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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
VAN DEusEN coNcElvEs A BRIL-
LIANT IDEA.

After visiting several counties in
state auditor, returned to Boise with a
firm conviction that the people of the
state want to eliminate all appearance
of an intensive campaign this year.
He says he talked to many representa-
tive citizens, both democrats and re-
publicans, and presumably socialists
and |. W. WIS, and from these arrived
at the conclusion above stated Around
their own firesides, free from the per-
suasiye appeal of candidates and the
compelling eloquence of campaign
spellbinders, undisturbed by brass
bands and fireworks, the people desire
to calmly consider the merits of as
pirants for Office, and then register
choice through the ballot box free and
untrammeled. This Is the frame Of
mind in which NJ Van Deusen finds
the people of Idaho, and he thereupon
conceives an idea that il in every re-
spect worthy of his fertile brain. and
1T the same time reveals the high and
unselfish patriotism that prompts 1t.
Mr. Van Deusen proposes that he
and his opponents in the primary and
in the general election shall refrain
from all speechmaking in the cam
paign, and that the money which they
would spend in reaching the people
personally be contributed to the Red
Cross. To fully appreciate the gem
erous and patriotic spirit of Mr.. Van
Deusen, it should be borne in mind
that he is now serving his first term,
and according to the unwritten law,
he is entitled to second term in order
to enable him even up on the expense
this is a very great advantage over
his opponents. Another thing that
Mr.. Van DeusM win not fail to util-
ize to his own advantage. He is priv
LEGGED under the law to visit every
county In the state to check up the
county records, his expense being paid
by the state. 1t was on one Of these
trips at the expense of the state that
he evolved the big idea" to cut out all
campaigning by candidates How
ever, there would be nothing to pre-
vent him from going to every county
in the state between this time and
election, on official business, of course.
and therefore at the expense of the
state. Under these circumstances
would he take advantage of the op-
to urge his candidacy, or
would he forget it out of regard for
his opponents?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

electorate made the choice on geo
graphical lines.
! Now Judge Budge's friends are ad-
vancing the geography of the situa-
| ton for him. He comes from the
! southeast. As the court stands now
and as il would continue to stand
were he rechosen. 1t is happily con-
stituted so far as the geography OF
! the state is concerned, with one MEM
] Der from the north, one from the
southwest and one from the south
east.
| In two elections geography has cut
great deal If not all the figure in
/ the selection of our supreme court
members. Judge Bulge can hope II
I will continue TO do so for another
campaign. Unless present appear
ances are deceptive he will have no
opposition. Geography wins out
hands down without so much as
peep from theo law book. But besides
being geographically right Judge
/, EuQSe is something VI law yer iiS
was for many years on the district
bench and in that regard has the ad-
vantage of his two associates who
went direct from practice to the
bench Added to his abilities, Judge
Bulge is geographically right this
year. This matter of geography
shouldn't always work out for the
mon partisan" democrat Here's
hoping this time it may work out for
like lot of other people, like Judge
Bulge as citizen as we'll as having
a high regard for his mental attain
ments.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
MELTING SILVER DOLLARS.
New York Assay Office Now Convert
ing Them into Bullion.

The signing Of the Pittman silver
bill by the president on April "a nro.
viding for melting down $50. 900. 900
silver dollars, was promptly followed
IN New York by removal to the ASSAY
once OF part Of the 10000, 900 dollars
stored in the sub treasury, saws the
Engineering and Mining Journal. The
work was retarded by shortage of
labor. The present program calls for
handling only $25,OOO,Oo0 of the total.
10 convert all of this silver into bars,
II Is expected, will take the local as
say office six weeks or more Its
capacity for the work is estimated to
DC about 100000 per day. At the
Philadelphia and Denver minis. the
work will be heavier, as they will have
more coin to handle. Efforts are be-
ing directed to performing the opera
ton as cheaply as possible. It is said
tnat recent experience Of the Philade-
phia and San Francisco minis shows
tnat 1t costs about .$S625 to convert
sI'ooo,Oo0 OF silver bullion into coin.
The reverse will undoubtedly be less
expensive.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
NO BLANK CHECK TO BAKER
(New York SUM

/ 1t may be, as Secretary Baker es-
Inmates, that the war department will
| billions of dollars. 1t may be that
the war department will need four
teen, fifteen billions of dollars. If it
does it will get it.
| But the American congress ought
not, in effect. to write the war de-
partment, under Secretary Baker or
under anybody else, blank check
| This congress and the preceding con-
gress already have signed away, with
their own legislative acts, nearly all
the powers, the authority and the
functions which belong to them un-
der the constitution of the United
States and by the will of the Ameri-
can people-powers, authority, func-
tions which they are sworn under
their sacred oath of office to preserve
and exercise In the name of all that
is sacred in government by the peo-
pie, let not congress cast away it's
almost last right, it's most important
of all, control of the nations purse
strings
In popular government it is ele
mental that unless the people,
through their chosen representatives,
make the appropriations for and 9TH
erwise govern the expenditure by the
executive of the moneys that they tax
out of themselves through those rep
resentatives there is no longer, there
can be no longer, popular sovereignty
can be only despotism. whether ma
lignant or benign.
rhe people of the United States and
the members of congress are ready to
raise and to apply at any time it may
be needed all the money required for
this specific purpose, that specific pur-
pose or the other specific purpose in
the conduct of this war to a success
full end. When congress, provided it
knows what is needed and for what
purpose can always supply money at
any time it should never write
blank check for any department of
the administrative government 1t
never will unless it is prepared to
shut up shop for good, and all to let
the chief executive be the only gov
eminent from top to bottom that the
country knows
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
CALLING BIG MEN INTO GOVERN
MENT SERVICE.

Criticism of the administration foi
its failure to call big, successful men
to head the various departments OF
war activity of the government, which
came from both democratic and repub
lican sources, is now bearing fruit in
a most gratifying manner. The pres
ident has finally gotten out of the poll
itical rut. so far as some of the big
jobs are concerned, and the results al
ready achieved fully justify the crit
icism directed at him. His first APP
Schwab, head of the Bethlehem steel
works, who was placed in charge of
government shipbuilding and in the
brief time that has elapsed order has
supplanted chaos and ships are now
being launched and placed in commits
sion at speed far beyond the most
hopeful expectations. Mr. Schwab is
a republican.
Then came the appointment of John
ID. Ryan. president of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company, to take
charge of the construction of airplanes
a department which had wasted mill
lions of dollars without single plane
completed and in service to show for
the expenditure The Anaconda, per-
haps the greatest and most perfect
organization of its kind in tn world,
tells the whole story of Mr.. Ryan's
ability as an organizer and executive .
Since the beginning of the war he has
been giving most of his time to the
Red Cross. Mr.. Ryan is democrat |
And now comes the selection by the
president of Charles f. Hughes his |
opponent two years ago, to assist the
attorney general in the investigation
OF the airplane graft charges The
manner in which Mr.. Hughes handled
the insurance investigation in New
York. and his war upon graft while
governor of the state, are sufficient
assurance that the airplane case will
be thoroughly investigated and the re /
sponsiblity for the failure will be fix Il
ed beyond question. The appointment
OF Mr. Hughes was most happy one
for the president to make and inspires y
the hope that the best talent will con- a
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
SHOSHONE COUNTY TO HAVE A
PERMANENT WAR FUND.

Shoshone county has not failed to
contribute its proportion to all ton
al funds raised by voluntary subscrip-
tion whether II has been Liberty
bonds, Red Cross, or other purposes
for the support Of American soldiers
and sailors. The tremendous success
of the Red Cross drive this week
shows that the people of this county
will never fail In their response to the
call for financial help to win the war,
but experience in other places has
shown that there Is a more practical.
scientific and equitable plan to raise
these funds than that of organizing an
Independent drive following each call:
a system that will have the cash act
nally on hand when it is required and
which will continue to accumulate
funds to meet each succeeding call.
as the war chest" and under this
plan II Is proposed to levy a monthly
assessment against every citizen which
will create permanent fund from
which will be paid the quota of this
county to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A..
*. c., and to other organizations en-
gagged In war work which have the
approval of the government A
committee has been appointed to re-
port on the feasibility of this plan at
an early date and 1t is expected that it
will be adopted in time to provide for
the next call, which will probably be
the Y. M. c. A. 1t has been suggested
that a levy of | per cent per month
be made against ial salaries and that
similar assessment be. made against
business men, firms and corporations
all worked out on an equitable basis
and distributing the burden of war
upon all in proportion to their ability
to carry it. In this manner per-
manent fund would be created. and
when the next call is made the cash
will be on hand to meet the allotment
for this county.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
THE GERMAN SLAVE MARKET IN
POLAND.

The starving mothers of Polan
have the choice of seeing their child
rem perish for want of food or seliln,
them into slavery to German masters
In Warsaw, the once beautiful capita
Iof Poland, now desolate it's peopl,
crushed by German cruelty, this pla
card is posted in conspicuous place.
about the city:
The government suggests that
mothers having children should
send them to Germany to be
brought up and educated Moth
ers willing to make this arrange
ment will receive the sum of $50
marks for a boy and 100 marks
for girl. No other aid will be
given"
Over fifty years ago the American
people settled the question of human
slavery on this continent, and they are
icauy W illdhe the same SacrlflCe III
necessary to free the people of Europe
from the slave masters of Germany.
For $50 the Polish mother is asked to
part with her boy and make of him a
serf to toll and fight in support of the
military autocracy of Germany, and
for s24 she is asked to give her girls
TO the German beasts to breed more
slaves, made necessary by the nroads
of war upon the debased population of
the empire. But the Polish mothers
and Polish fathers will never submit
to this degrading proposal. Better
TO let their children die of starvation
han to live under the cruel lash of
herman masters, And as for the
american people. they are resolved
hat there shall be no peace until the |
asst vestige of power is taken from
he nation that owes its serength to
he starvation and enslavement of the l
ieak and helpless. There can be no Il
eace until the curse of German kutur
! banished forever from the earth
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
THREE IDAHO MAJORS.
May Be Appointed to Serve in judge
Advocate Generals Office.

Judge Carl A. Davis and J. r
Pence, both of Boise, and H. II. Tay.
Tor of Standpoint, have been recon-
mended by the governor for places in
the judge advocate generals office al
Washington, with the rank of major
/ The federal government is asking for
attorneys from each state conversant
with the selective service laws, says
the Statesman.
1t is not known here when the APP
pointments will be announced, but 1t
is understood that they will probably
be made within the next 80 days.
Senator John F. Nugent asked the
governor to indorse three lawyers. He
said men,were wanted who could pass
a, rigid physical examination.
The attorneys called into the fed
eral service are expected to take the
field in France If ordered across the
watr by the war department.
Judge Davis and Mr. Pence are dem
ocrats. Mr.. Taylor is a republican.
Judge Davis is on the third judicial
district bench Mr.. Pence Is mem
Der OF the state council Of defense.
Mr.. Taylor is captain Of the Standpoint
home guards. He was lieutenant gov
ernor Of the state in Governor Alex
ander's first administration.
large number of attorneys are
going to be called to Washington to
'ssist the war department. They will
'e selected from and app0rtioned
lmong the several states.
major draws $4,000 annually.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
GEOGRAPHY AND JUDICIARY.
Standpoint Review

Unless the republican party II
Idaho has entirely mon partisanet
itself out of the window" there i.
hope that the present political statu,
of the supreme court may be main
tanned. AS 1t now stands Judges Nor
gan and Rice are democrats and
Judge Bulge republican.
Politics and geographical consider
ations made the present personnel of
the court. Judge Bulge was appoint
ed by the late Governor Haines to
the bench to succeed Judge Stewart
who had defeated Judge Bulge in a
former primary when the nomina-
tons for the supreme bench were
made by the political parties. Judge
Morgan was the first non partisan
elected. The year of his nomination
there was a host of republican law
yers out for the nomination. Morgan
was the only democrat The republi-
cans split their votes in the primary
between the candidates who were re-
publican in politics: the democrats
all voted for Morgan. In the election
Morgan made geographical appeal
cleverly illustrated with little card,
The north. poor orphan. had no SUI
preme court Judge Morgan was
from Moscow; why not give the
to the north? The non
partisan electorate elevated Morgan
to the bench over Judge Walters of
irwin Falls on the geographical"
ground.
TWO years ago the democrats again
put one candidate in the field, the
Judge Rice He was from
CALDWELL Judge Sullivan and Judge
Dunn split the republican vote in the
republican vote in the primary and
Mr.. Rice (not judge then, as Nor
IAN was not in the previous cam
'aign) got the democrat vote with
he result that he ran against Judge I
'unn IN the election. Again the geo
raphical plea was made and Mr.. Rice G
OF out little card to show how the 7
outhwest had no Judge on the su Z
RENE bench" while, should Judge
'unn be elected. the north would
ave two. Again the non partisan A
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
For the Flag
Folger McKinsey in Eagle Magazine

They are dying in the trenches there,
They are giving up with the a prayer
They the roar
In thunder in that world wide freedom
Are what should do
them here
Arr idlng, toilng,
Is our plain and clear
They diving fort he flag everyda rune
doing all
For yonder that father
Let's ask 1t
Till the be made,
And lads love have answered
sally raid.
o down.
for bomb a town:
over flag they fight
They dying their flag till eternity may
helping fighting
all they need
We backing stacking?
Is it words with deed
flag trenches
they dying it wisely they dying
answering should do call
lives freedom xal
That the high hour asks today,
With sacrifice
For those boys far
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
Protect Lead and Zinc or Mines Close

of some kind is passed to protect
the industry it is only a question
OF time until they will be compell-
ed to close down. We have sue
ceeded in getting an order placing
an embargo on the use of cars for
the importation of lead and zinc
from Mexico, but that is only tenn
porary relief"
His bill was referred to the ways
and means committee. Below we
present table showing the rates of
duty imposed by the existing Under
wood tariff, the rates previously i'm
posed by the Payne Aldrich tariff and
the rates proposed in the Chandler bill,
1t being understood that wherever
specific rates are mentioned they refer
to a pound:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

ltInue to be called to the service OF the
government.
II the president had risen to this
high level at the beginning of the war,
great and responsible positions without
regard to their fitness, Americas par
ticipation in the war would have been
far in advance of what IL Is today.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
Office Boys ultimatun,
(Boston Transcript

a young man who last month re-
ceived his diploma has been looking
around successfully for a position,
employment and job. Entering an
ONCE the other day, he asked to see
the manager, and while waiting for
tnat gentleman to become disengag-
ed, he said to the office boy:
DO you suppose there is any open
ing here for a college graduate?"
We'll, dere will be-" was the reply,
If de boss don't raise me salary to
~ week by terrmorrer night"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
NON.PARTlSAN NONSENSE.
(Nampa Herald -Leader)

The Leader Herald has given little
attention to the talk of a bipartisan
arrangement by which Sena tors
Borah and Nugent should be returned
to the senate without a contest in
Idaho this fall. 1t has given no at
tention to the matter because it does
not regard it as of any consequence.
There will be no such arrangement
so far as the leaders of the two DOM
lnant parties are concerned. If in
their respective parties these two
gentlemen are nominated and later
elected by the people of Idaho then
they will succeed themselves and up
on no other basis.
AS the Leader Herald views 1t
Senator Borah is as good as nomin-
ated and elected. He will have no
opposition in his own party and the
opposition can not muster enough
strength to come anywhere near to
comprising his defeat
Idaho, upon national issues, has
been republican. 1t is fair to presume
that Idaho is still republican. why
then should it send democrat to the
senate to advocate policies in which
majority of the people of this state
10 not believe? The suggestion that
n war time there should be no politi- |
al strife is the sheerest nonsense
Any republican will stand by the |
PRESIDENT, in all his war aims, Just as |
'atriotically as would Mr.. Nugent or
my other democrat, and in addition
would represent the opinions of
majority of the people of Idaho.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

led, collected, and paid, in addi-
ton to the tax now imposed by
law, 800 ad valorem."
Only Hope Is in Profession CONGRESS.
This bill which, if enacted, would
restore protection to the American
producers of lead and zinc, is deserv-
ing OF passage but It is probable that
only strongly protectionist congress
such as should be elected this fall,
could restore this much needed protec-
ton.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

Section 2 of the Chandler bill fur
Their provides:
That on all products of lead
and zinc. or either of them, or pro-
ducts containing lead and zinc, or
either of them. there shall be lev
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

Anaconda Standard: The report of
the satisfactory" conference between
the kaiser and Emperor Charles re-
calls the limerick
There was a young lady of Niger
Went out for ride on tiger.
Coming back from her ride,
Her seat was inside,
And smile sat on the face of the tiger
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

Idaho is asked to donate $500, 900 to
the Red Cross That appears like a
large sum in print, but 1t is incon-
sequentia when we contemplate that
Ii every man, woman and child in the
state would contribute Is cents the
sum would be raised 1t represents
less than 7 cents a month saved for
a year by every person in Idaho. 1t
represents only part of the sum spent
In this state for candy in year.
Probably as much is spent for chew
ing gum annually by Idaho people.
That would be only six bits worth of
gum per capita.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
OUR BOYS.
(By Alan L. Strang, nine year old boy,
of Redwood City, Cali

OF Redwood city, CALI
Halt Attention Salute the flas
The boys are marching by;
They're going forth to win the war
For us to do or die.
Our country needed fighting men,
Her Liberty to save;
These boys responded to the call,
And all they had they gave.
All loyal hearts are beating fast,
And hope our bosoms fill;
For Liberty shall reign supreme
Ger ocean, dale and hill
With no regrets for parted hopes
Or futures cast aside,
Our soldier boys are marching by:
They are our country's pride.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

"On the lead contained therein
Containing less than 1919 of zinc,
free; 1917 or less than 2O8s, Nc ID.
on zinc; 20% or less than 25%, Nc
Id. on zinc; 25% or more of zinc. 1c
ID.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
american Economist.)

T. A. Chandler, representing the first
oklahoma district in congress. on
April 5, introduced hill (H. r. 1850
ito increase the revenue and to levy
a duty upon imports from foreign
countries of lead and zinc ore and
manufactured products containing
lead and zine Our readers will be
interested in the statement to us from
Representative Chandler in a letter
dated April 30, as follows
Il represent the first district of
Oklahoma, which is a larger lead
and zinc producing district than
southwest Missouri Our mines
are still running and 1t Is on ac-
count of the richness and high
grade of the ore, but unless bill
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

An exchange: If you can not raise
chickens yourself, encourage your
neighbors to raise them by planting
garden"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

Il understand this town il bone
dry" Yes. but" "Well?" IT
think l can get you drink for two
bones."--Louisville Courier journal.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23

Product
Lead ore with more than 3M lead,
act of 1879
Lead dross ......... .................
Lead in pigs and bars, molten and old
refuse lead run into blocks and bars,
and old scrap lead fit only to be re-
manufactured F. u.
lead, and lead wire ................
Zinc ore (act of 1913, on zinc) :.
Zinc in blocks or pigs. ...............
Zine old and worn out, fit only to be
manufactured
~ ''''''''' 49, -
Zinc, manufactures of. in whole or
part of lead or zinc ......