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New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Mnkay Says u. S.
VIII Lose Money
With Cable Lines

Clarence H. Mackay. president of the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company,
Yesterday termed the government 8 TAX
Ing over Of the cable lines as "exttrava-
CAN'T and unnecessary.
Il cannot understand" he said, "why
the government takes over the cables
as war measure. with the war pract-
eally ended. The cable companies have
rendered splendid service ever since
the outbreak of the war. Why at this
late day the Postofice Department
faSss over the cables as q WIZ necsf-
slfy, In the face of the fact that tbs
Nary Department has censored all
cable messages since April, 1917, and is
sslil censorlng them, is beyond my COM
prehsnsion. And Why, also, the gov
ernment should saddle itself with this
eadsd burden when it is trying to re
0uce the war expenses is a mystery.
The cables. except for the tempo
!'afy delays of the last few days, have
Deen worked to their full capacity, and
go7ernment operation cannot increase
MAJ capacity nor make the rates any
eaeapsr. In fact, I have no doubt THAI
r'ernngnt operation viii result in
70, lust as the COVE rnment ope1ntt.iun n
y ne land lines will undoubtedly re-
"a IN a very heavy loss. Only o few
aNago wrote Mr.. Burleson request
shat the land lines be turned back
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

period. The other, led by the League
Tor National Unity, a branch of the
National Civic Federation, will con-
slider the best means for bringing
about q greater fraternity of inter
national good feeling among the ma
tlons that have overturned German
autocracy." In this connection special
attention is to be given to the problem
OF Bolshevism and the most effective
methods of combating it, The con-
cluslons and proposals of the confer
ences will be placed at the disposal
of the Federal government.
The preparatory work for these
gatherings has been in progress since
March, when the National Civic Fed
Grafton appointed its reconstruction
committee, made up Of representative
men and women from the manufactur-
ing, commercial, financial and labor
worlds. the Church and the bar.
In addition to the administrative
questions taken Vp by these authori-
ties much time has been devoted to a
consideration of the changes in the
national immigration policy which the
after -the-war period will necessitate.
A subsidiary committee of the League
for National Unity, the next of kin di-
vision, at the same time will meet to
consider ways for furthering educa-
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

tlonal work among the soldiers and to
map out programme to interest the
parents Of men in the service "in an
effort to counteract the disloya, propa-
ganda in this country promoted by
revolutionary Socialists and Bolshe-
wiki"
Among those who will take part in
the conferences are Lawrence F. Alb
bott, of "The Outlook; Vincent Astor,
Robert Bacon, president of the Ma
tlonal Security League; George F.
Baker, jr.; August Belmont, Cornelius
n. Bliss, jr.; Nicholas Murray Butler,
Mrs: Carrie Chapman Gait, Henry P.
Dawson, T. Coleman du Pont. Hugh
Frayne and Samuel Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor; John
Hays Hammond, Charles D. Hilles,
Charles Evans Hughes, Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick, William Fellowes Morgan,
Henry Morgenthau, Frank Morrison, Of
the American Federation of Labor; F..
+. Outerbridge, former president of the
New York Chamber of Commerce.;
Alton B. Parker, George w. Perkins.
Elihu Root Victor Rosewater, Charles
S. Sabin, Melville E. Stone, f. 7. Stotes-
bury, William Howard Taft, Frank A.
Vanderlip. Rodmar Wanamaker, Will
lam R. Wilcox and Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Says Army Ignored
Valuable An@sthetic
American Defence Society
Asks Chamberlain for
Inquiry by Senate
fSpccauJ Dispatch to The Tribuxe) }

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
Chhnberlain was asked to-day by the
committee an anasthetics of the Amer
lean Defence Society to take steps tow
ard Senatorial investigation of the
alleged failure of the War DEPARTING mt
TO utilize an anasthetic offered to the
departrnem1 and supplied free by the
Red Cross to the French and Italian
armies with most beneficial results.
as witnesses qualified to testify To
the value OF the anRsthetic the com
mittsc names Major Lambert, consult
ing surgeon of the American Red Cross
in Pnris, the hospital supply service
of the Red Gross in Paris; Surge or
General Lasnet, French Sixth Army;
Surgeon General Wisseman. of the
French army; Surgeon General Bono
mo- OF the Italian army, and Dr.. III
Mnrrille, on the Hospital DIES Reformes
Meuilly, Paris.
The letter to Senator Channnerlair
'snyS IN IE1rt=
"1t would srem TO the mem whose
InluAes are signed to this letter that
ialfure of the proper medical awtMori-
ties to Investigate property the relie,
offered should be the subject OF an
Immediate Investigation, AMID sinee the
COMMITTEES ON Military Affairs, oil
waikiki yOA dA't LIE C0A1I0AM, mas Nu-
thDrity IN these matters, we are re-
tsEre1.tfnIly reqne sting that ND time be
losst IN taking up this nll Important
question.
''Tha arrEsstthetir is known as n1knl-
gin, Or the nikalgin treatmen4-
"The USE Of this treatment in first
Rld relief fur pain on the battlefield is.
we believe, quite Az Important az liz
uHe IN the hospital service, since it can
be carried and applied by the men
Lhgm selves
The failure of the army medical att
thorlties To give due consideration tr
this treatment is almost beyond com
rrehanEion, and yet the information il
The pokseBsion of the undergignd com-
1nit-tlen is based upon the most exten-
sIve documentary evidanrn showing
the Brxress Of the treainent in botf
the Frfsnch and 1taliHn armies through
Out u period Of many rnunths."
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
President Soon to Issue
Proclamation Providing
Government Control
Many Reasons Hinted
Heavy Traffic of Peace Con-
ference May Be Cared
For in This Way
,c,.r,cr Dsspu,ch to The Tribune }

WASHINGTON, Nov IL - A Presi-
Initial proclamation authorizing the
postmaster General to take over and
.,.rate the ocean cables under the
,rcvisions of the wire control act is
.~rscted to be forthcoming within the
next few days
officials of IRE Postpffire Department
confirmed this to-day, but declined to
.,~ any inkling of the reason for the
rr1nosed action One high official of
,ae department said the Postmaster
General would want to issue an ex-
,lsnaturv statement HIMSELF and that
.his announcement would probably be
made tomorrow when Mr.. Burleson re
turns to Washington.
Unofficial explanations of the pro
nosed action emphasizes the tremend-
ous increase in government cable mes
sages which will attend the opening
q pesce conferences and the return
of the American armies to this side.
Already the increase IN cable business
caused by hundreds of private inquiries
regarding the Whereabouts and we'll
bejnr of officers and men has imposed
a atremendons burden On the cables and
has In some instances interfered with
spygrment business.
In addition to this increase, it is
rointad out, for the next sswg.r1ul
months fhe,p will be heKvy Tzkr1ense
in commercial messages with the rs-
sumptinn of more nearly normal ctun-
nsrrih relations hetween EUrnpe and
The Itnitud States.
Even though the President attends
the opening sessions of the pence con-
ference, as is now generally expected,
il is Said it will be impossible fnr him
to absent himself from the country
during the entire period of the delib--
fratlnnE
British statesmen estimate thnt it
will be impossible to conclude the
peace conferences for at least four
monts after their opening and DECLARE
they may continue for SIX months OF
longer.
In this event the President would
hzve to depend on uninterrupted cable
communication with the American cnn-
missioners in directing the policiuB OF
the United States at the conferences
1t is believed this could be ACCOM-
phshad more satisfactorily frum the
government viewpoint if the Cables
were under the Immediate contrnl of
the Postmaster General.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
, first contingent landed in France until

first contingent landed in France until
the cessation of hostilities.
For the forty-six cities taken as
group, the epidemic reached its height
in the two weeks ending October 26, for
which period 40,7S2 deaths were re-
ported, 1898 for the week ending Oc-
tober 10, and 20S44 for the following
week. Since October 26, however. the
decline has been pronounced. In the
week ending November ?, 1887 deaths
occurred and in the following week
only 1898. The only city in which the
number of deaths reported for the week
ending November 8 exceeded the num-
Der in the previous week was Spokane,
Wash. In general the epidemic ira
versed the country from East to West.
For the entire nine weeks period the
greatest mortality. in proportion to
popuation-7.4 thousand~-occurr in
Philadelphia; and the next greatest
ST q thousand was reported in Balti-
more.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

to the companies so as to limit tho loco
ef .he government" -'' VIC 'o's
,, "h5le Die. aeting As y prlvat. concern
.ne Postal company has estahiished
cor eSSnnecions between Washington and
tne American Embassy in Paris which
nave permitted President Wilson to
nave almost instantaneous communica-
T Ton with American authorities in the
french capital. This circuit was linke d
up three weeks ago, when it became
clear that the German downfall was
The circuit consists of a land wire
from Washington to the cable of1;ce of
the company in New York, from there
ny sable to Waterville, Ireland: thence
TO havre, France, and from there hv
SPECIAL wire to the American Embassv
az Per1s, total distance of 1892 miles
oil Geographic continuity.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Influenza Toll Of
1896 in 9 Weeks
Twice Army Deaths
Fatalities in IS American
Cities Compare With
100000 in War
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Span
lsh influenza epidemic has thus far
taken a much heavier toll of American
life than has the great war, the Bureau
of Census of the Department of Com
merce announced to-day A total of
S2,306 deaths were attributed to influ-
enza and pneumonia in the period from
September 8 to November 8, according
to reports received by the bureau from
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Peace Problems To
Be Discussed at
N. N.Y.Conferences
National Civic Federation
Will Have Meetings Here
on December %

Two conferences of far reaching sig
nlhcance in this country's transition
from war to peace time basis are
10 De held by the National Civic Fed
Grafton in this city December 2 and
o, one Is to deal with the problem
OF capital and labor and the amount of
emergency wartime regulation affect
ing these which it will be advisable to
,aKe over into the reconstr1ction
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
WSfful Christmas
Gifts

all of very high character in material and mailing.
priced perv lon.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
French Food Outlook Good

PARIS. Nov. 17.-Victor Boret, Min
lister of Provisions, in an interview to-
day. said he hoped the food conditions
of France again would be normal at
Easter.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
HARTMAN NATIONAL BANK
Fifth Avenue and 4Ath Street
NEW YORK
Question


The Government can and help to solve the
problems of peace, which less profound than
those of war.
Employment for tens rd thousands to be released
from industries and the Army and the Navy the
problem of the The key to its solution rests
with the Capital Issues Committee, for capital
srctons be continued and private business not allow
eo to expand calling for Of this labor serious Sit
uatlon will arise Credit still be conserved, we
are told and consequently the banks forced to
tract loans while in the breath advised
thai the boys coming back and that they must have
work Restriction of industry and expansion of en-
ployrnent rreconcilable and meanwhile business
begins to halt
National and individual business interests are
Closely interviewer the matter OF credit, that
becomes necessary than it was for the Gov
ern1nent and the bureaus to work IN harmony with
the country. The proposed creation at once OF Gov-
ernmcnt council or commission for reconstruction or
rather for readjustmen will be step in the hight d.
rection- budgctary system, to replace the ancient
and dishonest appropriation system should early toll
low, that bondholders and taxpayers may know tor
what they being taxed
Further it would not be bad idea II we could
near officially from responsible sources at Washington
at stated intervals as the condition OF the country
instead Of being dependent, have heretofore been
upon sporadic reports from its tour corners.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25
Vote For Your Own Interests
IDAHO BOY IS NAMED FOR
IMPORTANT STATE OFFICE

Boise, October 22.-To fill the va
cancy made on the state ticket by
the resignation of w. w. VonCanon,
the republican state central COM
mittee recently nominated Robert O.
Jones of Kellogg, to make the race
for secretary of state.
Mr.. Jones is an Idaho product. He
worked as laborer in the Occur d.
Alene mines to obtain money to get
a college education and graduated
from the University of Idaho in18O9
with honors. He was for some years
thereafter identified with mining op-
erations in Shoshone county. In
1912 he was elected to the state
legislature where he made a favor
was particularly prominent in his
efforts to see that the state institu-
tions In north Idaho, the University
and the Normal. and others, were
accorded fair treatment. In 1913 he
participated in the statewide con-
ference at Boise in the interest OF q
Wbrkmen's Compensation law. In
1915 he was selected by the late
Senator Jas. H. Brady as his secre-
tary and for three years was In
Washington, D. @, looking after de-
partmental matters affecting the
state. He Is therefore familiar
with Idaho problems and would car
ry to the ofice of secretary of state
the training and education to make
him a capable official.
:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

And when we get down to brass
tacks tell us what Bill Borah has
really ever done for Idaho. He is
a crafty, shifty. time-serving poll
tician. who has Topped around with
every political wave. and come back
each time to the republican party
for new start. He was for free
silver, and was wrong; he was for
peace at any price and voted against
war with Germany; he refused to
take a stand with the republicans
in Clearwater county against the
rotten old Blake gang. and the gang
boasted that he was their friend.
Borah would come out as a rank
socialist tomorrow If he thought 1t
popular, regardless of consequences
to the state or the nation: he was
invited. with Bob LaFollette. to st.
Paul by the Haywood. Townley
pro-German bunch. and is apparent
ly satisfactory to the Blake gang in
Clearwater county. Isn't 1t time to
retire such men? For our part we
would rather vote for a high grade
democrat like Frank Moore. than
for a Populistic-S -Socialistic republi-
can. Borah is politically whatever
Is popular at the particular election
when he is out for the job. And
he is always for Bill Borah.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

The people haye tried Burton l..
French as their representative in
,Congress for many years, and this
.ymng man has been found honest,
clean and straight morally, and
straight politically. He has been as
true as steel back in Washington,
where temptations are plentiful for
men who are weak or crookd. :. Mr.
French has been tried and no state
can boast of more worthy men,
ber of congress. He has been true
to his country during this war
and it will be base ingratitude if
the people of Idaho turn Burton l..
French down for Purcell who is out
for the office, a republican camou-
flaged as a democrat with a Town
ley brand.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

Borah will get the trimming of
his life this time. Thousands of re-
publicans are going to vote for
Frank L. Moore of Moscow. Here
in the north we owe it to ourselves
to vote for a north Idaho man for
pure business reasons. Vote for
Moore. He is able, clean morally,
and has served the people on sever
al occasions in public capacity. As
an orator he stands we'll up at the
top with the best men in our state;
he is In every way qualified to fill
this high station to the credit of
the state; he is patriotic, will sup
port President Wilson in every way,
and ably represent the people at
the national capitol. We have
known Frank Moore intimately for
thirty years, or more = we can as
sure the people that he is big
enough to measure up to their ex-
pectations, and broad enough to be
a real servant of all the people.
Register right now
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25
LEWISTON PEOPLE ACQUIRE
0ROFTNo's PIONEER STORE

w. M. Watson of Lewiston, and
associates, have acquired the inter-
ests in the Orofino Trading Co. of
Jolly Bullock and the Holmbergs.
Mr.. Watson is interested in the
Watson Clothing Company of Lewis
ton, and has had years of exper-
ience in the mercantile business.
He is good booster, has looked US
over and decided that Orofino has
the making of a fine little business
city. He likes the country sur
rounding. and comes here prepared
to be one Of us and do his part in
uphuilding the town and the coun-
try tributary.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25
MIR. FARMER!
Will You Be the Goat?

proves the connection between the
leaders of the Non Partisan League
and the I.W.W.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, you know, or
ought to know, that every I.W.W
and every I.W.W. sympathizer is
voting the Non Partisan ticket this
year. If you don't believe it, go
quietly and ask some one whom you
know was an I.W.W sympathizer in
Idaho.
Remember these official minutes
were written before the l. w. w.
came out in favor of an S-hour day.
and that they openly advocate that
as soon as they get an eight-hour
law they are going to ask for six
hours for a work day. You, who
have labored to make your farms
pay, know just how much loss you
are going to sustain every year If
you come down to an eight hour
basis for a work-day on the farms,
to say nothing of six hours.
Who was it that set fire to the
threshing machines and the grain
crops in the northwest? Do you
want to join with that kind of men
and elect officials who believe in
and sympathize with the l. w. w.
movement?
non NynnrvI unAryo
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

Imagine p. L. Orcutt going to the
Nugent boss, Slippery Jim Blake,
Nugent post master in Orofino, and
asking this dirty old political leper
what we can print in an American
newspaper in the United States!
Imagine, If you can, the condition
In America, when discredited old
rounder, tarred with the muck OF
the Swlnton deal, can stop, even for
six seconds. the circulation of 10y
al, patriotic American paper in this
free America, because in the opin-
ion of political crook. the paper is
"LIBELOUS!" We can prove that
Jim Blake is q political and busi-
ness crook. We can prove that
Jim Blake was in the Swinton deal !;
and we will go right ON standing
sup for right and decency in this
and exposing Jim Blake, if
we are compelled to distribute the
Republican by hand, or not at all,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25
WARRANT CALL.
October IA, 1918.

Notice of redemption of Indepen-
dent School District No. 1, OF Clear
water county. Idaho, warrants.
Notice is hereby given that the
following Independent School Dis
trict No. /. of Clearwater County,
Idaho, warrants are subject to pay
ment on presentation to the Treas
urer of Independent School District
No. l, at his office in the Town OF
Pierce, Clearwater county, Idaho.
SERIES OF 1917.
No. It's registered December 10.
1917.
Nos. 176 to 1873 inclusive regis
tered January 14th., 1918.
Interest on all of above warrants
will cease November 5th. 1918.
T. B. REED.
Treasurer of Independent School
District No. l., of Clearwater
County. Idaho.
Register right now.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

Here are the official minutes OF
the meeting of the I.W.W., held for
the purpose Of ratifying an agree
ment with the -PartisanLeague'
Moved and seconded-That we
give the floor to Arthur LeSeuer to
explain what the grounds are on
which we can meet and come to an
agreement with the Non-Partisan
League in regard to working condi-
tions in the harvest fields of North
Dakota. Carried"
Arthur LeSeuer made the follow
ing statement
THAT the farmers Of North Da-
kota would be willing to pay a
wage of $500 per day for 10
hour day. Also that if we can come
to some understanding with the
Non Partisan League Of North Da-
kota, it will mean the balance of
power will be shifted from the state
Government to the INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS OF THE WORLD AND
THE NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE"
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota
received a letter from Arthur Le-
Seuer in March, 1918, which he
signed as executive Secretary of the
National Non-Partisan League. This
REPUBLICAN STATE HEADQ'
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

OF course Jim Blake will hold up
this issue of the Republican till he
looks 1t over, censors 1t officially
and In the interest OF John Nugent.
and decides whether or not 1t is en-
titled to the use of the United
States mail. 1T you approve this
sort Of autocratic and unwarranted
power by Jim Blake vote for Nu-
gent for U. s. senator and endorse
IL !.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

When the county employs a dep
uty should he
Get out political dope during Of
fee hours?
Should he make township plats at
81 per as side graft on Clearwat-
er county's time?
Should he devote his time to re-
arranging war maps when he should
be helping in the other Offices as mr.
ranged and ordered by the board OF
county commissioners?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25

Think of the situation in a U. s.
post Office when many patrons OF
the Office mail important letters on
the train because they are afraid
to mail them in post Office run
by Slippery Jim Blake. We will
be forced to tolerate this situation
under the Blake-Nugent combina-
tion. Kill it with your ballot Noy.
S. Vote for Frank Gooding