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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27
BLOCKING THE ROAD TO PEACE.

Those who spread the league propaganda that Clem.ureau
had gone to England last week to arrange for the govern lent
OF the world with the good old U. S. A. left out spoke too
quickly. They are left dangling in their own stupidity. Mr..
.(lemenceau, and also Lloyd George contradicted the reports
that the league advocates spread in the United States. Mr..
had no such purpose ir mind.
: And he makes a case for the United States senators who
have believed in reservations. Clemenceau says that there is
nothing in the reservations that the senators have made that is
unacceptable to France. We are specifically told that France
finds nothing impossible of acceptance in those American safe
guards-the chances are that the French, who are a generous
and nationally minded people, are ready to honor the senator's
i'm Washington for what they have done.
The one man-leaguers may make what they can out of
these French advfces, but we do not see much comfort for them
in the matter, none whatever. There is Just one man who OBJ
structs the road to peace, and he was elected because he kept
us out of war;"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27
PERSHING AND THE PRESIDENCY

g.
The republicans of Nebraska are going to insist that Cen
eral Pershing shall be a candidate for president. AT Lincoln
the other day they formed an organization to present his name
and start a boom for hin They have a great name to conJure
with. The attitude of their man, however, has not been
friendly toward such a movement. He has not been thinking
Of the presidency and he has even discouraged all talk OF nom
mating him for such an office. He considers himself better
fitted to the high office of general in the American army. All
his training, he says himself, has been along such lines. He
seems to have even some amount of contempt for politics and
for politicians.
The attitude of the returned soldiers also has to be taken
into consideration and for some reason that attitude has not
been friendly to presidential considerations for General Persh
ing. There was some sort of feeling that has not seemed wholly
friendly to the general in command in France. This may be
due to army rivalries and disappointments, SO many not getting
where they wanted to go and for every failure the general al
The top was more or less blamed. General Pershing as a com
nander seems also to have lacked magnetic qualities of leader
ship, the kind Of leadership that arouses personal loyalty.
But as other considerations wear away the name OF General
Pershing will stand out in clearer light and more and more he
will stand for what the armies of America achieved in Europe
Whether the general will respond to the movement that has
been started in Lincoln, Nebraska, remains to be seen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27

The government has been doing a bit of specializing on lis
own account, buying back the bonds it sold for 100 cents on the
dollar for o. and even 90 cents. That may look like taking a
mean advantage of the people who bought Liberty bonds. but
it is not exactly that. The government, on the contrary. NAV be-
trying to help them, for by appearing as a buyer among the,
many who are acting as sellers the quotations on the bonds NAV
be forced up. The government is said to have retired nearly
Ia billion dollars worth of the bonds, making a few hundred
thousands by SO doing. l. the people do not want to sell their
bonds at discounts they ought to hold on to them and if thew
will hold ON they will get their 100 cents on the dollar and even
more, some time in the future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27
WILL PUBLIC sUPPORF RAILROADS.?

One of the objections to the Cummins railroad bill fire.
qnently voiced is that it permits, under certain conditions, an
increase in rates. But the conditions under which such in
creases are possible would seem to be imperative ones. Let us
not proceed on the theory that a railroad, or any other enter
prise, can be made to pay out moneys that are not first paid in
1t does not make money out of paper, but it makes it out
of rates. And if the conditions surrounding railroads as to
wages and materials have been so shaped that more money
must be had to meet them there will be nothing for the people
TO do except TO "pay the freight" which has been the task of
the people from time immemOrial.
Let us not flatter ourselves that we can reduce railroad
efficiency, per man down to sixty per cent, as we seem to have
done, and still get service at the old rate. Before the war many
railroads were kept down by keeping rates down and when the
came they were not prepared to carry the increased traffic.
We have the railroads with us and we shall continue to need
them very much and we shall have toy pay for them, and that
on the basis fixed by the government through our interstate
commerce commission.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27
GERMANY HARD AT WORK

Evidence of the industriousness of Germanys workers con-
tinues to accumulate. Herr Schmidt of the ministry of food and
economies at Berlin says the economic situation of The country
has recently improved to an astonishing extent. Iab0rers have
returned to heir tasks Fin far greater degree than was fOreseen
last summer" the minister gives figures, indeed, to show that
mines, shipyards and general industries have attained a pro-
ductioh close to the pre-war level.
Meanwhile, outside of Germany, there is a great deal of in
dustrial Stacking. A disposition is far too prevalent to loaf on
HE Job, to work only long and hard enough to earn a comfort
need.
The sooner we all learn a lesson from Germanys present
economic mood. the better. The wastes of five years of war
must be repaired throughout the world. 1t is no time to take
life easy.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27

1t is not likely that David Wark Griffith and his movie
stars went through all they suffered during three days OF drift
ing in a storm. and without food or water, just for advertising
purposes. That suggestion is neither fair nor plausible. Their
distress was real enough and came near enough to being fatal.
Mr.. Griffith is no faker and it is not necessary for him to resort
to trickery to obtain publicity. He is entitled to it on his merits
as a producer of intelligent plays for the screen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27

OF the organizers. eighty in number, of a republican club
in Houston, Texas, it is said that fifty-three voted the demo-
cratic ticket at the last presidential election. According to Il
dim recollection of the geography Texas lies somewhere near
Mexico.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27

Ii must have been a queer experience for the socialists
in the French chamber of deputies when the other groups
hoocd their speaker. The booing business has always been a
cherished prerogative of the socialists.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-27

Vice President Marshall is absolutely right when, discuss
ing the proposal for IAN industrial democracy" he says that
what we need first of all is an Industrious democracy.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Pershing Had No Promotion
For Seven Years After His
Graduation From West Point

For seven years after his gradua-
tion from West Point Pershing re-
ceived no promotion.
Nevertheless, with customary grit,
he applied himself to master his pro-
fession. He became an authority on
military tactics, and was sent to West
Point as an instructor. He was there
when the Spanish-American war broke
out and Immediately applied for a
command. The war department sent
him to the Tenth cavalry, a negro
troop, as first lieutenant, and then
his rise began. His troop went to
Cuba. He led it at the battle of FL
Caney, and came out of that engage
ment a captain "for gallantry in ac-
tion." Then he went to the Philip
pines.
In 1905, in recognition of his abil-
ity, President Roosevelt made him a
brigadier general and jumped him
over the heads of 1852 men. The boy
who had won his way to West Point
by one point, the young man who had
been given no promotion for seven
years-think of that, you fellows who
grumble that nobody takes notice of
how hard you work-had at last come
into his own.-BOys' Life.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Democracy

Great mother of a newborn race,
All earth shall be our dwelling place;
Democracy. thy holy name
Shall set the continents afiame,
Shall thrill the islands of the sea,
And keep thy children ever free.
From Gods eternal universe
Shalt thou remove the primal curse
Which man upon his fellow-man
Imposed since first the world began;
Away with slaves, deprived of rights,
And lily-fngered parasites!
For thus the new-worfd purpose we
Can, step by step, unfolded see;
Columbus sailed, at Gods behest,
From lands by wicked kings oppressed
His messenger, to search the earth
And find the place for Freedoms birth.
Then rose up peerless Washington,
With many another a dauntless son,
Whose spirit, caught beyond the blue.
Encompassed France, and Europe, too,
Until the purpose of the Lord
Was plainly written with the sword.
Out Of 1t all-Democracy!
The final word of Gods decree,
To carry out his cherished plan
OF peace on earth, good will to man.
Therefore, arise, ye people, sing
This heaven-bocn and glorious thing!
William Mill Butler.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Alaska College Will Train
Its Graduates to Develop
Agriculture and Mining

The new Alaska Agricultural college
and School of Mines under construc-
tion at Fairbanks, Alaska, about 100
miles from the arctic circle, will train
its graduates to help develop Alaska
along it's two main lines-agriculture
and mining. Authorities assert this
northern soil holds big things in both
food and metals.
Both United States government and
Alaska territorial funds are being used
by the college. Congress, in 1915, des'
ignated site for the school and set
aside agricultural and mining lands in
the Tanama valley for the support Of
the institution. Legislature voted $780,
900 for the construction and purchase
of equipment. An annual congression-
al appropriation of $4,000 is expected
to help maintain the school.
The Fairbanks United States gov.
ernment agricultural station, now To-
Gated on the college site, will become
part of the new institution and will
continue to draw its revenue or sup.
port from the federal government.
The site is high on hill overlook.
ing the city Of Fairbanks, the Tanana
river and the railroad the United
States government is building between
Seward and Fairbanks.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Acreage. Production. Value.
II
Five Drowned.

A woman and four men met death
Saturday night when the Merchants
Transportation company's 65-foot
freighter Amazon turned turtle. Three
of the eight persons aboard escaped
alive and spent the rest of Saturday
night adrift on the upturned hill,
fighting the bitter cold by building a
fire ON the hull, using pieces of drift
wood, after one of them had dried
matches in his hair The night was
clear and no cause can yet be as
signed for the disaster.
The dead are:
Mrs. Roy McMasters, wife of Cap
tain Roy McMasters of Tacoma, who
was being relieved by Captain Phil
lips and was not on the vessel. Mrs
McMasters was acting as cook.
Tom Robinson, %, deckhand, son Of
Mrs. Refenia R. Robinson, Tacoma.
John Brooks, 40, Tacoma, deckhand
no known relatives.
William Tomlinson, 80, married, o.
Tacoma, deckhand.
Hans Anderson, 80, single, Seattle
relatives unknown.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

1daho's next game warden will be
Otto M. Jones, newspaper man of
Boise.
Spanish influenza, which was prac-
tically eradicated at Wallace, has
shown decided increase.
Roland B. Spain of the air service,
who died in New York, was buried
Saturday at Occur d'Alene.
w. C. Quarles has opened gen.
eral store at Gibbs, and has been ap-
pointed postmaster there.
John w. Graham, president of the
public utilities commission, says he
can not support himself and family on
the salary and has declined to accept
reappointment.
Moscow is threatened with open re-
bellion to the quarantine regulations.
The board of health announces that
the quarantine will be continued for
another week.
The Shoshone County Good Roads
association has adopted the proposal of
the state highway commission to con-
struct bridge across the Occur DIAL
enc river at Cataldo, which calls for
an estimated expenditure of $4,000 for
the bridge and approaches to conform
with the national highway standards.
The accidental discharge of a rifle
saI, Ca1 Of Vol ho n
just taken down from it's scabbard re.
suited in wounding his wife who was
in an adjoining room, the bullet en-
tering the right hip and passing out
at the back. The bullet also passed
through the clothing Of Mrs. Schwants
father, who was building fire in the
stove at the time.
Idaho Declares War on Rodents.
The farm bureaus of Is counties in
Idaho, in cooperation with the biOlog
ical survey of the United States de
partment of agriculture, this yeal
treated 266,068 acres of land with
poisoned bait to kill ground squirrels
| According to the estimates of the
farmers benefited, $1,168,074 worth Of
crops were saved, at cost OF 3O,92O
In Bear Lake county, following the
squirrel-eradication campaign, the 10
cal bounty office recorded the receip
of 136,5OO squirrel tails. In Bingham
county, one member of the farm bu
reau reported he had received $49.7.
bounty On the presentation of 24S'
squirrel tails. These were killed b.
the use of only $40 worth of strych
nine and saccharine. He saved hi
crops besides. In Blaine county tn
farmers report saving of $40 TO
every dollar expended, and the coun
ty commissioners have increased thei
appropriation for this work of pois
oning squirrels from $500 for 1918 t
$350O for 1919.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
iMPoRTANTN NEWS. OF BOTH HEM
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings in
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.
American shipyards built 1882 YES
sells of 2,721, ,2S1 gross tons during 1918.

American shipyards built 1882 YES
sells of 2,721,2 ,2S1 gross tons during 1918.
The Rhine is rising rapidly and, in
it's lower reaches has overflowed its
banks, covering scores of square miles.
Total deaths from all causes in the
American forces in the Archangel re-
gion (Russia) up to November 20 is
86.
The former German emperor has ap.
parently shaken off the effects of his
recent illness and was able to join the
family circle.
Germany's newest battleship, the
Baden, $4,000 tons displacement, will
be surrendered at British port within
a few days.
While at Rome, President Wilson
was made a member of the Reale Ac-
cademia de Lincei, or Royal Academy
of Science.
Noval statistics show that the losses
to Norway's commercial shipping in
the war were 829 ships of a total gross
tonnage of 100000. The number OF
sailors who lost their lives was 1155.
The U. S. supreme court is asked
by the government to hear as soon as
possible arguments in proceedings to
cancel patents to land valued at $40,
100000 granted to the Southern Pa,
cific railroad company.
The allies destroyed or captured 2O2
German submarines during the war
In addition to these, IA German sub
marines were destroyed by the Ger
mans themselves. Seven others were
interned in neutral countries.
At the close of business December
81 the federal land bank of Spokane
had completed and paid over in cash
$24,531,715 in first mortgage loans tC
1O,3O8 farmers in its district, accord
ing to the report of d. G. O'Shea
president The money goes to farm
ers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho ant
Montana. In December new loans
completed aggregated $1,643,015, bring
ing total loans closed and paid dur
ing 1918 to $17,326,405. The bank be
gan making loans in May, 1917, ant
a year ago had on it's books $7,2O5, ,31O
The 1918 business was nearly $50 pc
cent greater than the 1917 total.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
WOULD IGNORE M'ADoo ORDER.
North Dakota Attorney General Ad-
vises Railroad Commission.

Bismarck, N. D-Attorney General
LANCER has called upon the board Of
railroad commissioners to disregard
the rs per cent increase in freight
rates ordered in force June 25, 1918,
by director general of railroads, w. G.
McAdoo, as an illegal order and served
petition on that body asking that it
establish lower schedule of rates for
intrastate commerce.
The attorney general contends that
the increased tariffs on intrastate
freight are wholly unjustifiable, H.
legal and contrary to the act of con-
gress which placed the roads under
federal control and contrary to both
the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of North Dakota.
Mr.. LANCER claims that the rates "are
grossly exorbitant and existing dis
ordinations have been greatly exag.
| gerated."
The attorney general asks the rail.
| hoad commissioners to cerify his
statements by investigation and then
file a complaint with the interstate
commerce commission demanding ad
| justment
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Would Teach IIliterates.

A bill providing persons over 16
years of age who can not read and
write the English language shall at
tend night school for certain mum.
Der of hours each school year until
such knowledge is attained and max
ing financial provision for such
schools in all districts was unani-
mously indorsed by the members in
attendance upon the conference OF
superintendent and principals and OF
the executive board of the Idaho
state teachers association at the clos,
ing sessions at Boise Saturday.
The bill was recommended by the
Americanization committee of the
state council of defense.
The last official census shows that
the state has 5453 persons over the
age of 10 years who are illiterate, OF
90 per cent. Of illiterate males oi
voting age there are 3415, or 81 pei
cent.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
WE NEED TO EXTEND
CONTROL OF RAILWAYS
Only Through Five-Year Control Can
Government Solve the Problem,
Says Sec'y McAdoo.

Washington, D. C.--Only through the
proposed five-year extension of gov
ernment management of railroads can
the government move toward per-
manent and comprehensive solution of
the railroad problem, Director Gen.
eral McAdoo insisted SATURDAY in tes-
tifying at the senate interstate com.
merce committees hearing on railroad
legislation. Other plans, such as pri-
vate management. possibly with linn.
tied consolidation of lines and with
government supervision, Mr.. McAdoo
said. he considered inadequate expe
dients" and "makeshifts' and he was
prepared now to make no further
recommendation if congress decides
not to extend control as he had sug
gested.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
NORWAY NOW FEELING
THE BOLSHEVIk SWAY
Extreme Radicals CotroI The So.
cilist Party-BoId Since
Revolution.

Christiania. - The bolshevik fac
ton of the Norwegian socialist party
has, since last spring, exercised a
controlling influence over the organ
lzation. For some months this was
done more or less secretly and the
objects aimed at were not made
public. But after the revolution in
Germany concealment was abandoned.
IN speeches at public meetings and
oy articles in socialist organs, labor
ers were urged revolutionary associa-
tlons, similar to those in Russia,
provide themselves with arms, and be
ready for a revolutionary uprising,
to overthrow the government. They
were told that they should employ
force and terror to whatever ex-
tent it might be necessary to &C.
complish their purpose and establish
wnat would virtually amount to a
minority dictatorship on bolshevik
lines.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
kiger Is SPEAKER.

The speaker of the house of rep
resentatives in the fifteenth Idaho
legislature is Representative-elect M.
A. Kiger of Harrison, Kootenai coun-
ty.
The senate organized when the re.
publican majority decided upon Sen.
ator E. W. Whtcomb of Lemhi coun-
ty for president protein. He is dean
of the upper house in point of service
and is its recognized parliamentarian.
Paul Davis of Boise was named Sec
retary of the senate and Arthur G.
Pearson of Bonneville county assist
ant secretary.
1t is reported on excellent author
ity that Governor-elect Davis will ap
point Jay Gibson of Kootenai county
bank commissioner; W. L. Cuddy Of
Boise, warden of the penitentiary; C
E. Elmer, register of the land board
Dr.. S. NJ. C. Reynolds of eMridian
commandant of the soldiers home.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
SERB|AD|SSAT|SF|ED
IN TREATY FINDINGS
ARE STRONG AGAINST ITALIAN
CONTROL OF EAST COAST
OF THE ADRiATIC.
NOT VASSAL OF ANY NATION
Minister M. vesnitch Expects Peace
Program to Square With President
Wilson's ldeas-WiIl Look
After Their Rights.

Paris-"Should the treaty secretly
signed by England, France, Russia and
Italy in 1915, whereby Italy was to
come into possession of the eastern
coast of the Adriatic after the war, be
confirmed by the coming peace con-
ference, then Serbia would fight again
and fight to the finish. Serbia did
not enter this war to become the vas
sal of any nation. She can not agree
to have Italy control the territory in
question"
Hopes for Fair Play.
Such was the straightforward state
ment given by M. Vesnitch, the Ser
bian minister to France, during the
course of an interview recently. DR..
Vesnitch added, however, that he be-
lieved the presence of the United
States, which has already declared
against secret treaties and in favor Of
the rights of small nations, assures
fair play
So far as the Jugo-Slavs were con-
CcIHcu, uC SdIu, llCJ olu llOI lOSo3AIAV
the existence Of compacts made among
certain of the powers after the begin
ming of the war.
Directed Against Serbia.
Serbia goes to the conference be-
lieving that affairs will be directed
there in accordance with the public
announcements of the great powers,
especially those of President Wilson,"
continued the minister. 1--WE feel that
America will look after the rights
of small nations. The position of
Serbia and Jugo-Slavs would be des-
perate if their hopes did not rest in
the principles laid down by America.
| They would be desperate because cer-
| tain OF the great allied powers, while
announcing these principles, have en-
| tered into opposing conventions and
understandings. Some of these un-
derstandings were directed against
| Serbia.
SERBIA is the only nation in Europe
which has made no treaty of any kind
with the allies She has marched on
from the first with justice as her
only weapon"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Petroqrad Starves.

Helsingfors. Seventeen bolsheviki,
arrested while crossing the frontier,
report that deplorable conditions pre-
vail in Petrograd. They say that the
city in the immediate future will be-
come a vast burying ground for the
starving crowds which daily are falling
in the streets.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Copenhagen.-Cou George V. Won
Hertling. the former imperial chan
cellor of Germany.
New York.-Captain Emery Rice,
who commanded the Mongolia, the
first American steamship to sink a
German submarine.
Detroit Mich.-Edward H. Doyle,
age 50, nationally prominent Knight
of Columbus, and once part owner OF
the Detroit American ball team.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
The Cause.

"There is some
thing very queer
about this oyster
stew. Can you
tell what is?"
I'm not sure,
but I think I no.
ticed some oysters
In It,"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-01-10
Peace Delay Harmful.

messed strong and general demand
from the most influential British
newspapers, regardless of politics, for
the prompt meeting of the peace con
gress and prompt action to stem the
tide of chaos which is threatening
Germany because of the introduction
of bolshevism by way of the border
states.