon will be given by
the Red Cross in their rooms
this noon for the soldier boys
who leave this evening for Camp
Dodge, and for the exemption
board. At the close of the lunch.
con the rooms will be thrown
open to the public and E. D.
Washburn will make short ad-
dress. The new soldiers will
take the evening train here and
60 to Camp Dodge.
The following four are the first
to go:
Pete Larson, of Blabon
Rasmus Rasmussen Shriver,
of Luverne
David B. Grumbine, of Peters
burg, Pa.
Charles Vanzile, of Hope
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
FAREWELL DANCE
FOR THE BOYS

A dancing party was given
Monday evening in honor of the
men who have been drafted and
accepted for military service.
The affair was splendid sue
cess, and the evening a most en-
joyable one. At midnight a good
supper was served at the Palm
Hotel, with the drafted men as
guests. The hall was artistical-
ly and appropriately decorated
for the occasion.
After paying all expenses a
small surplus was left, which will
be placed in a fund to provide a
few comforts for the boys not
supplied by the government.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
Red Cross Chapter of
Steele County Organizes
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES CHOSEN
HEADQUR7ERS AT THE COUNTY SEAT

The announced meeting for the
purpose of organizing a branch
of the Red Cross Society for
Sharon and vicinity was held here
last Sunday afternoon with Chas
Ellingson as chairman. The meet
ing was fairly we'll attended by
citizens of the Sharon commun-
ity, while Sherbrooke was repre-
sented by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Barclay, Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. An.
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Gil
bertson and others, and Finley
by Mr.. and Mrs. j. HUSKY and
son.
Harry G. Wilbur, of Fargo,
executive secretary of the state
chapter of Red Cross, addressed
the gathering in splendid pa,
triotic speech, outlining the work
of the Red Cross under the new
order of things and urged every
man and woman in the county to
do his or her share of the work.
He stated that the three most
essential obligations required by
a true and earnest Red Cross
worker are: Loyalty, efficiency
and service or sacrifice and cited
many instances of real acts OF
sacrifice being made by both men
and women thruout the country
at this time. Mr.. Wilbur surely
is doing his bit" by sacrificing
his own lucrative insurance busi
ness at Fargo for the work of the
Red Cross Society without pay
| He gave splendid address, vel
received and intensely listened
to by all present.
The Steele County Red Gross
with R. A. Lathrop, of Hope
chairman; Dr.. T. J. Glasscock
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06
Made Happy

Aaker's Business College received
. % requests for Office help the past week
and placed the following in fine po-
sitions: Edna Erickson, Carl Bar
stad, Ralph Neukum, L. J. Sande,
Mable Brevig, c. M. Sorlie, Zue Ross
and Ingeborg Peterson. If you we're
prepared, you could have had any one
OF the IA we could not fill-6 of them
are bank positions. Special course
for high school graduates and new
method in ntypewriting are "hummers. u
Write for general catalog or Gas En-.
gineering e. Auto catalog to A. B. c.,
Fargo.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-09-06

of Finley, vice chairman; Wm.
Barclay, of Sherbrooke, secre-
tary, and M. B. Cassell, of Hope,
treasurer, was organized with
headquarters at Sherbrooke. AS
members of the executive com.
mittee, of which there will be
eventually, 30, the balance to be
named at a later date, Chas. FL
lingson and Mrs. O. T. Rockney,
of Sharon, and J. HUSKY, of
Finley, together with the afore-
said officers. were chosen.
A Sharon branch of the Red
Cross chapter with a member
ship of IS was also organized
and the following officers were
selected: P. T. Duncan, chair
man; Mrs. P. A. Jorgensen, vice
chairman; S Malmin. secretary;
and Mrs. E: H. Johnson, treas.
urer.
After meeting of the Steele
county chapter has been held and
that chapter finally perfected
the Sharon chapter will receive
its charter and the work will ther
be started in earnest. There are
many important committees tc
be appointed and everyone, in
terested or not, will be asked tt
become members and become in
terested in this noble cause
There are many ways in which
we can be of help to our coun
try, and if we are to old or to,
young or otherwise disabled t,
carry a gun and tight,..we Cal
help right here at home in re
lieving the suffering among ou
own soldiers, the allies and eve1
our enemy's wounded soldiers.
Come, let US all do our Bit
Sharon Reporter.