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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Much light Is thrown upon the OPP
erations of German agents and spies
in this country by the confession Of
one Lawen, an agent of the kaiser
when being sentenced to term of
Imprisonment in Norway for espion-
age. He said: Every time a German
abroad is requested by German Off
cial or person in authority to carry out
an action, the man in question is COM
PEELED to obey, no matter what the
nature of the action"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS 9TH.
ERS SEE THEM.

A few weeks ago serious strikes oc-
CURED In Berlin and In other centers
of population In Germany. The strik-
ers were quickly subdued by the strong
military hand, but not until the strik-
ers had hurled into the face of the
kaiser an expression Of the bitter hu-
initiation they were suffering and for
which they placed the responsibility
upon him alone A pamphlet was
widely circulated in Berlin, from which
the following is an extract:
-Four years ago the world lay at
our feet; strangers from every land
came to our cities; all over the world
the industry of our merchants was
successful Everywhere the German
spirit was welcomed and honored. viii
1t ever be so again?
"All over the world we are despised
and hated. On our forehead rests the
curse of Cain. Men shun us In the
streets, and our language Is forbidden.
We have you, Emperor William. we
have you to thank that the achieve
ments of century of national effort
have been lost"
There Is no doubt that this Is COR
rect picture Of Germany as seen
through the eyes of the civilized
world. 1t is true that the kaiser is
primarily responsible, but the German
people are not blameless by any
means. They have been willing in
struments to carrying into effect his
campaign of frightfulness, revealing in
rapine. gloating in murder of the in
nocent, and in worse than murder OF
women. 1t Is good to know that a
spark of decency Is left that is cap
able of feeling the cut Of contempt
with which the civilized world views
Germany. 1t is good to know that his
own people have told the kaiser of his
objectionable crime against civiliZa.
ton, and II Is hoped that he has beer
made to feel the loathsome hate II
which he is held by mankind. But the
German people, If they do not realize
! 1t already, will be made to realize that
they are different from their kaiser
only in degree, and that they will con
tinue to bear the curse of Cain for
many generations.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Here is the way the German author
tiles dispose of strikes during war
times. In two munition factories the
employees were making 20 marks per
day and went on strike for better
wages. The management of the plants
appealed to the military governor. I'm
medately an order placing the plants
under martial law was issued and the
strikers were required to work under
the same conditions at Fritz in the
trenches-soldiers rations and about
cents per day. Less than a week Of
this system brought the traitors to
the fatherland," as they were called,
around and they were glad to be re-
stored to the old rate of wages.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

country, would he be entitled to one
for his enterprise in organization, di-
rection and production?
Let me tell you that without the
men who earn much more than a
thousand dollars year there would
be very few men who would be able
to earn that amount. There are in the
world but few men of foresight, daring
and enterprise who will risk their for
tune in faith in God and man and de-
velop the resources that lie raw, un-
used and valueless under our feet.
What was the value of this country
when 100000 Indians roamed, or rath-
er fished and canoed on the rivers and
camped on the river banks? Don't you
know that the ambition of men to win
fame and fortune, to possess fertile
fields and beautiful gardens, to dwell
in palaces and give their families lux
uries and insurance of future COM
forts, produce more for the world than
for the men Of ambition?
The curse Of the world today is the
Isocialstic the l. w. W. and Bolshevi-
XII endeavor to level down the men
who are pioneering the world forward
instead of levelling up and stimulat-
ing all men to possess by production;
and then to possess and produce more.
Mr. Rockefeller has been the main
spring in the production of fifty bill
lion, and he has not got per cent of
what he has assisted to create. Could
you in the interest of the world limit
his energies, his brain activity or his
production? Would you rob him?
Would you steal from him? fear
that you would if You could, and that
you don't now know it or see It, The
pity of it is that such robbery would
be a disaster not to Mr.. Rockefeller
but to the world and millions of men
in it.
Your constitution and ideas are hav-
ing their exemplification and try out
in starving and disorganized Mexico
and Russia. Interest on capital Is
nothing but the wages of capital and
capital is only accumulated wages.
Start the world agoing on the land as
God made 1t and it takes centuries for
man to battle with the elements of
nature, become producer and learn to
think and accumulate surplus produc-
ton, and surplus production is moth
ing but the surplus from his labor
transmitted in the form of houses,
improved lands, developed mines, i'm
proved roads, etc, from one genera
ton to another, each generation add
ing to the accumulated wealth and
it for wages and the pro-
luction of more wealth.
This has been done in this country
o the extent that an American family |
8 able by the use Of accumulated |
wages or capital in roads and machin- |
ry to save on the average year ten |
lines what Chinese family can earn. |
n China you can transport ton a
nile for 10 cents by human labor. In |
he United States you do it for three
uarters of cent. 1t is accumulated |
apital alone that has enabled us to
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Somebody has said that ito make
a millionaire you have to absorb all
the earnings of thousand men; to
make a Millionaire the earnings of a
million
The following is the reply of writ
er in the Boston News Bureau:
In China there are 100000, 600 people.
There are no billionaires, and ! doubt
if there are many millionaires. But,
had the energy of a Rockefeller or
ganized China as an industrial produc-
er for the world and for herself, he
would have made many multi-million-
aires in the process and raised the
wages and earnings of 400,000,000 peo-
pie. Mr.. Rockefeller borrowed money
and built tank storage for waste oil
when people laughed. Was he entitled
to only $1,000 year for saving to the
world millions of dollars worth of oil?
Everybody had the same opportunity.
But nobody had his courage or faith.
Now, If Mr. Rockefeller hired money
and then went into China and produce
ed oil and iron and steel and railroads,
would he be entitled to your standard
of $1,000 a year or Chinaman's wages
of not exceeing 10 cents a day? If he
made 40O.000,O0O rich and prosperous
by the development of their unused
underground natural wealth, bringing
it to the surface and the markets. of
the world, what should be his wages?
Mr.. Rockefeller once said that if he
took any pleasure in contemplating his
life 1t was that he had made two
blades of grass grow where but one
grew before. | know the world would
like to take away Mr.. Rockefeller's
two blades of grass, oblivious of the
fact that they would hurt themselves
more than Rockefeller. But the pity of
it is that such is human meanness,
envy, malice and desire to get the
fruits of others toll without entering
into their labors, that the world en-
vies the rewards of the men of indus
try, of invention, and of talent and
would like to divide their wealth and
Increase idle hours.
Did you ever reflect that there is
more value under the surface of the
state of Nevada than on the surface
,f the whole world? But you can
bring it to the surface only by sum-
noning accumulated wages of the
world, paying for their use by inter-
,st or dividends and then organizing
FOUR labor units by brain units so that
here Is economical production. You
,nly look to hand labor, that is the
minor labor of the world. What is an
lrmy without it's general? Are the |
INVENTORS of the sewing machine, the
eaper, the telegraph. the telephone,
ust $1,000 laborers? Who viii set a
init to the labor of human brain?
with two billion may be
he most poorly paid laborer in the
'orld, and the man who gets thous-
nd dollars year may be ten or one
undred times overpaid, for he may be
liability and disaster to his EN-
loyer and the world. If he added ,
lany billions to the wealth Of the Y
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
THE SERVICE FLAG.
Bertha Gerneaux Woods)

Only yesterday I passed it. small and
commonplace and gray;
No one would have turned to give
second look-until today.
Now that little house seems altered
still the same low, sagging stairs,
Still the dingy paint, and yet what odd
new dignity 1t wears!
For tiny silken flag Is presse
against the window-glass
One blue star within its center-me
sage mute to all who pass
Little house. the ones you shelter are
unknown to me and mine,
And though l am fain to linger I go
by and make no sign;
But l whisper this: God bless them,
whatsoever they may be,
Dwelling in that star marked cottage,
but with hearts across the seal"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Our Honor Roll
edward S. Van Zile)


They're growing longer. as the days
go by,
Those lists of ours OF those who fight
and die;
Our honor roll l read, my eyes grown
dim;
All, must it come, this glorious crown,
to him?
To him who left me with bis earnest
Unsmiling, firm; and in his strength
and grace
Strobe seward with his fellows
through the snow.
And left me lonely in my pride and
WELL goodby. dad!" His manly voice
hear,
And know his soul is innocent of
fear;
And in my ears his parting words
Forever sweetest of all sounds to me.
But day by day my fearful eyes shall
scan
The scroll of those who perish man by
man,
Who fall to sleep just when they've
won their fame
Shall scan the scroll In terror OF
name.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

The kaiser is reported to be suffer
ing from horrible nightmares in which
the numeral III comes before him as
warning of his impending fate. His
official designation is Emperor Will
or forced publications in connection
with the seconds" in European his
tory is causing the kaiser much men
tai distress. few of these unfortun-
ates are Richard III and Edward III,
Napoleon II, Louis II of Bavaria, AL
and Abdul Hamid III Of Turkey.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
MORE usURPERS WANTED!

philadelphia Public Ledger
Hoover a Usurper, says Senator
Reed!"-Headline.
Lincoln's reply to those who accused
General Grant of drinking whisky was
to ask what kind IL was, so that he
could send some to the other generals.
II Mr.. Hoover is a usurper, let there
be more of this kind of usurpation.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
|. w. W. MENACE MUST BE SUP
PRESSED IN IDAHO.

The prompt action taken by Gov
ernor Alexander in giving protection
against the threatening attitude OF the
l., w. w. is most gratifying, and is In
striking contrast with his temporiz-
ing course when dealing with the
same situation last year. The people
of Benewah, Kootenal. Bonner and
Latah counties, where the |. w. W. Is
strongest and is disposed to make the
most trouble, are organized for their
own protection, but in order to make
for the state to back them up. This
the state seems to have done and 1t Is
earnestly hoped that there will be no
relenting or relaxation until the power
of this criminal and reasonable or
ganization has been broken. The syn
dicalism law in this state was passed
to enable the authorities to deal with
Just such cases as are now presented
in the counties named, and II Is hoped
that every wobbly against whom there
is sufficient evidence will be brought
into court for trial. For several years
the Industries of this state, particu-
larly the lumber industry, have been
harassed and handicapped by the
criminal activity of the l. w. W., and
the time has arrived when the most
drastic measures must be adopted to
effectually suppress it. Such meas
ures would be justified in times of
peace, and they are absolutely neces-
sary In time of war. The outspoken
position taken by the people of the
counties now dealing with the |, W. w.
is most commendable, and the organ
ization of citizens will make 1t warm
for any wobbly who attempts to defy
the authorities. There is no doubt
that the courts in all these counties
will see that the law is fairly admins
tered in every trial, and in this they
are supported by strong public sem
timent that represents the reputable,
responsible and law respecting popu-
lation.
The |, w. w. troubles in neighbor
ing counties should result in steps be-
ing taken in Shoshone county to pre-
vent the lawless gang from getting
stronger foothold here. So far the
membership here is largely confined
to the lumber woods ~and it is prob
able that many of those making trou-
BILE at st. Maries are from this coun-
has an extensive membership in the
mines and mills of the district, but
the fact that there are some members
and that efforts have been made to
get more, is sufficient warning. There
should be no employment for members
of the !. w. w. in this district, for the
simple reason that it is a criminal or
ganization and, knowingly or I'M
knowingly. is aiding the enemies of
the government.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Might as Well Be Baldheaded.
Macon Telegraph)

Mr.. Bryan says wearing his hair
long is "justifiable camouflage' be-
cause 1t hides his prominent ears. But
when he pulls a stunt like that one in
Toronto folks know he's got 'em whe-
ther they can see 'em or not.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

What constitutes a non essential is
largely a question for each person to
decide for himself. Anything you can
do without and still maintain your eff
when the government needs the money
you could thereby invest in thrift
stamps.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Now, Who Could Il Have Bsen7
Boston Globe)

Who asked the Firms to ask the
kaiser to let Prince Oscar be their
king?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Give a hungry man a square meal
and you will gather crumbs OF comfort
therefrom.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Don't get careless and drop too
many hints.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
SAYS MOST OF WORK DONE
is ON FIXED SUM BASIS
Head Of shipbuilding Corporation,
Whose Books Were Seized, Ex-
plains Contracts With U. 8.

NEW YORK. June S.-w. II. Todd.
Corporation. whose books. with those
of its subsidiary. the Tebo Yacht Ba-
sin Company. were seized by federal
intelligence officers. has issued .
statement explaining the company's
financial arrangements with the gov
eminent.
The shipyards corporation. Mr.. Todd
said. was building mine sweepers for
the Navy for a fixed sum. although
the government repair work done by
the basin company was on a cost plus
profit basis. The corporations ac-
counts had been constantly under the
supervision of government officials.
he declared.
The United States Shipping Board
has established a uniform set of
wages for all classes of labor EN-.
pioyed in every shipyard, and il has
insisted that this scale of wages shall
be maintained in every shipyard." said
Mr.. Todd. We. therefore, had no op-
tion as to wages or hours of labor.
Work has been done in our snipyards,
not only for the United States Ship
ping Board. but for the Navy Depart
ment as well, and where contracts are
made on cost plus basis with the
Navy Department the prevailing scale
of wages established by the shipping
board and acQuiesced in by the Navy
Department must necessarily apply.
Ninety per cent of the work which
the shipbuilding corporation is doing
for the shipping board is on a fixed
sum basis.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
JURY CONDEMNS CAIN
AS INVOLUNTARY SLAYER
Newport News Man Will Receive
Sentence Of Three Years for
Manslaughter.

NORFOLK. Va. June s.-Shortly be-
fore 1 o'clock this morning the cor
poration court jury trying the case
of David B. Cain of Newport News,
charged with the murder of Capt.
Charles NJ. Collier of Norfolk, a Vir-
ginia pilot. returned a verdict Of in
voluntary granddaughter. and fixed
punishment at three years in the state
penitentiary. Only the court officials,
defendant and lawyers were present
when the jury reached an agree
ment.
The climax in the trial of Cain for
the staying of his son-in-law came
when the defendant on the witness
stand yesterday afternoon asserted
that Collier had insulted his own
wife. Cain testified he lost control
of himself and fred. and that he could
remember no details Of what fol-
lowed.
so they are bringing your lover
into It." Cain declared Collier whis-
pered to Mrs Collier. as a witness
WAS brought into the office of a local
attorney to make a deposition in the
divorce proceedings of Mrs. collier
against her husband for cruel treat
ment and neglect.
From that moment I know moth
ing" declared the weeping father of
Mrs Collier. on trial for his life. He
declared that the next thing he re-
members lawyers in the room were
begging him to give up the smoking
pistol.
Evening star., 1918-06-08

E. Remsberg. Charles Kracke, S. w.
Burgess and E. Stackhouse.
The Red Cross July I committee fs
as follows: Mrs. Frischkorn. chair
man: Mrs. c. v. Burnside. Mrs. d.
Marean. Mrs. NJ J. Holmes. Mrs. G. B.
Johnston and Miss Claire Noyes.
Standing committees Of the associa-
ton for next season are announced by
President Mclean as follows:
Legislation. l. r. Wilson. chairman
G. L. Clayton. F. c. Parks. A. E. Lam
dry and d. G. Cheesman: streets. W. v.
Lewis. chairman: L. c. Saltznan. A.
Norwood. Mr.. Cheesman and E. Leech
railroads. c. V. Burnside. chairman; E.
H. oertly. John o'Connell. C. G. Len
non and c. A. Harbaugh: education, f.
w. Tarner, chairman; G. T. Boyer. Mrs.
G. H. Etz. Mrs. f. NJ. Edmonds and
Mrs. e. Daniels: public utilities. Mr..
O'Connell. chairman: D. S. Pollock. A.
J. Williams. E. w. Noyes and ]. E.
Eastlake: membership. Mr.. Saltzman,
chairman: T.. Leech, S. d. Boss. Mr..
Stackhouse and Miss Mary Marean.
Franklin c. Parks and E. Stackhouse
were elected to membership in the
association.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
RECORD OF INDUSTRIES.
Tariff Commission Procuring In
formation for Conpress

A systematic assembly of informa-
tion on the various industries of the
country. with a view to presenting It
In well digested form for the guild
ance of Congress. is being prepared by
the United States Tariff Commission.
Attention likewise will be given to
labor conditions.
A hearing on tungsten ores and
products will be held at Denver, Col.
June II, and a three-day session has
been announced for San Francisco.
with the following subjects under
discussion: June "a. antimony; June
26. quicksilver, and June 20, tungsten.
Producers. importers and consumers
interested in these metals from all
parts Of the country will be invited.
the purpose being to obtain informa-
tion In regard to disturbances and
changes in these American indus
tries.
Topics for discussion will include
the condition of the American indus
try before the war, In relation to
foreign competition: the effect of the
war on tho industry. and competition
with foreign producers after the
war,
Evening star., 1918-06-08
new R. R. RATE effective
TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT
Three Cents q Mile for Passenger
Traffic to Begin De-
spite Pleas.

Despite pleas to suspend or modify
them. the new passenger rates of ;
cents a mile will go into effect to-
morrow at mignight.
Passengers en- route to destinations
at that time Will be carried according
to terms of their tickets as originally
purchased. except that stopovers will
not be permitted at the old rate. Re-
turn stubs of round-trip tickets pur-
chased before then also will be hon.
ored.
Mileage books will not be recogniz-
ed. but unused portions will be re-
deemed at the rate of the original
charge. Reports have reached the
railroad administration that some
ticket agents violated the order
within the past week by declin-
ing to sell passengers mileage
tickets. on the ground that unused
parts would not be redeemable at the
cost rate.
Fares on railroad ferries between
Manhattan and New Jersey points
are to be raised Monday to cents
Some now charge only cents
Municipal ferry charges will not be
affected.
A conference of regional passenger
traffic committees has been called to
meet in Chicago June II, with Gerrit
Fort, passenger traffic manager of
the railroad administration, to dis
cuss notifications of the rates for
tourist and excursion trips.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
NO POSTAL RELATIONS
WITH CENTRAL POWERS
Vigorous Denial by the P. M. 6. of
Neutrality-suspicious. in Tampico
Oil Fields Active.

Vigorous denial has been made by
the postmaster general of Mexico that
postal communication exists between
Mexico and the central powers of
Europe. according to q statement
made by the Mexican news bureau
here.
Copy Of proclamation by President
Carranza extending time in which oil
land owners and 1essees may present
titles and claims also has been re-
ceived here.
Statements that operations in the
Tampico oil fields have been suspend
ed owing to conditions said to exist
there also are denied. A long list of
newspaper extracts concerning activ-
tiles has been forwarded to the Next
can news bureau here to show that
operations continue. Two new pipe
lines for the loading of vessels at sea
with petroleum recently have been
completed in the TampicO region.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
FISH MARKET.
Work Started on Tearing Down
Temporary Frame Structure

The work Of tearing down the tenn
porary fish market on 18th street
wharf, which was in use while the
new municipal sea food market was
being erected. has been started. The
building. which is one story and of
frame construction. is about 800 feet
long and all will be removed except
about sixty feet. which will be left
for service as warehouse for a local
steamboat company that will lease
the wharf for a steamboat line on the
Potomac out of this city. In addition
to the old market. another small
building used for a time as the mar
ketmaster's off1ce. is also being torn
down, as is several other small frame
buildings. all that was left of the for
mer fish market.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
ITALY is REPORTED GOOD

The financial condition of Italy is
good.
According to dispatches received at
the Italian embassy here, Minister
Media stated that revenues this year
will reach 4.00o.ooo.0oO lire, which is
double the revenues received before
the war. The government Is avoiding
making the taxation burden heavier
on the poorer classes.
The italian income tax for 1s17-1s
amounts to s39.oO0.o00 lire, which is
20. 100000 more than estimated and
100000 lire more than in previous
years. The super profit tax on war
industries will yield 442 100000 lire,
or $1,000. 900 lire more than calculat ed.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
WOULD LIMIT POWERS
OF U. S. SUPREME COURT

70 limit the power of justices of
the Supreme Court to declare laws
unconstitutional a bill has been in
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Dillon of South Dakota 1t
would require a three-fourths vote
of the Supreme Court bench before
any law could be declared unconstitu-
tional.