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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
X. P. Hall Shoshone, Tuesday Nov.
Red Cross Collection at Close of Ball
Nc Tween Bros. Orchestra.

A large crowd gathered in response
| to the invitation OF the boys. the Nc
, Tween Brothers were keyed up to their
| greatest endeavor and the people sang
and danced and danced and sang until
the small hours of the morning. It was
the most enthusiastically patriotic as
semblage ever held in Shoshone and
everybody united in giving the boys
hearty hand shake and God bless you.
The banquet Wednesday evening at
the McFaIl hotel was unique and pat
riotic as the ball had been the night be-
fore. Mr.. Murray. the new prC>@etor
of the McFall Hotel was on his patrio-
tic metal to give the boys the best at
his command. The dining room was
appropriately decorated with bunting
and flags. Tables were set for thirty
guests. souvenir menu card was
printed. containing the names of the
boys responsible for the banquet and
flag in olirs, with a gilded staff The
feast was beyond criticism. After the |
feast a number of speakers were called |
upon by John Helman who acted as |
toast master for the boys. At the close |
of the speaking the boys sprung some |
more surprises by presenting Mr.. |
Murray the new proprietor of the Nc
FaI hotel with beautiful and valu-
able scarf pin, in recognition of the
courtesies extended the boys in gettinA
up the banquet. The editor OF the
of honors conferred by these boys.
First on the statement of their speaker
that the pen is mightier than the sword
even in war times, the boys presented
the editor with a Parker fountain pen
with instructions to use it in his work
Of "Skinning the KAISER The boys
are hereby assured that it will be weld
ed with all the skill and ability pos
sessed by the editor. Tuesday morning
when the boys called at the Journal
office to get their bills advertising
their ball they were informed that
here was a heavy charge for printing
out that 1t could not be paid in cash.
They could only receive the bills on
condition that they would agree to de-
liver to the Journal office, in hue
course of time, the scalp OF the Kaiser.
80, after the presentation OF the foun-
ain pen at the banquet the speaker {
gain called upon the editor to receive
It their hands the following time obli- '
-ation for the delivery of the Kaiser's l
calp. The document was duly signed K
8 it states by the blood OF ~ Ameri- II
ans. Here is a copy OF the document. 1
AN you beat it? Il
;hoshone Idaho, Nov. 7th, 1917 8 pm.
Ninety ,rdhytl pftsf date. without
race, and for value received, we the
rafted U. S. soldiers of Lincoln
,ounty, State of Idaho, whose names
re here subscribed, do promise to :
rocure and deliver to one Edw. T.
Barber, Editor of the Shoshone Jour
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
MAKE SOME SOLDIER HAPPY
AT LEAST THIS ONCE
San Francisco, Calf,
October 80, 1917.
Dear Mr.. Editor:

October 80, 1917
Dear Mr. Editor:
Soldier boys from your community
are at Camp Lewis, the American Lake
cantonment of the new National army.
These boys are anxious to see the old
home newspaper. They crave news
from home more than anything else.
Many Of these fellows are really home
sick. They are heart hungry to hear
from the folks at home.
Because of this condition we have
asked the newspapers in the west to
publish an appeal to the people in
their communities to write a letter on
Sunday, November H. to some boy
their own or a neighbors boy and send
him copy of the old home newspaper.
We are enclosing stories which you
can use if you desire. We would much
rather have you make the appeal in
your own words however. You could
put into it the local tinge that we are
powerless to convey.
The Y. NJ. c. A. at the troining camp
is the nearest thing to home the boy
knows. He spends his leasure time
there and writes letters home from
there. 1t is his club, place where he
can go to find companionship and re-
creation. reading matter and entertain-
ment. Everything is free to him. He
it and the spirit of the peo-
pie back home that makes the Y. NJ. c.
A. possible.
But no matter how effective the 7.
M. C. A. may be 1t cannot really take
the pla ce of home. 1t is the letter from
home that the boy wants to receive.
If he believes that the folks back home
are thinking of him, that they love him.
honor him and want him to make good,
and morally, he win be the
better soldier for it.
Get all the folks and neighbors to
write him on Sunday, November II. |
1 am,
Very sincerely,
F. F. RUNYON
National War Work Council Y.M.C.A. |
Western Department
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09

nal a weekly newspaper published in
Shoshone, Idaho, the much coveted
scalp of the most hated man in the
world. the Kaiser. the Emperor of Ger
many; that we further promise the
delivery of the same upon the front
ed with the sacred emblem of our eff
! forts and our success, The Star Spang-
led Banner That if default be made
in the payment or fuIillment of this
promise, we do each of us promise to
pay the said obligation to the said
Barber. at some convenient later date
with such interest al is commensurate
with the growth of the said scalp, to-
gether with all costs ana attorneys
fees ond costs of Sherff's sale in case
this obligation is foreeTosed by law.
Signed with the blood of u Amer
leans this day and date above written
Donald F. Drummond.
Ross p. Borden
Fay Wfndle
L. r Vaughn
Paul Mcintyre
Jacob Scheu
Mayo Harry Vaughn
Everett o. Propst
Frank l.. Bedford.
Claude r. Parker
Leslie B. Spurck
Mont E. Cook
Before departing at midnight the +
boys requested the Journal to express |
their thanks to Prof. Johnson, Miss
and her brother Delno NC
Mafion their hearty appreciation for
the music furnished at the banquet. |
They also wish the Journal to extend
to Mr. Roy Hill, Of Gooding, their
thanks for his coming up from Goodiug
Wednesday afternoon with is camera
and taking the desired photographs of
the boys present
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
CLEAN UP THE BUNS
AND SLAcKERs

Boise, Idaho, Nov 5, 1917
To Peace Officers and others in au-
tfiority:
One of the most important problems
confronting the State Council of De-
Tense, in Session at Boise, October 2gth
was the serious condition of agrfcul-
turaf labor. Urged by all in authority
- increase the production as a patrfo-
tic duty, the farmers of Idaho have
found great difficulty in caring for the
crop after it has been produced The
fact was established that, in towns and
villages, where there were many idle
men, the offer of abnormally high wag-
es for work in saving the crop of fruit,
potatoes, sugar beets, etc, has been
met with Indifference or contempt and
often with a downright refusal to work
at any price. Farmers are not often
thus confronted with the loss not alone
of profits but of crops. In an hour
when the welfare of the nation is en-
dangered. when the entire world faces
Importance that every resource of the
nation should be mobilized, it is the
serious duty of all peace officers and
all others in authority to use every
provision of law to compel idlers who
prey upon the community but render
no service, either to go to work or
move on. The scripture lesson, "If
any will not work, neither shall he eat''
should be enforced.
The legal committee of the State
Council of Defense consisting of Judge
J. F. Ailshie, former Justice of the
Supreme court and J. T. Pence of Boise
and ]. R. Boutwell,. of Twin Falls, at
torneys, was asked for legal opinion |
as to the provisions and scope of the |
vagrancy law and of the possibility of
its use to remedy conditions existing in
various parts of the state. The follow
ing report of the committee. is COM
mended to the attention of all peace Of |
fcers and others in authority as a |
useful recourse which perhaps may |
obviate the necessity OF the use of |
more drastic measures.
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
e. A. Bryan, President |
Joseph Hansen, Secretary |
Your legal committee appointed to |
examine the statutes and report upon |
the practical LEGAL means which may |
be invoked to require Slackers, idle. |
indolent, vagrant and unemployed per-
sons in the various communities in
Idaho to labor and engage in useful
AMI occupations and to do
their part as patriotic citizens should
do in helping to produce. harvest ond
save crops and aid in the support OF
the soldiers in the service, do hereby
report and recommend as follows:
Section 720S Of the revised codes OF
Idaho authorizes the arrest and impri-
OF any person who has the
ability to work and will not do so and
who is without visible means of hv-
ng'', and every person who roams
about from place to place without any
awful business, and "every idle per-
'on", etc.
Under the provisions of the fore
,oing statutes, any person who is able
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
LINCOLN COUNTY BOYS SET A
NEW PACE IN PATRIOTISM

Last Wednesday night the last of the
drafted men from Lincoln county star
ted for camp Lewis. There were II
of them and these twelve boys have set
tn pace for pure patriotism that will
mork them from among the millions of
men called to arms. Here is the story.
Last Monday morning two of these men
Donald Drummond and Frank Bedford
called at the Journal office and modest
ly asked if they could get a few hand
bills printed to advertise a ball for
Tuesday night. They dictated copy for
very modest bill advertising a free
farewell ball. On further questioning
the boys stated that on all former oc-
casions when the soldiers had start
ed from here for the training camps
the people had turned out with bands
and music and had showered them
with expressions of good will. These
boys said that they felt that the honor
felt themselves to be very highly honor
ed by having been selected from our
whole population to defend the flag
and that in order to show their appre-
citation they had secured the McIlveen
Brothers orchestra, one of the best in
Idaho, had secured the K. P. dance
hall and proposed giving a reception
and a free farewell ball to the Lincoln
county public. They also had arranged
for a banquet Wednesday night at the
McFall hotel to which they had invit-
ed the County, Exemption Board. the
G. A.. r. veterans of Shoshone and the
Journal Editor to still further show
their appreciation of the great honor |
the county had conferred upon them by |
selecting them for the defense , the |
Flag. Accordingly the bills advertis- |
ing the ball were printed and the ball |
was held according to program
Here is a copy of the bill advertising
heir farewell bail which owing to the
novelty of the event is of great interest
% the public, and especially to the |
friends of the boys.
Here's to
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
DIETRICH

Travellers along the o. S. L. railroad
when passing the Besslen siding. when
first seeing the large and stately struc-
ture standing on the south side of the
track, have wondered how Idaho could
be young state while possessing what
appears to be prehistoric ruins Six
years ago Mrs. Moore erected there the
outer shell of a comodious residence
Some three years ago she abandoned it.
The structure has gone through desue-
tude to desola ton. The house was err
rected on a forty acre tract that pos
sessed only about five acres of irrig-
able land. In recent years it has been
the favored home of tramps, hobos,
bats and owls, serving as a landmark
for all the sojourners thereabouts. And
now the iconclastic hand has appeared
and robbed the Dietrich tract of the
stately ancient ruin of which we were
getting proud. John Segraves is the
possessor of that despoiling hand. He
has bought the ruin together with the
the land on which it was erected. The
ruin is to be transformed into barn
that will shelter the farm horses and
dairy cows of the purchaser, and his
residence, on an adjoining farm, will
be moved over to give life to the resur-
rected ruin And we shall have to
wait a few centuries for a real ruin.
Professor Smith of our public school
who appears to be active in all good
work of educational and literary nature
has arranged with tie Ellison White
Lyseum Association for a course of
entertainments here this winter that
will be particularly pleasing to our peo-
ple. The course consists of four num-
bers, the first being on November goth
a Musical Art Quartette; second Ro-
bert Bowman's characters from life
and literature, December 22nd; third, !
Bohannan Company. impersonators,
January 18th; fourth, Herbsman, Lee
ture. February 26th. An opportunity |
win be given to all to help out with |
his undertaking in the purchase of sea-
son or single tickets which will be for |
sale by Mr. Claspill at o. E. Borden's
store.
The ladies of the Dietrich branch of
nesday afternoon and engaged in the
work of preparing Christmas kits for
the bows in the army
wednesday, L. p. Mustard took over
to Richfield in his Mitchell. ]. e. and
Houston. and George and Paul
Jones all bent on business. An out
come of the trip is the purchase by
Dick Houston OF the George Jones
farm, and a further outcome will be
the return to Idaho of the purchaser.
Last Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Borden of Shoshone ond their
son, Ross Borden of Kimama, dropped
in on the family of o. E. Borden OF
Dietrich for a little family leave TAX
ing Of Ross who goes into training
for the great and glorious work ahead
Of him.
L. G. Beck and family who came
here froyu Caldwell last spring and J
engaged in farming here for the sum- I
mer, returned Wednesday to resume
work at his former home.
Mrs c. F. Smith left for her former
home at Hunter. North Dakota, last {
Sunday evening. on account of the &
serious illness of her mother who has
little hope of recovery. G
Miss Cook County Superintendent
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
NEW LIBRARY HOURS

The executive board of the city Ii
brary have decided to open the library
to the public each evening from 6 to
$3.50 beginning next Monday. These
hours are in addition to the present
hours of from IL to 5 p. m. and will
make the library favorite place for
supper reading hours.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
"THE ISSUE OF THE AGE"

A Free Lecture

Geo. w. Young, representing the Anti
Saloon League of America, will speak
at the Methodist church next Monday
evening at 1880 on the subject "The
Issue of the Age"
DR.. Young comes to Shoshone bear
ing the highest testimonials as to his
ability as an orator and speaker and
will no doubt give the public rare
treat of oratory as well as lot of in
formation regarding the status of pro-
hibition in the United States. Help
him swat the bootlegger by giving him
an inspiring audience to address.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09

to work and refuses to work when
work is offered him and has no busi-
ness or occupation or income may and
should be taken into custody by the
peace Offices and dealt with under the
law.
F. Ailshie. Chairman
]. T. Pence.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-09
THE SOLDIER BOYS

As A TOKEN Of the apprecis-
" ton for the HONOR Of being
called TO the colors this banquet is
given by the drafted men Of Lincoln
county. Idaho. whose names appear
on the other aiJe Of this card.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
FORMING CLUBS
To EVADE new
BOXING STATUTE

New York, March 24-Although
the fate Of the Frawley law practi-
cally is settled and will with little
doubt be wiped off the books, yet the
people who have supported the box
ing clubs of this city and vicinity are
determined not to be deprived Of
their favorite sport. All the leading
clubs in Greater New York, and also
in the upper part of the state, will
continue to do business at the old
stands through the medium Of the
club membership plan, unless the re-
peal is SO worded as to prevent clubs
staging bouts even under that plan.
BY this system, club patrons are en-
rolled as members and pay dues at
regular intervals. No admission fee
is taken and no one is admitted with
out membership card. The Fair
mont A. C. was the first club to take
definite action. Membership blanks
were distributed among those who at
tended the Leonard-Hommey contest
last Thursday night. Several hum
dred signed applications were return
ed to the club officials yesterday and
the membership cards will be soon
ready for patrons,
While the Fairmont A. c.. took the
initiative, the officials of every club
in Greater New York, feeling that the
FTawley law is doomed, have begun
to dust off the old membership cards
and prepare to conduct bouts under
the system that was in force after
the repeal Of the Horton law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
TENNIS DATES ARE
PASSED UPON BY
RULING COMMITTEE

New York, March 24-Champion.
ship and tournament dates for the
outdoor tennis season were passed
upon by the Executive Committee Of
the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- association at it's meeting at the
Waldorf yesterday, but the officials
were not ready to state when the list
would be made public. 1t would not
be surprising If the entire schedule
as drawn up were abandoned almost
at the annual convention in February
went on record as favoring it's can
collation. in the event of this country
being involved in the war, leaving
the decision in the hands Of the Exec
uttve Committee. AS the matter
stands now the list probably will be
announced net Saturday.
1t is understood that the question
Of allowing tournaments for women
and for juniors to be contested even
in the event Of war was brought up
for discussion and was favorably act
ed upon. Pending the decision in the
matter of tournaments, the commit
tee passed a resolution to instruct
clubs in the various sections of the
country to hold tournaments for boys
and juniors. It was voted to notify
clubs giving invitation tournaments
that the national association, does not
favor events Of this kind, preferring
open tournaments
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
LIKELY TO
BOX BOB DEvERE
AFTER MORRIS GO

New York, March 24-No division
in boxing is as barren Of talent as
the heavyweight class. Two men
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton-stand
supreme in the upper strata without
another real contender in SIGHT Tul-
ton meets Carl Morris, the Sapulpa
behemoth, next month, but Carl is
skidding far from the championship
trail and soon may follow the Morans,
billions, Smiths and other idols in
yesterday into the fistic ruck.
Fulton will find it difficult to get
formidable opponents after meeting
Morris. There will be Coffey and
Devere available and perhaps Moran
if he RECEIVERS from his "sore tooth"
but at present there doesn't appear to
be another big fellow worth matching
with the Minnesotan.
Among the few heavyweights wor-
thy a bout with the plasterer Is Bob
Devere, who provide his worth re-
Gently by trouncing Pueblo Jim Flynn
to a fare-thee-w well. Previous to his
victory over the ancient trainman De-
we're lost on points to Shamus Cof-
fey, but was handicapped by an in
jury that caused him distress through
out the bout. Little has been heard
about this giant Westerner, but
against Flynn he showed he knew a
lot more about the manly art than
many Of the other heavyweights in
flicting themselves upon the public.
It is likely Dever will box Fulton af-
ter Fred meets Carl Morris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
MISS WELD DEFEATS
MEN AND CAPTURES
SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, March 24-Led by Miss
Theresa Weld, the Boston contingent
came, skated and conquered in the
national amateur figure skating cham
pionships which came to an end yes
teday at the Hippodrome. Miss
Weld not only won the women's ma
tional championship, but she carried
off the Hippodrome Cup in open
competition against the best men
that New York and Boston could mus
ter This trophy is emblematic of
supremacy in the amateur ranks, and
in winning it in open competition
Miss Weld set a precedent in the
skating world by defeating all the
men who were opposed to her.
When this cup was donated last
year by Charles Dillingham; it was
not expected that any woman would
ever try to pit her skill against men
at the fairly strenuous sport, for free
skating as we'll as school figure work
is required in this competition, and the
agility and strength Of the men are
a great aid in free skating. William
=. Chase of Boston won the cup last
year, but he has since turned pro-
fessiona1 and was therefore ineligible
to compete yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
JOE RIVERS WINS
BOUT WITH DUFFY

New York, March 24-The Mexican
menace broke out with a great deal
Of fury at the Harlem Sporting club
last night and projected an earnest
and more or less thorough beating
upon Jimmy Duffy, a promising pro-
duct of the West Side.
Joe Rivers Is there. At any rate
he was there last night. He fought
with the sprightliness Of a Mexican
jumping bean after the first round
and evinced q desire to mix, which
had disconcerting effect upon his
less experienced opponent.
It was a good fight and Duffy made
a favorable impression, particularly
in the last few rounds. In the tenth
the men stood head to head, with
backs bent, and slugged away at each
other.
Duffy was willing, but the strength
and cunning of his opponent were
factors which he could not overcome
The weights were: Rivers, 1879 IL;
Duffy, 1876.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
MIKE MOWREY LOST
BROOKLYN PLACE BY
TRYING TONBE HOLDOUT

Henry Michael Mowrey,, sometimes
known as Harry but more frequently
as Mike, is thirty -four years old tc :
day. Michael was born in Chambers
burg, Pa, March "a, 1888, and owns
farm near his native town. Start
ing in 1904, he played with Williams
port, Johnstown, Savannah and Balti-
more before he landed with the Reds
in zoos. Early in his Cincinnati ca
reer Mowrey looked like rising star
at third base, but he acquired "rheu-
matiz'' in the neither limbs, and this
hindered his progress toward the
baseball heights
In 1909 Mike went to st. Louis and
spent several season in a Cardinal I'M
form, and was then snapped to the
Pirates. He leaped to the Pittsburg
Feds in 1915, but was turned adriet
when he failed to show class, and for
time it looked as if he were through.
Last year Wilbert Robinson decided
to give the veteran another chance,
and he got away with the regular
third base job with the Robins This
spring Mowrey held out on Col. Eb-
BETS and the Brooklyn boss construed
this as an overt act, anad gave Mike
his walking papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
YANKS TO START
Big SERIES. With
BRAVES MONDAY

Macon, Ca, March 24-Down in
San Antonio there used to be a darby
chap who rode around town on a
white horse announcing the ball
games every day, and his favorite line
was: "All them crockerjacks will be
there
Harry Sparrow, business manager
Of the Yankees. has grabbed the line,
and is now using it with telling effect
for the opening game of the series
between the Yankees and Boston
Braves, which will be played here
next Monday. All of Bill Donovan's
stars will be in the game, and assur-
ance was received from Manager
George Sta1lings yesterday that he will
present the team with which he hopes
to win a pennant this year.
The batting order and lineup OF
the Braves, received in the form of a
telegram, indicates there will be no
soft spots in the Boston makeup. The
lineup includes Meanwhile, Evers,
Daily, Magee, Konetchy, Smith, Kelly
and Gowdy and Rudolph, Tyler,
Hughes, Allen, Barnes and Davis as
pitchers.
It is expected that If Tyler is in
shape for the game he will draw the
start against the Yankees, as their
batting order is q standing invitation
to left-handed pitchers. Sailing is
also prepared for any style of pitch
ing with his reversible outfeld. The
Braves are due in Macon Sunday
night.