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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23

apply to private loan agencies and
pay higher rate of Rterest. Mr.,
Eagleson cites specific cases and
quotes figures and facts from the re-
cords in substantiation of his asser-
tons.
Altogether he makes a severe ar
raignment Of the land board and ex-
poses methods that would not be toll
Grated in handling the business of any
private institution. The state of
Idaho is fortunate in having large
school fund in the treasury. and II is
to the interest of every taxpayer that
this money should be earning some
thing more than the small interest
rate paid by banks on daily cash bal
ances. Mr. Eagleson points out that
every dollar of this money could be
loaned to the farmers of the state at
per cent, thus accommodating them
and at the same time adding not less
than $4,000 annually 10 the states in
come, reducing the amount to be rails
cd by direct taxation to that extent.
All that is necessary Is to apply mod
ern business, methods in handling this
large fund. The showing made by
the state treasurer places the issue
squarely up to the land board. which
will either have to adopt more modern
methods in handling this important
branch of its work. or by falling
to doSso confess its inability or I'M
Willingness to give the best service to
the taxpayers.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TREASURER
POINTS THE WAY.

1t is not likely that the recommends.
ton of John w. Eagleson, the republi.
can treasurer of the state of Idaho
win be given serious attention b,
Governor Alexander and other mem.
bers of the land board, but the service
performed by the state treasurer in
formulating them will be duly recog-
nized and appreciated by all citizens
who desire to see the business of the
state conducted on BUSINESS principles
and in manner to serve the best in
terests of the taxpayers. From Mr..
Eagleson's statement, much of which
will be found on another page of this
'issue, 1t appears that under the pre-
sent system farmers who desire to Sc
cure funds from the state with their
land as security are often unable to
do so on a basis of fair valuation for
the land. and are forced to secure the
money from banks or loan agencies
which eagerly accept the security re-
fused by the land board, but which
also exact higher rate of interest
than that required by the state. 1t is
also shown by Mr.. Eagleson that
through the cumbersome and unbusi-
nesslike methods of the board, farmers.
are often unable 70 secure the money
from the state In time to meet their
requirements and are thereby forced to
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ALCOHOL AND GASOLINE.
portland Oregonian.)

"
1t is difficult to say offhand why
there should be a limit to the punish
ment of a man who drives an auto
mobile while drunk. A New York
Judge recently set an excellent example
by sending such an offender ito jail
for a year and fining him $500. Port
land is more lenient, but perhaps will
not always be so. Whatever penalty
Is needed to stamp out the practice
ought to be inflicted.
There is graphic saying that gaso-
line and booze do not mix. The truth
of 1t is not limited to it's chemical
sense. The driver with even a mod
crate quantity of intoxicant under his
skin is a menace to innocent and sober
people, pedestrians as we'll as other
autoists. There may be some ques-
ton whether an arbitrary speed limit
is always desirable, it being recog-
nized that careful driver going thirty
miles an hour in the open may be
safer than a reckless one doing his
ten miles in a crowd, but there is no
room for doubt that the hand that is
shaken by liquor has no business on
the steering Wheel
1t makes no difference at all that in
la particular instance no one was kill
ed or no damage was DONE The
drunken driver is dangerous man
and an example ought to be made of
him.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
FINANCING THE WAR.

The United States Is financing itself
In this war by loans and taxes. II
obtains funds from the people, some by
taxation and some by the sale Of bonds,
and then it goes into the markets and
buys from the people what 1t needs.
The people supply the government
with money and the government with
this money buys from the people what
it needs for the war.
There are three sources from which
the United States canNdraw the sinews
of war; First is the fixed property of
the nation. This represents our farms,
factories, mines. railways and all other
property including accumulated saw
ings. From the corpus or body Of
none of these, except the accumulat-
ea savings, will the government OBJ
tain war funds. and even from the ac-
cu<nulated savings 1t will draw a re-
letively small portion. These accumu-
lated savings are invested in industries
and business which are necessary to
the countrys welfare and prosperity
and it is only that portion of sthese
SO wings which are seeking investment
that the government will receive in
exchange for bonds.
The second and the great source
from which the government Is to de-
rive its war fund Is the wealth por-
duced during the war. Part of this
1t will obtain by taxation and part in
exchange for bonds. The annual pro-
duction of the United States, from it's
farms, mines, factories and other
sources, amounts to fifty billion dol
lars year and out of this fifty billion
dollars VIII come the funds, part from
taxes and part from the sale of bonds,
with which the United States will f.
nance itself during this war.
BY taxation this generation will pay
it's portion of the cost of the war. BY
the sale of bonds the next generation
is called upon to pay its portion, and
this last portion will be paid from the
wealth production after the war;
BY this method the capital of the
country, its sources Of income and
wealth. are unimpaired. It is only the
yearly increment of this property that
/, called upon to bear a portion of the
cost of the war. Thus despite the
waste of war and the destruction of
involved the country may
emerge from the. conflict stronger
financially, more efficient and even
weather. than before. What the
government receives it receives from
the people without impairing the
sources of wealth of the country, and
passes it back to the people in ex-
change for the productions of the
country. 1t is in way only shift
ing of credits.
The government collects the current
taxes and by means of bonds antici-
pates taxes of the years to come, and
ell the money thus acquired passes
back into the hands Of the taxpayers
This is why governments which fol-
low sound economic methods not only
are not impoverished by wars but
emerge the stronger as
did after the Napoleonic wars
and the United States did after our
great Civil war.
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SHOULD DEPoRT ALIENS WHO
REFUSE TO FIGHT.

The man who is not willing to fight
for this country is not entitled to en-
joy its privileges and receive it's pro-
lection. Men who have been attracted
to the United States from foreign
lands by cur beneficent form, Of gov
eminent which accords to every man
an equal opportunity, and who fail or
refuse to renounce allegiance to their
native land and assume the obligations
and responsibilities Of citizens here,
should without delay be given the
choice of responding to the call of the
country for military service on be de-
ported to the land from which they
came. The government has been most
generous In bestowing its favors upon
them, and the time has now arrived
when they must show an appreciation
OF Its benefits by freely placing their
services at its disposal otherwise they
should be denied further enjoyment of
Its privileges and blessings. They
failed to show the right spirit before
the war in not becoming citizens, and
II they continue to show by their acts,
now that the crisis of war Is upon us,
that their only purpose Is to secure the
advantages of this government with
out giving anything in return; that
they have no real attachment to our
free institutions beyond the chances
they give for personal profit; that
they are not willing to make a per-
sonal sacrifice in response to the call
OF the nation, then this government
as matter Of self protection and
self respect, should withdraw from
them its protection and transport them
back to the land of their allegiance.
There is no room in this country for
such craven hearted creatures.
The most detestable of this specie
are the alien residents who are sub
jects of our allies. men who retain al
legiance to native land in order to
escape the draft here, and vice versa,
retain their residence here to escape
CONSUMPTION there, Indifferent to the
fate of either so long as their precious
hides are safe and far removed from
the sound of battle. This is the type
whom Scott must have had in, mind |
when he penned these immortal lines.
Breathes there man with soul so |
dead
Who never to himself has said,
This Is my own. my native land?"
II such there be, go mark him WE'LL
For him no minstrels raptures swell,
High though his title, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can
claim.
Despite his title. power and pelf,
The wretch, concentered all in self.
Living shall forfeit fair renown
And doubly dying shall go down
To the vile dust from which he sprung,
unwept, unhonored. and unsung.
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AMERICAN ONLY IN NAME.
Duluth News Tribune. }

!
Schumann-H eink's son, Ferdinand
asks exemption from the draft. He
Is naturalized citizen and has beer
called in Arizona where he lives on 9
ranch. He gives as his reason that
all his people and friends are Ger
man.
His mother Is a naturalized Ameri-
can and so she at least Is supposed
to have ceased to be German. His
relatives, including one brother. who
are in the German army and have not
hesitated to fight Ferdinand's country
to which he has sworn allegiance.
The brother, who is or was, on a
U-boat, has not stopped to debate be-
fore numbering Ferdinand's fellow cit
liens, If the young man has no
friends in our country, that is his mis-
fortune and fault. If he is so German
that he cannot respond to the first
duty of citizenship, he should surren-
der the advantage and HE him to an
internment camp.
In the Civil war 1t was not uncom-
mon for relatives to be in the opposing
armies. Families were split in their
loyalty. Although they did not hesi-
tate to fight for the Union and human
freedom.
II young Ferdinand cannot fight
against the brother the uncles and
cousins who will have no qualms as
to fighting against him, he is not safe
to trust at large in this country to
which he confesses such lack of 10y
atty.
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TRUTHFUL SPOKANE.
Occur d'Alene Press. }

| N~S~eA - <AAShC lCSS.J
"Spokane's only mine thiving," wal
headline In a Spokane paper yester-
day. What an admission for spo-
kane newspaper to make. This is the
first time to our knowledge, that city
has not endeavored to claim the Occur
dAlene district and lead the readers
TO believe that all the mines were lust
on the outskirts Of the city. And now
she tells the truth and admits she only
has one mine in the county. We con-
graduate the city and feel that IL she
continues along the policy of. not
claiming every mine. farm or factory
from the Canadian line to Oregon and
from Butte to Seattle as Spokane in
stitutions. she will gain the friend
snip OF the surrounding towns. The.
recent diverting of business to other
Wholesale districts has proven to spo. |
tame that without the support from
he surrounding towns she would not
ven make an attractive Jingle for her
w. w. pets.
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DOUGLAS.
Shortage Of Teams Hold Down Ship.
rnents 10 Report.

Shortage Of Teams Hold Down Ship.
ments 10 Report.
Eighty-four men are reported en-
pioyed In the Douglas mine. on Pine
creek, which is being operated under
lease by the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company. The company is still ex-
periencing difficulty in getting teams
to haul ore to the railroad, but is un-
derstood to be delivering about a car
load per day, which could be largely
increased II teams could be had. In
ADDITION to the large amount of ore
being extracted. quite a large proper
ton OF the underground men are en-
gagged in development work, which is
reported to- steadily increasing the
amount Of ore in sight. The ore for
shipment is sorted underground. The
inner ore that cannot be handled by
hand sorting is passed over grizzly to
the dump. where 1t Is hand jigged.
There are two hand jigs working and
t is stated that they produce from s
o 10 tons per day.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
president, F. Deffenbaugh; secretary
treasurer, Robert H. Richens.
Executive committees: James Hawk,
H. C. Ross, Frank Hagen, w. J. Small,
c. A. Bailey and II. e. Wohler
PROFESSOR THOMPSON.
Brief Sketch Of Career Of Dean Of
Idaho School of Mines.

0Tiet oketCn OF NAreoF OF 0oan OF
| Idaho School of Mines.
Prof. Francis r. Thomson. the re-
Gently elected dean Of the state school
Of mines. was born in London, Eng
land, in 1878. The father was Of Scotch
descent and was a sea captain. The
father made his home in Victoria,
B. c., from 1857 until his death, young
Thomson receiving his earlier educa-
ton in England and British Columbia
where he took his bachelors degree.
He IS now naturalized citizen of the
United States. His professional edu-
cation was obtained at the school of
Mines Golden, Colo..- where he took
the degree e. M. From 1896 forward.
he has had large amount of practi-
cal experience as prospector, miner,
assayer. and millman. In 1902 -03 he
was assistant engineer for the North
western Smelling company, Crofton
B. c.; 19O4-05 in charge of Woodwork
Keever interests in Gilpin county, Col
orado, including various mines and
mills at Russell Gulch. Central City,
and Idaho Springs; 1905-06; superin-
tendent New Western Reduction COM
Rany, Goldfield, New, in charge Of
Kalfus lease on Mohawk mine, Red
Top lease. etc. Since 1906 he has been
head of the mining department Of the
state college of Washington. During
this period he has been called in to
report on many mining properties. He
Is the author Of numerous mining pup
ers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
THE OLD FRIEND.
(Oliver Wendell Holmes

(Oiiver Wendell Holmes.)
There Is no friend like the old friend
who has shared our morning days,
NO greeting like his welcome, no ho-
mage like his praise;
Fame is the scentless sunflower, with
gaudy crown Of gold;
But friendship is the breathing rose,
with sweets in every fold.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
American League
Organized at Burke
CONTINUED from Page -

the aims and purposes of this organi-
cation and that said resolutions be
made permanent part of its bylaws
THAT the organization be known as
the Burke American league
THAT the membership be made up
of citizens of Burke and community,
irrespective of birth. religion or poll
tics, who believe in Americanism and
its teachings
THAT there Shall be neither initia-
ton fees nor dues, and that any fund.-
necessary for the uses of the organi-
cation be raised by voluntarily SUBJ
scription from among it's members
THAT the members be divided into
groups of 10 persons each and that
each group shall have at its head a
captain, who shalh be selected by the
executive committee.
That the officers shall be a presi-
dent, vice president and secretary
treasurer, who with six other men,
bers, shall comprise the executive COM
mittee.
That the executive committee may
be empowered to appoint an assistant
secretary and such other semi -official
officers necessary,
THAT the election Of officers and
members of the executive COMMITTEES
shall be by ballot and occur annually
hereafter on the first Monday in Aug
ust.
THAT the executive committee be
to fill all vacancies on the
executive board or among its officers
when same shall occur BY resignation
Or otherwise
THAT the executive board be en-
powered to call meetings or gather
ngs Of it's membership, either for So
'ial or business purposes, when ma
ority of such board so wills.
THAT the executive board be en-
powered to provide additional rules
md regulations necessary. to make
his organization more permanent and
ecure in its purposes and that such II
dditional rules and regulations may II
ecome effective by majority vote Of
ne members of the organization pre-.
ent at any called meeting" Ia
Tho Program. Il
H. c. Ross presidede over the meet
lg and L. Stone acted as secretary +
otable speeches were made by Hon. a
A. Walters, attorney general of the $
ate, and George F. Weeks, of Occur f
Aiene The Interstate Callahan h
md and quartet from the same en- I
'ened the program with we'll render I
selections, and a vocal selection by LIE
ISIS Rosa May Mccarthy was re- e
ived with great applause.
The committee of resolutions and
organization, which SUBJ
tied the report above quoted. was :
imposed of Messrs. Grow, Malmquist NJ
Herrin. 81
Permanent Officers. sc
The meeting resolved itself into a al
organization which will be o
own as the Burke, American league,
the following officers were elect
President, Alvin c. Hall; vice Vi
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
The Battle, Autumn, 1862

(John Greenleaf whittier)
The flags of war like storm birds fly,
The charging tNmpets blow;
Yet rolls no thunder In the sky.
No earthquake strives below.
And, calm and patient, nature keeps
Her ancient promise well,
Though DER he bloom and greenness
sweeps
The battles breath of hell.
And still she walks in golden hours
Through harvest happy farms,
And still she wears her fruits and .
flowers
Like jewels on her arms.
What mean the gladness of the plain,
The Joy of eve and morn.
The mirth that shakes the beard OF
grain,
The yellow locks of corn?
All, eyes may be full OF tears.
All, eyes may be wellafull of tears.
And hearts with hate are hot;
But even paced come round the years,
And nature changes not.
She meets with smiles our bitter grief,
With songs our groans of pain;
She mocks with tint of flower and
leaf
The warfeld's crimson stain.
Still, In the lannon's pause. we hear
Her sweet thanksgiving psalm:
Too near, to God for doubt or fear,
She shares the eternal calm.
She knows the seed lie safe below
The fires that blast and burn:
For all the tears of blood We SOW
She waits the rich return.
She sees with clearer eyes than ours
The good Of suffering borne
The hearts that blossom like her
flowers.
And ripen like her corn.
o give us, in times like these,
The vision of her eyes:
And make her fields and fruited trees
Our golden prophecies!
o give to us her finer, earl
Above this stormy din,
We, too. would hear the bells of cheer
Ring peace and freedom in.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
Why Don't He Try fIandsr, Z

Elk President Castro OF Venezuela
is reported going to Mexico to end
his days in peace. Which suggests
that he apparently does not expect to
live long. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
No Such Word in German.

Lloyd George says his country's
honor Is pledged to the restoration Of
Serbia. And honor still means
something in English, French. italian
and the other .allied languages
Chicago Herald.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23

There are 100000 negroes in the
United States.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23

There are 1895 motorcars in Kan
sas.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23

Africa is three times larger than
Europe.
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Perma nent Officers.

The meeting resolved itself into a
permanent organization which Will be
known as the Burke, American league,
and the following officers were elect
ed: President, Alvin c. Hall; vice
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-06-28
JOIN HOME COMPANY
Mansfield, Seymour and
Ava Boys Enlist in Mis-
souri, National Guards

Capt O, G. Jones of National
Guards of Missouri, whose home
is at West Plains, and Rev. G
w. Holmes of Seymour are here
today recruiting men for the
supply company of the new 9th
Regiment. This company is to
consist of 81 men, who will have
charge of the wagon train of the
regiment and will be under o
commissioned officer. The order
was responsible for the change
in the character of the company
being organized hera.
The following Mansfield boys
have the honor of being the first
to offer their services to the
government as members of a
home company: Roy Handy,
John Potts, Robert Viles, Frank
Hoover, Roy Norcross and ,Herve
Coday, the latter, was too young
to be enlisted now.. Robert
Viles was just old enough to the
day, it being necessary for the
applicants to be 16 by June 80,
which is his 18th birthday ami
versary.
Vern Wilson, Dewey Mankin,
VIM. Roe. John Spurlock, Fred
Andrews, Roy Fisher, VIM. Dick
ison, George Fletcher and Cole
Cotfeen enlisted at Ava.
Seymour's enlistment includes
Rev. G. w. Holmes, Carl Hum
byrd, Raymond Carrick, Harry
Hicks and Payman George.
We hope to be able to give the
complete enrolment of the com.
pany next week.
We feel proud of our boys who
enlisted in this company and we
say, "Three cheers for the sup.
ply company of the 9th Regi.
ment "
Notice has been sent out by
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-06-28

the War Department that all
men who volunteer after July 1
will be subjected to the draft,
and if their names are drawn
will be taken from the organiza,
tion of their choice and placed
in the conscript army. June 30
| is, therefore, the last day on
which a man m, " select his own
place without the chance of be
ing removed and placed in the
new national army of conscripts.
G. w. Freeman of Mansfield,
chairman for Wright county of
the National Defense Council.
has received communication
from w. S. Dowd, U. S. recruit.
ing officer at Joplin, asking his
cooperation in army recruiting
work, a telegram June IA from
the Adiutant General of heArmy
Washington, d. G., having direct
ed Captain Dowd to co operate
with Mr.. Freeman in regard to
recruiting work. This is espe-
cially necessary and essential
during this week which has been
designated by President Wilson
as National Recruiting Week.
Sunday is Food Saving Day,
and a request has been sent out
from Washington by Herbert
Hoover that every minister
preach Sunday upon the subject
of Food Conservation.
G. w. Freeman of Mansfield
has been named as president of
the Wright County Council of
Defense, with r. II. Adams of
Hartville as an additional member
Arthur Grantham, q member
of the National Guards, I'd Regi.
ment, is visiting home folks here