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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
A new WAGE
SCALE AUG. lST
LOWEST WAGE OF LUMBER WORK
Frs WILL NOW BE IS CENTS
PER HOUR
Employers Adopt Resolutions Asked
BY Col. Disque

Friday Secretary Williams was adj
vised that through the l.. l.. l.. L. or
ganization new wage scale would go
into effect on August 1st. This scale
provides for an increase in wages of
about three and a half cents per hour
for most classes of labor, the increase
of wages for the highest paid men
being less than that of the common
or unskilled labor Under the new
wage scale the lowest paid labor at
the plant of the Boomers Ferry Lumber
company will receive 40 cents per
hour.
The following dispatch in regard to
the new wage scale was in the Spokes-
man-Review yesterday: Three impor-
tant changes in the scale affect the
common laborer, the swampers and
the sawyers. Common labor has re-
ceived 4012 cents an hour, or 1925 per
day. The new scale will be As cents
an hour or $3.50 per day. The swami
pers have received 43A cents per hour
or $3.50 per day. The new scale will
be AZ cents per hour or 1915 per day.
The sawyers have received 46% cents
per hour or 1915 per day while the
new scale will be so cents per hour
or 81 per day"
At a convention of the employers,
representing the lumber industry in
Western Montana, Northern Idaho
Washington and Oregon, in Portland
on July 10Th, the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
For the open shop-the right OF
any man or woman to work when cap
able or needed.
2-For the basic eight hour day both
now and after the war, in the interests
of industrial peace.
3-For a conference committee OF
employees in each plant to be selected
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
A. A. M'INTYRE
IS CHAIRMAN

M. p. DeWolf, chairman of the Boun-
Diary county defense council received
word this week from state chairman,
DIR. Bryan, that the state food admin
istration had been relieved from the
work involved in the carrying out of
the commercial economy program and
that o. o. Haga, an attorney of Boise
had been selected as state chairman
of all future commercial economy act
ivities under which head State Food
Administrator Bicknell adopted the
cash and carry, opening and closing
hours and restricted deliveries pro-
grams.
Chairman DeWolf was asked to Sc
lect man to act as county chairman
of commercial economy activities and
has named A. A. Mcintyre.
Inasmuch as the opening and clos
ing regulations come under the work
of the commercial economies depart
ment now, County Food Administrator
King has made no effort this week to
get the business men together to agree
on opening and closing hours and
until Mr.. Mcintyre is ready to take
action the merchants of the city and
county will open and close their places
OF business as they desire.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Osmond Plato Home On Visit

Osmond Plato arrived here Friday
evening from Mare Island. Cali, where
he is a member of the U. S. navy, to
spend a few days furlough visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II
Plato. Mr. Plato is the picture of
good health and is an excellent spec
linen of the type of young men Uncle
Sam is securing for the navy from
voluntary enlistments. He states that
he likes the navy and that as far as
food goes he fares much better than
he ever didsin any of the camps in any
part of the country. Like all the men
in the navy and army Mr.. Plato has no
idea when he will get a chance to see
active service but is ready and anxious
for the opportunity to prove the abili-
ty of the forces of the United States
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
DEMOCRATIC STATE LEADERS
ARE IN A QUANDARY

they are compelled to fight to save the
party and its organization.
The democrats have taken legal adj
vice and find they cannot keep the
"leaguers" off their primary ticket
They will put up a ticket in opposi-
ton to the league" ticket, to be voted
for in the democratic primary, and go
to it with heavy artillery and gas
bombs.
The presence of Fred T. Dubois in
Idaho on a political mission is caus-
ing considerable unfavorable comment
in various parts of the state and a
dispatch from Boise has the following
to say in regard to the Dubois visit:
1.-The President named him a member
of the Ordnance Board upon the en-
dorsement of Senator Nugent. War
boards are supposed to be working
overtime these days to provide for the
brave sons of America who are giving
their lives in France for the cause OF
liberty Yet Dubois comes to Idaho
for all summer to help put Nugent
over via the n. P. L. route. He draws
$500 per annum while better men
are giving their services free"
In the meantime all is serene in the
republican party; there will be one or
two contests in the primary election
and the party will be unitedly behind
each candidate. 1t will be a case of
the logical man securing the nomin-
alton. The fact that the N. P. l.. en-
dorsed Borah, Eagleson and Redfield
will cause no friction in the republic
can party. They were the logical and
unopposed choice of the republicans
and they will be nominated by repub
ilcans because the leaguers are not
coming into the republican party to
vote at the primaries.
The republican platform is broad,
patriotic and constructive. 1t is
sound in principle as well as respon-
sive to the will of the people.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

Never in the history of Idaho has a
more interesting political situation
presented itself than at the present
time In at least on respect the sit
uation is tragic. The democratic
party faces possible humiliation and
this all comes through the action of
the non-partisan league in nominating
or endorsing a ticket to be filed for
approval at the democratic primaries
This ticket is in no sense a democratic
ticket; in fact, some of the nominees
are republicans. The non-partisan-
democratic nominee of rgovernOr was
a republican county chairman up until
a few weeks ago and now he has been
endorsed by the leading democrats of
his home county, Bonner county Not
a single nominee on the non-partisan
ticket could, by any possibility, have
received a nomination from a regular
democratic primary, except possibly
Senator Nugent, and he is acceptable
only to a faction of the real demo-
cratic party. Should the non-parti-
san league ticket win out at the dem
ocratic primary, the democratic party
in Idaho will be annihilated. The
democrats will have no party.
No one realizes this any more than
the democrats themselves and in this
extremity they are holding big pow
vows at the capitol almost daily.
The democrats trace their troubles
to ex-senator Dubois and Senator Nu-
gent. Dubois, with a notorious rec
ord as a manipulation of doubtful and
discordant political elements, came to
Idaho to put Nugent over He sue
ceeded in working the non-partisan
league for Nugent but dropped a
monkey -wrench into the machinery at
that point, and as a result his machine
will not work. The regular democrats
will have nothing to do with it and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
MORE MONEY
FOR DRAINAGE

In the sundry civil appropriation
bill, recently approved by the presi-
dent, provision was made for the ex-
penditure of 100000 by the director
of the L. S. reclamation service in in
vestigating the feasibility of reclaim
ing swamp and cutOver lands through
out the country.
Representative Addison r. Smith
worked for this bill and has brought
to the attention of the director of the
US. reclamation service the import
ance of continuing the investigation of
the plan of retaining the overflowed
lands in Boundary county and also the
examination of great quantity of cut
over lands in the northern part of the
state In a letter sent to A. J. Kent
last week Mr. Smith told of having Sc
cured the passage of the above men
toned bill and that while Idaho had
been divided into congressional dis
tricts he would always take great in
terest in any matter that concerned
the welfare of Northern Idaho.
According to dispatches received this
week from Washington, d. c., the
prospects are fattering for the pas
sage of the bill introduced by Mr.
Smith to have the government guar
antee the interest and principal on
reclamation bonds issued in districts
to be formed under state laws to re-
claim arid, swamp and cutover lands,
which should attract private capital,
making government appropriation I'M
necessary
Mr.. Smith has also introduced a bill
making reclaimed government lands
available to returning soldiers, who
are to be given preferred rights under
the provisions of the bill
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Play Ball with Troy Here Sunday

The Boomers Ferry base ball team
is going to try to secure revenge for
numerous defeats of the past when it
crosses bats Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock with the crack nine from Troy,
Mont
This will be the first time this sum-
mer that the local nine has had a
chance to meet the Troy aggregation
on the home grounds and the boys are
practicing each day for the big event.
Several shifts will be made in the
lineup owing to the fact that many
players have been called into the army
and others have left for coast points
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

by the employees for conference with
their employers on local questions.
4-For general committee of en-
ployees and employers to be selected
as Col Disque may designate to act
on all general questions.
5-We request Col. Disque to act as
sole arbitrator and agree to abide by
his decision on all labor questions that
may arise during the continuance of
the war
6-The general council provided for
in Article shall prepare and publish
general regulations to govern labor
conditions throughout the industry and
provide such amendments and revis-
ions as conditions may warrant from
time to time.
THAT in event of the incapacity of
Col. Disque to act as arbitrator dur
ing the period of the war, the General
Council shall have the power to select
his successor and also to select an ar
bitrator for postwar periods.
Secretary Lee Williams has been no
titled to call a meeting of the members
of the l.. L. l.. l.. in this district for
the purpose of electing a committee
in accordance with Article of the
above.
A convention will be held at Spokane
on August 18th, for the purpose of
perfecting the L. L. L. l.. organization
and working out the various plans
adopted at the meeting held recently
at Portland The meeting at Spokane
will be attended by Representatives of
all the logging camps and sawmills
of the Inland Empire.
Members of the L. L. L. L. in this
community believe that the action of
making Spokane the headquarters of
this district instead of Portland, will
work to an advantage to all concerned
There will be II locals in the district
of which Spokane is the head.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Weighing and Measuring Tests

On Friday, August End, the govern
ment Child Welfare Committee, for
District No. IA, with Mrs. Washburn
as leader, will be at the Northside
school house prepared to weigh and
measure all children under six years
of age.
Committees all over the United
States are being appointed by state
chairmen to give these tests, and are
giving their time and work free of
charge.
Mrs. Lynch, county chairman, has
for distribution, books on prenatal
care which will be given to the moth
ers at the weighing and measuring
tests
The ladies in charge of the govern
ment Child Welfare work for their dis
tricts are asked to return their cards
as soon as filled. Their delay will
prevent Boundary county from send
ing it's report. This is all government
work and should not be neglected.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
WOMEN WILL TAKE A HAND
IN The COMING ELECTIONS

factory but it is known that the wo-
men desire a change in several offices
where they say their efforts to secure
proper enforcement of the law were
rebuffeds
The members of the new organiza-
ton have appointed an investigating
committee which will interview the
various candidates and make recon-
mendations as to who should have the
endorsement of the organization.
The women mean business and will
make their vote felt at the coming pri-
mary and general election and there
is little doubt but that the movement
started Friday night will result in the
election of the best men for the Offices
and an improvement in the admins
tration of county affairs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

A movement was started in Boun-
Diary county by women voters to insure
the election of officers at the coming
elections who will be most likely to
strictly enforce the prohibition laws
of the state, at mass meeting held at
Kent's hall Friday evening. The meet
ing was attended by about so repre-
sentative voters and a temporary or
ganization was effected with the cleo
ton of Mrs n. A. Short as chairman
and Mrs. w. II. Castle as secretary
The discussion of the purposes of
the organization and how best to Sc
cure the desired results, brought forth
spirited arguments, it is said, but at
the present time it is generally con-
ceded that the men who desire to serve
the public in office the next two years
are going to have to have the ok. of
the women's organization, which it is
claimed is entirely non-partisan in
every sense of the word.
Those who took part in the effecting
of the new organization plan that it
shall have a county wide membership
and a committee has been appointed
which will endeavor to secure the sig
natures of women voters of the county
to a pledge that they will support any
and all candidates for office who are
favorable to Idaho's bone-dry law and
who will most likely enforce the law
in the strictest sense of the word.
The women voters in the organization
express themselves as being heartily
sick and tired of the past lax methods
of dealing with violations of the pro-
hibition laws and now they want a
sheriff elected who will round up the
offenders and a board of county COM
missioners who will back up the eff
forts of the sheriff; they also will
devote their efforts to the offices OF
prosecuting attorney and probate
judge. 1t is not stated that all the
present officers services are unsatis-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
SEND LIMITED
SERVICE MEN
SIN LEFT YESTERDAY TO WORK
IN THE SPRUCE WOODS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT
NEXT DRAFT LEAVES AUGUST 7
Thirteen Men VIII Go To Camp Free
mont, California

Last Thursday afternoon the Boun-
Diary county exemption board received
a call for seven men for limited SER
vice in the government spruce work.
The call required that the men en-
train for Vancouver barracks on July
18th and accordingly the following six
men left here yesterday afternoon on
Great Northern passenger train No.
49,
Harry Park Dunn.
Eimar Nikkleson.
Richard Peter
Paul Peter
Clyde A. Harmon.
Alva Lee Merchant
Calls were issued for Thomas w.
Sheperd and James r. Hewett. Mr..
Sheperd will join the contingent en-
route and up-to-date the board has
not learned OF the whereabouts of Mr.
Hewett as they were only able to give
three days notice of the call and Hew-
EFT could not be located at Meadow
Creek, his last address.
A large crowd of the friends and rel
atives of the men called for limited
service were at the depot TO bid them
goodbye and good-luck.
The local board has received notice
that the men called for the August
draft will entrain here on August 7th.
The men have been ordered to re-
port the evening of August 9Th. The
following men will be members of this
contingent:
Glenn Wesley King, Porthill.
Harry e. Burton, Enid, Okla.
Charles f. Stein, Boomers Ferry.
James Roden, Meadow Creek.
James c. Bush, Bonners Ferry.
Paul Bradshaw, Addie.
Amos Myers, Mullan, Ida.
Warren II. Matson, Tacoma, Wash.
Joseph Neumayer, Porthill.
Roy A. Hardy, Lenia.
George c. Moore, Naples
Henry Harris, Addie
Robert w. Ames, PorthilI.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Greenways To Leave Addie District

Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Greenway, who
have one of the best improved ranches
of the Moyie valley district, at Addie
and who have been residents of Addie
for the past ~ years, have leased
their ranch to Frank Dysart and will
leave next Monday for Walla Walla,
Wn., where Mr.. Greenway has pur-
chased a ranch and dairy business.
The ranch which Mr.. Greenway pur-
chased is close to Walla Walla and
contains Is acres. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenway are moving to Walla Walla
in order to be able to give their chill
dren the benefit of good schooling.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
In Boundary County Lands

b. b. Haugan, of Redfield. S. Oak.
and his brother, DR.. o. NJ. Hangar, of
Fergus Falls, Mimi, arrived here yes
terday to spend few days looking ov-
er the surrounding country.
B. B. Hangar is a land dealer and
is interested in finding tracts of land
suitable for dairying and stock-raising
which can be bought at reasonable
prices and if such lands can be found
in this county he may attempt to in
terest a number of his acquaintance
in colonization plan.
The Messrs. Haugan took several
auto trips yesterday to various parts
of the county viewing the cut-over and
valley lands.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
COUNTY OFFICE
SEEKERS FILE
ALL PLACES ON THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET FILLED EXCEPT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT
AUGUST BIRD IS The LAST DAY
Filings Must Be Made Thirty Days
Before Election

With the time in which candidates
may file for county offices rapidly
coming to an end there has been a de-
cided increase in interest in politics
in all parts of the county and this in
terest has been deepened by the COM
pick situation which has come about
by reason of the activities of the wo-
men vote and the non-partisan league
vote.
Candidates have filed for nomination
on the republican ticket for all coun-
ty offices with the exception of county
superintendent of schools and so far
as is now known there will be no op-
ponent of Mrs E. NJ. Flood, the present
incumbent of the office, in either the
primary or general election.
Among the republican candidates
who filed for office the past week are
F. G. Chambers who is a candidate,
unopposed, for commissioner of the
3rd district; G. S. Collins has no OPP
position in his candidacy for commits
sioner of the 1st district and James A.
Welch and c. j. Wagner are candidates
for nomination for commissioner of
the End district
O. G.. Wilson, the present county at
torney and S. e. Henry have filed for
nomination for the Office of county at
torney. E. r. Henderson and Jos.
Banning are opponents for the nomi-
nation as probate Judge; M. l.. Rowe
has filed for the office of county as
SCISSOR; w. S. Walker has filed for
state senator and A. j. Kent's nomina-
ton will be filed this week for the
office of state representative.
W. T. James will be a candidate for
reelection as county treasurer and is
not likely to have opposition on the
republican ticket
There are three candidates on the
republican ticket for nomination for
sheriff; p II. Callahan filed last Fri
day and on Saturday A. d. WEIGH filed
and this morning nomination papers
of w. II. Heathershaw were filed. All
three candidates are men who stand
well in the county and all three have
had experience in the office for which
they seek the republican nomination.
In the ranks of the democratic party
there is no change in the dope that
Fl. II. Elder and j. G. Bush will be OPP
ponents for the nomination for county
auditor. W. H. Richardson is the on
ly known candidate in the republican
party for this Office. 1t is understood
that p. Dunn and w. F. Dunnine
will contest with j. A Worley for the
democratic nomination as sheriff.
James Fitzpatrick filed this morning
on the democratic ticket for state SEN
ator. But little is known concerning
possible candidates for the remaining
Offices and it is understood that the
leaders of the democratic party will
meet soon and try to determine upon
men with which to fill the ticket.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
New Cedar Camp at Eileen

E. N. Brown has just recently OPEN
ed up a new cedar camp in the Eileen
district where he expects to keep some
25 or 80 men busy getting out cedar
products for the E. T. Chaplin company
of Spokane. A crew of Is men is now
employed. 1t is expected that the
camp will be maintained during the
coming winter.
Mrs. Brown was in the city the
first of the week buying supplies for
the new camp.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Inspect IdahO-C ontinental Mine

A number of the larger stockholders
of the Idaho-Continental Mining COM
pany, of Hickman, passed through
the city Saturday on their way to the
property of the company to spend a
few days inspecting it. Among the
visitors were Thaddeus Lane, Frank
T. Mccullough and Albert Held. all of
Spokane and Andrew Christensen, DR..
and Mrs. M. McKinnon and Mrs. B. S.
Bennett, all of Standpoint.
President and general manager. A.
Hickman, met the party here with
the company passenger and mail truck
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Start Threshing Today

Polzin Bros. will start the threshing
season in Boundary county, today when
they will thresh wheat on their own
ranch north of town with their Cham
pion threshing outfit operated with a
steam engine and equipped with a
self-feeder which the Polzin brothers
made themselves.
The Polzin Bros fall wheat is as
good as any in the county and will
average about 80 bushels to the acre
they say.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Time To Register Now

Voters should bear in mind that
they must register this year if they
want to vote and that no votes can be
sworn in on election day.
In Boomers Ferry precinct Registrar
w. G.. Reid, at the county court house
had registered 207 up till yesterday
morning. This number will probably
be more than doubled before the time
of the primary election on Sept. 3rd
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Successful Dance mt PorthilI

The Red Cross benefit dance which
was held at Porthill last Saturday ev-
ening was one of the most successful
dances ever held in that locality ac-
cording to all reports and was attend
ed by young and old from all parts of
the county. In the neighborhood of
$3.50 was cleared for the Red Cross.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

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