Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-02-14
IDAHO TAKES ACTION
AGAINST ANARCHY.
MEASURE ADOPTED Nv HOUSE
WOULD PUT STATE on AN
EMERGENCY BASIS.
Measure Designed to Prevent an out
break Of Anarchy Among the Mine
and Timber Workers Of the
Northern Part Of Stare.


Boise.--The members of the Idaho
legislature IRE determined to place
every safeguard around the Idaho citi-
zen against an outbreak Of anarchy In
this state
For the purpose of putting the state
on an emergency basis, bin provid-
ing acceptance Of terms Of the national
guard act was passed under suspen-
sion of rules by the Idaho house of
representatives on February. s, and
sent to the senate with the hope OF
getting speedy action in the upper
house.
While no outbreak has occurred, pos
sIbiities Of l. w. w. agitation in the
mines Of the northern part OF the state
and among the timber workers, result
| Ing in an outbreak Of anarchy was
responsible for quick action on the
lhiil
At the same time there was intro
duced d memorial to congress urging
that pending legislation before that
kbody calling fer the deportation Of
aliens who waived their citizenship
during the period of the war SO that
they would not have to fight for the
country of their adoption be depOrted.
It was held, in the first instance, that
the state Is now without protection,
having no regiment or national guard,
and, in the second, that man who
would not fight for the country of his
adoprion ought to be deported to the
country he came from.
Following heated debate, the house
amended and recommended for passage
the measure that provides women en-
gagged In Industrial and occupations Of
various kinds in this state shall not
be worked longer than eight hours
per day, nor for more than six days
per week In any one week.
The measure was amended, remov-
Ing the provision which exempted
women engaged In the orchards and
the prior portion Of the bill was
amended TO include women engaged In
canneries. AS 1t reads now, 1t applies
10 all mechanical and mercantile estab-
. lishments canning factories, laund1+es,
hotels and restaurants.
4 The Carbon county division bid, Gre
ating new county out Of Hammock
amended to carry an enabling act, was
, passed by the senate. The amendment
! were approved by the house and sent
to the governor for approval. The
: amendment permits residents to vote
|, whether or not they want 10 be In
eluded in Carbon county. Should they
vote against the inclusion they win be
! Hong to Bannock. Ii they vote for Il
/ they are included in the new county
This bill. therefore. creates the forty
! Fourth county in the state.
, Governor Davis attached his sigma
; Iture to the Jerome county division bill
I on February 8, which act brought in
/. to being the forty-third county Of th'
/ Estate, Jerome is made the county seat
I. The new county includes territor,
! taken from BTinidoka. Lincoln ans
Gooding counties.
Besides passing the defense act bill
I the house also passed house joint me
4 mortal No. 6. by Patterson. asking tina
I the Thunder mountain section IN Ida
!, no county be included In forest re
4 serve.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the house were the following
Bill No. $50. BY Brownell, creating
small claims department Of 1ustlc
courts; Nos. 151 and 152. by the com
mittee on revenue and taxauon, aE
propriating $4,000 and $g0O,OOt
4 respectively. for the construction an
Il maintenance of state highways: Nj
h 1853, by Stranger, apropriating $1,000
for the university extension depari
y ment.
L. -... 49, $3.50